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current state-of-the-art deobfuscation approaches operate on instruction traces and use a mixed approach of symbolic execution and taint analysis; two techniques that require precise analysis of the underlying code. however, recent research has shown that both techniques can easily be thwarted by specific transformations.
as program synthesis can synthesize code of arbitrary code complexity, it is only limited by the complexity of the underlying code’s semantic. in our work, we propose a generic approach for automated code deobfuscation using program synthesis guided by monte carlo tree search (mcts). specifically, our prototype implementation, syntia, simplifies execution traces by dividing them into distinct trace windows whose semantics are then “learned” by the synthesis. to demonstrate the practical feasibility of our approach, we automatically learn the semantics of 489 out of 500 random expressions obfuscated via mixed boolean-arithmetic. furthermore, we synthesize the semantics of arithmetic instruction handlers in two state-of-the art commercial virtualization-based obfuscators (vmprotect and themida) with a success rate of more than 94%. finally, to substantiate our claim that the approach is generic and applicable to different use cases, we show that syntia can also automatically learn the semantics of rop gadgets.
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fər ðə bleɪk kraʊʧ ˈnɑvəlz ɔn wɪʧ ðə ˈsɪriz ɪz beɪst, si ðə ˈweɪwərd paɪnz ˈtrɪləʤi ˈweɪwərd paɪnz ɪz ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɪstəri, saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪriz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈweɪwərd paɪnz ˈnɑvəlz baɪ bleɪk kraʊʧ. dɪˈvɛləpt fər ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən baɪ ʧæd hɑʤ, ðə ˈpaɪlət wɑz dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ɛm. naɪt, wɪθ boʊθ ɛz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusərz. ðə ˈsɪriz prɛˈmɪrd ɔn fɑks ɔn meɪ 14 2015 ənd ðə fərst ˈsizən kənˈkludɪd ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 23 2015 ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 9 2015 fɑks rɪˈnud ðə ˈsɪriz fər ə ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən wɪʧ ɛrd frəm meɪ 25 tɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 27 sɪns ðə fəˈnæli, ðə ˈsɪriz ɪz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ rɪˈtərn fər ə θərd ˈsizən, ɛz noʊ əˈfɪʃəl əˈnaʊnsmɛnts hæv bɪn meɪd baɪ fɑks əˈbaʊt ə rɪˈnuəl ər ˈfərðər pərˈdəkʃən. ˈprɛmɪs ˈɛdət ɪn ðə fərst ˈsizən, ˈiθən bərk (mæt ˈdɪlən) ɪz ə juz. ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs ˈeɪʤənt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv tu ˈfɛloʊ ˈeɪʤənts ɪn ðə mɪˈstɪriəs smɔl taʊn əv ˈweɪwərd paɪnz, ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ. ˈiθən əˈweɪkənz frəm ə kɑr ˈæksədənt əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wərld ənd əˈneɪbəl tɪ liv. hi faɪndz wən əv ðə ˈeɪʤənts dɛd ənd ðə ˈəðər, hɪz ˈfɔrmər ˈləvər keɪt ˈhjusən (ˈkɑrlɑ guˈʤinoʊ), ˈsɛtəld daʊn ɪn ðə ˈsimɪŋli aɪˈdɪlɪk taʊn. bət ðə ˌɪnˈhæbɪtənts əv ˈweɪwərd paɪnz ər træpt ðɛr baɪ ən ɪˈlɛktrəˌfaɪd fɛns ənd sɛt əv rulz ɛnˈfɔrst baɪ ðə strɪkt ˈʃɛrɪf ˈɑrnəld poʊp (ˈtɛrəns haʊərd). ˈɛni əˈtɛmpt tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ɪz ˈpənɪʃt baɪ ə ˈpəblɪk ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən noʊn ɛz ə "ˈrɛkənɪŋ". ˈiθən rikəˈnɛkts wɪθ hɪz waɪf ənd sən waɪl ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəvər ðə truθ. ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən, ˈdɑktər. ˈθioʊ (ˈʤeɪsən patric*) ɪz ə ˈsərʤɪn hu ɪz kɔt ɪn ðə ˈbætəl bɪtˈwin ˈʤeɪsən ˈhɪgɪnz (tɑm ˈstivənz), ˈlidər əv ðə fərst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ðət tʊk ˈoʊvər ˈweɪwərd paɪnz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈæbi ˈɪnsədənt, ənd ðə ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈrɛbəlz lɛd baɪ sən bɛn bərk (ˈʧɑrli tahan*). kæst ənd ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈɛdət pərˈdəkʃən ˈɛdət ˈweɪwərd paɪnz ɪz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdust baɪ ʧæd hɑʤ wɪθ ɛm. naɪt, ˈdɑnəld də laɪn ənd rajan*. ðə ˈpaɪlət ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd wɑz ˈrɪtən baɪ hɑʤ ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈsɪriz wɑz əˈfɪʃəli pɪkt əp ɔn meɪ 13 2013 wɪθ ə ˈɔrdər. ˈfɪlmɪŋ tʊk pleɪs bɪtˈwin ˈɔgəst 19 2013 ənd ˈfɛbruˌɛri 14 2014 ɪn ˈbərnəbi (ˌɪnˈtɪriərz) ənd əˈgæsɪz (ɛkˈstɪriərz), ɪn ˈbrɪtɪʃ ðə plɑt əv fərst ˈnɑvəl ɪn ðə ˈtrɪləʤi, paɪnz 2012 ɪz ˈkəvərd ˈoʊvər ðə fərst faɪv ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz. ðə ˈsɛkənd ənd θərd ˈnɑvəlz, ˈweɪwərd 2013 ənd ðə læst taʊn 2014 meɪk əp ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ faɪv ˈæftər ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə sɔrs məˈtɪriəl sɛd əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, "ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ˈɪzənt dɛd, əm ɪn", hɪz "ˈoʊnli rul" tɪ sɪˈkjʊr hɪz hi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz ˈvɛriz frəm ðə bʊks ɪn səm weɪz, bət ɛz kraʊʧ wɑz stɪl ˈraɪtɪŋ ðə ˈnɑvəlz waɪl ðə ʃoʊ wɑz ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ðɛr wɑz "ɔl kaɪnz əv krɔs pollinating*" bɪtˈwin ðə ɪn ʤun 2015 ˈdɛˌdlaɪn ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət fɑks wɑz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən beɪst ɔn ðə ˈsɪriz' ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈreɪtɪŋz. ðoʊ hɑʤ əˈsərtəd ðət, frəm ə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈstændˌpɔɪnt, "ˈweɪwərd paɪnz wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ bi ʤɪst ðiz 10 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz" ɪn ˈkɑnsərt wɪθ ðə əv ðə bʊks, hi əˈlaʊd fər ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv əˈnəðər hi sɛd ðət ɪn ðə fəˈnæli, vjuərz wʊd "si ə ˈwɪndoʊ tɪ ðət, bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz ə kəmˈplit ˈɛndɪŋ ɛz ɪt wɪθ ðə tɛnθ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ˈhævɪŋ bɪn bɪld ɛz ðə "ˈsɪriz fəˈnæli", ðə ʃoʊ wɑz ˈifɛktɪvli ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 9 2015 fɑks rɪˈnud ˈweɪwərd paɪnz fər ə ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən, tɪ prɛˈmɪr ɪn ˈæftər ðə kənˈkluʒən əv ðə fərst ˈsizən, ʧæd hɑʤ stɛpt daʊn frəm hɪz pəˈzɪʃən ɛz ənd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər fər ðə ˈsɪriz. mɑrk ˈfridmən səkˈsidɪd hɑʤ ɛz fər ˈsizən ˈsizən tu həz ə ˈlɑrʤli nu meɪn kæst, wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl lɛd ˈæktərz frəm ˈsizən wən ˈiðər nɑt rɪˈtərnɪŋ æt ɔl ər əˈpɪrɪŋ ˈoʊnli ɛz rɪˈkərɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən. ðɪs ɪz ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz ɪt tʊk soʊ lɔŋ fər ˈsizən wən tɪ meɪk ɪt tɪ ɛr, ə fju ˈæktərz ˈnoʊtəbli ˈtɛrəns haʊərd ənd ʤuliˈɛt luɪs hæd kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈəðər ˈsɪriz ɪn ðə ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə səˈpraɪz dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ rɪˈnu ðə ˈsɪriz fər ˈsizən tu əˈkərd ˈæftər ˈsɛvərəl mɔr ˈæktərz hæd muvd ɔn tɪ ˈəðər ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ˈɛdət ˈsizən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ərˈɪʤənəli ɛrd fərst ɛrd læst ɛrd 1 10 meɪ 14 2015 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 23 2015 2 10 meɪ 25 2016 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 27 2016 ˈsizən 1 2015 ˈɛdət noʊ. ˈoʊvərˌɔl noʊ. ɪn ˈsizən ˈtaɪtəl dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ˈrɪtən baɪ ərˈɪʤənəl ɛr deɪt prɑd. koʊd ˈjuˈɛs vjuərz (ˈmɪljənz) 1 1 "wɛr ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ɪz hoʊm" ɛm. naɪt ʧæd hɑʤ meɪ 14 2015 juz. ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs ˈeɪʤənt ˈiθən bərk əˈweɪkənz frəm ə kɑr ˈæksədənt ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˌskərts əv ˈweɪwərd paɪnz, ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ. ˈæftər ˈɛnərɪŋ taʊn ənd kəˈlæpsɪŋ ɪn ə ˈkɔfi ʃɑp, hi ˈriˌkɔlz ˈdraɪvɪŋ wɪθ ˈeɪʤənt ˈstɔlɪŋz, ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ˈeɪʤənts keɪt ˈhjusən ənd bɪl ˈɛvənz. ˈbɛvərli, ə ˈbɑrˌtɛndər, gɪvz ɪm ə noʊt wɪθ ən ˈæˌdrɛs wɛr hi faɪndz ðə dɪˈkeɪɪŋ kɔrps əv ˈeɪʤənt ˈɛvənz, wɪʧ hi rɪˈpɔrts tɪ ən əˈnɪntrəstəd ˈʃɛrɪf poʊp. wɪn ˈiθən ɪz ˈsəbsəkwəntli ˈhɑspɪtəˌlaɪzd, səˈkaɪətrəst ˈdɑktər. ˈʤɛŋkɪnz səˈʤɛsts ˈsərʤəri, bət ˈbɛvərli hɛlps ˈiθən ɪˈskeɪp. ɪn siˈætəl, ˈdɑktər. ˈʤɛŋkɪnz mits wɪθ bɔs, ˈædəm ˈhæslər ənd tɛlz ɪm ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz goʊɪŋ ɛz plænd. waɪf tərˈisə ˈwəndərz ɪf hi həz rən ɔf wɪθ keɪt, hɪz ˈfɔrmər ˈmɪstrəs. ˈiθən faɪndz keɪt ɪn ˈweɪwərd paɪnz, bət ʃi ɪz ˈnoʊtɪsəbli ˈoʊldər ðən wɪn hi sɔ hər faɪv wiks ˈərliər, ənd ʃi kleɪmz tɪ hæv bɪn ðɛr fər 12 jɪrz. hi stilz ə kɑr tɪ liv taʊn, ˈoʊnli tɪ dɪˈskəvər ðət ə haɪ ɪˈlɛktrɪk fɛns blɑks ðə ˈoʊnli ˈɛksəts frəm ˈweɪwərd paɪnz. ˈʃɛrɪf poʊp tɛlz ɪm ðət hi kən ˈnɛvər liv. 2 2 "du nɑt dɪˈskəs jʊr laɪf ˌbiˈfɔr" ˈʃɑrlət ˈsilɪŋ ʧæd hɑʤ meɪ 21 2015 dɪˈfaɪɪŋ poʊps ˈɔrdərz tɪ steɪ pʊt, ˈiθən goʊz tɪ ðə mɔrg tɪ ˌɪnˈspɛkt ˈɛvənz' ˈkloʊðɪŋ ənd rɪˈtriv hɪz ˈʤərnəl wɪθ ə mæp əv ðə ˈɛriə. hi ˈɔlsoʊ lərnz ðət ˈɛvənz wɑz ˈmɛrid ənd spiks wɪθ hɪz ˈwɪdoʊ, hu kleɪmz hər ˈhəzbənd kəˈmɪtɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ɪn frənt əv hər. ˈiθən ˌɪnˈspɛkts ðə mæp tɪ faɪnd ə weɪ pæst ðə fɛns, ənd hi ənd ˈbɛvərli plæn tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ˈæftər riˈmuvɪŋ ðə ˈtrækɪŋ dɪˈvaɪsɪz ˌɪmˈplæntɪd ɪn ðɛm. ˈminˌwaɪl, waɪf tərˈisə ənd sən bɛn sɛt aʊt fər ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ tɪ faɪnd ˈiθən. ˌbiˈfɔr ˈiθən ənd ˈbɛvərli kən ɪˈskeɪp, ðeɪ ər ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ ˈdɪnər baɪ keɪt ənd hər ˈhəzbənd, ˈhɛrəld ˈbɔˌlɪnʤər. ðɛr, ˈbɛvərli slɪps ənd ˈmɛnʃənz ˈsəmθɪŋ frəm hər ˈrisənt pæst, ˈbreɪkɪŋ wən əv ðə taʊnz rulz (fər hər, ðə jɪr ɪz 2000 ənd ʃi həz bɪn ɪn taʊn sɪns 1999 ʃi ˈpænɪks, ənd ʃi ənd ˈiθən liv. keɪt tɛlz ˈhɛrəld ʃi ɪz ʃʊr ðeɪ wɪl rən. foʊnz əraʊnd taʊn bɪˈgɪn tɪ rɪŋ, ənd ðə ˈtaʊnzˌpipəl ər ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪzd tɪ sərʧ fər ˈiθən ənd ˈbɛvərli, hu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt. ˈbɛvərli ɪz kɔt, ənd ðɛn ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd baɪ ˈʃɛrɪf poʊp ɪn frənt əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər taʊn ɪn wət hi kɔlz ə "ˈrɛkənɪŋ". 3 3 "ɑr taʊn, ɑr lɔ" ʧæd hɑʤ meɪ 28 2015 keɪt wɔrnz ˈiθən ðət hi həz bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ə rɛr ˈsɛkənd ʧæns ˈæftər ˈbɛvərliz ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən. tərˈisə ənd bɛn ˈfɑloʊ ˈiθən tɪ ˈweɪwərd paɪnz, bət poʊp ˌɪnərˈsɛpts ðɛm ɛn rut. waɪl əˈtɛmptɪŋ ɪˈskeɪp, ˈiθən faɪndz tərˈisəz kɑr, wɪʧ simz tɪ hæv bɪn əˈbændənd fər jɪrz. ðə bərks ər ˌriuˈnaɪtɪd, bət ˌbiˈfɔr ˈiθən ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə ɑd ɪˈvɛnts tɪ tərˈisə, hi goʊz tɪ kənˈfrənt ˈʃɛrɪf poʊp. ˈiθən mits keɪt, hu ɪkˈspleɪnz ðət ʃi traɪd tɪ ɪˈskeɪp fər jɪrz, bət ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ sərˈvaɪv ɪz tɪ pleɪ əˈlɔŋ. ˈæftər bɛn siz ˈiθən ənd keɪt təˈgɛðər, hi ənd tərˈisə traɪ tɪ liv, bət ˈʃɛrɪf poʊp stɑps ðɛm. ˈiθən ˌɪntərˈvinz, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈkɪlɪŋ poʊp wɪθ hɪz oʊn gən. ˈiθən ˈoʊpənz ə geɪt ɪn ðə pərˈɪmətər fɛns wɪθ poʊps rɪˈmoʊt, bət ˌbiˈfɔr ðə bərks kən draɪv aʊt, ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɛnərz ənd drægz poʊps ˈbɑdi bɪɔnd ðə fɛns. ˈhirɪŋ ˈbɛsʧəl kraɪz, ˈiθən ˈkloʊzɪz ðə geɪt. 4 4 "wən əv ɑr ˈsinjər ˈriəltərz həz ˈʧoʊzən tɪ ˌriˈtaɪər" ˈstivən ˈlɛvɪnsən ʤun 4 2015 ˈiθən ɪkˈspleɪnz ɔl hi noʊz əˈbaʊt ˈweɪwərd paɪnz tɪ tərˈisə, ənd ðeɪ əˈgri tɪ pleɪ "ˈhæpi ˈfæməli" ənˈtɪl ˈiθən kən ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt. ˈiθən lərnz frəm meɪər bræd ˈfɪʃər ðət hi həz bɪn neɪmd ðə nu ˈʃɛrɪf. pleɪɪŋ əˈlɔŋ, ˈiθən sun faɪndz ə ˈhɪdən kæˈʃeɪ əv faɪlz əˈbaʊt ðə taʊnz ˈrɛzɪdənts, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈfɔrmər lɪvz. bɛn ɪz ˈwɛlkəmd tɪ ˈweɪwərd paɪnz əˈkædəmi baɪ ɪts ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈmeɪgən ˈfɪʃər, ðə meɪərz waɪf, hu ˈiθən həz ˈlərnɪd juzd tɪ bi ə hypnotherapist*. nərs pæm ənd ˈiθən feɪs ɔf ˈoʊvər "ˌɪnˈsərʤənt" ˈriəltər ˈpitər məˈkɔl. toʊld baɪ ə mɪˈstɪriəs foʊn ˈkɔlər ðət ə ˈrɛkənɪŋ ɪz rikˈwaɪərd fər ˈpitər, ˈiθən ˌɪnˈstɛd teɪks ðə mæn tɪ ðə pərˈɪmətər fɛns ɪn hoʊps əv ˈhaɪdɪŋ ɪm. ˈpitər ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðə ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli ɪˈskeɪp frəm ðə taʊn. noʊɪŋ ðət ˈiθən nidz tɪ du ɛz hi ɪz toʊld ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ geɪn taɪm tɪ sɑlv ðə ˈmɪstəri əv ˈweɪwərd paɪnz, ˈpitər hɪmˈsɛlf ɔn ðə fɛns. ˈleɪtər, ˈiθən bɪˈgɪnz ˈklaɪmɪŋ ðə rɑk feɪs tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ənd gɪt hɛlp, ɛz ə mɪˈstɪriəs ˈfɪgjər əˈweɪts ɪm ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə fɛns. 5 5 "ðə truθ" ʤeɪmz ˈfoʊli bleɪk kraʊʧ ənd ðə ˈdəfər ˈbrəðərz ʤun 11 2015 ˈiθən ɪz slæʃt ənd stɔkt baɪ ˈvaɪələnt ˈhjuməˌnɔɪd ˈprɛdətərz ɛz hi meɪks hɪz weɪ θru ðə wʊdz təˈwɔrd ˈbɔɪzi. ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən æt ðə əˈkædəmi, bɛn lərnz səm əv ðə truθ əˈbaʊt ˈweɪwərd paɪnz: ˈjumənz hæv ɪˈvɑlvd ˈɪntu "abbies*" (ˌæbərˈeɪʃənz), ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ə ˈsɪriz əv ʤəˈnɛtɪk mjuˈteɪʃənz, ənd ər naʊ ˈvɪʃəs ˈkɑrnəˌvɔrz hu ˈdɑməˌneɪt ə ˈweɪstɪd ərθ ɪn ðə jɪr 4028 ðə əv ˈweɪwərd paɪnz wər kɛpt ɪn ˌhaɪbərˈneɪʃən ˈʧeɪmbərz fər ˈoʊvər tu ˈθaʊzənd jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ əˈweɪkənd ɪn ðə taʊn, wɪʧ ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ən ɑrk tɪ ənd prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈjumən reɪs tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ɪts fˈjuʧər. ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈfɪʃər tɛlz ðə ˈstudənts ðeɪ ˈkænɑt rɪˈvil ðɪs truθ tɪ ðɛr ˈpɛrənts. ˈiθən kəmz əˈpɑn ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ruɪnz əv ˈbɔɪzi. ə ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər əraɪvz wɪθ ˈdɑktər. ˈʤɛŋkɪnz, hu ˌɪntrəˈdusɪz hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ˈdeɪvɪd ˈpɪlʧər, kriˈeɪtər əv ˈweɪwərd paɪnz. hi ɪkˈspleɪnz ðət ðə taʊn ɪz juˈmænɪtiz ˈoʊnli ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri. 6 6 "ˈʧɔɪsɪz" ʤɛf ti. ˈtɑməs ðə ˈdəfər ˈbrəðərz ənd brɛt ˈkɑnræd ʤun 25 2015 ˈdɑktər. ˈpɪlʧər teɪks ˈiθən tɪ ðə taʊnz ˈsikrɪt kənˈtroʊl ˈsɛnər ənd tɛlz ɪm ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈweɪwərd paɪnz. ɪn ðə 1990s*, ˈpɪlʧər dɪˈskəvərd ðə mˈjutənt ʤin ənd prɪˈdɪktɪd ðə ˈkəmɪŋ əv ðə, bət ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk kəmˈjunɪti ʃənd ɪm. waɪl hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈkrut ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz fər hɪz ˈprɑʤɛkt, ðə bəlk əv pɑrˈtɪsəpənts wər əbˈdəktɪd. ˈkipɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn fər ˈoʊvər 2000 jɪrz, ˈpɪlʧər ənd hɪz ˈkloʊsəst əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ pæm) əˈweɪkənd ɪn 4014 tɪ faɪnd ðət ðeɪ wər ðə læst rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈjumənz. ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈtaʊnzˌpipəl toʊld ðə truθ əˈbaʊt ðə wərld ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈweɪwərd paɪnz. əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈhændəl ðə truθ, ðeɪ ɔl ˈpɛrɪʃt, ˈiðər baɪ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd, ˈvaɪələnt ˈænərˌki ər baɪ ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ ənd ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈvɪktɪm tɪ ðə. ðə ˈædəlts əv ðə ˈkɑrənt "grup bi" hæv nɑt bɪn toʊld ðə truθ, bət ˈpɪlʧər ɪz əˈwɛr ðət ə ˈsikrɪt ˈfækʃən ər ˌdɪsəˈfɛktɪd, ənd ˈplænɪŋ tɪ briʧ ðə wɔl. ˈpɪlʧər əˈweɪkənd ˈiθən tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz ˈɔrdər ɔn ˈweɪwərd paɪnz. ˈiθən ɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ, bət ˈoʊnli ɔn hɪz tərmz. ˈminˌwaɪl ðə ər ˈbɪldɪŋ ə bɔm ɛz pɑrt əv ðɛr plæn tɪ ˈfaɪnəli ɪˈskeɪp. 7 7 "bɪˈtreɪəl" stiv ʃɪl rɑb ˈfrɛskoʊ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2 2015 tərˈisə θɪŋks ˈsəmθɪŋ nəˈfɛriəs həz bɪn dən tɪ ˈiθən wɪn hi tɛlz hər ðət ɪt ɪz ðə jɪr 4028 hi faɪndz ə paɪp bɔm ɪn hɪz ˈviɪkəl, ənd bɪˈgɪnz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə kənˈspɪrəsi. tərˈisə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪts plɑt 33 ənd faɪndz ðət ə ˈmɛtəl ˈstrəkʧər laɪz bɪˈniθ ðə ˈɛmti lɔt. ˈiθən faɪndz ðət ə ˈfɔrmər ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ˈɛkspərt, ˈfræŋklɪn dɑbz, ˈplænɪd ðə bɔm ənd sun dɪˈskəvərz ðət ˈhɛrəld ɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈsikrɪt grup. hi kərˈɛktli sərˈmaɪzɪz ðət keɪt ɪz ðə grups ˈlidər. keɪt θɪŋks ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt wət laɪz bɪɔnd ðə fɛns ɪz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈbreɪnˌwɑʃɪŋ, ˈtɛlɪŋ tərˈisə ʃi gɑt ə kɔl aʊt tɪ ˈhæslər wɪˈθɪn hər fərst wik ɪn ˈweɪwərd paɪnz. keɪt ˈpʊʃɪz əp ðə grups plæn tɪ blæst θru ðə wɔl tɪ ðət naɪt. ˈiθən ˌɪnərˈsɛpts keɪt ənd hər əˈkɑmpləsəz æt ðə fɛns ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ səkˈsid, bət sun ˈriəˌlaɪzɪz ðɛr ɪz əˈnəðər bɔm ðət ɪz ˈhɛdɪd tɪ ðə fɛns ɪn ə dɪˈlɪvəri trək. hi ɪz ɪn pərˈsut wɪn ðə ɑrmd baɪ ˈərli, ˈlivɪŋ ˈeɪmi ˈɪnʤərd ənd bɛn ˈblədi ənd ˌənˈkɑnʃəs. 8 8 "ðə ˈfrɛndliəst pleɪs ɔn ərθ" tɪm ˈhəntər ˈpætrɪk ənd rɑb ˈfrɛskoʊ ʧæd hɑʤ bleɪk kraʊʧ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 9 2015 ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒən, bɛn ɪz ˈhɑspɪtəˌlaɪzd ənd ˈiθən ənd ˈpɪlʧər traɪ tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə kənˈspɪrəsi. səˈspɛktɪŋ ðət ˈsəmˌwən ɔn hɪz sərˈveɪləns stæf ɪz ˈeɪdɪŋ ðə ˈrɛbəlz, ˈpɪlʧər tæsks pæm tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt. ˈdɑktər. ˈfɪʃər tɛlz ən əˈweɪkənd bɛn ðət ˈiθən hæd ðə ˈbɑmər ɪn ˈkəstədi, bət lɛt ɪm goʊ bɪˈkəz hi ɪz keɪts ˈhəzbənd ˈhɛrəld. ˈiθən kənˈfrənts ə ʤeɪld keɪt, hu rɪfˈjuzɪz tɪ kˈwɑpərˌeɪt wɪθ hɪz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ˈhɛrəld ənd ˈælən stil ə dəmp trək tɪ ræm ðə fɛns, bət ˈhɛrəld steɪz bɪˈhaɪnd fər keɪt. ˈælən meɪks ɪt tɪ ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə fɛns wɪθ ðə ˈbɑdi əv ə ˈfɛloʊ kənˈspɪrətər hi hoʊps tɪ ˈbɛri, bət ðə tu ər ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli əˈtækt baɪ. 9 9 "ə ˈrɛkənɪŋ" ˈæntəl ðə ˈdəfər ˈbrəðərz ˌʤuˈlaɪ 16 2015 ˈiθən əraɪvz æt ðə fɛns ʤɪst ɪn taɪm tɪ stɑp θri frəm ˈbriʧɪŋ ɪt. hi kənˈvɪnsɪz ˈhɛrəld tɪ gɪv ɪm ðə neɪmz əv ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 14 kənˈspɪrətərz, bət ˈiθən sun faɪndz ðət ðeɪ hæv ɔl riˈmuvd ðɛr ˈtrækɪŋ ʧɪps ənd gɔn ɔf ðə grɪd. θri jəŋ mɛn frəm ðə "fərst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən", lɛd baɪ ˈʤeɪsən ˈhɪgɪnz, stɔrm ðə ʤeɪl ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ ˈrɛkən keɪt, ˈhɛrəld, ˈfræŋklɪn ənd tu ˈəðərz. ðeɪ ər ˌɪˈnɪʃəli θˈwɔrtɪd baɪ ˈɑˌrlin, bət rɪˈtərn ˈleɪtər ənd ˈʤeɪsən ˈɛksəˌkjuts ɔl ɪkˈsɛpt keɪt, hu sərˈvaɪvz ˈoʊnli wɪn ˈiθən əraɪvz tɪ ʃut hər əˈtækər. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈprɑmptɪd baɪ ə kənˈflɪktɪd pæm, tərˈisə həz gɔn ˈɪntu ðə ˈtənəl ˈsɪstəm ˈəndər plɑt 33 ənd faɪndz ə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ˈædəm ˈhæslər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə rɪˈpɔrt frəm ðə ruɪnz əv sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ɪn ðə jɪr 4020 wɪʧ ʃi ʃoʊz tɪ ˈiθən ənd keɪt. ˈiθən tɛlz ˈpɪlʧər hi naʊ bɪˈlivz hi məst ˈrɛkən keɪt, ənd ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðə hoʊl taʊn bi ðɛr. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈiθən tɛlz ðɛm ɔl ðə truθ əˈbaʊt ˈpɪlʧər ənd ˈweɪwərd paɪnz. əbˈzərvɪŋ, ˈpɪlʧər kəts paʊər tɪ ðə ðə fɛns. 10 10 "ˈsaɪkəl" tɪm ˈhəntər ðə ˈdəfər ˈbrəðərz ənd ʧæd hɑʤ bleɪk kraʊʧ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 23 2015 skɔrz əv briʧ ðə pərˈɪmətər əv ˈweɪwərd paɪnz. ˈlərnɪŋ wət ˈpɪlʧər həz dən, ˈiθən ənd keɪt dɪˈrɛkt ðə əˈsɛmbəld ˈsɪtɪzənz tɪ ðə ˈbəŋkər ˈəndər plɑt 33 bət nɑt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə bɪˈgɪn tɪ əraɪv ənd sˈlɔtər ˈɛvriˌwən ðeɪ kən. ˈʤeɪsən, stɪl rɪˈkəvərɪŋ frəm biɪŋ ʃɑt baɪ ˈiθən, hɛdz tɪ ˈseɪfti ɪn əˈnəðər ˈbəŋkər wɪθ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə fərst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. pæm ˈɑbʤɛkts tɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ waɪp ðə taʊn klin ənd stɑrt ˈoʊvər wɪθ "grup si", soʊ hi həz hər əˈgɛnst hər wɪl. ðə ˈtaʊnzˌpipəl fli θru ə ˈtənəl frəm ðə ˈbəŋkər tɪ ðə ˈmaʊntən ˈkɑmplɛks, wɪθ ɪn pərˈsut. ðə ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz, əˈbaʊt tɪ bi baɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti fɔrs, ˈrɛbəl ənd ˌriəˈweɪkən pæm hu kɪlz ˈpɪlʧər. wɪθ ðə sərˈvaɪvərz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ tərˈisə ənd bɛn) seɪf ɪn ðə ˈkɑmplɛks, ˈiθən ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪz hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ stɑp ðə rɛst əv ðə. bɛn ɪz ˈɪnʤərd ənd weɪks əp ɪn ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl; ɪt ɪz θri jɪrz ˈleɪtər ənd ˈeɪmi, naʊ ə nərs, tɛlz ɪm ðət "ðeɪ" ər ˈlɪsənɪŋ. ˈʤeɪsən ənd ðə fərst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən hæv sizd kənˈtroʊl əv ˈweɪwərd paɪnz ənd ˈfroʊzən moʊst əv ðə ˈædəlts. ɛz bɛn wɔks θru ðə taʊn, hi faɪndz ðət ˈʤeɪsən həz bɪˈkəm ðə ˈkɔrpsɪz ər strəŋ əp ɔn ˈlæmpˌpoʊsts ˈbɛrɪŋ saɪnz seɪɪŋ "du nɑt traɪ tɪ liv". ˈsizən 2 2016 ˈɛdət noʊ. ˈoʊvərˌɔl noʊ. ɪn ˈsizən ˈtaɪtəl dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ˈrɪtən baɪ ərˈɪʤənəl ɛr deɪt prɑd. koʊd ˈjuˈɛs vjuərz (ˈmɪljənz) 11 1 "ˈɛnəmi laɪnz" ˈdeɪvɪd ˌpɛˈtrɑrkə mɑrk ˈfridmən meɪ 25 2016 ɪt ɪz naʊ 4032 ənd tu ˈfækʃənz hæv ərˈɪzən ɪn ˈweɪwərd paɪnz: ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈlidərˌʃɪp əv ˈʤeɪsən ˈhɪgɪnz ənd ðə fərst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən (ˈeɪdɪd baɪ ˈmeɪgən ˈfɪʃər) hu juz ˈɛni minz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ərˈɪʤənəl ˈvɪʒən, ənd ə grup əv ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈrɛbəlz lɛd baɪ bɛn bərk hu əˈpoʊz ðə rul əv ðə fərst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. ˈoʊvər 2000 jɪrz əˈgoʊ ɪn həˈwaɪˌi, ˈɑrnəld poʊp ʃɛrz ə ˈvɪʒən wɪθ ˈdɑktər. ˈθioʊ, ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈsərʤɪn, seɪɪŋ kən "hɛlp ə ˈθaʊzənd ˈpipəl". ɪz əˈweɪkənd ɪn ˈweɪwərd paɪnz, dɪˈsɔriˌɛntɪd, ənd ɪz toʊld baɪ ˈʤeɪsən ənd hɪz eɪd ˈkɛri ˈkæmbəl ðət hi ɪz pɑrt əv ə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪkˈspɛrəmənt. ðeɪ æsk ɪm tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɔn ən "ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈpərsən", ʃoʊn tɪ bi keɪt ˈhjusən. waɪl ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪz səkˈsɛsfəl, keɪt teɪks hər oʊn laɪf ˈæftər ə dɪˈskəʃən wɪθ ˈmeɪgən. ˈθioʊ ðɛn ˈwɪtnəsɪz ðə ˈpəblɪk ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən əv ˈmɛmbərz əv bɛnz grup, ənd siz hɪz waɪf, rəˈbɛkə, ɪn ðə kraʊd. bɛn ənd tərn ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn tɪ stɑp ˈfərðər ˈkɪlɪŋz, ənd ðeɪ ər θroʊn ɪn ə trək wɪθ ˈθioʊ. ðə trək ɪz sɛnt tɪ ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə fɛns, wɛr ðə grup naʊ həz tɪ dil wɪθ əˈproʊʧɪŋ. 12 2 "bləd ˈhɑrvəst" bræd ˈtərnər ˈstɔri baɪ mɑrk ˈfridmən ənd ˈmaɪkəl ɑr. ˈpɛri baɪ ˈmaɪkəl ɑr. ˈpɛri ʤun 1 2016 skɔrz əv ˈsækrəˌfaɪs ðɛmˈsɛlvz æt ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪk fɛns tɪ bɪld ə paɪl əv ˈbɑdiz ənd əˈlaʊ ˈəðər tɪ briʧ ðə wɔl. ˈʤeɪsən ənd ə tim θwɔrt ðə əˈtæk, bət ˈkɛri ɪz ˈɪnʤərd, ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈʤeɪsən tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈθioʊz ˈrɛskju. bɛn ɪz lɛft tɪ fɛnd fər hɪmˈsɛlf ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd, məʧ tɪ tərˈisəz kənˈsərn. ˈhævɪŋ ˈlɛvərɪʤ, ˈθioʊ dɪˈmændz ən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən frəm ˈʤeɪsən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɔn ˈkɛri. ˈʤeɪsən tɛlz ɪm ðə truθ əˈbaʊt ˈweɪwərd paɪnz. ˈθioʊ lərnz ðət rəˈbɛkə həz bɪn ə ˈweɪwərd paɪnz ˈrɛzɪdənt fər θri jɪrz. c.j*. tɛlz ˈʤeɪsən ðət ðə fud groʊɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə wɔl ɪz ˈrɛdi tɪ bi ˈhɑrvəstɪd, ənd ə tim ˈjuzɪz gənz ənd tɪ hoʊld ɔf ðə waɪl kəˈlɛktɪŋ ðə fud. bɛn traɪz tɪ gɪt ɔn ə trək tɪ rɪˈtərn, bət ɪz ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl. ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə ˈkæmərə æt ðə fɛns, bɛn rɪˈvilz tɪ ˈɛniˌwən ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðət ˈʤeɪsən sɛnt ə fərst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ˈrɛzɪdənt tɪ hɪz dɛθ (ə vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv rulz). bɛn ɪz ðɛn ˈoʊvərˌkəm baɪ. əˈneɪbəl tɪ spɑt ˈɛni ɔn ˈkæmərə, ˈʤeɪsən θɪŋks ðeɪv ˈfaɪnəli ˈdrɪvən ðɛm əˈweɪ, bət wən sun rənz pæst ðə ɛʤ əv ə kɔrn fild. 13 3 "wəns əˈpɑn ə taɪm ɪn ˈweɪwərd paɪnz" ʤɑn ˈænə frɪk ʤun 8 2016 pæm ˈpɪlʧər ˈnɛreɪts ðə ˈstɔri əv ˈʤeɪsən ðə fərst ˈbeɪbi ɪn ˈweɪwərd paɪnz ənd haʊ ˈspɛʃəl hi wɑz ˈtritɪd groʊɪŋ əp. ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt deɪ, ˈʤeɪsən, c.j*. ənd ə tim meɪk plænz tɪ ɪkˈspænd ˈweɪwərd paɪnz bɪɔnd ɪts ˈkɑrənt saɪz. pæm ɪz ʃoʊn tɪ bi kənˈfaɪnd tɪ ə haʊs ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˌskərts əv ðə taʊn fər ˈkɪlɪŋ hər ˈbrəðər, bət ʃi ʃoʊz əp ɪn ˈʤeɪsənz ˈɔfəs ənd kənˈvɪnsɪz ɪm ðeɪ nid tɪ wərk təˈgɛðər fər ðə gʊd əv ɔl ˈrɛzɪdənts. ˈʤeɪsən ˈpəblɪkli fərˈgɪvz pæm, bət ʃi sun ˈhæʧɪz ə plæn tɪ ˌɪnˈfɛkt ðə taʊn wɪθ sˈmɔlˌpɑks ˈvaɪrəs. pæm kɔlz ˈweɪwərd paɪnz ə "mɪˈsteɪk", ənd ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðət ˈʤeɪsən lɛt ðə læst əv juˈmænɪti daɪ ɔf ˈpisfəli. pæm ɪz kɔt ənd kənˈteɪnd waɪl ðə ˈvaɪrəs ɪz stɪl ɪn ðə ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃən ˈpɪriəd. wɪn pæm tɛlz ˈθioʊ əˈbaʊt wət ˈhæpənd ɪn həˈwaɪˌi ˈoʊvər 2000 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈθioʊ kənˈfrənts rəˈbɛkə, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ʃi wɑz wən əv ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz. æt ðə əˈkædəmi, ˈmeɪgən ˌɪnˈstrəkts jəŋ tinz ɔn haʊ tɪ gɪt ˈprɛgnənt, sun ˈæftər ðeɪ stɑrt menstruating*. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ pæmz mɪsˈdidz, ˈʤeɪsən teɪks hər ˈɪntu ðə wʊdz ənd hər tɪ dɛθ. 14 4 "ˈɛksət ˈstrætəʤi" ti wɛst ʤun 15 2016 , ðə θərd ˈpərsən sɛnt tɪ ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə fɛns baɪ ˈʤeɪsən, faɪndz hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ə pɪt dəg baɪ ðə. hi ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ gɪt aʊt ənd wərk hɪz weɪ bæk tɪ taʊn wɪn hi ɪnˈkaʊnərz ə ənd dɪˈʃɛvəld ˈædəm ˈhæslər. ˈθioʊ trits ˈhæslər, ˈæftər wɪʧ ˈʤeɪsən grɪlz ˈθioʊ tɪ si ɪf ˈhæslər rɪˈvild ˈɛni ˈɪnfoʊ əˈbaʊt ðə. ˈʤeɪsən ɪkˈspleɪnz ðət ˈhæslər ɪz wən əv 12 "ˈnoʊˌmædz" ˈpɪlʧər sɛnt aʊt ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz əˈgoʊ tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə wərld bɪɔnd ˈweɪwərd paɪnz, ənd ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli wən tɪ meɪk ɪt bæk. c.j*. ənd ə tim goʊ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə fɛns tɪ sərʧ fər ˈfərtəl sɔɪl, bət c.j*. ˈsikrɪtli tɛlz ˈθioʊ ðə trɪp ɪz mɔr əˈbaʊt prəˈvaɪdɪŋ hoʊp ðən ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt fud. tərˈisə ˌɪnˈsɪsts ɔn ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə tim soʊ ʃi kən faɪnd bɛn, ənd wɪn ʃi dɪˈskəvərz hɪz ˈbɑdi, ʃi bleɪmz ˈhæslər. ˈɛlsˌwɛr, rəˈbɛkə traɪz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈlusi, ə gərl nɑt jɛt 12 jɪrz oʊld, frəm ˈmeɪgənz ˌriprəˈdəkʃən ˈmænˌdeɪt, ˈæftər ˈlusi rɪˈvilz ʃi həz ˈstɑrtɪd menstruating*. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, ˈlusiz ˈbrəðər fræŋk ɪnˈkaʊnərz ən ˈæbi ɔn ðə taʊnz ˈmɛrigoʊˌraʊnd. 15 5 "saʊnd ðə əˈlɑrm" ˈraɪli ˈɛdwərd ʤun 22 2016 ðə ˈæbi ðət fræŋk siz ɪz ənd ˈleɪtər ˈstədid baɪ ˈmeɪgən ənd hər tim. ɪt ɪz ðə fərst ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈæbi ðeɪv ˈɛvər sin ər ˈkæpʧərd. ðə əv rəˈbɛkə ɪz rɪˈvild ɪn ə ˈflæʃˌbæk tɪ ðə ˈərli 2000s*, wɪn ˈpɪlʧər əˈproʊʧt hər əˈbaʊt biɪŋ ðə ʧif ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt fər ˈweɪwərd paɪnz. ɪkˈsaɪtɪd, rəˈbɛkə dɪˈzaɪnd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər taʊn, bət bækt aʊt wɪn ˈmeɪgən rɪˈvild wɪn ðə taʊn wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli bi bɪlt. ɪn ˈprɛzənt deɪ ˈweɪwərd paɪnz, rəˈbɛkə sɪz ˈpɪlʧər hæd hər ˈkɪdˌnæpt. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈvilz tɪ ˈθioʊ ðət ʃi ɪz ˈmɛrid tɪ. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə wɔlz əv ˈweɪwərd paɪnz, c.j*. ənd hɪz tim sɛt əp kæmp, ənd tərˈisə sɪz ʃi wɔnts tɪ steɪ ɔn ðət saɪd tɪ bi kloʊz tɪ bɛn. ˈhæslər rɪˈvilz ðət hi ˈpərpəsli sɛnt ˈiθən tɪ faɪnd keɪt ənd bi əbˈdəktɪd baɪ mɛn, bɪˈkəz hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪt rɪd əv ɪm ənd bi kloʊz tɪ tərˈisə. ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ˈæftər tərˈisə ənd bɛn ˈfɑloʊd ˈiθən ðət hi ʧeɪnʤd hɪz maɪnd ɔn biɪŋ wən əv ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, əˈproʊʧ kæmp ˈbɛrɪŋ ˈtɔrʧɪz. 16 6 "ˈsɪti əˈpɑn ə hɪl" vɪnˈsɛnzoʊ nɑˈtɑli ˈtaɪlər ˈhɪsəl ʤun 29 2016 sɛt faɪər tɪ ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ krɑps ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə fɛns, ənd əˈtæk tim. tərˈisə ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəli ˈɪnʤərd. ˈʤeɪsən ənd hɪz ˈsoʊlʤərz əraɪv tɪ gɪt ɛz ˈmɛni ˈjumənz ɛz ðeɪ kən tɪ ˈseɪfti. ənd ə smɔl tim eɪd ɪn ðə ˈrɛskju, ˈæftər rəˈbɛkə hɛlps ðɛm stil ˈwɛpənz frəm ðə ˈmaʊntən fəˈsɪlɪti. ˈsɛvərəl ˈpipəl nid ˈtritmənt æt ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈθioʊ tɪ sɛt əp ə ˈheɪsti traɪɪʤ. 35 ˈjumənz ər kɪld ɪn ðə əˈtæk, ənd ˈmɑrioʊ tɛlz ˈʤeɪsən ðɛr ˈfaɪtɪŋ fɔrs naʊ ˈnəmbərz fjuər ðən 20 ˈhæslər ˈvɪzɪts tərˈisə, hu ɪz ɔn laɪf səˈpɔrt, ənd ə ˈflæʃˌbæk ʃoʊz ɪm rɪˈgrɛtɪŋ hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ lɛt ˈpɪlʧər æbˈdəkt ˈiθən. tərˈisə sun ˈæftər. c.j*. sɪz ðə ˈpriviəsli ˈhɑrvəstɪd fud wɪl ˈoʊnli læst əˈbaʊt sɪks wiks. ˈθioʊ noʊts ðət ˈsərtən drəgz ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl səˈplaɪz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrənɪŋ ˈdeɪnʤərəsli loʊ. ˈmeɪgən kənˈdəkts ən ɔn ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈæbi, hum ə læb tɛkˈnɪʃən neɪmd "ˈmɑrgərɪt". ˈθioʊ əbˈzərvz ðət ðə ˈrizənɪŋ ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈmɑrgərɪts breɪn ɪz twaɪs ðə saɪz əv ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈjumən. ˈhæslər lərnz ðɛr ɪz ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈæbi ɪn kæpˈtɪvəti, ənd æsks ˈθioʊ ɪf ʃi həz ə dɪˈstɪŋktɪv mɑrk ɔn hər pɑm, wɪʧ ʃi dɪz. 17 7 "taɪm wɪl tɛl" ʤɛf ti. ˈtɑməs ˈænə frɪk ˌʤuˈlaɪ 6 2016 ɪn ˈflæʃˌbæks, c.j*. ɪz ˈbrifli frəm hɪz ˈʧeɪmbər ˈɛvəri 20 jɪrz ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn 2034 əˈlaʊɪŋ ɪm tɪ əbˈzərv ðə sloʊ dɪˈstrəkʃən əv juˈmænɪti. ɪn 2514 hi ɪnˈkaʊnərz wən əv ðə læst ˈjumənz ɔn ərθ, ə mæn huz klɔd ˈfɪŋgərz ʃoʊ ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋz əv ðə mˈjutənt ʤin ˈteɪkɪŋ fɔrm. wɪn c.j*. wɪθ ˈpɪlʧər ɪn 4014 ˈpɪlʧər ɪz səˈpraɪzd tɪ spɑt ən ˈæbi, seɪɪŋ ðə mjuˈteɪʃən ʃʊd hæv rən ɪts kɔrs baɪ ðɛn. ɪn 4016 ˈmeɪgən pərˈpɛrz ə ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən fər ðə əˈweɪkənɪŋ əv grup ə, bət c.j*. wɔrnz hər wət ə ʃɑk ɪt wɪl bi. ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt deɪ, ˈθioʊ əˈtɛmpts tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wɪθ ˈmɑrgərɪt ˈjuzɪŋ flæʃ kɑrdz, bɪˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈæbi tɪ bi ˈhaɪli ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt, waɪl ˈmeɪgən rɪˈmeɪnz ˈskɛptɪkəl. tɛsts ʃoʊ ðət ˈmɑrgərɪt ɪz ˈdɑmənənt ˈoʊvər ðə meɪl. ˈhæslər sun kənˈfərmz ðət ˈmɑrgərɪt ɪz ðɛr ˈlidər, ənd ðət hər kæpˈtɪvəti ɪz ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈkris əv ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə fɛns. ɪn frənt əv ˈʤeɪsən ənd ˈkɛri, ˈmɑrgərɪt ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ˈθioʊ ʃʊd bi ðə "ˈlidər". ˈæŋgərd, ˈʤeɪsən ʃuts ənd kɪlz ðə ˈkæptɪv meɪl, bət ˈkɛri stɑps ɪm frəm ˈʃutɪŋ ˈmɑrgərɪt. ˈleɪtər, ˈmeɪgən ɪz lɛft əˈloʊn wɪθ ˈmɑrgərɪt, hu ɪˈskeɪps hər keɪʤ baɪ ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə lɑk koʊd ʃi əbˈzərvd ˈθioʊ ˈjuzɪŋ, ənd ʃi sˈlæʃɪz ˈmeɪgən wɪθ ə ˈskælpəl, ˈlivɪŋ hər tɪ blid aʊt ɔn ðə flɔr. 18 8 "pæs ˈʤəʤmənt" ˈʤɛnəfər lɪnʧ ˈʃeɪməs ˈkɛvɪn ˈfæhi ˌʤuˈlaɪ 13 2016 ənd rəˈbɛkə dɪˈskəs ðɛr fˈjuʧər təˈgɛðər, rɪˈvilɪŋ ʃi ɪz ˈprɛgnənt. ˈθioʊ tɛlz ˈkɛri ðət ðə ˈæbi əˈtæk ʃi ˈsəfərd dɪd tu məʧ ˈdæmɪʤ fər hər tɪ bɛr ˈʧɪldrən. ˈθioʊ sun faɪndz ˈmeɪgənz dɛd ˈbɑdi ənd ˈmɑrgərɪts ˈɛmti keɪʤ. ˈʤeɪsən saʊnz ðə əˈlərt ɪn taʊn, ənd dɪˈspæʧɪz ˈsoʊlʤərz tɪ traɪ ənd gən daʊn ðə ˈæbi ˈlidər. ɪn ˈʤeɪsənz ˈɔfəs, rəˈbɛkə stilz hɑrd ˈkɑpiz ðət ʃoʊ ðə leɪaʊt əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl taʊn (ˌbiˈfɔr ˈweɪwərd paɪnz wɑz bɪlt ˈoʊvər ɪt), tɪ traɪ ənd dɪˈtərmən haʊ ˈmɑrgərɪt gɑt ɪn ənd wɛr ʃi maɪt goʊ tɪ gɪt aʊt. ˈmɑrgərɪt əˈpɪrz əˈbaʊt tɪ əˈtæk rəˈbɛkə wɪn ʃuts ðə ˈæbi ɪn hər hænd ənd rɪst. ˈmɑrgərɪt fliz tɪ ðə wʊdz ənd pərˈpɛrz tɪ ˈɛnər ən oʊld ˈwɔtər dəkt. ˈhæslər spɑts hər ənd ˈreɪzɪz hɪz ˈraɪfəl, bət ðɛn loʊərz ɪt ənd lɛts ˈmɑrgərɪt goʊ. ˈhæslər sun ˈfɑloʊz ˈmɑrgərɪt θru ðə paɪp. ˈmɑrgərɪt ɪz ʃoʊn ˈwɪnsɪŋ ɪn peɪn ɛz ʃi rɪˈmɛmbərz ˈbrutəl əˈtæks baɪ ˈpɪlʧər ənd hɪz tim tɪ klɪr ðə aʊt əv ðə ˈɛriə ðət wʊd bɪˈkəm ˈweɪwərd paɪnz. ˈʤeɪsən rɪˈvilz ə ˈsikrɪt rum wɪθ tu pɑdz tɪ ˈkɛri, seɪɪŋ ðeɪ kən weɪk əp ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ənd bi laɪk ˈædəm ənd iv. ˈkɛri ðɛn drɑps ðə ˈbɑmˌʃɛl ðət ʃi ˈkænɑt hæv ˈʧɪldrən. 19 9 "ˈwɔlkɑt prɛp" məˈθaɪəs mɑrk ˈfridmən ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 2016 ˈsaɪtɪŋ ðə nid tɪ hæv ə "brɪʤ" bɪtˈwin ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˈweɪwərd paɪnz, ˈpɪlʧər ˈvɪzɪts ˈwɔlkɑt prɛp ɪn 2013 tɪ mit ˈæbəˌgeɪl, ə ˈprɛgnənt ˈstudənt ˈgɪvɪŋ əp hər ʧaɪld fər əˈdɑpʃən. bət ˈæbəˌgeɪl ˈleɪtər ˈluzɪz ðə ˈbeɪbi. ɪn ˈprɛzənt deɪ ˈweɪwərd paɪnz, ðə ˈæbi hɔrd həz ˌɪnˈkrist æt list ˈtɛnˌfoʊld. noʊɪŋ ðə wɪl briʧ ðə wɔl æt səm pɔɪnt ənd ˈizəli ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðə ˈjumənz, ˈʤeɪsən dɪˈtərmənz ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ fər juˈmænɪti tɪ sərˈvaɪv ɪz tɪ pʊt ˈɛvriˌwən bæk ˈɪntu səˈspɛnʃən. ˈʤeɪsən həz c.j*. ənd ˈθioʊ wərk ɔn ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks. c.j*. lərnz ðeɪ kænt paʊər ɔl əv ðə pɑdz, ənd kən ˈoʊnli teɪk əˈbaʊt hæf əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ˈʤeɪsən səˈʤɛsts tɪ ˈθioʊ ðət ðeɪ səˈlɛkt ðə bɛst ənd liv bɪˈhaɪnd ðə dɪˈfɛktɪv ənd səbˈvərsɪv, bət ˈθioʊ θɪŋks ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈrændəm. ɪn 2013 ˈpɪlʧər ˈvɪzɪts əˈnəðər jəŋ ˈwʊmən hu həz əˈgrid tɪ lɛt ɪm əˈdɑpt hər ˈbeɪbi; ðə ˈwʊmən ɪz ʃoʊn tɪ bi ˈkɛri. bæk ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt, ˈʤeɪsən faɪndz ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl faɪlz ənd lərnz ðə ˈhɔrəˌfaɪɪŋ truθ ðət ˈkɛri ɪz hɪz ˈməðər. hi ˈæŋgrəli kənˈfrənts ˈkɛri, ənd ˈæftər ə ˈskəfəl, ˈʤeɪsənz gən goʊz ɔf. ə ˈblədid ˈʤeɪsən ɪz ˈleɪtər ʃoʊn laɪɪŋ nɛkst tɪ ˈkɛri. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə fɛns, ˈmɑrgərɪt rɪˈkəvərz ənd ˈgæðərz ðə tɪ priˈpɛr fər əˈtæk. 20 10 "ˈbɛdˌtaɪm ˈstɔri" ti wɛst mɑrk ˈfridmən ˌʤuˈlaɪ 27 2016 ˈʤeɪsən ɪz brɔt tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən, ənd ˈθioʊz əˈtɛmpts tɪ seɪv ɪm ər nɑt səkˈsɛsfəl. ˈɔskər pɔɪnts aʊt ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈsərʤɪkəl stɛp ˈθioʊ mɪst, ənd səˈʤɛsts ðət hi lɛt ˈʤeɪsən daɪ. ɛz ˈmɑrgərɪt ˈræliz ðə ˈæbi əˈtækərz æt ðə pərˈɪmətər, c.j*. ənd ˈθioʊ meɪk plænz tɪ pʊt ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈnəmbər əv ˈrɛzɪdənts ɪn səˈspɛnʃən. ðoʊ ˈθioʊ ɪz nɑt ˈhæpi wɪθ ðə weɪ ðə ˈəðər ˈrɛzɪdənts wɪl bi lɛft aʊt, hi əˈgriz wɪθ c.j*. ðət ðeɪ hæv noʊ taɪm tɪ əˈʤəst ˈʤeɪsənz plæn. ˈθioʊ lərnz ðət rəˈbɛkə wɪl goʊ ˈɪntu, bət wɪl bi lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd. hi ɪnˈʃʊrz kən bi wɪθ rəˈbɛkə wɪn ðeɪ weɪk. ˈθioʊ meɪks plænz tɪ ˌɪnˈʤɛkt hɪmˈsɛlf wɪθ ˈdɛdli ˈvaɪrəsɪz ðət ˈpɪlʧər hæd brɔt əˈlɔŋ ənd lɛt ðə əˈtæk ɪm tɪ kɔz ən ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk, ˈpɑsəbli ɪˈrædəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðɛm ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈjumənz əˈweɪk əˈgɛn. ˈkɛri dɪˈskəvərz ðə plæn ənd ˌɪnˈʤɛkts hərˈsɛlf, seɪɪŋ ˈθioʊ ɪz ˈnidɪd ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər mɔr ðən hər. ðə ˈkloʊzɪŋ sin ʃoʊz ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈæbi ˈhoʊldɪŋ wət lʊks ənd saʊnz laɪk ə ˈjumən ˈbeɪbi. ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈɛdət ɔn meɪ 12 2014 fɑks əˈnaʊnst ðət ˈweɪwərd paɪnz wʊd prɛˈmɪr ɪn 2015 ɛz ðə ˈsɪriz wɑz pɪkt əp fər ˈbrɔdˌkæst baɪ fɑks ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ənd baɪ ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə frəm meɪ 14 wɛr ðə prɛˈmɪr wɑz ðə ˈsɛkənd moʊst wɔʧt ˈproʊˌgræm ɔn səbˈskrɪpʃən ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən wɪθ fɑks meɪd ðə ˈpaɪlət əˈveɪləbəl ɔn dɪˈmænd ənd θru ˈvɛriəs ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈaʊˌtlɛts frəm ˈeɪprəl 23 tɪ 30 2015 ɪn wət ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk kɔld "ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈprivˌju ɪˈvɛnt". ðə ˈsɪriz ˈsəbsəkwəntli ˈdeɪbjutɪd ɔn meɪ 14 2015 ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli ɪn mɔr ðən 126 ˈkəntriz ɪn wət fɑks kɔld "ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst lɔnʧ fər ə ˈskrɪptɪd ˈsɪriz du tɪ taɪm zoʊnz, ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ðə fərst ˈsizən ɛrd fərst ɪn ˈdɪʤɪtəl kəmˈpænjən ˈsɪriz ˈɛdət ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl kəmˈpænjən ˈsɪriz, ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈdust baɪ fɑks, ɛrz əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˈwikli ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ˈweɪwərd paɪnz, ˈtaɪtəld gɔn ənd ˈrɪtən ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ˈkrɪstəfər ðə ˈsɪriz ˈfɑloʊz ˈɛrɪk ˈbɑˌrloʊ, ə ˈrɑkət ˈsaɪəntɪst, ɛz hi ˈsərʧɪz fər hɪz ˈmɪsɪŋ waɪf ˈsɛrə, ə ˈʤərnəlɪst, ˈæftər ʃi livz ə ˌgʊdˈbaɪ ˈmɛsɪʤ ənd livz ɪm. hi faɪndz hɪmˈsɛlf lɛd təˈwɔrd ə ˈmaʊntən ɪn ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ˈsɛrəz ˈkɑlig ˌɛˈleɪnɑ, wɛr hi faɪndz ə mæn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ˈweɪwərd paɪnz. ərˈaɪvɪŋ æt ðə saɪt, ə tɛkˈnɪʃən lidz ɪm tɪ ˈsɛrə hu ɪz ˈfroʊzən ɪn ə ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ˈʧeɪmbər, bət ɪt ɪz ˈrɪli ɪm ðeɪ wər rɪˈsɛpʃən ˈɛdət ˈweɪwərd paɪnz həz rɪˈsivd ˈmoʊstli ˈfeɪvərəbəl rəvˈjuz frəm ˈkrɪtɪks. ɔn ˈrɑtən təˈmɑtoʊz, ðə fərst ˈsizən hoʊldz ə ˈreɪtɪŋ əv 79 beɪst ɔn 63 rəvˈjuz. ðə saɪts ˈkrɪtɪkəl kənˈsɛnsəs ridz, "ˈkripi ənd streɪnʤ ɪn ðə bɛst weɪ ˈpɑsəbəl, ˈweɪwərd paɪnz ɪz ə ˈwɛlkəm rɪˈtərn tɪ fɔrm fər ɛm. naɪt ðə fɪθ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, "ðə truθ", rɪˈsivd ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈreɪtɪŋ əv 83 ðə ˈoʊnli ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ðə ˈsɪriz tɪ du ɔn metacritic*, ðə fərst ˈsizən həz ə skɔr əv 66 aʊt əv 100 beɪst ɔn 34 ˈkrɪtɪks fər ˈsizən 1 "ˈʤɛnərəli ˈfeɪvərəbəl ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən ˌhaʊˈɛvər, rɪˈsivd mɪkst rɪˈsɛpʃən frəm ˈkrɪtɪks wɪθ ə skɔr əv 46 aʊt əv 100 beɪst ɔn 9 ˈkrɪtɪks fər ˈsizən 2 əˈwɔrdz ənd ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz ˈɛdət
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for the blake crouch novels on which the series is based, see the wayward pines trilogy
wayward pines is an american mystery, science fiction television series based on the wayward pines novels by blake crouch. developed for television by chad hodge, the pilot was directed by m. night shyamalan, with both as executive producers. the series premiered on fox on may 14, 2015, and the first season concluded on july 23, 2015.
on december 9, 2015, fox renewed the series for a second season which aired from may 25 to july 27, 2016.[1] since the second–season finale, the series is unlikely to return for a third season, as no official announcements have been made by fox about a renewal or further production.
premise [ edit ]
in the first season, ethan burke (matt dillon) is a u.s. secret service agent investigating the disappearance of two fellow agents in the mysterious small town of wayward pines, idaho. ethan awakens from a car accident unable to contact the outside world and unable to leave. he finds one of the agents dead and the other, his former lover kate hewson (carla gugino), settled down in the seemingly idyllic town. but the inhabitants of wayward pines are trapped there by an electrified fence and set of rules enforced by the strict sheriff arnold pope (terrence howard). any attempt to escape is punished by a public execution known as a "reckoning". ethan reconnects with his wife and son while working to discover the truth.
in the second season, dr. theo yedlin (jason patric) is a surgeon who is caught in the battle between jason higgins (tom stevens), leader of the first generation that took over wayward pines following the abbie incident, and the underground rebels led by ethan's son ben burke (charlie tahan).
cast and characters [ edit ]
production [ edit ]
wayward pines is executive produced by chad hodge with m. night shyamalan, donald de line and ashwin rajan. the pilot episode was written by hodge and directed by shyamalan.[8][9][10][11][12] the series was officially picked up on may 13, 2013, with a ten-episode order. filming took place between august 19, 2013, and february 14, 2014, in burnaby (interiors) and agassiz (exteriors), in british columbia.[13]
the plot of crouch's first novel in the trilogy, pines (2012), is covered over the first five episodes of the tv series. the second and third novels, wayward (2013) and the last town (2014), make up the remaining five episodes.[14] after reading the source material shyamalan said of the project, "as long as everybody isn't dead, i'm in", his "only rule" to secure his participation.[14] he noted that the tv series varies from the books in some ways, but as crouch was still writing the novels while the show was in development, there was "all kinds of cross pollinating" between the two.[14] in june 2015, deadline hollywood reported that fox was considering a second season based on the series' impressive ratings. though hodge asserted that, from a creative standpoint, "wayward pines was always designed to be just these 10 episodes" in concert with the plotline of the books, he allowed for the possibility of another season.[15][16] he said that in the finale, viewers would "see a window to that, but it also is a complete ending as it is".[16]
with the tenth episode having been billed as the "series finale", the show was effectively finished.[17] however, on december 9, 2015, fox renewed wayward pines for a second season, to premiere in mid-2016.[18] after the conclusion of the first season, chad hodge stepped down from his position as showrunner and executive producer for the series. mark friedman succeeded hodge as showrunner for season two.[19] season two has a largely new main cast, with several lead actors from season one either not returning at all or appearing only as recurring characters in the second season. this is in part because it took so long for season one to make it to air, a few actors – notably terrence howard and juliette lewis – had committed to other series in the interim.[20] also, the surprise decision to renew the series for season twourred after several more actors had moved on to other projects.[21]
episodes [ edit ]
season episodes originally aired first aired last aired 1 10 may 14, 2015 ( ) july 23, 2015 ( 2015-07-23 ) 2 10 may 25, 2016 ( ) july 27, 2016 ( 2016-07-27 )
season 1 (2015) [ edit ]
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(millions) 1 1 "where paradise is home" m. night shyamalan chad hodge may 14, 2015 ( ) yju101 3.76[22] u.s. secret service agent ethan burke awakens from a car accident on the outskirts of wayward pines, idaho. after entering town and collapsing in a coffee shop, he recalls driving with agent stallings, searching for agents kate hewson and bill evans. beverly, a bartender, gives him a note with an address where he finds the decaying corpse of agent evans, which he reports to an uninterested sheriff pope. when ethan is subsequently hospitalized, psychiatrist dr. jenkins suggests surgery, but beverly helps ethan escape. in seattle, dr. jenkins meets with ethan's boss, adam hassler and tells him everything is going as planned. ethan's wife theresa wonders if he has run off with kate, his former mistress. ethan finds kate in wayward pines, but she is noticeably older than when he saw her five weeks earlier, and she claims to have been there for 12 years. he steals a car to leave town, only to discover that a high electric fence blocks the only exits from wayward pines. sheriff pope tells him that he can never leave. 2 2 "do not discuss your life before" charlotte sieling chad hodge may 21, 2015 ( ) yju102 4.59[23] defying pope's orders to stay put, ethan goes to the morgue to inspect evans' clothing and retrieve his journal with a map of the area. he also learns that evans was married and speaks with his widow, who claims her husband committed suicide in front of her. ethan inspects the map to find a way past the fence, and he and beverly plan to escape after removing the tracking devices implanted in them. meanwhile, ethan's wife theresa and son ben set out for idaho to find ethan. before ethan and beverly can escape, they are invited to dinner by kate and her husband, harold ballinger. there, beverly slips and mentions something from her recent past, breaking one of the town's rules (for her, the year is 2000, and she has been in town since 1999). she panics, and she and ethan leave. kate tells harold she is sure they will run. phones around town begin to ring, and the townspeople are mobilized to search for ethan and beverly, who separate. beverly is caught, and then executed by sheriff pope in front of the entire town in what he calls a "reckoning". 3 3 "our town, our law" zal batmanglij chad hodge may 28, 2015 ( ) yju103 3.97[24] kate warns ethan that he has been given a rare second chance after beverly's execution. theresa and ben follow ethan to wayward pines, but pope intercepts them en route. while attempting escape, ethan finds theresa's car, which seems to have been abandoned for years. the burkes are reunited, but before ethan explains the odd events to theresa, he goes to confront sheriff pope. ethan meets kate, who explains that she tried to escape for years, but the only way to survive is to play along. after ben sees ethan and kate together, he and theresa try to leave, but sheriff pope stops them. ethan intervenes, eventually killing pope with his own gun. ethan opens a gate in the perimeter fence with pope's remote, but before the burkes can drive out, something enters and drags pope's body beyond the fence. hearing bestial cries, ethan closes the gate. 4 4 "one of our senior realtors has chosen to retire" zal batmanglij steven levenson june 4, 2015 ( ) yju104 4.20[25] ethan explains all he knows about wayward pines to theresa, and they agree to play "happy family" until ethan can investigate. ethan learns from mayor brad fisher that he has been named the new sheriff. playing along, ethan soon finds a hidden cache of files about the town's residents, which includes information about their former lives. ben is welcomed to wayward pines academy by its principal megan fisher, the mayor's wife, who ethan has learned used to be a hypnotherapist. nurse pam and ethan face off over "insurgent" realtor peter mccall. told by a mysterious phone caller that a reckoning is required for peter, ethan instead takes the man to the perimeter fence in hopes of hiding him. peter indicates the cliff-side as the only escape from the town. knowing that ethan needs to do as he is told in order to gain time to solve the mystery of wayward pines, peter electrocutes himself on the fence. later, ethan begins climbing the rock face to escape and get help, as a mysterious figure awaits him on the other side of the fence. 5 5 "the truth" james foley blake crouch and the duffer brothers june 11, 2015 ( ) yju105 4.24[26] ethan is slashed and stalked by violent humanoid predators as he makes his way through the woods toward boise. during his orientation at the academy, ben learns some of the truth about wayward pines: humans have evolved into "abbies" (aberrations), the result of a series of genetic mutations, and are now vicious carnivores who dominate a wasted earth in the year 4028. the citizen-abductees of wayward pines were kept in hibernation chambers for over two thousand years before being awakened in the town, which is essentially an ark to re-introduce and protect the human race to ensure its future. principal fisher tells the students they cannot reveal this truth to their parents. ethan comes upon the ancient ruins of boise. a helicopter arrives with dr. jenkins, who introduces himself as david pilcher, creator of wayward pines. he explains that the town is humanity's only sanctuary. 6 6 "choices" jeff t. thomas the duffer brothers and brett conrad june 25, 2015 ( ) yju106 3.45[27] dr. pilcher takes ethan to the town's secret control center and tells him the history of wayward pines. in the 1990s, pilcher discovered the mutant gene and predicted the coming of the abbies, but the scientific community shunned him. while he was able to recruit a number of volunteers for his project, the bulk of participants were abducted. keeping everyone in cryochambers for over 2000 years, pilcher and his closest associates (including pam) awakened in 4014 to find that they were the last remaining humans. the initial townspeople awakened—"group a"—were told the truth about the world outside wayward pines. unable to handle the truth, they all perished, either by suicide, violent anarchy or by escaping and falling victim to the abbies. the adults of the current "group b" have not been told the truth, but pilcher is aware that a secret faction are disaffected, and planning to breach the wall. pilcher awakened ethan to impose order on wayward pines. ethan is willing, but only on his terms. meanwhile the ballingers are building a bomb as part of their plan to finally escape. 7 7 "betrayal" steve shill rob fresco july 2, 2015 ( ) yju107 3.38[28] theresa thinks something nefarious has been done to ethan when he tells her that it is the year 4028. he finds a pipe bomb in his vehicle, and begins investigating the conspiracy. theresa investigates plot #33 and finds that a metal structure lies beneath the empty lot. ethan finds that a former explosives expert, franklin dobbs, planted the bomb and soon discovers that harold is involved in the secret group. he correctly surmises that kate is the group's leader. kate thinks ethan's story about what lies beyond the fence is the result of brainwashing, telling theresa she got a call out to hassler within her first week in wayward pines. kate pushes up the group's plan to blast through the wall to that night. ethan intercepts kate and her accomplices at the fence before they succeed, but soon realizes there is another bomb that is headed to the fence in a delivery truck. he is in pursuit when the bomb—inadvertently armed by amy—detonates early, leaving amy injured and ben bloody and unconscious. 8 8 "the friendliest place on earth" tim hunter patrick aison and rob fresco & chad hodge & blake crouch july 9, 2015 ( ) yju108 3.37[29] in the aftermath of the explosion, ben is hospitalized and ethan and pilcher try to locate the remaining members of the conspiracy. suspecting that someone on his surveillance staff is aiding the rebels, pilcher tasks pam to investigate. dr. fisher tells an awakened ben that ethan had the bomber in custody, but let him go because he is kate's husband harold. ethan confronts a jailed kate, who refuses to cooperate with his investigation. harold and alan steal a dump truck to ram the fence, but harold stays behind for kate. alan makes it to the other side of the fence with the body of a fellow conspirator he hopes to bury, but the two are immediately attacked by abbies. 9 9 "a reckoning" nimród antal the duffer brothers july 16, 2015 ( ) yju109 3.25[30] ethan arrives at the fence just in time to stop three abbies from breaching it. he convinces harold to give him the names of the remaining 14 conspirators, but ethan soon finds that they have all removed their tracking chips and gone off the grid. three young men from the "first generation", led by jason higgins, storm the jail wanting to reckon kate, harold, franklin and two others. they are initially thwarted by arlene, but return later and jason executes all except kate, who survives only when ethan arrives to shoot her attacker. meanwhile, prompted by a conflicted pam, theresa has gone into the tunnel system under plot #33 and finds a video of adam hassler making a report from the ruins of san francisco in the year 4020, which she shows to ethan and kate. ethan tells pilcher he now believes he must reckon kate, and insists the whole town be there. instead, ethan tells them all the truth about pilcher and wayward pines. observing, pilcher cuts power to the town—including the fence. 10 10 "cycle" tim hunter the duffer brothers and chad hodge & blake crouch july 23, 2015 ( ) yju110 3.98[31] scores of abbies breach the perimeter of wayward pines. learning what pilcher has done, ethan and kate direct the assembled citizens to the bunker under plot 33, but not before the abbies begin to arrive and slaughter everyone they can. jason, still recovering from being shot by ethan, heads to safety in another bunker with members of the first generation. pam objects to pilcher's intent to wipe the town clean and start over with "group c", so he has her refrozen against her will. the townspeople flee through a tunnel from the bunker to the mountain complex, with abbies in pursuit. the volunteers, about to be refrozen by pilcher's security force, rebel and reawaken pam who kills pilcher. with the survivors (including theresa and ben) safe in the complex, ethan sacrifices himself to stop the rest of the abbies. ben is injured and wakes up in the hospital; it is three years later and amy, now a nurse, tells him that "they" are listening. jason and the first generation have seized control of wayward pines and frozen most of the adults. as ben walks through the town, he finds that jason has become the sheriff—and corpses are strung up on lampposts bearing signs saying "do not try to leave".
season 2 (2016) [ edit ]
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(millions) 11 1 "enemy lines" david petrarca mark friedman may 25, 2016 ( ) 2azf01 3.06[32] it is now 4032, and two factions have arisen in wayward pines: the official leadership of jason higgins and the first generation (aided by megan fisher) who use any means necessary to maintain pilcher's original vision, and a group of underground rebels led by ben burke who oppose the iron-hand rule of the first generation. over 2000 years ago in hawaii, arnold pope shares a vision with dr. theo yedlin, a successful surgeon, saying yedlin can "help a thousand people". yedlin is awakened in wayward pines, disoriented, and is told by jason and his aide kerry campbell that he is part of a government experiment. they ask him to operate on an "important person", shown to be kate hewson. while the operation is successful, kate takes her own life after a discussion with megan. theo then witnesses the public execution of members of ben's group, and sees his wife, rebecca, in the crowd. ben and xander turn themselves in to stop further killings, and they are thrown in a truck with theo. the truck is sent to the other side of the fence, where the group now has to deal with approaching abbies. 12 2 "blood harvest" brad turner story by : mark friedman and michael r. perry
teleplay by : michael r. perry june 1, 2016 ( ) 2azf02 2.52[33] scores of abbies sacrifice themselves at the electric fence to build a pile of bodies and allow other abbies to breach the wall. jason and a team thwart the attack, but kerry is injured, causing jason to allow theo's rescue. ben is left to fend for himself on the other side, much to theresa's concern. having leverage, theo demands an explanation from jason before operating on kerry. jason tells him the truth about wayward pines. theo learns that rebecca has been a wayward pines resident for three years. c.j. tells jason that the food growing on the other side of the wall is ready to be harvested, and a team uses guns and flamethrowers to hold off the abbies while collecting the food. ben tries to get on a truck to return, but is unsuccessful. finding a camera at the fence, ben reveals to anyone watching that jason sent a first generation resident to his death (a violation of pilcher's rules). ben is then overcome by abbies. unable to spot any abbies on camera, jason thinks they've finally driven them away, but one soon runs past the edge of a corn field. 13 3 "once upon a time in wayward pines" john krokidas anna fricke june 8, 2016 ( ) 2azf03 2.37[34] pam pilcher narrates the story of jason – the first baby awoken in wayward pines – and how special he was treated growing up. in the present day, jason, c.j. and a team make plans to expand wayward pines beyond its current size. pam is shown to be confined to a house on the outskirts of the town for killing her brother, but she shows up in jason's office and convinces him they need to work together for the good of all residents. jason publicly forgives pam, but she soon hatches a plan to infect the town with smallpox virus. pam calls wayward pines a "mistake", and insists that jason let the last of humanity die off peacefully. pam is caught and contained while the virus is still in the incubation period. when pam tells theo about what happened in hawaii over 2000 years ago, theo confronts rebecca, suggesting she was one of pilcher's volunteers. at the academy, megan instructs young teens on how to get pregnant, soon after they start menstruating. following pam's misdeeds, jason takes her into the woods and strangles her to death. 14 4 "exit strategy" ti west nazrin choudhury june 15, 2016 ( ) 2azf04 2.48[35] xander, the third person sent to the other side of the fence by jason, finds himself in a pit dug by the abbies. he manages to get out and work his way back to town when he encounters a heavily-bearded and disheveled adam hassler. theo treats hassler, after which jason grills theo to see if hassler revealed any info about the abbies. jason explains that hassler is one of 12 "nomads" pilcher sent out several years ago to investigate the world beyond wayward pines, and is the only one to make it back. c.j. and a team go outside the fence to search for fertile soil, but c.j. secretly tells theo the trip is more about providing hope than it is about food. theresa insists on joining the team so she can find ben, and when she discovers his body, she blames hassler. elsewhere, rebecca tries to protect lucy, a girl not yet 12 years old, from megan's reproduction mandate, after lucy reveals she has started menstruating. at the end of the episode, lucy's brother frank encounters an abbie on the town's merry-go-round. 15 5 "sound the alarm" alrick riley edward ricourt june 22, 2016 ( ) 2azf05 2.32[36] the abbie that frank sees is tranquilized and later studied by megan and her team. it is the first female abbie they've ever seen or captured. the backstory of rebecca is revealed in a flashback to the early 2000s, when pilcher approached her about being the chief architect for wayward pines. excited, rebecca designed the entire town, but backed out when megan revealed when the town would actually be built. in present day wayward pines, rebecca says pilcher had her kidnapped. she also reveals to theo that she is married to xander. outside the walls of wayward pines, c.j. and his team set up camp, and theresa says she wants to stay on that side to be close to ben. hassler reveals that he purposely sent ethan to find kate and be abducted by pilcher's men, because he wanted to get rid of him and be close to theresa. it was only after theresa and ben followed ethan that he changed his mind on being one of pilcher's volunteers. at the end of the episode, abbies approach c.j.'s camp bearing torches. 16 6 "city upon a hill" vincenzo natali tyler hisel june 29, 2016 ( ) 2azf06 2.27[37] abbies set fire to the remaining crops outside the fence, and attack c.j.'s team. theresa is critically injured. jason and his soldiers arrive to get as many humans as they can to safety. xander and a small team aid in the rescue, after rebecca helps them steal weapons from the mountain facility. several people need treatment at the hospital, forcing theo to set up a hasty triage. 35 humans are killed in the attack, and mario tells jason their fighting force now numbers fewer than 20. hassler visits theresa, who is on life support, and a flashback shows him regretting his decision to let pilcher abduct ethan. theresa flatlines soon after. c.j. says the previously harvested food will only last about six weeks. theo notes that certain drugs and medical supplies are also running dangerously low. megan conducts an mri on the female abbie, whom a lab technician named "margaret". theo observes that the reasoning center in margaret's brain is twice the size of a typical human. hassler learns there is a female abbie in captivity, and asks theo if she has a distinctive mark on her palm, which she does. 17 7 "time will tell" jeff t. thomas anna fricke july 6, 2016 ( ) 2azf07 2.28[38] in flashbacks, c.j. is awoken briefly from his cryo chamber every 20 years starting in 2034, allowing him to observe the slow destruction of humanity. in 2514, he encounters one of the last humans on earth, a man whose clawed fingers show the beginnings of the mutant gene taking form. when c.j. awakes with pilcher in 4014, pilcher is surprised to spot an abbie, saying the mutation should have run its course by then. in 4016, megan prepares a celebration for the awakening of group a, but c.j. warns her what a shock it will be. in the present day, theo attempts to communicate with margaret using flash cards, believing the abbie to be highly intelligent, while megan remains skeptical. tests show that margaret is dominant over the male abbies. hassler soon confirms that margaret is their leader, and that her captivity is causing the increase of abbies outside the fence. in front of jason and kerry, margaret indicates that theo should be the "leader". angered, jason shoots and kills the captive male abbies, but kerry stops him from shooting margaret. later, megan is left alone with margaret, who escapes her cage by entering the lock code she observed theo using, and she slashes megan with a scalpel, leaving her to bleed out on the floor. 18 8 "pass judgment" jennifer lynch seamus kevin fahey july 13, 2016 ( ) 2azf08 2.38[39] xander and rebecca discuss their future together, revealing she is pregnant. theo tells kerry that the abbie attack she suffered did too much damage for her to bear children. theo soon finds megan's dead body and margaret's empty cage. jason sounds the alert in town, and dispatches soldiers to try and gun down the abbie leader. in jason's office, rebecca steals hard copies that show the layout of the original town (before wayward pines was built over it), to try and determine how margaret got in and where she might go to get out. margaret appears about to attack rebecca when xander shoots the abbie in her hand and wrist. margaret flees to the woods and prepares to enter an old water duct. hassler spots her and raises his rifle, but then lowers it and lets margaret go. hassler soon follows margaret through the pipe. margaret is shown wincing in pain as she remembers brutal attacks by pilcher and his team to clear the abbies out of the area that would become wayward pines. jason reveals a secret room with two cryo pods to kerry, saying they can wake up in the future and be like adam and eve. kerry then drops the bombshell that she cannot have children. 19 9 "walcott prep" mathias herndl mark friedman july 20, 2016 ( ) 2azf09 2.04[40] citing the need to have a "bridge" between generations in wayward pines, pilcher visits walcott prep in 2013 to meet abigail, a pregnant student giving up her child for adoption. but abigail later loses the baby. in present day wayward pines, the abbie horde has increased at least tenfold. knowing the abbies will breach the wall at some point and easily overcome the humans, jason determines the only way for humanity to survive is to put everyone back into cryo suspension. jason has c.j. and theo work on the specifics. c.j. learns they can't power all of the cryo pods, and can only take about half of the population. jason suggests to theo that they select the best and leave behind the defective and subversive, but theo thinks it should be random. in 2013, pilcher visits another young woman who has agreed to let him adopt her baby; the woman is shown to be kerry. back in the present, jason finds confidential files and learns the horrifying truth that kerry is his mother. he angrily confronts kerry, and after a scuffle, jason's gun goes off. a bloodied jason is later shown lying next to kerry. outside the fence, margaret recovers and gathers the abbies to prepare for attack. 20 10 "bedtime story" ti west mark friedman july 27, 2016 ( ) 2azf10 2.22[41] jason is brought to the hospital in critical condition, and theo's attempts to save him are not successful. oscar points out a critical surgical step theo missed, and suggests that he let jason die. as margaret rallies the abbie attackers at the perimeter, c.j. and theo make plans to put the maximum number of residents in cryo suspension. though theo is not happy with the way the other residents will be left out, he agrees with c.j. that they have no time to adjust jason's plan. theo learns that rebecca will go into cryo, but xander will be left behind. he ensures xander can be with rebecca when they wake. theo makes plans to inject himself with deadly viruses that pilcher had brought along and let the abbies attack him to cause an epidemic, possibly eradicating them before the humans awake again. kerry discovers the plan and injects herself, saying theo is needed in the future more than her. the closing scene shows a female abbie holding what looks and sounds like a human baby.
broadcast [ edit ]
on may 12, 2014, fox announced that wayward pines would premiere in 2015 as mid-season replacement.[8] the series was picked up for broadcast by fox in the united kingdom,[42] and by fx in australia from may 14, 2015,[43] where the premiere was the second most watched program on subscription television with 101,000 viewers.[44]
fox made the pilot available on demand and through various online outlets from april 23 to 30, 2015, in what the network called "the first-ever global preview event". the series subsequently debuted on may 14, 2015, simultaneously in more than 126 countries in what fox called "the world's largest day-and-date launch for a scripted series ever".[45][46] due to time zones, episodes of the first season aired first in australia.[47]
digital companion series [ edit ]
a digital companion series, also produced by fox, airs alongside the weekly episodes of wayward pines, titled gone and written and directed by christopher leone.[48] the series follows eric barlow, a rocket scientist, as he searches for his missing wife sarah, a journalist, after she leaves a goodbye message and leaves him. he finds himself led toward a mountain in idaho with the help of sarah's colleague elena, where he finds a man involved in the construction of wayward pines. arriving at the site, a technician leads him to sarah who is frozen in a prototype chamber, but it is really him they were after.[49]
reception [ edit ]
wayward pines has received mostly favorable reviews from critics. on rotten tomatoes, the first season holds a rating of 79%, based on 63 reviews. the site's critical consensus reads, "creepy and strange in the best way possible, wayward pines is a welcome return to form for m. night shyamalan."[50] the fifth episode, "the truth", received an individual rating of 83%, the only episode of the series to do so.[51] on metacritic, the first season has a score of 66 out of 100, based on 34 critics for season 1 "generally favorable reviews".[52]
the second season however, received mixed reception from critics with a score of 46 out of 100, based on 9 critics for season 2.
awards and nominations [ edit ]
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ðə ɑnˈtɛrioʊ ˈʧeɪmbər əv ˈkɑmərs (occ*) ənd ə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əv ˈmeɪʤər ɑnˈtɛrioʊ ɪmˈplɔɪərz ər ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔn ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ˈaʊˌtlaɪn tɪ ðə ɪmˈplɔɪər kəmˈjunɪti ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ðə ɑnˈtɛrioʊ rɪˈtaɪərmənt ˈpɛnʃən plæn (orpp*). ɪmˈplɔɪər kəmˈjunɪti ɪz ˈæskɪŋ fər ˈgreɪtər ˈklɛrɪti, əˈbaʊt ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈpɛnʃən plæn soʊ ðət ɪt dɪz nɑt hæv ə dɪˈrɛkt, ˈnɛgətɪv ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ʤɑbz ənd ðə economy,”*,” sɪz ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈælən. rɛd: wət ju nid tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ɪn ə ˈlɛtər əˈdrɛst tɪ prɛˈmɪr kæθˈlin wɪn, ə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əv mɔr ðən 150 ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz leɪd aʊt faɪv spɪˈsɪfɪk kˈwɛsʧənz ðət rɪˈflɛkt ðə kəˈlɛktɪv kənˈsərnz əv ɑnˈtɛrioʊ ɪmˈplɔɪərz. ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri kənˈsərn əv ðə ɪmˈplɔɪər kəmˈjunɪti rɪˈmeɪnz wɪθ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪmˈpækt. ðɪs ʤɔɪnt ˈlɛtər ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˈrisənt riˈvɪʒən tɪ ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˌkɑmpərəˈbɪlɪˌti rulz ˈəndər ðə, wɪʧ naʊ ˌɪnˈklud ˌdiˈsi ˈpɛnʃən plænz wɪθ ə kəmˈbaɪnd ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən reɪt əv 8 ənd wɛr ðə ɪmˈplɔɪər kənˈtrɪbjuts æt list 4 rɛd: mɪkst riˈækʃən tɪ əˈnaʊnsmɛnt kˈwɛsʧənz ðə sɪz ðət nid tɪ bi əˈdrɛst ˌɪnˈklud: haʊ wɪl ðə ˌɪmˈpækt gdp*, ʤɑbz, ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt? wət əˈsəmpʃənz həz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt meɪd tɪ əraɪv æt ɪts rɪˈvaɪzd ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ˌkɑmpərəˈbɪlɪˌti? haʊ wɪl ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðə ɪz ə plæn? haʊ wɪl puld ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈpɛnʃən plænz (prpps*) bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd waɪl prɪˈzərvɪŋ ðɛr ædˈvæntɪʤɪz fər ɪmˈplɔɪərz? haʊ ˈmɛni ˈkɑrənt ˈwərkˌpleɪs ˈpɛnʃən plænz ər naʊ kənˈsɪdərd ˈkɑmprəbəl ənd haʊ wɪl ɪmˈplɔɪərz ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ðə ˌkɑmpərəˈbɪlɪˌti əv ðɛr plæn? ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ əˈhɛd wɪθ ə brɪsk ˈtaɪmlaɪn ənd səm ɪmˈplɔɪərz wɪl bɪˈgɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ɪn lɛs ðən 18 mənθs. wɪθ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən kˈwɪkli əˈproʊʧɪŋ, ˈbɪznɪs kəmˈjunɪti ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər mɔr spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈænsərz tɪ səm ˈvɛri ləˈʤɪtəmət questions,”*,” ædz. ɪz ɑr hoʊp ðət ðiz kˈwɛsʧənz wɪl gɪv ˈgəvərnmənt ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈfərðər ˈklɛrɪti tɪ ˈbɪznɪs community.”*.” rɛd: dɪˈzaɪn ˈditeɪlz əˈnaʊnst ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ɪz kəmˈpraɪzd əv ɪmˈplɔɪərz əv ɔl ˈsaɪzɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ibm*, ˈjunjən gæs, ˈmægnə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, dəˈfæskoʊ, ˈmeɪpəl lif fudz, ənd fɔrd. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ˈkəmpəˌniz əˈkrɔs ə dɪˈvərs reɪnʤ əv ˈsɛktərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ kənˈstrəkʃən, ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ, ənd ˈmaɪnɪŋ. rɛd ðə ˈlɛtər ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd:
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the ontario chamber of commerce (occ) and a coalition of major ontario employers are calling on the provincial government to outline to the employer community the details of the ontario retirement pension plan (orpp).
“ontario’s employer community is asking for greater clarity, about the proposed pension plan so that it does not have a direct, negative impact on jobs and the economy,” says occ president and ceo allan o’dette.
read: what you need to know about the orpp
in a letter addressed to premier kathleen wynne, a coalition of more than 150 organizations laid out five specific questions that reflect the collective concerns of ontario employers.
the primary concern of the employer community remains with the orpp’s potential economic impact.
this joint letter followed the government’s recent revision to the proposed plan’s comparability rules under the orpp, which now include dc pension plans with a combined contribution rate of 8% and where the employer contributes at least 4%.
read: mixed reaction to orpp announcement
questions the occ says that need to be addressed include:
how will the orpp impact ontario’s gdp, jobs, and investment?
what assumptions has the government made to arrive at its revised definition of comparability?
how will the government ensure that the orpp is a cost-effective plan?
how will pooled registered pension plans (prpps) be implemented while preserving their advantages for employers?
how many current workplace pension plans are now considered comparable and how will employers verify the comparability of their plan?
“government is moving ahead with a brisk timeline and some employers will begin making orpp contributions in less than 18 months. with the potential implementation quickly approaching, ontario’s business community is looking for more specific answers to some very legitimate questions,” o’dette adds. “it is our hope that these questions will give government an opportunity to provide further clarity to ontario’s business community.”
read: orpp design details announced
the coalition is comprised of employers of all sizes, including ibm, union gas, magna international, arcelormittal dofasco, maple leaf foods, and ford. it also includes companies across a diverse range of sectors, including construction, insurance, manufacturing, and mining.
read the letter on the occ’s website.
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stɑr trɛk ˈɪntu darkness‘*‘ ˈvɪlən həz bɪn ə greɪt ˈmɪstəri ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju mənθs. noʊn ðət ˈbɛnəˌdɪkt ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ wʊd pleɪ ɪm, ənd noʊn ðət hi kɔlz ðə ˈvɪlən ʤɑn ˈhɛrɪsən. soʊ hu ɪz ɪt ˈrɪli? ˈspɔɪlər ˈwɔrnɪŋ! ˈæftər mənθs əv ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən, wi naʊ noʊ ðə stɑr trɛk ˈɪntu ˈdɑrknəs ˈvɪlən ɪz ˌɪnˈdid kɑn. ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən həz bɪn kənˈfərmd baɪ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl hu ər naʊ siɪŋ ðə fɪlm ənd rivˈjuɪŋ ðə fɪlm ɛz ɪt meɪks ɪts prɛˈmɪr əˈkrɔs ðə wərld. ðə stɑr trɛk ˈɪntu ˈdɑrknəs ˈvɪlən ˈrumərz bɪˈgæn ˈərli ɔn, ənd bɪn ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən θruaʊt ðə bɪld əp tɪ ðə riˈlis. æt wən pɔɪnt, wi wɔʧt ɛz ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈwikli ˌənɪnˈtɛnʃənəli rɪˈvild ðə ˈkɛrɪktər ˌbiˈfɔr kˈwɪkli ˈhaɪdɪŋ ðɛr mɪˈsteɪk. ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, waɪl duɪŋ səm ˈərli pərˈmoʊʃən fər ðə fɪlm, ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ spoʊk əˈbaʊt hɪz stɑr trɛk ˈɪntu ˈdɑrknəs ˈvɪlən ənd rɪˈfərd tɪ ɪm ɛz ʤɑn ˈhɛrɪsən. hi dɪˈskraɪbd ɪm ɛz ˈtɛrərɪst ənd ən ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn hɪz oʊn raɪt. ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu ɪz nɑt jʊr ˌtudɪˈmɛnʃənəl ˈkʊki ˈkətər villain,”*,” hi ɪkˈspleɪnd. gɑt ən ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈpərpəs, ənd aɪ hoʊp ðət æt wən pɔɪnt ər əˈnəðər ɪn ðə fɪlm ju maɪt ˈivɪn ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz wɪθ ðə ˈrizənz duɪŋ wət duɪŋ nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ðə minz ənd ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən hi ˈkɔzɪz. bət ɪt wɑz ə greɪt raɪd, nɑt ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ðə bæd gaɪ ənd ðə ænˈtægənəst bət ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəz hi həz ə ˈpərpəs ənd hɑrd nɑt tɪ si hɪz pɔɪnt əv vju æt ˈsərtən points.”*.” ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ kɛpt ə streɪt feɪs ənd wɑz ˈsimɪŋli ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔn ə fʊl ækt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɪntərvˌju. ɪn ə juˈnik nu klɪp frəm stɑr trɛk ˈɪntu ˈdɑrknəs, ˈbɛnəˌdɪkt ˈkɛrɪktər gɪvz spɑk, pleɪd baɪ ˈzækəri kˈwɪntoʊ, ə təŋ ˈlæʃɪŋ əˈbaʊt hɪz feɪt ɪn ðɪs nu klɪp. wɪθ ʤɪst ˈəndər ə mənθ tɪ goʊ ənˈtɪl stɑr trɛk ˈɪntu ˈdɑrknəs hɪts ˈθiətərz, ˈvɛriəs pərˈmoʊʃənəl məˈtɪriəl ɪz ˈsprɪŋɪŋ əp. ʤɪst læst wik wi hæd ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈtreɪlər, wɪʧ ˈfiʧərd səm nu ˈfʊtɪʤ ənd ə nu saɪd tɪ ˈkæptən kərk ɛz hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ goʊ ˈæftər kɑn. stɑr trɛk ˈɪntu ˈdɑrknəs ˈoʊpənz meɪ 17 ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ənd tu deɪz ˈərliər ɪn dəˈmɛstɪk ˈaɪˌmæks ˈθiətərz. haʊ nɑt səˈpraɪzd ər ju baɪ nuz ðət stɑr trɛk ˈɪntu ˈdɑrknəs ˈvɪlən ɪz ˌɪnˈdid kɑn?
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star trek into darkness‘ villain has been a great mystery over the past few months. we’ve known that benedict cumberbatch would play him, and we’ve known that he calls the villain john harrison.
so who is it really? spoiler warning!
after months of speculation, we now know the star trek into darkness villain is indeed khan.
the information has been confirmed by many people who are now seeing the film and reviewing the film as it makes its premiere across the world.
the star trek into darkness villain rumors began early on, and we’ve been monitoring the situation throughout the build up to the film’s release. at one point, we watched as entertainment weekly unintentionally revealed the character before quickly hiding their mistake.
in december, while doing some early promotion for the film, cumberbatch spoke about his star trek into darkness villain and referred to him as john harrison. he described him as “a terrorist and an extraordinary character in his own right. he’s somebody who is not your two-dimensional cookie cutter villain,” he explained. “he’s got an extraordinary purpose, and i hope that at one point or another in the film you might even sympathize with the reasons he’s doing what he’s doing — not necessarily the means and the destruction he causes. but it was a great ride, not just because he’s the bad guy and the antagonist but also because he has a purpose and it’s hard not to see his point of view at certain points.”
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cumberbatch kept a straight face and was seemingly putting on a full act during the video interview.
in a unique new clip from star trek into darkness, benedict cumberbatch’s character gives spock, played by zachary quinto, a tongue lashing about his fate in this new clip.
with just under a month to go until star trek into darkness hits theaters, various promotional material is springing up. just last week we had the final trailer, which featured some new footage and a new side to captain kirk as he decides to go after khan.
star trek into darkness opens may 17 in the united states, and two days earlier in domestic imax theaters.
how not surprised are you by news that cumberbatch’s star trek into darkness villain is indeed khan?
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sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ (ˈrɔɪtərz) tɪ hɛlp trit ˈsoʊlʤərz wɪθ ˌpoʊstrɔˈmætɪk strɛs dɪˈsɔrdər, ˈʤɛnəfər ˈpætərsən tərnd tɪ ə ˈgæʤət ˈtɪpɪkəli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz: ðə ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ˈhɛdˌsɛt frəm, ə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ɪŋk bɔt fər 2 ˈbɪljən læst jɪr. ə ˈwʊmən pʊts ɔn ən ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ˈhɛdˌsɛt ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz fər ðə 2014 lɑ ˈɔtoʊ ʃoʊ ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə noʊˈvɛmbər 18 2014 ˈnɪkəlsən ˈpætərsən, ən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈstudənt æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈpɪtsbərg, ˈstədid ə ˈsɔfˌwɛr juzd ɔn ðə ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp əv ðə dɪˈspleɪ ðət kriˈeɪts ˈvərʧuəl ˈsɛtɪŋz, səʧ ɛz ə ˈmɪdəl ˈsɪti ər ˈdɛzərt roʊd, ðət ˈsoʊlʤərz wʊd ˈəðərˌwaɪz əˈvɔɪd, ɛz ə weɪ tɪ hɛlp ðɛm rɪˈkəvər frəm ðɛr ptsd*. ʃi hoʊps ˈdɑktərz ənd ˈθɛrəpɪsts əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri wɪl ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi kən bi ˈhɛlpfəl tɪ ðɛr oʊn ˈpeɪʃənz. ˈpætərsən ɪz wən əv ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈrisərʧərz hu hæv juzd ðə dɪˈspleɪ fər ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈtritmənts ənd ˈstədiz ðət reɪnʤ frəm ˈtritɪŋ glɔˈkoʊmə ˈpeɪʃənz tɪ ˈizɪŋ peɪn ɪn bərn ˈvɪktɪmz. waɪl ðɛr ər noʊ ˈɛstəˌmeɪts əv ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl saɪz əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt fər ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ðə hɛlθ kɛr fild, ˈænəlɪsts seɪ ðət səkˈsɛs ɪn ðɪs ˈɛriə wʊd ˈlaɪkli spər ˈivɪn ˈbrɔdər əˈdɑpʃən ɪn ə reɪnʤ əv ˈɪndəstriz, səʧ ɛz ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈfæʃən, ˈmidiə ənd ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz. ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl saɪz əv ðoʊz ˈmɑrkɪts ɪz kwaɪt lɑrʤ, ˈpɑsəbli sərˈpæsɪŋ 5 ˈbɪljən ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst θri jɪrz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ səm ˈɛstəˌmeɪts, əˈspɛʃəli ɛz ðə ˈjuzɪz ɪkˈstɛnd fɑr bɪɔnd ˈgeɪmɪŋ. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈsiˌiˈoʊ mɑrk ˈzəkərˌbərg həz sɛd hi vjuz ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ɛz ðə nɛkst ˈmeɪʤər kəmˈpjutɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrm, ənd hi ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ hɑrd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ɪt ɪz. waɪl ˈhɛdˌsɛts wɪl nɑt bi əˈveɪləbəl tɪ kənˈsumərz ənˈtɪl 2016 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz meɪd ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪps əv ðə ˈsɪstəm əˈveɪləbəl tɪ dɪˈvɛləpərz sɪns 2013 wɪθ ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən ðət ən əreɪ əv ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðoʊz baɪɪŋ ˈhɛdˌsɛts ˈæftər ðə ˈfɔrməl lɔnʧ. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni plænz tɪ hoʊld ə nuz ɪˈvɛnt ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ bət həz nɑt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd wət ɪt wɪl əˈnaʊns. ɪt dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt fər ðɪs ˈstɔri. ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz nɑt nu tɪ ˈmɛdəsən ər ˈθɛrəpi, bət ɪts əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti ɪz. ˈdɑktərz ənd ˈrisərʧərz ˈɔfən ʃɛl aʊt tɪ mɔr ðən fər ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈhɛdˌsɛts ənd ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtərz waɪl ðə ɪz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ dɪˈvɛləpərz fər 350 tɪ 400 ðə mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti sɛts wɪl stɪl bi ˈnidɪd fər ˈsərtən ˈstədiz, ˈdɑktərz ənd ˈrisərʧərz sɛd, bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr ˈækjərəsi ɪn dɪˈtɛktɪŋ ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈmuvmənts ənd bɪˈkəz ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ səˈvɪr ˈfeɪʃəl bərnz ˈkænɑt juz ə dɪˈvaɪs. bət ðeɪ stɪl ɪkˈspɛkt ðə rɪft ənd ˈəðər ˈʧipər ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ˈhɛdˌsɛts tɪ kˈwɪkli ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ɪkˈspɛnsɪv wənz. mɔr ənd mɔr ˈkəmpəˌniz gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðɪs, wi wɪl kip siɪŋ ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv ənd ˈvɛri ˈækjərət systems,”*,” sɛd fəˈlip meɪˈdɪroʊz, ə prəˈfɛsər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə sæn diˈeɪgoʊ hu juzd ðə dɪˈvaɪs tɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ glɔˈkoʊmə, ə dɪˈziz əv ðə ˈɑptɪk nərv. fləd ˈvərʧuəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌniz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsoʊni ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks koʊ ˈɛlˈtiˈdi, ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, ˈgugəl ɪŋk ənd ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən hæv ˈiðər ɔˈrɛdi riˈlist ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ˈhɛdˌsɛts ər plæn tɪ du soʊ ɪn ðə nɛkst jɪr., ˌhaʊˈɛvər, həz ɔˈrɛdi dɪˈstrɪbjətəd mɔr ðən ˈjunɪts əv ɪts dɪˈvɛləpər ˈvərʒən. ðɪs ɪz mɔr ðən həz bɪn əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti, ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt ˈərli brænd ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əˈməŋ ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrisərʧərz, ˈænəlɪsts sɛd. həz ˈbeɪsɪkli ʤəmpt aʊt ɪn front,”*,” sɛd ˈhəntər ˈhɔfmən, ə ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ˈrisərʧər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən siˈætəl hu juzd ðə rɪft tɪ iz səˈvɪr peɪn ɪn ən bərn ˈvɪktɪm. səm ˈhɛdˌsɛts, səʧ ɛz ˈmɔrˌfiəs, ər bɪlt ɪkˈsklusɪvli fər ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz., ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈlaʊz ˈrisərʧərz ənd dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ kriˈeɪt ðɛr oʊn ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ˈwɛðər fər ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz laɪk hɛlθ kɛr ər fər ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. ɪn ˈstədi, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, hi ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ glɔˈkoʊmə. hi kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪd ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ðət meɪd ˈpeɪʃənz fil ɛz ðoʊ ðeɪ wər ˈmuvɪŋ θru ə ˈtənəl ənd ðɛn ˈstədid ðɛr bodies’*’ rɪˈspɑnsɪz. ðət hɛlpt ˈrisərʧərz prɪˈdɪkt ðə ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd əv ə fɔl fər glɔˈkoʊmə ˈpeɪʃənz, əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈdɑktərz tɪ tiʧ ðɛm haʊ tɪ əˈvɔɪd ɪt. meɪˈdɪroʊz ənd ˈəðər ˈrisərʧərz sɛd fˈjuʧər ˈstədiz wɪl kəmˈpɛr ðə ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈhɛdˌsɛts əˈgɛnst wən əˈnəðər. bət bɪˈkəz əv ˈərli əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti, ɪt həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪˈkəm ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈhɛdˌsɛt. həz dən ə greɪt ʤɑb əv ˈkipɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz frənt ənd ˈsɛnər ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ðə ˈprɑdəkt ðət ˈɛvriˌwən həz tɪ bi kəmˈpɛrd against,”*,” sɛd braɪən blaʊ, ˈgɑrtnər ˈrisərʧ dɪˈrɛktər.
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san francisco (reuters) - to help treat soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder, jennifer patterson turned to a gadget typically associated with video games: the virtual reality headset from oculus, a company facebook inc bought for $2 billion last year.
a woman puts on an oculus virtual reality headset during preparations for the 2014 la auto show in los angeles, california november 18, 2014. reuters/lucy nicholson
patterson, an engineering student at the university of pittsburgh, studied a software used on the prototype of the head-mounted display that creates virtual settings, such as a middle eastern-themed city or desert road, that soldiers would otherwise avoid, as a way to help them recover from their ptsd.
she hopes doctors and therapists around the country will better understand how the technology can be helpful to their own patients.
patterson is one of a handful of researchers who have used the display for experimental treatments and studies that range from treating glaucoma patients to easing pain in burn victims.
while there are no estimates of the potential size of the market for virtual reality applications in the health care field, analysts say that success in this area would likely spur even broader adoption in a range of industries, such as education, fashion, media and telecommunications.
the potential size of those markets is quite large, possibly surpassing $5 billion over the next three years, according to some estimates, especially as the gadget’s uses extend far beyond gaming.
facebook ceo mark zuckerberg has said he views virtual reality as the next major computing platform, and he is working hard to ensure that it is. while oculus headsets will not be available to consumers until 2016, the company has made prototypes of the system available to developers since 2013, with the expectation that an array of applications will be available to those buying headsets after the formal launch.
the company plans to hold a news event thursday in san francisco but has not specified what it will announce. it declined to comment for this story.
virtual reality is not new to medicine or therapy, but its affordability is. doctors and researchers often shell out $30,000 to more than $300,000 for medical headsets and simulators while the oculus is available to developers for $350 to $400.
the more expensive medical virtual reality sets will still be needed for certain studies, doctors and researchers said, because of their accuracy in detecting sensitive movements and because patients with severe facial burns cannot use a head-mounted oculus device.
but they still expect the oculus rift and other cheaper virtual reality headsets to quickly replace the expensive ones.
“as more and more companies get involved in this, we will keep seeing inexpensive and very accurate systems,” said felipe medeiros, a professor at the university of california san diego who used the oculus device to evaluate patients with glaucoma, a disease of the eye’s optic nerve.
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other companies, including sony corp, samsung electronics co ltd, microsoft corp, google inc and htc corp have either already released virtual reality headsets or plan to do so in the next year.
oculus, however, has already distributed more than 100,000 units of its developer version. this is more than has been available in the history of virtual reality, giving it early brand recognition among medical researchers, analysts said.
“oculus has basically jumped out in front,” said hunter hoffman, a virtual reality researcher at the university of washington seattle who used the oculus rift to ease severe pain in an 11-year-old burn victim.
some headsets, such as sony’s morpheus, are built exclusively for video games. oculus, however, allows researchers and developers to create their own software, whether for specialized applications like health care or for video games.
in medeiros’s study, for example, he evaluated patients with glaucoma. he created a simulated environment that made patients feel as though they were moving through a tunnel and then studied their bodies’ responses.
that helped researchers predict the likelihood of a fall for glaucoma patients, allowing doctors to teach them how to avoid it.
medeiros and other researchers said future studies will compare the inexpensive headsets against one another. but because of oculus’s early availability, it has already become the most popular headset.
“oculus has done a great job of keeping themselves front and center and making themselves the product that everyone has to be compared against,” said brian blau, gartner research director.
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wi ˈnɛvər seɪ ðət ɔl mɛn dɪˈzərv tɪ fil ˈbjutəfəl. wi ˈnɛvər seɪ ðət iʧ mæn ɪz ˈbjutəfəl ɪn hɪz oʊn weɪ. wi hæv juʤ kæmˈpeɪnz eɪmd æt jəŋ bɔɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ kənˈvɪns ðɛm ðət əˈtræktɪv, ˈprɑbəˌbli bɪˈkəz wi ˈvɛri ˈrɛrli ˈkɔrəˌleɪt ə wərθ wɪθ hɪz əˈpɪrəns. ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət ə ˈvælju ɪn ðɪs wərld ɪz stɪl ˈvɛri məʧ əˈtæʧt tɪ hər əˈpɪrəns, ənd ˈtɛlɪŋ hər ðət ʃi ʃʊd ər dɪˈzərvz tɪ fil ˈbjutəfəl dɪz mɔr tɪ prəˈmoʊt ðət ðən nɪˈgeɪt ɪt. ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈwɪmən ðət ðeɪ ““deserve”*” tɪ fil ˈprɪti pleɪz raɪt ɪn tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ʃʊd bi ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ðɛm. ənd ˈhævɪŋ bʊks ənd ˈmuviz eɪmd æt jəŋ ˈwɪmən wɛr ˈɛvəri ˈfiˌmeɪl proʊˈtægənəst tərnz aʊt tɪ bi ˈbjutəfəl (wɛˈræz ˈmɛni əv ðə ænˈtægənəsts ər dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn məʧ lɛs ˈflætərɪŋ tərmz) ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪz ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət ˈbjuti həz səm kaɪnd əv ˌmɔˈræləˌti əˈtæʧt tɪ ɪt, ənd ðət ɔl ˈhɛˌroʊənz ər ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈprɪti.
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we never say that all men deserve to feel beautiful. we never say that each man is beautiful in his own way. we don’t have huge campaigns aimed at young boys trying to convince them that they’re attractive, probably because we very rarely correlate a man’s worth with his appearance. the problem is that a value in this world is still very much attached to her appearance, and telling her that she should or deserves to feel beautiful does more to promote that than negate it. telling women that they “deserve” to feel pretty plays right in to the idea that prettiness should be important to them. and having books and movies aimed at young women where every female protagonist turns out to be beautiful (whereas many of the antagonists are described in much less flattering terms) reinforces the message that beauty has some kind of morality attached to it, and that all heroines are somehow pretty.
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æt list tɪm keɪn noʊz haʊ tɪ meɪk ˈhɪləri læf? sɔl ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈæftər mənθs əv ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ðət ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən maɪt səˈlɛkt sɛn. ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈwɔrən ɛz hər ˈrənɪŋ meɪt, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈtɪkɪt, ər pərˈhæps ˈleɪbər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri tɑm ˈpɛrɛz, ə ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈlɔjər hu bɪn ðə fərst ləˈtinoʊ ˌviˈpi, hər ʧɔɪs əv vərˈʤɪnjə sɛn. tɪm keɪn wɪl ˈbɪtərli ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt səm əv hər moʊst prəˈgrɛsɪv səˈpɔrtərz. nɑt ʤɪst ðət keɪn, laɪk ɔl 47 ɪn ɑr ˈhɪstəri, ɪz ə waɪt dud, nɑt ə ““first”*” hu kʊd hæv ˈdrɪvən hoʊm ʤɪst haʊ hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈkændɪdəsi ɪz. ˈɔlsoʊ, æt list ɪn hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl vjuz, əˈpoʊzd tɪ əˈbɔrʃən du tɪ hɪz ˈkæθlɪk sɪmˈbɑlɪk kɪk ɪn ðə tiθ fər ðə ˈfɛmənɪst ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðət ˈfeɪθfəli ˈʧæmpiənd ˈhɪləri ˈoʊvər ˈbərni θruaʊt ðə lɔŋ ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈsizən. ˈklɪntən ə prəˈgrɛsɪv? nɑt ɪf ʃi ˈʧuzɪz tɪm kaine,”*,” ˈʤoʊdi ˈʤeɪkəbsən əv ðə ˌriprəˈdəktɪv raɪts saɪt riˈwaɪər roʊt ˈθərzˌdeɪ. nɑt tɪ seɪ ðət keɪn ɪz ˈrənɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈhɑrtˌbit frəm ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi waɪl ˈnərsɪŋ ə ˈsikrɪt plɑt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌtərn roʊ vi. weɪd. laɪk vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤoʊ ˈkæθlɪk, ˈpərsənəli sɛd ðət hi səˈpɔrts ðə səˈprim kɔrt ˈrulɪŋ ðət ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə raɪt tɪ ʧuz; ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk ˈbaɪdən, keɪn həz simd tɪ drɪft ˈlɛftwərd ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu əv leɪt. bət hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl bɪˈlifs hæv ˈsəmˌtaɪmz simd tɪ ˈɪnfluəns hɪz ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsiˌmeɪkɪŋ, ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz səˈlɛkʃən ən ˈɑptɪkəl, ənd pərˈhæps ˈækʧəwəl, muv təˈwɔrd ðə ˈsɛnər fər ˈhɪləri. ðə tɪm keɪn hu həz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd vərˈʤɪnjə ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt sɪns 2012 həz simd ˈsɛvərəl ʃeɪdz mɔr ˈlɪˌbərəl ɔn ˌriprəˈdəktɪv raɪts ðən ðə tɪm keɪn hu lɛd ðə steɪt ɛz ˈgəvərnər frəm 2006 tɪ 2010 ɛz pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ roʊt ɪn ə əˈbaʊt predicament”*” ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ: keɪn həz traɪd tɪ ˈkəltəˌveɪt ən ˈɪmɪʤ ɛz ən ˈʧæmpiən. plizd ˌriprəˈdəktɪv rights’*’ grups wɪθ ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈrɛkərd. reɪld əˈgɛnst əˈtɛmpts tɪ diˈfənd plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd. ənd ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ɪn ðɛr ˈligəl ˈvɪktəriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ læst səˈprim kɔrt ˈrulɪŋ ˈtɔsɪŋ aʊt ə ˈtɛksəs lɔ ðət traɪd ˈlɪmətɪŋ ə ˈækˌsɛs tɪ əˈbɔrʃən ˈklɪnɪks. bət hɑrd tɪ noʊ ˈwɛðər nu lʊk rɪˈflɛkts hɪz oʊn ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈætəˌtudz, ər ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ʃeɪp əv ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti. ɪn 2005 hi ræn fər ˈgəvərnər ɔn ˈprɑməsəz tɪ prəˈmoʊt əˈdɑpʃən, rɪˈdus əˈbɔrʃən, ənd səˈpɔrt ðə fɑrs ðət ɪz sɛks ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. waɪl ɪn ˈɔfəs, hi bækt ə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈpɑrʃəl bərθ əˈbɔrʃən bæn, wɪʧ proʊˈhɪbəts ə ˈsərtən ˈmɛθəd əv mɪd- ənd əˈbɔrʃən, ðoʊ hi səˈpɔrtɪd ɪkˈsɛpʃənz ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ə hɛlθ wɑz ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd. hi ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrtɪd ə pərˈɛntəl kənˈsɛnt lɔ ðət rikˈwaɪərz ˈmaɪnərz tɪ gɪt ə ˌbiˈfɔr əbˈteɪnɪŋ ən ðoʊ ðət lɔ ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəli ˌɪnˈkludz ə bypass”*” ˈɔpʃən, tinz ər ˈɔfən prɪˈvɛnɪd frəm ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt baɪ ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən, ɛz ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst həz ˌriˈpɔrtəd. keɪn ˈɔlsoʊ bɛrz səm riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər consent”*” lɔ, wɪʧ, əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, rikˈwaɪərz ˈwɪmən ˈsikɪŋ əˈbɔrʃənz tɪ səbˈmɪt tɪ ə ˈmɛdɪkəli ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˌəltrəˈsaʊnd. hi sɛd ɪn 2008 ðət ðə lɔ wʊd prəˈvaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ə hoʊl ˈsɪriz əv θɪŋz, ðə hɛlθ ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz, ɛt ˈsɛtərə, ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt adoption.”*.” bət ðə ˈgətˌmɑkər ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ə raɪts ˈrisərʧ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, həz faʊnd ðət ˈmɛni steɪts prəˈvaɪd ˈwɪmən wɪθ ər ˌɪˈnækjərət information,”*,” ənd ðət lɔz laɪk ðə wən keɪn ˈʃɛpərdɪd ˈɪntu ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ˈɔfən əˈmaʊnt tɪ manipulation”*” əv ˈwɪmən ɪn ɔˈrɛdi ˈvəlnərəbəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. ɪn 2007 ˈnɑrɑl əˈmɛrɪkə geɪv vərˈʤɪnjə ən ““f”*” ɪn ɪts ˈænjuəl ˌriprəˈdəktɪv ˈfridəm rɪˈpɔrt ənd kɔld keɪn ə choice”*” ˈgəvərnər. tu jɪrz ˈleɪtər, keɪn ˈɪnˌsɛnst ˈloʊkəl ənd ˈnæʃənəl raɪts grups baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ ə lɔ ðət əˈlaʊd ðə seɪl əv life”*” ˈlaɪsəns pleɪts huz prəˈsidz wɛnt tɪ ˈkraɪsəs ˈprɛgnənsi ˈsɛnərz. ɪz ənˈfɔrʧənət ðət, ˈivɪn ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈmɛsɪʤɪz frəm vərˈʤɪnjənz ənd ˈæktɪvɪsts əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri, gəv. keɪn həz ˈɑptɪd tɪ saɪn ə bɪl ðət ədˈvænsɪz ə dɪˈvaɪsɪv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv health,”*,” ˈnænsi ˈkinən, əv ˈnɑrɑl, sɛd æt ðə taɪm. haʊ məʧ ʃʊd prɑˈgrɛsɪvz kɛr ðət ˈklɪntən pɪkt keɪn, ə mæn hu həz ˈlɔɪəli ˈvoʊtɪd wɪθ hɪz ˈpɑrti ɔn əˈbɔrʃən ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt, bət hu kriˈeɪtɪd ˈbɛriərz fər ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə steɪt əv vərˈʤɪnjə? ˈæftər ɔl, ˈpɑsəbəl ðət hi kʊd spɛnd fɔr ər eɪt jɪrz ɛz v.p*. ənd ˈnɛvər təʧ ðə ˈɪʃu. ɪn ə smɑrt pis ɔn keɪn, nu jɔrk ɛd ˈkɪlgɔr ˈɑrgjud ðət hɪz critics’*’ ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən ɪz ˈlɑrʤli ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl: ˈrisənt jɪrz, bɪn ə trɛnd əˈməŋ foʊk lɛs ˈfrɛndli tɪ ðə oʊld əˈpoʊzd tɪ but’*’ ˈpɪvət, ər tɪ ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈætəˌtud ðət kənˈdɛmz əˈbɔrʃən ˈmɔrəli waɪl ˈtɑlərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪts liˈgæləti. mɔr ənd mɔr ˈfɛmənɪsts ər ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ɔn ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əv əˈbɔrʃən ɛz ə ruˈtin ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsərvɪs laɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər, ɪf nɑt ən ˈækʧəwəl ˈsoʊʃəl ər ˈmɔrəl good.”*.” stɪl, ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm ˈmætərz ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ɛz ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈmɑdərˌeɪt frəm ə ˈbætəlˌgraʊnd steɪt, keɪn ɪz ə ˈsævi ʧɔɪs ɪn lɑts əv weɪz, ənd ˈklɪntən meɪ hæv kərˈɛktli ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ðət, ˈæftər ɔl hər jɪrz ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ fər raɪts, ˈfɛmənɪsts wɪl stænd baɪ hər rəˈgɑrdləs. bət hɑrd tɪ gɪt ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt keɪn. wərs, hɪz səˈlɛkʃən bɛgz ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər, ɔn ən ˈɪʃu ðət hæd simd soʊ nɪr ənd dɪr tɪ hɑrt, wi kən bi ʃʊr ðət wi noʊ æt list haʊ stændz.
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at least tim kaine knows how to make hillary laugh? saul loeb/afp/getty images
after months of speculation that hillary clinton might select sen. elizabeth warren as her running mate, creating the first-ever two-woman ticket, or perhaps labor secretary tom perez, a civil rights lawyer who would’ve been the first latino vp, her choice of virginia sen. tim kaine will bitterly disappoint some of her most progressive supporters.
it’s not just that kaine, like all 47 veeps in our nation’s history, is a white dude, not a “first” who could have driven home just how historic hillary’s candidacy is. he’s also, at least in his personal views, opposed to abortion due to his catholic faith—a symbolic kick in the teeth for the feminist organizations that faithfully championed hillary over bernie throughout the long primary season. “is clinton a progressive? not if she chooses tim kaine,” jodi jacobson of the reproductive rights site rewire wrote thursday.
that’s not to say that kaine is running to be a heartbeat from the presidency while nursing a secret plot to overturn roe v. wade. like vice president joe biden—another catholic, personally anti-abortion democrat—he’s said that he supports the supreme court ruling that established a woman’s right to choose; also like biden, kaine has seemed to drift leftward on the issue of late. but his personal beliefs have sometimes seemed to influence his public policymaking, making his selection an optical, and perhaps actual, move toward the center for hillary.
the tim kaine who has represented virginia in the senate since 2012 has seemed several shades more liberal on reproductive rights than the tim kaine who led the state as governor from 2006 to 2010. as politico wrote in a deep-dive about kaine’s “abortion predicament” earlier this month:
kaine has tried to cultivate an image as an abortion-rights champion. he’s pleased reproductive rights’ groups with a perfect voting record. he’s railed against gop attempts to defund planned parenthood. and he’s celebrated in their legal victories, including last week’s supreme court ruling tossing out a texas law that tried limiting a woman’s access to abortion clinics.
but it’s hard to know whether kaine’s new look reflects his own changing attitudes, or the changing shape of the democratic party. in 2005, he ran for governor on promises to promote adoption, reduce abortion, and support the farce that is abstinence-only sex education. while in office, he backed a so-called partial birth abortion ban, which prohibits a certain method of mid- and late-term abortion, though he supported exceptions in cases where a woman’s health was endangered. he also supported a parental consent law that requires minors to get a parent’s signoff before obtaining an abortion—and though that law theoretically includes a “judicial bypass” option, teens are often prevented from using it by misinformation, as the huffington post has reported.
kaine also bears some responsibility for virginia’s “informed consent” law, which, among other things, requires women seeking abortions to submit to a medically unnecessary ultrasound. he said in 2008 that the law would provide “women information about a whole series of things, the health consequences, et cetera, and information about adoption.” but the guttmacher institute, a pro-reproductive rights research organization, has found that many states provide women with “incomplete or inaccurate information,” and that laws like the one kaine shepherded into virginia’s constitution often amount to “informational manipulation” of women in already vulnerable situations.
in 2007, naral pro-choice america gave virginia an “f” in its annual reproductive freedom report and called kaine a “mixed choice” governor. two years later, kaine incensed local and national women’s rights groups by signing a law that allowed the sale of “choose life” license plates whose proceeds went to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers. “it is unfortunate that, even after receiving thousands of messages from virginians and pro-choice activists across the country, gov. kaine has opted to sign a bill that advances a divisive political ideology at the expense of women’s health,” nancy keenan, then-president of naral, said at the time.
how much should progressives care that clinton picked kaine, a man who has loyally voted with his party on abortion in the senate, but who created barriers for women in the state of virginia? after all, it’s possible that he could spend four or eight years as v.p. and never touch the issue. in a smart piece on kaine, new york magazine’s ed kilgore argued that his critics’ motivation is largely philosophical: “[i]n recent years, there’s been a trend among pro-choice folk that’s less friendly to the old ‘personally opposed to but’ pivot, or to any other attitude that condemns abortion morally while tolerating its legality. more and more feminists are insisting on recognition of abortion as a routine medical service like any other, if not an actual social or moral good.”
still, symbolism matters in politics. as a popular moderate from a battleground state, kaine is a savvy choice in lots of ways, and clinton may have correctly calculated that, after all her years advocating for women’s rights, feminists will stand by her regardless. but it’s hard to get excited about kaine. worse, his selection begs the question of whether, on an issue that had seemed so near and dear to clinton’s heart, we can be sure that we know where—or at least how firmly—she stands.
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ˈæftər tu ˈfriki lɪv ˈækʃən ˈtreɪlərz, hæv ˈfaɪnəli ənˈveɪld ðə fərst ˈfʊtɪʤ frəm ðɛr ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ˈhɔrər ˈsoʊmə. ˈʤəʤɪŋ frəm ðə ˈtreɪlər, ɪt lʊks ə bɪt 'æmˈniʒə ɪn speɪs', ənd jul pleɪ ɛz ə mæn hu θɪŋks ɪt ɪz ə gʊd aɪˈdiə tɪ ʤæm ə wɪrd ˈmɛtəl dɪˈvaɪs ˈɪntu ðə diˈkæpəˌteɪtɪd hɛd əv ə kɔrps. beɪst ˈpjʊrli ɔn ðət pərˈfɔrməns, əm nɑt ˈkɑnfədənt ɪn hɪz lɔŋ tərm ʧæns fər sərˈvaɪvəl. bɪɔnd ðət smɔl ˈsæmplər, ˈditeɪlz ər fju, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə geɪmz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt dɪz rɪˈvil səm ˈbeɪsɪk ˈɪnfoʊ ɛz tɪ wəts goʊɪŋ ɔn: "ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ həz gɔn ˈsaɪlənt ɔn ɛz ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən bɛrz daʊn ɔn ðə stæf əv ðə rɪˈmoʊt ˈrisərʧ fəˈsɪlɪti, streɪnʤ θɪŋz ər ˈhæpənɪŋ. "məˈʃinz ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn ˈjumən treɪts ənd ˈeɪliən kənˈstrəkʃənz hæv ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ ruˈtin. ðə wərld əraʊnd ðɛm ɪz ˈtərnɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈnaɪtˌmɛr. "ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ aʊt ɪz tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌənɪˈmæʤɪnəbəl." doʊnt ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ faɪnd aʊt məʧ mɔr fər ə waɪl. ˈsoʊmə ɪz du aʊt ɔn ˈpiˈsi ənd ʤɪst nɑt ənˈtɪl 2015
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after two freaky live action trailers, frictional have finally unveiled the first in-game footage from their upcoming sci-fi horror soma. judging from the trailer, it looks a bit 'amnesia in space', and you'll play as a man who thinks it is a good idea to jam a weird metal device into the decapitated head of a corpse. based purely on that performance, i'm not confident in his long term chance for survival.
beyond that small sampler, details are few, although the game's website does reveal some basic info as to what's going on:
"the radio has gone silent on pathos-2. as isolation bears down on the staff of the remote research facility, strange things are happening.
"machines are taking on human traits and alien constructions have started to interfere with routine. the world around them is turning into a nightmare.
"the only way out is to do something unimaginable."
don't expect to find out much more for a while. soma is due out on pc and ps4, just not until 2015.
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ðə kəˈləmbəs zu ənd əkˈwɛriəm ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊ həz ˈwɛlkəmd θri ˈhəmˌboʊlt ˈpɛŋgwənz tɪ ðə ʃɔrz ˈriʤən. ðə ʧɪks hæʧt ɪn mɑrʧ ənd ər θri əv ˈoʊvər 20 ˈhəmˌboʊlt ˈpɛŋgwənz tɪ hæʧ æt ðə zu sɪns 1996 ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈænəməl kɛr stæf kən tɛl ðə ʧɪks əˈpɑrt baɪ ˌpərsəˈnælɪti, ðeɪ wɪl pleɪs ə ˈkələrd wɪŋ bænd ɔn ðə ʧɪks tɪ ˈizəli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðɛm ɛz ðeɪ stɑrt tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðɛr ˈhæbəˌtæt. ɔl θri ʧɪks ər duɪŋ wɛl ənd hæv pæst ðɛr ˈwɛlnəs ˈʧɛˌkəp wɪθ flaɪɪŋ ˈkələrz. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkrɛdɪt: zu ðə fərst tɪ hæʧ weɪd 85 græmz, ðə ˈsɛkənd weɪd 79 græmz ənd ðə θərd ʧɪk, wɪʧ hæʧt læst, wik weɪd ɪn æt 56 græmz. ðə fərst tu ʧɪks ər meɪlz, bət ðə θərd sɛks həz jɛt tɪ bi dɪˈtərmənd. si ənd rɛd mɔr ˈæftər ðə foʊld.
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the columbus zoo and aquarium in ohio has welcomed three humboldt penguins to the zoo’s shores region. the chicks hatched in march and are three of over 20 humboldt penguins to hatch at the zoo since 1996.
although animal care staff can tell the chicks apart by personality, they will place a colored wing band on the chicks to easily identify them as they start to explore their habitat. all three chicks are doing well and have passed their wellness check-up with flying colors.
photo credit: colombus zoo
the first to hatch weighed 85 grams, the second weighed 79 grams and the third chick, which hatched last, week weighed in at 56 grams. the first two chicks are males, but the third chick’s sex has yet to be determined.
see and read more after the fold.
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bleɪk ɪz ðə ˈkɑntɛnt ˈmænɪʤər fər dailymtg.com*, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪm ðə wən ju ʃʊd iˈmeɪl ɪf ju hæv θɔts ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, gʊd ər lɛs gʊd (ər nɑt gʊd). hiz ə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈkəvərɪʤ rɪˈpɔrtər ənd ˈhæzənt tərnd daʊn ə geɪm əv ˈmæʤɪk ɪn ˈɛni ˈfɔrˌmæt ˈɛvər. jʊr ˈwɛlkəm. ər əm ˈsɑri. wɪl stɑrt ðɛr. aɪl stɑrt ɔf wɪθ ən əˈpɑləˌʤi. ju si, aɪ hæv tɪ bi ə bɪt ˈʧiki təˈdeɪ. jɛs, ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt ʃoʊɪŋ ju ðə ˈpækɪʤɪŋ fər kəˈmændər 2016 ɪˈdɪʃən), wɪʧ, ɪf juv sin kəˈmændər ˈprɑdəkts ɪn ðə pæst, wʊd ˌɪnˈklud ðə feɪs kɑrd. bət əm nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ʃoʊ ju ðoʊz. nɑt jɛt, æt list. ju si, wiv gɑt ə wik əv ˈprivˌjuz ɔn ðə wɛb, ənd ʃoʊɪŋ ðə ˈsplæʃi, ˈflæʃi, kəˈmændərz ɔl æt wəns filz ə bɪt ˌæntiklaɪˈmæktɪk. pləs, aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ˈfilɪŋ əv paʊər ðət kəmz wɪθ ˈtizɪŋ ðɛm aʊt. soʊ lɛt mi hæv ðɪs. ðət ˈdəzənt min ðɛrz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ bi sin hir. ju kən si ðə dɛk neɪmz fər iʧ əv ðə sɛts. soʊ ðɛrz ðət. pləs, ɪf ju ʧɛk aʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈmæʤɪk təˈdeɪ, jul gɪt tɪ si wən əv ðə kəˈmændərz! hir ðeɪ ər: brid liˈθæləti ˈoʊpən hɑˈstɪləti ˈstɔlwərt ˈjunɪti ˈəˌpraɪzɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛnt ˌsupɪriˈɔrɪti
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blake is the content manager for dailymtg.com, making him the one you should email if you have thoughts on the website, good or less good (or not good). he's a longtime coverage reporter and hasn't turned down a game of magic in any format ever.
you're welcome. or i'm sorry. we'll start there.
i'll start off with an apology. you see, i have to be a bit cheeky today. yes, this article is all about showing you the packaging for commander (2016 edition), which, if you've seen commander products in the past, would include the face card.
but i'm not going to show you those. not yet, at least.
you see, we've got a week of previews on the web, and showing the splashy, flashy, four-color commanders all at once feels a bit anticlimactic. plus, i enjoy the feeling of power that comes with teasing them out. so let me have this.
that doesn't mean there's nothing to be seen here. you can see the deck names for each of the four-color sets. so there's that. plus, if you check out making magic today, you'll get to see one of the commanders!
here they are:
breed lethality
open hostility
stalwart unity
entropic uprising
invent superiority
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rɪˈtaɪrd ˈdɛnvər pəˈlis ər kənˈsərnd ðət ə pərˈsɛpʃən əˈməŋ ˈæktɪv ˈduti ˈɔfɪsərz ðət ðə ˈmænɪʤər əv ˈseɪfti ɪz ˈlɛvəlɪŋ ˈoʊvərli hɑrʃ ˈdɪsəplən wɪl lɛd ˈɔfɪsərz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən wɪθ lɔ ˈbreɪkərz, ˈfɔrmər pəˈlis ʧif ʤɪm ˈkɑljər sɛd təˈdeɪ. səˈpɔrt lɔ ənd ˈɔrdər ənd ðə nid fər əˈsərtɪv, ˈæktɪv pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz hu ər nɑt əˈfreɪd tɪ bi ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ənd ˈkjʊriəs, tɪ lʊk æt goʊɪŋ ɔn əraʊnd ðɛm, ənd tɪ fʊlˈfɪl ðɛr ˈdutiz wɪˈθaʊt ˈfilɪŋ laɪk ðɛr ˈɛvəri ˈækʃən kʊd bi graʊnz fər discipline,”*,” ˈkɑljər sɛd. ˈfərmli bɪˈliv ðət ʃʊd lɔ ənd ˈɔrdər bi pʊʃt əˈsaɪd, nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ laɪk wət muvz ɪn tɪ teɪk ɪts place.”*.” ˈkɑljər wɑz ˈdɛnvər ʧif ˈəndər meɪər ˈwɛlɪŋtən wɛb frəm sɛpˈtɛmbər 1991 tɪ ɑkˈtoʊbər 1992 ðɪs jɪr eɪt ˈɔfɪsərz hæv bɪn faɪərd, sɪks baɪ ˈmænɪʤər əv ˈseɪfti ˈʧɑrəlz ˌgɑrˈsiə, hu tʊk ˈɔfəs ɪn mɑrʧ, ənd tu baɪ hɪz ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər, ˈmɛri mɑlɑˈtɛstə. ðə ˈjunjən ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts pəˈlis kleɪmz ðət ˌgɑrˈsiə, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈpəblɪk dɪˈfɛndər, ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz əv kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ˈsəˌspɛkts ɔn ðə strit. ər ɪn hoʊps ðət ðə wɪl ˌrivˈju ðə ˈɔfəs əv ˈmænɪʤər əv ˈseɪfti, ənd ʃʊd hi rɪˈteɪn ðət pəˈzɪʃən, hi əˈpɔɪnt ə ˈpərsən wɪθ noʊ pərˈsɛpʃən əv, ər ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd baɪəs təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈvɛriəs dɪˈpɑrtmənts, ənd ðət ˈpərsən hæv æt list ə ˈbeɪsɪk ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv pəˈlis procedure,”*,” ˈkɑljər sɛd. tɑm məˈgi: ər
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retired denver police are concerned that a perception among active duty officers that the manager of safety is leveling overly harsh discipline will lead officers to avoid confrontation with law breakers, former police chief jim collier said today.
“we support law and order and the need for assertive, active police officers who are not afraid to be interactive and curious, to look at what’s going on around them, and to fulfill their duties without feeling like their every action could be grounds for discipline,” collier said. “we firmly believe that should law and order be pushed aside, we’re not going to like what moves in to take its place.”
collier was denver chief under mayor wellington webb from september 1991 to october 1992.
this year eight officers have been fired, six by manager of safety charles garcia, who took office in march, and two by his predecessor, mary malatesta.
the union that represents police claims that garcia, a former public defender, doesn’t understand the difficulties of controlling suspects on the street.
“we are in hopes that the mayor-elect will review the office of manager of safety, and should he retain that position, he appoint a person with no perception of, or demonstrated bias towards the various departments, and that person have at least a basic understanding of police procedure,” collier said.
tom mcghee: 303-954-1671 or tmcghee@denverpost.com
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mɔr ðən ə ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl hæv əˈtɛndəd ə ˈræli hɛld ɪn ˌɪstɑnˈbul ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈtərkiz feɪld ku əˈtɛmpt læst mənθ. ðə ˈmæsɪv ˈræli ɔn ˈsənˌdi juˈnaɪtɪd ðə ˈkəntriz ˈprɛzɪdənt, ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ənd tu ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈpɑrti ˈlidərz əraʊnd ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪʃu fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn jɪrz. "ðə wərld ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ju naʊ," ˈprɛzɪdənt toʊld ðə ˈræli ɛz hi bɪˈgæn hɪz spiʧ. "ju ʃʊd bi praʊd əv ˈjɔrsɛlvz. iʧ ənd ˈɛvriˌwən əv ju fɔt fər ˈfridəm ənd dɪˈmɑkrəsi. ɔl əv ju ər ˈhɪroʊz." sɛd ðət ɔn ðə naɪt əv ðə ku, ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈpipəl hæd pruvd ðət "wi ər ˈmaɪti ɪˈnəf tɪ fɔɪl ˈɛni ku", kənˈdɛmɪŋ ðə grup bɪˈhaɪnd ðə plɑt tɪ ˈtɑpəl hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt ɛz ə "ˈtɛrərɪst ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən". rɛd mɔr: ˈtərkɪʃ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz ˈjuˌnaɪt əˈgɛnst ku əˈtɛmpt ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət, hæd ðə ku əˈtɛmpt səkˈsidɪd, "wi wʊd hæv lɔst ɑr ˈhoʊmˌlænd, ənd ˈɔfərd ɪt tɪ ɑr ˈɛnəmi ɪn ə ˈsɪlvər ˈplætər". æl karabat*, rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ frəm ˌɪstɑnˈbul, dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ɪˈvɛnt ɛz "ðə ˈbɪgəst, moʊst ˈkraʊdɪd, pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ˈtərkɪʃ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈhɪstəri". ɛz pɑrt əv ɪts kæmˈpeɪn, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz bɪn ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˈnaɪtli ˈræliz θruaʊt ðə ˈkəntri, ˈkəlməˌneɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈsənˌdiz grænd fəˈnæli. ðə "dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd ˈmɑrtərz' ˈræli" wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈjunɪti əv ðə ˈkəntri, ənd hæd ərʤd əˈtɛnˈdiz tɪ brɪŋ ˈoʊnli ðə ˈtərkɪʃ flæg, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈpɑrti ˈbænərz. əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz, wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈrənɪŋ ðə ɪˈvɛnt. ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz, ˈæmbjələnsɪz ənd mɔr ðən 700 ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌpərsəˈnɛl wər ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ˈduti. ˈsɪmələr ˈræliz wər hɛld ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ əˈfɪʃəlz frəm ðə ˈrulɪŋ ˈʤəstɪs ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈpɑrti (akp*). dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti bækt, praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, hu ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈlidər əv ðə akp*, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə meɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ˈlidər kəˈmɑl ənd ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈmuvmənt ˈpɑrti ˈlidər wər ˈprɛzənt æt ðə ˈræli. ənd əˈdrɛst ðə ˈræli ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhændɪŋ ðə steɪʤ tɪ ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ənd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ɪn hɪz spiʧ, sɛd ðət hi wʊd səˈpɔrt ðə əv ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti ʃʊd ˈpɑrləmɛnt əˈpruv ɪt, seɪɪŋ ðət ˈkəntriz səʧ ɛz ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈʧaɪnə ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ˈkæpɪtəl ˈpənɪʃmənt. preɪzd ðoʊz "hu fɔt ˈbreɪvli ənd stʊd ɪn dɪˈfaɪəns" əv ðə ku əˈtɛmpt. ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈlidər sɛd ðə feɪld ku hæd ˈoʊpənd ə "nu dɔr əv ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz" ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ˈædɪŋ ðət ˈpɑləˌtɪks məst naʊ bi kɛpt aʊt əv ðə mɔsks, kɔrts ənd ˈbɛrəks. "ðɛr ɪz ə nu ˈtərki ˈæftər ˌʤuˈlaɪ 15 sɛd. rɛd mɔr: haʊ kʊd ˈtərkiz feɪld ku əˈfɛkt ðə ˈkərdɪʃ pis ˈprɔˌsɛs? ðə ˈpipəlz dɪˈmɑkrəsi ˈpɑrtiz (hdp*) co-leaders*, ənd wər nɑt ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd. ðə əˈpoʊzd ðə ku, bət wɑz ɪkˈskludɪd frəm ðə ˈræli bɪˈkəz əv ɪts əˈlɛʤd səˈpɔrt fər ðə ˈaʊˌtlɔd ˈkərdɪˌstæn ˈwərkərz' ˈpɑrti (pkk*). dalay*, ˈkɑləmnəst ənd ˈtərki ˈænəlɪst, toʊld æl ʤəˈzirə ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə wʊd hæv "kəmˈplitɪd ðə ˈpɪkʧər". hi sɛd, ðoʊ, ðət ðə ɪˈvɛnt wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ɛz ɪt ʃoʊd "ˈjunɪti əˈkrɔs [ðə] pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈspɛktrəm." ˈtərki, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən kɔl ðə, ən ɑrmd grup ðət həz bɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər ˈkərdɪʃ əˈtɑnəmi sɪns 1984 ə "ˈtɛrərɪst ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən". həz ˈpriviəsli kɔld fər ˈmɛmbərz tɪ bi ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd, əˈkjuzɪŋ ðə ˈpɑrti əv biɪŋ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl wɪŋ. ðə ɪz ðə ˈpɑrti ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt. ɪt dɪˈnaɪz ˈhævɪŋ dɪˈrɛkt lɪŋks wɪθ ðə ənd prəˈmoʊts ə nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd ɛnd tɪ ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈkɑnflɪkt, wɪʧ həz kleɪmd ˈhənərdz əv lɪvz sɪns ə pis ˈprɔˌsɛs, wəns lɛd baɪ ənd hɪz ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈpɑrti, kəˈlæpst ɪn 2015 'wən ˈneɪʃən, wən hɑrt' ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈræli, ðə (təˈgɛðər wi ər strɔŋ) ənd (wən ˈneɪʃən, wən hɑrt) wər ˈtrɛndɪŋ ɔn tˈwɪtər, wɪθ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti ɔn ʃoʊ bɪtˈwin ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz. ˈpipəl frəm ɔl ˈbækˌgraʊnd ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˌfɪliˈeɪʃənz ər ɔn ðə strits tɪ dɪˈfɛnd dɪˈmɑkrəsi! (@bekirgur*) ˈɔgəst 7 2016 ðə feɪld ku, lɛd baɪ ə ˈfækʃən əv ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, kɪld mɔr ðən 270 ˈpipəl ənd poʊzd ðə ˈgrævəst θrɛt jɛt tɪ 13 jɪrz ɪn paʊər. ˈfækʃənz əv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz lɔɪəl tɪ, wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈtərkɪʃ ˈsɪtɪzənz hu tʊk tɪ ðə strits tɪ kənˈfrənt ðə trups, kˈwɪkli pʊt daʊn ðə əˈtɛmpt. ˈpriʧər ənd ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn gulen*, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈælaɪ, həz bɪn bleɪmd fər ðə ku əˈtɛmpt. hi həz dɪˈnaɪd ˈɛni ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ənd kənˈdɛmd ɪt. sɪns ðə ɪˈvɛnts əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ 15 mɔr ðən ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri, ˈsɪvəl ˈsərvɪs ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɛktər hæv bɪn ərˈɛstɪd ər səˈspɛndɪd fər əˈlɛʤd lɪŋks tɪ ˈmuvmənt.
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more than a million people have attended a pro-democracy rally held in istanbul in response to turkey's failed coup attempt last month.
the massive rally on sunday united the country's president, the prime minister and two opposition party leaders around a single issue for the first time in years.
"the world is looking at you now," president recep tayyip erdogan told the rally as he began his speech. "you should be proud of yourselves. each and everyone of you fought for freedom and democracy. all of you are heroes."
erdogan said that on the night of the coup, the turkish people had proved that "we are mighty enough to foil any coup", condemning the group behind the plot to topple his government as a "terrorist organisation".
read more: turkish political parties unite against coup attempt
the president also said that, had the coup attempt succeeded, "we would have lost our homeland, and offered it to our enemy in a silver platter".
al jazeera's ayse karabat, reporting from istanbul, described the event as "the biggest, most crowded, political meeting in turkish political history".
as part of its anti-coup campaign, the government has been encouraging nightly rallies throughout the country, culminating in sunday's grand finale.
the "democracy and martyrs' rally" was designed to represent the unity of the country, and erdogan had urged attendees to bring only the turkish flag, instead of party banners.
about 13,000 people, in addition to police officers, were involved in running the event. helicopters, ambulances and more than 700 medical personnel were also on duty.
similar rallies were held simultaneously across the country, according to officials from the ruling justice and development party (akp).
death penalty backed
erdogan, prime minister binali yildirim, who is also the leader of the akp, as well as the main opposition republican people’s party leader kemal kilicdaroglu and nationalist movement party leader devlet bahceli were present at the rally.
kilicdaroglu and bahceli addressed the rally before handing the stage to the prime minister and the president.
in his speech, erdogan said that he would support the re-introduction of the death penalty should parliament approve it, saying that countries such as the united states and china also have capital punishment.
yildirim praised those "who fought bravely and stood in defiance" of the coup attempt.
opposition leader kilicdaroglu said the failed coup had opened a "new door of compromise" in politics, adding that politics must now be kept out of the mosques, courts and barracks.
"there is a new turkey after july 15," kilicdaroglu said.
read more: how could turkey's failed coup affect the kurdish peace process?
the pro-kurdish people's democracy party's (hdp) co-leaders, selahattin demirtas and figen yuksekdag were not invited. the hdp opposed the coup, but was excluded from the rally because of its alleged support for the outlawed kurdistan workers' party (pkk).
galip dalay, columnist and turkey analyst, told al jazeera that including the hdp would have "completed the picture". he said, though, that the event was significant as it showed "unity across [the] political spectrum."
turkey, the us and the european union call the pkk, an armed group that has been fighting for kurdish autonomy since 1984, a "terrorist organisation".
erdogan has previously called for hdp members to be prosecuted, accusing the party of being the pkk's political wing.
the hdp is the third-biggest party in parliament. it denies having direct links with the pkk and promotes a negotiated end to the kurdish conflict, which has claimed hundreds of lives since a peace process, once led by erdogan and his governing party, collapsed in 2015.
'one nation, one heart'
before and during the rally, the hashtags #birliktegucluyuz (together we are strong) and #tekmillettekyurek (one nation, one heart) were trending on twitter, with thousands of people revelling in the solidarity on show between the political parties.
today,turkish people from all background and political affiliations are on the streets to defend democracy! #turkeyunited #tekmillettekyürek — bekir gür (@bekirgur) august 7, 2016
the failed coup, led by a faction of the turkish military, killed more than 270 people and posed the gravest threat yet to erdogan's 13 years in power.
factions of the security forces loyal to erdogan, with the help of thousands of turkish citizens who took to the streets to confront the troops, quickly put down the attempt.
us-based preacher and businessman fethullah gulen, a former erdogan ally, has been blamed for the coup attempt. he has denied any involvement and condemned it.
since the events of july 15, more than 70,000 people in the military, judiciary, civil service and education sector have been arrested or suspended for alleged links to gulen's movement.
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tərnz aʊt ðət wɪn ju meɪk əˈbɔrʃən ˈrɪli hɑrd tɪ ˈækˌsɛs, fjuər ˈpipəl ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈækˌsɛs əˈbɔrʃən. (əˈmɛrɪkənz juˈnaɪtɪd fər laɪf ˈrɪli məst hæv bɪn ɔn tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪn ðeɪ kʊkt əp ðɪs ˈnæʃənəl ˈstrætəʤi əv ˈʃətərɪŋ ˈklɪnɪks wɪθ maɪəlz əv rɛd teɪp ənd ˈgəvərnmənt bjʊˈrɑkrəsi.) əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu rɪˈpɔrt, ɪn ðə mənθs sɪns ˈtɛksəs' sˈwipɪŋ əˈbɔrʃən lɔ wɛnt ˈɪntu ˈpɑrʃəl ˈifɛkt, ˈklɪnɪks hæv kənˈtɪnjud tɪ kloʊz ðɛr dɔrz ənd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈwɪmən əv ˌriprəˈdəktɪv eɪʤ ˈlɪvɪŋ mɔr ðən 200 maɪəlz frəm ə prəˈvaɪdər ˌɪnˈkrist baɪ ˈnɪrli pərˈsɛnt. (ənd θɪŋz ˈprɑməs tɪ gɪt mɔr daɪər: ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ prəˈvɪʒənz əv 2 wɪl goʊ ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, wɪʧ wɪl ˈlaɪkli ˈʃətər ɔl bət sɪks əv ðə steɪts rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈklɪnɪks.) ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈligəl əˈbɔrʃənz ɪn ðə steɪt drɑpt baɪ 13 pərˈsɛnt, bət ɪn ðə loʊər ˈrioʊ grænd ˈvæli wɛr ðə læst rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ əˈbɔrʃən ˈklɪnɪk kloʊzd ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr ðə drɔp wɑz 21 pərˈsɛnt. bət ˈrisərʧərz æt ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈpɑləsi ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkt (txpep*) wər kwɪk tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ə rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn fəˈsɪlɪtiz ənd ə drɔp ɪn əˈbɔrʃən dɪz nɑt min ðɛr həz bɪn ə rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ðə nid fər kɛr. ɪn fækt, ˈdænjəl ˈgroʊsmən, ðə ˈɔθər əv ðə ˈstədi ənd vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt fər ˈrisərʧ æt ˈaɪbəs ˌriprəˈdəktɪv hɛlθ, sɛd hi bɪˈlivz ˈmɛni ˈwɪmən ər rɪˈzɔrtɪŋ tɪ self-inducing*. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: bət səˈpɔrtərz əv ðə lɔ laɪk rɪˈpəblɪkən steɪt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈʤoʊdi ənd gəv. rɪk ˈpɛri kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈɑrgju ðət ðə riˈstrɪkʃənz hæv meɪd ˈwɪmən ˈseɪfər, ən əˈsərʃən ˈgroʊsmən ˈstrɔŋli ˈriʤɛkts. noʊ ˈɛvədəns ðət ðə ˈseɪfti əv əˈbɔrʃən həz bɪn ˌɪnˈkrist baɪ ðiz restrictions,”*,” ˈgroʊsmən toʊld ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈtrɪbjun. prəˈvɪʒənz ɪn ðɪs lɔ wər nɑt beɪst ɔn ˈɛni ˈmɛdɪkəl evidence.”*.” ˈgroʊsmən ˈædɪd ðət hi hæd ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ə ˈstipər dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv əˈbɔrʃənz, bət ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə ˈoʊpən ˈklɪnɪks ɪn ˈhɛvəli ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd ˈsɪtiz laɪk ˈɔstən ənd ˈdæləs, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz frəm ˌriprəˈdəktɪv raɪts grups ɪn ˈtɛksəs ənd θruaʊt ðə ˈkəntri tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˈpipəl stɪl hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə kɛr ðeɪ nid. bət ðoʊz ˈrisɔrsɪz meɪ nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ mit ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ dɪˈmænd ɛz mɔr ˈklɪnɪks ʃət daʊn ənd ɛz mɔr ˈpipəl ər fɔrst tɪ draɪv ˈlɔŋgər ˈdɪstənsɪz ənd meɪk mɔr ərˈeɪnʤmənts taɪm ɔf wərk, child-care*, ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ˈbeɪsɪk ˈmɛdɪkəl kɛr. lɔt əv ðoʊz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ər aʊt əv fəndz ɔˈrɛdi, ənd ðə fʊl ɪkˈstɛnt əv ðə lɔ ˈivɪn ˈteɪkən effect,”*,” ˌɑnˈdreɪə fərˈignoʊ əv hoʊl ˈwɪmənz hɛlθ toʊld ðə ˈtrɪbjun. ˈrisərʧərz æt wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈmɑnətər ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv 2 ɛz ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ prəˈvɪʒənz goʊ ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən æˈnælɪsɪs əv haʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl əˈtɛmpt tɪ ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ˈsərvɪsɪz. ɪz ˈsərtənli nɑt ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs story,”*,” hi sɛd əv ðə wərk lɛft tɪ bi dən.
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turns out that when you make abortion really hard to access, fewer people are able to access abortion. (americans united for life really must have been on to something when they cooked up this national strategy of shuttering clinics with miles of red tape and government bureaucracy.) according to a new report, in the months since texas' sweeping abortion law went into partial effect, clinics have continued to close their doors and the number of women of reproductive age living more than 200 miles from a provider increased by nearly 3,000 percent. (and things promise to get more dire: the remaining provisions of hb 2 will go into effect in september, which will likely shutter all but six of the state's remaining clinics.)
the number of legal abortions in the state dropped by 13 percent, but in the lower rio grande valley -- where the last remaining abortion clinic closed earlier this year -- the drop was 21 percent. but researchers at the texas policy evaluation project (txpep) were quick to point out that a reduction in facilities and a drop in abortion does not mean there has been a reduction in the need for care. in fact, daniel grossman, the author of the study and vice president for research at ibis reproductive health, said he believes many women are resorting to self-inducing.
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but supporters of the law -- like republican state rep. jodie laubenberg and gov. rick perry -- continue to argue that the restrictions have made women safer, an assertion grossman strongly rejects. "there’s no evidence that the safety of abortion has been increased by these restrictions,” grossman told the texas tribune. “the provisions in this law were not based on any medical evidence.”
grossman added that he had anticipated a steeper decline in the number of abortions, but pointed to the open clinics in heavily populated cities like austin and dallas, as well as the contributions from reproductive rights groups in texas and throughout the country to ensure people still have access to the care they need. but those resources may not be able to meet increasing demand as more clinics shut down and as more people are forced to drive longer distances and make more arrangements -- time off work, child-care, transportation -- to access basic medical care.
“a lot of those organizations are out of funds already, and the full extent of the law hasn’t even taken effect,” andrea ferrigno of whole women's health told the tribune.
researchers at txpep will continue to monitor the impact of hb 2 as the remaining provisions go into effect, including an analysis of how many people attempt to self-induce in response to a reduction in services. “this is certainly not the end of this story,” he said of the work left to be done.
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ˈæbˌstrækt ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˈɛvədəns səˈʤɛsts ðət ˌpæθəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈitɪŋ bɪˈheɪvjərz ɪn bjuˈlɪmiə nərˈvoʊsə (bn*) ər ˈəndərˌpɪnd baɪ ˌɔltərˈeɪʃənz ɪn rɪˈwɔrd ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ənd kənˈtroʊl, ənd baɪ ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ɛnˈkəmpəsɪŋ ðə priˈfrəntəl ˈkɔrtɛks (dlpfc*). məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən əv ðɪs ˈriʤən wɪθ dɪˈrɛkt ˈkɑrənt ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən (tdcs*) meɪ ˈðɛrˌfɔr əˈliviˌeɪt ˈsɪmptəmz əv ðə dɪˈsɔrdər. əˈbʤɛktɪv ðɪs traɪəl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ðə ˈifɛkts əv baɪˈlætərəl ˈoʊvər ðə ɪn ˈædəlts wɪθ. ˈmɛθədz pɑrˈtɪsəpənts (tu meɪlz) rɪˈsivd θri ˈsɛʃənz əv ɪn ə ənd ˌkaʊnərˈbælənst ˈɔrdər: ˈæˌnoʊd lɛft), ˈæˌnoʊd raɪt (al/cr*), ənd ʃæm. ə ˈbætəri əv ˈmɛʒərz wɑz kəmˈplitɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈæftər iʧ ˈsɛʃən ənd ðə ˈfrikwənsi əv buˈlɪmɪk bɪˈheɪvjərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ wɑz rɪˈkɔrdɪd. rɪˈzəlts rɪˈdust ˈitɪŋ dɪˈsɔrdər (ˈɪndɛkst baɪ ðə ˈitɪŋ dɪˈsɔrdər) wɪn kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ənd ʃæm. boʊθ ˈæktɪv kənˈdɪʃənz səˈprɛst ðə ərʤ tɪ ənd ˌɪnˈkrist kənˈtroʊl ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈtɛmpərəl ˈdɪˌskaʊnɪŋ tæsk. kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ʃæm ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən, mud (əˈsɛst wɪθ ðə ˈproʊˌfaɪl əv mud steɪts) ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈæftər bət nɑt. ˈlæstli, ðə θri ˈsɛʃənz hæd ˈkɑmprəbəl ˈifɛkts ɔn ðə əv fud ənd ɔn buˈlɪmɪk bɪˈheɪvjərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 24 aʊərz. kənˈkluʒənz ðiz ˈdætə səˈʤɛst ðət ˌɪmˈpruvz ˈsɪmptəmz əv. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlp tɪ ɪˈlusəˌdeɪt ˈpɑsəbəl ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz əv ˈækʃən ənd ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv səˈlɛktɪŋ ðə ˈɑptɪməl ˌɪˈlɛktroʊd mɑnˈtɑʒ. traɪəlz ər ˈnidɪd tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər həz pəˈtɛnʃəl fər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɛz ə ˈtritmənt fər ˈædəlt. saɪˈteɪʃən: ɛm, məˈklɛlənd ʤeɪ, bɑrˈθoʊldi ɛs, ˈbɔɪsən i, pi, ˈdɔltən bi, ɛt æl. 2017 dɪˈrɛkt ˈkɑrənt ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli ˌɪmˈpruvz ˈsɪmptəmz, mud, ənd kənˈtroʊl ɪn bjuˈlɪmiə nərˈvoʊsə: ə kənˈtroʊld traɪəl. wən ˈɛdɪtər: suˈsɑnə jiménez-murcia*, ˈhɑˌspɪtəl də bellvitge*, speɪn rɪˈsivd: ˌʤuˈlaɪ 19 2016 ækˈsɛptɪd: noʊˈvɛmbər 16 2016 ˈpəblɪʃt: ˈʤænjuˌɛri 25 2017 ˈkɑpiˌraɪt: 2017 ɛt æl. ðɪs ɪz ən ˈoʊpən ˈækˌsɛs ˈɑrtɪkəl dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈəndər ðə tərmz əv ðə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈkɑmənz ˌætrɪˈbjuʃən ˈlaɪsəns, wɪʧ ˈpərˌmɪts ˌənriˈstrɪktɪd juz, ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən, ənd ˌriprəˈdəkʃən ɪn ˈɛni ˈmidiəm, prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɔθər ənd sɔrs ər ˈkrɛdɪtɪd. ˈdætə əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti: ɔl ˈrɛləvənt ˈdætə ər wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈpeɪpər ənd ɪts səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən faɪlz. ˈfəndɪŋ: ðɪs ˈrisərʧ wɑz ˈfəndɪd baɪ ə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrisərʧ əv sɪˈkaɪətri, saɪˈkɑləʤi nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns ˈɛksələns studentship*, əˈwɔrdɪd tɪ mərˈiə ɪn 2012 ʃmɪt, iˈeɪn ˈkæmbəl, ənd ˈænθɔˌni ˈdeɪvɪd rɪˈsiv ˈsæləri səˈpɔrt frəm ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər hɛlθ ˈrisərʧ (nihr*) ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛntər æt saʊθ ˈləndən ənd faʊnˈdeɪʃən trəst ənd ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈləndən. ðə vjuz ɪkˈsprɛst ər ðoʊz əv ðə ˈɔθərz ənd nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ðoʊz əv ðə, ðə ər ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv hɛlθ. ˈoʊpən ˈækˌsɛs fər ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɑz ˈfəndɪd baɪ kɪŋz ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈləndən. ðə ˈfəndərz hæd noʊ roʊl ɪn ðə ˈstədi dɪˈzaɪn, ˈdætə kəˈlɛkʃən ənd æˈnælɪsɪs, dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ, ər ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈmænjəˌskrɪpt. kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈɪntərɪsts: ðə ˈɔθərz hæv dɪˈklɛrd ðət noʊ kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈɪntərɪsts ɪgˈzɪst. 1 ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən bjuˈlɪmiə nərˈvoʊsə (bn*) ɪz baɪ rɪˈkərənt ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ənd ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔri bɪˈheɪvjərz. ɪt ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈimərʤɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌædəˈlɛsəns ənd ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ səbˈstænʃəl ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˌɪmˈpɛrmənt, 1 ənd ən ˌɪnˈkrist rɪsk əv mɔrˈtæləti 2 3 ˈfərðərˌmɔr, həz haɪ reɪts əv wɪθ ˈmeɪʤər mud, æŋˈzaɪəti, ˌɪmˈpəls kənˈtroʊl, ənd ˈsəbstəns juz dɪˈsɔrdərz 4 ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm ˈprɛvələns ˈɛstəˌmeɪts fər jəŋ ˈwɪmən ər 7 wɪn ˈkeɪsɪz ər kənˈsɪdərd 1 ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ˈθɛrəpi ɪz rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ðə ˈtritmənt 5 jɛt moʊst ˈpeɪʃənz rɪˈmeɪn ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈθɛrəpi 6 ənd əˈtrɪʃən reɪts ər ɛz haɪ ɛz 50 7 dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈnɑvəl ˈθɛrəpiz fər rɪˈlaɪz ɔn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈfæktərz ðət kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ pathogenesis*. ˈɛvədəns ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ˌɔltərˈeɪʃənz ɪn rɪˈwɔrd ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ meɪ pleɪ ə ˈsɛntrəl roʊl; fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ reɪt ˈpɪkʧərz əv fud ɛz mɔr ðən ˈhɛlθi kənˈtroʊlz 8 ənd buˈlɪmɪk ˈsɪmptəmz ˈkɔrəˌleɪt ˈpɑzətɪvli wɪθ rɪˈwɔrd ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti 9 10 ˈdætə səˈpɔrt ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv rɪˈwɔrd ˈsɪstəmz ɪn: boʊθ ˈhaɪpər- ənd hæv bɪn əbˈzərvd ɪn ðə ˈnʊrəl ˈnɛtˌwərks ðət ænˈtɪsəpəˌtɔri (ˈwɑnɪŋ) ənd (ˈlaɪkɪŋ) fud rɪˈwɔrd ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪθ ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪr tɪ hæv dɪˈfɪʃənt kənˈtroʊl, ðəs ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti ənd ɪˈrætɪk rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ 13 fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, 14 ənd mɔr ˈʤɛnərəli 15 ər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˌɪmˈpɛrd riˈæktɪv rɪˈspɑns ˌɪnəˈbɪʃən, ənd ɑr grup ˈrisəntli əbˈzərvd ən ˌɪnˈkrist prəˈpɛnsɪti tɪ dɪˈvæˌlju dɪˈleɪd rɪˈwɔrdz (ə ˈkɑnsɛpt noʊn ɛz ˈtɛmpərəl ˈdɪˌskaʊnɪŋ;) ɪn ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ˈhɛlθi kənˈtroʊlz 16 17 ˈstədiz səˈʤɛst ðiz ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ər rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ɪn ˈsərkətri ðət səˈpɔrts kəˈpæsɪtiz 18 19 ɪt həz ˈðɛrˌfɔr bɪn prəˈpoʊzd ðət dɪˈstərbd ˈitɪŋ ɪn ɪz ˈəndərˌpɪnd baɪ ˈprɑbləmz ɪn rɪˈwɔrd ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ənd kənˈtroʊl, wɪʧ ˌkɔrəˈspɑnd tɪ ˌæbərˈeɪʃənz wɪˈθɪn ˈvɛntrəl ənd ˈdɔrsəl ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ˈnʊrəl ˈnɛtˌwərks, rɪˈspɛktɪvli 12 13 20 ˈnɛgətɪv mud meɪ ˈtrɪgər baɪ ˈɔltərɪŋ ðə rɪˈwɔrd ˈvælju əv fud 21 22 ənd baɪ dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ ˈprɑsɛsəz 23 breɪn ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən (nɪbz) ɪˈneɪbəlz ˈtɑrgətɪd məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈkɔrtəkəl, ənd meɪ bi ˈjusfəl fər ‘‘normalising’*’ ˈɔltərd ˈnʊrəl ˈsərkət ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn. ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən nɪbz məˈdælətiz ər rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv mægˈnɛtɪk ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən (rtms*) ənd dɪˈrɛkt ˈkɑrənt ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən (tdcs*). ˈjuzɪz ə kɔɪl tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ə mægˈnɛtɪk fild, wɪʧ ˈpɛnəˌtreɪts ðə skəl ənd ˌɪnˈdusɪz ən ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈkɑrənt, wɛˈræz dɪˈlɪvərz ə dɪˈrɛkt ˈkɑrənt ˈviə tu ˈsərfəs ˌɪˈlɛktroʊdz (ˈæˌnoʊd ənd ˈkæˌθoʊd). ˌɔlˈðoʊ boʊθ ˈmɛθədz ər ənd hæv ˈmɪnəməl saɪd ˈifɛkts, həz ˈsɛvərəl ˈpræktɪkəl ædˈvæntɪʤɪz ˈoʊvər: ɪt ɪz ˈpɔrtəbəl, ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv, həz ə mɔr ˈproʊˌfaɪl, ənd kən bi əˈplaɪd baɪˈlætərəli. ˈɛvədəns fər ðə ˈjusfəlnəs əv nɪbz ɪn sɪˈkaɪətri ɪz əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪŋ, ənd ðə priˈfrəntəl ˈkɔrtɛks (dlpfc*) həz bɪn ðə ˈtɑrgətɪd saɪt ɪn moʊst ˈstədiz. ðɪs ˈriʤən ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˈdɔrsəl ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈnʊrəl ˈstrəkʧər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈfəŋkʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ kənˈtroʊl ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪtɪd ɪn rɪˈwɔrd ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ du tɪ ɪts kəˈnɛkʃənz wɪθ ˈvɛntrəl ˈsərkətri 25 ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈrɛləvəns əv ðiz kəˈpæsɪtiz ɪn, məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə wɪθ nɪbz maɪt əˈliviˌeɪt ˈsɪmptəmz əv ðə dɪˈsɔrdər 26 ˌɪnˈdid, ɑr grup faʊnd ðət wən ˈsɛʃən əv ril ˈvərsəz ʃæm ˈoʊvər ðə lɛft wɑz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ə ˈdiˌkrist ərʤ tɪ it ənd fjuər ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˈpɪriəd ɪn 38 pɑrˈtɪsəpənts wɪθ ə buˈlɪmɪk dɪˈsɔrdər 27 ənd ˈhaʊsmən ɛt æl. 28 əbˈzərvd kəmˈplit riˈmɪʃən əv ˈsɪmptəmz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ 10 ˈsɛʃənz əv lɛft ɪn ə ˈpeɪʃənt wɪθ rəˈfræktəri. ˌmɑʤəˈleɪʃən əv ðə wɪθ həz prəˈdust ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk ˈifɛkts ɪn fud 29 əˈbis ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz 30 ənd ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈvɛriəs ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk dɪˈsɔrdərz 31 (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌænərˈɛksiə nərˈvoʊsə ənd dɪˈsɔrdər) 32 33 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪts juˈtɪləti ɪn həz nɑt bɪn ɪkˈsplɔrd. ðɪs ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ðə ˈifɛkts əv tu ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsɛʃənz əv ədˈmɪnɪstərd baɪˈlætərəli ˈoʊvər ðə (ˈæˌnoʊd lɛft [ar/cl*] ənd ˈæˌnoʊd raɪt [al/cr*]) ɪn ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ. ðə eɪmz wər tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˈwɛðər ðiz ˈsɛʃənz wʊd ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli: (aɪ) səˈprɛs kɔr ˈsɪmptəmz əv (ərʤ tɪ, ˈitɪŋ dɪˈsɔrdər, ˈfrikwənsi əv ənd kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔri bɪˈheɪvjərz); (ii*) rɪˈdus bɪˈheɪvjər (ən ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər əv pur kənˈtroʊl); (iii*) ˈɔltər ðə əv haɪ- ənd swit ənd fudz rɪˈwɔrd ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ); ənd (iv*) ˌɪmˈpruv mud. 2 məˈtɪriəlz ənd ˈmɛθədz pɑrˈtɪsəpənts meɪl ənd ˈfiˌmeɪl ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz 18 jɪrz) wɪθ wər rɪˈkrutɪd frəm ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈləndən, bit, kɔl fər pɑrˈtɪsəpənts, ənd ˈwɛbˌsaɪts, ənd frəm ðə saʊθ ˈləndən ənd faʊnˈdeɪʃən trəst ɛd ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃənt ˈsərvɪs. rɪˈspɑndənts wər skrind baɪ foʊn ənd ə ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs əv wɑz kənˈfərmd wɪθ ən əˈdæptɪd ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈitɪŋ dɪˈsɔrdər ˌdaɪəgˈnɑstɪk skeɪl (ɛdz) 34 ɪkˈskluʒən kraɪˈtɪriə wər: (aɪ) tɪ 35 (ˈditeɪlz əˈveɪləbəl ɔn rɪkˈwɛst); (ii*) sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs sɪks mənθs; ənd (iii*) ˈprɛgnənsi. ˈpipəl 4 meɪlz) kəmˈplitɪd ðə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn skrin ənd 53 fʊlˈfɪld ðə ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti kraɪˈtɪriə (fɪg 1 əv ðiz, 39 2 meɪlz) kəmˈplitɪd ɔl 3 ˈstədi ˈsɛʃənz (ðə ˈdrɑˌpaʊt reɪt wɑz 0 ənd 35 2 meɪlz) kəmˈplitɪd ɔl 3 ˈfɑloʊˌəp kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛrz. ˈpaʊərˌpɔɪnt slaɪd ˈpaʊərˌpɔɪnt slaɪd ˈlɑrʤər ˈɪmɪʤ ˈlɑrʤər ˈɪmɪʤ tɪf ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɪmɪʤ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd: fɪg 1 kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtəd ˈstændərdz əv rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ traɪəlz floʊ ˈdaɪəˌgræm əv ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs θru ðə ˈfeɪzɪz əv ðɪs kənˈtroʊld traɪəl. ə ˈtuˌweɪ 2 ɛks 3 rɪˈpitɪd ˈmɛʒərz ˈsæmpəl saɪz ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən (ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˌɪnərˈækʃən ˈifɛkts) wɑz kənˈdəktəd ˈjuzɪŋ g*power*, wɪθ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns əv ənd ə paʊər əv (ˈnəmbər əv grups 3 ˈnəmbər əv ˈmɛʒərmənts 6 ðɪs ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət 36 pɑrˈtɪsəpənts wər ˈnidɪd tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ə ˈmidiəm ˈifɛkt saɪz (ɛf əˈkaʊnɪŋ fər ə 5 ˈdrɑˌpaʊt reɪt, ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 38 pɑrˈtɪsəpənts wər rikˈwaɪərd. ðə ˈstədi wɑz kənˈdəktəd æt ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv sɪˈkaɪətri, saɪˈkɑləʤi nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns (ˈləndən, uk*). ˈɛθɪkəl əˈpruvəl wɑz əbˈteɪnd frəm ðə ˈləndən ˈsɪti roʊd ˈhæmpˌstɛd ˈnæʃənəl ˈrisərʧ ˈɛθɪks ˈsərvɪs kəˈmɪti ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2014 ɔl pɑrˈtɪsəpənts prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈrɪtən ˌɪnˈfɔrmd kənˈsɛnt ənd wər dɪˈbrift æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənt. wɑz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ iʧ pɑrˈtɪsəpənt ɛz ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən fər ðɛr taɪm. ðə traɪəl wɑz ˈrɛʤɪstərd æt ˈeɪprəl 2014 pɑrˈtɪsəpənts wər rɪˈkrutɪd bɪtˈwin meɪ 2014 ənd ˈɔgəst 2015 ənd ˈdætə wər kəˈlɛktəd bɪtˈwin meɪ 2014 ənd sɛpˈtɛmbər 2015 ðə fʊl traɪəl ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ənd səˈpɔrtɪŋ kənˈsɔrt ˈʧɛˌklɪst ər əˈveɪləbəl ɛz səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd appendices*). dɪˈzaɪn ənd prəˈsiʤər ə ˈkrɔˌsoʊvər dɪˈzaɪn wɑz ɪmˈplɔɪd ɪn wɪʧ ɔl pɑrˈtɪsəpənts rɪˈsivd θri ˈsɛʃənz əv: (aɪ); (ii*); ənd (iii*) ʃæm. ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈɛni pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈlərnɪŋ ˈifɛkts, ˈɔrdər əv ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən wɑz ənd ˌkaʊnərˈbælənst əˈkrɔs pɑrˈtɪsəpənts baɪ ə θərd ˈpɑrti ˈjuzɪŋ ðə blɑk ˈmɛθəd (blɑk saɪz: 6 ˌɪˈlɛktroʊd poʊˈlɛrəti fər ʃæm ˈsɛʃənz wɑz dɪˈtərmənd wɪθ ə ˈrændəm ˈnəmbər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtər 0 ər 1 du tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈkluʒən əv tu ˌɪˈlɛktroʊd montages*, ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈpɑsəbəl fər ðə tɛkˈnɪʃən tɪ bi ˈblaɪndɪd; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈpeɪʃənt ənd ðə ˈrisərʧər ædˈmɪnɪˌstərɪŋ ðə ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈmɛʒərz rɪˈmeɪnd blaɪnd θruaʊt. ən ˈɪntərvəl 2 deɪz; ɛm wɑz juzd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈɛni ˈkɛˌrjoʊvər ˈifɛkts əv ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən ənd, fər iʧ pɑrˈtɪsəpənt, ɔl θri ˈsɛʃənz wər hɛld æt ðə seɪm taɪm əv deɪ. æt ðə fərst əˈpɔɪntmənt, pɑrˈtɪsəpənts kəmˈplitɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn əˈsɛsmənts (ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr, ˈitɪŋ dɪˈsɔrdər ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr [ede-q*] 36 dɪˈprɛʃən æŋˈzaɪəti ənd strɛs skeɪlz 37 ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈmɛʒərz wər kəmˈplitɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ iʧ ˈstədi ˈsɛʃən: (aɪ) tæsk; (ii*) ˈproʊˌfaɪl əv mud steɪts (poms*) 38 (iii*) ˈpɑzətɪv ənd ˈnɛgətɪv əˈfɛkt ˈskɛʤʊl (ˈpænəz) 39 (iv*) fud ˈʧælənʤ tæsk (fct*); (vi) ərʤ tɪ ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈænəˌlɔg skeɪl (vas*); (vi) ˈitɪŋ dɪˈsɔrdər kɑgˈnɪʃən (medcq-r*) 40 ənd (vi) bləd pressure/pulse*. pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ðɛn rɪˈsivd ə ˈsɛʃən əv,, ər ʃæm). ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, ðeɪ rɪˈpitɪd ðə ˈmɛʒərz ɪn ðə seɪm ˈɔrdər, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə ˈmɛʒərɪŋ ðə əv. ə ˈfɑloʊˌəp kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr wɑz kəmˈplitɪd 24 aʊərz ˈleɪtər. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə θərd əˈpɔɪntmənt, ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən əkˌsɛptəˈbɪləti ənd ˈblaɪndɪŋ səkˈsɛs wər ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd. ə skɪˈmætɪk ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈstədi prəˈsiʤər ɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪn fɪg 2 ˈpaʊərˌpɔɪnt slaɪd ˈpaʊərˌpɔɪnt slaɪd ˈlɑrʤər ˈɪmɪʤ ˈlɑrʤər ˈɪmɪʤ tɪf ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɪmɪʤ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd: fɪg 2 skɪˈmætɪk ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv ˈstədi prəˈsiʤər. dɪˈrɛkt ˈkɑrənt ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən (tdcs*) wɑz dɪˈlɪvərd ˈjuzɪŋ ə neuroconn®*® 20 mins*, 2 mɑ, ræmp on/off*) ˈviə tu ˈsərfəs spənʤ ˌɪˈlɛktroʊdz soʊkt ɪn ˈsoʊdiəm ˈklɔraɪd. ɪn ðə kənˈdɪʃən, ðə ˈæˌnoʊd ənd ˈkæˌθoʊd wər pleɪst ˈoʊvər ðə raɪt ənd lɛft rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ðɪs mɑnˈtɑʒ wɑz rɪˈvərst fər. ðə saɪts əv ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən wər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə bim loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm 41 wɪʧ ɪz beɪst ɔn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsɪstəm. fər ʃæm, ˌɪˈlɛktroʊd ˈpleɪsmənt ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪd tɪ wən əv ðə ˈæktɪv kənˈdɪʃənz (si dɪˈzaɪn ənd prəˈsiʤər). tɪ ˈmɪmɪk ril ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən, ðə ʃæm ˈsɛtɪŋ wɑz juzd: ə ˈkɑrənt wɑz əˈplaɪd fər ðə fərst 30 ˈsɛkəndz əv ðə ˈsɛʃən, ˈæftər wɪʧ ɪt stɑpt ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli. pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ˈðɛrˌfɔr ɪkˈspɪriənst ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈtɪŋgəlɪŋ sɛnˈseɪʃən bət rɪˈsivd noʊ ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən fər ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈmɪnəts. ɑr grup həz ʃoʊn ðət ðɪs ʃæm ˈtritmənt ˈkænɑt bi dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt frəm ril 29 ˈmɛʒərz ˈmɛʒərz ər dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ðə ˈɔrdər ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ wər ədˈmɪnɪstərd. ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈaʊtˌkəm ˈvɛriəbəl wɑz ərʤ tɪ; ɔl ˈəðər ˈaʊtˌkəmz wər ˈsɛkənˌdɛri. ərʤ tɪ ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈænəˌlɔg skeɪl (vas*). pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ˈreɪtɪd ðɛr ərʤ tɪ ɔn ə ədˈmɪnɪstərd ˈviə əˈdæptɪv ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈænəˌlɔg skeɪlz (avas*) ˈsɔfˌwɛr 42 wɪʧ wɑz ˈæŋkərd wɪθ ərʤ tɪ binge-eat”*” ənd ərʤ tɪ binge-eat”*”. ˈitɪŋ dɪˈsɔrdər kɑgˈnɪʃən (medcq-r*). ðə (ˈfɔrmərli ðə) 40 ɪz ə ˌɪnvənˈtɔri wɪʧ əˈsɛsɪz ɪn. rɪˈspɑnsɪz ər meɪd ɔn ə skeɪl ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm 1 (ˈstrɔŋli dɪsəˈgri) tɪ 5 (ˈstrɔŋli əˈgri), ˈjildɪŋ ə ˈgloʊbəl skɔr ənd ə skɔr fər θri subscales*: ˌsɛlfkənˈtroʊl ənd self-esteem*, ˈrɪʤɪd weɪt ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ənd fɪr əv weɪt geɪn, ənd weɪt ənd əˈpruvəl. ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ðə skɔrz ˌɪnˈvɑlvz kənˈvərtɪŋ rɑ skɔrz ˈɪntu ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈfɔrmjələ: (əbˈteɪnd rɑ ˌdiviˈeɪʃən ɛks 10 50 əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈnɔrmətɪv ˈdætə ər ˈpəblɪʃt ˈɛlsˌwɛr 43 ˈgloʊbəl wɑz juzd ɛz ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm ˈvɛriəbəl fər ðɪs ˈmɛʒər. fud ˈʧælənʤ tæsk (fct*). ðə ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ə fud ˈvɪdioʊ, ðə ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən əv ril fud, ənd ə ˈsɪriz əv ˌɪˈnɪʃəli dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ɑr grup tɪ ˌɪnˈdus ənd əˈsɛs fud ˈkreɪvɪŋz, ənd həz bɪn ədˈmɪnɪstərd ɪn ɑr ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ɪn ˈvɛriəbəl ˈfɔrˌmæts 27 29 beɪst ɔn ˈrisənt ˈlɪtərəʧər 47 ənd ɔn ˈfidˌbæk frəm pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ɪn ˈərliər ˈstədiz 29 46 ˈsɛvərəl ˌædəpˈteɪʃənz wər meɪd tɪ ðə fər ðə ˈprɛzənt traɪəl. ˈfərstli, ə nu fud ˈvɪdioʊ wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd 5 mins*) ˈjuzɪŋ klɪps frəm ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts. ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ wɑz ˈpaɪlətɪd ɪn 40 ˈædəlts 9 meɪlz), hu ˈreɪtɪd ðə fudz ʃoʊn ɛz ˈhaɪli (min ˈreɪtɪŋ: ənd huz ˈhəŋgər wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪnˈkrist baɪ ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ pi 001 ɑr ˈsɛkəndli, ðə ril fudz pərˈzɛnəd wər ˈɔltərd tɪ ˈkəvər fɔr ˈkætəˌgɔriz: swit (ˈʧɔklət, swits), (crisps*, nəts), swit (ˈɔrɪnʤ, ˈæpəl), ənd (ˈteɪbəl ˈwɔtər ˈkrækərz, raɪs keɪks). ˈlæstli, ðə wər ənd ədˈmɪnɪstərd ˈviə ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd soʊ ðət boʊθ ðə ˈwɑnɪŋ (ˈkreɪvɪŋ) ənd ðə pərˈsivd ˈlaɪkɪŋ əv iʧ ril fud wər ˈmɛʒərd. fər ˈwɑnɪŋ, pɑrˈtɪsəpənts wər æst məʧ du ju wɔnt səm əv ðə [fud] raɪt now?”*?” ənd, fər ˈlaɪkɪŋ, ðeɪ wər æst ˈplɛzənt wʊd ɪt bi tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə teɪst əv ðə [food]?”*]?”. ðiz kˈwɛsʧənz hæv bɪn juzd ˈpriviəsli tɪ ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt ðə ˈwɑnɪŋ ənd ˈlaɪkɪŋ ˈɛləmənts əv fud rɪˈwɔrd 47 ˈtɛmpərəl ˈdɪˌskaʊnɪŋ (td*) tæsk. wɑz əˈsɛst wɪθ ə ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ʧɔɪs tæsk, ɔn ən ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm 48 49 ˈeɪti ˈbaɪnəˌri ˈʧɔɪsɪz wər ədˈmɪnɪstərd ɪn ə ˈrændəm ˈɔrdər: fər iʧ wən pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ʧoʊz bɪtˈwin ə sˈmɔlər əˈmaʊnt əv ˈməni əˈveɪləbəl ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli [ss*] rɪˈwɔrd) ənd ə ˈlɑrʤər əˈmaʊnt əˈveɪləbəl ɪn 3 mənθs [ll*] rɪˈwɔrd). tu taɪps əv dɪˈsɪʒən ˈfreɪmɪŋ wər ɪmˈplɔɪd: ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt ənd dɪˈleɪ 40 ˈbaɪnəˌri ˈʧɔɪsɪz ɪn iʧ sɛt). ɪn ðə ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt sɛt, ðə rɪˈwɔrd rɪˈmeɪnd æt ənd ðə rɪˈwɔrd ˌɪnˈkrist frəm tɪ ɪn ˈɪŋkrəˌmɛnts. ɪn ðə dɪˈleɪ sɛt, ðə rɪˈwɔrd wɑz fɪkst æt waɪl ðə rɪˈwɔrd ˌɪnˈkrist frəm tɪ ɪn ˈɪŋkrəˌmɛnts. wɑz kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪd baɪ dɪˈtərmənɪŋ participants’*’ ˈdɪskaʊnt ˈmægnəˌtud əv rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt ˈvælju əv ə fˈjuʧər iʧ ʧɔɪs sɛt ˈjuzɪŋ ə prəˈsiʤər dɪˈskraɪbd ˈɛlsˌwɛr (ðə ˈvælju əbˈteɪnd ˈreɪnʤɪz frəm 0 tɪ 1 wɪθ sˈmɔlər ˈnəmbərz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈgreɪtər ənd ðəs ə ˈgreɪtər ˈtɛndənsi tɪ ʧuz ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət rɪˈwɔrd). ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈdɪskaʊnt ˈfæktər wɑz ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ɛz ðə min əv ðə ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt ənd dɪˈleɪ ˈdɪskaʊnt ˈfæktərz, ənd juzd ɛz ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm ˈvɛriəbəl. ˈproʊˌfaɪl əv mud steɪts (poms*). ðə 38 ɪz ə ˈmɛʒər kənˈteɪnɪŋ 65 ˈæʤɪktɪvz wɪʧ rɪˈspɑndənts reɪt ɔn ə skeɪl ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm 0 (nɑt æt ɔl) tɪ 4 (ɪkˈstrimli). pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ˈænsərd ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ haʊ ðeɪ wər ˈfilɪŋ æt ðə taɪm əv rɪˈspɑndɪŋ now”*”). ðə skeɪl ˌɪnˈkludz sɪks ˈfæktərz (ˈtɛnʃən, dɪˈprɛʃən, ˈæŋgər, vigour*, fəˈtig, ənd kənfˈjuʒən). ə ˈtoʊtəl mud dɪˈstərbəns skɔr kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd (ˈgloʊbəl skɔr), wɪʧ wɑz juzd ɛz ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm ˈvɛriəbəl fər ðɪs kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr. ˈpɑzətɪv ənd ˈnɛgətɪv əˈfɛkt ˈskɛʤʊl (ˈpænəz). ðə ˈpænəz 39 kənˈsɪsts əv tu skeɪlz wɪʧ ˈmɛʒər ˈpɑzətɪv ənd ˈnɛgətɪv əˈfɛkt. ɔn ə skeɪl ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm 0 (ˈvɛri sˈlaɪtli ər nɑt æt ɔl) tɪ 4 (ɪkˈstrimli), pɑrˈtɪsəpənts reɪt ðə ɪkˈstɛnt tɪ wɪʧ ðeɪ hæv ɪkˈspɪriənst iʧ əv ðə 20 wɪˈθɪn ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr taɪm freɪm now”*” ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstədi). tu skɔrz ər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd: ˈpɑzətɪv (panas-positive*) ənd ˈnɛgətɪv (panas-negative*) əˈfɛkt., əkˌsɛptəˈbɪləti, ənd ˈblaɪndɪŋ əv. wɑz əˈsɛst wɪθ ə ˈmɛʒərɪŋ ˈlɛvəl əv dɪˈskəmfərt ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə. əkˌsɛptəˈbɪləti wɑz dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ˈæskɪŋ pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ˈwɛðər ðeɪ wʊd kənˈsɪdər ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑrt ɪn ə ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk traɪəl əv (ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ 20 ˈsɛʃənz), ɪf ɪt wər əˈveɪləbəl. ðə vəˈlɪdɪti əv ðə ʃæm ˈtritmənt wɑz ʤəʤd baɪ ˈæskɪŋ pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ənd ˈrisərʧərz hu ədˈmɪnɪstərd ðə ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈmɛʒərz tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə pləˈsiboʊ ˈsɛʃən, ənd tɪ reɪt ðɛr ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ðɛr ˈænsər ɔn ə. ˈfɑloʊˌəp kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr. ðə ˈfɑloʊˌəp kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr wɑz ədˈmɪnɪstərd ˈɔnˌlaɪn (ðə wɑz ʃɛrd baɪ iˈmeɪl). pɑrˈtɪsəpənts wər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ steɪt haʊ ˈmɛni ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv, ˈvɑmətɪŋ, juz, ənd ɪkˈsɛsɪv ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ðeɪ hæd ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpɪriəd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ iʧ ˈsɛʃən. ˈdætə æˈnælɪsɪs stəˈtɪstɪkəl æˈnælɪˌsiz wər pərˈfɔrmd ɔn ibm®*® spss®*® (ˈvərʒən 21 ˈjuzɪŋ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns əv ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ðɛr wər noʊ ˈɑbviəs ˈaʊtlaɪərz ɪn ðə ˈdætə. fər ˈvɛriəbəlz wɪθ ˈnɔrməli dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈdætə, ˈifɛkts əv wər ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈtuˌweɪ 3 (ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən: ˈvərsəz. ˈvərsəz. ʃæm) ɛks 2 (timepoint*: ˈvərsəz.) rɪˈpitɪd ˈmɛʒərz, wɛrˈbaɪ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən ɛks ˌɪnərˈækʃənz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən ˈvɛrid əˈkrɔs kənˈdɪʃənz (ˈsɪmpəl ˈifɛkts æˈnælɪˌsiz wər juzd tɪ dɪˈtərmən wɪʧ kənˈdɪʃənz ˈdɪfərd). wɛr ˈdætə wər nɑt ˈnɔrməli dɪˈstrɪbjətəd, wɪlˈkɑksən tɛsts wər juzd tɪ kəmˈpɛr pri- ənd skɔrz fər iʧ kənˈdɪʃən ˈsɛpərətli. ˈwənˈweɪ ənd ˈwənˈweɪ rɪˈpitɪd ˈmɛʒərz wər juzd tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðə ˈifɛkt əv ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən taɪp ˈvərsəz. ˈvərsəz. ʃæm) ɔn ˈsɪmptəmz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˈpɪriəd ənd ɔn ðə dɪˈskəmfərt ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈdʊrɪŋ, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ˈblaɪndɪŋ səkˈsɛs wɑz əˈpreɪzd ˈjuzɪŋ tɛsts. wɛr ˈrɛləvənt, ˈifɛkt ˈsaɪzɪz (ɑr) ər ˌriˈpɔrtəd. 4 dɪˈskəʃən ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst ˈstədi tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə ˈifɛkts əv ɪn. ðə rɪˈzəlts prəˈvaɪd ˈpɑzətɪv fər ðə ˈklɪnɪkəl juˈtɪləti əv baɪˈlætərəl əˈplaɪd tɪ ðə ɪn ðɪs ˈpeɪʃənt ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. spəˈsɪfɪkli, rɪˈdust ðə sɪˈvɛrɪti əv (ˈɪndɛkst baɪ ðə) wɪn kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ənd ʃæm. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, boʊθ ənd səˈprɛst ðə ərʤ tɪ ənd ˌɪnˈkrist ðə ˈlɛvəl əv kənˈtroʊl ˈɛksərˌsaɪzd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə tæsk. kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ʃæm ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən, mud (əˈsɛst wɪθ ðə) ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈæftər bət nɑt. ˈlæstli, ðə θri ˈsɛʃənz ɪgˈzərtɪd ɪkˈwɪvələnt ˈifɛkts ɔn ðə ˈwɑnɪŋ ənd ˈlaɪkɪŋ əv fud ənd ɔn buˈlɪmɪk bɪˈheɪvjərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˈpɪriəd. ðə ˈdiˌkris ɪn ˈsɪmptəmz əv ɪz kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈɛvədəns ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ ðət ˌmɑʤəˈleɪʃən əv ðə wɪθ nɪbz kən ˌɪnˈdus ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk ˈifɛkts ɪn 26 32 33 46 52 ðoʊ ˈoʊnli ˈmɑdəst ˌɪmˈpruvmənts wər rɪˈkɔrdɪd ənd noʊ ˈifɛkts ɔn ˈækʧəwəl buˈlɪmɪk bɪˈheɪvjərz wər əbˈzərvd, ˈkɔrtəkəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsɛʃən əv ər slaɪt 20 ənd əˈpɪr tɪ dɪˈmɪnɪʃ əˈprɑksəmətli aʊərz 53 54 ˈkɑnvərsli, ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ˈsɛʃənz hæv bɪn ʃoʊn tɪ ˈproʊdus ənd ˈkjumjələtɪv ˈifɛkts 54 ənd tɪ ɪˈlɪsɪt ˈklɪnɪkəl geɪnz ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk dɪˈsɔrdərz 31 ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌænərˈɛksiə nərˈvoʊsə 33 ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðɪs ˈstədi ˈðɛrˌfɔr prəˈvaɪd ə strɔŋ ˌræʃəˈnæl fər kənˈdəktɪŋ ə ˈtritmənt traɪəl ɪn. ɑr ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðət ˈæktɪv bət nɑt ʃæm rɪˈdust bɪˈheɪvjər kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊɪŋ ðət ðɪs prɪˈzumd ˈsteɪbəl ˌpərsəˈnælɪti treɪt kən bi ˈɔltərd əˈkjutli baɪ ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən 46 55 56 ənd səˈʤɛsts ðət ðə ˈæbsəns əv ʧeɪnʤ ˈpriviəsli ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd baɪ ɑr grup 29 maɪt bi əˈtrɪbjətəbəl tɪ ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ðə əv ˈdɪˌskaʊnɪŋ. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrts ə ki roʊl fər ðə ɪn kənˈtroʊl, ənd prəˈvaɪdz səm ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz θru wɪʧ maɪt ɪgˈzərt ɪts ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk ˈifɛkts. ˈfərðər ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk ˈɪnfərˌɛnsɪz kən bi drɔn frəm ɑr ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðət ril ˈvərsəz ʃæm rɪˈdust ˈtoʊtəl mud dɪˈstərbəns (ðoʊ ˈoʊnli æt trɛnd ˈlɛvəl), wɪʧ ˌkɔrəˈspɑndz tɪ ˈdætə frəm ðə dɪˈprɛʃən ˈlɪtərəʧər 57 ɛz ˈnɛgətɪv əˈfɛkt ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd praɪər tɪ ənd ˈpərʤɪŋ 58 ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɪn mud ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɪn ˈklɪnɪkəl ˈsɪmptəmz. ɪn ðɪs ˈstədi, ril ˈvərsəz ʃæm ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən hæd noʊ ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ˈwɑnɪŋ ər ˈlaɪkɪŋ əv ə səˈlɛkʃən əv swit ənd haɪ- ənd fudz, wɪʧ ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkts ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈpriviəsli 29 ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ðiz praɪər ˈstədiz wər kənˈdəktəd ɪn ˈhɛlθi ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, huz ˈkreɪvɪŋz meɪ hæv bɪn lɛs ˌɪnˈtɛns ənd mɔr modifiable*. ɪt meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi ðət ɑr ˈmɛθəd əv əˈsɛsmənt lækt ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti, sɪns ðə ˈkreɪvɪŋ ˈɪndɛks ɪn ɑr ˈərliər ˈstədi 29 ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd ˈreɪtɪŋz əv ðə ˈsɛnsəri ˈprɑpərtiz əv ðə fudz pərˈzɛnəd (i.e*., smɛl, teɪst, ənd əˈpɪrəns), ənd ˈkreɪvɪŋz ər noʊn tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt dɪˈzaɪər fər ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈsɛnsəri ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən 62 ɔlˈtərnətɪvli, ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənəl ˈtɛndənsiz təˈwɔrdz fud maɪt bi bɛst ˈkæpʧərd wɪθ tæsks əˈsɛsɪŋ ˌɪmˈplɪsət ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ɪkˈsplɪsət ˈwɑnɪŋ, səʧ ɛz ðoʊz ˈmɛʒərɪŋ riˈækʃən taɪm 47 ər aɪ ˈmuvmənt 60 ðə poʊˈlɛrəti ˈifɛkt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt ˈoʊvər ɪn əˈgrimənt wɪθ ˈdætə frəm ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪθ ˈfrikˌwɛnt fud ˈkreɪvɪŋz 60 ənd səˈʤɛsts ðət ɛd ənd mud dɪˈstərbəns meɪ bi ɪn. ˌɪnˈdid, ˈkɔrtəkəl ˌeɪˈsɪmətri həz bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv ɛd ˈsɪmptəmz; fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈoʊvərˈitɪŋ ənd dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ ˌɪmˈpɛrmənts hæv bɪn əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ rɪˈdust ˈfəŋkʃən ɪn ðə raɪt priˈfrəntəl ˈkɔrtɛks (pfc*) 63 waɪl ənd hæv bɪn lɪŋkt tɪ ˈgreɪtər priˈfrəntəl ˌæktəˈveɪʃən 64 ðiz ˈfaɪndɪŋz səˈpɔrt ðə ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk pəˈtɛnʃəl əv (excitatory*) ənd (ˌɪnˈhɪbəˌtɔri) ˌmɑʤəˈleɪʃən əv ðə raɪt ənd lɛft, rɪˈspɛktɪvli, bət du nɑt ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ (ənd tɪ ðə lɛft 27 tu prəˈdusɪz ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˈifɛkts. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ənˈklɪr waɪ ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən feɪld tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv mud ɪn ðɪs ˈstədi, wɪn ðɪs mɑnˈtɑʒ həz bɪn səkˈsɛsfəli juzd tɪ trit ˈmeɪʤər dɪˈprɛʃən 57 əˈdɪʃənəl ˈdætə meɪ ˈfɑstər ə ˈgreɪtər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv breɪn ɪn. ðɪs ˈstədi həz ˈsɛvərəl ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz. ˈfərstli, baɪ ʧæns, ðɛr wɑz ə trɛnd fər ərʤ tɪ skɔrz tɪ ˈdɪfər əˈkrɔs ðə kənˈdɪʃənz: sˈlaɪtli loʊər ˈvæljuz wər əbˈteɪnd ˌbiˈfɔr ʃæm ðən ˌbiˈfɔr ənd (fɪg 3 əˈlaʊɪŋ lɛs skoʊp fər ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɪn ðə ʃæm ˈsɛʃən. ˈsɪmələrli, skɔrz əˈpɪrd tɪ bi haɪəst ˌbiˈfɔr (fɪg 4 ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɪs ˈdɪfərəns dɪd nɑt əˈproʊʧ sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns. ˈsɛkəndli, du tɪ ðə haɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ 65 wi dɪd nɑt ɪkˈsklud ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪθ ˈmɛntəl dɪˈsɔrdərz. waɪl ɪt simz ənˈlaɪkli, ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ steɪt ˈwɛðər ən ˈifɛkt əv ɔn ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˈsɪmptəmz kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz 66 ˈθərdli, wi ˌɪnˈkludɪd boʊθ lɛft- ənd raɪˈthændɪd pɑrˈtɪsəpənts, ənd ˈhændədnəs ˈɪnˌfluənsɪz ðə ˈifɛkts əv ɪn 67 ˈfɔrθli, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈrisərʧər ædˈmɪnɪˌstərɪŋ ðə ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈmɛʒərz wɑz blaɪnd tɪ ðə ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən kənˈdɪʃən, wi ˈkænɑt rul aʊt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət pɑrˈtɪsəpənts wər ˈɪnfluənst baɪ ˌɪnərˈækʃən wɪθ ðə tɛkˈnɪʃən. ˈlæstli, ˈdætə ɔn ɛd ˈsɪmptəmz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən wər ˈgæðərd ˈjuzɪŋ ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈmɛʒərz. ðɪs ˈlɪmɪts ðə ˈklɪnɪkəl ˌæpləkəˈbɪləti əv ɑr ˈfaɪndɪŋz sɪns ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl goʊl əv ˈtritmənts ɪz əv ˈitɪŋ bɪˈheɪvjər. 5 kənˈkluʒənz ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈrisərʧ prəˈvaɪdz prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈɛvədəns ðət baɪˈlætərəl tɪ ðə həz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ ˌɪnˈdus ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk ˈifɛkts ɪn, æt list ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɑsəbəl ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz əv ˈækʃən ənd ˌɪnˈfɔrmz ðə dɪˈzaɪn əv fˈjuʧər traɪəlz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ˌɪˈlɛktroʊd mɑnˈtɑʒ səˈlɛkʃən. waɪl ˈoʊnli ˈmɑdəst kənˈkluʒənz kən bi drɔn rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈklɪnɪkəl juˈtɪləti əv ɪn, ɑr ˈfaɪndɪŋz ˈɔfər səˈpɔrt ənd ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən fər ˈstədiz ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz. ˈɔθər ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz kənˈsɛpʧwəlɪˌzeɪʃən: ˈjuˈɛs. ˈdætə curation*:. ˈfɔrməl æˈnælɪsɪs:. ˈfəndɪŋ ˌækwəˈzɪʃən: ˈjuˈɛs. ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən: ɛb ˈɛmˈti. ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi: ˈjuˈɛs. ˈprɑʤɛkt ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən:. ˈrisɔrsɪz:. ˈsɔfˌwɛr: piɛm. ˌsupərˈvɪʒən: ˈjuˈɛs. ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən: ˈjuˈɛs. ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən:. ˈraɪtɪŋ ərˈɪʤənəl dræft:. ˈraɪtɪŋ ˌrivˈju ˈɛdɪtɪŋ: ɛb piɛm ˈjuˈɛs.
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abstract background evidence suggests that pathological eating behaviours in bulimia nervosa (bn) are underpinned by alterations in reward processing and self-regulatory control, and by functional changes in neurocircuitry encompassing the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlpfc). manipulation of this region with transcranial direct current stimulation (tdcs) may therefore alleviate symptoms of the disorder. objective this double-blind sham-controlled proof-of-principle trial investigated the effects of bilateral tdcs over the dlpfc in adults with bn. methods thirty-nine participants (two males) received three sessions of tdcs in a randomised and counterbalanced order: anode right/cathode left (ar/cl), anode left/cathode right (al/cr), and sham. a battery of psychological/neurocognitive measures was completed before and after each session and the frequency of bulimic behaviours during the following 24-hours was recorded. results ar/cl tdcs reduced eating disorder cognitions (indexed by the mizes eating disorder cognitions questionnaire-revised) when compared to al/cr and sham tdcs. both active conditions suppressed the self-reported urge to binge-eat and increased self-regulatory control during a temporal discounting task. compared to sham stimulation, mood (assessed with the profile of mood states) improved after ar/cl but not al/cr tdcs. lastly, the three tdcs sessions had comparable effects on the wanting/liking of food and on bulimic behaviours during the 24 hours post-stimulation. conclusions these data suggest that single-session tdcs transiently improves symptoms of bn. they also help to elucidate possible mechanisms of action and highlight the importance of selecting the optimal electrode montage. multi-session trials are needed to determine whether tdcs has potential for development as a treatment for adult bn.
citation: kekic m, mcclelland j, bartholdy s, boysen e, musiat p, dalton b, et al. (2017) single-session transcranial direct current stimulation temporarily improves symptoms, mood, and self-regulatory control in bulimia nervosa: a randomised controlled trial. plos one 12(1): e0167606. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167606 editor: susana jiménez-murcia, hospital universitari de bellvitge, spain received: july 19, 2016; accepted: november 16, 2016; published: january 25, 2017 copyright: © 2017 kekic et al. this is an open access article distributed under the terms of the creative commons attribution license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. data availability: all relevant data are within the paper and its supporting information files. funding: this research was funded by a medical research council/institute of psychiatry, psychology & neuroscience excellence studentship, awarded to maria kekic in 2012. ulrike schmidt, iain campbell, and anthony david receive salary support from the national institute for health research (nihr) mental health biomedical research centre at south london and maudsley nhs foundation trust and king’s college london. the views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the nhs, the nihr or the department of health. open access for this article was funded by king's college london. the funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. competing interests: the authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
1. introduction bulimia nervosa (bn) is characterised by recurrent episodes of binge-eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviours. it typically emerges during adolescence and is associated with substantial functional impairment, suicidality [1], and an increased risk of mortality [2, 3]. furthermore, bn has high rates of comorbidity with major mood, anxiety, impulse control, and substance use disorders [4]. lifetime prevalence estimates for young women are 7% when subthreshold cases are considered [1]. cognitive behavioural therapy is regarded as the gold-standard treatment [5], yet most patients remain symptomatic following therapy [6] and attrition rates are as high as 50% [7]. development of novel therapies for bn relies on identifying factors that contribute to pathogenesis. evidence indicates that alterations in reward processing may play a central role; for example, patients with bn rate pictures of food as more interesting/arousing than healthy controls [8] and bulimic symptoms correlate positively with reward sensitivity [9, 10]. neuroimaging data support the importance of reward systems in bn: both hyper- and hypo-responsivity have been observed in the neural networks that subserve anticipatory (wanting) and consummatory (liking) food reward processing [11–13]. individuals with bn also appear to have deficient self-regulatory control, thus increasing instability and erratic responding to rewarding stimuli [13]. for example, bn [14] and binge-eating more generally [15] are associated with impaired reactive response inhibition, and our group recently observed an increased propensity to devalue delayed rewards (a concept known as temporal discounting; td) in patients with bn relative to healthy controls [16, 17]. neuroimaging studies suggest these difficulties are related to hypoactivity in circuitry that supports self-regulatory capacities [18, 19]. it has therefore been proposed that disturbed eating in bn is underpinned by problems in reward processing and self-regulatory control, which correspond to aberrations within ventral limbic and dorsal cognitive frontostriatal neural networks, respectively [12, 13, 20]. negative mood may trigger binge-eating by altering the reward value of food [21, 22] and by diminishing self-regulatory processes [23]. non-invasive brain stimulation (nibs) enables targeted manipulation of cortical excitability, and may be useful for ‘normalising’ altered neural circuit activity in bn. the most common nibs modalities are repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rtms) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tdcs). rtms uses a coil to generate a magnetic field, which penetrates the skull and induces an electrical current, whereas tdcs delivers a low-amplitude direct current via two surface electrodes (anode and cathode). although both methods are well-tolerated and have minimal side effects, tdcs has several practical advantages over rtms: it is portable, inexpensive, has a more favourable safety-feasibility profile, and can be applied bilaterally. evidence for the usefulness of nibs in psychiatry is accumulating, and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlpfc) has been the targeted site in most studies. this region is part of the dorsal cognitive frontostriatal circuitry—representing the major neural structure involved in executive functions, including self-regulatory control [24]–and is also implicated in reward processing due to its anatomical/functional connections with ventral limbic circuitry [25]. given the aetiological relevance of these neurocognitive capacities in bn, manipulating the dlpfc with nibs might alleviate symptoms of the disorder [26]. indeed, our group found that one session of real versus sham rtms over the left dlpfc was associated with a decreased urge to eat and fewer binge-eating episodes during the 24-hour follow-up period in 38 participants with a bulimic disorder [27], and hausmann et al. [28] observed complete remission of binge/purge symptoms following 10 sessions of left dlpfc rtms in a patient with refractory bn. modulation of the dlpfc with tdcs has produced therapeutic effects in food cravers [29], obese individuals [30], and patients with various psychiatric disorders [31] (including anorexia nervosa and binge-eating disorder) [32, 33]; however, its utility in bn has not been explored. this proof-of-principle clinical trial investigated the effects of two single sessions of sham-controlled tdcs administered bilaterally over the dlpfc (anode right/cathode left [ar/cl] and anode left/cathode right [al/cr]) in patients with bn. the aims were to establish whether these sessions would temporarily: (i) suppress core symptoms of bn (urge to binge-eat, eating disorder [ed]-related cognitions, frequency of binge-eating and compensatory behaviours); (ii) reduce td behaviour (an indicator of poor self-regulatory control); (iii) alter the wanting/liking of high- and low-calorie sweet and savoury foods (anticipatory/consummatory reward processing); and (iv) improve mood.
2. materials and methods 2.1. participants male and female volunteers (≥ 18 years) with bn were recruited from the king’s college london, beat, call for participants, and experimatch websites, and from the south london and maudsley nhs foundation trust ed outpatient service. respondents were screened by phone and a dsm-5 diagnosis of bn was confirmed with an adapted version of the eating disorder diagnostic scale (edds) [34]. exclusion criteria were: (i) contraindications to tdcs [35] (details available on request); (ii) significant health problems in the previous six months; and (iii) pregnancy. fifty-seven people (4 males) completed the telephone screen and 53 fulfilled the eligibility criteria (fig 1). of these, 39 (2 males) completed all 3 study sessions (the dropout rate was 0%) and 35 (2 males) completed all 3 follow-up questionnaires. ppt powerpoint slide
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larger image tiff original image download: fig 1. consolidated standards of reporting trials flow diagram of the progress through the phases of this randomised controlled trial. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167606.g001 a two-way 2 x 3 repeated measures anova sample size calculation (incorporating interaction effects) was conducted using g*power, with a two-sided significance of 0.05 and a power of 0.95 (number of groups = 3; number of measurements = 6). this indicated that 36 participants were needed to detect a medium effect size (f = 0.25). accounting for a 5% dropout rate, a total of 38 participants were required. the study was conducted at the institute of psychiatry, psychology & neuroscience (london, uk). ethical approval was obtained from the london city road & hampstead national research ethics service committee (10th february 2014, 14/lo/0025). all participants provided written informed consent and were debriefed at the end of the experiment. £50 was given to each participant as compensation for their time. the trial was registered at www.controlled-trials.com (29th april 2014, isrctn70396934). participants were recruited between 1st may 2014 and 17th august 2015, and data were collected between 20th may 2014 and 9th september 2015. the full trial protocol and supporting consort checklist are available as supporting information (s1 and s2 appendices). 2.2. design and procedure a double-blind sham-controlled crossover design was employed in which all participants received three sessions of tdcs: (i) ar/cl; (ii) al/cr; and (iii) sham. in an effort to minimise any potential learning effects, order of stimulation was randomised and counterbalanced across participants by a third party using the block method (block size: 6). electrode polarity for sham sessions was determined with a random number generator (0 or 1). due to the inclusion of two electrode montages, it was not possible for the tdcs technician to be blinded; however, the patient and the researcher administering the experimental measures remained blind throughout. an intersession interval (≥ 2 days; m = 9.10, sd = 9.39) was used to avoid any carryover effects of stimulation and, for each participant, all three sessions were held at the same time of day. at the first appointment, participants completed several baseline assessments (demographic questionnaire, eating disorder examination questionnaire [ede-q] [36], depression anxiety and stress scales [dass-21] [37]). the following pre-tdcs measures were completed during each study session: (i) td task; (ii) profile of mood states (poms) [38]; (iii) positive and negative affect schedule (panas) [39]; (iv) food challenge task (fct); (v) urge to binge-eat visual analogue scale (vas); (vi) mizes eating disorder cognition questionnaire-revised (medcq-r) [40]; and (vi) blood pressure/pulse. participants then received a 20-minute session of tdcs (ar/cl, al/cr, or sham). immediately post-tdcs, they repeated the pre-tdcs measures in the same order, followed by a vas measuring the tolerability of tdcs. a follow-up questionnaire was completed 24 hours later. at the end of the third appointment, intervention acceptability and blinding success were evaluated. a schematic representation of the study procedure is provided in fig 2. ppt powerpoint slide
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larger image tiff original image download: fig 2. schematic representation of study procedure. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167606.g002 2.3. transcranial direct current stimulation (tdcs) tdcs was delivered using a neuroconn® dc-stimulator (20 mins, 2 ma, 10-second ramp on/off) via two 25cm2 surface sponge electrodes soaked in 0.9% sodium chloride. in the ar/cl condition, the anode and cathode were placed over the right (f4) and left dlpfc (f3), respectively. this montage was reversed for al/cr tdcs. the sites of stimulation were located using the beam f3 location system [41], which is based on the international 10–20 system. for sham tdcs, electrode placement corresponded to one of the active conditions (see design and procedure). to mimic real stimulation, the device’s sham setting was used: a current was applied for the first 30 seconds of the session, after which it stopped automatically. participants therefore experienced the initial tingling sensation but received no stimulation for the remaining 19.5 minutes. our group has shown that this sham treatment cannot be distinguished from real tdcs [29]. 2.4. measures measures are described in the order in which they were administered. the primary outcome variable was urge to binge-eat; all other outcomes were secondary. 2.4.1. urge to binge-eat visual analogue scale (vas). participants rated their urge to binge-eat on a computerised vas administered via adaptive visual analog scales (avas) software [42], which was anchored with “no urge to binge-eat” and “extreme urge to binge-eat”. 2.4.2. mizes eating disorder cognition questionnaire-revised (medcq-r). the medcq-r (formerly the mizes anorectic cognitions questionnaire-revised) [40] is a 24-item self-report inventory which assesses cognitions in eds. responses are made on a likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree), yielding a global score and a score for three subscales: self-control and self-esteem, rigid weight regulation and fear of weight gain, and weight and approval. interpretation of the scores involves converting raw scores into t-scores using the following formula: (obtained raw score—mean)/standard deviation x 10 + 50. appropriate normative data are published elsewhere [43]. global medcq-r t-score was used as the outcome variable for this measure. 2.4.3. food challenge task (fct). the fct—which involves exposure to a food video, the presentation of real food, and a series of vass—was initially developed by our group to induce and assess food cravings, and has been administered in our laboratory in variable formats [27, 29, 44–46]. based on recent literature [47] and on feedback from participants in earlier studies [29, 46], several adaptations were made to the fct for the present trial. firstly, a new food video was created (5 mins) using clips from television advertisements. this video was piloted in 40 adults (9 males), who rated the foods shown as highly appetising (mean rating: 73.38/100) and whose hunger was significantly increased by the footage [t(39) = -6.37, p < .001, r = 0.71]. secondly, the real foods presented were altered to cover four categories: high-calorie sweet (chocolate, sweets), high-calorie savoury (crisps, nuts), low-calorie sweet (orange, apple), and low-calorie savoury (table water crackers, rice cakes). lastly, the vass—which were computerised and administered via avas—were modified so that both the wanting (craving) and the perceived liking of each real food were measured. for wanting, participants were asked “how much do you want some of the [food] right now?” and, for liking, they were asked “how pleasant would it be to experience the taste of the [food]?”. these questions have been used previously to differentiate the wanting and liking elements of food reward [47]. 2.4.4. temporal discounting (td) task. td was assessed with a hypothetical monetary choice task, modelled on an established paradigm [48, 49]. eighty binary choices were administered in a random order: for each one participants chose between a smaller amount of money available immediately (smaller-sooner [ss] reward) and a larger amount available in 3 months (larger-later [ll] reward). two types of decision framing were employed: accelerate and delay (40 binary choices in each set). in the accelerate set, the ll reward remained at £100 and the ss reward increased from £20 to £98 in £2 increments. in the delay set, the ss reward was fixed at £50 while the ll reward increased from £52 to £130 in £2 increments. td was quantified by determining participants’ discount factor—the magnitude of reduction in the present value of a future reward—for each choice set using a two-step procedure described elsewhere [48–50] (the value obtained ranges from 0 to 1, with smaller numbers indicating greater td and thus a greater tendency to choose the immediate reward). the global discount factor was calculated as the mean of the accelerate and delay discount factors, and used as the outcome variable. 2.4.5. profile of mood states (poms). the poms [38] is a self-report measure containing 65 adjectives which respondents rate on a likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely). participants answered in relation to how they were feeling at the time of responding (“right now”). the scale includes six factors (tension, depression, anger, vigour, fatigue, and confusion). a total mood disturbance score can also be calculated (global poms score), which was used as the outcome variable for this questionnaire. 2.4.6. positive and negative affect schedule (panas). the panas [39] consists of two 10-item self-report scales which measure positive and negative affect. on a likert scale ranging from 0 (very slightly or not at all) to 4 (extremely), participants rate the extent to which they have experienced each of the 20 descriptors within a particular time frame (“right now” in the current study). two scores are generated: positive (panas-positive) and negative (panas-negative) affect. 2.4.7. tolerability, acceptability, and blinding of tdcs. tolerability was assessed with a 10cm paper-based vas measuring level of discomfort experienced during the tdcs. acceptability was determined by asking participants whether they would consider taking part in a therapeutic trial of tdcs (involving ~20 sessions), if it were available. the validity of the sham treatment was judged by asking participants and researchers who administered the experimental measures to identify the placebo session, and to rate their confidence in their answer on a 10cm paper-based vas. 2.4.8. follow-up questionnaire. the follow-up questionnaire was administered online (the url was shared by email). participants were required to state how many episodes of binge-eating, vomiting, laxative/diuretic use, and excessive exercise they had engaged in during the 24-hour period following each tdcs session. 2.5. data analysis statistical analyses were performed on ibm® spss® (version 21) using a two-sided significance of 0.05. a series of boxplots indicated that there were no obvious outliers in the data. for variables with normally distributed data, effects of tdcs were evaluated using two-way 3 (stimulation: ar/cl vs. al/cr vs. sham) x 2 (timepoint: pre-tdcs vs. post-tdcs) repeated measures anovas, whereby significant stimulation x timepoint interactions indicated that the effects of stimulation varied across conditions (simple effects analyses were used to determine which conditions differed). where data were not normally distributed, wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used to compare pre- and post-tdcs scores for each condition separately. friedman’s one-way anovas and one-way repeated measures anovas were used to explore the effect of stimulation type (ar/cl vs. al/cr vs. sham) on symptoms during the 24-hour follow-up period and on the discomfort experienced during tdcs, respectively. blinding success was appraised using pearson’s chi-square goodness-of-fit tests. where relevant, effect sizes (r) are reported.
4. discussion this is the first study to investigate the effects of tdcs in bn. the results provide positive proof-of-principle for the clinical utility of bilateral tdcs applied to the dlpfc in this patient population. specifically, ar/cl tdcs transiently reduced the severity of ed-related cognitions (indexed by the medcq-r) when compared with al/cr and sham tdcs. in addition, both ar/cl and al/cr suppressed the urge to binge-eat and increased the level of self-regulatory control exercised during a td task. compared to sham stimulation, mood (assessed with the poms) improved after ar/cl but not al/cr tdcs. lastly, the three tdcs sessions exerted equivalent effects on the wanting and liking of food and on bulimic behaviours during the 24-hour follow-up period. the decrease in symptoms of bn is consistent with emerging evidence demonstrating that modulation of the dlpfc with nibs can induce therapeutic effects in eds [26, 32, 33, 46, 52]. though only modest improvements were recorded and no effects on actual bulimic behaviours were observed, cortical excitability changes generated by a single session of tdcs are slight (~20%) and appear to diminish approximately 1–2 hours post-stimulation [53, 54]. conversely, tdcs interventions comprising multiple sessions have been shown to produce consolidative and cumulative excitatory effects [54], and to elicit long-lasting clinical gains in several psychiatric disorders [31], including anorexia nervosa [33]. the results of this study therefore provide a strong rationale for conducting a tdcs treatment trial in bn. our finding that active but not sham tdcs reduced td behaviour contributes to research showing that this presumed stable personality trait can be altered acutely by experimental manipulation [46, 55, 56], and suggests that the absence of change previously documented by our group [29] might be attributable to differences in the td task/measurement of discounting. it also supports a key role for the dlpfc in self-regulatory control, and provides some insight into the neurocognitive mechanisms through which tdcs might exert its therapeutic effects. further mechanistic inferences can be drawn from our finding that real versus sham tdcs reduced total mood disturbance (though only at trend level), which corresponds to data from the depression literature [57]. as negative affect is generally elevated prior to binge-eating and purging [58], improvements in mood are likely to facilitate improvements in clinical symptoms. in this study, real versus sham stimulation had no impact on the wanting or liking of a selection of sweet and savoury high- and low-calorie foods, which contradicts the anti-craving effects of tdcs reported previously [29, 59–61]. nevertheless, these prior studies were conducted in healthy individuals, whose cravings may have been less intense and more modifiable. it may also be that our method of assessment lacked sensitivity, since the craving index in our earlier study [29] incorporated ratings of the sensory properties of the foods presented (i.e., smell, taste, and appearance), and cravings are known to represent desire for particular sensory stimulation [62]. alternatively, motivational tendencies towards food might be best captured with tasks assessing implicit as opposed to explicit wanting, such as those measuring reaction time [47] or saccadic eye movement [60]. the polarity effect identified in the present study—which favoured ar/cl over al/cr tdcs—is in agreement with data from individuals with frequent food cravings [60], and suggests that ed cognitions and mood disturbance may be hemispherically lateralised in bn. indeed, cortical asymmetry has been reported in relation to a number of ed symptoms; for example, overeating and decision-making impairments have been associated with reduced function in the right prefrontal cortex (pfc) [63], while disinhibition and appetitive responsivity have been linked to greater left-sided prefrontal activation [64]. these findings support the therapeutic potential of anodal (excitatory) and cathodal (inhibitory) modulation of the right and left dlpfc, respectively, but do not explain why al/cr tdcs (and excitatory rtms to the left dlpfc [27]) too produces beneficial effects. it is also unclear why al/cr stimulation failed to improve mood in this study, when this tdcs montage has been successfully used to treat major depression [57]. additional neuroimaging data may foster a greater understanding of brain laterality in bn. this study has several limitations. firstly, by chance, there was a trend for pre-tdcs urge to binge-eat scores to differ across the conditions: slightly lower values were obtained before sham tdcs than before ar/cl and al/cr tdcs (fig 3), allowing less scope for improvement in the sham session. similarly, pre-tdcs medcq-r scores appeared to be highest before ar/cl tdcs (fig 4), although this difference did not approach significance. secondly, due to the high levels of psychiatric comorbidity associated with bn [65], we did not exclude individuals with co-occurring mental disorders. while it seems unlikely, it is not possible to state whether an effect of tdcs on comorbid psychiatric symptoms contributed to the findings [66]. thirdly, we included both left- and right-handed participants, and handedness influences the effects of rtms in bn [67]. fourthly, although the researcher administering the experimental measures was blind to the stimulation condition, we cannot rule out the possibility that participants were influenced by interaction with the unblinded tdcs technician. lastly, data on ed symptoms immediately after stimulation were gathered using self-report psychological measures. this limits the clinical applicability of our findings since the principal goal of bn treatments is normalisation of eating behaviour.
5. conclusions the current research provides preliminary evidence that bilateral tdcs to the dlpfc has the potential to induce therapeutic effects in bn, at least temporarily. it also elucidates possible mechanisms of action and informs the design of future trials, particularly in relation to electrode montage selection. while only modest conclusions can be drawn regarding the clinical utility of tdcs in bn, our findings offer support and justification for studies involving multi-session protocols.
author contributions conceptualization: mk jm icc us. data curation: mk. formal analysis: mk. funding acquisition: mk icc us. investigation: mk jm sb eb bd mt. methodology: mk jm icc us. project administration: mk. resources: asd. software: mk pm. supervision: icc us. validation: mk jm icc us. visualization: mk. writing – original draft: mk. writing – review & editing: mk jm sb eb pm bd asd icc us.
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ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈfeɪtəl ˈɪnsədənt ɪn wɪʧ məˈleɪʒən ˈɛˌrlaɪnz flaɪt wɑz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ʃɑt daʊn ˈkɛriɪŋ 298 ˈpæsənʤərz ənd kru, ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd ˈpɑrtiz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈɑrmɪŋ ðə ˈrɛbəlz ɪn juˈkreɪn ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi kənˈdɛmd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər hi sɛd ðət ðə ˈɪnsədənt kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˌɪnˈtərprətəd ɛz ə ˈwɔtərˌʃɛd ˈmoʊmənt. ðə bɛst keɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ ðɪs kʊd bi ə ˈtərnɪŋ pɔɪnt wɛr ðə juˈkreɪniən ˈkraɪsəs kʊd bi wund daʊn ənd ðə ˈsɛpərətɪsts dɪˈsɑrmd. wi ər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈkruʃəl taɪmz. ðɪs ɪz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv haʊ ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈtræʤədi kən ʧeɪnʤ ðə kɔrs əv ðə situation,”*,” ˈædɪd. kwaɪt klɪr ðət ˌɔlˈðoʊ noʊ wən wʊd hæv dɪˈlɪbərətli ʃɑt daʊn ə ˈpæsənʤər pleɪn, ðɪs ɪz ə ˈsɪriəs keɪs əv mæs ˈmərdər. ə kraɪm. ðə ˈgɪlti ˈpɑrtiz məst bi faʊnd aʊt ənd hɛld accountable,”*,” ðə ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈædɪd. ˈjuzɪŋ intimidation”*” ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd ðət hi kənˈsɪdərz ðə ˈsɛpərətɪsts ɪn ist juˈkreɪn tɪ bi ə ˈkrɪmənəl grup. ˈivɪn ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə ˈloʊkəlz, ðeɪ hæv ˈteɪkən kənˈtroʊl ˈjuzɪŋ intimidation,”*,” sɛd waɪl ɪn pori*, ˈwɛstərn ˈfɪnˌlænd. hi sɛd ðət ðə ˈrisənt ɪˈvɛnts meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ kəm tɪ bi ˌɪnˈtərprətəd ɛz ə ˈtərnɪŋ pɔɪnt: ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəmˈjunɪti wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈgɪn tɪ dɪˈmænd əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ðoʊz ˈpɑrtiz ər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu hæv dɪˈlɪvərd ɑrmz tɪ ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz əv ˈɪnsədənt. kæmˈpeɪn criminal”*” ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɑmɛntəd ɔn ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈtɛnʧənz bɪtˈwin ˈɪzriəl ənd ðə ˈmɪlətənt grup ˌhɑˈmɑs ɪn ˈgɑzə. ˈhənərdz əv ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz hæv daɪd ɪn ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈfɛnsɪv wɪʧ bɪˈgæn wɪθ ðə ˈtɪtˌfɔrˈtæt ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋz ənd dɛθs əv jəŋ mɛn ɔn boʊθ saɪdz. dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli kæmˈpeɪn ɛz biɪŋ ɛz gʊd ɛz ˈkrɪmənəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər hi sɛd ðət səm səˈluʃən məst bi faʊnd. dɛθ əv ˈɛni ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ər ˌɪzˈreɪli kən ˈtrɪgər ə smɔl skeɪl wɔr. ðɪs wɪl kənˈtɪnju ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðɛr ɪz noʊ pis bɪtˈwin ðiz tu rəˈʒimz. ðə læst raʊnd əv pis ˈɛfərts kəˈlæpst ɪn ðə spərɪŋ ənd ɪt məst bi revived,”*,” hi dɪˈklɛrd. kɔld fər ðə pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəmˈjunɪti, ɛz wɛl ɛz fər ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz. hi prəˈpoʊzd ðət treɪd wɪθ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ʃʊd nɑt kənˈtɪnju ɔn ə "ˈbɪznɪs ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl" ˈbeɪsɪs ˈəndər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. sɛnst ðə frəˈstreɪʃən. faɪərz ər biɪŋ pʊt aʊt, skulz rɪˈpɛrd ənd ɪn ə fju jɪrz ðə seɪm θɪŋ wɪl kənˈtɪnju. ðɪs məst change,”*,” kənˈkludɪd.
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following thursday’s fatal incident in which malaysian airlines flight mh17 was believed to be shot down carrying 298 passengers and crew, foreign minister erkki tuomioja said parties involved in arming the pro-russian rebels inraine should also be condemned. however he said that the incident could also be interpreted as a watershed moment.
”in the best case scenario this could be a turning point where therainian crisis could be wound down and the separatists disarmed. we are living in crucial times. this is an example of how this kind of tragedy can change the course of the situation,” tuomioja added.
”it’s quite clear that although no one would have deliberately shot down a passenger plane, this is a serious case of mass murder. that’s a crime. the guilty parties must be found out and held accountable,” the foreign minister added.
”separatists using intimidation”
the finnish foreign minister said that he considers the separatists in eastraine to be a criminal group.
”they even enjoy the support of the locals, they have taken control using intimidation,” tuomioja said while in pori, western finland.
he said that the recent events may also come to be interpreted as a turning point: the international community will also begin to demand accountability on the part of those parties or individuals who have delivered arms to the perpetrators of thursday’s incident.
”gaza campaign criminal”
tuomioja also commented on rising tensions between israel and the militant group hamas in gaza. hundreds of palestinians have died in the israeli offensive which began with the tit-for-tat kidnappings and deaths of young men on both sides. tuomioja described the israeli campaign as being as good as criminal. however he said that some solution must be found.
”the death of any palestinian or israeli can trigger a small scale war. this will continue as long as there is no peace between these two regimes. the last round of peace efforts collapsed in the spring and it must be revived,” he declared.
tuomioja called for the participation of the international community, as well as for incentives. he proposed that trade with the european union should not continue on a "business as usual" basis under the current circumstances.
”i’ve sensed the frustration. fires are being put out, schools repaired and in a few years the same thing will continue. this must change,” tuomioja concluded.
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ðeɪ rɪˈʤɛktɪd ə ˈpisfəl səˈluʃən fər ˈpæləˌstaɪn. wət ər ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪvz? dɪˈskleɪmər: vjuz ɪkˈsprɛst baɪ ˈraɪtərz ɪn ðɪs ˈsɛkʃən ər ðɛr oʊn ənd du nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli rɪˈflɛkt ˈærəb nuz' wi ər əˈkəstəmd tɪ pis ˈkɑnfərənsəz ɔn ˈpæləˌstaɪn ðət əˈpɪr dumd ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ ˈivɪn bɪˈgɪn, jɛt ðə ˈrisənt wən ɪn ˈpɛrɪs tʊk pleɪs ɪn ˈivɪn mɔr ˌɪˌnaʊˈspɪʃɪs ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ðən ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsərz. ˈæftər ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˈwɔrnɪŋz ðət ðə ˈwɪndoʊ əv ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər tu steɪts meɪ bi ˈnɛroʊɪŋ, pərˈhæps læst wik wi hərd ɪt ˈfaɪnəli kloʊz, nɑt wɪθ ə bæŋ bət ə ˈwɪmpər. wi ər æt ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfæktərz ðət ˈʤɔɪntli θˈrɛtən tɪ kɪl ðə solution:•*:• ˈəndər ˌɪzˈreɪli praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈgəvərnmənt, ðə reɪt əv ˈsɛtəlmənt ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪɪŋ. hɪz ˈælaɪz ər ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən θru ˈpɑrləmɛnt ðət wʊd ˈæˌnɛks ˌpælɪˈstɪniən lænd ənd ˌrɛtroʊˈspɛktɪvli ˈligəˌlaɪz ˌɪˈligəl ˈsɛtəlmənt ˈaʊtˌpoʊsts. ˈsɛtəlmənts wər kənˈstrəktɪd wɪθ ðə əˈbʤɛktɪv əv ˈfrægmɛntɪŋ ˌpælɪˈstɪniən lændz ˈɪntu ˈtaɪni ˈkæntənz. waɪl ðeɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ ɪgˈzɪst, ðɛr kən ˈnɛvər bi ə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən steɪt ˈwərði əv ðə name.•*.• θrɛt tɪ ˌriˈloʊkeɪt ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛmbəsi tɪ ʤərˈusələm, ənd ən ˌɪnˌtɛnsɪfəˈkeɪʃən əv ˌɪzˈreɪli ɔn ðə ground”*” ɪn ðə ist əv ðə ˈsɪti, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz ə səˈluʃən ɔn jerusalem.•*.• ənd hɑˈstɪləti tɪ ə ˈvɪʒən rɪsk ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɛfərts təˈwɔrd pis fˈjutəl fər ðə nɛkst fɔr tɪ eɪt jɪrz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɪθ soʊ məʧ əv ðə ˈærəb wərld priˈɑkjəˌpaɪd wɪθ ˈəðər ˈɛnəmiz əv ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən kɔz wʊd laɪk ˈjuˈɛs tɪ bi ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪk ənd dɪˈfitɪst. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt həz ˈnɛvər bɪn mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ənd ðoʊz hu səˈpɔrt ðɛr ʤɪst kɔz tɪ ˈboʊldli, ˈpæʃənətli ənd teɪk ə nu pæθ əˈtɛndəns əv 70 ˈneɪʃənz æt ðə ˈpɛrɪs ˈkɑnfərəns (ˈmaɪnəs ðə ˌɪzˈreɪliz ənd ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ðɛmˈsɛlvz) wɑz ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf ə ˈsɪgnəl əv haʊ ˈkruʃəl ðɪs ˈkɑnflɪkt rɪˈmeɪnz. ðə ˈɪʃu rɪˈmeɪnz ˈsɛntrəl tɪ ɑr hɑrts, nɑt ʤɪst ɪn ðə ˈærəb wərld bət əˈməŋ ɔl ðoʊz hu kɛr əˈbaʊt ˈʤəstɪs ənd ˈjumən ðoʊz hu əˈtɛndəd, wən əv ðə moʊst ɪnˈdʊrɪŋ ˈmɛməriz wɪl bi ðə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈmænər ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsæbəˌtɑʒd ðə əˈkeɪʒən. ˈəndər praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər tərˈisə meɪ ənd ˈfɔrən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈbɔrɪs ˈʤɑnsən, ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈpɑləsi həz muvd sˈlævɪʃli ˈɪntu ðə ˈrisəntli sɔ ən ənˈjuˌʒuəli ˈsævɪʤ əˈtæk əˈgɛnst ˈfɔrmər ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ʤɑn ˈkɛri wɪn hi spoʊk aʊt əˈgɛnst ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈsɛtəlmənts. hi wɔrnd ðət ˈstætəs kwoʊ ɪz ˈlidɪŋ təˈwɔrd wən steɪt ənd pərˈpɛʧuəl occupation.”*.” rɪˈbjuk əv ˈkɑmɛnts wər ɛz bɪˈzɑr ɛz ðeɪ wər ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ðə wɑz ˈʧaɪdɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛs fər biɪŋ tu təf ɔn ðə ˈpɛrɪs ˈkɑnfərəns, ˈnumərəs wərld ˈlidərz wər sˈleɪtɪd tɪ əˈtɛnd. wi kʊd hæv ˌəndərˈstʊd ɪf meɪ rɪˈfreɪnd frəm əˈtɛndɪŋ ənd sɛnt ˈʤɑnsən 36 ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstərz dɪd əˈtɛnd). wi kʊd hæv ˈgrænɪd ɪkˈstɛnjuˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ɪf hi wɑz ˈbɪzi wɪθ ˈkraɪsiz ˈɛlsˌwɛr ənd sɛnt ən æmˈbæsədər. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈbrɪtən snəbd ðə ˈkɑnfərəns baɪ ˈsɛndɪŋ ə ˈʤunjər əˈfɪʃəl, ˈsikɪŋ tɪ ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ ðə ɪˈvɛnt frəm ðə ˈpɔɪntɪˌdli rɪfˈjuzd tɪ saɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl communiqué*é ðət ˈmaɪldli əˈfərmd ə kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ðə səˈluʃən. ðə ˈɔlsoʊ ˈviˌtoʊd ə ʤɔɪnt ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈsteɪtmənt ˈsɛtɪŋ aʊt ə juˈnaɪtɪd əˈproʊʧ fər pis ˈdɪpləˌmæts əˈkjuzd ðə əv ˈʤɛtəsənɪŋ 20 jɪrz əv nuɑnst ˈpɑləsiz ɔn ˈpæləˌstaɪn tɪ ˈkoʊzi əp tɪ trəmp. wɪθ meɪ əˈnaʊnst ɛz ðə fərst ˈnæʃənəl ˈlidər tɪ mit trəmp ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən, pərˈhæps ʃi wɪl fil ðət ðɪs əˈproʊʧ təˈwɔrd ðə pis ˈprɔˌsɛs wɑz wərθ kʊd hæv əˈplɔdɪd ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ənd ˈtəfənd pəˈzɪʃən ɪf ðɪs hæd nɑt kəm æt ðə kloʊz əv ðɛr ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ˈjuˈɛn sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ˌrɛzəˈluʃən 2334 wɪʧ ðə ˈjuˈɛs əˈlaʊd tɪ pæs baɪ nɑt ˈjuzɪŋ ɪts ˈviˌtoʊ, kʊd hæv bɪn sin ɛz ə ˈwɔtərˌʃɛd ˈmoʊmənt. ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, ɪt ˈskɛrsli simz tɪ hɪz ˈsteɪtmənt ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛs pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən, ˈkɛri sɛd: θɪŋk moʊst ˈpipəl ɪn ˈɪzriəl, ənd ˈsərtənli ɪn ðə wərld, hæv ˈɛni aɪˈdiə haʊ brɔd ənd ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs həz bɪˈkəm, bət ðə fækts spik fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈsɛtələrz ɪn ðə ˈrəfli 130 ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈsɛtəlmənts ist əv ðə 1967 laɪnz həz ˈstɛdəli groʊn. ðə ˈsɛtələr ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪn ðə wɛst bæŋk əˈloʊn, nɑt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ist ʤərˈusələm, həz ˌɪnˈkrist baɪ ˈnɪrli sɪns ˈɑzloʊ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ʤɪst sɪns wi kən hir ðə frəˈstreɪʃən ɪn ðiz wərdz, bət ɪf ˈoʊnli ðeɪ hæd bɪn ˈspoʊkən ˈsunər, ənd ɪf ˈoʊnli ðeɪ hæd lɛd tɪ ˈlidərz kən ˈskɛrsli haɪd ðɛr ˌʤubəˈleɪʃən æt ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən. ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðeɪ hæv ə fri pæs tɪ bɪˈheɪv ɛz ðeɪ wɔnt fər ðə fɔrˈsiəbəl fˈjuʧər. ˈmɪnɪstər ˈbɛnɪt sɛd: ˈvɪktəri ɪz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ˈɪzriəl tɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli riˈtrækt ðə ˈnoʊʃən əv ə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən steɪt ɪn ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə ˈkəntri, wɪʧ wʊd hərt ɑr sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ʤɪst cause…*… ðɪs ɪz ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ðə president-elect*, ɛz ˈrɪtən ɪn hɪz ˈplætˌfɔrm, ənd ɪt ʃʊd bi ɑr ˈpɑləsi, pleɪn ənd ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən tɪ ˌriˈloʊkeɪt ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛmbəsi tɪ ʤərˈusələm kʊd bi hɪz ˈgreɪtəst gɪft tɪ ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz. ˈæftər 10 jɪrz əv ˈpæləˌstaɪn biɪŋ æt bɛst ə ˈmaɪnər nuz ˈstɔri, trəmp həz ˈfaɪnəli prəˈvaɪdɪd ə kɔz ðət ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈməzlɪm wərld kən ˈjuˌnaɪt ɪn ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə, wɛst ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd məˈleɪʒə meɪ nɑt ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈɪnɪmət ˈditeɪlz əv ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈkɑnflɪkt, bət ðeɪ ɔl lʊk tɪ ʤərˈusələm ɛz wən əv ðə ˈhoʊliɪst ˈsɪtiz wɪθ wɪʧ ɑr feɪθ ɪz ˈɪntɪmətli kəˈnɛktɪd. trəmp meɪ hæv groʊn əˈkəstəmd tɪ seɪɪŋ əˈfɛnsɪv θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ˌɪsˈlɑm ənd ˈməzlɪmz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri taɪm hi ˈoʊpənz hɪz maʊθ, bət ʤərˈusələm ɪz wən ˈɪʃu wɛr hi wɪl faɪnd ˈbɪljən ˈməzlɪmz ˈstændɪŋ ɪn hɪz ˈɪzriəl dɪˈmɑkrəsi ˈɪnstɪˌtut faʊnd ðət 62 pərˈsɛnt əv ʤuɪʃ ˈpəblɪk səˈpɔrt ɪn ðə ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈpəblɪk həz feɪld tɪ ˌɪnˈtərnəˌlaɪz ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən əv ðə əˈpɑrˌtaɪt ˈstætəs kwoʊ ənd ˈblɑkɪŋ ə səˈluʃən 3 ˈmɪljən ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz lɪv ɪn ðə wɛst bæŋk, ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst 5 ˈmɪljən ˌɪnˈhæbət ðə ɪnˈtaɪərti əv ˈpæləˌstaɪn. waɪl ðə ʤuɪʃ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈɪzriəl ɪz əraʊnd ˈmɪljən, ðə ˈærəb ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən həz ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli haɪər bərθ reɪt, ˈminɪŋ ʤuz bɪˈkəm ˌdɛməˈgræfɪkli ˈwikər jɪr ɔn ˈærəbz ənd ˈəðər məˈnɔrətiz əˈproʊʧɪŋ 50 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, wi kən si waɪ ˌɪzˈreɪli ˌraɪtˈwɪŋərz wʊd ˈnɛvər əkˈsɛpt ə səˈluʃən ɪn wɪʧ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ fʊl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk nu ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz ˈimərʤ, ðɛr ˈpæʃən ənd ˈɛnərʤi ʃʊd bi ˈʧænəld ˈɪntu rɪˈnuɪŋ ənd riˈfoʊkəsɪŋ ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈmuvmənt. ðə dɪˈvɪʒənz soʊn bɪtˈwin ˈɛntɪtiz səʧ ɛz ˌhɑˈmɑs ənd ðə ˈpæləˌstaɪn ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən (plo*) hæv ˈwikənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈmuvmənt. ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl wɪl ʃʊd lɔŋ sɪns hæv bɪn faʊnd tɪ hil ðiz steɪt əv pleɪ həz ˈɔltərd bɪɔnd ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən sɪns ðə ˈɑzloʊ jɪrz, soʊ ðɛr ɪz ə nid fər nu bləd ənd nu ˈθɪŋkɪŋ təˈwɔrd ə ˈnæʃənəl ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈstrætəʤi əˈdæptɪd tɪ ə ˈrædɪkli nu feɪz: ə nu ˈvɪʒən fər ən ˈəˌpraɪzɪŋ ðət brɪŋz ɔl ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz təˈgɛðər tɪ əˈsərt ðɛr raɪts, ˈrɛndərɪŋ kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən əˈθɔrəti (pɑ) ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈmæmud əˈbɑs wʊd bi raɪt tɪ seɪ ðət ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv ə pæθ təˈwɔrd pis, ðə pɑ ˈkænɑt kleɪm tɪ bi ðə priˈkərsər əv ə fˈjuʧər ˌpælɪˈstɪniən steɪt. ˈrəðər, ɪt həz bɪˈkəm ə fɪg lif fər ðə ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən ənd ʃʊd bi pɑ əˈlaʊd ˌɪzˈreɪliz tɪ baɪ ˈɪntu ə ˈfɪkʃən ðət ə pis səˈluʃən wɑz ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ɪt tʊk ðə ˈligəl ənd ˈpræktɪkəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz fər ðə ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən ɔf ˈʃoʊldərz. ˌɪzˈreɪliz ðəs keɪm tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ɪf ˈsɛtəlmənts kənˈtɪnjud ɪkˈspændɪŋ jɪr ɔn jɪr, ˈʃʊrli ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz wʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˌdɛspərˈeɪʃɪn ðət səʧ ˈpɑləsiz ˈkəltəˌveɪt ɪn jəŋ ˌdɪspəˈzɛst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ luz ɪz ðə ˈgreɪtəst strəˈtiʤɪk θrɛt ˈfeɪsɪŋ boʊθ tɛl ɑˈviv ənd rəˈmɑlə təˈdeɪ. ˌɪzˈreɪliz ˈoʊnli hæv tɪ lʊk əˈkrɔs ðɛr ˈnɔrðərn ˈbɔrdərz tɪ si ðə ɛnˈkroʊʧmənt əv ˈbrutəl ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤiz: daesh*, ˌhɛzbɑˈlə ənd ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ. ðə əˈbændənmənt əv ðə ˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd ˈvɪʒən əv tu ˌkoʊɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈneɪbərz θˈrɛtənz tɪ ənˈliʃ rəˈʒim ənd ˈjuˈɛs rɪˈpəblɪkənz meɪ fil kəmˈpleɪsənt, ˈhævɪŋ ˈglifəli hækt ðə səˈluʃən tɪ dɛθ. ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti, ɔl ðeɪ hæv dən ɪz ˈtrɪgər ə ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl taɪm bɔm. ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv ˈɛni ˈkrɛdəbəl ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv tɪ ˈdiˌkris ðɪs ˈpərˌfɪkt stɔrm əv ˈprɛʃərz ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ɔn ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz, ðeɪ meɪ nɑt hæv tu lɔŋ tɪ weɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈkəmɪŋ explosion.•*.• ɪz ən ˈʤərnəlɪst ənd ˈbrɔdˌkæstər ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ənd ðə. ʃi ɪz ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə ˈmidiə ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈsɪndɪkət, ə ˈfɔrən ˈɛdɪtər æt al-hayat*, ənd həz ˈɪntərvˌjud ˈnumərəs hɛdz əv steɪt.
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they rejected a peaceful solution for palestine. what are the alternatives?
baria alamuddin
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we are accustomed to peace conferences on palestine that appear doomed before they even begin, yet the recent one in paris took place in even more inauspicious circumstances than its predecessors. after decades of warnings that the window of opportunity for two states may be narrowing, perhaps last week we heard it finally close, not with a bang but a whimper. we are at the intersection of a number of factors that jointly threaten to kill the two-state solution:• under israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu’s far-right government, the rate of settlement building is intensifying. his hard-line allies are pushing legislation through parliament that would annex palestinian land and retrospectively legalize illegal settlement outposts. settlements were constructed with the objective of fragmenting palestinian lands into tiny cantons. while they continue to exist, there can never be a palestinian state worthy of the name.• threat to relocate the us embassy to jerusalem, and an intensification of israeli “facts on the ground” in the east of the city, represent an attempt to impose a solution on jerusalem.• and netanyahu’s hostility to a two-state vision risk making efforts toward peace futile for the next four to eight years, particularly with so much of the arab world preoccupied with other crises.the enemies of the palestinian cause would like us to be pessimistic and defeatist. however, it has never been more important for palestinians and those who support their just cause to boldly, passionately and unitedly take a new path forward.the attendance of 70 nations at the paris conference (minus the israelis and palestinians themselves) was in itself a signal of how crucial this conflict remains. the issue remains central to our hearts, not just in the arab world but among all those who care about justice and human rights.for those who attended, one of the most enduring memories will be the remarkable manner in which the uk government sabotaged the occasion. under prime minister theresa may and foreign secretary boris johnson, british policy has moved slavishly into the pro-israel camp.we recently saw an unusually savage attack against former us secretary of state john kerry when he spoke out against israeli settlements. he warned that “the status quo is leading toward one state and perpetual occupation.” may’s rebuke of kerry’s comments were as bizarre as they were unnecessary. the uk was chiding the us for being too tough on israel!at the paris conference, numerous world leaders were slated to attend. we could have understood if may refrained from attending and sent johnson (36 foreign ministers did attend). we could have granted extenuating circumstances if he was busy with crises elsewhere and sent an ambassador. instead, britain snubbed the conference by sending a junior official, seeking to sabotage the event from the sidelines.britain pointedly refused to sign the final communiqué that mildly affirmed a commitment to the two-state solution. the uk also vetoed a joint european statement setting out a united approach for peace efforts.european diplomats accused the uk of jettisoning 20 years of nuanced policies on palestine to cozy up to trump. with may announced as the first national leader to meet trump following his inauguration, perhaps she will feel that this scorched-earth approach toward the peace process was worth it.we could have applauded former president barack obama’s and kerry’s toughened position if this had not come at the close of their administration. un security council resolution 2334, which the us allowed to pass by not using its veto, could have been seen as a watershed moment. in the current circumstances, it scarcely seems to matter.in his statement explaining the us position on the resolution, kerry said: “i don’t think most people in israel, and certainly in the world, have any idea how broad and systematic the process has become, but the facts speak for themselves. the number of settlers in the roughly 130 israeli settlements east of the 1967 lines has steadily grown. the settler population in the west bank alone, not including east jerusalem, has increased by nearly 270,000 since oslo, including 100,000 just since 2009.” we can hear the frustration in these words, but if only they had been spoken sooner, and if only they had led to action.israel’s leaders can scarcely hide their jubilation at inauguration. they believe they have a free pass to behave as they want for the foreseeable future. minister naftali bennett said: “trump’s victory is an opportunity for israel to immediately retract the notion of a palestinian state in the center of the country, which would hurt our security and just cause… this is the position of the president-elect, as written in his platform, and it should be our policy, plain and simple.”trump’s declaration to relocate the us embassy to jerusalem could be his greatest gift to the palestinians. after 10 years of palestine being at best a minor news story, trump has finally provided a cause that the entire muslim world can unite behind.muslims in indonesia, west africa and malaysia may not understand the intimate details of the palestinian conflict, but they all look to jerusalem as one of the holiest cities with which our faith is intimately connected. trump may have grown accustomed to saying offensive things about islam and muslims almost every time he opens his mouth, but jerusalem is one issue where he will find 1.6 billion muslims standing in his path.the israel democracy institute found that 62 percent of israel’s jewish public support settlement-building in the occupied territories. however, israel’s public has failed to internalize the consequences of a continuation of the apartheid status quo and blocking a solution indefinitely.nearly 3 million palestinians live in the west bank, and almost 5 million inhabit the entirety of palestine. while the jewish population of israel is around 6.3 million, the arab population has a significantly higher birth rate, meaning jews become demographically weaker year on year.with arabs and other minorities approaching 50 percent of the population, we can see why israeli right-wingers would never accept a one-state solution in which non-jews enjoy full democratic rights.as new palestinian generations emerge, their passion and energy should be channeled into renewing and refocusing the palestinian movement. the divisions sown between entities such as hamas and the palestine liberation organization (plo) have weakened the entire palestinian movement. the political will should long since have been found to heal these fractures.the state of play has altered beyond recognition since the oslo years, so there is a need for new blood and new thinking toward a national palestinian strategy adapted to a radically new phase: a new vision for an uprising that brings all palestinians together to assert their rights, rendering continuation of the occupation impossible.palestinian authority (pa) president mahmoud abbas would be right to say that in the absence of a path toward peace, the pa cannot claim to be the precursor of a future palestinian state. rather, it has become a fig leaf for the occupation and should be abolished.the pa allowed israelis to buy into a fiction that a peace solution was unnecessary. it took the legal and practical responsibilities for the occupation off israel’s shoulders. israelis thus came to believe that if settlements continued expanding year on year, surely the palestinians would eventually disappear.the desperation that such policies cultivate in young dispossessed generations with nothing to lose is the greatest strategic threat facing both tel aviv and ramallah today. israelis only have to look across their northern borders to see the encroachment of brutal ideologies: daesh, hezbollah and al-qaeda. the abandonment of the civilized vision of two coexisting neighbors threatens to unleash hell.netanyahu’s extreme-right regime and us republicans may feel complacent, having gleefully hacked the two-state solution to death. in reality, all they have done is trigger a demographic and political time bomb. in the absence of any credible initiative to decrease this perfect storm of pressures imposed on the palestinians, they may not have too long to wait before the coming explosion.• baria alamuddin is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster in the middle east and the uk. she is editor of the media services syndicate, a foreign editor at al-hayat, and has interviewed numerous heads of state.
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leɪt ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, likt ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv wɑʃt əp kəˈmidiən ənd ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn nuz iv ˈkæθi ˈgrɪfɪn ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə ˈblədi əv ˈprɛzɪdənt hɛd əˈlɔft wɛnt ˈvaɪrəl. ɪt tʊk ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛni hoʊst ɔn ðə ˈʧænəl dɛrd tɪ brɪŋ hər əp. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ fər ˈgræfɪk ˈkɑntɛnt, ʤeɪk ˈtæpər, hoʊst əv ðə lɛd, dɪˈspleɪd ən ˈɪmɪʤ. ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈpænəl wər ənˈfeɪzd baɪ ðə dɪˈspleɪ, wɪθ ˈmɑli bɔl əv ðə əˈtlæntɪk ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðə trəmp ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ wɑz ʤɪst ðɛm pleɪɪŋ ðə ˈvɪktɪm kɑrd. wɔnt tɪ wɔrn ju aʊt ðɛr, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ju hæv kɪdz, ju maɪt faɪnd wət wɪr əˈbaʊt tɪ ʃoʊ ju ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈgræfɪk. nɑt ən ˈækʧəwəl ˈfoʊtəˌgræf bət lɛt mi ʃoʊ ju raɪt now,”*,” ˈtæpər wɔrnd ðə ˈɔdiəns. ə dɪˈpɪkʃən əv kəˈmidiən ˈkæθi ˈgrɪfɪn hu dɪz wərk fər ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ɔn nu iv. ˈpɪkʧərd ɪn ðɪs nu ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ʃut ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə ˈblədi ˈdɑnəld trəmp head.”*.” ˈtæpər ˈædɪd ðət ˈprɪti dɪsˈgəstɪŋ, ənd aɪ kænt ˌɪˈmæʤən haʊ ˈɛnibədi wʊd θɪŋk ðæts əˈproʊpriˌeɪt. ˈdɑnəld trəmp jr*. ɪz aʊt ðɛr seɪɪŋ ðɪs ɪz naʊ kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi əkˈsɛptəbəl ˈdɪskɔrs baɪ ðə left.”*.” bət ˈmɑli bɔl hæv ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ɪt ənd ˈɑrgjud ðə trəmp ˈfæməli wɑz ʤɪst traɪɪŋ tɪ pleɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz əp ɛz ˈvɪktɪmz. ɪz seɪɪŋ ɪts ˈivɪn ˈdɪskɔrs? aɪ hæv ə hɑrd taɪm ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs. aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ʤɪst spiks tɪ ðə nid tɪ si ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ə ˈvɪktɪm ðət ðeɪ hæv, ðət ðeɪ ər ˈkɑnstəntli biɪŋ persecuted,”*,” ʃi toʊld ˈtæpər. trəmp ˈpipəl ər ˈkɑnstəntli ˈhævɪŋ tɪ pɔɪnt tɪ ðə ɪˈlits hu ər ˈlʊkɪŋ daʊn ɔn them,”*,” kɔrs, kəˈmidiənz ənd səˈlɛbrɪtiz seɪ dəm stəf ənd du dəm stəf ənd ˈvaɪələns ɪz nɑt əˈproʊpriˌeɪt, bət aɪ ʤɪst doʊnt θɪŋk ðət ðæts ðə sɔrs əv ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmps problems,”*,” ʃi sɛd, traɪɪŋ tɪ brəʃ ɔf ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɛz ˈnəθɪŋ. ˈfɛloʊ ˈpænəlɪsts, ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈlæki ʤɛn ənd ˈfɔrmər trəmp kæmˈpeɪn ˈstrætɪʤɪst ˈdeɪvɪd ˈərbən dɪsˈmɪst ɪt ɛz ənɪmˈpɔrtənt ɛz wɛl. tɪ meɪk pəˈzɪʃən ˈivɪn mɔr rɪˈdɪkjələs, ˈrædɪkəl ˈlɛftɪst kiθ ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪˈnaʊnst stənt ɔn tˈwɪtər bɪtˈwin kɔlz fər trəmps ˈsənɪnˌlɔ, ˈʤɛrɪd ˈkəʃnər tɪ bi ərˈɛstɪd. ““nope*. tu məʧ. baɪ ə ˈvɛri lɔŋ ˈdɪstəns, weɪ tu much,”*,” hi sɛd ɪn ə rɪˈplaɪ tɪ oʊn twit. soʊ fɑr, ðɛr həz bɪn noʊ əˈfɪʃəl ˈkɑmɛnt frəm ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn əˈbaʊt dɪsˈgəstɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ʃut ər hər fˈjuʧər wɪθ ðə nuz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. ˈtrænˌskrɪpt bɪˈloʊ: pliz səˈpɔrt tim wɪθ ə ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən təˈdeɪ.
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late tuesday morning, leaked images of washed up comedian and cnn news year’s eve co-host kathy griffin holding a bloody mockup of president trump’s head aloft went viral. it took cnn hours before any host on the channel dared to bring her up. following a warning for graphic content, jake tapper, host of the lead, displayed an image. the members of tapper’s panel were unfazed by the display, with molly ball of the atlantic claiming that the trump family’s outrage was just them playing the victim card.
“i want to warn you out there, especially if you have kids, you might find what we're about to show you a little bit graphic. it’s not an actual photograph but let me show you right now,” tapper warned the audience. “it’s a depiction of comedian kathy griffin who does work for cnn on new year’s eve. she’s pictured in this new photo shoot holding a bloody donald trump head.”
tapper added that “it's pretty disgusting, and i can't imagine how anybody would think that's appropriate. donald trump jr. is out there saying this is now considered to be acceptable discourse by the left.”
but molly ball didn’t have a problem with it and argued the trump family was just trying to play themselves up as victims. “who is saying it's even discourse? i have a hard time bringing myself to care about something like this. i think it just speaks to the need to see themselves as a victim that they have, that they are constantly being persecuted,” she told tapper. “the trump people are constantly having to point to the elites who are looking down on them,”
“of course, comedians and celebrities say dumb stuff and do dumb stuff and violence is not appropriate, but i just don't think that that's the source of president trump's problems,” she said, trying to brush off the incident as nothing. ball’s fellow panelists, obama administration lackey jen psaki and former trump campaign strategist david urban dismissed it as unimportant as well.
to make ball’s position even more ridiculous, radical leftist keith olbermann actually denounced griffin’s stunt on twitter between calls for trump's son-in-law, jared kushner to be arrested. “nope. too much. by a very long distance, way too much,” he said in a reply to griffin’s own tweet.
so far, there has been no official comment from cnn about griffin’s disgusting photo shoot or her future with the news organization.
transcript below:
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ə kæʃˈmiri ˈnoʊˌmæd gərl wɔks θru ə ˈfɔrɪst nɪr ðə haɪ ˈæltəˌtud leɪk ˈvæli nɪr ʃˈrinəˌgɑr, ˈɪndiən ˈkæʃmɪr. ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ɪn ˈpækɪˌstænz ˈprɑvɪns, ə goʊl tɪ plænt 1 ˈbɪljən triz tɪ rɪˈvərs dɪˌfɔrɪˈsteɪʃən ˈifɛkts wɑz mɛt ðɪs mənθ ˈnɪrli faɪv mənθs əˈhɛd əv ˈskɛʤʊl. faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˈɔgəst. 13 (upi*) ə plæn tɪ plænt 1 ˈbɪljən triz ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn tɪ hɛlp ˈɔfˌsɛt dɪˌfɔrɪˈsteɪʃən wɑz əˈʧivd ðɪs mənθ, ˌpækɪˈstæni prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈlidər kɑn sɛd. kɑn, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈkrɪkɪt stɑr, bɪˈgæn ðə ˈbɪljən tri tsuˈnɑmi ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪn 2015 tɪ rɪˈvərs ðə trɛnd əv ˈhɛvi dɪˌfɔrɪˈsteɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈriʤən. ðə goʊl wɑz tɪ hɪt ðə 1 ˈbɪljən tri mɑrk baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2017 ənd ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz mɛt ɪt ˈnɪrli faɪv mənθs əˈhɛd əv ˈskɛʤʊl. "ɪf ju plænt triz, wi hæv dɪˈskəvərd, baɪ ðə ˈrɪvər bæŋks ɪt səˈsteɪnz ðə ˈrɪvərz. bət moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ðə ˈgleɪʃərz ðət ər ˈmɛltɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmaʊntənz, ənd wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈrizənz ɪz bɪˈkəz ðɛr həz bɪn ə ˈmæsɪv dɪˌfɔrɪˈsteɪʃən. soʊ, ðɪs ˈbɪljən tri ɪz ˈvɛri sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt fər ɑr fˈjuʧər," kɑn, ˈlidər əv ðə ˈpækɪˌstæn ˈpɑrti, toʊld vɔɪs əv əˈmɛrɪkə. ðə triz wər ˈplænɪd ɪn ˈpækɪˌstænz ˈnɔrðərn ˈprɑvɪns. ˈɪŋər ˈændərsən, dɪˈrɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈjunjən fər ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən əv ˈneɪʧər, preɪzd ðə ˈbɪljən tri tsuˈnɑmi ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɛfərts tɪ rɪˈvərs dɪˌfɔrɪˈsteɪʃən ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn. ðə ˈprɑvɪns əv ɔn ˈriʧɪŋ ðɪs moʊˈmɛntəs ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn," ˈændərsən sɛd. "ðə ˈbɪljən tri tsuˈnɑmi ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ɪz ə tru ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən səkˈsɛs ˈstɔri, wən ðət ˈfərðər ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ˈpækɪˌstænz ˈlidərˌʃɪp roʊl ɪn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən ˈɛfərt ənd kənˈtɪnjud kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ðə bɑn ˈʧælənʤ." ðə bɑn ˈʧælənʤ ɪz ən ˈɛfərt tɪ rɪˈstɔr 350 ˈhɛkˌtɑrz əv lænd baɪ 2030 ðə ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈɛfərt ˈkərəntli əˈkaʊnts fər rɪˈstɔrz ˈhɛkˌtɑrz əv lænd. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈpænəl suz ˈpoʊlənd tɪ stɑp ˈlɔgɪŋ ɪn wən əv læst praɪˈmivəl ˈfɔrəsts sɪns 1990 ðə ˈplænət həz lɔst ˈmɪljən skwɛr ˈkɪləˌmitərz əv ˈfɔrəsts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wərld bæŋk ˈdætə. ðə ˈriʤənz ðət hæv sin ðə ˈhɛviəst ˈlɔsɪz ər ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ˈæfrɪkɑ. ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ðə ˌkɛrɪˈbiən, ˈnɪrli 1 ˈmɪljən skwɛr ˈkɪləˌmitərz əv ˈfɔrɪst wɑz dɪˈstrɔɪd bɪtˈwin 1990 ənd 2015
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a kashmiri nomad girl walks through a forest near the high altitude vishansar lake valley near srinagar, indian kashmir. nearby in pakistan's khyber pakhtunkhwa province, a goal to plant 1 billion trees to reverse deforestation effects was met this month -- nearly five months ahead of schedule. file photo by altaf qadri/epa
aug. 13 (upi) -- a plan to plant 1 billion trees in pakistan to help offset deforestation was achieved this month, pakistani provincial leader imran khan said.
khan, a former cricket star, began the billion tree tsunami afforestation project in 2015 to reverse the trend of heavy deforestation in the region. the initiative's goal was to hit the 1 billion tree mark by the end of 2017, and organizers met it nearly five months ahead of schedule.
"if you plant trees, we have discovered, by the river banks it sustains the rivers. but most importantly, the glaciers that are melting in the mountains, and one of the biggest reasons is because there has been a massive deforestation. so, this billion tree is very significant for our future," khan, leader of the pakistan tehreek-e-insaf party, told voice of america.
the trees were planted in pakistan's northern khyber pakhtunkhwa province.
inger anderson, director general of the international union for conservation of nature, praised the billion tree tsunami organizers for making efforts to reverse deforestation in pakistan.
"iucn congratulates the province of khyber pakhtunkhwa on reaching this momentous milestone," anderson said. "the billion tree tsunami initiative is a true conservation success story, one that further demonstrates pakistan's leadership role in the international restoration effort and continued commitment to the bonn challenge."
the bonn challenge is an effort to restore 350 hectares of deforested land by 2030. the pakistani effort currently accounts for 350,000 restores hectares of land.
related eu panel sues poland to stop logging in one of last primeval forests
since 1990, the planet has lost 1.3 million square kilometers of forests, according to world bank data. the regions that have seen the heaviest losses are latin america and sub-saharan africa.
in latin america and the caribbean, nearly 1 million square kilometers of forest was destroyed between 1990 and 2015.
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səˈpɔrt ˈjuˈɛs prəˈdusɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnt ju rɛd ɔn ðɪs ˈwɛbˌsaɪt teɪks ə lɔt əv taɪm, ˈɛfərt, ənd hɑrd wərk. ɪf ju ˈvælju wət wi du hir, pliz kənˈsɪdər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ təˈdeɪ. səbˈskraɪb təˈdeɪ maʊnt ˈɛtnə, vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ ɔn ðə ist koʊst əv ˈsɪsəli, ˌɪˈrəptɪd ˈvaɪələntli ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 3 2015 ənd prəˈdust ə haɪ ˈlɑvə ˈfaʊntən ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈkɪləˌmitərz lɔŋ ˌɪˈrəpʃən ˈkɑləm. ðə wɑz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈvaɪələnt ˌɪˈrəpʃənz rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈoʊvər ðə læst 20 jɪrz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɛkspərts. ðə ˈkæzəm ˈkreɪtər, ˈɔfən kɔld ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈkreɪtər əv maʊnt ˈɛtnə prəˈdust ə ˈpaʊərfəl ˌɪˈrəpʃən ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ (ˈloʊkəl taɪm) əv dɪˈsɛmbər 3 ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈpɪriəd oʊ prəˈgrɛsɪv ˌɪnˌtɛnsɪfəˈkeɪʃən əbˈzərvd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈivnɪŋ əv dɪˈsɛmbər 2 ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ənd (ingv*) ɪn kəˈteɪnjə ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ˈkrɛdɪt: vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ ˌdɪˈskəvri ðə ˌɪˈrəpʃən ˈklaɪˌmækst bɪtˈwin ənd wɪn ə səˈsteɪnd ˈfaʊntən əv ˈlɑvə floʊ riʧt ðə haɪts ˈoʊvər 1 3 281 fit) wɪθ ə fju hɑt ʤɛts ˈblæstɪŋ əp tɪ 3 9 843 fit) əˈbəv ðə vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ ˈkreɪtər. ðə floʊ ˈtrævəld ˌnɔrˈθistwərd, ˈkɛriɪŋ ðə ˈæʃɪz frəm ðə ˌɪˈrəpʃən ɛz fɑr ɛz ðə ˈvɪlɪʤɪz əv linguaglossa*, frɑnkɑˈvɪlə di sɪˈsɪljə, miˈlɑzoʊ, mɪˈsinə ənd ˈrɛʤioʊ kəˈlæbriə. ˈvɪdioʊ ˈkrɛdɪt: vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ nuz ˈviə ˈjuˌtub ˈvɪdioʊ ˈkrɛdɪt: ˌɪˈrəptɪv ækˈtɪvɪti sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli izd baɪ dɔn, ˌhaʊˈɛvər səm wik æʃ ɪˈmɪʃənz wər stɪl ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə ˈkæzəm, ðə ˈkreɪtər əv ðə ˌnɔrˈθist ənd smɔl ˈrisəntli ˈoʊpənd ˈkreɪtər pɪts ɔn ðə haɪ saɪd əv ðə nu ˌsaʊˈθist ˈkreɪtər (nsec*). ˈθərməl ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˈlɑvə ˈfaʊntən. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈɪmɪʤ əv ðə pik ækˈtɪvɪti əv ˈlɑvə ˈfaʊntən. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt: ðɪs nuəst ˌɪˈrəpʃən ɪz əˈməŋ ðə moʊst ˈvaɪələnt ˈɛtnə ˌɪˈrəpʃənz rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈoʊvər ðə læst 20 jɪrz. tu əˈspɛʃəli ˈvaɪələnt, ˈpriviəsli rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪˈvɛnts, ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðɪs wən, əˈkərd ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 22 1998 ənd sɛpˈtɛmbər 4 1999 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈleɪtəst, ðə ˈlɑvə ˈfaʊntənz riʧt haɪts əˈbəv 2 6 562 fit) frəm ðə vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ ˈsəmɪt, waɪl ðə 1998 ˌɪˈrəpʃən prəˈdust ən ˌɪˈrəptɪv ˈkɑləm 12 39 370 fit) əˈbəv ðə si ˈlɛvəl. boʊθ prəˈdust ən əˈbəndənt əˈmaʊnt əv məˈtɪriəl. ðə ˈkæzəm ˈkreɪtər həz bɪn noʊn tɪ ˈproʊdus ɪkˈstrimli ˈvaɪələnt ˌɪˈrəpʃənz ɪn ðə pæst, ɛz wɛl. ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈpaʊərfəl wər rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1947 ɪn ðə ˈpɪriəd bɪtˈwin ˌʤuˈlaɪ ənd ˈɔgəst 1960 ənd ɪn ˈɔgəst 1989 ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ɪkˈsploʊʒən wɪθ ðə lɔnʧ əv ˌɪnkənˈdɛsənt bɑmz ənd ə smɔl plum əv æʃ, vju frəm ðə ɛʤ əv ðə ˈwɛstərn rɪft, noʊˈvɛmbər 19 2015 ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt: frænˈʧɛskoʊ sɪns ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv noʊˈvɛmbər, ðə ˈæmpləˌtud əv ðə vɑlˈkænɪk ˈtrɛmər ʃoʊd ə ˈsɪriz əv trænˈzɪʃənəl ˈsteɪʤɪz, wɪθ ˈɛvədənt ˌɪnˈkris əv ðə ˈsɪgnəl ˈæmpləˌtud ənd ə ʃɪft əv ðə sɔrs əv ˈtrɛmər təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈsərfəs ənd frəm ə pəˈzɪʃən bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə ˈsəmɪt təˈwɔrd ənd ðɛn saʊθ, rɪˈpɔrts. ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv haɪ ˈæmpləˌtud vɑlˈkænɪk ˈtrɛmər ɔn ðə naɪt əv noʊˈvɛmbər 7 tɪ 8 wɑz ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ðə smɔl ɪkˈsploʊʒən nɪr ðə ˈistərn ɛʤ əv ðə. ðə ækˈtɪvɪtiz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkæzəm ʃoʊd noʊ ʧeɪnʤ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðiz ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn ˈæmpləˌtud əv vɑlˈkænɪk ˈtrɛmər. smɔl æʃ ɪˈmɪʃənz ɔn ðə haɪ ˈistərn flæŋk əv ðə koʊn əv ˈteɪkən frəm kəˈteɪnjə ɪn ðə leɪt ˌæftərˈnun əv noʊˈvɛmbər 25 2015 ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈbɔrɪs əˈnəðər ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv haɪ ˈæmpləˌtud ˈtrɛmər tʊk pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈpɪriəd bɪtˈwin noʊˈvɛmbər 20 ənd 22 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə naɪt əv noʊˈvɛmbər 24 tɪ 25 ɛz wik ækˈtɪvɪti frəm ðə seɪm ˈɛriə ɔn ðə haɪ ˈistərn flæŋk əv ðə koʊn əv wɑz rɪˈkɔrdɪd. ɪn ðə ˌæftərˈnun əv noʊˈvɛmbər 25 smɔl æʃ ɪˈmɪʃənz wər əbˈzərvd frəm ðə seɪm pɔɪnt. nu smɔl ˈkreɪtər pɪts (linguaglossa*, ənd giarre*) ɔn ðə haɪ ˈistərn flæŋk əv ðə koʊn əv ðə. ðɪs ɪz ðə maʊθ ðət ˈoʊpənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə leɪt noʊˈvɛmbər ækˈtɪvɪti, ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ə fju tɛnz əv ˈmitərz bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈistərn rɪm əv ðə, wɪθ ə daɪˈæmətər əv əˈbaʊt 15 tɪ 20 ɛm 49 tɪ 66 fit), noʊˈvɛmbər 30 2015 ˈɪmɪʤ loʊ ˈʤudɪsi, ˌɑləˈsænˌdroʊ loʊ ˈpɪkəˌloʊ ənd ˈtʊri ɔn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ əv noʊˈvɛmbər 27 ə ˈfərðər ˌɪnˈkris əv ðə ˈæmpləˌtud əv ðə vɑlˈkænɪk ˈtrɛmər, ə fju aʊərz lɔŋ, wɑz rɪˈkɔrdɪd. ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ əv noʊˈvɛmbər 28 ə kənˈtɪnjuəs ˌɪnˈtɛns frəm ðə ˈistərn flæŋk əv ðə koʊn əv wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ˈvɪdioʊ ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈtʊri ˌʤiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsəməri maʊnt ˈɛtnə, ˈtaʊrɪŋ əˈbəv kəˈteɪnjə, ˈsɛkənd ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsɪti, həz wən əv ðə wərldz ˈlɔŋgɪst ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ˈrɛkərdz əv hɪˈstɔrɪkəl volcanism*, ˈdeɪtɪŋ bæk tɪ 1500 bce*. hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈlɑvə floʊz əv ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən ˈkəvər məʧ əv ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðɪs ˈmæsɪv vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ, huz ˈɛdəfəs ɪz ðə haɪəst ənd moʊst vəˈlumənəs ɪn ˈɪtəli. ðə stratovolcano*, ˈtrəŋˌkeɪtɪd baɪ ˈsɛvərəl smɔl calderas*, wɑz kənˈstrəktɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə leɪt ˈplaɪstəˌsin ənd ˈoʊvər ən ˈoʊldər ʃild vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ. ðə moʊst ˈprɑmənənt ˌmɔrfəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈfiʧər əv ˈɛtnə ɪz ðə veɪl dɛl boʊv, ə 5 ɛks 10 16 404 ɛks 32 808 ˌkɔlˈdɛrə ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə ist. tu staɪlz əv ˌɪˈrəptɪv ækˈtɪvɪti ˈtɪpɪkəli əˈkər æt ˈɛtnə. pərˈsɪstənt ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˌɪˈrəpʃənz, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wɪθ ˈmaɪnər ˈlɑvə ɪˈmɪʃənz, teɪk pleɪs frəm wən ər mɔr əv ðə θri ˈprɑmənənt ˈsəmɪt ˈkreɪtərz, ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈkreɪtər, ni ˈkreɪtər, ənd seɪ ˈkreɪtər (ðə ˈlætər fɔrmd ɪn 1978 flæŋk vɛnts, ˈtɪpɪkəli wɪθ haɪər reɪts, ər lɛs ˈfrikwɛntli ˈæktɪv ənd ərˈɪʤəˌneɪt frəm ˈfɪʃərz ðət ˈoʊpən prɑˈgrɛsɪvli ˈdaʊnwərd frəm nɪr ðə ˈsəmɪt (ˈjuʒəwəli əˈkəmpənid baɪ ˌɪˈrəpʃənz æt ðə ˈəpər ɛnd). ˈsɪndər koʊnz ər ˈkɑmənli kənˈstrəktɪd ˈoʊvər ðə vɛnts əv ˈlɑvə floʊz. ˈlɑvə floʊz ɪkˈstɛnd tɪ ðə fʊt əv ðə vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ ɔn ɔl saɪdz ənd hæv riʧt ðə si ˈoʊvər ə brɔd ˈɛriə ɔn ðə seɪ flæŋk. ə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə ˈvaɪələnt kən bi əbˈzərvd hir. ˈfiʧərd ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈɛtnə ˌɪˈrəptɪŋ ɪn ə ˈpaʊərfəl, dɪˈsɛmbər 3 2015 ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈɛtnə ə səˈpɔrtər jʊr səˈpɔrt ɪz ˈkruʃəl fər ɑr sərˈvaɪvəl. ɪt meɪks ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈfʊli ənd kips ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ənd ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə ˈkɑntɛnt wi ləv tɪ kriˈeɪt ənd ʃɛr. ˈmənθli səbˈskrɪpʃən səbˈskrɪpʃən ˈɔpʃənz ˈɔpʃən 1 ˈmənθli ˈɔpʃən 2 ˈmənθli ˈɔpʃən 3 ˈmənθli ˈɔpʃən 4 ˈmənθli ˈɔpʃən 5 ˈmənθli ˈɔpʃən 6 ˈmənθli ˈjɪrli səbˈskrɪpʃən səbˈskrɪpʃən ˈɔpʃənz ˈɔpʃən 1 ˈjɪrli ˈɔpʃən 1 ˈjɪrli
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mount etna, volcano on the east coast of sicily, erupted violently on december 3, 2015, and produced a high lava fountain in several kilometers long eruption column. the paroxysm was one of the most violent etna's eruptions recorded over the last 20 years, according to experts.
the chasm crater, often called the central crater oft etna produced a powerful eruption in the morning (local time) of december 3, following a period o progressive intensification observed during the evening of december 2, the national institute of geophysics and volcanology (ingv) in catania reported.
image credit: volcano discovery webcam
the eruption climaxed between 02:20 and 03:10c when a sustained fountain of lavaow reached the heights over 1 km (3 281 feet)th a few hot jets blasting up to 3 km (9 843 feet) above the volcano crater. the pyroclasticow traveled northeastward, carrying the ashes from the eruption as far as the villages of linguaglossa, francavilla di sicilia, milazzo, messina and reggio calabria.
video credit: volcano news via youtube
video credit: eumetsat
eruptive activity significantly eased by dawn, however some weak ash emissions wereill present in the chasm, the crater of the northeast and small recently opened crater pits on the high side of the new southeast crater (nsec).
thermal image of voragine's lava fountain. image credit: ingv
thermal image of the peak activity of voragine's lava fountain. image credit: ingv
this newest eruption is among the most violent etna eruptions recorded over the last 20 years. two especially violent, previously recorded events, similar to this one, occurred on july 22, 1998 and september 4, 1999. during the latest, the lava fountains reached heights above 2 km (6 562 feet) from the volcano summit, while the 1998 eruption produced an eruptive column 12 km (39 370 feet) above the sea level. both produced an abundant amount of pyroclastic material.
the chasm crater has been known to produce extremely violent eruptions in the past, as well. particularly powerful paroxysms were recorded in february 1947, in the period between july and august 1960 and in august 1989.
a typical explosionth the launch of incandescent bombs and a small plume of ash, view from the edge of the westernft, november 19, 2015. image credit: francesco ciancitto/ingv-osservatorio etneo
since the beginning of november, the amplitude of the volcanic tremorwed a series of transitionalages,th evident increase of the signal amplitude and a shift of the source of tremor towards the surface and from a position below the center of the summit toward south-east and then south, ingv reports. episode of high amplitude volcanic tremor on the night of november 7 to 8 was followed by the small explosion near the eastern edge of the nsec. the activitiesthin the chasmwed no change during these increases in amplitude of volcanic tremor.
small ash emissions on the high easternank of the cone of nsec taken from catania in the late afternoon of november 25, 2015. image credit: boris behncke/ingv-osservatorio etneo
another episode of high amplitude tremor took place in the period between november 20 and 22. during the night of november 24 to 25, as weakrombolian activity from the same area fumarole on the high easternank of the cone of nsec was recorded. in the afternoon of november 25 small ash emissions were observed from the same point.
new small crater pits (linguaglossa, fiumefreddo and giarre) on the high easternank of the cone of the nsec. this is the mouth that opened during the late novemberrombolian activity, located a few tens of meters below the easternm of the nsec,th a diameter of about 15 to 20 m (49 to 66 feet), november 30, 2015. image credit:salvatore lo giudice, alessandro lo piccolo and turi caggegi
on the morning of november 27 a further increase of the amplitude of the volcanic tremor, a few hours long, was recorded. in the morning of november 28 a continuous intense degassing from the easternank of the cone of nsec was reported.
video credit: turi caggegi
geological summary
mount etna, towering above catania, sicily's second largest city, has one of the world's longest documented records of historical volcanism, dating back to 1500 bce. historical lavaows of basaltic composition cover much of the surface of this massive volcano, whose edifice is the highest and most voluminous in italy. the mongibelloratovolcano, truncated by several small calderas, was constructed during the late pleistocene and holocene over an older shield volcano. the most prominent morphological feature of etna is thelle del bove, a 5 x 10 km (16 404 x 32 808 feet)horseshoe-shaped caldera open to the east.
twoyles of eruptive activity typically occur at etna. persistent explosive eruptions, sometimesth minor lava emissions, take place from one or more of the three prominent summit craters, the central crater, ne crater, and se crater (the latter formed in 1978).ank vents, typicallyth higher effusion rates, are less frequently active and originate from fissures that open progressively downward from near the summit (usually accompanied byrombolian eruptions at the upper end). cinder cones are commonly constructed over the vents of lower-flank lavaows. lavaows extend to the foot of the volcano on all sides and have reached the sea over a broad area on the seank.
a video of the violent paroxysm can be observed here.
featured image: etna erupting in a powerful paroxysm, december 3, 2015. image credit: passione etna
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(ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈædəm ˈfægən (ɔ ʃəks); ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈbraɪsən (kreɪps əv ræθ); sɪˈmoʊn (mun wɑk); ˈɛrɪk keɪd (ˈtərnəp ðə bit); ˈfrɛdi fˈwɛnˌteɪz (mopho*); ʤɛf ˈkɔrnər); (ðə greɪt); i. məkˈdænəl (taɪ wən ɔn)). si ɑr ˈəltəmət mæp əv ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. mɔr ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər taɪps əv ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnər, ˌrɛstərəˈtərz sim drɔn tɪ neɪmz. əv ɔl ðə ˈbɪznɪs neɪm pənz ðət ˈætləs kəˈlɛktəd, mɔr wər fər ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ðən fər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈkætəˌgɔri. fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, ðiz ər nɑt ˈəpˌskeɪl ˈrɛˌstrɑnts: ˈpitsə ʤɔɪnts, ʧaɪˈniz ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ənd ˈmɛksəkən sɔrt əv ˈpleɪsɪz ðət sərv ˈkəmfərtəbəl, ˈkəmfərtɪŋ, ənd ˈsəmˈwət ˌɪnərˈʧeɪnʤəbəl fud. wət ˈkɔzɪz ˈkəstəmərz tɪ ʧuz wən taɪ ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈoʊvər əˈnəðər? ˈmeɪbi ðə pæd taɪ ˈrɪli ɪz ðət məʧ mɔr dɪˈlɪʃəs æt ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr pleɪs. ər ˈmeɪbi ə ˈklɛvər neɪm kən meɪk ðə ˈdɪfərəns ənd hɛlp ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt stænd aʊt frəm ðə kraʊd. wət ɑr ˈdætə sɪz əˈbaʊt ðə steɪt əv ˈrɛˌstrɑnt pənz: pərˈsɛnt əv ɔl pən neɪmz səbˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈætləs wər fər ˈeɪʒən ˈrɛˌstrɑnts. wɑz baɪ fɑr ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən taɪp əv ˈrɛˌstrɑnt tɪ hæv ə pən neɪm. ðə wərd ““pho”*” əˈpɪrz ɪn 87 ˈrɛˌstrɑnt neɪmz aʊt əv 451 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ɔl ˈrɛˌstrɑnt neɪmz səbˈmɪtəd kənˈteɪn ə pən ɔn ““pho”*”. kɪŋ ɪz ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən pən. viˌɛtnɑˈmis ˈrɛˌstrɑnts, taɪ ˈrɛˌstrɑnts wər moʊst ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd əˈməŋ ðə neɪmz səbˈmɪtəd:, əp, taɪ wən ɔn wər ˈpɑpjələr pənz ɔn taɪ. ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ɪn ɑr ˈdætə sɛt wər neɪmd səm ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən əv wɑk roʊl. wən wɛnt ðə ˈɛkstrə maɪl baɪ ˈædɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd bɪt əv wordplay*: ˈlɛtəs wɑk ɛn roʊl. ənd kreɪp ʤɔɪnt neɪmz wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɑmənli əˈpɑn. 8 ˈrɛˌstrɑnt neɪmz iʧ, nu ˌɔˈrlinz (pɑp. ˈpɔrtlənd (pɑp. ənd ˈɔstən (pɑp. ɔl pənʧ əˈbəv ðɛr weɪt; ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ (pɑp. ˈmɪljən) həz 10 pɪks: lɔrd əv ðə (ˈbərˌbæŋk, ˈsiˈeɪ) (ˈpɪtsbərg, pɑ) ˈhɑrni (ˈoʊʃənˌsaɪd, ˈsiˈeɪ) du drɔp ɪn (ˌhɑnəˈlulu, haɪ) mun wɑk (ˈdæləs,, ənd nu ˌɔˈrlinz, lɑ) stɑp (ˈilə ˈvɪstə, ˈsiˈeɪ) viɛt nɑm nɑm (ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ɪl) ʧiz (ˈmɔrəˌstaʊn,) ləks stɑk ˈbeɪgəl (ˈbərkli, ˈsiˈeɪ) taɪ, haʊ ər ju (ˈɔstən,) noʊˈtɔriəs p.i.g*. ˈbɑrbɪˌkju (mɪˈzulə, ˈɛmˈti) gərl (ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi) (mɪlˈwɔki,) ðə wərst ʃɑp ɪn ˈdɪkɪnsən (ˈdɪkɪnsən,) ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv neɪmz pleɪɪŋ ɔn, ðiz dɪˈzərv ðɛr oʊn hɔl əv feɪm. hir, ɪn noʊ ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɔrdər, ər ɑr tɔp faɪv: (ˈbɛvərli hɪlz, kɔrs) (ˈbɛvərli hɪlz, kɔrs) gʊd ju lynnwood*, wɑ) ˈhoʊboʊkən,) ˈrɛntən, wɑ) ˈjuˈɛn ˈjuˈɛn) hir ər ðə ˈəðər ˈkætəˌgɔriz: ˈkɔfi ʃɑps ˈəðər (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈriˌteɪl stɔrz, veɪp ʃɑps ənd lɑts əv jɑrn stɔrz) ˈdɑktərz ənd ˈdɛntɪsts fud trəks pɛt kɛr ˈklinɪŋ ˈbɑθˌrumz səˈlɑnz ðə fʊl lɪst: 16 ˈhændəlz ˈgeɪθərzbərg, ˈpitsə ˈwɪnˌʧɛstər, kəˈləmbəs, oʊ səb ʃɑp ˈhæməltən, ˈbɛvərli hɪlz, ˈsiˈeɪ ə. ˈdəbəlju. ʃəks ˈkɑkˌteɪl ˈɔɪstər bɑr ˈkɑrməl, ˈsiˈeɪ ˌæbsəˈlutli wɛst ˈhɑliˌwʊd, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈbeɪgəlz ˈbɔstən, mɑ ˈteɪbəl pɔl, ˈteɪbəlz ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs, ɪn mərˈiə ˈmɛmpfɪs, əˈnəðər fɔrk ɪn ðə roʊd ˈmaɪˌlæn, ˈpɔrtlənd, ər ˈsɪrəˌkjuz, ərˈiθə ˌʧætəˈnugə, ˈeɪʒən ʧaʊ æˈtlæntə, ˈʤɔrʤə ɔnt hamden*, kɔrt ɔnt ˈizi strit kəˈfeɪ ˈhɪltən hɛd ˈaɪlənd, ˈɔnti bellaire*, b.a.d*. ˈsuʃi lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈbeɪgəlz ɛn ə hoʊl lɔt mɔr nu haɪd pɑrk, ˈbæŋkɑk ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈvɛroʊ biʧ, ˈbrʊklɪn, nu jɔrk, nu jɔrk, ˈdɛli ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs, boʊ taɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi boʊ taɪ ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈpɔrtlənd, ər ˈbeɪkəri kəˈfeɪ ˈdɛnvər, koʊ ˈbɛli ˈeɪkər ˈɛmˈti ˈvɪktəri, oʊ ˈfrɛznoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ bɪtˈwin ðə bənz ˈsænwɪʧ ʃɑp ˈdɛli roseburg*, ər bɑn taɪ ˈʤæksən, weɪ brɛd ˈfɪndli, oʊ braʊn ˈʧɪkən braʊn kaʊ campell*, ˈsiˈeɪ bən mi sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ bən mi ˈsænwɪʧɪz ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs, bənz n’*’ ˈroʊzɪz ˈmɑrfə, ˈpɪtsbərg, pɑ ʧiz ˈmɔrəˌstaʊn, ˈkɑli ɛn ˈæθənz, ˈʤɔrʤə ˈkɑli sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈdaɪnər ˈləvəl, weɪ ʧiz ˈkəlʧər ə weɪ əv laɪf fɔrt ˈlɔdərˌdeɪl, ʃɛf æt wɑk siˈætəl, wɑ ʃɛf ʤɑn li ˈeɪʒən kənfˈjuʒən kwɪˈzin ˈwɔlˌnət krik, ˈsiˈeɪ ʧɛz gəˈvɑrə ˈnɑksvɪl, ʧɪk ɪn draɪv ɪn ˌɪpsəˈlænti, mi ˈʧɪkən ju millbrae*, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈstætən ˈaɪlənd, ʧaʊ meɪn ˈeɪʒən ˈspɛʃəltiz ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ˈhɑrbər, mi ʧaʊ θaɪm café*é ˈbɛlɪŋˌhæm, wɑ ˈsɪti pɔrk ˈdɛli ˈbæˌtɑn ruʒ, lɑ ˈkɔrnər nu ˈheɪvən, kɔrt ˈʧɪkən kəˈləmbəs, oʊ odenton*, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi ˈkɔrəl ˈbeɪgəlz ˈkɔrəl ˈgeɪbəlz, ˈkaʊntər ˈkəlʧər ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈɔstən, ˈkræbi biʧ, də krɔ ˈsteɪʃən sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ kreɪp ɪˈskeɪp ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ kreɪp ˈmərtəl kəˈfeɪ ˈɑbərn, æl kreɪps əv ræθ redlands*, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ krɔs roʊdz ˈɛvənstən, ɪl krəm gɪt ɪt ˈrædfərd, ˈkəri əˈweɪ ˈɛʤˌwʊd, pɑ ˈdɛri ˈgɑdˌməðər ˌæləgˈzændriə, gɔn gʊd ˈbɑrbɪˌkju ˈæθənz, ˈʤɔrʤə du drɔp ɪn ˌhɑnəˈlulu, haɪ dɪl ər noʊ dɪl səbz əˈdinə, ˈdərti dɪks kræb haʊs hɛd, du ər daɪn ˈbrʊklɪn, ˈdɔgi staɪlz colchester*, redlands*, ˈsiˈeɪ ist əv ˈidənz ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ɪl its əv ˈidən ˈidən, ˈɛdəbəl ˈkɑmplɛks ˈpɔrtlənd, ər ˈtɛksəs bɑr grɪl ˈkɔrnɪŋ, ˈwitən, ɪl ɛgz ɪn ðə ˈsɪti sɔlt leɪk ˈsɪti, ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ, ˈɪnʤən noʊ. 9. ˈpitərzbərg, taɪ ˈkɪʧən ˌæˈstɔriə, fæt ˈæʃlənd, ˌpitsərˈiə ˈbrɛkənˌrɪʤ, koʊ ˈdɛnvər, koʊ ˈfɛləni fræŋks oʊk pɑrk, ɪl fəˈleɪ əv soʊl nu ˌɔˈrlinz, lɑ jʊrz ˈɛmˈti. ˈplɛzənt, fɔrk bɔlz ˈlɔdərˌdeɪl, fræŋks fər ðə ˈmɛməriz mundelein*, ɪl fræŋks fər ðə ˈmɛməriz sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈpɔrtlənd, ər frɛnd ənd ˈɪθəkə, fu kɪŋ ʧaɪˈniz ˈrɛˌstrɑnt leɪk ˈsɪti, ˈgɑrdən əv grænd ˈʤəŋkʃən, koʊ fɔrt ˈlɔdərˌdeɪl, ˈʤɛŋhɪs koʊən lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ˈsiˈeɪ gʊd ju lynnwood*, wɑ ˈgreɪtfəl brɛd siˈætəl, wɑ greɪt ˈbrənzwɪk, mi grɪl n’*’ ju ˈgrinzbərroʊ, hæf fæst ˈboʊldər, koʊ hæf ʃɛl skwɛr nu ˌɔˈrlinz, lɑ ˈhæˌŋoʊvər ˈizi ˌsɪnsəˈnæti, oʊ kəˈləmbəs, oʊ hət dɪʃ ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs, haɪ kəˈfeɪ ˈklivlənd haɪts, oʊ ˈhɪlˌsaɪd ˈɔstən, hoʊl ɪn wən ˌɔˈrlinz, mɑ ˈhoʊli kreɪp kutztown*, pɑ hoʊm slaɪs ˈɔstən, ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ɪl hɑps ɛn skɑʧ ˈbrʊˌklaɪn, mɑ hɑt ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ɪl hɑt wɑk kəˈfeɪ sæn mɑˈteɪoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈpitsə ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs, ɪn hu dæt ˈrɑkˌpɔrt, ju ʤæs ˈbərgərz ˈlɛksɪŋtən, ˈhəmbəl paɪ ˈrɔli, aɪ drim əv ˈnæʃvɪl, aɪ gɑt jʊr kræbz kittyhawk*, ˈaɪdə klɛr ˈædɪsən, wɔrm spərɪŋz, ˈsiˈeɪ taʊər ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti, moʊ əˈbaʊt θaɪm culpeper*, ˈpərsɪnəl placerville*, ˈsiˈeɪ ʤəˈmeɪkə mi sˈmərnə, ˈʤɔrʤə ʤəˈmeɪkən mi ˈkreɪzi bəˈθɛzdə, ˈʤɪmi lig ˈsɪti, wɑn ɪn ə ˈmɪljən ˈɔstən, ʤɪst ˈʤərzi ˈsɪti, ʤɪst ɪn θaɪm, də keɪl mi ˈkreɪzi æˈtlæntə, ˈʤɔrʤə kɪŋ fu ˈbruməl, pɑ kɪt ɛn ˈkɪʧən pərl ˈsɪti, haɪ ˈplɛʒərz ˈɔstən, ˈoʊvərˌlænd pɑrk, ˈkəmkwɑt meɪ ˈbeɪkəri ˈæθənz, ˈʤɔrʤə kəŋ fud ˈhjustən, sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈlinɪŋ taʊər əv ˈpitsə ˈbeɪsən, ˈɛmˈti ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs, ˈoʊklənd, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈreɪˌlroʊd taɪ mɑntˈgəmri, æl ˈlɛni ənd fɪʃ teɪl ˈmædɪsən, kɔrt ˈlɛtəs ɪn ˈkɑnˌkɔrd, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈlɛtəs ju æˈtlæntə, ˈʤɔrʤə ˈlɛtəs wɑk ɛn roʊl ˈjɔrbə ˈlɪndə, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈpitsə ˈhɛvən caruthersville*, moʊ ˈlɪtəl ˈskɑtsˌdeɪl, lɔŋ ˈnudəl haʊs ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˌsɛrəˈtoʊgə, ˈsiˈeɪ lɔrd əv ðə ˈbərˌbæŋk, ˈsiˈeɪ ləks stɑk ˈbeɪgəl ˈbərkli, ˈsiˈeɪ lɔɪd hæv ˈmərsi ˈtaɪtəsˌvɪl, ˈlunə si yachats*, ər ˈmædɪsən bɛr ˈgɑrdən ˈʧiˌkoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ meɪn strit ˈboʊzmən, ˈɛmˈti ˈsænwɪʧ ˈhjustən, taɪ ˈrɛˌstrɑnt seɪnt luɪs, moʊ ɪn ʤɔrʤ, wɑ mɛn æt wɑk ˈlɛbənən, ˈmɪli ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi ˈhɑrni ˈoʊʃənˌsaɪd, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈmoʊnə ˈpitə ˈrɔli, mun wɑk ˈdæləs, nu ˌɔˈrlinz, lɑ nu ˌɔˈrlinz, lɑ ˈmoʊtoʊ koʊ ˈʃɑrlətsˌvɪl, wɑk ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, ˈmɪstər. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi mənʧ bɑks ˈbrʊklɪn, læst stænd ˈdɛnvər, koʊ maɪ taɪ ʧæmˈpeɪn, ɪl maɪ taɪ biʧ capitola*, ˈsiˈeɪ stɑp ˈilə ˈvɪstə, ˈsiˈeɪ ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ɪl ˈnɑˌʧoʊ ˈdædi ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs, ˈnɑˌʧoʊ nu ˌɔˈrlinz, lɑ ˈrɪʧmənd, ˈstɪlˌwɔtər,. luɪs, moʊ zɛn ˈrɪʧmənd, ˈmərˌmeɪd keɪp ˈkɔrəl, ˈnɛvər ɪˈnəf θaɪm ʤɑnz krik, ˈʤɔrʤə nu bɪg wɔŋ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi nu kəŋ vɛnˈʧərə, ˈsiˈeɪ nhà*à mɪn ˈbrʊklɪn, noʊ fɔrks vərˈʤɪnjə biʧ, ˈnudəlz ju ˈlɑmbɑrd, ɪl ˈnudəlz ju bolingbrook*, ɪl ˈnæʃvɪl, ˈnəθɪŋ keɪks ˈboʊldər, koʊ ˈnəθɪŋ bənt keɪk sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ, ˈsiˈeɪ noʊˈtɔriəs p.i.g*. ˈbɑrbɪˌkju mɪˈzulə, ˈɛmˈti naʊ ənd zɛn ˈʃɑrlətsˌvɪl, oʊ maɪ saʊθ sɔlt leɪk, sˈmoʊki ˈbɑrbɪˌkju ˈdeɪtən, oʊ ˈɑlɪv pɑm spərɪŋz, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈɑlɪv ər twɪst ˈæʃˌvɪl, wən ɪf baɪ ˈbeɪgəl setauket*, taɪ ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ɪl ˈoʊpən ˈsɛsəmi dɪ mɔɪnz, ˈiə ˈoʊvər ðə ˈtəpəs ˈboʊzmən, ˈɛmˈti pɑrk pleɪts ˈɛlkɪnz pɑrk, pɑ ˈwɪlɪstɑn, pis ə ˈpitsə stoʊn ˈhɑrbər, ˈpiˈkɪŋ bɔɪ ˈplɛzənt hɪl, ˈsiˈeɪ ə pleɪs. ˈlɔdərˌdeɪl, 20 ˈeɪvɑn, koʊ ˈgælvəstən, ɔl ˈsizənz dɪ mɔɪnz, ˈiə nu ˌɔˈrlinz, lɑ ˈɛvər ˈbɛlvˌju, wɑ ˈɛvər ˈrɛˌstrɑnt gɑrˈdinə, ˈsiˈeɪ fɔr ˈsizənz ˈboʊmɔnt, gʊd ˈʃɔni, siˈætəl, wɑ kɪm ˈsænə feɪ, ˈsprɪŋˌfild, moʊ kɪm lɔŋ ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs, oʊˈkælə, sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ, sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ, ˈsiˈeɪ kɪŋ ˌæləgˈzændriə, fɔrt smɪθ, ɑr ˌhɑnəˈlulu, haɪ ˈhəmbəl, lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈoʊklənd, ˈsiˈeɪ ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti, ˈoʊˈkeɪ ˈpɔrtlənd, ər sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ təˈkoʊmɑ, wɑ ˈtɔrəns, ˈsiˈeɪ visalia*, ˈsiˈeɪ wahiawa*, haɪ wɛst ˈælɪs, kɪŋ weɪ fɔrt wərθ, ˈmɪʃən viˈɛʤoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ mi ˌtæləˈhæsi, ˈhoʊboʊkən, kju siˈætəl, wɑ ril fɔrt smɪθ, ɑr ˈlɪtəltən, koʊ ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ, ˈtreɪsi, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈrɛntən, wɑ ˈkəlvər ˈsɪti, ˈsiˈeɪ ʃoʊ rɪˈdɑndoʊ biʧ, ˈsiˈeɪ ʃʊr sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ, ʃˈruzˌbɛri, mɑ vu lɑ kˈwɪntə, ˈsiˈeɪ encinitas*, ˈsiˈeɪ nu ˌɔˈrlinz, lɑ təˈmɛkjələ, ˈsiˈeɪ ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti, ˈoʊˈkeɪ ˈɔstən, ˈæŋkərɪʤ, pinole*, ˈsiˈeɪ wɛst ˈhɑliˌwʊd, ˈsiˈeɪ lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈstərlɪŋ, paɪ nɑt ˈkɔstɑ ˈmeɪsə, ˈsiˈeɪ stoʊ, ˈtɑkoʊz ˈdɛnvər, koʊ ˈpitə baɪ ðə beɪˈrut ˈdənˌwʊdi, ˈʤɔrʤə ˈpitə pæn ˌæˈstɔriə, ˈpitsə maɪ hɑrt ˈpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ sæn mɑˈteɪoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈsænə kruz, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈpitsə pæn ˌsɪnsəˈnæti, oʊ ˈpɑpˌkɔrn ˈhjustən, pɔrk sloʊp ˈbrʊklɪn, pɔr ˈʤəʤmənt ˈnupɔrt, ˈprɛri dɔgz ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs, ˈpənˌʧlaɪn ʤus bɑr ˈbrʊklɪn, ðə steɪks ˈɑrlɪŋtən, ril ˈsiˌfud grɪl ˈgrinzbərroʊ, ,nu jɔrk roʊst bist ˈbɔstən, mɑ ˈroʊlɪŋ ɪn ðə doʊ ˈspidˌweɪ, ɪn bəts ˈbɑrbɪˌkju cobleskill*, seɪk tɪ mi ˌmɑntˈklɛr, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈsuʃi roʊlz heɪz, ˈsuʃi bigfork*, ˈɛmˈti ˈsælvəˌdɔr ,ˈpɔrtlənd ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈskunər ər ˈleɪtər! lɔŋ biʧ, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈsərvɪŋ taɪm kəˈfeɪ ˈdreɪpər, ʃeɪk ʃeɪk ʃeɪk təˈkoʊmɑ, wɑ saɪæm aɪ æm ,rɪˈdɑndoʊ biʧ sɪks fit ˈəndər æˈtlæntə, ˈʤɔrʤə slɪm ˈʧɪkənz ˈfeɪˌɛtˌvɪl, ɑr smoʊk boʊnz ˈfinɪks, ˈsoʊfə kɪŋ ˈʤusi ˈbərgər ˌʧætəˈnugə, səm pleɪs ɛls məˈskigɪn, mi ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈfɪʃi ,ˈbrənzwɪk meɪn ˈvɛgən ˈoʊklənd, ˈsiˈeɪ saʊnd baɪts ˈsəmərˌvɪl, mɑ gərl ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ˈsiˈeɪ dɔg haʊs lɪvərˈmɔr, ˈsiˈeɪ strɪp kləb. pɔl, ˈwɔtərˌtaʊn, mɑ səb ˈkɑnʃəs ˈrɔli, su ˈkɑsə ˈbrænfərd, kɔrt ˈsuʃi kju ˈbɛlˌmɑnt, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈsuʃi oʊk lɔn, ɪl ˈsuʃi tɪ daɪ fər sæn ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl, ˈsiˈeɪ sˈwiti taɪ ,ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ ˈmɪʃɪgən tɑ ˌtɛksɑrˈkænə, ˈtɑkoʊz spoʊˈkæn, wɑ ˈjutəkə, mi ðə wərld ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ ti ni taɪ sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ, ˈsiˈeɪ li ʧaʊ ˈɛvənstən, ɪl əˈmɛrɪkən fɔrk, təˈkilə ˈmɑkɪŋˌbərd nu ˈkeɪnən, kɔrt taɪ ənd ˈmaɪti ˈlɛksɪŋtən, taɪ baɪ ðə si ˈsaʊθˌpɔrt, taɪ wɑn ɔn sæn wɑn ˌkæpɪˈstrɑnoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ taɪ ˈlændɪŋ ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, taɪ mi əp ˈʤæksən, weɪ ˈpɪtsbərg, pɑ taɪ mi əp taɪ mi daʊn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ˈsiˈeɪ taɪ nun ˈpɔrtlənd, ər taɪ ɔn fərst spoʊˈkæn, wɑ taɪ wən ɔn kæmp, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈænɪsɪn, æl ˈmɪstɪk, kɔrt siˈætəl, wɑ ˈtoʊsən, ˈvɪstə, ˈsiˈeɪ taɪ pɑd ˈpɔrtlənd, ər taɪ spun ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ɪl taɪ stɪks ˈhjustən, taɪ ˈdɛstɪn, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi taɪ ˈgeɪθərzbərg, taɪ θæŋk ju ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ɪl taɪ ðɪs ˈdeɪnə pɔɪnt, ˈsiˈeɪ ləˈgunə biʧ, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈklɛmsən, mɪlˈwɔki, ˈmɛnloʊ pɑrk, ˈsiˈeɪ taɪ, haʊ ər ju ˈɔstən, əp ,ˈmæməθ ˈfinɪks, ˈsuʃi bɑr æˈtlæntə, ˈʤɔrʤə ˈsuʃi bɑr ˈgrinvɪl, rum siˈætəl, wɑ nu jɔrk, ˈɑrlɪŋtən, ˈpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi kəˈfeɪ ˈrɔli, ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, ðə ɔ ʃæk gambrills*, ðə beɪ gəl stɔr brɔd ˈʧænəl, ðə bɪg nu ˌɔˈrlinz, lɑ ðə vərˈʤɪnjə biʧ, ðə ˈbrɛkfəst kləb ˈsiˌsaɪd, ˈsiˈeɪ ðə bɑks ˈbrɪʤˌwɔtər, mɑ ðə ˈfinɪks, ðə kreɪp vaɪn ˌtæləˈhæsi, ðə ˈdɛli ˈlɑmə stɔr kəˈfeɪ leɪk ˈvɪlə, ɪl ðə du drɔp ɪn ˈmoʊbəl, æl ðə ˈɛpɪk ˈgrinvɪl, ðə greɪt ərˈbænə, ɪl ðə grɪl frəm d’alene*, ˈaɪˈdi siˈætəl, wɑ ðə grɪl frəm ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi ðə hoʊm pleɪt ˈdaɪnər dɪ mɔɪnz, ˈiə ðə ɪn ˈsəðərn paɪnz, ðə mæd ˈplætər ˈnæʃvɪl, ðə pleɪs lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ˈsiˈeɪ ðə ˈigəl rɑk, ˈsiˈeɪ ðə ol’*’ ˈfæktəri kəˈfeɪ sænd ˈsɪti, ˈsiˈeɪ ðə ˈpɛkɪŋ ˈɔrdər ðə ˈprɛri dɔg pawhuska*, ˈoʊˈkeɪ ðə. ˈpitərzbərg, ðə sɑrˈdin rum ˈplɪməθ, mi ðə skwiz ɪn klɑrk fɔrk, ˈaɪˈdi ðə ˈsərkəl ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ɪl ðə wərst pleɪs siˈætəl, wɑ ðə wərst ʃɑp ɪn ˈdɪkɪnsən ˈdɪkɪnsən, ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ, mɑ θɪk θɪn ˈpitsə ˈboʊkə rəˈtoʊn, taɪ fud ˈoʊklənd, ˈsiˈeɪ tɪ taɪ fər waialae*, haɪ tɔp ˈhəntɪŋtən, landia*! ˈpɔrtlənd, ər bordentown*, ɑrm pɪt ˈbɑrbɪˌkju ˈæŋkərɪʤ, ˈtərnəp ðə bit pɔrt ˈænʤəlɪs, wɑ tu gaɪz wɪθ ˈwinərz ˈkrɛstɪd bjut, koʊ ˈjuˈɛn siˈætəl, wɑ ˈəŋkəl ˈbɑθəl, wɑ ənˈkɑmən graʊnz ˈwɔtərˌtaʊn, mɑ ˈəndərˌdɔgz ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə, pɑ ˈmeɪsə, ˈvɛlvət ˈtɑkoʊ ˈdæləs, viɛt nɑm nɑm ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ɪl ˈpitsə wanatah*, ɪn wi ðə ˈpitsə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi wət ðə ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ, mɑ dəˈluθ, ˈʤɔrʤə ˈhəntɪŋtən biʧ, ˈsiˈeɪ ,ˈrɛntən wɑ siˈætəl, wɑ wət ðə ˈnɔrkrɔs, ˈʤɔrʤə wət ðə! ˈbɑθəl, wɑ wət ðə! d’iberville*, mɪz wət ðə? ,vərˈʤɪnjə biʧ jʊr bif? ˈrəmsən, ˈbrʊklɪn, nu jɔrk, ˈwinər teɪk ɔl ˈbəfəˌloʊ groʊv, ɪl waɪz paɪz ˈælbəkərki, wɑk roʊl ist ˈlænsɪŋ, mi ˈnɑksvɪl, spərɪŋ leɪk, mi wɑk ənd roʊl ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi wɑk ɪn ðə pɑrk. luɪs pɑrk, wɑk ɪn ˈbɔstən, mɑ wɑk ɪn ʧaɪˈniz ˈbəfət mægˈnoʊljə, wɑk ɛn roʊl æˈtlæntə, ˈʤɔrʤə eɪər, mɑ ˈmɛriən, ɪl ˈmɔrəsˌvɪl, wɑk n’*’ roʊl ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ, mɑ ləˈpɔrt, ɪn wɑk n’*’ tɔk ˈbɔstən, mɑ wɑk ɔn ɪn nu ˈheɪvən, kɔrt wɑk ɔn ðə biʧ ˈmərtəl biʧ, wɑk stɑr ˈsprɪŋˌfild, moʊ winterville*, ˈʤɔrʤə wɑk ðɪs weɪ ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ɪl wɑk tɪ wɔk nu jɔrk, ˈdænˌvɪl, ˈɔstən, murfreesboro*, ɪkˈsprɛs ˈoʊvərˌlænd pɑrk, roʊl mægˈnoʊljə, collingswood*, jæŋ ki ˈnudəl ˈluiˌvɪl, ˈkɛri ˈklɑrksˌvɪl, ɪn jəm mi ʧaɪˈniz ˈrɛˌstrɑnt bæθ, mi *ðɪs ˈsɛntəns həz bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd tɪ juz 2014 ˈsɛnsəs ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈɛstəˌmeɪts; ɪt ərˈɪʤənəli ˌɪnˈkludɪd æˈtlæntə bət ˈsaɪtɪd ðə ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈɛriə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən.
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(photos: adamgen (aw shucks); elizabeth bryson (crepes of wrath); simone rapa (moon wok); eric cade (turnip the beet); freddy fuentes (mopho); jeff barca-hall (claire’s corner copia); samer nashed (the great impasta); e. mcdanel (thai one on)).
see our ultimate crowdsourced map of punny businesses in america.
more than any other types of business owner, restaurateurs seem drawn to punny names. of all the business name puns that atlas obscura collected, more were for restaurants than for any other category.
for the most part, these are not upscale restaurants: they’re pizza joints, chinese restaurants and mexican spots—the sort of places that serve comfortable, comforting, and somewhat interchangeable food.
what causes customers to choose one thai restaurant over another? maybe the pad thai really is that much more delicious at a particular place. or maybe a clever name can make the difference and help a restaurant stand out from the crowd.
here’s what our data says about the state of restaurant puns:
—45 percent of all restaurant-related pun names submitted to atlas obscura were for asian restaurants.
—vietnamese was byr the most common type of restaurant to have a pun name. the word “pho” appears in 87 punny restaurant names out of 451 submitted—almost 20 percent of all restaurant names submitted contain a pun on “pho”.
—pho king is the most common pho pun.
—after vietnamese restaurants, thai restaurants were most represented among the names submitted: thaiphoon, thai’d up, thai one on were popular puns on thai.
—15 restaurants in our data set were named some variation of wok ‘n roll. one went the extra mile by adding a second bit of wordplay: lettuce wok n roll.
—pizza and crepe joint names were also commonly punned upon.
—with 8 restaurant names each, new orleans (pop. 384,320), portland (pop. 619,360), and austin (pop. 912,791) all punch above their weight; chicago (pop. 2.7 million) has 10.*
editor’s picks:
lord of the wingz (burbank, ca)
burgatory (pittsburgh, pa)
miso harney (oceanside, ca)
dew drop inn (honolulu, hi)
moon wok (dallas, tx, and new orleans, la)
naan stop (isla vista, ca)
viet nom nom (chicago, il)
c’est cheese (morristown, nj)
lox stock & bagel (berkeley, ca)
thai, how are you (austin, tx)
notorious p.i.g. bbq (missoula, mt)
souper girl (washington, dc)
thai-namite (milwaukee, wi)
the wurst shop in dickinson (dickinson, nd)
given the number of names playing on pho, these deserve their own hall ofme. here, in no particular order, are our top five:
9021pho (beverly hills, ca—of course)
(beverly hills, ca—of course) good pho you ( lynnwood, wa)
( pho nomenon ( hoboken, nj)
( pho shizzle ( renton, wa)
( un pho gettable ( un pho gettable)
here are the other categories:
coffee shops
bar/pubs
other (including retail stores, vape shops and lots of yarn stores)
doctors and dentists
food trucks
pet care
cleaning businesses/flower shops/portable bathrooms
hair/nail salons
the full list:
16 handles gaithersburg, md 3.14 pizza winchester, va 6-1-pho columbus, oh 9/11 hero’s sub shop hamilton, nj 9021pho beverly hills, ca a. w. shucks cocktail & oyster bar carmel, ca absolutely phobulous west hollywood, ca aesop’s bagels boston, ma aesop’s table st paul, mn aesop’s tables indianapolis, in agave maria memphis, tn another fork in the road milan, ny appethaizing portland, or appethaizing syracuse, ny aretha frankensteins chattanooga, tn asian chao atlanta, ga aunt chilada’s hamden, ct aunt chilada’s easy street cafe hilton head island, sc auntie pasto’s bellaire, tx b.a.d. sushi los angeles, ca bagels n a hole lot more new hyde park, ny bangkok inn downtown vero beach, fl banhmigos brooklyn, ny baoguette new york, ny baohaus new york, ny be’wiched deli minneapolis, mn beau thai washington, dc beau thai restaurant portland, or beetbox bakery & cafe denver, co belly acre mt victory, oh benaddiction fresno, ca between the buns sandwich shop & delhi roseburg, or bon appe thai jackson, wy bread kneads findlay, oh brown chicken brown cow campell, ca bun mee san francisco, ca bun mi sandwiches minneapolis, mn buns n’ roses marfa, tx burgatory pittsburgh, pa c’est cheese morristown, nj cali n tito’s athens, ga cali pho nia san francisco, ca cauc-asian diner lovell, wy cheese culture : a whey of life fort lauderdale, fl chef at wok seattle, wa chef jon lee asian confusion cuisine walnut creek, ca chez guevara knoxville, tn chick inn drive in ypsilanti, mi chicken pho you millbrae, ca chopshtix staten island, ny chow maine asian specialties southwest harbor, me ciao thyme café bellingham, wa city pork deli & charcuterie baton rouge, la claire’s corner copia new haven, ct cluck-u chicken columbus, oh odenton, md washington, dc coral bagels coral gables, fl counter culture restaurant austin, tx crabby dick’s rehoboth beach, de craw station san francisco, ca crepe escape sacramento, ca crepe myrtle cafe auburn, al crepes of wrath redlands, ca crepevine palo alto, ca san francisco, ca cross rhodes evanston, il crumb & get it radford, va curry away edgewood, pa dairy godmother alexandria, va dawg gone good bbq athens, ga dew drop inn honolulu, hi dill or no dill subs edina, mn dirty dicks crab house nag’s head, nc do or dine brooklyn, ny doggie styles colchester, vt dough’lectibles redlands, ca east of edens chicago, il eats of eden eden, ut edible complex portland, or effin texas bar & grill corning, ny egg’lectic wheaton, il eggs in the city salt lake city, ut eggspectation silver spring, md engine no. 9 st. petersburg, fl enthaice thai kitchen astoria, nyt patty’s ashland, kytty’s pizzeria breckenridge, co fee-fi-pho-fum denver, co felony franks oak park, il fillet of soul new orleans, la fonduely yours mt. pleasant, sc fork & balls ft lauderdale, fl franks for the memories mundelein, il franks for the memories san francisco, ca franks-a-lot portland, or friend and pho ithaca, ny fu king chinese restaurant lake city, fl garden of eat’n grand junction, co gaysha fort lauderdale, fl genghis cohen los angeles, ca good pho you lynnwood, wa grateful bread seattle, wa great impasta brunswick, me grill n’ pho u greensboro, nc halfst boulder, co half shell square new orleans, la hangover easy cincinnati, oh columbus, oh haute dish minneapolis, mn high thai’d cafe cleveland heights, oh hillsidermacy austin, tx hole in one orleans, ma holy crepe kutztown, pa home slice austin, tx homeslice chicago, il hops n scotch brookline, ma hot doug’s chicago, il hot wok cafe san mateo, ca hotbox pizza indianapolis, in hu dat rockport, tx hugh jass burgers lexington, ky humble pie raleigh, nc i dream of weenie nashville, tn i got your crabs kittyhawk, nc ida claire addison, tx ipho warm springs, ca ipho tower kansas city, mo about thyme culpeper, va personal placerville, ca jamaica mi krazy smyrna, ga jamaican mi crazy bethesda, md jimmy changas league city, tx juan in a million austin, tx just beclaws jersey city, nj just in thyme rehoboth, de kale me crazy atlanta, ga king fu broomall, pa kit n kitchen pearl city, hi kneaded pleasures austin, tx korma sutra overland park, ks kumquat mae bakery athens, ga kung food houston, tx san francisco, ca leaning tower of pizza basin, mt minneapolis, mn oakland, ca lek’s railroad thai montgomery, al lenny and joe’s fish tale madison, ct lettuce in concord, ca lettuce souprise you atlanta, ga lettuce wok n roll yorba linda, ca little pizza heaven caruthersville, mo little thaiger scottsdale, az long thinh noodle house restaurant saratoga, ca lord of the wingz burbank, ca lox stock & bagel berkeley, ca loyd have mercy titusville, fl luna sea yachats, or madison bear garden chico, ca main street overeasy bozeman, mt maine-ly sandwich houston, tx manee thai restaurant saint louis, mo martha’s inn george, wa men at wok lebanon, nh millie & al’s washington, dc miso harney oceanside, ca mona pita raleigh, nc moon wok dallas, tx new orleans, la mopho new orleans, la moto pho co charlottesville, va moun wok baltimore, md mr. yogato washington, dc munch box brooklyn, ny mustard’s last stand denver, co my thai champaign, il my thai beach capitola, ca naan stop isla vista, ca naansense chicago, il nacho daddy las vegas, nv nacho mama’s new orleans, la richmond, va stillwater, mn nachomamma’s st. louis, mo nao & zen richmond, va nauti mermaid cape coral, fl never enough thyme johns creek, ga new big wong washington, dc new kung fu’od ventura, ca nhà minh brooklyn, ny no forks cheesesteaks virginia beach, va noodles pho u lombard, il noodles pho you bolingbrook, il noshville nashville, tn nothing bundt cakes boulder, co nothing bunt cake san jose, ca notorious p.i.g. bbq missoula, mt now and zen charlottesville, va oh mai south salt lake, ut oinkadoodlemoo smoky bbq dayton, oh olive a’sasudden palm springs, ca olive or twist asheville, nc one if buy bagel setauket, ny opart thai chicago, il open sesame des moines, ia over the tapas bozeman, mt park plates elkins park, pa pastabilities williston, vt peace a pizza stone harbor, nj peking boy pleasant hill, ca pete’s a place ft. lauderdale, fl pho 20 avon, co galveston, tx pho all seasons des moines, ia pho bistreaux new orleans, la pho ever bellevue, wa pho ever restaurant gardena, ca pho four seasons beaumont, tx pho good shawnee, ks pho ket seattle, wa pho kim santa fe, nm springfield, mo pho kim long las vegas, nv ocala, fl san antonio, tx san jose, ca pho king alexandria, va fort smith, ar honolulu, hi humble, tx los angeles, ca oakland, ca oklahoma city, ok portland, or san diego, ca tacoma, wa torrance, ca visalia, ca wahiawa, hi west allis, wi pho king way fort worth, tx mission viejo, ca pho me tallahassee, fl pho nomenon hoboken, nj pho q seattle, wa pho real fort smith, ar littleton, co silver spring, md tracy, ca pho shizzle renton, wa pho sho culver city, ca pho show redondo beach, ca pho sure san antonio, tx shrewsbury, ma pho vu la quinta, ca pho-ever encinitas, ca pho-king new orleans, la pho-nomenon temecula, ca pho’nomenal oklahoma city, ok phonatic austin, tx phonatik anchorage, ak phonomenal pinole, ca west hollywood, ca phorage los angeles, ca phorever sterling, va pie not costa mesa, ca pie-casso stowe, vt pinche tacos denver, co pita by the beirut dunwoody, ga pita pan astoria, ny pizza my heart palo alto, ca san mateo, ca santa cruz, ca pizza pan cincinnati, oh poparazzi’s popcorn houston, tx pork slope brooklyn, ny pour judgement newport, ri prairie dogs minneapolis, mn punchline juice bar brooklyn, nj ray’s the steaks arlington, va reel seafood grill greensboro, nc rhong tiam ,new york roast beast boston, ma rolling in the dough speedway, in rubbin butts bbq cobleskill, ny sake to me montclair, ca sake2me sushi rolls hays, ks saketome sushi bigfork, mt salvador molly’s ,portland oregon schooner or later! long beach, ca serving time cafe draper, ut shake shake shake tacoma, wa siam i am ,redondo beach six feet under atlanta, ga slim chickensyetteville, ar smoke dem bones phoenix, az sofa king juicy burger chattanooga, tn some place else muskegon, mi something fishy ,brunswick maine souley vegan oakland, ca sound bites somerville, ma souper girl washington, dc souplantation los angeles, ca spankys dog house livermore, ca strip club st. paul, mn strip-t’s watertown, ma sub conscious raleigh, nc sue casa branford, ct sushi q belmont, ca sushi thaime oak lawn, il sushi to dai for san rafael, ca sweetie thai ,wyoming michigan ta molly’s texarkana, tx tacos tumbras spokane, wa takee outee utica, mi tapa the world sacramento, ca tee nee thai san jose, ca tein li chow evanston, il tempt-asian american fork, ut tequila mockingbird new canaan, ct thai and mighty lexington, ky thai by the sea southport, nc thai juan on san juan capistrano, ca thai landing baltimore, md thai me up jackson, wy pittsburgh, pa thai me up thai me down los angeles, ca thai noon portland, or thai on first spokane, wa thai one on angel’s camp, ca anniston, al mystic, ct seattle, wa towson, md vista, ca thai pod portland, or thai spoon chicago, il thai sticks houston, tx thai tanic destin, fl washington, dc thai tanium gaithersburg, md thai thank you chicago, il thai this dana point, ca laguna beach, ca thai-ger clemson, sc thai-namite milwaukee, wi thai-rific menlo park, ca thai, how are you austin, tx thai’d up ,mammoth lakesca phoenix, az thaicoon & sushi bar atlanta, ga thaicoon ricefire & sushi bar greenville, sc thaiger room seattle, wa thainy new york, ny thaiphoon arlington, va palo alto, ca washington, dc thaiphoon cafe raleigh, nc thairish baltimore, md the awe shack gambrills, md the bay gull store broad channel, ny the big cheezy new orleans, la the boardwok virginia beach, va the breakfast club seaside, ca the chatta box bridgewater, ma the codfather phoenix, az the crepe vine tallahassee, fl the deli lama store & cafe lake villa, il the dew drop inn mobile, al the epic curean greenville, sc the great impasta urbana, il the grill from ipanema couer d’alene, id seattle, wa the grill from ipanema washington, dc the home plate diner des moines, ia the lobsteer inn southern pines, nc the mad platter nashville, tn the meating place los angeles, ca the oinkster eagle rock, ca the ol’ctory cafe sand city, ca the pecking order ,sanibel the prairie dog pawhuska, ok the queenshead st. petersburg, fl the sardine room plymouth, mi the squeeze inn clark fork, id the wiener’s circle chicago, il the wurst place seattle, wa the wurst shop in dickinson dickinson, nd thelonious monkfish cambridge, ma thick & thin pizza boca raton, fl tie food oakland, ca to thai for waialae, hi top bunz huntington, ny torta landia! portland, or tsukasa bordentown, nj turnagain arm pit bbq anchorage, ak turnip the beet port angeles, wa two guys with wieners crested butte, co un pho gettable seattle, wa uncle petezas bothell, wa uncommon grounds watertown, ma underdogs philadelphia, pa unphogettable mesa, az velvet taco dallas, tx viet nom nom chicago, il wana pizza wanatah, in we the pizza washington, dc what the pho cambridge, ma duluth, ga huntington beach, ca ,renton wa seattle, wa what the pho norcross, ga what the pho! bothell, wa what the pho! d’iberville, ms what the pho? ,virginia beach what’s your beef? rumson, nj wi-pie brooklyn, ny wichcraft new york, ny wiener take all buffalo grove, il wise pies albuquerque, bm wok & roll east lansing, mi knoxville, tn spring lake, mi wok and roll washington, dc wok in the park st. louis park, mn wok inn boston, ma wok inn chinese buffet magnolia, tx wok n roll atlanta, ga ayer, ma marion, il morrisville, vt wok n’ roll cambridge, ma laporte, in wok n’ talk boston, ma wok on in new haven, ct wok on the beach myrtle beach, sc wok star springfield, mo winterville, ga wok this way chicago, il wok to walk new york, ny wok-n-go danville, ky wok-n-roll austin, tx murfreesboro, tn wok-n-roll express overland park, ks wok’n roll magnolia, nj woksabi collingswood, nj yang kee noodle louisville, ky you-a carry out-a clarksville, in yum mee chinese restaurant bath, me
*this sentence has been updated to use 2014 census population estimates; it originally included atlanta but cited the metro area population.
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1 juθ ˈfʊtˌbɔl meɪk 9 vi 9 ˈmændəˌtɔri ənˈtɪl 12 ər 13 treɪn əp ənd sɛnd mɔr skɪlz ˈkoʊʧɪz ˈɪntu skulz, ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn fərst ˈtəʧɪz, ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ənd ˌsɛlfɪkˈsprɛʃən. peɪ juθ ˈkoʊʧɪz ˈprɑpərli. bɪld ˈɪnˌdɔr ˈpɪʧɪz ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈplɛθərə əv ˈaʊtˌdɔr 3g*. 2 ˌɪmˈpruv ˈeɪˌsæp loʊəst ˈstændərdz ɪn prɛˈmɪr lig ˈhɪstəri ˈkərəntli. prəˈfɛʃənəl geɪm mæʧ əˈfɪʃəlz ˈlɪmɪtɪd (pgmol*) əˈfɪʃəlz əˈpɪr kənfˈjuzd, nɑt noʊɪŋ ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈkɛrlɛs ənd ˈrɛkləs ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌhɔˈrɛndəs kɔlz ɔn ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən daɪvd, dɪd nɑt ˌɛtˈsɛtərə). ʧif maɪk ˈraɪli ʃʊd stɑp ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ ðə bɛst rɛf, mɑrk clattenburg*. ə gʊd roʊl ˈmɑdəl fər əˈspaɪrɪŋ. 3 ˈfʊtˌbɔl məst rɪˈspɛkt ˈwɪmən ˈɛvənz məst nɑt rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈfʊtˌbɔl jɛt. ðə kənˈvɪktəd ˈreɪpɪst ɪz aʊt ˈoʊnli ɔn ˈlaɪsəns ənd ðə fʊl tərm məst bi sərvd fərst. hi ðɛn həz tɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz tɪ hɪz ˈvɪktɪm ənd reɪn ɪn ðoʊz dɪˈludɪd ˈfɑloʊərz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ meɪk hər laɪf ˈhɛlɪʃ. ˈɛvənz həz tɪ pruv ðət hi həz ˈlərnɪd tɪ rɪˈspɛkt ˈwɪmən, ðət ðeɪ ər nɑt ə fri hɪt ˈviə ə tɛkst. 4 ˌɪmˈpruv ˈʧænəl səm əv ðə nu ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˈbuti ˈɪntu ˈtɪkɪt ˈpraɪsɪz. ˈtərgət ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɪz biɪŋ dɪsɪnˈfrænˌʧaɪzd. ˈɪmpləmənt ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl supporters’*’ plenty”*” kæmˈpeɪn fər ˈmæksəməm əˈweɪ ˈtɪkɪt. 5 mɔr ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsænəti pliz players’*’ ˈweɪʤɪz məst bɪˈkəm ˈivɪn mɔr performance-related*. ˌsupərˈstɑrz laɪk ˈsərˌʤjoʊ agüero*, ənd weɪn ˈruni dɪˈzərv ðɛr ˈhænsəm səmz bət tu ˈmɛni ˈævərɪʤ pleɪərz ər ˈərnɪŋ ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd ˈsæləriz ˈsɪmpli fər ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə bɛnʧ. ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən hæv ə gʊd skim fər ðɛr jəŋ pleɪərz, ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ðɛm tɪ riʧ ðə fərst tim, steɪ ɪn ɪt, ənd ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl rɪˈwɔrdz ˈfɑloʊ. 6 kət θru ðə ˈpeɪpərˌwərk ənd kət əˈdrɪft ðə ˈfriˌloʊdərz grɛg daɪk, ðə ˈʧɛrmən, məst lɪv əp tɪ hɪz ˈprɑməs əv ˈrɪli ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ grɪps wɪθ ðə wərk ˈpərˌmɪt ˈluˌphoʊlz ðət əˈlaʊ ˈævərɪʤ ˈoʊvərˈsiz pleɪərz tɪ sɪlt əp ˈfʊtˌbɔl lig kləbz. 7 mɔr breɪnz ɔn bɔrd ðə riˈstrəkʧərɪŋ əv ðə nidz ə ˈfɔrmər ˈɪŋglənd pleɪər laɪk ˈgɛri lineker*, græm lə ər ʤɑn bɑrnz tɪ bi ˈdræftɪd ɔn tɪ ðə meɪn bɔrd. ðə həz ˈɔlˌweɪz hæd ə wɪf əv ðə ˈkaʊntiz ənd ðə ˈroʊtəri kləb əˈbaʊt ɪt. səm ˌɛkspərˈtiz ɪz lɔŋ ˈoʊvərˈdu. 8 ˈtərgət ˈpənɪʃmənt fər ˌrɛtrəˈspɛktɪv ˈpənɪʃmənts, wən geɪm əv ðə bæn ʃʊd bi fər ðə nɛkst ˈmitɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈvɪktɪm tim. soʊ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv bæn fər ˈɛlˌboʊɪŋ ˈʃeɪməs ˈkoʊlmən biɪŋ fər ˈnuˌkæsəl əˈgɛnst ˈbərnli (ˈθərzˌdeɪ), ˈlɛstər (ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ) ənd ˈʧɛlsi (ʤæn 10 ɪt wʊd bi əˈgɛnst ˈbərnli, ˈlɛstər ənd ˈɛvərtən (mɑrʧ 14 9 ˈlusən əp, waɪz əp ɛnd ðə ˈstupɪd rul ˈpənɪʃɪŋ pleɪərz fər ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ goʊlz (ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz tɪ skɔr, ðə geɪm ɪz ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl). teɪk ðə lɛd ənd traɪəl ˈvɪdioʊ tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈmænɪʤərz wən əˈpil tɪ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ rɛf pər hæf. traɪ aʊt sin-bins*. lɛt ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ pɔɪnts əv lɔ post-match*. 10 ˈɪŋglənd məst stɑrt ˈpɛnəltiz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈjʊrə 2016 ˈnɛvər tu ˈərli.
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1. revolutionise youth football make 9 v 9 mandatory until 12 or 13. train up and send more skills coaches into schools, working on first touches, encouraging two-footedness and self-expression. pay youth coaches properly. build indoor pitches as well as the plethora of outdoor 3g.
2: improve refereeing asap lowest standards in premier league history currently. professional game match officials limited (pgmol) officials appear confused, not knowing the difference between careless and reckless and making horrendous calls on simulation (branislav ivanovic dived, cesc fàbregas did not etc). pgmol chief mike riley should stop undermining the best ref, mark clattenburg. he’s a good role model for aspiring refs.
3. football must respect women ched evans must not return to football yet. the convicted rapist is out only on licence and the full term must be served first. he then has to apologise to his victim and rein in those deluded followers continuing to make her life hellish. evans has to prove that he has learned to respect women, that they are not a free hit via a mate’s text.
4. improve atmospheres channel some of the new broadcasting booty into subsidising ticket prices. target the 16-21 age-group important. a generation is being disenfranchised. implement the football supporters’ federation’s “twenty’s plenty” campaign for maximum £20 away ticket.
5. more financial sanity please players’ wages must become even more performance-related. superstars like sergio agüero, fabregas and wayne rooney deserve their handsome sums but too many average players are earning inflated salaries simply for sitting on the bench. southampton have a good scheme for their young players, challenging them to reach the first team, stay in it, and the financial rewards follow.
6. cut through the paperwork and cut adrift the freeloaders
greg dyke, the fa chairman, must live up to his promise of really getting to grips with the work permit loopholes that allow average overseas players to silt up football league clubs.
7. more brains on board
the restructuring of the fa needs a former england player like gary lineker, graeme le saux or john barnes to be drafted on to the main board. the fa has always had a whiff of the counties and the rotary club about it. some dressing-room expertise is long overdue.
8. target punishment
for retrospective punishments, one game of the ban should be for the next meeting against the victim team. so instead of papiss cissé’s ban for elbowing everton’s seamus coleman being for newcastle against burnley (thursday), leicester (saturday) and chelsea (jan 10), it would be against burnley, leicester and everton (march 14).
9. loosen up, wise up
end the stupid rule punishing players for celebrating goals (the idea is to score, the game is emotional). take the lead and trial video technology, giving managers one appeal to the video ref per half. try out sin-bins. let refs clarify points of law post-match.
10. england must start practising penalties before euro 2016
it’s never too early.
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wɛr ɪz ðə zil fər ðə sælˈveɪʃən əv soʊlz? ˈæftər ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə fəˈmɪljər ˈgɔspəl ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt ˈlæzərəs ənd ðə rɪʧ mæn, aɪ sɔ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈhɛˌdlaɪn: 'ˈpæstər hu dɪz nɑt bɪˈliv ɪn hɛl faɪərd!' gɑdz ˈtaɪmɪŋ ɪz ˌɪmˈpɛkəbəl, ˈɪzənt ɪt? canastota*, maɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət θɔt ˈæftər ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs ˈhɛˌdlaɪn wɑz: 'ənd ðɪs ˈpæstər wɑz kɔt ɔf gɑrd baɪ hɪz dɪsˈmɪsəl?' ðə sæd ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ðət ɪt ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ðɪs spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈmɪnɪstər, bət soʊ ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈkrɪsʧɪnz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɛni ˈkæθlɪks (ˈivɪn səm əv ɑr prists), hu hæv əˈbændənd ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl truθ ðət ðɛr ər ɪˈtərnəl ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz tɪ ə laɪf lɪvd ɪn ˌənrɪˈpɛntənt ənd sɪn (si ˈkætəˌkɪzəm əv ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ, ˈsɛkʃənz 'ɑr gɑd ɪz fɑr tu ˈmərsɪfəl,' ðiz ˈdɪsədənts ˈɑrgju, 'ðən tɪ ˈbænɪʃ ˈɛniˌwən tɪ ən ɪˈtərnəti ɪn hɛl.' wət ˈskrɪpʧər ənd wət ˈkætəˌkɪzəm du ðeɪ rɛd? laɪt ə ˈvərʧuəl ˈkændəl ɪn prɛr haʊ hæv wi əraɪvd æt ðɪs steɪt əv kənfˈjuʒən ɔn səʧ ə ˈkruʃəl ˈɑrtɪkəl əv feɪθ? wɪn wɑz ðə læst taɪm ju hərd ə ˈsərmən ɔn sɪn, dɛθ, hɛl, ənd ðə læst ˈʤəʤmənt? ˈʧænsɪz ər nɑt tu ˈrisəntli ənd ˈmeɪbi noʊ ˈivɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ lɛnt. bɪn ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ goʊ tɪ kənˈfɛʃən ˈrɛgjələrli? haʊ ˈmɛni fˈjunərəlz hæv ju əˈtɛndəd wɛr ðə dɛˈsidənts ərˈaɪvəl ɪn ˈhɛvən həz bɪn ˈhæpəli ənd ˈdɛfənətli əˈnaʊnst? fɑr tu ˈmɛni, ˈprɑbəˌbli. ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ju kən səbˈskraɪb tɪ ə ˈθɪri əv ˌjunəˈvərsəl sælˈveɪʃən ɪz tɪ əˈsum ðət gɑd, hɪz ʧərʧ ənd ðə ˈmɛni ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hi həz juzd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsɛnʧəriz tɪ tiʧ ənd gaɪd ˈjuˈɛs ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli mɛnt wət hi ər ðeɪ sɛd. ju wʊd hæv tɪ kənˈklud, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðət ðə ˈstɔri əv ˈlæzərəs ənd ðə pur mæn (luk ðə dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv ðə læst ˈʤəʤmənt (ˈmæθju ənd ðə ˈkætəˌkɪzəm ˈrɛfərənsɪz sɛt fɔrθ əˈbəv wər ˈnɛvər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ˈteɪkən ˈsɪriəsli. ˈmeɪbi ðət ɪz waɪ ˈvərsɪz əv ˈʧæptər 25 ɪn ˈmæθju ər soʊ ˈɔfən ɪkˈskludɪd wɪn ðət ˈgɔspəl ɪz proʊˈkleɪmd ɪn ɑr ˈʧərʧɪz. əv kɔrs, st*. ˈɔgəˌstin ˈdɪdənt ˈrɪli min ɪt wɪn hi sɛd: 'gɑd meɪd ju wɪˈθaʊt ˈjɔrsɛlf; gɑd rɪˈdimd ju wɪˈθaʊt ˈjɔrsɛlf; bət gɑd wɪl nɑt seɪv ju wɪˈθaʊt ˈjɔrsɛlf.' aɪ æm ˈikwəli ɛz ˈsərtən ðət st*. ˈbərnərd wɑz ˈfeɪkɪŋ ɪt wɪn wɪθ tɪrz hi sɛd ðət "ðɛr wɑz ˈhɑrdli wən ʃɪp aʊt əv tɛn lɔst ɔn ðə si, bət ɔn ðə ˈoʊʃən əv laɪf ðɛr ɪz ˈhɑrdli wən soʊl seɪvd aʊt əv tɛn." wət wɑz ven*. luɪs grəˈnɑdə, o.p*. ˈθɪŋkɪŋ wɪn hi oʊˈpaɪnd ðət 'mɛn hæv aɪz ɛz kin ɛz ðoʊz əv ən ˈigəl ɪn dɪˈsərnɪŋ ðə θɪŋz əv ðɪs wərld, bət ðeɪ ər ɛz blaɪnd ɛz ˈbitəlz tɪ ðə θɪŋz əv ɪˈtərnəti?' ˈfaɪnəli, aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ðət ðə leɪt ˈfɑðər ˈwɪnfrɪd hərbst, s.d.s*. məst hæv bɪn ˈhɪtɪŋ 'ðə sɔs' ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz ˈfulɪʃ ɪˈnəf tɪ raɪt ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: 'aɪ æm ʃʊr ˈmɛni lɔst soʊlz ɪn hɛl raɪt naʊ wʊd kraɪ aʊt tɪ ˈpriʧərz ənd ˈraɪtərz ɪf ðeɪ kʊd: oʊ, waɪ dɪd ju nɑt tɛl ˈjuˈɛs mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈhɔrərz əv hɛl? waɪ dɪd ju nɑt straɪk səʧ fɪr ˈɪntu ɑr hɑrts baɪ jʊr ˌriəˈlɪstɪk dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv hɛl ðət wi wʊd hæv meɪd ˈgreɪtər ˈɛfərts tɪ əˈvɔɪd dɪd ju spɛr ɑr ˈfilɪŋz ɪn ə ˈmætər əv səʧ ɪˈtərnəl ˈmoʊmənt? oʊ, waɪ dɪd ju nɑt meɪk hɛl ə ˈθaʊzənd taɪmz ˈhɑtər ðən ju dɪd, ðɛn pərˈhæps wi wʊd nɑt bi hir təˈdeɪ? wɛr ɪz ðə zil fər ðə sælˈveɪʃən əv soʊlz? seɪv ðə ˈstɑrvɪŋ frəm dɛθ gɑd meɪd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ bi wɪθ ɪm ɪˈtərnəli. hi gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs ɔl ðə ˈgreɪsɪz wi wɪl nid tɪ ʤɔɪn ɪm ðɛr. wi kən bɪˈliv wət hi ˈtiʧɪz, rɪˈspɑnd tɪ hɪz ˈgreɪsɪz, ˈhəmbəl ɑrˈsɛlvz baɪ kənˈfɛsɪŋ ənd ˈsikɪŋ fərˈgɪvnəs fər ɑr sɪnz ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɪˈtərnəti ɪn hɪz ˈprɛzəns, ər wi kən ˈriʤɛkt wət hi ˈtiʧɪz ənd ˈɔfərz ˈjuˈɛs hir ɔn ərθ ənd dɪˈskəvər tɪ ɑr ɪˈtərnəl rɪˈgrɛt ðət gɑd ˈnɛvər laɪz. ðə ʧɔɪs simz soʊ ˈɑbviəs, ˈdəzənt ɪt? st*. ˈtɑməs əkˈwaɪnəs riˈmaɪndz ˈjuˈɛs ðət noʊ wən 'ɪz ɪn hɛl hu dɪd nɑt hæv, taɪm ˈæftər taɪm, ðə ʧæns əv ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈhɛvən ɪn hɪz græsp'. ˈfɑðər ˈlioʊ ˈrədlɔf, o.s.b*. ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪz ðə ˌænˈʤɛlɪk ˈdɔktər, wɪn hi ˈstrɛsɪz "ðət hɛl ɪz nɑt ə blaɪnd ˈdɛstəni ˈɪntu wɪʧ ðə ˈsɪnər ˈplənʤɪz ˌənəˈwɛrz, bət ɪz hɪz ənd ˈfʊli dɪˈzərvd ˈpɔrʃən." wi ər ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ ðə truθ. ɑr prists ənd ˈbɪʃəps məst nɑt ˈhɛzəˌteɪt tɪ tiʧ ðət truθ, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ənˈkəmfərtəbəl ɪt meɪ meɪk ðɛm ər ˈjuˈɛs. oʊ, haʊ ɑr prists ənd ˈbɪʃəps nid ɑr ˈprɛrfəl səˈpɔrt ənd ɛnˈkərɪʤmənt! (wən əv tˈwɛnti θɔt prəˈvoʊkɪŋ ˈɛˌseɪz ju wɪl faɪnd ɪn ˈflitɪŋ ˈglɪmpsɪz əv ðə ˈsɪli, ˌsɛnəˈmɛnəl ənd səˈblaɪm) ə blɔg θru wɪʧ aɪ prəˈmoʊt zil fər ðə sælˈveɪʃən əv soʊlz, ɔ ənd əˈmeɪzmənt fər ðə ˈhoʊli ˈjukərəst ənd ˌædərˈeɪʃən, ənd ˌfaɪˈdɛləti tɪ ðə truθs əv ɑr ˈkæθlɪk feɪθ.
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where is the zeal for the salvation of souls? after reading the familiar gospel story about lazarus and the rich man, i saw the following internet headline: 'pastor who does not believe in hell fired!' god's timing is impeccable, isn't it?
canastota, ny - my immediate thought after reading this headline was: 'and this pastor was caught off guard by his dismissal?' the sad reality is that it is not just this specific minister, but so many other christians, including many catholics (even some of our priests), who have abandoned the fundamental truth that there are eternal consequences to a life lived in unrepentant and un-confessed sin (see catechism of the catholic church, sections 1033-1041).
'our god is far too merciful,' these dissidents argue, 'than to banish anyone to an eternity in hell.' what scripture and what catechism do they read?
light a virtual candle in prayer
how have we arrived at this state of confusion on such a crucial article of faith? when was the last time you heard a sermon on sin, death, hell, and the last judgment? chances are not too recently and maybe no even during lent. been encouraged to go to confession regularly? how many funerals have you attended where the decedent's arrival in heaven has been happily and definitely announced? - far too many, probably.
the only way you can subscribe to a theory of universal salvation is to assume that god, his church and the many individuals he has used over the centuries to teach and guide us never really meant what he or they said. you would have to conclude, for example, that the story of lazarus and the poor man (luke 16:19-31), the description of the last judgment (matthew 26:31-46), and the catechism references set forth above were never intended to be taken seriously. maybe that is
why verses 41-46 of chapter 25 in matthew are so often excluded when that gospel is proclaimed in our churches.
of course, st. augustine didn't really mean it when he said: 'god made you without yourself; god redeemed you without yourself; but god will not save you without yourself.'
i am equally as certain that st. bernard was faking it when with tears he said that "there was hardly one ship out of ten lost on the sea, but on the ocean of life there is hardly one soul saved out of ten."
what was ven. louis granada, o.p. thinking when he opined that 'men have eyes as keen as those of an eagle in discerning the things of this world, but they are as blind as beetles to the things of eternity?'
finally, i suspect that the late father winfrid herbst, s.d.s. must have been hitting 'the sauce' before he was foolish enough to write the following: 'i am sure many lost souls in hell right now would cry out to preachers and writers if they could: oh, why did you not tell us more about the horrors of hell? why did you not strike such fear into our hearts by your realistic description of hell that we would have made greater efforts to avoid it?...why did you spare our feelings in a matter of such eternal moment? oh, why did you not make hell a thousand times hotter than you did, then perhaps we would not be here today? '
where is the zeal for the salvation of souls?
save the starving from death
god made us to be with him eternally. he gives us all the graces we will need to join him there. we can believe what he teaches, respond to his graces, humble ourselves by confessing and seeking forgiveness for our sins and enjoy eternity in his presence, or we can reject what he teaches and offers us here on earth and discover to our eternal regret that god never lies. the choice seems so obvious, doesn't it?
st. thomas aquinas reminds us that no one 'is in hell who did not have, time after time, the chance of taking heaven in his grasp'.
father leo rudloff, o.s.b. reinforces the angelic doctor, when he stresses "that hell is not a blind destiny into which the sinner plunges unawares, but is his self-chosen and fully deserved portion."
we are entitled to the truth. our priests and bishops must not hesitate to teach that truth, no matter how uncomfortable it may make them or us.
oh, how our priests and bishops need our prayerful support and encouragement!
(one of twenty thought provoking essays you will find in fleeting glimpses of the silly, sentimental and sublime)
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a blog through which i promote zeal for the salvation of souls, awe and amazement for the holy eucharist and eucharistic adoration, and fidelity to the truths of our catholic faith.
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ˈmɔˌskaʊ, ˈrəʃə ɪn ə muv wɪʧ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈænəlɪsts seɪ ɪz ðə moʊst ˈpɑzətɪv stɛp fər riˈleɪʃənz ɪn jɪrz, ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt həz əˈnaʊnst ðɛr nu æmˈbæsədər tɪ ðə juz. wɪl bi tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɛkspərt ˈɛdwərd sˈnoʊdən. ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt wɑz meɪd ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ baɪ ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈsɛrʤi., flæŋkt baɪ sˈnoʊdən, ˈsaɪtɪd ðə hɪˈroʊɪk wərk ɪn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈsaɪbər ˈɛspiənɑʤ tɪ ðə əˈtɛnʃən, waɪl ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ hoʊp ðət sˈnoʊdən kʊd iz ˈtɛnʧənz ˈoʊvər əˈlɛʤd ˈsaɪbər ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ɪn ðə juz. ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd ɪts taɪz tɪ ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ənd sˈnoʊdən wər ʤɔɪnd baɪ juz. æmˈbæsədər tɪ ˈrəʃə ʤɑn tɛft, hu pərˈzɛnəd sˈnoʊdən wɪθ ə ˈtoʊkən əv θæŋks frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts: ə fʊl ənd ˌənkənˈdɪʃənəl ˈpɑrdən frəm ðə juz. ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt. lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ə ˈrəʃən əv ðə u.s.,”*.,” ə ˈgrɪnɪŋ sˈnoʊdən toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz. ɔˈrɛdi ˈstoʊlən.. aɪ min, aɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ siɪŋ ɔl ðə ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈɛvədəns ðə meɪ hæv gathered.”*.” ðoʊ əˈmɛrɪkən baɪ bərθ, sˈnoʊdən həz lɪvd ɪn ˈrəʃə sɪns 2013 ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ wət hi kɔld differences”*” wɪθ hɪz ˈfɔrmər ɪmˈplɔɪərz. hi wɑz əˈwɔrdɪd ˈrəʃən ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp læst jɪr baɪ ˈrəʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn fər wət ˈputɪn kɔld, ənd ˌɪrəˈpleɪsəbəl ˈsərvɪsɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ ðə motherland.”*.” əˈnaʊnsmɛnt wɑz ˈgritɪd wɪθ ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm baɪ juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp, hu sɛd sˈnoʊdən hæd bɪn ˈhaɪli ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd baɪ ˈfɔrmər ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ædˈvaɪzər ˈmaɪkəl flɪn, ɛz wɛl ɛz hɪz gʊd frɛnd ˈʤuljən assange*. trəmp ˈædɪd ðət sˈnoʊdən wʊd ˈnaɪsli ˈkɑmpləmənt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt rɛks tillerson*, hu laɪk sˈnoʊdən ɪz ə rɪˈsɪpiənt əv boʊθ ˈɔrdər əv ˈfrɛndʃɪp ənd ə smɔl ˈpɛnʃən baɪ ðə ˈrəʃən fsb*. hi ˈædɪd ðət ɛz ə ˈgʊdˈwɪl ˈʤɛsʧər ðə juz. wɑz ˈstrɔŋli kənˈsɪdərɪŋ əˈpɔɪntɪŋ ˈʧɛlsi ˈmænɪŋ ɛz hɪz nɛkst æmˈbæsədər tɪ ˈrəʃə, ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt hər plænd ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ɛz ˈdɛpjəti siaɪeɪ dɪˈrɛktər fɔlz θru. ˈspikɪŋ ɪn ə foʊn ˈɪntərvˌju, ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈspoʊkspərsən ˈɛmɪli pɪrs prəˈvaɪdɪd noʊ ˈsteɪtmənt, bət rɪˈpɔrtərz kʊd hir ˈɑdəbəl kraɪɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ wət ˈsaʊndɪd laɪk ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈfərnɪʧər.
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moscow, russia — in a move which political analysts say is the most positive step for u.s.-russia relations in years, the russian government has announced their new ambassador to the u.s. will be technology expert edward snowden.
the announcement was made in moscow by foreign minister sergey lavrov. lavrov, flanked by snowden, cited the 33-year-old’s heroic work in bringing cyber espionage to the public’s attention, while expressing hope that snowden could ease tensions over russia’s alleged cyber interference in the u.s. election and its ties to the trump administration.
lavrov and snowden were joined by u.s. ambassador to russia john tefft, who presented snowden with a token of thanks from the united states: a full and unconditional pardon from the u.s. justice department.
“i look forward to investigating the charges of a russian cyber-hack of the u.s.,” a grinning snowden told reporters. “i’ve already stolen.. i mean, i look forward to seeing all the classified evidence the nsa may have gathered.”
though american by birth, snowden has lived in russia since 2013 after having what he called “creative differences” with his former employers. he was awarded russian citizenship last year by russian president vladimir putin for what putin called, “outstanding and irreplaceable services provided to the motherland.”
russia’s announcement was greeted with enthusiasm by u.s. president donald trump, who said snowden had been highly recommended by former national security adviser michael flynn, as well as his good friend julian assange.
trump added that snowden would nicely complement secretary of state rex tillerson, who like snowden is a recipient of both russia’s order of friendship and a small pension by the russian fsb.
he added that as a goodwill gesture the u.s. was strongly considering appointing chelsea manning as his next ambassador to russia, in the event her planned confirmation as deputy cia director falls through.
speaking in a phone interview, justice department spokesperson emily pierce provided no statement, but reporters could hear audible crying in the background, followed by what sounded like breaking furniture.
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ə mæn həz eɪmd tɪ ˈtækəl ˈhoʊmləsnəs ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə baɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ ə, ə bəs kənˈvərtɪd ˈɪntu 22 sˈlipɪŋ pɑdz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈhoʊmləs ˈpipəl wɪθ ə seɪf sˈlipɪŋ speɪs. ˌɑntrəprəˈnʊr ˈsaɪmən roʊ həz reɪzd ˈnɪrli ˈviə fər ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə. hi ˈstɑrtɪd ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪn meɪ læst jɪr ˈæftər ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ ə mæn slip rəf ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ə ˈbɪzi ˈmɛlbərn strit. ˈmɪstər roʊ ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈhoʊmləsnəs hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ə 19-year-old*, ənd ɪz naʊ ɔn ə ˈmɪʃən tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðoʊz sˈlipɪŋ rəf wɪθ ə seɪf pleɪs tɪ goʊ tɪ bɛd. ˈmɪstər roʊ wɪl ˌɪnˈstɔl sˈlipɪŋ pɑdz laɪk ðə wənz ʃoʊn əˈbəv fər sˈlipɪŋ, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˈkɛnəl rum soʊ ˈpipəl kən brɪŋ ðɛr ˈænəməl kəmˈpænjənz ˈpɪkʧərd əˈbəv ɪz ə əv wət ðə sˈlipɪŋ pɑdz wɪl lʊk laɪk ˌɪnˈsaɪd. ðeɪ wɪl ˈfiʧər ə ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈlɑkərz ənd ə ˈroʊlər dɔr wɪθ ə lɑk tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðɛr ˈseɪfti ðə bəs wɪl slip əp tɪ 22 ˈpipəl ˈlɪvɪŋ ɔn ðə strits iʧ naɪt, ənd prəˈvaɪd ˈlɑkərz ənd ˈtɔɪləts ðə bəs həz rum fər ˈpipəl tɪ slip ðɛr pɛts ənd stɔr ðɛr ˈləgɪʤ ˈseɪfli ˈraɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə peɪʤ, ˈmɪstər roʊ tɔkt əˈbaʊt haʊ hi juzd hɪz ˈbɪznɪs ɪkˈspɪriəns tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈsɪmpəl səˈluʃən tɪ ðə ˈprɑbləm. 'ðə mɔr aɪ dɪˈvɛləpt ənd riˈsərʧt ə səˈluʃən, ðə mɔr aɪ dɪˈskəvərd wət ə gʊd naɪts slip kən du fər ə ˈpərsənz ˈfɪzɪkəl ənd ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ,' hi roʊt. 'ʤɪst biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ slip θru ðə naɪt, wɔrm ənd seɪf kən gɪv ə ˈpərsən ə hoʊl nu ˈaʊˌtlʊk ɔn laɪf.' wən kɔsts əˈbaʊt ənd prəˈvaɪdz 22 sˈlipɪŋ pɑdz, ˈtɔɪləts, ˈlɑkərz ənd ə ˈkɛnəl rum fər pɛts soʊ ˈpipəl kən brɪŋ ðɛr ˈænəməl kəmˈpænjənz. ˈmɪstər roʊ hoʊps tɪ hæv ə flit əv 300 ˈbəsɪz ˈroʊmɪŋ ɔˈstreɪljə wɪˈθɪn sɪks jɪrz. 'ɪt ˈnidɪd tɪ bi ˈmoʊbəl tɪ goʊ wɛr ˈpipəl ˈnidɪd ˈjuˈɛs ˈrəðər ðən dræg ðɛm tɪ ə loʊˈkeɪʃən wi wɔnt ðɛm tɪ goʊ,' hi toʊld ðə ˈdeɪli ˈtɛləˌgræf. 'ˈsɪdni ənd ˈmɛlbərn wɪl bi ðə tu ɪn moʊst nid ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈsɪtiz goʊ soʊ wɪl bi ɪn ðoʊz ˈɛriəz ɪn ə bɪg weɪ.' hi bɪˈlivz ðə kən bi juzd tɪ hɛlp teɪk ðə streɪn ɔf ˈʃɛltərz ənd kip ˈpipəl seɪf. 'fər ɪts əˈbaʊt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə seɪf slip, ju kən ˈprɑbəˌbli æd 100 tɪ ðət fər ə brɪks ənd ˈmɔrtər ˈʃɛltər soʊ ɪts kwaɪt kɔst ˈifɛktɪv.' ˈmɪstər roʊ sɛd ðɛr wɑz ə bɪg ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin ə gʊd naɪts slip ənd gʊd ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ðə ˌɑntrəprəˈnʊr hoʊps tɪ hæv hɪz fərst bəs ɔn ðə roʊd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈwɪntər ənd plænz tɪ ɪkˈspænd tɪ 300 ˈbəsəz θruaʊt ɔˈstreɪljə ɪn ðə nɛkst sɪks jɪrz ðə bəs həz bɪn dɪˈzaɪnd ɛz ə ˈʧipər ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ brɪk ənd ˈmɔrtər ˈʃɛltərz, ənd həz ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti tɪ goʊ tɪ ðoʊz hu nid ɪt moʊst ˈmɪstər roʊ ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈhoʊmləsnəs hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ə 19-year-old*, ənd ɪz naʊ ɔn ə ˈmɪʃən tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðoʊz sˈlipɪŋ rəf wɪθ ə seɪf pleɪs tɪ goʊ tɪ bɛd. ə peɪd ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt ˈkɛrˌteɪkər wɪl ˈɔpərˌeɪt ðə bəs wɪθ ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz, ə θərd ˈpɑrti wɪl ˈmɑnətər ðə bəs ˈviə ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi ənd ðə stæf wɪl wɪθ ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis. 'sleepbus*' ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz wi prəˈvaɪd seɪf slips. ðæts ɪt. wi doʊnt prəˈvaɪd fud ər ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ðət bɪˈkəz ðɛrz ɔˈrɛdi ˈplɛnti əv ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz duɪŋ ðət,' hi toʊld ðə ˈdeɪli ˈtɛləˌgræf. ˈmɪstər roʊ ˈædɪd ðət hi plænd tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈwɛlˌfɛr grups ənd kəˈnɛkt klaɪənts wɪθ ˈsərvɪsɪz. hi wɔnts æt list wən bəs ɔn ðə roʊd baɪ ðɪs ˈkəmɪŋ ˈwɪntər. 'ðət wən bəs wɪl prəˈvaɪd seɪf slips pər jɪr ənd kən læst əp tɪ 10 jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt nidz ˈmeɪʤər wərk ər rɪˈpleɪsmənt,' hi raɪts ɔn ðə peɪʤ. ə mɑk əp əv ðə ɪkˈstɪriər əv ðə, wɪʧ sɪz ɪt wɪl slip ˈpipəl ə jɪr ˈmɪstər roʊ ənd hɪz tu sənz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ə
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a man has aimed to tackle homelessness in australia by building a sleepbus, a bus converted into 22 sleeping pods to provide homeless people with a safe sleeping space.
entrepreneur simon rowe has raised nearly $95,000 via gofundme for the development of the sleepbus.
he started the project in may last year after witnessing a man sleep rough in the middle of a busy melbourne street.
mr rowe also experienced homelessness himself as a 19-year-old, and is now on a mission to provide those sleeping rough with a safe place to go to bed.
mr rowe will install sleeping pods like the ones shown above for sleeping, as well as a kennel room so people can bring their animal companions
pictured above is a mock-up of what the sleeping pods will look like inside. they will feature a charging station as well as lockers and a roller door with a lock to ensure their safety
the bus will sleep up to 22 people living on the streets each night, and provide lockers and toilets
the bus has room for people to sleep their pets and store their luggage safely
writing on the gofundme page, mr rowe talked about how he used his business experience to create a simple solution to the problem.
'the more i developed and researched a solution, the more i discovered what a good nights sleep can do for a persons physical and mental health,' he wrote.
'just being able to sleep through the night, warm and safe can give a person a whole new outlook on life.'
one sleepbus costs about $50,000 and provides 22 sleeping pods, toilets, lockers and a kennel room for pets so people can bring their animal companions.
mr rowe hopes to have a fleet of 300 buses roaming australia within six years.
'it needed to be mobile to go where people needed us rather than drag them to a location we want them to go,' he told the daily telegraph. 'sydney and melbourne will be the two in most need as far as cities go so we'll be in those areas in a big way.'
he believes the sleepbus can be used to help take the strain off shelters and keep people safe.
'for sleepbus its about $27.50 to provide a safe sleep, you can probably add $100 to that for a bricks and mortar shelter so it's quite cost effective.'
mr rowe said there was a big correlation between a good night's sleep and good mental health
the entrepreneur hopes to have his first bus on the road before winter and plans to expand to 300 busses throughout australia in the next six years
the bus has been designed as a cheaper alternative to brick and mortar shelters, and has the capability to go to those who need it most
mr rowe also experienced homelessness himself as a 19-year-old, and is now on a mission to provide those sleeping rough with a safe place to go to bed.
a paid overnight caretaker will operate the bus with volunteers, a third party will monitor the bus via cctv and the staff will liaise with local police.
'sleepbus' focus is we provide safe sleeps. that's it. we don't provide food or counselling or anything like that because there's already plenty of organisations doing that,' he told the daily telegraph.
mr rowe added that he planned to work with welfare groups and connect clients with services.
he wants at least one bus on the road by this coming winter. 'that one bus will provide 8,030 safe sleeps per year and can last up to 10 years before it needs major work or replacement,' he writes on the gofundme page.
a mock up of the exterior of the sleepbus, which says it will sleep 8,030 people a year
mr rowe and his two sons outside a soon-to-be sleepbus
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ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤ kaɪl ˈkəzmə ɪz ə taɪp əv dud. ðə ˈleɪkərz ˈrʊki kəm ˈɪntu ðə lig wɪθ tu məʧ haɪp, bət ˈərli ɔn ðɪs ˈsizən, bɪn wən əv ðə bɛst pleɪərz ɪn ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈeɪnʤəlz. θru 15 geɪmz, ˈkəzmə ɪz ˈævrɪʤɪŋ pɔɪnts ənd ˈriˌbaʊndz ə naɪt. spɔrts gɑt tɪ sɪt daʊn wɪθ ˈkəzmə tɪ tɔk kɔl əv ˈduti, wət hɪz ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ə ˈbæskətˌbɔl player”*” ɪz, ənd mɔr. wət fərst gɑt ju ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn kɔl əv ˈduti? ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz frəm ə jəŋ eɪʤ, aɪ juzd tɪ pleɪ fər ðə ðeɪ stɑpt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈsɪriz soʊ aɪ wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd əˈnəðər ˈʃutɪŋ geɪm, ənd ðɛr keɪm kɔl əv ˈduti. ˈɛvər sɪns ðɛn bɪn ˈkɪndə hʊkt ɔn ɪt. jʊr bɛst kɔl əv ˈduti dɔrm ˈstɔri? ðɛr wɑz wən taɪm maɪ ɪnˈtaɪər rum wɑz pleɪɪŋ, wi hæd laɪk fɔr ənd aɪ wɑz ˈvɛri kloʊz tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ ə nuk bɪˈkəz aɪ wɑz ɔn ə killstreak*, aɪ hæd 23 kɪlz tɪ ˈziroʊ dɛθs. maɪ ˈruˌmeɪt, hi ˌæksəˈdɛnəli tərnd ɔf ðə paʊər swɪʧ ɪn ðə ɪnˈtaɪər rum. hi ˈkɪndə ʃət maɪ drimz daʊn wɪθ ðət.
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kyle kuzma is a no-frills type of dude. the lakers rookie didn’t come into the league with too much hype, but early on this season, he’s been one of the best players in the city of angels. through 15 games, kuzma is averaging 15.5 points and 6.8 rebounds a night.
uproxx sports got to sit down with kuzma to talk call of duty, what his definition of a “flint basketball player” is, and more.
what first got you interested in call of duty?
i’ve always been interested in video games from a young age, i used to play socom for the ps2. they stopped making the series so i was trying to find another shooting game, and there came call of duty. ever since then i’ve been kinda hooked on it.
what’s your best call of duty dorm story?
there was one time my entire room was playing, we had like four tv’s and i was very close to getting a nuke because i was on a killstreak, i had 23 kills to zero deaths. my roommate, he accidentally turned off the power switch in the entire room. he kinda shut my dreams down with that.
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pliz ɪˈneɪbəl ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ wɔʧ ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɑgdən, ˈjuˌtɔ ə ˈpristhʊd ˈblɛsɪŋ wɑz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ə ˈwʊmən ɔn ðə saɪd əv ˌɪntərˈsteɪt 15 ˈmoʊmənts ˈæftər ʃi wɑz ɪˈʤɛktɪd frəm hər kɑr ɪn ˈɑgdən ˈmənˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun. sun ˈæftər, ðə ˈæmbjələns əraɪvd tɪ teɪk ˈʤɛsɪkə ˈbɪŋgəm tɪ ən ˈɛriə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, wɛr ʃi rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl bət ˈsteɪbəl kənˈdɪʃən. θɪŋk ˈɛni prɛr ɪn ˈɛni rɪˈlɪʤən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ biɪŋ sɛnt aʊt tɪ ðə ˈjunəˌvərs, ˌwəˈtɛvər ju bɪˈliv ɪn works,”*,” sɛd dɪˈnis ˈoʊki, ˈməðər. səm ər seɪɪŋ ðət kɛpt ə ˈwʊmən əˈlaɪv ənˈtɪl ðə ˈæmbjələns əraɪvd. naʊ ðə ˈstɔri ɪz goʊɪŋ ˈvaɪrəl. ˈbɪŋgəm wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈnɔrθbaʊnd ɔn wɪn pəˈlis seɪ ʃi lɔst kənˈtroʊl. ˈwɪtnəsɪz seɪ hər rɛd ˌɛsˌjuˈvi roʊld æt list sɪks taɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkræʃɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈmidiən. ˈoʊki sɛd hər ˈdɔtər wɑz θroʊn 50 fit ɪn ðə ɛr ənd wɛnt əˈkrɔs ðə sɪˈmɛnt ˈbɛriər. ˈdæni pɑniˈɑgə pʊld əp tɪ ðə sin ˈsɛkəndz ˈæftər ðə kræʃ. fɛlt ˈprɑmptɪd tɪ gɪt aʊt əv maɪ kɑr ənd pɑrk ənd rən ˈoʊvər ənd si wət happened,”*,” pɑniˈɑgə ɪkˈspleɪnd ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə ˈmidiən, pɑniˈɑgə sɔ ˈbɑdi ˈkəvərd ɪn bləd. ˈwəzənt ˈmuvɪŋ, bət hər aɪz wər ˈmuvɪŋ, ˈpipəl wər kraʊʧt əraʊnd hər, ənd aɪ sɔ ə ˈtaɪni bɪts əv movement,”*,” pɑniˈɑgə sɛd. ˈsɛvərəl ˈpipəl stɑpt tɪ hɛlp ənd kɔl 911 ˈæftər duɪŋ ɔl ðeɪ kʊd, wən mæn æst ˈbɪŋgəm ɪf ʃi ˈwɔntɪd ə ˈpristhʊd ˈblɛsɪŋ. pɑniˈɑgə hæd ðə ɔɪl ənd geɪv ðə prɛr. pərˈfɔrmd ðə ˈblɛsɪŋ; ɪt wɑz ə ˈprɪti ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl moment,”*,” pɑniˈɑgə sɛd. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈbɪŋgəm ənd hər ˈməðər ər nɑt ˈæktɪv ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ʧərʧ ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˈblɛsɪŋ ənd ðoʊz æt saɪd hɛlpt kip hər əˈlaɪv ənˈtɪl ðə ˈæmbjələns gɑt ðɛr. ðə ˈdɑktərz doʊnt noʊ waɪ ʃi ˈdəzənt hæv ə ˈbroʊkən nɛk ər spine,”*,” ˈoʊki sɛd. pɑniˈɑgə ʃɛrd ðə ˈstɔri ɔn hɪz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ. ɪn ðə pæst 24 aʊərz ɪt həz rɪˈsivd ˈθaʊzənz əv ʃɛrz, ˈkɑmɛnts ənd laɪks. wɑz ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl θɪŋ tɪ bi pɑrt əv, aɪ fil ˈrɪli ˈhəmbəld ənd blɛst tɪ bi pɑrt əv ðə ˈʤɛsɪkə ˈbɪŋgəm ləv movement,”*,” pɑniˈɑgə sɛd. pɑniˈɑgə sɛt əp ə əˈkaʊnt fər ˈʤɛsɪkə ˈbɪŋgəm.
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ogden, utah -- a priesthood blessing was given to a woman on the side of interstate 15 moments after she was ejected from her car in ogden monday afternoon.
soon after, the ambulance arrived to take 29-year-old jessica bingham to an area hospital, where she remains in critical but stable condition.
“i think any prayer in any religion -- anything being sent out to the universe, whatever you believe in works,” said denice okey, bingham’s mother.
some are saying that kept a woman alive until the ambulance arrived. now the story is going viral.
bingham was driving northbound on i-15 when police say she lost control. witnesses say her red suv rolled at least six times before crashing into the median. okey said her daughter was thrown 50 feet in the air and went across the cement barrier.
danny paniagua pulled up to the scene seconds after the crash.
“i felt prompted to get out of my car and park and run over and see what happened,” paniagua explained tuesday.
on the other side of the median, paniagua saw bingham’s body covered in blood.
“she wasn't moving, but her eyes were moving, people were crouched around her, and i saw a tiny bits of movement,” paniagua said.
several people stopped to help and call 911. after doing all they could, one man asked bingham if she wanted a priesthood blessing. paniagua had the oil and gave the prayer.
“we performed the blessing; it was a pretty incredible moment,” paniagua said.
although bingham and her mother are not active members of the lds church they believe the blessing and those at bingham’s side helped keep her alive until the ambulance got there.
“even the doctors don't know why she doesn't have a broken neck or spine,” okey said.
paniagua shared the story on his facebook page. in the past 24 hours it has received thousands of shares, comments and likes.
“it was an incredible thing to be part of, i feel really humbled and blessed to be part of the jessica bingham love movement,” paniagua said.
paniagua set up a gofundme account for jessica bingham.
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ə nu poʊl səˈʤɛsts ðə deɪnz ðə moʊst kənˈtɛntɪd ˈpipəl ɪn ðə wərld ˈɛni mɔr. soʊ wət həz ˈpænəˌmɑ gɑt ðət ðə ˌskændɪˈneɪviən ˈneɪʃən læks? wɛr ɪz ðə ˈhæpiəst pleɪs? fər jɪrz wi hæv bɪn toʊld ɪt ɪz ðə dɑrk, koʊld, bət ˈsɪriəsli ɪˌgæləˈtɛriən ˌskændɪˈneɪviə wɪθ ˈdɛnˌmɑrk ˈhɛdɪŋ ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv lɪsts əv ɑr moʊst kənˈtɛntɪd ˈkəntriz. bət ˈsədənli ðɛr ɪz ə nu ˈlidər ɪn ðə ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən steɪks: ˈpænəˌmɑ. ə poʊl baɪ ˈgæləp ənd ˈgloʊbəl rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə ˈsɛntrəl əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkəntri naʊ həz ðə moʊst ˈpɑzətɪv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, ˈæftər ˈpipəl frəm 135 ˈkəntriz wər æst tɪ reɪt ðɛr ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ ɪn faɪv ˈkætəˌgɔriz: ˈpərpəs, ˈsoʊʃəl, ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl, kəmˈjunɪti ənd ˈfɪzɪkəl. ðə ˈsɛntrəl əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkəntri tɑpt fɔr əv ðə ˈkætəˌgɔriz, wɪθ ˈneɪbər ˈkɔstɑ ˈrikə ˈkloʊsli ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈhæpiəst ˈkəntri. ˈdɛnˌmɑrk, fər wəns, keɪm ə ˈmɔrnfəl θərd. soʊ wət meɪks ˈpipəl ɪn ˈpænəˌmɑ soʊ ˈʧɪri? ˈkəlʧərəl ˌætəˈʃeɪ fər ˈpænəˌmɑ, ˈlɔrə ˌmɑntəˈneɪgroʊ, θɪŋks ɪt ɪz daʊn tɪ ðə fækt ðə ˈkəntri həz ə θˈraɪvɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd həz meɪnˈteɪnd ɪts trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈvæljuz. bɑndz ər ˈvɛri strɔŋ hir, ənd ɔn ˈsənˌdiz ˈɛvriˌwən stɪl gɪts together,”*,” ʃi sɪz. ˈivɪn wɪn ˈpipəl ər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ ðeɪ fil əˈloʊn. wi hæv ə ˈvɛri ˈbjutəfəl ˈlænˌskeɪp tu ənd ˈivɪn ɪn ˈpænəˌmɑ ˈsɪti ju ˈnɛvər fil tu fɑr frəm ˈneɪʧər. wi hæv ə ˈbumɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl stəˈbɪlɪti. wɪn ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs hɪt, ˈpænəˌmɑ keɪm aʊt əv ɪt ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər ðən ˌbiˈfɔr, bɪˈkəz ɑr bæŋks hæd bɪn ˈvɛri cautious.”*.” bət wət əv ðə deɪnz? wi hæv hərd məʧ əˈbaʊt ðɛr strɛŋθs frəm ˈʧaɪldˌkɛr tɪ ˈhævɪŋ wən əv ðə sˈmɔləst wɛlθ gæps ɪn ðə wərld. jɛt dɪˈspaɪt ðɪs, ˈjəŋgər deɪnz ər lɛs ˈlaɪkli ðən ðɛr ˈoʊldər ˈkəntrimɪn tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ““thriving”*”. ˈgɑrdiən ˈʤərnəlɪst ənd ˈɔθər əv haʊ tɪ bi ˈdeɪnɪʃ ˈpætrɪk ˈkɪŋzli θɪŋks ən ˌɪnˈkrist sɛns əv ˌɪnˌdɪvɪʤuˈælɪti əˈməŋ ðə jəŋ maɪt bi waɪ ðə ˈkəntri ɪz ˈluzɪŋ ɪts ˈhæpi kraʊn. deɪnz ɪgˈzæktli ɔl ˈgrɪnɪŋ frəm ɪr tɪ ɪr bət mɔr kənˈtɛntɪd ðən moʊst. wɪn deɪnz liv hoʊm ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ðeɪ si ˈmɛni ˈpipəl hu ər ˈmɑrkɪdli ˈbɛtər ɔf ðən ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd ðɪs bridz ə sɛns əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti, ənd baɪ ɪkˈstɛnʃən, contentedness*. ðə ˈrizən waɪ soʊ ˈmɛni ˈdeɪnɪʃ brændz frəm ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ tɪ tɪ ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt ˈɪŋgəlz hæv ˈrisəntli meɪd ɪt bɪg ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈdɛnˌmɑrk ɪz bɪˈkəz ə ˈjəŋgər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv deɪnz ər duɪŋ θɪŋz ˈdɪfərˈɛntli. pərˈhæps ðɪs ˌɪnˈkrist ˌɪnˌdɪvɪʤuˈælɪti, ˈkəpəld wɪθ ənˈsərtənti əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈwɛlˌfɛr steɪt, həz θˈrɛtənd ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈdeɪnɪʃ ˈfɔrmjələ fər contentedness.”*.” əv kɔrs, ðeɪ ər stɪl əˈhɛd əv gləm greɪt ˈbrɪtən, wɪʧ ɪz ɔn ðə lɪst ˈmoʊstli bɪˈkəz wi laɪk ɑr ʤɑbz. ˈbrɪtənz ər strɔŋ ɪn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ, ðeɪ ər məʧ ˈwikər ɪn ˈpərpəs ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ˈmɛni ˈwərkərz du nɑt ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ wət ðeɪ du iʧ day,”*,” ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɪz. bət ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz nɑt ˈhoʊpləs. naʊ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ, ɪmˈplɔɪərz maɪt bi mɔr ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr stæf ər ˈhæpi æt wərk. fju!
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a new poll suggests the danes aren’t the most contented people in the world any more. so what has panama got that the scandinavian nation lacks?
where is the world’s happiest place? for years we have been told it is the dark, cold, but seriously egalitarian scandinavia – with denmark heading the majority of lists of our most contented countries. but suddenly there is a new leader in the satisfaction stakes: panama.
a poll by gallup and healthways global reports that the central american country now has the most positive population, after 133,000 people from 135 countries were asked to rate their wellbeing in five categories: purpose, social, financial, community and physical.
the central american country topped four of the categories, with neighbour costa rica closely following as the second happiest country. denmark, for once, came a mournful third. so what makes people in panama so cheery?
cultural attache for panama, laura montenegro, thinks it is down to the fact the country has a thriving economy and has maintained its traditional values. “family bonds are very strong here, and on sundays everyone still gets together,” she says. “so even when people are struggling they don’t feel alone. we have a very beautiful landscape too and even in panama city you never feel too far from nature. we have a booming economy and financial stability. when the global financial crisis hit, panama came out of it even better than before, because our banks had been very cautious.”
but what of the danes? we have heard much about their society’s strengths – from state-subsidised childcare to having one of the smallest wealth gaps in the world. yet despite this, younger danes are less likely than their older countrymen to report themselves as “thriving”.
guardian journalist and author of how to be danish patrick kingsley thinks an increased sense of individuality among the young might be why the country is losing its happy crown.
“the danes aren’t exactly all grinning from ear to ear ... but they’re more contented than most. when danes leave home in the morning, they don’t see many people who are markedly better off than themselves – and this breeds a sense of social solidarity, and by extension, contentedness.
“but the reason why so many danish brands – from the killing to noma to the architect bjarke ingels – have recently made it big outside denmark is because a younger generation of danes are doing things differently. perhaps this increased individuality, coupled with uncertainty about the future of denmark’s welfare state, has threatened the traditional danish formula for contentedness.”
of course, they are still ahead of glum great britain, which is 76th on the list – mostly because we don’t like our jobs. “though britons are strong in financial wellbeing, they are much weaker in purpose wellbeing, suggesting that many workers do not enjoy what they do each day,” the report says.
but the situation is not hopeless. now the uk’s economy is improving, employers might be more inclined to ensure staff are happy at work. phew!
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ɔl ˈfrənˌtlaɪn pəˈlis ʃʊd hæv ðə ʧæns tɪ bi ruˈtinli ɑrmd wɪθ ˈteɪzər stən gənz, ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən wɪʧ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈɔfɪsərz həz sɛd. ðə pəˈlis ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən, wɪʧ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈɔfɪsərz frəm ˈkɑnstəbəl tɪ ʧif ˌɪnˈspɛktər ræŋk, ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ bæk ə ʧeɪnʤ əv ˈpɑləsi wɪʧ wʊd si ˈwaɪdər əv ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈwɛpənz. ɪt kəmz əˈmɪd ˈhaɪtənd fɪrz əˈbaʊt ˈpɑsəbəl ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæks tɪ ˈkɪdˌnæp ər kɪl pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ɔn ðə strits əv ˈbrɪtən. ðə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən ɪz naʊ ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ pʊt ˈprɛʃər ɔn ðə hoʊm ˈɔfəs ənd ʧif ˈkɑnstəbəlz tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˈwɛpənz tɪ bi ˈkɛrid ruˈtinli. ðə nu ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈbɑdi, ðə ˈɪnərəm ˈnæʃənəl bɔrd, ˈvoʊtɪd juˈnænəməsli tɪ bæk ə nu ˈpɑləsi wɪʧ wʊd əˈlaʊ tɪ bi ˈkɛrid baɪ ɔl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz hu ˌvɑlənˈtɪr. stiv waɪt, ðə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən ˈʧɛrmən, sɛd: ɪz ə stɛp ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ənd wi wɪl naʊ wərk wɪθ ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ʧif pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz, ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ʧif ˈɔfɪsərz, ðə superintendents’*’ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ənd ðə hoʊm ˈɔfəs tɪ ˈprɑˌgrɛs ðɪs ɛz ə ˈmætər əv ˈərʤənsi. hæv lɔŋ kɔld fər ə ˈwaɪdər əv ˈteɪzər. ðə taɪm ɪz raɪt fər ɔl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz tɪ hæv ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ ˈkɛri ˈteɪzər wɪʧ aɪ bɪˈliv wɪl prəˈvaɪd ˈgreɪtər ˈpəblɪk reassurance.”*.” hi ˈædɪd: ˈɔfɪsər tɪ ˈkɛri ˈteɪzər məst bi ˈfʊli treɪnd tɪ du soʊ ənd ðɛr ər strɪkt prəˈsiʤərz ənd ˈseɪfˌgɑrdz ɪn pleɪs tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ɔl ˈɔfɪsərz ər ˈfʊli əˈkaʊntəbəl. faɪər tu proʊbz wɪʧ dɪˈlɪvər ə ʃɑk dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪˌteɪt ðə ˈtərgət ɪz ˈoʊnli raɪt ðət pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz bi ˈgɪvɪn ðə ʧɔɪs tɪ ˈkɛri ˈteɪzər ənd wi ərʤ ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ɔl ʧif ˈɔfɪsərz tɪ gɪv ðɪs ðɛr support.”*.” læst mənθ ˈmɪstər waɪt sɛd ðə ˈwɛpənz wʊd hɛlp prəˈtɛkt ˈɔfɪsərz əˈgɛnst "ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈpipəl" hu kʊd bi pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ əˈtæk ðɛm. faɪər tu ˌɪˈlɛktroʊdz tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ə ʃɑk ənd ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪˌteɪt ðə ˈtərgət. ðeɪ wər juzd taɪmz ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ənd weɪlz ɪn ðə 12 mənθs tɪ ðə ɛnd əv ʤun læst jɪr, ə 13 pər sɛnt ˌɪnˈkris ɔn ðə ˈpriviəs jɪr.
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all frontline police should have the chance to be routinely armed with taser stun guns, the organisation which represents rank-and-file officers has said.
the police federation, which represents 125,000 officers from constable to chief inspector rank, voted to back a change of policy which would see wider roll-out of the controversial weapons.
it comes amid heightened fears about possible terrorist attacks to kidnap or kill police officers on the streets of britain.
the federation is now expected to put pressure on the home office and chief constables to allow the weapons to be carried routinely.
the organisation’s new governing body, the interim national board, voted unanimously to back a new policy which would allow tasers to be carried by all operational police officers who volunteer.
steve white, the federation chairman, said: “this is a step in the right direction and we will now work with the association of chief police officers, individual chief officers, the superintendents’ association and the home office to progress this as a matter of urgency.
“we have long called for a wider roll-out of taser.
“now the time is right for all operational police officers to have the option to carry taser which i believe will provide greater public reassurance.”
he added: “any officer authorised to carry taser must be fully trained to do so and there are strict procedures and safeguards in place to ensure all officers are fully accountable.
tasers fire two probes which deliver a shock designed to incapacitate the target
“it is only right that police officers be given the choice to carry taser and we urge government and all chief officers to give this their support.”
last month mr white said the weapons would help protect officers against "dangerous people" who could be preparing to attack them.
tasers fire two electrodes to deliver a high-voltage shock and incapacitate the target.
they were used 10,488 times in england and wales in the 12 months to the end of june last year, a 13 per cent increase on the previous year.
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ˈsuzən ˈʃænən həz ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈfɑloʊərz. lɔŋ ˈstɔri ʃɔrt, (frəm hər baɪoʊ), ʃi kleɪmz tɪ bi ə rɪˈfɔrmd ˈlɪˌbərəl hu wɑz ˈɪgnərənt ənˈtɪl ənd ðɛn bɪˈkeɪm ə "nuz ˈʤəŋki" hu bɪˈkeɪm ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˌnɑnˈstɑp. (pruf ɪt dɪz rɑt jʊr breɪn.) naʊ ʃi rənz ə blɔg, ʃɔrt ˈlɪtəl ˈrɛbəl, wɪʧ ɪz "ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ siɪŋ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlænˌskeɪp θru ðə lɛnz əv ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti" ənd kleɪmz tɪ kɔl aʊt tɪ ˈʤizəs ˈɛvriˈdeɪ. pur ˈʤizəs. əm ʃʊr hi dɪˈzərvz ˈbɛtər ˈfɑloʊərz ðən ðɪs. ˈərʤənt ˈəpˌdeɪt ɔn kəˈnɛtəkət ˈʃutɪŋ frɛndz, ðɛr ɪz ə gɪft ðət gɑd həz ˈgɪvɪn mi: aɪ kən smɛl ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈfɪʃi ə maɪl əˈweɪ. laɪk benghazi*. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔn deɪ wən, aɪ toʊld maɪ ˈhəzbənd: fækts meɪk sɛns. ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz rɔŋ here.”*.” aɪl spɛr ju ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ɔl əv hər ˈgɑrbɪʤ. ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə ˈsɛkənd ˈʃutər ɪn ðə ˈgræsi noʊl ənd ˈliˌbɔr kəˈnɛkʃən (ˈsɪriəsli) ðət goʊz ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ðə tɔp. ju kən rɛd ɪt ɔl hir ɪf ju ər ˌɪnˈklaɪnd. ðə ˈbɑtəm laɪn ɪz ðət ʃi kʊd nɑt bɪˈliv ðət ðɪs kɪd juzd ˈligəli ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz tɪ kɪl ðə ˈʧɪldrən. noʊ. ðət kænt bi. ˈkreɪzi ˈpipəl kænt gɪt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ gənz! ðət wʊd min ðət wi wʊd nid gən kənˈtroʊl. ɪt kɪld mi ðət ðɪs juzd ˈligəli ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈwɛpənz tɪ du hɪz ˈkɪlɪŋ. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈəðər kənˈkluʒən, ɪf ðə ˈstɔri ɪz ˈækjərət, ðən ðə fækt ðət hæd ˈædəm ˈlænzə nɑt hæd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðoʊz ˈligəl gənz, hi kʊd ˈnɛvər hæv kɪld ðoʊz kɪdz. hi wɑz tu ˈmɛnəli ɪl tɪ hæv ˈgɔtən ðoʊz ˈwɛpənz hɪmˈsɛlf. hi wɑz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ ˈsɪnˌdroʊm ənd wi naʊ noʊ ðət hi hæd ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz baɪ skul əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn ðə pæst. aɪ fɛlt ðət ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ əv ˈlɪtəl ˈʧɪldrən wʊd bi ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst ˈɑrgjəmənt jɛt ðət wi ʃʊd klæmp daʊn ɔn gən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp. aɪ ʤɪst bɪˈliv ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ ənd ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz əv ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt- ə gɪft tɪ ðə prɑˈgrɛsɪvz tɪ dɪˈsɑrm ˈjuˈɛs. hu kən ˈɑrgju wɪθ ðɪs keɪs? aɪ wɑz ˈrɛdi fər ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl. ənd soʊ ɪt wɑz. ə "ˈkrɪsʧɪn" nɑt ləˈmɛntɪŋ wəns əˈbaʊt ðə sˈlɔtər əv smɔl kɪdz, bət ðə fækt ðət ʃi maɪt hæv tɪ lɪv ɪn ə wərld ðət gɪvz ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛks tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈmɛnəli ɪl ər ˈvaɪələnt frəm ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ˈhɛvi ɑrˈtɪləri. ən əˈmɛrɪkə ðət maɪt ˈsəmˈwət ˈlɪmət, bət nɑt ˈrɪli, haɪ kəˈpæsɪti ˈmægəˌzinz ənd ˈraɪfəlz. oʊ ðə ʃɪr ˈhɔrər. bət æt list ʃi simd tɪ hæv ə ˈmoʊmənt əv ˈlɑʤɪk wɛr ə ˈkɪlər əv smɔl ˈʧɪldrən hu juzd ˈligəli ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈwɛpənz maɪt ʤɪst bi ə ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd ˈkætəˌlɪst fər æt list səm ˈmɛʒər əv gən kənˈtroʊl.... bət ðɛn hər wɔrpt maɪnd tʊk ə ˈdɪfərənt tərn: aɪ bɪˈliv ɑr ˈgəvərnmənt ʃɑt ðoʊz kɪdz ənd ˈtiʧərz ənd juzd ˈædəm ˈlænzə ənd hɪz ˈfæməli tɪ pʊl ɪt ɔf. ðeɪ maɪt hæv kɪld tu bərdz wɪθ wən stoʊn. wən: ɪf ðiz mɛn ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈliˌbɔr ˈskændəl, ðeɪ kən məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ðɛr ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni. tu: ðeɪ gɪt gən kənˈtroʊl. haʊ ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri ˈklɛvər ənd ɪˈfɪʃənt əv ðɛm, raɪt? sɪk, jɛs? aɪ wɑz səˈpraɪzd ʃi ˈdɪdənt ˈmɛnʃən ˈɛni ˈjuˈɛn ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt, ɛz aɪ θɔt wɑz ˈmændəˌtɔri fər ɔl whackjobs*, bət ðɛn ʃi rɪˈmɑrkt ðət ʃi ˈkʊdənt hɛlp bət ˈnoʊtɪs ðə "ˈtaɪmɪŋ ənd ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz əv ðə ˈtræʤədi ɛz kənˈsərnz ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈjuˈɛn smɔl ɑrmz ˈtriti". (ənd aɪ θɔt "ðɛr ɪt ɪz") wət wɑz ˈrɪli ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ wɑz tɪ rɛd ðə ˈhənərdz əv əˈgriɪŋ hər ˈʤinjəs. əv kɔrs ɪt wɑz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. əv kɔrs ɪt wɑz ðə ˈjuˈɛn. ˈʃʊrli wi ər nɑt riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðɪs ˈtræʤədi??? (fil fri tɪ liv ə ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn hər saɪt, bət ʃi woʊnt poʊst ɪt. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ʃi ˈprɑməsəz tɪ poʊst ˈəðər pɔɪnts əv vju ju woʊnt faɪnd ˈɛni... ʤɪst ˈhənərdz əv ˈfɛloʊ "ˈkrɪsʧɪnz". ˈʤizəs məst bi soʊ praʊd.) noʊɪŋ ðə mɛnˈtælɪti əm ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkɑmɛnt aɪ ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn hər saɪt wɑz wən səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt məst bi ɪkˈstrimli ɪˈfɪʃənt tɪ pʊl ðɪs ɔf. fər ðə "ˈkrɪsʧɪn", ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr əˈfɛnsɪv. ənd ðət ɪz ðə ˈprɑbləm.
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susan shannon has thousands of followers. long story short, (from her bio), she claims to be a reformed liberal who was ignorant until 9/11 and then became a "news junkie" who became informed---by watching foxnews nonstop. (proof it does rot your brain.)
now she runs a blog, short little rebel, which is "dedicated to seeing the political landscape through the lens of christianity" and claims to call out to jesus everyday.
poor jesus. i'm sure he deserves better followers than this.
urgent update on connecticut shooting
friends, there is a gift that god has given me: i can smell something fishy a mile away. like benghazi. almost on day one, i told my husband: “the facts don’t make sense. something is wrong here.”
i'll spare you the details of all of her garbage. something about a second shooter in the grassy knoll and libor connection (seriously) that goes all the way to the top. you can read it all here if you are inclined.
the bottom line is that she could not believe that this kid used legally registered firearms to kill the children.
no. that can't be. crazy people can't get access to guns! that would mean that we would need gun control.
it killed me that this wack-job used legally registered weapons to do his killing. there is no other conclusion, if the story is accurate, than the fact that had adam lanza not had access to those legal guns, he could never have killed those kids. he was too mentally ill to have gotten those weapons himself. he was diagnosed with asperger’s syndrome and we now know that he had many, many interventions by school officials in the past. i felt that the killing of little children would be the strongest argument yet that we should clamp down on gun ownership. i just couldn’t believe the timing and circumstances of this event- a gift to the progressives to disarm us. who can argue with this case? i was ready for the inevitable.
and so it was. a self-proclaimed "christian" not lamenting once about the slaughter of small kids, but the fact that she might have to live in a world that gives background checks to prevent mentally ill or violent crimianls from purchasing heavy artillery. an america that might somewhat limit, but not really, high capacity magazines and rifles.
oh the sheer horror. but at least she seemed to have a moment of logic where a killer of small children who used legally registered weapons might just be a justified catalyst for at least some measure of gun control.... but then her warped mind took a different turn:
i believe our government shot those kids and teachers and used adam lanza and his family to pull it off. they might have killed two birds with one stone. one: if these men are involved in the libor scandal, they can manipulate their testimony. two: they get gun control. how very, very clever and efficient of them, right?
sick, yes?
i was surprised she didn't mention any un involvement, as i thought was mandatory for all right-wing nra whackjobs, but then she remarked that she couldn't help but notice the "timing and circumstances of the tragedy as concerns the upcoming un small arms treaty". (and i thought "there it is")
what was really disappointing was to read the hundreds of commments agreeing her genius. of course it was the government. of course it was the un. surely we are not responsible for this tragedy???
(feel free to leave a comment on her site, but she won't post it. although she promises to post other points of view you won't find any... just hundreds of fellow nra "christians". jesus must be so proud.)
knowing the mentality i'm dealing with, the only comment i posted on her site was one suggesting that the government must be extremely efficient to pull this off. for the nra self-proclaimed "christian", there is almost nothing more offensive.
and that is the problem.
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riˈlɪv ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl mæs tərˈɛstriəl ˈɛksədəs əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ənd teɪk ðə fərst ˈwɑndərɪŋ stɛps ˈɪntu ðə ˈbaʊndləs frənˈtɪr ðət wi naʊ kɔl hoʊm. ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd fər ˈɛntɪtiz 12 ənd əp. dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ: riˈlist: 2990 ˈʒɑnrə: ədˈvɛnʧər, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl, ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən pərˈspɛktɪv: pərˈspɛktɪv, side-scrolling*, ˈjumən θim: ˌmænɪˈʤɪriəl, ˈrilˌtaɪm ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl: planetology*, ˈhɪstəri bɪˈgɪn hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ðɪs ɪz mɛnt tɪ bi ə əv ðə ˈɔrəˌgɑn treɪl, frəm ðə pərˈspɛktɪv əv ə ˈsɛnʧəri ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns. ənˈlɛs wi gɪt ə lɔt əv kənˈtrɪbjətərz, wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli nid tɪ kət ˈkɑntɛnt (ənd mini-games*) bət aɪˈdili wi stɪk tɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl staɪl əv ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ. ðə geɪm ɪz ˈlɑrʤli wɪθ əˈkəmpəniɪŋ ˈgræfɪks ənd ˈvɪdioʊz; ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ər dɪˈzaɪərd bət wɪl bi əp ɔn ðə ˈʧɑpɪŋ blɑk ənˈtɪl kɔr ˈfiʧərz ər ɪn pleɪs. ðə trəˈʤɛktəri ðə "treɪl" wɪl bi ˈlusli beɪst ɔn ˌriəˈlɪstɪk kənˈstreɪnts, bət wɪl du ə bɪt əv ə ˈsinɪk rut fər seɪk. ðɪs maɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlv səm (ˈfɪzɪsɪsts lʊk əˈweɪ), bət ðɛr wɪl ˌæbsəˈlutli nɑt bi ˈɛni əv ðɪs ˈnɑnsɛns. ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈmaɪlˌstoʊnz əˈlɔŋ ðə ~~treɪl~~ trəˈʤɛktəri maɪt ˌɪnˈklud: ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈæstərˌɔɪdz ər ˈplænəˌtɛri ˈfiʧərz ˈlɑvə tubz ˈlæˌgreɪnʤ pɔɪnts dɛv ˈditeɪlz ðiz ər əp fər dɪˈskəʃən, bət hir ər maɪ ˈtɛntətɪv θɔts: geɪm ˈsɛkʃənz kən bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv weɪz, bət ðə geɪm wɪl bi praɪˈmɛrəli ˈdrɪvən baɪ javascript/coffeescript*, css/less*. ðə geɪm meɪ ˈtrævərs ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpeɪʤɪz ər meɪ bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ɛz ə ˈæŋgjələr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən (ɪf aɪ faɪnd ˈəðərz ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ðət), bət wɪl moʊst ˈdɛfənətli nɑt bi rən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈkænvəs. sinz frəm wɪl bi ˈjutəˌlaɪzd əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnt frəm ˈɛni kənˈsɛnɪŋ ˈpɑrtiz. wi doʊnt hæv taɪm tɪ kriˈeɪt ɔl ðɪs ˈkɑntɛnt, soʊ aɪ wɔnt tɪ faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ ˈlɛvərɪʤ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ wərks ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ˈfərðər ˈditeɪlz wɪl bi dɪˈvɛləpt beɪst ɔn ðə rɪˈspɑnsɪz aɪ gɪt, soʊ sɛnd jʊr tɪ mi ˈərli. pliz doʊnt fil ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪd ər ˈhɛzəˌteɪt tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt mi, aɪ wɔnt tɪ faɪnd ə ˈwərkˌfloʊ wɛr ju kən bi ˈhæpi ɔn ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt. ˈwɛðər jʊr ə ˈraɪtər, ˈproʊˌgræmər, ˈɑrtɪst, ər ˈivɪn ə playtester*, fərst stɛps tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd əˈkaʊnt seɪ hɛˈloʊ ˌrivˈju ðə ˈɔrəˌgɑn treɪl goʊ! ækˈnɑlɪʤmənts ˈɔsəm mæp frəm ˈplænəˌtɛri ˈrisɔrsɪz geɪm ˈditeɪlz frəm ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt peɪʤ ɔn ðə ˈɔrəˌgɑn treɪl (ənd prɪˈzuməbli ðə ərˈɪʤənəl riˈlis) ˈprɑʤɛkt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈrisɔrsɪz
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relive the historical mass terrestrial exodus of the 21st century and take the first wandering steps into the boundless frontier that we now call home. recommended for entities human-age-equivalent-rating 12 and up.
developed by: mecc released: 2990 genre: adventure, educational, simulation perspective: 3rd-person perspective, side-scrolling, human theme: managerial, real-time educational: planetology, history
begin historical role-play
this is meant to be a tongue-in-cheek re-creation of the oregon trail, from the perspective of a 30th century intelligence. unless we get a lot of contributors, we'll probably need to cut content (and mini-games) but ideally we stick to the original style of gameplay. the game is largely text-driven with accompanying graphics and videos; interactive experiences are desired but will be up on the chopping block until core features are in place.
the trajectory
the "trail" will be loosely based on realistic constraints, but we'll do a bit of a scenic route for plot's sake. this might involve some gravity-assist hand-waiving (physicists look away), but there will absolutely not be any of this maneuver-through-an-asteroid-field nonsense. notable milestones along the ~~trail~~ trajectory might include:
notable asteroids or visable-from-orbit planetary features
lava tubes
lagrange points
dev details
these are up for discussion, but here are my tentative thoughts:
game sections can be implemented in a number of ways, but the game will be primarily driven by html5, javascript/coffeescript, & css/less. the game may traverse a number of html pages or may be implemented as a single-page angular application (if i find others comfortable with that), but will most definitely not be run inside a single canvas. webgl scenes from cosmosium will be utilized along with existing content from any consenting parties. we don't have time to create all this content, so i want to find a way to leverage existing works as much as possible. further details will be developed based on the responses i get, so send your ideas/thoughts/questions to me early.
please don't feel intimidated or hesitate to contact me, i want to find a workflow where you can be happy on this project. whether you're a writer, programmer, artist, or even a playtester,
first steps to getting involved
github account say hello review the oregon trail go!
acknowledgements
awesome map from planetary resources
game details bastardized from the internet archive's page on the oregon trail (and presumably the original mecc release)
project information
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ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ wɑz maɪ ˈbərθˌdeɪ, naʊ 36 jɪrz oʊld. aɪ woʊk əp ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ duɪŋ ə lɔt əv rɪˈflɛktɪŋ. ðɪs wik, laɪk tu ˈəðər taɪmz ɪn maɪ kərɪr, aɪ wɪl liv ən ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ tim tɪ ʤɔɪn ə nu wən. aɪ æm ˈhæpi ənd praʊd tɪ stɑrt ə nu steɪʤ əv maɪ kərɪr wɪθ ðə sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ spərz. aɪ æm θrɪld tɪ ʤɔɪn ən ˌənbəˈlivəbəl ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈfrænˌʧaɪz, wɪθ ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ hɛd koʊʧ ənd stæf, ənd ə ˈrɑstər fʊl əv ˈtælənt, ˈtəfnəs ənd kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs. aɪ wɪl bi ə pɑrt əv ə tim ðət həz bɪˈkəm ə roʊl ˈmɑdəl fər ɪts kənˈsɪstənsi, ˈlɔɪəlti tɪ ɪts pleɪərz, staɪl əv pleɪ, fəˈlɑsəfi ənd ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈɛksələns ə fju əv ðə ˈrizənz waɪ ðə spərz hæv bɪn æt ðə tɔp əv ðə lig jɪr ˈæftər jɪr ðə læst 17 jɪrz sɪns ðeɪ wən ðɛr fərst ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɪn 1999 wən θɪŋ ɪz ˈsərtən ɪn laɪf ənd ˈbæskətˌbɔl: ðɛr wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ʧeɪnʤ. sˈwɪʧɪŋ timz ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə hɑrd ʧɔɪs tɪ meɪk nu ˈsɪti, nu laɪf, nu ˈtimˌmeɪts. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪt filz laɪk ʤɪst æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ju stɑrt ˈgɪtɪŋ ə sɛns əv jʊr nu kəmˈjunɪti ənd fænz, ju hæv tɪ əˈprut tɪ ə nu pleɪs. aɪ æm stɪl ɛz ˈdrɪvən ɛz ˈɛvər. aɪ stɪl nid ˈʧælənʤɪz. æt ðə eɪʤ əv 36 ðə ˈfərnəs əv maɪ kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs ɪz stɪl ˈbərnɪŋ ɛz hɑt ɛz ɪt wɑz wɪn aɪ wɑz ə ˈrʊki ɪn ˈmɛmpfɪs. bət bæk ɛz ə ˈrʊki, maɪ kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv draɪv wɑz mɪkst wɪθ frəˈstreɪʃən. nɑt ə smɔl əˈmaʊnt əv ɪt, ˈiðər. aɪ stɪl θɪŋk əv wən ˈmoʊmənt. ɪt wɑz ˈæftər ðə θərd geɪm əv maɪ ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ kərɪr. aɪ wɑz ə ˈrʊki wɪθ ðə ˈgrɪzliz, ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ðə bɛnʧ. wi wər ˈluzɪŋ ðə geɪm ənd aɪ gɑt səbd ɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ time.”*.” aɪ pleɪd ˈtɛrəbli. aɪ fil laɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, ənd ɪt wɑz ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ. aɪ gɑt pʊld aʊt əv ðə geɪm. aɪ wɑz soʊ ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd. ˈæftər ðə geɪm aɪ wɛnt streɪt θru ðə ˈtənəl tɪ ðə weɪt rum, wɛr aɪ nu noʊ wən wʊd bi. aɪ wɔnt tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə ˈlɑkər rum. aɪ ʤɪst sæt baɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf wɪθ maɪ hɛd bɪtˈwin maɪ hænz, ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪt hɑrd. ðɛn aɪ fɛlt ə hænd ɔn maɪ hɛd. ɪt wɑz ˈlɔrɪnzən raɪt, hu wɑz ə ˈvɛtərən ɔn ðə tim. aɪ wɑz stɪl nu gaɪ frəm spain”*” ənd aɪ noʊ maɪ ˈtimˌmeɪts ˈvɛri wɛl jɛt, bət ˈlɔrɪnzən hæd bɪn nis tɪ mi ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp. teɪk ɪt soʊ hard,”*,” hi toʊld mi, bi əˈfreɪd əv mɪˈsteɪks. goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ˈplɛnti mɔr ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪt right.”*.” aɪ θæŋkt ɪm, ənd ɛz hi wɔkt aʊt hi sɛd ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət mɛnt soʊ məʧ tɪ mi. hir fər ju ɪf ju hæv ˈɛni questions.”*.” ɪt wɑz ə ˈtruli əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈmoʊmənt ɪn maɪ ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ kərɪr. naʊ ðət ən ˈoʊldər pleɪər ɪn ðə lig, ɪt minz ɔl ðət məʧ mɔr. wɪn ə ˈvɛtərən gaɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli teɪks taɪm tɪ lʊk aʊt fər ə ˈrʊki ɪt goʊz ə lɔŋ weɪ. ɪt wɛnt ə lɔŋ weɪ fər mi. ɛz aɪ rɪˈflɛkt ɔn ðət ˈmoʊmənt, ˈsædnəs tu. ɪn 2010 aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈhirɪŋ ðə nuz əv dɛθ. wɪn aɪ gɑt tɪ ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, nɪˈkoʊlə mirotić*ć ənd aɪ dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˈfrɛndʃɪp. ɪt wɑz hɪz ˈrʊki jɪr. ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈmɪnəts fər ðə paʊər ˈfɔrwərd ənd ˈsɛnər pəˈzɪʃənz wər ʃɛrd əˈməŋst ʤoʊ, tɑʒ ənd mi soʊ nɪˈkoʊlə pleɪ ə lɔt æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv hɪz ˈrʊki ˈsizən. ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv hɪz fərst jɪr, aɪ ˈnoʊtɪst ðət hi wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd. ɪt wɑz laɪk ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɛz ə jəŋ pleɪər. hi ˈoʊnli hæd əˈbaʊt 10 ˈmɪnəts ə geɪm tɪ meɪk ən ˌɪmˈpækt. taɪm ənd taɪm əˈgɛn, aɪ sɔ ɪm ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd ɛz hi pleɪɪŋ æt ðə ˈlɛvəl hi nu hi kʊd. ˈæftər ə geɪm, aɪ kʊd si ˈnikoʊ ˈrɪli ˈəpˌsɛt ənd æt ðət ˈmoʊmənt ðə ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt ˈlɔrɪnzən raɪt keɪm tɪ maɪ maɪnd. aɪ pʊld ɪm əˈsaɪd ənd toʊld ɪm əˈbaʊt maɪ ˈrʊki ˈsizən ənd ðə frəˈstreɪʃənz aɪ hæd. aɪ riˈmaɪndɪd ɪm tɪ bi ˈpeɪʃənt ənd kənˈtɪnju tɪ wərk. jʊr taɪm wɪl kəm, aɪ toʊld ɪm. nɑt ʃʊr hi bɪˈlivd mi. ˈmeɪbi hi θɔt ɪt wɑz ʤɪst əˈnəðər ˈoʊldər pleɪər seɪɪŋ, positive.”*.” bət aɪ stɑp ˈʧɛkɪŋ ɪn ɔn ɪm ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr hi wɑz ˈbælənsɪŋ hɪz frəˈstreɪʃən wɪθ ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈaʊˌtlʊk. aɪ wɑz ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ ɪm. hi kɛpt ˈwərkɪŋ hɑrd ɪn ˈpræktɪs ˈivɪn wɪn hi ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈmɪnəts. ðə ˈvɛtərənz ɔn ðə tim ˈnoʊtɪst. ðə ˈkoʊʧɪz ˈdɛfənətli ˈnoʊtɪst. nɑt tu lɔŋ ˈæftər ɑr ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, wi ˈsəfərd ə speɪt əv ˈɪnʤəriz ənd nɪˈkoʊlə gɑt hɪz ʧæns. ˈsədənli hi wɑz pleɪɪŋ 30 ˈmɪnəts ə geɪm, nɑt 10 hi ˈivɪn hæd səm ˈbreɪˌkaʊt geɪmz wɛr hi wɑz ɑr haɪ ˈskɔrər. hɪz ˈsɛkənd jɪr, hi dɪd mɔr əv ðə seɪm. ˈpipəl ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ seɪ θɪŋz laɪk, gaɪ mirotić*ć keɪm aʊt əv nowhere!”*!” bət hi kəm aʊt əv ˈnoʊˌwɛr. hi wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ðɛr. steɪɪŋ ˈrɛdi. ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ gɪvz ənd ɪt teɪks. wɪθ ðə bʊlz ðiz læst tu jɪrz, ðə lig ˈsərtənli tʊk ə lɔt frəm ˈjuˈɛs. ðə ˈɪnʤəriz wər ˈrɪli ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ. aɪ noʊ ðə bʊlz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ənd ðə fænz hæd haɪ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz fər ɑr tim. aɪ keɪm tɪ ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ tɪ wɪn ənd ɪt stɪŋz ðət wi ˈeɪbəl tɪ lɪv əp tɪ ɑr pəˈtɛnʃəl. aɪ teɪk soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpɑzətɪv θɪŋz əˈweɪ frəm ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ. aɪ sɔ ˈʤɪmi ˈbətlər ˈtrænsfɔrm frəm ə roʊl pleɪər ðə ˈsizən ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ gɑt tɪ ðə tim, ˈɪntu ən ˌɔlˈstɑr ɪn ðɪs lig ənd mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ˈɪntu ə ˈlidər. aɪ hoʊp tɪ wɔʧ ɪm kənˈtɪnju tɪ raɪz ənd ˈkɛri ðə tim wɪθ ɪm fər jɪrz tɪ kəm. aɪ wɪl bi fərˈɛvər ˈgreɪtfəl tɪ ðə ˈraɪnzˌdɔrf ˈfæməli, tɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər bʊlz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, tɪ ðə pleɪərz, ənd əˈspɛʃəli tɪ ðə fænz, fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ mi fil ləvd ənd æt hoʊm, θru gʊd taɪmz ənd bæd. ju wər ðɛr fər mi, ənd aɪ wɪl ˈkɛri ðə ˈmɛməriz wi meɪd təˈgɛðər æt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈsɛnər ənd ɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti fər ðə rɛst əv maɪ laɪf. θruaʊt maɪ kərɪr ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ, maɪ dɪˈzaɪər həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn tɪ bi ən ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl pɑrt əv ə tim wɪθ ə ʧæns əv ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər mi. ˈwɪnɪŋ ɔn ðə kɔrt teɪks ˈprɛsədəns ˈoʊvər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls, ənd ˈɑbviəsli ðɪs kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi ðə keɪs wɪθ maɪ dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə spərz. aɪ æm ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈgreɪtfəl fər ðɪs trɪˈmɛndəs ˌɑpərˈtunəti ənd aɪ wɪl du maɪ ˈvɛri bɛst tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd wərk ˈɛθɪk tɪ hɛlp ðɪs ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈfrænˌʧaɪz əˈʧiv ɪts goʊl. fər ðə nɛkst ˈsɛvərəl wiks, aɪ wɪl bi pərˈpɛrɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈnæʃənəl tim fər jɛt əˈnəðər bɪg goʊl: ən oʊˈlɪmpɪk goʊld ˈmɛdəl. bət təˈdeɪ, aɪ wɔnt tɪ teɪk ə breɪk frəm ɪt ɔl ənd seɪ: frəm ðə ˈbɑtəm əv maɪ hɑrt, θæŋk ju, ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ. sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ, aɪ weɪt tɪ gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd. si ju ˈvɛri sun.
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yesterday was my birthday, i’m now 36 years old.
i woke up this morning doing a lot of reflecting. this week, like two other times in my career, i will leave an nba team to join a new one. i am happy and proud to start a new stage of my career with the san antonio spurs. i am thrilled to join an unbelievable nba franchise, with an amazing head coach and staff, and a roster full of talent, toughness and competitiveness. i will be a part of a team that has become a role model for its consistency, loyalty to its players, style of play, philosophy and overall excellence a few of the reasons why the spurs have been at the top of the league year after year the last 17 years since they won their first championship in 1999.
one thing is certain in life and basketball: there will always be change. switching teams is always a hard choice to make new city, new life, new teammates. sometimes it feels like just at the moment you start getting a sense of your new community and fans, you have to uproot to a new place.
i am still as driven as ever. i still need challenges. at the age of 36, the furnace of my competitiveness is still burning as hot as it was when i was a rookie in memphis.
but back as a rookie, my competitive drive was mixed with frustration. not a small amount of it, either.
i still think of one moment. it was after the third game of my nba career. i was a rookie with the grizzlies, coming off the bench. we were losing the game and i got subbed in during “garbage time.” i played terribly. i didn’t feel like myself, and it was embarrassing. i got pulled out of the game.
i was so frustrated. after the game i went straight through the tunnel to the weight room, where i knew no one would be. i didn’t want to go to the locker room. i just sat by myself with my head between my hands, taking it hard.
then i felt a hand on my head. it was lorenzen wright, who was a veteran on the team.
i was still “the new guy from spain” and i didn’t know my teammates very well yet, but lorenzen had been nice to me in training camp.
“don’t take it so hard,” he told me, “and be afraid of mistakes. going to make plenty more on the way to getting it right.”
i thanked him, and as he walked out he said something that meant so much to me.
“i’m here for you if you have any questions.”
it was a truly amazing moment in my nba career. now that i’m an older player in the league, it means all that much more. when a veteran guy actually takes time to look out for a rookie it goes a long way. it went a long way for me. as i reflect on that moment, there’s sadness too. in 2010, i remember hearing the news of lorenzen’s death.
when i got to chicago, nikola mirotić and i developed a friendship. it was his rookie year. the majority of the minutes for the power forward and center positions were shared amongst jo, taj and me so nikola didn’t play a lot at the beginning of his rookie season. over the course of his first year, i noticed that he was getting frustrated. it was like watching myself as a young player. he only had about 10 minutes a game to make an impact. time and time again, i saw him getting frustrated as he wasn’t playing at the level he knew he could.
after a game, i could see niko really upset and at that moment the story about lorenzen wright came to my mind. i pulled him aside and told him about my rookie season and the frustrations i had. i reminded him to be patient and continue to work. your time will come, i told him.
i’m not sure he believed me. maybe he thought it was just another older player saying, “be positive.” but i didn’t stop checking in on him making sure he was balancing his frustration with a positive outlook. i was impressed with him. he kept working hard in practice even when he wasn’t getting minutes. the veterans on the team noticed. the coaches definitely noticed. not too long after our conversation, we suffered a spate of injuries and nikola got his chance. suddenly he was playing 30 minutes a game, not 10. he even had some breakout games where he was our high scorer. his second year, he did more of the same. people started to say things like, “this guy mirotić came out of nowhere!”
but he didn’t come out of nowhere. he was always there. staying ready.
the nba gives and it takes. with the bulls these last two years, the league certainly took a lot from us. the injuries were really frustrating.
i know the bulls organization and the fans had high expectations for our team. i came to chicago to win and it stings that we weren’t able to live up to our potential.
i take so many positive things away from the entire experience in chicago. i saw jimmy butler transform from a role player the season before i got to the team, into an all-star in this league and more importantly, into a leader. i hope to watch him continue to rise and carry the team with him for years to come.
i will be forever grateful to the reinsdorf family, to the entire bulls organization, to the players, and especially to the fans, for making me feel loved and at home, through good times and bad. you were there for me, and i will carry the memories we made together at the united center and in the community for the rest of my life.
throughout my career in the nba, my desire has always been to be an instrumental part of a team with a chance of winning the championship. that’s really important for me. winning on the court takes precedence over anything else, and obviously this continues to be the case with my decision to join the spurs. i am incredibly grateful for this tremendous opportunity and i will do my very best to contribute my experience and work ethic to help this extraordinary franchise achieve its goal.
for the next several weeks, i will be preparing with the spanish national team for yet another big goal: an olympic gold medal.
but today, i want to take a break from it all and say: from the bottom of my heart, thank you, chicago.
san antonio, i can’t wait to get started. see you very soon.
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baɪ ˈænə ˈgɪbsən səˈlɑm saɪəns bi. mʊr ˈgoʊmɛz ˈhɔrər ʃərˈi rəˈneɪ ˈtɑməs ˈvɛriəs ˈʒɑnrəz ɛn. keɪ. ɪz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈstɑrtɪŋ pɔɪnt fər ðoʊz hu ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən bət hu ˈkænɑt si ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ɪt. wɪʧ ɪz ˈʒɑnrə əv ʧɔɪs, teɪks blæk proʊˈtægənəsts ənd kriˈeɪts ə ˈfænəsi ər saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ˈjunəˌvərs ˈiðər sɛt ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ ər beɪst əraʊnd ˈæfroʊˈsɛntrɪk aɪˈdilz. waɪl ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈɔθərz ðət dɛlv ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈʒɑnrə ˈvɛri fju ˈpipəl noʊ ðə neɪm əv wən əv ðə moʊst ˈkrɪtɪkəli əˈkleɪmd ˈɔθərz əv ɑr ləʃ ˈlænˌskeɪp əv hər ɪz riˈplit wɪθ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪnˈtrig, ənd ə ˈdipli flɛʃt aʊt ˈkəlʧərəl faʊnˈdeɪʃən ʃi sɪz ɪz beɪst ˈlɑrʤli ɔn ˈeɪnʧənt ˈiʤɪpt. ɪn hər ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ˈtrɪləʤi (naʊ biɪŋ soʊld ɪn wən bʊk kɔld ən ˈɑmnəbəs) ðə ˈridər ɪz ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ə ˈkɑmplɛks kəmˈplit wɪθ paʊər ˈstrəgəlz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈkɑmən ˈpipəl, ˈsoʊʃəl ɪˈlits ənd ˈdiətiz. ˈtəʧɪz ɔn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɪʃuz ɪn hər ˈnɑvəlz, frəm rɪˈlɪʤən ənd kəˈloʊniəˌlɪzəm tɪ ənd ˈpɑləˌtɪks wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈfreɪmˌwərk əv ə streɪnʤ ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ənd ˈfænəsi. ɪt 13 ʃɔrt ˈstɔriz ðət təʧ ɔn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɪʃuz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs ˈkəlʧərz ənd ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl. ˈgræʤuəli, ðə ˈstɔriz bɪˈgɪn tɪ lɛd ðə ˈridər θru ə ˈlusli kəˈnɛktɪd ˈstɔri ˈspænɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ˌspɪrɪˌʧuˈæləˌti tɪ ˈkrioʊl ˈkəlʧər ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn bɪtˈwin. ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ pəls ðət kəˈnɛkts iʧ əv ðə ˈstɔriz ɪz ðə bɪtˈwin ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti ənd reɪs, wɪʧ pruvz tɪ bi ðə fɔrs ðət draɪvz iʧ əv ðə ˈstɔriz hoʊm tɪ ðə ju wɔnt ə breɪk frəm zeɪn, bi. ˈnɑvəl teɪst ɪz ə greɪt pleɪs tɪ stɑrt. ðə ˈstɔri ɪz sɛt ɔn ðə ˈaɪlənd əv ˈiˌdoʊ ənd pʊlz ðə ˈridər ˈɪntu ə wərld wɛr ðə juθ əv ðə ˈaɪlənd ər æt wɔr wɪθ ðɛr ˈɛldərz. ðiz ˈɛldərz əˈtɛmpt tɪ stɑp ðə raɪts əv teɪst, ə ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ˈspænɪŋ jɪrz ɪn wɪʧ ðə juθ əv ðə ˈaɪlənd ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən. ɪn ðə ˈnɑvəl, mʊr ˈfɑloʊz ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz ənˈtɪl ðeɪ ˈfaɪnəli geɪn trænˈsɛndəns ənd ˌɛnˈlaɪtənmənt, bɪˈkəmɪŋ wən wɪθ ðə ˈænˌsɛstərz ˈæftər ˈoʊnli ˈnɑvəl, bət ˈprɑbəˌbli wən əv ðə bɛst rɛd ðət ərˈɑtɪˌsɪzəm wɪθ ˈfænəsi. ðə ˈnɑvəl ɪz ˈtruli juˈnik ənd ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪt ɪz ən ɪkˈspɪriəns ðət bi hər ˈnɑvəl, ðə ˈgɪldə ˈstɔriz, ˈgoʊmɛz teɪks ðə ˈridər θru ə ˈvæmpaɪr ˈstɔri sɛt ɪn ðə oʊld saʊθ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə taɪmz əv sˈleɪvəri. ðə ˈvæmpaɪrz ɪn ðɪs ˈnɑvəl ər ˈdɪfərənt ðən wət faɪnd ˈɛniˌwɛr ɛls. ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər bləd, ðeɪ plænt ɪn mɛn sidz əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ɪn ðə maɪndz əv ðɛr ‘‘victims’*’. ˈæftər ðiz mɛn rɪˈmɛmbər wət ˈkeɪpəbəl əv, ðeɪ pərˈsid tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðɛr drimz ənd ˌɪmˈpækt ðə wərld ɪn ə ˈpɑzətɪv weɪ. æt ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə ˈstɔri ər tu væmˈpɪrɪk klænz ˈfaɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər. ðə ˈnɑvəl ˈtəʧɪz ɔn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɪʃuz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ reɪp, ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ tərmz wɪθ ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti, ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ən ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən ˈɪntu ˈæfroʊˈsɛntrɪk ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ənd ˈfænəsi bət noʊ wɛr tɪ stɑrt, ʃərˈi rəˈneɪ ˈtɑməs həz kəmˈpaɪld ən ænˈθɔləˌʤi əv ˈraɪtɪŋ kɔld dɑrk ˈmætər: ə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈspɛkjələtɪv ˈfɪkʃən frəm ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn daɪˈæspərə ðə ˈstɔriz ɪn ðɪs ænˈθɔləˌʤi spæn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈʒɑnrəz ənd ˈɔθərz, frəm ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈhɪstəri ʃɔrt ˈstɔri baɪ də bwɑ (hu nu hi roʊt ˈfɪkʃən?) tɪ ə ʃɔrt ˈstɔri ˈsɛntərɪŋ ɔn ðə θim əv kəˈloʊniəˌlɪzəm baɪ ɑkˈteɪviə ˈbətlər. ˈtɑməs ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlpt tɪ kəmˈpaɪl ə ˈsɛkənd ænˈθɔləˌʤi kɔld, wɪʧ ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈlɪtəl noʊn ˈɔθərz ənd ʃɔrt ˈstɔriz ˈrɛrli sin frəm ˈfeɪməs ˈpipəl əv ɪn ɔl, ˈraɪtɪŋ ʃʊd bi dɪˈvərs. blæk ˈpipəl ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kɑrv aʊt ˈspeɪsɪz fər ɑrˈsɛlvz ðət rɪˈflɛkt ɑr lɪvd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ənd ˌɪˈmɛns ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti. ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. baɪ siɪŋ ɑrˈsɛlvz rɪˈflɛktɪd ɪn ðiz ˈraɪtɪŋz, pərˈhæps wi wɪl bi ˌɪnˈspaɪərd tɪ kriˈeɪt daɪˈnæmɪk wərldz ɑrˈsɛlvz ənd bɪˈkəm ə fɔrs tɪ bi ˈrɛkənd wɪθ ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ˈɪndəstri.
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by anna gibson
kiini ibura salaam — science fiction/fantasy
sharise b. moore — fantasy/erotica
jewelle gomez — horror
sheree renee thomas — various genres
n. k. jemisin is a perfect starting point for those who are interested in science fiction but who cannot see themselves in it. afro-futurism , which is jemisin’s genre of choice, takes black protagonists and creates a fantasy or science fiction universe either set in africa or based around afrocentric ideals. while there are a number of amazing authors that delve into this genre , very few people know the name of one of the most critically acclaimed afro-futurist authors of our time.the lush landscape of her dreamblood duology is replete with political intrigue, and a deeply fleshed out cultural foundation she says is based largely on ancient egypt. in her inheritance trilogy , (now being sold in one book called an omnibus) the reader is introduced to a complex mythos complete with power struggles between the common people, social elites and deities. jemisin touches on a number of issues in her novels, from religion and colonialism to classism and politics within the framework of afro-futurism.salaam’s bookis a strange combination of science fiction and fantasy. it interweaves 13 short stories that touch on a number of issues surrounding indigenous cultures and spiritual mythos. gradually, the stories begin to lead the reader through a loosely connected story spanning everything from spirituality to creole culture and everything in between. the underlying pulse that connects each of the stories is the intersectionality between sexuality and race, which proves to be the force that drives each of the stories home to the reader.if you want a break from zane, sharise b. moore’s novel taste is a great place to start. the story is set on the island of ido and pulls the reader into a world where the youth of the island are at war with their elders. these elders attempt to stop the rites of taste, a ceremony spanning years in which the youth of the island experience sexual initiation. in the novel, moore follows the characters until they finally gain transcendence and enlightenment, becoming one with the ancestors after death.is moore’s only novel, but it’s probably one of the best i’ve read that melds eroticism with fantasy. the novel is truly unique and reading it is an experience that shouldn’t be missed.in her novel, the gilda stories, jewelle gomez takes the reader through a vampire story set in the old south during the times of slavery. the vampires in this novel are different than what you’ll find anywhere else. in exchange for blood, they plant in men seeds of potential in the minds of their ‘victims’. after these men remember what they’re capable of, they proceed to follow their dreams and impact the world in a positive way. at the center of the story are two vampiric clans fighting against each other. the novel touches on a number of issues including rape, coming to terms with one’s sexuality, and understanding the importance of family.if you’re looking for an introduction into afrocentric sci-fi and fantasy but don’t know where to start, sheree renee thomas has compiled an anthology of afro-futurist writing called dark matter: a history of speculative fiction from the african diaspora . the stories in this anthology span a number of genres and authors, from an alternative history short story by w.e.b du bois (who knew he wrote fiction?) to a short story centering on the theme of colonialism by octavia butler. thomas also helped to compile a second anthology called, which focuses on a number of little known authors and short stories rarely seen from famous people of color.all in all, writing should be diverse. black people should be able to carve out spaces for ourselves that reflect our lived experiences and immense creativity. representation is important. by seeing ourselves reflected in these writings, perhaps we will be inspired to create dynamic worlds ourselves and become a force to be reckoned with in the publishing industry.
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ðə poʊəm, ə sɔrt əv oʊd tɪ ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈtaɪtəld "ɑr fˈjuʧər", həz bɪn ɪnˈgreɪvd ɔn ə plæk fɪkst tɪ ə aɪərn ɔr ˈboʊldər ɛz pɑrt əv ə nu ˈaʊtˌdɔr ˈɑrtˌwərk ɪn ðə hoʊm steɪt əv ˈwɛstərn ɔˈstreɪljə. mɪz ˈraɪnˌhɑrt prəˈpoʊzd ðət ðə ˈboʊldər bi ˌɪnˈstɔld ɛz ə ˈmɑnjəmənt tɪ aɪərn ɔr. ðə poʊəm, wɪʧ kənˈsɪsts əv eɪt ˈraɪmɪŋ couplets*, proʊˈkleɪmz ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈɪndəstri ənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. bət ɪts ɛsˈθɛtɪk kˈwɑləti həz kəm ˈəndər kˈwɛʃən, wɪθ wən ˈkrɪtɪk dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ɪt ɔn ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə ɛz "ðə wərst poʊəm, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈmɛni stɪl dɪˈspjut ɪf ɪt kˈwɑləˌfaɪz tɪ bi ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ɛz ˈpoʊətri". ən ɔˈstreɪljən poʊət ənd ˈsætərəst, ʤɛf ˈlɛmən, sɛd mɪz ˈraɪnˌhɑrt hæd əˈʧivd "ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈfəŋkʃənəl heptameter*" bət ðət ðə poʊəm sun wɛnt ɔf ðə reɪlz. "[ɪt] əˈtɛmpts ə ˈnoʊbəl ˈʧælənʤ: ðə ˈrɛndərɪŋ əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈθɪri ənd ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi ˈɪntu stərɪŋ vərs," hi sɛd ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. "səm kɔl ɪt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈfreɪzɪz səʧ ɛz 'ˈspɛʃəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk zoʊnz' ɪn ə fluɪd ənd ɛsˈθɛtɪkli ˈplizɪŋ poʊəm. ðoʊz ˈpipəl ər raɪt. bət ˈraɪnˌhɑrt ˈdəzənt lɛt ðət stɑp hər." mɪz ˈraɪnˌhɑrt, ən ˈɛrəs hu həz kənˈvərtɪd hər ˈfɑðərz ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈæˌsɛts ˈɪntu ən ˈɛmpaɪər wɪθ ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈvælju əv ˈbɪljən ˈbɪljən), sɪz ɪn ðə poʊəm ðət ənˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈpipəl "hæv bɪn θɪŋk prɑˈspɛrəti ɪz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈweɪvɪŋ ə ˈmæʤɪk wɑnd." ə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈlɛkʧərər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈwɛstərn ɔˈstreɪljə, prəˈfɛsər ˈdɛnɪs ˈhæskəl, preɪzd mɪz ˈraɪnˌhɑrt fər ˈɛfərt bət ˈnoʊtɪd hər juz əv ˈgræmər ənd ˌpəŋkʧuˈeɪʃən ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli fʊl stɑps wɑz pur. "ɛz ə poʊət ʃiz əˈbaʊt ɛz gʊd ɛz aɪ æm æt ˈmaɪnɪŋ," hi toʊld ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ. "ɪts nɑt ˈrɪtən wɪθ ɑrˈtɪstɪk ˈmɛrət ɪn maɪnd. ɪts ə pəˈlɛməkəl poʊəm ənd wi du hæv ə trəˈdɪʃən əv ðoʊz ɪn ˈwɛstərn ɔˈstreɪljə ənd aɪ θɪŋk gʊd ɔn hər fər ˈhævɪŋ ə goʊ." hi prɪˈdɪktɪd ðət mɪz ˈraɪnˌhɑrt tɪpt baɪ fɔrbz ˈmægəˌzin tɪ bi ɔn træk tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə wərldz ˈrɪʧəst ˈwʊmən ʃʊd kənˈsɪdər ˈstɪkɪŋ tɪ hər deɪ ʤɑb. "ʃi woʊnt meɪk ɛz məʧ ˈməni aʊt əv ˈpoʊətri, ðæts fər ʃʊr," hi sɛd. ðə ɪn fʊl: ɑr fˈjuʧər ðə gloʊb ɪz ˈsædli ˈgroʊnɪŋ wɪθ dɛt, ˈpɑvərti ənd straɪf ənd ˈbɪljənz naʊ ər ˈplidɪŋ tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ə ˈbɛtər laɪf ðɛr hoʊp laɪz wɪθ ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈbɛrid dip wɪˈθɪn ðə ərθ ənd ðə ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ənd ˈkæpɪtəl wɪʧ gɪv iʧ ˈprɑʤɛkt wərθ ɪz ɑr fˈjuʧər θˈrɛtənd wɪθ ˈmæsɪv dɛts rən əp baɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl hæks hu dɪg ðɛmˈsɛlvz aʊt baɪ ənˈliʃɪŋ ˈræmpənt tæks ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt ɪz ˈsɛndɪŋ ɔˈstreɪljən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, groʊθ ənd ʤɑbz ˈɔfˈʃɔr ðɪs taɪp əv dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ɪz ˈhɑrmfəl tɪ ɑr kɔr səm ˈɛnviəs ənˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈpipəl hæv bɪn kɑnd tɪ θɪŋk prɑˈspɛrəti ɪz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈweɪvɪŋ ə ˈmæʤɪk wɑnd θru səʧ ənˈfɔrʧənət ˈɪgnərəns, tu məʧ əˈbjuz ɪz hərld əˈgɛnst ˈmaɪnərz, ˈwərkərz ənd rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɪndəstriz hu straɪv tɪ bɪld ðə wərld dɪˈvɛləp nɔrθ ɔˈstreɪljə, ɪmˈbreɪs ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəˌlɪzəm ənd ˈwɛlkəm ʃɔrt tərm ˈfɔrən ˈwərkərz tɪ ɑr ʃɔrz tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðə ˈɛkspɔrt əv ɑr ˈmɪnərəlz ənd ɔrz ðə wərldz pur nid ɑr ˈrisɔrsɪz: du nɑt liv ðɛm tɪ ðɛr feɪt ɑr ˈneɪʃən nidz ˈspɛʃəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk zoʊnz ənd ˈwaɪzər ˈgəvərnmənt, ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt ɪz tu leɪt
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the poem, a sort of ode to mining titled "our future", has been engraved on a plaque fixed to a 30-ton iron ore boulder as part of a new outdoor artwork in the billionaire's home state of western australia. ms rinehart proposed that the boulder be installed as a monument to iron ore.
the poem, which consists of eight rhyming couplets, proclaims the benefits of the resources industry and lampoons the government.
but its aesthetic quality has come under question, with one critic describing it on wikipedia as "the universe's worst poem, although many still dispute if it qualifies to be classified as poetry".
an australian poet and satirist, geoff lemon, said ms rinehart had achieved "almost functional iambic heptameter" but that the poem soon went off the rails.
"[it] attempts a noble challenge: the rendering of economic theory and politico-economic ideology into stirring verse," he said on the crikey website. "some call it impossible to include phrases such as 'special economic zones' in a fluid and aesthetically pleasing poem. those people are right. but rinehart doesn't let that stop her."
ms rinehart, an heiress who has converted her father's mining assets into an empire with an estimated value of $aus20 billion (£13.6 billion), says in the poem that unthinking people "have been conned/to think prosperity is created by waving a magic wand."
a creative writing lecturer at the university of western australia, professor dennis haskell, praised ms rinehart for effort but noted her use of grammar and punctuation – particularly full stops – was poor.
"as a poet she's about as good as i am at mining," he told abc radio.
"it's not written with artistic merit in mind. it's a polemical poem and we do have a tradition of those in western australia and i think good on her for having a go."
he predicted that ms rinehart – tipped by forbes magazine to be on track to become the world's richest woman – should consider sticking to her day job.
"she won't make as much money out of poetry, that's for sure," he said.
the pome in full:
our future
the globe is sadly groaning with debt, poverty and strife
and billions now are pleading to enjoy a better life
their hope lies with resources buried deep within the earth
and the enterprise and capital which give each project worth
is our future threatened with massive debts run up by political hacks
who dig themselves out by unleashing rampant tax
the end result is sending australian investment, growth and jobs offshore
this type of direction is harmful to our core
some envious unthinking people have been conned
to think prosperity is created by waving a magic wand
through such unfortunate ignorance, too much abuse is hurled
against miners, workers and related industries who strive to build the world
develop north australia, embrace multiculturalism and welcome short term foreign workers to our shores
to benefit from the export of our minerals and ores
the world's poor need our resources: do not leave them to their fate
our nation needs special economic zones and wiser government, before it is too late
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ðə ʧaɪˈniz hæv bɪn ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ðə ˈwɛðər fər jɪrz ənd plænz tɪ ðə ˈklaɪmɪt tɪ dɪˈleɪ ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ər ɪn ðə wərks, soʊ ɪz ɪt ˈɛni səˈpraɪz ðət ə prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ bɪld ə juʤ ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˈmaʊntən ɪn bərˈlɪn ɪz ˈgeɪnɪŋ ˈpəblɪk səˈpɔrt? dəbd berg”*”, ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt ˈʤækəb tigges’*’ ˈstrəkʧər wʊd bi ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˈmaʊntən ɪn ðə wərld. ɪf bɪlt, ɪt wʊd teɪk ðə pleɪs əv ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt, ə ˈmæsɪv, ˈstrəkʧər ɪn ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə ˈsɪti. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ biɪŋ ə ˈtʊrɪst spɑt, ðə bərg wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ækt ɛz ə ˈnæʧərəl ˈhæbəˌtæt fər ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf, prəˈvaɪd nu sloʊps fər skiərz, ənd kənˈteɪn ˈʧælənʤɪŋ treɪlz fər ˈhaɪkərz. ɛz ðə ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ pʊts ɪt, bɪg ənd ˈwɛlθi ˈsɪtiz ɪn ˈmɛni pɑrts əv ðə wərld ˈʧælənʤ ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti baɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ ʤaɪˈgænɪk hoʊˈtɛlz wɪθ ˈfænsi ʃeɪps, ɪˈrɛktɪŋ ˈɔfəs taʊərz ər kənˈstrəktɪŋ ˈhəvərɪŋ ˌfɪˌlhɑrˈmɑnɪk ˈtɛmpəlz, bərˈlɪn sɛts əp ə ˈdisənt mountain.”*.” ˈwɛðər ðə bərg həz ə fˈjuʧər, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz dəˈbeɪtəbəl. ðə bərg ˈkərəntli həz fænz ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, bət fɪˈnænsɪŋ kʊd pruv ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈfaɪndɪŋ, trænˈspɔrtɪŋ, ənd kənˈstrəktɪŋ ɔl ðə məˈtɪriəlz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˈmaʊntən ɪz ˈdɔntɪŋ, tɪ seɪ ðə list. bət ən ˈædmərəbəl aɪˈdiə, ənd wən ðət ʃoʊz ðə ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv lɛŋθs səm ˈpipəl wɪl goʊ tɪ tɪ prɪˈzərv ˈneɪʧər. [ˈviə archdaily*]
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the chinese have been engineering the weather for years and plans to geoengineer the climate to delay climate change are in the works, so is it any surprise that a proposal to build a huge artificial mountain in berlin is gaining public support?
dubbed “the berg”, architect jakob tigges’ 1,000-meter-high structure would be the largest artificial mountain in the world. if built, it would take the place of the now-defunct tempelhof airport, a massive, naz-designed structure in the center of the city. in addition to being a tourist spot, the berg would also act as a natural habitat for wildlife, provide new slopes for skiers, and contain challenging trails for hikers. as the berg’s manifesto puts it, “while big and wealthy cities in many parts of the world challenge the
limits of possibility by building gigantic hotels with fancy shapes,
erecting sky-high office towers or constructing hovering philharmonic
temples, berlin sets up a decent mountain.” whether the berg has a future, however, is debatable.
the berg currently has 3,608 fans on facebook, but financing could prove difficult–the possibility of finding, transporting, and constructing all the materials necessary for artificial mountain is daunting, to say the least. but an admirable idea, and one that shows the innovative lengths some people will go to to preserve nature.
[via archdaily]
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haɪ ðɛr, ənd ˈwɛlkəm tɪ jʊr ˈwikli (ˈhoʊpfəli!) doʊs əv ʤæŋk. ðɪs wik aɪ əˈtɛmptəd tɪ kriˈeɪt ə dɛk ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈhɑrnɪs ðə stɔrm. ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd ɛz ən ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk 4 əv, ðɛn ə ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ 3 əv, ə ˈsædənɪŋ 2 əv, ənd ðɛn ɪt wɑz gɔn. ðɛr wɑz nɑt ə ˈsɪŋgəl pɔɪnt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət aɪ hæd ə ˈhɑrnɪs ðə stɔrm ɪn hænd ənd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kæst ɪt, aɪ ˈrɪli wɔnt ðət kɑrd tɪ bi gʊd bət aɪ ʤɪst meɪk ɪt wərk. aɪ dɪd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, lərn ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈvæljəbəl ˈdʊrɪŋ, ɪz ˈprɪti dæm gʊd ɪn ðə raɪt dɛk, soʊ aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ɪkˈspænd əˈpɑn ðət ənd ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈfaɪnəl lɪst: ðə ˈʤɛnərəl aɪˈdiə hir ɪz tɪ gɪt aʊt ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz ju kən, kæst lɑts əv spɛlz, ənd bərn ðɛm tɪ dɛθ, ˈprɪti ˈsɪmpəl ˈrɪli. wɪn kənˈdɪʃənz aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs kɑrd meɪ ɛnd əp biɪŋ wən əv ðə moʊst ˌəndərˈreɪtɪd ənd ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt kɑrdz tɪ kəm aʊt əv emn*, ɪt tərnz ɔl əv jʊr rɪˈmuvəl ˈɪntu bərn spɛlz, jʊr kɑrd drɔ ˈɪntu bərn spɛlz, ənd jʊr bərn spɛlz ˈɪntu sˈlaɪtli ˈbɛtər bərn spɛlz. ɪf ju ˈmænɪʤ tɪ gɪt ˈməltəpəl ˈkɑpiz daʊn ɪt gɪts soʊ gʊd soʊ kwɪk. ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈfɛrli gʊd ˈblɑkər ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈpɑpjələr ˈmitə əv ˈkriʧərz. raɪz frəm ðə taɪdz ɪn ə dɛk praɪˈmɛrəli bɪlt tɪ kæst lɑts əv spɛlz ɪt wʊd sim ˈsɪli nɑt tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ə fju ˈkɑpiz əv raɪz frəm ðə taɪdz, juzd ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ breɪn ɪn ə ʤɑr ju kən kæst ðɪs ɔn ən ɛnd stɛp fər səˈpraɪz nɛkst tərn ˈliθəl. ki kɑrdz pɑrt ðə ðɪs kɑrd wərks wɛl wɪθ ɑr raɪz frəm ðə taɪdz wɪn kənˈdɪʃən, ɪn ðə əˈpoʊnənts ɛnd stɛp wi kæst raɪz (ˈviə breɪn ɪn ə ʤɑr), ənd ɪf wi ˈmænɪʤ tɪ swɪŋ fər ˈliθəl ɪn ɑr nɛkst tərn ðɛn wi kən kæst pɑrt ðə tɪ swɪŋ əˈgɛn. ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs ðɪs ɪz ə ˈhɔrəbli bərn spɛl, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri əˈbɪləˌti əv ðə kɑrd ðət wi ˈʤɛnərəli wɔnt tɪ meɪk juz əv. ˌæbsəˈlutli fænˈtæstɪk fər ˈdəbəlɪŋ ðə strɛŋθ əv ɑr raɪz frəm ðə taɪdz (ɪn ən aɪˈdil wərld ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈzɑmbiz fər 4 ˈmɑnə hir), ˈɔlsoʊ greɪt fər ɪf wi ˈdɛspərətli nid tɪ ˈkɑpi səm rɪˈmuvəl ər bərn. breɪn ɪn ə ʤɑr breɪn ɪn ə ʤɑr ɪz ˈmoʊstli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi juzd fər ˈʧitɪŋ aʊt ðə mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ɪn ðə dɛk fər 1 ˈmɑnə ənd wi ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt tɪ juz ðɪs tɪ kæst laɪk teɪk ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ənd ˌɪnˈsɛndiɛri floʊ ɪn ɑr tərn. ə greɪt bɪg ˈvælju treɪn. kəˈlɛktɪv dɪˈfaɪəns aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd bɪtˈwin ðɪs ənd ˈɛkskwəzət fər ə spɑt ɪn ðə maindeck*, kəˈlɛktɪv dɪˈfaɪəns dilz lɛs ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə feɪs bət aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə loʊər ˈdæmɪʤ ɪz kəmˈplitli aʊtˈweɪd baɪ ðə ˌvərsəˈtɪləti əv ðə kɑrd, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl siɪŋ ə fju lɪsts ˈrənɪŋ ˈlænsərz tɪ ˈtutər əp ˈænsərz laɪk dromoka*, ju kən wil ðət ˈænsər əˈweɪ ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈdilɪŋ ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðɛm, ər ˈmeɪbi jʊr ˈkɑrənt hænd lʊks laɪk ə paɪl əv hɑt ˈgɑrbɪʤ, ˈsədənli ju hæv ə nu hænd ənd mɔr spɛlz ɪn ðə jɑrd tɪ bəf raɪz frəm ðə taɪdz. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtˌwərði ðət ɪf ju kæst ðɪs spɛl θru breɪn ɪn ə ʤɑr ər ˈgɑblɪn dɑrk dˈwɛlərz ju kən stɪl peɪ ðə ˈɛskəˌleɪt kɔsts. ˈgɑblɪn dɑrk dˈwɛlərz ðɪs kɑrd ɪz ʤɪst ə greɪt bɪg bɔl əv ˈvælju, ju gɪt tɪ kæst ə spɛl ənd ðə ˈbɑdi ɪz ˈprɪti gʊd tu. ˈʤɛnərəli wi wɔnt tɪ riˈkæst kəˈlɛktɪv dɪˈfaɪəns wɪθ ðɪs fər ˌɪnˈseɪn ˈvælju. ðə rɛst ˌɪnˈsɛndiɛri floʊ ˈprɪti gʊd ˈvælju bərn spɛl, nɑt məʧ ɛls nidz tɪ bi sɛd hir. ˈfaɪəri ˌɪmˈpəls gʊd ˈərli geɪm rɪˈmuvəl. gælˈvænɪk bɑmˈbɑrdmənt gʊd ˈərli geɪm rɪˈmuvəl ðət trænˈzɪʃənz ˈnaɪsli ˈɪntu ðə geɪm ənd kən dil wɪθ fər 1 ˈmɑnə. teɪk ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ˈprɪti ˈkræˌpi kɑrd drɔ ˈərli ɔn bət ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə geɪm fænˈtæstɪk ˈvælju. ðə ɪn ðɪs ˈsɛkʃən goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ θru ðə ˈʧɔɪsɪz ənd wɪn ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ saɪd ðɛm ɪn. dɪˈspɛl ɪf ðə əˈpoʊnənt ɪz ˈrənɪŋ ə lɔt əv rɪˈmuvəl wi maɪt wɔnt tɪ æd ðɪs tɪ ɑr dɛk, rɪˈmuvəl ˈrɪli skruz ˈoʊvər ɑr plæn. ˈɔlsoʊ gʊd fər ˈɛni dɛks wi feɪs ðət ˌɪnˈklud counterspells*. ˈɛkskwəzət ðɪs ɪz fər wɪn wi wɔnt tɪ rəʃ daʊn ðə əˈpoʊnənt ɛz fæst ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ ˈgɑblɪn dɑrk dˈwɛlərz) ər ɪf wi wɔnt tɪ rɪˈlaɪəbli bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ dil wɪθ ən. ˈfivərd ˈvɪʒənz ðɪs ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər wɪn wi goʊ əp əˈgɛnst mɔr kənˈtroʊl ˈɔriˌɛntɪd dɛks ðət wɪl wɔnt tɪ kip ðɛr hænd ˈprɪti fʊl. ˈsəməri dɪsˈmɪsəl ðɪs ɪz baɪ fɑr maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈfeɪvərɪt tɪ bi riˈlist fər ə waɪl. ðɪs ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈmoʊstli juzd fər ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈkriʧərz wɪθ ˈnæsti ɔn kæst ˈtrɪgərz, laɪk ər elder-deep-fiend*. ðə kənˈkluʒən ˈoʊvərˌɔl aɪ wʊd kənˈsɪdər ðɪs dɛk playable”*”, nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk ðə nɛkst baɪ stɔrm bət aɪ ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪt duɪŋ ˈrizənəbli wɛl ɪn ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ˈmeɪbi nɛkst taɪm aɪ traɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈhɑrnɪs ðə stɔrm ɪt tərn ˈɪntu əˈnəðər dɛk ɪnˈtaɪərli bət bi ˈɑnəst hir nɑt ˈhæpənɪŋ. nɛkst wik goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈtækəlɪŋ ðə ˈluˌpaɪn ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp dɛk wɪʧ aɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈgreɪtli. ʤæŋk ɔn maɪ ˈbrəðərz.
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hi there, and welcome to your weekly (hopefully!) dose of semi-playable jank. this week i attempted to create a deck utilizing harness the storm. it started as an optimistic 4 of, then a disappointing 3 of, a saddening 2 of, and then it was gone. there was not a single point during playtesting that i had a harness the storm in hand and wanted to cast it, i really want that card to be good but i just can’t make it work. i did, however, learn something very valuable during playtesting, thermo-alchemist is pretty damn good in the right deck, so i decided to expand upon that and this is the final list:
tappedout
the general idea here is to get out as many thermo-alchemist as you can, cast lots of spells, and burn them to death, it’s pretty simple really.
win conditions
thermo-alchemist
i think this card may end up being one of the most underrated and overlooked cards to come out of emn, it turns all of your removal into burn spells, your card draw into burn spells, and your burn spells into slightly better burn spells. if you manage to get multiple copies down it gets so good so quick. it’s also a fairly good blocker in the current popular meta of 2/3 creatures.
rise from the tides
in a deck primarily built to cast lots of spells it would seem silly not to include a few copies of rise from the tides, used in conjunction with brain in a jar you can cast this on an opponent’s end step for surprise next turn lethal.
key cards
part the waterveil
this card works well with our rise from the tides win condition, in the opponents end step we cast rise (via brain in a jar), and if we don’t manage to swing for lethal in our next turn then we can cast part the waterveil to swing again.
geistblast
on the surface this is a horribly overcosted burn spell, however it’s the secondary ability of the card that we generally want to make use of. it’s absolutely fantastic for doubling the strength of our rise from the tides (in an ideal world we’re getting 20-30 zombies for 4 mana here), it’s also great for if we desperately need to copy some removal or burn.
brain in a jar
brain in a jar is mostly going to be used for cheating out the more expensive sorceries in the deck for 1 mana and we also want to use this to cast sorceries like take inventory and incendiary flow in our opponent’s turn. it’s a great big value train.
collective defiance
i couldn’t decide between this and exquisite firecraft for a spot in the maindeck, collective defiance deals less damage to the face but i believe that the lower damage is completely outweighed by the versatility of the card, for example i’m seeing a few lists running thalia’s lancers to tutor up answers like dragonlord dromoka, you can wheel that answer away in addition to dealing damage to them, or maybe your current hand looks like a pile of hot garbage, suddenly you have a new hand and more spells in the yard to buff rise from the tides. it’s also noteworthy that if you cast this spell through brain in a jar or goblin dark dwellers you can still pay the escalate costs.
goblin dark dwellers
this card is just a great big ball of value, you get to cast a spell and the body is pretty good too. generally we want to recast collective defiance with this for insane value.
the rest
incendiary flow pretty good value burn spell, not much else needs to be said here.
fiery impulse good early game removal.
galvanic bombardment good early game removal that transitions nicely into the mid-late game and can deal with avacyn for 1 mana.
take inventory pretty crappy card draw early on but later in the game it’s fantastic value.
the sideboard
in this section i’m going to go through the sideboard choices and when you might want to side them in.
dispel if the opponent is running a lot of removal we might want to add this to our deck, removal really screws over our thermo-alchemist plan. also good for any decks we face that include counterspells.
exquisite firecraft this is for when we want to rush down the opponent as fast as possible ( in conjunction with goblin dark dwellers) or if we want to reliably be able to deal with an avacyn.
fevered visions this is intended for when we go up against more control oriented decks that will want to keep their hand pretty full.
summary dismissal this is by far my personal favourite counterspell to be released for a while. this is going to be mostly used for dealing with eldrazi creatures with nasty on cast triggers, like emrakul or elder-deep-fiend.
the conclusion
overall i would consider this deck “mildly playable”, it’s not going to take the next gp by storm but i anticipate it doing reasonably well in the fnm environment. maybe next time i try using harness the storm it won’t turn into another deck entirely but let’s be honest here that’s not happening.
next week i’m going to be tackling the lupine prototype deck which i look forward to greatly.
jank on my brothers.
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73 əv ˈləndənərz səˈpɔrt riˈmuvɪŋ ˈtræfɪk leɪnz fər ˈsaɪkəl ˌsupərˈhaɪˌweɪz ˈləndənərz səˈpɔrt ðə plænz, ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ sloʊ ˈtræfɪk, baɪ tu tɪ wən ˈoʊvər 100 ˈlidɪŋ ˈləndən ɪmˈplɔɪərz ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrt ðə plænz (fʊl hir) ðə səbˈstænʃəl məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈləndənərz bæk plænz tɪ kriˈeɪt tu ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈsaɪkəl ˌsupərˈhaɪˌweɪz ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˈləndən, ə nu poʊl həz faʊnd. æst ɪf ðeɪ bæk ðə nu rʊts ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ tʊk əˈweɪ ˈtræfɪk leɪnz frəm ˈmoʊtər ˈviɪkəlz, 64 pər sɛnt əv ˈləndənərz səˈpɔrtɪd ðə plænz. 24 pər sɛnt əˈpoʊzd ðɛm. ɪkˈskludɪŋ knows”*”, ðə ˈfɪgjərz ər 73 pər sɛnt səˈpɔrtɪv ənd 27 pər sɛnt əˈpoʊzd. ðə meɪər əv æmˈbɪʃəs ˈsaɪkəl ˌsupərˈhaɪˌweɪ plænz hæv bɪn kˈwɛsʧənd baɪ kəˈnɛri wɔrf grup əˈməŋ ˈəðərz ˈoʊvər fɪrz ðeɪ wɪl sloʊ səm ˈmoʊtər ˈtræfɪk bət ˈivɪn ðɛn, ˈləndənərz seɪ, ðə ˌsupərˈhaɪˌweɪz ʃʊd stɪl bi bɪlt. æst ɪf ðeɪ bæk ðə nu rʊts ˈivɪn ɪf ðɪs mɛnt ˈʤərniz baɪ ˈmoʊtər ˈviɪkəlz tʊk ˈlɔŋgər, 51 pər sɛnt əv ˈləndənərz əˈgrid ənd 26 pər sɛnt dɪsəˈgrid. ɪkˈskludɪŋ knows”*” ənd ðoʊz hu dɪd nɑt ɪkˈsprɛs ə ˈprɛfərəns, ðə ˈfɪgjərz ər 66 pər sɛnt səˈpɔrtɪv tɪ 34 pər sɛnt əˈpoʊzd ər ˈrəfli tu tɪ wən. ðə poʊl, əv ə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˈsæmpəl əv 1002 ˈləndənərz, wɑz kənˈdəktəd bɪtˈwin 8 ənd 13 ɑkˈtoʊbər baɪ ɔn bɪˈhæf əv cyclingworks.london*, ə grup koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ ðə ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ prəˈpoʊzəlz. mɔr ðən 100 ˈləndən ˈbɪznɪsɪz hæv saɪnd əp tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˌsupərˈhaɪˌweɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ rbs*, ˌjunɪˈlivər, dəˈlɔɪt, ˈɔrɪnʤ, lænd sɪˈkjʊrətiz, ˈælən ˈoʊvəri ənd ˈkɛˌmɛks. krɪs ˈkɛnjən, frəm ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ wərks, sɛd: ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ səˈpɔrt fər ðə nu ˈsaɪkəl ˌsupərˈhaɪˌweɪz ɪz klɪr, boʊθ frəm ˈbɪznɪsɪz ənd ðə ˈpipəl əv london.”*.” ˈpaʊərfəl ˈkəmpəˌni ənd səm ˈlɑbiɪsts hæv ˈrisəntli juzd əˈtɛmpts tɪ stɑp ðiz ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ plænz. ɪt ɪz naʊ klɪr ðət ðoʊz ˈlɑbiɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðiz ˌtrænsˈfɔrmɑˌtɪv plænz ər aʊt əv stɛp wɪθ boʊθ ðə ˈbɪznɪs kəmˈjunɪti ənd ðə public.”*.” ðə tu ˌsupərˈhaɪˌweɪz wɪl ʤɔɪn əp ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ənd plænd rʊts tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst ˈərbən ɪn ˈjʊrəp, ˈrənɪŋ 18 maɪəlz frəm ˈbɑrkɪŋ tɪ ˈæktən. ðə ˈsaɪkəl rʊts wɪl hæv ðə kəˈpæsɪti tɪ muv ˈpipəl iʧ aʊər, ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv 20 ˈɛkstrə tub treɪnz ər 82 əˈdɪʃənəl ˈləndən ˈbəsɪz. ðə poʊl faʊnd səˈpɔrt fər ðə ˈsaɪkəl ˌsupərˈhaɪˌweɪz ɪkˈstɛndz əˈkrɔs ɔl eɪʤ grups, ˈsoʊʃəl ˈklæsɪz ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˌfɪliˈeɪʃənz. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ðɛr wɑz ə strɔŋ ˈprɛfərəns fər ˈfɪzɪkəli ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈsaɪkəl leɪnz əv ðə taɪp prəˈpoʊzd. ˈoʊnli 10 pər sɛnt əv ˈləndənərz seɪ ə ˈpeɪnɪd ˈsaɪkəl leɪn wʊd meɪk ðɛm fil məʧ ˈseɪfər ənd 23 pər sɛnt seɪ ɪt wʊd meɪk ðɛm fil ə ˈlɪtəl ˈseɪfər, ˈvərsəz ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 51 pər sɛnt hu seɪ ɪt wʊd nɑt meɪk ðɛm ˈseɪfər. baɪ ˈkɑntræst, 74 pər sɛnt seɪ ə ˈfɪzɪkəli ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd leɪn wʊd meɪk ðɛm fil ˈseɪfər. ðə poʊl ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ðət 71 pər sɛnt əv ˈləndənərz ˈnɛvər draɪv ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˈləndən, ənd ˈoʊnli 7 pər sɛnt draɪv ɪn ðə ˈsɪti ˈsɛntər wəns ə wik ər mɔr. ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈʤərniz tɪ, frəm ənd wɪˈθɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˈləndən ər meɪd baɪ ˈpəblɪk ˈtrænspɔrt ər baɪk. krɪs ˈkɛnjən sɛd: əv ðə ˈpipəl hu tʊk pɑrt ɪn ðɪs poʊl ər nɑt ˈrɛgjələr ˈsaɪkəlɪsts. ˈləndənərz hæv ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət ðeɪ ˌəndərˈstænd mɔr ˈpipəl ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ɪz ˈbɛtər fər ˈɛvriˌwən bɪˈkəz ɪt minz lɛs ˈprɛʃər ɔn ðə bəs, lɛs ˈprɛʃər ɔn ðə tub ənd mɔr ˈplɛzənt strits æt ðə hɑrt əv wət ɪz ə ˈgloʊbəli kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv city.”*.”
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73% of londoners support removing traffic lanes for cycle superhighways
londoners support the plans, even if they slow traffic, by two to one
over 100 leading london employers also support the plans
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the substantial majority of londoners back plans to create two segregated cycle superhighways in central london, a new yougov poll has found.
asked if they back the new routes even if they took away traffic lanes from motor vehicles, 64 per cent of londoners supported the plans. 24 per cent opposed them. excluding “don’t knows”, the figures are 73 per cent supportive and 27 per cent opposed.
the mayor of london’s ambitious cycle superhighway plans have been questioned by canary wharf group among others over fears they will slow some motor traffic but even then, londoners say, the superhighways should still be built.
asked if they back the new routes even if this meant journeys by motor vehicles took longer, 51 per cent of londoners agreed and 26 per cent disagreed. excluding “don’t knows” and those who did not express a preference, the figures are 66 per cent supportive to 34 per cent opposed or roughly two to one.
the poll, of a representative sample of 1002 londoners, was conducted between 8 and 13 october by yougov on behalf of cyclingworks.london, a group coordinating business responses to the cycling proposals.
more than 100 london businesses have signed up to support the implementation of the superhighways including rbs, unilever, deloitte, orange, land securities, allen & overy and cemex.
chris kenyon, from cycling works, said: “the overwhelming support for the new cycle superhighways is clear, both from businesses and the people of london.”
“a powerful company and some lobbyists have recently used back-door attempts to stop these cycling plans. it is now clear that those lobbying against these transformative plans are out of step with both the business community and the public.”
the two superhighways will join up existing and planned routes to create the longest substantially-segregated urban cycleway in europe, running 18 miles from barking to acton.
the cycle routes will have the capacity to move 6,000 people each hour, the equivalent of 20 extra tube trains or 82 additional london buses.
the yougov poll found support for the cycle superhighways extends across all age groups, social classes and political affiliations.
additionally, there was a strong preference for physically segregated cycle lanes of the type proposed. only 10 per cent of londoners say a painted cycle lane would make them feel much safer and 23 per cent say it would make them feel a little safer, versus a total of 51 per cent who say it would not make them safer.
by contrast, 74 per cent say a physically segregated lane would make them feel safer.
the poll also found that 71 per cent of londoners never drive in central london, and only 7 per cent drive in the city centre once a week or more. the vast majority of journeys to, from and within central london are made by public transport or bike.
chris kenyon said: “most of the people who took part in this poll are not regular cyclists. londoners have demonstrated that they understand more people cycling is better for everyone because it means less pressure on the bus, less pressure on the tube and more pleasant streets at the heart of what is a globally competitive city.”
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ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈvoʊtərz gɪv ˈklɪntən dəˈbeɪt wɪn : "ˈtuzˌdeɪz ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dəˈbeɪt ɔn ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn dɪd wət dəˈbeɪts ˈjuʒəwəli du, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu poʊl. ɪt əˈlaʊd ðə tu ˈlidɪŋ ˈkænədɪts tɪ meɪk ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ɔn ən ˈɔdiəns əv ˈmɪljənz. mɔr ˈkrɪtɪkəli, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə dəˈbeɪt əˈlaʊd ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən tɪ bust hər ˈstændɪŋ əˈməŋ ə fɑr ˈbɪgər beɪs əv səˈpɔrt, ˈmeɪkɪŋ hər ðə klɪr ˈwɪnər ɪn ðə aɪz əv moʊst ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈvoʊtərz. ə 55 pərˈsɛnt məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈvoʊtərz hu wɔʧt ðə dəˈbeɪt sɛd ˈklɪntən wən. sɛn. ˈbərni ˈsændərz (i-vt*.), hu sɔ ə sərʤ ɪn ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈɪntəˌrɛst ənd ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ, wɑz ə ˈdɪstənt ˈsɛkənd, wɪθ ˈoʊnli 22 pərˈsɛnt seɪɪŋ hi wɑz ðə bɛst əv ðə naɪt. ˈklɪntən ˈɔlsoʊ sɔ ən ˈəpˌtɪk ɪn ðə prəˈpɔrʃən əv ˈdɛməˌkræts hu seɪ ðeɪ wɔnt hər tɪ bi ðə ˈpɑrtiz ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə dəˈbeɪt, 44 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈdɛməˌkræts sɛd ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd ˈklɪntən tɪ bi ðə ˌnɑməˈni. ˈæftər ðə dəˈbeɪt, ðə ˈfɪgjər hæd ˈrɪzən tɪ 52 pərˈsɛnt."] ˈklɪntənz ˈbɪgər beɪs ðə ki, bət ˈsændərz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd mɔr: "ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈtɛndɪd tɪ θɪŋk ðɛr ˈfeɪvərd ˈkænədɪt prɪˈveɪld ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt. əˈməŋ ðoʊz hu wɔnt ˈklɪntən tɪ bi ðə ˌnɑməˈni, 82 pərˈsɛnt θɔt ʃi wɑz ðə ˈwɪnər. ˈoʊnli 15 pərˈsɛnt əv ðoʊz hu prɪˈfər ˈsəmˌwən ɛls sɛd ˈklɪntən wən, waɪl 61 pərˈsɛnt əv ðoʊz ˈpipəl ʤəʤd ˈsændərz ðə ˈwɪnər. ðə poʊl ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊz ðət boʊθ ˈklɪntən ənd ˈsændərz meɪd gʊd ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz ɔn ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈvoʊtərz 52 pərˈsɛnt sɛd ðɛr vju əv ˈklɪntən ˌɪmˈpruvd, ənd 42 pərˈsɛnt sɛd ðə seɪm əv ˈsændərz. ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈkænədɪts ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz ɪf ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənts ər ˌɪnˈkludɪd wɪθ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈvoʊtərz. əˈməŋ ðɪs ˈlɑrʤər grup, 46 pərˈsɛnt seɪ ðɛr əˈpɪnjən əv iʧ ˈkænədɪt ˌɪmˈpruvd." ˈməŋki poʊl faɪndz ˈsɪmələr rɪˈzəlt ˈælɪsən ənd ʤɑn ləˈpɪnski: "ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntənz pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪts dəˈbeɪt ˈrɛzəˌneɪtɪd ˈstrɔŋli əˈməŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv hər ˈpɑrti, wɪθ mɔr ðən [ˈklɪntən] wən ðə dəˈbeɪt. ʤɪst 3 əv ˈdɛməˌkræts hu wɔʧt ər ˈfɑloʊd ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ðə dəˈbeɪt sɛd ʃi dɪd wərst, ˈgɪvɪŋ hər ə nɛt pərˈfɔrməns skɔr əv 53 ˈbərni ˈsændərz skɔrd ə 30 ʃoʊɪŋ hi stɪl əˈpild tɪ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈnəmbər əv ˈdɛməˌkræts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz ˈɔnˌlaɪn poʊl kənˈdəktəd ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd baɪ frəm ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə dəˈbeɪt ənˈtɪl ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ." [ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz] ˈsɪmələr tɪ vju əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz ˈkeɪti gluk: wɑz ðə klɪr ˈwɪnər əv ðə fərst ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dəˈbeɪt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈsɛsmənt əv boʊθ ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ðɪs pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ ˈkɔkəs, ɑr baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˈsərˌveɪ əv ðə tɔp ˈæktɪvɪsts, ˈɑpərətɪvz ənd ˈstrætɪʤɪsts ɪn ˈaɪəwə, nu ˈhæmʃər, saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ənd nəˈvɑdə. pərˈsɛnt əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz ˈsərˌveɪd sɛd ʃi ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd hər fɔr əˈpoʊnənts ˌɑnˈsteɪʤ. pərˈsɛnt əv rɪˈpəblɪkənz sɛd ðə same.”*.” [pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ] bət ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, ˈfoʊkɪs grups ənd sərʧ ˈdætə toʊld ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔri ˈændru prokup*: kənˈsɛnsəs əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz ɪz klɪr: ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən wən ðə fərst ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈfoʊkɪs grups, sərʧ ˈdætə, ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔl tɛl ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔri wən ɪn wɪʧ ˈmɛni vjuərz ləvd wət ˈbərni ˈsændərz hæd tɪ seɪ, ər wər, æt ðə ˈvɛri list, kwaɪt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈfoʊkɪs grup ˈwaɪldli preɪzd ˈsændərz [fər dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˈklɪntən ɔn hər wən ðə moʊst nu ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈfɑloʊərz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə frəm crowdtangle*. hi ˈædɪd mɔr ðən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ hɪz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ baɪ 2 pərˈsɛnt, tɪ ˈmɪljən. ˈklɪntən ˈædɪd əˈbaʊt ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ hər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ baɪ 1 pərˈsɛnt, tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ɪn ˈgugəl sərʧ ˈtræfɪk əv ðə ˈkænədɪts hu wər onstage.”*.” [vɑks] wət əˈbaʊt ðoʊz ˈəðər online’*’ poʊlz? ʤɑʃ voohees*: əv leɪt ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, 75 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈrəfli rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ [slate’s*] wən ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl debate?”*?” səˈlɛktɪd ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ɛz ðə ˈænsər. ˈhɪləri, ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈivɪn ɪn ˈbɔlˌpɑrk. ʃi rɪˈsivd ˈoʊnli 17 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə 13 pɔɪnts mɔr ðən ʤɪm rɪˈzəlts ʤɪst juˈnik tɪ sleɪt: ˈbərni tɑpt ˈkaʊntləs ˈəðər ˈɔnˌlaɪn poʊlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðoʊz æt tu ˈəðər ˈnæʃənəl ˈaʊˌtlɛts ðət hæd ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld ðə faɪt fər ˈklɪntən ɔn ðɛr hoʊm ˈpeɪʤɪz ðət night….so*, wət ˈɔnˌlaɪn poʊlz ər ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ənd ənˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk. ðə rɪˈzəlts rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ə grup əv rɪˈspɑndənts wɪθ noʊ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən, eɪʤ, ˈkəntri, ər ˈivɪn ˈwɛðər ðə ˈpərsən duɪŋ ðə rɪˈspɑndɪŋ ˈæˌkʧuəli wɔʧt ðə dəˈbeɪt. rɪˈspɑndənts, ˈminˌwaɪl, hæv ˈivɪn ðə sˈlaɪtəst ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən tɪ bi ˈtrækɪŋ nu tˈwɪtər ˈfɑloʊərz ər ˈgugəl ˈsərʧɪz, ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsərˌveɪz prəˈvaɪd ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ sˈnæpˌʃɑt əv ðə mud əv ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr slaɪs əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, bət ˈmoʊstli fər ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt (fər ðə ˈridər) ənd ˈtræfɪk (fər ðə ˈaʊˌtlɛt). noʊ wən ʃʊd mɪˈsteɪk ðɛm fər ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈsərˌveɪz dən baɪ prəˈfɛʃənəl pollsters.”*.” [sleɪt] ənd wət əˈbaʊt ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈmɛtrɪks? ˈmæθju ˈdɪkɪnsən: tɛnd tɪ pʊt lɛs stɑk ɪn ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈmɛtrɪks ðən du ə lɔt əv ˈpəndɪts. maɪ gɛs ɪz ðət ðə meɪn ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər sanders’*’ bust ɪn ˈgugəl ˈsərʧɪz ɪz ðət ə lɔt əv vjuərz wər siɪŋ ɪm fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn ə səˈsteɪnd ˈsɛtɪŋ, ənd wər ˈsɪmpli traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd aʊt mɔr əˈbaʊt ɪm baɪ goʊɪŋ ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə keɪs ðət ðə skju ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə trɛnz rɪˈflɛkts ðə dip ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənəl dɪˈvaɪd ɪn ənd sanders’*’ səˈpɔrtərz hɪz ər ˈjəŋgər, mɔr ˈpæʃənət ənd, moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, fɑr mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ɛz ðɛr ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈplætˌfɔrm əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ðən ər mɔr ˈsizənd supporters.”*.” [ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl paʊər] ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈæktɪvɪsts θɪŋk ˈsændərz ɪz mɔr ˈvaɪəbəl ðən ˌbiˈfɔr : "sɛn. ˈbərni ˈsændərz' ˈsərʤɪŋ poʊl ˈnəmbərz ənd kraʊdz hæv kənˈvɪnst hɪz ˈpɑrtiz ˈgræsˈruts beɪs tɪ teɪk ɪm mɔr ˈsɪriəsli ɛz ə ˈvaɪəbəl ˌnɑməˈni, ə nu ˈsərˌveɪ əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈæktɪvɪsts faɪndz. bət ðə ʃɪft meɪ nɑt bi ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk ɪm ðə fərst ʧɔɪs əv ˈpɑrti ˈæktɪvɪsts, əˈməŋ wɪʧ ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən stɪl hoʊldz ə dɪˈmɪnɪʃt ædˈvæntɪʤ. ənd, ɛz ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkænədɪts priˈpɛr fər ðɛr fərst dəˈbeɪt ðɪs wik, boʊθ ˈklɪntən ənd ˈsændərz feɪs ˈædɪd ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃənz frəm vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤoʊ ˈpɑsəbəl ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ðə reɪs."] rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈæktɪvɪsts ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli prɪˈfər outsiders…*… : "ðə moʊst ˈplɪtɪkli ˈæktɪv rɪˈpəblɪkənz ðoʊz hu pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd ˈfɑloʊ ɪt moʊst ˈkloʊsli naʊ lʊk rɪˈmɑrkəbli laɪk ðə rɛst əv ðɛr ˈpɑrti ɪn ðɛr əˈfɪnɪti fər ə ˈtriˌoʊ əv ˈkænədɪts wɪθ ˌnɑntrəˈdɪʃənəl ˈbækˌgraʊndz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu poʊl əv ˈæktɪvɪst rɪˈpəblɪkənz kənˈdəktəd ɪn leɪt raɪz əv ˈkɑrzən, fiɔˈrinə ənd trəmp, wɪʧ kəmz əˈgɛnst ə ˈbækˌdrɑp əv ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌdɪsəˈfɛkʃən wɪθ ðɛr ˈpɑrti ənd ɪts ˈlidərz, ɪz ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən fər ðoʊz hu bɪˈliv ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt həz lɔst ɪts grɪp ɔn ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈɑrgjəmənts əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpɑrtiz ˈviˌtoʊ paʊərz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ər ˈprɛdəˌkeɪtɪd ɔn ðə ˈnoʊʃən ðət ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ɪz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðoʊz ˈkænədɪts. ðət dɪˈgri əv ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ə given…*…. ɪf pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsaɪəntɪsts ər raɪt tɪ θɪŋk ðət 'ˈpɑrti ɪˈlits' wɪl ˈəltəmətli ʧuz ðɛr ˌnɑməˈni, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈrubioʊ ɪz naʊ bɛst pəˈzɪʃənd tɪ ˈstrædəl ðə gæp bɪtˈwin ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz əv ˈæktɪvɪsts ənd ðə ˈmɔˌriz əv ðə ˈpɑrti ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt."] ...ənd θɪŋk ə stɔnʧ kənˈsərvətɪv kən wɪn ʤɑn saɪdz: "rɪˈpəblɪkənz sim nɑt tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðɛr ɪz ˈɛni ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈpɛnəlti fər biɪŋ ˈstrɔŋli kənˈsərvətɪv. bət ˈdɛməˌkræts du bɪˈliv ə strɔŋ ˈlɪˌbərəl wɪl bi ˈpinəˌlaɪzd. ðə kənˈkluʒən frəm ðə nuəst ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst ˈsərˌveɪz əv rɪˈpəblɪkən ənd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈæktɪvɪsts. ðiz ˈsərˌveɪz æst ˈæktɪvɪsts tɪ reɪt ðɛr ˈkænədɪts ɔn ə skeɪl ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm 'ˈvɛri ˈlɪˌbərəl' tɪ 'ˈvɛri kənˈsərvətɪv' ənd ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ ʧɛk ə bɑks ˌbiˈsaɪd ˈɛni ˈkænədɪt hu 'ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən fər ˈprɛzɪdənt' əˈsumɪŋ ðət ðɪs ˈkænədɪt dɪd wɪn ðə ˈsændərz ɪz pərˈsivd ɛz mɔr ɪˈlɛktəbəl ðən ɪn ðə læst ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst ˈsərˌveɪ əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈæktɪvɪsts, hi ɪz stɪl pərˈsivd ɛz lɛs ɪˈlɛktəbəl ðən ˈklɪntən ənd ˈbaɪdən. ɪn tərn, boʊθ ˈklɪntən ənd ˈbaɪdən ər pərˈsivd ɛz mɔr ˈsɛntrɪst ðən sanders…[gop*] ˈæktɪvɪsts si ˈdɑnəld trəmp, bɛn ˈkɑrzən, ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈrubioʊ, ənd ˈkɑrli fiɔˈrinə ɛz ˈikwəli ɪˈlɛktəbəl, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðeɪ si ˈkɑrzən ɛz mɔr kənˈsərvətɪv." [washpost*] ˈlɪˌbərəlz lɛd ɪn ˈkænədə- ˈkænədə ɪz ˈhævɪŋ ə ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ɪˈlɛkʃən ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ənd moʊst əv ðə poʊlz ənd ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈfɔrˌkæsts ʃoʊ ðət ðə ˈbætəl fər ðə moʊst sits wɪl bi ə bɪtˈwin ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ənd kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrtiz. ðə ˈleɪtəst poʊl ˈævərɪʤ frəm ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈɑlməˌnæk ʃoʊz ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz wɪθ ʤɪst ˈəndər 35 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə voʊt ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ənd ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz ˈpʊlɪŋ ʤɪst ˈoʊvər 30 pərˈsɛnt səˈpɔrt. ˈniðər ˈpɑrti ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ riʧ ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə sits, ðoʊ, ɛz ðə nu ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti (ndp*) ɪz ˈævrɪʤɪŋ əˈbaʊt 24 pərˈsɛnt səˈpɔrt, ənd ðə grin ˈpɑrti ənd blɑk ər əraʊnd faɪv pərˈsɛnt iʧ. ðɛr ər 12 ˈdɪfərənt sit kaʊnt ˈfɔrˌkæsts ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈɑlməˌnæk. ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, ðiz ʃoʊ ðət ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz wɪl wɪn 133 sits, ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz wɪl gɪt 121 ənd ðə wɪl ɛnd əp wɪθ 79 blɑk ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ gɪt fɔr sits, ənd ðə grin ˈpɑrti wɪl ˈoʊnli gɪt wən. smɔl poʊl ˈɛrərz kʊd ɪˈreɪs ˈlɪˌbərəl lɛd ˈblɔgər ənd ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈfɔrˌkæstər braɪən ˈbrigət, tu kloʊz tɪ kɔl: ðə ˈnəmbərz ɔn ɪˈlɛkʃən naɪt tərn aʊt tɪ bi ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðə ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd baɪ ðə poʊlz, ɑr prɑˈʤɛkʃənz wɪl ˈɑbviəsli bi ɔf. ðɛr ɪz ˈrɪli noʊ weɪ əraʊnd ɪt. kən bi rɔŋ ɪn ælˈbərtə wɪˈθaʊt ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈmeɪʤər mɪˈsteɪks. spəˈsɪfɪkli, ə əv ðə ˈtɔˌriz (i.e*: poʊlz ʃoʊ ðɛm æt 50 pərˈsɛnt bət ðeɪd ˈoʊnli rɪˈsiv 49 pərˈsɛnt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ) wʊd kɔst ðə ˈpɑrti ˈoʊnli sit ɪn ˈævərɪʤ. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ðə seɪm [smɔl] ˈɛrər ɪn ɑnˈtɛrioʊ kʊd pʊt ɑr prɑˈʤɛkʃənz ɔf baɪ əp tɪ sɪks sits. ˌɪnˈdid, ˌɪˈmæʤən ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz tɪ bi ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd baɪ wən pɔɪnt ənd ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz tɪ bi ˌoʊvərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd baɪ ðə seɪm əˈmaʊnt. ɪn səʧ ə keɪs, ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz wʊd wɪn mɔr sits ənd ðə ˈtɔˌriz fjuər. ˈraʊndɪŋ ənd ˈsəmɪŋ, ɪts ə ˈtoʊtəl ˈdɪfərəns əv sɪks sits, mɔr ðən hæf əv ðə ˈkɑrənt kənˈsərvətɪv lɛd ɪn ɑr ˈoʊvərˌɔl projections.”*.” ˈkænədə] ˌlæsˈmɪnət diviˈeɪʃənz frəm ðə poʊlz kʊd wərk ɪn ðə liberals’*’ ˈfeɪvər ˈgriniər, ˈfaʊndər əv poʊl ˈtrækɪŋ ənd ˈfɔrˌkæstɪŋ saɪt threehundredeight.com*: ðə pərˈspɛktɪv əv ðə ˈnəmbərz, ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz wər ˈklɪrli ɛn rut tɪ ə məˈʤɔrəti ˈgəvərnmənt æt ðɪs steɪʤ əv ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɪn 2011 baɪ ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ, ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz pɪkt əp əˈnəðər tu pɔɪnts waɪl ðə nu ˈdɛməˌkræts geɪnd sɪks. ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz drɑpt faɪv. baɪ ˈkɑntræst, ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz naʊ əˈpɪr tɪ hæv ðə moʊˈmɛntəm. soʊ ɪf wi əˈplaɪ ðə 2011 ʃɪft ɪn ðə poʊlz ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl wik tɪ ðə ˈpɑrti wɪθ ðə moʊˈmɛntəm ɪn ðɪs kæmˈpeɪn, ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz maɪt bi ˈhɛdɪŋ təˈwɔrd ə məˈʤɔrəti ˈgəvərnmənt. əv kɔrs, ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈhæpənd ɪn ðə læst ɪˈlɛkʃən dɪz nɑt min ɪt wɪl ˈhæpən əˈgɛn. ...bət ðɪs dɪz sərv ɛz ə strɔŋ riˈmaɪndər ðət ˈnəθɪŋ ɪn ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪz jɛt settled.”*.” [ˈsiˌbiˈsi] ðɪs wiks poʊlz -rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈvoʊtərz θɪŋk ðɛr ˈpɑrti ɪz ˈmoʊstli dɪˈvaɪdɪd, ənd ər fɛd əp wɪθ ðɛr ˈkɑrənt ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz, bət ðɛr stɪl ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli ˈhæpi wɪθ ðɛr 2016 kənˈtɛndərz.] -ʤoʊ ˈbaɪdən lʊks tɪ bi mɔr ɪˈlɛktəbəl ðən ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən match-ups*. [fɑks] -ðə ˈnəmbər əv rɪˈpəblɪkənz hu seɪ ðeɪ wʊd "ˈnɛvər" voʊt fər ˈdɑnəld trəmp fɔlz tɪ 18 pərˈsɛnt frəm 59 pərˈsɛnt ɪn ʤun tɪ 33 pərˈsɛnt ɪn ˈɔgəst. [fɑks nuz] -trəmp həz ˈdəbəl ˈdɪʤɪt lidz ɪn nəˈvɑdə ənd saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə [ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn] -ˈklɪntən kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ə waɪd lɛd ɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈnæʃənəli. [ˈsiˌbiˌɛs] -trəmp vjud ɛz ðə moʊst ɪˈlɛktəbəl ˈkænədɪt ɪn ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən baɪ rɪˈpəblɪkənz. [ˈsiˌbiˌɛs] -ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈdɛməˌkræts θɪŋk ðɛrz stɪl taɪm fər ˈbaɪdən tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə reɪs. [yougov*] -ˈklɪntənz əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ ˌɪmˈpruvz sˈlaɪtli. [washpost*] -ʤɑn ˈboʊnər ˈɪmɪʤ ˌɪmˈpruvz sˈlaɪtli poʊst ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən əˈnaʊnsmɛnt. [ˈgæləp] -ə lɑrʤ məˈʤɔrəti əv əˈmɛrɪkənz kənˈtɪnju tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈfeɪvərəbəl əv ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti. [ˈgæləp] ˈviə iˈmeɪl! ju kən rɪˈsiv ðɪs ˈwikli ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈɛvəri ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈviə iˈmeɪl! ʤɪst klɪk hir. ˈɛnər jʊr iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs, ənd klɪk "saɪn əp." ðæts ɔl ðɛr ɪz tɪ ɪt (ənd ju kən ənsəbˈskraɪb ˈɛniˌtaɪm). ðɪs wiks 'ˈaʊtlaɪərz' lɪŋks tɪ ðə bɛst əv nuz æt ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv ˈpoʊlɪŋ, ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈdætə: -neɪt ˈsɪlvər sɪz ˈklɪntən dɪd wɛl, bət ɪts wɪrd tɪ kɔl ɪt ə ˈkəmˌbæk wɪn ʃi wɑz ˈwɪnɪŋ tɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ. 538 ˈviə -ˈhɛri ɪgˈzæmənz waɪ ˈdɑnəld trəmps voʊt ənd ˈfeɪvərəbəl ˈreɪtɪŋ hæv ˈfɑlən əˈməŋ rɪˈpəblɪkənz. 538 -ʃɔn ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪts haʊ ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən kʊd luz. [pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ] -rɑn ˈbraʊnˌstin rəvˈjuz ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈklɪntən ənd ˈsændərz ɪn ˈpʊtɪŋ təˈgɛðər ə ˈwɪnɪŋ ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əˈməŋ ˈdɛməˌkræts. [ˈnæʃənəl ˈʤərnəl] -lɪn siz ə ˈsɪlvər ˈlaɪnɪŋ ɪn ˈklɪntənz "ˈsəmər əv dɪˈklaɪn." [nyt*] -mæt iˈgleɪsiəs ɪkˈspleɪnz waɪ "ˈlɪˌbərəl" ˈɪzənt ə ˈdərti wərd ˌɛniˈmɔr. [vɑks] -mɑrk ˈmɛlmən (di) siz ə rɪˈpəblɪkən rɪˈvoʊlt, nɑt ʤɪst əˈməŋ haʊs ˈmɛmbərz, bət ˈvoʊtərz tu. [ðə hɪl] -ˈælən ənd ˈsɪlviə ˈstədi ˈwɛðər ˈkɔlɪŋ sɛl foʊnz meɪd poʊlz mɔr ˈækjərət ɪn ðə 2014 ɪˈlɛkʃən. [ˈsərˌveɪ ˈpræktɪs] reɪts kleɪmz baɪ kənˈsərvətɪv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ hoʊst stiv ðət "ˈpoʊlstərz doʊnt ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪˈliv ɑr oʊn ˈdætə" tɪ bi "hæf tru." [politifact*] -ˈdætə ˈsaɪəntɪst fəˈliʃə ˈlɛklər ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə "ˈmækər" ˈmɑdəl əv əˈpɪnjən fɔrˈmeɪʃən.] -ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpoʊlstər mɑrk pɛn həz hɪz ˈstudənts dɪˈzaɪn ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈtɛstɪŋ poʊl kˈwɛsʧənz ɔn ˈfɔrmər klaɪənt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən. [pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ] ˌɪntrəˈdusɪz ə tul tɪ kriˈeɪt ənd riˈæləkeɪt rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpraɪˌmɛri voʊt sɪˈnɛrioʊz beɪst ɔn ˈpoʊlɪŋ ˈævrɪʤɪz. [rcp*] -ˈsiˌbiˌɛs nuz ˈkɑnˌtrækts wɪθ pəˈlɪtɪkəl (ˈfɔrmərli ˈleɪbəlz lɪsts) tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈdætə tɪ ˈboʊlstər ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈkəvərɪʤ. [kæmˈpeɪnz ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈviə @kwcollins*] -ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən ˈoʊvər tɑm ˈbreɪdiz "deflategate*" ɪz ˈgreɪtəst əˈməŋ ˈfʊtˌbɔl fænz hu noʊ ðə moʊst əˈbaʊt ɪt. [nyt*] -mɔr əˈmɛrɪkənz ər ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ðə ðən əˈgɛnst ɪt, bət moʊst ˈprɑbəˌbli doʊnt ˌəndərˈstænd ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks əv ðə ˈpɑləsi. [ˈgæləp]
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democratic voters give clinton debate win - huffpollster: "tuesday's democratic presidential debate on cnn did what debates usually do, according to a new huffpost/yougov poll. it allowed the two leading candidates to make a positive impression on an audience of millions. more critically, however, the debate allowed front-runner hillary clinton to boost her standing among a far bigger base of support, making her the clear winner in the eyes of most democratic voters. a 55 percent majority of registered democratic voters who watched the debate said clinton won. sen. bernie sanders (i-vt.), who saw a surge in online interest and fundraising, was a distant second, with only 22 percent saying he was the best of the night. clinton also saw an uptick in the proportion of democrats who say they want her to be the party's presidential nominee. before the debate, 44 percent of registered democrats said they wanted clinton to be the nominee. after the debate, the figure had risen to 52 percent." [huffpost]
clinton's bigger base the key, but sanders also benefited - more huffpollster: "democrats tended to think their favored candidate prevailed tuesday night. among those who want clinton to be the nominee, 82 percent thought she was the winner. only 15 percent of those who prefer someone else said clinton won, while 61 percent of those people judged sanders the winner. the poll also shows that both clinton and sanders made good impressions on democratic voters -- 52 percent said their view of clinton improved, and 42 percent said the same of sanders. the difference between candidates disappears if democratic-leaning independents are included with democratic voters. among this larger group, 46 percent say their opinion of each candidate improved."
nbc/survey monkey poll finds similar result - allison kopicki and john lapinski: "hillary clinton's performance in tuesday night's debate resonated strongly among members of her party, with more than half—56%—saying [clinton] won the debate. just 3% of democrats who watched or followed coverage of the debate said she did worst, giving her a net performance score of +53. bernie sanders scored a +30, showing he still appealed to a significant number of democrats, according to the latest nbc news online poll conducted nationwide by surveymonkey from tuesday evening immediately following the debate until thursday morning." [nbc news]
similar to view of democratic insiders - katie glueck: “clinton was the clear winner of the first democratic presidential debate, according to the assessment of both democrats and republicans in this week’s politico caucus, our bipartisan survey of the top activists, operatives and strategists in iowa, new hampshire, south carolina and nevada. seventy-nine percent of democratic insiders surveyed said she dominated her four opponents onstage. fifty-four percent of republicans said the same.” [politico]
but social media, focus groups and search data told a different story - andrew prokup: “the consensus of political commentators is clear: hillary clinton won the first democratic debate….yet focus groups, search data, and social media information all tell a different story — one in which many viewers loved what bernie sanders had to say, or were, at the very least, quite interested in him….fox news’s focus group wildly praised sanders [for defending clinton on her emails]…sanders won the most new facebook followers, according to data from crowdtangle. he added more than 35,000, increasing his following by 2 percent, to 1.69 million. clinton added about 18,000, increasing her following by 1 percent, to 1.54 million….sanders also dominated in google search traffic of the candidates who were onstage.” [vox]
what about those other ‘instant online’ polls? - josh voohees: “as of late wednesday, 75 percent of the roughly 95,000 responses to [slate’s] “who won the democratic presidential debate?” instapoll selected the self-styled democratic socialist as the answer. hillary, meanwhile, wasn’t even in bernie’s ballpark. she received only 17 percent of the vote—just 13 points more than jim webb…the results weren’t just unique to slate: bernie topped countless other online polls, including those at two other national outlets that had also called the fight for clinton on their home pages that night….so, what gives?…instant online polls are informal and unscientific. the results rely on a self-selecting group of respondents with no regard to political affiliation, age, country, or even whether the person doing the responding actually watched the debate. respondents, meanwhile, don’t have even the slightest motivation to be objective…like tracking new twitter followers or google searches, the online surveys provide an interesting snapshot of the mood of a particular slice of the internet, but they’re mostly for entertainment (for the reader) and traffic (for the outlet). no one should mistake them for the scientific surveys done by professional pollsters.” [slate]
and what about social media metrics? - matthew dickinson: “i tend to put less stock in the social media metrics than do a lot of pundits. my guess is that the main explanation for sanders’ boost in google searches is that a lot of viewers were seeing him for the first time in a sustained setting, and were simply trying to find out more about him by going online. it is also the case that the skew in social media trends reflects the deep generational divide in clinton’s and sanders’ supporters – his are younger, more passionate and, most importantly, far more comfortable with using social media as their primary platform of communication than are clinton’s more seasoned supporters.” [presidential power]
democratic activists think sanders is more viable than before - huffpollster: "sen. bernie sanders' surging poll numbers and record-breaking crowds have convinced his party's grassroots base to take him more seriously as a viable nominee, a new huffpost/yougov survey of democratic activists finds. but the shift may not be enough to make him the first choice of party activists, among which hillary clinton still holds a diminished advantage. and, as the democratic candidates prepare for their first debate this week, both clinton and sanders face added complications from vice president joe biden's possible entry into the race." [huffpost]
republican activists increasingly prefer outsiders… - huffpollster: "the most politically active republicans -- those who participate in politics and follow it most closely -- now look remarkably like the rest of their party in their affinity for a trio of candidates with nontraditional backgrounds, according to a new huffpost/yougov poll of activist republicans conducted in late september….the rise of carson, fiorina and trump, which comes against a backdrop of widespread republican disaffection with their party and its leaders, is ammunition for those who believe the establishment has lost its grip on the nomination process. arguments about the party's veto powers, however, are predicated on the notion that the establishment is monolithically opposed to those candidates. that degree of opposition is no longer a given…. if political scientists are right to think that 'party elites' will ultimately choose their nominee, however, rubio is now best positioned to straddle the gap between the expectations of activists and the mores of the party establishment." [huffpost]
...and think a staunch conservative can win - john sides: "republicans seem not to believe that there is any electoral penalty for being strongly conservative. but democrats do believe a strong liberal will be penalized. that’s the conclusion from the newest huffington post surveys of republican and democratic activists. these surveys asked activists to rate their party’s candidates on a five-point scale ranging from 'very liberal' to 'very conservative' and also to check a box beside any candidate who 'is capable of winning the general election for president' assuming that this candidate did win the nomination….although sanders is perceived as more electable than in the last huffington post survey of democratic activists, he is still perceived as less electable than clinton and biden. in turn, both clinton and biden are perceived as more centrist than sanders…[gop] activists see donald trump, ben carson, marco rubio, and carly fiorina as equally electable, even though they see carson as more conservative." [washpost]
liberals lead in canada- canada is having a parliamentary election on monday, and most of the polls and election forecasts show that the battle for the most seats will be a nail-biter between the liberal and conservative parties. the latest poll average from election almanac shows the liberals with just under 35 percent of the vote nationwide and the conservatives pulling just over 30 percent support.
neither party is expected to reach a majority of the seats, though, as the new democratic party (ndp) is averaging about 24 percent support, and the green party and bloc québécois are around five percent each. there are 12 different seat count forecasts reported by election almanac. on average, these show that the liberals will win 133 seats, the conservatives will get 121 and the ndp will end up with 79. bloc québécois is expected to get four seats, and the green party will only get one.
small poll errors could erase liberal lead - blogger and election forecaster bryan breguet, too close to call: “if the numbers on election night turn out to be different from the voting intentions indicated by the polls, our projections will obviously be off. there is really no way around it. … [p]olls can be wrong in alberta without causing major mistakes. specifically, a one-point overestimation of the tories (i.e: polls show them at 50 percent but they'd only receive 49 percent on monday) would cost the party only 0.5 seat in average. on the other hand, the same [small] error in ontario could put our projections off by up to six seats. indeed, imagine the liberals to be underestimated by one point and the conservatives to be overestimated by the same amount. in such a case, the liberals would win 2.86 more seats and the tories 2.65 fewer. rounding and summing, it's a total difference of six seats, more than half of the current conservative lead in our overall projections.” [huffpost canada]
last-minute deviations from the polls could work in the liberals’ favor - éric grenier, founder of poll tracking and forecasting site threehundredeight.com: “from the perspective of the numbers, the conservatives were clearly en route to a majority government at this stage of the campaign in 2011. … by election day, the conservatives picked up another two points while the new democrats gained six. the liberals dropped five. by contrast, the liberals now appear to have the momentum. ... so if we apply the 2011 shift in the polls in the final week to the party with the momentum in this campaign, the liberals might be heading toward a majority government. of course, just because something happened in the last election does not mean it will happen again. ...but this does serve as a strong reminder that nothing in this election is yet settled.” [cbc]
this week's polls
-republican voters think their party is mostly divided, and are fed up with their current elected officials, but they're still overwhelmingly happy with their 2016 contenders. [huffpost]
-joe biden looks to be more electable than hillary clinton in general election match-ups. [fox]
-the number of republicans who say they would "never" vote for donald trump falls to 18 percent from 59 percent in june to 33 percent in august. [fox news]
-trump has double digit leads in nevada and south carolina [cnn]
-clinton continues to maintain a wide lead in the democratic primary nationally. [cbs]
-trump viewed as the most electable candidate in the general election by republicans. [cbs]
-a majority of democrats think there's still time for biden to join the race. [yougov]
-clinton's approval rating improves slightly. [washpost]
-john boehner image improves slightly post resignation announcement. [gallup]
-a large majority of americans continue to remain favorable of the death penalty. [gallup]
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this week's 'outliers' - links to the best of news at the intersection of polling, politics and political data:
-nate silver says clinton did well, but it's weird to call it a comeback when she was winning to begin with. [538 via @natesilver538]
-harry enten examines why donald trump's vote and favorable rating have fallen among republicans. [538]
-sean trende contemplates how hillary clinton could lose. [politico]
-ron brownstein reviews the challenges facing clinton and sanders in putting together a winning coalition among democrats. [national journal]
-lynn vavreck sees a silver lining in clinton's "summer of decline." [nyt]
-matt yglesias explains why "liberal" isn't a dirty word anymore. [vox]
-mark mellman (d) sees a republican revolt, not just among house members, but gop voters too. [the hill]
-alan reifman and sylvia niehuis study whether calling cell phones made polls more accurate in the 2014 election. [survey practice]
-politifact rates claims by conservative radio host steve deace that "pollsters don't actually believe our own data" to be "half true." [politifact]
-data scientist felicia leclere explains the "macher" model of opinion formation. [huffpost]
-democratic pollster mark penn has his gwu students design message testing poll questions on former client hillary clinton. [politico]
-realclearpolitics introduces a tool to create and reallocate republican primary vote scenarios based on polling averages. [rcp]
-cbs news contracts with l2 political (formerly labels & lists) to provide data to bolster election coverage. [campaigns & elections via @kwcollins]
-polarization over tom brady's "deflategate" is greatest among football fans who know the most about it. [nyt]
-more americans are in support of the tpp than against it, but most probably don't understand the specifics of the policy. [gallup]
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mɔr ˈɛvədəns ðən ju kən ʃeɪk ə ˈhɑki stɪk æt ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn 6 ˈɔgəst 2010 baɪ ʤɑn kʊk læst wik, ðə ˈɛˈnoʊˈeɪˈeɪ ˈpəblɪʃt ə rɪˈpɔrt ˈaʊˌtlaɪnɪŋ 10 ˈklaɪmɪt ˈɪndəˌkeɪtərz əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ. ə fju deɪz ˈleɪtər, ˈdɑktər ʤeɪmz ˈpɑwɛl ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈjuˌtub ˈvɪdioʊ ˈaʊˌtlaɪnɪŋ ˈmɛni mɔr laɪnz əv ˈɛvədəns fər ə ˈwɔrmɪŋ wərld: ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈoʊpənz baɪ ˈlɪstɪŋ ðə ˈmɛni grups ðət ɛnˈdɔrs ðə kənˈsɛnsəs ðət ˈjumənz ər ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ: 33 ˈnæʃənəl saɪəns əˈkædəmiz 68 ˈnæʃənəl ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl saɪəns ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz bɪˈliv 97 əv ˈklaɪmɪt ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈdɑktər ˈpɑwɛl ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz ju lʊk æt ˈdætə ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪd fər ˈjɔrsɛlf. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, hi ˈprɛzənts ə hoʊl ˈbɛvi əv ˈklaɪmɪt ˈɪndəˌkeɪtərz. biɪŋ ə bɪg fæn əv græfs, əm goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ dɛlv ˈɪntu ɔl hɪz ˈsɔrsəz ənd ˈpəblɪʃ səm əv ðiz ɔn ˈskɛptɪkəl saɪəns. hɪrz ə teɪst əv səm əv ðə ˈɛvədəns hi ˈprɛzənts: ðə raɪz ɪn ˈtɛmpərəʧər, əˈlɔŋ saɪd ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃənz ənd ˈjumən ɪˈmɪʃənz (ə ˈvɛrɪtəbəl ˈkləstər əv ˈhɑki stɪks) ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt ˈprɑksi ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊɪŋ ðə ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈsɛnʧəri kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈpriviəs ˈsɛnʧəriz ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈrɛkərd haɪ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈrɛkərd loʊz, boʊθ ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ənd ɔˈstreɪljə (bət waɪ ˈhæzənt ðɪs æˈnælɪsɪs bɪn dən ɪn ˈəðər ˈkəntriz?) ðə groʊɪŋ ˈsizən ɪz ˈlɛŋθənɪŋ naɪts hæv wɔrmd mɔr ðən deɪz, ˈrulɪŋ aʊt ðə sən ɛz ðə kɔz əv ˈrisənt ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ðə ˈoʊʃənz hæv wɔrmd ˈstɛdəli əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈoʊʃən hit ˌrikənˈstrəkʃənz mɔr ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz snoʊz ər ˈmɛltɪŋ ˈərliər ɪn ðə jɪr, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɛz məʧ ɛz 20 deɪz ˈərliər ɪn ðə spərɪŋ faɪər ˈsizənz ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈərliər, læst ˈlɔŋgər ənd ər ˈhɑrdər tɪ kənˈtroʊl ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr ɪz ˈluzɪŋ snoʊ ˈkəvər ənd ðə wərldz ˈgleɪʃərz ər ˈluzɪŋ aɪs iʧ jɪr ˈɑrtɪk si aɪs ɪkˈstɛnt ənd ˈvɑljum hæv boʊθ dɪˈklaɪnd ˈgrinˌlænd ɪz ˈluzɪŋ aɪs ənd ðə aɪs lɔs ɪz ˈstɛdəli ˈsprɛdɪŋ nɔrθ ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə ɪz ˈluzɪŋ aɪs si ˈlɛvəlz ər ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈoʊʃən əˈsɪdəti ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə wərldz ˈoʊʃənz ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr plænt ˈspiʃiz ər ˈmuvɪŋ əp sloʊps juz. bərd ˈspiʃiz ər ˈmaɪˌgreɪtɪŋ ˈfərðər nɔrθ tɪ ˈkulər ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ɪˈvɛnts laɪk ˈtaɪmɪŋ əv ˈbridɪŋ, ˈimərʤɪŋ əv flaʊərz ənd ˈbətərˌflaɪ ˈimərʤəns ər ˈhæpənɪŋ ˈərliər ɪn ðə jɪr ˈriʤənz wɛr ˈklaɪmɪt ɪz mɔr tɪ plænts ər ˈstɛdəli ˈmaɪˌgreɪtɪŋ nɔrθ ɔl ðɪs ɪz pərˈzɛnəd ɪn ə ʃɔrt 10 ˈmɪnət ˈjuˌtub ˈvɪdioʊ. ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ ʧɛk aʊt mɔr fɔrm ʤeɪmz ˈpɑwɛlz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ˈdɛfənətli wərθ ˈwɑʧɪŋ ənd ˈsprɛdɪŋ əraʊnd. ˈəpˌdeɪt: lɛt mi hɛd ɔf ðə "ɑ bət wəts ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə ˈwɔrmɪŋ?" ˈkɑmɛnts ðət kˈwɛʃən ɪz əˈdrɛst ɪn 10 ˈɪndəˌkeɪtərz əv ə ˈjumən ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnt ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. 0 0 ˈprɪntəbəl ˈvərʒən lɪŋk tɪ ðɪs peɪʤ
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more evidence than you can shake a hockey stick at posted on 6 august 2010 by john cook last week, the noaa published a must-read report outlining 10 climate indicators of global warming. a few days later, dr james powell published a must-watch youtube video outlining many more lines of evidence for a warming world: the video opens by listing the many groups that endorse the consensus that humans are causing global warming:
33 national science academies
68 national and international science organisations believe
97% of climate scientists
however, dr powell recommends you look at data and decide for yourself. at this point, he presents a whole bevy of climate indicators. being a big fan of graphs, i'm going to have to delve into all his sources and publish some of these on skeptical science. here's a taste of some of the evidence he presents:
the rise in temperature, along side co2 concentrations and human co2 emissions (a veritable cluster of hockey sticks)
many different proxy records showing the unusual warming over the past century compared to previous centuries
the increase in the number of record high temperatures compared to record lows, both in the usa and australia (but why hasn't this analysis been done in other countries?)
the growing season is lengthening
nights have warmed more than days, ruling out the sun as the cause of recent global warming
the oceans have warmed steadily according to a number of independent ocean heat reconstructions
more wildfires
snows are melting earlier in the year, sometimes as much as 20 days earlier in the spring
fire seasons are starting earlier, last longer and are harder to control
the northern hemisphere is losing snow cover and permafrost
the world's glaciers are losing ice each year
arctic sea ice extent and volume have both declined
greenland is losing ice and the ice loss is steadily spreading north
antarctica is losing ice
sea levels are rising
ocean acidity is increasing across the world's oceans
northern hemisphere plant species are moving up slopes
u.s. bird species are migrating further north to cooler temperatures
biological events like timing of breeding, emerging of flowers and butterfly emergence are happening earlier in the year
regions where climate is more favourable to plants are steadily migrating north
all this is presented in a short 10 minute youtube video. you can also check out more form james powell's website. definitely worth watching and spreading around.
update: let me head off the "ah but what's causing the warming?" comments - that question is addressed in 10 indicators of a human fingerprint on climate change. 0 0 printable version | link to this page
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ʤɛf səm ˈeɪliənz, ðə ˈspɪˌnɔf frəm ˈkɑmədi ˈsɛntrəl əˈbaʊt ðə moʊst ˈævərɪʤ gaɪ ənd hɪz θri ˈeɪliən ˈruˌmeɪts, wɪl nɑt bi bæk fər ə ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə skrɪpts əˈpɪr tɪ hæv bɪn ˈrɪtən ənd ˈrɛdi tɪ goʊ, ðə ʃoʊ ˈəltəmətli wɑz nɑt ˈgɪvɪn ə grin laɪt, ənd wɪl nɑt bi ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd æt ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk. laɪk ˈmɛni əv ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsərz, ðɪs mɑrks əˈnəðər ʃɔrt rən fər ə ˈkɑmədi ˈsɛntrəl ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈprɑʤɛkt nɑt neɪmd saʊθ pɑrk. kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ʃɔn ˈdɑnɛli ənd ˌɑləˈsænˌdroʊ mɪˈnoʊli, ðə ˈdɑrkli ˈhjumərəs ʃoʊ wɑz wɛl rɪˈsivd baɪ ˈkrɪtɪks ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ə smɔl bət lɔɪəl fæn beɪs (ðə ˈsizən fəˈnæli dru ə 15 ʃɛr, əˈbaʊt ˈævərɪʤ fər ðə ʃoʊ, bət daʊn frəm ɪts ˈsizən haɪ əv 22 ˈwɛðər ðɪs ɪz ˈtruli ðə ɛnd fər ʤɛf ənd hɪz ˈruˌmeɪts, ər ɪf ˈɛni ʧæns ðə ʃoʊ maɪt faɪnd əˈnəðər hoʊm ˈsəmˌwɛr laɪk ˈædəlt swɪm, hulu*, ər netflix*, stɪl rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin. ʤɛf ɪz ðə moʊst ˈævərɪʤ gaɪ bət hɪz ˈruˌmeɪts ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət ˈɔrdəˌnɛri. hi ʃɛrz hɪz smɔl one-bedroom*, əˈpɑrtmənt wɪθ ˈsæmi, ˈʤɪmi ənd tɛd, θri ˈeɪliənz frəm ðə ˈplænət azuria*. ðə ˌɛkstrətərˈɛstriəl ˈtriˌoʊ həz bɪn sɛnt tɪ ərθ tɪ əbˈzərv ðə ˈɪntrəkət kəmˈplɛksɪtiz əv ˈjumənz. ðoʊ ðɛr ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz meɪ bi gʊd, ðɛr ˈækʃənz ˈjuʒəwəli ʤɪst ɛnd əp ˈrikɪŋ ˈhævək ɔn laɪf.
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jeff & some aliens, the triptank spinoff from comedy central about the world’s most average guy and his three alien roommates, will not be back for a second season.
although the scripts appear to have been written and ready to go, the show ultimately was not given a green light, and will not be moving forward at the network. like many of its predecessors, this marks another short run for a comedy central animated project not named south park.
created by sean donnelly and alessandro minoli, the darkly humorous show was well received by critics and enjoyed a small but loyal fan base (the season finale drew a .15 share, about average for the show, but down from its season high of .22). whether this is truly the end for jeff and his extra-terrestrial roommates, or if there’s any chance the show might find another home somewhere like adult swim, hulu, or netflix, still remains to be seen.
jeff is the world’s most average guy but his roommates are anything but ordinary. he shares his small one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment with sammy, jimmy and ted, three aliens from the planet azuria. the extraterrestrial trio has been sent to earth to observe the intricate complexities of humans. though their intentions may be good, their actions usually just end up wreaking havoc on jeff’s life.
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ðət minz ðət ðɪs ˈɪzənt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ɪkˈstrimɪst ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz wɪʧ hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn well-documented*. ðɪs ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl hu meɪ wɛl pæs fər ““ordinary”*” ər ˈivɪn ““moderate”*” ˈməzlɪmz. ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ hoʊm ˈɔfəs hæv ʤɪst ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪʧ ˈmɛni ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈpipəl hæv noʊn fər wɛl ˈoʊvər ə ˈdɛkeɪd: ðət ˈɪsləmɪsts ənd ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ər biɪŋ ˈfəndɪd baɪ ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈməzlɪmz tɪ ðə tun əv ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv paʊnz ə jɪr. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl hæv ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn fər ə lɔŋ taɪm ðət ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈʧɛrɪtiz ər ˈɔfən ˈfənˌdreɪzərz fər ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈtɛrər. ˌɪnˈdid ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz poʊz ɛz ˈʧɛrɪtiz bɪˈkəz ˈʧɛrɪti ðoʊ ˈoʊnli fər ˈfɛloʊ ˈməzlɪmz ənd ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈkɔzɪz ɪz ˈvɛri bɪg ɪn ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪtiz. ðəs, ɪts ɔl ˈvɛri leɪt ɪn ðə deɪ fər ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ wərk wɪθ ðə ˈʧɛrɪti kəˈmɪʃən ɔn ðiz ˈɪʃuz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈbɛtər leɪt ðən ˈnɛvər. ɛz ðə hoʊm ˈɔfəs pʊt ɪt, ˈməni ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ frəm smɔl, əˈnɑnəməs ˈpəblɪk doʊˈneɪʃənz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ hoʊm ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, ˈæmbər rəd: səm ˈkeɪsɪz, ðiz ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz rɪˈsiv ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv paʊnz ə jɪr. ðɪs ɪz ðə meɪn sɔrs əv income.”*.” rəd ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət ðə rɪˈpɔrt (wɪʧ wɑz kəˈmɪʃənd ɪn 2015 baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkæmərən) ˈjuˈɛs ðə bɛst ˈpɪkʧər wi hæv ˈɛvər hæd əv haʊ ɪkˈstriməsts ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə səˈsteɪn ðɛr activities”*”. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, rəd həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ðə rɪˈpɔrt fər ˈrizənz əv security”*” ənd ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəz ɪt kənˈteɪnz ə lɔt əv information.”*.” ˈrəðər prɪˈdɪktəbli, ðə ˈleɪbər ˈʃæˌdoʊ hoʊm ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, daɪæn ˈæbət, ʧoʊz tɪ meɪk ə pɔɪnt əˈbaʊt ɔl ðɪs; ˈrəðər ðən ə pɔɪnt əˈbaʊt wət kən bi kɔld ˈɛnəmi within.”*.” ˈæftər ɔl, ðə ˈɛnəmi wɪˈθɪn həz braʊn skɪn; wɛˈræz ðə ˈtɔri ˈpɑrti ɪz waɪt. ðəs, ˈæbət tɛlz ɪz ðət ðɛrz ə suspicion”*” ðət fækts ər biɪŋ tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðɪs treɪd ənd ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk praɪˈɔrətiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ˈsɔdi arabia”*”. (ðə grin ˈpɑrti wɪʧ, ʤɪst laɪk ə ˈmɛlən, ɪz grin ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ənd rɛd ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd həz gɑt ɪn ɔn ðə ækt. ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn ˈlukəs ˈɔlsoʊ əˈtækt ðə ˈtɔˌriz fər wɪθˈhoʊldɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən.) wət daɪæn ˈæbət feɪlz tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ɪz ðət rəd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə rɪˈpɔrt kənˈteɪnz lɑts əv ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈməzlɪmz. ðət wʊd min ðət ɪf ðət ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wər meɪd ˈpəblɪk, ðɛn lɑts əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈməzlɪmz wʊd bi pʊt ˈəndər ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt. naʊ, aɪ ˈwəndər haʊ ðə daɪæn ˈæbət wʊd rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðət? wʊd ʃi ənd ˈəðər tɔk əˈbaʊt ““islamophobia”*” ənd ðə əv ðə ˈməzlɪm community?”*?” ˈæftər ɔl, rəd ɪz waɪt ənd moʊst ˈməzlɪmz ər braʊn. ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə həz ʤɪst bɪn ˈmɛnʃənd. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈbrɪtɪʃ spɔrt: taɪɪŋ ˈlɪtərəli ɔl ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm ənd ˈtɛrər (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈaɪsəs ənd ðə əˈtæks ɪn ˈɪŋglənd) tɪ ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə. naʊ waɪ ɪz ðɪs ðə keɪs ənd waɪ ɪz ɪt səʧ ə ˈrisənt fəˈnɑməˌnɑn ɪn ˈsərkəlz? əˈgɛn, fər ˈrizənz; nɑt fər ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ænˈtɪpəθi təˈwɔrdz ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈtɛrər ər ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə. mɔr ˈkɑnˌkritli, ðə lɛft ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ meɪk ə bɪg dil əˈbaʊt ðə ˈgəvərnmənts kloʊz riˈleɪʃənz tɪ ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈʤɛrəˌmi ɪˈlɛkʃən kæmˈpeɪn. (ðiz riˈleɪʃənz ər noʊ ˈkloʊzər təˈdeɪ ðən ðeɪ wər ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈpriviəs ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt.) ðəs, tɪ ðə lɛft, ðɪs ˈɪzənt æt ɔl əˈbaʊt ˌɪsˈlɑm ər ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə. ɪts ˈæˌkʧuəli ɔl əˈbaʊt ðə ˈtɔˌriz. ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ɪz ˌɪnˈdid ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn ðə ˈtɛrər steɪks. ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ˌnənðəˈlɛs, soʊ tu ɪz ˌɪˈrɑn. ˌɪˈrɑn həz bɪn ˈfəndɪŋ ˈtɛrər ənd ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt ˈtɛrər əˈtæks sɪns 1979 səm əv ðoʊz əˈtæks əˈkərd ɛz fɑr əˈweɪ ɛz ˌɑrʤənˈtinə (tu ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl əˈtæks), ˈpɛrɪs, ˈbrəsəlz, bɑˈreɪn, kuˈweɪt, ˈpænəˌmɑ, ˈləndən (əˈgɛnst ˈsæmən ˈrəʃdi), ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, ˈkɛnjə, ˌtænˈzeɪnjə, ˈɪndiə, ˈɪzriəl, bəlˈgɛriə, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˌɪˈrɑn wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə əˈtæks ɪn beɪˈrut ɪn ðə ənd ˈəðər ˈlɛbəˌniz ˈbɑmɪŋz wɪʧ ˈoʊvər ɔl kleɪmd ˈhənərdz əv lɪvz. ˈʤɛrəˌmi ənd ðə stɑp ðə wɔr ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən (wɪʧ hi lɛd ənˈtɪl hi bɪˈkeɪm ˈlidər əv ðə ˈleɪbər ˈpɑrti) ər bɪg fænz əv ˌɪˈrɑn. ˌɪˈrɑn ɪz æt wɔr wɪθ ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə. (ju wərk ɪt aʊt!) ˌɪnˈdid, səm əv ðə ˈlidərz ər ˈɔlsoʊ bɪg fænz əv bəˈʃɑr əˈsɑdz ˈsoʊʃəlɪst bɑθ ˈpɑrti! ðɛn əˈgɛn, ˈəðər ˈlidərz hæv sɛd ˈpɑzətɪv θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən, maʊz ˈʧaɪnə, ənd, bɪˈliv ɪt ər nɑt, nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə. pɔl ˈɔstən ˈmərfi ɪz ə ˈraɪtər ɔn ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd fəˈlɑsəfi. hiz hæd ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl kənˈsərvətɪv, ˈjumən ɪˈvɛnts, feɪθ ˈfridəm, think-israel*, ˈbrɛnər brif (ˈbrɔdˌsaɪd nuz), nu ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˌrivˈju, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. hɪz fəˈlɑsəfi blɔg kən bi faʊnd hir. hɪz blɔg ɔn ˈpɑləˌtɪks kən bi faʊnd hir. (ˈɪmɪʤ: ə ˈɑrmi.)
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that means that this isn't about the usual extremist british islamic organisations which have already been well-documented. this is about people who may well pass for “ordinary” or even “moderate” muslims.
the british home office have just clarified something which many british people have known for well over a decade: that islamists and terrorists are being funded by ordinary british muslims to the tune of hundreds of thousands of pounds a year.
many people have also known -- for a long time -- that islamic charities are often fundraisers for islamic terror. indeed the report includes the information that islamic organisations pose as charities because charity -- though only for fellow muslims and islamic causes -- is very big in muslim communities. thus, it's all very late in the day for the british government to decide to work with the charity commission on these issues. however, better late than never.
as the home office put it, pro-terror money is coming from small, anonymous public donations. according to the british home secretary, amber rudd:
“in some cases, these organisations receive hundreds of thousands of pounds a year. this is the main source of income.”
rudd also said that the report (which was commissioned in 2015 by david cameron)
“gives us the best picture we have ever had of how extremists operating in the uk sustain their activities”.
however, rudd has decided not to publish the report for reasons of “national security” and also because it contains a lot of “personal information.”
rather predictably, the labour shadow home secretary, diane abbott, chose to make a party-political point about all this; rather than a point about what can be called “the enemy within.” after all, the enemy within has brown skin; whereas the tory party is white. thus, abbott tells is that there's a “strong suspicion” that facts are being
“suppressed to protect this government’s trade and diplomatic priorities, including in relation to saudi arabia”.
(the green party -- which, just like a melon, is green on the outside and red on the inside -- has got in on the act. caroline lucas also attacked the tories for withholding information.)
what dianne abbott fails to mention is that rudd also stated that the report contains lots of personal information about british muslims. that would mean that if that personal information were made public, then lots of british muslims would be put under the spotlight. now, i wonder how the anti-white anti-racist diane abbott would respond to that? would she -- and other labourites -- talk about “islamophobia” and the “victimisation of the muslim community?” after all, rudd is white and most muslims are brown.
saudi arabia has just been mentioned.
this is the latest british left-wing sport: tying literally all islamic extremism and terror (including isis and the attacks in england) to saudi arabia. now why is this the case and why is it such a recent phenomenon in left-wing circles? again, for party-political reasons; not for a genuine antipathy towards islamic terror or saudi arabia. more concretely, the corbynite left decided to make a big deal about the government's close relations to saudi arabia during jeremy corbyn's election campaign. (these relations are no closer today than they were during any other previous british government.) thus, to the left, this isn't at all about islam or saudi arabia. it's actually all about the tories.
saudi arabia is indeed important in the terror stakes. very important. nonetheless, so too is iran. iran has been funding terror and carrying out terror attacks since 1979. some of those attacks occurred as far away as argentina (two large-scale attacks), paris, brussels, bahrain, kuwait, panama, london (against salman rushdie), saudi arabia, kenya, tanzania, india, israel, bulgaria, etc. iran was also responsible for the attacks in beirut in the 1980s and other lebanese bombings which -- over all -- claimed hundreds of lives.
labour's jeremy corbyn and the stop the war coalition (which he led until he became leader of the labour party) are big fans of iran. iran is at war with saudi arabia. (you work it out!) indeed, some of the stwc's leaders are also big fans of bashar assad's socialist ba'ath party! then again, other stwc leaders have said positive things about the soviet union, mao's china, and, believe it or not, north korea.
paul austin murphy is a writer on politics and philosophy. he's had articles published in the conservative online, intellectual conservative, human events, faith freedom, think-israel, brenner brief (broadside news), new english review, etc. his philosophy blog can be found here. his blog on politics can be found here.
(image: a byzantine-era saracen army.)
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““i* θɪŋk aɪ æm goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌɔˈlraɪt, ˈdɛfənətli not”*” pɔl. ɪt wɑz ðə sɪmˈplɪsɪti əv ðə laɪn ðət kɔt ju ɔf gɑrd, ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈfɔrsɪŋ ə ləmp ˈɪntu jʊr θroʊt. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri ˈsɛkənd əv ðə 2013 ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri pɔl gascoigne’*’ wɑz hɔˈrɪfɪk, rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ə ˈbætəl tɪ klaɪm əp ðə saɪdz əv ə dip wɛl wɪθ grist wɔlz, bət ðɪs ˈsɪmpəl ədˈmɪʃən meɪd jʊr hɑrt pæŋ wɪθ pjʊr rɪˈgrɛt. ðɪs wɑz, ðə ˈwæki klaʊn ənd ɪˈtərnəl ˈɑptɪmɪst, ˈstɛrɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə əˈbɪs əv hɪz oʊn fˈjuʧər. ɔl ˈspɛkteɪtərz əv ˈfʊtˌbɔl səˈpɔrtərz, ˈraɪtərz, ˈʤərnəlɪsts ər tɪ səm ɪkˈstɛnt ˈgɪlti əv ðə seɪm kraɪm: wi trit ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɛz ə spɔrt. ər ðɛr wɪn wi nid ər wɔnt ðɛm, ðɛn kæst əˈsaɪd ənˈtɪl ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪz pikt wəns mɔr. ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈnæʧərəl, bət wi ər tu ˈgɪlti əv ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə ˈjumən ˈɛləmənt əv sportspeople*, ˈtritɪŋ ðɛm ɛz kəˈmɑdətiz. pərˈhæps ðə bɛst əˈnæləʤi ɪz wɪθ ðə ˈsərkəs ˈænəməl, hu wi peɪ ˈməni tɪ wɔʧ ˈoʊnli waɪl ðeɪ ər əv juz ər ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈvælju. wɪθ ˈfʊtˌbɔl, ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt əv ðə ˈkɑntɛst ɪz ɪˈnəf tɪ seɪt ɑr ˈɪntəˌrɛst wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈjumən ˈɛləmənt, ðə strim əv ˈtælənt tu ˈbaʊnɪfəl tɪ dwɛl ɔn ðə ˈhæpənz next?’*?’. ˈnɛvər həz ðət kɔzd mɔr ˈdæmɪʤ ðən ɪn ðə keɪs əv pɔl. wɑz ənˈdaʊtɪdli ðə moʊst ˈtæləntɪd ˈɪŋlɪʃ pleɪər əv hɪz ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, pərˈhæps ˈivɪn əv ɔl taɪm. hɪz ˈdrɪbəlɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti wɑz ðə stəf əv ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ˈhɪroʊz, hɪz bərst ˈɪntu speɪs, drɔp əv ðə ˈʃoʊldər ənd sˈwægər dɪˈstɪŋktli un-english*. ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ə ˈkulnəs ɪn frənt əv goʊl, ə kəˈpæsɪti tɪ dɪsˈgaɪz wɛr hi wɑz ˈʃutɪŋ ər ˈpæsɪŋ ðət meɪd ˈɛvəri wən əv hɪz ˈmoʊmənts ɔn ðə bɔl ˈɛmənəntli watchable*. ju noʊ wət wʊd du nɛkst, bət ju nu ɪt wʊd bi gʊd. ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ðɛr wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈrɔnɪs tɪ pleɪ ðət wɑz ˌɪˈmɛnsli ɛnˈdirɪŋ. nɑt ˈoʊnli kʊd ju ædˈmaɪr ðə ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈprɑdəkt, bət ju kʊd si ðə ˈwərkɪŋz tu. æd tɪ ðət ən əˈpɛrəntli ˈʤɔɪfəl ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən, ənd ðɛr wər fju mɔr ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ pleɪərz ɪn ðə wərld ɪn ðə ˈərli 1990s*. wɑz ðə taɪp əv peɪ tɪ wɔʧ wɔrm əp wɪθ ə ˈtɛnɪs bɔl. wɑz ðə ˈkrækərˌʤæk əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ football,”*,” sɪz stɔrt pɪrs. moʊst ˈtæləntɪd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl pleɪd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd. ˈivɪn wɪn hi gɑt ˈɪntu ðə ˈɪŋglənd saɪd, hi wɑz nɑt feɪzd baɪ ˈɛniˌwən hi pleɪd əˈgɛnst. hi hæd ə ril ˈɛrəgəns ɔn ðə pɪʧ, ənd ləvd football.”*.” braɪən dɪˈskraɪbz ɪm ɛz wən əv ðə bɛst pleɪərz ɪn ðə wərld ɪn ðət ˈɪrə, ənd ə ˈkɑmpləmɛnt ɛnˈdɔrst baɪ ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri ˈtiˌmeɪt ənd əˈpoʊnənt. əv hɪz ˈʤinjəs, pɑrt əv hɪz magnificence*, ɪz ðə fækt ðət hi wɑz soʊ vulnerable,”*,” sɪz ˈgɛri. ðət ˈvəlnərəbəl saɪd, wɪˈθaʊt ðət ˈkɛrˌfri saɪd, wɪˈθaʊt ɔl ðə θɪŋz ðət kəm wɪθ, aɪ θɪŋk pɔl wʊd hæv bɪn ðə pleɪər ðət hi was.”*.” ɪz raɪt, ənd ðət kwoʊt hɪnts æt ˈpərsɪnəl ˈprɑbləmz. ðət ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti rɪˈflɛktɪd ən ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˌɪməˈʧʊrɪti ðət əˈlaʊd ɪm tɪ pleɪ wɪˈθaʊt ə handbrake*. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ mɛnt ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈkoʊpɪŋ ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm tɪ dil wɪθ ðə əv laɪf. ˈərli kərɪr wɑz ɛkˌstrɔrdəˈnɛrəli səkˈsɛsfəl. hi meɪd hɪz ˈdeɪbju æt 17 wɑz ə ˈrɛgjələr æt 18 hæd bɪn neɪmd jəŋ pleɪər əv ðə jɪr æt 21 ənd meɪd hɪz ˈɪŋglənd ˈdeɪbju æt ðə seɪm eɪʤ, ˈskɔrɪŋ hɪz fərst goʊl ɪn ˈeɪprəl 1989 hi wʊd pleɪ 57 taɪmz fər hɪz ˈkəntri. baɪ ðə taɪm əv hɪz ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈdeɪbju hi hæd ɔˈrɛdi muvd tɪ ˈtɑtənˌhæm fər £2.2m*. jɛt ˈoʊnli ˈtruli bɪˈkeɪm ə fəˈnɑməˌnɑn ˈæftər ˌɪˈtæljə pərˈhæps stɪl ðə moʊst ˈkəlʧərəˌli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈtʊrnəmənt ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈɪŋlɪʃ spɔrt, wɪθ ðə ˈɑbviəs ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv ðə 1966 ˈvɪktəri. səˈprim əˈbɪləˌti (hi wɑz neɪmd ɪn ðə əˈfɪʃəl timz əv ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt ɪn 1990 ənd 1996 kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ hɪz əˈvɛnʧuəl ˈwipɪŋ ˈɛksət meɪd ɪm ə ˈgloʊbəl stɑr. ɪt ɪz hɑrd tɪ dɪˈskraɪb tɪ ˈjəŋgər fænz ʤɪst haʊ ˈfeɪməs wɑz ənd ðɛn əˈgɛn ˈæftər hɪz goʊl əˈgɛnst ˈskɑtlənd æt ˈwɛmbli ɪn ˈjʊrə 96 hɪz wɑz ðə ˈrɛrər strænd əv ˈkəlʧərəl sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns, əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd fɑr mɔr æt ðə taɪm ðən ɪn ˈhaɪnˌsaɪt. ˈtiˌsərts, ˈpoʊstərz, pɑp ˈsɪŋgəlz, tɔɪz, ˈtɛdi bɛrz; ðɪs wɑz ˈdeɪvɪd ˈbɛˌkhæm tɪ ðə paʊər əv tɛn ənd ɪn ə məʧ ˈʃɔrtər, ənd ðəs mɔr ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd bərst. pəˈzɛst nən əv ðə tulz tɪ dil wɪθ səʧ ˈstɑrdəm ənd wɑz ˈnɛvər ˈlaɪkli tɪ kəm θru ənˈskeɪðd, bət hɪz pleɪɪŋ kərɪr wɑz ɪn noʊ ˈdeɪnʤər əv ˈpitərɪŋ aʊt. dɪˈspaɪt ə hoʊst əv ˈfɪtnəs ˈɪʃuz (nɑt list hɪz weɪt ˈprɑbləmz), ɪz ˈfɑndli rɪˈmɛmbərd ɪn ə, ənd skɔrd pərˈhæps ðə ˈgreɪtəst goʊl əv hɪz kərɪr fər əˈgɛnst; ˈkoʊlɪn ˈhɛndri wʊd ˈsərtənli gɪv ɪt hɪz voʊt. ɪt wɑz nɑt ənˈtɪl hi riʧt hɪz ənd ðə prɛˈmɪr lig ˈviə ə ˈwəndərfəl θri jɪrz ɪn ˈglæˌskoʊ ðət ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ hæd ˈbeɪgən tɪ wɛr ɔf, ˈlivɪŋ skɑrz ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə wərld. baɪ ðɛn ɪt wɑz tu leɪt. ðɛr ɪz ən ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət wɑz tu ˈtæləntɪd. laɪk ˈæləks ˈhɪgɪnz ɪn sˈnʊkər, hɪz ˈnæʧərəl əˈbɪləˌti wɑz soʊ greɪt ðət ˈpræktɪs ər ˈtreɪnɪŋ wər ˈrɛndərd ˈvərʧuəli ˈjusləs. splendour*, hɪz ˈmæʤɪk, leɪ ɪn ðə ˈmoʊmənts ðət simd heaven-sent*, nɑt riˈhərst. ðə dɪŋk ˈoʊvər ˈhɛndri, ðə əˈgɛnst ˈɑrsənəl; ðiz wər ˈmoʊmənts ðət ˈoʊnli kʊd ˈmænɪʤ, ənd mɔr ful ðoʊz hu traɪd tɪ ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt ðɛm. jɛt bɪˈkəz hæd səʧ əˈbɪləˌti wɪˈθaʊt hɑrd wərk, ɪt ˈsimɪŋli kɔzd ə səbˈkɑnʃəs kəmˈpleɪsənsi ɪn hɪz ˈsaɪki. hɪz ˈbætəlz ɪn ˈleɪtər laɪf wər ən ˌɪndərˈɛkt rɪˈzəlt əv biɪŋ tɔt ənd toʊld tɪ ækt ɔn ˌɪmˈpəls. ˈhævɪŋ rɪˈtaɪrd, ðət ˌɪmˈpəlsɪv ˈtælənt ˈkaʊntɪd fər ˈnəθɪŋ. ju ˈkænɑt ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðə ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl bloʊ əv ˈmuvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈmoʊmənt frəm ðə tɔp tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə juˈtɪləti ˈlædər. ðə moʊst ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ˈkɑnflɪkt əv kərɪr ɪz ðət ɪt wɑz hɪz ˈnæʧərəl ˈtælənt ðət fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪd hɪz dɪˈsɛnt ˈɪntu əˈdɪkʃən, bɪˈkəz ɪt əˈfɔrdəd ɪm ˈɛkstrə ˈʧænsɪz ənd əˈlaʊd ˈmænɪʤərz tɪ tərn ə blaɪnd aɪ. eɪt aɪs krim fər ˈbrɛkfəst, dræŋk bɪr fər lənʧ ənd wɪn ˈɪnʤərd hi blu əp laɪk ə whale,”*,” sɛd ˈdinoʊ zoff*, hɪz ˈmænɪʤər æt. ɛz ə pleɪər? oʊ, ˈbjutəfəl, ˈbjutəfəl. aɪ ləvd ðət bɔɪ. hi wɑz ə genius.”*.” ðɛˈrɪn laɪz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈkrɪpəlɪŋ lɔt əv ðə ˈɑrtɪst: mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə ‘‘wow’*’ ðən ðə ‘‘why?’*?’ baɪ ðə taɪm hæd ˈɛnərd rihæb fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn 1998 (saɪnd ɪn baɪ braɪən ˈrɑbsən ˈæftər ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ 32 ʃɑts əv skɑʧ), hɪz ˈælkəˌhɔˌlɪzəm wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ɪnˈtrɛnʧt. ˈɛvəri slaɪd ˈɪntu wɑz mɛt wɪθ ðə seɪm roʊl əv ðə aɪz ənd seɪm sɪks wərdz:, wət ɪz hi like?”*?” ˈmɛnəli ɪl, wət. ɪf ˈfʊtˌbɔl wɑz ˈpæʃən, hɪz səkˈsɛs ˈoʊnli ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪtɪd ðə dɪˈklaɪn. ðə ˈrizən fər ə kəmˈpærətɪvˌli haɪ reɪt əv əˈdɪkʃən əˈməŋ ɪz ðə kəˈpæsɪti fər ɪkˈstrimz. frəm biɪŋ əˈdɔrd baɪ ˈmɪljənz ɔn ə ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ tɪ ən ˈivnɪŋ spɛnt əˈloʊn, ənd frəm ə ˈmɔrnɪŋ spɛnt ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪθ jʊr meɪts tɪ ʤɪst əˈnəðər ˈɛmti ˌæftərˈnun; ðə ˈɛrənt maɪnd sun ˈwɑndərz. loʊ ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən spæn, læk əv prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm ənd haɪ ˈɪnˌkəm kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈtɑksɪk ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən. ˈɪŋlɪʃ greɪt wət ɪf wʊd hæv bɪn ˈbɛtər ɪf ˈfərgi hæd saɪnd ɪm? ˈɔlsoʊ kəmˈplitli ˌmɪsəndərˈstændz ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ˈbɪgəst ˈɛnəmiz wər fri taɪm ənd ˈməni. ðə ɑmˈnɪʃənt geɪz əv ˈæləks ˈfərgəsən kʊd nɑt hæv prɪˈvɛnɪd hɪz ˈdimənz frəm ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər, ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ meɪ hæv ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli ˈstaɪmid ðɛr raɪz. ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˌɪməˈʧʊrɪti ðɛn kɪkt ɪn. wɑz ə ˈfeɪməs wɪˈθaʊt prəˈtɛkʃən, ˈkɑnstəntli sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ˈpipəl ɔn ənd ɔf ðə pɪʧ hu ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd frəm hɪz ɪgˈzɪstəns waɪl ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ɪt. biɪŋ ˈwɛlθi, ˈvəlnərəbəl ənd ˈbædli ədˈvaɪzd ɪz ə ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ blɛnd fər ˈsəmˌwən hu ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈeɪkɪŋli ˈigər tɪ pliz. wɑz ðə mæn wɪθ ə ˈθaʊzənd meɪts bət noʊ frɛndz. hɪz meɪts dræŋk wɪθ ɪm; frɛndz wʊd hæv dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət. ˈnɛvər rɪfˈjuzd ən ˈɔtəˌgræf, ˈnɛvər rɪfˈjuzd tɪ baɪ ˈsəmˌwən ə drink,”*,” sɛd. ˈlərnɪŋ tɪ seɪ gɑt ˈəðər θɪŋz ɔn, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv duɪŋ ɪt ənd ˈwəndərɪŋ why.”*.” ɔl hi ˈɛvər ˈwɔntɪd wɑz tɪ bi ləvd. ðə ˈænɪkˌdoʊts əˈbaʊt ər ˌɪˈnumərəbəl, bət wi kən ˈmɛnʃən ə fju: ˈstilɪŋ ðə tim koʊʧ ənd ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz əv paʊnz wərθ əv ˈdæmɪʤ; ˈteɪkɪŋ ən ˈɔstrɪʧ tɪ ˈtɑtənˌhæm ˈtreɪnɪŋ; pleɪɪŋ ə geɪm wɪθ pɔl ˈmərsən ɔn əˈweɪ trɪps wɛr ðə pɛr wʊd teɪk ɛz ˈmɛni sˈlipɪŋ pɪlz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl waɪl stɪl steɪɪŋ əˈweɪk; pleɪɪŋ ˈtɛnɪs wɪθ tu drəŋk əˈmɛrɪkənz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə wərld kəp semi-final*; ˈpʊtɪŋ ə dɛd sneɪk ɪn rəˈbɛrtoʊ di ˈpɑkət; ˈdaɪvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈlɑbstər tæŋk ɪn ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt tɪ fɪʃ aʊt hɪz dɪˈzaɪərd mil; ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz ‘‘friend’*’ ˈʤɪmi faɪv ˈbɛliz ə mɪns paɪ fʊl əv kæt ʃɪt; ˈtərnɪŋ əp tɪ prəˈvaɪd səˈpɔrt tɪ ə ˈmərdərər ɔn ðə rən frəm pəˈlis. wən əv ðiz θɪŋz ɪz nɑt laɪk ðə ˈəðər, bət ɔl ər streɪnz əv ðə seɪm ɪmˈbæləns. iʧ wən ɪz ˈɔfən tɪ peɪnt ə ˈfɑrsɪkəl ˈpɪkʧər, bət ðɪs ɪz noʊ ˈkɑmədi. wɑz ˈɪŋlɪʃ klaʊn prɪns, bət ðə peɪnt ˈkəvərd əp ðə feɪs əv ə ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk. ɪz ˈizi tɪ fərˈgɛt ʤɪst wət ə ˈtælənt hi wɑz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə wilz fɛl off,’*,’ rɛd wən ˈtæblɔɪd ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn kərɪr, ˈrɪtən læst jɪr. ðət ɪnˈtaɪərli mɪsˌdaɪɪgˈnoʊsəz ðə ˈprɑbləm. ðə wilz hæd ɔˈrɛdi ˈfɑlən ɔf lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv kərɪr; wi wər ʤɪst tu ˈbɪzi ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪm ˈstændɪŋ ɔn ðə rʊf əv ðə kɑr duɪŋ tɪ ˈnoʊtɪs. ˈfʊtˌbɔl wɑz ˈmæskɪŋ hɪz ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs, nɑt ˈkjʊrɪŋ ɪt. pərˈhæps ɪf hæd bɪn bɔrn 20 jɪrz ˈleɪtər, wi meɪ hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɪm ˈɪntu hɪz oʊld eɪʤ. ˈtritmənt əv ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs ɪz ˈvæstli ˌɪmˈpruvd, ɛz həz səˈpɔrt ˈnɛtˌwərk fər ɪts ˈtrəbəld stɑrz. ɪf hæd bɪn bɔrn 20 jɪrz ˈərliər, kɔl ɪm ʤɔrʤ bɛst. aɪ ʃʊd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈwɑʧɪŋ oʊld klɪps əv. ðə goʊl əˈgɛnst ˈskɑtlənd, ðə əˈgɛnst ˈæbərˌdin ənd ðə wɔlts əˈgɛnst ʃʊd bi fɑnd nɔˈstælʤə əv maɪ juθ. bət aɪ can’t*. tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ɪz tɪ bi pənʧt baɪ ðə ˈriləˈzeɪʃən ðət, ˈrəðər ðən ˌædərˈeɪʃən ənd feɪm, hi ˈnidɪd hɛlp. ðɪs pis ɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi dərˈɑgəˌtɔri, kwaɪt ðə ˈɑpəzɪt, bət tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ðət ɑr əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən əv ə ˈbrɛθˌteɪkɪŋli gʊd pleɪər ɪz naʊ ˈtɛmpərd baɪ wət wɑz ˈhɪdən ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈpipəl nu əˈbaʊt fər ə lɔŋ taɪm bət ʧoʊz tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr. ɪz ə ˈtræʤədi wɪn sin ɪn ˈkloʊˌsəp, bət ə ˈkɑmədi ɪn long-shot,”*,” ɛz ˈʧɑrli ˈʧæplɪn wəns sɛd. ə laɪn ðət freɪmz pɔl ˈpərfəktli. ðə moʊst ˈtæləntɪd ˈɪŋlɪʃ əv hɪz ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən həz bɪˈkəm ɪts moʊst ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ mɪˈsteɪk. hi ɪz ɑr ˈpitər pæn, ðə pleɪər hu ˈnɛvər gru əp. ˈdænjəl ˈstɔri ˈdænjəl həz bɪn ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd ɛz ˈraɪtər əv ðə jɪr baɪ ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl supporters’*’ ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən. pliz goʊ hir ənd voʊt fər ɪm.
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“i don’t think i am going to be alright, definitely not” – paul gascoigne.
it was the simplicity of the line that caught you off guard, immediately forcing a lump into your throat. almost every second of the 2013 documentary ‘being paul gascoigne’ was horrific, recording a man’s battle to climb up the sides of a deep well with greased walls, but this simple admission made your heart pang with pure regret. this was gazza, the wacky clown and eternal optimist, staring into the abyss of his own future.
all spectators of football – supporters, writers, journalists – are to some extent guilty of the same crime: we treat football as a face-value sport. footballers are there when we need or want them, then cast aside until interest is piqued once more.
that’s entirely natural, but we are too guilty of ignoring the human element of sportspeople, treating them as commodities. perhaps the best analogy is with the circus animal, who we pay money to watch only while they are of use or entertainment value. with football, the excitement of the contest is enough to sate our interest without the human element, the stream of talent too bountiful to dwell on the ‘what happens next?’. never has that caused more damage than in the case of paul gascoigne.
gascoigne was undoubtedly the most talented english player of his generation, perhaps even of all time. his dribbling ability was the stuff of comic book heroes, his burst into space, drop of the shoulder and swagger distinctly un-english. gascoigne also had a coolness in front of goal, a capacity to disguise where he was shooting or passing that made every one of his moments on the ball eminently watchable. you didn’t know what gazza would do next, but you knew it would be good.
importantly, there was also a rawness to gascoigne’s play that was immensely endearing. not only could you admire the finished product, but you could see the workings too. add to that an apparently joyful disposition, and there were few more exciting players in the world in the early 1990s. gascoigne was the type of footballer you’d pay to watch warm up with a tennis ball.
“he was the crackerjack of british football,” says stuart pearce. “the most talented individual i’ve played alongside. even when he got into the england side, he was not fazed by anyone he played against. he had a real arrogance on the pitch, and loved football.” brian laudrup describes him as one of the best players in the world in that era, and it’s a compliment endorsed by just about every teammate and opponent.
“part of his genius, part of his magnificence, is the fact that he was so vulnerable,” says gary lineker. “without that vulnerable side, without that carefree side, without all the things that come with gazza, i don’t think paul gascoigne would have been the player that he was.” lineker is right, and that quote hints at gascoigne’s personal problems. that vulnerability reflected an emotional immaturity that allowed him to play without a handbrake. it also meant there was no coping mechanism to deal with the rigours of life.
gascoigne’s early career was extraordinarily successful. he made his first-team debut at 17, was a regular at 18, had been named pfa young player of the year at 21 and made his england debut at the same age, scoring his first goal in april 1989. he would play 57 times for his country. by the time of his international debut he had already moved to tottenham for £2.2m.
yet gazza-mania only truly became a phenomenon after italia ‘90, perhaps still the most culturally significant tournament in the history of english sport, with the obvious exception of the 1966 victory. gascoigne’s supreme ability (he was named in the official teams of the tournament in 1990 and 1996), combined with his eventual weeping exit made him a global star.
it is hard to describe to younger fans just how famous gascoigne was post-italia ’90, and then again after his era-defining goal against scotland at wembley in euro 96. his was the rarer strand of cultural significance, appreciated far more at the time than in hindsight. t-shirts, posters, pop singles, toys, teddy bears; this was david beckham to the power of ten and in a much shorter, and thus more concentrated burst.
gascoigne possessed none of the tools to deal with such stardom and was never likely to come through unscathed, but his playing career was in no danger of petering out. despite a host of fitness issues (not least his weight problems), gascoigne is fondly remembered in serie a, and scored perhaps the greatest goal of his career for lazio against pescara; colin hendry would certainly give it his vote. it was not until he reached his 30s and the premier league – via a wonderful three years in glasgow – that the polish had begun to wear off, leaving gascoigne’s scars open to the world. by then it was too late.
there is an argument that gascoigne was too talented. like alex higgins in snooker, his natural ability was so great that practice or training were rendered virtually useless. gascoigne’s splendour, his magic, lay in the moments that seemed heaven-sent, not rehearsed. the dink over hendry, the free-kick against arsenal; these were moments that only gazza could manage, and more fool those who tried to replicate them.
yet because gascoigne had such ability without hard work, it seemingly caused a subconscious complacency in his psyche. his battles in later life were an indirect result of being taught and told to act on impulse. having retired, that impulsive talent counted for nothing. you cannot underestimate the psychological blow of moving in a moment from the top to the bottom of the utility ladder.
the most devastating conflict of gascoigne’s career is that it was his natural talent that facilitated his descent into addiction, because it afforded him extra chances and allowed managers to turn a blind eye. “he ate ice cream for breakfast, drank beer for lunch and when injured he blew up like a whale,” said dino zoff, his manager at lazio. “but as a player? oh, beautiful, beautiful. i loved that boy. he was a genius.”
therein lies the potentially crippling lot of the artist: we’re more interested in the ‘wow’ than the ‘why?’ by the time gascoigne had entered rehab for the first time in 1998 (signed in by bryan robson after drinking 32 shots of scotch), his alcoholism was already entrenched. every slide into ill-repute was met with the same roll of the eyes and same six words: “oh gazza, what is he like?” mentally ill, that’s what.
if football was gascoigne’s passion, his success only exacerbated the decline. the reason for a comparatively high rate of addiction among footballers is the game’s capacity for extremes. from being adored by millions on a saturday to an evening spent alone, and from a morning spent training with your mates to just another empty afternoon; the errant mind soon wanders. gascoigne’s low concentration span, lack of professionalism and high income created a toxic combination.
english football’s great what if – would gazza have been better if fergie had signed him? – also completely misunderstands the situation. gascoigne’s biggest enemies were free time and money. the omniscient gaze of alex ferguson could not have prevented his demons from taking over, even if they may have temporarily stymied their rise.
emotional immaturity then kicked in. gascoigne was a famous footballer without protection, constantly surrounded by people on and off the pitch who benefited from his existence while simultaneously damaging it. being wealthy, vulnerable and badly advised is a damaging blend for someone who is also achingly eager to please. gascoigne was the man with a thousand mates but no friends. his mates drank with him; friends would have done anything but.
“i never refused an autograph, never refused to buy someone a drink,” gascoigne said. “now i’m learning to say i’ve got other things on, instead of doing it and wondering why.” all he ever wanted was to be loved.
the anecdotes about gascoigne are innumerable, but we can mention a few: stealing the middlesbrough team coach and causing thousands of pounds worth of damage; taking an ostrich to tottenham training; playing a game with paul merson on away trips where the pair would take as many sleeping pills as possible while still staying awake; playing tennis with two drunk americans in the middle of the night before the world cup semi-final; putting a dead snake in roberto di matteo’s pocket; diving in a lobster tank in a restaurant to fish out his desired meal; making his ‘friend’ jimmy five bellies a mince pie full of cat shit; turning up to provide support to a murderer on the run from police. one of these things is not like the other, but all are strains of the same imbalance.
each one is often re-told to paint a farcical picture, but this is no comedy. gascoigne was english football’s clown prince, but the paint covered up the face of a barely-functioning alcoholic.
‘it is easy to forget just what a talent he was before the wheels fell off,’ read one tabloid article on gascoigne’s career, written last year. that entirely misdiagnoses the problem. the wheels had already fallen off long before the end of gascoigne’s career; we were just too busy watching him standing on the roof of the car doing kick-ups to notice. football was masking his mental illness, not curing it.
perhaps if gascoigne had been born 20 years later, we may have been able to enjoy him into his footballing old age. society’s treatment of mental illness is vastly improved, as has sport’s support network for its troubled stars. if gascoigne had been born 20 years earlier, we’d call him george best.
i should enjoy watching old clips of gascoigne. the goal against scotland, the hat-trick against aberdeen and the waltz against pescara should be fond nostalgia of my youth. but i can’t. to remember that gascoigne is to be punched by the realisation that, rather than adoration and fame, he needed help. this piece is not intended to be derogatory, quite the opposite, but to highlight that our appreciation of a breathtakingly good player is now tempered by what was hidden – something people knew about for a long time but chose to ignore.
“life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot,” as charlie chaplin once said. it’s a line that frames paul gascoigne perfectly. the most talented english footballer of his generation has become its most devastating mistake. he is our peter pan, the player who never grew up.
daniel storey
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ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri fɪlm ˈfɛstɪvəl ˈæmstərˌdæm kəˈləmbiən drəg lɔrd ˈpɑbloʊ ˈɛskəˌbɑr wɪθ hɪz sən wɑn ˈpɑbloʊ waɪl ɔn ðə foʊn wɪθ hɪz sən 16 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈpɑbloʊ ˈɛskəˌbɑr steɪd ɔn ðə laɪn ʤɪst lɔŋ ɪˈnəf fər kəˈləmbiən pəˈlis tɪ treɪs ðə kɔl. ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər, ðə wərldz moʊst ˈvaɪələnt ənd noʊˈtɔriəs drəg lɔrd wɑz gənd daʊn ɔn ə ˈrufˌtɑp. ˈfɪrɪŋ fər ðɛr lɪvz, ˈɛskəˌbɑrz waɪf, sən ənd ˈdɔtər sɔt ˈseɪfti ɪn ˈɛkˌsaɪl, bət moʊst ˈneɪʃənz ʃət ðɛr dɔrz. ˈæftər ˈstɑˌpoʊvərz ɪn ˈɛkwəˌdɔr, pəru, brəˈzɪl, saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ˌmoʊzəmˈbik ə ˈwərlˌwɪnd ɔn pɑr wɪθ ðə dɪˈpoʊzd ʃɑ əv ˌɪˈrænz ˈdɛspərɪt 1979 wərld tʊr ðə ˈwɪdoʊ ənd hər ˈʧɪldrən ˈfaɪnəli ˈɛnərd ˌɑrʤənˈtinə ɛz ˈtʊrɪsts ɔn ˈkrɪsməs iv 1994 ðeɪv lɪvd ˈrɛlətɪvli kwaɪət lɪvz ɪn bˈweɪnəs ˈɛriz ˈɛvər sɪns. bət ðə sən ɔn ðə foʊn ɔn ðət ˈfeɪtəl deɪ ɪz ˈbreɪkɪŋ hɪz ˈsaɪləns. naʊ ən ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt ənd ˌɪnˈdəstriəl dɪˈzaɪnər, wɑn ˈpɑbloʊ ˈɛskəˌbɑr, 32 həz ʧeɪnʤd hɪz ˈligəl neɪm tɪ tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈskrutəni ənd ˌnoʊtərˈaɪəti. hi ɪz, ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ˈimərʤɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn ə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈfɑðərz ˈbrutəl ˈlɛgəsi, lɔs də mi ˈpæˌdreɪ (ðə sɪnz əv maɪ ˈfɑðər). ðə fɪlm ʃoʊz rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ kəˈləmbiə tɪ rɪˈnaʊns ˈɛskəˌbɑrz ˈvaɪələnt ˈlɛgəsi ənd əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz tɪ ðə ˈfæməliz əv səm əv ðə ˈvɪktɪmz. "aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈpɑzətɪv ðət wʊd hɛlp kəˈləmbiən soʊˈsaɪɪti," toʊld taɪm ɪn ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈɪntərvˌju. "aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ʃoʊ ðə ˈɛrərz əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn drəg ˈtræfɪkɪŋ." (si ðə teɪl əv ˈpɑbloʊ ˈɛskəˌbɑrz sən.) səm əbˈzərvərz ˈwəndər əˈbaʊt ðə ˈvælju əv ən əˈpɑləˌʤi frəm ðə sən əv ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtər əv ðə kraɪmz ənd nɑt ðə ˈkrɪmənəl hɪmˈsɛlf. bət ðə fɪlmz ˈɑrʤənˌtin dɪˈrɛktər, entel*, sɪz ðə pɔɪnt ɪz tɪ prəˈmoʊt ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈɛskəˌbɑrz ˈhoʊmˌlænd. "kəˈləmbiə ɪz ə ˈneɪʃən ɪn wɪʧ ˈsaɪkəlz əv ˈvaɪələns kən kənˈtɪnju frəm ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən tɪ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən," hi sɪz. "ɪf ju du ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ mi, maɪ ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz wɪl lʊk fər jʊr ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz soʊ [ðə fɪlm] həz ðə ˈvælju əv seɪɪŋ, 'ɪt stɑps hir. wi ər nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈhɛrət ɑr ˈpɛrənts' ˈheɪtrəd.' (si haʊ pəˈlis trækt ənd kɪld ˈpɑbloʊ ˈɛskəˌbɑr.) əˈməŋ ðə ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ər ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈmitɪŋz bɪtˈwin ənd ðə sən əv wən əv hɪz ˈfɑðərz moʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈvɪktɪmz: kəˈləmbiən ˈʤəstɪs ˈmɪnɪstər rəˈdrigoʊ ˈlɑrə, hu wɑz kɪld ɪn 1984 sən, ˈɔlsoʊ neɪmd rəˈdrigoʊ ˈlɑrə, ɪz ə kəˈləmbiən ˈsɛnətər. hi wɑz ʤɪst 8 jɪrz oʊld wɪn hi hɛlpt ˈbɑdiˌgɑrdz brɪŋ hɪz ˈfɑðər tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. stɪl ˈbɪtər əˈbaʊt ðə əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən, hi wɑz ˈskɛptɪkəl əˈbaʊt. bət ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ ə ˈgreɪʃəs ˈlɛtər frəm drəg lɔrdz sən, hi mɛt ɪn ə bˈweɪnəs ˈɛriz ˈsəbərb ənd ðə tu ˈɛndɪd əp ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ. (si ə 1990 taɪm ˈstɔri ɔn ðə fərˈoʊʃəs wɔr əˈgɛnst ˈpɑbloʊ ˈɛskəˌbɑr.) ɪn ðə fɪlm, wɪʧ prɛˈmɪrz ðɪs mənθ ɪn ðə ˈɑrʤənˌtin ˈsɪti əv mɑr dɛl ˈplɑtə, ˈɔlsoʊ mits wɪθ ðə θri sənz əv luis ˈkɑrloʊs, ə kɛrɪzˈmætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt huz ˈpəblɪk əv ˈɛskəˌbɑr ˈprɑmptɪd ðə ˈkɪŋˌpɪn tɪ ˈɔrdər hɪz dɛθ ɪn 1989 sɪz ðə ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ðə wɑz mɔr ˌnərvˈrækɪŋ ðən ðə taɪm wɪn hi, ɛz ə ˈtiˌneɪʤər ɪn, wɑz ˈsəmənd baɪ ˈlidərz əv ə ˈraɪvəl kɑrˈtɛl. (æt ðə taɪm, hi meɪd aʊt hɪz wɪl bɪˈfɔˌrhænd.) "aɪ fɛlt 10 taɪmz mɔr əˈfreɪd, ˈivɪn ðoʊ aɪ nu ðət noʊ wən wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ hərt mi ˈfɪzɪkəli," hi sɛd, "bɪˈkəz aɪ fɛlt ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti [tɪ ðə ˈfæməli.]" æt fərst, ˈkɑrloʊs fərˈnɑndoʊ, ðə sleɪn ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ˈjəŋgəst sən, ˈwəndərd ɪf hɪz ˈfɑðər wʊd əˈpruv əv ðə ˈmitɪŋ. bət hi kɛpt riˈmaɪndɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ðət noʊ wən ˈʧuzɪz ðɛr ˈpɛrənts. "maɪ ˈfɑðər ˈɔlˌweɪz toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðət ðə fərst ˈvɪktɪmz əv ðə drəg ˈtræfɪkərz ər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz. ənd ðæts ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ faʊnd wɪn aɪ mɛt. hi wɑz ə ˈvɪktɪm, ənd hi ˈsəfərd ə lɔt bɪˈkəz əv ðət. ənd aɪ θɔt maɪ ˈfɑðər wʊd seɪ ðət ðɪs ɪz ðə raɪt θɪŋ tɪ du." lɔs də mi ˈpæˌdreɪ ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈlɪvərz ə ˈpɔɪnjənt ˈmɛsɪʤ frəm tɪ kəˈləmbiən juθs, səm əv hum stɪl vju hɪz ˈfɑðər ɛz ə roʊˈmæntɪk, ˈrɑbɪn ˈfɪgjər ənd rɪˈmeɪn ˈtɛmptɪd baɪ ðə wɛlθ ənd paʊər əv ə nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv drəg lɔrdz. noʊz hɪz ˈfɑðər wɑz ən ˈivəl mæn, ənd hi ˈdəzənt wɔnt tɪ bi laɪk hɪz ˈfɑðər," ˈlɑrə sɪz. "ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə sən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ənd ˈvaɪələnt drəg ˈtræfɪkər ˈɛvər hi sɪz, 'heɪ, əm ðə sən əv ˈpɑbloʊ ˈɛskəˌbɑr. doʊnt bi laɪk maɪ ˈfɑðər.' ðæts ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈmɛsɪʤ fər ðə kəˈləmbiən ˈpipəl.", hu həz ðə seɪm θɪk feɪs ənd waɪd gərθ əv hɪz ˈfɑðər, dɪˈskraɪbz ˈɛskəˌbɑr ɛz ə ˈdoʊtɪŋ ˈpɛrənt. bət ɛz ðə ˈmænˌhənt fər ðə drəg lɔrd ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ɪn ðə leɪt 1980s*, ðə ˈfæməli wɑz fɔrst ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ənd sɔ hɪz ˈfɑðər ˈoʊnli spərˈædɪkli. stɪl, ˈɛskəˌbɑr ɪnˈkərəʤd hɪz ˈʧɪldrən tɪ lɛd ðɛr oʊn lɪvz. "maɪ ˈfɑðər dɪd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ kip ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd frəm hɪz ˈbɪznɪs," sɪz. "ɪf aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ə ˈdɔktər, hi sɛd hi wʊd gɪv mi ðə bɛst ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ɪf aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ə ˈhɛrˌdrɛsər, hi sɛd hi wʊd gɪv mi ðə ˈfaɪnəst səˈlɑn ɪn ðə hoʊl ˈsɪti." ˈæftər hɪz ˈfɑðərz dɛθ, ˈsəfərd frəm dɪˈprɛʃən. ˈlændɪŋ ɪn ˌɪmˈpɑvrɪʃt, ˌmoʊzəmˈbik ɛz hɪz ˈfæməli sɔt ˈrɛfjuʤ, hi ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ɛz hi kənˈsɪdərd haʊ fɑr hɪz klæn hæd ˈfɑlən. ðə ˈfæməliz ˈtrəbəlz kənˈtɪnjud ɪn bˈweɪnəs ˈɛriz. ˈɛskəˌbɑrz ˈwɪdoʊ, naʊ noʊn ɛz mərˈiə ˈɪzəˌbɛl ˈsæntoʊs, ˈstɑrtɪd ə ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈbɪznɪs, bət hər əˈkaʊntənt ˈlərnɪd hər tru aɪˈdɛntəˌti ənd traɪd tɪ ˈblækˌmeɪl hər, sɪz. hɪz ˈməðər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə ɛkˈstɔrʃən əˈtɛmpt bət wɑz fɔrst tɪ rɪˈvil hər taɪz tɪ ˈɛskəˌbɑr. ˈstɑrtəld ˈɑrʤənˌtin əˈθɔrətiz əˈbrəptli dɪˈteɪnd ˈsæntoʊs, hu wɑz hɛld fər 18 mənθs ɔn ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ˈməni ˈlɔndərɪŋ waɪl spɛnt 45 deɪz bɪˈhaɪnd bɑrz. ˈɛskəˌbɑrz ˈdɔtər, hu ɪz naʊ ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈstudənt, wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔstrəˌsaɪzd ɛz ˈnərvəs ˈpɛrənts dɪˈmændɪd ðət ʃi bi ɪkˈspɛld frəm skul. ˈæftər ə ˈligəl ˈbætəl, ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər drɑpt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈfæməli. ˈmɛrid hɪz ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm kəˈləmbiən ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ənd naʊ, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ən ˌɛkwəˈdɔriən ˈpɑrtnər, dɪˈzaɪnz ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪn bˈweɪnəs ˈɛriz. stɪl, hɪz ˈəpˌbrɪŋɪŋ əˈməŋ ˈfæbjuləsli ˈwɛlθi ˈkrɪmənəlz kən ʃoʊ θru ɪn hɪz ˈbluˌprɪnts. "hiz ə ˈvɛri gʊd ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt," seɪ entel*, ðə ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər. "bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ju kən si ðə weɪ hi gru əp əraʊnd ˈpɑbloʊ ˈɛskəˌbɑr rɪˈflɛktɪd ɪn hɪz aɪˈdiəz. bɪˈkəz aɪ wʊd ˈnɛvər θɪŋk əv dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ˈfərnɪʧər fər ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə sˈwɪmɪŋ pul."
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international documentary film festival amsterdam colombian drug lord pablo escobar with his son juan pablo
while on the phone with his son 16 years ago, pablo escobar stayed on the line just long enough for colombian police to trace the call. minutes later, the world's most violent and notorious drug lord was gunned down on a medellín rooftop. fearing for their lives, escobar's wife, son and daughter sought safety in exile, but most nations shut their doors. after stopovers in ecuador, peru, brazil, south africa and mozambique a whirlwind on par with the deposed shah of iran's desperate 1979 world tour the widow and her children finally entered argentina as tourists on christmas eve 1994. they've lived relatively quiet lives in buenos aires ever since.
but the son on the phone on that fatal day is breaking his silence. now an architect and industrial designer, juan pablo escobar, 32, has changed his legal name to sebastián marroquín to avoid scrutiny and notoriety. he is, nevertheless, emerging as the central character in a documentary about his father's brutal legacy, los pecados de mi padre (the sins of my father). the film shows marroquín returning to colombia to renounce escobar's violent legacy and apologize to the families of some of the victims. "i wanted to do something positive that would help colombian society," marroquín told time in a telephone interview. "i wanted to show the errors of getting involved in drug trafficking." (see the tale of pablo escobar's son.)
some observers wonder about the value of an apology from the son of the perpetrator of the crimes and not the criminal himself. but the film's argentine director, nicolás entel, says the point is to promote reconciliation in escobar's homeland. "colombia is a nation in which cycles of violence can continue from generation to generation," he says. "if you do something to me, my family members will look for your family members ... so [the film] has the value of saying, 'it stops here. we are not going to inherit our parents' hatred.' " (see how police tracked and killed pablo escobar.)
among the documentary's highlights are emotional meetings between marroquín and the son of one of his father's most famous victims: colombian justice minister rodrigo lara, who was killed in 1984. lara's son, also named rodrigo lara, is a colombian senator. he was just 8 years old when he helped bodyguards bring his bullet-riddled father to the hospital. still bitter about the assassination, he was skeptical about marroquín. but after receiving a gracious letter from drug lord's son, he met marroquín in a buenos aires suburb and the two ended up embracing. (see a 1990 time story on the ferocious war against pablo escobar.)
in the film, which premieres this month in the argentine city of mar del plata, marroquín also meets with the three sons of luis carlos galán, a charismatic presidential candidate whose public denouncements of escobar prompted the kingpin to order his death in 1989. marroquín says the meeting with the galáns was more nerve-racking than the time when he, as a teenager in medellín, was summoned by pistol-packing leaders of a rival cartel. (at the time, he made out his will beforehand.) "i felt 10 times more afraid, even though i knew that no one was going to hurt me physically," he said, "because i felt an enormous responsibility [to the galán family.]"
at first, carlos fernando galán, the slain politician's youngest son, wondered if his father would approve of the meeting. but he kept reminding himself that no one chooses their parents. "my father always told us that the first victims of the drug traffickers are themselves and their families. and that's something i found when i met sebastián marroquín. he was a victim, and he suffered a lot because of that. and i thought my father would say that this is the right thing to do."
los pecados de mi padre also delivers a poignant message from marroquín to colombian youths, some of whom still view his father as a romantic, robin hoodlike figure and remain tempted by the wealth and power of a new generation of drug lords. "marroquín knows his father was an evil man, and he doesn't want to be like his father," lara says. "coming from the son of the most important and violent drug trafficker ever ... he says, 'hey, i'm the son of pablo escobar. don't be like my father.' that's an important message for the colombian people."
marroquín, who has the same thick face and wide girth of his father, describes escobar as a doting parent. but as the manhunt for the drug lord intensified in the late 1980s, the family was forced underground and marroquín saw his father only sporadically. still, escobar encouraged his children to lead their own lives. "my father did everything to keep us separated from his business," marroquín says. "if i wanted to be a doctor, he said he would give me the best hospital. if i wanted to be a hairdresser, he said he would give me the finest salon in the whole city."
after his father's death, marroquín suffered from depression. landing in impoverished, war-ravaged mozambique as his family sought refuge, he contemplated suicide as he considered how far his clan had fallen. the family's troubles continued in buenos aires. escobar's widow, now known as maria isabel santos, started a real estate business, but her accountant learned her true identity and tried to blackmail her, marroquín says. his mother reported the extortion attempt but was forced to reveal her ties to escobar. startled argentine authorities abruptly detained santos, who was held for 18 months on charges of money laundering while marroquín spent 45 days behind bars. escobar's daughter, who is now a 25-year-old university student, was also ostracized as nervous parents demanded that she be expelled from school.
after a seven-year legal battle, the charges were dropped against the family. marroquín married his longtime colombian girlfriend and now, along with an ecuadorian partner, designs buildings in buenos aires. still, his upbringing among fabulously wealthy criminals can show through in his blueprints. "he's a very good architect," say entel, the filmmaker. "but sometimes you can see the way he grew up around pablo escobar reflected in his ideas. because i would never think of designing furniture for inside a swimming pool."
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faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp gɪvz ə ɛz hi ənd waɪt haʊs ˈsinjər ædˈvaɪzər ˈʤɛrɪd ˈkəʃnər dɪˈpɑrt ðə waɪt haʊs ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, juz., mɑrʧ 15 2017 juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz ˈθæŋkɪŋ ðə mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən hu daɪd ɪn ˈsərvɪs tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ɪn ðə fərst əv tu trəmp sɛnt aʊt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, hi sɪz: wi rɪˈmɛmbər ðə mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən hu meɪd ðə ˈəltəmət ˈsækrəˌfaɪs ɪn ˈsərvɪŋ. θæŋk ju, gɑd blɛs jʊr ˈfæməliz gɑd blɛs ðə usa!”*!” ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd, trəmp sɪz: lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ peɪɪŋ maɪ rɪˈspɛkts tɪ ɑr breɪv mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ɔn ðɪs məˈmɔriəl deɪ æt ˈɑrlɪŋtən ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri ˈleɪtər ðɪs morning.”*.” ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz tɪ dɪˈlɪvər hɪz fərst məˈmɔriəl deɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ənd leɪ ə riθ æt ðə ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri, ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈrɛstɪŋ pleɪs fər ˈmɛni juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈmɛmbərz ənd ˈəðərz hu hæv sərvd ðə ˈkəntri. trəmp hæd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈərli ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ əˈbaʊt nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ˈʃutɪŋ ə bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəl ˈɪntu ˈwɔtərz nɪr ʤəˈpæn ənd ən əˈtæk ɔn "ðə feɪk nuz ˈmidiə." trəmp, ˌhaʊˈɛvər hæd jɛt tɪ twit ˈɛni ækˈnɑlɪʤmənt ər kənˈdoʊlənsəz fər ðə tu əv ə ˈfeɪtəl ˈstæbɪŋ, wɪʧ həz bɪn dəbd ən əˈtæk əv dəˈmɛstɪk ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, ɔn ə treɪn ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd, ˈɔrəˌgɑn. trəmp tˈwɛnti taɪmz sɪns ðə ˈdɛdli əˈtæk, ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz kənˈdoʊlənsəz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. skɪp twit ðə ˈvaɪələnt əˈtæks ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ər ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl. ðə ˈvɪktɪmz wər ˈstændɪŋ əp tɪ heɪt ənd ˌɪnˈtɑlərəns. ɑr prɛrz ər ˈdəbəlju/ ðɛm. ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp (@potus*) meɪ 29 2017 ðə ˈstɔri, wɪʧ həz grɪpt ðə juz., ˌɪnˈvɑlvd tu mɛn traɪɪŋ tɪ stɑp ðə əˈseɪlənt frəm hərˈæsɪŋ tu ˈwɪmən hu əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ˈməzlɪmz. ðə mæn, ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈʤoʊzəf ˈkrɪsʧɪn hæd bɪn ˈjɛlɪŋ slərz æt tu ˈwɪmən, wən əv hum wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə hijab*, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfeɪtəli ˈstæbɪŋ tu mɛn hu traɪd tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin. kip ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd: saɪn əp tɪ ɑr ˈnuzˌlɛtər iˈmeɪl pliz ˈɛnər ə ˈvælɪd iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs saɪn əp pliz wait…*… θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp. wiv gɑt mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz wi θɪŋk jul faɪnd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. klɪk hir ups. ˈsəmθɪŋ wɛnt rɔŋ. pliz traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər. traɪ əˈgɛn θæŋk ju, ðə iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ju hæv prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈrɛʤɪstərd. kloʊz trəmp hæd ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ˈsənˌdi ðət ˈmɛni əv ðə liks frəm ðə waɪt haʊs wər "feɪk nuz," ˈfɑloʊɪŋ rɪˈpɔrts hɪz ˈsənɪnˌlɔ ˈʤɛrɪd ˈkəʃnər traɪd tɪ sɛt əp ə ˈsikrɪt ˈʧænəl əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈmɔˌskaʊ ˌbiˈfɔr trəmp tʊk ˈɔfəs. trəmp rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs ˈæftər ə trɪp tɪ ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ənd ˈjʊrəp ðət ˈɛndɪd ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ tɪ feɪs mɔr kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt əˈlɛʤd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ˈkəʃnər ənd ˈrəʃəz æmˈbæsədər tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. "ɪt ɪz maɪ əˈpɪnjən ðət ˈmɛni əv ðə liks ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ðə waɪt haʊs ər ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd laɪz meɪd əp baɪ ðə ˈmidiə," trəmp roʊt ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv tˈwɪtər poʊsts ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ˈkəʃnər, hu ɪz ˈmɛrid tɪ trəmps ˈdɔtər ivanka*, hæd ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ˈmɔˌskaʊ ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər əˈbaʊt ˈoʊpənɪŋ ə ˈsikrɪt bæk ˈʧænəl əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ nuz rɪˈpɔrts ˈpəblɪʃt waɪl trəmp wɑz əˈweɪ ɔn hɪz trɪp. ˈkəʃnər hæd æt list θri ˈpriviəsli ˌəndɪˈskloʊzd ˈkɑnˌtækts wɪθ ðə ˈrəʃən æmˈbæsədər tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈdʊrɪŋ ənd ˈæftər ðə 2016 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn, ˈsɛvən ˈkɑrənt ənd ˈfɔrmər juz. əˈfɪʃəlz toʊld ˈrɔɪtərz. ðə tɔp ˈdɛməˌkræt ɔn ðə haʊs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti sɛd ðət ˈvɛri concerning”*” ðət ə ki trəmp kæmˈpeɪn ˈfɪgjər wɑz ˈpɑsəbli ˈsikɪŋ ˈsikrɪt kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz wɪθ ə ˈkəntri ðət ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈɛkspərts seɪ ˌɪntərˈvind ɪn ðə 2016 ɪˈlɛkʃən. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈædəm ʃɪf əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə sɛd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈnidɪd tɪ tɪ ðə bottom”*” əv ðə ˈmætər ənd ərʤd ə ˌrivˈju əv sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈklɪrəns faɪnd aʊt ˈwɛðər hi wɑz truthful.”*.” nɑt, ðɛn noʊ weɪ hi kən meɪnˈteɪn ðət kaɪnd əv ə clearance,”*,” ʃɪf sɛd. sɛn. ˈkɔˌri ˈbʊkər, d-n.j*., ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈfɔrən riˈleɪʃənz kəˈmɪti, dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈleɪtəst ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈkəʃnər ɛz ““serious”*” ənd kɔld fər ə θəroʊ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. hi nidz tɪ ˈænsər fər wət wɑz ˈhæpənɪŋ æt ðə time,”*,” ˈbʊkər sɛd. ˈwəriɪŋ mi ər ðə ˈpætərnz siɪŋ. soʊ wən ɪz ðɪs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən nɑt ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɑr ˈvæljuz, ˈkoʊziɪŋ əp tɪ əˌθɔrəˈtɛriən ˈlidərz. ənd ðə ˈəðər ˈpætərn wi hæv ɪz ʤɪst ə kənˈtɪnjuəs ˈdrəmˌbit əv ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt ˈkɑnˌtækts wɪθ ðə russians.”*.” ˈlɔjərz fər ˈkəʃnər sɛd hi wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ tɔk wɪθ ˈfɛdərəl ənd kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈfɔrən ˈkɑnˌtækts ənd hɪz wərk ɔn ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn. "wɛˈnɛvər ju si ðə wərdz 'ˈsɔrsəz seɪ' ɪn ðə feɪk nuz ˈmidiə, ənd ðeɪ doʊnt ˈmɛnʃən neɪmz ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ðoʊz ˈsɔrsəz doʊnt ɪgˈzɪst bət ər meɪd əp baɪ feɪk nuz ˈraɪtərz. ɪz ðə ˈɛnəmi!" trəmp roʊt. trəmps keɪm ɛz ðə ˈmidiə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə waɪt haʊs wɑz pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə "wɔr rum" tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ˈmaʊntɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt taɪz bɪtˈwin ˈrəʃə ənd hɪz ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn. ˈkɑnˌtækts bɪtˈwin trəmp əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts ənd ˈrəʃən əˈfɪʃəlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn ˌkoʊənˈsaɪdəd wɪθ wət juz. ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsiz kənˈkludɪd wɑz ə ˈkrɛmlɪn ˈɛfərt θru kəmˈpjutər ˈhækɪŋ, feɪk nuz ənd ˌprɑpəˈgændə tɪ bust trəmps ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə waɪt haʊs.
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file photo: u.s. president donald trump gives a thumbs-up as he and white house senior advisor jared kushner depart the white house in washington, u.s., march 15, 2017.
u.s. president donald trump is thanking the men and women who died in service to the united states.
in the first of two tweets trump sent out on monday, he says: “today we remember the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in serving. thank you, god bless your families & god bless the usa!”
in the second, trump says: “i look forward to paying my respects to our brave men and women on this memorial day at arlington national cemetery later this morning.”
the president is to deliver his first memorial day address and lay a wreath at the cemetery, the final resting place for many u.s. military members and others who have served the country.
trump had also tweeted early monday morning about north korea shooting a ballistic missile into waters near japan and an attack on "the fake news media."
trump, however had yet to tweet any acknowledgement or condolences for the two vicitms of a fatal stabbing, which has been dubbed an attack of domestic terrorism, on a train in portland, oregon. trump tweeted twenty times since the deadly attack, before tweeting his condolences on monday.
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the violent attacks in portland on friday are unacceptable. the victims were standing up to hate and intolerance. our prayers are w/ them. — president trump (@potus) may 29, 2017
the story, which has gripped the u.s., involved two men trying to stop the assailant from harassing two women who appeared to be muslims. the man, jeremy joseph christian had been yelling anti-muslim slurs at two women, one of whom was wearing a hijab, before fatally stabbing two men who tried to intervene.
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trump had also tweeted on sunday that many of the leaks from the white house were "fake news," following reports his son-in-law jared kushner tried to set up a secret channel of communications with moscow before trump took office.
trump returned to the white house after a nine-day trip to the middle east and europe that ended on saturday to face more questions about alleged communications between kushner and russia's ambassador to washington.
"it is my opinion that many of the leaks coming out of the white house are fabricated lies made up by the #fakenews media," trump wrote in a series of twitter posts on sunday.
kushner, who is married to trump's daughter ivanka, had contact with moscow in december about opening a secret back channel of communications, according to news reports published while trump was away on his trip.
kushner had at least three previously undisclosed contacts with the russian ambassador to the united states during and after the 2016 presidential campaign, seven current and former u.s. officials told reuters.
the top democrat on the house intelligence committee said that “obviously very concerning” that a key trump campaign figure was possibly seeking secret communications with a country that intelligence experts say intervened in the 2016 election.
rep. adam schiff of california said the government needed to “get to the bottom” of the matter and urged a review of kushner’s security clearance “to find out whether he was truthful.”
“if not, then there’s no way he can maintain that kind of a clearance,” schiff said.
sen. cory booker, d-n.j., a member of the foreign relations committee, described the latest allegations involving kushner as “serious” and called for a thorough investigation.
he needs to answer for what was happening at the time,” booker said. “what’s worrying me are the patterns we’re seeing. so one is this administration not talking about our values, cozying up to authoritarian leaders. and the other pattern we have is just a continuous drumbeat of inappropriate contacts with the russians.”
lawyers for kushner said he was willing to talk with federal and congressional investigators about his foreign contacts and his work on the trump campaign.
"whenever you see the words 'sources say' in the fake news media, and they don't mention names ... it is very possible that those sources don't exist but are made up by fake news writers. #fakenews is the enemy!" trump wrote.
trump's tweets came as the media reported that the white house was preparing to establish a "war room" to combat mounting questions about ties between russia and his presidential campaign.
contacts between trump associates and russian officials during the campaign coincided with what u.s. intelligence agencies concluded was a kremlin effort through computer hacking, fake news and propaganda to boost trump's chances of winning the white house.
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ðɪs, ðə fərst əv ən ˈɛpɪk blɔg poʊst, ɪz ə pis ˈwɔntɪd tɪ raɪt fər kwaɪt səm taɪm. ˈteɪkən ə ˈlɪtəl waɪl tɪ gɪt ɔl maɪ θɔts ɪn ˈɔrdər, bət ɪt goʊz tɪ ðə ˈvɛri hɑrt əv wət aɪ ənd ðə rɛst əv ˈjuˈɛs æt θɪŋk ɪz rɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk ˈɪndəstri təˈdeɪ. mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ɪt ˈɔfərz ə fju səˈʤɛsʧənz ɔn haʊ aɪ (ənd wi) θɪŋk ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən kən bi ˌɪmˈpruvd. bət fərst, ə ˈkeɪviˌæt. rɪˈlaɪəbəl fækts ənd ˈfɪgjərz ɪn səˈpɔrt əv səm əv ðə ˈɑrgjəmənts aɪ meɪk bɪˈloʊ ər hɑrd tɪ kəm baɪ. dən maɪ bɛst, bət ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ˈsəmˌwən ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs meɪ hæv kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ˈɛvədəns ðət ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkts (ər kənˈfərmz!) səm əv maɪ əˈsəmpʃənz. ɪf ðə keɪs, pliz lɛt mi noʊ. æt ðə ˈvɛri list, aɪ θɪŋk wi kən ɔl əˈgri ðət ðɪs ɪz ə dəˈbeɪt wərθ ˈhævɪŋ. ˈriʧɪŋ aʊt tɪ ən oʊld ˈɔdiəns ʤɔrʤ ˈbərnərd ʃɔ wəns ˈfeɪməsli kwɪpt ðət ɪz ˈweɪstɪd ɔn ðə young’*’. wɛl, ju noʊ wət ɛls ɪz ˈweɪstɪd ɔn ðə jəŋ? ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk, wət. naʊ, aɪ noʊ ə proʊˈvɑkətɪv ˈsteɪtmənt, ənd bɪˈkəz laɪk ɔl proʊˈvɑkətɪv ˈsteɪtmənts nɑt əˈspɛʃəli tru. bət (wɪθ ə fju ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈkeɪviˌæts) aɪ bɪˈliv ɪt kənˈteɪnz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈkərnəl əv truθ fər ðə ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk ˈɪndəstri. ɪt ɪz noʊ ˈsikrɪt ðət ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz baɪ wɪʧ aɪ min ˈɛni ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən huz ʤɑb ɪt ɪz tɪ prəˈmoʊt ənd ˈəltəmətli sɛl səm fɔrm əv ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk hæv gɑt ˈvɛri həŋ əp ɔn ðə kˈwɛʃən əv haʊ tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ jəŋ ˈpipəl. ˈskɛrsli ə wik goʊz baɪ ðiz deɪz wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈklæsɪkəl ˈmɑrkətɪŋ dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈkəmɪŋ əp wɪθ ə nu ənd ˌɪnˈvɪgərˌeɪtɪŋ weɪ tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ðɪs ˈɔdiəns ɔn ɪts terms’*’. ˈhɪpstər ˈklæsɪkəl kləb naɪts ər ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈfæʃən: tərn əp æt ən ənˈlaɪkli loʊˈkeɪʃən ɪn ist ˈləndən, græb ə bɪr, ənd stænd əraʊnd ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ˈsɛksi jəŋ pərˈfɔrmərz pleɪɪŋ kəts frəm ðɛr ˈleɪtəst ˈælbəm əv stoʊn koʊld ˈkɪlər ˈklæsɪks (baɪ ˈmoʊzɑrt, ˈɑbviəsli). ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈklæsɪk ˈɛˈfɛm ˈɛləˌveɪts fɪlm ənd ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈsaʊnˌtræks tɪ ɪts hɔl əv feɪm, waɪlst ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈɛvər ˈʃɔrtər ʃrɪft tɪ bɑk, ˈbeɪtoʊvən ər brɑmz. ˌbibiˈsi fɔr ˌɪnˈvaɪts ˈfeɪməs jəŋ ˈsɪŋɪŋ ˈpərsən ˈkɔni ˈfɪʃər tɪ oʊˈpaɪn əˈbaʊt contestants’*’ drɛs sɛns ənd haʊ ‘‘amazing’*’ ˈɛvriˌwən saʊnz ɔn ˌbibiˈsi ˈkɑrdɪf ˈsɪŋər əv ðə wərld. ənd ˈrɛkərd ˈleɪbəlz kənˈtɪnju tɪ spɛnd juʤ əv ðɛr ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈbəʤɪts ˈflɑgɪŋ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈprɪti jəŋ θɪŋ tɪ ə ˈkrɔˌsoʊvər ˈɔdiəns hu wɪl baɪ ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪf ju smɪr ɪˈnəf ˈvæsəˌlin ɔn ðə lɛnz ənd kɔl ɪt ‘‘classical’*’. ɔl əv ðɪs ɪz dən wɪθ ðə ˈvɛri ˈlɔdəbəl ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk accessible’*’ tɪ ə ˈjəŋgər ˈɔdiəns. ðɛr ɪz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə seɪɪŋ əˈbaʊt gʊd ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz ənd ənˈfɔrʧənətli aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ɪz wɛl ənd ˈtruli bɔrn aʊt ɪn ðɪs ˈɪnstəns. ðə hɑrd truθ ɪz ðət nən əv ðiz ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz tɪ əˈtrækt ˈjəŋgər ˈɔdiənsəz ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ. ˌɪnˈdid, ɪn ðə læst ˈfɪfˈtin jɪrz, ˈklæsɪkəl ˈɔdiənsəz hæv bɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪdli ˈoʊldər. hɑrd tɪ faɪnd ˈdætə fər ðə tɪ bæk ðɪs əp (aɪ wʊd ˈwɛlkəm ˈɛni, ˈiðər weɪ), bət ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ðə ˈnæʃənəl ɛnˈdaʊmənt fər ðə ɑrts rənz ə kwɑˈdrɛniəl ˈsərˌveɪ fər ðə ˈpəblɪk pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən əv ðə ɑrts wɪʧ ˈmɛʒərz prɪˈsaɪsli ðɪs sɔrt əv θɪŋ. ˈlʊkɪŋ bæk ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsərˌveɪ rɪˈzəlts, wi kən si ðət bæk ɪn ðə leɪt ˈpipəl ˈoʊvər ðə eɪʤ əv 55 kəmˈpraɪzd 28 əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈjuˈɛs ˈklæsɪkəl ˈɔdiəns. ðeɪ naʊ əˈkaʊnt fər mɔr laɪk 38 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈpɪriəd, ˈminˌwaɪl, hæv drɑpt frəm 28 tɪ lɛs ðən 23 ðoʊz ər ˈtrəbəlɪŋ stəˈtɪstɪks tɪ bi ʃʊr. ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz, səm ˈklæsɪkəl ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz wɪl lʊk æt ðoʊz ˈfɪgjərz ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðət ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt rɪˈspɑns ɪz tɪ riˈdəbəl ðɛr ˈɛfərts tɪ ˈkæpʧər ðət ɪˈlusɪv juθ ˈmɑrkɪt. ðeɪ shouldn’t*, ənd waɪ. ðə ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk ˈɪndəstri, dɪˈspaɪt ə fju ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ saɪnz tɪ ðə ˈkɑntrɛri, rɪˈmeɪnz baɪ ənd lɑrʤ ɪn ˈfɛrli pur hɛlθ. rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk ɪn ðə ˈərli wɑz ə ˈbɪznɪs ˈgloʊbəli. ɪt ɪz naʊ lɛs ðən ə θərd əv ðət. pərˈhæps ˈivɪn mɔr kənˈsərnɪŋ ɪz ðət 70 əv ˈkɑrənt rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈrɛvəˌnuz ər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ˈkætəˌlɔg seɪlz ˈrəðər ðən baɪ nu rɪˈlisɪz. ðət minz ðət ˈsɛvən aʊt əv 10 ˈklæsɪkəl ˈpərʧəsərz prɪˈfər ðə ˈprɑdəkts əv ðə pæst tɪ ðə ˈprɑdəkts əv təˈdeɪ. ðət sɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ, ɪt? nɑt ɛz ðoʊ wi ər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ən ˈɪrə bərˈɛft əv greɪt ˈsɪŋərz, kənˈdəktərz, ˈpiənɪsts, vaɪəˈlɪnəsts, ˈɔrkəstrəz ər ˈʧeɪmbər mjuˈzɪʃənz. ˈstændərdz hæv ˈnɛvər bɪn haɪər, ənd ənd ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz ər ˈkɑnstəntli ˈʧərnɪŋ aʊt ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ nu ˈtælənt. soʊ waɪ ɪz ðɪs nɑt ˈtrænsˌleɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu haɪər frənt laɪn seɪlz fər ðə ˈrɛkərd ˈkəmpəˌniz ʃrud ɪˈnəf tɪ hæv saɪnd ðiz ˈɑrtɪsts? wɛl, kənˈsɪdər ðɪs. ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈkrɔˌsoʊvər ˈælbəm kɔsts əˈbaʊt 50 əv ɪts ˈtoʊtəl ˈtərˌnoʊvər tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt. ðə ˈmɑrkətɪŋ spɛnd fər ə ˈspɛʃəlɪst ˈklæsɪkəl ˈælbəm ɪz mɔr laɪk 2 əv ˈtərˌnoʊvər. jɛt ə ˈspɛʃəlɪst ˈklæsɪkəl ˈkəstəmər ɪz taɪmz mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ baɪ ə ˈklæsɪkəl ˈælbəm ðən ə ˈkrɔˌsoʊvər fæn. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˈrɛkərd ˈleɪbəlz ər ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔl ðɛr taɪm, ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈbəʤɪt traɪɪŋ tɪ əˈtrækt ðə ˈkəstəmərz list ˈlaɪkli tɪ baɪ ðɛr ˈprɑdəkts, waɪlst nɪˈglɛktɪŋ ðoʊz hu əˈkaʊnt fər 93 əv ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs. ðɪs simz tɪ bi ə trɛnd θruaʊt ðə ˈwaɪdər ˈklæsɪkəl ˈɪndəstri: ˈklæsɪkəl ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ər ˈspɛndɪŋ mɔr ənd mɔr əv ðɛr ˈɛnərʤi traɪɪŋ, ənd ˈfeɪlɪŋ, tɪ ˈkæpʧər nu ˈɔdiənsəz, ɔl tu ˈfrikwɛntli æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ðɛr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ wənz. æt ə taɪm wɪn ðə ˈklæsɪkəl ˈɪndəstri ɪz ɪn ˈtrəbəl, ðɪs trɛnd nidz tɪ bi ˈərʤəntli rɪˈvərst. ˈʃʊrli, ðoʊ, ðɛr bi ˈɛni hɑrm ɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈbrɔdən ðə ˈɔdiəns fər ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk. kən ðɛr? ˈsædli, ðɛr kən. aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ɪz nɑt ˈmɪrli ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə kɔr ˈklæsɪkəl ˈɔdiəns aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ɪz ˈdaʊnˌraɪt dɪˈstrəktɪv. baɪ ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ɔn ən vision’*’ əv ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk wən ðət ɪz fri frəm ‘‘elitism’*’, ‘‘stuffiness’*’ ənd ‘‘tradition’*’ ˈklæsɪkəl ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ər baɪ ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən ˈpeɪnɪŋ ðɛr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈɔdiəns ɛz. wɛl, ɛz ˈstəfi, trəˈdɪʃənəl ɪˈlitɪsts. nɑt ˈoʊnli ðət, bət baɪ əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ridɪˈfaɪn wət ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk kən bi baɪ ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ˈkrɔˌsoʊvər, ˈsaʊnˌtræks ənd ˈivɪn pɑp mˈjuzɪk ˈəndər ðə ‘‘classical’*’ ˈbænər ðeɪ ər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ə dɪsəˈgrimənt wɪθ ðɛr ˈkəstəmərz əˈbaʊt wət ðɛr ˈprɑdəkt ˈivɪn ɪz. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈkəstəmərz ər lɛft ˈfilɪŋ dɪˈfɛnsɪv, əˈbændənd baɪ ðə ˈvɛri ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ðeɪ hæv soʊ ˈlɔɪəli səˈpɔrtɪd ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. naʊ, ə pis əv ˈmɑrkɪt ˈrisərʧ aɪ wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn kənˈdəktɪŋ ə ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz əˈgoʊ prəˈdust ðə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən ðət ˈklæsɪkəl ˈɔdiənsəz ˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ˈeɪʤɪd 55 ənd ˈoʊvər, university-educated*, ənd ˈæfluənt ər ˈvɛri ˈæfluənt. moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli, ðeɪ wər ɔˈrɛdi ˈrɪli ˈpæʃənət əˈbaʊt ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk: ðeɪ nid tɪ bi kənˈvɪnst əv ɪts ˈmɛrɪts, nɔr hæv ɪt ˌridɪˈzaɪnd fər ðɛm tɪ ˈbɛtər fɪt ɪn wɪθ ðɛr ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl. ðə ˈspɛʃəlɪst ˈklæsɪkəl ˈɔdiəns ɪz ˈoʊldər, ˈwɛlθiər ənd mɔr ɪnˈgeɪʤd ðən ðə ˈævərɪʤ mˈjuzɪk fæn ənd ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ˈtritɪd ðət weɪ. ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ˈtritɪd laɪk ˈsɪtɪzənz. ˌɪnˈdid, ðeɪ meɪ wɛl fil ə ˈsərtən snɪf əv praɪd æt ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk, ʤɪst ɛz ðoʊz hu əˈpriʃiˌeɪt faɪn ˈdaɪnɪŋ, faɪn waɪn, faɪn ɑrt ər faɪn ˈlɪtərəʧər maɪt. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ˈtritɪd wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt, ənd ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ si music’*’ ˈtritɪd wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tu. ˌwəˈtɛvər jʊr ˈprɑdəkt ɪz, ˈwɛðər ɪt bi kənˈsumər ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks, ə ˈbrɛkfəst ˈsɪriəl, haɪ ɑrt ər ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈbɛtər weɪ əv ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ðət ˈprɑdəkt ðən tɪ tərn jʊr ˈkəstəmərz ˈɪntu ɪˈvænʤəlɪsts fər ɪt. ˈklæsɪkəl ˈɔdiənsəz ər ˈnæʧərəli ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl əˈbaʊt ðə mˈjuzɪk ðeɪ ləv, bət raɪt naʊ ðeɪ nid tɪ fil ə sɛns əv praɪd əˈgɛn. ɪf ðeɪ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ stænd əp ənd proʊˈkleɪm ðɛr ləv fər ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk, ðɛn ðeɪ nid tɪ fil ðə ˌənˈbɛndɪŋ səˈpɔrt əv ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz tæskt wɪθ prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ɪt. ðət minz ðoʊz ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz nid tɪ stɑrt ˈstɪkɪŋ əp fər wət ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk ˈrɪli ɪz, ənd stɑp traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌriɪnˈvɛnt ɪt fər ən ˈɔdiəns hu ˈsɪmpli dɪz nɑt kɛr. stɑp ˈdəmɪŋ daʊn. stɑp ˈkrɔsɪŋ ˈoʊvər. ʤɪst ˈproʊdus ˈbɔrɪŋ, ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd, ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk fər ðə ˈpipəl hu ləv ɪt, ənd hu wɪl ləv ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈpipəl əˈbaʊt ɪt. haʊ ˈklæsɪkəl mˈjuzɪk wɪl groʊ əˈgɛn. ɪt maɪt nɑt bi ɛz kul ər ɛz ˈsɛksi ə ˈstrætəʤi ɛz ə sɛt ɪn ɪz, bət ‘‘cool’*’ ənd ‘‘sexy’*’ hæv ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli bɪn wət ˈklæsɪkəl ɪz əˈbaʊt. soʊ ˈklæsɪkəl ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz: goʊ fɔrθ ənd riˈkleɪm jʊr kɔr ˈɔdiəns. meɪk ðɛm ˈhæpi. ɪnˈkərəʤ ðɛm tɪ spɛnd mɔr ˈməni ɔn jʊr ˈprɑdəkt. riˈmaɪnd ðɛm, ˈkɑnstəntli, ðət ɔn ðɛr saɪd ənd ɔn ðə saɪd əv greɪt mˈjuzɪk. ðɛn, ənd ˈoʊnli ðɛn, kən ju stɑrt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. (tɪ bi kənˈtɪnjud.
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this, the first of an epic two-part blog post, is a piece i’ve wanted to write for quite some time. it’s taken a little while to get all my thoughts in order, but it goes to the very heart of what i – and the rest of us at lelio – think is wrong with the classical music industry today. more importantly, it offers a few suggestions on how i (and we) think the situation can be improved.
but first, a caveat. reliable facts and figures in support of some of the arguments i make below are hard to come by. i’ve done my best, but it’s entirely possible that someone reading this may have compelling evidence that contradicts (or confirms!) some of my assumptions. if the case, please let me know. at the very least, i think we can all agree that this is a debate worth having.
reaching out to an old audience
george bernard shaw once famously quipped that ‘youth is wasted on the young’. well, you know what else is wasted on the young? classical music, what.
now, i know a provocative statement, and because like all provocative statements it’s not especially true. but (with a few enormous caveats) i believe it contains an important kernel of truth for the classical music industry.
it is no secret that in recent years classical music organisations – by which i mean any organisation whose job it is to promote and ultimately sell some form of classical music – have got very hung up on the question of how to engage young people. scarcely a week goes by these days without a classical marketing department coming up with a new and invigorating way to engage this audience on its ‘own terms’.
hipster classical club nights are the latest fashion: turn up at an unlikely location in east london, grab a beer, and stand around listening to sexy young performers playing cuts from their latest album of stone cold killer classics (by mozart, obviously). meanwhile, classic fm elevates film and video game soundtracks to its hall of fame, whilst giving ever shorter shrift to bach, beethoven or brahms. bbc four invites famous young singing person connie fisher to opine about contestants’ dress sense and how ‘amazing’ everyone sounds on bbc cardiff singer of the world. and record labels continue to spend huge swathes of their limited marketing budgets flogging the latest pretty young thing to a crossover audience who will buy absolutely anything if you smear enough vaseline on the lens and call it ‘classical’.
all of this is done with the very laudable intention of making classical music ‘more accessible’ to a younger audience. there is, however, a saying about good intentions – and unfortunately i think it is well and truly borne out in this instance.
the hard truth is that none of these initiatives to attract younger audiences is working. indeed, in the last fifteen years, classical audiences have been getting markedly older. it’s hard to find data for the uk to back this up (i would welcome any, either way), but in the us the national endowment for the arts runs a quadrennial survey for the public participation of the arts which measures precisely this sort of thing. looking back over the survey results, we can see that back in the late 1990s people over the age of 55 comprised 28% of the total us classical audience. they now account for more like 38%. during the same period, meanwhile, under-35s have dropped from 28% to less than 23%.
those are troubling statistics to be sure. the problem is, some classical organisations will look at those figures and decide that the appropriate response is to redouble their efforts to capture that elusive youth market. they shouldn’t, and here’s why.
the classical music industry, despite a few encouraging signs to the contrary, remains by and large in fairly poor health. recorded classical music in the early 1990s was a $1.7bn business globally. it is now less than a third of that. perhaps even more concerning is that 70% of current recording revenues are generated by catalogue sales rather than by new releases. that means that seven out of 10 classical purchasers prefer the products of the past to the products of today.
that says something, doesn’t it? it’s not as though we are living in an era bereft of great singers, conductors, pianists, violinists, orchestras or chamber musicians. standards have never been higher, and conservatoires and competitions are constantly churning out exciting new talent. so why is this not translating into higher front line sales for the record companies shrewd enough to have signed these artists?
well, consider this. the average crossover album costs about 50% of its total turnover to market. the marketing spend for a specialist classical album is more like 2% of turnover. yet a specialist classical customer is 6.5 times more likely to buy a classical album than a crossover fan. in other words, record labels are spending all their time, energy and marketing budget trying to attract the customers least likely to buy their products, whilst neglecting those who account for 93% (!) of their business.
this seems to be a trend throughout the wider classical industry: classical organisations are spending more and more of their energy trying, and failing, to capture new audiences, all too frequently at the expense of their existing ones. at a time when the classical industry is in trouble, this trend needs to be urgently reversed.
surely, though, there can’t be any harm in trying to broaden the audience for classical music. can there?
sadly, there can. i believe that today’s youth-oriented marketing is not merely alienating to the core classical audience – i think it is downright destructive. by insisting on an ‘alternative vision’ of classical music – one that is free from ‘elitism’, ‘stuffiness’ and ‘tradition’ – classical organisations are by implication painting their existing audience as. . . well, as stuffy, traditional elitists.
not only that, but by attempting to redefine what classical music can be – by embracing crossover, soundtracks and even out-and-out pop music under the all-encompassing ‘classical’ banner – they are manufacturing a disagreement with their customers about what their product even is. as a result, customers are left feeling defensive, patronised and/or abandoned by the very organisations they have so loyally supported over the years.
now, a piece of market research i was involved in conducting a couple of years ago produced the not-terribly-surprising revelation that classical audiences tended to be aged 55 and over, university-educated, and affluent or very affluent. most significantly, they were already really passionate about classical music: they need to be convinced of its merits, nor have it redesigned for them to better fit in with their lifestyle.
the specialist classical audience is older, wealthier and more engaged than the average music fan – and they want to be treated that way. they don’t want to be treated like second-class citizens. indeed, they may well feel a certain sniff of pride at their ability to appreciate classical music, just as those who appreciate fine dining, fine wine, fine art or fine literature might. in other words, they want to be treated with respect, and they want to see ‘their music’ treated with respect too.
whatever your product is, whether it be consumer electronics, a breakfast cereal, high art or classical music, there is no better way of marketing that product than to turn your customers into evangelists for it. classical audiences are naturally evangelical about the music they love, but right now they need to feel a sense of pride again. if they are going to stand up and proclaim their love for classical music, then they need to feel the unbending support of the organisations tasked with promoting it. that means those organisations need to start sticking up for what classical music really is, and stop trying to reinvent it for an audience who simply does not care. stop dumbing down. stop crossing over. just produce boring, old-fashioned, high-quality classical music for the people who love it, and who will love telling people about it.
that’s how classical music will grow again. it might not be as cool or as sexy a strategy as a dj set in shoreditch is, but ‘cool’ and ‘sexy’ have never really been what classical is about. so classical organisations: go forth and reclaim your core audience. make them happy. encourage them to spend more money on your product. remind them, constantly, that you’re on their side and on the side of great music.
then, and only then, can you start thinking about the next generation.
(to be continued. . . )
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ˈgrinˌpis nu ˈzilənd koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsɪvəl ˌdɪsəˈbidiəns ˈklaɪmɪt ˈproʊˌtɛsts ɪn ðɛr ˈhɪstəri... ənd ɪt wɑz ə ˈbjutəfəl θɪŋ. mɔr ðən 200 ˈpipəl dɪˈsɛndɪd ɔn nu ˈlɑrʤəst ɔɪl ˈɪndəstri ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈɑklənd ənd blɑkt ɪts ˈɛntrənsəz ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən əv ˈpisfəl ˈsɪvəl ˌdɪsəˈbidiəns. ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ðə ˈpisfəl əv ti oʊ rongomai*, ˈmɑrtɪn ˈluθər kɪŋ jr*, ˈgɑndi ənd ˈroʊzə pɑrks, kloʊz tɪ 300 ˈpipəl blɑkt ɔl ˈɛntrənsəz tɪ nu ˈlɑrʤəst ɔɪl ˈɪndəstri ˈkɑnfərəns ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ðeɪ dɪd ɪt ˈsɪmpli wɪθ ðɛr ˈbɑdiz, ənd wɪn ðə pəˈlis æst ðɛm tɪ muv, ðeɪ pəˈlaɪtli dɪˈklaɪnd. ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪt sɛnt tɪ ðə ɔɪl ˈɪndəstri wɑz ˌənmɪˈsteɪkəbəl. wi ər nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ stænd baɪ ənd əˈlaʊ ðə sərʧ fər ɔɪl ðət wi ˈkænɑt əˈfɔrd tɪ bərn tɪ kənˈtɪnju. ˈpipəl paʊər ɪz strɔŋ ənd ðɪs peoples’*’ ˈklaɪmɪt ˈmuvmənt ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstrɔŋgər baɪ ðə deɪ. wi gru ˈstrɔŋgər ənd wi ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ɪf jʊr ˈstrætəʤi ɪz gʊd ɪˈnəf ju kən lɛt ˈɛvriˌwən noʊ wət ɪt ɪz bɪˈkəz ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ stɑp ju... ˈgrinˌpis nu ˈzilənd ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst, bət ɪt ˈwəzənt ʤɪst ˈgrinˌpis ˈæktɪvɪsts ˈblɑkɪŋ ðə ɔɪl ˈkɑnfərəns. ɪt wɑz ə dɪˈvərs grup əv nu ˈziləndərz, ˈmɛni əv hum hæd ˈnɛvər pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs ˌbiˈfɔr. ðɛr wər ˈpipəl əv ɔl ˈeɪʤɪz ˈnərsɪz, ˈtiʧərz, ˈpɛrənts wɪθ kɪdz, feɪθ ˈlidərz, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz frəm ˈsɛvərəl ənd ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti. ðə ˈkɑmən θrɛd, ə strɔŋ bɪˈlif ðət wi ˈərʤəntli nid ril ˈklaɪmɪt ˈækʃən ənd ə klin ˈɛnərʤi fˈjuʧər, ənd praɪd. praɪd fər ˈɛvriˌwən ðɛr ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈækʃən tɪ stænd əp əˈgɛnst ðə ɔɪl ˈɪndəstri, əˈgɛnst ˌɪnˈʤəstɪs, ənd fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ɑr ˈplænət. ðɪs wɑz ðə fərst taɪm ɪn nu ˈzilənd ðət ˈgrinˌpis həz ˈoʊpənli ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˈpipəl tɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn ˈpisfəl ˈsɪvəl ˌdɪsəˈbidiəns en-masse*. tɪ ˈsɪgnəl wət wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ du ənd ˌɪnˈvaɪt ˈpipəl tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs, wi sɛnt aʊt ˈθaʊzənz əv iˈmeɪlz, sɛt əp ə ˈpəblɪk ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ɪˈvɛnt ənd ˈɪʃud prɛs rɪˈlisɪz wɛl əˈhɛd əv ðə deɪ. ˈfaʊndər bɪl məˈkɪbən ˈivɪn ˈpoʊstɪd ə ʃaʊt aʊt. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈziroʊ ˈsikrəsi. noʊ daʊt ðɪs wɑz ˈdipli əˈnərvɪŋ fər ðə ɔɪl ˈɪndəstri ənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hu ɔˈrɛdi noʊ ɔn ðə rɔŋ saɪd əv ˈhɪstəri. ðət ɪt wərkt soʊ wɛl simz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl naʊ bət aɪ kən tɛl ju ɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz fil ðət weɪ! ðɪs wɑz nu graʊnd fər ðə tim hir æt ˈgrinˌpis. wi hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə haʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli kəm ənd ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs... ðət wɑz ənˈtɪl ðə ˈoʊpən ˈbrifɪŋ deɪ sɔ ə fʊl haʊs əv 150 ˈpipəl ˈpækɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈvɛnju. ðɛr wi dɪˈskəst ˈtæktɪks, kriˈeɪtɪd əˈfɪnɪti grups ənd ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə kaupapa*, ər ʃɛrd sɛt əv ˈprɪnsəpəlz, fər wət wi mɛnt baɪ nɑnˈvaɪələnt ˈsɪvəl ˌdɪsəˈbidiəns. ɪt ˈlæstɪd əˈbaʊt 4 aʊərz ənd ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr wɑz ɪˈlɛktrɪk. ɪf jʊr ˈstrætəʤi ɪz gʊd ɪˈnəf ju kən lɛt ˈɛvriˌwən noʊ wət ɪt ɪz bɪˈkəz ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ stɑp ju... ðə nɛkst deɪ æt dɔn, ˈhənərdz əv ˈpipəl mɛt ɪn ə vərˈaɪəti əv loʊˈkeɪʃənz əraʊnd ˈɑklənd ˈsɪti, ənd təˈgɛðər, swupt ɔn wɛr ðə ɔɪl ˈkɑnfərəns wɑz tɪ bi hɛld. ˈɛvriˌwən kənˈdəktəd ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɪθ pɔɪz ənd ˈdɪgnəti ðeɪ ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˈpisfəl ˈvæljuz əv ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst ənd wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ riækt tɪ ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz wɪθ əˈmeɪzɪŋ fluˈɪdəti ənd koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ blɑk dɔrz ɛz ðə ˈdɛləˌgeɪts traɪd tɪ meɪk ðɛr weɪ ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑnfərəns. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈbænərz, wi hæd ˈhənərdz əv əv rɛd ənd waɪt əˈgɛnst humanity”*” kɑrdz ə əv ðə ˈpɑpjələr geɪm kɑrdz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti. ðə kɑrdz poʊzd ə ˈsɪriz əv kˈwɛsʧənz ənd ˈænsərz əˈbaʊt ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, ɔɪl, ənd ðə nu ˈzilənd ˈgəvərnmənts kəˈluʒən wɪθ ðɪs ˈdərti ənd dɪˈstrəktɪv ˈɪndəstri. ðɪs prəˈvaɪdɪd ən ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛndləs ˈnəmbər əv ˈpɑsəbəl kˈwɛʃən ənd ˈænsər ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃənz ðət kənˈveɪd ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət mɔr ɔɪl minz ˈklaɪmɪt kəˈtæstrəfi ənd wi wɔnt ə seɪf ˈɛnərʤi fˈjuʧər! ðɛrz lɑts əv ˈfoʊˌtoʊz hir ɔn ðə lɪv fid frəm ðə deɪ. wi hoʊp ðɪs ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən əv ˈpisfəl ˈsɪvəl ˌdɪsəˈbidiəns ɔn mɑrʧ 21 həz lɛft nu ˈzilənd ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈklaɪmɪt ˈmuvmənt ˈfilɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɪgərˌeɪtɪd. ˈlərnɪd frəm ðɪs ənd ɪt ˈsərtənli fɛlt tɪ mi laɪk ðə ˈmuvmənt gru ə ˈlɪtəl ˈstrɔŋgər ɔn ðɪs deɪ. ə gʊd pleɪs tɪ bi ɛz wi hɛd təˈwɔrdz breɪk fri mobilisation*, ə ˈgloʊbəl weɪv əv mæs ˈækʃənz ðət wɪl ˈtərgət ðə moʊst ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈfɑsəl fjuəl ˈprɑʤɛkts, frəm meɪ 2016 saɪn əp tɪ jʊr ˈloʊkəl həb: weɪvz əv ˈækʃənz wɪl bi ˈroʊlɪŋ aʊt ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld soʊ ðət wi kən kip koʊl, ɔɪl ənd gæs ɪn ðə graʊnd ənd sɪˈkjʊr ə fˈjuʧər fər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz tɪ kəm! nɪk həz wərkt wɪθ ˈgrinˌpis fər mɔr ðən 10 jɪrz ənd ɪz naʊ hɛd əv ˈdɪʤɪtəl æt ˈgrinˌpis nz*.
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greenpeace new zealand coordinated one of the largest civil disobedience climate protests in their history... and it was a beautiful thing.
more than 200 people descended on new zealand’s largest oil industry conference in auckland and blocked its entrances as part of a greenpeace-organised demonstration of peaceful civil disobedience.
inspired by the peaceful civil-disobedience of te whiti o rongomai, martin luther king jr, gandhi and rosa parks, close to 300 people blocked all entrances to new zealand’s largest oil industry conference on monday. they did it simply with their bodies, and when the police asked them to move, they politely declined.
the message it sent to the oil industry was unmistakable. we are not going to stand by and allow the search for oil that we cannot afford to burn to continue. people power is strong and this peoples’ climate movement is getting stronger by the day. we grew stronger and we re-learned something important. if your strategy is good enough you can let everyone know what it is because nobody will be able to stop you...
greenpeace new zealand co-ordinated the protest, but it wasn't just greenpeace activists blocking the oil conference. it was a diverse group of new zealanders, many of whom had never participated in something like this before.
there were people of all ages - nurses, teachers, parents with kids, faith leaders, representatives from several iwi and members of the tuvaluan community. the common thread, a strong belief that we urgently need real climate action and a clean energy future, and pride. pride for everyone there taking action to stand up against the oil industry, against injustice, and for the future of our planet.
this was the first time in new zealand that greenpeace has openly invited people to take part in peaceful civil disobedience en-masse. to signal what we were going to do and invite people to join us, we sent out thousands of emails, set up a public facebook event and issued press releases well ahead of the day. 350.org founder bill mckibben even posted a shout out. almost zero secrecy. there’s no doubt this was deeply unnerving for the oil industry and the government who already know they’re on the wrong side of history.
that it worked so well seems inevitable now - but i can tell you it didn’t always feel that way!
this was new ground for the team here at greenpeace. we had no idea how many people would actually come and join us... that was until the open briefing day saw a full house of 150 people packing into the venue.
there we discussed tactics, created affinity groups and established a kaupapa, or shared set of principles, for what we meant by nonviolent civil disobedience. it lasted about 4 hours and the atmosphere was electric.
if your strategy is good enough you can let everyone know what it is because nobody will be able to stop you...
the next day at dawn, hundreds of people met in a variety of locations around auckland city, and together, swooped on skycity where the oil conference was to be held. everyone conducted themselves with poise and dignity - they followed the peaceful values of the protest and were able to react to circumstances with amazing fluidity and coordination - moving to block doors as the oil-industry delegates tried to make their way into the conference.
instead of banners, we had hundreds of of red and white “oil against humanity” cards - a spin-off of the popular game cards against humanity. the cards posed a series of questions and answers about climate change, oil, and the new zealand government's collusion with this dirty and destructive industry. this provided an almost endless number of possible question and answer combinations that conveyed the message that more oil means climate catastrophe and we want a safe energy future! there's lots of photos here on the live feed from the day.
we hope this demonstration of peaceful civil disobedience on march 21 has left new zealand and the rest of the climate movement feeling invigorated. we’ve learned from this and it certainly felt to me like the movement grew a little stronger on this day. that’s a good place to be as we head towards 350’s break free mobilisation, a week-long global wave of mass actions that will target the world’s most dangerous fossil fuel projects, from may 4-16, 2016.
sign up to your local hub: waves of actions will be rolling out all over the world so that we can keep coal, oil and gas in the ground and secure a future for generations to come!
nick has worked with greenpeace for more than 10 years and is now head of digital at greenpeace nz.
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ˈprɛzɪdənt bʊʃ ɪkˈsplɪsət ðə goʊl əv meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌsupɪriˈɔrɪti ˈoʊvər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈneɪʃən ər grup əv pəˈtɛnʃəl adversaries.”*.” ðə pərˈsut əv ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri səˈprɛməsi həz bɪn ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ əˈbʤɛktɪv əv ðə ˈkɑrənt waɪt haʊs. ˈkəpəld wɪθ ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk strɛŋθ, ðə ˈʤɛnərəli ækˈsɛptɪd vju wɑz ðət əˈmɛrɪkən hiˈʤɛməni wɑz əˈʃʊrd fər ðə fɔrˈsiəbəl fˈjuʧər. ɪn 2008 ˈrəʃən trups ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ˌəndɪˈspjutɪd ˈʤɔrʤən ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə ˈʤɔrʤən ˈɑrmi ənd ɪts ˈhɑrdˌwɛr, səŋk ʃɪps ənd brɔt ðə ˈkəntri tɪ ɪts niz. ənd wət həz bɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs riˈækʃənz? ˈmɛsɪʤɪz əv səˈpɔrt fər ˈʤɔrʤə ənd ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən əv ˈrəʃən ˈækʃən. ˈprɛzɪdənt bʊʃ ˈsɪgnəld ðət ðə əv ˈʤɔrʤə ər ðə lɔs əv ɪts ˈsɑvrənti wɑz ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən wʊd sik tɪ prɪˈzərv ˈsɑvrən, fri ˈʤɔrʤə ənd ɪts ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl integrity”*”. ˈrəʃə həz naʊ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns əv saʊθ ˌɑˈsɛʃjə ənd æbˈkɑzjə. ðə ˈeɪʒən sin ɪz ə ˈlɪtəni əv ˈfeɪljərz. ˌɪˈrɑk ɪz ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ débacle*; ðɛr ɪz noʊ ɛnd ɪn saɪt ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn; ðə ˌpækɪˈstæni ˌɪˈluʒən ɪz drɔɪŋ tɪ ə kloʊz; ðɛr ɪz ə klɪr ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ðət ðə wɛst ɪz biɪŋ tizd ɪn ˌɪˈrɑn wɪθ ˈlɪtəl tɪ ʃoʊ ɪn rɪˈtərn; skænt ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪz biɪŋ meɪd ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, nən ɪn mˈjɑnˈmɑr nɔr suˈdæn. haʊ dɪd ðɪs ˈhæpən? bɪˈkəz ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈfɔrfɪtɪd ɪts ˈmɔrəl ˈlidərˌʃɪp ənd rɪˈspɛkt, θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈvɪʒən əv ðə wərld, bɪˈgɪnɪŋ wɪθ ðə dɪˈzæstrəs ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv ˌɪˈrɑk ənd kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ wɪθ ðə pərˈsut əv ənˌriˈlɪstɪk goʊlz dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist) baɪ ðə rɔŋ minz (ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən frəm ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd). ˈfeɪljər ˈtreɪsəbəl tɪ ˈɛrəgəns ər ɑr læk əv ˌɪnˈflɪkt əˈpɑn ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈgrivəs hərt, boʊθ æt hoʊm ənd abroad”*”, sɛd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈaɪzənˌhaʊər ɪn hɪz ˌfɛrˈwɛl ˈæˌdrɛs (si poʊst əv 23 ˈɔgəst). əˈnəðər ˈhɪstəri ˈlɛsən ˌɪgˈnɔrd! wi ər ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˈbæŋkrəptsi əv ðə bʊʃ ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ˈɪrə. ˈnidləs tɪ seɪ, ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈlidərz sæt ɔn ðɛr hænz moʊst əv ðə taɪm, ənd hæv stɪl feɪld tɪ stɛp ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈvækjum, ə dɪˈvɛləpmənt wɪʧ wʊd bi ˈwɛlkəm ɪn ˈsɛvərəl pɑrts əv ðə wərld. wi ər ɔl kwɪk tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈlidərˌʃɪp, bət, ɔn ˈmɛni ɔˈkeɪʒənz, ˈnəθɪŋ wʊd hæv ˈhæpənd wɪˈθaʊt ɪt. ˈɔθər ˈstænli
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president bush “made explicit the goal of maintaining u.s. military superiority over any other nation or group of potential adversaries.”
the pursuit of permanent military supremacy has been an ongoing objective of the current white house. coupled with the country’s economic strength, the generally accepted view was that american hegemony was assured for the foreseeable future.
in 2008, russian troops occupied undisputed georgian territory, destroyed the georgian army and its hardware, sunk ships and brought the country to its knees.
and what has been the us reactions? messages of support for georgia and condemnation of russian action. president bush signalled that the break-up of georgia or the loss of its sovereignty was unacceptable to the us. washington would seek to preserve “a sovereign, free georgia and its territorial integrity”.
russia has now recognised the independence of south ossetia and abkhazia.
the asian scene is a litany of failures. iraq is an ongoing débacle; there is no end in sight in afghanistan; the pakistani illusion is drawing to a close; there is a clear impression that the west is being teased in iran with little to show in return; scant progress is being made in north korea, none in myanmar nor sudan.
how did this happen? because the us forfeited its moral leadership and respect, thanks to the neocon’s vision of the world, beginning with the disastrous invasion of iraq and continuing with the pursuit of unrealistic goals (eg democracy in the middle east) by the wrong means (imposition from the outside).
“any failure traceable to arrogance or our lack of comprehension…would inflict upon us a grievous hurt, both at home and abroad”, said president eisenhower in his farewell address (see post of 23 august). another history lesson ignored!
we are witnessing the result of the bankruptcy of the gw bush foreign policy era. needless to say, european leaders sat on their hands most of the time, and have still failed to step into this leadership vacuum, a development which would be welcome in several parts of the world. we are all quick to criticise american leadership, but, on many occasions, nothing would have happened without it.
author : stanley crossick
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ðə ˈʃeɪdi ˈfɪgjər hu soʊld klæs ə gərɑʒ fər ˈmɪljən ɪz rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə dil. ðə mæn, noʊn ˈloʊkəli ɛz ˈfrɛkəld deɪv, rɪˈpɔrtədli toʊld ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈsɪŋər ʃi wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ ən ˈæbsəˌlut ˈbɑrgɪn. ə sɔrs kloʊz tɪ ðə stɑr sɛd: toʊld ðət wɑz ən ˈɛriə, ðət ɪt wɑz ɔn ðə rut ənd ðət ɪt hæd ˈplænɪŋ pərˈmɪʃən tɪ bi tərnd ˈɪntu ə blɑk əv ˈləgʒəri flæts fər ɔɪl ˈoʊlɪˌgɑrks. ““unfortunately*, wɪn ʃi keɪm tɪ ˌɪnˈspɛkt ðə pleɪs tɪ faɪnd ɪt ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ˈoʊnli baɪ ən ælˈseɪʃən biɪŋ sɪk ɪn ðə ʃɛl əv ə faɪæt ˈpunˌtoʊ, ʃi ˈriəˌlaɪzd meɪd ə mɪˈsteɪk. ʤoʊk ðət ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt tɪ stɔr ɔl ðə ənˈsoʊld ˈkɑpiz əv ˈælbəm, wɪʧ ɪz ənˈtru bɪˈkəz ˈæˌkʧuəli ðət soʊld ˈvɛri wɛl. ˈæˌkʧuəli biɪŋ juzd tɪ stɔr ˈkɑpiz əv hər ˈklæsɪkəl ˌkɑmpəˈleɪʃən ˈælbəm, mˈjuzɪk fər romance.”*.”
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the shady figure who sold myleene klass a catford garage for £2 million is refusing to discuss the deal.
the man, known locally as freckled dave, reportedly told the former hear’say singer she was getting an absolute bargain.
a source close to the star said: “he told myleene that catford was an up-and-coming area, that it was on the crossrail route and that it had planning permission to be turned into a thirty-storey block of luxury flats for oil oligarchs.
“unfortunately, when she came to inspect the place to find it occupied only by an alsatian being sick in the burnt-out shell of a fiat punto, she realised she’d made a mistake.
“people joke that she’s using it to store all the unsold copies of hear’say’s album, which is untrue because actually that sold very well.
“it’s actually being used to store copies of her classical compilation album, myleene’s music for romance.”
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ˈɛvəri ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ɔn ðə blɔg, aɪ ˈænsər kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt sɛks, ləv, ənd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps. ðɪs kˈwɛʃən kəmz frəm ə ˈridər hu ˈwɔntɪd tɪ noʊ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: ðɛr ˈɛni gʊd ˈdætə ɔn haʊ ˈɔfən ˈmɛrid ˈpipəl hæv sɛks, ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, æt ˈdɪfərənt ˈeɪʤɪz, ər æt ˈdɪfərənt ˈsteɪʤɪz əv ðɛr ˈmɛrɪʤ? ər haʊ ˈɔfən, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, ˈmɛrid ˈpipəl ɪn ðə hæv sɛks? aɪ æm ʃʊr ðɛr ɪz ən ˌɪˈmɛns reɪnʤ əv ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən hir, bət ɪt wʊd hɛlp tɪ hæv səm kaɪnd əv ˈrɛfərəns pɔɪnt, æt list, fər ˈgeɪʤɪŋ wɛr ɪn ðə ˈspɛktrəm wənz oʊn ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz laɪ. ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs məst bi ə ˈfɛrli ˈərʤənt kˈwɛʃən fər ə ˈfɛrli lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ˈmɛrɪʤɪz wɛr ðɛr ɪz ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt dɪˈzaɪər gæp bɪtˈwin ðə tu partners.”*.” θæŋks fər ðɪs kˈwɛʃən. ðɛr ɪz ˈdɛfənətli səm ˈdætə ðət kən spik tɪ ɪt; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ kip ɪn maɪnd ðət moʊst ˈrisərʧ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈfrikwənsi əv sɛks ɪn ˈmɛrɪʤ həz lʊkt ˈvɛri spəˈsɪfɪkli æt ˈfrikwənsi əv ˈɪnərˌkɔrs wɪˈθɪn ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl ˈmɛrɪʤɪz. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, wi du nɑt noʊ kwaɪt ɛz məʧ əˈbaʊt ˈfrikwənsi əv ˈəðər ˈsɛkʃuəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz (e.g*., ˈɔrəl sɛks) ər haʊ ðə ˈfrikwənsi əv ðoʊz ækts maɪt ˈvɛri fər ˈmɛrid ˈpɑrtnərz əv ðə seɪm sɛks ˈvərsəz. ðoʊz əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈsɛksɪz. ðət sɛd, teɪk ə lʊk æt səm ˈdætə frəm ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈsərˌveɪ əv ˈsɛkʃuəl hɛlθ ənd bɪˈheɪvjər (nsshb*) ðə wɑz kənˈdəktəd ɪn 2009 ənd ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ə ˈnæʃənəli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv juz. ˈsæmpəl əv ˈoʊvər ˈædəlts. ɪn ðə ˈteɪbəl bɪˈloʊ, ju kən si ðə ˈfrikwənsi əv ˈɪnərˌkɔrs ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ˈmɛrid mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈeɪʤɪz.
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every friday on the blog, i answer people’s questions about sex, love, and relationships. this week’s question comes from a reader who wanted to know the following:
“is there any good data on how often married people have sex, on average, at different ages, or at different stages of their marriage? or how often, for example, on average, married people in the 40s have sex? i am sure there is an immense range of variation here, but it would help to have some kind of reference point, at least, for gauging where in the spectrum one's own experiences lie. and i think this must be a fairly urgent question for a fairly large number of people, especially in marriages where there is a significant desire gap between the two partners.”
thanks for this question. there is definitely some data that can speak to it; however, it is important to keep in mind that most research looking at frequency of sex in marriage has looked very specifically at frequency of penile-vaginal intercourse within heterosexual marriages. as a result, we do not know quite as much about frequency of other sexual activities (e.g., oral sex) or how the frequency of those acts might vary for married partners of the same sex vs. those of different sexes.
that said, let’s take a look at some data from the national survey of sexual health and behavior (nsshb) [1,2]. the nsshb was conducted in 2009 and involved a nationally representative u.s. sample of over 5,000 adults. in the table below, you can see the frequency of penile-vaginal intercourse reported by married men and women of different ages.
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ə ˈfɔrmər steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪt eɪd ˌɪnˈvoʊkt hɪz fɪθ əˈmɛndmənt raɪts ənd rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ˈænsər mɔr ðən 90 kˈwɛsʧənz ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən ɪn ə ˈlɔˌsut ˈoʊvər ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntənz ˈpraɪvət iˈmeɪlz. ʤɑn, ˈfɔrmər dɪˈrɛktər əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈrisɔrs ˈmænɪʤmənt əv ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛriət, wʊd nɑt ˈænsər kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðə ˈklɪntənz hæd peɪd hɪz ˈligəl fiz ər ˈɔfərd ɪm ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ʤuˈdɪʃəl wɔʧ, ðə grup ðət brɔt ðə sut. ə ˈfɛdərəl ʤəʤ ɪn ˈɔgəst ˈɔrdərd tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ ˈəndər oʊθ bɪˈkəz "ðə ˈrɛkərd ɪn ðɪs keɪs əˈpɪrz tɪ ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkt hɪz swɔrn ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kəˈmɪti." toʊld ðə haʊs səˈlɛkt kəˈmɪti ɔn ɪn ʤun 2015 ðət hi hæd noʊ ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ˈklɪntənz ˈpraɪvət iˈmeɪl ˈsərvər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl ˈleɪtər dɪˈskəvərd ðət "toʊld ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪn hɪz ˈɔfəs ðət ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈklɪntənz iˈmeɪl ərˈeɪnʤmənt hæd bɪn əˈpruvd baɪ ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənts ˈligəl stæf ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd hɪz səˈbɔrdəˌneɪts nɑt tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz iˈmeɪl əˈgɛn," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə kɔrt ˈɔrdər. braɪən pagliano*, ən ɪt eɪd ɪmˈplɔɪd ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli baɪ ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd ðə ˈklɪntənz' ˈpərsɪnəl ˈɔfəs ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈklɪntənz ˈtɛnjər, ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvoʊkt hɪz fɪθ əˈmɛndmənt raɪts ənd rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ˈænsər kˈwɛsʧənz wɪn dɪˈpoʊzd baɪ ʤuˈdɪʃəl wɔʧ.
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a former state department it aide invoked his fifth amendment rights and refused to answer more than 90 questions monday during the final deposition in a lawsuit over hillary clinton's private emails.
john bentel, former director of information resource management of the executive secretariat, would not answer questions about whether the clintons had paid his legal fees or offered him financial incentives, according to judicial watch, the conservative-leaning group that brought the suit.
a federal judge in august ordered bentel to testify under oath because "the record in this case appears to contradict his sworn testimony before the benghazi committee."
bentel told the house select committee on benghazi in june 2015 that he had no knowledge of clinton's private email server.
however, the state department inspector general later discovered that bentel "told employees in his office that secretary clinton's email arrangement had been approved by the state department's legal staff and also instructed his subordinates not to discuss the secretary's email again," according to the court order.
bryan pagliano, an it aide employed simultaneously by the state department and the clintons' personal office during clinton's tenure, also invoked his fifth amendment rights and refused to answer questions when deposed by judicial watch.
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fræŋk ˈəndərˌwʊd, ðə ˈʤinjəs məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪv ˈmæstərˌmaɪnd ðət ɪz ðə stɑr əv ðə haʊs əv kɑrdz, kən tiʧ moʊst ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz ə θɪŋ ər tu. ɪn fækt, ˈnɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, həz ðɛr bɪn ə ˈkɛrɪktər ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli stɑps, tərnz tɪ ðə ˈɔdiəns ənd dɪˈlɪvərz hɪz ˈvæljəbəl ˈlɛsənz ɪn səʧ ə dɪˈrɛkt ˈmænər. wi ʃæl lʊk ˈoʊvər ə fju əv moʊst ˈmɛmərəbəl laɪnz ənd si haʊ ˈvæljəbəl ðeɪ kən bi fər ˈɛni ˌɑntrəprəˈnʊr. hɑrt kən ʧoʊk ðə maɪnd wɪn ɔl ɪts bləd floʊz bæk tɪ itself”*” ðɪs ˈlɛsən ɪz ən ˈɑbviəs wən ðət simz tɪ slɪp ðə maɪndz əv ˈivɪn ðə moʊst səkˈsɛsfəl ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz. fræŋk ˌəndərˈstændz ðət ju kən ˈnɛvər lɛt ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz klaʊd jʊr dɪˈsɪʒən ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs, ənd soʊ ʃʊd ju. ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli meɪd dɪˈsɪʒənz wɪl bi ðə ˈdaʊnˌfɔl əv ˈɛni ˈvɛnʧər, ˈstɑrˌtəp ər ˈbɪznɪs. ju məst bi ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ənd juz jʊr hɛd. ɪf ju fil ðɪs ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl, ˈdɪstəns ˈjɔrsɛlf ənd əˈlaʊ ə ˈtrəstɪd ˈpɑrtnər ər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt tɪ dil ɔn jʊr bɪˈhæf. nid ə ˈpræktɪkəl ɪgˈzæmpəl? hæv ju ˈɛvər rɪˈsivd ən iˈmeɪl ðət meɪd ju mæd, ˈoʊnli tɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ʃut ɔf ə rud rɪˈplaɪ ənd ˈleɪtər rɪˈgrɛt ɪt? ɪgˈzæktli! ˈgæfni wi hæd ɑr oʊn brænd əv dɪˈploʊməsi: ʃeɪk wɪθ jʊr raɪt hænd ənd hoʊld ə rɑk ɪn jʊr left”*” fræŋk ˌəndərˈstændz ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈhævɪŋ ə plæn bi əp hɪz sliv. noʊ ˈmætər haʊ wɛl θɪŋz maɪt əˈpɪr tɪ bi goʊɪŋ, ju məst ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˈrɛdi wɪθ ə ˈbæˌkəp plæn. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈivɪn ən əˈfɛnsɪv ˈbæˌkəp plæn. ˈɔlˌweɪz straɪv tɪ riˈzɑlv ˈɪʃuz ˈɑnərəbli wɪθ ə ˌwɪnˈwɪn səˈluʃən bət bi priˈpɛrd tɪ du wət ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ɪf ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz dɪˈmænd ɪt. ɪf ju ər bækt ˈɪntu ə ˈkɔrnər, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ju wɪn, nɑt jʊr kəmˈpɛtɪtərz. ˈfeɪljər ɪz nɑt ən ˈɔpʃən. ɪz noʊ ˈsɑləs əˈbəv ər bɪˈloʊ. ˈoʊnli ˈjuˈɛs. smɔl. ˈsɑləˌtɛri. ˈstraɪvɪŋ. ˈbætəlɪŋ wən əˈnəðər. aɪ preɪ tɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. fər myself”*” fræŋk liv θɪŋz əp tɪ feɪθ ənd hoʊp fər ðə bɛst. ju məst ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət jʊr səkˈsɛs ər ˈfeɪljər ɪz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv jʊr duɪŋz. ˈɑbviəsli, lək, gʊd ˈtaɪmɪŋ ənd ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn jʊr ˈfeɪvər wɪl hɛlp. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, sərˈɛndərɪŋ ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv jʊr ˈbɪznɪs ər ˈstɑrˌtəp tɪ feɪθ ɪz ɛz prɪˈpɑstərəs ɛz breɪn ˈsərʤəri. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ, ju hæv ˈjɔrsɛlf ənd ˈoʊnli jʊr sɛlf. teɪk ˈækʃən ənd ˈæktɪvli stɪr jʊr ˈvɛnʧər ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ju dɪˈzaɪər. wɪn ðə ʃɪt hɪts ðə fæn, ənd taɪmz gɪt ðoʊ, ju trəst jʊr ˌɪnˈvɛstərz, ju trəst jʊr ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd ju trəst jʊr ˈmænɪʤərz. hoʊp fər ðə bɛst, bət priˈpɛr fər ðə wərst. roʊd tɪ paʊər ɪz peɪvd wɪθ hɪˈpɑkrəsi ənd ˈkæʒəwəltiz. ˈnɛvər regret”*” ɔn jʊr pæθ tɪ səkˈsɛs, ɪt ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl, ðət ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ stɛp ɔn səm ˈpipəlz toʊz. ɪn ðə wərdz əv ˈwɪnstən ˈʧərʧɪl hæv ˈɛnəmiz? gʊd. ðət minz stʊd əp fər ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn jʊr life.”*.” wəns jʊr ˈbɪznɪs bɪˈgɪnz tɪ groʊ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ðət æt səm pɔɪnt ə ˈtrəstɪd ˈpɑrtnər wɪl tərn aʊt tɪ bi lɛs ˈtrəstˌwərði ðən ju ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ɪkˈspɛktɪd, ər ən ɪmˈplɔɪi wɪl ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ ˈtrænsfər səm əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈæˌsɛts tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf. ju wɪl hæv tɪ kət ˈpipəl lus. ju meɪ nid tɪ faɪər jʊr bɛst frɛnd. ˈnɛvər rɪˈgrɛt. ˈnɛvər lʊk bæk. kˈwɪkli pur greɪdz ər fərˈgɑtən ɪn ðə ʃeɪd əv paʊər ənd wealth”*” fræŋk ɪkˈspleɪnz ðət jʊr pæst wɪl kˈwɪkli bi fərˈgɑtən wəns ju ər səkˈsɛsfəl. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju ər nɑt ə kənˈvɪktəd ˈsɪˌriəl ˈkɪlər, ɪt ˈrɪli ˈmætər ɪf ju ˈfɪnɪʃt fərst əv jʊr klæs æt ˈhɑrvərd lɔ skul ər ɪf ju meɪd jʊr wɛlθ θru ðə juz əv smarts”*”. stiv ʤɑbz ˈnɛvər ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈkɑlɪʤ jɛt noʊ wən kən dɪˈnaɪ hɪz ˈmæsɪv ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn aʊt lɪvz. ʤɪst θɪŋk əv ɪt ðɪs weɪ, ˈivɪn ɪf ju ˈgræʤəˌweɪt ər ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd ɛz ən ˈævərɪʤ ˈstudənt, ju ər stɪl duɪŋ sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈbɛtər ðən moʊst. streɪt ˌgɛrənˈti ˈnəθɪŋ. ðeɪ wɪl hɛlp, bət ðeɪ ˈfərnəs ˈnəθɪŋ. lɛt jʊr greɪdz ənd jʊr pæst hoʊld ju bæk. ˈwɛðər ðeɪ ər gʊd ər bæd, ðeɪ wɪl bi fərˈgɑtən wəns səkˈsɛs kəmz.
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frank underwood, the genius manipulative mastermind that is the star of the netflix mega-hit house of cards, can teach most entrepreneurs a thing or two. in fact, never before in the history of television, has there been a character that actually stops, turns to the audience and delivers his valuable lessons in such a direct manner. we shall look over a few of frank’s most memorable lines and see how valuable they can be for any entrepreneur.
“the heart can choke the mind when all its blood flows back to itself”
this lesson is an obvious one that seems to slip the minds of even the most successful entrepreneurs. frank understands that you can never let emotions cloud your decision making process, and so should you. emotionally made decisions will be the downfall of any venture, startup or business. you must be calculated and use your head. if you don’t feel this is possible, distance yourself and allow a trusted partner or associate to deal on your behalf. need a practical example? have you ever received an email that made you mad, only to immediately shoot off a rude reply and later regret it? exactly!
“in gaffney we had our own brand of diplomacy: shake with your right hand and hold a rock in your left”
frank understands the importance of having a plan b up his sleeve. no matter how well things might appear to be going, you must always be ready with a backup plan. sometimes even an offensive backup plan. always strive to resolve issues honorably with a win-win solution but be prepared to do what is necessary if circumstances demand it. if you are backed into a corner, it is important that you win, not your competitors. failure is not an option.
“there is no solace above or below. only us. small. solitary. striving. battling one another. i pray to myself. for myself”
frank doesn’t leave things up to faith and hope for the best. you must realize that your success or failure is the result of your doings. obviously, luck, good timing and circumstances working in your favor will help. however, surrendering the outcome of your business or startup to faith is as preposterous as d.i.y brain surgery. at the end of the day, you have yourself and only your self. take action and actively steer your venture in the direction you desire. when the shit hits the fan, and times get though, you can’t trust your investors, you can’t trust your employees and you can’t trust your managers. hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
“the road to power is paved with hypocrisy and casualties. never regret”
on your path to success, it is almost inevitable, that you are going to step on some peoples toes. in the words of winston churchill “you have enemies? good. that means you’ve stood up for something in your life.” once your business begins to grow it’s almost inevitable that at some point a trusted partner will turn out to be less trustworthy than you initially expected, or an employee will decide to transfer some of the companies assets to himself. you will have to cut people loose. you may need to fire your best friend. never regret. never look back.
“how quickly poor grades are forgotten in the shade of power and wealth”
frank explains that your past will quickly be forgotten once you are successful. as long as you are not a convicted serial killer, it really doesn’t matter if you finished first of your class at harvard law school or if you made your wealth through the use of “street smarts”. steve jobs never finished college yet no one can deny his massive impact on out lives. just think of it this way, even if you graduate or graduated as an average student, you are still doing significantly better than most. straight a’s guarantee nothing. they will help, but they furnace nothing. don’t let your grades and your past hold you back. whether they are good or bad, they will be forgotten once success comes.
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ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ aɪ wʊd ˈkɔʃən əˈgɛnst, ˈdeɪvɪd, ɪz aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs ˈnoʊʃən əv, "wɛl, boʊθ saɪdz ər ʤɪst kaɪnd əv ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ kˈwɑpərˌeɪt." ənd ðæts ʤɪst nɑt tru. aɪ min ɪf ju lʊk æt ðə fækts, wət ju hæv ɪz ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən hir wɛr ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti, wɔrts ənd ɔl, ənd ˈsərtənli mi, wɔrts ənd ɔl, hæv kənˈsɪstəntli dən ɑr bɛst tɪ traɪ tɪ pʊt ˈkəntri fərst. ənd tɪ traɪ tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ˌɪnˈvɑlvd tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət wiv gɑt ən ɪˈkɑnəmi [ðət] groʊz. meɪk ʃʊr ðət ɪt wərks fər ˈɛvriˌbɑdi. meɪk ʃʊr ðət wɪr ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈkəntri seɪf. ənd dɪz ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti stɪl hæv səm ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl pəˈzɪʃənz ənd ər ðɛr səm foʊks ɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti hu ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈɑrənt ˈrizənəbəl? əv kɔrs. ðæts tru əv ˈɛvəri pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrti. bət ˈʤɛnərəli ɪf ju lʊk æt haʊ aɪv traɪd tɪ ˈgəvərn ˈoʊvər ðə læst fɔr jɪrz ənd haʊ aɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ traɪ tɪ ˈgəvərn, əm nɑt ˈdrɪvən baɪ səm ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl əˈʤɛndə. aɪ æm ə ˈprɪti ˈpræktɪkəl gaɪ. ənd aɪ ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət θɪŋz wərk. ənd wən əv ðə nis θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ˈnɛvər ˈhævɪŋ əˈnəðər ɪˈlɛkʃən əˈgɛn, aɪ wɪl ˈnɛvər kæmˈpeɪn əˈgɛn, ɪz aɪ θɪŋk ju kən rɛst əˈʃʊrd ðət ɔl aɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðət aɪ liv bɪˈhaɪnd ən əˈmɛrɪkə ðət ɪz ˈstrɔŋgər, mɔr ˈprɑspərəs, mɔr ˈsteɪbəl, mɔr sɪˈkjʊr ðən ɪt wɑz wɪn aɪ keɪm ˈɪntu ˈɔfəs.
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the only thing i would caution against, david, is i think this notion of, "well, both sides are just kind of unwilling to cooperate." and that's just not true. i mean if you look at the facts, what you have is a situation here where the democratic party, warts and all, and certainly me, warts and all, have consistently done our best to try to put country first.
and to try to work with everybody involved to make sure that we've got an economy [that] grows. make sure that it works for everybody. make sure that we're keeping the country safe. and does the democratic party still have some knee-jerk ideological positions and are there some folks in the democratic party who sometimes aren't reasonable? of course. that's true of every political party.
but generally if you look at how i've tried to govern over the last four years and how i'll continue to try to govern, i'm not driven by some ideological agenda. i am a pretty practical guy. and i just want to make sure that things work. and one of the nice things about never having another election again, i will never campaign again, is i think you can rest assured that all i care about is making sure that i leave behind an america that is stronger, more prosperous, more stable, more secure than it was when i came into office.
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trəmps ˈwɔtər ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz dɪˈfəŋkt wət hi ˈbrændɪʃt ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ wɑz ˈwɔtər frəm ə kəˈnɛtəkət ˈbɑtlər, hu ɪn ər ˈpraɪvət ˈleɪbəlz ɔn bəlk ˈɔrdərz. rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ˈdɑnəld trəmp spiks ˈdʊrɪŋ ə kæmˈpeɪn ˈræli ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ðə mit? trəmp steɪks læst soʊld ɪn ˈʃɑrpər ˈɪmɪʤ ˈaʊˌtlɛts əˈkrɔs ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪn 2007 wət trəmp dɪˈspleɪd wɑz ðə ˈproʊdus əv bʊʃ ˈbrəðərz, ə ˈɛntɪti. ðə ˈkænədɪt ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn hæv ðə ˈmænərz ər ðə smɑrts tɪ riˈmuv ðə bʊʃ ˈbrəðərz ˈleɪbəlz frəm ðə slæbz əv mit. ənd ðə waɪn? trəmps sən, ˈɛrɪk, ɪz neɪmd ɛz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv trəmp ˈwaɪnəri. bət ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ðɛr ɪz ðɪs tərs dɪˈskleɪmər: "trəmp ˈwaɪnəri ɪz ə ˈrɛʤɪstərd treɪd neɪm əv ˈɛrɪk trəmp waɪn ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ llc*, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt oʊnd, ˈmænɪʤd, ər əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ trəmp, ðə trəmp ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ər ˈɛni əv ðɛr əˈfɪliˌeɪts." ðə ˈmægəˌzin wɑz ə kˈwɔrtərli ðət ˈfoʊldɪd ɪn 2009 wɪn trəmp θru ə ˈmægəˌzin tɪ ˈsəmˌwən ɪn ˈtuzˌdeɪz kraʊd, ɪt wɑz ə ˈkɑpi əv ðə ʤuəl əv pɑm biʧ, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔfərd tɪ gɛsts æt trəmps rɪˈzɔrt ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə. jʊd θɪŋk əˈmɛrɪkənz wər blɛst ðət trəmps əˈsɔlt ɔn ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdz wɪθ ðə ˌmæʧʊˈreɪʃən əv ə ˈrɛlətɪvli nu ˌʤərnəˈlɪstɪk pərˈsut fact-checking*. bət ðət trəmp ˈsərʤɪz ˈɔnwərd ɪn ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛriz ɪz pruf ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈdid maɪt hæv ˈɛnərd ə nu pəˈlɪtɪkəl dɪˈmɛnʃən, ə ˈpɛrəˌlɛl ˈjunəˌvərs ɪn wɪʧ oʊld pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪtiz ənd kənˈvɛnʃənz, ənd ˈnoʊʃənz əv trəˈdɪʃən ənd ɪˈlits ər bɪˈkəmɪŋ rɪˈdəndənt. ə ˈdɑnəld trəmp səˈpɔrtər hoʊldz ə "trəmp" saɪn ˌbiˈfɔr rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ˈdɑnəld trəmp spiks ɪn ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. fækt ˈʧɛkərz ˈstrəgəl tɪ kip əp. æt trəmps ɪˈkɑnəmi wɪθ ðə truθ, sɔt tɪ kərˈɛkt trəmps oʊn ˌsɛlfˈpɔrtrət: trəmp ˈdɪdənt raɪt ðə "noʊ. 1 ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs bʊk əv ɔl taɪm". ɛz bɛst kən bi ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd, trəmps ðə ɑrt əv ðə dil soʊld ˈmeɪbi 1 ˈmɪljən; ˈstivən ðə ˈsɛvən ˈhæbəts əv ˈhaɪli ˈifɛktɪv ˈpipəl soʊld mɔr ðən 25 ˈmɪljən. trəmp ɪz əv ˈʤərmən dɪˈsɛnt, nɑt sˈwidɪʃ. hiz ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt wərθ ðə ˈbɪljən hi kleɪmz mɔr ˈlaɪkli ðə ˈbɪljən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd baɪ fɔrbz; ər ˈivɪn ðə ˈbɪljən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd baɪ ˈblumbərg. ˈsɛntrəl tɪ trəmps laɪz ɪz haʊ ðeɪ ər toʊld. rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ˈdɑnəld trəmp spiks ˈdʊrɪŋ ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns æt ðə trəmp ˈnæʃənəl gɔlf kləb. əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm əv wən əv hɪz moʊst aʊˈtreɪʤəs ˈətərənsɪz ðət "ˈθaʊzənz ənd ˈθaʊzənz" əv ˈærəbz hɛld ˈrufˌtɑp ˈpɑrtiz ɪn nu ˈʤərzi, əˈkrɔs ðə ˈhədsən ˈrɪvər frəm ðə wərld treɪd ˈsɛntər, tɪ ʧɪr ðə sɛpˈtɛmbər 11 əˈtæks ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst fækt ˈʧɛkər glɛn ˈkɛslər θru əp hɪz hænz waɪl ˈraɪtɪŋ əv ˈɛfərts baɪ ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən rɪˈpɔrtər tɪ neɪl ðə laɪ waɪl ˈɪntərvˌjuɪŋ trəmp. "ðɪs ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðə ˈfɑli əv traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈdɑnəld trəmp," ˈkɛslər roʊt. ˈæftər 12 jɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs əv ˈwɪˌnoʊɪŋ truθ frəm ˈfælsˌhʊd, kleɪmz ðət trəmp ɪz ˈətərli ɪn ə lig əv hɪz oʊn "hi stændz aʊt nɑt ˈoʊnli fər ðə ʃɪr ˈnəmbər əv hɪz ˈfækʧuəli fɔls kleɪmz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ fər hɪz ˈbreɪzən rɪfˈjuzəlz tɪ ədˈmɪt ˈɛrər wɪn ˈpruvən rɔŋ". ə ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs ˈeɪʤənt stændz ɔn ðə steɪʤ ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˈskɛʤʊld nuz ˈkɑnfərəns baɪ ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə. trəmp hæd ðə nərv tɪ dɪˈmænd ən əˈpɑləˌʤi frəm ðə fækt ˈʧɛkərz hu dɪˈbəŋkt ðə "ˈjuˈɛs ˈməzlɪmz ˈsɛləˌbreɪt laɪ. ˈjuʒəwəli, ðə laɪ əv ðə jɪr. bət səʧ wɑz trəmps pərˈfɔrməns ɪn 2015 ðət, fər ðə fərst taɪm, ðeɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðə laɪər əˈbəv ˈɛni ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪˈgriʤəs ənˈtruθ, bɪˈstoʊɪŋ ɔn trəmp ðə ˈtaɪtəl kɪŋ əv ˈwɑpərz. ɪts nɑt ˈrɪli hɪz mit: ˈdɑnəld steɪk ɪz ʃoʊn praɪər tɪ ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ðɪs wik. wən əv ðə mɔr ˈmɛmərəbəl dɪˈskrɪpʃənz əv ðə trəmp staɪl əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl spiʧ keɪm frəm ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər ʤɔrʤ wɪl "θɪŋk əv ə drəŋk wɪθ ə ˈbʊˌlhɔrn, ˈrɛdɪŋ əˈlaʊd ʤeɪmz ˈʤɔɪsɪz weɪk ˈəndərˌwɔtər". ɪn ðə ˈlɪŋgwə ˈfræŋkə ˈkɑləm ɪn ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəl əv haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈlusi ˈfɛrɪs ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈzɔrts tɪ ˈaɪrɪʃ ˈlɪtərəʧər fər hər ˈrɛfərəns pɔɪnt: "ɛz wɪθ ðə kleɪm ðət ˈmɑli blumz səˈlɪləkwi ɪz ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst ˈsɛntəns ɪn ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈdɑnəld trəmps ɪkˈsploʊʒən əv ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ə ˈsɛntəns, strɛʧt ðə ˈminɪŋ əv ðə wərd 'ˈsɛntəns'." ən æˈnælɪsɪs kəˈmɪʃənd baɪ ðə ˈbɔstən gloʊb faʊnd ðət trəmp spiks tɪ ˈvoʊtərz ɛz ɪf ðeɪ ər fourth-graders*. ə ˈdaɪsɛkʃən əv ˈkænədɪt ˈspiʧɪz baɪ prəˈfɛsər mɑrk ˈlɪˌbərmən, əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, fər thinkprogress.org*, faʊnd ðət trəmps ˈfeɪvərɪt wərd ɪz "aɪ"; hɪz fɔrθ moʊst wərd ɪz "trəmp", ənd wɪn hi ˈvɛnʧərz bɪɔnd ˈfeɪvərɪt wərdz, hi ɑpts fər ˈsɪmpəl wərdz, laɪk "ˈvɛri" ənd "ˈʧaɪnə" "hɪz ˈoʊnli ˈfeɪvərɪt wərd ɪz 'ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ'". ˈteɪkɪŋ əp ə ˈʧælənʤ baɪ tɪ ˈdaɪəˌgræm ə ˈsɛntəns ˈətərd baɪ trəmp, ˈfɛrɪs dɪˈskraɪbz ʤɪst ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ɪt ɛz ˈkɛriɪŋ "ə ˈkɑmpaʊnd naʊn klɔz ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd baɪ ən ædˈvərbiəl klɔz ɛz ɪts ˈprɛdɪkət; mɔˈroʊvər, ɪt drægz əˈlɔŋ ən klɔz ðət həz noʊ fjuər ðən faɪv ˈhæŋɪŋ frəm ɪt, ʤɪst wən əv ðɛm ˈkɛriɪŋ tu naʊn ˈklɔzɪz ɪn ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt pəˈzɪʃən, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə hoʊl ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər əv ˈkɑmplɛks ædˈvərbiəl ˈklɔzɪz". ˈfɛrɪs kənˈkludz: "ðɪs ɪz nɑt ˈfænsi ˈfʊtˌwərk ɔn trəmps pɑrt. ɪts ʤɪst bæd ˈrɛtərɪk." bət wɛr ˈfɛrɪs siz ˈmædnəs ɪn trəmps ˈmɛθəd, prəˈfɛsər ˈstænli fɪʃ, əv ˈflɔrɪdə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌjunəˈvərsəti, dɪˈtɛkts ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri frɛnʧ fəˈlɑsəfər ˈmɪʧəl də hu hi dɪˈskraɪbz ɛz "wən əv ðə sˈmɑrtəst mɛn hu ˈɛvər lɪvd". ækˈnɑlɪʤɪŋ ðət trəmp dɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət ə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ɔt nɑt du dɪˈspɛrɪʤ wɔr ˈhɪroʊz, ˈrɪdəˌkjul ðə dɪˈseɪbəld, dɪˈmin ˈwɪmən, flɔnt hɪz wɛlθ fɪʃ dɪˈskraɪbz ðə trəmp staɪl: "ðɛr ər noʊ ˈfɔrməl preambles*; hi ʤɪst ʤəmps ɪn wɪθ ə ˈtɑpɪk, ðət hi ðɛn əˈbændənz wɪˈθɪn ˈsɛkəndz. hi ˈnɛvər kwaɪt ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ meɪk ə pɔɪnt bɪˈkəz ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ ɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls hæd əˈkərd tɪ ɪm. hi ˈɔfərz əˈsaɪdz [ˈɔfən ʤaɪbz æt hɪz ˈraɪvəlz] ðət bɪˈkəm ðə meɪn pæθ, bət ˈoʊnli tɪl əˈnəðər əˈsaɪd dɪˈvərts ðə pæθ əˈgɛn. hi ˌɪntərˈəpts hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ seɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt hɪz hɛr, ər hɪz hoʊˈtɛlz, ər hɪz əˈpɑrtmənt ˈhaʊsɪz. hi tɛlz ju ðət hi wɛnt tɪ [pərˈstiʤəs əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbɪznɪs skul] ˈwɔrtən skul. hi ridz frəm ðə poʊlz. hi ˈriˌkɔlz ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ frɛndz. hi bits əp ɔn ðə prɛs. ənd hi dɪz ɔl ðiz θɪŋz ɪn noʊ ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɔrdər ənd wɪθ ən əˈpɛrənt ˌənkənˈsərn wɪθ ˈiðər ðə koʊˈhɪrəns ər ˈrɛləvəns əv wət hiz seɪɪŋ." bət ɪf trəmp ɪz nɑt ˈfɔrəst gəmp, hu ɪz hi ənd wəts hɪz geɪm? dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ wət kɔld ɛz hɪz "minute-to-minute*" ˈmɛθəd, fɪʃ ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə əˈbʤɛktɪv ɪn ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst: "ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz tɪ ˈɛnər ˈɪntu ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp əv ˈfɛloʊˌʃɪp, nɑt ˈmæstəri, wɪθ jʊr ˈɔdiəns. jʊr nɑt ə suˈpɪriər ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈlidɪŋ jʊr ˈɑdətərz baɪ ðə noʊz; jʊr ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪɪŋ tɪ ə ʃɛrd ɪkˈspɪriəns; jʊr ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪt laɪk ɪt ɪz ʤɪst ɛz ju si ɪt." trəmp ɪz ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt, hɪz strimz əv ˈvərbiɪʤ ˌɪntərˈəptɪd baɪ hæf ˈfreɪzɪz ðət hæŋ wɪˈθaʊt ˈminɪŋ ər ˈrɛləvəns. bət mɔr aʊˈtlændɪʃ ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ hi maɪt seɪ, ɪz ðə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs wɪθ wɪʧ hɪz ˈɔdiənsəz sˈwɔloʊ ɪt ɔl wɪˈθaʊt soʊ məʧ ɛz ə glæs əv ˈwɔtər. ɪts ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɪm, ɪf ju ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər prɪˈsaɪs, ˈminɪŋ; bət ˈmeɪbi ɪts ðə bɑm ˈifɛkt əv hɪz ˈspiʧɪz ðət ˈræliz ˈɔdiənsəz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə gət riˈækʃən tɪ ɔl ðət ɪz rɔŋ ɪn ðə lɪvz ənd ðɛr wərldz. ˈbɑrtən sweɪm, ˈɔθər əv ðə ˈspiˌʧraɪtər: ə brif ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks, raɪts ɪn ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst: "fər ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə greɪt məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈpipəl hu ˈfɑloʊ ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ˈɔltərnətli ˈkɑmɪkəl ənd ˈhɔrəˌfaɪɪŋ. bət fər ˈpipəl hu hæv groʊn ˈwɪri əv ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ˈjuzɪŋ veɪg ənd ˈkɑnvəˌlutəd ˈlæŋgwɪʤ tɪ ləl ər ˌɪmˈprɛs ðɛr ˈlɪsənərz, tɪ prɪˈzərv ðɛr ˈɔpʃənz ənd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm, trəmp saʊnz riˈfrɛʃɪŋli klɪr ənd ˈfɔrθˈraɪt." ɪn ðə keɪs əv ɔl əv ˈtuzˌdeɪz self-promotion*, trəmps rɪˈpitɪd boʊsts əˈbaʊt ðə "greɪt" dilz hi kən kət simd ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd ðə hoʊl ɛkˌstrævəˈgænzə wɑz mɔr ˈɪnfoʊˌmərʃəl ðən prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns; ənd ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈnɛtˌwərks, huz ˈbɪznɪs ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ peɪ fər ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ, geɪv ðə ˈɛrˌweɪvz tɪ trəmp fər ɔl əv ɪt ənd fər fri. nis wərk, ˈdɑnəld. təŋ ɪn ʧik, ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz dɪˈskraɪbd trəmps ˈmɑrkətɪŋ əv trəmp ɛz "ðə moʊst ˈbreɪzən dɪˈspleɪ əv mit ɪn ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn sɪns læst ˈθərzˌdeɪz rɪˈpəblɪkən dəˈbeɪt" ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ trəmp əˈʃʊrd ˈmɪljənz əv vjuərz hi wɑz well-endowed*; fər ɪm, ðɛr wɑz "noʊ ˈprɑbləm" wɪθ ðə saɪz əv wət əˈmɛrɪkən meɪlz dɪˈskraɪb ɛz ðɛr ʤəŋk, ˈpækɪʤ, ənd əˈməŋ ˈəðər descriptors*. ənd ɛz ðə ˈkæmərəz lɪt ɔn ðoʊz ˌmɪsrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd steɪks ənd waɪn ənd ˈwɔtər əv ənˈsərtən ˈprɑvənəns, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər væn jones* ˈkʊdənt hɛlp hɪmˈsɛlf. ˈbrɪŋɪŋ təˈgɛðər ðə θimz əv ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ənd truθ ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈpænəl dɪˈskəʃən, hi dɪˈklɛrd: "ðɛr hi goʊz laɪɪŋ əˈbaʊt hɪz mit, əˈgɛn." ˈfɑloʊ ɔn tˈwɪtər
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trump's water company is defunct – what he brandished in florida on tuesday was water from a non-related connecticut bottler, who specialises in personalised or private labels on bulk orders. republican presidential candidate donald trump speaks during a campaign rally in north carolina on wednesday. credit:ap the meat? trump steaks last sold in sharper image outlets across the us in 2007. what trump displayed was the produce of bush brothers, a non-trump entity. the candidate didn't even have the manners or the smarts to remove the bush brothers labels from the slabs of meat. and the wine? trump's son, eric, is named as the president of trump winery. but online, there is this terse disclaimer: "trump winery is a registered trade name of eric trump wine manufacturing llc, which is not owned, managed, or affiliated with donald j trump, the trump organisation or any of their affiliates." the magazine was a quarterly that folded in 2009. when trump threw a magazine to someone in tuesday's crowd, it was a copy of the jewel of palm beach, which is offered to guests at trump's mar-a-lago resort in florida.
you'd think americans were blessed that trump's assault on national politics coincides with the maturation of a relatively new journalistic pursuit – fact-checking. but that trump surges onward in the primaries is proof that the us indeed might have entered a new political dimension, a parallel universe in which old political sensibilities and conventions, and notions of tradition and elites are becoming redundant. a donald trump supporter holds a "trump" sign before republican presidential candidate donald trump speaks in mississippi on monday. credit:ap fact checkers struggle to keep up. marvelling at trump's economy with the truth, politico.com sought to correct trump's own self-portrait: trump didn't write the "no. 1 selling business book of all time". as best can be estimated, trump's the art of the deal sold maybe 1 million; stephen covey's the seven habits of highly effective people sold more than 25 million. trump is of german descent, not swedish.
he's probably not worth the $us10 billion he claims – more likely the $us4 billion estimated by forbes; or even the $us2.9 billion estimated by bloomberg. central to trump's lies is how they are told. republican presidential candidate donald trump speaks during a news conference at the trump national golf club. credit:ap attempting to get to the bottom of one of his most outrageous utterances – that "thousands and thousands" of arabs held rooftop parties in new jersey, across the hudson river from the world trade centre, to cheer the september 11 attacks – washington post fact checker glenn kessler threw up his hands while writing of efforts by a tv reporter to nail the lie while interviewing trump. "this exchange demonstrated the folly of trying to fact-check donald trump," kessler wrote. after 12 years in the business of winnowing truth from falsehood, factcheck.org claims that trump is utterly in a league of his own – "he stands out not only for the sheer number of his factually false claims, but also for his brazen refusals to admit error when proven wrong".
a secret service agent stands on the stage before a scheduled news conference by donald trump in florida. credit:ap trump had the nerve to demand an apology from the fact checkers who debunked the "us muslims celebrate 9/11" lie. usually, factcheck.org honours the lie of the year. but such was trump's performance in 2015 that, for the first time, they recognised the liar above any particularly egregious untruth, bestowing on trump the title king of whoppers. it's not really his meat: donald trump-branded steak is shown prior to a news conference this week. credit:ap one of the more memorable descriptions of the trump style of political speech came from commentator george will – "think of a drunk with a bullhorn, reading aloud james joyce's finnegans wake underwater".
in the lingua franca column in the chronicle of higher education, lucy ferriss also resorts to irish literature for her reference point: "as with the claim that molly bloom's soliloquy is the longest sentence in the english language, calling donald trump's explosion of language a sentence, stretched the meaning of the word 'sentence'." an analysis commissioned by the boston globe found that trump speaks to voters as if they are fourth-graders. a dissection of candidate speeches by professor mark yoffe liberman, of the university of pennsylvania, for thinkprogress.org, found that trump's favourite word is "i"; his fourth most favoured word is "trump", and when he ventures beyond one-syllable favourite words, he opts for simple two-syllable words, like "very" and "china" – "his only three-syllable favourite word is 'mexico'". taking up a challenge by slate.com to diagram a 285-word sentence uttered by trump, ferriss describes just a portion of it as carrying "a compound noun clause modified by an adverbial clause as its predicate; moreover, it drags along an adjectival clause that has no fewer than five sub-clauses hanging from it, just one of them carrying two noun clauses in the object position, followed by a whole architecture of complex adverbial clauses". ferriss concludes: "this is not fancy syntactical footwork on trump's part. it's just bad rhetoric." but where ferriss sees madness in trump's method, professor stanley fish, of florida international university, detects the language of the 16th century french philosopher michel de montaigne , who he describes as "one of the smartest men who ever lived".
acknowledging that trump does everything that a politician ought not do – disparage war heroes, ridicule the disabled, demean women, flaunt his wealth – fish describes the trump style: "there are no formal preambles; he just jumps in with a topic, that he then abandons within seconds. he never quite manages to make a point because on the way to it something else had occurred to him. he offers asides [often jibes at his rivals] that become the main path, but only till another aside diverts the path again. he interrupts himself to say something about his hair, or his hotels, or his apartment houses. he tells you that he went to [prestigious american business school] wharton school. he reads from the polls. he recalls conversations with friends. he beats up on the press. and he does all these things in no particular order and with an apparent unconcern with either the coherence or relevance of what he's saying." but if trump is not forrest gump, who is he and what's his game? describing what montaigne called as his "minute-to-minute" method, fish explains the philosopher's objective in the huffington post: "the idea is to enter into a relationship of fellowship, not mastery, with your audience. you're not a superior intelligence leading your auditors by the nose; you're testifying to a shared experience; you're telling it like it is just as you see it." trump is incoherent, his scattergun streams of verbiage interrupted by half phrases that hang without meaning or relevance. but more outlandish than anything he might say, is the willingness with which his audiences swallow it all – without so much as a glass of water. it's impossible to follow him, if you are looking for precise, policy-specific meaning; but maybe it's the balm effect of his speeches that rallies audiences looking for a gut reaction to all that is wrong in the lives and their worlds.
barton swaim, author of the speechwriter: a brief education in politics, writes in the washington post: "for probably the great majority of people who follow politics, the result is alternately comical and horrifying. but for people who have grown weary of politicians using vague and convoluted language to lull or impress their listeners, to preserve their options and to avoid criticism, trump sounds refreshingly clear and forthright." in the case of all of tuesday's self-adulatory self-promotion, trump's repeated boasts about the "great" deals he can cut seemed justified – the whole extravaganza was more infomercial than press conference; and the national tv networks, whose business is getting people to pay for advertising, gave the airwaves to trump for all of it and for free. nice work, donald. tongue in cheek, the new york times described trump's marketing of trump as "the most brazen display of meat in an american presidential campaign since last thursday's republican debate" – during which trump assured millions of viewers he was well-endowed; for him, there was "no problem" with the size of what american males describe as their junk, package, and schlong among other descriptors. and as the cameras lit on those misrepresented steaks and wine and water of uncertain provenance, cnn commentator van jones couldn't help himself. bringing together the themes of language and truth during an on-air panel discussion, he declared: "there he goes – lying about his meat, again." follow fairfaxforeign onter
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waɪ trəmp nidz tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən bæn: ɪkˈspænd ɪt baɪ ˈfrɔsti ˈwʊldrɪʤ ˈʤænjuˌɛri 31 2017 trəmp bænd ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən frəm ˈsɛvən ˈkəntriz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈtɛrər: ˌɪˈrɑn, ˈjɛmən, ˈlɪˌbiə, ˌɪˈrɑk, suˈdæn, ˈsɪriə ənd səˈmɑljə. hi ˈnidɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈpækɪˌstæn, ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, ˌiθiˈoʊpiə ənd æfˈgænəˌstæn. waɪl ˈθaʊzənz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə bæn, mɔr ənd mɔr ˈməzlɪmz ˈʧæntɪd ˈɑlə ˈɑkˌbɑr wɪθ ðɛm. pliz ˈnoʊtɪs ðə ʃɪr dɪˈlaɪt ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən muslims’*’ aɪz ˈwɑʧɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkənz pʊʃ fər ðɛr oʊn ˈkəlʧərəl ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈsuɪˌsaɪd. ðə mɔr ˈməzlɪmz ˌɪmˈpɔrt ðɛr oʊn kaɪnd, ðə mɔr ðeɪ kən pʊʃ fər ˈʃɑriə lɔ. wəns ˈʃɑriə lɔ ˌɪnˈstɔlz ˌɪtˈsɛlf, raɪts ənd raɪts ˈspaɪrəl daʊn ðə dreɪn. "ðə ˈpənɪʃmənt əv ðoʊz hu weɪʤ wɔr əˈgɛnst ˈɑlə ənd hɪz ˈmɛsɪnʤər ənd straɪv tɪ meɪk ˈmɪsʧəf ɪn ðə lænd ɪz ˈoʊnli ðɪs, ðət ðeɪ ʃʊd bi ˈmərdərd ər ˈkrusəˌfaɪd ər ðɛr hænz ənd ðɛr fit ʃʊd bi kət ɔf ɔn ˈɑpəzɪt saɪdz ər ðeɪ ʃʊd bi ˌɪmˈprɪzənd; ðɪs ʃæl bi ɛz ə dɪsˈgreɪs fər ðɛm ɪn ðɪs wərld, ənd ɪn ðə hɪˈræftər ðeɪ ʃæl hæv ə ˈgrivəs chastisement*." wən lʊk æt ˈjʊrəp ʃʊd skɛr ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈdeɪˌlaɪts aʊt əv ˈɛni əˈmɛrɪkən, bət, ɪn fækt, ɔl ðoʊz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz æt ɑr ˈɛrˌpɔrts ˈwɛlkəmd ˈməzlɪmz. bɪɔnd mi haʊ ˈətərli ˈstupɪd ðoʊz kɪdz pruv ðɛmˈsɛlvz. wəns ɪn paʊər, ˈməzlɪmz mɛs əraʊnd. ðeɪ ˈkɑŋkər hoʊst ˈneɪʃənz wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈmɔrəl ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər. ðə reɪp reɪts ənd ˈfiˌmeɪl əˈsɔlts ɪn ˈjʊrəp hæv tərnd ðoʊz ˈkəntriz ˈɪntu ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈsɪti ˈməzlɪmz ˌɪnˈhæbət. "aɪ wɪl kæst ˈtɛrər ˈɪntu ðə hɑrts əv ðoʊz hu dɪsbɪˈliv. ˈðɛrˌfɔr straɪk ɔf ðɛr hɛdz ənd straɪk ɔf ˈɛvəri ˈfɪŋgərˌtɪp əv ðɛm" noʊ ˈrizənəbəl ˈpərsən wʊd ˌɪnˈtərprət ðɪs tɪ min ə ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈstrəgəl. ðə ˈtɑrgəts əv ˈvaɪələns ər "ðoʊz hu dɪsbɪˈliv" ˈfərðər dɪˈfaɪnd ɪn ðə nɛkst vərs 13 ɛz "dɪˈfaɪ ənd ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ ˈɑlə." ˈnəθɪŋ ɪz sɛd əˈbaʊt ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns. ɪn fækt, ðə ˈvərsɪz ɪn ˈsʊrə 8 wər ˈnɛˌreɪtɪd ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ə ˈbætəl prəˈvoʊkt baɪ mʊˈhɑməd, hu hæd bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ əˈtæk ə ˈkɛrəˌvæn tɪ stil gʊdz bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ tɪ ˈəðər ˈpipəl. ə ˌjʊrəˈpiən roʊt tɪ mi: wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ʤɪst ˈsəmθɪŋ nəts ˈoʊvər hir wɪθ nɔrˈwiʤənz ənd swidz ənd ˈʤərmən ˈfiˌmeɪlz ˈmɑrʧɪŋ əraʊnd wɪθ ənd ˈskrimɪŋ ˈɑlə ˈɑkˌbɑr, ənd ˈstændɪŋ wɪθ ðɛr ˈməzlɪm ˈsɪstərz ənd ɔl ðət gʊd kræp. wɪʧ ʤɪst meɪks ðə daɪɪŋ əv ˈnɔrˌweɪ ənd ˈjʊrəp ˈivɪn mɔr klɪr ənd ˈkəmɪŋ sun ɪˈnəf. naʊ, siɪŋ ðɪs stuˈpɪdɪˌti ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwɪmən duɪŋ ðə seɪm θɪŋ, meɪks mi sɪk tɪ maɪ ˈstəmək. ənd ðə paʊər ˈstrəkʧər əv ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðiz ˈməzlɪm ˈsævɪʤɪz ɪn, ˌnɑnˈstɑp. ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ənd ˈivɪn mɔr soʊ, ˈwɛstərn dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪn ðə ɛnd, wi dɪd ɪt tɪ ɑrˈsɛlvz ənd ər duɪŋ ə faɪn ʤɑb əv ɪt ənd ˈivɪn wɪn ðɪs stɑrts tɪ ˌoʊvərˈwɛlm ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ə bɪg reɪp ənd ˈkɪlɪŋ weɪ, ðɛr wɪl bi ðiz nɔrˈwiʤənz ər swidz ər ˈʤərmənz ər əˈmɛrɪkənz aʊt ɪn ðə strit ˈmɑrʧɪŋ ənd ˈskrimɪŋ ˈɑlə ˈɑkˌbɑr ənˈtɪl ɪt ˈfaɪnəli kəmz ˈkræʃɪŋ daʊn ɔn ðɛm. ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ si maɪ oʊn ˈkəntri fɔl tɪ ˌɪsˈlɑm ɪn maɪ oʊn ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm. gɑd hɛlp ɔl ˈwɛstərn ˈkəntriz frəm kəˈmɪtɪŋ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd. wəns ˈməzlɪmz teɪk ˈoʊvər, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈkəmɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə laɪt əv freedom.”*.” "oʊ ˈprɑfət! straɪv hɑrd əˈgɛnst ðə ənd ðə ˈhɪpəˌkrɪts ənd bi ənˈjildɪŋ tɪ ðɛm; ənd ðɛr əˈboʊd ɪz hɛl, ənd ˈivəl ɪz ðə ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən." dɪz ˈɛniˌwən θɪŋk fræns, uk*, ˈdɛnˌmɑrk, ˈhɑlənd, ˈnɔrˌweɪ, ˈʤərməni ər sˈwidən wɪl sərˈvaɪv ðɛr ˈməzlɪm ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz? ju wʊd pruv ˈjɔrsɛlf ə ˈbreɪnlɪs ɪf ju θɔt ðeɪ maɪt sərˈvaɪv. ˈməzlɪmz fɔrs ˈhɔrəbəl ˌsoʊsiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɔn hoʊst ˈkəntriz. fərst wɪθ ˈpisfəl ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər ˈʃɑriə lɔ. nɛkst, wɪθ ˈgreɪtər ˈnəmbərz, mɔr ˈvaɪələns. θərd, ðɛr ˈnəmbərz bɪˈkəm soʊ greɪt, ðeɪ fɔrs ˈʃɑriə lɔ wɪθ ðə voʊt. fɔrθ, ðeɪ bɪˈkəm ðə nu ˈdɑmənənt ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm. ðeɪ kriˈeɪt ˈpɛrəˌlɛl səˈsaɪɪtiz ðət ɪkˈspænd ənd ˈkɑŋkər. ðə mɔr ˈməzlɪmz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, ðə ˈfæstər ðeɪ ˈkɑŋkər ɛz ˈsɪmpəl ɛz ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt: ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə mɔr ˈməzlɪmz wi ˌɪmˈpɔrt, ðə mɔr ˈtɛrər ɪˈvɛnts. ɪts ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ðə rɪˈlɪʤən. ɪts nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ, bɪˈkəz, ɛz ðɛr ˈnəmbərz groʊ, soʊ dɪz ðɛr pʊʃ fər ˈʃɑriə lɔ. ðɛrz noʊ weɪ tɪ ˈsɔfən ðɛr praɪm dɪˈrɛktɪv: "ˈkɑnvərt ər kɪl ɔl ˌnɑnbɪˈlivərz." wən lʊk æt ˈjʊrəp ʃoʊz ju ɑr fˈjuʧər. ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈdænjəl ˈgrinˌfild roʊt, ju tərn ɔn ðə ˈivnɪŋ nuz ənd si ə ˈrənɪŋ dɛθ toʊl, ˈhæpənɪŋ mɔr ənd mɔr ˈɔfən. ðə nu brænd əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈtɛrər ˈoʊnli nidz wən thing…*… ˈməzlɪmz. loʊn wʊlf ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ˈɑpərˌeɪts ɔf ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈməzlɪm ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪn ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈkəntri. ðə ˈbɪgər ðə ˈməzlɪm ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, ðə ˈbɪgər ðə rɪsk. ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ər ˈəðər lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈkænɑt ˈmɑnətər ˈivɪn ə ˈfrækʃən əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈsɛtələr ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk tɪ ˈtɛrər. ɛz ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈsɛtələr ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ˌɪnˈkrisɪz, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkeɪsɪz wɪl grow.”*.” (sɔrs: raɪt saɪd nuz, stɑp loʊn wʊlf ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm baɪ ˈɛndɪŋ ˈməzlɪm ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən, ˈɔgəst 2 2016 ɪf ju ˈnoʊtɪs, ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə ˈbrɔdˌkæsts ““puff”*” ˈpisɪz ɔn ðə plaɪt əv ðə ˈməzlɪmz kɔt ɪn ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrts ənd bæn. ˈlɪtəl du ðeɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðeɪ pleɪ ˈɪntu ˈməzlɪm hænz ðət, ɪn ðə ɛnd, wʊd ʧɑp ɔf ðɛr hɛdz ɪf ðeɪ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə truθ. ˈməzlɪmz du nɑt əˈlaʊ fri spiʧ, raɪts, geɪ raɪts, raɪts, ˈænəməl raɪts ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs ʧɔɪs. ɛz ju rɛd ðɪs ˈkɑləm, kiθ ˈɛlɪsən, ə juz. haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ˈmɛmbər frəm ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə məˈnuvərz tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə ˈʧɛrˌpərsən əv ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti. ɛz ə fʊl ˈməzlɪm, ənd ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd, hi stændz ˈrɛdi tɪ fɔrs mɔr ˈməzlɪmz ˈɪntu əˈmɛrɪkə. hi ˈfɔrsɪz jihad”*” ˈɪntu əˈmɛrɪkə ənˈtɪl ˈməzlɪm ˈnəmbərz riʧ juʤ ˈnəmbərz ðət wɪl ɛnˈfɔrs ˈʃɑriə lɔ ɪn spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈsɪtiz. wəns ðət əˈkərz, ju wɪl si ˈsɪtiz ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈʃɑriə lɔ. wən lʊk æt ˈjʊrəp ʃoʊz ju ɑr feɪt, ɪf wi feɪl tɪ səˈpɔrt trəmp ənd bæn ɔl ˈməzlɪm ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən.
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why trump needs to maintain immigration ban: expand it
by frosty wooldridge
january 31, 2017
newswithviews.com
trump banned immigration from seven countries involved in islamic terror: iran, yemen, libya, iraq, sudan, syria and somalia. he needed to include pakistan, saudi arabia, ethiopia and afghanistan.
while thousands of naïve americans demonstrated against the ban, more and more muslims chanted allah akbar with them. please notice the sheer delight in the american muslims’ eyes watching americans push for their own cultural and religious suicide. the more muslims import their own kind, the more they can push for sharia law. once sharia law installs itself, women’s rights and everyone’s rights spiral down the drain.
quran (5:33) - "the punishment of those who wage war against allah and his messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement."
one look at europe should scare the living daylights out of any american, but, in fact, all those demonstrators at our airports welcomed muslims. it’s beyond me how utterly stupid those kids prove themselves. once in power, muslims don’t mess around. they conquer host nations without any moral consciousness whatsoever. the rape rates and female assaults in europe have turned those countries into fear-cages in every city muslims inhabit.
quran (8:12) - "i will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them" no reasonable person would interpret this to mean a spiritual struggle. the targets of violence are "those who disbelieve" - further defined in the next verse (13) as "defy and disobey allah." nothing is said about self-defense. in fact, the verses in sura 8 were narrated shortly after a battle provoked by muhammad, who had been trying to attack a lightly-armed caravan to steal goods belonging to other people.
a european wrote to me: “i was thinking just something nuts over here with norwegians and swedes and german females marching around with hijabs and screaming allah akbar, and standing with their muslim sisters and all that good crap. which just makes the dying of norway and europe even more clear and coming soon enough.
“but now, seeing this stupidity on facebook of american women doing the same thing, makes me sick to my stomach. and the power structure of the usa working to get these muslim savages in, non-stop. okay, and even more so, western democracy in the end, we did it to ourselves and are doing a fine job of it and even when this starts to overwhelm us in a big rape and killing way, there will be these norwegians or swedes or germans or americans out in the street marching and screaming allah akbar until it finally comes crashing down on them. it’s difficult to see my own country fall to islam in my own lifetime. god help all western countries from committing suicide. once muslims take over, there is no coming back to the light of freedom.”
quran (9:73) - "o prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and the hypocrites and be unyielding to them; and their abode is hell, and evil is the destination."
does anyone think france, uk, denmark, holland, norway, germany or sweden will survive their muslim populations? you would prove yourself a brainless twit if you thought they might survive.
muslims force horrible sociological changes on host countries. first with peaceful pushing for sharia law. next, with greater numbers, more violence. third, their numbers become so great, they force sharia law with the vote. fourth, they become the new dominant political-economic-religious paradigm. they create parallel societies that expand and conquer.
the more muslims in america, the faster they conquer
it’s as simple as this statement:
unfortunately, the more muslims we import, the more terror events. it's the nature of the religion. it's not going to change, because, as their numbers grow, so does their push for sharia law. there's no way to soften their prime directive: "convert or kill all non-believers." one look at europe shows you our future.
journalist daniel greenfield wrote, “when you turn on the evening news and see a running death toll, it’s happening more and more often. the new brand of islamic terror only needs one thing… muslims. lone wolf terrorism operates off the existing muslim population in a particular country. the bigger the muslim population, the bigger the risk. the fbi or other law enforcement agencies cannot monitor even a fraction of the islamic settler population sympathetic to terror. as the muslim settler population in the country increases, the number of cases will grow.” (source: right side news, stop lone wolf terrorism by ending muslim immigration, august 2, 2016)
if you notice, the mainstream media broadcasts “puff” pieces on the plight of the muslims caught in the airports and trump’s ban. little do they realize they play into muslim hands that, in the end, would chop off their heads if they reported the truth. muslims do not allow free speech, women’s rights, gay rights, children’s rights, animal rights and religious choice.
as you read this column, keith ellison, a u.s. house of representatives member from minnesota maneuvers to become the chairperson of the democratic party. as a full muslim, and a member of the muslim brotherhood, he stands ready to force more muslims into america. he forces “soft jihad” into america until muslim numbers reach huge numbers that will enforce sharia law in specific cities. once that occurs, you will see cities falling into sharia law. one look at europe shows you our fate, if we fail to support trump and ban all muslim immigration.
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ðə ˈhɑtəst ˈtɪkɪt ɪn tɛk ɪz ən ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ ə bəˈnɑl saʊθ ˈflɔrɪdə ˈbɪznɪs pɑrk, ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃəbəl ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd frəm ˈkaʊntləs ˈəðər ˈɔfəs ˈbɪldɪŋz ðət dɑt əˈmɛrɪkəz səˈbərbən ˈlænˌskeɪp. ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ɪts ə hoʊl ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔri. ə ˈdɪfərənt ˌriˈæləˌti, ɪn fækt. ˈhjuməˌnɔɪd ˈroʊˌbəts wɔk daʊn ðə hɔlz, ənd grin rɛpˈtɪljən ˈmɑnstərz hæŋ aʊt ɪn ðə laʊnʤ. kɑrˈtun ˈfɛriz tərn ðə laɪts ɔn ənd ɔf. wɔr məˈʃinz, 75 fit tɔl, pəˈtroʊl ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt. ˈivɪn ðə ˈɔfəs ɪkˈwɪpmənt dɪz ðə ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. ðə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈhæŋɪŋ ɔn ðə wɔl simz ˈpərfəktli ˈnɔrməl. ənˈtɪl ɪt ˈvænɪʃɪz. ə ˈmoʊmənt ˈleɪtər ɪt ˌriəˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə rum. ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli, ɪt ɪz naʊ ˈlɛvəˌteɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈmɪˈdɛr. gɪt ɛz kloʊz ɛz jʊd laɪk, ʧɛk ɪt aʊt frəm ˈdɪfərənt ˈæŋgəlz. ɪts 80 ˈɪnʧɪz daɪˈægənəl, tund tɪ ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪt əp. ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən lʊks ril, bət ɪt ɪz nɑt. ɔl ðiz ˈwəndərz ər ˌɪˈluʒənz, ˈkɑnʤərd ˈɪntu biɪŋ θru ðə ˈlɛnzɪz əv ə "mɪkst ˌriˈæləˌti" ˌɑrˈkeɪn ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən əv ðə ˈstɑrˌtəp kɔld ˈmæʤɪk lip. laɪk ˈɛni gʊd məˈʤɪʃən, ˈfaʊndər ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ, 45 kips hɪz kɑrdz kloʊz tɪ hɪz ʧɛst. ˈmæʤɪk lip həz ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ɪn ɪkˈstrim ˈsikrəsi sɪns ɪt wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 2011 ˈoʊnli ə fju ˈpipəl gɑt tɪ si ɪts tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ˈivɪn fjuər nu haʊ ɪt wərkt, ənd ɔl əv ðɛm wər ˈbɛrid ˈəndər soʊ ˈmɛni əˈgrimənts ðət ðeɪ kʊd ˈbɛrli ədˈmɪt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪgˈzɪstəd. jɛt ˈmæsɪv əˈmaʊnts əv ˈməni wər floʊɪŋ daʊn tɪ ˈdeɪnjə biʧ, ˈflɔrɪdə, ə taʊn əv ʤɪst saʊθ əv fɔrt ˈlɔdərˌdeɪl. tɪ deɪt, ˈmæʤɪk lip həz reɪzd ˈnɪrli ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈvɛnʧər ˈkæpɪtəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 794 ˈmɪljən ðɪs pæst ˈfɛbruˌɛri, rɪˈpɔrtədli ðə ˈlɑrʤəst si raʊnd ɪn ˈhɪstəri. ˈsimɪŋli ˈɛvəri tɛk ˌɪnˈvɛstər həz ə ʧəŋk, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈhɔroʊɪts, ˈklaɪnər ˈpərkɪnz, ˈgugəl, jpmorgan*, ˌfaɪˈdɛləti ənd, pləs ðɛrz ˈbækɪŋ frəm lɛs kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈsɔrsəz səʧ ɛz ˈwɔrnər bros*. ənd ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, ðə ˈmeɪkər əv fɪlmz laɪk ˌgɑdˈzɪlə ənd ʤʊˈræsɪk wərld. ˈmæʤɪk lip wɑz ˈvæljud æt ˈbɪljən ɪn ɪts ˈleɪtəst raʊnd əv fɪˈnænsɪŋ. ɪf həz hɛld ɔn tɪ ʤɪst 22 əv ðə hi dɪˈnaɪz-- hiz ə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr. ðət kæˈskeɪd əv ˈməni spɑrkt streɪnʤ ˈrumərz wɪˈθɪn tɛk ˈsərkəlz: ˈmæʤɪk lip wɑz duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪθ ˈhɔloʊˌgræmz, ər wɪθ ˈleɪzərz, ər hæd ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd səm məˈʃin ðə saɪz əv ə ˈbɪldɪŋ ðət wʊd ˈnɛvər, kʊd ˈnɛvər, bi kəˈmərʃəˌlaɪzd. ðə læk əv hɑrd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈfərðər fjuəld ðə ˈwɪspərz. ˈmæʤɪk lip, ˈæftər ɔl, həz ˈnɛvər riˈlist ə ˈprɑdəkt. ɪt həz ˈnɛvər ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈpəblɪk ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən əv ə ˈprɑdəkt, ˈnɛvər əˈnaʊnst ə ˈprɑdəkt, ˈnɛvər ɪkˈspleɪnd ðə prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri "lightfield*" tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðət paʊərz ɪts ˈprɑdəkt. bət naʊ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊz. ɪn ə rɛr ˈɪntərvˌju sɪz ˈmæʤɪk lip həz spɛnt ə ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz pərˈfɛktɪŋ ə ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ənd həz ˈbeɪgən kənˈstrəktɪŋ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ laɪnz ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə, əˈhɛd əv ə riˈlis əv ə kənˈsumər ˈvərʒən əv ɪts tɛkˈnɑləʤi. wɪn ɪt gɛs ɪz wɪˈθɪn ðə nɛkst 18 kʊd ˈəʃər ɪn ə nu ˈɪrə əv kəmˈpjutɪŋ, ə ˈɪnərˌfeɪs wɪl juz fər ˈdɛkeɪdz tɪ kəm. "wi ər ˈbɪldɪŋ ə nu kaɪnd əv ˌkɑnˈtɛksˌʧuəl kəmˈpjutər," sɪz. "wɪr duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli ˈdɪfərənt." ˈmæʤɪk ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ˈɪzənt ʤɪst ə ˌhaɪˈtɛk ə dɪsˈrəpʃən məˈʃin. ðɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi kʊd əˈfɛkt ˈɛvəri ˈbɪznɪs ðət ˈjuzɪz skrinz ər kəmˈpjutərz ənd ˈmɛni ðət doʊnt. ɪt kʊd kɪl ðə 120 ˈbɪljən ˈmɑrkɪt fər dɪˈspleɪz ənd ʃeɪk ðə 1 ˈtrɪljən ˈgloʊbəl ˈbɪznɪs tɪ ɪts kɔr. ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ər proʊˈfaʊnd. θroʊ aʊt jʊr ˈpiˈsi, jʊr ˈlæpˌtɑp ənd jʊr ˈmoʊbəl foʊn, bɪˈkəz ðə kəmˈpjutɪŋ paʊər ju nid wɪl bi ɪn jʊr ˈglæsɪz, ənd ðeɪ kən meɪk ə dɪˈspleɪ əˈpɪr ˈɛniˌwɛr, æt ˈɛni saɪz ju laɪk. fər ðət ˈmætər, ðeɪ kən meɪk ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈpɪr, laɪk dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz tɪ jʊr nɛkst ˈmitɪŋ, drɔn ɪn braɪt ˈjɛloʊ ˈɛroʊz əˈlɔŋ ðə roʊdz əv jʊr taʊn. jul bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ si wət ðət nu kaʊʧ jʊr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv baɪɪŋ lʊks laɪk ɪn jʊr ˈlɪvɪŋ rum, frəm ˈɛvəri kənˈsivəbəl ˈæŋgəl, ˈəndər ˈɛvəri ˈlaɪtɪŋ kənˈdɪʃən, wɪˈθaʊt ˈlivɪŋ jʊr hoʊm. ˈivɪn ðə list məˈkænɪkli ˌɪnˈklaɪnd wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈpɛr ðɛr ˌɔtəmoʊˈbilz, wɪθ ən ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈproʊˌgræm ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ɪgˈzæktli wɪʧ pɑrt nidz tɪ bi ˌriˈpleɪst ənd əˈlərtɪŋ ju ɪf jʊr duɪŋ ɪt rɔŋ. ənd ˈmæʤɪk lip ɪz pəˈzɪʃənd tɪ ˈprɑfɪt frəm ˈɛvəri ˌɪnərˈækʃən: nɑt ʤɪst frəm ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɪt wɪl sɛl bət ˈɔlsoʊ, wən ˌɪˈmæʤənz, frəm ðə ˈtɔrənt əv ˈdætə ɪt kʊd kəˈlɛkt, riˈsɛl. "ɪts hɑrd tɪ θɪŋk əv ən ˈɛriə ðət ˈdəzənt kəmˈplitli ʧeɪnʤ," sɪz. ju hæv ˈlaɪkli traɪd ˈvərʧuəl reality--sony*, ˈgugəl, ˈsæmˌsəŋ ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk hæv ɔl ˈdeɪbjutɪd ˈprɑdəkts ɪn ðə pæst 12 mənθs. ɪz ən kəmˈpjutərˈʤɛnərˌeɪtəd ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən, naʊ juzd ˈmoʊstli fər videogames*, wɛrˈbaɪ ˈhɛdˌsɛts mæsk ənd ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ril wərld. ju meɪ hæv ˈɔlsoʊ traɪd ɑgˈmɛntəd ˌriˈæləˌti, ɪn wɪʧ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkɑntɛnt ɪz ˈoʊvərˌleɪd ɔn ə ˈfɪzɪkəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈdɪʤɪtəl fædz əv 2016 meɪd ɑr ˈmeɪnˌstrim: ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈmoʊbəl æp dɪˈvɛləpər riˈlist goʊ, ə geɪm ðət ˈjuzɪz ˈkæmərəz tɪ meɪk ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈmɑnstərz əˈpɪr tɪ ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ðə ril æt list ɔn jʊr foʊnz skrin. ˈniðər ə geɪm nɔr goʊ kən du wət ˈmæʤɪk "mɪkst ˌriˈæləˌti" dɪz. teɪks ju tɪ əˈnəðər pleɪs. ɑr kən meɪk ə əˈpɪr ɪn jʊr ˈlɪvɪŋ rum. mɪkst ˌriˈæləˌti kips ju wɛr ju meɪks ðət kəm tɪ laɪf. haʊ dɪz ɪt du ɪt? ðə ˈsɛntərˌpis əv ˈmæʤɪk tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz ə dɪˈspleɪ, bət ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈprɑdəkt ʃʊd fɪt ˈɪntu ə pɛr əv ˈspɛktəkəlz. wɪn jʊr ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə dɪˈvaɪs, ɪt ˈdəzənt blɑk jʊr vju əv ðə wərld; ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈprɑʤɛkts ən ˈɪmɪʤ dɪˈrɛkli ˈɔntu jʊr ˈrɛtənə θru ən ˈɑptɪks ˈsɪstəm bɪlt ˈɪntu ə pis əv glæs (ðə ˈprɑdəkt woʊnt fraɪ jʊr ˈaɪˌbɔlz; ɪts ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪtɪŋ ðə weɪ wi ˈnæʧərəli əbˈzərv ðə wərld ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈfɔrsɪŋ ju tɪ stɛr æt ə skrin). ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɑnstəntli ˈgæðərz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˈskænɪŋ ðə rum fər ˈɑbstəkəlz, ˈlɪsənɪŋ fər ˈvɔɪsɪz, ˈtrækɪŋ aɪ ˈmuvmənts ənd ˈwɑʧɪŋ hænz. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈɑbʤɛkts ər əˈwɛr əv ðɛr ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ðə ril wərld. ɔn ˈmæʤɪk ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ə maɪt ɪˈskeɪp ˈkæpʧər baɪ ˈdəkɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd jʊr kaʊʧ ər, əˈsumɪŋ ju lɪv ɪn ə "smɑrt" hoʊm, ˈtərnɪŋ ɔf jʊr laɪts ənd ˈhaɪdɪŋ ɪn ðə dɑrk. ɪn wən əv ɪts ˈdɛˌmoʊz ðə ˈmæʤɪk lip tim ʃoʊz ɔf ə kəmˈpjutərˈʤɛnərˌeɪtəd "ˈvərʧuəl ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈjumən," ənd səˈpraɪzɪŋli ˌriəˈlɪstɪk. ənd hɪz tim ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈvərʧuəl ˈpipəl (ər ˈænəməlz ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls) ɛz ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsɪri ɔn ˈstɛrɔɪdz, ɪkˈsɛpt wɪθ ə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈprɛzəns ðət meɪks hər ˈiziər tɪ wərk wɪθ ənd ˈhɑrdər tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr. æsk jʊr ˈvərʧuəl əˈsɪstənt tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ə ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ə ˈkoʊˈwərkər ənd ɪt maɪt wɔk aʊt əv jʊr ˈɔfəs, ˌriəˈpɪr ˌbiˈsaɪd jʊr ˈkɑligz dɛsk ˈviə hɪz ər hər oʊn ˈmɪstər ˈhɛdˌsɛt ənd dɪˈlɪvər ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪn ˈpərsən. ɪn ə mɪkst ˌriˈæləˌti wərld, kəmˈpjutɪŋ paʊər ˈɪzənt kənˈfaɪnd tɪ ə ˈgæʤət ɔn jʊr dɛsk. ɪts ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ju kən lɪŋk tɪ ˈɛni ˈɑbʤɛkt, ril ər ˈvərʧuəl, ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt əˈwɛrnəs əv ɪts loʊˈkeɪʃən, ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əˈbaʊt ɪts ˈpərpəs ənd ˈɪnˌsaɪt ɔn haʊ ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ juz ɪt. "θɪŋk əv ɪt ɛz ðə fˈjuʧər steɪt əv kəmˈpjutɪŋ," sɪz, "wɛr ðə wərld ɪz jʊr ˈdɛskˌtɑp." fərst wi hæd ˈmeɪnˌfreɪmz, ðɛn ˈpiˈsiz, ðɛn ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz. ɪf ˈmæʤɪk lip həz ɪts weɪ, ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən wɪl bi ˈvərʧuəl. "ðɪs ɪz nɑt əˈbaʊt ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ər ʤɪst pleɪɪŋ videogames*," sɪz ˈtɑməs təl, ðə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˈfaʊndər əv ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt. "ðɪs ɪz ə ˈdɪfərənt weɪ əv ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ wɪθ ðə wərld, ə nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv kəmˈpjutərz. aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs wɪl ɛnd əp biɪŋ ə ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈkəmpəˌni." həz ˈɔlˌweɪz sərˈaʊndɪd hɪmˈsɛlf wɪθ ˈvɪʒənz əv ə ˌhaɪˈtɛk fˈjuʧər. bɔrn ɪn 1971 tɪ ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈɪməgrənts ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈklivlənd, hi gru əp ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪd wɪθ kəmˈpjutərz ənd saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən. "maɪ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ər ðə ˈʧɪldrən əv stiv ʤɑbz ənd ʤɔrʤ ˈlukəs," hi sɪz. "wi gru əp ɔn ðət, ənd ɑr breɪnz ɔl gɑt ˈskræmbəld. maɪ frɛndz ənd aɪ ɔl ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi luk ˈskaɪˌwɔkər ənd dɪˈfit ðə dɛθ stɑr ənd bɪld c-3po*." wɪn hi wɑz 11 ðə ˈfæməli muvd tɪ saʊθ ˈflɔrɪdə; hi ˈstɑrtɪd haɪ skul æt 13 ə jɪr ˈərli. ˈæftər ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən hi wɑz ækˈsɛptɪd æt ˈɛˈmaɪˈti bət ʧoʊz ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv maɪˈæmi, steɪɪŋ kloʊz tɪ hoʊm. hi rɪˈsivd ə ˈbæʧələrz dɪˈgri ɪn məˈkænɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ɪn 1994 ənd ə ˈmæstərz ɪn ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ tu jɪrz ðɛn hi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt stɑr wɔrz əˈgɛn. hɪz fərst ˈkəmpəˌni, z-kat*, ɪn 1997 "aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ bɪld ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl drɔɪd frəm stɑr wɔrz bɪˈkəz aɪ min, ðɪs wɑz ðə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈkʊdənt bɪld ən ˈfaɪtər, bɪˈkəz ðət ˈwəzənt ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ kʊd ɪkˈspleɪn tɪ maɪ ˈpɛrənts ˈæftər ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪŋ," hi sɪz. ɪn 2004 ənd ˈsɛvərəl əv hɪz spən aʊt ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks grup ˈɪntu ə nu ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈmɑkoʊ ˈsərʤɪkəl, ðət meɪd ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ɑrmz tɪ əˈsɪst ˈdɑktərz ɪn ˌɔrθəˈpidɪk ˈsərʤəriz. dɪˈmænd fər ðə drɔɪdz wɑz haɪ, ənd ɪn 2008 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɛnt ˈpəblɪk, ˈreɪzɪŋ 51 ˈmɪljən. ˈwərkɪŋ ˈfʊlˌtaɪm æt ˈmɑkoʊ ənd ˈmɛrid wɪθ ə jəŋ ˈdɔtər, faʊnd ən ˈaʊˌtlɛt fər hɪz kriˈeɪtɪv saɪd ɪn ə ˈprɑʤɛkt hi kɔld aʊər oʊn ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈfænəsi wərld, ən ˈeɪliən ˈplænət fʊl əv fænˈtæstɪk ˈkriʧərz laɪk ˈtɔkɪŋ ˈroʊˌbəts ənd flaɪɪŋ weɪlz. ɪn 2010 hi ˈstɑrtɪd ə nu ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈmæʤɪk lip ˈstudiˌoʊz, tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɛz ə ˈgræfɪk ˈnɑvəl ˈsɪriz ənd ə ˈfiʧər fɪlm ˈfrænˌʧaɪz. "aɪ wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli ɪmˈplɔɪi, ənd ɪt wɑz ˈlɪtərəli ɪn maɪ gərɑʒ," sɪz. "maɪ mɑm meɪd ə pis əv ˈkænvəs wɪθ səm ˈkələrd ˈlɛtərz ɔn ɪt ðət sɛd, 'ˈmæʤɪk lip ˈstudiˌoʊz.' fər hɛlp ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, hi juzd səm əv ðə kæʃ hid bæŋkt frəm ˈmɑkoʊ tɪ haɪər ˈwərkˌʃɑp, ðə nu ˈspɛʃəl ˈifɛkts ənd ʃɑp bɛst noʊn fər ɪts wərk ɔn ðə lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz fɪlm ˈtrɪləʤi, tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈɪmɪʤri beɪst ɔn hɪz ˈstɔri aɪˈdiəz ənd flɛʃ aʊt ðə wərld. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ˈnɑvəlz laɪk ˈwɪljəm ˈgɪbsənz ənd ˈvərnər ˈreɪnˌboʊz ɛnd, bɪˈkeɪm ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd ðət ðə ɑgˈmɛntəd ənd ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti hid rɛd əˈbaʊt ɪn ˈfɪkʃən ˈwəzənt əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə ril wərld ənd bɪˈgæn ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ meɪk ɪt soʊ. "ɪt wɑz ə juˈnik ˈmoʊmənt. ˌriˈæləˌti ənd saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən bɪˈgæn tɪ mərʤ," sɪz ˈrɪʧərd ˈteɪlər, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈwərkˌʃɑp ənd ə ˈmɛmbər əv ˈmæʤɪk bɔrd. "ðə fɪkˈtɪʃəs tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ðət wi wər kriˈeɪtɪŋ fər aʊər blu wər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ɪn ˈpɛrəˌlɛl tɪ ðə ˈrilˌwərld ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ɑgˈmɛntəd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðət wɑz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr." ɪn 2011 ˈmæʤɪk lip ˈstudiˌoʊz ʧeɪnʤd ˈfoʊkɪs ənd bɪˈkeɪm ˈmæʤɪk lip ɪŋk., wɪθ ˈhaɪrɪŋ ə smɔl tim tɪ hɛlp ɪm dɪˈvɛləp ðɪs aɪˈdiə əv mɪkst ˌriˈæləˌti. ˌbiˈfɔr lɔŋ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hæd ˈwərkɪŋ ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪps. "ðə fərst taɪm wi hæd ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpɪksəl ɪn speɪs, wɛr wi kʊd muv ɪt əraʊnd ðə rum, wi wər soʊ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd," sɪz. "ˈəðər ˈpipəl wər laɪk, 'wət ɪz ðət? ðæts ʤɪst ə dɑt.' bət wi nu. aɪ nu æt ðət pɔɪnt ðɪs wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ wərk." hi ˈɔlsoʊ nu hi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ nid ə lɔt mɔr ˈməni. hæd ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈfəndɪd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɪθ hɪz prəˈsidz frəm ipo*. ˈæftər ˈmɑkoʊ wɑz əkˈwaɪərd ɪn 2013 baɪ ˈmɛdɪkəl dɪˈvaɪs ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ˈstraɪkər ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. fər ˈbɪljən, hi ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd səm əv ðoʊz prəˈsidz ɛz wɛl. woʊnt rɪˈvil ðə ɪgˈzækt əˈmaʊnt hi spɛnt tɪ gɪt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈrənɪŋ ("ɪn ðə ˈmɪljənz" ɪz ɔl hil seɪ), bət hi nu ɪt ˈwʊdənt bi ˈnɪrli ɪˈnəf. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi soʊld ˌɪtˈsɛlf. "wɪn wid tɔk tɪ ˈpipəl əˈbaʊt wət wi wər duɪŋ, ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt bɪˈliv ˈjuˈɛs," sɪz. "ðɛn ðeɪd flaɪ ɪn ənd goʊ, 'oʊ juv ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪd ðiz θɪŋz ˈhæpən.' ðət wɑz ðə daɪˈnæmɪk əv ˈɛvriˌwən hu ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd; [ðeɪ wɛnt frəm] 'ðɪs ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl' tɪ 'wi wɔnt ɪn.'" ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2014 ˈmæʤɪk lip əˈnaʊnst ɪt hæd reɪzd mɔr ðən 50 ˈmɪljən ɪn sid ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈvɛstərz. eɪt mənθs ˈleɪtər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni kloʊzd ə 542 ˈmɪljən ˈsɪriz bi ˈfəndɪŋ raʊnd. ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ˈmæʤɪk lip bɪˈkəz wi bɪˈliv ðɛr tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz ðə nɛkst bɪg ˌɪnˈflɛkʃən pɔɪnt ɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈæftər ðə ˈpiˈsi, ðə wɛb ənd ðə," sɪz ʤeɪmz ˌwɑˈkin əv ˈɑbviəs ˈvɛnʧərz, ə sæn ˈvɛnʧər ˈkæpɪtəl fənd hi wɪθ ˈɛvən ˈwɪljəmz ənd ə θərd ˈpɑrtnər. "ɪt həz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm ˈməltəpəl ˈgloʊbəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkætəˌgɔriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti." ˈmæʤɪk 794 ˈmɪljən ˈsɪriz si raʊnd, əˈnaʊnst ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2016 wɑz lɛd baɪ ənd ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts frəm ˈgugəl ənd kˈwɑlˌkɑm ˈvɛnʧərz, pləs nu ˈməni frəm ˌfaɪˈdɛləti ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts, jpmorgan*, ˈmɔrgən ˈstænli ənd ti. roʊ praɪs. "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ɪt wʊd bi mɪˈskærəktərˌaɪzɪŋ ɪt tɪ seɪ ðɛr wɑz ə ˈfrɛnzi," ˈtɑməs təl sɪz. "ðɪs ˈkəmpəˌni həz hæd ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ ˈprɑbləm əˈtræktɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstərz, ənd ɪts ɛkˌstrɔrdəˈnɛrəli wɛl ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzd æt ðɪs pɔɪnt." ˈdəzənt sim ðə jʊr ˈmɑdəl ˈmoʊgəl ɪz ˈwɪli wonka*. laɪts əp laɪk roʊld dɑlz ˈʤinjəs ɛz hi lidz ə tʊr θru ˈmæʤɪk nu ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn ˌplænˈteɪʃən, ˈflɔrɪdə, ə ˈkæmpəs mɔr bɪˈfɪtɪŋ hɪz ˈvɪʒən ðən ðə ˈnɑndɪˈskrɪpt ˈɔfəsɪz 15 ˈmɪnəts əˈweɪ ɪn ˈdeɪnjə biʧ ðət hiz ˈveɪkeɪtɪŋ. hi pɔɪnts aʊt "kul" məˈʃinz, ædˈmaɪrz tulz ənd ˌɪnˈvaɪts gɛsts tɪ klaɪm ˈlædərz tɪ ʧɛk aʊt haɪɛnd ɛr ˈfɪltərz ɪn ðə ductwork*. hiz ˈfrɛndli ənd ˈʧɪri, ˈvɛri ˈkæʒəwəl ɪn spiʧ ənd əˈtaɪər (ˈɔfən ʤinz ənd sˈwɛtˌʃərts). ˈpipəl ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn wət ə nis gaɪ hi ɪz ɛz ˈɔfən ɛz ðeɪ ˈmɛnʃən hɪz ˈɪnəˌlɛkt. hiz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlaɪəbəl tɪ gɪt lɔst ɪn hɪz wərk. ɔn ə ˈrisənt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun hi wɑz ˈmɪsɪŋ ɪn ˈækʃən hæf ən aʊər ˈæftər ə tʊr əv ðə nu wɑz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ nɑt ənˈkɑmən dɪˈleɪ bət ə ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk wən, sɪns kəmz frəm ən ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ʤuɪʃ ˈbækˌgraʊnd ənd wɑz ˈplænɪŋ tɪ liv wərk ˈərli tɪ əbˈzərv ðə ˈsæbəθ. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli wən əv hɪz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz dɪˈskəvərd hi hæd bɪn ðə hoʊl taɪm, ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn hɪz kɑr ɪn ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt, ɪnˈgroʊst ɪn ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn kɔl. ˈmæʤɪk lip broʊk graʊnd ɔn ðə nu, ˈkæmpəs ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2015 ənd ɪkˈspɛkts ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ɪts ˈkɑrənt 850 ɪmˈplɔɪiz tɪ muv ɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs jɪr. ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈwərkərz ər ˈskætərd ɪn naɪn ˈɔfəsɪz əraʊnd ðə gloʊb, nɑt ʤɪst ɪn tɛk hɑt spɑts laɪk ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli ənd ˈɔstən bət ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ˈaʊtˌpoʊsts laɪk ˈwɛlɪŋtən, nu ˈzilənd, ənd tɛl ɑˈviv. səm grups ər ɔˈrɛdi ɪn pleɪs æt ðə nu saɪt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə məˈʃin ʃɑp ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ timz. ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ tɪ kip ˈkrɪtɪkəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt timz təˈgɛðər ɛz pɑrt əv ən "ˈæʤəl ˈhɑrdˌwɛr" ˈmɑdəl, wɪʧ həz əˈlaʊd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ ˈproʊdus "ˈlɪtərəli ˈmɛni ˈhənərdz əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz" əv ɪts ˈhɛdˌsɛt ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp. "pɑrt əv waɪ ˈmæʤɪk lip kən soʊ fæst ɪz bɪˈkəz wi hæv ɔl ðə raɪt ˈpipəl ɪn ðə raɪt ˈpleɪsɪz," sɪz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbɪldɪŋ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɔn ðə ˌplænˈteɪʃən ˈkæmpəs. "ðɪs ɪz ðə moʊst pɑrt əv ˈmæʤɪk lip," sɪz ɛz hi lidz ə grup ˈɪntu ðə pərˈdəkʃən laɪn ˈɛriəz: ə ˈsɪriz əv lɔŋ, ˈsɛlfkənˈteɪnd, ˈmɑʤələr beɪz laɪnd əp laɪk ˈsəbmərˌinz ɪn ə pɔrt. iʧ laɪn kən bi ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ɛz ˈnidɪd, ˈræmpɪŋ əp pərˈdəkʃən frəm ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈjunɪts ə jɪr tɪ mɔr ðən ə ˈmɪljən. wɔnts ˈmæʤɪk lip tɪ steɪ ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə; wən əv ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ðɛr ɪz ðət ɪt əˈlaʊz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ kip ɪts ˈsikrɪts. ɪf ɪt wər ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərd ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ðət wʊd bi ˈnɪrli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl, ˈgɪvɪn ˈsɪləkən ˈvæliz ˈkəlʧər ənd ˈrumər mɪl. əv kɔrs, hi wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ən ˈiziər taɪm ˈhaɪrɪŋ, bət ˈmæʤɪk tɛkˈnɑləʤi həz bɪn ə strɔŋ drɔ, ˈpʊlɪŋ ˈpipəl ɪn frəm ðə ˈvæli ənd ˈəðər tɛk həbz. "wɪr ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ə ˈkreɪzi əˈmaʊnt əv ˈvɛri ˈkeɪpəbəl haɪɛnd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ tɛk ˈtælənt ˈɪntu ˈflɔrɪdə," hi sɪz. ˈnæʧərəli, ˈɪzənt ðə ˈoʊnli ˌɑntrəprəˈnʊr hu siz ˌɑpərˈtunəti ɪn ðɪs fild. ɪn ʤɪst ðə pæst 12 mənθs, ˈbɪljən həz bɪn ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ənd ɑgˈmɛntəd ˌriˈæləˌti, ɛz ˈvɛnʧər fərmz ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈməni, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ digi-capital*. ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈdætə ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. sɪz ðət ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈrɛvəˌnuz fər ðə ɑgˈmɛntəd ənd ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ˈmɑrkɪt wɪl groʊ frəm ˈbɪljən ðɪs jɪr tɪ mɔr ðən 162 ˈbɪljən ɪn 2020 wɪθ ðət kaɪnd əv groʊθ, ɔl ðə bɪg neɪmz ər ˈskræmbəlɪŋ tɪ gɪt ə pis əv ðə ˈækʃən. ˈgugəl ɔˈrɛdi dɪpt ɪts toʊz ˈɪntu ɑr ɪn 2013 wɪθ ɪts ˈgugəl glæs, ə pɛr əv ˈspɛktəkəlz ðət meɪd ə ˈvərʧuəl kəmˈpjutər skrin əˈpɪr tɪ floʊt ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈjuzər. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt stɔld ɪn ˈbeɪtə əˈmɪd ˈpraɪvəsi ənd ˈseɪfti kənˈsərnz, bət ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ˈmæʤɪk lip ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ɪts ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst. "wi nu frəm səm əv ɑr ˈərliəst dɪˈskəʃənz wɪθ ənd ðə tim ðət wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hɛlp ðɛm ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt ðɛr ˈvɪʒən ˈɪntu ˌriˈæləˌti," sɪz dɑn ˈhɛrɪsən, vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈkɔrpərət dɪˈvɛləpmənt æt ˈgugəl. ˈæpəl ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ɑr ɛz wɛl, bət ɪts ənˈklɪr ˈwɛðər ɪt ɪz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ɪts oʊn ˈhɛdˌsɛt ər ˈædɪŋ ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz tɪ ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn. ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli ˈstɑrˌtəps laɪk ˈmitə (wɪʧ həz reɪzd 73 ˈmɪljən) ənd (ə ˌriˈpɔrtəd 23 ˈmɪljən) ər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɛr oʊn ɑr ˈhɛdˌsɛts ənd wʊd prɪˈzuməbli bi ˈnæʧərəl ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ˈkænədɪts ɪf ðeɪ ər səkˈsɛsfəl. fər naʊ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈmæʤɪk ˈbɪgəst kəmˈpɛtɪtər ɪz ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft, wɪʧ əˈnaʊnst ən ɑgˈmɛntəd ˌriˈæləˌti ˈhɛdˌsɛt kɔld ɪn 2014 ə ˈvərʒən, ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪˈdɪʃən, ʃɪpt tɪ ən ənˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ˈnəmbər əv ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpərz ɪn mɑrʧ əv ðɪs jɪr, ənd ə kənˈsumər ˈvərʒən kʊd bi riˈlist ˈsəmˌtaɪm ɪn 2017 "ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft həz ə bɪg ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪn ˈbɪznɪs bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps," sɪz ˈgɑrtnər ˈrisərʧ ˈænəlɪst braɪən blaʊ. "ðɛr dip ˈɪntu ˈbɪznɪs, ənd ðæts ɪgˈzæktli wɛr ðeɪ pəˈzɪʃənd." soʊ naʊ ðət ɪt həz ə pərˈdəkʃən laɪn, wəts ˈmæʤɪk ˈtaɪmɪŋ fər ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt? "soon-ish*," sɪz, ˈkɔɪli. hiz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛtɪsənt əˈbaʊt wət ðə ˈhɛdˌsɛt wɪl kɔst. "nɑt ə ˈləgʒəri ˈprɑdəkt," hi ˈfaɪnəli ˈɔfərz. stɪl, wɪθ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ riˈlis ðə kənˈsumər ˈvərʒən əv ɪts ɑgˈmɛntəd ˌriˈæləˌti ˈhɛdˌsɛt ˈsəmˌtaɪm nɛkst jɪr, ɪts klɪr ðət ˈmæʤɪk gɪr məst gɪt ˈɔntu ʃɛlvz ɪn ðə seɪm ˈwɪndoʊ ər ɪt wɪl rɪsk ˈluzɪŋ graʊnd tɪ ɪts ˈbɪgəst kəmˈpɛtɪtər. ənd wɪθ fər ˈhɛdˌsɛt praɪst əraʊnd ɪkˈspɛkt ˈmæʤɪk nu ˈgɑgəlz tɪ bi ɪn ðə seɪm ˈbɔlˌpɑrk. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈmæʤɪk lip siz ɪts ˈgreɪtəst ˌɪmˈpækt ɪn ˈbɪznɪs ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, əˈspɛʃəli ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ənd ˈriˌteɪl (ˌɪˈmæʤən "traɪɪŋ ɔn" ˈgɑrmənts æt hoʊm, ˈsimləsli). bət ɛz wɪθ moʊst tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈɔfərɪŋz wɪl lɛd ðə weɪ. ˈmæʤɪk lip ɪz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ məʧ əv ɪts ˈkɑntɛnt ˌɪnˈhaʊs ənd həz ɔˈrɛdi haɪərd ˈsɛvərəl ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈvɪdioʊˌgeɪm dɪˈzaɪnərz, kɑrˈtunɪsts, ˈɑrtɪsts ənd ˈraɪtərz. nil ˈstivənsən, ˈɔθər əv snoʊ kræʃ, ə ˈsɛmənəl 1992 ˈnɑvəl əˈbaʊt ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti, ɪz ˈmæʤɪk ʧif fˈjuʧərɪst, ˈwərkɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈkəmpəniz siˈætəl ˈɔfəs ɔn ən ˌəndɪˈskloʊzd geɪm. ˈəðər ˈkɑntɛnt ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈælaɪz æt ˈwərkˌʃɑp, wɪʧ ˈɑpərˌeɪts ə læb wɪθ ˈmæʤɪk lip ɪn nu ˈzilənd. ɪts fərst ˈprɑʤɛkt, ˈdɑktər. ˌɪnˈveɪdərz, ɪz ən geɪm sɛt ɪn ə ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈjunəˌvərs: ðə pleɪər wildz ə reɪ gən ənd faɪts ɔf ˈivəl ˈroʊˌbəts ðət sim tɪ breɪk θru ðə wɔlz əv hɪz ər hər ˈlɪvɪŋ rum ənd flaɪ əraʊnd ðə haʊs. ɪn ʤun ˈmæʤɪk lip ˈɔlsoʊ əˈnaʊnst ə strəˈtiʤɪk ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ilmxlab*, ðə ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt dɪˈvɪʒən əv ˈlukəsfɪlm, ənd ˈoʊpənd ə ʤɔɪnt ˈrisərʧ læb ɔn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈkæmpəs. "ɪts laɪk biɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈərliəst deɪz əv ˈsɪnəmə," sɪz ˈvɪki dɑbz bɛk, ðə hɛd əv ilmxlab*. ðə kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən həz ɔˈrɛdi prəˈdust ˈsɛvərəl ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz sɛt ɪn ðə stɑr wɔrz ˈjunəˌvərs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən rɪˈvild æt ðə taɪm əv ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ðət ˈfiʧərz ðə drɔɪdz ənd ənd əˈnəðər, ˈækʃən ˈsikwəns sɛt ɪn ðə ˈɛmpaɪər straɪks ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈbætəl əv hɑθ. ənd ɪt həz brɔt fʊl ˈsərkəl. ðə mæn hu bɪˈkeɪm ən ˌɑntrəprəˈnʊr bɪˈkəz hi ˈsikrɪtli ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bɪld ˈfaɪtərz ɪz naʊ ˈæˌkʧuəli duɪŋ ɪt.
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the hottest ticket in tech is an invitation to a banal south florida business park, indistinguishable on the outside from countless other office buildings that dot america's suburban landscape. inside, it's a whole different story. a different reality, in fact. humanoid robots walk down the halls, and green reptilian monsters hang out in the lounge. cartoon fairies turn the lights on and off. war machines, 75 feet tall, patrol the parking lot.
even the office equipment does the impossible. the high-definition television hanging on the wall seems perfectly normal. until it vanishes. a moment later it reappears in the middle of the room. incredibly, it is now levitating in midair. get as close as you'd like, check it out from different angles. it's 80 inches diagonal, tuned to espn--and there is nothing holding it up.
the tv looks real, but it is not. all these wonders are illusions, conjured into being through the lenses of a "mixed reality" headset--the arcane invention of the startup called magic leap.
like any good magician, founder and ceo rony abovitz, 45, keeps his cards close to his chest. magic leap has operated in extreme secrecy since it was founded in 2011. only a few people got to see its technology, even fewer knew how it worked, and all of them were buried under so many nondisclosure agreements that they could barely admit the company existed.
yet massive amounts of money were flowing down to dania beach, florida, a town of 30,000 just south of fort lauderdale. to date, magic leap has raised nearly $1.4 billion in venture capital, including $794 million this past february, reportedly the largest c round in history. seemingly every blue-chip tech investor has a chunk, including andreessen horowitz, kleiner perkins, google, jpmorgan, fidelity and alibaba, plus there's backing from less conventional sources such as warner bros. and legendary entertainment, the maker of films like godzilla and jurassic world. magic leap was valued at $4.5 billion in its latest round of financing. if abovitz has held on to just 22% of the company--which he denies-- he's a billionaire.
that cascade of money sparked strange rumors within tech circles: magic leap was doing something with holograms, or with lasers, or had invented some reality-warping machine the size of a building that would never, could never, be commercialized. the lack of hard information further fueled the whispers. magic leap, after all, has never released a product. it has never given a public demonstration of a product, never announced a product, never explained the proprietary "lightfield" technology that powers its product.
but now the company is coming out of the shadows. in a rare interview abovitz says magic leap has spent a billion dollars perfecting a prototype and has begun constructing manufacturing lines in florida, ahead of a release of a consumer version of its technology. when it arrives--best guess is within the next 18 months--it could usher in a new era of computing, a next-generation interface we'll use for decades to come. "we are building a new kind of contextual computer," abovitz says. "we're doing something really, really different."
magic leap's innovation isn't just a high-tech display--it's a disruption machine. this technology could affect every business that uses screens or computers and many that don't. it could kill the $120 billion market for flat-panel displays and shake the $1 trillion global consumer-electronics business to its core. the applications are profound. throw out your pc, your laptop and your mobile phone, because the computing power you need will be in your glasses, and they can make a display appear anywhere, at any size you like.
for that matter, they can make anything appear, like directions to your next meeting, drawn in bright yellow arrows along the roads of your town. you'll be able to see what that new couch you're thinking of buying looks like in your living room, from every conceivable angle, under every lighting condition, without leaving your home. even the least mechanically inclined will be able to repair their automobiles, with an interactive program highlighting exactly which part needs to be replaced and alerting you if you're doing it wrong. and magic leap is positioned to profit from every interaction: not just from the hardware and software it will sell but also, one imagines, from the torrent of data it could collect, analyze--and resell.
"it's hard to think of an area that doesn't completely change," abovitz says.
you have likely tried virtual reality--sony, google, samsung and facebook have all debuted vr products in the past 12 months. vr is an immersive computer-generated simulation, now used mostly for videogames, whereby vr headsets mask and replace the real world.
you may have also tried augmented reality, in which digital content is overlaid on a physical environment. one of the biggest digital fads of 2016 made ar mainstream: in july mobile app developer niantic released pokémon go, a game that uses smartphone cameras to make animated monsters appear to exist in the real world--or at least on your phone's screen.
neither a vr game nor pokémon go can do what magic leap's "mixed reality" does. vr takes you to another place. ar can make a pikachu appear in your living room. mixed reality keeps you where you are--and makes that pikachu come to life.
how does it do it? the centerpiece of magic leap's technology is a head-mounted display, but the final product should fit into a pair of spectacles. when you're wearing the device, it doesn't block your view of the world; the hardware projects an image directly onto your retina through an optics system built into a piece of semitransparent glass (the product won't fry your eyeballs; it's replicating the way we naturally observe the world instead of forcing you to stare at a screen). the hardware also constantly gathers information, scanning the room for obstacles, listening for voices, tracking eye movements and watching hands.
as a result, mixed-reality objects are aware of their environment and have the ability to interact with the real world. on magic leap's hardware a pokémon might escape capture by ducking behind your couch or, assuming you live in a "smart" home, turning off your lights and hiding in the dark.
in one of its demos the magic leap team shows off a computer-generated "virtual interactive human," life-size and surprisingly realistic. abovitz and his team imagine virtual people (or animals or anything else) as digital assistants--think siri on steroids, except with a physical presence that makes her easier to work with and harder to ignore. ask your virtual assistant to deliver a message to a coworker and it might walk out of your office, reappear beside your colleague's desk via his or her own mr headset and deliver the message in person.
in a mixed reality world, computing power isn't confined to a gadget on your desk. it's something that you can link to any object, real or virtual, giving it awareness of its location, intelligence about its purpose and insight on how you might want to use it. "think of it as the future state of computing," abovitz says, "where the world is your desktop." first we had mainframes, then pcs, then mobile devices. if magic leap has its way, the next generation will be virtual.
"this is not about entertainment or just playing videogames," says thomas tull, the billionaire founder of legendary entertainment. "this is a different way of interacting with the world, a new generation of computers. i think this will end up being a very, very important company."
rony abovitz has always surrounded himself with visions of a high-tech future. born in 1971 to israeli immigrants living in cleveland, he grew up fascinated with computers and science fiction. "my generation are the children of steve jobs and george lucas," he says. "we grew up on that, and our brains all got scrambled. . . . my friends and i all wanted to be luke skywalker and defeat the death star and build c-3po."
when he was 11, the family moved to south florida; he started high school at 13, a year early. after graduation he was accepted at mit but chose the university of miami, staying close to home. he received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1994 and a master's in biomedical engineering two years later--and then he started thinking about star wars again.
abovitz cofounded his first company, z-kat, in 1997. "i decided to build the medical droid from star wars because i thought--i mean, this was the genuine impulse--i couldn't build an x-wing fighter, because that wasn't something i could explain to my parents after graduating," he says. in 2004 abovitz and several of his cofounders spun out z-kat's robotics group into a new company, mako surgical, that made robotic arms to assist doctors in orthopedic surgeries. demand for the droids was high, and in 2008 the company went public, raising $51 million.
working full-time at mako and married with a young daughter, abovitz found an outlet for his creative side in a project he called hour blue--his own fictional fantasy world, an alien planet full of fantastic creatures like talking robots and flying whales. in 2010 he started a new company, magic leap studios, to develop the project as a graphic novel series and a feature film franchise.
"i was the only employee, and it was literally in my garage," abovitz says. "my mom made a piece of canvas with some colored letters on it that said, 'magic leap studios.' " for help on the project, he used some of the cash he'd banked from mako to hire weta workshop, the new zealand-based special effects and creative-development shop best known for its work on the lord of the rings film trilogy, to develop imagery based on his story ideas and flesh out the world. meanwhile, inspired by sci-fi novels like william gibson's neuromancer and vernor vinge's rainbows end, abovitz became frustrated that the augmented and virtual reality he'd read about in fiction wasn't available in the real world and began thinking about how to make it so.
"it was a unique moment. ... reality and science fiction began to merge," says richard taylor, ceo of weta workshop and a member of magic leap's board. "the fictitious technologies that we were creating for hour blue were developing in parallel to the real-world applications of augmented technology that rony was beginning to explore."
in 2011 magic leap studios changed focus and became magic leap inc., with abovitz hiring a small team to help him develop this idea of mixed reality. before long the company had working prototypes.
"the first time we had a single pixel in space, where we could move it around the room, we were so excited," abovitz says. "other people were like, 'what is that? that's just a dot.' but we knew. i knew at that point this was going to work."
he also knew he was going to need a lot more money. abovitz had initially funded the company with his proceeds from mako's ipo. after mako was acquired in 2013 by medical device manufacturer stryker corp. for $1.7 billion, he invested some of those proceeds as well. abovitz won't reveal the exact amount he spent to get the company running ("in the millions" is all he'll say), but he knew it wouldn't be nearly enough.
fortunately, the technology sold itself. "when we'd talk to people about what we were doing, they didn't believe us," abovitz says. "then they'd fly in and go, 'oh ... you've actually made these things happen.' that was the dynamic of everyone who invested; [they went from] 'this is impossible' to 'we want in.'"
in february 2014 magic leap announced it had raised more than $50 million in seed funding from private investors. eight months later the company closed a google-led $542 million series b funding round.
“we invested in magic leap because we believe their lightfield technology is the next big inflection point in technology after the pc, the web and the smartphone," says james joaquin of obvious ventures, a san francisco-based venture capital fund he cofounded with twitter's evan williams and a third partner. "it has the potential to transform multiple global economic categories, including entertainment, education and productivity."
magic leap's record-breaking $794 million series c round, announced in february 2016, was led by alibaba and included follow-on investments from google and qualcomm ventures, plus new money from fidelity investments, jpmorgan, morgan stanley and t. rowe price. "i don't think it would be mischaracterizing it to say there was a frenzy," thomas tull says. "this company has had absolutely no problem attracting blue-chip investors, and it's extraordinarily well capitalized at this point."
rony abovitz doesn't seem the captain-of-industry type--unless your model mogul is willy wonka. abovitz lights up like roald dahl's genius chocolatier as he leads a tour through magic leap's new headquarters in plantation, florida, a campus more befitting his vision than the nondescript offices 15 minutes away in dania beach that he's vacating. he points out "cool" machines, admires tools and invites guests to climb ladders to check out high-end air filters in the ductwork. he's friendly and cheery, very casual in speech and attire (often jeans and sweatshirts). people comment on what a nice guy he is as often as they mention his intellect.
he's also liable to get lost in his work. on a recent friday afternoon he was missing in action half an hour after a tour of the new hq was scheduled to start--a not uncommon delay but a problematic one, since abovitz comes from an orthodox jewish background and was planning to leave work early to observe the sabbath. eventually one of his executives discovered he had been on-site the whole time, sitting in his car in the parking lot, absentmindedly engrossed in a telephone call.
magic leap broke ground on the new, 259,000-square-foot campus in october 2015 and expects the majority of its current 850 employees to move in before the end of this year. the rest of the workers are scattered in nine offices around the globe, not just in tech hot spots like silicon valley and austin but also in far-flung outposts like wellington, new zealand, and tel aviv. some groups are already in place at the new site, including a machine shop and several engineering teams. it's important to abovitz to keep critical development teams together as part of an "agile hardware" model, which has allowed the company to produce "literally many hundreds of iterations" of its headset prototype. "part of why magic leap can iterate so fast is because we have all the right people in the right places," abovitz says.
the company is also building manufacturing facilities on the plantation campus. "this is the most spaceshippy part of magic leap," abovitz says as he leads a group into the production line areas: a series of long, self-contained, modular bays lined up like submarines in a port. each line can be activated as needed, ramping up production from thousands of units a year to more than a million.
abovitz wants magic leap to stay in florida; one of the benefits of manufacturing there is that it allows the company to keep its secrets. if it were headquartered in northern california, that would be nearly impossible, given silicon valley's job-hopping culture and well-lubricated rumor mill. of course, he would also have an easier time hiring, but magic leap's technology has been a strong draw, pulling people in from the valley and other tech hubs. "we're bringing a crazy amount of very capable high-end engineering and manufacturing tech talent into florida," he says.
naturally, abovitz isn't the only entrepreneur who sees opportunity in this field. in just the past 12 months, $2.3 billion has been invested in virtual reality and augmented reality, as venture firms follow the money, according to digi-capital. and international data corp. says that worldwide revenues for the augmented and virtual reality market will grow from $5.2 billion this year to more than $162 billion in 2020.
with that kind of growth, all the big names are scrambling to get a piece of the action. google already dipped its toes into ar in 2013 with its ill-fated google glass, a pair of spectacles that made a virtual computer screen appear to float in front of the user. the project stalled in beta amid privacy and safety concerns, but google's investment in magic leap indicates its ongoing interest. "we knew from some of our earliest discussions with rony and the team that we wanted to help them accelerate their vision into reality," says don harrison, vice president of corporate development at google.
apple is working on ar as well, but it's unclear whether it is developing its own headset or adding capabilities to the iphone. silicon valley startups like meta (which has raised $73 million) and atheer (a reported $23 million) are working on their own ar headsets and would presumably be natural acquisition candidates if they are successful.
for now, however, magic leap's biggest competitor is microsoft, which announced an augmented reality headset called hololens in 2014. a preproduction version, the hololens development edition, shipped to an unspecified number of microsoft hardware and software developers in march of this year, and a consumer version could be released sometime in 2017. "microsoft has a big advantage in business because of their relationships," says gartner research analyst brian blau. "they're deep into business, and that's exactly where they positioned hololens."
so now that it has a production line, what's magic leap's timing for entering the market? "soon-ish," says abovitz, coyly. he's also reticent about what the headset will cost. "not a luxury product," he finally offers.
still, with microsoft expected to release the consumer version of its hololens augmented reality headset sometime next year, it's clear that magic leap's gear must get onto shelves in the same window or it will risk losing ground to its biggest competitor. and with preorders for meta's headset priced around $1,000, expect magic leap's new goggles to be in the same four-figure ballpark.
eventually magic leap sees its greatest impact in business applications, especially medical imaging and retail (imagine "trying on" garments at home, seamlessly). but as with most technologies, entertainment offerings will lead the way. magic leap is developing much of its content in-house and has already hired several well-known videogame designers, cartoonists, artists and writers. neal stephenson, author of snow crash, a seminal 1992 novel about virtual reality, is magic leap's chief futurist, working out of the company's seattle office on an undisclosed game.
other content is coming from abovitz's allies at weta workshop, which operates a 25-person lab with magic leap in new zealand. its first project, dr. grordbort's invaders, is an action-oriented game set in a steampunk alternate universe: the player wields a ray gun and fights off evil robots that seem to break through the walls of his or her living room and fly around the house.
in june magic leap also announced a strategic partnership with ilmxlab, the immersive entertainment division of lucasfilm, and opened a joint research lab on lucasfilm's san francisco campus. "it's like being in the earliest days of cinema," says vicki dobbs beck, the head of ilmxlab.
the collaboration has already produced several mixed-reality experiences set in the star wars universe, including one revealed at the time of the announcement that features the droids c-3p0 and r2-d2, and another, as-yet-unrevealed action sequence set in the empire strikes back's iconic battle of hoth. and it has brought rony abovitz full circle. the man who became an entrepreneur because he secretly wanted to build x-wing fighters is now actually doing it.
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australia and the united states began their biggest ever joint military exercises on thursday, a show of force, largely at sea, aimed at sending a message both to allies and potential foes, including china.
the talisman saber 2017 exercise, involving 33,000 u.s. and australian troops on board battleships equipped with strike jets, comes as tension over china's more assertive activity, particularly in the disputed south china sea, has raised fears of confrontation.
admiral harry harris, head of the u.s. pacific command, asked how he thought china would view the exercises, said the size of the deployment was intended as a signal.
"i'm pleased about that message it sends our friends, allies, partners and potential adversaries," harris told reporters on board the uss bonhomme richard.
relations between the united states and china have soured in recent months as the united states seeks to counter what it perceives as chinese assertiveness in the pacific, encapsulated by beijing's artificial island building in the south china sea.
china claims most of the resource-rich south china sea, through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. brunei, malaysia, the philippines, vietnam and taiwan also have claims on the waterway.
the united states estimates china has added more than 3,200 acres (1,300 hectares) of land on seven reefs and tiny isles in the south china sea over the past three years, installing runways, ports, aircraft hangars and communications equipment.
james curran, professor of politics and foreign policy at the university of sydney, said the exercise illustrated the close military ties between the united states and australia but could raise worry in china about being surrounded.
"when there are concerns about china's activities in the south china sea, this military exercise will send a signal and take on greater significance," curran said.
"china will be concerned if it looks like containment, when you have australia, the united states and others trying to gang-up on china."
the exercise will go on for a month in australian territorial waters and will include training in land and air operations.
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dɪˈzæstər rɪˈkəvəri ɪn ˈtɛksəs ɪz ə kəˈlæmɪti ɔl ɪts oʊn. ʤɪst æsk ðə foʊks ɔn ˈbɑləvər pəˈnɪnsələ. noʊ mæn ɪz ən ˈaɪlənd, ɪnˈtaɪər əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf; ˈɛvəri mæn ɪz ə pis əv ˈkɑntənənt, ə pɑrt əv ðə meɪn. -ʤɑn dən dɛr tɛl ðə ˈpipəl əv ˈbɑləvər ðeɪ lɪv ɔn ən ˈaɪlənd. ə pəˈnɪnsələ, nɑt ən island,”*,” ðeɪ wɪl seɪ. ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəli, raɪt. ðə spɪt əv mɑrʃ ənd biʧ, ˈkætəl ˈrænʧəz ənd ˈkrəsti bɪr ʤɔɪnts ɪkˈstɛndz frəm ðə ˈbɑləvər roʊdz ˈʧænəl ɪn ðə saʊθ tɪ ðə taʊn əv haɪ ˈaɪlənd ɔn ðə nɔrθ. bət ɪn ˈspɪrɪt ənd ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wərld, ˈbɑləvər lɪvz ənd daɪz ɛz ən ˈaɪlənd. kəmˈpraɪzd əv faɪv ˈlusli lɪŋkt, ˌənɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd ˈaɪlənd, ˈgɪlkrɪst, caplen*, ˈkrɪstəl biʧ ənd pɔrt pəˈnɪnsələ ɪz ə wərld ˈəntu ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs wɛr ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪz ʧip ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈdɪstənt. ˈgælvəstən, ðə ˈkaʊnti sit, ɪz ə lɔŋ ˈfɛri raɪd əˈkrɔs ˈbɑləvər roʊdz. ˈrɛzɪdənts hæv rɪˈzɪstɪd ˈnumərəs əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ˈɪntu ˈsɪtiz. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmeɪʤər roʊd, steɪt ˈhaɪˌweɪ 87 laɪz ˈpɛrələsli kloʊz tɪ ðə gəlf ənd ɪz ˈfrikwɛntli ˈɪnənˌdeɪtɪd baɪ haɪ taɪdz ənd stɔrm ˈsərʤɪz. ə ˈpɔrʃən ɪz ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli kloʊzd nɔrθ əv haɪ ˈaɪlənd. ˈplɛnti əv ˈæfluənt aʊtˈsaɪdərz kip ˈsɛkənd hoʊmz ɔn ðə biʧ, bət ðə hɑrt ənd soʊl əv ˈbɑləvər ər ɪts ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ˈrɛzɪdənts, ən ˌɛkˈsɛntrɪk, ɪˈklɛktɪk bənʧ hu teɪk praɪd ɪn ðɛr kəmˈjunɪti ənd self-reliance*. ɪn gʊd taɪmz, ðiz foʊks wɪl tɛl ju ðeɪ hæv məʧ juz fər ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈɔlˌmoʊst tu ənd ə hæf jɪrz ˈæftər ˈhərəˌkeɪnz aɪk ˈnɪrli waɪpt ˈbɑləvər ɔf ðə mæp, ər ˈwəndərɪŋ ɪf ˈɛvər gɪt ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hɛlp ðeɪ wər ˈprɑməst. ðeɪ ər ˈhɑrdli əˈloʊn. ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2008 ˈkɑŋgrəs əˈproʊpriˌeɪtɪd ˈbɪljən tɪ hɛlp ˈtɛksəs rɪˈkəvər frəm ˈhərəˌkeɪnz aɪk, ðə ˈkɔstli stɔrm ɪn juz. ˈhɪstəri, ɛz wɛl ɛz frəm ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈdɑli, ə ˈlɛsər stɔrm ðət tɔr θru ðə ˈrioʊ grænd ˈvæli ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2008 ˈrəfli 55 pərˈsɛnt, ˈbɪljən, ɪz ˈɪrˌmɑrkt fər ˈhaʊzɪŋ. ðə rɛst ɪz sˈleɪtɪd fər ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ˈoʊnli ə ˈtaɪni ˈfrækʃən əv ðə ˈməni həz riʧt ˈvɪktɪmz. ðə ˌɪnˈtræktəbəl dɪˈleɪz hæv lɛft ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl ɪn ə ˈsimɪŋli ˈɛndləs steɪt əv ˈlɪmboʊ, ˈfɑstərɪŋ frəˈstreɪʃən, rɪˈzɛntmənt ənd dɪˈspɛr. frəm ˈboʊmɔnt tɪ ˈbraʊnzvɪl, dɪˈzæstər ˈvɪktɪmz ˈlæŋgwɪʃ ɔn ˈweɪtɪŋ lɪsts. ˈmɛni ər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn hoʊmz, ɪn ˈtaɪni ˈfimə ˈtreɪlərz ər rvs*, stək bɪtˈwin ə ˈnæʧərəl dɪˈzæstər ənd ə ˈfɔltərɪŋ, rɪˈkəvəri. səm hæv ˈgɪvɪn əp hoʊp ənd muvd ɔn. pərˈhæps noʊ pleɪs ɪz ˈsəfərɪŋ ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈbɑləvər pəˈnɪnsələ. ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈsɛnəmənt ɪz səmd əp ɔn ə ˈtiˌsərt ðət ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪd ˈæftər aɪk: sərˈvaɪvd aɪk hoʊp aɪ sərˈvaɪv ðə aftershock.”*.” ðə stɔrm dɪˈstrɔɪd ər ˈsɪriəsli ˈdæmɪʤd ˈɔlˌmoʊst 80 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈstrəkʧərz, əraʊnd hoʊmz ənd ˈbɪznɪsɪz. pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ stɑk wɑz dɪˈstrɔɪd ər ˈdæmɪʤd. ˈgɪlkrɪst wɑz waɪpt aʊt. weɪvz ˈflætənd ðə dunz ənd wɑʃt əˈweɪ ənˈtoʊld tənz əv biʧ sænd, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə pəˈnɪnsələ mɔr ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ fˈjuʧər stɔrmz. təˈdeɪ ðə pəˈnɪnsələ ɪz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ bæk tɪ laɪf. ðoʊz wɪθ ˈməni ər gʊd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ər ˈpʊtɪŋ əp bɪg hoʊmz ɔn ˈtaʊrɪŋ stɪlts. pəˈnɪnsələ ˈlidərz ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðət ˈoʊnli 800 ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ˈrɛzɪdənts hæv rɪˈtərnd aʊt əv ə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv wɛr hoʊmz wəns stʊd, ðɛr ər ˈkɑnkrit slæbz ər ˈpaɪlɪŋz səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈnəθɪŋ, ənd stɛrz tɪ ˈnoʊˌwɛr. ɪn wən ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, ə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv sɪˈmɛnt strits wɪθ lidz ˈɪntu ənd ˈblumɪŋ si purslane*. ə ˈgətɪd, moʊˈtɛl nɪr ðə ˈfɛri ɪz keɪkt wɪθ məd ənd ˈlɪtərd wɪθ dəˈbri. ˈæŋgər həz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz bɔɪld ˈoʊvər. wən ˈkrɪstəl biʧ ˈneɪtɪv, ˈwɛsli mʊr, həz bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə threat”*” æt ðə ˈɔfəsɪz əv ðə ˈgælvəstən ˈkaʊnti ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm. mʊr ɪz dɪˈseɪbəld ənd ˈjuzɪz fud stæmps. sɪns dɪˈsɛmbər bɪn ˈikɪŋ aʊt ən ɪgˈzɪstəns ɪn ə ˈfimə ˈtreɪlər ɔn ə ˈprɑpərti ɪn ðə ˈgælvəstən beɪ taʊn əv. hɪz frɛndz seɪ hi spɛnz ˈmɔrnɪŋz ˈsərʧɪŋ fər skræp ˈmɛtəl tɪ sɛl. mʊr sɪz hi wɑz ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ə nu hoʊm tɪ bi bɪlt wɪθ ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈritə ˈməni wɪn aɪk strək. hi pʊt ɪn fər ə nu hoʊm ˈəndər ðə aɪk ˈproʊˌgræm, bət həz groʊn ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd wɪθ wət hi ənd ˈəðərz dɪˈskraɪb ɛz ə læk əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən, ˈɛndləs rɪkˈwɛsts fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd lɔs əv ˈpeɪpərˌwərk. ˈæftər ðə stɔrm, sɛd ˈɛnibədi ɪn ə ˈfimə ˈtreɪlər gɪts fərst kræk æt ə haʊs, ənd aɪ sɛd ɔl right,”*,” mʊr sɪz. wət? tu ənd ə hæf jɪrz ˈleɪtər, stɪl ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈfimə ˈtreɪlər. ʤɪst bɪn goʊɪŋ bæk ənd fɔrθ, lɛft ənd raɪt, əp ənd daʊn wɪθ ðiz people.”*.” ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, hi ədˈmɪts tɪ ˈhævɪŋ meɪd ə ˈstupɪd rɪˈmɑrk tɪ ən ɪmˈplɔɪi əv ðə ˈkaʊnti ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm. meɪd ðə ˈkɑmɛnt, baɪ gɑd, ɪf aɪ brɪŋ ən ˈuzi ənd ə hænd grəˈneɪd əp hir, səm ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ tɛl mi ˈsəmθɪŋ. wɛl, ðət wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ hæv said,”*,” hi sɪz. læst mənθ hi wɑz ərˈɛstɪd æt hɪz hoʊm ənd ɪz əˈweɪtɪŋ traɪəl fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə θrɛt. ðə sloʊ peɪs əv rɪˈkəvəri kən bi ˈmɛʒərd. ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd, ʤɪst 36 nu hoʊmz hæv bɪn bɪlt wɪθ ðə ˈfɛdərəl fəndz aʊt əv ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ˈgælvəstən ˈkaʊnti ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪn ðə lɛd əˈməŋ ðə 18 ˈkaʊntiz ənd ˈsɪtiz, ˈhævɪŋ ˈfɪnɪʃt 18 ˈhaʊsɪz soʊ fɑr æt ə kɔst əv ˈmɪljən. ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈgælvəstən, wɪθ ˈoʊvər ˈæplɪkənts, həz bɪlt nən. ˈdɪtoʊ fər ˈʧeɪmbərz ˈkaʊnti, ˈhɛrɪs ˈkaʊnti, ˈhjustən ənd eɪt ˈəðər ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts ðət rɪˈsivd ˈfɛdərəl ˈfəndɪŋ. ɔn ˈbɑləvər pəˈnɪnsələ, ðə ˈɛpəˌsɛntər əv ræθ, ðə ˈnəmbər əv kəmˈplitɪd hoʊmz kən bi ˈkaʊntɪd ɔn wən hand—five*. wɪn aɪk hɪt, ˈænʤi, ə ˈfrɛndli ˈwʊmən wɪθ ə pərˈpɛʧuəl smaɪl, wɑz ˈlɪvɪŋ hər drim æt 935 leɪn ɪn ˈkrɪstəl biʧ. ə rɪˈtaɪrd rɪˈfaɪnəri ˈwərkər frəm ˈboʊmɔnt, wərkt hər hoʊl laɪf wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋgəl goʊl ɪn maɪnd: ˈlɪvɪŋ æt ðə biʧ ɔn ˈbɑləvər pəˈnɪnsələ. əv maɪ fərst ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz raɪt ˈæftər ðə stɔrm wɑz, ðə ɛnd əv ən ˈɪrə əv ə ˈwəndərfəl, ˈwəndərfəl thing,”*,” ʃi sɪz. əv ðə læst ˈkoʊstəl kəmˈjunɪtiz ðət ˈwərkɪŋ klæs ˈpipəl kʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli əˈfɔrd. aɪ gru əp wɪθ ðət dream.”*.” ʃi roʊd ðə stɔrm aʊt ɪn ˈboʊmɔnt wɪθ hər ˈɛldərli ˈməðər ənd ə dɪˈseɪbəld frɛnd. ə tɔrˈneɪˌdoʊ greɪzd ðə ˈkɑnkrit ˈbɪldɪŋ wɛr ðeɪ ˈhədəld, bət ðeɪ wər faɪn. ðə seɪm bi sɛd fər ˈwərldli pəˈzɛʃənz. wiks ˈleɪtər, wɪn ʃi wɑz ˈfaɪnəli ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈkrɪstəl biʧ, ʃi faʊnd ðət hər tu ˈsaɪdbaɪˈsaɪd fər hər, wən fər hər bɪn rɪˈdust tɪ ˈrəbəl. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɑz gɔn. kraɪ fər əˈbaʊt fɔr mənθs, ənˈtɪl wi hæd ðə bɪg ˈmɑrdi grɑ parade”*” ɔn ˈbɑləvər pəˈnɪnsələ, ʃi sɪz. ɪt wɑz soʊ ˈhæpi ənd ˈwəndərfəl. soʊ glæd ðeɪ dɪd ɪt ðə pəreɪd wɑz bɪg ənd juʤ, ənd lɑts əv ˈpipəl laɪnd ðə strit, soʊ ˈhæpi θroʊɪŋ ðə bidz. ənd ðɛn ju tərnd əraʊnd, ənd ɪt wɑz laɪk ə ˈnukliər ˈhɔləˌkɔst. wɪn ɪt hɪt mi. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wɑz wɪθ mi tɪ dɪˈstrækt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, ənd aɪ hæd kaɪnd əv ə ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd kraɪɪŋ ənd stop.”*.” hir əˈkaʊnt əv ˈluzɪŋ hər hoʊm: wən əv hər hoʊmz wɑz ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd; ʃi tʊk ə ˈtoʊtəl lɔs. ðə ˈəðər, wɛr hər mɑm lɪvd, hæd fləd ənd wɪnd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. bət ðə ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈkəmpəˌni ðət tʊk ˈoʊvər hər noʊt hæd feɪld tɪ baɪ ðə fləd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ʃi wɑz peɪɪŋ fər ɪt aʊt əv ˈɛskroʊ. hər ˈwɪndˌstɔrm ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns peɪd ə ˈwɑpɪŋ ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ðə stɔrm wɑz keɪˈɑtɪk fər. ʃi baʊnst əraʊnd, hər ˈeɪlɪŋ ˈməðər ɪn toʊ, frəm pleɪs tɪ pleɪs. hər tu ˈædəlt ˈʧɪldrən hæd tɪ drɔp aʊt əv ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd goʊ tɪ wərk, sɪns ʃi kʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər əˈfɔrd tɪ peɪ fər ðɛr ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. təˈdeɪ, ɪz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈfimə ˈtreɪlər ɪn ðə ˈrɛdˌnɛk ˌrɪviˈɛrə pɑrk ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˌskərts əv ðə bərg əv ˈwɪni. ʃi wʊd sim tɪ bi ðə aɪˈdil ˈkænədɪt fər ə ˈfɛdərəli ˈfəndɪd nu hoʊm. ɪn fækt, ʃi wɑz toʊld ɛz məʧ wɪn ʃi əˈplaɪd ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə stɔrm. lɪvz ɔn ə ˈmɑdəst ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ʧɛk; ʃi teɪks kɛr əv hər ˈeɪlɪŋ ˈməðər; hər hoʊmz wər dɪˈstrɔɪd; bɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈfimə ˈtreɪlər fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst θri jɪrz. ɪn meɪ, ˈgælvəstən ˈkaʊnti toʊld hər ðət ˈfaɪnəli bɪn əˈpruvd ənd əˈsaɪnd ə ˈbɪldər. sun, ðeɪ sɛd, bi ˈpɪkɪŋ aʊt ðə dreɪps. ““oh*, aɪ wɑz ʤɪst ˈrɪli excited,”*,” ˈriˌkɔlz. spoʊk ˈhaɪli; ðeɪ sɛd aɪ hæd ðə bɛst ˈkɑnˌtræktər. ɪt wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈhæpən ˈrɪli sun. ðɛn ɪt stɔld ənd stɔld ənd ˈnəθɪŋ happened.”*.” ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ðə ˈkaʊnti kɔld tɪ æsk tɪ ðə bæŋk dɪˈpɑzəts ʃi hæd meɪd sɪns aɪk. əˈnəðər dɪˈleɪ ɪnˈsud ənˈtɪl ˈfaɪnəli, ə wik ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkrɪsməs, ʃi ənd hər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd tʊk ðə ˈfɛri tɪ ˈgælvəstən tɪ ʧɛk ɔn ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs əv hər ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. ðɛr, ə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv, ʤoʊˈænə ˌælˈfɑnsoʊ, bɪˈgæn ˈpɔrɪŋ ˈoʊvər hər dɪˈpɑzəts ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət meɪd tu məʧ tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ə nu hoʊm. sɪz ˌælˈfɑnsoʊ ɪˈlɛktɪd tɪ kaʊnt ˈɛvəri dɪˈpɑzət ɛz ˈɪnˌkəm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ gɪfts ʃi rɪˈsivd frəm hər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd tɪ meɪk ɛndz mit. laɪk aɪ wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ money,”*,” ʃi sɪz. wɑz ˈoʊnli maɪ ˈfæməli surviving.”*.” æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈʤænjuˌɛri, ˈfaɪnəli rɪˈsivd ən əˈfɪʃəl ˈlɛtər ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈɛlɪʤəbəl. naʊ ʃi kən bɪˈgɪn ə əˈpilz ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət kʊd dræg ɔn fər ˈmɛni mɔr wiks ənd mənθs. ənˈlaɪk səm, həz nɑt ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈgɪvɪn əp hoʊp. ˈstədiɪŋ weɪz tɪ gɪt bæk tɪ ˈbɑləvər, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈstɔrɪʤ kənˈteɪnər. ˈminˌwaɪl, ɪz ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈlɛtərz tɪ ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz tɪ kɔl əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə plaɪt əv ˈpipəl ɔn ˈbɑləvər. kənˈsɪdər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ə ˈvɛri ˈpeɪʃənt ˈpərsən, bət tɪ bi toʊld aɪ æm noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈɛlɪʤəbəl ˈæftər biɪŋ lɛd ɔn fər ðə læst ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz həz ʤɪst ˈædɪd ˈkruəlti tɪ ðə suffering,”*,” ʃi roʊt ɪn wən ˈlɛtər. ˈlɪsən tɪ rɛd hər ˈlɛtər tɪ əˈfɪʃəlz: ˌɪnəkˈsplɪkəbəl sim tɪ bi ˈpleɪgɪŋ mɔr ðən ə fju ˈpipəl. krɪs kəˈmoʊ, ə, ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ ˈrɛzɪdənt əv pɔrt ˈbɑləvər ənd coonass,”*,” rɪˈleɪts hɪz dɪˈlɛmə frəm ə rɪˈklaɪnɪŋ ʧɛr pɑrkt ɪn ðə ˈtaɪni ˈlɪvɪŋ rum əv hɪz ˈfimə ˈtreɪlər. drɛst ɪn ˈkæməˌflɑʒ ənd sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ˈfælkənri ˌpɛrəfəˈneɪljə, kəˈmoʊ sɪz ɔl bət ˈgɪvɪn əp ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈməni frəm ðə ˈkaʊnti tɪ ˌriəˈbɪləˌteɪt hɪz ˈrævɪʤd, ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd hoʊm nɛkst dɔr. laɪk tɪ baɪ ðə ˈtreɪlər frəm ˈfimə, bət ðə ˈeɪʤənsi rikˈwaɪərz ðət ɪt bi ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd. ˈgælvəstən ˈkaʊnti ˈɪʃu ɪm ə ˈpərˌmɪt tɪ ˈɛləˌveɪt ðə ˈtreɪlər ənˈtɪl hi oʊnz ɪt. meɪd mi dɪˈprɛst ɛz hell,”*,” kəˈmoʊ sɪz. ˈæftər aɪk, hi gɑt frəm ˈfimə ɪn ˌʃɔrtˈtərm eɪd, wɪʧ hi sɪz hi spɛnt ɔn ˈbeɪsɪk nəˈsɛsɪtiz. hi geɪv ðə ˈkaʊnti ɔl ðə rɪˈsits hi kʊd faɪnd frəm hɪz ˈpərʧəsɪz, bət ðə rulz ˌrikˈwaɪər ðət ˈæplɪkənts peɪ bæk ““unallowable”*” keɪs, əˈbaʊt ˌʃɔrtˈtərm eɪd ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi juzd ˈmoʊstli fər riˈbɪldɪŋ.) kəˈmoʊ, ə ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm ˈɔfəs ˈwərkər dɪˈseɪbəld frəm ə ˈmoʊtərˌsaɪkəl ˈæksədənt, sɪz hi hæv soʊ stək. goʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ðə rut ˈkɔzɪz əv ðə dɪˈleɪz ənd ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃənz, ənd faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪn ə meɪz əv bjʊˈrɑkrəsi ənd ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈfimə ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ ðə rɪˈspɑns ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə dɪˈzæstər, ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm riˈbɪldɪŋ ˈɛfərt ɪz ə kənfˈjuzɪŋ ˈpæʧˌwərk əv ˈfɛdərəl, steɪt ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈɛntɪtiz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈpraɪvət ˈkɑnˌtræktərz. ˈæftər ə dɪˈzæstər, ðə ˈgəvərnər ɪz ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ðə ˈsɪstəm fər ˈæləˌkeɪtɪŋ ənd ˈspɛndɪŋ ðə fəndz. ɪn ˈtɛksəs, ðət ˈsɪstəm ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɛvəri dɪˈzæstər. ɪn ðə keɪs əv aɪk ənd ˈdɑli, ðɛr ər faɪv leɪərz əv bjʊˈrɑkrəsi: ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd ˈərbən dɪˈvɛləpmənt; tu steɪt ˈeɪʤənsiz, ðə ˈtɛksəs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd kəmˈjunɪti əˈfɛrz ənd ðə ˈtɛksəs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈrʊrəl əˈfɛrz; ˈriʤənəl ˈkaʊnsɪlz əv ˈgəvərnmənt riˈspɑnsəbəl fər əp ðə ˈdɔlərz tɪ kəmˈjunɪtiz, ˈsɪtiz ənd ˈkaʊntiz ðət spɛnd ðə ˈməni; ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈkɑnˌtræktərz haɪərd baɪ ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts tɪ ədˈmɪnɪstər ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. ʤɪst ə ˈhɔrəbəl process,”*,” sɪz ˈkɛvɪn ˈʃændi, ðə mæn ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv dɪˈzæstər rɪˈkəvəri fər ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd kəmˈjunɪti əˈfɛrz. ədˈmɪt ɪt freely.”*.” bət, hi sɪz, ˈnəθɪŋ ðə steɪt kən du əˈbaʊt ðə feds’*’ rɛd teɪp. ˈkɑŋgrəs həz lɔŋ juzd kəmˈjunɪti blɑk dɪˈvɛləpmənt grænt ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ ˈfənəl ˈfəndɪŋ tɪ ðə steɪts. ɪn ˈnɔrməl taɪmz, ˈsɪtiz ənd ˈkaʊntiz juz ðə blɑk grænts tɪ fənd ˌloʊˈɪnkəm ˈhaʊzɪŋ, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˈɛfərts. ðoʊz ˈproʊˌgræmz kəm əp wɪθ strɪkt rulz ðət rɪˈlækst ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə dɪˈzæstər. ðɛr ər rɪkˈwaɪrmənts tɪ ʧɛk fər æsˈbɛstəs ənd peɪnt ɪn ˈɛvəri hoʊm sˈleɪtɪd fər rɪˈpɛr. ə ˈθɪkɪt əv rulz mɛnt tɪ əˈvɔɪd əv əv ˈbɛnəfɪts. iʧ əˈpruvd hoʊm həz tɪ bi bɪd aʊt tɪ ˈkɑnˌtræktərz. ðɛr ər ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl əˈsɛsmənts ənd hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈbɪldɪŋ rəvˈjuz. ʤɪst nɑt ən ˈimərʤənsi program,”*,” sɪz ˈgɔrdən ˈændərsən, ˈspoʊkspərsən fər ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ dɪˈpɑrtmənt. həz ə lɔt əv θɪŋz bɪlt ˈɪntu ɪt ðət ər ˈrɪli mɔr kəmˈjunɪti ˈplænɪŋ fər fˈjuʧər needs.”*.” fər stɔrm ˈvɪktɪmz, ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz ə ˈmɪstəri. ə floʊ ʧɑrt kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ acs*, ðə ˈkɑnˌtræktər haɪərd baɪ ˈgælvəstən ˈkaʊnti tɪ ədˈmɪnɪstər ɪts ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm, ʃoʊz ðə kəmˈplɛksɪti əv home-building*. ðɛr ər wɛl ˈoʊvər 100 stɛps ɪn ðə ʧɑrt. ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti, mɔr əv ə geɪm əv ʃuts ənd ˈlædərz ðən ə ˈræʃənəl ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈæplɪkənts ədˈvæns θru ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈoʊnli tɪ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz slaɪd bæk tɪ skwɛr wən. θɪŋk ðə ˈstɔri əv dɪˈzæstər rɪˈkəvəri ɪz, wi ˈnɛvər lərn haʊ tɪ du it,”*,” sɪz ʤoʊ, ə ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ˌvɑlənˈtɪr wɪθ gəlf koʊst ˌɪntərˈfeɪθ, ə grup ðət ˈædvəˌkeɪts fər stɔrm ˈvɪktɪmz., ə lɑrʤ, mæn ənd dɪˈvaʊt ˈkæθlɪk hu kips ə ˈkɑpi əv ˈməðər ˈraɪtɪŋz ɪn hɪz blæk reɪnʤ ˈroʊvər, ɪz noʊ ˈstreɪnʤər tɪ ðə kəmˈplɛksɪtiz əv ˈmænəʤɪŋ juʤ səmz ər ˈhændəlɪŋ ðə ˈveɪgəriz əv ˈhaʊzɪŋ. hi həz ə lɔ dɪˈgri frəm ˈʤɔrʤˌtaʊn ˌjunəˈvərsəti. hi wɑz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv əv ˈtɛksəs, ðə ril ɛˈsteɪt kəˈlɑsəs, fər 12 jɪrz. ˌbiˈfɔr ðət,, fluənt ɪn ˈspænɪʃ ənd frɛnʧ, wərkt ɪn ˈjʊrəp, ˈpʊtɪŋ təˈgɛðər ˌməlˌtiˈmɪljən ˈdɔlər dilz ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈbɛlʤən ɛgz tɪ æˈlʤɪriə. naʊ spɛnz hɪz deɪz ˈpʊʃɪŋ, ˈprɑdɪŋ, kəˈʤoʊlɪŋ ənd ˈplidɪŋ wɪθ ˈloʊkəl ənd steɪt əˈfɪʃəlz tɪ du mɔr fər ðə pur, əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˈvɪktɪmz əv ˈhərəˌkeɪnz aɪk. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈəðər nɑnˈprɑfət ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, gəlf koʊst ˌɪntərˈfeɪθ həz pleɪd ən ˌənəˈfɪʃəl roʊl ɛz ˈmidiˌeɪtər bɪtˈwin ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz ənd ðoʊz ˈsikɪŋ əˈsɪstəns, ə pərʧ frəm wɪʧ həz əbˈzərvd ˈmaʊntɪŋ frəˈstreɪʃən. ər ðoʊz hu ər ɪn ðə məˈnɔrəti huz hoʊm həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn riˈbɪlt, ənd ʤɪst ɔn ðɛr niz ˈθæŋkɪŋ gɑd ðət ðeɪ hæv ə nu home,”*,” sɪz. ðeɪ ʃʊd bi, bɪˈkəz aɪ kənˈsɪdər ðət tɪ bi ə ˈmaɪnər ˈmɪrəkəl. ənd ðɛn ju hæv ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti, hu ər ˌdɪsɪˈluʒənd, hu ər dɪˈprɛst, hu ər stɪl ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ðɛr hoʊm bɪn riˈbɪlt wɪn ðeɪ hir ˈɛvəri deɪ ðət wi hæv ðə money.”*.” ɪn ɔl, ˈtɛksəs həz spɛnt lɛs ðən 3 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈbɪljən ˈɪrˌmɑrkt fər ˈhaʊzɪŋ. ɪn ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən, ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm dɪˈzæstər rɪˈkəvəri ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz fubar.”*.” (ˈgugəl ðət ɪf ˌənfəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ˈækrənɪm.) hi ˈkɑntræsts ðə 225 ˈhaʊsɪz ðət ˈʧɛrɪti ənd feɪθ grups bɪlt ɪn ˈgælvəstən ˈkaʊnti fər əˈbaʊt 1 ˈmɪljən ɪn ðə jɪr ˈæftər ðə stɔrm tɪ ðə 36 ɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. stɪl, sɪz ˈpraɪvət ˈʧɛrɪti kən ˈoʊnli goʊ soʊ fɑr. ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ðɪs greɪt steɪt ənd ˈkəntri, ɪz ɪt ə sɪn tɪ æsk ɑr ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ du better?”*?” hi æsks. ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd du ˈbɛtər ɪf əˈfɪʃəlz ˈlərnɪd frəm mɪˈsteɪks. ˈædvəˌkeɪts pɔɪnt tɪ ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈritə, ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 3 stɔrm ðət wɑz ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊd baɪ kəˈtrinə θri wiks ˈərliər, ɛz ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪgˈzæmpəl əv skˈwɑndərd ˌɑpərˈtunəti. tu jɪrz ˈæftər ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈritə, wɪʧ ˈdæmɪʤd ər dɪˈstrɔɪd hoʊmz ɪn ˌsaʊˈθist ˈtɛksəs, ðə steɪt ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm hæd kəmˈplitɪd ʤɪst 13 hoʊmz. ˈoʊnli naʊ, faɪv ənd ə hæf jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ɪz ðə 500 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈfɛdərəl eɪd fər ðət stɔrm kloʊz tɪ biɪŋ spɛnt. əˈbaʊt hoʊmz hæv bɪn pʊt əp, ˌɔlˈðoʊ æt list 300 ˈɛlɪʤəbəl ˈpipəl gɪt ə hoʊm bɪˈkəz ðə ˈməni ræn aʊt. ɪn ə 2007 rɪˈpɔrt, ðə ˈtɛksəs ˌloʊˈɪnkəm ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈsərvɪs ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ðə mɪˈsteɪks əv ðə ˈritə rɪˈspɑns ənd kɔld ɔn ˈtɛksəs tɪ ə ˈmɑdəl ˈlɔŋˈtərm rɪˈkəvəri ˈproʊˌgræm beɪst ɔn ðə ˈlɛsənz learned.”*.” wən ˈlɛsən: ˈfimə ˈgroʊsli ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ hoʊmz baɪ ˈritə, bət ˈtɛksəs əˈfɪʃəlz, ənˈlaɪk ðoʊz ɪn ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi ənd luˌiziˈænə, ˈnɛvər ˈrɛkənˌsaɪld ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz. ðə rɪˈzəlt wɑz ðət ˈθaʊzənz əv ˌloʊˈɪnkəm ˈritə ˈvɪktɪmz wər ˌʃɔrˈtʧeɪnʤd. ðə ˈprɑbləm wɑz kəmˈpaʊndɪd baɪ lɔŋ dɪˈleɪz ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əv ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm ˈfəŋkʃənəl. ˈminˌwaɪl, hoʊmz frəm ˈliki rufs ðət ruɪnd ˈdraɪˌwɑl, flɔrz ənd ˈfreɪmɪŋ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt. wɛr ˈhaʊsɪz maɪt hæv ˈnidɪd ɪn rɪˈpɛr wərk, kɔsts roʊz tɪ ɪn ðə fərst raʊnd əv ˈfəndɪŋ, 74 ˈmɪljən, ðə ˈgəvərnər pʊt ˈriʤənəl ˈkaʊnsɪlz əv ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ðə ˈməni. ðeɪ hæd səʧ ə hɑrd taɪm ˈhændəlɪŋ ðə fəndz ðət ðə ˈriʤənəl ˈkaʊnsɪlz æst ðə steɪt ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈeɪʤənsi tɪ bi ɪn ʧɑrʤ fər raʊnd tu, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ə məʧ ˈlɑrʤər səm. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt tʊk ə waɪl tɪ up”*” ðət ˈproʊˌgræm, ʤɑn ˈhɛnbərgər, əv ðə ˈtɛksəs ˌloʊˈɪnkəm ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈsərvɪs, sɪz ðə steɪt pruvd ɪt kʊd gɪt ðə ʤɑb dən. ðɛn, ˈæftər ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈdɑli ənd aɪk, gəv. rɪk ˈpɛri ˌriɪnˈvɛntɪd ðə wil. hæd ən ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ənd ˈpeɪnfəl ˈlərnɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈəndər ˈritə, ənd wi əˈplaɪ ðoʊz ˈlɛsənz tɪ aɪk ənd dolly,”*,” sɪz ˈhɛnbərgər. ðoʊ aɪk hɪt ˈkoʊstəl ˈərbən ənd ˈɛriəz ðə ˈhɑrdəst, ˈpɛri pʊt ðə ˈrɛlətɪvli əbˈskjʊr ˈtɛksəs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈrʊrəl əˈfɛrz ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ðə ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈfɛdərəl eɪd, ən əˈmaʊnt mɔr ðən 25 taɪmz ɪts ˈænjuəl ˈbəʤɪt. kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn 2001 baɪ ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər, ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈfəŋkʃən ɪz dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ˈfɛdərəl grænts tɪ ˈrʊrəl kəmˈjunɪtiz. ʤɪst faɪv jɪrz ˈæftər ɪts kriˈeɪʃən, ðə ˈsənˌsɛt ædˈvaɪzəri kəˈmɪʃən ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd əˈbɑlɪʃɪŋ ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ənd trænsˈfərɪŋ ɪts ˈdutiz tɪ ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər. ðə ˈrʊrəl əˈfɛrz ˈeɪʤənsi hæd feɪld tɪ ˈmɛni əv ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz tɪ hɛlp ˈstrɛŋθən ənd koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ ˈrʊrəl texas,”*,” ðə kəˈmɪʃən sɛd. naʊ ɪt wɑz biɪŋ ˈgɪvɪn ə juʤ, ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ənd ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd tæsk. ˈrʊrəl əˈfɛrz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli prəˈpoʊzd tɪ beɪs ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv fəndz nɑt ɔn ˈækʧəwəl, ˈdæmɪʤ əˈsɛsmənts pərˈfɔrmd baɪ ˈfimə ˌɪnˈspɛktərz, bət ˈrəðər ɔn ˈwɛðər spidz, fər ˈɪnstəns, ənd mæps. noʊ ˈəðər steɪt hæd ˈɛvər dən ðɪs. ənd fər gʊd ˈrizən: ˈwɛðər ˈdætə ˈækjərətli tɛl ju wɛr ðə moʊst ˈdæmɪʤ əˈkərd. ɛˈsɛnʃəli weɪɪŋ ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ən ˈɛmti fild ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ ɛz ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ə blɑk ənd ə neighborhood,”*,” sɪz ˈmædɪsən sloʊn, ən əˈtərni wɪθ ˈtɛksəs ˈæpəlˌsid, ən ˈædvəkəsi grup. ðə rɪˈzəlt wɑz ə ˈmæsɪv ʃɪft əv ˈməni əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈdɛnsli ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd ˈɛriə tɪ ˈrʊrəl ist ˈtɛksəs, wɪʧ ˈsəfərd məʧ lɛs ˈdæmɪʤ frəm aɪk. ðɪs ˈsɪstəm hæd ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈəpˈsaɪd fər ˈpɛri. ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ðə ˈgəvərnər frəm ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɛni ˈplɪtɪkli ˈsɛnsɪtɪv decisions,”*,” ˈhɛnbərgər toʊld ðə əbˈzərvər ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju læst jɪr. kən ˈsɪmpli pɔɪnt tɪ ðə ˈloʊkəlz ənd seɪ wi geɪv ðɛm ðə ˈməni, bleɪm ðɛm. ðɪs ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈdɑʤɪŋ responsibility.”*.” ˈkrɪtɪks ˈɔlsoʊ əˈkjuz ˈrʊrəl əˈfɛrz əv ˌʃɔrˈtʧeɪnʤɪŋ loʊ- ənd foʊks ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈprɑʤɛkts dɪˈzaɪərd baɪ ˈloʊkəl ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz. hɑrd tɪ gɪt əˈweɪ frəm ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈwɛðər ˈmɑdəl sprɛd ðə wɛlθ kənˈsɪdərəbli mɔr ðən ɪf ju lʊkt æt wɛr ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈdæmɪʤ occurred,”*,” sɪz ʤoʊ hɪgz, ən ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzər wɪθ gəlf koʊst ˌɪntərˈfeɪθ. rɔŋ wɪθ ðət ɪf ə ˈstɪmjələs ˈproʊˌgræm ər ə ˈʤɛnərəl rɪˈnuəl ˈtɛksəs ˈproʊˌgræm, bət ðə ˈməni ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˈtɛksəs fər ðət. ɪt wɑz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ hɛlp ˈpipəl rɪˈkəvər frəm ðə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts əv ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈdɑli ənd ike.”*.” ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2009 tu nɑnˈprɑfət ˈædvəkəsi ˈæpəlˌsid ənd ðə ˈtɛksəs ˌloʊˈɪnkəm ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ə ˈlɛŋθi kəmˈpleɪnt wɪθ həd əˈlɛʤɪŋ vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv ðə fɛr ˈhaʊzɪŋ ækt. həd əˈgrid, ən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈækʃən ɪn dɪˈzæstər rɪˈkəvəri, ənd fɔrst ˈtɛksəs ˈɪntu ən əˈgrimənt ðət rikˈwaɪərz ðə steɪt tɪ praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪz ˈhaʊzɪŋ fər pur ənd ˈmɪdəlˈklæs stɔrm ˈvɪktɪmz. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈdɔlərz hæv ˈʃɪftɪd əˈweɪ frəm ˈɪnˌlænd ist ˈtɛksəs tɪ ðə ˈɔlsoʊ ˈʃɪftɪd frəm ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər tɪ ˈhaʊzɪŋ. ˈædvəˌkeɪts ər ˈhæpi wɪθ ðə əˈgrimənt. bət ðeɪ seɪ ðə steɪt əˈpɪrz noʊ ˈkloʊzər tɪ ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈpruvən ˈmɑdəl fər ˈlɔŋˈtərm dɪˈzæstər rɪˈkəvəri. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈbʊgiˌmæn ɪn ðɪs thing,”*,” sɪz ˈhɛnbərgər. ə sɪˈstɛmɪk ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. bət ɪt bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ðɪs aɪˈdiə ðət goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv 19 ˈdɪfərənt ˈɛntɪtiz traɪɪŋ tɪ stænd əp brænd nu ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz, ˈmɛni əv wɪʧ hæv ˈnɛvər rən ə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm ˌbiˈfɔr. ðət wɪl ˈnɛvər bi ə fæst process.”*.” wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈprɑbləmz, sɪz, ɪz ə læk əv ˈaʊˌtriʧ. ɪn ə vju ˈɛkoʊd baɪ stɔrm ˈvɪktɪmz laɪk ˈænʤi, sɪz ən ˈɑmbədzmən, ən əˈfɪʃəli ˈsæŋkʃənd ˈædvəˌkeɪt fər ˈpipəl, ɪz ˈdɛspərətli ˈnidɪd. wɔnt ə ˈpərsən hu kən kət θru ðə ənd gɪt answers,”*,” hi sɪz. ɔl ˈpipəl wɔnt: answers.”*.” æt ðə steɪt ˈlɛvəl, ˈkɛvɪn ˈhæmbi, ə ˈsizənd hænd, həz bɪn pʊt ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈwɪpɪŋ ðə ˈkaʊntiz ənd ˈsɪtiz ˈɪntu ˈækʃən. ˈhæmbi sɪz toʊld ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈkaʊntiz ənd ˈsɪtiz ðət ðeɪ hæv ənˈtɪl mɑrʧ tɪ bɪld 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə hoʊmz. ɪf ðeɪ, ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ jæŋk ðɛr ˈfəndɪŋ. goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪv ˈməni tɪ ˈpipəl hu kən ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪld hoʊmz ənd pʊt ˈpipəl bæk ɪn homes,”*,” ˈhæmbi sɪz. ðə kaɪnd əv kɪk ɪn ðə æs ðət ðeɪ hæd ənd ðət ðeɪ needed.”*.” ɔn ˈbɑləvər pəˈnɪnsələ, ɔl ðə ˌmæʃəˈneɪʃənz ɪn ˈɔstən ənd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*., sim ˈdɪstənt. ə ˈbrizi, ˈbluˌbərd skaɪ ˌæftərˈnun ɪn ˈkrɪstəl biʧ, ənd ˈsɛvən ˈpipəl ər ˈkraʊdɪd əraʊnd ə ˈteɪbəl ɪn ðə ˈɔfəsɪz əv ˈkoʊstəl ˈsərˌveɪɪŋ ɪŋk. ðɪs ɪz ə bɔrd ˈmitɪŋ əv ðə pəˈnɪnsələ dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən, ə grup əv ˈloʊkəl ɪˈlits, ˈmoʊstli ˈbɪznəˈspipəl, traɪɪŋ tɪ ʃeɪp ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm rɪˈkəvəri. sɪns noʊ ˈsɪti ˈgəvərnmənt,, ɛz kɔld, ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkloʊsəst ˈbɑləvər həz tɪ ə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˈbɑdi. ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ɛz ə nɑnˈprɑfət (ˈbəʤɪt: 0 ɪz ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈbɑləvər ˈbluˌprɪnt, ə veɪg ˈplænɪŋ ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈkræftɪd baɪ ə tim əv ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz, ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz. moʊst əv ðə ˈaɪtəmz ɔn əˈʤɛndə ðɪs deɪ ər small-bore*: ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ən ˌɪnˈfɔrˌmeɪʃənəl kiɔsk fər ˈtʊrɪsts; ˈgɪtɪŋ ən əˈpreɪzəl fər ˈbɪldɪŋ ə nu ˈbɔlˌpɑrk; ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkaʊnti əˈbaʊt ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ə ˈpəblɪk suər ˈsɪstəm. waɪl ðə grup ɪz praʊd əv haʊ məʧ ˈbɑləvər həz riˈbaʊndɪd, ðɛr ɪz ˈpælpəbəl frəˈstreɪʃən. wən ɛls ɪz duɪŋ anything,”*,” sɪz bræd vratis*, hu oʊnz stingaree*, ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈbɑləvər ˈitəri. ðə kəmˈjunɪti, ʤɪst fɛd əp wɪθ ˈɛvriˌwən ˈtɔkɪŋ. aɪ wɔnt tɪ gɪt θɪŋz done.”*.” bət haʊ? ˈbɑləvər ɪz feɪst wɪθ ɪts oʊn sɪd baʊs, ðə ˈʧɛrmən ənd ˈoʊnər əv ˈkoʊstəl ˈsərˌveɪɪŋ, mˈjuzɪz ɔn ðə oʊld developers’*’ ˈtruɪzəm ðət ˈfɑloʊz rooftops.”*.” ðə ˈprɑbləm, hi sɪz, ɪz ðət nɑt ɪˈnəf ðən ɪkˈspɛnsɪv veɪˈkeɪʃən goʊɪŋ əp. ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈkəmɪŋ bæk, ənd noʊ pleɪs fər kənˈstrəkʃən ˈwərkərz tɪ lɪv ɔn ðə pəˈnɪnsələ. nid ðə ˈrɛzɪdənts ɪn ðə rooftops,”*,” sɪz baʊs, ə ˈlæŋki, mæn hu lʊks mɔr ðən ə ˈlɪtəl laɪk taʊnz væn zænt. nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ˈrɛzɪdənts; ðə ˈhaʊsɪz ðət ər goʊɪŋ əp kɔst ə dollars.”*.” ðə grup siz ˈlɪtəl hoʊp ɪn ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ ðeɪ seɪ ɪz tu ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈrɛktəˌfaɪɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˈreɪʃəl ˌɪˈnɛkwətiz. bi beɪst ɔn səm ˈwɛðər model,”*,” sɪz ʤɑn li jr*., ə ˈkaʊnti ɪmˈplɔɪi hu sɪts ɔn ðə bɔrd. bi beɪst ɔn kərˈɛktɪŋ səm ˌɪnˈʤəstɪs ðət ˈhæpənd ə lɔŋ taɪm əˈgoʊ. ɪt ʃʊd bi beɪst ɔn hu wɑz hərt ðə moʊst. bət nɑt happening.”*.” ɪn wən ˈmɛʒər əv ðə frəˈstreɪʃən, li ˈædvəˌkeɪts ˈpʊtɪŋ ʧɑrʤ əv ˈlɔŋˈtərm rɪˈkəvəri. bleɪmz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɔn ˈfimə bɪˈkəz ðə fərst ɪn ðə door,”*,” hi sɪz. ðə həd dɪsˈfəŋkʃən ɪn ðə system.”*.” fər ˈpipəl laɪk ˈænʤi, ðiz ər ˌækəˈdɛmɪk dəˈbeɪts. ʃi sɪz bi bæk ɔn ˈbɑləvər, ˈivɪn ɪf ðət minz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈstɔrɪʤ kənˈteɪnər. ʃi ˈwəriz ðət ɛz taɪm drægz ɔn, ðə ˈʧænsɪz əv ðə pəˈnɪnsələ ˈɛvər biɪŋ ðə seɪm feɪd. wɪl bi ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd ɪz ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs æt ðə ˈbɑtəm hu wər ˈbɛrli ˈeɪbəl tɪ bi ˈprɑpərti ˈoʊnərz, hu wərkt ɑr hoʊl lɪvz fər ðət drim əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ɔn ðə goʊɪŋ tɪ bi eliminated.”*.”
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disaster recovery in texas is a calamity all its own. just ask the fed-up folks on bolivar peninsula.
no man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of continent, a part of the main. -john donne
don’t dare tell the people of bolivar they live on an island. “it’s a peninsula, not an island,” they will say. geographically, they’re right. the 34-mile spit of low-lying marsh and beach, cattle ranches and crusty beer joints extends from the supertanker-trafficked bolivar roads channel in the south to the boggy town of high island on the north. but in spirit and in relation to the outside world, bolivar lives and dies as an island. comprised of five loosely linked, unincorporated towns—high island, gilchrist, caplen, crystal beach and port bolivar—the peninsula is a world unto itself, a gulf-side paradise where the living is cheap and government is distant.
galveston, the county seat, is a long ferry ride across bolivar roads. residents have resisted numerous attempts to incorporate into cities. the peninsula’s only major road, state highway 87, lies perilously close to the gulf and is frequently inundated by high tides and storm surges. a portion is permanently closed north of high island.
plenty of affluent outsiders keep second homes on the beach, but the heart and soul of bolivar are its full-time residents, an eccentric, eclectic bunch who take pride in their close-knit community and self-reliance. in good times, these folks will tell you they don’t have much use for government. almost two and a half years after hurricane ike nearly wiped bolivar off the map, bolivarians are wondering if they’ll ever get the government help they were promised. they are hardly alone.
in september 2008, congress appropriated $3.1 billion to help texas recover from hurricane ike, the third-most costly storm in u.s. history, as well as from hurricane dolly, a lesser storm that tore through the rio grande valley in july 2008. roughly 55 percent, $1.7 billion, is earmarked for housing. the rest is slated for infrastructure and economic development. only a tiny fraction of the money has reached victims. the intractable delays have left thousands of people in a seemingly endless state of limbo, fostering frustration, resentment and despair. from beaumont to brownsville, disaster victims languish on waiting lists. many are living in moldering homes, in tiny fema trailers or rvs, stuck between a natural disaster and a faltering, human-directed recovery. some have given up hope and moved on.
perhaps no place is suffering as much as bolivar peninsula. the local sentiment is summed up on a t-shirt that circulated after ike: “i survived ike … hope i survive the aftershock.”
the storm destroyed or seriously damaged almost 80 percent of the peninsula’s structures, around 3,600 homes and businesses. ninety-eight percent of the housing stock was destroyed or damaged. gilchrist was wiped out. ike’s waves flattened the dunes and washed away untold tons of beach sand, making the peninsula more vulnerable to future storms.
today the peninsula is struggling back to life. those with money or good insurance are putting up big homes on towering stilts. peninsula leaders estimate that only 800 full-time residents have returned out of a pre-storm population of 3,800. where homes once stood, there are concrete slabs or pilings supporting nothing, and stairs to nowhere. in one neighborhood, a network of cement streets with medians leads into winter-brown cordgrass and blooming sea purslane. a gutted, for-sale motel near the ferry is caked with mud and littered with debris.
anger has sometimes boiled over. one crystal beach native, wesley moore, has been charged with making a “terroristic threat” at the offices of the galveston county housing program.
moore is disabled and uses food stamps. since december he’s been eking out an existence in a fema trailer on a friend’s property in the galveston bay town of bacliff. his friends say he spends mornings searching for scrap metal to sell. moore says he was waiting for a new home to be built with hurricane rita money when ike struck. he put in for a new home under the ike program, but has grown frustrated with what he and others describe as a lack of communication, endless requests for more information and loss of paperwork.
after the storm, “they said anybody who’s in a fema trailer gets first crack at a house, and i said all right,” moore says. “guess what? two and a half years later, i’m still living in a fema trailer. i’ve just been going back and forth, left and right, up and down with these people.”
in december, he admits to having made a stupid remark to an employee of the county housing program. “i made the comment, by god, if i bring an uzi and a hand grenade up here, some sumbitch is going to tell me something. well, that was something i shouldn’t have said,” he says. last month he was arrested at his bacliff home and is awaiting trial for making a threat.
the slow pace of recovery can be measured. statewide, just 36 new homes have been built with the federal funds out of 12,500 applications. galveston county is actually in the lead among the 18 counties and cities, having finished 18 houses so far at a cost of $5.7 million. the city of galveston, with over 2,000 applicants, has built none. ditto for chambers county, harris county, houston and eight other local governments that received federal funding.
on bolivar peninsula, the epicenter of ike’s wrath, the number of completed homes can be counted on one hand—five.
when ike hit, angie busceme, a friendly woman with a perpetual smile, was living her dream at 935 alberdie lane in crystal beach. a 57-year-old retired refinery worker from beaumont, busceme worked her whole life with a single goal in mind: living at the beach on bolivar peninsula. “one of my first impressions right after the storm was, it’s the end of an era of a wonderful, wonderful thing,” she says. “one of the last coastal communities that working class people could actually afford. i grew up with that dream.”
she rode the storm out in beaumont with her elderly mother and a disabled friend. a tornado grazed the concrete building where they huddled, but they were fine. the same couldn’t be said for busceme’s worldly possessions. weeks later, when she was finally able to return to crystal beach, she found that her two side-by-side homes—one for her, one for her mother—had been reduced to rubble. everything was gone.
“i didn’t cry for about four months, until we had the big mardi gras parade” on bolivar peninsula, she says. “and it was so happy and wonderful. i’m so glad they did it … . the parade was big and huge, and lots of people lined the street, so happy throwing the beads. and then you turned around, and it was like a nuclear holocaust. that’s when it hit me. nobody was with me to distract myself, and i had kind of a breakdown. i started crying and couldn’t stop.”
hear busceme’s account of losing her home:
one of her homes was uninsured; she took a total loss. the other, where her mom lived, had flood and wind insurance. but the mortgage company that took over her note had failed to buy the flood insurance, even though she was paying for it out of escrow. her windstorm insurance paid a whopping $2,500.
the aftermath of the storm was chaotic for busceme. she bounced around, her ailing mother in tow, from place to place. her two adult children had to drop out of college and go to work, since she could no longer afford to pay for their education.
today, busceme is living in a fema trailer in the redneck riviera rv park on the outskirts of the i-10 burg of winnie. she would seem to be the ideal candidate for a federally funded new home. in fact, she was told as much when she applied shortly after the storm. busceme lives on a modest social security check; she takes care of her ailing mother; her homes were destroyed; she’s been living in a fema trailer for almost three years.
in may, galveston county told her that she’d finally been approved and assigned a builder. soon, they said, she’d be picking out the drapes. “oh, i was just really excited,” busceme recalls. “they spoke highly; they said i had the best contractor. it was supposed to happen really soon. then it stalled and stalled and nothing happened.”
in july, the county called to ask busceme to document—again—all the bank deposits she had made since ike. another months-long delay ensued until finally, a week before christmas, she and her boyfriend took the ferry to galveston to check on the progress of her application. there, a housing representative, joanna alfonso, began poring over her deposits and decided that busceme made too much to qualify for a new home. busceme says alfonso elected to count every deposit as income, including gifts she received from her boyfriend to make ends meet.
“it wasn’t like i was making money,” she says. “it was only my family surviving.”
at the end of january, busceme finally received an official letter stating that she’s no longer eligible. now she can begin a four-part appeals process that could drag on for many more weeks and months.
unlike some bolivarians, busceme has not entirely given up hope. she’s studying ways to get back to bolivar, including the possibility of living in a storage container. meanwhile, busceme is writing letters to elected officials to call attention to the plight of people on bolivar.
“i consider myself a very patient person, but to be told i am no longer eligible after being led on for the last couple of years has just added cruelty to the suffering,” she wrote in one letter.
listen to busceme read her letter to officials:
inexplicable catch-22s seem to be plaguing more than a few people. chris comeaux, a 57-year-old, lifelong resident of port bolivar and self-described “cajun coonass,” relates his dilemma from a reclining chair parked in the tiny living room of his fema trailer. dressed in camouflage and surrounded by falconry paraphernalia, comeaux says he’s all but given up on getting money from the county to rehabilitate his ravaged, uninsured home next door.
he’d like to buy the trailer from fema, but the agency requires that it be elevated. galveston county won’t issue him a permit to elevate the trailer until he owns it. “that made me depressed as hell,” comeaux says.
after ike, he got $28,000 from fema in short-term aid, which he says he spent on basic necessities. he gave the county all the receipts he could find from his purchases, but the rules require that applicants pay back “unallowable” expenses—in comeaux’s case, about $8,000. (fema’s short-term aid is supposed to be used mostly for rebuilding.) comeaux, a part-time office worker who’s disabled from a motorcycle accident, says he doesn’t have $8,000. so he’s stuck.
go looking for the root causes of the delays and complications, and you’ll find yourself in a maze of bureaucracy and politics. although fema is responsible for coordinating the government’s response following a disaster, the long-term rebuilding effort is a confusing patchwork of federal, state and local entities, as well as private contractors.
after a disaster, the governor is in charge of designing the system for allocating and spending the funds. in texas, that system changes following every disaster. in the case of ike and dolly, there are five layers of bureaucracy: the u.s. department of housing and urban development; two state agencies, the texas department of housing and community affairs and the texas department of rural affairs; regional councils of government responsible for divvying up the dollars to communities, cities and counties that spend the money; and private contractors hired by the local governments to administer the program.
“it’s just a horrible process,” says kevin shandy, the man in charge of disaster recovery for the department of housing and community affairs. “we admit it freely.”
but, he says, there’s nothing the state can do about the feds’ red tape. congress has long used hud’s community block development grant program to funnel disaster-recovery funding to the states. in normal times, cities and counties use the block grants to fund low-income housing, economic development and anti-poverty efforts. those programs come up with strict rules that aren’t relaxed following a disaster.
there are requirements to check for asbestos and lead-based paint in every home slated for repair. there’s a thicket of rules meant to avoid “duplication of benefits”—double-dipping of benefits. each approved home has to be bid out to contractors. there are environmental assessments and historical building reviews. “it’s just not an emergency program,” says gordon anderson, spokesperson for the housing department. “it has a lot of things built into it that are really more community planning for future needs.”
for storm victims, the process is a mystery. a flow chart created by acs, the contractor hired by galveston county to administer its housing program, shows the mind-numbing complexity of home-building. there are well over 100 steps in the chart. in reality, it’s more of a game of chutes and ladders than a rational process. applicants advance through the process only to sometimes slide back to square one.
“i think the story of disaster recovery is, we never learn how to do it,” says joe compian, a full-time volunteer with gulf coast interfaith, a group that advocates for storm victims. compian, a large, well-groomed man and devout catholic who keeps a copy of mother theresa’s writings in his black range rover, is no stranger to the complexities of managing huge sums or handling the vagaries of housing. he has a law degree from georgetown university. he was the president of re/max of texas, the real estate colossus, for 12 years. before that, compian, who’s fluent in spanish and french, worked in europe, putting together multimillion dollar deals selling belgian eggs to algeria.
compian now spends his days pushing, prodding, cajoling and pleading with local and state officials to do more for the poor, especially the victims of hurricane ike. along with other nonprofit social service organizations, gulf coast interfaith has played an unofficial role as mediator between the government-run housing programs and those seeking assistance, a perch from which compian has observed mounting frustration.
“there are those who are in the minority whose home has already been rebuilt, and they’re just on their knees thanking god that they have a new home,” compian says. “and they should be, because i consider that to be a minor miracle. and then you have the vast majority, who are disillusioned, who are depressed, who are still struggling to understand why their home hasn’t been rebuilt when they hear every day that we have the money.” in all, texas has spent less than 3 percent of the $1.7 billion earmarked for housing.
in compian’s estimation, the long-term disaster recovery process is “totally fubar.” (google that if you’re unfamiliar with the acronym.) he contrasts the 225 houses that charity and faith groups built in galveston county for about $1 million in the year after the storm to the 36 erected by the government. still, compian says private charity can only go so far.
“as citizens of this great state and country, is it a sin to ask our government to do better?” he asks.
government would do better if disaster-recovery officials learned from mistakes. advocates point to 2005’s hurricane rita, a category 3 storm that was overshadowed by katrina three weeks earlier, as the perfect example of squandered opportunity. two years after hurricane rita, which damaged or destroyed 75,000 homes in southeast texas, the state housing program had completed just 13 homes. only now, five and a half years later, is the $500 million in federal aid for that storm close to being spent. about 3,000 homes have been put up, although at least 300 eligible people didn’t get a home because the money ran out.
in a 2007 report, the austin-based texas low-income housing information service documented the mistakes of the rita response and called on texas to “establish a model long-term recovery program based on the lessons learned.” one lesson: fema grossly underestimated the extent of damage to homes by rita, but texas officials, unlike those in mississippi and louisiana, never reconciled the differences. the result was that thousands of low-income rita victims were shortchanged.
the problem was compounded by long delays in making the administration of the housing program functional. meanwhile, storm-damaged homes moldered from leaky roofs that ruined drywall, floors and framing, according to the report. where houses might have needed $7,000 in repair work, costs rose to $40,000.
in the first round of funding, $74 million, the governor put regional councils of government in charge of the money. they had such a hard time handling the funds that the regional councils asked the state housing agency to be in charge for round two, which involved a much larger sum. although it took a while to “stand up” that program, john henneberger, co-director of the texas low-income housing information service, says the state proved it could get the job done.
then, after hurricanes dolly and ike, gov. rick perry reinvented the wheel.
“we had an expensive and painful learning process under rita, and we didn’t apply those lessons to ike and dolly,” says henneberger.
though ike hit coastal urban and semi-urban areas the hardest, perry put the relatively obscure texas department of rural affairs in charge of the $3.1 billion in federal aid, an amount more than 25 times its annual budget. created in 2001 by the texas legislature, the agency’s primary function is directing federal grants to rural communities. just five years after its creation, the sunset advisory commission recommended abolishing the agency and transferring its duties to the state department of agriculture. the rural affairs agency had failed to “meet many of the legislature’s expectations to help strengthen and coordinate services to rural texas,” the commission said. now it was being given a huge, expensive and complicated task.
rural affairs initially proposed to base the distribution of funds not on actual, on-the-ground damage assessments performed by fema inspectors, but rather on weather data—wind speeds, for instance, and high-water maps. no other state had ever done this. and for good reason: weather data can’t accurately tell you where the most damage occurred. “you’re essentially weighing damage to an empty field in the same way as damage to a block and a neighborhood,” says madison sloan, an attorney with texas appleseed, an austin-based advocacy group.
the result was a massive shift of money away from the densely populated houston-galveston area to rural east texas, which suffered much less damage from ike.
this system had a political upside for perry. the program “insulates the governor from making any politically sensitive decisions,” henneberger told the observer in an interview last year. “he can simply point to the locals and say we gave them the money, blame them. … this is all about dodging responsibility.”
critics also accuse rural affairs of shortchanging low- and moderate-income folks in favor of expensive infrastructure projects desired by local politicians. “it’s hard to get away from the fact that the weather model spread the wealth considerably more than if you looked at where the actual damage occurred,” says joe higgs, an organizer with gulf coast interfaith. “nothing wrong with that if it’s a stimulus program or it’s a general renewal texas program, but the money wasn’t given to texas for that. it was given to help people recover from the devastating events of hurricanes dolly and ike.”
in december 2009, two nonprofit advocacy groups—texas appleseed and the texas low-income housing information service—filed a lengthy complaint with hud alleging violations of the fair housing act. hud agreed, an unprecedented action in disaster recovery, and forced texas into an agreement that requires the state to prioritize housing for poor and middle-class storm victims. as a result, dollars have shifted away from inland east texas to the houston-galveston area—and also shifted from infrastructure to housing.
advocates are happy with the agreement. but they say the state appears no closer to having a proven model for long-term disaster recovery.
“ultimately there is no bogeyman in this thing,” says henneberger. “there’s a systemic breakdown in the process. but it begins with this idea that we’re going to have 19 different entities trying to stand up brand new housing programs, many of which have never run a housing program before. that will never be a fast process.”
one of the biggest problems, compian says, is a lack of outreach. in a view echoed by storm victims like angie busceme, compian says an ombudsman, an officially sanctioned advocate for people, is desperately needed. “you want a person who can cut through the bs and get answers,” he says. “that’s all people want: answers.”
at the state level, kevin hamby, a seasoned hand, has been put in charge of whipping the counties and cities into action. hamby says he’s told the major counties and cities that they have until march to build 20 percent of the homes. if they don’t, he’s willing to yank their funding. “we’re going to give money to people who can actually build homes and put people back in homes,” hamby says. “that’s the kind of kick in the ass that they haven’t had and that they needed.”
on bolivar peninsula, all the machinations in austin and washington, d.c., seem distant. it’s a breezy, bluebird sky afternoon in crystal beach, and seven people are crowded around a table in the offices of coastal surveying inc. this is a board meeting of the peninsula development coalition, a group of local elites, mostly businesspeople, trying to shape the area’s long-term recovery. since there’s no city government, pendeco, as it’s called, is about the closest bolivar has to a representative body. organized as a nonprofit (budget: $0), pendeco is in charge of realizing the bolivar blueprint, a vague planning document crafted by a fema-led team of elected officials, engineers, architects and citizens.
most of the items on pendeco’s agenda this day are small-bore: setting up an informational kiosk for tourists; getting an appraisal for building a new ballpark; talking to the county about installing a public sewer system. while the group is proud of how much bolivar has rebounded, there is palpable frustration.
“no one else is doing anything,” says brad vratis, who owns stingaree, a popular bolivar eatery. “with the community, i’m just fed up with everyone talking. i want to get things done.”
but how? bolivar is faced with its own catch-22. sid bouse, the pendeco chairman and owner of coastal surveying, muses on the old developers’ truism that “retail follows rooftops.” the problem, he says, is that not enough rooftops—other than expensive vacation homes—are going up. residents aren’t coming back, and there’s no place for construction workers to live on the peninsula.
“we need the residents in the rooftops,” says bouse, a lanky, denim-wearing man who looks more than a little like townes van zandt. “but we’re not getting the residents; the houses that are going up cost a half-million dollars.”
the group sees little hope in the federal housing program, which they say is too focused on rectifying economic and racial inequities. “it shouldn’t be based on some weather model,” says john lee jr., a county employee who sits on the pendeco board. “it shouldn’t be based on correcting some injustice that happened a long time ago. it should be based on who was hurt the most. but that’s not what’s happening.”
in one measure of the frustration, lee advocates putting fema—that fema—in charge of long-term recovery. “everybody blames everything on fema because they’re the first in the door,” he says. “but it’s the hud dysfunction in the system.”
for people like angie busceme, these are academic debates. she says she’ll be back on bolivar, even if that means living in a storage container. she worries that as time drags on, the chances of the peninsula ever being the same fade. “what will be eliminated is those of us at the bottom who were barely able to be property owners, who worked our whole lives for that dream of living on the coast—that’s who’s going to be eliminated.”
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the major league portion of the rule 5 draft has finished and the astros lost three players to other teams.
the texas rangers drafted outfielder delino deshields, jr. with the no. 3 pick, the red sox took rhp jandel gustave with the no. 6 pick and the seattle mariners took lhp david rollins with the 13th pick.
deshields was drafted 8th overall by the astros in the 2010 draft but failed to make it past double-a corpus christi in his time in the minors. in five seasons and 2,302 minor league plate appearances, ddj hit .267/.367/.396 with 37 home runs and 241 steals.
deshields made waves when he stole 101 bases in the 2012 season between low a lexington and high a lancaster, but the athletic player was never able to capitalize on his speed after that breakout season. questions about his makeup also dogged him for the past couple seasons and the presence of jose altuve forced a move to the outfield for the 22-year-old.
gustave, 22, has never pitched above low a quad cities after being signed out of the dominican republic before the 2010 season. gustave has a big fastball, but has little control, walking 146 in 196 career minor league innings. it's doubtful he sticks for an entire season with the red sox.
update: of course, he got flipped to kansas city, instead. sean mcadams is tweeting that the flamethrowing right-hander has been dealt by the red sox to the royals.
rollins, 24, was part of the massive trade with the toronto blue jays in 2012. drafted out of san jacinto college in 2011 in the 24th round, rollins steadily rose through the system without ever standing out as a top prospect. the lefty had a minor breakout year in 2014, going 3-4 with a 3.81 era in 78 innings for corpus christi with 77 strikeouts and 22 walks.
the astros selected rhp jason garcia from the red sox with their no. 4 pick in the major league portion, but turned around and traded garcia to the orioles for cash or a player to be named.
in the minor league portion, houston selected catcher luis flores from the chicago cubs and lost former bonus baby ariel ovando to the cubs.
flores, 28, has played in seven minor league seasons after being drafted out of oklahoma state in the seventh round of the 2011 draft by the cubs. the catcher hit .213/.319/.338 in 1,268 career plate appearances in the minors with a 12 percent walk rate. flores reached triple-a for the first time last season, hitting .253/.440/.356 in 111 pas for the iowa cubs.
ovando signed for $2.6 million with the astros out of the dominican republic in 2010. at the time, it was the largest bonus ever given out to an international free agent by the astros. ovando failed to live up to that hype, hitting just .233/.295/.335 in 1,026 minor league plate appearances and never making it out of short-season ball. ovando also had concerns about his outfield defense and the 21-year-old failed to develop any significant power.
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ðə wɛb həz ʧeɪnʤd soʊ ˈmɛni θɪŋz ðət wi kən bi fərˈgɪvən fər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ɔn ˌwəˈtɛvər pɑrt əv ɑr breɪn kənˈtroʊlz əˈmeɪzmənt. bət ˌrɛməˈnɪs fər ə ˈmoʊmənt, bæk tɪ ə taɪm wɪn ju hæd tɪ baɪ mæps, peɪ fər dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz, ənd ɪf ju ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kriˈeɪt nu vjuz əv ðə wərld, ju ˈnidɪd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ səm ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈpeɪʃəns, ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˌɛkspərˈtiz, ənd ɪkˈspɛnsɪv tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ənˈlaɪk ˈraɪtɪŋ wɪʧ həz bɪn ˈoʊpən sɔrs sɪns ˈgutənbərg ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɔsəm mæps həz lɔŋ bɪn ə geɪm fər ðə ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ɪˈlit. ˈgugəl ʧeɪnʤd ˈmɛni əv ðoʊz rulz, ənd həz ˈbroʊkən ɔl ðə rɛst. faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ɔl ðə bɛst ˌɪnərˈæktɪv mæps wər ˌɪnˈfɔrmətɪv bət ˈkləŋki ˈoʊvərˌleɪz meɪd wɪθ ˈgugəl ər openstreetmap*, wɪθ ˈlɪmɪtɪd pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ənd ˌɪnərˌækˈtɪvɪti. flæʃ ˈfɔrwərd ənd bɛst mæps ər biɪŋ meɪd wɪθ ə ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ðət ˈjuzɪz ðə fʊl pəˈtɛnʃəl əv ðə wɛb tɪ ˈænəˌmeɪt, ˈtrænsfɔrm, ənd ˈdɛkərˌeɪt. ˈmeɪbi ju noʊ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt bət ɪf ju ləv mæps, ju ʃʊd. wɪʧ stændz fər ˈdætə ˈdrɪvən ˈdɑkjəmənts (ɪn ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈʤɑrgən, ə wɛb peɪʤ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt), meɪd spəˈsɪfɪkli fər ˈmæpɪŋ. maɪk ˈboʊˌstɑk, naʊ əv ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, hæd ɔl taɪps əv ˈdætə ɪn maɪnd wɪn hi bɪlt ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ˈrɪtən ɪn ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt) ɛz ə ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi ˈstudənt æt ˈstænfərd. ˈboʊˌstɑk θɔt ˈɛvəri ˈəðər tul mɪst ðə pɔɪnt. iʧ wɑz ə prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri swit əv tulz fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ, bət ðeɪ wər ɔl ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪd frəm ðɛr ˈəltəmət ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən: ðə wɛb. bɪg aɪˈdiə wɑz ðət ðə wɛb ˈbraʊzər kʊd bi juzd ɛz ə kəmˈplitli ˌɪnˈklusɪv ˈmæpɪŋ ənd ˈdætə ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən tul. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɔn ə mæp ɪz kənˈtroʊld baɪ ˈdætə, frəm ðə ɪkˈweɪʒənz ðət meɪk ðə prɑˈʤɛkʃən, tɪ ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ˈsɪtiz, tɪ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz əv ˈkəntriz, tɪ ˌkɑntəˈnɛnəl drɪft. bɪˈkəz kən məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ˈɛvəri pis əv ˈdætə, ɪt kən məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ˈɛvəri pɑrt əv ðə mæp. ðət meɪks ɪt ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈflɛksəbəl ənd ˈpaʊərfəl tul. ɪt kən bɛnd ðə mæp ˈɪntu prɑˈʤɛkʃənz ˈnɛvər ˌɪˈmæʤənd, meɪk mæps ðət muv ɔn ðɛr oʊn, ər riækt tɪ ɔl sɔrts əv ˈpoʊkɪŋ ənd ˈprɑdɪŋ. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈbɛriər tɪ ɔl ðɪs pəˈtɛnʃəl ɪz jʊr oʊn peɪn θˈrɛˌʃoʊld fər ˈlərnɪŋ tɪ raɪt koʊd. raɪt: wɪθ noʊ ˈjuzər ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ˈəðər ðən jʊr tɛkst ˈɛdɪtər ənd ðə ˈrɛfərəns laɪk ə ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri ðət dɪˈskraɪbz iʧ pis əv ʤɑb). ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ˈɛvər ˈprɑməst ðət ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɔsəm mæps wʊd bi ˈizi. bət ˈivɪn ɪf ju ər ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd ʤɪst ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ kriˈeɪʃənz frəm ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðiz sɪks ˈrizənz ðət ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ ðeɪ ər soʊ kul. ˈdætə ʤɔɪnz ðə moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl pɑrt əv ɪz ðə ˈdætə ʤɔɪn. ðɪs ɪz ə wɪrd ˈkɑnsɛpt, soʊ ˈwəri ɪf nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli klɪr. ɪt ˈivɪn tʊk ˈboʊˌstɑk səm taɪm tɪ gɪt hɪz hɛd əraʊnd ɪt. keɪm aʊt əv maɪ subconsciousness*, ənd aɪ hæd tɪ bɪld ɔn ɪt ənd juz ɪt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ɪt completely,”*,” hi sɛd. baɪndz ˈdætə tɪ wɛb ˈɛləmənts. tɪ meɪk sɛns əv ðɪs, ɪt hɛlps tɪ hæv ə ˌrudəˈmɛntəri ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv haʊ ˈbraʊzərz wərk. ˈʤɛnərəli ˈspikɪŋ, wɛb ˈɛləmənts ər ðə ˈɑbʤɛkts ɔn ə wɛb peɪʤ, ənd ˈdɪfərənt taɪps əv ˈɑbʤɛkts ər kriˈeɪtɪd ənd kənˈtroʊld ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz, moʊst ˈkɑmənli,, ənd. meɪks ˈɛləmənts laɪk ˈpɛrəˌgræfs, spænz, dɪˈvɪʒənz, ənd ˈɪmɪʤɪz. (skeɪld ˈvɛktər ˈgræfɪks) ˈɛləmənts ər laɪnz ənd ʃeɪps drɔn dɪˈrɛkli ˈɔntu ðə ˈbraʊzər (ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ɛmˈbɛdɪd ˈɪmɪʤɪz laɪk ər gifs*). (kæˈskeɪdɪŋ staɪl ʃits) meɪk ɪts oʊn wɛb ˈɛləmənts, bət ə ˈvɛri ˈpaʊərfəl ənd ˈvərsətəl weɪ tɪ kənˈtroʊl ˈəðər elements’*’ əˈtrɪˌbjuts, laɪk saɪz, ʃeɪp, ˈkələr, ənd fɑnt (tɪ neɪm ə fju). wɛb ˈɛləmənts gɪv ə mæp ɪts fɔrm, ənd ˈdætə dɪˈtərmənz haʊ ɪt bɪˈheɪvz. wət dɪz ɪz ˈmænɪʤ ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈdætə ənd ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, soʊ jʊr mæp ˈænəˌmeɪts sˈmuðli. stɑrt baɪ ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ ə ˈdeɪtəˌsɛt, ənd ðɛn tɛl ɪt haʊ tɪ juz ðə əˈveɪləbəl tulz (əˈgɛn, wɛb ˈɛləmənts frəm,, ənd) tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðət ˈdætə ɔn skrin. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðɪs mæp baɪ ˈbrɛndən ˈjuzɪz ˈdætə frəm ˈɛˈnoʊˈeɪˈeɪ tɪ ˈvɪʒwəˌlaɪz wən əv ˈnæstiəst tɔrˈneɪˌdoʊ ˈaʊtˌbreɪks. fər ðə træks, hi toʊld tɪ drɔ ə streɪt laɪn bɪtˈwin ðə ˈtəʧˌdaʊn ənd ˈlɪfˌtɔf ˈlætəˌtudz ənd ˈlɑnʤəˌtudz ənd juz wɪnd spid tɪ dɪˈtərmən iʧ ˈreɪdiəs. ˈfaɪnəli, ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈbɑksɪz ðət əˈpɪr wɛˈnɛvər ju maʊs ˈoʊvər ə stɔrm. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd trɪk ðət ˌɪmˈpruvd baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ tɪ lɪŋk əp iʧ ˈaɪkɑn wɪθ ðə ˈdætə tɪ dɪˈspleɪ ɪts ˈvaɪtəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ə ˈlaɪtər wərld drɔz ɪts mæps ˈjuzɪŋ, ðə ˈneɪtɪv ˈgræfɪks tul. ˈlaɪtˈweɪt ənd kwɪk tɪ loʊd, wɪʧ meɪks ɪt greɪt fər ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz, ˈpænɪŋ, ənd ˈzumɪŋ. bət ˈivɪn kən gɪt bɔgd daʊn wɪθ ðə ʃɪr ˈnəmbər əv koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts ɪt teɪks tɪ drɔ ðə ʃeɪps ɔn ə mæp. ðə θɪŋ ɪz, moʊst əv ðiz koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts ər rɪˈdəndənt, bɪˈkəz ˈmɛni əv ðə ʃeɪps ʃɛr ˈbɔrdərz. əˈgɛn, ˈboʊˌstɑk keɪm tɪ ðə ˈrɛskju. ˈæftər hi sɔ haʊ ðiz bɪg wər sloʊɪŋ daʊn hɪz mæps, hi roʊt ə ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ trɪm ðɛm daʊn. kɔld topojson*, ənd ɪt ˌɪgˈnɔrz ˈɛni rɪˈdəndənt koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts. beɪst ɔn ðə ˈpriviəs ˈsɪstəm, kɔld geojson*, wɪʧ ˈjuzɪz 80 pərˈsɛnt mɔr ˈmɛməri. ɪf laɪt ɔn wɛb ˈbraʊzərz, ɪt bi ˈnɪrli ɛz ˈjusfəl. ʧɛk aʊt ðɪs fən ˈgæləri əv mæp prɑˈʤɛkʃənz, ənd ˌɪˈmæʤən haʊ ˈtidiəs ɪt wʊd bi tɪ wɔʧ ɪf ðɛr wər ə bənʧ əv rɪˈdəndənt ˈbɔrdərz ˈbɔgɪŋ daʊn ðə ˈækʃən. ə ˈfæstər wərld ˈspɑrtən koʊd ðə ˈoʊnli ˈrizən mæps ər fæst. ˈʤeɪsən ˈdeɪviz ɪz fərst meɪt, ənd ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈmɛni əv ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk əˈbɪləˌtiz. wən əv ðə ˈprɑbləmz hi ˈtækəld ˈərli ɔn wɑz haʊ mæps ˈhændəl ʧeɪnʤ. ˈɛvəri taɪm ə mæp zumz, pænz, ər ˈænəˌmeɪts, həz tɪ riˈdrɔ ər ˈɛvəri koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ˈɪntu ɪts nu pəˈzɪʃən. ɔn səm ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz, laɪk ə flæt mæp, ˈsæmplɪŋ ɪz ˈizi. bət ɔn ˈəðərz, laɪk ðɪs wərld tʊr gloʊb, ˈkɑmplɛks ʤiˈɑmətriz hæv tɪ bi ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ɔn ðə flaɪ ɛz ðeɪ ˈroʊˌteɪt əraʊnd ðə ˈsɛntrəl pərˈspɛktɪv. tɪ slɪm daʊn ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ loʊd, ˈdeɪviz ˌɪntrəˈdust ə ˈmɛθəd kɔld əˈdæptɪv, wɪʧ ɪnˈʃʊrz ðət du ˈɛni mɔr ðən ɪt həz tɪ ɪn ə ˈgɪvɪn ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. wɪˈθaʊt ɪt, ɪt wʊd bi ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ kəmˈplit ðə (ˌɪmˈprɑbəbəl) ˈʧælənʤ əv ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən wɪθ ðə animaniacs’*’ ʤiˈɑgrəfi sɔŋ. prɑˈʤɛkʃənz ðɛr ər ˈhənərdz əv mæp prɑˈʤɛkʃənz, iʧ wən ə kərˈɛkt ˈænsər tɪ ðə kˈwɛʃən əv haʊ tɪ tərn ə gloʊb flæt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, moʊst əv ðɛm hæd bɪn pʊʃt ˈɪntu əbˈskjʊrəti, ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz ˈgugəl meɪd ðə mərˈkeɪtər juˈbɪkwɪtəs ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ənd ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz ɪt tʊk səm ˈsɪriəs ˌmæθəˈmætɪk ʧɑps ɪf ju ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt prɑˈʤɛkʃənz ˈjɔrsɛlf. bət ðiz ˈəðər prɑˈʤɛkʃənz ər mɔr ðən ʤɪst ˌkjʊriˈɑsətiz. ðə prɑˈʤɛkʃən ɪz jʊr freɪm, ənd kən ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz dɪˈstɔrʃənz, ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ˈriʤənəl kwərks, ənd gɪv ə mæp ə juˈnik ˈkɛrɪktər. bət kul ɛz prɑˈʤɛkʃənz ər, ðeɪ wər bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈrɛlɪks bɪˈkəz ðə mæθ wɑz ʤɪst tu ˈdɪfəkəlt fər moʊst leɪ ˈpipəl. əˈgɛn, ɪz ˈləki tɪ hæv ˈʤeɪsən ˈdeɪviz. ə kəmˈplit huz breɪn ˈɪʧɪz fər ˈkɑmplɛks ˌʤiəˈmɛtrɪk ˈpəzəlz. wɪθ hɪz hɛlp, ˈboʊˌstɑk ˈædɪd, ən ɪkˈspænʧən wɪθ ə ˈdəzən ˈstændərd ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk prɑˈʤɛkʃənz. səm əv ðiz maɪt lʊk ˈgufi ənd ˌənfəˈmɪljər æt ðə ˈgloʊbəl skeɪl, əˈspɛʃəli tɪ ˈpipəl juzd tɪ siɪŋ ðə wərld ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə ˈrɛktæŋgəl, bət ər ˈpraɪsləs ˈæftər ə ˈlɪtəl ˈzumɪŋ ənd ˈklɪpɪŋ (əˈnəðər ˈdeɪviz ˈfiʧər). baɪ drɔɪŋ ðiz prɑˈʤɛkʃənz dɪˈrɛkli wɪθ ðə ˈbraʊzər, həz nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈrɛskjud ðɛm frəm bɪˈkəmɪŋ əbˈskjʊr ˌkjʊriˈɑsətiz, bət meɪks ðɛm əˈveɪləbəl ɛz tulz, ə ˈsərvɪs tɪ ɔl əv ʤiˈɑgrəfi (ənd ə strɔŋ pʊʃ əˈgɛnst hiˈʤɛməni.) ˈʧuzɪŋ ə prɑˈʤɛkʃən ɪn ˈjuʒəwəli teɪks əp ə ˈsɪŋgəl laɪn əv koʊd. wəns dən ðət, ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈdætə ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ pʊt ˈoʊvər ðə mæp wɪl ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli kənˈtɔrt ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ðə nu kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən. ðə ˈlɛgˌwərk ɔn jʊr pɑrt wɪl bi recentering*, ˈzumɪŋ, ənd ˈklɪpɪŋ ðə mæp tɪ jʊr teɪst. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ə ˈlərnɪŋ kərv, bət rɪˈmɛmbər ðət kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə kˈwizinəs ju fil təˈwɔrdz ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ, ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ mæp prɑˈʤɛkʃənz ˈjɔrsɛlf wʊd bi laɪk ən əˈkjut keɪs əv əˈmibɪk ˈdɪsənˌtɛri. ˈdeɪviz ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ðə ˈdrægən, ˈlʊkɪŋ fər nu ənd ˈdɪfəkəlt prɑˈʤɛkʃənz tɪ koʊd. ɪn əˈdɪʃən ðə ˈstændərd prɑˈʤɛkʃənz, ˈædɪd tu mɔr plugins*. wən ɪz fər ˌʤiəˈmɛtrɪk prɑˈʤɛkʃənz, laɪk mæp, əˈnəðər fər ɛgˈzɑtɪks, laɪk ðə ˌɪntərˈəptɪd ˈsaɪnəˌsɔɪdəl. ˈbraʊzɪŋ θru davies’*’ ˈgæləri, faɪnd ˈplɛnti əv prɑˈʤɛkʃənz tɪ ˌɪnˈspaɪr ˈprɑʤɛkts. ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən ˈboʊˌstɑk dɪˈlɪbərətli meɪd koʊd ˈsɪmpəl, soʊ ɪt rənz fæst ənd ənˈfɛtərd. bət, ɪz noʊ loʊn ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ, ənd wən əv ðə ˈkuləst ˈmɛmbərz ɪn ɪts ˈpɑsi ɪz ˈliflət, ə ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ðət ˈrɛkriˌeɪts (ənd ˈmɑdəˌfaɪz) ðə lʊk əv mæp ˈsərvɪsɪz laɪk openstreetmap*, mapbox*, ər esri*. leɪərz θimd sɛts əv polygons*, laɪnz, ənd dɑts ər baʊnd tɪ, wɪʧ minz ðeɪ rɪˈflɛkt ˈdætə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɔn ðə flaɪ wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ baʊnd tɪ riˈstrɪkʃənz frəm ðoʊz ˈplætˌfɔrmz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ju kən ˈkɑmbaɪn ə leɪər frəm wɪθ ˈtræfɪk tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈləvli ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən əv haʊ ˈpipəl ɪn lɑ frik aʊt ˈɛvəri taɪm ə klaʊd ðə glɛr ɔn ðə ˈfriˌweɪ. ˈjusfəl ɛz ɪz, ɪt kən gɪt bɔgd daʊn wɪθ tu ˈmɛni ˈvɛriəbəlz. ɪz əˈnəðər ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ðət ˈmænɪʤɪz bɪg. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ həz lɑts əv ˈɔpʃənz fər ˈmɛnjuz ju kən pʊt ɔn jʊr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, soʊ ˈvɪzɪtərz kən pleɪ wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt ˈreɪnʤɪz ənd subsets*. həz ə lɔt əv pəˈtɛnʃəl, əˈspɛʃəli wɪθ ɪts ˈdɪfərənt ˈɔpʃənz fər ˌɪnərˌækˈtɪvɪti, bət tu məʧ ʧɔɪs kən ˈɔlsoʊ bɔg daʊn ðə ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns. kəmˈpɛr ðɪs ɪgˈzæmpəl tɪ ðə wən əˈbəv tɪ si haʊ ˌɪnərˌækˈtɪvɪti kən bi boʊθ ˌɪˈluməˌneɪtɪŋ ənd kənfˈjuzɪŋ. ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈpipəl hu ˌɪnˈsɪst ðət ˈlərnɪŋ tɪ ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz ˈizi ər ˈjuʒəwəli əˈnɔɪɪŋ ənd rɔŋ. bət ɪf ju ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ mæps, ju ʃʊd lərn fər wən, ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪz klin ənd ɪts ˈlɑʤɪk ɪz self-explanatory*, ˈivɪn fər ˈlɪˌbərəl ɑrts ˈmeɪʤərz. ɪts ˈsɪnˌtæks ɪz kənˈsɪstənt, ənd ðɛr ˈɛni wɪrd ˈmɪstəri ˈfəŋkʃənz tɪ ˈməŋki θɪŋz əp. ɪf ˈsəmθɪŋ wərk, ɪt kən ˈjuʒəwəli bi treɪst bæk tɪ ə ˈtaɪpoʊ ər səm ˌmæθəˈmætɪk flub*. raɪt, mæθ. ˈpænɪk, ðoʊ. moʊst əv ðə ˈhɛvi ˈlɪftɪŋ ɪz dən bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz. fər ðə stəf bi duɪŋ, laɪk kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ˈvɛriəbəlz ənd əˈsaɪnɪŋ roʊlz tɪ ˈdɪfərənt ˈdætə ˈkɑləmz, ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə 9th-grade*, ˈlɛvəl əv ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti. ðɛr ər ə tən əv greɪt tuˈtɔriəlz aʊt ðɛr. səˈbæsʧən gutierrez’*’ ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə bɛst fər ˈæbsəˌlut bɪˈgɪnərz, bɪˈkəz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈkoʊpiəs noʊts hi tʊk waɪl ˈlərnɪŋ ɪt hɪmˈsɛlf. fər ˈdipər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ənd səm ˈlɪtərˌɛri flɛr, skɑt fri ɪz hɪˈlɛriəs, well-written*, ənd həz tənz əv greɪt wɛb ˈhɪstəri. maɪk tuˈtɔriəlz ˈɔlˌweɪz klɪr fər ˈpipəl nu tɪ ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ, bət ər ɛˈsɛnʃəl ridz ɪf ju wɔnt ə ˈdipər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv θɪŋz laɪk səˈlɛkʃənz, trænˈzɪʃənz, ənd ˈdætə ˈbaɪndɪŋ. pləs, hɪz mæp ˈmeɪkɪŋ wɔk θru ɪz ə fər ɔl ˈlɛvəlz. ɪz ə ˈbæˌdæs tul fər ˈmæpɪŋ. ˈæftər ə fju ʃɔrt mənθs ˈlərnɪŋ ðə ˈbeɪsɪks, stɑrt ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈdætə ˈɛvriˌwɛr, ənd ˈdeɪˌdrimɪŋ əv greɪt nu mæps. ˈɔlsoʊ, ɪf ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ koʊd, ɪz ə ˈvaɪbrənt ˈænɪˌdoʊt tɪ ˈəðər ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz. wɪn ju stɑrt ˈgɪtɪŋ θɪŋz raɪt (wɪʧ teɪk ɔl ðət lɔŋ), rɪˈwɔrdz ju wɪθ ˈɔsəm, ˌɪnərˈæktɪv, ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd mæps. ðət saʊnd ə lɔt mɔr ˈsætɪsˌfaɪɪŋ ðən ˈlərnɪŋ tɪ prɪnt ðə wərdz world”*”? əv kɔrs, fər ˈɛvəri ʤɑb. ɪt kəmˈpit wɪθ ˈəðər ˈsərvɪsɪz fər ˈpræktɪkəl, ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ mæp ˈsərvɪsɪz (ˈsɪriəsli, ðə rut ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈælgərˌɪðəmz ɔn ˈgugəl mæps dɪˈzərv ðɛr oʊn ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ). ˈkɑnvərsli, ɪf duɪŋ ˈkɑmplɛks æˈnælɪsɪs, juz ə ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm, fər seɪk. esri*, fər ˈɪnstəns, həz ə ˈrɪli slɪk ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt fər ɪts ˈprɑdəkt. bət ɪf jʊr goʊl ɪz tɪ meɪk ˈbjutəfəl, ˌɪnərˈæktɪv, ˈlaɪvli mæps, ðɛn ju ʃʊd bi ˈjuzɪŋ
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the web has changed so many things that we can be forgiven for developing callouses on whatever part of our brain controls amazement. but reminisce for a moment, back to a time when you had to buy maps, pay for directions, and if you wanted to create new views of the world, you needed access to some combination of patience, mathematical expertise, and expensive technology. unlike writing – which has been open source since gutenberg – making awesome maps has long been a game for the mathematical elite. google changed many of those rules, and d3 has broken all the rest.
five years ago, all the best interactive maps were mashups – informative but clunky overlays made with google or openstreetmap, with limited potential for customization and interactivity. flash forward and today’s best maps are being made with d3, a javascript library that uses the full potential of the web to animate, transform, and decorate. maybe you know anything about d3. but if you love maps, you should.
d3, which stands for data driven documents (in programming jargon, a web page is also known as a document), wasn’t made specifically for mapping. mike bostock, now of the new york times, had all types of data visualizations in mind when he built the library (it’s written in javascript) as a phd student at stanford.
bostock thought every other tool missed the point. each was a proprietary suite of tools for creating visualizations, but they were all disconnected from their ultimate destination: the web. bostock’s big idea was that the web browser could be used as a completely inclusive mapping and data visualization tool.
everything on a map is controlled by data, from the equations that make the projection, to the location of cities, to populations of countries, to continental drift. because d3 can manipulate every piece of data, it can manipulate every part of the map. that makes it an incredibly flexible and powerful tool. it can bend the map into projections never imagined, make maps that move on their own, or react to all sorts of poking and prodding.
the only barrier to all this potential is your own pain threshold for learning to write code. right: with d3, no user interface other than your text editor and the api reference (it’s like a dictionary that describes each piece of code’s job). nobody ever promised that making awesome maps would be easy. but even if you are satisfied just enjoying d3’s creations from the outside, you’ll be interested in these six reasons that explain why they are so cool.
data joins
the most powerful part of d3 is the data join. this is a weird concept, so worry if not immediately clear. it even took bostock some time to get his head around it.
“it came out of my subconsciousness, and i had to build on it and use it myself to understand it completely,” he said.
d3 binds data to web elements. to make sense of this, it helps to have a rudimentary understanding of how browsers work. generally speaking, web elements are the objects on a web page, and different types of objects are created and controlled using different languages, most commonly html, svg, and css.
html makes elements like paragraphs, spans, divisions, and images. svg (scaled vector graphics) elements are lines and shapes drawn directly onto the browser (as opposed to embedded images like jpegs or gifs). css (cascading style sheets) make its own web elements, but a very powerful and versatile way to control other elements’ attributes, like size, shape, color, and font (to name a few).
web elements give a map its form, and data determines how it behaves. what d3 does is manage the relationship between data and document, so your map animates smoothly. start by pointing d3 to a dataset, and then tell it how to use the available tools (again, web elements from html, svg, and css) to represent that data on screen.
for example, this map by brenden heberton uses data from noaa to visualize one of history’s nastiest tornado outbreaks. for the tracks, he told d3 to draw a straight line between the touchdown and liftoff latitudes and longitudes and use wind speed to determine each circle’s radius. finally, check out the boxes that appear whenever you mouse over a storm. this is a straightforward css trick that heberton improved by using d3 to link up each storm’s icon with the data to display its vital information.
a lighter world
d3 draws its maps using svg, the web’s native graphics tool. lightweight and quick to load, which makes it great for animations, panning, and zooming. but even svg can get bogged down with the sheer number of coordinates it takes to draw the shapes on a map. the thing is, most of these coordinates are redundant, because many of the shapes share borders.
again, bostock came to the rescue. after he saw how these big datasets were slowing down his maps, he wrote a program to trim them down. called topojson, and it ignores any redundant coordinates. based on the previous system, called geojson, which uses 80 percent more memory.
if d3 wasn’t light on web browsers, it wouldn’t be nearly as useful. check out this fun animorphic gallery of map projections, and imagine how tedious it would be to watch if there were a bunch of redundant borders bogging down the action.
a faster world
bostock’s spartan code isn’t the only reason d3’s maps are fast. jason davies is bostock’s first mate, and is responsible for many of d3’s geographic abilities. one of the problems he tackled early on was how maps handle change. every time a map zooms, pans, or animates, d3 has to redraw – or resample – every coordinate into its new position. on some animations, like scrolling a flat map, sampling is easy. but on others, like this world tour globe, complex geometries have to be calculated on the fly as they rotate around the central perspective.
to slim down d3’s processing load, davies introduced a method called adaptive resampling, which ensures that d3 do any more resampling than it has to in a given situation. without it, it would be impossible to complete the (improbable) challenge of syncing the animation with the animaniacs’ geography song.
projections
there are hundreds of map projections, each one a correct answer to the question of how to turn a globe flat. however, most of them had been pushed into obscurity, partly because google made the mercator ubiquitous online, and partly because it took some serious mathematic chops if you wanted to calculate projections yourself. but these other projections are more than just curiosities. the projection is your map’s frame, and can minimize distortions, emphasize regional quirks, and give a map a unique character.
but cool as projections are, they were becoming relics because the math was just too difficult for most lay people.
again, d3 is lucky to have jason davies. he’s a complete mathochist whose brain itches for complex geometric puzzles. with his help, bostock added d3.geo, an expansion with a dozen standard geographic projections. some of these might look goofy and unfamiliar at the global scale, especially to people used to seeing the world inside a rectangle, but are priceless after a little zooming and clipping (another davies feature). by drawing these projections directly with the browser, d3 has not only rescued them from becoming obscure curiosities, but makes them available as tools, a service to all of geography (and a strong push against mercator’s hegemony.)
choosing a projection in d3 usually takes up a single line of code. once done that, whatever data decided to put over the map will automatically contort itself into the new configuration. the legwork on your part will be recentering, zooming, and clipping the map to your taste. there is a little bit of a learning curve, but remember that compared to the queasiness you feel towards programming, calculating map projections yourself would be like an acute case of amoebic dysentery.
davies is always chasing the dragon, looking for new and difficult projections to code. in addition the standard d3.geo projections, he’s added two more plugins. one is for geometric projections, like buckminster-fuller’s dymaxion map, another for exotics, like the mollweide interrupted sinusoidal. browsing through davies’ gallery, you’ll find plenty of projections to inspire projects.
integration
bostock deliberately made d3’s code simple, so it runs fast and unfettered. but, d3 is no lone cowboy, and one of the coolest members in its posse is leaflet, a javascript library that recreates (and modifies) the look of map services like openstreetmap, mapbox, or esri. leaflet’s layers – themed sets of polygons, lines, and dots – are bound to third-party datasets, which means they reflect data changes on the fly without being bound to restrictions from those third-party platforms. for example, you can combine a layer from openweathermap with mapquest’s traffic api to create a lovely exhibition of how people in la freak out every time a cloud darkens the glare on the freeway.
useful as d3 is, it can get bogged down with too many variables. crossfilter is another library that manages big datasets. it also has lots of options for menus you can put on your website, so visitors can play with different ranges and subsets. crossfilter has a lot of potential, especially with its different options for interactivity, but too much choice can also bog down the user experience. compare this example to the one above to see how interactivity can be both illuminating and confusing.
the language
people who insist that learning to program is easy are usually annoying and wrong. but if you are interested in making maps, you should learn d3. for one, the language is clean and its logic is self-explanatory, even for technophobic liberal arts majors. its syntax is consistent, and there aren’t any weird mystery functions to monkey things up. if something work, it can usually be traced back to a typo or some mathematic flub.
that’s right, math. panic, though. most of the heavy lifting is done behind the scenes. for the stuff you’ll be doing, like controlling variables and assigning roles to different data columns, looking at a 9th-grade, pre-algebra level of difficulty.
there are a ton of great tutorials out there. sebastian gutierrez’ dashingd3 is probably the best for absolute beginners, because based on the copious notes he took while learning it himself. for deeper understanding and some literary flair, scott murray’s free ebook is hilarious, well-written, and has tons of great web history. mike bostock’s tutorials aren’t always clear for people new to programming, but are essential reads if you want a deeper understanding of things like selections, transitions, and data binding. plus, his map making walk through is a must-read for all levels.
d3 is a bad-ass tool for mapping. after a few short months learning the basics, you’ll start looking for data everywhere, and daydreaming of great new maps. also, if always wanted to code, d3 is a vibrant antidote to other non-graphical languages. when you start getting things right (which take all that long), d3 rewards you with awesome, interactive, animated maps. that sound a lot more satisfying than learning to print the words “hello world”?
of course, d3 isn’t for every job. it compete with other services for practical, day-to-day map services (seriously, the route finding algorithms on google maps deserve their own holiday). conversely, if doing complex analysis, use a geographic information system, for pete’s sake. esri, for instance, has a really slick javascript api for its arcgis product.
but if your goal is to make beautiful, interactive, lively maps, then you should be using d3.
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101 weɪz tɪ rɪd ˈjɔrsɛlf əv ˈækni ˈækni ʤɪst pleɪg ˈtiˌneɪʤərz. ˈædəlts wɪθ gʊd ˈhaɪˌʤin ˈhæbəts kən ˈsəfər wɪθ blackheads*, ˈbɑdi ˈækni ənd ˈrændəm ˈbreɪˌkaʊts, tu. tɪ rɪd ˈjɔrsɛlf əv ˌɪnkənˈvinjənt, səˈpraɪz ˈpɪmpəlz ənd səˈvɪr ˈækni, ʧɛk aʊt ðɪs lɪst əv ˈoʊvər 100 hoʊm ˈrɛmədiz, daɪət ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, ˈɑrtɪkəlz, ˌɪnˈgridiənts, ˈpɑpjələr ˈklɛnzərz ənd mɔr ðət wɪl hɛlp ju pʊt jʊr ˈfrɛʃəst feɪs ˈfɔrwərd. hoʊm ˈrɛmədiz frəm laɪm ʤus ˈmɪksɪz tɪ ˈoʊtˌmil mæsks, ðɪs lɪst əv hoʊm ˈrɛmədiz kən hɛlp ju faɪt ˈækni wɪˈθaʊt ə prəˈskrɪpʃən. ˈtuθˌpeɪst: dæb ˈtuθˌpeɪst ˈɔntu jʊr ˈpɪmpəl ˌbiˈfɔr ju goʊ tɪ bɛd æt naɪt tɪ draɪ ɪt aʊt. meɪk ən ˈoʊtˌmil mæsk: ˈoʊtˌmil rɪˈdusɪz ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən, soʊ wɑʃ jʊr feɪs wɪθ ən ˈoʊtˌmil peɪst ər liv ɪt ɔn fər əˈbaʊt ˈfɪfˈtin ˈmɪnəts ənd ðɛn rɪns ɔf. ˈnɛtəl ənd ˈroʊzˌmɛri bæθ: ɪf traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt rɪd əv ˈækni ɔn ˈəðər pɑrts əv jʊr ˈbɑdi ˌbiˈsaɪdz jʊr feɪs, traɪ ˈsoʊkɪŋ ɪn ə bæθ əv ˈnɛtəl ənd ˈroʊzˌmɛri. frɛʃ mɪnt ʤus: əˈplaɪɪŋ frɛʃ mɪnt ʤus tɪ jʊr ˈpɪmpəlz səˈpoʊzədli rɪˈdusɪz ˈækni. ˌpɑməˈgrænət: əˈplaɪ ə peɪst əv ˈroʊstɪd ənd ˈpaʊdərd ˌpɑməˈgrænət skɪn, mɪkst wɪθ frɛʃ laɪm ʤus, tɪ jʊr ˈpɪmpəlz ənd ðɛn rɪns ɔf ˈæftər ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɪnəts. ˈgɑrlɪk kloʊvz: ˈʤɛntli məˈsɑʒ jʊr ˈækni wɪθ ˈgɑrlɪk kloʊvz tɪ rɪˈdus ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən. ˈhəni ənd ˈsɪnəmən ˈpaʊdər peɪst: mɪks ðiz tu ˌɪnˈgridiənts təˈgɛðər, əˈplaɪ tɪ jʊr feɪs æt ˈbɛdˌtaɪm, rɪns ɔf ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ˈkjukəmbər ʤus: skwiz ðə ʤus aʊt əv ə ˈkjukəmbər ˈɔntu ə ˈkɔtən pæd ənd əˈplaɪ ɪt tɪ jʊr ˈpɪmpəlz tɪ prəˈmoʊt ˈfæstər ˈhilɪŋ ənd tɪ rɪˈdus ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən. gɪt ə ˈlɪtəl sən: leɪ aʊt ɪn ðə sən fər ə fju ˈmɪnəts tɪ draɪ aʊt ˈækni, əˈspɛʃəli ˈsɪstɪk ˈækni. aɪs: əˈnəðər hoʊm ˈrɛmədi ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz ˈaɪsɪŋ daʊn jʊr ˈækni ˌbiˈfɔr bɛd, rɪˈdusɪŋ ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən. ˈɔrɪnʤ pil: ðɪs ˌɪnˈgridiənt, mɪkst wɪθ ˈwɔtər, kən bi juzd ɛz ə peɪst ɔn jʊr ˈpɪmpəlz ɛz ə ˈnæʧərəl weɪ tɪ zæp ˈækni. ˈlævəndər ɔɪl: ðɪs ˈsuðɪŋ ˈnæʧərəl ɔɪl kən bi juzd ɛz ə priˈvɛntətɪv ˈækni səˈluʃən ənd wɪl klɪr əˈweɪ ˈrɛdnəs. ˈpɑpjələr ˈprɑdəkts ðiz ˈprɑdəkts meɪ nɑt wərk fər ˈɛvriˌwən, bət ˈsərtənli wərθ ə traɪ. frəm tɪ ˈækjuˌteɪn tɪ bərθ kənˈtroʊl, ðiz ər səm əv ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈækni ˈprɑdəkts aʊt ðɛr. kləˈnik ˈækni səˈluʃənz ˈimərʤənsi ʤɛl ˈloʊʃən: ræŋks ðɪs səˈluʃən ɛz wən əv ðə bɛst ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈækni ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈtritmənts bɪˈkəz əv ɪts ˈækʃən ənd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kənˈtroʊl ɔɪl ənd ˈrɛdnəs. ˈɔrəl ˌkɑntrəˈsɛptɪvz: ˈmɛni ˈwɪmən ʧuz ˈɔrəl ˌkɑntrəˈsɛptɪvz ɛz ən ˈækni ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈeɪʤənt bɪˈkəz əv bərθ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kənˈtroʊl ˈhɔrˌmoʊnz. ʤɛl 5 wɪθ ti tri ɔɪl: ðɪs ˈmɛdəsən ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈnæʧərəl ti tri ɔɪl tɪ faɪt bækˈtɪriə ənd ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən. ðə ˈtritmənt ˈɔlsoʊ həz pərˈɑkˌsaɪd tɪ gɪt rɪd əv ˈækni ju ɔˈrɛdi hæv ənd prɪˈvɛnt ɪt frəm ˈkəmɪŋ bæk. proactiv*: ðɪs ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr ˈtritmənt ɪz ˈɔfən ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd fər ðoʊz wɪθ ˈsɪriəs ˈækni ənd həz bɪn ɛnˈdɔrst baɪ səˈlɛbrɪtiz laɪk ˈʤɛsɪkə ˈsɪmpsən. ˈækjuˌteɪn: ˈækjuˌteɪn ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈrɛmədi fər ˈsɪriəs ˈækni ənd ˈkænɑt bi juzd baɪ ˈprɛgnənt ˈwɪmən ər ˈwɪmən hu ər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈprɛgnənt ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər. ɪt ɪz ə taɪp əv ˈvaɪtəmən ə ðət ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ɔɪl riˈlist baɪ ɔɪl glændz ɪn jʊr skin,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ drugs.com*. ˌnutrəˈʤinə ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈklɛnzərz: ðɪs brænd əv soʊps ənd ˈækni ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz ər kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi ˈhaɪli ˈifɛktɪv. cetaphil*: ðɪs rɪˈspɛktɪd laɪn əv skɪn ˈklɛnzərz ənd kən bi ən ˈifɛktɪv weɪ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈækni.: ðiz ˈækni ˈprɑdəkts ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ɛksˈfoʊlieɪt dɛd skɪn sɛlz ənd kənˈtroʊl ɔɪl. ˈmænəʤɪŋ strɛs strɛs həz bɪn lɪŋkt baɪ ˈrisərʧərz tɪ mɔr ˈækni ˈbreɪˌkaʊts, soʊ ɪf ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ kənˈtroʊl jʊr ˈblɛmɪʃɪz, meɪk ə kənˈsərtɪd ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmænɪʤ jʊr strɛs ˈlɛvəlz. ˈəðərˌwaɪz, ðə strɛs ju gɪt ˈoʊvər ə nu ˈpɪmpəl kʊd lɛd tɪ ˈsɛvərəl nu wənz. daɪət ə lɔt əv dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt wət fudz kɔz ər ˈɪrɪˌteɪt ˈækni, bət ə ˈhɛlθi daɪət beɪst ɔn frɛʃ ˌɪnˈgridiənts hərt. ju ər wət ju it: ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪkˈsplɔrz ðə ˈdɪfərənt taɪps əv fudz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ɪf ju wɔnt klɪr skɪn laɪk rɪˈfaɪnd ˈʃʊgərz ənd ðoʊz ju ʃʊd it mɔr əv laɪk fudz rɪʧ ɪn ˈvaɪtəmənz ə, bi, ənd si. ˈækni rɪˈlif: ðə klɪr skɪn daɪət: ˈɑrtɪkəl ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz ˈitɪŋ lɑts əv ˈproʊˌtin, ˈvɛʤtəbəlz, fruts, nəts ənd oʊˈmɛgə fæts fər ˈklɪrər skɪn. ˈækni: haʊ fud kən kɔz ɪt: ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈsɪdərz haʊ fud ˈælərʤiz meɪ kɔz ˈækni. lɛs ˈdɛri ənd ˈʃʊgər: rɪˈfaɪnd ˈʃʊgərz ənd ˈdɛri ˈprɑdəkts kən ˈɪrɪˌteɪt jʊr skɪn ənd kɔz jʊr skɪn tɪ ˈproʊdus mɔr ɔɪl. ɪf ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ it ˈdɛri, meɪk ʃʊr low-fat*. ˌævəˈkɑdoʊz: ˌævəˈkɑdoʊz ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi greɪt fər jʊr hɛr ənd jʊr skɪn, du tɪ ɪts rɪʧ ɛˈsɛnʃəl ɔɪlz ənd ˈkɑmplɛks bi ˈvaɪtəmənz. ˈbɛriz: ˈbɛriz ər ɛz wən əv bɛst bɛts fər gʊd skɪn health”*” ənd ər greɪt ˈsɔrsəz fər ˈvaɪtəmən si ənd ˌæntiˈɑksədənts. ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈfæti ˈæsədz: fudz ðət kənˈteɪn ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈfæti ˈæsədz, laɪk ˈsæmən, ˈwɔlˌnəts ənd flæks sid, ər ˈɛksələnt fər ˈoʊvərˌɔl hɛlθ ənd fər jʊr skɪn, ɛz ðeɪ hɛlp jʊr sɛlz hoʊld ɪn ˈmɔɪsʧər. hɑrd ˈwɔtər: ˈwɔtər kips jʊr skɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ frɛʃ, ənd hɑrd ˈwɔtər wɪθ lɑts əv ˈmɪnərəlz ɪz əˈspɛʃəli gʊd fər riˈmuvɪŋ ˈtɑksənz. ˈɔɪstərz: ˈɔɪstərz ər ə ˈnæʧərəl sɔrs əv zɪŋk, ənd ˈækni ˈsəmˌtaɪmz rɪˈzəlts frəm ə zɪŋk dɪˈfɪʃənsi. ˈməʃrumz: ˈməʃrumz ər rɪʧ ɪn ˈvaɪtəmən wɪʧ hɛlps wɪθ ˈtɪʃu rɪˈpɛr. ˈvaɪtəmən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ gʊd fər ˈhɛlpɪŋ skɪn rɪˈkəvər frəm ˈækni rosacea*. ˈklɛnzɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz ðɪs lɪst wɪl hɛlp ju səˈlɛkt ənd juz ðə bɛst ˈklɛnzərz ənd ˈklɛnzɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz fər ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈækni. juz ˈhɛvəli ˈsɛntɪd soʊps: soʊps ənd ˈklɛnzərz ðət hæv ə lɔt əv ənˈnæʧərəl ˈfreɪgrənsɪz ənd pərfˈjumz kən kɔz mɔr ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən tɪ jʊr skɪn ənd ˈækni. juz ə soʊp wɪθ ˈlɪtəl tɪ noʊ ˈrɛzəˌdu: ˈɛkstrə ˈrɛzəˌdu ðət ˈlɪŋgərz ɔn jʊr feɪs kən kip pɔrz klɔgd. ˈkɛmɪkəl pilz: ˈkɛmɪkəl pilz wɪθ ər glaɪˈkɔlək ˈæsədz kən bi ˈifɛktɪv fər ˈgɪtɪŋ rɪd əv blackheads*. juz ˈmeɪˌkəp rɪˈmuvər: wɪn ju wɑʃ jʊr feɪs æt naɪt, meɪk ʃʊr ju juz ə gʊd ˈmeɪˌkəp rɪˈmuvər tu. ˈproʊˌgræm: ˈmɛni skɪn kɛr ˈrɛʤəmənz ɪnˈkərəʤ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈklɛnzɪŋ ðə skɪn wɪθ ə ˈspɛʃəl feɪs soʊp ər ˈklɛnzər, ðɛn ˈjuzɪŋ ə skɪn ˈtoʊnər, ənd ðɛn moisturizing*. noʊ haʊ ənd wɪn tɪ wɑʃ jʊr feɪs: ˈwɑʃɪŋ jʊr feɪs æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ ɪz bɛst, sɪns wɪn ˈdərtiəst. ˈoʊvər ˈwɑʃɪŋ jʊr feɪs kʊd ʤɪst pʊt jʊr ɔɪl glændz ˈɪntu ˈoʊvərˌdraɪv, ɛz ðeɪ traɪ tɪ fər draɪɪŋ aʊt. ˈnæʧərəl, ɔrˈgænɪk ənd ˈərbəl ˈrɛmədiz fər ˈnæʧərəl ˌɪnˈgridiənts ənd ˈrɛʤəmənz ðət ər ˈʤɛntlər ɔn jʊr feɪs ənd ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, tərn tɪ ðɪs lɪst. ˈfɔrəmz, blɔgz ənd ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ saɪts ər ˈoʊvərˌfloʊɪŋ wɪθ rəvˈjuz əv ˈækni ˈprɑdəkts, tɪps fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ jʊr oʊn hoʊm ˈrɛmədi, ənd ˈfaɪndɪŋ aʊt wət ˌdərməˈtɑləʤɪsts ənd ˈəðər ˈækni ˈsəfərərz ər duɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ˈækni. bɪˈheɪvjərəl tɪps lərn tɪ kip jʊr hænz əˈweɪ frəm jʊr feɪs, kənˈtroʊl strɛs ənd juz ˈjoʊgə tɪ faɪt ˈpɪmpəlz. stɑp ˈtəʧɪŋ jʊr feɪs: ðə mɔr ju təʧ jʊr feɪs, ðə mɔr dərt, ɔɪl ənd bækˈtɪriə ju æd tɪ jʊr skɪn. stɑp ˈstrɛsɪŋ: strɛs ˈtrɪgərz mɔr ˈækni ˈbreɪˌkaʊts, soʊ traɪ tɪ bi ˌproʊˈæktɪv əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈækni, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈwəriɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt. pɪk: ˈpɪkɪŋ æt ˈpɪmpəlz ər skɑrz ˈoʊnli meɪks ðɛm mɔr ˈɪrəˌteɪtəd. ɪt kən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈoʊpən ðɛm əp ənd pɔr bækˈtɪriə ˈɪntu ðɛm, ˈkɔzɪŋ ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz. ˈjoʊgə: səm bɪˈliv ðət ˈjoʊgə hɛlps rɪˈdus ˈækni ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðə bləd floʊ tɪ jʊr face…*… ˈfləʃɪŋ əˈweɪ ðə ˈtɑksənz ənd provid[ing*] ˈnutriənts tɪ jʊr skin.”*.” skwiz ˈpɪmpəlz: ɪf ju skwiz jʊr ˈpɪmpəlz, ju meɪ skɑr ənd ˈɪrɪˌteɪt jʊr skɪn, ər kɔz ən ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən. lɛt jʊr ˈækni ˌoʊvərˈwɛlm ju: ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ənd ðoʊz wɪθ səˈvɪr ˈækni kən ˌəndərˈstændəbli fil ˈvɛri dɪˈprɛst əˈbaʊt ðɛr skɪn kənˈdɪʃən, bət traɪ nɑt tɪ lɛt ˈækni ˌoʊvərˈwɛlm ju ənd ˈhɪndər ju frəm biɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl. ˈvɪzɪt ə ˈθɛrəpɪst ənd ˌdərməˈtɑləʤɪst tɪ hɛlp ju dil wɪθ ðə ˈɪʃu. wɛr ˈmeɪˌkəp: ˈmeɪˌkəp kən ˈkəvər əp ˈækni ˈprɑbləmz, bət ɪt kən ˈɔlsoʊ æd mɔr ɔɪl tɪ jʊr skɪn. kənˈsɪdər goʊɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈmeɪˌkəp fər ə fju deɪz tɪ gɪv jʊr skɪn ə ʧæns tɪ rɪˈkəvər, ər æt ðə ˈvɛri list, ʧuz ə ˈmeɪˌkəp ðət ɪz oil-free*. dəst: meɪk ʃʊr jʊr hoʊm həz bɪn ˈdəstɪd ənd ˈvækjumd. ðoʊz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈvɛri ˈdəsti kənˈdɪʃənz hæv ˈwikər ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəmz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈhɑrdər fər ðɛr ˈbɑdiz tɪ faɪt ɔf ˈækni. pərˈpɛrɪŋ fər ˈækni ˈtrɪgərz ɪn səm kənˈdɪʃənz, ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbreɪˌkaʊts ɪz ˌənəˈvɔɪdəbəl. priˈpɛr ˈjɔrsɛlf wɪθ ðiz tɪps. ˈæftər ə lɔŋ trɪp: biɪŋ stək ɔn ə pleɪn ər ɪn ðə kɑr fər ə lɔŋ ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm prɪˈvɛnts jʊr skɪn frəm ˈbriðɪŋ ðə weɪ ɪt ʃʊd. brɪŋ feɪs waɪps, ər ˈmeɪˌkəp rɪˈmuvər tɪ juz ˈdʊrɪŋ ənd ˈæftər jʊr trɪp tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz ˈbreɪˌkaʊts. ˈgɪtɪŋ jʊr ˈpɪriəd: ˈmɛni ˈwɪmən ˈnoʊtɪs ˈbreɪˌkaʊts ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr ˈmɛnstrəl ˈsaɪkəl. ˈmɑnətər jʊr daɪət, slip ˈskɛʤʊl, ənd ˈhaɪˌʤin ruˈtinz əˈspɛʃəli ˈkloʊsli ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm. ˈstrɛsfəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz: əraʊnd ɪgˈzæm taɪm ər wɪn ˈgɪrɪŋ əp fər səm ˈəðər ˈstrɛsfəl taɪm ɪn jʊr laɪf, kip ˈɛkstrə ˈækni ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈtritmənts ənd ˈtritmənts ɔn hænd. ˈhaɪˌʤin ˈpərsɪnəl ˈhaɪˌʤin ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈfæktərz ɪn prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ˈækni. meɪk ʃʊr ˈpræktɪsɪŋ gʊd ˈpərsɪnəl ˈhaɪˌʤin baɪ ˈʧɛkɪŋ jʊr ˈhæbəts əˈgɛnst ðɪs lɪst. ʧeɪnʤ jʊr ˈɔfən: wɪn ju slip, ðə ɔɪl frəm jʊr hɛr ənd feɪs ər ˈtrænsfərd tɪ jʊr ˈpɪloʊ. ʧeɪnʤ jʊr ˈɔfən tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈædɪŋ ˈɛkstrə ɔɪl tɪ jʊr feɪs. wɑʃ jʊr hɛr: ˈivɪn ɪf wɑʃt jʊr feɪs ənd jʊr ˈbɑdi, wɑʃ jʊr hɛr tɪ ˈdiˌkris ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ɔɪl biɪŋ prəˈdust kloʊz tɪ jʊr skælp ənd jʊr feɪs. ʃaʊər æt list wəns ə deɪ: ˈbeɪsɪk ˈpərsɪnəl ˈhaɪˌʤin rikˈwaɪərz ˈdeɪli ˈbeɪðɪŋ, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ aʊt jʊr pɔrz. ʃaʊər ˈæftər ˈɛksərˌsaɪz: ɪf ju kən, wɑʃ wɪθ ə dip ˈbɑdi ˈklɛnzər tɪ pɔrz ənd wɑʃ ɔf swɛt. kənˈtroʊl ˈfeɪʃəl hɛr: ju meɪ nid tɪ wɑʃ jʊr feɪs mɔr ˈθəroʊli ər mɔr ˈɔfən ɪf ju hæv ə lɔt əv ˈfeɪʃəl hɛr ðət pəmps ɔɪl bæk ˈɪntu jʊr feɪs. brəʃ mɔr, ˈmaʊθˌwɑʃ lɛs ˈɔfən: ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmaʊθˌwɑʃ ˈɛvriˈdeɪ meɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli lɛd tɪ mɔr ˈbreɪˌkaʊts əraʊnd jʊr maʊθ. brəʃ jʊr tiθ mɔr ˈθəroʊli ənd mɔr ˈɔfən tɪ əˈvɔɪd bæd brɛθ. wɑʃ jʊr feɪs æt naɪt: rɪd jʊr feɪs əv ɔl ðə grɪt, dərt ənd bækˈtɪriə jʊr skɪn kəˈlɛktəd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ. juz ə lɔt əv ˈhɛvi krimz: sˈlæðərɪŋ jʊr feɪs wɪθ lɑts əv naɪt krim wɪl ʤɪst meɪk jʊr feɪs ˈɛkstrə ˈɔɪli. juz ə ˈmɔɪsʧərˌaɪzər ðət wərks wɪθ jʊr ˈækni ˈtritmənt. soʊk əp ɔɪl θruaʊt ðə deɪ: juz ˈtɪʃu ˈpeɪpər ər ɔɪl əbˈzɔrbɪŋ ʃits wɪˈθaʊt ˈwɑʃɪŋ jʊr feɪs, wɪʧ ˈkɔzɪz ˈoʊvər draɪɪŋ ənd kən teɪk ɔf jʊr ˈmeɪˌkəp. juz ðə raɪt kaɪnd əv dɪˈtərʤənt ənd soʊps: ʧɛk ðə ˈleɪbəl ˌbiˈfɔr baɪɪŋ soʊps ənd dɪˈtərʤənts. əˈvɔɪd ˈprɑdəkts ðət juz ə lɔt əv ɔɪl tɪ æd ˈmɔɪsʧər. ðiz kən ˈɪrɪˌteɪt ər kɔz ˈbreɪˌkaʊts. ˈsərʤəri ənd prəˈskrɪpʃənz fər mɔr səˈvɪr ˈækni ˈprɑbləmz, ju meɪ wɔnt tɪ kənˈsɪdər laɪt ˈθɛrəpi, ˈækni ˈsərʤəri ər ˈivɪn ˈplæstɪk ˈsərʤəri. ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪks: ðə əˈmɛrɪkən əˈkædəmi əv ˌdərməˈtɑləʤi prəˈvaɪdz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈjuzɪŋ prəˈskrɪpʃən ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz tɪ trit ˈækni. ˈdreɪnɪʤ ənd ˈsərʤɪkəl ɪkˈsɪʒən: səm ˌdərməˈtɑləʤɪsts wɪl ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈækni ˈsərʤəri ɪf ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪstɪk ˈækni dɪz nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən. dermabrasion*: ðɪs ˈsərʤəri, wɪʧ riˈmuvz ðə tɔp moʊst leɪər əv skɪn, ɪz juzd fər ˈrɪŋkəlz, ˈfeɪʃəl ˈskɑrɪŋ, ənd skɪn ˈliʒənz. isotretinoin*: ˈsɪstɪk ˈækni meɪ bi ˈtritɪd wɪθ ðɪs ˈmɛdəsən, ədˈmɪnɪstərd baɪ ə ˌdərməˈtɑləʤɪst. laɪt ˈθɛrəpi: ðə meɪoʊ ˈklɪnɪk ɪkˈspleɪnz ðɪs prəˈsiʤər, wɪʧ spəˈsɪfɪkli ðə bækˈtɪriəm ðət ˈkɔzɪz ˈækni inflammation.”*.” ˈplæstɪk ˈsərʤəri: ðoʊz ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ rɪˈkəvər frəm ˈmeɪʤər ˈækni skɑrz meɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈrisərʧ ˈplæstɪk ˈsərʤəri ɛz ən ˈɔpʃən. ˌɪnˈgridiənts tɪ lʊk fər wɪn ˈʃɑpɪŋ əraʊnd fər ˈækni ˈprɑdəkts, lʊk fər ðiz ˌɪnˈgridiənts ənd ˌəndərˈstænd wət ðeɪ kən du fər jʊr skɪn.
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101 ways to rid yourself of acne
acne doesn’t just plague teenagers. adults with good hygiene habits can suffer with blackheads, body acne and random breakouts, too. to rid yourself of inconvenient, surprise pimples and severe acne, check out this list of over 100 home remedies, diet changes, articles, acne-fighting ingredients, popular cleansers and more that will help you put your freshest face forward.
home remedies
from lime juice mixes to oatmeal masks, this list of home remedies can help you fight acne without a prescription.
toothpaste: dab toothpaste onto your pimple before you go to bed at night to dry it out. make an oatmeal mask: oatmeal reduces inflammation, so wash your face with an oatmeal paste or leave it on for about fifteen minutes and then rinse off. nettle and rosemary bath: if you’re trying to get rid of acne on other parts of your body besides your face, try soaking in a bath of nettle and rosemary. fresh mint juice: applying fresh mint juice to your pimples supposedly reduces acne. pomegranate: apply a paste of roasted and powdered pomegranate skin, mixed with fresh lime juice, to your pimples and then rinse off after several minutes. garlic cloves: gently massage your acne with garlic cloves to reduce inflammation. honey and cinnamon powder paste: mix these two ingredients together, apply to your face at bedtime, rinse off the next morning. cucumber juice: squeeze the juice out of a cucumber onto a cotton pad and apply it to your pimples to promote faster healing and to reduce inflammation. get a little sun: lay out in the sun for a few minutes to dry out acne, especially cystic acne. ice: another home remedy recommends icing down your acne before bed, reducing inflammation. orange peel: this ingredient, mixed with water, can be used as a paste on your pimples as a natural way to zap acne. lavender oil: this soothing natural oil can be used as a preventative acne solution and will clear away redness.
popular products
these products may not work for everyone, but they’re certainly worth a try. from ddf to accutane to birth control, these are some of the most popular acne products out there.
clinique acne solutions emergency gel lotion: about.com ranks this solution as one of the best overall acne fighting treatments because of its bacteria-fighting action and ability to control oil and redness. oral contraceptives: many women choose oral contraceptives as an acne fighting agent because of birth control’s ability to control hormones. ddf bp gel 5% with tea tree oil: this medicine uses the natural tea tree oil to fight bacteria and inflammation. the treatment also has benzoyl peroxide to get rid of acne you already have and prevent it from coming back. proactiv: this very popular treatment is often recommended for those with serious acne and has been endorsed by celebrities like jessica simpson. accutane: accutane is a very intense remedy for serious acne and cannot be used by pregnant women or women who are thinking of becoming pregnant in the near future. it is a type of vitamin a that “reduces the amount of oil released by oil glands in your skin,” according to drugs.com. neutrogena products and cleansers: this brand of soaps and on-the-spot acne medications are considered to be highly effective. cetaphil: this respected line of skin cleansers and moisturizers can be an effective way to prevent acne. ddf: these acne products are designed to exfoliate dead skin cells and control oil.
managing stress
stress has been linked by researchers to more acne breakouts, so if you’re struggling to control your blemishes, make a concerted effort to also manage your stress levels. otherwise, the stress you get over a new pimple could lead to several new ones.
diet
there’s a lot of debate about what foods cause or irritate acne, but a healthy diet based on fresh ingredients can’t hurt.
you are what you eat: this article explores the different types of foods to avoid if you want clear skin — like refined sugars — and those you should eat more of — like foods rich in vitamins a, b, and c. acne relief: the clear skin diet: care2’s article recommends eating lots of protein, vegetables, fruits, nuts and omega fats for clearer skin. acne: how food can cause it: this article considers how food allergies may cause acne. less dairy and sugar: refined sugars and dairy products can irritate your skin and cause your skin to produce more oil. if you are going to eat dairy, make sure low-fat. avocados: avocados are supposed to be great for your hair and your skin, due to its rich essential oils and complex b vitamins. berries: berries are “rated as one of best bets for good skin health” and are great sources for vitamin c and antioxidants. essential fatty acids: foods that contain essential fatty acids, like salmon, walnuts and flax seed, are excellent for overall health and for your skin, as they help your cells hold in moisture. hard water: water keeps your skin looking fresh, and hard water with lots of minerals is especially good for removing toxins. oysters: oysters are a natural source of zinc, and acne sometimes results from a zinc deficiency. mushrooms: mushrooms are rich in vitamin b2, which helps with tissue repair. vitamin b2 is also good for helping skin recover from acne rosacea.
cleansing systems
this list will help you select and use the best cleansers and cleansing systems for fighting acne.
don’t use heavily scented soaps: soaps and cleansers that have a lot of unnatural fragrances and perfumes can cause more irritation to your skin and acne. use a soap with little to no residue: extra residue that lingers on your face can keep pores clogged. chemical peels: chemical peels with salicylic or glycolic acids can be effective for getting rid of blackheads. use makeup remover: when you wash your face at night, make sure you use a good makeup remover too. 3-step program: many skin care regimens encourage the three-step program that includes cleansing the skin with a special face soap or cleanser, then using a skin toner, and then moisturizing. know how and when to wash your face: washing your face at the end of the day is best, since that’s when dirtiest. over washing your face could just put your skin’s oil glands into overdrive, as they try to overcompensate for drying out.
natural, organic and herbal remedies
for natural acne-fighting ingredients and regimens that are gentler on your face and the environment, turn to this list.
forums, blogs and websites
the following sites are overflowing with reviews of acne products, tips for making your own home remedy, and finding out what dermatologists and other acne sufferers are doing to combat acne.
behavioral tips
learn to keep your hands away from your face, control stress and use yoga to fight pimples.
stop touching your face: the more you touch your face, the more dirt, oil and bacteria you add to your skin. stop stressing: stress triggers more acne breakouts, so try to be proactive about your acne, instead of worrying about it. pick: picking at pimples or scars only makes them more irritated. it can also open them up and pour bacteria into them, causing infections. yoga: some believe that yoga helps reduce acne “by increasing the blood flow to your face… flushing away the toxins and provid[ing] nutrients to your skin.” squeeze pimples: if you squeeze your pimples, you may scar and irritate your skin, or cause an infection. let your acne overwhelm you: teenagers and those with severe acne can understandably feel very depressed about their skin condition, but try not to let acne overwhelm you and hinder you from being social. visit a therapist and dermatologist to help you deal with the issue. wear makeup: makeup can cover up acne problems, but it can also add more oil to your skin. consider going without any makeup for a few days to give your skin a chance to recover, or at the very least, choose a makeup that is oil-free. dust: make sure your home has been dusted and vacuumed. those living in very dusty conditions have weaker immune systems, making it harder for their bodies to fight off acne.
preparing for acne triggers
in some conditions, getting breakouts is unavoidable. prepare yourself with these tips.
after a long trip: being stuck on a plane or in the car for a long period of time prevents your skin from breathing the way it should. bring face wipes, rosewater or makeup remover to use during and after your trip to minimize breakouts. getting your period: many women notice breakouts just before or during their menstrual cycle. monitor your diet, sleep schedule, and hygiene routines especially closely during this time. stressful situations: around exam time or when you’re gearing up for some other stressful time in your life, keep extra acne fighting treatments and on-the-spot treatments on hand.
hygiene
personal hygiene is one of the most important factors in preventing acne. make sure you’re practicing good personal hygiene by checking your habits against this list.
change your pillowcase often: when you sleep, the oil from your hair and face are transferred to your pillow. change your pillowcase often to avoid adding extra oil to your face. wash your hair: even if you’ve washed your face and your body, wash your hair to decrease the amount of oil being produced close to your scalp and your face. shower at least once a day: basic personal hygiene requires daily bathing, which also rinses out your pores. shower after exercise: if you can, wash with a deep body cleanser to unclog pores and wash off sweat. control facial hair: you may need to wash your face more thoroughly or more often if you have a lot of facial hair that pumps oil back into your face. brush more, mouthwash less often: using mouthwash everyday may actually lead to more breakouts around your mouth. brush your teeth more thoroughly and more often to avoid bad breath. wash your face at night: rid your face of all the grit, dirt and bacteria your skin collected during the day. use a lot of heavy creams: slathering your face with lots of night cream will just make your face extra oily. use a moisturizer that works with your acne treatment. soak up oil throughout the day: use tissue paper or oil absorbing sheets without washing your face, which causes over drying and can take off your makeup. use the right kind of detergent and soaps: check the label before buying soaps and detergents. avoid products that use a lot of oil to add moisture. these can irritate or cause breakouts.
surgery and prescriptions
for more severe acne problems, you may want to consider light therapy, acne surgery or even plastic surgery.
antibiotics: the american academy of dermatology provides information about using prescription medications to treat acne. drainage and surgical excision: some dermatologists will recommend acne surgery if major cystic acne does not respond to medication. dermabrasion: this surgery, which removes the top most layer of skin, is used for wrinkles, facial scarring, and skin lesions. isotretinoin: cystic acne may be treated with this medicine, administered by a dermatologist. light therapy: the mayo clinic explains this procedure, which specifically “targets the bacterium that causes acne inflammation.” plastic surgery: those wanting to recover from major acne scars may want to research plastic surgery as an option.
ingredients to look for
when shopping around for acne products, look for these ingredients and understand what they can do for your skin.
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ˈbɛvɪn spiks æt ə ˈpɪkˌnɪk ɔn ˈɔgəst. 6 ɪn ˈfænsi fɑrm, ky*. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈtɪməθi di. easley/ap*) kənˈtəki gəv. mæt ˈbɛvɪn sɛd kənˈsərvətɪvz meɪ nid tɪ tərn tɪ ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈvaɪələns ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əˈgɛnst kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈlɪˌbərəˌlɪzəm. ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈgəvərnər pʊt fɔrθ ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl səˈʤɛsʧən ˈæftər ˈspikɪŋ əv ðə əv society”*” ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˌɪmˈpæʃənd, spiʧ æt ðə ˈvæljuz ˈvoʊtər ˈsəmɪt ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*., ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ðə proʊˈvɑkətɪv ˈkɑmɛnts ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ geɪn ˈnæʃənəl əˈtɛnʃən æt ðə stɑrt əv ðɪs wik. ɪz wərθ ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkli. aɪ wɔnt ˈjuˈɛs tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ faɪt ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkli, ˈmɛnəli, ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəˌli, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli, soʊ ðət wi hæv tɪ du ɪt ˈfɪzɪkəli. bət ðət meɪ, ɪn fækt, bi ðə case,”*,” hi toʊld ðə kraʊd. ˈbɛvɪn səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ɪf ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən wər ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt, ʃi wʊd sɛt ðə ˈneɪʃən ɔn ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs kɔrs ðət maɪt ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈblədˌʃɛd tɪ kərˈɛkt. hi toʊld ðə ˈɔdiəns ðət ðə ““candle”*” əv ˈlɪbərˌti maɪt goʊ aʊt ɑr watch.”*.” tɪ ˈhæmər hoʊm hɪz pɔɪnt, hi ə ˈfeɪməs kwoʊt frəm ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑðər ˈtɑməs ˈʤɛfərsən: tri əv ˈlɪbərˌti məst bi riˈfrɛʃt frəm taɪm tɪ taɪm wɪθ ðə bləd əv ˈpeɪtriəts ənd tyrants.”*.” bləd wɪl bi ʃɛd? ɪt meɪ bi ðət əv ðoʊz ɪn ðɪs rum. ɪt maɪt bi ðət əv ɑr ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən. aɪ hæv naɪn children,”*,” hi sɛd. breɪks maɪ hɑrt tɪ θɪŋk ðət ɪt maɪt bi ðɛr bləd ðət ɪz ˈnidɪd tɪ rɪˈdim ˈsəmθɪŋ, tɪ riˈkleɪm ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wi, θru ɑr ˈæpəθi ənd ɑr ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns, hæv ˈgɪvɪn əˈweɪ. lɛt ɪt happen.”*.” ˈbɛvɪn ɪnˈkərəʤd jəŋ kənˈsərvətɪvz tɪ spik əp, bi boʊld, saʊnd ðə əˈlɑrm ənd weɪk əp ˈəðərz. hi toʊld ðə ˈkɑnfərəns əˈtɛnˈdiz tɪ nɑt kip wət ˈlərnɪd frəm ˈspikərz ənd ðɛr bʊks tɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈbɛvɪn, tu ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ðiz deɪz ər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈfɔrmər ˈbrɪtɪʃ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈnɛvɪl ˈʧeɪmbərlɪn, hu traɪd tɪ əˈpiz ˈeɪdɑlf ˈhɪtlər ənd ˈprɑməst fər ɑr time,”*,” ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ hɪz səkˈsɛsər, ˈwɪnstən ˈʧərʧɪl, hu ɪz ˈwaɪdli ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd fər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ənd kəmˈbætɪŋ ðə θrɛt əv ˈnæzɪzəm. hi sɛd ˈlɪˌbərəlz mɑk kənˈsərvətɪvz ˈɪntu ˈsaɪləns baɪ əˈkjuzɪŋ ðɛm əv biɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɑlərənt wɪn ðeɪ spik ðɛr maɪndz. hi ləˈmɛntɪd, fər ˈɪnstəns, ðət ˈmɛni kənˈsərvətɪvz hæv rɪˈmeɪnd ˈsaɪlənt kənˈsərnɪŋ əˈtrɑsəti əv abortion.”*.” ə sˈlɪpəri sloʊp. fərst ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən. ðɛn æsk, tell.’*.’ naʊ ðɪs kaɪnd əv æsk, bi ə ˈbɪgət, bi ənˈriznəbəl, bi ˌənɛnˈlaɪtənd, ˈhɛvən fərˈbɪd, ʤɪst kip jʊr maʊθ shut.’”*.’” ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, æt ə ˈbæŋkwət ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*., ˈbɛvɪn wɑz əˈwɔrdɪd ðə dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈsteɪtsmən əˈwɔrd frəm ðə di. ʤeɪmz ˈkɛnədi ˈsɛnər fər ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈsteɪtsmənˌʃɪp, ə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ɪˈvænʤəˌlɪzəm ɪkˈsploʊʒən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl. ˈɔfəs həz nɑt rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ə rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈkɑmɛnt frəm ˈjɑˌhu nuz, bət hi dɪd poʊst ə ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn tˈwɪtər ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts ɪn ðɛr ɪnˈtaɪərti. hi səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðə ˈmɛnʃən əv ˈblədˌʃɛd ɪn hɪz rɪˈmɑrks wɑz ə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsækrəˌfaɪs ənd ðət ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˈpərsən wɪl ˈizəli ˌəndərˈstænd ðə message”*” ɪf ðeɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə spiʧ. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈvɪdioʊ:
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bevin speaks at a picnic on aug. 6, in fancy farm, ky. (photo: timothy d. easley/ap)
kentucky gov. matt bevin said conservatives may need to turn to physical violence in order to protect the united states against contemporary liberalism.
the republican governor put forth the controversial suggestion after speaking of the “degradation of society” during an impassioned, 15-minute speech at the values voter summit in washington, d.c., on saturday. the provocative comments started to gain national attention at the start of this week.
“america is worth fighting for ideologically. i want us to be able to fight ideologically, mentally, spiritually, economically, so that we don’t have to do it physically. but that may, in fact, be the case,” he told the crowd.
bevin suggested that if democrat hillary clinton were elected president, she would set the nation on a dangerous course that might require bloodshed to correct. he told the audience that the “candle” of liberty might go out “on our watch.”
to hammer home his point, he paraphrased a famous quote from founding father thomas jefferson: “the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”
“whose blood will be shed? it may be that of those in this room. it might be that of our children and grandchildren. i have nine children,” he said. “it breaks my heart to think that it might be their blood that is needed to redeem something, to reclaim something that we, through our apathy and our indifference, have given away. don’t let it happen.”
bevin encouraged young conservatives to speak up, be bold, sound the alarm and wake up others. he told the conference attendees to not keep what they’ve learned from speakers and their books to themselves.
according to bevin, too many people these days are following the example of former british prime minister neville chamberlain, who infamously tried to appease adolf hitler and promised “peace for our time,” as opposed to his successor, winston churchill, who is widely celebrated for understanding and combating the threat of nazism.
he said liberals mock conservatives into silence by accusing them of being intolerant when they speak their minds. he lamented, for instance, that many conservatives have remained silent concerning “the atrocity of abortion.”
“it’s a slippery slope. first we’re killing children. then it’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell.’ now it’s this gender-bending kind of ‘don’t ask, don’t be a bigot, don’t be unreasonable, don’t be unenlightened, heaven forbid, just keep your mouth shut.’”
on friday, at a banquet in washington, d.c., bevin was awarded the distinguished christian statesman award from the d. james kennedy center for christian statesmanship, a ministry of evangelism explosion international.
bevin’s office has not responded to a request for comment from yahoo news, but he did post a statement on twitter encouraging people to listen to his comments in their entirety. he suggested that the mention of bloodshed in his remarks was a reference to military sacrifice and that “any intelligent person will easily understand the message” if they listen to the speech.
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ðə stənt spɑrkt ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ frəm pərˈuviən əˈfɪʃəlz ɛz wɛl ɛz fænz əv ðə laɪnz, wɪʧ wər skræʧt ɪn ðə ˈdɛzərt ˈsərfəs ˈsɛnʧəriz əˈgoʊ ənd dɪˈpɪkt plænts, ˈkriʧərz ənd ˈmɪθɪkəl biɪŋz. ˌɑrkiˈɑləʤɪsts hæv səˈʤɛstɪd ðə mɪˈstɪriəs laɪnz maɪt hæv bɪn juzd ɛz ˈrɪʧuəl ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkəl ˈkæləndərz ər rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈsɪmbəlz. ˈdɛpjəti ˈkəlʧər ˈmɪnɪstər ˈhaɪmi ˌkæˈstɪloʊ toʊld ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ðət ðə muv wɑz ə "slæp ɪn ðə feɪs æt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ pərˈuviənz kənˈsɪdər ˈseɪkrɪd." ˌkæˈstɪloʊ sɛd ðət noʊ wən ɪz əˈlaʊd ˈɪntu ðə ˈɛriə wɛr ðə ˈæktɪvɪsts wɛnt wɪˈθaʊt praɪər ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən, ənd ðət ðoʊz hu du gɪt pərˈmɪʃən ər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ wɛr ˈspɛʃəl ʃuz soʊ ɛz nɑt tɪ dɪˈstərb ðə ˈpætərnz ɪn ðə dərt. hi toʊld ˌeɪˈpi ðət ðoʊz hu wər riˈspɑnsəbəl wʊd bi sɔt aʊt ənd kʊd feɪs ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv əˈtækɪŋ ˌɑrkiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈmɑnjəmənts ə kraɪm ˈpənɪʃəbəl baɪ əp tɪ sɪks jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən. "ju wɔk ðɛr ənd ðə ˈfʊtˌprɪnt ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ læst ˈhənərdz ər ˈθaʊzənz əv jɪrz," ðə ˈgɑrdiən kˈwoʊtɪd ˌkæˈstɪloʊ ɛz seɪɪŋ. "ənd ðə laɪn ðət ðeɪ hæv dɪˈstrɔɪd ɪz ðə moʊst ˈvɪzəbəl ənd moʊst ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd əv ɔl." ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt riˈlist ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈgrinˌpis sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈdipli ˈsɑri "fər ðə əˈfɛns kɔzd baɪ ɑr ˈrisənt ækˈtɪvɪti leɪɪŋ ə ˈmɛsɪʤ əv hoʊp æt ðə saɪt əv ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk laɪnz." "wi ˈfʊli ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ðɪs lʊks bæd," ˈgrinˌpis sɛd. "ˈrəðər ðən ˈriˌleɪ ən ˈərʤənt ˈmɛsɪʤ əv hoʊp ənd ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti tɪ ðə ˈlidərz ˈgæðərɪŋ æt ðə ˈlimə ˈjuˈɛn ˈklaɪmɪt tɔks, wi keɪm əˈkrɔs ɛz ˈkɛrlɛs ənd kræs." ˈgrinˌpis sɛd niadoo*, ɪts ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər, wʊd ˈtrævəl tɪ ˈlimə ðɪs wik tɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz ˈpərsənəli ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə grup ɪn dɪˈskəʃənz wɪθ pərˈuviən əˈθɔrətiz.
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the stunt sparked outrage from peruvian officials as well as fans of the nazca lines, which were scratched in the desert surface centuries ago and depict plants, creatures and mythical beings. archaeologists have suggested the mysterious lines might have been used as ritual astronomical calendars or religious symbols.
deputy culture minister jaime castillo told the associated press that the move was a "slap in the face at everything peruvians consider sacred."
castillo said that no one is allowed into the area where the activists went without prior authorization, and that those who do get permission are required to wear special shoes so as not to disturb the patterns in the dirt. he told ap that those who were responsible would be sought out and could face charges of attacking archaeological monuments — a crime punishable by up to six years in prison.
"you walk there and the footprint is going to last hundreds or thousands of years," the guardian quoted castillo as saying. "and the line that they have destroyed is the most visible and most recognized of all."
in a statement released wednesday, greenpeace said it was deeply sorry "for the offense caused by our recent activity laying a message of hope at the site of the historic nazca lines."
"we fully understand that this looks bad," greenpeace said. "rather than relay an urgent message of hope and possibility to the leaders gathering at the lima un climate talks, we came across as careless and crass."
greenpeace said kumi niadoo, its international executive director, would travel to lima this week to apologize personally and represent the group in discussions with peruvian authorities.
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ðə nu ˈbætəl laɪnz əv siˈætəl aɪ nid tɪ goʊ daʊn ənd gɪt ðə sərˈtɪfɪkət ðət sɪz ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ gɪt ju tɪ stɑp ˈʧælənʤɪŋ mi ɔn this?”*?” -ʤɛf, ˈæməˌzɑn ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn siˈætəl ɪz ɪkˈstrimli fluɪd ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ deɪ baɪ deɪ. ˈloʊkəli beɪst ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz hæv naʊ ˈbeɪgən tɪ kliv ˈɪntu dɪˈstɪŋkt ˈfækʃənz ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ɔn ðə wən hænd, ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈbʊrʒwɑ ˈmɑnəˌlɪθs əv ˈstɑrˌbəks, ˈæməˌzɑn, ənd ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft hæv ɔl pɑrkt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ðə kæmp. ðiz θri ˈkəmpəˌniz kɛr əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən bæn ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz ɪt ˌɪnərˈfɪrz wɪθ ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ haɪər ˈɪməgrənts. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈdɪfərənt meɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənz ɪn rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ əˈpoʊzɪŋ ðə bæn, ðɛr ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən ɪz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ haɪər ˈɪməgrənts wərk fər lɛs ənd nɑt dɪˈmænd ə reɪz. ðɪs ɪz spɛld aʊt kwaɪt ˈklɪrli ɪn ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈsteɪtmənts ðeɪ hæv riˈlist tɪ ðɛr ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ðə ˈpəblɪk, ənd ðə ˈmidiə. ˈgloʊbəl ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ɪz wət meɪd ʤɛf wən əv ðə eɪt ˈrɪʧəst ˈjumənz ɔn ðə ərθ, ə pəˈzɪʃən hi ˈklɪrli wɔnt tɪ luz. fər ðɪs ˈrizən əˈloʊn, hi riˈlist ə ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ hɪz ɪmˈplɔɪiz əˈfərmɪŋ ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈneɪʃən ˈbɛtər ðən ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈhɑrnəsɪŋ ðə ˈɛnərʤiz ənd ˈtælənts əv ˈɪməgrənts. ə dɪˈstɪŋktɪv kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ædˈvæntɪʤ fər ɑr wi ʃʊd nɑt weaken.”*.” hi ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ˈligəl tim həz priˈpɛrd ə ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən əv səˈpɔrt fər ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl hu wɪl bi ˈfaɪlɪŋ sut əˈgɛnst ðə order.”*.” ˈæməˌzɑn, ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft, ənd ɛkˈspidiə (əˈnəðər siˈætəl beɪst tech-company*) ɔl ʤɔɪnd ə ˈlɔˌsut faɪld baɪ steɪt əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl bɑb ˈfərgəsən əˈgɛnst ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən bæn. wəns ðə ˈvərdɪkt wɑz dɪˈlɪvərd frəm ˈfɛdərəl ʤəʤ ʤeɪmz ˈrɑˌbɑrt, ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən bæn wɑz strək daʊn ənd fri ˈmuvmənt ˌriɪnˈsteɪtɪd. ðɪs sɛt ɔf ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ðət prəˈpɛld ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈɪntu ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈspɑˌtlaɪt ənd meɪd ɪt ðə nu ˈsɛnər əv wət ˈmɛni ˈlɪˌbərəlz rɪˈfər tɪ ɛz resistance.”*.” ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌəndərˈniθ ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ əv ə ˈjunəˌfaɪd rɪˈzɪstəns laɪ səm ənˈseɪvəri ˈsikrɪts ðə ˈbʊrʒwɑ ˈlɪˌbərəlz wɔnt tɪ fərˈgɛt. ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt əv ðiz ˈsikrɪts ɪz ðɛr plæn tɪ bɪld ə nu ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl əˈpɑrtmənt ˈkɑmplɛks. wɪn ðɪs ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈləgʒəri ˈprɪzən wɑz fərst ˌɪntrəˈdust, wən əv ɪts moʊst ˈfərvənt ˈbækərz wɑz nən ˈəðər ðən bɑb ˈfərgəsən. ˌbiˈfɔr bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə naʊ ˈfeɪməs steɪt əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl, bɑb ˈfərgəsən wɑz ə ˈloʊli ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən kɪŋ ˈkaʊnti councilmember*. ɪn 2011 ˈfərgəsən kəmˈpleɪnd ðət ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl hɔl wɑz ˈfɑlɪŋ əˈpɑrt ənd ˈnidɪd tɪ bi ˌriˈpleɪst. laɪk ˈɛni ˈɑnəst ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈbʊrʒwɑ ˈskəmˌbæg, ˈfərgəsən ɪkˈspleɪnd tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ðət steɪt əv ðə ˈkɑrənt fəˈsɪlɪti ɪz ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl, ənd aɪ wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ pʊʃ ˈɔpʃənz ənˈtɪl wi faɪnd ə səˈluʃən. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈsərpləs ˈkaʊnti ˈprɑpərti kʊd bi ˈtreɪdɪd wɪθ ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd dɪˈvɛləpər ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər ə rɪˈpleɪsmənt facility.”*.” ˈæftər ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ðə ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈnɑvəl aɪˈdiə əv ˈsɛlɪŋ ɔf ˈpəblɪk lænd tɪ ˈʃɪˌthɛd dɪˈvɛləpərz, ˈfərgəsən prəˈsidəd tɪ pʊʃ ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈfɔrwərd ənˈtɪl ɛnˈkaʊnərɪŋ ðə fərst ˈmeɪʤər pis əv rɪˈzɪstəns ɪn 2012 ə grup əv ˈpipəl tʊk ˈoʊvər ə ˈmitɪŋ æt siˈætəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti ðət wɑz mɛnt tɪ sɛl ðə aɪˈdiə tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk. ðə grup bɪˈgæn tɪ ˌɪntərˈəpt ðə ˈspikərz ənd ˈəltəmətli ʃət daʊn ðə ˈmitɪŋ. wən əv ðoʊz ˌɪntərˈəptɪd wɑz nən ˈəðər ðən bɑb ˈfərgəsən. ˈæftər biɪŋ kɔld ə ˈgrɪnɪŋ əv ˈʧɪldrən, ˈfərgəsən əˈtɛmptəd tɪ meɪk fən əv ðə voʊˈkæbjəˌlɛri. ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ˈbʊrʒwɑ ˈɛrəgəns wɑz ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ɪn ə naʊ ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈvɪdioʊ ənd mɑrkt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə noʊ kæmˈpeɪn ðət kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ðɪs deɪ. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪn 2012 ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈbʊrʒwɑ noʊn ɛz ðə ˈstreɪnʤər ɪnˈkərəʤd ɪts ˈridərz tɪ voʊt fər ðə nu ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl əˈpɑrtmənts ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz ˌdɛməˈkrætɪkli əˈfərmd baɪ ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl kənˈstɪʧuənts əv kɪŋ ˈkaʊnti. ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðoʊz ˈdərti ˈsikrɪts ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈlɪˌbərəl ““resistance”*” wʊd laɪk ju tɪ fərˈgɛt, əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˈstreɪnʤər. (bɑb ˈfərgəsən ɔn fɑr lɛft, ˈpɪkʧərd wɪθ ˈvɛriəs kɪŋ ˈkaʊnti əˈfɪʃəlz) ɪn ðə seɪm ɪˈlɛkʃən ðət ɛnʃˈraɪnd ðə ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl hɔl, bɑb ˈfərgəsən wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd tɪ bi ðə steɪt əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl, ə pəˈzɪʃən hi hoʊldz tɪ ðɪs deɪ. waɪl hi wɑz ˈbɪzi ɪn oʊˈlɪmpiə, hɪz pɛt ˈprɑʤɛkt bɪˈgæn tɪ ɪnˈkaʊnər ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd rɪˈzɪstəns. baɪ 2016 ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈrædɪkəl lɛft əv siˈætəl wɑz juˈnaɪtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl hæd pæst ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən kəˈmɪtɪŋ tɪ feɪz aʊt juθ dɪˈtɛnʃən. dɪˈspaɪt ðɪs, ðə ˈkaʊnti ənd dɪˈvɛləpərz hæv kənˈtɪnjud tɪ pʊʃ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈfɔrwərd ɪn dɪˈfaɪəns əv ʧeɪnʤd ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən. ˈæftər ə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən əˈgɛnst ðə wɑz steɪʤd ɪn frənt əv hɪz haʊs, siˈætəl meɪər ɛd ˈməri bɪˈgæn tɪ hæv ˈsɛkənd θɔts. wɪθ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən əv trəmp, ðɪs ˈoʊpənli geɪ meɪər hæd tɪ ˈræpədli raɪt ɔl ðə mɪˈsteɪks hɪz ˈbʊrʒwɑ ˈlɪˌbərəl pɪrz hæd meɪd ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. wən əv ðiz mɪˈsteɪks wɑz ðə pɛt ˈprɑʤɛkt əv nən ˈəðər ðən steɪt əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl bɑb ˈfərgəsən. ɔn ðə ɪgˈzækt seɪm deɪ ðət ˈfərgəsən əˈnaʊnst hɪz ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən bæn, ɛd ˈməri riˈlist ə ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ ðə ˈkaʊnti ðət ˈsteɪtɪd: hæv ˈlərnɪd ðət sɪns ðə ˈpæsɪʤ əv ðə ˈlɛvi ɪn 2012 ə kənˈsɛnsəs həz groʊn əˈməŋ ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl ˈʤəstɪs ˈɛkspərts ðət ˌɪnˌkɑrsərˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈhɑrmfəl ənd aɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈziroʊ juθ ˌɪnˌkɑrsərˈeɪʃən ɪz ənˌriˈlɪstɪk, aɪ hæv səm kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑrənt plænz fər ðə dɪˈtɛnʃən fəˈsɪlɪti ˈgɪvɪn ɑr ʤɔɪnt goʊlz əv ˈwərkɪŋ təˈwɔrd ˈziroʊ dɪˈtɛnʃən. maɪ rɪkˈwɛst ɪz fər kɪŋ ˈkaʊnti tɪ kənˈsɪdər ə ˈsɛkənd lʊk æt ðə fəˈsɪlɪti dɪˈzaɪn ənd tɪ kənˈvin ə ˈteɪbəl fər ˈdaɪəˌlɔg əˈməŋ ˈvɛriəs ˈɪntərɪsts ənd pərˈspɛktɪvz tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ˈwɛðər ðɛr ər ˈpræktɪkəl ˈɔpʃənz ər ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃənz tɪ consider.”*.” nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪz ðə meɪər naʊ ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ˈkænsəlɪŋ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt (wɪʧ ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ə jɪr bɪˈhaɪnd ˈskɛʤʊl), ə hoʊst əv ˈəðər ˈlɪˌbərəl ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz wər ˈɛkoʊɪŋ hɪz ˈsɛnəmənts. ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðɪs, tu kɪŋ ˈkaʊnti ˈʤəʤɪz læʃt bæk, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ə ˈfɔrmər ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtər ˈjɔrsɛlf, ju ˈlaɪkli ər əˈwɛr ðət ˈkaʊntiz wɪθ ə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈoʊvər ər rikˈwaɪərd baɪ steɪt lɔ tɪ hæv ə dɪˈtɛnʃən facility.”*.” ðɪs ɪz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə nu laɪnz biɪŋ drɔn ɪn siˈætəl: ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl meɪər wɔnts tɪ stɑp ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ əv ə ʤeɪl, waɪl tu ˈkaʊnti ˈʤəʤɪz ˌɪnˈsɪst ðət lɔ ənd dɪˈmɑkrəsi hæv ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli ɛnʃˈraɪnd ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈɪntu ˌriˈæləˌti. ɛz ɪt naʊ stændz, ˈməri ənd hɪz ˈlɪˌbərəl ʧəmz ər ˈskræmbəlɪŋ tɪ ˈdɪstəns ðɛmˈsɛlvz (ənd bɑb ˈfərgəsən) frəm ðɪs ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl əˈpɑrtmənt ˈkɑmplɛks. naʊ ɪz ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt taɪm tɪ fɔrs ðə ˈsɪti tɪ dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli ˈkænsəl ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈjuzɪŋ ˌwəˈtɛvər minz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ˈæftər faɪv jɪrz əv ˈækʧəwəl rɪˈzɪstəns (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ nɔɪz ˈdɛˌmoʊz, ˈwərkˌʃɑps, ˈɑrsən, ˈvændəlɪzəm, ˈpænəlz, ənd ˈfɔrəmz) ril ˈvɪktəri ɪz naʊ ɪn saɪt. wi ɪnˈkərəʤ ɑr ˈridərz tɪ pʊʃ fər ðə ˈmæksəməm æt ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt ənd nɑt stɑp ənˈtɪl ðeɪ hæv wən. bət soʊ ɛz tɪ nɑt gɪt əˈhɛd əv ɑrˈsɛlvz, wi məst riˈmaɪnd ɑr ˈridərz ðət waɪl ðə ˈbʊrʒwɑ ˈlɪˌbərəlz ər ɛz ˈgridi ənd ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl ɛz ˈɛvər, ðɛr ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ɪz kənˈsɪdərəbli mɔr ˈwərisəm. waɪl ðə sˈwoʊlən hɛdz əv ˈæməˌzɑn, ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft, ənd ˈstɑrˌbəks hæv stʊd əp tɪ ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪn ðə ˈmætər əv ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən, ðə toʊdz æt boʊɪŋ ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈbɪzi ˈlɪkɪŋ ðə buts əv ðə ˈreɪpɪst. ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, 2016 trəmp ðət ðə nu ɛr fɔrs wən 747 ðət boʊɪŋ wɑz ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə waɪt haʊs wɑz tu ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ənd ʃʊd bi ˈkænsəld. ðɪs kɔzd ðə stɑk praɪs əv boʊɪŋ tɪ ˈɪnstəntli drɔp 1 ənd sɛnt ðə ˈkɔrpərət ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈskræmbəlɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ðə gʊd ˈgreɪsɪz əv ðə nu ˈprɛzɪdənt. sɪns ðɛn, boʊɪŋ həz ʤɔɪnd ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛktrɪk, daʊ ˈkɛmɪkəlz, ˈfaɪzər, ˈɔrəkəl, ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər dɪsˈgəstɪŋ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn səˈpɔrtɪŋ ə rɪˈpəblɪkən prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ ˈhɛvəli tæks ɔl ˌɪmˈpɔrts. nɑt ˈoʊnli wʊd ɔl ˈfɔrən gʊdz bi tækst 20 bət ðɛr wʊd bi noʊ ˈɛkspɔrt tæks fər ˈɛni ˈjuˈɛs ˈkəmpəˌniz. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ðɪs prəˈpoʊzəl wʊd kət ˈkɔrpərət ˈɪnˌkəm tæks ənˈlaɪk ðə ˈkɔfi ˌplænˈteɪʃənz əv ˈstɑrˌbəks ər ðə centers”*” əv ˈæməˌzɑn, ðə boʊɪŋ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən dilz dɪˈrɛkli wɪθ ðə ˈfɔrsɪz əv dɛθ wɪˈθaʊt ən ˌɪnərˈmidiɛri. fər jɪrz, ðɪs ˈivəl, ˈkəmpəˌni həz bɪlt ˈwɛpənz ənd ˈviɪkəlz ðət hæv kɪld ˈlɪtərəli tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl əˈkrɔs ðə ˈplænət. boʊɪŋ wərks dɪˈrɛkli wɪθ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈdɛθli ˈɑrsənəlz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ɪˈrædəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈpipəl ənd lænd. ðɛr səˈpɔrt əv trəmp ənd hɪz wɔl kəm ɛz ə səˈpraɪz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə bʊʃ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, boʊɪŋ sɪˈkjʊrd ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt fər ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈbɔrdər wɔl bɪtˈwin ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs. waɪl ðɪs dil fɛl əˈpɑrt ənd wɑz ˈnɛvər kəmˈplitɪd, ɪt meɪ bi ˌrɛzərˈɛktɪd wɪθ boʊɪŋ æt ðə hɛlm. waɪl wi maɪt groʊ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ˈoʊvər ðə (ɪnˈtaɪərli ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl ənd ˈʤɛnərəli əmˈjuzɪŋ) ˈprɑspɛkt əv ʤɛf biɪŋ ənd hɪz wɛlθ ˌridɪˈstrɪbjətɪd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈriʤən, ɪt wʊd bi fɑr ˈbɛtər fər ðə wərld ɪf ðə ɪnˈtaɪərti əv boʊɪŋ wɑz ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtɪd ənd ˈfɔrsəbli riˈmuvd. ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈkaʊnsɪlˌwʊmən həz prəˈpoʊzd ðə boʊɪŋ plænts ənd ˈtərnɪŋ ðɛm ˈɪntu bəs ˈfæktəriz, ˈvɛriəs ˈstælɪnɪsts hæv traɪd fər jɪrz tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ðə boʊɪŋ ˈwərkˌfɔrs əˈgɛnst ðɛr ɪmˈplɔɪərz, bət ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti, ðə bɛst θɪŋ tɪ du ɪz kənˈvɪns ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ðət wi nid ðɪs trəmp səˈpɔrtɪŋ ɑrmz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ˈɛni ˈlɔŋgər ənd ðət ɔl əv ðɛr ˈkæpɪtəl ʃʊd bi sizd ənd dɪˈstrɔɪd soʊ ɪt kən ˈnɛvər bi juzd əˈgɛn. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ, ˈæməˌzɑn ənd ˈstɑrˌbəks ˈoʊnli oʊn feɪk ˈməni, səm ˈsərvərz, səm ˈbɪldɪŋz, ənd lænd. boʊɪŋ, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, pəˈzɛsɪz ðə minz əv pərˈdəkʃən tɪ meɪk ˈmərdərəs ˈwɛpənz ðət ɪt ˈfrili sɛlz tɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈneɪʃən steɪts. wəns ənd fər ɔl, wi ʃʊd riˈmuv boʊɪŋ frəm ðə ˈriʤən ənd meɪk ʃʊr ðeɪ ˈnɛvər rɪˈtərn. ˈpɑsəbəl ðɛr wɪl bi ˈmɛni ˈælaɪz ɪn ðɪs ˈstrəgəl. ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ðɪs ˈstrəgəl wɪl bɪˈgɪn kwaɪt sun. ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, wi wɪʃ ju lək ˈnævəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðɪs nu təreɪn ənd hoʊp ju wɪl teɪk ˈmætərz ˈɪntu jʊr oʊn hænz. ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd ˈkænɑt bi əˈlaʊd tɪ bi pərˈsivd ɛz ðə ˈlidərz əv ðɪs nu rɪˈzɪstəns. ðə ˈkəmɪŋ ˌɪnsərˈɛkʃən məst ˈimərʤ frəm bɪˈloʊ. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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the new battle lines of seattle
“do i need to go down and get the certificate that says i’m ceo of the company to get you to stop challenging me on this?”
-jeff bezos, amazon ceo
the situation in seattle is extremely fluid and changing day by day. locally based corporations have now begun to cleave into distinct factions in relation to the trump administration. on the one hand, the liberal bourgeois monoliths of starbucks, amazon, and microsoft have all parked themselves in the anti-trump camp. these three companies care about the immigration ban only because it interferes with their ability to hire immigrants. although the different ceos may express humanitarian motivations in regards to opposing the ban, their primary motivation is to ensure the ability to hire immigrants who’ll work for less and not demand a raise. this is spelled out quite clearly in the various statements they have released to their employees, the public, and the media.
global capitalism is what made jeff bezos one of the eight richest humans on the earth, a position he clearly doesn’t want to lose. for this reason alone, he released a statement to his employees affirming there is no nation better than the united states “at harnessing the energies and talents of immigrants. it’s a distinctive competitive advantage for our country—one we should not weaken.” he also explained that “our legal team has prepared a declaration of support for the washington state attorney general who will be filing suit against the order.”
amazon, microsoft, and expedia (another seattle based tech-company) all joined a lawsuit filed by state attorney general bob ferguson against the immigration ban. once the verdict was delivered from federal judge james robart, the immigration ban was struck down and free movement reinstated. this set off a political controversy that propelled washington into the international spotlight and made it the new center of what many liberals refer to as “the resistance.” however, underneath this image of a unified resistance lie some unsavory secrets the bourgeois liberals want to forget. the most important of these secrets is their decade-old plan to build a new juvenile hall/luxury apartment complex. when this integrated luxury apartments/child prison was first introduced, one of its most fervent backers was none other than bob ferguson.
before becoming the now famous state attorney general, bob ferguson was a lowly metropolitan king county councilmember. in 2011, ferguson complained that the current juvenile hall was falling apart and needed to be replaced. like any honest liberal bourgeois scumbag, ferguson explained to the public that “the state of the current facility is unacceptable, and i will continue to push options until we find a solution. for example, surplus county property could be traded with an interested developer in exchange for a replacement facility.” after introducing the absolutely novel idea of selling off public land to shithead developers, ferguson proceeded to push this project forward until encountering the first major piece of resistance in 2012.
a group of people took over a meeting at seattle university that was meant to sell the idea to the public. the group began to interrupt the speakers and ultimately shut down the meeting. one of those interrupted was none other than bob ferguson. after being called a grinning exploiter of children, ferguson attempted to make fun of the heckler’s vocabulary. this episode of bourgeois arrogance was documented in a now well-known video and marked the beginning of the no juvie campaign that continues to this day. unfortunately, in 2012 the local bourgeois cum-rag known as the stranger encouraged its readers to vote for the new juvenile hall/luxury apartments and the entire project was democratically affirmed by the liberal constituents of king county. this is one of those dirty secrets the local liberal “resistance” would like you to forget, especially the stranger.
(bob ferguson on far left, pictured with various king county officials)
in the same election that enshrined the juvenile hall, bob ferguson was elected to be the state attorney general, a position he holds to this day. while he was busy in olympia, his pet project began to encounter widespread resistance. by 2016, the entire radical left of seattle was united against the project and the city council had passed a resolution committing to phase out youth detention. despite this, the county and developers have continued to push the project forward in defiance of changed public opinion. after a demonstration against the juvi was staged in front of his house, seattle mayor ed murray began to have second thoughts. with the election of trump, this openly gay mayor had to rapidly right all the mistakes his bourgeois liberal peers had made over the years. one of these mistakes was the pet project of none other than state attorney general bob ferguson.
on the exact same day that ferguson announced his lawsuit against the immigration ban, ed murray released a statement to the county that stated: “i have learned that since the passage of the countywide levy in 2012, a consensus has grown among juvenile justice experts that incarceration is harmful and counterproductive…while i recognize that an immediate transition to zero youth incarceration is unrealistic, i have some concerns about the current plans for the detention facility given our joint goals of working toward zero detention. my request is for king county to consider a second look at the facility design and to convene a table for dialogue among various interests and perspectives to explore whether there are practical options or modifications to consider.”
not only is the mayor now in support of canceling the juvi project (which is already a year behind schedule), a host of other liberal politicians were echoing his sentiments. in response to this, two king county judges lashed back, stating “as a former legislator yourself, you likely are aware that counties with a population of over 50,000 are required by state law to have a detention facility.” this is a perfect example of the new lines being drawn in seattle: the liberal mayor wants to stop the building of a jail, while two county judges insist that law and democracy have inevitably enshrined this project into reality. as it now stands, murray and his liberal chums are scrambling to distance themselves (and bob ferguson) from this juvenile hall/luxury apartment complex. now is the perfect time to force the city to definitively cancel this project using whatever means necessary. after five years of actual resistance (including noise demos, workshops, arson, vandalism, panels, and forums) real victory is now in sight. we encourage our readers to push for the maximum at this moment and not stop until they have won.
but so as to not get ahead of ourselves, we must remind our readers that while the bourgeois liberals are as greedy and hypocritical as ever, their opposition is considerably more worrisome. while the swollen heads of amazon, microsoft, and starbucks have stood up to donald trump in the matter of immigration, the cretinous toads at boeing are already busy licking the boots of the cheeto-faced rapist. in december, 2016, trump tweeted that the new air force one 747 that boeing was building the white house was too expensive and should be canceled. this caused the stock price of boeing to instantly drop 1% and sent the corporate leadership scrambling to find the good graces of the new president. since then, boeing has joined general electric, dow chemicals, pfizer, oracle, and several other disgusting corporations in supporting a republican proposal to heavily tax all imports.
not only would all foreign goods be taxed 20%, but there would be no export tax for any us companies. at the same time, this proposal would cut corporate income tax 25-35%. unlike the coffee plantations of starbucks or the “fulfillment centers” of amazon, the boeing corporation deals directly with the forces of death without an intermediary. for years, this evil, irredeemable company has built weapons and vehicles that have killed literally tens of thousands of people across the planet. boeing works directly with the federal government to create deathly arsenals capable of eradicating people and land. their support of trump and his wall shouldn’t come as a surprise. during the bush administration, boeing secured the contract for building a border wall between mexico and the us. while this deal fell apart and was never completed, it may be resurrected with boeing at the helm.
while we might grow excited over the (entirely theoretical and generally amusing) prospect of jeff bezos being guillotined and his wealth redistributed across the region, it would be far better for the world if the entirety of boeing was liquidated and forcibly removed. socialist councilwoman kshama sawant has proposed expropriating the boeing plants and turning them into bus factories, various stalinists have tried for years to organize the boeing workforce against their employers, but in reality, the best thing to do is convince the population that we don’t need this trump supporting arms manufacturer any longer and that all of their capital should be seized and destroyed so it can never be used again.
at the end of the day, amazon and starbucks only own fake money, some servers, some buildings, and land. boeing, on the other hand, possesses the means of production to make murderous weapons that it freely sells to various nation states. once and for all, we should remove boeing from the region and make sure they never return. it’s possible there will be many allies in this struggle. it’s possible that this struggle will begin quite soon. as always, we wish you luck navigating this new terrain and hope you will take matters into your own hands. the politicians and ceos cannot be allowed to be perceived as the leaders of this new resistance. the coming insurrection must emerge from below.
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ɪf ju wʊd laɪk tɪ si mɔr ˈɑrtɪkəlz laɪk ðɪs pliz səˈpɔrt ɑr ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ðə speɪs ˈproʊˌgræm baɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə naʊ ˈmɛmbər ɪf ˈɛvriˌwən hu ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt hɛlps fənd ɪt, wi kən ɪkˈspænd ənd ˌɪmˈpruv ɑr ˈkəvərɪʤ ˈfərðər. kruz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ pəˈzɪʃənd ðə ˈbustər ðət stək ðə fərst ˈfælkən 9 ˈrɑkət ˈlændɪŋ fər ˈvərtɪkəl dɪˈspleɪ, ənd naʊ ðə ˈlɔnʧər ɪz ən ˌənmɪˈsteɪkəbəl speɪs eɪʤ ˈtroʊfi ˈvɪzəbəl tɪ ˈpæsərzbi ɔn ˈnɪrˈbaɪ strits ənd ˈfriˌweɪz. ˈwərkərz pʊt ðə ˈrɑkət nɪr ðə ˌsaʊˈθist ˈkɔrnər əv ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz æt ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv ˈkrɛnˌʃɔ ˈbʊləˌvɑrd. ənd ʤæk ˈnɔrθrəp ˈɑˌveɪ. ɪn ˈhɔθɔrn, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ə ˈsəbərb əv lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs. ðə 47-meter*) ˈrɑkət steɪʤ ˈlændɪd æt keɪp kəˈnævərəl ˈæftər ə dɛk. 21 lɔnʧ wɪθ 11 kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈsætəˌlaɪts. ɪt wɑz ðə fərst ˈlɔnʧər steɪʤ rɪˈkəvərd ˈæftər jɪrz əv ˈɛfərt, ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni swɪʧt frəm ə plæn tɪ rɪˈtriv ˈrɑkəts wɪθ ˈpɛrəˌʃuts tɪ ən skim ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ˈɪnʤən restarts*, ˈlændɪŋ lɛgz, ənd priˈsɪʒən ˈlændɪŋ ˈælgərˌɪðəmz. ðə ˈrɑkət steɪʤ frəm ðə ˈfælkən ˈsɛkənd steɪʤ æt ən ˈæltəˌtud əv mɔr ðən fit 80 ˈkɪləˌmitərz) əˈbaʊt ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər ˈlɪfˌtɔf frəm keɪp ˈkɑmplɛks 40 lɔnʧ pæd, ðɛn stɪrd bæk tɪ speɪs koʊst wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv θri ˈrɑkət bərnz, ˈkəlməˌneɪtɪŋ ɪn ə ˈfaɪnəl məˈnuvər tɪ gaɪd ðə ˈbustər wɪθ ˈgipiˈɛs ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən tɪ ə ˈsiˌsaɪd ˈlændɪŋ ˈtərgət. ðə ˈtəʧˌdaʊn mɑrkt ðə fərst taɪm ə ˈrɑkət ˈlændɪd ɪn səʧ ə ˈmænər ˈæftər ˈsɛndɪŋ ə ˈsætəˌlaɪt təˈwɔrd ˈɔrbət. ˈbərnɪŋ ˈlɛfˌtoʊvər ˈkɛrəˌsin ənd ˈlɪkwɪd ˈɑksɪʤən proʊˈpɛlənts, θri əv ðə ˈmərlɪn ˈɛnʤənz faɪərd tɪ rɪˈvərs ðə fərst kɔrs, ɪˈreɪsɪŋ ðə ˈnɪrli ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ pər aʊər) ˈdaʊnˈreɪnʤ vəˈlɑsəti ɛz ðə ˈbustər kənˈtɪnjud tɪ sɔr haɪər. ðɛn ðə ˈrɑkət bɪˈgæn ə ˌsupərˈsɑnɪk dɪˈsɛnt, ənd ðə ˈtriˌoʊ əv ˈmərlɪn ˈɛnʤənz faɪərd əˈgɛn fər ə bərn. ˈfaɪnəli, ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪnʤən lɪt ˈsɛkəndz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlændɪŋ tɪ slæm ɔn ðə breɪks. ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv məsk dɪˈklɛrd ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə ˈrɑkət ˈlændɪd ðət hi plænd tɪ pʊt ɪt ɔn dɪˈspleɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz. ðə ˈpleɪsmənt əv ðə ˈbustər ˈəˌpraɪt rikˈwaɪərd əˈpruvəl baɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən bɪˈkəz ˈsprɔlɪŋ ˈfæktəri ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd nɛkst tɪ ˈhɔθɔrn mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈɛrˌpɔrt. ˈæftər ə θəroʊ ˈskrəbɪŋ tɪ wɑʃ əˈweɪ sʊt ˈrɛzəˌdu frəm flaɪɪŋ θru ɪts oʊn ɪgˈzɔst, ðə ˈrɑkət əraɪvd ɪn ˈhɔθɔrn ɪn ʤun ˌbiˈfɔr goʊɪŋ ˈvərtɪkəl ɪn frənt əv meɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv tu kreɪnz. ɪt ʤɔɪnz fərst ˈdrægən ˈkæpsəl æt ðə ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz. ðət ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp, wɪʧ flu ˈɪntu ˈɔrbət ɪn 2010 hæŋz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈlɑbi. ˈfælkən 9 ˈbustərz rɪˈkəvərd sɪns ðə fərst wən ər biɪŋ pʊt tɪ juz ɛz straɪvz tɪ flaɪ ə fərst steɪʤ ɔn ə ˈsætəˌlaɪt lɔnʧ ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈfælkən 9 ˈlɔnʧər tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ərθ ˈlændɪŋ ˈeɪprəl 8 ɔn droʊn ʃɪp ɪn ðə əˈtlæntɪk ˈoʊʃən ɪz əˈsaɪnd tɪ bi ðə fərst ˈrɑkət tɪ flaɪ ə ˈsɛkənd taɪm. ɪt wʊd bi ðə fərst taɪm ə speɪs fərst steɪʤ həz bɪn juzd twaɪs, ənd wʊd meɪk ðə ˈfælkən 9 ˈoʊnli ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈpɑrʃəli riˈuzəbəl lɔnʧ ˈviɪkəl ɪn ˈhɪstəri, ˈæftər ðə speɪs ˈʃətəl. ʃɪpt əˈnəðər juzd ˈrɑkət ˈbustər tɪ ɪts ˈsɛntrəl ˈtɛksəs fəˈsɪlɪti fər graʊnd tɛsts eɪmd æt ˈpruvɪŋ ðə ˈfælkən fərst steɪʤ kən sərˈvaɪv ˈməltəpəl ˈmɪʃənz. mɔr ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ðə ˈfælkən 9 ˈrɑkət goʊɪŋ ɔn dɪˈspleɪ ər ˈpoʊstɪd bɪˈloʊ. iˈmeɪl ðə ˈɔθər. ˈfɑloʊ ˈstivən klɑrk ɔn tˈwɪtər:
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crews outside the spacex’s headquarters in southern california on saturday positioned the booster that stuck the first falcon 9 rocket landing for vertical display, and now the launcher is an unmistakable space age trophy visible to passersby on nearby streets and freeways.
workers put the rocket near the southeast corner of spacex headquarters at the intersection of crenshaw blvd. and jack northrop ave. in hawthorne, california, a suburb of los angeles.
the 156-foot-tall (47-meter) rocket stage landed at cape canaveral after a dec. 21 launch with 11 orbcomm communications satellites.
it was the first launcher stage spacex recovered after years of effort, during which the company switched from a plan to retrieve rockets with parachutes to an outside-the-box scheme involving multiple engine restarts, landing legs, and precision landing algorithms.
the rocket stage unlatched from the falcon 9’s second stage at an altitude of more than 250,000 feet (80 kilometers) about two-and-a-half minutes after liftoff from cape canaveral’s complex 40 launch pad, then steered back to florida’s space coast with the help of three rocket burns, culminating in a final maneuver to guide the booster with gps navigation to a seaside landing target.
the touchdown marked the first time a rocket landed in such a manner after sending a satellite toward orbit. burning leftover kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants, three of the rocket’s merlin engines fired to reverse the first stage’s course, erasing the vehicle’s nearly 4,000 mph (6,000-kilometer per hour) downrange velocity as the booster continued to soar higher.
then the rocket began a supersonic descent, and the trio of merlin engines fired again for a re-entry burn. finally, a single engine lit seconds before landing to slam on the brakes.
spacex chief executive elon musk declared shortly after the rocket landed that he planned to put it on display outside the company’s headquarters.
the placement of the booster upright required approval by the federal aviation administration because spacex’s sprawling factory is located next to hawthorne municipal airport.
after a thorough scrubbing to wash away soot residue from flying through its own exhaust, the rocket arrived in hawthorne in june before going vertical in front of spacex’s main building saturday with the help of two heavy-lifting cranes.
it joins spacex’s first dragon capsule at the company’s headquarters. that spaceship, which flew into orbit in 2010, hangs inside the lobby.
falcon 9 boosters recovered since the first one are being put to use as spacex strives to fly a previously-flown first stage on a satellite launch later this year. the second falcon 9 launcher to return to earth — landing april 8 on spacex’s drone ship in the atlantic ocean — is assigned to be the first rocket to fly a second time.
it would be the first time a space launcher’s first stage has been used twice, and would make the falcon 9 only the second partially reusable launch vehicle in history, after the space shuttle.
spacex shipped another used rocket booster to its central texas facility for ground tests aimed at proving the falcon 9’s first stage can survive multiple missions.
more photos of the falcon 9 rocket going on display are posted below.
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bræd ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk wɑz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə moʊst ruˈtin bɪt əv ˈgugəl ˈsɔfˌwɛr ju kən ˌɪˈmæʤən wɪn ðə dæm θɪŋ stɔld. ðə ˈdaʊnˌloʊd wɑz 99 pərˈsɛnt dən ənd ʤɪst stɑpt. ˈdaʊnˌloʊd stɔlz ˈhæpən ˈɛvəri deɪ, bət ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk tʊk ɪt ˈpərsənəli. hiz ən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr æt ˈgugəl, wən əv ðə moʊst ˈkəmpəˌniz ɔn ðə ˈplænət. ðɪs ˈsɪmpli ˈɪzənt səˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈhæpən. "ɪt wɑz ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ ðət ˈgugəl ˈkʊdənt sərv ə faɪl," ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk sɛd, ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə ˈstɔri læst wik æt ən ˈoʊpənˌsɔrs ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd, ˈɔrəˌgɑn. "soʊ aɪ əˈbaʊt ɪt ɔn ɑr ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈgugəl+ saɪt." hi wɑz nɑt əˈloʊn. ˈpipəl hæd bɪn kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ fər jɪrz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌənriˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə ˈsɪstəm, ən ˌɪnˈvæljəbəl bɪt əv ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðət ˈhændəlz ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju maɪt ˈdaʊnˌloʊd frəm ˈgugəl, frəm kroʊm ˈbraʊzər ˌɪnˈstɔl faɪlz tɪ ðə ˈænˌdrɔɪd sɔrs koʊd tɪ ˈtaɪni ʃɛrd ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz. ðə ˈprɑbləm wɑz ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈəndərˌpɪnɪŋ ðə faɪl ˈsərvər ˈsɪstəm wɑz mɔr ðən faɪv jɪrz oʊld. ɪt hæd ˈsɪmpli ˈlæŋgwɪʃt. "ɪf koʊd ˈdəzənt rɪˈsiv ˈkɑnstənt ləv ɪt tərnz tɪ ʃɪt," ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk sɛd. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl si++ koʊd ˈwəzənt wɛl ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd, ɪts ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd tɛsts wərənt əp tɪ snəf ənd noʊ wən ˈrɪli nu haʊ ɪt wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ wərk. ˈpipəl kɛpt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ə ˈpæʧˌwərk ˈproʊˌgræmərz rɪˈfər tɪ ɛz "spəˈgɛti koʊd." ðə ˌənriˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðə ˈsərvər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz tim ˈkreɪzi, bət noʊ wən hæd taɪm tɪ ˈriˌraɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈtɛknɪkəli wərkt. soʊ ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk ˌvɑlənˈtɪrd tɪ du ɪt. ðæts ðə kaɪnd əv θɪŋ hi dɪz æt ˈgugəl, wɛr hiz pɑrt əv ən tim əv əˈbaʊt 25 ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈkəstəm ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ kɔld goʊ. "ɪt tʊk ðɛm ə waɪl tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz aɪ ˈwəzənt biɪŋ ˈflɪpənt," hi sɛd. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk wɑz ˈoʊnli tu ˈhæpi tɪ spɛnd taɪm ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈtɛknɪkəli wərkt fər əˈnəðər tim, noʊ lɛs bɪˈkəz hi nidz ˈgɪni pɪgz. ˈfɪksɪŋ ðət bɪt əv ə koʊd wɑz ə greɪt ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ juz goʊ ənd tɛst ɪt ɪn ə ˈrilˌwərld ˈsɪstəm. goʊ ˈstɑrtɪd ɛz ə ˈprɑʤɛkt, bət ɪts bɪn ˈbrænʧɪŋ aʊt. ɪt wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ kəmˈpjutər saɪəns ˈvɛtərənz ˈrɑbərt ˈgrisimər, rɑb paɪk ənd kɛn ˈtɑmsən. ˈtɑmsən ɪz ðə əv ðə ˈjunɪks ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ənd ðə ˈgɑdˌfɑðər əv ðə si ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. paɪk wərkt wɪθ ˈtɑmsən æt bɛl læbz. ˈgrisimər ɪz noʊn ər hɪz wərk ɔn ˈʤɑvə kəmˈpaɪlərz. ˈdɛnɪs ˈrɪʧi (ˈstændɪŋ) ənd kɛn ˈtɑmsən wɪθ ə ˈsərkə 1972 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: bɛl læbz goʊ sɔt tɪ ˈkɑmbaɪn ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈhændəl ə ˈmæsɪv ˈnəmbər əv kənˈkərənt ˈjuzərz laɪk ðə kˈwərki ˈtɛlkoʊ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ər ðə ˈtrɛndi ˈsərvər saɪd ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ˈplætˌfɔrm wɪθ ðə spid əv ə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ laɪk si++. ə dɪˈstrɪbjətəd faɪl ˈsərvər ˈsɪstəm ðət ˈhændəlz ə ˈmæsɪv ˈnəmbər əv ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld ɪz ɪgˈzæktli ðə sɔrt əv θɪŋ goʊ ʃʊd ɪkˈsɛl æt. ənd ɪt dɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk. ðə nu ˈsɔfˌwɛr kənˈteɪnz fjuər laɪnz əv koʊd, ˈjuzɪz lɛs ˈmɛməri ənd, moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ɪz mɔr rɪˈlaɪəbəl, hi sɪz. bət hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlərnɪd ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ, ənd bɪlt ə nu ˈoʊpən sɔrs ˈkæʃɪŋ ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. hi ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəvərd ə fju dɪˈfɪʃənsiz ɪn ðə goʊ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. "əm glæd aɪ wɑz ðə fərst ˈpərsən tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈsərtən peɪn pɔɪnts," hi sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ˈæftər hɪz tɔk æt ðə oʊˈraɪli ˈoʊpən sɔrs kənˈvɛnʃən. ðə tim wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk ˈmɛni ˌɪmˈpruvmənts tɪ ðə weɪ ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈhændəlz ˈkləstərɪŋ ənd faɪl ˈtrænsfərz. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz səʧ ə səkˈsɛs ðət ðə goʊ tim naʊ ˈrɛgjələrli ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz tɪ hɛlp ˈəðər timz wɪθ smɔl ˈprɑʤɛkts. ˈivɪn ˈgrisimər ˈpɪʧɪz ɪn. ðɪs "ˈgoʊfər tim" həz əˈsɪstɪd ðə sərʧ tim, ðə kroʊm tim ənd ðə ˈkəstəmər ˈsərˌveɪ tim ənd ˈəðərz ðət ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk ˈɪzənt əˈlaʊd tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt. ðə ˈgoʊfərz hɛlp aʊt wɛˈrɛvər ðeɪ kən, bət ðɛr nɑt ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ ə kəmˈplit ˈteɪˌkoʊvər baɪ ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. səm timz wɔnt tɪ kip ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ðət ðeɪv bɪn ˈjuzɪŋ. ðə timz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsɛnsɪtɪv tɪ ˈdupləˌkeɪt wərk. "wi traɪ tɪ juz ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈoʊpən sɔrs ˈsɔfˌwɛr wɛˈnɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl," sɪz krɪs dɪˈboʊnɑ, ˈoʊpən sɔrs ˈmænɪʤər. ðət minz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə bɛst ˈsɔfˌwɛr fər ðə ʤɑb, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈwɛðər ɪts ˈrɪtən ɪn ˈʤɑvə, ˈpaɪθɑn ər ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls ɪnˈtaɪərli. ðæts faɪn wɪθ ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk. "ɑr ˈpraɪˌmɛri ʤɑb wɪθ goʊ ɪz meɪk ˈgugəl mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt," hi sɪz. ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ stɪl ˈɪzənt ˈwaɪdli juzd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈgugəl, bət ɪts nɑʧt ə fju ˈkɑnvərts. ˈfɔrmər əv klaʊd ˈplætˌfɔrmz ˈdɛrɪk ˈkɑlɪsən bɪˈlivz ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪz ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə klaʊd. "ðə ˈmænɪʤmənt leɪərz ənd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər leɪərz əv ðə nuər tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ðət prəˈvaɪd ðɪs klaʊd dɪˈlɪvəri ˈmɑdəl?" hi toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr. "wɪˈθɪn tu jɪrz, ə məˈʤɔrəti wɪl bi ˈrɪtən ɪn goʊ.", ən ˈoʊpən sɔrs ˈdætəˌbeɪs ðət paʊərz ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk ənd docomo*, ɪz ˈrɪtən ˈpɑrʃəli ɪn goʊ. ɪts dɪˈvɛləpərz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɪtən pɑrts əv ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪn, si ənd si++. bət goʊ prəˈvaɪdz ðə bɛst əv boʊθ wərldz, sɪz ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt ʤeɪ. krɪs ˈændərsən. "wiv faʊnd ðət goʊ ˈɔfərz ə ˈmɑdəl ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz ˈpaʊərfəl ɛz, bət wɪθ ə dɪˈvɛləpər ˈfrɛndli taɪp ˈsɪstəm," hi sɪz ˈændərsən. priˈdɪkʃən meɪ bi ə lip, bət hɪz nu klaʊd ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ənd goʊ ɪz, əv kɔrs, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ən ˌɪmˈpækt æt ˈgugəl, wɛr ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz ə hoʊl lɔt mɔr rɪˈlaɪəbəl.
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brad fitzpatrick was using the most routine bit of google software you can imagine when the damn thing stalled. the download was 99 percent done and just stopped. download stalls happen every day, but fitzpatrick took it personally. he's an engineer at google, one of the most tech-savvy companies on the planet. this simply isn't supposed to happen.
"it was embarrassing that google couldn't serve a 1k file," fitzpatrick said, telling the story last week at an open-source conference in portland, oregon. "so i bitched about it on our internal google+ site."
he was not alone. people had been complaining for years about the unreliability of the dl.google.com system, an invaluable bit of software that handles just about everything you might download from google, from chrome browser install files to the android source code to tiny shared javascript libraries.
the problem was the software underpinning the file server system was more than five years old. it had simply languished.
"if code doesn't receive constant love it turns to shit," fitzpatrick said.
the original c++ code wasn't well documented, its automated tests weren't up to snuff and no one really knew how it was supposed to work. people kept making incremental changes, resulting in a patchwork programmers refer to as "spaghetti code." the unreliability was driving the server operations team crazy, but no one had time to rewrite something that technically worked. so fitzpatrick volunteered to do it. that's the kind of thing he does at google, where he's part of an team of about 25 engineers creating a custom programming language called go.
"it took them a while to realize i wasn't being flippant," he said.
fitzpatrick was only too happy to spend time re-writing something that technically worked for another team, no less because he needs guinea pigs. fixing that bit of a code was a great opportunity to use go and test it in a real-world system.
go started as a google-only project, but it's been branching out. it was created by computer science veterans robert griesemer, rob pike and ken thompson. thompson is the co-creator of the unix operating system and the godfather of the c programming language. pike worked with thompson at bell labs. griesemer is known or his work on java compilers.
dennis ritchie (standing) and ken thompson with a pdp-11, circa 1972. photo: bell labs
go sought to combine the ability to handle a massive number of concurrent users like the quirky telco language erlang or the trendy server side javascript platform node.js with the speed of a language like c++. a distributed file server system that handles a massive number of simultaneous downloads from all over the world is exactly the sort of thing go should excel at.
and it does, according to fitzpatrick.
the new dl.google.com software contains fewer lines of code, uses less memory and, most importantly, is more reliable, he says. but he also learned a lot about the language along the way, and built a new open source caching library. he also discovered a few deficiencies in the go language.
"i'm glad i was the first person to experience certain pain points," he said in an interview after his talk at the o'reilly open source convention. the team was able to make many improvements to the way the language handles clustering and file transfers. the project was such a success that the go team now regularly volunteers to help other teams with small projects. even griesemer pitches in. this "gopher team" has assisted the search team, the chrome team and the customer survey team and others that fitzpatrick isn't allowed to talk about.
the gophers help out wherever they can, but they're not advocating a complete takeover by the language. some teams want to keep using the languages that they've been using. the teams are also sensitive to duplicate work.
"we try to use existing open source software whenever possible," says chris dibona, google's open source manager. that means using the best software for the job, regardless of whether it's written in java, python or something else entirely. that's fine with fitzpatrick.
"our primary job with go is make google more efficient," he says.
the language still isn't widely used outside of google, but it's notched a few converts.
former vmware cto of cloud platforms derek collison believes the language is the future of the cloud. "the management layers and infrastructure layers of the newer technologies that provide this cloud delivery model?" he told us earlier this year. "within two years, a majority will be written in go."
couchbase, an open source database that powers applications for companies like zynga and ntt docomo, is written partially in go. its developers have also written parts of the system in erlang, c and c++. but go provides the best of both worlds, says couchbase software architect j. chris anderson. "we've found that go offers a concurrency model almost as powerful as erlang, but with a developer friendly type system," he says anderson.
collison's prediction may be a leap, but his new cloud company apcera is already using the language. and go is, of course, making an impact at google, where the dl.google.com system is a whole lot more reliable.
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lɛt mi bi ˈpərfəktli klɪr frəm ðə ʤəmp: ɪt wɑz ə faɪn spiʧ, wən əv ðə bɛst əv ˈprɛzɪdənt pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərɪr, wɪʧ meɪks ɪt ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli wən əv ðə bɛst ɪn ðə steɪt əv ðə ˈɔgəst ˈhɪstəri. ðə læst ˈfɪfˈtin ˈmɪnəts, ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, wər ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈsɔrɪŋ, nɑt ʤɪst ɪn ˈrɛtərɪk, bət ɪn ðə dɪˈlɪvəri ɛz wɛl. ðə mæn pɑrkt ɪt ɛz dip ɛz ɪt kən bi pɑrkt, laɪk ə məˈʤɛstɪk ˈdeɪvɪd ˌɔrˈtiz laɪn draɪv dip ˈɪntu ðə ˈbliʧərz æt ˈfɛnˌweɪ, θæŋks fər ˈkəmɪŋ, tərn aʊt ðə laɪts wɪn ju liv. noʊ wən dɪz ɪt ˈbɛtər ðət ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɪn ðə braɪt laɪts ər ɔn. wɪn ɪt wɑz ˈoʊvər, maɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət θɔt wɑz əv ˈstivən ðə ˈaɪrɪʃmən, ðə ˈmædˌmæn frəm ðə fɪlm ˈbreɪvhɑrt. mɛl ˈgɪbsən hæd ʤɪst ˈgɪvɪn hɪz ˈraʊzɪŋ spiʧ tɪ kip ðə skɑts frəm fliɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈbætəl æt ˈstərlɪŋ brɪʤ. speech,”*,” sɛd ˈstivən. wət du wi do?”*?” ˌɪnˈdid. ju si, əˈpɛrəntli ðə page”*” ɔn ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈweɪˌstlænd kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ɑr breɪn trəst ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ əv ˈkraɪsəs həz pæst, ənd ɔn ə nu faʊnˈdeɪʃən. haʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl du ju noʊ hu ˈæˌkʧuəli fil ðət weɪ? ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˌwən aɪ noʊ ɪz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli skɛrd tɪ dɛθ, ənd moʊst əv ðɛm ər ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈpeɪˌʧɛk tɪ ˈbrəðərz ənd ˈsɪstərz, aɪ noʊ ə hoʊl hɛl əv ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl, ɪn ɔl ˈfɪfti steɪts ənd moʊst əv ðə ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz. aɪ pju ər ˈgæləp, soʊ teɪk ðɪs wɪθ ɛz ˈmɛni greɪnz əv sɔlt ju nid tɪ ʧoʊk ɪt daʊn, bət ðə hɑrd truθ: noʊ ˈpeɪʤɪz hæv bɪn tərnd, ənd ðə nu faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz ʤɪst ɛz ˈpɔrəs ɛz ðə oʊld ðə seɪm oʊld gɑd dæmd faʊnˈdeɪʃən. ˈlæðər, rɪns, rɪˈpit. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts geɪv ə spiʧ ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt ðət wʊd, ɪn pɑrts, hæv gɔn ˈoʊvər laɪk ˈgæŋˌbəstərz æt ˈɛni ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ˈræli ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, ənd ðɛn hi tərnd ɔn ə daɪm tɪ bræg əˈbaʊt ɑr ˈmæsɪvli ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ɔɪl ənd gæs pərˈdəkʃən, i.e*. ənd ˈmeɪbi ðə ˈkiˌstoʊn ˈpaɪˌplaɪn, ənd ðɛn wɛnt ɔn ˈfərðər tɪ gɪv ən ˌɪmˈpæʃənd ˈɑriə əˈbaʊt ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, æt wɪʧ pɔɪnt maɪ breɪn krɔld aʊt əv maɪ ɪr ənd ˈɪntu ðə ˈbæθˌrum, wɛr ɪt wɛpt ˈɪntu ðə koʊld ˈpɔrsələn truθ əv ðə beɪs əv ðə ˈtɔɪlət. ˈstivən kɪŋ, ɪn ˈsɛvərəl əv hɪz bʊks, dɪˈplɔɪd ə laɪn ˈnɛvər fərˈgɑtən: fʊl əv ʃɪt ju skwik goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ə turn.”*.” bɪtˈwin hɪz ˈʧɪˌrlidɪŋ fər ənd hɪz prɛs fər ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪʧ hi ˈʧæmpiənd əˈgɛn ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt aʊt əv ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv hɪz maʊθ aɪ ˈɑnəstli noʊ haʊ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt slips æt naɪt, əˈspɛʃəli ˈæftər ˈkɑfɪŋ əp soʊ ˈmɛni dɪˈmɑnstrəbli ˈfoʊni əˈbaʊt prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ɪt wɑz ɛf. skɑt fɪtsˈʤɛrəld hu sɛd, tɛst əv ə ˌfərˈstreɪt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ɪz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ hoʊld tu əˈpoʊzd aɪˈdiəz ɪn maɪnd æt ðə seɪm taɪm ənd stɪl rɪˈteɪn ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ function,”*,” bət gɑdz bi gʊd, ðɪs ɪz ə brɪʤ tu fɑr. ənd ðɛn ɪt gɑt wərs. əˈmɛrɪkə θraɪvd ɪn ðə century,”*,” sɛd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt, wi meɪd haɪ skul fri, sɛnt ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ, treɪnd ðə bɛst ˈwərkˌfɔrs ɪn ðə wərld. wi wər əˈhɛd əv ðə kərv. bət ˈəðər ˈkəntriz kɔt on.”*.” kɔt ɔn? kɔt ɔn? tɪ wət? tɪ ðɪs dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt diˌfɛnɛˈstreɪʃən əv ɪts ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ənd lɔɪəl ˈjunjən wərk fɔrs, ɔl ɪn ðə neɪm əv ə kwɪk bək? ˈnɛvər maɪnd ðə ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən ðət ˈəðər ˈneɪʃənz ər ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl əv ðɛr oʊn ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz, bət hæv tɪ on”*” tɪ wət wi du. jæ, ɪgˈzæktli haʊ wi wund əp ɪn ðɪs dɪʧ. noʊ, ju ˈsɪˌriəl əˈpɑləʤɪst, wi saɪnd ɔn tɪ treɪd pækts laɪk ðə ˈbɛgɪŋ fər ənd soʊld ɑr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk strɛŋθs tɪ ðə loʊəst ˈbɪdər. wi geɪv əˈweɪ ðə bɛst əv wət wi wər tɪ sərv ðə ˈpipəl peɪɪŋ jʊr bɪlz ənd kət ɑr gəts aʊt ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, ənd ju hæv ðə kərɪʤ tɪ tɛl ɪt laɪk ɪt ˈrɪli ɪz. ɪt wɑz ə faɪn ʃoʊ ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt, ə ˈmæstərfəl pərˈfɔrməns, ənd ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv weɪst əv taɪm. ˈlivɪŋ əˈsaɪd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ sɛd, ðɛr ɪz ðə fækt ðət ˌæbsəˈlutli nən əv ðə prəˈgrɛsɪv aɪˈdiəz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə prəˈpoʊzd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt hæv ðə ˈveɪgɪst ʧæns əv siɪŋ ˈdeɪˌlaɪt ɪn ðɪs nu bɛgz ðə kˈwɛʃən: waɪ dɪd hi weɪt ənˈtɪl naʊ wɪn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ hi prəˈpoʊzd wɑz dɪˈmɑnstrəbli dumd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə wərdz ˈivɪn pæst hɪz tiθ tɪ ənˈkɔrk ðə kaɪnd əv ˈrɛtərɪk soʊ ˈmɛni əv hɪz ˈvoʊtərz hæv bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ fər? wɑz ɪt tɪ poʊk ə stɪk ɪn ðə aɪ əv ðɪs nu əˈsɛmblɪʤ? pərˈhæps tɪ leɪ səm rɪˈtɔrɪkəl ˈgraʊndˌwərk fər ðə 2016 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl reɪs? ər dɪd hi ˈnɛvər min ˈɛni əv ɪt ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs, ənd sɛd ɪt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt sɪˈkjʊr ɪn ðə fækt ðət nən əv ɪt wʊd ˈɛvər kəm tɪ pæs? ɛz aɪ sɛd, ɪt wɑz ə faɪn spiʧ. ˈsɔrɪŋ æt pɔɪnts, ɪn fækt. naʊ wət du wi du?
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let me be perfectly clear from the jump: it was a fine speech, one of the best of president obama’s political career, which makes it automatically one of the best in the state of the union’s august history. the last fifteen minutes, in particular, were absolutely soaring, not just in rhetoric, but in the delivery as well. the man parked it as deep as it can be parked, like a majestic david ortiz line drive deep into the bleachers at fenway, thanks for coming, turn out the lights when you leave. no one does it better that barack obama when the bright lights are on.
…and when it was over, my immediate thought was of steven the irishman, the self-declared madman from the film braveheart. mel gibson had just given his rousing speech to keep the scots from fleeing before the battle at stirling bridge.
“fine speech,” said steven. “now what do we do?”
indeed.
you see, apparently we’ve “turned the page” on the economic wasteland created by our neo-con/neo-liberal brain trust in washington. the shadow of crisis has passed, and we’re on a new foundation.
how many people do you know who actually feel that way?
just about everyone i know is economically scared to death, and most of them are living paycheck to paycheck…and brothers and sisters, i know a whole hell of a lot of people, in all fifty states and most of the territories. i ain’t pew or gallup, so take this with as many grains of salt you need to choke it down, but here’s the hard truth: no pages have been turned, and the new foundation is just as porous as the old one…because it’s the same old god damned foundation. lather, rinse, repeat.
the president of the united states gave a speech on tuesday night that would, in parts, have gone over like gangbusters at any occupy rally in the country, and then he turned on a dime to brag about our massively impressive oil and gas production, i.e. fracking and maybe the keystone xl pipeline, and then went on further to give an impassioned aria about climate change, at which point my brain crawled out of my ear and slithered into the bathroom, where it wept piteously into the cold porcelain truth of the base of the toilet.
stephen king, in several of his books, deployed a line i’ve never forgotten: “so full of shit you squeak going into a turn.” between his cheerleading for fracking and his full-court press for the trans-pacific partnership – which he championed again on tuesday night out of the other side of his mouth – i honestly don’t know how the president sleeps at night, especially after coughing up so many demonstrably phony hairballs about protecting the environment.
it was f. scott fitzgerald who said, “the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function,” but gods be good, this is a bridge too far.
and then it got worse.
“now america thrived in the 20th century,” said the president on tuesday night, “because we made high school free, sent a generation of g.i.s to college, trained the best workforce in the world. we were ahead of the curve. but other countries caught on.”
caught on?
caught on? to what? to this nation’s deliberate defenestration of its manufacturing infrastructure and loyal union work force, all in the name of a quick buck? never mind the implication that other nations are incapable of their own innovations, but have to “catch on” to what we do. yeah, that’s exactly how we wound up in this ditch.
no, you serial apologist, we signed on to trade pacts like the tpp you’re begging for and sold our economic strengths to the lowest bidder. we gave away the best of what we were to serve the people paying your bills and cut our guts out in the process, and you don’t have the courage to tell it like it really is.
it was a fine show on tuesday night, a masterful performance, and a comprehensive waste of time. leaving aside everything i’ve said, there is the stone-cold fact that absolutely none of the progressive ideas president obama proposed on tuesday night have the vaguest chance of seeing daylight in this new gop-dominated congress…which begs the question:
why did he wait until now – when everything he proposed was demonstrably doomed before the words even passed his teeth – to uncork the kind of rhetoric so many of his voters have been waiting for? was it to poke a stick in the eye of this new assemblage? perhaps to lay some rhetorical groundwork for the 2016 presidential race?
or did he never mean any of it in the first place, and said it on tuesday night secure in the fact that none of it would ever come to pass?
as i said, it was a fine speech. soaring at points, in fact.
now what do we do?
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ɪf ðɛr wər ˈɛvər ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn wɪʧ boʊθ kənˈsərvətɪvz ənd ˈlɪˌbərəlz kʊd əˈgri ðət əˈbɔrʃən ɪz ðə raɪt ʧɔɪs, ɪt ɪz ðɪs wən. ɪz ˈprɛgnənt ˈæftər biɪŋ kənˈtɪnjuəli reɪpt baɪ hər ˈstɛpˌfɑðər. du tɪ hər jəŋ eɪʤ, boʊθ ʃi ənd ðə fetus’*’ laɪf ər æt rɪsk. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈbɔrʃən ɪz nɑt ˈligəl ɪn hər ˈneɪtɪv ˈkaʊnti əv ˈʧɪli, wɛr ˈkæθlɪk ənd kənˈsərvətɪv ˈfɔrsɪz ˈdɑməˌneɪt. ðɛr ər ˈoʊnli faɪv ˈkəntriz ɪn ðə wərld ðət du nɑt, ˈəndər ˈɛni ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, əˈlaʊ əˈbɔrʃən, ənd ˈʧɪli ɪz wən əv ðɛm. waɪl əˈbɔrʃən juzd tɪ bi ˈligəl ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri, əˈbɔrʃən bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈrɛlɪk əv ðə pæst ˈəndər ðə rul əv ˈdɪkteɪtər ˌɔˈgəstoʊ ˌpɪnəˈʃeɪ ɪn 1973 ən ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ðət həz jɛt tɪ bi kərˈɛktɪd ˈəndər ðɛr nu ˈgəvərnmənt. ɛz əv ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ, riˈlist ə ˈsteɪtmənt ðət ʃi wɪl ˈkɛri hər ˈprɛgnənsi tɪ tərm ənd reɪz hər ʧaɪld, ə dɪˈsɪʒən ðət ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈædəməntli səˈpɔrtɪd. θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt. ən gərl hu ɪz ðə ˈvɪktɪm əv ˈɪnˌsɛst reɪp həz tɪ naʊ bɪˈkəm ə ˈməðər bɪˈkəz ʃi həz noʊ ˈəðər ˈɔpʃənz. bɪˈkəz soʊ jəŋ, ə ˈprɛgnənsi ɪz ˈpʊtɪŋ boʊθ hərˈsɛlf ənd hər ʧaɪld æt rɪsk. bət ˈivɪn ɪf ʃi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ kip ðə ˈbeɪbi ˈwɪlɪŋli, ˈəðərz ɪn hər pəˈzɪʃən bi fɔrst ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈsɪʒən. ðeɪ ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk ðiz dɪˈsɪʒənz fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. (ˈɪmɪʤ ˈviə shutterstock*)
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if there were ever a situation in which both conservatives and liberals could agree that abortion is the right choice, it is this one.
11-year-old belén is pregnant after being continually raped by her stepfather. due to her young age, both she and the fetus’ life are at risk. however, abortion is not legal in her native county of chile, where catholic and conservative forces dominate.
there are only five countries in the world that do not, under any circumstances, allow abortion, and chile is one of them. while abortion used to be legal in this country, abortion became a relic of the past under the rule of dictator augusto pinochet in 1973, an oversight that has yet to be corrected under their new government.
as of this morning, belén released a statement that she will carry her pregnancy to term and raise her child, a decision that the conservative president adamantly supported.
think about it. an eleven-year-old girl who is the victim of incest rape has to now become a mother because she has no other options. because she’s so young, a pregnancy is putting both herself and her child at risk. but even if she decided to keep the baby willingly, others in her position shouldn’t be forced into the decision. they should be able to make these decisions for themselves.
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ˈpɔrʃə. ˈsɛvən ˈlɛtərz ðət wɪl sɛnd ə rəʃ əv bləd tɪ ðə hɛd, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈwɛðər ðə ˈpərsən hu hirz ðɛm ɪz ə kɑr nət ər nɑt. wɪn ju æd θri ˈmæʤɪkəl ˈnumərəlz tɪ ðə mɪks, ðə ˈrɛsəpi ɪz kəmˈplit. ðə θɪŋ ɪz, ðə ˌɪˈləstriəs ˈpɔrʃə 911 ˈpoʊzɪz ə juʤ ˈprɑbləm fər ˈjuˈɛs ɔl bɪˈkəz ðɛr ər tu ˈmɛni aʊt ðɛr. ɪts ˌsɪləˈwɛt meɪ bi ðə moʊst ˌrɛkəgˈnaɪzəbəl ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri ˈæftər ðə ˈvoʊlksˌwægən ˈkɑnˌtʊr, bət ðə ˈplɛθərə əv 911 ˈmɑdəlz bɪlt tɪ ðɪs deɪ ɪz ˈhjuʤli ˈkɑnvəˌlutəd. ðə ˈmædnəs ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 1963 wɪn ðə ˈgrændˌsən əv ˈfərdɪˌnænd ˈpɔrʃə sɔ wən əv hɪz dɪˈzaɪn ˈskɛʧɪz kəm tɪ fruˈɪʃən. ðə 911 wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt ɛz ə rɪˈpleɪsmənt fər ðə 356 ðə fərst ˈmɑdəl ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri. sɪns ðɛm, 63 jɪrz hæv pæst ənd ˈkaʊntləs 911 ˈmɑdəlz wɪθ ðɛm. əˈməŋ ðoʊz, səm hæv kəm tɪ bi mɔr ˈikwəl ðən ˈəðərz. æsk ˈɛni aʊt ðɛr wət ðə moʊst ˈrɛləvənt 911 əv ðɛm ɔl ɪz ənd ˈʧænsɪz ər ˈɛvəri wən əv ðɛm wɪl gɪv ju ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈænsər. ðɪs ˈhæpənz bɪˈkəz, ɛz ˈsteɪtɪd əˈbəv, ðɛr ər weɪ tu ˈmɛni tɪ ʧuz frəm. gɪv ju ə teɪst əv ðət raɪt naʊ: ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɑdəl ˈoʊvərvˌju peɪʤ kənˈsɪsts əv 16 ˈmɑdəlz frəm ðə 991 ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. jəp, ðət ˈmɛni. hir æt autoevolution*, ðə 911 ɪz rɪˈvɪrd ɛz ə ˈhɪroʊ kɑr bɪˈkəz ðə 911 dɪˈzərvz ðət ˈstætəs. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə tɔp tɛn lɪst əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, paʊər, ər praɪs, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈprɛzənt ju tɛn əv ðə ˈkuləst 911 ˈmɑdəlz əv ɔl taɪm. tɪ kip θɪŋz nis ənd ˈtaɪdi fər ˈɛvriˌbɑdi, ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ lɪst həz bɪn əreɪnʤd ɪn ˌkrɑnəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɔrdər bɪˈkəz ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts ɪn ðə ˈɔrdər ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ ˈhæpənd meɪks ðə moʊst sɛns, ðət soʊ? 1 1973 ˈpɔrʃə 911 kɑˈrɛˌrɑ ˈɛni ˈridər aʊt hir ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ jamiroquai*? ðoʊz hu əkˈweɪnɪd wɪθ ʤeɪ mˈjuzɪk, ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈvɪdioʊ fər waɪt ˈnəkəl raɪd. jɛs, ə 911 kɑˈrɛˌrɑ ʧeɪst baɪ ə ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər əˈlɔŋ ə ˈwaɪndɪŋ ˈdɛzərt roʊd. noʊ ˈwəndər hi ʧoʊz ðə ðoʊ. ˈæftər ɔl, ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ɪz kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi ðə ˈhoʊli greɪl əv. kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ə ˈstændərd 911 ɛs, ðə hæd ə ˈlɑrʤər ənd mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ˈɪnʤən 210 frəm ˈsiˈsi), ˈbɛtər səˈspɛnʃən, ˈlɑrʤər breɪks, ˈwaɪdər wilz, ˈbɪgər ˈfɛndərz, lɛs weɪt, ənd, əv kɔrs, ðə ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈspɔɪlər. ˈpɔrʃə meɪd ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ˈjunɪts əv ðə θɪŋ, ə ˈnəmbər ðət ɪkˈsidz ðə 500 ˈviɪkəlz meɪd tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər grup 4 ˈreɪsɪŋ. kɛr tɪ gɛs haʊ məʧ wən əv ðiz ˈbeɪbiz ɪn fɔrm ɪz wərθ ɪn ðɪs deɪ ənd eɪʤ? ˈʧæsi ˈnəmbər 9113600856 soʊld fər æt retromobile*, bət ˈpraɪsɪz kən goʊ ɛz haɪ ɛz fər ˈʧæsi ˈnəmbər 9113600883 ðə ˈlætər ɪgˈzæmpəl stɪl wɛrz ðə ərˈɪʤənəl peɪnt ənd ɪt ɪz wən əv ðə fərst 500 kɑz bɪlt baɪ ðə ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkər. 2 1975 ˈpɔrʃə 911 ˈtərboʊ 930 ðə 930 ˈtərboʊ həz ə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən əv biɪŋ ə. ðɪs ˈleɪbəl ɪz ə ˈsɪnəˌnɪm fər ðə 930 ˈtərboʊ bɪˈkəz soʊ məʧ weɪt ˈhæŋɪŋ ɔn ðə rɪr ˈæksəl ənd ˈprɪmɪtɪv ˈtərboʊ tɛk ˈikwəlz kəˈprɪʃəs ˈhændəlɪŋ ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks. baɪ kəmˈpɛrəsən, ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈtərboʊ ʃɛd ðə ˈɪmɪʤ θæŋks tɪ awd*, ˈbɛtər ˈtərboʊz, ənd ˈbɛtər ˈpækɪʤɪŋ. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ðə 930 ˈtərboʊ ɪz ə pis əv ˈhɪstəri ðət wɪl ˈnɛvər bi rɪˈpitɪd bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz tu məʧ əv ə ˈhændˌfʊl fər moʊst ˈpipəl. snæp ɪz ˈskɛri, ˌɔˈlraɪt. ðɛn əˈgɛn, ˈwɪljəm ɛs. ˈbəroʊz wəns ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ðət ɪz ə ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪk nəˈsɛsɪti, laɪk drimz. ɪf ju feɪs dɛθ, fər ðət taɪm, fər ðə ˈpɪriəd əv dɪˈrɛkt ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən, ju ər immortal.”*.” ˈəðər ðən ðə noʊˈtɔriəs ˈhændəlɪŋ ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks ənd ˈtərboʊ læg, ðə 930 ɪz ən ˈɛpɪk dɪˈspleɪ əv ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv pɔrˈnɑgrəfi. ðə weɪl teɪl, ðə waɪd wil ˈɑrʧɪz, ðə nɔɪz ɪt meɪks, ˈnɪrli ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls əˈbaʊt ðə 930 ˈtərboʊ meɪks ðɪs ˈpɔrʃə 911 brid greɪt. 3 1981 ˈpɔrʃə 911 ˈtərboʊ 930 dɪˈmænd fər ðə 930 ˈtərboʊ sɔrd æt ðə tərn əv ðə 1980s*, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ˈpɔrʃə ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ˈɔpʃən tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, ðə ər slantnose*. ðə ˈrɛgjələr 930 ˈtərboʊ wɑz ˈkɔstli ɪˈnəf, bət ðə staɪˈlɪstɪkli ˈdɪfərənt kəˈmændɪd ə bɪg ˈprimiəm ˈoʊvər ɪt bɪˈkəz ðə wər ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈhævɪŋ ðə moʊst ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˌwəˈtɛvər. ˈəðər ðən ðə 935 lʊks, ðə wɑz ˈivɪn mɔr ˈpɛrələs ðən ðə 930 ˈtərboʊ əv ðə bɪˈkəz dɪˈspleɪsmənt wɛnt əp frəm ˈlitərz tɪ ˈlitərz ənd ˈaʊtˌpʊt haɪkt frəm 260 ənd 253 343 nm*) tɪ 330 ənd 317 430 nm*). tɪ pʊt ðət ˈfaɪrˌpaʊər ˈɪntu pərˈspɛktɪv, θɪŋk əv ðə 930 ˈtərboʊ ɛz ðə nɛkst bɛst θɪŋ ˈæftər ðə ˈnæʧərəli ˈæspərˌeɪtɪd fərˈɑri 512i*, ə wɪʧ wɑz ˈnɛvər soʊld ɪn ðə ju. ɛs. əv ə. ðət ˈʃɑrpli drupt snaʊt meɪ nɑt bi tɪ səm ˈlaɪkɪŋ, jɛt ˈpɔrʃə hæd noʊ ˈprɑbləm æt ɔl wɪθ ˈsɛlɪŋ ðə fər əbˈsərd əˈmaʊnts əv ˈməni. ðə moʊst ˈrisənt tɪ sɛl æt ˈɔkʃən wɛnt fər ə ðə ˈaʊtˌgoʊɪŋ ˈtərboʊ ɛs ɪz ə kɑr. seɪɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə. 4 1989 ˈpɔrʃə 911 964 ðə 911 frəm ðə 964 ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən peɪz ˈɑməʤ tɪ ðə ˈɛvərˌgrin 356 əv ðə 1950s*. ˌɪnˈtərnəli rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ˈɔpʃən ðə ˈvərʒən əv ðə 964 ˌkæbrioʊˈlɛt wɑz meɪd fər ə ʃɔrt ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm (ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1989 tɪ sɛpˈtɛmbər 1989 ɛsˈθɛtɪk bɪts ənd səʧ ɛz ðə frənt ˈveɪləns ənd wilz wər ˈbɑˌroʊd frəm ðə 930 ˈtərboʊ. ɔn ðə ˈtɛknɪkəl saɪd, ðə breɪks ənd səˈspɛnʃən ˈɔlsoʊ keɪm frəm ðət. lɛs ðən ə ˈθaʊzənd ɪgˈzæmpəlz wər bɪlt. ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd əv ðə ɪz ðət ə ˈfaɪbərˌglæs ˈkəvərz ðə rɪr sits, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ˈmɑdəl ə strɪkt two-seater*. oʊ, ənd əˈnəðər θɪŋ: ðə həz ˈmænjuəl ˈwɪndoʊz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd əˈprɑksəmətli ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ðə 964, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ə praɪzd kəˈlɛktəbəl. nɑt ə bɪg fæn əv ðə θɪŋ, bət gɪt ðɪs: ˈgʊdɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɔkʃənd ə fər ə ˈstægərˌɪŋ ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr. 5 1993 ˈpɔrʃə 911 993 beɪst ɔn ðə 993 ˈtərboʊ, ðə 993 wɑz bɪlt fər ˈpərpəsɪz. ju si, ˈpɔrʃə ˈnidɪd tɪ bɪld ðə tɪ mit rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. ɛz wɪθ ˈɛvəri ˈəðər ˈpɔrʃə bɔrn frəm ðə æmˈbɪʃən tɪ goʊ ˈreɪsɪŋ, ðə 993 ɪz ə ˈsɪriəsli θˈrɪlɪŋ məˈʃin. rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ get-up-and-go*, ðə kʊd bi hæd wɪθ əp tɪ 450, ə ˈsɪmələr ˈaʊtˌpʊt tɪ ðət əv ðə 993 ˈtərboʊ ɛs. ˈpɔrʃə bɪlt ˈoʊnli 57 ɪgˈzæmpəlz, ˈsɛvən əv wɪʧ ɪn raɪˈthænd draɪv. ˈhɑrdˈkɔr ɛnˈθuziˌæsts ˈjərnɪŋ fər lɛs weɪt ənd mɔr paʊər ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ spɛnd ə lɔt əv ˈməni ɔn ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti əv əkˈwaɪərɪŋ wən. ɪt lʊks laɪk ə ˈmɪljən bəks, ɪt? ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔn ðə mɑrk wɪθ ðət əˈsəmpʃən. ˈʧæsi soʊld æt ˈɔkʃən fər nɑt səˈpraɪzd baɪ ðət, tɪ bi fræŋk wɪθ ju. ˈæftər ɔl, ðə fər ˈlɛðər ˈpɔrʃə 993 ɪz ðə læst əv ðə ˈtərboʊˌʧɑrʤd. 6 1997 ˈpɔrʃə 911 ˈtərboʊ ɛs 993 183 ˈjunɪts əv ðə 993 ˈtərboʊ ɛs wər soʊld, ˈʧifli bɪˈkəz ðə 996 ˈstɑrtɪd pərˈdəkʃən ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm. ðə ˈtərboʊ dɪˈvɛləps ə 993 450 424 ˈhɔrˌspaʊər fər ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɑrkɪt) ənd ɪt ɪz mɔr kəˈmoʊdiəs ðən ðə ˈrəðər ˈspɑrtən 964 ˈtərboʊ ɛs. ɔl ˈtərboʊ ɛs ˈjunɪts frəm ðə 993 ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən boʊst ˈjɛloʊ breɪk ˈkæləpərz, ə ˈθəmpɪŋ greɪt rɪr wɪŋ ˈlɑrʤər ðən ðət əv ðə 933 ˈtərboʊ, fɔr ɪgˈzɔst tɪps, ənd bɪg ɛr skups bɪˈhaɪnd ðə dɔrz. kɑr ˈdraɪvər tʊk wən fər ə spɪn ɪn 1997 ˈfaɪndɪŋ aʊt ðət ðə ˈtərboʊ ɛs kən hɪt 60 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ 96 km/h*) ɪn ˈsɛkəndz. kwɪk ˈivɪn baɪ ˈstændərdz. ðə lɪst praɪs fər səʧ ə ˈbrutəl məˈʃin wɑz bæk ɪn 1997 ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd fər ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən, ðət əˈmaʊnt ˈtrænsˌleɪts tɪ ɪn ˈməni. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ə spɔrts kɑr wɑz mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ɪn ɪts ˈheɪˌdeɪ ðən ə ɪz ɪn 2016 7 1999 ˈpɔrʃə 911 996 beɪst ɔn ðə 996 kɑˈrɛˌrɑ, ðə 996 wɑz məʧ ˈlaɪtər ðən ðə ˈdoʊnər kɑr θæŋks tɪ ˈdaɪətɪŋ. ðə teɪk ɔn ðə 996 ɪz ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ ən ənˈlaɪkli ˈɪnʤən fər ə ˈpɔrʃə. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt ʃɛrz ðə dɪˈspleɪsmənt wɪθ ðə ˈstændərd ˈmɑdəl ˈlitərz), ðə ˈɪnʤən ɪmˈplɔɪz ə wɪθ ən ɪkˈstərnəl ɔɪl tæŋk. ɛz ðə əv ðə nɔnˈtərboʊ, ðə 996 wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt fər ənd, əv kɔrs, tɪ suð ðə ˈfivərd braʊz əv kin ˈdraɪvərz hu wɔnt lɛs ˈpɔrʃə fər mɔr ˈməni. kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə 996 kɑˈrɛˌrɑ, ðə hæv rɪr sits, ˈsənˌruf, ɛr kɑn, ə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, ər ðə seɪm əˈmaʊnt əv saʊnd ˈdɛdənɪŋ. hu ɪn hɪz raɪt maɪnd nidz ə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ənd saʊnd ˈdɛdənɪŋ wɪn sɪks ˈpɪstənz sɪŋ ðə sɔŋ əv ðɛr ˈpipəl æt ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm? ˈpɔrʃə meɪd lɑts əv 996 frəm 1999 tɪ 2005 wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈizi tɪ faɪnd wən ɔn ðə juzd kɑr ˈmɑrkɪt. 8 2010 ˈpɔrʃə 911 997 wɪn ɪt wɑz nu, ðə 997 wɑz ðə ˈfæstəst 911 ˈɛvər bɪn. θæŋks tɪ ˈdɪfərənt ˈtərboʊz, intercoolers*, ˈpɪstənz, ənd ecu*, ðə əpt ðə ˈænti ˈoʊvər ðə wɪθ 620 611 ˈhɔrˌspaʊər), 516 700 nm*) əv tɔrk, ənd ə tɔp spid əv 205 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ 330 km/h*). ðə ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdɪfərz ɔn ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl frənt frəm ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈpɔrʃə 997 saɪnz tɪ lʊk fər ər ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈsplɪtər, mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv rɪr diffuser*, ənd ðə ˈɛkstrə ˈgərni ɔn ðə ˈmæsɪv rɪr wɪŋ. oʊ, ðə hʊd ɪz əˈnəðər ˈbɑdi ˈpænəl ðət meɪks ðə ˈizi tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ frəm ðə ɪt lʊks laɪk ɪt səks əp smɔl dɔgz fər ˈdɪnər ɪn ɪts saɪd ɛr vɛnts, ɪt? wɛl, ɪt kaɪnd əv dɪz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət ɪt rənz bɑr əv bust. ˈpɔrʃə ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kip ðə ˈpjʊrɪsts ˈhæpi wɪθ ðə, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ju faɪnd ə ˈfænsi trænzˈmɪʃən ɪn ðɛr. ə prɪˈsaɪs ˈmænjuəl wɪl du. wɪn ɪt wɑz nu, ðə 997 kəˈmændɪd ˈoʊvər ən 911 pliz noʊt ðət ðə ˈprimiəm ɪz wərθ ɪt, mɔr soʊ ɪf ju rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ðə 997 ɪz ðə fərst ˈpɔrʃə tɪ ðə kɑˈrɛˌrɑ ɔn ðə rɪŋ 7 ˈmɪnəts 18 ˈsɛkəndz ˈvərsəz 7 ˈmɪnəts 28 ˈsɛkəndz). 9 2011 ˈpɔrʃə 911 997 ˈpɔrʃə wɑz ˈvɛri praʊd əv ðə wɪn ɪt keɪm aʊt. ðə ˈbɑksər ɪz gʊd fər 125 pər ˈlitər ər 500 493 ˈhɔrˌspaʊər) ɪn ˈtoʊtəl æt ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm. jəp, ðɪs ɪz ə ˈhaʊlɪŋ ləmp ɛnˈhænst baɪ taɪˈteɪniəm kəˈnɛktɪŋ rɑdz ənd ə ˈkræŋkˌʃæft ˈbɑˌroʊd streɪt frəm ðə 911 racecar*. tɪ ðɪs deɪ, ðə rɪˈmeɪnz ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv kɑr. tɪ əˈʧiv ə kərb weɪt əv paʊnz ˈkɪləˌgræmz) wɪθ ə fʊl tæŋk əv fjuəl, ˈpɔrʃə dɪd ðə moʊst ɪt kʊd. ðə əbˈsɛʃən wɑz soʊ strɔŋ wɪθ ðə ðət ˈivɪn ðə ˈkɑrpəts hæv bɪn ““weight-optimized,”*,” ˌwəˈtɛvər ðət minz æt ˈpɔrʃə. ðə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs mægˈnɪfɪsənt məˈʃin wər soʊ ˈeɪnəl wɪθ ðə daɪət, ðə 997 kʊd bi hæd wɪθ tu ˈbætəriz: ə 60 ɑ ˈbætəri ənd ə ˈjunɪt ðət weɪz əˈbaʊt paʊnz 6 ˈkɪləˌgræmz). ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðə ˈlætər ɪf breɪv ɪˈnəf tɪ draɪv ə ˈpɔrʃə 911 ɪn ðə ˈwɪntər, ðoʊ: ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪf ˈtɛmpərəʧərz sɪŋk bɪˈloʊ ˈziroʊ dɪˈgriz ˈsɛlsiəs. 10 2015 ˈpɔrʃə 911 991 ðə ˈleɪtəst ɛmˈbɑdimənt əv ðə meɪ bi ˈʃɛrɪŋ moʊst əv ɪts ˈɔɪli bɪts wɪθ ðə, bət ə bɪg ˈdɪfərəns tɪ teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt. kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə, ðə ɑr həz ə stɪk ʃɪft ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə fæst ənd ˈɛfərtləs trænzˈmɪʃən. əˈpɛrəntli, ðɪs ɪz səʧ ə bɪg θɪŋ fər ə 911 ðiz deɪz ðət ˈpɔrʃə ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˌmænjəˈfækʧər ˈoʊnli 991 ˈjunɪts əv ðə ɑr, bət mɔr tɪ ðə ɑr ðən ðə tranny*. θɪŋz səʧ ɛz ðə ˈflaɪˌwil ənd ðə dɪˈliʃən əv ðə rɪr wɪŋ əˈkaʊnt tɪ ə weɪt ˈseɪvɪŋ əv 110 paʊnz 50 ˈkɪləˌgræmz) ˈoʊvər ðə. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ðə 911 ɑr tɪps ðə skeɪlz æt paʊnz ˈkɪləˌgræm), ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ðə ˈlaɪtəst 991 ˈmɑdəl tɪ deɪt. fæst, ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl, ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ, ənd drəˈmætɪk ɪn ɪts əˈpɪrəns. ðə 911 ɑr ɪz ə ˈprɑpər wʊlf ɪn ˈkloʊðɪŋ, ə gʊd ɪˈnəf ˈrizən fər ɪt tɪ bi ɔn ðɪs lɪst. noʊt: tɪ hɛl wɪθ ɔl ðət 911 ɪz ʤɪst ə ˈbitəl wɪθ ˈməstərd əp ɪts bottom”*” ˈnɑnsɛns.
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porsche. seven letters that will send a rush of blood to the head, regardless of whether the person who hears them is a car nut or not. when you add three magical numerals to the mix, the recipe is complete. the thing is, the illustrious porsche 911 poses a huge problem for us all because there are too many 911s out there.
its silhouette may be the most recognizable in the industry after the volkswagen beetle’s contour, but the plethora of 911 models built to this day is hugely convoluted. the madness started in 1963 when the grandson of ferdinand porsche saw one of his design sketches come to fruition. the 911 was developed as a replacement for the beetle-based 356, the first model in the stuttgart-based company’s history.
since them, 63 years have passed and countless 911 models with them. among those, some 911s have come to be more equal than others. ask any porschephile out there what the most relevant 911 of them all is and chances are every one of them will give you a different answer. this happens because, as stated above, there are way too many 911s to choose from. i’ll give you a taste of that right now: the north american model overview page consists of 16 models from the 991 generation. yup, that many.
here at autoevolution, the 911 is revered as a hero car because the 911 deserves that status. instead of making a top ten list according to the generation, power, or price, we’ve decided to present you ten of the coolest 911 models of all time. to keep things nice and tidy for everybody, the following list has been arranged in chronological order because telling events in the order in which they happened makes the most sense, isn’t that so?
1. 1973 porsche 911 carrera rs 2.7
any reader out here listening to jamiroquai? those who aren’t acquainted with jay kay’s music, check out the video for white knuckle ride. yes, that’s a 911 carrera rs 2.7 chased by a helicopter along a winding desert road. it’s no wonder he chose the rs 2.7, though. after all, the original rennsport is considered to be the holy grail of 911s.
compared to a standard 911 s, the rs had a larger and more powerful engine (210 ps from 2,687 cc), better suspension, larger brakes, wider wheels, bigger fenders, less weight, and, of course, the iconic ducktail spoiler. porsche made a total of 1,580 units of the thing, a number that exceeds the 500 vehicles made to qualify for fia group 4 racing.
care to guess how much one of these babies in street-legal form is worth in this day and age? chassis number 9113600856 sold for $550,000 at retromobile, but prices can go as high as $1,402,500 for chassis number 9113600883. the latter example still wears the original paint and it is one of the first 500 homologation cars built by the automaker.
2. 1975 porsche 911 turbo (930)
the 930 turbo has a reputation of being a widowmaker. this label is a synonym for the 930 turbo because so much weight hanging on the rear axle and primitive turbo tech equals capricious handling characteristics. by comparison, the current generation of the turbo shed the widowmaker image thanks to awd, better turbos, and better packaging.
therefore, the 930 turbo is a piece of history that will never be repeated because it was too much of a handful for most people. snap oversteer is scary, alright. then again, william s. burroughs once highlighted that “danger is a biologic necessity, like dreams. if you face death, for that time, for the period of direct confrontation, you are immortal.”
other than the notorious handling characteristics and turbo lag, the 930 is an epic display of automotive pornography. the whale tail, the wide wheel arches, the noise it makes, nearly everything else about the 930 turbo makes this porsche 911 breed great.
3. 1981 porsche 911 turbo flachbau (930)
demand for the 930 turbo soared at the turn of the 1980s, which is why porsche decided to introduce option m505. to us, that’s the flachbau or slantnose. the regular 930 turbo was costly enough, but the stylistically different flachbau commanded a big premium over it because the ‘80s were all about having the most expensive whatever.
other than the 935 racecar-inspired looks, the flachbau was even more perilous than the 930 turbo of the 1970s because displacement went up from 3.0 liters to 3.3 liters and output hiked from 260 ps and 253 lb-ft (343 nm) to 330 ps and 317 lb-ft (430 nm). to put that firepower into perspective, think of the 930 turbo flachbau as the next best thing after the naturally aspirated ferrari bb 512i, a supercar which was never sold in the u. s. of a.
that sharply drooped snout may not be to some people’s liking, yet porsche had no problem at all with selling the flachbau for absurd amounts of money. the most recent flachbau to sell at auction went for a mind-boggling $181,500. the outgoing turbo s is a $188,100 car. that’s saying something about the fascination surrounding the flachbau.
4. 1989 porsche 911 speedster (964)
the 911 speedster from the 964 generation pays homage to the evergreen 356 speedster of the 1950s. internally referred to as option m503, the low-roof version of the 964 cabriolet was made for a short period of time (january 1989 to september 1989).
aesthetic bits and bobs such as the front valence and wheels were borrowed from the 930 turbo. on the technical side, the brakes and suspension also came from that force-fed widowmaker. less than a thousand examples were built. the biggest downside of the speedster is that a twin-humped fiberglass tonneau covers the rear seats, making this model a strict two-seater. oh, and another thing: the speedster has manual windows.
the stuttgart-based company manufactured approximately 2,100 examples of the 964 speedster, making it a prized collectible. i’m not a big fan of the thing, but get this: gooding & company auctioned a speedster for a staggering $363,000 earlier this year.
5. 1993 porsche 911 gt2 (993)
based on the 993 turbo, the 993 gt2 was built for homologation purposes. you see, porsche needed to build the gt2 to meet homologation requirements. as with every other porsche born from the ambition to go racing, the 993 gt2 is a seriously thrilling machine.
regarding get-up-and-go, the gt2 could be had with up to 450 ps, a similar output to that of the 993 turbo s. porsche built only 57 road-going examples, seven of which in right-hand drive. hardcore enthusiasts yearning for less weight and more power are willing to spend a lot of money on the opportunity of acquiring one. it looks like a million bucks, doesn’t it?
you’re almost on the mark with that assumption. chassis wp0zzz99zts392139 sold at auction for $973,500. i’m not surprised by that, to be frank with you. after all, the hell-bent for leather porsche 993 gt2 is the last of the air-cooled turbocharged 911s.
6. 1997 porsche 911 turbo s (993)
183 units of the 993 turbo s were sold, chiefly because the 996 started production in the meantime. the high-spec turbo develops a 993 gt2-rivaling 450 ps (424 horsepower for the american market) and it is more commodious than the rather spartan 964 turbo s.
all turbo s units from the 993 generation boast yellow brake calipers, a thumping great rear wing that’s larger than that of the 933 turbo, four exhaust tips, and big air scoops behind the doors. car & driver took one for a spin in 1997, finding out that the turbo s can hit 60 mph (96 km/h) in 3.7 seconds. that’s quick even by today’s standards.
the list price for such a brutal machine was $150,000 back in 1997. calculated for inflation, that amount translates to $223,700 in today’s money. in other words, a 20-year-old sports car was more expensive in its heyday than a mercedes-amg g65 is in 2016.
7. 1999 porsche 911 gt3 (996)
based on the 996 carrera, the 996 gt3 was much lighter than the donor car thanks to dieting. the high-performance take on the water-cooled 996 is equipped with an unlikely engine for a porsche. although it shares the displacement with the standard model (3.6 liters), the gt3’s flat-6 engine employs a dry-sump crankcase with an external oil tank.
as the hairiest of the non-turbo 911s, the 996 gt3 was developed for motorsport homologation and, of course, to soothe the fevered brows of keen drivers who want less porsche for more money. compared to the 996 carrera, the water-cooled gt3 doesn’t have rear seats, sunroof, air con, a radio, or the same amount of sound deadening.
who in his right mind needs a radio and sound deadening when six horizontally-opposed pistons sing the song of their people at 8,200 rpm? porsche made lots of 996 gt3s from 1999 to 2005, which is why it’s relatively easy to find one on the used car market.
8. 2010 porsche 911 gt2 rs (997)
when it was new, the 997 gt2 rs was the fastest 911 that’s ever been. thanks to different turbos, intercoolers, pistons, and ecu, the gt2 rs upped the ante over the gt2 with 620 ps (611 horsepower), 516 lb-ft (700 nm) of torque, and a top speed of 205 mph (330 km/h). the gt2 rs also differs on the visual front from the regular porsche 997 gt2.
tell-tale signs to look for are the different splitter, more aggressive rear diffuser, and the extra gurney on the massive rear wing. oh, the hood is another body panel that makes the gt2 rs easy to distinguish from the gt2. it looks like it sucks up small dogs for dinner in its side air vents, doesn’t it? well, it kind of does considering that it runs 1.6 bar of boost.
porsche wanted to keep the purists happy with the gt2 rs, which is why you won’t find a fancy pdk transmission in there. a precise six-speed manual will do. when it was new, the 997 gt3 rs commanded $167,200 over an entry-level 911. please note that the premium is worth it, more so if you remember that the 997 gt3 rs is the first porsche to one-up the carrera gt on the ring (7 minutes 18 seconds versus 7 minutes 28 seconds).
9. 2011 porsche 911 gt3 4.0 (997)
porsche was very proud of the gt3 rs 4.0 when it came out. the 4.0-liter boxer is good for 125 ps per liter or 500 ps (493 horsepower) in total at 8,250 rpm. yup, this is a howling lump enhanced by titanium connecting rods and a crankshaft borrowed straight from the 911 gt3 rsr racecar. to this day, the gt3 rs 4.0 remains an impressive car.
to achieve a curb weight of 2,998 pounds (1,360 kilograms) with a full tank of high-octane fuel, porsche did the most it could. the obsession was so strong with the gt3 rs 4.0 that even the carpets have been “weight-optimized,” whatever that means at porsche.
the engineers behind this magnificent machine were so anal with the diet, the 997 gt3 rs 4.0 could be had with two batteries: a 60 ah lead-acid battery and a lithium-ion unit that weighs about 13.2 pounds (6 kilograms). there’s a problem with the latter if you’re brave enough to drive a porsche 911 gt3 rs 4.0 in the winter, though: the lithium-ion battery’s starting ability is limited if temperatures sink below zero degrees celsius.
10. 2015 porsche 911 gt3 rs (991)
the latest embodiment of the neunelfer may be sharing most of its oily bits with the track-focused gt3 rs, but there’s a big difference to take into account. compared to the gt3 rs, the r has a six-speed stick shift instead of a fast and effortless dual-clutch pdk transmission.
apparently, this is such a big thing for a 911 these days that porsche decided to manufacture only 991 units of the r, but there’s more to the r than the tranny. things such as the single-mass flywheel and the deletion of the rear wing account to a weight saving of 110 pounds (50 kilograms) over the gt3 rs. therefore, the 911 r tips the scales at 3,020 pounds (1,370 kilogram), making it the lightest 991 model to date.
it’s stupendously fast, it’s emotional, it’s involving, and it’s unapologetically dramatic in its appearance. the 911 r is a proper wolf in sheep’s clothing, a good enough reason for it to be on this list.
editor’s note:
to hell with all that “the 911 is just a beetle with mustard up its bottom” nonsense.
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fər ˈbɛtər ər wərs, ə lɔt əv wɪrd θɪŋz hæv ˈhæpənd tɪ ɑr wərld ɪn ðə pæst ˈhændˌfʊl əv jɪrz θæŋks tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə. faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ðɛr ˈwəzənt ən ˈɑrmi əv "ˈæktɪvɪsts" ˈweɪtɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd tˈwɪtər ˈhændəlz ənd ˈtəmblər fər ðə ˈfrɛʃəst bləd tɪ drɔp. ˈrɑbɪn ˈprɑbəˌbli kʊd hæv riˈlist ðə sɔŋ hi ˈwɔntɪd ənd ɪt wʊd hæv gɔn ənˈnoʊtɪst (laɪk ɔl ˈəðər ˈrɑbɪn sɔŋz ðət ˈɑrənt rapey*). ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtəmblər, ðɛr wər ˈhɑrdˈkɔr bændz ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪnˈtaɪər ˈælbəmz əˈbaʊt "sləts" ənd ə nu ˈmuvi ˈɛvəri ˈwiˌkɪnd wɪθ ə waɪt ˈpərsən pɔrˈtreɪɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən əv ˈkələr ənd gwɛn ˈstɛfəni ˈprɑfətɪŋ ɔf ə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈkəlʧərəl əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən ðət ˈoʊnli ˈkeɪti ˈpɛri kʊd drim əv. ˈmeɪbi ˈivɪn kʊd hæv ˈgɔtən əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈkɔlɪŋ ðɛr fænz "rɪˈtɑrdz" ənd "ˈpʊsiz" wɪˈθaʊt ðə ɪnˈtaɪərti əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈtərnɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðɛm. ðə gʊd oʊld deɪz, æm aɪ raɪt? nɑt ðət ðiz θɪŋz doʊnt stɪl ˈhæpən ʤɪst ɛz ˈɔfən, ɪts ʤɪst ðət naʊ ðɛrz ə ˈsɪstəm əv ʧɛks ənd ˈbælənsɪz noʊn ɛz ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈhævɪŋ jʊr trænzˈgrɛʃənz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti meɪd ˈɪntu ə listicle*. ðɛrz ə ˈmɔrəl ˈkəmpəs kənˈvinjəntli ɛmˈbɛdɪd ɪn ˈɛvriˌwənz tˈwɪtər ˈtaɪmlaɪn dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ðə ˈmæsɪz tɪ ɔl ðæts raɪt ənd ʤɪst. ənd ˈtrɛndɪŋ. ɔn ðə ˈɑpəzɪt saɪt əv ðət ˈkəmpəs, ˈmeɪbi ˈhæŋɪŋ ɔf ðə ɛʤ əv ɪt, ɪz ə bænd kɔld. ənd ˈdəzənt gɪv ə fək əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈmɔrəl ˈkəmpəs. ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ səm ˌənˈfeɪvərəbəl ənd rəvˈjuz, ðə bænd simd tɪ hæv ə sɔrt əv ˈmoʊmənt ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. waɪl ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ, ˈmɛni fænz simd əˈfɛndɪd baɪ ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ juzd ənd wər ˈrɛdi tɪ liv ðə bænd bɪˈhaɪnd. ðɛrz naʊ ˈivɪn ə ˈtəmblər ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ðɛm ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ ðɛr oʊn fænz. aɪ kɔt əp wɪθ ˌgɪˈtɑrɪst nɪk ˈbæsɪt ənd ˈɔfərd ə ʃɑt æt ˈɪntərˌnɛt rɪˈdɛmʃən. ə ʧæns tɪ waɪp ðə sleɪt klin ənd kɪs ðə rɪŋz əv ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈæktɪvɪsts ˈɛvriˌwɛr. fərst ɔf, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls, wʊd ju laɪk tɪ ˈɔfər ˈɛni əˈpɑləˌʤiz tɪ ˈɛniˌwən huz ˈkɑmɛntəd ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ ər əˈtoʊn fər ˈɛni əv ðə θɪŋz juv sɛd ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðɛm? ˌæbsəˈlutli nɑt. wət wʊd ju laɪk tɪ seɪ tɪ jʊr ex-fans*? wɪr ˈwidɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈpʊsiz. səm hæv ˈleɪbəld ðə bænd ˈsɛksɪst ənd ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ səm əv jʊr ˌɪnˈsəlts. wət du ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðət? ˈækʧəwəl ˈmɔˌrɑnz. aɪd bi stoʊkt ðət wi ˈdɪdənt sək ˈɛniˌwənz dɪk ɛz ə bænd ənd wər ʤɪst ril djudz biɪŋ ril. ɪf wi wərənt ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈrɛkərdz ˌɛniˈmɔr, ðət wʊd bi ə ræp fər θɪŋk ˈpipəl teɪk ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ əraʊnd ðɛm tu lʊks laɪk ˈbɑbi hɪl. ˈɔlsoʊ: ʤɪst rɪˈkɔrdɪd ə nu ˈrɛkərd, raɪt? wət kən jʊr fju rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ fænz ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ɪt? ˈɛvəri sɔŋ slæps. haʊ həz ðə saʊnd ʧeɪnʤd θruaʊt ðə ʃɪfts ɪn ˈlaɪˌnəp ənd ˈmɛmbər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz? ðɪs ˈfaɪnəl ˈlaɪˌnəp ɪz ˈpərˌfɪkt ənd ðə bænd həz bɪˈkəm mɔr kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪv ðən ˈɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju læst jɪr, ju sɛd ju ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ðə ˈlaʊdəst bænd ɪn ðə wərld. du ju θɪŋk juv əˈʧivd ðət goʊl? wi əˈʧivd ɪt æt ɑr fərst ʃoʊ. æsk ˈwiˌkɪnd əˈbaʊt ɪt, ðeɪ wər ðɛr. aɪ æst ʃɔn əv ˈwiˌkɪnd əˈbaʊt fərst ʃoʊ. "weɪ ˈlaʊdər ðən wɪn aɪ sɔ maɪ ˈblədi ˈvælənˌtaɪn. ɪt meɪd mi ˈfɪzɪkəli ɪl." ɪf jʊr ɔˈrɛdi ðə ˈlaʊdəst bænd ɪn ðə wərld, wəts nɛkst? bloʊɪŋ aʊt ˈɛvəri pɑ ˈsɪstəm wi kən, ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈhɑrdˈkɔr dweebs*, ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈpipəlz ˈməni, ənd biɪŋ ðə ˈgreɪtəst bænd əv ɔl taɪm. wət ˈəðər goʊlz dɪz hæv? kip ˈitɪŋ aɪs krim, ˈskeɪtɪŋ, ənd ˈkɪlɪŋ ɪt. ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls jʊd laɪk tɪ seɪ? ʃaʊt aʊt tɪ schü*ü, məˈkleɪn, (lik), ˈnɪki (ˈʧɑrli blæk), ʤɛf (ðə bɔs), ˈhɛlθi maɪk, ˈdeɪmiən (ˈtaɪgərz ˈdægərz), arland*, chancho*, ˈbaʊrkiər, ˈmɪki ˈdeɪvi, ˈɔstən, maɪ gərl ˈlusi, maɪ gərl ˈspɛroʊ, krɪs bɛts, ʤoʊ beɪz, ˈtaɪlər thalkin*, ˈsiˈsi, piɛr ˈɑkə "pp*" ˈɑkə "ˈbɛnʤəmən", ˈkɛndəl ənd mɪk, lexy*, rɪk ˈnoʊlə, ˈʤeɪkəb ˈhaɪni, ˈmaɪloʊ, ˈʃərwɪn, ˈlɛri, luɪs, lup ənd fit ðə fli ˈmɑrkɪt ənd ˌgɑrˈsiə ʤoʊ jo's*, raɪən graveface*, ðə hoʊl ˈætməsˌfɪr əv ðə ˈsizən, deɪl, ˈkɛri məˈkɔɪ (ˈʤɛri) ənd ʤɔrʤ (bɪg ənd iv*), ˈdɛrɪk praɪn (haʊi), bɛn ˈʤɛri, məf, (wishy-washy*), ˈbrɛndən (əv ˈlusiz ənd ˈdrɪŋkərz ˈtævərn feɪm), bleachy*, ˈdɑrən (huz ˈkulər ðən ˈdɛvɪn), ˈʤɛri braʊn (θæŋks fər ɔl ðə hʊk əp), ʤæk ˈʃərli (breh*), ðə ˈɔrɪnʤ sɔs frəm ðə ɪn ˈrɛdˌwʊd ˈsɪti, ˈhəmbəl bɑb, məkˈdɑnəldz fraɪz, ˈædəm (damb*), ˈbrændən goʊld, ˈænθɔˌni ˈbɔrgeɪs, ðə blu gəm bɔɪz, ˈpɑmər, kaɪl costill*, ˈtɑmi dɑk, ˈtɑməs, bɪg ˈtiˌsərts, ˈfræŋklɪn ˈfaʊntən, lərˈɛnzoʊz, treɪ ˈpɑrkər, mæt stoʊn, frɛd pessaro*, bɑbz teɪk beɪk (ˈsɪriz), snoʊ waɪt (joʊˈsɛmɪti), ʤɛf casaza*, wɪl jɪp, mɪk ˈfoʊli a.k.a*. "ˈmænˈkaɪnd" a.k.a*. "dud ləv" a.k.a*. "ˈkæktəs ʤæk," ˈɑrθər rɪzk, nɪk reɪ, ˈrɛni, bɑb, ˈdəŋkən ənd ðə hoʊl ər dɛθ tim, dɑn ənd ðə ˈpɪkʧərz tim, ˈsændi (frəm szechuan*), naɪt skul, sæd ˈæktər, dæn i, ʤoʊ frəm nɪks roʊst bif, ðə rɑk, laɪl ˈgæləgər, ʤɑn ˈkɑnər, ˈgæləgər (ʤɑn ˈkɑnərz bɛst frɛnd), ˈbɪli "ðə saɪn ˈmeɪkər," stoʊn koʊld e.t*, ðə aɪərn ʃik, juθ koʊd, naɪt sɪnz, lycus*, waɪt ˈlaɪtərz, swɔn daɪv, paʊər trɪp, ðə ˈkæskət gərlz, ˈɪŋgrɪd (wərl), ɔl ðə pleɪərz frəm, ˈnəθɪŋ, ˈwiˌkɪnd, lycus*, ˈtaɪtəl faɪt, ənd dɛd ɛnd pæθ. ˈænθɔˌni fantano*, ˈiən koʊən, ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈpʊsiz hu ər goʊɪŋ tɪ kraɪ əˈbaʊt ðɪs ʃɪt ˈviə ˈtəmblər, tˈwɪtər, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. wəts goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən tɪ ju wɪn ju daɪ? ðɛrz ə pleɪs ɪn hɛl rɪˈzərvd fər mi ənd maɪ frɛndz. ˈlukəz hɑʤ ɪz ɔn tˈwɪtər, əˈbaʊt ju
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for better or worse, a lot of weird things have happened to our world in the past handful of years thanks to social media. five years ago, there wasn't an army of "activists" waiting behind twitter handles and tumblr urls for the freshest cis-male blood to drop. robin thicke probably could have released the rapiest song he wanted and it would have gone unnoticed (like all other robin thicke songs that aren't rapey). before tumblr, there were hardcore bands writing entire albums about "sluts" and a new movie every weekend with a white person portraying someone of color and gwen stefani profiting off a level of cultural appropriation that only katy perry could dream of. maybe even whirr could have gotten away with calling their fans "retards" and "pussies" without the entirety of the internet turning against them.
the good old days, am i right? not that these things don't still happen just as often, it's just that now there's a system of checks and balances known as getting-called-the-fuck-out and probably having your transgressions against humanity made into a listicle. there's a moral compass conveniently embedded in everyone's twitter timeline directing the masses to all that's right and just. and trending. on the opposite site of that compass, maybe hanging off the edge of it, is a band called whirr. and whirr doesn't give a fuck about your moral compass.
after receiving some unfavorable and ill-informed reviews, the band seemed to have a sort of michael-douglas-in-falling-down moment on the internet. while entertaining, many fans seemed offended by the language used and were ready to leave the band behind. there's now even a tumblr dedicated to them insulting their own fans. i caught up with guitarist nick bassett and offered a shot at internet redemption. a chance to wipe the slate clean and kiss the rings of internet activists everywhere.
first off, before anything else, would you like to offer any apologies to anyone who's commented on whirr's facebook page or atone for any of the things you've said in response to them?
absolutely not.
what would you like to say to your ex-fans?
we're weeding out the pussies.
some have labeled the band sexist and ableist in response to some of your insults. what do you think about that?
actual morons.
i'd be stoked that we didn't suck anyone's dick as a band and were just real dudes being real. if we weren't selling records anymore, that would be a wrap for us.i think people take everything around them too seriously.motherfucker looks like bobby hill. also:
whirr just recorded a new record, right? what can your few remaining fans expect from it?
every song slaps.
how has the sound changed throughout the shifts in lineup and member changes?
this final lineup is perfect and the band has become more collaborative than ever before.
in an interview last year, you said you wanted to be the loudest band in the world. do you think you've achieved that goal?
we achieved it at our first show. ask weekend about it, they were there. i asked shaun durkan of weekend about whirr's first show. "way louder than when i saw my bloody valentine. it made me physically ill."
if you're already the loudest band in the world, what's next?
blowing out every pa system we can, alienating hype-hopping hardcore dweebs, taking people's money, and being the greatest band of all time.
what other goals does whirr have?
keep eating ice cream, skating, and killing it.
anything else you'd like to say?
shout out to schü, mclain, paaaa (leak), nicky $$$ (charlie black), jeff (the boss), healthy mike, damian (tigers & daggers), arland, chancho, bourcier, mickey (lyin1), davy, austin, my girl lucy, my girl sparrow, chris betz, joe bayes, tyler thalkin, cc, pierre aka "pp" aka "benjamin", kendall and mick, lexy, rick nola, jacob heiny, milo, sherwin, larry, louis, lupe and lety feat the flea market and garcia jo jo's, ryan graveface, the whole atmosphere of the xmas season, dale, kerry mccoy (jerry) and george (big iii and iv), derek prine (howie), ben & jerry, muff, ziggy (wishy-washy), brenden (of lucy's and drinkers tavern fame), bleachy, darren (who's cooler than devin), jerry brown (thanks for all the ebt hook up), jack shirley (breh), the orange sauce from the taqueria in redwood city, humble bobb, mcdonald's fries, adam (damb), brandon gold, anthony borges, the blue gum boys, palmer, kyle costill, tommy doc, thomas, big dawg t-shirts, franklin fountain, lorenzo's, trey parker, matt stone, fred pessaro, bob's take & bake (ceres), snow white (yosemite), jeff casaza, will yip, mick foley a.k.a. "mankind" a.k.a. "dude love" a.k.a. "cactus jack," arthur rizk, nick ray, rennie, bob, duncan and the whole relapse/life or death team, don argott and the 9.14 pictures team, sandy (from szechuan), night school, sad actor, dan e, joe from nick's roast beef, the rock, lyle gallagher, john conner, gallagher (john conner's best friend), billy "the sign maker," stone cold e.t, the iron sheik, youth code, night sins, lycus, white lighters, swan dive, power trip, the casket girls, ingrid maoz (whirl), all the players from whirr, nothing, weekend, lycus, title fight, and dead end path. anthony fantano, ian cohen, and the rest of the pussies who are going to cry about this shit via tumblr, twitter, facebook, etc.
what's going to happen to you when you die?
there's a place in hell reserved for me and my friends.
lukas hodge is on twitter, faving subtweets about you - @lukashodge
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ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti flɔ noʊn ɛz "heartbleed*" kʊd bi ðə wərst θɪŋ ðæts ˈɛvər ˈhæpənd tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ˈwɛðər ər nɑt jʊr spukt baɪ ɪt, səm ˈpipəl ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈmɛʒərz. ðɛr geɪmz ɔn stim. fər ðoʊz hu ɔˈrɛdi oʊn ðə geɪm, saʊθ pɑrk: ðə stɪk əv truθ ɪz, fər ðə taɪm biɪŋ, noʊ ˈlɔŋgər kɔld saʊθ pɑrk: ðə stɪk əv truθ ɪn ðɛr stim ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. ɪt həz ˌɪnˈstɛd bɪn riˈneɪmd "vælv pliz ˈrisɛt ɔl ˈpɑrtnər bɪˈkəz heartbleed*". (ɪts stɪl kɔld "saʊθ pɑrk: ðə stɪk əv truθ" ɔn ðə stɔr peɪʤ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər). ˈwɛðər ðɪs ɪz ə mɪˈsteɪk, ə kraɪ fər hɛlp ər ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls, wiv æst ubisoft*, ənd wɪl ˈəpˌdeɪt ɪf wi hir bæk. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt (ənd jɛs, aɪ noʊ, 53 ˈmɪnəts. aɪ bleɪm ˈbreɪvli dɪˈfɔlt.) [θæŋks bɛn!]
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the security flaw known as "heartbleed" could be the worst thing that's ever happened to the internet. whether or not you're spooked by it, some people are already taking measures. like...renaming their games on steam.
for those who already own the game, south park: the stick of truth is, for the time being, no longer called south park: the stick of truth in their steam library. it has instead been renamed "valve please reset all partner logins because heartbleed".
(it's still called "south park: the stick of truth" on the store page, however).
whether this is a mistake, a cry for help or something else, we've asked ubisoft, and will update if we hear back.
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(and yes, i know, 53 minutes. i blame bravely default.)
[thanks ben!]
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ˈklaɪmɪt ˈwɔrmɪŋ tɪ ˈwikən wɪnd paʊər ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr, ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə: ˈstədi ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈwɔrmɪŋ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz kɔzd baɪ ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ər sɛt tɪ ˈwikən wɪnd ˈɛnərʤi ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr, ə ˈstədi ʃoʊz, ˈlɛsənɪŋ ðə əˈmaʊnt əv wɪnd paʊər prəˈdust fər wɪnd fɑrmz. ki pɔɪnts: ˈætməsˌfɪr ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti wɪʧ kriˈeɪts wɪnd ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr ˌnɔrˈθist ɔˈstreɪljə kʊd bɪˈkəm ən əˈtræktɪv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt fər ˈɛnərʤi ˈkəmpəˌniz æt ˈprɛzənt ðɛr ɪz ˈoʊnli wən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl wɪnd fɑrm ɪn kˈwinzˌlænd ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ˈsəðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr wʊd si ə bust ɪn wɪnd, wɪʧ kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli tərn ɔˈstreɪljə ˈɪntu ən əˈtræktɪv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt fər ˈɛnərʤi ˈkəmpəˌniz. prəˈfɛsər krɪs, frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊz ˈoʊʃənz ənd ˈklaɪmɪt læb, wərkt ɔn ðə ˈstədi ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl ˈneɪʧər geoscience*, wɪʧ tʊk ə ˈgloʊbəl vju ɔn wɪnd ˈɛnərʤi. "wɪnd ˈjuʒəwəli dɪˈraɪvz ɪts ˈɛnərʤi frəm ən ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti ɪn ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr, ənd ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr ə ˈmeɪʤər sɔrs əv ðət ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti ɪz ðə ɪkˈweɪtər tɪ poʊl ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈdɪfərəns," hi sɛd. "wi ɔl noʊ ðət ðə ˈtrɑpɪks ər ˈwɔrmər ðən ðə ˈɑrtɪk, bət bɪˈkəz ðə ɪz ˈwɔrmɪŋ æt ə məʧ ˈfæstər reɪt ðən ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈtrɑpɪks ənd ðə ˈlætəˌtudz ðət ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈgreɪdiənt ɪz ˈlɛsənɪŋ. "ðət ɪz ə wɛl noʊn fəˈnɑməˌnɑn kɔld ˈpoʊlər ˌæmpləfəˈkeɪʃən, ər ˌæmpləfəˈkeɪʃən." ðə ˈrisərʧ wɑz ðə fərst ˈgloʊbəl ˈstədi tɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈraɪzɪz ɔn wɪnd ˈɛnərʤi. ɪt faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə ˈævərɪʤ lænd ənd si ˈtɛmpərəʧər wɑz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ, wɪʧ wʊd pʊʃ ˈgreɪtər wɪnd pərˈdəkʃən. "ɛz wi noʊ moʊst əv ðə ˈsəðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr ɪz ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ ˈoʊʃən, ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr," prəˈfɛsər sɛd. soʊ ɪn saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə, ðə ˈsəðərn hæf əv ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ɔˈstreɪljə, ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ˈwɔrmɪŋ wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈoʊvər lænd ˈfæstər ðən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈoʊʃən. "ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ bɪˈkəz ðə lænd ɪz ˈwɔrmɪŋ əp soʊ ˈræpədli ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ðə ˈoʊʃən," hi sɛd. "soʊ ðə wɪndz ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ dəraɪv ˈgreɪtər ˈɛnərʤi frəm ðət ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈdɪfərəns ər ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti." ˈjuˈɛs kʊd feɪs drɔp ɪn wɪnd ˈɛnərʤi fər ɔˈstreɪljə, prəˈfɛsər sɛd hi ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðɛr wʊd bi ə bum ɪn wɪnd ˈɛnərʤi fər ðə ˌnɔrˈθist əv ðə ˈkəntri. "ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən meɪ pruv ki ɪn ˈæləˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd ˈplænɪŋ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl wɛr ənd wɪn tɪ bɪld nu fɑrmz ənd haʊ tɪ dil wɪθ ˈdɪfərd ˈmeɪntənəns wɪθ ˈoʊldər wɪnd fɑrmz," hi sɛd. "ənd ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ ðə blɛnd əv səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈɛvəri groʊɪŋ ˈriʤənəl ˈɛnərʤi kənˈsəmʃən. "ɪt ˈdəzənt min ðət wɪnd ˈɛnərʤi ʃʊd teɪk ðə pleɪs əv ˈɛni ˈəðər pɑrt əv ðə pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ ðæts ɪn ə ˈstrætəʤi tɪ rɪˈdus ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ɪˈmɪʃənz." prəˈfɛsər' ˈstədi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə ˈsɛntrəl juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts kʊd feɪs ə 10 pər sɛnt drɔp ɪn əˈveɪləbəl wɪnd ˈɛnərʤi baɪ 2050 ənd baɪ ðə jɪr 2100 ðət kʊd bi əp tɪ 40 pər sɛnt. ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kʊd juz ðə rɪˈpɔrt tɪ pʊʃ fər ə drɔp ɪn wɪnd ˈɛnərʤi ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ prəˈfɛsər sɛd hi wɑz ˈnərvəs əˈbaʊt. "wɪnd paʊər ɪz ənd ʃʊd rɪˈmeɪn kənˈsɪdərd ɛz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrt əv ðə pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ əv riˈnuəbəl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈbrɔdər ˈstrætəʤi tɪ rɪˈdus ˈkɑrbən ɪˈmɪʃənz," hi sɛd. 'wiv gɑt ðə wɪnd, bət nɑt ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt' ˈændru breɪ, frəm ðə ˈædvəkəsi grup ɔˈstreɪljən wɪnd əˈlaɪəns, sɛd hi ˈdaʊtɪd ə prɪˈdɪktɪd bust ɪn əˈveɪləbəl wɪnd ˈɛnərʤi ɪn kˈwinzˌlænd wʊd meɪk məʧ əv ə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə ˈlɛvəl əv wɪnd fɑrm ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. hi sɛd ðɛr wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ɪˈnəf wɪnd tɪ goʊ əraʊnd. "ðɛrz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl wɪnd ˈrisɔrsɪz ɔl əˈkrɔs ɔˈstreɪljə," hi sɛd. "wi ˈrisəntli hæd səm ˈrisərʧ dən wɪʧ ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət wi kʊd paʊər ɔˈstreɪljəz ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɛnərʤi nidz 12 taɪmz ˈoʊvər ʤɪst wɪθ ðə wɪnd ˈrisɔrsɪz ɪn ˈistərn ɔˈstreɪljə. "soʊ wiv gɑt ə lɔt əv ˈpleɪsɪz wi kən pʊt wɪnd ˈtərbaɪnz." æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ɪn kˈwinzˌlænd ðɛr ɪz ˈoʊnli wən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl wɪnd fɑrm, ˌɔlˈðoʊ mɔr ˈprɑʤɛkts ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ breɪk graʊnd ɪn ðə nɛkst fju jɪrz. ˈkrɪsʧɪn pik, hu wərks fər ðə kənˈsəltənsi fərm wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdz wɪnd ˈdætə tɪ wɪnd fɑrm ˈkəmpəˌniz, sɛd ðɛr wər səm "ˈprɪti sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt dɪˈvɛləpmənts ðət wi noʊ əv [ɪn kˈwinzˌlænd]". "səm əv ðɛm ər ˈgɪtɪŋ kloʊz tɪ kənˈstrəkʃən ənd səm əv ðɛm ər ˈərliər ɔn. aɪ θɪŋk ˈpipəl ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðət ˈriʤən," hi sɛd. ˈtɑpɪks: wind-energy*, ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, climate-change*, ɔˈstreɪljə fərst ˈpoʊstɪd
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climate warming to weaken wind power in northern hemisphere, increase in australia: study
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warming temperatures caused by climate change are set to weaken wind energy in the northern hemisphere, a study shows, lessening the amount of wind power produced for wind farms.
key points: atmosphere instability which creates wind changing in northern hemisphere
north-east australia could become an attractive investment for energy companies
at present there is only one operational wind farm in queensland
however the southern hemisphere would see a boost in wind, which could potentially turn north-eastern australia into an attractive investment for energy companies.
professor kris karnauskas, from the university of colorado's oceans and climate lab, worked on the study published in the journal nature geoscience, which took a global view on wind energy.
"wind usually derives its energy from an instability in the atmosphere, and in the northern hemisphere a major source of that instability is the equator to pole temperature difference," he said.
"we all know that the tropics are warmer than the arctic, but because the artic is warming at a much faster rate than the rest of the world including the tropics and the latitudes that temperature gradient is lessening.
"that is a well known phenomenon called polar amplification, or artic amplification."
the research was the first global study to project the impact of temperature rises on wind energy.
it found in the southern hemisphere the difference between the average land and sea temperature was increasing, which would push greater wind production.
"as we know most of the southern hemisphere is dominated by ocean, relative to the northern hemisphere," professor karnauskas said.
so in south america, the southern half of africa and australia, greenhouse gas warming was expected to increase the temperature over land faster than over the ocean.
"the land-sea temperature difference in the southern hemisphere is actually increasing because the land is warming up so rapidly relative to the ocean," he said.
"so the winds are able to derive greater energy from that temperature difference or instability."
us could face drop in wind energy
for australia, professor karnauskas said he expected there would be a boom in wind energy for the north-east of the country.
"this information may prove key in allocating resources and planning, for example where and when to build new farms and how to deal with differed maintenance with older wind farms," he said.
"and helping to fine-tune the blend of renewables supporting the every growing regional energy consumption.
"it doesn't mean that wind energy should take the place of any other part of the portfolio that's in a strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
professor karnauskas' study reported the central united states could face a 10 per cent drop in available wind energy by 2050.
and by the year 2100, that could be up to 40 per cent.
the idea that the trump administration could use the report to push for a drop in wind energy investment was something professor karnauskas said he was nervous about.
"wind power is and should remain considered as an important part of the portfolio of renewable investments as part of the broader strategy to reduce carbon emissions," he said.
'we've got the wind, but not the investment'
andrew bray, from the advocacy group australian wind alliance, said he doubted a predicted boost in available wind energy in queensland would make much of a difference in the level of wind farm investment.
he said there was already enough wind to go around.
"there's incredible wind resources all across australia," he said.
"we recently had some research done which estimated that we could power australia's entire energy needs 12 times over just with the wind resources in eastern australia.
"so we've got a lot of places we can put wind turbines."
at the moment in queensland there is only one operational wind farm, although more projects are expected to break ground in the next few years.
christian peake, who works for the consultancy firm dnv gl which provides wind modelling data to wind farm companies, said there were some "pretty significant developments that we know of [in queensland]".
"some of them are getting close to construction and some of them are earlier on. i think people are looking at that region," he said.
topics: wind-energy, environment, climate-change, australia
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bərˈiə, oʊˈhaɪoʊ ʤɑn ˈkɑsɪʧ ˌsɪŋgəˈlhændɪdli kɛpt ˈdɑnəld trəmp frəm ˈlɑkɪŋ əp ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt ənd ɪt meɪ bi bɪˈkəz ə nu brid əv ˈvoʊtər həz ˈɛnərd ðə 2016 rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑntɛst: ˈkɑsɪʧ ˈdɛməˌkræts. waɪl ðə oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈgəvərnər wɑz prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ wɪn baɪ ə ˈnɛroʊ ˈmɑrʤən, hi ˈɛndɪd əp dɪˈfitɪŋ trəmp ˈhændəli baɪ 11 pɔɪnts. ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ ˈnumərəs ˈvoʊtərz æt ˈkɑsɪʧ ɪˈvɛnts ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət hi həz ən əˈpil wɪθ ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈdɛməˌkræts ðət ˈəðər rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkænədɪts ðoʊz ˈvoʊtərz ˈlaɪkli hɛlpt ɪm ə lɔt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. pæm, əv ˈkæntən, ɪz wən əv ðɛm., ə ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈdɛməˌkræt, əˈtɛndəd ə ɪˈvɛnt æt ən ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən mˈjuziəm ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd sɛd ʃi wʊd ʧeɪnʤ hər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ bæk ˈkɑsɪʧ. əv ɔl ˈlɪsənd tɪ, aɪ ʤɪst ˈfɪgjərd ðə bɛst θɪŋ tɪ du raɪt now,”*,” ʃi sɛd, ˈlæfɪŋ ə bɪt. ðə bɛst choice.”*.” ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin haʊ ˈmɛni ˈvoʊtərz laɪk wɪl bust ˈkɑsɪʧ goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ənd ˈjuˌtɔ, wɪʧ hoʊld ðɛr ˈpraɪˌmɛriz ɔn mɑrʧ 22 boʊθ steɪts əˈlaʊ ˈvoʊtərz tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr ˈpɑrti ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ɔn ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ. ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈnəmbərz frəm ðə oʊˈhaɪoʊ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ ðə ˈdeɪli bist ʃoʊd ðət ˈnɪrli ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈvoʊtɪd ɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈərli ˈvoʊtɪŋ. ənd ˈɛksət poʊlz ʃoʊd ðət 7 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ ˈvoʊtərz ɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpraɪˌmɛri wər ˈdɛməˌkræt crossovers*. ɔl ˌsərkəmˈstænʃəl ˈɛvədəns; ˈplɔzəbəl ðət ˈəðər ˈfæktərz geɪv ˈkɑsɪʧ ə səˈpraɪzɪŋli lɑrʤ wɪn ɪn hɪz hoʊm steɪt. bət ɪt wɑz ə θim riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn θru tu deɪz əv ˈɪntərvˌjuz æt ˈkɑsɪʧ kæmˈpeɪn ɪˈvɛnts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ taʊn hɔlz, tɛnt ˈmitɪŋz, ənd wən æt ə ˌpitsərˈiə. ðə ˈgəvərnər əˈtræktəd ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn ə weɪ ˈəðər rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkænədɪts. bi hɑrd prɛst tɪ faɪnd ə ˈdɛməˌkræt æt ə tɛd kruz ɪˈvɛnt bɪn tɪ ə hoʊst əv ðɛm ənd ˈnɛvər mɛt wən), bət æt kæmˈpeɪn stɑps, ˈizəli ˌwənˈθərd əv ðə ˈpipəl aɪ spoʊk wɪθ wər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənts ər ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈdɛməˌkræts. ɪn fækt, ðɛr wər ˈivɪn ˈdɛməˌkræts æt hɪz ˈvɪktəri ˈpɑrti. wən əˈtɛnˈdi, reɪ ˈmɪlər, sɛd hi ˈtrævəld ɔl ðə weɪ frəm ˈmɛrələnd tɪ ðə pæst fju deɪz ˈʧætɪŋ əp ˈstreɪnʤərz ɪn məkˈdɑnəldz ənd ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ðɛm tɪ bæk ðə ˈgəvərnər. ənd hi ˈspɔrtɪd ə ˈdɛməˌkræts fər ˈkɑsɪʧ ˈtiˌsərt. hi sɛd ˈkɑsɪʧ ɪz ðə fərst rɪˈpəblɪkən səˈpɔrtɪd sɪns 1960 wɪn hi geɪv ə spiʧ ɪn haɪ skul ˈbækɪŋ ˈnɪksən. θɪŋk nis ɪz important,”*,” hi sɛd. ənd ðɛn ðɛr wɑz ðə trəmp hu sɛd ðeɪ wər soʊ dɪˈstərbd baɪ ðə ˈreɪvɪŋ ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ðət ðeɪ ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈəðər tim tɪ hɛlp kip ɪm frəm ˈwɪnɪŋ. ˈɛrɪk hustak*, ə ˈvoʊtər frəm bərˈiə, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, sɛd ə ˈdɛməˌkræt bət ˈvoʊtɪd ɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpraɪˌmɛri bɪˈkəz hi wɔnt trəmp tɪ wɪn. ə ˈreɪsɪst, ə ˈsɛksɪst, ə bigot,”*,” hi sɛd. kaɪnd əv ju kən θɪŋk əv, hi embodies.”*.” ˈnɔrmən ˈɛdwərdz, ən ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən ənd ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ ˈdɛməˌkræt hu ˈvoʊtɪd ˈkɑsɪʧ ənd sɛd hi kɔld ɔl hɪz ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz ənd toʊld ðɛm tɪ bæk ɪm ɛz wɛl. fər maɪk pecchia*, ə ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈdɛməˌkræt hu rənz ə ˈpraɪvət ˈkrɪsʧɪn skul ðət wərks wɪθ ˌəndərˈsərvd kɪdz ɪn ˈjəŋzˌtaʊn, ɪt wɑz ɔl əˈbaʊt ðə mæn hɪmˈsɛlf. ˈæftər siɪŋ ˈkɑsɪʧ æt ə taʊn hɔl ɪn ə ˈjəŋzˌtaʊn ˈwɛˌrhaʊs, hi toʊld ðə ˈdeɪli bist ðət hi wʊd ʧeɪnʤ hɪz ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ voʊt fər ðə ˈgəvərnər. θɪŋks ˈpipəl ər ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ tɪ voʊt fər trump,”*,” hi sɛd. ““no*. ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ tɪ voʊt fər him.”*.” læst wɪn ðə fərst taɪm ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈbustɪd ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈfɔrʧənz. ɪn hɪz 2014 riɪˈlɛkʃən bɪd, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈɛksət poʊlz ʃoʊd hi sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪnˈkrist hɪz səˈpɔrt əˈməŋ ˈdɛməˌkræts frəm hɪz fərst ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd wɪn ɪn 2010 ə kˈwɔrtər əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈvoʊtərz bækt ɪm ðət jɪr (ɪn pɑrt du tɪ ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈɔfəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkænədɪt). dæn ˈvoʊtɔ, hu sɛd æt ən ɪˈvɛnt baɪ ðə sprɛd ˈigəl ˈtævərn ɪn ðət hi wɑz ə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræt ənd sɛd hi wɑz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər ðə ˈgəvərnər ɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpraɪˌmɛri. hərd ˈkɑsɪʧ ˈspikɪŋ, ənd hɪz θɪŋ ɪz, voʊt fər mi bɪˈkəz ju bɪˈliv ɪn mi, voʊt fər mi əˈgɛnst ˈsəmˌbɑdi else,”*,” hi sɛd. wət aɪ wʊd do.”*.” ˌəndərˈstændz ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ju compromise.”*.”
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berea, ohio — john kasich singlehandedly kept donald trump from locking up the republican nomination tuesday night and it may be because a new breed of voter has entered the 2016 republican contest: kasich democrats.
while the ohio governor was projected to win by a narrow margin, he ended up defeating trump handily by 11 points.
conversations with numerous voters at kasich events indicate that he has an appeal with registered democrats that other republican candidates lack—and those voters likely helped him a lot on tuesday.
pam cupari, of canton, is one of them.
cupari, a registered democrat, attended a romney/kasich event at an aviation museum the day before the election and said she would change her registration to back kasich.
“because of all i’ve listened to, i just figured that’s the best thing to do right now,” she said, laughing a bit. “it’s the best choice.”
it remains to be seen how many voters like cupari will boost kasich going forward in places like arizona and utah, which hold their primaries on march 22. both states allow voters to change their party registration on election day.
internal numbers from the ohio republican party provided to the daily beast showed that nearly 30,000 democrats voted in the republican primary during early voting. and msnbc exit polls showed that 7 percent of the election day voters in the republican primary were democrat crossovers.
that’s all circumstantial evidence; it’s plausible that other factors gave kasich a surprisingly large win in his home state. but it was a theme reiterated over and over again through two days of interviews at kasich campaign events, including town halls, tent meetings, and one check-in at a pizzeria. the governor attracted registered democrats in a way other republican candidates don’t.
you’d be hard pressed to find a democrat at a ted cruz event (i’ve been to a host of them and never met one), but at kasich’s campaign stops, easily one-third of the people i spoke with were independents or registered democrats.
in fact, there were even democrats at his victory party.
one attendee, ray miller, said he travelled all the way from maryland to volunteer—spending the past few days chatting up strangers in mcdonalds and encouraging them to back the governor. and he sported a democrats for kasich t-shirt. he said kasich is the first republican he’s supported since 1960, when he gave a speech in high school backing nixon.
“i think nice is important,” he said.
and then there was the trump factor—democrats who said they were so disturbed by the raving billionaire that they joined the other team to help keep him from winning.
eric hustak, a voter from berea, ohio, said he’s a democrat but voted in the republican primary because he want trump to win.
“he’s a racist, a sexist, a bigot,” he said. “any kind of -ist you can think of, he embodies.”
norman edwards, an african-american and lifelong democrat who voted kasich and said he called all his family members and told them to back him as well.
for mike pecchia, a registered democrat who runs a private christian school that works with underserved kids in youngstown, it was all about the man himself.
after seeing kasich at a town hall in a youngstown warehouse, he told the daily beast that he would change his registration to vote for the governor.
“everybody thinks people are changing to vote for trump,” he said. “no. we’re changing to vote for him.”
last night’s win wasn’t the first time democrats boosted kasich’s electoral fortunes. in his 2014 reelection bid, cnn exit polls showed he significantly increased his support among democrats from his first statewide win in 2010. a quarter of democratic voters backed him that year (in part due to a particularly awful democratic candidate).
dan votaw, who said at an event by the spread eagle tavern in hanoverton that he was a liberal democrat and said he was considering voting for the governor in the republican primary.
“i heard kasich speaking, and his thing is, vote for me because you believe in me, don’t vote for me against somebody else,” he said. “so that’s what i would do.”
“kasich understands that sometimes you compromise.”
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[/ˈkæpʃən] ɪn ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns təˈdeɪ, ˈkɛplər ˈmɪʃən ˈsaɪəntɪsts əˈnaʊnst ðə fərst kənˈfərmd ˈplænət ə ˈplænət ðət ˈɔrbəts ə ˈbaɪnəˌri stɑr ˈsɪstəm). ðə ˈplænət ɪn kˈwɛʃən, ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd həz bɪn kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈplænət frəm ðə stɑr wɔrz ˈsɑgə. wʊd ɪt bi ˈpɑsəbəl fər ˈsəmˌwən laɪk luk ˈskaɪˌwɔkər tɪ stænd ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs əv ənd si ðə ˈfeɪməs sunset”*” ɛz dɪˈpɪktɪd ɪn stɑr wɔrz? dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl kəmˈpɛrəsən bɪtˈwin ənd, ðə ˈplænəts ˈrɪli ˈoʊnli hæv ðɛr ˈɔrbət əraʊnd ə ˈbaɪnəˌri stɑr ˈsɪstəm ɪn ˈkɑmən. ɪz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd tɪ weɪ əˈbaʊt ə θərd ðə mæs əv ˈʤupɪtər, wɪθ ə ˈreɪdiəs əv əraʊnd θˌrikˈwɔrtərz ðət əv ˈʤupɪtər. ˈgɪvɪn ðə mæs ənd ˈreɪdiəs ˈɛstəˌmeɪts, ðɪs meɪks ˈkloʊzər tɪ ˈsætərn ðən ðə ˈrɑki, wərld əv. ˈɔrbət əraʊnd ɪts tu ˈpɛrənt stɑrz teɪks əˈbaʊt 229 deɪz, wɪʧ ɪz ˈsɪmələr tɪ venus’*’ ˈɔrbət. æt ə ˈdɪstəns əv əˈbaʊt 65 ˈmɪljən maɪəlz frəm ɪts ˈpɛrənt stɑrz, wɪʧ ər boʊθ ˈkulər ðən ɑr sən, ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ɔn ər ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ɪn ðə reɪnʤ əv əraʊnd 100 si. ðə tim dɪd ˈmɛnʃən ðət ɪz ʤɪst ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈhæbətəbəl zoʊn əv ðə ˈsɪstəm. dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ ʤɪst ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈhæbətəbəl zoʊn, ðə tim dɪd ˈmɛnʃən ðət ɪt kʊd bi ˈpɑsəbəl fər tɪ hæv ə ˈhæbətəbəl mun, ɪf sɛd mun hæd ə θɪk, ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ˈætməsˌfɪr. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ʤɑn noʊl, ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈifɛkts ˈsupərˌvaɪzər æt ilm*, ˈmɛnʃənd: aɪ wɑz ə kɪd, aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ meɪk dɪˈskəvəriz laɪk this.”*.” noʊl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈædɪd, saɪəns ɪz ˈstreɪnʤər ənd ˈkulər ðən fiction!”*!” ðə ˈkɛplər ˈmɪʃən dɪˈtɛkts ˈkænədɪts baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈtrænzɪt ˈmɛθəd wɪʧ dɪˈtɛkts ðə ˈdɪmɪŋ əv ðə laɪt ɪˈmɪtɪd frəm ə stɑr ɛz ə ˈplænət ˈkrɔsɪz ɪn frənt əv ɪt. ɪn ðə keɪs əv, ðə dɪˈtɛkʃən wɑz ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd baɪ ðə tu stɑrz ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪˈklɪpsɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər. ðə ˈbraɪtnəs ʃoʊd ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ˈivɪn wɪn ðə stɑrz wər nɑt ɪˈklɪpsɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər, wɪʧ ˈhɪnɪd æt ə θərd ˈbɑdi. wət ˈfərðər ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈmætərz wɑz ðət ðə ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˈbraɪtnəs əˈpɪrd æt ˌɪˈrɛgjələr taɪm ˈɪntərvəlz. ðə ˌɪˈrɛgjələr taɪm ˈɪntərvəlz ˈhɪnɪd ðət ðə stɑrz wər ɪn ˈdɪfərənt pəˈzɪʃənz ɪn ðɛr ˈɔrbət iʧ taɪm ðə θərd ˈbɑdi pæst. ˈæftər ˈstədiɪŋ ðə ˈdætə, ðə tim keɪm tɪ ðə kənˈkluʒən ðət ðə θərd ˈbɑdi wɑz ˈɔrbətɪŋ, nɑt ʤɪst wən, bət boʊθ stɑrz. əv wət wi noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsaɪzɪz əv stɑrz kəmz frəm səʧ ɪˈklɪpsɪŋ ˈbaɪnəˌri ˈsɪstəmz, ənd moʊst əv wət wi noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə saɪz əv ˈplænəts kəmz frəm transits,”*,” ˈædɪd ˈkɛplər ˈsaɪəntɪst ˈlɔrəns dɔɪl əv ðə ˈsɛˌti ˈɪnstɪˌtut. kəmˈbaɪnz ðə bɛst əv boʊθ wərldz, wɪθ ˈstɛlər ɪˈklɪpsɪz ənd ˈplænəˌtɛri ˈtrænzɪts ɪn wən system.”*.” ˈfaɪndɪŋz wɪl bi ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə sɛpt. ˈɪʃu əv ðə ˈʤərnəl saɪəns. ðə ˈkɛplər ˈmɪʃən ɪz fərst ˈmɪʃən ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈplænəts ɪn ər nɪr ðə ˈhæbətəbəl zoʊn ðə ˈriʤən əraʊnd ə stɑr wɛr ˈlɪkwɪd ˈwɔtər kən ɪgˈzɪst ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs əv ən ˈɔrbətɪŋ ˈplænət. ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈplænəts ənd ˈplænət ˈkænədɪts hæv bɪn dɪˈtɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈmɪʃən soʊ fɑr. ɪf laɪk tɪ lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɛplər ˈmɪʃən, ˈvɪzɪt: http://kepler.nasa.gov*/ ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri æt: http://kepler.nasa.gov/mission/discoveries/kepler16b*/ sɔrs: ˈnæsə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ˈnæsə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən reɪ ˈsændərz ɪz ə ˌsaɪˈfaɪ gik, əˈstrɑnəmər ənd ˈblɔgər. ˈvɪzɪt hɪz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt dɪr əˈstrɑnəmər ənd ˈfɑloʊ ɔn tˈwɪtər (@dearastronomer*) ər ˈgugəl+ fər mɔr speɪs mˈjuzɪŋz.
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in a news conference today, kepler mission scientists announced the first confirmed circumbinary planet ( a planet that orbits a binary star system). the planet in question, designated kepler-16b has been compared to the planet tatooine from the star wars saga.
would it be possible for someone like luke skywalker to stand on the surface of kepler-16b and see the famous “binary sunset” as depicted in star wars?
despite the initial comparison between kepler-16b and tatooine, the planets really only have their orbit around a binary star system in common. kepler-16b is estimated to weigh about a third the mass of jupiter, with a radius of around three-quarters that of jupiter.
given the mass and radius estimates, this makes kepler-16b closer to saturn than the rocky, desert-like world of tatooine. kepler-16b’s orbit around its two parent stars takes about 229 days, which is similar to venus’ 225-day orbit. at a distance of about 65 million miles from its parent stars, which are both cooler than our sun, temperatures on kepler-16b are estimated in the range of around -100 c.
the team did mention that kepler-16b is just outside of the habitable zone of the kepler-16 system. despite being just outside the habitable zone, the team did mention that it could be possible for kepler-16b to have a habitable moon, if said moon had a thick, greenhouse gas atmosphere.
during the press conference john knoll, visual effects supervisor at ilm, mentioned: “when i was a kid, i think it was going to be possible to make discoveries like this.” knoll also added, “the science is stranger and cooler than fiction!”
the kepler mission detects exoplanet candidates by using the transit method which detects the dimming of the light emitted from a star as a planet crosses in front of it. in the case of kepler-16b, the detection was complicated by the two stars in the system eclipsing each other.
the system’s brightness showed variations even when the stars were not eclipsing each other, which hinted at a third body. what further complicated matters was that the variations in brightness appeared at irregular time intervals. the irregular time intervals hinted that the stars were in different positions in their orbit each time the third body passed. after studying the data, the team came to the conclusion that the third body was orbiting, not just one, but both stars.
“much of what we know about the sizes of stars comes from such eclipsing binary systems, and most of what we know about the size of planets comes from transits,” added kepler scientist laurance doyle of the seti institute. “kepler-16 combines the best of both worlds, with stellar eclipses and planetary transits in one system.” doyle’s findings will be published in the sept. 15th issue of the journal science.
the kepler mission is nasa’s first mission capable of finding earth-size planets in or near the habitable zone – the region around a star where liquid water can exist on the surface of an orbiting planet. a considerable number of planets and planet candidates have been detected by the mission so far. if you’d like to learn more about the kepler mission, visit: http://kepler.nasa.gov/
you can also read more about the kepler-16b discovery at: http://kepler.nasa.gov/mission/discoveries/kepler16b/
source: nasa news conference / nasa tv
ray sanders is a sci-fi geek, astronomer and space/science blogger. visit his website dear astronomer and follow on twitter (@dearastronomer) or google+ for more space musings.
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ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈkrɛdɪts əv hɔlt ənd kæʧ faɪər pleɪ aʊt laɪk ə ˈbjutəfəl aɪˈdiə. ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈglimɪŋ ˈsɪgnəlz reɪs əˈkrɔs ə ˈlænˌskeɪp əv rɛd niɑn, ˈrənɪŋ ˈhɑtər ənd ˈfæstər ənˈtɪl wən teɪks ðə lɛd, ˈʃætərz ə ˈglimɪŋ ˈbɛriər, ənd laɪts əp ən lɛd bəlb ðət filz ɛz bɪg ɛz ðə wərld. ðə ˈeɪˌɛmˈsi ˈdrɑmə, wɪʧ keɪm tɪ ə kloʊz læst ˈwiˌkɪnd, ˈtreɪsɪz ðə ˈmɑdərn kəmˈpjutər eɪʤ frəm ðə ˈərli tɪ ðə dɔn əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪn ðə mɪd ‘90s*, ə taɪm wɪn ðə tɛk ˈɪndəstri fɛlt laɪk ə ˈhɛdi mɪks əv mɛrɪˈtɔkrəsi ənd ˈmæʤɪk: hæv ðə raɪt aɪˈdiə æt ðə raɪt taɪm, ənd ju kʊd ˈriˈmeɪk ðə wərld, fərˈɛvər ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə weɪ ˈpipəl tɔk, wərk, θɪŋk, ənd lɪv. noʊ ðət coming,”*,” sɪz wən jəŋ ˈproʊˌgræmər ɔn ðə ʃoʊ. bɪg, laɪk ə treɪn, ənd ɔl aɪ wɔnt ɪz tɪ ʤəmp ɔn bɔrd. bət ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈfæstər ənd ˈfæstər ənd ˈtɛrəˌfaɪd goʊɪŋ tɪ mɪs ɪt aɪ wɔnt tɪ gɪt lɛft behind.”*.” ðə ˈhɪroʊz ənd əv hɔlt ənd kæʧ faɪər kən si ðə fˈjuʧər ˈbɛrəlɪŋ daʊn ðə træks ənd ər ʤɪst traɪɪŋ tɪ steɪ aʊt əˈhɛd əv ɪt. bət waɪl ðɪs ɪz ɑˈstɛnsəbli ə ʃoʊ əˈbaʊt tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈpipəl huz lɪvz riˈvɑlv əraʊnd ˈbɑksɪz əv ˈsərkəts ənd waɪərz, ðɛr ðə ˈstɔri əv ˈsərkəlz bæk tɪ ðət moʊst ˈbeɪsɪk əv ˈjumən ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz: ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ˈpipəl. ðə thing,”*,” sɪz wən ˈkɛrɪktər, mɔr ðən wəns. ðə θɪŋ ðət gɪts ju tɪ ðə thing.”*.” ɪf ʤoʊ ɪz stiv ʤɑbz, kənˈdəktɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən laɪk ən ˈæpəl ˈkiˌnoʊt ˈæˌdrɛs, ðɛn ˈkæmərən ɪz ðə ˈwʊmən wɪθ ə bliʧt blɑnd ˈpɪksi kət θroʊɪŋ ə sˈlɛˌʤhæmər ɪn ɪts 1984 kəˈmərʃəl ɛz ðə mɛn əraʊnd hər wɔʧ, ðɛr maʊðz əˈgeɪp. ðə ˈərli deɪz əv hɔlt ənd kæʧ faɪər ər pækt wɪθ ˈɑrkˈtaɪpəl ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli ˈfɪgjərz laɪk ʤoʊ məkˈmɪlən (li peɪs), ə mæn hu lʊks ənd saʊnz laɪk ə ˈvɛnʧər ˈkæpətəlɪst pɪʧ ɪn ˈjumən fɔrm, fʊl əv ðə ˈɛrəgəns ðət wʊd kəm tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ðə tɛk kɛrɪzˈmætɪk, ˈʤinjəsɪz. ðə ril kriˈeɪtərz əv ˈvɪʒən ənd koʊd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ər ðə ˈgɔrdən klɑrk (skut məkˈnɛri), hɪz waɪf ˈdɑnə klɑrk (ˈkɛri bishé*é), ənd ˈkæmərən haʊ (məˈkɛnzi ˈdeɪvɪs), ðə pəŋk ˈprɑdəʤi hu kən si ˈɪntu ðə fˈjuʧər əv məˈʃinz laɪk ən ˈɔrəkəl. ɪf ʤoʊ ɪz stiv ʤɑbz, kənˈdəktɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən laɪk ən ˈæpəl ˈkiˌnoʊt ˈæˌdrɛs, ðɛn ˈkæmərən ɪz ðə ˈwʊmən wɪθ ə bliʧt blɑnd ˈpɪksi kət θroʊɪŋ ə sˈlɛˌʤhæmər ɪn ɪts 1984 kəˈmərʃəl ɛz ðə mɛn əraʊnd hər wɔʧ, ðɛr maʊðz əˈgeɪp. əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn, fɔr proʊˈtægənəsts si ðə fˈjuʧər ˈkəmɪŋ lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt əraɪvz, ənd sɛt aʊt tɪ lɛd ðə ˈlæpˌtɑp kəmˈpjutərz, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ, ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈkɑmərs, ənd ðə wərld waɪd wɛb. ðɛr ˈpriʃiəns simz ˈdɛstɪnd tɪ meɪk ðɛm ðə ceos*, leaders,”*,” ənd rɪˈvɪrd ˈʤinjəsɪz əv təˈmɑˌroʊ, bət ɛz ðə ˈsɪriz ˈprɑˌgrɛsəz, ɪt tɛlz ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔri: wən wɛr ðə ˈʃɪmərɪŋ mɛrɪˈtɔkrəsi əv ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli rɪˈvilz ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ bi ə mərɑʒ, ənd noʊ əˈmaʊnt əv ˈbjutəfəl aɪˈdiəz kən ʃild ðɛm frəm ðə ˈlɑrʤər ˈkɔrpərət ˈfɔrsɪz ðət soʊ ˈɔfən dum ðɛm tɪ ˈfeɪljər. waɪl ðə tɛk ˈgoʊliæθs ðeɪ feɪs ər ˈruθləsli kənˈsərnd wɪθ ðɛr oʊn ˈbɑtəm laɪnz, ðə protagonists’*’ ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm livz ðɛm wɪθ blaɪnd spɑts əv ðɛr oʊn. wɪn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt fərst əraɪvz, kənˈveɪd baɪ ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl əv ˈmoʊdəmz, ɪt simz laɪk ən ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli ˌhjuməˈnɪstɪk ɪnˈdɛvər. ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛr ˈjuzərz ə weɪ tɪ kəˈnɛkt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈbɑdiz ənd ˈfɪzɪkəl speɪs, ʤoʊ kleɪmz, minz ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪtɪŋ ðɛm frəm ðə ˈnɛroʊ ənd ˈɔfən əˈprɛsɪv kənˈstreɪnts əv ðə ““real”*” wərld, ˈθaʊzənz ənd ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ˈjuzərz əˈkrɔs ðə wərld ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm fil lɛs alone.”*.” æt ə ˈjuzər fər mˈjutəni, ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ˈkæmərən ənd ˈdɑnə, wən jəŋ ˈwʊmən ˈtɪrfəli θæŋks ˈkæmərən fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈsərvɪs wɛr ʃi mɛt ˈpipəl hu hɛlpt hər tɪ ɪˈskeɪp hər ˈhɔrəbəl hoʊm laɪf. hæv ˈɛniˌwən tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt ənˈtɪl aɪ faʊnd mutiny,”*,” ʃi sɪz, ˈræpɪŋ ˈkæmərən ɪn ə həg. ər ə bənʧ əv ˈpipəl ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə seɪm sɔrt əv stəf ənd ðeɪ hɛlpt mi ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət aɪ kʊd wɔk əˈweɪ. ðət ðɛr ˈɛniˌθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ me.”*.” ənˈfɔrʧənətli, nɑt ɔl kəˈnɛkʃənz fɔrʤd ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ər soʊ ˈpɑzətɪv; wɪn wən əv ˈproʊˌgræmərz, ə kwɪr mæn neɪmd lɛv, ˈfaɪnəli goʊz ɔn ə deɪt wɪθ ə mæn bɪn ˈflərtɪŋ wɪθ ɔn ðə ʧæt ˈsərvɪs, hi ɛndz əp ˈbrutəli ˈbitən baɪ hu hæd bɪn ˈpoʊzɪŋ ɛz hɪz ““friend”*” ðə ɪnˈtaɪər taɪm. ə ˈmoʊmənt ðət fɔrˈʃædoʊz ðə dɑrk fˈjuʧər əˈhɛd fər ðə əˈnɑnəməs ənd ˌənəˈkaʊntəbəl ˈkɔrnərz əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ðə ˈpleɪsɪz ðət ɪˈskeɪps frəm hərˈæsmənt ənd əˈbjuz bət ˈrəðər ˈpleɪsɪz wɛr hərˈæsmənt ənd əˈbjuz ˈɔfən ˈkænɑt bi ɪˈskeɪpt. ɪts ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈlɛsən ɪz ɔl ðə mɔr grɪm tu ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈleɪtər: ˈɛvəri tul kən bi ə ˈwɛpən ɪf ju əˈlaʊ ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈpipəl tɪ wild ɪt laɪk wən. ɪts ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈlɛsən ɪz ɔl ðə mɔr grɪm tu ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈleɪtər: ˈɛvəri tul kən bi ə ˈwɛpən ɪf ju əˈlaʊ ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈpipəl tɪ wild ɪt laɪk wən. wən jəŋ ˈproʊˌgræmər, hu ˈəltəmətli kɪlz hɪmˈsɛlf, ˈɔfərz ə ˈprɛsiənt ˈwɔrnɪŋ ɪn hɪz ˈsuɪˌsaɪd noʊt: əv fɔls ˈprɑfəts hu wɪl sɛl ju ə feɪk fˈjuʧər, əv bæd ˈtiʧərz ənd kərəpt ˈlidərz ənd ˈdərti ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz bət moʊst əv ɔl bɪˈwɛr əv iʧ ˈəðər, bɪˈkəz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz əˈbaʊt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ. ðə wərld ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ kræk waɪd ˈoʊpən. ðə ˈbɛriərz bɪtˈwin ˈjuˈɛs wɪl ˌdɪsəˈpɪr, ənd nɑt ˈrɛdi. hərt iʧ ˈəðər ɪn nu weɪz. sɛl ənd bi soʊld. ɪkˈspoʊz ɑr moʊst ˈtɛndər sɛlvz ˈoʊnli tɪ bi mɑkt ənd dɪˈstrɔɪd. bi soʊ ˈvəlnərəbəl ənd peɪ ðə price.”*.” ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈɪnəˌveɪtərz, ənd ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪts ˈfiˌmeɪl geɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz, ˈnɛvər ɪnˈkaʊnər ðə heɪt mɑbz ənd hərˈæsmənt ðət əˈweɪt ðɛm ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, ðeɪ ɔl ɛnd əp peɪɪŋ ə ˈpərsɪnəl praɪs ɪn wən weɪ ər əˈnəðər fər ðɛr wərk, əˈspɛʃəli ɛz ðə ˈɪndəstri ðeɪ kriˈeɪtɪd bɪˈgɪnz tɪ liv ðɛm bɪˈhaɪnd. wɪn ðə əraɪv ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ðeɪ əraɪv ɪn ðɛr ənd fˈjuʧər əv kəmˈpjutɪŋ həz ˈfaɪnəli kəm tɪ pæs, ðoʊ nɑt ɪnˈtaɪərli ɪn ðə weɪ ðeɪ hæd ˌɪˈmæʤənd. ˈkæmərən, huz ˈklɛvər ədˈvɛnʧər geɪmz wər wəns soʊ bɪˈləvəd baɪ ˈərli kəmˈpjutər əˈdɑptərz, faɪndz hərˈsɛlf ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˌɑbsəˈlit ɪn ən ˈɪndəstri wɛr ˈvaɪələnt laɪk dum ənd ˈmɔrtəl ˈkɑmbæt ˈdɑməˌneɪt. ˈspikɪŋ æt ə ˈpænəl ˈtaɪtəld fˈjuʧər əv ˈɪntərˌnɛt gaming,”*,” ʃi ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðət ˈʃutərz ər ʧip, məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪv ˈflæʃɪz ɪn ðə pæn, ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən slɑt məˈʃinz. kip ju ˈkəmɪŋ bæk, bət nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ fʊlˈfɪl ju ɪn ˈɛni way,”*,” ʃi sɪz. hæv tɪ rɪˈspɛkt ðə player.”*.” ənˈfɔrʧənətli fər hər, ˈæpəˌtaɪts hæv ʧeɪnʤd; hər nuəst wərk, ə ˈpɛnsɪv, ˈsɑləˌtɛri ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən geɪm kɔld ˈpɪlgrɪm, ɪz ˈbrutəli pænd baɪ ə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈmægəˌzin ɛz ““ponderous,”*,” ənd ʃɛlvd ɛz kəˈmərʃəli unviable*. filz laɪk homework,”*,” sɪz wən tin playtester*, wɪn ˈɛvəri pæθ hi teɪks ɪn ðə geɪm simz tɪ lup ɪm bæk tɪ wɛr hi ˈstɑrtɪd. ðə hɛl, bæk æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ! ðɪs ɪz bullshit.”*.” ɔl əv ɪt wərkt fər ə waɪl, ɔl əv ɪt wɑz ə ˈbjutəfəl aɪˈdiə ənˈtɪl ɪt ˈɛndɪd, ənd ðə nɛkst θɪŋ bɪˈgæn. ˈizi tɪ kɔl ðiz ˈfeɪljərz, bət mɔr laɪk ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt əv traɪəl ənd ˈɛrər ðət ˈpipəl hoʊp kən lɛd ðɛm ˈkloʊzər tɪ wət ðeɪ ˈrɪli wɔnt, ənd ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ə ˈfilɪŋ ɔl əv ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz ɔn hɔlt ənd kæʧ faɪər ɪkˈspɪriəns mɔr ðən wəns ɛz ðɛr ˈbrɪljənt aɪˈdiəz sɔr, kræʃ, ənd bərn taɪm ˈæftər taɪm, ˈlivɪŋ ðɛm bæk æt skwɛr wən. ðə prɛˈmɪr dɪˈfaɪnz ðə tərm ənd kæʧ fire”*” ɛz ˈərli məˈʃin kəˈmænd ðət sɛnt ðə məˈʃin ˈɪntu ə reɪs kənˈdɪʃən, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ɔl kənˈdɪʃənz tɪ kəmˈpit fər ˌsupɪriˈɔrɪti æt once,”*,” bət ðə ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ðə tərm ɪz ˈikwəli ˈrɛləvənt: koʊd ðət ˈkɔzɪz ðə tɪ ˈminɪŋfəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, ˈtɪpɪkəli rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ə restart.”*.” ðə ˈsaɪkəl əv ˈpæʃən, lɔs əv kənˈtroʊl, ənd hɑrd riˈbut rənz θru nɑt ʤɪst ˈɛvəri ˈbɪznɪs ɪnˈdɛvər bət ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ɔn ðə ʃoʊ. wɪn ðə on-again*, ləv əˈfɛr bɪtˈwin ˈkæmərən ənd ʤoʊ ˈfaɪnəli fɔlz əˈpɑrt, ʃi tɛlz ɪm, ˈwɔntɪd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ wərk. ənd wi dɪd, fər ə while.”*.” ə sæd ˈmoʊmənt, bət nɑt wən ðət nɪˈgeɪts ðə ˈvælju əv ðə taɪm ðeɪ spɛnt təˈgɛðər. ðɛr wərk æt ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk ˈkɑrdɪf ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks, mˈjutəni, ˈkɑmət, ənd ˈivɪn ˈgɔrdən ənd əv ɪt wərkt fər ə waɪl, ɔl əv ɪt wɑz ə ˈbjutəfəl aɪˈdiə ənˈtɪl ɪt ˈɛndɪd, ənd ðə nɛkst θɪŋ bɪˈgæn. ˈizi tɪ kɔl ðiz ˈfeɪljərz, bət mɔr laɪk ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt əv traɪəl ənd ˈɛrər ðət ˈpipəl hoʊp kən lɛd ðɛm ˈkloʊzər tɪ wət ðeɪ ˈrɪli wɔnt, ənd ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðɪs θɪŋ ɪn ðət aɪ remember,”*,” ˈkæmərən tɛlz hər frɛnd ˈbɔzwərθ ɪn ðə fəˈnæli. ““recursion*, wɛr ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈfəŋkʃən kɔlz əˈpɑn ˌɪtˈsɛlf rɪˈpitɪdli ɪn ə ˈproʊˌgræm. soʊ tɪ sɑlv ðə bɪg ˈprɑbləm, ɪt ˈjuzɪz ðə seɪm smɔl ˈprɑbləm ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər ɛz ðə səˈluʃən tɪ ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈkɑmplɛks səˈluʃən. ðət, maɪ frɛnd, ɪz haʊ maɪ ˈsɔfˌwɛr runs.”*.” wɪn bɑs traɪz tɪ but əp ˈpɪlgrɪm, hi filz ɛz kənfˈjuzd ɛz ɪts ˈtiˌneɪʤ əˈbaʊt wət səˈpoʊzd tɪ du, ər haʊ tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ðə ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ðət kips ˈlupɪŋ ɪm bæk æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. ““hell*, laɪk ju ˈivɪn win,”*,” hi sɪz, ɪn hɪz ˈtɛksən drɔl. ˈkæmərən smaɪlz. ðət minz everything,”*,” ʃi sɪz, naʊ ju kən əˈproʊʧ ðə pæθ ju teɪk ɪn ən ɪnˈtaɪərli nu way.”*.” kəmˈpjutərz wər ənd ər ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən tulz, ˈbɑksɪz əv ˈbjutəfəl aɪˈdiəz ðət ər ˈoʊnli ɛz ˈvæljəbəl ɛz ðeɪ ər huz kəˈnɛkʃənz kən dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɛz ˈizəli ɛz ðeɪ kən drɔ ˈjuˈɛs təˈgɛðər, ɪf wi ər nɑt ˈkɛrfəl. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpərsən hu ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ flɔd, ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd geɪm ɪz ˈdɑnə, hu gaɪdz ɪts ˈgæŋli, ˈeɪliən ˈævəˌtɑr təˈwɔrdz ə brɪʤ ðət ˈprɑməsəz ən tɪ hæv ɪt ɪkˈsploʊd ʤɪst ɛz əˈbaʊt tɪ stɛp ˈfɔrwərd. ə ˈfɪtɪŋ ˈɪmɪʤ fər ə ʃoʊ huz ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈɔfən sim ɔn ˈbərnɪŋ ˈbrɪʤɪz, ənd huz səkˈsɛsɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz sim tɪ ˈkrəmbəl raɪt ɛz ðeɪ stænd ɔn ðə kəsp əv traɪəmf. bət ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈgɪvɪŋ əp, ˈdɑnə lʊks daʊn, ənd siz ə gloʊɪŋ ˈpɔrtəl ˈlumɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈkæzəm bɪˈloʊ. ʃi daɪvz ɪn, ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈteɪkɪŋ hər bæk tɪ ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, hər lip əv feɪθ ˈfaɪnəli teɪks hər ˈsəmˌwɛr nu. ðə læst ˈɪmɪʤ wi si əv ˈgɔrdən, hu ˈəltəmətli səˈkəmz tɪ ə dɪˈʤɛnərətɪv ˌnʊrəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈziz, ɪz ə ˈflæʃˌbæk tɪ ðə ˈərli deɪz əv hɪz ˈmɛrɪʤ wɪθ ˈdɑnə. ˈæftər ən ˈɑrgjəmənt, hi rɪˈtərnz əˈloʊn tɪ ə klɪf ðeɪ hæd wəns ˈvɪzɪtɪd təˈgɛðər; waɪl ˈdɑnə ˈɪntu ðə ˈwɔtər bɪˈloʊ, hi hæd bɪn tu əˈfreɪd tɪ teɪk ðə plənʤ. bət ɪn ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt hi lips, θroʊz hɪz ɪnˈtaɪər sɛlf ˈoʊvər ðə ɛʤ, ənd ˈsərfəsɪz ˈwupɪŋ wɪθ ɪgˌzɪlərˈeɪʃən ənd ˈətərli əˈlaɪv. ɪn wən əv ðɛr ˈfaɪnəl ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz, ˈgɔrdən æsks ʤoʊ ɪf ðə wərld əv 1994 ɪz wət hi hæd ˌɪˈmæʤənd 10 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, wɪn ðeɪ wɛnt ˈdɪgɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə gəts əv ən kəmˈpjutər, ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ðə nɛkst bɪg θɪŋ. wɑz ˈnɛvər əˈbaʊt wɛr ɪt ˈɛndɪd up,”*,” sɪz ʤoʊ. wɑz əˈbaʊt haʊ ɪt fɛlt aɪ nu haʊ ɪt wʊd fil tɪ bɪld ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪθ you.”*.” bət naʊ, pərˈhæps fər ðə ðə fərst taɪm, ʤoʊ faɪndz hɪmˈsɛlf æt ən ˌɪmˈpæs: noʊ wət kəmz next.”*.” ˈgɔrdən læfs ə ˈlɪtəl ənd ˈwɛlkəmz ɪm tɪ ðə ˈjumən reɪs. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə ˈfeɪljər ˈiðər, hi səˈʤɛsts, bət pɑrt əv biɪŋ nɑt noʊɪŋ, ənd ðə ˈlipɪŋ ˈɛniˌweɪ. fərˈgɛt ðə fˈjuʧər, ðət ˈdɪstənt ˈkəntri ju wɪl ˈnɛvər əraɪv æt: ðɛr ɪz ɪz now.”*.” ɛz ðə ʃoʊ ˈkloʊzɪz, ˈkæmərən ɪz pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ liv sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ənd hɛd ist; ˌɔlˈðoʊ ʃi ənd ˈdɑnə ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪt ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ nu təˈgɛðər, ðɛr ˈbreɪnˌstɔrmz kəm əp ˈɛmti. ðɛn ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈmɪnəts əv ðə ʃoʊ, ɪt ˈhæpənz. ˈdɑnə ˈglænsɪz əˈkrɔs ðə rum ənd ðə laɪt bəlb tərnz ɔn; ʃi ˈreɪsɪz aʊt tɪ ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt, ˈstɑpɪŋ ˈɛksədəs wɪθ fɔr ˈsɪmpəl wərdz: hæv ən idea.”*.” ju kən fil ɪt, ɪn ðət ˈmoʊmənt, ðə əv ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ðət ɪz nɑt əˈbaʊt wət ðeɪ maɪt meɪk ər ərn ər ˈivɪn haʊ ðeɪ maɪt ʧeɪnʤ ðə wərld, bət haʊ ɪt filz tɪ bi tu pɔɪnts əv laɪt ˈreɪsɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ən ənˈnoʊn ɪt filz tɪ du ðɪs wɪθ ˈsəmˌwən ju ləv. ðə thing,”*,” sɪz ʤoʊ, ɪn hɪz ˌfɛrˈwɛl tɪ ˈkæmərən. ðə θɪŋ ðət gɪts ju tɪ ðə θɪŋ. ju wər ðə thing.”*.” ˈjumən biɪŋz ər ðə ˈsɪgnəl, ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls ɪz ʤɪst nɔɪz. ðɪs ɪz hɔlt ənd kæʧ moʊst ˈrædɪkəl ˈmɛsɪʤ, ðə wən ðə tɛk ˈɪndəstri wʊd du wɛl tɪ hid ɛz ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn wərld groʊz mɔr ˈtɑksɪk ənd wɪθ ˈɛvəri ˈpæsɪŋ deɪ. kəmˈpjutərz wər ənd ər ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən tulz, ˈbɑksɪz əv ˈbjutəfəl aɪˈdiəz ðət ər ˈoʊnli ɛz ˈvæljəbəl ɛz ðeɪ ər huz kəˈnɛkʃənz kən dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɛz ˈizəli ɛz ðeɪ kən drɔ ˈjuˈɛs təˈgɛðər, ɪf wi ər nɑt ˈkɛrfəl. bət æt ðɛr bɛst, ðeɪ kən kəˈnɛkt ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ðə θɪŋ ðət ˈrɪli ˈmætərz: ðə ˈpipəl hu wɪl stænd wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ðə ˈprɛsɪpəs əv ɑr lɪvz, ˈgeɪzɪŋ daʊn æt ðə ˈkæzəm əv ðə nɛkst ˈʧælənʤ, ənd hoʊld ɑr hænz ɛz wi ʤəmp ˈɪntu ðə ənˈnoʊn.
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the opening credits of halt and catch fire play out like a beautiful idea. a series of gleaming signals race across a retro-futuristic landscape of red neon, running hotter and faster until one takes the lead, shatters a gleaming barrier, and lights up an led bulb that feels as big as the world.
the amc drama, which came to a close last weekend, traces the modern computer age from the early 1980s to the dawn of the internet in the mid ‘90s, a time when the tech industry felt like a heady mix of meritocracy and magic: have the right idea at the right time, and you could remake the world, forever changing the way people talk, work, think, and live. “i know that something’s coming,” says one young programmer on the show. “something big, like a train, and all i want is to jump on board. but getting faster and faster and terrified going to miss it i want to get left behind.”
the heroes and antiheroes of halt and catch fire can see the future barreling down the tracks and are just trying to stay out ahead of it. but while this is ostensibly a show about technology, focused on people whose lives revolve around boxes of circuits and wires, their story—and the story of technology—always circles back to that most basic of human emotions: the desire to connect with people. “computers aren’t the thing,” says one character, more than once. “they’re the thing that gets you to the thing.”
if joe is steve jobs, conducting every conversation like an apple keynote address, then cameron is the woman with a bleached blond pixie cut throwing a sledgehammer in its "1984" commercial as the men around her watch, their mouths agape.
the early days of halt and catch fire are packed with archetypal silicon valley figures like joe macmillan (lee pace), a salesman-cum-confidence man who looks and sounds like a venture capitalist pitch in human form, full of the arrogance that would come to define the tech industry’s charismatic, self-styled geniuses. the real creators of vision and code, however, are the nebbish gordon clark (scoot mcnairy), his long-suffering wife donna clark (kerry bishé), and cameron howe (mackenzie davis), the punk prodigy who can see into the future of machines like an modern-day oracle. if joe is steve jobs, conducting every conversation like an apple keynote address, then cameron is the woman with a bleached blond pixie cut throwing a sledgehammer in its "1984" commercial as the men around her watch, their mouths agape.
again and again, halt’s four protagonists see the future coming long before it arrives, and set out to lead the way—with laptop computers, online gaming, internet commerce, and the world wide web. their prescience seems destined to make them the ceos, “thought leaders,” and revered geniuses of tomorrow, but as the series progresses, it tells a different story: one where the shimmering meritocracy of silicon valley reveals itself to be a mirage, and no amount of beautiful ideas can shield them from the larger corporate forces that so often doom them to failure.
while the tech goliaths they face are ruthlessly concerned with their own bottom lines, the protagonists’ optimism leaves them with blind spots of their own. when the internet first arrives, conveyed by the digital rickshaws of caterwauling modems, it seems like an inherently humanistic endeavor. giving their users a way to connect outside of physical bodies and physical space, joe claims, means liberating them from the narrow and often oppressive constraints of the “real” world, “reaching thousands and thousands of isolated users across the world and making them feel less alone.”
at a user meetup for mutiny, an online gaming company founded by cameron and donna, one young woman tearfully thanks cameron for creating a service where she met people who helped her to escape her horrible home life. “i didn’t have anyone to talk about it until i found mutiny,” she says, wrapping cameron in a hug. “there are a bunch of people dealing with the same sort of stuff and they helped me realize that i could walk away. that there wasn’t anything wrong with me.” unfortunately, not all connections forged on the internet are so positive; when one of mutiny’s programmers, a queer man named lev, finally goes on a date with a man he’s been flirting with on the company’s chat service, he ends up brutally beaten by homophobes who had been posing as his “friend” the entire time.
it’s a moment that foreshadows the dark future ahead for the anonymous and unaccountable corners of the internet, the places that aren’t escapes from harassment and abuse but rather places where harassment and abuse often cannot be escaped. its fundamental lesson is all the more grim two decades later: every tool can be a weapon if you allow dangerous people to wield it like one.
its fundamental lesson is all the more grim two decades later: every tool can be a weapon if you allow dangerous people to wield it like one.
one young programmer, who ultimately kills himself, offers a prescient warning in his suicide note: “beware of false prophets who will sell you a fake future, of bad teachers and corrupt leaders and dirty corporations but most of all beware of each other, because everything is about to change. the world is going to crack wide open. the barriers between us will disappear, and we’re not ready. hurt each other in new ways. sell and be sold. expose our most tender selves only to be mocked and destroyed. be so vulnerable and pay the price.”
although the show’s starry-eyed innovators, and particularly its female game developers, never encounter the hate mobs and harassment that await them in the future, they all end up paying a personal price in one way or another for their work, especially as the industry they created begins to leave them behind. when the 1990s arrive in the final season—and they arrive in their 30s and 40s—the future of computing has finally come to pass, though not entirely in the way they had imagined.
cameron, whose clever adventure games were once so beloved by early computer adopters, finds herself increasingly obsolete in an industry where violent splatterfests like doom and mortal kombat dominate. speaking at a panel titled “the future of internet gaming,” she futilely insists that first-person shooters are cheap, manipulative flashes in the pan, little more than blood-drenched slot machines. “they’ll keep you coming back, but they’re not going to fulfill you in any way,” she says. “you have to respect the player.”
unfortunately for her, appetites have changed; her newest work, a pensive, solitary exploration game called pilgrim, is brutally panned by a gaming magazine as “ponderous,” and shelved as commercially unviable. “it feels like homework,” says one teen playtester, when every path he takes in the game seems to loop him back to where he started. “what the hell, we’re back at the beginning! this is bullshit.”
all of it worked for a while, all of it was a beautiful idea until it ended, and the next thing began. easy to call these failures, but they’re more like iterations in the lifelong experiment of trial and error that people hope can lead them closer to what they really want, and closer to themselves.
it’s a feeling all of the characters on halt and catch fire experience more than once as their brilliant ideas soar, crash, and burn time after time, leaving them back at square one. the show’s premiere defines the term “halt and catch fire” as “an early machine command that sent the machine into a race condition, forcing all conditions to compete for superiority at once,” but the wikipedia definition of the term is equally relevant: code that causes the cpu to “cease meaningful operation, typically requiring a restart.”
the cycle of passion, loss of control, and hard reboot runs through not just every business endeavor but nearly every relationship on the show. when the on-again, off-again love affair between cameron and joe finally falls apart, she tells him, “i wanted us to work. and we did, for a while.” a sad moment, but not one that negates the value of the time they spent together. their work at companies like cardiff electronics, mutiny, comet, and even gordon and donna’s marriage—all of it worked for a while, all of it was a beautiful idea until it ended, and the next thing began. easy to call these failures, but they’re more like iterations in the lifelong experiment of trial and error that people hope can lead them closer to what they really want, and closer to themselves.
“there’s this thing in compsci that i remember,” cameron tells her friend bosworth in the finale. “recursion, where a specific function calls upon itself repeatedly in a program. so to solve the big problem, it uses the same small problem over and over as the solution to an increasingly complex solution. that, my friend, is how my software runs.”
when bos tries to boot up pilgrim, he feels as confused as its teenage playtesters about what he’s supposed to do, or how to escape the programming that keeps looping him back at the beginning. “hell, like you even win,” he says, in his texan drawl. cameron smiles. “maybe that means everything,” she says, “and now you can approach the path you take in an entirely new way.”
computers were and are nothing more than tools, boxes of beautiful ideas that are only as valuable as they are human—ones whose connections can destroy us as easily as they can draw us together, if we are not careful.
the only person who manages to finish cameron’s flawed, misunderstood game is donna, who guides its gangly, alien avatar towards a bridge that promises an ending—only to have it explode just as about to step forward. a fitting image for a show whose characters often seem hell-bent on burning bridges, and whose successes always seem to crumble right as they stand on the cusp of triumph. but instead of giving up, donna looks down, and sees a glowing portal looming in the chasm below. she dives in, and instead of taking her back to the beginning, her leap of faith finally takes her somewhere new.
the last image we see of gordon, who ultimately succumbs to a degenerative neurological disease, is a flashback to the early days of his marriage with donna. after an argument, he returns alone to a cliff they had once visited together; while donna cartwheeled into the water below, he had been too afraid to take the plunge. but in this moment he leaps, throws his entire self over the edge, and surfaces whooping with exhilaration and utterly alive.
in one of their final conversations, gordon asks joe if the world of 1994 is what he had imagined 10 years ago, when they went digging into the guts of an ibm computer, looking for the next big thing. “it was never about where it ended up,” says joe. “it was about how it felt i knew how it would feel to build something with you.” but now, perhaps for the the first time, joe finds himself at an impasse: “i know what comes next.” gordon laughs a little and welcomes him to the human race. this is not a failure either, he suggests, but part of being alive—the not knowing, and the leaping anyway. forget the future, that distant country you will never arrive at: “all there is is now.”
as the show closes, cameron is preparing to leave san francisco and head east; although she and donna contemplate starting something new together, their brainstorms come up empty. then in the final minutes of the show, it happens. donna glances across the room and the light bulb turns on; she races out to the parking lot, stopping cameron’s exodus with four simple words: “i have an idea.” you can feel it, in that moment, the frisson of excitement that is not about what they might make or earn or even how they might change the world, but how it feels to be two points of light racing towards an unknown horizon—how it feels to do this with someone you love.
“computers aren’t the thing,” says joe, in his farewell to cameron. “they’re the thing that gets you to the thing. you were the thing.” human beings are the signal, and everything else is just noise. this is halt and catch fire’s most radical message, the one the tech industry would do well to heed as the online world grows more toxic and depersonalized with every passing day. computers were and are nothing more than tools, boxes of beautiful ideas that are only as valuable as they are human—ones whose connections can destroy us as easily as they can draw us together, if we are not careful. but at their best, they can connect us with the thing that really matters: the people who will stand with us on the precipice of our lives, gazing down at the chasm of the next challenge, and hold our hands as we jump into the unknown.
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ˈrumər həz ɪt ðət ðə ˈmɛlədi əv "ðə stɑr ˈspæŋgəld ˈbænər" wɑz ˈteɪkən frəm ən oʊld kəˈloʊniəl ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ sɔŋ. ɪf soʊ, wət wər ðə ərˈɪʤənəl, skɑt ki wərdz? kən ju prɪnt ðɛm ˌənˈkət ənd kəmˈplit soʊ aɪ kən gɪt ə goʊɪŋ ɪn ðə kləbz? ˈsisəl rɪˈplaɪz: ˈkəmɪŋ raɪt əp, maɪ swit, ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪ θɪŋk wəns ju gɪt ə loʊd əv ðɪs ˈpəpi əˈgri hæv ˈbɛtər lək ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ə əv ˈkrɪsʧɪn soldiers.”*.” ðə ərˈɪʤənəl tun wɑz ɪn heaven,”*,” ən ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ sɔŋ ˈrɪtən baɪ ʤɑn ˈstæfərd smɪθ wɪθ wərdz baɪ rælf ˈtɑmlɪnsən, esq*. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ trəˈdɪʃən ɪt wɑz fərst æt ðə kraʊn ˈæŋkər ˈtævərn ɪn ðə strænd, ˈsərkə ˈtɑmlɪnsən wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti, ə kləb ˈpɑpjələr wɪθ ˈəpˌskeɪl ˈləndən boozers*. b.c*.) wɑz ə grik poʊət noʊn fər hɪz sɔŋz əv waɪn ənd ˈwɪmən. ˈθɪŋkɪŋ: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ sɔŋ? aɪ sɪŋ banner”*” wɪn ˈsoʊbər. nɑt ˈɑrgjuɪŋ wɪθ ju. ðə θɔt əv ə bənʧ əv gaɪz drəŋk ɛz lɔrdz, hæf əv hum wər lɔrdz, ˈskriʧɪŋ ðɪs tun aʊt æt ðə tɔp əv ðɛr ləŋz aɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ju, bət ɪn ˈθərˌdi ˈsɛkəndz bi ˈbɛgɪŋ fər ˌroʊˈzæn. ənd ðə ˈlɪrɪks! ɪkˈspɛkt ə ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ sɔŋ tɪ bi ˈprɪti ˈrɔkəs, ənd baɪ kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈænθəm aɪ səˈpoʊz ““anacreon”*” ɪz. bət noʊ ˈbɑtəlz əv bɪr ɔn ðə wall.”*.” ðə fʊl tɛkst, dəg aʊt baɪ maɪ ˈeɪbəl əˈsɪstənt ˈsɔŋˌbərd, hu prəˈvaɪdɪd məʧ əv ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ˈfɑloʊz ɛz wɛl: tɪ ɪn heav’n*, wɛr hi sæt ɪn fʊl gli, ə fju sənz əv ˈhɑrməni sɛnt ə pəˈtɪʃən; ðət hi ðɛr ənd ˈpeɪtrən bi; wɪn ðɪs ˈænsər əraɪvd frəm ðə ˈʤɑli oʊld ˈgriʃən; ““voice*, ˈfɪdəl, ənd flut, noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bi mjut, lɛnd ju maɪ neɪm ənd ˌɪnˈspaɪr ju tɪ but, ənd ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˌɪnˈstrəkt ju laɪk mi, tɪ intwine*, ðə ˈmərtəl əv ˈvinəs wɪθ vine.”*.” ðə nuz θru oʊˈlɪmpəs ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli flu; wɪn oʊld ˈθəndər priˈtɛndɪd tɪ gɪv hɪmˈsɛlf ɛrz. ɪf ðiz ˈmɔrtəlz ər ˈsəfərd ðɛr skim tɪ pərˈsu, ðə ˈdɛvəl, ə ˈgɑdəs, wɪl steɪ əˈbəv stɛrz. ““hark,”*,” ɔˈrɛdi ðeɪ kraɪ, ˈtrænspɔrts əv ʤɔɪ, əˈweɪ tɪ ðə sənz əv flaɪ. ənd ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˌɪnˈstrəkt ju laɪk mi, tɪ intwine*, ðə ˈmərtəl əv ˈvinəs wɪθ vaɪn. ðə gɑd ənd hɪz naɪn ˈləsti meɪdz, frəm bæŋks wɪl ˌɪnˈkɑntənənt fli, ˌɪˈdɑljə wɪl boʊst bət əv ʃeɪdz, ənd ðə hɪl ə mɪr ˈdɛzərt wɪl bi. maɪ ˈθəndər noʊ fɪr on’t*, ʃæl sun du ˈɛrənd, ənd dæm swɪŋ ðə ˈrɪŋˌlidərz aɪ ˈwɔrənt, trɪm ðə jəŋ dɔgz, fər ðəs ˈdɛrɪŋ tɪ twaɪn, ðə ˈmərtəl əv ˈvinəs wɪθ vine.”*.” əˈpɑloʊ roʊz əp ənd sɛd, kˈwɔrəl, gʊd sɪŋ əv ðə gɑdz wɪθ maɪ bɪˈloʊ: jʊr ˈθəndər ɪz useless”*” ðɛn ʃoʊɪŋ hɪz ˈlɔrəl, fulmen”*” ju noʊ! ˈoʊvər iʧ hɛd maɪ ˈlɔrəlz sprɛd soʊ maɪ sənz frəm jʊr ˈkrækərz noʊ ˈmɪsʧəf ʃæl drɛd, waɪl snəg ɪn ðɛr clubroom*, ðeɪ twaɪn, ðə ˈmərtəl əv ˈvinəs wɪθ vine.’*.’ nɛkst gɑt əp wɪθ hɪz ənd swɔr wɪθ əˈpɑloʊ ˈʧɪrfəli ʤɔɪn fʊl taɪd əv ˈhɑrməni stɪl ʃæl bi hɪz, bət ðə sɔŋ, ənd ðə kæʧ, ənd ðə læf, ʃæl bi maɪn. ðɛn bi nɑt ˈʤɛləs əv ðiz ˈɑnəst fellows,”*,”, rɪˈlɛnt sɪns ðə truθ ju naʊ tɛl ˈjuˈɛs; ənd swɛr baɪ oʊld stɪks, ðət ðeɪ lɔŋ ʃæl intwine*, ðə ˈmərtəl əv ˈvinəs wɪθ vine.”*.” jɛ sənz əv ðɛn ʤɔɪn hænd ɪn hænd; prɪˈzərv ˌjunəˈnɪmɪti, ˈfrɛndʃɪp, ənd ləv! jʊrz tɪ səˈpɔrt soʊ ˈhæpəli plann’d*; ðə ˈsæŋkʃən əv gɑdz, ənd ðə faɪæt əv. waɪl ðəs wi əˈgri, ɑr toʊst lɛt ɪt bi: ɑr kləb flərɪʃ ˈhæpi, juˈnaɪtɪd, ənd fri! ənd lɔŋ meɪ ðə sənz əv intwine*, ðə ˈmərtəl əv ˈvinəs wɪθ vine.”*.” əˈmeɪzɪŋli, ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti stɪl ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn ˈɪŋglənd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt (glyfix.com/soa/anacreon.html*), ðeɪ ər ˈbɔdi, plaid-wearin’*’, ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ənd ɪgˈzɪlərˌeɪtɪŋ trup. ɔl təˈgɛðər, wi ər ðə ˈəltəmət ˈdɛvəˈtiz tɪ ðə ɛˈstimd ˈdɪgnəˌtɛri əv ˈmæstər ˌhɪˈsɛlf (sɪk). ju kən seɪ hi wɑz ðə ˈfɪgjərətɪv ˈfɑðər əv ɔl ˈjuˈɛs laʊts wət ˈfɑloʊd ˈæftər sɪns nən əv ˈjuˈɛs noʊ hu ər ˈfɑðər ɪz soʊ, wət dɪz ðət meɪk us?”*?” əˈsumɪŋ ə rɪˈtɔrɪkəl kˈwɛʃən, muv ɔn tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə wɛr ə jəŋ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən əˈtərni neɪmd ˈfrænsɪs skɑt ki seɪld tɪ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ flit ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wɔr əv 1812 tɪ əbˈteɪn ðə riˈlis əv ə ˈkæpʧərd əˈmɛrɪkən. hi wɑz dɪˈteɪnd ɔn ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ʃɪp ənd ˈwɪtnəst ðə bɑmˈbɑrdmənt əv fɔrt məˈkɛnri ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə naɪt əv sɛpt. 1814 ˈəndər ˈmeɪʤər ʤɔrʤ kəˈmænd, ðə fɔrt wɪθˈstʊd ðə əˈtæk, ənd ðə saɪt əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən flæg flaɪɪŋ æt dɔn ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ˈvərsɪz, ˈrɪtən ɔn ðə weɪ əˈʃɔr ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ɪn ðoʊz taɪmz, foʊks ˈɔfən riˈsaɪkəld gʊd ˈoʊldər ˈmɛlədiz tɪ juz wɪθ nu ˈlɪrɪks (fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, steɪt sɔŋ ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈmɛlədi frəm tannenbaum”*”), soʊ noʊ wən ˈmaɪndɪd ðət skɑt ki juzd ɪn heaven.”*.” əv kɔrs riˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ˈmɛlədiz stɪl ˈhæpənz təˈdeɪ. kənˈsɪdər ˈbɑrni song,”*,” wɪʧ ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈmɛlədi fər oʊld man.”*.” ˈoʊˈkeɪ, soʊ ˈmeɪbi nɑt ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈbɑrni soʊ məʧ ˌɛniˈmɔr. haʊ əˈbaʊt wɪrd æl ˈtrɛʒər ʧɛst əv sɔŋz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ laɪk nirvana”*” ər ɔl əˈbaʊt ðə pentiums”*”? bət ˈivɪn wɪrd æl noʊz, tɪ riˈsaɪkəl ˈmɛlədiz təˈdeɪ rikˈwaɪərz ðə juz əv mˈjuzɪkəl skɪlz ənd ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz əv ən ˈɛksələnt ˈlɔjər. ˈlɪrɪks ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪd ɛz ə ˈhændˌbɪl, ðɛn wər ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ɔn sɛpt. 20 1814 ðə sɔŋ wɑz ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ðə juz. ˈnæʃənəl ˈænθəm baɪ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈwʊˌdroʊ ˈwɪlsən ɪn 1916 ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈɛfərt ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ mɔr ðən 40 bɪlz wər ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs, ðə ˈɔrdər wɑz ˈfaɪnəli kənˈfərmd baɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪn 1931 ju wɔnt tɪ juz ðə ˈlɪrɪks əˈbəv fər ə, mɔr paʊər tɪ ju. bət ɪn maɪ hɑrt ˈnɛvər ˌriˈpleɪs, ˈænə, maɪ ˈdɛltə ˈgæmə, gɑt lɛgz laɪk ə ˈbeɪbi grænd pianuh.”*.” sɛnd kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ ˈsisəl ˈviə cecil@straightdope.com*.
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rumor has it that the melody of "the star spangled banner" was taken from an old colonial drinking song. if so, what were the original, pre-francis scott key words? can you print them uncut and complete so i can get a singalong going in the clubs?
cecil replies:
coming right up, my sweet, although i think once you get a load of this puppy you’ll agree you’d have better luck organizing a singalong of “onward christian soldiers.”
the original tune was “to anacreon in heaven,” an english drinking song written by john stafford smith with words by ralph tomlinson, esq. according to tradition it was first “sung at the crown anchor tavern in the strand, circa 1780.” tomlinson was president of the anacreontic society, a gentlemen’s club popular with upscale london boozers. anacreon (563-478 b.c.) was a greek poet known for his songs of wine and women.
you’re thinking: drinking song? i can’t sing “the star-spangled banner” when i’m sober.
i’m not arguing with you. the thought of a bunch of guys drunk as lords, half of whom were lords, screeching this tune out at the top of their lungs … i don’t know about you, but in thirty seconds i’d be begging for roseanne.
and the lyrics! you’d expect a drinking song to be pretty raucous, and by comparison to the national anthem i suppose “anacreon” is. but it’s no “99 bottles of beer on the wall.” here’s the full unexpurgated text, dug out by my able assistant sdstaff songbird, who provided much of the information that follows as well:
to anacreon in heav’n, where he sat in full glee,
a few sons of harmony sent a petition;
that he their inspirer and patron wou’d be;
when this answer arrived from the jolly old grecian;
“voice, fiddle, and flute,
no longer be mute,
i’ll lend you my name and inspire you to boot,
and besides i’ll instruct you like me, to intwine,
the myrtle of venus with bacchus’s vine.” the news through olympus immediately flew;
when old thunder pretended to give himself airs.
if these mortals are suffered their scheme to pursue,
the devil, a goddess, will stay above stairs.
“hark,” already they cry,
“in transports of joy,
away to the sons of anacreon we’ll fly.
and besides i’ll instruct you like me, to intwine,
the myrtle of venus with bacchus’s vine. the yellow-haired god and his nine lusty maids,
from helion’s banks will incontinent flee,
idalia will boast but of tenantless shades,
and the bi-forked hill a mere desert will be.
my thunder no fear on’t,
shall soon do it’s errand,
and damme i’ll swing the ringleaders i warrant,
i’ll trim the young dogs, for thus daring to twine,
the myrtle of venus with bacchus’s vine.” apollo rose up and said, “pry’thee ne’er quarrel,
good sing of the gods with my vot’ries below:
your thunder is useless” then showing his laurel,
cry’d “sic evitable fulmen” you know!
“then over each head
my laurels i’ll spread
so my sons from your crackers no mischief shall dread,
while snug in their clubroom, they jovially twine,
the myrtle of venus with bacchus’s vine.’ next momus got up with his risible phiz
and swore with apollo he’d cheerfully join
‘the full tide of harmony still shall be his,
but the song, and the catch, and the laugh,
shall be mine.
then jove be not jealous
of these honest fellows,”
cry’d jove, “we relent since the truth you now tell us;
and swear by old styx, that they long shall intwine,
the myrtle of venus with bacchus’s vine.” ye sons of anacreon then join hand in hand;
preserve unanimity, friendship, and love!
‘tis yours to support what’s so happily plann’d;
you’ve the sanction of gods, and the fiat of jove.
while thus we agree,
our toast let it be:
“may our club flourish happy, united, and free!
and long may the sons of anacreon intwine,
the myrtle of venus with bacchus’s vine.”
amazingly, the anacreontic society still exists in england. according to their website (glyfix.com/soa/anacreon.html), they are “a bawdy, plaid-wearin’, exciting and exhilarating victorian-era musical-comedy troupe. all together, we are the ultimate devotees to the esteemed dignitary of master anacreon hisself (sic). you can say he was the figurative father of all us louts what followed after (‘specially since none of us know who are father is … !). so, what does that make us?”
assuming that’s a rhetorical question, let’s move on to america where a young washington attorney named francis scott key sailed to the british fleet during the war of 1812 to obtain the release of a captured american. he was detained on a british ship and witnessed the bombardment of fort mchenry during the night of sept. 13-14, 1814. under major george armistead’s command, the fort withstood the attack, and the sight of the american flag flying at dawn inspired key’s verses, written on the way ashore the next morning.
in those times, folks often recycled good older melodies to use with new lyrics (for example, maryland’s state song uses the melody from “o tannenbaum”), so no one minded that scott key used “to anacreon in heaven.” of course recycling melodies still happens today. consider “the barney song,” which uses the melody for “this old man.” ok, so maybe you’re not watching barney so much anymore. how about weird al yankovic’s treasure chest of songs including “smells like nirvana” or “it’s all about the pentiums”? but even weird al knows, to recycle melodies today requires the use of finely-honed musical skills and the services of an excellent lawyer.
key’s lyrics circulated as a handbill, then were published in a baltimore newspaper on sept. 20, 1814. the song was designated the u.s. national anthem by executive order of president woodrow wilson in 1916. following a 20-year effort during which more than 40 bills were introduced to congress, the order was finally confirmed by congress in 1931.
you want to use the lyrics above for a singalong, more power to you. but in my heart they’ll never replace, “oh anna, my delta gamma, she’s got legs like a baby grand pianuh.”
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stɔrt ˈrəsəl weɪz əp ə bʊk ɔn ðə rɪsks ənd rɪˈwɔrdz əv ðə eɪaɪ ˌrɛvəˈluʃən. laɪf biɪŋ ˈjumən ɪn ðə eɪʤ əv ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns baɪ mæks nɑpf: 2017 9781101946596 9780241237199 mæks ɪz ə rɪˈnaʊnd ˈfɪzɪsɪst. hi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk əv ðə fˈjuʧər əv laɪf ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɪn ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ, ˌmæsəˈʧusəts (ˈmɑtoʊ: ɪz ˈgɪvɪŋ laɪf ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ flərɪʃ laɪk ˈnɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr ər tɪ ˈsɛlfdɪˈstrəkt. lɛts meɪk ə difference!”*!”). naʊ, ɪn laɪf hi ˈtækəlz ə ˈprɛsɪŋ fˈjuʧər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns (eɪaɪ). hi ˈɑrgjuz ðət ðə rɪsks dɪˈmænd ˈsɪriəs θɔt ɪf ɑr endowment”*” ɪz nɑt tɪ bi ˌɪnədˈvərtəntli θroʊn əˈweɪ. 'robobees*' ər mɛnt fər ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˌpɑləˈneɪʃən bət kʊd hæv ˌənfɔrˈsin ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈifɛkts. ˈɪmɪʤ: θɪˈri ˈviə ˈgɛti ɪn ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv dɪˈskloʊʒər, ənd aɪ ər kəˈlæbərˌeɪtərz ənd ʃɛr ə ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈeɪʤənt. wɪθ ˈfɪzɪsɪsts ˈstivən ˈhɔkɪŋ ənd fræŋk ˈvɪlʧɛk, wi roʊt ðə 2014 ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst ˈɑrtɪkəl 'trænˈsɛndɪŋ kəmˈpleɪsənsi ɔn məˈʃinz' (si go.nature.com/2wadkao*). ɑˈstɛnsəbli ə ˌrivˈju əv ˈwɔli eɪaɪ fɪlm trænˈsɛndəns, ðɪs wɑz ˈrɪli ə kɔl tɪ ðə eɪaɪ kəmˈjunɪti tɪ teɪk ðə rɪsks əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˈsɪstəmz ˈsɪriəsli. ðəs, aɪ æm ənˈlaɪkli tɪ dɪsəˈgri ˈstrɔŋli wɪθ ðə ˈprɛmɪs əv laɪf laɪf, ˈɑrgjuz, meɪ ər meɪ nɑt sprɛd θru ðə ˈjunəˌvərs ənd fər ˈbɪljənz ər ˈtrɪljənz əv years”*” bɪˈkəz əv dɪˈsɪʒənz wi meɪk naʊ ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti boʊθ sɪˈdəktɪv ənd ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ. ðə bʊks ˈtaɪtəl rɪˈfərz tɪ ə θərd feɪz ɪn ˌɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈhɪstəri. fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst 4 ˈbɪljən jɪrz, boʊθ ˈhɑrdˌwɛr (ˈbɑdiz) ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr (kəˈpæsɪti fər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ bɪˈheɪvjər) wər fɪkst baɪ baɪˈɑləʤi. fər ðə nɛkst jɪrz, ˈlərnɪŋ ənd ˈkəlʧər ɪˈneɪbəld ˈjumənz tɪ əˈdæpt ənd kənˈtroʊl ðɛr oʊn ˈsɔfˌwɛr. ɪn ðə ˈɪmənənt θərd feɪz, boʊθ ˈsɔfˌwɛr ənd ˈhɑrdˌwɛr kən bi ˌridɪˈzaɪnd. ðɪs meɪ saʊnd laɪk ðə ˈmuvmənt tɪ ˈbɑdi ənd breɪn bət ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz ɔn eɪaɪ, wɪʧ ˌsəpləˈmɛnts ˈmɛntəl ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz wɪθ ɪkˈstərnəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz. kənˈsɪdərz boʊθ rɪsks ənd ˈbɛnəfɪts. rɪsks ˌɪnˈklud ən ɑrmz reɪs ɪn ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈwɛpənz ənd drəˈmætɪk rɪˈdəkʃənz ɪn ɪmˈplɔɪmənt. ðə eɪaɪ kəmˈjunɪti ɪz ˈpræktɪkəli juˈnænəməs ɪn kənˈdɛmɪŋ ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv məˈʃinz ðət kən ʧuz tɪ kɪl ˈjumənz, bət ðə ˈɪʃu əv wərk həz spɑrkt dəˈbeɪt. ˈmɛni prɪˈdɪkt ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk bun eɪaɪ ˌɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ nu ʤɑbz tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs oʊld, ɛz wɪθ ˈpriviəs ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃənz. ˈraɪli ˌɪˈmæʤənz tu ˈhɔrsɪz dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðə raɪz əv ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl kəmˈbəsʧən ˈɪnʤən ɪn 1900 wən prɪˈdɪkts ʤɑbz fər ˈhɔrsɪz ðæts wəts ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈhæpənd ˌbiˈfɔr, laɪk wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən əv ðə wil ənd ðə plow.”*.” fər moʊst ˈhɔrsɪz, əˈlæs, ðə job”*” wɑz tɪ bi pɛt fud. æˈnælɪsɪs ɪz kəmˈpɛlɪŋ, ənd ʃɛrd baɪ ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts səʧ ɛz pɔl ˈkrəgmən. bət ðə kˈwɛʃən rɪˈmeɪnz: wət dɪˈzaɪərəbəl ɪˈkɑnəmi maɪt wi eɪm fər, wɪn moʊst əv wət wi naʊ kɔl wərk ɪz dən baɪ məˈʃinz? ðə rɪsks ər ˌɛgˌzɪˈstɛnʃəl. ðə bʊks ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈpreɪˌlud dɪˈskraɪbz ə ˈrizənəbli ˈplɔzəbəl sɪˈnɛrioʊ ɪn wɪʧ eɪaɪ maɪt ˈimərʤ. ˈleɪtər, ˈreɪnʤɪz ˈoʊvər ˈgloʊbəl ˈaʊtˌkəmz frəm tɪ ˈjumən ɛnsˈleɪvmənt ər ɪkˈstɪŋʃən. ðət wi hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə haʊ tɪ stɪr təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈbɛtər fˈjuʧərz pɔɪnts tɪ ə dərθ əv ˈsɪriəs ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɔn waɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ eɪaɪ ˈbɛtər maɪt bi ə bæd θɪŋ. kəmˈpjutər ˌpaɪəˈnɪr ˈælən ˈtʊrɪŋ, ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ɪn 1951 ðət ɑr ˈspiʃiz wʊd æt bɛst bi humbled”*” baɪ eɪaɪ, ɪkˈsprɛst ðə ˈʤɛnərəl əˈniz əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ sˈmɑrtər ðən ˌwənˈsɛlf. ðɪs əˈniz baɪ kərˈteɪlɪŋ ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɔn eɪaɪ meɪ bi ˈniðər ˈfizəbəl nɔr ˈprɛfərəbəl. ðə moʊst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ pɑrt əv laɪf ɪkˈspleɪnz ðət ðə ril ˈɪʃu ɪz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər əˈbʤɛktɪvz. ˈfaʊndər ˈnɔrbərt ˈwinər roʊt ɪn 1960 hæd ˈbɛtər bi kwaɪt ʃʊr ðət ðə ˈpərpəs pʊt ˈɪntu ðə məˈʃin ɪz ðə ˈpərpəs wɪʧ wi ˈrɪli desire.”*.” ər, ɛz həz ɪt, ənˈklɪr haʊ tɪ ˌɪmˈbju ə eɪaɪ wɪθ ən ˈəltəmət goʊl ðət ˈniðər ɪz ˌəndɪˈfaɪnd nɔr lidz tɪ ðə ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv humanity.”*.” ɪn maɪ vju, ðɪs ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ənd ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl ˈprɑbləm dɪˈmændz ɔl ðə ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈrisɔrsɪz wi kən brɪŋ tɪ bɛr. ˈoʊnli ɪf wi sɑlv ɪt kən wi rip ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts. əˈməŋ ðiz ɪz ɪkˈspænʧən əˈkrɔs ðə ˈjunəˌvərs, pərˈhæps paʊərd baɪ səʧ ɪgˈzɑtɪk tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ɛz ˈdaɪsən sfɪrz (wɪʧ wʊd ˈkæpʧər ðə ˈɛnərʤi əv ə stɑr), ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtərz bɪlt əraʊnd blæk hoʊlz ər θiəraɪzd (laɪk ˈdizəl ˈɛnʤənz, bət ənd wən ˈbɪljən taɪmz mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt). fər ʃɪr saɪəns fən, ɪts hɑrd tɪ bit ðə ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz əv haʊ məʧ ˈəpˈsaɪd ðə ˈjunəˌvərs ənd ðə lɔz əv ˈfɪzɪks wɪl əˈlaʊ. wi meɪ wən deɪ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪkˈspænd ðə ˈbaɪoʊsˌfɪr əˈbaʊt 32 ˈɔrdərz əv magnitude”*”. ɪts ˈsɪriəsli ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ, ðɛn, tɪ lərn ðət ˈkɑzmɪk ɪkˈspænʧən meɪ ˈlɪmət ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈsɛtəlɪŋ ˈoʊnli 10 ˈbɪljən ˈgæləksiz. ənd wi fil ɑr dɪˈsɛnɪnts' æŋˈzaɪəti ɛz θrɛt əv dɑrk ˈɛnərʤi ˈtɪrɪŋ ˈkɑzmɪk ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃənz əˈpɑrt ˈmoʊtəˌveɪts ˈmæsɪv ˈkɑzmɪk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ projects”*”. ðə bʊk kənˈkludz wɪθ ðə fˈjuʧər əv laɪf ˈɪnstɪtuts roʊl ɪn ˈmuvɪŋ ðiz ˈɪʃuz ˈɪntu ˈmeɪnˌstrim eɪaɪ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ fər wɪʧ dɪˈzərvz juʤ ˈkrɛdɪt. hi ɪz nɑt əˈloʊn, əv kɔrs, ɪn ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə əˈlɑrm. ɪn ɪts sˈwipɪŋ ˈvɪʒən, laɪf həz moʊst ɪn ˈkɑmən wɪθ nɪk 2014 (ˈɑksfərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti prɛs). ənˈlaɪk ˈbɑstrəm, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz nɑt traɪɪŋ tɪ pruv ðət rɪsk ɪz ˌənəˈvɔɪdəbəl; ənd hi ɛsˈʧuz dɛns fəˈlɑsəfi ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈæskɪŋ ðə ˈridər wɪʧ sɪˈnɛrioʊz ðeɪ θɪŋk mɔr ˈprɑbəbəl ər dɪˈzaɪərəbəl. ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪ ˈstrɔŋli ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd boʊθ bʊks, aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ðət ɪz lɛs ˈlaɪkli tɪ prəˈvoʊk ɪn eɪaɪ ˈrisərʧərz ə ˈkɑmən əˈlərʤɪk riˈækʃən ə riˈtrit ˈɪntu dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈɑrgjəmənts fər peɪɪŋ noʊ əˈtɛnʃən. hɪrz ə ˈtɪpɪkəl wən: wi doʊnt ˈwəri əˈbaʊt rɪˈmoʊt bət ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz səʧ ɛz blæk hoʊlz məˈtɪriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɪn ˈɔrbət, soʊ waɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt eɪaɪ? ˈænsər: ɪf ˈfɪzɪsɪsts wər ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ meɪk səʧ blæk hoʊlz, ˈwʊdənt wi æsk ðɛm ɪf ɪt wɑz seɪf? ðə ɪˈkɑnəmɪst həz ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd ðə ˈoʊvərˌɑrʧɪŋ ˈɪʃu ðəs: ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˈspiʃiz ˈɔntu ərθ ər ɪˈnəf tɪ dɪˈzərv hɑrd thinking.”*.” laɪf ɪz fɑr frəm ðə læst wərd ɔn eɪaɪ ənd ðə fˈjuʧər, bət ɪt prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ glɪmps əv ðə hɑrd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ rikˈwaɪərd. ˈɔθər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˌfɪliˈeɪʃənz stɔrt ˈrəsəl ɪz prəˈfɛsər əv kəmˈpjutər saɪəns æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈbərkli ənd əv ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns: ə ˈmɑdərn əˈproʊʧ. stɔrt ˈrəsəl ˈɔθərz sərʧ fər stɔrt ˈrəsəl ɪn: ˈneɪʧər ˈrisərʧ ˈʤərnəlz ˈgugəl ˈskɑlər ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ˈɔθər ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns tɪ stɔrt ˈrəsəl. raɪts ənd pərˈmɪʃənz tɪ əbˈteɪn pərˈmɪʃən tɪ ˈkɑntɛnt frəm ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈvɪzɪt rightslink*.
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stuart russell weighs up a book on the risks and rewards of the ai revolution.
life 3.0: being human in the age of artificial intelligence by max tegmark knopf: 2017. 9781101946596 9780241237199
max tegmark is a renowned physicist. he is also the irrepressibly optimistic co-founder of the future of life institute in cambridge, massachusetts (motto: “technology is giving life the potential to flourish like never before ... or to self-destruct. let's make a difference!”). now, in life 3.0, he tackles a pressing future development — the evolution of artificial intelligence (ai). he argues that the risks demand serious thought if our “cosmic endowment” is not to be inadvertently thrown away.
'robobees' are meant for artificial pollination but could have unforeseen environmental effects. image: thierry falise/lightrocket via getty
in the interests of disclosure, tegmark and i are collaborators and share a literary agent. with physicists stephen hawking and frank wilczek, we wrote the 2014 huffington post article 'transcending complacency on superintelligent machines' (see go.nature.com/2wadkao). ostensibly a review of wally pfister's dystopian ai film transcendence, this was really a call to the ai community to take the risks of intelligent systems seriously. thus, i am unlikely to disagree strongly with the premise of life 3.0. life, tegmark argues, may or may not spread through the universe and “flourish for billions or trillions of years” because of decisions we make now — a possibility both seductive and overwhelming.
the book's title refers to a third phase in evolutionary history. for almost 4 billion years, both hardware (bodies) and software (capacity for generating behaviour) were fixed by biology. for the next 100,000 years, learning and culture enabled humans to adapt and control their own software. in the imminent third phase, both software and hardware can be redesigned. this may sound like transhumanism — the movement to re-engineer body and brain — but tegmark's focus is on ai, which supplements mental capabilities with external devices.
tegmark considers both risks and benefits. near-term risks include an arms race in autonomous weapons and dramatic reductions in employment. the ai community is practically unanimous in condemning the creation of machines that can choose to kill humans, but the issue of work has sparked debate. many predict an economic boon — ai inspiring new jobs to replace old, as with previous industrial revolutions. tegmark wryly imagines two horses discussing the rise of the internal combustion engine in 1900. one predicts “new jobs for horses ... that's what's always happened before, like with the invention of the wheel and the plow.” for most horses, alas, the “new job” was to be pet food. tegmark's analysis is compelling, and shared by economists such as paul krugman. but the question remains: what desirable economy might we aim for, when most of what we now call work is done by machines?
the longer-term risks are existential. the book's fictional prelude describes a reasonably plausible scenario in which superintelligent ai might emerge. later, tegmark ranges over global outcomes from near-utopias to human enslavement or extinction. that we have no idea how to steer towards the better futures points to a dearth of serious thinking on why making ai better might be a bad thing.
computer pioneer alan turing, raising the possibility in 1951 that our species would at best be “greatly humbled” by ai, expressed the general unease of making something smarter than oneself. assuaging this unease by curtailing progress on ai may be neither feasible nor preferable. the most interesting part of life 3.0 explains that the real issue is the potential for misaligned objectives. cybernetics founder norbert wiener wrote in 1960, “we had better be quite sure that the purpose put into the machine is the purpose which we really desire.” or, as tegmark has it, “it's unclear how to imbue a superintelligent ai with an ultimate goal that neither is undefined nor leads to the elimination of humanity.” in my view, this technological and philosophical problem demands all the intellectual resources we can bring to bear.
only if we solve it can we reap the benefits. among these is expansion across the universe, perhaps powered by such exotic technologies as dyson spheres (which would capture the energy of a star), accelerators built around black holes or tegmark's theorized sphalerizers (like diesel engines, but quark-powered and one billion times more efficient). for sheer science fun, it's hard to beat the explanations of how much upside the universe and the laws of physics will allow. we may one day, for example, expand the biosphere “by about 32 orders of magnitude”. it's seriously disappointing, then, to learn that cosmic expansion may limit us to settling only 10 billion galaxies. and we feel our descendants' anxiety as “the threat of dark energy tearing cosmic civilizations apart motivates massive cosmic engineering projects”.
the book concludes with the future of life institute's role in moving these issues into mainstream ai thinking — for which tegmark deserves huge credit. he is not alone, of course, in raising the alarm. in its sweeping vision, life 3.0 has most in common with nick bostrom's 2014 superintelligence (oxford university press). unlike bostrom, however, tegmark is not trying to prove that risk is unavoidable; and he eschews dense philosophy in favour of asking the reader which scenarios they think more probable or desirable.
although i strongly recommend both books, i suspect that tegmark's is less likely to provoke in ai researchers a common allergic reaction — a retreat into defensive arguments for paying no attention. here's a typical one: we don't worry about remote but species-ending possibilities such as black holes materializing in near-earth orbit, so why worry about superintelligent ai? answer: if physicists were working to make such black holes, wouldn't we ask them if it was safe?
the economist has drily characterized the overarching issue thus: “the implications of introducing a second intelligent species onto earth are far-reaching enough to deserve hard thinking.” life 3.0 is far from the last word on ai and the future, but it provides a fascinating glimpse of the hard thinking required.
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ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ðə ˈsɛnɪt ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti rɪfˈjuzd tɪ hir ə meɪl dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns ˈvɪktɪm æst tɪ ˈprɛzənt ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni æt ðə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 19 2005 ˈsɛnɪt ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti ˈhirɪŋz ɔn riˈɔθərˌaɪzɪŋ vawa*. ɪf hi hæd bɪn pərˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ, hi wʊd hæv dɪˈskəst hɪz ɪkˈspɪriəns əv biɪŋ ɪkˈskludɪd frəm ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈfəndɪd baɪ ðə ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən ækt ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv hɪz ˈʤɛndər. ɔn ðə ədˈvaɪs əv hɪz əˈtərni, ðɪs ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl həz rɪkˈwɛstɪd tɪ rɪˈmeɪn əˈnɑnəməs fər ˈpərpəsɪz əv ðɪs ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpoʊstɪŋ. aɪ æm ə ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl meɪl ˈvɪktɪm əv rɪˈpitɪd dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns. ɔl ðə ˈɪnsədənts ˌɪnˈvɑlv ðə seɪm ˈwʊmən. aɪ fərst mɛt ðə ˈwʊmən hu kəˈmɪtɪd rɪˈpitɪd ækts əv dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst mi æt ɑr ʧərʧ. ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər aɪ ˈmɛrid hər aɪ bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈvɪktɪm əv hər ˈvərbəl ənd ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈbjuz. ˈɛvəri ˈləvɪŋ ˈkaɪndnəs aɪ ʃoʊd tɪ hər wɑz rɪˈwɔrdɪd wɪθ skɔrn ənd dərˈɪʒən. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst wik əv ɑr ˈmɛrɪʤ ʃi bɪˈgæn ˈkɔlɪŋ mi neɪmz ənd ˈjuzɪŋ əˈgɛnst mi. ʃi wɛnt ˈɪntu ˈreɪʤɪz ɔn ə ˈdeɪli ˈbeɪsɪs. waɪl ɪnˈreɪʤd, ʃi tʊk ɔn ə ˈstɔkɪŋ ənd ˈhəlkɪŋ əˈpɪrəns. ʃi jɛld ənd juzd proʊˈfænəti, ənd bɪˈkeɪm ɪnˈtaɪərli ˌɪˈræʃənəl. ʃi rɪˈpitɪdli ˈdæmɪʤd maɪ ˈprɑpərti du tɪ hər ˈvaɪələns ənd ˌɪnˈsɛsənt sˈlæmɪŋ əv dɔrz ənd θroʊɪŋ maɪ bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz əraʊnd ðə haʊs. ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ hər wɑz ənˈbɛrəbəl. aɪ hæd tɪ ˈtɪpˌtoʊ əraʊnd ðə haʊs ənd traɪ tɪ steɪ aʊt əv hər reɪnʤ sɪns ðə fərst wik əv ɑr ˈmɛrɪʤ. ðə moʊst ˈsɪriəs ˈɪnsədənt lɛft mi wɪθ ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈɪnʤəri tɪ maɪ lɛft ni (tɔrn ˈkɑrtəlɪʤ). ɔn ðət əˈkeɪʒən, ʃi θru θɪŋz ðət wər ɔn tɔp əv maɪ ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈsɛnər ˈɔntu ðə flɔr, ənd ðɛn ʃi kɛpt ˈpəməlɪŋ mi wɪθ hər fɪsts ɔn maɪ ɑrmz ənd ˈʃoʊldərz. ʃi ðɛn θru ə waɪər ˈbæskət ənd pæn ənd ˈsɛvərəl ʃɑrp lɔŋ naɪvz ˈɔntu ðə flɔr. ʃi stɔrmd ˈɪntu ðə ˈdɪnɪŋ rum ənd θru ðə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ənd ən ænˈtik sɪˈgɑr bɑks ɔn ðə flɔr ənd ðɛn bɪˈgæn ˈbæŋɪŋ ə ˈpjutər dɪʃ rɪˈpitɪdli ˈɔntu ðə flɔr. aɪ hæd bɪn ɪn ðə ˈbɛˌdrum traɪɪŋ tɪ steɪ əˈweɪ frəm hər. wɪn aɪ wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ rum ʃi pɪkt əp ə ˈhɛvi bʊk stænd ənd hərld ɪt æt mi wɪθ greɪt fɔrs ˈstraɪkɪŋ mi ɪn ðə ni. ðə fɔrs əv ðə bloʊ swɛpt maɪ lɛg aʊt frəm ˈəndər mi, ənd aɪ fɛl ɔn ðə flɔr. aɪ ˈleɪtər rikˈwaɪərd ˈmɛdɪkəl əˈtɛnʃən ənd gɑt ˈɛksˌreɪz ənd ˈkrəʧɪz. ðə lɛft saɪd əv maɪ lɛft ni wɑz sˈwoʊlən fər ˈoʊvər ə mənθ. ɪf ˈɛni ˈsɛnətər ər ˈkɑŋgrəsmən ˈwɪʃɪz tɪ si pruf əv ðiz ˈɪnʤəriz, aɪ wɪl bi glæd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈkɑpi əv ðə ˈdɑktərz rɪˈpɔrt. ɛz aɪ leɪ ɔn ðə flɔr ɪn ˈægəni, aɪ toʊld hər ðət aɪ wɑz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk hər əˈbjusɪv ˈkɑndəkt ˈɛni ˈlɔŋgər ənd ðət ʃi hæd tɪ klæm daʊn. ʃi ðɛn wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈkɪʧən ənd bɪˈgæn sɔɪŋ (ˈlaɪtli ˈdrægɪŋ) ə steɪk naɪf əˈkrɔs hər rɪst, waɪl ˈtɛlɪŋ mi ðət aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bərn ɪn hɛl. aɪ wɛnt tɪ wərk ɔn ˈkrəʧɪz fər ə wik, bət ˈæftər noʊ ˌɪmˈpruvmənt aɪ wɛnt tɪ maɪ ˈmɛdɪkəl prəˈvaɪdər tɪ hæv maɪ ˈɪnʤəri ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd. ðə ˈdɔktər æst maɪ haʊ aɪ hæd rɪˈsivd ðə ˈɪnʤəriz ənd aɪ toʊld hər aɪ hæd bɪn hɪt baɪ ə bɔrd. ðə ˈdɔktər ˈnɛvər wəns æst ɪf aɪ hæd bɪn hɪt baɪ maɪ waɪf, ənd ˈnɛvər wəns ˈmɛnʃənd ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns. ðə ˈdɔktər dɪd æsk ə ˈsɛkənd taɪm haʊ aɪ hæd rɪˈsivd ðə ˈɪnʤəri ənd aɪ toʊld hər aɪ hæd bɪn hɪt baɪ ə bɔrd, nɑt ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ gɪt maɪ waɪf ɪn ˈtrəbəl. ðə ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən ækt prəˈvaɪdz ˈfəndɪŋ fər trainings*, wɪʧ tiʧ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˌpərsəˈnɛl tɪ æsk ˈɪnʤərd ˈwɪmən ˈwɛðər ðeɪ wər ˈɪnʤərd baɪ ə ˈhəzbənd ər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd, ənd tɪ proʊb ˈfərðər ɪf ðeɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ə ˈwʊmən meɪ bi laɪɪŋ soʊ ɛz nɑt tɪ gɪt hər ˈhəzbənd ər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd ɪn ˈtrəbəl. ˈklɪrli ðə ˈdɔktər hu ˈtritɪd mi hæd bɪn treɪnd tɪ bi blaɪnd tɪ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ə mænz ˈɪnʤəriz kʊd hæv bɪn kɔzd baɪ hɪz waɪf. ɔn əˈnəðər əˈkeɪʒən, wɪn aɪ hæd ən earache*, maɪ waɪf skˈwərtɪd ə ˈwɔtər ˈbɑtəl əv ʧɪld ˈwɔtər æt mi, ˈstraɪkɪŋ mi ɪn ðə ɪr. ɔn stɪl əˈnəðər əˈkeɪʒən, ʃi strək mi ɪn ðə grɔɪn ˈɛriə wɪθ ə buˈkeɪ əv ˈroʊzɪz aɪd ˈgɪvɪn hər. əˈnəðər taɪm wɪn aɪd ˈteɪkən ˈrɛfjuʤ ɪn maɪ ˈsteɪʃən ˈwægən ɪn ðə bæk jɑrd soʊ aɪ kʊd gɪt səm slip ˌbiˈfɔr goʊɪŋ tɪ wərk, ʃi ˈfɑloʊd ˈskrimɪŋ ənd ˈʃaʊtɪŋ, dɪˈstərbɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ənd ˈkɔzɪŋ mi ˈpərsɪnəl ɪmˈbɛrəsmənt. ɔn ðə wən jɪr ˌænəˈvərsəri əv maɪ ˈməðərz dɛθ, ʃi skrimd æt mi, "jʊr ˈpɛrənts ər sh*t*," ənd ðɛn græbd ə 60 paʊnd. ˈwʊdən ˈkɔfi ˈteɪbəl ənd flɪpt ɪt ˈoʊvər. ʃi ðɛn kɔld ðə pəˈlis ənd ˈfɔlsli əˈkjuzd mi əv ˈhævɪŋ spreɪnd hər rɪst. maɪ ˈpæstər ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ɪn ə ˈsɪti əˈtərni ˈhirɪŋ tɪ haʊ ʃi hæd toʊld ɪm tu ˈvərʒənz əv ə ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt əˈbaʊt haʊ hər rɪst hæd bɪn ˈɪnʤərd. boʊθ ˈvərʒənz wər laɪz. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv hər ˈfoʊni rɪˈpɔrt, aɪ wɑz ˈfɔlsli ərˈɛstɪd ənd ˌɪmˈprɪzənd. ðə truθ ɪz aɪ hæv ˈnɛvər hərt hər ər θˈrɛtənd tɪ hərt hər, ənd ˈnɛvər wʊd. ðə ˈbruzɪz ʃi ˈfɔlsli swɔr tɪ hæv bɪn kɔzd baɪ mi wər ˈjɛloʊ ənd ˈɑbviəsli ˈsɛvərəl deɪz ər wiks oʊld, bət ðə pəˈlis dɪd nɑt ərˈɛst hər fər ˈfaɪlɪŋ ə fɔls pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrt. wʊd ə mæn hu meɪd səʧ ən ˈɑbviəsli fɔls ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən hæv bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ə fri pæs baɪ ðə pəˈlis, ɛz ʃi wɑz? ə mˈjuʧuəl riˈstreɪnɪŋ ˈɔrdər wɑz ˈleɪtər ˈɪʃud. ʃi ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ðɪs riˈstreɪnɪŋ ˈɔrdər faɪv taɪmz, ənd ðə pəˈlis hæv dən ˈnəθɪŋ. aɪ æm kwaɪt ˈsərtən ðət ɪf aɪ wər tɪ ˈvaɪəleɪt ðə riˈstreɪnɪŋ ˈɔrdər ˈivɪn wəns, ðə pəˈlis wʊd ərˈɛst ənd ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪt mi. moʊst meɪl ˈvɪktɪmz ər kənˈdɪʃənd, ɛz aɪ wɑz, tɪ ɪt laɪk ə man.”*.” ˌɪnˈdid, wɪn aɪ sərvd maɪ ˈkəntri ɪn viˌɛtˈnɑm, ən freɪz ˈbæntərd bæk ənd fɔrθ əˈməŋst ðə mərˈinz ɔn maɪ ʃɪp wɑz, təf ər die.”*.” ɪts əˈpɔlɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ðət ədˈvaɪs, wɪʧ wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ hɛlp ɑr bɔɪz sərˈvaɪv ə wɔr wɪθ ðə viɛt kɔŋ ənd nva*, ɪz naʊ ˈɔlsoʊ ðə bɛst ədˈvaɪs fər ˈɛni meɪl ˈvɪktɪm əv dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns hu ɪkˈspɛkts hɛlp ˈəndər ðə ˈkɑrənt baɪəst ənd dɪˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən ækt. ˈæftər maɪ waɪf θru ðə ˈbʊkstænd æt mi ənd kɔzd ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ maɪ ni, aɪ bɪˈgæn tɪ lʊk ˈɛvriˌwɛr aɪ kʊd θɪŋk əv fər hɛlp. aɪ sərʧt ðə wɛb fər ˈɛni ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən aɪ kʊd faɪnd ɔn dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns. bət ˈɛvəri ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən aɪ faʊnd ðət sɛd ðeɪ hɛlp ˈvɪktɪmz hæd ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðət dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns ɪz kɔzd baɪ mɛn ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪŋ ðɛr ɑr society”*”. soʊ aɪ ˈdɪdənt θɪŋk ðeɪd bɪˈliv mi ər wɔnt tɪ hɛlp mi ɪf aɪ toʊld ðɛm maɪ ˈstɔri. aɪv sɪns hərd ˈbætərd ˈwɪmənz ˈʃɛltərz kleɪm ðət ðɛrz noʊ nid fər ˈsərvɪsɪz fər mɛn bɪˈkəz ˈhɑrdli ˈɛni mɛn əˈproʊʧ ðɛm fər hɛlp. pərˈhæps maɪ riˈækʃən tɪ wət aɪ rɛd ɔn ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ənd ɪn ðɛr ˈlɪtərəʧər meɪ hɛlp ju ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ðɛr ðə læst pleɪs ɪn ðə wərld ðət ˈɛni mæn ɪn nid əv hɛlp wʊd wɔnt tɪ əˈproʊʧ. ə fju jɪrz ˈleɪtər, wɪn aɪ wɑz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪn səʧ daɪər streɪts, aɪ bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈwəndər ˈwɛðər ɪt wɑz ˈrɪli tru ðət dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns ˈeɪʤənsiz wər əˈlaʊd tɪ dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt əˈgɛnst mɛn. soʊ aɪ ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd 10 ˈdɪfərənt ˈbætərd ˈwɪmənz ˈʃɛltərz ɪn ənd əraʊnd lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs tɪ faɪnd aʊt ˈwɛðər ən əˈbjuzd mæn kʊd faɪnd hɛlp ðɛr. iʧ wən ˈtritɪd mi ɛz ɪf aɪ wər ə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtər ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈvɪktɪm, ənd ɔl ədˈmɪtəd ðeɪ dɪd nɑt prəˈvaɪd ˈsərvɪsɪz fər mɛn. ðə əˈbjuz aɪ ˈsəfərd æt maɪ waɪfs hænz wɑz bæd ɪˈnəf. bət noʊɪŋ ðət ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz nɑt sɛt əp tɪ hɛlp meɪl ˈvɪktɪmz, bət ˈrəðər ɪz sɛt əp tɪ ðɛm, həz lɛft mi ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkli ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd. ðə fækt əv ðə ˈmætər ɪz, ðət ðə ˈsɪstəm ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ hɛlp ˈvɪktɪmz əv dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns ɪz ˈbædli ˈbroʊkən. ɪt kən ˈoʊnli bi fɪkst baɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə dɪˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən ækt ˈɪntu ə ˈʤɛndər ˌɪnˈklusɪv ˈfæməli ˈvaɪələns ækt wɪʧ spəˈsɪfɪkli steɪts ðət ˈfəndɪŋ ʃæl bi prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ ˈproʊˌgræmz praɪˈmɛrəli ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈhɛlpɪŋ meɪl ˈvɪktɪmz ɪn ən əˈmaʊnt ˈikwəl tɪ ˈɛni ˈfəndɪŋ prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ ˈproʊˌgræmz praɪˈmɛrəli ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈvɪktɪmz.
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testimony the senate judiciary committee refused to hear a male domestic violence victim asked to present testimony at the july 19, 2005 senate judiciary committee hearings on reauthorizing vawa. if he had been permitted to testify, he would have discussed his experience of being excluded from services funded by the violence against women act on the basis of his gender. on the advice of his attorney, this individual has requested to remain anonymous for purposes of this on-line posting. i am a heterosexual male victim of repeated female-perpetrated domestic violence. all the incidents involve the same woman. i first met the woman who committed repeated acts of domestic violence against me at our church. shortly after i married her i became a victim of her verbal and physical abuse. every loving kindness i showed to her was rewarded with scorn and derision. during the first week of our marriage she began calling me names and using profanities against me. she went into rages on a daily basis. while enraged, she took on a stalking and hulking appearance. she yelled and used profanity, and became entirely irrational. she repeatedly damaged my property due to her violence and incessant slamming of doors and throwing my belongings around the house. living with her was unbearable. i had to tiptoe around the house and try to stay out of her range since the first week of our marriage. the most serious incident left me with a permanent injury to my left knee (torn cartilage). on that occasion, she threw things that were on top of my entertainment center onto the floor, and then she kept pummeling me with her fists on my arms and shoulders. she then threw a wire basket and pan and several sharp long knives onto the floor. she stormed into the dinning room and threw the telephone and an antique cigar box on the floor and then began banging a pewter dish repeatedly onto the floor. i had been in the bedroom trying to stay away from her. when i went into the living room she picked up a heavy book stand and hurled it at me with great force striking me in the knee. the force of the blow swept my leg out from under me, and i fell on the floor. i later required medical attention and got x-rays and crutches. the left side of my left knee was swollen for over a month. if any senator or congressman wishes to see proof of these injuries, i will be glad to provide a copy of the doctor's report. as i lay on the floor in agony, i told her that i was not going to take her abusive conduct any longer and that she had to clam down. she then went to the kitchen and began sawing (lightly dragging) a steak knife across her wrist, while telling me that i was going to burn in hell. i went to work on crutches for a week, but after no improvement i went to my medical provider to have my injury evaluated. the doctor asked my how i had received the injuries and i told her i had been hit by a board. the doctor never once asked if i had been hit by my wife, and never once mentioned the subject of domestic violence. the doctor did ask a second time how i had received the injury and i told her i had been hit by a board, not wanting to get my wife in trouble. the violence against women act provides funding for trainings, which teach hospital personnel to ask injured women whether they were injured by a husband or boyfriend, and to probe further if they suspect a woman may be lying so as not to get her husband or boyfriend in trouble. clearly the doctor who treated me had been trained to be blind to the possibility that a man's injuries could have been caused by his wife. on another occasion, when i had an earache, my wife squirted a water bottle of chilled water at me, striking me in the ear. on still another occasion, she struck me in the groin area with a bouquet of roses i'd given her. another time when i'd taken refuge in my station wagon in the back yard so i could get some sleep before going to work, she followed screaming and shouting, disturbing the entire neighborhood and causing me personal embarrassment. on the one year anniversary of my mother's death, she screamed at me, "your parents are sh*t," and then grabbed a 60 lb. wooden coffee table and flipped it over. she then called the police and falsely accused me of having sprained her wrist. my pastor testified in a city attorney hearing to how she had told him two versions of a story about about how her wrist had been injured. both versions were lies. as a result of her phony report, i was falsely arrested and imprisoned. the truth is i have never hurt her or threatened to hurt her, and never would. the bruises she falsely swore to have been caused by me were yellow and obviously several days or weeks old, but the police did not arrest her for filing a false police report. would a man who made such an obviously false accusation have been given a free pass by the police, as she was? a mutual restraining order was later issued. she violated this restraining order five times, and the police have done nothing. i am quite certain that if i were to violate the restraining order even once, the police would arrest and incarcerate me. most male victims are conditioned, as i was, to “take it like a man.” indeed, when i served my country in vietnam, an oft-repeated phrase bantered back and forth amongst the marines on my ship was, “get tough or die.” it's appalling to find that advice, which was intended to help our boys survive a war with the viet cong and nva, is now also the best advice for any male victim of domestic violence who expects help under the current biased and discriminatory violence against women act. after my wife threw the bookstand at me and caused permanent damage to my knee, i began to look everywhere i could think of for help. i searched the web for any information i could find on domestic violence. but every organization i found that said they help victims had a website explaining that domestic violence is caused by men exercising their “male privilege”in our “patriarchal society”. so i didn't think they'd believe me or want to help me if i told them my story. i've since heard battered women's shelters claim that there's no need for services for men because hardly any men approach them for help. perhaps my reaction to what i read on their websites and in their literature may help you understand why they're the last place in the world that any man in need of help would want to approach. a few years later, when i was no longer in such dire straits, i began to wonder whether it was really true that federally-funded domestic violence agencies were allowed to discriminate against men. so i contacted 10 different vawa-funded battered women's shelters in and around los angeles to find out whether an abused man could find help there. each one treated me as if i were a perpetrator rather than a victim, and all admitted they did not provide services for men. the abuse i suffered at my wife's hands was bad enough. but knowing that the system is not set up to help male victims, but rather is set up to re-victimize them, has left me psychologically devastated. the fact of the matter is, that the system intended to help victims of domestic violence is badly broken. it can only be fixed by changing the discriminatory violence against women act into a gender inclusive family violence act which specifically states that funding shall be provided to programs primarily focused on helping male victims in an amount equal to any funding provided to programs primarily focused on helping female victims.
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ɛz wɑz ɑr ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən læst jɪr (ənˈtɪl ɑr muv gɑt dɪˈleɪd) ðə fərst pleɪs tɪ traɪ ðɪs jɪrz ˈkænənˌbɔl ˈtrɪpəl wɪl bi æt ˈmæʤɪk rɑk tæp ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈeɪprəl 8th*. bi ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə frəm fər ə fʊl bɑr ˈsərvɪs ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ kɛg pɔrz, fɪlz ənd ˈbɑtəl seɪlz əv ðɪs jɪrz bɪr. pliz noʊt wi wɪl ˈoʊnli bi ˈsərvɪŋ dræft pɔrz əv θərd ənd hæf paɪnt (noʊ paɪnts) fər ˈpraɪsɪŋ si bɪˈloʊ. hæv tu fud ˈtreɪdərz ˈkɪʧən grəb ənd grɑg) ˈprɛzənt frəm ɛz wɛl ɛz lɪv (ˈlɛni ˈvæli fəŋk ənd soʊl kləb) ˈsuðɪŋ jʊr frəm wɪθ ən ɪˈklɛktɪk mɪks əv fəŋk, soʊl, rɑk ənd roʊl etc…*… ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ wi wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ɑr nɛkst batch’*’ kænd bɪr əˈveɪləbəl fər ðə fərst taɪm; ɑr ˈdəbəl ˈjumən ˈkænənˌbɔl. soʊ hæv ɔl θri ˈkænənˌbɔl ˈvərʒənz əˈveɪləbəl ɔn tæp ənd ɪn smɔl pæk fər ðə fərst taɪm. wi hæv twaɪs ɛz məʧ ˈkænənˌbɔl ðɪs jɪr soʊ ðɛr ʃʊd bi ˈplɛnti tɪ goʊ raʊnd, ɪf ju meɪk ðə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðə bɪr wɪl bi ɔn seɪl ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈnɔrməl tæp ˈoʊpənɪŋ aʊərz ənˈtɪl wi rən aʊt, kəm daʊn bi fən! ˈmæʤɪk rɑk tæp ˈkænənˌbɔl 11 2016 ˈpraɪsɪŋ (frəm ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈeɪprəl ): dræft θərd paɪnt: dræft hæf paɪnt: ˈbɑtəl: 1 fɪl: 2 fɪl: ˈjumən ˈkænənˌbɔl ˈdəbəl kən: ɪf ju meɪk ɪt tɪ æt ɔl, ðɪs jɪrz ˈbɑtəlz (ənd ðə ˈjumən ˈkænənˌbɔl kænz) wɪl fərst bi əˈveɪləbəl tɪ baɪ ˈɔnˌlaɪn frəm ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈeɪprəl ənd frəm ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈpleɪsɪz ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər. ɛz ɪn ˈpriviəs jɪrz ə ˈnəmbər əv kɛgz əv wɪl bi ˈhɛdɪŋ aʊt ðət wik tɪ ɑr bɛst ˈkəstəmərz fər seɪl ɛz ðeɪ si fɪt. ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpraɪsɪŋ (frəm ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈeɪprəl 9am*) ˈkænənˌbɔl ˈtrɪpəl 11 ˈbɑtəl: ˈjumən ˈkænənˌbɔl ˈdəbəl kən: ˈkænənˌbɔl: ˈtrɪpəl ˈɪndiə peɪl eɪl wəns ə jɪr wi rɪˈsiv ðə ˈleɪtəst krɑp əv hɑps frəm ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ˌɪnˈtɛnsli ˌɛrəˈmætɪk ənd ˈbərstɪŋ wɪθ pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈbɛgɪŋ tɪ bi pʊt tɪ wərk. wɪθ θri taɪmz ðə kˈwɑntəti əv hɑps əv ɑr ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ‘‘cannonball’*’ ənd ˈivɪn mɔr ðən ɑr ˈdəbəl cannonball’*’ kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈfɪtɪŋ ˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə nu hɑp riˈlis wɪθ ðɪs ɑr ˈænjuəl ˈɑməʤ tɪ ðə hɑp. ˈkænənˌbɔl tɪ əˈnəðər dɪˈmɛnʃən ˈbælənsɪŋ ˈmæsɪv ˈsɪtrɪk ərˈoʊmə, dip ˈtrɑpɪkəl frut ˈfleɪvər ənd ˈgrævɪti dɪˈfaɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ə hɑp ɪkˈspɪriəns ðət ɪz aʊt əv ðɪs wərld. dən ɑr bɛst fər ðə hɑps lɛt ðɛm daʊn baɪ ˈeɪʤɪŋ ðɪs bɪr, pliz drɪŋk ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl!
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as was our intention last year (until our move got delayed) the first place to try this years unhuman cannonball triple ipa will be at magic rock tap on friday april 8th. we’ll be opening the taproom from 12pm for a full bar service including keg pours, growler fills and bottle sales of this years beer. please note we will only be serving draught pours of third and half pint (no pints) for pricing see below.
we’ll have two food traders (manjits kitchen & grub and grog) present from 12pm as well as live dj’s (lennie – colne valley funk and soul club) soothing your earbuds from 5pm with an eclectic mix of funk, soul, rock and roll etc…
in addition to uhc we will also have our next ‘small batch’ canned beer available for the first time; our double ipa – human cannonball. so we’ll have all three cannonball versions available on tap and in small pack for the first time.
we have twice as much unhuman cannonball this year so there should be plenty to go round, if you can’t make the friday the beer will be on sale during normal tap opening hours until we run out, come down it’ll be fun!
magic rock tap – unhuman cannonball iiipa 11% – 2016 pricing (from friday april 9th @ 12pm):
uhc draught third pint: £3.20
uhc draught half pint: £4.80
uhc 660ml bottle: £11.00
uhc 1 litre growler fill: £15.20
uhc 2 litre growler fill: £30.40
human cannonball double ipa 9.2% 330ml can: £4.00
if you can’t make it to huddersfield at all, this years uhc bottles (and the human cannonball cans) will first be available to buy online from our website on monday april 11th and from the usual places shortly after. as in previous years a number of kegs of uhc will be heading out that week to our best customers for sale as they see fit.
online pricing (from monday 11th april @ 9am)
unhuman cannonball triple ipa 11% 660ml bottle: £11.00
human cannonball double ipa 9.2% 330ml can: £4.00
un-human cannonball: triple india pale ale 11.0%
once a year we receive the latest crop of hops from the us, intensely aromatic and bursting with potential they’re begging to be put to work. with three times the quantity of hops of our explosive ipa ‘cannonball’ and even more than our double ipa ‘human cannonball’ we’ve created a fitting tribute to the new hop release with this our annual homage to the hop. ‘un-human cannonball ‘takes ipa to another dimension balancing massive citric aroma, deep tropical fruit flavor and gravity defying drinkability to deliver a hop experience that is out of this world.
we’ve done our best for the hops don’t let them down by aging this beer, please drink as soon as un-humanly possible!
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ˈpoʊˌskɑrdz frəm ˈæfrɪkɑ: dɛŋ ɪn ˈgænə rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈviə ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz weszka*, ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈæfrɪkɑ: tɛl mi əˈbaʊt ðə ɛnd əv jʊr læst ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈsizən. ɪt ˈɛndɪd ˌpriməˈʧʊrli fər ju bæk ɪn meɪ wɪn ju ˈsəfərd saɪd ˈifɛkts əv ðə ˈspaɪnəl tæp prəˈsiʤər wɪʧ ˈifɛktɪvli ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd ju frəm kəmˈpitɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈistərn ˈkɑnfərəns əˈgɛnst ðə hit. wi ɔl rɪˈmɛmbər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔn jʊr kənˈdɪʃən ˈrɛgjələrli θruaʊt ðət pɑrt əv ðə pleɪɔfs, bət haʊ ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ðoʊz taɪmz ˈtruli wər fər ju ɛz ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈbæskətˌbɔl pleɪər ənd ɛz ə ˈpərsən? dɛŋ: ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən wɑz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ. aɪ wərkt hɑrd ɔl ˈsizən, pleɪd ɪn ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr, ənd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ teɪk ðə tim ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ɪn ðə pleɪɔfs. bət ðɛn, wɪn aɪ gɑt sɪk, aɪ θɪŋk ðət wi kʊd hæv ˈhændəld ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈbɛtər. ˈɑbviəsli ðɛr ər səm θɪŋz ðət ju ˈhændəl. ju ˈrɪli ˈhændəl ˈgɪtɪŋ sɪk, biɪŋ ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə ər ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. aɪ gɑt ðə ˈspaɪnəl tæp ənd wɛr ɪt wɛnt ɔl rɔŋ. maɪ ˈbɑdi riækt wɛl tɪ ðə ˈspaɪnəl tæp, aɪ hæd səm ˈsɪriəs saɪd ˈifɛkts ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli əˈlaʊ mi tɪ pleɪ ˈbæskətˌbɔl, bət ˈrɪli pʊt maɪ laɪf ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər. ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət aɪ wɔnt ˈɛniˌwən tɪ goʊ θru, bət wɪn aɪ wɛnt θru ɪt, aɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈbæskətˌbɔl bɪˈkeɪm ˈsɛkənd əˈspɛʃəli ðət bɪˈkəz wət aɪ wɛnt θru hɛlθ waɪz, maɪ ˈfæməli wɑz ˈvɛri ˈwərid. aɪ ˈnɛvər wɔnt tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðət əˈgɛn. hæd ju hæd ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə ˈsɪriz əˈgɛnst ðə hit ənd hæd ðə bʊlz bɪn ˈhɛlθi, kʊd ðə skɔr hæv bɪn ˈdɪfərənt? dɛŋ: aɪ noʊ. ɪt ɪz wət ɪt ɪz. wi ˈɔlˌweɪz goʊ baɪ ðə ˈmaɪndˌsɛt ðət huˈɛvər ðeɪ wʊd hæv pleɪd, hu wɪθ. ju ˈrɪli æsk ðoʊz ifs* ər wət kʊd hæv ˈhæpənd. wi wɪl ɔl traɪ tɪ lərn frəm ðət, muv ˈfɔrwərd ənd gɪt ˈbɛtər nɛkst jɪr. ˈnɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ kəm ˈizi. aɪ θɪŋk ju wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv tɪ goʊ θru səm ˈʧælənʤɪz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ju wɔnt tɪ gɪt tɪ, bət ðə goʊl ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz tɪ kip ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbɛtər ənd kip ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf. jʊr ˈbraʊzər dɪz nɑt səˈpɔrt iframes*. haʊ dɪd ðɪs ɪkˈspɪriəns ʧeɪnʤ jʊr ˈætəˌtud təˈwɔrdz ðə geɪm ənd laɪf ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl? dɛŋ: aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv ðət əˈproʊʧ. ju noʊ, ˈbæskətˌbɔl ɪz ə spɔrt ənd fən. ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ju du. ju goʊ aʊt ðɛr ənd du ɪt wɪn ju ər ɪl. wət wi ər traɪɪŋ tɪ tiʧ kɪdz, tɪ hæv fən ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ laɪf. wərk ˈvɛri hɑrd ənd traɪ tɪ gɪt səkˈsɛsfəl, bət laɪf ɪz əˈbaʊt ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ɪt. traɪ tɪ iz, ɛz məʧ ju noʊ wət ju ər duɪŋ ənd ju wɔnt tɪ gɪt tɪ ə ˈsərtən ˈlɛvəl, ʤɪst meɪk ʃʊr ju ðət æt ˈsərtən pɔɪnt ər ˈhævɪŋ fən ənd ˈləvɪŋ ɪt. meɪk ʃʊr ðət ju spɛnd jʊr taɪm wɪθ ðoʊz ju ləv ənd ðoʊz teɪk kɛr əv ju. ju hæv bɪn ˈfɔrʧənət tɪ wərk wɪθ səm əv ðə moʊst ˈtæləntɪd ˈkoʊʧɪz, ˈstɑrtɪŋ frəm topcats* ˈʤɪmi ˈrɑʤərz ɪn ðə tɪ bulls* tɑm ˈθɪbədoʊ. haʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪz ðə roʊl əv ə koʊʧ æt ˈɛvəri stɛp əv jʊr dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɛz ə ˈbæskətˌbɔl pleɪər? dɛŋ: ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ju noʊ wət ˈhæpənz wɪθ ˈkoʊʧɪz ənd æθˈlɛtɪks ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl? aɪ θɪŋk ðət ɛz məʧ ɛz ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə spɔrt, ju lərn soʊ ˈmɛni θɪŋz ðət ər ˈikwəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn ˈrɛgjələr laɪf, səʧ ɛz duɪŋ θɪŋz təˈgɛðər, biɪŋ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd, biɪŋ ɔn taɪm, ˈstrætəʤaɪzɪŋ, ˈhævɪŋ ə plæn, ɔl əv ðɪs pleɪz ə pɑrt ɪn jʊr laɪf. ju ˈrɪli teɪk ðət ɪn ɛz ə kɪd ənd ɪt bɪˈkəmz ə pɑrt əv jʊr laɪf ənd ju pæs ɪt ɔn tɪ jʊr kɪdz. soʊ ɪn ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ðɛr ɪz ə lɔt əv laɪf ˈtiʧɪŋ, wət ɪt ɪz. jʊr ˈbraʊzər dɪz nɑt səˈpɔrt iframes*. wɛr du ju si ˈjɔrsɛlf nɛkst ˈsizən? dɛŋ: maɪ goʊl ɪz tɪ bi ə ˈbɛtər pleɪər ˈɛvəri jɪr. aɪ θɪŋk nɛkst jɪr bi ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈbɛtər pleɪər. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz æsk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf haʊ aɪ kən əˈʧiv ðət ɪz ɪt maɪ ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ɪz ɪt maɪ hɑrd wərk, maɪ ʤəmp ʃɑt, maɪ bɔl ˈhændəlɪŋ? ju lʊk æt ɔl ðoʊz ˈlɪtəl θɪŋz ənd ju noʊ wət, aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət aɪ stɪl hæv θɪŋz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ənd tɪ ʧeɪnʤ maɪ ˈætəˌtud əˈgɛnst ðɛm. ju hæv ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˈvɛriəs ˈkəntriz ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈbæskətˌbɔl kæmps ənd ˈklɪnɪks ɪn ðə pæst. wət wʊd jʊr ˈfoʊkɪs bi ɔn ðɪs jɪr? dɛŋ: ðɪs jɪr aɪ wɔnt tɪ peɪ mɔr əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈkoʊʧɪz. wi tiʧ ðə kɪdz, bət ə lɔt əv taɪmz nɑt əˈbaʊt wət ðə kɪdz du, əˈbaʊt wət ðə ˈkoʊʧɪz du ənd wət ðə ˈkəntri dɪz ˈæftər ju liv. ˈvɛri hɑrd tɪ kip əp wɪθ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ θruaʊt ðə jɪr, bət ɛz ˈbɪzi ɛz maɪ ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈsizən ɪz, ɪt ɪz maɪ ʤɑb tɪ gɪv maɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ wət ɛls aɪ æm duɪŋ. ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ kip əp wɪθ θɪŋz ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsizən. ðɪs taɪm əv ðə jɪr, ðiz nɛkst fɔr deɪz (ɪn ˈgænə) ər ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər mi tɪ gɪv maɪ ɔl. aɪ hoʊp ðə ˈkoʊʧɪz wɪl ˈkɛri ɔn ənd kip ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə kɪdz tɪ wərk hɑrd ənd gɪt ˈbɛtər. ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən wɑz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ. aɪ wərkt hɑrd ɔl ˈsizən, pleɪd ɪn ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr, ənd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ teɪk ðə tim ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ɪn ðə pleɪɔfs. bət ðɛn, wɪn aɪ gɑt sɪk, aɪ θɪŋk ðət wi kʊd hæv ˈhændəld ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈbɛtər. ˈɑbviəsli ðɛr ər səm θɪŋz ðət ju ˈhændəl. ju ˈrɪli ˈhændəl ˈgɪtɪŋ sɪk, biɪŋ ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə ər ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. aɪ gɑt ðə ˈspaɪnəl tæp ənd wɛr ɪt wɛnt ɔl rɔŋ. maɪ ˈbɑdi riækt wɛl tɪ ðə ˈspaɪnəl tæp, aɪ hæd səm ˈsɪriəs saɪd ˈifɛkts ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli əˈlaʊ mi tɪ pleɪ ˈbæskətˌbɔl, bət ˈrɪli pʊt maɪ laɪf ɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət aɪ wɔnt ˈɛniˌwən tɪ goʊ θru, bət wɪn aɪ wɛnt θru ɪt, aɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈbæskətˌbɔl bɪˈkeɪm ˈsɛkənd əˈspɛʃəli ðət bɪˈkəz wət aɪ wɛnt θru hɛlθ waɪz, maɪ ˈfæməli wɑz ˈvɛri ˈwərid. aɪ ˈnɛvər wɔnt tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðət noʊ. ɪt ɪz wət ɪt ɪz. wi ˈɔlˌweɪz goʊ baɪ ðə ˈmaɪndˌsɛt ðət huˈɛvər ðeɪ wʊd hæv pleɪd, hu wɪθ. ju ˈrɪli æsk ðoʊz ifs* ər wət kʊd hæv ˈhæpənd. wi wɪl ɔl traɪ tɪ lərn frəm ðət, muv ˈfɔrwərd ənd gɪt ˈbɛtər nɛkst jɪr. ˈnɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ kəm ˈizi. aɪ θɪŋk ju wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv tɪ goʊ θru səm ˈʧælənʤɪz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ju wɔnt tɪ gɪt tɪ, bət ðə goʊl ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz tɪ kip ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbɛtər ənd kip ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv ðət əˈproʊʧ. ju noʊ, ˈbæskətˌbɔl ɪz ə spɔrt ənd fən. ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ju du. ju goʊ aʊt ðɛr ənd du ɪt wɪn ju ər ɪl. wət wi ər traɪɪŋ tɪ tiʧ kɪdz, tɪ hæv fən ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ laɪf. wərk ˈvɛri hɑrd ənd traɪ tɪ gɪt səkˈsɛsfəl, bət laɪf ɪz əˈbaʊt ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ɪt. traɪ tɪ iz, ɛz məʧ ju noʊ wət ju ər duɪŋ ənd ju wɔnt tɪ gɪt tɪ ə ˈsərtən ˈlɛvəl, ʤɪst meɪk ʃʊr ju ðət æt ˈsərtən pɔɪnt ər ˈhævɪŋ fən ənd ˈləvɪŋ ɪt. meɪk ʃʊr ðət ju spɛnd jʊr taɪm wɪθ ðoʊz ju ləv ənd ðoʊz teɪk kɛr əv ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ju noʊ wət ˈhæpənz wɪθ ˈkoʊʧɪz ənd æθˈlɛtɪks ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl? aɪ θɪŋk ðət ɛz məʧ ɛz ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə spɔrt, ju lərn soʊ ˈmɛni θɪŋz ðət ər ˈikwəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn ˈrɛgjələr laɪf, səʧ ɛz duɪŋ θɪŋz təˈgɛðər, biɪŋ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd, biɪŋ ɔn taɪm, ˈstrætəʤaɪzɪŋ, ˈhævɪŋ ə plæn, ɔl əv ðɪs pleɪz ə pɑrt ɪn jʊr laɪf. ju ˈrɪli teɪk ðət ɪn ɛz ə kɪd ənd ɪt bɪˈkəmz ə pɑrt əv jʊr laɪf ənd ju pæs ɪt ɔn tɪ jʊr kɪdz. soʊ ɪn ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ðɛr ɪz ə lɔt əv laɪf ˈtiʧɪŋ, wət ɪt goʊl ɪz tɪ bi ə ˈbɛtər pleɪər ˈɛvəri jɪr. aɪ θɪŋk nɛkst jɪr bi ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈbɛtər pleɪər. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz æsk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf haʊ aɪ kən əˈʧiv ðət ɪz ɪt maɪ ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ɪz ɪt maɪ hɑrd wərk, maɪ ʤəmp ʃɑt, maɪ bɔl ˈhændəlɪŋ? ju lʊk æt ɔl ðoʊz ˈlɪtəl θɪŋz ənd ju noʊ wət, aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət aɪ stɪl hæv θɪŋz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ənd tɪ ʧeɪnʤ maɪ ˈætəˌtud əˈgɛnst jɪr aɪ wɔnt tɪ peɪ mɔr əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈkoʊʧɪz. wi tiʧ ðə kɪdz, bət ə lɔt əv taɪmz nɑt əˈbaʊt wət ðə kɪdz du, əˈbaʊt wət ðə ˈkoʊʧɪz du ənd wət ðə ˈkəntri dɪz ˈæftər ju liv. ˈvɛri hɑrd tɪ kip əp wɪθ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ θruaʊt ðə jɪr, bət ɛz ˈbɪzi ɛz maɪ ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈsizən ɪz, ɪt ɪz maɪ ʤɑb tɪ gɪv maɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ wət ɛls aɪ æm duɪŋ. ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ kip əp wɪθ θɪŋz ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsizən. ðɪs taɪm əv ðə jɪr, ðiz nɛkst fɔr deɪz (ɪn ˈgænə) ər ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər mi tɪ gɪv maɪ ɔl. aɪ hoʊp ðə ˈkoʊʧɪz wɪl ˈkɛri ɔn ənd kip ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə kɪdz tɪ wərk hɑrd ənd gɪt ˈbɛtər. ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ
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postcards from africa: luol deng in ghana related images nbae via getty images #luoldeng pawel weszka, nba africa: tell me about the end of your last nba season. it ended prematurely for you back in may when you suffered side effects of the spinal tap procedure which effectively eliminated you from competing in the eastern conference semi-finals against the heat. we all remember international media reporting on your condition regularly throughout that part of the playoffs, but how challenging those times truly were for you as a professional basketball player and as a person?
luol deng: the end of the season was disappointing. i worked hard all season, played in the all-star, and wanted to take the team as far as possible in the playoffs. but then, when i got sick, i think that we could have handled the situation better. obviously there are some things that you cant handle. you cant really handle getting sick, being taken to the er or going to the hospital. i got the spinal tap and thats where it went all wrong. my body didnt react well to the spinal tap, i had some serious side effects that not only didnt allow me to play basketball, but really put my life in danger.
its something that i wouldnt want anyone to go through, but when i went through it, i think that basketball became second especially that because what i went through health wise, my family was very worried. i never want to experience something like that again.
had you had an opportunity to play in the series against the heat and had the bulls been healthy, could the score have been different?
luol deng: i dont know. it is what it is. we always go by the mindset that whoever they would have played, thats who were with. you cant really ask those what ifs or what could have happened. we will all try to learn from that, move forward and get better next year. its never going to come easy. i think you will always have to go through some challenges in order to get to the point where you want to get to, but the goal is always to keep getting better and keep pushing yourself.
your browser does not support iframes. how did this experience change your attitude towards the game and life in general?
luol deng: i always have that approach. you know, basketball is a sport and its fun. its something that you do. you dont go out there and do it when you are ill. thats what we are trying to teach kids, to have fun and enjoy life. work very hard and try to get successful, but life is about enjoying it. try to ease, as much you know what you are doing and you want to get to a certain level, just make sure you that at certain point are having fun and youre loving it. make sure that you spend your time with those you love and those wholl take care of you.
you have been fortunate to work with some of the most talented coaches, starting from topcats jimmy rogers in the uk to bulls tom thibodeau. how important is the role of a coach at every step of your development as a basketball player?
luol deng: its very important. you know what happens with coaches and athletics in general? i think that as much as it is about the sport, you learn so many things that are equally important in regular life, such as doing things together, being organized, being on time, strategizing, having a plan, all of this plays a part in your life. you really take that in as a kid and it becomes a part of your life and you pass it on to your kids. so in coaching there is a lot of life teaching, thats what it is.
your browser does not support iframes. where do you see yourself next season?
luol deng: my goal is to be a better player every year. i think next year ill be challenging myself to become a better player. i always ask myself how i can achieve that is it my leadership, is it my hard work, my jump shot, my ball handling? you look at all those little things and you know what, i realize that i still have things to improve and to change my attitude against them.
you have visited various countries in africa attending basketball camps and clinics in the past. what would your focus be on this year?
luol deng: this year i want to pay more attention to the coaches. we teach the kids, but a lot of times its not about what the kids do, its about what the coaches do and what the country does after you leave. its very hard to keep up with everything throughout the year, but as busy as my basketball season is, it is my job to give my attention to what else i am doing. its very difficult to keep up with things in africa during the season. this time of the year, these next four days (in ghana) are very important for me to give my all. i hope the coaches will carry on and keep pushing the kids to work hard and get better.
the end of the season was disappointing. i worked hard all season, played in the all-star, and wanted to take the team as far as possible in the playoffs. but then, when i got sick, i think that we could have handled the situation better. obviously there are some things that you cant handle. you cant really handle getting sick, being taken to the er or going to the hospital. i got the spinal tap and thats where it went all wrong. my body didnt react well to the spinal tap, i had some serious side effects that not only didnt allow me to play basketball, but really put my life in danger.its something that i wouldnt want anyone to go through, but when i went through it, i think that basketball became second especially that because what i went through health wise, my family was very worried. i never want to experience something like that again.i dont know. it is what it is. we always go by the mindset that whoever they would have played, thats who were with. you cant really ask those what ifs or what could have happened. we will all try to learn from that, move forward and get better next year. its never going to come easy. i think you will always have to go through some challenges in order to get to the point where you want to get to, but the goal is always to keep getting better and keep pushing yourself.i always have that approach. you know, basketball is a sport and its fun. its something that you do. you dont go out there and do it when you are ill. thats what we are trying to teach kids, to have fun and enjoy life. work very hard and try to get successful, but life is about enjoying it. try to ease, as much you know what you are doing and you want to get to a certain level, just make sure you that at certain point are having fun and youre loving it. make sure that you spend your time with those you love and those wholl take care of you.its very important. you know what happens with coaches and athletics in general? i think that as much as it is about the sport, you learn so many things that are equally important in regular life, such as doing things together, being organized, being on time, strategizing, having a plan, all of this plays a part in your life. you really take that in as a kid and it becomes a part of your life and you pass it on to your kids. so in coaching there is a lot of life teaching, thats what it is.my goal is to be a better player every year. i think next year ill be challenging myself to become a better player. i always ask myself how i can achieve that is it my leadership, is it my hard work, my jump shot, my ball handling? you look at all those little things and you know what, i realize that i still have things to improve and to change my attitude against them.this year i want to pay more attention to the coaches. we teach the kids, but a lot of times its not about what the kids do, its about what the coaches do and what the country does after you leave. its very hard to keep up with everything throughout the year, but as busy as my basketball season is, it is my job to give my attention to what else i am doing. its very difficult to keep up with things in africa during the season. this time of the year, these next four days (in ghana) are very important for me to give my all. i hope the coaches will carry on and keep pushing the kids to work hard and get better.
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ˈmidiə ˈpleɪˌbæk ɪz ənsəˈpɔrtɪd ɔn jʊr dɪˈvaɪs ˈmidiə ˈkæpʃən ˈɑrtɪst həz bɪn faɪnd ənd frid ɛz ˈsɛrə rɪˈpɔrts ˈpɛtər ɪz ə fri mæn əˈgɛn ˈæftər ˈsɛvən mənθs bɪˈhaɪnd bɑrz. ðə ˈrəʃən ˈɑrtɪst wɑz faʊnd ˈgɪlti əv ˈkrɪmənəl ˈdæmɪʤ fər hɪz læst ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd ˈɪʃud ə ˈhɛfti faɪn baɪ ə ˈmɔˌskaʊ kɔrt. bət ˈimərʤɪŋ tɪ ʧɪrz frəm hɪz səˈpɔrtərz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, hi wɑz ˈklɪrli ənˈdɔntɪd baɪ ðə ˈvərdɪkt. toʊld ðə kraʊd ðət ðeɪ ər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə soʊˈsaɪɪti kənˈtroʊld θru "ˌənɪnərˈəptɪd ˈtɛrər", ðət sərˈveɪləns ɪn ˈrəʃə ɪz ɔn ðə raɪz bət ðət ˈpipəlz oʊn fɪr ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm ˈprɪzənərz. ðət wɑz ðə stɑrk ˈmɛsɪʤ ðə ˈɑrtɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ sɛnd wɪn hi kənˈsivd "θrɛt" ənd səˈlɛktɪd ðə ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz əv ˈrəʃəz ˈpaʊərfəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪs, ðə, ɛz hɪz ˈkænvəs ər ˈtərgət. ðə oʊn ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi ˈkæmərəz ˈkæpʧərd ðə ˈmoʊmənt ˈərli wən noʊˈvɛmbər ˈmɔrnɪŋ wɪn hi daʊst ə dɔr ɪn ˈpɛtroʊl ənd sɛt ɪt əˈlaɪt. ðɛn stʊd ˈmoʊʃənləs, fjuəl kən ɪn hænd, ɛz ðə fleɪmz roʊz bɪˈhaɪnd ɪm. ˈmoʊmənts ˈleɪtər, ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ˈrɛsəld ɪm tɪ ðə graʊnd. soʊ wɑz ɪt ɑrt, ər ʤɪst pleɪn ˈɑrsən? əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ðə faɪər ˈɔnwərd wɑz pɑrt əv wət hi kɔlz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɑrt. hi wɑz trænsˈfɔrmd ˈɪntu ə ˈpæsɪv əbˈzərvər, waɪl əˈfɪʃəlz frəm pəˈlis tɪ ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz wər drɔn ɪn tɪ ðə ˈækʃən ənd ɪkˈspoʊzd. ˈmidiə ˈpleɪˌbæk ɪz ənsəˈpɔrtɪd ɔn jʊr dɪˈvaɪs ˈmidiə ˈkæpʃən sɛt faɪər tɪ ðə dɔr əv ðə, ˈrəʃəz sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪs ˈɑrtɪst faʊnd ˈgɪlti əv ˈproʊˌtɛst ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə ɑrt əv ˈproʊˌtɛst tɪ nu ˈlɪmɪts ˈæktɪvɪst sɛts faɪər tɪ dɔr əˈməŋ ðoʊz ənˈwɪtɪŋ pleɪərz wər ə ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən ˈɛkspərt hu kleɪmd ðət ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɑz ən ˈɑbʤɛkt əv ˈkəlʧərəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ bɪˈkəz ˈɛmənənt ˈkəlʧərəl ˈfɪgjərz wər hɛld ˈprɪzənər ðɛr ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈstɑlɪnz riˈprɛʃənz. ˈlɔjərz kɔld tu ˈdɪsədənts ɪn rɪˈspɑns. "ɪt ˈtruli ɪz ə juˈnik ˈmɑnjəmənt," wən əv ðə ˈfɔrmər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈprɪzənərz əˈgrid. "tɪ ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ˈkəlʧər, ənd tɪ ˈrəʃən ˈtɛrər." ðə ˈɑrtɪst wɑz ɛˈskɔrtɪd ɪn ˈhændˌkəfs tɪ ˈɛvəri ˈhirɪŋ baɪ pəˈlis ənd lɑkt ɪn ə ˈmɛtəl keɪʤ ɪn kɔrt. wɪn hi əˈdrɛst ˈʤərnəlɪsts ˈdʊrɪŋ ə breɪk ənd spoʊk əv steɪt ˈtɛrər, ə pəˈlis dɔg sˈnɑrəld ənd ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz keɪʤ, ˈstreɪnɪŋ ɪts liʃ. soʊ ðə ˈrubəl faɪn, pləs ə ˈsɪmələr səm ɪn ˈdæmɪʤɪz, wɑz ə səˈpraɪz. wən ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər ɪn ˈnuzˌpeɪpər səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn ˈwɔntɪd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ə rɪˈpit əv ðə 2011 ˈpʊsi raɪət ˈskændəl, wɪn θri ˈwɪmən wər ˌɪmˈprɪzənd fər ðɛr pəŋk pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ə ˈmɔˌskaʊ ʧərʧ. ɪz frɛndz wɪθ ðə grup ənd hɪz fərst "ˈækʃən" wɑz tɪ səˈpɔrt ðɛm baɪ soʊɪŋ hɪz lɪps təˈgɛðər ɪn ə sɪmˈbɑlɪk ˈproʊˌtɛst. sɪns ðɛn hiz neɪld hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ rɛd skwɛr baɪ ðə scrotum*, ræpt hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn bɑrbd waɪər ənd lɛpt ˈneɪkəd ˈɔntu ðə wɔl əv ə ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˈɪnstɪˌtut tɪ lɑp ɔf hɪz earlobe*. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌeɪˈpi ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə traɪəl, keɪʤ wɑz ˈgɑrdɪd baɪ ə dɔg dɪˈlɪbərətli ˈʃɑkɪŋ, hi həz toʊld mi hɪz wərk ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ʃeɪk ˈpipəl aʊt əv wət hi kɔlz ðɛr fɪr, ˈæpəθi ənd ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns. tɪ səm ˈrəʃənz ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ˈdɛrɪŋ, tɪ ˈəðərz dɪsˈgəstɪŋ. həz bɪn kɔld mæd ˌbiˈfɔr ənd naʊ hiz əˈfɪʃəli ə ˈkrɪmənəl. "ðɛr traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈleɪbəl mi: tɪ seɪ ðɪs ɪz haʊ ə ˈkrɪmənəl, ər ə sɪk maɪnd, vjuz ðoʊz ɪn paʊər," toʊld mi, ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ wɪskt əˈweɪ baɪ frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli. "ɪts ə faɪt fər ə ˈleɪbəl: ˈkrɪmənəl ər mæd? bət aɪ æm ən ˈɑrtɪst. aɪ æm duɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɑrt," hi ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd. "ˈnəθɪŋ lɛs, ənd ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr." ənd hi həz vaʊd tɪ goʊ ɔn wɪθ ðət, dɪˈspaɪt hɪz ˈsɛntəns. ˈproʊˌtɛst ɑrt ɪz ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ənd proʊˈvɑkətɪv. bət ɪts ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr.
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media playback is unsupported on your device media caption artist pyotr pavlensky has been fined and freed as sarah rainsford reports
petr pavlensky is a free man again after seven months behind bars.
the russian artist was found guilty of criminal damage for his last project and issued a hefty fine by a moscow court.
but emerging to cheers from his supporters on wednesday, he was clearly undaunted by the verdict.
pavlensky told the crowd that they are living in a society controlled through "uninterrupted terror", that surveillance in russia is on the rise but that people's own fear is making them prisoners.
that was the stark message the artist wanted to send when he conceived "threat" and selected the headquarters of russia's powerful security service, the fsb, as his canvas - or target.
the fsb's own cctv cameras captured the moment early one november morning when he doused a door in petrol and set it alight.
pavlensky then stood motionless, fuel can in hand, as the flames rose behind him. moments later, a police officer wrestled him to the ground.
so was it art, or just plain arson?
according to pavlensky, everything from the fire onward was part of what he calls political art. he was transformed into a passive observer, while officials from police to prosecutors were drawn in to the action and exposed.
media playback is unsupported on your device media caption pyotr pavlensky set fire to the door of the fsb, russia's security service
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among those unwitting players were a prosecution expert who claimed that the fsb building was an object of cultural heritage because eminent cultural figures were held prisoner there during stalin's repressions.
pavlensky's lawyers called two soviet-era dissidents in response.
"it truly is a unique monument," one of the former political prisoners agreed. "to the destruction of culture, and to russian terror."
the artist was escorted in handcuffs to every hearing by police and locked in a metal cage in court. when he addressed journalists during a break and spoke of state terror, a police dog snarled and slavered before his cage, straining its leash.
so the half-a-million rouble (£5,400; $7,850) fine, plus a similar sum in damages, was a surprise.
one commentator in vedemosti newspaper suggested that the kremlin wanted to avoid a repeat of the 2011 pussy riot scandal, when three women were imprisoned for their anti-putin punk performance in a moscow church.
pavlensky is friends with the group and his first "action" was to support them by sewing his lips together in a symbolic protest.
since then he's nailed himself to red square by the scrotum, wrapped himself in barbed wire and leaped naked onto the wall of a psychiatric institute to lop off his earlobe.
image copyright ap image caption during the trial, pavlensky's cage was guarded by a dog
deliberately shocking, he has told me his work is designed to shake people out of what he calls their fear, apathy and indifference.
to some russians the result is daring, to others disgusting. pavlensky has been called mad before and now he's officially a criminal.
"they're trying to label me: to say this is how a criminal, or a sick mind, views those in power," pavlensky told me, before being whisked away by friends and family.
"it's a fight for a label: criminal or mad? but i am an artist. i am doing political art," he insisted. "nothing less, and nothing more."
and he has vowed to go on with that, despite his sentence.
pavlensky's protest art is challenging and provocative. but it's difficult to ignore.
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wɪn ju θɪŋk əv ˌɛksoʊˈskɛlətən suts, ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv fˌjuʧərˈɪstɪk ˌhaɪˈtɛk ˈsupər ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈɔfən kəm tɪ maɪnd. θɪŋk tɑm kruz ɪn ðɪs ˌsaɪˈfaɪ flɪk ɛʤ əv təˈmɑˌroʊ, ər ˈrɪpli ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn ðə kwin ɪn ˈeɪliənz. waɪl ˈmɪləˌtɛriz əˈkrɔs ðə wərld ər ˈsərtənli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ fər ðɛr ˈɑrmiz əv ðə fˈjuʧər, paʊərd ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə məʧ mɔr bəˈnɛvələnt nɪʧ raɪt naʊ: ˈpeɪʃənt ˌriəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən. ðə aɪˈdiə bɪˈhaɪnd ðə suts ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd baɪ. ərˈɪʤənəli dɪˈvɛləpt fər ˈdɑrpə tɪ hɛlp ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈkɛri ˈhɛvi loʊdz, suts wər ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli tɪ hɛlp ˈvɪktɪmz əv stroʊk, trɔˈmætɪk breɪn ˈɪnʤəri, ənd ˈspaɪnəl kɔrd ˈɪnʤəri gɪt bæk əp ɔn ðɛr fit. naʊ, ˌriəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən ˈklɪnɪks əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk tɪ hɛlp ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ loʊər ɛkˈstrɛməti ˈwiknəs riˈlɛrn haʊ tɪ wɔk. wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈθɛrəpɪst, ˈpeɪʃənz stræp ðɛr lɛgz ˈɪntu ðə sut, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈfæsən ə ˈrɪʤɪd breɪs əraʊnd ðɛr weɪst. wɪθ tu ˈkrəʧɪz ɔn ðɛr ɑrmz, ðə ˈpeɪʃənz stænd əp frəm ə ˈsɪtɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən ənd ðɛn stɑrt ˈwɔkɪŋ ɛz sun ɛz ðeɪ ər ˈrɛdi. weɪt ˈsɛnsərz ɪn ðə sut pərˈsiv wɪn ðə ˈjuzər ʃɪfts hɪz ər hər weɪt ˈfɔrwərd, ˈtrɪgərɪŋ ðə dɪˈvaɪs tɪ meɪk ə stɛp. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈneɪθən ˈhɑrdɪŋ, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ənd əv, ðə ˌɛksoʊˈskɛlətən ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ gɪt ˈpeɪʃənz ˈmuvɪŋ əraʊnd ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ˈæftər ən ˈɪnʤəri, wɪʧ kən meɪk ə juʤ ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ˈspidɪŋ əp rɪˈkəvəri taɪm. ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɑr dɪˈvaɪs, ɪz [ˈpeɪʃənz] kən gɪt əp ənd ðeɪ gɪt ˈjuʒəwəli tu ər θri ˈhənərd stɛps ɪn ðə ˈvɛri fərst session,”*,” ˈhɑrdɪŋ tɛlz ˈpɑpjələr saɪəns. soʊ ðət ˈrɪli stɑrts tɪ meɪk ən ˌɪmˈpækt ˈərli on.”*.” ðə sut ˈɔlsoʊ boʊsts ˈsəmθɪŋ kɔld ˈvɛriəbəl əˈsɪst, wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ˈpeɪʃənz tɪ ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəˌli pʊt ɛz məʧ əv ðɛr oʊn strɛŋθ ˈɪntu ðə məˈʃin ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛkstrə ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl fər geɪt ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ɛz ɪt əˈlaʊz ˈpeɪʃənz tɪ bɪˈkəm mɔr ənd mɔr ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɛz ðeɪ bɪˈgɪn tɪ hil. fər naʊ, ɪz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛr suts əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈklɪnɪk ənd rihæb ˈmɑrkɪts, soʊ ɪt ə ˈprɑdəkt ðən kən bi ˈpərʧəst baɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. pləs, ðə ˌɛksoʊˈskɛlətən həz ə weɪz tɪ goʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt kən bi juzd ɛz ə ˈpərsɪnəl moʊˈbɪlɪti dɪˈvaɪs, ɛz ɪt stɪl rikˈwaɪərz ðə eɪd əv ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈtreɪnər tɪ bi ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl. bət ˈhɑrdɪŋ sɛd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ ər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn. "ˈwɔkɪŋ wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ju ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ju mɪst." lɔt əv ɪt kəmz daʊn tɪ fɔlz ənd ˈseɪfti. ənd wi lʊk æt θri ˈɛriəz wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ fɔlz: wi lʊk æt fɔl əˈvɔɪdəns, fɔl ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃən, ənd ðɛn fɔl rɪˈkəvəri. ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, əv kɔrs, ɪz fɔl əˈvɔɪdəns, ənd wi wərk ɔn ðət ə lɔt naʊ, wɪʧ kən bi ˈimərʤənsi məˈnuvərz ər ˈbæləns tɛkˈniks, θɪŋz laɪk that.”*.” ənˈtɪl ðɛn, ˈpeɪʃənz ər siɪŋ ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðə suts. ənd fər ˌpɛrəˈplɛgɪk ˈpeɪʃənz laɪk ˈʤeɪsən (ʧɛk aʊt hɪz ˈstɔri ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əˈbəv), ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə tim həz riˈmaɪndɪd ɪm wət ɪt filz laɪk tɪ stænd, ənd wɔk, ɔn hɪz oʊn tu fit. ðoʊz θɪŋz ðət aɪ tʊk fər ˈgrænɪd praɪər tɪ maɪ ˈɪnʤəri bɪˈkeɪm soʊ ˈrɛləvənt wɪn aɪ wɑz ˈwɔkɪŋ again,”*,” sɪz. wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ju ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ju mɪst wɪn ju hæv ɪt again…*… wɪn ju breɪk aʊt əv ðə nu ˈnɔrməl bæk ˈɪntu wət wɑz, ɪt ʤɪst riˈmaɪndz ju more.”*.”
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when you think of bionic exoskeleton suits, images of futuristic high-tech super soldiers often come to mind. think tom cruise in this summer’s sci-fi flick edge of tomorrow, or ripley taking on the queen xenomorph in aliens. while militaries across the world are certainly interested in designing weaponized exo-suits for their armies of the future, powered exoskeletons are actually finding a much more benevolent niche right now: patient rehabilitation.
that’s the idea behind the full-body ekso suits manufactured by ekso bionics. originally developed for darpa to help soldiers carry heavy loads, ekso bionic’s suits were eventually repurposed to help victims of stroke, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury get back up on their feet. now, rehabilitation clinics across the country have started using the company’s electronic exoskeletons to help patients with lower extremity weakness relearn how to walk.
with the help of a physical therapist, patients strap their legs into the bionic suit, as well as fasten a rigid brace around their waist. with two crutches on their arms, the patients stand up from a sitting position and then start walking as soon as they are ready. weight sensors in the suit perceive when the user shifts his or her weight forward, triggering the device to make a step.
according to nathan harding, ceo and co-founder of ekso bionics, the exoskeleton is designed to get patients moving around as soon as possible after an injury, which can make a huge difference in speeding up recovery time. “what’s really exciting about our device, is [patients] can get up and they get usually two or three hundred steps in the very first session,” harding tells popular science. “and so that really starts to make an impact early on.”
the bionic suit also boasts something called variable assist, which allows patients to incrementally put as much of their own strength into the machine as possible. this is also extra beneficial for gait training, as it allows patients to become more and more engaged as they begin to heal.
for now, ekso bionics is focused on making their suits available to clinic and rehab markets, so it isn’t a product than can be purchased by individuals at the moment. plus, the exoskeleton has a ways to go before it can be used as a personal mobility device, as it still requires the aid of a personal trainer to be operational. but harding said independence is something they are working on.
"walking was something that you immediately realize that you missed."
“a lot of it comes down to falls and safety. and we look at three areas when it comes to falls: we look at fall avoidance, fall mitigation, and then fall recovery. the most important, of course, is fall avoidance, and we work on that a lot now, which can be emergency maneuvers or balance techniques, things like that.”
until then, patients are seeing enormous benefit from the suits. and for paraplegic patients like jason geisner (check out his story in the video above), working with the ekso team has reminded him what it feels like to stand, and walk, on his own two feet.
“all those things that i took for granted prior to my injury became so relevant when i was walking again,” says geisner. “it was something that you immediately realize that you missed when you have it again… when you break out of the new normal back into what was, it just reminds you there’s more.”
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ju noʊ haʊ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ju si ə ˈrɛsəpi ənd think…*… oʊ jæ, ðət saʊnz nice…*… bət ðɛn ˈnɛvər ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪk ɪt. pliz du ðət wɪθ ðɪs wən. ðɪs ˈhoʊˈmeɪd wɪpt ˈbɑdi ˈbətər ɪz pjʊr goʊld ənd ˈɑnəstli aɪ θɪŋk goʊɪŋ tɪ ləv wət ɪt dɪz fər jʊr skɪn! ə ˈbɑdi ˈbətər ɪz meɪd baɪ kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ɔɪlz (ˈlɪkwɪd) wɪθ ˈbətərz (ˈsɑləd). ɪgˈzæmpəl: ɔɪlz (ˈlɪkwɪd): ˈkoʊkəˌnət ɔɪl, ˈɑmənd ɔɪl, ˈsæˌflaʊər ɔɪl, ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ ɔɪl rɛd maɪ tɔp 6 ˈfeɪvərɪt ɔɪlz) ˈkoʊkəˌnət ɔɪl, ˈɑmənd ɔɪl, ˈsæˌflaʊər ɔɪl, ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ ɔɪl rɛd maɪ tɔp 6 ˈfeɪvərɪt ɔɪlz) ˈbətərz (ˈsɑləd) ʃeɪ ˈbətər, ˈmæŋgoʊ ˈbətər, ˈkoʊkoʊ ˈbətər ˈəpˌdeɪt: ɪf ju ləv ðɪs ˈrɛsəpi, pʊt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ aɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ˈsɪmpəl, ˈhɛlθi ˈnæʧərəl ˈɪntu ə brænd nu ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈwərkˌʃɑp kɔld: skɪn: ˈnæʧərəl, ˈɛfərtləs, hoʊl fud skincare”*” lərn tɪ tɔs aʊt ðə ˈtɑksənz, ənd səraʊnd ˈjɔrsɛlf wɪθ ˈbjutəfəl ðət ju ˈkɑnfədəntli meɪk ˈjɔrsɛlf! ʧɛk ɪt aʊt hir: aɪ ʧoʊz tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈkoʊkəˌnət ɔɪl (ɛz maɪ ˈlɪkwɪd pɑrt) ənd ˈkoʊkoʊ ˈbətər (ɛz maɪ ˈsɑləd pɑrt) ˈkoʊkəˌnət ɔɪl ɪz ə tɔp ˈfeɪvərɪt əv maɪn. ˈɔlˌweɪz juz ə ˈvərʤɪn ɔɪl, ɔrˈgænɪk ɪz bɛst, tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ɔl ðə ˈnutriənts ənd ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˈprɑpərtiz ər ˌɪnˈtækt. ˈkoʊkəˌnət ˌæntiˈɑksədənt ˈprɑpərtiz prəˈtɛkt ðə skɪn frəm fri ˈrædɪkəl ˈdæmɪʤ ənd bɪˈkəz soʊ fʊl əv ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈfæti ˈæsədz, ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlps tɪ bɪld ənd ˈstrɛŋθən ˈstrəkʧərz. ðɪs kips ðə kəˈnɛktɪv ˈtɪʃuz strɔŋ ənd ˈsəpəl, wɪʧ hɛlps tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈsægɪŋ ənd ˈrɪŋkəlz. maɪ skɪn ləvz ɪt ənd aɪ ləv ðət ˈizəli əbˈzɔrbd. ˈkoʊkoʊ ˈbətər kəmz frəm ðə ˈkoʊkoʊ bin. ɪt həz ə dɪˈstɪŋkt ˈnəti, ˈʧɔklət sɛnt soʊ jɛs, ju wɪl smell…*… dɪˈlɪʃəs! wɪn aɪ juz ɪt ɔn maɪ skɪn, maɪ ˈnoʊtɪsɪz raɪt əˈweɪ! ˈkoʊkoʊ ˈbətər ɪz ə rɪʧ emollient*, ɪt livz jʊr skɪn ˈbətəri sɔft. ɪt kənˈteɪnz ˈfæti ˈæsədz wɪʧ hɛlp tɪ rɪˈteɪn ˈmɔɪsʧər ənd bɪld ˌiˌlæˈstɪsəti ənd ˈɔlsoʊ həz ˈprɑpərtiz wɪʧ kən hɛlp iz ər ˈræʃɪz. ənd dɪd aɪ ˈmɛnʃən ɪt smɛlz laɪk ˈʧɔklət! ʤɪst laɪk jʊr ɔɪlz, ju wɔnt tɪ ʧuz ə rɑ, ˈbətər fri əv ˈkɛmɪkəlz ðət ər juzd ɪn ˈbliʧɪŋ ənd rɪˈfaɪnɪŋ. stɑrt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɑr ˈhoʊˈmeɪd wɪpt ˈbɑdi ˈbətər! ˈkoʊkoʊ ˈbətər ɪz ˈsɑləd, soʊ nid tɪ mɛlt ɪt daʊn ɪn ə bain-marie*, ə hɑt ˈwɔtər bæθ. ju wɔnt ɪt tɪ mɛlt ˈoʊvər stim, ˈrəðər ðən dɪˈrɛkt hit. dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn wɛr ju lɪv, ənd ɪf koʊld, jʊr ˈkoʊkəˌnət ɔɪl meɪ bi hard…*…. mɛlt ðɛm ˈʤɛntli təˈgɛðər ənˈtɪl kəmˈplitli ˈlɪkwɪd. wəns ðə ˈbətər ɪz ˈmɛltɪd, nid tɪ ˈhɑrdən ɪt ɪn ðə ˈfrizər fər əˈbaʊt 20 ˈmɪnəts. tɪp: meɪk ʃʊr tɪ ˈkəvər ðə kənˈteɪnər ɪn ðə ˈfrizər (wɪθ ə lɪd ər taʊəl) soʊ ðət noʊ ˌkɑndənˈseɪʃən drɪps ˈɪntu jʊr ˈbətər! friz ɪt ənˈtɪl nɑt tu sɔft, nɑt tu hɑrd. ju ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ prɛs jʊr ˈfɪŋgər ɪn ˈizəli ənd meɪk ə dɛnt. ɪf nɑt ˈwɪpɪŋ əp, pʊt ɪt bæk ɪn ðə ˈfrizər tɪ ˈhɑrdən ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr. naʊ, aɪ wɔnt tɪ tɛl ju ˈsəmθɪŋ əp frənt soʊ ðət nɑt aʊt wɪn ju juz ɪt. ðɪs ˈbɑdi ˈbətər ɪz ənˈjuˌʒuəl ɪn ðət ɪt mɛlts ˈɔntu jʊr skɪn ðə ˈɪnstənt ju əˈplaɪ ɪt laɪk ˈbətər ɔn ə hɑt pæn. ˈɑnəstli, aɪ faʊnd ɪt tɪ bi ə bɪt streɪnʤ. ðə ˈrɛsəpiz ðət aɪ hæd rɛd tɛl ju ðɪs, soʊ wɪn aɪ fərst juzd ɪt, aɪ θɔt ɪt wɑz ˈgrisi ənd ðət aɪ laɪk ɪt. bət ðɛn, ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈmæʤɪkəl ˈhæpənd maɪ skɪn soʊkt ɪt ɔl ɪn ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈfilɪŋ ˈgrisi, ɪt fɛlt ˈvɛlvəti sɔft! maɪ skɪn ɪz ˈsɪriəsli ˈθæŋkɪŋ mi ənd həz ˈprɑməst tɪ gloʊ, ɪf aɪ juz ðɪs ˈɛvriˈdeɪ. ˈhæpəli ækˈsɛptɪd. prɪnt ˈrɛsəpi frəm 22 voʊts ˈhoʊˈmeɪd wɪpt ˈbɑdi ˈbətər ˈrɛsəpi ənd wɪθ ʤɪst tu ˌɪnˈgridiənts, ɪt ˈkʊdənt bi ˈsɪmpələr! ðɪs ˈhoʊˈmeɪd wɪpt ˈbɑdi ˈbətər ɪz pjʊr goʊld ənd ˈɑnəstli aɪ θɪŋk jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ ləv wət ɪt dɪz fər jʊr skɪn. prɛp taɪm 10 ˈtoʊtəl taɪm 30 ˈɔθər: ˈmɔri ˌɪnˈgridiənts kəp ˈkoʊkoʊ ˈbətər kəp ˈkoʊkəˌnət ɔɪl ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ɪn ə bain-marie*, mɛlt daʊn jʊr hɑrd ˈbətərz ənd ɔɪlz ənˈtɪl ˈfʊli ˈlɪkwɪd sɛt ɪn ðə ˈfrizər tɪ ˈhɑrdən, əˈbaʊt 20 ˈmɪnəts. ɪf ju nid tɪ, ju kən juz ə hænd hɛld wɪsk, ənd ə lɔt əv ˈɛlˌboʊ gris! wəns ðə ˈmɪksʧər ɪz ˈsɑləd əˈgɛn, bət nɑt tu hɑrd, wɪp ɪt əp ˈjuzɪŋ ən ɪˈlɛktrɪk wɪsk, ə fud ˈprɑˌsɛsər wɪθ ə wɪsk əˈtæʧmənt, ər jʊr ˈkɪʧəˌneɪd (ˈləki ju nid tɪ, ju kən juz ə hænd hɛld wɪsk, ənd ə lɔt əv ˈɛlˌboʊ gris! wɪp əˈbaʊt 5 ˈmɪnəts, ər ənˈtɪl ju hæv kriˈeɪtɪd ˈfləfi waɪt klaʊdz. spun ɪt ˈɪntu ə klin ʤɑr ər kənˈteɪnər. ɪt wɪl kip fər 3 mənθs. sˈlæðər ɪt ɔn! noʊts koʊld ˈklaɪmɪts, əˈʤəst ˈrɛsəpi tɪ 60 ˈkoʊkoʊ ˈbətər, 40 ɔɪl soʊ ðət ɪts nɑt ɛz hɑrd. stɔr ɪn ə klin glæs ʤɑr ənd kip ɪn ə kul, dɑrk pleɪs. jʊr ˈbɑdi ˈbətər wɪl kip fər əp tɪ 3 mənθs. stɔr ɪn ə klin glæs ʤɑr ənd kip ɪn ə kul, dɑrk ˈbɑdi ˈbətər wɪl kip fər əp tɪ 3 mənθs. aɪ hoʊp ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪf ju dɪd pliz ʃɛr ɪt wɪθ jʊr frɛndz ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ər tˈwɪtər! ənd ɪf ju wɔnt mɔr, ʤɔɪn səbˈskraɪbərz hu rɪˈsiv ə nu ˈrɛsəpi ɪn ðɛr ˈɛvəri ˈtuzˌdeɪ baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp fər maɪ ˈnuzˌlɛtər!
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you know how sometimes you see a recipe and think… oh yeah, that sounds nice… but then never actually make it. please don’t do that with this one.
this homemade whipped body butter is pure gold – and honestly – i think you’re going to love what it does for your skin!
a body butter is made by combining oils (liquid) with butters (solid). example:
oils (liquid): coconut oil, almond oil, safflower oil, avocado oil ( read my top 6 favorite oils)
coconut oil, almond oil, safflower oil, avocado oil ( read my top 6 favorite oils) butters (solid) : shea butter, mango butter, cocoa butter
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i chose to work with coconut oil (as my liquid part) and cocoa butter (as my solid part)
coconut oil is a top favorite of mine. always use a virgin cold-pressed oil, organic is best, to make sure that all the nutrients and beneficial properties are intact.
coconut oil’s antioxidant properties protect the skin from free radical damage and because it’s so full of essential fatty acids, it also helps to build and strengthen skin-cell structures. this keeps the skin’s connective tissues strong and supple, which helps to prevent sagging and wrinkles. my skin loves it and i love that it’s easily absorbed.
cocoa butter comes from the cocoa bean. it has a distinct nutty, chocolate scent – so yes, you will smell… delicious! when i use it on my skin, my 5-year-old notices right away! cocoa butter is a rich emollient, it leaves your skin buttery soft. it contains fatty acids which help to retain moisture and build elasticity and also has properties which can help ease dermatitis or rashes. and did i mention it smells like chocolate!
just like your oils, you want to choose a raw, cold-pressed butter – free of chemicals that are used in bleaching and refining.
let’s start making our homemade whipped body butter!
cocoa butter is solid, so you’ll need to melt it down in a bain-marie, a hot water bath. you want it to melt over steam, rather than direct heat.
depending on where you live, and if it’s cold, your coconut oil may be hard…. melt them gently together until completely liquid.
once the butter is melted, you’ll need to harden it in the freezer for about 20 minutes. tip: make sure to cover the container in the freezer (with a lid or towel) so that no condensation drips into your butter!
freeze it until it’s semi-solid – not too soft, not too hard. you should be able to press your finger in easily and make a dent. if it’s not whipping up, put it back in the freezer to harden a little more.
now, i want to tell you something up front so that you’re not weirded out when you use it. this body butter is unusual in that it melts onto your skin the instant you apply it – like butter on a hot pan. honestly, i found it to be a bit strange. the recipes that i had read don’t tell you this, so when i first used it, i thought it was greasy and that i wouldn’t like it.
but then, something magical happened – my skin soaked it all in – and instead of feeling greasy, it felt velvety soft! my skin is seriously thanking me and has promised to glow, if i use this everyday.
i’ve happily accepted.
print recipe 4.23 from 22 votes homemade whipped body butter recipe and with just two ingredients, it couldn't be simpler! this homemade whipped body butter is pure gold - and honestly - i think you're going to love what it does for your skin. prep time 10 mins total time 30 mins author: militza maury | littlegreendot.com ingredients 3/4 cup cocoa butter
1/4 cup coconut oil instructions in a bain-marie, melt down your hard butters and oils until fully liquid
set in the freezer to harden, about 20 minutes.
if you need to, you can use a hand held whisk, and a lot of elbow grease! :) once the mixture is solid again, but not too hard, whip it up using an electric whisk, a food processor with a whisk attachment, or your kitchenaid (lucky you!)if you need to, you can use a hand held whisk, and a lot of elbow grease! :)
whip about 5 minutes, or until you have created fluffy white clouds. spoon it into a clean jar or container. it will keep for 3 months.
slather it on! notes cold climates, adjust recipe to 60% cocoa butter, 40% oil so that it's not as hard. store in a clean glass jar and keep in a cool, dark place. your body butter will keep for up to 3 months. store in a clean glass jar and keep in a cool, dark place.your body butter will keep for up to 3 months.
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ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks əˈgoʊ, oʊən ˈændərsən, 54 wɛnt fər ə baɪk raɪd ɔn ə baɪk hi ˈdəzənt oʊn. ˌmɑnjəˈmɛnəl trɪps laɪk ðət hɛlp ɪkˈspleɪn haʊ ˈændərsən, hu dɪz ˈmæʤɪk ʃoʊz fər kɪdz fər ə ˈlɪvɪŋ, ɪz ˈhæməltənz baɪk ʃɛr tɔp ˈjuzər. ɛz əv ˈsənˌdi, hid ˈrɪdən ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz ɔn ðə baɪk ʃɛr baɪks. hi ʤɔɪnd ɪn meɪ, soʊ ðæts əˈbaʊt 300 ə mənθ, ˈrəfli 10 ə deɪ. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz hi goʊz ˈfərðər, laɪk ðət raɪd ɔn ðə reɪl treɪl aʊt tɪ ˈhaɪˌweɪ 54 ənd bæk. ənˈlaɪk ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈraɪdərz hu juz ðə baɪks fər kəmˈjuts ənd ˈɛrəndz, ˈændərsən ˈjuzɪz ɪt ɪnˈtaɪərli fər ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən ənd ˈɛksərˌsaɪz. ə smɑrt foʊn ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən ə ˈraɪdər gɪts ˈæftər ˈlɑkɪŋ əp ə baɪk ɪn ə həb. (ˈkɛli bennett/cbc*) hil teɪk ˈɛni baɪk, bət ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈtɪkəld tɪ faɪnd ðə baɪks neɪmd "ðə məˈʤɪʃən," ənd "ˈbəni" pɑrkt æt ə həb. ˈændərsən ɪz tɔp ˈjuzər əˈməŋ ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈraɪdərz hu hæv meɪd baɪk ˈsɪstəm ən unqualified—*— ənd tɪ səm, ə səˈpraɪzɪŋ səkˈsɛs ɪn ðə ˈsɪti. ðə saɪt əv ðə dɪˈstɪŋktɪv baɪks ɔn ˈsɪti strits həz bɪˈkəm ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs əraʊnd taʊn ɪn lɛs ðən ə jɪr əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. ˈivɪn ɪts ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz ənd ə ˈsɪti ˈtrænspɔrt ˈplænər ədˈmɪt ðeɪ hoʊpt, bət ˈkʊdənt seɪ fər ʃʊr, ðə ˈsɪstəm wʊd goʊ ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪt həz. "wiv bɪn ˈrɪli plizd æt haʊ ɪts bɪn," sɛd ˈʧɛlsi kɑks, kəmˈjunɪti ˈmænɪʤər. ðə ˈbɪgəst grup əv ˈpipəl tɪ hɛlp ðə ˈsɪstəm əˈʧiv ɪts səkˈsɛs ər ðoʊz hu ˈwʊdənt ˈpriviəsli hæv kɔld ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈsaɪkəlɪsts. səm ər ˈsinjərz, səm hæv ˈkrɑnɪk hɛlθ ˈɪʃuz, səm ər ˈpipəl hu ləv tɪ wɔk bət faɪnd ðə baɪks hɛlp ðɛm ʃeɪv 10 ˈmɪnəts ɔf hir ənd ðɛr. naʊ, ðə ˈpipəl ˈrənɪŋ ðə ˈsɪstəm ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər weɪz tɪ groʊ ðət səkˈsɛs ˈivɪn ˈbɪgər. baɪ ðə ˈnəmbərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhæməltənz baɪk ʃɛr roʊld ðə fərst braɪt blu ənd ˈjɛloʊ baɪks ˈɪntu həbz əraʊnd taʊn læst ˈʤænjuˌɛri, ðə hoʊl aɪˈdiə əˈtræktəd ə ˈlɛvəl əv naysaying*. səm əv ðə ˈɑrgjəmənts: ðə ˈsɪstəm, dɪˈleɪd baɪ ˈsɛvərəl mənθs, wʊd ˈnɛvər kæʧ ɔn. ɪt kɔst tu məʧ ˈmɪljən əv prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈməni ˈɪrˌmɑrkt baɪ ðə ˈsɪti). ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpipəl hud juz ɪt wʊd bi ˈbɪrdəd ˈhɪpstərz ɔn ʤeɪmz strit hu hæv ðɛr oʊn baɪks, ˈɛniˌweɪ. bət naʊ, ˈnɪrli ə jɪr ˈɪntu ɪt, ˈhæməltən həz kɔt ɔn ɪn ə bɪg weɪ: ˈraɪdərz: ðə ˈsɪstəm həz ˈæktɪv ˈjuzərz, əv hum ər ˈmɛmbərz hu peɪ ə ˈmənθli səbˈskrɪpʃən. ðeɪ wərənt ˈpriviəsli "ˈsaɪkəlɪsts" mɔr ðən 60 pər sɛnt əv ˈraɪdərz seɪ ˌbiˈfɔr, ðeɪ roʊd ə baɪk wəns ə mənθ ər lɛs. ˈdɪstəns: ˈkəvərz ə ˈɛriə frəm tɪ ˈɑtəˌwɑ strit tɪ ðə ɛˈskɑrpmənt ɪn ðə saʊθ. baɪks: ðɛr ər 750 baɪks ənd 115 həbz ðət ˈraɪdərz hæv juzd tɪ baɪk kloʊz tɪ ˈtoʊtəl ɪn lɛs ðən ə jɪr. raɪd lɛŋθ: raɪdz ər ən ˈævərɪʤ əv 19 ˈmɪnəts ənd. ə hit mæp ʃoʊz wɛr ˈraɪdərz ˈtrævəld wɪθ baɪks ɔn dɛk. 7 ˈhæməltən) wən baɪk, noʊ. 093 neɪmd "ˈhæməltən ɪz ˈbjutəfəl!" həz ˈtrævəld ɛz əv ˈsənˌdi, ðə moʊst əv ˈɛni wən baɪk ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm. wən baɪk, noʊ. 093 neɪmd "ˈhæməltən ɪz ˈbjutəfəl!" həz ˈtrævəld ɛz əv ˈsənˌdi, ðə moʊst əv ˈɛni wən baɪk ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm. ˈʤɛndər: stæf ər pərˈhæps ˈpraʊdəst əv stæts ʃoʊɪŋ ðə ˈraɪdərz breɪk daʊn ˈivənli bɪtˈwin mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən, wɪʧ ðeɪ seɪ ɪz ənˈkɑmən ɪn ˈəðər baɪk ʃɛrz. ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz soʊ ˈpɑpjələr ˈivɪn ðə ˈpipəl hu rən ɪt, hu hæv ˈfænsi, ˈtrəsti baɪks əv ðɛr oʊn, faɪnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ɔl ðə taɪm. "wəns ju stɑrt ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ju ʤɪst ˈriəˌlaɪz ɪts ðɛr," sɛd kɑks. wiv kaɪnd əv əˈsumd ðət ˈɛvriˌwən hu wɔnts tɪ raɪd ə baɪk həz ðət ˌɑpərˈtunəti, bət ɪt ˈwəzənt tru. ˈsɛrə meɪoʊ, ˈsoʊʃəl ˈplænɪŋ ənd ˈrisərʧ ˈkaʊnsəl ðə ˈsɪti juzd ˈmɪljən ɪn prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈməni tɪ baɪ ðə baɪks ənd gɪt ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈrənɪŋ, bət naʊ ɪt rənz ɔn ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪps ənd səbˈskrɪpʃənz. ə grænt frəm ˈjunjən gæs ðɪs jɪr kɪkt ɔf ə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv, wɪʧ dɪˈstrɪbjətəd 250 ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪps tɪ ˈpipəl hu maɪt nɑt ˈəðərˌwaɪz hæv əˈfɔrdəd ɪt. ə mæp əv ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ baɪk ʃɛr ˈsteɪʃənz, ɪn rɛd ˈsərkəlz, ənd prəˈpoʊzd ˈpleɪsmənts ɪn blu tɪ fɪl ɪn ðə ˈproʊˌgræmz ˈistərn ɪkˈspænʧən. (ˈsɪti əv ˈhæməltən) wən ˈʧælənʤ ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm: ðə nid fər mɔr baɪks ənd həbz tɪ meɪk ɪt ɛz kənˈvinjənt əˈkrɔs ðə hoʊl ˈsərvɪs ˈɛriə ɛz ɪt ɪz ɪn ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈwɛstərn ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz. ðə aɪˈdil ˈdɪstəns ə ˈraɪdər wʊd hæv tɪ wɔk tɪ gɪt tɪ ə həb ɪz lɛs ðən 500 ˈmitərz, ənd ðət ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ɪz ˈlɑrʤər ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˈhæməltən. ðæts waɪ ˈsɪti stæf wɔnt tɪ æd ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv nu həbz ənd bɪtˈwin 75 ənd 125 nu baɪks ist əv ˈwɛntˈwərθ strit. ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ bɪˈheɪvjər ə ˈpɑpjələr pleɪs tɪ stɑrt ɪz ə prəˈtɛktɪd treɪl laɪk pɑrk. ˈpipəl hu ˈhævənt ˈrɪdən fər jɪrz draɪv ər wɔk ðɛr, teɪk aʊt ə baɪk ənd gɪv ɪt ə spɪn. "baɪk ʃɛr həz bɪn ˈhjuʤli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ɪts rɪˈnud ə lɔt əv ˈpipəlz ləv əˈfɛr wɪθ ðə baɪk ðət ðeɪ maɪt hæv hæd ɛz ə kɪd bət ˈdɪdənt baɪk fər ˈmɛni jɪrz," sɛd ˈsɛrə meɪoʊ, hu riˈsərʧɪz ˈhæməltən ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ fər ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈplænɪŋ ənd ˈrisərʧ ˈkaʊnsəl. "ɪts əˈmeɪzɪŋ ðət wiv kaɪnd əv əˈsumd ðət ˈɛvriˌwən hu wɔnts tɪ raɪd ə baɪk həz ðət ˌɑpərˈtunəti, bət ɪt ˈwəzənt tru," meɪoʊ sɛd. bɑrb ˈrɪʧərdsən, 51 wərks wɪθ ˈædəlts wɪθ ˈspɛʃəl nidz ənd sɪz həz meɪd ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ˈpɑsəbəl fər ən ækˈtɪvɪti tɪ du wɪθ ðɛm. hir ʃi ɪz wɪθ lɔɪd ˈædəmz, hu rɪˈsivd ə ˈsəbsɪˌdaɪzd ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp θru gʊd ˈʃɛpərd. (bɑrb ˈrɪʧərdsən) bɑrb ˈrɪʧərdsən, 51 həz fɔr ʤɑbz ənd lɪvz nɪr tɪm fild. ʃi sɛd həz hɛlpt fɪl ɪn ðə gæps ɪn hər ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ðət həz wən kɑr ʃi kən gɪt drɑpt ɔf ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ənd baɪk hoʊm wɛˈnɛvər ʃi wɔnts. ðə ˈproʊˌgræmz ˈistərn ɪkˈspænʧən frəm ɪts ˌɪˈnɪʃəl geɪʤ pɑrk ˈbaʊndəri həz meɪd ðət ˈpɑsəbəl, ˈrɪʧərdsən sɛd. frəm ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn, ɪts ə bəs raɪd hoʊm wəns ʃi gɪts ɔn ðə bəs, ʃi sɛd. "bət aɪ kən raɪd ə baɪk tɪ ðə həb ɪn 12 ˈmɪnəts." ə geɪm əv kənˈvinjəns ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ɪz fər ə trɪp ðæts tu fɑr tɪ wɔk bət tu kloʊz tɪ draɪv. bət ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðət ɪkˈweɪʒən. "ðə ˈdɪfərəns, ˈrɪli, ɪz ðət ju kən meɪk ə ˈwənˈweɪ trɪp," sɛd ˈpitər topolovic*, hu wərks ɪn ðə ˈsɪtiz ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt. "ðət tərnz aʊt tɪ bi ə lɔt mɔr ˈpipəl ðən ju θɪŋk." ˈændərsən, ðə ˈmɛrəˌθɑn ˈraɪdər, peɪz fər ə ˈmənθli ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp, wɪʧ gɪvz ɪm ən aʊər əv juz pər deɪ. hi siz ðə kənˈstreɪnt ɛz ə geɪm tɪ si haʊ fɑr hi kən gɪt ɪn ðə aʊər. laɪk ˈrɪʧərdsən, hi wɔks aʊt əv hɪz weɪ tɪ rɪˈtərn baɪks ðət wər lɑkt aʊt əv ðə həbz tɪ həbz, kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈkrɛdɪts təˈwɔrdz deɪz hi dɪz goʊ ˈoʊvər ðə aʊər ˈlɪmət. hiz ˈɔlˌmoʊst kəˈlɛktəd ɪˈnəf tɪ peɪ fər hɪz nɛkst jɪrz ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp, wɪʧ kɔsts 85 hi ˈnɛvər ɪkˈspɛktɪd hid bi ðə haɪəst ˈjuzər, hi sɛd. "aɪ ʤɪst ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ traɪ ənd ɪt wərkt aʊt ˈoʊˈkeɪ," hi sɛd. "ɪt lʊkt kaɪnd əv kul."
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a couple of weeks ago, owen anderson, 54, went for a 27-kilometre bike ride — on a bike he doesn't own.
monumental trips like that help explain how anderson, who does magic shows for kids for a living, is hamilton's bike share top user.
as of sunday, he'd ridden 2154.88 kilometres on the sobi bike share bikes. he joined in may, so that's about 300 km a month, roughly 10 km a day.
sometimes he goes further, like that 27-km ride on the rail trail out to highway 54 and back.
unlike the majority of riders who use the bikes for commutes and errands, anderson uses it entirely for recreation and exercise.
a smart phone notification a sobi rider gets after locking up a bike in a hub. (kelly bennett/cbc) he'll take any bike, but is always tickled to find the bikes named "the magician," and "bunny" parked at a hub.
anderson is top user among 7,300 registered riders who have made bike system an unqualified— and to some, a surprising — success in the city.
the sight of the distinctive bikes on city streets has become commonplace around town in less than a year of operation. even its organizers and a city transport planner admit they hoped, but couldn't say for sure, the system would go as well as it has.
"we've been really pleased at how well-received it's been," said chelsea cox, sobi's community manager.
the biggest group of people to help the system achieve its success are those who wouldn't previously have called themselves cyclists.
some are seniors, some have chronic health issues, some are people who love to walk but find the bikes help them shave 10 minutes off here and there.
now, the people running the system are looking for ways to grow that success even bigger.
sobi by the numbers
before hamilton's bike share rolled the first bright blue and yellow bikes into hubs around town last january, the whole idea attracted a not-insignificant level of naysaying.
some of the arguments: the system, delayed by several months, would never catch on. it cost too much ($1.6 million of provincial money earmarked by the city). the only people who'd use it would be bearded hipsters on james street who have their own bikes, anyway.
but now, nearly a year into it, sobi hamilton has caught on in a big way:
riders: the system has 7,300 active users, 1,200 of whom are members who pay a monthly subscription. they weren't previously "cyclists" — more than 60 per cent of riders say before sobi, they rode a bike once a month or less.
distance: sobi covers a 40-kilometre area from westdale to ottawa street to the escarpment in the south.
bikes: there are 750 bikes and 115 hubs that riders have used to bike close to 400,000 km total in less than a year.
ride length: rides are an average of 19 minutes and 2.16 km.
a heat map shows where riders traveled with sobi bikes on dec. 7. (sobi hamilton) : one bike, no. 093, named "hamilton is beautiful!" has traveled 2802.48 km as of sunday, the most of any one bike in the system. : one bike, no. 093, named "hamilton is beautiful!" has traveled 2802.48 km as of sunday, the most of any one bike in the system.
gender: sobi staff are perhaps proudest of stats showing the riders break down evenly between men and women, which they say is uncommon in other bike shares.
the system is so popular even the people who run it, who have fancy, trusty bikes of their own, find themselves using it all the time.
"once you start using it you just realize it's there," said cox.
we've kind of assumed that everyone who wants to ride a bike has that opportunity, but it wasn't true. - sara mayo, social planning and research council
the city used $1.6 million in provincial money to buy the bikes and get the program running, but now it runs on sponsorships and subscriptions. a $25,000 grant from union gas this year kicked off a subsidized-membership initiative, which distributed 250 memberships to people who might not otherwise have afforded it.
a map of the existing bike share stations, in red circles, and proposed placements in blue to fill in the program's eastern expansion. (city of hamilton)
one challenge facing the program: the need for more bikes and hubs to make it as convenient across the whole service area as it is in the city's western neighbourhoods. the ideal distance a rider would have to walk to get to a hub is less than 500 metres, and that ratio is larger in central hamilton.
that's why city staff want to add a handful of new hubs and between 75 and 125 new bikes east of wentworth street.
changing behaviour
a popular place to start is a protected trail like bayfront park.
people who haven't ridden for years drive or walk there, take out a bike and give it a spin.
"bike share has been hugely important. it's renewed a lot of people's love affair with the bike that they might have had as a kid but didn't bike for many years," said sara mayo, who researches hamilton cycling for the social planning and research council.
"it's amazing that we've kind of assumed that everyone who wants to ride a bike has that opportunity, but it wasn't true," mayo said.
barb richardson, 51, works with adults with special needs and says sobi has made cycling possible for an activity to do with them. here she is with lloyd adams, who received a subsidized membership through good shepherd. (barb richardson) barb richardson, 51, has four jobs and lives near tim hortons field. she said sobi has helped fill in the gaps in her household that has one car — she can get dropped off downtown and bike home whenever she wants.
the program's eastern expansion from its initial gage park boundary has made that possible, richardson said.
from downtown, it's a 20-minute bus ride home once she gets on the bus, she said. "but i can ride a bike to the hub in 12 minutes."
a game of convenience
cycling in general is well-suited for a trip that's too far to walk but too close to drive. but sobi changes that equation.
"the difference, really, is that you can make a one-way trip," said peter topolovic, who works in the city's transportation department. "that turns out to be a lot more people than you think."
anderson, the marathon rider, pays for a monthly membership, which gives him an hour of use per day. he sees the constraint as a game to see how far he can get in the hour.
like richardson, he walks out of his way to return bikes that were locked out of the hubs to hubs, collecting credits towards days he does go over the hour limit.
he's almost collected enough to pay for his next year's membership, which costs $85.
he never expected he'd be the highest user, he said.
"i just decided to try sobi and it worked out ok," he said. "it looked kind of cool."
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ðə wɛb ɪz əˈwɑʃ ɪn ˈtrɪbjuts tɪ ˈmɪltən ˈfridmən ɔn wət wʊd hæv bɪn hɪz wən ˈhəndrədθ ˈbərθˌdeɪ. ˈfridmənz fri tɪ ʧuz wɑz wən əv ðə fərst bʊks ɔn ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi aɪ rɛd ɪn haɪ skul, ənd ɪt həz hæd ən ˌɪˈmɛns ˈifɛkt ɔn haʊ aɪ vju ðə wərld. səm əv ˈfridmənz ˈpɑləsi prəˈpoʊzəlz, səʧ ɛz skul ˈvaʊʧərz ənd drəg ˌligələˈzeɪʃən, ər stɪl ˈhɑtli dəˈbeɪtɪd təˈdeɪ. bət aɪ θɪŋk ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈmɛʒər əv ə ˈɪnfluəns ər hɪz aɪˈdiəz ðət ər naʊ kənˈsɪdərd soʊ ˈɑbviəs ðət noʊ wən ˈsɪriəsli dɪˈspjuts ðɛm. aɪv ˈrisəntli bɪn ˈrɛdɪŋ ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈfridmənz ˈnuzˌwik ˈkɑləmz frəm ðə leɪt ənd ˈərli, ə taɪm wɪn hi wɑz æt ðə pik əv hɪz feɪm ənd ˈɪnfluəns. əˈməŋ ðə prəˈpoʊzəlz hi roʊt əˈbaʊt moʊst ˈfrikwɛntli wər: ˈsɛvərɪŋ ðə lɪŋk tɪ goʊld ənd ˈlɛtɪŋ ðə ˈdɔlər floʊt, ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən baɪ rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə groʊθ əv ðə ˈməni səˈplaɪ, ˈɛndɪŋ ðə dræft, əˈbɑlɪʃɪŋ weɪʤ ənd praɪs kənˈtroʊlz, ənd ˈkətɪŋ ˈtæksɪz. moʊst əv ðiz prəˈpoʊzəlz wər əˈdɑptəd baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə. ɔl ər stɪl ˈpræktɪst təˈdeɪ. bət mɔr rɪˈmɑrkəbli, ðɛr ɔl naʊ kənˈsɪdərd soʊ ˈɑbviəsli kərˈɛkt ðət fju ˈpipəl ˈsɪriəsli ˈædvəˌkeɪt rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈpɑləsiz əv ðə. ˈɑbviəsli, səm əv ðiz ˈpɑləsiz ər stɪl dəˈbeɪtɪd æt ðə ˈmɑrʤən. wi stɪl hæv ə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ ənd nu jɔrk stɪl həz rɛnt kənˈtroʊlz. bət aɪ kænt rɪˈmɛmbər ðə læst taɪm ˈsəmˌwən həz ˈsɪriəsli ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd ˈbrɪŋɪŋ bæk ðə praɪs kənˈtroʊlz ðət wər ˈəndərˌteɪkən baɪ ðə ˈnɪksən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪn 1971 ˈsɪmələrli, wɪr ˈkərəntli dəˈbeɪtɪŋ ˈwɛðər tɪ reɪz ðə tɔp ˈmɑrʤənəl ˈɪnˌkəm tæks reɪt frəm 35 pərˈsɛnt tɪ pərˈsɛnt, bət ɪts hɑrd tɪ θɪŋk əv ˈɛniˌwən ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən əv ˈɪnfluəns hu θɪŋks wi ʃʊd rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə 70 pərˈsɛnt tɔp reɪt əv ðə. ˈfridmənz ˈɪnfluəns ɪz moʊst ˈɑbviəs ɪn ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈpɑləsi. hi wɑz wən əv ðə fərst ˈpipəl tɪ prɪˈdɪkt, kərˈɛktli, ðət ə ˈsɪstəm əv ˈfrili ˈfloʊtɪŋ ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ reɪts, ˌənkəˈnɛktɪd tɪ goʊld, wʊd wərk ʤɪst faɪn. təˈdeɪ, boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈpɑləsi dəˈbeɪt ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈkleɪmɪŋ ˈfridmənz ˈmæntəl. ðə ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv ɪz fʊl əv ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən hɔks hu si ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ðə ˈlɛgəsi əv ðə ˈmɪltən ˈfridmən. əˈpoʊzɪŋ ðɛm ər ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈmɑnətərˌɪsts hu si ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ðə ɛrz tɪ ˈmɪltən ˈfridmənz ˈərliər wərk, ɪn wɪʧ hi ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə greɪt dɪˈprɛʃən wɑz kɔzd baɪ ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈpɑləsi. ɪn maɪ vju, ˈfridmən wʊd bi ˈsaɪdɪŋ wɪθ ðə dəvz təˈdeɪ, bət ˈiðər weɪ ɪts rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ðət ˈfridmənz həz bɪˈkəm ðə kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈwɪzdəm əˈgɛnst wɪʧ ˈpipəl freɪm ðɛr ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈpɑləsi ˈɑrgjəmənts.
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the web is awash in well-deserved tributes to milton friedman on what would have been his one hundredth birthday. friedman's free to choose was one of the first books on public policy i read in high school, and it has had an immense effect on how i view the world.
some of friedman's policy proposals, such as school vouchers and drug legalization, are still hotly debated today. but i think the most important measure of a thinker's influence are his once-controversial ideas that are now considered so obvious that no one seriously disputes them. i've recently been reading a collection of friedman's newsweek columns from the late 1960s and early 1970s, a time when he was at the peak of his fame and influence. among the proposals he wrote about most frequently were: severing the link to gold and letting the dollar float, fighting inflation by reducing the growth of the money supply, ending the draft, abolishing wage and price controls, and cutting taxes.
most of these proposals were adopted by the end of the 1970s. all are still practiced today. but more remarkably, they're all now considered so obviously correct that few people seriously advocate returning to the policies of the 1970s.
obviously, some of these policies are still debated at the margin. we still have a minimum wage and new york still has rent controls. but i can't remember the last time someone has seriously advocated bringing back the broad-based price controls that were undertaken by the nixon administration in 1971. similarly, we're currently debating whether to raise the top marginal income tax rate from 35 percent to 39.6 percent, but it's hard to think of anyone in a position of influence who thinks we should return to the 70 percent top rate of the 1970s.
friedman's influence is most obvious in monetary policy. he was one of the first people to predict, correctly, that a system of freely floating exchange rates, unconnected to gold, would work just fine. today, both sides of the monetary policy debate are increasingly claiming friedman's mantle. the federal reserve is full of inflation hawks who see themselves as continuing the legacy of the 1970s milton friedman. opposing them are the market monetarists who see themselves as the heirs to milton friedman's earlier work, in which he argued that the great depression was caused by too-tight monetary policy. in my view, friedman would be siding with the doves today, but either way it's remarkable that friedman's worldview has become the conventional wisdom against which people frame their monetary policy arguments.
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ˌæˈstɔriə ˈwɛðər ju wɔnt tɪ ˈsprɪŋkəl ɪt ˈoʊvər ə ˈsæləd ər beɪk ɪt ɪn səm spanakopita*, ðə ˈmɑrkɪts ənd fud stɔrz əv ˌæˈstɔriə ˈɔfər ˈplɛnti əv ˈɔpʃənz wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə tangy*, ʧiz ðət ɪz ˈfiʧərd ˈprɑmənəntli ɪn grik ənd ˈəðər kwɪˈzinz. ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ɪz hoʊm tɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv ʃɑps ðət sɛl blɑks əv ðə ˈsɔlti waɪt ʧiz bɪˈhaɪnd glæs dɪˈspleɪ ˈkeɪsɪz, waɪl ə stæf əv ˈwərkərz ər ˈrɛdi tɪ hɛlp ˈkəstəmərz faɪnd ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt pɪk. "ju noʊ haʊ ˈmɛni kaɪnz əv ɪgˈzɪst? ˈθaʊzənz. ˈɛvəri pleɪs ju goʊ ɪn gris, ðeɪ meɪk," sɛd ʤɔrʤ, hu wərks æt ˈjʊrə ˈmɑrkɪt æt st*., wɪʧ sɛlz mɔr ðən 10 ˈdɪfərənt kaɪnz əv ðə ʧiz. ˈʃɑpərz flɑk tɪ ðə ˈhɛvəli grik ˈneɪbərˌhʊd frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈtraɪˈsteɪt ˈriʤən, hi sɛd, fər ə səˈlɛkʃən əv ðət kænt bi ˈraɪvəld ˈɛniˌwɛr ɛls. "ɪn ˌæˈstɔriə, ju hæv ə lɔt əv griks," hi ɪkˈspleɪnd, "ənd ðə griks, ðeɪ wɔnt." trəˈdɪʃənəl grik ənd frəm ˈəðər ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz ɪz meɪd frəm ˈiðər hoʊl ʃips mɪlk ər ə ʃip ənd goʊts mɪlk blɛnd, wɪʧ ɪz ˈraɪpənd ðɛn kjʊrd ɪn braɪn fər æt list tu mənθs. ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ʃip kən kɔst ɛz məʧ ɛz 9 ər 10 ə paʊnd, sɛd, ənd ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli juzd ɛz ə ˈteɪbəl ʧiz tɪ mənʧ ɔn wɪθ waɪn ər tɪ tɔs ɪn ə ˈsæləd. ˈʧipər dəˈmɛstɪk, ˈɔfən meɪd wɪθ kaʊz mɪlk, kən kɔst ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz 2 ə paʊnd ənd ɪz ˈpɑpjələr fər juz ɪn beɪkt ˈdɪʃɪz. "wɪn ju meɪk ʧiz paɪz ənd stəf laɪk ðɪs, ju baɪ ðə ˈʧipər," sɛd. "ɪts kaʊ ənd ɪts hɑrd, soʊ wɪn ju kʊk wɪθ ðət ənd ɪt beɪks, ɪt mɛlt soʊ məʧ." æt ˈtaɪtən fudz, ə ˈspɛʃəlti ˈmɑrkɪt ɔn strit ðæts rɪˈvɪrd ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ɛz ə spɑt fər grik gʊdz, ʤɔrʤ wərks ðə ˈkaʊntər, wɛr ˈʃɑpərz kən ʧuz frəm ˈoʊvər ə ˈdəzən kaɪnz əv ðə ʧiz. ðiz ˌɪnˈklud dəˈmɛstɪk kaʊ, pləs ˌɪmˈpɔrts frəm bəlˈgɛriə, fræns ənd ə ˈnəmbər frəm gris, neɪmd ˈæftər ðə ˈriʤənz wɛr ðɛr prəˈdust. baɪ fɑr ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr grik ɪz dondonis*, hi sɛd, wɪʧ heɪlz frəm ðə ˈkəntriz ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn ˈriʤən, kɔsts ə paʊnd, ənd ɪz noʊn fər ɪts rɪʧ ənd ˈkrimi ˈfleɪvər. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdɪfərz ɪn teɪst dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə kənˈteɪnər ɪt wɑz ˈeɪʤɪd ɪn ˈbɛrəl, ˈbæskət ər tɪn. ˌɪnˈsɪsts greɪt kən kəm frəm ɔl θri, bət ðət ˈmɛni ˈʃɑpərz ɑpt fər, wɪʧ ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ə ʧiz. ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz ðə grik. "ɪts ˈkrimi ənd ʃɑrp, ənd ɪt kəmz frəm ə ˈbɛrəl, soʊ ɪt teɪsts ˈdɪfərənt ˈɛvəri taɪm," hi ˈnoʊtɪd. mɛg ˈkɑtnər, ən ˌæˈstɔriə ˈblɔgər ənd ˈɔθər əv "fud ˈləvərz gaɪd tɪ kwinz," ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ðə ki tɪ ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə raɪt ɪz tɪ ˈsæmpəl ðə gʊdz. æt moʊst ˌæˈstɔriə ˌspɛʃiˈælɪti ˈmɑrkɪts, ðə ˈwərkərz ər mɔr ðən ˈhæpi tɪ slaɪs ɔf ʧəŋks əv ðə ʧiz fər ˈkəstəmərz tɪ teɪst. "ɪts wərθ traɪɪŋ ˈvɛriəs kaɪnz," ʃi sɛd. ðə bɛst spɑts ɪn ˌæˈstɔriə: ˈtaɪtən fudz, st*. ðɪs ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈspɛʃəlti ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ɪz ˌrɛkəgˈnaɪzəbəl tɪ ˈpæsərzbi fər ɪts grik flægz ˈhæŋɪŋ aʊt frənt. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ə vərˈaɪəti əv, ˈtaɪtən ˈkɛriz ə ˈnəmbər əv grik ˌɪmˈpɔrts, frəm ˈɑlɪvz tɪ draɪd mits tɪ ˈvɪnəgər, ənd həz ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈbeɪkəri ˈsɛkʃən fər ˈpeɪstriz ənd brɛdz. ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən fudz, st*. ənd st*. wɪθ tu ˌæˈstɔriə loʊˈkeɪʃənz, ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən fudz ɪz noʊn fər ɪts səˈlɛkʃən, ɛz wɛl ɛz aɪəlz əv ˈəðər ˌjʊrəˈpiən fud ˈɔfərɪŋz, laɪk yogurts*, ˈpitə brɛd ənd ə ˈɑlɪv bɑr. ˈjʊrə ˈmɑrkɪt, st*. ˈjʊrə ˈmɑrkɪt həz ˈplɛnti əv, bət ˈdəzənt ˈlɪmət ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ grik ˈaɪtəmz. ðɪs ˈspɛʃəlti stɔr ˈkɛriz ˌɪmˈpɔrts frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ˈjʊrəp ənd ɪz noʊn ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr fər ɪts juʤ səˈlɛkʃən əv bɪrz. ˈpɛrət ˈkɔfi, ˈdɪtmərz ˈbʊləˌvɑrd. wɪθ tu ˈəðər ʃɑps ɪn ˈsəniˌsaɪd ənd ˈrɪʤˌwʊd, ˌæˈstɔriə loʊˈkeɪʃən ɪz mɔr boʊˈdeɪgə ɪn saɪz ðən ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt, bət ɪt stɪl fɪts ˈplɛnti əv ˈaɪtəmz ɪn ɪts ˈnɛroʊ loʊˈkeɪʃən. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ə lɑrʤ mit ənd ʧiz ˈkaʊntər, ðə ʃɑp həz ə ˈsaɪzəbəl ˈɑlɪv bɑr, juʤ səˈlɛkʃən əv draɪd fruts ənd nəts, pləs bægz ənd bægz əv hoʊl ˈkɔfi binz tɪ ˈpərʧəs baɪ ðə paʊnd.
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astoria — whether you want to sprinkle it over a salad or bake it in some spanakopita, the markets and food stores of astoria offer plenty of options when it comes to finding feta — the tangy, crumbly cheese that is featured prominently in greek and other cuisines.
the neighborhood is home to a number of shops that sell blocks of the salty white cheese behind glass display cases, while a staff of white-aproned workers are ready to help customers find the perfect pick.
"you know how many kinds of feta exist? thousands. every place you go in greece, they make feta," said george vlaseros, who works at euro market at 30-42 31st st., which sells more than 10 different kinds of the cheese.
shoppers flock to the heavily greek neighborhood from all over the tri-state region, he said, for a selection of feta that can't be rivaled anywhere else.
"in astoria, you have a lot of greeks," he explained, "and the greeks, they want feta."
traditional greek feta and feta from other european countries is made from either whole sheep's milk or a sheep and goat's milk blend, which is ripened then cured in brine for at least two months. high-quality sheep feta can cost as much as $9 or $10 a pound, vlaseros said, and is typically used as a table cheese to munch on with wine or to toss in a salad.
cheaper domestic feta, often made with cow's milk, can cost as little as $2 a pound and is popular for use in baked dishes.
"when you make cheese pies and stuff like this, you buy the cheaper feta," vlaseros said. "it's cow feta and it's hard, so when you cook with that and it bakes, it doesn’t melt so much."
at titan foods, a specialty market on 31st street that's revered in the neighborhood as a go-to spot for greek goods, george boskinis works the feta counter, where shoppers can choose from over a dozen kinds of the cheese. these include domestic cow feta, plus imports from bulgaria, france and a number from greece, named after the regions where they're produced.
by far the most popular greek feta is dondonis, he said, which hails from the country's northwestern region, costs $10.99 a pound, and is known for its rich and creamy flavor.
feta also differs in taste depending on the container it was aged in — barrel, basket or tin. boskinis insists great feta can come from all three, but that many shoppers opt for barrel-aged feta, which is considered a higher-quality cheese.
boskinis recommends the greek arahova feta.
"it's creamy and sharp, and it comes from a barrel, so it tastes different every time," he noted.
meg cotner, an astoria blogger and author of "food lover's guide to queens," explained that the key to finding the right feta is to sample the goods. at most astoria speciality markets, the workers are more than happy to slice off chunks of the cheese for customers to taste.
"it's worth trying various kinds," she said.
the best feta spots in astoria:
titan foods, 25-56 31st st.
this well-known specialty supermarket is recognizable to passersby for its greek flags hanging out front. in addition to a variety of feta, titan carries a number of greek imports, from olives to dried meats to vinegar, and has a separate bakery section for pastries and breads.
mediterranean foods, 30-12 34th st. and 23-18 31st st.
with two astoria locations, mediterranean foods is known for its feta selection, as well as aisles of other european food offerings, like yogurts, pita bread and a self-serve olive bar.
euro market, 30-42 31st st.
euro market has plenty of feta, but doesn't limit itself to greek items. this specialty store carries imports from all over europe and is known in particular for its huge selection of beers.
parrot coffee, 31-12 ditmars blvd.
with two other shops in sunnyside and ridgewood, parrot's astoria location is more bodega in size than supermarket, but it still fits plenty of items in its narrow location. in addition to a large meat and cheese counter, the shop has a sizable olive bar, huge selection of dried fruits and nuts, plus bags and bags of whole coffee beans to purchase by the pound.
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ˈkaɪroʊ ə jəŋ ˈməzlɪm əˈspaɪrɪŋ ˈsərʤɪn ˈstudənt həz bɪn neɪmd ˈstudənt əv ðə jɪr ɪn ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈmɪʃɪgən, ˈɔfərɪŋ ə roʊl ˈmɑdəl tɪ ˈməzlɪm ənd ˈærəb ˈstudənts ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. wɑz kəmˈplitli unexpected,”*,” nəˈdin ʤəˈwɑd, hu ˈstədiz tɪ bi ə ˈsərʤɪn, toʊld ðə ˈærəb əˈmɛrɪkən nuz. ˈsinjərz ər ˈpipəl feel—*— ər mɔr kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ər ɛˈstimd ðən mi. ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ðət ðeɪ kənˈsɪdərd ənd ʧoʊz me.”*.” ðə nuz wər meɪd ˈpəblɪk ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ baɪ ðə ˈkæmpəs ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈdeɪli. ˈhirɪŋ ðə nuz, ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi ˈsɑfˌmɔr sɛd ʃi wɑz ɪn ə steɪt əv ˌdɪsbɪˈlif wɪn ʃi wɑz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd. ðə ˈɑnər ɪz ˈgɪvɪn ˈjɪrli tɪ 12 aʊt əv ju əv mɔr ðən ˈstudənts. ʤəˈwɑd həz bʊks fər ə ˈbɛnəfɪt, ə ˈstudənt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət eɪmz tɪ prəˈmoʊt ˈlɪtərəʧər ɪn æt rɪsk kəmˈjunɪtiz. ðə grup həz wərkt wɪθ ˈsɪriən ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ənd ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˈaʊˌtriʧ ˈɛfərts tɪ əˈsɪst ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈpəblɪk skulz ˈstudənts. naʊ həz faɪv ˈʧæptərz ɪn ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈkɑlɪʤɪz. ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən rɪˈflɛktɪd ʤəˈwɑd ˈpæʃən fər ˈlɪtərəʧər sɪns jəŋ eɪʤ. ɪn θərd greɪd, aɪ wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈbɛgɪŋ maɪ mɑm tɪ teɪk mi tɪ bɑrnz ənd noʊˈbɛl tɪ baɪ books,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ə weɪ fər ju tɪ θɪŋk bɪɔnd wət ju ˈtɪpɪkəli θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˈdeɪ. wɪn ˈrɛdɪŋ, ju lərn soʊ ˈmɛni θɪŋz, ənd ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ maɪ education.”*.” hər ˈstədiz ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ənd dɪˈziz priˈvɛnʃən, soʊ ʃi wərks ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈɪʃuz ɔn ˈkæmpəs. æm ən əˈspaɪrɪŋ surgeon,”*,” ʃi sɛd. aɪ æm ə ˈsərʤɪn, aɪ wɔnt tɪ wərk ɪn loʊ ˈɪnˌkəm kəmˈjunɪtiz ənd traɪ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈsɪstəm fər ðoʊz hu ər lɛs fortunate.”*.” ˈɔfərɪŋ ə roʊl ˈmɑdəl tɪ ˈjəŋgər ˈstudənt, ʤəˈwɑd ərʤd ðɛm tɪ rɪˈmeɪn rɪˈzɪljənt ənd nɑt əˈlaʊ ˈəðərz tɪ daʊt ðɛm. lɛt ˈpipəl tɛl ju ðət ju ˈkænɑt du something,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˈoʊnli ɛz ən ˈærəb ər ə ˈməzlɪm, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ɛz ə ˈfiˌmeɪl hu wɔnts tɪ bi ə ˈsərʤɪn, ðə əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm ˈpipəl toʊld mi ən ˌɪmˌpɔsɪˈbɪlɪti ɪz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ. ju ˈrɪli wɔnt ˈsəmθɪŋ, ˈlɪsən tɪ ˈpipəl hu seɪ ju kən du ɪt ənd meɪk ʃʊr ju ər ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɔn ˈɛvriˌwən əraʊnd ju ənd ɔl ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd ˈnɛtˌwərks. ju kən du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ju sɛt jʊr maɪnd to.”*.”
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cairo – a young muslim aspiring surgeon student has been named student of the year in the university of michigan, offering a role model to muslim and arab students in america.
“that was completely unexpected,” nadine jawad, who studies to be a surgeon, told the arab american news.
“typically seniors or people —i feel— are more qualified or esteemed than me. it was incredible that they considered and chose me.”
the news were made public earlier this month by the campus newspaper the michigan daily.
hearing the news, public policy sophomore said she was in a state of disbelief when she was nominated.
the honor is given yearly to 12 out of u of m’s more than 43,600 students.
jawad has cofounded books for a benefit, a student organization that aims to promote literature in at risk communities.
the group has worked with syrian refugees online and engaged in outreach efforts to assist detroit public schools students. bfb now has five chapters in michigan colleges.
the organization reflected jawad passion for literature since young age.
“even in third grade, i was always begging my mom to take me to barnes and nobel to buy books,” she said.
“it’s a way for you to think beyond what you typically think about everyday. when you’re reading, you learn so many things, and i’m dedicated to my education.”
her studies focus on public health and disease prevention, so she works on social justice issues on campus.
“i am an aspiring surgeon,” she said.
“when i am a surgeon, i want to work in low income communities and try to improve the healthcare system for those who are less fortunate.”
offering a role model to younger student, jawad urged them to remain resilient and not allow others to doubt them.
“never let people tell you that you cannot do something,” she said.
“not only as an arab or a muslim, but also as a female who wants to be a surgeon, the amount of time people told me that’s an impossibility is overwhelming.
“if you really want something, listen to people who say you can do it and make sure you are capitalizing on everyone around you and all the resources and networks. you can do anything you set your mind to.”
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nu ðə ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr eɪʤ moʊst ˈmæməlz wər ˈpjuni, ˈʤɛnərəli weɪɪŋ lɛs ðən ə paʊnd. naʊ ə bɪˈzɑr ˈfɑsəl skəl frəm ˌmædəˈgæskər həz rɪˈvild ə kəmˈpærətɪv ʤaɪənt, wən ðət klɑkt ɪn æt ˈmeɪbi 20 paʊnz 9 ˈkɪləˌgræmz). wɑz ə monster,”*,” sɛd ˈdeɪvɪd krɔs əv ˈstoʊni brʊk ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn nu jɔrk, hu lɛd ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri tim. lʊks laɪk ə bɪg groundhog.”*.” ə kæst əv ðə skəl əv ðə ˈmæməl sertichi*, lɛft, ə ˈpriviəsli ənˈnoʊn ˈmæməl ɛz faʊnd ɪn ˌmædəˈgæskər. ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈhɛviəst ˈmæməl noʊn frəm ðə ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr ˈɪrə, wɪʧ ræn ˈrəfli frəm 250 ˈmɪljən jɪrz əˈgoʊ tɪ 65 ˈmɪljən jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ənd ðə moʊst ˈmæsɪv əv ðət taɪm frəm ˈsəðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr. krɔs sɛd hɪz bɛst gɛs ɪz ðət ðə ˈkriʧər maɪt hæv ˈmɛʒərd 20 ˈɪnʧɪz 51 ˈsɛntəˌmitərz) tɪ 24 ˈɪnʧɪz 61 ˈsɛntəˌmitərz) frəm noʊz tɪ rəmp. ɪt lɪvd ˈsəmˌtaɪm bɪtˈwin 66 ˈmɪljən ənd 72 ˈmɪljən jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ɪn ə ˈpeɪpər riˈlist ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ baɪ ðə ˈʤərnəl ˈneɪʧər, krɔs ənd ˈkɑligz neɪmd ðə ˈkriʧər sertichi*. ðə fərst neɪm, wɪʧ minz ““luck”*” ɪn ðə ˌmæləˈgæsi ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ˌmædəˈgæskər, wɑz ˈʧoʊzən bɪˈkəz ðə skəl əˈpɪrd ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪdli. wɪn ˈsaɪəntɪsts dɪd ə kɔrt skæn əv ə lɑrʤ ˈsænˌstoʊn blɑk tɪ lʊk fər fɪʃ ˈfɑsəlz, sɔ ðɪs θɪŋ ˈstɛrɪŋ bæk æt us,”*,” krɔs sɛd. wər ʤɪst amazed.”*.” ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈsɛkənd neɪm ˈʤoʊzəf ˈsərtɪk, naʊ ə ˈkjʊrətər æt ðə ˈdɛnvər mˈjuziəm əv ˈneɪʧər saɪəns, hu kəˈlɛktəd ðə ˈsænˌstoʊn blɑk ɪn 2010 ðə skəl gɪvz ˈsaɪəntɪsts ðɛr fərst gʊd ˈwɪndoʊ ˈɪntu ə ˈpurli ˌəndərˈstʊd grup əv ˈeɪnʧənt ˈsəðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr ˈmæməlz ðət hæd bɪn noʊn ˈoʊnli frəm ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd tiθ ənd bɪts əv ʤɔ. ðeɪ wɛnt ɪkˈstɪŋkt lɔŋ əˈgoʊ, wɪˈθaʊt ˈlivɪŋ ˈɛni dɪˈsɛnɪnts təˈdeɪ. naʊ ˈrisərʧərz kən si ə feɪs, ənd ɪt ɪz bɪˈzɑr, krɔs sɛd. ðə skəl ɪz ˈvɛri tɔl ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ ɪts lɛŋθ. ðə aɪ ˈsɑkəts ər juʤ. wɪrd ˈflænʤəz baɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm ʤɔ wəns ˈæŋkərd ʧuɪŋ ˈməsəlz. ðə skəl ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈvild ðət ðə breɪn wɑz ˈtɪltɪd æt ə streɪnʤ ˈæŋgəl nɑt sin ɪn ˈəðər ˈænəməlz. ənd ɪt dɪˈspleɪd ən ɑd mɪks əv ˈprɪmɪtɪv ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks wɪθ mɔr ədˈvænst wənz. æˈnælɪsɪs səˈʤɛsts wɑz ən ˈæʤəl wɪθ gʊd ˈaɪˌsaɪt ɪn loʊ laɪt ənd ə gʊd sɛns əv smɛl. səʧ əˈbɪləˌtiz ˈprɑbəˌbli keɪm ɪn ˈhændi tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə ˈprɛdəˌtɔri ˈdaɪnəˌsɔrz ənd ˈəðər bists ðət ʃɛrd ɪts ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, krɔs sɛd. wʊd hæv bɪn ə ˈvɛri faɪn ɔr d’oeuvre”*” fər ə ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr, krɔs sɛd. ʤɑn flɪn, ən ˈɛkspərt ɪn ˈfɑsəl ˈmæməlz æt ðə əˈmɛrɪkən mˈjuziəm əv ˈnæʧərəl ˈhɪstəri ɪn nu jɔrk, hu pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri, kɔld ðə faɪnd ““fantastic”*” bɪˈkəz əv ɪts gʊd ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən ənd ˈrɛlətɪv kəmˈplitnəs, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈfɑsəlz əv ˈəðər ˈsəðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr ˈmæməlz əv ðə taɪm.
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new york—during the dinosaur age most mammals were puny, generally weighing less than a pound. now a bizarre fossil skull from madagascar has revealed a comparative giant, one that clocked in at maybe 20 pounds (9 kilograms). “it was a monster,” said david krause of stony brook university in new york, who led the discovery team. “it looks like a big groundhog.”
a cast of the skull of the mammal vintana sertichi, left, a previously unknown mammal as found in madagascar. ( the associated press )
it’s the second heaviest mammal known from the dinosaur era, which ran roughly from 250 million years ago to 65 million years ago, and the most massive of that time from southern hemisphere. krause said his best guess is that the creature might have measured 20 inches (51 centimetres) to 24 inches (61 centimetres) from nose to rump. it lived sometime between 66 million and 72 million years ago. in a paper released wednesday by the journal nature, krause and colleagues named the creature vintana sertichi. the first name, which means “luck” in the malagasy language of madagascar, was chosen because the skull appeared unexpectedly. when scientists did a ct scan of a large sandstone block to look for fish fossils, “we saw this thing staring back at us,” krause said. “we were just amazed.”
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the second name honours joseph sertich, now a curator at the denver museum of nature & science, who collected the sandstone block in 2010. the 5-inch-long skull gives scientists their first good window into a poorly understood group of ancient southern hemisphere mammals that had been known only from isolated teeth and bits of jaw. they went extinct long ago, without leaving any descendants today. now researchers can see a face, and it is bizarre, krause said. the skull is very tall in comparison to its length. the eye sockets are huge. weird flanges by the bottom jaw once anchored chewing muscles. the skull also revealed that the brain was tilted at a strange angle not seen in other animals. and it displayed an odd mix of primitive characteristics with more advanced ones. analysis suggests vintana was an agile plant-eater with good eyesight in low light and a good sense of smell. such abilities probably came in handy to avoid the predatory dinosaurs and other beasts that shared its environment, krause said.
“it would have been a very fine hors d’oeuvre” for a dinosaur, krause said. john flynn, an expert in fossil mammals at the american museum of natural history in new york, who didn’t participate in the discovery, called the find “fantastic” because of its good preservation and relative completeness, compared to fossils of other southern hemisphere mammals of the time.
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ˈstɔri ˈhaɪˌlaɪts bəˈnænə sæm wɑz faʊnd ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ pɑrk, pəˈlis seɪ ðə ˈməŋki wɑz dimd ɪn gʊd kənˈdɪʃən, ðoʊ ˈhəŋgri, ðə zu sɪz bəˈnænə sæm ɪz 17 jɪrz oʊld ənd həz bɪn ɪn ðə zuz kɛr fər jɪrz ˈkɑmən skwərəl ˈməŋkiz kən gɪv ə ˈnæsti baɪt ðət kən kˈwɪkli bɪˈkəm ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd, ə ˈstoʊlən frəm hɪz ɪnˈkloʊʒər æt ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ zu, həz bɪn ˈseɪfli rɪˈtərnd, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. ðə ˈməŋki wɑz faʊnd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt ə deɪ ˈæftər hi ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd frəm ðə zu æt ə pɑrk baɪ ə hu ˈspɑtɪd ðə ˈpraɪˌmeɪt ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃəz, ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə koʊkst ðə ˈməŋki frəm ðə ˈbʊʃəz ˈɪntu hɪz ˈbækˌpæk, ənd ðɛn kɔld ðə əˈθɔrətiz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsteɪtmənt. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz brɔt ðə ˈməŋki tɪ ðə zu, wɛr əˈfɪʃəlz dɪˈtərmənd ɪt wɑz ðə ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈpraɪˌmeɪt. "ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈhəŋgri, ˈtrɛmbəlɪŋ ənd ˈθərsti, ɪz ˈkərəntli seɪf bæk," ðə zu sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. zu ˈwərkərz dɪˈskəvərd ðə θɛft ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, wɪn ðeɪ faʊnd ə bæk pərˈɪmətər geɪt hæd bɪn briʧt ənd tu hoʊlz kət ɪn ðə mɛʃ fɛns əv ðə skwərəl ˈməŋki ɪgˈzɪbɪt. ðə meɪl ˈməŋki, noʊn ɛz tɪ hɪz ˈkipərz, ɪz eɪʤ 17 ˈoʊvər 12 ˈɪnʧɪz tɔl ənd weɪz əˈbaʊt 2 paʊndz. məkˈdɑnəld, ðə ˈkjʊrətər əv ˈpraɪˌmeɪts ənd ˈkɑrnəˌvɔrz, toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn əˈfɪliˌeɪt ˈərliər ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ðət skwərəl ˈməŋkiz kən lɪv ˈɪntu ðɛr 20s*, seɪɪŋ hɪz ˈrɛlətɪvli ədˈvænst eɪʤ kʊd pʊt ɪm æt mɔr rɪsk. bəˈnænə sæm' ˈkipərz wɔrnd ðə ˈpəblɪk ðət waɪl hi lʊks ˈvɛri kjut, hi ɪz nɑt ə pɛt ənd kən dɪˈlɪvər ə ˈnæsti nɪp. ðə ˈkjʊrətər sɛd səʧ ˈməŋkiz ˈkɛri dɪˈzizɪz ənd kən kɔz ˈsɪriəs ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz ɪf ðeɪ baɪt ə ˈjumən. ðə ˈməŋki nidz ə ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd daɪət tɪ steɪ ˈhɛlθi, ðə zu sɪz. wət ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ðə θivz tɪ swaɪp ðə ˈməŋki ɪz nɑt klɪr. ˈkɑmən skwərəl ˈməŋkiz ər nɑt ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd, ənd ðeɪ kən bi faʊnd æt pɛt treɪd ˈmɑrkɪts wɪθ səʧ seɪlz ˌɪˈligəl ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ðə zu sɪz ər ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrisərʧ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz. məkˈdɑnəld sɛd ðə zuz ˈəðər skwərəl ˈməŋkiz wər ˈvɪzəbli ˈʃeɪkən baɪ əˈpɛrənt ˈkæpʧər. ʃi sɛd ðə dɪˈsɪʒən wɑz meɪd tɪ pʊl ðɛm ɔf ðə ɪgˈzɪbɪt du tɪ kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ðə ɪgˈzɪbɪt ənd ðət ə "copy-cat*" kʊd traɪ tɪ teɪk ˈəðər ˈməŋkiz. ɪt wɑz nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli noʊn wɪn ðə zu plænd tɪ riˈoʊpən ðə ɪgˈzɪbɪt. ən ənˈnoʊn ˈpərsən wɑz kwɪk tɪ sɛt əp ə feɪk tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt ɪn neɪm, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪn ðə pæθ əv ə ˈkoʊbrə ðət ɪˈskeɪpt æt nu jɔrks brɑŋks zu ɪn mɑrʧ. ðə sneɪks mɑk tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt, wɪθ ˈhjumərəs ɔn ɪts səˈpoʊzd ˈwɛrəˌbaʊts ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti, sˈwɪftli əˈtræktəd ə lɑrʤ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈfɑloʊɪŋ. ˈəndər ðə ˈhændəl @sf_bananasam*, ðə "ˈməŋki" ɪz naʊ hɪz weɪ raʊnd sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ. "wɛnt tɪ ˈməŋki bɑrz ɪn ˈgoʊldən geɪt pɑrk ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd, lɛft ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd. #nobananadaiquiri*" wən poʊst ridz. əˈnəðər sɪz: "əm ə ˈvɛgən hu ræn əˈweɪ frəm hoʊm ənd hu ˈpipəl ˈfɑloʊ ɔn tˈwɪtər. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ə ˈnɔrməl sæn frænˈsɪskən."
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story highlights banana sam was found in san francisco park, police say
the monkey was deemed in good condition, though hungry, the zoo says
banana sam is 17 years old and has been in the zoo's care for years
common squirrel monkeys can give a nasty bite that can quickly become infected
banana-sam, a much-loved squirrel-monkey stolen from his enclosure at the san francisco zoo, has been safely returned, officials said.
the monkey was found saturday night -- a day after he disappeared from the zoo -- at a park by a passer-by who spotted the primate in the bushes, the san francisco police department said in a statement.
the passer-by coaxed the monkey from the bushes into his backpack, and then called the authorities, according to the statement.
police officers brought the monkey to the zoo, where officials determined it was the missing primate.
"although hungry, trembling and thirsty, banana-sam is currently safe back," the zoo said in a statement.
zoo workers discovered the theft friday morning, when they found a back perimeter gate had been breached and two holes cut in the mesh fence of the squirrel monkey exhibit.
the male monkey, known as banana-sam to his keepers, is age 17, over 12 inches tall and weighs about 2 lbs. corrine macdonald, the curator of primates and carnivores, told cnn affiliate kgo earlier saturday that squirrel monkeys can live into their 20s, saying his relatively advanced age could put him at more risk.
banana sam' keepers warned the public that while he looks very cute, he is not a pet -- and can deliver a nasty nip. the curator said such monkeys carry diseases and can cause serious infections if they bite a human.
the monkey needs a specialized diet to stay healthy, the zoo says.
what motivated the thieves to swipe the monkey is not clear. common squirrel monkeys are not endangered, and they can be found at pet trade markets -- with such sales illegal in california, the zoo says -- or medical research institutions.
macdonald said the zoo's other squirrel monkeys were visibly shaken by banana-sam's apparent capture. she said the decision was made to pull them off the exhibit due to concerns about the integrity of the exhibit and that a "copy-cat" could try to take other monkeys.
it was not immediately known when the zoo planned to reopen the exhibit.
an unknown person was quick to set up a fake twitter account in banana-sam's name, following in the path of a cobra that escaped at new york's bronx zoo in march. the snake's mock twitter account, with humorous tweets on its supposed whereabouts in new york city, swiftly attracted a large online following.
under the handle @sf_bananasam, the "monkey" is now tweeting his way round san francisco.
"went to monkey bars in golden gate park playground, left disappointed. #nobananadaiquiri" one post reads.
another says: "i'm a funny-looking vegan who ran away from home and who people follow on twitter. in other words, a normal san franciscan."
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ˈəpˌdeɪt: rɪˈpɔrts ðət muv frəm ðɛr frənt ˈɔfəsɪz meɪ nɑt bi ən ɪˈvɪkʃən. waɪl ðə saɪt rɪˈpɔrts ðət kwaɪt ˈpɑsəbəl ðɛr ɪz səm truθ tɪ that,”*,” ˈsɔrsəz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni seɪ ðət ðeɪ nu ðeɪ wʊd bi ˈmuvɪŋ baɪ meɪ fər ə waɪl ənd ðət ɪt ɪz du tɪ expiring.”*.” ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz toʊld ðeɪ wʊd nɑt bi ˈgɪtɪŋ ə nu lis, bət ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə rəʃt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən fər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ənd ðət ðə muv həz bɪn ɪn ðə wərks fər ə ˈmætər əv mənθs. ðə saɪt ˈɔlsoʊ sɪz ðət ˈkəmpəˌni ˈmænɪʤmənt ɪz ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ənd ðət ˈdɪksi ˈkɑrtər sɛd ɪn ə stæf ˈmitɪŋ læst wik ðət səm ˈmeɪʤər θɪŋz wər ˈkəmɪŋ sun. ərˈɪʤənəl: ɪt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ðət ɪn meɪ, wɪl muv ðɛr ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz frəm ðɛr ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈɔfəsɪz æt ˈkəmɪnz ˈsteɪʃən tɪ ðɛr ˈwɛˌrhaʊs wɛr ðeɪ rən aʊt əv. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pwinsider.com*, pərˈdəkʃən ˈɔfəs wɪl bi ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ˈnɔrθˌstɑr pərˈdəkʃənz ɪn ˈnæʃvɪl, wɪʧ ɪz rɪˈpɔrtədli ðə ˈbɪgəst pərˈdəkʃən fəˈsɪlɪti ɪn ðə ˈsɪti. ɪt wɪl nɑt bi ɪn ðə seɪm ˈbɪldɪŋ ɛz ðə nu ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz. ˈminˌwaɪl, ɔn ðɪs ɪˈdɪʃən əv ˈrɛsəlɪŋ əbˈzərvər ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, ɪt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə pərˈmoʊʃən wɑz biɪŋ ɪˈvɪktɪd frəm ðə ˈkəmɪnz ˈsteɪʃən loʊˈkeɪʃən. deɪv ˈmɛltsər ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðeɪ ər ɪn bæd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ʃeɪp ənd ðət ðeɪ wɪl nid tɪ meɪk ə dil wɪθ ən ˌɪnˈvɛstər. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hæd ˈpriviəsli dɪˈnaɪd ðət ðeɪ ˈnidɪd ˈməni, bət ɪt ɪz naʊ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðeɪ nid ən ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən əv ˈkæpɪtəl tɪ peɪ ðə rɛnt fər ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈteɪpɪŋz ənd ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ peɪ fər pleɪn ˈtɪkɪts fər ˈtælənt. ˈfaɪnəli, ˈmɛltsər sɪz ðət ðɛr ɪz ən ˌɪnˈvɛstər ˈrɛdi tɪ baɪ kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni, ɪf ðə praɪs ɪz raɪt.
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update: pwinsider reports that tna’s move from their front offices may not be an eviction. while the site reports that “it’s quite possible there is some truth to that,” sources within the company say that they knew they would be moving by may 1st for a while and that it is due to “leases expiring.”
it is possible that the company was told they would not be getting a new lease, but it appears that this is not a rushed situation for the company and that the move has been in the works for a matter of months. the site also says that company management is meeting with potential investors and that dixie carter said in a staff meeting last week that some major things were coming soon.
original: it was reported yesterday that in may, tna will move their headquarters from their longtime offices at cummins station to their warehouse where they run shoptna out of. according to pwinsider.com, tna’s production office will be moving to northstar productions in nashville, which is reportedly the biggest hd production facility in the city. it will not be in the same building as the new headquarters.
meanwhile, on this morning’s edition of wrestling observer radio, it was reported that the promotion was being evicted from the cummins station location. dave meltzer also reports that they are in bad financial shape and that they will need to make a deal with an investor. the company had previously denied that they needed money, but it is now reported that they need an injection of capital to pay the rent for the tv tapings and also to pay for plane tickets for talent.
finally, meltzer says that there is an investor ready to buy controlling interest in the company, if the price is right.
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ðɪs ɪz ðə hɪˈlɛriəs ˈmoʊmənt ə ˈsoʊlʤər wɪθ ðə hɑrt əv ə bɔɪ ˈreɪsər əˈtɛmpts ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ə tərn waɪl ˈdraɪvɪŋ ə juʤ tæŋk. ðə ˈdraɪvər əˈtɛmptəd ðə stənt ɪn ə tæŋk æt ən ˌəndɪˈskloʊzd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri beɪs ɪn ˈrəʃə waɪl ə pæl fɪlmd ðə ˈækʃən ɔn ə. ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ ʃoʊz ðə tæŋk ˈhərtlɪŋ æt spid əraʊnd ə ˈkɔrnər ˈɪntu ən ˈoʊpən ˈɛriə wɛr ðə ˈdraɪvər pʊts ɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈsaɪdˌweɪz slaɪd ɔn ðə wɛt ˈkɑnkrit. spɑrks kən bi sin flaɪɪŋ frəm ðə ˈkætəˌpɪlər træks ɛz ðeɪ skɪd ɔn ðə hɑrd ˈsərfəs ɛz ðə skɪld tæŋk ˈdraɪvər pərˈfɔrmz ə fʊl tərn ɪn ðə juʤ ˈviɪkəl. ənd hi brɪŋz ðə tɪ ə hɔlt ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn hi keɪm frəm ɛz ə ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈkɑlig gɪvz ɪm ðə θəmz əp. ðə spɛkˈtækjələr ˈfʊtɪʤ ɪz ˈpruvɪŋ ˈpɑpjələr ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈæftər biɪŋ ʃɛrd ɔn ˈwɛbˌsaɪts. ˈkɑmɛntəd ˈɔnˌlaɪn: 'lʊk æt ðɪs ˈfɛlə, hi həz səm ril muvz tɪ ʃoʊ.' ðɪs ɪz ðə hɪˈlɛriəs ˈmoʊmənt ə ˈsoʊlʤər wɪθ ðə hɑrt əv ə bɔɪ ˈreɪsər əˈtɛmpts ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ə tərn waɪl ˈdraɪvɪŋ ə juʤ tæŋk ðə ˈdraɪvər əˈtɛmptəd ðə stənt ɪn ə tæŋk æt ən ˌəndɪˈskloʊzd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri beɪs ɪn ˈrəʃə waɪl ə pæl fɪlmd ðə ˈækʃən ɔn ə ˈædɪd: 'aɪ ˈwəndər haʊ ðə ˈdraɪvər wʊd fil ɪf hi ˈæˌkʧuəli rɛkt ðə tæŋk. ˈkɪndə hæv ə ˈfilɪŋ ðət ɔl ðət fən wʊd bi ˈoʊvər fərˈɛvər.' ðə wɑz ðə wərldz fərst meɪn ˈbætəl tæŋk (mbt*) tɪ bi ˈdrɪvən baɪ ə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈtərbaɪn ˈɪnʤən wɪn ɪt ˈɛnərd ˈsərvɪs ɪn 1976 ɪt ɪz stɪl ɪn juz ɪn ˈkəntriz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs, ˈsaɪprəs, ˈiʤɪpt, ˌkɑzɑkˈstɑn, ˈpækɪˌstæn, saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə ənd juˈkreɪn, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈrəʃə. ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ ʃoʊz ðə tæŋk ˈhərtlɪŋ æt spid əraʊnd ə ˈkɔrnər ˈɪntu ən ˈoʊpən ˈɛriə wɛr ðə ˈdraɪvər pʊts ɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈsaɪdˌweɪz slaɪd ɔn ðə wɛt ˈkɑnkrit
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this is the hilarious moment a soldier with the heart of a boy racer attempts the equivalent of a handbrake turn while driving a huge tank.
the driver attempted the hair-raising stunt in a t-80 tank at an undisclosed military base in russia while a pal filmed the action on a smartphone.
the footage shows the tank hurtling at speed around a corner into an open area where the driver puts it into a sideways slide on the wet concrete.
sparks can be seen flying from the caterpillar tracks as they skid on the hard surface as the skilled tank driver performs a full 180-degree turn in the huge vehicle.
and he brings the t-80 to a halt facing the direction he came from as a watching colleague gives him the thumbs up.
the spectacular footage is proving popular online after being shared on video-sharing websites.
marfushka commented online: 'look at this fella, he has some real moves to show.'
this is the hilarious moment a soldier with the heart of a boy racer attempts the equivalent of a handbrake turn while driving a huge tank
the driver attempted the hair-raising stunt in a t-80 tank at an undisclosed military base in russia while a pal filmed the action on a smartphone
deni67 added: 'i wonder how the driver would feel if he actually wrecked the tank. kinda have a feeling that all that fun would be over forever.'
the t-80 was the world's first main battle tank (mbt) to be driven by a powerful turbine engine when it entered service in 1976.
it is still in use in countries including belarus, cyprus, egypt, kazakhstan, pakistan, south korea and ukraine, as well as russia.
the footage shows the tank hurtling at speed around a corner into an open area where the driver puts it into a sideways slide on the wet concrete
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ɪt wɑz ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ðət geɪv ˈwɛndi ˈnunən, ə ˈdɪˌspæʧər æt ðə ˈbɛri pəˈlis ˈsərvɪs, ə sɪk ˈfilɪŋ hər bɔs wɑz ˈwɑʧɪŋ hər haʊs, ʃi sɪz. ɔn wən əˈkeɪʒən, ʃi əˈlɛʤɪz, hi toʊld hər hi sɔ ə laɪt ɔn ɪn ə ˈwɪndoʊ. ɔn əˈnəðər, ʃi sɪz, hi toʊld hər ʃi hæd lɛft hər riˈsaɪkəlɪŋ bɪnz æt ðə kərb. wən deɪ wɪn ʃi wɑz hoʊm frəm wərk, ʃi sɪz, ʃi sɔ hɪz pəˈlis ˈkruzər ˈdraɪvɪŋ sˈloʊli əˈlɔŋ hər kwaɪət ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl strit. ʃi sɪz hi spɛd ɔf wɪn ʃi traɪd tɪ əˈproʊʧ ɪm. mɪz. ˈnunən faɪld ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl kəmˈpleɪnt əˈgɛnst ˈsɑrʤənt tɪm ˈkɔnrɔɪ, əˈkjuzɪŋ ɪm əv hərˈæsɪŋ hər. bət ʃi filz ðət ʃi ɪz ðə wən hu həz bɪn ˈpənɪʃt fər ˈspikɪŋ aʊt əˈgɛnst ə ˈvɛtərən ˈɔfɪsər wɪθ 30 jɪrz' ˈsərvɪs. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə dɪˈvɔrst ˈməðər əv ə bɔɪ ənd gərl həz hæd noʊ sɪns læst ˌʤuˈlaɪ, wɪn hər ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ˈbɛnəfɪts ræn aʊt ʃi wɑz ɔn sɪk liv bɪˈkəz əv ˈsɪmptəmz ʃi əˈtrɪˌbjuts tɪ ðə ɔrˈdil. ʃi həz wərkt fər ˈbɛri pəˈlis sɪns 2006 ənd wɔnts tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈsərvɪs ɔn ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ˈdutiz. hər ɪmˈplɔɪər ˈɑrgjuz ʃi ɪz nɑt fɪt tɪ rɪˈtərn ənd həz ərʤd hər tɪ əˈplaɪ fər ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ˈbɛnəfɪts. "aɪ doʊnt ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ðeɪ ˈwʊdənt teɪk mi bæk wɪn aɪ ˈhævənt dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ rɔŋ," mɪz. ˈnunən sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju æt hər hoʊm ɪn ˈbɛri. "ɪf ðeɪ doʊnt teɪk mi bæk, ɪt wɪl ʤɪst ʃoʊ ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈsərvɪs ðɪs ɪz ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪf ju rɪˈpɔrt hərˈæsmənt." mɪz. ˈnunən, 43 ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ hər keɪs tɪ ðə ˈjumən raɪts trəˈbjunəl əv ɑnˈtɛrioʊ ə ˈhirɪŋ wɪl bi hɛld ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. hər ˈstrəgəl fər ˈʤəstɪs ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd ɪn hər kəmˈpleɪnt tɪ ðə trəˈbjunəl sərvz ɛz ə ˈtɛkstˌbʊk keɪs əv waɪ soʊ fju ˈwɪmən rɪˈpɔrt hərˈæsmənt tɪ ðɛr ɪmˈplɔɪər. ə ˈrisənt ˈæŋgəs rid poʊl faʊnd ðət fɔr aʊt əv faɪv mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən hu seɪ ðeɪ hæv ɪnˈdʊrd ənˈwɛlkəm ədˈvænsɪz æt wərk dɪd nɑt tɛl ðɛr ɪmˈplɔɪər, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ɪmˈbɛrəsmənt ər fɪr ðɛr kərɪr wʊd ˈsəfər. fər mɪz. ˈnunən, ɪt wɑz nɑt ʤɪst ðə ˈɪnsədənt ˌɪtˈsɛlf ðət kɔzd ɪˈnɔrmɪs strɛs. ɪt wɑz ðə sɛns ʃi gɑt ðət ˈɛvriˌwən æt ðə pəˈlis ˈsərvɪs ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd ðə ˈprɑbləm tɪ goʊ əˈweɪ. ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu hər hərˈæsmənt kəmˈpleɪnt drægd ɔn fər mɔr ðən eɪt mənθs. tu əv hər ˈneɪbərz hu seɪ ðeɪ ˈɔfən sɔ ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈkruzər ɔn ðɛr strit toʊld ðə gloʊb ənd meɪl ðət ˈbɛri pəˈlis əˈfɪʃəlz ˈnɛvər ˈɪntərvˌjud ðɛm. ənd mɪz. ˈnunən sɪz ʃi wɑz nɑt ʃoʊn ə ˈkɑpi əv ðə rɪˈpɔrt ər ˈgɪvɪn ɪˈnəf əˈʃʊrəntsɪz ðət hər kənˈsərnz wər əˈdrɛst. "ðiz ər ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpipəl hu kən tɛl mi aɪ æm goʊɪŋ tɪ bi seɪf," ʃi sɛd. ˈkɑnstəbəl ˈænʤi ˈbətlər, ə ˈmidiə riˈleɪʃənz ˈɔfɪsər æt ˈbɛri pəˈlis, dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ə ˈmætər ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈjumən raɪts trəˈbjunəl. ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈkɔnrɔɪ, riʧt æt hɪz hoʊm ɔn ˈsənˌdi, sɛd: "aɪ doʊnt wɪʃ tɪ spik əˈbaʊt ɪt." ə ˈlɔjər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˈbɛri pəˈlis həz æst ðə trəˈbjunəl tɪ straɪk aʊt ɔl ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əˈgɛnst ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈkɔnrɔɪ, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈrɛləvənt tɪ mɪz. ˈjumən raɪts keɪs. ɪn ən ˈɪnərəm dɪˈsɪʒən ˈdeɪtɪd dɛk. 22 trəˈbjunəl ˈʃɛri praɪs sɪz ðɪs ɪz ən "ˌɛvɪˈdɛnʧiɛri ˈmætər" tɪ bi dɪˈtərmənd æt ðə ˈhirɪŋ. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt mɪz. ˈnunən əˈlɛʤɪz ðət ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈkɔnrɔɪ bɪˈgæn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ˈwɑʧɪŋ hər haʊs ɪn 2011 wɪn hi wɑz ə pəˈtroʊl ˈsɑrʤənt ɪn hər pləˈtun. ðɪs ˈtrəbəld hər, ʃi sɪz, bɪˈkəz ʃi wɑz nɑt əˈwɛr əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɔn hər ˈkrɛsənt ðət wʊd ˈwɔrənt ˈrɛgjələr pəˈlis pəˈtroʊlz. ɪn 2012 ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈkɔnrɔɪ bɪˈkeɪm hər ˈsupərˌvaɪzər. æt wən pɔɪnt, hər kəmˈpleɪnt əˈlɛʤɪz, hi toʊld hər, "ju ʃʊd bi ˈgɪvɪŋ ə pis tɪ ðə ˈɔfɪsərz ɔn ðə saɪd tɪ hɛlp ðɛm θru ðɛr ˈmɛrɪʤɪz." ˈæftər hi rɪˈtərnd frəm ə ˌkɛrɪˈbiən veɪˈkeɪʃən ðət jɪr, ʃi sɪz, hi toʊld hər hi ˈpɪkʧərd hər ənd ˈəðər ˈfiˌmeɪl dɪˈspæʧərz ɪn bəˈkiniz. ˈæftər ʃi æst ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈsupərˌvaɪzər tɪ spik tɪ ɪm, ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈkɔnrɔɪ bɪˈkeɪm ˈæʤəˌteɪtəd wɪθ hər, ðə kəmˈpleɪnt əˈlɛʤɪz. hi tʊk əˈweɪ səm əv hər ˈdutiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ əˈsaɪnɪŋ pəˈtroʊl kɑz fər ˈsɛtɪŋ əp pərˈɪmətərz. ðə ˈsupərˌvaɪzər ˌriˈpɔrtəd bæk ðət ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈkɔnrɔɪ wɑz ˈwɑʧɪŋ hər haʊs aʊt əv kɛr ənd kənˈsərn, ðə kəmˈpleɪnt əˈlɛʤɪz. ˈivɪn ˈæftər ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈkɔnrɔɪ wɑz ˈtrænsfərd tɪ əˈnəðər ˈjunɪt ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, 2012 ənd wɑz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər hər dɪˈrɛkt ˈsupərˌvaɪzər, ʃi sɪz, ðə hərˈæsmənt dɪd nɑt ɛnd. ɔn hɪz læst deɪ hi toʊld hər, "aɪ wɪl stɪl bi ˈwɑʧɪŋ ju tɪ si wɪn ju ər biɪŋ bæd," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə kəmˈpleɪnt. æt ðət pɔɪnt, ʃi sɛd ɪn ðə ˈɪntərvˌju, ʃi ˈpænɪkt ənd bɪˈgæn ˈθɪŋkɪŋ hi wɑz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hər ˈɛvriˌwɛr. ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, 2013 mɪz. ˈnunən wɛnt ɔn strɛs liv ənd ˈfɔrməli kəmˈpleɪnd tu mənθs ˈleɪtər. ʃi mɛt wɪθ ˈbɛri pəˈlis əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn mɑrʧ tɪ dɪˈskəs hər ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz. wɪn ʃi əraɪvd hoʊm, hər ˈneɪbər, ʤɛf ˈbɛrgzmə, sɔ ðət ʃi wɑz ˈəpˌsɛt ənd æst wət wɑz rɔŋ. ʃi toʊld ɪm hər ˈstɔri ənd ˈmɪstər. ˈbɛrgzmə rɪˈspɑndɪd ðət hi hæd sin ə pəˈlis ˈkruzər wɪθ ən ˈɔfɪsər ˈmæʧɪŋ hər dɪˈskrɪpʃən bɪˈhaɪnd ðə wil draɪv əp ənd daʊn ðɛr strit ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri deɪ ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 2008 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə kəmˈpleɪnt. hi hæd bɪn leɪd ɔf frəm hɪz ʤɑb ðət ˈsəmər ənd wɑz hoʊm duɪŋ jɑrd wərk. "æt fərst, aɪ θɔt ðət wɑz ˈprɪti ˈdisənt," ˈmɪstər. ˈbɛrgzmə sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju. "ðɛr ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə strit." bət ˈæftər hi hərd mɪz. ˈstɔri, hi sɛd hi faʊnd ɪt "dodgy*." ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈbɛri letman*, hu lɪvz əˈkrɔs ðə strit frəm mɪz. ˈnunən, ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ðət hi hæd ˈɔfən sin ðə pəˈlis ˈkruzər pɑrkt ɔn ðə strit nɪr mɪz. ˈdraɪvˌweɪ. hi sɛd hi ˈdɪdənt θɪŋk ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əv ɪt, bɪˈkəz hi nu mɪz. ˈnunən wərkt fər ðə pəˈlis. "aɪ θɔt ʃi ɪz siɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən æt ðə pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən, soʊ aɪ ˈdɪdənt kˈwɛʃən ɪt." mɪz. ˈnunən sɛd ʃi toʊld ˈbɛri pəˈlis wət hər ˈneɪbərz hæd sin. bət ðə ˈneɪbərz toʊld ðə gloʊb ðeɪ wər ˈnɛvər ˈɪntərvˌjud baɪ ˈbɛri pəˈlis əˈbaʊt mɪz. kəmˈpleɪnt. ðeɪ hæv nɑt sin ðə ˈkruzər ɔn ðɛr strit sɪns mɪz. ˈnunən lɔnʧt hər kəmˈpleɪnt. ɪn ˈeɪprəl, 2013 mɪz. ˈnunən rɪˈtərnd tɪ wərk duɪŋ ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ˈdutiz ɪn ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ðət kənˈtɪnjud ənˈtɪl ˈʤænjuˌɛri, 2014 wɪn ˈbɛri pəˈlis toʊld hər ðeɪ hæd kəmˈplitɪd ðɛr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ʃi wɛnt bæk ɔn strɛs liv ðət mənθ, nɑt ˈfilɪŋ seɪf æt wərk ər æt hoʊm. hər ˈlɔjər, ˈælən ˈkɔfmən, sɛd hi ˈkænɑt dɪˈskəs ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ trəˈbjunəl ˈhirɪŋ. bət hi sɛd hi roʊt tɪ glɛn ˈkrɪsti, ðə ˈlɔjər fər ˈbɛri pəˈlis, ˈæskɪŋ ɪm tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈrɛkərdz, wɪʧ kʊd ʃoʊ ˈɛni taɪm ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈkɔnrɔɪ wɑz ɔn mɪz. strit. ðə pəˈlis ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈsɪstəm ʃɔrt fər ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈviɪkəl loʊˈkeɪʃən træks ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ɔl pəˈlis ˈkruzərz. ˈmɪstər. ˈkɔfmən sɛd hi ˈnɛvər gɑt ə rɪˈspɑns. ˈmɪstər. ˈkrɪsti sɛd ɪn ən ˈiˌmeɪl tɪ ðə gloʊb ðət hi dɪz nɑt ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn klaɪənt ˈmætərz. ˈmɪstər. ˈkɔfmən sɛd mɪz. ˈnunən ɪz "ˈfroʊzən" aʊt əv hər ʤɑb, ˈlivɪŋ hər ɪn "noʊ mænz lænd." hi sɛd θri ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɛkspərts hæv kənˈkludɪd ʃi ɪz fɪt tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ wərk, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hər ˈfæməli fəˈzɪʃən. wən ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɛkspərt haɪərd baɪ ˈbɛri pəˈlis dɪsəˈgriz, hi sɛd, əˈsərtɪŋ ʃi ɪz nɑt fɪt tɪ rɪˈtərn. mɪz. ˈnunən sɛd ðɛr wər ˈmɛni taɪmz ʃi rɪˈgrɛtɪd ˈspikɪŋ aʊt, ðoʊ ʃi nu ɪt wɑz ðə raɪt θɪŋ tɪ du. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt "ˈɛvəri taɪm aɪ spoʊk əp əˈbaʊt ɪt," ʃi sɛd, "θɪŋz gɑt wərs fər mi."
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it was the off-hand comments that gave wendy noonan, a dispatcher at the barrie police service, a sick feeling her boss was watching her house, she says. on one occasion, she alleges, he told her he saw a light on in a second-storey window. on another, she says, he told her she had left her recycling bins at the curb.
one day when she was home from work, she says, she saw his police cruiser driving slowly along her quiet residential street. she says he sped off when she tried to approach him.
ms. noonan filed an internal complaint against sergeant tim conroy, accusing him of harassing her. but she feels that she is the one who has been punished for speaking out against a veteran officer with 30 years' service.
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the divorced mother of a 12-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl has had no paycheque since last july, when her short-term disability benefits ran out – she was on sick leave because of stress-related symptoms she attributes to the ordeal. she has worked for barrie police since 2006, and wants to return to the service on modified duties. her employer argues she is not fit to return and has urged her to apply for long-term disability benefits.
"i don't understand why they wouldn't take me back when i haven't done anything wrong," ms. noonan said in an interview at her home in barrie. "if they don't take me back, it will just show the rest of the service this is the result if you report harassment."
ms. noonan, 43, is taking her case to the human rights tribunal of ontario – a hearing will be held on thursday. her struggle for justice outlined in her complaint to the tribunal serves as a textbook case of why so few women report harassment to their employer. a recent angus reid poll found that four out of five men and women who say they have endured unwelcome advances at work did not tell their employer, citing embarrassment or fear their career would suffer.
for ms. noonan, it was not just the incident itself that caused enormous stress. it was the sense she got that everyone at the police service just wanted the problem to go away.
an internal investigation into her harassment complaint dragged on for more than eight months. two of her neighbours who say they often saw sgt. conroy's cruiser on their street told the globe and mail that barrie police officials never interviewed them. and ms. noonan says she was not shown a copy of the report or given enough assurances that her concerns were addressed.
"these are the only people who can tell me i am going to be safe," she said.
constable angie butler, a media relations officer at barrie police, declined to comment on a matter before the human rights tribunal. sgt. conroy, reached at his home on sunday, said: "i don't wish to speak about it." a lawyer representing barrie police has asked the tribunal to strike out all allegations against sgt. conroy, arguing they are not relevant to ms. noonan's human rights case. in an interim decision dated dec. 22, tribunal adjudicator sheri price says this is an "evidentiary matter" to be determined at the hearing.
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ms. noonan alleges that sgt. conroy began making comments about watching her house in 2011, when he was a patrol sergeant in her platoon. this troubled her, she says, because she was not aware of anything on her crescent that would warrant regular police patrols.
in 2012, sgt. conroy became her supervisor. at one point, her complaint alleges, he told her, "you should be giving a piece to the officers on the side to help them through their marriages." after he returned from a caribbean vacation that year, she says, he told her he pictured her and other female dispatchers in bikinis. after she asked sgt. conroy's supervisor to speak to him, sgt. conroy became agitated with her, the complaint alleges. he took away some of her duties, including assigning patrol cars for setting up perimeters. the supervisor reported back that sgt. conroy was watching her house out of care and concern, the complaint alleges.
even after sgt. conroy was transferred to another unit in november, 2012, and was no longer her direct supervisor, she says, the harassment did not end. on his last day he told her, "i will still be watching you to see when you are being bad," according to the complaint.
at that point, she said in the interview, she panicked and began thinking he was following her everywhere.
in january, 2013, ms. noonan went on stress leave and formally complained two months later. she met with barrie police officials in march to discuss her allegations. when she arrived home, her next-door neighbour, jeff bergsma, saw that she was upset and asked what was wrong. she told him her story and mr. bergsma responded that he had seen a police cruiser with an officer matching her description behind the wheel drive up and down their street almost every day in the summer of 2008, according to the complaint. he had been laid off from his job that summer and was home doing yard work.
"at first, i thought that was pretty decent," mr. bergsma said in an interview. "they're watching the street." but after he heard ms. noonan's story, he said he found it "dodgy."
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barry letman, who lives across the street from ms. noonan, also said in an interview that he had often seen the police cruiser parked on the street near ms. noonan's driveway. he said he didn't think anything of it, because he knew ms. noonan worked for the police. "i thought she is seeing someone at the police station, so i didn't question it."
ms. noonan said she told barrie police what her neighbours had seen. but the neighbours told the globe they were never interviewed by barrie police about ms. noonan's complaint. they have not seen the cruiser on their street since ms. noonan launched her complaint.
in april, 2013, ms. noonan returned to work doing modified duties in administration. that continued until january, 2014, when barrie police told her they had completed their investigation. she went back on stress leave that month, not feeling safe at work or at home.
her lawyer, allan kaufman, said he cannot discuss the contents of the internal investigation because of the upcoming tribunal hearing. but he said he wrote to glenn christie, the lawyer for barrie police, asking him to produce records, which could show any time sgt. conroy was on ms. noonan's street. the police service's avl system – short for automatic vehicle location – tracks the location of all police cruisers. mr. kaufman said he never got a response.
mr. christie said in an e-mail to the globe that he does not comment on client matters. mr. kaufman said ms. noonan is "frozen" out of her job, leaving her in "no man's land." he said three medical experts have concluded she is fit to return to work, including her family physician. one medical expert hired by barrie police disagrees, he said, asserting she is not fit to return.
ms. noonan said there were many times she regretted speaking out, though she knew it was the right thing to do.
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"every time i spoke up about it," she said, "things got worse for me."
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we’ve* ˈfiʧərd ˈsɛvərəl əv ðə ˈpɛrəˌlæks ˈifɛkt hir ɔn ajaxian*. ðə nuəst kriˈeɪʃən kəmz frəm ðə tim æt hu ˈrisəntli riˈlist ðɛr ɪkˈstɛnʃən: ɪz ən ˌædəpˈteɪʃən fər ˈfreɪmˌwərk əv huz ɪts ˈɔθər, ˈstivən bænd, dɪˈskraɪbz ɪt laɪk tərnz ə səˈlɛktɪd ˈɛləmənt ˈɪntu ə ‘‘window’*’, ər viewport*, ənd ɔl ɪts ˈʧɪldrən ˈɪntu ˌæbsəˈlutli pəˈzɪʃənd leɪərz ðət kən bi sin θru ðə viewport*. ðiz leɪərz muv ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə maʊs, ənd, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðɛr dɪˈmɛnʃənz (ənd ˈɔpʃənz fər leɪər initialisation*), ðeɪ muv baɪ ˈdɪfərənt əˈmaʊnts, ɪn ə kaɪnd əv way”*”. ðə ˈɪmɪʤ ˈrɪli du ɪt ˈʤəstɪs ənd ju ʃʊd ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈdɛmoʊ tɪ ˈrɪli gɪt ə fil fər ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz. ɛz mu tim ˈmɛmbər ˈɛrən ˈnutən sɛd, ɔl ju ˈpipəl ˈjuzɪŋ tɪ meɪk jʊr oʊn nɛs kloʊnz, ðɪs ɪz jʊr library.”*.”
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we’ve featured several implementations of the parallax effect here on ajaxian. the newest creation comes from the team at piksite who recently released their mootools-powered mparallax extension:
mparallax is an adaptation for mootools framework of jparallax whose its author, stephen band, describes it like “jparallax turns a selected element into a ‘window’, or viewport, and all its children into absolutely positioned layers that can be seen through the viewport. these layers move in response to the mouse, and, depending on their dimensions (and options for layer initialisation), they move by different amounts, in a parallaxy kind of way”.
the image really doesn’t do it justice and you should check out the demo to really get a feel for the capabilities.
as moo team member aaron newton said, “for all you people using mootools to make your own 8-bit side-scrolling nes clones, this is your library.”
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ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈhɪləri ˈrɔdəm ˈklɪntən ˈʃɑrpli ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd wət ʃi kɔld practices”*” ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə voʊt ɪn ˈrəʃə ˈrəʃən ˈpipəl, laɪk ˈpipəl ˈɛvriˌwɛr, dɪˈzərv ðə raɪt tɪ hæv ðɛr ˈvɔɪsɪz hərd ənd ðɛr voʊts counted,”*,” ʃi sɛd ɪn bɑn ˈʤərməni wɪθ pərˈsɛnt əv ˈbæləts ˈprɑsɛst, ɪˈlɛkʃən əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ðət juˈnaɪtɪd ˈrəʃə hæd wən 238 sits ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt, ər əˈbaʊt 53 pərˈsɛnt, frəm 315 sits ər 70 pərˈsɛnt naʊ. ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti wən 92 sits; ʤɪst ˈrəʃə, ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti, wən 64 sits ənd ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈlɪˌbərəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti wən 56 sits. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ðə ˈskeɪðɪŋ rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əbˈzərvərz, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ðə ˈæməˌʧər ˈvɪdioʊ əv əˈlɛʤd ɪˈlɛkʃən ˌmælˈfizəns ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ðə wɛb, meɪd klɪr ðət ðə əˈθɔrətiz wʊd feɪs kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfɛrnəs əv ðə voʊt dɪˈspaɪt ðə meɪn stip ˈlɔsɪz. ˌɪnˈdid, ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ, ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz ˈgæðərd ɔn ə ˌprɑməˈneɪd baɪ ðə ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈsteɪʃən ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˈmɔˌskaʊ, ənd dɪˈnaʊnst ðə ˈgəvərnmənt æt ən ɪˈvɛnt ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd baɪ ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən grup ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti. ɪt wɑz wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst səʧ ˈræliz ɪn ˈrisənt ˈmɛməri. θrɔŋz ˈʧæntɪd wɪˈθaʊt putin!”*!” ənd ɪz ə thief.”*.” pəˈlis əˈfɪʃəlz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðə kraʊd æt əˈbaʊt ðoʊ səm pɑrˈtɪsəpənts sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈlɑrʤər. ðɛr wɑz ə ˈprɛzəns əv pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ɪn raɪət gɪr ənd səm ˈproʊˌtɛstərz wər dɪˈteɪnd. ˈmɪstər. ˈvɪdioʊ wɑz ʤɪst wən əv ˈsɛvərəl klɪps ˈdɑkjəmənɪŋ vaɪəˈleɪʃənz tɪ goʊ ˈreɪsɪŋ θru ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ə ˈrɛlətɪvli nu ˈwɛpən ɪn ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst voʊt ˈrɪgɪŋ ðət həz ˈbeɪgən tɪ ɪkˈspoʊz ˈrəʃənz tɪ ðə ˌriˈæləˌtiz əv ðɛr ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈsɪstəm laɪk ˈnɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr. bi ˈɑnəst, aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ðɛr tɪ bi ˈɛni vaɪəˈleɪʃənz. aɪ hoʊpt ðɛr be,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈdudə, hu hæd ˈnɛvər bɪn ən ɪˈlɛkʃən əbˈzərvər ˌbiˈfɔr, sɛd ɪn ə brif ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈɪntərvˌju. naʊ ˌəndərˈstænd ˈbɛtər wət goʊz ɔn ðɛr. ənd ɛz lɔŋ ɛz aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɪl bi ˈjusfəl, aɪ wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ tɛl ˈpipəl əˈbaʊt wət ɪz happening.”*.” ˈnuzˌlɛtər saɪn əp kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri pliz ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ jʊr nɑt ə ˈroʊˌbət baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ðə bɑks. ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs. pliz re-enter*. ju məst səˈlɛkt ə ˈnuzˌlɛtər tɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ. saɪn əp ju wɪl rɪˈsiv iˈmeɪlz kənˈteɪnɪŋ nuz ˈkɑntɛnt ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd pərˈmoʊʃənz frəm ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. ju meɪ æt ˈɛni taɪm. ju əˈgri tɪ rɪˈsiv ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈɔfərz fər ðə nu jɔrk ˈtaɪmzɪz ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz. θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ. ən ˈɛrər həz əˈkərd. pliz traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər. vju ɔl nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈnuzˌlɛtərz. ˈmɪstər. ˈdudə ɪz wən əv ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfriˌlæns ɪˈlɛkʃən əbˈzərvərz ɪn ˈrəʃə, hu, wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ˈhænˌdhɛld ˈkæmərəz ənd smartphones*, hæv groʊn ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli səkˈsɛsfəl æt ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ ˈvoʊtər frɔd hir. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ɪt ɪz nɑt klɪr ˈwɛðər ðɪs ˈtæktɪk wɪl ˈɛvər səkˈsid ɪn ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə ˈkɑndəkt əv ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪn ˈrəʃə. wɪθ ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊz əˈpɛrəntli ʃoʊɪŋ vaɪəˈleɪʃənz baɪ juˈnaɪtɪd ˈrəʃə, əˈfɪʃəlz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ muvd kˈwɪkli tɪ ˈdɪskaʊnt ðɛm. sin ðiz klɪps ˈpipəl ər ˈəˌploʊdɪŋ tɪ ðə internet,”*,” ˈprɛzɪdənt, dˈmitri ə. ˈmɛdvəˌdɛv sɛd. kən bi sin ɪn them.”*.” ˈvɪdioʊ bət ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈmɪljənz əv ˈrəʃənz hu hæv wɔʧt ðə ˈvɪdioʊz sim kənˈvɪnst ðət ðeɪ ər ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ frɔd. ɪn əˈnəðər ˈvɪdioʊ frəm ˈmɔˌskaʊ, əbˈzərvərz frəm ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈpɑrti ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət ðə ɪŋk ɪn pɛnz səˈplaɪd ɪn ˈvoʊtɪŋ buθs æt wən ˈpoʊlɪŋ pleɪs ɔn ˈsənˌdi wɑz ˈizəli ˈireɪsəbəl. əˈnəðər ʃoʊd ˈpækɪts əv ˈbæləts əˈpɛrəntli ʤɪst riˈmuvd frəm ðə ˈbælət bɑks, stækt ˈnitli, wən ɔn tɔp əv ðə ˈəðər, ən ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðət ðeɪ wər ˌɪnˈsərtɪd təˈgɛðər, nɑt ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli. ɔl wər mɑrkt fər juˈnaɪtɪd ˈrəʃə. əˈməŋ ðə moʊst ˈwaɪdli ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪd ˈvɪdioʊz wɑz wən ʃɑt baɪ ˈæməˌʧər ˈkæmərəmɛn əˈkəmpəniɪŋ ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd ˈəðər ɪˈlɛkʃən əbˈzərvərz hu hæd rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪtɪd ə grup haɪərd tɪ stəf ˈbælət ˈbɑksɪz ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ. kɔt wɪθ ˈməltəpəl ˈbæləts mɑrkt fər juˈnaɪtɪd ˈrəʃə ɪn bægz ðeɪ wɔr ˈəndər ðɛr kloʊðz, səm ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə plɑt traɪd tɪ fli. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊd ðə pəˈlis ˈstɑpɪŋ ðɛm æt ðə dɔrz. ˈænˌdreɪ, ə ɪmˈplɔɪi əv ə təˈbæˌkoʊ ˈkəmpəˌni, hɛlpt ˈrɛkərd ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd. ˈspikɪŋ baɪ ˈtɛləˌfoʊn, hi sɛd ðə pəˈlis æt ðə ˈpoʊlɪŋ pleɪs wər ˌɪˈnɪʃəli əˈgrɛsɪv tɪ ðə əbˈzərvərz ənd ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ teɪk ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ðə ˈvaɪəleɪtərz. wən θˈrɛtənd tɪ bit ɪm ˈoʊvər ðə hɛd ɪf hi rɪfˈjuzd tɪ stɑp rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, hi sɛd. lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈtɪpɪkəli traɪ nɑt tɪ peɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ violations,”*,” ˈmɪstər. sɛd. wɪθ ðə ˈkæmərə ðɛr, ðeɪ wər ˈprɑbəˌbli əˈfreɪd ðɪs taɪm ðət ɪf ðeɪ lɛt ðiz gaɪz goʊ ðeɪ wʊd gɪt ɪn trouble.”*.” səʧ ˈvɪdioʊz hæv əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə pæst, bət ðɪs simz tɪ bi ðə fərst ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈtæktɪk wɑz pʊt tɪ səʧ ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ənd ˈifɛktɪv juz. ˈivɪn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əbˈzərvərz frəm ðə o.s.c.e*. preɪzd ðə wərk əv ˈæməˌʧər ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈmɑnətərz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri
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secretary of state hillary rodham clinton sharply criticized what she called “troubling practices” before and during the vote in russia . “the russian people, like people everywhere, deserve the right to have their voices heard and their votes counted,” she said in bonn , germany .
with 99.9 percent of ballots processed, election officials said that united russia had won 238 seats in parliament, or about 53 percent, from 315 seats or 70 percent now. the communist party won 92 seats; just russia, a social democratic party, won 64 seats and the national liberal democratic party won 56 seats.
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the scathing report by international observers, combined with the amateur video of alleged election malfeasance posted on the web, made clear that the authorities would face continuing questions about the fairness of the vote despite the main party’s steep losses.
indeed, on monday evening, thousands of demonstrators gathered on a promenade by the chistye prudy metro station in central moscow, and denounced the government at an event organized by the opposition group solidarity. it was one of the largest such rallies in recent memory.
throngs chanted “russia without putin!” and “putin is a thief.” police officials estimated the crowd at about 2,000 though some participants said it was larger. there was a presence of police officers in riot gear and some protesters were detained.
mr. duda’s video was just one of several clips putatively documenting violations to go racing through the internet during parliamentary elections on sunday, a relatively new weapon in the fight against vote rigging that has begun to expose russians to the realities of their electoral system like never before.
“to be honest, i didn’t expect there to be any violations. i hoped there wouldn’t be,” mr. duda, who had never been an election observer before, said in a brief telephone interview. “i now understand better what goes on there. and as long as i think it will be useful, i will continue to tell people about what is happening.”
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mr. duda is one of a number of freelance election observers in russia, who, with the help of hand-held cameras and smartphones, have grown increasingly successful at frustrating voter fraud here.
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it is not clear whether this tactic will ever succeed in changing the conduct of elections in russia. with many of the videos apparently showing violations by united russia, officials on monday moved quickly to discount them.
“i’ve seen these clips people are uploading to the internet,” russia’s president, dmitri a. medvedev , said. “nothing can be seen in them.”
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but many of the millions of russians who have watched the videos seem convinced that they are witnessing fraud.
in another video from moscow, observers from the opposition yabloko party demonstrated that the ink in pens supplied in voting booths at one polling place on sunday was easily erasable.
another showed packets of ballots apparently just removed from the ballot box, stacked neatly, one on top of the other, an indication that they were inserted together, not individually. all were marked for united russia.
among the most widely circulated videos was one shot by amateur cameramen accompanying journalists and other election observers who had reportedly infiltrated a group hired to stuff ballot boxes in moscow. caught with multiple ballots marked for united russia in bags they wore under their clothes, some involved in the plot tried to flee. the video showed the police stopping them at the doors.
andrei kursov, a 24-year-old employee of a tobacco company, helped record the episode. speaking by telephone, he said the police at the polling place were initially aggressive to the observers and unwilling to take action against the violators. one threatened to beat him over the head if he refused to stop recording, he said.
“the law enforcement agencies typically try not to pay attention to violations,” mr. kursov said. “but with the camera there, they were probably afraid this time that if they let these guys go they would get in trouble.”
such videos have appeared in the past, but this seems to be the first election in which the tactic was put to such widespread and effective use. even the international observers from the o.s.c.e. praised the work of amateur election monitors.
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wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈprɑbləmz ðət bɔld ˈpipəl feɪs ɪz ðə fækt ðət ðɛr ər ˈɛndləs streɪnʤ mɪθs, ɑd kjʊrz, bɪˈzɑr aɪˈdiəz ənd mɪˈstɪriəs teɪlz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðɛm. ɪt ɪz sɛd ðət jʊr hɛr sɪz ə lɔt əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈpərsɪnəl hɛlθ, kɛr, staɪl ənd ˈgrumɪŋ, bət dɪz ðɪs min ðət ɔl bɔld mɛn hæv hɛlθ ənd ˈgrumɪŋ ˈɪʃuz? wi θɪŋk nɑt! hɪrz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə lʊk æt ðə tɔp 10 mɪθs əˈbaʊt goʊɪŋ bɔld.. strɛs lidz tɪ ˈbɔldnəs. haɪ ˈlɛvəl əv ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl strɛs ɪz ˈɔfən əbˈzərvd ɛz ə ˈfæktər, wɪʧ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪts ˈbɔldnəs ɪn ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˈvəlnərəbəl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. bət strɛs ɪz nɑt ə ˈlidɪŋ kɔz bɪˈhaɪnd ˈbɔldnəs. ɛz ə ˈmætər əv fækt, ɪt ɪz ə ˈsɪmptəm əv ˈbɔldnəs ənd nɑt ə kɔz. hɛr lɔs ɪz kɔzd baɪ ˈdiˌkrist bləd floʊ tɪ ðə skælp. ˈmɛdɪkəli ɪt ɪz bɪˈlivd ðət wɪn jʊr hɛr ɪz groʊɪŋ, ju du nid ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt əˈmaʊnt əv bləd floʊ ˈriʧɪŋ jʊr skælp, bət wəns ju luz jʊr hɛr, bləd floʊ tɪ ðə skælp ˈdiˌkrisɪz. ðəs, ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts ðət kleɪm ðət ðɛr ˈprɑdəkt kənˈteɪnz ‘‘nutrients’*’ ənd ‘‘vitamins’*’ tɪ prəˈmoʊt bləd floʊ tɪ ðə skælp ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bɪd ˈbɔldnəs ˌgʊdˈbaɪ, bi bɪˈlivd ɪnˈtaɪərli. pliz noʊt ðət ˈdiˌkrist floʊ əv bləd tɪ ðə skælp ɪz ə rɪˈzəlt əv hɛr lɔs, bət nɑt ə kɔz əv ɪt. ˈlɛvəl əv ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn ənd ˈbɔldnəs ɪz ˈkloʊsli lɪŋkt. jɛs, ɪn ə weɪ. bət lɛt ˈjuˈɛs ˌəndərˈstænd ðɪs ˈfərðər. ɪt ɪz bɪˈlivd ðət ˈpipəl wɪθ ə haɪ ˈlɛvəl əv ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn wɪl nɑt ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli ɪkˈspɪriəns ʤəˈnɛtɪk hɛr lɔs. pliz noʊt ðət hɛr lɔs ɪz kɔzd baɪ (dihydrotestosterne*). səm ˈpipəl tɛnd tɪ ˈproʊdus mɔr əv ðən ðə ˈəðərz; ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðɪs ɪz nɑt dɪˈrɛkli lɪŋkt tɪ ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn ɪn ðə ˈbɑdi. ˈɔlsoʊ, ɪf haɪ əˈmaʊnts əv ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn wər ðə ˈprɑbləm, ðə hɛr ˈprɛzənt ɪn ˈəðər pɑrts əv ðə ˈbɑdi wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ fɔl aʊt. ˈsərtən ʃæmˈpuz kən meɪk hɛr groʊ ˈfæstər. ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli ˈspikɪŋ, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ʃæmˈpu ər ɔɪl, wɪʧ kən meɪk jʊr hɛr groʊ ˈfæstər. ʃæmˈpuz ənd ɔɪlz maɪt wərk, ˈoʊnli ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ gɪv jʊr hɛr mɔr ˈbɑdi ənd prəˈtɛkʃən frəm ˈskænti groʊθ. ju ʃʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz goʊ fər ˈprɑdəkts. taɪt hæts kən kɔz ˈbɔldnəs ˈizəli. ɪt ɪz ˈɔfən sin ðət bɔld mɛn wɛr hæts, bət ðɪs ɪz ə kəmˈplit mɪθ. ˈwɛrɪŋ taɪt hæts meɪ sˈlaɪtli ˈdæmɪʤ jʊr hɛr, bət ɪt kən ɪn noʊ weɪ əˈfɛkt ðə ˈfɑlɪkəlz əv jʊr skælp. hæts du nɑt kɔz hɛr ˈbreɪkɪʤ ənd ɪf ðə hæt ɪz nɑt klind wɛl, ɪt kən lɛd tɪ ən ˈɔɪli skælp, bət nɑt hɛr lɔs. ˈɔlsoʊ noʊt ðət hɛr ˈfɑlɪkəlz, wɪʧ hɛlp ɪn hɛr groʊθ, gɪt ˈɑksɪʤən frəm ɑr bləd strim ənd nɑt frəm ɛr. ˈdɑktərz bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈpərsən wɪθ ə ˈbɔldɪŋ ˈfɑðər həz ðə seɪm əˈmaʊnt əv ʤəˈnɛtɪks əˈfɛkt ɔn ðɛr hɛr ɛz ə ˈbɔldɪŋ ˈməðər. ðə ʤin kɔld androgenetic*, wɪʧ ˈkɔzɪz ˈkɑmən ˈbɔldnəs kən bi ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd frəm ˈiðər saɪd əv ðə hu stɑrt tɪ goʊ bɔld, ˈɔfən θɪŋk ðət ðə praɪm ˈrizən fər ðə hɛr lɔs ɪz ðɛr ʃæmˈpu, sɪns ðeɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ðɛr hɛr ɪn ðə təb. bət ðɪs ɪz nɑt tru æt ɔl. ɪn fækt, ɪt ɪz sin ðət ˈpipəl hu fɪr ʃæmˈpu, tɛnd tɪ wɑʃ ðɛr hɛr lɛs ˈɔfən, wɪʧ minz ðət hɛr ðət wʊd ˈnɔrməli kəm aʊt ɪn ˈwɑʃɪŋ naʊ bɪldz əp ɔn ðə skælp. ðɪs lidz tɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ əp əv ˈθɪnər ənd ˈfaɪnər hɛr, ðəs, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn jʊr ˈfɪŋgərz ðoʊ hɛr ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz pleɪɪŋ wɪθ jʊr hɛr dɪz nɑt lɛd tɪ ˌpriməˈʧʊr ˈbɔldnəs ər ˈbɔldnəs əv ˈɛni kaɪnd fər ðət ˈmætər. pleɪɪŋ wɪθ jʊr hɛr ˈɛvəri naʊ ənd ðɛn ɪz ə ˈsɪriəs saɪn əv strɛs, ˈnərvəsnəs ənd frəˈstreɪʃən, bət ðɪs lɛd tɪ ˈbɔldnəs ɪn ˈɛni ˈoʊnli laɪf wɑz ðət ˈizi. truθ bi toʊld, ə ʃeɪvd hɛd wɪl nɑt prɪˈvɛnt ə bɔld hɛd. ˈʃeɪvɪŋ hɛr wɪl nɑt ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈhɛlθi hɛr ɔˈrɛdi ˈprɛzənt ɔn ðə skælp ənd wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt lɛd tɪ ˈθɪkənɪŋ əv ɪz nɑt tru ɪn ˈɛni weɪ. ɪf ðɪs ɪz tɪ bi bɪˈlivd, ðɛn wət əˈbaʊt səˈlɛbrɪtiz laɪk brus ˈwɪlɪs ˈnɪkələs keɪʤ ənd vɪn ˈdizəl ˈʧɑrəlz ˈbɑrkli ənd ðə lɪst ʤɪst goʊz ɔn. wən əv ðə moʊst ˈkɑmənli əˈtræktɪv ˈfiʧərz ɪz ˌsɛlfˈkɑnfədəns. ˈkɛri ɪt ənd lɛt jʊr hɛd ʃaɪn! rɛd mɔr ˈpərsɪnəl hɛlθ, daɪət ˈfɪtnəs ˈstɔriz ɔn
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one of the biggest problems that bald people face is the fact that there are endless strange myths, odd cures, bizarre ideas and mysterious tales surrounding them.
it is said that your hair says a lot about your personal health, care, style and grooming, but does this mean that all bald men have health and grooming issues? we think not! here's taking a look at the top 10 myths about going bald..
stress leads to baldness. high level of emotional stress is often observed as a factor, which accelerates baldness in genetically vulnerable individuals. but stress is not a leading cause behind male-pattern baldness. as a matter of fact, it is a symptom of male-pattern baldness and not a cause.
hair loss is caused by decreased blood flow to the scalp. medically it is believed that when your hair is growing, you do need a significant amount of blood flow reaching your scalp, but once you lose your hair, blood flow to the scalp decreases. thus, advertisements that claim that their hair-care product contains ‘nutrients’ and ‘vitamins’ to promote blood flow to the scalp in order to bid baldness goodbye, shouldn’t be believed entirely. please note that decreased flow of blood to the scalp is a result of hair loss, but not a cause of it.
level of testosterone and baldness is closely linked. yes, in a way. but let us understand this further. it is believed that people with a high level of testosterone will not inevitably experience genetic hair loss. please note that hair loss is caused by dth (dihydrotestosterne). some people tend to produce more of dth than the others; however this is not directly linked to the amount of testosterone in the body. also, if high amounts of testosterone were the problem, the hair present in other parts of the body would also be expected to fall out.
certain shampoos can make hair grow faster. scientifically speaking, there is no shampoo or oil, which can make your hair grow faster. shampoos and oils might work, only if you want to give your hair more body and protection from scanty growth. you should always go for doctor-recommended products.
tight hats can cause baldness easily. it is often seen that bald men wear hats, but this is a complete myth. wearing tight hats may slightly damage your hair, but it can in no way affect the follicles of your scalp. hats do not cause hair breakage and if the hat is not cleaned well, it can lead to an oily scalp, but not hair loss. also note that hair follicles, which help in hair growth, get oxygen from our blood stream and not from air.
doctors believe that the person with a balding father has the same amount of genetics affect on their hair as a balding mother. the gene called androgenetic, which causes common baldness can be inherited from either side of the family.people who start to go bald, often think that the prime reason for the hair loss is their shampoo, since they notice their hair in the tub. but this is not true at all. in fact, it is seen that people who fear shampoo, tend to wash their hair less often, which means that hair that would normally come out in washing now builds up on the scalp. this leads to building up of thinner and finer hair, thus, resulting in baldness.running your fingers though hair and always playing with your hair does not lead to premature baldness or baldness of any kind for that matter. playing with your hair every now and then is a serious sign of stress, nervousness and frustration, but this doesn’t lead to baldness in any way.if only life was that easy. truth be told, a shaved head will not prevent a bald head. shaving hair will not increase the number of healthy hair already present on the scalp and will also not lead to thickening of hair.this is not true in any way. if this is to be believed, then what about celebrities like bruce willis nicholas cage , and vin diesel charles barkley and the list just goes on. one of the most commonly attractive features is self-confidence. carry it and let your head shine!
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tu ənd ə hæf jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈsɛrʤi brɪn, ˈlɛri peɪʤ ənd ˈtiˌmoʊbəl ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə wərld tɪ ðə ˈvɛri fərst ˈænˌdrɔɪd foʊn, ðə ɪt wɑz ə gʊd foʊn wɪθ ə ˈwərkˌmænˌlaɪk dɪˈzaɪn, ˈdisənt ˈkiˌbɔrd, ən ˈævərɪʤ skrin ənd lɑts əv ˈgugəl ˈgʊdnɪs bɪlt raɪt ˈɪntu ɪt. noʊ wən, list əv ɔl mi, θɔt ɪt stʊd məʧ əv ə ʧæns əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsərʤɪŋ ˈæpəl ˈaɪˌfoʊn. fər ə ˈsɑləd jɪr, ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm lʊkt laɪk ə dəd. bət ə ˈfəni θɪŋ ˈhæpənd ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ ðə mɔrg. ˈsɛvən mənθs ˈleɪtər, ˈtiˌmoʊbəl ənˈveɪld ðə 3g*. ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr, ɪt wɑz ə nis ˈlʊkɪŋ, ðoʊ sˈlaɪtli curvier*, ˈænˌdrɔɪd foʊn. ɪt ˈwəzənt ənˈtɪl ðə fɔl əv 2009 mɔr ðən ə jɪr ˈæftər ðə ənd lɔnʧ, ðət ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm gɑt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ðət wɑz wɪn ˌmoʊtərˈoʊlə ˈstɑrtɪd ˈtɔkɪŋ ˈoʊpənli əˈbaʊt ðə drɔɪd. baɪ ˈkæstɪŋ əˈsaɪd ʤɪst tu ˈlɛtərz ənd ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈmoʊbəl ˈkɛriər ðət ˈdɪdənt gɪt ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn, ˌmoʊtərˈoʊlə ənd ˈgugəl ˈsɪgnəld ðɛr ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ meɪk ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈboʊldər, ˈsɛksiər ənd fɑr mɔr dɪˈzaɪərəbəl. ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri weɪ, ðə ˌmoʊtərˈoʊlə drɔɪd wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ teɪk ɔn ðə ˈæpəl ˈaɪˌfoʊn. ɪt ˈfiʧərd ə next-generation*, ɑrm ˈkɔrtɛks ˈmoʊbəl cpu*; ə juʤ ənd, fər ðə taɪm, skrin; ənd ə ˈkiˌbɔrd. ˈgrænɪd, ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˈdəzənt ˈɔfər ə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈkiˌbɔrd, bət fər ðoʊz ðət ˈwɔntɪd ðə sɛks əˈpil əv ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn wɪθ ə mɔr fəˈmɪljər ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈɪnərˌfeɪs, ðə drɔɪd wɑz tailor-made*. ðə drɔɪd ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ˈbɛtər juz əv ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈgugəl ˈsərvɪsɪz, laɪk ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz ɪn ˈgugəl mæps, wɪθ ɪts ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðə drɔɪd ˈɔlsoʊ mɑrkt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈəpˈgreɪd ˈprɔˌsɛs. ɛz sun ɛz ðə drɔɪd əraɪvd, ðə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈəðər ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈænˌdrɔɪd foʊnz wər ˈsədənli aʊt əv deɪt. ˌvɛˈraɪzən ənd ˌmoʊtərˈoʊlə hæd lɛpt tɪ ˈænˌdrɔɪd waɪl ˈvərʧuəli ɔl ˈəðər ˈænˌdrɔɪd dɪˈvaɪsɪz wər stɪl ˈrənɪŋ ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ, bət ˈəltəmətli ðɪs ˈmætərd əˈbaʊt ɛz məʧ ɛz ən ˈəmˌbrɛlə ɪn ə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz. ʃʊr, ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈjuzərz ˈwɔntɪd ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈmoʊbəl ɑs, bət ðɛr ˈnəmbərz wər stɪl smɔl. ðə ˌriˈæləˌti wɑz ðət frəm ðə ˈmoʊmənt ɪt wɑz ənˈveɪld, ðə ˌmoʊtərˈoʊlə drɔɪd bɪˈkeɪm ðə bɛst ɔn ðə ˌvɛˈraɪzən ˈnɛtˌwərk. ɪn ðɛr hɛdz ɪts ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ tɪ wɔʧ haʊ kˈwɪkli ə nu brænd kən blid ˈɪntu ˈpɑpjələr ˈkəlʧər ənd ðɛn bɪˈkəm ə pɑrt əv ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. wɪn ɪt wɑz ˈgugəl, ˈænˌdrɔɪd ənd ðə ˈtiˌmoʊbəl fju ˈpipəl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd maɪ ˈɪndəstri æst mi əˈbaʊt ðə foʊn ər ˈplætˌfɔrm. pɑrt əv ðɪs wɑz bɪˈkəz, æt ðə taɪm, nɑt ˈmɛni hæd hərd əv ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər htc*. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsɪdərd ˈtiˌmoʊbəl "ˈnəmbər 4 əˈməŋ ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈkɛriərz (ən ənˈfɔrʧənət ˈsərkəmˌstæns ðət meɪ hæv lɛd səm tɪ bɪˈliv ðə wɑz ə ˈwəzənt). ˈlæstli, kənˈsumərz ˈdɪdənt ˈrɪli ˌəndərˈstænd wət wɑz ˈspɛʃəl əˈbaʊt ˈænˌdrɔɪd ənd meɪ ˈivɪn hæv bɪn tund ɔf baɪ ðə neɪm. ˌmoʊtərˈoʊlə ɪz ə bɪg brænd. ˌvɛˈraɪzən ɪz, fər naʊ, ðə ˈnəmbər wən ˈkɛriər ɪn ðə juz., ənd drɔɪd wɑz ə ˈkjutər, ˈsəmˈwət mɔr əˈproʊʧəbəl neɪm. nɑt ðət jʊd noʊ ðət frəm ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈɛni əv ðə drɔɪd kəˈmərʃəlz, wɪʧ hæv bɪn ˈʤɛnərəli ˈskɛri ənd fɔrˈboʊdɪŋ. ðoʊ ðət, tu, meɪ hæv hɛlpt əˈtrækt ðoʊz hu ˈwɔntɪd tɪ oʊn ə ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪs. ɔl ðiz ˈfæktərz kəmˈbaɪnd tɪ θrəst ðə nu drɔɪd ˈɪntu əˈmɛrɪkəz kəˈlɛktɪv ˈfrəntəl ˈkɔrtɛks, raɪt əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˈæpəl ˈaɪˌfoʊn ənd, "wət æm aɪ ˈhævɪŋ fər ˈdɪnər təˈnaɪt?" ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri deɪ frəm noʊˈvɛmbər 2009 θru tɪ ðə spərɪŋ əv 2010 aɪ hərd ðə seɪm kˈwɛʃən: ʃʊd aɪ gɪt ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn ər ə drɔɪd? ɪn ðoʊz ˈərli deɪz, aɪ ˈlaɪkli stɪl ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn (ˈivɪn ɔn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk) bɪˈkəz aɪ θɔt ˈæpəl hæd ðə ˈstrɔŋgər ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm ənd ˈizəli aʊtˈstrɪpt ðə æps ɪn ðə ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs. wət aɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈriəˌlaɪz ðoʊ ɪz ðət ˈænˌdrɔɪd wʊd groʊ ənd ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ə weɪ ðət ˈæpəlz ˈaɪˌfoʊn kʊd nɑt. ðət drɔɪd riˈlis ɪn leɪt 2009 wɑz laɪk ˈpʊlɪŋ ə ˈtaɪni, jɛt ˈləvli, ˈpɛbəl frəm bɪˈniθ ə ˈmæsɪv paɪl əv rɑks. ɛz sun ɛz ðə ˈpɛbəl wɛnt, ðə ˈlænsˌlaɪd bɪˈgæn ənd ðə ˈmɑrkɪt wɑz sun ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd wɪθ ə ˈstənɪŋ vərˈaɪəti əv ˈænˌdrɔɪd dɪˈvaɪsɪz. baɪ mɪd 2010 wi hæd ˈænˌdrɔɪd ɔn ˈvərʧuəli ˈɛvəri ˈmeɪʤər ˈkɛriər ənd frəm ɔl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz. ðeɪ keɪm wɪθ ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˈkiˌbɔrdz, ənd ɪn ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈlɑrʤər ˈsaɪzɪz wɪθ mɔr ənd mɔr spɛkˈtækjələr skrinz. ˈæpəl riˈlist ə nu ˈaɪˌfoʊn ɪn ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˈfaɪnəli ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈænˌdrɔɪd ɔn ˌvɛˈraɪzən ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri əv ðɪs jɪr. soʊ ðæts tu ˈhændˌsɛts tɪ, baɪ wən ˈmɛʒər, 80 ˈdɪfərənt (wɪʧ ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈtrænsˌleɪts ˈɪntu ə ˈkəpəl ˈdəzən əˈfɪʃəl ˈmɑdəlz). ˈænˌdrɔɪd həz ˈoʊvər æps ənd mɔr ˈhɑrdˌwɛr vərˈaɪəti ðən ˈæpəl meɪ ˈɛvər hæv. ɪt əˈkaʊnts fər ˌwənˈθərd əv ðə juz. ˈmɑrkɪt. ɪt ɪz, baɪ ɔl əˈkaʊnts, "ˈwɪnɪŋ". soʊ waɪ, ðɛn, ˈhæzənt ɪt wən? jɛs, ˈænˌdrɔɪd foʊnz bit ˈæpəl ˈaɪˌfoʊn ɪn ˈmɑrkɪt ʃɛr. mindshare*, ðoʊ, ɪz əˈnəðər ˈmætər. baɪ ˈhævɪŋ wən foʊn (ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊnz ɔn ˌvɛˈraɪzən ənd ər ˈɔlˌmoʊst aɪˈdɛntɪkəl) ənd ə ˈsɪŋgəl, ˈtaɪtli kənˈtroʊld ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm ənd æp stɔr, ˈæpəl həz bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ənd hoʊn ɪts ˈmoʊbəl ˈɪmɪʤ ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈproʊʧɪŋ ˈsoʊlər ˈbrɪljəns. ˈænˌdrɔɪd həz ˈməltəpəl ˈmɑrkɪts, ˈrɛlətɪvli fjuər ʧɛks ənd ˈbælənsɪz ɪn ðə æp kriˈeɪʃən ənd ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt, ənd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈvərʒən kənˈtroʊl ˈɪʃuz. ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈʧeɪnʤɪz soʊ fɑr, ðiz ˈɪʃuz ˈhævənt sloʊd ˈænˌdrɔɪd daʊn, bət ðeɪ wɪl, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli. hɪrz wət ˈgugəl ənd ɪts ˈpɑrtnərz nid tɪ du ðɪs jɪr tɪ bit ˈæpəl ɔn ˈmoʊbəl ˈmɑrkɪt ənd mindshare*. 1 wən ˈplætˌfɔrm fər ɔl: aɪ noʊ ðət ˈgugəl ləvz tɪ riˈlis ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɛz sun ɛz, ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr, ɪts ˈrɛdi. ˈgugəl kroʊm ˈəpˌdeɪts, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈnɛvər ˈæˌkʧuəli sis. ɪf ˈgugəl ənd nɑt ɪts ˈkɛriər ˈpɑrtnərz kənˈtroʊld ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ɔn ˈænˌdrɔɪd foʊnz, ðɪs wʊd wərk wɛl. ðæts nɑt ðə keɪs. soʊ aɪ səˈʤɛst twaɪs ˈjɪrli, ˈskɛʤʊld ˈəpˌdeɪts. ˈgugəl ʃʊd koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ðə ˈskɛʤʊl wɪθ ɔl ˈpɑrtnərz ənd meɪk ðɪs pɑrt əv ðə əˈgrimənt. ju hæv tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ ənd ˈkɑntɛnts əv ðə ˈmætər wət. 2 vɛt jʊr æps: doʊnt kɪl ðə peɪs əv dɪˈvɛləpmənt, bət ˌɛnˈlɪst ən ˈɑrmi əv ˈfriˌlæns æp ˈtɛstərz tɪ gɪv ˈɛvəri æp ə once-over*. ðɪs kˈwɑləti əˈʃʊrəns stɛp ʃʊd teɪk noʊ mɔr ðən wən wik ənd wɪl ˈoʊnli bi ɪn pleɪs tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈnəθɪŋ ˈdeɪnʤərəs goʊz ˈɪntu ˈɛni ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs. 3 doʊnt stɑp ˈstændɪŋ aʊt: aɪ laɪk ðət ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈpɑrtnərz ˈrɛgjələrli pʊʃ ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈɛnvəˌloʊp ənd ər ˈɔfən fərst wɪθ tɛkˈnɑləʤi laɪk ənd (waɪ kænt ðət bi ə pɑrt əv ˈɛvəri smɑrt foʊn?). bət aɪ du ˈwəri ðət ðə peɪs əv ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ɪz sloʊɪŋ ɛz iʧ ənd ˈɛvəri ˈænˌdrɔɪd foʊn lʊks laɪk ə ʤaɪənt, ˈləvli slæb. 4 wən ˈɪnərˌfeɪs: ˈkɛriərz kən stɪl ˈɔfər ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ɛnˈhænsmənts, bət ðoʊz ʃʊd bi ˈoʊnli. lɛts hæv iʧ ˈænˌdrɔɪd foʊn əraɪv ˈlʊkɪŋ ðə seɪm ənd kənˈsumərz pɪk ənd ʧuz ðə ɛnˈhænsmənts ðeɪ laɪk. nən əv ðiz ɛnˈhænsmənts, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʃʊd prɪˈvɛnt ðə ˈænˌdrɔɪd foʊn frəm əkˈsɛptɪŋ ðə nɛkst əˈveɪləbəl ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈəpˌdeɪt. 5 loʊər jʊr ˈpraɪsɪz: ˈæpəl sɛt ðə nu ˈnɔrməl fər baɪ ˈpraɪsɪŋ ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn æt 199 ˈænˌdrɔɪd foʊnz ʃʊd ɔl kɔst 149 ɔn lɔnʧ deɪt. du ðət ənd ˈæpəl wɪl hæv tɪ meɪk səm əˈʤəstmənts. kən ˈænˌdrɔɪd stɪl bi ðə seɪm free-wheeling*, ˈoʊpən ˈplætˌfɔrm wɪθ ɔl ðɪs kənˈtroʊl? aɪ doʊnt noʊ. wɪl ðɪs kənˈfɔrməti hərt ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən? aɪ daʊt ɪt. ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ənd ˈstændərdz hɛlp spid ðə əˈdɑpʃən əv nu ənd ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv aɪˈdiəz. wɪˈθaʊt ðɛm, ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ʃoʊ ɪn səm ˈpleɪsɪz, bət nɑt ˈəðərz, ˌɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ fju, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈmɛni. aɪ laɪk wət ˈgugəl ənd ɪts ˈpɑrtnərz hæv dən wɪθ ˈænˌdrɔɪd ənd wɛr ɪts goʊɪŋ, bət əm ˈɔlsoʊ ʤɪst ɛz plizd wɪθ ˈæpəl ənd ɪts ˈaɪˌfoʊn. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, aɪ doʊnt kɛr hu wɪnz, əm ˈoʊnli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn siɪŋ ə mɔr ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ faɪt. fər ðə tɔp ˈstɔriz ɪn tɛk, ˈfɑloʊ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn tˈwɪtər æt @pcmag*.
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two and a half years ago, sergey brin, larry page and t-mobile introduced the world to the very first android phone, the g1. it was a good phone with a workmanlike design, decent keyboard, an average screen and lots of google goodness built right into it. no one, least of all me, thought it stood much of a chance against the surging apple iphone.
for a solid year, the platform looked like a dud. but a funny thing happened on the way to the morgue.
seven months later, t-mobile unveiled the keyboard-less mytouch 3g. as before, it was a nice looking, though slightly curvier, android phone. it wasn't until the fall of 2009, more than a year after the g1 and android's launch, that the platform got interesting. that was when motorola started talking openly about the droid. by casting aside just two letters and joining with the leading mobile carrier that didn't get the iphone, motorola and google signaled their intention to make android bolder, sexier and far more desirable.
in almost every way, the motorola droid was designed to take on the apple iphone. it featured a next-generation, arm cortex 550-mhz mobile cpu; a huge and, for the time, high-resolution screen; and a slide-away keyboard. granted, the iphone doesn't offer a physical keyboard, but for those that wanted the sex appeal of an iphone with a more familiar physical interface, the droid was tailor-made. the droid also made better use of existing google services, like the directions in google maps, with its gps-enabled turn-by-turn services.
the droid also marked the beginning of android's problematic platform upgrade process. as soon as the droid arrived, the handful of other existing android phones were suddenly out of date. verizon and motorola had leapt to android 2.0, while virtually all other android devices were still running 1.6. frustrating, but ultimately this mattered about as much as an umbrella in a hurricane. sure, existing android users wanted the latest version of the mobile os, but their numbers were still small. the reality was that from the moment it was unveiled, the motorola droid became the best smartphone on the verizon network.
in their heads
it's fascinating to watch how quickly a new brand can bleed into popular culture and then become a part of everyday conversation. when it was google, android and the t-mobile g1, few people outside my industry asked me about the phone or platform. part of this was because, at the time, not many had heard of the hardware manufacturer htc. they also considered t-mobile "number 4" among the major carriers (an unfortunate circumstance that may have led some to believe the g1 was a low-end phoneit wasn't). lastly, consumers didn't really understand what was special about android and may even have been tuned off by the too-techy name.
motorola is a big brand. verizon is, for now, the number one carrier in the u.s., and droid was a cuter, somewhat more approachable name. not that you'd know that from watching any of the droid commercials, which have been generally scary and foreboding. though that, too, may have helped attract those who wanted to own a super-cool mobile device.
all these factors combined to thrust the new droid into america's collective frontal cortex, right alongside the apple iphone and, "what am i having for dinner tonight?" almost every day from november 2009 through to the spring of 2010, i heard the same question: should i get an iphone or a droid?
in those early days, i likely still recommended the iphone (even on the at&t network) because i thought apple had the stronger ecosystem and easily outstripped the 20,000 apps in the android marketplace.
what i didn't realize though is that android would grow and change in a way that apple's iphone could not. that droid release in late 2009 was like pulling a tiny, yet lovely, pebble from beneath a massive pile of rocks. as soon as the pebble went, the landslide began and the market was soon overwhelmed with a stunning variety of android devices. by mid 2010, we had android on virtually every major carrier and from all manufacturers. they came with and without keyboards, and in increasingly larger sizes with more and more spectacular screens. apple released a new iphone in 2010the iphone 4and finally joined the android on verizon in february of this year. so that's two handsets to, by one measure, 80 different skus (which probably translates into a couple dozen official models).
android has over 100,000 apps and more hardware variety than apple may ever have. it accounts for one-third of the u.s. smartphone market. it is, by all accounts, "winning". so why, then, hasn't it won?
yes, android phones beat apple iphone in market share. mindshare, though, is another matter. by having one phone (the iphones on verizon and at&t are almost identical) and a single, tightly controlled ecosystem and app store, apple has been able to manage and hone its mobile image into something approaching solar brilliance. android has multiple markets, relatively fewer checks and balances in the app creation and distribution department, and significant platform version control issues.
necessary changes
so far, these issues haven't slowed android down, but they will, eventually. here's what google and its partners need to do this year to beat apple on mobile market and mindshare.
1) one platform for all: i know that google loves to release software as soon as, and sometimes before, it's ready. google chrome updates, for example, never actually cease. if google and not its carrier partners controlled the operating system on android phones, this would work well. that's not the case. so i suggest twice yearly, scheduled updates. google should coordinate the schedule with all partners and make this part of the agreement. you have to accept the timing and contents of the updatesno matter what.
2) vet your apps: don't kill the pace of development, but enlist an army of freelance app testers to give every app a once-over. this quality assurance step should take no more than one week and will only be in place to make sure nothing dangerous goes into any android marketplace.
3) don't stop standing out: i like that android partners regularly push the hardware envelope and are often first with bleeding-edge technology like 4g and kickstands (why can't that be a part of every smart phone?). but i do worry that the pace of innovation is slowing as each and every android phone looks like a giant, lovely slab.
4) one interface: carriers can still offer interface enhancements, but those should be opt-in only. let's have each android phone arrive looking the same and consumers pick and choose the enhancements they like. none of these enhancements, however, should prevent the android phone from accepting the next available platform update.
5) lower your prices: apple set the new normal for smartphones by pricing the iphone at $199. android phones should all cost $149 on launch date. do that and apple will have to make some adjustments.
can google's android still be the same free-wheeling, open platform with all this control? i don't know. will this conformity hurt innovation? i doubt it. guidelines and standards help speed the adoption of new and innovative ideas. without them, the most impressive changes show in some places, but not others, inspiring few, instead of many.
i like what google and its partners have done with android and where it's going, but i'm also just as pleased with apple and its iphone. in other words, i don't care who wins, i'm only interested in seeing a more entertaining fight.
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braɪs ˈætˈbæts hæv bɪˈkəm ɪˈvɛnts. ˈmeɪbi mɔr soʊ ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər pleɪər ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl, ə ˈhɑrpər ˈætˈbæt ɪz ðə kaɪnd əv θɪŋ ðət ju sɛt ən əˈlərt fər ɔn soʊ ju kən swɪʧ ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə nationals’*’ fid wɪn hi kəmz əp. hi ˈævrɪʤd mɔr ðən fɔr ˈpɪʧɪz pər pleɪt əˈpɪrəns læst jɪr, soʊ ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈgɪtɪŋ jʊr wərθ, ənd ðə əˈlʊr əv siɪŋ ə ˈbeɪsˈbɔl hɪt 450 tɪ ˈsɛnər ɪz ˈɛvər ˈprɛzənt. ə ˈhɑrpər ˈætˈbæt ɪz ə ˈspɛktəkəl, nɑt ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz əv ðə rɑ paʊər, bət bɪˈkəz əv ðə kræft. aɪ wɑz wən əv ðoʊz ˈpipəl ˈkipɪŋ tæbz ɔn iʧ ˈhɑrpər ˈætˈbæt ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ɪkˈsɛpt ðɪs taɪm ɪt bɪˈkəz aɪ wɑz ɪnˈtaɪst baɪ ðə paʊər. ðɪs taɪm, ɪt wɑz bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ si ɪf straɪk aʊt. hi dɪd. wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈprɪti ˈnɔrməl θɪŋ fər ˈbeɪsˈbɔl pleɪərz tɪ du. ɪkˈsɛpt ðɪs taɪm, ɪt wɑz ˈnoʊtˌwərði, bɪˈkəz ˈhɑrpər jɛt strək aʊt ðɪs jɪr. ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə geɪm, hi wɑz ʤɪst wən əv tu kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ˈhɪtərz tɪ hæv nɑt jɛt k’d*, ənd ðə ˈəðər wɑz kɑˈbrɛrə, hu ˈnɛvər k’s*. əˈfɛnsɪv geɪm ɪz bɪlt əraʊnd ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə bæt ɔn ðə bɔl, wɪˈθaʊt məʧ kɛr fər əˈθɔrəti. ˈhɑrpər ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt əˈθɔrəti, ənd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ɔn dɪˈspleɪ, wɪʧ meɪks hɪz stɑrt tɪ ðə ˈsizən fil laɪk ɪt minz mɔr ðən. ˈhɑrpər wɛnt 21 pleɪt əˈpɪrənsəz ˈɪntu ðə ˈsizən wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ sæt daʊn ɔn straɪks, ə strik wɪʧ ˈlæstɪd fɔr geɪmz ənd ðɛn səm. læst jɪr, hi ˈoʊnli wɛnt fɔr geɪmz wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈstraɪˌkaʊt wəns, ənd ˈnɛvər bɪɔnd ðət. læst strik ˈlæstɪd 22 pleɪs əˈpɪrənsəz. ðɛr wɑz ə rən ɪn 2013 hi sɛt ˈɛni ˈpərsɪnəl ˈrɛkərdz ðoʊ ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ gɪt ˈtɛknɪkəl, ju kʊd ɪkˈstɛnd bæk tɪ læst jɪr ənd seɪ hi ˈæˌkʧuəli wɛnt 28 kənˈsɛkjətɪv pleɪt əˈpɪrənsəz wɪˈθaʊt ə wɪf bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ minz ðə fərst sin əv ˈhɑrpər ðɪs jɪr ɪz, ɪn ðɪs wən ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr weɪ, ˈhɑrpər æt hɪz bɛst. fər ə ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ə hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈsizən, fən, bɪˈkəz wi spɛnt ðə ˈwəndərɪŋ wət du nɛkst. ˈmeɪbi straɪk out.”*.” ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪt ɪz ðə kˈwɪkɪst əˈfɛnsɪv ˈaʊtˌkəm tɪ ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz, ˈminɪŋ, ðə ˈɛriə ɪn wɪʧ wi kən seɪ wɪθ mɔr ˈsərtənti ðət ə pleɪər həz ʧeɪnʤd hɪz əˈbɪləˌti ˈərliər ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər. ˈivɪn ðɛn, ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪt ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz ənˈtɪl əraʊnd 60 pleɪt əˈpɪrənsəz, ənd ˈhɑrpər ɪz ˈoʊnli æt 23 soʊ ˈbɛrli ə θərd əv ðə weɪ ðɛr. jɛt, ðə ˈfɔrˌkæsts hæv ɔˈrɛdi ʧeɪnʤd ˈsəmˈwət tɪ rɪˈflɛkt hɪz stɑrt. hɪz prɑˈʤɛkʃən, ˈminɪŋ ðə bɛst ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən əv hɪz ˈlɛvəl, hæv ɔˈrɛdi ʃeɪvd hɪz ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪt baɪ hæf ə pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnt. smɔl, bət ˈsəmθɪŋ. naʊ, ðə prɑˈʤɛkʃənz bɪˈliv ˈhɑrpər wɪl ˈfɪnɪʃ 2016 wɪθ ə ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪt. ʤɪst wən wik əˈgoʊ, ˈhɑrpər wɑz nɑt prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ðə ˈsizən wɪθ ə ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪt. ˈivɪn ɪf hi straɪks aʊt æt ə reɪt ˈstɑrtɪŋ təˈmɑˌroʊ fər ðə nɛkst 40 pleɪt əˈpɪrənsəz, hɪt ðə 60 pleɪt əˈpɪrəns mɑrk wɪθ ə ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪt əraʊnd 15 fɑr sˈmɔlər ðən sin frəm ɪm ər kʊd hæv ɪkˈspɛktɪd. nɑt traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk tu məʧ aʊt əv ðɪs wɛl əˈwɛr faɪv geɪmz ˈɪntu ðə ˈsizən; ˈnəθɪŋ ɪz dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv jɛt ʤɪst seɪɪŋ, ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪt ɪz ðə fərst θɪŋ wi kən lʊk æt fər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ə əˈbɪləˌti, ənd ðəs fɑr, ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪt həz bɪn əˈməŋ moʊst ˈpɑzətɪv ˈaʊtlaɪərz. ˈpɪʧərz traɪd, bət fər 21 pleɪt əˈpɪrənsəz, ðeɪ du ɪt. braɪs ˈhɑrpər lɛt ðɛm straɪk ɪm aʊt. sɪns ˈpɪʧərz bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfɪgjər wət tɪ du, æt ðə ˈvɛri list wi kən si wət nɑt tɪ du. juz ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən tɪ si wət ðə bɛst ˈmɛθəd ɪz fər ˈstraɪkɪŋ aʊt braɪs ˈhɑrpər ɪn 2016 ðə fərst θɪŋ ˈgɑnə ˈwɑnə du ju biɪŋ ən ˈpɪʧər wɪθ ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ straɪk aʊt braɪs ˈhɑrpər, ɪn ðɪs keɪs ɪz nɑt pʊt ˈɛni ˈpɪʧɪz ɔn ðə əv ðə pleɪt., laɪk, stɛp wən əv ðə tɪ braɪs harper”*” ˈhændˌbʊk. ˈhɑrpər sləgd 929 ɔn ˈkɑnˌtækt əˈgɛnst ˈpɪʧɪz læst jɪr, ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsˈbɔl. lɛt ˈhɑrpər ɪkˈstɛnd hɪz ɑrmz, ənd nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ laɪk wət kəmz əv ɪt. soʊ, steɪ ˌɪnˈsaɪd. bət ˈmeɪbi steɪ ˌɪnˈsaɪd wɪθ ə ˈfæstˌbɔl. ˈhɑrpər sləgd 712 ɔn ˈfæstˌbɔlz læst jɪr ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ənd nɑt laɪk ʤɪst bɪˈkəz hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt pɪʧ ɪz ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd pɪʧ ðət hi spid əp ðə swɪŋ fər ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd pɪʧ. braɪən ˈmɔrɪs gɑt ˈhɑrpər tɪ tu straɪks ə fju deɪz əˈgoʊ ənd traɪd tɪ kəm ɪn wɪθ ðə ˈfæstˌbɔl, ənd ðɪs ˈhæpənd: soʊ, tu straɪks: ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈwɑnə goʊ ˈfæstˌbɔl, ˈdɛfənətli ˈwɑnə goʊ, ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈwɑnə kəm inner-half*, ˈiðər. ˈoʊˈkeɪ. gɛs ðət minz stəf. ˈmeɪbi ə sˈlaɪdər, loʊ ənd əˈweɪ. ə ˈstraɪˌkaʊt pɪʧ. ə ˈklæsɪk. ɪkˈsɛpt, ˈhɑrpər həz wən əv ðə bɛst ˈbætɪŋ aɪz ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl. læst jɪr, hɪz 19 wɔk reɪt wɑz tɑpt ˈoʊnli baɪ ʤoʊi votto*. ðɪs jɪr, wɔkt ɪn 30 əv hɪz pleɪt əˈpɪrənsəz, mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌwən. bɪn wɪθ hɪz swɪŋz ðɪs ˈsizən, əˈspɛʃəli ɔn ˈpɪʧɪz aʊt əv ðə zoʊn. hɪz o-swing*% ɪz ðə ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl. soʊ ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt ˈgɑnə gɪt ɪm tɪ ʧeɪs ðət sˈlaɪdər ɪn ðə dərt ðət ˈəðər ˈbætərz maɪt ʧeɪs, laɪk ˈɛrɪk traɪd tɪ du læst naɪt wəns hi gɑt ˈhɑrpər tɪ tu straɪks: ˈhɑrpər ʧeɪs ðə sˈlaɪdər ɪn ðə dərt, bət ju ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt tɪ pʊt ɪt ˈɛniˌwɛr nɪr ðə straɪk zoʊn, laɪk ˈʤulioʊ ˌtɛhərˈɑn traɪd tɪ du wɪθ tu straɪks ɔn ˈoʊpənɪŋ deɪ: riˈgrup. ˈhɑrpər kɪlz ɔl ˈfæstˌbɔlz, əˈspɛʃəli ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈsaɪd tu, soʊ krɔs aʊt ɔl ðoʊz wɪθ tu straɪks. ʤɪst æsk ˈmɔrɪs. gɑt ˈmeɪbi ðə bɛst aɪ ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl, soʊ ənd ˈbreɪkɪŋ stəf ɪn ðə dərt wɪθ tu straɪks ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ʤɪst ə weɪst pɪʧ; brɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə straɪk zoʊn ənd ðeɪ krəʃt. ʤɪst æsk ˌtɛhərˈɑn. ˈrənɪŋ aʊt əv ˈɔpʃənz hir. ʤɪst si haʊ dɪd ɪt læst naɪt. fərst pɪʧ wɑz ə ˈsɪŋkər ˈoʊvər ðə pleɪt fər straɪk wən. ˈsɛkənd pɪʧ lʊkt laɪk ðɪs: ˈlɪtəl ˈsɪŋkər, haɪ, ˈteɪkən fər bɔl wən. gɑt ˈhɑrpər tɪ swɪŋ θru əˈnəðər ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd ˈsɪŋkər ˈæftər ðɪs, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə kaʊnt tɪ ðə pɪʧ wɑz ʃoʊn əˈbəv ðə sˈlaɪdər ɪn ðə dərt ðət ˈhɑrpər leɪd ɔf. ðɛn æt geɪv ˈhɑrpər hɪz fərst ˈstraɪˌkaʊt əv ðə jɪr, ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪm tɪ lʊk æt ðɪs pɪʧ: weɪt, wət? *lʊks æt ˈsɪŋkər ˈteɪkən fər *lʊks æt ˈsɪŋkər ˈteɪkən fər uh…*… ðə bʊk ɔn haʊ tɪ straɪk aʊt braɪs ˈhɑrpər ɪn 2016 noʊ ˈpɪʧɪz əˈweɪ, noʊ ˈfæstˌbɔlz ˌɪnˈsaɪd noʊ ˈfæstˌbɔlz ˈɛniˌwɛr ˈoʊvər ðə pleɪt ˈrɪli noʊ ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈpɪʧɪz ɪn ðə dərt, noʊ ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈpɪʧɪz ˈoʊvər ðə pleɪt, gɪt ə kɔld θərd straɪk ɔn ə pɪʧ ðət wɑz ə bɔl tu ˈpɪʧɪz əˈgoʊ. simz ˈizi ɪˈnəf. gʊd lək!
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bryce harper’s at-bats have become events. maybe more so than any other player in baseball, a harper at-bat is the kind of thing that you set an alert for on mlb.tv so you can switch over to the nationals’ feed when he comes up. he averaged more than four pitches per plate appearance last year, so you’re probably getting your money’s worth, and the allure of seeing a baseball hit 450 to center is ever present. a harper at-bat is a spectacle, not only because of the raw power, but because of the craft.
i was one of those people keeping tabs on each harper at-bat yesterday, except this time it wasn’t because i was enticed by the power. this time, it was because i wanted to see if he’d strike out. he did. which is a pretty normal thing for baseball players to do. except this time, it was noteworthy, because harper hadn’t yet struck out this year. entering the game, he was just one of two qualified hitters to have not yet k’d, and the other was melky cabrera, who never k’s. cabrera’s offensive game is built around putting the bat on the ball, without much care for authority. harper is all about authority, and it’s already been on display, which makes his strikeout-averse start to the season feel like it means more than cabrera’s.
harper went 21 plate appearances into the season without being sat down on strikes, a streak which lasted four games and then some. last year, he only went four games without a strikeout once, and never beyond that. last year’s streak lasted 22 place appearances. there was a 22-plate-appearance run in 2013. he didn’t set any personal records — though if you want to get technical, you could extend back to last year and say he actually went 28 consecutive plate appearances without a whiff — but it also means the first we’ve seen of harper this year is, in this one particular way, harper at his best. for a 23-year-old coming off a historic mvp season, that’s fun, because we spent the offseason wondering what he’d do next. maybe it’s “never strike out.”
strikeout rate is the quickest offensive outcome to stabilize, meaning, it’s the area in which we can say with more certainty that a player has changed his true-talent ability earlier than any other. even then, strikeout rate doesn’t stabilize until around 60 plate appearances, and harper is only at 23, so we’re barely a third of the way there. yet, the forecasts have already changed somewhat to reflect his start. his rest-of-season projection, meaning the best estimation of his true-talent level, have already shaved his strikeout rate by half a percentage point. that’s small, but it’s something. now, the projections believe harper will finish 2016 with a career-best strikeout rate. just one week ago, harper was not projected to finish the season with a career-best strikeout rate. even if he strikes out at a career-average rate starting tomorrow for the next 40 plate appearances, he’ll hit the 60 plate appearance mark with a strikeout rate around 15% — far smaller than we’ve seen from him or could have expected.
i’m not trying to make too much out of this — i’m well aware we’re five games into the season; nothing is definitive yet — i’m just saying, strikeout rate is the first thing we can look at for changes in a hitter’s true-talent ability, and thus far, harper’s strikeout rate has been among baseball’s most positive outliers.
pitchers tried, but for 21 plate appearances, they couldn’t do it. bryce harper wouldn’t let them strike him out. since pitchers haven’t been able to figure what to do, at the very least we can see what not to do. let’s use the process of elimination to see what the best method is for striking out bryce harper in 2016.
the first thing you’re gonna wanna do — you being an mlb pitcher with incentive to strike out bryce harper, in this case — is not put any pitches on the outer-half of the plate. that’s, like, step one of the “pitching to bryce harper” handbook. harper slugged .929 on contact against outer-half pitches last year, second-best in the baseball. let harper extend his arms, and you’re not going to like what comes of it. so, stay inside.
but maybe don’t stay inside with a fastball. harper slugged .712 on fastballs last year — also second-best in baseball — and it’s not like just because his favorite pitch is the outside pitch that he can’t speed up the swing for the inside pitch. bryan morris got harper to two strikes a few days ago and tried to come in with the fastball, and this happened:
so, two strikes: probably don’t wanna go fastball, definitely don’t wanna go outer-half, probably don’t wanna come inner-half, either.
ok. guess that means offspeed stuff. maybe a slider, low and away. that’s a go-to strikeout pitch. a tried-and-true classic. except, harper has one of the best batting eyes in baseball. last year, his 19% walk rate was topped only by joey votto. this year, he’s walked in 30% of his plate appearances, more than anyone. he’s been ultra-selective with his swings this season, especially on pitches out of the zone. his o-swing% is the second-best in baseball. so you’re probably not gonna get him to chase that slider in the dirt that other batters might chase, like eric o’flaherty tried to do last night once he got harper to two strikes:
harper won’t chase the slider in the dirt, but you also don’t want to put it anywhere near the strike zone, like julio teheran tried to do with two strikes on opening day:
let’s regroup. harper kills all fastballs, especially outside, but also inside too, so cross out all those with two strikes. just ask morris. harper’s got maybe the best eye in baseball, so offspeed and breaking stuff in the dirt with two strikes is probably just a waste pitch; bring ’em into the strike zone and they crushed. just ask teheran. we’re running out of options here. let’s just see how o’flaherty did it last night.
first pitch was a sinker over the plate for strike one. second pitch looked like this:
little sinker, high, taken for ball one. o’flaherty got harper to swing through another elevated sinker after this, bringing the count to 1-2. the 1-2 pitch was shown above — that’s the slider in the dirt that harper laid off. then at 2-2, o’flaherty gave harper his first strikeout of the year, getting him to look at this pitch:
wait, what?
*looks at 0-1 sinker taken for ball*
*looks at 2-2 sinker taken for strike*
uh…
here’s the book on how to strike out bryce harper in 2016: no pitches away, no fastballs inside — no fastballs anywhere over the plate really — no breaking pitches in the dirt, no breaking pitches over the plate, get a called third strike on a pitch that was a ball two pitches ago. seems easy enough. good luck!
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ˈʤɑnəθən tɑuz ɪz ˈgɪvɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə pleɪs ðət hɛlpt ɪm bɪˈkəm wən əv ðə ˈbraɪtəst stɑrz. ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈblæˌkhɔks ˈkæptən ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd 1 ˈmɪljən tɪ ðə dəˈkoʊtə kəmˈjunɪti ˈsɛntər ɪn hɪz ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn əv ˈwɪnɪpəg, ðə fəˈsɪlɪti əˈnaʊnst ɪn ə riˈlis ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. (ˈkərtəsi: dəˈkoʊtə kəmˈjunɪti ˈsɛntər) tɑuz' gɪft ɪz ðə ˈpraɪvət doʊˈneɪʃən tɪ ə kəmˈjunɪti ˈsɛnər ɪn ˌmænɪˈtoʊbə. ɪt wɪl bi pʊt təˈwɔrd ðə "dəˈkoʊtə fˈjuʧərz ˈkæpɪtəl" kæmˈpeɪn, ən ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ðət wɪl səˈpɔrt ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ə nu fʊt fild haʊs ənd fˈjuʧər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɔn ðə ˈsɛnərz ˈkæmpəs. hil ˈɔlsoʊ sərv ɛz ðə kæmˈpeɪnz ˈɑnərˌɛri ʧɛr. ðə ˈsɛnərz ˈpraɪˌmɛri fəˈsɪlɪti wɑz neɪmd ðə ˈʤɑnəθən tɑuz ɪn 2010 ˈæftər ðə ˈblæˌkhɔks ˈsɛnər wən hɪz fərst ˈstænli kəp ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. "frəm maɪ ˈərliəst deɪz pleɪɪŋ ˈhɑki, dəˈkoʊtə kəmˈjunɪti ˈsɛntər həz ˈɔlˌweɪz pleɪd ə ˈpɪvətəl roʊl ɪn maɪ ˈəpˌbrɪŋɪŋ ənd maɪ kərɪr", tɑuz sɛd. "təˈdeɪ, aɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi ˈɑnərd tɪ hæv maɪ neɪm əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ɔn ðə dəˈkoʊtə ˈkæmpəs. maɪ ˈpɛrənts hæv ˌɪnˈstɪld ɪn mi ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈgɪvɪŋ bæk, ənd aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ɪn səˈpɔrtɪŋ dəˈkoʊtə, wi wɪl si ˈɛndləs ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz fər ðə kəmˈjunɪti ˈsɛnərz fˈjuʧər ənd ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən ɪn ðə lɪvz əv ɑr kəmˈjunɪti ˈmɛmbərz."
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jonathan toews is giving back to the place that helped him become one of the nhl's brightest stars.
the chicago blackhawks captain donated $1 million to the dakota community centre in his hometown of winnipeg, the facility announced in a release wednesday.
(courtesy: dakota community centre)
toews' gift is the largest-ever private donation to a community center in manitoba. it will be put toward the "dakota futures capital" campaign, an initiative that will support the construction of a new 60,000-square foot field house and future development on the center's campus.
he'll also serve as the campaign's honorary chair.
the center's primary facility was named the jonathan toews sportsplex in 2010 after the blackhawks center won his first stanley cup championship.
"from my earliest days playing hockey, dakota community centre has always played a pivotal role in my upbringing and my career", toews said.
"today, i continue to be honored to have my name associated with the sportsplex on the dakota campus. my parents have instilled in me the importance of giving back, and i believe that in supporting dakota, we will see endless possibilities for the community center's future and transformation in the lives of our community members."
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ɪf ə ˈsɪŋgəl deɪ haɪk ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ˈɛmˈti reɪˈnɪr ˈnæʃənəl pɑrk ðət ˈɔfərz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ ˈvɪzɪtərz, ðə ˈskaɪˌlaɪn treɪl æt ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs. ðɪs maɪl lup ɪz ən ˈɛksələnt ʧæns tɪ si ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈbjutəfəl trits əv ˈɛmˈti. reɪˈnɪr ɔl æt wəns; frəm ðə ˈsəmər ˈwaɪldˌflaʊrz tɪ ðə ˈgleɪʃərz. ðɪs haɪk jildz ˈkloʊˌsəp vjuz əv reɪˈnɪr, ˈməltəpəl ˈwɔtərˌfɔlz, ˈælˌpaɪn ˈmɛˌdoʊz, ənd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ kæʧ ə glɪmps əv ˈneɪbərɪŋ piks ˈɛmˈti. ˈædəmz, ˈɛmˈti. st*. ˈhɛlənz, ənd, ɔn ə klɪr deɪ, ˈivɪn ˈɛmˈti. hʊd. ðə haɪk bɪˈgɪnz bɪˈhaɪnd ˈʤæksən ˈvɪzɪtər ˈsɛnər æt ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈvɪzɪtərz kən ˈɔlsoʊ kæʧ əp wɪθ ðə treɪl bɪˈhaɪnd ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ɪn. bi ʃʊr tɪ kip ə gʊd aɪ ɔn ðə mæp ənd saɪn ˈmɑrkɪŋz æt ðɪs pɔɪnt; ðɛr ər soʊ ˈmɛni treɪlz dɪˈpɑrtɪŋ frəm ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt æt ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ðət ˈizi tɪ kənfˈjuz ðɛm. ˈhaɪkərz kən pɪk əp fri treɪl mæps ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈvɪzɪtər ˈsɛnər, ər prɪnt aʊt ɑr ˈhændi ˈvərʒən soʊ ju kən hɪt ðə treɪl ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. ˈləkəli, ˈskaɪˌlaɪn treɪl ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ wɛl mɑrkt θruaʊt ðə lɛŋθ əv ðə treɪl. ðə lup ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli hɛdz ɪn 2 dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz frəm ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt, soʊ ˈhaɪkərz hæv ðə ˈɔpʃən əv ˈhɛdɪŋ nɔrθ ənd sˈlaɪtli wɛst ənd ˈpæsɪŋ ˈɑltə ˈvɪstə fərst, ər ˈhɛdɪŋ ˌnɔrˈθist təˈwɔrdz ˈmərtəl fɔlz. aɪ prɪˈfər tɪ hɛd tɪ ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛst, wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ˈhaɪkərz tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ˌpænərˈæmə pɔɪnt, ənd stɪl hæv ðə ˈɔpʃən əv ˈtərnɪŋ bæk æt ˈgoʊldən geɪt treɪl ɪf laɪk tɪ ˈʃɔrtən ðɛr ˈhaɪkɪŋ ˈdɪstəns. ˈhaɪkərz wɪl hɛd əp ðə hɪl raɪt frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ənd wɪl ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli hæv ðə ʧæns tɪ kəmˈplit ə fju saɪd haɪks (mɑrkt ɪn blu ɔn ɑr treɪl mæp). ðə ˈɑltə ˈvɪstə treɪl ʃuts ɔf tɪ jʊr raɪt ənd θru ə ˈmɛˌdoʊ ˌbiˈfɔr kəˈnɛktɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈskaɪˌlaɪn treɪl əˈgɛn. ˈfərðər əˈhɛd, ˈhaɪkərz wɪl faɪnd ˈgleɪʃər ˈvɪstə tɪ ðə lɛft. ə ʃɔrt maɪl ˈditʊr æt 6300 fit ɪn ˌɛləˈveɪʃən, ˈgleɪʃər ˈvɪstə əˈlaʊz ˈvɪzɪtərz ə mægˈnɪfɪsənt vju əv ðə ˈgleɪʃər ˈsɪtɪŋ bɪˈniθ ðə pik əv ˈɛmˈti. reɪˈnɪr. hɛd əp tɪ ˌpænərˈæmə pɔɪnt, wɛr ðə haɪk gɪts kloʊz tɪ ɪts pik ˌɛləˈveɪʃən (ənd jʊr ˈoʊnli ʧæns əˈlɔŋ ðə treɪl tɪ juz ə ˈtɔɪlət, ɪf ˈnidɪd). pərʧt æt 6800 fit, ˌpænərˈæmə pɔɪnt ɪz wɛr ðə vjuz goʊ frəm ˈwəndərfəl tɪ ˈbrɛθˌteɪkɪŋ. ˈtərnɪŋ ðɛr bæks tɪ ˈɛmˈti reɪˈnɪr ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ðə saʊθ, ˈhaɪkərz kən si ˈɛmˈti. st*. ˈhɛlənz tɪ ðə raɪt, ˈɛmˈti. ˈædəmz tɪ ðə lɛft, ənd bɪtˈwin ðiz tu piks ənd məʧ ˈfərðər əˈweɪ sɪts ˈɛmˈti. hʊd, ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈbɔrdər ənd əˈbaʊt 96 maɪəlz frəm ˈɛmˈti. reɪˈnɪr. ðə treɪl livz ˌpænərˈæmə pɔɪnt ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bɪˈgɪnz tɪ dɪˈsɛnd ənd hɛd bæk təˈwɔrdz ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs. ðoʊz ˈhaɪkərz nɑt traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈɛkˌstrækt ˈɛvəri læst maɪl wɪl hæv ə ʧæns tɪ teɪk ðə ˈʃɔrtˌkət bæk tɪ ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ˈviə ðə ˈgoʊldən geɪt treɪl, ə pæθ tɪ ˈmərtəl fɔlz θru əˈnəðər ˈbjutəfəl sˈloʊpɪŋ ˈmɛˌdoʊ ðət ɪz əˈbaʊt 1 maɪl ˈʃɔrtər ðən ðə meɪn ˈskaɪˌlaɪn treɪl. ðoʊz hu ʧuz tɪ stɪk ɪt aʊt ənd kənˈtɪnju ɔn ər rɪˈwɔrdɪd wɪθ ə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ fɔlz, ə 155 ˈwɔtərˌfɔl kæˈskeɪdɪŋ daʊn ə ˈrɑki feɪs. ðə ˈskaɪˌlaɪn treɪl kənˈtɪnjuz ɔn frəm fɔlz ənd bɪˈgɪnz tɪ hɛd ˌsaʊθˈwɛst naʊ, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈmitɪŋ bæk əp wɪθ ðə ˈgoʊldən geɪt treɪl. boʊθ treɪlz mit æt ˈmərtəl fɔlz, ə 60 ˈwɔtərˌfɔl ˈɔfərɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈfaɪnəst ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ɪn ðə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ˈɛriə. ˈæftər ˈmərtəl fɔlz, ˈhaɪkərz hæv ə ʃɔrt hæf maɪl wɔk daʊn ðə hɪl tɪ əraɪv bæk æt ðə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt. ˈævərɪʤ ˈhaɪkɪŋ taɪm tɛndz tɪ bi əˈbaʊt 4 tɪ 5 aʊərz, bət fəˈtɑgrəfərz, saɪd ˈhaɪkərz, ənd sloʊər peɪst ˈhaɪkərz ʃʊd əˈlaʊ səm ˈɛkstrə taɪm. ˈləkəli, ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ɪz ˈoʊpən ənˈtɪl frəm ənˈtɪl mid-september*, soʊ ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ ər ˈərli ˌæftərˈnun ju ʃʊd bi ˈoʊˈkeɪ (ðoʊ wi ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈərliər tɪ mɪs ðə ˌæftərˈnun kraʊdz). bi ˈsərtən tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈhaɪkɪŋ ɛˈsɛnʃəlz, ənd bi əˈspɛʃəli ˈkɛrfəl nɪr ˈɛni snoʊ ənd aɪs ˈpæʧɪz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ənd ɛnd əv ðə ˈhaɪkɪŋ ˈsizən. ˈsizən: ˈmoʊstli frəm tɪ lɛŋθ: maɪl lup ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti: ˈmɑdərˌeɪt vərˈaɪəti: lup ˌɛləˈveɪʃən geɪn: 1700 haɪəst pɔɪnt: ˈrəfli 6800 tɪ 7000 nɪr ˌpænərˈæmə pɔɪnt mæps: usgs*: maʊnt reɪˈnɪr ist, grin treɪlz: ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ˈoʊpən tɪ: ˈhaɪkərz ˈoʊnli (noʊ pɛts ɪn ˈnæʃənəl pɑrk) ˈpæsɪz ənd ˈpərˌmɪts: ˈɛmˈti reɪˈnɪr ˈnæʃənəl pɑrks pæs ər əˈmɛrɪkə ðə ˈbjutəfəl pæs ˈævərɪʤ haɪk taɪm: aʊərz
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if there’s a single day hike inside of mt rainier national park that offers a little bit of everything to visitors, the skyline trail at paradise. this 5.5 mile loop is an excellent chance to see many of the beautiful treats of mt. rainier all at once; from the summer wildflowers to the year-round glaciers. this hike yields close-up views of rainier, multiple waterfalls, alpine meadows, and the opportunity to catch a glimpse of neighboring peaks mt. adams, mt. st. helens, and, on a clear day, even mt. hood.
the hike begins behind jackson visitor center at paradise, although visitors can also catch up with the trail behind paradise inn. be sure to keep a good eye on the map and sign markings at this point; there are so many trails departing from the parking lot at paradise that easy to confuse them. hikers can pick up free trail maps inside the visitor center, or print out our handy color-coded version so you can hit the trail immediately. luckily, skyline trail is also well marked throughout the length of the trail.
the loop immediately heads in 2 directions from the parking lot, so hikers have the option of heading north and slightly west and passing alta vista first, or heading northeast towards myrtle falls. i prefer to head to the northwest, which allows hikers to visit panorama point, and still have the option of turning back at golden gate trail if they’d like to shorten their hiking distance. hikers will head up the hill right from the beginning and will immediately have the chance to complete a few side hikes (marked in blue on our trail map). the alta vista trail shoots off to your right and through a meadow before connecting with the skyline trail again. further ahead, hikers will find glacier vista to the left. a short 0.2 mile detour at 6300 feet in elevation, glacier vista allows visitors a magnificent view of the nisqually glacier sitting beneath the peak of mt. rainier.
head up to panorama point, where the hike gets close to its peak elevation (and your only chance along the trail to use a toilet, if needed). perched at 6800 feet, panorama point is where the views go from wonderful to breathtaking. turning their backs to mt rainier and looking to the south, hikers can see mt. st. helens to the right, mt. adams to the left, and between these two peaks and much further away sits mt. hood, located across the oregon border and about 96 miles from mt. rainier.
the trail leaves panorama point and eventually begins to descend and head back towards paradise. those hikers not trying to extract every last mile will have a chance to take the shortcut back to paradise via the golden gate trail, a path to myrtle falls through another beautiful sloping meadow that is about 1 mile shorter than the main skyline trail. those who choose to stick it out and continue on are rewarded with a visit to sluiskin falls, a 155 ft waterfall cascading down a rocky face. the skyline trail continues on from sluiskin falls and begins to head southwest now, eventually meeting back up with the golden gate trail. both trails meet at myrtle falls, a 60 ft waterfall offering one of the finest photo opportunities in the paradise area. after myrtle falls, hikers have a short half mile walk down the hill to arrive back at the paradise parking lot. average hiking time tends to be about 4 to 5 hours, but photographers, side hikers, and slower paced hikers should allow some extra time. luckily, paradise is open until 7pm from mid-june until mid-september, so as long as you get started in the morning or early afternoon you should be ok (though we recommend starting earlier to miss the afternoon crowds). be certain to bring the hiking essentials, and be especially careful near any snow and ice patches, particularly at the beginning and end of the hiking season.
season: mostly snow-free from mid-july to mid-october
length: 5.5 mile loop
difficulty: moderate
variety: loop
elevation gain: 1700 ft
highest point: roughly 6800 ft to 7000 ft near panorama point
maps: usgs: mount rainier east, green trails: #270s paradise
open to: hikers only (no pets in national park)
passes and permits: mt rainier national parks pass or america the beautiful pass
average hike time: 4.5 hours
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it’s* bɪn ə lɔŋ taɪm sɪns ðə sɪksθ sɛns ʧeɪnʤd ðə weɪ wi θɪŋk əˈbaʊt twɪst ˈɛndɪŋz, ənd ɛm. naɪt həz bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ riˈkæpʧər ðət ˈmæʤɪk ˈɛvər sɪns. hɪz ˈleɪtəst ˈɛfərt? ˈʃutɪŋ ə ˈmuvi ɪn ˈsikrɪt. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd timd əp wɪθ productions’*’ ˈʤeɪsən blum (ˌɪnˈsɪˌdiəs, ˈsɪnɪstər) tɪ ʃut ðə fɪlm, dəbd ðə ˈvɪzɪt, ˈlɑrʤli ɪn fashion,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdɛˌdlaɪn. ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈpɪkʧərz həz naʊ pɪkt əp ðə ˈmuvi wɪθ ə θiˈætrɪkəl ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈpɛnsəld ɪn fər sɛpt. 11 2015 ðə veɪg sɪˈnɑpsɪs, wɪʧ ˈdɛfənətli livz ɪˈnəf ˈwɪgəl rum fər səm bɪg twɪsts: ðə ˈvɪzɪt ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ə ˈbrəðər ənd ˈsɪstər hu ər sɛnt tɪ ðɛr grandparents’*’ rɪˈmoʊt ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə fɑrm fər ə ˈwiˌklɔŋ trɪp. wəns ðə ˈʧɪldrən dɪˈskəvər ðət ðə ˈɛldərli ˈkəpəl ɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdipli dɪˈstərbɪŋ, ðeɪ si ðɛr ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈgɪtɪŋ bæk hoʊm ər groʊɪŋ sˈmɔlər ˈɛvəri deɪ. ðoʊ ənˈbreɪkəbəl wɑz, ædˈmɪtɪdli, ˈɔsəm, ˈmɑnstər flɑps laɪk ˈæftər ərθ, ðə ˈhæpənɪŋ ənd ðə læst ˈrɪli meɪk ju ˈwəndər ɪf ɪz stɪl ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈtruli gʊd ˈmuvi ˌɛniˈmɔr. wɪθ ðə ˈvɪzɪt, ɪt saʊnz laɪk traɪɪŋ tɪ tæp ˈɪntu ðət staɪl ðət prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən fər ðə sɪksθ sɛns. ɔˈrɛdi ˈpruvən ə bɪg ˈbəʤɪt meɪk ə gʊd ˈmuvi, soʊ ˈmeɪbi bɛr boʊnz ɪz ðə ˈmæʤɪk trɪk hi nidz. du ju θɪŋk ə fɪlm wɪl ˈfaɪnəli rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə tɔp? (ˈviə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn)
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it’s been a long time since the sixth sense changed the way we think about twist endings, and m. night shyamalan has been trying to recapture that magic ever since. his latest effort? shooting a movie in secret.
shyamalan self-financed the project and teamed up with blumhouse productions’ jason blum (insidious, sinister) to shoot the film, dubbed the visit, largely in “covert fashion,” according to deadline. universal pictures has now picked up the movie with a theatrical opening penciled in for sept. 11, 2015.
here’s the vague synopsis, which definitely leaves enough wiggle room for some big twists:
the visit focuses on a brother and sister who are sent to their grandparents’ remote pennsylvania farm for a weeklong trip. once the children discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing, they see their chances of getting back home are growing smaller every day.
though unbreakable was, admittedly, awesome, monster flops like after earth, the happening and the last airbender really make you wonder if shyamalan is still capable of making a truly good movie anymore. with the visit, it sounds like he’s trying to tap into that low-budget style that provided the inspiration for the sixth sense. he’s already proven a big budget doesn’t make a good movie, so maybe bare bones is the magic trick he needs.
do you think a super-secret film will finally return shyamalan to the top?
(via deadline)
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ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts noʊ noʊ rɪˈmɔrs. ðeɪ kɪl ˈʧɪldrən, tiʧ ˈʧɪldrən tɪ kɪl, ənd ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə dɛθs əv ˈɪnəsənts. ə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən əˈθɔrəti (pɑ) əˈfɪʃəl ˈkloʊsli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈmæmud əˈbɑs əraɪvd æt ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ tɛnt əv ðə ˈfæməli huz ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst sən slɪt ðə θroʊt əv ə ˌɪzˈreɪli gərl ɪn hər bɛd. ðə əˈfɪʃəl keɪm tɪ peɪ hɪz rɪˈspɛkts ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə pɑ, wɪʧ ˈfəndɪd ðə tɛnt. ˈfɑtə flægz wər flaɪɪŋ ˈoʊvərˈhɛd ɪn ˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst hu wɑz kɪld baɪ ə ˈrɛskju tim ðət dɪd nɑt meɪk ɪt ɪn taɪm tɪ seɪv ðə gərl. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈmərdər, ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈmidiə wɔʧ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈfɑtə dɪˈklɛrd ðə ˈkɪlər ə ““shahid”*”, wɪʧ minz ˈmɑrtər; waɪl hɪz ˈməðər dɪˈklɛrd: sən ɪz ə ˈhɪroʊ. hi meɪd mi praʊd. maɪ sən daɪd ɛz ə ˈmɑrtər dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ʤərˈusələm ənd ðə mɔsk. preɪz bi tɪ ˈɑlə, lɔrd əv ðə wərldz, hi [maɪ sən] həz ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈmɑrtərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈwɪlɪŋ, ɔl əv ðɛm wɪl ˈfɑloʊ ðɪs pæθ, ɔl ðə juθ əv ˈpæləˌstaɪn. ˈɑlə bi praised.”*.” əˈθɔrəti fəndz ˈmɔrnɪŋ tɛnt fər ˈtɛrərɪst hu stæbd ˌɪzˈreɪli gərl tɪ dɛθ; ˈfɑtə əˈfɪʃəl əraɪvz tɪ peɪ ˈtrɪbjut tɪ family”*”, baɪ ˈruθi blum, algemeiner*, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 4 2016
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palestinian jihadists know no remorse. they kill children, teach children to kill, and celebrate the deaths of innocents.
a palestinian authority (pa) official closely associated with president mahmoud abbas arrived at the mourning tent of the family whose jihadist son slit the throat of a 13-year-old israeli girl in her bed. the official came to pay his respects on behalf of the pa, which funded the tent. fatah flags were flying overhead in tribute to the 19-year-old jihadist who was killed by a rescue team that did not make it in time to save the girl.
following the murder, palestinian media watch reported that fatah declared the killer a “shahid”, which means martyr; while his mother declared:
“my son is a hero. he made me proud. my son died as a martyr defending jerusalem and the al-aqsa mosque. praise be to allah, lord of the worlds, he [my son] has joined the martyrs before him…allah willing, all of them will follow this path, all the youth of palestine. allah be praised.”
“palestinian authority funds mourning tent for terrorist who stabbed 13-year-old israeli girl to death; fatah official arrives to pay tribute to family”, by ruthie blum, algemeiner, july 4, 2016:
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ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ həz ən ˌɛnˈlaɪtənɪŋ lʊk æt ðə ˈdætə ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ðət ɪz ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ swɪʧ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz grup ɪn ə ˈmænər ðət maɪt kɔl tɪ maɪnd fɔrt nɑks. (ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈfoʊˌtoʊz frəm ˌɪnˈsaɪd) ðə ˈkəmpəˌni boʊsts əv ˈhævɪŋ prəˈvaɪdɪd 100 pərˈsɛnt ˈoʊvər ðə pæst faɪv jɪrz ənd biɪŋ ˈfʊli priˈpɛrd fər ˈɛni kənˈtɪnʤənsi, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əv fjuəl fər ˈimərʤənsi ˈbæˌkəp ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtərz. hɪrz ə sˈnɪpət frəm ðə ˈstɔri: wət ɪf ðə paʊər frəm ðə juˈtɪləti grɪd ɪz ˌɪntərˈəptɪd? ˈdizəl ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtərz kən ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt 140 ˈmɛgəˌwɑts əv paʊər. əˈbaʊt ˈgælənz əv fjuəl ɪz stɔrd fər iʧ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtər, wɪʧ kʊd kip ðə fəˈsɪlɪti goʊɪŋ fər "ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm," (swɪʧ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʤeɪsən) ˈmɛndənˌhɔl sɪz. wət ɪf ðət fjuəl rənz aʊt? ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɛz ə "tir fəˈsɪlɪti ðə ˈoʊnli tir 1 fəˈsɪlɪti ɪn nəˈvɑdə ɪz ˈhuvər dæm həz praɪˈɔrəti tɪ steɪ ɪn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ðət ɪz haɪər ðən ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz, ˈmɛndənˌhɔl sɛd. ɪts sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌpərsəˈnɛl, hi sɛd, ər ˈɔθərˌaɪzd ɪn ən ˈimərʤənsi "tɪ ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪt fjuəl ɪf ðeɪ hæv tɪ." dɪz ðət læst pɑrt min wət aɪ θɪŋk ɪt minz? aɪ gɛs ˈəŋkəl sæm ˈrɪli dɪz hæv mɔr ðən ə ˈpæsɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðɪs pleɪs. ˈwɛlkəm ˈrɛgjələrz ənd ˈpæsərzbi. hir ər ə fju mɔr ˈrisənt ˈaɪtəmz. ənd, ɪf laɪk tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈviə ˈiˌmeɪl ˈnuzˌlɛtər, wɛr tɪ saɪn əp. ˈfɑloʊ mi ɔn tˈwɪtər hir.
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the wall street journal this morning has an enlightening look at the ultra-secure supernap data center in las vegas that is operated by switch communications group in a manner that might call to mind fort knox.
(a collection of photos from inside supernap)
the company boasts of having provided 100 percent uptime over the past five years and being fully prepared for any contingency, including a shortage of fuel for emergency backup generators. here's a snippet from the story:
what if the power from the utility grid is interrupted? supernap's 50-odd diesel generators can generate 140 megawatts of power. about 7,000 gallons of fuel is stored for each generator, which could keep the facility going for "a significant amount of time," (switch executive vice president jason) mendenhall says.
what if that fuel runs out? designated by the government as a "tier 2″ facility - the only tier 1 facility in nevada is hoover dam - supernap has priority to stay in operation that is higher than hospitals, mendenhall said. its security personnel, he said, are authorized in an emergency "to confiscate fuel if they have to."
does that last part mean what i think it means?
i guess uncle sam really does have more than a passing interest in this place.
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ˈoʊvər 800 ˈpipəl əˈkrɔs ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts tʊk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ə ˈnɑvəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn dil tɪ gɪt ə ˈdɪskaʊnt ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəlz ɔn ðɛr ˈrufˌtɑps. wən əv əˈmɛrɪkəz tɔp ˈsoʊlər ˈkəmpəˌniz,, wɪθ ðə ˈkuˌpɔn ˈwɛbˌsaɪt fər ðə ˈɔfər. fər praɪs əv ə ˈrɛgjələr kəp əv ˈkɔfi æt kʊd gɪt 400 ɔf ə ˈsoʊlər ˈkɑnˌtrækt ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəl kənˈsəltɪŋ, ˈsərˌveɪɪŋ, ˈkəstəm dɪˈzaɪn ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ənd ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈkəstəmər ˈsərvɪs. ɪt wərks aʊt tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ θri tɪ fɔr mənθs əv fri ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti. ðə dil ræn θru ʤun ənd ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ənd pʊt ˈsoʊlər ɔn ðə ˈreɪˌdɑr fər ˈmɪljənz əv ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈʃɑpərz hu maɪt ˈnɔrməli ˈvɪzɪt ˈwɛbˌsaɪt fər dilz ɔn hoʊˈtɛlz ər manicures*. "ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈvɛri wɛl ənd ðə rɪˈspɑns ɪkˈsidɪd ɑr ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz," sɛd ˈʤɑnəθən bæs, vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz fər, ə ˈkəmpəˌni ʧɛrd baɪ məsk əv ˈtɛzlə ˈmoʊtərz ənd feɪm. ðə dil ˈwəzənt fərst ˈfɔreɪ ˈɪntu ˈsoʊlər ɪt wɑz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst. ðə ˈdɪskaʊnt wɑz ˈɔfərd tɪ ˈkəstəmərz ɪn 15 steɪts, ənd kəmz æt ə taɪm əv ˈraɪzɪŋ ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv ˈsoʊlər paʊər, əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈvərʒən. ɪn 2008 ðɛr wɑz ˈoʊnli 78 ˈmɛgəˌwɑts əv ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌfoʊtəˌvoʊlˈteɪɪk ˈsoʊlər əp ənd ˈrənɪŋ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə treɪd grup ˈsoʊlər ˈɛnərʤi ˈɪndəstriz tɪ paʊər mɔr ðən hoʊmz. æt əˈbaʊt ðə seɪm taɪm, ˈstɑrtɪd ɪts ˈsoʊlər ˈlisɪŋ plæn. ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈstrimˌlaɪnd ˈrufˌtɑp ˈsoʊlər ˈækˌsɛs tɪ kənˈsumərz, ˈɔfərd loʊər ˈəpˌfrənt kɔsts ðən ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəl ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ənd ˈəltəmətli hɛlpt spɑrk ðə raɪz əv ˈsɪmələr ˈkəmpəˌniz. faɪv jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ɪn 2013 ðə ˈnəmbər əv nu ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈsoʊlər ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃənz trækt baɪ ʤəmpt ˈtɛnˌfoʊld. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət taɪm, ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈævərɪʤ praɪs əv ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəmz ˈpləmətɪd frəm əˈprɑksəmətli 8 pər wɑt ɪn 2008 tɪ əraʊnd 3 pər wɑt. təˈdeɪ, baɪɪŋ ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəlz kən kɔst əp tɪ ɛz məʧ ɛz ə nu kɑr. ˈsoʊlər ˈlisɪŋ kən drɔp ðət ˌɪˈnɪʃəl kɔst tɪ ˈziroʊ. peɪ ə ˈmənθli fi ənd sərˈɛndər ðɛr riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi tæks ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz tɪ ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈkəmpəˌni. ɪn moʊst steɪts ˈsoʊlər ˈoʊnərz kən gɪt breɪks ɔn ðɛr juˈtɪləti bɪlz baɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ ðə paʊər ðeɪ doʊnt juz tɪ ðə grɪd. paʊər ˈkəmpəˌniz meɪk ðɛr ˈməni ˈsɛlɪŋ ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti tɪ ɛnd ˈbustɪŋ ðɛr ˈprɑfɪts baɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti æt ðɛr oʊn ˈfɑsəl fjuəl plænts. ðeɪ si ðə raɪz əv ˈrufˌtɑp ˈsoʊlər ənd ˈəðər fɔrmz əv ˈɛnərʤi, kɔld dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈɛnərʤi, ɛz ə θrɛt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ rɪˈdus ðə nid fər paʊər frəm ðə grɪd. ðə ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs ˈkəmpəˌni ənd ˈəðər juˈtɪlətiz ər ˈfaɪtɪŋ bæk baɪ traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz ˈɛkstrə fiz ɔn ˈsoʊlər ˈjuzərz pləgd ˈɪntu ðə grɪd. ðə juˈtɪlətiz' kənˈsərnz ər nɑt ənˈfaʊndɪd. ɪn ˈʤərməni, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, klin ˈɛnərʤi əˈkaʊnts fər mɔr ðən ə kˈwɔrtər əv ðə ˈɛnərʤi səˈplaɪ. dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈsoʊlər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən hɛlpt draɪv məʧ əv ðət ˈɔlsoʊ həz kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə drɔp ɪn juˈtɪlətiz' ˈmɑrkɪt ʃɛr ənd hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈpləmət ɪn ˈrɛvəˌnuz. ˈpraɪvət ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz oʊn əˈbaʊt mɔr ðən ə θərd əv ðə ˈkəntriz kəˈpæsɪti, waɪl ɪts bɪg fɔr juˈtɪlətiz meɪk əp əˈbaʊt 5 pərˈsɛnt. dɪˈspaɪt ðə əˈgɛnst ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈsoʊlər ˈjuzərz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈbɪznɪs ɪz θˈraɪvɪŋ. əraʊnd 70 pərˈsɛnt əv nu ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃənz keɪm frəm ˈsoʊlər ˈlisɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz; wɑz ðə tɔp prəˈvaɪdər. sɪns ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɛnt ˈpəblɪk ɪn 2012 ɪts stɑk praɪs həz ʤəmpt frəm 8 pər ʃɛr tɪ əraʊnd 74 pər ʃɛr təˈdeɪ. bət wɑz ðə ˈkəmpəniz dil ə səkˈsɛs? ðə dil steɪts ðət mɔr ðən 820 ˈpipəl ˈpərʧəst ðə dil, ə ˈfrækʃən əv ðə nu ˈkəstəmərz ðət saɪnd əp ɪn ðə fərst θri mənθs əv 2014 ənd wʊd nɑt ʃɛr ðə ɪgˈzækt ˈnəmbər əv baɪərz, ənd dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ seɪ wɛr ðoʊz kənˈsumərz lɪv. ðə kæmˈpeɪn kʊd bi səkˈsɛsfəl "ɪf ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ðət dɪz ðə ˈæˌkʧuəli saɪnz ə lis," sɛd ʤɑn ˈfɛrɪl, ə ˈsinjər ˈrisərʧər æt ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtəz ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ˈloʊkəl self-reliance*, wɪʧ ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈpɑləsi. "bət ðɛr ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈpipəl hu lʊk æt ɪt [ənd ɪt] tərnz aʊt ðɛr haʊs ˈɪzənt ˈsutəbəl fər ˈsoʊlər ʤɪst meɪ nɑt wərk aʊt fər ðɛm." wɪl prəˈvaɪd ə ˈriˌfənd tɪ ˈpipəl hu goʊ θru ðə ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd dɪˈskəvər ðət ðɛr haʊs kænt səˈpɔrt ˈsoʊlər, pəˈtɛnʃəli bɪˈkəz əv rʊf dɪˈzaɪn ər tu məʧ tri ˈʃeɪdɪŋ. ðə dil wɑz ə "kriˈeɪtɪv weɪ tɪ riʧ ˈpipəl," sɛd ˈfɛrɪl. moʊst ˈpipəl hu goʊ tɪ, hi sɛd, "ˈprɑbəˌbli wərənt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈsoʊlər ˈɛnərʤi ɛz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ maɪt faɪnd ðɛr." timd əp wɪθ ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr tɪ meɪk ɪts ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈsoʊlər ˈsərvɪs əˈveɪləbəl æt səˈlɛkt stɔrz.
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