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what looks like a large inflatable tube is actually a pyrosome. and while it appears to be one behemoth creature, it is actually many hundreds or thousands of animals called zooids embedded in a gelatinous tube.
“one long pyrosome is actually a collection of thousands of clones, withch individual capable of copying itself and adding to the colony,” writes marine biologist rebecca helm in deep sea news.
the creature's name means “fiery body” due to its bioluminescence, a bright green-blue glow that can light up the colony when disturbed. this intense light even inspired 19th century scientist thomas huxley to write, “i have just watched the moon set in all her glory, and looked at those lesser moons, the beautiful pyrosoma, shining like white-hot cylinders in the water.”
these “cylinders in the water” can grow to formidable sizes, sometimes exceeding 12 meters (40 ft) in length.ch zooid feeds by sucking in water, filtering small particles and blowing the waste back out. this is also the method that propels the colony into motion, albeit at a very slow pace. when the zooids pause this process, the colony can sink 500-700 (1,640-2,295 ft) meters below the surface of the sea, according to new scientist.
the footage was captured byglehawk dive centre in tasmania, australia. watch the video here:
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ˈvɪdioʊ ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪz ə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈhɑbi, bət wət ˈhæpənz wɪn jʊr nidz fɔl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim? ðɛr ər ˈgeɪmərz hu ər ˈkələr blaɪnd, hu kænt hir, ər hu ˈsɪmpli hæv ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti wɪθ ðɛr ˈmoʊtər kənˈtroʊl skɪlz. ˈgeɪmərz wɪθ ˈspɛʃəl nidz hæv tɪ bi ʃʊr ðə geɪmz ðeɪ baɪ wɪl əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ðɛm, ənd ðæts wɛr kəmz ɪn: ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt rəvˈjuz ənd reɪts geɪmz beɪst ɔn ðɛr ˌæksɛsəˈbɪlɪti, ˈjuzɪŋ ə vərˈaɪəti əv kraɪˈtɪriə. ðə saɪt həz ˈrisəntli ˈgɪvɪn aʊt ðə əˈwɔrd fər ðə moʊst ækˈsɛsəbəl geɪm əv ðə jɪr. ðə ˈwɪnər? ju meɪ bi səˈpraɪzd tɪ lərn ðət ɪts ənd ˈdrægən eɪʤ: ˈɔrəʤɪnz. "wət meɪks ðɪs ˈtaɪtəl soʊ ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl ɪz ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈɔpʃənz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðə ˈgeɪmər tɪ ʧuz ðɛr ˈlɛvəl əv ˌæksɛsəˈbɪlɪti," ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ɪkˈspleɪnd. "ˈɔpʃənz ər ðə ki kəmˈpoʊnənt tɪ ˈædɪŋ ˌæksɛsəˈbɪlɪti wɪˈθaʊt ˈhɑrmɪŋ ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ əv ə ˈtaɪtəl." kɔt əp wɪθ mɑrk, ðə ˈɛdɪtər ɪn ʧif əv, tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ˈɪʃu əv ækˈsɛsəbəl geɪmz, ənd wət dɪˈvɛləpərz kən du tɪ meɪk ðɛr geɪmz əˈpil tɪ ðə ˈwaɪdəst ˈpɑsəbəl ˈɔdiəns. ˈgɪtɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpər ənd ˈpəblɪʃər səˈpɔrt ɪz ðɪs ˈsəmθɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpərz kɛr əˈbaʊt? dɪˈskraɪbz ðə ˈɪʃu ɛz wən əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks. "aɪ æm ʃʊr ðeɪ kɛr. ðə ˈɪʃu ˈrɪli ɪz 'ɪz ðɪs ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt?' ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə peɪs ðət geɪmz ər bɪlt, ˌæksɛsəˈbɪlɪti ɪz ˈizi tɪ pʊʃ ˈɪntu ðə 'nis tɪ hæv' ˈkɑləm," hi toʊld. "wɪθ faɪv taɪmz ðə ɪnˈtaɪər səbˈskraɪbər beɪs əv wərld əv ˈwɔrˌkræft dɪˈseɪbəld ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ðɪs ɪz ə juʤ mɪˈsteɪk." ðə ˈɪndəstri ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəmɪŋ mɔr ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə əv ækˈsɛsəbəl geɪmz. "wɪn wi ˈstɑrtɪd faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ, dɪˈvɛləpərz wər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈspiʧləs wɪn wi wʊd əˈproʊʧ ðɛm. naʊ ðeɪ noʊ hu wi ər, ənd hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ˈæskɪŋ ðə raɪt kˈwɛsʧənz." hi ˈɔlsoʊ noʊts ðət səm ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri hæv ˈteɪkən ə stɛp ˈbækwərdz: ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti wɔrdz ˈmɑdərn ˈwɔrˌfɛr 2 ˈjuzɪz grin ənd rɛd ˈɛroʊz ɔn ðə mæp, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ rɛd ɪf jʊr ˈkələr blaɪnd. kɔl əv ˈduti: wərld æt wɔr ˈæˌkʧuəli hæd ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈkələrɪŋ əv ðə ˈɛroʊz tɪ grin ənd ər ˈizəli dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt baɪ ðə ˈkələr blaɪnd, bət ðət ˈɔpʃən wɑz riˈmuvd frəm ðə nuər ˈtaɪtəl, ɛz wɑz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈtɑgəl ˈeɪmɪŋ daʊn jʊr ˈwɛpənz saɪts. wi lʊkt æt ˈgeɪmɪŋ ənd ˈkələr ˈblaɪndnəs ɪn ə pæst ˈɑrtɪkəl, wɪθ ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv wət ə fju geɪmz lʊk laɪk tɪ səm fɔrmz əv ˈkələr ˈblaɪndnəs. ɪts ən ˈɪʃu ðæts məʧ mɔr ˈkɑmən ɪn meɪlz, wɪθ ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 8 pərˈsɛnt əv mɛn ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm səm fɔrm əv ˈkələr ˈblaɪndnəs. ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðə waɪd vərˈaɪəti əv ˈɪʃuz dɪˈseɪbəld ˈgeɪmərz feɪs. "fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, moʊst dɛf ˈgeɪmərz wɔnt ˈsəbˌtaɪtəlz, bət fər ðə ˈgeɪmər ðoʊz ər nɑt ˈkrɪtɪkəl. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈnəmbər wən... bɪˈkəz ˈɛvəri ˈgeɪmər həz ə ˈdɪfərənt pleɪ staɪl, ənd ðət hoʊldz tru fər ðə ˈgeɪmər wɪθ ə ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti," sɛd. wət ˈdrægən eɪʤ dɪd raɪt ðə geɪm nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈɔfərz ˈsəbˌtaɪtəlz, bət ˈməltəpəl leɪərz əv ðɛm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsəbˌtaɪtəlz fər ˈæmbiənt ˈnɔɪzɪz ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ kət sinz. ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz kən bi kənˈtroʊld wɪθ ə maʊs ər baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd, ənd ˈɑnˌskrin ˈkiˌbɔrdz wərk ˈpərfəktli wɪθ ðə geɪm, fər ˈgeɪmərz hu kænt məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ə ˈstændərd ˈkiˌbɔrd. ðə ˌɪmˈpruvd fɑnts min ˈɛvəri wərd kən bi rɛd, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈkələr ˌɪmˈpɛrmənt. ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ pɔz ðə ˈækʃən ˈɔlsoʊ ərnz ðə geɪm haɪ mɑrks. "pərˈhæps ðə moʊst əndərˌrɛprɪˈzɛntɪd ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ɪn ˈmeɪnˌstrim geɪmz, ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ˌɪmˈpɛrd ˈgeɪmərz kən pɔz ðə ˈækʃən kˈwɪkli ənd ɛz ˈɔfən ɛz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ɪn ðə hit əv ðə ˈbætəl," ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt steɪts. "ˈɔrdərz kən bi ˈɪʃud ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə pɔz, əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən tɪ kip əp wɪθ ðə geɪm noʊ ˈmætər ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ˌɪmˈpɛrmənt." ðə meɪn strɛŋθ əv ðə geɪm ɪz ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɔpʃənz ju hæv rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ jʊr kənˈtroʊlz. ðɪs ɪz ˈkruʃəl, sɪz. "ɪt ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈɔpʃənz. ðə mɔr ˈɔpʃənz ju hæv, laɪk kiz, pleɪ, ˈivɪn maʊs ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti əv ðiz ˈɔpʃənz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ səm ˈsɑləd dɪˈzaɪn ˈprɪnsəpəlz laɪk ˈsəbˌtaɪtəlz, minz mɔr ˈgeɪmərz kən pleɪ ðə geɪm. nɑt ɔl ˈgeɪmərz wɪl juz ðɛm, bət fər ðoʊz ðət nid tɪ juz ðɛm ɪt ɪz gʊd ðət ðeɪ ər ðɛr."
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video gaming is a mainstream hobby, but what happens when your needs fall outside of the mainstream? there are gamers who are color blind, who can't hear, or who simply have difficulty with their motor control skills. gamers with special needs have to be sure the games they buy will accommodate them, and that's where ablegamers comes in: the website reviews and rates games based on their accessibility, using a variety of criteria.
the site has recently given out the award for the most accessible game of the year. the winner? you may be surprised to learn that it's ea and bioware's dragon age: origins.
"what makes this title so exceptional is the level of options given to the gamer to choose their level of accessibility," the announcement explained. "options are the key component to adding accessibility without harming the overall gameplay of a title." ars caught up with mark barlet, the editor in chief of ablegamers, to discuss the issue of accessible games, and what developers can do to make their games appeal to the widest possible audience.
getting developer and publisher support
is this something developers care about? barlet describes the issue as one of economics. "i am sure they care. the issue really is 'is this important?' looking at the pace that games are built, accessibility is easy to push into the 'nice to have' column," he told ars. "with five times the entire subscriber base of world of warcraft disabled in the us, this is a huge mistake."
the industry is also becoming more open to the idea of accessible games. "when we started five years ago, developers were sometimes speechless when we would approach them. now they know who we are, and have started asking the right questions." he also notes that some in the industry have taken a step backwards: infinity ward's modern warfare 2 uses green and red arrows on the in-game map, making it impossible to read if you're color blind. call of duty: world at war actually had the option to change the coloring of the arrows to green and orange—which are easily distinguished by the color blind, but that option was removed from the newer title, as was the ability to toggle aiming down your weapon's sights.
we looked at gaming and color blindness in a past article, with examples of what a few games look like to some forms of color blindness. it's an issue that's much more common in males, with an estimated 8 percent of men suffering from some form of color blindness.
the problem is the wide variety of issues disabled gamers face. "for example, most deaf gamers want subtitles, but for the nondeaf gamer those are not critical. there is no number one... because every gamer has a different play style, and that holds true for the gamer with a disability," barlet said.
what dragon age did right
the game not only offers subtitles, but multiple layers of them, including subtitles for ambient noises and during cut scenes. the characters can be controlled with a mouse or by using the keyboard, and on-screen keyboards work perfectly with the game, for gamers who can't manipulate a standard keyboard. the improved fonts mean every word can be read, regardless of color impairment.
the ability to pause the action also earns the game high marks. "perhaps the most underrepresented disability in mainstream games, cognitive impaired gamers can pause the action quickly and as often as necessary in the heat of the battle," the announcement states. "orders can be issued during the pause, allowing anyone to keep up with the game no matter the level of cognitive impairment."
the main strength of the game is the number of options you have regarding your controls. this is crucial, barlet says. "it is all about options. the more options you have, like re-mappable keys, mouse-only play, even mouse sensitivity settings—all of these options, along with some solid design principals like subtitles, means more gamers can play the game. not all gamers will use them, but for those that need to use them it is good that they are there."
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grantgoodmorrow* mɑr 5 2007 aɪ θɪŋk wət ðə dud wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ du wɑz meɪk ə ˌrudəˈmɛntəri suˈfleɪ. ðət ər ˈjuʒəwəli ʤɪst ɛg waɪts, ˈfleɪvər ənd ə bɪt əv flaʊər, kaɪnd əv mɔr laɪk ˈməfən ˈbætər ˈmaɪnəs ˈɛni ˈɛkstrə ˈlɛvənɪŋ. ɪn ˈθɪri, ɪt ʃʊd wərk. maɪ ˈmɑdərətli ˈhəmbəl səˈʤɛsʧən wʊd bi tɪ mɪks ðə ɛg, ɔɪl ənd mɪlk təˈgɛðər ɪn wən ˈvɛsəl (ənd ˈrɪli wɪp ðə kræp aʊt əv ɪt tɪ gɪt lɑts əv ɛr mɪkst ɪn), mɪks ðə flaʊər (ˈɛni taɪp, ˈæftər ɔl ju ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈmaɪkroʊˌweɪvd keɪk), ˈʃʊgər ənd ˈkoʊkoʊ ɪn əˈnəðər ˈvɛsəl ðɛn foʊld ðɛm təˈgɛðər ɪn ðə məg. ɪf ju stər ɪt tu məʧ, jul luz ðə ɛr ənd ɪt woʊnt raɪz ɛz məʧ. ˈæftər ðət, zæp ðə lɔt ənd si wət ˈhæpənz. aɪ ˈhævənt dən ə hoʊl lɔt əv ɪn maɪ ˈkʊkɪŋ kərɪr ʤɪst jɛt, bət əm ˌɪnˈtrigd. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ɪf ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈfɔknər kən meɪk ə suz vaɪd ˈʧɔklət keɪk, ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl.
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grantgoodmorrow mar 5, 2007 superchef
i think what the dude was trying to do was make a rudimentary souffle. 'cept that souffle's are usually just egg whites, flavor and a bit of flour, so...it's kind of more like muffin batter minus any extra leavening. in theory, it should work.
my moderately humble suggestion would be to mix the egg, oil and milk together in one vessel (and really whip the crap out of it to get lots of air mixed in), mix the flour (any type, 'cuz after all you *are* making microwaved cake), sugar and cocoa in another vessel then fold them together in the mug. if you stir it too much, you'll lose the air and it won't rise as much. after that, zap the lot and see what happens.
i haven't done a whole lot of pastry/baking in my cooking career just yet, but i'm intrigued. besides, if elizabeth faulkner can make a sous vide chocolate cake, anything is possible.
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əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz ˈfeɪsɪŋ rɪˈmuvəl frəm ɔˈstreɪljə ər biɪŋ ˈgɪvɪn ʤɪst tu wiks tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt haʊ ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈdætə briʧ ðət ɪkˈspoʊzd ðɛr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈditeɪlz wɪl əˈfɛkt ðɛr prəˈtɛkʃən kleɪmz. ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt həz ˈbeɪgən dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ ˈlɛtərz tɪ əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz hu du nɑt hoʊld ə ˈvizə ənd ər fər removal”*” frəm ɔˈstreɪljə tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈrɪtən ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðɛr kənˈsərnz ˈoʊvər ðə briʧ wɪˈθɪn 14 deɪz. ðə ˈlɛtər sɪz ðət ɪf noʊ rɪˈspɑns ɪz rɪˈsivd wɪˈθɪn 14 deɪz wɪl bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ dɪˈpɑrt ɔˈstreɪljə ənd rɪˈmuvəl ˈplænɪŋ wɪl bi progressed”*”. kənˈsərnz ju hæv wɪl bi kənˈsɪdərd ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈɛni ˈəðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ju hæv ɔˈrɛdi prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ɪf ju hæv ˈɛni kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðə ˈdætə briʧ ɔn jʊr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ jʊr hoʊm ˈkəntri ər ˈkəntri əv ˈjuʒəwəl ˈrɛzɪdəns, ju ʃʊd gɪv spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈrizənz ɛz tɪ waɪ ju ˈkænɑt return,”*,” ðə ˈlɛtər sɪz. ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˈgɑrdiən ɔˈstreɪljə rɪˈvild ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt hæd ˌɪnədˈvərtəntli ˈpəblɪʃt ðə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈditeɪlz əv ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈpipəl ɪn dɪˈtɛnʃən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðɛr neɪmz, deɪts əv bərθ, ˈkəntri əv ˈɔrəʤən ɪn ə faɪl ˈpəblɪkli əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ðə briʧ reɪzd ˈsɪriəs kənˈsərnz ðət əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz meɪ bi ˈpərsəˌkjutəd ɪf ðeɪ ər rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðɛr ˈkəntri əv ˈɔrəʤən bɪˈkəz əˈθɔrətiz ðɛr meɪ naʊ bi əˈwɛr ðeɪ hæd sɔt əˈsaɪləm ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə. ðə briʧ spɑrkt ə weɪv əv ˈligəl ˈækʃənz ɪn ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈsərkət kɔrt. ˈgɑrdiən ɔˈstreɪljə ˌəndərˈstændz ðə ˈlɛtər həz bɪn sɛnt tɪ əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz hu hæv bɪn out”*”, wɪʧ minz ðeɪ ˈkænɑt bi əˈsɛst tɪ bi ə ˈrɛfjuʤi. ðə ˈlɛtər həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn sɛnt tɪ əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz hu ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈfeɪsɪŋ rɪˈmuvəl. ðə ˈskrinɪŋ prəˈsiʤər ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ə brif ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈɪntərvˌju wɪn əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz əraɪv ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə ənd həz bɪn kənˈdɛmd baɪ ə ˈfɔrmər ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈɔfɪsər, grɛg leɪk, hu sɛd hi wʊd nɑt bi səˈpraɪzd ɪf ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz hæd bɪn rɪˈʤɛktɪd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr haʊ ˈɛni əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɪl bi kənˈsɪdərd baɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ˈgɑrdiən ɔˈstreɪljə həz sɔt ˈkɑmɛnt frəm ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈbaʊt ðə rəvˈjuz. ðə ˈpraɪvəsi kəˈmɪʃənər ɪz kənˈdəktɪŋ ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˈdætə briʧ. ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌrivˈju baɪ wɑz kəˈmɪʃənd baɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd həz bɪn kəmˈplitɪd. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt hæd ˈpriviəsli ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðə rɪˈpɔrt wʊd bi meɪd ˈpəblɪk, ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈmɪnɪstər, skɑt ˈmɔrɪsən, həz nɑt rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt wɪn ɪt wɪl bi riˈlist.
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asylum seekers facing removal from australia are being given just two weeks to provide details about how a major data breach that exposed their personal details will affect their protection claims.
the immigration department has begun distributing letters to asylum seekers who do not hold a visa and are “liable for removal” from australia to provide written information about their concerns over the breach within 14 days.
the letter says that if no response is received within 14 days “you will be expected to depart australia and removal planning will be progressed”.
“any concerns you have will be considered in addition to any other information you have already provided to the department. if you have any concerns about the impact of the data breach on your ability to return to your home country or country of usual residence, you should give specific reasons as to why you cannot return,” the letter says.
in february guardian australia revealed the department had inadvertently published the personal details of almost 10,000 people in detention – including their names, dates of birth, country of origin – in a file publicly available on the department’s website.
the breach raised serious concerns that asylum seekers may be persecuted if they are returned to their country of origin because authorities there may now be aware they had sought asylum in australia. the breach sparked a wave of legal actions in the federal circuit court.
guardian australia understands the letter has been sent to asylum seekers who have been “screened out”, which means they cannot be assessed to be a refugee. the letter has also been sent to asylum seekers who are already facing removal.
the screening procedure involves a brief initial interview when asylum seekers arrive in australia and has been condemned by a former immigration department officer, greg lake, who said he would not be surprised if genuine refugees had been rejected as a result of the process.
it is unclear how any additional information will be considered by the department. guardian australia has sought comment from the department about the reviews.
the privacy commissioner is conducting an investigation into the data breach. an internal review by kpmg was commissioned by the department and has been completed.
although the department had previously indicated the report would be made public, the immigration minister, scott morrison, has not responded to questions about when it will be released.
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ðə ist koʊst ˈbæskətˌbɔl lig tim wɪl pleɪ ɪts hoʊm ˈkɑntɛsts æt ðə ˈlætə ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt ʤɪmˈneɪziəm ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt 122 ˈlætəmər strit ɪn ˈlætə. 'ðə ˈlætə ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt həz bɪn ˈgreɪʃəs ɪˈnəf tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ kəm bæk hoʊm wɛr səˈbæsʧən ənd aɪ rɪˈzaɪd ənd juz ðɛr ʤɪm ɛz ɑr hoʊm ʤɪm,' ˈməri sɛd. 'wiv bɪn dɪˈskəsɪŋ ɪt fər ə waɪl. wi wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈlætə taʊn ˈkaʊnsəl ənd ðeɪ əˈgrid ðət ɪt wʊd bi ən ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈlætə bət ˈdɪlən ˈkaʊnti ənd ðə sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈɛriə.' pleɪɪŋ ɪn ˈdɪlən ˈkaʊnti wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə goʊl, ˈməri ˈædɪd, ɛz moʊst əv ðə timz fæn beɪs ənd ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ɪz frəm ðət ˈɛriə. 'ɪt ʤɪst əˈlaʊz ðə fænz ðət hæv səˈpɔrtɪd ˈjuˈɛs ənd bɪn bɪˈhaɪnd ˈjuˈɛs ðɪs hoʊl taɪm ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ʤɪst kəm raɪt daʊn ðə strit ənd wɔʧ ˈjuˈɛs pleɪ,' hi sɛd. 'wɪr ˈprɪti kloʊz tɪ ˈdɪlən, ˈmɛriən, ˈflɔrəns ənd ðə biʧ fər ˈɛniˌwən hu wɔnts tɪ wɔʧ ə geɪm.' ðət ˈhæzənt ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ðə keɪs. ðə ˈθəndər pleɪd moʊst əv læst ˈsizən æt ðə t.b*. ˈtɑməs spɔrts ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈhɑrtsvɪl, ənd ðət wɑz ʤɪst ə ˈsizən riˈmuvd frəm ˈhævɪŋ tɪ pleɪ ɔl əv ðɛr geɪmz ɔn ðə roʊd. (ˈhɑrtsvɪl) həz bɪn ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri ˈgreɪʃəs tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ənd wi əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðeɪv dən,' ˈməri sɛd. 'ðeɪ ʃoʊd ˈjuˈɛs ˈnəθɪŋ bət ˌhɑspəˈtæləti. bət ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈlætə dɪd kəm əp ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsizən ˈstɑrtɪd ənd ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti wi fɛlt laɪk wi ˈkʊdənt pæs əp.' ðə fərst geɪm əv ðə jɪr wɪl bi ə hoʊm geɪm ɔn mɑrʧ 9 əˈgɛnst ðə ˈfeɪˌɛtˌvɪl ˈpænθərz, wən əv ðə ˈnuˌkəmərz tɪ ðə lig əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə wʊlvz ənd ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈʧoʊzən laɪənz aʊt əv ˈrɑki maʊnt, n.c*. 'ˈnəθɪŋ ɪz sɛt ɪn stoʊn jɛt, bət wi ər ˈplænɪŋ tɪ hæv ə ˈkəpəl əv ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus fænz ənd gɪt ðɛm fəˈmɪljər wɪθ səm əv ɑr pleɪərz,' ˈməri sɛd. ðə ˈθəndər hæv ɔˈrɛdi əˈʧivd səkˈsɛs ˈæftər ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə 2017 ˈnɔrðərn ˈkɑnfərəns ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈtaɪtəl ənd ədˈvænsɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəlz. ˈməri sɛd hi ənd peɪʤ ər ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðət trɛnd ðɪs jɪr, ənd ˈkrɛdɪts hɪz ˈpɑrtnər wɪθ ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈɪntu wət ɪt ɪz naʊ. 'səˈbæsʧənz bɪn ə ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri bɪg pɑrt əv wət wi du ɪn ɑr aɪˈdɛntəˌti,' ˈməri sɛd. 'hiz bɪn ə juʤ pɑrt əv ɑr səkˈsɛs ɪn ˈdɪlən ˈkaʊnti nɑt ˈoʊnli ɔn ðə kɔrt bət ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðiz kɪdz goʊ frəm ənd ˈɪntu ˈkɑlɪʤ.' ˈməri ənd ˈpeɪʤɪz skwɑd wɪl gɪt ə bust ɛz kˈwɪnsi ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˈrɑbənsən wɪl ʤɔɪn ðə ˈθəndər ˈæftər dɪˈpɑrtɪŋ ˈraɪvəl ˈflɔrəns ˈwaɪldˌkæts. [rɛd mɔr]
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the east coast basketball league semi-pro team will play its home contests at the latta recreation department gymnasium located at 122 latimer street in latta.
'the latta recreation department has been gracious enough to allow us to come back home where sebastian and i reside and use their gym as our home gym,' murray said. 'we've been discussing it for a while. we went to the latta town council and they agreed that it would be an outstanding opportunity for not only latta but dillon county and the surrounding area.'
playing in dillon county was always the goal, murray added, as most of the team's fan base and ownership is from that area.
'it just allows the fans that have supported us and been behind us this whole time an opportunity to just come right down the street and watch us play,' he said. 'we're pretty close to dillon, marion, florence and the beach for anyone who wants to watch a game.'
that hasn't always been the case. the thunder played most of last season at the t.b. thomas sports center in hartsville, and that was just a season removed from having to play all of their games on the road.
' (hartsville) has been very, very gracious to us and we appreciate everything they've done,' murray said. 'they showed us nothing but hospitality. but the possibility of latta did come up before the season started and it was just an opportunity we felt like we couldn't pass up.'
the thunder's first game of the year will be a home game on march 9 against the fayetteville panthers, one of the newcomers to the league along with the winston-salem wolves and carolina chosen lions out of rocky mount, n.c.
'nothing is set in stone yet, but we are planning to have a couple of meet-and-greets in february to introduce fans and get them familiar with some of our players,' murray said.
the thunder have already achieved success after winning the 2017 northern conference tournament title and advancing to the ecbl finals. murray said he and page are hoping to continue that trend this year, and credits his partner with building the franchise into what it is now.
'sebastian's been a very, very big part of what we do in our identity,' murray said. 'he's been a huge part of our success in dillon county - not only on the court but helping these kids go from aau and into college.'
murray and page's squad will get a boost as quincy washington and demerous robinson will join the thunder after departing rival florence wildcats.
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ˈsəməri: ɛz wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪˈvɑlvz, oʊld dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈmɛθədz wɪl nɑt ˈæˌdrɛs ðə nidz əv ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈbɪznɪs. ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər, ðoʊz hu kip əp wɪθ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpmənt trɛnz wɪl hæv ən ædˈvæntɪʤ ˈoʊvər ðoʊz hu. soʊ, wɛr ɪz ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈhɛdɪd ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ jɪr? lərn mɔr ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl. wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz goʊɪŋ θru səm ˈmeɪʤər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈtæktɪks ər ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ. nu tulz ənd ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ˈimərʤ ɔn ə (ˈsimɪŋli) ˈdeɪli ˈbeɪsɪs. ɛz ˈgɑrtnər ˈmɛnʃənz ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl, oʊld staɪlz əv ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈkænɑt dɪˈlɪvər rɪˈzəlts ðət ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈbɪznɪs nidz. ɛz tɛkˈnɑləʤi pleɪz ən ˌɪnˈkrist roʊl ɪn ˈbɪznɪs, ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət kip əp wɪθ ˈmɑdərn dɪˈvɛləpmənt trɛnz wɪl hæv ən ædˈvæntɪʤ. ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət wɪl fɔl bɪˈhaɪnd. soʊ, haʊ ɪz ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ? wət bɪg trɛnz kən wi ɪkˈspɛkt ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ jɪr? waɪl ðɪs ˈsərtənli ən ɪgˈzɔstɪv lɪst, hir ər səm əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt trɛnz tɪ wɔʧ ɪn 2016 1 sɪˈkjʊrəti teɪks ˈsɛnər steɪʤ ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ. əˈtæks ər mɔr səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ðən ˈɛvər. jɛt, dɪˈspaɪt ðə rɪsk əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, moʊst ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz stɪl kənˈteɪn ˈsɪriəs ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪtiz. ə ˈrisənt rɪˈpɔrt faʊnd ðət 86 pərˈsɛnt əv wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ˈtɛstɪd hæd ˈsɪriəs ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən, ˈækˌsɛs kənˈtroʊl, ənd ˌkɑnfəˌdɛnʃiˈæləti. wərs, 52 əv wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ˈsəfərd frəm ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪtiz, laɪk scripting*, ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən, ənd ˈəðərz. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, moʊst ˈbɪznɪs wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ˈsəfər frəm ˈwaɪdli noʊn, jɛt prɪˈvɛntəbəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪtiz. ðiz ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪtiz wɪl lɛd tɪ mɔr ˈdætə ˈbriʧɪz wɪˈθɪn ðə nɛkst jɪr, ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðə nid fər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfərðər ˈɪntu ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt. ɛz sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈbriʧɪz bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈfrikˌwɛnt, ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən sɪˈkjʊrəti wɪl ˈfaɪnəli gɪt ðə əˈtɛnʃən ɪt dɪˈzərvz. ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪl hæv noʊ ʧɔɪs bət tɪ meɪk sɪˈkjʊrəti ə tɔp praɪˈɔrəti ɪn ðɛr dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɛfərts. θɪŋk ðə ˈbɪgəst wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən dɪˈvɛləpmənt trɛnd si ɪn 2016 ɪz ə pʊʃ təˈwɔrd ˈbɛtər security,”*,” sɪz brɑk ˈməri, dɪˈrɛktər əv wɛb ˈmɑrkətɪŋ, seoplus*+. tɪ ˈgɑrtnər, 75 əv ˈmoʊbəl æps fɔl bɪˈloʊ ˈbeɪsɪk sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz əˈstaʊndɪŋ. wɪn ju θɪŋk əv ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈɪnˌpʊt ˈɪntu ˈgeɪmɪŋ ənd ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ æps, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˈbæŋkɪŋ ənd ecommerce*, ðət ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti wɪl bɪˈkəm mɔr ənd mɔr ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl tɪ kənˈsumərz. ˈbɪznɪsɪz hu meɪk ən ˈɛfərt tɪ kloʊz ðiz sɪˈkjʊrəti gæps ənd prəˈvaɪd ə ənd sɪˈkjʊr ɪkˈspɪriəns fər ˈjuzərz wɪl rip ðə rɪˈwɔrdz ɪn 2016 ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪz *ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ*, ənd noʊɪŋ jʊr ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈdætə ɪz kɛpt seɪf ənd kənˈtroʊld ɪz ə bɪg ˈfæktər ɪn ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns, ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðə æp ɪz closed.”*.” 2 ˈsɪtɪzən dɪˈvɛləpmənt wɪl ɪkˈsploʊd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən dɪˈvɛləpmənt həz lɔŋ bɪn ə ˈprɑbləm ˈfeɪsɪŋ boʊθ ðə ɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈjunɪts. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs goʊz ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs: wɛˈnɛvər ðə ˈbɪznɪs nidz ə nu səˈluʃən, ðeɪ rɪkˈwɛst ɪt frəm ɪt. weɪt. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt gɪts ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd wɪθ nu ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən rɪkˈwɛsts. ðeɪ ˈpɑsəbli kəmˈplit ˈɛvəri dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɑʤɛkt wɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs wɔnts ɪt dən. ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz, ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈjuzərz gɪt taɪərd əv ˈweɪtɪŋ. ənd ˈoʊvər ðə læst fju jɪrz, ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt. ˈjuzərz hæv ˈbeɪgən ˈbaɪˌpæsɪŋ ɪt ˌɔltəˈgɛðər ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈrɛdəli əˈveɪləbəl klaʊd ˈprɑbləm noʊn ɛz it.”*.” waɪl ˈʃæˌdoʊ ɪt lɛts ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈjuzərz gɪt ðɛr səˈluʃənz kˈwɪkli, ɪt ˈoʊpənz əp ˈəðər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈprɑbləmz. ɪf ðə ɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt noʊ wɛr ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈdætə ɪz stɔrd, haʊ kən ðeɪ kənˈtroʊl ɪt? ðə bɪg kˈwɛʃən: haʊ kən ðə ˈbɪznɪs gɪt ðə səˈluʃənz ðeɪ nid (wɪn ðeɪ nid ðɛm), wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈzɔrtɪŋ tɪ ˈʃæˌdoʊ ɪt? ˈdrɪvən baɪ ðə nid fər ˈfæstər səˈluʃənz ənd kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ðə raɪz əv ˈizəli əˈveɪləbəl ˈsɔfˌwɛr (ənd tɛk ˈsævi ˈwərkərz), wən trɛnd ɪz pɔɪzd tɪ ɪkˈsploʊd ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ jɪr: ˈsɪtɪzən dɪˈvɛləpmənt. waɪl ˈgɑrtnər prɪˈdɪktɪd ɪts raɪz θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈsɪtɪzən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈstɑrtɪd ˈpɪkɪŋ əp stim ɪn ðə læst jɪr, ənd wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ du soʊ ɪn 2016 wət dɪz ɪt min? ɛz dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ˈgɑrtnər, ˈsɪtɪzən dɪˈvɛləpər ɪz ə ˈjuzər hu kriˈeɪts nu ˈbɪznɪs ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz fər kənˈsəmʃən baɪ ˈəðərz ˈjuzɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts ˈsæŋkʃənd baɪ ˈkɔrpərət it.”*.” fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪt minz ðət ˈmænɪʤərz, tɪ ˈbɪznɪs ˈænəlɪsts, tɪ ˈseɪlzˌpipəl, ənd ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn dɪˈvɛləp ðɛr oʊn ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ˈjuzɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈsɔfˌwɛr. dɪˈvɛləpmənt tulz hæv ˈfaɪnəli riʧt ə pɔɪnt wɛr ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈbɪznɪs ˈjuzər kən kriˈeɪt ðɛr oʊn ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz wɪˈθaʊt ˈbɑðərɪŋ it,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnz ˈtaɪlər ˈwɔsəl, ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈmænɪʤər æt mrc*. trɛnd ɪz sɛt tɪ ɪkˈsploʊd ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ jɪrz, ɛz ɪt gɪvz boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz wət ðeɪ wɔnt. ˈbɪznɪs ˈjuzərz gɪt ðə səˈluʃənz ðeɪ nid, ənd ðə ɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt nid tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ˈjuzərz goʊɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛr bæks ənd ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ θərd ˈpɑrti solutions.”*.” 3 dɪˈzaɪn ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz θɪŋk wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst θɪŋz wi wɪl si ɪz rɪˈspɑnsɪv dɪˈzaɪn ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ə ““thing”*” ənd ɪz ʤɪst ə pɑrt əv ˈnɔrməl wɛb dɪˈvɛləpmənt design,”*,” sɪz ˈʤɔrdən wɔrˈzɛhə, ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈbækstɪʧ. ə hɑt trɛnd ðə læst fju jɪrz, rɪˈspɑnsɪv dɪˈzaɪn rɪˈfərz tɪ ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv wɛb saɪts ðət əˈdæpt tɪ ˈdɪfərənt skrin ˈsaɪzɪz. ə ˈsɪmələr ˈkɑnsɛpt, əˈdæptɪv dɪˈzaɪn dɪˈspleɪz ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt peɪʤ fər iʧ dɪˈvaɪs taɪp (pc/tablet/smartphone*). rɪˈspɑnsɪv ɪz bɛst ˈsutɪd fər wɛb dɪˈzaɪn, waɪl əˈdæptɪv wərks bɛst fər wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ boʊθ sərv ðə seɪm ˈpərpəs: dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ðət əˈdæpt tɪ ˈɛni dɪˈvaɪs. naʊ, æm aɪ seɪɪŋ ðət wi wɪl stɑp kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ðət əˈdæpt tɪ ˈɛni dɪˈvaɪs? nɑt æt ɔl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, design”*” ɛz ə trɛnd wɪl bi noʊ mɔr. ɪt wɪl ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəm ‘‘design.’*.’ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt fər ə ˈmɪnət. ˈmoʊbəl ˈjusɪʤ həz ɪkˈsploʊdɪd. wi noʊ ˈlɔŋgər noʊ haʊ ə ˈjuzər wɪl ˈækˌsɛs ɑr wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ˈmeɪbi juz ə ˈpiˈsi. ˈmeɪbi juz ə smartphone*. ər, ˈmeɪbi juz ə ˈtæblət. wʊd ju ˈsɪriəsli kənˈsɪdər ˈbɪldɪŋ wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ðət əˈdæpt tɪ ˈɛni dɪˈvaɪs? ˈmoʊbəl həz groʊn soʊ kˈwɪkli, ðət rɪˈspɑnsɪv (ər əˈdæptɪv) dɪˈzaɪn həz bɪˈkəm ˈteɪbəl steɪks. ɪn 2016 ju bi ˈwəndərɪŋ ˈwɛðər ər nɑt tɪ bɪld ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ˈɛvəri ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ju kriˈeɪt məst əˈdæpt tɪ ˈɛni dɪˈvaɪs. 4 dɪˈmænd fər ˈɛnərˌpraɪz æps ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ˈhaɪbrɪd æp əˈdɑpʃən ɛz ˈmoʊbəl ˈjusɪʤ groʊz, ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪkˈspɛkt ˈmoʊbəl ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ɪn fækt, ˈgɑrtnər prɪˈdɪkts ðət baɪ 2017 dɪˈmænd fər ˈɛnərˌpraɪz æp dɪˈvɛləpmənt wɪl aʊtˈstrɪp səˈplaɪ baɪ faɪv taɪmz kəˈpæsɪti. naʊ, ɛz ɪkˈspleɪnd əˈbəv, ˈɛvəri wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ju kriˈeɪt məst əˈdæpt tɪ ˈɛni dɪˈvaɪs. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˈɛvəri ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ju kriˈeɪt məst ˈɔlsoʊ bi ə ˈmoʊbəl wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. ˈjuzərz ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ɪt ɔn ənd ˈtæbləts. bət, wət ɪf ju nid tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈneɪtɪv ˈmoʊbəl æps? wɪθ ˈneɪtɪv dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ˈbɪznɪsɪz feɪs tu ˈkɑmən ˈʧælənʤɪz: ðə ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt skɪlz gæp ənd ðə nid fər fæst dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ˈneɪtɪv æp dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz ən ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ənd əˈproʊʧ. tɪ meɪk θɪŋz wərs, moʊst ˈbɪznɪsɪz læk ðə skɪlz tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈneɪtɪv æps. ðiz ˈʧælənʤɪz, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ðə groʊɪŋ dɪˈmænd fər ˈmoʊbəl æps, wɪl draɪv mɔr ˈbɪznɪsɪz tɪ ən ˈɔpʃən ðət kəmˈbaɪnz ˈmoʊbəl wɛb æps wɪθ ˈneɪtɪv æps: ðə ˈhaɪbrɪd æp. ˈmeɪʤər ʃɪft wi ər siɪŋ ɪn ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz ðə groʊɪŋ ˈdɑmənəns əv ˈhaɪbrɪd ˈmoʊbəl æps ˈoʊvər ˈneɪtɪv ˈmoʊbəl apps,”*,” sɪz wæŋ, əv ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. ˈmoʊbəl æps ər ˈrɪtən ɪn html*, css*, ənd ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt bət ər ræpt baɪ ə ˈfreɪmˌwərk səʧ ɛz ˌkɔrˈdoʊvə ənd meɪd tɪ bi ə æp. ðɪs ɪz ə groʊɪŋ trɛnd ðət ɪz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv θri ˈfæktərz. 1 kɔst ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz əv kənˈsumərz fər haɪ kˈwɑləti æps ɪz groʊɪŋ wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔfˌsɛtɪŋ ðə kɔst rɪˈdəkʃən ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈbɛtər dɪˈvɛləpmənt tulz. dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ fər ˈməltəpəl ˈplætˌfɔrmz, ˈioʊs, ˈænˌdrɔɪd, ˈwɪndoʊz foʊn, ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wən kən raɪt wən ˈhaɪbrɪd æp ənd dɪˈplɔɪ ɪt tɪ ɔl əv ðiz ˈplætˌfɔrmz. 2 ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɪn ˈhaɪbrɪd pərˈfɔrməns ɪn pæst jɪrz, ˈhaɪbrɪd æps dɪd nɑt pərˈfɔrm ɛz wɛl. təˈdeɪ, ðɪs ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ðə keɪs. ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz hæv ˈbɛtər wɛb ˈrɛndərɪŋ ˈɛnʤənz ənd ðə ɪˈfɪʃənsi əv ˈɛksəˌkjutɪŋ lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnts əv ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt kˈwɪkli hæv rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ˈmeɪʤər ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɪn ˈhaɪbrɪd æp pərˈfɔrməns. 3 wɛb ɪz stɪl ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈmoʊbəl ɪz ˈraɪzɪŋ, wi əˈfɔrd tɪ ˈdɪskaʊnt trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈdɛskˌtɑps. kənˈsumərz ɪkˈspɛkt ə ˈsimləs ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪn ˈmuvɪŋ frəm ˈdɛskˌtɑp tɪ ˈtæblət tɪ ˈmoʊbəl. ðɪs minz ju nid tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ən ˈikwəli strɔŋ wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ɛz ˈmoʊbəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. ˈbɪldɪŋ ə wɛb æp frəm ə ˈhaɪbrɪd æp ɪz məʧ mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt sɪns ju kən riˈjuz məʧ əv ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən code.”*.” 5 tɛkˈnɑləʤiz dɪˈlɪvər mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ˈoʊvər ðə læst fju jɪrz, sin ə groʊɪŋ trɛnd: ðə ʃɪft təˈwɔrdz dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ɪn ðə pæst, ðə ˈmɑdəl rɪˈlaɪd ɔn ðə ˈsərvər duɪŋ ðə ˈhɛvi ˈlɪftɪŋ, ənd ðɛn ˈsɛndɪŋ ðə rɪˈzəlts tɪ ðə klaɪənt. bət, naʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ. ˈjuzərz dɪˈmænd ˈstrɔŋgər ənd mɔr rɪˈspɑnsɪv wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ðət ˈraɪvəl ˈneɪtɪv ˈmoʊbəl æps ənd ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˈsɔfˌwɛr. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, mɔr əv ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən məst bi pʊt ɪn ðə ˈbraʊzər. ɛz ɪkˈspleɪnd bɪˈloʊ, ðə pʊʃ təˈwɔrdz tɛkˈnɑləʤiz wɪl ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ jɪr, ɛz dɪˈvɛləpərz sik tɪ kriˈeɪt wɛb æps wɪθ ðə paʊər əv ˈneɪtɪv æps. θɪŋk 2016 wɪl si ə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən əv ə trɛnd wi sɔ ɪn sɪz ʤeɪmz ˈtaʊbər, ˈfaʊndər, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv eldarion*. ɪz, ə muv təˈwɔrd wɛb tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ðət ˈraɪvəl ˈneɪtɪv æps ɪn ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti. riækt wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪt, ənd ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈstændərdz səʧ ɛz ˈsərvɪs ˈwərkərz wɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋz wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz hæv feɪst ɪn ðə pæst ˈvərsəz ˈneɪtɪv apps.”*.” ˈsəməri naʊ, ðiz ər ʤɪst ə fju dɪˈvɛləpmənt trɛnz tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ jɪr, bət ðə lɪst kʊd goʊ ɔn. ɪf ju wʊd laɪk tɪ æd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ ðɪs lɪst, ləv tɪ hir ɪt. fil fri tɪ ʃɛr ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts. ɪf ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl, saɪn əp fər iˈmeɪl ˈəpˌdeɪts iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs wi ˈvælju jʊr ˈpraɪvəsi. wi wɪl nɑt spæm ju ər ʃɛr jʊr iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs wɪθ ˈɛniˌwən. jʊr fri tɪ ənsəbˈskraɪb æt ˈɛni taɪm. rɪˈleɪtɪd poʊsts:
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summary: as web application development evolves, old development methods will not address the needs of the modern business. in the near future, those who keep up with changing development trends will have an advantage over those who don’t. so, where is enterprise application development headed in the coming year? learn more in this article.
web application development is going through some major changes. development tactics are evolving. new tools and libraries emerge on a (seemingly) daily basis. as gartner mentions in this article, old styles of application development cannot deliver results that a digital business needs.
as technology plays an increased role in business, companies that keep up with modern development trends will have an advantage. companies that don’t will fall behind.
so, how is enterprise application development changing? what big trends can we expect in the coming year? while this certainly isn’t an exhaustive list, here are some of the most important trends to watch in 2016:
1. security takes center stage
cyberattacks are increasing. attacks are more sophisticated than ever.
yet, despite the risk of creating unsecure applications, most applications still contain serious vulnerabilities.
a recent report found that 86 percent of web applications tested had serious issues with authentication, access control, and confidentiality. what’s worse, 52% of web applications suffered from commonly-known vulnerabilities, like cross-site scripting, sql injection, and others.
in other words, most business web applications suffer from widely known, yet preventable security vulnerabilities. these vulnerabilities will lead to more data breaches within the next year, driving the need for security further into the spotlight.
as security breaches become more frequent, application security will finally get the attention it deserves. companies will have no choice but to make security a top priority in their development efforts.
“i think the biggest web application development trend we’ll see in 2016 is a push toward better security,” says brock murray, director of web marketing, seoplus+. “according to gartner, 75% of mobile apps fall below basic security expectations – that’s astounding. when you think of the information that you’re expected to input into gaming and organizing apps, not to mention banking and ecommerce, that vulnerability will become more and more unacceptable to consumers. businesses who make an effort to close these security gaps and provide a relliable and secure experience for users will reap the rewards in 2016. user experience is *everything*, and knowing your personal information and sensitive data is kept safe and controlled is a big factor in the overall user experience, even after the app is closed.”
2. citizen development will explode
application development has long been a problem facing both the it department and the business units.
the process goes something like this: whenever the business needs a new solution, they request it from it. then…they wait.
meanwhile, the it department gets overwhelmed with new application requests. they can’t possibly complete every development project when the business wants it done.
the problem is, the business users get tired of waiting. and over the last few years, they started doing something about it. users have begun bypassing it altogether in favor of readily available cloud solutions–a problem known as “shadow it.”
while shadow it lets the business users get their solutions quickly, it opens up other problems–mainly security problems. if the it department doesn’t know where the business data is stored, how can they control it?
the big question: how can the business get the solutions they need (when they need them), without resorting to shadow it?
driven by the need for faster solutions and combined with the rise of easily available software (and tech savvy workers), one trend is poised to explode in the coming year: citizen development. while gartner predicted its rise three years ago, citizen development started picking up steam in the last year, and will continue to do so in 2016.
what does it mean? as defined by gartner, “a citizen developer is a user who creates new business applications for consumption by others using development and runtime environments sanctioned by corporate it.” for example, it means that anyone–from hr managers, to business analysts, to salespeople, and everyone in between–can develop their own applications using it-sanctioned development software.
“citizen development tools have finally reached a point where the average business user can create their own applications without bothering it,” explains tyler wassell, software development manager at mrc. “this trend is set to explode in the coming years, as it gives both parties what they want. business users get the solutions they need, and the it department doesn’t need to worry about users going behind their backs and licensing third party solutions.”
3. responsive/adaptive design disappears
“i think one of the biggest things we will see is responsive design is no longer a “thing” and is just a part of normal web development & design,” says jordan warzecha, co-founder and ceo of backstitch.
a hot trend the last few years, responsive design refers to the creation of web sites that adapt to different screen sizes. a similar concept, adaptive design displays a separate page for each device type (pc/tablet/smartphone). responsive is best suited for web design, while adaptive works best for web applications. however, they both serve the same purpose: delivering applications that adapt to any device.
now, am i saying that we will stop creating applications that adapt to any device? not at all.
however, “responsive design” as a trend will be no more. it will simply become ‘design.’
think about it for a minute. mobile usage has exploded. we no longer know how a user will access our web applications. maybe they’ll use a pc. maybe they’ll use a smartphone. or, maybe they’ll use a tablet.
would you seriously consider building web applications that don’t adapt to any device? mobile has grown so quickly, that responsive (or adaptive) design has become table stakes.
in 2016, you shouldn’t be wondering whether or not to build responsive/adaptive applications. every application you create must adapt to any device.
4. demand for enterprise apps increases hybrid app adoption
as mobile usage grows, employees expect mobile access to enterprise applications. in fact, gartner predicts that by 2017, demand for enterprise app development will outstrip supply by five times capacity.
now, as explained above, every web application you create must adapt to any device. in other words, every application you create must also be a mobile web application. users should be able to access it on smartphones and tablets.
but, what if you need to create native mobile apps?
with native development, businesses face two common challenges: the mobile development skills gap and the need for fast development. native app development is an expensive and time-consuming approach. to make things worse, most businesses lack the skills to create native apps.
these challenges, combined with the growing demand for mobile apps, will drive more businesses to an option that combines mobile web apps with native apps: the hybrid app.
“one major shift we are seeing in application development is the growing dominance of hybrid mobile apps over native mobile apps,” says lingke wang, cto/co-founder of ovid corp. “hybrid mobile apps are written in html, css, and javascript but are wrapped by a framework – such as cordova – and made to be a downloadable app. this is a growing trend that is the result of three factors. 1) cost – the expectations of consumers for high quality apps is growing which is offsetting the cost reduction coming from better development tools. developing and testing for multiple platforms, ios, android, windows phone, is difficult. however, one can write one hybrid app and deploy it to all of these platforms. 2) improvements in hybrid performance – in past years, hybrid apps did not perform as well. today, this is no longer the case. mobile devices have better web rendering engines and the efficiency of executing large amounts of javascript quickly have resulted in major improvements in hybrid app performance. 3) web is still important – although mobile is rising, we can’t afford to discount traditional desktops. consumers expect a seamless experience when moving from desktop to tablet to mobile. this means you need to develop an equally strong web application as mobile application. building a web app from a hybrid app is much more efficient since you can reuse much of the application code.”
5. front-end technologies deliver more powerful web applications
over the last few years, we’ve seen a growing trend: the shift towards client-side development. in the past, the client-server model relied on the server doing the heavy lifting, and then sending the results to the client.
but, now that’s changing. users demand stronger and more responsive web applications that rival native mobile apps and desktop software. as a result, more of the application must be put in the browser.
as explained below, the push towards front-end technologies will increase in the coming year, as developers seek to create web apps with the power of native apps.
“i think 2016 will see a continuation of a trend we saw in 2015,” says james tauber, founder, ceo of eldarion. “that is, a move toward front-end web technologies that rival native apps in functionality. react will continue to dominate, and emerging standards such as service workers will address many of the shortcomings web applications have faced in the past versus native apps.”
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now, these are just a few development trends to expect in the coming year, but the list could go on. if you would like to add anything to this list, i’d love to hear it. feel free to share in the comments.
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«бриллиантовый мальчик» за рулем. фото: томас левиев / facebbok
у молодого человеческого самца высокий уровень тестостерона и адреналина. так устроила природа. в результате избытка тестостерона и адреналина в древности мальчики шли в викинги, рубились за невест и вообще всячески гераклствовали. в наше время с викингами туговато, и в нормальных странах тестостероноизбыточная молодежь занимается различными видами экстремального спорта: руферствует, бейсджампствует и спускается на скейтборде по целине.
в failed state молодежь выпускает адреналин другим способом. если молодой самец беден, он записывается в игил (запрещенная в россии организация. — ред.), а если он богат, то папочка покупает ему ferrari, и он давит окружающих на скорости 200 км в час.
ничего личного — просто биология.
итак, 16 октября, около 11 вечера, в москве, молодой барчук томас левиев, отчисленный с первого курса мгимо за неуспеваемость, сел без прав в новенький ferrari за 13 млн рублей, подаренный ему на восемнадцатилетие, разогнался до 200 км в час, вылетел на встречку, раздолбал две машины, перевернулся и спалил подарок. чудом обошлось без трупов.
с места дтп левиев скрылся и позже обнаружился в больнице. там родственник молодого дарования александр мирилашвили справедливо возмутился, что какие-то холопы в лице журналистов лезут в частную жизнь его подопечного, и надавал им по морде, а потом, уезжая, сбросил с капота и чуть не задавил полицейского.
дальше начались чудеса. для правоохранительных органов оказалось непреодолимой задачей установить фамилию «бриллиантового мальчика». задачу эту решила за органы, пользуясь одним facebook, божена рынска, которая первой написала, что «бриллиантовый мальчик» — это студент мгимо томас левиев. привела она и дивные фото мальчика, в маечке cod bless givenchy и с девицами по бокам, а также отрывки из его facebook, из которых следует, что молодой студент мгимо (левиев после отчисления восстановился на платном) слово «твоему» пишет как «тваиму».
после блога божены рынской прорезался, наконец, и ск в лице его представителя г-на маркина. на рынску г-н маркин, разумеется, не сослался, а продолжительное молчание объяснил тем, что российское законодательство запрещает распространять в сми данные о несовершеннолетних, а родственники мальчика говорили, что ему 17, «скрывая возраст юноши, его гражданство и другие данные», — отметил маркин.
иными словами, г-н маркин хочет нас уверить, что установление точного возраста студента мгимо, сидящего в социальных сетях и выступающего за родной вуз по всяким видам мордобоя, оказалось для российских пинкертонов непосильной задачей.
тут же, не сходя с места, г-н маркин предложил решение проблемы — оказывается, надо приравнять управление автомобилем без прав к ношению оружия. только совершенно непонятно, как это поможет в таком сложном деле, как установление имени и даты рождения студента мгимо.
дальше — больше. г-н маркин открыл обществу ужасную истину: оказывается, левиев и мирилашвили — граждане израиля. вот оно в чем дело! «возникает риторический вопрос, — заявил г-н маркин, — а дерзнули бы они так «шалить» в том государстве, гражданами которого они являются? сомневаюсь. их бы там «припарковали» еще при разгоне».
г-н маркин, а чего же их у нас-то не «припарковали»?
потому что у нас никого не «паркуют».
потому что после того, как сын экс-министра обороны убил своей машиной 69-летнюю женщину, переходившую дорогу на зеленый свет, то дело было возбуждено против зятя погибшей.
потому что когда минивэн с женой тогда еще главы мвд нургалиева раскатал в кровавый фарш «жигули» с двумя рабочими, то дело как-то замяли.
потому что когда анастасия мальцева, родственница министра зурабова, сбила насмерть беременную москвичку евгению пугачеву, то на месте дтп, возле трупа с переломанными шейными позвонками, быстро появился родственник министра, и дело замяли.
потому что безнаказанность в россии распространяется на любого, кто имеет статус и деньги. как оказалось, она распространяется даже на молодую даму по имени анна шавенкова, которая прямо под видеокамерой выехала на тротуар и сбила двух девушек, после чего спокойно высадилась из авто и, даже не подойдя к трупу, принялась осматривать машину. анна шавенкова получила приговор с отсрочкой исполнения наказания на 14 лет и была амнистирована. весь блат шавенковой заключался в том, что ее мама была членом «единой россии» и председателем избиркома иркутской области.
все эти случаи доказали молодому томасу левиеву и его родственникам очевидную истину: а именно — что если у тебя есть деньги, связи и дорогое авто с хорошей системой безопасности, то давить на дорогах людей можно безнаказанно. это не угрожает ничему, кроме как кошельку.
это — типичное поведение водителей в стране третьего мира. в афганистане, сирии или намибии любой важный человек знает, что если он задавит кого-нибудь на дороге, то вопрос решается парой голов скота. в сша, израиле и европе любой политик, чиновник или бизнесмен знает, что если он или его сын задавят кого-нибудь на дороге, то это будет двойная катастрофа: уголовная и еще публичная.
в октябре 2010 года весь китай всколыхнула авария: 20-летний «золотой мальчик» ли циминь наехал своей машиной на двух студенток и задавил одну из них насмерть. когда его остановили, он закричал: «попробуйте-ка меня осудить. мой отец ли ган». интернет взорвался. фраза «мой отец ли ган» стала мемом. ли циминя посадили на шесть лет. сам ли ган, замначальника местной полиции, публично плакал по телевизору и просил прощения.
в россии левиев заплатил штраф в 15 тыс. руб. и спешно уехал за границу, а г-н маркин из следственного комитета принялся рассуждать о том, что в израиле-то левиева бы «припарковали». кто же помешал его припарковать в россии, а, г-н маркин? «пятая колонна»? обама?
российская пропаганда может долго трындеть о том, как мы встали с колен. как нас уважают и боятся. но вот проблема. никто никогда не будет уважать страну, в которой любой богатый 17-летний сосунок может играть в кегли чужими машинами, и при этом следственные органы страны будут не в состоянии установить его дату рождения.
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ɪt wɑz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈtɪpɪkəl kəp əv ˈkɔfi. aɪ sæt ɪn kəˈfeɪ di ˈlunə, ən ˈɪnɪmət ˈlɪtəl ˈkɔfi ʃɑp æt 1004 ɛn. θərd strit ɪn ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈmɪdˌtaʊn ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈsæmpəl ðə moʊst ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈkɔfi. ə wərd əv ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən. ə ˈkɔfi gaɪ. ˈgɪvɪn ə ʧɔɪs ɪn ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt, aɪ wɪl ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv ˈiðər ˈkɔfi ər ˈwɔtər, ər boʊθ. bət noʊ ˌkɑnəˈsər. aɪ spɛnt ə lɔt əv maɪ laɪf sˈwɪlɪŋ daʊn ˈɪŋki ˈlɪkwɪdz ɪn trək rɪˈpɛr ʃɑps ənd kən ˈɑnəstli seɪ ʧoʊkt daʊn səm əv ðə wərst ˈʤɑvə ɔn ðə ˈplænət fər ðə seɪk əv ðə kæˈfin. bət aɪ prɪˈfər ðə gʊd stəf. ʤɪst pleɪn ˈkɔfi, ˈjuʒəwəli wɪθ krim, θæŋks. nən əv ðɪs ˈʃʊgəri, stəf fər mi, θæŋks. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə stæns əv məˈʧɪzmoʊ. aɪ ʤɪst hæv tu məʧ rɪˈspɛkt fər ðə bin. ɔl əˈbaʊt ðə bin, sɪz esmail*, ðə ˈreɪˌdiənt ˈoʊnər əv ðə ʃɑp. ʃi kən, ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz dɪz, goʊ ɔn æt greɪt lɛŋθ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz ənd ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz bɪtˈwin wət tərnz aʊt tɪ bi ˈhənərdz ər ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɪfərənt kaɪnz əv ˈkɔfi. ɔl ðɪs tɪ ə gaɪ hu θɔt ðɛr wər ˈoʊnli θri: ˈrɛgjələr, ˈdikæf ənd ˈɪnstənt. (ˈɪnstənt, ɪn maɪ bʊk, ɪz tɪ bi juzd ˈoʊnli ðə weɪ ə kɪt ɪz tɪ bi juzd, wɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ həz gɔn rɔŋ ənd ðɛr ər noʊ ˈbʊləts ɔn wɪʧ tɪ baɪt.) soʊ, ðə ˈkɔfi wɑz bruɪŋ. ðə ˈkɔfi ɪz kɔld. ɪn wən sɛns, ɪt kəmz frəm ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə. ɪn əˈnəðər sɛns, ɪt kəmz frəm ˈsəmˌwɛr ɛls. mɔr ɔn ðət ɪn ə ˈmoʊmənt. dɪd aɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðət ðə moʊst ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈkɔfi ɪn ðə wərld? traɪ əˈbaʊt 150 pər paʊnd. gɪv ər teɪk. ðət wərks aʊt tɪ əˈbaʊt 10 ə kəp. ˈfilɪŋ əˈweɪk jɛt? wət aɪ θɔt. naʊ, ðə ˈrɪli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ θɪŋ ɪz wɛr kəmz frəm. jɛs, aɪ noʊ. aɪ sɛd ɪt kəmz frəm ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə. aɪ mɛnt ɪt kəmz from”*” ɪn ə ˈsəmˈwət mɔr ˈɪnɪmət sɛns. ðə ɪz meɪd wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv hermaphrodites*, ər ðə ˈeɪʒən pɑm ˈsɪvət, ə ˈkriʧər noʊn ɪn ðə ˈneɪtɪv ˈlɪŋgoʊ ɛz ðə. dɪd aɪ hir ən ““uh-oh,”*,” aʊt ðɛr? ðə ɪz ə kjut ˈlɪtəl θɪŋ, sɔrt əv laɪk ə krɔs bɪtˈwin ə ˈfɛrət ənd ə ˈməŋki, ənd əˈbaʊt ðət saɪz. aɪ noʊ ɪf ðeɪ meɪk gʊd pɛts. ðə its frut. əˈpɛrəntli, ɪts ˈfeɪvərɪt əv ɔl ɪz ðə frut əv ðə ˈkɔfi tri ər bʊʃ ər ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt ɪz. ðə ˈkɔfi frut ɪz kɔld ə ˈʧɛri, bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈprɪti məʧ rɪˈzɛmbəlz ðət frut. ðə its ðə ˈʧɛriz bɪˈkəz ɪt əbˈteɪnz nuˈtrɪʃən frəm ðə frut pəlp. ɪts ˈbɑdi həz noʊ juz fər ðə pɪt əv ðə frut, wɪʧ wi θɪŋk əv ɛz ðə ˈkɔfi bin. ju si wɛr ðɪs ɪz goʊɪŋ, raɪt? teɪk ə ˈflæʃˌlaɪt. dɑrk daʊn ðɛr. ˈɛniˌweɪ, ðə ˈkɔfi ˈʧɛri wɛndz ɪts weɪ θru ðə ˈlɪtəl gət. ðə frut pəlp gɪts ˈdaɪˌʤɛstɪd ənd ðə pɪt doesn’t*. ɪt dɪz gɪt ʧeɪnʤd, maɪnd ju; daɪˈʤɛstɪv ˈɛnˌzaɪmz sip ˈɪntu ðə binz ənd du səm θɪŋz ðət wʊd ˈoʊnli ˈɪntəˌrɛst ə ˈkɛmɪst. ənd ðɛn, ðə binz, əm, si ˈdeɪˌlaɪt əˈgɛn. ðə ɪˈmɪʃənz ər ðɛn kəˈlɛktəd baɪ ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu aɪ wʊd gɛs ɪz ˈfɛrli loʊ ɔn ðə ˈkɔfi ˈpɛkɪŋ ˈɔrdər, wɑʃt, draɪd ɪn ðə sən, ˈroʊstɪd ˈlaɪtli, pækt ənd sɛnt ɔf tɪ ˈkɔfi ˌkɑnəˈsərz əraʊnd ðə wərld. fərst, lɛt mi seɪ aɪ æm ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðə seɪm θɪŋ ðət ju ər. hu, ɪn ðə neɪm əv ɔl ˈhoʊli, wɑz ðə fərst tɪ lʊk daʊn æt ə hɑt ˈlɪtəl paɪl əv du ənd θɪŋk: ““hey*, bɛt ðət wʊd meɪk ə gʊd joe!”*!” aɪ θɪŋk huˈɛvər ɪt wɑz meɪ hæv bɪn rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə fərst ˈpərsən hu lʊkt æt ˈɑrtɪˌʧoʊks ənd ˈlɑbstərz ənd ˈətərd ˈsɪmələr wərdz. ɪn ðɛr ˈneɪtɪv kənˈdɪʃənz, ðə wən həz ðə ʃeɪp ənd ˈʤɛnərəl ˈhɑrdnəs əv ə ˌfrægmənˈteɪʃən grəˈneɪd, ənd ðə ˈəðər lʊks laɪk ə lɑrʤ bəg wɪθ ɪnˈtaɪərli tu ˈmɛni lɛgz ənd ə ˈfɑndnəs fər dɛd θɪŋz ɪt faɪndz ɔn ðə si flɔr. bət, kʊkt raɪt ənd dɪpt ɪn drɔn butter…oh*, maɪ. səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ðə seɪm ɪz tru əv ðə, wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈbətər. ðə ˈrisərʧ aɪ dɪd ɔn ðə bin sɛd ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz rɔt ɪn ðə ˈlɪtəl gət meɪd ðə ˈkɔfi meɪd frəm ðə binz məʧ lɛs ˈbɪtər, ðoʊ ˈpæsɪŋ θru ðə gət əv ə wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli liv mi ˈprɪti ˈdɔgɔn ˈbɪtər, tɪ seɪ ðə list. soʊ, bæk tɪ ðə ˈteɪstɪŋ. brɔt aʊt ə vərˈaɪəti əv məgz aɪ θɪŋk ʃi həz tu ðət ər ɪgˈzæktli əˈlaɪk ənd sərvd ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ðɛr fərst kəp əv. ɪt lʊkt laɪk dɛr aɪ seɪ ɪt? ˈkɔfi. sɔrt əv ˌriəˈʃʊrɪŋ ənd ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ɪf ju noʊ wət aɪ min. aɪ hæd smɛld səm əv ðə ˈroʊstɪd bət binz ˈərliər, ənd ðeɪ hæd smelled…good*. nɑt ɪgˈzæktli laɪk ˈəðər ˈkɔfi binz, bət nɑt ˈtɛrəbli ənˈlaɪk, ˈiðər. ðə wɑz ˈlaɪtər ðən ðə dɑrk roʊsts aɪ prɪˈfər, bət nɑt ɛz laɪt ɛz ðə wik bruz wən gɪts ɪn moʊst ˈrɛˌstrɑnts. aɪ pɪkt əp maɪ məg. ðə ˈpipəl ɪn ðə rum wər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʤoʊks əˈbaʊt ðə bət coffee.”*.” aɪ sɪpt. hmmmm*. aɪ sɪpt əˈgɛn. nɑt bæd. ɪn fækt, kwaɪt gʊd. ˌɛrəˈmætɪk, mɔr ˈʤɛnəl ɔn ðə teɪst bədz ðən ðə ˈkɔfiz aɪ prɪˈfər, bət, ˈivɪn soʊ. nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɔrdər ˈrɛgjələrli nɑt æt 10 bəks ə pɑp bət ˈdɛfənətli ə greɪt kəp əv ˈʤɑvə. ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɪn ðə rum wɑz ˈnɑdɪŋ, sˈmaɪlɪŋ. nɑt tɪ bi ˌɪgˈnɔrd ɪz ðə ““cool”*” ˈfæktər, əv kɔrs. wɛˈnɛvər ˈɛnibədi ridz əˈbaʊt ənd ˈmɛnʃənz ɪt, wi kən ɔl seɪ, ““oh*, hæd that.”*.” bət, ˈɑnəstli, aɪ lɛft ðə ˈlɪtəl ʃɑp ɔn θərd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ləv tɪ hæv ʤɪst ə ˈlɪtəl əv ɪt wɪθ mi ɔn maɪ nɛkst trɪp tɪ meɪn. ə gʊd ˈstimɪŋ kəp əv, ə nis ˈlɑbstər ənd ə saɪd əv ˈɑrtɪˌʧoʊk. oʊ, maɪ.
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it was not going to be a typical cup of coffee.
i sat in cafe di luna, an intimate little coffee shop at 1004 n. third street in harrisburg’s evolving midtown neighborhood, waiting to sample the world’s most expensive coffee.
a word of explanation. i’m a coffee guy. given a choice in a restaurant, i will almost always have either coffee or water, or both.
but i’m no connoisseur. i spent a lot of my life swilling down inky liquids in truck repair shops and can honestly say i’ve choked down some of the worst java on the planet for the sake of the caffeine.
but i prefer the good stuff. just plain coffee, usually with cream, thanks. none of this sugary, dressed-up stuff for me, thanks. this is not a stance of machismo. i just have too much respect for the bean.
it’s all about the bean, says ambreen esmail, the radiant owner of the shop. she can, and sometimes does, go on at great length about the differences and similarities between what turns out to be hundreds or thousands of different kinds of coffee.
all this to a guy who thought there were only three: regular, decaf and instant. (instant, in my book, is to be used only the way a first-aid kit is to be used, when something has gone wrong and there are no bullets on which to bite.)
so, the coffee was brewing. the coffee is called kopi luwak.
in one sense, it comes from indonesia. in another sense, it comes from somewhere else. more on that in a moment.
did i mention that the most expensive coffee in the world? try about $150 per pound. give or take. that works out to about $10 a cup.
feeling awake yet? that’s what i thought.
now, the really interesting thing is where kopi luwak comes from. yes, i know. i said it comes from indonesia. i meant “where it comes from” in a somewhat more intimate sense.
the kopi luwak is made with the help of paradoxurus hermaphrodites, or the
asian palm civet, a creature known in the native lingo as the luwak. did i hear an “uh-oh,” out there?
the luwak is a cute little thing, sort of like a cross between a ferret and a monkey, and about that size. i don’t know if they make good pets.
the luwak eats fruit. apparently, its favorite nom-nom of all is the fruit of the coffee tree or bush or whatever it is. the coffee fruit is called a cherry, because it pretty much resembles that fruit. the luwak eats the cherries because it obtains nutrition from the fruit pulp. its body has no use for the pit of the fruit, which we think of as the coffee bean.
you see where this is going, right? take a flashlight. dark down there.
anyway, the coffee cherry wends its way through the luwak’s little gut. the fruit pulp gets digested and the pit doesn’t. it does get changed, mind you; digestive enzymes seep into the beans and do some things that would only interest a chemist.
and then, the beans, um, see daylight again.
the luwak emissions are then collected by somebody who i would guess is fairly low on the coffee plantation’s pecking order, washed, dried in the sun, roasted lightly, packed and sent off to coffee connoisseurs around the world.
first, let me say i am probably thinking the same thing that you are. who, in the name of all that’s holy, was the first to look down at a hot little pile of luwak doo and think: “hey, i’ll bet that would make a good cuppa joe!”
i think whoever it was may have been related to the first person who looked at artichokes and lobsters and uttered similar words. in their native conditions, the one has the shape and general hardness of a fragmentation grenade, and the other looks like a large bug with entirely too many legs and a fondness for dead things it finds on the sea floor. but, cooked right and dipped in drawn butter…oh, my.
surprisingly, the same is true of the kopi luwak, without the butter.
the research i did on the bean said the changes wrought in the luwak’s little gut made the coffee made from the beans much less bitter, though passing through the gut of a tree-dweller would probably leave me pretty doggone bitter, to say the least.
so, back to the tasting.
ambreen brought out a variety of mugs – i don’t think she has two that are exactly alike – and served everybody their first cup of kopi luwak.
it looked like – dare i say it? – coffee. sort of reassuring and disappointing at the same time, if you know what i mean. i had smelled some of the roasted but unground beans earlier, and they had smelled…good. not exactly like other coffee beans, but not terribly unlike, either.
the kopi was lighter than the dark roasts i prefer, but not as light as the weak brews one gets in most restaurants. i picked up my mug. the people in the room were making jokes about the “monkey butt coffee.”
i sipped.
hmmmm.
i sipped again.
not bad.
in fact, quite good. aromatic, more gentle on the taste buds than the coffees i prefer, but, even so. not something i’d order regularly – not at 10 bucks a pop --- but definitely a great cup of java.
everybody in the room was nodding, smiling.
not to be ignored is the “cool” factor, of course. whenever anybody reads about kopi luwak and mentions it, we can all say, “oh, i’ve had that.”
but, honestly, i left the little shop on third thinking i’d love to have just a little of it with me on my next trip to maine. a good steaming cup of kopi, a nice lobster and a side of artichoke.
oh, my.
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læst əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ðət kˈwɑntəm breɪk wʊd bi ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈpiˈsi ˈəpˌsɛt ðə wən kəmˈjunɪti, waɪ nɑt ɪgˈzæktli ʃʊr, bət ɪt goʊ daʊn wɛl wɪθ ˈɛvriˌwən. naʊ taɪm tɪ meɪk ˈpiˈsi ˈgeɪmərz ənˈhæpi wɪθ ðə nuz ðət ðə ˈpiˈsi ˈvərʒən wɪl nɑt bi ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ stim ənd wɪl bi ə ˈwɪndoʊz 10 ˈoʊnli ˈtaɪtəl. ɪt ɪz ˈðɛrˌfɔr kənˈfərmd ɛz ə ˈwɪndoʊz 10 ɪkˈsklusɪv. ɔl ðɪs keɪm tɪ laɪt ɪn ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈnɛlsən ˈpɔdˌkæst wɪʧ ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn kˈwɑntəm breɪk wɪθ ˈɛrən ˈgrinbərg rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ðə kˈwɛsʧənz. ˈgrinbərg ˌriəˈʃʊrd ˈoʊnərz ðət ðeɪ wɪl hæv mɔr ɪkˈsklusɪvz ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ənd ðɪs ˈwɪndoʊz 10 riˈlis ɪz nɑt ə muv əˈweɪ frəm ðə. boʊθ ˈvərʒənz əv kˈwɑntəm breɪk wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ʃɛr seɪv faɪlz ənd əˈʧivmənts ɪn keɪs ju wər ˈwəndərɪŋ. wɪθ moʊst ˈpiˈsi ˈgeɪmərz ˈjuzɪŋ stim, ənd nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən ˈhævɪŋ ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd tɪ ˈwɪndoʊz 10 ɪt wɪl bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si haʊ ˈmɛni ˈpiˈsi ˈgeɪmərz pɪk ðə geɪm əp ɔn 5 ˈeɪprəl. wɪl wi si ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft kip ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɔf stim ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər? du wi ˈrɪli nid tɪ bi pleɪɪŋ ðə ˈsɪli tɪ ɛks store”*” geɪm ɔn ðə ˈpiˈsi wɪθ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ənd stim kəmˈpitɪŋ? ɪf plæn tɪ kip ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈwɪndoʊz stɔr feɪlz ðɛn ðeɪ maɪt hæv tɪ riˈθɪŋk ðɪs bət ðɪs kʊd bi ðə stɑrt əv ə stim ˈvərsəz ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈbætəl. θæŋks duəl shockers*.
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last week’s announcement that remedy’s quantum break would be coming to the pc upset the xbox one community, why we’re not exactly sure, but it go down well with everyone.
now time to make pc gamers unhappy with the news that the pc version will not be coming to steam and will be a windows 10 only title. it is therefore confirmed as a windows 10 exclusive.
all this came to light in the major nelson podcast which focused on quantum break with microsoft’s aaron greenberg responding to the questions. greenberg reassured xbone owners that they will have more exclusives in the future and this windows 10 release is not a move away from the xbone. both versions of quantum break will also share save files and achievements in case you were wondering.
with most pc gamers using steam, and not everyone having upgraded to windows 10, it will be interesting to see how many pc gamers pick the game up on 5 april. will we see microsoft keep everything off steam in the future? do we really need to be playing the silly “exclusive to x store” game on the pc with microsoft and steam competing?
if microsoft’s plan to keep everything in the windows store fails then they might have to rethink this but this could be the start of a steam vs microsoft battle.
thanks dual shockers.
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hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ drɪŋk 1 ˈgælən əv ˈwɔtər pər deɪ fər 30 deɪz: ðə rɪˈzəlts ər ˈʃɑkɪŋ! hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ drɪŋk 1 ˈgælən əv ˈwɔtər pər deɪ fər 30 deɪz: ðə rɪˈzəlts ər ˈʃɑkɪŋ! ju ˈgɪtɪŋ taɪərd əv biɪŋ ˈkɑnstəntli riˈmaɪndɪd ðət ju ʃʊd drɪŋk mɔr ˈwɔtər? ðɪs ˈʤərnəlɪst frəm ðə ““thrillist“*“ ˈpɔrtəl ˈklɪrli wɑz, soʊ hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ tɛst ðɪs ˈpɑpjələr ədˈvaɪs wɪθ ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt hi dræŋk ə ˈgælən əv ˈwɔtər ˈɛvəri deɪ fər wən mənθ. ðə rɪˈzəlts? ˈtoʊtəli ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪn ðə moʊst əˈmeɪzɪŋ weɪ! ɪn ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, hi bɔt ə ˈplæstɪk ˈbɑtəl əv wən ˈgælən ənd ˈkɛrid ɪt ˈɛvriˌwɛr wɪθ ɪm. hi sun ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ðɪs ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈhɑrdər ðən hi tought*! kənˈsumɪŋ wən ˈgælən əv ˈwɔtər ɪn wən deɪ minz ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ɪt ˈivɪn wɪn nɑt ˈθərsti. ɔn wən hænd, hɪz ˈæpəˌtaɪt gɑt səˈprɛst sɪns hi wɑz ˈfilɪŋ fʊl ɔl ðə taɪm, ənd hi eɪt lɛs ənd fɛlt mɔr satiated*. bət ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ soʊ məʧ ˈwɔtər geɪv ɪm ə ˈrəðər əˈnɔɪɪŋ nid tɪ ˈjərəˌneɪt ˈɛvəri 20 ˈmɪnəts! bət ˈsəmˌwɛr əraʊnd deɪ 10 ðə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈifɛkts ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ kɪk ɪn. ðə ˈʤərnəlɪst woʊk əp ˈfilɪŋ ˈɛnərˌʤaɪzd ənd frɛʃ, ˈrɛdi fər ə greɪt stɑrt əv ðə nu deɪ ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhævɪŋ ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈmɔrnɪŋ kəp əv ˈkɔfi. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə hɛlθ əv hɪz skɪn ənd hɛr sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪmˈpruvd ənd hi fɛlt laɪk ə brænd nu mæn, soʊ hi wɑz ˈivɪn mɔr dɪˈtərmənd tɪ səkˈsɛsfəli ˈfɪnɪʃ hɪz ˈʧælənʤ. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ wik, hi ˈɔlˌmoʊst kəmˈplitli lɔst ðə nid tɪ drɪŋk ˈkɔfi, wɪʧ wɑz ə bɪg ʃɑk fər ɪm ɛz hi wɑz juzd tɪ ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ mɔr ðən θri kəps əv ɪt ə deɪ. hi ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ðə kˈwɑləti əv hɪz slip ˌɪmˈpruvd ɛz wɛl ɛz hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt, soʊ hi pərˈfɔrmd ˈbɛtər æt hɪz ʤɑb. ˌbiˈfɔr hi bɪˈgæn ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ə ˈgælən əv ˈwɔtər ə deɪ, hi ˈɔfən ɪkˈspɪriənst fəˈtig wɛl ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ, bət naʊ hi fɛlt hi hæd soʊ məʧ mɔr ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈmɛntəl strɛŋθ. baɪ ðɪs taɪm hɪz ˈbɑdi hæd ˈfʊli əˈdæptɪd tɪ ðə nu rəˈʒim, soʊ hi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈfilɪŋ ˈθərsti mɔr ˈɔfən ənd hæv tɪ fɔrs hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ kənˈsum ɔl ðət ˈwɔtər hi ˈæˌkʧuəli fɛlt ðə nid fər ɪt. ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi stɪl hæd tɪ ˈfrikwɛntli ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈtɔɪlət, hɪz ˈjʊrən bɪˈkeɪm ˈkrɪstəl klɪr. hɪz frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈkɑmpləmɛnt ɪm əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈʃaɪni hɛr, klɪr skɪn ənd mɔr ˈpɑzətɪv ˈætəˌtud. hi gɑt soʊ juzd tɪ ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ səʧ ə bɪg əˈmaʊnt əv ˈwɔtər ðət hi ˌɪˈmæʤən nɑt duɪŋ ɪt ˌɛniˈmɔr. hi fɛlt frɛʃ ənd klin θruaʊt ðə hoʊl deɪ. hɪz ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm wɑz ˈbustɪd ənd hi ˈivɪn ˈmænɪʤd tɪ luz səm weɪt. ənd ˈæftər wən mənθ, wɪn ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənt keɪm tɪ ɪts ɛnd, hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ə greɪt əˈmaʊnt əv ˈwɔtər ˈɛvəri deɪ bɪˈkəz hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kip ðə əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈbɛnəfɪts ðɪs ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈɪntu hɪz laɪf. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɪm, ˈɛvriˌwən ʃʊd faɪnd hɪz ər hər raɪt əˈmaʊnt əv ˈwɔtər ənd stɑrt kənˈsumɪŋ ɪt raɪt əˈweɪ ðə ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈʧipəst, moʊst ˈnæʧərəl ənd moʊst ˈifɛktɪv weɪ tɪ ˈɪnstəntli bust jʊr ˈoʊvərˌɔl hɛlθ ənd ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ! ɪf ðɪs saʊnz tu gʊd tɪ bi tru, waɪ nɑt traɪ ɪt fər ˈjɔrsɛlf? ˈæftər ɔl, ju hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ luz ənd soʊ məʧ tɪ geɪn! twit 6 ʃɛr səbˈmɪt 3 2 ˈkɑmɛnts ɪm goʊɪŋ tɪ traɪ ðɪs ˈɔsəm goʊɪŋ tɪ traɪ ðɪs rɪˈplaɪ bɔs aɪ tu drɪŋk 5 ˈwɔtər ˈdeɪli ɪt ˈrɪli gʊd gaɪz du ðɪs rɪˈplaɪ
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he decided to drink 1 gallon of water per day for 30 days: the results are shocking!
he decided to drink 1 gallon of water per day for 30 days: the results are shocking!
aren’t you getting tired of being constantly reminded that you should drink more water? this journalist from the “thrillist“ portal clearly was, so he decided to test this popular advice with an interesting experiment – he drank a gallon of water every day for one month. the results? totally unexpected in the most amazing way!
in the beginning, he bought a plastic bottle of one gallon and carried it everywhere with him. he soon realized that this is going to be harder than he tought! consuming one gallon of water in one day means drinking it even when you’re not thirsty. on one hand, his appetite got suppressed since he was feeling full all the time, and he ate less and felt more satiated. but on the other hand, drinking so much water gave him a rather annoying need to urinate every 20 minutes!
but somewhere around day 10, the positive effects started to kick in. the journalist woke up feeling energized and fresh, ready for a great start of the new day even before having the usual morning cup of coffee. also, the health of his skin and hair significantly improved and he felt like a brand new man, so he was even more determined to successfully finish his challenge.
during the following week, he almost completely lost the need to drink coffee, which was a big shock for him as he was used to drinking more than three cups of it a day. he noticed that the quality of his sleep improved as well as his ability to concentrate, so he performed better at his job.
before he began drinking a gallon of water a day, he often experienced fatigue well before the end of the day, but now he felt he had so much more energy and mental strength. by this time his body had fully adapted to the new regime, so he started feeling thirsty more often and didn’t have to force himself to consume all that water – he actually felt the need for it. although he still had to frequently visit the toilet, his urine became crystal clear. his friends and family started to compliment him about his shiny hair, clear skin and more positive attitude. he got so used to drinking such a big amount of water that he couldn’t imagine not doing it anymore. he felt fresh and clean throughout the whole day. his immune system was boosted and he even managed to lose some weight.
and after one month, when the experiment came to its end, he decided to continue drinking a great amount of water every day because he wanted to keep the amazing benefits this experiment introduced into his life. according to him, everyone should find his or her right amount of water and start consuming it right away – it’s the absolutely cheapest, most natural and most effective way to instantly boost your overall health and well-being!
if this sounds too good to be true, why not try it for yourself?
after all, you have nothing to lose and so much to gain!
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2 comments mrk im going to try this awesome <3im going to try this reply boss i too drink 5 litre water daily it really good guys do this reply
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juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈʤɔrdən ˈmɔrɪs ɪz ˈɛʤɪŋ ˈkloʊzər tɪ ə pəˈtɛnʃəl prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪn ˈʤərməni. ðə əˈtækər ɪz ˈkərəntli ɔn traɪəl wɪθ saɪd ˈwərdər ˈbrɛmən, ənd kləb ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈtɑməs sɛd, "hi kʊd bi ə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈtrænsfər." ˈmɔrɪs, frɛʃ ɔf ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ kəp wɪθ ˈstænfərd, ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən əv juz. əˈsɪstənt koʊʧ ɑnˈdreɪəs ˈhərzɑg, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈbrɛmən midfielder*, ənd ʤɔɪnd ðə kləbz ˈwɪntər ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp ɪn ˈtərki ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ˈʤɔrdən #ˈmɔrɪs ɪz ˈfɪtɪŋ raɪt ɪn. hir hi ɪz ˈstrɛʧɪŋ ɔf wɪθ ˈwərdər ˈbrɛmən ɛn (@werderbremen_en*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 11 2016 ˈmɔrɪs ˈrisəntli əˈnaʊnst ɔn tˈwɪtər ðət hi wɑz ˈgɪvɪŋ əp hɪz ˈfaɪnəl jɪr əv ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti æt ˈstænfərd tɪ "pərˈsu ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈsɑkər kərɪr," ənd ˈtrævəld tɪ ˈʤərməni ˈæftər əkˈsɛptɪŋ ðə ˈhərmən ˈtroʊfi ɛz ðə bɛst ˈkɑlɪʤ pleɪər ɪn ðə juz. toʊld ˈbrɛmən ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ðət hi həz bɪn ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ wət hi sɔ ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈmɔrɪs' fərst ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛʃən wɪθ ˈbrɛmən. "hi dɪz ə fju θɪŋz, ju ˈjuʒəwəli ˈrɛrli si. hi həz hɪz saɪts sɛt ɔn ðə goʊl æt ɔl taɪm, dɪz nɑt θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt tu məʧ, ənd hi riˈmaɪndz mi əv maɪ taɪm ɪn aɪs ˈhɑki," sɛd, ə ˈfɔrmər dɪˈrɛktər æt aɪs ˈhɑki kləb kəˈloʊn ʃɑrks. ðə ˈbrɛmən ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈædɪd ðət hi wɑz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ hɪz dɪˈrɛkt ˈmuvmənts tɪ ðə goʊl. "hiz ə ˈtɪpɪkəl əˈmɛrɪkən læd, ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈpɑzətɪv," sɛd. ˈmɔrɪs' raɪts ər hɛld baɪ ðə siˈætəl, bət hi kʊd stɪl saɪn fər ˈbrɛmən ɔn ə fri ˈtrænsfər. "wi hæv tɪ ʧɛk ə fju θɪŋz fərst, ɪts əˈbaʊt ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən," sɛd. "ðɪs kʊd bi ə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈtrænsfər." ˈleɪtər ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər gɑrθ rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnts. "ˈʤɔrdənz ˈoʊvər ðɛr ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd ðɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ riækt ɛz ðeɪ riækt, ɪts ə θɪŋ wi doʊnt kənˈtroʊl," toʊld mlssoccer.com*. "ɪts pɑrt əv ˈʤɔrdənz ˈprɔˌsɛs, ənd wɪn hi kəmˈplits hɪz ˈprɔˌsɛs aɪ hoʊp hi saɪnz wɪθ ðə. aɪ θɪŋk wi pʊt ɑr bɛst fʊt ˈfɔrwərd, aɪ θɪŋk ɪz ə greɪt pleɪs fər ə jəŋ pleɪər tɪ stɑrt hɪz kərɪr, ənd aɪ θɪŋk wi kənˈtɪnju tɪ hæv ə greɪt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈʤɔrdən. "soʊ əm ˈhoʊpfəl ðət wɪl wərk aʊt."
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united states international jordan morris is edging closer to a potential professional contract in germany.
the 21-year-old attacker is currently on trial with bundesliga side werder bremen, and club ceo thomas eichin said, "he could be a creative transfer."
morris, fresh off winning the ncaa college cup with stanford, followed the recommendation of u.s. assistant coach andreas herzog, a former bremen midfielder, and joined the club's winter training camp in turkey on monday.
jordan #morris is fitting right in. here he is stretching off with @ujah21. #werderinbelek pic.twitter.com/k9kk9ovfhx - sv werder bremen en (@werderbremen_en) january 11, 2016
morris recently announced on twitter that he was giving up his final year of eligibility at stanford to "pursue a professional soccer career," and traveled to germany after accepting the hermann trophy as the best college player in the u.s.
eichin told bremen newspaper kreiszeitung that he has been impressed with what he saw during morris' first training session with bremen.
"he does a few things, you usually rarely see. he has his sights set on the goal at all time, does not think about it too much, and he reminds me of my time in ice hockey," said eichin, a former director at ice hockey club cologne sharks.
the bremen ceo added that he was particularly impressed with his direct movements to the goal.
"he's a typical american lad, always positive," eichin said.
morris' mls rights are held by the seattle sounders, but he could still sign for bremen on a free transfer.
"we have to check a few things first, it's about compensation," eichin said. "this could be a creative transfer."
later on tuesday, sounders general manager garth lagerwey responded to eichin's comments.
"jordan's over there training and they're going to react as they react, it's a thing we don't control," lagerwey told mlssoccer.com.
"it's part of jordan's process, and when he completes his process i hope he signs with the sounders. i think we put our best foot forward, i think mls is a great place for a young player to start his career, and i think we continue to have a great relationship with jordan.
"so i'm hopeful that will work out."
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ˈdɑnəld si. ˌʤoʊˈhænsən ɪz ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˈjumən ˈɔrəʤɪnz æt ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti. hi dɪˈskəvərd ðə ˈmɪljən jɪr oʊld ˈskɛlətən ˈpɑpjələrli noʊn ɛz "ˈlusi." maɪ dip kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈɔrəʤɪnz əv ˈhjumənˌkaɪnd wɑz ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪd wɪn aɪ rɛd ˈtɑməs ˈhɛnri 1863 bʊk pleɪs ɪn ˈneɪʧər." ðə kɔr aɪˈdiə ðət grɪpt maɪ ˈtiˌneɪʤ maɪnd wɑz ðə səˈʤɛsʧən ðət ˈjumənz ənd ˈæfrɪkɑn eɪps ʃɛrd ə ˈkɑmən ˈænˌsɛstər ðət roʊmd ˈæfrɪkɑ ˈmɪljənz əv jɪrz əˈgoʊ. aɪ wɑz ˈrɪvətɪd baɪ ðə 1959 ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ə skəl æt gɔrʤ ənd aɪ nu ðət aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈtrævəl tɪ ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ʤɔɪn ðə sərʧ fər ɑr ˈænˌsɛstərz. ðə əˈlʊr əv kənˈdəktɪŋ ˈfildˌwərk ɪn rɪˈmoʊt ˌənɪkˈsplɔrd ˈriʤənz əv ˈæfrɪkɑ ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd maɪ θɔts θruaʊt maɪ ˌəndərˈgræʤəwət ənd ˈgræʤəˌweɪt ˈstədiz. ɪn 1970 prəˈfɛsər ɛf. klɑrk haʊəl æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd mi tɪ ʤɔɪn hɪz ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə rɪˈmoʊt ˈriʤən əv ˈsəðərn ˌiθiˈoʊpiə. frəm ðə ˈmoʊmənt aɪ sɛt fʊt ɔn ˈæfrɪkɑn sɔɪl aɪ nu maɪ laɪf wʊd bi fɪld wɪθ ədˈvɛnʧər ənd ˈhoʊpfəli ˌdɪˈskəvri. ðə θrɪl əv fild ˈrisərʧ sərˈpæst maɪ drimz. ˈɛvəri deɪ aɪ kəˈlɛktəd ˈfɑsəl rɪˈmeɪnz əv pɪgz, ˈɛləfənts, ˈhɪpoʊz, ˈməŋkiz, gəˈzɛlz, ənd ˈəðər ˈkriʧərz. ðiz dɪˈskəvəriz wər rɪˈvilɪŋ ðə pæst wərld ɪn wɪʧ wi ɪˈvɑlvd. ˈskɛlətənz mɔr ðən 1 ˈmɪljən jɪrz ˈjəŋgər ðən 'ˈlusi' hoʊld mɔr ˌɛvəˈluʃən kluz ˈæftər θri ˈsəmərz əv nɑt ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə skræp əv ˈjumən boʊn, maɪ riˈzɑlv wɑz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ weɪn. bət ɪn 1973 aɪ saɪnd ɔn ɛz əv ən ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə rɪˈmoʊt ənd ˈpurli ɪkˈsplɔrd əˈfɑr ˈriʤən əv ˌiθiˈoʊpiə. hir væst ˈfɑsəl fildz ˈɔfərd ənˈpɛrəˌlɛld ˌɑpərˈtunəti ənd aɪ wɑz kənˈvɪnst ðət ðɪs ɪz wɛr aɪ wʊd faɪnd ˈhɑmənɪd ˈfɑsəlz. ɔn ðət ˈvɛri fərst ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən tɪ ə pleɪs ˈloʊkəli noʊn ɛz aɪ faʊnd ə ˈmɪljən jɪrz əˈgoʊ ˈfɑsəl ˈhɑmənɪd ni ʤɔɪnt. ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈstədi əv ðə boʊnz rɪˈvild ðət ɪn ˈvərʧuəli ˈɛvəri ˈditeɪl ðə ni wɑz aɪˈdɛntɪkəl tɪ ɑrz. ðɪs ˈkriʧər hæd wɔkt ˈəˌpraɪt ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr dɪˈzərvd ə pleɪs ɔn ðə ˈjumən ˈfæməli tri. ɔn maɪ ˈigər rɪˈtərn tɪ ɪn ðə fɔl əv 1974 ðə ˈmeɪʤər goʊl wɑz tɪ faɪnd ˈfɑsəlz kəmˈplit ɪˈnəf tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə ˈspiʃiz ðət hæd wɔkt wɪθ ðət ni. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli wi faʊnd tiθ ənd ʤɔz əv ˈrəfli ðə seɪm ænˈtɪkwəti ɛz ðə ni. ðə əˈnætəmi əv ðiz ˈspɛsəmənz wɑz mɔr ðən ˈɛni ðət hæd bɪn ˈpriviəsli faʊnd ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ. ˈdɑrwɪn ənd ˈhəksli wʊd hæv bɪn ɪˈleɪtɪd hæd ðeɪ bɪn əˈlaɪv tɪ si ðə faɪndz. ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 24 1974 ə hɑt ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ aɪ wɑz kəmˈplitɪŋ ə ruˈtin ˈmæpɪŋ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ənd aɪ ˈspɑtɪd ə lɔŋ boʊn ˈfrægmənt ðət wʊd ʧeɪnʤ maɪ laɪf. ɛz aɪ daʊn tɪ mɔr ˈkloʊsli ˌɪnˈspɛkt ðə əˈnætəmi əv ðə ˈfrægmənt aɪ nu ˈɪnstəntli ɪt wɑz pɑrt əv ə ˈhɑmənɪd ˈɛlˌboʊ. ˈlʊkɪŋ əraʊnd tɪ si ɪf mɔr əv ðɪs ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl wɑz ðɛr aɪ sɔ ə ʧəŋk əv loʊər ʤɔ, ə ʃɑrd əv skəl, ə ˈfrægmənt əv ə ˈvərtəbrə ənd rɪbz. iʧ ˈspɛsəmən wɑz ənkˈwɛsʧənəbli ˈhɑmənɪd ənd aɪ nu ɪt wɑz ə ˈpɑrʃəl ˈskɛlətən əv ə ˈjumən ˈænˌsɛstər ðət hæd leɪn ɪn səˈspɛndɪd ˌænəˈmeɪʃən fər ˈmɪljən jɪrz ənd hæd bɪn ɪkˈspoʊzd baɪ reɪn ɪˈroʊʒən. ðɪs wɑz ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd drim kəm tru ənd aɪ nu maɪ laɪf wʊd drəˈmætɪkəli ʧeɪnʤ. ðə boʊnz wər dɪˈmɪnjətɪv, ˈprɑbəˌbli ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈivnɪŋ ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən ðə ˈskɛlətən wɑz ˈkrɪsənd ˈlusi (ˈæftər ˈbitəlz' sɔŋ, "ˈlusi ɪn ðə skaɪ wɪθ ˈdaɪməndz"). ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən rɪˈvild ðət ˈlusi bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ ə nu ˈspiʃiz, ɔˌstreɪloʊˈpɪθəkəs, ə kənˈkluʒən ðət ˈprɑmptɪd ə riˈdrɔɪŋ əv ðə ˈjumən ˈfæməli tri. ˈkɑrənt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈpleɪsɪz æt ðə ˈpɪvətəl pɔɪnt ɔn ɑr ˈfæməli tri wɛr tu ˌɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈlɪniɪʤɪz daɪˈvərʤd. wən lɛd tɪ ˈsɛvərəl ɪkˈstɪŋkt saɪd ˈbrænʧɪz əv ɔˌstreɪloʊˈpɪθəkəs waɪl ðə ˈəðər lɛd tɪ ɑr oʊn ˈʤinəs ˈhoʊmoʊ ðət ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ɪˈvɑlvd ˈɪntu ˈmɑdərn ˈjumənz, ˈhoʊmoʊ ˈseɪpiənz. ˈlusi ɪz ʤɪst wən əv ðə ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈfɑsəl ˈhɑmənɪd ˈspɛsəmənz, ˈspænɪŋ ðə læst 6 ˈmɪljən jɪrz, ðət əˈlaʊz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈɔrəʤɪnz əv ɔl ˈjumənz əˈlaɪv təˈdeɪ. səm 6 tɪ 8 ˈmɪljən jɪrz əˈgoʊ ə ˈkɑmən ˈænˌsɛstər (stɪl ˌəndɪˈskəvərd) tɪ ˈjumənz ənd ðə ʧɪmˈpænzi lɪvd ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ. ɑr ˈænˌsɛstərz fərst stʊd əp ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ, ənd baɪ ðeɪ bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈfæʃən stoʊn tulz. ɑr breɪnz fərst ɪkˈspændɪd əraʊnd 2, ənd baɪ jɪrz əˈgoʊ ˈhoʊmoʊ ˈseɪpiənz meɪd ən ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈpɪrəns. ˈmɑdərn ˈjumənz ər nɑt ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈrɛstɪŋ pleɪs ɪn ɑr ˌɛvəˈluʃən. ɪf ðə pæst ɪz ˈɛni gaɪd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, wi tu meɪ ˈsəmˌdeɪ feɪs ɪkˈstɪŋʃən ɛz ə ˈspiʃiz. wi ər juˈnaɪtɪd baɪ ɑr pæst, wi ər ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈspiʃiz əv ˈjumən ɔn ðə ˈplænət təˈdeɪ, ənd ɑr fˈjuʧər ɪz ˈɪntɪmətli taɪd tɪ haʊ rɪˈspɑnsəbli wi kɛr fər ðə juˈnik ˈplænət ɔn wɪʧ wi lɪv.
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donald c. johanson is the director of the institute of human origins at arizona state university. he discovered the 3.18 million year old skeleton popularly known as "lucy."
my deep commitment to understand the origins of humankind was ignited when i read thomas henry huxley’s 1863 book "man’s place in nature." the core idea that gripped my teenage mind was the suggestion that humans and african apes shared a common ancestor that roamed africa millions of years ago.
i was riveted by the 1959 discovery of a 1.8 million-year-old skull at olduvai gorge and i knew that i wanted to travel to africa and join the search for our ancestors. the allure of conducting fieldwork in remote unexplored regions of africa dominated my thoughts throughout my undergraduate and graduate studies.
in 1970, professor f. clark howell at the university of chicago invited me to join his expedition to the remote omo region of southern ethiopia. from the moment i set foot on african soil i knew my life would be filled with adventure and hopefully discovery. the thrill of field research surpassed my dreams. every day i collected fossil remains of pigs, elephants, hippos, monkeys, gazelles, and other creatures. these discoveries were revealing the past world in which we evolved.
skeletons more than 1 million years younger than 'lucy' hold more evolution clues
after three summers of not finding a scrap of human bone, my resolve was beginning to wane. but in 1973 i signed on as co-director of an expedition to the remote and poorly explored afar region of ethiopia. here vast fossil fields offered unparalleled opportunity and i was convinced that this is where i would find hominid fossils. on that very first expedition to a place locally known as hadar i found a 3.4 million years ago fossil hominid knee joint. extensive study of the bones revealed that in virtually every detail the knee was identical to ours. this creature had walked upright and therefore deserved a place on the human family tree.
on my eager return to hadar in the fall of 1974 the major goal was to find fossils complete enough to identify the species that had walked with that knee. almost immediately we found teeth and jaws of roughly the same antiquity as the knee. the anatomy of these specimens was more ape-like than any that had been previously found in africa. darwin and huxley would have been elated had they been alive to see the finds.
on november 24, 1974, a hot sunday morning i was completing a routine mapping exercise and i spotted a three-inch long bone fragment that would change my life. as i kneeled down to more closely inspect the anatomy of the fragment i knew instantly it was part of a hominid elbow.
looking around to see if more of this individual was there i saw a chunk of lower jaw, a shard of skull, a fragment of a vertebra and ribs. each specimen was unquestionably hominid and i knew it was a partial skeleton of a human ancestor that had lain in suspended animation for 3.2 million years and had been exposed by rain erosion.
this was childhood dream come true and i knew my life would dramatically change. the bones were diminutive, probably a female and sometime during the evening celebration the skeleton was christened lucy (after beatles' song, "lucy in the sky with diamonds").
extensive laboratory examination revealed that lucy belonged to a new species, australopithecus afarensis, a conclusion that prompted a redrawing of the human family tree. current thinking places afarensis at the pivotal point on our family tree where two evolutionary lineages diverged. one led to several extinct side branches of australopithecus while the other led to our own genus homo that eventually evolved into modern humans, homo sapiens.
lucy is just one of the thousands of fossil hominid specimens, spanning the last 6 million years, that allows us to document the african origins of all humans alive today. some 6 to 8 million years ago a common ancestor (still undiscovered) to humans and the chimpanzee lived somewhere in africa. our ancestors first stood up in africa, and by 2.6 mya they began to fashion stone tools. our brains first expanded around 2 mya, and by 200,000 years ago homo sapiens made an african appearance.
modern humans are not the final resting place in our evolution. if the past is any guide to us, we too may someday face extinction as a species. we are united by our past, we are a single species of human on the planet today, and our future is intimately tied to how responsibly we care for the unique planet on which we live.
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məˈleɪʒə ˈwɛlkəmd ðə fərst bæʧ əv ˈsɪriən ˈmaɪgrənts ɪt həz plɛʤd tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst θri jɪrz tɪ hɛlp əˈliviˌeɪt ðə ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈkraɪsəs, ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. tu ˈfæməliz əv fɔr əraɪvd æt ðə kˈwɑlə ˌləmˈpʊr ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt æt frəm ˌɪstɑnˈbul, ˈtərki θru ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən meɪd baɪ ðɛr ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz moʊˈhɑmɛd ˌɪbrɑˈhim, 29 ənd ˈɑli æbˈdul ˈnæsər, 30 hu wər ˈneɪbərz ɪn idlib*, ˈsɪriə. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdɛpjəti hoʊm ˈmɪnɪstər nʊr moʊˈhɑmɛd hu wɑz ðɛr tɪ rɪˈsiv ðɛm æt ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt, du ˈprɔˌsɛs wʊd bi ˈkɛrid aʊt tɪ ˈɪʃu ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ˈpæsɪz fər ðə ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz. ˈprɔˌsɛs wɪl bi ˈkɛrid aʊt tɪ ˈɪʃu ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ˈpæsɪz fər ðɛm, hi sɛd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nu streɪts taɪmz. ˈskrinɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs wɑz dən wɪθ ðə əˈsɪstəns əv ðə məˈleɪʒən ˈɛmbəsi ɪn ˈʤɔrdən ənd ðə ˈtərkɪʃ government.”*.” ˈpriviəsli, nʊr sɛd ðət ə tæsk fɔrs hæd bɪn sɛt əp tɪ ˈhændəl ðə aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈskrinɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ˈsɪriən ˈmaɪgrənts, kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv ˈvɛriəs ˈɛntɪtiz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə hoʊm ˈmɪnɪstri, ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd ðə praɪm dɪˈpɑrtmənt. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd ˈkɑndəkt ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛks ɔn ɔl ˈmaɪgrənts tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðeɪ du nɑt poʊz ə θrɛt tɪ ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti. ðə ˈsɪriənz ərˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn məˈleɪʒə, hi ˈædɪd, wʊd ˌɪˈnɪʃəli bi kənˈsɪdərd ˈmaɪgrənts ənd nɑt ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ənˈtɪl ðeɪ rɪˈsiv ðɛr juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz haɪ kəˈmɪʃənər fər ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz (unhcr*) kɑrdz. məˈleɪʒə ɪz nɑt ə ˈsɪgnəˌtɔri tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛn kənˈvɛnʃən ɔn ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz. waɪl ðə ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz hæv ˈbeɪgən ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈkəntri, məˈleɪʒə stɪl həz tɪ sɔrt aʊt spɪˈsɪfɪks əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈstætəs, əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən nidz ənd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ wərk. hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɛlkəmd ˈpipəl hu ər ˈɔlsoʊ tərmd ɛz refugees,”*,” nʊr sɛd. ˈprɑbləm ɪz haʊ du wi ˈtækəl ðə bjʊˈrɑkrəsi wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm ə ˈstætəs tɪ steɪ ɪn məˈleɪʒə ənd haʊ tɪ əˈlaʊ ðɛm tɪ wərk ɪn məˈleɪʒə ənd haʊ əˈbaʊt ðɛr əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən, nidz ənd ðə rɛst. ðɪs ˈɪʃu ɪz nɑt ˈizi tɪ sɑlv bət ˈlʊkɪŋ æt it.”*.” əraʊnd fɔr ˈmɪljən ˈsɪriən ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz hæv flɛd ˈɪntu ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈkəntriz sɪns ðə stɑrt əv ə ˈsɪvəl wɔr ðɛr ɪn 2011 ˈprɑmptɪŋ məˈleɪʒən praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər nəˈʤib tɪ kəˈmɪt tɪ əkˈsɛptɪŋ ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz æt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˈʤɛnərəl əˈsɛmbli. nəˈʤib sɛd ˈməzlɪm ˈkəntriz wər ˈpɑrtli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðə ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ əv ˈsɪriənz fliɪŋ ðɛr ˈkəntriz, ənd ðət məˈleɪʒə, wɪʧ ɔˈrɛdi həz ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˌɪˈrɛgjələr ˈmaɪgrənts, wʊd du ɪts pɑrt. əraʊnd ðə wərld kraɪ aʊt fər ɑr hɛlp. wi ˈkænɑt, wi məst nɑt, pæs ɔn by,”*,” nəˈʤib hæd sɛd.
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malaysia welcomed the first batch of 3,000 syrian migrants it has pledged to receive over the next three years to help alleviate the refugee crisis, local media outlets reported wednesday.
two families of four arrived at the kuala lumpur international airport at 4:50pm from istanbul, turkey through an application made by their family members mohamed ibrahim, 29, and ali abdul nasser, 30 who were neighbors in idlib, syria.
according to malaysia’s deputy home minister nur jazlan mohamed who was there to receive them at the airport, due process would be carried out to issue temporary visiting passes for the family members.
“due process will be carried out to issue temporary visiting passes for them, he said according to the new straits times. “the screening process was done with the assistance of the malaysian embassy in jordan and the turkish government.”
previously, nur jazlan said that a task force had been set up to handle the identification and screening process for syrian migrants, consisting of various entities including the home ministry, the immigration department and the prime minister’s department. he also clarified that the government would conduct background checks on all migrants to make sure they do not pose a threat to national security.
the syrians arriving in malaysia, he added, would initially be considered migrants and not refugees until they receive their united nations high commissioner for refugees (unhcr) cards. malaysia is not a signatory to the un convention on refugees.
while the refugees have begun entering the country, malaysia still has to sort out specifics about their status, accommodation needs and ability to work.
“we have always welcomed people who are also termed as refugees,” nur jazlan said. “the problem is how do we tackle the bureaucracy when it comes to giving them a status to stay in malaysia … and how to allow them to work in malaysia and how about their accommodation, needs and the rest. this issue is not easy to solve but we’re looking at it.”
around four million syrian refugees have fled into neighboring countries since the start of a civil war there in 2011, prompting malaysian prime minister najib razak to commit to accepting 3,000 refugees at the united nations general assembly. najib said muslim countries were partly responsible for ensuring the well-being of syrians fleeing their countries, and that malaysia, which already has hundreds of thousands of irregular migrants, would do its part.
“people around the world cry out for our help. we cannot, we must not, pass on by,” najib had said.
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ðə ˈkɑmənz ər ɛz ˈvɛrid ɛz laɪf ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ənd jɛt ˈɛvriˌwən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðɛm ʃɛrz ˈkɑmən kənˈvɪkʃənz. ɪf wi wɪʃ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðiz kənˈvɪkʃənz, wi məst ˈriəˌlaɪz wət ˈkɑmənz min ɪn ə ˈpræktɪkəl sɛns, wət ðɛr ˈfəŋkʃən ɪz ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz həz bɪn. ðət ɪn tərn ˌɪnˈkludz ðət wi kənˈsərn ɑrˈsɛlvz wɪθ ˈpipəl. ˈæftər ɔl, ˈkɑmənz ər ˈkɑmən gʊdz ər prɪˈsaɪsli nɑt ˈmɪrli ““goods,”*,” bət ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈpræktɪs ðət ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts, ˈjuzɪz ənd prɪˈzərvz ˈkɑmən ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd ˈprɑdəkts. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpræktɪs əv ˈkɑmənz, ər commoning*, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈɔlsoʊ əˈbaʊt ˈjuˈɛs. ðə dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑmənz ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv juˈmænɪti. soʊ lɛt ˈjuˈɛs teɪk ə stɛp bæk ənd bɪˈgɪn wɪθ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt ˈlɪvɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz. ˈlɪvɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz du nɑt ˈsɪmpli ɪgˈzɪst; ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈjumən biɪŋz ˈæktɪvli ˈproʊdus ðɛm. ɪn soʊ duɪŋ, ˈɛvəri ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən stændz ɔn ðə ˈʃoʊldərz əv ɪts ˈfɔrˌbɛrz. kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ nu ənd ˈhændɪŋ daʊn tɪ fˈjuʧər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz ðət wɪʧ hæd bɪn kriˈeɪtɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ɪf ˈpɑsəbəl, ˌɪmˈpruvd həz bɪn pɑrt əv ˈjumən ækˈtɪvɪti sɪns taɪm ˌɪməˈmɔriəl. ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl fɔrmz ɪn wɪʧ ðɪs əˈkərd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hæv bɪn trænsˈfɔrmd ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli sɪns ðə trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ənd ə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪˈkɑnəmi. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈmɑrkɪts hæv ɪgˈzɪstəd fər məˈlɛniə, ðɛr ˈfəŋkʃən wɑz nɑt ɛz ˈsɛntrəl ɛz ðeɪ hæv bɪˈkəm ɪn kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm, wɛr ðeɪ sɛt ðə toʊn. ðeɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə rulz əv ˈgloʊbəl treɪd. ðeɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ˌɪnərˈækʃənz bɪtˈwin prəˈdusərz ənd kənˈsumərz əˈkrɔs ðə wərld. səm əbˈzərvərz bɪˈliv ðeɪ kən ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ˈpræktɪsɪz əv ðə ˈkɑmənz ˈivɪn ɪn ˈmɑrkɪts. ˈæftər ɔl, ðeɪ seɪ, ˈmɑrkɪts ər ˈɔlsoʊ əˈbaʊt ˈjuzɪŋ ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈʤɔɪntli, ənd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rulz ðət ɪˈneɪbəl ˈmɑrkɪts tɪ ˈfəŋkʃən ɪn ɛz ˌənriˈstrɪktɪd ənd weɪz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈmɑrkɪts ər nɑt ˈkɑmənz, ənd ɪt ɪz wərθ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ waɪ. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈmɑrkɪts ər ˈprɑdəkts əv ˈjumən ˈækʃən, ðɛr pərˈdəkʃən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtroʊld baɪ ˈmɑrkɪts, nɑt baɪ ˈjumən ˈækʃən. ɪt ɪz noʊ koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ðət ˈmɑrkɪts ər ˈspoʊkən əv ɛz ɪf ðeɪ wər ˈæktɪv ˈsəbʤɪkts. wi kən rɛd əˈbaʊt wət ðə ˈmɑrkɪts ər ““doing”*” ˈɛvəri deɪ ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈpeɪʤɪz. ˈmɑrkɪts ˌdɪˈsaɪd, prɪˈfər ənd ˈpənɪʃ. ðeɪ ər ˈnərvəs, luz trəst ər riækt ˈkɔʃəsli. ɑr ˈækʃənz teɪk pleɪs ˈəndər ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪts, nɑt ðə ˈəðər weɪ əraʊnd. ˈivɪn ə brif lʊk æt ðə rulz ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv meɪks ðət klɪr. rulz ˈɪʃud baɪ ˈgəvərnmənts fərst ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈprɪnsəpəlz əv ˈmɑrkɪts, bət ðiz rulz ˈfəŋkʃən ˈoʊnli ɛz ““add-ons”*” ðət ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ gaɪd ðə ˈifɛkts əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪts ɪn wən dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ər ðə ˈəðər. wən dɪˈrɛkʃɪn meɪ min riˈstrɪktɪŋ ðə ˈifɛkts əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt soʊ ɛz tɪ əˈteɪn spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈsoʊʃəl goʊlz. vjud ɪn ðɪs laɪt, ðə səˈpoʊzədli ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ə ˈsɛntrəli plænd ɪˈkɑnəmi tərnz aʊt tɪ bi ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ə ˈrædɪkəl ˈvɛriənt əv ˈgaɪdɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪts. ðə ˈəðər dɪˈrɛkʃɪn kən min dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ rulz soʊ ðət ˈmɑrkɪt ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz kən flərɪʃ, ɪn ðə hoʊp ðət ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ˈbɛtər ɔf ɪn ðə ɛnd ɪf ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz pərˈsu ðɛr oʊn məˈtɪriəl ˌsɛlˈfɪntəˌrɛst. ðə ˈvɛriəs skulz əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk θɔt rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz. ðeɪ ɔl teɪk fər ˈgrænɪd ðə əˈsəmpʃən ðət ˈmɑrkɪts wərk, ənd ðət wət ˈmætərz ɪz haʊ ðeɪ wərk. ə ˈkɑmən ˈfiʧər ɪz ðət nən əv ðiz ˈstændərd skulz əv θɔt kˈwɛʃən ˈmɑrkɪts ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðət ɪz waɪ ˈmɑrkɪts ər æt taɪmz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz nature”*” 2010 ə ˌmænəfɛˈsteɪʃən əv ˈneɪʧər ənd ɪts lɔz ðət ˈkænɑt bi kɔld ˈɪntu kˈwɛʃən, bət ˈoʊnli əˈplaɪd. ðə ˈhæbət əv ˈtritɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪts, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, ɛz biɪŋz ˈprɑmptɪd ɪˈkɑnəmɪst kɑrl tɪ spik əv ə rɪˈvərsəl əv ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ənd ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk: əv ɪˈkɑnəmi biɪŋ ɛmˈbɛdɪd ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl riˈleɪʃənz, ˈsoʊʃəl riˈleɪʃənz ər ɛmˈbɛdɪd ɪn ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk system”*” 1957 ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈɔnˌsɛt əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm, ˈoʊnli rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈrɪʧuəl ækts wər sin ɛz ˈhævɪŋ ə laɪf əv ðɛr oʊn ɪn ðɪs weɪ. ðə ˈætəˌtud wɑz: ˈkænɑt ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt gɑd ər ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, wi kən ˈoʊnli əˈtɛmpt tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ðɛr ˈgʊdˈwɪl, pərˈhæps plid ər æt taɪmz ˈaʊtˌwɪt ðɛm, bət wi kən ˈnɛvər gɪt ðɛm ˈəndər control.”*.” ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˈmɑrkɪts, ɪt ɪz ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɔgərz əv ɔl kaɪnz hu teɪk ɔn ðə tæsk əv dɪˈvaɪn wɪl. ðeɪ ər ˌɪnˈtərprətərz əv ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl. ˈmɑrkɪts ər nɑt ˈkɑmənz ənd vaɪs ˈvərsə. ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈprɪnsəpəl əv ðə ˈkɑmənz ɪz ðət ðə ˈpipəl hu kriˈeɪt ðə ˈkɑmənz ˈɔlsoʊ kriˈeɪt ðə rulz fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. bət ər ˈpipəl ˈeɪbəl tɪ du soʊ? ɪt ˈbɛtər tɪ trəst ɪn ə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ðət meɪ bi ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl ənd ˌɪmˈpərsənəl, bət ðət ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈʤɛnərəli ˈvælɪd, ˈrəðər ðən traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɔrmjəˌleɪt ənd nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt rulz ˌwənˈsɛlf? naʊ wi ər æt ðə kɔr əv ðə ˈdɪfərɪŋ ˈkɑnsɛpts əv juˈmænɪti: ðə ˈmɑrkɪt pəˈzɪʃən əˈsumz ˈhoʊmoʊ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˈmæksəˌmaɪzɪŋ ðɛr juˈtɪləti. ðiz ər ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ˈpipəl hu æt fərst θɪŋk ˈoʊnli əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd ðɛr oʊn juˈtɪləti. ˈoʊnli baɪ ˈtreɪdɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt du ðeɪ bɪˈkəm ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkriʧərz. naʊ, ɪt ɪz nɑt ðiz ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu dɪˈtərmən ðɛr ˈsoʊʃəl riˈleɪʃənz. ɛz wi sɔ əˈbəv, ðeɪ gɪv ðɛmˈsɛlvz əp tɪ ðə ˈwərkɪŋz əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪts, traɪɪŋ tɪ dəraɪv ˈbɛnəfɪts frəm ðɛm. tɪ meɪk ɪt əˈbəndəntli klɪr: ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz səbˈmɪt tɪ ən əˈnɑnəməs paʊər ðət ɪz nɑt ðɛr oʊn baɪ ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ɪt ənd ɪts ˈlɑʤɪk. ðeɪ ðɛn hæv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ kriˈeɪt ənd kənˈfərm ðɛr ˌɪnˌdɪvɪʤuˈælɪti baɪ minz əv kənˈsəmʃən. kənˈsəmʃən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈmidiəm ɪn wɪʧ ˈsoʊʃəl laɪf teɪks pleɪs. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˈmɑrkɪts ər nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈpleɪsɪz əv ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən; ðeɪ ər ˈpleɪsɪz wɛr ˈpipəl kəˈnɛkt ənd dɪˈvɛləp aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz. ɛz kənˈsəmʃən dɪz nɑt kriˈeɪt tru communality*, ənd ɛz ˈmɛni ˈpipəl fil ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ˈivɪn ɪn ə grup, ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ aʊt əv ðɪs dɪˈlɛmə ɪz mɔr kənˈsəmʃən. ðəs, kənˈsəmʃən kriˈeɪts mɔr ənd mɔr kənˈsəmʃən, wɪʧ ˈmæʧɪz ðə producers’*’ ˈɪntərɪsts tɪ sɛl mɔr ənd mɔr tɪ kənˈsumərz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpərfəktli sərvz ðə nəˈsɛsɪti əv ðə ˈkæpətəlɪst ɪˈkɑnəmi tɪ kip groʊɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kənˈsumərz kən ˈnɛvər ɑr weɪ out”*” əv ðɛr ˈsoʊʃəl ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən. ˈmɑrkɪts ər beɪst ɔn ənd kənˈtɪnjuəsli kriˈeɪt ˈstrəkʧərəl ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən. ˈstrəkʧərəl ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən dɪz nɑt min ðət wi du nɑt kəm təˈgɛðər ər kˈwɑpərˌeɪt. jɛt ɪn ˈmɑrkɪts, kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ˈɔlˌweɪz həz ðə ˈbɪtər ˈfleɪvər əv ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ɛz wɛl. wi kˈwɑpərˌeɪt soʊ ðət wi kən hoʊld ɑr graʊnd ˈbɛtər ɪn kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. wɪθ ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ nəˈsɛsɪti əv ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, ˈɛni kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ɔn wən saɪd ˌɪmˈplaɪz ɪkˈskluʒən ɔn ðə ˈəðər. wən səkˈsɛs ɪz əˈnəðər ˈfeɪljər. wən ˈɛkspɔrt ˈsərpləs ɪz treɪd ˈdɛfəsət. wən səkˈsɛs ɪn əˈplaɪɪŋ fər ə ʤɑb minz rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv ɔl ðə ˈəðər ˈkænədɪts. wən grin kɑrd minz əˈnəðər ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən. ɪt ɪz ðɪs ˈæˌspɛkt əv ˈmɑrkɪts wɪʧ aɪ kɔl ˈstrəkʧərəl ɪkˈskluʒən. boʊθ ˈæˌspɛkts, ˈstrəkʧərəl ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ənd ɪkˈskluʒən, ˈpərmiˌeɪt ɑr ˈækʃənz, θɔts ənd ˈfilɪŋz laɪk ə ˈgɑsəmər wɛb. ðeɪ dɪˈtərmən wət ˈpipəl kənˈsɪdər ˈnɔrməl ɪn ˈɛvriˈdeɪ laɪf. ɪf ə fɪʃ swɪmz ɪn ˈɛndləs ˈsərkəlz ɪn ɪts boʊl ənd həz ˈlərnɪd nɑt tɪ bəmp ˈɪntu ðə glæs, ˈsimɪŋli ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli, ɪt maɪt ˈfɔlsli səˈpoʊz ɪt ɪz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ðə ˈfridəm əv ðə ˈoʊʃən. ɪf wi ər tɪ wɪθˈstænd ˈstrəkʧərəl ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ənd ɪkˈskluʒən, wi nid ˈpleɪsɪz ənd fɔrmz əv ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən. ˌbiˈsaɪdz kənˈsəmʃən, wɪʧ wi hæv ɔˈrɛdi ˈmɛnʃənd, ˈfæməliz ənd ˈəðər ˈsoʊʃəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps pleɪ ə ˈsɛntrəl roʊl hir. taɪm ənd əˈgɛn, wi kən əbˈzərv ðət ˈpipəl hu luz ðɛr ˈsoʊʃəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps kˈwɪkli ɛnd əp ɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən əv ril ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ənd ɪkˈskluʒən. ˈstrəkʧərəl ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ənd ɪkˈskluʒən ɛnˈteɪl əˈnəðər taɪp əv bɪˈheɪvjər, wən aɪ kɔl ˈstrəkʧərəl ˌɪrəˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti. ˈhɑrdli ˈɛniˌwən wɔnts tɪ ˈmɑrʤənəˌlaɪz ˈəðərz, ˈhɑrdli ˈɛniˌwən wɔnts ðɛr oʊn ædˈvæntɪʤ tɪ bi peɪd fər baɪ ˈəðərz jɛt ðɪs stɪl teɪks pleɪs. ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ənd ˈsɛpərətnəs ɪn ˈmɑrkɪts ˈɔlsoʊ min ðət wi ˈkænɑt græsp ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ə ˈpərʧəs. pərˈhæps wi hæv hərd əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈkɑŋgoʊ ˈwərkɪŋ ˈəndər ɪkˈstrim ənd ˌɪnhjuˈmeɪn kənˈdɪʃənz tɪ ˈɛkˌstrækt coltan*, frəm wɪʧ ˈtæntələm fər prəˈdusɪŋ ˈsɛlˌfoʊnz ɪz ɛkˈstræktɪd. bət du wi du wɪˈθaʊt ˈsɛlˌfoʊnz fər ðɪs ˈrizən? ənd wi hæv rɛd əˈbaʊt ˈtiˌsərts biɪŋ prəˈdust wɪθ ʧaɪld ˈleɪbər, bət du wi peɪ əˈtɛnʃən ˈɛvəri taɪm wi baɪ wən? ər ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl pəˈluʃən kɔzd baɪ əˈlumənəm pərˈdəkʃən du wi ˈivɪn noʊ wɪʧ ˈprɑdəkts kənˈteɪn əˈlumənəm? ðiz ər ˈoʊnli ə fju əv ˈkaʊntləs ɪgˈzæmpəlz ðət ʃoʊ ðət ɪt ɪz ˈvərʧuəli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ˈpərsɪnəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ˈəndər ˈmɑrkɪt kənˈdɪʃənz. ʃɔrt əv ˈmæsɪv ˈbɔɪˌkɑts ər ˈpəblɪk ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ, kənˈsumər ˈpərʧəsɪz ˈkænɑt ˈɔltər ðə ˈleɪbər kənˈdɪʃənz ənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈifɛkts əv pərˈdəkʃən; ɪn ðɪs rɪˈspɛkt, ˈməni ɪz ən ɪkˈstrimli pur minz əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən. ɔl əv ɑr əˈtɛmpts tɪ kənˈteɪn ðə ˈhɑrmfəl ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ˈmɑrkɪt ækˈtɪvɪti əˈmaʊnt tɪ ə ˌnɛvərˈɛndɪŋ tæsk, wən ðət ˈɔfən feɪlz, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kəˈlɑsəˌli fər ˈɪnstəns, ɪn ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˈgloʊbəl ɪˈmɪʃənz. bət ðət ɪz nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli ˈɔpʃən, ɛz ðə ˈkɑmənz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt. hir, ˈpipəl ər kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ wən əˈnəðər. ðeɪ juz ˈkɑmən ˈrisɔrsɪz, dɪˈvaɪz rulz tɪ səˈsteɪn ər ˌɪnˈkris ðɛm, ənd faɪnd ðə ˈsoʊʃəl fɔrmz ðət fɪt bɛst. ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ pɔɪnt ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə nidz əv ðə ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, ənd ðoʊz nidz ər ˈnɛvər ðə seɪm. ɪn ə ˈkɑmənz, ðə ˌɪmˈplɪsət ˈmɑdəl əv juˈmænɪti ɪz nɑt əˈbaʊt individuals’*’ ˈæbˌstrækt ɪkˈwɑləti, bət ˈrəðər ðɛr ˈkɑnkrit juˈniknəs. ˈpipəl pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ˈæktɪvli ɪn ðə ˈkɑmənz ˈprɔˌsɛs wɪθ ðɛr rɪʧ ˌɪnˌdɪvɪʤuˈælɪti. ðəs, ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪz klɪr: ɪf boʊθ ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd ðə ˈprɑdəkts ər ˈdɪfərənt, ənd ɪf ðə ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvd rɪˈmeɪn ˈspɛʃəl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, ðɛn ˈjunəˌfɔrm rulz ˈkænɑt wərk. bət ðət ɪz nɑt ə ˈprɑbləm ɪn ə ˈkɑmənz bɪˈkəz, ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, ðə rulz əv ə ˈkɑmənz ər meɪd baɪ ðə ˈkɑmənərz ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ɪt ɪz noʊ ˈsɪmpəl tæsk tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˈwərkəbəl rulz, ənd ðeɪ meɪ feɪl, bət ðɛr ər ˈkaʊntləs ˈkɑmənz ðət du wərk, prəˈvaɪdɪd ðət ˈsərtən kənˈdɪʃənz fər səkˈsɛs ər ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt. ˌsɛlˌfɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən wərks ɪf ɪt ɪz ɪn fækt self-determined*. fər ðɪs ˈrizən, ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈæˌspɛkt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə participants’*’ ˈdɪfərənt nidz ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt bi ɪt ɪn fɔrm əv kənˈsɛnsəs ər ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz. ɪt ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl ðət ˈpipəl fil ə sɛns əv ˈfɛrnəs. ˈfɛrnəs ɪz nɑt ðə seɪm θɪŋ ɛz ˈfɔrməl ˈʤəstɪs: ɪt dɪˈskraɪbz əˈgrimənts ðət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi filz ðeɪ nid ˌɪntərˈvin əˈgɛnst. ðət, tu, ɪz ˈdɪfərənt ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˈmɑrkɪts. hir, ðɛr ɪz ə ˈsɪstəm əv ɪkˈwɪvələnt ˈtreɪdɪŋ ðət ɪz ˈfɔrməli ʤɪst, bɪˈkəz ɪn ən aɪˈdil ˈmɑrkɪt, ˈæˌsɛts əv ðə seɪm ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈvælju ʧeɪnʤ hænz. bət fərst, ðɪs hoʊldz ˈoʊnli ɔn ˈævərɪʤ; ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈkeɪsɪz kən bi ənˈʤəst ər ˈivɪn ˈfrɔʤələnt. lɛt ˈjuˈɛs ˈriˌkɔl: ˈpipəl hu ˈmæksəˌmaɪz ðɛr oʊn ˈbɛnəfɪt du soʊ æt ˈəðər ɪkˈspɛns, ənd ðoʊz ˈəðər ˈpipəl hæv tɪ bɛr ðə ˈbərdən. ˈsɛkənd, ɪkˈwɪvələnt ˈtreɪdɪŋ minz ðət ˈdɪfərənt meɪ bi ɪkˈsprɛst ɪn ðə seɪm ˈpraɪsɪz, bət ɪn ril tərmz, ɪn ˈdɪfərənt əˈmaʊnts əv ˈɛfərt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ əˈʧiv ðə seɪm praɪs. dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəntriz hæv tɪ wərk məʧ ˈhɑrdər ðən ˌɪnˈdəstriəˌlaɪzd wənz fər ðə seɪm ˈmɑnəˌtɛri jild. ɪz ðət fɛr? noʊ. ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪgˈnɔrz ˈdɪfərənsɪz; ˈkɑmənz teɪk ðɛm ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt. wət ɪz mɔr, ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈpʊʃɪz ˈdɪfərənsɪz əˈsaɪd; ˈkɑmənz θraɪv ɔn ðɛm. ɪf ə fju vərˈaɪətiz əv raɪs əbˈteɪn ðə haɪəst ˈprɑfɪt, ðɛn ɔl ˈəðər vərˈaɪətiz əv raɪs ər dɪˈspleɪst frəm ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ɪn ðə ˈkɑmənz, ɪn ˈkɑntræst, ər əˈwɛr ðət dɪˈvərsɪti ɪz nɑt ə flɔ ən ˌɪmˈpɛdəmənt tɪ value”*” bət ə ˈpɑzətɪv kˈwɑləti. ɪt minz mɔr ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti, mɔr vərˈaɪəti, mɔr ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər ˈlərnɪŋ, ə ˈbɛtər kˈwɑləti əv laɪf. ˌsɛlˌfɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən kən feɪl. ɪt ɪz ˈɔfən ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl ɪf ˈeɪliən ˈlɑʤɪk krips ˈɪntu ˈpræktɪsɪz əv ðə ˈkɑmənz, ənd ðət kən əˈkər ɪn ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt weɪz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪf ˈikwəl ˈpɔrʃənz əv ə ˈfaɪˌnaɪt ˈrisɔrs ər meɪd əˈveɪləbəl fər ðə ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvd tɪ juz (ˈfɔrməli ʤɪst), ðɛn ɪt meɪ wɛl bi ðət ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz fil ðɪs ərˈeɪnʤmənt tɪ bi ˌɔnˈfɛr. ðɪs meɪ bi ðə keɪs ɪf ðə ˈrisɔrs ɪz əv ˈlɛsər kˈwɑləti, ər ɪf ðə nidz əv ðə ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈdɪfər fər ˈrizənz meɪd trænˈspɛrənt. ˈfɔrməli ˈikwəl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən məst bi ɑgˈmɛntəd baɪ əˈdɪʃənəl kraɪˈtɪriə ðət ər tɪ bi ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ənˈtɪl ˈɛvriˌwən filz θɪŋz ər fɛr. ɛz sun ɛz ˈfɛrnəs ɪz nɪˈglɛktɪd, ðə ˈdeɪnʤər ərˈaɪzɪz ðət ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈstrætəʤiz fər ˈmæksəˌmaɪzɪŋ juˈtɪləti prɪˈveɪl. ðɛn, ˈmɑrkɪt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈɛnərz ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑmənz. ɪf wən ˈpərsən bɪˈgɪnz tɪ pʊʃ θru hɪz ər hər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl goʊlz æt ˈəðər ɪkˈspɛns, ˈfɛrnəs ɪz ˌəndərˈmaɪnd tɪ ən ˈɛvər ˈgreɪtər dɪˈgri. ˈəðərz rɪˈspɑnd ɪn kaɪnd, ə ˈdaʊnwərd ˈspaɪrəl sɛts ɪn, ənd ɪn ðə ɛnd, ˌsɛlˌfɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən feɪlz. ˈmɑrkɪt ˈaɪdiəlɔgz ər əˈwɛr əv ðɪs ˈifɛkt ənd ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli ɪmˈplɔɪ ɪt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈkɑmənz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn pəru (ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr) ðə prəˈpoʊzəl wɑz meɪd tɪ dɪˈvaɪd əp lænd ðət hæd ˈpriviəsli bɪn juzd ˈʤɔɪntli ənd tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut ɪt tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs wɪθ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈtaɪtəlz əv ʤɪst, əv kɔrs. ˈmɛmbərz əv kəmˈjunɪtiz wər tɪ bi trænsˈfɔrmd ˈɪntu ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd, ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. ðə ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðɪs plæn bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ɪt wʊd ɛnˈdeɪnʤər ðɛr ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl. ˈkɑmənz wərk ˈoʊnli ɪf ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti ənd ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪz ɪkˈskludɪd. ðeɪ ər beɪst ɔn kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən, ənd ðeɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən. ðeɪ ɪˈneɪbəl riˈspɑnsəbəl ˈækʃən, ənd ðeɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ɪt. ɪn ðɪs sɛns, ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈpræktɪsɪz əv ˈkɑmənz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈstrəkʧərəl communality*. ˈkɑmənz ˈprɑʤɛkts ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ə ˈpræktɪkəl rɪˈbətəl tɪ ðə ˈhoʊmoʊ ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi həz tɪ hæv ˈsərtən ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ˈkɑmənz ˈprɑʤɛkts, bət ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ʧeɪnʤ wɪn ðeɪ du. ɪn ˈkɑmənz, ˈpipəl kən lɪv ɛz wət ðeɪ hæv ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn: səˈsaɪɪtəl biɪŋz hu ˈʤɔɪntli kriˈeɪt ðɛr ˈlɪvɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz. ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ ðə ˈlɑʤɪk əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ geɪn frəm ˈhævɪŋ ðɛr weɪ æt ˈəðər ɪkˈspɛns. ə ˈsɛntrəl stɛp ɪn ˈlərnɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈpræktɪsɪz əv ðə ˈkɑmənz ɪz ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðət oʊn nidz ər ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ˈoʊnli ɪf ˈəðər nidz ər ˈɔlsoʊ pɑrt əv ðə ˈkɑmən ækˈtɪvɪtiz. aɪ kɔl ðɪs ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðə ˈkɑmənz ˈstrəkʧərəl ˌɪnˈkluʒən. ðə ˌuˈbuˌtu fəˈlɑsəfi əv ðə ˈzuˌlu ənd ˈzoʊʃə pʊts ɪt ɪn ðiz wərdz: æm bɪˈkəz ju ər, ənd aɪ kən bi ˈoʊnli ɪf ju are.”*.” ˈæˌkʧuəli, ðɪs ɪkˈsprɛsɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɑbviəs. ɪt simz soʊ ˈspɛʃəl tɪ ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈkəz wi hæv bɪn treɪnd frəm ən ˈərli eɪʤ tɪ ˈstrəgəl ɛz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz əˈgɛnst ˈəðərz. səˈlɛkʃən dɪˈtərmənz ɑr ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz æt skul; ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ɪn laɪf ər ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd əˈlɔŋ wɪθ greɪdz. wi ɪkˈspɪriəns səˈlɛkʃən ɪn ˈmɑrkɪts wɪn wi nid tɪ sɛl ɑr ˈleɪbər ər ɑr ˈprɑdəkts. wi ɪkˈspɪriəns səˈlɛkʃən wɪn wi ər sɪk ər oʊld, wɪn wi ˈwəri əˈbaʊt rɪˈsivɪŋ əˈproʊpriˌeɪt kɛr. səˈlɛkʃən ɪz ðə minz əv ˈstrəkʧərəl ɪkˈskluʒən ɪmˈplɔɪd ɪn ðə ˈlɑʤɪk əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ˌwəˈtɛvər meɪk money”*” fɔlz bɪtˈwin ðə kræks. tɪ bi ʃʊr, ðə ˈkɑmənz hæv ˈbaʊndəriz, ənd ɪt məst bi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd hu bɪˈlɔŋz ənd hu dɪz nɑt. wi hæv ˈlərnɪd frəm ˈɛlɪnər ˈɑstrəm ðət drɔɪŋ səʧ ˈbaʊndəriz ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt æt list ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˈraɪvəl ˈkɑmən ˈrisɔrsɪz. ɪn ə ˈkɑmənz, ðɛr ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈsoʊʃəl ˈlɑʤɪk æt pleɪ ðən ɪn ˈmɑrkɪt ˈsɛtɪŋz; ðə kraɪˈtɪriə fər ˈækˌsɛs ənd juz meɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈloʊkəl əˌfɪliˈeɪʃənz, ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz əv ˈleɪbər ənd ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈjuzɪz əv ðə ˈkɑmənz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, rulz əv ˈjusɪʤ meɪk sɛns fər gʊdz ðət ər ənd nɑt kənˈsumd ər up”*” (səʧ ɛz kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪv ˈwɛbˌsaɪts laɪk ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə ər fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈproʊˌgræmz); səʧ rulz hɛlp əˈvɔɪd ˌəndərˈjuz əv ðə ˈrisɔrs ənd ðə ˈdeɪnʤər ðət ðeɪ maɪt bi əˈbændənd. ɪn ˈkɑntræst, gʊdz ðət ər ˈraɪvəl ənd consumptive*, səʧ ɛz lænd, ˈwɔtər ər ˈfɪʃəriz, ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈəðər sɔrts əv rulz bɪˈkəz ɪn səʧ ˈkeɪsɪz ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ˌoʊvərˈjuz, nɑt ˌəndərˈjuz. wət ɪz dɪˈsaɪsɪv ɪn ðə səkˈsɛs əv ə ˈkɑmənz ɪz wɪʧ rulz ər ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd baɪ ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɛz ˈrizənəbəl ər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. hir, ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri kˈwɛʃən ɪz nɑt ˈwɛðər ˈsəmθɪŋ peɪz ɔf, bət wət səˈsteɪnz ðə ˈkɑmənz ənd ðɛr ˈrisɔrsɪz soʊ ðət ˈɛvriˌwən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd kən ˈbɛnəfɪt ɪn ðə lɔŋ tərm. ðə ˈsoʊʃəl fɔrm ɪz ˈvæljəbəl ɪn ənd əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ɛz ˈsoʊʃəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ər ðə dɪˈsaɪsɪv minz fər ˈsɛtəlɪŋ dɪˈspjuts. ənd ˈkɑnflɪkts ər tɪ bi riˈzɑlvd ɪn səʧ ə weɪ ðət ˈɛvriˌwən filz ðət ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd ɪts rɪˈzəlts ər fɛr, ɛz dɪˈskəst əˈbəv. ðəs, ˈkɑmənz ˈstrəkʧərəli ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ðɛr pɑrˈtɪsəpənts fər prɪˈzərvɪŋ ðə ˈrisɔrs ənd ðə kəˈlɛktɪv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps, waɪl ˈmɑrkɪts ˈʤɛnərəli du nɑt. ˈkɑmənərz ər ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈʃeɪpɪŋ ðə ˈsoʊʃəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ˌɪnˈvɑlvd; ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ðeɪ kən teɪk riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ðɛr ˈækʃənz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs ˈɔlsoʊ ɪnˈteɪlz ðɛr riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ du soʊ. ɪn ðə ˈkɑmənz, ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ dil wɪθ kənˈflɪktɪŋ goʊlz ənd ˈvɛriɪŋ nidz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈækʃən. ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈækʃən kəmz fərst, ənd ðɛn ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz ər dɛlt wɪθ ˈleɪtər. ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz ˈsɛldəm ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈmidiˌeɪtɪŋ bɪtˈwin ˈdɪfərənt nidz ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ riˈspɑnsəbəl səˈluʃənz bɪˈkəz ˈmæksəməm ˈprɑfɪts ɪz ðə ˈtəʧˌstoʊn fər ʧɔɪs. wi ər ɔl əˈwɛr əv səʧ ˈpɛrəˌdɑksɪz. wi wɔnt tɪ draɪv ɔn ə gʊd roʊd ˈnɛtˌwərk wɪˈθaʊt kənˈʤɛsʧən, bət ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ ˈhævɪŋ ˈmeɪʤər roʊdz pæs baɪ ɑr frənt dɔrz. wi wɔnt ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəli ˈfrɛndli ˈɛnərʤi tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ˈnukliər paʊər, bət wi ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ ˈwɪndˌmɪlz ˈmɑrɪŋ ðə ˈlænˌskeɪp. wi ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ fɪʃ stɑks biɪŋ dɪˈplitɪd, bət wɔnt tɪ ˈpərʧəs frɛʃ ənd ʧip fɪʃ. ˈdɪfərənt nidz ənd goʊlz ˈkɑnflɪkt wɪθ wən əˈnəðər, ənd ðə wən ðət kən ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz ðə moʊst ˈmɑrkɪt ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl paʊər wɪl prɪˈveɪl. fərst, wi kriˈeɪt ə feɪt ˌɑˈkɑmpli, ðɛn wi hæv tɪ ˈsəfər ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ɪn ðə ˈkɑmənz, ˈpipəl ər ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈmidiˌeɪtɪŋ bɪtˈwin ˈdɪfərənt nidz ənd dɪˈzaɪərz frəm ðə ˈaʊtˌsɛt. ˈfɑrmərz kən kəm tɪ ən ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əˈbaʊt ʤɔɪnt ˈjusɪʤ əv ˈpæsʧərz ɪn ədˈvæns, ənd kən du soʊ taɪm ənd əˈgɛn tɪ əˈvɔɪd əv ðə ˈkɑmən ˈrisɔrs; kən əreɪnʤ fər səˈsteɪnəbəl ˈfɪʃɪŋ kˈwoʊtəz, ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ nation-states*, iʧ əv wɪʧ wɔnts ˈmæksəməm ˈjusɪʤ fər ˌɪtˈsɛlf; fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈprɑʤɛkts kən əˈgri ɔn ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ praɪˈɔrətiz. ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər ˈkɛvɪn ˈhænsən spiks əˈbaʊt ˈkɑmənz ˈkəltɪˌveɪtɪŋ ə sɛns əv ˈoʊvərˌɑrʧɪŋ riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti: ˈkɑmənz əˈproʊʧ ˌɪˈneɪtli prəˈzumz riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ənd raɪts fər ɔl. noʊ wən ɪz lɛft aʊt. ɪt ɪz ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ɔl ˈkɑmənz ˌtrəˈstiz (ˈifɛktɪvli, ðɪs minz ˈɛvriˌwən) tɪ bi riˈspɑnsəbəl ˈivɪn fər ðoʊz hu du nɑt spik.... ˌɪnˈkludz nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə jəŋ, ˈɛldərli ər dɪˈseɪbəld ˈpipəl hu ˈkænɑt spik fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ minz ðə dɪsɪnˈfrænˌʧaɪzd, ðə pur, ðə ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs ənd ˈəðər ˈjumənz hu hæv trəˈdɪʃənəli nɑt hæd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt vɔɪs ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd economics.”*.” waɪl ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˈlɑʤɪk əv ðə ˈkɑmənz ɪn tərmz əv ˈprɪnsəpəl ənd ˈstrəkʧər, səʧ ˌɪnˈkluʒən dɪz nɑt əˈkər ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli, bət məst bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli. ðə ˈfridəm tɪ ʃeɪp ərˈeɪnʤmənts ðət ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈɔlsoʊ ɪnˈteɪlz ə nəˈsɛsɪti tɪ du soʊ. ðət ɪz ˈdɪfərənt frəm ˈmɑrkɪt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps, wɛr rulz ər sɛt ɪkˈstərnəli ənd ˈjunəˌfɔrmli. wɪˈʧɛvər ˈɔpʃən ərnz ˈməni prɪˈveɪlz. ɪn ə ˈkɑmənz, kəmˈjunɪtiz məst ðɛmˈsɛlvz dɪˈtərmən ðə rulz əˈproʊpriˌeɪt fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ənd fər ðə ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðɛm. ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, ðə tɛmˈteɪʃən tɪ əˈʧiv geɪn æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ˈəðərz, ˈæftər ɔl, ɪz juˈbɪkwɪtəs, ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə ˈlɑʤɪk əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. jɛt tɪ ðə ˈəðər, aɪ æm ðə ˈəðər ɛz wɛl. ɪf aɪ prɪˈveɪl æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ˈəðərz, ðeɪ wɪl du ðə seɪm (ər ɪkˈsklud mi). ðət wʊd bi ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ə ˈdaʊnwərd ˈspaɪrəl, ə dɪˈvɛləpmənt wi noʊ wɛl. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət loʊərz ˈweɪʤɪz ˈfæstər ðən ˈəðərz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts mɔr ʤɑbz. ðə wən ðət kəts ˈbɛnəfɪts moʊst kən əbˈteɪn ˈkrɛdɪt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ sərˈvaɪv. ðət ɪz ðə ˈlɑʤɪk əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪts, wɛr moʊst ˈpipəl ɛnd əp ˈluzɪŋ, ənd ˈivɪn ðə ˈwɪnərz ˈkænɑt bi ʃʊr ˈwɛðər ðeɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz maɪt bi əˈməŋ ðə ˈluzərz təˈmɑˌroʊ. wi kən ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˈkɑmənz ənd ðɛr ˈstrəkʧərəl communality*, ˌɪnˈkluʒən ənd ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ðɛr pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ˈoʊnli ɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈlɑʤɪk əv ɪkˈskluʒən. ðət ɪz ˈnɛvər ˈizi, bət ɪt ɪz wərθ ðə ˈɛfərt. ˈrɛfərənsɪz
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the commons are as varied as life itself, and yet everyone involved with them shares common convictions. if we wish to understand these convictions, we must realize what commons mean in a practical sense, what their function is and always has been. that in turn includes that we concern ourselves with people. after all, commons or common goods are precisely not merely “goods,” but a social practice that generates, uses and preserves common resources and products. in other words, it is about the practice of commons, or commoning, and therefore also about us. the debate about the commons is also a debate about images of humanity. so let us take a step back and begin with the general question about living conditions.
living conditions do not simply exist; instead, human beings actively produce them. in so doing, every generation stands on the shoulders of its forebears. creating something new and handing down to future generations that which had been created before – and if possible, improved – has been part of human activity since time immemorial. the historical forms in which this occurred, however, have been transformed fundamentally, particularly since the transition to capitalism and a market economy. although markets have existed for millennia, their function was not as central as they have become in contemporary capitalism, where they set the tone. they determine the rules of global trade. they organize interactions between producers and consumers across the world. some observers believe they can recognize practices of the commons even in markets. after all, they say, markets are also about using resources jointly, and according to rules that enable markets to function in as unrestricted and unmanipulated ways as possible. however, markets are not commons, and it is worth understanding why.
although markets are products of human action, their production is also controlled by markets, not by human action. it is no coincidence that markets are spoken of as if they were active subjects. we can read about what the markets are “doing” every day in the business pages. markets decide, prefer and punish. they are nervous, lose trust or react cautiously. our actions take place under the direction of the markets, not the other way around. even a brief look at the rules mentioned above makes that clear. rules issued by governments first recognize the basic principles of markets, but these rules function only as “add-ons” that are supposed to guide the effects of the markets in one direction or the other.
one direction may mean restricting the effects of the market so as to attain specific social goals. viewed in this light, the supposedly alternative concept of a centrally planned economy turns out to be nothing more than a radical variant of guiding markets. the other direction can mean designing rules so that market mechanisms can flourish, in the hope that everyone is better off in the end if individuals pursue their own material self-interest. the various schools of economic thought reflect the different directions. they all take for granted the assumption that markets work, and that what matters is optimizing how they work. a common feature is that none of these standard schools of thought question markets themselves. that is why markets are at times described as “second nature” (fisahn 2010) – a manifestation of nature and its laws that cannot be called into question, but only applied.
the habit of treating markets, and therefore also the economy, as quasi-natural beings prompted economist karl polanyi to speak of a reversal of the relationship between the social and the economic: “instead of economy being embedded in social relations, social relations are embedded in the economic system” (polanyi 1957). before the onset of capitalism, only religious ritual acts were seen as having a life of their own in this way. the attitude was: “we cannot regulate god or the market, we can only attempt to secure their goodwill, perhaps plead or at times outwit them, but we can never get them under control.” in the case of markets, it is the economic augurs of all kinds who take on the task of fathoming divine will. they are interpreters of the inevitable.
markets are not commons – and vice versa. the fundamental principle of the commons is that the people who create the commons also create the rules for themselves. but are people able to do so? isn’t it better to trust in a mechanism that may be invisible and impersonal, but that is also generally valid, rather than trying to formulate and negotiate rules oneself? now we are at the core of the differing concepts of humanity: the market position assumes homo economicus individuals maximizing their utility. these are isolated people who at first think only of themselves and their own utility. only by trading on the market do they become social creatures.
now, it is not these isolated individuals who determine their social relations. as we saw above, they give themselves up to the workings of the markets, trying to derive benefits from them. to make it abundantly clear: isolated individuals submit to an anonymous power that is not their own by joining it and internalizing its logic. they then have the opportunity to create and confirm their individuality by means of consumption. consumption is also the medium in which social life takes place. in other words, markets are not only places of distribution; they are places where people connect and develop identities. as consumption does not create true communality, and as many people feel isolated even in a group, the only way out of this dilemma is more consumption. thus, consumption creates more and more consumption, which matches the producers’ interests to sell more and more to consumers. it also perfectly serves the necessity of the capitalist economy to keep growing. however, consumers can never “buy our way out” of their social isolation. markets are based on and continuously create structural isolation.
structural isolation does not mean that we do not come together or cooperate. yet in markets, cooperation always has the bitter flavor of competition as well. we cooperate so that we can hold our ground better in competitive situations. with the underlying necessity of competition, any cooperation on one side implies exclusion on the other. one company’s success is another company’s failure. one country’s export surplus is another’s trade deficit. one person’s success in applying for a job means rejection of all the other candidates. one person’s green card means another person’s deportation. it is this aspect of markets which i call structural exclusion. both aspects, structural isolation and exclusion, permeate our actions, thoughts and feelings like a gossamer web. they determine what people consider normal in everyday life. if a fish swims in endless circles in its bowl and has learned not to bump into the glass, seemingly automatically, it might falsely suppose it is enjoying the freedom of the ocean. if we are to withstand structural isolation and exclusion, we need places and forms of compensation. besides consumption, which we have already mentioned, families and other social relationships play a central role here. time and again, we can observe that people who lose their social relationships quickly end up in a situation of real isolation and exclusion.
structural isolation and exclusion entail another type of behavior, one i call structural irresponsibility. hardly anyone wants to marginalize others, hardly anyone wants their own advantage to be paid for by others – yet this still takes place. isolation and separateness in markets also mean that we cannot grasp the consequences of a purchase. perhaps we have heard about people in the congo working under extreme and inhumane conditions to extract coltan, from which tantalum for producing cellphones is extracted. but do we do without cellphones for this reason? and we have read about t-shirts being produced with child labor, but do we pay attention every time we buy one? or environmental pollution caused by aluminum production – do we even know which products contain aluminum?
these are only a few of countless examples that show that it is virtually impossible to exercise personal responsibility under market conditions. short of massive boycotts or public organizing, consumer purchases cannot alter the labor conditions and environmental effects of production; in this respect, money is an extremely poor means of communication. all of our after-the-fact attempts to contain the harmful consequences of market activity amount to a never-ending task, one that often fails, sometimes colossally – for instance, in limiting global co2 emissions.
but that is not the only option, as the commons demonstrate. here, people are connected to one another. they use common resources, devise rules to sustain or increase them, and find the social forms that fit best. the starting point is always the needs of the people involved, and those needs are never the same. in a commons, the implicit model of humanity is not about individuals’ abstract equality, but rather their concrete uniqueness. people participate actively in the commons process with their rich individuality. thus, the following is clear: if both the resources and the products are different, and if the people involved remain special individuals, then uniform rules cannot work. but that is not a problem in a commons because, in contrast to the market, the rules of a commons are made by the commoners themselves. it is no simple task to establish workable rules, and they may fail, but there are countless commons that do work, provided that certain conditions for success are taken into account.
self-organization works if it is in fact self-determined. for this reason, an important aspect during the rule-making process is taking the participants’ different needs into account – be it in form of consensus or compromise. it is critical that people feel a sense of fairness. fairness is not the same thing as formal justice: it describes agreements that nobody feels they need intervene against. that, too, is different in the case of markets. here, there is a system of equivalent trading that is formally just, because in an ideal market, assets of the same economic value change hands. but first, this holds only on average; individual cases can be unjust or even fraudulent.
let us recall: people who maximize their own benefit do so at other people’s expense, and those other people have to bear the burden. second, equivalent trading means that different productivities may be expressed in the same prices, but in real terms, in different amounts of effort necessary to achieve the same price. developing countries have to work much harder than industrialized ones for the same monetary yield. is that fair? no. the market ignores differences; commons take them into account. what is more, the market pushes differences aside; commons thrive on them. if a few varieties of rice obtain the highest profit, then all other varieties of rice are displaced from the market. participants in the commons, in contrast, are aware that diversity is not a flaw – an impediment to “maximizing value” – but a positive quality. it means more creativity, more variety, more opportunities for learning, a better quality of life.
self-organization can fail. it is often unsuccessful if alien logic creeps into practices of the commons, and that can occur in very different ways. for example, if equal portions of a finite resource are made available for the people involved to use (formally just), then it may well be that individuals feel this arrangement to be unfair. this may be the case if the resource is of lesser quality, or if the needs of the people involved differ for reasons made transparent. formally equal distribution must be augmented by additional criteria that are to be taken into account until everyone feels things are fair.
as soon as fairness is neglected, the danger arises that individual strategies for maximizing utility prevail. then, market thinking enters into the commons. if one person begins to push through his or her individual goals at other people’s expense, fairness is undermined to an ever greater degree. others respond in kind, a downward spiral sets in, and in the end, self-organization fails. market ideologues are aware of this effect and occasionally employ it in order to destroy commons. for example, in peru (and elsewhere) the proposal was made to divide up land that had previously been used jointly and to distribute it to the indigenous population with individual titles of ownership–formally just, of course. members of communities were to be transformed into isolated, utility-maximizing individuals. the indigenous population rejected this plan because they realized it would endanger their lifestyle.
commons work only if everybody is included in the community and nobody is excluded. they are based on cooperation, and they generate cooperation. they enable responsible action, and they require it. in this sense, the social practices of commons represent structural communality. commons projects represent a practical rebuttal to the homo economicus paradigm. nobody has to have certain characteristics in order to participate in commons projects, but many people change when they do. in commons, people can live as what they have actually always been: societal beings who jointly create their living conditions. in contrast to the logic of the market, individuals have nothing to gain from having their way at other people’s expense. a central step in learning about practices of the commons is understanding that one’s own needs are taken into account only if other people’s needs are also part of the common activities. i call this aspect of the commons structural inclusion. the ubuntu philosophy of the zulu and xhosa puts it in these words: “i am because you are, and i can be only if you are.”
actually, this expresses something obvious. it seems so special to us because we have been trained from an early age to struggle as individuals against others. selection determines our experiences at school; opportunities in life are allocated along with grades. we experience selection in markets when we need to sell our labor or our products. we experience selection when we are sick or old, when we worry about receiving appropriate care. selection is the means of structural exclusion employed in the logic of the market. whatever “doesn’t make money” falls between the cracks.
to be sure, the commons have boundaries, and it must be decided who belongs and who does not. we have learned from elinor ostrom that drawing such boundaries is important – at least in the case of rival common resources. in a commons, there is a very different social logic at play than in market settings; the criteria for access and use may include one’s local affiliations, contributions of labor and particular uses of the commons. for example, rules of open-access usage make sense for goods that are non-rival and not consumed or “used up” (such as collaborative websites like wikipedia or free software programs); such rules help avoid underuse of the resource and the danger that they might be abandoned. in contrast, goods that are rival and consumptive, such as land, water or fisheries, require other sorts of rules because in such cases the problem is overuse, not underuse.
what is decisive in the success of a commons is which rules are recognized by the community as reasonable or necessary. here, the primary question is not whether something pays off, but what sustains the commons and their resources so that everyone involved can benefit in the long term. the social form is valuable in and of itself, as social relationships are the decisive means for settling disputes. and conflicts are to be resolved in such a way that everyone feels that the process and its results are fair, as discussed above.
thus, commons structurally generate responsibility on the part of their participants for preserving the resource and the collective relationships, while markets generally do not. commoners are in charge of shaping the social relationships involved; therefore, they can take responsibility for their actions. however, this also entails their responsibility to do so. in the commons, it is possible to deal with conflicting goals and varying needs before taking action. in the market, however, action comes first, and then the consequences are dealt with later. the market is seldom capable of mediating between different needs and identifying responsible solutions because maximum profits is the touchstone for choice.
we are all aware of such paradoxes. we want to drive on a good road network without congestion, but object to having major roads pass by our front doors. we want environmentally friendly energy to replace nuclear power, but we object to windmills marring the landscape. we object to fish stocks being depleted, but want to purchase fresh and cheap fish. different needs and goals conflict with one another, and the one that can mobilize the most market and political power will prevail. first, we create a fait accompli, then we have to suffer the consequences.
in the commons, people are capable of mediating between different needs and desires from the outset. farmers can come to an understanding about joint usage of pastures in advance, and can do so time and again to avoid overexploitation of the common resource; fisherfolk can arrange for sustainable fishing quotas, in contrast to nation-states, each of which wants maximum usage for itself; free software projects can agree on programming priorities. filmmaker kevin hansen speaks about commons cultivating a sense of overarching responsibility: “a commons approach innately presumes responsibility and rights for all. no one is left out. it is the responsibility of all commons trustees (effectively, this means everyone) to be responsible – even for those who do not speak.... [t]his includes not only the young, elderly or disabled people who cannot speak for themselves. it also means the disenfranchised, the poor, the indigenous and other humans who have traditionally not had a significant voice in politics and economics.”
while including everyone is part of the logic of the commons in terms of principle and structure, such inclusion does not occur automatically, but must be implemented intentionally. the freedom to shape arrangements that exist in principle also entails a necessity to do so. that is different from market relationships, where rules are set externally and uniformly. whichever option earns money prevails. in a commons, communities must themselves determine the rules appropriate for individual situations and for the people involved in them. in the process, the temptation to achieve gain at the expense of others, after all, is ubiquitous, coming from the logic of the market. yet to the other, i am the other as well. if i prevail at the expense of others, they will do the same (or exclude me). that would be the beginning of a downward spiral, a development we know well. the company that lowers wages faster than others generates more jobs. the one that cuts benefits most can obtain credit in order to survive. that is the logic of the markets, where most people end up losing, and even the winners cannot be sure whether they themselves might be among the losers tomorrow. we can establish commons and their structural communality, inclusion and generation of responsibility on the part of their participants only in opposition to the logic of exclusion. that is never easy, but it is worth the effort.
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d.c*. juˈnaɪtɪd ˈstraɪkər ˈʧɑrli ˈdeɪviz həz faɪld ə 20 ˈmɪljən ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst ðə ˈoʊnər əv ə ˈnaɪtˌkləb ənd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ˈhoʊstɪd ə ˈpɑrti æt wɪʧ ˈælkəˌhɑl wɑz sərvd tɪ ðə ˈdraɪvər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ə kɑr ˈæksədənt ðət səˈvɪrli ˈɪnʤərd ðə ˈsɑkər pleɪər ənd kɪld əˈnəðər ˈpæsənʤər. ðə sut, faɪld ɪn d.c*. suˈpɪriər kɔrt læst wik, neɪmz dɑs ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz, wɪʧ ˈɑpərˌeɪts ˈʃæˌdoʊ rum, ənd rɛd bʊl nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə, ðə hoʊst əv ðə ˈpraɪvət ɪˈvɛnt ɔn ɔkt. 12 2009 æt ðə keɪ strit ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt. ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ər əˈkjuzd əv kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ sərv ˈælkəˌhɑl tɪ mərˈiə eɪspiˈnoʊzə, ˈivɪn ðoʊ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə sut, ʃi ˈvɪzəbli intoxicated.”*.” ən ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈkɑnfərəns ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld fər ʤæn. 13 fər mɔr..... eɪspiˈnoʊzə, frəm ˈklɑrksˌvɪl, md*., wɑz ˈsɛntənst ɪn mɑrʧ tɪ tu jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən ˈæftər ˈplidɪŋ ˈgɪlti tɪ ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ˌɪnˈvɑlənˌtɛri ˈmænsˌlɔtər ənd ˈmeɪmɪŋ waɪl ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɑksɪˌkeɪtɪd. ˈæʃli rəˈbərtə, əv ˈfinɪks, md*., wɑz kɪld ɪn ðə ˈæksədənt. ˈɪnʤəriz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə ˈrəpʧərd ˈblædər, ˈblidɪŋ ɪn ðə breɪn, ənd ˈfeɪʃəl, rɪb, lɛg ənd ˈɛlˌboʊ ˈfrækʧərz. hi rɪˈtərnd tɪ proʊ ˈsɑkər læst jɪr ənd ʤɔɪnd juˈnaɪtɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə 2011 ˈsizən. ðə sut kleɪmz səm əv ˈɪnʤəriz kɔzd ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt dɪsˈfɪgjərmɛnt ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈməltəpəl skɑrz ənd hi wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ feɪs səbˈstænʃəl ˈmɛdɪkəl ɪkˈspɛnsɪz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ sɪz ˈdeɪviz ““suffered*, ənd wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈsəfər, greɪt peɪn əv ˈbɑdi ənd mind.”*.” ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə sut steɪts, ˈdeɪviz wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ kənˈtɪnju pleɪɪŋ fər ðə juz. ˈnæʃənəl tim, ˈɛndɪŋ hɪz hoʊps əv kəmˈpitɪŋ æt ðə 2010 wərld kəp ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ. ˈdeɪviz wɑz ə ˈrɛgjələr ɔn ðə skwɑd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈæksədənt ənd rɪˈsivd ə sɪns. ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi rɪˈzumd hɪz proʊ kərɪr, ˈdeɪviz ˈeɪbəl tɪ kənˈtɪnju ɔn ðə pæθ ðət lɛd tɪ ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kləb. hi wɑz pleɪɪŋ fər frɛnʧ kləb ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈæksədənt əˈkərd. juˈnaɪtɪd əkˈwaɪərd ɪm ɔn ə ˈwənˌjɪr loʊn ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ənd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə players’*’ ˈjunjən, ɪz ˈərnɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈsizən. hi ɪz ˈsɛkənd ɔn ðə tim ɪn goʊlz wɪθ 11 bət həz ˈstrəgəld tɪ rɪˈgeɪn ðə pleɪɪŋ fɔrm ðət prəˈpɛld hɪz kərɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈæksədənt. ɪn ə twɪst, rɛd bʊl, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət prəˈdusɪz ˈɛnərʤi drɪŋks əv ðə seɪm neɪm, ˈhæpənz tɪ oʊn ə tim ɪn: ðə nu jɔrk rɛd bʊlz. juˈnaɪtɪd ənd nu jɔrk ər ˈbætəlɪŋ fər ðə ˈfaɪnəl pleɪɔf spɑt ðɪs wik. ðə ˈlɔˌsut kleɪmz rɛd bʊl ˈhoʊstɪd ðə ɪˈvɛnt æt ˈʃæˌdoʊ rum ənd ə ˈduti tɪ bi əˈwɛr əv ðə provisions”*” ɪn ðə ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk ˈbɛvərɪʤ kənˈtroʊl ækt ðət proʊˈhɪbəts ðə ər dɪˈlɪvəri əv ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk ˈbɛvrɪʤɪz tɪ ən ˌɪnˈtɑksɪˌkeɪtɪd ˈpərsən ər ˈɛni ˈpərsən hu əˈpɪrz tɪ bi intoxicated.”*.” ˈdeɪviz broʊk juz. tim ˈkərfju tɪ əˈtɛnd ðə ɪˈvɛnt, tu naɪts ˌbiˈfɔr ðə americans’*’ wərld kəp kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ mæʧ əˈgɛnst ˈkɔstɑ ˈrikə æt ˈsteɪdiəm. ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ðət kən rɪˈstɔr ðə lɔst ˌɑpərˈtunəti ˈʧɑrli ˈdeɪviz hæd əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪn ðə wərld cup,”*,” sɛd ʤɑn pɛlz, əˈtərni. ɪz ə ˈtɛstəmənt tɪ hɪz strɛŋθ ənd æθˈlɛtɪˌsɪzm ðət hi ɪz pleɪɪŋ ˈsɑkər əˈgɛn. ɪz jɛt əˈnəðər ɪgˈzæmpəl əv haʊ ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ənd ˈdraɪvɪŋ kən kɪl ənd ˈɪnʤər. bɑrz məst əkˈsɛpt riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti wɪn ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ ən ɪˈvɛnt səʧ ɛz this.”*.” dɑs, ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv əv dɑs ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz, ənd ə rɛd bʊl nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ˈspoʊksmən ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈspɑnd tɪ rɪkˈwɛsts fər ˈkɑmɛnt.
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d.c. united striker charlie davies has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the owner of a nightclub and the company that hosted a party at which alcohol was served to the driver responsible for a car accident that severely injured the soccer player and killed another passenger.
the suit, filed in d.c. superior court last week, names das enterprises, which operates shadow room, and red bull north america, the host of the private event on oct. 12, 2009, at the k street establishment.
the companies are accused of continuing to serve alcohol to maria alejandra espinoza, even though, according to the suit, she “became visibly intoxicated.”
an initial conference is scheduled for jan. 13.
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espinoza, from clarksville, md., was sentenced in march to two years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and maiming while driving intoxicated.
ashley roberta, of phoenix, md., was killed in the accident. davies’s injuries included a ruptured bladder, bleeding in the brain, and facial, rib, leg and elbow fractures. he returned to pro soccer last year and joined united before the 2011 season.
the suit claims some of davies’s injuries caused permanent disfigurement in the form of multiple scars and he will continue to face substantial medical expenses. it also says davies “suffered, and will continue to suffer, great pain of body and mind.”
in addition, the suit states, davies was unable to continue playing for the u.s. national team, ending his hopes of competing at the 2010 world cup in south africa. davies was a regular on the squad before the accident and hasn’t received a call-up since.
although he resumed his pro career, davies wasn’t able to continue on the path that might’ve led to a major contract with a european club. he was playing for french club sochaux before the accident occurred.
united acquired him on a one-year loan in january and, according to the mls players’ union, is earning about $250,000 this season. he is second on the team in goals with 11 but has struggled to regain the playing form that propelled his career before the accident.
in a twist, red bull, the austrian-based company that produces energy drinks of the same name, happens to own a team in mls: the new york red bulls. united and new york are battling for the final playoff spot this week.
the lawsuit claims red bull hosted the event at shadow room and ”had a duty to be aware of the provisions” in the district’s alcoholic beverage control act that prohibits the “sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages to ... an intoxicated person or any person who appears to be intoxicated.”
davies broke u.s. team curfew to attend the event, two nights before the americans’ world cup qualifying match against costa rica at rfk stadium.
“there is nothing that can restore the lost opportunity charlie davies had of representing the united states in the world cup,” said jon pels, davies’s bethesda-based attorney. “it is a testament to his strength and athleticism that he is playing soccer again.
“this is yet another example of how drinking and driving can kill and injure. bars must accept responsibility when overseeing an event such as this.”
swaptak das, president and chief executive of das enterprises, and a red bull north america spokesman in california didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
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ðə ˈrisəntli əˈnaʊnst ə slaɪt ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ðə faɪt kɑrd fər ɪts ˌʤuˈlaɪ 23 ɪˈvɛnt æt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈsɛnər. "ðə naɪˈʤɪriən ˈnaɪtˌmɛr" wɪl ˌriˈpleɪs raɪən ɪn ə ˈwɛltərˌweɪt baʊt. həz wən hɪz pæst sɪks faɪts ənd ɪz ə ˈrɛsələr æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nəˈbræskə æt ˈkərni; hi ˈɔlsoʊ wən ə 2010 dɪˈvɪʒən ˈnæʃənəl ˈtaɪtəl. hi wɪl feɪs ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈjɑkəvlɛv hu həz wən faɪv əv hɪz læst ˈsɛvən baʊts. ðə meɪn ɪˈvɛnts ɔn ðə kɑrd ər ˈhɑli hoʊm ˈvərsəz. ˌvɑlɛnˈtinə (bantamweight*) ənd ˈænθɔˌni ˈʤɑnsən ˈvərsəz. ˈgləvər təkˈsɛrə (laɪt ˈhɛviˌweɪt). ˈtɪkɪts ər əˈveɪləbəl ˈviə ˈtɪkɪtˌmæstər ənd ər praɪst frəm ənd ðə ɪˈvɛnt wɪl ɛr ɔn fɑks. ðə ˈpriviəsli əˈnaʊnst eɪt ˈəðər faɪts fər ðə kɑrd: səˈbərbən ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈneɪtɪv fəˈlis ˈhɛrɪg ˈvərsəz. kərən (strawweight*) ˈɛdi ˈwɪnɪlənd ˈvərsəz. ˈfræŋki sinz (bantamweight*) ˈdɑrən ˈɛlkɪnz ˈvərsəz. (ˈfɛðərˌweɪt) ˈɛdsən bɑrˈboʊzə ˈvərsəz. ˈgɪlbərt məˈlɛndɛz (ˈlaɪtˈweɪt) ˈtoʊni ˈmɑrtɪn ˈvərsəz. ˈmɪʧəl (ˈlaɪtˈweɪt) ˈhɛktər ərˈbinə ˈvərsəz. ʤɔrʤ ˈsəlɪvən (ˈwɛltərˌweɪt) ˈæləks ˌɑlɪˈveɪrə ˈvərsəz. ʤeɪmz (ˈwɛltərˌweɪt) luis ɑnˈrik ˈvərsəz. (ˈhɛviˌweɪt)
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the ufc recently announced a slight change to the fight card for its july 23 event at the united center.
kamaru "the nigerian nightmare" usman (7-1) will replace ryan laflare in a welterweight bout. usman has won his past six fights and is a three-time ncaa all-american wrestler at the university of nebraska at kearney; he also won a 2010 division ii national title. he will face alexander yakovlev (23-6-1), who has won five of his last seven bouts.
the main events on the card are holly holm vs. valentina shevchenko (bantamweight) and anthony johnson vs. glover teixeira (light heavyweight). tickets are available via ticketmaster and are priced from $50-$225, and the event will air on fox.
the ufc previously announced eight other fights for the card:
suburban chicago native felice herrig vs. kailin curran (strawweight)
eddie wineland vs. frankie saenz (bantamweight)
darren elkins vs. godefredo pepey (featherweight)
edson barboza vs. gilbert melendez (lightweight)
tony martin vs. michel prazeres (lightweight)
hector urbina vs. george sullivan (welterweight)
alex oliveira vs. james moontasri (welterweight)
luis henrique vs. dmitry smolyakov (heavyweight)
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ˈsɪmpəl skrɪpts tɪ ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈmækroʊ (sawfish*) təˈdeɪ aɪ wɑz əˈsaɪnd ə tæsk, tɪ gɪv ˈvɛriəs ˈækˌsɛs pərˈmɪʃənz fər ˈdəzənz əv ˈʤɛrɪt ˈprɑʤɛkts tɪ ə ˈsərtən grup. ɪts lɑts əv rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv maʊs ˈklɪkɪŋ ənd ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈhɪtɪŋ. ðɛn ɪt tɪ mi, aɪ juz ˈəndər ˈwɪndoʊz tɪ ˈɔtəˌmeɪt ðɪs. bət aɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ swɪʧ tɪ ˈwɪndoʊz, soʊ aɪ æst ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, kən aɪ du ɪt ˈəndər ˈlɪnəks sawfish*? tərnz aʊt aɪ kən, ənd ɪts ˈbɛtər ðən: aɪ kən boʊθ ˈrɛkərd ənd riˈpleɪ (ʤɪst laɪk ˈəndər emacs*); ənd aɪ kən raɪt ðə hoʊl θɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, ˈkrɪstəl klɪr ɪn maɪ maɪnd! (aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz kˈwɪkər fər mi tɪ lərn ðə ˈlɪnəks tul, pləs aɪ bɪˈliv ɪt gɪvz mi mɔr kənˈtroʊl). wɪˈθaʊt ˈfərðər əˈdu, hɪrz ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ skrɪpt: bæʃ ˌɛgˈzɛk 1:-$home/.key-macro*}" ˈfəŋkʃən ˈɛkoʊ 1 -i 1 (input-focus*))' waɪl tru; du ki -i (read-event*))' ɪf tɛst "$ki" '"super-h*"' ðɛn ki -i (read-event*))' ɪf tɛst "$ki" ðɛn breɪk ɛls '"super-h*"' "$ki" fi ɛls "$ki" fi dən ənd hɪrz ðə pleɪɪŋ skrɪpt: bæʃ ˈfəŋkʃən ˈɛkoʊ 1 -i 1 (input-focus*))' ɪf tɛst "$ki" '"rɛt"' ðɛn slip 1 fi kæt 1:-$home/.key-macro*}" waɪl rɛd ki; du "$ki" dən hɪrz ðə ˈmækroʊ aɪ rɪˈkɔrdɪd fər duɪŋ ðə əˈbəv tæsk: "c-s*" "si" "ə" "ti" "i" "ʤi" "oʊ" "ɑr" "waɪ" "c-g*" "tæb" "vi" "tæb" "c-y*" "tæb" "tæb" "daʊn" "daʊn" "tæb" "əp" "əp" "əp" "tæb" "rɛt" "c-s*" "si" "ə" "ti" "i" "ʤi" "oʊ" "ɑr" "waɪ" "c-g*" "tæb" "si" "tæb" "c-y*" "tæb" "tæb" "daʊn" "daʊn" "daʊn" "daʊn" "daʊn" "tæb" "əp" "əp" "əp" "əp" "əp" "tæb" "rɛt" "c-s*" "si" "ə" "ti" "i" "ʤi" "oʊ" "ɑr" "waɪ" "c-g*" "tæb" "ɛs" "tæb" "c-y*" "tæb" "tæb" "tæb" "rɛt" noʊt ðət əm ˈjuzɪŋ firemacs*, soʊ minz sərʧ, minz ˈkænsəl, ənd minz jæŋk (peɪst).
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simple scripts to record/play keyboard macro (sawfish)
today i was assigned a task, to give various access permissions for dozens of gerrit projects to a certain group. it's lots of repetitive mouse clicking and keyboard hitting.
then it occured to me, i cound use autohotkey under windows to automate this. but i don't want to switch to windows, so i asked myself, can i do it under linux + sawfish?
turns out i can, and it's better than autohotkey: i can both record and replay (just like under emacs); and i can write the whole thing myself, crystal clear in my mind! (i think this is quicker for me to learn the linux autokey tool, plus i believe it gives me more control).
without further ado, here's the recording script:
bash exec > "${1:-$home/.key-macro}" function synth-key () { echo "$1" sawfish-client -e '(synthesize-event '"$1"' (input-focus))' >/dev/null 2>&1 } while true; do key =$( sawfish-client -e '(event-name (read-event))' ) if test "$key" = '"super-h"' ; then key =$( sawfish-client -e '(event-name (read-event))' ) if test "$key" = '")"' ; then break else synth-key '"super-h"' synth-key "$key" fi else synth-key "$key" fi done
and here's the playing script:
bash function synth-key () { echo "$1" sawfish-client -e '(synthesize-event '"$1"' (input-focus))' >/dev/null 2>&1 if test "$key" = '"ret"' ; then sleep 1 fi } cat "${1:-$home/.key-macro}" | while read key; do synth-key "$key" done
here's the macro i recorded for doing the above task:
"c-s" "c" "a" "t" "e" "g" "o" "r" "y" ":" "c-g" "tab" "v" "tab" "c-y" "tab" "tab" "down" "down" "tab" "up" "up" "up" "tab" "ret" "c-s" "c" "a" "t" "e" "g" "o" "r" "y" ":" "c-g" "tab" "c" "tab" "c-y" "tab" "tab" "down" "down" "down" "down" "down" "tab" "up" "up" "up" "up" "up" "tab" "ret" "c-s" "c" "a" "t" "e" "g" "o" "r" "y" ":" "c-g" "tab" "s" "tab" "c-y" "tab" "tab" "tab" "ret"
note that i'm using firemacs, so c-s means search, c-g means cancel, and c-y means yank (paste).
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dɪr ˈridər, ɛz ju kən ˌɪˈmæʤən, mɔr ˈpipəl ər ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə ʤərˈusələm poʊst ðən ˈɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəlz ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər səˈsteɪnəbəl ənd ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz, laɪk ɑrz, ər biɪŋ fɔrst tɪ lʊk fər nu weɪz tɪ kip goʊɪŋ. ənˈlaɪk ˈmɛni ˈəðər nuz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, wi hæv nɑt pʊt əp ə paywall*. wi wɔnt tɪ kip ɑr ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ˈoʊpən ənd ækˈsɛsəbəl ənd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kip prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ju wɪθ nuz ənd æˈnælɪsɪs frəm ðə əv ˈɪzriəl, ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ənd ðə ʤuɪʃ wərld. ˈsɔrsəz ɪn ʤərˈusələm kənˈfərmd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ˈɪzriəl həz pərˈzɛnəd ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz wɪθ ə nu ˈpækɪʤ eɪmd æt ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ pis tɔks, ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs həz nɑt ˈteɪkən ðə ˈpɑsəbəl riˈlis əv ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈeɪʤənt ˈʤɑnəθən ˈpɑlərd ɔf əv ðə ˈteɪbəl. ə ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk sɔrs sɛd ðət "ɪf ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən əˈθɔrəti əˈgriz tɪ stɑp ɪts plænz tɪ ʤɔɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtritiz ənd kənˈvɛnʃənz, ˈɪzriəl wɪl əˈgri tɪ ə nu ˈprɪzənər riˈlis ˈpækɪʤ ɪn rɪˈtərn fər ðə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən əv nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr æt ə ˈmɪnəməm." əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə sɔrs, ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ɪkˈsprɛst ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ˈɔfər pʊt ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl baɪ ˈʤəstɪs ˈmɪnɪstər ˈimərʤɪŋ dil wɪl əˈlaʊ boʊθ saɪdz tɪ "kəm daʊn frəm ðə tri" ənd əˈpɪr ˈpəblɪkli ɛz ɪf ðeɪ dɪd nɑt ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ɔn ðɛr ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli səˈʤɛsʧən wɪʧ ɪz naʊ biɪŋ kənˈsɪdərd baɪ ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən saɪd, waɪl æt ðə seɪm taɪm ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmidiˌeɪtər sɛnt ə ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ˈɪzriəl ðə riˈlis əv ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈeɪʤənt ˈʤɑnəθən ˈpɑlərd frəm ə ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɪzən ɪz stɪl ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðə ˈjuˈɛs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɪl kənˈsɪdər, ɪf ðə saɪdz riʧ ə dil ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈɪzriəl friɪŋ ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts," ðə ˈsɔrsəz saɪdz ər stɪl nɑt kloʊz tɪ ən əˈgrimənt du tɪ ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən dɪˈmænd ðət ˈɪzriəl friz ˈsɛtəlmənt kənˈstrəkʃən ənd du tɪ ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ə nu ˈprɪzənər riˈlis dil hæv nɑt bɪn ənd ˌpælɪˈstɪniən nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtərz mɛt əˈgɛn ɪn ʤərˈusələm ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛnvɔɪ tɪ ðə pis tɔks, ˈmɑrtɪn praɪm ˈmɪnɪstərz ˈɔfəs ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət "ɪf ðə pɑ wɪl nɑt stɑp ɪts ˌjunəˈlætərəl ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ əv ˈjuˈɛn kənˈvɛnʃənz, ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstərz dɪˈsɪʒən ɪz klɪr ˌjunəˈlætərəl stɛps wɪl bi ˈænsərd baɪ ˌjunəˈlætərəl stɛps frəm ɑr saɪd. səm əv ɑr rɪˈspɑnsɪz hæv ɔˈrɛdi ənd səm ər stɪl biɪŋ priˈpɛrd ənd ər əˈweɪtɪŋ əˈpruvəl frəm ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɛʃəˌlɑn ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt ðət ðeɪ wɪl bi ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ər θˈrɛtənɪŋ ˈfərðər stɛps ɪn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ərˈinə əˈgɛnst ˈɪzriəl. dɪˈspaɪt ˈtɛnʧənz wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ʤɑn ˈkɛri ˈoʊvər hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts ˈərliər ðɪs wik ɪn wɪʧ hi wɑz pərˈsivd tɪ pleɪs ˈgreɪtər bleɪm fər ðə ˈkraɪsəs ɪn nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ɔn ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli saɪd, ˈsɔrsəz ɪn ʤərˈusələm sɛd: "ðə ˈkraɪsəs wɪʧ wi ər traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt aʊt əv ɪz ðə fʊl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz bət ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ɪz nɑt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ə ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn ɪn tɔks, ənd hɪz goʊl ɪz tɪ sik ðɛr ˌpælɪˈstɪniən nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ tim sɛnt ə ˈsɪmələr ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmidiˌeɪtər ˈɪndɪk, ˈæftər hi toʊld ðə saɪdz ðət ðə ɛnd əv ðə mənθ wɑz ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn fər ərˈaɪvɪŋ æt ə dil tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ðə tɔks. ʤɔɪn ʤərˈusələm poʊst ˈprimiəm pləs naʊ fər ʤɪst 5 ənd ˈəpˈgreɪd jʊr ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ən ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈkɑntɛnt. klɪk hir>>
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sources in jerusalem confirmed thursday that israel has presented the palestinians with a new package aimed at extending peace talks, and the us has not taken the possible release of israeli agent jonathan pollard off of the table.
a diplomatic source said that "if the palestinian authority agrees to stop its plans to join a number of international treaties and conventions, israel will agree to a new prisoner release package in return for the continuation of negotiations until the end of the year at a minimum."
according to the source, the palestinians expressed willingness to consider the compromise offer put on the table by justice minister tzipi livni.the emerging deal will allow both sides to "come down from the tree" and appear publicly as if they did not compromise on their positions."this is part of the israeli suggestion which is now being considered by the palestinian side, while at the same time the us mediator sent a message to israel - the release of israeli agent jonathan pollard from a us prison is still a possibility the us administration will consider, if the sides reach a deal that includes israel freeing terrorists," the sources said.the sides are still not close to an agreement due to the palestinian demand that israel freeze settlement construction and due to the fact that the details of a new prisoner release deal have not been reached.israeli and palestinian negotiators met again in jerusalem on thursday, along with us envoy to the peace talks, martin indyk.the prime minister's office emphasized thursday that "if the pa will not stop its unilateral joining of un conventions, the prime minister's decision is clear - unilateral steps will be answered by unilateral steps from our side. some of our responses have already com,e and some are still being prepared and are awaiting approval from the political echelon in the event that they will be necessary."the palestinians are threatening further steps in the international arena against israel. despite tensions with us secretary of state john kerry over his comments earlier this week in which he was perceived to place greater blame for the crisis in negotiations on the israeli side, sources in jerusalem said: "the crisis which we are trying to get out of is the full responsibility of the palestinians , but the prime minister is not interested in a breakdown in talks, and his goal is to seek their extension."the palestinian negotiating team sent a similar message to the american mediator indyk, after he told the sides that the end of the month was the deadline for arriving at a deal to extend the talks.
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ðə ˌɪnˈkluʒən əv ɪn staɪl ˈbætəl pərˈmoʊʃən lɛd tɪ fænz goʊɪŋ ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ənd ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv gɑt aʊt ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə əv ɪm ˈpoʊzɪŋ wɪθ waɪt paʊər bænd ˈmɛmbərz. ðɛr wɑz əˈnəðər ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ɪm ˈgɪvɪŋ ə ˈnɑtsi səˈlut. ənd jɛs, ðɪs ˈpɪkʧər əv ɪm ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ bɪrz ənd ˈʧɪlɪŋ wɪθ ə hæf ˈdəzən noʊn ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə əˈtlæntɪk ˈsɪti ˈskɪnˌhɛdz ˈɪzənt, wɛl, aɪˈdil.. ˈædəm læʃ (@newfoundmass*) ʤun 2 2017 ənd ˈmeɪbi hi simz ʤɪst ə ˈlɪtəl tu kloʊz hir wɪθ noʊn ˈmɛmbər ənd lɛd ˈsɪŋər əv waɪt paʊər bændz ˈwɔrən meickle…*… ˈædəm læʃ (@newfoundmass*) ʤun 2 2017 ˈwəzənt əˈwɛr əv ðɪs. wɛnt ɔn ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən əv ˈsəmˌwən aɪ ˈtrəstɪd. wɪl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt. geɪb (@bookitgabe*) ʤun 2 2017 tɪ hɪz ˈkrɛdɪt, geɪb rɪˈspɑndɪd ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd sɛd ðət hi wʊd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt. wɑz ˈsəmˌwən hi brɔt ɪn ɛz ə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən. hi həz sɪns bɪn pʊld ənd wɪl nɑt bi ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə pərˈmoʊʃən. ˈɑbviəsli, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ʃoʊz ɛr ɔn floslam*, hi wʊd nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli brɪŋ ɪn ˈsəmˌwən ðət wʊd ɛnˈdeɪnʤər ðət riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. əˈnaʊnst ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: ɪˈvɑlv əˈfɪʃəlz ər ˈkərəntli ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈmæʧɪz fər ðə kəmˈplit ˈsəmər ˈskɛʤʊl. wi wɪl roʊl aʊt ˈsɛvərəl mæʧ əˈnaʊnsmɛnts nɛkst wik. ˈtɪkɪts ər naʊ ɔn seɪl æt fər ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts: -ɪˈvɑlv 86 ɔn ʤun ɪn ˈmɛˌlroʊz, mɑ -ɪˈvɑlv 87 ɔn ʤun ɪn kwinz, -ɪˈvɑlv 88 ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ɪn ˈʃɑrlət, -ɪˈvɑlv 89 ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ɪn æˈtlæntə, ˈʤɔrʤə -ɪˈvɑlv 90 ɔn ˈɔgəst ɪn joppa*, -ɪˈvɑlv 91 ɔn ˈɔgəst ɪn kwinz, -ɪˈvɑlv 92 ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, mi -ɪˈvɑlv 93 ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ɪl klɪk hir fər mɔr ˈəpˌdeɪts.
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the inclusion of shlak in wwn live’s style battle promotion led to fans going on social media and photos of shlak got out on social media of him posing with white power band members. there was another photo of him giving a nazi salute.
and yes, this picture of him enjoying beers and chilling with a half dozen known members of the atlantic city skinheads isn't, well, ideal.. pic.twitter.com/huc7tisjzj — adam lash (@newfoundmass) june 2, 2017
and maybe he seems just a little too close here with known acs member and lead singer of white power bands warren meickle… pic.twitter.com/aqvbmupxhj — adam lash (@newfoundmass) june 2, 2017
wasn't aware of this. went on recommendation of someone i trusted. will investigate. — gabe sapolsky (@bookitgabe) june 2, 2017
to his credit, gabe sapolsky responded on twitter and said that he would investigate. shlak was someone he brought in as a recommendation. he has since been pulled and will not be working with the promotion. obviously, given that sapolsky’s shows air on floslam, he would not intentionally bring in someone that would endanger that relationship.
wwnlive announced the following:
evolve officials are currently signing matches for the complete summer schedule. we will roll out several match announcements next week. tickets are now on sale at ticketfly.com for the following events:
-evolve 86 on june 24th in melrose, ma
-evolve 87 on june 25th in queens, ny
-evolve 88 on july 8th in charlotte, nc
-evolve 89 on july 9th in atlanta, ga
-evolve 90 on august 11th in joppa, md
-evolve 91 on august 12th in queens, ny
-evolve 92 on september 22nd in detroit, mi
-evolve 93 on september 23rd in chicago, il
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wɪn tɑd ˈwɪlsən ˈrisəntli stɑpt æt ə ˈhoʊlˌseɪl səˈplaɪər tɪ pɪk əp 30 ˈdəzən ɛgz fər hɪz ˈɛŋgəlˌwʊd paɪ ʃɑp, hi sɛd hi "hæd tɪ du ə ˈdəbəl teɪk." "ˈsɛvəntiˌfaɪv ˈdɔlərz fər 30 ˈdəzən lɑrʤ ɛgz? ɪts ʤɪst ənˈhərd əv," sɛd ˈwɪlsən, ðə ˈoʊnər əv ˈmɪstər. paɪ ˈfæktəri. "ðɪs ɪz ˈlɪtərəli ðə haɪəst aɪv ˈɛvər sin ɪt." ðə ˈhoʊlˌseɪl praɪs fər ə ˈkɑrtən əv ə ˈdəzən ɛgz həz mɔr ðən ˈdəbəld ˈoʊvər ðə læst mənθ, ɛz ˈdɛdli ˈeɪviən flu sprɛd θru ðə ˌmɪdˈwɛst, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ðə lɔs əv tɛnz əv ˈmɪljənz əv hɛnz. ðə drəˈmætɪk praɪs ˌɪnˈkris həz lɛft nu ˈʤərzi fud ˈbɪznɪsɪz laɪk ˈwɪlsənz ðət nid ɛgz tɪ meɪk ðɛr ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈprɑdəkts ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ koʊp wɪθ ðə əˈdɪʃənəl kɔsts. braɪən, ðə ˈoʊnər əv lɑ beɪk ʃɑps ɪn ˈɛdɪsən, ˈwʊdˌbrɪʤ, saʊθ ˈpleɪnˌfild ənd ˈsəmərˌsɛt, sɛd əp tɪ 90 pərˈsɛnt əv wət hi sɛlz həz ɛgz ɛz ən ˌɪnˈgridiənt ənd hɪz kɔsts hæv ˈskaɪˌrɑkətɪd. "ɑr ɛg ˈpraɪsɪz hæv ˈprɪti məʧ ðɪs wik naʊ ˈtrɪpəld. wɪn wi wər peɪɪŋ 400 fər ɑr ˈwikli ɛg ˈɔrdər, naʊ wɪr ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt wɪʧ ɪz ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ˈbɪznɪs raɪt naʊ," hi sɛd. sɛd hiz ˈhɛzɪtənt tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈpraɪsɪz fər hɪz ˈkəstəmərz ənd plænz tɪ weɪt tɪ si ɪf ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzɪz. ɪf hi həz tɪ reɪz ˈpraɪsɪz, hi sɛd hid "prɪˈfər tɪ du ɪt wən taɪm ənd nɑt hæv tɪ kip duɪŋ ɪt." rɪk braʊn, ə ˈsinjər vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt æt ðə kəˈmɑdəti ˈmɑrkɪt fərm ˈbɛri ɪn bayville*, sɛd ɛg ˈpraɪsɪz ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ krip əp əraʊnd ˈeɪprəl 22 ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə ˌɪnfluˈɛnzə ˈaʊtˌbreɪk hɪt ðə ˌmɪdˈwɛst ənd hæv bɪn ˈklaɪmɪŋ ˈnɪrli ˈdeɪli sɪns ðɛn. ðə ˈhoʊlˌseɪl praɪs fər ə ˈkɑrtən əv ə ˈdəzən ɛgz ɪn ðə ˌmɪdˈwɛst stʊd æt "ən ˌɔlˈtaɪm haɪ" əv ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, braʊn sɛd, əp 120 pərˈsɛnt frəm ɔn ˈeɪprəl 22 æt ðɪs taɪm ə jɪr əˈgoʊ, braʊn sɛd, ðə praɪs wɑz ə ˈdəzən ənd ðə pik praɪs læst jɪr wɑz ˈriˌteɪlərz ər bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪ kənˈsumərz əˈbaʊt səˈplaɪ saɪd ˈɪʃuz ənd pæs kɔsts əˈlɔŋ. #ɛgz ˈbɛri ɛgz (@ubegg*) ʤun 1 2015 shagam*, ə ˈlaɪvˌstɑk, ˈpoʊltri ənd ˈdɛri ˈænəlɪst fər ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər, sɛd ðə ˈhoʊlˌseɪl praɪs fər ə ˈdəzən əv lɑrʤ ɛgz ɪn ðə nu jɔrk ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˈɛriə wɑz əˈbaʊt ə ˈdəzən ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, əp frəm ɔn meɪ 1 "ðə ˈtaɪtnəs ɪn səˈplaɪz həz trænzˈleɪtəd ˈɪntu ðət ˌɪnˈkris," sɛd shagam*. ðə ʤəmp ɪn ɛg ˈpraɪsɪz ɪz ʃoʊɪŋ əp ɔn ˈgroʊsəri stɔr ʃɛlvz ɛz wɛl. ʤoʊ nɑˈtɑli, vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈmidiə riˈleɪʃənz fər wegmans*, sɛd ɔl əv ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ʧeɪnz frɛʃ ˈpoʊltri, frɛʃ ɛg ənd ˈpæsʧərˌaɪzd ɛg səˈplaɪərz ər beɪst ɔn ðə ist koʊst ənd ˈhævənt bɪn əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈaʊtˌbreɪk. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, nɑˈtɑli sɛd, "haɪ dɪˈmænd ənd ə dˈwɪndəlɪŋ səˈplaɪ həz ˈdrɪvən əp ðə ˈhoʊlˌseɪl kɔst əv frɛʃ ɛgz soʊld ɪn ˈdɛri. bɪˈkəz ɑr kɔsts hæv gɔn əp, wi hæv hæd tɪ reɪz ˈriˌteɪlz ɔn ðiz ˈprɑdəkts." ðə praɪs fər ə ˈdəzən lɑrʤ ɛgz naʊ kɔsts əp frəm nɑˈtɑli sɛd, waɪl ˈʤəmboʊ ɛgz həz bɪn ˌɪnˈkrist baɪ 10 sɛnts tɪ ðə praɪs ˌɪnˈkris həz bɪn ˈivɪn mɔr drəˈmætɪk fər ɛgz soʊld ɪn ˈlɪkwɪd fɔrm, wɪʧ ər noʊn ɛz ˈbreɪkər ɛgz, ənd juzd fər keɪk ˈmɪksɪz, ˈsæləd ˈdrɛsɪŋz ənd ˈəðər ˈprɑdəkts. ðə ˈhoʊlˌseɪl praɪs fər ðoʊz ɛgz ʤəmpt frəm 63 sɛnts ə ˈdəzən ɔn ˈeɪprəl 22 tɪ ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, braʊn sɛd. pɔl ˈbrunoʊ, ðə ˈoʊnər əv pəˈlɛrmoʊ ˈbeɪkəri, wɪʧ həz θri loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ˈnɔrðərn nu ˈʤərzi, sɛd hɪz ˈbɪznɪs ˈjuzɪz əˈbaʊt frɛʃ ɛgz ə wik ənd ˈrəfli 700 kwɔrts əv ˈlɪkwɪd ɛgz ər ˈfroʊzən ɛgz. ˈbrunoʊ sɛd hi ˈhæzənt jɛt bɪn hɪt wɪθ drəˈmætɪk praɪs ˌɪnˈkrisɪz bət hi noʊz ɪts ˈkəmɪŋ. "ɪts ˈdɛfənətli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌɪmˈpæktɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs," hi sɛd. "ðə bɛst ju kən hoʊp fər ɪz ðət ɪt ˈdəzənt læst fər lɔŋ." ˈɛrɪn oʊˈnil meɪ bi riʧt æt eoneill@njadvancemedia.com*. ˈfɑloʊ hər ɔn tˈwɪtər @ledgererin*. faɪnd ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk.
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when tod wilson recently stopped at a wholesale supplier to pick up 30 dozen eggs for his englewood pie shop, he said he "had to do a double take."
"seventy-five dollars for 30 dozen large eggs? it's just unheard of," said wilson, the owner of mr. tod's pie factory. "this is literally the highest i've ever seen it."
the wholesale price for a carton of a dozen eggs has more than doubled over the last month, as deadly avian flu spread through the midwest, leading to the loss of tens of millions of egg-laying hens. the dramatic price increase has left new jersey food businesses like wilson's that need eggs to make their signature products struggling to cope with the additional costs.
brian pansari, the owner of la bonbonniere bake shoppes in edison, woodbridge, south plainfield and somerset, said up to 90 percent of what he sells has eggs as an ingredient and his costs have skyrocketed.
"our egg prices have pretty much this week now tripled. when we were paying $400 for our weekly egg order, now we're talking about $1,200, which is a significant impact on the business right now," he said.
pansari said he's hesitant to increase prices for his customers and plans to wait to see if the market stabilizes. if he has to raise prices, he said he'd "prefer to do it one time and not have to keep doing it."
rick brown, a senior vice president at the commodity market firm urner barry in bayville, said egg prices started to creep up around april 22 -- shortly after the influenza outbreak hit the midwest -- and have been climbing nearly daily since then.
the wholesale price for a carton of a dozen eggs in the midwest stood at "an all-time high" of $2.62 on monday, brown said, up 120 percent from $1.19 on april 22.
at this time a year ago, brown said, the price was $1.28 a dozen and the peak price last year was $2.27.
retailers are beginning to notify consumers about supply side issues and pass costs along. #hpai #eggs pic.twitter.com/zd8kzucvxb -- urner barry eggs (@ubegg) june 1, 2015
shayle shagam, a livestock, poultry and dairy analyst for the u.s. department of agriculture, said the wholesale price for a dozen of large eggs in the new york metropolitan area was about $2.49 a dozen on friday, up from $1.18 on may 1.
"the tightness in supplies has translated into that increase," said shagam.
the jump in egg prices is showing up on grocery store shelves as well.
jo natale, vice president of media relations for wegmans, said all of the supermarket chain's fresh poultry, fresh egg and pasteurized egg suppliers are based on the east coast and haven't been affected by the outbreak.
however, natale said, "high demand and a dwindling supply has driven up the wholesale cost of fresh eggs sold in dairy. because our costs have gone up, we have had to raise retails on these products."
the price for a dozen large eggs now costs $2.29, up from $1.99, natale said, while jumbo eggs has been increased by 10 cents to $2.59.
the price increase has been even more dramatic for eggs sold in liquid form, which are known as breaker eggs, and used for cake mixes, salad dressings and other products. the wholesale price for those eggs jumped from 63 cents a dozen on april 22 to $2.35 on monday, brown said.
paul bruno, the owner of palermo bakery, which has three locations in northern new jersey, said his business uses about 3,500 fresh eggs a week and roughly 700 quarts of liquid eggs or frozen eggs. bruno said he hasn't yet been hit with dramatic price increases but he knows it's coming.
"it's definitely going to be impacting us," he said. "the best you can hope for is that it doesn't last for long."
erin o'neill may be reached at eoneill@njadvancemedia.com. follow her on twitter @ledgererin. find nj.com on facebook.
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ˈstætən ˈaɪlənd, n.y*. ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə drəg ækˈtɪvɪti ɔn ðə ˈstætən ˈaɪlənd ˈreɪlˌweɪ ənd ˈsɛvərəl kəmˈpleɪnts frəm kəmˈjutərz, ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈgɑrdiən ˈeɪnʤəlz wɪl bi pəˈtroʊlɪŋ ə ˈkəpəl əv stɑps ɔn ðə treɪn. ðə ˈgɑrdiən ˈeɪnʤəlz, ə strit ənd ˈsəbˌweɪ pəˈtroʊl ðət ˈstɑrtɪd ˈsərvɪŋ nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ɪn 1979 wɪl bi æt ðə greɪt kɪlz ˈsteɪʃən, kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi wən əv ðə wərst, ənd ðə beɪ ˈtɛrəs stɑp ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈθərzˌdeɪ, sɛd ˈkərtɪs sˈlaɪvə, ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ˈfaʊndər ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt. "wiv ˈgɔtən ə lɔt əv kɔlz əˈbaʊt ˈhɛroʊən ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, bət ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst taɪm ˈpipəl wər biɪŋ spɪˈsɪfɪk əˈbaʊt ˈsərtən loʊˈkeɪʃənz," sˈlaɪvə sɛd. "ðeɪ sɛd, 'aɪ noʊ ˈlɔŋgər teɪk ðə treɪn,' ər 'aɪ əˈvɔɪd ɪt bɪˈkəz ðɛrz ˈʤəŋkiz əraʊnd.' "ðɪs ɪz ə ˈnæʧərəl fɪt fər ˈjuˈɛs. aɪ θɪŋk beɪst ɔn ðɪs, wɪl meɪk ə fʊl kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˈstætən ˈaɪlənd bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ðə ˈɛpəˌsɛntər əv ðə ˈprɑbləm." ðə plæn, sˈlaɪvə sɛd, ɪz tɪ pəˈtroʊl ðoʊz tu stɑps əraʊnd ðə klɑk, ənd ˈstætən ˈaɪlənd ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə grup wʊd teɪk ðə naɪt ʃɪft. ðɛr ər fɔr ˈstætən ˈaɪlənd ˈmɛmbərz hu hæv pəˈtroʊld ˈəðər bəroʊz, sˈlaɪvə sɛd. "wi nid tɪ gɪt ˈloʊkəlz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ənd ˌsəpləˈmɛnt ðət frəm ˈbrʊklɪn," hi sɛd. "ðeɪv hɛlpt ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈəðər bəroʊz. ɪts taɪm wi rɪˈtərn ðə ˈfeɪvər bɪˈkəz ˈstætən ˈaɪlənd ɪz ɪn nid." ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, fɔr ˈmɛmbərz, frəm ˈbrʊklɪn tɪ lɔŋ ˈaɪlənd, bɪˈgæn ðɛr ʃɪft æt nun æt ðə greɪt kɪlz stɑp. ðə ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz, drɛst ɪn rɛd ˈʤækɪts ənd ˈbɛrəts, faʊnd tu ˈnidəlz ənd ˈpoʊstɪd waɪt flaɪərz wɪθ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈgɑrdiən ˈeɪnʤəlz. "wɪr hir tɪ lɛt ˈpipəl noʊ ðɛr ɪz ə ˈprɛzəns," sɛd ˈmɛmbər ˈbɛnʤəmən ˌgɑrˈsiə, əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən haɪts. "ˈɛvriˌwən ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ goʊ wɛr ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ goʊ ənd nɑt bi əˈfreɪd tɪ raɪd ðə treɪn ər ˈbəsɪz. ðeɪ ˈʃʊdənt hæv fɪr bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl ər duɪŋ drəgz." "ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wi bi ə ˈvɪʒəwəl dɪˈtərrənt," sɛd ˈgɑrdiən ˈeɪnʤəl ʤɑn əv kwinz. ɪn weɪk əv drəg ækˈtɪvɪti, pəˈlis tɪ ˌɪnˈkris pəˈtroʊlz ɔn ˈreɪlˌweɪ, ˈjunjən hɛd sɪz ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ kəmˈjutərz' kəmˈpleɪnts əˈbaʊt ækˈtɪvɪti ɔn ðə treɪn, ðə wɪl stɛp əp pəˈtroʊlz. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ˈoʊtɪs ənd ˈkɛnɪθ ˈməri wər ˈɔlsoʊ pəˈtroʊlɪŋ greɪt kɪlz ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ə deɪ ˈæftər ðə pəˈlis ˈjunjən toʊld ðə ədˈvæns ðɛr wʊd bi ˌɪnˈkrist ˈprɛzəns ɔn ðə treɪnz. ðə muv keɪm ˈæftər ə ˈsɪriz əv ədˈvæns ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈkrɑnɪklɪŋ ðə ˈprɑbləm. wɪn ðə treɪn əraɪvd, ðə ˈɔfɪsərz wʊd tɛl ðə kənˈdəktər ðət ðɛl bi ˈʧɛkɪŋ ðə kɑz waɪl ˈpæsənʤərz wər ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔn ənd ɔf ðə treɪn. "aɪ fil ˈbɛtər ðət ðɛr kɑps hir naʊ," sɛd wən ˈraɪdər hu dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ gɪv hər neɪm. "ɪts ʃoʊz ðɛr ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ɑr kənˈsərnz."
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staten island, n.y. -- in response to the drug activity on the staten island railway and several complaints from commuters, members of the guardian angels will be patrolling a couple of stops on the train.
the guardian angels, a street and subway patrol that started serving new york city in 1979, will be at the great kills station, considered to be one of the worst, and the bay terrace stop starting thursday, said curtis sliwa, the organization's founder and president.
"we've gotten a lot of calls about heroin in general, but this is the first time people were being specific about certain locations," sliwa said. "they said, 'i no longer take the train,' or 'i avoid it because there's junkies around.'
"this is a natural fit for us. i think based on this, we'll make a full commitment to staten island because it is the epicenter of the problem."
the plan, sliwa said, is to patrol those two stops around the clock, and staten island members of the group would take the night shift. there are four staten island members who have patrolled other boroughs, sliwa said.
"we need to get locals involved and supplement that from brooklyn," he said. "they've helped us in other boroughs. it's time we return the favor because staten island is in need."
on thursday, four members, from brooklyn to long island, began their shift at noon at the great kills stop. the volunteers, dressed in red jackets and berets, found two needles and posted white fliers with information about the guardian angels.
"we're here to let people know there is a presence," said member benjamin garcia, of washington heights. "everyone should be able to go where they want to go and not be afraid to ride the train or buses. they shouldn't have fear because people are doing drugs."
"it's important we be a visual deterrent," said guardian angel john gavers of queens.
in wake of drug activity, mta police to increase patrols on railway, union head says in response to commuters' complaints about drug-related activity on the train, the mta will step up patrols.
mta police officers otis noboa and kenneth murray were also patrolling great kills thursday, a day after the mta police union told the advance there would be increased presence on the trains.
the move came after a series of advance articles chronicling the problem.
when the train arrived, the officers would tell the conductor that they'll be checking the cars while passengers were getting on and off the train.
"i feel better that they're cops here now," said one rider who declined to give her name. "it's shows they're listening to our concerns."
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tɪ ˈprɑpərli smoʊk mit dɪg əˈbaʊt ə tu fʊt dip pɪt, stɑrt ə faɪər ənd lɛt ɪt bərn daʊn tɪ ə nis hɑt bɛd əv koʊlz. aɪˈdili ju wɪl wɔnt ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər əv ðə koʊlz soʊ ju kən hoʊld jʊr hænd fɔr ˈɪnʧɪz əˈbəv ðɛm fər ˈsɛkəndz. ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ˈdɪgɪŋ ə pɪt ɪz tɪ bɪld ə ˈtraɪˌpɑd tɪ goʊ ˈoʊvər ðə koʊlz. nɛkst, trɪm ðə frɛʃ mit əv ɔl fæt, skɪn, ənd boʊn. fæt wɪl spɔɪl ənd ruɪn jʊr kəts əv mit. kət ðə mit əˈkrɔs ðə greɪn ˈɪntu θɪk ər lɛs strɪps. ɪf ju hæv sɔlt əˈveɪləbəl ju kən prɛs səm ˈɪntu ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə mit ər meɪk ə braɪn səˈluʃən ənd ˈmɛrəˌneɪt ðə mit. ju wɪl nid tɪ skjuər ðiz strɪps ˈɔntu ə grin stɪk ənd pleɪs ɪt əˈbaʊt fit əˈbəv ðə koʊlz dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn haʊ hɑt ðə koʊlz ər. rɪˈmɛmbər ju ər nɑt traɪɪŋ tɪ kʊk ðə mit ˈoʊnli riˈmuv ðə ˈmɔɪsʧər frəm ɪt. naʊ ˈɔntu ðə sˈmoʊkɪŋ, ju wɪl nid tɪ mɪks grin ˈhɑrdˌwʊd ənd fjuəl wʊd tɪ kip ðə faɪər frəm biɪŋ sˈməðərd bət ju ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt ə lɔt əv smoʊk. ðə smoʊk ənd hit kriˈeɪt ə fɪlm ˈoʊvər ðə mit ðət wɪl prɪˈvɛnt flaɪz frəm leɪɪŋ ðɛr ɛgz ɔn ðə mit ənd kip ˈəðər bəgz əˈweɪ tu. baɪ riˈmuvɪŋ ðə ˈmɔɪsʧər ðə mit wɪl nɑt rɑt ənd ðə hit kɪlz bækˈtɪriə. du nɑt juz paɪn ər ˈəðər fər sˈmoʊkɪŋ ənˈlɛs ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈəðər wʊd əˈveɪləbəl. səʧ ɛz paɪn wɪl teɪnt ðə ˈfleɪvər əv ðə mit bət woʊnt hərt ju. ðə əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˈprɑpərli smoʊk ðə mit ˈvɛriz ˈgreɪtli ənd ðɛr ər tu ˈmɛni ˈvɛriəbəlz tɪ teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt, ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ ʧɛk fər ɪz baɪ fil. peɪ kloʊz əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə mit ˈʧɛkɪŋ ɪt ˈɛvər soʊ ˈɔfən fər ˈdraɪnəs. ɪf ðə mit bɛndz ɪt ɪz nɑt dən ɪf ɪt kræks ɪt ɪz draɪ ɪˈnəf. fər fud ˈseɪfti ˈivɪn wəns ðə mit ɪz smoʊkt ɪt ʃʊd bi kʊkt wɪn ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ kɪl ˈɛni bækˈtɪriə. smoʊkt mit wɪl stɔr fər əp tɪ wən jɪr ənd ɪz ən ˈɛksələnt weɪ tɪ prɪˈzərv mit fər ðə lɔŋ hɔl. rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtərz ər ə ˈrɛlətɪvli nu ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən praɪər tɪ ðɪs ˈpipəl wʊd smoʊk ər sɔlt mit tɪ prɪˈzərv ɪt. sˈmoʊkɪŋ mit ɪz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈtərnɪŋ ɪt ˈɪntu ˈʤərki tɪ meɪk ɪt læst ˈlɔŋgər ənd meɪk ɪt ˈiziər tɪ ˈtrænspɔrt ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈhævɪŋ ən ˈɛkstrə ˈproʊˌtin sɔrs ɔn hænd. sˈmoʊkɪŋ wɪl prɪˈvɛnt ðə weɪst əv ˈvæljəbəl mit ənd əˈlaʊ ju tɪ kɪl ˈbɪgər geɪm. fɪʃ, lɑrʤ ˈmæməlz, ənd lɑrʤ ˈrɛptaɪlz kən ɔl bi smoʊkt ənd prɪˈzərvd fər ˈleɪtər juz.
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to properly smoke meat dig about a two foot deep pit, start a fire and let it burn down to a nice hot bed of coals. ideally you will want the temperature of the coals so you can hold your hand four inches above them for 7-8 seconds. an alternative to digging a pit is to build a tripod to go over the coals.
next, trim the fresh meat of all fat, skin, and bone. fat will spoil and ruin your cuts of meat. cut the meat across the grain into 1/4" thick or less strips. if you have salt available you can press some into the surface of the meat or make a brine solution and marinate the meat.
you will need to skewer these strips onto a green stick and place it about 1-2 feet above the coals depending on how hot the coals are. remember you are not trying to cook the meat only remove the moisture from it.
now onto the smoking, you will need to mix green hardwood and fuel wood to keep the fire from being smothered but you also want a lot of smoke. the smoke and heat create a film over the meat that will prevent flies from laying their eggs on the meat and keep other bugs away too. by removing the moisture the meat will not rot and the heat kills bacteria. do not use pine or other softwoods for smoking unless there is no other wood available. softwoods such as pine will taint the flavor of the meat but won't hurt you. the amount of time required to properly smoke the meat varies greatly and there are too many variables to take into account, the best way to check for doneness is by feel. pay close attention to the meat checking it ever so often for dryness. if the meat bends it is not done if it cracks it is dry enough.
for food safety even once the meat is smoked it should be cooked when possible to kill any bacteria. smoked meat will store for up to one year and is an excellent way to preserve meat for the long haul.
refrigerators are a relatively new invention prior to this people would smoke or salt meat to preserve it. smoking meat is similar to turning it into jerky to make it last longer and make it easier to transport as well as having an extra protein source on hand. smoking will prevent the waste of valuable meat and allow you to kill bigger game. fish, large mammals, and large reptiles can all be smoked and preserved for later use.
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ˈflɔrɪn ˈfoʊdər (bɔrn 1974 ɪz ə ˈsɪtɪzən əv roʊˈmeɪniə hu meɪd ˈsɛvərəl əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈɛnər ˈkænədə ˌɪˈligəli. hɪz læst ˌɪnˈkərʒən wɑz sin ɛz rɪˈmɑrkəbəl, ɛz hi wɑz ðə fərst ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈɪməgrənt tɪ əˈtɛmpt tɪ slɪp ˈɪntu ˈkænədə ˌsərəpˈtɪʃəsli θru ɪts væst ənd ˈfoʊdər wɑz fərst dɪˈpɔrtəd frəm ˈkænədə ɪn hi wɑz dɪˈpɔrtəd əˈgɛn ɪn 2006 wɪn hi ɪz ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ hæv bɪn rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ˈfæməli ɪn ˈkænədə. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rɔɪəl kəˈneɪdiən ˈmaʊnɪd pəˈlis ˈkɔrpərəl tɪm ˈwɔtərz, əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈɛnər ˈkænədə baɪ ˈwɔtər, frəm ˈgrinˌlænd, wɑz ˈfoʊdər lɛft sisimiut*, ˈgrinˌlænd ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 11 2006 ɪn ə boʊt hi ˈpərʧəst hi əraɪvd æt graɪz eɪt deɪz ˈleɪtər, ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 18 wɪn ˈfoʊdər əraɪvd ɪn graɪz hi wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst aʊt əv fud, ənd hæd ˈoʊnli faɪv ˈjuˈɛs gæl) əv fjuəl lɛft. ˈfoʊdər ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2006 tɪ tu ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ˈkænədəz ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən hi wɑz ˈsɛntənst tɪ ˈsɛvən ənd ə hæf mənθs əv dɪˈtɛnʃən. ˈʤəstɪs laɪz ruld ðət ˈfoʊdər ʃʊd bi dɪˈpɔrtəd wɪn hɪz ˈsɛntəns wɑz prɛˈmɪr, ˈivə, ˈsaɪtɪd graɪz ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən əv ˈfoʊdər ɪn ə spiʧ ʃi dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 19 ˈfɛdərəl ˈmɪnɪstərz ʧək strɑl ənd ˈlioʊnə wər gɛsts əv ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər. ɪn hər spiʧ ˈsaɪtɪd ɪgˈzæmpəl ɛz ə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən əv haʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðə ˈpipəl əv wər tɪ prəˈtɛktɪŋ kəˈneɪdiən ˈsɑvrənti.
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florin fodor (born 1974) is a citizen of romania who made several attempts to enter canada illegally. his last incursion was seen as remarkable, as he was the first undocumented immigrant to attempt to slip into canada surreptitiously through its vast and underpopulated arctic.[1][2]
fodor was first deported from canada in 2000.[3] he was deported again in 2006, when he is reported to have been returning to family in canada.
according to royal canadian mounted police corporal tim waters, fodor's attempt to enter canada by water, from greenland, was unprecedented—and dangerous.[3]
fodor left sisimiut, greenland on september 11, 2006, in a 20-foot fibreglass boat he purchased there.[3] he arrived at grise fiord eight days later, on september 18, 2006.[4] when fodor arrived in grise fiord he was almost out of food, and had only five litres (1.3 us gal) of fuel left.
fodor pleaded guilty in november 2006 to two charges of violating canada's immigration act.[5] he was sentenced to seven and a half months of detention. justice lise maisonneuve ruled that fodor should be deported when his sentence was complete.[6][7]
nunavut's premier, eva aariak, cited grise fjord's apprehension of fodor in a speech she delivered to the nunavut legislature on february 19, 2009.[8] federal ministers chuck strahl and leona aglukkaq were guests of the legislature. in her speech aariak cited fodor's example as a demonstration of how important the people of nunavut were to protecting canadian sovereignty.
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ɪn ʤɪst ə fju wiks, stɑr trɛk ˈɔnˌlaɪn wɪl ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪts fɪθ jɪr wɪθ ɑr ˌænəˈvərsəri ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən. ðɪs ɪz ə greɪt taɪm tɪ lʊk bæk ɔn haʊ fænˈtæstɪk 2014 wɑz ənd gɪv ə fju piks æt wət ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn 2015 ðɪs wɑz ə greɪt jɪr fər stɑr trɛk ˈstɔriz. wi keɪm ˈɪntu ðə jɪr hɑt ɔn ðə hilz əv "sfɪr əv ˈɪnfluəns" wɪθ worf*, rɪˈvilɪŋ ðə ˈgeɪtˌweɪ ənd ðə ˈdaɪsən sfɪr. ðə ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjud wɪθ "ə stɛp bɪtˈwin ðə stɑrz" ənd "ˈsərfəs ˈtɛnʃən" wɪθ tuvok*, rɪˈvilɪŋ ðə ˈənˌdin ˈɛfərts tɪ dɪˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz ðə ˈælfə kˈwɑdrənt ənd tɪ ˈoʊpən ə brɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈælfə kˈwɑdrənt ˈjuzɪŋ ðə sfɪrz. dɪˈfitɪŋ ðə ˈənˌdin ɪn "mindscape*" ˈoʊpənz əp ðə ˈdɛltə kˈwɑdrənt tɪ ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən, ənd ðət ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən rɪˈvilz ə nu θrɛt ɪn ðə ənd nu ˈælaɪz ɛz wɛl. ˈsɛvən əv naɪn, ðə ˈdɔktər, ˈhɛri kɪm, ənd pleɪd ˈmeɪʤər pɑrts ɪn ðə ˈstɔri. ðɪs jɪr sɔ ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ə grænd əˈlaɪəns tɪ dil wɪθ ðiz θrɛts. ɛz wi goʊ ˈɪntu 2015 ðə ˈstɔri ɑrk kənˈtɪnjuz. ðə nɛkst pis əv ðə ˈstɔri ɪz riˈlisɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri, ənd ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ mənθs ðɛr wɪl bi səm ˈʧælənʤɪz ðət ˈivɪn ðə grænd əˈlaɪəns meɪ nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈhændəl. wi spɛnt ðɪs pæst jɪr ˈbɪldɪŋ əp ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd ðət wi ˈnidɪd fər ðə ˈkəmɪŋ ˈstɔri, ənd wi kænt weɪt tɪ rɪˈvil ɪt... wən pis æt ə taɪm əv kɔrs. ðɪs wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ə greɪt jɪr fər ðə geɪm ɛz ə hoʊl. ɪt wɑz ɑr fərst jɪr wɪθ fɔr ˈəpˌdeɪts ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˈjuʒəwəl θri, ənd wi juzd ðiz ˈəpˌdeɪts tɪ boʊθ ɪkˈstɛnd ənd ˌɪmˈpruv ðə geɪm. ðɪs jɪr sɔ ðə əv ən oʊld ˈstɔri ɑrk, ˌɪmˈpruvmənts tɪ ðə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ˈsɪstəm ənd tɪ ðə ˈmænɪʤmənt əv treɪts, ə nu ˈkræftɪŋ ˈsɪstəm, ənd əv kɔrs, ðə riˈlis əv ˈdɛltə ˈraɪzɪŋ, ɑr ˈsɛkənd ɪkˈspænʧən ənd ɑr fərst ˈlɛvəl kæp ˌɪnˈkris ɪn fɔr jɪrz. ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv tir 6 ʃɪps ənd ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˌspɛʃələˈzeɪʃən fər boʊθ ˈkæptənz ənd brɪʤ ˈɔfɪsərz ˈraʊndɪd aʊt ðə jɪr. ɑr goʊl ɪn 2014 wɑz tɪ əˈgrɛsɪvli pʊʃ ðə geɪm ˈfɔrwərd, ənd ju kən ɪkˈspɛkt ˈjuˈɛs tɪ bɪld ɔn ðɪs ɪn 2015 wi hæv mɔr ˈkæptən ənd brɪʤ ˈɔfɪsər ˈkəmɪŋ, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈfərðər ˌɪmˈpruvmənts θruaʊt ðə geɪm. ðə fərst əv ðə nu ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri ˈəpˌdeɪt. wət meɪks ˈjuˈɛs ðə moʊst ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt 2014 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz haʊ ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈhɛlθi bət ɪz groʊɪŋ. nɑt ˈmɛni kən sɛt nu haɪz rɪˈpitɪdli ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr fɪθ jɪr, ənd wɪr ˈvɛri ˈθæŋkfəl fər ɔl ðə lɔɪəl fænz hu pleɪ ənd səˈpɔrt ðə geɪm. wi lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ əˈnəðər greɪt jɪr ɪn 2015 ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri ˈəpˌdeɪt ɪz ʤɪst ˈoʊvər θri wiks əˈweɪ, ənd ðə dɛv blɔgz dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ðə nu ˈkɑntɛnt ənd ˈfiʧərz fər ðə riˈlis wɪl bi ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn ʤɪst ə fju deɪz. əˈhɛd wɔrp ˈfæktər 9 ˈstivən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər stɑr trɛk ˈɔnˌlaɪn
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in just a few weeks, star trek online will finish its fifth year with our anniversary celebration. this is a great time to look back on how fantastic 2014 was and give a few peeks at what is coming in 2015.
this was a great year for star trek stories. we came into the year hot on the heels of "sphere of influence" with worf, revealing the iconian gateway and the solanae dyson sphere. the story continued with "a step between the stars" and "surface tension" with tuvok, revealing the undine efforts to destabilize the alpha quadrant and to open a bridge to the alpha quadrant using the spheres. defeating the undine in "mindscape" opens up the delta quadrant to exploration, and that exploration reveals a new threat in the vaadwaur and new allies as well. seven of nine, the doctor, harry kim, and neelix played major parts in the story. this year saw the formation of a grand alliance to deal with these threats.
as we go into 2015, the story arc continues. the next piece of the story is releasing with the anniversary, and in the following months there will be some challenges that even the grand alliance may not be able to handle. we spent this past year building up the background that we needed for the coming story, and we can't wait to reveal it... one piece at a time of course.
this was also a great year for the game as a whole. it was our first year with four updates instead of the usual three, and we used these updates to both extend and improve the game. this year saw the remastering of an old story arc, improvements to the reputation system and to the management of traits, a new crafting system, and of course, the release of delta rising, our second expansion and our first level cap increase in four years. the introduction of tier 6 ships and the intelligence specialization for both captains and bridge officers rounded out the year.
our goal in 2014 was to aggressively push the game forward, and you can expect us to build on this in 2015. we have more captain and bridge officer specializations coming, as well as further improvements throughout the game. the first of the new specializations is coming with the anniversary update.
what makes us the most excited about 2014, however, is how sto is not only healthy but is growing. not many mmos can set new highs repeatedly during their fifth year, and we're very thankful for all the loyal fans who play and support the game. we look forward to another great year in 2015! the anniversary update is just over three weeks away, and the dev blogs describing the new content and features for the release will be starting in just a few days.
ahead warp factor 9! stephen d’angelo
executive producer
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ˈmeɪsə, ariz*. səm laɪk ʤoʊ maɪt kɔl ɪm ə leɪt ˈblumər bət ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ kəbz eɪs ʤeɪk ɑˈritə həz bɪn ə tɔp ˈtælənt ɪn ðə geɪm fər ˈmɛni jɪrz. bət ɪts ˈoʊnli naʊ, ɛz hi tərnz 30 ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ðət ðə rɪˈzəlts ər ˈkæʧɪŋ əp tɪ ðət ˈtælənt. hɪz ˈmænɪʤər, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər, ˈfɔrmər ˈkæˌʧər ənd ə tɔp ˈhɪtər ɪn ðə lig si ə pleɪər hu kən ˈdɑməˌneɪt fər əˈnəðər hæf ˈdɛkeɪd æt list. "biɪŋ frəm ˈtɛksəs aɪ juzd tɪ hir hɪz neɪm ə lɔt ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd stəf," ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə pərˈɛniəl ˈkænədɪt pɔl ˈgoʊldʃˌmɪt sɛd ˈsənˌdi ˌbiˈfɔr pleɪɪŋ ðə kəbz. "aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ɪm wɛl. wət hiz bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ðə læst jɪr ənd ə hæf, hiz əp ðɛr wɪθ ˈɛniˌwən ɪn ðə lig. ɪf hi kips duɪŋ ðət ɪn hɪz hi kʊd ˈpɑsəbli bi ðə bɛst ˈpɪʧər ɪn ðə lig." kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈgoʊldʃˌmɪt ɪz naʊ ˈtimˌmeɪts wɪθ zæk greɪŋk ənd həz spɛnt hɪz kərɪr ɪn ðə seɪm dɪˈvɪʒən wɪθ ɪm ənd ˈkleɪtən ˈkərˌʃɑ əv ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈdɑʤərz, ðæts ˈprɪti haɪ preɪz. waɪl ɑˈritə həz bɪn noʊn ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈsərkəlz hɪz neɪm ˈdɪdənt ɪˈlɪsɪt ðə seɪm kaɪnd əv preɪz ðə ˈəðər tu, mɔr əˈkɑmplɪʃt ˈpɪʧərz rɪˈsivd. ðeɪv bɪn duɪŋ ɪt fər jɪrz. "ju si lɛs leɪt ˈblumərz wɪθ ˈstɑrtərz bɪˈkəz ə lɔt əv taɪmz ðeɪv bɪn pæst əp baɪ ðə gaɪ ðæts 23 24 ər 25 ɪkˈspleɪnd. "ə lɔt əv taɪmz aɪ laɪk tɪ gɪt ə rɪˈlif ˈpɪʧər ðət ˈhæzənt dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ənˈtɪl 27 ər 28 ðeɪ ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt ɛz ə ˈstɑrtər; ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ðeɪ ˈfɪgjər ɪt aʊt ɪn ðə ˈbʊlˌpɛn ənd ðə laɪt bəlb goʊz ɔn. fər ˈstɑrtərz, ðeɪ meɪ nɑt gɪt ðət ʧæns ˈɪntu ðɛr leɪt 20's*. ʤeɪk ɪz ʤɪst duɪŋ ɪt ˈleɪtər." ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ʤɛd hɔɪər wɑz æst ɪf "leɪt ˈblumər" wɑz ðə raɪt dɪˈskrɪpʃən fər ɑˈritə. "aɪ θɪŋk ðæts fɛr," hi ˈænsərd. "hi wɑz ə greɪt ˈprɑspɛkt, soʊ ˈmeɪbi leɪt ˈblumər ˈɪzənt ɪgˈzæktli ðə raɪt weɪ tɪ freɪz ɪt. hi hæd səm ˈrɑki taɪmz, bət ˈɛvriˌwən teɪks ə ˈdɪfərənt əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm tɪ ˈfɪgjər ɪt aʊt ɪn ðə bɪg ligz. wɪr ʤɪst glæd hi ˈfɪgjərd ɪt aʊt wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs." ðɛr meɪ nɑt bi əˈnəðər ˈkæˌʧər ɪn ðə lig hu sɔ ðə ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈæftər əv ɑˈritə ðən ˈfɔrmər kəb ˌkæˈstɪloʊ. hi kɔt ɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ səm ˈstrəgəlz ɪn 2013 ənd ðɛn əˈgɛn ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈbreɪˌkaʊt ˈsizən ɪn 2014 ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ ˈtreɪdɪd læst jɪr. naʊ wɪθ ðə, ˌkæˈstɪloʊ wɑz ˈʃeɪkɪŋ hɪz hɛd ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt pərˈfɔrməns læst ˈsizən. ɑˈritə wɛnt wɪθ ə ˈɪrə ɪn 2015 prəˈdusɪŋ ðə loʊəst breɪk ˈɪrə ɪn ˈhɪstəri. "ðət wɑz əˈmeɪzɪŋ wət hi dɪd læst jɪr," ˌkæˈstɪloʊ sɛd. "ˈɛvriˌwən ðət noʊz ɪm noʊz wət kaɪnd əv stəf hi həz. ju ɔˈrɛdi noʊ wət kaɪnd əv ˈpɪʧər hi kən bi. hi dɪd ɪt læst jɪr ənd ðɛr ɪz noʊ kˈwɛʃən hi kən kip duɪŋ ɪt." hɛlθ ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə kənˈsərn fər ə ˈpɪʧər ənd əˈspɛʃəli wən ɛz hi gɪts ˈoʊldər, bət hɔɪər strɛst ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən ɑˈritə ɪz ɪn ˈmɪtəˌgeɪts hɪz leɪt ˈblɑsəmɪŋ. hiz ɪn ˈbɛtər ʃeɪp ðən moʊst 25-year-olds*. "hi ʤɪst wɔnts tɪ kip ðət goʊɪŋ," hɔɪər sɛd. "hi bɪˈlivz hi kən. hɪz ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz tɪ kip ðət læst jɪr ənd ə hæf ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd." æt 29 ɑˈritə ˈbætəld wən əv ðə bɛst ˈpɪʧərz (greɪŋk) ɪn ðə geɪm ɪn ən ˈɛpɪk saɪ jəŋ reɪs. ˈivɪn ðə ˈhɪtərz wər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪt. naʊ æt 30 hiz aʊt tɪ du ɪt əˈgɛn. "ɪt wɑz kul," ˈgoʊldʃˌmɪt sɛd. "ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv gʊd ˈpɪʧɪz ənd boʊθ gaɪz stʊd aʊt. ɑˈritə simz tɪ bi ʤɪst ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd."
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mesa, ariz. -- some -- like joe maddon -- might call him a late bloomer but chicago cubs ace jake arrieta has been a top talent in the game for many years. but it's only now, as he turns 30 on sunday, that the results are catching up to that talent. his manager, general manager, former catcher and a top hitter in the league see a player who can dominate for another half decade at least.
"being from texas i used to hear his name a lot in college and stuff," arizona diamondbacks perennial mvp candidate paul goldschmidt said sunday before playing the cubs. "i remember him well. what he's been able to do the last year and a half, he's up there with anyone in the league. if he keeps doing that in his 30's he could possibly be the best pitcher in the league."
considering goldschmidt is now teammates with zack greinke and has spent his career in the same division with him and clayton kershaw of the los angeles dodgers, that's pretty high praise. while arrieta has been known in baseball circles his name didn't elicit the same kind of praise the other two, more accomplished pitchers received. they've been doing it for years.
"you see less late bloomers with starters because a lot of times they've been passed up by the guy that's 23, 24 or 25," maddon explained. "a lot of times i like to get a relief pitcher that hasn't done anything until 27 or 28. they probably started out as a starter; eventually they figure it out in the bullpen and the light bulb goes on. for starters, they may not get that chance into their late 20's. jake is just doing it later."
general manager jed hoyer was asked if "late bloomer" was the right description for arrieta.
"i think that's fair," he answered. "he was a great prospect, so maybe late bloomer isn't exactly the right way to phrase it. he had some rocky times, but everyone takes a different amount of time to figure it out in the big leagues. we're just glad he figured it out with us."
there may not be another catcher in the league who saw the before and after of arrieta than former cub welington castillo. he caught him during some struggles in 2013 and then again during his breakout season in 2014 before being traded last year. now with the diamondbacks, castillo was shaking his head on sunday morning thinking about arrieta's performance last season. arrieta went 22-6 with a 1.77 era in 2015, producing the lowest post-all-star break era (0.75) in history.
"that was amazing what he did last year," castillo said. "everyone that knows him knows what kind of stuff he has. you already know what kind of pitcher he can be. he did it last year and there is no question he can keep doing it."
health is always a concern for a pitcher and especially one as he gets older, but hoyer stressed the physical condition arrieta is in mitigates his late blossoming. he's in better shape than most 25-year-olds.
"he just wants to keep that going," hoyer said. "he believes he can. his focus is to keep that last year and a half moving forward."
at 29, arrieta battled one of the best pitchers (greinke) in the game in an epic cy young race. even the hitters were following it. now at 30, he's out to do it again.
"it was cool," goldschmidt said. "there are a lot of good pitches and both guys stood out. arrieta seems to be just getting started."
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ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz ˈoʊvər 1 jɪr oʊld ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈbəʤɪt wɪl riˈmuv trəmp ɪn saʊθ ˈeɪərˌʃaɪər frəm ˈbɪznɪs reɪts rɪˈlif skim ə ˈskɑtɪʃ gɔlf rɪˈzɔrt oʊnd baɪ ˈdɑnəld trəmp wɪl noʊ ˈlɔŋgər kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl tæks breɪk, ɪt həz ˈimərʤd. ðə ˈsənˌdi ˈhɛrəld rɪˈvild ðət ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈrisənt ˈbəʤɪt wɪl riˈmuv trəmp ɪn saʊθ ˈeɪərˌʃaɪər frəm ə ˈbɪznɪs reɪts rɪˈlif skim. ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, ˈdɛrɪk məˈkeɪ, ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈmɛʒərz ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri tɪ hɛlp ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɪn ðə ˌhɑspəˈtæləti ˈsɛktər. ðə muv keɪm ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ groʊɪŋ ˈprɛʃər tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin tɪ hɛlp ˈstrəgəlɪŋ ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ənd hoʊˈtɛlz koʊp wɪθ ðə fərst riˈvæljuˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈvælju əv ˈbɪznɪsɪz sɪns 2010 məˈkeɪ feɪst kɔlz tɪ rɪˈfɔrm ðə trænˈzɪʃənəl ˈbɪznɪs reɪts rɪˈlif skim ˈæftər ɪt ˈimərʤd ɪn ˈɔgəst ðət trəmp hæd ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd tɪ ðə tun əv ɪn ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə ˈwaɪdər ˌrivˈju əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs reɪts ˈsɪstəm, hi əˈnaʊnst ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ðət ðə trænˈzɪʃənəl skim wʊd kənˈtɪnju nɛkst jɪr fər bət ðə ˈvɛri ˈlɑrʤəst ˌhɑspəˈtæləti properties”*”. ˈdɑkjəmənts ˈpəblɪʃt əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə dræft ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈbəʤɪt ðɪs mənθ steɪt ɪt wɪl ˈoʊnli əˈplaɪ fər ˌhɑspəˈtæləti ˈprɑpərtiz wɪθ ə ˈvælju əp tɪ £1.5m*. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ əˈsɛsərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, trəmp ɪz naʊ əˈbəv ðə pɔɪnt wɪθ ə ˈvælju əv trəmp bɔt ɪn 2014 bət stɛpt əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈfæməli ˈbɪznɪs ˈɛmpaɪər ˈæftər biɪŋ ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt. hɪz ˈəðər ˈskɑtɪʃ gɔlf kɔrs, ɪn aberdeenshire*, dɪd nɑt kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər rɪˈlif bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ə gɔlf kɔrs ˈrəðər ðən ə hoʊˈtɛl.
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change in scottish government budget will remove trump turnberry in south ayrshire from business rates relief scheme
a scottish golf resort owned by donald trump will no longer qualify for a controversial tax break, it has emerged.
the sunday herald revealed that a change in the scottish government’s recent budget will remove trump turnberry in south ayrshire from a business rates relief scheme.
scotland’s finance secretary, derek mackay, introduced measures in february to help businesses in the hospitality sector. the move came in response to growing pressure to intervene to help struggling restaurants and hotels cope with the first revaluation of the rateable value of businesses since 2010.
mackay faced calls to reform the transitional business rates relief scheme after it emerged in august that trump turnberry had benefited to the tune of £109,530 in 2017-18.
in response to a wider review of the business rates system, he announced in september that the transitional scheme would continue next year for “all but the very largest hospitality properties”.
documents published alongside the draft scottish budget this month state it will only apply for hospitality properties with a rateable value up to £1.5m.
according to the scottish assessors association website, trump turnberry is now above the cut-off point with a rateable value of £1,650,000.
trump bought turnberry in 2014 but stepped away from the family business empire after being elected us president. his other scottish golf course, in aberdeenshire, did not qualify for relief because it is defined as a golf course rather than a hotel.
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ˈænsərɪŋ səm əv ðə kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɔrəʤɪnz ənd ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv laɪf meɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈjumənz ˈdrɪlɪŋ dip ˈɪntu mɑrz tɪ ˈstədi ˈɛni laɪf ðət meɪ ɪgˈzɪst ðɛr. (ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈnæsə) ˌɪntərˈstɛlər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈjuzɪŋ maɪˈkroʊbiəl ˈdætə ˈstɔrɪʤ: ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ˈsɛˌti (pɑrt 2 dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃɪŋ ˈmɛsɪʤɪz frəm ʤəŋk meɪl ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsɛˌti ˈrisərʧərz ˈrɛkərd ˌɪˌlɛktroʊmægˈnɛtɪk weɪvz rɪˈsivd frəm speɪs ənd ɪgˈzæmɪn ðɛm wɪθ ˈælgərˌɪðəmz tɪ traɪ tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət simz tu ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd tɪ bi ˈmɪrli ðə rɪˈzəlt əv fəˈnɑməˌnɑn. ɪn ˈprɪnsəpəl, ə maɪˈkroʊbiəl ˈsɛˌti ˈrisərʧər kʊd teɪk ə ˈsɪmələr əˈproʊʧ, ˈjuzɪŋ ʤin ˈsikwənsɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ ˈprɔˌsɛs lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv bækˈtɪriəl, ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ʤɪst sim ˈnæʧərəl. pərˈhæps ˈbɛrid əˈmɪdst ðə ʤəŋk ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ əv səm bækˈtɪriəl ˈspiʃiz ɪz ə ˈsikwəns əv əˈminoʊ ˈæsədz ðət ən ˈɛkspərt kən dɪˈkoʊd tɪ rɛd; ɪz ðə ˈvælju əv ɪz ʤɪst ɑr weɪ əv seɪɪŋ hɛˈloʊ. ju wɪl faɪnd ðə ˈpraɪmər fər ɑr ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɔn ðə nɛkst ʤin, ənd ˈstɑrˌʃɪp dɪˈzaɪn ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ɔn ðə ʤin ˈæftər that.”*.” pərˈhæps ðət ɪz ə ˈsəmˈwət fəˈsiʃəs weɪ əv ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt, bət ˈsərtənli ɪf wi bɪˈliv ðət ˌɛkstrəˌtərˈɛstriəlz wɔnt tɪ sɛnd ˈjuˈɛs səʧ ˈsɪgnəlz, ə dɪˈrɛkt əˈtɛmpt tɪ sɔrt θru ðə meɪl paɪl ˈjuzɪŋ ənd tulz tɪ si ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ pɑps əp maɪt bi ˈwɔrəntɪd. wən kʊd sərʧ fər ʤəˈnɛtɪk məˈtɪriəl biɪŋ ˈkɛrid baɪ bækˈtɪriə ðət kən bi ˌɪnˈsərtɪd ˈɪntu ˈænəməlz ər plænts ənd rɪˈzəlt ɪn ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˌædəpˈteɪʃənz ðət hæv nɑt jɛt ˈmænəˌfɛstəd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈspiʃiz ɔn ərθ. ðət sɛd, ðɛr ɪz, ɛz ˈpriviəsli ˈnoʊtɪd, graʊnz fər ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm ðət ðɪs ɪz ðə fɔrm əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ðət ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˈspiʃiz wʊd faɪnd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ɪf ðɛr ɪz ə fild əv laɪf θruaʊt ðə ˈgæləksi, ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ɔn ˌɪˈnumərəbəl wərldz baɪ ˈnæʧərəl, ɪt kʊd bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ɪˈvɑlv ɪn ˈməltəˌtjudz əv nu ənd ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz θru ˈnæʧərəl ˈprɑsɛsəz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ mjuˈteɪʃən ənd ˈnæʧərəl səˈlɛkʃən, ˈdrɪvən baɪ ʧæns ənd dɪˈvərs ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kənˈdɪʃənz. ɪt simz tɪ mi ðət ðə moʊst pɔrˈtɛntəs fɔrm əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ðət ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˌɛkstrəˌtərˈɛstriəlz kʊd ˈəndərˌteɪk wʊd bi tɪ traɪ tɪ ˈprɑpəˌgeɪt ðɛmˈsɛlvz baɪ ˈsɛndɪŋ aʊt ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ˈɪnfluəns ðɪs keɪˈɑtɪk ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪn ðɛr oʊn dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. kən kənˈteɪn ˈdɔrmənt plænz fər ˈkɑmplɛks treɪts, ɛz ˈɛvɪdənst baɪ ˈrisənt wərk ɪn wɪʧ ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd wət hæd bɪn kənˈsɪdərd ʤəŋk ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ɪn ˈʧɪkənz tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr ˈfiʧərz, laɪk tiθ 2015 2015 wɛl, ˈʧɪkənz ər dɪˈsɛndɪd frəm ˈdaɪnəˌsɔrz, soʊ pərˈhæps nɑt tu əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəvər ðət ðeɪ stɪl kip səm əv ðə oʊld ˈbɑdi plænz ɔn faɪl. səʧ plænz kʊd kəm ɪn ˈhændi ɪf nu kənˈdɪʃənz ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˈrædɪkəl ˌɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri lip. bət kʊd ɪt bi ˈpɑsəbəl ðət səm səʧ ʤəˈnɛtɪk plænz wər sɛnt hir ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli baɪ bækˈtɪriəl kənˈveɪəns? kʊd səm hæv bɪn juzd, ənd ˈəðərz bi stɪl əˈweɪtɪŋ ðɛr ʧæns? ðɛr ər ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˌfɪziəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈfiʧərz, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈkɑmplɛks aɪ, ər bərd wɪŋz, huz ˈɔrəʤən ɪz hɑrd tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ɪn tərmz əv ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl ˈnæʧərəl səˈlɛkʃən, ɛz ðeɪ əˈpɪr tɪ bi kəmˈplitli ɪn fɔrm. ðə ˈreɪzɪŋ əv səʧ ˈpɛrəˌdɑksɪz həz lɔŋ bɪn ə stɑk ɪn treɪd əv ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðə keɪs fər ˌsupərˈnæʧərəl design.”*.” bət waɪl ðɛr ər, baɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən, noʊ ˌsupərˈnæʧərəl fəˈnɑməˌnɑn, ðɛr ˈrɪli ər ˈmɛni nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈbɪldɪŋz ənd ʃɪps, bət ˈɔlsoʊ dəˈmɛstəˌkeɪtəd ˈænəməlz ənd ər ðə ˈprɑdəkt əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt dɪˈzaɪn. bækˈtɪriə kən ˈtrænsfər ʤinz əˈməŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ənd tɪ ənd frəm ənd (jɔŋ, 2016 ˈmɑrgəlɪs ənd ˈseɪgən, 2008 ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ˈgritɪŋz ənd səˈlutɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ðə ˈvælju əv paɪ, kʊd ˌɛkstrətərˈɛstriəl bi ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs maɪˈkroʊbiəl ˈmɛsɪʤɪz fər ðə ˈpərpəs əv ˈgaɪdɪŋ ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ɑr ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪr? ɛz ɛz ɪt saʊnz, aɪ bɪˈliv ðɪs ɪz ə haɪˈpɑθəsəs. spəˈsɪfɪkli, wən kʊd sərʧ fər ʤəˈnɛtɪk məˈtɪriəl biɪŋ ˈkɛrid baɪ bækˈtɪriə ðət kən bi ˌɪnˈsərtɪd ˈɪntu ˈænəməlz ər plænts ənd rɪˈzəlt ɪn ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˌædəpˈteɪʃənz ðət hæv nɑt jɛt ˈmænəˌfɛstəd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈspiʃiz ɔn ərθ. bərdz wəns hæd tiθ, bət ðeɪ ˈnɛvər hæd ˈreɪˌdɑr. noʊ ˈspiʃiz ɪz noʊn wɪʧ kəmˈjunɪˌkeɪts ˈjuzɪŋ bioradio*. ðɛr ər ˈɛni ˈnəmbər əv ˈjusfəl ˌædəpˈteɪʃənz ðət ər ˈfɪzɪkəli ˈpɑsəbəl bət wɪʧ ˈnɛvər hæv ˈmænəˌfɛstəd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn tərˈɛstriəl baɪˈɑləʤi. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ðɛr ər treɪts ðət wi du si ɪn səm ˈspiʃiz, bət nɑt ɪn ðɛr ˈænˌsɛstərz. maɪs wər wəns fɪʃ, bət fɪʃ wər ˈnɛvər maɪs. ðə fækt ðət maɪs stɪl ˈkɛri fɪʃ treɪts həz bɪn klɪr sɪns ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, wɪn ɪt wɑz əbˈzərvd ðət ˈmæməl ˈɛmbriˌoʊz ɪgˈzɪbɪt fɪʃ treɪts səʧ ɛz gɪlz. bət du fɪʃ ˈkɛri ɪn ðɛr ˌɪˈnæktɪv ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ədˈvæns plænz fər məˈmeɪljən treɪts? ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl ðət səʧ treɪts kʊd bi ˌɪnˈdust baɪ ðə trænsˈfərəns əv bækˈtɪriəl ʤinz. bət frəm wət sɔrs? ɪf səʧ wər faʊnd, kʊd ðeɪ hæv bɪn sɛnt baɪ ˌɛkstrəˌtərˈɛstriəlz ɪn ðə ˈdɪstənt pæst, tɪ ˈiðər fɪʃ ər ðɛr ˈænˌsɛstərz? ər dɪd fɪʃ gɪt ðɛm frəm ˈmæməlz baɪ ˈnæʧərəl ˈloʊkəl bækˈtɪriəl trænsˈfərəns məʧ mɔr ˈrisəntli? haʊ kʊd ðiz tu ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz bi ˈsɔrtɪd aʊt? wi kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsɪdər ðə pæst. ðɛr wər ˈsərtən ˈpɪriədz wɪn ə ˈmæsɪv əˈmaʊnt əv ˌɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən əˈkərd wɪˈθɪn ən ɪkˈstrimli brif ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm, wɪθ ðə ˈkæmbriən ɪkˈsploʊʒən ənd ðə ˈərli ˈiəˌsin ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ɪkˈstɪŋʃən ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ maɪnd. kən ðə ˈsədən əˈpɪrəns əv soʊ ˈmɛni ˈrædɪkli nu treɪts bi bɛst ɪkˈspleɪnd baɪ ðə praɪər ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ˈrɛdəli əˈveɪləbəl ʤəˈnɛtɪk plænz? ər pərˈhæps kʊd ɪt bi ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ɪkˈspændɪd ˈʧænəlz əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ʤəˈnɛtɪk plænz? (hɔɪl, 1981 ˈkɑrənt ˌɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri dogma”*” hoʊldz ðət ɔl treɪts əv ə ˈspiʃiz ər ˈoʊnli pæst ɔn ʤəˈnɛtɪkli, soʊ ðət treɪts əkˈwaɪərd ɪn laɪf ər nɑt ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, nu ʤəˈnɛtɪk treɪts ər ˈoʊnli kriˈeɪtɪd θru mjuˈteɪʃən ənd pæst daʊn wɪˈθɪn ə ˈspiʃiz oʊn laɪn əv dɪˈsɛnt, ənd ðət ˈoʊnli ɪf ðeɪ pæs ðə tɛst əv ˈnæʧərəl səˈlɛkʃən wɪˈθɪn ðət ˈspiʃiz laɪn. waɪl ˈjusfəl ɪn ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌɛvəˈluʃən, ðɪs ˈθɪri ɪz ˈklɪrli fɔls wɪn əˈplaɪd tɪ ˈjumən ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɛvəˈluʃən. ðɪs ɪz soʊ bɪˈkəz, ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ wət simz tɪ bi ðə keɪs wɪθ ˈəðər ˈænəməl ˈspiʃiz, ˈjumənz kən ˌɪnˈhɛrət əkˈwaɪərd treɪts, səʧ ɛz tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, ənd ˈfərðərˌmɔr, kən ˌɪnˈhɛrət səʧ treɪts frəm ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd ˈpərsənz ər grups. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, səʧ ˈθɪriz ɛz ˈnæʃənəl ˈsoʊʃəl ˈdɑrwɪˌnɪzəm (bernhardi*, 1912 ˈhɪtlər, 1941 wɪʧ ˈpɑsʧəˌleɪt ˈhɪstəri ɛz ə ˈbætəl əv ˈneɪʃənz fər ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈrisɔrsɪz wɪθ ədˈvænsɪz əˈkərɪŋ ˈviə ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv ðə lɛs ˌmɪləˈtɛrəli prɑˈfɪʃənt, ər nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈmɔrəli ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl, bət ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli rɔŋ, sɪns ˌɪnˈvɛnʃənz meɪd ɪn ˈɛni ˈneɪʃən kən (ənd ˈʤɛnərəli du) ˈəltəmətli ˈbɛnəfɪt ɔl ˈneɪʃənz. ˌɪnˈdid, wər ɪt ðə keɪs ðət ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz wər nɑt trænsˈfərəbəl frəm ˈpərsən tɪ ˈpərsən, traɪb tɪ traɪb, ənd ˈneɪʃən tɪ ˈneɪʃən, ɪt ɪz ˈdaʊtfəl ðət juˈmænɪti wʊd ˈɛvər hæv ədˈvænst bɪɔnd ðə oʊld stoʊn eɪʤ. ˈkɑnvərsli, ɪt ɪz ˈizi tɪ si ðə kˈwɑntəm ˌækˌsɛlərˈeɪʃən əv ˈjumən ˈprɑˌgrɛs ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ˈgloʊbəl kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz θru ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə ˈprɪnɪŋ prɛs ənd ˌlɔŋˈdistəns ˈseɪlɪŋ ʃɪps ˈsərkə 1500 ənd ðɛr ˈfərðər ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ˈviə ˈreɪˌlroʊdz, ˈstimˌboʊts, telegraphs*, ˈtɛləˌfoʊnz, ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ənd ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪn ðə ˈpɪriəd sɪns. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ɪt ɪz ənkˈwɛsʧənəbəl ðət ðə groʊθ əv ˈjumən ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən həz kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs trɛnd, sɪns ðə mɔr ˈpipəl ðɛr ər, ðə mɔr ˌɪnˈvɛntərz ðɛr kən bi, ənd ˌɪnˈvɛnʃənz ər ˈkjumjələtɪv. ðɪs ɪz waɪ, ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ malthus*, ɛz ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən həz gɔn əp, ðə ˈstændərd əv ˈlɪvɪŋ həz gɔn əp, nɑt daʊn. fər ˈsɪmələr ˈrizənz, ɪt ɪz ɪn ðə ˌsɛlˈfɪntəˌrɛst əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˈspiʃiz tɪ prəˈmoʊt ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən wɪθ ɛz ˈmɛni ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˈspiʃiz ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ðə mɔr ˈsɔrsəz əv trænsˈfərəbəl ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən ðət ðɛr ər, ðə mɔr ˌɪnˈvɛnʃənz iʧ wɪl rɪˈsiv, ənd ðə ˈgreɪtər wɪl bi ðə paʊər əv iʧ tɪ æd ˈfərðər ˌɪnˈvɛnʃənz ɪn tərn. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, moʊst ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˈspiʃiz məst bi əˈwɛr ðət ðɛr ˌsɛlˈfɪntəˌrɛst laɪz ɪn ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ, ˈrəðər ðən ˈdiˌkrisɪŋ, ðə ˈnəmbər ənd ˈifɛktɪvnəs əv ðə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈeɪʤənts ðət ðeɪ drɔ əˈpɑn, bɪˈkəz ɪf ðeɪ wər nɑt, ðeɪ kʊd nɑt sərˈvaɪv fər lɔŋ. kən bækˈtɪriə pərˈfɔrm ðə seɪm roʊl frəm wərld tɪ wərld? ɪf ðeɪ kʊd, ðeɪ wʊd bi ə trɪˈmɛndəsli ˈpɑzətɪv ˈɪnfluəns ɔn ˌɛvəˈluʃən θruaʊt ðə ˈgæləksi, trænsˈfərɪŋ ɪnˈtaɪər ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpidiəz əv ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈnɑlɪʤ bɪtˈwin ˈplænəˌtɛri ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪrz. ðɪs sɛd, kən ɪt ˈrɪli bi tru ðət ðə ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪr ɪz soʊ dɪˈfɛktɪv ðət ɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl əv əˈlaʊɪŋ əˈnæləgəs ˈtrænsfər əv ˈjusfəl ʤinz bɪtˈwin ˈspiʃiz? ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv nu ˈjusfəl treɪts baɪ ˈrændəm mjuˈteɪʃən ɪz ə sloʊ ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈklɪrli ɪt wʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt ɔl ˈspiʃiz, ənd ðəs ðə ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪr ɛz ə hoʊl, wər iʧ tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ drɔ tɪ səm dɪˈgri ɔn ðə ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz əv ðə rɛst. ə kəmˈjunɪti əv laɪf ðət hæd səʧ əˈbɪləˌti wʊd hæv ˈgreɪtli ˌɪmˈpruvd ɑdz əv sərˈvaɪvəl, ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ trɪˈmɛndəs əˈdæptɪv ædˈvæntɪʤ ˈoʊvər ˈɛni ðət dɪd nɑt. ɪn fækt, ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈdɑgmə, ðə ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪr həz ɪgˈzæktli səʧ ə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti. səʧ ˈtrænsfərz frəm ˈspiʃiz tɪ ˈspiʃiz ər ɪˈneɪbəld baɪ bækˈtɪriə 2011 səʧ bækˈtɪriəl ˈtrænsfərz əv ɪnˈtaɪər ʤinz əˈlaʊ ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ˈvæljəbəl nu ˌɪnˈhɛrətəbəl treɪts tɪ əˈpɪr ɪn ˈspiʃiz nɑt ˈoʊvər məˈlɛniə, bət wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm əv ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl. jɔŋ 2016 rɪˈpɔrts ˈmɛni səʧ ˈɪnstənsɪz, səʧ ɛz ˈspiʃiz əv ðət, əˈpɑn əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈsərtən bækˈtɪriə, ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli geɪn ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈdaɪʤɛst ˈvɛriəs plænts laɪk ˈkriəˌsoʊt ər ˈkæktəs ðət ðeɪ dɪd nɑt hæv ˌbiˈfɔr, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ lɪv ənd ˈprɑspər ɪn ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ səʧ ˈspiʃiz. ðiz ˈvæljəbəl treɪts ər ðɛn pæst frəm ˈməðər tɪ ʧaɪld ˈdʊrɪŋ bərθ, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈsæmpəlz əv ðə məˈtərnəl bækˈtɪriə. bət sɪns ðə ræts ər ˈkɑnstəntli ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ðɛr bækˈtɪriə θru ˌɛkshəˈleɪʃən, ðiz treɪts kən bi ˈtrænsfərd tɪ ˈəðər ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd ˈivɪn ˈəðər ˈspiʃiz. ˈəðər bækˈtɪriə hæv bɪn ʃoʊn tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈvɛriəs ˈspiʃiz wɪθ ˌɪnˈhɛrətəbəl dɪˈfɛnsɪz əˈgɛnst ˈpɛrəˌsaɪts səʧ ɛz ˈnɛməˌtoʊdz. ˈmɑrgəlɪs ənd ˈseɪgən 2008 rɪˈpɔrt ˈmɛni əˈdɪʃənəl ɪgˈzæmpəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ðə əkˈwaɪərd ʤinz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli muv frəm ðə bækˈtɪriəl ˈkɛrid baɪ ðə ˈænəməl ˈɪntu ðə ˈænəməl sɛlz ðɛmˈsɛlvz. tɪ juz ən əˈnæləʤi, ðə ˈʤɛnəˌtaɪp əv ən sɛlz ɪz ɪts ˈhɑrdˌwɛr, bət ən ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks ər ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ɪts bækˈtɪriəl ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ər, wɪʧ kən bi ˈræpədli ʧeɪnʤd ɪn ənd aʊt. ˌɛvəˈluʃən əˈkərz nɑt baɪ ˈrændəm ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈsərkətri, bət baɪ ˈædɪŋ ər səbˈtræktɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈproʊˌgræmz, wɪʧ ər ˈkɑnstəntli biɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpt ənd ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd ɪn væst əˈmaʊnts baɪ ðə ɪkˈstrimli proʊˈlɪfɪk bækˈtɪriə. ɪf faʊnd baɪ ˈnæʧərəl səˈlɛkʃən tɪ bi ˈvæljəbəl ˈoʊvər ðə lɔŋ hɔl, ðiz ˈproʊˌgræmz kən ɛnd əp biɪŋ ˈrɪtən ˈɪntu ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr. ɪf ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɪz faʊnd tɪ bi ˈjusfəl, ðə ˈʧænsɪz əv sərˈvaɪvəl ər ˌɪmˈpruvd, ənd ðə treɪt ɪz pæst ɔn tɪ hər dɪˈsɛnɪnts. bət nɑt ˈoʊnli ðət, ʃi ənd iʧ əv hər ˈprɑʤəni bɪˈkəm ˈeɪʤənts fər ˈsprɛdɪŋ ðə ˈjusfəl treɪt θruaʊt ðə ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪr θru ðɛr ənd excretions*. ɛz ju rɛd ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl, ju ər hæf ə ˈmɪljən əv jʊr bækˈtɪriə ˈɛvəri ˈmɪnət, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈkriʧər əraʊnd ju wɪθ ˈsæmpəlz əv wət ju ənd jʊr ˈænˌsɛstərz hæv faʊnd tɪ bi ˈjusfəl. jʊr dɔg ər kæt ɪz ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˈsɪmələr ˈsərvɪs. ðəs ðə wɛb əv laɪf ɔn ɑr ˈplænət ʃɛrz ɪts ˌɪnˈvɛnʃənz. kən bækˈtɪriə pərˈfɔrm ðə seɪm roʊl frəm wərld tɪ wərld? ɪf ðeɪ kʊd, ðeɪ wʊd bi ə trɪˈmɛndəsli ˈpɑzətɪv ˈɪnfluəns ɔn ˌɛvəˈluʃən θruaʊt ðə ˈgæləksi, trænsˈfərɪŋ ɪnˈtaɪər ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpidiəz əv ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈnɑlɪʤ bɪtˈwin ˈplænəˌtɛri ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪrz. bət waɪl ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs əv laɪf, ɪt ɪz hɑrd tɪ si haʊ səʧ ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz ˈbɛnəfɪt ðə bækˈtɪriə ðɛmˈsɛlvz. kʊd ðeɪ bi ˈsərvɪŋ ðə ˈpərpəsɪz əv ˈəðərz? pərˈhæps ðeɪ ər, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli sɪns ɪt ɪz ˈizi tɪ si haʊ ˈəðərz kʊd bi ˈrɛdəli ˈsɛndɪŋ ðɛm. səm meɪ ˈɑbʤɛkt ðət ˈwɪʃɪŋ tɪ kənˈtroʊl ˌɛvəˈluʃən ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˌriprəˈdus ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɔn ˈəðər ˈplænəts kʊd ˈhɑrdli əˈkɑmplɪʃ səʧ ɛz əˈbʤɛktɪv baɪ ˈsprɛdɪŋ ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz ˈkɛriɪŋ ðɛr ʤinz, ɛz ˌɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈprɑsɛsəz əˈkərɪŋ ɔn ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən wərldz wʊd ˈsərtənli ˈkɛri ˈmætərz ˈfɔrwərd ɪn ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz. ðɪs ɪz ənkˈwɛsʧənəbli tru. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ɑr ɪgˈzæmpəl əv traɪɪŋ tɪ tɔk tɪ ðə ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd baɪ ˈlivɪŋ bʊks əraʊnd, wi kən ˌɪˈmæʤən ə mɔr ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmɛθəd əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən. seɪ ðə bʊk ɪz ˈhɛri ˈpɑtər ənd ðə stoʊn. ðɛr ər ˈsɛvərəl leɪərz əv ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ ɪn ðə bʊk. ðiz ˌɪnˈklud: biɪŋ ə ˈwɪzərd bits biɪŋ ə muggle*. soʊ traɪ tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ˈhɑgˌwɔrts, ənd bi ʃʊr tɪ ʧuz ə ˈnɪmbəs 2000 fər jʊr ˈbrumˌstɪk. ˈvərʧu wɪl bi rɪˈwɔrdɪd, vaɪs wɪl bi ˈpənɪʃt, ənd gʊd wɪl traɪəmf ˈoʊvər ˈivəl ɪn ðə ɛnd. ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪz fən! ɛz ə 1 ˈmɛθəd fər trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən ˈɪntu ˈwɪzərdz, ˈhɛri ˈpɑtər feɪlz. ɪt kən kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ 2 ˈmɔrəl ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ənd səkˈsidz ˈbrɪljəntli ɛz 3 ə weɪ tɪ gɪt ˈʧɪldrən tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈridərz. ˈæftər ðət, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈlɪmət tɪ wət ðeɪ maɪt lərn ər bɪˈkəm. baɪ əˈnæləʤi, ðə ˈpərpəs əv maɪˈkroʊbiəl ˈdætə trænzˈmɪʃən maɪt nɑt bi tɪ dɪˈrɛkt ˌɛvəˈluʃən ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr weɪz, bət ˈsɪmpli tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ˌɛvəˈluʃən tɪ bi mɔr kriˈeɪtɪv. ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈlaɪkli ˈsəˌspɛkts ˈgɪvɪn ðiz ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz, haʊ kən wi meɪk juz əv ðɛm tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ɛt? ə gʊd pleɪs tɪ stɑrt maɪt bi tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ˈstədi ɔn ðoʊz bækˈtɪriə ðət ʃoʊ ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst saɪnz əv moʊst ˈrisənt ˌɛkstrətərˈɛstriəl ˈɔrəʤən. ðiz wʊd bi ðoʊz bɛst əˈdæptɪd fər spaceflight*. ɪn ˈneɪʧər, ˌædəpˈteɪʃənz fər ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈpərpəsɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz kəm æt ə kɔst, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈʤɛnərəli ˌdɪsəˈpɪr ˈoʊvər taɪm ɪf ðeɪ bɪˈkəm ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri. səm bækˈtɪriə, səʧ ɛz radiodurans*, hæv ˈɛksələnt ˌæstrəˈnɑtɪkəl ˌædəpˈteɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪkˈstrim rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ hɑrd ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ənd ˈvækjum. ɪf ˈpipəl ˈɛgzɪtɪŋ ən ˈɛrˌpleɪn ˈlændɪŋ ɪn ə wɔrm ˈsɪti ər əbˈzərvd tɪ bi ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈwɪntər koʊts, ðə ˈʧænsɪz ər gʊd ðət ðeɪ keɪm frəm ˈsəmˌpleɪs koʊld. ˈsɪmələrli, ɪf ˈsərtən taɪps əv bækˈtɪriə ər əˈdæptɪd tɪ speɪs, ðɛr ɪz ˈrizən tɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ðeɪ keɪm frəm speɪs. əˈkɔrdɪŋli, ˈsæmpəlz kənˈteɪnɪŋ lɑrʤ vərˈaɪətiz əv bækˈtɪriə kʊd bi ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ speɪs kənˈdɪʃənz prɪˈveɪlɪŋ ɪn speɪs. ðoʊz ðət sərˈvaɪv ðə bɛst kʊd ðɛn bi ˈkəlʧərd ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd fər ˈfərðər ˈfoʊkɪst ˈstədi. ˌɛvəˈluʃən sɪns ərˈaɪvəl kʊd hæv ɪˈreɪst ˈɛni pæst ɛnˈkoʊdɪd ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈmɛsɪʤ, bət ˈrɛmnənts maɪt stɪl bi faʊnd. ðɛr ɪz ˈoʊnli wən weɪ tɪ faɪnd aʊt. ɪf ˈpipəl ˈɛgzɪtɪŋ ən ˈɛrˌpleɪn ˈlændɪŋ ɪn ə wɔrm ˈsɪti ər əbˈzərvd tɪ bi ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈwɪntər koʊts, ðə ˈʧænsɪz ər gʊd ðət ðeɪ keɪm frəm ˈsəmˌpleɪs koʊld. ˈsɪmələrli, ɪf ˈsərtən taɪps əv bækˈtɪriə ər əˈdæptɪd tɪ speɪs, ðɛr ɪz ˈrizən tɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ðeɪ keɪm frəm speɪs. bət bækˈtɪriə kən ɪˈvɑlv kˈwɪkli, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ pəˈtɛnʃəli ɪˈreɪsɪŋ ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə pæst əv ðoʊz hu ʤɔɪnd ˈmɛltɪŋ pɑt səm taɪm əˈgoʊ. ˈðɛrˌfɔr ðə moʊst kənˈvɪnsɪŋ pleɪs tɪ lʊk fər maɪˈkroʊbiəl ˈæstrəˌnɔts wʊd bi ɪn speɪs ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈspeɪˌskræft ˈkɛriɪŋ ər ˈəðər ˈsutəbəl ˈkæpʧər ˈmidiə kʊd bi dɪˈplɔɪd wɪθ ðə ˈmɪʃən əv traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈgæðər ɪn flaɪt. ɪn ˈprɪnsəpəl, ðeɪ kʊd bi sɛnt ˈɛniˌwɛr, wɪθ pərˈhæps ðə moʊst ˈprɑməsɪŋ loʊˈkeɪʃən biɪŋ ðə vɪˈsɪnɪti əv ə ˈkɑmət ɛz ɪt θru ɪts trɪp θru ðə ˈɪnər ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm. ðɪs kʊd bi ə ˈfeɪvərəbəl loʊˈkeɪʃən fər speɪs ˈmaɪˌkroʊb kəˈlɛktɪŋ bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl ðət klaʊd ˈɑbʤɛkts maɪt kəˈlɛkt səʧ ˌɪntərˈstɛlər ˈvɔɪɪʤərz ˈoʊvər taɪm ənd ðɛn, wɪn ˈhitɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ kloʊz ˈsoʊlər əˈproʊʧ, riˈlis ðɛm ɪn lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈveɪpərz əv ðə ˈfroʊzən ðət prɪˈzərvd ənd hɛld ðɛm ənˈtɪl ðət taɪm (hɔɪl 1981 ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðɪs əˈproʊʧ ɪz ðət ðə ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk ˈrɛlətɪv vəˈlɑsətiz əv ˈɑbʤɛkts ˈmuvɪŋ ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˈɔrbəts ɪn speɪs ɪkˈsid ˈsɛvərəl ˈkɪləˌmitərz pər ˈsɛkənd, soʊ ðət ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz ɔn wən səʧ trəˈʤɛktəri sˈlæmɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈɛniˌθɪŋ riˈmoʊtli ɛz dɛns ɛz ən ɔn əˈnəðər trəˈʤɛktəri wʊd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli bi dɪˈstrɔɪd ɔn ˌɪmˈpækt. wət ɪz ˈnidɪd ɪz ən ɪkˈstrimli dɪfˈjuz ˈmidiəm əv lɑrʤ ɪkˈspæns ðət kən bi juzd tɪ sloʊ ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz daʊn tɪ ˈnɪrli ˈziroʊ vəˈlɑsəti tɪ soʊ ðət ðeɪ kən bi ˈgæðərd wɪˈθaʊt hɑrm ɔn ə ˈsɑləd kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈsərfəs. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ðɛr ər səʧ ˈmidiə əˈveɪləbəl. ðeɪ ər kɔld ˈplænəˌtɛri. ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˈɛntri frəm speɪs ɪz ˌɔrdəˈnɛrəli θɔt əv ɛz ə ˈvɛri haɪ ˈtɛmpərəʧər əˈfɛr, ənd ɪt ˈsərtənli kən bi. bət ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər riʧt wɪl bi ə ˈfəŋkʃən əv ðə mæs tɪ ˈsərfəs ˈɛriə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ, ər bəˈlɪstɪk ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənt. ˈɑbʤɛkts laɪk ðə speɪs ˈʃətəl ər ˈdrægən ˈkæpsəl ˈtɪpɪkəli hɪt ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr wɪθ bəˈlɪstɪk ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənts bɪtˈwin 100 ənd 1000 ˈkɪləˌgræmz pər skwɛr ˈmitər, ənd ðiz gloʊ ˌɪnkənˈdɛsənt ˈdʊrɪŋ riˈɪntri. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz dɪˈzaɪn ˈstədiz fər ðə ˈʤərmən mɑrz ˌɑrkəˈmidiz ˈmɪʃən ʃoʊd ɪn kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈditeɪl, ə bəˈlun wɪθ ə bəˈlɪstɪk ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənt ɔn ðə ˈɔrdər əv 1 ˈkɪləˌgræm pər skwɛr ˈmitər maɪt wɛl sərˈvaɪv ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˈɛntri æt mɑrz wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛvər ɪkˈsidɪŋ ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈlɪmɪts əv ˈmaɪˌlɑr. ə sˈfɛrɪkəl bækˈtɪriəm wɪθ ə ˈreɪdiəs əv 1 ˈmaɪˌkrɑn wʊd hæv ə bəˈlɪstɪk ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənt θri ˈɔrdərz əv ˈmægnəˌtud loʊər stɪl, ənd ˈrɛdəli bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˌɪnˈsɪnərˌeɪʃən ˈæftər ˈɛntri æt spidz ɔn ðə ˈɔrdər əv ðə 11 ˈkɪləˌmitərz pər ˈsɛkənd ɪˈskeɪp vəˈlɑsəti. ˈæftər biɪŋ sloʊd daʊn ɪn səʧ ə ˈmænər, səʧ ə ˈmaɪˌkroʊb wʊd kənˈtɪnju tɪ fɔl ˈdaʊnwərd, wɪθ ə ˈtərmənəl vəˈlɑsəti əv əˈbaʊt pər ˈsɛkənd æt 40 ˈkɪləˌmitərz ˈæltəˌtud, ˈdiˌkrisɪŋ tɪ ˈmitərz pər ˈsɛkənd æt 30 ˈkɪləˌmitərz ˈæltəˌtud, ənd stɪl sloʊər æt jɛt loʊər ˈæltɪˌtudz. ˈlɑrʤər bækˈtɪriə wʊd hæv ˈfæstər ˈtərmənəl vəˈlɑsətiz, wɪθ ˈfɑlɪŋ spid ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ɛz ðə skwɛr rut əv ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊb ˈreɪdiəs. fər ˈsɪmələr ˈrizənz, ˈɛni wɪθ ə loʊ ɪˈnəf bəˈlɪstɪk ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənt tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ɪts ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm ˈjuzɪŋ laɪt ˈprɛʃər wʊd hæv noʊ ˈprɑbləm ˈseɪfli ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr əv ˈpræktɪkəli ˈɛni ˈplænət. ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ flaɪ bəˈlunz æt 40 ˈkɪləˌmitərz ˈæltəˌtud, ənd juz ðɛm tɪ traɪ tɪ kəˈlɛkt ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz. ɪn ðə ðɪs wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli dən baɪ ˈʤɛri soffen*, ˈleɪtər ðə ˈvaɪkɪŋ ʧif ˈsaɪəntɪst, hu dɪd ˌɪnˈdid dɪˈskəvər ˈvaɪəbəl ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz æt ðət ˈæltəˌtud, ɪn səʧ ˈnəmbərz ðət ðə rɪˈzəlts wər kənˈsɪdərd soʊ ðət ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənts wər dɪskənˈtɪnjud (hɔɪl 1981 waɪl ɪt ɪz klɪr ðət ˈɛni ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈəpər ˈstrætəsˌfɪr kʊd bi ðə rɪˈzəlt kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən frəm ðə ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪr bɪˈloʊ, səʧ ˈəpwərd dɪˈlɪvəri baɪ ɪz meɪd ˈdɪfəkəlt baɪ ðə strɔŋ ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˌɪnˈvərʒən ɪn ðə ˈstrætəsˌfɪr. ðɪs ˌɪnˈvərʒən ˈpleɪsɪz ˈvɛri koʊld æt 25 ˈkɪləˌmitərz) ɛr bɪˈloʊ wɔrm ɛr æt 40 ˈkɪləˌmitərz), ənd ˈðɛrˈbaɪ səˈprɛsɪz ˈəpwərd kənˈvɛkʃən. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðɛr ɪz ˈrizən tɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ðət ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz kəˈlɛktəd æt 40 ˈkɪləˌmitərz ˈæltəˌtud maɪt bi frəm speɪs. bət haʊ kʊd wi noʊ? wən weɪ ɪz baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz kəˈlɛktəd ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðə ˈərliəst ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz əv ərθ wər ˌænərˈoʊbɪk. ðiz kən noʊ ˈlɔŋgər lɪv ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə ərθ, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈkænɑt ˈtɑlərˌeɪt ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈɑksɪʤən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf laɪf ɔn ərθ wər ˈbeɪgən ˈviə, səʧ ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz wʊd hæv bɪn raɪt stəf tɪ gɪt ðə bɔl ˈroʊlɪŋ, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə ˌpriˌbaɪˈɔtɪk ərθ wɑz ə ˈsutəbəl ˈhæbəˌtæt fər ðɛm. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ɪf ɪt ɛt ər stɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ sid laɪf ɔn ˌpriˌbaɪˈɔtɪk wərldz təˈdeɪ, ɪt ɪz ðiz ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz, ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈsərfəs ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪr ˈkərəntli ˈdɑmənənt taɪps, hu wʊd bi ðə rikˈwaɪərd ˌpaɪəˈnɪrz. soʊ, ɪn ʃɔrt, wət wi ʃʊd lʊk fər wɪθ ɑr ˈmaɪˌkroʊb kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz ər ˈænərˌoʊbz, hu meɪ ɪgˈzɪst wɪˈθɪn ðə ərθ, bət nɑt ɔn ɪt, ənd hu hæv noʊ ˈbɪznɪs flaɪɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈstrætəsˌfɪr ənˈlɛs ðeɪ ʤɪst gɑt ɔf ðə boʊt. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ flaɪ bəˈlunz ɪn ðə əv ˈvinəs ənd mɑrz. boʊθ əv ðiz ˈplænəts hæv ˈstɛrəl ˈsərfəsɪz, ˈifɛktɪvli ˈrulɪŋ aʊt kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən ˈviə frəm bɪˈloʊ. ˈvinəs ɪz əˈspɛʃəli əˈtræktɪv ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd, ɛz ɪts θɪk ˈætməsˌfɪr ˈrɛdəli fəˈsɪləˌteɪts ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈveɪgə bəˈlunz wər səkˈsɛsfəli floʊn ɪn ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr ɪn ɪts hɑt ˈsərfəs prɪˈkludz ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs laɪf ɪnˈtaɪərli. ˈɛni ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz kəˈlɛktəd baɪ ˈplætˌfɔrmz ˈfloʊtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr əv ˈɑrgjuəbli wʊd hæv tɪ kəm ðɛr frəm speɪs, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈəltəmət sɔrs əv ˈmɛni əv ðɛm maɪt stɪl wɛl bi ðə ərθ. pərˈhæps ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ taɪm tɪ ˈkɑndəkt səʧ ɪkˈspɛrəmənts, ˈwɛðər ɪn ˈætməsˌfɪr ər ˈɛlsˌwɛr, maɪt bi ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈkɑməˌtɛri ɪˈvɛnts. ɪf kəˈlɛktɪŋ bəˈlunz wər floʊn æt ˈvɛriəs taɪmz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ boʊθ ˈnɔrməl kənˈdɪʃənz ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ər ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ˈkɑməˌtɛri ɪnˈkaʊnərz, ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn rɪˈzəlts kʊd bi ˌɪnˈstrəktɪv. ˈɛni ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ə ˈneɪʧər ˈkɛrid baɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz ˈstrɔŋli səˈspɛktɪd əv ˈrisənt ərˈaɪvəl ʃʊd bi ə ““wow”*” ˈsɪgnəl fər ðə sərʧ. ˈjuzɪŋ səʧ tɛkˈniks, ˈsəˌspɛkts fər ˈiðər ˈnæʧərəl ər maɪˈkroʊbiəl ˈdætə trænzˈmɪʃən kʊd bi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd. ðə ˈʤiˌnoʊm əv ðiz tɔp ˈsəˌspɛkts ʃʊd bi fərst, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ wɪʧ ʤinz pleɪ ə roʊl ɪn ðə ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ əv ðə ˌmaɪkroʊˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ənd wɪʧ əˈpɪr tɪ bi ˈsɪmpli əˈlɔŋ fər ðə raɪd. ðə fərst sɛt pərˈteɪnz tɪ ðə ˈmɛsɪnʤər, bət ðə ˈsɛkənd kʊd kənˈteɪn ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ. pərˈhæps ɪt kən bi dɪˈkoʊdəd, ər ɪf nɑt, æt list ɪgˈzæmənd fər ə ˈfɔrˌmæt səˈʤɛstɪv əv ən ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl dɪˈzaɪn. əv kɔrs, ɪf wi ˈkæpʧərd nɑt ˈmɪrli ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz, bət ˈækʧəwəl, ðə keɪs fər maɪˈkroʊbiəl ˈdætə trænzˈmɪʃən wʊd bi ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈsɛtəld. ɪn ðət keɪs, ðə ki kˈwɛʃən wʊd muv dɪˈrɛkli tɪ decryption*. ɪf ðə trænsˈmɪtər ɪz ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ɪn ˈneɪʧər, ɪt wʊd əˈpɪr tɪ bi moʊst ˈlɑʤɪkəl ðət ðə rɪˈsivər ʃʊd bi ɛz wɛl. ɪf ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ər biɪŋ sɛnt ˈjuzɪŋ ʤinz, pərˈhæps ðɛr ˈminɪŋ kən bɛst bi faʊnd baɪ ˌɪnˈsərtɪŋ ðɛm ɪn ˈsæmpəlz əv tərˈɛstriəl laɪf tɪ si wət kəmz fɔrθ. ðə bɛst tərˈɛstriəl ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz tɪ juz ɛz rɪˈsivərz maɪt bi bækˈtɪriə ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz, əv ɔl laɪf hir, ðeɪ ər moʊst əˈdɛpt æt əˈdɑptɪŋ ənd ˈpʊtɪŋ tɪ juz nu ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ðiz kʊd bi juzd tɪ boʊθ rɪˈsiv ənd ˈæmpləˌfaɪ ðə ˈsɪgnəl ənd ðɛn dɪˈlɪvər ɪt tɪ mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz. pərˈhæps ˈnɑvəl treɪts kʊd bi meɪd tɪ əˈpɪr. waɪl bərdz ər nɑt tɪ bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd, ðɛr ər lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈænəməl ˈbɑdi plænz ðət ər nɑt ˈkərəntli ɪn juz əv ərθ. ˈmɛni səʧ plænz, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ hoʊl ˈfaɪlə əv ˈænəməl laɪf, wər ˈbrifli ɪgˈzɪbətəd ɔn ɑr ˈplænət ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpɪriəd əv fərst ˈflərɪʃɪŋ əv laɪf noʊn ɛz ðə ˈkæmbriən ɪkˈsploʊʒən, səm 550 ˈmɪljən jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈoʊnli tɪ goʊ ɪkˈstɪŋkt ˈʃɔrtli ðɛˈræftər. ɪf ʤinz ˈkɛrid baɪ səˈspɛktɪd wər faʊnd tɪ ˌɪnˈdus ðə əˈpɪrəns əv treɪts ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv səʧ ɪkˈstɪŋkt ˈfaɪlə ər ˈəðər ənˈnoʊn ˈænəməl ər plænt taɪps ɪn ˈkɑrənt laɪf, ðət wʊd bi ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ. əv kɔrs, wi maɪt nɑt bi soʊ ˈləki. ə ˈməðər ˈsikɪŋ tɪ prəˈmoʊt ðə ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv hər ʧaɪld maɪt liv wərks əv ˈlɪtərəʧər fər ə 16 jɪr oʊld, ˈʧæptər bʊks fər ən 8 jɪr oʊld, ˈpɪkʧər bʊks fər ə 4 jɪr oʊld, ənd ˈlɛtər blɑks fər ə 2 jɪr oʊld əˈbaʊt ðə haʊs ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz wɛr hər ʧaɪld maɪt faɪnd ðɛm. baɪ ðə seɪm ˈlɑʤɪk, ɪf ɛt ˈwɔntɪd tɪ prəˈmoʊt ˌɛvəˈluʃən, hi maɪt sɛnd taɪps əv ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz əˈdæptɪd tɪ səkˈsɛsɪv ˈsteɪʤɪz əv ˌɛvəˈluʃən kənˈteɪnɪŋ ˈoʊnli ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈnidɪd fər ðə nɛkst stɛps, ˈrəðər ðən ðə hoʊl ˈlaɪbrɛˌri əv pəˈtɛnʃəl plænz raɪt frəm ðə stɑrt. ˈæftər ɔl, ɪt wʊd bi fˈjutəl tɪ liv ə ˈkɑpi əv wɔr ənd pis ɪn ðə ˈnərsəri əv ə two-year-old*. bət ˈivɪn ˈlɛtər blɑks ər ə dɛd ˈgɪvəˌweɪ fər dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl ˌɪnˈtɛnt. soʊ pərˈhæps ˈrəðər ðən ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə ʤinz fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ fɪʃ, trilobites*, edicaria*, ər ˈivɪn ɪn ˈænərˌoʊbz ərˈaɪvɪŋ frəm speɪs, wi maɪt hoʊp tɪ faɪnd plænz fər ʤɪst ðə nɛkst stɛp, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl ˈklɔrəfɪl. ˈɛni ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz ˈkɛriɪŋ plænz fər ˈfərðər stɛps maɪt bi dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ meɪk ðɛr weɪ ˈæftər ərˈaɪvəl ɪn mɔr dɪˈvɛləpt (i.e*. ˈɑksəʤəˌneɪtəd) ˈfeɪzɪz əv ðə ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪr, ənd ðəs bi ˈhɑrdər tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ɛz ˌɛkstrətərˈɛstriəl ˈmɛsənʤərz. stɪl, ˈɛni ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ə ˈneɪʧər ˈkɛrid baɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz ˈstrɔŋli səˈspɛktɪd əv ˈrisənt ərˈaɪvəl ʃʊd bi ə ““wow”*” ˈsɪgnəl fər ðə sərʧ. ɪf səʧ ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz wər faʊnd tɪ ˌɪnˈdus ðə əˈpɪrəns əv səʧ treɪts ˈiðər juˈnikli ər wɪθ ˈmɑrkɪdli ˈgreɪtər ˈifɛktɪvnəs ðən mɔr mənˈdeɪn ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz, ðə keɪs fər ˌɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈɪnfluəns frəm speɪs wʊd bi ˈpruvən. bət ðɛr maɪt bi ən ˈivɪn ˈsɪmpələr weɪ tɪ sərʧ, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪr həz bɪn ˈæktɪŋ ɛz ə ʤaɪənt rɪˈsivər ənd ˈæmpləˌfaɪər fər səʧ ˈmɛsɪʤɪz fər ðə pæst θri ˈbɪljən jɪrz. ðət ɪz, ðə ˈhɪstəri əv səʧ ˈmɛsɪʤɪz meɪ bi rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn ðə ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪr ˌɪtˈsɛlf. kənˈsɪdər ðɪs: ðə ˈməˌstæŋz əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən wɛst ər tɪ ðɛr ˈkɑrənt ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, ənd maɪt əˈpɪr tɪ ə baɪˈɑləʤɪst tɪ bi ə ˈprɑdəkt əv ˈloʊkəl ˌdɑrˈwɪniən ˌɛvəˈluʃən. bət, waɪl ˈplɔzəbəl, ðɪs kənˈkluʒən wʊd nɑt bi ɪnˈtaɪərli kərˈɛkt. ɪn fækt, ˈməˌstæŋz ər dɪˈsɛndɪd frəm ˈhɔrsɪz ðət ɪˈskeɪpt ðə ˈspænɪʃ conquistadors*, ənd ðɛr ˈænˌsɛstərz wər ðə ˈprɑdəkts əv səˈlɛktɪv ˈbridɪŋ tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ðɛm tɪ ˈkɛri mɪˈdjivəl naɪts. noʊ daʊt ðə ʤinz fər səʧ pæst ˌɪnkɑrˈneɪʃənz ɛz ə brid əv ˈkɛriərz əv ˈɑrmərd naɪts ər stɪl tɪ bi faʊnd ɪn ðə sɛlz əv ˈməˌstæŋz təˈdeɪ, ənd kʊd bi ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd tɪ rɪˈvil ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ˈækʧəwəl treɪts ɪn ə ˈməˌstæŋ koʊlt baɪ ən əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈproʊˌgræm. ðɪs wʊd pruv ðət ðə ˈməˌstæŋz hæd ə ˈpriviəs fɔrm ðət wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ə ˈprɑdəkt əv design.”*.” ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ɪt ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə keɪs ðət ɪf ˈsəmˌwən ˈwɔntɪd tɪ brid ˈməˌstæŋz bæk ˈɪntu knight-carriers*, ðeɪ kʊd du ɪt məʧ ˈfæstər ðən baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈhɔrsɪz wɪθ noʊ səʧ ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈhɪstəri ɪn ðɛr ænˈsɛstrəl laɪn. ɪn ʃɔrt, boʊθ ðɛr ˈhɪstəri ənd səm pəˈtɛnʃəl treɪts ər ɛnˈkoʊdɪd ɪn ðɛr ˈʤiˌnoʊm. riˈzɑlvɪŋ əˈməŋ ðiz ɔlˈtərnətɪvz, wɪʧ hæv proʊˈfaʊnd ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ðə ˈneɪʧər əv laɪf ənd ðə ˈjunəˌvərs, wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈdrɪlɪŋ tɪ dɛpθs ɔn ðə ˈɔrdər əv ə ˈkɪləˌmitər tɪ riʧ ˈgraʊndˌwɔtər, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ əp ˈsæmpəlz, ˈkəlʧərɪŋ ðɛm, ənd səˈbʤɛktɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl æˈnælɪsɪs. frəm ə ˈpræktɪkəl pɔɪnt əv vju, ðɪs kən ˈoʊnli bi dən baɪ ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈjumən ɪkˈsplɔrərz tɪ mɑrz. ðɪs brɪŋz ˈjuˈɛs bæk tɪ ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ðə maɪs ənd ðə fɪʃ. wi noʊ ðɛr ər fɪʃ treɪts ɛnˈkoʊdɪd ɪn maɪs. noʊ səˈpraɪz ðɛr; maɪs ɪˈvɑlvd frəm fɪʃ, soʊ ˈnæʧərəli ðeɪ ˈkɛri ðə ˈrɛkərd əv ðɛr ˈpriviəs ˌɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri kərɪr. bət du fɪʃ ˈkɛri ɪn ðɛr ˈʤiˌnoʊm plænz fər ˈɛni əv ðə ˈnoʊtˌwərði treɪts əv maɪs? ðeɪ ˈvɛri wɛl maɪt, bət pərˈhæps ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz bækˈtɪriə kən muv ʤəˈnɛtɪk məˈtɪriəl əraʊnd frəm wən ˈspiʃiz tɪ əˈnəðər. bət ɪf ðɪs wər ɔl ðɛr wər tɪ ɪt, ðeɪ maɪt ˈvɛri wɛl ˈkɛri ˈsɪmələr əˈmaʊnts əv ʤəˈnɛtɪk məˈtɪriəl trænzˈmɪtəd tɪ ðɛm frəm ˈspiʃiz, səʧ ɛz ˈɪnˌsɛkts, ðət ər nɑt fɪʃ dɪˈsɛnɪnts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf fɪʃ wər faʊnd tɪ bi ˈkɛriɪŋ ʤinz fər nɑt ˈoʊnli məˈmeɪljən treɪts, bət ðə hoʊl əv æmˈfɪbiənz, ˈrɛptaɪlz, ənd ˈrɛptaɪlz ˈlidɪŋ frəm fɪʃ tɪ maɪs, ər ˈivɪn ʤɪst ðə fərst ɛˈsɛnʃəl stɛps ɔn ðət pæθ, ðət wʊd ʃoʊ ðət ˈsəmˌbɑdi hæd bɪn duɪŋ səm ˈsɪriəs ədˈvæns ˈplænɪŋ, æt list ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈtrəbəl tɪ ʃaʊt səm ˈjusfəl ədˈvaɪs ˈɪntu ðə ərˈinə. kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəl dræft plænz fər fˈjuʧər ˌɛvəˈluʃən bi ˈɪntu ðə ʤinz əv maɪˈkroʊbiəl ˈmɛsənʤərz? kʊd ðə ˈhɪstəri əv səʧ pæst ˈmɛsɪʤɪz bi rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn ðə əv ˈspiʃiz ɔl əraʊnd ˈjuˈɛs? hæv ə lʊk ənd si. priˈdɪkʃənz ənd kənˈkluʒənz tɪ bi ˈjusfəl, ˈɛni ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈθɪri nidz tɪ bi ənd falsifiable*. waɪl ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊb ər kəˈlɛkʃən ɪkˈspɛrəmənts dɪˈskraɪbd əˈbəv kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈɔfər strɔŋ ˈɛvədəns ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv, ðeɪ ˈkænɑt dɪˈspruv ɪt bɪˈkəz ə ˈnɛgətɪv rɪˈzəlt kʊd bi ɪkˈspleɪnd əˈweɪ baɪ ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət ðə fləks əv ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz frəm speɪs ɪz ˈsɪmpli tu loʊ tɪ bi dɪˈtɛktɪd baɪ səʧ minz. ˈsɪmələrli, ðə sərʧ fər treɪts ɪn tərˈɛstriəl ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz kʊd rɪˈvil dɪˈrɛktɪd, bət nɑt dɪˈspruv ɪt. səʧ ɪkˈspɛrəmənts ʃʊd bi dən rəˈgɑrdləs bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ʧip ənd maɪt ˈproʊdus proʊˈfaʊnd rɪˈzəlts. bət ɪf ðeɪ ər ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl ɪn prəˈdusɪŋ ˈjusfəl ˈdætə, ə mɔr ˈməskjələr əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈsɛtəlɪŋ ðə ˈmætər wɪl bi ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ðɪs kən bi dən θru ðə ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən əv mɑrz. mɑrz wɑz wəns ə wɔrm ənd wɛt ˈplænət, wɪʧ kʊd hæv ˈhoʊstɪd laɪf ɔn ɪts ˈsərfəs, ənd ðɛr ɪz strɔŋ ˈɛvədəns ðət ðɛr ɪz stɪl ˈlɪkwɪd ˈwɔtər tɪ bi faʊnd ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ɔn mɑrz ðət kʊd sərv ɛz ə ˈhæbətəbəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt fər maɪˈkroʊbiəl laɪf təˈdeɪ. ɪf ðɛr ˈɛvər wɑz laɪf ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs əv mɑrz, ɪt ɪz ˈrizənəbəl tɪ əˈsum ðət ɪt riˈtritɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈgraʊndˌwɔtər wɪn kənˈdɪʃənz ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə ˈplænət dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪtɪd, məʧ ɛz ðə ˌænərˈoʊbɪk dɪd ɔn ərθ ˈæftər ðə əv ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr meɪd ðə ˈsərfəs hir ˌɪnˈhɑspɪtəbəl fər ðɛr kaɪnd. ɪf wi kʊd goʊ tɪ mɑrz ənd ˈsæmpəl ðə ˈgraʊndˌwɔtər, wət wi faɪnd, ər feɪl tɪ faɪnd, ðɛˈrɪn wʊd bi ˈvɛri ˌɪnˈfɔrmətɪv. ðɛr ər fɔr ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz. wi faɪnd noʊ laɪf ɪn mɑrz ˈgraʊndˌwɔtər. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈvɛri ənˈlaɪkli rɪˈzəlt, bɪˈkəz mɑrz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli hæd laɪf ɔn ɪts ˈsərfəs æt wən taɪm, ɪf frəm noʊ ˈəðər sɔrs ðən ðə ərθ. bət ɪf ðət ʃʊd bi ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋ, ɪt wʊd pruv ðə keɪs fər nɑt ˈoʊnli geospermia*, bət juˈnik geospermia*, əˈkərɪŋ ɔn ərθ bət nɑt ɔn ðə ˈsɪmələr ˈərli mɑrz, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət laɪf ɪz rɛr ɪn ðə ˈjunəˌvərs. wi faɪnd laɪf ɪn mɑrz ˈgraʊndˌwɔtər, wɪʧ ˈjuzɪz ðə seɪm ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪˌstri ɛz ərθ laɪf, bət ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ mɔr ˈprɪmɪtɪv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ænˈsɛstrəl tɪ bækˈtɪriə. ðɪs wʊd rɪfˈjut ɛz ən ˈɔrəʤən əv laɪf ˈθɪri, ˌɪnˈstɛd ʃoʊɪŋ ðət laɪf ɔn ərθ ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd ɔn mɑrz. ɪt wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrt ðə kənˈʤɛkʧər ðət laɪf ɪz ˈkɑmən ɪn ðə ˈjunəˌvərs, ɛz əˈpɛrəntli ɪt kʊd ɪˈvɑlv frəm ˈkɛmɪstri ˈrɛdəli ɔn ə ˈprɪmɪtɪv tərˈɛstriəl taɪp ˈplænət. wi faɪnd laɪf ɪn mɑrz ˈgraʊndˌwɔtər ðət ˈjuzɪz ə ˈdɪfərənt ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪˌstri ðən wət wi faɪnd ɔn ərθ, i.e*. ə ˈsɛkənd ˈʤɛnəsəs. ðɪs wʊd rɪfˈjut ˈnæʧərəl, bət pruv ðət laɪf ɪz ˈvɛri ˈkɑmən ənd kwaɪt dɪˈvərs ɪn ðə ˈjunəˌvərs, ɛz ɪt wʊd bi sin ðət laɪf kʊd ərˈɪʤəˌneɪt frəm ˈkɛmɪstri, də ˈnoʊvoʊ, tu ˈdɪfərənt weɪz, ɔn tu aʊt əv tu ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈprɪmɪtɪv tərˈɛstriəl ˈplænəts. wi kʊd faɪnd laɪf ɪn ðə ˈgraʊndˌwɔtər əv mɑrz ðət ˈjuzɪz ðə seɪm ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪˌstri ɛz ərθ laɪf, ˈmænəˌfɛstɪŋ ˈsɪmələr bækˈtɪriə fɔrmz, wɪθ noʊ mɔr ˈprɪmɪtɪv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ˈɛvədənt. ðɪs ɪz wət ˈnæʧərəl wʊd prɪˈdɪkt. ɪt meɪ bi ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə seɪm rɪˈzəlt kʊd bi əˈʧivd baɪ ðə ˈɔrəʤən əv laɪf ɔn ˈiðər ərθ ər mɑrz, wɪθ ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈtrænsfər bɪtˈwin ðɛm ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪkˈstɪŋʃən əv ðə ænˈsɛstrəl fɔrmz ɔn boʊθ wərldz. bət ðɪs minz ðət ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈæləˌbaɪ əv ðə ˈɔrəʤən dɪd ˈhæpən hir, ˈrɪli ɪt dɪd, wi bɪˈliv ðət sɪnˈsɪrli, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪkˈspɛrəmənts ʃoʊ ðət kənˈdɪʃənz hir wər ˌənˈfeɪvərəbəl, ʤɪst lɔst ɔl ðə nid tɪ bi strɛʧt tɪ tu wərldz. ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət waɪl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əv ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ˈroʊvərz ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs əv mɑrz maɪt sərv tɪ ˈfɔlsəˌfaɪ ɔlˈtərnətɪv 1 (wɪʧ ɪz ɪn ˈɛni keɪs ɛz ɪt rikˈwaɪərz əkˈsɛptɪŋ ðə kənˈsit ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪz ərθ juˈnikli ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtɪŋ laɪf, bət ðət laɪf frəm ərθ ˈkænɑt sprɛd tɪ ˈəðər ˈhæbətəbəl ˈpleɪsɪz ˈnɪrˈbaɪ) baɪ dɪˈskəvərɪŋ ˈfɑsəlz, ɪt ˈkænɑt əˈfərm ɪt. mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, səʧ ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən tɛkˈniks wʊd bi ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl əv dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃɪŋ əˈməŋ ɔlˈtərnətɪvz 2 3 ər 4 wɪʧ ɪz ðə moʊst ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk kˈwɛʃən. riˈzɑlvɪŋ əˈməŋ ðiz ɔlˈtərnətɪvz, wɪʧ hæv proʊˈfaʊnd ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ðə ˈneɪʧər əv laɪf ənd ðə ˈjunəˌvərs, wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈdrɪlɪŋ tɪ dɛpθs ɔn ðə ˈɔrdər əv ə ˈkɪləˌmitər tɪ riʧ ˈgraʊndˌwɔtər, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ əp ˈsæmpəlz, ˈkəlʧərɪŋ ðɛm, ənd səˈbʤɛktɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl æˈnælɪsɪs. frəm ə ˈpræktɪkəl pɔɪnt əv vju, ðɪs kən ˈoʊnli bi dən baɪ ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈjumən ɪkˈsplɔrərz tɪ mɑrz. bət wɪʧ əv ðiz ɔlˈtərnətɪvz ɪz moʊst ˈlaɪkli? aɪ prɪˈdɪkt ðət ˈnəmbər 4 ɪz wət wi wɪl faɪnd. ðə ˈrizən ɪz ˈsɪmpli ðɪs: ðə ˈmɪlki weɪ ˈgæləksi ˈpriˈdeɪts ðə ərθ baɪ eɪt ˈbɪljən jɪrz. ðə ˈərli ərθ wɑz nɑt ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl ɪn ˈɛni sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt weɪ, soʊ ðət ɪf laɪf kʊd ɪˈvɑlv hir, ɪt kʊd hæv ɪˈvɑlvd fərst ɔn ˈhənərdz əv ˈbɪljənz əv ˈəðər ˈpɑsəbəl loʊˈkeɪʃənz. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ðə fərst laɪf ðət dɪd soʊ wɪʧ dɪˈvɛləpt ˌædəpˈteɪʃənz əˈlaʊɪŋ ɪt tɪ sərˈvaɪv ˌɪntərˈstɛlər flaɪt wʊd ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli sprɛd θruaʊt ðə ˈgæləksi ɪn lɛs ðən ə ˈbɪljən jɪrz baɪ ˈnæʧərəl kəˈlɪʒənəl ˈprɑsɛsəz. ðɪs wʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn ðə əˈpɪrəns əv laɪf ɔn ˈɛni ˈplænət ɛz sun ɛz kənˈdɪʃənz ðɛr wər ˈsutəbəl, wɪʧ ɪz ɪgˈzæktli wət wi əbˈzərv ɪn ðə ˈfɑsəl ˈrɛkərd ɔn ərθ. fər ðiz ˈrizənz aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˈnæʧərəl ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˈprɑbəbəl, ənd ðət ðə rɪˈzəlts əv mɑrz ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən wɪl pruv tɪ bi kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ɪt. bət wət əˈbaʊt dɪˈrɛktɪd? waɪl ðə ˈhɪstəri əv laɪf ɔn ərθ həz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðə əˈbɪləˌti əv ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪrz tɪ ɪˈvɑlv ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˈspiʃiz (ˈmɔrəl, 2013 wət ˈrizən ɪz ðɛr tɪ bɪˈliv ðət səʧ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˌɛkstrəˌtərˈɛstriəlz ʃʊd wɔnt tɪ sprɛd ðɛr kaɪnd əraʊnd? nən, ɪkˈsɛpt ðɪs: ɪf ðɛr wər ˈɛni səʧ ˈspiʃiz, ɪt wʊd bi ðɛr kaɪnd ðət wʊd gɪt sprɛd əraʊnd. ɪf wi faɪnd ˈɛni treɪts ɛnˈkoʊdɪd ɪn ðə ˈmɑrʃən biota*, ðɛr ˈhændiˌwərk wʊd bi ðɛr fər ɔl tɪ si. ækˈnɑlɪʤmənt aɪ wɪʃ tɪ θæŋk krɪs məˈkeɪ əv ˈnæsə eɪmz ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər ənd pɔl ˈdeɪviz əv ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti fər ˈjusfəl ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn ˈərli dræfts əv ðɪs ˈmænjəˌskrɪpt. ˈrɛfərənsɪz arrhenius*, ɛs. 1908 ɪn ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ: ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ðə universe,”*,” ˈhɑrpər ənd ˈbrəðərz ˈpəblɪʃərz, nu jɔrk ənd ˈləndən, 1908 ɛr, ʤeɪ. 2012 əv ə fʊl bʊk ɛnˈkoʊdɪd ɪn dna,”*,” ˈɔgəst 18 2012 ˈækˌsɛst ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 25 2017 bernhardi*, ɛf. vi. 1912 ənd ðə nɛkst war,”*,” 1912 ˈkɪndəl ɪˈdɪʃən meɪ 2012 ˈækˌsɛst ˈfɛbruˌɛri 26 2017 b.-a*. ɛt æl 2015 məˈlɛkjələr ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm fər ðə 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əˈpoʊzd tɪ ə kˈwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv fəˈnɑməˌnɑn ðət həz bɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ɪn tərˈɛstriəl ˈænəməlz ˈoʊvər taɪm. ˈsərvɪs, ɑr. 2017 kʊd stɔr ɔl ðə ˈdætə ɪn wən room”*” saɪəns, mɑrʧ 2 2017 ˈækˌsɛst mɑrʧ 12 2017 ˈwɪlkɪnz, ə. 2010 kən stɔr ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə ˈmɪljən ˈgɪgəˌbaɪts əv ˈdætə ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv bacteria,”*,” noʊˈvɛmbər 26 2010 ˈækˌsɛst ˈfɛbruˌɛri 25 2017 jɔŋ, i. 2016 kənˈteɪn ˈməltəˌtjudz: ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz wɪˈθɪn ˈjuˈɛs ənd ə ˈgrændər vju əv life,”*,” ecco*, 2016 zubrin*, ɑr. 2001 reconsidered,”*,” ˈʤərnəl əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌɪntərˈplænəˌtɛri soʊˈsaɪɪti 54 pp*. 2001 ˈækˌsɛst ˈfɛbruˌɛri 26 2017 zubrin*, ɑr ənd di. ˈænˌdruz, 1989 seɪlz ənd ˌɪntərˈplænəˌtɛri travel,”*,” ʤɔɪnt prəˈpəlʃən ˈkɑnfərəns, ˌmɑntəˈreɪ, ˈsiˈeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1989 riˈprɪntɪd ɪn ˈʤərnəl əv ˈrɑkəts ənd spaceflight*, ˈeɪprəl, 1991 hoʊm
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answering some of the questions about the origins and evolution of life may require humans drilling deep into mars to study any life that may exist there. (credit: nasa) interstellar communication using microbial data storage: implications for seti (part 2)
distinguishing et’s messages from junk mail radio seti researchers record electromagnetic waves received from space and examine them with algorithms to try to detect something that seems too organized to be merely the result of astrophysical phenomenon. in principle, a microbial seti researcher could take a similar approach, using gene sequencing technology to process large numbers of bacterial genomes, looking for something that just doesn’t seem natural. perhaps buried amidst the junk dna of some bacterial species is a sequence of amino acids that an expert cryptanalyst can decode to read; “here is the value of π, 3.14159265…this is just our way of saying hello. you will find the primer for our language on the next gene, and starship design instructions on the gene after that.” perhaps that is a somewhat facetious way of putting it, but certainly if we believe that extraterrestrials want to send us such signals, a direct attempt to sort through the mail pile using gene-sequencing and cryptanalytical tools to see if anything interesting pops up might be warranted. one could search for genetic material being carried by bacteria that can be inserted into animals or plants and result in the production of striking adaptations that have not yet manifested themselves in living species on earth. that said, there is, as previously noted, grounds for skepticism that this is the form of communication that intelligent species would find interesting. if there is a field of life throughout the galaxy, initiated on innumerable worlds by natural panspermia, it could be expected to evolve in multitudes of new and unpredictable directions through natural processes, including mutation and natural selection, driven by chance and diverse environmental conditions. it seems to me that the most portentous form of communication that intelligent extraterrestrials could undertake would be to try to propagate themselves by sending out genetic information to influence this chaotic process in their own direction. genomes can contain dormant plans for complex traits, as evidenced by recent work in which scientists activated what had been considered junk dna in chickens to produce long-lost dinosaur features, like teeth (hoggenboom 2015, bhuler 2015). well, chickens are descended from dinosaurs, so perhaps not too astonishing to discover that they still keep some of the old body plans on file. such plans could come in handy if new conditions require a radical evolutionary leap. but could it be possible that some such genetic plans were sent here intentionally by bacterial conveyance? could some have been used, and others be still awaiting their chance? there are a variety of physiological features, such as the complex eye, or bird wings, whose origin is hard to explain in terms of incremental natural selection, as they appear to be completely non-functional in partially-developed form. the raising of such paradoxes has long been a stock in trade of theists arguing the case for supernatural “intelligent design.” but while there are, by definition, no supernatural phenomenon, there really are many things—including not only buildings and ships, but also domesticated animals and plants—that are the product of intelligent design. bacteria can transfer genes among themselves, and to and from macrofauna and macroflora (yong, 2016, margulis and sagan, 2008). instead of sending us greetings and saluting us with the value of pi, could extraterrestrial be sending us microbial messages for the purpose of guiding the evolution of our biosphere? as fantastical as it sounds, i believe this is a testable hypothesis. specifically, one could search for genetic material being carried by bacteria that can be inserted into animals or plants and result in the production of striking adaptations that have not yet manifested themselves in living species on earth. birds once had teeth, but they never had radar. no species is known which communicates telepathically using bioradio. there are any number of useful adaptations that are physically possible but which never have manifested themselves in terrestrial biology. furthermore, there are traits that we do see in some species, but not in their ancestors. mice were once fish, but fish were never mice. the fact that mice still carry fish traits has been clear since the 19th century, when it was observed that mammal embryos exhibit fish traits such as gills. but do fish carry in their inactive dna advance plans for mammalian traits? it is possible that such traits could be induced by the transference of bacterial genes. but from what source? if such were found, could they have been sent by extraterrestrials in the distant past, to either fish or their ancestors? or did fish get them from mammals by natural local bacterial transference much more recently? how could these two possibilities be sorted out? we could also consider the past. there were certain periods when a massive amount of evolutionary innovation occurred within an extremely brief period of time, with the cambrian explosion and the early eocene immediately following the kt extinction immediately coming to mind. can the sudden appearance of so many radically new traits be best explained by the prior existence of readily available genetic plans? or perhaps could it be the result of the opening of expanded channels of communication between genetic plans? (hoyle, 1981) current evolutionary neo-darwinian “fundamental dogma” holds that all traits of a species are only passed on genetically, so that traits acquired in life are not inherited. furthermore, new genetic traits are only created through mutation and passed down within a species own line of descent, and that only if they pass the test of natural selection within that species line. while useful in understanding biological evolution, this theory is clearly false when applied to human social evolution. this is so because, in contrast to what seems to be the case with other animal species, humans can inherit acquired traits, such as technologies, and furthermore, can inherit such traits from unrelated persons or groups. as a result, such theories as national social darwinism (bernhardi, 1912, hitler, 1941), which postulate history as a battle of nations for limited resources with advances occurring via the resulting elimination of the less militarily proficient, are not only morally reprehensible, but scientifically wrong, since inventions made in any nation can (and generally do) ultimately benefit all nations. indeed, were it the case that technological innovations were not laterally transferable from person to person, tribe to tribe, and nation to nation, it is doubtful that humanity would ever have advanced beyond the old stone age. conversely, it is easy to see the quantum acceleration of human progress following the establishment of global communications through the development of the printing press and long-distance sailing ships circa 1500, and their further improvement via railroads, steamboats, telegraphs, telephones, radio, tv, and the internet in the period since. furthermore, it is unquestionable that the growth of human population has contributed to this trend, since the more people there are, the more inventors there can be, and inventions are cumulative. this is why, contrary to malthus, as the world’s population has gone up, the standard of living has gone up, not down. for similar reasons, it is in the self-interest of intelligent species to promote the creation of and communication with as many intelligent species elsewhere as possible. the more sources of transferable invention that there are, the more inventions each will receive, and the greater will be the power of each to add further inventions in turn. furthermore, most intelligent species must be aware that their self-interest lies in increasing, rather than decreasing, the number and effectiveness of the creative agents that they draw upon, because if they were not, they could not survive for long. can bacteria perform the same role from world to world? if they could, they would be a tremendously positive influence on evolution throughout the galaxy, transferring entire encyclopedias of hard-won biological knowledge between planetary biospheres. this said, can it really be true that the biosphere is so defective that it is incapable of allowing analogous transfer of useful genes between species? the creation of new useful traits by random mutation is a slow process. clearly it would benefit all species, and thus the biosphere as a whole, were each to be able to draw to some degree on the genetic innovations of the rest. a community of life that had such ability would have greatly improved odds of survival, and enjoy tremendous adaptive advantage over any that did not. in fact, contrary to the neo-darwinian fundamental dogma, the biosphere has exactly such a capability. such transfers from species to species are enabled by bacteria (hotopp 2011). such bacterial transfers of entire genes allow the evolution of valuable new inheritable traits to appear in species not over millennia, but within the lifetime of a single individual. yong (2016) reports many such instances, such as species of woodrats that, upon acquiring certain bacteria, immediately gain the ability to digest various plants like creosote or cactus that they did not have before, thereby becoming able to live and prosper in environments dominated by such species. these valuable bacterial-derived traits are then passed from mother to child during birth, along with samples of the maternal bacteria. but since the rats are constantly broadcasting their bacteria through exhalation, these traits can be transferred to other unrelated individuals and even other species. other bacteria have been shown to provide various species with inheritable defenses against parasites such as nematodes. margulis and sagan (2008) report many additional examples, including cases where the acquired genes eventually move from the bacterial microbiome carried by the animal into the animal cells themselves. to use an analogy, the genotype of an animal’s cells is its hardware, but an animal’s characteristics are also determined by its bacterial software, or microbiome, which can be rapidly changed in and out. evolution occurs not by random changes in the hardware circuitry, but by adding or subtracting software programs, which are constantly being developed and exchanged in vast amounts by the extremely prolific bacteria. if found by natural selection to be valuable over the long haul, these programs can end up being written into the hardware. if the software is found to be useful, the animal’s chances of survival are improved, and the trait is passed on to her descendants. but not only that, she and each of her progeny become agents for spreading the useful trait throughout the biosphere through their exhalations and excretions. as you read this article, you are exhaling half a million of your bacteria every minute, providing every creature around you with samples of what you and your ancestors have found to be useful. your dog or cat is broadcasting similar service. thus the web of life on our planet shares its inventions. can bacteria perform the same role from world to world? if they could, they would be a tremendously positive influence on evolution throughout the galaxy, transferring entire encyclopedias of hard-won biological knowledge between planetary biospheres. but while benefiting the progress of life, it is hard to see how such capabilities benefit the bacteria themselves. could they be serving the purposes of others? perhaps they are, particularly since it is easy to see how others could be readily sending them. some may object that et’s wishing to control evolution elsewhere in order to reproduce themselves on other planets could hardly accomplish such as objective by spreading microbes carrying their genes, as evolutionary processes occurring on destination worlds would certainly carry matters forward in unpredictable directions. this is unquestionably true. however, returning to our example of trying to talk to the children in the neighborhood by leaving books around, we can imagine a more general method of communication. let’s say the book is harry potter and the sorcerer’s stone. there are several layers of messaging in the book. these include: being a wizard beats being a muggle. so try to get into hogwarts, and be sure to choose a nimbus 2000 for your broomstick. virtue will be rewarded, vice will be punished, and good will triumph over evil in the end. reading is fun! as a (1) method for transforming children into wizards, harry potter fails. it can contribute to (2) moral instruction, however, and succeeds brilliantly as (3) a way to get children to become readers. after that, there is no limit to what they might learn or become. by analogy, the purpose of microbial data transmission might not be to direct evolution in particular ways, but simply to encourage evolution to be more creative. finding the most likely suspects given these observations, how can we make use of them to detect et? a good place to start might be to focus study on those bacteria that show the strongest signs of most recent extraterrestrial origin. these would be those best adapted for spaceflight. in nature, adaptations for particular purposes always come at a cost, and therefore generally disappear over time if they become unnecessary. some bacteria, such as radiodurans, have excellent astronautical adaptations, including extreme resistance to hard radiation and vacuum. if people exiting an airplane landing in a warm city are observed to be wearing winter coats, the chances are good that they came from someplace cold. similarly, if certain types of bacteria are adapted to space, there is reason to suspect they came from space. accordingly, samples containing large varieties of bacteria could be exposed to space conditions prevailing in space. those that survive the best could then be cultured and identified for further focused study. evolution since arrival could have erased any past encoded genetic message, but remnants might still be found. there is only one way to find out. if people exiting an airplane landing in a warm city are observed to be wearing winter coats, the chances are good that they came from someplace cold. similarly, if certain types of bacteria are adapted to space, there is reason to suspect they came from space. but bacteria can evolve quickly, thereby potentially erasing essential information about the past of those who joined earth’s melting pot some time ago. therefore the most convincing place to look for microbial astronauts would be in space itself. spacecraft carrying aerogels or other suitable capture media could be deployed with the mission of trying to gather spacebugs in flight. in principle, they could be sent anywhere, with perhaps the most promising location being the vicinity of a comet as it outgases volatiles through its trip through the inner solar system. this could be a favorable location for space microbe collecting because it is possible that oort cloud objects might collect such interstellar voyagers over time and then, when heated during close solar approach, release them in large numbers along with the vapors of the frozen volatiles that preserved and held them until that time (hoyle 1981). however the problem with this approach is that the characteristic relative velocities of objects moving in various orbits in space exceed several kilometers per second, so that microbes on one such trajectory slamming into anything remotely as dense as an aerogel on another trajectory would almost certainly be destroyed on impact. what is needed is an extremely diffuse medium of large expanse that can be used to slow the fast-moving microbes down to nearly zero velocity to so that they can be gathered without harm on a solid collecting surface. fortunately, there are such media available. they are called planetary atmospheres. atmospheric entry from space is ordinarily thought of as a very high temperature affair, and it certainly can be. but the temperature reached will be a function of the object’s mass to surface area ratio, or ballistic coefficient. objects like the space shuttle or dragon capsule typically hit the atmosphere with ballistic coefficients between 100 and 1000 kilograms per square meter, and these glow incandescent during reentry. however, as design studies for the german mars society’s archimedes mission showed in considerable detail, a balloon with a ballistic coefficient on the order of 1 kilogram per square meter might well survive atmospheric entry at mars without ever exceeding the temperature limits of mylar. a spherical bacterium with a radius of 1 micron would have a ballistic coefficient three orders of magnitude lower still, and readily be able to avoid incineration after entry at speeds on the order of the earth’s 11 kilometers per second escape velocity. after being slowed down in such a manner, such a microbe would continue to fall downward, with a terminal velocity of about 3meters per second at 40 kilometers altitude, decreasing to 1.5 meters per second at 30 kilometers altitude, and still slower at yet lower altitudes. larger bacteria would have faster terminal velocities, with falling speed increasing as the square root of the microbe radius. for similar reasons, any microsailcraft with a low enough ballistic coefficient to escape its solar system using light pressure would have no problem safely entering the atmosphere of practically any planet. it is possible to fly balloons at 40 kilometers altitude, and use them to try to collect microbes. in the 1960s this was actually done by jerry soffen, later the viking chief scientist, who did indeed discover viable microbes at that altitude, in such numbers that the results were considered so counterintuitive that the experiments were discontinued (hoyle 1981). while it is clear that any microbes found in the earth’s upper stratosphere could be the result contamination from the biosphere below, such upward delivery by upwelling is made difficult by the strong temperature inversion in the stratosphere. this inversion places very cold (-50°c at 25 kilometers) air below warm air (30°c at 40 kilometers), and thereby suppresses upward convection. as a result, there is reason to suspect that microbes collected at 40 kilometers altitude might be from space. but how could we know? one way is by looking at the nature of the organisms collected themselves. the earliest microbes of earth were anaerobic archaea. these can no longer live on the surface of the earth, because they cannot tolerate the presence of oxygen. however, if life on earth were begun via panspermia, such organisms would have been right stuff to get the ball rolling, because the surface of the prebiotic earth was a suitable habitat for them. furthermore, if anyone—be it et or nature—is still trying to seed life on prebiotic worlds today, it is these organisms, rather than the earth’s surface biosphere currently dominant types, who would be the required pioneers. so, in short, what we should look for with our balloon-borne microbe collecting systems are anaerobes, who may exist within the earth, but not on it, and who have no business flying around the stratosphere unless they just got off the boat. it is also possible to fly balloons in the atmospheres of venus and mars. both of these planets have sterile surfaces, effectively ruling out contamination via upwelling from below. venus is especially attractive in this regard, as its thick atmosphere readily facilitates ballooning—two soviet vega balloons were successfully flown in the venusian atmosphere in 1985—and its hot surface precludes indigenous life entirely. any microbes collected by balloon-borne platforms floating in the atmosphere of venus—and arguably mars—clearly would have to come there from space, although the ultimate source of many of them might still well be the earth. perhaps a particularly interesting time to conduct such experiments, whether in earth’s atmosphere or elsewhere, might be during cometary events. if collecting balloons were flown at various times, including both normal conditions and during or shortly after cometary encounters, the difference in results could be instructive. any genetic information of a forward-looking nature carried by microbes strongly suspected of recent arrival should be a “wow” signal for the eti search. using such techniques, suspects for either natural panspermia or eti-influenced microbial data transmission could be identified. the genome of these top suspects should be sequenced first, identifying which genes play a role in the functioning of the microorganism itself, and which appear to be simply along for the ride. the first set pertains to the messenger, but the second could contain the message. perhaps it can be decoded, or if not, at least examined for a format suggestive of an artificial design. of course, if we captured not merely microbes, but actual microsailcraft, the case for eti-initiated microbial data transmission would be immediately settled. in that case, the key question would move directly to decryption. if the transmitter is biological in nature, it would appear to be most logical that the receiver should be as well. if messages are being sent using genes, perhaps their meaning can best be found by inserting them in samples of terrestrial life to see what comes forth. the best terrestrial organisms to use as receivers might be bacteria themselves as, of all life here, they are most adept at adopting and putting to use new genetic information. these could be used to both receive and amplify the signal and then deliver it to more complex organisms. perhaps novel traits could be made to appear. while radar-wielding birds are not to be expected, there are large numbers of potential animal body plans that are not currently in use of earth. many such plans, representing whole phyla of animal life, were briefly exhibited on our planet during the period of first flourishing of multicellular life known as the cambrian explosion, some 550 million years ago, only to go extinct shortly thereafter. if genes carried by suspected astrobacteria were found to induce the appearance of traits representative of such extinct phyla or other unknown animal or plant types in current life, that would be very exciting. of course, we might not be so lucky. a mother seeking to promote the intellectual development of her child might leave works of literature for a 16 year old, chapter books for an 8 year old, picture books for a 4 year old, and letter blocks for a 2 year old about the house in places where her child might find them. by the same logic, if et wanted to promote evolution, he might send types of microbes adapted to successive stages of biospheric evolution containing only the information needed for the next steps, rather than the whole library of potential plans right from the start. after all, it would be futile to leave a copy of war and peace in the nursery of a two-year-old. but even letter blocks are a dead giveaway for developmental intent. so perhaps rather than finding the genes for creating fish, trilobites, edicaria, or even eukaria in anaerobes arriving from space, we might hope to find plans for just the next step, for example chlorophyll. any microbes carrying plans for further steps might be designed to make their way after arrival in more developed (i.e. oxygenated) phases of the biosphere, and thus be harder to identify as extraterrestrial messengers. still, any genetic information of a forward-looking nature carried by microbes strongly suspected of recent arrival should be a “wow” signal for the eti search. if such organisms were found to induce the appearance of such traits either uniquely or with markedly greater effectiveness than more mundane microbes, the case for evolutionary influence from space would be proven. but there might be an even simpler way to search, because the biosphere has been acting as a giant receiver and amplifier for such messages for the past three billion years. that is, the history of such messages may be recorded in the biosphere itself. consider this: the mustangs of the american west are well-adapted to their current environment, and might appear to a naïve biologist to be a product of local darwinian evolution. but, while plausible, this conclusion would not be entirely correct. in fact, mustangs are descended from horses that escaped the spanish conquistadors, and their ancestors were the products of selective breeding to enable them to carry medieval knights. no doubt the genes for such past incarnations as a breed of heavily-muscled carriers of armored knights are still to be found in the cells of mustangs today, and could be activated to reveal themselves as actual traits in a mustang colt by an appropriate program. this would prove that the mustangs had a previous form that was actually a product of “intelligent design.” furthermore, it is probably the case that if someone wanted to breed mustangs back into knight-carriers, they could do it much faster than by using horses with no such genetic history in their ancestral line. in short, both their history and some potential forward-looking traits are encoded in their genome. resolving among these alternatives, which have profound implications for the nature of life and the universe, will require drilling to depths on the order of a kilometer to reach groundwater, bringing up samples, culturing them, and subjecting them to biological analysis. from a practical point of view, this can only be done by sending human explorers to mars. this brings us back to the question of the mice and the fish. we know there are fish traits encoded in mice. no surprise there; mice evolved from fish, so naturally they carry the record of their previous evolutionary career. but do fish carry in their genome plans for any of the noteworthy traits of mice? they very well might, but perhaps only because bacteria can move genetic material around from one species to another. but if this were all there were to it, they might very well carry similar amounts of genetic material transmitted to them from species, such as insects, that are not fish descendants. however, if fish were found to be carrying genes for not only mammalian traits, but the whole roadmap of amphibians, reptiles, and mammal-like reptiles leading from fish to mice, or even just the first essential steps on that path, that would show that somebody had been doing some serious advance planning, at least taking the trouble to shout some useful advice into the arena. could potential draft plans for future biospheric evolution be preprogrammed into the genes of space-traveling microbial messengers? could the history of such past messages be recorded in the genomes of species all around us? let’s have a look and see. predictions and conclusions to be useful, any scientific theory needs to be testable and falsifiable. while the balloon-borne microbe or microsailcraft collection experiments described above could potentially offer strong evidence in favor of panspermia, they cannot disprove it because a negative result could be explained away by the argument that the flux of microbes from space is simply too low to be detected by such means. similarly, the genomic search for forward-looking traits in terrestrial organisms could reveal directed panspermia, but not disprove it. such experiments should be done regardless because they are cheap and might produce profound results. but if they are unsuccessful in producing useful data, a more muscular approach to settling the matter will be necessary. this can be done through the exploration of mars. mars was once a warm and wet planet, which could have hosted life on its surface, and there is strong evidence that there is still liquid water to be found underground on mars that could serve as a habitable environment for microbial life today. if there ever was life on the surface of mars, it is reasonable to assume that it retreated into the groundwater when conditions on the surface of the planet deteriorated, much as the anaerobic archaea did on earth after the oxygenation of the atmosphere made the surface here inhospitable for their kind. if we could go to mars and sample the groundwater, what we find, or fail to find, therein would be very informative. there are four primary possibilities. we find no life in mars groundwater. this is a very unlikely result, because mars almost certainly had life on its surface at one time, if from no other source than the earth. but if that should be the finding, it would prove the case for not only geospermia, but unique geospermia, occurring on earth but not on the similar early mars, indicating that life is rare in the universe. we find life in mars groundwater, which uses the same biochemistry as earth life, but including more primitive free-living representatives ancestral to bacteria. this would refute panspermia as an origin of life theory, instead showing that life on earth originated on mars. it would also support the conjecture that life is common in the universe, as apparently it could evolve from chemistry readily on a primitive terrestrial type planet. we find life in mars groundwater that uses a different biochemistry than what we find on earth, i.e. a second genesis. this would refute natural panspermia, but prove that life is very common and quite diverse in the universe, as it would be seen that life could originate from chemistry, de novo, two different ways, on two out of two typical primitive terrestrial planets. we could find life in the groundwater of mars that uses the same biochemistry as earth life, manifesting similar bacteria forms, with no more primitive free-living representatives evident. this is what natural panspermia would predict. it may be argued that the same result could be achieved by the origin of life on either earth or mars, with subsequent transfer between them as well as extinction of the ancestral forms on both worlds. but this means that the current alibi of the geospermians—“the origin did happen here, really it did, we believe that sincerely, even though experiments show that conditions here were unfavorable, we’ve just lost all the evidence”—would need to be stretched to two worlds. it should be noted that while operation of robotic rovers on the surface of mars might serve to falsify alternative 1 (which is fantastical in any case as it requires accepting the conceit that not only is earth uniquely capable of originating life, but that life from earth cannot spread to other habitable places nearby) by discovering fossils, it cannot affirm it. more importantly, such robotic exploration techniques would be incapable of distinguishing among alternatives 2, 3, or 4, which is the most critical scientific question. resolving among these alternatives, which have profound implications for the nature of life and the universe, will require drilling to depths on the order of a kilometer to reach groundwater, bringing up samples, culturing them, and subjecting them to biological analysis. from a practical point of view, this can only be done by sending human explorers to mars. but which of these alternatives is most likely? i predict that number 4 is what we will find. the reason is simply this: the milky way galaxy predates the earth by eight billion years. the early earth was not exceptional in any significant way, so that if life could evolve here, it could have evolved first on hundreds of billions of other possible locations. furthermore, the first life that did so which developed adaptations allowing it to survive interstellar flight would necessarily spread throughout the galaxy in less than a billion years by natural collisional processes. this would result in the appearance of life on any planet as soon as conditions there were suitable, which is exactly what we observe in the fossil record on earth. for these reasons i believe that natural panspermia is extremely probable, and that the results of mars exploration will prove to be consistent with it. 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““there* ər fju θɪŋz mɔr ˈdeɪnʤərəs ðən ˌprɑpəˈgændə dɪsˈgaɪzd ɛz journalism,”*,” ridz wən kənˈkluʒən frəm ə ˈstədi baɪ ˈsuˌni ˈbəfəˌloʊ steɪt prəˈfɛsər ˈdɑktər. ˌɑnˈdreɪə bi., hu həz dɛlvd ˈɪntu ðə pæst jɪr əv rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən baɪ ðə ˈbəfəˌloʊ nuz. ɪf wi ɛkˈstræpəˌleɪtɪd hər ˈbɑˌroʊ ðə freɪz kˈwoʊtɪd kʊd kənˈklud ðət ðɛr ər ɪn fækt fju θɪŋz mɔr ˈdeɪnʤərəs ðən ðə ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ. ənd ˈpɑləsi: ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu əˈlɛʤd ˈjunjən ənd skul baɪəs ɪn ðə ˈbəfəˌloʊ news”*” ɪz ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv ˈdɑktər. rɪˈpɔrt, wɪʧ teɪks ə dip lʊk ˈɪntu ðə rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ dən baɪ ðə nuz wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ˈʧɑrtər skulz ənd ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈpəblɪk skulz. ðə ˈstədi ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðət tu dɪˈstɪŋkt ˈstɔriz ər biɪŋ toʊld: ðə fərst gɪvz ˈridərz ən ənˈkrɪtɪkəl lʊk æt ˈʧɑrtər skulz, prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðɛm ɛz ðə ˈænsər tɪ ðə pərˈsivd ˈfeɪljər əv ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈfeɪlɪŋ ˈpəblɪk skulz, waɪl ðə ˈsɛkənd gɪvz ən ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli ˈnɛgətɪv pɔrˈtreɪəl əv ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈpəblɪk skulz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðɛr ˈtiʧərz ənd ˈjunjən. ˈbəfəˌloʊ həz ˈoʊnli wən trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈnuzˌpeɪpər, ənd ˈvərʧuəli noʊ ˈəðər ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə ˈsɔrsəz ɪn ðə ˈkaʊnti prəˈvaɪd dɪˈteɪld ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ðə ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈpəblɪk skulz ər skul rɪˈfɔrm, ðə paʊər əv ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ðiz ˈɪʃuz ɪz immense,”*,” noʊts ˈdɑktər., ən əˈsɪstənt prəˈfɛsər æt bəf ˈædəlt ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ˈpəblɪk skul səˈpɔrtərz hæv bɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv ðə ˈkəvərɪʤ, wɪʧ həz, ðeɪ bɪˈliv, ənˈfɛrli ənd ˈlaʊdli ˈɛkoʊd ðə əˈʤɛndə əv ˈgəvərnər ˈændru kˈwoʊmoʊ, ðə ˈbəfəˌloʊ bɔrd əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən məˈʤɔrəti, ənd ðə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd skul ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈmuvmənts. naʊ, fər ðə fərst taɪm, ðeɪ kən pɔɪnt tɪ ə kˈwɑləˌteɪtɪv ˈstədi tɪ bæk ðiz kleɪmz. tɪ ˈəndərˌteɪk ðə ˈstədi, ˈdɑktər. ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd nuz ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈpəblɪʃt frəm ɑkˈtoʊbər 1 2013 tɪ noʊˈvɛmbər 30 2014 ɔl ɪn kəld frəm ðə ˈrɛgjələrli ˈpəblɪʃt ˈɑrtɪkəlz, blɔg poʊsts, ənd əˈpɪnjən ˈpisɪz. iʧ ˈɑrtɪkəl wɑz ˈkoʊdɪd ɪn θri rɪˈspɛkts: 1 fər ˈkɑntɛnt ənd toʊn (wət ɪz ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl əˈbaʊt? wət ɪz ðə tone—positive*, ˈnɛgətɪv ər ˈnutrəl?); 2 fər ˈʤɛnərəl θimz; ənd 3 ˈwɛðər tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə ˈstədi ər nɑt. ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz tɪ kəmˈpɛr lɑrʤ sɛts əv ˈdætə ənd drɔ ˈʤɛnərəl kənˈkluʒənz beɪst ɔn ðə toʊn ənd ˈkɑntɛnt əv ðə ˈɑrtɪkəlz. dɪskˈwɑləˌfaɪd ˈɑrtɪkəlz wər ðoʊz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə researchers’*’ kɛn ənd wɪʧ hæd noʊ ˈrɛləvəns tɪ ðə θimz ˈəndərˌteɪkən. ənd hər ˈgræʤəˌweɪt əˈsɪstənt vəˈnɛsə ˈlədwɪg ˌəndərˈtʊk ðə ˈkoʊdɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈsɛpərətli ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prɪˈvɛnt baɪəs kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən, ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ wɪθ ə 99 pərˈsɛnt ˈmɛʒər wɪʧ ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðə dɪˈgri əv əˈgrimənt bɪtˈwin ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt coders*. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəlz ðət meɪd ɪt θru ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈkoʊdɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs wər ðɛn muvd tɪ ðə ˈkɑntɛnt æˈnælɪsɪs ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈstədi, ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈrisərʧərz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈpɑzətɪv (e.g*. wərdz səʧ ɛz gʊd, ˈifɛktɪv, ˈvæljəbəl, cost-saving*, əˈfɔrdəbəl, ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv, ˌhɑrdˈwərkɪŋ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.), ənd ˈnɛgətɪv (e.g*. ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv, oʊld, ˈstəbərn, ˈbroʊkən, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). ˈtrækɪŋ səʧ waɪl ˈpɛrɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ ˈpriviəsli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd θimz əˈlaʊd ðə ˈrisərʧərz tɪ ʤəʤ wɪθ ə rɪˈlaɪəbəl dɪˈgri əv ˌɑbʤɛkˈtɪvɪti wət ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ər biɪŋ kənˈveɪd ɪn ðə ˈdeɪli rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ. ðə rɪˈpɔrt faʊnd ðət ðə nuz ɪz ˈtɛlɪŋ ə ˌwənˈsaɪdəd ˈstɔri ðət prəˈmoʊts ðə əˈʤɛndə əv ˈtɛstɪŋ ənd ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən ˈædvəˌkeɪts, ənd wən ðət ˈmɪnəˌmaɪzəz ðə əˈʧivmənts əv ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈpəblɪk skulz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðɛr ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz ənd ˈtiʧərz. ˈtɑpɪks rɪˈsiv ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈkəvərɪʤ; wɪn ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ˈəðər ˈstɔriz ðə toʊn ɪz ‘‘neutral’*’ ər ‘‘negative,’”*,’” raɪts. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈkəvərɪŋ ˈʧɑrtər skulz, ðə nuz ɪz ˈmɑrkɪdli ˈbʊlɪʃ. ðoʊz ˈkəvərd moʊst ˈpɑzətɪvli ˌɪnˈklud ˈfɔrmər steɪt ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən kəˈmɪʃənər ʤɑn kɪŋ, ˈfɔrmər steɪt ˈriʤənt ˈrɑbərt ˈbɛnɪt, kˈwoʊmoʊ, ðə ˈbəfəˌloʊ bɔrd əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən məˈʤɔrəti (ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ðə ““maverick”*” kɑrl pɑlɑˈdinoʊ), ənd ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈpɛrənt koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈkaʊnsəl ˈprɛzɪdənt sæm ˈrædfərd. ˈsəməri, ɔl θɪŋz ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ˈkɔrpərət skul rɪˈfɔrm rɪˈsiv ˈpɑzətɪv ˈnutrəl lɑts əv it,”*,” faʊnd. ɪn pɔɪnt əv fækt, ðə kˈwoʊʃənt analysis”*” faʊnd ðət əv 30 ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ˈʧɑrtər skulz, 24 hæd ə ˈpɑzətɪv toʊn, waɪl tu hæd ə ˈnɛgətɪv toʊn ənd fɔr hæd ə ˈnutrəl toʊn. twɛlv əv ðə tu ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈreɪtɪd ““positive-bias”*” ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈʧɑrtərz, waɪl 18 wər ˈreɪtɪd ““neutral.”*.” moʊst dɪˈstərbɪŋli, ðə nuz ˈnɛvər saɪts ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈrisərʧ tɪ bæk ˈɛni əv ðɛr kleɪmz. fər ˈɪnstəns, prəˈpoʊzd ˈtiʧər ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən plæn [ðə ˈænjuəl prəˈfɛʃənəl pərˈfɔrməns ˌrivˈju, ər appr*] gɑt ə ˈrɪŋɪŋ ɛnˈdɔrsmənt ðə deɪ ˈæftər hi ənˈveɪld ɪt ɪn hɪz ˈbəʤɪt ˈæˌdrɛs. jɛt ðə ˈvɛri seɪm ˈproʊˌgræm wɑz ˈleɪtər slæmd baɪ ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri grup əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsteɪˌkhoʊldərz hu pərˈzɛnəd ˈbəʤɪt prəˈpoʊzəlz tɪ ðə nu jɔrk steɪt əˈsɛmbli. ðə nuz ˈblaɪndli ˈfɑloʊd lɛd, ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə əˈpɪnjənz əv ˈɛkspərts. kənˈsɪdər, tu, ðə pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ˈrɑbərt ˈbɛnɪt, ˈfɔrmər bɔrd əv ˈriʤənts ˈmɛmbər, huz riˈtɛnʃən wɑz ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ə prɛs frəm ðə ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl bɔrd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə mənθs əv ˈfɛbruˌɛri ənd mɑrʧ. hɑrd wərk ɔn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈɪʃuz ʃʊd bi rɪˈwɔrdɪd wɪθ əˈnəðər term,”*,” rɛd ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv ðə ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2 ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ðə əˈpɪnjən ˈpeɪʤɪz. ðət wɑz ˈfɑloʊd ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 20 baɪ nu jɔrk ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz ʃʊd juˈnænəməsli bæk ˈbɛnɪt fər ə nu tərm ɔn ðə bɔrd əv regents.”*.” wən wik ˈleɪtər, ðə nuz ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈlɛtər ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv wɪʧ wɑz ɪkˈspɪriəns ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl tɪ students,”*,” ənd stɪl əˈnəðər ˈlɛtər ə wik ˈæftər ðət ˈtaɪtəld ˈbɛnɪt kənˈtɪnju greɪt wərk ɛz regent.”*.” faɪv deɪz ˈleɪtər, ˈæftər ˈbɛnɪt hæd wɪθˈdrɔn hɪz neɪm fər kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən, ðə nuz roʊt, əv rɪˈfɔrmər frəm ˈriʤənts ɪz ə traɪəmf əv ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˈoʊvər education.”*.” ðə ˈnɛrətɪv ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ðə nuz ˈpeɪnɪd ˈbɛnɪt ɛz ə nɑnˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl, ˈlɑʤɪkəl ʧɔɪs. jɛt, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs seɪm taɪm ˈpɪriəd, ðə nuz mɪst ə bɪg ˈstɔri wɪʧ geɪv ə lʊk ˈɪntu roʊl ɔn ðə bɔrd əv ˈriʤənts. ɛz ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ʤɛf ˈdɛkər æt ɪn seɪm mənθ ðə nuz wɑz ˈbɪzi wɪθ ɪts ˈbɛnɪt æst hɪz ˈfɛloʊ ˈriʤənts ˈoʊvərˌtərn ˌʃɔrtˈtərm rɪˈnuəlz ðə steɪt ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt hæd ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd fər θri ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈʧɑrtər schools.”*.” ðə nu jɔrk steɪt ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt hæd ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ðət rɪˈnuəlz ʃʊd nɑt hæv bɪn ˈgrænɪd fər ðə fʊl ˈfaɪvˌjɪr ˈpɪriəd bɪˈkəz əv pərˈfɔrməns æt iʧ əv ðə θri skulz: ˈbəfəˌloʊ əˈkædəmi əv saɪəns ˈʧɑrtər skul, wɛst ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈʧɑrtər skul, ənd ˈwɛstərn nu jɔrk ˈmærəˌtaɪm ˈʧɑrtər skul. ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ə ˌfɔˈrjɪr rɪˈnuəl tərm fər ðə ˈbəfəˌloʊ əˈkædəmi əv saɪəns ˈʧɑrtər skul, ɔn ðə mɪkst ˌækəˈdɛmɪk pərˈfɔrməns əˈkrɔs ðə greɪd 7 θru 12 ˈproʊˌgræm ənd ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌækəˈdɛmɪk pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ðə skul ˈfoʊkɪs ˈɛriəz əv ˌmæθəˈmætɪks ənd science.”*.” boʊθ ðə wɛst ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈʧɑrtər skul ənd ðə ˈwɛstərn nu jɔrk ˈmærəˌtaɪm ˈʧɑrtər skul wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd fər ˌʃɔrtˈtərm rɪˈnuəlz fər ˈsɪmələr ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ pərˈfɔrməns. sɛd hi vaʊʧt fər ðə skulz, wɪʧ dɪˈzərvd fʊl, ˈfaɪvˌjɪr rɪˈnuəlz, ənd ðə bɔrd wɛnt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hɪz ənˈjuˌʒuəl muv ðət ðə ˈsinjər ˈdɛpjəti kəˈmɪʃənər kɛn ˈwægnər ənd səm ˈriʤənts ədˈvaɪzd against,”*,” roʊt ˈdɛkər. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, rɪˈfɔrm ənd əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ər wərdz ðət əˈplaɪ tɪ ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈpəblɪk skulz bət nɑt ˈʧɑrtər ˈsɛktər. ðə ˈrizən ðə nuz wɑz soʊ əp ɪn ɑrmz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ðə bɔrd əv ˈriʤənts ɪz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ noʊ hi hæd ðə wɪl ənd əˈθɔrəti tɪ pʊʃ ðə əˈʤɛndə ɪt səˈpɔrts ˈivɪn wɪn ɪt minz ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ steɪt ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈstændərdz. ðə nuz ˈpeɪnɪd ˈbɛnɪt ɛz boʊld rɪˈfɔrmər, bət ə hæf ðət, ɛz ˈdɑktər. ˈrisərʧ pɔɪnts aʊt, ðə nuz həz ˈgɔtən əˈkəstəmd tɪ ˈtɛlɪŋ. ðə baɪəs ɪz æt fʊl pɪʧ ɔn ðə ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl peɪʤ: iʧ wən əv 51 əˈpɪnjən ˈɑrtɪkəlz prəˈdust baɪ ðə ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl bɔrd kənˈfərmd ðə θimz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd baɪ ðə toʊn ənd ˈkɑntɛnt æˈnælɪsɪs. ˈbəfəˌloʊ nuz həz meɪd ə ʧɔɪs tɪ pəˈzɪʃən skulz (ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz, ˈtiʧərz, ˈjunjən) ɛz ðə rut ˈprɑbləm ˌɪnˈstɛd əv pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ ˈpɑvərti ɛz ðə rut problem,”*,” ʃi raɪts. ðə ˈbəfəˌloʊ nuz bɪˈlivz ðət ɪt həz ðə ˈænsərz ənd siks tɪ ˈædvəˌkeɪt, nɑt rɪˈpɔrt, ʃi kənˈkludz: rɪˈpɔrtərz hæv pəˈzɪʃənd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈɛkspərts, ˈrəðər ðən ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən reporters.”*.” ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ðə nuz həz nɪˈglɛktɪd tɪ lərn ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈbrɔdər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt. ˈdɑktər. faʊnd ðət ðə ˈpeɪpər ˈnɛvər, ɪn ˈɛni əv ðə ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈsərˌveɪd, juzd ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈrisərʧ tɪ bæk ɪts kleɪmz. ðeɪ hæv ʃət aʊt kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈvɔɪsɪz ɪn ðə wɛl ɛz kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈvɔɪsɪz ɪn nu jɔrk steɪt ənd ˈnæʃənəl gɔn ðɛr oʊn weɪ. ˈdɑktər. ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz tu ˈkɔrsɪz əv fərst fər ðə nuz ənd ðə ˈsɛkənd fər kənˈsərnd səbˈskraɪbərz: 1 haɪər ən ˈɑmbədzmən tɪ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈkɑntɛnt ənd delivery”*”; 2 skul səˈpɔrtərz ʃʊd ˈsɪriəsli kənˈsɪdər ˈkænsəlɪŋ ðɛr ˈnuzˌpeɪpər səbˈskrɪpʃənz ənd ˈbɔɪˌkɑtɪŋ ˈbəfəˌloʊ nuz advertisers.”*.” ðə əˈpɪnjən ˈɑrtɪkəlz ər ˈvɛri ˈstrɔŋli ˈrɪtən, aɪ rivˈjud ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti əv prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈʤərnəlɪsts koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks. ˈæftər ˌrivˈju, aɪ dɪˈtərmənd ðət [ðə nuz] ɪz ˈwɔkɪŋ ə laɪn əv ˈɛθɪkəl appropriateness,”*,” ʃi kənˈkludz. hir wən məst ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ən ðə ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ˈʧɑrtər skulz ɪz mɔr ˈpɑzətɪv bɪˈkəz ˈʧɑrtər skulz ər ˈsɪmpli ˈbɛtər ðən ˈpəblɪk skulz. ən ˈɑbviəs əˈbʤɛkʃən ˈprɛzənts ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪn ðə bɪˈheɪvjər əv ˈbɛnɪt, hu ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɔn fʊl rɪˈnuəlz fər θri ˈəndərpərˌfɔrmɪŋ ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈʧɑrtərz, waɪl ðə nuz rild ɔf ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ˈæftər ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ɪn hɪz ˈfeɪvər. ə məʧ ˈsɪmpələr əˈbʤɛkʃən ɪz ðət ðə ʤɑb əv ə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ɪz nɑt tɪ ˈædvəˌkeɪt ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə ˈpaʊərfəl bət tɪ kˈwɛʃən ðɛr ˈmoʊtɪvz ɪn ðə ˈsərvɪs əv ðə ˌdɪspəˈzɛst. ˈsɪti wɪθ wən laɪk ə mæn wɪθ wən eye,”*,” roʊt ðə greɪt prɛs ˈkrɪtɪk ə. ʤeɪ. ˈlibəlɪŋ, ˈɔfən ðə aɪ ɪz glass.”*.”
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“there are few things more dangerous than propaganda disguised as journalism,” reads one conclusion from a study by suny buffalo state professor dr. andrea b. nikischer, who has delved into the past year of reporting on education by the buffalo news.
if we extrapolated her findings—and borrow the phrase quoted above—we could conclude that there are in fact few things more dangerous than the news’s education reporting.
“propaganda and policy: an investigation into alleged anti-teacher’s union and pro-charter school bias in the buffalo news” is the title of dr. nikischer’s report, which takes a deep look into the reporting done by the news with regard to charter schools and buffalo public schools.
the study demonstrates that two distinct stories are being told: the first gives readers an uncritical look at charter schools, promoting them as the answer to the perceived failure of the city’s so-called failing public schools, while the second gives an overwhelmingly negative portrayal of buffalo public schools, along with their teachers and union.
“as buffalo has only one traditional newspaper, and virtually no other mainstream media sources in the county provide detailed coverage of the buffalo public schools or school reform, the power of articles published on these issues is immense,” notes dr. nikischer, an assistant professor at buff state’s adult education department.
public school supporters have been critical of the news’s coverage, which has, they believe, unfairly and loudly echoed the agenda of governor andrew cuomo, the buffalo board of education majority, and the nationwide school privatization and high-stake testing movements. now, for the first time, they can point to a qualitative study to back these claims.
to undertake the study, dr. nikischer evaluated news articles published from october 1, 2013 to november 30, 2014. all articles—190 in total—were culled from the paper’s regularly published articles, schoolzone blog posts, and opinion pieces. each article was coded in three respects: 1) for content and tone (what is the article about? what is the tone—positive, negative or neutral?); 2) for general themes; and 3) whether to include the article in the study or not. the idea is to compare large sets of data and draw general conclusions based on the tone and content of the articles. disqualified articles were those outside of the researchers’ ken and which had no relevance to the themes undertaken.
nikischer and her graduate assistant vanessa ludwig undertook the coding process separately in order to prevent bias contamination, finishing with a 99 percent inter-rater reliability—a measure which indicates the degree of agreement between independent coders. the articles that made it through the initial coding process were then moved to the content analysis portion of the study, in which the researchers identified positive signifiers (e.g. words such as good, effective, valuable, cost-saving, affordable, innovative, hard-working, etc.), and negative signifiers (e.g. expensive, ineffective, old, stubborn, broken, etc.). tracking such signifiers while pairing them with previously identified themes allowed the researchers to judge with a reliable degree of objectivity what messages are being conveyed in the news’s daily reporting.
the report found that the news is telling a one-sided story—a story that promotes the agenda of high-stakes testing and privatization advocates, and one that minimizes the achievements of buffalo public schools, along with their administrators and teachers.
“these topics receive very little independent coverage; when included in other stories the tone is ‘neutral’ or ‘negative,’” writes nikischer.
when it comes to covering charter schools, the news is markedly bullish. those covered most positively include former state education commissioner john king, former state regent robert bennett, cuomo, the buffalo board of education majority (in particular, the “maverick” carl paladino), and district parent coordinating council president sam radford.
“in summary, all things in support of corporate school reform receive positive and/or neutral coverage-and lots of it,” nikischer found.
in point of fact, the study’s “tone quotient analysis” found that of 30 articles published on charter schools, 24 had a positive tone, while two had a negative tone and four had a neutral tone. twelve of the articles—including two front-page sunday morning spreads—were rated “positive-bias” in favor of charters, while 18 were rated “neutral.”
most disturbingly, the news never cites academic research to back any of their claims. for instance, cuomo’s proposed teacher evaluation plan [the annual professional performance review, or appr] got a ringing endorsement the day after he unveiled it in his budget address. yet the very same program was later slammed by nearly every group of education stakeholders who presented budget proposals to the new york state assembly. the news blindly followed cuomo’s lead, ignoring the opinions of experts.
consider, too, the news’s position on robert bennett, former board of regents member, whose retention was the subject of a full-court press from the news’s editorial board during the months of february and march.
“regent bennett’s hard work on education issues should be rewarded with another term,” read the title of the february 2 entry into the opinion pages. that was followed on february 20 by “western new york legislators should unanimously back bennett for a new term on the board of regents.” one week later, the news published a letter the title of which was “bennett’s experience beneficial to students,” and still another letter a week after that titled “let bennett continue great work as regent.” five days later, after bennett had withdrawn his name for consideration, the news wrote, “ousting of reformer from regents is a triumph of politics over education.”
the narrative generated by the news painted bennett as a non-controversial, logical choice. yet, during this same time period, the news missed a big story which gave a look into bennett’s role on the board of regents. as reported by geoff decker at chalkbeat in february—the same month the news was busy with its bennett hagiography—bennett asked his fellow regents “to overturn short-term renewals the state education department had recommended for three buffalo charter schools.”
the new york state education department had recommended that renewals should not have been granted for the full five-year period because of underwhelming performance at each of the three schools: buffalo academy of science charter school, west buffalo charter school, and western new york maritime charter school.
nysed recommended a four-year renewal term for the buffalo academy of science charter school, “based on the school’s mixed academic performance across the grade 7 through 12 program and limited academic performance in the school focus areas of mathematics and science.” both the west buffalo charter school and the western new york maritime charter school were also recommended for short-term renewals for similar problems with performance.
“bennett said he vouched for the schools, which deserved full, five-year renewals, and the board went along with his request—an unusual move that the senior deputy commissioner ken wagner and some regents advised against,” wrote decker.
in other words, reform and accountability are words that apply to buffalo public schools but not buffalo’s charter sector. the reason the news was so up in arms regarding bennett’s departure from the board of regents is because they know he had the will and authority to push the agenda it supports even when it means undermining state education standards. the news painted bennett as bold reformer, but it’s a half story—one that, as dr. nikischer’s research points out, the news has gotten accustomed to telling.
the bias is at full pitch on the paper’s editorial page: each one of 51 opinion articles produced by the editorial board confirmed the themes identified by the tone and content analysis.
“the buffalo news has made a choice to position schools (administrators, teachers, union) as the root problem instead of positioning poverty as the root problem,” she writes.
the buffalo news believes that it has the answers and seeks to advocate, not report, she concludes: “…its reporters have positioned themselves as education experts, rather than education reporters.”
furthermore, the news has neglected to learn what’s happening in the broader educational establishment. dr. nikischer found that the paper never, in any of the articles surveyed, used academic research to back its claims. they have shut out competing voices in the community—as well as competing voices in new york state and national press—and gone their own way.
dr. nikischer recommends two courses of action—the first for the news and the second for concerned subscribers: 1) hire an ombudsman to “monitor education content and delivery”; 2) “public school supporters should seriously consider cancelling their newspaper subscriptions and boycotting buffalo news advertisers.”
“as the opinion articles are very strongly written, i reviewed the society of professional journalists code of ethics. after review, i determined that [the news] is walking a line of ethical appropriateness,” she concludes.
here one must anticipate an argument—that the news’s coverage of charter schools is more positive because charter schools are simply better than public schools. an obvious objection presents itself in the behavior of bennett, who insisted on full renewals for three underperforming buffalo charters, while the news reeled off editorial after editorial in his favor. a much simpler objection is that the job of a newspaper is not to advocate on behalf of the powerful but to question their motives in the service of the dispossessed.
“a city with one newspaper…is like a man with one eye,” wrote the great press critic a. j. liebling, “and often the eye is glass.”
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ˈfɪgjər 1 ˈgloʊbəl min ˈsərfəs ˈtɛmpərəʧər əˈnɑməli fər ðə 12 mənθs tɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ iʧ jɪr. ðə beɪs ˈpɪriəd ɪz ˈdætə sɔrs: ˈnæsə ðə beɪs ˈpɪriəd ɪz ˈfɪgjər 2 ˈgloʊbəl min ˈsərfəs ˈtɛmpərəʧər əˈnɑməli fər ðə ðə mənθ əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈoʊnli. ðə beɪs ˈpɪriəd ɪz ˈdætə sɔrs: ˈnæsə ðə beɪs ˈpɪriəd ɪz jɪr kəmˈpɛrəsənz ˈfɪgjər 3 ˈgloʊbəl min ˈsərfəs ˈtɛmpərəʧər fər strɔŋ ər ɛl ˈninoʊ jɪrz ðət wər ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə lɑ ˈninə. ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ɛl ˈninoʊ fər kəmˈpɛrəsən. ˈdætə sɔrs: ˈnæsə wɛr wɑz ɪt hɑt? ˈfɪgjər 4 mæps ʃoʊɪŋ min ˈsərfəs ˈtɛmpərəʧər, əˈnɑməliz fər ˌʤuˈlaɪ ənd ʤun, frəm ðə min. ˈdætə sɔrs: ˈnæsə jɪr tɪ deɪt ʧɑrt ˈfɪgjər 5 prəˈgrɛsɪv jɪr tɪ deɪt ˈgloʊbəl min ˈsərfəs ˈtɛmpərəʧər əˈnɑməli. ðə beɪs ˈpɪriəd ɪz ˈdætə sɔrs: ˈnæsə ðə beɪs ˈpɪriəd ɪz ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2017 wɑz ˈθiən ˈrɛkərd baɪ ʤɪst ə sˈmɪʤən. ðə 12 mənθs tɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2017 wɑz ˈθiən ˌʤuˈlaɪ ɪz ðə ˈhɑtəst mənθ, ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ meɪks ɪt ðə ˈhɑtəst mənθ ˈɛvər ɔn ˈrɛkərd.: ɪts bɪn ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt tɪ mi ðət ˈɔgəst læst jɪr ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2016 ənd ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2017 ɛz ðə ˈhɑtəst mənθ ɔn tɪ ˈnæsə ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈgloʊbəl ˈsərfəs ˈtɛmpərəʧər əˈnɑməli fər ˌʤuˈlaɪ wɑz, wɪʧ ɪz mɔr ðən ðə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2016 ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2017 ðə ˈhɑtəst ˌʤuˈlaɪ ɪn ðə ɪz ə ʧɑrt əv ðə ˈævərɪʤ əv. ðə 12 mənθs tɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2017 ˈævrɪʤd əˈbəv ðə min, wɪʧ wɑz ˈkulər ðən ðə 12 mənθs tɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ meɪks ɪt ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈhɑtəst ˈɔgəst tɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 12 mənθ ˈpɪriəd ɔn ɪz ə ʧɑrt əv ðə mənθ əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈoʊnli. ðɪs ˌʤuˈlaɪ wɑz əˈbəv ðə ˈævərɪʤ ənd wɑz ðə ˈhɑtəst ˌʤuˈlaɪ ɔn ˈrɛkərd. ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ˈhɑtər ðən ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2016 wɪʧ wɑz əˈbəv ðə min. ˈhəvər ˈoʊvər ðə ʧɑrt tɪ si ðə əˈnɑməli ɪn ˈɛni ðə ʧɑrt bɪˈloʊ ju kən si ðə ˈgloʊbəl min ˈtɛmpərəʧər trɛnd baɪ mənθ. ɪt ʃoʊz ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst ɛl jɪrz sɪns 1950 wɪʧ wər ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə lɑ ˈninə. aɪv ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə ˈpɪriəd fər kəmˈpɛrəsən. ðə bɑm ˈəpˌdeɪt ɪz naʊ ʃoʊɪŋ ˌɪˈnæktɪv, wɪθ noʊ ɪˈvɛnt ˈlaɪkli ðɪs ðə ˈsɛvən ˈvɛri strɔŋ, strɔŋ ənd strɔŋ tɪ ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ɛl ˈninoʊz sɪns 1950 ðɛr wər ˈoʊnli θri ðət wər ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə lɑ ˈninə (nɑt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wɪn ðɛr wɑz noʊ lɑ ˈninə). ðə ʧɑrt spænz ə θri jɪr ˈpɪriəd. ðət ɪz, fər ðə ɛl ənd ˈsəbsəkwənt, ɪt goʊz frəm ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2015 tɪ dɪˈsɛmbər 2017 ər wʊd ɪf ðə ˈdætə əˈlaʊd. (fər ə mɔr dɪˈteɪld ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən si ðə ˈɑrtɪkəlz: ɛl tɪ lɑ jɪrz wɪθ mɔr ˈditeɪl hir .)ɪn ʤun ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri koʊld ɪn məʧ əv ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə. ɪt gɑt ˈrɛlətɪvli hɑt ðɛr əˈgɛn ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ. muv ðə ˈɛroʊ æt ðə lɛft tɪ ðə raɪt tɪ kəmˈpɛr ˌʤuˈlaɪ wɪθ ðə ˈrɛkərd, hir ɪz ðə jɪr tɪ deɪt prəˈgrɛsɪv ʧɑrt. ju nid tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət ɪt ɪz tɪ meɪk sɛns əv ɪt. ðə ʧɑrt bɪˈloʊ ʃoʊz ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈtɛmpərəʧər fər ðə jɪr æt iʧ pɔɪnt ɔn iʧ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt laɪn ɔn ðə ʧɑrt. ðə laɪn ɪz læst jɪr 2016 æt ˈʤænjuˌɛri, ðə pɔɪnt ɪz ʤɪst ðə əˈnɑməli fər ˈʤænjuˌɛri. æt ˈfɛbruˌɛri, ðə pɔɪnt ɪz ðə ˈævərɪʤ əˈnɑməli fər ˈʤænjuˌɛri ənd ˈfɛbruˌɛri. æt ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ɪts ðə ˈævərɪʤ əv ˈʤænjuˌɛri tɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˌɪnˈklusɪv ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ dɪˈsɛmbər, wɪʧ ɪz ðə ˈævərɪʤ fər ðə hoʊl ðə 2017 jɪr ʃoʊz ðət ðə ˈævərɪʤ fər ðə ˈpɪriəd ˈʤænjuˌɛri tɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ ɪz. ðɪs ɪz loʊər ðən ðə ˈævərɪʤ fər ðə jɪr wɑz ðɪs taɪm læst jɪr æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈmæsɪv ɛl ˈninoʊ. ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈoʊvər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər 2016 jɪr ɪz (ðə pɔɪnt mɑrkt fər dɪˈsɛmbər ɔn ðə 2016 laɪn) soʊ ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪts nɑt kəmˈplitli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl fər ðɪs jɪr tɪ bi əˈnəðər ˈhɑtəst jɪr, ðə nɛkst fju mənθs wʊd hæv tɪ bi ˈvɛri hɑt fər ðət tɪ əˈnɑməliz fər ðə rɛst əv ðə jɪr wʊd hæv tɪ ˈævərɪʤ mɔr ðən fər 2017 tɪ bi ˈhɑtər ˈoʊvərˌɔl ðən læst jɪr. ðət simz ˈhaɪli ənˈlaɪkli. ɪf ðə əˈnɑməliz hæv ən ˈævərɪʤ əv ər mɔr ðɛn 2017 wɪl ɛnd əp ˈhɑtər ðən 2015 ɪn ðət keɪs 2017 wɪl bi ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈhɑtəst jɪr ɔn ˈrɛkərd. ðæts nɑt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl.
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figure 1 | global mean surface temperature anomaly for the 12 months to july each year. the base period is 1951-1980. data source: giss nasa the base period is 1951-1980.
figure 2 | global mean surface temperature anomaly for the the month of july only. the base period is 1951-1980. data source: giss nasa the base period is 1951-1980.
enso year comparisons
figure 3 | global mean surface temperature for strong or moderate/strong el nino years that were followed by a la nina. also includes the 2015/16 el nino for comparison. data source: giss nasa
where was it hot?
figure 4 | maps showing mean surface temperature, anomalies for july and june, from the 1951-1980 mean. data source: giss nasa
year to date chart
figure 5 | progressive year to date global mean surface temperature anomaly. the base period is 1951-1980. data source: giss nasa the base period is 1951-1980.
july 2017 was theon record by just a smidgen. the 12 months to july 2017 was theon record.because july is the hottest month, it also makes it the hottest month ever on record.: it's been pointed out to me that august last year pipped july 2016 and july 2017 as the hottest month on record.according to giss nasa , the average global surface temperature anomaly for july was 0.83 °c, which is 0.01 °c more than the july 2016, making july 2017 the hottest july in the record.below is a chart of the average of. the 12 months to july 2017 averaged 0.92 °c above the 1951-1980 mean, which was 0.11 °c cooler than the 12 months to july 2016.this makes it the second hottest august to july 12 month period on record.next is a chart of the month of july only. this july was 0.83 °c above the 1951-1980 average and was the hottest july on record. it was just 0.01 °c hotter than july 2016, which was 0.82 °c above the 51-80 mean. hover over the chart to see the anomaly in any july:in the chart below you can see the global mean temperature trend by month. it shows the strongest el niño years since 1950, which were followed by a la nina. i've included the 2015-17 period for comparison. the bom enso update is now showing inactive, with no enso event likely this year.of the seven very strong, strong and strong to moderate el ninos since 1950, there were only three that were followed by a la nina (not including 2015-17, when there was no la nina). the chart spans a three year period. that is, for the 2015-16 el niño and subsequent, it goes from january 2015 to december 2017, or would if the data allowed. (for a more detailed explanation see the hw articles: el niño to la niña years with more detail here .)in june it was very cold in much of antarctica. it got relatively hot there again in july. move the arrow at the left to the right to compare july with june.for the record, here is the year to date progressive chart. you need to understand what it is to make sense of it. the chart below shows the average temperature for the year at each point on each separate line on the chart. the topmost line is last year (2016). at january, the point is just the anomaly for january. at february, the point is the average anomaly for january and february. at july, it's the average of january to july inclusive - all the way to december, which is the average for the whole year.so the 2017 year shows that the average for the period january to july is 0.94 °c. this is 0.13 °c lower than the average for the year was this time last year at the end of the massive el nino. the average over the entire 2016 year is 1.0 °c (the point marked for december on the 2016 line) so although it's not completely impossible for this year to be another hottest year, the next few months would have to be very hot for that to happen.the anomalies for the rest of the year would have to average more than 1.07 °c for 2017 to be hotter overall than last year. that seems highly unlikely. if the anomalies have an average of 0.77 °c or more then 2017 will end up hotter than 2015. in that case 2017 will be the second hottest year on record. that's not impossible.
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ɛs ˌkɔˈriən mərˈin 'kɪlz fɔr ɔn ˈaɪlənd beɪs' ðə ˈɪnsədənt tʊk pleɪs æt ən ˈaɪlənd beɪs kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈmærəˌtaɪm ˈbɔrdər wɪθ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈstɔriz ə saʊθ ˌkɔˈriən mərˈin həz tərnd hɪz gən ɔn hɪz ˈkɑligz, ˈkɪlɪŋ fɔr ənd ˈɪnʤərɪŋ əˈnəðər, əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ. ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstri ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl, soʊl, sɛd ðə ˈkɔrpərəl hæd ˈoʊpənd faɪər waɪl ɔn ˈduti æt ˈaɪlənd wɛst əv soʊl. ə stæf ˈsɑrʤənt ənd tu mərˈinz daɪd ɔn ðə spɑt waɪl əˈnəðər mərˈin daɪd əv hɪz ˈɪnʤəriz ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ðə ˈkɔrpərəl wɑz ˈleɪtər ˈwundɪd baɪ ən ɪkˈsploʊdɪŋ hænd grəˈneɪd ɪn ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈsuɪˌsaɪd əˈtɛmpt. ðə ˈaɪlənd beɪs ɪz nɪr ə dɪˈspjutɪd ˈmærəˌtaɪm ˈbɔrdər wɪθ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə. ɔl ˈeɪbəlˈbɑdid saʊθ ˌkɔˈriən mɛn ər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ sərv æt list tu jɪrz ɪn ðə ˈkəntriz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. grəˈneɪd ðə ˈmoʊtɪv fər ˈmənˌdeɪz ˈʃutɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈaɪlənd 40 maɪəlz) wɛst əv soʊl rɪˈmeɪnz ənˈklɪr. ðə ˈɪnʤəriz səˈsteɪnd baɪ ðə əˈpɛrənt ˈʃutər noʊn ˈoʊnli baɪ hɪz ˈsərˌneɪm, kɪm ər prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ɪm frəm ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈænsərɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪnsədənt, sɛd mərˈin kɔrz ˈspoʊksmən kɪm tae-eun*. "ˈæftər ˈfaɪərrɪŋ hɪz ˈraɪfəl ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə mərˈinz' ˈlɪvɪŋ kˈwɔrtərz, ə hænd grəˈneɪd wɑz ˈdɛtəˌneɪtəd ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈbɪldɪŋ kəmˈpɑrtmənt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd," hi toʊld ə nuz ˈbrifɪŋ. "ˈnoʊwən ɛls wɑz ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə kəmˈpɑrtmənt əˈsaɪd frəm ðə ˈʃutər ˈkɔrpərəl kɪm." hi sɛd ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wɑz ˈəndər weɪ. ˈnumərəs ˈɪnsədənts bɪtˈwin nɔrθ ənd saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə ɔf ðə dɪˈvaɪdɪd wɛst koʊst wɛr ðə ˈwɔtərz ər kleɪmd baɪ boʊθ saɪdz hæv reɪzd ˈtɛnʧənz fər ðə ˈhənərdz əv saʊθ ˌkɔˈriən mərˈinz ˈsteɪʃənd ɔn ˈaɪləndz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. ðɛr hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈpriviəs ˈvaɪələnt ˈɪnsədənts ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ saʊθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈsoʊlʤərz ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, səm lɪŋkt tɪ kleɪmz əv ˈbʊliɪŋ baɪ ˈsinjər ˈɔfɪsərz. ɪn 2005 ə jəŋ ˈsoʊlʤər θru ə grəˈneɪd ənd faɪərd æt sˈlipɪŋ ˈkɑmˌrædz, ˈkɪlɪŋ eɪt ənd ˈsɪriəsli ˈɪnʤərɪŋ tu. ɪn 2008 ə ˈpraɪvət rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈɪnʤərd faɪv ˈəðər ˈsoʊlʤərz wɪn hi θru ə grəˈneɪd æt ðɛm waɪl ðeɪ wər sˈlipɪŋ.
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s korean marine 'kills four on ganghwa island base'
the incident took place at an island base close to the maritime border with north korea
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a south korean marine has turned his gun on his colleagues, killing four and injuring another, officials say.
a spokesman for the defence ministry in the capital, seoul, said the corporal had opened fire while on duty at ganghwa island west of seoul.
a staff sergeant and two marines died on the spot while another marine died of his injuries on the way to hospital.
the 19-year-old corporal was later wounded by an exploding hand grenade in a possible suicide attempt.
the ganghwa island base is near a disputed maritime border with north korea.
all able-bodied south korean men are required to serve at least two years in the country's 650,000-member military.
grenade
the motive for monday's shooting on the island 70km (40 miles) west of seoul remains unclear.
the injuries sustained by the apparent shooter - known only by his surname, kim - are preventing him from immediately answering questions about the incident, said marine corps spokesman kim tae-eun.
"after firing his k-2 rifle inside the marines' living quarters, a hand grenade was detonated in a separate building compartment outside," he told a news briefing.
"no-one else was present in the compartment aside from the shooter corporal kim."
he said an investigation was under way.
numerous incidents between north and south korea off the peninsula's divided west coast - where the waters are claimed by both sides - have raised tensions for the hundreds of south korean marines stationed on islands in the area.
there have also been previous violent incidents involving south korean soldiers in recent years, some linked to claims of bullying by senior officers.
in 2005, a young soldier threw a grenade and fired at sleeping comrades, killing eight and seriously injuring two.
in 2008, a private reportedly injured five other soldiers when he threw a grenade at them while they were sleeping.
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əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz, ə ˈpriˌskul ɪn ˈkɑrzən, ˈkælɪf. wɪl bi ˈkloʊzɪŋ ɪts dɔrz ɪn ðə nɛkst wik ər tu ˈæftər biɪŋ rɑkt baɪ ə sɛks bɪtˈwin fɔr ənd faɪv jɪr oʊldz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrts frəm ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst ənd ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz, tu jəŋ bɔɪz, wən ə fɔr jɪr oʊld, faʊnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz æt ðə rɪˈsivɪŋ ɛnd əv ˈɔrəl sɛks frəm ə gərl. ðə ˈstudənts wər ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ðɪs ækˈtɪvɪti ˈdʊrɪŋ wət wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi naptime*, waɪl ɔn ðə ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd ɪn ə ˈtənəl slaɪd, ənd waɪl ɪn ðə ˈbæθˌrum. ðə skul, fərst ˈluθərən ʧərʧ əv ˈkɑrzən skul, sɪz ˈkloʊzɪŋ bɪˈkəz ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə skul ɪz rɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ənd noʊ ˈtiʧər wɔnts tɪ teɪk ˈoʊvər ðə ʤɑb, ənd ðeɪ kleɪm ɪt həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz, wɪʧ ðeɪ sɛd wər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ənd kənˈkludɪd ɔˈrɛdi. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz həz ˈrɪtən əp ðə skul ˈrisəntli ˈoʊvər wən əv ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ɪnˈkaʊnərz bɪtˈwin ðɪs jəŋ gərl ənd bɔɪ, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəz əv ən ratio.”*.” ənd naʊ ðɛr ər kleɪmz ðət ðɛr ər mɔr ˈvɪktɪmz. ðə ˈlɔjər fər fɔr ˈstudənts, grɛg oʊən, bleɪmz ˈkɛrlɛs ˈtiʧərz fər ðiz ˈɪnsədənts, wɪʧ kʊd hæv ə ˈlaɪfˌʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðiz kɪdz hu hæv bɪn æt səʧ ə jəŋ eɪʤ. ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ su ðə skul, ðə ʧərʧ, ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl, ə ˈtiʧər ənd mɔr. hi toʊld ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz, wər taɪmz wɪn ˈtiʧərz wʊd lɛt eɪdz ɪn ðə rum fər aʊərz æt ə taɪm tɪ wɔʧ ðə kɪdz. ˈdʊrɪŋ naptime*, ðə eɪdz wʊd bi sˈlipɪŋ ənd ðə ˈʧɪldrən wʊd hæv bɪn məˈlɛstɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs time.”*.” ə ˈfɑðər əv wən əv ðə ˈvɪktɪmz, ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ən ˈeɪˌbiˌsi əˈfɪliˌeɪt ɪn lɑ, gɑt ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl wɪn ˈspikɪŋ əv ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz hɪz sən hæd gɔn θru, ənd haʊ hi ˈwərid ɪt wʊd ʧeɪnʤ ɪm. ˈivɪn goʊɪŋ ɛz fɑr ɛz tɪ kɔl hɪz oʊn sən ə ““predator.”*.” toʊld mi əˈbaʊt ɔl ðə bæd θɪŋz ðət gərl hæd bɪn duɪŋ tɪ ʤɪst toʊld ɪm, ˈnɛvər ˈkəmɪŋ bæk hir fər ðiz ˈpipəl tɪ du ðɪs tɪ ju. bət noʊ weɪ aɪ kən ʤɪst teɪk ɪm tɪ əˈnəðər skul ənd bi ðət ˈpɛrənt ðət ʤɪst lɛts ə ˈprɛdətər loose.”*.” ðə ˈfɑðər, ˈrɪʧərd məˈkɑrθi, sɪz hɪz sən bɪˈkeɪm ˈtrəbəld ˈæftər ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ðə ækts wɪθ ðə gərl. tu bɔɪz ðət hæd bɪn ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ this…”feeling”*” ðət ðeɪ noʊ haʊ tɪ ˈprɔˌsɛs, ər stɪl ˈlʊkɪŋ fər traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ɪt happen.”*.” bət ɪn əˈnəðər ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðət seɪm ˈeɪˌbiˌsi əˈfɪliˌeɪt, ðə ˈməðər əv ðə jəŋ gərl, hu wɔnt tɪ bi neɪmd, ˈɔlsoʊ ʃɛrd hər ˌdɪsbɪˈlif əˈbaʊt ðə əˈkərənsɪz ənd sɪz hər ʧaɪld ɪz ə ˈvɪktɪm ɛz wɛl. sɛd, dɪd ju si ðɪs? haʊ dɪd ju noʊ ðət ðɪs wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ du? sɛd, sɔ əˈnəðər ˈlɪtəl gərl du it.’*.’ aɪ sɛd, ‘‘well*, where?’*?’ æt school.’*.’ ‘‘when?’*?’ næp weɪ ðət ʃi ɪkˈspleɪnd ɪt, ɪt wɑz kaɪnd əv laɪk ɪt wɑz ən ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˈpʊlɪŋ ðə pænts daʊn tɪ ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ, ju noʊ, traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈsəmˌbɑdi tɪ pʊt ðɛr maʊθ ɔn ðə privates.”*.” ənd bɪˈkəz əv ðɪs, ðə ˈməðər pʊld ðɪs jəŋ gərl aʊt əv fərst ˈluθərən ʧərʧ əv ˈkɑrzən skul ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, həz pʊt hər ɪn ˈpəblɪk skul, ənd ðoʊ ʃi sɪz ðət ʃi stɪl ræp hər hɛd əraʊnd haʊ ðɪs ˈhæpənd, ðə ʧaɪld ɪz duɪŋ ˈbɛtər. bət haʊ ðɪs wɪl əˈfɛkt ɔl ðə ˈʧɪldrən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə lɔŋ rən rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin. ʧɛk aʊt ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ bɪˈloʊ. http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/static/flash/embeddedplayer/swf/otvemloader.swf?version=fw1000&station=kabc§ion=&mediaid=8977972&cdnroot=http://cdn.abclocal.go.com&webroot=http://abclocal.go.com&configpath=/util/&site*=
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according to abc news, a preschool in carson, calif. will be closing its doors in the next week or two after being rocked by a sex scandal–sex between four and five year olds. according to reports from the huffington post and abc news, two young boys, one a four year old, found themselves at the receiving end of oral sex from a 5-year-old girl. the students were engaging in this activity during what was supposed to be naptime, while on the playground in a tunnel slide, and while in the bathroom. the school, first lutheran church of carson school, says closing because the director of the school is resigning and no teacher wants to take over the job, and they claim it has nothing to do with the sexual allegations, which they said were investigated and concluded already. however, the california department of social services has written up the school recently over one of the sexual encounters between this young girl and boy, and also because of an “improper student-teacher ratio.” and now there are claims that there are more victims.
the lawyer for four students, greg owen, blames careless teachers for these incidents, which could have a life-changing impact on these kids who have been sexualized at such a young age. he’s hoping to sue the school, the church, the principal, a teacher and more. he told abc news, “there were times when teachers would let aides in the room for hours at a time to watch the kids. during naptime, the aides would be sleeping and the children would have been molesting each other during this time.”
a father of one of the victims, in an interview with an abc affiliate in la, got emotional when speaking of the sexual abuse his son had gone through, and how he worried it would change him. even going as far as to call his own son a “predator.”
“he told me about all the bad things that girl had been doing to him…i just told him, you’re never coming back here for these people to do this to you. but there’s no way i can just take him to another school and be that parent that just lets a predator loose.” the father, richard mccarthy, says his son became troubled after engaging in the acts with the girl. “the two boys that had been introduced to this…”feeling” that they know how to process, are still looking for it…and trying to make it happen.”
but in another interview with that same abc affiliate, the mother of the young girl, who didn’t want to be named, also shared her disbelief about the occurrences and says her child is a victim as well.
“i said, ‘where did you see this? how did you know that this was something to do? ‘she said, ‘i saw another little girl do it.’ i said, ‘well, where?’ ‘here at school.’ ‘when?’ ‘during nap time…the way that she explained it, it was kind of like it was an everyday thing…from pulling the pants down to exposing themselves to, you know, trying to get somebody to put their mouth on the privates.”
and because of this, the mother pulled this young girl out of first lutheran church of carson school in october, has put her in public school, and though she says that she still wrap her head around how this happened, the child is doing better. but how this will affect all the children involved in the long run remains to be seen. check out mccarthy’s interview with kabc-tv below.
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wɪn aɪ hərd ðət ˈɔzˌbɔrn wɑz ˈplænɪŋ kəts ɪn ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ˈbɛnəfɪts aɪ əˈsumd ðət hi hæd ˈteɪkən ˈsaʊndɪŋz əˈməŋ ˈtɔri soʊ ðət hi hæd səˈpɔrt fər ðə ˈmɛʒər. ɪt simz aɪ ɪm wɪʧ ˈgɪvɪn maɪ loʊ əˈpɪnjən əv ɪm ɪz kwaɪt ə fit. ˌɪnˈstɛd, hiz ˈgɪvɪn ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈsɛkənd ˈbəʤɪt. ðɪs, ðoʊ, ɪz ˈoʊnli wən əv ˈsɛvərəl ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ðə ˌɪnˈkɑmpətəns. baɪ ðɪs aɪ min ðət aɪ θɪŋk ɪts ˈpɑləsiz ər rɔŋ. aɪ min ɪt ɪz ˈtɛknɪkəli ˌɪnˈkɑmpətənt, ɪn ðə sɛns əv biɪŋ əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ɪts ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈpɑləsiz. ɪn keɪs, ðɪs wɑz bɪˈkəz əv ə mɪsˈridɪŋ əv hɪz mud. ðɪs ən ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ˈfeɪljər. ˈivɪn ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪzərz hæv ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðə ““chumocracy”*” wɪʧ ˈdɪstənsɪz ɪm frəm ˈmɛni; ɛz wi sɔ ɪn hɪz (pərˈhæps ˈləki) ˈfeɪljər tɪ wɪn səˈpɔrt fər ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ɪn ˈsɪriə, hi læks ðə ˈdɑrkər skɪlz əv ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kəˈʤoʊl tɪ səˈpɔrt ɪm. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli sɔrt əv ˈfeɪljər. tərˈisə əˈtɛmpts tɪ dɪˈpɔrt ˈstudənts həz bɪn faʊnd tɪ bi nɑt ʤɪst ˌɪˈligəl bət ˈbædli ədˈmɪnɪstərd. ənd ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən həz riˈmaɪndɪd ˈjuˈɛs əv ðə ˈsɪˌriəl ɪn ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈkrɛdɪt. ɪn ðiz ˈkeɪsɪz ɛz ɪn ˈdeɪvɪd ˈlɛtər tɪ ˈkaʊnsəl ə fju wiks əˈgoʊ wi si ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈgræspɪŋ ˈditeɪl. mɔr, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈivɪn ˌəndərˈstænd wət ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪz. ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪz əˈbaʊt wət ˈhæpənz wɪn individuals’*’ plænz ər mˈjuʧuəli ˌɪˈrɛkənˌsaɪləbəl wɪn ˈræʃənəl fər ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪz kəˈlɛktɪvli self-defeating*. ɪt ɪz, ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ðə ɑrt əv ˈsɑlvɪŋ ˈprɑbləmz əv kəˈlɛktɪv ˈækʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ əv əv ˈpɛtroʊl ɪn 2012 ənd hɪz ˈmaɪndləs tɔk əv ðə ˈkrɛdɪt card”*” ʃoʊ ðət hi həz kənˈsɪstəntli feɪld tɪ græsp ðɪs pɔɪnt. wət wi hæv, ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ɪz ə ˈgəvərnmənt wɪʧ dɪz əˈpriʃiˌeɪt wət ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪz ənd wən wɪʧ ˈðɛrˌfɔr feɪlz ɪn ˈpɑrti ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ɪn ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ðɪs maɪt bi bɪˈkəz əv ə fɔrm əv ˌdifɔrˈmeɪʃən professionelle*: ˈpɑləˌtɪks həz bɪˈkəm soʊ ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ spɪn ðət ˈmɪnɪstərz feɪl tɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðət ɪt rikˈwaɪərz skɪlz ˈəðər ðən ʤɪst pr*. ɔl ðɪs ˈpoʊzɪz ðə kˈwɛʃən: ɪf ðə ˈtɔˌriz ər soʊ ˈtɛknɪkəli ˌɪnˈkɑmpətənt, waɪ dɪd ðeɪ wɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən? ˈpɑrtli, bɪˈkəz ðə geɪm ɪz baɪəst ɪn ɪts ˈfeɪvər. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðoʊ, bɪˈkəz ðə θɪŋz dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ kənˈfaɪnd tɪ ðə ˈtɔˌriz; nu ˈleɪbər wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈgɪlti əv pur ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. mɔr, ðə lɛft tu həz ˈlɑrʤli lɔst ðə ɑrt əv ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ˌɪnˈspaɪərd pərˈhæps baɪ ðə əv ˈfɛmənɪsts mɪsˈjuzɪŋ ðə sˈloʊgən ˈpərsɪnəl ɪz political”*”, ə lɔt əv wət ˈpæsɪz ɛz ““political”*” ˈdɪskɔrs ɪz ɪn fækt ðə mɪr ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən əv ˌpərsəˈnælɪti. ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ðɛr ɪz ər ʃʊd bi ə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈpraɪvət ənd ˈpəblɪk sɛlvz ˈbrɪljəntli dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ ˈrɪʧərd ˈsɛnɪt həz bɪn fərˈgɑtən. ˈɔlsoʊ fərˈgɑtən ɪz ðə ɑrt əv ˈrɛtərɪk; haʊ ˈmɛni pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈraɪtərz stɑrt ɛz ðeɪ ʃʊd wɪθ ðə kˈwɛʃən: haʊ kən aɪ pərsˈweɪd ər əˈpoʊnənts tɪ əˈgri wɪθ mi? ɪn ðɪs sɛns, ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪz ə daɪɪŋ, pərˈhæps ˈivɪn dɛd, ɑrt. moʊst əv ðoʊz hu kleɪm tɪ teɪk ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ɪt ər nɑt ˈrɪli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn haʊ tɪ ˈgəvərn ðə ˈpəblɪk sfɪr: ɪf ðeɪ wər məʧ mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsaɪənsɪz. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðɛr mɪr ˈspɛkteɪtərz ɪn ə ˈrɛsəlɪŋ mæʧ hu ər buɪŋ ənd ˈʧɪrɪŋ ˈgʊdiz. ðə səkˈsɛs əv ˈkɛrɪktərz səʧ ɛz trəmp, ənd ˈivɪn ər ˈdəbəl ˈsɪmptəmz əv ðɪs dɛθ. ɔn ðə wən hænd, ðɛr ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti ɪz du ɪn pɑrt tɪ ˈvoʊtərz ˈwɑnɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ spik fər ðɛm, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ðɛr ˈərʤɪz ər ər ˈpræktɪkəl. bət ɔn ðə ˈəðər, ɪt ɪz du tɪ ðə ˈfeɪljər əv ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ənd ˈsɛntrɪsts tɪ meɪk ðɛr keɪs. ˈsædli, ðoʊ, ɔl saɪdz ər soʊ ɛnˈkeɪst ɪn ðɛr ˈpɑrtəzən ˈnɑrsɪˌsɪzəm ðət ðeɪ si ðɪs. fɪʃ ˈnɛvər noʊ wɛt.
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when i heard that osborne was planning cuts in disability benefits i assumed that he had taken soundings among tory mps so that he had support for the measure. it seems i over-estimated him - which given my low opinion of him is quite a feat. instead, he's given us a second omnishambles budget. this, though, is only one of several examples of the government’s incompetence.
by this i don’t mean that i think its policies are wrong. i mean it is technically incompetent, in the sense of being unable to implement its intended policies. in osborne’s case, this was because of a misreading of his party’s mood. this wasn’t an isolatedilure. even cameron’s sympathizers have criticized the “chumocracy” which distances him from many mps; as we saw in his (perhaps lucky)ilure to win support for intervention in syria, he lacks the darker skills of politics, the ability to cajole mps to support him.
this is not the only sort ofilure. theresa may’s attempts to deportudents has been found to be not just illegal but monstrously badly administered. and ids’s unlamented resignation has reminded us of the serial cock-ups in introducing universal credit. in these cases as in david cameron’s letter to oxfordshire council a few weeks ago we see a government incapable of grasping detail.
what’s more, the government doesn’t even understand what politics is. politics is about what happens when individuals’ plans are mutually irreconcilable when what’s rational for an individual is collectively self-defeating. it is, therefore, the art of solving problems of collective action. however, cameron’s encouraging of panic-buying of petrol in 2012 and his mindless talk of the “nation’s credit card” show that he has consistentlyiled to grasp this point.
what we have, therefore, is a government which does doesn’t appreciate what politics is and one which thereforeils in party management and in administration. this might be because of a form of deformation professionelle: politics has become so dominated by spin that ministersil to appreciate that it requires skills other than just pr.
all this poses the question: if the tories are so technically incompetent, why did they win the election?
partly, it’s because the game is biased in itsvour.
also, though, it’s because the things i’m describing aren’t confined to the tories; new labour was also guilty of poor administration.
what’s more, the left too has largely lost the art of politics. inspired perhaps by the epigones of 1960s feminists misusing the slogan “the personal is political”, a lot of what passes as “political” discourse is inct the mere narcissistic revelation of personality. the possibility that there is or should be a difference between private and public selves brilliantly described by richard sennett has been forgotten. also forgotten is the art of rhetoric; how many political writersart as they should with the question: how can i persuade sceptics or opponents to agree with me?
in this sense, politics is a dying, perhaps even dead, art. most of those who claim to take an interest in it are not really interested in how to govern the public sphere: if they were there’d much more interest in the social sciences. instead, they're mere spectators in a wrestling match who are booing baddies and cheering goodies.
the success of once-fringe characters such as trump,rage and even corbyn are double symptoms of this death. on the one hand, their popularity is due in part to voters wanting people to speak for them, regardless of the question of whether their urges are implementable or practical. but on the other, it is due to theilure of the establishment and centrists to make their case.
sadly, though, all sides are so encased in their partisan narcissism that they can’t see this. fish never know they’re wet.
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bɪld ɛz ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈhæˌŋoʊvər kjʊr fər ðə ˈgənərz. ðə ˈloʊˌdaʊn ɪt meɪ bi ˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ səˈʤɛst ðɪs ɪz ɪgˈzæktli ðə kaɪnd əv ˈfɪksʧər ˈɑrsənəl nid ˈæftər ðɛr ˈhɛroʊɪŋ dɪˈfit æt ðə hænz əv mˈjunɪk, bət ɪn fækt ðæts ˈprɑbəˌbli ə lɔŋ weɪ frəm ðə truθ. ˈɑrsənəl fɔrm ˈɑrsənəl (cl*) (cl*) ˈɑrsənəl ˈlɪvərˌpul (fæk) (fæk) ˈɑrsənəl mæn (prɛm) (prɛm) ˈlɪvərˌpul ˈɑrsənəl (prɛm) (prɛm) ˈɑrsənəl ˈpæləs (prɛm) ˈsəndərlənd fɔrm (fæk) (fæk) həl (prɛm) (prɛm) ˈnuˌkæsəl (prɛm) (prɛm) stoʊk (prɛm) (prɛm) (fæk) ðɪs ɪz, ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz, ən ˈivɪn ˈfɪksʧər ðən ðɛr ˈmɪdˌwik ˈʧæmpiənz lig ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn. ðɛr kən bi noʊ ɪkˈskjuzɪz ɪf ðə ˈgənərz wɔnt tɪ wɪn ðə ˈtaɪtəl, ðɪs ɪz ðə kaɪnd əv mæʧ ðeɪ məst wɪn. ðə ˌdɪskənˈtɛntɪd ˈmərmərɪŋ ðət ˈgritɪd ðə ˈrisənt drɔ wɪθ ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd wʊd bi ˈnəθɪŋ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə riˈækʃən ʃʊd ðə nɔrθ ˈləndənərz goʊ θri lig ˈmæʧɪz wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈvɪktəri. ðə ˈprɛʃər wɪl bi ɔn ənd ˈsaɪnɪŋ mɔr ðən moʊst, wɪθ ðə ˈʤərmən ˈkərəntli ˈsəfərɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə sləmp. ðɛr ɪz ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃən ðɪs ɪz, əv kɔrs, hɪz fərst ˈsizən ɪn ðə prɛˈmɪr lig, ənd hɪz fərst wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈwɪntər breɪk bət ðɛr məst stɪl bi səm kənˈsərn hi ˈɪzənt ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ˈmæʧɪz ˈɛniˌwɛr nɪr ˈɔfən ɪˈnəf. ˈsætərdiz mæʧ prəˈvaɪdz ɪm wɪθ əˈnəðər ʧæns tɪ du ʤɪst ðət, bət ðə bæd nuz fər ənd ˈɑrsənəl ɪz ðət ˈsəndərlənd ər fɑr mɔr rɪˈzɪljənt ðən ðeɪ wər ɪn ðə ˈərli mənθs əv ðə ˈsizən. ðə blæk kæts hæv lɔst ʤɪst θri taɪmz ɪn ðɛr læst 16 ˈmæʧɪz, ənd hæv ˈoʊnli kənˈsidɪd θri goʊlz ɪn ðɛr læst sɪks prɛˈmɪr lig əˈweɪ ˈfɪksʧərz. fər wət ɪts wərθ, ˈsəndərlənd ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ˈrisənt fɔrm wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ ðə ˈgənərz ɪn ðɛr oʊn bæk jɑrd, wɪθ θri əv ðɛr læst faɪv ˈvɪzɪts tɪ ðə ˈɛmərˌeɪts ˈsteɪdiəm ˈɛndɪŋ tim nuz ˈkirən gɪbz ˈlæstɪd ʤɪst 31 ˈmɪnəts əˈgɛnst ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɪnʤərɪŋ ə ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ. ðə ˈgənərz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi wɪˈθaʊt ˌæbsənˈtiz ˈɛrən ˈræmzi (θaɪ), ˈθioʊ ˈwɔlkɑt (ni), kɪm ˈkælstrəm (bæk) ənd əˈbu (diaby*). ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr ˈwɛðər ˌoʊˈlɪˌviˌeɪ wɪl mɪs aʊt əˈgɛn wɪθ ə bruzd ˈigoʊ. wɛs braʊn ɪz stɪl səˈspɛndɪd fər ˈsəndərlənd, waɪl ˈfɛloʊ dɪˈfɛndər ˈkɑrloʊs ˈkjulər rɪˈmeɪnz ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnd wɪθ ə hɪp ˈɪnʤəri. ˈstivən ˈflɛʧər meɪ rɪˈtərn frəm ən əˈkɪliz ˈɪnʤəri, ˈhævɪŋ sæt aʊt ðə ˈpriviəs tu lig ˈaʊtɪŋz. pleɪər tɪ wɔʧ: ˈvitoʊ (ˈsəndərlənd) ˈsəndərlənd hæv ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd tu ˈnoʊtəbəl əˈweɪ ˈvɪktəriz ɪn ˈrisənt wiks ðə səˈpraɪz ˈbɑksɪŋ deɪ wɪn æt ˈɛvərtən ənd ðə rɑmp æt ˈnuˌkæsəl. ɪn boʊθ ˈmæʧɪz, ðeɪv rɪˈlaɪd ɔn ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ənd kəmˈpoʊzd pərˈfɔrməns frəm ðɛr ˈgoʊlˌkipər hi meɪd 8 seɪvz æt ˈgʊdɪsən, ənd 9 æt ʤeɪmz' pɑrk. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ðə ˌɪˈtæljən wɪl rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈɛmərˌeɪts fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns hɪz dɪˈpɑrʧər ɪn ðə ˈsəmər. wɑz ə ˈfɪgjər əv fən ɪn nɔrθ ˈləndən ˈæftər ə kləʧ əv ˈmɛmərəbəl ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ əˈgɛnst ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig bət hiz ɔˈrɛdi ˈɛʤɪŋ təˈwɔrdz kəlt ˈhɪroʊ ˈstætəs ɔn wearside*. hɪz seɪvz ɪn ðə lig kəp ˈpɛnəlti ˈʃutaʊt wɪn ˈoʊvər ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd sɔ tɪ ðət. naʊ hil bi ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ kɔz ˈwɛŋər səm grif (pərˈhæps nɑt fər ðə fərst taɪm...). læst faɪv ˈmitɪŋz ˈɑrsənəl (prɛm, ˈɛˈsiˈpi 13 (prɛm, ˈɛˈsiˈpi 13 ˈɑrsənəl (prɛm, ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 13 (prɛm, ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 13 ˈɑrsənəl (prɛm, ˈɔgəst 12 (prɛm, ˈɔgəst 12 ˈɑrsənəl (fæk, ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 12 (fæk, ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 12 ˈɑrsənəl (prɛm, ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 12 ðə ˈmænɪʤərz gəs həz ˈpriviəsli ˈtɛstɪd hɪz ˌmænɪˈʤɪriəl ˈmɛtəl əˈgɛnst ˈwɛŋər ʤɪst ðə wəns, ɪn ðə fɔrθ raʊnd əv læst ˈsizənz kəp. leɪt straɪk geɪv ðə ˈgənərz ə drəˈmætɪk ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər ˈbraɪtən saɪd. pleɪɪŋ ˈrɛkərd əˈgɛnst ˈɑrsənəl ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ pur hi ˈdɪdənt wɪn ˈɛni əv hɪz 11 ˈmæʧɪz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈgənərz ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz taɪm wɪθ ˈʧɛlsi ənd ˈtɑtənˌhæm, dɪˈspaɪt ˈskɔrɪŋ θri goʊlz. fækts ənd ˈfɪgjərz ˈɑrsənəl hæv nɑt kənˈsidɪd ə goʊl ɪn ðɛr læst 10 hoʊm ˈmæʧɪz ənd wən 6 əv ðiz ˈmæʧɪz ˈɑrsənəl hæv wən ɔl 10 əv ðɛr hoʊm geɪmz əˈgɛnst timz sɪns ðə stɑrt əv læst ˈsizən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 8 wɪnz baɪ æt list 2 klɪr goʊlz. ˈsəndərlənd ər ənˈbitən ɪn 6 əˈweɪ ˈmæʧɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈəðər taɪm ðeɪ wɛnt ðɪs lɔŋ wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈfit ɔn ðə roʊd ɪn ðə prɛˈmɪr lig ðeɪ lɔst ðɛr nɛkst əˈweɪ geɪm 8 əv ðə læst 11 ˈmitɪŋz bɪtˈwin ðiz timz hæv hæd fjuər ðən 3 goʊlz. bɛst bɛt: ˈəndər goʊlz mɔr stæts zoʊn fækts faɪnd ðə bɛst ɑdz wɪθ bɛt ˈbətlər priˈdɪkʃən ə taɪt ənd tɛns mæʧ, bət ðə ˈvɪzɪtərz wɪθ wən aɪ ɔn ˈwɛmbli wɪl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bi briʧt. ˈgənərz. ˈɑrsənəl ˈvərsəz ˈsəndərlənd lɪv æˈnælɪsɪs wɪθ stæts zoʊn
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billed as
a potential hangover cure for the gunners.
the lowdown
it may be tempting to suggest this is exactly the kind of fixture arsenal need after their harrowing defeat at the hands of bayern munich, but in fact that's probably a long way from the truth.
arsenal form arsenal 0-2 bayern (cl)
(cl) arsenal 2-1 liverpool (fac)
(fac) arsenal 0-0 man utd (prem)
(prem) liverpool 5-1 arsenal (prem)
(prem) arsenal 2-0 palace (prem)
sunderland form s'land 1-0 so'ton (fac)
(fac) s'land 0-2 hull (prem)
(prem) newcastle 0-3 s'land (prem)
(prem) s'land 1-0 stoke (prem)
(prem) s'land 1-0 kidderminster (fac)
this is, in many ways, an even higher-pressure fixture than their midweek champions league showdown. there can be no excuses - if the gunners want to win the title, this is the kind of match they must win. the discontented murmuring that greeted the recent goalless draw with manchester united would be nothing compared to the reaction should the north londoners go three league matches without a victory.
the pressure will be on playmaker and club-record signing mesut ozil more than most, with the german currently suffering something of a mid-season slump. there is mitigation - this is, of course, his first season in the premier league, and his first without a winter break - but there must still be some concern he isn't dominating matches anywhere near often enough.
saturday's match provides him with another chance to do just that, but the bad news for ozil and arsenal is that sunderland are far more resilient than they were in the early months of the season. the wembley-bound black cats have lost just three times in their last 16 matches, and have only conceded three goals in their last six premier league away fixtures.
for what it's worth, sunderland also have recent form when it comes to frustrating the gunners in their own back yard, with three of their last five visits to the emirates stadium ending 0-0.
team news
kieran gibbs lasted just 31 minutes against bayern before injuring a hamstring. the gunners will also be without longer-term absentees aaron ramsey (thigh), theo walcott (knee), kim kallstrom (back) and abou diaby (diaby). it is unclear whether olivier giroud will miss out again with a bruised ego.
wes brown is still suspended for sunderland, while fellow defender carlos cuellar remains sidelined with a hip injury. steven fletcher may return from an achilles injury, having sat out the previous two league outings.
player to watch: vito mannone (sunderland)
sunderland have enjoyed two notable away victories in recent weeks - the surprise boxing day win at everton and the 3-0 romp at newcastle. in both matches, they've relied on a comprehensive and composed performance from their goalkeeper - he made 8 saves at goodison, and 9 at st james' park.
on saturday, the italian will return to the emirates for the first time since his departure in the summer. mannone was a figure of fun in north london after a clutch of memorable clangers - including against olympiakos in the champions league - but he's already edging towards cult hero status on wearside. his saves in the league cup semi-final penalty shootout win over manchester united saw to that. now he'll be looking to cause arsene wenger some grief (perhaps not for the first time...).
last five meetings s'land 1-3 arsenal (prem, sep 13)
(prem, sep 13) s'land 0-1 arsenal (prem, feb 13)
(prem, feb 13) arsenal 0-0 s'land (prem, aug 12)
(prem, aug 12) s'land 2-0 arsenal (fac, feb 12)
(fac, feb 12) s'land 1-2 arsenal (prem, feb 12)
the managers
gus poyet has previously tested his managerial mettle against wenger just the once, in the fourth round of last season's fa cup. walcott's late strike gave the gunners a dramatic 3-2 victory over poyet's brighton side. poyet's playing record against wenger's arsenal is also poor - he didn't win any of his 11 matches against the gunners during his time with chelsea and tottenham, despite scoring three goals.
facts and figures
arsenal have not conceded a first-half goal in their last 10 home matches and they’ve won 6 of these matches 2-0.
arsenal have won all 10 of their home games against bottom-six teams since the start of last season, including 8 wins by at least 2 clear goals.
sunderland are unbeaten in 6 away matches – the only other time they went this long without defeat on the road in the premier league they lost their next away game 5-0.
8 of the last 11 meetings between these teams have had fewer than 3 goals.
best bet: under 2.5 goals @ 23/20
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fourfourtwo prediction
a tight and tense match, but the visitors - with one eye on wembley - will eventually be breached. 1-0 gunners.
arsenal vs sunderland live analysis with stats zone
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tempt's* peɪʤ ɪn "l.a*.." ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈgɛti ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut. ðə grəˈfiti skroʊlz əv lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs hæv bɪn dɪˈlɪvərd. ˈhænsəmli baʊnd ˈɪntu "l.a*.: bʊk əv frɛndz," ðə 143 wərks ɔn ˈpeɪpər baɪ lɔs grəˈfiti ˈɑrtɪsts wər pərˈzɛnəd ðɪs mənθ. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz kənˈsivd baɪ kəˈlɛktər ɛd sˈwini, hu əˈproʊʧt ðə ˈgɛti wɪθ ðə aɪˈdiə əv əˈsɛmbəlɪŋ ə ˌmɑnjəˈmɛnəl "piece-book*" ðət wʊd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə wərks əv ˈriʤənəl grəˈfiti ˈɑrtɪsts. ðə aɪˈdiə gru ˈɪntu ə ˈskɑlərli ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ə ˈʤərnəl wɪn ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈɑrtɪsts mɛt wɪθ ˈdeɪvɪd, ˈkjʊrətər əv rɛr bʊks fər ˈgɛti ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut, hu ˌɪntrəˈdust ðɛm tɪ ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv bʊks wɪθ ˈhɪstəriz əv ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd ˈɛmbləmz. wɪn wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ aɪˈdiə əv kəmˈpaɪlɪŋ ə blæk bʊk, hi ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli θɔt əv səm əv hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈgɛti rɛr bʊk ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz. "ðə, wɪʧ ˈtrænsˌleɪts ˈɪntu 'bʊk əv frɛndz,' wɑz ə ənd ˈsɛnʧəri fæd," sɛd. "laɪk ə ˈjɪrˌbʊk, ju hæv ðiz blæŋk baʊnd bʊks ənd ju goʊ əraʊnd ənd gɪt ˈpipəl tɪ æd ə koʊt əv ɑrmz, ər ə ˈpeɪnɪŋ, ər ə poʊəm. ɪt bɪˈkəmz pɑrt əv jʊr ˈsoʊʃəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti ənd jʊr ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ." ðə ˈɑrtɪsts tʊk tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə ənd hɛlpt rɪˈkrut ˈəðər ˈɑrtɪsts tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut wərks. ðɛn ðə ˈpeɪʤɪz bɪˈgæn ˈtrɪklɪŋ ɪn. ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm ɪz ən ˌɛmbləˈmætɪk ˈʤərnəl fɪld wɪθ ˈvɪʒəwəl fɔrmz ðət ˌriɪnˈfɔrs lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ɛz ə ˈsɛnər əv strit ɑrts ˈvɪʒəwəl lɪŋgˈwɪstɪks. səm əv ðə ˈɑrtɪsts ɪn ɔn ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈmitɪŋz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɑŋkst, ˈæksəs, eyeone*, dɪˈfər, praɪm, pʊʃ, mæn wən, ənd ˈseɪbər, wər ɪn ðə ˈrisərʧ ˈlaɪbrɛˌri æt ðə ˈgɛti tɪ gɪt ən ˈərli lʊk æt ðə kəmˈplitɪd blæk bʊk, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtaɪtəld ðə "grəˈfiti blæk bʊk" ənd "ˈmæstər pis bʊk ˈprɑʤɛkt" tɪ meɪk wɛb ˈsərʧɪŋ ˈiziər. "l.a*.." baʊnd ɪn blæk ˈlɛðər, ðə frənt ˈkəvər, spaɪn, ənd bɑks lɪd ər stæmpt ɪn ˈsɪlvər wɪθ ə ˈstaɪˌlaɪzd "lɑ" moʊˈtif dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ praɪm. ðə kəmˈplitɪd bʊk wɑz ˈfɔrməli ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ənd ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn meɪ 2013 ˈkætəˌlɔgd ənd meɪd əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ˈdɪʤɪtəl fɔrm ʤun 2013 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈgɛti ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut. wɪθ ə ˈkəvər ðət ˈsɪmpli sɪz "l.a*.," ə ˈriʤənəl kleɪm ɪn ˈɛləgənt kəˈlɪgrəfi dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ praɪm, sˈloʊli tərnd ðə ˈpeɪʤɪz əv ðə blæk bʊk. ɛz ɪf ɪn ə ˈmɛdəˌteɪtɪv steɪt, ðə ˈgæðərd ˈɑrtɪsts lʊkt æt ðə wərk əv ˈkɑligz ənd ˈraɪvəlz, ðɛr əˈluf ˈɔrə ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ ˈnɑdɪŋ ənd ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ. ðə ˈɑrtɪsts hu juz wən neɪm tɪ saɪn ðɛr wərks juzd wən wərd rəvˈjuz wɪn ə strɔŋ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən wɑz rɪˈvild, seɪɪŋ "nis," "jæ," ər "ˈkreɪzi." ə fju taɪmz ðɛr wɑz ə ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪzd lin ˈoʊvər ðə ˈteɪbəl tɪ teɪk ə ˈkloʊzər lʊk æt ə pis ðət kɔt ðɛr aɪ. ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈɛntri wʊd bi ˈmɛʒərd wɪθ ə sɔft ˈkɔrəs əv "weɪt," soʊ ðət ðə ˈɑrtɪsts kʊd teɪk ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ wɪθ ə sɛl foʊn ər ˈaɪˌpæd. ən ˈɛntri baɪ ˈæksəs ɪz ðə fərst peɪʤ əv ɑrt, ənd hi ˈjuzɪz ə kwoʊt baɪ ˈhɛmɪŋˌweɪ tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ðə bʊk əv frɛndz: "ðɛr ɪz noʊ frɛnd ɛz lɔɪəl ɛz ə bʊk." ˈæksəs juzd hɪz ˈɛntri ɛz ən ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən peɪʤ fər "l.a*.." ˈɑrtɪsts wər ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl ˈɔrdər. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈgɛti ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut. sɛnt ɪn hɪz ˌmɑnəkroʊˈmætɪk ˌhaɪroʊˈglɪfɪks ɛz ə ˈditeɪl tɪ hɪz ˈlɑrʤər wərks, ənd ˈpætrɪk mɑrˈtinɛz rɪˈfərz tɪ hɪz ˈɪmɪʤri əv aɪˈdɪlɪk pɑm triz ɔn faɪər. mæn wən juzd ˈlɛtərz tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən əv grəˈfiti ənd dru ɪn ˈgræˌfaɪt tɪ dɪˈrɛkli ˈsɪmjəˌleɪt hɪz ˈskɛʧˌbʊk ˈmɛθəd. ðə ˈfænəm meɪd hɪz ˈbætəl əˈgɛnst wət hi kɔlz "strit ɑrt ˈhjubrəs" pɑrt əv ðə ɑrˈkaɪvəl ˈrɛkərd. ˈfænəm wɪl fərˈɛvər bi ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ʤaɪənt ɪn ðə ˈɑrˌkaɪvz əv ðə ˈgɛti. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ɛd fˈwɛnˌteɪz. ɪts ə ˈdɪgnəˌfaɪd ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ðə ˈgɛti, ənd ðə ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ənd ɛsˈθɛtɪk ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ˈʧælənʤɪz haʊ grəˈfiti həz bɪn ˌɪnˈtərprətəd ɪn ˈgæləriz ənd ˈəðər mˈjuziəmz ɪn ðə pæst. waɪl ðə mˈjuziəm əv kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ɑrt ˈsərˌveɪd grəˈfiti wɪθ "ɑrt ɪn ðə strits," ɪt feɪld ɪn ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp, sɛd ɑŋkst, ə ˈvɛtərən əv ðoʊz seɪm strits. "ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ə ˈspɛktəkəl," hi sɛd əv ðə 2011 ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən æt ˈmoʊkə. "ɪt əˈtræktəd ˈpipəl, ənd ðeɪ hæd ə gʊd taɪm, ənd ðət wɑz faɪn ənd ˈdændi. bət ɪt wɑz ə mɪst ˌɑpərˈtunəti." "ˈʤɛnərəli wɪn ɑrt ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə raʊnz ənd ˈmuvɪŋ əp ðə ˈlædər tɪ lɪˈʤɪtəməsi, baɪ ðə taɪm ɪt ˈɛnərz ðə mˈjuziəm, wən əv ðə ˈrizənz ɪt ˈɛnərz ðə mˈjuziəm ɪz soʊ ðət ðə ˈkjʊrətərz ənd ˈskɑlərz kən pleɪs [ɪt] ɪn ðə ˈkænən əv ˈjumən ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən," sɛd ɑŋkst. ˈmɑnəˌkroʊm wɑʃ baɪ dɪˈfər. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈgɛti ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut. ðɪs bʊk ɪz ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt fər ˈstədi ðət wɪl hɛlp grəˈfiti bɪɔnd ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs kənˈtɪnʤənt. "ˈskɑlərz kən raɪt əˈbaʊt ɪt wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ɑrt ˈhɪstəri ənd wɪˈθɪn ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkænən əv ɑrt əv ˈjumən ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən," ˈædɪd ɑŋkst, hu filz ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ hæv ðɪs ɑrt ˈsərˌveɪd æt ðɪs steɪʤ. "fər ðə ˈɑrtɪsts ənd ðə wərk, ðə ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp wɪl lʊk æt ðɪs wərk ənd si haʊ ðə ˈɑrtɪsts gɑt ɪt tɪ wɛr ɪt ɪz naʊ." praɪmz ˈɛntri ɪn "l.a*.." ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈgɛti ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut. peɪʤ ɪn "l.a*.." ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈgɛti ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut. wɪθ "l.a*. bʊk əv frɛndz" ɔn wən saɪd əv ðə rum ənd ə smɔl dɪˈspleɪ əv rɛr bʊks ɔn ðə ˈəðər, ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz əv tɛkst ˈɪmɪʤri ʤəmpt frəm ˈteɪbəl tɪ ˈteɪbəl. ˈgrævəˌteɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ˈprɪnɪd frəm woodcuts*, ðə prækˈtɪʃənərz əv ˈərbən təˈpɑgrəfi ˈstədid ðə laɪn stroʊks ənd ˈmɛʒərmənts ðət fɔrmd ascenders*, descenders*, ənd kərvz ˈprɪnɪd ɔn ˈpeɪpər baɪ wʊd blɑks, dɪˈrɛkt dɪˈzaɪn dɪˈsɛnɪnts əv ˌliəˈnɑrdoʊ ˈdiˈeɪ ˈvɪnʧi. ɑŋkst ˈstədiɪŋ ˈlɛtər fɔrmz ɪn də ˈɑprə 1530 baɪ ˈdiˈeɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ɛd fˈwɛnˌteɪz. praɪm stʊd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈteɪbəl ˈstɛrɪŋ æt piz ənd kjuz, waɪl ˈseɪbər tʊk ə ˈmægnəˌfaɪɪŋ glæs tɪ ə peɪʤ fɪld wɪθ ˌɔrnəˈmɛntəl ˈbɔrdərz. ðə ˈəðər ˈɑrtɪsts stʊd baɪ, əˈgɛn ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ɛz ə peɪʤ wɑz tərnd. "ðeɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd wɪθ ˈlɛtərz ɛz ən ɑrˈtɪstɪk ˈɛləmənt," sɛd. "ðət meɪ bi ə cliché*é əˈbaʊt strit ɑrt ənd grəˈfiti ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, bət aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ju kən ˈrɪli ˈoʊvərˈɛmfəˌsaɪz wət ɪt minz tɪ θɪŋk əv ə ˈlɛtər ɛz ə pɑrt əv laɪn, ˈkələr, ənd fɔrm, ənd haʊ ɪt ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪts ˈminɪŋ." "ðə ˈəðər θɪŋ aɪ sɔ wɑz ðət ˈpipəl wər əˈtræktəd tɪ ˌrɛnəˈsɑns bʊks əˈbaʊt ˌʤiəˈmɛtrɪk fɔrm, ˈɛmbləmz ənd ˈsɪmbəlz. ðət wɑz wət ðeɪ [ˈvɪsərəli] ˌəndərˈstʊd, ðət ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ðət wɑz ðə ɑrˈtɪstɪk trəˈdɪʃən ðeɪ ər pɑrt əv," sɛd. rɛr bʊk ˈkjʊrətər fər ðə ˈgɛti ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkrækɪŋ ˈoʊpən "l.a*.." ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ɛd fˈwɛnˌteɪz. wɪn ɑrt hɪˈstɔriənz lʊk æt ˈɛni əv ðiz 143 ˈɑrtɪsts' tɛkˈnik ənd ˈpræktɪs, ɪt kən ˈɔlsoʊ æd ˈminɪŋ tɪ haʊ ˈɑrtɪsts rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðə ˈsɪti. "wət ɪt sɪz ɪz haʊ væst lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ɪz. lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs həz speɪs. lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs həz laɪt, ənd lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs həz ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl ˈvɪstəz ðət noʊ ˈəðər ˈsɪti həz," sɛd, hu rɪˈgɑrdz ðə ɑrt ɛz ˈdɪfərənt frəm ə wɔl ˈpeɪnɪŋ, mˈjʊrəl, ər ˈsəbˌweɪ tæg ɪn nu jɔrk. "ðɛr ɪz ə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə juz əv ˈkələr ənd pərˈspɛktɪv ɪn ðiz wərks, bɪˈkəz l.a*. ɪz ə væst ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl taʊn wɪθ ðə moʊst ˈbjutəfəl ˈnæʧərəl laɪt ɪn ðə wərld ənd ðə moʊst ˈbjutəfəl ˈdɑrknəs ɪn ðə wərld tu." mɑrˈtinɛz ˈjuzɪz taɪp ənd pɑm triz ɛz lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈɛmbləmz ɪn "l.a*.." ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈgɛti ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut. ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈrɛkərd əv ə bʊk baɪ ðə ˈɑrtɪsts, hu ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðə wərks ɔn ˈpeɪpər bi baʊnd təˈgɛðər ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ ɪgˈzɪbətəd ɛz ˈsɪŋgəl ʃits. "ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi pɑrt əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt," sɛd. "ðət ˈraɪvəl lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs strit ɑrt kruz wər ɔl baʊnd təˈgɛðər ɪn 'l.a*., bʊk əv frɛndz' ðæts ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt." lʊk, pʊʃ, ənd ˈæksəs ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ˈpeɪʤɪz əv "l.a*. tərnd baɪ rɛr bʊk ˈkjʊrətər ˈdeɪvɪd ðə bʊk saɪz ɪz 32 ɛks 50 cm*. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ɛd fˈwɛnˌteɪz. dɪg ðɪs ˈstɔri? saɪn əp fər ɑr ˈnuzˌlɛtər tɪ gɪt juˈnik ɑrts ˈkəlʧər ˈstɔriz ənd ˈvɪdioʊz frəm əˈkrɔs ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪn jʊr inbox*. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈfɑloʊ ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd tˈwɪtər.
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tempt's page in "l.a. liber amicorum." | photo: getty research institute.
the graffiti scrolls of los angeles have been delivered.
handsomely bound into "l.a. liber amicorum: book of friends," the 143 works on paper by los angeles-based graffiti artists were presented this month. the project was conceived by collector ed sweeney, who approached the getty with the idea of assembling a monumental "piece-book" that would represent the works of regional graffiti artists. the idea grew into a scholarly interpretation of a journal when a handful of artists met with david brafman, curator of rare books for getty research institute, who introduced them to a collection of books with histories of writing and emblems.
when brafman was introduced to idea of compiling a black book, he immediately thought of some of his favorite getty rare book acquisitions. "the liber amicorum, which translates into 'book of friends,' was a 16th and 17th century fad," said brafman. "like a yearbook, you have these blank bound books and you go around and get people to add a coat of arms, or a painting, or a poem. it becomes part of your social identity and your networking."
the artists took to the idea and helped recruit other artists to contribute works. then the pages began trickling in. the outcome is an emblematic journal filled with visual forms that reinforce los angeles as a center of street art's visual linguistics.
some of the artists in on the initial meetings, including angst, axis, eyeone, defer, prime, push, man one, and saber, were in the research library at the getty to get an early look at the completed black book, which is also titled the "graffiti black book" and "master piece book project" to make web searching easier.
"l.a. liber amicorum." bound in black leather, the front cover, spine, and box lid are stamped in silver with a stylized "la" motif designed by prime. the completed book was formally donated and registered in may 2013, catalogued , and made available in digital form june 2013. | photo: getty research institute.
with a cover that simply says "l.a.," a regional claim in elegant calligraphy designed by prime, brafman slowly turned the pages of the black book. as if in a meditative state, the gathered artists looked at the work of colleagues and rivals, their aloof aura replaced with nodding and commenting. the artists -- who use one name to sign their works -- used one word reviews when a strong contribution was revealed, saying "nice," "yeah," or "crazy." a few times there was a synchronized lean over the table to take a closer look at a piece that caught their eye. an impressive entry would be measured with a soft chorus of "wait," so that the artists could take a photo with a cell phone or ipad.
an entry by axis is the first page of art, and he uses a quote by hemingway to introduce the book of friends: "there is no friend as loyal as a book."
axis used his entry as an introduction page for "l.a. liber amicorum." artists were listed in alphabetical order. | photo: getty research institute.
retna sent in his monochromatic hieroglyphics as a detail to his larger works, and patrick martinez refers to his imagery of idyllic palm trees on fire. man one used letters to represent the foundation of graffiti and drew in graphite to directly simulate his sketchbook method. the phantom made his battle against what he calls "street art hubris" part of the archival record.
phantom will forever be wrestling giant in the archives of the getty. | photo: ed fuentes.
it's a dignified entry into the getty, and the academic and aesthetic exercise challenges how graffiti has been interpreted in galleries and other museums in the past.
while the museum of contemporary art surveyed graffiti with "art in the streets," it failed in scholarship, said angst, a veteran of those same streets. "it was just a spectacle," he said of the 2011 exhibition at moca. "it attracted people, and they had a good time, and that was fine and dandy. but it was a missed opportunity."
"generally when art is making the rounds and moving up the ladder to legitimacy, by the time it enters the museum, one of the reasons it enters the museum is so that the curators and scholars can place [it] in the canon of human civilization," said angst.
monochrome wash by defer. | photo: getty research institute.
this book is a document for study that will help graffiti -- beyond the los angeles contingent. "scholars can write about it within the context of art history and within the entire canon of art of human civilization," added angst, who feels it's important to have this art surveyed at this stage. "for the artists and the work, the legitimate scholarship will look at this work and see how the artists got it to where it is now."
prime's entry in "l.a. liber amicorum." | photo: getty research institute.
retna's page in "l.a. liber amicorum." | photo: getty research institute.
with "l.a. book of friends" on one side of the room and a small display of rare books on the other, generations of text imagery jumped from table to table. gravitated to the details of letterform printed from woodcuts, the practitioners of urban typography studied the line strokes and measurements that formed ascenders, descenders, and curves printed on paper by wood blocks, direct design descendants of leonardo da vinci.
angst studying letter forms in " thesauro de scrittori : opera artificiosa " (1530) by ugo da carpi . | photo: ed fuentes.
prime stood over the table staring at p's and q's, while saber took a magnifying glass to a page filled with ornamental borders. the other artists stood by, again commenting as a page was turned.
"they identified with letters as an artistic element," said brafman. "that may be a cliché about street art and graffiti in general, but i don't think you can really overemphasize what it means to think of a letter as a part of line, color, and form, and how it designates meaning."
"the other thing i saw was that people were attracted to renaissance books about geometric form, emblems and symbols. that was what they [viscerally] understood, that fundamentally that was the artistic tradition they are part of," said brafman.
rare book curator for the getty research institute, david brafman , cracking open "l.a. liber amicorum." | photo: ed fuentes.
when art historians look at any of these 143 artists' technique and practice, it can also add meaning to how artists respond to the city. "what it says is how vast los angeles is. los angeles has space. los angeles has light, and los angeles has horizontal vistas that no other city has," said brafman, who regards the art as different from a wall painting, mural, or subway tag in new york. "there is a fundamental difference in the use of color and perspective in these works, because l.a. is a vast horizontal town with the most beautiful natural light in the world --- and the most beautiful darkness in the world too."
partrick martinez uses type and palm trees as los angeles emblems in "l.a. liber amicorum." | photo: getty research institute.
it's also a record of a book curated by the artists, who insisted the works on paper be bound together before being exhibited as single sheets. "they wanted to be part of the project," said brafman. "that rival los angeles street art crews were all bound together in 'l.a. liber amicorum, book of friends' -- that's the most important thing about this project."
look, push, and axis watching the pages of "l.a. liber amicorum " turned by rare book curator david brafman . the book size is 32 x 50 cm. | photo: ed fuentes.
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haɪɪm ˈlɛvɪn, ə ˈpleɪnəf ɪn ə səkˈsɛsfəl kənˈsumər frɔd ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst ə nu ˈʤərzi kənˈvərʒən ˈθɛrəpi grup, ənd ˈʃægi. ˈkərtəsi əv haɪɪm ˈlɛvɪn ðə əv kənˈvərʒən ˈθɛrəpi ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ʤɪst ə ˈmætər əv ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ ˈmɛdɪkəl kənˈsɛnsəs: ɪn nu ˈʤərzi, ɪz ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈmætər əv ˈligəl fækt. læst ˈfɛbruˌɛri, ə nu ˈʤərzi ʤəʤ ruld ðət dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ɛz ə ˈkjʊrəbəl ˈɪlnəs ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ə ““misrepresentation”*” ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə kənˈsumər prəˈtɛkʃən ˈstæʧut. ɪn ʤun, ə ˈʤʊri faʊnd ən kənˈvərʒən ˈθɛrəpi grup kɔld ˈʤoʊnə ˈgɪlti ˈəndər ðət lɔ, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ ðət ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts wər ˈfrɔʤələnt ənd ɪts ˈbɪznɪs ˈpræktɪsɪz ““unconscionable.”*.” naʊ, ɪn ə ˈlændˌmɑrk ˈsɛtəlmənt, ˈʤoʊnə həz əˈgrid tɪ ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt ɪts ˈfɔrmər ˈpeɪʃənz, peɪɪŋ aʊt ɪn ˈdæmɪʤɪz ənd ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈligəl fiz. ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈsɛtəlmənt, ˈʤoʊnə wɪl ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli sis ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, ˌdiˈæktɪˌveɪt ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, dɪˈzɑlv ɛz ə ˈkɔrpərət ˈɛntɪti, ənd ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt ɪts ˈæˌsɛts. ““therapists”*” ər fərˈɛvər bɑrd frəm ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ər prəˈmoʊtɪŋ kəˈmərʃəl kənˈvərʒən ˈθɛrəpi ɪn nu ˈʤərzi. ðɪs ˈvɪktəri ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ən ˌɪnˈʤinjəs ˈlɔˌsut baɪ ðə ˈsəðərn ˈpɑvərti lɔ ˈsɛnər. ðə ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðət, ˌwəˈtɛvər ɛls kənˈvərʒən ˈθɛrəpi kˈwækəri, rɪˈlɪʤəs əˈprɛʃən, ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ, kwaɪt ˈpleɪnli, kənˈsumər frɔd. kənˈvərʒən ˈθɛrəpi ʤɪst wərk, ənd waɪl ðə fərst əˈmɛndmənt meɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈpraɪvət, rɪˈlɪʤəs kənˈvərʒən əˈtɛmpts, kəˈmərʃəl ˈɛfərts ˈtɪpɪkəli fɔl ˈəndər kənˈsumər prəˈtɛkʃən lɔz. ðət minz kənˈvərʒən ““therapists”*” ər bɑrd frəm ˈmeɪkɪŋ fɔls kleɪmz ər, ɪn səm steɪts, ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ˈbɪznɪs practices.”*.” hir ər səm əv ðə ““unconscionable”*” ækˈtɪvɪtiz ðət ˈʤoʊnə ˈpræktɪst ɔn ɪts haɪɪm ˈlɛvɪn, ə ki ˈpleɪnəf: ɪn wən grup ækˈtɪvɪti, klaɪənts hɛld hænz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈjumən ʧeɪn waɪl wən ˈpərsən stʊd bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ʧeɪn ˈhoʊldɪŋ tu ˈɔrɪnʤɪz, mɛnt tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈtɛˌstɪkəlz. klaɪənts ðɛn tʊk tərnz ˈstændɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə ʧeɪn waɪl ðə rɛst əv ðə grup ˈʃaʊtɪd slərz æt ðɛm. ðə goʊl wɑz tɪ goʊd klaɪənts ˈɪntu ˈpʊʃɪŋ θru ðə ʧeɪn ənd ˈgræbɪŋ ðə ˈɔrɪnʤɪz. æt wən ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli əˈtroʊʃəs ˈsɛʃən, ə ˈkaʊnsələr ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd ˈlɛvɪn tɪ səˈlɛkt ˈsəmˌwən frəm ðə grup tɪ hɪz pæst əˈbjuzər. ðə səˈlɛktɪd pɑrˈtɪsəpənt wɑz meɪd tɪ jɛl əˈbjusɪv ˈsteɪtmənts ðət əˈbjuzər hæd meɪd, səʧ ɛz ləv ju ˌɛniˈmɔr ɪf ju gɪv mi blowjobs.”*.” ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈsɛʃənz wər ʤɪst ɛz dɪˈstərbɪŋ. [ə ˈkaʊnsələr] əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv æst moʊst əv hɪz klaɪənts tɪ ənˈdrɛs waɪl hi wɔʧt. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd æt list wən klaɪənt tɪ bit ən ˈɛfɪʤi əv hɪz ˈməðər wɪθ ə ˈtɛnɪs ˈrækɪt waɪl ˈskrimɪŋ, ɛz ɪf ˈmərdərɪŋ hər. əˈnəðər ˈʤoʊnə ˈkaʊnsələr toʊld ə klaɪənt tɪ wɛr ə ˈrəbər bænd əraʊnd hɪz rɪst ənd snæp ɪt ˈɛvəri taɪm hi fɛlt əˈtrækʃən tɪ ə mæn. ənd ˈʤoʊnə ˈkaʊnsələrz ˈfrikwɛntli toʊld ðɛr klaɪənts tɪ goʊ tɪ wɪθ ðɛr ˈfɑðərz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bi ˈneɪkəd ɪn ðɛr ˈprɛzəns. ðə traɪəmf ˈoʊvər ˈʤoʊnə ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈrɪpəl ˈifɛkt ɪn ˈəðər steɪts. illinois’*’ ˈrisəntli ɛˈnæktəd bæn ɔn kənˈvərʒən ˈθɛrəpi fər ˈmaɪnərz ɪz ˈrutɪd ɪn ðə aɪˈdiə ðət səʧ ˈθɛrəpi ˈkɑnstəˌtuts kənˈsumər frɔd. ˈvaɪəleɪtərz əv ðə lɔ wɪl bi hɛld ˈlaɪəbəl ˈəndər ðə kənˈsumər frɔd ənd dɪˈsɛptɪv ˈbɪznɪs ˈpræktɪsɪz ækt. ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, aɪ æst ˈlɛvɪn wət hi meɪd əv ðə ˈsɛtəlmənt. ˈlɔˌsut həz bɪn wən əv ðə moʊst ˈdɪfəkəlt θɪŋz ðət ˈɛvər bɪn through,”*,” hi toʊld mi. θrɪld ðət ðeɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hərt ˈɛniˌwən ˈɛvər æt ðə seɪm taɪm, aɪ hɛlp bət θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl ðət ɔˈrɛdi hərt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. ðə ˈsaɪlənt ˈvɪktɪmz əv ˈʤoʊnə wɪl ˈnɛvər bi fərˈgɑtən baɪ mi ənd ðə əˈmeɪzɪŋ tim əv ˈpipəl ðət wər pɑrt əv ðɪs ˈɛfərt. aɪ hoʊp ðət ðeɪ tu faɪnd səm ˈmɛʒər əv ˈkloʊʒər ənd peace.”*.”
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chaim levin, a plaintiff in a successful consumer fraud lawsuit against a new jersey ex-gay conversion therapy group, and shaggy. courtesy of chaim levin
the fraudulence of ex-gay conversion therapy is no longer just a matter of overwhelming medical consensus: in new jersey, is it also a matter of legal fact. last february, a new jersey judge ruled that describing homosexuality as a curable illness constitutes a “misrepresentation” in violation of the state’s consumer protection statute. in june, a jury found an ex-gay conversion therapy group called jonah guilty under that law, deciding that jonah’s advertisements were fraudulent and its business practices “unconscionable.” now, in a landmark settlement, jonah has agreed to compensate its former patients, paying out $72,400 in damages and $3.5 million in legal fees. as part of the settlement, jonah will permanently cease operations, deactivate its website, dissolve as a corporate entity, and liquidate its assets. jonah’s “therapists” are forever barred from engaging in or promoting commercial conversion therapy in new jersey.
this slam-dunk victory is entirely the result of an ingenious lawsuit by the southern poverty law center. the splc recognized that, whatever else conversion therapy is—medical quackery, religious oppression, psychological torture—it is also, quite plainly, consumer fraud. conversion therapy just doesn’t work, and while the first amendment may protect private, religious conversion attempts, commercial efforts typically fall under consumer protection laws. that means conversion “therapists” are barred from making false claims or, in some states, engaging in “unconscionable business practices.” here are some of the “unconscionable” activities that jonah practiced on its victims—including chaim levin, a key plaintiff:
in one group activity, clients held hands to create a human chain while one person stood behind the chain holding two oranges, meant to represent testicles. clients then took turns standing on the other side of the chain while the rest of the group shouted anti-gay slurs at them. the goal was to goad clients into pushing through the chain and grabbing the oranges. at one particularly atrocious session, a counselor instructed levin to select someone from the group to role-play his past abuser. the selected participant was made to yell abusive statements that levin’s abuser had made, such as “i won’t love you anymore if you don’t give me blowjobs.”
individual sessions were just as disturbing. [a counselor] appears to have asked most of his clients to undress while he watched. he also instructed at least one client to beat an effigy of his mother with a tennis racket while screaming, as if murdering her. another jonah counselor told a client to wear a rubber band around his wrist and snap it every time he felt attraction to a man. and jonah counselors frequently told their clients to go to bathhouses with their fathers in order to be naked in their presence.
the triumph over jonah is already having a ripple effect in other states. illinois’ recently enacted ban on conversion therapy for minors is rooted in the idea that such therapy constitutes consumer fraud. violators of the law will be held liable under the state’s consumer fraud and deceptive business practices act.
on monday, i asked levin what he made of the settlement.
“this lawsuit has been one of the most difficult things that i’ve ever been through,” he told me. “i’m thrilled that they won’t be able to hurt anyone ever again—but at the same time, i help but think about the thousands of people that they’ve already hurt, including myself. the silent victims of jonah will never be forgotten by me and the amazing team of people that were part of this effort. i hope that they too find some measure of closure and peace.”
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ə tim əv ˈsaɪəntɪsts, ˈhɛdɪd baɪ gwɪˈljɛrmoʊ ˈbɛrə əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˈfɑrmɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn bˈweɪnəs aeries*, hæv kənˈstrəktɪd ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv tubz ənd vælvz ðət wɪn ˌɪnˈsərtɪd dɪˈrɛkli ˈɪntu ðə ˈstəmək əv ðə ˈænəməl kəˈlɛkt ənd ˈtrænspɔrt ðə gæs ˈɪntu ən əˈtæʧt ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈjunɪt. wəns ˈpjʊrəˌfaɪd ɪn ə ˈlɪkwɪd səˈluʃən, ðə gæs ɪz kənˈdɛnst ənd stɔrd ɪn ə ˈkænɪstər. ðə ˈmɛθəd ɪz stɪl æt ðə ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl steɪʤ, bət ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈkɑnvərt ðə ˈdeɪli ˈmɛˌθeɪn dɪˈpɑzət frəm ə kaʊ ˈɪntu ɪˈnəf ˈɛnərʤi tɪ paʊər ə frɪʤ fər ə deɪ. "ðə ˈmɛθəd ɪz stɪl æt ðə ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl steɪʤ, bət ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈkɑnvərt ðə ˈdeɪli ˈmɛˌθeɪn dɪˈpɑzət frəm ə kaʊ ˈɪntu ɪˈnəf ˈɛnərʤi tɪ paʊər ə frɪʤ." ˈrisərʧərz ədˈmɪt ðət ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈɛnərʤi prəˈdust ɪz ˈrɛlətɪvli smɔl, bət hoʊp ðət wɪθ ˈfərðər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪt kʊd bɪˈkəm ə ˈvaɪəbəl ənd ˈskeɪləbəl ˈmɛθəd əv trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ wət wɑz ˈpriviəsli ə sɔrs əv hɑrm fər ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl prəˈtɛkʃən ˈeɪʤənsi əˈsərts ðət ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˈmɛˌθeɪn ɔn ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ɪz 20 taɪmz ðət əv ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ˈoʊvər ə 100 jɪr ˈpɪriəd. ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈmɛˌθeɪn həz bɪˈkəm ə kənˈtɛnʃəs ˈɪʃu ɛz kənˈsərn ˈoʊvər ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ənd ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ həz ˌɪnˈkrist. ˈfɪgjərz ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2013 əˈtrɪbjətəd əv ɔl ˈjumən kɔzd ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ɪˈmɪʃənz tɪ biɪŋ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈlaɪvˌstɑk səˈplaɪ ʧeɪnz, wɪθ 39 əv ðət ˈfɪgjər ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə daɪˈʤɛstɪv ˈprɔˌsɛs əv kaʊz. ˈtræpɪŋ ˈfərðər dɪˈvɛləpmənt? waɪl ðə ˈɑrʤənˌtin əˈproʊʧ ˈɔfərz ən ˌækəˈdɛmɪkli ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ ˈmɛθəd əv ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ˈmɛˌθeɪn frəm ˈkætəl, ðɛr ər stɪl ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɑbstəkəlz tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt kʊd bi roʊld aʊt kəˈmərʃəli. kɪm ˈmæθjuz, hɛd əv ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt æt bif ˈɪndəstri ˈbɑdi, sɛd: "aɪ si ɪt biɪŋ kənˈsɪdərd ɛz ə ˈvaɪəbəl ˈɔpʃən, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɔn ˈænəməl ˈwɛlˌfɛr graʊnz. ðə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ɪn ˈjʊrəp ɔn ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz əv ðət kaɪnd ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstrɪktər ˈoʊvər taɪm." ˈmæθjuz ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ɪz ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɪts ˈɛfərts ɔn rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈmɛˌθeɪn prəˈdust θru ðə daɪˈʤɛstɪv ˈprɔˌsɛs əv kaʊz. ˈfəndɪŋ ˈrisərʧ ðət ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈdɪfərənt fid ˈædɪtɪvz ðət kən ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz ɪn ðə ˈrumənənt ˈdaɪˌʤɛstər fid, ənd ɪt ɪz ðiz ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz ðət ˈproʊdus ðə ˈmɛˌθeɪn," ˈmæθjuz sɛd. ˈfəndɪŋ ˈrisərʧ ðət ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈdɪfərənt fid ˈædɪtɪvz ðət kən ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz ɪn ðə ˈrumənənt ˈdaɪˌʤɛstər fid, ənd ɪt ɪz ðiz ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz ðət ˈproʊdus ðə ˈmɛˌθeɪn." ˈdɑktər ˈʤɑnəθən ˈskərlək, ʧif ædˈvaɪzər ɔn riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ æt ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈfɑrmərz ˈjunjən, kˈwɛsʧənd ˈwɛðər ðə ˈɛnərʤi ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd wʊd bi ðə kɔst əv ˈkæpɪtəl equipment’*’. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi ədˈmɪtəd ðət ðə ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən wɑz ˈstrɛŋθənd baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ rɪˈdəkʃənz ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt. wən ˈɛriə əv ˈrisərʧ ðət ɪz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈbɛnəfɪts ɪz ɛkˈstræktɪŋ ˈɛnərʤi frəm kaʊ dəŋ θru ə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˌænərˈoʊbɪk daɪˈʤɛsʧən. θru ðə æd ˈprɔˌsɛs, weɪst məˈtɪriəl, ˈɔfən ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈkætəl məˈnʊr, ɪz ˈtritɪd ənd ˈbroʊkən daʊn ɪn ə kloʊzd daɪˈʤɛsʧən ˈvɛsəl ˈoʊvər ə ˈpɪriəd əv deɪz, wɪn ɪt kən bi juzd ɛz biogas*. æt ðə ɛnd əv 2013 ðɛr wər əraʊnd 125 səʧ plænts ɪn ðə. ˈtæksɪŋ daʊn ˈmɛˌθeɪn ˈlɛvəlz əˈnəðər skul əv θɔt, ðət həz rɪˈsivd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈkəvərɪʤ, ɪz tɪ loʊər ˈmɛˌθeɪn ɪˈmɪʃənz baɪ loʊərɪŋ ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈænəməlz. ruminants*, ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ənd ˈklaɪmɪt ˈpɑləsiz, ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl tim əv sɪks ˈsaɪəntɪsts, prəˈpoʊzd ðət ə ər ɪˈmɪʃən ˈtreɪdɪŋ scheme’*’ ʃʊd bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd tɪ traɪ ənd loʊər mit kənˈsəmʃən ənd ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛntli ðə ˈgæsɪz ɪˈmɪtɪd baɪ ʃip, ˈkætəl ənd goʊts. bət səʧ ə muv ɪz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ wərk. ˈtæksɪz ɔn ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈmɛˌθeɪn hæv bɪn prəˈpoʊzd ɪn boʊθ ˈdɛnˌmɑrk ənd ˈaɪərlənd ɪn ðə pæst, bət ɔn boʊθ ɔˈkeɪʒənz ðeɪ wər θroʊn aʊt lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ ˈrɪtən ˈɪntu lɔ. ɛz ɪz ˈɔfən ðə keɪs wɪθ ˈɪʃuz ðət ˌɪntərˈsɛkt wɪθ ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈkrɪstəl klɪr ˈænsər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪθ ˈrisərʧ ˈɪntu ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ˈmɛˌθeɪn dɪˈrɛkli frəm ðə kaʊ, ɪts dɪˈpɑzəts ənd ˈɔlsoʊ loʊərɪŋ ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈlɛvəl ˈɔfər ɪˈnəf grin ʃuts tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ˈsɪmpli sˈlæpɪŋ ɔn ə tæks tɪ kəl ðə hərd wʊd bi ə stɛp. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈkɑntɛnt grin ˈɛnərʤi prəˈpoʊnənts ɪn ðə ˈrisəntli ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ðə ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn əv əˈʧivɪŋ ə wən ˈmɪljən tən fud weɪst ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn, wɪθ mɔr ðən wən ˈmɪljən tənz əv ɔrˈgænɪk weɪst biɪŋ ˈprɑsɛst ˈɪntu ˈɛnərʤi ˈænjuəli. ˈsaɪəntɪsts ɪn ðə, wɪθ ˈbækɪŋ frəm bɪl geɪts, ər ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ paʊər hoʊmz ɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəntriz wɪθ ˈjumən ˈjʊrən ˈjuzɪŋ maɪˈkroʊbiəl fjuəl sɛlz. ˈfɑloʊ ˈædəm liʧ ɔn ˈgugəl+
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a team of scientists, headed by guillermo berra of the national institute of farming technology in buenos aeries, have constructed a collection of tubes and valves that when inserted directly into the stomach of the animal collect and transport the gas into an attached storage unit.
once purified in a liquid solution, the gas is condensed and stored in a canister. the method is still at the experimental stage, but is expected to convert the daily methane deposit from a cow into enough energy to power a 100l fridge for a day.
"the method is still at the experimental stage, but is expected to convert the daily methane deposit from a cow into enough energy to power a 100l fridge."
researchers admit that the amount of energy produced is relatively small, but hope that with further development it could become a viable and scalable method of transforming what was previously a source of harm for the environment. the united states environmental protection agency asserts that the impact of methane on global warming is 20 times more-than that of carbon dioxide over a 100 year period.
agricultural methane has become a contentious issue as concern over climate change and global warming has increased. figures published by the united nations in september 2013 attributed 14.5% of all human caused greenhouse gas emissions to being associated with livestock supply chains, with 39% of that figure coming from the digestive process of cows.
what’s trapping further development?
while the argentine approach offers an academically intriguing method of capturing methane from cattle, there are still a number of obstacles to overcome before it could be rolled out commercially.
kim matthews, head of research and development at beef industry body eblex, said: "i can’t see it being considered as a viable option, particularly on animal welfare grounds. the regulations in europe on interventions of that kind are getting stricter over time."
matthews explained that eblex is focusing its efforts on reducing the amount of methane produced through the digestive process of cows. "we’re funding research that is looking at different feed additives that can modify the population of organisms in the ruminant digester feed, and it is these organisms that produce the methane," matthews said.
"we’re funding research that is looking at different feed additives that can modify the population of organisms in the ruminant digester feed, and it is these organisms that produce the methane."
dr jonathan scurlock, chief adviser on renewable energy and climate change at the national farmers union, questioned whether the energy generated would be ‘worth the cost of capital equipment’. however, he admitted that the proposition was strengthened by taking ghg reductions into account.
one area of research that is starting to produce benefits is extracting energy from cow dung through a process of anaerobic digestion. through the ad process, waste material, often in the form of cattle manure, is treated and broken down in a closed digestion vessel over a period of 30-60 days, when it can be used as biogas. at the end of 2013, there were around 125 such plants in the uk.
taxing down methane levels
another school of thought, that has received significant coverage, is to lower methane emissions by lowering the population of animals.
ruminants, climate change and climate policies, published by an international team of six scientists, proposed that a ‘tax or emission trading scheme’ should be implemented to try and lower meat consumption and consequently the gases emitted by sheep, cattle and goats.
but such a move is unlikely to work. taxes on agricultural methane have been proposed in both denmark and ireland in the past, but on both occasions they were thrown out long before being written into law.
as is often the case with issues that intersect with energy and climate change, there is no crystal clear answer. however, with research into capturing methane directly from the cow, its deposits and also lowering the overall level offer enough green shoots to suggest that simply slapping on a tax to cull the herd would be a reductive step.
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ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti, moʊ. ˈmaɪkəl piˈnɛdə simd ɔn ðə vərʤ əv ˈwɪgəlɪŋ aʊt əv ə ʤæm ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt, wɪn ðə royals’*’ ˈoʊmɑr ˌɪnˈfɑnˌteɪ ˈbɛltɪd ə pɪʧ ˈɪntu ðə gæp ɪn ðə sɪksθ ˈɪnɪŋ. hɪz reɪs tɪ θərd beɪs wɑz əˈkəmpənid baɪ ən ənˈjuˌʒuəl roʊd ˈsaʊnˌtræk fər ðə ˈjæŋkiz ðɪs ˈsizən ən ˌɛnərˈʤɛtɪk rɔr frəm ə kraʊd. ðə ˈjæŋkiz meɪ bi mɑrˈki ˈfrænˌʧaɪz, wɪθ ðɛr ˈrɛkərd 27 wərld ˈsɪriz ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps, ə rɪʧ ˈhɪstəri ənd ə fæn beɪs ðət həz ˈtɛntəkəlz ˈriʧɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈpɑkət əv ðə ˈkəntri. bət ðɪs ˈsizən, ðə ˈjæŋkiz hæv bɪn list ˈpɑpjələr əˈtrækʃən. ˈɛnərɪŋ ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ðə ˈjæŋkiz wər læst ɪn roʊd əˈtɛndəns, ˈævrɪʤɪŋ fænz. ɪt meɪ bi ənˈlaɪkli ðət ðə ˈjæŋkiz wɪl rɪˈmeɪn æt ðə ˈbɑtəm fər ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈrizənz, bət ðə ˈdrɑˌpɔf ɪz ˈʤɑrɪŋ, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðeɪ hæv lɛd ðə ˈmeɪʤər ligz ɪn roʊd əˈtɛndəns ɪn fɔr əv ðə læst faɪv ˈsizənz. ðɛr roʊd əˈtɛndəns sɪns 2001 həz nɑt bɪn bɪˈloʊ ər fɪθ ˈoʊvər ɔl.
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kansas city, mo. michael pineda seemed on the verge of wiggling out of a jam friday night, when the royals’ omar infante belted a 1-2 pitch into the left-center gap in the sixth inning. his race to third base was accompanied by an unusual road soundtrack for the yankees this season an energetic roar from a near-capacity crowd.
the yankees may be baseball’s marquee franchise, with their record 27 world series championships, a rich history and a fan base that has tentacles reaching every pocket of the country.
but this season, the yankees have been baseball’s least popular attraction.
entering saturday, the yankees were last in road attendance, averaging 22,820 fans.
it may be unlikely that the yankees will remain at the bottom for a variety of reasons, but the drop-off is jarring, given that they have led the major leagues in road attendance in four of the last five seasons. their road attendance since 2001 has not been below 33,000, or fifth over all.
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ˈsərˌʤjoʊ, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈkraɪslər ənd faɪæt, ɪz goʊɪŋ əˈhɛd wɪθ ə ˈpəblɪk ˈɔfərɪŋ əv ˈkraɪslər stɑk, ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi prɪˈfərz tɪ dɪˈrɛkli baɪ ðə əv ˈkraɪslər ðət faɪæt ˈdəzənt ɔˈrɛdi oʊn. ðət steɪk ɪz hɛld baɪ ə rɪˈtaɪərmənt trəst ðət sɪz fiæts praɪs ɪz tu loʊ. ɪz ʃoʊn æt ə ˈkraɪslər plænt ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: mæst, ˌeɪˈpi) ˈstɔri ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ˈkraɪslər faɪlz tɪ sɛl ʃɛrz tɪ ˈpəblɪk; praɪs nɑt sɛt wʊd bi ðə fərst taɪm sɪns 1998 ðə ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkər ɪz ˈpəblɪkli ˈtreɪdɪd ʃɛrz wɪl kəm frəm rɪˈtaɪərmənt trəsts steɪk ɪn ˈkraɪslər ˈkraɪslər grup ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ meɪd ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfaɪlɪŋ ðət kʊd lɛd tɪ ən ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈpəblɪk ˈɔfərɪŋ əv stɑk. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɛd ɪn ðə ˈfaɪlɪŋ ðət ðə ˈnəmbər əv ʃɛrz tɪ bi soʊld ənd ə praɪs reɪnʤ ˈhævənt bɪn sɛt. ɪz ˈlɪstɪd ɛz ðə lɛd ædˈvaɪzər. ɔl ðə ʃɛrz tɪ bi soʊld wʊd kəm frəm ə steɪk ɪn ˈkraɪslər hɛld baɪ ə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈɔtoʊ ˈwərkərz rɪˈtaɪərmənt trəst, ðə ˈfaɪlɪŋ sɪz. ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz oʊnd baɪ faɪæt, wɪʧ gɑt kənˈtroʊl əv ˈkraɪslər ɪn ðə 2009 ˈbæŋkrəptsi ˌriɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. ðə trəst həz sɛd ɪt wɔnts tɪ kæʃ aʊt soʊ ɪt ɪz ˈlɪkwɪd ɪˈnəf tɪ peɪ hɛlθ ˈbɛnəfɪts fər ðə əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl ɪt ˈkəvərz ənd tɪ dɪˈvərsəˌfaɪ. ðə ˈfaɪlɪŋ sɪz, "wi du nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ peɪ ˈɛni ˈdɪvɪˌdɛndz ɪn ðə fɔrˈsiəbəl fˈjuʧər." ɪf ðə sɪˈkjʊrətiz ənd ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ kəˈmɪʃən əˈpruvz ðə ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən, wɪʧ kʊd teɪk ˈsɛvərəl mənθs, ənd ə seɪl əv ʃɛrz teɪks pleɪs wɪʧ ˈɪzənt ˌgɛrənˈtid ɪt wʊd bi ðə fərst taɪm sɪns 1998 ðət ɔl θri ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkərz ər ˈpəblɪkli ˈtreɪdɪd. ˈkraɪslər wɑz bɔt baɪ ˈʤərməniz ɪn 1998 ðɛn soʊld tɪ ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt grup ˈkæpɪtəl. faɪæt ənd ˈkraɪslər ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈsərˌʤjoʊ həz sɛd hi wɔnts tɪ baɪ ðə steɪk ðət ðə riˈtaɪˈri ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈbɛnəfɪts trəst gɑt ɪn ðə ˈbæŋkrəptsi ˌriɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ənd mərʤ ðə tu ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈɪntu ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpəblɪk ˈkəmpəˌni. bət ðə tu saɪdz ˈhævənt bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈgri ɔn ə praɪs. ɪt ɪz ðə trəst ðət fɔrst ðə ˈɪʃu, ˈjuzɪŋ ə prəˈvɪʒən əv ðə ˈbæŋkrəptsi əˈgrimənt ðət əˈlaʊz ɪt tɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən fər ən. ðɪs kən bi sin ɛz ə nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ tul. ɪf faɪæt wɔnts ɔl əv ˈkraɪslər ˈbædli ɪˈnəf, ɪt maɪt bust ɪts ˈɔfər fər ðə trəsts steɪk tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə seɪl əv ʃɛrz tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk, wɪʧ wʊd meɪk ɪt ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt fər faɪæt tɪ əˈʧiv ðə goʊl əv 100 ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv ˈkraɪslər. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈkraɪslər wʊd hæv tɪ peɪ fər ðə ˈlɔjərz, ædˈvaɪzərz ənd ˈəðərz bət ɔl ðə prəˈsidz əv ʃɛr seɪlz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈfaɪlɪŋ, wʊd goʊ tɪ ðə trəst. ðət gɪvz faɪæt mɔr ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən tɪ əˈvɔɪd ə ˈpəblɪk ˈɔfərɪŋ. ðɛr ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz ə rɪsk fər ðə trəst. ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, maɪt ˈvælju ðə ʃɛrz æt lɛs ðən ðə trəst ɪkˈspɛkts. ðət wʊd gɪv faɪæt ə ʧæns tɪ rɪˈnu ɪts ˈɔfər æt wət wʊd sim ə mɔr ˈfeɪvərəbəl praɪs fər ðə baɪər. "ðə trəst ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ˈwɪndˌfɔl beɪst ɔn ðə ˈkɑrənt ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈvælju əv ə ˈpəblɪkli ˈtreɪdɪd ˈkraɪslər," bət ðət maɪt nɑt məˈtɪriəˌlaɪz, ˈkɔʃənz ʤæk nerad*, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl dɪˈrɛktər ənd ˈmɑrkɪt ˈænəlɪst æt ˈɔtoʊ ˈrisərʧər ˈkɛli blu bʊk. hi siz ðə kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ əv faɪæt ənd ˈkraɪslər ɛz ə ˈbɛnəfɪt tɪ boʊθ ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkərz ənd tɪ ðɛr ˈkɑrənt ɪmˈplɔɪiz, waɪl ən, ɪn hɪz vju, kʊd bi ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən fər ðɛm. waɪl həz sɛd hi wɔnts tɪ mərʤ ðə tu ˈkəmpəˌniz, hi həz, ˈoʊvər ðə mənθs, dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ dɪˈskəs səm ˈditeɪlz, səʧ ɛz wɛr ðə mərʤd ˈkəmpəˌni wʊd hæv ɪts ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ðə juz. ər ˈɪtəli? hi həz sɛd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ðə mərʤd ˈpəblɪk ˈkəmpəˌni wʊd treɪd ɪn ðə juz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd ðə trəst ˈhævənt dɪˈskloʊzd ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks əv ðɛr nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ rɪˈpɔrts hæv pʊt ðɛr væljuˈeɪʃənz əv ˈkraɪslər fər ˈpərpəsɪz əv ˈsɛtɪŋ ə ʃɛr praɪs ɛz fɑr əˈpɑrt ɛz 4 ˈbɪljən tɪ 15 ˈbɪljən. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs wʊd əˈlaʊ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt tɪ sɛt ə ʃɛr praɪs reɪnʤ. ɛz ɪt stændz, faɪæt, ˈəndər ðə ˈbæŋkrəptsi əˈgrimənt ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈɛni, həz ˈɔpʃənz tɪ baɪ θri mɔr steɪks ɪn ˈkraɪslər frəm ðə trəst. wɪn ðə tu ˈkʊdənt əˈgri ɔn ə praɪs fər ðə fərst ˈpɔrʃən, faɪæt sud ðə trəst ɪn ˈdɛləˌwɛr ˈʧænsəri kɔrt. ə ʤəʤ ðɪs ˈsəmər, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ sɛt ə praɪs, ˈrulɪŋ ðət ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈsɛtəld ɪn ə traɪəl. ɪt kʊd bi 2015 ˌbiˈfɔr səʧ ə traɪəl wʊd bɪˈgɪn ˈlɔŋgər ðən fiæts ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl fər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər ɔl əv ˈkraɪslər ənd ˈlɔŋgər ðən ðə trəst wɔnts tɪ weɪt fər kæʃ. ɪn ˈfaɪlɪŋ ðə ˈdɑkjəmənts wɪθ ðə sɛk, ˈkraɪslər ɪz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə pæθ əv ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmoʊtərz, wɪʧ kənˈdəktəd ən ɔn noʊv. 17 2010 ˈpraɪsɪŋ ɪts ˈkɑmən ʃɛrz æt 33 ənd ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈbɪljən. ɪt tʊk mɔr ðən tu jɪrz fər ʃɛrz tɪ bɪˈgɪn ruˈtinli ˈtreɪdɪŋ fər mɔr ðən ðət ˌɪˈnɪʃəl praɪs. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə, ˈtækˌspeɪərz oʊnd əˈbaʊt 61 əv bɪˈkəz ðə juz. ˈtrɛʒəri tʊk ˈɛkwəti ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər ˈməni pəmpt ˈɪntu ðə ˈfeɪlɪŋ kɑr ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ɪts ˈbæŋkrəptsi ˌriɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən tɪ prɪˈzərv ʤɑbz ənd ðə juz. ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ beɪs. ˈæftər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt soʊld ʃɛrz ɪn ðə, ðə ˈtækˌspeɪərz' ʃɛr drɑpt tɪ ˈrəfli 30 ənd həz bɪn ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ sɪns ðɛn ɛz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt sɛlz ˈpɔrʃənz əv ɪts ˈhoʊldɪŋz ˈoʊvər taɪm, ənd ðə ˈtrɛʒəri sɛd læst wik ðət ɪts steɪk naʊ ɪz bɪˈloʊ 8 ðə tu ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkərz' ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ər ˈdɪfərənt, ðoʊ ðeɪ əraɪz frəm ðə seɪm ˈsərkəmˌstæns: ðɛr ˈʧæptər 11 ˈbæŋkrəptsi riˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ɪn 2009 bət waɪl ɪn keɪs, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tʊk məˈʤɔrəti ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp, ɪn ˈkraɪslərz keɪs, ɪt ˈbroʊkərd ə dil tɪ pʊt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈəndər ðə kənˈtroʊl əv faɪæt. ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkər gɑt ə 20 steɪk ɪn ˈkraɪslər ənd kənˈtroʊl ɪn rɪˈtərn fər fiæts ˈprɑməs tɪ dɪˈvɛləp smɔl kɑz fər ˈkraɪslər ənd tɪ bɪld ðɛm ɪn ðə juz., ɛz wɛl ɛz tɪ ˈoʊpən ɪts ˈgloʊbəl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈnɛtˌwərk tɪ ˈkraɪslər. faɪæt wɑz əˈlaʊd tɪ baɪ əˈdɪʃənəl steɪks ɛz ɪt mɛt ˈsərtən goʊlz. wɪn faɪæt tʊk ɪts ˌɪˈnɪʃəl steɪk, ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈɔtoʊ ˈmɑrkɪt hæd nɑt jɛt ˈtəmbəld ɛz ðə juz. ˈmɑrkɪt hæd. naʊ, ðə juz. ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz strɔŋ, ənd ˈkraɪslər ɪz ðə ˈhɛlθi ˈpɑrtnər. bət ˈəndər ðə ˈbæŋkrəptsi dil faɪæt dɪz nɑt hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈkraɪslərz kæʃ. ɪf ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ mərʤ ðə tu ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkərz, ˈməni kʊd floʊ ˈfrili bɪtˈwin ðə tu. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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sergio marchionne, ceo of chrysler and fiat, is going ahead with a public offering of chrysler stock, even though he prefers to directly buy the 41.5% of chrysler that fiat doesn't already own. that stake is held by a uaw retirement trust that says fiat's price is too low. marchionne is shown at a chrysler plant earlier this year. (photo: aj mast, ap) story highlights chrysler files to sell shares to public; price not set
would be the first time since 1998 the automaker is publicly traded
shares will come from uaw retirement trust's 41.5% stake in chrysler
chrysler group on monday made a government filing that could lead to an initial public offering of stock.
the company said in the filing that the number of shares to be sold and a price range haven't been set. jpmorgan is listed as the lead adviser.
all the shares to be sold would come from a 41.5% stake in chrysler held by a united auto workers retirement trust, the filing says. the remaining 58.5% of the company is owned by fiat, which got control of chrysler in the 2009 government-sponsored bankruptcy reorganization.
the trust has said it wants to cash out so it is liquid enough to pay health benefits for the about 60,000 people it covers and to diversify.
the filing says, "we do not intend to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future."
if the securities and exchange commission approves the registration, which could take several months, and a sale of shares takes place — which isn't guaranteed — it would be the first time since 1998 that all three detroit automakers are publicly traded. chrysler was bought by germany's daimler-benz in 1998, then sold to private investment group cerberus capital.
fiat and chrysler ceo sergio marchionne has said he wants to buy the stake that the uaw retiree medical benefits trust got in the bankruptcy reorganization and merge the two companies into a single public company.
but the two sides haven't been able to agree on a price. it is the uaw trust that forced the issue, using a provision of the bankruptcy agreement that allows it to require registration for an ipo.
this can be seen as a negotiating tool. if fiat wants all of chrysler badly enough, it might boost its offer for the uaw trust's stake to avoid the sale of shares to the public, which would make it very difficult for fiat to achieve the goal of 100% ownership of chrysler.
also, chrysler would have to pay for the ipo — lawyers, advisers and others — but all the proceeds of share sales, according to the filing, would go to the uaw trust. that gives fiat more motivation to avoid a public offering.
there also is a risk for the trust. the market, in the ipo process, might value the shares at less than the uaw trust expects. that would give fiat a chance to renew its offer at what would seem a more favorable price for the buyer.
"the trust is looking for a windfall based on the current expected value of a publicly traded chrysler," but that might not materialize, cautions jack nerad, executive editorial director and market analyst at auto researcher kelley blue book.
he sees the combining of fiat and chrysler as a benefit to both automakers and to their current employees, while an ipo, in his view, could be a lose-lose situation for them.
while marchionne has said he wants to merge the two companies, he has, over the months, declined to discuss some nuts-and-bolts details, such as where the merged company would have its headquarters — the u.s. or italy? he has said, however, that the merged public company would trade in the u.s.
the companies and the trust haven't disclosed the specifics of their negotiations, although reports have put their valuations of chrysler for purposes of setting a share price as far apart as $4 billion to $15 billion. the ipo process would allow the market to set a share price range.
as it stands, fiat, under the bankruptcy agreement and outside of any ipo, has options to buy three more 3.3% stakes in chrysler from the trust. when the two couldn't agree on a price for the first 3.3% portion, fiat sued the uaw trust in delaware chancery court. a judge this summer, however, declined to set a price, ruling that it should be settled in a trial. it could be 2015 before such a trial would begin — longer than fiat's timetable for taking over all of chrysler and longer than the trust wants to wait for cash.
in filing the documents with the sec, chrysler is following the path of general motors, which conducted an ipo on nov. 17, 2010, pricing its common shares at $33 and raising $20.1 billion. it took more than two years for shares to begin routinely trading for more than that initial price.
before the gm ipo, taxpayers owned about 61% of gm because the u.s. treasury took equity in exchange for money pumped into the failing car company in its bankruptcy reorganization to preserve jobs and the u.s. manufacturing base. after the government sold shares in the ipo, the taxpayers' share dropped to roughly 30%, and has been shrinking since then as the government sells portions of its holdings over time, and the treasury said last week that its stake now is below 8%.
the two automakers' situations are different, though they arise from the same circumstance: their government-scripted chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizations in 2009.
but while in gm's case, the government took majority ownership, in chrysler's case, it brokered a deal to put the company under the control of fiat. the italian automaker got a 20% stake in chrysler and control in return for fiat's promise to develop fuel-efficient small cars for chrysler and to build them in the u.s., as well as to open its global distribution network to chrysler.
fiat was allowed to buy additional stakes as it met certain goals. when fiat took its initial stake, the european auto market had not yet tumbled as the u.s. market had. now, the u.s. market is strong, and chrysler is the healthy partner.
but under the bankruptcy deal fiat does not have access to chrysler's cash. if marchionne is able to merge the two automakers, money could flow freely between the two.
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moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv bɪn ðɛr: wi nid tɪ gɪt əraʊnd ðə ˈsɪti fər ðə deɪ, soʊ wi loʊd səm ˈməni ˈɔntu ɑr tæp kɑrd fər ɑr bəs ər treɪn fɛr. wi doʊnt noʊ haʊ ˈmɛni ˈtrænzɪt trɪps wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk fər ðə deɪ, soʊ wi pleɪ ɪt kənˈsərvətɪv ənd baɪ ə fɛr ər tu, ˈseɪvɪŋ ə fju ˈdɔlərz ɔf ðə pæs. kəm ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ, wiv ˈteɪkən hæf ə ˈdəzən ˈtrænzɪt trɪps ənd spɛnt twaɪs ɛz məʧ ɛz ɪf wid ʤɪst bɔt ðə deɪ pæs ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. ər ˈmeɪbi jʊr mɔr fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə rɪˈvərs: ju ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ juz ˈtrænzɪt kwaɪt ə bɪt ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst wik, soʊ ˈrəðər ðən peɪ ə fju bəks fər iʧ raɪd ju ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ spərɪŋ fər ə ˈwikli pæs æt ə kɔst əv 25 θɪŋz kəm əp, plænz ʧeɪnʤ, ənd ˈsədənli ju ˈriəˌlaɪz juv spɛnt 25 bəks fər 7 ˈdɔlərz wərθ əv bəs raɪdz. ɪts ðə ʤɪm ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈspɛndɪŋ. ɪn moʊst ˈsɪtiz, lɑ ˌɪnˈkludɪd, wɪr ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ meɪk ə priˈdɪkʃən əˈbaʊt haʊ wɪl juz ˈtrænzɪt fər ðə nɛkst deɪ, wik, ər mənθ (ər ˈivɪn jɪr), ənd meɪk ɑr fɛr ˈpərʧəs beɪst ɔn ðət priˈdɪkʃən. ɪf wi ˌoʊvərˈɛstəˌmeɪt ɑr ˈtrænzɪt ˈjusɪʤ, wi ˈoʊvərˌpeɪ; ɪf wi ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪt ɑr ˈtrænzɪt ˈjusɪʤ, wi ˈoʊvərˌpeɪ. fər ˌɪnˈfrikwənt ˈtrænzɪt ˈjuzərz ðiz ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ər ˈbɛrəbəl, ðoʊ ˌɪnkənˈvinjənt ənd ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ. ðə ˈwəri ðət ju maɪt meɪk ðə rɔŋ ʧɔɪs ɪz ən əˈnɔɪəns, bət ˈlɪtəl mɔr. ɪf jʊr ə loʊ ˈɪnˌkəm ˈwərkər, ə ˈstudənt, ər ən ˈɛldərli ˈrɛzɪdənt ɔn ə fɪkst ˈɪnˌkəm, hu kænt əˈfɔrd ˈivɪn ˈmaɪnər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl mɪˈsteɪks, ər hu ˈdəzənt ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv ðə kæʃ floʊ tɪ pʊt əp 100 æt ðə seɪm taɪm iʧ mənθ fər ə ˈtrænzɪt ɪz ə ˈsɪriəs ˈprɑbləm. ɪt ˈdəzənt hæv tɪ bi ðɪs weɪ, ənd ɪts taɪm ðə lɑ ˈmɛˌtroʊ ənd ˈəðər ˈriʤənəl ənd mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈtrænzɪt ˈeɪʤənsiz əˈdɑpt ə mɔr ˈɛkwɪtəbəl, ˈpeɪmənt ˈstrəkʧər. fər ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv wət ɪt ʃʊd lʊk laɪk, wi kən lʊk tɪ ˈkraɪstʧərʧ, nu ˈzilənd. (hæt tɪp tɪ ˈdɑrən ˈdeɪvɪs fər ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl.) pay-per-trip*, wɪθ ˈdeɪli, ˈwikli, ənd ˈmənθli kæps ɪn ˈkraɪstʧərʧ, ðɛr ər ˈdeɪli ənd ˈwikli ˈspɛndɪŋ kæps ðət ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈoʊvərˌpeɪɪŋ fər ˈtrænzɪt ˈsərvɪs. ðɪs həz əˈlaʊd ðɛm tɪ du əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈdeɪli ənd ˈwikli ˈpæsɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ˈdeɪli ər ˈwikli ˈpæsɪz, ju ˈsɪmpli juz jʊr fɛr kɑrd ɛz ən ənd peɪ fər iʧ trɪp dɪˈrɛkli. wɪn ju riʧ ðə ˈspɛndɪŋ kæp fər ðə deɪ, ˈɛni əˈdɪʃənəl trɪps ju teɪk ðət deɪ ər fri, ɪgˈzæktli ɛz ɪf jʊd ˈpərʧəst ə deɪ wɪˈθaʊt ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ðət ju peɪ fər ɔl jʊr raɪdz əp frənt. ðə ˈwikli kæps wərk ɪn ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm weɪ. pər ðə ˈteɪbəl bɪˈloʊ, ˈdeɪli kæp ɪz sɛt æt 5 ənd ðə ˈwikli kæp ɪz 25
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most of us have been there: we need to get around the city for the day, so we load some money onto our tap card for our bus or train fare. we don't know how many transit trips we're going to take for the day, so we play it conservative and buy a fare or two, saving a few dollars off the all-day pass. come the end of the day, we've taken half a dozen transit trips and spent twice as much as if we'd just bought the day pass in the first place.
or maybe you're more familiar with the reverse: you expect to use transit quite a bit over the next week, so rather than pay a few bucks for each ride you decide to spring for a weekly pass at a cost of $25. things come up, plans change, and suddenly you realize you've spent 25 bucks for 7 dollars worth of bus rides. it's the gym membership of transportation spending.
in most cities, la included, we're expected to make a prediction about how we'll use transit for the next day, week, or month (or even year), and make our fare purchase based on that prediction. if we overestimate our transit usage, we overpay; if we underestimate our transit usage, we overpay.
for infrequent transit users these situations are bearable, though inconvenient and frustrating. the worry that you might make the wrong choice is an annoyance, but little more. if you're a low income worker, a student, or an elderly resident on a fixed income, however—someone who can't afford even minor financial mistakes, or who doesn't always have the cash flow to put up $100 at the same time each month for a 30-day transit pass—this is a serious problem.
it doesn't have to be this way, and it's time the la metro and other regional and municipal transit agencies adopt a more equitable, fault-tolerant payment structure. for an example of what it should look like, we can look to christchurch, new zealand. (hat tip to darren davis for the example.)
pay-per-trip, with daily, weekly, and monthly caps
in christchurch, there are daily and weekly spending caps that eliminate the possibility of overpaying for transit service. this has allowed them to do away with daily and weekly passes entirely.
instead of purchasing daily or weekly passes, you simply use your fare card as an e-wallet and pay for each trip directly. when you reach the spending cap for the day, any additional trips you take that day are free, exactly as if you'd purchased a day pass—but without the requirement that you pay for all your rides up front. the weekly caps work in exactly the same way.
per the table below, christchurch's daily cap is set at $5, and the weekly cap is $25.
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ə skrin ʃɑt frəm 'grænd θɛft ˈɔtoʊ vi' ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ərˈɪʤənəli əˈpɪrd ɔn vaɪs uk*. ˈgeɪmɪŋ. ə ˈhɑbi ðæts rɪˈlɪʤəsli əˈdɔrd baɪ ˈmɪljənz əraʊnd ðə wərld. ən eɪd tɪ dɪˈprɛʃən, ə ləˈʤɪtəmət ɪˈskeɪp frəm ðə ˈstrəgəlz əv ˈɛvriˈdeɪ laɪf, ˈsoʊʃəl ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən, ənd ˈivɪn ˈlaɪfθˌrɛtnɪŋ ˈɪlnəs. ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈbihəməθ əv ən ˈɪndəstri ðæts wərθ ˈbɪljənz ənd ˈbɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz, ənd meɪks mɔr ˈməni ˈænjuəli ðən ðə mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈmuvi məˈʃinz kəmˈbaɪnd. ə ˈkəlʧərəl ˈkɔldrən əv ˈbəbəlɪŋ kəmˈjunɪtiz, ˈpæʃənət ˈdɛvəˈtiz, ənd ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd, ˈtæləntɪd dɪˈvɛləpərz. ðə ki tɪ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈbjutəfli ˈriəˌlaɪzd wərldz, ˈkɛrɪktərz, ənd wən mɔr ˈmɛmərəbəl ənd ˈwəndərfəl ðən ðə læst. bət ɪˈnəf əv ðə ˈsækərˌaɪn, simpering*, ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk nid tɪ gɪt ə fju θɪŋz ɔf maɪ ʧɛst. hir ər ðə tɛn θɪŋz ðət aɪ heɪt ðə moʊst əˈbaʊt ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪn 2015 ˈʃɪˌti ˈmænjuəlz aɪ ˈoʊpənd əp maɪ ˈkɑpi əv ðə ˈəðər deɪ, ənd aɪ ˈwəzənt ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ məʧ, ˈgrænɪd. bət ɪz ðɪs ðə bɛst ðeɪ kʊd du? ˈrɪli? ə ˈflɪmzi, ˈflɑpi ˈlɪtəl ˌɪnˈsərt wɪθ ə kənˈtroʊlər mæp ɔn ɪt? ənd ɪts nɑt ʤɪst ˈleɪtəst ðæts æt fɔlt, ɛz ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈmænjuəlz ər ˈvərʧuəli ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt ɪn 2015 təˈdeɪ, ðɛr ʤɪst ˈkrɪnʤɪŋ, ˌɪnˈsɪpəd ˈlɪtəl ˌɪnˈsərts ər flaɪərz, sˈlɑtɪd ˈɪntu ðə geɪm bɑks ənd dɪˈmændɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɛz məʧ ˈwɛlkəm əˈtɛnʃən ɛz ðə ˈəpˌdeɪt frəm ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈtɔri dɪz wɪn ɪt lændz ɔn jʊr ˈdɔrˌstɛp. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər wɪn geɪm ˈmænjuəlz wər ˈrɪtən ənd ˈkræftɪd, wɪn ˈpəblɪʃərz tʊk ðə taɪm tɪ meɪk ðɛm fil pɑrt əv ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns, ənd wɪn aɪd sɪt əp ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə wənz ðət keɪm wɪθ maɪ oʊld ˈʤɛnəsəs geɪmz ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn, tɪ ˈfʊli ˌɪˈmərs ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɪn ðə wərld ˌbiˈfɔr sˈlɑtɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrtrɪʤ ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑnsoʊl fər ðə fərst taɪm. wət ðə fək ˈhæpənd, ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz? teɪk səm praɪd ɪn jʊr ˈmænjuəlz. ənd waɪl əm æt ɪt, sɔrt aʊt jʊr bɑks ɑrt aʊt, tu. "weɪt ənˈtɪl aɪ tɛl dæd ju kəˈlɛkt tɔɪ ˈfɪgjərz naʊ," maɪ ˈʧɑrmɪŋ ˈjəŋgər ˈbrəðər θˈrɛtənd ðə ˈəðər ˈwiˌkɪnd. æt ðə raɪp oʊld eɪʤ əv 30 aɪ ˈkʊdənt gɪv ə ˈbikər əv ˈməŋkiz tɪt mɪlk wət ˈiðər əv maɪ ˈpɛrənts θɪŋk əˈbaʊt maɪ ˌɛkstrəkərˈɪkjələr ækˈtɪvɪtiz, bət hɪz wərdz ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪd əraʊnd ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv maɪ hɛd fər aʊərz ˈæftərwərdz ˌnənðəˈlɛs. hi hæd ə ˈfəkɪŋ pɔɪnt. wət æm aɪ duɪŋ kəˈlɛktɪŋ ðiz, ˈsupərflˌwəs, ˈɪnfəntɪl ˈlɪtəl tɔɪz? wət ˈbɪznɪs du aɪ hæv ˈspɛndɪŋ maɪ weɪʤ ˈpækɪts ɔn smɔl ˈpisɪz əv ˈplæstɪk, ʤɪst soʊ ðeɪ kən sɪt ˈstɛrɪŋ æt mi frəm ðə laʊnʤ ʃɛlf wɪθ ˈmɑkɪŋ ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns? wɪl aɪ ˈɛvər stɑp? nɛs, charizard*, ənd ər ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt ðɪs mənθ. aɪ məst gɪt ðoʊz pre-orders*. aɪ məst hæv ˈmitə naɪt, ˈlɪtəl mæk, ənd rosalina*. aɪ məst hæv ɔl ðə faɪər ˈɛmbləm ˈkɛrɪktərz. aɪ məst hæv ðɛm ɔl. aɪl goʊ tɪ ʤəˈpæn ɪf aɪ hæv tɪ. ənd ðɛn aɪ kən sɪt daʊn wɪθ ə kəp əv ti ənd wərk aʊt ɪgˈzæktli wɛr ɪt ɔl wɛnt rɔŋ. (oʊ gɑd, ənd naʊ ðɛrz jɑrn yoshis*? wɪl ɪt ˈnɛvər stɑp?) oʊ, ənd dæd, ɪf jʊr ˈrɛdɪŋ: ɛz ɪf biɪŋ ˈʃɪˌti æt spɔrts ənd ˈhævɪŋ lɔŋ hɛr ˈwəzənt bæd ɪˈnəf, fər ðə læst fju mənθs aɪ hæv bɪn ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli riˈsərʧɪŋ ənd ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ə ˈsɪriz əv ˌfɪgjərˈinz beɪst ɔn nɪnˈtɛndoʊ ˈkɛrɪktərz. aɪl ɪkˈspɛkt ðə əˈdɑpʃən sərˈtɪfɪkət ɪn ðə poʊst sun. lɛts pleɪərz ðə ˈəðər deɪ aɪ gɑt stək, soʊ aɪ faɪərd əp ə ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˈbrɔdˌkæst fər ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈivəl ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz 2 ɔn ðə wən. ə ˈʧərpi ˈlɪtəl ˈdɪˌkhɛd əraʊnd ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər əv ðə skrin, ˈæskɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ laɪk ənd səbˈskraɪb tɪ hɪz ˈvɪdioʊz ˈɛvəri tu ˈmɪnəts. æt list. naʊ, kɔl mi ə ˈmaɪzər, bət aɪ ʤɪst ˈkænɑt si ðə əˈpil əv ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðiz prɪks pleɪ geɪmz ɔn ˈkæmərə. ˈsɑri. rɪˈdəndənt ˈriˈmeɪks lɛts bi ˈɑnəst: ˈrɛzɪdənt bɪn riˈmeɪd fɑr tu ˈmɛni taɪmz. ðə læst əv ˈjuˈɛs wɑz ˈripækɪʤd wɪθ ə sˈmuðər freɪm reɪt læst ˈsəmər. fər səm, ðə ˈlæˌkləstər ˈriˈmeɪk əv ˈʃæˌdoʊ əv ðə kəˈlɑsəs ˈtɑrnɪʃt ðə geɪmz ˈmɛməri. ˈivɪn ðə mægˈnɪfɪsənt dɑrk soʊlz ɪz naʊ biɪŋ riˈsoʊld tɪ ju ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt bɑks, wɪθ ˈdrægənz ɪn bɪts ðət ˈdɪdənt ˈpriviəsli hæv ˈdrægənz ɪn. ənd ˈivɪn ðoʊ ju ɔˈrɛdi ˈsəfərd θru ə ˈhənərd aʊərz əv dɛθ ənd ˈmɪzəri wɪθ ɪt læst mɑrʧ, jul ˈprɑbəˌbli baɪ ɪt əˈgɛn, woʊnt ju. aɪ noʊ aɪ ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli wɪl. gɑd, ʤɪst ɛnd mi. oʊ, ənd waɪl əm hir ˈruɪnɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwənz fən, gɑd əv wɔr ˈdəzənt nid tɪ bi riˈmeɪd ˈiðər. ɪt lʊkt ənd pərˈfɔrmd ˈpərfəktli faɪn ðə fərst taɪm əraʊnd, ənd ɪt ˈwəzənt ˈivɪn ðət greɪt ˈɛniˌweɪ. wi doʊnt nid əˈnəðər naɪn aʊərz əv ˈʃaʊtɪŋ, ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz. nɛkst. ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl waɪərz ðə 4 ɪz ðə ˈhəmər əv ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈkɑnsoʊl kənˈtroʊlərz. ɪt həz ə ˈmæsɪv ˈfəkɪŋ laɪt ɔn ðə frənt, ˈvaɪbreɪts ˈhɑrdər ðən ən ɛmˈbɪtərd ˈmɪdəˌleɪgd ˈræmpənt ˈræbɪt, ənd ˈfiʧərz ə ənd ˈlɑrʤli ˈpɔɪntləs ˈspikər ˈsɪstəm huz ˈoʊnli ˈpərpəs ɪz tɪ meɪk ðə foʊn ɪn vi fil ə bɪt mɔr laɪk ˈriˌllaɪf kɔlz. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə ˈbætəri ɪz ˈɔfən dreɪnd lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr aɪv meɪd ɪt tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm əv maɪ boʊl əv blænd ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt stodge*, ənd aɪ hæv tɪ sɪt wɪθ maɪ æs prɛst raɪt əp əˈgɛnst ðə ɛʤ əv ðə ˈsoʊfə waɪl ɪt ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈviə ə ˈkeɪbəl wɪʧ ɪkˈstɛndz tɪ ðə ˈhændi lɛŋθ əv θri ˈɪnʧɪz. ˈrisəntli, ðə kənˈtroʊlər daɪd ɔn mi ˈdʊrɪŋ ə faɪt wɪθ ˈfɑðər (ˈpɪkʧərd, əˈbəv) ənd aɪ hæd maɪ æs ˈhændɪd tɪ mi ɔn ə ˈpeɪpər pleɪt ˈivɪn kˈwɪkər ðən aɪ wʊd hæv dən ˈnɔrməli. ʃʊr, ðɛr ər twiks ðət kən bi meɪd tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ðə ˈbætəri laɪf. ənd jɛs, aɪ kʊd ʤɪst baɪ ə ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli lɔŋ kɔrd. bət ɪts ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl əv ðə θɪŋ. ˈgræfɪks kəmˈpɛrəsənz ˈɛvəri tɛn ˈmɪnəts ju spɛnd ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə ˈgræfɪks kəmˈpɛrəsən ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz tɛn ˈmɪnəts ju wɪl ˈnɛvər gɪt bæk. oʊ lʊk, ðət ˈwɔtər lʊks ə bɪt lɛs ˈʃɪˌti ðən ðət ˈwɔtər. oʊ lʊk, ðoʊz ˈθɪsəlz ər kˈwɪvərɪŋ ɪn ðə briz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt mɔr kənˈvɪnsɪŋli ðən ðoʊz ˈθɪsəlz kˈwɪvərɪŋ ɪn ðə briz. oʊ lʊk, ðə ˌlɛfˈthænd saɪd əv ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ həz mɔr ˈpɑrtɪkəlz ˈfloʊtɪŋ əraʊnd ðən ðə raɪˈthænd saɪd dɪz. oʊ lʊk, əˈnəðər ˈfəkɪŋ ˈgræfɪks kəmˈpɛrəsən ˈvɪdioʊ fər ˈɪˌdiəts. ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ərˈaɪvəl əv ˈsəmər ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋz aɪ laɪk tɪ sɛt maɪ bləd ˈsɪmərɪŋ baɪ ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈpipəlz "ˈwiˌkɪnd tweets*" ɪn bɛd fər ən aʊər ər soʊ, ðɛn aɪl ˈstægər tɪ ðə ˈkɪʧən ɪn maɪ pænts, pɔr ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ə kəp əv ˈkɔfi, ənd slæp ə ˈbətərd bɪt əv toʊst ˈɔntu ə ʧɪpt pleɪt. ðɛn, aɪl ˌriˈtaɪər tɪ ðə laʊnʤ ɪn sɛd pænts, bip ɔn ðə ənd pleɪ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm də ʤur wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪntərˈəpʃən ənˈtɪl əm mɛt wɪθ ðə ˈʤɑrɪŋ ˈhɔrər əv maɪ "dəks" əˈlɑrm goʊɪŋ ɔf ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ðɪs ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪ hæd tɪ drɔ ðə ˈkərtənz. ɪt wɑz ðɛn ðət aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd. ˈfəkɪŋ hɛl. ˈsəmərz ˈkəmɪŋ. mɛn hu wɛr ˈsændəlz ənd ʃɔrts ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪts stɪl ˈprɪti məʧ koʊld. fɪld wɪθ ˈeɪʤɪŋ ˈwɪmən ɪn kˈwɪltɪd ˈʤækɪts ˈsɪpɪŋ waɪt waɪn ənd ʃoʊɪŋ ɔf ðɛr ˈjɔrkʃər ˈtɛriərz tɪ ˈstreɪnʤərz. pɑrks ənd əv pleɪɪŋ ˈfrɪsbi. ɪts ɔl ɪn ðə poʊst. ðə ˈwɪndoʊ əv taɪm ɪn wɪʧ wən kən pleɪ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ˌnɑnˈstɑp ɪn pænts ɪz ˈnɛroʊɪŋ, ənd ðɛrz ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈnəθɪŋ ju kən du tɪ stɑp ɪt. ˈnoʊˌwɛr tɪ haɪd ˈpɪkʧər ðə sin. əm ˈsɪtɪŋ ðɛr pleɪɪŋ riˈbərθ ənd ˈdrɑpɪŋ daʊn ðə gæps ɪn ðə ˈsoʊfə. ə ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən pɑps əp. wɔnts ju tɪ pleɪ ˈbætəlˌfild 4 nɑ, meɪt. taɪm ˈpæsɪz. ðɛn, ə ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˈmɛsɪʤ. ɪts əˈgɛn. "ʤɔɪn ər skwɑd ənd stɑp pleɪɪŋ ʃɪt ˈɪndi geɪmz," hi raɪts. hi noʊz wət jʊr pleɪɪŋ ənd hi noʊz jʊr ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ hɪz ˌɪnˈvaɪts. hi ˈivɪn noʊz jʊr nɑt ðət ˈmæsɪvli ˈɪntu ˈbætəlˌfild. ənd hi ˈdəzənt kɛr. ˈsoʊni, aɪ ləv ju. jʊr ˌɔˈlraɪt ɔn ðə hoʊl, tu. bət pliz, fər ðə ləv əv fək, pliz ˌɪnˈklud ən "əˈpɪr ˈɔˌflaɪn" ˈfəŋkʃən wɪθ ðə nɛkst ˈəpˌdeɪt. ðə dɛθ əv 'ˈsaɪlənt hɪlz' ə fju wiks bæk aɪ roʊt ə ˈræmbəlɪŋ pis əˈbaʊt haʊ kəˈjaɪmə ənd gwɪˈljɛrmoʊ dɛl ˈfɔreɪ ˈɪntu ðə wərld əv ˈvɪdioʊˌgeɪm ɔn tɪ bɪˈkəm maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns əv 2014 soʊ wɪn aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm wʊd ˈlaɪkli kənˈsaɪn ˈsaɪlənt hɪlz tɪ dɪˈvɛləpmənt hɛl, dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈʧɪlɪŋ kənˈsɛpʧuəl ˈtreɪlər riˈlist æt 2014 aɪ wɑz ˈprɪti ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd tɪ seɪ ðə list., pliz doʊnt lɛt ˈsaɪlənt hɪlz fɔl ˈɪntu ðə hænz əv ˈpipəl hu doʊnt ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ˈhɔrər ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə ənˈkæni, ðə sæd, ðə sərˈil, ənd ðə ˈhɛlɪʃ. pliz doʊnt lɛt ɪt fɔl ˈɪntu ðə hænz əv ˈpipəl hu si ˈnɔrmən ənd θɪŋk, "raɪt wɪl teɪk ðɪs ənd meɪk ə kwɪk ənd ˈfɪlθi bək." pliz ʤɪst lɛt kəˈjaɪmə ənd dɛl ˈtɔroʊ du mɔr əv ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt ɪz ðeɪ wər duɪŋ læst ˈsəmər. ənd ɪn duɪŋ soʊ, pliz ˈfaɪnəli gɪv mi əˈnəðər ˈrizən tɪ ʃɪt maɪ ʤinz æt ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd. speɪs, læk ˌðɛˈrəv ˈsɑri, aɪ məst hæv mɪst ðə ˈmɛˌmoʊ əˈbaʊt ɔl nu geɪmz rikˈwaɪərɪŋ tɛn ˈfəkɪŋ ˌtɛrəˈbaɪts əv ˈmɛməri ʤɪst tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl. soʊ naʊ əm ˈæməˌzɑn ˈlʊkɪŋ fər kəmˈpætəbəl hɑrd draɪvz, ðə bɛst əv wɪʧ kɔst ˈnɪrli ə ˈhənərd bəks wɪʧ kʊd ˈizəli bi spɛnt ɔn mɔr rɛr ər geɪmz aɪl pleɪ fər ən aʊər ðɛn pʊt bæk ɔn ðə ʃɛlf ər jɛt əˈnəðər ˈkræˌpi ənd maɪ həz ə ˈstɪki ˈbətən ənd tu hɑrd ənd faɪv naɪts æt ˈfrɛdiz ɪz ʃɪt ənd bɪn dɪˈleɪd ənd waɪ du ðeɪ kip ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈzɑmbi geɪmz ənd waɪ du ˈdɪʤɪtəl geɪmz kɔst mɔr ðən ˈfɪzɪkəl wənz ənd waɪ du ˈtɛlˌteɪl geɪmz teɪk soʊ lɔŋ tɪ riˈlis ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ənd jæ, ɪts ˈprɑbəˌbli bɛst tɪ kɔl ɪt ə deɪ ðɛr, ˈrɪli. ˈfɑloʊ ˈʤɑnəθən ɔn tˈwɪtər.
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a screen shot from 'grand theft auto v'
this article originally appeared on vice uk.
gaming. a hobby that's religiously adored by millions around the world. an aid to depression, a legitimate escape from the struggles of everyday life, social alienation, and even life-threatening illness. a global behemoth of an industry that's worth billions and billions of dollars, and makes more money annually than the music and movie machines combined. a cultural cauldron of bubbling communities, passionate devotees, and dedicated, talented developers. the cast-iron key to thousands of beautifully realized worlds, characters, and stories—each one more memorable and wonderful than the last.
but enough of the saccharine, simpering, sycophantic shit—i need to get a few things off my chest. here are the ten things that i hate the most about gaming in 2015.
shitty manuals
i opened up my copy of bloodborne the other day, and i wasn't expecting much, granted. but is this the best they could do? really? a flimsy, floppy little insert with a controller map on it? and it's not just hidetaka miyazaki's latest that's at fault, as video game manuals are virtually nonexistent in 2015. today, they're just cringing, insipid little buy-our-dlc inserts or download-your-free-new-shit-character-skin-today flyers, limply slotted into the game box and demanding about as much welcome attention as the update from the local tory mp does when it lands on your doorstep.
i remember when game manuals were written and crafted, when publishers took the time to make them feel part of the experience, and when i'd sit up reading the ones that came with my old genesis games over and over again, to fully immerse myself in the world before slotting the cartridge into the console for the first time. what the fuck happened, video games? take some pride in your manuals. and while i'm at it, sort out your box art out, too.
amiibos
"wait until i tell dad you collect toy figures now," my charming younger brother threatened the other weekend. at the ripe old age of 30, i couldn't give a beaker of monkey's tit milk what either of my parents think about my extracurricular activities, but his words ricocheted around the inside of my head for hours afterwards nonetheless.
he had a fucking point. what am i doing collecting these twee, superfluous, infantile little toys? what business do i have spending my ever-dwindling wage packets on small pieces of plastic, just so they can sit staring at me from the lounge shelf with mocking indifference? will i ever stop? ness, charizard, and pac-man are coming out this month. i must get those pre-orders. i must have meta knight, little mac, and rosalina. i must have all the fire emblem characters. i must have them all. i'll go to japan if i have to. and then i can sit down with a cup of tea and work out exactly where it all went wrong. (oh god, and now there's yarn yoshis? will it never stop?)
oh, and dad, if you're reading: as if being shitty at sports and having long hair wasn't bad enough, for the last few months i have been systematically researching and purchasing a series of five-inch figurines based on nintendo characters. i'll expect the adoption certificate in the post soon.
let's players
the other day i got stuck, so i fired up a gameplay broadcast for resident evil revelations 2 on the xbox one. a chirpy little dickhead bobbed around in the corner of the screen, asking people to like and subscribe to his videos every two minutes. at least.
now, call me a miser, but i just cannot see the appeal of watching these pricks play games on camera. sorry.
redundant remakes
let's be honest: resident evil's been remade far too many times. the last of us was insultingly repackaged with a smoother frame rate last summer. for some, the lackluster hd remake of shadow of the colossus tarnished the game's memory. even the magnificent dark souls ii is now being resold to you in a different box, with dragons in bits that didn't previously have dragons in. and even though you already suffered through a hundred hours of death and misery with it last march, you'll probably buy it again, won't you. i know i inevitably will. god, just end me.
oh, and while i'm here ruining everyone's fun, god of war iii doesn't need to be remade either. it looked and performed perfectly fine the first time around, and it wasn't even that great anyway. we don't need another nine hours of kratos shouting, remastered or otherwise. next.
invisible wires
the ps4's dualshock 4 is the hummer of video game console controllers. it has a massive fucking multi-colored light on the front, vibrates harder than an embittered middle-aged divorcee's rampant rabbit, and features a crackly and largely pointless speaker system whose only purpose is to make the phone in gta v feel a bit more like real-life calls. as a result, the battery is often drained long before i've made it to the bottom of my bowl of bland supermarket stodge, and i have to sit with my ass pressed right up against the edge of the sofa while it charges via a usb cable which extends to the handy length of three inches.
recently, the controller died on me during a heart-stopping bloodborne fight with father gascoigne (pictured, above) and i had my ass handed to me on a paper plate even quicker than i would have done normally. sure, there are tweaks that can be made to extend the battery life. and yes, i could just buy a really, really long usb cord. but it's the principle of the thing.
split-screen graphics comparisons
every ten minutes you spend watching a super-serious split-screen graphics comparison video is ten minutes you will never get back.
oh look, that water looks a bit less shitty than that water. oh look, those thistles are quivering in the breeze a little bit more convincingly than those thistles quivering in the breeze. oh look, the left-hand side of this video has more particles floating around than the right-hand side does. oh look, another fucking split-screen graphics comparison video for idiots.
the inevitable arrival of summer
on saturday mornings i like to set my blood simmering by reading people's "weekend tweets" in bed for an hour or so, then i'll stagger to the kitchen in my pants, pour myself a cup of coffee, and slap a limply buttered bit of toast onto a chipped plate. then, i'll retire to the lounge in said pants, beep on the ps4, and play the video game du jour without interruption until i'm met with the jarring horror of my "ducks" alarm going off on monday morning. this saturday morning, however, i had to draw the curtains.
it was then that i realized. fucking hell. summer's coming. men who wear sandals and shorts even though it's still pretty much cold. twee gastropubs filled with aging women in quilted jackets sipping white wine and showing off their yorkshire terriers to strangers. waspy parks and gaggles of braying twats playing frisbee. it's all in the post. the window of time in which one can play video games non-stop in pants guilt-free is narrowing, and there's absolutely nothing you can do to stop it.
nowhere to hide
picture the scene. i'm sitting there playing rebirth and dropping m&ms down the gaps in the sofa. a notification pops up. generic_twat_1874 wants you to play battlefield 4. nah, mate. time passes. then, a follow-up whatsapp message. it's generic_twat_1874 again. "join are squad and stop playing shit indie games," he writes. he knows what you're playing and he knows you're ignoring his invites. he even knows you're not that massively into battlefield. and he doesn't care.
sony, i love you. your ps4's alright on the whole, too. but please, for the love of fuck, please include an "appear offline" function with the next firmware update.
the death of 'silent hills'
a few weeks back i wrote a rambling piece about how p.t.—hideo kojima and guillermo del toro's ballbag-shrinking foray into the world of videogame horror—went on to become my favorite gaming experience of 2014.
so when i realized that kojima's departure from konami would likely consign silent hills to development hell, despite the absolutely chilling conceptual trailer released at tgs 2014, i was pretty disappointed to say the least.
konami, please don't let silent hills fall into the hands of people who don't understand that horror is about the uncanny, the sad, the surreal, and the hellish. please don't let it fall into the hands of people who see norman reedus and think, "right we'll take this and make a quick and filthy buck." please just let kojima and del toro do more of whatever it is they were doing last summer. and in doing so, please finally give me another reason to shit my jeans at the weekend.
hd space, lack thereof
sorry, i must have missed the memo about all new games requiring ten fucking terabytes of memory just to install. so now i'm trawling amazon looking for compatible hard drives, the best of which cost nearly a hundred bucks which could easily be spent on more rare amiibos or games i'll play for an hour then put back on the shelf or yet another crappy hd remaster and my ps4 has a sticky r1 button and bloodborne's too hard and five nights at freddy's is shit and zelda's been delayed and why do they keep making zombie games and why do digital games cost more than physical ones and why do telltale games take so long to release episodes and yeah, it's probably best to call it a day there, really.
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ɪf wən θɪŋ aɪ heɪt mɔr ðən ˈæləks ˈæktɪŋ laɪk hi noʊz ðə ˈænsərz tɪ ðə kˈwɛsʧənz ɔn ˈʤɛpərdi, kˈwɔrə, ðə pleɪs wɛr ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk tɛkˈnɑləʤi goʊ tɪ drɛs əp dəm aɪˈdiəz ɪn bɪg wərdz ənd ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈʤɑrgən. tɪ ʃoʊ ju haʊ ˈizi ɪt ɪz tɪ bi æsk ʤivz, ər ˈfeɪsˌbʊk kˈwɛsʧənz, ər ˈgugəl kˈwɛsʧənz, ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ maɪ oʊn kˈwɛʃən ənd ˈænsər saɪt raɪt hir ɪn ðɪs ˈvɛri ˈkɑləm. ɪf hæf ɛz ˈləki ɛz kˈwɔrə, aɪ ʃʊd gɪt 150 ˈmɪljən. waɪ ɪz ˈɛniˌwən ˈivɪn peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ kˈwɔrə, æt ɔl? ˈɛksələnt kˈwɛʃən. ɛz pɑrt əv ðə prɛs ˈfrɛnzi ðət əˈkəmpənid ˈdeɪbju, ˈædəm toʊld səm rɪˈpɔrtər ðət hi kwɪt ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tɪ stɑrt kˈwɔrə bɪˈkəz ə ɪz wən əv ðoʊz ˈɛriəz ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt wɛr ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv saɪts, bət noʊ wən hæd kəm əˈlɔŋ ənd bɪlt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wɑz ˈrɪli gʊd yet.”*.” ənd ðeɪ stɪl haven’t*. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd, θɪŋk ə lɔt əv ˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ɪz stɪl ɪn hɛdz ðət ˈrɪli bɪn ˈrɪtən daʊn ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪn ə ˈjusfəl ˈfɔrˌmæt yet.”*.” ˈtoʊtəli. ˈpipəl θɪŋk ə gʊd aɪˈdiə tɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt kˈwɔrə bɪˈkəz kˈwɛʃən ənd ˈænsər saɪts ər ɛz ˈfæʃənəbəl raɪt naʊ ɛz wər læst ˈsəmər. si, ʤɪst laɪk ðə romper*, kju ə saɪts ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbli meɪks ə ˈkəmˌbæk ˈɛvəri fju jɪrz. wɪθ ˈgugəl ˈflədɪd wɪθ spæm ənd ˈsioʊ ˈnɑnsɛns, ər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈæˌkʧuəli bi ˈbɛtər ɪf wi fɑrmd aʊt ɑr nidz tɪ networks”*” əv ˈjumənz. məʧ ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ groʊn ˈwɪmən ˌpiriˈɑdɪkəli θɪŋk ə gʊd aɪˈdiə tɪ drɛs ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ˈaʊtˌfɪts fər two-year-olds*, kju ə saɪts laɪk kˈwɔrə ənd stæk ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ rɪr ðɛr ˈəgli hɛdz naʊ ənd ðɛn. pləs, ʤɪst laɪk hashable*, kˈwɔrə ˈkæpətəˌlaɪzɪz ɔn ðə ˈnɑrsɪˌsɪzəm ənd əv tɛk ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈkəlʧər, ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈaʊtˌsaɪz ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm frəm ə grup əv ˈpipəl hu ləv ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən tɪ hir ðɛr əˈpɪnjənz ənd mˈjuʧuəl ˈɛkoʊ əraʊnd ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈvərʧuəl ˈfɔrəm ˈhæpənz tɪ bi ˈpɑpjələr æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. ɪt? ˈrɑbərt æt wən pɔɪnt wɑz ðə noʊ. 1 ˈjuzər, bət kˈwɔrə gɑt ˈəpˌsɛt ðət hi wɑz ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ɛz ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈbrændɪŋ ˈviɪkəl (ən ɑd əˈbʤɛkʃən, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈbrændɪŋ ɪz wən əv ðə ˈoʊnli ˈrizənz ˈɛniˌwən həz ˈɛni ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ ˈænsər dəm kˈwɛsʧənz ɔn kˈwɔrə tɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ). gɑt ɪn ə faɪt wɪθ kˈwɔrə ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli roʊt ə feɪk mi ˈkəlpə, ənd səm ˈpipəl hu rɛd tɛk blɔgz peɪd əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðət. hu rənz kˈwɔrə? ˈʧɑrli ˈʧivər (maɪ frɛnd) ənd ˈædəm, tu gaɪz hu ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ʤəmp ʃɪp ɪn hoʊps əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə bək ɔf ˌɪnˈvɛstərz hu ər goʊɪŋ ˈkreɪzi ˈoʊvər tɛk ˈkəmpəˌniz. saʊnd fəˈmɪljər? ɪt ʃʊd. haʊ ɪz kˈwɔrə ˈdɪfərənt frəm ˈjɑˌhu! ˈænsərz? kˈwɔrə ɪz nɑt ˈdɪfərənt frəm ˈjɑˌhu! ˈænsərz. haʊ ɪz kˈwɔrə ˈdɪfərənt frəm stæk ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ? ənˈlaɪk stæk ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ, kˈwɔrə dɪz nɑt meɪk ə ˈhæbət əv ˈwidɪŋ aʊt ˈpurli fɔrmd ənd ˌɪˈlɑʤɪkəl kˈwɛsʧənz. (stæk kˈwɛsʧənz, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ər ˈvɛri wɛl θɔt aʊt ənd prægˈmætɪk, wɛˈræz ɔn kˈwɔrə ju gɪt θrɛdz laɪk ɪz ðə ˈsɛksiəst pokemon?”*?”) ɪz ʤivz ɔn kˈwɔrə? noʊ, kˈwɔrə həz ˈivɪn lɛs goʊɪŋ fər ɪt ðən ðə kˈwɛʃən ənd ˈænsər ˈɪnʤən, bɪˈkəz kˈwɔrə dɪz nɑt ˈivɪn hæv ə kɑrˈtun ˈbətlər fər ə ˈmæˌskɑt. haʊ məʧ ɪz kˈwɔrə wərθ? bɪtˈwin 86 ˈmɪljən ənd 300 ˈmɪljən, ɪf ju bɪˈliv ðə deep-pocketed*, ˈglɔrəˌfaɪd ˈlɑtəri pleɪərz æt ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk ˈkæpɪtəl. maɪ væljuˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə 0 reɪnʤ, bət maɪ əˈpɪnjən ˈmætər ɛz məʧ ɛz ðət əv ˈvɛnʧər ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈskætərˌʃɑt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn hoʊp əv ˈkæʃɪŋ ɪn ə ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈlɑtəri ˈtɪkɪt. waɪ ɪz ðɪs ˈhæpənɪŋ? ˈmeɪnli bɪˈkəz wət draɪvz ˈɛni əˈmɛrɪkən bʊl ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz ə grup əv ˈwɛlθi ənd bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪgnərənt ˈpipəl ˈweɪstɪŋ ðɛr ˈməni ɔn ˈfæʃənəbəl bət ˈəltəmətli ˈwərθləs ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts. ʃʊd wi groʊ əp naʊ? jɛs, groʊ əp, ju ˈbeɪbiz.
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if there’s one thing i hate more than alex trebek acting like he knows the answers to the questions on jeopardy, it’s quora, the place where narcissistic technology hangers-on go to dress up dumb ideas in big words and start-up jargon.
to show you how easy it is to be quora–or ask jeeves, or facebook questions, or google questions, or allexperts.com–i’m starting my own question and answer site right here in this very column. if i’m half as lucky as quora, i should get $150 million.
why is anyone even paying attention to quora, at all?
excellent question. as part of the slavering press frenzy that accompanied quora’s debut, co-founder adam d’angelo told some reporter that he quit facebook to start quora because “q & a is one of those areas on the internet where there are a lot of sites, but no one had come along and built something that was really good yet.” and they still haven’t.
he also said, “we think there’s a lot of knowledge that is still in people’s heads that hasn’t really been written down on the internet in a useful format yet.” totally.
people think it’s a good idea to care about quora because question and answer sites are as fashionable right now as rompers were last summer. see, just like the romper, q & a sites inexplicably makes a comeback every few years. with google flooded with spam and seo nonsense, technophiles are thinking it’d actually be better if we farmed out our question-answering needs to “social networks” of humans. much in the same way grown women periodically think it’s a good idea to dress themselves in one-piece outfits for two-year-olds, q & a sites like quora and stack exchange rear their ugly heads now and then.
plus, just like hashable, quora capitalizes on the narcissism and incestuousness of tech start-up culture, generating outsize enthusiasm from a group of people who love nothing more than to hear their opinions and mutual adulations echo around whatever virtual forum happens to be popular at the moment.
that’s it?
self-promoter robert scoble at one point was the site’s no. 1 user, but quora got upset that he was using it as a personal branding vehicle (an odd objection, considering personal branding is one of the only reasons anyone has any incentive to answer dumb questions on quora to begin with). scoble got in a fight with quora and eventually wrote a passive-aggressive fake mea culpa, and some people who read tech blogs paid attention to that.
who runs quora?
charlie cheever (my boss’s friend) and adam d’angelo, two ex-facebook guys who decided to jump ship in hopes of making a buck off investors who are going crazy over tech companies. sound familiar? it should.
how is quora different from yahoo! answers?
quora is not different from yahoo! answers.
how is quora different from stack exchange?
unlike stack exchange, quora does not make a habit of weeding out poorly formed and illogical questions. (stack exchange’s pokemon questions, for example, are very well thought out and pragmatic, whereas on quora you get threads like “who is the sexiest pokemon?”)
is jeeves on quora?
no, quora has even less going for it than the ill-fated question and answer engine, because quora does not even have a cartoon butler for a mascot.
how much is quora worth?
somewere between $86 million and $300 million, if you believe the deep-pocketed, glorified lottery players at benchmark capital. my valuation is closer to the $0 range, but my opinion doesn’t matter as much as that of venture investors making scattershot investments in hope of cashing in a winning start-up lottery ticket.
why is this happening?
mainly because what drives any american bull market is a group of wealthy and self-congratulatory — but also ignorant — people wasting their money on fashionable but ultimately worthless investments.
should we grow up now?
yes, grow up, you babies.
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(skɑt haɪnz ) pəˈlis dɪˈspərst kraʊdz frəm ˈbrʊklɪn brɪʤ pɑrk leɪt ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun du tɪ ə "dɪˈsɔrdərli grup," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi. ðə ˈpɑrʃəl ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən ˈprɑmptɪd tɪ strim əˈlɔŋ ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈbrʊklɪn haɪts strits tɪ ðə ʃəˈgrɪn əv ˈneɪbərz. "aɪ wɑz ˈwɔkɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd æt əˈbaʊt p.m*. ənd aɪ sɔ ˈmæsɪz əv kɪdz ˈkəmɪŋ daʊn strit [təˈwɔrd ðə pɑrk], ənd aɪ iˈmeɪld ðə ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi ənd kəmˈjunɪti ˈmɛmbərz ənd aɪ sɛd ðɛr meɪ bi ˈtrəbəl æt pɪr 2 bruɪŋ," sɛd ˈlɪndə də ˈroʊzə, vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, ə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ˈsɪvɪk grup. "wi kænt wɔk ɔn ðə strits fər fɪr əv ðɪs ˈhæpənɪŋ," ʃi ˈædɪd. "ðɛrz ə lɔt əv ˈvɛri ənˈseɪvəri ækˈtɪvɪti." ðə pɑrk ˈkloʊʒər ˈriˌkɔlz ˈsɪmələr ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi ˈækʃənz læst ˈeɪprəl ənd meɪ, ˈprɑmptɪd baɪ lɑrʤ ˈgæðərɪŋz plænd ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd rɪˈpɔrts əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ. ˈdʊrɪŋ ə kəmˈjunɪti ˈmitɪŋ læst spərɪŋ, ˈpriˌsɪŋkt ˈdɛpjəti ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈsərˌʤjoʊ əˈʃʊrd ˈloʊkəl ˈrɛzɪdənts ðət hi wɑz praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪzɪŋ pəˈlisɪŋ ˈɛfərts ɔn ðə pɪr, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə sərʤ əv kəmˈpleɪnts frəm ˈneɪbərz hu fɛlt ðɛr ˈseɪfti ənd kˈwɑləti əv laɪf hæd bɪn ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd. pɪr 2 ə wɪθ ˈbæskətˌbɔl ənd ˈhændˌbɔl kɔrts ənd ə rɪŋk, ɪz naʊ ɪn ɪts fɔrθ ˈsizən. ɪt wɑz kloʊzd faɪv taɪmz ɪn ˈəndər ə mənθ læst spərɪŋ. pəˈlis rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ə "dɪˈsɔrdərli grup" ɔn pɪr 2 æt p.m*. ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ənd dɪˈspərst ɪt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi. ðɛr wər noʊ ərˈɛsts, ənd noʊ ˈsəmənzɪz wər ˈɪʃud. ðə pəˈlis kʊd nɑt kənˈfərm əˈlɛʤd faɪts ɔn ðə pɪr, ər əˈlɔŋ strit, ɛz ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ðə ˈbrʊklɪn ˈdeɪli ˈigəl (ən ənˈneɪmd ˈpərsən toʊld ðə ˈaʊˌtlɛt ðət hi hæd ˈwɪtnəst "əˈbaʊt tɛn" faɪts ɔn ðə pɪr). wən ˈkrɪmənəl kəmˈpleɪnt, faɪld frəm ðə pɑrk æt p.m*., əˈlɛʤɪz ðət ə gərl wɑz pənʧt ənd kɪkt baɪ ə "grup əv ənˈnoʊn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz." hər foʊn ənd wər ˈstoʊlən, ʃi toʊld pəˈlis. ðə ˈbrʊklɪn brɪʤ pɑrk ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt seɪɪŋ, stæf wərkt ˈkloʊsli wɪθ ðə ˈpriˌsɪŋkt ˈtuzˌdeɪ tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ˈkraʊdɪŋ ˈɪʃuz ənd ɪnˈʃʊr boʊθ ə seɪf ˈklɪrɪŋ əv ˈoʊvərˌkraʊdɪd pɑrk ˈsɛkʃənz ənd kənˈtɪnjud ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz θruaʊt ðə rɛst əv ðə pɑrk." pɑrk ˈneɪbərz ˈɑrgjud læst spərɪŋ ðət ðə pɪr 2 ˈbæskətˌbɔl kɔrts wər tɪ bleɪm fər ənˈruli kraʊdz, əˈtræktɪŋ ˈtiˌneɪʤərz frəm ˈloʊkəl haɪ skulz. ˈrɛzɪdənts əv strɛʧ ðət kəˈnɛkts pɑrk ˈvɪzɪtərz dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ðə ðət ðə ˈbrʊklɪn brɪʤ pɑrk ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ənd ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi teɪk ˈɛkstrə ˈmɛʒər tɪ dɪˈskərɪʤ ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə pɑrk ənd sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrist ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi ˈprɛzəns ənd strit ˈkloʊʒərz. spoʊk tɪ ɔn pɪr 2 læst spərɪŋ, hu ɪkˈsprɛst kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt ðə ˌænəˈmɑsəti ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˌɪnˈkrist pəˈlis ˈprɛzəns. "ɪts bæd ðət ˈpipəl faɪt, bət wi ɔl gɪt tɪ hæŋ aʊt ənd mit nu ˈpipəl," sɛd braʊn, 17 ə ˈstudənt æt ˈbrʊklɪn haɪ skul əv ðə ɑrts. "ðə əˈmaʊnt əv kɑps ðət kəm hir, ðeɪ ˈprɛʃər ˈjuˈɛs ənd meɪk ˈjuˈɛs fil ə ˈlɪtəl ənˈseɪf ˈrəðər ðən prəˈtɛktɪd." ðə ˈpriˌsɪŋkt ˌɪnˈkrist ɪts pɑrk ˈditeɪl tɪ 25 ˈɔfɪsərz læst ˈsəmər, əp frəm ʤɪst tu ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd kɑps ɔn pɪr 2 ɪn 2015 ðə pɑrk ˈɔlsoʊ ˈædɪd mɔr ˈskɛʤʊld ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ, laɪk ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈklɪnɪks, ənd ˈprɑməst tɪ hoʊst ə ˈmitɪŋ fər ˈloʊkəl ˈtiˌneɪʤərz tɪ dɪˈskəs "haʊ wi kən bɛst wərk təˈgɛðər tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ə seɪf ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt." ðɪs wik ɪz spərɪŋ breɪk, ənd ðə pɑrk ɪz ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə fʊl wik əv ˌæftərˈnun ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈklɪnɪks ɔn ðə pɪr tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ˈstudənts. ˈjɛstərˌdeɪz dɪˈspərsəl ˌkoʊənˈsaɪdəd wɪθ ə plænd 3 vi. 3 ˈtʊrnəmənt fər bɔɪz. "ɪt ˈdɪdənt wərk dɪd ɪt?" də ˈroʊzə, əv ðə ˈsɪvɪk əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, sɛd. "soʊ ðɛr ju goʊ." "wɪl teɪk ðə ˌripərˈkəʃənz əv biɪŋ kɔld nimbys*, bɪˈkəz ɪts rɪˈdɪkjələs," ʃi ˈædɪd. "əv kɔrs ɪts ə ˈbjutəfəl deɪ. əv kɔrs ˈpipəl wɔnt tɪ juz ðə pɑrk. bət ðiz ʤaɪənt ˈprɑbləmz ər ɔn pɪr 2 ðæts ɔl aɪ noʊ. ɪts ˈɔlˌweɪz pɪr 2
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(scott heins / gothamist)
police dispersed crowds from brooklyn bridge park late tuesday afternoon due to a "disorderly group," according to the nypd. the partial evacuation prompted park-goers to stream along residential brooklyn heights streets to the chagrin of neighbors.
"i was walking out of the neighborhood at about 2:00 p.m. and i saw masses of kids coming down joralemon street [toward the park], and i emailed the nypd and community members and i said there may be trouble at pier 2 brewing," said linda de rosa, vice president of the willowtown association, a neighborhood civic group.
"we can't walk on the streets for fear of this happening," she added. "there's a lot of very unsavory activity."
the park closure recalls similar nypd actions last april and may, prompted by large gatherings planned on facebook and reports of fighting. during a community meeting last spring, 84th precinct deputy inspector sergio centa assured local residents that he was prioritizing policing efforts on the pier, following a surge of complaints from neighbors who felt their safety and quality of life had been compromised.
pier 2, a two-acre flattop with basketball and handball courts and a rollerskating rink, is now in its fourth season. it was closed five times in under a month last spring.
police responded to a "disorderly group" on pier 2 at 4:10 p.m. on tuesday, and dispersed it, according to a spokesman for the nypd. there were no arrests, and no summonses were issued. the police could not confirm alleged fights on the pier, or along joralemon street, as reported by the brooklyn daily eagle (an unnamed person told the outlet that he had witnessed "about ten" fights on the pier).
one criminal complaint, filed from the park at 3:30 p.m., alleges that a 15-year-old girl was punched and kicked by a "group of unknown individuals." her phone and metrocard were stolen, she told police.
the brooklyn bridge park corporation issued a statement saying, "bbp staff worked closely with the nypd's 84th precinct tuesday to manage crowding issues and ensure both a safe clearing of overcrowded park sections and continued operations throughout the rest of the park."
park neighbors argued last spring that the pier 2 basketball courts were to blame for unruly crowds, attracting teenagers from local high schools. residents of joralemon street—a treelined stretch that connects park visitors directly to the waterfront—demanded that the brooklyn bridge park corporation and nypd take extra measure to discourage fighting in the park and surrounding neighborhood, including increased nypd presence and street closures.
gothamist spoke to park-goers on pier 2 last spring, who expressed concern about the animosity coming from the neighborhood, as well as the increased police presence.
"it's bad that people fight, but we all get to hang out and meet new people," said kahliyah brown, 17, a student at brooklyn high school of the arts. "the amount of cops that come here, they pressure us and make us feel a little unsafe rather than protected."
the 84th precinct increased its park detail to 25 officers last summer, up from just two dedicated cops on pier 2 in 2015. the park also added more scheduled programing, like basketball clinics, and promised to host a meeting for local teenagers to discuss "how we can best work together to ensure a safe environment."
this week is spring break, and the park is hosting a full week of afternoon basketball clinics on the pier to accommodate students. yesterday's dispersal coincided with a planned 3 v. 3 tournament for boys.
"it didn't work did it?" de rosa, of the civic association, said. "so there you go."
"we'll take the repercussions of being called nimbys, because it's ridiculous," she added. "of course it's a beautiful day. of course people want to use the park. but these giant problems are on pier 2. that's all i know. it's always pier 2."
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stæf riˈtrit ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ˈnæsər. prəˈdust baɪ mæt ˈkilti ənd ˈwilər. wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ju ˈkɑmbaɪn ən ˌmaɪkroʊbiˈɑləʤɪst ənd ə hɪˈstɔriən? ə streɪnʤ bru hɑrd tɪ rɪˈzɪst, ˈivɪn fər ə ˈmɑdərn deɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊb. ɪn ðə wɔr ɔn ˈdɛvlɪʃ ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz, ɑr ˈwɛpənz ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ feɪl ˈjuˈɛs. ðə ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪks wi wəns ˈwildɪd laɪk mərˈækjələs ˈfleɪmɪŋ sɔrdz sim mɔr laɪk ˈlukˈwɔrm ˈbətər naɪvz. bət təˈdeɪ wi ˈfɑloʊ ən ɑd ˈkəpəl tɪ ə ˈstɔrid lænd əv ɛlvz ənd ˈdrægənz. ðɛr, ðeɪ ənˈkəvər ə ˈsikrɪt ðət meɪks ˈjuˈɛs ˌrikənˈsɪdər ɑr moʊst ˈbeɪsɪk əˈsəmpʃənz əˈbaʊt ˈjumən ˈprɑˌgrɛs ənd ˈwəndər: wət ɪf ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ˈfɔrwərd ɪz ˈbækwərd? ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ˈnæsər. prəˈdust baɪ mæt ˈkilti ənd ˈwilər. ˈspɛʃəl θæŋks tɪ stiv ˈdɪgəl, prəˈfɛsər rəˈbərtə fræŋk, ˌælɪgˈzændrə ˈridər ənd ˈʤəstɪn pɑrk (ɑr oʊld ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈridərz), ʤin ˈməroʊ frəm ˈgɑθəm ˈərli mˈjuzɪk sin, ˈmɑrʃə jəŋ fər hər pərˈfɔrməns ɔn ðə mɪˈdjivəl hɑrp ənd ˈkɑlɪn ˈmɑnroʊ əv ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə əv aɪərn bɔg. fərst ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn www.radiolab.org/story/best-medicine*/
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staph retreat
reported by latif nasser. produced by matt kielty and soren wheeler.
what happens when you combine an axe-wielding microbiologist and a disease-obsessed historian? a strange brew that’s hard to resist, even for a modern day microbe.
in the war on devilish microbes, our weapons are starting to fail us. the antibiotics we once wielded like miraculous flaming swords seem more like lukewarm butter knives.
but today we follow an odd couple to a storied land of elves and dragons. there, they uncover a 1000-year-old secret that makes us reconsider our most basic assumptions about human progress and wonder: what if the only way forward is backward?
reported by latif nasser. produced by matt kielty and soren wheeler.
special thanks to steve diggle, professor roberta frank, alexandra reider and justin park (our old english readers), gene murrow from gotham early music scene, marcia young for her performance on the medieval harp and collin monro of tadcaster and the rest of the barony of iron bog.
first published on www.radiolab.org/story/best-medicine/
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ˈstudənts æt ðə ˈləndən skul əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ər du tɪ voʊt ɔn ˈwɛðər ə fri spiʧ soʊˈsaɪɪti sɛt əp læst mənθ ʃʊd bi bænd ɪn wət ðeɪ dɪˈskraɪb ɛz ən ''aɪˈrɑnɪk'' muv. ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti wɑz fɔrmd ɛz ə rɪˈspɑns tɪ wət ɪts ˈmɛmbərz seɪ ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp ɔn ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈkæmpəsɪz. ɪt ɪz ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪn ən dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər fri spiʧ æt ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ðə juz əv seɪf ˈspeɪsɪz, noʊ platforming*, ənd bænz. ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈjunjən əv ˈstudənts həz toʊld ðə vɪkˈtɔriə ˈdərbiˌʃər ˈproʊˌgræm ðət ɪt həz tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ˈpipəl hu faɪnd səm əˈpɪnjənz θˈrɛtənɪŋ ənd səm ˈstudənts ˈɑrgju ðət seɪf ˈspeɪsɪz ər ɪn pleɪs, tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ɔl ˈstudənts hæv ə vɔɪs. ðə ˌbibiˈsis naɪ həz bɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ðoʊz ɔn boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə dəˈbeɪt.
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students at the london school of economics are due to vote on whether a free speech society set up last month should be banned - in what they describe as an ''ironic'' move.
the society was formed as a response to what its members say is increasing censorship on university campuses.
it is the latest in an on-going debate over free speech at universities - the use of safe spaces, no platforming, and bans.
the national union of students has told the victoria derbyshire programme that it has to listen to people who find some opinions threatening - and some students argue that safe spaces are in place, to make sure all students have a voice.
the bbc's catrin nye has been talking to those on both sides of the debate.
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ˈpipəl ər nɑt ˈhæpi wɪθ ˈdænjəl ˈbərgər wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ frəm ðə ˌɪnvəˈteɪʃənəl ˈæftər ˈteɪkɪŋ wən swɪŋ ənd ðɛn kəˈlɛktɪŋ hɪz læst pleɪs ʧɛk fər ˈbərgər wɪθˈdru frəm ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt bɪˈkəz əv ə injury”*” raɪt ˈæftər ˈhɪtɪŋ hɪz ti ʃɑt ɔn ðə fərst hoʊl æt ˈfaɪrˌstoʊn ˈkəntri kləb. ˈrɪli dɪˈstərbd baɪ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ɔl 4 ɪm ɪf hərt, bət nɑt ˈoʊˈkeɪ mɔr ðən aɪ meɪk ɪn ə jɪr 4 ɪt. tɑd (@seemsuncertain*) ʤun 30 2016 ˈdænjəl ˈbərgər ʃoʊɪŋ əp ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˈblæstɪŋ ə ti ʃɑt 307 dɛd ˈsɛnər ðɛn wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ tɪ kæʃ ɪn səm ˈɪnʤəriz ər wərθ ɪt gɔlf ˈprɑbləmz (@golfproblems*_) ʤun 30 2016 hu wɑz ðə fərst ˈɔltərˌneɪt æt #bridgestoneinv*? ˈgɛsɪŋ hiz nɑt ə juʤ fæn raɪt naʊ. mɑrk ˈbətən (@markabutton*) ʤun 30 2016 ɪf aɪ kænt gɪt ə dæm æt maɪ ˈloʊkəl mˈjuni ˈæftər pleɪɪŋ wən hoʊl ˈdænjəl ˈbərgər ˈʃʊdənt gɪt fər ˈhɪtɪŋ ə ti ʃɑt #ʤərk gɔlf ənˈfɪltərd (@golfunfiltered*) ʤun 30 2016 ˈdænjəl ˈbərgər hɪts ə ti ʃɑt fər then…*… ʤɑn ˈʃərmən (@practicalgolf*) ʤun 30 2016 ˈdænjəl ˈbərgər ˈdəzənt ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈæftər hɪz ʃɑt, bət wɪn hi dɪz, hi hɪts ɪt 307 daʊn ðə ˈmɪdəl ənd wɔks ɔf wɪθ gɔlf ɪz ˈmɛntəl (@golfismental*) ʤun 30 2016 lɪv lʊk æt ˈdænjəl ˈbərgər dæn bir (@twoinchesshort*) ʤun 30 2016 ˈdænjəl ˈbərgər ˈæftər hi hɪt hɪz ˈoʊpənɪŋ ti ʃɑt dæn ˈhaʊzər (@danhausergolf*) ʤun 30 2016 ðoʊ hi gɪt ˈɛni ˈfɛˈdɛks kəp pɔɪnts, ˈbərgər wɪl stɪl rɪˈsiv ə ʧɛk fər ˈərnɪŋz ˈtoʊtəlɪŋ
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people are not happy with daniel berger withdrawing from the wgc-bridgestone invitational after taking one swing and then collecting his last place check for $50,500.
berger withdrew from the tournament because of a “shoulder injury” right after hitting his tee shot on the first hole at firestone country club.
i’m really disturbed by the @danielberger59 situation. i’m all 4 him wding if hurt, but not ok w/collecting more than i make in a year 4 it. — todd (@seemsuncertain) june 30, 2016
daniel berger showing up this morning, blasting a tee shot 307 dead center then withdrawing to cash in $50,000. some injuries are worth it — golf problems (@golfproblems_) june 30, 2016
who was the first alternate at #bridgestoneinv? guessing he's not a huge @danielberger59 fan right now. — mark button (@markabutton) june 30, 2016
if i can't get a damn raincheck at my local muni after playing one hole daniel berger shouldn't get $50k for hitting a tee shot #jerk — golf unfiltered (@golfunfiltered) june 30, 2016
daniel berger hits a tee shot for 50k then… pic.twitter.com/g8cmyd6ybu — jon sherman (@practicalgolf) june 30, 2016
daniel berger doesn't always wd after his 1st shot, but when he does, he hits it 307 down the middle and walks off with $50,500. — golf is mental (@golfismental) june 30, 2016
live look at daniel berger pic.twitter.com/j20elm6dok — dan bier (@twoinchesshort) june 30, 2016
daniel berger after he hit his opening tee shot pic.twitter.com/jezvmg5thu — dan hauser (@danhausergolf) june 30, 2016
though he won’t get any fedex cup points, berger will still receive a check for last-place earnings totaling $50,500.
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fər jɪrz ˈdɛməˌkræts dɪˈnaɪd ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ˈvoʊtər frɔd, ɪkˈsɛpt ɪn ðə ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ðeɪ hæd əˈkjuzd rɪˈpəblɪkənz əv ˈvoʊtər frɔd ˈæftər ə rɪˈpəblɪkən wɪn ˈæftər ˈrɪgɪŋ ɪˈlɛkʃənz, juz. ˈmidiə kəmˈpraɪzd əv 96 ˈdɛməˌkræts dɪˈnaɪ ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ˈvoʊtər frɔd skɑt, ˈhɪləri ˈsɔroʊs ˈɑpərətɪv: ə ˈprɪti ˈizi θɪŋ fər rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ seɪ, ‘‘well*, ˈbəsɪŋ ˈpipəl in!’*!’ wɛl, ju noʊ wət? bɪn ˈbəsɪŋ ˈpipəl ɪn tɪ dil wɪθ ju f***in’*’ ˈæshoʊlz fər ˈfɪfti jɪrz, ənd nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ stɑp naʊ. ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ə ˈdɪfərənt weɪ tɪ du ɪt. soʊ, aɪ min aɪ gru əp wɪθ ðət aɪˈdiə. ðeɪ juzd tɪ bəs ˈpipəl aʊt tɪ ˈaɪəwə. ɪf ðeɪ ˈnidɪd ˈpipəl ðɛr bəs ˈpipəl aʊt tɪ ˈaɪəwə. səˈʤɛsts ðət ðə ˈvoʊtər frɔd skim kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ə məʧ ˈbɪgər skeɪl. ju ˈɪmpləmənt ə ˈmæsɪv ʧeɪnʤ ɪn steɪt ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪʧərz ənd ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs. soʊ ju eɪm haɪər fər jʊr goʊlz, ənd ju ˈɪmpləmənt ɪt əˈkrɔs ˈɛvəri state.”*.” hɪnt: noʊ ˈvoʊtər ˈaɪˈdi kɑrdz. ˈwɪˌki ɪn ˈroʊmən məˈθɑləˌʤi,, ˈminɪŋ truθ, wɑz ðə ˈgɑdəs əv truθ, ə ˈdɔtər əv ˈsætərn ənd ðə ˈməðər əv virtus*. ɪt wɑz bɪˈlivd ðət ʃi hɪd ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ə ˈhoʊli wɛl bɪˈkəz ʃi wɑz soʊ ɪˈlusɪv. hər ˈɪmɪʤ ɪz ʃoʊn ɛz ə jəŋ ˈvərʤɪn drɛst ɪn ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə neɪm ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðə ˈroʊmən ˈvərʧu əv ˈtruθfəlnəs, wɪʧ wɑz kənˈsɪdərd wən əv ðə meɪn ˈvərʧuz ˈɛni gʊd ˈroʊmən ʃʊd pəˈzɛs. ˈvoʊtər frɔd ɪz ˈpleɪbʊk 2000 2004 ˈvoʊtər frɔd dɪz nɑt ˈpleɪbʊk 2008 2012 2016 fər jɪrz ˈdɛməˌkræts dɪˈnaɪd ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ˈvoʊtər frɔd, ɪkˈsɛpt ɪn ðə ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ðeɪ hæd əˈkjuzd rɪˈpəblɪkənz əv ˈvoʊtər frɔd ˈæftər ə rɪˈpəblɪkən wɪn. təˈdeɪ ɪn ə ˈɛfərt lɛd baɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, ˈsiˌbiˌɛs, ˈɛnˌbiˈsi, ˈeɪˌbiˌsi, ənd ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn, dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ θɪŋk ˈprɑˌgrɛs, ʤɑn poʊˈdɛstə, ˈdiˌɛnˌsi ənd ðə waɪt haʊs, ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd ðɛr ˈvɛnʧər fɔrθ ɔn kju tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ˈvoʊtər frɔd. ˈɛvər! ˈminˌwaɪl ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv bɪn ˈhɛdɪŋ tɪ ðə poʊlz fər ˈərli ˈvoʊtɪŋ. rɪˈmɛmbər: noʊ ˈaɪˈdi kɑrdz. ˈoʊnli ju kən seɪv frəm ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə səˈprɛʃən. twit, poʊst, ˈfɔrwərd, səbˈskraɪb ər ˈbʊkmɑrk ˈjuˈɛs ˈændru ʤi. ˈbɛnʤəmən ɪz ə ril ɛˈsteɪt ənd tæks ˈspɛʃəlɪst, ˈɛkwətiz ˈtreɪdər, ə ˈfɔrmər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ædˈvaɪzər tɪ nu jɔrk ˈsɪti meɪər ˈrudi ˌʤuliˈɑni; ˈsərvɪŋ ɔn ðə trænˈzɪʃən ˈsəbkəˈmɪti ɔn tækˈseɪʃən, ˈfaɪˌnæns ənd ðə ˈbəʤɪt. ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈɔlsoʊ roʊt ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli əˈbaʊt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɪʃuz, ðə ˈmɪˌdist, ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, tɛkˈnɑləʤi, haɪ ɛnd ˈɑdiˌoʊ ənd trænsˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑləˌtɪks. pliz əˈdhɪr tɪ ɑr ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ˈpɑləsi tɪ əˈvɔɪd biɪŋ bænd. ɛz ə ˈpraɪvətli oʊnd ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, wi rɪˈzərv ðə raɪt tɪ riˈmuv ˈɛni ˈkɑmɛnt ənd bæn ˈɛni ˈjuzər æt ˈɛni ðət kənˈteɪn spæm, ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ, vəlˈgɛrɪti, θrɛts əv ˈvaɪələns ənd dɛθ, ˈreɪˌsɪzəm, anti-semitism*, ər ˈpərsɪnəl ər əˈbjusɪv əˈtæks ɔn ˈəðər ˈjuzərz meɪ bi riˈmuvd ənd rɪˈzəlt ɪn ə bæn.-- ˈfɑloʊ ðiz ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ɔn ˈrɛʤɪstərɪŋ
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for years democrats denied the existence of voter fraud, except in the cases where they had accused republicans of voter fraud after a republican win
after rigging elections, u.s. media comprised of 96% democrats deny existence of voter fraud
scott foval, hillary clinton—dncgeorge soros operative: it’s a pretty easy thing for republicans to say, ‘well, they’re bussing people in!’ well, you know what? we’ve been bussing people in to deal with you f***in’ assholes for fifty years, and we’re not going to stop now. we’re just going to find a different way to do it. so, i mean i grew up with that idea. they used to bus people out to iowa. if they needed people there we’d bus people out to iowa. foval suggests that the voter fraud scheme could potentially be implemented “on a much bigger scale. you implement a massive change in state legislatures and in congress. so you aim higher for your goals, and you implement it across every republican-held state.” hint: no voter id cards.
wiki in roman mythology, veritas, meaning truth, was the goddess of truth, a daughter of saturn and the mother of virtus. it was believed that she hid in the bottom of a holy well because she was so elusive. her image is shown as a young virgin dressed in white.[1] veritas is also the name given to the roman virtue of truthfulness, which was considered one of the main virtues any good roman should possess. voter fraud is rampant—democrat playbook 2000, 2004
voter fraud does not exist—democrat playbook 2008, 2012, 2016 for years democrats denied the existence of voter fraud, except in the cases where they had accused republicans of voter fraud after a republican win. today in a co-ordinated effort led by the new york times, washington post, cbs, nbc, abc, and cnn, directed by think progress, john podesta, dnc and the white house, democrats and their bots venture forth on cue to deny the existence of voter fraud. ever! meanwhile hundreds of thousands of undocumented democrats have been heading to the polls for early voting. remember: no id cards.
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ðə haʊs kəˈmɪti ɔn ˈkɑmərs hərd ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ fər ənd əˈgɛnst ə bɪl ðət kʊd meɪk ɪt mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ˈtiʧərz ˈjunjənz tɪ kəˈlɛkt duz. ˈəndər haʊs bɪl 2023 ˈmɛmbərz əv prəˈfɛʃənəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz wʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bi əˈlaʊd tɪ peɪ ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp duz ər ˈəðər fiz tɪ ðɛr ˈjunjənz θru ˈpeɪˌroʊl dɪˈdəkʃənz ɪf ðə ˈməni ɪz tɪ bi juzd fər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz. ˈkərəntli, ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈkænzəs ˈnæʃənəl ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈtiʧərz ˈjunjən, kən peɪ ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp fiz ər meɪk ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ, ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈækʃən kəˈmɪti, θru ˈpeɪˌʧɛk dɪˈdəkʃənz ˈhændəld baɪ skul ˈdɪstrɪkts. ˈɛrɪk ˈstæfərd, əv ðə ˈkænzəs ˈʧeɪmbər, dru ˈɑdəbəl ˈlæftər ənd səˈpraɪz frəm ðə ˈɔdiəns wɪn hi toʊld ðə kəˈmɪti ðət ðə bɪl wɑz ˈnidɪd tɪ hɛlp dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈjunjənz. "aɪ nid ðɪs bɪl pæst soʊ wi kən gɪt rɪd əv ˈjunjənz," ˈstæfərd sɛd ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ kˈwɛsʧənz frəm rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈæni ˈtitzi, ə ˈdɛməˌkræt frəm təˈpikɑ. ðə bɪl əˈfɛkt ˈjunjənz. ˈstæfərd ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt bi ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn dɪˈdəktɪŋ ˈməni fər ðə ˈjunjənz frəm ˈpeɪˌʧɛks. ðə bɪl wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ðət ˈtiʧərz ˈjunjənz kəˈlɛkt ðə ˈməni θru ˈpərsɪnəl ˈpeɪmənts, səʧ ɛz ʧɛks ər ˈtrænsfərz frəm ˈpərsɪnəl bæŋk əˈkaʊnts. ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkaʊnsəl rɪˈbətɪd ˈsteɪtmənts ˈstæfərd meɪd ðət ˈjunjənz draɪv əp ˈsæləriz ənd ˈbɛnəfɪts ənˈrizənəbli. "ðə skul bɔrd həz ðə ˈfaɪnəl, ˌjunəˈlætərəl seɪ (ɪn nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈtiʧərz)," ˈdeɪvɪd sɛd. "ðeɪ doʊnt hæv tɪ gɪv ə daɪmz mɔr ˈməni." toʊld ðə kəˈmɪti ðə bɪl ˈsɪŋgəlz aʊt ˈtiʧərz ˈjunjənz, ɛz ɪt əˈfɛkt ˈmɛni ˈəðər kaɪnz əv ˈpeɪˌʧɛk dɪˈdəkʃənz. "ðɪs bɪl ɪz nɑt ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl," sɛd. "aɪ kən kənˈtɪnju tɪ hæv ˈpeɪˌroʊl dɪˈdəkʃənz fər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd weɪ, maɪ bæŋk." ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈkɛrən ˈgɑdfri həz sɛd ðə ˈjunjən ɪz kənˈsərnd ðət boʊθ ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp duz ənd ˈpeɪmənts maɪt fɔl ˈəndər ðə skoʊp əv ðə bɪl. ˈfɔrmər rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. æn mɑ, ə ˈdɛməˌkræt frəm təˈpikɑ, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd tɪ ðə kəˈmɪti, seɪɪŋ ðə bɪl dɪˈnaɪz ˈjunjən ˈmɛmbərz ðə raɪt tɪ ə nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd ˈbɛnəfɪt, ənd ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə bɪl əˈplaɪ tɪ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz dɪˈdəktɪŋ pæk ˈməni frəm ˈpeɪˌʧɛks. "ðɪs bɪl ʃʊd bi rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈaʊˈtraɪt," ʃi sɛd. ˈəðərz ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪɪŋ fər ðə bɪl ˌɪnˈkludɪd sɛn. grɛg smɪθ, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən frəm ˈʤɑnsən ˈkaʊnti, hu sɛd hi wɑz ˈspikɪŋ ɪn ə ˈpərsɪnəl kəˈpæsɪti ɛz ˈsəmˌwən hu həz tɔt ɪn skulz. smɪθ sɛd ˈtiʧərz ˈjunjənz ˈprɛʃər ˈtiʧərz tɪ ʤɔɪn ənd ðət ˈpeɪˌʧɛk dɪˈdəkʃənz ʃʊd bi ʧeɪnʤd bɪˈkəz, "ɪts ən ˌɪnˈsɪˌdiəs weɪ əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈməni frəm ˈsəmˌwən." ðə prəˈpoʊzəl həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt kəˈmɪti ɔn ˈkɑmərs ɛz ˈsɛnɪt bɪl 31
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the house committee on commerce heard testimony wednesday for and against a bill that could make it more difficult for teachers unions to collect dues.
under house bill 2023, members of professional organizations would no longer be allowed to pay membership dues or other fees to their unions through payroll deductions — if the money is to be used for political activities.
currently, members of the kansas national educators association, the state’s largest teachers union, can pay membership fees or make contributions to kpac, the organization’s political action committee, through paycheck deductions handled by school districts.
eric stafford, of the kansas chamber, drew audible laughter and surprise from the audience when he told the committee that the bill was needed to help destroy public-sector unions.
"i need this bill passed so we can get rid of public-sector unions," stafford said in response to questions from rep. annie tietze, a democrat from topeka.
the bill wouldn’t affect private-sector unions.
stafford also said the government shouldn’t be involved in deducting money for the unions from paychecks.
the bill would require that teachers unions collect the money through personal payments, such as checks or transfers from personal bank accounts.
the knea’s general counsel rebutted statements stafford made that unions drive up salaries and benefits unreasonably.
"the school board has the final, unilateral say (in negotiations with teachers)," david schauner said. "they don't have to give a dime's more money."
schauner told the committee the bill singles out teachers unions, as it wouldn’t affect many other kinds of paycheck deductions.
"this bill is not constitutional," schauner said. "i can continue to have payroll deductions for the united way, my bank."
knea president karen godfrey has said the union is concerned that both membership dues and kpac payments might fall under the scope of the bill.
former rep. ann mah, a democrat from topeka, also testified to the committee, saying the bill denies union members the right to a negotiated benefit, and noted that the bill didn’t apply to corporations deducting pac money from paychecks.
"this bill should be rejected outright," she said.
others testifying for the bill included sen. greg smith, a republican from johnson county, who said he was speaking in a personal capacity as someone who has taught in schools.
smith said teachers unions pressure teachers to join and that paycheck deductions should be changed because, "it's an insidious way of getting money from someone."
the proposal has also been introduced in the senate committee on commerce as senate bill 31.
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ðɪs ˈkɑntɛnt həz bɪn ˈdɛprəˌkeɪtəd, stɛps tɪ ˈfɑloʊ meɪ bi ˌɪnkərˈɛkt bət səm ˈprɪnsəpəlz ər stɪl ˈvælɪd. pliz vju ɑr ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən ənd ɑr ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈrisɔrsɪz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ nɑt əˈʧivɪŋ ðə ˈtərgət freɪm reɪt ˈkəvərd ɪn ðə ˈoʊvərvˌju ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈmuvmənt ɪn ɪz wən əv ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈkɔzɪz əv ˈsɪknəs ɪn ˈjuzərz, ənd ɛz səʧ ɪt rikˈwaɪərz ˈkɛrfəl kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ə səˈluʃən ɪn jʊr ˈprɑʤɛkt. ðɪs ɪz bɛst kənˈsɪdərd ˈvɛri ˈərli ɔn ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt aɪˈdili ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt feɪz ɛz ɪt kən ˈhɛvəli ˌɪmˈpækt jʊr ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪf jʊr ˈʧoʊzən ˈmuvmənt səˈluʃən ɪz dɪˈskəvərd tɪ ˌɪnˈdus ˈnɔziə. ˈnɔziə ənd ˈkəmfərt ɪn ðə ˈfilɪŋ əv ˈnɔziə ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ˈsɪknəs ɪz ˈpɑrtli du tɪ ðə ˈrilˌwərld ˈbɑdi biɪŋ ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri waɪl ðɛr ˈvərʧuəl muvz əraʊnd ə ˈvərʧuəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkloʊsli rɪˈleɪtɪd, ənd ʃʊd bi əˈvɔɪdɪd wɛˈrɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl. ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ə gʊd rul ɪz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈmuvɪŋ ðə ˈkæmərə ənˈlɛs ˈkɑpiɪŋ ˈjuzər ˈmuvmənt, ər ðɪs kən kɔz ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ðə ˈsɪstəm. pʊt ˈsɪmpli, ɪz ðə ˈifɛkt əv kənfˈjuzɪŋ ðə breɪn baɪ ˈhævɪŋ kənˈflɪktɪŋ ˈsɪgnəlz sɛnt frəm ðə aɪz ənd ɪrz, ɪt kən kɔz ðə ˈbɑdi tɪ əˈsum ɪt həz bɪn ˈpɔɪzənd, ənd ðəs ə ˈsɪmələr rɪˈspɑns ɪz ɪˈvoʊkt ə rɪˈʤɛkʃən ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈsɪknəs. ɛz wɪθ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, ðɛr ər ɪkˈsɛpʃənz, soʊ du ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ənd tɛst wɪθ ɛz waɪd ən ˈɔdiəns ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ si wət wərks wɪθ jʊr geɪm. noʊt ðət ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈnɔziə ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪʧ ɪz lɛs əˈpɛrənt ɪn ˈsɪstəmz wɪʧ juz ˈspeɪʃəl ˈtrækɪŋ, səʧ ɛz ðə viv bət ðɪs stɪl rɪˈlaɪz ɔn ju ɛz ə dɪˈvɛləpər nɑt ˈmuvɪŋ ðə ˈjuzər əraʊnd ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, ənd kənfˈjuzɪŋ ðə ɪr aɪ ˈbæləns. ˈkərəntli ðə moʊst ˈkəmfərtəbəl ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ər ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri, ˈjuʒəwəli wɪθ ðə ˈjuzər biɪŋ ˈsitɪd. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, geɪmz ər ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr ɪn: si ɑr ˈʃutər 180 (ˈtərgət ˈgæləri) ənd ˈʃutər 360 (ˈtərgət ərˈinə) sinz fər ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ðɪs staɪl əv geɪm. fərst ˈpərsən geɪmz ɪn trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈkɛrɪktər kənˈtroʊl wɪθ maʊs ənd ər ˈfrikwɛntli ˌɪnˈdusɪz ˈnɔziə, soʊ ər bɛst əˈvɔɪdɪd. ɪf ju du ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ juz fərst ˈpərsən kənˈtroʊl, tɛst jʊr ˈmuvmənt wɪθ ɛz ˈmɛni ˈjuzərz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, ənd ˈdɛfənətli dɪˈseɪbəl head-bobbing*. ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ lʊk ˈɪntu ˌdɪˈseɪblɪŋ jɔ, ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd ˌriˈpleɪs ɪt wɪθ sˈnæpɪŋ roʊˈteɪʃən, ˈpɑsəbli kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ə ˈvɛri kwɪk ˈkæmərə feɪd. teɪk ə lʊk æt ðə kəmˈpoʊnənt bɪˈloʊ fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn kwɪk feɪdz, ənd sˈnæpɪŋ roʊˈteɪʃən. ɪf ju du nid tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ˈmuvmənt, ˈwɛðər fər ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈrizənz (si ðə meɪz ɪgˈzæmpəl bɪˈloʊ) ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz, ðɛn kənˈsɪdər ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə ˈjuzər ə ˈkɑnstənt ˈstætɪk ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈrɛfərəns səʧ ɛz ə ˈkɑkˌpɪt, ˈkæbən, ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər əv ə kɑr, ər ˈsɪmələr. tɪ si ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ˈkɑkˌpɪts biɪŋ juzd ɪn ˈjunɪti geɪmz, teɪk ə lʊk æt radial-g*, ˈlunər flaɪt, ənd ˈtaɪtənz əv speɪs. feɪd blɪŋk trænˈzɪʃənz ɪn ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈmɛθəd fər ˈmuvɪŋ bɪtˈwin pəˈzɪʃənz ɪn ə ˈvərʧuəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ɪz tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt feɪd tɪ blæk trænˈzɪʃənz ə ˈvɛri kwɪk feɪd tɪ blæk, muv ðə ˈkæmərə tɪ ðə dɪˈzaɪərd pəˈzɪʃən, ənd ðɛn feɪd bæk əp. ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv, sˈlaɪtli mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks ˈɔpʃən wʊd bi tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt blɪŋk trænˈzɪʃənz, ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈjuzər ˈblɪŋkɪŋ ɪz ˈɛmjəˌleɪtɪd wɪθ tu blæk pleɪnz. tɑm ˈfɔrˌsaɪθ æt ˈkəvərz ðɪs ɪn hɪz ˈvɪdioʊ æt kəˈnɛkt 2014 ˈmuvmənt ɪn ðə ˈsæmpəl sinz ɛz ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ɑr ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɑrtɪkəl, ju ˈkænɑt muv ðə ˈkæmərə dɪˈrɛkli ɪn ˈjunɪti. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə ˈkæmərə məst bi ə ʧaɪld əv əˈnəðər gameobject*, ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə pəˈzɪʃən ənd roʊˈteɪʃən məst bi əˈplaɪd tɪ ðə ˈtrænsfɔrm. wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ˈjuzərz hæd ə ˈkəmfərtəbəl ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ɑr ˈsæmpəlz ˈprɑʤɛkt, soʊ moʊst sinz (ˈmɛnju, ðə ˈtərgət geɪmz) kənˈteɪn noʊ ˈmuvmənt əv ðə ˈkæmərə. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, boʊθ flaɪər ənd meɪz kənˈteɪn ˈmuvmənt: teɪk ə lʊk æt wət ˈmuvmənt ðeɪ hæv, ənd waɪ wi ʧoʊz ɪt. noʊt ðət wi mɑrkt ðoʊz sinz ɛz fər some’*’ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ‘‘most’*’ ɪn ðə ˈmɛnju ˈjuzər ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ənd ˌɔlˈðoʊ ju ʃʊd nɑt dɪˈtər ˈjuzərz æt ðɪs ˈərli steɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈmidiəm wi fil ɪt ˈoʊnli fɛr tɪ ˈɔfər ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˌɪmˈprɛʃən. flaɪər ˈmuvmənt ðə ˈkæmərə ɪn ɑr flaɪər ˈsæmpəl sin muvz dɪˈrɛkli ˈfɔrwərd æt ə ˈkɑnstənt reɪt, ənd ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈmuvɪŋ wɪn ðə ˈkæmərə feɪdz ɪn frəm ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən ui*, soʊ ðət wi du nɑt ɪkˈspɪriəns ˌækˌsɛlərˈeɪʃən frəm ə ˈstætɪk ʃɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪʧ ˈkɑmənli ˈkɔzɪz ˈnɔziə. wɪθ ðə treɪlz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ʃɪp, ənd ðə ˈpɑrtɪkəlz ˈmuvɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈɛʤɪz əv ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, ðɪs hɛlps gɪv ən ˌɪmˈprɛʃən əv spid, ənd ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈdɪstəns. ðiz ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪd ə freɪm əv ˈrɛfərəns ɛz ju lʊk əraʊnd ɛz ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ rɪˈdus ˈnɔziə. ə ˈsɪmələr ˈifɛkt kʊd bi əˈʧivd baɪ ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈkæmərə ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri, ənd ˈmuvɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ðə ˈkæmərə. meɪz staɪl geɪm ˈmuvmənt ɪn ðə meɪz sin ɪz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə ˈtɔpˌdaʊn geɪm, wɪθ ðə ˈkæmərə əˈpɪrɪŋ tɪ bi ɪn ə ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri pəˈzɪʃən, ənd ðə meɪz ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ ˈviə swaɪps. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz wi juz ənd ə fər ðə ˈkɛrɪktər tɪ ˈnævəˌgeɪt ðə meɪz, wi ˈroʊˌteɪt ðə bɔrd, ɛz ðiz rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ðə ˈɑbʤɛkts biɪŋ mɑrkt ɛz ˈstætɪk. ˌɪnˈstɛd, wi hæv ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈhaɪˌrɑrki: ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt ɪz pəˈzɪʃənd ɪn ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə meɪz, wɪθ ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt ɔn wən saɪd əv ðə meɪz, ənd ɔn ðə ˈəðər: ðɪs əˈlaʊz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈroʊˌteɪt ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt, ənd ðə ˈʧɪldrən ˈpɪvət əraʊnd ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə meɪz. ðə ˈjunɪti ˈloʊgoʊ ækts ɛz ə ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈrɛfərəns freɪm, ənd trɪks ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪntu ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət ˈoʊnli ðə bɔrd ɪz ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ. tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ ðə roʊˈteɪʃən, ðə həz tu kəmˈpoʊnənts:, wɪʧ ˈhændəlz ðə roʊˈteɪʃən, wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈizəli ʧeɪnʤ ðə mæs ənd ˈdæmpɪŋ pərˈæmətərz ðɪs kəmˈpoʊnənt həz θri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɔrbət staɪl ˈɔpʃənz: smuð ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈɔpʃən ˈjuzɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ðɪs ˈroʊˌteɪts ðə bɔrd sˈmuðli, ənd sˈloʊli ðə ˈmuvmənt. traɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə roʊˈteɪʃən ˈɪnkrəmənt ənd ðə ˈprɑpərtiz ɔn ðə tɪ əˈʧiv ˈdɪfərənt ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ɔn ðə spid, ˈdæmpɪŋ, ənd əˈmaʊnt ðə ˈkæmərə ˈɔrbəts pər swaɪp. stɛp ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wi maɪt wɔnt tɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli snæp tɪ ðə nɛkst pəˈzɪʃən wɪn wi ˈroʊˌteɪt. ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ roʊˈteɪʃən ˈɪnkrəmənt wɪl ˈɔltər haʊ məʧ ðə ˈkæmərə ˈroʊˌteɪts. stɛp wɪθ feɪd ðɪs wərks ðə seɪm ɛz stɛp, bət ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli feɪdz ðə ˈkæmərə tɪ blæk, ˈroʊˌteɪts ðə bɔrd, ənd feɪdz bæk əp. ˈfeɪdɪŋ ðə ˈkæmərə kˈwɪkli, ˈmuvɪŋ ðə pəˈzɪʃən, ənd ˈfeɪdɪŋ bæk əp ɪz ə ˈjusfəl weɪ tɪ muv ðə ˈjuzər əraʊnd ə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪnˈdusɪŋ ˈnɔziə. ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ roʊˈteɪʃən feɪd ˈdʊˈreɪʃən wɪl ˈɔltər ðə ˈdʊˈreɪʃən əv iʧ feɪd. ˈmuvmənt ənd əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ˈnɔziə ər ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈɛriəz tɪ kənˈsɪdər wɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnt. wi ˈhaɪli ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈθəroʊli ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə gaɪdz ɔn ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtər ˈsɪknəs ənd ˈmoʊʃən, wɪʧ ˈkəvərz ðiz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈtɑpɪks ɪn dɛpθ. ˈʃutər 180 360 (ˈtərgət ˈgæləri ərˈinə) ˈmuvmənt ɑr ˈəðər tu ˈsæmpəl sinz ˈsɪmpli juz roʊˈteɪʃənəl hɛd ˈtrækɪŋ tɪ kənˈtroʊl ðə ˈɪnˌpʊt əv ˈmuvmənt, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈsɪmpəl ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ˈɪnˌpʊt. ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt dɪz nɑt muv əraʊnd ðə pleɪər ˈtɑrgəts ˈsɪmpli əˈpɪr fər ðɛm tɪ lʊk æt ənd ʃut, əˈməŋst ðə ˈstætɪk ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ðiz sinz ər mɑrkt ɛz fər most’*’ ɪn ðə ˈmɛnju sin ɛz ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ɪz ˈpruvən tɪ bi ðə list ˈlaɪkli tɪ kɔz ˈnɔziə wɪθ ˈjuzərz. ju ʃʊd naʊ hæv ə ˈbeɪsɪk ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ˈmuvmənt ɪn, haʊ wi əˈkɑmplɪʃt ðɪs ɪn ɑr ˈsæmpəl sinz, ənd waɪ wi ʧoʊz ðə taɪp əv ˈmuvmənt ɪn iʧ wən. ju ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ˈsɛvərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz fər ˈfərðər ˈrɛdɪŋ ɔn ðiz ˈtɑpɪks. ɪn ɑr nɛkst ˈɑrtɪkəl, dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ jʊr ˈprɑʤɛkt, wi wɪl ʃoʊ ju haʊ tɪ dɪˈplɔɪ jʊr geɪm fər ˈtɛstɪŋ ɔn ənd gɪr.
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along with not achieving the target frame rate - covered in the overview article - movement in vr is one of the primary causes of vr sickness in users, and as such it requires careful consideration before implementing a solution in your project. this is best considered very early on in development - ideally during the concept phase - as it can heavily impact your project if your chosen movement solution is discovered to induce nausea.
nausea and comfort in vr
the feeling of nausea - also known as vr sickness - is partly due to the real-world user’s body being stationary while their virtual point-of-view moves around a virtual environment. vection is also closely related, and should be avoided wherever possible.
in general, a good rule is to avoid moving the camera unless it’s copying user movement, or this can cause problems with the vestibular system. put simply, vection is the effect of confusing the user’s brain by having conflicting signals sent from the eyes and ears, it can cause the body to assume it has been poisoned, and thus a similar response is evoked - a rejection in the form of sickness. as with everything, there are exceptions, so do experiment and test with as wide an audience as possible to see what works with your game.
note that the issue of vection causing nausea is something which is less apparent in vr systems which use spatial tracking, such as the room-scale htc vive - but this still relies on you as a developer not moving the user around the environment, and confusing the ear / eye balance.
currently the most comfortable vr experiences are stationary, usually with the user being seated. as a result, turret-style games are very popular in vr: see our shooter 180 (target gallery) and shooter 360 (target arena) scenes for examples of this style of game.
first person games in vr
traditional first-person character control with mouse and wasd or gamepad frequently induces nausea, so are best avoided. if you do decide to use first person control, test your movement with as many users as possible, and definitely disable head-bobbing. you might want to look into disabling yaw, and instead replace it with snapping rotation, possibly combined with a very quick camera fade. take a look at the cameraorbit component below for more information on quick fades, and snapping rotation.
if you do need to implement movement, whether for technical reasons (see the maze example below) or otherwise, then consider giving the user a constant static visual reference - such as a cockpit, cabin, the interior of a car, or similar. to see examples of cockpits being used in unity vr games, take a look at radial-g, lunar flight, and titans of space.
fade / blink transitions in vr
a popular method for moving between positions in a virtual environment is to implement fade to black transitions - a very quick fade to black, move the camera to the desired position, and then fade back up. an alternative, slightly more complex option would be to implement blink transitions, in which the user blinking is emulated with two black planes. tom forsyth at oculus covers this in his video at oculus connect 2014.
movement in the vr sample scenes
as mentioned in our getting started with vr development article, you cannot move the camera directly in unity. instead, the camera must be a child of another gameobject, and changes to the position and rotation must be applied to the parent’s transform.
we wanted to make sure that users had a comfortable vr experience in our vr samples project, so most scenes (menu, the target games) contain no movement of the camera. however, both flyer and maze contain movement: let’s take a look at what movement they have, and why we chose it. note that we marked those scenes as ‘comfortable for some’ instead of ‘most’ in the menu user interface - and although you should not deter users at this early stage in the vr medium - we feel it only fair to offer expectations to ensure a positive impression.
flyer vr movement
the camera in our flyer sample scene moves directly forward at a constant rate, and is already moving when the camera fades in from the introduction ui, so that we do not experience acceleration from a static shot - something which commonly causes nausea.
with the trails behind the ship, and the particles moving around the edges of the environment, this helps give an impression of speed, and racing into the distance. these also provide a frame of reference as you look around as an attempt to reduce nausea.
a similar effect could be achieved by keeping the camera stationary, and moving everything else relative to the camera.
maze - table-top style game movement in vr
the maze scene is an example of a top-down “boardgame”-style game, with the camera appearing to be in a stationary position, and the maze rotating via swipes.
however, as we use lightmapping and a navmesh for the character to navigate the maze, we can’t rotate the board, as these rely on the objects being marked as static. instead, we have the following hierarchy:
the vrorbitcamera object is positioned in the center of the maze, with the mazeunitylogo object on one side of the maze, and maincamera on the other:
this allows us to rotate the vrorbitcamera object, and the children pivot around the center of the maze. the unity logo acts as a visual reference frame, and tricks us into thinking that only the board is rotating.
to accomplish the rotation, the vrorbitcamera has two components:
cameraorbit, which handles the rotation
rigidbody, which allows us to easily change the mass and damping parameters
this cameraorbit component has three important orbit style options:
smooth - this is the option we’re using in the project. this rotates the board smoothly, and slowly dampens the movement. try changing the rotation increment and the properties on the rigidbody to achieve different variations on the speed, damping, and amount the camera orbits per swipe.
step - sometimes we might want to immediately snap to the next position when we rotate. changing rotation increment will alter how much the camera rotates.
step with fade - this works the same as step, but very quickly fades the camera to black, rotates the board, and fades back up. fading the camera quickly, moving the camera’s position, and fading back up is a useful way to move the user around a vr environment without inducing nausea. changing rotation fade duration will alter the duration of each fade.
movement and avoiding nausea are critical areas to consider when developing vr content. we highly recommend thoroughly reading the oculus guides on simulator sickness and motion, which covers these important topics in depth.
shooter 180 / 360 (target gallery / arena) vr movement
our other two sample scenes simply use rotational head tracking to control the input of movement, along with simple firing input. the environment does not move around the player - targets simply appear for them to look at and shoot, amongst the static environment.
these scenes are marked as ‘comfortable for most’ in the menu scene as this kind of gameplay is proven to be the least likely to cause nausea with users.
you should now have a basic understanding of movement in vr, how we accomplished this in our sample scenes, and why we chose the type of movement in each one. you also have several resources for further reading on these topics.
in our next article, deploying your vr project, we will show you how to deploy your game for testing on dk2 and gear vr.
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rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑŋgrəsmən ˈwɔrən ˈdeɪvɪdsən (r-oh*) dɪˈspleɪd ˈoʊpən hɑˈstɪləti ənd koʊld ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns tɪ ə ˈwʊmən hu toʊld ɪm ʃi wɑz pʊʃt baɪ ən əˈtɛnˈdi æt wən əv hɪz taʊn hɔl ˈmitɪŋz, ənd huz kəmˈpleɪnt wɑz ˌɪgˈnɔrd baɪ hɪz stæf. rɪˈpəblɪkən taʊn hɔlz hæv tərnd ˈɪntu ðə ˈbʊlwərk əv ðə rɪˈzɪstəns, ənd ə weɪ tɪ tɛst ðə ˈkɛrɪktər əv ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz. æt wən ˈrisənt ɪˈvɛnt, oʊˈhaɪoʊ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑŋgrəsmən ˈwɔrən ˈdeɪvɪdsən lɛt hɪz tru ˈkələrz ʃaɪn θru, ənd ɪt wɑz nɑt ə ˈprɪti ˈpɪkʧər. æt ə taʊn hɔl ˈmitɪŋ æt ðə enon*, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, hɔl, ə jəŋ ˈwʊmən gɑt əp tɪ spik, ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈdeɪvɪdsən ðət ʃi hæd bɪn ɪˈʤɛktɪd frəm hɪz læst taʊn hɔl bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ə ““private”*” ɪˈvɛnt, ənd ðət ɔn ðə weɪ aʊt, ʃi wɑz pʊʃt baɪ mæn ɪn ə rɛd hat.”*.” ðə jəŋ ˈwʊmən, hu aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd hərˈsɛlf ɛz ən ˈɪməgrənt, toʊld ˈdeɪvɪdsən ðət ʃi hæd kəmˈpleɪnd tɪ hɪz ˈɔfəs, bət rɪˈsivd noʊ rɪˈspɑns. ˈæftər ə bɪt əv ˈɔkwərd ˈsaɪləns, ʃi æst ɪm ɪf hi hæd ˈɛni ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, ənd hi dɪˈlɪvərd ðɪs grəf rɪˈplaɪ: kənˈstɪʧuənt: ˈgɛsɪŋ ju hæv ˈɛni ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn ðət? ˈdeɪvɪdsən: ɪz ðət jʊr kˈwɛʃən? kənˈstɪʧuənt: wɛl, ɪf ju hæv ˈɛni ˈkɑmɛnt, ðɛn ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ seɪ ðət aɪ wɑz pʊʃt æt ðə læst taʊn hɔl, ənd aɪ wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ju tɪ, ju noʊ, ˈkɑmɛnt. ˈdeɪvɪdsən: wɛl, aɪ hoʊp ðə gaɪ ðət pʊʃt ju əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzɪz tɪ ju. kənˈstɪʧuənt: ˌoʊˈkeɪ, wɛl, aɪ ˈdeɪvɪdsən: ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ prɛs ˈʧɑrʤɪz, aɪ θɪŋk ju ʃʊd du ðət. ɑr ˈɔfəs pʊʃ ju, wi hoʊst ðə ɪˈvɛnt, ʤɪst laɪk wi hoʊst ðə wən təˈnaɪt. ˈdeɪvɪdsən kənˈtɪnjud hɪz ˈoʊpən hɑˈstɪləti təˈwɔrd ðə jəŋ ˈwʊmən, ˌɪntərˈəptɪŋ hər tɪ æsk ju hæv ə question?”*?” ənd ðɛn ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ˈɪntu ə streɪnʤ daɪˈgrɛʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ rɔɪəl ˈfæməli ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn hɪz ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈbərθˌraɪt ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp wɪʧ ɪz ˌgɛrənˈtid baɪ ðə əˈmɛndmənt əv ðə juz. ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən. ə ˌrivˈju əv ˈvɪdioʊ ˈteɪkən frəm ðət ˈpriviəs taʊn hɔl, ɪn trɔɪ ɔn ˈeɪprəl 11 əˈpɪrz tɪ ʃoʊ ə mæn ɪn ə rɛd hæt ˈtəʧɪŋ æt list tu ˈwɪmən ɛz ðeɪ liv ðə ɪˈvɛnt, ənd ðə jəŋ ˈwʊmən əˈbəv əˈpɪrz tɪ kənˈfrənt ɪm: pərˈfɔrməns ɪz ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk əv ə hɑˈstɪləti təˈwɔrd ˈɪməgrənts ənd ən ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns əv ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən ðət kəm frəm ðə ˈvɛri tɔp əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti. θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm ðət ðiz taʊn hɔlz prəˈvaɪd, ðə rɪˈzɪstəns ɪz ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ðət.
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republican congressman warren davidson (r-oh) displayed open hostility and cold indifference to a woman who told him she was pushed by an attendee at one of his town hall meetings, and whose complaint was ignored by his staff.
republican town halls have turned into the bulwark of the resistance, and a way to test the character of elected officials. at one recent event, ohio republican congressman warren davidson let his true colors shine through, and it was not a pretty picture.
at a town hall meeting at the enon, ohio, vfw hall, a young woman got up to speak, telling davidson that she had been ejected from his last town hall because it was a “private” event, and that on the way out, she was pushed by “a man in a red hat.”
the young woman, who identified herself as an immigrant, told davidson that she had complained to his office, but received no response. after a bit of awkward silence, she asked him if he had any comment on the situation, and he delivered this gruff reply:
constituent: i’m guessing you don’t have any comments on that? davidson: is that your question? constituent: well, if you don’t have any comment, then i’m just going to say that i was pushed at the last town hall, and i was expecting you to, you know, comment. davidson: well, i hope the guy that pushed you apologizes to you. constituent: okay, well, i don’t — davidson: if you want to press charges, i think you should do that. our office didn’t push you, we didn’t host the event, just like we didn’t host the one tonight.
davidson continued his open hostility toward the young woman, interrupting her to ask “do you have a question?” and then launching into a strange digression about the british royal family in order to explain his opposition to the birthright citizenship which is guaranteed by the 14th amendment of the u.s. constitution.
a review of video taken from that previous town hall, in troy on april 11, appears to show a man in a red hat touching at least two women as they leave the event, and the young woman above appears to confront him:
davidson’s performance is characteristic of a hostility toward immigrants and an indifference about/encouragement of violence against women that come from the very top of the republican party.
thanks to the platform that these town halls provide, the resistance is exposing that.
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faɪl ɪn ðɪs ˈmənˌdeɪ, mɑrʧ 27 2017 faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp hoʊldz əp ə pɛn hi juzd tɪ saɪn wən əv ˈvɛriəs bɪlz ɪn ðə ˈruzəˌvɛlt rum əv ðə waɪt haʊs ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. (ˌeɪˈpi harnik*, faɪl) ˈpɔrtlənd, ɔr. (katu*) ən ˈɔrəˌgɑn mæn daɪd ˈpisfəli ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ ˈæftər hɪz ˈɛksˈwaɪf ˈfɔlsli toʊld ɪm ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp hæd bɪn ˌɪmˈpiʧt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə oʊˈbɪʧuˌɛri ɪn ðə ˌɔrəˈgoʊniən wɪʧ ɪz naʊ goʊɪŋ ˈvaɪrəl ˈmaɪkəl ˈgɑrlənd ˈɛliəts hɛlθ hæd bɪn dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪtɪŋ fər ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd. "hi ˈɑnəstli ˈdɪdənt noʊ" ɪn wɪʧ jɪr hi wɑz bɔrn, ˈiðər 1940 ər 1941 ɪn ˈʃɑrlətsˌvɪl, vərˈʤɪnjə, ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli muvd tɪ ðə wɛst koʊst. ˈɛliət wɑz "ðə ˈʃɑrpəst ˈdrɛsər ɪn taʊn, ˈkipɪŋ ˈnaɪkiz əˈpærəl wɪŋ ɪn ðə blæk." hɪz ˈɛksˈwaɪf wɑz baɪ hɪz saɪd ˌbiˈfɔr hi pæst əˈweɪ, ənd ðə læst θɪŋ ʃi sɛd tɪ ɪm wɑz, "ˈdɑnəld trəmp həz bɪn ˌɪmˈpiʧt." "əˈpɑn ˈhirɪŋ ðət hi tʊk hɪz ˈfaɪnəl, ˈʤɛnəl brɛθ, hɪz ˈərθli wərk kənˈkludɪd," ðə oʊˈbɪʧuˌɛri ridz.
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file - in this monday, march 27, 2017, file photo, president donald trump holds up a pen he used to sign one of various bills in the roosevelt room of the white house in washington. (ap photo/andrew harnik, file)
portland, ore. (katu) - an oregon man died peacefully earlier this month after his ex-wife falsely told him president donald trump had been impeached.
according to the obituary in the oregonian - which is now going viral - michael garland elliott's health had been deteriorating for the past decade.
"he honestly didn't know" in which year he was born, either 1940 or 1941, in charlottesville, virginia, and eventually moved to the west coast. elliott was "the sharpest dresser in town, single-handedly keeping nike's apparel wing in the black."
his ex-wife was by his side before he passed away, and the last thing she said to him was, "donald trump has been impeached."
"upon hearing that he took his final, gentle breath, his earthly work concluded," the obituary reads.
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lərˈɛtə lɪnʧ wɑz nɑt ˈprɛzənt wɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt kənˈfərmd hər ɛz ðə fərst ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən ˈwʊmən tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈjuˈɛs əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. bət hər dæd wɑz. ðɛr, ɪn ðə ˈgæləri rɪˈzərvd fər frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli, hi sæt ɪn ðə bæk roʊ, hɪz ˈreɪnˌkoʊt ɔn, hɪz hæt hɛld ɪn hɪz læp. hi geɪzd daʊn ɔn ðə ˈsɛnɪt flɔr ɛz ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ˈgæðərd fər ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk voʊt. wɪn ðə ˈgævəl ˈsaʊndɪd ənd ðə kaʊnt əv 56 tɪ 43 wɑz əˈnaʊnst, hi ˈnɑdɪd, smaɪld, ənd riʧt ˈoʊvər tɪ ʃeɪk ðə hænd əv ðə mæn nɛkst tɪ ɪm. æt hər ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ˈhirɪŋ ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, wɪn frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli keɪm tɪ səˈpɔrt hər, mɪz. lɪnʧ ˌɪntrəˈdust hər ˈfɑðər, ðə rɛv. lərˈɛnzoʊ lɪnʧ. ʃi kɔld ðɪs ˈpriʧər, əˈpɑn huz ˈʃoʊldərz ʃi roʊd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈproʊˌtɛsts, sɔrs əv maɪ inspiration.”*.” səˈpɔrtərz pɔɪnt tɪ ˈstɛlər kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃənz tɪ hoʊld ðə haɪəst lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfəs ɪn ðə lænd frəm hər təf ʤɑb ɛz ˈjuˈɛs əˈtərni fər ðə ˈistərn ˈdɪstrɪkt əv nu jɔrk tɪ hər ˈhɑrvərd lɔ dɪˈgri, tɪ hər ˈkɛrɪktər ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ənd velvet.”*.” bət ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈɛvər mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks ˈɪʃuz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈwɛðər ðeɪ bi ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, cybersecurity*, ər kəmˈjunɪti pəˈlisɪŋ ənd reɪs riˈleɪʃənz ɔl əv wɪʧ ʃi həz hæd ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ lɪnʧ wɪl ənˈdaʊtɪdli nid ˈplɛnti əv ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən ɛz wɛl. ʃi həz ˈoʊnli ʃɔrt jɪrz tɪ meɪk ə dɛnt ɔn ðiz ənd ˈəðər ˈɪʃuz, bət hər fərst praɪˈɔrəti laɪz ɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɛr hər ˈfɑðər sæt ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, sɪz ʤɑn guld, prəˈfɛsər əv ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi ənd lɔ æt əˈmɛrɪkən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*. ““no*. 1 ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv, ɪf ˈpɑsəbəl, ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd congress,”*,” prəˈfɛsər guld sɪz. ðət meɪ saʊnd streɪnʤ, ˈgɪvɪn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls ɔn ðə pleɪt əv ə nu əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl, bət guld sɪz ˈbeɪsɪk tɪ ðə səkˈsɛs əv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ˈkɑŋgrəs həz ðə əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ɪn ɪts krɔs hɛrz, ɪt ʤɪst meɪks ɪt mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ du anything,”*,” hi sɪz. ənd ˈɛrɪk ˈhoʊldər, huz ʤɑb lɪnʧ wɪl naʊ hoʊld, wɑz ˈsərtənli ə ˈtərgət əv rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs. hi wɑz ðə fərst ˈkæbənət ˈɔfɪsər tɪ bi hɛld ɪn kənˈtɛmpt əv ðə haʊs. hi həz bɪn ˈʃɑrpli ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd fər ðə ənd furious”*” gən ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi æt ðə ˈbɔrdər, fər ə ˈhæfˌhɑrtɪd ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈsərvɪs ˈoʊvər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈtɑrgətɪŋ əv kənˈsərvətɪvz, ənd fər hɪz səˈpɔrt fər ðə amnesty”*” fər ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈwərkərz læst noʊˈvɛmbər. ˈdʊrɪŋ hər ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈhirɪŋz ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, lɪnʧ sɛd ʃi faʊnd ðə ˈligəl ˈɑrgjəmənt fər ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈækʃən "ˈrizənəbəl." ˈændru lərˈɛtə ˈlɪnʧɪz ˈfɑðər, lərˈɛnzoʊ lɪnʧ, ˈsɛnər, əˈkəmpənid baɪ rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈʃilə ˈʤæksən li, (di) əv ˈtɛksəs, lɛft, grits səˈpɔrtərz ɔf ðə ˈsɛnɪt flɔr ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈæftər ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ kənˈfərm mɪz. lɪnʧ fər əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl. səm əv ðiz ˈɪʃuz keɪm əp ɔn ðə ˈsɛnɪt flɔr ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ɛz rɪˈpəblɪkənz səʧ ɛz sɛn. ʧək ˈgræsli (ɑr) əv ˈaɪəwə kəmˈpleɪnd ˈbɪtərli əˈbaʊt ə politicized”*” ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd dɪˈmændɪd ðət ə nu əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl stænd fər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns frəm ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. hi ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛnst hər ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən. sɛn. tɛd kruz (ɑr) əv ˈtɛksəs, hu ɪz ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈprɛzɪdənt, rɪˈpitɪdli kɔld aʊt ðə ““lawlessness”*” ˈəndər ˈmɪstər. ˈhoʊldər ənd sɛd ðət lɪnʧ ˈprɑməst ɪgˈzækt seɪm lawlessness.”*.” hi wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈsɛnətər nɑt tɪ voʊt ɔn ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən hi hæd ə pleɪn tɪ kæʧ. tɛn rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈvoʊtɪd fər lɪnʧ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ, səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl əv kənˈtəki. ɔl əv ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts bækt hər. ˈsɛnətər məˈkɑnəl hæd dɪˈleɪd ðə voʊt ɔn ˈlɪnʧɪz ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən bɪˈkəz hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ klɪr ə stɔld bɪl fərst. ˈdɛməˌkræts spoʊk ˈbɪtərli əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈleɪ. ðə voʊt wɑz hɛld əp fər 56 deɪz twaɪs ðə ˈnəmbər əv deɪz ðən ðə læst ˈsɛvən əˈtərniz ˈʤɛnərəl kəmˈbaɪnd. lɪnʧ həz ə lɔt əv patience,”*,” sɛd sɛn. ˈeɪmi (di) əv ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ɔn ðə ˈsɛnɪt flɔr, waɪl sɛn. daɪæn ˈfaɪnˌstin (di) əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə dɪˈskraɪbd hər ɛz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈpipəl together”*” tu kˈwɑlətiz ðət kʊd goʊ ə lɔŋ weɪ ɪn ˈpæʧɪŋ θɪŋz əp wɪθ ˈkɑŋgrəs. ðət əˈbɪləˌti tɪ brɪŋ ˈpipəl təˈgɛðər wɪl kəm ɪn ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈhændi ɪn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ kəmˈjunɪti pəˈlisɪŋ ˈɪʃuz ðət rɔɪld ˈfərgəsən, moʊ., ənd hæv gɔn ɔn tɪ ɪnˈgəlf ˈəðər kəmˈjunɪtiz. ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪz ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, md*., wɛr ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈoʊpənd ə ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ˈɪntu ðə dɛθ əv ˈfrɛdi greɪ, ən ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən hu daɪd frəm ə ˈspaɪnəl ˈɪnʤəri ðət hi ˈsəfərd ˈæftər hi wɑz ərˈɛstɪd baɪ pəˈlis ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ. gɪt ðə ˈmɑnətər ˈstɔriz ju kɛr əˈbaʊt dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ jʊr inbox*. baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp, ju əˈgri tɪ ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈpɑləsi ɪn hər ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ˈhirɪŋ, lɪnʧ sɛd hər haɪəst praɪˈɔrətiz wʊd bi tɪ ðə ˈseɪfti əv ɔl əv ɑr ˈsɪtɪzənz, tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə moʊst ˈvəlnərəbəl əˈməŋ ˈjuˈɛs frəm kraɪm ənd əˈbjuz, ənd tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ðə ˈvaɪtəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps bɪtˈwin breɪv lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz ənd ðə kəmˈjunɪtiz ðeɪ ər ɛnˈtrəstɪd tɪ serve.”*.” ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, wən əv ðə ˈɪʃuz ðət həz moʊst ˈəpˌsɛt rɪˈpəblɪkənz ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər meɪ nɑt bi məʧ əv ən ˈɪʃu fər lɪnʧ, guld sɪz. si ðət biɪŋ kɪkt daʊn ðə road”*” ɛz ɪt wərks ɪts weɪ θru ðə kɔrts, hi sɪz.
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loretta lynch was not present when the senate confirmed her as the first african-american woman to become us attorney general on thursday. but her dad was.
there, in the gallery reserved for friends and family, he sat in the back row, his raincoat on, his hat held in his lap. he gazed down on the senate floor as lawmakers gathered for the historic vote.
when the gavel sounded and the count of 56 to 43 was announced, he nodded, smiled, and reached over to shake the hand of the man next to him.
at her nomination hearing in january, when friends and family came to support her, ms. lynch introduced her father, the rev. lorenzo lynch. she called this fourth-generation preacher, upon whose shoulders she rode during civil rights protests, “the source of my inspiration.”
supporters point to lynch’s stellar qualifications to hold the highest law enforcement office in the land – from her tough job as us attorney for the eastern district of new york to her harvard law degree, to her character combination of “steel and velvet.”
but given the ever more complex issues facing the united states, whether they be terrorism, cybersecurity, or community policing and race relations – all of which she has had experience with – lynch will undoubtedly need plenty of inspiration as well.
she has only 1-1/2 short years to make a dent on these and other issues, but her first priority lies in the building where her father sat on thursday, says jon gould, professor of public policy and law at american university in washington, d.c.
“no. 1 is trying to improve, if possible, the relationship between the justice department and congress,” professor gould says. that may sound strange, given everything else on the plate of a new attorney general, but gould says basic to the success of the obama administration.
“when congress has the attorney general in its cross hairs, it just makes it more difficult for the administration to do anything,” he says.
and eric holder, whose job lynch will now hold, was certainly a target of republicans in congress. he was the first cabinet officer to be held in contempt of the house. he has been sharply criticized for the “fast and furious” gun controversy at the border, for a halfhearted investigation of the internal revenue service over political targeting of conservatives, and for his support for the president’s “executive amnesty” for undocumented workers last november. during her confirmation hearings in january, lynch said she found the legal argument for the executive action "reasonable."
andrew harnik/ap loretta lynch's father, lorenzo lynch, center, accompanied by rep. sheila jackson lee, (d) of texas, left, greets supporters off the senate floor on capitol hill in washington, thursday, after the senate voted to confirm ms. lynch for attorney general.
some of these issues came up on the senate floor on thursday, as republicans such as sen. chuck grassley (r) of iowa complained bitterly about a “deeply politicized” justice department and demanded that a new attorney general stand for independence from the president. he voted against her confirmation.
sen. ted cruz (r) of texas, who is running for president, repeatedly called out the “lawlessness” under mr. holder and said that lynch promised “the exact same lawlessness.” he was the only senator not to vote on the actual confirmation – he had a plane to catch.
ten republicans voted for lynch, including, surprisingly, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell of kentucky. all of the democrats backed her. senator mcconnell had delayed the vote on lynch's confirmation because he wanted to clear a stalled human-trafficking bill first.
democrats spoke bitterly about the gop delay. the vote was held up for 56 days – twice the number of days than the last seven attorneys general combined.
“loretta lynch has a lot of patience,” said sen. amy klobuchar (d) of minnesota on the senate floor, while sen. dianne feinstein (d) of california described her as able to “bring people together” – two qualities that could go a long way in patching things up with congress.
that ability to bring people together will come in particularly handy in dealing with community policing issues that roiled ferguson, mo., and have gone on to engulf other communities. the latest is baltimore, md., where the justice department on wednesday opened a civil rights inquiry into the death of freddie gray, an african-american who died from a spinal injury that he suffered after he was arrested by police earlier this month.
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in her nomination hearing, lynch said her highest priorities would be to “ensure the safety of all of our citizens, to protect the most vulnerable among us from crime and abuse, and to strengthen the vital relationships between america’s brave law enforcement officers and the communities they are entrusted to serve.”
interestingly, one of the issues that has most upset republicans – the president’s immigration executive order – may not be much of an issue for lynch, gould says. “i see that being kicked down the road” as it works its way through the courts, he says.
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ðə ɔn faɪər, ənd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən lɛft həz gɔn kəmˈplitli ˌɪnˈseɪn. ðə ʤɔrʤ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ənd blæk lɪvz ˈmætər ər ˈreɪʃəl ˈɑrsənɪsts ˌɪnˈtɛnt ɔn ˈtrɪgərɪŋ ə gʊd ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd reɪs wɔr ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri, ə lɑ ˌruˈɑndə. ðə ˈnɑtsiz ər ˈdrulɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈprɑspɛkt ənd ˈlæfɪŋ ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ðə bɪr hɔl. ðə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ˈstrætəʤi ənd ˈtæktɪks ɪz ðət ɪn ə reɪs wɔr, jʊr skɪn ɪz jʊr ˈjunəˌfɔrm: ju gɪt tɪ ʧuz saɪdz. ju bi ˈnutrəl. kɪl ər bi kɪld, it ər bi ˈitən. ˌaʊtˈnəmbərd ənd ˈaʊtˌgənd, ðiz ˈʤəstɪs warriors,”*,” ɛz ðeɪ kɔl ðɛmˈsɛlvz, kʊd wɪnd əp ˈmɑpɪŋ flɔrz ənd ˈskrəbɪŋ ˈtɔɪləts ɪn ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈfimə kæmps ˈgæðərɪŋ dəst əraʊnd ðɪs væst ənd ˈglɔriəs ˈfɔrmər riˈpəblɪk əv ɑrz. loʊˈkeɪʃən wɑz ˈʧoʊzən fər ɪts ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ənd ɪts ˈsinɪk ˈbjuti. ˈbɛtər ðən ðət ˈfɪlθi ˈgɛtoʊ ju ʤɪst bərnd daʊn, ju ʃʊd θæŋk ˈjuˈɛs. hir, hæv ə ˈkɑndəm. juz it.”*.” soʊ fɑr, ðə ˈsɛnʧəri həz bɪn ˈprɪti gʊd fər ðə ˈnɑtsiz. ə ˈpeɪʃənt bənʧ. bɪn ˈkipɪŋ ən aɪ ɔn ðɛr ˈɪntərˌnɛt ækˈtɪvɪtiz sɪns əˈbaʊt 1995 blɑkt frəm ˈmeɪnˌstrim, ˈlɑrʤli ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts, ðeɪ wər ˈərli əˈdæptərz tɪ ðə wərld waɪd wɛb, rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðɛr ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz wɪθ slɪk ˈwɛbˌsaɪts. ðə smɑrt wənz dəmpt ðə hoʊl ˈmɑrtənz ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən kwaɪt ə waɪl əˈgoʊ. ɪˈvɑlvd. naʊ ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈkɑki ˈdɑkərz ənd ˈpoʊloʊ ʃərts. ðeɪ lʊk laɪk ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈseɪlzmɪn, ˈskrupjələsli ˈnɔrməl ənd rɪˈspɛktəbəl. ðɛr ər ə lɔt mɔr əv ðɛm ðən ju θɪŋk. ju ˈprɑbəˌbli noʊ wən ər wərk wɪθ wən. ə seɪf bɛt ðət ðɛr ər ɛz ˈmɛni ˈnɑtsiz ɛz ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri. dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˈprɪti ɑrʧ sɛns əv ˈhjumər. aɪ faɪnd ˈnɑtsiz wɪθ ə sɛns əv ˈhjumər ˈprɪti ənˈsɛtəlɪŋ, ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. ˈændru ɪz ˈfrikwɛntli hɪˈlɛriəs, bət ðə hɪˈlɛrəti ɪz dɑrk, məʧ laɪk ðə ˈhjumər tɪ bi faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈjumən ˈsɛntɪˌpid ˈmuviz ər rɑb ðə ˈriʤɛkts. ðeɪ hæv ə ˈsərtən ˈlɑʤɪk ɔn ðɛr saɪd. fər ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə ˈfɛmənɪst ənd ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈmuvmənts ər ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ər lɛs ðən ə əˈsɔlt ɔn waɪt meɪlz ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˈʤuri. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, ðə ˈrɛtərɪk əv ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm,, ənd ɪz ʤɪst ðət, ˌəndərˈskɔrd ənd ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd baɪ ðə ˈfəndɪŋ ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈprɑmənənt ʤu ənd ˈjuθfəl ˈnɑtsi kəˈlæbərˌeɪtər ʤɔrʤ ˈsɔroʊs. ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən goʊɪŋ ɔn əˈbaʊt privilege”*” ɪz moʊst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ fər ɪts ˈtoʊtəl oʊˈmɪʃən əv ˈɛni dɪˈskəʃən əv ʤuɪʃ paʊər, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɛz rɪˈgɑrdz ˈhɑliˌwʊd ənd ðə ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈɪndəstri. ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ bəˈlɪʤərəns ənd ˌɪnˈtrænsɪʤəns əv ðə ˌɪˈligəli ʤuɪʃ steɪt ənd ɪts ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ˈjʊrəp prəˈvaɪdz ˈɛndləs ˈfɑdər fər ˈnɑtsi ˌprɑpəˈgændə. ðə weɪ tɪ əˈvɔɪd biɪŋ ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪpt ɪz tɪ stɑp ˈlɪvɪŋ daʊn tɪ ðə ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪp. ˈdɪfəkəlt, aɪ noʊ. laɪk ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən tɪ flaɪ ə kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt ˈbætəl flæg ˈoʊvər ðə 1974 fɔrd ˈpɪnˌtoʊ ɔn blɑks ɪn maɪ frənt jɑrd waɪl aɪ sɪt ɔn maɪ frənt stɛps pleɪɪŋ oʊld ˈrəgəd cross”*” ɔn maɪ hɑrˈmɑnɪkə ˈbɛrˌfʊt ɪn maɪ ˈfeɪdɪd ˈdɛnəm bɪb ˈoʊvərˌɔlz ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ʤæk ənd koʊk. θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈhilɪŋ paʊərz əv ˈkænəbəs, aɪ ˈmænɪʤ tɪ priˈtɛnd tɪ səm ˈlɛvəl əv ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən, moʊst əv ðə taɪm. ðɪs nu ˈɑrgjəmənt əˈbaʊt appropriation”*” ˈfæsəˌneɪts mi. wɪn ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn sleɪvz ˈblɛndɪd ðɛr ʧænts wɪθ ðə ˈʃæntiz ənd ˈbælədz əv ðə sleɪvz ðeɪ wər haʊzd wɪθ tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə bluz, wɑz ðət ˈkəlʧərəl əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən? wɪn ˈnɑnˈwaɪts juz ˈpləmɪŋ, ɪz ðət ˈkəlʧərəl əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən? ˈwɪljəm ˈʃɑkli, ə ˈvɪʃəsli ˈreɪsɪst prəˈpoʊnənt əv ˈrædɪkəl juˈʤɛnɪks, ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ðə pɔɪnt ˈkɑnˌtækt trænˈzɪstər ðət lɛd tɪ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutərz ənd sɛl foʊnz. wɪn ə blæk ˈpərsən ˈjuzɪz ə kəmˈpjutər, ɪz ðət ˈkəlʧərəl əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən? haʊ əˈbaʊt hɛr straightener*, ˈrɪtən ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, mˈjuzɪk? wɛr dɪz ɪt stɑp? ˈælʤəbrə ɪz ˈɛrəbɪk ɪn ˈɔrəʤən. ʃʊd wi bi ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ˈpipəl hu juz ˈælʤəbrə? ðeɪ maɪt bi ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts. ðɛr maɪt bi ə ˈlɛpərˌkɔn ˈəndər ðə sɪŋk. ˈmɑdərn ˈfɛmənɪsts rɪˈspɛkt ənd ædˈmaɪr ˈmɑʧoʊ bɪˈheɪvjər ɪn ˈsoʊˈkɔld əv color,”*,” bət ənd riˈvaɪl waɪt mɛn fər pərˈsivd ““microaggressions,”*,” ə ˈfəzi tərm ðət ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈtrænsˌleɪts tɪ ˈɛni bɪˈheɪvjər bɪɔnd ˈgrɔvəlɪŋ ənd əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzɪŋ fər biɪŋ bɔrn waɪt wɪθ ə ˈpinɪs. ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti, ju kən naʊ bi faɪnd fər ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ ə ˈpərsən. ˈʤəmpɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈbændˌwægən. sɪns ˈhævɪŋ maɪ ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈænəˌlaɪzd baɪ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈstænfərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ, bɪn ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ maɪ ˈreɪʃəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ. 100 pərˈsɛnt ˌjʊrəˈpiən, wɪθ maɪ ˈkloʊsəst ˈrɛlətɪvz ˈkləstərd əraʊnd ðə ˈnɔrðərn ɛnd əv ˈnɔrˌweɪ ənd ˈfɪnˌlænd. ˈɔlsoʊ əˈbaʊt twaɪs ɛz niˈændərˌθɔl ɛz moʊst ˈpipəl. aɪ teɪk greɪt ˈəmbrɪʤ ənd dip əˈfɛns æt ðə juz əv ðə ˈɛnˌwər tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ən ˈɪˌdiət ər ə brut. wi wər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈɛkskwəzət ɑrt ənd ˈbɪldɪŋ faɪərz ɪn ðə keɪvz əv ˈjʊrəp wɪn ju ˈfəkɪŋ ˈtidiəs ˈhoʊmoʊ sæps ʃoʊd əp wɪθ jʊr ˈtaɪni breɪnz ənd ˈskrɔni ˈlɪtəl ˈbɑdiz, ˈʃɪvərɪŋ ɪn ðə koʊld ənd ˈfəkɪŋ ʤɪst tɪ steɪ wɔrm ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə space.”*.” faɪər ɪz ə ˈkəlʧərəl əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən. wi dɪˈmænd rɪˈspɛkt. niˈændərˌθɔl lɪvz ˈmætər, ˈfəkərz. gɪt ˈrɛdi. bæk.
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the world’s on fire, and the american left has gone completely insane. the george soros-funded organizations moveon.org and black lives matter are racial arsonists intent on triggering a good old-fashioned african-style race war in this country, a la rwanda. the nazis are drooling over the prospect and laughing all the way to the beer hall. the problem with blm’s strategy and tactics is that in a race war, your skin is your uniform: you don’t get to choose sides. you can’t be neutral. kill or be killed, eat or be eaten. outnumbered and outgunned, these “social justice warriors,” as they call themselves, could wind up mopping floors and scrubbing toilets in the various fema camps gathering dust around this vast and glorious former republic of ours. “this location was chosen for its isolation and its scenic beauty. better than that filthy ghetto you just burned down, you should thank us. here, have a condom. use it.”
so far, the 21st century has been pretty good for the nazis. they’re a patient bunch. i’ve been keeping an eye on their internet activities since about 1995. blocked from mainstream, largely jewish-owned media outlets, they were early adapters to the world wide web, replacing their often-crude zine-like samizdat publications with slick well-produced websites. the smart ones dumped the whole skinhead-bomber jacket-tattoos-doc martens affectation quite a while ago. evolved. now all about khaki dockers and polo shirts. they look like real estate salesmen, scrupulously normal and respectable. there are a lot more of them than you think. you probably know one or work with one. a safe bet that there are as many nazis as homosexuals in this country. developed a pretty arch sense of humor. i find nazis with a sense of humor pretty unsettling, myself. andrew anglin’s dailystormer.com is frequently hilarious, but the hilarity is dark, much like the humor to be found in the human centipede movies or rob zombie’s the devil’s rejects.
they have a certain logic on their side. for decades argued that the feminist and civil rights movements are nothing more or less than a full-frontal assault on white males on behalf of organized jewry. at this point, the rhetoric of academic feminism, moveon.org, and blm is just that, underscored and emphasized by the funding coming from prominent jew and youthful nazi collaborator george soros. the conversation going on about “white privilege” is most interesting for its total omission of any discussion of jewish power, particularly as regards hollywood and the finance industry. the ongoing belligerence and intransigence of the illegally nuclear-armed jewish state and its sayanim in america and europe provides endless fodder for nazi propaganda.
the way to avoid being stereotyped is to stop living down to the stereotype. difficult, i know. i’d like nothing more than to fly a confederate battle flag over the 1974 ford pinto on blocks in my front yard while i sit on my front steps playing “the old rugged cross” on my harmonica barefoot in my faded denim bib overalls drinking jack and coke. thanks to the healing powers of cannabis, i manage to pretend to some level of civilization, most of the time.
this new argument about “cultural appropriation” fascinates me. when the african slaves blended their chants with the shanties and ballads of the scots-irish slaves they were housed with to create the blues, was that cultural appropriation? when non-whites use plumbing, is that cultural appropriation? william shockley, a viciously racist proponent of radical eugenics, invented the point contact transistor that led to the development of personal computers and cell phones. when a black person uses a computer, is that cultural appropriation? how about hair straightener, written language, notated music? where does it stop? algebra is arabic in origin. should we be monitoring people who use algebra? they might be terrorists. there might be a leprechaun under the sink.
modern feminists respect and admire macho behavior in so-called “men of color,” but lambast and revile white men for perceived “microaggressions,” a fuzzy term that basically translates to any behavior beyond groveling and apologizing for being born white with a penis. in new york city, you can now be fined $250,000 for insulting a transgendered person.
i’m jumping on the bandwagon. since having my dna analyzed by my23andme.com courtesy of stanford university a few years ago, i’ve been exploring my racial heritage. i’m 100 percent european, with my closest relatives clustered around the northern end of norway and finland. i’m also about twice as neanderthal as most euro-descended people. i take great umbrage and deep offense at the use of the n-word to describe an idiot or a brute. we were creating exquisite art and building fires in the caves of europe when you fucking tedious homo saps showed up with your tiny brains and scrawny little bodies, shivering in the cold and fucking just to stay warm and looking for a “safe space.” fire is a cultural appropriation. we demand respect.
neanderthal lives matter, fuckers. get ready. we’re back.
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ˌdiˈsi dɪˈspæʧ fɛdz ɑpt nɑt tɪ lɪst ˈmoʊnoʊ ˈbeɪsən seɪʤ graʊs ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˈɛfərts pərsˈweɪdɪd əˈfɪʃəlz ðət ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən wɪl fɛr wɛl. ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈsæli ʤuɪl əˈnaʊnst ðɪs wik ðət ðə smɔl, ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈgreɪtər seɪʤ graʊs ðət lɪvz əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈbɔrdər bɪtˈwin ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ənd nəˈvɑdə dɪz nɑt nid tɪ bi pʊt ɔn ðə ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈspiʃiz lɪst. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən rɪˈflɛkts ðə səkˈsɛs əv ə ˈɛfərt tɪ kənˈsərv ðə birds’*’ ˈseɪʤˌbrəʃ ˈhæbəˌtæt, ʃi sɛd. ðoʊz ˈɛfərts hɛlpt dɪˈmɪnɪʃ θrɛts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈərbən sprɔl, faɪər ənd ɪnˈkroʊʧɪŋ triz. mɔr, ðə kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪv, ˈɛfərts ɪn nəˈvɑdə ənd ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ər pruf ðət wi kən kənˈsərv ˈseɪʤˌbrəʃ ˈhæbəˌtæt əˈkrɔs ðə wɛst waɪl wi ɪnˈkərəʤ səˈsteɪnəbəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk development,”*,” sɛd ʤuɪl. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi ˈjuˈɛs ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər dɪˈpɑrtmənt. baɪˈɑləʤɪsts ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðət bɪtˈwin ənd əv ðiz bərdz lɪv ɪn əˈbaʊt ˈmɪljən ˈeɪkərz əv ˈseɪʤˌbrəʃ. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kɔlz ðɛm ðə dɪˈstɪŋkt ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˌsɛgˈmɛnt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈdɪfər ʤəˈnɛtɪkli frəm ðə ˈlɑrʤər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈgreɪtər seɪʤ graʊs ðət meɪks ɪts hoʊm ɪn 11 steɪts əˈkrɔs ðə wɛst. əˈbaʊt 18 mənθs əˈgoʊ, ðə fɪʃ ənd ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈsərvɪs prəˈpoʊzd ˈlɪstɪŋ ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɛz θˈrɛtənd bɪˈkəz ɪts ˈhæbəˌtæt hæd bɪn rɪˈdust ənd ˌsɛgˈmɛnɪd. ɪt wɑz kənˈsɪdərd mɔr ˈvəlnərəbəl ðən ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈgreɪtər seɪʤ graʊs. ə ˈlɪstɪŋ dɪˈsɪʒən ɔn ðət ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd baɪ sɛpˈtɛmbər 30 ɪn 2010 ðə ˈeɪʤənsi dɪˈtərmənd ðə ˈgreɪtər seɪʤ graʊs ˈwɔrəntɪd biɪŋ ˈædɪd tɪ ðə ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd lɪst, bət ˈɑptɪd nɑt tɪ du soʊ æt ðə taɪm bɪˈkəz ˈəðər rɛr ˈspiʃiz wər haɪər praɪˈɔrətiz. steɪt əˈfɪʃəlz sɔ dɪˈsɪʒən ɛz ə gʊd ˈoʊmən ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt meɪ ɑpt tɪ nɑt lɪst ðə ˈlɑrʤər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈiðər. steɪts ənd kəmˈjunɪtiz hæv bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ kənˈsərv ðə bərdz ɪn hoʊps əv əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ə ˈlɪstɪŋ. ðeɪ fɪr ən ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈspiʃiz ˈlɪstɪŋ kʊd ˌɪmˈpid ˈɛnərʤi ɛkˈstrækʃən, ˈrænʧɪŋ, ənd ˈəðər ækˈtɪvɪtiz, ˈhərtɪŋ ðɛr ɪˈkɑnəmiz. nəˈvɑdə ˈgəvərnər braɪən ˈsænˌdoʊvəl ˈwɛlkəmd ðə nuz ənd sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈɛvədəns seɪʤ graʊs ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt kən ˌkoʊəgˈzɪst ɪn boʊθ ðə ˈɛriə ənd əˈkrɔs ðə reɪnʤ əv ðə ˈgreɪtər seɪʤ grouse.”*.” ɪn nəˈvɑdə ənd ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈloʊkəl, steɪt, ˈtraɪbəl ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsiz wərkt wɪθ ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən grups ənd ˈrænʧərz tɪ ˈkaʊntər θrɛts tɪ ðə bərdz. ɔˈrɛdi, kənˈsərvd ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈeɪkərz əv praɪm ˈseɪʤˌbrəʃ ˈhæbəˌtæt ɔn ˈpraɪvət lænd ˈəndər ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən, wɪʧ baɪnd ˈoʊnərz nɑt tɪ dɪˈvɛləp lænd. ðɛr 45 ˈmɪljən plæn fər ðə nɛkst ˈdɛkeɪd ˌɪnˈkludz ˈnɪrli 80 ˈhæbəˌtæt ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkts. ðiz ˌɪnˈklud riˈmuvɪŋ ənd ˈʤunəpər triz ənd ˌɪnˈveɪsɪv ˈgræsɪz, prɪˈzərvɪŋ əˈdɪʃənəl ˈlænˌskeɪps wɪθ ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ənd ˈmænəʤɪŋ waɪld ˈhɔrsɪz ənd ˈlaɪvˌstɑk tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz ˈhæbəˌtæt ˈdæmɪʤ. ˈrisəntli ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn səm əv ðə ˈəðər steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈɛfərts ˌəndərˈweɪ ɔn bɪˈhæf əv seɪʤ graʊs. ˈɛfərts əv ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈwərkɪŋ grup ənd ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps bɪlt ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd ər ˈtruli unprecedented,”*,” sɛd dæn æʃ, juz. fɪʃ ənd ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈsərvɪs dɪˈrɛktər. hæv sɛt ðə steɪʤ fər ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ənd kənˈvɪnst ˈjuˈɛs ðət ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən həz ə braɪt fˈjuʧər ɪn ðə region.”*.” ə ˈstədi əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən riˈlist læst jɪr ʃoʊd ɪt wɑz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪt wɑz oʊn. ˈoʊnli wən ʃoʊd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt dɪˈklaɪn ənd əˈpɪrd bi ðə ˈoʊnli wən wɪθ kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ˈɛvədəns wɪˈθɪn ðə ðət ɪz ˈkərəntli æt rɪsk əv extinction.”*.” ðə ˈstədi, lɛd baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˌʤiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsərˌveɪ baɪˈɑləʤɪst ˈpitər koʊeɪts, kənˈkludz ðət priˈpɑndrəns əv ˈɛvədəns səˈʤɛsts ðət ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ər ˈsteɪbəl wɪˈθɪn ɪn ɪts ɪnˈtaɪərti ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpɪriəd əv bət səm ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈædvəˌkeɪts seɪ ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz tu smɔl tɪ kənˈsɪdər ɪt ˈoʊˈkeɪ. ɪz ˈsteɪbəl, bət ˈsteɪbəl ɔn ðə brɪŋk əv ɪkˈstɪŋʃən, wɪʧ minz ðeɪ nid protection,”*,” sɛd ˈɛrɪk molvar*, hu koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts ðə seɪʤ graʊs kæmˈpeɪn fər ðə ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl grup ˈgɑrdiənz. ˈmɛʒərz ər greɪt. bət ðiz ər nɑt ðə ˈpipəl ˈpoʊzɪŋ ðə ˈbɪgəst threats.”*.” hɑrd rɑk ˈmaɪnɪŋ, ˌʤioʊˈθərməl dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ˈviɪkəl ˈreɪsɪz, dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈsəbdɪˌvɪʒənz ənd ˈlaɪvˌstɑk ˈgreɪzɪŋ ər ˈmeɪʤər θrɛts tɪ seɪʤ graʊs ðət hæv nɑt bɪn ˈædəkwɪtli əˈdrɛst, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən grups. ˈrændi ˈspɪvək, ˈpəblɪk lændz dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈsɛnər fər ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈvərsɪti, sɛd ðə ˈfɔrɪst ˈsərvɪs ənd ˈbjʊroʊ əv lænd ˈmænɪʤmənt kʊd prəˈtɛkt ðə bərdz frəm ðiz θrɛts, bət hæv jɛt tɪ. ˈəðər ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ənd ˈhəntɪŋ grups, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, səˈpɔrtɪd dɪˈsɪʒən nɑt tɪ lɪst ðə bərdz ɪn nəˈvɑdə ənd ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ðeɪ ˈlɔdɪd ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɛfərt ˌəndərˈweɪ tɪ prɪˈzərv ˈseɪʤˌbrəʃ ˈhæbəˌtæt əˈkrɔs ðə wɛst, wɪʧ həz ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd ˈmɛni ˈænəməlz ənd plænts, nɑt ʤɪst ðə bərd wɪθ ə drəˈmætɪk ˈkɔˌrʧɪp dæns ðət ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ðə ˈɛfərts. ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈʃɑgrɛn ɪz ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt. ˈfɑloʊ
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dc dispatch feds opt not to list mono basin sage grouse conservation efforts persuaded officials that the nevada-california population will fare well.
interior secretary sally jewell announced this week that the small, isolated population of greater sage grouse that lives along the border between california and nevada does not need to be put on the endangered species list. the decision reflects the success of a 15-year effort to conserve the birds’ sagebrush habitat, she said.
those efforts helped diminish threats including urban sprawl, fire and encroaching trees.
“what’s more, the collaborative, science-based efforts in nevada and california are proof that we can conserve sagebrush habitat across the west while we encourage sustainable economic development,” said jewell.
photo courtesy us agriculture department.
biologists estimate that between 2,500 and 9,000 of these birds live in about 4.5 million acres of high-desert sagebrush. the government calls them the bi-state distinct population segment because they differ genetically from the larger population of greater sage grouse that makes its home in 11 states across the west.
about 18 months ago, the fish and wildlife service proposed listing the bi-state population as threatened because its habitat had been reduced and segmented. it was considered more vulnerable than the 11-state population of greater sage grouse. a listing decision on that population is expected by september 30. in 2010, the agency determined the greater sage grouse warranted being added to the endangered list, but opted not to do so at the time because other rare species were higher priorities.
state officials saw tuesday’s decision as a good omen that the federal government may opt to not list the larger population either. states and communities have been working to conserve the birds in hopes of avoiding a listing. they fear an endangered species listing could impede energy extraction, ranching, and other activities, hurting their economies.
nevada governor brian sandoval welcomed the news and said it was evidence “that sage grouse and economic development can coexist in both the bi-state area and across the range of the greater sage grouse.”
in nevada and california, local, state, tribal and federal agencies worked with conservation groups and ranchers to counter threats to the birds. already, they’ve conserved thousands of acres of prime sagebrush habitat on private land under conservation easements, which bind owners not to develop land. their $45 million plan for the next decade includes nearly 80 habitat restoration projects. these include removing pinyon and juniper trees and invasive grasses, preserving additional landscapes with conservation easements and managing wild horses and livestock to minimize habitat damage.
hcn recently reported on some of the other state and federal efforts underway on behalf of sage grouse.
“the efforts of the local working group and the partnerships they’ve built over the past decade are truly unprecedented,” said dan ashe, u.s. fish and wildlife service director. “they have set the stage for the next generation of conservation and convinced us that the sage-grouse population has a bright future in the bi-state region.”
a ten-year study of the bi-state population released last year showed it was holding it was own. only one subpopulation showed significant decline and appeared “to be the only one with compelling evidence within the bi-state that is currently at risk of extinction.” the study, led by us geological survey biologist peter coates, concludes that “the preponderance of evidence suggests that sage-grouse populations are stable within bi-state dps in its entirety over the period of 2003–2012.”
but some wildlife advocates say the bi-state population is too small to consider it ok.
“it is stable, but it’s stable on the brink of extinction, which means they need protection,” said erik molvar, who coordinates the sage grouse campaign for the environmental group wildearth guardians. “conservation measures are great. but these are not the people posing the biggest threats.”
hard rock mining, geothermal development, off-road vehicle races, development of subdivisions and livestock grazing are major threats to bi-state sage grouse that have not been adequately addressed, according to conservation groups.
randi spivak, public lands director of the center for biological diversity, said the forest service and bureau of land management could protect the birds from these threats, but have yet to.
other conservation and hunting groups, however, supported jewell’s decision not to list the birds in nevada and california. they lauded the major effort underway to preserve sagebrush habitat across the west, which has benefited many animals and plants, not just the chicken-like bird with a dramatic courtship dance that inspired the efforts.
elizabeth shogren is hcn's washington, dc correspondent.
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ðɪs jɪr, fɑks spɔrts peɪd ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈbeɪsˈbɔl əˈbaʊt hæf ə ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz fər ðə raɪts tɪ ˈbrɔdˌkæst ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpæˌstaɪm. waɪl ðə ˈpækɪʤ ˌɪnˈkludz səm pleɪɔf geɪmz ənd ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən ˈkɑntɛsts, ðə kraʊn ʤuəl ɪz stɪl ðə wərld ˈsɪriz; dɪˈspaɪt ˈdɛkeɪdz əv dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ ˈreɪtɪŋz, ɪz stɪl ə ˈrɛvəˌnu məˈʃin. bət wərld ˈsɪriz ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈbrɔdˌkæsts hæd ˈhəmbəl bɪˈgɪnɪŋz, wɪʧ aɪ ˈditeɪl ɪn maɪ ˈrisənt bʊk kræk əv ðə bæt: ə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ɔn ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ. ɪn fækt, fər ðə fərst 13 wərld ˈsɪriz ˈbrɔdˌkæsts, ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈnɛtˌwərks peɪd zɪlʧ tɪ ˈkɛri ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ˈtʊrnəmənt. ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæsts ˈstɑrtɪd ɛz ə pərˈmoʊʃən fər ə nu ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsteɪʃən ənd ˈkəvərɪʤ wɑz ˈæməˌʧərɪʃ. ɪn fækt, ðə fərst vɔɪs ɔn ðə fərst lɪv ˈbrɔdˌkæst əv ə wərld ˈsɪriz ˈivɪn noʊ ðə skɔr æt ðə ɛnd əv wən geɪm. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1921, ə nu ˈsteɪʃən beɪst aʊt əv nuərk, nu ˈʤərzi, ˈnidɪd ə bɪg ɪˈvɛnt tɪ əˈnaʊns ɪts ərˈaɪvəl ɪn ðə nu jɔrk ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈɛriə. ðə ˈsɪriz bɪtˈwin ðə ʤaɪənts ənd ˈjæŋkiz (ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli wən baɪ ðə ʤaɪənts, faɪv geɪmz tɪ θri) prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˌɑpərˈtunəti. ðə vɔɪs fər ðɪs fərst ˈreɪdiˌoʊ wərld ˈsɪriz bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ ə ˈwɛstɪŋˌhaʊs ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr neɪmd tɑm kaʊən, bət ɪts aɪz bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ əˈnəðər. ənˈlaɪk kaʊən, nuərk kɔl ˈnuzˌpeɪpər rɪˈpɔrtər ˈsændi hənt wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli æt ðə ˈpoʊloʊ graʊnz. hənt ˈriˌleɪd ðə pleɪz baɪ ˈtɛləˌfoʊn tɪ kaʊən, hu wɑz lɑʤd ɪn ə kræmpt shack”*” əˈtɑp ˈɛdɪsən plænt, wɛr ðə trænsˈmɪtər wɑz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd. ɪn hɪz kɔlz əv ðə geɪmz, kaʊən ˈsɪmpli ˌwəˈtɛvər hənt toʊld ɪm wərk ðət ˈɔfərd fju breɪks. ˈæftər wən ɪgˈzɔstɪŋ geɪm, kaʊən ˌriˈpɔrtəd hi ˈivɪn kəˈlɛkt [hɪz] θɔts ɪˈnəf tɪ tɛl hu hæd won.”*.” wɪn ə ˈkɑlig æst ɪm hu wən, hi kʊd ˈoʊnli seɪ, noʊ, aɪ ʤɪst wərk here.”*.” ɪn 1922 ðə tim wɑz ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈaɪˈwɪtnəs æt ðə geɪmz ənd ə ˈfeɪməs wən, æt ðət. ˈgræntlənd raɪs, pərˈhæps ðə ˈspɔrtsˌraɪtər əv ðə deɪ, ˈtreɪdɪd ɪn hɪz ˈtaɪˌpraɪtər fər ə ˈmaɪkrəˌfoʊn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wərld ˈsɪriz ˈriˈmæʧ bɪtˈwin ðə ˈjæŋkiz ənd ʤaɪənts. waɪl ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈsɑləd dɪˈskrɪpʃən, raɪs wʊd ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli teɪk ɪkˈstɛndɪd breɪks tɪ hɪz voice,”*,” ˈlivɪŋ ˈlɪsənərz əˈdrɪft fər ˈmɪnəts æt ə taɪm. laɪk kaʊən, raɪs faʊnd ðə nu kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈmidiəm ˈdɔntɪŋ; hi wʊd ˈleɪtər tɛl ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər rɛd ˈbɑrbər ðət wən ˈreɪdiˌoʊ wərld ˈsɪriz ɪˈnəf fər mi fər ɔl əv maɪ life.”*.” ˈæftər ðiz ˈərli ɪkˈspɛrəmənts, ˈnæʃənəl lig ˈoʊnərz, ˈfɪrɪŋ ðət ˈbrɔdˌkæsts wʊd hərt wərld ˈsɪriz əˈtɛndəns, ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ɛnd ɔl wərld ˈsɪriz ˈkəvərɪʤ. bət ðə nu kəˈmɪʃənər, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈfɛdərəl ʤəʤ neɪmd ˈmaʊntən ˈlændɪs, ˌoʊvərˈruld ðɛm. ˈlændɪs vjud ðə nuəst mæs ˈmidiəm ɛz ə ˈpoʊtənt pərˈmoʊʃənəl məˈʃin, ənd dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˈpɑləsi prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðə ˈwaɪdəst ˈpɑsəbəl ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ðə geɪmz: ɔl ˈsteɪʃənz ənd ˈnɛtˌwərks wʊd bi ˈwɛlkəmd tɪ ˈkəvər ðə geɪmz fər fri. ðə nɛkst jɪr, 1923 græm ˈmæknəmi, ə feɪld ˈsɪŋər, bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ““superstar”*” spɔrts əˈnaʊnsər. fər ðə nɛkst ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz, hi əˈnaʊnst ðə wərld ˈsɪriz ˈoʊvər ˈriʤənəl ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd, ˈleɪtər, ˈnæʃənəl ˈnɛtˌwərk. ɪn 1927 ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ʤɔɪnd ˈɛnˌbiˈsi ɪn prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈkəvərɪʤ fər ðə wərld ˈsɪriz. ə θərd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈnɛtˌwərk, ðə mˈjuʧuəl ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˈsɪstəm, wʊd ʤɔɪn ðə freɪ ɪn 1935 ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, ðə ˈnɛtˌwərks ˌɪˈnɪʃəli sɔ ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ðə wərld ˈsɪriz ɛz ə ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs, wɪθ noʊ ˈspɑnsərz ənd noʊ kəˈmərʃəlz. ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈnɛtˌwərks səˈplaɪd ðə əˈnaʊnsərz, peɪd ðə laɪn ˈʧɑrʤɪz ənd ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ˈɛrˌtaɪm tɪ brɪŋ ðə wərld ˈsɪriz tɪ ðə ˈræpədli ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈɔdiəns. ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈbeɪsˈbɔl riʧt ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɔdiəns, waɪl ðə ˈnɛtˌwərks bɪˈkeɪm aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd wɪθ ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr spɔrt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz əˈtɛndəns ənd ˈrɛvəˌnuz dɪˈklaɪnd ɪn ðə pɪt əv ðə greɪt dɪˈprɛʃən, kəˈmɪʃənər ˈlændɪs lʊkt tɪ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ fər ə nu ˈrɛvəˌnu strim. ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, ˈmɛni ˈkəmpəˌniz əˈproʊʧt ðə ˈnɛtˌwərks wɪθ ˈɔfərz tɪ ˈspɑnsər ðə wərld ˈsɪriz. bət ðə ˈnɛtˌwərks fɪrd ə ˈbæˌklæʃ ɪf ðə geɪmz wər ˈbrɔdˌkæst wɪθ ə kəˈmərʃəl ˈspɑnsər. bæk ðɛn, ðə ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ səˈpɔrtɪd ˈmɑdəl əv ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ wɑz nɑt ˈfʊli ɪnˈtrɛnʧt; ənˈlaɪk təˈdeɪ, ˈlɪsənərz ˈsɪmpli əˈsum kəˈmərʃəl ˌɪntərˈəpʃənz wʊd teɪk pleɪs. ˈivɪn ðə pro-business*, fˈjuʧər rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈhərbərt ˈhuvər θɔt ɪt ðət wi ʃʊd əˈlaʊ soʊ greɪt ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti fər [ˈreɪdiˌoʊ] bi draʊnd ɪn ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ chatter.”*.” ɛz wən ˈɛnˌbiˈsi ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv pʊt ɪt, ˈmɪnət wi bɪˈgɪn tɪ kəˈmərʃəˌlaɪz ðɪs taɪp əv ˈsərvɪs wi wɪl sun hæv ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ɔn ɑr hænz frəm ˈvɛriəs grups ðət ər nɑt ˈfrɛndli tɪ broadcasting.”*.” dɪˈspaɪt ðə ʧæns əv ˈlɪsənər ˈbæˌklæʃ fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ ɔn ˈspɑnsərz, ɪn 1934 ˈlændɪs wɛnt ɔn tɪ saɪn ə dil wɪθ ðə fɔrd ˈmoʊtər ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ ˈspɑnsər ðə wərld ˈsɪriz. ðə pleɪərz gɑt 42 əv ðə teɪk, ənd ðə kləbz tʊk ðə rɛst. boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz wər ˌoʊvərˈʤɔɪd wɪθ ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈwɪndˌfɔl. ðə fɔrd dil meɪd ðə wərld ˈsɪriz tu ˈvæljəbəl tɪ rɪˈmeɪn, ˈɛndɪŋ ðə ˈɪrə əv spɔrts ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ɛz ə ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs. ˈlændɪs stɪl ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈnəmbər əv ˈnɛtˌwərks ənd ˈsteɪʃənz ˈkɛri ðə geɪmz, ənd θruaʊt ðə 1930s*, ðə wərld ˈsɪriz ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈɛrˌweɪz iʧ ɑkˈtoʊbər. ˈspɑnsərz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, bɔkt æt peɪɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈʧɑrʤɪz fər rɪˈdəndənt ˈkəvərɪʤ ɔn ˈməltəpəl ˈnɛtˌwərks; baɪ 1938 noʊ ˈspɑnsər kʊd bi faʊnd. ˈlændɪs kˈwɪkli əˈʤəstɪd tɪ ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˌriˈæləˌtiz əv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ baɪ ˈgrænɪŋ ɪkˈsklusɪv raɪts tɪ ˈbrɔdˌkæst ənd ˈspɑnsər ðə ɪˈvɛnt, wɪʧ wʊd ˈfoʊkɪs ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ˈɔdiənsəz ɔn wən ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd wən ˈkəmpəˌni. ɪn 1939 ˈlændɪs ˈgrænɪd mˈjuʧuəl ɪkˈsklusɪv raɪts tɪ ˈbrɔdˌkæst ðət wərld ˈsɪriz, wɪθ ən ˈɔpʃən fər ðə 1940 ˈkɑntɛsts. ˈminˌwaɪl, ʤɪˈlɛt saɪnd ɔn tɪ ˈspɑnsər ðə wərld ˈsɪriz æt ə kɔst əv bət ɪn peɪɪŋ ˈoʊnli wən ˈnɛtˌwərk, ðeɪ drəˈmætɪkəli rɪˈdust ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən kɔsts. (ˈəðər ˈsteɪʃənz kʊd teɪk ðə fid ɪf ðeɪ peɪd ðə laɪn ˈʧɑrʤɪz.) mˈjuʧuəl wʊd meɪnˈteɪn ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ raɪts ənˈtɪl 1957 waɪl ʤɪˈlɛt wɑz ðə ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈspɑnsər ɔn ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ənd, ˈleɪtər, ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ənˈtɪl 1966 landis’*’ ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈstrəkʧər əv wərld ˈsɪriz raɪts: ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp ɔn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈnɛtˌwərk. ˈnɛtˌwərk ˌɛkˌskluˈsɪvəti meɪd ðə geɪmz mɔr ˈvæljəbəl fər ðə ˈkɛriɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk, bət ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈdust ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ (ənd, eventfully*, ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən) ˈfʊtˌprɪnt əv ðə wərld ˈsɪriz. ɛz ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ɪkˈsploʊdɪd ɪn ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti ənd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈbeɪsˈbɔl geɪmz ənd kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈnɛtˌwərks roʊz ɪn ðə ənd 1990s*, ðə səˈprɛməsi əv ðə wərld ˈsɪriz ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ˈfeɪdɪd. waɪl ˈnɛtˌwərks kənˈtɪnjud tɪ peɪ haɪər raɪts fiz tɪ ˈkəvər ðə wərld ˈsɪriz, ðə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈɔdiəns fər ðə geɪmz dɪˈklaɪnd frəm ə haɪ əv ˈmɪljən vjuərz ɪn 1978 tɪ ə loʊ əv ˈmɪljən ɪn 2012 wɪn ɪt wɑz ənd ɔn ˈɛvəri ˈnɛtˌwərk, ðə wərld ˈsɪriz bɪˈkeɪm ðə classic.”*.” ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp ənd ˌɛkˌskluˈsɪvəti ˌɪnˈkrist ˈrɛvəˌnu bɪɔnd ʤəʤ landis’*’ ˈwaɪldɪst drimz. ənd, ˈfɔrʧənətli fər fænz, ˈɛvəri əˈnaʊnsər sɪns 1921 həz noʊn ðə skɔr æt ɛnd.
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this year, fox sports paid major league baseball about half a billion dollars for the rights to broadcast the national pastime.
while the package includes some playoff games and regular season contests, the crown jewel is still the world series; despite decades of declining ratings, baseball’s postseason is still a revenue machine.
but world series radio broadcasts had humble beginnings, which i detail in my recent book crack of the bat: a history of baseball on the radio.
in fact, for the first 13 world series broadcasts, radio networks paid zilch to carry the national pastime’s showcase tournament. the broadcasts started as a promotion for a new radio station and coverage was amateurish. in fact, the first voice on the first live broadcast of a world series didn’t even know the score at the end of one game.
in october 1921, wjz, a new station based out of newark, new jersey, needed a big event to announce its arrival in the new york metro area. the all-gotham series between the giants and yankees (eventually won by the giants, five games to three) provided the perfect opportunity.
the voice for this first radio world series belonged to a westinghouse engineer named tom cowan, but its eyes belonged to another. unlike cowan, newark call newspaper reporter sandy hunt was actually at the polo grounds.
hunt relayed the plays by telephone to cowan, who was lodged in a cramped 15-by-20-foot “contractor’s shack” atop newark’s edison plant, where the wjz transmitter was located. in his calls of the games, cowan simply parroted whatever hunt told him – mind-numbing work that offered few breaks.
after one exhausting game, cowan reported he “couldn’t even collect [his] thoughts enough to tell who had won.” when a wjz colleague asked him who won, he could only say, “i don’t know, i just work here.”
in 1922, the two-person team was replaced by a single eyewitness at the games – and a famous one, at that. grantland rice, perhaps the best-known sportswriter of the day, traded in his typewriter for a microphone during the world series rematch between the yankees and giants.
while offering solid description, rice would occasionally take extended breaks to “rest his voice,” leaving listeners adrift for minutes at a time. like cowan, rice found the new communication medium daunting; he would later tell legendary commentator red barber that one radio world series “was enough for me for all of my life.”
after these early experiments, national league owners, fearing that broadcasts would hurt world series attendance, voted to end all world series coverage. but the new commissioner, a former federal judge named kenesaw mountain landis, overruled them. landis viewed the nation’s newest mass medium as a potent promotional machine, and developed a policy promoting the widest possible coverage of the games: all stations and networks would be welcomed to cover the games for free.
the next year, 1923, graham mcnamee, a failed singer, became the nation’s first “superstar” sports announcer. for the next several years, he announced the world series over rca’s regional network and, later, nbc’s national network. in 1927, cbs joined nbc in providing national radio coverage for the world series. a third radio network, the mutual broadcasting system, would join the fray in 1935.
interestingly, the networks initially saw coverage of the world series as a public service, with no sponsors and no commercials. the radio networks supplied the announcers, paid the at&t line charges and essentially donated airtime to bring the world series to the nation’s rapidly expanding radio audience.
in the process, major league baseball reached a national audience, while the networks became identified with the country’s most popular sport.
however, as attendance and revenues declined in the pit of the great depression, commissioner landis looked to radio for a new revenue stream.
over the years, many companies approached the networks with offers to sponsor the world series. but the networks feared a backlash if the games were broadcast with a commercial sponsor.
back then, the advertising supported model of broadcasting was not fully entrenched; unlike today, listeners didn’t simply assume commercial interruptions would take place.
even the pro-business, future republican president herbert hoover thought it “inconceivable that we should allow so great a possibility for [radio] service…to be drowned in advertising chatter.”
as one nbc executive put it, “the minute we begin to commercialize this type of service we will soon have difficulties on our hands from various groups that are not friendly to broadcasting.”
despite the chance of listener backlash for signing on sponsors, in 1934 landis went on to sign a us$100,000 deal with the ford motor company to sponsor the world series.
the players got 42% of the take, and the clubs took the rest. both parties were overjoyed with the commissioner’s radio windfall. the ford deal made the world series too valuable to remain unsponsored, ending the era of sports programming as a public service.
landis still insisted that the maximum number of networks and stations carry the games, and throughout the 1930s, the world series saturated the airways each october. sponsors, however, balked at paying network charges for redundant coverage on multiple networks; by 1938 no sponsor could be found.
landis quickly adjusted to the changing realities of radio advertising by granting exclusive rights to broadcast and sponsor the event, which would focus the attention of audiences on one network and one company.
in 1939, landis granted mutual exclusive rights to broadcast that year’s world series, with an option for the 1940 contests. meanwhile, gillette signed on to sponsor the world series at a cost of $100,000. but in paying only one network, they dramatically reduced the distribution costs. (other stations could take the feed if they paid the line charges.)
mutual would maintain exclusive radio rights until 1957 while gillette was the exclusive sponsor on radio – and, later, television – until 1966.
landis’ contract established the modern structure of world series rights: sponsorship on a single network. network exclusivity made the games more valuable for the carrying network, but also reduced the radio (and, eventfully, television) footprint of the world series.
as the nfl exploded in popularity and the number of postseason baseball games and competing television networks rose in the 1980s and 1990s, the supremacy of the world series in the national consciousness faded. while networks continued to pay higher rights fees to cover the world series, the television audience for the games declined from a high of 44.3 million viewers in 1978 to a low of 12.7 million in 2012.
when it was unsponsored and on every network, the world series became the “fall classic.” meanwhile, sponsorship and exclusivity increased revenue beyond judge landis’ wildest dreams.
and, fortunately for fans, every announcer since 1921 has known the score at game’s end.
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ən əˈpɛˌleɪt kɔrt ɪn brəˈzɪl həz klɪrd juz. sˈwɪmər raɪən əv ə ʧɑrʤ ˈstɛmɪŋ frəm ən ˈɪnsədənt læst ˈsəmər æt ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks ɪn ˈrioʊ də ʤəˈnɛˌroʊ. ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs kɔrt əv ðə steɪt əv ˈrioʊ də ʤəˈnɛˌroʊ dɪsˈmɪst ðə ˈkrɪmənəl keɪs əˈgɛnst, hu wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈfɔlsli rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ə kraɪm tɪ pəˈlis., ə oʊˈlɪmpɪk goʊld ˈmɛdəlɪst, wɑz səˈspɛndɪd frəm ðə spɔrt læst ˈsəmər ˈæftər hi ənd θri ˈəðər sˈwɪmərz ˈʤɪmi ˈfaɪgən, ʤæk ˈkɔŋər ənd ˈgənər bɛnts ˈvændəˌlaɪzd ə gæs ˈsteɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈrioʊ geɪmz. ɪn ə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈɪntərvˌju, sɛd ðeɪ hæd bɪn rɑbd æt ˈgənˌpɔɪnt. ˈɛdɪtərz pɪks du ju ˈrɪli stɪl heɪt raɪən? ɪn kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən əv ˈfaɪrˌwərks, məˈsɑʒɪz, oʊˈlɪmpɪk goʊld, ˌriˈæləˌti ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ˈmɛrɪʤ, ˈfɑðərˌhʊd ənd ðət ˈɪnsədənt ɪn ˈrioʊ. ə ˈpænəl ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ kloʊz ðə keɪs ˈθərzˌdeɪ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts. brəˈzɪljən ˈnɛtˌwərk oʊ ˈgloʊboʊ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə ˈʤəʤɪz drɑpt ðə ʧɑrʤ bɪˈkəz ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz ðə deɪ ˈæftər ðə ˈɪnsədənt dɪd nɑt ˈkɑnstəˌtut ə fɔls rɪˈpɔrt. "wi ər plizd ðət ðə kɔrt həz ˈfaɪnəli dɪsˈmɪst ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən əˈgɛnst ˈmɪstər., waɪl æt ðə seɪm taɪm, əˈproʊpriɪtli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðət hi kəˈmɪtɪd noʊ kraɪm. ɪt həz bɪn ə lɔŋ jɪr, bət ɪn ðə ɛnd, ˈʤəstɪs prɪˈveɪld," sɛd ʤɛf ˈɑstroʊ, əˈtərni, ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ spɔrts ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz hæv 15 deɪz tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈwɛðər ðeɪ wɪl ˈʧælənʤ ðə ˈrulɪŋ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ. ˈəndər brəˈzɪljən lɔ, ðə ˈpɛnəlti fər ˈfaɪlɪŋ ə fɔls kraɪm rɪˈpɔrt ɪz ə ˈmæksəməm əv 18 mənθs ɪn ˈprɪzən. ðə ˈskændəl, wɪʧ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈɔgəst. 16 ɪn ˈrioʊ, ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊd ðə ˈfaɪnəl deɪz əv ðə geɪmz, ənd ðə ˈvərʒən əv ɪˈvɛnts ðət prəˈvaɪdɪd kɔst ɪm ˈmeɪʤər ˈspɑnsərz., hu əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd fər hɪz bɪˈheɪvjər, rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts tu deɪz ˈæftər ðə ˈɪnsədənt. ˈfaɪgən ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ deɪ bət ˈoʊnli ˈæftər ˈriʧɪŋ ə dil wɪθ ə ʤəʤ tɪ meɪk ə ˈpeɪmənt. wɪn bɛnts ənd ˈkɔŋər ˈbɔrdɪd ə pleɪn tɪ liv ˈrioʊ, əˈθɔrətiz riˈmuvd ðə pɛr frəm ðə ʤɛt; pəˈlis wər nɑt ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ ðɛr əˈkaʊnt əv ðə ənd ˈwɔntɪd mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. bɛnts ənd ˈkɔŋər tɔkt wɪθ əˈθɔrətiz, wər wɪskt θru ˈɛrˌpɔrt sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə juz. ðə nɛkst deɪ. ɪn ə ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz ə wik ˈæftər ðə ˈɪnsədənt, sɛd hi "overexaggerated*" wət ˈhæpənd ðət naɪt ənd ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət ɪt wɑz hɪz "ˌɪməˈtjʊr bɪˈheɪvjər" ðət gɑt ɪm ənd hɪz ˈtimˌmeɪts ˈɪntu ə mɛs ðət kənˈsumd ðə ˈfaɪnəl wik əv ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks. wɑz sɛt tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ sˈwɪmɪŋ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ðɪs wik fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns hɪz səˈspɛnʃən ˈɛndɪd, bət hi rɪˈpɔrtədli wɪθˈdru frəm ðɪs ˈwiˌkɛndz l.a*. ˌɪnvəˈteɪʃənəl, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt ˈtreɪnɪŋ du tɪ ðə ʤun bərθ əv hɪz sən. ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs wɑz juzd ɪn ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt.
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an appellate court in brazil has cleared u.s. swimmer ryan lochte of a charge stemming from an incident last summer at the olympics in rio de janeiro.
the criminal justice court of the state of rio de janeiro dismissed the criminal case against lochte, who was charged with falsely reporting a crime to police.
lochte, a six-time olympic gold medalist, was suspended from the sport last summer after he and three other swimmers -- jimmy feigen, jack conger and gunnar bentz -- vandalized a gas station during the rio games. in a television interview, lochte said they had been robbed at gunpoint.
editor's picks do you really still hate ryan lochte? in consideration of fireworks, massages, olympic gold, reality tv, marriage, fatherhood -- and that incident in rio.
a three-judge panel voted 2-1 to close the case thursday, according to court documents.
brazilian network o globo reported that the judges dropped the charge because lochte's interview with nbc news the day after the incident did not constitute a false report.
"we are pleased that the court has finally dismissed the criminal prosecution against mr. lochte, while at the same time, appropriately recognizing that he committed no crime. it has been a long year, but in the end, justice prevailed," said jeff ostrow, lochte's florida-based attorney, in a statement to usa today sports on friday.
prosecutors have 15 days to decide whether they will challenge the ruling, according to usa today. under brazilian law, the penalty for filing a false crime report is a maximum of 18 months in prison.
the scandal, which started aug. 16 in rio, overshadowed the final days of the games, and the ever-changing version of events that lochte provided cost him major sponsors.
lochte, who apologized for his behavior, returned to the united states two days after the incident. feigen followed the following day but only after reaching a deal with a judge to make a $10,800 payment. when bentz and conger boarded a plane to leave rio, authorities removed the pair from the jet; police were not satisfied with their account of the robbery-that-wasn't and wanted more information. bentz and conger talked with authorities, were whisked through airport security and returned to the u.s. the next day.
in a follow-up interview with nbc news a week after the incident, lochte said he "overexaggerated" what happened that night and acknowledged that it was his "immature behavior" that got him and his teammates into a mess that consumed the final week of the olympics.
lochte was set to return to usa swimming competition this week for the first time since his 10-month suspension ended, but he reportedly withdrew from this weekend's l.a. invitational, citing insufficient training due to the june birth of his son.
information from the associated press was used in this report.
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ɪf ju ˈtrævəl ə lɔt, bi juzd tɪ əbˈsərd ˈroʊmɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz wɪn ju juz jʊr ˈmoʊbəl foʊn. bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz jʊr ən ˈæbsəˌlut nəˈsɛsɪti ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs æt ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈrɪli goʊ ˈoʊvərˈsiz fər wərk ər fər ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ wɪˈθaʊt peɪɪŋ ðoʊz ˈʧɑrʤɪz, bɪˈkəz wi nid tɪ bi ɪn təʧ wɪθ ðə ˈɔfəs ənd wɪθ ə lɔt əv ˈəðər ˈpipəl əraʊnd ðə wərld hu nid tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt θɪŋz paɪ. (ənd wi laɪk tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ foʊn ɑr ˈməðərz.) leusch*, ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈraɪkəl ənd ˈhɑkstin hæv faʊnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɪθ ə ˈsɪmələr ˈprɑbləm. wərs stɪl, ˈtrævəlz tɪ ˌkæmˈboʊdiə ə lɔt, ənd hɪz ˈʤərmən foʊn prəˈvaɪdər ˈivɪn hæv ə ˈroʊmɪŋ əˈgrimənt wɪθ ˈɛni əv ðə ˌkæmˈboʊdiən telcos*, soʊ nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ juz hɪz foʊn ðɛr æt ɔl. hi faʊnd ənˈjuzəbəl ɪn ˌkæmˈboʊdiə, wɪθ ˈpæʧi kɔlz, ˈlaʊzi ˈbændwɪdθ, dɪˈleɪz ənd ˈdrɑˌpaʊts. laɪk ˈjuˈɛs, hi ˈnidɪd tɪ bi ɪn ˈkɑnstənt təʧ wɪθ hɪz ˈɔfəs. ˈɛnər (ju nu ðɪs wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ, ju?) ðə paɪ. ˈmɛni əv ðoʊz ɪn pəˈzɪʃən wʊd lʊk ˈɪntu baɪɪŋ ə ˈgeɪtˌweɪ. ˈgeɪtˌweɪz ər ɪkˈspɛnsɪv θɪŋz: ˈrisərʧ faʊnd ðət ə ˈsɪŋgəl pɔrt (ənd nid tu, wən æt iʧ ɛnd) wɑz praɪst bɪtˈwin ənd ðɪs tɪ peɪ ɔf, aɪ wʊd hæv tɪ meɪk ə hoʊl lɔt əv phonecalls.”*.” soʊ hi, ˈbɛnʤəmən ənd bɪlt ðɛr oʊn, ˈjuzɪŋ ə paɪ ˈrənɪŋ raspbx*; ə fər 3g*; ə ʧæn wɪʧ wərks ɛz ən ˈæstərɪsk ˈʧænəl ˈdraɪvər; ənd ə modeswitch*. ðə hoʊl kɪt keɪm tɪ sɪz: naʊ wɪn ə ˈkɔlər ɪn ˈjʊrəp kɔlz maɪ ˈʤərmən ˈnəmbər, fərst maɪ dəˈmɛstɪk foʊn rɪŋz, ðɛn ˈæftər 5 ˈsɛkəndz, maɪ ˌkæmˈboʊdiən ˈmoʊbəl foʊn gɪts kɔld. ɛz ə sideffect*, maɪ ˌkæmˈboʊdiən frɛndz frəm naʊ ɔn kən kɔl ənd ˌɛˌsɛˈmɛs maɪ ˈʤərmən foʊn bæk æt ˈloʊkəl reɪts əv ə fju cents…*… ðə kəˈnɛkʃən kˈwɑləti ˈoʊvər ðə ˈspænɪŋ 64 ˈæstərɪsk sɪp trəŋk bɪtˈwin boʊθ ˈgeɪtˌweɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪz soʊ əˈmeɪzɪŋ ðət nən əv ðə ˈkɔlərz ˈivɪn ˈnoʊtɪst ðət aɪ wɑz aʊt əv ðə ˈkəntri æt ðə taɪm! pliz bi əˈwɛr ðət ɪn səm ˈkəntriz, ˈtɛləkɑmz lɔ əraʊnd ˈgeɪtˌweɪz ɪz ə bɪt ˈfəzi. ɪn ðə, sɪz: həz ˈrisəntli ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðət ɪt ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈligəl ˈəndər lɔ fər (ˈwɛðər ˈbɪznɪsɪz ər ˈɔrdəˌnɛri kənˈsumərz) tɪ baɪ, ˌɪnˈstɔl ənd juz ˈgeɪtˌweɪz fər ðɛr oʊn juz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ɪt ɪz ˈkərəntli ˌɪˈligəl ˈəndər lɔ fər ˈɛniˌwən tɪ juz ˈgeɪtˌweɪ ɪkˈwɪpmənt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈsərvɪs baɪ weɪ əv ˈbɪznɪs tɪ əˈnəðər ˈpərsən ər ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌɪrəˈspɛktɪv əv wɛr ðə ˈgeɪtˌweɪ ɪkˈwɪpmənt ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd, ər haʊ ˈmɛni ər fju ər kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ iʧ ˈgeɪtˌweɪ. ðɪs ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən ɔn ‘‘commercial’*’ juz əˈplaɪz ˈikwəli tɪ ðə ˈmoʊbəl ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz (mnos*) ɛz tɪ ˈəðər ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz, sɪns ðə mnos’*’ ˈlaɪsənsɪz du nɑt ˈkərəntli ɪkˈstɛnd tɪ ðə ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ənd juz əv ˈgeɪtˌweɪz. ˈbeɪsɪkli, ju kən bɪld ə ˈgeɪtˌweɪ ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪn ðə bət woʊ bɪˈtaɪd ju ɪf ju traɪ tɪ sɛl ər lis wən. ðə ˈmoʊbəl ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz teɪk ðɪs ˈivɪn ˈfərðər (fər ˈrizənz wɪʧ ju maɪt, wɪn ju kənˈsɪdər ɔl ðə ˈləvli ˈməni ðət rɪˈzəlts frəm ðoʊz ˈroʊmɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz, θɪŋk tɪ bi ə bit…venal*): fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪf ˈsəˌspɛkts ˈjuzɪŋ wən əv ɪts sɪm kɑrdz ɪn ə ˈgeɪtˌweɪ ɪt sɪz ɪt wɪl dɪˈseɪbəl ðə kɑrd. soʊ bi ʃʊr tɪ ˈrisərʧ wət ðə ˈloʊkəl rulz ər ˈkɛrfəli ˌbiˈfɔr ju ˈɪmpləmənt ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsɪmələr ˈjɔrsɛlf. ju kən rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt, ˈbɛnʤəmən ənd ˈsɛˌtəp æt ˈkɛriər kəˈnɛkt ʃaʊt aʊt.
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if you travel a lot, you’ll be used to absurd roaming charges when you use your mobile phone. but sometimes your phone’s an absolute necessity those of us at the foundation can’t really go overseas for work or for holiday without paying those charges, because we need to be in touch with the office and with a lot of other people around the world who need to talk about things pi. (and we like to be able to phone our mothers.)
holger leusch, benjamin reichel and karina hochstein have found themselves with a similar problem. worse still, holger travels to cambodia a lot, and his german phone provider doesn’t even have a roaming agreement with any of the cambodian telcos, so he’s not able to use his phone there at all. he found voip unusable in cambodia, with patchy calls, lousy bandwidth, delays and dropouts. like us, he needed to be in constant touch with his office.
enter (you knew this was coming, didn’t you?) the pi.
many of those in holger’s position would look into buying a sip-based gsm gateway. gsm gateways are expensive things: holger’s research found that a single gsm port (and you’ll need two, one at each end) was priced between €200 and €400. “for this to pay off, i would have to make a whole lot of phonecalls.” so he, benjamin and karina built their own, using a pi running raspbx; a huawei dongle for 3g; a chan dongle which works as an asterisk channel driver; and a usb modeswitch. the whole kit came to €75.
holger says:
now when a caller in europe calls my german gsm number, first my domestic snom phone rings, then after 5 seconds, my cambodian mobile phone gets called. as a sideffect, my cambodian friends from now on can call and sms my german phone back at local rates of a few cents…
the connection quality over the 10.000 km spanning 64 kbps asterisk sip trunk between both gateways actually is so amazing that none of the callers even noticed that i was out of the country at the time!
please be aware that in some countries, telecoms law around gsm gateways is a bit fuzzy. in the uk, ofcom says:
ofcom has recently clarified that it is entirely legal under uk law for end-users (whether businesses or ordinary consumers) to buy, install and use gsm gateways for their own use. however it is currently illegal under uk law for anyone to use gsm gateway equipment to provide a communications service by way of business to another person or organisation, irrespective of where the gateway equipment is located, or how many or few end-users are connected to each gateway. this prohibition on ‘commercial’ use applies equally to the mobile network operators (mnos) as to other organisations, since the mnos’ licences do not currently extend to the installation and use of gsm gateways.
basically, you can build a gateway yourself in the uk but woe betide you if you try to sell or lease one. the mobile network operators sometimes take this even further (for reasons which you might, when you consider all the lovely money that results from those roaming charges, think to be a bit…venal): for example, if vodaphone suspects you’re using one of its sim cards in a gsm gateway it says it will disable the card. so be sure to research what the local rules are carefully before you implement something similar yourself.
you can read more about holger, benjamin and karina’s setup at carrier connect shout out.
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ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈdænjəl ɑˈkunə (ˈmɑrvəl ˈkɑmɪks) fɔr əv blæk ˈpænθərz moʊst ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk kriˈeɪtərz ər ˌriuˈnaɪtɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈkɛrɪktər fər ə nu blæk ˈpænθər ˈænjuəl 1 ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt ðɪs ˈfɛbruˌɛri. dɑn məˈgrɛgər, ˈkrɪstəfər prist, ˈrɛʤi, ənd kɛn ˈlæʃli ər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈstɔriz fər ðə ænˈθɔləˌʤi əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈdænjəl ɑˈkunə ənd ˈsɛvərəl mɔr ˈɑrtɪsts tɪ bi neɪmd ˈleɪtər. "aɪ hæd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ du ðɪs ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈsikwəns fər jɪrz, bət dɪˈtərmənd haʊ tɪ pʊl ɪt ɔf," məˈgrɛgər toʊld əv hɪz nu ˈstɔri. "bət aɪ ˈfɪgjərd aʊt ə weɪ tɪ du ɪt, ənd du ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli ɔn ənd ðə ˈpipəl əraʊnd ɪm səm əv ðɛm biɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈridərz laɪkt bæk wɪn aɪ wɑz ˈraɪtɪŋ blæk ˈpænθər ˈrɛgjələrli. ðɪs tərnd ˈɪntu wət ˈkɔlɪŋ hɑrt,' wɪθ ərb biɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈminɪŋz fər ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv ðə ˈstɔri. bət fər ðə ˈstɔri ˌɪtˈsɛlf, aɪ goʊ ˈɪntu mɔr ˈditeɪl əˈbaʊt ðə ərbz ənd haʊ juzd." hir ɪz ðə səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən fər ðət ˈɪʃu ənd lʊk fər ˈmɑrvəlz fʊl ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2018 səˈlɪsəts ˈleɪtər ðɪs mənθ æt. ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈdænjəl ɑˈkunə (ˈmɑrvəl ˈkɑmɪks) blæk ˈpænθər ˈænjuəl 1 dɑn məˈgrɛgər, ˈkrɪstəfər prist ˈrɛʤi (ˈdəbəlju) ˈdænjəl ɑˈkunə, kɛn ˈlæʃli mɔr (ə) ˈkəvər baɪ ˈdænjəl ɑˈkunə ˈvɛriənt ˈkəvər baɪ braɪən ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ˈpænθər ˈraɪtərz rɪˈtərn! θri ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri blæk ˈpænθər ˈraɪtərz rɪˈtərn tɪ! dɑn ˈfeɪməs ˈstɔriˌlaɪn rage”*” həz bɪˈkəm wən əv ðə moʊst rənz ɪn ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ˈhɪstəri. naʊ, ðə ˈɔθər hu ridɪˈfaɪnd fər ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɪz bæk tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðə mythos*! ˈbɛrɪŋ ðə ərb ðət dɪˈfaɪnz ðə ˈpænθər ˈlɛgəsi, kɪŋ livz hɪz bɪˈləvəd ˈkəntri fər ə ˈmɪʃən ɪn ðə strits əv nu jɔrk. ðɛn: fər hæf ə ˈdɛkeɪd, ˈkɑmɪks ˈlɛʤənd ˈkrɪstəfər prist meɪd hɪz mɑrk ɔn ðə ˈpænθər. ðə əˈkleɪmd ˈraɪtər rɪˈtərnz wɪθ ən ˈstɔri ənd wɪθ ɪt, əv kɔrs, juz. steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪmˈplɔɪi ˈɛvərət keɪ. rɔs! ənd ˈfaɪnəli, noʊ ˈpænθər ˈhɪstəri wʊd bi kəmˈplit wɪˈθaʊt ˈrɛʤi, ˈɔθər əv mɔr ðən 50 blæk ˈpænθər ˈstɔriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə feɪmd ɪz ðə blæk panther?”*?” mɪs ðə ˈsikwəl tɪ hɪz tɪ ðə future”*” ˈstɔri, ˈfiʧərɪŋ ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɑrtɪst kɛn ˈlæʃli!
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credit: daniel acuna (marvel comics)
four of black panther's most iconic creators are reuniting with the character for a new black panther annual #1 coming out this february. don mcgregor, christopher priest, reggie hudlin, and ken lashley are working on stories for the anthology - along with daniel acuna and several more artists to be named later.
"i had wanted to do this opening sequence for years, but hadn’t determined how to pull it off," mcgregor told newsarama of his new story. "but i figured out a way to do it, and do something that focuses emotionally on t’challa and the people around him – some of them being characters readers liked back when i was writing black panther regularly. this turned into what i’m calling 'panther’s heart,' with wakanda’s heart-shaped herb being one of the meanings for the title of the story. but for the story itself, i go into more detail about the heart-shaped herbs and how they’re used."
here is the solicitation for that issue - and look for marvel's full february 2018 solicits later this month at newsarama.
credit: daniel acuna (marvel comics)
black panther annual #1
don mcgregor, christopher priest & reggie hudlin (w)
daniel acuna, ken lashley & more (a)
cover by daniel acuna
variant cover by brian stelfreeze
legendary panther writers return!
three legendary black panther writers return to wakanda! don mcgregor’s famous storyline “the panther’s rage” has become one of the most well-respected runs in comic book history. now, the author who redefined wakanda for a generation is back to expand the mythos! bearing the heart-shaped herb that defines the panther legacy, king t’challa leaves his beloved country for a heart-wrenching mission in the streets of new york. then: for half a decade, comics legend christopher priest made his mark on the panther. the acclaimed writer returns with an all-new story – and with it, of course, u.s. state department employee everett k. ross! and finally, no panther history would be complete without reggie hudlin, author of more than 50 black panther stories, including the famed “who is the black panther?” don’t miss the sequel to his “black to the future” story, featuring original artist ken lashley!
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ˈdɛrəl ˈfɔrˌdaɪs skɔrd twaɪs ɪn ˈkəmˌbæk ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkrɛdɪt: stiv fəˈtɑgrəfi ˈɛdməntən ˈbætəld bæk frəm ə ˈdɛfəsət ɔn ˈdɛrəl ˈdəbəl ənd pleɪd ˈɑtəˌwɑ fˈjʊri tɪ ə ˈdɛˌdlɑk ɪn ə kəˈneɪdiən ˈdərbi æt pleɪs ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt. ðə ˈɛdiz ɪkˈstɛndɪd ðɛr ənˈbitən strik tɪ ˈsɛvən geɪmz ənd fˈjʊri ræn ɪts ənˈbitən strɪŋ tɪ θri. ˈɑtəˌwɑ fˈjʊri 3w-3d-6l*, 12 pɔɪnts) tʊk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv papé*é ɔn ən əˈtɛmptəd tɪ skɔr ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ goʊl ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈmɪnət. ˈtɑmi stuərt paʊnst ɔn ðə bɔl ənd paʊərd ɪt pæst ˈɛdməntən 24 ˈgoʊlˌkipər mæt. stuərt wɑz ˈteɪkən daʊn ɪn ðə ˈpɛnəlti ˈɛriə baɪ ˈælbərt ˈwɑtsən ɪn ðə ˈmɪnət. ðə spɑt kɪk baɪ raɪən ˈwɪljəmz wɑz stɑpt baɪ ɔn ə daɪv tɪ hɪz lɛft, bət ðə ˈɛdiz wər kɔld fər ɛnˈkroʊʧmənt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə bɔl wɑz pleɪd. ˈwɪljəmz gɑt əˈnəðər ʧæns, bət əˈgɛn meɪd ðə seɪv, ðɪs taɪm tɪ hɪz raɪt. ˈmæksəm paʊnst ɔn ðə riˈbaʊnd ɔf ɔf ə stuərt ʃɑt tɪ meɪk ɪt ɪn ðə ˈmɪnət. ɪt wɑz fərst goʊl fər ˈɑtəˌwɑ. ðə ˈɛdiz wʊd kət ðə ˈdɛfəsət ɪn hæf θri ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhæfˌtaɪm ɛz ˈfɔrˌdaɪs ˈhɛdɪd ˈkɔrnər kɪk pæst ˈgoʊlˌkipər ˌroʊmjuˈɑld ˈpaɪsər. ˈfɔrˌdaɪs skɔrd əˈgɛn wɪn ˈɛdməntən ˈnɑtɪd ðə skɔr ɪn ðə ˈmɪnət, kənˈvərtɪŋ ə lɔŋ, ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt pæs frəm ʃɔn wɪθ ə ʃɑt ðət ɪˈludɪd ˈpaɪsər. fˈjʊri ˈərli skɔr ˈɛndɪd ðə eddies’*’ ˈʃəˌtaʊt strik ðət strɛʧt ˈoʊvər ˈsɛvən geɪmz ənd ɛnˈkəmpəst 535 ˈmɪnəts. ˈɛdməntən ˈpriviəsli əˈlaʊd ˈoʊnli 10 goʊlz ɪn 20 geɪmz. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə geɪm, hɛd ˈoʊvər tɪ ənd fcedmonton.com*.
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daryl fordyce scored twice in fc edmonton's comeback
photo credit: steve kingsman/freestyle photography
fc edmonton battled back from a two-goal deficit on daryl fordyce’s double and played ottawa fury fc to a 2-2 deadlock in a canadian derby at td place on friday night. the eddies extended their unbeaten streak to seven games and fury fc ran its unbeaten string to three.
ottawa fury fc (3w-3d-6l, 12 points) took advantage of papé diakite’s miskick on an attempted backpass to score the opening goal in the game’s second minute. tommy stewart pounced on the ball and powered it past fc edmonton (7-3-1, 24) goalkeeper matt vanoekel.
stewart was taken down in the penalty area by albert watson in the 17th minute. the spot kick by ryan williams was stopped by vanoekel on a dive to his left, but the eddies were called for encroachment before the ball was played. williams got another chance, but again vanoekel made the save, this time to his right.
maxim tissot pounced on the rebound off vanoekel off a stewart shot to make it 2-0 in the 36th minute. it was tissot’s first goal for ottawa. the eddies would cut the deficit in half three minutes before halftime as fordyce headed sainey nyassi’s corner kick past goalkeeper romuald peiser.
fordyce scored again when fc edmonton knotted the score in the 62nd minute, converting a long, pinpoint pass from shawn nicklaw with a right-footed shot that eluded peiser.
fury fc’s early score ended the eddies’ shutout streak that stretched over seven games and encompassed 535 minutes. fc edmonton previously allowed only 10 goals in 20 nasl games.
for more information on the game, head over to ottawafuryfc.com and fcedmonton.com.
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ðə spid ɔn ˈsəmər ˈævəˌnu, ə lɔŋ ənd ˈbɪzi strit ðət ˈkɛriz ˈtræfɪk frəm ðə bəlˈvɪl laɪn tɪ ˈblumˌfild ˈævəˌnu ɪn nuərk, stɑrt raɪt ˈæftər ju krɔs ˈɛlˌwʊd ˈævəˌnu ɪn ðə ˈsɪtiz nɔrθ wɔrd. əˈnəðər wən ɪz ʤɪst ˈæftər ˈævəˌnu, ənd jɛt əˈnəðər ˈæftər ˈʧɛstər ˈævəˌnu, ɔl θri ˌɪnˈstɔld læst jɪr tɪ sloʊ ˈmoʊtərɪsts ˈdraɪvɪŋ laɪk ðeɪ wər ɔn ðə ˈhaɪˌweɪ. səm rɪˈspɛkt ðə həmp. moʊst doʊnt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðə jəŋ, ˈrɛkləs ˈmoʊtərɪsts. "ðeɪ ʤɪst goʊ θru ɪt laɪk ɪts nɑt ðɛr,'' sɛd ˈkɑrmən ˈpeɪgən, ə ˈrɛzɪdənt. mɔr: ˈrisənt ˈbɛri ˈkɑrtər ˈkɑləmz ðə ˈskɛri pɑrt ɪz ðət ðə kɑz' peɪs pɪks əp əˈgɛn ˈæftər ðə θərd həmp, ənd ˈrɛzɪdənts æt ðə nɛkst ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən ˈsəmər ənd ˈɑrlɪŋtən ˈævəˌnuz ər ˈplidɪŋ fər ə fɔrθ. "ˈɛvəri deɪ, wi lɪv ɪn fɪr,'' sɛd ˈkɑrmən rɑˈdrigɛz, ə ˈrɛzɪdənt hu sɛd ʃi həz kəˈlɛktəd 400 ˈsɪgnəʧərz ɔn ə pəˈtɪʃən. "ɪts ˈkreɪzi. wiv gɔn tɪ ˈmitɪŋz. əm fɛd əp.'' ɪts ðə tɔk əv ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, frəm ðə ˈkɔrnər stɔr tɪ ðɛr frənt stup. taɪərz skriʧ ənd ðə nɔɪz dɪˈstərbz ˈrɛzɪdənts, bət wərs ɪz ðə ˈmɛnɪs ɛz ðə kɑz ˈhərtəl θru. ə ˈleɪdi ˈɔlˌmoʊst wɑz hɪt ðɪs ˈsəmər; ə kɪd, tu. ˈdraɪvərz hæv bloʊn pæst ðə ˈtræfɪk laɪt æt taɪmz ənd ˈdrɪvən əraʊnd skul ˈbəsɪz ˈpɪkɪŋ əp kɪdz, ˈivɪn wɪn ðə bəs ˈdraɪvər həz pɑrkt ðə bəs ɔn ˈæŋgəl tɪ dɪˈtər ðɛm. "aɪ ˈkɛri maɪ 4-year-old*) ˈdɔtər əˈkrɔs ðə strit,'' sɛd məˈlɪsə ˌsæntiˈɑgoʊ. "ɪts tu ˈdeɪnʤərəs.'' ˈwɪli kruz hæd tɪ baɪ ə nu ˌɛsˌjuˈvi ðɪs ˈsəmər ˈæftər ə ˈspidɪŋ ˈmoʊtərɪsts kræʃt ˈɪntu hɪz ʤip ˈʧɛrəˌki ðət wɑz pɑrkt ɪn frənt əv hɪz haʊs ɔn ˈsəmər ˈævəˌnu, ə fju dɔrz daʊn frəm ˈɑrlɪŋtən ˈævəˌnu. wɪn hi keɪm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ðə ˈdraɪvər əv ðə ˈspidɪŋ kɑr hæd flɛd ənd hɪz ˈviɪkəl wɑz ɔn ðə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk. "ðæts ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ si,'' hi sɛd. nɔrθ wɔrd ˈkaʊnsəlmən ˈænɪbəl ˈrɑmoʊs noʊz ɪts ə ˈprɑbləm, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ˈsəmər ˈævəˌnu ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli strit ɪn hɪz wɔrd ðət həz θri kloʊz təˈgɛðər. "ɪts səʧ ə lɔŋ blɑk, bət ðeɪ stɪl ˈmænɪʤ tɪ spid ˈæftər ðə həmp,'' ˈrɑmoʊs sɛd. hi həz pʊt ɪn ə rɪkˈwɛst tɪ ðə ˈsɪtiz dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ tɪ kənˈsɪdər ə fɔrθ həmp ɔn ðət strɛʧ əv ˈsəmər ˈævəˌnu. ˈkɪmbərli ˈsɪŋgəltən, ˈmænɪʤər fər ðə dɪˈvɪʒən əv ˈtræfɪk ənd ˈsɪgnəlz, sɛd ðə ˈsəmər ənd ˈɑrlɪŋtən ˈævəˌnu ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən wɪl bi ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd baɪ ə ˈtræfɪk ˈstədi tɪ si ɪf ɪts ˈsutəbəl fər ə həmp. ɪf ɪt ɪz, ˈsɪŋgəltən sɛd, ðət saɪt wɪl bi ˈædɪd tɪ ðə lɪst əv ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ɪt həz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɪn nid əv ðɛm. ˈsɪŋgəltən sɛd ðɛr ər 150 rɪkˈwɛsts fər spid əˈkrɔs ðə ˈsɪti, bət hər dɪˈvɪʒən wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ˈoʊnli 35 ðət wərk, wɪʧ kɔst tɪ pər spid həmp, ʃʊd stɑrt nɛkst spərɪŋ ənd bi kəmˈplitɪd baɪ ðə ˈsəmər. ðə ˈsɪti dɪz nɑt noʊ haʊ ˈmɛni ɪt həz θruaʊt ðə faɪv wɔrdz. steɪt ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz fər spid seɪ ðeɪ ər əˈveɪləbəl ˈoʊnli ɔn ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl strits wɪθ fjuər ðən ˈviɪkəlz pər deɪ. ənd ðeɪ wɪl bi ˌɪnˈstɔld ˈoʊnli ɪf 100 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərz ənd 67 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈrɛntərz hu lɪv nɪr ðə spid həmp saɪn ə pəˈtɪʃən. ɪf keɪs ˈrɛzɪdənts wɔnt wən, ˈsɪŋgəltən sɛd ə rɪkˈwɛst ʃʊd bi meɪd ɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə dɪˈvɪʒən əv ˈtræfɪk ənd ˈsɪgnəlz. tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, nuərk ˈstɑrtɪd ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ spid bɪˈkəz ðə ˈrəmbəl strɪps ɪt hæd bɪn ˈjuzɪŋ wər ˈwɛrɪŋ aʊt, ˈsɪŋgəltən sɛd, ənd ðə həmp pruvd tɪ bi mɔr ˈifɛktɪv ɪn sloʊɪŋ ˈmoʊtərɪsts. θruaʊt ðə nɔrθ wɔrd, wɛr 15 wər ˌɪnˈstɔld læst jɪr, ˈrɑmoʊs həz rɪkˈwɛsts fər 120 spid ənd hi noʊz ðə nid ɪz groʊɪŋ ɪn ˈɛriəz ðət wər wəns ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ənd ər naʊ ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl. "ˌwəˈtɛvər wi hæv ɪn ðə wɔrd ɪz nɑt ɪˈnəf,'' hi sɛd. "wi nid mɔr.'' ˈrɛzɪdənts æt ˈsəmər ənd ˈɑrlɪŋtən ˈævəˌnuz seɪ ðə ˈsɪti həz tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ fər ðɛm naʊ. ˈgɪlbərt ˌsæntiˈɑgoʊ, ə bəlˈvɪl ˈrɛzɪdənt, ˈdəzənt draɪv ðɪs weɪ ˌɛniˈmɔr. mɔr ˈkɑrtər: nuərk ˈsinjərz seɪ ðeɪ nid mɔr sɪˈkjʊrəti "ðeɪ draɪv laɪk ðeɪ gɑt ðɛr ˈlaɪsəns aʊt əv ðə ˈsɪriəl bɑks,'' ˌsæntiˈɑgoʊ sɛd. capt*. ˈdɛrɪk glɛn sɛd ðə ˈtræfɪk ˈjunɪt pəˈtroʊld ðə ˈɛriə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈɪʃuɪŋ 10 ˈsəmənzɪz fər ˈmuvɪŋ vaɪəˈleɪʃənz, bət nən rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈspidɪŋ. hi sɛd ðeɪ wər əˈwɛr əv ˈrɛzɪdənt kənˈsərnz frəm ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ˈmitɪŋz. "wɪr mɔr ðən ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ wərk wɪθ ðə kəmˈjunɪti tɪ du θɪŋz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə kˈwɑləti əv laɪf ɪn ðə ˈɛriə,'' glɛn sɛd. ˈæftər pəˈtroʊlɪŋ ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, ðə ˈtræfɪk ˈjunɪt lɛft ə ˈreɪˌdɑr spid saɪn æt ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən soʊ ˈmoʊtərɪsts wɪl noʊ haʊ fæst ðɛr ˈtrævəlɪŋ. ɪts nɑt ə spid həmp, bət ɪts ˈbɛtər ðən ˈnəθɪŋ. ˈbɛri ˈkɑrtər: 973 ər ər ər ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər
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the speed humps on summer avenue, a long and busy street that carries traffic from the belleville line to bloomfield avenue in newark, start right after you cross elwood avenue in the city's north ward.
another one is just after delevan avenue, and yet another after chester avenue, all three installed last year to slow motorists driving like they were on the highway.
some respect the hump. most don't, however, particularly the young, reckless motorists. "they just go through it like it's not there,'' said carmen pagan, a resident.
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the scary part is that the cars' pace picks up again after the third hump, and residents at the next intersection - summer and arlington avenues - are pleading for a fourth.
"every day, we live in fear,'' said carmen rodriguez, a resident who said she has collected 400 signatures on a petition. "it's crazy. we've gone to meetings. i'm fed up.''
it's the talk of the neighborhood, from the corner store to their front stoop. tires screech and the noise disturbs residents, but worse is the menace as the cars hurtle through. a lady almost was hit this summer; a kid, too. drivers have blown past the traffic light at times and driven around school buses picking up kids, even when the bus driver has parked the bus on angle to deter them.
"i carry my (4-year-old) daughter across the street,'' said melissa santiago. "it's too dangerous.''
willie cruz had to buy a new suv this summer after a speeding motorists crashed into his jeep cherokee that was parked in front of his house on summer avenue, a few doors down from arlington avenue. when he came outside, the driver of the speeding car had fled and his vehicle was on the sidewalk. "that's something i didn't want to see,'' he said.
north ward councilman anibal ramos knows it's a problem, noting that summer avenue is the only street in his ward that has three humps close together.
"it's such a long block, but they still manage to speed after the hump,'' ramos said.
he has put in a request to the city's department of engineering to consider a fourth hump on that stretch of summer avenue.
kimberly singleton, manager for the division of traffic and signals, said the summer and arlington avenue intersection will be evaluated by a traffic study to see if it's suitable for a hump. if it is, singleton said, that site will be added to the list of neighborhoods it has identified in need of them.
singleton said there are 150 requests for speed humps across the city, but her division will be able to install only 35. that work, which cost $10,000 to $15,000 per speed hump, should start next spring and be completed by the summer. the city does not know how many it has throughout the five wards.
state guidelines for speed humps say they are available only on residential streets with fewer than 2,500 vehicles per day. and they will be installed only if 100 percent of homeowners and 67 percent of renters who live near the speed hump sign a petition. if case residents want one, singleton said a request should be made in writing to the division of traffic and signals.
two years ago, newark started installing speed humps because the rumble strips it had been using were wearing out, singleton said, and the hump proved to be more effective in slowing motorists.
throughout the north ward, where 15 were installed last year, ramos has requests for 120 speed humps and he knows the need is growing in areas that were once industrial and are now residential.
"whatever we have in the ward is not enough,'' he said. "we need more.''
residents at summer and arlington avenues say the city has to do something for them now.
gilbert santiago, a belleville resident, doesn't drive this way anymore.
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"they drive like they got their license out of the cereal box,'' santiago said.
capt. derek glenn said the traffic unit patrolled the area friday, issuing 10 summonses for moving violations, but none related to speeding. he said they were aware of resident concerns from neighborhood meetings.
"we're more than willing to work with the community to do things necessary to improve the quality of life in the area,'' glenn said.
after patrolling the neighborhood, the traffic unit left a radar speed sign at the intersection so motorists will know how fast they're traveling.
it's not a speed hump, but it's better than nothing.
barry carter: (973) 836-4925 or bcarter@starledger.com or
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ˈfɛbruˌɛri 5th*, 2013 ˈgɪvɪn haʊ bæd ðə nu rɪˈlisɪz wər, ɪts noʊ səˈpraɪz nən əv ðɛm riʧt ðə tɔp əv ðə seɪlz ʧɑrt. (waɪl ˈlupər wɑz əˈwɔrdɪd ðə pɪk əv ðə wik, ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli keɪm aʊt ɔn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈmənˌdeɪ, waɪl ðə seɪlz wik ɛndz ɔn ˈsənˌdi, soʊ ðə ˈnəmbərz wɪl bi ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn nɛkst wiks rɪˈzəlts.) ðə dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz rɪˈtərnd tɪ fərst pleɪs wɪθ ˈjunɪts ˈmɪljən fər ðə wik ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt ˈtoʊtəlz əv ˈmɪljən ˈjunɪts ˈmɪljən. ɪt ɪz wən əv ðə bɛst ˈsɛlɪŋ əv ɔl taɪm ənd əˈbaʊt 50 mɔr ðən ðə dɑrk naɪts ˈkɑrənt ˈrənɪŋ ˈtæli. mɔr... ˈʤænjuˌɛri, 2013 ˈbætˌmæn wɑz ˈivɪn mɔr ˈdɑmənənt ɔn ðə seɪlz ʧɑrt ðən ɪt wɑz ɔn ðə ˌdiˌviˈdi seɪlz ʧɑrt wɪθ tu nu rɪˈlisɪz ˈərnɪŋ ðə tɔp tu spɑts. ðə dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz ərnd fərst pleɪs wɪθ ˈmɪljən ˈjunɪts ˈmɪljən ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt ən ˈoʊpənɪŋ wik ʃɛr əv 53 ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ˈtrɪləʤi bɑks sɛt ərnd ˈsɛkənd pleɪs wɪθ ˈjunɪts ˈmɪljən fər ən ˈoʊpənɪŋ wik ʃɛr əv 58 ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈtoʊtəlz ər nɑt kwaɪt ɛz gʊd ɛz ðə avengers*' ˈdeɪbju wɑz, bət wɑz stɪl ə fænˈtæstɪk stɑrt. mɔr... dɪˈsɛmbər 4th*, 2012 ɪt ɪz ən ˈɔsəm wik fər nu rɪˈlisɪz ɔn ðə hoʊm ˈmɑrkɪt. nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪz wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst hɪts əv ɔl taɪm ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt, bət ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈəðər rɪˈlisɪz ðət ər pɪk əv ðə wik kənˈtɛndərz. ðə dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz, bists əv ðə ˈsəðərn waɪld, ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈnɛmoʊ, stɑr trɛk: ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən: ˈsizən tu, maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈpoʊˌni ˈfrɛndʃɪp ɪz ˈmæʤɪk: ˈsizən wən, brəˈzɪl, ˈfrænsɪs fɔrd koʊˈpoʊlə: kəˈlɛkʃən , ənd ˈəðərz. ɪn ðə ɛnd, aɪ wɛnt wɪθ ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈnɛmoʊ: ˈkɑmˌboʊ pæk, bət ɪt ˈrɪli ɪz ən ˈɛksələnt wik fər praɪm rɪˈlisɪz. mɔr... dɪˈsɛmbər, 2012 ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈnɛmoʊ keɪm aʊt ˈnɪrli ə ˈdɛkeɪd əˈgoʊ ənd ərnd ˈnɪrli ˈpərˌfɪkt rəvˈjuz. ðɪs fɔl, ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈpɪksɑr fɪlm tɪ ərn ə re-release*. ɪz ɪt ɛz gʊd ɛz moʊst ˈkrɪtɪks sɛd ɪt wɑz? ənd dɪz ðə æd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ ðə fɪlm? mɔr... noʊˈvɛmbər 23rd*, 2012 ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪz ˌθæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ ənd ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz ðət minz blæk ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ənd ˈsaɪbər ˈmənˌdeɪ pləs 48 aʊərz əv ˈʃɑpɪŋ in-between*. ənˈlaɪk moʊst jɪrz, əm ˈoʊnli ˈhæfˈweɪ dən wɪθ maɪ ˈkrɪsməs ˈʃɑpɪŋ. soʊ wət ˈrisənt, ənd nɑt soʊ ˈrisənt rɪˈlisɪz ər praɪm ˈkænədɪts fər ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt gɪft ðɪs jɪr? ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst mənθ, wi wɪl goʊ ˈoʊvər ˈsɛvərəl ˈdəzən ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz wɪθ ɑr ˈænjuəl ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ gɪft gaɪd, wɪʧ ɪz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu ˈɪntu fɔr ˈsɛkʃənz. ðɪs wik wi stɑrt wɪθ ˈmeɪʤər ˈmuvi rɪˈlisɪz. ðiz ər fərst rən rɪˈlisɪz, ˈfrænˌʧaɪz bɑks sɛts, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌbiˈfɔr wi gɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈtaɪtəlz, wi wɪl stɑrt wɪθ ən ˈəpˌdeɪt ɔn... mɔr... sɛpˈtɛmbər 24th*, 2012 ɪt wɑz əˈnəðər ˈtɛrəbəl wik æt ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs wɪθ ˈoʊnli wən əv ðə fɔr waɪd rɪˈlisɪz ˈmæʧɪŋ priˈdɪkʃənz. ɛnd əv wɔʧ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəm aʊt ɔn tɔp ənd ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ən ˈoʊpən roʊd riˈlis wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ðət. ðə rɛst əv ðə fɪlmz reɪnʤd frəm ə ˈlɪtəl ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ tɪ, 'pliz doʊnt meɪk mi tɔk əˈbaʊt ðɪs; ɪts dɪˈprɛsɪŋ.' ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl bɑks ˈɔfəs roʊz baɪ frəm læst wik tɪ 90 bət ðæts ə ˈstægərˌɪŋ 23 loʊər ðən ðə seɪm ˈwiˌkɪnd læst jɪr. jɛs, year-to-date*, 2012 ɪz stɪl əˈhɛd əv 2011 bət ɪts lɛd kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ʃrɪŋk ˈriʧɪŋ ʤɪst æt ˈbɪljən tɪ ˈbɪljən. ˈtɪkɪt seɪlz ər ʤɪst haɪər ðən læst jɪrz peɪs ənd ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ rɪˈlisɪz doʊnt sim ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli strɔŋ, soʊ baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ɑkˈtoʊbər, wi kʊd əˈfɪʃəli bi ɪn ˈtrəbəl. mɔr... sɛpˈtɛmbər, 2012 ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ðɛr ər fɔr waɪd rɪˈlisɪz, wɪʧ ɪz tu ˈmɛni. ðə ɑdz ər æt list wən, mɔr ˈlaɪkli tu fɪlmz wɪl mɪs ˈriʧɪŋ ðɛr fʊl pəˈtɛnʃəl. ðæts ˈəndər ˈnɔrməl ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs ɪz ˈklɪrli æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. ðə ˈwaɪdəst riˈlis əv ðə wik ɪz ˈtrəbəl wɪθ ðə kərv, bət ɪts skɔr həz ˈfɑlən frəm kloʊz tɪ 90 tɪ ˈbɛrli mɔr ðən 60 æt ðɪs peɪs, baɪ ðə taɪm ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd stɑrts, ɪt wɪl bi bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈpɑzətɪv ˈlɛvəl. haʊs æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə strit həz gʊd bəz, bət stɪl noʊ rəvˈjuz, ənd ðət ɪz ˈtrəbəlɪŋ. rəvˈjuz ər ˈʃɑkɪŋli gʊd, bət ðə fɪlm həz hæd ˈtrəbəl ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ ðə ˈriˈmeɪk stɪŋk. ˈfaɪnəli, ɛnd əv wɔʧ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈərnɪŋ greɪt rəvˈjuz, bət ɪts ˈstudiˌoʊ həz ə ˈrɪli bæd træk ˈrɛkərd æt ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs. baɪ kəmˈpɛrəsən, læst jɪr ðɛr wər fɔr waɪd rɪˈlisɪz, nən əv wɪʧ ərnd mɔr ðən 20 ˈmɪljən; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, θri əv ðɛm dɪd ərn mɔr ðən 10 ˈmɪljən ənd ðə fɔrθ keɪm kloʊz, waɪl ðə laɪən kɪŋ wən ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd wɪθ mɔr ðən 20 ˈmɪljən. aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɪl bi əˈnəðər lɔs fər 2012 ɪn ðə kəmˈpɛrəsən. ɪt ˈlaɪkli woʊnt bi kloʊz. mɔr... sɛpˈtɛmbər 19th*, 2012 ðə ˈwɪnərz əv ɑr bæk tɪ skul ˈkɑntɛst wər dɪˈtərmənd ənd ðeɪ ər... mɔr... sɛpˈtɛmbər 17th*, 2012 2012 ˈstɑrtɪd ɔf soʊ wɛl ðət aɪ kip ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs wɪl rɪˈtərn tɪ ðoʊz ˈglɔri deɪz, ər æt ðə ˈvɛri list ɪt wɪl stɑp ˈsəkɪŋ. ðət ˈdɪdənt ˈhæpən ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd. ˈgrænɪd, ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs gru 28 frəm læst ˈwiˌkɪnd tɪ 86 ˈmɪljən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs ɪz 15 loʊər ðən ðə seɪm ˈwiˌkɪnd læst jɪr ənd ɪt ɪz stɪl wən əv ðə wərst ˈwiˌkɛndz əv ɔl taɪm. year-to-date*, 2012 stɪl lidz 2011 bət ðət lɛd həz ʃrəŋk tɪ ʤɪst æt ˈbɪljən tɪ ˈbɪljən. ɪf θɪŋz doʊnt tərn əraʊnd ˈvɛri sun, 2012 wɪl luz ɪts lɛd ɪn tərmz əv ˈtɪkɪts soʊld (ˈkərəntli ʤɪst ənd ɪts ˈoʊvərˌɔl lɛd ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðət. sɪns fjuər ˈpipəl ər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈmuviz ɪn ˈθiətərz, ɪt minz fjuər ˈpipəl ər siɪŋ ˈtreɪlərz, ˈpoʊstərz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. fər ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ fɪlmz. fjuər ˈpipəl siɪŋ ˈtreɪlərz fər ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ fɪlmz dɪz ˈɔfən taɪmz rɪˈzəlt ɪn fjuər ˈpipəl siɪŋ ðiz ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈmuviz. wi nid ə tru ˈblɑkˌbəstər tɪ breɪk aʊt əv ðɪs ˈsaɪkəl. mɔr... sɛpˈtɛmbər 16th*, 2012 ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈivəl: ˌrɛtrəˈbjuʃən wɪl poʊst ə ˈsɑləd ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd tɪ tɔp ðɪs ˈwiˌkɛndz bɑks ˈɔfəs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈɛstəˌmeɪts riˈlist ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ. wɪθ ˈmɪljən prɑˈʤɛktəd baɪ ˈsoʊni, ɪt wɪl bi ðə fɔrθ kənˈsɛkjətɪv fɪlm ɪn ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz tɪ ˈoʊpən bɪtˈwin 20 ˈmɪljən ənd 27 ˈmɪljən ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈlɛvəl əv kənˈsɪstənsi. ɪn ˈsɛkənd pleɪs, ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈnɛmoʊ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ poʊst əˈbaʊt ˈmɪljən, wɪʧ ɪz ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə 30 ˈmɪljən ˈdeɪbju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd baɪ ðə laɪən kɪŋ ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd læst jɪr. bət ðə ril ˈplɔdɪts ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd wɪl goʊ tɪ ə fɪlm pleɪɪŋ ɪn ʤɪst faɪv ˈθiətərz. mɔr... sɛpˈtɛmbər, 2012 læst ˈwiˌkɪnd wɑz ə dɪˈzæstər. ɪt wɑz ə dɪˈzæstər ðə laɪks wi ˈhævənt sin ɪn mɔr ðən ə ˈdɛkeɪd, məʧ, məʧ ˈlɔŋgər ɪf ju teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən. ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ʃʊd bi ə lɔt ˈstrɔŋgər, ɛz wi hæv tu sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt waɪd rɪˈlisɪz, ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈnɛmoʊ ənd ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈivəl: ˌrɛtrəˈbjuʃən, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə riˈlis, læst aʊns əv kərɪʤ. boʊθ əv ðə waɪd rɪˈlisɪz ʃʊd tɔp 20 ˈmɪljən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd, waɪl ðɛrz ə ʧæns ðeɪ kʊd boʊθ tɔp 30 ˈmɪljən. læst jɪr ðɛr wər fɔr waɪd rɪˈlisɪz ðət ˈmænɪʤd ə kəmˈbaɪnd 50 ˈmɪljən ər soʊ. ðɪs jɪr, ðə tu waɪd rɪˈlisɪz kʊd tɔp ðət, bət ɪt wɪl bi kloʊz ɪf ðeɪ du. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈhoʊlˌdoʊvərz ər soʊ məʧ ˈwikər ðən ðə tɔp tu waɪd rɪˈlisɪz ðət 2012 wɪl ɛnd əp ˈluzɪŋ əˈgɛn. mɔr... sɛpˈtɛmbər 7th*, 2012 wɪθ kɪdz bæk tɪ skul, ɪt simz laɪk gʊd taɪm tɪ hænd aʊt səm ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ə skul ju doʊnt wɔnt tɪ goʊ tɪ. (əm nɑt ʃʊr wət wʊd bi wərs, ən ˈeɪliən ˌɪnˈveɪʒən ər ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ˈdrɑmə ðət rɪˈzəlts ɪn ˈsɛvərəl dɛθs.) ɛz fɑr ɛz ðə ˈtərgət fɪlm goʊz, ðɛr ər tu ril ˈʧɔɪsɪz: ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈivəl: ˌrɛtrəˈbjuʃən ənd ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈnɛmoʊ. ˈnɛmoʊ wɪl moʊst ˈsərtənli bi ðə ˈbɪgər hɪt ˈoʊvərˌɔl, bət ˌrɛtrəˈbjuʃən kʊd wɪn ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd. aɪ θɪŋk ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈnɛmoʊ ɪz ðə ˈseɪfər ʧɔɪs fər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd ənd ɪt ɪz ðə ˈtərgət fɪlm ɪn ðɪs wiks bɑks ˈɔfəs priˈdɪkʃən ˈkɑntɛst. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ wɪn, wən məst ˈsɪmpli prɪˈdɪkt ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd bɑks ˈɔfəs ˈnəmbər fər ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈnɛmoʊ. huˈɛvər kəmz ðə ˈkloʊsəst tɪ prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ðə fɪlmz ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd bɑks ˈɔfəs (ˈfraɪˌdeɪ tɪ ˈsənˌdi), wɪˈθaʊt goʊɪŋ ˈoʊvər, wɪl wɪn ə ˈkɑpi əv ðə ˈfækəlti ɔn. ˈminˌwaɪl, huˈɛvər kəmz ðə ˈkloʊsəst tɪ prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ðə fɪlmz ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd bɑks ˈɔfəs (ˈfraɪˌdeɪ tɪ ˈsənˌdi), wɪˈθaʊt goʊɪŋ ˈəndər, wɪl wɪn ə ˈkɑpi əv oʊ (əˈθɛloʊ) ɔn. ˈɛntriz məst bi rɪˈsivd baɪ 10 a.m*., pəˈsɪfɪk taɪm ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ tɪ bi ˈɛlɪʤəbəl, soʊ doʊnt dɪˈleɪ! mɔr... sɛpˈtɛmbər 1st*, 2012 ˈɔgəst ɪz ˈoʊvər ənd lɛts ʤɪst bi glæd wi ˈnɛvər hæv tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðət mənθ əˈgɛn. ɪt ɪz tu ˈərli tɪ tɛl haʊ ə ˈkəpəl əv ðə waɪd rɪˈlisɪz frəm ðə mənθ wɪl du, bət əv ðə ˈəðər ˌfɔrˈtin wi hæv ˈsɑləd ˈnəmbərz fər, nən əv ðɛm wər ə ˈplɛzənt səˈpraɪz. ðɛr wər ə fju ðət wər ˈmaɪldli ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ, bət ˈlaɪkli stɪl ˈprɑfətəbəl. ðɛr wər ˈɔlsoʊ ə fju ðət wər "wət wər ðeɪ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ?" ˈlɛvəl əv bɑks ˈɔfəs bɔm. ðɪs sɛpˈtɛmbər, ðɛr əˈbaʊt ə ˈdəzən fɪlmz ˈoʊpənɪŋ waɪd, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn jʊr ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv waɪd. (pləs, fər ə gʊd taɪm, kɔl maɪt ɪkˈspænd waɪd ɔn ðə 14th*, waɪl ðə ˈmæstər ɪz ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪn ˈlɪmɪtɪd riˈlis ɔn ðə 14th*, bət maɪt ɪkˈspænd waɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv ðə mənθ. "maɪt" ɪz ðə ki hir. aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ˈiðər wɪl gɪt ɪt dən.) nən əv ðə ˈdəzən fɪlmz ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ gɪt tɪ 100 ˈmɪljən. ɪn fækt, ðɛrz ə gʊd ʧæns noʊ fɪlm ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðɪs mənθ wɪl gɪt tɪ 75 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈtoʊtəl. ðə ˈbɪgəst fɪlm əv ðə mənθ kʊd bi ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈnɛmoʊ, wɪʧ ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ə re-release*. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðə ˈmuvi goʊɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈhæzənt taɪərd əv re-releases*, ɪt ʃʊd bi ə hɪt, bət ðɛr ər saɪnz ðət ðə trɛnd maɪt bi ˈɛndɪŋ sun. ðɛr ər ə fju ˈəðərz ðət ʃʊd bɪˈkəm ˈmɪdləvəl hɪts, bət moʊst wɪl ˈstrəgəl tɪ faɪnd ən ˈɔdiəns. læst sɛpˈtɛmbər wɑz nɑt ˈtɛrəbəl wɪθ wən 100 ˈmɪljən fɪlm ənd ə fju ˈəðər ˈmɪdləvəl hɪts. fər 2012 tɪ kəm aʊt əˈhɛd, ɪt wɪl hæv tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn dɛpθ, ənd əm mɔr ðən ə ˈlɪtəl ˈwərid ɪn ðət rɪˈgɑrd. mɔr... ʤun 29th*, 2004 ˈhɛri ˈpɑtər ənd ðə ˈprɪzənər əv ˈfɪnɪʃt fərst fər ðə fɔrθ ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn ə roʊ wɪθ ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈmɪljən. ðæts ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə ˈtaɪni ˈdiˌkris frəm læst ˈwiˌkɪnd ə lɑrʤ ʧək əv ðət ˈfɪgjər keɪm frəm ʤəˈpæn wɛr ðə fɪlm ərnd ˈmɪljən ɔn 782 skrinz. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhɛlpɪŋ wɑz ˈʤərməni, ˈɪtəli, u.k*. ənd fræns biɪŋ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd frəm ˈjʊrə 2004 ðoʊz fɔr ˈneɪʃənz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt 260 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl hum wər ˈkloʊsli ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈsɑkər ˈtʊrnəmənt ɪn ˈpɔrʧəgəl, wɪʧ hərt ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl bɑks ˈɔfəs ˈnəmbərz. ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli ðə fɪlm həz naʊ ərnd 321 ˈmɪljən, ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt ɪn ˈsɛkənd pleɪs fər ðə jɪr ənd ʤɪst bɪˈhaɪnd e.t*. fər ɔl taɪm. ˈwərldˈwaɪd ɪts 533 ˈmɪljən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsɛkənd fər ðə jɪr bət ɔl taɪm. mɔr... ʤun 22nd*, 2004 ˈhɛri ˈpɑtər ənd ðə ˈprɪzənər əv stɪl lidz ðə pæk ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli dɪˈspaɪt ˌɪnˈkrist ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən frəm ˈfɛloʊ ˈfæməli ˈfrɛndli fɪlm ʃrɛk 2 ənd frəm ˈjʊrə 2004 ˈkəvərɪʤ. wɪθ ən əˈdɪʃənəl ˈmɪljən frəm ˈoʊvər skrinz ɪn 48 ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈnəmbər wən ˈoʊpənɪŋz ɪn 7 ˈmoʊstli ˈmaɪnər ˈmɑrkɪts. ðə loʊn ɪkˈsɛpʃən wɑz speɪn, wɪʧ ˈædɪd ˈmɪljən tɪ ˈhɛri ˈpɑtərz ˈkɔfərz, ənd ðət ˈnəmbər wʊd hæv bɪn haɪər hæd ɪt nɑt bɪn fər ˈsənˌdiz speɪn ˈpɔrʧəgəl ˈsɑkər mæʧ. ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli, ðə fɪlm həz ərnd ˈɔlˌmoʊst 270 ˈmɪljən soʊ fɑr ənd ɪz stɪl ˈtrækɪŋ əˈhɛd əv ðə ˈəðər fɪlmz ɪn ðə ˈhɛri ˈpɑtər ˈfrænˌʧaɪz bət wɪθ ˈgreɪtər ˈdrɑˌpɔfs ɪt ɪz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ kwaɪt ɛz haɪ. ˈwərldˈwaɪd ðə fɪlm həz ɔˈrɛdi pʊld ɪn 450 ˈmɪljən ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ðə ˈsɛkənd haɪəst ˈgroʊsɪŋ fɪlm əv ðə jɪr. mɔr... ʤun 14th*, 2004 ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd bɑks ˈɔfəs wɑz faɪld wɪθ bæd ˈmuviz ənd ðət meɪks prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ðət məʧ mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, waɪl ðɛr wər ə fju səˈpraɪzɪz, ɪt ˈwəzənt ɛz keɪˈɑtɪk ɛz ɪt kʊd hæv bɪn. bət wɪθ ðə θri nu ˈmuvi kəmˈbaɪnd ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈbɛrli əˈbəv ðə drɔp ˈhɛri ˈpɑtər ənd ðə ˈprɪzənər əv ˈsəfərd. ənd ðət lɛd tɪ ə ˈsɪriəs drɔp frəm læst ˈwiˌkɪnd əv bət læst jɪr æt ðɪs taɪm, ðə ˈtriˌoʊ əv fɪlmz ðət ˈoʊpənd ˈrɪli bɑmd ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ə spɛkˈtækjələr 29 ˌɪnˈkris æt ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs. ðæts ˈsɛvərəl wiks ɪn ə roʊ əv jɪr tɪ jɪr ˌɪnˈkrisɪz. mɔr... ʤun 11th*, 2004 waɪl θri fɪlmz ˈoʊpən waɪd ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd, nən sim ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ fərst. ɪn fækt, aɪ ˈwʊdənt bi tu səˈpraɪzd ɪf æt list wən əv ðɛm ˈmɪsɪz ðə tɔp 5 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ˈɛni wən nu ˈmuvi ˈdəbəlz maɪ priˈdɪkʃənz aɪ ˈwʊdənt bi tu səˈpraɪzd. nɔr wʊd aɪ bi ɔl ðət ʃɑkt ɪf ˈɛni wən ˈmuvi feɪld tɪ riʧ hæf əv wət aɪ prɪˈdɪktɪd. ɪts ʤɪst ðət kaɪnd əv wik. mɔr... meɪ 19th*, 2004 ɔl əv ˈhɑliˌwʊd ɪz ˈdɛspərɪt fər ə bɪg hɪt. ədˈmɪʃənz ər daʊn ˈnɪrli 3 frəm ðɪs taɪm læst jɪr ənd wiv jɛt tɪ hæv ə ˈbreɪˌkaʊt hɪt ɪn meɪ. ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðət ɪz ʃrɛk 2 wɪʧ ˈoʊpənz təˈnaɪt ɪn ə nɪr ˈrɛkərd 3737 ˈθiətərz. mɔr... mɑrʧ 8th*, 2004 wɪθ ɪts 11 ˈɔskər wɪnz ənd juʤ ʤəmp ɪn ˈθiətər kaʊnt, lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə kɪŋ ʃʊd hæv hæd ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ʤəmp æt ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs. ənd waɪl ɪn rɑ ˈdɔlərz ɪt dɪd, ɪt wɑz ðə ˈlɛsər noʊn ðə bɑrˈbɛriən ˌɪnˈveɪʒənz ðət hæd ðə ˈbɪgəst pərˈsɛnt ʤəmp. ðə kəˈneɪdiən fɪlm ənd ˈwɪnər əv bɛst ˈfɔrən ˈlæŋgwɪʤ fɪlm ʤəmpt mɔr ðən 137 æt ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs. ɪts pər ˈθiətər ˈævərɪʤ ˈɔlsoʊ ʤəmpt baɪ ˈnɪrli 40 kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈnɪrli 20 drɔp baɪ rɪˈtərn əv ðə kɪŋ. mɔr... mɑrʧ 1st*, 2004 pərˈhæps ðə moʊst səˈpraɪzɪŋ ˈæˌspɛkt əv læst naɪts ˈɔskərz wɑz ðə læk əv səˈpraɪzɪz. ˈivɪn ðə swip baɪ lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə kɪŋ ˈwəzənt ðət bɪg əv ə ʃɑk. mɔr... ˈfɛbruˌɛri 29th*, 2004 lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə kɪŋ swɛpt ɔl ðə ˈkætəˌgɔriz ɪt wɑz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd fər ɪn ˈwɪnɪŋ ə 11 ˈɔskərz ˈərliər ðɪs ˈivnɪŋ. hir ɪz ə lɪst əv ðə ˈwɪnərz wɪθ riˈækʃənz tɪ bi ˈpoʊstɪd təˈmɑˌroʊ. mɔr... ˈfɛbruˌɛri 29th*, 2004 ðə ˈfaɪnəl rɪˈzəlts ər ɪn frəm ɑr prɪˈdɪkt ðə əˈkædəmi əˈwɔrdz ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, ənd ˈnəmbərz ˈridərz ər ˈfɔrˌkæstɪŋ ə lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz swip æt ðə ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni təˈnaɪt. ə ˈstənɪŋ 90 əv ˈvoʊtərz ər ˈkɔlɪŋ fər lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz tɪ wɪn bɛst ˈpɪkʧər ənd ˈpitər ˈʤæksən tɪ wɪn bɛst dɪˈrɛktər səm əv ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst priˈdɪkʃənz wiv sin ɪn ðə 7 jɪrz wiv bɪn ˈrənɪŋ ðə poʊl. ðə ˈmuvi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ wɪn ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈəðər ˈkætəˌgɔri ɪn wɪʧ ɪts ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd. wɪθ noʊ rɪŋz stɑrz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd fər ˈæktɪŋ əˈwɔrdz ðoʊ, səm əv ðə ˈəðər rɪˈzəlts ər stɪl raɪp fər ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən. mɔr... ˈfɛbruˌɛri 23rd*, 2004 ɛz ˈɔskər naɪt drɔz nɪr, wi ˈænəˌlaɪz ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɪn ɑr prɪˈdɪkt ðə ˈɔskərz ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, ənd, laɪk ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ɔn ɪˈlɛkʃən naɪt, stɑrt ˈkɔlɪŋ rɪˈzəlts ðət wi θɪŋk ər ˈlʊkɪŋ laɪk ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈsərtəntiz. wɪl bi əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ə nu prɑˈʤɛktəd ˈwɪnər iʧ deɪ ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ ɑr ˈfaɪnəl prɑˈʤɛktəd rɪˈzəlts ɔn ðə ˌæftərˈnun əv ˈfɛbruˌɛri 29 ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ʃoʊ ˌɪtˈsɛlf. təˈdeɪ wi stɑrt wɪθ ən ˈizi wən... bɛst ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈfiʧər mɔr... ˈʤænjuˌɛri 30th*, 2004 ɪts bɪn ə waɪl sɪns ðə ˈprɑspɛkts fər ˈkæʧɪŋ ə gʊd ˈmuvi æt ðə ˈθiətərz wɑz ðɪs bæd. ənd ɪts nɑt laɪk ðɛrz læk əv waɪd rɪˈlisɪz ðɪs wik. ðɛr ər θri əv ðɛm. θri waɪd rɪˈlisɪz wɪθ kəmˈbaɪnd rəvˈjuz əv ˈoʊnli 17 ˈpɑzətɪv. ɪn fækt, ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs reɪs fər tɔp spɑt ʃʊd pruv mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ðət ˈɛni əv ðə ˈmuviz traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðɛr. mɔr... ˈʤænjuˌɛri 30th*, 2004 stiv ʤɑbz, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈpɪksɑr ənd ˈfaʊndər əv ˈæpəl kəmˈpjutərz, əˈnaʊnst təˈdeɪ ðət ˈpɪksɑr ˈstudiˌoʊz wʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt wɪθ ˈdɪzni fər ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən raɪts fər ðɛr ˈfiʧər fɪlmz. ˈæftər tɛn mənθs əv traɪɪŋ tɪ straɪk ə nu dil, ðə tu saɪdz wər stɪl tu fɑr əˈpɑrt fər mˈjuʧuəli əkˈsɛptəbəl tərmz tɪ bi faʊnd. ənd waɪl ˈdɪzni dɪd lɛd ɔl ˈstudiˌoʊz wɪθ ˈbɪljən ɪn bɑks ˈɔfəs rɪˈsits fər 2003 ɪts hɑrd nɑt tɪ ˈwəndər ɪf ðɛr nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ tɛkˈniks wɪl hərt ðɛm ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ðeɪ kən ˈhɑrdli luz ðə ˈbɪljən ðə fərst ˈpɪksɑr fɪlmz ərnd ˈwərldˈwaɪd, ˈædɪŋ ˈfaɪndɪŋ bɑks ˈɔfəs wʊd hæv ˈteɪkən ˈɛni ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪn ðə tɔp faɪv tɪ fərst pleɪs. mɔr... ˈʤænjuˌɛri 27th*, 2004 ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd teɪk fər ðə læst ˈsæmʊˌraɪ drɑpt lɛs ðən ɪkˈspɛktɪd, ʤɪst 23 ər ˈmɪljən, ənd ðət hɛlpt ɪt meɪnˈteɪn fərst pleɪs fər ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn ə roʊ. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ krɔst 200 ˈmɪljən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli ənd 300 ˈmɪljən ˈwərldˈwaɪd. ə ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪn ˈrəʃə ɪz ðə læst ˈmeɪʤər ˈoʊpənɪŋ fər ðə læst ˈsæmʊˌraɪ, bət strɔŋ lɛgz ɪn ˈmɛni ˈmɑrkɪts kʊd pʊl ɪn əˈnəðər 100 ˈmɪljən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli. mɔr... ˈʤænjuˌɛri 27th*, 2004 ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz fər ðə ˈænjuəl əˈkædəmi əˈwɔrdz wər əˈnaʊnst təˈdeɪ. ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, hir ɪz ə lɪst əv ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz, pləs riˈækʃənz bɪˈloʊ. mɔr... ˈʤænjuˌɛri 26th*, 2004 ðɛr simz tɪ bi ə ˈpætərn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ fər 2004 ðə ˈnəmbər wən ˈmuvi səˈpraɪzɪz, bət ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl bɑks ˈɔfəs ɪz loʊər ðən ɪkˈspɛktɪd. ðɪs wik wɑz noʊ ˈdɪfərənt. ðə ˈtoʊtəl bɑks ˈɔfəs wɑz daʊn frəm læst ˈwiˌkɛndz ˈtoʊtəl, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ ɛz læst ˈwiˌkɪnd wɑz ə lɔŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd. bət ɪt drɑpt baɪ ə ˈmæsɪv ðə pərˈfɔrməns kəmˈpɛrd tɪ læst jɪr ðət ɪz mɔr ˈtrəbəlɪŋ. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd 2004 wɑz 7 bɪˈhaɪnd 2003 ənd æt fərst glæns ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst flæt kəmˈpɛrd tɪ læst jɪr, daʊn lɛs ðən ər ʤɪst bət ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd læst jɪr wɑz ˈsupərˌboʊl ˈwiˌkɪnd, soʊ ðə pərˈfɔrməns ɪz ˈrɪli mɔr ɪkˈwɪvələnt tɪ ə 10 drɔp. mɔr... ˈʤænjuˌɛri, 2004 wɪθ ðə əˈwɔrdz ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ˈoʊnli aʊərz əˈweɪ, hɪrz wən læst lʊk æt ðə θiˈætrɪkəl ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz fər təˈnaɪts ˈænjuəl ˈgoʊldən gloʊbz əˈwɔrdz. mɔr... ˈʤænjuˌɛri, 2004 ðə ˈsɛkənd raʊnd əv ˈoʊpənɪŋz fər ðə læst ˈsæmʊˌraɪ ɪn ɛz ˈmɛni wiks hɛlpt pʊʃ ɪt tɪ tɔp spɑt ɔn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ʧɑrts. ɪt mɔr ðən ˈdəbəld ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmɑrkɪts ɪts pleɪɪŋ ɪn waɪl ˈædɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst 70 mɔr skrinz, bət ˈoʊnli ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ɪts bɑks ˈɔfəs baɪ ˈrəfli 25 ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈfɪgjər əv ˈmɪljən pʊʃt ɪts ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtoʊtəl tɪ ˈmɪljən ənd ɪts ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈtoʊtəl tɪ ˈoʊvər 250 ˈmɪljən. bət wɪˈθaʊt ˈmɛni ˈmeɪʤər ˈoʊpənɪŋz lɛft, ɪts ˈwikli ˈnəmbərz meɪ hæv pikt. mɔr... ˈʤænjuˌɛri, 2004 fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns ɪt wɑz riˈlist, lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə kɪŋ hæd səm stɪf ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən fər tɔp spɑt ɔn ðə ʧɑrts. ɪt dɪd stɪl teɪk fərst pleɪs fər ðə fɔrθ ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn ə roʊ wɪθ ˈmɪljən ɪn 51 ˈmɑrkɪts. ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wɪnz ɪn ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən wɪθ ˈsɛkənd pleɪs ðə læst ˈsæmʊˌraɪ. fər ˈɪnstəns, rɪˈtərn əv ðə kɪŋz fɔrθ ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈizəli wən ɪn ðə u.k*. ˈmɪljən tɪ ˈsæmərˌaɪz ˈmɪljən. ɪt wɑz ə ˈkloʊzər ˈkɑntɛst ɪn ˈʤərməni, bət kɪŋ rɪˈmeɪnd ˈnəmbər wən ˈmɪljən tɪ ˈmɪljən. bət wɪθ ˈoʊnli ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈoʊpənɪŋz ðɪs wik ɪn ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə ənd ðə ʧɛk riˈpəblɪk ɪt kʊd drɔp aʊt əv fərst pleɪs nɛkst ˈwiˌkɪnd. ɪts ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtoʊtəl 455 ˈmɪljən, ˈsɛkənd fər ðə jɪr sərˈpæsɪŋ ðə ˈmeɪtrɪks ˌriˈloʊdɪd baɪ lɛs ðən 1 ˈmɪljən ənd ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt ɪn ə ˈvərʧuəl taɪ wɪθ ðə laɪən kɪŋ fər ˌɔlˈtaɪm. ˈwərldˈwaɪd ɪt hɪt 767 wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsɛkənd fər ðə jɪr bət ˌɔlˈtaɪm. mɔr... ˈʤænjuˌɛri 6th*, 2004 ɛz ɪt həz sɪns ɪt wɑz fərst riˈlist, lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə kɪŋ hæd ə kəˈmændɪŋ wɪn æt ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl bɑks ˈɔfəs. ðɪs ˈwiˌkɛndz ˈnəmbərz wər ˈmɪljən frəm skrinz ɪn 45 ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz, mɔr ðən ˈdəbəl ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈnɛmoʊ ɪn ˈsɛkənd pleɪs. ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ˌɪnˈklud ˈmɪljən ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪn ˈpoʊlənd ənd ʤɪst ʃaɪ əv 1 ˈmɪljən ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪn ˌɑrʤənˈtinə, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈmɪljən ɪn ðə u.k*. ənd 10 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈʤərməni. ˈtoʊtəlz fər rɪˈtərn əv ðə kɪŋ naʊ sɪt æt ˈmɪljən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈjuˈɛs fər ðə jɪr, ˌɔlˈtaɪm) ənd ˈmɪljən ˈwərldˈwaɪd fər ðə jɪr, ənd ˌɔlˈtaɪm). baɪ nɛkst wik ɪt ʃʊd bi ðə haɪəst ˈgroʊsɪŋ fɪlm fər ðə jɪr. mɔr... dɪˈsɛmbər 30th*, 2003 ɪn ʤɪst ə ˈdəzən deɪz əv riˈlis, lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə kɪŋ həz ɔˈrɛdi əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd ˈnɪrli hæf ə ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz. ənd ɪt ɪz stɪl goʊɪŋ strɔŋ. ðɪs wik ɪt kəˈmændɪd 84 ˈmɪljən frəm 38 ˈmɑrkɪts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɪljən frəm boʊθ ðə u.k*. ənd ˈʤərməni. ɪt ɔˈrɛdi həz mɔr ðən hæf ðə ˈtoʊtəl bɑks ˈɔfəs əv boʊθ ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsərz ənd ɪt həz jɛt tɪ ˈoʊpən ɪn ˈmeɪʤər ˈmɑrkɪts laɪk ʤəˈpæn ənd ˈɪtəli. ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli, rɪˈtərn əv ðə kɪŋ həz pʊld ɪn 268 ˈmɪljən, ʤɪst bɪˈhaɪnd fɔrθ pleɪs ðə ˈmeɪtrɪks ˌrɛvəˈluʃənz fər ðə jɪr ənd ɔl taɪm. ˈwərldˈwaɪd, ɪt həz 490 ˈmɪljən ənd ðæts gʊd ɪˈnəf fər fɔrθ fər ðə jɪr ənd pleɪs ˌɔlˈtaɪm. baɪ nɛkst wik, ɪt wɪl bi ɪn ðə tɔp 20 ɪn boʊθ. mɔr... dɪˈsɛmbər 23rd*, 2003 ɛz ɪkˈspɛktɪd, lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz: rɪˈtərn əv ðə kɪŋ ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑrkɪts ðɪs wik, ˈsɛtɪŋ ˈmɛni ˈrɛkərdz əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ. ɪt pleɪd ɪn 28 ˈkəntriz ɔn skrinz ˈərnɪŋ ˈmɪljən, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈrɛkərd fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈwiˌkɪnd. ðə fɪlm ˈɔlsoʊ broʊk ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˈrɛkərdz fər ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋz ɪn 15 ˈkəntriz, aʊt əv 17 ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ broʊk ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈrɛkərdz ɪn mɔr ðən hæf ə ˈdəzən ˈəðər ˈkəntriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmeɪʤər ˈmɑrkɪts laɪk ðə u.k*. ənd ˈʤərməni. ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈtoʊtəlz fər rɪˈtərn əv ðə kɪŋ ər ɔˈrɛdi æt 250 ˈmɪljən, (əˈnəðər ˈrɛkərd) ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt ɪn pleɪs ɔn ðə ˌɔlˈtaɪm ʧɑrt ɪn ʤɪst 5 deɪz. ˈivɪn wɪθ ðɪs səkˈsɛs, ɪt ɪz ənˈlaɪk tɪ ənˈsit taɪˈtænɪk ɛz ðə ˈnəmbər wən ˈmuvi əv ɔl taɪm, bət ɪt ʃʊd bɪˈkəm ˈoʊnli ðə ˈsɛkənd fɪlm tɪ ərn 1 ˈbɪljən ˈwərldˈwaɪd. mɔr... dɪˈsɛmbər 16th*, 2003 ɪts ˈæftər ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ˈistərn taɪm ənd ðə dɔrz hæv ˈoʊpənd tɪ pækt ˈhaʊsɪz fər ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋ: rɪˈtərn əv ðə kɪŋ. ɪf ðɛrz ˈɛvər bɪn ə ˌgɛrənˈtid bɑks ˈɔfəs hɪt, ðɪs ɪz ɪt. mɔr... dɪˈsɛmbər 16th*, 2003 fər ðə fɪθ streɪt wik ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈnɛmoʊ wɑz ˈnəmbər wən æt ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl bɑks ˈɔfəs. ənd waɪl ðə fɪlm ɪz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ʃoʊ saɪnz əv sloʊɪŋ daʊn, ɪts ˈwikli pərˈfɔrməns ɪz stɪl əˈmeɪzɪŋ. ə ˈtoʊtəl ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl teɪk əv ˈmɪljən ɔn skrinz meɪd ɪt ðə klɪr ˈwɪnər. pləs ɪt wɑz ˈnəmbər wən ɪn 20 əv 27 ˈmɑrkɪts ɪt pleɪd ɪn ənd sərˈpæst 300 ˈmɪljən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli. ˈkɑrənt ˈtoʊtəlz fər ðə ˈpɪksɑr smæʃ hɪt ər ˈmɪljən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli, (gʊd fər pleɪs) ənd ˈmɪljən ˈwərldˈwaɪd, (fər pleɪs.) ðə laɪən kɪŋ ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈmuvi tɪ meɪk mɔr. wɪθ ˈoʊnli ə ˈkəpəl mɔr ˈmɑrkɪts tɪ ˈoʊpən ɪn, ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈnɛmoʊ məst rɪˈlaɪ ɔn lɔŋ lɛgz tɪ teɪk tɔp spɑt əˈweɪ frəm ðə laɪən kɪŋ. mɔr... dɪˈsɛmbər 11th*, 2003 ˈæftər səˈpraɪzɪŋ ˈænəlɪsts æt ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs ðɪs ˈsəmər, ˈpaɪrəts əv ðə ˌkɛrɪˈbiən: kərs əv ðə blæk pərl həz ˈbroʊkən ˈrɛkərdz æt ðə hoʊm ˈmɑrkɪt. ðə ˈdɪzni ˌdiˌviˈdi soʊld 4 ˈmɪljən kəmˈbaɪnd ənd ˌdiˌviˈdi ˈkɑpiz ɪn ʤɪst ðə fərst 24 aʊərz, ənd wɛnt ɔn tɪ sɛl 11 ˈmɪljən ˈkɑpiz ɪn ɪts fərst wik. ðət læst ˈfɪgjər ɪz ə ˈrɛkərd fər moʊst ˈjunɪts soʊld ɪn ðə fərst wik fər ə ˈfiʧər. mɔr... dɪˈsɛmbər, 2003 ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈnɛmoʊ nɑt ˈoʊnli wən ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˈfæʃən, ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ˈbɪgəst ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl hɪt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli, ˈoʊvərˌteɪkɪŋ ˈmɑnstərz ɪŋk.. ðə fɪlmz pərˈfɔrməns ðɪs wik wɑz ˈivɪn mɔr ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ðən læst wik. ˈnəmbər wən ɪn 20 ˈmɑrkɪts hɛlpt ɪt tɪ əˈnəðər ˈmɪljən, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪts ˈtoʊtəl tɪ ˈmɪljən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli. ðæts ˈoʊvərˌɔl ənd fər ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈmuviz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli ə fju ˈmɪljən bɪˈhaɪnd æˈlædɪn fər ˈsɛkənd ənd wɪl sərˈpæs ðət fɪlm (moʊst ˈlaɪkli, ɪt həz ɔˈrɛdi dən soʊ.) ˈwərldˈwaɪd, ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈnɛmoʊ ɪz ˈivɪn mɔr ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv wɪθ ˈmɪljən, ˈoʊvərˌɔl. mɔr... dɪˈsɛmbər 2nd*, 2003 ˈfaɪndɪŋ kənˈtɪnjud ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈmɑrkɪt, (ɪt wɑz ˈnəmbər wən ɪn 15 ˈmɑrkɪts) hɛlpt ɪt ərn ðə ˈnəmbər wən pəˈzɪʃən ðɪs wik. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ənˈsitɪŋ ˈtɑrˌzæn ənd ðə laɪən kɪŋ ɛz ˈbɪgəst ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈmuvi ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri ˈmɑrkɪt ənd ʃʊd bɪˈkəm ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈmuvi ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ɪts rən ɪz ˈoʊvər. ðɪs wik ɪt ˈædɪd əˈnəðər 37 ˈmɪljən tɪ pʊʃ ɪts ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtoʊtəl tɪ ˈmɪljən, wɪʧ ɪz ˈoʊvərˌɔl, (ʤɪst əˈhɛd əv ðə ˈmeɪtrɪks ˌrɛvəˈluʃənz.) ɪts ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈtoʊtəl ɪz naʊ ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈmɪljən, ˈoʊvərˌɔl. mɔr... noʊˈvɛmbər, 2003 noʊˈvɛmbər, 2003 noʊˈvɛmbər, 2003 noʊˈvɛmbər 12th*, 2003 noʊˈvɛmbər 5th*, 2003 noʊˈvɛmbər 4th*, 2003
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february 5th, 2013
given how bad the new releases were, it's no surprise none of them reached the top of the blu-ray sales chart. (while looper was awarded the pick of the week, it actually came out on the following monday, while the sales week ends on sunday, so the numbers will be included in next week's results.) the dark knight rises returned to first place with 314,000 units / $7.65 million for the week giving it totals of 3.90 million units / $79.93 million. it is one of the best selling blu-rays of all time and about 50% more than the dark knight's current running tally. more...
january 20th, 2013
batman was even more dominant on the blu-ray sales chart than it was on the dvd sales chart with two new releases earning the top two spots. the dark knight rises earned first place with 2.26 million units / $42.13 million giving it an opening week blu-ray share of 53%. meanwhile, the trilogy box set earned second place with 453,000 units / $12.68 million for an opening week blu-ray share of 58%. the combined totals are not quite as good as the avengers' debut was, but was still a fantastic start. more...
december 4th, 2012
it is an awesome week for new releases on the home market. not only is one of the biggest hits of all time coming out, but there are a number of other releases that are pick of the week contenders. the dark knight rises, beasts of the southern wild, finding nemo, star trek: the next generation: season two, my little pony friendship is magic: season one, brazil, francis ford coppola: 5-film collection - blu-ray, and others. in the end, i went with finding nemo: 3d combo pack, but it really is an excellent week for prime releases. more...
december 3rd, 2012
finding nemo came out nearly a decade ago and earned nearly perfect reviews. this fall, it became the latest pixar film to earn a 3d re-release. is it as good as most critics said it was? and does the 3d add anything to the film? more...
november 23rd, 2012
this weekend is thanksgiving and as always that means black friday and cyber monday plus 48 hours of shopping in-between. unlike most years, i'm only halfway done with my christmas shopping. so what recent, and not so recent releases are prime candidates for the perfect gift this year? over the next month, we will go over several dozen possibilities with our annual holiday gift guide, which is divided into into four sections. this week we start with major movie releases. these are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. however, before we get into the individual titles, we will start with an update on... more...
september 24th, 2012
it was another terrible week at the box office with only one of the four wide releases matching pre-weekend predictions. end of watch was able to come out on top and it was only the second time an open road release was able to do that. the rest of the films ranged from a little disappointing to, 'please don't make me talk about this; it's depressing.' the overall box office rose by 5.1% from last week to $90, but that's a staggering 23% lower than the same weekend last year. yes, year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011, but its lead continues to shrink reaching just 2.5% at $7.92 billion to $7.73 billion. ticket sales are just 1.3% higher than last year's pace and the upcoming releases don't seem particularly strong, so by the end of october, we could officially be in trouble. more...
september 20th, 2012
this weekend there are four wide releases, which is too many. the odds are at least one, more likely two films will miss reaching their full potential. that's under normal circumstances. the box office is clearly sub-normal at the moment. the widest release of the week is trouble with the curve, but its tomatometer score has fallen from close to 90% to barely more than 60%. at this pace, by the time the weekend starts, it will be below the overall positive level. house at the end of the street has good buzz, but still no reviews, and that is troubling. dredd's reviews are shockingly good, but the film has had trouble escaping the remake stink. finally, end of watch is also earning great reviews, but its studio has a really bad track record at the box office. by comparison, last year there were four wide releases, none of which earned more than $20 million; however, three of them did earn more than $10 million and the fourth came close, while the lion king won the weekend with more than $20 million. i think it will be another loss for 2012 in the year-over-year comparison. it likely won't be close. more...
september 19th, 2012
the winners of our back to school contest were determined and they are... more...
september 17th, 2012
2012 started off so well that i keep thinking the box office will return to those glory days, or at the very least it will stop sucking. that didn't happen this weekend. granted, the box office grew 28% from last weekend to $86 million. however, this is 15% lower than the same weekend last year and it is still one of the worst weekends of all time. year-to-date, 2012 still leads 2011, but that lead has shrunk to just 3.0% at $7.80 billion to $7.58 billion. if things don't turn around very soon, 2012 will lose its lead in terms of tickets sold (currently just 1.8%) and its overall lead shortly after that. since fewer people are watching movies in theaters, it means fewer people are seeing trailers, posters, etc. for upcoming films. fewer people seeing trailers for upcoming films does often times result in fewer people seeing these upcoming movies. we need a true blockbuster to break out of this cycle. more...
september 16th, 2012
resident evil: retribution will post a solid opening weekend to top this weekend's box office, according to studio estimates released on sunday morning. with $21.1 million projected by sony, it will be the fourth consecutive film in the franchise to open between $20 million and $27 million -- an impressive level of consistency. in second place, finding nemo 3d is expected to post about $17.5 million, which is a significant disappointment compared to the $30 million debut enjoyed by the lion king this weekend last year. but the real plaudits this weekend will go to a film playing in just five theaters. more...
september 13th, 2012
last weekend was a disaster. it was a disaster the likes we haven't seen in more than a decade, much, much longer if you take into account inflation. this weekend should be a lot stronger, as we have two significant wide releases, finding nemo and resident evil: retribution, as well as a semi-wide release, last ounce of courage. both of the wide releases should top $20 million over the weekend, while there's a chance they could both top $30 million. last year there were four wide releases that managed a combined $50 million or so. this year, the two wide releases could top that, but it will be close if they do. however, the holdovers are so much weaker than the top two wide releases that 2012 will end up losing again. more...
september 7th, 2012
with kids back to school, it seems like good time to hand out some blu-rays dealing with a school you don't want to go to. (i'm not sure what would be worse, an alien invasion or a relationship drama that results in several deaths.) as far as the target film goes, there are two real choices: resident evil: retribution and finding nemo 3d. nemo will most certainly be the bigger hit overall, but retribution could win the weekend. i think finding nemo is the safer choice for the weekend and it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. in order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for finding nemo 3d. whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (friday to sunday), without going over, will win a copy of the faculty on blu-ray. meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (friday to sunday), without going under, will win a copy of o (othello) on blu-ray. entries must be received by 10 a.m., pacific time on friday to be eligible, so don't delay! more...
september 1st, 2012
august is over and let's just be glad we never have to talk about that month again. it is too early to tell how a couple of the wide releases from the month will do, but of the other fourteen we have solid numbers for, none of them were a pleasant surprise. there were a few that were mildly disappointing, but likely still profitable. there were also a few that were "what were they thinking?" level of box office bomb. this september, there about a dozen films opening wide, depending on your definition of wide. (plus, for a good time, call might expand wide on the 14th, while the master is opening in limited release on the 14th, but might expand wide before the end of the month. "might" is the key here. i don't think either will get it done.) none of the dozen films are likely to get to $100 million. in fact, there's a good chance no film opening this month will get to $75 million in total. the biggest film of the month could be finding nemo, which is getting a 3d re-release. as long as the movie going public hasn't tired of 3d re-releases, it should be a hit, but there are signs that the trend might be ending soon. there are a few others that should become midlevel hits, but most will struggle to find an audience. last september was not terrible with one $100 million film and a few other midlevel hits. for 2012 to come out ahead, it will have to rely on depth, and i'm more than a little worried in that regard. more...
june 29th, 2004
harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban finished first for the fourth weekend in a row with an amazing $40.9 million. that's represents a tiny decrease from last weekend . a large chuck of that figure came from japan where the film earned $17.5 million on 782 screens. also helping was germany, italy, u.k. and france being eliminated from euro 2004. those four nations represent 260 million people whom were closely following the soccer tournament in portugal, which hurt the overall box office numbers. internationally the film has now earned $321 million, putting it in second place for the year and just behind e.t. for 25th all time. worldwide its $533 million is also second for the year but 28th all time. more...
june 22nd, 2004
harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban still leads the pack internationally despite increased competition from fellow family friendly film shrek 2 and from euro 2004 coverage. with an additional $44.9 million from over 10,000 screens in 48 territories, including number one openings in 7 mostly minor markets. the lone exception was spain, which added $6.1 million to harry potter's coffers, and that number would have been higher had it not been for sunday's spain portugal soccer match. internationally, the film has earned almost $270 million so far and is still tracking ahead of the other films in the harry potter franchise , but with greater week-to-week drop-offs it is unlikely to finish quite as high. worldwide the film has already pulled in $450 million making it the second highest grossing film of the year. more...
june 14th, 2004
the weekend box office was filed with bad movies and that makes predicting that much more difficult. however, while there were a few surprises, it wasn't as chaotic as it could have been. but with the three new movie combined opening barely above the drop harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban suffered. and that lead to a serious drop from last weekend of 15.75%. but last year at this time, the trio of films that opened really bombed leading to a spectacular 29% increase at the box office. that's several weeks in a row of year to year increases. more...
june 11th, 2004
while three films open wide this weekend, none seem likely to finish first. in fact, i wouldn't be too surprised if at least one of them misses the top 5. however, if any one new movie doubles my predictions i wouldn't be too surprised. nor would i be all that shocked if any one movie failed to reach half of what i predicted. it's just that kind of week. more...
may 19th, 2004
all of hollywood is desperate for a big hit. admissions are down nearly 3% from this time last year and we've yet to have a breakout hit in may. hoping to change that is shrek 2 , which opens tonight in a near record 3737 theatres. more...
march 8th, 2004
with its 11 oscar wins and huge jump in theatre count, lord of the rings: return of the king should have had the largest post-oscar jump at the box office. and while in raw dollars it did, it was the lesser known the barbarian invasions that had the biggest percent jump. the canadian film and winner of best foreign language film jumped more than 137% at the box office. its per theatre average also jumped by nearly 40%, compared to the nearly 20% drop by return of the king. more...
march 1st, 2004
perhaps the most surprising aspect of last nights oscars was the lack of surprises. even the sweep by lord of the rings: return of the king wasn't that big of a shock. more...
february 29th, 2004
lord of the rings: return of the king swept all the categories it was nominated for in winning a record-equaling 11 oscars earlier this evening. here is a list of the winners with reactions to be posted tomorrow. more...
february 29th, 2004
the final results are in from our predict the academy awards competition, and numbers readers are forecasting a lord of the rings sweep at the ceremony tonight.
a stunning 90% of voters are calling for lord of the rings to win best picture and peter jackson to win best director - some of the strongest predictions we've seen in the 7 years we've been running the poll. the movie is also projected to win in every other category in which its nominated.
with no rings stars nominated for acting awards though, some of the other results are still ripe for speculation. more...
february 23rd, 2004
as oscar night draws near, we analyze the current voting in our predict the oscars competition, and, like cnn on election night, start calling results that we think are looking like racing certainties. we'll be announcing a new projected winner each day leading up to the competition, and giving our final projected results on the afternoon of february 29 - just before the show itself. today we start with an easy one... best animated feature more...
january 30th, 2004
it's been a while since the prospects for catching a good movie at the theatres was this bad. and it's not like there's lack of wide releases this week. there are three of them. three wide releases with combined reviews of only 17% positive. in fact, the box office race for top spot should prove more interesting that any of the movies trying to get there. more...
january 30th, 2004
steve jobs, ceo of pixar and founder of apple computers, announced today that pixar studios would no longer negotiate with disney for distribution rights for their feature films. after ten months of trying to strike a new deal, the two sides were still too far apart for mutually acceptable terms to be found. and while disney did lead all studios with $1.5 billion in box office receipts for 2003, it's hard not to wonder if their strong-armed negotiating techniques will hurt them in the future. they can hardly lose the $2.5 billion the first pixar films earned worldwide, adding finding nemo's box office would have taken any studio in the top five to first place. more...
january 27th, 2004
the weekend take for the last samurai dropped less than expected, just 23% or $31.3 million, and that helped it maintain first place for the second weekend in a row. it also crossed $200 million internationally and $300 million worldwide. a mid-february opening in russia is the last major opening for the last samurai, but strong legs in many markets could pull in another $100 million internationally. more...
january 27th, 2004
nominations for the 76the annual academy awards were announced today. as always, here is a list of the nominations, plus reactions below. more...
january 26th, 2004
there seems to be a pattern developing for 2004. the number one movie surprises, but the overall box office is lower than expected. this week was no different. the total box office was down from last weekend's 3-day total, which is not surprising as last weekend was a long weekend. but it dropped by a massive 24.7%. the performance compared to last year that is more troubling. before the weekend 2004 was 7% behind 2003 and at first glance this weekend was almost flat compared to last year, down less than $200,000 or just 0.002%. but this weekend last year was superbowl weekend, so the performance is really more equivalent to a 10% drop. more...
january 25th, 2004
with the awards ceremony only hours away, here's one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight's 61st annual golden globes awards. more...
january 21st, 2004
the second round of openings for the last samurai in as many weeks helped push it to top spot on the international charts. it more than doubled the number of markets it's playing in while adding almost 70% more screens, but only managed to increase its box office by roughly 25%. the weekend figure of $40.6 million pushed its international total to $157.6 million and its worldwide total to over $250 million. but without many major openings left, its weekly numbers may have peaked. more...
january 13th, 2004
for the first time since it was released, lord of the rings: return of the king had some stiff competition for top spot on the charts. it did still take first place for the fourth weekend in a row with $35.3 million in 51 markets. including wins in head-to-head competition with second place the last samurai. for instance, return of the king's fourth weekend easily won in the u.k. $6.7 million to samurai's $4.9 million. it was a closer contest in germany, but king remained number one $5.5 million to $4.9 million. but with only a couple of mid-level openings this week in indonesia and the czech republic it could drop out of first place next weekend. its international total $455 million, second for the year surpassing the matrix reloaded by less than $1 million and putting it in a virtual tie with the lion king for 10th all-time. worldwide it hit $767, which is also second for the year but 13th all-time. more...
january 6th, 2004
as it has since it was first released, lord of the rings: return of the king had a commanding win at the international box office. this weekend's numbers were $58.7 million from 8,826 screens in 45 territories, more than double finding nemo in second place. highlights include $2.3 million opening in poland and just shy of $1 million opening in argentina, as well as $13.7 million in the u.k. and $10 million in germany. totals for return of the king now sit at $390.4 million outside the us (3rd for the year, 13th all-time) and $680.8 million worldwide (3rd for the year, and 15th all-time). by next week it should be the highest grossing film for the year. more...
december 30th, 2003
in just a dozen days of release, lord of the rings: return of the king has already accumulated nearly half a billion dollars. and it is still going strong. this week it commanded $84 million from 38 markets, including $12.5 million from both the u.k. and germany. it already has more than half the total box office of both its predecessors , and it has yet to open in major markets like japan and italy. internationally, return of the king has pulled in $268 million, just behind fourth place the matrix revolutions for the year and 33rd all time. worldwide, it has $490 million and that's good enough for fourth for the year and 32nd place all-time. by next week, it will be in the top 20 in both. more...
december 23rd, 2003
as expected, lord of the rings: return of the king dominated the international markets this week, setting many records along the way. it played in 28 countries on 7,403 screens earning $125.9 million, which is a record for international weekend. the film also broke individual market records for wednesday openings in 15 countries, out of 17 wednesday openings. it also broke weekend records in more than half a dozen other countries, including major markets like the u.k. and germany. worldwide totals for return of the king are already at $250 million, (another record) putting it in 168th place on the all-time chart in just 5 days. even with this success, it is unlike to unseat titanic as the number one movie of all time, but it should become only the second film to earn $1 billion worldwide. more...
december 16th, 2003
it's after midnight eastern time and the doors have opened to packed houses for the opening of lord of the ring: return of the king. if there's ever been a guaranteed box office hit, this is it. more...
december 16th, 2003
for the fifth straight week finding nemo was number one at the international box office. and while the film is starting to show signs of slowing down, its weekly performance is still amazing. a total international take of $31.5 million on 5,200 screens made it the clear winner. plus it was number one in 20 of 27 markets it played in and surpassed $300 million internationally. current totals for the pixar smash hit are $330.2 million internationally, (good for 20th place) and $669.9 million worldwide, (for 15th place.) the lion king is the only animated movie to make more. with only a couple more markets to open in, finding nemo must rely on long legs to take top spot away from the lion king. more...
december 11th, 2003
after surprising analysts at the box office this summer, pirates of the caribbean: curse of the black pearl has broken records at the home market. the disney dvd sold 4 million combined vhs and dvd copies in just the first 24 hours, and went on to sell 11 million copies in its first week. that last figure is a record for most units sold in the first week for a live-action feature. more...
december 10th, 2003
finding nemo not only won the weekend in convincing fashion, it also became pixar's biggest international hit internationally, overtaking monsters inc.. the film's performance this week was even more impressive than last week. number one in 20 markets helped it to another $45.9 million, bringing its total to $283.4 million internationally. that's 28th overall and 3rd for animated movies. however, it is only a few million behind aladdin for second and will surpass that film mid-week (most likely, it has already done so.) worldwide, finding nemo is even more impressive with $623.1 million, 18th overall. more...
december 2nd, 2003
finding nemo's continued domination of the european market, (it was number one in 15 markets) helped it earn the number one position this week. it is also unseating tarzan and the lion king as biggest animated movie in almost every market and should become the biggest animated movie worldwide before its run is over. this week it added another $37 million to push its international total to $230.8 million, which is 54th overall, (just ahead of the matrix revolutions.) its worldwide total is now an amazing $570.5 million, 21st overall. more...
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təˈdeɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən juˈnaɪtɪd fər ˈmɛrɪʤ ənd ˈdeɪli kɑs blɔg swɔrm tɪ hɛlp səˈpɔrt ðə ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪkˈwɑləti kæmˈpeɪn ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt. ʤɔɪnd baɪ ˈblɔgərz frəm ˈprɑʤɛkt, haʊs blɛnd, gʊd ɛz ju, geɪ, ðə prɑp 8 traɪəl ˈtrækər, ðə siˈætəl ˈlɛzbiən, ðə bɛnt ˈæŋgəl, ɔn the-ave*, madprofessah*, hrc*, bəs, horsesass.org*, stɛp ˈfɔrwərd, pov*, frontiersla*, ðə lɛft ʃu, ðə nu ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈmuvmənt ənd mɔr. ðɪs həz bɪn ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl wik! ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ə θri ʤəʤ ˈpænəl frəm ðə naɪnθ ˈsərkət ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt əv əˈpilz ruld ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən 8 ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl. ɪn ðə məˈʤɔrəti əˈpɪnjən, ðə kɔrt 8 sərvd noʊ ˈpərpəs, ənd hæd noʊ ˈifɛkt, ˈəðər ðən tɪ ˈlɛsən ðə ˈstætəs ənd ˈjumən ˈdɪgnəti əv geɪz ənd ˈlɛzbiənz ɪn california.”*.” ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt haʊs pæst ə ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ bɪl, ənd naʊ ɪt ðə bɪl ɪz ˈhɛdɪd tɪ ˈgəvərnər dɛsk fər hər ˈsɪgnəʧər. ʃi ˈprɑməst tɪ saɪn ðə bɪl ˌbiˈfɔr deɪ! pliz klɪk hir tɪ θæŋk ˈgəvərnər grɪgˈwɑr. ˈgəvərnər ˈlidərˌʃɪp wɑz ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl tɪ ðə səkˈsɛs əv ˈpæsɪŋ ə ˈmɛrɪʤ bɪl ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt. ʃi nɑt ˈoʊnli səˈpɔrtɪd ðə bɪl, bət ʃi ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə bɪl. ðɪs ɪz ɛz məʧ hər ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɛz ɪt ɪz ɑr ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. pliz ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs blɔg swɔrm tɪ θæŋk ˈgəvərnər grɪgˈwɑr fər hər ˈlidərˌʃɪp ənd hər ˈfrɛndʃɪp. ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪtəl daʊt ɑr əˈpoʊnənts wɪl meɪk ðɛr ˈvɔɪsɪz hərd, bət wi noʊ ðət təˈgɛðər ɑr vɔɪs fər ɪkˈwɑləti ɪz soʊ məʧ ˈstrɔŋgər. pliz klɪk hir tɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən juˈnaɪtɪd fər ənd ˈdeɪli kos’*’ ʤɔɪnt pəˈtɪʃən tɪ θæŋk ˈgəvərnər grɪgˈwɑr fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈhɪstəri. wɪn ɑr frɛndz spik əp fər ˈjuˈɛs, wi nid tɪ spik əp fər ɑr frɛndz, soʊ ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈθæŋkɪŋ ˈgəvərnər grɪgˈwɑr təˈdeɪ!
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today i’m participating in a washington united for marriage and daily kos blog swarm to help support the marriage equality campaign in washington state. i’m joined by bloggers from bilerico project, pam’s house blend, good as you, americablog gay, the prop 8 trial tracker, the seattle lesbian, the bent angle, on the-ave, madprofessah, hrc, hella bus, horsesass.org, step forward, lgbt pov, frontiersla, the left shue, the new civil rights movement and more.
this has been an incredible week! on tuesday a three judge panel from the ninth circuit federal court of appeals ruled proposition 8 unconstitutional. in the majority opinion, the court wrote,”prop 8 served no purpose, and had no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in california.”
on wednesday, the washington state house passed a same-sex marriage bill, and now it the bill is headed to governor gregoire’s desk for her signature. she promised to sign the bill before valentine’s day!
please click here to thank governor gregoire.
governor gregoire’s leadership was instrumental to the success of passing a marriage bill in washington state. she not only supported the bill, but she introduced the bill. this is as much her legislation as it is our community’s legislation.
please join us during this blog swarm to thank governor gregoire for her leadership and her friendship. there is little doubt our opponents will make their voices heard, but we know that together our voice for equality is so much stronger.
please click here to the washington united for marriage’s and daily kos’ joint petition to thank governor gregoire for making history.
when our friends speak up for us, we need to speak up for our friends, so join us in thanking governor gregoire today!
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ɪt goʊz wɪˈθaʊt seɪɪŋ ðət dəˈmɛstɪk pərˈdəkʃən həz bɪˈkəm ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈfæsət əv ˈmɛnzˌweɪr ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju jɪrz. ˈmɛni ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər ə ˈprɑdəkt wɪθ greɪt hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈvælju kən ˈɔfən lʊk kloʊz tɪ hoʊm ənd wɪθ gʊd ˈrizən. ðə foʊks əv hæv bɪn səm əv ðə bɛst noʊn pərˈveɪərz əv ækˈsɛsəriz wɪθ ðɛr ˈbjutəfəl ˈbaɪsən ˈlɛðər bægz ənd ækˈsɛsəriz. wi wər ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪd baɪ ðə juˈnik ˈɪntəˌrɛst ðeɪ hæv ɪn ˈbaɪsən ˈlɛðər wɪʧ ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ə bɪt əv ə ˈrɛrɪti. hir laɪz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ lʊk ˈɪntu səm ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt stɛps ðət goʊ ˈɪntu ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ əv ə bæg, moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli ðə man”*” ˈdəfəl bæg. əv kɔrs nɑt ɔl stɛps ər ʃoʊn hir bət ɪt ʃʊd gɪv ju ə gʊd aɪˈdiə əv wət ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn ˈstɔrid pərˈdəkʃən ˈlænˌskeɪp. ənˈfɔrʧənətli du tɪ ðə ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti əv ðə kræft, wi wər əˈneɪbəl tɪ ʃoʊ səm əv sərˈæmɪk wərk bət ðə ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ əv ˈlɛðər ənd ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈbəkəlz ər boʊθ pərˈzɛnəd. ˈprɔˌsɛs: ˈlɛðər gʊdz
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it goes without saying that domestic production has become an important facet of menswear over the past few years. many hoping for a well-made product with great historical value can often look close to home and with good reason. the folks of parabellum have been some of the best known purveyors of american-made accessories with their beautiful bison leather bags and accessories. we were fascinated by the unique interest they have in bison leather which in itself is a bit of a rarity. here lies an interesting look into some important steps that go into the making of a parabellum bag, most notably the “medicine man” duffel bag. of course not all steps are shown here but it should give you a good idea of what exists in america’s storied production landscape. unfortunately due to the sensitivity of the craft, we were unable to show some of parabellum’s beautifully-crafted ceramic work but the processing of leather and the creation of the buckles are both presented.
process: parabellum leather goods
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ðɪs dɪˈspleɪz ˈævəˌtɑrz əv ˈpipəl hu hæv ˈrisəntli ˈfɑloʊd jʊr tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt ənd jʊr lɪŋk. ɪt wʊd bi ˈjusfəl wɪn ju hæv ə nu ˈprɑʤɛkt lɔnʧ ənd ju nid tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈpipəl tɪ ˈfɑloʊ twit ɪt baɪ ʃoʊɪŋ ðɛr tˈwɪtər ˈævəˌtɑrz! ðə ɪz ə mɪks əv tu əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt plugins*: tˈwɪtər frɛndz ˈfɑloʊərz ˈwɪʤɪt ənd tˈwɪtər ˈwɪʤɪt. ɪt fərst kˈwɪriz ˈtɑpsi tɪ gɪt ənd kəmˈpɛrz ðɛm wɪθ ˈfɑloʊərz rɪˈtərnd frəm tˈwɪtər. vju ðiz ˈdɛˌmoʊz.. iʧ ˈdɛmoʊ peɪʤ kənˈteɪnz ju nid tɪ juz... fju laɪnz ər ˈnidɪd, bət wɪl nɑt ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ɪt hir. ɪf ju doʊnt si ˈɛni ˈævəˌtɑrz ɪn ðiz ˈdɛˌmoʊz, ju ʃʊd: 1 ˈfɑloʊ mi 2 twit ðɪs poʊst ˈdɛmoʊ 1 baɪ dɪˈfɔlt ˈwɪʤɪt wɪl fɛʧ jʊr ˈleɪtəst 20 ˈfɑloʊərz hu jʊr ənd əˈpɛnd iʧ tˈwɪtər ˈævəˌtɑr wɪθ ə feɪd trænˈzɪʃən. ðɛr ər 2 ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈɔpʃənz: ðə ənd ðə tˈwɪtər username*, ðət ʃʊd bi pleɪst ɪn ðə ˈɔpʃənz əˈtrɪˌbjut əv ˈɛni ˈɛləmənt wɪθ klæs neɪm ɛz "follow-tweet*". <skrɪpt type="text/javascript*" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script*> <skrɪpt type="text/javascript*" src="http://follow-tweet-widget.googlecode.com/files/jquery.follow_tweet-1.0.min.js"></script*> class="follow-tweet*" ˈɔpʃənz="{ ,username:'mike_more*' ,url:'http://www.moretechtips.net/2010/06/follow-tweet-widget-another-jquery.html*' }"></div*> ˈdɛmoʊ 2 <skrɪpt type="text/javascript*" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script*> <skrɪpt type="text/javascript*" src="http://follow-tweet-widget.googlecode.com/files/jquery.follow_tweet-1.0.min.js"></script*> <skrɪpt type="text/javascript*"> $(document).ready(function*(){ $('#friends').followtweet*({ ,username:'mike_more*' ,url:'http://www.moretechtips.net/2010/06/follow-tweet-widget-another-jquery.html*' ,user_animate:'width*' </skrɪpt> id="friends"></div*> ðɪs ˈdɛmoʊ loʊdz ðə ɔn ɪˈvɛnt wɪθ fju ˈɔpʃənz ʧeɪnʤd: juzd ðə 'wɪdθ' fər ˈpɪkʧər ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ˌɪnˈstɛd əv dɪˈfɔlt oʊˈpæsəti ˌænəˈmeɪʃən. ʧeɪnʤd ðə dɪˈfɔlt ˈjuzərz kaʊnt tɪ 60 ˌɪnˈkrist ˈnəmbər əv tˈwɪtər ˈtɑpsi kɔlz tɪ ˈægrəgət mɔr ˈjuzərz ˈævəˌtɑrz. ˈnəmbər əv kɔlz wɪl dɪˈleɪ ðə ˈaʊtˌpʊt ənd meɪ rɪˈzəlt ðət biɪŋ blɑkt baɪ ðə wɪn reɪt ˈlɪmɪts fər tˈwɪtər ər ˈtɑpsi gɪt ɪkˈsidɪd. wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtɛstɪd tɪ wərk wɪθ ʤɪst ˌriˈpleɪs ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt pæθ tɪ "http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js*" ˈwɪʤɪt ˈhaɪˌlaɪts: ʃoʊ jʊr ˈleɪtəst tˈwɪtər ˈfɑloʊərz hu jʊr lɪŋk. ɪt kən wərk wɪθ frɛndz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈfɑloʊərz. ju kən kənˈtroʊl ˈnəmbər əv kɔlz meɪd tɪ tˈwɪtər ˈtɑpsi tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʃoʊ mɔr ˈævəˌtɑrz. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈlɪŋkɪŋ ˈpipəl ˈævəˌtɑrz tɪ ðɛr tˈwɪtər peɪʤ; ju kən lɪŋk ɪt tɪ ðɛr hoʊm ˈpeɪʤɪz. ɪt kən ˈizəli fɪt ɪn ˈdɪfərənt leɪaʊts baɪ əˈʤəstɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈævəˌtɑrz ənd ɪts dɪˈmɛnʃən. fju trænˈzɪʃən ˈɔpʃənz tɪ əˈplaɪ tɪ ˈævəˌtɑrz laɪk oʊˈpæsəti, wɪdθ, haɪt. juz ə ˈtɪpɪkəl kɔl ɔn ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈrɛdi ər ðə wɪl ˈɛni ˈɛləmənts ðət hæv "follow-tweet*" klæs. ˈwɪʤɪt ædz ə smɔl "aɪ" ˈlɛtər ðət lɪŋks tɪ ðə ˈwɪʤɪt peɪʤ. ju kən riˈmuv ɪt baɪ ˈsɛtɪŋ (ˈɪnfoʊ) ˈɔpʃən tɪ ˈɛmti strɪŋ bət aɪl əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ɪt ɪf ju tɪ mi ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɔn jʊr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. goʊ tɪ peɪʤ fər mɔr ˈditeɪlz ɔn ˈɔpʃənz, rɪkˈwɛst ˈfiʧərz ər səbˈmɪt bəgz. ˈdɛmoʊ 1 ˈdɛmoʊ 2 ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈɔpʃənz peɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪts əv ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən goʊ tɪ fər ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtɪŋ mi tɪ du ðɪs.
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this plugin displays avatars of people who have recently followed your twitter account and tweeted your link. it would be useful when you have a new project launch and you need to encourage people to follow & tweet it by showing their twitter avatars!
the plugin is a mix of two of my favorite plugins: twitter friends & followers widget and twitter trackbacks widget. it first queries topsy api to get tweeters and compares them with followers returned from twitter api.
view these demos..
each demo page contains html & css & js you need to use... few css lines are needed, but will not focus on it here.
* if you don't see any avatars in these demos, you should:
1- follow me
2- tweet this post
demo 1 ►
by default widget will fetch your latest 20 followers who tweeted your url and append each twitter avatar with a fade transition.
there are 2 essential options: the url and the twitter username, that should be placed in the options attribute of any div element with class name as "follow-tweet".
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://follow-tweet-widget.googlecode.com/files/jquery.follow_tweet-1.0.min.js"></script>
<div class="follow-tweet" options="{
debug:1
,username:'mike_more'
,url:'http://www.moretechtips.net/2010/06/follow-tweet-widget-another-jquery.html'
}"></div>
demo 2 ►
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://follow-tweet-widget.googlecode.com/files/jquery.follow_tweet-1.0.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#friends').followtweet({
debug:1
,username:'mike_more'
,url:'http://www.moretechtips.net/2010/06/follow-tweet-widget-another-jquery.html'
,n:60
,user_animate:'width'
,friend_calls:2
,tweeter_calls:2
});
});
</script>
<div id="friends"></div>
this demo loads the plugin on document-ready event with few options changed:
- used the 'width' for picture animation instead of default opacity animation.
- changed the default users count to 60.
- increased number of twitter & topsy api calls to aggregate more users avatars.
* over-increasing number of calls will delay the plugin output and may result that site-users being blocked by the api when rate limits for twitter or topsy get exceeded.
* plugin was also tested to work with jquery 1.4.2, just replace jquery javascript path to "http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js"
widget highlights:
show your latest twitter followers who tweeted your link. it can work with friends instead of followers. you can control number of api calls made to twitter & topsy to be able to show more avatars. instead of linking people avatars to their twitter page; you can link it to their home pages. it can easily fit in different layouts by adjusting the number of avatars and its dimension. few transition options to apply to avatars like opacity, width, height. use a typical jquery call on document ready or the plugin will auto-load any div elements that have "follow-tweet" class. widget adds a small "i" letter that links to the widget page. you can remove it by setting (info) option to empty string (''), but i'll appreciate it if you attribute/link-back to me elsewhere on your website.
go to plugin page for more details on plugin options, request features or submit bugs.
demo 1 | demo 2 | download plugin | plugin options | plugin page
* credits of inspiration go to noura yehia for motivating me to do this plugin.
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nu ˈʤərzi gəv. krɪs ˈkrɪsti kənˈtɪnjud tɪ bæʃ ðə ˈmidiə təˈdeɪ æt ðə kənˈsərvətɪv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈækʃən ˈkɑnfərəns, pleɪɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈtɑpɪk əˈməŋ ðə ˈæktɪvɪsts ɪn ðə kraʊd, seɪɪŋ "ɪˈlit foʊks frəm ðə ˈmidiə" ˈkəvər ɪm "ˈɛvəri deɪ." "ˌəndərˈstænd wɛr aɪ kəm frəm ˈɛvəri deɪ," ˈkrɪsti toʊld ˈreɪdiˌoʊ hoʊst ˈlɔrə ˈɪŋgrəˌhæm ɪn ə ˈsɛʃən ɪn ˈnæʃənəl ˈhɑrbər, ˈmɛrələnd, ˈæftər ʃi æst ɪm əˈbaʊt ðə "ˈɔnsˌlɔt" əv ˈnɛgətɪv nuz ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt ɪm ˈrisəntli. rɪˈpəblɪkənz sik ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt deɪt (rɛd: ˈkænədɪt) fər 2016 3 ˈrizənz waɪ ɪz 'əˈmɛrɪkən ˈaɪdəl' fər pəˈlɪtɪkəl nərdz ɛz ðə ˈgəvərnər əv nu ˈʤərzi, ˈkrɪsti toʊld hər hi həz rɪˈpɔrtərz frəm ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈkəvərɪŋ ɪm ˈɛvəri deɪ ənd əˈkjuzd ˈʤərnəlɪsts əv ˈteɪkɪŋ saɪdz ɔn ˈɪʃuz hi həz stʊd əp əˈgɛnst. "wɪn ju du θɪŋz laɪk aɪv dən ɪn nu ˈʤərzi, teɪk ɔn ə lɔt əv ðiz ˈspɛʃəl ˈɪntərɪsts ðət ðeɪ səˈpɔrt ðeɪ ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ kɪl ju ənd ðæts wət ðeɪ traɪd tɪ du tɪ mi ˈɛvəri deɪ ənd hɪrz ðə bæd nuz fər ðɛm, hir aɪ æm ənd əm stɪl ˈstændɪŋ," ˈkrɪsti, 52 sɛd. ðə ˈgəvərnər ˈædɪd hi wɪl "kənˈtɪnju tɪ du wət ˈmætərz mɔr," wɪʧ ɪz "noʊɪŋ haʊ tɪ faɪt fər ðə ˈpipəl fər maɪ steɪt ənd aɪ doʊnt kɛr wət ðeɪ raɪt əˈbaʊt mi ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. aɪ doʊnt səbˈskraɪb, baɪ ðə weɪ," ˈgɪtɪŋ ʧɪrz frəm ðə ˈɔdiəns. ˈkrɪsti ˈivɪn ˈmɛnʃənd ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ɪn ə ˈsəmˈwət veɪld əˈtæk əˈgɛnst ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈraɪvəl, wɪˈskɑnsən gəv. skɑt ˈwɔkər. ˈkrɪsti sɛd ðə "ˈrizən waɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz raɪts ˈɔfəl θɪŋz əˈbaʊt mi ɪz bɪˈkəz ˈɛvəri taɪm aɪ rɛd ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ dɪsəˈgri wɪθ aɪ doʊnt ʧeɪnʤ maɪ maɪnd, aɪ stɪk wɪθ wɛr aɪv bɪn." "soʊ wɪn ju ər ɪn 2009 ju doʊnt kət ə kəˈmərʃəl fɔr jɪrz ˈleɪtər bɪˈkəz ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈdəzənt laɪk ɪt ənd seɪ ju ər lɛs ðən ðət," ˈkrɪsti sɛd, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ˈwɔkərz raɪts pəˈzɪʃən, wɪʧ hi ˈsɔfənd ˈpəblɪkli læst jɪr ɪn ə guˌbərnəˈtɔˌriəl æd seɪɪŋ hi wʊd liv "ðə ˈfaɪnəl dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ə ˈwʊmən ənd hər ˈdɔktər." ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd deɪ ɪn ə roʊ ˈkrɪsti həz ˈteɪkən ɔn ðə ˈmidiə, spəˈsɪfɪkli ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, ˈpɑsəbli leɪɪŋ aʊt ə θim ðət tɛndz tɪ bi ˈpɑpjələr wɪθ ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈvoʊtɪŋ beɪs ənd ˈsəmθɪŋ hi kən rɪˈtərn tɪ ɪn ə 2016 stəmp spiʧ. ɔn hɪz ˈmənθli ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ, "æsk ðə ˈgəvərnər," hi wɑz æst ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt əˈbaʊt hɪz rəf trɪp tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ ənd hi bleɪmd ðə bæd ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ɔn "ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈmidiə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ju əraʊnd traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðɛr ɛr fɛr goʊɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðɛr." ɛz fər hɪz ˈfeɪməsli staɪl, ˈɪŋgrəˌhæm æst ɪm təˈdeɪ əˈbaʊt ˈnɛgətɪv wərdz juzd tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ɪm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ "ɪkˈsploʊsɪv" ənd ə "hɑt hɛd" ənd ˈwɛðər ðət ˈtɛmpərmənt wərks fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈkrɪsti ˈænsərd "ðə wərd ðeɪ mɪst ɪz ˈpæʃənət." ˈɪŋgrəˌhæm ˈkaʊnərd baɪ ˈæskɪŋ ˈwɛðər "sɪt daʊn ənd ʃət əp" ɪz ˈrɪli ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ˈkrɪstiz ˈfeɪməs laɪn hi juzd ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈhɛkəld baɪ ən ˈæktɪvɪst ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər. ˈkrɪsti ˈdɪdənt ˈhɛzəˌteɪt: "ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈpipəl nid tɪ bi toʊld tɪ sɪt daʊn ənd ʃət əp." hi ðɛn sɛd ðə seɪm ˈsɛnəmənt ʃʊd bi dɪˈrɛktɪd æt ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. "kwaɪt ˈfræŋkli ˈlɔrə, səm mɔr əv ðət stəf ʃʊd bi ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*., bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz soʊ məʧ rɪˈdɪkjələs stəf," ˈkrɪsti sɛd. "əˈspɛʃəli aʊt əv ðə waɪt haʊs ˈsəmˌwən ʃʊd seɪ ɪts taɪm tɪ ʃət əp." ˈɪŋgrəˌhæm ˈɔlsoʊ æst ˈkrɪsti əˈbaʊt təf ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən hi ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ goʊ əp əˈgɛnst ɪf hi gɪts ˈɪntu ðə 2016 reɪs fər ðə waɪt haʊs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfɔrmər ˈflɔrɪdə gəv. ʤɛb bʊʃ, ənd ˈkrɪsti sɛd doʊnt kaʊnt ɪm aʊt. "aɪl teɪk maɪ ˈʧænsɪz ɔn mi aɪv dən ˈprɪti wɛl soʊ fɑr," hi sɛd. hi ˈivɪn ˈɛndɪd hɪz ˈsɛʃən wɪθ əˈnəðər ʤæb æt ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz wɪn ˈɪŋgrəˌhæm æst ˈkrɪsti, ə ˈkæθlɪk, wət hi geɪv əp fər lɛnt. ˈkrɪsti sɛd hi wɛnt tɪ hɪz prist ənd toʊld ɪm. "əm ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz əp fər lɛnt." hi gɑt mɔr ʧɪrz frəm ðə ˈɔdiəns, bət toʊld ðɛm "doʊnt ʧɪr, ɪts bæd nuz." hi sɛd hɪz prist ˈænsərd, "krɪs, ju hæv tɪ gɪv əp ˈsəmθɪŋ jul ˈæˌkʧuəli mɪs." ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz' ˈsteɪsi ʧɛn ənd grɛg juz kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt.
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new jersey gov. chris christie continued to bash the media today at the conservative political action conference, playing into a popular topic among the activists in the crowd, saying "elite folks from the media" cover him "every day."
"understand where i come from every day," christie told radio talk-show host laura ingraham in a question-and-answer session in national harbor, maryland, after she asked him about the "onslaught" of negative news stories about him recently.
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as the governor of new jersey, christie told her he has reporters from the new york times covering him every day and accused journalists of taking sides on issues he has stood up against.
"when you do things like i've done in new jersey, take on a lot of these special interests that they support they just want to kill you and that's what they tried to do to me every day and here's the bad news for them, here i am and i'm still standing," christie, 52, said.
the governor added he will "continue to do what matters more," which is "knowing how to fight for the people for my state and i don't care what they write about me in the new york times. i don't subscribe, by the way," getting cheers from the audience.
christie even mentioned the newspaper in a somewhat veiled attack against a possible gop rival, wisconsin gov. scott walker. christie said the "reason why the new york times writes awful things about me is because every time i read something they disagree with i don't change my mind, i stick with where i've been."
"so when you are pro-life in 2009, you don't cut a commercial four years later because the new york times doesn't like it and say you are less than that," christie said, referring to walker's anti-abortion rights position, which he softened publicly last year in a gubernatorial re-election ad saying he would leave "the final decision to a woman and her doctor."
this is the second day in a row christie has taken on the media, specifically the new york times, possibly laying out a theme that tends to be popular with the conservative primary voting base and something he can return to in a 2016 stump speech. on his monthly radio call-in show, "ask the governor," he was asked wednesday night about his rough trip to the united kingdom earlier this month and he blamed the bad headlines on "the national media following you around trying to justify their air fare going over there."
as for his famously tough-talking style, ingraham asked him today about negative words used to describe him, including "explosive" and a "hot head" and whether that temperament works for the president of the united states. christie answered "the word they missed is passionate."
ingraham countered by asking whether "sit down and shut up" is really necessary, referring to christie's famous line he used after being heckled by an activist in october.
christie didn't hesitate: "sometimes people need to be told to sit down and shut up."
he then said the same sentiment should be directed at the obama administration.
"quite frankly laura, some more of that stuff should be happening in washington, d.c., because there is so much ridiculous stuff," christie said. "especially out of the white house someone should say it's time to shut up."
ingraham also asked christie about tough primary competition he is likely to go up against if he gets into the 2016 race for the white house, including former florida gov. jeb bush, and christie said don't count him out.
"i'll take my chances on me i've done pretty well so far," he said.
he even ended his session with another jab at the new york times when ingraham asked christie, a catholic, what he gave up for lent. christie said he went to his priest and told him. "i'm giving the new york times up for lent." he got more cheers from the audience, but told them "don't cheer, it's bad news."
he said his priest answered, "chris, you have to give up something you'll actually miss."
abc news' stacy chen and greg hughes contributed to this report.
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ɪn 1993 ˈmɪstər. ərl ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd mɪz. ˈhəʧɪsən, hu wən ə ˈspɛʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən fər ðə ˈsɛnɪt ðət jɪr, ɔn ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv mɪˈskɑndəkt ɛz steɪt ˈtrɛʒərər. ðə keɪs fɛl əˈpɑrt æt ðə ˈaʊtˌsɛt əv traɪəl, ənd ðə ʤəʤ ˈɔrdərd ðə ˈʤʊri tɪ əkˈwɪt mɪz. ˈhəʧɪsən. boʊθ mɪz. ˈhəʧɪsən ənd ˈmɪstər. dɪˈleɪ kleɪmd ðeɪ wər ˈvɪktɪmz əv ə ˈplɪtɪkli ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni. ˈæftər mɪz. ərˈɛst, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt, ˈmɪstər. ˈpɛri θˈrɛtənd tɪ ˈviˌtoʊ steɪt ˈfəndɪŋ fər ðə ˈpəblɪk ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti ˈjunɪt ənˈlɛs ʃi rɪˈzaɪnd. hi ˈəltəmətli ˈfɑloʊd θru ɔn ðə θrɛt, ˈviˌtoʊɪŋ ˈmɪljən ɪn steɪt fəndz. ɪn hɪz ˈviˌtoʊ ˈmɛsɪʤ, ˈmɪstər. ˈpɛri ˈsaɪtɪd ðə gʊd work”*” əv ðə ɪmˈplɔɪiz bət sɛd hi kʊd nɑt səˈpɔrt kənˈtɪnjud ˈfəndɪŋ wɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk hæd lɔst ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ɪts bɔs. səm ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd ðət ˈmɪstər. ˈpɛri meɪ hæv ˌɛnərˈteɪnd ˈəðər ˈmoʊtɪvz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ ˈhɪndər ə ˈtrəbəlsəm ˈeɪʤənsi ənd, ɪf mɪz. rɪˈzaɪnd, tɪ əˈpɔɪnt ə rɪˈpəblɪkən tɪ ən ˈɔfəs trəˈdɪʃənəli ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd baɪ ˈdɛməˌkræts. hæd ə twofer,”*,” sɛd ˈhɑrvi ˈkrɑnbərg, ˈpəblɪʃər əv ðə kˈwɔrəm rɪˈpɔrt, ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈnuzˌlɛtər. hæd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈnutərɪŋ ɪt baɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ ə ˈkroʊni ɪn. ər, ɪf ʃi rɪˈzaɪn, ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv wɑz diˈfənd ɪt ənd meɪk ɪt goʊ away.”*.” bət ˈmɪstər. dɪˈgərɪn, hu dɪˈskraɪbz hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ə ˈʤɑnsən democrat”*” ənd ɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə dɪˈfɛns, dɪˈspjuts ðə ˈθɪri ðət ˈmɪstər. ˈpɛri wʊd hæv neɪmd ə rɪˈpəblɪkən, ˈsaɪtɪŋ nuz ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts ðət ˈmɪstər. ˈɔfəs, ɪn nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, ɪkˈsprɛst ə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ neɪm mɪz. əˈsɪstənt tɪ ðə poʊst. steɪt ənd ˈnæʃənəl ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv pʊʃt ðə ˈstɔri laɪn ðət ˈmɪstər. ˈfəndɪŋ ˈviˌtoʊ wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ θwɔrt ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ðə ˈkænsər priˈvɛnʃən ənd ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˈtɛksəs, wən əv ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈproʊˌgræmz. ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, wɪʧ ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə əˈwɔrdɪŋ əv ˈrisərʧ grænts tɪ ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈmɪstər. pəˈlɪtɪkəl səˈpɔrtərz, ˈəltəmətli rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ən ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt əv ə ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl ˈɪnstɪˌtut əˈfɪʃəl. ˈmɪstər. ˈlɔjərz əˈtækt ðə kleɪm ɛz ə misdirection*, riˈlisɪŋ ən ˌæfəˈdeɪvət frəm ðə ˈfɔrmər tɔp ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ɪn ðə keɪs hu sɛd ðət ˈmɪstər. ˈpɛri ənd hɪz stæf wər ˈnɛvər ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪtɪd ɪn ðə keɪs. grɛg kɑks, ə ˈvɛtərən əv ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈɔfəs hu lidz ðə ˈpəblɪk ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti ˈjunɪt, sɪz hi ˈkɑnstəntli ˈbætəlz ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv mɪskənˈsɛpʃənz əˈbaʊt ðə wərk, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ðət ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈkeɪsɪz əˈgɛnst ˈpəblɪk əˈfɪʃəlz fɔrm ˈoʊnli ə smɔl pɑrt əv ɪts pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ. əv ðə 425 ˈkeɪsɪz ˈəndər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wɪn ˈmɪstər. ˈpɛri əˈnaʊnst hɪz ˈviˌtoʊ ɔn ʤun 14 2013 hi sɛd, ˈoʊnli 23 wər əˈgɛnst ˈpəblɪk əˈfɪʃəlz ər steɪt ɪmˈplɔɪiz.
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in 1993, mr. earle prosecuted ms. hutchison, who won a special election for the senate that year, on allegations of misconduct as state treasurer. the case fell apart at the outset of trial, and the judge ordered the jury to acquit ms. hutchison. both ms. hutchison and mr. delay claimed they were victims of a politically motivated district attorney.
after ms. lehmberg’s arrest, according to the indictment, mr. perry threatened to veto state funding for the public integrity unit unless she resigned. he ultimately followed through on the threat, vetoing $7.5 million in state funds. in his veto message, mr. perry cited the “otherwise good work” of the unit’s employees but said he could not support continued funding when the public had lost confidence in its boss.
some speculated that mr. perry may have entertained other motives, including the opportunities to hinder a troublesome agency and, if ms. lehmberg resigned, to appoint a republican to an office traditionally occupied by democrats. “he had a twofer,” said harvey kronberg, publisher of the quorum report, an online political newsletter. “he had the possibility of neutering it by putting a crony in. or, if she didn’t resign, the alternative was defund it and make it go away.”
but mr. deguerin, who describes himself as a “lyndon johnson democrat” and is not involved in the governor’s defense, disputes the theory that mr. perry would have named a republican, citing news media reports that mr. perry’s office, in behind-the-scenes negotiations, expressed a willingness to name ms. lehmberg’s assistant to the post.
state and national democrats have pushed the story line that mr. perry’s funding veto was designed to thwart the unit’s investigation of the cancer prevention and research institute of texas, one of the governor’s signature programs. the unit’s investigation, which focused on the awarding of research grants to companies that included mr. perry’s political supporters, ultimately resulted in an indictment of a high-level institute official.
mr. perry’s lawyers attacked the claim as a misdirection, releasing an affidavit from the unit’s former top investigator in the case who said that mr. perry and his staff were never implicated in the case.
gregg cox, a 23-year veteran of the district attorney’s office who leads the public integrity unit, says he constantly battles legislative misconceptions about the unit’s work, pointing out that high-profile cases against public officials form only a small part of its portfolio. of the 425 cases under investigation when mr. perry announced his veto on june 14, 2013, he said, only 23 were against public officials or state employees.
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ˈtoʊtəl 719 ʤɑbz faʊnd! peɪʤ 1 əv 71 ˈpeɪʤɪz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl kraɪmz spɛk 3 ˈpɔrtlənd (ər, ˈjuˈɛs) æt wɛlz ˈfɑrˌgoʊ wi wɔnt tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ɑr ˈkəstəmərz' ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl nidz ənd hɛlp ðɛm səkˈsid ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli. wɪr ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈtæləntɪd ˈpipəl hu wɪl pʊt ɑr ˈkəstəmərz ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn əˈplaɪ naʊ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr 5 ˈʧændlər (az*, ˈjuˈɛs) ʤɑb wɛlz ˈfɑrˌgoʊ wi wɔnt tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ɑr ˈkəstəmərz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl nidz ənd hɛlp ðɛm səkˈsid ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli. wər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈtæləntɪd ˈpipəl hu wɪl pʊt ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn əˈplaɪ naʊ ˈbɪznɪs ˈsɪstəmz kənˈsəltənt 5 ˈwɪnzər haɪts (ˈiə, ˈjuˈɛs) ʤɑb dɪˈskrɪpʃən æt wɛlz ˈfɑrˌgoʊ wi wɔnt tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ɑr ˈkəstəmərz' ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl nidz ənd hɛlp ðɛm səkˈsid ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli. wɪr ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈtæləntɪd ˈpipəl hu wɪl ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn əˈplaɪ naʊ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr 5 ˈʃɑrlət (nc*, ˈjuˈɛs) ʤɑb dɪˈskrɪpʃən æt wɛlz ˈfɑrˌgoʊ wi wɔnt tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ɑr ˈkəstəmərz' ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl nidz ənd hɛlp ðɛm səkˈsid ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli. wɪr ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈtæləntɪd ˈpipəl hu wɪl ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn əˈplaɪ naʊ ˈtɛlər 40 aʊərz ˈfʊˌthɪl ˈkrɔsɪŋ ˌkupərˈtinoʊ (ˈsiˈeɪ, ˈjuˈɛs) æt wɛlz ˈfɑrˌgoʊ wi wɔnt tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ɑr ˈkəstəmərz' ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl nidz ənd hɛlp ðɛm səkˈsid ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli. wɪr ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈtæləntɪd ˈpipəl hu wɪl pʊt ɑr ˈkəstəmərz ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn əˈplaɪ naʊ
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ˈɑrsənəl ər ɪn ðə reɪs tɪ saɪn ˈmætɪk. ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ˈɑrsənəl hæv ˈɛnərd ðə reɪs wɪθ ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd tɪ saɪn ˈmætɪk frəm ˈʧɛlsi, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrts ɪn ˈɪtəli. di kleɪmz ðət saɪd hæv prəˈpoʊzd ə swɑp dil wɪʧ wʊd si ˈæləks hɛd tɪ ˈstæmfərd brɪʤ ɪn rɪˈtərn fər ðə ˈsərbiən. ənd ˈnɑˌʧoʊ ˈmɑnrəl tɛl ˈɛməri tɪ kip ˈpɪkɪŋ ˈɑrsənəl stɑr ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd ər bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ˈlidɪŋ ðə reɪs fər ˈmætɪk wɪθ rɪˈpɔrts ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðə ɪz ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər ə muv tɪ oʊld ˈtræfərd wɛr hi wʊd lɪŋk əp wɪθ ˈfɔrmər bɔs ˌhoʊˈzeɪ. juˈnaɪtɪd ər ˈrɛdi tɪ peɪ fər ˈmætɪk bət saɪd feɪs ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən frəm ənd ˌɪnˈtər. ˈʧɛlsi ər ˈrɛdi tɪ lɛt ðə liv ˈhævɪŋ ˈvərʧuəli kəmˈplitɪd ə dil tɪ brɪŋ ɪn fræns ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl frəm ˈmɑnəˌkoʊ, hu wɪl ˈpɑrtnər nɛkst ˈsizən. ˈæləks həz bɪn ˈɔfərd tɪ ˈʧɛlsi. (ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt, ˈminˌwaɪl, həz ʤɪst wən jɪr lɛft ɔn hɪz ˈkɑrənt ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ˈɑrsənəl ənd rɪˈpɔrts ər ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðə wɪl nɑt kəˈmɪt tɪ ə nu dil. læst ˈsizən ðə ˈɪŋglənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl faʊnd hɪmˈsɛlf bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə juˈtɪləti pleɪər ɛz ˈwɛŋər ˈʃɪftɪd ɪm əraʊnd ðə pɪʧ tɪ ˈkəvər ˈəðər ˈɛriəz. ˈhævɪŋ spɛnt sɪks jɪrz æt ˈɑrsənəl hi ɪz stɪl tɪ bɪˈkəm ə kənˈsɪstənt pleɪər æt ðə ˈɛmərˌeɪts. ɔn biɪŋ pleɪd æt læst ˈsizən ˈɑbviəsli ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən fər mi, nu. hæv tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv saɪd əv θɪŋz ənd nɑt juzd tɪ biɪŋ ə right-back.’*.’ ˈlɪvərˌpul ər ˌəndərˈstʊd tɪ hæv ˈrɛʤɪstərd ðɛr ˈɪntəˌrɛst, waɪl ðə ˈwɪŋər həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn lɪŋkt wɪθ ə muv tɪ ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈsɪti. mɔr: ˈmænˌʧɛstər luk ʃɔ bækt tɪ bɪˈkəm fərst ʧɔɪs dɪˈspaɪt ˈstrəgəlz ˈəndər ˌhoʊˈzeɪ mɔr: ˈmætɪk ˈpʊʃɪz fər ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd ˈtrænsfər ɪn frɛʃ tɔks wɪθ ˈʧɛlsi
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arsenal are in the race to sign nemanja matic. (ama/getty images)
arsenal have entered the race with manchester united to sign nemanja matic from chelsea, according to reports in italy.
gianluca di marzio claims that arsene wenger’s side have proposed a swap deal which would see alex oxlade-chamberlain head to stamford bridge in return for the serbian midfielder.
sead kolasinac and nacho monreal tell unai emery to keep picking arsenal star
manchester united are believed to be leading the race for matic with reports claiming that the 28-year-old is pushing for a move to old trafford where he would link up with former boss jose mourinho.
united are ready to pay £40million for matic but mourinho’s side face competition from juventus and inter.
chelsea are ready to let the midfielder leave having virtually completed a deal to bring in france international tiemoue bakayoko from monaco, who will partner n’golo kante next season.
alex oxlade-chamberlain has been offered to chelsea. (getty images)
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oxlade-chamberlain, meanwhile, has just one year left on his current contract with arsenal and reports are claiming that the 23-year-old will not commit to a new deal.
last season the england international found himself becoming something of a utility player as arsene wenger shifted him around the pitch to cover other areas. having spent six years at arsenal he is still to become a consistent first-team player at the emirates.
oxlade-chamberlain on being played at right-back last season ‘it’s obviously an interesting position for me, new. ‘i have to focus on the defensive side of things and i’m not used to being a right-back.’
liverpool are understood to have registered their interest, while the winger has also been linked with a move to manchester city.
more: manchester united’s luke shaw backed to become first choice despite struggles under jose mourinho
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buˈkeɪz əv flaʊərz wər lɛft æt ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈævəˌnu ənd ˈbikən strit ɛz ə məˈmɔriəl tɪ ðə ˈsaɪkəlɪst hu wɑz strək ənd kɪld ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˈbɛri stæf. əˈnitə. əˈnitə keɪm tɪ ˈbɔstən frəm sˈwɪtsərlənd ˈnɪrli θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ ɛz ən ˈɛndoʊˌkraɪn ˈsərʤɪn hu ˈwɔntɪd tɪ pʊt hər ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ tɪ juz ɪn ə ˈrisərʧ læb. ʃi dɪd ðət ənd məʧ mɔr, hər ˌsupərˈvaɪzərz sɛd, ˈfɔrʤɪŋ ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈlæbrəˌtɔriz æt bɛθ ˈɪzriəl ˈdikənəs ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər ənd ˈbɔstən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɛz ðeɪ kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd ɔn trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ ˌɛmbriˈɑnɪk stɛm sɛlz ˈɪntu ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈθaɪrɔɪd ˈtɪʃu. bət ʤɪst ɛz ʃi wɑz pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ sˈwɪtsərlənd tɪ sɛt əp hər oʊn ˈrisərʧ læb ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr,, 38 wɑz kɪld waɪl ˈraɪdɪŋ hər ˈbaɪsɪkəl ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ æt ə ˈbɪzi bæk beɪ ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən. hər dɛθ stənd ˈkɑligz æt boʊθ læbz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt wɑz ðə kaɪnd əv ðə ˈpərsən ju wɔnt tɪ bi jʊr surgeon,”*,” ˈdɑktər. ˈtoʊni ˈhɑlənbərg sɛd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt. ˈhɑlənbərg ˈsupərˌvaɪzd æt bɛθ ˈɪzriəl. gɪt ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ɪn jʊr inbox*: ðə 10 tɔp ˈloʊkəl nuz ˈstɔriz frəm ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈbɔstən ənd əraʊnd nu ˈɪŋglənd dɪˈlɪvərd ˈdeɪli. saɪn əp θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp! saɪn əp fər mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz hir wɑz kaɪnd. ʃi wɑz compassionate,”*,” hi sɛd. hæd ɪt ɔl. ə juʤ loss.”*.” wɑz kɪld ˈæftər ʃi wɑz strək əraʊnd a.m*. ˈfraɪˌdeɪ æt ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈævəˌnu ənd ˈbikən strit, pəˈlis sɛd. ə lɔŋ ˈflætˌbɛd trək wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə raɪt tərn frəm ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈævəˌnu ˈɔntu ˈbikən strit wɪn ðə ˈfeɪtəl kəˈlɪʒən əˈkərd. ˈrisəntli muvd tɪ ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ ənd baɪkt ˈɔfən, ˈhɑlənbərg sɛd. hər ˈfɛloʊ ˈrisərʧərz spɛnt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈænsərz ənd gɪt ɪn təʧ wɪθ ˈrɛlətɪvz ɪn sˈwɪtsərlənd, ˈhɑlənbərg sɛd. wɑz ˌjʊrəˈpiən ənd ðət wɑz ðə moʊd əv transportation,”*,” hi sɛd. wɑz ə greɪt athlete.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈdɑktər. ˈdɛrəl, hu wərkt wɪθ æt ˈsɛnər fər ˈmɛdəsən, sɛd hi hæd hoʊpt ʃi wʊd hæv ə lɔŋ kərɪr. brɔt aʊt ðə bɛst ɪn mi ənd maɪ team,”*,” sɛd. ʤɪst ə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ loss.”*.” ˈhɑlənbərg ˈkrɛdɪtɪd wɪθ juˈnaɪtɪŋ ðə tu læbz. əv hər ˌpərsəˈvɪrəns, hər ˌpərsəˈnælɪti, hər əˈbɪləˌti tɪ gɪt əˈlɔŋ ʃi bɪlt ðə ˈbrɪʤɪz bɪtˈwin ɑr tu labs,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ʃi wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈtərnɪŋ ˌɛmbriˈɑnɪk stɛm sɛlz ˈɪntu ˈθaɪrɔɪd ˈtɪʃu wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst kəmˈplit, ənd wɑz pərˈpɛrɪŋ ðə ˈrisərʧ fər ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən ɪn ə ˈʤərnəl, ˈhɑlənbərg sɛd. ðə ˈrisərʧ wɑz eɪmd æt ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈpipəl hu ər bɔrn wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈθaɪrɔɪd ər hæv ðɛr ˈθaɪrɔɪd ˈsərʤɪkəli riˈmuvd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈhɑlənbərg. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt skɛrd hər, ənd wət əˈlaʊd hər tɪ bi səkˈsɛsfəl ɪn ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt. ʃi noʊ haʊ hɑrd ɪt wɑz. ʃi ʤɪst θɔt ðət ɔl saɪəns ˈprɑʤɛkts wər laɪk this,”*,” hi sɛd. ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl lɔs. ʃi wɑz ləvd baɪ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi hu ˈɛvər wərkt wɪθ her.”*.” ˈhɑlənbərg sɛnt ə ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ˈkɑligz seɪɪŋ ðət keɪm tɪ bɛθ ˈɪzriəl tɪ ˈbrɔdən hər ˈnɑlɪʤ əv saɪəns ənd ʃi kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz bət ðət ʃi wɪl bi mɪst fər soʊ məʧ mɔr. ənd bɪɔnd hər ˈmɛni prəˈfɛʃənəl əˈʧivmənts, əˈnitə wɑz moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli ˈbrɪljənt ɪn life,”*,” hi roʊt. wɑz daɪˈnæmɪk ənd ənd ðə ˈkɑnsəˌmeɪt frɛnd, prəˈfɛʃənəl ənd əˈʧivər. wi wɪl mɪs hər deeply.”*.” ˈbɔstən pəˈlis ˈspoʊksmən ˈstivən məkˈnəlti kɔld ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd ongoing.”*.” ðə trək ənd ðə ˈɑpərˌeɪtər hæv bɪn ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd, məkˈnəlti sɛd. hi kʊd nɑt seɪ ˈwɛðər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz hæv ˈspoʊkən wɪθ ðə ˈɑpərˌeɪtər, ənd pəˈlis hæv nɑt neɪmd ðə ˈɑpərˌeɪtər. ə mæn æt ˈnɪrˈbaɪ kˈwɑləti ˈmɑrkɪt ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ sɛd hi wɑz ðɛr wɪn ɪt ˈhæpənd. ə ˈwɪtnəs ræn ˈɪntu ðə stɔr, hi sɛd, ənd jɛld, ræn ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ənd aɪ [sɔ] her,”*,” sɛd ðə mæn, hu ˈoʊnli geɪv hɪz neɪm ɛz chafik*. aɪ gɑt ðɛr, ʃi wɑz dɛd. ðət wɑz it.”*.” ðə groʊɪŋ ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft məˈmɔriəl ˈɑnərɪŋ æt ðə saɪt ˌɪnˈkludz flaʊərz, ə ˈbɔstən baɪk ˈpɑrti ˈstɪkər wɪθ ə blæk laɪn θru ɪt, ənd ə ˈkɑpi əv ʤeɪmz ʃɔrt ˈstɔri dead.”*.” ˈʤeɪmi kɪŋ, 26 əv ˈmɪʃən hɪl, baɪkt tɪ kræʃ saɪt ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ ənd pleɪst ə mɪkst buˈkeɪ əv flaʊərz æt ðə məˈmɔriəl. ˈwaɪpɪŋ əˈweɪ tɪrz, kɪŋ sɛd ʃi dɪd nɑt noʊ, bət juzd tɪ raɪd baɪ ðət spɑt ˈrɛgjələrli ɔn hər weɪ tɪ skul. kʊd hæv bɪn me,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˈrɪʧərd, 36 ənd hɪz waɪf, ˌkɑˈlin, 34 əv ðə saʊθ ɛnd, ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə saɪt ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ɔn ðɛr ˈbaɪsɪkəlz tɪ peɪ ˈtrɪbjut tɪ, ðoʊ ðeɪ dɪd nɑt noʊ hər. ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwərid bɪˈkəz ðə seɪm θɪŋ kʊd ˈhæpən tɪ ˈjuˈɛs æt ˈɛni time,”*,” sɛd ɛz tɪrz fɛl. ə lɔt əv əˈgrɛʃən təˈwɔrd cyclists,”*,” ʃi sɛd. nɑt ɛz valued.”*.” sɛd ðə ˈsɪti məst ˈɪmpləmənt ˈseɪfˌgɑrdz, laɪk baɪk leɪnz, tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðɪs ˈhæpən əˈgɛn. ˈrɪli stressful,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt biɪŋ safe.”*.” ə ˈlɛtər tɪ hæd bɪn lɛft ˈərliər ɪn ə bɑks. ðə ˈraɪtər, hu saɪnd ðə noʊt ““gretta,”*,” sɛd ˈpipəl hæd ˈkəmfərtɪd ˈæftər ʃi wɑz hɪt. jʊr ˈdɔtər lɛft ðɪs wərld wɪθ ləv [ənd] kənˈsərn baɪ hər side,”*,” roʊt. ə ʃɔrt taɪm ðət aɪ wɑz hir, ʃi wɑz strong.”*.” ˈmæθju ʤeɪ. stæf kʊd hæv bɪn me,”*,” sɛd ˈʤeɪmi kɪŋ, hu baɪkt tɪ ðə saɪt əv ðə ˈæksədənt ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ tɪ pleɪs flaʊərz æt ə məˈmɔriəl. gloʊb ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt ˈkæθərɪn kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt. ˈlɔrə kən bi riʧt æt ˈfɑloʊ hər ɔn tˈwɪtər
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bouquets of flowers were left at the intersection of massachusetts avenue and beacon street as a memorial to the cyclist who was struck and killed on friday. photo by barry chin/globe staff.
bumc.bu.edu anita kurmann.
anita kurmann came to boston from switzerland nearly three years ago as an endocrine surgeon who wanted to put her medical training to use in a research lab.
she did that and much more, her supervisors said, forging a relationship between laboratories at beth israel deaconess medical center and boston university as they collaborated on transforming embryonic stem cells into functional thyroid tissue.
but just as she was preparing to return to switzerland to set up her own research lab later this year, kurmann, 38, was killed while riding her bicycle friday morning at a busy back bay intersection. her death stunned colleagues at both labs.
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“she was the kind of the person you want to be your surgeon,” dr. tony hollenberg said saturday night. hollenberg supervised kurmann at beth israel.
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“she was kind. she was compassionate,” he said. “she had it all. a huge loss.”
kurmann was killed after she was struck around 7:05 a.m. friday at the intersection of massachusetts avenue and beacon street, police said. a long flatbed tractor-trailer truck was making a right turn from massachusetts avenue onto beacon street when the fatal collision occurred.
kurmann recently moved to cambridge and biked often, hollenberg said. her fellow researchers spent friday trying to get answers and get in touch with kurmann’s relatives in switzerland, hollenberg said.
“she was european and that was the mode of transportation,” he said. “she was a great athlete.”
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dr. darrell kotton, who worked with kurmann at bu’s center for regenerative medicine, said he had hoped she would have a long career.
“she brought out the best in me and my team,” kotton said. “it’s just a devastating loss.”
hollenberg credited kurmann with uniting the two labs.
“because of her perseverance, her personality, her ability to get along . . . she built the bridges between our two labs,” he said.
the project she was working on related to turning embryonic stem cells into thyroid tissue was almost complete, and kurmann was preparing the research for publication in a journal, hollenberg said. the research was aimed at helping people who are born without a thyroid or have their thyroid surgically removed, according to hollenberg.
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“nothing scared her, and that’s what allowed her to be successful in this project. she didn’t know how hard it was. she just thought that all science projects were like this,” he said. “it’s an incredible loss. she was loved by everybody who ever worked with her.”
hollenberg sent a message to colleagues saying that kurmann came to beth israel to broaden her knowledge of science and she contributed to the hospital in many ways but that she will be missed for so much more.
”above and beyond her many professional achievements, anita was – most importantly – brilliant in life,” he wrote. “she was dynamic and kind-hearted and the consummate friend, professional and achiever. we will miss her deeply.”
boston police spokesman stephen mcnulty called the investigation “active and ongoing.”
the truck and the operator have been located, mcnulty said. he could not say whether investigators have spoken with the operator, and police have not named the operator.
a man at nearby quality market on saturday said he was there when it happened. a witness ran into the store, he said, and yelled, “call 911!”
“i ran outside and i [saw] her,” said the man, who only gave his name as chafik. “when i got there, she was dead. that was it.”
the growing makeshift memorial honoring kurmann at the site includes flowers, a boston bike party sticker with a black line through it, and a copy of james joyce’s short story “the dead.”
jami king, 26, of mission hill, biked to crash site saturday evening and placed a mixed bouquet of flowers at the memorial.
wiping away tears, king said she did not know kurmann, but used to ride by that spot regularly on her way to school.
“this could have been me,” she said.
richard inonog, 36, and his wife, colleen o’malley, 34, of the south end, visited the site saturday on their bicycles to pay tribute to kurmann, though they did not know her.
“we’re always worried because the same thing could happen to us at any time,” o’malley said as tears fell.
“there’s a lot of aggression toward cyclists,” she said. “you’re not as valued.”
inonog said the city must implement safeguards, like well-marked bike lanes, to ensure this doesn’t happen again.
“it’s really stressful,” he said. “you’re always thinking about being safe.”
a letter to kurmann had been left earlier in a box.
the writer, who signed the note “gretta,” said people had comforted kurmann after she was hit.
“know your daughter left this world with love [and] concern by her side,” gretta wrote. “for a short time that i was here, she was strong.”
matthew j. lee/globe staff “this could have been me,” said jami king, who biked to the site of the accident saturday evening to place flowers at a memorial.
globe correspondent katherine landergan contributed to this report. laura crimaldi can be reached at laura.crimaldi@globe.com . follow her on twitter @lauracrimaldi
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əˈbaʊt mit, ðə fərst ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz əˈbaʊt tɪ ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnaɪz haʊ wi ˌɛnərˈteɪn ənd kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wɪθ ˈəðərz ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ˈfiʧərɪŋ fʊl wɪθ vjuɪŋ ɪn fʊl æt 30 (freɪmz pər ˈsɛkənd), əˈlaʊz ju tɪ lʊk əp, daʊn, lɛft ər raɪt ənd vju ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn wɪθ fʊl dɛpθ pərˈsɛpʃən baɪ ˈpʊlɪŋ ˈpipəl ənd ˈɑbʤɛkts ˈɪntu jʊr soʊ ju kən ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ðɛm. ɑr dɪˈlɪvərz ˈkətɪŋ ɛʤ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðət ɪz ˈizi tɪ juz æt ə praɪs ju kən əˈfɔrd. "kənˈvɛnʃənəl flæt ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɔfən ər mɪsˈlidɪŋ, wɪθ kənfˈjuzɪŋ ˌʤəkstəpəˈzɪʃənz əv ˈɑbʤɛkts ðət ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti ər æt ˈdɪfərənt ˈdɪstənsɪz. ˈditeɪlz ənd ˈtɛksʧərz ˈɔfən rɪˈvil ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət wʊd ˈəðərˌwaɪz bi mɪst" ʤɑn ə. rupkalvis*, ˈguˌru. ˈaɪvən ɪz əˈveɪləbəl fər ˌwənɔnˈwən lɪv ˈdɛˌmoʊz. pliz ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs tɪ əreɪnʤ ə taɪm. ˈfiʧərz əv ˈaɪvən wɪl bi duɪŋ lɪv ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz ˌpiriˈɑdɪkəli. wi wɪl poʊst ˈəpˌdeɪts ɔn wɪn ðiz ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz wɪl teɪk pleɪs ənd lɪŋk dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ðə lɪv ˈbrɔdˌkæsts raɪt hir. ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈvɪdioʊ rɪˈkɔrdɪd wɪθ: ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ (wɔʧ ɪt æt ˈbɛndɪd dɪˈspleɪ ɪn jʊr pleɪər wɪθ, ər ˈɛni pleɪər wɪθ noʊ ˈspɛʃəl ˈsɛtɪŋz ɪn ˈgugəl ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd) kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈlɪmət ðə əˈmaʊnt ju kən si. ˈtɪpɪkəli ju hæv ə smɔl vjuɪŋ fild əˈlaʊɪŋ ju tɪ si ˈoʊnli ðə ˈɛriə dɪˈrɛkli ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈkæmərə. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ lʊk ɪn ˈɛni dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ˈəðər ðən streɪt əˈhɛd ju wɪl hæv tɪ hæv ˈsəmˌwən muv ðə ˈkæmərə. ˈvərsəz. trəˈdɪʃənəl wɑz bɔrn aʊt əv ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ˈviə ɪn. ɑr lɛd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr traɪd tɪ baɪ ə ənd faʊnd ðɛr wər nən ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt soʊ hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ meɪk hɪz oʊn baɪ baɪɪŋ tu ˈrɛgjələr ənd kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ðɛm. frəm ðiz ˈhəmbəl bɪˈgɪnɪŋz gru. ˈfiʧərz ðə ˈkæmərə ɪz ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ ə ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈtraɪˌpɑd maʊnt ðət wɪl əˈlaʊ ju tɪ juz ˈɛni ˈtraɪˌpɑd ju wʊd laɪk. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ kəmz wɪθ smɔl ˈtraɪˌpɑd ðət ɪz ˈizi tɪ riˈmuv ər əˈtæʧ ənd wɪl əˈlaʊ ju tɪ pleɪs ðə ˈkæmərə ˈɛniˌwɛr ju wɔnt. ˈvɪdioʊ moʊdz əv wi ˈkərəntli hæv ə beɪst ˈstrimɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrm ðət əˈlaʊz ju tɪ kəˈnɛkt ˌwənɔnˈwən wɪθ əˈnəðər ˈpərsən ˈviə jʊr wɛb ˈbraʊzər ər ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈjɔrsɛlf tɪ ˈməltəpəl ˈpipəl æt wəns. vjuərz nid ˈnaɪtli (dɪˈvɛləpmənt bɪld) fər rɪft ər ˈgugəl kroʊm ˈmoʊbəl fər ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd. əˈfɔrdəbəl trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ˈkæmərəz hæv tu ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɛtˌbæks ðət prɪˈvɛnt ˈpipəl frəm ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛm. səm əv ðɛm ər lɑrʤ ənd nɑt ˈizi tɪ juz ənd ɔl əv ðɛm ər ˈvɛri ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈkɔstɪŋ ˈmɛni ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɔlərz. wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd wɪθ ðə ˈævərɪʤ kənˈsumər ɪn maɪnd. wi wɔnt tɪ brɪŋ ðɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ ˈɛniˌwən hu ˈwɪʃɪz tɪ juz ɪt ənd plæn tɪ ˈɔfər ɑr kənˈsumər ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈkæmərə æt 300 ɛnˈhænsmənt plæn ðə fˈjuʧər ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ə ˈrɑkət ʃɪp ðət ɪz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə lɔnʧ pæd əˈbaʊt tɪ teɪk ɔf ənd ˌɪgˈnaɪt ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən. ˈmɛni ˈmeɪʤər tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈkəmpəˌniz ər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈprɑdəkts ðət wɪl ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti. ɪz ɔn ðə ˈkətɪŋ ɛʤ əv ðət tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd wɪl əˈlaʊ ju tɪ ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɪn ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti raɪt frəm jʊr kəmˈpjutər ər wɔʧ ˈsəmˌwənz lɪv ˈbrɔdˌkæsts wɪθ ˈpərˌfɪkt sɛns əv ˈprɛzəns. wi ər ˈkərəntli dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəstəm ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ðət wɪl sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪmˈpruv ðə kˈwɑləti əv ˈkæmərə ənd ðə ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns. wi wɪl bi ˈʃɪpɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpər kɪts əv ðə ˈkæmərə ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ɑr kæmˈpeɪn ɛndz wɪθ ə ˈfʊli ˌridɪˈzaɪnd kənˈsumər ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈkæmərə ˈrɛdi tɪ ʃɪp aʊt tɪ ˈkəstəmərz baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr. ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈtaɪmlaɪn ðə tim ˈaɪvən ɛnˈθuziˌæst, ˈvɪʒəˌnɛri. əv vrfavs.com*. ˈspɛsəˌfaɪz ˈprɑdəkt ənd brɪŋz tɪ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɛnˈθuziˌæst, ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpər. ʤɛf rəst ˈjuˈɛs ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv, kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən həb ˈgræfɪk dɪˈzaɪnər ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpər waɪ du ju kɔl ɪt wərldz fərst ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti webcam”*”? ðɛr məst bi səm ˈkæmərəz aʊt əv ðɛr ɔˈrɛdi? ɪf ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz waɪd ˈæŋgəl ðɛn noʊ ˈəðər ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ər əˈveɪləbəl fər bət ɑrz. səm prəˈdusərz rɪˈfər tɪ ɛz, bət ðeɪ gɪv ju ə ˌriəˈlɪstɪk pərˈsɛpʃən əv θɪŋz, ʤɪst ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd vju ˈæŋgəl. dɪz. waɪ ɪz ðə ˈkæmərə nɑt ər wi ər ˈlɪmɪtɪd wɪθ ˈbrɔdˌbænd ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈstɛriˌoʊ. wi wər səˈpoʊzd tɪ juz ˈlɛnzɪz wɪʧ brɪŋ ɪˈnɔrmɪs dɪˈstɔrʃən ɔn ðə ˈɛʤɪz. wi bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ 2 ˈvɪdioʊ strimz tɪ riˈmuv dɪˈstɔrʃənz wɪθ noʊ ˈleɪtənsi. æt ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt wi ər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə bɛst əˈveɪləbəl ˈəltrə waɪd ˈæŋgəl ˈlɛnzɪz wɪʧ kɔz dɪˈstɔrʃənz. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət wi ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈvɛri fərst stɛps ɪn ðɪs wərld ənd ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɪl gɪt ɛnˈhænst. kən ju ɪkˈspleɪn ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd haʊ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wərks? wəns ju kəˈnɛkt tɪ jʊr kəmˈpjutər ju kən strim jʊr ˈvɪdioʊ ɪn ˈstɛriˌoʊ θru ɑr ˈstrimɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrm. ðə ˈpərsən wɪθ ə ˈhɛdˌsɛt (oculusrift*, ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd, gearvr*, viv, ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən) kən wɔʧ θɪŋz ˌriəˈlɪstɪkli wɪl hæv ə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ təʧ ðɛm sɪns ðeɪ lʊk soʊ ˌriəˈlɪstɪk). kən aɪ ˈrɛkərd ðə ˈvɪdioʊz frəm? ðə ˈvɪdioʊz kən bi rɪˈkɔrdɪd baɪ ˈsɔfˌwɛr. wi ər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈsərvər rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ fər ðoʊz ðət wɪl bi ˈjuzɪŋ ɑr ˈstrimɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrm wət ˈsərvɪsɪz ər səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈstrimɪŋ? ˈkərəntli, ˈoʊnli ɑr ˈstrimɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrm dɪz (ˈkərəntli ɪn kloʊzd ˈbeɪtə). bɪˈkəz ðɛr ˈpriviəsli wər noʊ wɛb ˈkæmərəz ðɛr wər noʊ ˈsərvɪsɪz fər ðɛm soʊ wi hæv bɪlt ðə ˈstrimɪŋ ˈsərvɪs tɪ goʊ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɑr ˈkæmərə. wəns ˈpipəl stɑrt ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ˈɛvəri ˈmeɪʤər ˈsərvɪs bi ɪt ˈjuˌtub, skaɪp ər twɪʧ wɪl moʊst ˈlaɪkli bɪˈkəm kəmˈpætəbəl. ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈɔrdər əv θɪŋz. ju kʊd bɪld jʊr oʊn ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˈsərvɪs. dɪz ðɪs ˈkæmərə ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈɛni ˈspɛʃəl ˈdraɪvərz? noʊ, ˈkæmərə ɪz ˈfʊli ˈminɪŋ ðət ɪt ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈbɪlˌtɪn ˈdraɪvərz frəm jʊr ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm laɪk ˈwɪndoʊz, ˈlɪnəks ər mæk ɑs ɛks
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about
meet webeye vr, the world’s first virtual reality webcam
webeye vr is about to revolutionize how we entertain and communicate with others online. featuring full stereoscopy with 160° viewing in full at 30 fps (frames per second), webeye vr allows you to look up, down, left or right and view everything in 3d with full depth perception by pulling people and objects into your metaverse so you can interact with them. our vr webcam delivers cutting edge technology that is easy to use at a price you can afford.
"conventional flat 2d images often are misleading, with confusing juxtapositions of objects that in reality are at different distances. details and textures often reveal information that would otherwise be missed" - john a. rupkalvis, streoscopic guru.
ivan is available for one-on-one live demos. please contact us to arrange a time.
features of webeye vr
ivan will be doing live broadcast demonstrations periodically. we will post updates on when these demonstrations will take place and link directly to the live broadcasts right here.
check out the video recorded with webeye vr:
download the video (watch it at bended display in your vr player with oculus, or any player with no special settings in google cardboard)
conventional webcams limit the amount you can see. typically you have a small viewing field allowing you to see only the area directly in front of the camera. if you want to look in any direction other than straight ahead you will have to have someone move the camera.
webeye vr vs. traditional webcam
webeye vr was born out of an interest to communicate via webcam in vr. our lead engineer dmytro tried to buy a stereoscopic webcam and found there were none on the market so he decided to make his own by buying two regular webcams and combining them. from these humble beginnings webeye vr grew.
features
the camera is equipped with a universal tripod mount that will allow you to use any tripod you would like. it also comes with small tripod that is easy to remove or attach and will allow you to place the camera anywhere you want.
video modes of webeye vr
we currently have a webrtc based streaming platform that allows you to connect one-on-one with another person via your web browser or broadcast yourself to multiple people at once. viewers need firefox nightly (development build) for oculus rift or google chrome mobile for cardboard.
affordable
traditional virtual reality cameras have two major setbacks that prevent people from using them. some of them are large and not easy to use and all of them are very expensive, typically costing many thousands of dollars.
webeye vr was designed with the average consumer in mind. we want to bring this technology to anyone who wishes to use it and plan to offer our consumer version of the camera at $300.
webeye vr enhancement plan
the future
virtual reality is a rocket ship that is sitting on the launch pad about to take off and ignite a revolution. many major technology companies are creating a variety of products that will incorporate virtual reality. webeye vr is on the cutting edge of that technology and will allow you to broadcast in virtual reality right from your computer or watch someone's live broadcasts with perfect sense of presence.
we are currently developing custom electronics that will significantly improve the quality of camera and the user experience. we will be shipping developer kits of the camera shortly after our kickstarter campaign ends with a fully redesigned consumer version of the camera ready to ship out to customers by the end of the year.
webeye vr project timeline
the team
ivan varko — vr enthusiast, visionary. co-author of vrfavs.com. specifies product parametrs and brings to the market
dmytro synov — vr enthusiast, hardware & software developer.
jeff rust — us representative, communication hub
oleksiy kyrychenko — graphic designer
demir volkov — software developer
faq
why do you call it “the world's first virtual reality webcam”? there must be some cameras out of there already?
if virtual reality is defined as wide angle stereoscopics then there’s no other vr webcam on the market or available for pre-order but ours. some producers refer to 360º webcameras as vr, but they don’t give you a realistic perception of things, just an extended view angle. streoscopics does.
why is the camera 160º, not 180º or 360º?
we are limited with broadband and stereoscopic technology to make it 180º/360º stereo. we were supposed to use 180º fisheye lenses which bring enormous distortion on the edges. we won’t be able to recode 2 video streams to remove distortions with no latency. at this moment we are using the best available ultra wide angle lenses which don’t cause distortions. it’s important to realize that we are taking the very first steps in this world and the technology will get enhanced.
can you explain straightforward how everything works?
once you connect webeyevr to your computer you can stream your video in 160º stereo through our streaming platform. the person with a vr headset (oculusrift, cardboard, gearvr, htc vive, playstation vr) can watch things realistically (he/she will have a desire to touch them since they look so realistic).
can i record the videos from webeyevr?
the videos can be recorded by software. we are working on server recording for those that will be using our streaming platform
what services are supporting vr streaming?
currently, only our streaming platform does (currently in closed beta). because there previously were no vr web cameras there were no services for them so we have built the streaming service to go along with our camera. once people start using it every major service be it youtube, skype or twitch will most likely become vr compatible. it’s the natural order of things. you could build your own vr broadcasting service.
does this camera require any special drivers?
no, camera is fully uvc-compatible meaning that it uses the built-in drivers from your operation system like windows, linux or mac os x
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wɪn ðə moʊst kriˈeɪtɪv ˈpipəl ɪn ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ənd mˈjuzɪk wɔnt ðɛr ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv ˈvɪʒənz tɪ kəm tɪ laɪf, ðeɪ kɔl ɔn ˈmæstər wɪl ˈkæstroʊ ənd hɪz tim juˈnik kru tɪ du ðə ʤɑb. ɪn ˈsizən θri əv juˈnik raɪdz, prɛˈmɪrɪŋ ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, dɪˈsɛmbər 6 æt 9 piɛm, vjuərz gɪt ən ˌɪnˈsaɪd lʊk æt haʊ wɪl ənd hɪz tim pʊl aʊt ðə stɑps tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈdrimˌlaɪk raɪdz fər səm əv ðə ˈbɪgəst neɪmz ɪn ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ, ˈnɪki minaj*, ˈbɪli ʤoʊəl, ˈmɑrioʊ ˈloʊpɛz, ənd mɔr. "wɪl həz ˈaʊtˈdən hɪmˈsɛlf ðɪs ˈsizən wɪθ ə waɪd reɪnʤ əv ˈviɪkəl ənd klaɪənts, ˈpʊtɪŋ hɪz ˈklæsɪk tim juˈnik təʧ ɔn iʧ ənd ˈɛvəri ˈprɑʤɛkt," sɛd ˈdeɪvɪd li, vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv pərˈdəkʃən ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt fər vəˈlɑsəti. "ɔn juˈnik raɪdz, hi ənd tim juˈnik nɑk ɪz aʊt əv ðə pɑrk ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə klaɪənts' ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv drimz bɪˈkəm ˌriˈæləˌti. wɪθ hɪz ʃɑp ɪkˈspænʧən, ˈɛkspərt kru, ənd ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ səˈlɛbrɪti ˌklaɪənˈtɛl ɑr fænz kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈgrævɪˌteɪt təˈwɔrdz wɪl ənd wi lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ʃoʊɪŋ ðɛm ə nu ˈlɛvəl əv kəmˈplɛksɪti tɪ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkts tim juˈnik teɪks ɔn." ðə ˈsizən θri prɛˈmɪr ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, dɪˈsɛmbər 6 æt 9 piɛm ˈfiʧərz ˈhɪˌphɔp ˈlɛʤənd ɛz hi kəˈmɪʃənz wɪl tɪ faɪnd ɪm ə ˈklæsɪk 1988 mərˈseɪdiz bɛnz 190-e*. ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ ðɪs bɛnz bæk tɪ laɪf, wɔnts ə krɪsp waɪt kɑr wɪθ ə blu ˈlɛðər ˌɪnˈtɪriər wɪθ waɪt ˈpaɪpɪŋ, ðə ˌoʊldˈskul bæk trəŋk ˈspikər ˈsɪstəm ənd ə ˈkəstəm ˈrægtɔp. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərd ɪn ðə ˈsizən prɛˈmɪr ɪz wən əv wɪlz rɪˈtərnɪŋ ˈkəstəmərz ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ riˈvæmp ə 2017 ˈməˌstæŋ wɪθ ə ˈkəstəm ɪgˈzɔst, brænd nu rɪmz, ˈlɛðər ˌɪnˈtɪriər ənd nu mæt blæk peɪnt ʤɑb ɔl ˈnidɪd tɪ bi kəmˈplitɪd ɪn ʤɪst tu wiks. ˈsizən θri əv juˈnik raɪdz ˈtækəlz ə fʊl reɪnʤ əv bɪldz fər ə dɪˈvərs grup əv ˈɑrtɪsts, mjuˈzɪʃənz ənd ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ: ðə əv ə 1994 ˈməˌstæŋ ˈkoʊbrə fər ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ˈmɑrioʊ ˈloʊpɛz; ə 1962 ˈʤægˌwɑr mɑrk fər grammy(r*) ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈsɪŋər ˈbɪli ʤoʊəl; ə 2004 braɪt ˈjɛloʊ ʤip fər ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən hoʊst ɑdriˈɛn ˈbeɪlən; ə 2017 ˈkædəˌlæk ˌɛskəˈlɑd fər ˈsɪŋər ənd "fæst fˈjʊriəs" ˈæktər dɑn ˈoʊmɑr; ə 2017 ˈɔdi fər ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl stɑr ˈrɪʧərd; ənd ə 2018 ˈkɑrmə fər ˈræpər ənd ˈæktər. juˈnik raɪdz ɪz prəˈdust fər vəˈlɑsəti baɪ ɛks. fər ɛks, ˈændru ˈsɪŋər ɪz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər. fər vəˈlɑsəti, ˈdeɪvɪd li ɪz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər ənd ˈrɑbərt ɛs. ˈskænlən ɪz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv vəˈlɑsəti ənd tɛn ˈvɪdioʊ ˈkɑntɛnt. əˈbaʊt vəˈlɑsəti vəˈlɑsəti, ə dɪˈvɪʒən əv ˌdɪˈskəvri kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz, ɪŋk. (ˈnæzdæk: disca*, discb*, disck*), ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən brænd ðət ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ ɛnˈθuziˌæsts ənd vjuərz. vəˈlɑsəti ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ɪz ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ, ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ ənd ˌɪnˈfɔrmətɪv, ˈfiʧərɪŋ ðə ˈvɛri bɛst əv ðə ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv wərld ɛz toʊld baɪ ðə tɔp ˈɛkspərts ənd ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz. ðə ˈfʊli ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɪn 73 ˈmɪljən hoʊmz, ənd vjuərz kən ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɛr ˈfeɪvərɪt ʃoʊz ˈɛniˌtaɪm, ˈɛniˌwɛr θru vəˈlɑsəti goʊ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərks ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈfiʧərɪŋ lɪv ənd ɔn dɪˈmænd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ kəmˈplit ˈsizənz. vjuərz kən ˈɔlsoʊ kəˈnɛkt wɪθ vəˈlɑsəti æt velocity.com*, ɛz wɛl ɛz ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk æt facebook.com/velocitytv*, ɔn tˈwɪtər @vəˈlɑsəti ənd ɔn @vəˈlɑsəti. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəlz vju mɔr ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈstɔriz
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when the most creative people in entertainment and music want their automotive visions to come to life, they call on customization master will castro and his team unique crew to do the job. in season three of velocity's unique rides, premiering wednesday, december 6 at 9 pm et/pt, viewers get an inside look at how will and his team pull out the stops to create dreamlike rides for some of the biggest names in entertainment including nas, nicki minaj, billy joel, mario lopez, ice-t and more.
"will has outdone himself this season with a wide range of vehicle customizations and top-level clients, putting his classic team unique touch on each and every project," said david lee, vice president of production and development for velocity. "on unique rides, he and team unique knock is out of the park making the clients' automotive dreams become reality. with his shop expansion, expert crew, and exciting celebrity clientele our fans continue to gravitate towards will and we look forward to showing them a new level of complexity to the projects team unique takes on."
the season three premiere on wednesday, december 6 at 9 pm et/pt features hip-hop legend nas as he commissions will to find him a classic 1988 mercedes benz 190-e. looking to bring this 30-year-old benz back to life, nas wants a crisp white car with a blue leather interior with white piping, the old-school back trunk speaker system and a custom ragtop. also featured in the season premiere is one of will's returning customers wanting to revamp a 2017 mustang gt with a custom exhaust, brand new 20-inch rims, leather interior and new matte black paint job all needed to be completed in just two weeks.
season three of unique rides tackles a full range of builds for a diverse group of artists, musicians and personalities including: the customization of a 1994 mustang cobra for tv personality mario lopez; a 1962 jaguar mark ii for grammy(r) winning singer billy joel; a 2004 bright yellow jeep for tv host adrienne bailon; a 2017 cadillac escalade for singer and "fast & furious" actor don omar; a 2017 audi a7 for nfl star jalen richard; and a 2018 karma revero for rapper and actor ice-t.
unique rides is produced for velocity by alkemy x. for alkemy x, andrew singer is executive producer. for velocity, david lee is executive producer and robert s. scanlon is president of velocity and ten video content.
about velocity velocity, a division of discovery communications, inc. (nasdaq: disca, discb, disck), is the only television brand that focuses on delivering automotive content to enthusiasts and viewers. velocity programming is engaging, entertaining and informative, featuring the very best of the automotive world as told by the genre's top experts and personalities. the fully hd network is available in 73 million homes, and viewers can enjoy their favorite shows anytime, anywhere through velocity go - the network's tve platform featuring live and on demand access to complete seasons. viewers can also connect with velocity at velocity.com, as well as on facebook at facebook.com/velocitytv, on twitter @velocity and on instagram @velocity.
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anant* ˌnɑraɪˈɑnən dɛv ɪˈvænʤəlɪst ˈɛvər sɪns ˈtɑməs bɔɪt kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈɛmbər ˈdætə əˈdæptər, ɑr kəmˈjunɪti ˈstɑrtɪd ˈæskɪŋ əˈbaʊt ən əˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən fər ˈɛmbər. wɪr ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ riˈlis təˈdeɪ: əˈfɪʃəl ˈbaɪndɪŋz fər ˈɛmbər ˈdætə! meɪks ɪt ˈizi fər dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ æd ə ˈrilˌtaɪm ˌbæˈkɛnd tɪ ðɛr ˈɛmbər ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən wɪθ ʤɪst ə fju laɪnz əv koʊd. ʧɛk aʊt ðə blɔg ɪgˈzæmpəl, ənd ðɛn daɪv ˈɪntu koʊd tɪ waɪər əp jʊr ˈɛmbər ˌbæˈkɛnd noʊ ˈsərvərz rikˈwaɪərd. wət spɑrkt? ɛz ðə ˈɛmbər kəmˈjunɪti groʊz, ˈmɛni ˈkəmpəˌniz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ skwɛr, zendesk*, ənd groupon*) ər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈfreɪmˌwərk tɪ bɪld æmˈbɪʃəs, ˈeɪˈsɪŋkrənəs wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ə fju wiks bæk, tɑm ənd jəˈhudə frəm ðə ˈɛmbər kɔr tim keɪm baɪ ðə ˈɔfəsɪz ənd wərkt wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə ˌfərstˈklæs ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən fər. tɑm ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts ðɪs ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən wɪl brɪŋ tɪ dɪˈvɛləpərz: friɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpərz frəm ðə kənˈstreɪnts əv ðə ˌbæˈkɛnd, ə hoʊl nu ˈkætəˌgɔri əv səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd, ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. naʊ, wɪθ ˌfərstˈklæs səˈpɔrt fər ember.js*, ðoʊz dɪˈvɛləpərz kən kənˈtɪnju ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə ˈbaʊndəriz əv wəts ˈpɑsəbəl ɪn ðə ˈbraʊzər baɪ ˈlinɪŋ ɔn ðə strɔŋ ˌɑrkəˈtɛkʧərəl ˈfiʧərz əv ˈɛmbər ðət lɛd jʊr æp təˈwɔrdz klin ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən əv kənˈsərnz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈmɛsi spəˈgɛti. (lɛts ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt fərˈgɛt tərˈɪfɪk səˈpɔrt fər aʊt əv ðə bɑks.) ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn əˈbaʊt ˈbɪldɪŋ æmˈbɪʃəs wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, ənd ðɪs kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈoʊnli ˈstrɛŋθənz ðət idea.”*.” tɑm deɪl, ˈɛmbər kɔr tim wi noʊ ˈrilˌtaɪm ˈdætə ˌsɪŋkrənəˈzeɪʃən wɪl bi ə greɪt fɪt wɪθ əˈpɪnjəˌneɪtɪd fəˈlɑsəfi, soʊ lɛts teɪk ə lʊk æt haʊ ɪt ɔl wərks. ˈstɑrtɪŋ ən tɪ bɪˈgɪn ˈjuzɪŋ, ˈsɪmpli ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ɪn jʊr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. noʊt ðət ɑr ˈbaɪndɪŋz wərk ˈoʊnli wɪθ ˈɛmbər ˈdætə. doʊnt fərˈgɛt tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈɛmbər ənd ɪts dɪˈpɛndənsiz <skrɪpt src="http://builds.emberjs.com/canary/ember-data.js"></script*> <skrɪpt src="https://cdn.firebase.com/js/client/1.0.17/firebase.js"></script*> <skrɪpt src="emberfire.js"></script*> naʊ jʊr ˈrɛdi tɪ ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli sɪŋk jʊr ˈɛmbər ˈmɑdəlz wɪθ ˈdætə stɔrd ɪn. tɪ stɑrt ˈjuzɪŋ, ˈsɪmpli kriˈeɪt ən ˈɪnstəns əv ənd ɪn jʊr æp, laɪk ðɪs: ds.firebaseadapter.extend*({: nu firebase('https://<my-firebase>.firebaseio.com*') ds.firebaseserializer.extend*(); wɪθ ðə əˈdæptər ənd sɛt əp, ju kən naʊ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ðə ˈdætə stɔr ɛz ju ˈnɔrməli wʊd wɪθ ˈɛmbər. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈkɔlɪŋ faɪnd() wɪθ ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈaɪˈdi wɪl rɪˈtriv ðət ˈrɛkərd frəm. ɪt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ stɑrt ˈwɑʧɪŋ fər ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd wɪl ˈəpˌdeɪt ðə ˈdætə stɔr ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli wɛˈnɛvər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪz ˈædɪd ər riˈmuvd. fər mɔr ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən, ʧɛk aʊt ðə readme*. ðɪs mæʧ wʊd nɑt bi ˈpɑsəbəl wɪˈθaʊt... jəˈhudə, tɑm, ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈɛmbər kɔr tim, hu geɪv ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈvæljəbəl ˈɪnˌpʊt ɔn ˈməltəpəl ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz əv ðə ˈbaɪndɪŋz. ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk tɪ θæŋk ˈɛvriˌwən hu hɛlpt ˈjuˈɛs tɛst ˈərli ˈvərʒənz əv ənd geɪv ˈɛksələnt ˈfidˌbæk tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs meɪk ðə ˈbaɪndɪŋz top-notch*. ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ɑr ˈɛmbər ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən, soʊ wi ˈwɛlkəm jʊr ˈfidˌbæk ənd pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən! səbˈmɪt ə pʊl rɪkˈwɛst, ər ʃɛr jʊr θɔts ɔn tˈwɪtər ər ðə ˈgugəl grup. wi kænt weɪt tɪ si wət ju bɪld wɪθ ˈɛmbər ənd.
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anant narayanan dev evangelist
ever since thomas boyt created a firebase ember data adapter, our community started asking about an official firebase integration for ember. we're excited to release emberfire today: official firebase bindings for ember data! emberfire makes it easy for developers to add a real-time backend to their ember application with just a few lines of code. check out the blog example, and then dive into code to wire up your app's ember backend - no servers required.
what sparked emberfire?
as the ember community grows, many companies (including square, zendesk, and groupon) are using the framework to build ambitious, asynchronous web applications. a few weeks back, tom and yehuda from the ember core team came by the firebase offices and worked with us to develop a first-class integration for firebase. tom explains the benefits this integration will bring to developers:
“by freeing developers from the constraints of the backend, firebase unlocks a whole new category of sophisticated, client-side javascript applications. now, with first-class support for ember.js, those developers can continue pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the browser by leaning on the strong architectural features of ember that lead your app towards clean separation of concerns instead of messy spaghetti. (let's also not forget terrific support for urls out of the box.) ember's always been about building ambitious web applications, and this collaboration with firebase only strengthens that idea.”
tom dale, ember core team
we know firebase's real-time data synchronization will be a great fit with ember's opinionated front-end philosophy, so let's take a look at how it all works.
starting an emberfire
to begin using emberfire, simply include the necessary libraries in your application. note that our emberfire bindings work only with ember data.
<!-- don't forget to include ember and its dependencies --> <script src="http://builds.emberjs.com/canary/ember-data.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn.firebase.com/js/client/1.0.17/firebase.js"></script> <script src="emberfire.js"></script>
now you're ready to automatically sync your ember models with data stored in firebase. to start using emberfire, simply create an instance of ds.firebaseadapter and ds.firebaseserializer in your app, like this:
app.applicationadapter = ds.firebaseadapter.extend({ firebase: new firebase('https://<my-firebase>.firebaseio.com') }); app.applicationserializer = ds.firebaseserializer.extend();
with the adapter and serializer set up, you can now interact with the data store as you normally would with ember. for example, calling find() with a specific id will retrieve that record from firebase. it will also start watching for updates and will update the data store automatically whenever anything is added or removed.
for more documentation, check out the emberfire readme.
this match would not be possible without...
yehuda, tom, and the rest of the ember core team, who gave us invaluable input on multiple iterations of the bindings. we’d also like to thank everyone who helped us test early versions of emberfire and gave excellent feedback to help us make the bindings top-notch.
this is just the beginning of our ember integration, so we welcome your feedback and participation! submit a pull request, or share your thoughts on twitter or the firebase google group. we can't wait to see what you build with ember and firebase.
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ɛz waɪt haʊs meɪks ˈfaɪnəl pʊʃ ɔn, ˈkɑŋgrəs slæmz ɔn ðə breɪks frəm ðə some-good-news*... "aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ɪz ðət ðə ˈrizən wi ər ɪn ðə dɪˈskəʃən ɪz ðə seɪm ɛz ðə ˈrizənz ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr ɪz seɪm fər ʤəˈpæn ənd ðə ˈəðər ˈkəntriz ər ðət ɪt ɪz ɪn iʧ əv ɑr oʊn ˈɪntəˌrɛst fər ðɛr tɪ bi haɪ kˈwɑləti əˈgrimənt ðət ˈbɛnəfɪts iʧ əv ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli ənd ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs təˈgɛðər kəˈlɛktɪvli. "ənd ðət ɪz ðə ˈrizən waɪ wi ər stɪl ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ðət wi kən riʧ ə səkˈsɛsfəl kənˈkluʒən əv ðə dɪˈskəʃən ðɪs jɪr." θɪŋz ər ˈhitɪŋ əp əraʊnd ðə trænz pəˈsɪfɪk ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp (tpp*) əˈgrimənt, ðə treɪd əˈgrimənt əˈməŋ ˈmɛni əv ðə pəˈsɪfɪk rɪm ˈkəntriz ðət həz trɪˈmɛndəs ˈprɑbləmz. ðə ˈjuˈɛs həz bɪn tɪ gɪt ðə dil saɪnd ənd dɪˈlɪvərd baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr. ˈjuˈɛs ˈtrɛʒəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʤæk lu əˈnaʊnst ðət hi stɪl bɪˈlivz ən əˈgrimənt kən bi meɪd baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr əv kɔrs, ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz ðət wɪθ səm əv ðə ˈmæsɪv gæps bɪtˈwin nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ pəˈzɪʃənz ðət stɪl rɪˈmeɪn ðət ɪt meɪ bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈhæmər aʊt ən əˈgrimənt ɪn taɪm. bət... ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ maɪt nɑt ˈmætər məʧ, bɪˈkəz ˈkɑŋgrəs meɪ bi sˈlæmɪŋ ðə breɪks ɔn ðə hoʊl ˈprɔˌsɛs. wi ʤɪst ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ə ˈvɛri lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv foʊks ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs hæv toʊld ðə waɪt haʊs ðət ðɛr ˈvɛri ənˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə "treɪd pərˈmoʊʃən əˈθɔrəti" ər "fæst træk əˈθɔrəti," wɪʧ wʊd ˈifɛktɪvli hæv ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈgɪvɪŋ əp ɪts ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəli dɪˈfaɪnd roʊl ɛz ðə soʊl ˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl brænʧ ðət kən "ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ˈkɑmərs wɪθ ˈfɔrən ˈifɛkt, wɪˈθaʊt treɪd pərˈmoʊʃən əˈθɔrəti, ðə ɪz nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ril ˈmænˌdeɪt ðət ɪz, ðə əˈgrimənt ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ˈsəmˈwət ˈminɪŋləs, bɪˈkəz ðə həz noʊ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kəˈmɪt ðə ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ˈoʊnli ˈkɑŋgrəs kən du ðət, ənd ɪt əˈpɪrz ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪz ˈskɛptɪkəl əˈbaʊt ˈgɪvɪŋ əp ɪts ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl paʊərz tɪ ðə ənd, ˈgɪvɪn wəts bɪn sin ɪn ðə likt ˈvərʒənz əv ðə (oʊ jæ, ənd ðə ˈvɛri fækt ðət ɪt hæd tɪ bi likt ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs) ɪt simz ˈkɑŋgrəs həz səm ˈvɛri gʊd ˈrizənz tɪ bi ˈwɛri əv ðə ˈhævɪŋ ˈɛni mɔr paʊər ðən ɪt ˈkərəntli ɪts gʊd tɪ si ðət rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈstɛni hɔɪər, ðə ˈnəmbər tu ˈdɛməˌkræt ɪn ðə haʊs, həz ˈbeɪsɪkli sɛd ðət ðɛrz ˈɔlˌmoʊst noʊ weɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪz ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə treɪd pərˈmoʊʃən əˈθɔrəti ðɪs jɪr bizarrely*, ɛz ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl noʊts, ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz sim ˈoʊvərˌigər tɪ səˈpɔrt treɪd pərˈmoʊʃən əˈθɔrəti, waɪl ɪts ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts hu ər ˈifɛktɪvli ˈblɑkɪŋ ɪt. jɛs, ju rɛd ðət raɪt. ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ðə haʊs, hu hæv bɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɔn ˈnɪrli ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, ər ˈigər hænd ðɛm dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə waɪt haʊs, waɪl ɪts ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts oʊn ˈpɑrti ðət ɪz (ˈraɪtfəli) kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ səʧ ə ðə laɪf əv mi, aɪ ˈkænɑt si waɪ rɪˈpəblɪkənz wʊd səˈpɔrt səʧ ə θɪŋ. ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ə bənʧ əv ˈhaɪli peɪd ˈlɑbiɪsts ər goʊɪŋ əraʊnd priˈtɛndɪŋ ðət ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ə "fri treɪd" əˈgrimənt, ənd ˈtɛlɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ðeɪ ʃʊd bi ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv fri treɪd. bət ɪts nɑt ə fri treɪd əˈgrimənt æt ɔl (kwaɪt ðə ˈɑpəzɪt, ˈæˌkʧuəli). ˈmeɪbi ˈsəmˌwən ʃʊd ɪkˈspleɪn tɪ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz ðət ˈgɪvɪŋ əp ðɛr oʊn soʊl paʊər tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ˈfɔrən ˈkɑmərs ənd ˈhændɪŋ ɪt ðə waɪt haʊs, wɪʧ həz ˈrɪtən ə prəˈpoʊzəl dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈmæsɪvli ˈbɛnəfɪt trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈdoʊnərz tɪ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkænədɪts, ˈɪzənt ðə ˈwaɪzəst əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈstrætəʤiz. faɪld ˈəndər: ˈkɑŋgrəs, fæst træk əˈθɔrəti, ʤæk lu, ˈstɛni hɔɪər,, treɪd pərˈmoʊʃən əˈθɔrəti,
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as white house makes final push on tpp, congress slams on the brakes
from the some-good-news... dept
"i think the important thing to remember is that the reason we are in the tpp discussion is the same as the reasons singapore is -- same for japan and the other countries are -- that it is in each of our own interest for there to be high quality agreement that benefits each of us individually and all of us together collectively.
"and that is the reason why we are still optimistic that we can reach a successful conclusion of the tpp discussion this year."
things are heating up around the trans pacific partnership (tpp) agreement, the trade agreement among many of the pacific rim countries that has tremendous problems. the us has been pushinghard to get the deal signed and delivered by the end of the year. us treasury secretary jack lew announced that he still believes an agreement can be made by the end of the year of course, there are a number of indications that with some of the massive gaps between negotiating positions that still remain that it may be difficult to hammer out an agreement in time. but... it also might not matter much, because congress may be slamming the brakes on the whole process. we just noted that a very large number of folks in congress have told the white house that they're very uncomfortable giving the ustr "trade promotion authority" or "fast track authority," which would effectively have congress giving up its constitutionally defined role as the sole governmental branch that can "regulate commerce with foreign nations."in effect, without trade promotion authority, the ustr is negotiating without any real mandate . that is, the agreement itself is somewhat meaningless, because the ustr has no ability to commit the us to anything. only congress can do that, and it appears congress is skeptical about giving up its constitutional powers to the ustr -- and, given what's been seen in the leaked versions of the tpp (oh yeah, and the very fact that it had to be leaked in the first place) -- it seems congress has some very good reasons to be wary of the ustr having any more power than it currently does.so it's good to see that rep. steny hoyer, the number two democrat in the house, has basically said that there's almost no way congress is giving the ustr trade promotion authority this year . bizarrely, as the article notes, the republicans seem overeager to support trade promotion authority, while it's the democrats who are effectively blocking it. yes, you read that right. the republicans in the house, who have been fighting president obama on nearly everything, are eager toand hand them directly to the obama white house, while it's the president's own party that is (rightfully) concerned about moving forward with such a plan.for the life of me, i cannot see why republicans would support such a thing. it appears that a bunch of highly paid lobbyists are going around pretending that tpp is actually a "free trade" agreement, and telling republicans they should be in favor of free trade. but it's not a free trade agreement at all (quite the opposite, actually). maybe someone should explain to the republicans that giving up their own sole power to regulate foreign commerce and handing it the white house, which has written a proposal designed to massively benefit traditional donors to democratic candidates, isn't the wisest of political strategies.
filed under: congress, fast track authority, jack lew, steny hoyer, tpp, trade promotion authority, ustr
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ɪn motorsports*, ɪf nɑt ˈʧitɪŋ, ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt ˈwɪnɪŋ. ˈseɪfti ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz hæv ˈrɪli meɪd ɪt soʊ ðət frəm tɪ ˈnæˌskɑr, ðə bɛst ˈʧitərz du wɪn. kɑz ər soʊ ˈsɪmələr ðət ˈmɪnət ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wɪl ˈɔfənˌtaɪmz dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ˈpleɪsɪŋ 1st*, ər 15th*. lɑts əv taɪmz ðiz ˈmɪnət ˈʧeɪnʤɪz kəm frəm kriˈeɪtɪv ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ðə rul bʊk. nɑt tɪ seɪ ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz timz wɪl kəmˈplitli ʧək ðə ˈrulˌbʊk əˈweɪ. rɪˈmɛmbər: ɪts nɑt ˈʧitɪŋ ənˈlɛs ju gɪt kɔt!) ɪn ðə ˈərli toʊˈjoʊtə tim ˈjʊrəp,, wɑz ˈwɪnɪŋ. ðeɪ wər ˈreɪsɪŋ ɪn ənd ðeɪ wər ˈwɪnɪŋ. ðeɪ hæd ə ˈprɪti ˈdisənt kɑr, ə ˈsɛlɪkə gt-four*. ðə wɑz ə kɑr ðət hæd gɑt ðɛm θru əˈbaʊt sɪks jɪrz əv ˈreɪsɪŋ, ənd wɑz ˈwɪnɪŋ mɔr ˈreɪsɪz ˈɛvəri jɪr. ðeɪ hæd wən ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ənd ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈɛvəri jɪr sɪns 1990 fər ə ˈkəmpəˌni laɪk toʊˈjoʊtə, ðɪs trænzˈleɪtəd ɪn tɪ ˈmeɪʤər seɪlz fər ðə ˈsɛlɪkə. ən oʊld ˈnæˌskɑr ˈmɑtoʊ: ɔn ˈsənˌdi, sɛl ɔn monday.”*.” (ðɪs ˈoʊnli əˈplaɪd əp tɪ ðə wɪn ˈnæˌskɑr kɑz wər ˈæˌkʧuəli səm ˈsɛmbləns əv biɪŋ ðə ‘‘stock’*’ ˈmɑdəlz ju kʊd ˈpərʧəs æt ə ˈdilərˌʃɪp.) toʊˈjoʊtə ˈnidɪd tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðɛr ɛʤ, æt ɔl kɔst. ˈræliɪŋ ɪz ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs spɔrt. ˈdraɪvərz reɪs əraʊnd ˌəˌpeɪvd roʊdz, θru ˈtrɛʧərəs təreɪn, traɪɪŋ tɪ bit ðə klɑk. ˈræliɪŋ fænz stænd ˈɪnʧɪz əˈweɪ frəm kɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ tərnz əraʊnd blaɪnd ˈkɔrnərz. ˈɔlˌweɪz ə faɪt bɪtˈwin ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈgəvərnɪŋ bɔrdz hu wɔnt kɑz tɪ bi seɪf, ənd ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls hu wɔnts ðɛm tɪ bi fæst. ˈɔfənˌtaɪmz ðɪs rɪˈzəlts ɪn kɑz ˈhævɪŋ ðɛr spidz riˈstrɪktɪd. ju tɛl ə ˈdraɪvər mæn kʊd ju pliz nɑt draɪv ˈoʊvər 120 mph?”*?” ju nid ə pis əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi (ər anti-technology*) tɪ ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəli ˈlɪmət ðə spid əv ðə kɑz. ɪn 1995 ðə ˌɪnərˌnæʃəˈnɑli də l’automobile*, ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈbɑdi fər motorsports*) ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət kɑz ˈreɪsɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈəpər ˈɛʃəˌlɑnz əv wʊd bi ˈfɪtɪd wɪθ plates”*” ɔn ðə ˈtərboʊ ˈjunɪts əv kɑz. ɔl kəmˈbəsʧən ˈɛnʤənz ˈproʊdus paʊər wɪn ðeɪ ˈkɑmbaɪn ˈgæsəˌlin wɪθ ˈɑksɪʤən. ə spɑrk ˌɪgˈnaɪts ðə ˈgæsəˌlin ənd ˈɑksɪʤən ˈmɪksʧər wɪʧ ˈpʊʃɪz ə ˈpɪstən ðət draɪvz ə ʃæft ðət draɪvz ðə wilz. ˈlɪmətɪŋ ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈɑksɪʤən ˈteɪkən ɪn baɪ ðə ˈɪnʤən wɪl ˈlɪmət ðə ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl əˈmaʊnt əv paʊər ə kɑr kən ˈproʊdus. ðəs pleɪts. ðeɪ ər ˈlɪtərəli pleɪts, ə pis əv ˈmɛtəl ðət ˈpɑrʃəli blɑks ə paɪp ðət drɔz ɛr ɪn tɪ ðə ˈtərboʊ pɑrt əv ən ˈɪnʤən. ə ˈtərboʊ ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ə fæn ðət bloʊz ɛr ɪn tɪ ən ˈɪnʤən, soʊ ɪt wʊd bi laɪk ˈpʊtɪŋ jʊr hænd ɪn frənt əv ə fæn ɪt blɑks ðə ɛr frəm ˈriʧɪŋ ju. ðə pleɪts, ɪn ˈθɪri wʊd blɑk ə ˈstændərd ˈvɑljum əv ɛr frəm ˈriʧɪŋ ðə ˈɪnʤən. pleɪts wər ˈmænˌdeɪtɪd fər ˈɛvəri kɑr, ənd ˈæftər ðə reɪs əˈfɪʃəlz wʊd teɪk əˈpɑrt ˈsərtən kəmˈpoʊnənts tɪ meɪk ʃʊr noʊ wən wɑz ˈʧitɪŋ. ðɪs ɪn ˈθɪri wʊd ˈlɪmət ðə tɔp spid əv ðə kɑz bət du soʊ ɪn ə weɪ ðət ˈɛvəri tim wʊd hæv ðə seɪm ɪgˈzækt ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz ˌɪmˈpoʊzd. toʊˈjoʊtə həz səm əv ðə bɛst ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ɪn ðə wərld. ˈɛvəri kɑr ɪz ˌɪnˈspɛktɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə reɪs baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈbɑdi tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðə pleɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈstɔld. toʊˈjoʊtə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ˈfɪgjərd aʊt haʊ tɪ əˈlaʊ ɛr ɪn tɪ ðə ˈtərboʊ ˈɪnˌteɪk ðət kəmˈplitli ˈbaɪˌpæst ðə silz əraʊnd ðə! ɪn əˈdɪʃən, wɪn ðə kɑr wɑz ˈmuvɪŋ ənd ðə ˈtərboʊ wɑz ɪnˈgeɪʤd, ðə pleɪt wʊd bi muvd bæk ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈɪnʧɪz kəmˈplitli ˈnələˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈifɛkt əv ðə pleɪt. səm əv ðə bɛst ˈʤəʤɪz ənd tɛks hæd gɔn ˈoʊvər ðə kɑr tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ʃəˈnænɪgənz laɪk ðɪs ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs. ɪn fækt, ðə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ wɑz soʊ gʊd ðət wɪn ðə ˈtərboʊ wɑz ˌdɪsəˈsɛmbəld fər ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən, ˈʤəʤɪz faɪnd ˈɛni ˈɛvədəns ðət ˈɛkstrə ɛr hæd pæst θru ðə ˈtərboʊ. toʊˈjoʊtə hæd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd ˈspɛʃəl spərɪŋz ənd klɪps ðət wʊd muv ðə pleɪt bæk frəm ðə ɛr ˈɪnˌteɪk, bət wɪn ðə ˈtərboʊ wɑz dɪsɪnˈgeɪʤd ðə spərɪŋz wʊd pɑp ɪt bæk ɪn tɪ pəˈzɪʃən ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt əˈpɪr ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɑz ˈkoʊʃər. laɪk ə ˈsprɪntər, ðə mɔr ðə ˈɪnʤən kʊd brið, ðə ˈfæstər ɪt kʊd goʊ. mæks ˈmoʊzli, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə æt ðə taɪm sɛd ðɪs: ɪt wɑz ˈbjutəfli meɪd. ðə spərɪŋz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə hoʊz hæd bɪn ˈpɑlɪʃt ənd məˈʃind soʊ nɑt tɪ ˌɪmˈpid ðə ɛr wɪʧ pæst θru. tɪ fɔrs ðə spərɪŋz ˈoʊpən wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈspɛʃəl tul wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər səbˈstænʃəl fɔrs. ɪt ɪz ðə moʊst səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ənd ˌɪnˈʤinjəs dɪˈvaɪs ˈiðər aɪ ər ðə ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈɛkspərts hæv sin fər ə long-time*. ɪt wɑz soʊ wɛl meɪd ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ gæp əˈpɛrənt tɪ səˈʤɛst ðɛr wɑz ˈɛni minz əv ˈoʊpənɪŋ it.”*.” ðə dɪˈvaɪs geɪv ðə kɑr ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 25 ˈɛkstrə ɛr ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn tɪ ðə ˈtərboʊz, wɪʧ ˈædɪd ən ˈɛkstrə 50 (breɪk hɔrs ðə kɑr. ðə kɑz reɪst ɪn æt ðə taɪm hæd əˈbaʊt 300, ən ˈɛkstrə 50 geɪv ðə kɑr ə juʤ ædˈvæntɪʤ. ðə kˈwɪkli muvd tɪ bæn frəm ˈreɪsɪŋ ðət jɪr. toʊˈjoʊtə ˈlɔjərd əp, bət ðeɪ wər ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bænd fər ðə rɛst əv ðə 1995 ənd 1996 ˈsizən. ɪn 1998 pleɪst ˈsɛkənd ɪn, ənd ɪn 1999 ðeɪ wən ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. ðət wɑz ðə ɛnd əv ˈræliɪŋ ˈhɪstəri, ðeɪ sun muvd ɔn tɪ ə ˈprɪti ˈlaʊzi tim. wɪθ ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ gɪt bɪg ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, ɪt ˈkɪndə meɪks ju ˈwəndər wət kul tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðoʊz ˈbrutɪʃ kɑz. ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk toʊˈjoʊtə juz ɪˈvɛnts laɪk ɛz ə fər nu tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ðət ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli meɪk ɪt ɪn tɪ ðɛr pərˈdəkʃən kɑz. wɪn jʊr ˌoʊˈdɑmətər klɪks ˈoʊvər tɪ maɪəlz ɪn jʊr ˈkæmri, ə lɔt əv ðət dərəˈbɪlɪti kəmz frəm ˈtɛstɪŋ ɪn ɪkˈstrim kənˈdɪʃənz. aɪ noʊ ðət ðə gaɪ ɪn ðə ˈmɑnstər ˈɛnərʤi hæt ˈprɑbəˌbli sim laɪk gɑt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈwərθˈwaɪl tɪ soʊˈsaɪɪti, bət ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ tɪr hɪz kɑr əˈpɑrt ˈæftər ðə reɪs ənd faɪnd aʊt haʊ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv əˈpɑn ðɛr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ dɪˈzaɪnz. ðeɪ meɪ nɑt hæv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛz məˈkænɪkli səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ɛz ə ʧit dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ toʊˈjoʊtə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz, bət ˈprɑbəˌbli gɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪf ˈwɪnɪŋ! ɪf ɪts ɛz gʊd ɛz ðɛr ˈpriviəs hæks ðoʊ wi meɪ ˈnɛvər noʊ
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in motorsports, if you’re not cheating, you’re probably not winning. safety regulations have really made it so that from f1 to nascar, the best cheaters do win. cars are so similar that minute changes will oftentimes determine whether or not you’re placing 1st, or 15th. lots of times these minute changes come from creative interpretation of the rule book. (that’s not to say that sometimes teams will completely chuck the rulebook away. remember: its not cheating unless you get caught!)
in the early 1990’s toyota team europe, tte, was winning. they were racing in rallysports and they were winning. they had a pretty decent car, a celica gt-four. the gt-4 was a car that had got them through about six years of racing, and was winning more races every year. they had won the manufacturer’s championship and driver’s championship every year since 1990. for a world-wide company like toyota, this translated in to major sales for the celica. there’s an old nascar motto: “race on sunday, sell on monday.” (this only applied up to the 1970’s when nascar cars were actually some semblance of being the ‘stock’ models you could purchase at a dealership.) toyota needed to maintain their edge, at all cost.
rallying is inherently a dangerous sport. drivers race around unpaved roads, through treacherous terrain, trying to beat the clock. rallying fans stand inches away from cars making hairpin turns around blind corners. there’s always a fight between racing governing boards who want cars to be safe, and everyone else who wants them to be fast. oftentimes this results in cars having their speeds artifically restricted. you can’t tell a racecar driver “hey man … could you please not drive over 120 mph?” you need a piece of technology (or anti-technology) to artificially limit the speed of the cars.
in 1995 the fia (fédération internationale de l’automobile, the major governing body for motorsports) decided that cars racing in the upper echelons of wrc would be fitted with “restrictor plates” on the turbo units of cars. all combustion engines produce power when they combine gasoline with oxygen. a spark ignites the gasoline and oxygen mixture which pushes a piston that drives a shaft that drives the wheels. limiting the amount of oxygen taken in by the engine will limit the theoretical amount of power a car can produce. thus restrictor plates. they are literally plates, a piece of metal that partially blocks a pipe that draws air in to the turbo part of an engine. a turbo is basically a fan that blows air in to an engine, so it would be like putting your hand in front of a fan … it blocks the air from reaching you. the restrictor plates, in theory would block a standard volume of air from reaching the engine. restrictor plates were mandated for every car, and after the race officials would take apart certain components to make sure no one was cheating. this in theory would limit the top speed of the cars but do so in a way that every team would have the same exact limitations imposed.
toyota has some of the best engineers in the world. every car is inspected before the race by the governing body to make sure that the restrictor plate is installed. toyota engineers figured out how to allow air in to the turbo intake that completely bypassed the seals around the restrictor! in addition, when the car was moving and the turbo was engaged, the restrictor plate would be moved back a couple of inches completely nullifying the effect of the restrictor plate. some of the best judges and techs had gone over the car to make sure shenanigans like this weren’t taking place. in fact, the engineering was so good that when the turbo was disassembled post-race for inspection, judges couldn’t find any evidence that extra air had passed through the turbo. toyota had manufactured special springs and clips that would move the restrictor plate back from the air intake, but when the turbo was disengaged the springs would pop it back in to position making it appear that everything was kosher. like a sprinter, the more the engine could breathe, the faster it could go.
max mosley, the president of the fia at the time said this: “inside it was beautifully made. the springs inside the hose had been polished and machined so not to impede the air which passed through. to force the springs open without the special tool would require substantial force. it is the most sophisticated and ingenious device either i or the fia’s technical experts have seen for a long-time. it was so well made that there was no gap apparent to suggest there was any means of opening it.”
the device gave the car an estimated 25% extra air coming in to the turbos, which added an extra 50 bhp (brake horse power)to the car. the cars raced in wrc at the time had about 300 bhp, an extra 50 bhp gave the car a huge advantage. the fia quickly moved to ban tte from racing that year. toyota lawyered up, but they were eventually banned for the rest of the 1995 and 1996 season.
in 1998 tte placed second in wrc, and in 1999 they won the manufacturer’s championship. that was the end of toyota’s rallying history, they soon moved on to a pretty lousy f1 team.
with rallysports starting to get big in america, it kinda makes you wonder what cool technology is driving those brutish cars. companies like toyota use events like wrc as a testbed for new technologies that eventually make it in to their production cars. when your odometer clicks over to 300,000 miles in your camry, a lot of that durability comes from testing in extreme conditions. i know that the guy in the monster energy hat probably doesn’t seem like he’s got anything worthwhile to society, but engineers are going to tear his car apart after the race and find out how to improve upon their existing designs. they may not have anything as mechanically sophisticated as a cheat designed by toyota engineers, but he’s probably got something if he’s winning! if its as good as their previous hacks though … we may never know …
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ðə tərˈɑntoʊ ˈɛriə ɪz fləʃ wɪθ gɔlf ˈkɔrsɪz, bət sun, foʊks maɪt gɪt ə nu ˈɔpʃən tɪ pleɪ ˈivɪn wɪn ðə ˈwɛðər gɪts koʊld. ˈsɪnəˌplɛks ɪz ˈtimɪŋ əp wɪθ tɪ brɪŋ ðiz əˈmɛrɪkən, ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈkɑmplɛksəz tɪ ˈkænədə. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nuz riˈlis, ɔˈrɛdi həz 33 loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm. ðɪs ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪl mɑrk ɪts fərst ˈfɔreɪ ˈɪntu ˈkænədə. iʧ ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli əˈbaʊt skwɛr fit ənd ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈmɛnju, drɪŋks, bɪg skrin ˈtiˈviz ənd mˈjuzɪk ɪn ˈhɪtɪŋ beɪz fər ˈkəmfərt." ənd ˈsɪnəˌplɛks ˈhævənt əˈnaʊnst ˈɛni kəˈneɪdiən loʊˈkeɪʃənz, bət ðə nuz riˈlis sɪz ðɛr, "ˈplænɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn lɑrʤ ˈərbən ˈsɛntərz əˈkrɔs ˈkænədə." ðət minz æt list wən ˈaʊtˌpoʊst ɪz ˈprɪti məʧ ə ʃʊr bɛt. ˈərliər ðɪs ˈsəmər, ˈsɪnəˌplɛks ˈoʊpənd ɪt fərst ˈəpˌskeɪl ɑrˈkeɪd ðə rɛk rum ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ, wɪθ plænz tɪ ˈoʊpən əˈnəðər ɪn ˌmɪsɪˈsɔgə, ɛz ðə ˈmuvi ˈθiətər ʤaɪənt ɪts ˈɔfərɪŋ bɪɔnd ðə ˈsɪlvər skrin.
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the toronto area is flush with golf courses, but soon, folks might get a new all-season option to play even when the weather gets cold.
cineplex is teaming up with topgolf to bring these american, golf-centric entertainment complexes to canada.
according to a news release, topgolf already has 33 locations in the united states and the united kingdom. this partnership will mark its first foray into canada.
each topgolf is typically about 65,000 square feet and includes a "chef-driven menu, top-shelf drinks, big screen tvs and music in climate-controlled hitting bays for all-seasons comfort."
topgolf and cineplex haven't announced any canadian locations, but the news release says their, "planning potential locations in large urban centres across canada." that means at least one gta outpost is pretty much a sure bet.
earlier this summer, cineplex opened it first upscale arcade the rec room in toronto, with plans to open another in mississauga, as the movie theatre giant diversifies its offering beyond the silver screen.
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ðɪs ɪz ə poʊst ɪn ɑr jʊr ˈstɔri ˈsɪriz wɛr wi ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ˈɔsəm ˈleɪdiz hu wərk wɪθ. rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt ɪt hir. ˈɑnə ɪz ə ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpər frəm ˌmoʊlˈdoʊvə. ɪn 2012 ʃi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ɪn ˈpaɪθɑn ənd lɪvd ˈhæpəli ˈɛvər ˈæftər. ʃi laɪk ˈkɔfi, bət ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ˈplɛnti əv ti, əˈdɔrz kæts ənd gʊd ˈstɔriz. haʊ dɪd jʊr ˈstɔri wɪθ koʊd stɑrt? ɪt wɑz ə ˈsəni ˈwɪntər deɪ. aɪ ˈɛnərd ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd wɛnt streɪt tɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd flɔr, wɛr wi hæd ə ˈlɪtəl ʃɛrd rum fər ɪt ˈfækəlti ˈstudənts. empty”*”, aɪ ˈwɪspərd. aɪ hoʊpt ðɛr bi ˈmɛni ˈkəmɪŋ ˈleɪtər sɪns ˈwɪntər veɪˈkeɪʃən. aɪ pɪkt əp ““c*++ primer”*” frəm ðə ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf, sæt ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə ˈwɪndoʊ, tʊk ɔf maɪ ʃuz ənd pʊt maɪ fit ɔn ðə ˈreɪdiˌeɪtər. aɪ ˈoʊpənd ðə bʊk ɔn ðə fərst ˈʧæptər ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈrɛdɪŋ. fərst taɪm ɪn laɪf aɪ sɔ ə dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ nu ˈproʊˌgræmz, ə ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ə nu ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, ən ˈɪntroʊ tɪ ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈpɛrəˌdaɪmz. ɪt ɔl ˈstɑrtɪd ˈmeɪkɪŋ sɛns tɪ mi. əraʊnd ðət taɪm aɪ bɪˈgæn ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈminɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈkɑnsɛpts laɪk ˈdætə, ˈælgərˌɪðəm, ˈvɛriəbəl, ˈfəŋkʃən, ə ˈsɪmpəl ““return”*” ˈsteɪtmənt. ˈivɪn ðoʊ si++ ˈnɛvər stək wɪθ mi, ðət bʊk dɪˈsɛməˌneɪtəd səm əv ðə ˈmɪstəriz aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz fɔt tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd. ənˈtɪl ðɛn aɪ wɑz ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ wərdz ˈɪntu ə kəmˈpjutər skrin ənd ˈpʊʃɪŋ ə ˈmæʤɪk ˈbətən tɪ ʃoʊ mi ə ˈkɑnsoʊl ˈaʊtˌpʊt. haʊ aɪ wɛnt θru haɪ skul kəmˈpjutər ˈklæsɪz. maɪ koʊd ˈstɔri bɪˈgæn wɪθ ðɪs ˌɑˈhɑ ˈmoʊmənt, ðət geɪv mi ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ənd ˈkɑnfədɛns tɪ dɪg ˈdipər. wət dɪd ju du ˌbiˈfɔr bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈproʊˌgræmər? aɪ ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd frəm ˈkɑlɪʤ əv kənˈstrəkʃənz ɪn chisinau*, ˈplænɪŋ tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈsɪvəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ənd kənˈtɪnju maɪ ˈstədiz æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti. aɪ wɑz ˈprɪti ˈsɪriəs ɪn maɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz. waɪl ˈraɪtɪŋ maɪ ˈfaɪnəl ˈθiˌsɪs aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ swɪʧ tɪ ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ. ðɛr ər ˈsɛvərəl ˈræʃənəl ˈrizənz bɪˈhaɪnd maɪ dɪˈsɪʒən. ˈmeɪnli ɪt wɑz ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti ənd ˈsizənəl wərk. wərk ɪn ˈɔfəs wɑz rɪˈzɛmbəlɪŋ ruˈtin, wərk ɔn ðə saɪt wɑz hɑrd ənd ˈdɛfənətli nɑt lady-inclusive*. wət du ju ləv ðə moʊst əˈbaʊt ˈkoʊdɪŋ? ə lɔt əv θɪŋz! ðə θɔt ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ dɪˈzaɪn dɪˈsɪʒənz, goʊɪŋ θru ðə ˈpɑsəbəl səˈluʃənz, ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ fˈjuʧər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ənd əˈdæptɪŋ ðə bɛst dɪˈsɪʒən. ɪt gɪts mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ wɪn ju lərn mɔr ənd mɔr ənd jʊr ˈvɪʒən ɪkˈspændz tɪ ənˈsin dɪˈmɛnʃənz. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk tɪ wɔʧ ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈproʊˌgræmərz goʊɪŋ θru ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd ˈkəmɪŋ əp wɪθ aɪˈdiəz. ˈnidləs tɪ seɪ aɪ laɪk diˈbəgɪŋ. ɪn fækt ə skɪl aɪ əkˈwaɪərd du tɪ ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ. aɪ kip maɪ ˈspɪrɪts haɪ baɪ ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ðə səˈluʃən ɪgˈzɪsts, aɪ gɪt ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt tulz ənd tɛkˈniks ənd goʊ breɪv ˈɪntu ðə bəg hənt. ɪt maɪt saʊnd ˈsɪli, bət aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk ˈtaɪpɪŋ. sɪns ˈkərəntli ɑr meɪn koʊd ˈɪnˌpʊt ˈmɛθəd ɪz tɛkst, wi taɪp ə lɔt. ˈivɪn ðoʊ aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈmɛθəd ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd ənd ə ˈpɪti wi əˈdæpt ə mɔr ˈmɛθəd fər ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ɑr aɪˈdiəz ɪn ˈproʊˌgræmz, aɪ stɪl laɪk ˈtaɪpɪŋ. fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ aɪ hæv swɪʧt frəm tɪ leɪaʊt. ˈpɪʧɪz ju ðə aɪˈdiə əv fæst ənd ˈtaɪpɪŋ. aɪ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz hæŋ aʊt ɔn ənd tɪ ˈpræktɪs ðə spid əv maɪ blaɪnd ˈtaɪpɪŋ. ˈfərðərˌmɔr aɪ laɪk ˈkoʊdɪŋ, bɪˈkəz ɪt sprɛdz ˈoʊvər ðə hoʊl wərld. ˈprɪti ˈɔsəm ðət wi kən wərk ɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl timz, kəˈlæbərˌeɪt ənd kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ seɪm koʊd ˈbeɪsɪz. ɪn fækt aɪ ˈtruli bɪˈliv ðə wərld əv ˈkoʊdɪŋ ɪz ˌɪnˈklusɪv ənd ˈɔfərz ˈikwəl ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər ˈɛvriˌbɑdi. waɪ? ɪt ɔl stɑrts wɪθ ən aɪˈdiə. ˈɛvəri jɪr ðɛr ɪz ðɪs wən ˈstudənt hu wɔnts tɪ meɪk (ˈækrənɪm əv ðə ˌspɛʃiˈælɪti aɪ ˈstədid) mɔr ˈvɪzəbəl. ˈɑbviəsli aɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɪrd tɪ kriˈeɪt ə brænd nu ˈwɛbˌsaɪt fər tɪ tɛl ðə hoʊl wərld haʊ ˈɔsəm ɪt ɪz tɪ bi ə pɑrt əv ɑr kəmˈjunɪti. aɪ pɪkt əp fæst ənd ɪt fɛlt ˈvɛri ˈizi fər ˈkɑmən tæsks. aɪ du ˈɛni wɛb dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, bət aɪ nu səm stəf əˈbaʊt ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ənd wɑz ɔˈrɛdi fluənt ɪn ˈpaɪθɑn. ˈoʊvər taɪm aɪ traɪd ˈəðər ˈfreɪmˌwərks, bət ðə fəˈlɑsəfi əv ɪz ˈkloʊsəst tɪ maɪ hɑrt. ɪt klɪkt wɪθ mi. naʊ aɪ kən ˈkɑnfədəntli seɪ ðət aɪ keɪm fər ðə ˈbætəriz, bət steɪd fər ðə kəmˈjunɪti. wət kul ˈprɑʤɛkts ər ju ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn æt ðə ɔn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər? fər ðə læst jɪr aɪ hæv bɪn ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtɪŋ maɪ fri taɪm tɪ ˈpɔrtəl ən ˈoʊpən sɔrs ˈprɑʤɛkt, ə ˈjunəˌfaɪd ˈplætˌfɔrm fər ənd ɪts tɪ ʃɛr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd gɪt ðə ˈleɪtəst nuz. ˈmeɪbi ɪt saʊnd ɛz kul ɛz ˈmeɪkɪŋ jʊr oʊn ɪˈnɪgmə məˈʃin ər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə nɛkst ˈvaɪrəl 2048 geɪm, bət aɪ si ðə ˈkulnəs ɪn ɪts ˈjusfəlnəs. wət ər ju ðə moʊst praʊd əv? biɪŋ ˈbɪzi ənd dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ. wɪn aɪ wɑz ə ˈstudənt, aɪ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ bɪld ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ə ˈskɛʤʊl ðət bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ˈprɪti wɛl. aɪ spɛnt 6 aʊərz æt wərk ɪn ðə ˈɔfəs ˈɛvəri deɪ, əraʊnd aʊərz æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti, dɪd maɪ ˈhoʊmˌwərk ˈrɛgjələrli, ˈmænɪʤd tɪ spɛnd səm taɪm wɪθ ðə ləvd wənz, mit frɛndz, du ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ˌvɔlənˈtɪrɪŋ, ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli goʊ fər wɔks. nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz laɪk ðət, bət ðə meɪn rul ɪz tɪ bi pərˈdəktɪv ənd gɪt səm rɪˈzəlts aʊt əv ɪt. wət ər ju ˈkjʊriəs əˈbaʊt? ɪn tərmz əv ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ, ˈkjʊriəs əˈbaʊt ɛnˈhænsɪŋ koʊd kˈwɑləti. aɪ kən ˈizəli gɪt stək wɪn ˈneɪmɪŋ ˈɛntɪtiz ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə dɪˈzaɪn dɪˈsɪʒən. ɪt wʊd bi soʊ nis tɪ dɪˈvɛləp mɔr ˈfɔrməl ˈmɛθədz fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɑr ˈlɪntərz sˈmɑrtər ɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ gʊd ənd bæd neɪmz. hu noʊz, ðət maɪt bi maɪ nɛkst pɛt ˈprɑʤɛkt. rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈəðər ˈæˌspɛkts əv laɪf, ˈkjʊriəs əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ laɪf ˈbɛtər frəm ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd. baɪ ˌɪnˈsaɪd aɪ min ɑr θɔts ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə wərld. aɪ æm ɪn sərʧ əv ðət pis əv maɪnd. wət du ju laɪk duɪŋ ɪn jʊr fri taɪm? jʊr ˈhɑbi? aɪ kənˈsɪdər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ə ˈsævi ˈbækˌpækər. ˈwɛðər ə trɪp ɪn ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ wʊdz ər ə ədˈvɛnʧər ɪn saʊθ ist ˈeɪʒə, ɔn ɪt! du ju hæv ˈɛni fər ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ bɪˈgɪnərz? sik mentorship*. ə ˈmɛnˌtɔr wɪl hɛlp ju groʊ ˈfæstər ðən ju kən ˌɪˈmæʤən. tɪ ðə ˈvɛri list græb ə frɛnd ənd seɪ ɪkˈspleɪn tɪ mi ɔl ðə taɪps əv lups ɪn si, bɪˈkəz aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd them.”*.” wət aɪ dɪd θæŋks ˈɑnə!
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this is a post in our your django story series where we highlight awesome ladies who work with django. read more about it here.
ana is a non-ninja software developer from moldova. in 2012 she started programming in python and lived happily ever after. she like coffee, but enjoys plenty of tea, adores cats and good stories.
how did your story with code start?
it was a sunny winter day. i entered the university and went straight to the second floor, where we had a little shared room for it faculty students. “it’s empty”, i whispered. i hoped there won’t be many coming later since it’s winter vacation.
i picked up “c++ primer” from the bookshelf, sat closer to the window, took off my shoes and put my feet on the radiator. i opened the book on the first chapter and started reading. first time in life i saw a step-by-step description of the mechanism of creating new programs, a motivation to design a new language, an intro to programming paradigms.
it all started making sense to me. around that time i began putting meaning into concepts like data, algorithm, variable, function, a simple “return” statement. even though c++ never stuck with me, that book disseminated some of the mysteries i always fought to understand. until then i was limited to putting words into a computer screen and pushing a magic button to show me a console output. that’s how i went through high school computer classes.
my code story began with this aha moment, that gave me the necessary understanding and confidence to dig deeper.
what did you do before becoming a programmer?
i graduated from college of constructions in chisinau, planning to become a civil engineer and continue my studies at the university. i was pretty serious in my intentions. while writing my final thesis i decided to switch to programming. there are several rational reasons behind my decision. mainly it was market instability and seasonal work. work in office was resembling routine, work on the site was hard and definitely not lady-inclusive.
what do you love the most about coding?
a lot of things! the thought process of making design decisions, going through the possible solutions, anticipating future changes and adapting the best decision. it gets more interesting when you learn more and more and your vision expands to unseen dimensions. i also like to watch experienced programmers going through the process and coming up with ideas.
needless to say i like debugging. in fact it’s a skill i acquired due to programming. i keep my spirits high by ensuring myself the solution exists, i get equipped with my favourite tools and techniques and go brave into the bug hunt.
it might sound silly, but i also like typing. since currently our main code input method is text, we type a lot. even though i understand that the following method is extremely outdated and it’s a pity we didn’t adapt a more thought-like method for expressing our ideas in programs, i still like typing. few years ago i have switched from qwerty to colemak layout. colemak pitches you the idea of fast and pain-free typing. i sometimes hang out on typing.io and typeracer.com to practice the speed of my blind typing.
furthermore i like coding, because it spreads over the whole world. it’s pretty awesome that we can work in international teams, collaborate and contribute to same code bases. in fact i truly believe the world of coding is inclusive and offers equal opportunities for everybody.
why django?
it all starts with an idea. every year there is this one student who wants to make faf (acronym of the speciality i studied) more visible. obviously i volunteered to create a brand new website for faf to tell the whole world how awesome it is to be a part of our community. i picked up django fast and it felt very easy for common tasks. i didn’t do any web development before that, but i knew some stuff about client-server architecture and was already fluent in python.
over time i tried other frameworks, but the philosophy of django is closest to my heart. it clicked with me. now i can confidently say that i came for the batteries, but stayed for the community.
what cool projects are you working on at the moment/planning on working on in the near future?
for the last year i have been dedicating my free time to systers portal - it’s an open source project, a unified platform for systers and its sub-groups to share information and get the latest news. maybe it sound as cool as making your own enigma machine or creating the next viral 2048 game, but i see the coolness in its usefulness.
what are you the most proud of?
being busy and delivering. when i was a student, i managed to build myself a schedule that i’ve been able to follow pretty well. i spent 6 hours at work in the office every day, around 5-6 hours at university, did my homework regularly, managed to spend some time with the loved ones, meet friends, do a little bit of volunteering, occasionally go for walks.
it’s not always like that, but the main rule is to be productive and get some results out of it.
what are you curious about?
in terms of programming, curious about enhancing code quality. i can easily get stuck when naming entities or making a design decision. it would be so nice to develop more formal methods for making our linters smarter in identifying good and bad names. who knows, that might be my next pet project.
regarding other aspects of life, curious about making life better from the inside. by inside i mean our thoughts and understanding of the world. i am in search of that peace of mind.
what do you like doing in your free time? your hobby?
i consider myself a savvy backpacker. whether it’s a one-day trip in the nearby woods or a 6-months adventure in south east asia, on it!
do you have any advice/tips for programming beginners?
seek mentorship. a mentor will help you grow faster than you can imagine. to the very least grab a friend and say “please explain to me all the types of loops in c, because i understand them.” that’s what i did :)
thanks ana! :)
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ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈlidər ˈʤəstɪn truˈdoʊ aʊt ən ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ ən ɪˈvɛnt fər ˈwɪmən ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ. ðə ɪˈvɛnt, ˈɑbviəsli ə ˈfənˌdreɪzər æt 250 ə pleɪt, wɑz gɪrd təˈwɔrdz ˈwɪmən hu wʊd laɪk tɪ gɪt tɪ noʊ truˈdoʊ ənd tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈɪʃuz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈwɪmən təˈdeɪ boʊθ ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ənd ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪt wʊd sim frəm ðə ˈsæmpəl kˈwɛsʧənz skrɔld ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈvaɪt. ðə ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən ðət wɑz aʊt ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈʧɛkərd ˈændi ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv truˈdoʊ ənd ˈkɛriz ðə neɪm unplugged”*” ɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ. ðə skwɛrz nɑt ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd baɪ feɪs æsk səm kˈwɛsʧənz ðət gɪv ən ˌɪmˈprɛʃən əv wət ðə ɪˈvɛnt wʊd bi laɪk: wət ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈɪʃu ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈwɪmən təˈdeɪ? jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈvərʧu? hu ər jʊr ril laɪf ˈhɪroʊz? ðɪs ˈprɑmptɪd rɪˈspɑns frəm ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst kənˈtrɪbjətər ˈkæθrɪn ˈmɑrʃəl hu ðə ɪˈvɛnt ənd kɔld ðə ˈpɪkʧər ““creepy*, ˈpeɪtrəˌnaɪzɪŋ, ənd ˌənbəˈlivəbli ridiculous”*” tɪ but. (skroʊl daʊn tɪ vju ðə fʊl ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən) əm, wət? ˈsɑri, ər ju ˈəpˌsɛt ðət ðə ˈlidər əv wən əv θri bɪg pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz, ə ˈpɑsəbəl fˈjuʧər praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, wɔnts tɪ ˈɔfər hɪz ɪr əp tɪ ˈwɪmən ənd faɪnd aʊt wət ðeɪ wɔnt aʊt əv laɪf ənd ˈgəvərnmənt? ˈsɑri, ɪz ɪt nɑt gʊd ɪˈnəf fər ju tɪ bi ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ðət ju kən stɪr wɪˈʧɛvər weɪ ju pliz, bi ðət ˈpɑləsi ər ˈbrɔdər ˈkɑnsɛpts? ˈsɑri, ər ju soʊ ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈfɛndɪd ðət ju nid tɪ pɪk əˈpɑrt ˈivɪn ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ juzd ɔn ðə ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən? ˈwɪmən hæv bɪn ˌɪgˈnɔrd baɪ soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl æt soʊ ˈmɛni ˈlɛvəlz fər soʊ lɔŋ ðət ɪt ˈtruli ʃɑks mi tɪ si ðɪs ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ə meɪl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidər tɪ kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ənd lərn frəm ˈwɪmən biɪŋ θroʊn bæk ɪn hɪz feɪs. ə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ɪz, səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ˌɪnkˈwaɪərɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr əv ðə lɪvz əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈvoʊtərz ðən wət ðeɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt loʊ ər haɪ ˈtæksɪz. ˈvərʧuz ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ˈlidərz əv ɔl kaɪnz, tɪ si ə ˈlidər ˈæskɪŋ wət ˈpipəl əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ʃoʊz ðət hi ɪz ˈrɛdi tɪ əˈsɛmbəl ə tim ðət rɪˈflɛkts ðə ˈvæljuz əv ɔl kəˈneɪdiənz. ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈɪʃuz ðət feɪs ˈwɪmən təˈdeɪ kʊd du wɪθ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌriprəˈdəktɪv hɛlθ, ər ˈprɑpər ˈneɪtəl kɛr fər ˈneɪtɪv ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈkænədə, ˈmeɪbi ðə weɪʤ gæp, ər ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfiˌmeɪl ceos*, ər pərˈhæps ˈivɪn ˈgəvərnmənt ˈʧaɪldˌkɛr ənd ˈdeɪˌkɛr ˈsərvɪsɪz fər ˈpɛrənts hu nid tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs tɪ si ə ˈlidər ˈæskɪŋ wət ðiz ˈɪʃuz ər ʃoʊz ðət hi ɪz ˈrɛdi tɪ teɪk ðə raɪt ˈækʃənz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ɑr raɪts ənd ˈfridəmz ɛz ˈwɪmən ənd du mɔr tɪ hɛlp ðoʊz hu nid ɪt. wʊd wi nɑt bi əˈfɛndɪd ɪf hɪz kæmˈpeɪn peɪd noʊ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə juˈnik ˈɪʃuz ənd ˈʧælənʤɪz ðət ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈkænədə feɪs ˈɛvəri deɪ? tɪ ðə ˈwɪmən hu ər əˈfɛndɪd baɪ ðɪs, rɪˈzərv jʊr ˈæŋgər fər ðə ril krips. gɪt ˈæŋgri əˈbaʊt ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz laɪk rɑb fɔrd ˈgroʊpɪŋ ˈwɪmən wɪˈθaʊt pərˈmɪʃən. gɪt ˈæŋgri əˈbaʊt ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ɪn ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ˈwɪmən frəm ˈdraɪvɪŋ kɑz. gɪt ˈæŋgri əˈbaʊt ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈkænədə hu traɪ tɪ riˈstrɪkt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ əˈbɔrʃən. weɪst jʊr taɪm ɪn foʊ ˈhɔrər wɪn ˈsəmˌwən æsks ju fər jʊr θɔts bɪˈkəz ðə ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən ˈmɛʒər əp tɪ jʊr ˈstændərdz ənd teɪk ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti wɛr ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti ɪz ˈgɪvɪn. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, gɪt ˈoʊvər ˈjɔrsɛlvz. ˈfɑloʊ poʊst ɔn tˈwɪtər æt @womenspost*.
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on wednesday liberal leader justin trudeau tweeted out an invitation to an event for women in toronto.
the event, obviously a fundraiser at $250 a plate, was geared towards women who would like to get to know trudeau and talk about issues facing women today — both in general and in politics it would seem from the sample questions scrawled on the invite.
the invitation that was tweeted out includes a checkered andy warhol-esque photo of trudeau and carries the name “justin unplugged” in scribbly writing. the squares not occupied by trudeau’s face ask some questions that give an impression of what the event would be like: what is the biggest issue facing women today? what’s your favourite virtue? who are your real life heroes?
this prompted response from huffington post contributor kathryn marshall who criticised the event and called the picture “creepy, patronizing, and unbelievably ridiculous” to boot. (scroll down to view the full invitation)
um, what?
i’m sorry, are you upset that the leader of one of canada’s three big political parties, a possible future prime minister, wants to offer his ear up to women and find out what they want out of life and government?
i’m sorry, is it not good enough for you to be invited to take part in a conversation that you can steer whichever way you please, be that policy or broader concepts?
i’m sorry, are you so gung-ho on getting offended that you need to pick apart even the photo used on the invitation?
women have been ignored by so many people at so many levels for so long that it truly shocks me to see this opportunity for a male political leader to connect with and learn from women being thrown back in his face.
a politician is, surprisingly, inquiring about a little more of the lives of potential voters than what they think about low or high taxes. virtues are important for leaders of all kinds, to see a leader asking what people appreciate shows that he is ready to assemble a team that reflects the values of all canadians. the biggest issues that face women today could do with access to reproductive health, or proper natal care for native women in canada, maybe the wage gap, or the number of female ceos, or perhaps even government childcare and daycare services for parents who need to return to the workforce — to see a leader asking what these issues are shows that he is ready to take the right actions to protect our rights and freedoms as women and do more to help those who need it.
would we not be offended if his campaign paid no attention to the unique issues and challenges that women in canada face every day?
to the women who are offended by this, reserve your anger for the real creeps. get angry about politicians like rob ford groping women without permission. get angry about politicians in saudi arabia preventing women from driving cars. get angry about the politicians in the us and canada who try to restrict access to abortion.
don’t waste your time in faux horror when someone asks you for your thoughts because the invitation doesn’t measure up to your standards and take an opportunity where an opportunity is given.
in the meantime, get over yourselves.
follow women’s post on twitter at @womenspost.
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ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈjərəgˌweɪ, josé*é mˈjuʤɪkə, həz əˈnaʊnst plænz tɪ ðə pərˈdəkʃən ənd seɪl əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈəndər ə steɪt məˈnɑpəli, ˈtrɪgərɪŋ ə ˈlaɪvli ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ɪn ˌmɑntɛˈvɪdiˌoʊ. ðə ˈrɛləvənt bɪl wɪl sun bi ˈteɪbəld ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt, wɛr ðə ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən lɛd baɪ ðə brɔd frənt (fa*) ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ə məˈʤɔrəti bət ɪz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ɔn ðɪs ˈɪʃu. pəˈzɛsɪŋ ənd kənˈsumɪŋ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə wɑz ɪn 2000 "ðɛr ɪz noʊ kˈwɛʃən əv ˈjərəgˌweɪ prəˈdusɪŋ ənd dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ drəgz, bət ðə steɪt wɪl kənˈtroʊl ənd ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ðə ˈmɑrkɪt," sɛd ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstər ɛdˈwɑrdoʊ. "wi hæv ə prəˈgrɛsɪv trəˈdɪʃən," sɛd hu, wɪθ mˈjuʤɪkə, bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ ðə ˈərbən gərˈɪləz ɪn ðə 1970s*. "æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ɑr ˈkəntri ˈɛndɪd ðə ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən əv ˈælkəˌhɑl, ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən ənd ˈgæmbəlɪŋ." əˈbɔrʃən ɪz ˈkərəntli ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs legalised*. "ɑr əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ɪz ˈikwəli prægˈmætɪk," sɛd. "ðə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈifɛkts əv kənˈsumɪŋ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ər fɑr lɛs ˈhɑrmfəl ðən ðə ˈaʊtˌbreɪk əv ˈvaɪələns əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə blæk ˈmɑrkɪt." əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl 8 əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən) ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli kənˈsum ðə drəg. bət ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈmɑrkɪt, ˈkərəntli ˌɪˈligəl, ɪz wərθ əˈbaʊt 75m*, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈmɪnɪstər. "ðə meɪn ˈhæzərd ɪz nɑt ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə bət ðə ˈdilərz hu səˈplaɪ məʧ mɔr ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈsəbstənsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈpeɪkoʊ [ə koʊˈkeɪn beɪs], wɪʧ dɪz ˈtɛrəbəl ˈdæmɪʤ." ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz nɑt meɪd ɪt klɪr haʊ pərˈdəkʃən wɪl bi ˈmænɪʤd. mˈjuʤɪkə həz səˈʤɛstɪd ðət 150 ˈhɛkˌtɑrz əv lænd wʊd bi səˈfɪʃənt tɪ ˈkəvər dɪˈmænd, wɪθ ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən biɪŋ ɛnˈtrəstɪd tɪ ə "ˈpraɪvət ˈkəmpəˌni" ˈəndər strɪkt steɪt kənˈtroʊl. ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv ðə bɪl, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ɪt wɪl bust drəg juz wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈdusɪŋ ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrɪti. ədˈmɪts ðət kraɪm ɪz ˈstɛdəli ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ɪn ˈjərəgˌweɪ, bət ˈstrɛsɪz ðət "ɪt ɪz məʧ loʊər ðən ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈkəntriz səʧ ɛz brəˈzɪl ər ˌɑrʤənˈtinə." ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrɪti ɪz ə praɪm kənˈsərn fər ənd ə meɪn kɔz əv ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, huz əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋz hæv ˈfɑlən frəm 66 ɪn 2004 wɪn ɪˈlɛktɪd tɪ 40 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈrisənt poʊl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, θri ˈfɔrmər ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts fərˈnɑndoʊ ɑnˈrik kɑrˈdoʊsoʊ, gəˈvɪriə ənd ərˈnɛstoʊ ˌzɛˈdɪloʊ, rɪˈspɛktɪvli əv brəˈzɪl, kəˈləmbiə ənd ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ hæv kɔld fər ˈgəvərnmənts tɪ teɪk kənˈtroʊl əv drəgz. gˌwɑtəˈmɑlə ɪz ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ðə mˈjuʤɪkə plæn, ənd bəˈlɪviə ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt weɪz əv ˈkoʊkə livz. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl əˈpɪrd ɪn ˈgɑrdiən ˈwikli, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪts məˈtɪriəl frəm lə mɑnd
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the president of uruguay, josé mujica, has announced plans to legalise the production and sale of marijuana under a state monopoly, triggering a lively controversy in montevideo. the relevant bill will soon be tabled in parliament, where the governing centre-left coalition led by the broad front (fa) enjoys a majority but is divided on this issue.
possessing and consuming marijuana was decriminalised in 2000. "there is no question of uruguay producing and distributing drugs, but the state will control and regulate the market," said interior minister eduardo bonomi.
"we have a progressive tradition," said bonomi who, with mujica, belonged to the tupamaros urban guerrillas in the 1970s. "at the beginning of the 20th century our country ended the prohibition of alcohol, prostitution and gambling." abortion is currently in the process ofbeing legalised. "our approach to marijuana is equally pragmatic," bonomi said. "the negative effects of consuming marijuana are far less harmful than the outbreak of violence associated with the black market."
about 300,000 people (8% of the population) occasionally consume the drug. but the domestic market, currently illegal, is worth about $75m, according to the minister. "the main hazard is not marijuana but the dealers who supply much more dangerous substances such as paco [a low-grade cocaine base], which does terrible damage."
the government has not made it clear how production will be managed. mujica has suggested that 150 hectares of land would be sufficient to cover demand, with distribution being entrusted to a "private company" under strict state control.
the opposition is critical of the bill, arguing that it will boost drug use without reducing insecurity. bonomi admits that crime is steadily increasing in uruguay, but stresses that "it is much lower than neighbouring countries such as brazil or argentina."
insecurity is a prime concern for uruguayans and a main cause of criticism of the president, whose approval ratings have fallen from 66% in 2004 when elected to 40%, according to a recent poll. however, three former latin american presidents – fernando henrique cardoso, césar gaviria and ernesto zedillo, respectively of brazil, colombia and mexico – have called for governments to take control of drugs. guatemala is in favour of the mujica plan, and bolivia is looking at ways of legalising coca leaves.
• this article appeared in guardian weekly, which incorporates material from le monde
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fər mɔr ˈstɔriz ɔn ðə ˈligəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈɪndəstri, saɪn əp fər ɑr ˈnuzˌlɛtər, ðɪs wik ɪn wid. ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪkli, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə hæv bɪn ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə mæp hɑrd tɪ drɔ kənˈkluʒənz, ər ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl ðɛm wɪθ ðə ˈhɑrˌdlaɪn stæns əv hɪz əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl, ʤɛf ˈsɛʃənz. naʊ, ðə həz ˈfərðər ˈmədid ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈwɔtərz, ɛz rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɔn ðə haʊs rulz kəˈmɪti læst wik blɑkt ə voʊt tɪ prɪˈzərv ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld əˈmɛndmənt, ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˈmɛʒər ɪn pleɪs fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz ðət ɛˈsɛnʃəli blɑks ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs frəm ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈfɛdərəl ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən əˈgɛnst ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. səˈpraɪz ˈbəʤɪt dil wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪkˈstɛndɪd ðə prəˈtɛkʃənz ˈɪntu dɪˈsɛmbər. bət ðə əˈmɛndmənt ˈklɪrli rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn ə ˈtɛnjəwəs pəˈzɪʃən. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ʤɪm məˈgəvərn, ə ˈkɑŋgrəsmən frəm ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ənd ˈmɛmbər əv ðə rulz kəˈmɪti, ɪz ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd wɪθ ðə ənˈsərtənti ˈhæŋɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈligəl ˈstætəs ˈəndər ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju, ən ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd məˈgəvərn toʊld ˈrɛdi tɪ faɪt ˈɛni ˈfɛdərəl əˈtɛmpts tɪ roʊl bæk ˌligələˈzeɪʃən, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn hɪz hoʊm steɪt. gɪt ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ɪn jʊr inbox*: ðə 10 tɔp ˈloʊkəl nuz ˈstɔriz frəm ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈbɔstən ənd əraʊnd nu ˈɪŋglənd dɪˈlɪvərd ˈdeɪli. saɪn əp θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp! saɪn əp fər mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz hir ə ˈlaɪtli kənˈdɛnst ˈvərʒən əv ɑr ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən:: dɪd jʊr rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑligz tɛl ju waɪ ðeɪ blɑkt voʊts ɔn ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə prəˈtɛkʃənz? jm*: ðeɪ gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈrizən. aɪ kən ˈoʊnli əˈsum ðə [trəmp] ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən weɪd ɪn ənd sɛd ðeɪ wɔnt ðɪs ɪn ðə bɪl, ənd ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɔn ðə kəˈmɪti θɔt ɪt wʊd pæs ɪf ɪt wɑz brɔt tɪ ðə flɔr. aɪ hæv noʊ daʊt ɪt wʊd pæs ɪf brɔt tɪ ə voʊt. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə nu aɪˈdiə. bɪn ðɛr fər ə waɪl.: wət wɑz jʊr riˈækʃən wɪn ju ˈlərnɪd ə voʊt ɔn ðə əˈmɛndmənt hæd bɪn blɑkt? jm*: ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ. səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ə dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪtɪv ˈbɑdi. səˈpoʊzd tɪ ɪmˈbreɪs ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi. ju hæd ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən əˈmɛndmənt, bət ðɛn ə ˌjunəˈlætərəl dɪˈsɪʒən ɪz meɪd ɪn səm bæk rum ðət ðə ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp ˈivɪn dəˈbeɪt ɪt. mɔr ənd mɔr steɪts ər ˈpæsɪŋ ˌrɛfərˈɛndəmz ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðɛr lɔz, nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪn rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə bət ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl juz əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə. ənd kənfˈjuʒən, ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts frəm ðə, ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən ɪz ðət ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən meɪ kræk daʊn ɔn ðoʊz steɪts. ˈpipəl ər traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈklɛrɪti, ənd nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪt frəm ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ðiz əˈmɛndmənts wər traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ɪn ðə lɔ. ðə ˈbɑtəm laɪn ɪz, wi wɔnt ˈfɛdərəl ˈməniz juzd tɪ kræk daʊn ɔn steɪts ðət kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ðɛr oʊn lɔz, ðət ər traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɑloʊ θru ɔn wət ðɛr ˈvoʊtərz wɔnt. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˌwəˈtɛvər ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ʃʊd bi ˈligəl, ðiz ər ˈɪʃuz ðət ʃʊd bi riˈzɑlvd baɪ ðə hoʊl haʊs.: du ju θɪŋk ˈlaɪkli ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɪl kræk daʊn ɔn ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə? jm*: ðɪs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz soʊ dɪsˈfəŋkʃənəl ðət ju noʊ ˈwɛðər wət ju hir frəm ðə ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli rɪˈflɛktɪv əv wət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wɔnts, ənd vaɪs ˈvərsə. wət ˈrɪli ɪz ðɛr ˈpɑləsi? wət ˈhæpənz ɪf [ðə əˈmɛndmənt] ɪkˈspaɪərz? ɪt minz ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kʊd juz ˈfɛdərəl fəndz tɪ goʊ ˈæftər steɪts, bət wɪl ðeɪ? aɪ noʊ wɛr ˈsɛʃənz stændz, bət nɑt ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. laɪk wɪn ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈoʊvərˌtərn [ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈpɑləsi prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈpipəl hu keɪm tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪˈligəli ɛz ˈʧɪldrən frəm ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən]. hi hæd ˈsɛʃənz gɪv ðɪs ˈhɑrˌdlaɪn ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən. bət ðɛn hi sɪz, noʊ, ˈmeɪbi ɪf ˈkɑŋgrəs ækt, du something.”*.” aɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt goʊɪŋ θru ðɪs breɪn.: waɪ du ju səˈpɔrt ðə əˈmɛndmənt? jm*: du wi wɔnt ðə ˈjuzɪŋ ˈməni tɪ goʊ ˈæftər steɪts kəmˈplaɪɪŋ wɪθ ðɛr oʊn lɔz ər ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt tɪ goʊ ˈæftər ˈkrɪmənəlz ənd prəˈtɛktɪŋ ɑr ˈhoʊmˌlænd? ɪz ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈrɪli ðə praɪˈɔrəti? hæd steɪts duɪŋ ðɪs fər kwaɪt səm taɪm, ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ du ən naʊ? frəm ə ˈpræktɪkəl pɔɪnt əv vju, ɪt meɪks noʊ sɛns, bət ðɛn əˈgɛn, ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ðət ɪz nɑt əˈvərs tɪ duɪŋ θɪŋz ðət meɪk ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ sɛns.: ˈərliər ðɪs ˈsəmər, sessions’*’ oʊn ˈpænəl əv ˈɛkspərts ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈpɑləsi jm*: ɪf wi hæd ə ˈθɔtfəl, ˈræʃənəl əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl, θɪŋk ðoʊz ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz wʊd ˈmætər. bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wɪn ðə fækts səˈpɔrt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɔnts tɪ du, ðeɪ ʤɪst kəm əp wɪθ ɔlˈtərnətɪv fækts. hoʊp ðoʊz ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz wʊd ˈmætər. aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈɛvədəns tɛlz ˈsɛʃənz hi ʃʊd liv ðɪs əˈloʊn. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɪf aɪ wər ðə ˈpipəl ɪn ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ ðɪs ˈproʊˌgræm, bi ˈpʊlɪŋ ðə hɛr aʊt əv maɪ hɛd. aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɔt tɪ lɛt ðə steɪts pərˈsid ɪn ðə weɪ ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ pərˈsid.: ˈspikɪŋ əv ˌmæsəˈʧusəts, dɪd ju səˈpɔrt ˌligələˈzeɪʃən hir? ɪf soʊ, waɪ? jm*: aɪ ˈvoʊtɪd fər ðə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm. ju lʊk æt ðə ˌɪˈnɛkwətiz ɪn ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪstəm ənd ðə ˈvɛri dɪˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri weɪ drəg lɔz ər ɛnˈfɔrst, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˌriˈæləˌti aʊt ðɛr ɛz tɪ haʊ ˈizi ɪt ɪz fər ˈpipəl tɪ gɪt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɪt, ənd ɪt simd tɪ mi tɪ meɪk sɛns. ðə ˈɛfərt tɪ stæmp aʊt ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə həz bɪn ə ˈmɪzərəbəl ˈfeɪljər ənd ə weɪst əv ˈməni. wɛr aɪ keɪm daʊn ɔn ɪt.: hæv ju ˈɛvər smoʊkt? jm*: ə lɔŋ taɪm əˈgoʊ.: ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ? jm*: jæ. ˈmeɪbi aɪ ɔt tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ ɪt, ˈgɪvɪn ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ hir. nɑt ˈrɪli maɪ θɪŋ, ðoʊ.: dɪz jʊr ˈpərsɪnəl ɪkˈspɪriəns ðət ju wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ juz ɪt ənd goʊ ɔn tɪ hæv ə səkˈsɛsfəl kərɪr ˌɪnˈfɔrm jʊr vjuz ɔn ɪt naʊ? jm*: nɑt ˈrɪli. maɪ vjuz ər mɔr ˌɪnˈfɔrmd baɪ wət əbˈzərvd ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. ə ˈprɪti ˈpoʊtənt drəg, tu, ənd ˈligəl. səm ˈpipəl kən ˈhændəl ɪt ənd səm ˈpipəl. ˈsɪmələr wɪθ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə. ənd ɔn ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl saɪd, ˈpipəl hæv ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət ðeɪ hæv ˈgɔtən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl rɪˈlif waɪl ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ səm ˈprɪti ˈtɛrəbəl ˈɪlnəsɪz. ɪf ɪt hɛlps ˈpipəl nɑt ˈsəfər, faɪn wɪθ mi. ɔn ðə ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl saɪd, ɪt simz tɪ mi ðət ɪf wi muv təˈwɔrd ˌligələˈzeɪʃən, wi hæv mɔr kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ɪt ənd hu gɪts ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɪt. ˈɑbviəsli, ðə ɪn ðə ˈditeɪlz ɪn tərmz əv haʊ ɔl ˈoʊvərˌsin.: wət wʊd ju du ɪf ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən dɪz ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt səm kaɪnd əv ˈkrækˌdaʊn? jm*: ɪf ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˌdɪˈsaɪdz ðət ɪt ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈoʊvərˌriʧ ənd goʊ ˈɪntu ðiz steɪts ənd ʃət daʊn ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ər traɪ tɪ ˈpənɪʃ steɪts ðət hæv ˈligəˌlaɪzd ɪt goʊɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ prəˈtɛkt maɪ steɪt, ənd ðə ˈpipəl ɪn maɪ steɪt. ðɪs ɪz ən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ðət tɔks ɔl ðə taɪm əˈbaʊt raɪts, ənd hir ðeɪ ər ˈbeɪsɪkli seɪɪŋ, ɔn ðɪs wən, nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ rɪˈspɛkt jʊr raɪts. ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ du ðɪs ɪn ə ˈsɛnsəbəl, ˈθɔtfəl, riˈspɑnsəbəl ˈmænər. dæn ˈædəmz kən bi riʧt æt ər ɔn tˈwɪtər æt
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for more stories on the legal marijuana industry, sign up for our newsletter, this week in weed.
characteristically, president trump’s comments on marijuana have been all over the map — it’s hard to draw conclusions, or reconcile them with the hardline stance of his attorney general, jeff sessions.
now, the gop has further muddied the federal waters, as republicans on the house rules committee last week blocked a vote to preserve the so-called rohrabacher-blumenauer amendment, a bipartisan measure in place for several years that essentially blocks the department of justice from enforcing federal prohibition against state-authorized medical marijuana operations.
trump’s surprise budget deal with democrats extended the rohrabacher protections into december. but the amendment clearly remains in a tenuous position.
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jim mcgovern, a 20-year congressman from massachusetts and member of the rules committee, is frustrated with the uncertainty hanging over marijuana’s legal status under the trump administration. in an interview, an animated mcgovern told twiw he’s ready to fight any federal attempts to roll back legalization, especially in his home state.
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here’s a lightly condensed version of our conversation:
twiw: did your republican colleagues tell you why they blocked votes on the proposed marijuana protections?
jm: they didn’t give us a reason. i can only assume the [trump] administration weighed in and said they didn’t want this in the bill, and the republicans on the committee thought it would pass if it was brought to the floor. i have no doubt it would pass if brought to a vote. this is not a new idea. it’s been there for a while.
twiw: what was your reaction when you learned a vote on the rohrabacher-blumenauer amendment had been blocked?
jm: it’s frustrating. we’re supposed to be a deliberative body. we’re supposed to embrace the concept of democracy. you had a bipartisan amendment, but then a unilateral decision is made in some back room that the membership can’t even debate it.
more and more states are passing referendums and changing their laws, not only in regards to medical marijuana but also the recreational use of marijuana. and there’s confusion, given the comments from the doj, in which the implication is that the trump administration may crack down on those states. people are trying to get clarity, and they’re not getting it from the administration. these amendments were trying to make sure it’s clarified in the law. the bottom line is, we don’t want federal monies used to crack down on states that comply with their own laws, that are trying to follow through on what their voters want.
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whatever you think about whether marijuana should be legal, these are issues that should be resolved by the whole house.
twiw: do you think it’s likely the administration will crack down on marijuana?
jm: this administration is so dysfunctional that you don’t know whether what you hear from the doj is actually reflective of what the president wants, and vice versa. what really is their policy? what happens if [the rohrabacher-blumenauer amendment] expires? it means the administration could use federal funds to go after states, but will they? i know where sessions stands, but not the president.
it’s like when the president wanted to overturn daca [the obama-era immigration policy protecting people who came to the us illegally as children from deportation]. he had sessions give this hardline presentation. but then he says, “i don’t know, maybe if congress doesn’t act, i’ll do something.” i can’t figure out what’s going through this guy’s brain.
twiw: why do you support the amendment?
jm: do we want the doj using money to go after states complying with their own laws or using it to go after criminals and protecting our homeland? is marijuana really the priority? we’ve had states doing this for quite some time, and you’re going to do an about-face now? from a practical point of view, it makes no sense, but then again, we’re dealing with an administration that is not averse to doing things that make absolutely no sense.
twiw: earlier this summer, sessions’ own panel of experts essentially recommended maintaining the current hands-off policy ...
jm: if we had a thoughtful, rational attorney general, you’d think those recommendations would matter. but sometimes when the facts don’t support something the administration wants to do, they just come up with alternative facts. you’d hope those recommendations would matter. i think the evidence tells sessions he should leave this alone.
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if i were the people in massachusetts overseeing this program, i’d be pulling the hair out of my head. i think the federal government ought to let the states proceed in the way they want to proceed.
twiw: speaking of massachusetts, did you support legalization here? if so, why?
jm: i voted for the referendum. you look at the inequities in criminal justice system and the very discriminatory way drug laws are enforced, and also the reality out there as to how easy it is for people to get access to it, and it seemed to me to make sense. the effort to stamp out marijuana has been a miserable failure and a waste of money. that’s where i came down on it.
twiw: have you ever smoked?
jm: a long time ago.
twiw: in college?
jm: yeah. maybe i ought to go back to it, given the administration we’re dealing with here. it’s not really my thing, though.
twiw: does your personal experience — that you were able to use it and go on to have a successful career — inform your views on it now?
jm: not really. my views are more informed by what i’ve observed over the years. alcohol’s a pretty potent drug, too, and it’s legal. some people can handle it and some people can’t. it’s similar with marijuana. and on the medical side, people have testified that they have gotten incredible relief while dealing with some pretty terrible illnesses. if it helps people not suffer, that’s fine with me. on the recreational side, it seems to me that if we move toward legalization, we have more control over it and who gets access to it. obviously, the devil’s in the details in terms of how it’s all overseen.
twiw: what would you do if the administration does initiate some kind of crackdown?
jm: if the trump administration decides that it is going to overreach and go into these states and shut down medical marijuana dispensaries or try to punish states that have legalized it — i’m going to find a way to protect my state, and the people in my state. this is an administration that talks all the time about state’s rights, and here they are basically saying, on this one, we’re not going to respect your rights. massachusetts is trying to do this in a sensible, thoughtful, responsible manner.
dan adams can be reached at daniel.adams@globe.com or on twitter at @dan_adams86
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wiv ɔl hərd əv ðə ɪkˈsprɛʃən 'ɪt teɪks ə θif tɪ kæʧ ə θif', bət ɪn ə bɪˈzɑr tərn əv ɪˈvɛnts, əˈsæsənz krid ˈjunɪti ˈfiʧərz ə fæt, ˈleɪzi pəˈlismən əv sɔrts hu sɪts ˈaɪdli baɪ waɪl ə kənˈsərnd ˈsɪtɪzən prɑmpts ˈɑrnoʊ tɪ sɛt aʊt ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪti ənd klin əp ðə strits frəm hɪz ˈprɪzən sɛl, baɪ ˈsɑlvɪŋ ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈmərdər ˈmɪstəriz ðət saʊnd laɪk ə lɪst əv ˈkænsəld ˌkoʊˈləmboʊ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz. ɪts ʤɑb tɪ hɛd tɪ kraɪm sinz, əˈbaʊt fər kluz, kəˈlɛkt ðɛm ɪn hɪz keɪs faɪl, ənd wɪn hiz ˈsɪftɪd θru ðə ˈɛvədəns, əˈkjuz ðə ˈmərdərər ənd dræg ðɛm bæk tɪ ðə sɛlz fər ə hɑt, ˈstimɪŋ, ˈdɑləp əv ˈʤəstɪs. ðət ɪz wɪn hiz nɑt tu priˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ˈbəmpɪŋ ˈpipəl ɔf hɪmˈsɛlf ənd ɔf tɪ ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈrufˌtɑp tɪ haɪd frəm ðə lɔ. ju doʊnt hæv tɪ kəˈlɛkt ɔl əv ðə kluz ɪn iʧ keɪs ˌbiˈfɔr ju kən ˈfɪŋgər ðə ˈmərdərər, soʊ ɛz sun ɛz ðə ˈɔpʃən bɪˈkəmz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ əˈkjuz ə ˈsəˌspɛkt, ju kən du soʊ. bɛr ɪn maɪnd ðət jul bi fər fɔls ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz, soʊ ɛz wɛl ɛz ə lɪst əv kluz fər iʧ keɪs, wiv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðə ˈmərdərər æt ðə ˈvɛri ˈbɑtəm əv iʧ peɪʤ. ʤɪst ɪn keɪs ju wɔnt tɪ ˈdəbəl ʧɛk jʊr ˈkɛrfəli ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd dɪˈdəkʃən. wi noʊ jʊr nɑt ˈʧitɪŋ. ɪts wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ju kən ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt ðiz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz baɪ ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv kraɪm sinz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈaɪˌkɑnz pɑp əp ɔn jʊr mæp, ˈseɪvɪŋ ju ðə ˈhæsəl əv ˈweɪtɪŋ əraʊnd ər peɪɪŋ fər ðə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ əv ˈhævɪŋ ðɛm əˈpɪr ˌɪnstənˈtæniəsli wɪθ ˈhilɪks ˈkrɛdɪts, wɪʧ aɪ bɪˈliv ɪz ðə ˈblæŋkɪt tərm ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ naʊ fər ril ˈməni. ˈteɪbəl əv ˈkɑntɛnts: ˈlʊkɪŋ fər mɔr hɛlp wɪθ əˈsæsənz krid ˈjunɪti? ðɛn ʧɛk aʊt ɑr ˌnɔstrəˈdæməs ɪˈnɪgmə gaɪd.
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we've all heard of the expression 'it takes a thief to catch a thief', but in a bizarre turn of events, assassin's creed unity features a fat, lazy policeman of sorts who sits idly by while a concerned citizen prompts arno to set out into the city and clean up the streets from his prison cell, by solving a series of murder mysteries that sound like a list of cancelled columbo episodes.
it's arno's job to head to crime scenes, snuffle about for clues, collect them in his case file, and when he's sifted through the evidence, accuse the murderer and drag them back to the cells for a hot, steaming, dollop of justice. that is when he's not too preoccupied bumping people off himself and scarpering off to a nearby rooftop to hide from the law.
you don't have to collect all of the clues in each case before you can finger the murderer, so as soon as the option becomes available to accuse a likely-looking suspect, you can do so. bear in mind that you'll be penalised for false accusations, so as well as a list of clues for each case, we've identified the murderer at the very bottom of each page. just in case you want to double check your carefully calculated deduction. we know you're not cheating.
it's worth noting that you can initiate these investigations by visiting the location of crime scenes before the icons pop up on your map, saving you the hassle of waiting around or paying for the privilege of having them appear instantaneously with helix credits, which i believe is the blanket term ubisoft is using now for real money.
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[ˈɛdɪtərz noʊt: ðɪs tɔk wɑz dɪˈlɪvərd ɪn ˈkjubə, ˈdʊrɪŋ ə trɪp ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd baɪ ðə ˈsɛnər fər ˈgloʊbəl ˈʤəstɪs ɪn ʤun, 2016 təˈdeɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈstrəgəl tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈvæljuz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈjumən nidz wɪˈθɪn ə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈsɪstəm. aɪ wɑz fərst ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ðə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈmuvmənt ɪn siˈætəl ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪn ðə leɪt ənd ˈərli 1970s*. aɪ hæd ʤɪst bɪn faɪərd fər traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ə ˈjunjən wɛr aɪ wərkt wɪn ə ˈneɪbər ˈɔfərd mi wərk æt ə ˈloʊkəl koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv brɛd ˈfæktəri. ʃi toʊld mi ðət ɪt wɑz ðɛr ˈpɑləsi tɪ hɛlp aʊt əv wərk foʊks, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ðeɪ lɔst ðɛr ʤɑb du tɪ ˈjunjən ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət ˈpɪriəd, siˈætəl wɑz noʊn ɛz ə kəmˈjunɪti wɪθ ə strɔŋ lɛft ənd ˈænərˌkɪst ˈhɪstəri ənd ən ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ənd kəˈlɛktɪvz. ˈsədənli aɪ faʊnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ pɪrz ɪn ə ˈwərkɪŋ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn wɪʧ aɪ wɑz ɪmˈpaʊərd ənd ˈivɪn ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ bi pɑrt əv ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn maɪ ˈwərkɪŋ laɪf, ðə ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti, ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈvɪʒən ðət meɪk ˈjuˈɛs ˈjumən wɑz ˈriəˌlaɪzd θru ə ʤɑb wɛr aɪ wɑz prəˈdusɪŋ gʊdz ˈnidɪd baɪ maɪ kəmˈjunɪti ənd peɪɪŋ maɪ rɛnt æt ðə seɪm taɪm. aɪ wɑz səˈpraɪzd haʊ æt haʊ ɪmˈpaʊərd aɪ fɛlt ənd ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ɪt wɑz ðə fərst taɪm aɪ ˈrɪli ˌəndərˈstʊd ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˈwərkər ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən nɑt ɛz ən ˈæbˌstrækt ˈkɑnsɛpt bət ɛz ðə kənˈdɪʃən əv maɪ ˈdeɪli laɪf. aɪ hæd fɛlt ˈwərkərz ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti ˌbiˈfɔr ɪn maɪ ˈjunjən bət ɪt wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈəndər ðə ˈwɑʧfəl aɪ əv ə bɔs ənd maɪ əˈʤɛndə. aɪ ˈsədənli hæd ə ˈvɪʒən əv wət ə soʊˈsaɪɪti ðət ˈprɛfərənsɪz ˈpipəl ˈoʊvər ˈprɑfɪts maɪt bi laɪk. kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈvɪʒən wɪθ ˈmitɪŋ ˈɛvriˈdeɪ sərˈvaɪvəl nidz ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈifɛktɪv fɔrmz əv ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ˈwərkərz ðət aɪ hæv ɪnˈkaʊnərd bɪˈkəz ɪt ædz ə ˈdipər leɪər əv ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti ðət ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ˈθɪri, bət ˈgraʊndɪd ɪn ɑr ˈkɑnkrit ɪgˈzɪstəns. ˌɔlˈðoʊ koʊˈɑprətɪvz ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈmuvmənts ˈfərðərɪŋ ðə trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm, ðeɪ hæv praɪˈmɛrəli bɪn juzd ɛz ə ˈseɪfti vælv tɪ əbˈzɔrb ðə ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd ənd ðoʊz ɪkˈskludɪd frəm ðə ˈfɔrməl weɪʤ ˈleɪbər ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈmɑrkɪt. stəˈtɪstɪks ʃoʊ ðət ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ðə ˈnəmbər əv koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈbɪznɪsɪz ˌɪnˈkris ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈprɛʃənz, bət riˈtrit wəns ðə dɪˈprɛʃən ɪz ˈoʊvər. koʊˈɑprətɪvz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪdɪd ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv pæθ fər grups səʧ ɛz ˈreɪʃəl məˈnɔrətiz, ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈwərkərz, ənd ˈwɪmən ðət hæv feɪst dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈfɔrməl weɪʤ ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪt. ðə ˌɪnˈkrist moʊˈbɪlɪti əv ˈkæpɪtəl ənd ˈræpɪd ˌgloʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ˌnioʊˈlɪbərəl fri ˈmɑrkɪt əˈʤɛndə, ɛz ˈkæpɪtəl muvz kˈwɪkli frəm wən ˌəndərdɪˈvɛləpt ˈɛriə tɪ əˈnəðər, həz lɛd ˈmɛni tɪ riɛgˈzæmən ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ðə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk fɔrm ɛz ə ˈstrætəʤi tɪ pʊʃ bæk əˈgɛnst ðə ˈstræŋgəˌlhoʊld əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm. nɑt ˈoʊnli dɪz ˈkæpɪtəl sik ˈɛvər loʊər ˈweɪʤɪz ənd liv lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd ɪn ɪts weɪk, ɪt həz ˈfərðər ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ðə ˈprɑbləm ɛz ˈprɑfɪts ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli beɪst ɔn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈæˌspɛkts æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv prəˈdusɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəli ˈjusfəl gʊdz. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ðə ˌtrænsˈfɔrmɑˌtɪv ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz əv koʊˈɑprətɪvz ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ lʊk æt ðɛr ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈstrəkʧər. beɪst ɔn ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn 1844 (ˈdʊrɪŋ əˈnəðər trænˈzɪʃənəl ˈpɪriəd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən), ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv aɪˈdɛntəˌti, dɪˈfaɪnz koʊˈɑprətɪvz ɛz: ɔˈtɑnəməs əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz əv ˈpərsənz juˈnaɪtɪd ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli tɪ mit ðɛr ˈkɑmən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, ˈsoʊʃəl, ˈkəlʧərəl nidz ənd ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz θru ˈʤɔɪntli oʊnd ənd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪkli kənˈtroʊld ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz ðɛr ər θri taɪps əv koʊˈɑprətɪvz: kənˈsumər wɛr ə grup əv ˈpipəl baɪ gʊdz təˈgɛðər səʧ ɛz fud ənd ˈhaʊzɪŋ (ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən taɪp) prəˈdusər wɛr prəˈdusərz baɪ ənd ʃɛr pərˈdəkʃən məˈtɪriəlz ənd tulz səʧ ɛz ˈtræktərz ənd sidz (ˈvɛri ˈkɑmən ˈwərldˈwaɪd ɪn ðə ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər) ˈwərkər oʊnd ənd ˈmænɪʤd wɛr ˈwərkərz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈproʊdus ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz kəˈlɛktɪvli ənd ˈɛkwɪtəbli. ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz ˈbrɔdli dɪˈfaɪn ðə ˈsoʊʃəl riˈleɪʃənz əv ənd ˈklɪrli pleɪs ˈpipəl əˈbəv ˈprɑfɪts, bət ðeɪ du nɑt ɪkˈsplɪsətli dil wɪθ ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp əv ðə ˈwərkərz tɪ ðə ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv ðə minz əv pərˈdəkʃən. ˈmɛni səˈʤɛst ðət ðeɪ ər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri bət nɑt səˈfɪʃənt. ɪf wən ˈtruli wɔnts tɪ ˈrædɪkli ˈɔltər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈsɪstəm, wən məst ɛnd ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv ðə minz əv pərˈdəkʃən ɛz ˈpraɪvət ˈprɑpərti. ɪt ɪz ˈpraɪvət ˈprɑpərti ðət prəˈvaɪdz ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm fər ˈkæpətəlɪst ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən əv ˈwərkərz ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈsərpləs ˈkæpɪtəl fər ðə ˈkæpətəlɪst fɔrm əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv groʊθ. ɪf ə soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈoʊnli kənˈsɪdərz ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ənd ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ əv gʊdz (ðə kənˈsumər ˈsɛktər) wɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs, hɑrd wən geɪnz kən ˈizəli bi ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ ʃʊd ðə ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈoʊnərz əv ðə minz əv pərˈdəkʃən ʧuz tɪ pʊl ðɛr səˈpɔrt. wi kən si ðɪs θru ðə ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ˈproʊˌgræmz ˈkərəntli biɪŋ ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd baɪ ˈgəvərnmənts θruaʊt ðə wərld, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə lɔs əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkæpɪtəl ɪn ðə 2008 ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs, ɛz ðeɪ ʃrɛd ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈseɪfti nɛts əv ðə ˈpipəl ɪn ðoʊz ˈkəntriz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz du nɑt spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈæˌdrɛs ˈleɪbər ˈθɪri əv ˈvælju ənd ðə ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən əv ˈleɪbər wɪˈθɪn pərˈdəkʃən, ˈoʊnli ɪn ðə θərd taɪp əv koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈwərkər oʊnd ənd ˈmænɪʤd du ˈwərkərz kənˈtroʊl ðɛr ˈleɪbər ɪn ðə pərˈdəkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd ðɛn ˈoʊnli wɪˈθɪn ðɛr oʊn koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv, ɪf ɪt ɪz ˈɛkwɪtəbli ənd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪkli rən. ɪt ɪz ðɪs taɪp əv koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ðət kən ˈpɑsəbli prəˈvaɪd ðə sidz fər ˈrædɪkəl ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈkænɑt bi ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl koʊˈɑprətɪvz əˈloʊn, bət ɪz dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ðə dɪˈgri tɪ wɪʧ ðeɪ fɔrm ən ˌɪntərdɪˈpɛndənt koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv, ˈifɛktɪŋ ðə sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, ˈkəlʧərəl ənd ˈgəvərnmənt səˈpɔrt ˈsɪstəmz. ɪn ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪŋ ðə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈmɑdəl ɛz ə trænˈzɪʃənəl fɔrm, wi ˈkænɑt ˈoʊnli lʊk æt ðə ““ideal”*” bət məst ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt haʊ ɪt ˈɑpərˌeɪts ɪn ˈpræktɪs ɪn ðə ril wərld. ðə ˈmɑdəl ˈɔlsoʊ pʊt ˈfɔrwərd ɪn ðə leɪt 1800s*, ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ðə θərd taɪp əv koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv, ənd ˈmænɪʤd ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz, ɛz ə ˌtrænsˈfɔrmɑˌtɪv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk fɔrm ðət kʊd ˌriˈpleɪs ðə rəˈpæʃɪs ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈsɪstəm. laɪk ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz ɪt ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən wɪˈθaʊt klæs ˈkɑnflɪkt ər ˈleɪbər ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən, baɪ ˈlɪŋkɪŋ əv ˈjunjənz, koʊˈɑprətɪvz ənd kəmˈjunɪtiz, ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd frəm ðə graʊnd əp. ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ˈleɪbər ˈjunjənz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ weɪd ɪn ɔn ðə roʊl əv koʊˈɑprətɪvz ɛz ə minz əv ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ˈwərkərz. laɪk ðə, ðeɪ strɛs ðə ˈsɑvrənti əv ðə ˈwərkərz wɪˈθɪn koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈmɑdəlz waɪl kəˈnɛktɪŋ ðə ənd ˈmænɪʤd koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv tɪ ðə ˈlɑrʤər ˈwərkɪŋ klæs ˈmuvmənt ɛz ə hoʊl. ˈmɑrksɪst krɪˈtik. trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈmɑrksɪsts ˈɑrgju ðət ju ʤɪst ““grow”*” əˈnəðər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk fɔrm wɪˈθɪn ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm. ɪf ə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈmuvmənt dɪd stɑrt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌteɪk ðə ˈkæpətəlɪst moʊd əv pərˈdəkʃən, ðə ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈoʊnɪŋ klæs wʊd brɪŋ ɔl ɪts pəˈlɪtɪkəl, ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ˈkəlʧərəl maɪt tɪ krəʃ səʧ ə ˈmuvmənt tɪ rɪˈteɪn ɪts kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈmɑrksɪst krɪˈtik, ˌbiˈfɔr ə nu mɔr ɪˌgæləˈtɛriən ˈsɪstəm kən bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd, ˈwərkərz wɪl hæv tɪ ɛkˈsproʊpriˌeɪt frəm ðə ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈoʊnərz ðɛr kəˈlɛktɪv pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˈtroʊl əv ðə steɪt, θru ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˌdɪsˈmæntlɪŋ əv ðə steɪt ˈiðər ər ˌmɪləˈtɛrəli. ɪn ðə pæst, ˈmɑrksɪsts sɔ ðə weɪʤ ˈwərkərz ɪn ðə lɑrʤ ˌɪnˈdəstriəl plænts ɛz ðə kɔr wɪʧ wʊd fɔrm ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˌproʊləˈtɛriət ðət wʊd əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ðə ˈpraɪvəˌtaɪzd minz əv pərˈdəkʃən ənd riˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst steɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪθ ˌgloʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən ənd dɪˌsɛntrəlɪˈzeɪʃən, wɛr ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs ɪz ˈfrægməntɪd, wɛr ɪmˈplɔɪərz kən pɪk əp ənd ˌdɪsəˈpɪr æt ðə drɔp əv ə hæt, wɛr ˈwərkərz ər sprɛd aʊt ɪn smɔl dɪˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd səbˈkɑntræktɪd ʃɑps ər wɛr ðɛr ər fju ər noʊ ɪmˈplɔɪərz æt ɔl, ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈmɑdəl əv treɪd ˈjunjən ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ɪz, ɪn ˈmɛni ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz, noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈvaɪəbəl. ðɪs ˈfɔrsɪz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ lʊk fər nu weɪz tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ˈwərkərz, ˈpɑsəbli ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈoʊldər fɔrmz səʧ ɛz koʊˈɑprətɪvz, ɛz wən ˈstrætəʤi fər trænˈzɪʃənɪŋ frəm ə soʊˈsaɪɪti ðət ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈprɑfɪt tɪ wən ðət ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ˈjumən nidz. ɪn ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪŋ ðə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈmɑdəl ɛz ə trænˈzɪʃənəl fɔrm, wi ˈkænɑt ˈoʊnli lʊk æt ðə ““ideal”*” bət məst ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt haʊ ɪt ˈɑpərˌeɪts ɪn ˈpræktɪs ɪn ðə ril wərld. moʊst ˈwərkər oʊnd ənd ˈmænɪʤd koʊˈɑprətɪvz ˈvɛri tɪ ə ˈgreɪtər ər ˈlɛsər dɪˈgri frəm ðə ““pure”*” ˈmɑdəl, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə nidz ənd ˈwɪʃɪz əv ðə worker-owners*, ðə taɪp əv ˈɛnərˌpraɪz, ðə əv ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr steɪt ər ˈkəntri ənd ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ənd ˈkəlʧərəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn ˈɪntu ðoʊz ðət ˈproʊdus kəˈmɑdətiz wɪʧ ər ˈkæpɪtəl ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv (e.g*. ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ) ənd ðoʊz ðət ˈproʊdus kəˈmɑdətiz ər ˈsərvɪsɪz ðət ər mɔr ˈleɪbər ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv (e.g*. fud pərˈdəkʃən). əbˈteɪnɪŋ ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ənd ɪˈkɑnəmiz əv skeɪl ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ˈkæpɪtəl ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪz wən əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑbləmz ðə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈmuvmənt ˈkərəntli ˈfeɪsɪz. ðɪs ˈpeɪpər wɪl traɪ tɪ gɪv ən ˈoʊvərvˌju əv tu ˈdɪfərənt koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈmɑdəlz, kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ðɛr ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl goʊlz tɪ haʊ ðeɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈɔpərˌeɪt wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkɑnˌfaɪnz əv ðə ˈkæpətəlɪst ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ˈɪʃuz əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi (dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz workers’*’ kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðɛr ˈwərkˌpleɪs), ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ɪˈkɑnəmiz əv skeɪl, ənd ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kəmˈpit ɪn ə ˈkæpətəlɪst ɪˈkɑnəmi waɪl meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ənd ˈfərðərɪŋ koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv goʊlz. wi wɪl ˈfərðər ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt bɪtˈwin steɪt ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd koʊˈɑprətɪvz ənd koʊˈɑprətɪvz ðət ər wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər, ɛz wɛl ɛz koʊˈɑprətɪvz wɪʧ bɪˈliv ɪn ˈwərkər ˈsɑvrənti ˈvərsəz. kəmˈjunɪti ˈsɑvrənti. wi wɪl bɪˈgɪn wɪθ pərˈhæps ðə moʊst ˈwɛlˈnoʊn koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪn ðə wɛst, ðə moʊndrɑˈgɔn koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən wɪʧ ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd ɪn ðə bæsk ˈkəntri ɪn speɪn. ˈbrifli, moʊndrɑˈgɔn bɪˈgæn ɪn 1956 ɪn speɪn ɪn ə ˈriʤən ðət wɑz ˈsəmˈwət ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd frəm ðə rɛst əv speɪn (ðə bæsk ˈpipəl hæd ðɛr oʊn ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ənd wər ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈriʤən əv ðə ˈkəntri) bət ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ə strɔŋ ˈroʊmən ˈkæθlɪk ˈkəlʧər wɪθ ə θiˈɑləʤi ðət bɪˈlivd ɪn ˈmɪnɪstrɪŋ tɪ ðə pur ənd ˈreɪzɪŋ ðɛm aʊt əv ˈpɑvərti. ɪn ðə 1950s*, ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi wɑz dɪˈprɛst frəm ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈsɪvəl wɔr ənd ˈfərðər ˈbætərd baɪ wərld wɔr ii*, du tɪ ɪts ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ əbˈteɪn ˈbeɪsɪk ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət ˈpɪriəd. ˈplɪtɪkli, ðeɪ wər ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈfræŋkoʊ dɪkˈteɪtərˌʃɪp, bət ˈɔlsoʊ hæd tu prəˈgrɛsɪv streɪnz ə bæsk ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈmuvmənt (eta*) ənd ə ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən θiˈɑləʤi ˈmuvmənt ɪn ðə beɪs əv ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ. ðə rɪˈʤɛktɪd koʊˈɑprətɪvz ɛz əˈbændənɪŋ ðə klæs ˈstrəgəl ənd kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈædvəˌkeɪt fər klæs ˌrɛvəˈluʃən, əˈsɪstɪŋ ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈstrəgəlz ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ˈɪntu ðə ənd ˌsændɪˈnɪstə ˈstrəgəl ɪn ˌnɪkərˈɑgwə). ðə fərst moʊndrɑˈgɔn ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd ɛz ə ˈpraɪvət ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈfəndɪd baɪ ˈwərkərz koʊˈɑprətɪvli ˈfəndɪŋ ðə ˈbɪznɪs. ðə fərst moʊndrɑˈgɔn ˈbɪznɪs ɪˈstæblɪʃt wɑz ə skul tɪ treɪn ˈwərkərz. faɪv əv ðə ˈgræʤəˌweɪts bɪˈgæn ə smɔl ˈhitər ˈfæktəri. ɪn laɪn wɪθ ðə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈprɪnsəpəl əv ˈwərkər ˈsɑvrənti, ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ənd ɪˌgæləˈtɛriən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈstrəkʧərz. iʧ ˈwərkər wʊd baɪ ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəmpəˌni rɪˈsivɪŋ wən voʊt. noʊ wən wɑz əˈlaʊd tɪ rɪˈsiv mɔr ðən wən voʊt ər ˈpərʧəs ˈməltəpəl ʃɛrz. ðə ˈwərkərz (ðɛr wər tu peɪ greɪdz) ɪˈlɛktɪd ðɛr ˌsupərˈvaɪzərz ənd ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz ənd ðə ˈmænɪʤərz kʊd nɑt meɪk mɔr ðən twaɪs ðə peɪ əv ðə haɪəst ˈwərkər ənd wər tɪ bi ɪˈlɛktɪd ˌɪnˈtərnəli frəm koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈmɛmbərz. ɔl ˈwərkərz hæd tɪ bi koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈmɛmbərz, ɪkˈsɛpt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə sɪks mənθ traɪəl ˈpɪriəd wɪn ðeɪ wər ɔn proʊˈbeɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ ʤɔɪnd ðə kup. noʊ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈwərkərz kʊd bi haɪərd. ˈɛvəri koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv hæd tɪ hæv æt list 5 ˈmɛmbərz (tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ə kəˈlɛktɪv ˈrəðər ðən ˌɪndɪˌvɪʤuəˈlɪstɪk əˈproʊʧ) ənd noʊ mɔr ðən 500 (tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈhaɪˌrɑrki ənd bjʊˈrɑkrəsi). wɪn ðɛr wər ˈkɑnflɪkts əˈməŋ ðə ˈwərkərz ər bɪtˈwin ðə ˈwərkərz ənd ˈmænɪʤərz, ðɛr wɑz ə ˈsoʊʃəl kəˈmɪti tɪ koʊˈɑprətɪvli ˈmidiˌeɪt ənd ˈsɛtəl ðə ˈdɪfərəns) bət ðɛr wər noʊ ˈjunjənz əˈlaʊd. ˈwɪmən wər ækˈsɛptɪd ɛz ˈikwəlz ɪn ðə ˈwərkˌpleɪs (ənˈjuˌʒuəl ɪn moʊst ˈkæpətəlɪst səˈsaɪɪtiz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts æt ðət taɪm). ɛz moʊndrɑˈgɔn gru, ɪt ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv bæŋk wɪʧ bɪˈkeɪm ðə meɪn ˈkɑnʤuɪt fər kəˈnɛktɪŋ ðə ˈvɛriəs koʊˈɑprətɪvz. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti tɪ kip ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈwərkərz ɛz ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnərz ɪn ˌmænɪˈʤɪriəl ənd ˈtɛknɪkəl skɪlz. ðə fækt ðət ðeɪ wər soʊ ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ənd dɪd nɑt hæv tɪ kəmˈpit ɪn ə dɪˈvɛləpt ˈkæpətəlɪst ɪˈkɑnəmi geɪv moʊndrɑˈgɔn ðə taɪm tɪ groʊ sˈloʊli frəm ə smɔl ˈtreɪnɪŋ skul tɪ ə lɑrʤ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈmɛni koʊˈɑprətɪvz boʊθ ɪn speɪn ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli, wɪθ ˈoʊvər ˈwərkərz ənd 12 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈæˌsɛts. ɛz ðeɪ gru, moʊndrɑˈgɔn sˈloʊli ʧeɪnʤd ˈmɛni əv ɪts ˌɪˈnɪʃəl goʊlz ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ kəmˈpit ənd dɪˈvɛləp ɪˈkɑnəmiz əv skeɪl ɪn ə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈkæpətəlɪst wərld: wɪn ðeɪ ˈnidɪd ˈmænɪʤərz wɪθ spɪˈsɪfɪk skɪlz ðət wər nɑt əˈveɪləbəl ˌɪnˈtərnəli, ðeɪ haɪərd ˈmænɪʤərz frəm fərmz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə koʊˈɑprətɪvz. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈtrækt ðoʊz ˈmænɪʤərz, ðeɪ hæd tɪ peɪ mɔr kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvli, soʊ ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə ˈsæləriz əv ˈmænɪʤərz ənd ˈwərkərz roʊz frəm ə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv tɪ bət ðɪs ɪz ˈoʊvər 60 jɪrz ənd məʧ mɔr ɪˌgæləˈtɛriən ðən ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ɪn ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈkəntriz wɪʧ ɪz ɪn ðə reɪnʤ əv ðə wən voʊt rul ʧeɪnʤd soʊ ˈwərkərz kʊd baɪ ˈməltəpəl ʃɛrz (ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪˈnɛkwətiz ɪn ðə kup ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðeɪ stɪl ˈfɔrməli ˈoʊnli hæv wən voʊt wər əˈlaʊd tɪ haɪər ˈaʊtˈsaɪd nɑnˈmɛmbərz ˈwərkərz (boʊθ ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ənd hæv ˈniðər sɪˈkjʊr ɪmˈplɔɪmənt, kup ˈbɛnəfɪts ər dɪˈsɪʒən ˈmeɪkɪŋ paʊər. ðɪs ɪz əˈspɛʃəli tru ɪn ðɛr ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈvɛnʧərz wɛr ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃəl ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ reɪts ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz (ˈʧaɪnə) əˈlaʊ fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪˈnɛkwətiz bɪtˈwin koʊˈɑprətɪvz ɪn ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəntriz wɪʧ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz sim tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤɪz əv ðə ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən əv ˈgloʊbəl ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm. ðə fækt ðət əp tɪ 40 əv moʊndrɑˈgɔn ˈwərkərz ər ˈtɛmpərˌɛri (ðə ˈmæksəməm əˈlaʊd baɪ ˈspænɪʃ lɔ), ðət moʊst əv ðɛm ər ˈwɪmən (ən ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər əv haʊ ɪkˈstərnəl ˈfæktərz əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ənd ˈsoʊʃəl roʊl ɪn ə ˌpeɪtriˈɑrkəl soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈifɛkt ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ərˈeɪnʤmənt), ənd ðət ðɛr wər straɪks əˈgɛnst ˈvɛriəs koʊˈɑprətɪvz ɪn 2009 səˈʤɛst haʊ məʧ ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈkæpətəlɪst riˈleɪʃənz əv ˈwərkərz tɪ ˈoʊnərz hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈpɛnəˌtreɪt moʊndrɑˈgɔn. moʊst ˌɛmbləˈmætɪk əv ðɪs, wɑz ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛktər ““products”*” səʧ ɛz hɛʤ fəndz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv juz ˈɔriˌɛntɪd ˈprɑdəkts ɪn ðə ril ɪˈkɑnəmi. ðiz diviˈeɪʃənz frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈmɑdəl, waɪl ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz wər slaɪt kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈræmpənt ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti ɪn ðə ˈmɑdərn ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, keɪm tɪ ə hɛd ɪn ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs əv 2008 wɪn, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ənd ˈflægˌʃɪp ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk, hæd ˌoʊvərɪkˈstɛndəd ˌɪtˈsɛlf ənd wɑz fɔrst ˈɪntu ˈbæŋkrəptsi. ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈwərkərz hu wər nɑt koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈmɛmbərz wər leɪd ɔf wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈbɛnəfɪts, moʊndrɑˈgɔn dɪd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈtɛmpt tɪ seɪv ɛz ˈmɛni ˈmɛmbərz ənd koʊˈɑprətɪvz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ənd ˈivɪn tɪ ˌriˈloʊkeɪt ˈmɛmbərz leɪd ɔf frəm ɪn ˈəðər koʊˈɑprətɪvz, ɪn ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ækt əv ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti sɪns moʊndrɑˈgɔn bɪˈgæn. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ saɪnd ən əˈgrimənt wɪθ, ə ˈriˌteɪl ˈgroʊsəri ʧeɪn θruaʊt ˈjʊrəp, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛr ˈwərkərz koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈstætəs, wɪʧ hæd bɪn ə boʊn əv kənˈtɛnʃən sɪns ˈwərkərz hæd bɪn ɪn ə nɑnˈmɛmbər ˈwərkər ˈstætəs fər soʊ ˈmɛni jɪrz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ moʊndrɑˈgɔn wɑz rɪˈdust ɪn saɪz, ðeɪ dɪd rɪˈteɪn səm əv tɪ ðɛr koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈprɪnsəpəlz ənd stɪl praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪz ðɛr ˈsoʊʃəl nidz ˈprɑʤɛkts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˈproʊˌgræmz. ðeɪ ər ɪn fækt, ˈkərəntli ˈhɛlpɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ʤɔɪnt ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ðɛr ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən təˈwɔrd ə ˌnioʊˈlɪbərəl ˈɛkspɔrt ˈmɑdəl əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ɪz ˈɛvədənt. ɪn ðə moʊst ˈrisənt əˈveɪləbəl ˈænjuəl rɪˈpɔrt, ðeɪ ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ðə ˈgloʊbəl fri ˈmɑrkɪt ˈmɑdəl wɪθ 71 əv ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs əˈbrɔd ənd ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr ɪf ðeɪ hæv ˈæˌkʧuəli ʧeɪnʤd ðɛr tɪ ðə financialized*, ˌnioʊˈlɪbərəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ðət gɑt ðɛm ˈɪntu soʊ məʧ ˈtrəbəl ɪn 2008 ə ˈvɛri kwɪk lʊk æt tu əv ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər ˈmɑdəlz ðət dɪˈvɛləpt praɪˈmɛrəli ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ moʊndrɑˈgɔn ər ˌɪnˈstrəktɪv ɪn tərmz əv haʊ ðə ˈmɑdəlz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈdiviˌeɪt frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl, boʊθ ɪn tərmz əv ðə ˈkəlʧərəl, pəˈlɪtɪkəl, ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ ɪgˈzɪst, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˈkripɪŋ ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən təˈwɔrd trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈkæpətəlɪst klæs riˈleɪʃənz. dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈnɛtˌwərks ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɛr ðə mɪθs əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈkæpətəlɪst ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd ðə mæn ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd həz nɑt bɪn ˈizi, ɛz ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪtəl ˈligəl ər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk səˈpɔrt fər ɪn ðə steɪts. ˈrisəntli, du tɪ ðə ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ənd ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd, ðə ˈfɛdərəl smɔl ˈbɪznɪs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz ˈfaɪnəli ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ gɪv loʊnz tɪ koʊˈɑprətɪvz ənd ə fju ˈsɪti ˈgəvərnmənts prəˈvaɪd ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd əˈmaʊnt əv ˈfəndɪŋ. ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈfəndɪŋ ˈsɔrsəz fər ɔl bət ðə moʊst ˈleɪbər ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv ˈprɑʤɛkts, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, həz bɪn ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɪʃu. moʊndrɑˈgɔn hɛlpt dɪˈvɛləp ˈsɛvərəl koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈprɑʤɛkts ðət juz ˈpraɪvət ˈkæpɪtəl frəm nɑnˈprɑfət ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz, ˈjunjənz ənd ˈəðər ˈpraɪvət bæŋks. wən ˈprɑʤɛkt, ðə ˈɛvərˌgrin ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv, ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ moʊndrɑˈgɔn tɪ riˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz ə dɪˈprɛst kəmˈjunɪti θru ʤɑb kriˈeɪʃən, wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz frəm ˈloʊkəl nɑnˈprɑfət ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ənd ˈsɛvərəl lɑrʤ səkˈsɛsfəl (ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz, ˌjunəˈvərsətiz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə) ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd hu wʊd nɑt ˈoʊnli hæv ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn riˈvaɪtəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, bət kʊd prəˈvaɪd ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl fɪˈnænsɪŋ. ɪn ðɛr ˈɛfərt tɪ traɪ tɪ sɑlv tu əv ðə moʊst pərˈsɪstənt ˈprɑbləmz fər koʊˈɑprətɪvz ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəl fər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəl ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv ˈprɑʤɛkts ðeɪ fərˈgɑt ðə θərd ˈmeɪʤər ˈvælju əv səkˈsɛsfəl əv koʊˈɑprətɪvz: ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk kənˈtroʊl ənd ˈsɑvrənti əv ðə ˈwərkərz. ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz dɪˈzaɪnd ðə ˈprɑʤɛkts tɪ mit ðə nidz əv ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈmɑrkɪt ənd ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ ˈivɪn haɪərd ðə ˈwərkərz soʊ ðə ˈwərkərz hæd noʊ ˈɪnˌpʊt. ðə dɪˈzaɪnərz dɪd nɑt kənˈsɪdər ðət baɪ ˈʤəmpɪŋ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli tɪ ɪˈkɑnəmiz əv skeɪl, ðə ˈmænɪʤmənt əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkts maɪt bi ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ðə ˈwərkərz tɪ ˈhændəl wɪθ noʊ praɪər ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd noʊ taɪm tɪ groʊ ˈɪntu ðə ʤɑb. wən əv ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈbɪznɪsˌmɛn haɪərd tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ədˈmɪtəd, θri jɪrz ˈæftər hi ˈstɑrtɪd, ðət hi stɪl fɛlt ˈhɛzɪtənt ˈtərnɪŋ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈwərkərz. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ɪn 2009 wɪθ ðə goʊl əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ tɛn koʊˈɑprətɪvz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə kəmˈjunɪti wɪθ 500 ʤɑbz ɪn faɪv jɪrz. ˈsɛvən jɪrz ˈleɪtər ðeɪ hæv ɪˈstæblɪʃt θri koʊˈɑprətɪvz (ə ˈərbən ˈgɑrdən ðət ˈkəvərz ə ˈsɪti blɑk, ə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈlɔndri, ənd ə ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəl ˈkəmpəˌni) wɪθ ˈnaɪnti ˈwərkərz hu iʧ meɪk ə ˈlɪvɪŋ weɪʤ əv 10.50/hr*. ənd hæv ˈɛkwəti ɪn ðɛr ˈkəmpəˌniz. soʊ fɑr, 25 ˈmɪljən həz bɪn ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɪθ nən əv ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstərz kəˈmɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈfəndɪŋ. ˈoʊnli wən kup ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈprɑfɪt. ðə ˈloʊkəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ðət wər səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ðɛr ˈkəstəmərz hæv ˈkɑnˌtrækts wɪθ ˈəðər səˈplaɪərz wɪʧ prɪˈvɛnt ðɛm frəm ˈjuzɪŋ ðə kup ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs əv 2008 ˈsərtənli wɑz wən ˈrizən ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz soʊ fɑr bɪˈhaɪnd, bət ə ˈnəmbər əv ðə ˈprɑbləmz ˈlɪmətɪŋ ɪts səkˈsɛs ər ˌɪnˈtərnəl. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl ˈstrəkʧər moʊndrɑˈgɔn ˈjuzɪz, ənd ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv goʊlz, ðə ˈstrəkʧər ɪz ˌhaɪˈrɑrkəkəl wɪθ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz (ˈnɑnˈprɑfɪts, ˈæŋkər ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz) æt ðə tɔp dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈwərkərz ər ˈivɪn haɪərd. mɔˈroʊvər, ðə ˈprɑʤɛkts wər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ mit ðə nidz əv ðə lɑrʤ ˈloʊkəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz (ɛz pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɪnˈvɛstərz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə ˈməni fər) ðə ˈwərkərz ˈklɪrli teɪk praɪd ɪn ðɛr wərk ənd ər ˈhæpi wɪθ ðɛr ʤɑbz, bət ðeɪ stɪl du nɑt ˈmænɪʤ ər hæv fʊl dɪˈsɪʒən ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪn ðɛr oʊn koʊˈɑprətɪvz ənd ʃoʊ ə kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd wɪʧ wɑz wən əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl goʊlz əv ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv. (ˈsɛvərəl ˈwərkərz wəns ðeɪ kʊd əˈfɔrd ɪt, hæv bɔt ə haʊs ɪn əˈnəðər ˈneɪbərˌhʊd). wən həz tɪ ˈwəndər haʊ ˈmɛni əv ðə diviˈeɪʃənz wər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ gɪt ðə goʊɪŋ ənd haʊ ˈmɛni wər ˌɪnˈhɛrənt ɪn ðə ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɛz ən ˌɪndɪˌvɪʤuəˈlɪstɪk, ˈmɑrkɪt ˈɔriˌɛntɪd soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪn wɪʧ ˈhaɪˌrɑrkiz ənd ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz better”*” ˈiθɑs (i.e*. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈfʊli dɪˈvɛləpt plæn wɪθ, waɪ nɑt stɑrt wɪθ ðə ˈwərkərz ənd lɛt ðə groʊθ dɪˈvɛləp mɔr ɔrˈgænɪkli?). ðə ˈəðər ˈmɑdəl ðət dɪˈvɛləpt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz ɪz ðə ˈjunjən kup ˈmɑdəl. ðɪs ɪz ə mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd dɪˈskəʃən ɛz ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ə ˈjunjən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðə kup boʊθ kəˈnɛkts ɪn ə pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈpɑzətɪv weɪ baɪ kəˈnɛktɪŋ ðə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈbɪznɪsɪz tɪ ðə lɑrʤ ˈwərkɪŋ klæs, bət ˈɔlsoʊ səˈʤɛsts ðə nid fər ən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd grup tɪ ˈmɑnətər ðə groʊɪŋ klæs riˈleɪʃənz ɪn ðə koʊˈɑprətɪvz. ðə ʤɔɪnt ˈvɛnʧərz bɪtˈwin moʊndrɑˈgɔn ənd ðə ˈstilˌwərkərz ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ə ˈsəmˈwət ˌhaɪˈrɑrkəkəl ˈneɪʧər wɛr ðə fʊl ˈprɑʤɛkts hæv bɪn plænd ɪn ədˈvæns ˈmeɪkɪŋ wən ˈwəndər ʤɪst haʊ məʧ ðə ˈwərkərz ɪn ðə kup ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈplænɪŋ (ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ˈɛvərˌgrin ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv). ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈmɑdəl ɪn ðə ˈkəntriz ɪz ðə steɪt ˈmɑdəl, wɛr ðə ˌɪntərkəˈnɛkʃənz bɪtˈwin ðə ər praɪˈmɛrəli ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd ənd koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd baɪ ðə steɪt ˌɪnˈstɛd əv θru ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər ˈæktərz səʧ ɛz ˈnɑnˈprɑfɪts, ˈkrɛdɪt ˈjunjənz ər ˈjunjənz. ðiz hæv ˈʤɛnərəli əˈkərd ɪn ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈlinɪŋ ˈkəntriz ðət hæv nɑt hæd ə fʊl trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ə plænd ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ɪˈkɑnəmi. ðə ˈrisənt kup ˈmuvmənt ɪn ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə, ˈəndər ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp əv ˈjugoʊ ˈʧæˌvɛz hu wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd ɪn 1998 moʊst ˈkloʊsli ˈfɑloʊz ðə ˈmɑrksɪst ˈmɑdəl wɪʧ sɪz ðət ˈɛni ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ɪˈkɑnəmi məst hæv pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˈtroʊl əv ðə steɪt ɪf ɪt ɪz tɪ səkˈsid. waɪl wət ˈʧæˌvɛz bɪld ɛz ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən wɑz nɑt ə kəmˈplit ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ɪn ðə ˈmɑrksɪst sɛns, ˈʧæˌvɛz ˌdɛməˈkrætɪkli kənˈtroʊld ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˈsɛmbli ənd hæd ðə əˈθɔrəti tɪ ˈgəvərn beɪst ɔn ə nu ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, wɪʧ wɑz ˈrɪtən ənd pæst baɪ ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən ˈsɪtɪzənz ənd kənˈteɪnz ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈprɪnsəpəlz əv ˈɛkwəti ənd ˈsɪtɪzən pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, naʊ ˈəndər ðə kənˈtroʊl əv maduro*, səkˈsɛsər, həz kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɪndəstriz (ɔɪl, sɪˈmɛnt, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri (ɛz wɑz sin wɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ ˈʧæˌvɛz ɪn ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ku ɪn 2002 wɪn ˈʧæˌvɛz wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd ɪn 1998 hi ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd ən ɪˈkɑnəmi dɪˈvɛləpt ˈəndər ˌnioʊˈlɪbərəl ˈpɑləsiz ðət wɑz proʊˈfaʊndli ˌɪndɪˌvɪʤuəˈlɪstɪk, əˈnikwəl, ənd dɪˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri. ˈeɪti pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpipəl wər bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈpɑvərti laɪn, wɪθ 5 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn səbˈstændərd bɛˈrioʊz. ɪn 2001 ˈʧæˌvɛz lɛd ðə ˈmuvmənt fər ðə lɔ əv koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz. ðɪs lɔ dɪd nɑt kəm əˈbaʊt ɪn ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ʃɪft təˈwɔrdz ən ɪˈkɑnəmi beɪst ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈkluʒən əv trəˈdɪʃənəli ɪkˈskludɪd ˈsɛktərz əv soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ðə pərˈmoʊʃən əv ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəlz ɛz pɑrt əv ɪt draɪv təˈwɔrd wət ˈʧæˌvɛz kɔld ˈsɛnʧəri socialism.”*.” ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈəndər ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ, ðə nu koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv lɔ trænsˈfɔrmd koʊˈɑprətɪvz ˈɪntu ə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl tul əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪnˈkluʒən ðət goʊz ˈfərðər ðən ˈpjʊrli ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ækˈtɪvɪti ənd ɪz beɪst ɔn pərˈdəktɪv riˈleɪʃənz wɪʧ ər kəˈlɛktɪv ɪn ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti ənd ˌɪnˈklusɪv. ðə lɔ wɑz səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ə ˈbrɔdər ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət wʊd nɑt ˈoʊnli fənd ənd ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt koʊˈɑprətɪvz dɪˈrɛkli, bət prəˈvaɪd ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd hɛlθ, ˈhaʊzɪŋ, ənd ˈəðər ˈsoʊʃəl nidz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ meɪk ə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv soʊˈsaɪɪti ə ˌriˈæləˌti. ðə lɔ ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɑz ˈrɪtən baɪ koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈɛkspərts; ɪt sɛt ðə ˈmɪnəməm ˈnəmbər əv ˈmɛmbərz æt faɪv ənd rikˈwaɪərz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ gɪv ˈprɛfərəns tɪ koʊˈɑprətɪvz wɪn əˈwɔrdɪŋ ˈkɑnˌtrækts. ɪt sɛt əp ə ˈnæʃənəl ʤɑb ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm ðət peɪd ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ tɪ ðə ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd waɪl ðeɪ ˈlərnɪd əˈbaʊt ənd gɑt ˈbeɪsɪk ɑkjəˈpeɪʃənəl skɪlz, ənd ɪnˈkərəʤd ˈgræʤəˌweɪts tɪ fɔrm. kup ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən wɑz meɪd fri, wər ɪgˈzɛmpt frəm ˈɪnˌkəm tæks ənd wɑz meɪd əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðɛm. bɪtˈwin 2002 ənd 2008 ˈoʊvər koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈvɛnʧərz wər ˈrɛʤɪstərd jɛt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə 2006 ˈstədi baɪ sunacoop*, wɪʧ ˈhɛdɪd ðə ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt, ˈoʊnli wər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ. ðɪs dɪˈskrɛpənsi wɑz ˈpɑrtli du tɪ ðə fækt ðət oversight”*” wɑz ˈfrikwɛntli du tɪ ˈrɛmnənts əv ə kərəpt ˈkəlʧər əv ˈbraɪbəri ðət stɪl kənˈtroʊld ˈmɛni steɪt ənd mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈgəvərnmənts ənd, sɪns koʊˈɑprətɪvz ər ˈligəli ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈbɪznɪsɪz, lɛd ˈmɛni tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər ɛz koʊˈɑprətɪvz tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsəbsɪdiz. ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət sunacoop*, ðə ˈligəl ˈbɑdi tɪ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt koʊˈɑprətɪvz ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ˌlɛgəˈlɪstɪk ˈæˌspɛkts əv koʊˈɑprətɪvz səʧ ɛz ðə ˈfəndɪŋ əv ˈbeɪsɪk kup ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈligəl ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən wɪʧ dɪz nɑt prəˈvaɪd ðə ˈlɛvəl əv koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən ər ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə ril ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈnɛtˌwərks ˈnidɪd tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈmɪʃən. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈsɛvərəl sˈmɔlər koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈnɛtˌwərks dɪˈvɛləpt wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈbrɔdər ˈmɑdəl (ðə koʊˈɑprətɪvz əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz əv ðə ˈlɑrə steɪt ˈəndər ðə ˈɔspɪsɪz əv ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ; ðə strəˈtiʤɪk ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti əˈlaɪəns ˈnɛtˌwərk əv 17 koʊˈɑprətɪvz ðət ˈsərvɪs ˈkætəˌpɪlər ˈhɛvi ɪkˈwɪpmənt θruaʊt ðə ˈkəntri; ˈbæŋkoʊ wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdz ənd koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ˈwɪmən) ðə ˈfeɪljər tɪ ˈɪnəˌgreɪt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl koʊˈɑprətɪvz ˈɪntu koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈnɛtˌwərks ɪn ðə ˈfʊləst sɛns maɪt pruv tɪ bi ə ˈʤɛnərəl ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən əv ðə steɪt ˈmɑdəl. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðɪs ˈprɑbləm ənd bɪtˈwin ˈʃɪftɪd tɪ ˈfʊli ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪzd kəmˈjunəl ˈkaʊnsɪlz beɪst ɔn ˈkəlʧərəl ˈstrəkʧərz, kəˈlɛktɪvli rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ðə kəmˈjunəl steɪt, wɪʧ ˈbeɪsɪkli kənˈsɪsts əv ˈfʊli ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪzd ˈgrupɪŋz əv ˈfæməliz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈsɛlfˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkts əv ˈfæməliz ɪn ˈərbən ˈɛriəz ənd ˈfæməliz ɪn ˈrʊrəl ˈɛriəz) beɪst ɔn ˌpɑrˈtɪsəpəˌtɔri ˈprɪnsəpəlz beɪst ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs. ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈdeɪnʤər tɪ ðə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv kəmˈjunəl ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɑdəl ɪn ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ər ˈɛni steɪt ɪz ðə ˈkɑnstənt ˈprɛʃər frəm ˈgloʊbəl ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈfɔrsɪz tɪ ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər steɪt ˌæpərˈætəs əˈgɛnst wɪʧ ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs hu səˈpɔrt ˈsoʊʃəli ˈɔriˌɛntɪd səˈsaɪɪtiz məst bi ˈkɑnstəntli ˈvɪʤələnt. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt hæd bɪn ˈəndər ˈkɑnstənt əˈtæk frəm ðə ˌnioʊˈlɪbərəl ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ faɪv ˈriˌkɔl ɪˈlɛkʃənz, æt list tu əˈtɛmptəd kuz, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈsæŋkʃənz frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛfərts tɪ ˈsæŋkʃən ənd ˈpɑsəbli riˈmuv ðə ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən ˈgəvərnmənt θru ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkən steɪts. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, ˈivɪn sɪns ðə ˈgəvərnmənt stɑpt səˈpɔrtɪŋ koʊˈɑprətɪvz ɪn 2008 əˈnəðər nu wənz hæv bɪn ˈrɛʤɪstərd. ðə dɪˈprɛst ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd ˌhaɪpərɪnˈfleɪʃən du tɪ ðə məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən əv ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz həz mɛnt ðət ˈoʊvər 50 əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz stɪl ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ˈsɛktər. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ ðə ˈpipəl, ɪf ðeɪ ɪmˈplɔɪd baɪ ə ˈpraɪvət ˈkəmpəˌni, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ər ðə kəmˈjunəl steɪt ðeɪ stɪl nid tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ sərˈvaɪv. ðɛr ər ˈkərəntli ˈæktɪv koʊˈɑprətɪvz wɪθ ˈoʊvər ə ˈmɪljən ˈmɛmbərz. ˈwɛðər ðɪs ɪz ˈsɪmpli jɛt əˈnəðər ˈmoʊmənt wɪn koʊˈɑprətɪvz ər ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri rɪˈspɑns tɪ dɪˈprɛst ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kənˈdɪʃənz, ðeɪ ər stɪl ə strɔŋ fɔrs əv kəmˈjunɪti ɪmˈpaʊərmənt fər ðə ˈkɑmən gʊd ənd fər kəmˈbætɪŋ ðə ˈvæljuz əv ˌɪndɪˌvɪʤuəˈlɪstɪk kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm. ɛz gɑr səˈʤɛsts ɪn nɛkst ˈsɪstəm project,”*,” θɪŋz kəm ɪn ðɛr oʊn taɪm ənd ˈmeɪbi wi hæv tɪ θɪŋk əv trænˈzɪʃənz ɪn tərmz əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɛkeɪdz ənd ˈməltəpəl əˈproʊʧɪz təˈwɔrd kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv wərld frəm kənˈsɛnsəs, tɪ grin səˈsteɪnəbəl ˈɔpʃənz, tɪ kənˈsumər koʊˈɑprətɪvz ɛz wɛl ɛz ənd kənˈtroʊld ər kəmˈjunəl ˈkaʊnsɪlz, tɪ ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈpɑpjələr ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ðət tərnz əp. ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz, wɪl ðə ʧeɪnʤ bi ˌtrænsˈfɔrmɑˌtɪv ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn wi wɔnt? ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ˈrɛfərənsɪz goʊ tɪ ðə ˈʤioʊ frənt peɪʤ
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[editor's note: this talk was delivered in cuba, during a trip organized by the center for global justice in june, 2016.]
today i’m going to talk about the cooperative movement’s struggle to develop values focused on human needs within a competitive capitalist system.
i was first introduced to the cooperative movement in seattle washington in the late 1960s and early 1970s. i had just been fired for trying to organize a union where i worked when a neighbor offered me work at a local cooperative bread factory. she told me that it was their policy to help out of work folks, especially if they lost their job due to union activism. during that period, seattle was known as a community with a strong left and anarchist history and an extensive network of coops and collectives. suddenly i found myself working with peers in a working situation in which i was empowered and even encouraged to be part of the decision making process.
for the first time in my working life, the creativity, intelligence and social vision that make us human was realized through a job where i was producing goods needed by my community and paying my rent at the same time. i was surprised how at how empowered i felt and realized that it was the first time i really understood the concept of worker alienation – not as an abstract concept – but as the condition of my daily life. i had felt workers solidarity before in my union but it was always under the watchful eye of a boss and my boss’s agenda. i suddenly had a vision of what a society that preferences people over profits might be like. combining a social vision with meeting everyday survival needs is one of the most effective forms of organizing workers that i have encountered because it adds a deeper layer of solidarity that is not just theory, but grounded in our concrete existence.
although cooperatives originated in the context of social justice movements furthering the transition to socialism, they have primarily been used as a safety valve to absorb the unemployed and those excluded from the formal wage labor capitalist market. statistics show that in the united states the number of cooperative businesses increase during economic depressions, but retreat once the depression is over. cooperatives have also provided an alternative path for groups such as racial minorities, undocumented workers, and women that have faced discrimination in the formal wage labor market.
the increased mobility of capital and rapid globalization of the neoliberal free market agenda, as capital moves quickly from one underdeveloped area to another, has led many to reexamine the importance of the cooperative economic form as a strategy to push back against the stranglehold of global capitalism. not only does capital seek ever lower wages and leave large numbers of unemployed in its wake, it has further complicated the problem as profits are increasingly based on financial aspects at the expense of producing socially useful goods.
in order to evaluate the transformative possibilities of cooperatives it is important to look at their underlying structure. based on the rochdale principles established in 1844 (during another transitional period – the original industrial revolution), the international cooperative alliance’s statement on cooperative identity, defines cooperatives as:
autonomous associations of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, cultural needs and aspirations through jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprises
there are three types of cooperatives:
consumer coops where a group of people buy goods together such as food and housing coops (the most common type) producer coops where producers buy and share production materials and tools such as tractors and seeds (very common worldwide in the agriculture) worker owned and managed coops where workers actually produce products and services collectively and equitably.
the rochdale principles broadly define the social relations of coops and clearly place people above profits, but they do not explicitly deal with the relationship of the workers to the ownership of the means of production. many suggest that they are necessary but not sufficient. if one truly wants to radically alter the current capitalist system, one must end the individual ownership of the means of production as private property. it is private property that provides the mechanism for capitalist exploitation of workers as well as the surplus capital for the capitalist form of economic development and competitive growth.
if a society only considers the distribution and exchange of goods (the consumer sector) when fighting for social justice, hard won gains can easily be taken away should the capitalist owners of the means of production choose to pull their support. we can see this through the austerity programs currently being implemented by governments throughout the world, following the loss of financial capital in the 2008 economic crisis, as they shred the social safety nets of the people in those countries.
although the rochdale principles do not specifically address marx’s labor theory of value and the exploitation of labor within production, only in the third type of cooperative – worker owned and managed coops – do workers control their labor in the production process and then only within their own cooperative, if it is equitably and democratically run. it is this type of cooperative that can possibly provide the seeds for radical transformation.
it is also important to note that the development of a cooperative economy cannot be evaluated on the basis of the number of individual cooperatives alone, but is dependent on the degree to which they form an interdependent cooperative, effecting the surrounding economic, cultural and government support systems.
in evaluating the cooperative model as a transitional form, we cannot only look at the “ideal” but must evaluate how it operates in practice in the real world.
the anarcho-syndicalists model also put forward in the late 1800s, focuses on the third type of cooperative, worker-owned and managed enterprises, as a transformative economic form that could replace the rapacious capitalist system. like the rochdale principles it focuses on cooperation without class conflict or labor exploitation, by linking confederations of unions, cooperatives and communities, organized from the ground up.
in recent years, labor unions have also weighed in on the role of cooperatives as a means of organizing workers. like the anarcho-syndicalists, they stress the sovereignty of the workers within cooperative models while connecting the worker-owned and managed cooperative to the larger working class movement as a whole.
marxist critique. traditional marxists argue that you can’t just “grow” another economic form within capitalism. if a cooperative movement did start to overtake the capitalist mode of production, the capitalist owning class would bring all its political, military and cultural might to crush such a movement to retain its control over the working class. according to the marxist critique, before a new more egalitarian system can be implemented, workers will have to expropriate from the capitalist owners their collective political control of the state, through a revolutionary dismantling of the state either electorally or militarily.
in the past, marxists saw the wage workers in the large industrial plants as the core which would form the revolutionary proletariat that would appropriate the privatized means of production and reorganize it into a socialist state. however, with globalization and decentralization, where the workforce is fragmented, where employers can pick up and disappear at the drop of a hat, where workers are spread out in small decentralized subcontracted shops or where there are few or no employers at all, the traditional model of trade union organizing is, in many situations, no longer viable. this forces us to look for new ways to organize workers, possibly including older forms such as cooperatives, as one strategy for transitioning from a society that focuses on capitalist profit to one that focuses human needs.
in evaluating the cooperative model as a transitional form, we cannot only look at the “ideal” but must evaluate how it operates in practice in the real world. most worker owned and managed cooperatives vary to a greater or lesser degree from the “pure” model, depending on the needs and wishes of the worker-owners, the type of enterprise, the regulations/laws of a particular state or country and the economic, historical and cultural environment in which they operate. for example, coops breakdown into those that produce commodities which are capital intensive (e.g. manufacturing) and those that produce commodities or services that are more labor intensive (e.g. food production). obtaining the capital and economies of scale necessary for capital intensive projects is one of the major problems the cooperative movement currently faces.
this paper will try to give an overview of two different cooperative models, comparing their theoretical goals to how they actually operate within the confines of the capitalist environment, highlighting issues of democracy (defined as workers’ control over their workplace), the ability to develop economies of scale, and the ability to compete in a capitalist economy while maintaining and furthering cooperative goals. we will further differentiate between state regulated cooperatives and cooperatives that are self-regulated within the private sector, as well as cooperatives which believe in worker sovereignty vs. community sovereignty. we will begin with perhaps the most well-known cooperative network in the west, the mondragon cooperative corporation which originated in the basque country in spain.
briefly, mondragon began in 1956 in spain in a region that was somewhat isolated from the rest of spain (the basque people had their own language and were limited to the northern region of the country) . but they also had a strong roman catholic culture with a theology that believed in ministering to the poor and raising them out of poverty. in the 1950s, the economy was depressed from the spanish civil war and further battered by world war ii, due to its inability to obtain basic resources during that period. politically, they were living under the franco dictatorship, but also had two progressive strains – a basque nationalist class-based movement (eta) and a liberation theology movement in the base of the catholic church. the eta rejected cooperatives as abandoning the class struggle and continued to advocate for class revolution, assisting many of the anti-imperialist struggles in latin america into the 1980s and 1990s (i.e.the sandinista struggle in nicaragua).
the first mondragon project was started as a private enterprise funded by workers cooperatively funding the business. the first mondragon business established was a school to train workers. five of the graduates began a small heater factory. in line with the cooperative principle of worker sovereignty, the project emphasized democratic and egalitarian economic structures. each worker would buy into the company receiving one share/one vote. no one was allowed to receive more than one vote or purchase multiple shares. the workers (there were two pay grades) elected their supervisors and administrators and the managers could not make more than twice the pay of the highest worker and were to be elected internally from cooperative members. all workers had to be cooperative members, except during the six month trial period when they were on probation before they joined the coop. no outside workers could be hired. every cooperative had to have at least 5 members (to ensure a collective rather than individualistic approach) and no more than 500 (to prevent hierarchy and bureaucracy). when there were conflicts among the workers or between the workers and managers, there was a social committee to cooperatively mediate and settle the difference) but there were no unions allowed. women were accepted as equals in the workplace (unusual in most capitalist societies including the united states at that time).
as mondragon grew, it established a cooperative bank which became the main conduit for connecting the various cooperatives. they also established a university to keep educating workers as business owners in managerial and technical skills.
the fact that they were so isolated and did not have to compete in a developed capitalist economy gave mondragon the time to grow slowly from a small training school to a large corporation with many cooperatives both in spain and internationally, with over 180,000 workers and $12 billion in assets. as they grew, mondragon slowly changed many of its initial goals in an effort to compete and develop economies of scale in a competitive capitalist world:
when they needed managers with specific skills that were not available internally, they hired managers from firms outside the cooperatives. in order to attract those managers, they had to pay more competitively, so the difference between the salaries of managers and workers rose from a ratio of 2:1 to 9:1, but this is over 60 years and much more egalitarian than the average ratio in capitalist countries which is in the range of 354:1. the one worker/one share/one vote rule changed so workers could buy multiple shares (leading to economic inequities in the coop even though they still formally only have one vote coops were allowed to hire outside non-members workers (both temporary and permanent)that have neither secure employment, coop benefits or decision making power. this is especially true in their international cooperative ventures where differential exchange rates in some cases (china) allow for economic inequities between cooperatives in different countries which sometimes seem to take advantages of the exploitation of global imperialism. the fact that up to 40% of mondragon workers are temporary (the maximum allowed by spanish law), that most of them are women (an indicator of how external factors of women’s financial and social role in a patriarchal society effect the internal cooperative arrangement), and that there were strikes against various cooperatives (ulgor in 2009) suggest how much the traditional capitalist relations of workers to owners have been able to penetrate mondragon. most emblematic of this, was the increase in the network investing in financial sector “products” such as hedge funds instead of use oriented products in the real economy.
these deviations from the original model, while in many cases were slight compared to the rampant speculation and economic inequality in the modern hyper-capitalist corporation, came to a head in the economic crisis of 2008 when fagor, the largest and flagship company in the network, had overextended itself , and was forced into bankruptcy. thousands of workers who were not cooperative members were laid off without any benefits,
mondragon did, however, attempt to save as many members and cooperatives as possible and even to relocate members laid off from fagor in other cooperatives, in the largest act of solidarity since mondragon began. they also signed an agreement with eroski, a retail grocery chain throughout europe, giving their workers cooperative status, which had been a bone of contention since eroski workers had been in a non-member worker status for so many years. although mondragon was reduced in size, they did retain some of to their cooperative principals and still prioritize their social needs projects including cooperative educational programs. they are in fact, currently helping americans interested in developing joint venture-cooperative projects in the united states.
at the same time, their increasing orientation toward a neoliberal export model of capitalism is evident. in the most recent available annual report, they are increasing their investment in the global free market model with 71% of their business abroad and it is unclear if they have actually changed their reorientation to the financialized, neoliberal economics that got them into so much trouble in 2008.
a very quick look at two of the private sector models that developed primarily in the united states in conjunction with mondragon are instructive in terms of how the models increasingly deviate from the original, both in terms of the cultural, political, and economic environments in which they exist, as well as a creeping orientation toward traditional capitalist wage-labor class relations. developing cooperative networks in the united states – where the myths of individual capitalist competition and the self-made man originated – has not been easy, as there is little legal or economic support for coops in the states. recently, due to the worldwide interest in coops and the economic crisis increasing the number of unemployed, the federal government’s small business administration has finally decided to give loans to cooperatives and a few city governments provide a limited amount of funding. finding funding sources for all but the most labor intensive projects, however, has been a major issue.
mondragon helped develop several cooperative projects that use private capital from nonprofit corporations, unions and other private banks. one project, the evergreen initiative, in conjunction with mondragon to revitalize a depressed community through job creation, was designed to include non-worker shareholders from local nonprofit organizations and several large successful “anchor”institutions (hospitals, universities, etc) in the neighborhood who would not only have an interest in revitalizing the neighborhood, but could provide the capital necessary to provide the initial financing. in their effort to try to solve two of the most persistent problems for cooperatives – finding capital for development and creating capital intensive projects – they forgot the third major value of successful of cooperatives: democratic control and sovereignty of the workers.
the outside shareholders designed the projects to meet the needs of the local market and institutions before they even hired the workers so the workers had no input. the designers did not consider that by jumping immediately to economies of scale, the management of the projects might be difficult for the workers to handle with no prior experience and no time to grow into the job. one of the local businessmen hired to implement the program admitted, three years after he started, that he still felt hesitant turning the project over to the workers. the project was initiated in 2009 with the goal of creating ten cooperatives providing the community with 500 jobs in five years. seven years later they have established three cooperatives (a hydrophonic urban garden that covers a city block, a mid-sized industrial laundry, and a solar panel company) with ninety workers who each make a living wage of $10.50/hr. and have equity in their companies.
so far, $25 million has been invested in the project with none of the investors committing to ongoing funding. only one coop is making a profit. the local institutions that were supposed to be their customers have contracts with other suppliers which prevent them from using the coop services.
the economic crisis of 2008 certainly was one reason the project is so far behind, but a number of the problems limiting its success are internal. instead of the horizontal structure mondragon uses, and contrary to the cooperative goals, the structure is hierarchical with the outside shareholders (nonprofits, anchor institutions) at the top designing the project before the workers are even hired. moreover, the projects were designed to meet the needs of the large local institutions (as potential investors providing the money for capital-intensive coops)
the workers clearly take pride in their work and are happy with their jobs, but they still do not manage or have full decision making in their own cooperatives and show a commitment to the neighborhood which was one of the original goals of the initiative. (several workers once they could afford it, have bought a house in another neighborhood).
one has to wonder how many of the deviations were necessary to get the coops going and how many were inherent in the orientation of the united states as an individualistic, market oriented society in which hierarchies and “bigger is always better” ethos (i.e. instead of starting with a fully developed plan with capital-intensive coops, why not start with the workers and let the growth develop more organically?).
the other model that developed in the united states in recent years is the union coop model. this is a more complicated discussion as the presence of a union representing the coop both connects coops in a potentially positive way by connecting the cooperative businesses to the large working class, but also suggests the need for an outside group to monitor the growing class relations in the cooperatives. the joint ventures between mondragon and the steelworkers also have a somewhat hierarchical nature where the full projects have been planned in advance making one wonder just how much the workers in the coop are involved in the planning (similar to the evergreen initiative).
the final model in the non-socialist countries is the state model, where the interconnections between the coops are primarily regulated and coordinated by the state instead of through private sector actors such as nonprofits, credit unions or unions. these have generally occurred in socialist leaning countries that have not had a full transition to a planned socialist economy.
the recent coop movement in venezuela, under the leadership of hugo chavez who was elected in 1998, most closely follows the marxist model which says that any socialist economy must have political control of the state if it is to succeed. while what chavez billed as the bolivarian revolution was not a complete revolution in the marxist sense, chavez democratically controlled a majority of the national assembly and had the authority to govern based on a new constitution, which was written and passed by a majority of the venezuelan citizens and contains a number of socialist principles of equity and citizen participation. the bolivarian government, now under the control of maduro, chavez’s successor, has control over the major industries (oil, cement, etc.) as well as the support of the military (as was seen when the united states attempted to overthrow chavez in a military coup in 2002.)
when chavez was elected in 1998 he inherited an economy developed under us-backed neoliberal policies that was profoundly individualistic, unequal, and discriminatory. eighty percent of people were below the poverty line, with 5 million people living in substandard barrios.
in 2001, chavez led the movement for the law of cooperative associations. this law did not come about in isolation. the venzuelan government was looking to shift towards an economy based on the inclusion of traditionally excluded sectors of society and the promotion of alternative business models as part of it drive toward what chavez called “21st century socialism.”
building on the existing cooperative established under the catholic church, the new cooperative law transformed cooperatives into a fundamental tool of social inclusion that goes further than purely economic activity and is based on productive relations which are collective in solidarity and inclusive. the law was supported by a broader legislation that would not only fund and regulate cooperatives directly, but provide training and health, housing, and other social needs necessary to make a cooperative society a reality.
the law itself was written by cooperative experts; it set the minimum number of members at five and requires the government to give preference to cooperatives when awarding contracts. it set up a national job training program that paid minimum wage to the unemployed while they learned about coops and got basic occupational skills, and encouraged graduates to form coops. coop registration was made free, coops were exempt from income tax and micro-credit was made available to them.
between 2002 and 2008, over 280,000 cooperative ventures were registered yet according to a 2006 study by sunacoop, which headed the government’s oversight, only 50,000 were actually functioning.
this discrepancy was partly due to the fact that “insufficient oversight” was frequently due to remnants of a corrupt pre-bolivarian culture of bribery that still controlled many state and municipal governments and, since cooperatives are legally independent privately-owned businesses, led many to register as cooperatives to take advantage of government subsidies. it is important to note that sunacoop, the government’s legal body to coordinate cooperatives focuses on legalistic aspects of cooperatives such as the funding of basic coop education and legal registration which does not provide the level of coordination or solidarity to create the real integrated cooperative networks needed to maintain the cooperative mission. although several smaller cooperative networks developed within the broader model (the cooperatives of social services of the lara state under the auspices of the catholic church; the strategic solidarity alliance network of 17 cooperatives that service caterpillar heavy equipment throughout the country; banco mujer which provides microloans and cooperative education to women) the failure to integrate individual cooperatives into cooperative networks in the fullest sense might prove to be a general limitation of the state model.
the bolivarian government itself recognized this problem and between 2008-2010 shifted to fully socialized communal councils based on political-economic cultural structures, collectively referred to as the communal state, which basically consists of fully socialized groupings of families involved in self-governing projects of 200-400 families in urban areas and 50-100 families in rural areas) based on participatory principles based on social justice.
the biggest danger to the cooperative communal council model in venezuela or any socialist-leaning state is the constant pressure from global capitalist forces to overthrow the entire state apparatus against which those of us who support socially oriented societies must be constantly vigilant. the bolivarian project had been under constant attack from the neoliberal forces in the united states, including five recall elections, at least two attempted coups, economic sanctions from the united states as well as us efforts to sanction and possibly remove the venezuelan government through the organization of american states.
interestingly, even since the government stopped supporting cooperatives in 2008, another 40,000 new ones have been registered. the depressed economy and hyperinflation due to the manipulation of oil prices has meant that over 50% of the economy is still in the informal sector. although the government is continuing to provide social services to the people, if they aren’t employed by a private company, the government, or the communal state they still need to do something to survive.
there are currently 90,000 active cooperatives with over a million members. whether this is simply yet another moment when cooperatives are a temporary response to depressed economic conditions, they are still a strong force of community empowerment for the common good and for combatting the values of individualistic competitive capitalism.
as gar alperovitz suggests in “the next system project,” things come in their own time and maybe we have to think of transitions in terms of several decades and multiple approaches toward creating a cooperative world – from consensus, to green sustainable options, to consumer cooperatives as well as worker-owned and controlled coops or communal councils, to any other popular people’s initiative that turns up. the question is, will the change be transformative in the direction we want?
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haʊ wi meɪk ʃʊr ɑr koʊd mits ɑr haɪ ˈstændərdz ɪn ə ˈpriviəs poʊst, wi tɔkt əˈbaʊt wət ɪt minz tɪ hæv kˈwɑləti code”*” ənd waɪ ðət ˈmætərz tɪ ɑr clients’*’ ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti koʊd ɪn ðə æp dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs kriˈeɪts ˈlɔŋˈtərm taɪm ənd ˈbəʤɪt ˈseɪvɪŋz ənd ə ˈbɛtər, mɔr səˈsteɪnəbəl ˈprɑdəkt. ɑr ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən tɪ dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ənd dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti æps sɛts ˈjuˈɛs əˈpɑrt frəm ɑr kəmˈpɛtɪtərz, ənd wi hæv səm ˈprɪnsəpəlz ənd spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈpræktɪsɪz ðət wi əˈdhɪr tɪ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ɑr koʊd ˈtruli ɪz haɪ kˈwɑləti. fʊl trænˈspɛrənsi wi juz ənd θruaʊt ˈɛvəri ˈprɑʤɛkt soʊ ðət ˈɛvriˌwən ɔn ðə tim kən si wət ɪz biɪŋ ˈrɪtən, wət ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər biɪŋ meɪd ənd hu ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðoʊz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ðɪs hɛlps ˈjuˈɛs tɪ kip iʧ ˈəðər ʃɑrp, ənd tɪ meɪk ʃʊr wi hæv ˈmɛni sɛts əv aɪz ɔn biɪŋ ˈrɪtən ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. wi bɪˈliv ɪn ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ðɪs floʊ, ənd hæv ˈivɪn ˈrɪtən əˈbaʊt ɪt ə fju taɪmz. pɪr ˌrivˈju pʊl rɪkˈwɛsts, ər ““prs”*”, ər ə ˈstændərd pɑrt əv ɑr dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs. wət ðɪs minz ɪz ðət noʊ wən ædz koʊd wɪˈθaʊt ə ˌrivˈju frəm ə ˈtiˌmeɪt. wəns ə pɪr ˌrivˈju həz ˈhæpənd ənd ˈfidˌbæk həz bɪn ˈgɪvɪn, ðə koʊd ðɛn məst bi əˈpruvd baɪ ˈməltəpəl ˈpipəl ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt kən bi mərʤd ˈɪntu ðə branch,”*,” ər meɪn ˈbɑdi əv ðə koʊd. ɑr juz əv ðə floʊ ˈmɑdəl ɪnˈʃʊrz ðət ɑr dɪˈvɛləpərz ər fri tɪ traɪ nu aɪˈdiəz ənd ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɪθ ðə koʊd ɪn ə seɪf ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, wɪˈθaʊt ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə meɪn. ʃɛrd əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti boʊθ ˈraɪtər ənd rivˈjuər ər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə kˈwɑləti əv ðə koʊd, wɪʧ hɛlps əˈvɔɪd ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈpərsɪnəl baɪəs ənd ɪnˈʃʊr ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz hɛld tɪ ə haɪ ˈstændərd. ˈraɪtər ənd rivˈjuər ˈɔfən ɪz, mit ɪn ˈpərsən ər ˈviə ˈgugəl tɔk θru ˈfidˌbæk. ðɪs weɪ, wɪn ðə koʊd ɪn kˈwɛʃən ɪz ˈfaɪnəli mərʤd ˈɪntu ðə ˈmæstər brænʧ, ˈɛvriˌwən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd ˌrivˈju ˈprɔˌsɛs ʃɛrz əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti. ˈtɛstɪŋ saɪəns y’all*. ɛz pɑrt əv dɪˈvɛləpmənt, wi raɪt tɛsts əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ ðət ʧɛk ðət ðə koʊd wi ər ˈraɪtɪŋ dɪz ɪgˈzæktli wət ɪt ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ du. ɪf ɑr koʊd ˈpæsɪz ðə tɛst, ˈeɪbəl tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd. ðɪs ɪz pɑrt əv dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ɪn wɪʧ ə kəmˈpjutər kən ʧɛk ˈθaʊzənz əv laɪnz əv koʊd fər ˈɛrərz məʧ ˈfæstər ðən ə ˈproʊˌgræmər. ɛz wi kriˈeɪt ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈkɑmplɛks codebases*, ðɪs əˈlaʊz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðə koʊd kˈwɑləti steɪz haɪ wɪˈθaʊt ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈhənərdz əv aʊərz tɪ ˌrivˈju. ðiz tɛsts bɪˈkəm ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt pɑrt əv ðə soʊ ðeɪ kən kənˈtɪnju tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət fˈjuʧər wərk dɪz nɑt breɪk pɑrts əv ðə koʊd. wɪˈθaʊt tɛsts, wi wʊd hæv tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˈkɑnstənt, ˈmænjuəl kˈwɑləti əˈʃʊrəns ˈtɛstɪŋ. æt bɪg nərd rænʧ, wi ʃɪp koʊd ɪf tɛsts ər ˈfeɪlɪŋ bɪˈkəz wi hoʊld tɪ ɑr seɪv ju taɪm ənd ˈməni ɪn ðə lɔŋ rən. ə fju noʊts ɔn ˈtɛstɪŋ wi goʊ tu fɑr ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈsəbʤɪkt hir sɪns ɪt ɪz ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ɪˈnəf tɪ bi ɪts oʊn blɔg poʊst ˈsɪriz, bət ðɛr ər ə fju taɪps əv ˈtɛstɪŋ wi ɪmˈplɔɪ. ˈjunɪt tɛsts: ðiz tɛst sˈmɔlər, mɔr ˈtɑrgətɪd bɪts əv ðə koʊd. ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən tɛsts: ðiz tɛst ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃənz bɪtˈwin ˈpisɪz. ˈtɛstɪŋ əv ðə: ðɪs ɪz ə mɪks əv ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd ənd ˈmænjuəl ˈtɛstɪŋ, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn wət meɪks sɛns. ə noʊt ɔn tɛst eɪm fər 100 ˈkəvərɪʤ. wi ˈtərgət ðə moʊst ˈkɑmplɛks ˈɛriəz əv ðə æp wɪθ ˈjunɪt tɛsts, ənd tɛst ðə ˈiðər ˈmænjuəli ər wɪθ ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd tɛsts. ðɪs hɛlps ˈjuˈɛs ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈspɛndɪŋ ɑr taɪm (ənd jʊr ˈbəʤɪt) ˈifɛktɪvli. ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən wɪn ɑr dɪˈvɛləpərz wərk ɔn ˈprɑʤɛkts, ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən ɪz ˈvaɪtəl. wi ˈɔlˌweɪz ˌɪnˈklud ə ɪn iʧ, wɪʧ ɪz ən ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən ənd ðət ɪgˈzɪsts wɪˈθɪn ənd hɛlps dɪˈvɛləpərz gɪt wɪθ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈkɑmɛnts ər juzd wɛˈnɛvər ðɛr ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wi θɪŋk meɪ kɔz kənfˈjuʒən ˈleɪtər daʊn ðə roʊd. θɪŋk əv ðiz ɛz ˈeɪkɪn tɪ noʊts ɪn peɪʤ əˈlaʊ ˈəðər dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət ə pis əv koʊd ɪz juzd fər ər waɪ ɪt ɪz pleɪst ɪn ə ˈsərtən ˈsɛkʃən. ðɪs ɪz ˈjusfəl nɑt ˈoʊnli fər ɑr oʊn dɪˈvɛləpərz ɛz ðeɪ trænˈzɪʃən ɔn ənd ɔf əv ˈprɑʤɛkts, bət ˈɔlsoʊ fər jʊr dɪˈvɛləpərz ɛz ðeɪ teɪk ˈoʊvər ðə koʊd wəns ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz kəmˈplit. ɪn maɪ læst poʊst, wi tɔkt əˈbaʊt ˈtɛknɪkəl dɛt, wɪʧ ɪz ðə paɪl əv ˌɪŋˈkɑnsɪˌstɛnsiz ðət əˈkjumjəˌleɪt bɪtˈwin ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ koʊd ənd nuər koʊd ɛz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər meɪd tɪ ðə æp. aɪˈdili, wi əˈlaʊ ə ˈlɪtəl taɪm ɪn ˈɛvəri sprɪnt tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈnæʧərəl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈtɛknɪkəl dɛt ðət bɪldz əp ɛz wi goʊ. ðɪs aɪˈdiə əv əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ ɪz ɪnˈʃʊrz ðət ɑr koʊd ɪz nɑt bɔgd daʊn wɪθ ˈɪʃuz ənd wərks ɪˈfɪʃəntli, wɪʧ prɪˈvɛnts ˈbækˌtrækɪŋ ənd meɪnˈteɪnz ə mɔr ˈsɑləd æt ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn taɪm. waɪ ðə fəs? ɔl ðɪs simz laɪk ə lɔt əv ˈɛkstrə wərk, ənd ɪt ɪz. bət ðə fækt əv ðə ˈmætər ɪz ðət wi kɛr ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ɑr clients’*’ ˈbɑtəm laɪnz ənd ˈsɑlvɪŋ ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs ˈʧælənʤɪz. pɑrt əv hu wi ər ənd ɑr ʃɛrd ˈkəmpəˌni ˈvæljuz əv biɪŋ ˈhɑrdˌwərkɪŋ, ˈbrɪljənt ənd kaɪnd. ɔl əv ðə ˈpræktɪsɪz ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs ˈproʊdus koʊd əv ðə haɪəst kˈwɑləti, wɪʧ hɛlps ju mit jʊr ˈkɑrənt ˈbɪznɪs nidz ənd priˈpɛr fər ðə fˈjuʧər ɛz ðə jʊr tɪ ʧeɪnʤ.
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how we make sure our code meets our high standards
in a previous post, we talked about what it means to have “high quality code” and why that matters to our clients’ businesses. focusing on high-quality code in the app development process creates long-term time and budget savings and a better, more sustainable product. our dedication to developing and designing high-quality apps sets us apart from our competitors, and we have some principles and specific practices that we adhere to in order to ensure our code truly is high quality.
full transparency
we use git and github throughout every project so that everyone on the team can see what is being written, what changes are being made and who is making those changes. this helps us to keep each other sharp, and to make sure we have many sets of eyes on what’s being written on the project. we believe in the benefits of this github flow, and have even written about it a few times.
peer review
pull requests, or “prs”, are a standard part of our development process. what this means is that no one adds code without a review from a teammate. once a peer review has happened and feedback has been given, the code then must be approved by multiple people before it can be merged into the “master branch,” or main body of the code. our use of the github flow model ensures that our developers are free to try new ideas and experiment with the code in a safe environment, without breaking the main codebase.
shared accountability
both writer and reviewer are responsible for the quality of the code, which helps avoid the natural personal bias and ensure everyone is held to a high standard. writer and reviewer often pair—that is, meet in person or via google hangouts—to talk through feedback. this way, when the code in question is finally merged into the master branch, everyone involved in the writing and review process shares accountability.
testing
science y’all. as part of development, we write tests along the way that check that the code we are writing does exactly what it is supposed to do. if our code passes the test, it’s able to move forward. this is part of test-driven development, in which a computer can check thousands of lines of code for errors much faster than a programmer. as we create increasingly complex codebases, this allows us to ensure that the code quality stays high without dedicating hundreds of hours to review.
these tests become a permanent part of the codebase so they can continue to ensure that future work does not break parts of the code. without tests, we would have to rely on constant, manual quality assurance testing. at big nerd ranch, we don’t ship code if tests are failing because we hold to our principles—to save you time and money in the long run.
a few notes on testing
we won’t go too far into this subject here since it is extensive enough to be its own blog post series, but there are a few types of testing we employ.
unit tests: these test smaller, more targeted bits of the code.
integration tests: these test the interactions between pieces.
testing of the ui: this is a mix of automated and manual testing, depending on what makes sense.
a note on test coverage—we don’t aim for 100% coverage. we target the most complex areas of the app with unit tests, and test the ui either manually or with automated tests. this helps us ensure that we’re spending our time (and your budget) effectively.
documentation
when our developers work on projects, documentation is vital. we always include a readme in each codebase, which is an introduction and roadmap that exists within github and helps developers get up-to-speed with the project.
in addition, inline comments are used whenever there is something that we think may cause confusion later down the road. think of these as akin to notes in page margins—they allow other developers to understand what a piece of code is used for or why it is placed in a certain section. this is useful not only for our own developers as they transition on and off of projects, but also for your developers as they take over the code once the project is complete.
refactoring
in my last post, we talked about technical debt, which is the pile of inconsistencies that accumulate between existing code and newer code as changes are made to the app. ideally, we allow a little time in every sprint to address the natural amount of technical debt that builds up as we go. this idea of refactoring along the way is important—it ensures that our code is not bogged down with issues and works efficiently, which prevents backtracking and maintains a more solid codebase at any given time.
why the fuss?
all this seems like a lot of extra work, and it is. but the fact of the matter is that we care a lot about our clients’ bottom lines and solving their business challenges. it’s part of who we are and our shared company values of being hardworking, brilliant and kind.
all of the practices mentioned above help us produce code of the highest quality, which helps you meet your current business needs and prepare for the future as the technology—and your codebase—continues to change.
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2.3k* ʃɛrz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈgugəl ˈtəmblər meɪl prɪnt læst jɪr, ðə ɪnˈtaɪər wərld wɑz ʃɑkt tɪ si ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ə ˈbædli bərnd ˈtɑdlər. ə grəˈneɪd wɑz tɔst ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən əv ðə sərʧ ˈwɔrənt ˈɪntu ðə saɪd dɔr əv ðə ˈrɛzɪdəns, ənd ˈlændɪd dɪˈrɛkli ɪn ðə rum wɛr phonesavanh*, əˈfɛkʃənətli noʊn ɛz bou”*”, wɑz sˈlipɪŋ. ˈnɪki ˈɔtri, ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˈeɪʤənt hu wɑz pɑrt əv ðə ˈmaʊntən ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈsərkət ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd səˈprɛʃən tim (ncis*), həz naʊ bɪn ˌɪnˈdaɪtɪd baɪ ə ˈfɛdərəl grænd ˈʤʊri fər ˈfɔlsəˌfaɪɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə sərʧ ˈwɔrənt ənd ərˈɛst ˈwɔrənt ðət lɛd tɪ ðə reɪd. hæd ðə ˈeɪʤənt nɑt laɪd, bou”*” ənd hɪz ˈfæməli wʊd ˈnɛvər hæv ˈsəfərd səʧ ə ˈtræʤɪk feɪt. ðə prɛs riˈlis frəm ðə ˈjuˈɛs əˈtərni ˈɔfəs, ˈnɔrðərn ˈdɪstrɪkt əv ˈʤɔrʤə, steɪts: ““eventually*, ə brænd nu ˌɪnˈfɔrmənt ənd tu əv hɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts hɪz waɪf ənd ə ˈruˌmeɪt wɛnt tɪ ə ˈrɛzɪdəns ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn kɔrˈniljə, ˈʤɔrʤə. ðə ˈruˌmeɪt, hu wɑz nɑt əˈfɪʃəli ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ, əˈproʊʧt ðə ˈrɛzɪdəns ənd əˈlɛʤədli ˈpərʧəst ə smɔl kˈwɑntəti əv ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəmin frəm ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ənˈnoʊn tɪ ɪm hu wɑz ˈstændɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈrɛzɪdəns. ðɛr wɑz noʊ pəˈlis sərˈveɪləns tɪ ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ðə ˈpərʧəs. ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftərwərdz, ˈɔtri pərˈzɛnəd ən ˌæfəˈdeɪvət tɪ ə ˈkaʊnti ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪt ʤəʤ ˈfɔlsli sˈwɛrɪŋ ðət ðə ˌɪnˈfɔrmənt meɪd ðə ˈpərʧəs ənd ðət ðə ˌɪnˈfɔrmənt wɑz tru ənd rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˌɪnˈfɔrmənt hu həz prəˈvaɪdɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪn ðə pæst ðət həz lɛd tɪ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz ɔn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˈsɛlɪŋ nɑrˈkɑtɪks ɪn county.”*.” ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt əˈlɛʤɪz ðət ˈɔtri nu ðə ˌɪnˈfɔrmənt hæd nɑt ˈpərʧəst ˈɛni ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəmin frəm ˈɛniˌwən æt ðə ˈrɛzɪdəns ənd ðə ˌɪnˈfɔrmənt hæd nɑt ˈpruvən hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ bi rɪˈlaɪəbəl ɪn ðə pæst. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt əˈlɛʤɪz ðət ˈɔtri hæd nɑt kənˈfərmd ðət ðɛr wɑz ˈhɛvi ˈtræfɪk ɪn ənd aʊt əv ðə ˈrɛzɪdəns. beɪst ɔn ðɪs fɔls ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ðə ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪt ʤəʤ ˈɪʃud ə ““no-knock”*” sərʧ ˈwɔrənt fər ðə ˈrɛzɪdəns ənd ən ərˈɛst ˈwɔrənt fər ˈdəbəlju. ti., hu əˈlɛʤədli soʊld ðə ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəmin. ðə ˈwɔrənt əbˈteɪnd baɪ ˈɔtri wɑz ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd əˈprɑksəmətli tu aʊərz ˈleɪtər, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈərli ˈmɔrnɪŋ aʊərz əv meɪ 28 ˈɔtri həz bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ fɔr kaʊnts əv ˈsɪvəl raɪts vaɪəˈleɪʃənz fər ˈwɪlfəli dɪˈpraɪvɪŋ ðə ˈɑkjəpənts əv ðə ˈrɛzɪdəns əv ðɛr raɪt tɪ bi fri frəm ənˈriznəbəl ˈsərʧɪz ənd ˈsiʒərz baɪ ən ˈɔfɪsər. sɪns ðə ˈɪnsədənt, həz ˌəndərˈwɛnt ˌrikənˈstrəkʃən ˈsərʤəri tɪ hɛlp wɪθ ˈfəŋkʃən ənd əˈpɪrəns. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, stɪl ˈsəfərz ˈfɪzɪkəl ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈdæmɪʤ frəm ðə ˌɪˈligəl ˈækʃənz əv ə kərəpt ˈeɪʤənt. ðə ˈfæməli wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ lɛft wɪθ ˈoʊvər 1 ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz ɪn ˈmɛdɪkəl bɪlz. ʃɛrz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈgugəl ˈtəmblər meɪl prɪnt ərˈɪʤənəl ɔɪl ˈpeɪnɪŋ mɛŋk ˈʤərmən ˈnɑtsi ˈmeɪʤər pəˈlis 1944 ɛz ˈpɪkʧərd &paʊnd ɪkˈstrimli rɛr si. 1911 ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi pəˈlis kəˈlɛkʃən lɔt 1 1865 ˈnæʃənəl pəˈlis gəˈzɛt ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈvɑljum ˈeɪprəl meɪ ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ˈlɪŋkən ərˈɪʤənəl rɛr ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈbɪli ðə kɪd ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd pəˈlis nuz ʤun 1881 ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈhoʊli greɪl ænˈtik ˌɑbsəˈlit ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl bæʤ ˈoʊvər 100 jɪrz oʊld
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last year, the entire world was shocked to see the images of a badly burned toddler. a flash-bang grenade was tossed during the execution of the search warrant into the side door of the residence, and landed directly in the room where 18-month-old bounkham phonesavanh, affectionately known as “bou bou”, was sleeping.
nikki autry, the special agent who was part of the mountain judicial circuit criminal investigation and suppression team (ncis), has now been indicted by a federal grand jury for falsifying information on the search warrant and arrest warrant that lead to the raid. had the agent not lied, “bou bou” and his family would never have suffered such a tragic fate.
the press release from the us attorney general’s office, northern district of georgia, states:
“eventually, a brand new ncis informant and two of his associates – his wife and a roommate – went to a residence located in cornelia, georgia. the informant’s roommate, who was not officially working with ncis, approached the residence and allegedly purchased a small quantity of methamphetamine from an individual unknown to him who was standing outside the residence. there was no police surveillance to verify the purchase. shortly afterwards, autry presented an affidavit to a habersham county magistrate judge falsely swearing that the ncis informant made the purchase and that the ncis informant was “a true and reliable informant who has provided information in the past that has led to criminal charges on individuals selling narcotics in habersham county.” the federal indictment alleges that autry knew the ncis informant had not purchased any methamphetamine from anyone at the residence and the ncis informant had not proven himself to be reliable in the past. additionally, the indictment alleges that autry had not confirmed that there was heavy traffic in and out of the residence. based on this false information, the magistrate judge issued a “no-knock” search warrant for the residence and an arrest warrant for w. t., who allegedly sold the methamphetamine. the warrant obtained by autry was executed approximately two hours later, during the early morning hours of may 28, 2014.”
autry has been charged with four counts of civil rights violations for willfully depriving the occupants of the residence of their right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures by an officer.
since the incident, bou bou has underwent reconstruction surgery to help with function and appearance. however, bou bou still suffers physical and emotional damage from the illegal actions of a corrupt agent. the family was also left with over $1 million dollars in medical bills.
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ðə stɑrz, hu wən ðə ˈsɛntrəl dɪˈvɪʒən ənd ˈwɛstərn ˈkɑnfərəns baɪ ˈaʊˌtlæstɪŋ ðə st*. luɪs bluz daʊn ðə strɛʧ, ər dɪˈrɛkt dɪˈsɛnɪnts əv ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə nɔrθ stɑrz, ðə steɪts fərst tim. ðə nɔrθ stɑrz ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪd tɪ ˈdæləs ɪn 1993 ənd bɪˈkəm ðə stɑrz. ðə praɪd əv ðə nɔrθ stɑrz wɪl bi ɔn ðə laɪn ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈkɑnfərəns fərst raʊnd ˈsɪriz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈdæləs stɑrz ənd ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə waɪld. ˈvɪdioʊ: waɪld teɪk ɔn ðə stɑrz ɪn raʊnd 1 əv ðə pleɪɔfs ðə waɪld, ðə ˈsɛkənd waɪld kɑrd frəm ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈkɑnfərəns, fɪld ðə vɔɪd lɛft baɪ ðə nɔrθ stɑrz wɪn ðeɪ ʤɔɪnd ðə lig fər ðə ˈsizən. ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz ər ˈmitɪŋ fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn ðə ˈstænli kəp pleɪɔfs. ðə stɑrz 109 pɔɪnts) ˈfɪnɪʃt 22 pɔɪnts əˈhɛd əv ðə waɪld 87 pɔɪnts), bət ðə ˈsizən ˈsɪriz wɑz fɑr ˈkloʊzər. iʧ tim wən ə geɪm ɪn ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən: ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ɔn ʤæn. 9 ənd ˈdæləs ɔn dɛk. 21 ðə ˈəðər θri wɛnt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm, wɪθ ðə stɑrz ˈwɪnɪŋ ɔl θri. bət ˈivɪn ðoʊz rɪˈzəlts hæv tɪ bi ɪgˈzæmənd θru ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈprɪzəm. ʤɑn tʊk ˈoʊvər frəm maɪk ˈjioʊ ɛz waɪld koʊʧ ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 13 fɔr deɪz ˈæftər ðə ˈfaɪnəl geɪm əv ðə ˈsizən ˈsɪriz wɑz pleɪd. ðə waɪld ər sɪns tʊk ʧɑrʤ. faɪv əv ðə 11 ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ˈlɔsɪz wər baɪ wən goʊl. ðə stɑrz meɪd ðə wəns ɪn ðə pæst ˈsɛvən jɪrz. səm əv ðɛr ki pleɪərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ tɔp ˈskɔrər ˈʤeɪmi bɛn ənd noʊ. 1 ʤɑn ˈklɪŋbərg, hæv ˈlɪtəl tɪ noʊ pleɪɔf ɪkˈspɪriəns. ðə kɔr əv ðə waɪld həz meɪd ðə pleɪɔfs ɪn iʧ əv ðə pæst θri ˈsizənz ənd ədˈvænst tɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd raʊnd ɪn iʧ əv ðə pæst tu ˌbiˈfɔr ˈluzɪŋ tɪ ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈblæˌkhɔks iʧ taɪm. ˈvɪdioʊ: tbl@dal*: jɑ. bɛn nɛts tu goʊlz, lɪfts stɑrz tɪ wɪn ˈfɔrwərdz stɑrz: ˈdæləs lɛd ðə wɪθ 265 goʊlz. wən bɪg ˈrizən həz bɪn ðə daɪˈnæmɪk əˈfɛnsɪv ˈduoʊ əv bɛn ənd ˈtaɪlər ˈsigən. bɛn, ðə ɑrt rɔs ˈtroʊfi ˈwɪnər, lɛd ðə stɑrz ɪn goʊlz 41 əˈsɪsts 48 ənd pɔɪnts 89 hi wən ðə ɑrt rɔs læst ˈsizən wɪθ 87 pɔɪnts, bət ˈdæləs feɪld tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ðə pleɪɔfs. ðɛr wɪl bi noʊ ɑrt rɔs ˈtroʊfi fər bɛn ðɪs jɪr, bət rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðə pleɪɔfs ɪz ɔl ðət ˈmætərz tɪ ðə ˈkæptən. "aɪ θɪŋk ðæts ðə taɪp əv pleɪər hi ɪz," stɑrz koʊʧ ˈlɪndi rəf sɛd əv bɛn. "ɪts mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə tim ðən ɪt ɪz hɪmˈsɛlf." bɛn həz rɪˈmeɪnd ˈhɛlθi ɔl jɪr ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪp ˈsərʤəri ənd həz dɪˈlɪvərd kənˈsɪstənt pərˈdəkʃən. ðə seɪm kænt bi sɛd fər ˈsigən, hu həz mɪst ðə pæst eɪt geɪmz wɪθ ən əˈkɪliz ˈɪnʤəri səˈsteɪnd ɔn mɑrʧ 14 əˈgɛnst ðə ˈtæmpə beɪ ˈlaɪtnɪŋ. ˈsigən ˈrisəntli rɪˈzumd ˈskeɪtɪŋ ənd plænz tɪ ˈpræktɪs ˈmənˌdeɪ. hɪz əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti fər geɪm 1 ɪz ənˈklɪr. ˈdæləs həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈgɔtən ˈsɑləd pərˈdəkʃən frəm ˈvɛtərən ˈsɛnər ˈʤeɪsən spezza*, hu spɛnt məʧ əv ðə ˈsizən ˈsɛntərɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd laɪn. ˈnuˌkəmər ˈpætrɪk ʃɑrp, ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈblæˌkhɔks' 2015 ˈstænli tim, keɪm ˈoʊvər ɪn ən treɪd. ʃɑrp, hu həz wən ðə ˈstænli kəp θri taɪmz, həz prəˈvaɪdɪd əˈfɛns ənd ˈvɛtərən ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪn ðə ˈdrɛsɪŋ rum. ˈʤɑni, ə ˈmɛmbər əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊz tim læst jɪr, ˈɔlsoʊ ʤɔɪnd ðə stɑrz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsəmər. "fər ðoʊz gaɪz tɪ kəm ɪn ənd hɛlp aʊt ɪn ˈlɪtəl weɪz ɪn təf geɪmz [həz bɪn bɪg]," ˈsɛnər ˈkoʊdi ˈikɪn sɛd. "læst jɪr aɪ θɪŋk wi wər ˈdrɑpɪŋ ə lɔt əv lidz. ðɛm ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn hir, ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ə ˈwɪnɪŋ tim, ðeɪ brɪŋ ðɛr ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ɪn ðə ˈlɑkər rum ənd ˈlidərˌʃɪp. ɪts ˈɑbviəsli nis tɪ hæv wɪn wɪr ɪn ðoʊz taɪt geɪmz ənd ðoʊz gaɪz kən seɪ, 'lɛts ˈsɛtəl daʊn, lɛts pleɪ ðə seɪm weɪ rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə skɔr ənd ʤɪst goʊ aʊt ðɛr ənd du wət wi du.'" ˈikɪn ɪz pɑrt əv ə ˈtæləntɪd grup əv ˈfɔrwərdz hu kən kənˈtrɪbjut ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈskɔrɪŋ æt ki taɪmz. ˈvɪdioʊ: cgy@min*: ɪkˈstɛndz ðə lɛd tɪ θri waɪld: ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv pɑrts ðət, ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli, hæv ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ bi ˈvɛri gʊd. ɪt wɪl bi əp tɪ tɪ faɪnd ðə raɪt mɪks tɪ meɪk ðoʊz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz fɪt təˈgɛðər. ðə ˈpɛrɪŋ əv ˈɛrɪk, hu meɪ mɪs geɪm 1 bɪˈkəz əv ˈɪnʤəri, ənd ˈninoʊ həz bɪn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkɑnstənt sɪns wɑz neɪmd koʊʧ. ˈɪnʤəriz ənd ˌɪnəˈfɛktɪvnəs hæv fɔrst ɪm tɪ ˈʃəfəl ˈəðər pleɪərz əraʊnd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈsɛvərəl hæv hæd səkˈsɛs ɪn spərts. zæk ˈpɑraɪz, hu mɪst ˈpræktɪs ˈsənˌdi ənd ɪz kˈwɛsʧənəbəl fər geɪm 1 ənd hæv bɪn ˈsteɪpəlz əv ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtəz tɔp ˈjunɪt rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðɛr laɪn əˈsaɪnmənts ˈdʊrɪŋ pleɪ. məˈkeɪl ˈgrænlənd, ə ˈnæʧərəl ˈsɛnər, həz bɪn pleɪɪŋ raɪt wɪŋ wɪθ ˈpɑraɪz ənd ˈrisəntli, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə laɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt lʊk. ˈʧɑrli kɔɪl, wən əv ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtəz bɛst pleɪərz ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri ənd mɑrʧ, həz ˈʃɪftɪd bɪtˈwin wɪŋ ənd ˈsɛnər ɔn ə ənd ˈivɪn ˈbeɪsɪs. wɪn ˈhɛlθi, ˈʤeɪsən həz faʊnd hɪmˈsɛlf ˈmoʊstli wɪθ ənd, ˈfɔrmɪŋ ə ˈtriˌoʊ ðæts bɛst æt ˈʃətɪŋ daʊn ən əˈpoʊnənts tɔp laɪn. stoʊl həz faʊnd hɪz roʊl ɛz ðə ˈstɛdi ˈsɛnər sɪns biɪŋ kleɪmd ɔf ˈweɪvərz frəm ðə nu jɔrk ˈreɪnʤərz ɔn dɛk. 15 ˈdeɪvɪd ʤoʊnz, əkˈwaɪərd frəm ðə ˈkælgəri fleɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə 2016 treɪd ˈdɛˌdlaɪn, həz bɪn ə ˈvæljəbəl raɪt wɪŋ. ˈʤeɪsən ˈzəkər ənd ˈtɑməs væˈnɛk ər waɪld kɑrdz. væˈnɛk həz bɪn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ən ˈɪnʤəri ənd hɪz ˈstætəs fər ðə stɑrt əv ðə ɪz ə kˈwɛʃən mɑrk. væˈnɛk wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ skræʧt leɪt ɪn ðə ˈsizən fər ˌɪnəˈfɛktɪvnəs. ˈzəkər həz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ bi ə game-breaker*, bət ˈstrəgəld æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən. stɑrz: ˈdæləs həz ərnd ˈækəˌleɪdz fər ɪts əˈbɪləˌti, bət ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈdɪfərəns həz bɪn ðə ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɔn dɪˈfɛns. ðə stɑrz rɪˈdust ðɛr goʊlz əˈlaʊd tɪ 228 frəm 257 ðɛr goʊl ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃəl ˌɪmˈpruvd frəm tɪ dɪˈfɛnsɪvli, ðə stɑrz hæv bɪn ˈprɪti ˈsteɪbəl fər məʧ əv ðə ˈsizən. ˈæləks, ðə ɔn ðə ˈrɑstər, ənd ˈklɪŋbərg, hu wɑz fɪθ əˈməŋ wɪθ 58 pɔɪnts, ər ðə tɔp pɛr. "wi pleɪ wɪθ ðə pək ə lɔt, ʤɪst laɪk læst jɪr, ɑr pəˈzɛʃən geɪmz gʊd. aɪ θɪŋk wi ˈdɛfənətli geɪnd ə lɔt əv ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ˈhoʊldɪŋ lidz ənd pleɪɪŋ wɪθ lidz [ðɪs ˈsizən]," sɛd. "ðət ˈdɛfənətli həz ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ɪt. ɪts ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv θɪŋz ðoʊ." həz ˈæŋkərd ðə ˈsɛkənd pɛr, ˈspɛndɪŋ məʧ əv ðə ˈsizən wɪθ ˈʤeɪsən ˈdimərz. wɪn ˈdimərz wɑz aʊt wɪθ ə ˈʃoʊldər ˈɪnʤəri ɪn mɑrʧ, ˈrʊki ˈstivən ʤɑnz, əkˈwaɪərd ɪn ðə treɪd wɪθ ʃɑrp, stɛpt ɪn ənd dɪd ə ˈstɛlər ʤɑb. ˈdimərz əˈpɪrz kloʊz tɪ rɪˈtərnɪŋ, soʊ rəf kʊd bi fɔrst tɪ ˈʃəfəl hɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə stɑrt əv ðə. ˈʤɔrdi bɛn həz ˈæŋkərd ðə θərd pɛr, pleɪɪŋ wɪθ ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈpɑrtnərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ krɪs ˈrəsəl, hu ðə stɑrz əkˈwaɪərd ɪn ə treɪd wɪθ ðə ˈkælgəri fleɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə treɪd ˈdɛˌdlaɪn. waɪld: wɪn raɪən ˈsutər ənd ˈʤɛrɪd ˈspərʤɪn ər ˈhɛlθi, ðɛr ər fju dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɪn ðə mɔr ˈifɛktɪv. ˈsutər ɪˈstæblɪʃt kərɪr haɪz ɪn əˈsɪsts ənd pɔɪnts. hi wɑz ə pləs pleɪər fər ðə ˈsɛvənθ kənˈsɛkjətɪv ˈsizən ənd taɪm ɪn hɪz 11 ˈsizənz. hɪz ˈmɪnəts pleɪd ˈtoʊtəl ɪz haɪər ðən ɪt ʃʊd bi, bət ɪz lɛs ðən ɪt həz bɪn ɪn iʧ əv ðə pæst tu ˈsizənz. ðə hoʊp ɪz ðət kʊd meɪk ɪm mɔr ˈifɛktɪv ɪn ðə pleɪɔfs. ˈspərʤɪn ˈɔlsoʊ hæd hɪz bɛst ˈsizən əˈfɛnsɪvli ənd həz dɪˈvɛləpt ˈɪntu ðə bɛst trænˈzɪʃən ˈpæsər. ˈmɑrkoʊ həz hæd ən ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt ˈsizən, æt taɪmz ʃoʊɪŋ ɔl ðə tulz ðət meɪk ɪm pɑrt əv ðə kɔr æt wən pɔɪnt, bət ˈtərnɪŋ ˈoʊvər ənd pleɪɪŋ ˈtɪmədli æt ˈəðər pɔɪnts. laɪk, mæt həz flæʃt ˈglɪmpsɪz əv ˈbrɪljəns, bət hoʊlz hæv bɪn rɪˈvild ɪn hɪz dɪˈfɛnsɪv geɪm. stɪl, həz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ bi ə ɔn ðə bæk ɛnd wɪn hɪz geɪm ɪz raɪt. ˈʤoʊnəs ˈbroʊdɪn səˈsteɪnd ə ˈbroʊkən fʊt ɪn ˈərli ˈfɛbruˌɛri ənd mɪst ə mənθ, bət ɪz ə ˈvaɪtəl kɔg ɔn ðə ˈpɛnəlti kɪl. ˈvɪdioʊ: dal@ari*: lɪˈtɑnən tərnz əˈweɪ tu kənˈsɛkjətɪv ʃɑts stɑrz: rəf ˈifɛktɪvli dɪˈvaɪdɪd ðə ˈwərˌkloʊd bɪtˈwin ˈkɛri lɪˈtɑnən ənd ˈnuˌkəmər ˈnimi, ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈstænli kəp ˈʧæmpiən ˈblæˌkhɔks ɪn 2010 hu saɪnd ɛz ə fri ˈeɪʤənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə. lɪˈtɑnən ˈstɑrtɪd 39 geɪmz ənd ɪz wɪθ ə ənd tu shutouts*; ˈnimi ˈstɑrtɪd 43 geɪmz ənd ɪz wɪθ ə ənd θri shutouts*. rəf həz jɛt tɪ ˈsɛtəl ɔn ə kənˈsɪstənt ˈstɑrtər fər ðə ənd kʊd ˈivɪn stɪk wɪθ hɪz roʊˈteɪʃən. ðɪs ɪz θərd trɪp tɪ ðə pleɪɔfs ɪn hɪz kərɪr. "wi noʊ ðət ɪts nɑt ˈizi tɪ meɪk ðə pleɪɔfs. wiv noʊn ðət ɪn ðə pæst," lɪˈtɑnən sɛd. "naʊ wɪr ɪn ə gʊd pəˈzɪʃən. wɪr pleɪɪŋ wɛl ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðə bɪg θɪŋ ɪz wɪr ˈkəmfərtəbəl pleɪɪŋ ˈɛnibədi ənd noʊ wi hæv ə gʊd ʧæns əv ˈbitɪŋ ˈɛnibədi ˈɛni naɪt, soʊ ðæts ə gʊd ˈfilɪŋ tɪ hæv." ˈvɪdioʊ: sjs@min*: rɑbz wɔrd ɔn ðə ˈdɔrˌstɛp waɪld: ˈdɛvən həz bɪn juzd ə lɔt ðɪs ˈsizən ənd ɪz ræŋkt əˈməŋ ðə ɪn moʊst ˈkætəˌgɔriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ geɪmz pleɪd, ˈmɪnəts, wɪnz, seɪvz ənd shutouts*. hi wɑz ˈvɛri gʊd ˈərli, ˈstrəgəld θru ˈnɪrli ə mənθ wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈvɪktəri ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈsizən bət həz kəm ɔn əˈgɛn ˈæftər ðə ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ʧeɪnʤ. læst ˈsizən, meɪd ðə fər ðə fərst taɪm ənd filz ðət ɪkˈspɪriəns ʃʊd peɪ ɔf. "ðɛrz lɛs dɪˈstrækʃən, ʤɪst ˈhævɪŋ ðət ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd noʊɪŋ wət tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr," sɛd. "ɪt wɑz təf tɪ wɔʧ ðə θərd raʊnd ənd ðə ˈfaɪnəlz, ʤɪst ˈfilɪŋ laɪk wɪθ ðə tim ðət wi hæd, wi ˈsərtənli kʊd hæv bɪn ðɛr ɪf wid kənˈtɪnjud tɪ pleɪ ðə weɪ wi hæd ðə ˈpriviəs mənθs. "ju kˈwɪkli lərn ðət ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə pleɪɔfs ˈɪzənt ɪˈnəf. ju doʊnt noʊ haʊ ˈmɛni ˌɑpərˈtunətiz jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt tɪ bi ɪn ðə pleɪɔfs ənd tɪ gɪt ə ʧæns tɪ wɪn ðə ˈstænli kəp. ju hæv tɪ wɔnt ɪt ənd aɪ ˈsərtənli wɔnt ɪt mɔr ˈæftər goʊɪŋ θru ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt əv læst jɪr." ˈdɑrsi həz bɪn ən ˈifɛktɪv ˈbæˌkəp dɪˈspaɪt nɑt pleɪɪŋ məʧ. ˈkoʊʧɪz stɑrz: rəf həz ˈplɛnti əv ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ɪn ðə pleɪɔfs 107 geɪmz). ɔl bət sɪks əv ðoʊz geɪmz keɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈtɛnjər wɪθ ˈbəfəˌloʊ, bət hi dɪd gɪt ˈdæləs tɪ ðə tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ɪn 2014 ðə stɑrz lɔst ɪn sɪks geɪmz tɪ ðə ˈænəˌhaɪm dəks ɪn ðə fərst raʊnd, ˈdæləs' fərst pleɪɔf əˈpɪrəns ɪn sɪks ˈsizənz. "wiv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ə ril ˈlɛvəl ˈætəˌtud θruaʊt ðə jɪr," rəf sɛd. "wi gɑt ɔf tɪ ə greɪt stɑrt, ðɛn wi wɛnt θru ə təf strɛʧ ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ənd keɪm aʊt əv ðət, əˈgɛn hæv pleɪd gʊd ˈhɑki." waɪld: wɑz ə pɑrt əv ə ˈstænli tim wɪn hi wɑz ən əˈsɪstənt tɪ ʤoʊəl kweɪneɪˈvɪl wɪθ ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈblæˌkhɔks ɪn 2010 soʊ ðə ˈprɛʃər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ɪz nɑt ˈfɔrən tɪ ɪm. hiz dən ə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ʤɑb ˈtərnɪŋ əraʊnd ðə waɪld, hu wər ɪn ðə 14 geɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr ˌriˈpleɪst ˈjioʊ ɪn mid-february*. ˈwɛðər hi kən trænzˈleɪt ðət ˈɪntu səkˈsɛs rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin. ˈvɪdioʊ: dal@sjs*: ʃɑrp ˈbɛriz ɔn paʊər pleɪ ˈspɛʃəl timz stɑrz: ˈdæləs meɪd ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɔn iʧ əv ɪts ˈspɛʃəl timz. læst ˈsizən, ˈdæləs kənˈvərtɪd ɔn pərˈsɛnt əv ɪts paʊər pleɪz, eɪθ ɪn ðə. ðeɪ ˈfɪnɪʃt ðɪs ˈsizən æt pərˈsɛnt, fɪθ ɪn ðə lig. sɪns ˈdæləs əkˈwaɪərd ˈrəsəl ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 29 rəf filz hɪz paʊər pleɪ həz bɪˈkəm ˈivɪn mɔr ˈpoʊtənt. "aɪ θɪŋk hiz meɪd ðə ˈsɪmpəl, ɪˈfɪʃənt pleɪ fər ˈjuˈɛs. hi gɪts ðə pək tɪ ðə flæŋks, hi gɪts ðə pək tɪ ðə nɛt, nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli wɪθ ə bɪg ʃɑt ər wɪθ ə lɔt əv flɛr, bət həz meɪd ðə raɪt pleɪ wɪn ɪt ˈprɛzənts ˌɪtˈsɛlf," rəf sɛd. ðə stɑrz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪmˈpruvd ɔn ðə ˈpɛnəlti kɪl, goʊɪŋ frəm pərˈsɛnt læst ˈsizən tɪ pərˈsɛnt. ˈvɪdioʊ: min@mtl*: pʊts riˈbaʊnd ɪn fər waɪld: ðə paʊər pleɪ ˌɪmˈpruvd drəˈmætɪkəli ˈəndər ənd ˈfɪnɪʃt æt noʊ. 15 kənˈvərtɪŋ pərˈsɛnt. ˈpɑraɪz, ənd ˈsutər hæv bɪn ˈsteɪpəlz ɔn ðə tɔp ˈjunɪt fər ðə pæst fju ˈsizənz. mɔr ðən hæf əv goʊlz hæv kəm wɪθ ðə man-advantage*. ðə waɪld ər əˈspɛʃəli ˈifɛktɪv ɔn ðə paʊər pleɪ wɪn ðeɪ gɪt ˈbɑdiz ɪn frənt ənd kəˈlɛkt ˈriˌbaʊndz. wɪn ðət ˈjunɪt ɪz hɑt, ɪt həz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ wɪn ə ˈsɪriz. wɪn ɪts nɑt, ɪt kən gɪv əˈweɪ moʊˈmɛntəm. ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtəz ˈpɛnəlti kɪl dɪˈklaɪnd ˈʃɑrpli frəm læst ˈsizən, wɪn ɪt wɑz ðə ˈjunɪt ɪn ðə. ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈfɪnɪʃt ðɪs ˈsizən ræŋkt noʊ. 27 pərˈsɛnt) ɔn ðə ˈpɛnəlti kɪl. ˈsɪriz ˈʧeɪnʤərz stɑrz: ʤɑn ˈklɪŋbərg, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn haʊ ˈhɛlθi ˈsigən ɪz ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə pleɪɔfs, ðə stɑrz wɪl ˈlaɪkli nid ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈskɔrɪŋ, ˈiðər frəm pleɪərz daʊn ðɛr ˈlaɪˌnəp ər frəm ðɛr, tɪ hɛlp əˈliviˌeɪt səm əv ðə ˈprɛʃər ɔn bɛn, ˈsigən, ʃɑrp ənd spezza*. hu ˈbɛtər tɪ du ðət ðən ˈklɪŋbərg? ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi wɪl bi ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz pleɪɔf ˈdeɪbju ənd ðɛr maɪt bi səm ˈʤɪtərz, hi həz dɪˈlɪvərd ˈsɑləd əˈfɛnsɪv pleɪ æt ki taɪmz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsizən. soʊ waɪ kænt hi du ðə seɪm ɪn ðə? waɪld:, ˈfɔrwərd həz ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd ɪn iʧ əv ðə læst θri trɪps tɪ ðə, ˈskɔrɪŋ tu goʊlz ɪn 28 pleɪɔf geɪmz sɪns 2013 ˈrisəntli kɔld pərˈhæps ðə bɛst dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈfɔrwərd hiz ˈɛvər koʊʧt; ðæts haɪ preɪz frəm ˈsəmˌwən hu wɑz ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ə jəŋ ˈʤɑnəθən tɑuz waɪl wɪθ ðə ˈblæˌkhɔks. ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈməŋ ðə bɛst mɛn ɪn ðə ənd ɪz ə ˈvæljəbəl penalty-killer*. ðə waɪld doʊnt nid tɪ mɔrf ˈɪntu ə pleɪər ɪn ðə pleɪɔfs, bət ðeɪ du nid ðɛr ˈkæptən tɪ pɪk əp ðə peɪs əˈfɛnsɪvli, əˈspɛʃəli frəm hɪz pərˈdəkʃən ɪn ˈrisənt pleɪɔf rənz. ˈvɪdioʊ: dal@min*: bɛn sɛts əp ˈsigən fər ˈoʊˈti ˈbjuti wɪl wɪn ɪf stɑrz: ðeɪ stɪk tɪ ðə ˈfɔrmjələ ðət həz wərkt ɔl ˈsizən: pleɪɪŋ wɪθ peɪs, ˈgɪtɪŋ strɔŋ pleɪ, gʊd tim dɪˈfɛns ənd gʊd goaltending*. ðə stɑrz' əˈfɛnsɪv ˈnəmbərz wər ˈvərʧuəli ðə seɪm læst ˈsizən ɛz ðɪs ˈsizən, bət ðeɪ wər mɔr proʊn tɪ ˈgæmbəlɪŋ dɪˈfɛnsɪvli. rəf həz ˌɪnˈstɪld ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv biɪŋ mɔr ˈdɪsəplənd æt iʧ ɛnd əv ðə aɪs; ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ə tim ðət ɪz məʧ mɔr ˈbælənst. waɪld: ðeɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðɛr ˈfɔrwərd dɛpθ, ðɛr ˈbɪgəst ædˈvæntɪʤ. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə mɪks əv pleɪərz kən sim ə bɪt ˈʤəmbəld æt taɪmz, ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə pəˈzɛsɪz ən ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv saɪz ənd spid, ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd juθ, ənd skɪl ənd grɪt əˈməŋ ðə ˈfɔrwərdz. ðə waɪld ˈlaɪkli woʊnt wɪn ə ˈsɪriz ɪf ðɛr fɔrst tɪ pleɪ wɪθ ˈəðər haɪɛnd laɪnz; ɪts nɑt hu ðeɪ ər. ðə waɪld ər æt ðɛr bɛst wɪn ðeɪ juz ðɛr əˈgrɛsɪv tɪ fɔrs ˈtərˌnoʊvərz ənd ˌoʊvərˈwɛlm əˈpoʊnənts ˈɪntu ˈkrɪtɪkəl mɪˈsteɪks. ɪts ə staɪl ðət wərks bɛst wɪn ðɛr ˈroʊlɪŋ fɔr laɪnz ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz frəm θruaʊt ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp.
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the stars, who won the central division and western conference by outlasting the st. louis blues down the stretch, are direct descendants of the now-defunct minnesota north stars, the state's first nhl team. the north stars relocated to dallas in 1993 and become the stars.
the pride of the north stars will be on the line in the western conference first round series between the dallas stars and the minnesota wild.
video: wild take on the stars in round 1 of the playoffs
the wild, the second wild card from the western conference, filled the void left by the north stars when they joined the league for the 2000-01 season.
the franchises are meeting for the first time in the stanley cup playoffs.
the stars (50-23-9, 109 points) finished 22 points ahead of the wild (38-33-11, 87 points), but the season series was far closer. each team won a game in regulation: minnesota 2-1 on jan. 9 and dallas 6-3 on dec. 21. the other three went to overtime, with the stars winning all three.
but even those results have to be examined through a different prism. john torchetti took over from mike yeo as wild coach on feb. 13, four days after the final game of the season series was played. the wild are 15-11-1 since torchetti took charge. five of the 11 regulation losses were by one goal.
the stars made the postseason once in the past seven years. some of their key players, including top scorer jamie benn and no. 1 defenseman john klingberg, have little to no playoff experience.
the core of the wild has made the playoffs in each of the past three seasons and advanced to the second round in each of the past two before losing to the chicago blackhawks each time.
video: tbl@dal: ja. benn nets two goals, lifts stars to win
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stars: dallas led the nhl with 265 non-shootout goals. one big reason has been the dynamic offensive duo of benn and tyler seguin.
benn, the 2014-15 art ross trophy winner, led the stars in goals (41), assists (48) and points (89). he won the art ross last season with 87 points, but dallas failed to qualify for the playoffs.
there will be no art ross trophy for benn this year, but returning to the playoffs is all that matters to the captain.
"i think that's the type of player he is," stars coach lindy ruff said of benn. "it's more about the team than it is himself."
benn has remained healthy all year following offseason hip surgery and has delivered consistent production. the same can't be said for seguin, who has missed the past eight games with an achilles injury sustained on march 14 against the tampa bay lightning. seguin recently resumed skating and plans to practice monday. his availability for game 1 is unclear.
dallas has also gotten solid production from veteran center jason spezza, who spent much of the season centering the second line. newcomer patrick sharp, a member of the chicago blackhawks' 2015 stanley cup-winning team, came over in an offseason trade. sharp, who has won the stanley cup three times, has provided offense and veteran leadership in the dressing room. defenseman johnny oduya, a member of chicago's cup-winning team last year, also joined the stars during the summer.
"for those guys to come in and help out in little ways in tough games [has been big]," center cody eakin said. "last year i think we were dropping a lot of third-period leads. them coming in here, coming from a winning team, they bring their experiences in the locker room and leadership. it's obviously nice to have when we're in those tight games and those guys can say, 'let's settle down, let's play the same way regardless of the score and just go out there and do what we do.'"
eakin is part of a talented group of bottom-six forwards who can contribute secondary scoring at key times.
video: cgy@min: niederreiter extends the lead to three
wild: there are a number of parts that, individually, have the potential to be very good. it will be up to torchetti to find the right mix to make those individuals fit together.
the pairing of erik haula, who may miss game 1 because of injury, and nino niederreiter has been about the only constant since torchetti was named coach. injuries and ineffectiveness have forced him to shuffle other players around, although several have had success in spurts.
zach parise, who missed practice sunday and is questionable for game 1, and mikko koivu have been staples of minnesota's top power-play unit regardless of their line assignments during 5-on-5 play. mikael granlund, a natural center, has been playing right wing with parise and koivu recently, giving the line a different look.
charlie coyle, one of minnesota's best players in february and march, has shifted between wing and center on a game-by-game -- and even period-by-period -- basis.
when healthy, jason pominville has found himself mostly with haula and niederreiter, forming a trio that's best at shutting down an opponent's top line.
jarret stoll has found his role as the steady fourth-line center since being claimed off waivers from the new york rangers on dec. 15.
david jones, acquired from the calgary flames before the 2016 nhl trade deadline, has been a valuable right wing.
jason zucker and thomas vanek are wild cards. vanek has been dealing with an upper-body injury and his status for the start of the postseason is a question mark. vanek was also scratched late in the season for ineffectiveness. zucker has the ability to be a game-breaker, but struggled at the end of the regular season.
defensemen
stars: dallas has earned accolades for its goal-scoring ability, but the biggest difference has been the improvement on defense. the stars reduced their non-shootout goals allowed to 228 from 257; their goal differential improved from plus-1 to plus-37.
defensively, the stars have been pretty stable for much of the season. alex goligoski, the longest-tenured defenseman on the roster, and klingberg, who was fifth among nhl defensemen with 58 points, are the top pair.
"we play with the puck a lot, just like last year, our possession game's good. i think we definitely gained a lot of confidence in holding leads and playing with leads [this season]," goligoski said. "that definitely has something to do with it. it's a combination of things though."
oduya has anchored the second pair, spending much of the season with jason demers. when demers was out with a shoulder injury in march, rookie stephen johns, acquired in the trade with sharp, stepped in and did a stellar job.
demers appears close to returning, so ruff could be forced to shuffle his pairings before the start of the postseason.
jordie benn has anchored the third pair, playing with a variety of partners, including kris russell, who the stars acquired in a trade with the calgary flames before the nhl trade deadline.
wild: when ryan suter and jared spurgeon are healthy, there are few defensive pairings in the nhl more effective.
suter established career highs in assists and points. he was a plus player for the seventh consecutive season and 10th time in his 11 nhl seasons. his minutes played total is higher than it should be, but is less than it has been in each of the past two seasons. the hope is that could make him more effective in the playoffs.
spurgeon also had his best season offensively and has developed into the wild's best transition passer.
marco scandella has had an inconsistent season, at times showing all the tools that make him part of the wild's core at one point, but turning pucks over and playing timidly at other points.
like scandella, matt dumba has flashed glimpses of brilliance, but holes have been revealed in his defensive game. still, dumba has the ability to be a game-changer on the back end when his game is right.
jonas brodin sustained a broken foot in early february and missed a month, but is a vital cog on the penalty kill.
video: dal@ari: lehtonen turns away two consecutive shots
goaltenders
stars: ruff effectively divided the workload between kari lehtonen and newcomer antti niemi, a member of the stanley cup champion blackhawks in 2010 who signed as a free agent during the offseason.
lehtonen started 39 games and is 25-10-2 with a 2.76 goals-against-average and two shutouts; niemi started 43 games and is 24-13-7 with a 2.67 gaa and three shutouts.
ruff has yet to settle on a consistent starter for the postseason and could even stick with his rotation.
this is lehtonen's third trip to the playoffs in his 12-year career.
"we know that it's not easy to make the playoffs. we've known that in the past," lehtonen said. "now we're in a good position. we're playing well and i think the big thing is we're comfortable playing anybody and know we have a good chance of beating anybody any night, so that's a good feeling to have."
video: sjs@min: dubnyk robs ward on the doorstep
wild: devan dubnyk has been used a lot this season and is ranked among the top-10 in most categories, including games played, minutes, wins, saves and shutouts. he was very good early, struggled through nearly a month without a victory in the middle portion of the season but has come on again after the coaching change.
last season, dubnyk made the postseason for the first time and feels that experience should pay off.
"there's less distraction, just having that experience and knowing what to expect a little more," dubnyk said. "it was tough to watch the third round and the finals, just feeling like with the team that we had, we certainly could have been there if we'd continued to play the way we had the previous months.
"you quickly learn that making the playoffs isn't enough. you don't know how many opportunities you're going to get to be in the playoffs and to get a chance to win the stanley cup. you have to want it and i certainly want it more after going through the disappointment of last year."
darcy kuemper has been an effective backup despite not playing much.
coaches
stars: ruff has plenty of experience coaching in the playoffs (107 games). all but six of those games came during his tenure with buffalo, but he did get dallas to the postseason two years ago. in 2014, the stars lost in six games to the anaheim ducks in the first round, dallas' first playoff appearance in six seasons.
"we've been able to maintain a real level attitude throughout the year," ruff said. "we got off to a great start, then we went through a tough stretch in january and came out of that, again have played good hockey."
wild: torchetti was a part of a stanley cup-winning team when he was an assistant to joel quenneville with the chicago blackhawks in 2010, so the pressure associated with the postseason is not foreign to him.
he's done a remarkable job turning around the wild, who were 1-11-2 in the 14 games before torchetti replaced yeo in mid-february. whether he can translate that into postseason success remains to be seen.
video: dal@sjs: sharp buries one-timer on power play
special teams
stars: dallas made improvements on each of its special teams. last season, dallas converted on 19.3 percent of its power plays, eighth in the nhl. they finished this season at 22.1 percent, fifth in the league.
since dallas acquired russell on feb. 29, ruff feels his power play has become even more potent.
"i think he's made the simple, efficient play for us. he gets the puck to the flanks, he gets the puck to the net, not necessarily with a big shot or with a lot of flair, but has made the right play when it presents itself," ruff said.
the stars also improved on the penalty kill, going from 80.7 percent last season to 82.3 percent.
video: min@mtl: grandlund puts rebound in for ppg
wild: the power play improved dramatically under torchetti and finished at no. 15, converting 18.5 percent.
parise, koivu and suter have been staples on the top power-play unit for the past few seasons. more than half of koivu's goals have come with the man-advantage. the wild are especially effective on the power play when they get bodies in front and collect rebounds. when that unit is hot, it has the ability to win a series. when it's not, it can give away momentum.
minnesota's penalty kill declined sharply from last season, when it was the top-ranked unit in the nhl. minnesota finished this season ranked no. 27 (77.9 percent) on the penalty kill.
series changers
stars: john klingberg, defenseman -- depending on how healthy seguin is heading into the playoffs, the stars will likely need secondary scoring, either from players down their lineup or from their defensemen, to help alleviate some of the pressure on benn, seguin, sharp and spezza.
who better to do that than klingberg? although he will be making his playoff debut and there might be some jitters, he has delivered solid offensive play at key times during the season. so why can't he do the same in the postseason?
wild: mikko koivu, forward -- koivu has disappeared in each of the wild's last three trips to the postseason, scoring two goals in 28 playoff games since 2013.
torchetti recently called koivu perhaps the best defensive forward he's ever coached; that's high praise from someone who was instrumental in the development of a young jonathan toews while with the blackhawks.
koivu is also among the best faceoff men in the nhl and is a valuable penalty-killer.
the wild don't need koivu to morph into a goal-per-game player in the playoffs, but they do need their captain to pick up the pace offensively, especially from his production in recent playoff runs.
video: dal@min: benn sets up seguin for ot beauty
will win if ...
stars: they stick to the formula that has worked all season: playing with pace, getting strong special-teams play, good team defense and good goaltending.
the stars' offensive numbers were virtually the same last season as this season, but they were more prone to gambling defensively. ruff has instilled the importance of being more disciplined at each end of the ice; the result is a team that is much more balanced.
wild: they take advantage of their forward depth, their biggest advantage.
although the mix of players can seem a bit jumbled at times, minnesota possesses an intriguing combination of size and speed, experience and youth, and skill and grit among the forwards. the wild likely won't win a series if they're forced to play run-and-gun with other high-end lines; it's not who they are.
the wild are at their best when they use their aggressive forecheck to force turnovers and overwhelm opponents into critical mistakes. it's a style that works best when they're rolling four lines and getting contributions from throughout the lineup.
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ə ˈlɪtəl waɪl əˈgoʊ aɪ hərd əˈbaʊt ə ʃɔrt ˈstɔri kɔld ðə ˈpeɪpər məˈnæʤəri baɪ kɛn lju (klɪk hir) ðət wɑz goʊɪŋ əraʊnd ənd ˌɪmˈprɛsɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl ðət aɪ teɪk ˈsɪriəsli. aɪ æm nɑt ə juʤ ʃɔrt ˈfɪkʃən ˈpərsən ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, bət aɪ θɔt wət ðə hɛl, ɪt ðət lɔŋ aɪ wɪl ʤɪst rɛd ɪt ˈoʊvər lənʧ æt wərk. ðəs bɪˈgæn ə deɪ wɛr aɪ hæd tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn tɪ əˈbaʊt 10 ˈkoʊˈwərkərz waɪ aɪ wɑz ˈsɑbɪŋ æt maɪ dɛsk laɪk ə ʧaɪld huz dɔg ʤɪst daɪd. ɪt ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl pis ənd ɪt pʊt mi ɔn ðə wɔʧ fər kɛn lju ənd meɪd hɪz fˈjuʧər wərk ə məst baɪ. ðəs, wɪn kɛn lju ˈdeɪbjutɪd hɪz fərst ˈmeɪʤər ˈnɑvəl, ðə greɪs əv kɪŋz, tɪ ˈreɪvɪŋ rəvˈjuz aɪ faʊnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ pɪk ɪt əp. ðə greɪs əv kɪŋz ɪz ə ˈhɪstəri əv ə wərld mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls. ðə bʊk ˈfɑloʊz ə vərˈaɪəti əv vˈjuˌpɔɪnts ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm ˈloʊli ˈpɛzənt tɪ ɔl ˈpaʊərfəl ˈdiətiz ɛz ðeɪ ɔl ʃeɪp ˈhɪstəri əraʊnd ðɛm. ðə ˈstɔri teɪks pleɪs ɔn ə lɑrʤ grup əv ˈaɪləndz ðət ər ɔl dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈneɪʃənz, iʧ wɪθ ðɛr oʊn ˈpeɪtrən gɑd wɪθ ə sɛt əv əˈtrɪˌbjuts ðət ðeɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt. ðə gɑdz ər məʧ laɪk ðə grik ˈpænθiˌɑn, iʧ ən ɛmˈbɑdimənt əv θɪŋz səʧ ɛz wɔr, ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər, ˈwɪzdəm, flaɪt, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ənd iʧ skˈwɑbəlɪŋ wɪθ ɔl ðɛr ˈsɪblɪŋz fər səˈprɛməsi. wi stɑrt æt ðə ɛnd əv ə wɔr wɛr wən əv ðə ˈneɪʃənz, ðɛr ˈpipəl, ənd ðɛr ˈpeɪtrən gɑd, hæv ˈsəbʤəˌgeɪtɪd ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈaɪləndz ənd ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz kɪŋz əv ɔl. ɛz ju wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt, ðə ˈəðər ˈneɪʃənz ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈpænθiˌɑn ər nɑt ˈpɑrʃəl tɪ ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ənd ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə bʊk bɪˈgɪnz ə nu wɔr ɪz bruɪŋ. ðə greɪs əv kɪŋz ɪz moʊst ˈdɛfənətli ən ˈɛpɪk ˈfænəsi, bət ɪt brɪŋz ə lɔt əv nu θɪŋz tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl. ɛz aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə bʊk ridz laɪk ə ˈhɪstəri. ðɛr ər noʊ ril gʊd gaɪz ər bæd gaɪz ɪn ðə bʊk. ðɛr ər ˈsərtənli ˈfeɪvərɪts, bət ðɛr ər əˈbaʊt 15 ˈdɪfərənt ““sides”*” tɪ ˈrɪli ʧuz frəm. ðə bʊk ˈɔfən filz laɪk ə tˈwɪstɪd ənd pərˈvərtɪd ˈvərʒən əv ə geɪm naɪt fər ðə gɑdz. ə ˈrɪʧuəl ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm pʊt əˈsaɪd wɛr ðə ˈdiətiz tɛst ðɛr ˈmɛtəl əˈgɛnst wən əˈnəðər baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛr ənˈsin ˈɪnfluəns tɪ traɪ ənd hɛlp ðɛr ˈpipəl ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˈdɑmənəns. waɪl ɪt saʊnz laɪk ə fən taɪm fər ðə gɑdz, ɪt rɪˈzəlts ɪn wɔr, əˈprɛʃən, dɛθ, ənd dɪˈspɛr fər moʊst əv ðə ˈpipəl kɔt ɪn ðɛr ˌmæʃəˈneɪʃənz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, nɑt ɔl ˈpipəl ər sˈməðərd baɪ ðə pleɪ əv ðə gɑdz. fər ðə ˈʧæmpiənz əv ðə gɑdz, ðə kɪŋz əv ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈfækʃənz, ˈfɔrʧənz ər ʤɪst ɛz ˈlaɪkli tɪ raɪz tɪ ˈɛpɪk prəˈpɔrʃənz ɛz ðeɪ ər tɪ fɔl. ðə ˈstɔriz əv ðiz ˈvɛriəs kɪŋz, wɪθ ðɛr raɪz tɪ ənd fɔl frəm greɪs (si wət aɪ dɪd ðɛr), meɪk əp ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈstɔri. ðə ˈsɛtɪŋ əv ðiz ˈkɑnflɪkts ɪz wɛl dən ənd rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ. ðə staɪl blɛndz ə mɪks əv ˈistərn ənd ˈwɛstərn ˈɪnˌfluənsɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ hæv hərd rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ““silk-punk”*”. ðɛr ər boʊθ ˈɛləmənts əv ˈeɪʒən ˈsɛtɪŋz ənd ə ˈhɛlθi doʊs əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ kriˈeɪt ə juˈnik ˈaɪlənd wərld. dɪˈspaɪt maɪ kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ ðə grik ˈpænθiˌɑn, ðə gɑdz əv ðə ˈaɪləndz ər ə ˈrɪli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ teɪk ɔn ˈdiətiz ənd liv ju ˈwɑnɪŋ mɔr. ðə təˈpɑgrəfi əv ðə ˈaɪləndz ɪz ˈvɛrid, ˈθəroʊli θɔt aʊt, ənd gɪvz ɔl əv ðə ˈneɪʃənz ˈdɪfərənt ˈfleɪvərz ənd ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə ˈaɪləndz ər əˈpɛrəntli ˈoʊnli ðə tɪp əv ðə wərld ənd aɪ ˈrɪli lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈlərnɪŋ mɔr ɪn fˈjuʧər bʊks. ðə bʊks ˈɔlsoʊ teɪk pleɪs ɪn ən eɪʤ əv ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən ənd ʧeɪnʤ, ˈkɑnstəntli ˈædɪŋ nu ˈfæktərz ənd ˈɛləmənts tɪ ðə ˈkɑnflɪkts. ɔl əv ðɪs rɪˈzəlt ɪn ə bʊk ðət ɪz ˈkɑnstəntli ˈfɪlɪŋ ju wɪθ ˈsɛnsɪz əv ˈwəndər, səˈpraɪz, ənd ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti. ɔn ðə ˈnɛgətɪv saɪd, waɪl ɔl əv ðə ˈfæktərz aɪ hæv ˈlɪstɪd əˈbaʊt kriˈeɪtɪd ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl wərld wɪθ ə ˈbreɪkˌnɛk plɑt, ɪt lɛft mi sˈlaɪtli ˈwɑnɪŋ fər ə ˈbɛtər ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz. aɪ wɑz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈprɛst baɪ kɛn ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ fɔrʤ strɔŋ ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl kəˈnɛkʃənz ɪn ʃɔrt ˈpɪriədz ɪn ðə ˈpeɪpər məˈnæʤəri, bət aɪ fɛlt hi keɪm əp ʃɔrt ɔn ðət ˈvɛri ˈfæktər ɪn ðə greɪs əv kɪŋz. ɪt ɪz ˈhaɪli ˈlaɪkli ðət ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl vˈjuˌpɔɪnt frəm wɪʧ ðə bʊk ɪz toʊld ɪz ə lɑrʤ ˈfæktər ɪn ðɪs, bət ɪt stɪl ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd mi sˈlaɪtli ɛz aɪ wɑz ˈvɛri məʧ ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ siɪŋ mɔr əv ə ˈdipli ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl pis. dɪˈspaɪt ðoʊz kəmˈpleɪnts, aɪ ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðə bʊk ɛz ə hoʊl ənd æm ˈvɛri ˈkjʊriəs tɪ si wɛr kɛn lju ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk ðə nɛkst bʊk ɪn ðə ˈsɪriz. ənˈlaɪk ˈmɛni ˈɛpɪk ˈfænəsiz aɪ hæv rɛd, greɪs əv kɪŋz filz laɪk ɪt ˈriʧɪz ə ˈprɪti dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv ˈstɑpɪŋ pɔɪnt æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə bʊk (wɛr aɪ wʊd hæv bɪn ˈfɛrli ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd ɪf ɪt wɑz ə standalone*). ˈiðər weɪ, ðə greɪs əv kɪŋz ɪz ə gʊd bʊk ðət ˈʃoʊˌkeɪsɪz ə nu sɛt əv ˈtælənts fər kɛn lju ənd aɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ hɪz nɛkst wərk. ˈreɪtɪŋ: ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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a little while ago i heard about a short story called the paper menagerie by ken liu (click here) that was going around and impressing a lot of people that i take seriously. i am not a huge short fiction person myself, but i thought what the hell, it isn’t that long i will just read it over lunch at work. thus began a day where i had to explain to about 10 coworkers why i was sobbing at my desk like a child whose dog just died. it is a very impressive emotional piece and it put me on the watch for ken liu and made his future work a must buy. thus, when ken liu debuted his first major novel, the grace of kings, to raving reviews i found myself very excited to pick it up.
the grace of kings is a history of a world more than anything else. the book follows a variety of viewpoints ranging from lowly peasant to all powerful deities as they all shape history around them. the story takes place on a large group of islands that are all divided into a series of nations, each with their own patron god with a set of attributes that they represent. the gods are much like the greek pantheon, each an embodiment of things such as war, agriculture, wisdom, flight, etc. and each squabbling with all their siblings for supremacy. we start at the end of a war where one of the nations, their people, and their patron god, have subjugated the rest of the islands and established themselves as kings of all. as you would expect, the other nations and the rest of the pantheon are not partial to this situation and shortly after the book begins a new war is brewing.
the grace of kings is most definitely an epic fantasy, but it brings a lot of new things to the table. as i mentioned before the book reads like a history. there are no real good guys or bad guys in the book. there are certainly favorites, but there are about 15 different “sides” to really choose from. the book often feels like a twisted and perverted version of a game night for the gods. a ritual period of time put aside where the deities test their mettle against one another by using their unseen influence to try and help their people establish dominance. while it sounds like a fun time for the gods, it results in war, oppression, death, and despair for most of the people caught in their machinations. however, not all people are smothered by the play of the gods. for the champions of the gods, the kings of the various factions, fortunes are just as likely to rise to epic proportions as they are to fall. the stories of these various kings, with their rise to and fall from grace (see what i did there), make up the majority of the story.
the setting of these conflicts is well done and refreshing. the style blends a mix of eastern and western influences to create something i have heard referred to as “silk-punk”. there are both elements of asian settings and a healthy dose of steam-punk technology to create a unique island world. despite my comparison to the greek pantheon, the gods of the islands are a really interesting take on deities and leave you wanting more. the topography of the islands is varied, thoroughly thought out, and gives all of the nations different flavors and personalities. in addition, the islands are apparently only the tip of the world and i really look forward to learning more in future books. the books also take place in an age of invention and change, constantly adding new factors and elements to the conflicts. all of this result in a book that is constantly filling you with senses of wonder, surprise, and curiosity.
on the negative side, while all of the factors i have listed about created an incredible world with a breakneck plot, it left me slightly wanting for a better emotional connection with many of the characters. i was very impressed by ken liu’s demonstrated ability to forge strong emotional connections in short periods in the paper menagerie, but i felt he came up short on that very factor in the grace of kings. it is highly likely that the historical viewpoint from which the book is told is a large factor in this, but it still disappointed me slightly as i was very much looking forward to seeing more of a deeply emotional piece.
despite those complaints, i really enjoyed the book as a whole and am very curious to see where ken liu is going to take the next book in the series. unlike many epic fantasies i have read, grace of kings feels like it reaches a pretty definitive stopping point at the end of the book (where i would have been fairly satisfied if it was a standalone). either way, the grace of kings is a good book that showcases a new set of talents for ken liu and i look forward to his next work.
rating: 8.0/10
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ðɪs jɪr mɑrks ə ˈvɛri ˈspɛʃəl jɪr ənd ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən fər ɑr ˈneɪʃən, ɪts ˈbərθˌdeɪ. raɪt, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2017 əˈfɪʃəli mɑrks ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ˈkænədə, ˈəðərˌwaɪz noʊn ɛz kənˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən. wɪθ səʧ ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ənd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt jɪr fər ɑr ˈkəntri, ju ˈbɛtər bɪˈliv ðət ə tən əv ˈɔsəm ɪˈvɛnts ənd ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz ˈpɑpɪŋ əp ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə pleɪs tɪ ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ðət tru nɔrθ praɪd ənd ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ əv ɑrz. ənd ˈhæməltən ɪz ˈdɛfənətli noʊ ɪkˈsɛpʃən tɪ ðət. ɑr lɪst əv 5 ˈkænədə 150 ɪˈvɛnts ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn ˈhæməltən, ɑnˈtɛrioʊ. ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ! ɪˈvɛnt deɪts: ʤun 15 2017 ɪˈvɛnt loʊˈkeɪʃən: gɔr pɑrk 1 ˈjusən strit saʊθ) ədˈmɪʃən: (gɪt jʊr ˈtɪkɪts hir) ɔn ʤun 15th*, ʤɔɪn ðə ˈhæməltən ɪn gɔr pɑrk ɛz ðeɪ hoʊst ə kəmˈjunɪti ˈpɪkˌnɪk tɪ kɪk ɔf ðə ˈkænədə 150 ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz. ðə ˈivnɪŋ wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ə pərˈfɔrməns baɪ ðə ˈhæməltən ˈɛriəl grup, ən ˈɛriəl ɑrts kləb ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈsərkəs ɑrts ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ðə kəmˈjunɪti, ənd ðɛr ʃoʊ. ˈkɑmədi məˈʤɪʃən græm rid wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ɔn hænd tɪ dɪˈlaɪt gɛsts. ɪˈvɛnt deɪts: ˌʤuˈlaɪ 10 ˈɔgəst 16 2017 ɪˈvɛnt loʊˈkeɪʃən: ðə ˈkɔtən ˈfæktəri 270 ˈʃərmən ˈɑˌveɪ nɔrθ) ədˈmɪʃən: ˈvɛriəs (vju ðə fʊl lɪst əv ɪˈvɛnts hir) bɪtˈwin ˌʤuˈlaɪ ənd ˈɔgəst 16th*, ðə ˈkɔtən ˈfæktəri wɪl hoʊst ðə kwɪlt əv bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ; ə ˈtɛkˌstaɪl ɑrt ˈprɑʤɛkt kəmˈpraɪzd əv 263 blɑks iʧ əv wɪʧ wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ə ˈdɪfərənt pɑrt əv kəˈneɪdiən dɪˈvərsɪti. ɪt ɪz ə ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən əv ˈkɑmən juˈmænɪti ənd prəˈmoʊts kəmˈpæʃən əˈməŋ ˈpipəl. ðɪs kəˈneɪdiən ˈaɪkɑn ɪgˈzɪbɪt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈklud ˈdeɪli ˈproʊˌgræm. ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ɪz kənˈtɪnjuəs ənd dɪˈvərs, ənd wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ə brɛdθ əv ækˈtɪvɪtiz frəm ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈkəlʧərəl grups wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈriʤən əv ˈhæməltən ˈhæltən ənd brænt. ɪt ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɛləmənts: ˈwikli ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz, ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈwərkˌʃɑps, ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt tɔks, ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt pərˈfɔrmənsɪz, ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt ˈkɑnsərts, ənd ə grænd ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ! ɪˈvɛnt deɪts: ʤun 30 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1 2017 ɪˈvɛnt loʊˈkeɪʃən: pɪr 8 47 ˌdɪˈskəvri ˈdɑktər) ədˈmɪʃən: ɔn ʤun 30th*, ðə məˈʤɛstɪk tɔl ʃɪps meɪk ðɛr rɪˈtərn tɪ pɪr 8 ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðɛr səkˈsɛsfəl ˈvɪzɪt ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 2013 ðɪs ˈspɛktəkəl ˌɪnˈkludz 11 ˈvɛsəlz ðət ˈnævəˌgeɪt əraʊnd ˈhɑrbər ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl faɪl fɔrˈmeɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfaɪnəli ˈdɑkɪŋ æt pɪr 8 ɪf ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈprɑmənənt ˈvæntɪʤ pɔɪnts tɪ vju ðə tɔl ʃɪps pəreɪd, loʊˈkeɪʃənz ˌɪnˈklud: pɪr 8 pɪr 4 pɑrks, jɔrk ˈbʊləˌvɑrd brɪʤ, ˈbərlɪŋtən kəˈnæl ənd pɪr, ˈdɑktər, ənd ənd pɑrks ɪn ˈbərlɪŋtən. ɪˈvɛnt deɪts: ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1 2017 ɪˈvɛnt loʊˈkeɪʃən: pɑrk 200 ˈhɑrbər frənt ˈdɑktər) ədˈmɪʃən: fri! ðɪs ˈkænədə deɪ ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən wɪl bɪˈgɪn əraʊnd wɪθ ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs ɔn ðə steɪʤ. ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈfæməli ˈfrɛndli ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ fud trəks ənd ˈvɛriəs ækˈtɪvɪtiz), ˈfɑloʊd baɪ lɪv mˈjuzɪk (pərˈfɔrmd ɔn ðə steɪʤ) ənd ˈkæpɪŋ ɔf ðə naɪt wɪθ ə fəˈnæli əv ˈdæzəlɪŋ ˈfaɪrˌwərks əˈkəmpənid baɪ ən ɔrˈkɛstrəl ərˈeɪnʤmənt pərˈfɔrmd lɪv baɪ ˈmaɪstroʊ ˈbɔrɪs brɑt ənd ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˈkædəmi ˈɔrkəstrə əv ˈkænədə. ɪˈvɛnt deɪts: ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 8 2017 ɪˈvɛnt loʊˈkeɪʃən: kəˈneɪdiən ˈwɔrˌpleɪn ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ mˈjuziəm 9280 ˈɛrˌpɔrt rd*) ədˈmɪʃən: ðɪs ˈkænədə 15 ˈsɪgnəʧər ɪˈvɛnt gɪvz ju ðə juˈnik ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ mit ənd kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ˈkɑrənt ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə rɔɪəl kəˈneɪdiən ɛr fɔrs, lərn ðə roʊlz ðət iʧ əv ðiz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz pərˈfɔrm ɔn ə ˈdeɪli ˈbeɪsɪs ənd gɪt ə ʧæns tɪ si ˈɛrˌkræfts əp kloʊz. jʊr ʧæns tɪ vju əv 60 ˈɛrˌkræft, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈvɪntɪʤ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈɛrˌkræft. du ju noʊ əv ˈɛni ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈkænədə 150 ɪˈvɛnts ðət wi mɪst? lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ baɪ æt ˈjuˈɛs @bruhaexclusive*! fərˈgɛt tɪ kriˈeɪt ənd lɪst jʊr ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs æt bruha.com*. *ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɑz ˈrɪtən ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ ðə əˈbaʊt ɪz ə ˈloʊkəl ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˌdɪˈskəvri ˈtɪkətɪŋ prəˈvaɪdər ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə weɪ ˈpipəl ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ðɛr ˈloʊkəl kəmˈjunɪti, dɪˈskəvər ɪˈvɛnts ənd ˈpərʧəs ˈtɪkɪts. baɪ ənd sɛl ˈtɪkɪts fər ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts ˈjuzɪŋ. wɪθ ðə ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv klaʊd beɪst tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd juˈnik ˈfɪltərɪŋ ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz meɪk ɪt ˈizi tɪ faɪnd spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈkætəˌgɔriz, deɪts, ədˈmɪʃən praɪs reɪnʤ, mudz ənd ˈivɪn ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ˈlɪstɪŋz. ˈwɛðər ju ər ə ˈtʊrɪst ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ə nu ˈsɪti ər ə ˈloʊkəl ˈrɛzɪdənt, prəˈvaɪdz ə ðət əˈlaʊz ju tɪ steɪ kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ jʊr ˈsɪti. ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈkris əˈwɛrnəs fər jʊr ˈvɛnju, ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ər jʊr nɛkst ɪˈvɛnt? hɛd ˈoʊvər tɪ ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd təˈdeɪ baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ jʊr fərst ˈlɪstɪŋ.
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this year marks a very special year and celebration for our nation, its 150th birthday. that’s right, july 1st 2017, officially marks the 150th anniversary of canada, otherwise known as confederation.
with such an important and significant year for our country, you better believe that there’s a ton of awesome events and celebrations popping up all over the place to showcase that true north pride and heritage of ours. and hamilton is definitely no exception to that.
here’s our list of 5 must-attend canada 150 events happening in hamilton, ontario. enjoy!
event dates: june 15, 2017
event location: gore park (1 hughson street south)
admission: $10.00 (get your tickets here)
on june 15th, join the dwntwn hamilton bia in gore park as they host a community picnic to kick off the canada 150 celebrations. the evening will include a performance by the hamilton ariel group, an aerial arts club making the circus arts accessible to the community, and their apoidea show. comedy magician graeme reed will also be on hand to delight guests.
event dates: july 10 august 16, 2017
event location: the cotton factory (270 sherman ave north)
admission: various (view the full list of events here)
between july 10th and august 16th, the cotton factory will host the quilt of belonging; a 120-foot textile art project comprised of 263 blocks each of which was created to recognize a different part of canadian diversity. it is a celebration of common humanity and promotes compassion among people.
this canadian icon exhibit will also include daily program. programming is continuous and diverse, and was developed to include a breadth of activities from a variety of cultural groups within the region of hamilton halton and brant. it includes the following elements: weekly demonstrations, weekend workshops, thursday night talks, friday night performances, saturday night concerts, and a grand opening event on july 10th!
event dates: june 30 july 1, 2017
event location: pier 8 (47 discovery dr)
admission: $25.00-$30.00
on june 30th, the majestic tall ships make their return to hamilton’s pier 8, following their successful visit in the summer of 2013. this must-see spectacle includes 11 vessels that navigate around hamilton’s harbour in a single file formation before finally docking at pier 8.
if you’re looking for prominent vantage points to view the tall ships parade, locations include: pier 8, bayfront & pier 4 parks, york boulevard bridge, burlington canal and fisherman’s pier, eastport dr, and lassalle and bayshore parks in burlington.
event dates: july 1, 2017
event location: bayfront park (200 harbour front dr)
admission: free!
this canada day celebration will begin around 3pm with the opening ceremony taking place on the rbc stage. enjoy family friendly programming (including food trucks and various activities), followed by live music (performed on the rbc stage) and capping off the night with a finale of dazzling fireworks accompanied by an orchestral arrangement performed live by maestro boris brott and the national academy orchestra of canada.
event dates: saturday, july 8, 2017
event location: canadian warplane heritage museum (9280 airport rd)
admission: $15.00-$20.00
this canada 15 signature event gives you the unique opportunity to meet and connect with current members of the royal canadian air force, learn the roles that each of these individuals perform on a daily basis and get a chance to see aircrafts up close. here’s your chance to view of 60 aircraft, including the collection of vintage military aircraft.
do you know of any upcoming canada 150 events that we missed? let us know by tweeting at us @bruhaexclusive! don’t forget to create and list your upcoming events with us at bruha.com.
*this article was written in conjunction with the saverina scozzari collective*
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ˈaʊˌtlɛts ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn steɪʤ wən əv ðə ˈsɪti koʊɑp dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˌɪnˈklud it ˈbərgər ənd ˈmɑrbəl rum. ə nu fud ənd ˈbɛvərɪʤ ˈpriˌsɪŋkt ɪn ˈhæməltən wɪl si ə hɪˈstɔrɪk glæs doʊm ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈzaɪn. ðə doʊm, wəns pɑrt əv ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈhæməltən poʊst ˈɔfəs ˈbɪldɪŋ, wɑz bɪlt ɪn 1940 ənd wɪl bi juzd ˈoʊvər ə ʃɛrd ˈsitɪŋ ˈɛriə ɪn ðə ˈhæməltən dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ˈsɪti koʊɑp. ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ nu ˈzilənd dɪˈzaɪn ˈkəmpəˌni speɪs, lɛd baɪ krɪs ˈstivənz fər ðə dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˈhɔkɪnz kənˈstrəkʃən fər ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ðə ˈpriˌsɪŋkt. ˈhæməltən ˈhæməltən ɪz ˈplænɪŋ ə nu fud ənd ˈbɛvərɪʤ ˈpriˌsɪŋkt dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ˈsɪti koʊɑp, wɪʧ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni əˈnaʊnst ɪn ʤun. gʊd ʤɔrʤ ˈbruəri həz ˈɔlsoʊ timd wɪθ ˈsɪti koʊɑp tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ə nu kræft bɪr bɑr, ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər. ðə ˈloʊkəl ɪz wən əv θri nu ˈvɛnuz ɪn steɪʤ wən əv faɪv nu ˈaʊˌtlɛts plænd fər ðə ˈpriˌsɪŋkt, wɪʧ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni əˈnaʊnst ɪn ʤun. ðə bɑr wɪl ˌɪnˈklud 15 bɪr ənd ˈsaɪdər tæps ˈʃoʊkeɪsɪŋ bruz frəm ˈvɛriəs ˈbruəriz əraʊnd ðə ˈriʤən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ gʊd ʤɔrʤ, hɑt ˈwɔtər bruɪŋ koʊ ɪn ðə coromandel*, jɑrd ˈbruəri ɪn ənd ˈkraʊʧər bruɪŋ ɪn rotorua*. ˈhæməltən gʊd ʤɔrʤ ˈbruəri həz ˈɔlsoʊ timd wɪθ ˈsɪti koʊɑp tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ə nu kræft bɪr bɑr, ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər. ˈhæməltənz ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər mɪˈʃɛl ˈbeɪli sɛd ðə ˈvɛnʧər wɑz ən ˈɛfərt tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈriʤənəl ˈbɪznɪsɪz wɛˈrɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl. "wi ər kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə fud ənd ˈbɛvərɪʤ həb ðət wɪl bi əˈtræktɪv fər ˈloʊkəlz ənd ˈvɪzɪtərz əˈlaɪk ənd ðɪs ˈpriˌsɪŋkt ɪz ˈpərfəktli pəˈzɪʃənd tɪ hɛlp ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ˈhæməltən biɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɛntər əv taʊn ənd nɪr ðə ˈbjutəfəl ˈrɪvər. "ɛz ə lɑrʤ ɪmˈplɔɪər ɪn ˈhæməltən ənd ɛz ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈprimiəm ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən, ɪz plizd tɪ bi ˈfərðər kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ tɪ groʊθ fər ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈsɪti ənd ˈædɪŋ tɪ ɑr ˈəðər fænˈtæstɪk fəˈsɪlɪtiz," ˈbeɪli sɛd. "wi hæv ə greɪt tim əv prəˈfɛʃənəlz ɔn bɔrd tɪ dɪˈlɪvər wət wɪl bi ə ˈtruli juˈnik, θˈraɪvɪŋ fud ənd ˈbɛvərɪʤ həb tɪ ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈhæməltən ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈhæzənt bɪn sin hir ˌbiˈfɔr. wi ˈkænɑt weɪt tɪ hæv ðə nu ˈaʊˌtlɛts əp ənd ˈrənɪŋ ənd wi ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ hæv ðə məˈʤɔrəti ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkrɪsməs," ʃi sɛd. ðə ˈmɛnju wɪl hæv ə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈloʊkəl ˈproʊdus ənd bi ˈsɪmpəl, ɪn ˈsizən, wɪθ lɑts əv ʃɛrd ˈɔpʃənz. brɛd wɪl kəm frəm ˈbeɪkəri ˈbɛlə peɪn, mit frəm ˈbʊʧəri ɪn ti awamutu*, ənd ʧiz frəm ˈoʊvər ðə mun ˈdɛri ɪn putaruru*. ˈhæməltənz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ʃɛf ˈneɪθən ˈhɑrtli ɪz ɔn ðə bɔrd əv fud ɪŋk, ˈbeɪli sɛd, wɪʧ ɪz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈloʊkəl səˈplaɪərz. ˈaʊˌtlɛts ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn steɪʤ wən əv ðə ˈsɪti koʊɑp dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˌɪnˈklud it ˈbərgər ə ˈgʊrˌmeɪ ˈbərgər bɑr, ənd ˈmɑrbəl rum ə ˈləgʒəri ˈkɑkˌteɪl ənd ʃæmˈpeɪn laʊnʤ. steɪʤ wən ˈoʊpənz ɪn ˈərli ɑkˈtoʊbər ənd kənˈstrəkʃən ɔn steɪʤ tu, ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ənd nu kəˈfeɪ, wɪl ðɛn bɪˈgɪn. sɪlk ˈrɛˌstrɑnt həz kloʊzd tɪ meɪk weɪ fər steɪʤ wən, ənd ˈriboʊ wɪl kloʊz ˌbiˈfɔr steɪʤ tu bɪˈgɪnz. ˈbeɪli sɛd ɔl stæf hu ər əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wʊd bi ˈɔfərd ɔlˈtərnətɪv roʊlz ɪn ˈəðər ˈɛriəz əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs.
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outlets included in stage one of the city co-op development include eat burger and marble room.
a new food and beverage precinct in hamilton will see a historic glass dome incorporated into the design.
the dome, once part of the former hamilton post office building, was built in 1940 and will be used over a shared seating area in the skycity hamilton development, city co-op.
skycity is working with new zealand design company ctrl space, led by chris stevens for the design and hawkins construction for the construction of the precinct.
skycity hamilton skycity hamilton is planning a new food and beverage precinct development, city co-op, which the company announced in june.
good george brewery has also teamed with city co-op to deliver a new craft beer bar, opening in october.
the local taphouse is one of three new venues in stage one of five new outlets planned for the precinct, which the company announced in june.
the bar will include 15 beer and cider taps showcasing brews from various breweries around the region including good george, hot water brewing co in the coromandel, shunters yard brewery in matangi and croucher brewing in rotorua.
skycity hamilton good george brewery has also teamed with city co-op to deliver a new craft beer bar, opening in october.
skycity hamilton's general manager michelle baillie said the venture was an effort to support regional businesses wherever possible.
"we are committed to developing a food and beverage hub that will be attractive for locals and visitors alike and this precinct is perfectly positioned to help showcase hamilton – being in the centre of town and near the beautiful waikato river.
"as a large employer in hamilton and as the city's premium entertainment destination, skycity is pleased to be further contributing to growth for the central city and adding to our other fantastic facilities," baillie said.
"we have a great team of professionals on board to deliver what will be a truly unique, thriving food and beverage hub to the city of hamilton – something that hasn't been seen here before. we cannot wait to have the new outlets up and running and we expect to have the majority operating before christmas," she said.
the menu will have a focus on local produce and be simple, in season, with lots of shared options.
bread will come from cambridge-based bakery bella pane, meat from magills butchery in te awamutu, and cheese from over the moon dairy in putaruru.
skycity hamilton's executive chef nathan hartley is on the board of waikato food inc, baillie said, which is focused on supporting local suppliers.
outlets included in stage one of the city co-op development include eat burger - a gourmet burger bar, and marble room - a luxury cocktail and champagne lounge.
stage one opens in early october and construction on stage two, a restaurant and new cafe, will then begin.
silk restaurant has closed to make way for stage one, and rebo will close before stage two begins.
baillie said all staff who are affected by the changes would be offered alternative roles in other areas of the business.
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baɪ brɛt ˈgɪlɪn ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd, tu grups ðət kʊd nɑt bi mɔr ˌdaɪəˈmɛtrɪkəli əˈpoʊzd ɪn ðɛr bɪˈlifs mɛt ɔn ðə stɛps əv ðə saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈsteɪˌthaʊs, iʧ wɪθ ðɛr oʊn əˈʤɛndəz. ɔn wən saɪd, waɪt suˈprɛməsɪsts ənd ˈkeɪˈkeɪˈkeɪ ˈmɛmbərz ˈrælid tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst ðə rɪˈmuvəl əv ðə kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flæg frəm ðə stɛps əv ðə ˈkæpɪtəl. ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd, blæk ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtərz fər ˈʤəstɪs ənd ðə nu blæk ˈpænθər ˈpɑrti wər ˈmɑrʧɪŋ fər ˈreɪʃəl ɪkˈwɑləti ənd ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ˈlidərˌʃɪp tɪ du mɔr ðən ˈsɪmpli teɪk daʊn ðə flæg. ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl, tæskt wɪθ ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts ˈpisfəl, wər ðə pəˈlis. ɪn wət kʊd hæv bɪˈkəm jɛt əˈnəðər ˈstɔri əv ˌfʊlˈbloʊn raɪəts, ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə moʊst ˈpɔɪnjənt ˈɪmɪʤ ðət keɪm frəm ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts keɪm aʊt əv ðə ˈkaɪndnəs əv ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər duɪŋ hɪz ʤɑb wɪn ˈmɛni ˈəðərz meɪ hæv tərnd ðɛr bæks. nɑt ən ənˈkɑmən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv juˈmænɪti ɪn sc*: ˈliˌrɔɪ smɪθ hɛlps waɪt suˈprɛməsɪst tɪ ˈʃɛltər ˈwɔtər ɛz hit bɛrz daʊn. rɑb ˈgɑdfri (@robgodfrey*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 18 2015 ˈreɪʃəl ˌɪnˈtɑlərəns wɑz ɔn fʊl dɪˈspleɪ, dɪˈspaɪt ˈmɛni æt ðə ˈræli ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðə kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flæg stændz fər noʊ səʧ θɪŋ. ɛz ju kən si ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əˈbəv frəm ˈrɔɪtərz, ˈsɛvərəl waɪt suˈprɛməsɪsts tʊk tərnz ˈmɑkɪŋ ənd ˈhərlɪŋ ˌɪnˈsəlts æt ðə blæk counter-protestors*. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə ˈdeɪli meɪl, ˈproʊˌtɛstərz tʊk tərnz ˈbərnɪŋ ənd ˈrɪpɪŋ əp kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flægz, ˈfərðər ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ ðə ɔˈrɛdi kraʊd. θru ɪt ɔl, ðoʊ, ðə ˈhɛvi pəˈlis ˈprɛzəns ˈmænɪʤd tɪ kip ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts ˈmoʊstli ˈpisfəl. ɪn fækt, dɪˈspaɪt ə fju ˈmaɪnər ˈskərmɪʃɪz, ˈoʊnli ə fju ˈmaɪnər ˈɪnʤəriz, θri ərˈɛsts, ənd ə smɔl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈprɑpərti ˈdæmɪʤ, kɔzd baɪ ə laɪt poʊl biɪŋ strək baɪ ə kɑr, wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ðə ˈɪmɪʤ ðət ˈmɛni wɪl rɪˈmɛmbər frəm ðɪs ˈproʊˌtɛsts ɪz nɑt ðət əv ˈbərnɪŋ flægz, ər ˈivɪn ðət əv ˈnɑtsi səˈluts ənd blæk ˈpænθər fɪsts ɪn ðə ɛr, bət ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əv ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ əˈsaɪd tɪ eɪd ə ˈpərsən hu ˈmɛni wʊd hæv əˈbændənd. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ˈliˌrɔɪ smɪθ, ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti, hu ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhæpənz tɪ bi ə blæk mæn, ˈnoʊtɪst ən ˈɛldərli waɪt mæn ɪn dɪˈstrɛs. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ taɪm, ðə mæn wɑz ˈsəfərɪŋ saɪnz əv dɪˈstrɛs kɔzd baɪ ðə hit ənd bɪˈgæn traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk hɪz weɪ əp ðə ˈkæpɪtəl stɛps ənd ˈɪntu ðə ʃeɪd. ðə mæn, hu wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈmuvmənt ˈtiˌsərt wɪθ ə lɑrʤ ˈnɑtsi ˈsɪmbəl dead-center*, maɪt nɑt hæv meɪd ɪt əp ðə stɛps hɪmˈsɛlf, bət fər ðə hɛlp əv ˈɔfɪsər smɪθ. smɪθ, ˈpʊtɪŋ əˈsaɪd ðə fækt ðət ðə mæn wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈsɪmbəl ðət ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli ʃoʊz ˈheɪtrəd fər ðə ˈkələr əv hɪz skɪn, tʊk ðə mæn baɪ ðə ɑrm ənd lɛd ɪm tɪ ðə ʃeɪd. ˌənsərˈpraɪzɪŋli, ə ˈfoʊtəˌgræf ˈteɪkən baɪ rɑb ˈgɑdfri əv ˈɔfɪsər smɪθ ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðə ˈɛldərli mæn wɛnt ˈvaɪrəl ɪn ˈmɪnəts. wɪθ ðə ˈpɪkʧər, ˈgɑdfri ən ənˈkɑmən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv juˈmænɪti ɪn sc*: ˈliˌrɔɪ smɪθ hɛlps waɪt suˈprɛməsɪst tɪ ˈʃɛltər ˈwɔtər ɛz hit bɛrz down.”*.”
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by brett gillin
over the weekend, two groups that could not be more diametrically opposed in their beliefs met on the steps of the south carolina statehouse, each with their own agendas. on one side, white supremacists and kkk members rallied to protest the removal of the confederate flag from the steps of the capitol. on the other side, black educators for justice and the new black panther party were marching for racial equality and calling for leadership to do more than simply take down the flag. in the middle, tasked with keeping the protests peaceful, were the police. in what could have become yet another story of full-blown riots, instead, the most poignant image that came from the protests came out of the kindness of a police officer doing his job when many others may have turned their backs.
not an uncommon example of humanity in sc: leroy smith helps white supremacist to shelter & water as heat bears down. pic.twitter.com/gof23r3mre — rob godfrey (@robgodfrey) july 18, 2015
racial intolerance was on full display, despite many at the rally claiming that the confederate flag stands for no such thing. as you can see in the video above from reuters, several white supremacists took turns mocking and hurling insults at the black counter-protestors. at the same time, according to this article in the daily mail, protestors took turns burning and ripping up confederate flags, further enticing the already amped-up crowd.
through it all, though, the heavy police presence managed to keep the protests mostly peaceful. in fact, despite a few minor skirmishes, only a few minor injuries, three arrests, and a small amount of property damage, caused by a light pole being struck by a car, was reported. the image that many will remember from this weekend’s protests is not that of burning flags, or even that of nazi salutes and black panther fists in the air, but the image of a police officer putting everything aside to aid a person who many would have abandoned.
police officer leroy smith, the director of the south carolina department of public safety, who also happens to be a black man, noticed an elderly white man in distress. according to time, the man was suffering signs of distress caused by the heat and began trying to make his way up the capitol steps and into the shade. the man, who was wearing a national socialist movement t-shirt with a large nazi symbol dead-center, might not have made it up the steps himself, but for the help of officer smith. smith, putting aside the fact that the man was wearing a symbol that almost certainly shows hatred for the color of his skin, took the man by the arm and led him to the shade.
unsurprisingly, a photograph taken by rob godfrey of officer smith helping the elderly man went viral in minutes. with the picture, godfrey tweeted “not an uncommon example of humanity in sc: leroy smith helps white supremacist to shelter & water as heat bears down.”
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ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈdɪfərəns fər ˈʧɪldrən ɪn nid moʊst ˈpipəl noʊ ˈjuˈɛs fər ɑr ˈflægˌʃɪp ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ʃoʊ, bət ˈsɛsəmi ˈwərkˌʃɑp ɪz soʊ məʧ mɔr: ə nɑnˈprɑfət ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɔn ə ˈmɪʃən tɪ hɛlp kɪdz ˈɛvriˌwɛr groʊ sˈmɑrtər, ˈstrɔŋgər, ənd ˈkaɪndər. wət bɪˈgæn ɛz ə ˈsɪmpəl jɛt ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri aɪˈdiə ɪn tiʧ kɪdz θru groʊn ˈɪntu ə ˈgloʊbəl fəˈnɑməˌnɑn, ˈriʧɪŋ mɔr ðən 150 ˈkəntriz ənd dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ˈpruvən, ˈərli ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən tɪ kɪdz ənd ˈfæməliz əraʊnd ðə wərld. ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn ˈərli ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən peɪz ril ˈdɪvɪˌdɛndz; wi bɪˈliv ðə ki tɪ ˈtækəlɪŋ ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈɛvəri ʧaɪld ə ʧæns fər səkˈsɛs. ɑr ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz hɛlp ˈmɪljənz əv ˈʧɪldrən ənd əˈʧiv ˈmɛʒərəbəl ˌɪmˈpækt ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd əˈbrɔd, ɔl wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ðə bɪˈləvəd ənd ɪnˈdʊrɪŋ ˈməpɪts əv ˈsɛsəmi strit.
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ðə frɛndz əv ðə ɪz ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ə ˈvɪktəri ɪn ɪts ˈbætəl tɪ meɪnˈteɪn kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈlændˌmɑrk ˈθieɪtər ɪn ˈʤərnəl skwɛr. bət ɪz ɪt ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈvɪktəri, ɛz ˈsɪti əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ, ənd wɪl ɪt ʤɪst dɪˈleɪ ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ðə ˈteɪˌkoʊvər əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz baɪ aeg*, ə ˈbɪgˌtaɪm spɔrts ənd ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt prəˈmoʊtər? wɪl ðə kɔrt ˈbætəl ɪnˈʃʊrd baɪ ə ˈʤəʤɪz rɪˈvərsəl əv ən ˈərliər dɪˈsɪʒən ʤɪst sərv tɪ sloʊ ðə ˌriˌvaɪtələˈzeɪʃən əv ˈʤərnəl skwɛr? læst mənθ, ˈhədsən ˈkaʊnti suˈpɪriər kɔrt ʤəʤ ˈhɛktər vɛˈlæskɛz tɔst ðə ˈlɔˌsut faɪld baɪ ðə frɛndz əv ðə, hu hæd kleɪmd ðət ðeɪ hɛld ə ˈvælɪd lis wɪθ ðə ˈsɪti. bət ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ vɛˈlæskɛz rɪˈvərst hɪz ˈərliər dɪˈsɪʒən, seɪɪŋ ɪn ˈɛsəns ðət ðɛr ɪz ɪˈnəf ˈɛvədəns fər ðə tɪ hərd. "ðə ʤəʤ sɛd, 'aɪ wɑz rɔŋ,'" rəˈbərtə tarkan*, nu əˈtərni, toʊld ðə ˈʤərzi ˈʤərnəl. "wɪr bæk tɪ skwɛr wən." ˈʤərnəl stæf ˈraɪtər ˈtɛrəns ti. məkˈdɑnəld ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ tarkan*, vɛˈlæskɛz ʧeɪnʤd hɪz maɪnd ˈæftər siɪŋ ə 2009 ˈɔrdənəns əˈdɑptəd baɪ ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ðət "ˈɛvriˌwən ʤɪst ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt." ˈəndər ə prəˈpoʊzəl əˈpruvd læst mənθ, aeg*, wən əv ðə wərldz ˈbɪgəst ˈkɑnsərt prəˈmoʊtərz, wʊd peɪ ˈænjuəli tɪ rɛnt ðə ˈθieɪtər fər 30 jɪrz ənd kənˈtrɪbjut ˈmɪljən təˈwɔrd ɪts ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃən.
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the friends of the loew's is celebrating a victory in its battle to maintain control over the landmark theater in journal square.
but is it a temporary victory, as city officials say, and will it just delay the inevitable -- the takeover of operations by aeg, a big-time sports and entertainment promoter? will the court battle -- ensured by a judge's reversal of an earlier decision -- just serve to slow the revitalization of once-proud journal square?
last month, hudson county superior court judge hector velazquez tossed the lawsuit filed by the friends of the loew's, who had claimed that they held a valid lease with the city.
but yesterday velazquez reversed his earlier decision, saying in essence that there is enough evidence for the fol's lawsuiut to heard.
"the judge said, 'i was wrong,'" roberta tarkan, fol's new attorney, told the jersey journal. "we're back to square one."
journal staff writer terrence t. mcdonald reported that according to tarkan, velazquez changed his mind after seeing a 2009 ordinance adopted by the city council that "everyone just overlooked."
under a proposal approved last month, aeg, one of the world's biggest concert promoters, would pay $350,000 annually to rent the theater for 30 years and contribute $3.5 million toward its renovation.
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ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ɪz tɪ hir ə rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ wɪʧ kleɪmz ðət ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ækt (di) fɔlz faʊl əv ˈbeɪsɪk ˈjumən raɪts ənd ʃʊd bi rɪˈpild ɛz ðə dɪˈspjut ˈoʊvər ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ˈriʧɪz nu haɪts. ˈspɛʃəl fræŋk lɑ ru ˈɑrgjuz ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrt, ɛnˈtaɪtəld ðə pərˈmoʊʃən ənd prəˈtɛkʃən əv ðə raɪt tɪ ˈfridəm əv əˈpɪnjən ənd ɪkˈsprɛʃən (pdf*), ðət ˈneɪʃənz rɪsk ˈtræmplɪŋ ɔn ˈbeɪsɪk raɪts sɛt aʊt baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛn ɪf ðeɪ pərˈsu ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət dɪskəˈnɛkts ˈjuzərz frəm ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. lɑ ru həz bɪn ædˈvaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛn ɔn ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈfridəmz. "ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˈərʤɪz steɪts tɪ rɪˈpil ər əˈmɛnd ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈkɑpiˌraɪt lɔz wɪʧ ˈpərˌmɪt ˈjuzərz tɪ bi ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪd frəm ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈækˌsɛs, ənd tɪ rɪˈfreɪn frəm əˈdɑptɪŋ səʧ lɔz," hi sɛd. "ˈkətɪŋ ɔf ˈjuzərz frəm ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈækˌsɛs, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən prəˈvaɪdɪd, [ɪz] ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənɪt ənd ðəs ə vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ˈɑrtɪkəl 19 ˈpɛrəˌgræf 3 əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkəvənənt ɔn ˈsɪvəl ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl raɪts." ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, lɑ ru ˈsɪŋgəld aʊt ðə ənd fræns fər ðɛr stæns ɔn ðɪs ˈɪʃu wɪʧ wʊd si ˈsɪtɪzənz' ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈækˌsɛs səˈspɛndɪd ɪf ðeɪ ər faʊnd ˈgɪlti əv ˌɪˈligəl ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪŋ ˈaɪtəmz θri taɪmz ər mɔr. "[ðə] ɪz əˈlɑrmd baɪ prəˈpoʊzəlz tɪ dɪskəˈnɛkt ˈjuzərz frəm ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈækˌsɛs ɪf ðeɪ ˈvaɪəleɪt ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti raɪts. ðɪs ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən beɪst ɔn ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv 'ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd rɪˈspɑns'," lɑ ru sɛd. "[ðɪs] ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪz ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈpɛnəltiz ɔn ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ðət kʊd lɛd tɪ səˈspɛnʃən əv ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈsərvɪs, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld lɔ' ɪn fræns ənd ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ækt 2010 ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm."
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the united nations is to hear a report on friday which claims that the digital economy act (dea) falls foul of basic human rights and should be repealed as the dispute over the controversial legislation reaches new heights.
special rapporteur frank la rue argues in the report, entitled the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression (pdf), that nations risk trampling on basic rights set out by the un if they pursue legislation that disconnects users from the internet. la rue has been advising the un on online freedoms.
"the special rapporteur urges states to repeal or amend existing intellectual copyright laws which permit users to be disconnected from internet access, and to refrain from adopting such laws," he said.
"cutting off users from internet access, regardless of the justification provided, [is] disproportionate and thus a violation of article 19, paragraph 3, of the international covenant on civil and political rights."
in particular, la rue singled out the uk and france for their stance on this issue which would see citizens' internet access suspended if they are found guilty of illegal downloading items three times or more.
"[the rapporteur] is alarmed by proposals to disconnect users from internet access if they violate intellectual property rights. this also includes legislation based on the concept of 'graduated response'," la rue said.
"[this] imposes a series of penalties on copyright infringers that could lead to suspension of internet service, such as the so-called 'three-strikes law' in france and the digital economy act 2010 in the united kingdom."
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pro-russian* ˈsɛpərətɪsts hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ pərˈsid wɪθ ə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm ɔn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ɛz plænd, dɪˈspaɪt ə kɔl frəm ˈrəʃəz ˈprɛzɪdənt vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn tɪ poʊstˈpoʊn ɪt. ˈdɛnɪs, ðə ˈlidər əv ðə ˈpipəlz riˈpəblɪk, sɛd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ðə koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ kəˈmɪti əv ðə ˈrɛbəlz hæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɪn ə ˈmitɪŋ ðət ðə voʊt wʊd bi hɛld ɔn ˈsənˌdi ɛz plænd. "wi wʊd hæv lɔst ðə trəst əv ðə ˈsɪmpəl ˈpipəl [ɪf wi hæd nɑt gɔn əˈhɛd]," sɛd. ɪn ə ˈsɪmələr muv, ðə ˈrɛbəl grup əv ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈriʤən, ðə ˈɑrmi əv ðə ˌsaʊˈθist, toʊld ˈrəʃəz ˈriə nuz ˈeɪʤənsi ðət ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈʤɛktɪd əˈpil tɪ dɪˈleɪ ðə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm ˈskɛʤʊld fər meɪ 11 ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər ðə ˈsɛpərətɪsts ɪn ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli kənˈfərmd tɪ nuz ˈeɪʤənsi ðət ðə voʊt wʊd bi hɛld ɔn ðə seɪm deɪ ɪn ðə ˈsɪti tu. æl ˈʤoʊnə həl, rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ frəm, sɛd ðə ˌriˈæləˌti wɑz ðət ðə ˈsɛpərətɪsts fɔrmd ə məˈnɔrəti ɪn ðə ˈriʤən, ənd ðɛr wʊd bi noʊ weɪ tɪ ˈmɛʒər ðə ˈfɛrnəs əv ðə ˈvoʊtɪŋ. "ðɛr ər noʊ ˈmɑnətərz, noʊ ˈfɔrməl ˈstrəkʧərz ənd noʊ weɪz əv ˈmɛʒərɪŋ ðə vərˈæsɪti əv ðə rɪˈzəlts wɪn ðeɪ kəm ɪn," hi sɛd. əˈgɛnst ðɪs ˈbækˌdrɑp, ˈkæθərɪn ˈæʃtən, ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ʧif, sɛd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ goʊ əˈhɛd wɪθ ðə voʊt ðət hæd "noʊ lɪˈʤɪtəməsi" kʊd "ˈoʊnli ˈfərðər ˈwərsən" ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈistərn juˈkreɪn. juˈkreɪnz ˈɪnərəm ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ɪts ˈælaɪz bleɪm ˈrəʃə fər ˈfoʊmɛntɪŋ ðə ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ðə ˈkəntriz ist, bət ˈrəʃə dɪˈnaɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt. juˈkreɪnz sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪs kleɪmd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ tɪ hæv əbˈteɪnd "kənˈklusɪv ˈɛvədəns ˈpruvɪŋ ðət ðə ˈrəʃən ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən ɪz pərˈpɛrɪŋ ənd koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪtiz eɪmd æt ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪn ˈistərn juˈkreɪn ə ˈsoʊˈkɔld 'ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm' ɔn kriˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈpipəlz riˈpəblɪk". ðə ˈsərvɪs ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ðət əˈlɛʤədli tʊk pleɪs ɔn meɪ 5 bɪtˈwin ə ˈlidər əv ðə ˈrəʃən ˈnæʃənəl ˈjunɪti ˈmuvmənt ənd wən əv ðə ˈlidərz əv ðə ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən. fər hɪz pɑrt, ˈputɪn sɛd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənts ɪn juˈkreɪn ʃoʊ wɛr "ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl ˈpɑləˌtɪks" lɛd, ˈbleɪmɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn kiɛv fər ənˈrɛst ɪn ðə ist. juˈkreɪniən əˈfɪʃəlz ˈərliər ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ rɪˈʤɛktɪd kɔl fər ðɛm tɪ hɔlt ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əˈgɛnst ðə ˈrɛbəlz, hu hæv sizd mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən taʊnz.
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pro-russian separatists have decided to proceed with a referendum on independence as planned, despite a call from russia's president vladimir putin to postpone it.
denis pushilin, the leader of the self-declared donetsk people's republic, said on thursday that the coordinating committee of the rebels had decided in a meeting that the vote would be held on sunday as planned.
"we would have lost the trust of the simple people [if we had not gone ahead]," pushilin said.
in a similar move, the rebel group of neighbouring luhansk region, the army of the southeast, told russia's ria news agency that they also rejected putin's appeal to delay the referendum scheduled for may 11.
a spokeswoman for the separatists in slovyansk simultaneously confirmed to afp news agency that the vote would be held on the same day in the city too.
al jazeera’s jonah hull, reporting from donetsk, said the reality was that the separatists formed a minority in the region, and there would be no way to measure the fairness of the voting.
"there are no monitors, no formal structures and no ways of measuring the veracity of the results when they come in," he said.
against this backdrop, catherine ashton, eu foreign policy chief, said on thursday a decision to go ahead with the vote that had "no legitimacy" could "only further worsen" the situation in eastern ukraine.
ukraine's interim government and its allies blame russia for fomenting the crisis in the country's east, but russia denies involvement.
ukraine's security service claimed on wednesday to have obtained "conclusive evidence proving that the russian federation is preparing and coordinating activities aimed at holding in eastern ukraine a so-called 'referendum' on creation of the donetsk people's republic".
the service published a telephone conversation online that allegedly took place on may 5 between a leader of the russian national unity movement and one of the leaders of the pro-russian orthodox donbas organisation.
for his part, putin said on thursday that the developments in ukraine show where "irresponsible politics" led, blaming the government in kiev for unrest in the east.
ukrainian officials earlier on thursday rejected putin's call for them to halt a military operation against the rebels, who have seized more than a dozen towns.
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rɛd ɪt ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈdɑktər ˈdɑktər 15 20 ˈdɑktər. ˈdɑktər.. ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt.
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няма по-добро представяне на една марка от нейното потребление. едва ли има домакинство, което да не използва продукти на dr oetker в ежедневието си. в спомените ми първият продукт, който в моя живот се появи от марката, беше сладкия ванилов пудинг. няма как да забравя вкуса, но той с годините така и не се промени, защото целта на марката е да доставя качество всеки път.
„качеството е най-добрата рецепта“ е слогана на фирмата от години и именно затова единственото условие на продуктите е да бъдат винаги безупречни, независимо от всичко. но за да постигнеш подобни постоянно добри резултати за всеки един продукт се изискват множество тестове – от различни микровълнуви, печки, че дори и най-обикновените съдове, с които се приготвят, защото така се гарантира, че независимо от готварските уреди домакинството може да получи еднакво добър вкус от приготвените ястия.
посещението на hq на dr oetker е определено едно прекрасно преживяване, в което можете да научите повече за историята, развитието и множеството различни дейности, които са подчинени на общата кауза на компанията. още във влизането във фоайето ви посреща гигнаски жълт пудинг, който буквално иска да бъде изяден. след кратка интродукция получавате слушалки, разделят ви на групи и започва голямата обиколка.
първата спирка е последният етаж, където е разположен макет на някогашният живот през началото на миналия век, когато всъщност се появява фирмата. в магазините присъстват множество артикули, но онова, което грабва погледите на домакините от онова време е бакпулвер – магическата добавка към всяко печиво. до появата на бакпулверта от аугуст оеткер за приготвянето на един обикновен кекс са били необходими от 15 до 20 яйца. главомолното количество е бързо заменено от неговият продукт, който буквално преобръща начина на готвене. той просто е видял проблем и е намерил неговото решение.
докато разглеждате интересните експонати можете да се натъкнете и на множество рекламни и промоционални материали, с които фирмата се прославя по света. плакати от 50-те години гласящи „дайте на децата си достатъчно пудинг, за да се чувстват добре“ са само една малка част от рекламните успехи на dr oetker. освен постери фирмата прави стотици книги за готвене и сладкарство, а днес – списание за готвене и кулинарни семинари.
и ако това не ви накара да отидете, то нека ви уверя, че всеки го очакват дегустация на продукти от марката, едноименния пудинг и още много подаръци. запишете своето посещение веднага или разгледайте повече на сайта на dr. oetker.
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us-russian* ˈtɛnʧənz raɪz ˈoʊvər ˈsɪriə baɪ bɪl væn 17 sɛpˈtɛmbər 2015 ˈtɛnʧənz bɪtˈwin ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˈmɔˌskaʊ hæv kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈɛskəˌleɪt ˈoʊvər ˈjuˈɛs ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ðət ˈrəʃə ɪz ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ə ɛr base”*” ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn pɔrt ˈsɪti əv ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ə mɔr dɪˈrɛkt ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈprɛzɪdənt bəˈʃɑr əˈgɛnst ˈɪsləmɪst mɪˈlɪʃəz ɑrmd ənd səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ɪts ˈriʤənəl ˈælaɪz. ðə ˈjuˈɛs steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ʤɑn ˈkɛri ˈtɛləˌfoʊnd hɪz ˈrəʃən ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt, ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈsɛrˌgeɪ ˈtuzˌdeɪ fər ðə θərd taɪm ɪn ˈbɛrli 10 deɪz tɪ wɔrn əˈgɛnst kənˈtɪnjud ˈrəʃən ˈbækɪŋ fər ðə əˈsɑd rəˈʒim. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈriˌdaʊt əv ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, ˈkɛri sɛd ðət ˈrəʃən ˈbækɪŋ fər ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪtɪŋ ənd ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt, ənd ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ ɑr ʃɛrd goʊl əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ extremism.”*.” ˈkɛri əˈpɛrəntli riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd ˈərliər ˈsteɪtmənts ðət ðə ˈoʊnli ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈrəʃən roʊl ɪn ˈsɪriə wʊd bi ɪn səˌbɔrdəˈneɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ““coalition”*” ˈkɑbəld təˈgɛðər baɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd lɛd baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ɪts ˈriʤənəl ˈælaɪz, ˈtərki, ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ənd ðə ˈəðər riˈækʃəˌnɛri ˈsuni ɔɪl ˈmɑnɑrkiz əv ðə ˈpərʒən gəlf ˈriʤən. ɪn ən ˈərliər ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, ˈkɛri ˈɪʃud ən ˈivɪn mɔr blənt θrɛt ðət ˈɛni ɪkˈspændɪd ˈrəʃən ˈprɛzəns ɪn ˈsɪriə rɪskt ““confrontation”*” wɪθ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, wɪʧ ɪz kənˈdəktɪŋ ɛr straɪks ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈkəntri. ðɪs ɛr wɔr ɪz θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ hit əp, wɪθ ɔˈstreɪljə əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðət ɪts ˈwɔrˌpleɪnz lɔnʧt ðɛr fərst ɛr straɪks ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈsɪriə ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðeɪ wər dɪˈrɛktɪd əˈgɛnst ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt əv ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə (ˈaɪsəs) ˈtɑrgəts. frɛnʧ dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstər lə, ˈminˌwaɪl, toʊld fræns ˌɪnˈtər ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət frɛnʧ ˈwɔrˌpleɪnz wʊd lɔnʧ ðɛr oʊn ɛr straɪk ɪn ˈkəmɪŋ wiks ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ stɑp ˈaɪsəs ədˈvænsɪz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli nɪr ðə ˈsɪti əv aleppo*, ˈlɑrʤli dɪˈstrɔɪd ˈfɔrmər ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ənd kəˈmərʃəl ˈkæpɪtəl. ˈsoʊˈkɔld ““rebels,”*,” ˈɪsləmɪst ˈfɔrsɪz ðət lə ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɔn stɪl ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə ˈsɪriən army,”*,” ˈkɛrid aʊt ə ˈmərdərəs ˈmɔrtər ˈʃɛlɪŋ əv ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə ˈsɪti ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈkɪlɪŋ 38 səˈvɪljənz, 14 əv ðɛm ˈʧɪldrən. ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðə ˈdeɪnʤər əv ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri klæʃ wɪθ ˈrəʃən ˈfɔrsɪz, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən həz ˈbroʊkən ɔf riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˈrəʃə ɛz pɑrt əv ɪts kæmˈpeɪn tɪ ˈaɪsəˌleɪt ˈmɔˌskaʊ ˈoʊvər ɪts ˌænɛkˈseɪʃən əv kraɪˈmiə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ læst us-orchestrated*, ku ɪn juˈkreɪn. ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈkɛri ækˈnɑlɪʤd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət ˈrəʃə hæd prəˈpoʊzd ðə rɪˈzəmʃən əv səʧ tɔks ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ““deconflict”*” ˈɛni ɪnˈkaʊnərz bɪtˈwin ðə tu countries’*’ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ˈsɪriə. hi ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ðə rɪkˈwɛst wʊd bi dɪˈskəst bət meɪd noʊ kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ səʧ ˈkɑnˌtækts. ˈrəʃən əˈfɪʃəlz hæv dɪˈnaɪd ðət ˈmɔˌskaʊ ɪz ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt ˈɛni dɪˈrɛkt ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ər kˈwɑləˌteɪtɪv ˈbɪlˌdəp ɔn ˈsɪriən sɔɪl, waɪl ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ðət ɪts eɪd tɪ ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfɔrsɪz ɪz ˈkruʃəl tɪ dɪˈfitɪŋ ˈaɪsəs ənd ˈəðər ˈɪsləmɪst ˈfɔrsɪz ˈsikɪŋ ɪts ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ. ˈspikɪŋ ˈtuzˌdeɪ æt ðə kəˈlɛktɪv sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈtriti ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɪn dushanbe*, ˌtɑˈʤikɪˌstæn, ˈrəʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn dɪˈfɛndɪd ˈrəʃən ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri eɪd tɪ ˈsɪriə. ər səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈsɪriə ɪn ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ə ˈtɛrərɪst əˈgrɛʃən, ənd wi ər ˈɔfərɪŋ ənd wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈɔfər ɪt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ˈtɛknɪkəl əˈsɪstəns, ənd wi kɔl ɔn ˈəðər ˈkəntriz tɪ ʤɔɪn us,”*,” ˈputɪn sɛd. ðə ˈrəʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt kɔld əˈpɑn ðə ˈwɛstərn paʊərz tɪ ˌʤioʊpəˈlɪtɪkəl æmˈbɪʃənz, rɪˈfreɪn frəm ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈdəbəl ˈstændərdz, frəm ðə ˈpɑləsi əv dɪˈrɛkt ər ˌɪndərˈɛkt juz əv ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈtɛrərɪst grups tɪ əˈʧiv ˌɑpərˌtuˈnɪstɪk goʊlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ʧeɪnʤ əv ˈgəvərnmənts ənd rəˈʒimz ðət meɪ bi ˌdɪsəˈgriəbəl tɪ whomever.”*.” ˈputɪn ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt əˈsɑd wɑz priˈpɛrd fər ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz wɪθ ˈhɛlθi pɑrt əv ðə opposition.”*.” ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ɪts ˈriʤənəl ˈælaɪz hæv ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət noʊ ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈaʊstər. səm ˌjʊrəˈpiən əˈfɪʃəlz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hæv kɔld ðɪs ˈpɑləsi ˈɪntu kˈwɛʃən, ˈfɪrɪŋ ðət ə prɪˈsɪpɪtəs kəˈlæps əv ðə əˈsɑd rəˈʒim wʊd ˈoʊnli rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈiðər ˈaɪsəs ər ðə æl frənt ˈoʊvərˌrənɪŋ dəˈmæskəs. ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈfɪlɪp ˈhæmənd, səˈʤɛstɪd læst wik ðət əˈsɑd kʊd rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ˈɔfəs ˈdʊrɪŋ ə period,”*,” ə skim ðət wɑz rɪˈʤɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt, wɪʧ kˈwɛsʧənd ðə raɪt əv ˈləndən tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz ðə lɛŋθ ənd ˈaʊtˌkəm əv səʧ ə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈdʊrɪŋ ə steɪt ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˌɪˈrɑn læst wik, ˈɔstriəz ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər səˈbæsʧən kərz toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ðət prægˈmætɪk ˈkɑmən approach”*” wɑz ˈnidɪd, ðə ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt əv əˈsɑd ɪn ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt terror.”*.” kərz ˈædɪd, maɪ əˈpɪnjən ðə praɪˈɔrəti ɪz ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈtɛrər. ðɪs wɪl nɑt bi ˈpɑsəbəl wɪˈθaʊt paʊərz səʧ ɛz ˈrəʃə ənd iran.”*.” əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ hæv ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ˈrəʃən pleɪnz flaɪɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈsɪriə hæv ˈkɛrid boʊθ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən səˈplaɪz. waɪl ˈwɔʃɪŋtən hæd ˈprɛʃərd ðə ˈgəvərnmənts əv bəlˈgɛriə ənd gris tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ˈrəʃə pərˈmɪʃən tɪ meɪk ðiz flaɪts θru ðɛr ˈɛrˌspeɪs, ðeɪ hæv sɪns ˈʃɪftɪd tɪ ə rut ˈoʊvər ˌɪˈrɑn ənd ˌɪˈrɑk. ˈjuˈɛs əˈfɪʃəlz hæv dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˈwɛðər ðeɪ sɔt tɪ ˈsɪmələrli ˈprɛʃər ðə rəˈʒim ɪn ˈbægdæd, ðɛr səˈpoʊzd ˈælaɪ ɪn ðə wɔr əˈgɛnst ˈaɪsəs. ˈævərɪʤ əv tu ʤaɪənt ˈkɑndər ˈtrænspɔrt ˈɛrˌkræft hæv bɪn ˈlændɪŋ ˈɛvəri deɪ fər ðə pæst 10 deɪz æt ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt], waɪl ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ʃɪps hæv bɪn ˈdɑkɪŋ æt ə ˈrəʃən beɪs ɪn ðə pɔrt ˈsɪti əv tartous,”*,” ðə məˈklæʧi nuz ˈeɪʤənsi kˈwoʊtɪd ə ˈjuˈɛs əˈfɪʃəl ɛz seɪɪŋ. ɪt ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət dɪˈlɪvəriz ðəs fɑr hæv ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈhaʊzɪŋ fər ˈpipəl, sɪks ədˈvænst tæŋks, 36 ədˈvænst ˈɑrmərd ˌpərsəˈnɛl ˈkɛriərz ənd 15 ɑrˈtɪləri pieces,”*,” təˈgɛðər wɪθ ðə dɪˈplɔɪmənt əv səm 200 ˈrəʃən mərˈin commandoes*. ɪf ðɪs ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ɪz ˈækjərət, ɪt ɪz ə drɔp ɪn ðə ˈbəkɪt kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ˌpərsəˈnɛl ðət ˈwɔʃɪŋtən həz pɔrd ˈɪntu ðə ˈriʤən. fɑr ˈgreɪtər ˈstɑkˌpaɪlz əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈwɛpənz ər naʊ ɪn ðə hænz əv ˈaɪsəs ˈæftər ɪt ˈrutɪd ˌɪˈræki ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ˈmoʊsəl ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr, ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ðɛr ɑrmz ənd ɪkˈwɪpmənt. ˈoʊvər ˈjuˈɛs trups, ˈminˌwaɪl, hæv bɪn dɪˈplɔɪd tɪ ˌɪˈrɑk, waɪl ˈjuˈɛs ˈwɔrˌpleɪnz ər kənˈdəktɪŋ ˈsɔrtiz ˈoʊvər ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə. dɪˈspaɪt ðɪs dɪˈplɔɪmənt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən həz ˈlɪtəl tɪ ʃoʊ fər ə jɪr əv ˈbɑmɪŋ ˈaɪsəs. ðə ˈɪsləmɪst mɪˈlɪʃə, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns rɪˈpɔrts, həz ʤɪst ɛz ˈmɛni ˈfaɪtərz ənd kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ kənˈtroʊl æt list ɛz məʧ ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ɛz ɪt dɪd ə jɪr əˈgoʊ. ðɪs wɑz ðə θrəst əv ə ˈpɔɪntɪd ˈkɑmɛnt frəm ðə ˈrəʃən ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstri ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ləˈʤɪtəmət kˈwɛʃən rɪˈzəlts hæv wi gɑt frəm ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈriʤən ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈfɔrsɪz əv ðoʊz ˈkəntriz, wɪʧ ər soʊ fɑnd əv ˈkaʊntɪŋ ˈfɔrən ˈɛrˌkræft overflights,”*,” ðə ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ““unfortunately*, ðə əˈʧivmənts əv ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ɪn ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst (ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt) lʊk ˈvɛri modest.”*.” ðɪs əˈsɛsmənt rɪˈsivd stɑrk ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ɪn ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni baɪ ʤɛn. lɔɪd ˈɔstən, ðə ʧif əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛntrəl kəˈmænd, ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɑrmd ˈsərvɪsɪz kəˈmɪti. æst baɪ ˈsɛnətərz haʊ ˈmɛni ˈsɪriən ““rebels”*” wər ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈsɪriə, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈɔstən rɪˈplaɪd ðət ə smɔl ˈtɔkɪŋ fɔr ər five.”*.” ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn əˈfɪʃəlz ˈædɪd ðət ˈbɛrli mɔr ðən 100 səʧ ˈfaɪtərz ər ˈkərəntli ˌəndərˈgoʊɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ˈsɛnətərz rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə 500 ˈmɪljən ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm ə ““failure”*” ənd ə ““debacle.”*.” wət ɪz klɪr ɪz ðət ˈprɪnsəpəl əˈbʤɛktɪv ɪn ˈsɪriə ɪz nɑt ðə dɪˈfit əv ˈaɪsəs, bət ˈrəðər rəˈʒim ʧeɪnʤ. ɪts eɪm ɪz tɪ dɪˈpraɪv ˈrəʃə əv ɪts wən ˈælaɪ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ɪts soʊl ˈfɔrən ˈneɪvəl pɑrt əv ə ˈbrɔdər ˈstrætəʤi əv ˌmɪləˈtɛrəli ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs hiˈʤɛməni ˈoʊvər ðə ˈriʤən, ənd mɔr ˈbrɔdli ˈoʊvər ðə jʊˈreɪʒɪn ˈlændˌmæs. tɪ ðət ɛnd, ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ɪz ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪŋ ɪts ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri θrɛts əˈgɛnst ˈrəʃə. ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈkɑmˌtroʊlər ˈmaɪkəl məˈkɔrd, ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈblumbərg nuz, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛs 2017 ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈbəʤɪt ɪz biɪŋ riˈʃeɪpt ˈlɑrʤli ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ə ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən wɪθ ˈmɔˌskaʊ. θɪŋ ðət wi hæv ðə moʊst ˈθɪŋkɪŋ tɪ du əˈbaʊt ɪn ðɪs ˈbəʤɪt kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈpriviəs ˈbəʤɪts ɪz russia,”*,” məˈkɔrd sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ðɪs ɪz tərmz əv ər wi duɪŋ ðə raɪt θɪŋz ɪn ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ənd posture?”*?” ðɪs ˈfɑloʊz ˈərliər ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌnɑməˈni fər ʧif əv ðə ʤɔɪnt ʧifs əv stæf, mərˈin kɔrz ʤɛn. ˈʤoʊzəf ˈdənfərd, ðət ˈrəʃə poʊz ən ˌɛgˌzɪˈstɛnʃəl θrɛt tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states”*” ənd ðət ɪts ˈækʃənz wər ʃɔrt əv alarming.”*.” sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli, ˈdənfərd ræŋkt ˈrəʃə ɛz ə fɑr ˈgreɪtər θrɛt ðən ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. pliz ɪˈneɪbəl ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ vju ðə ˈkɑmɛnts paʊərd baɪ disqus*.
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us-russian tensions rise over syria
by bill van auken
17 september 2015
tensions between washington and moscow have continued to escalate over us allegations that russia is establishing a “forward-operating air base” outside the northwestern port city of latakia in preparation for a more direct intervention in support of the government of president bashar al-assad against islamist militias armed and supported by the us and its regional allies.
the us state department reported that secretary of state john kerry telephoned his russian counterpart, foreign minister sergei lavrov tuesday for the third time in barely 10 days to warn against continued russian backing for the assad regime.
according to a state department readout of the conversation, kerry said that russian backing for the syrian government “risks exacerbating and extending the conflict, and undermining our shared goal of fighting extremism.”
kerry apparently reiterated earlier statements that the only legitimate russian role in syria would be in subordination to the so-called “coalition” cobbled together by washington and led by the us and its regional allies, turkey, saudi arabia and the other reactionary sunni oil monarchies of the persian gulf region.
in an earlier conversation, kerry issued an even more blunt threat that any expanded russian presence in syria risked “confrontation” with the us military, which is conducting air strikes inside the country.
this us-led air war is threatening to heat up, with australia announcing that its warplanes launched their first air strikes inside syria on monday, claiming they were directed against islamic state of iraq and syria (isis) targets.
french defense minister jean-yves le drian, meanwhile, told france inter radio wednesday that french warplanes would launch their own air strike in coming weeks in an attempt to stop isis advances, particularly near the city of aleppo, syria’s largely destroyed former industrial and commercial capital. so-called “rebels,” islamist forces that le drian insisted on still calling the “free syrian army,” carried out a murderous mortar shelling of the western pro-government section of the city on tuesday, killing 38 civilians, 14 of them children.
increasing the danger of a military clash with russian forces, washington has broken off military-to-military relations with russia as part of its campaign to isolate moscow over its annexation of crimea following last year’s us-orchestrated, fascist-spearheaded coup in ukraine.
secretary of state kerry acknowledged wednesday that russia had proposed the resumption of such talks in order to “deconflict” any encounters between the two countries’ military forces in syria. he indicated that the request would be discussed but made no commitment to such contacts.
russian officials have denied that moscow is carrying out any direct intervention or qualitative buildup on syrian soil, while insisting that its aid to the syrian government forces is crucial to defeating isis and other islamist forces seeking its overthrow.
speaking tuesday at the collective security treaty organization in dushanbe, tajikistan, russian president vladimir putin defended russian military aid to syria. “we are supporting the government of syria in the fight against a terrorist aggression, and we are offering and will continue to offer it necessary military and technical assistance, and we call on other countries to join us,” putin said.
the russian president called upon the western powers to “sideline geopolitical ambitions, refrain from so-called double standards, from the policy of direct or indirect use of separate terrorist groups to achieve opportunistic goals, including the change of governments and regimes that may be disagreeable to whomever.”
putin also stated that syria’s president assad was prepared for a political compromise with “the healthy part of the opposition.”
washington and its regional allies have insisted that no compromise is possible outside of assad’s ouster. some european officials, however, have called this policy into question, fearing that a precipitous collapse of the assad regime would only result in either isis or the al qaeda-affiliated al-nusra front overrunning damascus.
british foreign minister philip hammond, suggested last week that assad could remain in office during a six-month “transitional period,” a scheme that was rejected by the syrian government, which questioned the right of london to impose the length and outcome of such a process.
during a state visit to iran last week, austria's foreign minister sebastian kurz told reporters that “a pragmatic common approach” was needed, “including the involvement of assad in the fight against islamic state terror.” kurz added, “in my opinion the priority is the fight against terror. this will not be possible without powers such as russia and iran.”
officials in moscow have insisted that russian planes flying into syria have carried both military and humanitarian supplies. while washington had pressured the governments of bulgaria and greece to deny russia permission to make these flights through their airspace, they have since shifted to a route over iran and iraq. us officials have declined to comment on whether they sought to similarly pressure the regime in baghdad, their supposed ally in the war against isis.
“an average of two giant condor transport aircraft have been landing every day for the past 10 days at the [latakia airport], while cargo ships have been docking at a russian base in the port city of tartous,” the mcclatchy news agency quoted a us official as saying. it reported that deliveries thus far have included “pre-fabricated housing for 1,500 people, six advanced t-90 tanks, 36 advanced armored personnel carriers and 15 artillery pieces,” together with the deployment of some 200 russian marine commandoes.
if this inventory is accurate, it is a drop in the bucket compared to the military hardware and personnel that washington has poured into the region. far greater stockpiles of us weapons are now in the hands of isis after it routed iraqi forces in mosul and elsewhere, capturing their arms and equipment. over 3,000 us troops, meanwhile, have been deployed to iraq, while us warplanes are conducting round-the-clock sorties over iraq and syria.
despite this deployment, however, washington has little to show for a year of bombing isis. the islamist militia, according to intelligence reports, has just as many fighters and continues to control at least as much territory as it did a year ago.
this was the thrust of a pointed comment from the russian foreign ministry wednesday. “a legitimate question arises—what results have we got from sending into the region military forces of those countries, which are so fond of counting foreign aircraft overflights,” the ministry said in a statement. “unfortunately, the achievements of the coalition in the fight against (the islamic state) look very modest.”
this assessment received stark confirmation wednesday in testimony by gen. lloyd austin, the chief of the us central command, before the senate armed services committee. asked by senators how many us-trained syrian “rebels” were fighting inside syria, general austin replied that “it’s a small number...we’re talking four or five.” pentagon officials added that barely more than 100 such fighters are currently undergoing training. senators responded by calling the $500 million training program a “failure” and a “debacle.”
what is clear is that washington’s principal objective in syria is not the defeat of isis, but rather regime change. its aim is to deprive russia of its one ally in the middle east—and its sole foreign naval base—as part of a broader strategy of militarily imposing us hegemony over the energy-rich region, and more broadly over the eurasian landmass.
to that end, us imperialism is escalating its military threats against russia. pentagon comptroller michael mccord, in an interview with bloomberg news, indicated that the us 2017 military budget is being reshaped largely in preparation for a confrontation with moscow.
“the thing that we have the most thinking to do about in this budget compared to any other previous budgets is russia,” mccord said, adding that this is “in terms of are we doing the right things in investments and posture?”
this follows earlier testimony by president barack obama’s nominee for chief of the joint chiefs of staff, marine corps gen. joseph dunford, that russia “could pose an existential threat to the united states” and that its actions were “nothing short of alarming.” significantly, dunford ranked russia as a far greater threat than terrorism.
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ˈfoʊˌtoʊz baɪ ˈɛˈseɪˈaɪ wɪn ju ˈɛnər ˈrudiz ˈbeɪkəri ɪn ˈrɪʤˌwʊd, kwinz, ju kən ˈɔlˌmoʊst teɪst ðə ənd blæk ˈfɔrɪst keɪk. ðə sɛnt əv ðə ˈhoʊˈmeɪd swits hæŋz ɪn ðə ɛr, ənd ˈivɪn simz tɪ ˈpərmiˌeɪt ðə ˈkɔfi, wɪʧ wi swɛr həz ə swit ˈkrimi teɪst ˈivɪn wɪn sərvd blæk. ðə ˈlɪtəl ˈʤərmən ˈbeɪkəri ɔn ˈsɛnəkə ˈævəˌnu həz bɪn ðɛr sɪns 1934 ənd tɪ mɑrk ɪts ˌænəˈvərsəri ðɛr ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ wɪθ ˈgʊdiz. ðə oʊld ˈpraɪsɪz wɪl bi ɪn ˈifɛkt ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər (ðɪs ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ) frəm 12 nun tɪ 5 p.m*., ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɛnəkə ˈævəˌnu stroʊl. ˈɔfərɪŋz ˌɪnˈklud: ˈʤɛli ˈdoʊˌnəts, ˈlɪnzər tɑrts, keɪk, ʧiz ənd ˈʧɛri strudel*, ənd ˈdeɪnɪʃ, ɔl praɪst æt 80 sɛnts pər pis. ˈfoʊˌtoʊz baɪ ˈɛˈseɪˈaɪ ðɛr wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəri ˈaʊrli ˈteɪstɪŋz, ə ˈʤərmən bænd, ənd ˈpəmpkɪn ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪŋ fər ðə kɪdz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. ˌæntwəˈnɛt "ˈtoʊni" binanti*, hu həz oʊnd ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt sɪns 1980 wɪn hər ˈfæməli tʊk ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊvər frəm kərt ʃˈlɛgɪlmɪlk, sɪz: "wi ləv ɑr ˈkəstəmərz ənd wɪr ˈhæpi tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðɛm wɪθ ðə beɪkt gʊdz ðət ðeɪ rɪˈmɛmbər frəm ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd; soʊ ˈmɛni hæv ˈfeɪvərɪts ðət ðeɪ ʃɛr wɪθ ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən hu naʊ hæv ðɛr oʊn ˈmɛməriz tɪ ˌɪmˈpɑrt. ðoʊ wi hæv ɪˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðə taɪmz tɪ ˈɔfər nu kənˈfɛkʃənz, wi fil wɪr pɑrt əv ə trəˈdɪʃən hir ənd wɪr ˈɑnərd tɪ pleɪ ə roʊl ɪn ðə ˈmaɪlˌstoʊnz əv soʊ ˈmɛni ˈfæməliz wɪθ ðə keɪks ənd ˈəðər swits ðət ɑrt pɑrt əv ðɛr ˈspɛʃəl ɔˈkeɪʒənz." waɪl jʊr ɪn ˈrɪʤˌwʊd, ʧɛk aʊt səm əv ðə ˈəðər ɑr fud drɪŋk gaɪd tɪ ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd.
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photos by sai mokhtari/gothamist
when you enter rudy's bakery in ridgewood, queens, you can almost taste the bienenstich and black forest cake. the scent of the homemade sweets hangs in the air, and even seems to permeate the coffee, which we swear has a sweet creamy taste even when served black. the little german bakery on seneca avenue has been there since 1934, and to mark its 80th anniversary they're celebrating with 80-cent goodies.
the old timey prices will be in effect on october 25th (this saturday) from 12 noon to 5 p.m., during ridgewood's seneca avenue oktoberfest stroll. offerings include: jelly donuts, linzer tarts, blackforest cake, cheese and cherry strudel, and danish, all priced at 80 cents per piece.
photos by sai mokhtari/gothamist
there will also be complimentary hourly tastings, a german band, and pumpkin decorating for the kids, as well as a pop-up library.
antoinette "toni" binanti, who has owned the establishment since 1980 when her family took the business over from kurt schlegelmilch, says: "we love our customers and we're happy to provide them with the baked goods that they remember from childhood; so many have favorites that they share with their children who now have their own memories to impart. though we have evolved with the times to offer new confections, we feel we're part of a tradition here and we're honored to play a role in the milestones of so many families with the cakes and other sweets that art part of their special occasions."
while you're in ridgewood, check out some of the other offerings—here's our food & drink guide to the neighborhood.
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ˈspɔɪlər: maɪld ˈwɔˌrlɔrd ˈspɔɪlər (klɪk tɪ show/hide*) ðə taɪm əv wɔr ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ, jɛt aɪ stɪl ˈdɪdənt gɪt tɪ rip ɛz məʧ rɪˈwɔrd ɛz aɪ ˈwɔntɪd! ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛrz wən pleɪs aɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ ʧɛk aʊt. wəts ðət ˈrændəm ˈrisərʧər duɪŋ əp ðɛr, bɪˈhaɪnd ðə wɔl? ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti gɑt ðə bɛst əv mi. ˈjuzɪŋ maɪ ˈplæzmə ˈkænənz, aɪ broʊk θru ðə ˈsəðərn wɔlz tɪ gɪt ðɛr. (aɪ ˈdɪdənt noʊ ðɛrz ən ˈiziər weɪ ɪn) wəns aɪ gɑt ɪn, aɪ gɑt tɪ si səm əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈaɪtəmz ɪn ðə hoʊl brænʧ, ˈvɔrtɛks tɛkˈnɑləʤi! ˈæftər riˈtrivɪŋ ðɛm, aɪ tʊk ə kwɪk lʊk æt wən əv ðə ˌənɪkˈsplɔrd rumz. aɪv faʊnd ən ˈɑrmi əv dɪˈseɪbəld ˈroʊˌbəts, raɪp fər riˈwaɪərɪŋ! ˈæftər ə waɪl, aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz haʊ məʧ taɪm wɑz ˈweɪstɪd frəm duɪŋ ðɪs, wɪʧ meɪd mi wɪʃ fər ə datajack*! bət ˈivɪn waɪl ðə wɔr ɪz ˈreɪʤɪŋ ɔn, aɪ stɪl kɛpt ɔn goʊɪŋ wɪθ riˈwaɪərɪŋ ðə ˈroʊˌbəts, wɪʧ ˈɛndɪd əp biɪŋ ə ˈprɪti nis ˈɑrmi. ˈfaɪnəli, aɪ ʧɛkt aʊt ðə ˈbætəlˌgraʊnd kənˈdɪʃən. lʊks laɪk ðə ˈɑrmi ɪz ˈwɪnɪŋ! ðə hoʊl pleɪs ɪz fɪld wɪθ ˈmætər ənd ˈbroʊkən pɑrts bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈɛndɪd əp weɪ tu leɪt tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə faɪt. wɪθ ðə nɛkst weɪv əv ˈɛnəmiz əˈproʊʧɪŋ, ɪt lʊks laɪk aɪ hæd tɪ juz maɪ ˈleɪtəst ˈvɔrtɛks tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ breɪk θru maɪ weɪ. ˈspɔɪlər: ˈɔnwərd! ˈvɔrtɛks ˈlɔnʧər əˈtæk! (klɪk tɪ show/hide*) ˈfɔrʧənətli, aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə prɑkˈsɪməti keɪv ˈseɪfli, bət maɪ ˈlɔnʧər gɑt dɪˈstrɔɪd ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈoʊnli ə fju ˈælaɪz hæd sərˈvaɪvd: 2 ˈhəntərz ənd 1 disruptor*. ˈhoʊpfəli, θɪŋz wɪl gɪt ˈbɛtər. ðə ˈmoʊmənt aɪ faʊnd ðɪs brænʧ, aɪ gɑt ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd! nu lɔr ənd mɔr ˈælaɪz! ɛz ə ˈlɛgəd, aɪ nu aɪ ˈkʊdənt weɪst tu məʧ taɪm (ənˈlaɪk zaɪən). soʊ aɪ kˈwɪkli sərʧt fər ðə ˈmeɪʤər ənd əˈdɪʃənəl lɔr ˈnɪrˈbaɪ. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd aʊt wɛr ðə ˈhɪdən stæʃ ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd, bət aɪ ˈdɪdənt hæv ðə koʊd tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə sild dɔr. ˈfɔrʧənətli, aɪ doʊnt nid tɪ du ðət wɪn aɪ gɑt maɪ cld*. ˈplæzmə taɪm əv wɔr ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ, jɛt aɪ stɪl ˈdɪdənt gɪt tɪ rip ɛz məʧ rɪˈwɔrd ɛz aɪ ˈwɔntɪd! ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛrz wən pleɪs aɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ ʧɛk aʊt. wəts ðət ˈrændəm ˈrisərʧər duɪŋ əp ðɛr, bɪˈhaɪnd ðə gɑt ðə bɛst əv mi. ˈjuzɪŋ maɪ ˈplæzmə ˈkænənz, aɪ broʊk θru ðə ˈsəðərn wɔlz tɪ gɪt ðɛr. (aɪ ˈdɪdənt noʊ ðɛrz ən ˈiziər weɪ ɪn) wəns aɪ gɑt ɪn, aɪ gɑt tɪ si səm əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈaɪtəmz ɪn ðə hoʊl brænʧ, ˈvɔrtɛks riˈtrivɪŋ ðɛm, aɪ tʊk ə kwɪk lʊk æt wən əv ðə ˌənɪkˈsplɔrd rumz. aɪv faʊnd ən ˈɑrmi əv dɪˈseɪbəld ˈroʊˌbəts, raɪp fər riˈwaɪərɪŋ! ˈæftər ə waɪl, aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz haʊ məʧ taɪm wɑz ˈweɪstɪd frəm duɪŋ ðɪs, wɪʧ meɪd mi wɪʃ fər ə datajack*! bət ˈivɪn waɪl ðə wɔr ɪz ˈreɪʤɪŋ ɔn, aɪ stɪl kɛpt ɔn goʊɪŋ wɪθ riˈwaɪərɪŋ ðə ˈroʊˌbəts, wɪʧ ˈɛndɪd əp biɪŋ ə ˈprɪti nis army.finally*, aɪ ʧɛkt aʊt ðə ˈbætəlˌgraʊnd kənˈdɪʃən. lʊks laɪk ðə ˈɑrmi ɪz ˈwɪnɪŋ! ðə hoʊl pleɪs ɪz fɪld wɪθ ˈmætər ənd ˈbroʊkən pɑrts bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈɛndɪd əp weɪ tu leɪt tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə faɪt. wɪθ ðə nɛkst weɪv əv ˈɛnəmiz əˈproʊʧɪŋ, ɪt lʊks laɪk aɪ hæd tɪ juz maɪ ˈleɪtəst ˈvɔrtɛks tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ breɪk θru maɪ way.fortunately*, aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə prɑkˈsɪməti keɪv ˈseɪfli, bət maɪ ˈlɔnʧər gɑt dɪˈstrɔɪd ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈoʊnli ə fju ˈælaɪz hæd sərˈvaɪvd: 2 ˈhəntərz ənd 1 disruptor*. ˈhoʊpfəli, θɪŋz wɪl gɪt ˈbɛtər. ˈspɔɪlər: (klɪk tɪ show/hide*) ˈbeɪtə 2 moʊd neɪm: ɪˈskeɪpt! pərˈfɔrməns 9 4500 ˈroʊˌbəts dɪˈstrɔɪd 196 980 ˈvælju dɪˈstrɔɪd 7666 7666 ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ˈaɪˈdiz 32 640 ˈeɪliən tɛk juzd 1 200 ˈboʊnəs 13847 13847 ˈtoʊtəl skɔr: 27833 kɔr ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti ˈmætər ˈɛnərʤi ˈsɪstəm kərˈəpʃən 5 ˈtɛmpərəʧər kul 92 loʊˈkeɪʃən tɪ ˈɛpsəˌlɑn pɑrts paʊər 2 laɪt ætaɪˈmætər riˈæktər laɪt riˈæktər prəˈpəlʃən 7 lɛg ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈsɪstəm ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈsɪstəm juˈtɪləti 13 ədˈvænst ˈsɛnsər əreɪ ədˈvænst ˈsɪgnəl ˌɪnˈtərprətər ədˈvænst ˈtɑrgətɪŋ kəmˈpjutər ədˈvænst ˈtɑrgətɪŋ kəmˈpjutər ədˈvænst trænzˈmɪʃən ˈʤæmər ˌɪmˈpruvd paʊərd ˈɑrmər ˌɪmˈpruvd paʊərd ˈɑrmər ədˈvænst ˈfoʊkəl ʃild ədˈvænst ˈhækɪŋ swit ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈsɪstəm ʃild ədˈvænst ˈsɪstəm ʃild ˈwɛpən 3 fˈjuʒən bɔm ˈlɔnʧər ˌɪnvənˈtɔri 4 laɪt ˈfɪʃən kɔr ˌɪmˈpruvd paʊərd ˈɑrmər fˈjuʒən bɔm ˈlɔnʧər pik steɪt paʊər laɪt ætaɪˈmætər riˈæktər laɪt riˈæktər prəˈpəlʃən lɛg ˈsɪstəm ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈsɪstəm ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈsɪstəm ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈsɪstəm juˈtɪləti ədˈvænst hit sɪŋk ˈspɛktrəl ˈænəˌlaɪzər ədˈvænst ˈsɛnsər əreɪ ədˈvænst ˈsɪgnəl ˌɪnˈtərprətər ədˈvænst ˈtɑrgətɪŋ kəmˈpjutər ədˈvænst ˈtɑrgətɪŋ kəmˈpjutər ədˈvænst trænzˈmɪʃən ˈʤæmər ədˈvænst riˈækʃən kənˈtroʊl ˈsɪstəm ˈwɛpən ˈkeɪsɪŋ ədˈvænst ˈfoʊkəl ʃild ədˈvænst ˈhækɪŋ swit ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈsɪstəm ʃild ˈwɛpən ˈgæmə ˈraɪfəl ˈgæmə ˈraɪfəl ˌɪnvənˈtɔri laɪt ˈfɪʃən kɔr ˈsɪstəm ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈsɪstəm læns [ˈreɪtɪŋ: 168 ˈfeɪvərɪts paʊər ˌɪmˈpruvd aɪən ˈɪnʤən ˈɪnʤən ˌɪmˈpruvd aɪən ˈɪnʤən paʊər kɔr laɪt ˈfɪʃən kɔr riˈæktər ˈvɔrtɛks ʧeɪn riˈæktər prəˈpəlʃən lɛg trɛdz ˈmidiəm trɛdz wil ˈɑrmərd wil lɛg lɛg ˈhəvər ˈjunɪt ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈsɪstəm flaɪt ˈjunɪt ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft flaɪt ˈjunɪt juˈtɪləti ˈmidiəm ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈjunɪt dɪˈvaɪs ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈkulɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈmidiəm ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈjunɪt ˈprɑˌsɛsər ədˈvænst ˈsɪgnəl ˌɪnˈtərprətər ˈsɪstəm prəˈtɛkʃən ˌɪmˈpruvd paʊərd ˈɑrmər ˈwɛpən ədˈvænst bim ˈraɪfəl ˈɛnərʤi gən ədˈvænst bim ˈraɪfəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈkænən kuld ˈplæzmə ˈkænən bəˈlɪstɪk gən ˌɪmˈpruvd əˈsɔlt ˈraɪfəl bəˈlɪstɪk ˈkænən ˈlɪniər ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtər ˈlɔnʧər ˈmɪsəl ˈlɔnʧər stæts ˈboʊnəs ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn 13847 haɪ əˈlərt ˈkɑmbæt kɪlz 794 ˈfɑloʊər ˈkɑmbæt kɪlz 3595 mɛt 300 wɑz ˌɪmˈprɪnɪd 300 mɛt ˈwɔˌrlɔrd æt beɪs 500 əˈtækt ˈwɔˌrlɔrd 1000 mɛt 2000 wɪn 3000 wɪn spid 3456 ˈfrɛndli faɪər 1098 ˈklæsɪz dɪˈstrɔɪd 19 ˈwərkər 5 ˈbɪldər 3 2 ˈhɔlər 9 riˈsaɪklər 4 mɪˈkænɪk 3 ˈɑpərˌeɪtər 2 ˈwɑʧər 5 46 ˌsæbəˈtər 2 grənt 70 4 ˈduəlɪst 2 ˈsɛntri 11 ˈspɛʃəlɪst 3 ˈhəntər 8 ˈproʊˌgræmər 6 ˈbihəməθ 2 dɪˈmɛntɪd 9 ˈmeɪʤər dɪˈstrɔɪd 0 bɛst kɪl strik 9 ˈkɑmbæt ˈoʊnli 8 bɛst steɪts 0 hit ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən 85 ˈkulənt pəˈtɛnʃəl 80 ˈɛnərʤi kəˈpæsɪti 1170 ˈmætər kəˈpæsɪti 550 saɪt reɪnʤ 24 ˈroʊˌbət skæn reɪnʤ 20 təreɪn skæn reɪnʤ 18 təreɪn skæn ˈdɛnsɪti 210 ˈʤæmɪŋ reɪnʤ 16 kloʊk strɛŋθ 4 əˈdɪʃənəl mæs səˈpɔrt 12 beɪs ˈtɛmpərəʧər 200 ˈɑrmər ˈkəvərɪʤ 42 rɪˈzɪstəns: ki 30 rɪˈzɪstəns: ˈtiˈeɪʧ 50 paʊər ˈʃildɪŋ 66 ˈwɛpən ˈʃildɪŋ 100 pɔɪnt dɪˈfɛns ˈreɪtɪŋ 240 ˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃən ɪˈfɪʃənsi 20 ɪˈveɪʒən 71 ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈækjərəsi 32 riˈkɔɪl rɪˈdəkʃən 4 ˈpɑrtɪkəl ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ 20 əˈfɛnsɪv ˈhækɪŋ 20 dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈhækɪŋ 26 ˈmætər kəˈlɛktəd 5420 ˈsælvɪʤ kriˈeɪtɪd 7980 pɑrts əˈtæʧt 291 paʊər 20 prəˈpəlʃən 74 juˈtɪləti 103 ˈwɛpən 94 pɑrts lɔst 69 paʊər 4 prəˈpəlʃən 28 juˈtɪləti 21 ˈwɛpən 16 ˈævərɪʤ slɑt ˈjusɪʤ 90 ˈneɪkəd tərnz 0 ˈspeɪsɪz muvd 9912 ˈfæstəst spid 250 ˈævərɪʤ spid 102 sloʊəst spid 41 ˈoʊvərˌloʊdɪd muvz 0 prəˈpəlʃən 0 ˈtɑrgəts ræmd 23 ˈtɑrgəts kɪkt 1 ˈtɑrgəts krəʃt 0 ˈtrɪgərd 0 1 ˈhɛviəst bɪld 114 ˈgreɪtəst səˈpɔrt 128 ˈgreɪtəst ˌoʊvərˈweɪt (ɛks) 37 ˈævərɪʤ ˌoʊvərˈweɪt (ɛks) 0 ˈlɑrʤəst ˌɪnvənˈtɔri 14 ˈævərɪʤ kəˈpæsɪti 11 moʊst ˈkɛrid 14 ˈævərɪʤ ˈkɛrid 11 ˈfaɪnəl kəˈpæsɪti 4 ˈfaɪnəl ˈkɛrid 3 ˈdæmɪʤ ˈteɪkən 14636 kɔr 2698 əbˈzɔrbd baɪ ʃildz 1303 ˈævərɪʤ kɔr rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 76 dɛpθ 11 ˈɛksət 100 dɛpθ 10 ˈɛksət 62 dɛpθ 9 ˈɛksət 83 dɛpθ 8 ˈɛksət 100 dɛpθ 7 ˈɛksət 66 dɛpθ 6 ˈɛksət 94 dɛpθ 5 ˈɛksət 94 dɛpθ 4 ˈɛksət 92 dɛpθ 3 ˈɛksət 54 dɛpθ 2 ˈɛksət 23 dɛpθ 1 ˈɛksət 72 ˈvɑliz faɪərd 472 ˈlɑrʤəst 3 ˈhɑtəst 308 ʃɑts faɪərd 1028 gən 509 ˈkænən 437 ˈlɔnʧər 82 ˈspɛʃəl 0 kɪˈnɛtɪk 362 ˈθərməl 518 ɪkˈsploʊsɪv 74 ˌɪˌlɛktroʊmægˈnɛtɪk 62 12 ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈtɑrgəts 2 ʃɑts hɪt ˈroʊˌbəts 641 kɔr hɪts 401 ˈkrɪtɪkəl hɪts 11 ˈkrɪtɪkəl kɪlz 3 ˈkrɪtɪkəl pɑrts dɪˈstrɔɪd 5 ˈoʊvərˌloʊd ʃɑts 3 ˈɛnərʤi blid 0 hit sərʤ 0 ʃɔrt ˈsərkət 0 ˈmɛltˌdaʊn 0 ˈmeɪˌleɪ əˈtæks 0 ˌɪmˈpækt 0 sˈlæʃɪŋ 0 ˈpɪrsɪŋ 0 snik əˈtæks 0 ˈfɑloʊˌəp əˈtæks 0 ˈdæmɪʤ ˌɪnˈflɪktɪd 29158 prɑˈʤɛktəlz 15729 ɪkˈsploʊʒənz 13408 ˈmeɪˌleɪ 0 ˈræmɪŋ 21 kɪˈnɛtɪk 5208 ˈθərməl 9677 ɪkˈsploʊsɪv 6878 ˌɪˌlɛktroʊmægˈnɛtɪk 877 ˌɪmˈpækt 0 sˈlæʃɪŋ 0 ˈpɪrsɪŋ 0 6497 ˌoʊvərˈfloʊ ˈdæmɪʤ 242 prɑˈʤɛktəlz 128 ɪkˈsploʊʒənz 95 ˈmeɪˌleɪ 19 ˈdæmɪʤ 634 ʃɑts 18 ræmd 22 haɪəst ˈtɛmpərəʧər 402 ˈævərɪʤ ˈtɛmpərəʧər 93 rɪˈsivd hit ˈtrænsfər 1922 ˈɛnərʤi blid 2 ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns 6 ˈmætər dɪˈkeɪ 1 haɪəst kərˈəpʃən 15 ˈævərɪʤ kərˈəpʃən 3 kərˈəpʃən pərʤd 0 ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈɛrərz 7 ˈmætər fjuzd 10 hit floʊ ˈɛrər 3 ˈɛnərʤi ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ 3 ˈdætə lɔs (ˈdætəˌbeɪs) 9 3 8 ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈɛrərz 8 ˈwɛpən ˈfeɪljərz 2 dɛpθ 5 ɛnd 6 dɛpθ 4 ɛnd 1 dɛpθ 3 ɛnd 6 dɛpθ 2 ɛnd 15 dɛpθ 1 ɛnd 5 ˌɪmˈpækt kərˈəpʃənz 0 ˈhɔlərz ˌɪnərˈsɛptɪd 9 ˈroʊˌbəts kərˈəptɪd 1 pɑrts frid 3 ˌɪmˈpækt kərˈəpʃənz 0 ˈroʊˌbəts ˈmɛltɪd 1 pɑrts ˈmɛltɪd 21 hit ˈtrænsfərd 14982 pɑrts ˈsæbəˌtɑʒd 0 pɑrts ˈstoʊlən 0 pɑrts strɪpt 0 pɑrts 178 prɪˈvɛnɪd 34 paʊər ʧeɪn riˈækʃənz 2 kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ʤæmd 0 taɪmz ˈspɑtɪd 343 pik ˈtrækɪŋ ˈtoʊtəl 13 ˈtæktɪkəl riˈtrits 23 pɑrts fild riˈsaɪkəld 0 riˈtrivd ˈmætər 0 pɑrts mərʤ rɪˈpɛrd 0 droʊn ˈlɔnʧɪz 6 droʊn rɪˈkəvəriz 0 træps ˈtrɪgərd 7 ˌɪndərˈɛkˌtli 0 træp hæk əˈtɛmpts 0 ˈtrɪgərd 0 dɪˈsɑrmd 0 riˈproʊˌgræmd 0 riuzd 6 træps ɛkˈstræktɪd 0 ˌɪnˈstɔld 0 ˈtrɪgərd 8 məˈʃinz dɪˈseɪbəld 31 məˈʃinz ˈsæbəˌtɑʒd 0 ˈdætə kɔrz rɪˈkəvərd 0 juzd 0 məˈʃinz hækt 51 ˈtərmənəlz 31 ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtərz 5 rɪˈpɛr ˈsteɪʃənz 2 riˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ˈjunɪts 5 2 ˈgærɪsən ˈækˌsɛs 4 ˈtoʊtəl hæks 122 səkˈsɛsfəl 50 feɪld 70 ˌkætəˈstrɑfɪk 17 ˈdætəˌbeɪs ˈlɑˌkaʊts 0 ˈmænjuəl 44 əˈnɔθərˌaɪzd 28 ˈtərmənəlz 78 ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtərz 9 rɪˈpɛr ˈsteɪʃənz 2 riˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ˈjunɪts 10 8 ˈgærɪsən ˈækˌsɛs 9 ˈtərmənəl hæks 30 ˈrɛkərd 1 pɑrt skɪˈmætɪk 3 ˈroʊˌbət æˈnælɪsɪs 1 ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ˈaɪˈdi bæŋk 3 ˈoʊpən dɔr 3 ˈimərʤənsi ˈækˌsɛs pɔɪnts 1 θrɛt 2 ˈloʊˌkeɪt træps 5 ˈhɔlər ˈmænəˌfɛsts 1 ˈrɛʤɪstərd kəmˈpoʊnənts 3 zoʊn leɪaʊt 3 ˈhækɪŋ 51 fʊl treɪs ɪˈvɛnts 2 ˈfidˌbæk ɪˈvɛnts 0 ˈfidˌbæk kərˈəpʃən 0 ˈfidˌbæk frid 0 ˈfidˌbæk blɑkt 0 ˈtroʊʤənz ˌɪnˈstɔld 7 ˈtərmənəlz 7 ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtərz 0 rɪˈpɛr ˈsteɪʃənz 0 riˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ˈjunɪts 0 0 ˈgærɪsən ˈækˌsɛs 0 ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtərz ˈoʊvərˌloʊdɪd 0 ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtər skɪˈmætɪk 0 dɪˈseɪbəld 1 ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd 0 fæb ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈʃətˌdaʊnz 0 ˈroʊˌbət skɪˈmætɪks əkˈwaɪərd 0 ˈroʊˌbəts bɪlt 0 ˈtoʊtəl ˈroʊˌbət bɪld ˈreɪtɪŋ 0 ˈroʊˌbət ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃən ˈmætər 0 ˈroʊˌbət ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃən taɪm 0 pɑrt skɪˈmætɪks əkˈwaɪərd 6 pɑrts bɪlt 1 ˈtoʊtəl pɑrt bɪld ˈreɪtɪŋ 6 pɑrt ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃən ˈmætər 212 pɑrt ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃən taɪm 53 pɑrts rɪˈpɛrd 0 pɑrt rɪˈpɛr taɪm 0 pɑrts riˈsaɪkəld 0 riˈsaɪkəld ˈmætər 0 riˈtrivd ˈmætər 0 riˈtrivd kəmˈpoʊnənts 1 pɑrts 3 pɑrt skɪˈmætɪks əkˈwaɪərd 3 pɑrts ˈdæmɪʤd 0 ˈroʊˌbət æˈnælɪsɪs ˈtoʊtəl 1 ˈroʊˌbəts riˈwaɪərd 19 ˈroʊˌbəts hækt 0 0 ˈkɑmbæt 0 ˈroʊˌbət hæk ˈfeɪljərz 0 ˈælaɪz hækt 4 hæks rɪˈpɛld 1 ˌɪnˈtɛl rɪˈsivd 1 1 ˈtoʊtəl ˈælaɪz 66 ˈlɑrʤəst grup 13 grup 607 ˈælaɪ 114 ˈtoʊtəl ˈɔrdərz 20 steɪ 2 ˈgoʊˌtu 10 ˈfɑloʊ 5 ɪkˈsplɔr 3 ˈɔrdərz 0 wɔlz 0 dɪˈspæʧɪz 2 laɪt 1 ˈhækər 1 ˈælaɪ əˈtæks 528 ˈtoʊtəl ˈdæmɪʤ 14355 kɪlz 100 ˈælaɪz kərˈəptɪd 2 ˈælaɪz ˈmɛltɪd 0 pik ˈɪnfluəns 1119 ˈævərɪʤ ˈɪnfluəns 231 ˈfaɪnəl ˈɪnfluəns 54 ˈmæksəməm əˈlərt ˈlɛvəl 4 loʊ sɪˈkjʊrəti 53 ˈlɛvəl 1 31 ˈlɛvəl 2 9 ˈlɛvəl 3 5 ˈlɛvəl 4 0 ˈlɛvəl 5 0 ˈtrɪgərd haɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti 0 tərnz 0 skwɑdz dɪˈspæʧt 25 ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən 4 ɪkˌstərməˈneɪʃən 5 ˌriɪnˈfɔrsmənt 10 əˈsɔlt 1 ˈgærɪsən 5 ˌɪnərˈsɛpt 0 ˈdɛrəˌlɪkt lɔgz rɪˈkəvərd 6 skræp sərʧt 18 ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən reɪt 28 ˈriʤənz ˈvɪzɪtɪd 22 ˈɛriəz 6 ˈvɪzɪtɪd 0 ˈriˌleɪz dɪˈseɪbəld 0 ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtərz dɪˈseɪbəld 0 ˈnɛtˌwərk həbz dɪˈseɪbəld 0 ˈækʃənz ˈteɪkən 11874 tərnz pæst 14466 dɛpθ 11 57 dɛpθ 10 1121 dɛpθ 9 610 dɛpθ 8 320 dɛpθ 7 4101 dɛpθ 6 2002 dɛpθ 5 850 dɛpθ 4 2167 dɛpθ 3 2155 dɛpθ 2 593 dɛpθ 1 490 57 məˈtɪriəlz 1460 ˈfæktəri 2423 ˈrisərʧ 694 ˈækˌsɛs 490 maɪnz 591 loʊər keɪvz 1984 ˈəpər keɪvz 938 prɑkˈsɪməti keɪvz 1955 zaɪən 1673 ˈwɔˌrlɔrd 991 ˈɑrməri 1058 kˈwɔrənˌtin 152 ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ˈaɪˈdiz ˈhɛvi aɪən ˈɪnʤən kuld aɪən ˈɪnʤən laɪt riˈæktər ˈvɔrtɛks ʧeɪn riˈæktər ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl lɛg ədˈvænst paʊər ˈæmpləˌfaɪər ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl hit sɪŋk ˈgrævɪti ˈnutrəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˌæpərˈætəs ˈspɛktrəl ˈænəˌlaɪzər ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈsɪgnəl ˌɪnˈtərprətər priˈsɪʒən ˈɛnərʤi ˈfɪltər ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈkloʊkɪŋ dɪˈvaɪs ˈwɛpən ˈkeɪsɪŋ ˈθərməl ˈbɛriər ˌɪmˈpruvd kˈwɑntəm ʃraʊd ˈsɪstəm ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃən ˈjunɪt ˌɪmˈpruvd ɛm ˈʃɑtˌgən ˈgæmə ˈraɪfəl ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈmidiəm ˈleɪzər ˈhɛvi ˈpɑrtɪkəl gən ədˈvænst bim ˈraɪfəl kuld ˈplæzmə ˈkænən ˈvɔrtɛks ˈkænən ˈmɪni əˈsɔlt ˈkænən ætaɪˈmætər ˈkænən ˈtɛzlə bɔm ˈlɔnʧər ˈvɔrtɛks ˈkætəˌlɪst ˈæktəˌveɪtər ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd ɪmp. paʊərd ˈɑrmər) ˈeɪliən tɛk juzd rut (dɪˈskəvərd 2 ˈɛksəts: *mæt [*mɪn]) keɪvz keɪvz keɪvz keɪvz keɪvz keɪvz tɪ ˈɛpsəˌlɑn ˈʧælənʤɪz nən geɪm sid: ˈmænjuəl?: 1 pleɪ taɪm: 258 mɪn ˈkjumjələtɪv: 5507 mɪn ˈsɛʃənz: 11 ˈizi moʊd: 0 geɪm noʊ.: 118 ˈiziər: 0 ˈiziəst: 1 wɪn taɪp: 0 ˈtoʊtəl: 4 taɪps: lɔr%: 57 ˈgæləri%: 70 ˈɔpʃənz ˈæski: 1 ˈkiˌbɔrd: 0 ˈmuvmənt: ˈɛroʊz fullscreen*: 1 fɑnt: mæp vju: ˈhændəlɪŋ: feɪd ɪn 653666116103330817158171317700 816686838501038638339033301018 688071755106530080039808038300 060000936800705913560091617013 810763035705900833039831333738 016183030131030638033903053031 303036663030733533051300563513 798865835580330883100830838888 113703801883108118170336503000 358880800630797880376351989153 071330353130090730309851055300 699873973830668188800600038000 000358608930500187018630783336 707733830610311333789356063733 103508013363830078090007716618 053898635808818895710808301130 030803130068330080630508038980 873931313907003091303553835500 868008038006810080350800038800 000006373836030080890888538001 818866396033863008030803806378 169980810883510861130308381910 190003993808607870731680000373 183166833380381853800000310886 300397986386701896398031503781 609130606150650855159735990330 551809733380380033050373367611 116003330397693383080788019880 00093303388350311608533031 soʊ aɪ ʤɪst ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə sid rən wɪθ wət ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt ɛz ə ˈkɑmbæt bɪld wɪθ səm ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsɛnsər əreɪ. aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ blæst θru ɔl ðoʊz ˈɛnəmiz wɪθ maɪ ˈɛnərʤi ˈwɛpənz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈkulɪŋ ˌɪnˈʤɛktərz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt hit ˈprɑbləm. ðət simz tɪ wərk aʊt ˈrɪli wɛl θruaʊt ðə fərst hæf əv maɪ rən. ˈæftər ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ zaɪən tɪ gɪt ˌɪmˈprɪnɪd, aɪ ˈstəmbəld əˈkrɔs ðə brænʧ ðət aɪ ˈhævənt ˈvɪzɪtɪd ɪn ə lɔŋ, lɔŋ maɪ suˈpɪriər ɪkˈwɪpmənt frəm ðə ˈwɔˌrlɔrd brænʧ, aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk aʊt ə lɔt əv ˈɛnəmiz wɪθ iz. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈprɑksi keɪv, aɪ faʊnd əˈnəðər lɑrʤ ˈɑrmi əv dɪˈseɪbəld ˈroʊˌbəts! ðeɪ wər ˈmoʊstli ənd ə fju ˈhəntərz, bət hɛk, aɪ riˈwaɪərd ðɛm ɔl bɪˈkəz waɪ ðæts wət aɪ hæd əˈpɑn ˈriʧɪŋ ˈrisərʧ: ə fju ˈhəntərz, ənd ə lɔt əv sloʊ ˈmeɪˌleɪ əˈtækərz ɔn trɛdz. wət ə wɪrd ˈɑrmi tɪ səm ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ɪn ˈrisərʧ, aɪ sɔ əˈnəðər brænʧ ɪn ðə hərˈaɪzən: ðə ˈɑrməri. beɪst ɔn maɪ pæst ɪkˈspɪriəns, ɪt ˈwəzənt ˈrɪli ðət hɑrd tɪ goʊ θru, soʊ aɪ θɔt tɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, "waɪ nɑt?" ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ bɛst pɑrt əˈbaʊt ˈɑrməri ɪz ðə ʧæns tɪ faɪnd ə bənʧ əv fri ˈælaɪz. ənd gɛs wət? aɪ faʊnd tɪ lɛd ə lɑrʤ ˈɑrmi ɪz ˈprɪti ˈdɪfəkəlt bɪˈkəz ju kænt bi ðət ˈstɛlθi, ɛz ɪn əˈvɔɪdɪŋ faɪts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ju kən stɪl haɪd jʊr hoʊl ˈɑrmi ˈɪntu ə ˈsɪŋgəl rum ˈæftər dɪˈtɛktɪŋ ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ ˈɛnəmiz ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈlɔŋˈreɪnʤ ˈsɛnsər əreɪ. traɪɪŋ tɪ du soʊ tɪ əˈvɔɪd ən ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ ɑrk hæd seɪvd mi ə fju fights.also*, meɪk ʃʊr ju doʊnt lɛt ə si jʊr ˈɑrmi! ɪts ˈbɛtər tɪ faɪt ɪm ˌwənɔnˈwən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn ðə rɛst əv jʊr ˈɑrmi. ju kən lɛt ðɛm ʧɪl æt əˈnəðər loʊˈkeɪʃən, ənd ðɛn ˈæftər ˈkɪlɪŋ ɪm, ju kən rən bæk tɪ jʊr ˈælaɪz tɪ klin əp ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈroʊˌbəts. aɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪzd ə lɔt əv ˈdæmɪʤ ɔn maɪ kru ˈæftər duɪŋ this.however*, dɪˈspaɪt maɪ bɛst ˈɛfərt, maɪ ˈɑrmi sˈloʊli ʃrəŋk ˈæftər iʧ ˈbætəl. ˈproʊˌgræmərz əˈspɛʃəli meɪd maɪ ˈɑrmi ˈstrætəʤi ˈhɑrdər bɪˈkəz ðeɪ kən əˈsɪməˌleɪt ənd riˈbut. bɪˈkəz əv ɔl əv ðiz ˈfæktərz, maɪ ˈɑrmi sˈloʊli bət ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ʃrəŋk tɪ ˈnəθɪŋ, ənd aɪ hæd tɪ faɪt ɔl ðiz ˈɛnəmiz baɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf! ðæts wɪn aɪ ˈfaɪnəli ˈriəˌlaɪzd maɪ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ aɪ sɔ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈfaɪtɪŋ 10 ˈroʊˌbəts æt ðə seɪm taɪm, aɪ nu aɪ ˈkʊdənt kip ɔn ˈfaɪtɪŋ. ˈlʊkɪŋ æt maɪ ˌɪnvənˈtɔri, aɪ ˈoʊnli hæd ə fju ˈwɛpənz lɛft, soʊ aɪ θɪŋk ɪts taɪm tɪ seɪ ˌfɛrˈwɛl tɪ maɪ ˈkɑmbæt bɪld. heɪt tɪ seɪ ðɪs, bət biɪŋ ə gʊd ˈkɑmbæt pleɪər nidz tɪ noʊ wɪn tɪ dɪʧ plæn ə ənd goʊ raɪt tɪ plæn bi, wɪʧ ɪz "fliɪŋ aʊt əv ðɪs pleɪs!" soʊ aɪ hæd tɪ pɔz tɪ si wɪʧ ˈaɪtəmz tɪ kip (mæks. 4 ˈaɪtəmz ənd 3 weɪt mæs), ənd wɪʧ tɪ θroʊ əˈweɪ. ɛz ə stɛlθ bɪld, aɪ ˈdɛfənətli ˈnidɪd maɪ ˈsɛnsər əreɪ ənd təreɪn ˈskænər, soʊ aɪ kɛpt ðɛm seɪf ɪn maɪ ˈpɑkət. ə ˈsɪŋgəl prəˈpəlʃən ənd ə ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈjunɪt ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈoʊˈkeɪ tu, ˈgɪvɪn maɪ ˈkɑrənt. ˈæftər ðət, aɪ pɪkt əp ə flaɪt prəˈpəlʃən frəm ə dɛd ənd ðɛn scrammed*! ɪf aɪ ˈkʊdənt faɪnd ðə ˈɛksət sun, aɪ nu aɪ wʊd bi ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd baɪ ɔl ðiz ˈɛnəmiz. bət ˈfɔrʧənətli, aɪ faʊnd ɪt ˈprɪti ˈriʧɪŋ ðə nɛkst ˈrisərʧ ˈlɛvəl, aɪ ˈdɛspərətli traɪd tɪ riˈbɪld ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. aɪ traɪd ˈkrəʃɪŋ səm ˈnutrəl ˈroʊˌbəts fər ðɛr pɑrts, bət ðət ˈdɪdənt wərk. (aɪ ˈʃʊdəv kɛpt ə ˈwɛpən!) sun, aɪ keɪm əˈkrɔs ə grup əv grənts hu ʃɑt daʊn maɪ ˈsɛnsər əreɪ, soʊ aɪ hæd tɪ fli ˈblaɪndli ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkəmɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə nɛkst brænʧ ˈɛriə: ðə kˈwɔrənˌtin. aɪ wɑz ˈprɪti ˈwərid əˈbaʊt goʊɪŋ ðɛr, bət aɪ tʊk ə daɪv ˈɛniˌweɪ bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ɪˈskeɪp frəm ɔl ðoʊz enemies.fortunately*, ɪts nɑt ə bæd ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ðət brænʧ, bət ɪts nɑt ə gʊd wən ˈiðər! aɪ əˈtræktəd ə lɔt əv əˈtɛnʃən ˈæftər ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə dɔr aɪ ˈʃʊdənt hæv ˈoʊpənd, drɔɪŋ ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ˈɛnəmiz təˈwɔrd maɪ dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt aʊt əv ðə pleɪs ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu mɔr ˈtrəbəl, bət stɪl, aɪ ˈdɪdənt hæv ˈɛni prəˈpəlʃən wɪθ mi ˈæftər əˈsɛndɪŋ tɪ fɛlt ˈprɪti ˈhoʊpləs ɪn ðət ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. aɪ keɪm əˈkrɔs ˈɛnəmiz ˈæftər ˈɛnəmiz: swarmers*, ˈhəntərz, ˈproʊˌgræmərz, wɪθ noʊ minz tɪ faɪt ðɛm ɔl, ər fli əˈweɪ frəm ðɛm. aɪ fɛlt laɪk aɪ hæd noʊ ʧæns əv ˈwɪnɪŋ ɛz aɪ kɛpt ɔn ˈrənɪŋ ənd ˈrənɪŋ. bət ðɛn, ˈæftər aɪ keɪm əˈkrɔs ðə pleɪs wɪθ tu ˈtərmənəlz, ˈsəmθɪŋ klɪkt ɔn mi: aɪ fərˈgɑt ðət aɪ hæv z-hacks*! ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, aɪ ræn təˈwɔrd ðə ˈtərmənəl ənd geɪnd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɪt. aɪ kɔld daʊn ˈælaɪz, ənd ðɛn ə ˈproʊˌgræmər skwɑd æt ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈtərmənəl. ənd ðɛn ˈæftər ðət, θɪŋz wɛnt frəm wərst tɪ ˈælaɪz ər soʊ ˈpaʊərfəl, aɪ ˈdɪdənt hæv tɪ lɪft ə ˈfɪŋgər! ðeɪ dɪd ə greɪt ʤɑb æt əˈblɪtərˌeɪtɪŋ ɔl ðoʊz ˈɛnəmiz, ənd gɛs wət? mɔr loots*! aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ pɪk əp ɔl ðət wɑz rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ: glidesystems*, ˈsɛnsər əreɪ (frəm dɪˈstrɔɪd ˈwɑʧər),, ˈwɛpənz, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ aɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ pɪk əp ˌmaɪˈsɛlf əˈgɛn. ðət wɑz ˈtruli aɪ ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈlutɪŋ, aɪ ˈwɑndərd əraʊnd ə bit...before*, loʊ ənd bɪˈhoʊld, ðə ˈɛksət ɪz ˈnɪrˈbaɪ! aɪ sɔ ə stæʃ əv ˈpaʊərfəl ˈlɔnʧərz ənd ˈɑrmər ɪn ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ rum ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ prəˈsidəd ðə ˈəltəmət ˈvɪktəri. wɑz ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ rən. ɪt wɑz ə juʤ raɪd frəm gʊd, tɪ bæd, tɪ ˈhɔrəbəl, tɪ waʊ! ɪf ˈoʊnli aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər tɪ ˈərliər, θɪŋz wʊd hæv bɪn məʧ mɔr smuð. bət stɪl, aɪv bɪn ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ðɪs rən, ənd aɪ hoʊp aɪ kən kip ɔn ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ɔn maɪ ˈkɑmbæt play.also*, zaɪən ɪz, hands-down*, ðə bɛst brænʧ ɪn ðə wərld! ənd ˈɑrməri, aɪ nid tɪ θɪŋk ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr əˈbaʊt ju nɛkst taɪm.
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spoiler: mild warlord spoiler (click to show/hide)
the time of war is coming, yet i still didn't get to reap as much reward as i wanted! however, there's one place i needed to check out. what's that random researcher doing up there, behind the wall?
curiosity got the best of me. using my plasma cannons, i broke through the southern walls to get there. (i didn't know there's an easier way in) once i got in, i got to see some of the greatest items in the whole branch, vortex technology!
after retrieving them, i took a quick look at one of the unexplored rooms. i've found an army of disabled robots, ripe for rewiring! after a while, i started to realize how much time was wasted from doing this, which made me wish for a datajack! but even while the war is raging on, i still kept on going with rewiring the robots, which ended up being a pretty nice army.
finally, i checked out the battleground condition. looks like the main.c's army is winning! the whole place is filled with matter and broken parts because i ended up way too late to join the fight. with the next wave of enemies approaching, it looks like i had to use my latest vortex technology to break through my way.
spoiler: onward! vortex launcher attack! (click to show/hide)
fortunately, i was able to get to the proximity cave safely, but my launcher got destroyed in the process. only a few allies had survived: 2 hunters and 1 disruptor. hopefully, things will get better. the moment i found this branch, i got very excited! new lore and more allies! as a legged cogmind, i knew i couldn't waste too much time (unlike zion). so i quickly searched for the major npc and additional lore nearby. i also found out where the hidden stash is located, but i didn't have the code to open the sealed door. fortunately, i don't need to do that when i got my cld. plasma cannon.the time of war is coming, yet i still didn't get to reap as much reward as i wanted! however, there's one place i needed to check out. what's that random researcher doing up there, behind the wall?curiosity got the best of me. using my plasma cannons, i broke through the southern walls to get there. (i didn't know there's an easier way in) once i got in, i got to see some of the greatest items in the whole branch, vortex technology!after retrieving them, i took a quick look at one of the unexplored rooms. i've found an army of disabled robots, ripe for rewiring! after a while, i started to realize how much time was wasted from doing this, which made me wish for a datajack! but even while the war is raging on, i still kept on going with rewiring the robots, which ended up being a pretty nice army.finally, i checked out the battleground condition. looks like the main.c's army is winning! the whole place is filled with matter and broken parts because i ended up way too late to join the fight. with the next wave of enemies approaching, it looks like i had to use my latest vortex technology to break through my way.fortunately, i was able to get to the proximity cave safely, but my launcher got destroyed in the process. only a few allies had survived: 2 hunters and 1 disruptor. hopefully, things will get better.
spoiler: scoresheet (click to show/hide) cogmind - beta 2 @@@ roguelike mode
name: ddarkray
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performance
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evolutions (9) 4500
robots destroyed (196) 980
value destroyed (7666) 7666
prototype ids (32) 640
alien tech used (1) 200
bonus (13847) 13847
total score: 27833
cogmind
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core integrity 1166/1600
matter 190/300
energy 166/170
system corruption 5%
temperature cool (92)
location to epsilon eridani
parts
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power (2)
light antimatter reactor
zionite light dm reactor
propulsion (7)
biometal leg
improved antigrav system
improved antigrav system
utility (13)
advanced sensor array
advanced signal interpreter
advanced targeting computer
advanced targeting computer
advanced transmission jammer
improved powered armor
improved powered armor
advanced focal shield
advanced hacking suite
improved system shield
advanced system shield
weapon (3)
fusion bomb launcher
inventory (4)
light fission core
improved powered armor
fusion bomb launcher
peak state
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power
light antimatter reactor
zionite light dm reactor
propulsion
biometal leg
antigrav system
improved antigrav system
improved antigrav system
improved antigrav system
zionite glidesys ii
zionite glidesys ii
utility
advanced heat sink
zionite biocell
spectral analyzer
advanced sensor array
advanced signal interpreter
advanced targeting computer
advanced targeting computer
advanced transmission jammer
advanced reaction control system
zionite weapon casing
advanced focal shield
advanced hacking suite
improved system shield
weapon
gamma rifle
gamma rifle
zionite laser-h
inventory
light fission core
antigrav system
improved antigrav system
lance
[rating: 168]
favorites
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power improved ion engine
engine improved ion engine
power core light fission core
reactor vortex chain reactor
propulsion carbon-fiber leg
treads medium treads
wheel armored wheel
leg carbon-fiber leg
hover unit improved antigrav system
flight unit makeshift flight unit
utility medium storage unit
device improved cooling system
storage medium storage unit
processor advanced signal interpreter
hackware system mapper
protection improved powered armor
weapon advanced beam rifle
energy gun advanced beam rifle
energy cannon cooled plasma cannon
ballistic gun improved assault rifle
ballistic cannon linear accelerator
launcher missile launcher
stats
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bonus breakdown 13847
high alert combat kills 794
follower combat kills 3595
met imprinter 300
was imprinted 300
met warlord at base 500
main.c attacked warlord 1000
met sigix 2000
win 3000
win speed 3456
friendly fire -1098
classes destroyed 19
worker 5
builder 3
tunneler 2
hauler 9
recycler 4
mechanic 3
operator 2
watcher 5
swarmer 46
saboteur 2
grunt 70
brawler 4
duelist 2
sentry 11
specialist 3
hunter 8
programmer 6
behemoth 2
demented 9
major npcs destroyed 0
best kill streak 9
combat bots only 8
best states 0
heat dissipation 85
coolant potential 80
energy capacity 1170
matter capacity 550
sight range 24
robot scan range 20
terrain scan range 18
terrain scan density 210
jamming range 16
cloak strength 4
additional mass support 12
base temperature (-) 200
armor coverage (%) 42
resistance: ki 30
resistance: th 50
power shielding 66
weapon shielding 100
point defense rating 240
reclamation efficiency 20
evasion (%) 71
targeting accuracy 32
recoil reduction 4
particle charging 20
offensive hacking 20
defensive hacking 26
matter collected 5420
salvage created 7980
parts attached 291
power 20
propulsion 74
utility 103
weapon 94
parts lost 69
power 4
propulsion 28
utility 21
weapon 16
average slot usage (%) 90
naked turns 0
spaces moved 9912
fastest speed (%) 250
average speed (%) 102
slowest speed (%) 41
overloaded moves 0
propulsion burnouts 0
targets rammed 23
targets kicked 1
targets crushed 0
cave-ins triggered 0
teleports 1
heaviest build 114
greatest support 128
greatest overweight (x) 37
average overweight (x) 0
largest inventory 14
average capacity 11
most carried 14
average carried 11
final capacity 4
final carried 3
damage taken 14636
core 2698
absorbed by shields 1303
average core remaining (%) 76
depth 11 exit 100
depth 10 exit 62
depth 9 exit 83
depth 8 exit 100
depth 7 exit 66
depth 6 exit 94
depth 5 exit 94
depth 4 exit 92
depth 3 exit 54
depth 2 exit 23
depth 1 exit 72
volleys fired 472
largest 3
hottest 308
shots fired 1028
gun 509
cannon 437
launcher 82
special 0
kinetic 362
thermal 518
explosive 74
electromagnetic 62
entropic 12
secondary targets 2
shots hit robots 641
core hits 401
critical hits 11
critical kills 3
critical parts destroyed 5
overload shots 3
energy bleed 0
heat surge 0
short circuit 0
meltdown 0
melee attacks 0
impact 0
slashing 0
piercing 0
sneak attacks 0
follow-up attacks 0
damage inflicted 29158
projectiles 15729
explosions 13408
melee 0
ramming 21
kinetic 5208
thermal 9677
explosive 6878
electromagnetic 877
impact 0
slashing 0
piercing 0
entropic 6497
overflow damage 242
projectiles 128
explosions 95
melee 19
self-inflicted damage 634
shots 18
rammed 22
highest temperature 402
average temperature 93
received heat transfer 1922
energy bleed 2
interference 6
matter decay 1
highest corruption 15
average corruption 3
corruption purged 0
message errors 7
matter fused 10
heat flow error 3
energy discharge 3
data loss (database) 9
misfires 3
misdirections 8
targeting errors 8
weapon failures 2
depth 5 end 6
depth 4 end 1
depth 3 end 6
depth 2 end 15
depth 1 end 5
impact corruptions 0
haulers intercepted 9
robots corrupted 1
parts fried 3
impact corruptions 0
robots melted 1
parts melted 21
heat transferred 14982
parts sabotaged 0
parts stolen 0
parts stripped 0
parts self-destructed 178
prevented 34
power chain reactions 2
communications jammed 0
times spotted 343
peak tracking total 13
tactical retreats 23
parts field recycled 0
retrieved matter 0
parts merge repaired 0
drone launches 6
drone recoveries 0
traps triggered 7
indirectly 0
trap hack attempts 0
triggered 0
disarmed 0
reprogrammed 0
reused 6
traps extracted 0
installed 0
triggered 8
machines disabled 31
machines sabotaged 0
data cores recovered 0
used 0
machines hacked 51
terminals 31
fabricators 5
repair stations 2
recycling units 5
scanalyzers 2
garrison access 4
total hacks 122
successful 50
failed 70
catastrophic 17
database lockouts 0
manual 44
unauthorized 28
terminals 78
fabricators 9
repair stations 2
recycling units 10
scanalyzers 8
garrison access 9
terminal hacks 30
record 1
part schematic 3
robot analysis 1
prototype id bank 3
open door 3
emergency access points 1
unreport threat 2
locate traps 5
hauler manifests 1
registered components 3
zone layout 3
hacking detections 51
full trace events 2
feedback events 0
feedback corruption 0
feedback hackware fried 0
feedback blocked 0
trojans installed 7
terminals 7
fabricators 0
repair stations 0
recycling units 0
scanalyzers 0
garrison access 0
fabricators overloaded 0
fabricator schematic dls 0
garrisons disabled 1
garrisons compromised 0
fab network shutdowns 0
robot schematics acquired 0
robots built 0
total robot build rating 0
robot fabrication matter 0
robot fabrication time 0
part schematics acquired 6
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part repair time 0
parts recycled 0
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retrieved components 1
parts scanalyzed 3
part schematics acquired 3
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robots hacked 0
non-combat 0
combat 0
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allies hacked 4
hacks repelled 1
zionite intel received 1
depthwide sectors/-1 1
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highest-rated ally 114
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stay 2
goto 10
follow 5
explore 3
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walls tunneled 0
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light 1
hacker 1
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average influence 231
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level 2 9
level 3 5
level 4 0
level 5 0
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turns 0
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investigation 4
extermination 5
reinforcement 10
assault 1
garrison 5
intercept 0
derelict logs recovered 6
scrap searched 18
exploration rate (%) 28
regions visited 22
pre-discovered areas 6
garrisons visited 0
relays disabled 0
generators disabled 0
network hubs disabled 0
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turns passed 14466
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depth 10 1121
depth 9 610
depth 8 320
depth 7 4101
depth 6 2002
depth 5 850
depth 4 2167
depth 3 2155
depth 2 593
depth 1 490
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factory 2423
research 694
access 490
mines 591
lower caves 1984
upper caves 938
proximity caves 1955
zion 1673
warlord 991
armory 1058
quarantine 152
prototype ids
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heavy ion engine
cooled ion engine
zionite light dm reactor
vortex chain reactor
experimental myomer leg
zionite glidesys ii
advanced power amplifier
experimental heat sink
zionite biocell
gravity neutralizing apparatus
spectral analyzer
experimental signal interpreter
precision energy filter
experimental cloaking device
zionite weapon casing
thermal barrier
improved quantum shroud
system mapper
experimental reclamation unit
improved em shotgun
gamma rifle
improved medium laser
heavy particle gun
advanced beam rifle
zionite laser-h
cooled plasma cannon
vortex cannon
mini assault cannon
antimatter cannon
tesla bomb launcher
vortex catalyst activator
fabricated
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1x imp. powered armor (-3/armory)
alien tech used
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transdimensional reconstructor
route
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-11/scrapyard
-10/materials (discovered 2 exits: *mat / [*min])
-10/mines
-9/materials
-8/materials
-7/factory
-7/lower caves
-7/lower caves
-7/zion
-6/proximity caves
-6/factory
-5/factory
-4/factory
-4/upper caves
-4/upper caves
-4/warlord
-3/proximity caves
-3/research
-3/armory
-2/research
-2/quarantine
-1/access
to epsilon eridani
challenges
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none
game
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seed: surgemachineinsulator
manual?: 1
play time: 258 min
cumulative: 5507 min
sessions: 11
easy mode: 0
game no.: 118
easier: 0
easiest: 1
win type: 0
total: 4
types: 3/0/1/0/0/0/0
lore%: 57
gallery%: 70
options
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ascii: 1
keyboard: 0
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fullscreen: 1
font: 12/smallcaps
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so i just finished the seed run with what started out as a combat build with some stealthiness using sensor array. i was able to blast through all those enemies with my energy weapons along with cooling injectors to prevent heat problem. that seems to work out really well throughout the first half of my run. after visiting zion to get imprinted, i stumbled across the branch that i haven't visited in a long, long time....warlord!with my superior equipment loadout from the warlord branch, i was able to take out a lot of enemies with ease. at the end of the proxy cave, i found another large army of disabled robots! they were mostly bruisers and a few hunters, but heck, i rewired them all because why not?so that's what i had upon reaching research: a few hunters, and a lot of slow melee attackers on treads. what a weird army to lead...after some exploring in research, i saw another branch in the horizon: the armory. based on my past experience, it wasn't really that hard to go through, so i thought to myself, "why not?" before i entered.the best part about armory is the chance to find a bunch of free allies. and guess what? i found this!trying to lead a large army is pretty difficult because you can't be that stealthy, as in avoiding fights. however, you can still hide your whole army into a single room after detecting incoming enemies using a long-range sensor array. trying to do so to avoid an incoming arc had saved me a few fights.also, make sure you don't let a demolisher see your army! it's better to fight him one-on-one before bringing in the rest of your army. you can let them chill at another location, and then after killing him, you can run back to your allies to clean up the rest of the robots. i minimized a lot of damage on my crew after doing this.however, despite my best effort, my army slowly shrunk after each battle. programmers especially made my army strategy harder because they can assimilate and reboot. because of all of these factors, my army slowly but eventually shrunk to nothing, and i had to fight all these enemies by myself! that's when i finally realized my situation is becoming problematic.when i saw myself fighting 10+ robots at the same time, i knew i couldn't keep on fighting. looking at my inventory, i only had a few weapons left, so i think it's time to say farewell to my combat build. farewell!i hate to say this, but being a good combat player needs to know when to ditch plan a and go right to plan b, which is "fleeing out of this place!" so i had to pause to see which items to keep (max. 4 items and 3 weight mass), and which to throw away. as a stealth build, i definitely needed my sensor array and terrain scanner, so i kept them safe in my pocket. a single propulsion and a storage unit are also ok too, given my current loadout. after that, i picked up a flight propulsion from a dead swarmer and then scrammed! if i couldn't find the exit soon, i knew i would be overwhelmed by all these enemies. but fortunately, i found it pretty quickly.after reaching the next research level, i desperately tried to rebuild myself. i tried crushing some neutral robots for their parts, but that didn't work. (i should've kept a weapon!) soon, i came across a group of grunts who shot down my sensor array, so i had to flee blindly before coming across the next branch area: the quarantine. i was pretty worried about going there, but i took a dive anyway because i wanted to escape from all those enemies.fortunately, it's not a bad experience in that branch, but it's not a good one either! i attracted a lot of attention after opening the door i shouldn't have opened, drawing prototype enemies toward my direction. i was able to get out of the place before getting into more trouble, but still, i didn't have any propulsion with me after ascending to access.i felt pretty hopeless in that situation. i came across enemies after enemies: swarmers, hunters, programmers, with no means to fight them all, or flee away from them. i felt like i had no chance of winning as i kept on running and running...and running. but then, after i came across the place with two terminals, something clicked on me: i forgot that i have z-hacks! immediately, i ran toward the terminal and gained access to it. i called down z-light allies, and then a programmer squad at the second terminal. and then after that, things went from worst to fantastic.those allies are so powerful, i didn't have to lift a finger! they did a great job at obliterating all those enemies, and guess what? more loots! i started to pick up all that was remaining: glidesystems, sensor array (from destroyed watcher), hackware, weapons, everything i needed to pick up myself again. that was truly amazing.after i finished looting, i wandered around a bit...before, lo and behold, the exit is nearby! i saw a stash of powerful launchers and armor in a nearby room before i proceeded the ultimate victory. hurray!!!that was an amazing run. it was a huge roller-coaster ride from good, to bad, to horrible, to wow! if only i remember to z-hack earlier, things would have been much more smooth. but still, i've been enjoying this run, and i hope i can keep on improving on my combat play.also, zion is, hands-down, the best branch in the world! and armory, i need to think a little more about you next time.
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tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, kənˈsumərɪst ˈridər ʤoʊ ˈpərʧəst ““elemental*: wɔr əv magic,”*,” ə turn-based*, ˈstrætəʤi geɪm fər hɪz ˈpiˈsi. əˈlæs, rɪˈspɑns wɑz laɪk ðət əv ˈmɛni rivˈjuərz, ðət ðə geɪm wɑz ˈbəgi ənd ənd nɑt wərθ pleɪɪŋ. pleɪd ɪt fər ə fju aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtɔsɪŋ ɪt ɔn ðə paɪl əv geɪmz ˈrəðər forget,”*,” hi raɪts. ənd ðɛn ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ ʤoʊ rɪˈsivd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈiˌmeɪl frəm bræd ˈwɔrdɛl, ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˌɛləˈmɛnəl ˈpəblɪʃər (ənd ðə lɛd dɪˈzaɪnər ɔn ðət ˈərliər, geɪm) dɪr ˈkəstəmər, maɪ neɪm ɪz bræd ˈwɔrdɛl. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv. tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ju bɔt ə geɪm frəm ˈjuˈɛs kɔld ˌɛləˈmɛnəl: wɔr əv ˈmæʤɪk. wi hæd greɪt hoʊps ənd æmˈbɪʃənz fər ðət geɪm bət, ɪn ðə ɛnd, ɪt ʤɪst ə ˈvɛri gʊd geɪm. ˌɛləˈmɛnəl wɑz ən ɪkˈspɛnsɪv geɪm. ju ˈprɑbəˌbli peɪd 50 ər mɔr fər ɪt. ənd ju ˈtrəstɪd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ dɪˈlɪvər tɪ ju ə gʊd geɪm. 50 ɪz ə lɔt əv ˈməni ənd ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv ə ˈmɔrəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ dɪˈlɪvər wət ðeɪ seɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ənd ˈfræŋkli, feɪld tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ðə geɪm wi sɛd wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ deliver…*… ɪts dɪˈzaɪn ʤɪst ˈædəkˌweɪt tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈɪntu ðə kaɪnd əv geɪm ɪt ʃʊd bi. soʊ wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ stɑrt ˈoʊvər. frəm skræʧ. wi meɪd ə nu geɪm kɔld ˈfɑlən enchantress*. soʊ ˈivɪn ðoʊ bɪn tu jɪrz, wi fərˈgɑtən əˈbaʊt ju. ðɪs wik, wi riˈlist ˈfɑlən enchantress*. ɪt ɪz ə ˈvæstli ˈbɛtər geɪm ənd, wi bɪˈliv, lɪvz əp tɪ ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz sɛt fər ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˌɛləˈmɛnəl. ðɪs geɪm ɪz jʊrz. fri. ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈædɪd tɪ jʊr account…*… θæŋk ju fər biɪŋ ɑr ˈkəstəmərz ənd jʊr ˈpeɪʃəns. sɪnˈsɪrli, bræd ˈwɔrdɛl ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ʤoʊ sɪz hi hæd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə geɪm sɪns stɪl æt wərk, bət dɪz seɪ, æm ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈprɛst baɪ ðə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs əv ðɪs ˈsiˌiˈoʊ tɪ stænd bɪˈhaɪnd hɪz ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ənd teɪk kɛr əv ðə ˈkəstəmərz hu səˈpɔrtɪd ə (ɪn ˈhaɪnˌsaɪt) bæd game.”*.” ðɪs ɪz ɪgˈzæktli ðə sɔrt əv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət mɔr ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈpəblɪʃərz ʃʊd bi duɪŋ. ɪt nɑt ˈoʊnli ʃoʊz ðət ɪz ˈsɑri fər ɪts pæst trænzˈgrɛʃənz, ɪt ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ðə nuər geɪm ənd (ɪf ðət geɪm ɪz gʊd), wɪl rɪˈgeɪn səm lɔɪəl ˈkəstəmərz fər fˈjuʧər geɪmz.
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two years ago, consumerist reader joe purchasedelemental: war of magic,” a turn-based, strategy game for his pc. alas, joe’s response was like that of many reviewers, that the game was buggy and unpolished and not worth playing.
“i played it for a few hours before tossing it on the pile of games i’d rather forget,” he writes.
and then this morning joe received the following e-mail from brad wardell, the ceo of elemental publisher stardock (and the lead designer on that earlier, ill-fated game)
dear stardock customer,
my name is brad wardell. i’m the president & ceo of stardock. two years ago, you bought a game from us called elemental: war of magic. we had great hopes and ambitions for that game but, in the end, it
just wasn’t a very good game. elemental was an expensive game. you probably paid $50 or more for it. and you trusted us to deliver to you a good game. $50 is a lot of money and companies have a moral obligation to deliver what they say they’re going to deliver and frankly, stardock failed to deliver the game we said we were going to deliver… its design just wasn’t adequate to make it into the kind of game it should be. so we decided to start over. from scratch. we made a new game called fallen enchantress. so even though been two years, we haven’t forgotten about you. this week, we released fallen enchantress. it is a vastly better game and, we believe, lives up to the expectations set for the original elemental. this game is yours. free. already been added to your account… thank you for being our customers and your patience. sincerely, brad wardell
president & ceo
stardock
bwardell@stardock.com
@draginol http://www.twitter.com/draginol
joe says he hasn’t had the opportunity to download the game since still at work, but does say,i am really impressed by the willingness of this ceo to stand behind his company’s reputation and take care of the customers who supported a (in hindsight) bad game.”
this is exactly the sort of consumer-friendly thinking that more video game publishers should be doing. it not only shows that stardock is sorry for its past transgressions, it demonstrates a level of confidence in the newer game and (if that game is good), will regain some loyal customers for future games.
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braɪən ˈwɪlsən ləvz ɪm səm ˈboʊlɪŋ, ɛz ðɪs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ʃoʊz. dits əv ðə ˈbɪgəst θɪŋ tɪ hɪt ˈsoʊmə ðɪs ˈdɛkeɪd bɪˈloʊ. braɪən ˈwɪlsən əraɪvz æt mæt ˈlaɪnɑrt səˈlɛbrɪti boʊl æt ðə ˈləki straɪk ˈboʊlɪŋ ˈæli ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 13 2009 ɪn ˈhɑliˌwʊd, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. mæt ˈlaɪnɑrt faʊnˈdeɪʃən səˈlɛbrɪti boʊl, ˈləki straɪk ˈboʊlɪŋ ˈæli ˈhɑliˌwʊd, ˈsiˈeɪ juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 13 2009 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˌælɪgˈzændrə ðə nuz: straɪk sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ əˈnaʊnsɪz braɪən ˈwɪlsən ɛz nu partner”*” frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 29 2012 ˈləki straɪk, ðə ˈgæstroʊ fən haʊs əˈbaʊt tɪ ˈoʊpən ɔn kɪŋ strit əˈkrɔs frəm pɑrk ɪz praʊd tɪ əˈnaʊns ðət braɪən ˈwɪlsən, ˈgɪftɪd ˈkloʊzər fər ðə ʤaɪənts, həz ʤɔɪnd ˈləki straɪk sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ɛz ə partner/owner*. ˈstivən ˈfɑstər, ˈfaʊndər ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ bi mɔr θrɪld. ɔl ðə wɛl noʊn foʊks frəm ðə prəˈfɛʃənəl spɔrts ənd ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt wərld ðət hæv hɛlpt ˈpɑpjələrˌaɪz ˈləki straɪk, ðɛr ˈɛniˌwən ðət aɪ wʊd ˈrəðər hæv ɛz ə ˈpɑrtnər ðən braɪən. hi ɪz ə ˈsɪŋgjələr fɔrs ə juˈnik ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈɛksələns ɛz ən ˈæθˌlit, ɛz ə ˈpərsən ənd ɛz ən ənd ˈləvər əv laɪf. ɛz ɔl hɪz fænz noʊ hi ɪz ˈfɪrləs, ɪn ðə ˈmoʊmənt, ˌɪnˈvɛntɪv ənd kəmˈjunɪti ˈɔriˌɛntɪd. haʊ ˈləki straɪk əˈspaɪərz tɪ roʊl ɔn ˈɛvəri ˈlɛvəl. ˈriʧɪŋ ðə ˈkloʊzər æt spərɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɛz hi ˈrɛdiz fər ðə ˈsizən, braɪən ˈɛkoʊd ðiz ˈsɛnəmənts. æm tɪ bi ɔn bɔrd wɪθ ˈləki straɪk. ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt frəm ðə ˈæmbiəns tɪ ðə fud tɪ ðə ˈɛnərʤi ɪz ˈɛʤi, ˈkræfti ənd juˈnik. aɪ æm pəmpt tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈləki straɪk mɪks ənd æm ˈɑnərd ðət leɪn 12 wɪl bi riˈneɪmd leɪn 38 aɪ ləv ðət ˈnəmbər, ənd aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ roʊl ˈmɛni ˈmæsɪv straɪks ɔn ðət leɪn. si ju ðɛr. ðə dud abides.”*.” dud abides.”*.” aɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ju bət aɪ teɪk ˈkəmfərt ɪn ðət. gʊd knowin’*’ aʊt ðɛr. ðə dud. takin’*’ ˈizi fər ɔl ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪnərz. shoosh*. aɪ ʃʊr hoʊp hi meɪks ðə ˈfaɪnəlz. ˈləki straɪk: ˈləki straɪk ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ɪz ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈɑpərˌeɪtər, ənd dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ brænd, əv ˈəpˌskeɪl ˈboʊlɪŋ ˈlaʊnʤɪz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈkænədə. ˈləki straɪk ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪz ɪn ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈəpˌskeɪl ˈpɑrtiz frəm tim ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts tɪ ˈbərθˌdeɪ ˈpɑrtiz. ðə ˈbɪznɪs həz groʊn ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ðə læst eɪt jɪrz sɪns ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən, frəm wən loʊˈkeɪʃən ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə tɪ ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 21 loʊˈkeɪʃənz əˈkrɔs 14 steɪts ənd tu ˈkəntriz. ˈstivən ˈfɑstər ɪz ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ənd əv ˈləki straɪk ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, ənd həz ˈoʊvər 30 jɪrz əv ɪkˈspɪriəns kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ənd ˈdaɪnɪŋ ˈkɑnsɛpts. ˈstivən, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hɪz waɪf ˈʤɪliən, həz bɪn ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ fɔrs fər ðə səkˈsɛs ənd groʊθ əv ðə ˈləki straɪk brænd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈneɪʃən. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, pliz ˈvɪzɪt www.bowlluckystrike.com.”*.” tægz: 2012 ˈɛriə, pɑrk, ˈæθˌlit, ˈbeɪsˈbɔl, beɪ ˈɛriə, ˈbərθˌdeɪ, boʊl, ˈboʊlɪŋ, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ, dud əˈbaɪdz, fænz, ˈfaʊndər, ʤaɪənts, ˈʤɪliən, ˈʤɪliən ˈfɑstər, leɪnz, ˈlaʊnʤɪz, ˈləki straɪk, ˈləki straɪk ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, ˈləki straɪk sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈləki straɪks leɪnz, ˈmɑrkɪt, ˈoʊnər, ˈpɑrtiz, ˈpɑrtnər, ˈpɑrtnər ˈoʊnər, ˈpɪʧər, rɪˈlif, sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈsoʊmə, saʊθ, spərɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ˈstivən ˈfɑstər
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brian wilson loves him some bowling, as this photo shows. deets of the biggest thing to hit soma this decade below.
brian wilson arrives at matt leinart foundation’s celebrity bowl at the lucky strike bowling alley on july 13, 2009 in hollywood, california. matt leinart foundation celebrity bowl, lucky strike bowling alley hollywood, ca united states, july 13, 2009 photo by alexandra wyman/wireimage.com
here’s the news:
“lucky strike san francisco announces brian wilson as new partner”
“san francisco, feb. 29, 2012 — lucky strike, the gastro pub-ish fun house about to open on king street across from at&t park is proud to announce that brian wilson, gifted closer for the giants, has joined lucky strike san francisco as a partner/owner. steven foster, founder and ceo couldn’t be more thrilled. “of all the well known folks from the professional sports and entertainment world that have helped popularize lucky strike, there isn’t anyone that i would rather have as a partner than brian. he is a singular force – a unique combination of excellence – as an athlete, as a person and as an appreciator and lover of life. as all his fans know he is fearless, in the moment, inventive and community oriented. it’s how lucky strike aspires to roll on every level. “
reaching the closer at spring training as he readies for the season, brian echoed these sentiments. “i am amped to be on board with lucky strike. the concept – from the ambiance to the food to the energy – is edgy, crafty and unique. i am pumped to be in the lucky strike mix and am honored that lane 12 will be renamed lane 38. i love that number, and i expect to roll many massive strikes on that lane. see you there. the dude abides.”
“the dude abides.” i don’t know about you but i take comfort in that. it’s good knowin’ he’s out there. the dude. takin’ ‘er easy for all us sinners.
shoosh. i sure hope he makes the finals.
“about lucky strike:
lucky strike entertainment is the leading operator, and defining brand, of upscale bowling lounges in the united states and canada. lucky strike specializes in hosting a variety of upscale parties from team building events to birthday parties. the business has grown over the course of the last eight years since inception, from one location in california to a total of 21 locations across 14 states and two countries. steven foster is the ceo and co-founder of lucky strike entertainment, and has over 30 years of experience creating entertainment and dining concepts. steven, along with his wife gillian, has been the driving force for the success and growth of the lucky strike brand across the nation. for more information, please visit www.bowlluckystrike.com.”
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rɪˈnɔlt ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ ɪts ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt wɪθ ˈɪnʤən ˈspɛʃəlɪsts ˈoʊvər ˈməltəpəl jɪrz ɛz ɪt lʊks tɪ kæʧ əp wɪθ ˈraɪvəl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz mərˈseɪdiz ənd fərˈɑri. ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ rɪˈnɔlt læst jɪr tɪ hɛlp dɪˈvɛləp ɪts ˈəndərpərˌfɔrmɪŋ paʊər ˈjunɪt ənd ɪt həz rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn ðə foʊld naʊ ðət ðə frɛnʧ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər həz sɛt əp ɪts oʊn wərks tim. dɪˈspaɪt ˈspɛndɪŋ ʤɪst ˈsɛvən əv ɪts 32 dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈtoʊkənz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwɪntər, rɪˈnɔlt həz meɪd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈprɑˌgrɛs wɪθ ɪts ˈɪnʤən ənd ˈtɛknɪkəl dɪˈrɛktər bɑb bɛl sɛd ðə kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ həz kənˈtrɪbjutɪd boʊθ nu aɪˈdiəz ənd mɔr tɛst fəˈsɪlɪtiz. "ðɛr ɪz ən ˈɔpʃən fər ə ˈproʊˌgræm wɪθ ənd ðeɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt dɪˈvɛləpmənt strænd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs," hi toʊld espn*. "ðeɪ ər ə ˈvɛri ɪkˈspɪriənst ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ðeɪ brɪŋ ə nu ənd frɛʃ vju ənd ə ˈdɪfərənt weɪ əv ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈprɑbləm. aɪ θɪŋk ðət kən bi ˈvɛri ˌɛnˈlaɪtənɪŋ ənd ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪŋ fər ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ grup [əv ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz frəm rɪˈnɔlt]. "ɪn ril ˈpræktɪkəl tərmz, ɪts 20 pərˈsɛnt ˈɛkstrə kəˈpæsɪti ər ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðət. ɪt brɪŋz ˈvɛri ril ˈbɛnəfɪts ənd wi hæv tɪ meɪk ʃʊr wi əˈlaɪn ðə wərk dən æt wɪθ ðə wərk dən ɪn ˈpɛrɪs soʊ ðət ɪts kəmˈplitli ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəri ənd ˈgaɪdɪd ɪn wən dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, wɪʧ əm ʃʊr ɪz ˈɛmənəntli ˈduəbəl. ðeɪ ər ə greɪt grup əv gaɪz æt ənd ðeɪ ər ˈwərkɪŋ wɛl wɪθ ðə gaɪz æt ˈpɛrɪs, soʊ ɪts ə greɪt ˈrisɔrs tɪ hæv ɔn tæp." æst wɪn ðə ˈɔpʃən fər fˈjuʧər ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt wɪθ nidz tɪ bi ˈteɪkən əp, bɛl ˈædɪd: "ɛz wɪθ moʊst ˈkɑnˌtrækts ɪn laɪf, ðɛr ər ˈɔlˌweɪz pɔɪnts æt wɪʧ ju kən gɪt aʊt. aɪ θɪŋk fər boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ fər ðɛm, ənd ɪt nidz tɪ wərk fər ɛz məʧ ɛz ɪt nidz tɪ wərk fər rɪˈnɔlt. wi wɪl ʤəʤ ɪt ɔn ə ˈbeɪsɪs, bət aɪ θɪŋk ɔl əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən ɪz tɪ si ɪt rən fər ˈməltəpəl jɪrz." bɛl sɛd ðə ki tɪ ˈtərnɪŋ ðə rɪˈnɔlt ˈɪnʤən ˈproʊˌgræm əraʊnd həz bɪn ˈpɪnˌpɔɪntɪŋ wət wɛnt rɔŋ ˈoʊvər ðə læst tu jɪrz. "wɪn ju lʊk æt wət ˈhæpənd wɪθ ðə 2014 ˈɪnʤən ənd ðə 2015 ˈɪnʤən ðɛr ər tu ˈɪʃuz ðət ju hæv tɪ dil wɪθ. wən ɪz ðət ðə ˈɛnʤənz frəm ə pjʊr ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈstændˌpɔɪnt wər nɑt ɛz gʊd ɛz ðə bɛst ənd ðɛr wər ˈɛləmənts ˈmɪsɪŋ frəm wɪˈθɪn ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ. soʊ ju hæv tɪ ˈrɛktəˌfaɪ ðət, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ wɛr ðeɪ wər wik ənd fɪks ðoʊz ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ðə paʊər ˈjunɪt. "bət pərˈhæps ˈivɪn mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli ðət ðət wi hæv tɪ lʊk æt ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ənd seɪ 'waɪ dɪd ðət ˈhæpən?' wi nid tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət ˈfeɪlɪŋz ɪn ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ənd wət ˈwiknəsɪz ɪn ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən lɛd tɪ ə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈproʊˌgræm ðət dɪˈlɪvərd ðoʊz paʊər ˈjunɪts? "wi nid tɪ traɪ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðət nid tɪ bi meɪd ɪn ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ɪn ˈɔrdər ðət wi doʊnt rɪˈpit ðoʊz ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. ɪn ə sɛns wi ər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ðə ˈɪnʤən ənd wi ər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ɪn ˈpɛrəˌlɛl. wi nid tɪ du boʊθ."
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renault is looking at extending its involvement with engine specialists ilmor over multiple years as it looks to catch up with rival manufacturers mercedes and ferrari.
ilmor started working with renault last year to help develop its underperforming power unit and it has remained in the fold now that the french manufacturer has set up its own works team. despite spending just seven of its 32 development tokens over the winter, renault has made significant progress with its engine and technical director bob bell said the collaboration with ilmor has contributed both new ideas and more test facilities.
"there is an option for a multi-year programme with ilmor and they represent an important development strand to us," he told espn. "they are a very experienced organisation and they bring a new and fresh view and a different way of looking at the problem. i think that can be very enlightening and stimulating for the existing group [of engineers from renault].
"in real practical terms, it's 20 percent extra capacity or something like that. it brings very real benefits and we have to make sure we align the work done at ilmor with the work done in paris so that it's completely complimentary and guided in one direction, which i'm sure is eminently doable. they are a great group of guys at ilmor and they are working well with the guys at paris, so it's a great resource to have on tap."
asked when the option for future involvement with ilmor needs to be taken up, bell added: "as with most contracts in life, there are always points at which you can get out. i think for both parties it's important that the relationship is working for them, and it needs to work for ilmor as much as it needs to work for renault. we will judge it on a year-by-year basis, but i think all of the intention is to see it run for multiple years."
bell said the key to turning the renault engine programme around has been pinpointing what went wrong over the last two years.
"when you look at what happened with the 2014 engine and the 2015 engine there are two issues that you have to deal with. one is that the engines from a pure technological standpoint were not as good as the best and there were elements missing from within the technology portfolio. so you have to rectify that, identify where they were weak and fix those physical issues with the power unit.
"but perhaps even more importantly that that we have to look at the organisation and say 'why did that happen?' we need to understand what failings in the organisation and what weaknesses in the organisation led to a development programme that delivered those power units?
"we need to try to understand the structural changes that need to be made in the organisation in order that we don't repeat those situations. in a sense we are developing the engine and we are developing the organisation in parallel. we need to do both."
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ə ˈʤɛnərəli ˈpɑzətɪv deɪ ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪts sɔ praɪs raɪz baɪ 1 waɪl ənd wər ðə bɪg ˈwɪnərz ɪn ðə læst 24 aʊərz., ðə ðət siz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz ən ˈivɪn mɔr əˈnɑnəməs ˈvərʒən əv, həz bɪn ɔn ðə raɪz əv leɪt, ənd ɪn ðə læst 24 aʊərz həz sin ɪts ˈmɑrkɪt raɪz baɪ ˈoʊvər 16 ˈræpɪd praɪs raɪz daʊn tɪ juʤ baɪɪŋ spri, wɪʧ eɪmz tɪ ˈlɛvəl ðə pleɪɪŋ fild baɪ ˈivənli dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ əv ˈmaɪnɪŋ paʊər, həz ˈrɪzən ˈivɪn mɔr, əp 30 ɪn ðə læst 24 aʊərz. ðə ˈrizən simz tɪ bi wən ˈpərsən traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈhuvər əp ɔl ðə ðeɪ kən. ðɪs ˈwɔlət ˈæˌdrɛs ʃoʊz wən əˈkaʊnt həz gɔn frəm ˈhævɪŋ ˈziroʊ ɔn 9 meɪ tɪ ˈhævɪŋ mɔr ðən æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. ɪt həz sin ðə praɪs əv raɪz baɪ 50 ɪn ðə læst wik, bət səm ɔn ðə θrɛd ɔn ər ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈpipəl nɑt tɪ gɪt tu ɪkˈsaɪtɪd: "ˈnɛvər gɪt səkt ˈɪntu ðə haɪp kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ wən baɪər. ɪts ˈjuʒəwəli tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ˈpipəl wɪθ ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ənd grid ˈɪntu baɪɪŋ ˈæftər hiz ˈlɪftɪd ðə praɪs, soʊ hi kən sɛl ˈɪntu ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt. weɪt fər ðə kərˈɛkʃən ənd traɪ tɪ baɪ wɛr ju θɪŋk ðə praɪs ˈbɑtəm əˈkərz," sɛd. ʤəˈpæn trits ɛz ˈvælju ˈædɪd ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈrɛkərd ʤəˈpænz ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪt ɛz ə fɔrm əv ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈrɛkərd" ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd trænˈzækʃənz, ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈmɛʒərz tɪ ˈmɑnətər ˌɪˈligəl dilz meɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsi. ðə ˈrizən bɪˈhaɪnd ðə muv ɪz ðə kənˈtɪnjud lɪŋks bɪtˈwin ənd ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈəndərˌgraʊnd, wɪʧ ˈjuzɪz ðə tɪ ˈlɔndər geɪnz ɛz wɛl ɛz baɪ ənd sɛl ˌɪˈligəl gʊdz ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʤəˈpæn ɪz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ daʊn ðə laɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˈteɪkən ənd tæks ˈkæpɪtəl geɪnz frəm ənd ɪt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ stɪr klɪr əv ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə treɪd əv ənd ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. ˈreɪzɪz 30 ˈmɪljən ɛz ˈrɪʧərd ˈbrænsən kəmz əˈbɔrd ðə ˈmərʧənt ˈprɑˌsɛsər həz reɪzd 30 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈsɪriz ə ˈfəndɪŋ, ˈmɑrkɪŋ ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈɛvər ˈfəndɪŋ raʊnd fər ə ˈkəmpəˌni. əˈməŋ ðoʊz ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ wər ˈpitər ˈfaʊndərz fənd ənd ˈvərʤɪn ˈfaʊndər ˈrɪʧərd ˈbrænsən wɪθ ðə raʊnd biɪŋ lɛd baɪ ˈɪndɛks ˈvɛnʧərz. ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈfəndɪŋ raʊnd, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈtoʊni sɛd ðə ˈfəndɪŋ wɑz boʊθ ə ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən əv ðə ɪkˈsploʊsɪv groʊθ əv hɪz ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ðə læst 12 mənθs ɛz wɛl ɛz fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪŋ kənˈtɪnjud groʊθ ˈɪntu 2015 sɛd ðət groʊθ wʊd bɪˈgɪn wɪθ ə ˈtrɪpəlɪŋ əv ɪts ˈgloʊbəl wərk fɔrs wɪθ ðə əˈdɪʃən əv 70 ʤɑbz: "wi hæv tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ meɪk ɑr ˈprɑdəkt mɔr ˈskeɪləbəl. wət wərks fər ˈmərʧənts dɪz nɑt wərk fər ˈmərʧənts. wiv gɑt tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ æd nu ˈfiʧərz tɪ ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm, wiv gɑt tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ bɪld θɪŋz ðət ɑr ˈmərʧənts ər ˈæskɪŋ fər."
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a generally positive day on the cryptocurrency markets saw bitcoin's price rise by 1% while vertcoin and darkcoin were the big winners in the last 24 hours.
darkcoin, the cryptocurrency that sees itself as an even more anonymous version of bitcoin, has been on the rise of late, and in the last 24 hours has seen its market capitalisation rise by over 16%.
vertcoin rapid price rise down to huge buying spree
vertcoin, which aims to level the cryptocurrency playing field by evenly distributing of mining power, has risen even more, up 30% in the last 24 hours.
the reason seems to be one person trying to hoover up all the vertcoin they can. this vertcoin wallet address shows one account has gone from having zero vertcoin on 9 may to having more than 250,000 at the moment.
it has seen the price of vertcoin rise by 50% in the last week, but some on the vertcoin thread on are warning people not to get too excited:
"never get sucked into the hype created by one buyer. it's usually to manipulate people with excitement and greed into buying after he's lifted the price, so he can sell into the excitement. wait for the correction and try to buy where you think the price bottom occurs," r3drag0n said.
japan treats bitcoin as value added electronic record
japan's government will designate bitcoin as a form of "value-added electronic record" similar to credit card transactions, as part of a series of measures to monitor illegal deals made using the digital currency.
the reason behind the move is the continued links between bitcoin and the criminal underground, which uses the cryptocurrency to launder ill-gotten gains - as well as buy and sell illegal goods online.
however, japan is not going to go down the line the us government has taken and tax capital gains from bitcoin and it will also steer clear of regulating the trade of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general.
bitpay raises $30 million as richard branson comes aboard
the us-based bitcoin merchant processor bitpay has raised $30 million in series a funding, marking the biggest ever funding round for a cryptocurrency-based company.
among those investing were peter thiel's founders fund and virgin founder richard branson with the round being led by index ventures.
speaking to coindesk following the funding round, bitpay ceo tony gallippi said the funding was both a validation of the explosive growth of his company in the last 12 months as well as facilitating continued growth into 2015.
gallippi said that growth would begin with a tripling of its global work force with the addition of 70 jobs:
"we have to continue to make our product more scalable. what works for 1,000 merchants does not work for 100,000 merchants. we've got to continue to add new features to the platform, we've got to continue to build things that our merchants are asking for."
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ðɪs ˈaɪtəm həz bɪn riˈmuvd frəm ðə kəmˈjunɪti bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈvaɪəleɪts stim kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑntɛnt ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz. ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈvɪzəbəl tɪ ju. ɪf ju bɪˈliv jʊr ˈaɪtəm həz bɪn riˈmuvd baɪ mɪˈsteɪk, pliz ˈkɑnˌtækt stim səˈpɔrt ðɪs ˈaɪtəm ɪz ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ laɪf ɪz streɪnʤ: ˌbiˈfɔr ðə stɔrm. pliz si ðə ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz peɪʤ fər ˈrizənz waɪ ðɪs ˈaɪtəm maɪt nɑt wərk wɪˈθɪn laɪf ɪz streɪnʤ: ˌbiˈfɔr ðə stɔrm. ˈkɑrənt ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti: ˈhɪdən ðɪs ˈaɪtəm wɪl ˈoʊnli bi ˈvɪzəbəl tɪ ju, ˈædmɪnz, ənd ˈɛniˌwən mɑrkt ɛz ə kriˈeɪtər. ˈkɑrənt ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti: ðɪs ˈaɪtəm wɪl ˈoʊnli bi ˈvɪzəbəl ɪn ˈsərʧɪz tɪ ju, jʊr frɛndz, ənd ˈædmɪnz. dæm ɪt vɪkˈtɔriə! ˈtaɪtəl dɪˈskrɪpʃən ˈrɛfərəns tɪ laɪf ɪz streɪnʤ: ˌbiˈfɔr ðə stɔrm wɛr vɪkˈtɔriə kɔld kloʊi, ˈkɛri praɪs. sɔrs fər ðət sˈmaɪlɪŋ mæks feɪs kəmz frəm ə ˈjuzər frəm neɪmd @kalikabanos*, hu juzd ɔn 60 əv laɪf ɪz streɪnʤ. seɪv ˈkænsəl kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈɔnˌlaɪn faɪl saɪz ˈpoʊstɪd saɪz ˈɛˈsiˈpi 17 2017 573 ɛks 764 861 juˈnik ˈvɪzɪtərz 3 ˈkɑrənt ˈfeɪvərɪts
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əˈlæskə ˈɛnərɪŋ nu ˈɪrə fər ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz ˈrisərʧ rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ˈklaɪmɪt ˈsɛntrəl əˈlæskə, ðə greɪt ˈnɔrðərn frənˈtɪr əv əˈmɛrɪkə, ɪz biɪŋ riˈʃeɪpt baɪ ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. waɪl ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ər ˈɔltərɪŋ ɪts ˈkɛrɪktər ənd ˈlænˌskeɪp, ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə ˈrævɪʤɪz əv ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz. ɪn ðə pæst 60 jɪrz, əˈlæskə həz wɔrmd mɔr ðən twaɪs ɛz fæst ɛz ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈkəntri, wɪθ ˈævərɪʤ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz əp baɪ ˈnɪrli 3°f*. baɪ 2050 ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ər prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ klaɪm ən əˈdɪʃənəl dɪˈgriz, wɪθ ðə ˈɑrtɪk ˈriʤən siɪŋ ðə moʊst drəˈmætɪk ˌɪnˈkrisɪz. ðiz ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər rɪsks ɪn əˈlæskə, ʤɪst ɛz ðeɪ hæv ɪn ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈwɛstərn juz. ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz hæv bɪn ɔn ðə raɪz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈwɛstərn juz. sɪns ðə 1970s*, æt ðə seɪm taɪm ðət spərɪŋ ənd ˈsəmər ˈtɛmpərəʧərz hæv ˌɪnˈkrist drəˈmætɪkəli, ənd ˈævərɪʤ spərɪŋ həz dɪˈklaɪnd səbˈstænʃəli. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈkɑntɛnt fʊl rɪˈpɔrt faɪərz ɪn əˈlæskə ˈɔfən meɪk nuz ɪn ðə loʊər 48 bət ðeɪ θˈrɛtən væst ɪkˈspænsɪz əv ˈfɔrɪst, ˈpɑrˌklænd, ənd ˈtəndrə ðət stɔr ˌɪˈmɛns kˈwɑntətiz əv ˈkɑrbən. ðə groʊɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv lɑrʤ ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz hæv ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ ˈdæmɪʤ ðiz ˈikoʊˌsɪstəmz, ənd ðə ˈpipəl ənd ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ðət dɪˈpɛnd ɔn ðɛm, waɪl riˈlisɪŋ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt əˈmaʊnt əv ˈkɑrbən ˈɪntu ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr, ˈfərðər kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ tɪ ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ. ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər ɪˈmɪʃənz ˈoʊvər ðiz væst ˈɛriəz ˈɔlsoʊ θˈrɛtən ɛr kˈwɑləti ɪn əˈlæskə ənd bɪɔnd. ɑr æˈnælɪsɪs əv 65 jɪrz əv əˈlæskə ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər ˈdætə ʃoʊz: ðə ˈnəmbər əv lɑrʤ ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz (ˈlɑrʤər ðən ˈeɪkərz) ˈsədənli ˌɪnˈkrist ɪn ðə 1990s*, ənd ðə sɔ ˈnɪrli twaɪs ɛz ˈmɛni lɑrʤ ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz ɛz ðə ənd 60s*. ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪk ˈriʤən, ðə ˈnəmbər əv lɑrʤ ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz ˌɪnˈkrist ˈnɪrli ˈtɛnˌfoʊld ɪn ðə kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ənd 60s*. ˈoʊnli θri jɪrz ɪn ðə ənd sɔ lɑrʤ ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz; ðɛr hæv bɪn 33 lɑrʤ ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪk sɪns 2000 ðə ˈɛriə bərnd ɪn lɑrʤ ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz iʧ jɪr ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ. ɪn ʤɪst tu jɪrz, 2004 ənd 2005 ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz bərnd ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈɛriə ðən ɪn ðə 15 jɪrz frəm kəmˈbaɪnd. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ðɛr həz bɪn ə drəˈmætɪk ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz ˈlɑrʤər ðən ˈeɪkərz bət sˈmɔlər ðən ˈeɪkərz. ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər ˈsizən ɪz əˈbaʊt 40 pərˈsɛnt ˈlɔŋgər naʊ ðən ɪt wɑz ɪn ðə. ðə fərst ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz stɑrt ˈərliər ɪn ðə jɪr, ənd ðə læst ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz ər ˈbərnɪŋ ˈlɔŋgər ˈɪntu ðə fɔl. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ðə ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər ˈsizən həz ˌɪnˈkrist mɔr ðən 35 deɪz ənd ɪz naʊ mɔr ðən θri mənθs lɔŋ, ˈrənɪŋ frəm meɪ θru ˈərli ˈɔgəst. ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz əˈkrɔs əˈlæskə hæv bɪn kənˈkərənt wɪθ ðə raɪz ɪn ðə ˈnəmbər ənd saɪz əv əˈlæskən ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz. jɪrz wɪθ ðə ˈhɑtəst meɪ tɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ˈɔlsoʊ tɛnd tɪ bi jɪrz wɪθ ðə moʊst faɪərz, ənd ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈɛriə bərnd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈklaɪmɪt əˈsɛsmənt, ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈɛriə bərnd ɪn əˈlæskən ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz ɪz prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ ˈdəbəl baɪ 2050 ənd ˈtrɪpəl baɪ 2100 ˈəndər kənˈtɪnjud ɪˈmɪʃənz ənd ˈfərðər ˈwɔrmɪŋ. ju meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk: juz. ˈwɛðər ɪn 16 ˈɪmɪʤɪz juz. ˈsəmərz ˈbrɪŋɪŋ mɔr ənd mɔr hit ɛnˈsɪklɪkəl meɪks greɪd ɪn ˈklaɪmɪt saɪəns ɪn ˈstənɪŋ rɪˈvərsəl, oil’*’ æsks fər ˈkɑrbən praɪs waɪ ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ haɪˈeɪtəs maɪt nɑt ɪgˈzɪst
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