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the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission has issued a final environmental impact statement for a proposed pair of reactors at the turkey point nuclear plant in south florida, finding no issues that would keep the project from moving ahead after a seven-year investigation, the miami herald reports.
florida power & light has proposed two new reactors at the plant, located 20 miles south of miami on biscayne bay. but the project is currently on hold as it examines cooling canal issues and a court decision that reversed state approval of the plan.
the miami herald reports fpl is working on a new well to address migration of hypersalinated water into the bay. the utility expects the cooling water wells to be refreshed by the end of the month.
dive insight:
fpl's plan to construct a pair of new nuclear units at turkey point got a boost from federal regulators this week, but the proposal is still on hold for at least a few years following a salt water plume that migrated into biscayne bay and forced the company to turn its attention to plugging that leak.
an fpl official told the herald that in september the utility began draining 15 million gallons a day of hypersalinated water out of cooling canals. “that’s about 7 million pounds per day of salt from the groundwater underneath the cooling canals," he told the paper.
this summer the utility reached an agreement with the florida department of environmental protection to install a recovery system to capture hypersalinated groundwater and store it away from drinking sources.
but while the utility has been dealing with the canal issues, they have also drawn attention to the plant and the proposal for new units.
the florida senate held hearings this year to investigate the environmental impacts from the existing plant, and in april, the 3rd district court of appeal in miami reversed the state's decision to allow the reactors.
the 3rd district court of appeal in miami reversed a 2014 decision by florida gov. rick scott (r), warning that the plan to add new reactors at the turkey point facility could have serious environmental implications.
but according to the nrc's report this week, the commission's staff concluded "there are no environmental impacts to preclude issuing combined licenses to build and operate two reactors next to the existing turkey point nuclear power plant."
that finding left environmentalists frustrated. “the thought of plopping down two new reactors and having no environmental impact, it’s mind-boggling,” southern alliance for clean energy director sara barczak told the herald.
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ðə ˈwɛlθiəst əˈmɛrɪkənz hæv bɪn ɪn ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt fər ˈrizənz ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm ˈpəblɪk ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ˈoʊvər ˈlævɪʃ ˈlaɪfˌstaɪlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən tɪ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈboʊnəsɪz ɪn ðə mɪst əv ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs. ðə ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ wɔl strit ˈmuvmənt wɑz pərˈhæps ðə moʊst ˈvɪzəbəl ˌkəlməˈneɪʃən əv ðiz kənˈsərnz, ˈbrɔdli ˈproʊˌtɛstɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə dɪˈvaɪd bɪtˈwin ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə juz. ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ənd ðə ultra-rich*, rɪˈfərd tɪ baɪ ðə ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ɛz ðə percent.”*.” ðə kˈwɛʃən əroʊz: hu ər ðə wən pərˈsɛnt, ənd wɛr ər ðeɪ frəm? ɪn fækt, ðə ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən əv ðə grup ˈvɛriz frəm ˈbɪznɪs ˈpipəl, ˈdɑktərz, ˈlɔjərz ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl prəˈfɛʃənəlz tɪ səˈlɛbrɪtiz, ˈfɑrmərz ənd ˈivɪn ˈgəvərnmənt ˈwərkərz. bət wɛr du ðiz lɪv? ˈivɪn ðət ɪz ə ˈtrɪki kˈwɛʃən sɪns ˈmɛni hæv ˈməltəpəl ˈrɛzɪdənsɪz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər,, ə ˈgloʊbəl wɛlθ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns fərm, kəmˈpaɪlz ˈdætə ɔn nɛt wərθ (uhnw*) ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ nɛt wərθ, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks səʧ ɛz ˌfɪlənθˈrɑpɪk ˈɪntərɪsts, ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd əˌfɪliˈeɪʃənz. ə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ɛz ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ æt list 30 ˈmɪljən wɪn əˈkaʊnɪŋ fər ə reɪnʤ əv ˈæˌsɛts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ʃɛrz ɪn ˈkəmpəˌniz, ril ɛˈsteɪt, kæʃ, ɑrt kəˈlɛkʃənz, ˈpraɪvət pleɪnz ənd ˈəðər ˌɪnˈvɛstəbəl ˈæˌsɛts. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪz hoʊm tɪ səʧ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, ənd wɪn ðɪs ˈnəmbər ɪz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈoʊvər 114 ˈmɪljən ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri təˈdeɪ, ðɪs grup wʊd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt əˈprɑksəmətli pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈneɪʃən. ˌɔlˈðoʊ stɪl ˈoʊnli ə ˈfrækʃən əv ðə wən pərˈsɛnt, ɪt ɪz wən əv ðə ˈkloʊsəst ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃənz əv ðɪs ˈɪnˌkəm grup ənd ɪz ə ˈprɑksi fər haɪ nɛt wərθ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˈəndər ðə 30 ˈmɪljən mɑrk. fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪθ ə nɛt wərθ əˈbəv 1 ˈmɪljən, ðɪs grup əˈkaʊnts fər əˈbaʊt 5 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ɛz ɪt tərnz aʊt, səm ˈsɪtiz ər ˈmægnəts fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, ənd ðə ˈsɪtiz wɪθ ðə moʊst əv ðɪs ˈwɛlθi klæs ˈævərɪʤ əˈprɑksəmətli wən ɪn ˈpipəl, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, waɪl ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɪn ðə tɔp 10 ˈsɪtiz hæv ə kəmˈbaɪnd nɛt wərθ əv ˈtrɪljən, ər pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl juz. nɛt wərθ. ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk ˈkləstərz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ənd əˈtrækt wealth,”*,” sɛd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈfridmən. ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɪz ˈsərtənli ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv əv ən ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk health.”*.” soʊ, wɪʧ juz. ˈsɪtiz hæv ðə moʊst nɛt wərθ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz? 1 nu jɔrk ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən: ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt meɪ bi noʊ səˈpraɪz ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələs ˈsɪti ɪz hoʊm tɪ ðə moʊst ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, ðɪs ˌsɛgˈmɛnt ɪz ˈoʊvərˌrɛprəˈzɛntɪd ɪn nu york,”*,” sɪz. waɪl əˈbaʊt 13 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən lɪv ɪn nu jɔrk, ˈoʊnli 6 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈkəntri lɪv ɪn ðə ˈɛriə, ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ ðət ðə ˈsɪti ɪz ən əˈtræktɪv loʊˈkeɪʃən fər ɪkˈstrimli ˈwɛlθi ˈpipəl. ɛz ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsɛnər əv ˈfaɪˌnæns, nu wɔl strit əˈtrækts ənd prəˈdusɪz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, ənd ðə kɔst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪz ðə haɪəst ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈmərsər kənˈsəltɪŋ, tɛndz tɪ skju ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈwɛlθi saɪd əv ðə ˈspɛktrəm. ðə ˈwɛlθiəst nu ˈjɔrkərz ˌɪnˈklud wɔl strit ˈtaɪtən kɑrl ichan*, meɪər ˈmaɪkəl ˈblumbərg, ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈmoʊgəl ˈdɑnəld trəmp ənd ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə tɪʃ ˈfæməli, hu ər əv ðə nu jɔrk ʤaɪənts. 2 lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz
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the wealthiest americans have been in the spotlight for reasons ranging from public outrage over lavish lifestyles during the recession to executive bonuses in the midst of the financial crisis. the occupy wall street movement was perhaps the most visible culmination of these concerns, broadly protesting against the divide between the majority of the u.s. population and the ultra-rich, referred to by the protesters as the “one percent.”
the question arose: who are the one percent, and where are they from? in fact, the composition of the group varies from business people, doctors, lawyers and financial professionals to celebrities, farmers and even government workers. but where do these high-earners live? even that is a tricky question since many have multiple residences. however, wealth-x, a global wealth intelligence firm, compiles data on ultra-high net worth (uhnw) individuals, including net worth, but also characteristics such as philanthropic interests, politics and affiliations. a uhnw individual is defined by wealth-x as anyone with at least $30 million when accounting for a range of assets, including shares in companies, real estate, cash, art collections, private planes and other investable assets.
according to wealth-x, the united states is home to 57,860 such individuals, and when this number is compared to the over 114 million households in the country today, this group would represent approximately 0.05 percent of the nation. although still only a fraction of the one percent, it is one of the closest estimations of this income group and is a proxy for high net worth individuals under the $30 million mark. for individuals with a net worth above $1 million, this group accounts for about 5 percent of the population.
as it turns out, some cities are magnets for uhnw individuals, and the cities with the most of this wealthy class average approximately one in 3,075 people, according to wealth-x, while the 27,540 uhnw individuals in the top 10 cities have a combined net worth of $3.6 trillion, or 6.2 percent of the total u.s. net worth. “certain geographic clusters generate and attract wealth,” said wealth-x co-founder david friedman. “a concentration of uhnw individuals is certainly indicative of an area’s overall economic health.”
so, which u.s. cities have the most ultra-high net worth individuals?
1. new york
uhnw population: 7,270
although it may be no surprise the nation’s most populous city is home to the most uhnw individuals, this segment is “vastly overrepresented in new york,” says wealth-x. while about 13 percent of the uhnw population live in new york, only 6 percent of the country live in the area, demonstrating that the city is an attractive location for extremely wealthy people.
as an international center of finance, new york’s wall street attracts and produces high-net-worth individuals, and the city’s cost of living, which is the highest in the country, according to mercer consulting, tends to skew the population to the wealthy side of the spectrum. the wealthiest new yorkers include wall street titan carl ichan, mayor michael bloomberg, real estate mogul donald trump and members of the tisch family, who are co-owners of the new york giants.
2. los angeles
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ənd hir wi goʊ əˈgɛn. wən ˈklɪntən eɪd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ dɪˈraɪdɪd ˈmɪstər ˈvɪktəriz ɪn "buˈtik" ˈkɔkəs steɪts ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈhɑrdˌskræbəl təreɪn əv ðə rustbelt*, seɪɪŋ: "ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz wən ðə smɔl ˈkɔkəs steɪts wɪθ ðə kraʊd. ðeɪ nid ə ˈprɛzɪdənt, ðeɪ nid ə ˈfilɪŋ." ˈrɪli, waɪ doʊnt ˈklɪntən ənd məˈkeɪn gɪt ə rum ɔˈrɛdi? ðɛr ɔl ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈɑrgjəmənts. ˈivɪn ɪf ðoʊz ˈɑrgjəmənts ər soʊ dɑrn ˈstupɪd. ðə rəst bɛlt ɪz (frəm wɛst tɪ ist) ðə steɪts ˈbɔrdərɪŋ ðə greɪt leɪks: wɪˈskɑnsən, ˌɪləˈnɔɪz, ˌɪndiˈænə, ˈmɪʃɪgən, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, ənd nu jɔrk. əv ðoʊz steɪts ðət hæv hæd ə ril ˈkɑntɛst, ˌoʊˈbɑmə wən tu ənd ɪl), ˈklɪntən wən tu (oʊ, ny*), ɪn ənd pɑ ɪz ˈpɛndɪŋ, ənd mi ɪz stɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ hæv ə ril ˈkɑntɛst. nɑt ɪgˈzæktli ˈdɑmənənt ənd wət ðə hɛk ɪz əp wɪθ ðə "latte-sipping*" kræp? hɪrz ðə mæp, ˌoʊˈbɑmə steɪts ɪn blu, ˈklɪntən steɪts ɪn rɛd (bɪˈkəz ʃi ənd hər kæmˈpeɪn hæv ˈfɑlən ɪn ləv wɪθ məˈkeɪn freɪmz). (ənd jɛs, əm ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈklɪntən ˈtɛksəs ənd nəˈvɑdə fər ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt ɪn ðoʊz steɪts, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ʃi ˈəltəmətli lɔst ðɛm ɪn ˈdɛləˌgeɪts): aɪ si ˈlɑˌteɪ- ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ steɪts ɔn ˈklɪntənz kæmp ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ənd nu jɔrk! wət ən ˌɪdiˈɑtɪk weɪ tɪ ˌɪnˈsəlt ə bənʧ əv steɪts. ənd "buˈtik" steɪts? kjut. əˈgɛn wɪθ ðə "ˈoʊnli bɪg steɪts ˈmætər" biz. ðæts waɪ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz ðə fɑr ˈstrɔŋgər ˈnæʃənəl ˈkænədɪt. hi rɪˈspɛkts ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkəntri, nɑt ʤɪst ə səˈlɛkt fju "pre-approved*" ənd "ˈsæŋkʃənd" ˈklɪntən steɪts. ən əˈsərʃən ˈpruvən baɪ ðə læst ˈsusə poʊl, wɪʧ pruvd nɑt ʤɪst ə ˈklɪrər pæθ tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs fər ˌoʊˈbɑmə, bət ʃoʊd ðət hi rənz ˈtaɪtər ˈivɪn ɪn steɪts hi ˈluzɪz. ðət ˈmætərz æt ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈlɛvəl, ˈfɔrsɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ spɛnd ˈmigər ˈrisɔrsɪz dɪˈfɛndɪŋ səˈpoʊzədli seɪf ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. ənd ɪt ˈmætərz æt ðə steɪt ˈlɛvəl, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈiziər fər ˈfɛdərəl ənd steɪt ˈkænədɪts tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðə ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤz æt ðə tɔp əv ðə ˈtɪkɪt. soʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt steɪts wɪθ ˈsɛnɪt ˈreɪsɪz ðɪs fɔl, ɪn ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪts ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈoʊvərˌkəmɪŋ ə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈdɛfəsət ənd ə ˈklɪntən ˈdɛfəsət. ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, ɪts ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈoʊvərˌkəmɪŋ ə ˈklɪntən lɔs, ənd ˈraɪdɪŋ ə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈvɪktəri. ɪn əˈlæskə, ɪts ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈoʊvərˌkəmɪŋ ə ˌoʊˈbɑmə lɔs, ənd ə ˈklɪntən lɔs. ɪn nəˈbræskə, ɪts ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ə ˌoʊˈbɑmə lɔs, ənd ə ˈklɪntən lɔs. ɪn nu ˈhæmʃər, ɪts ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ən ˈklɪntən lɔs ənd ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈvɪktəri. ɪn ˈɔrəˌgɑn ɪts ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ə ˈklɪntən lɔs, ənd ə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈvɪktəri. ɪn ˈtɛksəs ɪts ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ə ˈklɪntən lɔs, ənd ə ˌoʊˈbɑmə lɔs. ɪn ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ, wɛr wi hæv ə hɑt haʊs reɪs, ɪts ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ə ˈklɪntən lɔs ənd ə ˌoʊˈbɑmə lɔs, ənd seɪm θɪŋ ɪn mɑnˈtænə, ɪts ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ə ˈklɪntən lɔs ənd ən ˌoʊˈbɑmə lɔs. wi hæv mɔr æt steɪk ðɪs fɔl ðən ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi, ənd wi hæv ə ˈkænədɪt ðət ɪz ˈrənɪŋ ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ənd ʃoʊɪŋ ˈprɑpər ˈdɛfərəns ənd rɪˈspɛkt fər ɑr greɪt juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv əˈmɛrɪkə, ənd wi hæv əˈnəðər ðət həz ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈfɪŋgər tɪ məʧ əv ðə ˈkəntri. ðæts waɪ aɪv bɪˈkəm ən ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk ˌoʊˈbɑmə səˈpɔrtər ˈæftər biɪŋ dɪˈtæʧt fər moʊst əv ðɪs reɪs. bɪˈkəz əm ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkænədɪt hu ɪz ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑrti, nɑt ðə wən ðət kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt moʊst əv ɪt. piz. fər fən, hɪrz ðə prɑˈʤɛktəd rɪˈzəlts əv ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈkɑntɛsts pər ðə cw*, əˈsumɪŋ nu ˈkɑntɛsts ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə ənd ˈmɪʃɪgən: ˈmɪʃɪgən ənd ˌɪndiˈænə ər ðə tu əv ðə bənʧ.
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and here we go again.
one clinton aide yesterday derided mr obama’s victories in "boutique" caucus states rather than the hardscrabble terrain of the rustbelt, saying: "obama has won the small caucus states with the latte-sipping crowd. they don’t need a president, they need a feeling."
really, why don't clinton and mccain get a room already? they're all using the same arguments.
even if those arguments are so darn stupid.
the rust belt is (from west to east) the states bordering the great lakes: wisconsin, illinois, indiana, michigan, ohio, pennsylvania, and new york. of those states that have had a real contest, obama won two (wi and il), clinton won two (oh, ny), in and pa is pending, and mi is still trying to figure out how to have a real contest. not exactly dominant
and what the heck is up with the "latte-sipping" crap?
here's the map, obama states in blue, clinton states in red (because she and her campaign have fallen in love with right-wing mccain frames). (and yes, i'm giving clinton texas and nevada for winning the popular vote in those states, even though she ultimately lost them in delegates):
i see latte- drinking states on clinton's camp -- california and new york! what an idiotic way to insult a bunch of states. and "boutique" states? cute. again with the "only big states matter" b.s.
that's why obama is the far stronger national candidate. he respects the entire country, not just a select few "pre-approved" and "sanctioned" clinton states. an assertion proven by the last susa poll, which proved not just a clearer path to the white house for obama, but showed that he runs tighter even in states he loses. that matters at the presidential level, forcing republicans to spend meager resources defending supposedly safe territory.
and it matters at the state level, making it easier for federal and state candidates to overcome the disadvantages at the top of the ticket. so looking at states with senate races this fall, in idaho, for example, it's the difference between overcoming a 13-point obama deficit and a 36-point clinton deficit. in colorado, it's the difference between overcoming a 6-point clinton loss, and riding a 9-point obama victory. in alaska, it's the difference between overcoming a 5-point obama loss, and a 22-point clinton loss. in nebraska, it's the difference between a 3-point obama loss, and a 27-point clinton loss. in new hampshire, it's the difference between an 8-point clinton loss and 2-point obama victory. in oregon it's the difference between a 5-point clinton loss, and a 8-point obama victory. in texas it's the difference between a seven-point clinton loss, and a 1-point obama loss. in wyoming, where we have a hot house at-large race, it's the difference between a 33-point clinton loss and a 19-point obama loss, and same thing in montana, it's the difference between a 20-point clinton loss and an 8-point obama loss.
we have more at stake this fall than the presidency, and we have a candidate that is running nationwide and showing proper deference and respect for our great united states of america, and we have another that has given the middle finger to much of the country.
that's why i've become an enthusiastic obama supporter after being detached for most of this race. because i'm looking to the candidate who is building a national party, not the one that continues to disrespect most of it.
p.s. for fun, here's the projected results of the rest of the primary contests per the cw, assuming new contests in florida and michigan:
michigan and indiana are the two tossups of the bunch.
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ɔɪl ʤaɪənt ˈɛksɑn kənˈdəktəd ˈkətɪˌŋɛʤ ˈklaɪmɪt ˈrisərʧ ɪn ðə 1970s*, ənd ðɛn, wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈskloʊzɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz əv ɪts ˈsaɪəntɪsts, wərkt tɪ ˌmænjəˈfækʧər daʊt əˈbaʊt ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk kənˈsɛnsəs əv ɪts oʊn ˈrisərʧ. ə ˈgraʊnˌbreɪkɪŋ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ʃoʊz haʊ ðə tɔp ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz wər wɔrnd əv ˈpɑsəbəl kəˈtæstrəfi frəm ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ, ðɛn lɛd ˈɛfərts tɪ blɑk səˈluʃənz. nuz ɪkˈspleɪnz: æt ə ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ˈɛksɑn ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz, ə ˈsinjər ˈkəmpəˌni ˈsaɪəntɪst neɪmd ʤeɪmz ɛf. blæk əˈdrɛst ən ˈɔdiəns əv ˈpaʊərfəl ˈɔɪlˈmɛn. ˈspikɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ə tɛkst ɛz hi flɪpt θru dɪˈteɪld slaɪdz, blæk dɪˈlɪvərd ə ˈsoʊbərɪŋ ˈmɛsɪʤ: ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd frəm ðə juz əv ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz wʊd wɔrm ðə ˈplænət ənd kʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ɛnˈdeɪnʤər juˈmænɪti. ðə fərst pleɪs, ðɛr ɪz ˈʤɛnərəl ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk əˈgrimənt ðət ðə moʊst ˈlaɪkli ˈmænər ɪn wɪʧ ˈmænˈkaɪnd ɪz ˈɪnˌfluənsɪŋ ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈklaɪmɪt ɪz θru ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd riˈlis frəm ðə ˈbərnɪŋ əv ˈfɑsəl fuels,”*,” blæk toʊld ˈmænɪʤmənt kəˈmɪti, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈrɪtən ˈvərʒən hi rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈleɪtər. ɪt wɑz ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1977 wɪn ˈlidərz rɪˈsivd ðɪs blənt əˈsɛsmənt, wɛl ˌbiˈfɔr moʊst əv ðə wərld hæd hərd əv ðə ˈlumɪŋ ˈklaɪmɪt ˈkraɪsəs. ə jɪr ˈleɪtər, blæk, ə tɔp ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈɛkspərt ɪn ˈrisərʧ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ dɪˈvɪʒən, tʊk ən ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈvərʒən əv hɪz ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən tɪ ə ˈbrɔdər ˈɔdiəns. hi wɔrnd ˈɛksɑn ˈsaɪəntɪsts ənd ˈmænɪʤərz ðət ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈrisərʧərz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ə ˈdəbəlɪŋ əv ðə ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr wʊd ˌɪnˈkris ˈævərɪʤ ˈgloʊbəl ˈtɛmpərəʧərz baɪ 2 tɪ 3 dɪˈgriz ˈsɛlsiəs 4 tɪ 5 dɪˈgriz ˈfɛrənˌhaɪt), ənd ɛz məʧ ɛz 10 dɪˈgriz ˈsɛlsiəs 18 dɪˈgriz ˈfɛrənˌhaɪt) æt ðə poʊlz. ˈreɪnˌfɔl maɪt gɪt ˈhɛviər ɪn səm ˈriʤənz, ənd ˈəðər ˈpleɪsɪz maɪt tərn tɪ ˈdɛzərt. ˈkəntriz wʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt bət ˈəðərz wʊd hæv ðɛr ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈaʊtˌpʊt rɪˈdust ər destroyed,”*,” blæk sɛd, ɪn ðə ˈrɪtən ˈsəməri əv hɪz 1978 tɔk. hɪz ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃənz rɪˈflɛktɪd ənˈsərtənti ˈrənɪŋ θru ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈsərkəlz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, səʧ ɛz ðə roʊl ðə ˈoʊʃənz pleɪd ɪn əbˈzɔrbɪŋ ɪˈmɪʃənz. stɪl, blæk ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd kwɪk ˈækʃən wɑz ˈnidɪd. thinking,”*,” hi roʊt ɪn ðə 1978 ˈsəməri, ðət mæn həz ə taɪm ˈwɪndoʊ əv faɪv tɪ tɛn jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə nid fər hɑrd dɪˈsɪʒənz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈɛnərʤi ˈstrætəʤiz maɪt bɪˈkəm critical.”*.” ˈɛksɑn rɪˈspɑndɪd sˈwɪftli. wɪˈθɪn mənθs ðə ˈkəmpəˌni lɔnʧt ɪts oʊn ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈrisərʧ ˈɪntu ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd frəm ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz ənd ɪts ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ərθ. æmˈbɪʃəs ˈproʊˌgræm ˌɪnˈkludɪd boʊθ ˌɛmˈpɪrɪkəl ˈsæmplɪŋ ənd ˈrɪgərəs ˈklaɪmɪt ˈmɑdəlɪŋ. ɪt əˈsɛmbəld ə breɪn trəst ðət wʊd spɛnd mɔr ðən ə ˈdɛkeɪd ˈdipənɪŋ ðə ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ən ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈprɑbləm ðət poʊzd ən ˌɛgˌzɪˈstɛnʃəl θrɛt tɪ ðə ɔɪl ˈbɪznɪs. ðɛn, təˈwɔrd ðə ɛnd əv ðə 1980s*, ˈɛksɑn kərˈteɪld ɪts ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ˈrisərʧ. ɪn ðə ˈdɛkeɪdz ðət ˈfɑloʊd, ˈɛksɑn wərkt ˌɪnˈstɛd æt ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt əv ˈklaɪmɪt dɪˈnaɪəl. ɪt pʊt ɪts ˈməsəl bɪˈhaɪnd ˈɛfərts tɪ ˌmænjəˈfækʧər daʊt əˈbaʊt ðə ˌriˈæləˌti əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ɪts oʊn ˈsaɪəntɪsts hæd wəns kənˈfərmd. ɪt ˈlɑbid tɪ blɑk ˈfɛdərəl ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈækʃən tɪ kənˈtroʊl ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ɪˈmɪʃənz. ɪt hɛlpt tɪ ɪˈrɛkt ə væst ˈɛdəfəs əv ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən ðət stændz tɪ ðɪs deɪ. ðɪs ənˈtoʊld ˈʧæptər ɪn ˈhɪstəri, wɪn wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈɛnərʤi ˈkəmpəˌniz wərkt tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈdæmɪʤ kɔzd baɪ ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz, stɛmz frəm ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ nuz. rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈɪntərvˌjud ˈfɔrmər ˈɛksɑn ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ˈsaɪəntɪsts, ənd ˈfɛdərəl əˈfɪʃəlz, ənd kənˈsəltɪd ˈhənərdz əv ˈpeɪʤɪz əv ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈɛksɑn ˈdɑkjəmənts, ˈmɛni əv ðɛm ˈrɪtən bɪtˈwin 1977 ənd 1986 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈheɪˌdeɪ əv ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈklaɪmɪt ˈrisərʧ ˈproʊˌgræm. koʊmd θru ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɑkjəmənts frəm ˈɑrˌkaɪvz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðoʊz hɛld æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv texas-austin*, ðə ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən fər ðə ədˈvænsmənt əv saɪəns. ðə ˈdɑkjəmənts ˈrɛkərd ˈbəʤɪt rɪkˈwɛsts, ˈrisərʧ praɪˈɔrətiz, ənd dəˈbeɪts ˈoʊvər ˈfaɪndɪŋz, ənd rɪˈvil ðə ɑrk əv ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈætəˌtudz ənd wərk ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ənd haʊ məʧ əˈtɛnʃən ðə rɪˈzəlts rɪˈsivd.
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oil giant exxon conducted cutting-edge climate research in the 1970s, and then, without disclosing the findings of its scientists, worked to manufacture doubt about the scientific consensus of its own research.
a groundbreaking investigation shows how the company’s top executives were warned of possible catastrophe from global warming, then led efforts to block solutions.
insideclimate news explains:
at a meeting in exxon corporation’s headquarters, a senior company scientist named james f. black addressed an audience of powerful oilmen. speaking without a text as he flipped through detailed slides, black delivered a sobering message: carbon dioxide from the world’s use of fossil fuels would warm the planet and could eventually endanger humanity.
“in the first place, there is general scientific agreement that the most likely manner in which mankind is influencing the global climate is through carbon dioxide release from the burning of fossil fuels,” black told exxon’s management committee, according to a written version he recorded later.
it was july 1977 when exxon’s leaders received this blunt assessment, well before most of the world had heard of the looming climate crisis.
a year later, black, a top technical expert in exxon’s research & engineering division, took an updated version of his presentation to a broader audience. he warned exxon scientists and managers that independent researchers estimated a doubling of the carbon dioxide (co2) concentration in the atmosphere would increase average global temperatures by 2 to 3 degrees celsius (4 to 5 degrees fahrenheit), and as much as 10 degrees celsius (18 degrees fahrenheit) at the poles. rainfall might get heavier in some regions, and other places might turn to desert.
“some countries would benefit but others would have their agricultural output reduced or destroyed,” black said, in the written summary of his 1978 talk.
his presentations reflected uncertainty running through scientific circles about the details of climate change, such as the role the oceans played in absorbing emissions. still, black estimated quick action was needed. “present thinking,” he wrote in the 1978 summary, “holds that man has a time window of five to ten years before the need for hard decisions regarding changes in energy strategies might become critical.”
exxon responded swiftly. within months the company launched its own extraordinary research into carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and its impact on the earth. exxon’s ambitious program included both empirical co2 sampling and rigorous climate modeling. it assembled a brain trust that would spend more than a decade deepening the company’s understanding of an environmental problem that posed an existential threat to the oil business.
then, toward the end of the 1980s, exxon curtailed its carbon dioxide research. in the decades that followed, exxon worked instead at the forefront of climate denial. it put its muscle behind efforts to manufacture doubt about the reality of global warming its own scientists had once confirmed. it lobbied to block federal and international action to control greenhouse gas emissions. it helped to erect a vast edifice of misinformation that stands to this day.
this untold chapter in exxon’s history, when one of the world’s largest energy companies worked to understand the damage caused by fossil fuels, stems from an eight-month investigation by insideclimate news. icn’s reporters interviewed former exxon employees, scientists, and federal officials, and consulted hundreds of pages of internal exxon documents, many of them written between 1977 and 1986, during the heyday of exxon’s innovative climate research program. icn combed through thousands of documents from archives including those held at the university of texas-austin, the massachusetts institute of technology and the american association for the advancement of science.
the documents record budget requests, research priorities, and debates over findings, and reveal the arc of exxon’s internal attitudes and work on climate and how much attention the results received.
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hu wɔnt tɪ bust ðɛr breɪn paʊər? əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈrisənt ˈvɪdioʊ ɔn, ðɛr ər 6 fudz ðət kən bi ə ˈbɛnəfɪt tɪ jʊr breɪn ənd kʊd ˌɪmˈpruv jʊr breɪn pərˈfɔrməns. ˈsɑri, ˈpitsə ənd ˈkəpˌkeɪks ər nɑt ɪn ðə tɔp 6 hir ər ðə 6 fudz ənd ðə ˈrizənz ðeɪ ər breɪn ˈbustərz. ˈæpəlz ðət ˈprɑvərb meɪ hæv səm ril truθ tɪ ɪt: ˈæpəlz (spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈæpəl pilz) ər pækt wɪθ, ən ˌæntiˈɑksədənt noʊn fər ɪts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈkaʊntərˌækt kənˈdɪʃənz səʧ ɛz haɪ kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ənd ˈivɪn hɑrt dɪˈziz, sɪz mæt, ph.d*., ə nuˈtrɪʃən ˈsaɪəntɪst. bət maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hɛlp ju rɪˈmɛmbər ˈdɛˌdlaɪnz, kəm əp wɪθ ˈʤinjəs aɪˈdiəz, ənd kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ˈəðər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt breɪn ˈnutriənts, meɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hɛlp dɪˈleɪ ðə dɪˈklaɪn əv ˈkɑgnɪtɪv health,”*,” hi ædz. ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz ˈgɪtɪŋ 5 ˈmɪləˌgræmz əv ə deɪ, wɪʧ ju kən faɪnd ɪn əˈbaʊt wən ˈæpəl. ˌævəˈkɑdoʊz ˈfæti ˈæsədz ər bɛst fər ðə ˈbɑdi ənd ðə brain,”*,” sɪz ˈmɑrkəs, m.d*., ə ˈnʊroʊˌsərʤən ənd nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪənɪst, wɪʧ ɪz greɪt nuz fər ðoʊz əv ju hu ʤɪst gɪt ɪˈnəf əv ˈtrɛndi ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ toʊst. ðə taɪp əv ˈhɛlθi fæts faʊnd ɪn ˌævəˈkɑdoʊz, ənd hæv bɪn ʃoʊn tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt jʊr breɪn ˈfəŋkʃən (ənd jʊr ˈmuvmənt ənd slip, tu!), əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈstədi ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl ˌdaɪəˈbitiz. ˈkoʊkəˌnət ɔɪl ðoʊ bɪn ə bæk ənd fɔrθ wɪθ rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ ʤɪst haʊ ˈhɛlθi ˈkoʊkəˌnət ɔɪl ɪz, ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz ə greɪt sɔrs əv traɪˈglɪsərˌaɪdz, wɪʧ ðə ˈbɑdi ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli tæps fər ˈɛnərʤi. ˈɔlsoʊ juzd fər breɪn energy,”*,” sɪz. ðə breɪn ˈjuʒəwəli rɪˈlaɪz ɔn ˈgluˌkoʊs fər ə pick-me-up*, bət ˈɔfənˌtaɪmz ˈitɪŋ ə mil ˈhɛvi ɪn ɛz ə bɪg boʊl əv goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt səm ˈɛnərʤi tɪ ðə brain,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnz, goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt sˈlipi, soʊ ðə ˈifɛkts ˈkænsəl iʧ ˈəðər out.”*.” traɪ səm ˈpɑpˌkɔrn kʊkt ɪn ˈkoʊkəˌnət ɔɪl ənd tɔst wɪθ nəts ənd ˈreɪzɪnz fər jʊr nɛkst ˌæftərˈnun snæk ˌɪnˈstɛd. ˈlifi grinz grinz laɪk ˈspɪnəʧ ənd keɪl ər pækt wɪθ ðə ˌæntiˈɑksədənts ənd. həz bɪn ʃoʊn tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ˈvərbəl ˈfluənsi ənd ˈmɛməri, ənd wɪn kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ, ɪt hɛlps bust ðə ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ spid. ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz ˈitɪŋ 6 ˈmɪləˌgræmz əv ənd 2 ˈmɪləˌgræmz əv ə deɪ, wɪʧ faɪnd ɪn əˈbaʊt wən kəp əv stimd keɪl. ˈsæmən ɛz wɪθ ðə ənˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd ˈfæti ˈæsədz faʊnd ɪn ˌævəˈkɑdoʊz, fæts, səʧ ɛz ˈfæti ˈæsədz faʊnd ɪn ˈsæmən, ər kənˈsɪdərd ““good”*” fæts. hɛlp prəˈmoʊt ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ˈfəŋkʃən ənd ˌɪnˈkris jʊr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ənd juz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, soʊ ðeɪ kʊd bi ʤɪst wət ju nid tɪ steɪ ɔn pɔɪnt ənd ˈriˌkɔl ki stæts ˈdʊrɪŋ ə klaɪənt ˈmitɪŋ. əˈspɛʃəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ loʊd əp ɔn bɪˈkəz jʊr ˈbɑdi ˈproʊdus ðɛm ɔn ɪts oʊn, sɪz. hi ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz ə ˈsərvɪŋ əv ˈsæmən tɪ gɪt ə ˈhɛlθi doʊs əv. ˈsənˌflaʊər sidz riʧ fər ˈsənˌflaʊər sidz wɪn jʊr ˈkreɪvɪŋz kɪk ɪn. sˈnækɪŋ ɔn ə ˈhændˌfʊl ər ˈsprɪŋkəlɪŋ ðɛm ɔn jʊr ˈsæləd wɪl prəˈvaɪd kloʊz tɪ 15 ˈmɪləˌgræmz əv ˈvaɪtəmən i, ðə ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ˈdeɪli əˈmaʊnt, sɪz. ˈvaɪtəmən i pleɪz ə roʊl ɪn ˈmɛməri ənd kən hɛlp ju ˈriˌkɔl θɪŋz ˈfæstər, wɪʧ minz ˈlɛsən ðə ˈʧænsɪz əv maɪnd ˈwɑndərɪŋ ˈteɪkɪŋ ju ɔf tæsk. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn
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who doesn’t want to boost their brain power? according to a recent video on fortune.com, there are 6 foods that can be a benefit to your brain and could improve your brain performance. sorry, pizza and cupcakes are not in the top 6. here are the 6 foods and the reasons they are brain boosters.
apples
that apple-a-day proverb may have some real truth to it: apples (specifically apple peels) are packed with quercetin, an antioxidant known for its ability to counteract circulation-related conditions such as high cholesterol and even heart disease, says matt kuchan, ph.d., a nutrition scientist. but quercetin might also be able to help you remember deadlines, come up with genius ideas, and “when combined with other important brain nutrients, quercetin may be able to help delay the decline of cognitive health,” he adds. kuchan recommends getting 5 milligrams of quercetin a day, which you can find in about one apple.
avocados
“unsaturated fatty acids are best for the body and the brain,” says markus chwajol, m.d., a neurosurgeon and neuroscientist, which is great news for those of you who just can’t get enough of trendy avocado toast. the type of healthy fats found in avocados, and have been shown to benefit your brain function (and your movement and sleep, too!), according to a study published in the journal diabetes.
coconut oil
though there’s been a back and forth with regards to just how healthy coconut oil is, it remains a great source of medium-chain triglycerides, which the body immediately taps for energy. “they’re also used for brain energy,” says chwajol. the brain usually relies on glucose for a pick-me-up, but oftentimes eating a meal heavy in glucose—such as a big bowl of pasta—means “you’re going to get some energy to the brain,” chwajol explains, “but you’re going to get sleepy, so the effects cancel each other out.” try some popcorn cooked in coconut oil and tossed with nuts and raisins for your next brain-boosting afternoon snack instead.
leafy greens
good-for-you greens like spinach and kale are packed with the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin. lutein has been shown to improve verbal fluency and memory, and when combined with zeaxanthin, it helps boost the brain’s processing speed. kuchan recommends eating 6 milligrams of lutein and 2 milligrams of zeaxanthin a day, which you’ll find in about one cup of steamed kale.
salmon
as with the unsaturated fatty acids found in avocados, polyunsaturated fats, such as omega-3 fatty acids found in salmon, are considered “good” fats. omega-3s help promote cognitive function and increase your brain’s ability to access and use information, so they could be just what you need to stay on point and recall key stats during a client meeting. they’re especially important to load up on because your body can’t produce them on its own, kuchan says. he recommends a 1.5-ounce serving of salmon to get a healthy dose of omega-3s.
sunflower seeds
reach for sunflower seeds when your salty-food cravings kick in. snacking on a handful or sprinkling them on your salad will provide close to 15 milligrams of vitamin e, the recommended daily amount, kuchan says. vitamin e plays a role in memory and can help you recall things faster, which means you’ll lessen the chances of mind wandering taking you off task. this article was originally published on fortune.com
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ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɪz ˈplɛʤɪŋ tɪ juz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdərz tɪ ˌɪnˈkris hər klaʊt ɪn ðə waɪt haʊs tɪ wərk əraʊnd ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd fɔrs rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ hər əˈʤɛndə, ə ˈtæktɪk ˈfrikwɛntli ɪmˈplɔɪd baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ðət həz ˈæŋgərd hɪz ˈkrɪtɪks. ɔn ðə kæmˈpeɪn treɪl, ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən həz sɛd ɔn θri ɔˈkeɪʒənz soʊ fɑr ðət ʃi wʊd juz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈækʃənz tɪ hɛlp ˈɛksəˌkjut hər dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑləsi əˈʤɛndə ɔn ˈɪʃuz səʧ ɛz gən kənˈtroʊl, ˈɛndɪŋ ˈkɔrpərət ““inversion”*” dilz ənd ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən, wɛr ʃi ˈprɑməsəz tɪ ˌjunəˈlætərəli ʃild mɔr ˈpipəl frəm ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən. wɔnt tɪ pʊʃ hɑrd tɪ gɪt mɔr ˈsɛnsəbəl restraints,”*,” ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən sɛd ɔn ““today”*” ʃoʊ, ˈaʊˌtlaɪnɪŋ hər plæn fər gən kənˈtroʊl ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər. wɔnt tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈkɑŋgrəs, bət aɪ wɪl lʊk æt weɪz ɛz president”*” tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz hər əˈʤɛndə. si ˈɔlsoʊ: ˈwɪnərz ənd ˈluzərz ɪn ðə fɪθ rɪˈpəblɪkən dəˈbeɪt læst wik ʃi əˈnaʊnst ə ˈpɑləsi əv ˈɛndɪŋ ˈkɔrpərət inversions*, wɪʧ ɪz wɪn ə juz. ˈkəmpəˌni baɪz ə ˈfɔrən ˈkəmpəˌni ənd muvz ɪts ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz əˈbrɔd tɪ əˈvɔɪd peɪɪŋ ðə haɪər juz. ˈkɔrpərət tæks reɪts. əˈgɛn, ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən kɔld fər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈækʃən tɪ gɪt ðə ʤɑb dən ɪf rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl bɔk. ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt ˈfɛrnəs, ðɪs ɪz əˈbaʊt patriotism,”*,” ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən sɛd æt ə kæmˈpeɪn ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ˈwɔtərˌlu, ˈaɪəwə. ˈkɑŋgrəs ækt, ðɛn aɪ wɪl æsk ðə ˈtrɛʒəri dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɪn ðɛr tɪ juz ɪts ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri əˈθɔrəti, ɪf wət ɪt takes.”*.” ənd æt ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti ˈfənˌdreɪzər ɪn ˈaɪəwə ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən plɛʤd tɪ goʊ bɪɔnd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪn prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə raɪts əv ˈɪməgrənts, əˈgɛn θru ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdərz ɪf ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. æm goʊɪŋ tɪ bæk ənd səˈpɔrt wət ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz dən tɪ prəˈtɛkt [jəŋ ˈɪməgrənts] ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz, tɪ juz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈækʃən tɪ prɪˈvɛnt deportation,”*,” ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən sɛd. aɪ hæv sɛd ðət ɪf wi ˈkænɑt gɪt ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən rɪˈfɔrm ɛz wi nid, ənd ɛz wi ʃʊd, wɪθ ə ril pæθ tɪ ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp ðət wɪl ˈæˌkʧuəli groʊ ɑr ɪˈkɑnəmi ðɛn aɪ wɪl goʊ ɛz fɑr ɛz aɪ kən, ˈivɪn bɪɔnd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə, tɪ meɪk ʃʊr law-abiding*, ˈdisənt, ˌhɑrdˈwərkɪŋ ˈpipəl ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri ər nɑt rɪpt əˈweɪ frəm ðɛr families.”*.” ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz bɪn ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd baɪ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ənd səm ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈskɑlərz fər ɪkˈsidɪŋ hɪz ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl əˈθɔrəti tɪ ˈbaɪˌpæs ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ˈpɑləsi ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˌjunəˈlætərəli. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ æˈnælɪsɪs, ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ˈɪʃud ə fɔrm əv ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈækʃən noʊn ɛz ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌmɛmərˈændəm mɔr ˈɔfən ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn ˈhɪstəri. kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ hɪz juz əv ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdərz, rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz hæv kraɪd faʊl. haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz brɔt ə ˈlɔˌsut ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ðə liˈgæləti əv ˈmɪstər. dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˌjunəˈlætərəli dɪˈleɪ ðə ɪmˈplɔɪər ˈmænˌdeɪt tɪ prəˈvaɪd hɛlθ kɛr tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈəndər obamacare*, ənd ðə səˈprim kɔrt juˈnænəməsli strək daʊn ɛz ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ““recess”*” əˈpɔɪntmənts tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈleɪbər riˈleɪʃənz bɔrd, wɪʧ wər meɪd ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈbaɪˌpæs kənˈgrɛʃənəl voʊts. ðə juz əv ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔfəs tɪ pʊʃ θru ˈpɑləsi ɪz nɑt nu. ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz taɪm ɪn ˈɔfəs, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈklɪntən ˈɪʃud 364 ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdərz ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ ˈɪʃud 291 kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ˈmɪstər. 223 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈprɛzɪdənsi ˈprɑʤɛkt. ɪn ˈmɪstər. læst tu jɪrz ɪn ˈɔfəs, ʧif əv stæf ʤɑn poʊˈdɛstə ˌəndərˈtʊk ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld podesta”*” tɪ sik aʊt weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ˈmɪstər. ˈklɪntən kʊd ˈɛksərˌsaɪz hɪz əˈθɔrəti θru ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsiz wɪˈθaʊt goʊɪŋ θru ˈkɑŋgrəs. ˈmɪstər. poʊˈdɛstə naʊ sərvz ɛz ðə hɛd əv ˈmɪsɪz. ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn.
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democratic front-runner hillary clinton is pledging to use executive orders to increase her clout in the white house to work around congress and force republicans to respond to her agenda, a tactic frequently employed by president obama that has angered his gop critics.
on the campaign trail, mrs. clinton has said on three occasions so far that she would use executive actions to help execute her domestic policy agenda on issues such as gun control, ending corporate “inversion” deals and immigration, where she promises to unilaterally shield more people from deportation.
“i want to push hard to get more sensible restraints,” mrs. clinton said on nbc’s “today” show, outlining her plan for gun control in october. “i want to work with congress, but i will look at ways as president” to impose her agenda.
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last week she announced a policy of ending corporate inversions, which is when a u.s. company buys a foreign company and moves its headquarters abroad to avoid paying the higher u.s. corporate tax rates. again, mrs. clinton called for executive action to get the job done if republicans on capitol hill balk.
“this is not only about fairness, this is about patriotism,” mrs. clinton said at a campaign event in waterloo, iowa. “if congress won’t act, then i will ask the treasury department when i’m there to use its regulatory authority, if that’s what it takes.”
and at a democratic party fundraiser in iowa in october, mrs. clinton pledged to go beyond president obama in protecting the rights of immigrants, again through executive orders if necessary.
“i am going to back and support what president obama has done to protect [young immigrants] and their families, to use executive action to prevent deportation,” mrs. clinton said. “and i have said that if we cannot get comprehensive immigration reform as we need, and as we should, with a real path to citizenship that will actually grow our economy — then i will go as far as i can, even beyond president obama, to make sure law-abiding, decent, hard-working people in this country are not ripped away from their families.”
mr. obama has been criticized by republicans and some constitutional scholars for exceeding his presidential authority to bypass congress and to implement policy changes unilaterally. according to a usa today analysis, mr. obama has issued a form of executive action known as the presidential memorandum more often than any other president in history. combined with his use of executive orders, republican lawmakers have cried foul.
house republican lawmakers brought a lawsuit challenging the legality of mr. obama’s decision to unilaterally delay the employer mandate to provide health care to employees under obamacare, and the supreme court unanimously struck down as unconstitutional the obama administration’s “recess” appointments to the national labor relations board, which were made in an effort to bypass congressional votes.
the use of the executive office to push through policy is not new. during his time in office, president clinton issued 364 executive orders and president george w. bush issued 291, compared with mr. obama’s 223, according to the american presidency project.
in mr. clinton’s last two years in office, chief of staff john podesta undertook the so-called “project podesta” to seek out ways in which mr. clinton could exercise his authority through federal agencies without going through congress. mr. podesta now serves as the head of mrs. clinton’s presidential campaign.
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ðɛr ər tu ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈrizənz waɪ ˈaɪsəs ˈpræktɪsɪz bɪˈhɛdɪŋ: ɛz ə minz əv ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈwɔrˌfɛr, ənd bɪˈkəz ðeɪ bɪˈliv ɪt ɪz ðə wɪl əv ˈɑlə. ɪf ðɛr ɪz ə tɔp 10 lɪst əv ðə moʊst ˈʃɑkɪŋ kraɪmz əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, ðə bɪˈhɛdɪŋ əv ˈpipəl baɪ ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə (ˈaɪsəs) ʃʊd bi ɔn ðət lɪst. ðɛr ər tu ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈrizənz waɪ ˈaɪsəs ˈpræktɪsɪz səʧ bɑrˈbɛrɪk ˈkruəlti: ɛz ə minz əv ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈwɔrˌfɛr, ənd bɪˈkəz ðeɪ bɪˈliv ɪt ɪz ðə wɪl əv ˈɑlə. ðə fərst ˈrizən ˈaɪsəs ˈpipəl ɪz tɪ ˌɪnˈstɪl fɪr ənd ˈtɛrər ɪn ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈɑrmi. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈʤoʊʃi, ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈfaɪtərz hæv juzd ðɛr ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən fər ˈtɛrər tɪ dɪsˈweɪd ˌɪˈræki ˈfɔrsɪz frəm ˈɛvər ˈsikɪŋ ˈbætəl. wɪʧ ˈpurli peɪd ˈsoʊlʤər ˈwɪʃɪz tɪ rɪsk dɪˌkæpɪˈteɪʃən, impalement*, ər ˌæmpjəˈteɪʃən fər ðə seɪk əv ə ˈdɪstənt, ˈkrəmbəlɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənt? fɪr ɪz ə juˈnikli ˈifɛktɪv ˈɛvəri ˈsoʊlʤər hu goʊz tɪ wɔr noʊz ðət hi meɪ daɪ ɪn ˈbætəl, bət ðə θɔt əv ˈhævɪŋ jʊr hɛd ʧɑpt ɔf ɪz məʧ mɔr ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ ðən tɪ daɪ frəm ə ˈbʊlət tɪ ðə hɛd ər hɑrt. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈrizən ˈaɪsəs ˈpipəl ɪz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ bɪˈliv ɪt ɪz ðə wɪl əv ˈɑlə. ðɛr ər tu ˈvərsɪz ɪn ðə ðət kəˈmænd ˈməzlɪmz tɪ ʧɑp ɔf ðə hɛdz əv hu disbelieve”*”: wɪn jʊr lɔrd rɪˈvild tɪ ðə ˈeɪnʤəlz: aɪ æm wɪθ ju, ˈðɛrˌfɔr meɪk fərm ðoʊz hu bɪˈliv. aɪ wɪl kæst ˈtɛrər ˈɪntu ðə hɑrts əv ðoʊz hu dɪsbɪˈliv. ˈðɛrˌfɔr straɪk ɔf ðɛr hɛdz ənd straɪk ɔf ˈɛvəri ˈfɪŋgərˌtɪp əv ðɛm. 2 soʊ wɪn ju mit ɪn ˈbætəl ðoʊz hu dɪsbɪˈliv, ðɛn ðə nɛks ənˈtɪl wɪn ju hæv ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðɛm, ðɛn meɪk (ðɛm) ˈprɪzənərz, ənd ˈæftərwərdz ˈiðər sɛt ðɛm fri ɛz ə ˈfeɪvər ər lɛt ðɛm ˈrænsəm (ðɛmˈsɛlvz) ənˈtɪl ðə wɔr tɪ ˈɑrgju ðət ðə dɪz nɑt kəˈmænd bɪˈhɛdɪŋ ɪz dɪsɪnˈʤɛnjuəs. ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ˈfɪgjərətɪv ər sɪmˈbɑlɪk əˈbaʊt ˈsəmˌwən ɔn ðə nɛk. ɛz ˈtɪməθi ɑr. ˈfərnɪʃ meɪks klɪr, bi. (di. 1143 c.e*.), ɪn ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ˈstədid fər ˈsɛnʧəriz baɪ ˈsuni rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈskɑlərz, səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ˈɛni prəˈskrɪpʃən tɪ æt ðə necks’*’ kəˈmændz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˈɛlsˌwɛr soʊ ɛz tɪ kənˈfərm dɛθ ənd nɑt ˈsɪmpli ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, mʊˈhɑməd ənd hɪz ˈfɑloʊərz weɪʤd wɔr wɪθ ðə sɔrd. ɪf ju ““smite”*” ə nɛk wɪθ ə sɔrd, ðə ˈɑbviəs wɪl ˈhæpən: ðɛr hɛd wɪl kəm ɔf. ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈrɛkərd ʃoʊz ðət mʊˈhɑməd əˈpruvd əv, dɪˈrɛkli ˈɔrdərd, ənd ˈpɑsəbli pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn ˈnumərəs ðə moʊst hɔˈrɪfɪk ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz ðə reɪd ɔn ðə ɪn 627 a.d*. ˈɪbən ˈɪʃæk, ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ˈməzlɪm hɪˈstɔriən, ˈrɛkərdz ðət ˈæftər ðə ʤuɪʃ traɪb tɪ ðə mʊˈhɑməd əˈpɔɪntɪd bi. ɪn ðə hu ruld ðət mɛn ʃʊd bi mʊˈhɑməd dɪˈklɛrd ɪt wɑz ˈʤəʤmənt əv allah”*”, ənd hi sɛnt fər ðɛm ənd strək ɔf ðɛr ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv mɛn bɪˈhɛdɪd wɑz ər 700 ɪn ɪf ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈrɛkərd ɪz ˈækjərət, ðɛn mʊˈhɑməd həz æt list wən θɪŋ ɪn ˈkɑmən wɪθ ˈaɪsəs: hi hæd noʊ əˈbʤɛkʃənz tɪ bɪˈhɛdɪŋ hɪz ˈɛnəmiz. ɪt məst bi ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ðət ðə bɪˈhɛdɪŋ əv ˈpipəl baɪ ˈaɪsəs dɪz nɑt rɪˈflɛkt ðə vjuz əv ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈməzlɪmz təˈdeɪ. ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈməzlɪmz hæv ˈstrɔŋli kənˈdɛmd ðə ˈækʃənz əv ˌhaʊˈɛvər, tɪ ˈɑrgju ðət bɪˈhɛdɪŋ ˈpipəl ɪz ɪz fɔls. ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz noʊ səʧ θɪŋ ɛz wən ““true”*” fɔrm əv ˌɪsˈlɑm, ər ˈɛni ˈəðər rɪˈlɪʤən. ɔl riˈlɪʤənz hæv ˈdɑktrənz ðət ər beɪst ɔn ˈjumən ˈɑrgjəmənt ənd ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ðɛr ˈseɪkrɪd tɛksts. dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ðə ““true”*” ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ˌɪsˈlɑm wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ə ˈmætər əv dəˈbeɪt. ðə ˈlidər ənd ˈfaʊndər əv ˈaɪsəs, ˈæbu al-baghdadi*, hu həz ə ˈdɑktərət ɪn ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk bɪˈlivz ðət hɪz ˈvərʒən əv ˌɪsˈlɑm ɪz ðə kərˈɛkt ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən. ˈfərðər, ɛz ðə ˈkæləf, hi bɪˈlivz hi ɪz ɔn ə dɪˈvaɪn ˈmɪʃən frəm ˈɑlə, dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ɪn ə 2015 spiʧ, ˈməzlɪmz, ˌɪnˈdid wi faɪt ɪn oʊˈbidiəns tɪ ˈɑlə ənd ɛz ə minz əv ˈkəmɪŋ ˈkloʊzər tɪ ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪn dɪˈrɛktɪŋ hɪz ˈfɑloʊərz tɪ bɪˈhɛd ˈpipəl ɪz nɑt. ɪt ɪz ˈsɪmpli ðə bɪˈlif ənd ˈpræktɪs əv ˈrædɪkəl ˌɪsˈlɑm. noʊts ˈʤoʊʃi, dɪz ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈfɛtɪʃ wɪθ bɪˈhɛdɪŋ ˈpipəl kəm from?,”*?,” ðə ˈtɛləˌgræf, sɛpˈtɛmbər 14 2014 (ˈʃækɪr). (ˈʃækɪr). ˈtɪməθi ɑr. ˈfərnɪʃ, ɪn ðə neɪm əv islam,”*,” ˈmɪdəl ist kˈwɔrtərli 12 (spərɪŋ 2005 əv ˈkɪlɪŋz ˈɔrdərd ər səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ muhammad,”*,” ˈækˌsɛst ɑkˈtoʊbər 9 2016 ˈɪbən ˈɪʃæk, ðə laɪf əv mʊˈhɑməd, trænz. ˈælfrɪd ˌgɪˈlaʊm (ˈpækɪˌstæn: ˈɑksfərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti prɛs, 1955 463 ibid*. ˈɪʃæk, ðə laɪf əv mʊˈhɑməd, 464 ibid*. ibid*. mæt ˈpeɪtən, ðən ˈməzlɪmz frəm əˈkrɔs ðə wərld mit ɪn ðə tɪ ˈriʤɛkt ˈaɪsəs ənd ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk extremism,”*,” ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt, ˈɔgəst 15 2016 ˈwɪljəm məˈkænts, ɪgˈzæktli ɪz ˈæbu al-baghdadi*, ðə ˈlidər əv isis?”*?”, ˈnuzˌwik, sɛpˈtɛmbər 16 2015 s.j*. prɪns, ““read*: fʊl ˈɪŋlɪʃ trænzˈleɪʃən əv ˈaɪsəs ‘‘caliph’*’ ˈæbu nu speech,”*,” ˈhɛvi, dɪˈsɛmbər 28 2015 http://heavy.com/news/2015/12/new-isis-islamic-state-news-pictures-videos-so-wait-indeed-we-along-with-you-are-waiting-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-speech-english-translation*/
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there are two primary reasons why isis practices beheading: as a means of psychological warfare, and because they believe it is the will of allah.
if there is a top 10 list of the most shocking crimes of the 21st century, the beheading of people by the islamic state in iraq and syria (isis) should be on that list. there are two primary reasons why isis practices such barbaric cruelty: as a means of psychological warfare, and because they believe it is the will of allah.
the first reason isis beheads people is to instill fear and terror in the iraqi army. according to shashank joshi, “the islamic state’s fighters have used their reputation for terror to dissuade iraqi forces from ever seeking battle. which poorly paid soldier wishes to risk decapitation, impalement, or amputation for the sake of a distant, crumbling government? fear is a uniquely effective weapon.”1 every soldier who goes to war knows that he may die in battle, but the thought of having your head chopped off is much more terrifying than to die from a bullet to the head or heart.
the second reason isis beheads people is because they believe it is the will of allah. there are two verses in the qur’an that command muslims to chop off the heads of “those who disbelieve”:
qur’an 8:12 when your lord revealed to the angels: i am with you, therefore make firm those who believe. i will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them. 2
qur’an 47:4 so when you meet in battle those who disbelieve, then smite the necks until when you have overcome them, then make (them) prisoners, and afterwards either set them free as a favor or let them ransom (themselves) until the war terminates.3
to argue that the qur’an does not command beheading is disingenuous. there is nothing figurative or symbolic about smiting someone on the neck. as timothy r. furnish makes clear, “mahmud b. umar az-zamakhshari (d. 1143 c.e.), in a major commentary studied for centuries by sunni religious scholars, suggested that any prescription to ‘strike at the necks’ commands to avoid striking elsewhere so as to confirm death and not simply wound.”4 during the 7th century, muhammad and his followers waged war with the sword. if you “smite” a person’s neck with a sword, the obvious will happen: their head will come off.
the historical record shows that muhammad approved of, directly ordered, and possibly participated in numerous beheadings.5 the most horrific example is the raid on the banu qurayza in 627 a.d. ibn ishaq, the 8th century muslim historian, records that after the jewish tribe “surrendered to the apostle’s judgement”6, muhammad appointed sa’d b. mu’adh “umpire in the matter”7 who ruled that “the men should be killed.”8 muhammad declared it was “the judgement of allah”, and “then he sent for them and struck off their heads.”9 the total number of men beheaded was “600 or 700 in all.”10 if the historical record is accurate, then muhammad has at least one thing in common with isis: he had no objections to beheading his enemies.
it must be emphasized that the beheading of people by isis does not reflect the views of the vast majority of muslims today. moderate muslims have strongly condemned the actions of isis.11 however, to argue that beheading people is un-islamic is false. this is because there is no such thing as one “true” form of islam, or any other religion. all religions have doctrines that are based on human argument and interpretation of their sacred texts. determining the “true” interpretation of islam will always be a matter of debate.
the leader and founder of isis, abu bakr al-baghdadi, who has a doctorate in islamic studies12, believes that his version of islam is the correct interpretation. further, as the self-proclaimed caliph, he believes he is on a divine mission from allah, declaring in a 2015 speech, “o muslims, indeed we fight in obedience to allah and as a means of coming closer to him.”13 baghdadi’s leadership in directing his followers to behead people is not un-islamic. it is simply the belief and practice of radical islam.
notes
shashank joshi, “where does the islamic state’s fetish with beheading people come from?,” the telegraph, september 14, 2014, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/11071276/where-does-the-islamic-states-fetish-with-beheading-people-come-from.html qur’an 8:12 (shakir). http://quran.com/8 qur’an 8:12 (shakir). http://quran.com/47 timothy r. furnish, “beheading in the name of islam,” middle east quarterly 12, no.2 (spring 2005), 51-57, http://www.meforum.org/713/beheading-in-the-name-of-islam “list of killings ordered or supported by muhammad,” accessed october 9, 2016, https://wikiislam.net/wiki/list_of_killings_ordered_or_supported_by_muhammad ibn ishaq, the life of muhammad, trans. alfred guillaume (pakistan: oxford university press, 1955), 463, https://archive.org/details/thelifeofmohammedguillaume ibid. ishaq, the life of muhammad, 464. ibid. ibid. matt payton, “more than 30,000 muslims from across the world meet in the uk to reject isis and islamic extremism,” independent, august 15, 2016, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/more-than-30000-ahmadiyya-muslims-from-across-the-world-meet-in-the-uk-to-reject-isis-and-islamic-a7191306.html william mccants, “who exactly is abu bakr al-baghdadi, the leader of isis?”, newsweek, september 16, 2015, http://www.newsweek.com/who-exactly-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-leader-isis-368907 s.j. prince, “read: full english translation of isis ‘caliph’ abu bakr al-baghdadi’s new speech,” heavy, december 28, 2015, http://heavy.com/news/2015/12/new-isis-islamic-state-news-pictures-videos-so-wait-indeed-we-along-with-you-are-waiting-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-speech-english-translation/
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ə sɔrs həz tɪpt ˈjuˈɛs ɔf tɪ ə ˈpɑsəbəl priˈkərsər fər ən precision”*” wɛr ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃən əv ˈteɪlərd laɪt wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈætəm ənd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈkɑmbaɪn tɪ kriˈeɪt rɪˈmɑrkəbli ˈækjərət rɪˈzəlts. æt ðə mæks plæŋk ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ðə saɪəns əv laɪt, ðɪs əˈproʊʧ ɪz ˈjutəˌlaɪzd tɪ ˈkəpəl laɪt tɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈætəm, ər fər ðət ˈmætər, tɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl nano-particles*. ðə ˈrisərʧ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðət laɪt kən bi ˈkəpəld tɪ ən aɪən træpt wɪˈθɪn ə ˌpɛrəˈbɑlɪk ˈmɪrər, ənd ðə ˈəpˌʃɑt ɪz ə haɪ ɪˈfɪʃənsi, ˈpoʊlərˌaɪzd bim. ðə ˈrisərʧərz, lɛd baɪ ˈdɑktər. gərd leuchs*, seɪ ðət ɛz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈætəmz, aɪɑnz ənd ˈmɑləˌkjulz fɔrm ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈbɪldɪŋ blɑks əv ˈmætər, ɑr pərˈsɛpʃən əv ðə ˈtænʤəbəl məˈtɪriəlz fɔrmd frəm səʧ ˈbɪldɪŋ blɑks θru ðɛr ˌɪnərˈækʃən wɪθ laɪt ɪz ki tɪ ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ðɛm. ˈkɑmplɛks ˈɑbʤɛkts səʧ ɛz kən bi bɪlt ənd məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪd baɪ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌɪnərˈækʃənz ðeɪ hæv wɪθ ə laɪt fild. ðə məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃənz meɪ wɛl pruv tɪ sərv ɛz ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ˌbaɪoʊˈfɪsɪks ər kˈwɑntəm ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ, ənd ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ðɛmˈsɛlvz meɪ sərv ɛz blocks”*” tɪ kriˈeɪt. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ˈreɪdiəli ˈpoʊlərˌaɪzd laɪt wɪʧ ɪz əˈkjutli ˈfoʊkɪst. ðɪs ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ bim, wɪʧ ˈfiʧərz ə sɪˈlɪndrɪkəl ˈsɪmətri, træks əˈkrɔs ə pæθ ˈɪnsədənt frəm raɪt tɪ lɛft ˈɔntu ə lɛnz. ðə ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ˈroʊˌteɪts ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪˈlɛktrɪk fild ˈvɛktərz təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈɑptɪkəl ˈæksəs, ənd ðeɪ ðɛn ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈfoʊkəl pɔɪnt tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ɪˈlɛktrɪk fild kəmˈpoʊnənt wɪʧ ˈɑsəˌleɪts əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈɑptɪkəl ˈæksəs. ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ə ˈteɪlərd laɪt wɛr ðə prɪˈsaɪs ˈʃeɪpɪŋ əv ðə ˈtɛmpərəl ənd ˈspeɪʃəl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti əv ðə laɪt ənd ðə ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən ˈvɛktər ər dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ˌɑsəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪk fild kən ðɛn bi ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd tɪ dɪˈmɛnʃənz sˈmɔlər ðən ðə ˈweɪvˌlɛŋθ əv ðə laɪt wɪn ˈfoʊkɪst ˈɔntu ə ˈtərgət ˈɑbʤɛkt. ə ˈreɪdiəli ˈpoʊlərˌaɪzd rɪŋ ɪz ˈfoʊkɪst wɪθ ə ˌpɛrəˈbɑlɪk ˈmɪrər, ənd ɪn ðɪs ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, ðə ˈrisərʧərz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈteɪlərd, ˈreɪdiəli ˈpoʊlərˌaɪzd moʊd tɪ ən aɪˈdil fild ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən daʊn tɪ 98 ðə wərk ˈjuzɪz ə ʧɑrʤd ion”*” ɛz ðə ˈætəm, ənd ðə aɪɑnz kən bi ˈækjərətli pəˈzɪʃənd, ənd ˈivɪn ““trapped”*” fər ˈvɛriɪŋ ˈpɪriədz ˈjuzɪŋ ən ˌɪˈlɛktroʊd ərˈeɪnʤmənt ənd ən əˈplaɪd ˈeɪˈsi ˈvoʊltɪʤ. ən aɪən træp wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt tɪ ðə ˌpɛrəˈbɑlɪk ˈmɪrər ʤiˈɑmətri wɪʧ ˈifɛktɪvli ˈʃæˌdoʊz ðə aɪən frəm ðə ˈfoʊkɪst laɪt wɪθ ˈmɪnəməl ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns. sɪz ðə ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi həz bɪn səkˈsɛsfəli əˈplaɪd tɪ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ˈnumərəs ənd ˈɑbʤɛkts tɪ kriˈeɪt əv ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈprɑpərtiz. wət ɪt maɪt min ɪz ðət, baɪ ““holding”*” ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈætəm wɪθ ˈleɪzər bimz, ɪt meɪ wɛl bi ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ bɪld ə wɪθ ˈsɪŋgjələr əˈtɑmɪk priˈsɪʒən. wɪθ ðə eɪd əv ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl məˈtɪriəlz, laɪt kən bi ˈgaɪdɪd əraʊnd ˈɑbʤɛkts ənd rɪˈflɛkʃənz kən bi səˈprɛst tɪ fɔrm ə ““nanobeacon.”*.” ðə ˈrisərʧərz seɪ səʧ laɪt ˈsɔrsəz peɪv ðə weɪ fər kənˈtroʊl əv laɪt ˌprɑpəˈgeɪʃən ɪn ə reɪnʤ əv ˈɑptɪkəl ˈnɛtˌwərks. du ju fərˈsi ə ˈkəmɪŋ seɪ wɪn ˈprɪnərz wɪʧ ˈfiʧər priˈsɪʒən daʊn tɪ ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈætəm kʊd bi kriˈeɪtɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi? lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ ɪn ðə ˈfɔrəm θrɛd ɔn 3dpb.com*.
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a source has tipped us off to a possible precursor for an “atomic precision” 3d printhead where the interaction of tailored light with a single atom and individual nanostructures combine to create remarkably accurate results.
at the max planck institute for the science of light, this approach is utilized to couple light to a single atom, or for that matter, to individual nano-particles. the research demonstrates that light can be coupled to an ion trapped within a parabolic mirror, and the upshot is a high efficiency, optimized polarized beam.
the researchers, led by dr. gerd leuchs, say that as individual atoms, ions and molecules form the basic building blocks of matter, our perception of the tangible materials formed from such building blocks through their interaction with light is key to our ability to manipulate them.
complex objects such as nanostructures can be built and manipulated by understanding specific interactions they have with a light field. the manipulations may well prove to serve as the basis for potential applications in biophysics or quantum information processing, and the individual nanostructures themselves may serve as “building blocks” to create metamaterials.
the process involves the creation of radially polarized light which is acutely focused. this incoming beam, which features a cylindrical symmetry, tracks across a path incident from right to left onto a lens. the focusing rotates the individual electric field vectors towards the optical axis, and they then interfere within the focal point to create an electric field component which oscillates along the optical axis.
the result is a tailored light where the precise shaping of the temporal and spatial distribution of the intensity of the light and the polarization vector or direction of oscillation of the electric field can then be concentrated to dimensions smaller than the wavelength of the light when focused onto a target object.
a radially polarized ring is focused with a parabolic mirror, and in this experiment, the researchers generated the tailored, radially polarized mode to an ideal field distribution down to 98%.
the work uses a “singly charged ytterbium ion” as the atom, and the ions can be accurately positioned, and even “trapped” for varying periods using an electrode arrangement and an applied ac voltage. an ion trap was developed to the parabolic mirror geometry which effectively shadows the ion from the focused light with minimal interference.
mpi says the methodology has been successfully applied to the investigation of numerous nanostructures and nanoscopic objects to create metamaterials of extraordinary properties.
what it might mean is that, by “holding” a single atom with laser beams, it may well be possible to build a 3d printhead with singular atomic precision.
with the aid of artificial materials, light can be guided around objects and reflections can be suppressed to form a “nanobeacon.” the researchers say such light sources pave the way for high-precision control of light propagation in a range of optical networks.
do you forsee a coming say when 3d printers which feature precision down to the level of a single atom could be created using this nanobeacon technology? let us know in the nanobeacon forum thread on 3dpb.com.
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baɪ læst naɪt (ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 22 2015 ˈpɑbloʊ ˌɪˈgleɪsiɪs əv spoʊk æt ə ˈmæsɪv ˈræli ɪn ˈæθənz, ʤɪst θri deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə grik ɪˈlɛkʃənz ðət ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ wɪn. ðə feɪts əv ənd ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli sin ɛz lɪŋkt boʊθ baɪ ðɛr oʊn ˈlidərz ənd ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt. ɪn leɪt dɪˈsɛmbər, ə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn ɪn ˈblumbərg æst, ðɪs ðə dɔn əv ðə ˈɪrə ɪn ðə ˈjʊrə zone?”*?” boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz hæv sərʤd ˈɪntu ðə lɛd ɪn ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈkəntriz ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ðɛr rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv jɪrz əv ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ˌɪmˈpoʊzd baɪ ˈbrəsəlz, ənd ɔn ə plɛʤ tɪ rɪˈkupərˌeɪt ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɑvrənti ənd dɪˈmɑkrəsi. ðɛr ˈproʊˌgræmz kɔl fər ə ˌrinɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ðɛr ˈnæʃənəl dɛts, haɪər ˈtæksɪz ɔn ðə rɪʧ, ˈmeɪʤər ʤɑbz ˈproʊˌgræmz, ənd ðə ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən əv raɪts ənd ˈbɛnəfɪts ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs. bɪˈloʊ ɪz ðə tɛkst əv ə spiʧ ˈgɪvɪn baɪ ˌɪˈgleɪsiɪs æt ə ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə spiʧ kən bi sin hir. dæn dɪˈmæʤiˌoʊ. gʊd ˈivnɪŋ. ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ɪn ðə ɛr ɪn gris. ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ɪn ðə ɛr ɪn ˈsəðərn ˈjʊrəp. ˈbrəðərz ənd ˈsɪstərz, ən ˈɑnər tɪ spik ɪn frənt əv ju təˈdeɪ. ən ˈɑnər tɪ bi ɪn ˈæθənz ʤɪst ə fju mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs ˈkəntri wɪl ˈfaɪnəli hæv ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈgəvərnmənt ˈhɛdɪd baɪ əˈlɛksɪs tsipras*. ðɪs ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl bi ðə fərst ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈgəvərnmənts θru wɪʧ wi wɪl hæv tɪ rɪˈgeɪn ðə ˈsɑvrənti ənd ˈdɪgnəti əv ðə ˈpipəlz əv ˈsəðərn ˈjʊrəp. ˈbrəðərz ənd ˈsɪstərz, wi ər kɔld əˈpɑn tɪ ˌrikənˈstrəkt ðə ˌtoʊˌtæləˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. səm wɪl wɔnt tɪ kɔl ˈjuˈɛs ““euro-skeptics.”*.” tɪ ɔl ðoʊz ˈhɪpəˌkrɪts, aɪ wɔnt tɪ riˈmaɪnd ðɛm təˈdeɪ, frəm gris, frəm ə ˈkəntri ðət wɑz ə ˈmɑdəl əv rɪˈzɪstəns, ðət ðə bɛst əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk trəˈdɪʃən ɪz anti-fascism*. ənd ðət ɑr ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ rɪˈgeɪn ɑr ˈsoʊʃəl raɪts ənd ɑr ˈsɑvrənti ɪz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ɑr ˈgrændˌpɛrənts, hu kənˈfrəntɪd ðɪs ˈhɔrər ənd fɔt fər ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈjʊrəp wɪʧ kʊd ˈoʊnli bi beɪst ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs ənd ˈlɪbərˌti. ˈmɛni θɪŋz ər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə grik ənd ˈspænɪʃ ˈpipəl təˈgɛðər tɪ lɛd ə nu ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈprɑʤɛkt. bət təˈdeɪ aɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ɑr ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ɪn ðə rɪˈzɪstəns ənd ðə ˈstrəgəl fər ˈlɪbərˌti ənd dɪˈmɑkrəsi. traɪd tɪ lʊk daʊn ɔn ˈjuˈɛs ɛz ““mediterraneans.”*.” kɔld ˈjuˈɛs ““pigs.”*.” traɪd tɪ tərn ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪntu ə pərˈɪfəri. ðeɪ wɔnt ˈjuˈɛs tɪ bi ˈkəntriz əv ʧip ˈleɪbər ˈfɔrsɪz. ðeɪ wɔnt ɑr jəŋ ˈpipəl tɪ bi ðə ˈsərvənts əv rɪʧ ˈtʊrɪsts. tɪ ɔl ðoʊz ɔn ðə ˈpeɪˌroʊlz əv ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl paʊərz, təˈdeɪ wi seɪ ðət wi ər praʊd tɪ bi frəm ðə saʊθ, ənd ðət frəm ðə saʊθ wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈjʊrəp ənd tɪ ɔl ɪts ˈpipəlz ðə ˈdɪgnəti ðət ðeɪ dɪˈzərv. bət aɪ wɔnt maɪ spiʧ təˈdeɪ tɪ bi ə kəmˈpɛndiəm əv ˈstɛrəl encouragements*. wi ər əˈməŋ ˈkɑmˌrædz, ənd taɪm naʊ tɪ əkˈsɛpt riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti əv ðə tæsks kənˈfrəntɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs. aɪ ʤɪst gɑt bæk frəm ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə. ðɛr aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ mit wɪθ mɔˈrɑlɛs, wɪθ ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl ˈkɔriə, ənd wɪθ ˈpɛpi mˈjuʤɪkə. aɪ æm ʃʊr ðət ˈmɛni əv ju wər ɛz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ɛz aɪ wɑz wɪn ju sɔ əv siege”*” baɪ ˈkɔstəz ˈgævrəs ənd ˈlərnɪd əˈbaʊt ðə tupamaros*. təˈdeɪ, ən ex-guerrilla*, ə tupamaro*, ɪz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈjərəgˌweɪ. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ mɛt wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈgəvərnmənt ˈmɪnɪstərz ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərz. əˈməŋ ðɛm wɑz ðə sən əv mɪˈgɛl ɪnˈrikwɛz, ˈlidər əv ðə mɪr [ðə ˈmuvmənt əv ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri lɛft], hu daɪd ɪn ˈkɑmbæt ɪn 1974 ɪn ˈʧɪli. ɪt wɑz ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðə ˈʧɪliən ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm tɪ wɪʧ wi ˈɔlsoʊ əˈspaɪr. bət əˈpɑn siɪŋ ðə sən əv ɪnˈrikwɛz, aɪ rɪˈmɛmbərd wət ˈsælvəˌdɔr ˌɑˈjɛndeɪ sɛd tɪ ðə jəŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə mɪr: ʧuz ðə təreɪn. wi ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd ɪt. wi hæv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, bət wi hæv ðə power.”*.” ˈbɪtər ˈɪnˌsaɪt ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd əˈməŋ ɑr ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə. wət wi hæv əˈhɛd əv ˈjuˈɛs ɪz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ən ˈizi roʊd. wi fərst hæv tɪ wɪn ðə ˈoʊnli ˈæftərwərdz wɪl ðə ril ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz bɪˈgɪn. ðə poʊlz seɪ ðət ɪn gris wɪl wɪn ðə nɛkst ɪˈlɛkʃən. ɪn speɪn ðə poʊlz seɪ ðət wi hæv ɔˈrɛdi pæst ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈpɑrti [psoe*], ðət wi ər kəmˈpitɪŋ tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈstrɔŋgəst ɪˈlɛktərəl fɔrs ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, ənd ðət ˈɛvəri deɪ wi ər sin mɔr ənd mɔr ɛz ðə ril ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən fɔrs. wi ɔˈrɛdi hæv mɔr ðən ˈmɛmbərz, ənd wi wɪl liv ɑr kənˈstɪʧuənt əˈsɛmbli nɛkst mənθ wɪθ ɑr ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənəl ˈməsəl ˈrɛdi. ɪt wɪl bi hɑrd, bət ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ɪn speɪn, laɪk ɪn gris ənd sɪn feɪn ɪn ˈaɪərlənd, wɪl lɛd ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ʧeɪnʤ. bət ɪt ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəl ðət wi ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ˈwɪnɪŋ ən ɪˈlɛkʃən dɪz nɑt min ˈwɪnɪŋ paʊər. ɑr ˈproʊˌgræm læks ˈmæksəməm dɪˈmændz ˌɔlˈðoʊ wi, laɪk ju, ər biɪŋ əˈkjuzd əv ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm. tɪ spik əv ˈfɪskəl rɪˈfɔrm, əv ˈɑdətɪŋ ðə ˈnæʃənəl dɛt, əv ðə kəˈlɛktɪv kənˈtroʊl əv ðə strəˈtiʤɪk ˈsɛktərz əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, əv ðə dɪˈfɛns ənd ˌɪmˈpruvmənt əv ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪsɪz, əv ðə rɪˈkəvəri əv ˈsɑvrən paʊərz ənd əv ɑr ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈfæbrɪk, əv ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈpɑləsiz θru ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, əv ˈfeɪvərɪŋ kənˈsəmʃən, ənd əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðət ˈpəblɪk ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɛntɪtiz prəˈtɛkt smɔl ənd ˈmidiəm ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz ənd ˈfæməliz ɪz wət ˈɛni ˈsoʊʃəl ˈdɛməˌkræt ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˈjʊrəp wʊd hæv tɔkt əˈbaʊt 30 ər 40 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. bət təˈdeɪ, ə ˈproʊˌgræm laɪk ðɪs minz ə θrɛt tɪ ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl paʊərz, tɪ ˈʤərmən ˈjʊrəp, ənd tɪ caste”*” [lɑ ˈkæstə]. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈpɑrti ðət ɪz məʧ ˈstrɔŋgər ðən ðə θərd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl wɑz. ðə ˈpɑrti əv wɔl strit, wɪʧ həz ˈsərvənts ˈɛvriˌwɛr. ðiz ˈfəŋkʃəˌnɛriz hæv ˈkɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈaɪˈdi kɑrdz. səm hæv kɑrdz frəm nu dɪˈmɑkrəsi, ˈəðərz frəm ˈpɑzɑk, ˈəðərz frəm cdu*, ˈəðərz frəm ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈpɑrti ɪn speɪn ər fræns. [bət] juncker*, ˈmərkəl, rajoy*, ˈsæmərəz, hollande*, ənd ˈrɛnzi ər ɔl ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə seɪm ˈpɑrti ðə ˈpɑrti əv wɔl strit. ðeɪ ər ðə ˈfaɪˌnæns ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl. ðɪs ɪz waɪ, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˈmɑdəst ɑr əˈbʤɛktɪvz ər, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ waɪd ðə kənˈsɛnsəs ɪn ɑr səˈsaɪɪtiz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðɛm ɪz, wi məst nɑt luz saɪt ðət wi ər kənˈfrəntɪŋ ə məˈnɔrəti wɪθ ə lɔt əv paʊər, wɪθ ˈvɛri fju ˈskrupəlz, ənd ˈfɪrfəl əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl rɪˈzəlts wɪn ðɛr ˈpɑrtiz wɪn. fərˈgɛt ðət ðə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈnɛvər əkˈsɛpt ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ɪˈlɛkʃənz wɪn ðeɪ laɪk ðɛm. ˈkɑmˌrædz, wi hæv ə hɪˈstɔrɪk tæsk əv ɪˈnɔrmɪs dɪˈmɛnʃənz əˈhɛd əv ˈjuˈɛs. wət wi hæv tɪ du goʊz fɑr bɪɔnd ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪˈlɛktərəl səˈpɔrt. wi ər kɔld əˈpɑn tɪ dɪˈfɛnd dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd ˈsɑvrənti, bət mɔr, wi hæv tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ðɛm ɔn ə təreɪn, laɪk ˌɑˈjɛndeɪ sɛd, ðət wi ɑrˈsɛlvz hæv nɑt ˈʧoʊzən. waɪ wi hæv tɪ dil wɪθ ˈfərmli. ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛriz ər nɑt dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ðə ˈtiˌsərts ðət ðeɪ wɛr. ðeɪ ər nɑt dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ðɛr kənˈvərʒən əv ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl tulz ˈɪntu ə rɪˈlɪʤən. ðə ˈduti əv ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ɪz nɑt tɪ teɪk ˈpɪkʧərz əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɪθ ə ˈhæmər ənd ˈduti əv ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ɪz tɪ wɪn. waɪ ɑr ˈduti ɪz tɪ gɪt ˈkloʊzər tɪ ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti. wi nid ðə bɛst wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. wi nid ðə bɛst ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts, ðə bɛst ˈsaɪəntɪsts, ðə bɛst ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛktər ˈwərkərz, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ənd ˈkɛri aʊt ˈvaɪəbəl ənd ˈifɛktɪv ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsiz. wi nid tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ənd kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ðə prəˈfɛʃənəlz ɪn ðə pəˈlis ənd ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz. aɪ æm ˈspænɪʃ, ənd aɪ noʊ ʤɪst laɪk ju du wət ɪt minz tɪ hæv ə pəˈlis ənd ən ˈɑrmi ðət ɪn ðə pæst wərkt fər ə dɪkˈteɪtərˌʃɪp. bət aɪ noʊ ðət ɪn maɪ ˈkəntri ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðiz ɑrmd prəˈfɛʃənəlz ər ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd hæv ˈfæməliz ənd frɛndz ˈbitən daʊn baɪ ðə ˌɪnˈʤəstɪs əv ðɪs sˈwɪndəl ðət ðeɪ kɔl crisis.”*.” lɛt mi ʃɛr ən ˈænɪkˌdoʊt wɪθ ju: ˈæftər ə ˈmitɪŋ əv ɪn zɑrɑˈgoʊzə ˈdʊrɪŋ ɑr ɪˈlɛktərəl kæmˈpeɪn, ə mæn əˈproʊʧt mi. hi toʊld mi, ən ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ðə ɛr fɔrs. aɪ wɔnt ju tɪ noʊ ðət ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs wʊd bi ˈrɛdi tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ɑr ˈsɑvrənti ənd ˈsoʊʃəl raɪts əˈgɛnst ðə θrɛts əv ðə troika.”*.” ðə taɪp əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri wi nid. ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm ɪz nɑt θˈrɛtənɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən, ər bɪˈlivɪŋ ju ər ˈbɛtər bɪˈkəz ju hæv əˈnəðər skɪn ˈkələr, ər bɪˈkəz ju spik ə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, ər bɪˈkəz ju wər bɔrn wɛr jʊr ˈwɔtər broʊk. tru ˈpeɪtriəts noʊ ðət tɪ bi praʊd əv jʊr ˈkəntri ɪz tɪ si ðət ɔl ðə ˈʧɪldrən noʊ ˈmætər wɛr ðeɪ kəm frəm goʊ tɪ skulz klin, kloʊðd, well-fed*, ənd wɪθ ʃuz ɔn ðɛr fit. tɪ ləv jʊr ˈkəntri ɪz tɪ dɪˈfɛnd jʊr grandparents’*’ ˈpɛnʃən ənd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ɪf ðeɪ gɪt sɪk ðeɪ wɪl bi kɛrd fər ɪn ðə bɛst ˈpəblɪk ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz. wi ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ɑr taɪz wɪθ ˈwərkərz ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈɔfəs, ənd ɔl ˈəðər ˈpəblɪk ˈɔfəsɪz. səm bɪˈliv ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərz hu meɪk ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz, skulz, ˈmidiə, ənd ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən wərk. nɑt ðə wənz hu meɪk ʃʊr ðət ˈpəblɪk fəˈsɪlɪtiz ər klin, soʊ ðət ðeɪ kən bi juzd ə laɪ. ˈwərkərz hu teɪk ˈkəntriz ˈfɔrwərd. ənd aɪ noʊ ðət ˈmɛni əv ðoʊz hu wərk ɪn ˈpəblɪk ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɪʃ ðət ˈpipəl laɪk ˈjuˈɛs wər ˈgəvərnɪŋ, soʊ ðət ðeɪ kʊd du ðɛr ʤɑbz, ənd ðət ðeɪ ər sɪk əv kərəpt ənd ˈjusləs ˈlidərz laɪk wi hæv hæd əp ənˈtɪl naʊ. wi məst ˈfaɪnəli wərk təˈgɛðər ɪn ˈjʊrəp ənd fər ˈjʊrəp. nɑt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ rɛd kɑrl mɑrks tɪ noʊ ðət ðɛr ər noʊ dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv səˈluʃənz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈfreɪmˌwərk əv ðə nation-state*. fər ðət ˈrizən wi məst hɛlp iʧ ˈəðər ənd ˈprɛzənt ɑrˈsɛlvz ɛz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv fər ɔl əv ˈjʊrəp. ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪz fɑr frəm ˈwɪnɪŋ paʊər. waɪ wi məst brɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən hu ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ənd ˈdisənsi təˈgɛðər əraʊnd ɑr ʃɛrd tæsk, wɪʧ ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ˈtərnɪŋ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən əv ˈjumən raɪts ˈɪntu ə ˈmænjuəl fər ˈgəvərnmənt. ɑr eɪm təˈdeɪ, ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪz nɑt ðə ˈwɪðərɪŋ əˈweɪ əv ðə steɪt, ər ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv ˈprɪzənz, ər ðət ərθ bɪˈkəm ə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs. bət wi du əˈspaɪr, ɛz aɪ sɛd, tɪ meɪk ɪt soʊ ðət ɔl ˈʧɪldrən goʊ tɪ ˈpəblɪk skulz klin ənd well-fed*; ðət ɔl ðə ˈɛldərli rɪˈsiv ə ˈpɛnʃən ənd bi ˈteɪkən kɛr əv ɪn ðə bɛst ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz; ðət ˈɛni jəŋ əv hu ðɛr ˈpɛrənts ˈeɪbəl tɪ goʊ tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ; ðət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi hæv ðɛr hit tərnd ɔf ɪn ðə ˈwɪntər bɪˈkəz ðeɪ peɪ ðɛr bɪl; ðət noʊ bæŋk bi əˈlaʊd tɪ liv ə ˈfæməli ɪn ðə strit wɪˈθaʊt ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈhaʊzɪŋ; ðət ˈɛvriˌwən bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ wərk ɪn ˈdisənt kənˈdɪʃənz wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ əkˈsɛpt ˈʃeɪmfəl ˈweɪʤɪz; ðət ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪn ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz ənd ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən nɑt bi ə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ əv multi-millionaires*; ðət ə ˈkəntri nɑt hæv tɪ nil daʊn ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfɔrən ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtərz. ɪn wən wərd: ðət ə soʊˈsaɪɪti bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə ˈbeɪsɪk məˈtɪriəl kənˈdɪʃənz ðət meɪk ˈdɪgnəti ənd ˈhæpinəs ˈpɑsəbəl. ðiz ˈmɑdəst əˈbʤɛktɪvz ðət təˈdeɪ sim soʊ ˈrædɪkəl ˈsɪmpli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt dɪˈmɑkrəsi. təˈmɑˌroʊ ɪz ɑrz, ˈbrəðərz ənd ˈsɪstərz! ˈpɑbloʊ ˌɪˈgleɪsiɪs ɪz ə ˈspænɪʃ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən, ˈspoʊksmən ənd ˈʤɛnərəl ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ðə ˈpɑrti. trænzˈleɪʃən baɪ dæn dɪˈmæʤiˌoʊ.
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last night (thursday, january 22, 2015), pablo iglesias of podemos spoke at a massive syriza rally in athens, just three days before the greek elections that syriza is expected to win. the fates of syriza and podemos are increasingly seen as linked – both by their own leaders and the european establishment. in late december, a headline in bloomberg businessweek asked, “is this the dawn of the #tsiglesias era in the euro zone?” (12/30/2014). both parties have surged into the lead in their respective countries on the basis of their rejection of years of austerity imposed by brussels, and on a pledge to recuperate national sovereignty and democracy. their programs call for a renegotiation of their national debts, higher taxes on the rich, major jobs programs, and the restoration of rights and benefits taken away during the economic crisis.
below is the text of a speech given by iglesias at a syriza event in october. the video of the speech can be seen here. — dan dimaggio.
good evening. change is in the air in greece. change is in the air in southern europe. brothers and sisters, an honor to speak in front of you today. an honor to be in athens just a few months before this country will finally have a popular government headed by alexis tsipras. this government will be the first in a series of governments through which we will have to regain the sovereignty and dignity of the peoples of southern europe.
brothers and sisters, we are called upon to reconstruct democracy—european democracy—against the totalitarianism of the market. some will want to call us “euro-skeptics.” to all those hypocrites, i want to remind them today, from greece, from a country that was a model of anti-nazi resistance, that the best of the european democratic tradition is anti-fascism. and that our program to regain our social rights and our sovereignty is inspired by the example of our grandparents, who confronted this horror and fought for a democratic europe which could only be based on social justice and liberty.
many things are bringing the greek and spanish people together to lead a new european project. but today i want to highlight the historic example of our populations in the anti-fascist resistance and the struggle for liberty and democracy. they’ve tried to look down on us as “mediterraneans.” they’ve called us “pigs.” they’ve tried to turn us into a periphery. they want us to be countries of cheap labor forces. they want our young people to be the servants of rich tourists. to all those jackals on the payrolls of the financial powers, today we say that we are proud to be from the south, and that from the south we are going to return to europe and to all its peoples the dignity that they deserve.
but i want my speech today to be a compendium of sterile encouragements. we are among comrades, and time now to accept responsibility for the difficulty of the tasks confronting us. i just got back from latin america. there i was able to meet with evo morales, with rafael correa, and with pepe mujica. i am sure that many of you were as excited as i was when you saw “state of siege” by costas gavras and learned about the tupamaros. today, an ex-guerrilla, a tupamaro, is president of uruguay.
i also met with many government ministers and political leaders. among them was the son of miguel enriquez, leader of the mir [the movement of the revolutionary left], who died in combat in 1974 in chile. it was moving to remember the chilean experience—the experience of democratic socialism to which we also aspire. but upon seeing the son of enriquez, i remembered what salvador allende said to the young members of the mir: “we didn’t choose the terrain. we inherited it. we have the government, but we have the power.” allende’s bitter insight is something i also found among our brother-presidents in latin america. what we have ahead of us is not going to be an easy road. we first have to win the elections—and only afterwards will the real difficulties begin.
the polls say that in greece syriza will win the next election. in spain the polls say that we have already passed the socialist party [psoe], that we are competing to become the second strongest electoral force in the country, and that every day we are seen more and more as the real opposition force. we already have more than 130,000 members, and we will leave our constituent assembly next month with our organizational muscle ready. it will be hard, but entirely possible that podemos in spain, like syriza in greece and sinn fein in ireland, will lead a political change. but it is essential that we understand that winning an election does not mean winning power.
our program lacks maximum demands although we, like you, are being accused of extremism. to speak of fiscal reform, of auditing the national debt, of the collective control of the strategic sectors of the economy, of the defense and improvement of public services, of the recovery of sovereign powers and of our industrial fabric, of employment policies through investment, of favoring consumption, and of making sure that public financial entities protect small and medium enterprises and families is what any social democrat in western europe would have talked about 30 or 40 years ago.
but today, a program like this means a threat to the global financial powers, to german europe, and to “the caste” [la casta]. there is a worldwide party that is much stronger than the third international was. the party of wall street, which has servants everywhere. these functionaries have carry different id cards. some have cards from new democracy, others from pasok, others from merkel’s cdu, others from the socialist party in spain or france. [but] juncker, merkel, rajoy, samaras, hollande, and renzi are all members of the same party – the party of wall street. they are the finance international.
this is why, no matter how modest our objectives are, no matter how wide the consensus in our societies regarding them is, we must not lose sight that we are confronting a minority with a lot of power, with very few scruples, and fearful of the electoral results when their parties win. forget that the powerful almost never accept the results of elections when they like them.
comrades, we have a historic task of enormous dimensions ahead of us. what we have to do goes far beyond getting electoral support. we are called upon to defend democracy and sovereignty, but what’s more, we have to defend them on a terrain, like allende said, that we ourselves have not chosen.
that’s why we have to deal with sectarians firmly. revolutionaries are not defined by the t-shirts that they wear. they are not defined by their conversion of theoretical tools into a religion. the duty of a revolutionary is not to take pictures of themselves with a hammer and sickle—the duty of a revolutionary is to win.
that’s why our duty is to get closer to civil society. we need the best with us. we need the best economists, the best scientists, the best public sector workers, in order to manage the administration and carry out viable and effective public policies.
we need to listen to and connect with the professionals in the police and the armed forces. i am spanish, and i know just like you do what it means to have a police and an army that in the past worked for a dictatorship. but i know that in my country the majority of these armed professionals are democrats and have families and friends beaten down by the injustice of this swindle that they call “the crisis.” let me share an anecdote with you: after a meeting of podemos in zaragoza during our electoral campaign, a man approached me. he told me, “i’m an officer in the air force. i want you to know that many of us would be ready to defend our sovereignty and social rights against the threats of the troika.” that’s the type of military we need.
patriotism is not threatening someone, or believing you are better because you have another skin color, or because you speak a language, or because you were born where your mother’s water broke. true patriots know that to be proud of your country is to see that all the children – no matter where they come from – go to schools clean, clothed, well-fed, and with shoes on their feet. to love your country is to defend your grandparents’ pension and to ensure that if they get sick they will be cared for in the best public hospitals.
we also need to strengthen our ties with workers in the public finance office, and all other public offices. some believe the political leaders who make the hospitals, schools, media, and transportation work. not the ones who make sure that public facilities are clean, so that they can be used – that’s a lie. workers who take countries forward. and i know that many of those who work in public administration wish that people like us were governing, so that they could do their jobs, and that they are sick of corrupt and useless leaders like we have had up until now.
we must finally work together – in europe and for europe. not necessary to read karl marx to know that there are no definitive solutions within the framework of the nation-state. for that reason we must help each other and present ourselves as an alternative for all of europe.
winning the elections is far from winning power. that’s why we must bring everyone who is committed to change and decency together around our shared task, which is nothing more than turning the universal declaration of human rights into a manual for government. our aim today, unfortunately, is not the withering away of the state, or the disappearance of prisons, or that earth become a paradise. but we do aspire, as i said, to make it so that all children go to public schools clean and well-fed; that all the elderly receive a pension and be taken care of in the best hospitals; that any young person—independently of who their parents are—be able to go to college; that nobody have their heat turned off in the winter because they can’t pay their bill; that no bank be allowed to leave a family in the street without alternative housing; that everyone be able to work in decent conditions without having to accept shameful wages; that the production of information in newspapers and on television not be a privilege of multi-millionaires; that a country not have to kneel down before foreign speculators. in one word: that a society be able to provide the basic material conditions that make dignity and happiness possible.
these modest objectives that today seem so radical simply represent democracy. tomorrow is ours, brothers and sisters!
pablo iglesias turrión is a spanish politician, spokesman and general secretary of the party podemos.
translation by dan dimaggio.
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soʊ ðɪs ɪz ɪt. ðə læst deɪ əv ɑr naɪ ˈpɑrti. nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ seɪ ðət aɪ seɪvd ðə bɛst fər læst aɪ dɪd. maɪ dæd ɪz kloʊz frɛndz wɪθ ə swit pəˈteɪˌtoʊ ˈfɑrmər, ənd ˈsəmˌhaʊ aɪ æm ˈləki ɪˈnəf tɪ rip ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ðɪs ˈfrɛndʃɪp. ðə læst taɪm aɪ wɑz æt maɪ haʊs hi geɪv mi əˈbaʊt əv swit pəˈteɪtoʊz, ənd aɪ ˈgreɪʃəsli ækˈsɛptɪd. aɪ hæd bɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛm tɪ wərk tɪ it wɪθ ə ˈlɪtəl sɔlt ənd grik ˈjoʊgərt (ə wɪrd bət dɪˈlɪʃəs lənʧ ðət aɪ ləv). bət dɪd ju noʊ ɪf ju it ɪˈnəf swit jʊr hænz tərn ˈɔrɪnʤ? nɑt ˈkɪdɪŋ. laɪk frəm ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd aʊt. tru ˈstɔri. soʊ aɪ geɪv səm tɪ ə frɛnd. ənd ðɛn aɪ meɪd ðɪs ˈæpəˌtaɪzər wɪθ ðə rɛst tɪ ʃɛr wɪθ ju. aɪ kɛpt ɪt ˈsɪmpəl. wi hæv məʧ taɪm lɛft ənˈtɪl ˈpɑpɪŋ ðə ʧæmps ənd aɪ stɪl hæv tɪ du maɪ neɪlz ənd faɪnd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈspɑrkli tɪ wɛr. soʊ aɪ spaɪst əp səm blæk binz staɪl, tɑpt slaɪst swit pəˈteɪˌtoʊ raʊnz wɪθ ðə ˈmɪksʧər, ˈædɪd ʧiz ənd kɔld ɪt ə səkˈsɛs. ə frɛʃ, ˈspaɪsi, ˈglutən fri səkˈsɛs. aɪ noʊ səm əv ju meɪ θɪŋk nəts, bət ðə pəˈteɪˌtoʊ sɔrt əv rɪˈpleɪsɪz ə ˌbæˈgɛt hir. aɪ sɛd of.”*.” ə pəˈteɪˌtoʊ wɪl ˈnɛvər bi ə hɑt, crumbly*, krɪsp pis əv brɛd, (ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðeɪ meɪk ə ˈprɪti əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈhæmbərgər bən) bət aɪ æm seɪɪŋ nis tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ə ˈkɑrˌbi, bite-sized*, ˈglutən fri ˈæpəˌtaɪzər. hɑrd tɪ kəm baɪ. ə ˈrɪli gʊd ʧæns ju hæv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ meɪk ðiz ɔˈrɛdi. brɪŋ ðɛm tɪ jʊr ˈpɑrti təˈnaɪt ənd jʊr frɛndz maɪt kɪs ju, ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmɪdˌnaɪt. ʧɪˈpoʊˌtli swit pəˈteɪˌtoʊ raʊnz (əˈdæptɪd frəm ˈmɑrθə stuərt ˈlɪvɪŋ) ˌɪnˈgridiənts: 1 paʊnd swit pəˈteɪtoʊz, slaɪst ˈɪntu ɪnʧ θɪk raʊnz 1 ˈtiˌspun ˈɛkstrə ˈvərʤɪn ˈɑlɪv ɔɪl sɔlt ənd ˈpɛpər tɪ teɪst 15 ɑz kən blæk binz, dreɪnd ənd 3 ˈteɪbəlˌspunz ʧɪˈpoʊˌtli ˈsɑlsə 1 kəp ʃˈrɛdɪd ʤæk ʧiz, ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd ˈɪntu kəps pɪnʧ əv ˈkoʊʃər sɔlt 1 ˈteɪbəlˌspun frɛʃ sɪˈlænˌtroʊ, ʧɑpt pləs mɔr fər ˈgɑrnɪʃ dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz: 1 ˈəvən tɪ 350 tɔs ðə slaɪst pəˈteɪtoʊz wɪθ ɔɪl ənd ə pɪnʧ əv sɔlt ənd ˈpɛpər. 2 leɪ ðə pəˈteɪtoʊz flæt, ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl leɪər, ɔn ə grist ˈkʊki ʃit. bi ʃʊr ðeɪ ˈoʊvər ˈlæpɪŋ. beɪk fər əˈbaʊt ˈmɪnəts ər ənˈtɪl ˈtɛndər ənd braʊnd bət nɑt ˈməʃi. ju stɪl wɔnt səm baɪt tɪ ðɛm. 3 waɪl ðə pəˈteɪtoʊz ər ˈroʊstɪŋ, mɪks ðə binz, ˈsɑlsə, kəp əv ʃˈrɛdɪd ʧiz, ˈkoʊʃər sɔlt ənd sɪˈlænˌtroʊ ɪn ə smɔl boʊl. 4 wɪn pəˈteɪtoʊz ər dən, riˈmuv frəm ˈəvən ənd tɔp iʧ raʊnd wɪθ ə gʊd əˈmaʊnt əv bin ˈmɪksʧər. aɪ juzd ə ˈteɪbəlˌspun bət ðɪs wɪl dɪˈpɛnd ɔn jʊr pəˈteɪˌtoʊ saɪz. 5 tɔp iʧ raʊnd wɪθ ə ˈsprɪŋkəl əv ʧiz frəm ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ kəp. pleɪs bæk ɪn ðə ˈəvən fər ˈmɪnəts ʤɪst tɪ mɛlt ðə ʧiz. riˈmuv ənd tɔp wɪθ ə pis əv sɪˈlænˌtroʊ fər ˈgɑrnɪʃ. sərv wɔrm. noʊts: 1 ˈɛni ˈsɑlsə wɪl du. aɪ hæd ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ juz ˈglutən fri ɪn əˈdoʊbi sɔs bət aɪ bɔt ðə rɔŋ θɪŋ. ʧɪˈpoʊˌtli ˈsɑlsə wərkt ˈpərfəktli. 2 ðə ˈəðər naɪ æps frəm ðɪs ˈpɑrti: 3 aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ʃʊr tɪ θæŋk ju ɔl fər ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs blɔg θɪŋ ðət aɪ du. bɪn ə ˈrɪli fən jɪr ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ 2013 ˈθərˈtin ɪz maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈnəmbər. ˈrɪli, aɪ ˈivɪn wɛr ɪt əraʊnd maɪ nɛk. gʊd θɪŋz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən! ˈwɪʃɪŋ ju ɔl jʊr ˈhæpiəst ənd ˈhɛlθiɪst jɪr jɛt. ˈhæpi nu jɪr!
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so this is it. the last day of our four-day nye party. i’m not going to say that i saved the best for last but…maybe i did. my dad is close friends with a sweet potato farmer, and somehow i am lucky enough to reap the benefits of this friendship. the last time i was at my dad’s house he gave me about 10lbs of sweet potatoes, and i graciously accepted. i had been taking them to work to eat with a little salt and greek yogurt (a weird but delicious lunch that i love). but did you know if you eat enough sweet potatoes/pumpkins/carrots your hands turn orange? i’m not kidding. like from the inside out. true story. so i gave some to a friend. and then i made this appetizer with the rest to share with you. i kept it simple. we have much time left until we’re popping the champs and i still have to do my nails and find something sparkly to wear. so i spiced up some black beans tex-mex style, topped sliced sweet potato rounds with the mixture, added cheese and called it a success. a fresh, spicy, gluten free success. i know some of you may think i’m nuts, but the potato sort of replaces a baguette here. i said “sort of.” a potato will never be a hot, crumbly, crisp piece of bread, (even though they make a pretty amazing hamburger bun) but i am saying nice to be able to enjoy a carby, bite-sized, gluten free appetizer. they’re hard to come by. a really good chance you have everything to make these already. bring them to your party tonight and your gf friends might kiss you, even before midnight. chipotle sweet potato rounds (adapted from martha stewart living) ingredients: 1 lb sweet potatoes, sliced into 1/4-1/2 inch thick rounds 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil salt and pepper to taste 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed 3 tablespoons chipotle salsa 1 cup shredded jack cheese, separated into 1/2 cups pinch of kosher salt 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped plus more for garnish directions: 1. preheat oven to 350. toss the sliced potatoes with oil and a pinch of salt and pepper.
2. lay the potatoes flat, in a single layer, on a greased cookie sheet. be sure they aren’t over lapping. bake for about 25-35 minutes or until tender and browned but not mushy. you still want some bite to them. 3. while the potatoes are roasting, mix the beans, salsa, 1/2 cup of shredded cheese, kosher salt and cilantro in a small bowl. 4. when potatoes are done, remove from oven and top each round with a good amount of bean mixture. i used a tablespoon but this will depend on your potato size. 5. top each round with a sprinkle of cheese from the remaining 1/2 cup. place back in the oven for 3-5 minutes just to melt the cheese. remove and top with a piece of cilantro for garnish. serve warm. notes: 1. any salsa will do. i had intended to use gluten free chipotles in adobe sauce but i bought the wrong thing. chipotle salsa worked perfectly. 2. the other nye apps from this 4-day party:
3. i wanted to be sure to thank you all for reading this blog thing that i do. been a really fun year and i’m looking forward to 2013. thirteen is my favorite number. really, i even wear it around my neck. good things are going to happen! wishing you all your happiest and healthiest year yet. happy new year!
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bɪl mɑr meɪ hæv sɛd ɪt bɛst waɪl ˈɪntərvˌjuɪŋ ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ˈbərni ˈsændərz: “[“[americans*] hir ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ənd ðeɪ θɪŋk ˈhərpiz, bernie!”*!” (sɔrs). tɪ ˈmɛni, ðə wərd ˈsoʊʃəlɪst brɪŋz əp ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv gris ənd ə ˈhɔrəbli ˈgəvərnd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈdaʊnˌtərn ər ˈivɪn (mɪˈsteɪkənli) θɔts əv ðə ˈæksəs paʊərz ˈdʊrɪŋ wərld wɔr ii*. bət ðət ɪz ʤɪst bɪˈkəz wi noʊ wət ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm ɪz. tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, ɪt ɪz ðə ““other”*”, ər ˈɑpəzɪt əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm. ðət θɪŋ juzd baɪ ˈhɪtlər ənd ˈstɑlən tɪ rən ðɛr əˈprɛsɪv countries….right*? rɔŋ. soʊ ɔn tɪ wət ɪt ˈrɪli minz: ðə ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri dɪˈfaɪnz ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm ɛz: weɪ əv ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ə soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪn wɪʧ ˈmeɪʤər ˈɪndəstriz ər oʊnd ənd kənˈtroʊld baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈrəðər ðən baɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈpipəl ənd companies.”*.” (sɔrs) æt fərst glæns ðɪs maɪt saʊnd ɪkˈstrim ər ˈmɑnɑrkɪst. bət nɑt (wɛl tu məʧ əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪz bæd, waɪ ðɛr ɪz ə greɪt ˈmidiəm bɪtˈwin ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ənd ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm, bət mɔr ɔn ðət ɪn ə bɪt). wət əˈmɛrɪkənz hæv tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ɪz ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɔˈrɛdi ɪz ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈkəntri! wən əv ɑr moʊst bɪˈləvəd ənd ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts ɪn ˈhɪstəri,, hæd ˈvɛri ˈsoʊʃəlɪst aɪˈdilz ənd brɔt əˈbaʊt ˈvɛri ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət tɪ ðɪs deɪ ər wət hæv meɪd əˈmɛrɪkə strɔŋ, pərˈdəktɪv ənd səkˈsɛsfəl. bɪˈkəz əv hɪz deal’*’ plæn, wi naʊ hæv ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, peɪvd θruaʊt ɔl kəmˈjunɪtiz, fɛr ˈhaʊzɪŋ lɔz ənd ˈkaʊntləs ˈəðər ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət ɪf lɛft tɪ ðə ˈwərkɪŋz əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈɪndəstriz, wʊd hæv ˈnɛvər ɪgˈzɪstəd. ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ðiz ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈproʊˌgræmz bɪˈkəz hi sɔ ə juʤ ˈbɛnəfɪt ənd ˈvælju tɪ ðɛm fər ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl bət nu ðeɪ wər nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz wʊd bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈfəndɪŋ. ðɛr wɑz noʊ fɔrˈsiəbəl ˈprɑfɪt ɪn ðɛm. ɔn tɔp əv ðət, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ˈsoʊʃəlɪst. ðə aɪˈdiə ðət wi ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ˈbrænʧɪz əv ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt lɔz ənd draɪv ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈsoʊʃəlɪst aɪˈdil. ə ˈpjʊrli ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈsɪstəm wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈlivɪŋ ɔl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən əv ˈkɑmərs ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ ˈpraɪvət ˈɪndəstriz ənd hoʊp ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tərnz aʊt ˈoʊˈkeɪ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈædəm smɪθ, wən əv ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts, ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ɪz ðə bɪˈlif ɪn ðə hand”*” ər ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ɪf ˈgəvərnmənt dɪz nɑt ˌɪnərˈfɪr, ˈɪnfluəns, ər ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ˈɛni ˈsɪstəmz əv commerce/business*, ðɛn θɪŋz wɪl wərk ðɛmˈsɛlvz aʊt tɪ ðɛr bɛst keɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ; dɪˈmænd frəm ðə ˈpəblɪk wɪl draɪv səˈplaɪ, ˈðɛrˌfɔr kriˈeɪtɪŋ ɪˈfɪʃənt ənd ˌsætɪsˈfæktəri ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðɪs aɪˈdiə wərks greɪt ɪn ˈɪndəstriz laɪk tɛkˈnɑləʤi ər kənˈsumər gʊdz ˈɪndəstriz; bɪˈkəz əv ɪt, wi naʊ hæv ɪkˈstrimli ədˈvænst θɪŋz laɪk ðə ər ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪts. bət ðɪs ˈsɪstəm wʊd ɪn noʊ weɪ prəˈmoʊt ˈbɪznɪsɪz tɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt ənd ˈɪnəˌveɪt ɪn ˈɛriəz laɪk ˈpəblɪk wərks ˈprɑʤɛkts, health-care*, ər ˈpəblɪk dɪˈfɛns. ənˈlɛs ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ənd fɔrˈsiəbəl ˈprɑfɪt tɪ bi meɪd frəm ə ˈprɑʤɛkt, ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪl nɑt təʧ ɪt, ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm wɪl nɑt təʧ ɪt. ɪf wi wər ə kəmˈplitli ˈkæpətəlɪst soʊˈsaɪɪti ɑr ˈfriˌweɪ ˈsɪstəm wʊd bi ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli slɪmd ˈnɛtˌwərk əv roʊdz ðət kəˈnɛktɪd ˈəðər ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz streɪt tɪ ðɛr stɔrz ənd ˈwɛˌrhaʊzɪz ðət ʧɑrʤd ðə ˈævərɪʤ ʤoʊ ˈdraɪvər ˈiðər 100 pər juz ər ə ˈmənθli səbˈskrɪpʃən fi əv fər ðə praɪs əv ju kʊd gɪt ðə ˈfriˌweɪ ˈjɪrli ˈsizən pæs, wət ə dil! wəns wi əkˈsɛpt ðət ˈsoʊʃəlɪst aɪˈdilz məst bi əˈdɑptəd baɪ ˈɛni ˈkəntri ənd ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə ɔˈrɛdi ˌɪnˈgreɪnd, ˈdrɪvən ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm biɪŋ ˈivəl, wi kən bɪˈgɪn tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɑr ˈɛfərts ɪn ˈɛriəz əv nid ðət ˈoʊnli ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kʊd ˈprɑpərli koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ənd ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt, səm əv wɪʧ ðeɪ ɔˈrɛdi du ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, health-care*, ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən, ˈpəblɪk wərks, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) ˈlæstli, ənd ˈpriviəsli ˈmɛnʃənd, ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm dɪz nɑt hæv tɪ bi æt ɑdz wɪθ ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm, ɪn fækt, ɪt wərks ˈvɛri wɛl wɪθ ɪt ənd ʃʊd bi juzd ˈʤɔɪntli wɪθ ɪt tɪ ˈgəvərn ə ˈkəntri. noʊ wən ɪz rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ʧuz wən ər ðə ˈəðər ənd rən wɪθ nɑt boʊθ? wɛr ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm kəmz ɪn. tɪ lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm, ʧɛk aʊt ðə peɪʤ: hir ɪf ˈɛni əv ðɪs ˈrɛzəˌneɪtɪd wɪθ ju, pliz kənˈsɪdər ˈhirɪŋ aʊt ðə aɪˈdiəz ənd ˈpɑləsi səˈʤɛsʧənz əv ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪts ɔn ðə nɑt soʊ raɪt. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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bill maher may have said it best while interviewing presidential candidate bernie sanders: “[americans] hear socialist and they think herpes, bernie!” (source). to many, the word socialist brings up images of greece and a horribly governed economic downturn or even (mistakenly) thoughts of the axis powers during world war ii. but that is just because we don’t know what socialism is. to us, it is the “other”, or opposite of capitalism. it’s that thing used by hitler and stalin to run their oppressive countries….right? wrong.
so on to what it really means:
the merriam-webster dictionary defines socialism as: “a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies.” (source) at first glance this might sound extreme or monarchist. but it’s not (well too much of anything is bad, that’s why there is a great medium between capitalism and socialism, but more on that in a bit). what americans have to realize is that the us already is a socialist country! one of our most beloved and celebrated presidents in history, fdr, had very socialist ideals and brought about very socialist programs that to this day are what have made america strong, productive and successful. because of his ‘new deal’ plan, we now have social security, paved roads/highways throughout all communities, fair housing laws and countless other programs that if left to the workings of capitalism and private industries, would have never existed. fdr implemented these socialist programs because he saw a huge benefit and value to them for the american people but knew they were not something that corporations would be interested in funding. there was no foreseeable profit in them.
on top of that, the government itself is socialist. the idea that we organize branches of government to regulate laws and drive progress is a very socialist ideal. a purely capitalist system would require leaving all organization of commerce and services to private industries and hope that everything turns out ok. according to adam smith, one of capitalism’s founding architects, capitalism is the belief in the “invisible hand” or the idea that if government does not interfere, influence, or organize any systems of commerce/business, then things will work themselves out to their best case scenario; demand from the public will drive supply, therefore creating ever-more efficient and satisfactory products and services. this idea works great in industries like technology or consumer goods industries; because of it, we now have extremely advanced things like the smart-phone or fully-stocked supermarkets. but this system would in no way promote businesses to initiate and innovate in areas like public works projects, health-care, or public safety/national defense. unless there’s an immediate and foreseeable profit to be made from a project, companies will not touch it, capitalism will not touch it. if we were a completely capitalist society our freeway system would be an incredibly slimmed network of roads that connected amazon/ebay/walmart/every other corporations straight to their stores and warehouses that charged the average joe driver either $100 per use or a monthly subscription fee of $1,000…or for the low-low price of $10,000 you could get the freeway yearly season pass, what a deal! 😀
once we accept that socialist ideals must be adopted by any forward-thinking country and ignore the already ingrained, mainstream-media driven image of socialism being evil, we can begin to focus our efforts in areas of need that only the government could properly coordinate and regulate, some of which they already do (ie the military, health-care, environment conservation, public works, education, etc.)
lastly, and previously mentioned, socialism does not have to be at odds with capitalism, in fact, it works very well with it and should be used jointly with it to govern a country. no one is requiring us to choose one or the other and run with it…why not both? that’s where democratic socialism comes in.
to learn more about democratic socialism, check out the dsa’s faq page: here
if any of this resonated with you, please consider hearing out the ideas and policy suggestions of presidential candidates on the not so right.
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"tu ˈmɛni ˈfəkɪŋ ˈdrɑməz ffs*!! kip mi aʊt əv ɪt (sɔrs: wən æs aɪ hæv ˈædɪd ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk.) soʊ jæ, wɛˈnɛvər jʊr fid ɔn ɪz fʊl əv ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈnɑnsɛns ɪt kən bi soʊl dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk həz ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪˈkəm ˈjusfəl fər mi naʊ ðət əm æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪt prəˈvaɪdz mi ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ kəmˈpleɪn əˈbaʊt maɪ ˈlɛkʧərərz ˌhaʊˈɛvər aɪ doʊnt du ɪt ˈpəblɪkli laɪk ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl əˈbəv! ðɛn ðɛrz ðə keɪs əv fæt gərlz hu ˈkɑnstəntli teɪk ˈpɪkʧərz əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɪθ bɪˈkəz ɔl əv ə ˈsədən ðɛr ˈbjuti ˈgɑdəsɪz ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz sim tɪ pʊt ðə ˈpɪkʧər ɔn səm ˈstupɪd ˈæŋgəl bɪˈkəz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðɛm ˈnɔrməli wʊd blaɪnd ju. ˈɛniˌweɪ, aɪ dɪd ˌɪnˈtɛnd fər ðɪs poʊst tɪ bi əˈbaʊt ˌɪnˈfɔrmɪŋ ju gaɪz əˈbaʊt maɪ nu ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ wɪʧ kən bi faʊnd hir aɪd əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ɪt ɪf ju kʊd 'laɪk' ðə peɪʤ. aɪl bi ʃʊr tɪ ˈəˌploʊd ˈplɛnti əv ˈbjutəfəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊz laɪk ðə wən əˈbəv ənd kip ju ɔl ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd! ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ naʊ ðæts ə ˈdɪfəkəlt tɛnd tɪ ɪt, bət laɪk ˈmɛni ˈəðərz aɪ kænt hɛlp ˌmaɪˈsɛlf bət juz ɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪ wʊd ˈɑrgju ðət əm ˈsəmˌwən hu ˈjuzɪz ɪt rɪˈspɑnsəbli, nɑt laɪk wən əv ðiz ˈluzərz hu spɛnd ɔl deɪ ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈpipəl ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wʊd ˈnɔrməli kɛr əˈbaʊt. ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðɪs wʊd bi:
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"too many fucking dramas ffs!! keep me out of it idgaf aaaah :@@@!!"
(source: one ass i have added on facebook.)
so yeah, whenever your feed on twitter/facebook is full of this kind of nonsense it can be soul destroying. however, facebook has actually become useful for me now that i'm at university - it provides me the opportunity to complain about my lecturers - however i don't do it publicly like the example above!
then there's the case of fat girls who constantly take pictures of themselves with instagram because all of a sudden they're beauty goddesses and always seem to put the picture on some stupid angle because looking at them normally would blind you.
anyway, i did intend for this post to be about informing you guys about my new facebook page which can be found here - i'd appreciate it if you could 'like' the page. i'll be sure to upload plenty of beautiful photo's like the one above and keep you all updated!
social networking - now that's a difficult topic.i tend to deteste it, but like many others i can't help myself but use it. however, i would argue that i'm someone who uses it responsibly, not like one of these bone-idled losers who spend all day telling people something that nobody would normally care about. an example of this would be:
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ˈnɛgətɪv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ pərˈveɪdz ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri ˈæˌspɛkt əv ɑr lɪvz. ɑr θɔts reɪnʤ frəm ˈθɪŋkɪŋ bloʊ maɪ daɪət completely”*”) tɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz meɪk ə ful əv myself”*”) tɪ dˈwɛlɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈnɛgətɪvz ənd ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə ˈpɑzətɪvz gɑt ə pərˈmoʊʃən but…”*…”). ðə truθ ɪz ðɛr wən bɪg səˈluʃən tɪ ˈnɛgətɪv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, bət ðɛr ər ˈnumərəs ˈstrætəʤiz wi kən juz tɪ stɑp ˈnɛgətɪv θɔts ənd ˈhæpinəs. təˈdeɪ, dɪˈskəs wən əv ðə ˈsɪmpləst wi kən juz tɪ gɪt rɪd əv ˈnɛgətɪv self-talk*: releasers”*”. wət ər ˈhæbət? ɪn hɪz bʊk,: ə ˈpræktɪkəl gaɪd tɪ ˈfaɪndɪŋ pis ɪn ə ˈfræntɪk wərld, prəˈfɛsər mɑrk ˈwɪljəmz ɪkˈspleɪnz: [ˈhæbət] ər mɛnt tɪ rɪˈvil ənd breɪk ˈoʊpən səm əv ɑr moʊst ˌənəˈwɛr laɪf ˈpætərnz əv θɔt ənd bɪˈheɪvjər, ˈpætərnz ðət ənbiˈnoʊnst tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, tɛnd tɪ ˌɪmˈprɪzən ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ə sˈmɔlnəs ðət ɪz ˈdɛfənətli nɑt ðə fʊl ˈstɔri əv hu wi ər. 1 ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˈhæbət kən bi ˈvɛri ˈifɛktɪv æt ˈbreɪkɪŋ daʊn ðə ˈhæbəts ðət kən træp ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈnɛgətɪv weɪz əv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ðeɪ ˌriɪgˈnaɪt ɑr ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti wɪn əˈproʊʧɪŋ bɪˈheɪvjər ʧeɪnʤ ənd hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs ˈriˌraɪt ðə ˈstɔriz wi tɛl ɑrˈsɛlvz. ˈhæbət: haʊ tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ˈnɛgətɪv θɔts hir ər fɔr weɪz wi kən əˈplaɪ ˈhæbət ɪn ɑr ˈɛvriˈdeɪ lɪvz. 1 ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ʧɛrz. wɪʧ ʧɛrz du ju ˈnɔrməli sɪt ɔn æt hoʊm, ɪn ə ˈkɔfi ʃɑp ər bɑr ər æt wərk (səʧ ɛz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈmitɪŋz)? ðɪs wik, meɪk ə dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt ʧɔɪs tɪ traɪ əˈnəðər ʧɛr, ər ˈɔltər ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ðə ʧɛr ju juz. ɪz ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri haʊ məʧ wi ər ˈkriʧərz əv ˈhæbət, ənd haʊ wi teɪk ˈkəmfərt frəm səʧ sameness”*”, raɪts ˈwɪljəmz. ˈnəθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ ðɪs æt ɔl, bət ɪt kən fid ə sɛns əv θɪŋz fər granted’*’ ðət əˈlaʊz ðə ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈpaɪlət tɪ thrive”*”. 2 lʊk ˈæftər ə plænt. ɪn wən ˈstədi, ˈɛlən ˈlæŋər (ˈfeɪməs fər ˈkɑpi məˈʃin study”*”) æst ə grup əv ˈɛldərli ˈpipəl ɪn ə ˈnərsɪŋ hoʊm tɪ lʊk ˈæftər ə plænt ɪn ðɛr rum. 2 ˈlæŋər faʊnd, tɪ hər səˈpraɪz, ðət ðoʊz æst tɪ lʊk ˈæftər ə plænt wər məʧ ˈhæpiər ənd ˈhɛlθiər, ənd lɪvd ˈlɔŋgər. waɪ nɑt soʊ səm sidz ər ˈbɑˌroʊ ə plænt frəm ə frɛnd ənd ˈpræktɪs ˈjɔrsɛlf? 3 riˈkleɪm jʊr laɪf. θɪŋk bæk tɪ ə taɪm ɪn jʊr laɪf wɪn θɪŋz simd lɛs ˈstrɛsfəl ənd ˈriˌkɔl ɪn ɛz məʧ ˈditeɪl ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl səm əv ðə ækˈtɪvɪtiz ju juzd tɪ du æt ðət taɪm. ʧuz wən əv ðiz ækˈtɪvɪtiz ənd plæn tɪ du ɪt ðɪs wik. weɪt ənˈtɪl ju fil laɪk duɪŋ ɪt; ˈnɛvər ə raɪt taɪm. du ɪt ˈɛniˌweɪ ənd si wət ˈhæpənz. naʊ ɪz ðə ˈmoʊmənt əv paʊər. 4 du ə did fər ˈsəmˌwən ɛls. ˈkɛri aʊt ə ˈrændəm ækt əv ˈkaɪndnəs. hɛlp ə wərk ˈkɑlig ˈtaɪdi ðɛr dɛsk. əˈsɪst ə rɪˈtaɪrd ˈneɪbər ɪn ˈkɛriɪŋ ðɛr ˈgroʊsəriz. du ˈsəmθɪŋ fər jʊr ˈpɑrtnər ju noʊ ðeɪ heɪt duɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz. baɪ ə ˈhoʊmləs ˈpərsən ə kəp əv ˈkɔfi. du ɪt fər ðə ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən; du ɪt bɪˈkəz ju kən. kənˈkluʒən ˈgrænɪd, səm əv ðiz meɪ saʊnd ˈfləfi, bət ðiz ˈhæbət kən snæp ju aʊt əv ə rət ənd gɪv ju nu ˈævəˌnuz əv laɪf tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr. rɪˈmɛmbər: ˈhæbət ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ hɛlp ju stɑrt ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈlusənɪŋ əp jʊr ˈhæbəts. waɪ nɑt æd ə ˈlɪtəl ˈrændəmnəs tɪ jʊr laɪf? ˈfʊtˌnoʊts 1 ˈwɪljəmz, ɛm. 2011: ə ˈpræktɪkəl gaɪd tɪ ˈfaɪndɪŋ pis ɪn ə ˈfræntɪk wərld, ˈləndən: ˈlɪtəl, braʊn bʊk grup. 2 ˌroʊˈdæn ʤeɪ ˈlæŋər i. 1977 ˈifɛkts əv ə ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən wɪθ ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəˌlaɪzd aged’*’, ˈʤərnəl əv ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ənd ˈsoʊʃəl saɪˈkɑləʤi, 35 pp*. dɪd ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl? pliz pæs ɪt ˈɔntu ˈəðərz baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ə ˈsoʊʃəl ʃɛr ˈbətən bɪˈloʊ.
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negative thinking pervades nearly every aspect of our lives.
our thoughts range from all-or-nothing thinking (“i’ve blow my diet completely”) to overgeneralisations (“i always make a fool of myself”) to dwelling on the negatives and ignoring the positives (“i got a promotion but…”).
the truth is there isn’t one big solution to negative thinking, but there are numerous strategies we can use to stop negative thoughts and prioritise happiness.
today, let’s discuss one of the simplest pattern-interrupts we can use to get rid of negative self-talk: “habit releasers”.
what are habit releasers?
in his book, mindfulness: a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world, professor mark williams explains:
[habit releasers] are meant to reveal and break open some of our most unaware life patterns of thought and behaviour, patterns that unbeknownst to us, tend to imprison us in a smallness that is definitely not the full story of who we are. [1]
in other words, habit releasers can be very effective at breaking down the habits that can trap us in negative ways of thinking.
they reignite our curiosity when approaching behaviour change and help us rewrite the stories we tell ourselves.
habit releasers: how to replace negative thoughts
here are four ways we can apply habit releasers in our everyday lives.
1. changing chairs. which chairs do you normally sit on at home, in a coffee shop or bar or at work (such as during meetings)? this week, make a deliberate choice to try another chair, or alter the position of the chair you use.
“it is extraordinary how much we are creatures of habit, and how we take comfort from such sameness”, writes williams. “there’s nothing wrong with this at all, but it can feed a sense of ‘taking things for granted’ that allows the automatic pilot to thrive”.
2. look after a plant. in one study, ellen langer (famous for “the copy machine study”) asked a group of elderly people in a nursing home to look after a plant in their room. [2]
langer found, to her surprise, that those asked to look after a plant were much happier and healthier, and lived longer. why not sow some seeds or borrow a plant from a friend and practice mindfulness yourself?
3. reclaim your life. think back to a time in your life when things seemed less stressful and recall in as much detail as possible some of the activities you used to do at that time.
choose one of these activities and plan to do it this week. wait until you feel like doing it; never a right time. do it anyway and see what happens. now is the moment of power.
4. do a good-natured deed for someone else. carry out a random act of kindness. help a work colleague tidy their desk. assist a retired neighbour in carrying their groceries. do something for your partner you know they hate doing themselves. buy a homeless person a cup of coffee.
don’t do it for the recognition; do it because you can.
conclusion
granted, some of these may sound fluffy, but these habit releasers can snap you out of a rut and give you new avenues of life to explore.
remember: habit releasers are designed to help you start the process of loosening up your habits. why not add a little randomness to your life?
footnotes [1] williams, m. (2011) mindfulness: a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world, london: little, brown book group. [2] rodin j & langer e. (1977), ‘long-term effects of a control-relevant intervention with the institutionalized aged’, journal of personality and social psychology, 35, pp. 275-82.
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ðɪs ɪz ə rəʃ ˈtrænˌskrɪpt. ˈkɑpi meɪ nɑt bi ɪn ɪts ˈfaɪnəl fɔrm. wɑn gonzález*: ˈdɑnəld pɪk fər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv dɪˈfɛns, rɪˈtaɪrd ˈʤɛnərəl ʤeɪmz dog”*” ˈmætɪs, ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ˈθərzˌdeɪ æt hɪz ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈhirɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɑrmd ˈsərvɪsɪz kəˈmɪti. ˈʤɛnərəl kərɪr ɪn ðə mərˈin kɔrz ˌɪnˈkludɪd fild kəˈmændz ɪn ðə ˈpərʒən gəlf wɔr ənd ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd æfˈgænəˌstæn ənd bɪˈgæn wɪn hi ˌɛnˈlɪstɪd æt eɪʤ 19 ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, hi lɛd juz. trups ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 2004 ˈbætəl əv fallujah*, ˈərnɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ðə ˈnɪkˌneɪm dog”*” ˈmætɪs. ɪn meɪ 2004 ˈmætɪs ˈɔrdərd ən əˈtæk ɔn ə smɔl ˌɪˈræki ˈvɪlɪʤ ðət ˈɛndɪd əp ˈkɪlɪŋ əˈbaʊt 42 ˈpipəl əˈtɛndɪŋ ə ˈwɛdɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni. ˈmætɪs wɛnt ɔn tɪ lɛd juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈsɛntrəl kəˈmænd frəm 2010 tɪ 2013 bət ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kət ʃɔrt hɪz tʊr ˈoʊvər kənˈsərnz ðət ˈmætɪs wɑz tu ˈhɔkɪʃ ɔn ˌɪˈrɑn, rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈkoʊvərt ˈækʃənz ðɛr. ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈhirɪŋ, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmætɪs ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət ˈrəʃə rɪˈmeɪnz ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl θrɛt feɪst baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈteɪkɪŋ ə məʧ ˈhɑrdər laɪn ðən trəmp. ʤeɪmz ˈmætɪs: aɪ wʊd kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl θrɛts tɪ stɑrt wɪθ ˈrəʃə, ənd ɪt wʊd ˈsərtənli ˌɪnˈklud ˈɛni ˈneɪʃənz ðət ər ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt ˈneɪʃənz əraʊnd ðɛr pərˈɪfəri, ˈriʤənəl ˈneɪʃənz ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ðɛm, ˈwɛðər ɪt bi wɪθ ˈwɛpənz əv mæs dɪˈstrəkʃən ər, aɪ wʊd kɔl ɪt, ənˈjuˌʒuəl, əˈnɔrθəˌdɑks minz əv ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ ðɛm, ðət sɔrt əv θɪŋ. ənd æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ɛz ðə ˈʧɛrmən həz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt, wi feɪs naʊ ən ˈɪrə wɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈfaɪtɪŋ ðə ˈtɛrərɪst θrɛt. aɪ min, ˈsɪmpli ə ˌriˈæləˌti wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðət wən. wɑn gonzález*: ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmætɪs rɪˈpitɪdli kɔld fər ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri tɪ bi mɔr ““lethal,”*,” ənd ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd hi səˈpɔrts ðə ˌɪˈrɑn ˈnukliər dil, wɪʧ ˈdɑnəld trəmp həz rɪˈpitɪdli ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz ˈhirɪŋ, ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ səˈpɔrt ə ˈweɪvər ɪgˈzɛmptɪŋ ˈmætɪs frəm ə lɔ rikˈwaɪərɪŋ dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz tɪ bi səˈvɪljənz fər æt list ˈsɛvən jɪrz. ˈmætɪs rɪˈtaɪrd frəm ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɪn 2013 ðə fʊl haʊs ɪz sˈleɪtɪd tɪ voʊt ɔn ðə ˈweɪvər təˈdeɪ. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈəðər taɪm ɪn juz. ˈhɪstəri ðət ðɪs ˈweɪvər həz bɪn ˈgrænɪd wɑz ɪn 1950 wɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs weɪvd ðə lɔ fər dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʤɔrʤ ˈmɑrʃəl. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈkænzəs rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑŋgrəsmən maɪk ˈpoʊmpioʊ wɛnt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsɛnɪt fər hɪz ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈhirɪŋ ɛz siaɪeɪ dɪˈrɛktər. ˈəndər kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ, ˈpoʊmpioʊ rɪˈvərst hɪz pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ˈtɔrʧər. hi həz ˈpriviəsli kleɪmd ənd ˈəðər ˈsoʊˈkɔld ɛnˈhænst ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən ˈtæktɪks wər ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl. ðɪs ɪz ˈkɑŋgrəsmən ˈpoʊmpioʊ biɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənd baɪ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsɛnətər daɪæn ˈfaɪnˌstin. sɛn. daɪæn ˈfaɪnˌstin: ɪf ju wər ˈɔrdərd baɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ riˈstɑrt ðə juz əv ɛnˈhænst ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən tɛkˈniks ðət fɔl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈɑrmi fild ˈmænjuəl, wʊd ju kəmˈplaɪ? rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. maɪk ˈpoʊmpioʊ: ˈsɛnətər, ˌæbsəˈlutli nɑt. mɔˈroʊvər, aɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ðət aɪ wʊd bi æst ðət baɪ ðə, ər then-president*. bət ˈvɛri klɪr. aɪ ˈvoʊtɪd fər ðə ʧeɪnʤ ðət pʊt ðə ˈɑrmi fild ˈmænjuəl ɪn pleɪs ɛz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ˈkɑŋgrəs. aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət lɔ ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli ənd æm ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdipli əˈwɛr ðət ˈɛni ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðət wɪl kəm θru ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. sɛn. daɪæn ˈfaɪnˌstin: ənd ˈrɛgjələr ˈɔrdər. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. maɪk ˈpoʊmpioʊ: ənd ˈrɛgjələr ˈɔrdər, jɛs, ma’am*, ˌæbsəˈlutli. wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ðə ˈaʊˌtlaɪnz əv ɪn ðə ˈɑrmi fild ˈmænjuəl, noʊ daʊt ɪn maɪ maɪnd əˈbaʊt ðə ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz ɪt ˈpleɪsɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ɔn ðə dod*, bət ɔn ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi. ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ðə lɔ. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈhirɪŋ, ˈkɑŋgrəsmən ˈpoʊmpioʊ ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd hi bɪˈlivz ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns agencies’*’ kleɪmz ðət ˈrəʃə hækt ðə juz. ɪˈlɛkʃən. wɛl, fər mɔr, wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ tɪ ə ˈraʊndˌteɪbəl ˈæftər breɪk. bi ʤɔɪnd baɪ ˈɛrən glænts, ɛz wɛl ɛz bi ʤɔɪnd baɪ ˈændru, rɪˈtaɪrd ˈkərnəl ənd viˌɛtˈnɑm wɔr ˈvɛtərən, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈpɑrsi, wɪθ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌɪˈrɑniən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkaʊnsəl. steɪ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. [breɪk] ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: tɪ rul ðə world”*” baɪ ˈbɑni reɪt, hir ɔn dɪˈmɑkrəsi naʊ!, democracynow.org*, ðə wɔr ənd pis rɪˈpɔrt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən, wɪθ wɑn gonzález*. ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə ˈraʊndˌteɪbəl dɪˈskəʃən ˈlʊkɪŋ æt pɪk fər dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, rɪˈtaɪrd ˈʤɛnərəl ʤeɪmz dog”*” ˈmætɪs. ˈmætɪs ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsɛnɪt ðɪs wik ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈhirɪŋ ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ɑr gɛsts ər ˈɛrən glænts, ˈsinjər rɪˈpɔrtər æt rɪˈvil frəm ðə ˈsɛnər fər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ. hɪz ˈleɪtəst ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪz ˈhɛˌdlaɪnd dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˌnɑməˈni ʤeɪmz ˈmætɪs kəˈmɪt wɔr kraɪmz ɪn iraq?”*?” ˈɔlsoʊ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn d.c*. ɪz ˈpɑrsi, ˈfaʊndər ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌɪˈrɑniən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkaʊnsəl, ˈɔθər əv ə ˈsɪŋgəl roʊl əv ðə daɪs: dɪˈploʊməsi wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑn. hɪz ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ bʊk, ˈluzɪŋ ən ˈɛnəmi: ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ˌɪˈrɑn, ənd ðə ˈlɛgəsi əv dɪˈploʊməsi. ənd ɪn ˈbɔstən, wɛr stɑrt, ɪz prəˈfɛsər ˈændru, rɪˈtaɪrd ˈkərnəl ənd viˌɛtˈnɑm wɔr ˈvɛtərən. hɪz ˈleɪtəst bʊk, wɔr fər ðə ˈgreɪtər ˈmɪdəl ist: ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈhɪstəri. prəˈfɛsər, stɑrt ɔf baɪ ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt wət ju ˈlərnɪd frəm ðə ˈhirɪŋz ənd jʊr θɔts ɔn ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmætɪs tɪ bi ðə nɛkst dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈændru: wɛl, wət strək mi moʊst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈhirɪŋz wɑz ðə læk əv ˈɛni ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə ˈrisənt pæst. aɪ min, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz bɪn ɛˈsɛnʃəli ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ wɔr ðət moʊst ˈpipəl deɪt frəm 2001 ðət wɔr həz ˈteɪkən ˈjuˈɛs tɪ æfˈgænəˌstæn, tɪ ˌɪˈrɑk, ɪn ə ˈlɛsər weɪ tɪ ˈəðər countries—libya*, səˈmɑljə, ˈjɛmən. ənd aɪ wɑz strək baɪ ðə fækt ðət nən əv ðə ˈsɛnətərz, ˈbeɪsɪkli, æst ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmætɪs, ““well*, ˈʤɛnərəl, haʊ ɪz ɪt ðət wi wən? wi wən ˈɛniˌwɛr, 'ˈwɪnɪŋ' ɪn ðə sɛns əv kənˈklusɪvli əˈʧivɪŋ ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈbʤɛktɪvz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ðoʊz əˈbʤɛktɪvz. ənd ˈgɪvɪn ðət wi wən, wət ʃʊd wi bi duɪŋ ˈdɪfərˈɛntli? wət wʊd ju du ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ɛz dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri tɪ ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt fər ðɪs ˈrɛkərd ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɪn ðə wərld, ɛz wi ər ˈkɑnstəntli toʊld, gɪt ðə ʤɑb done?”*?” wɑn gonzález*: ənd, prəˈfɛsər, ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmætɪs rɪˈpitɪdli kɔld fər ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri tɪ bi mɔr ˈliθəl. jʊr rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðɪs ˈɛmfəsɪs əv hɪz ɔn ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti əv ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri? ˈændru: wɛl, aɪ si liˈθæləti ɛz ðə ˈprɑbləm. aɪ min, ðə liˈθæləti əv juz. ˈfɔrsɪz ɪz kwaɪt rɪˈmɑrkəbəl. wi kən kɪl lɑts əv ˈpipəl. wi du kɪl lɑts əv ˈpipəl. wi kən dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈvərʧuəli ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wi ʧuz tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ. ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən ðət wi hæv rikt ɪn ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈθiətərz ɪn wɪʧ bɪn ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪz ˈrɪli kwaɪt əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ. bət əˈgɛn, liˈθæləti, dɪˈstrəkʃən, ˈkɪlɪŋ sim tɪ əˈʧiv ɑr əˈbʤɛktɪvz. soʊ, maɪ oʊn sɛns ɪz ðət ə læk əv liˈθæləti dɪz nɑt dɪˈfaɪn ðə kɔr ˈprɑbləm. aɪ θɪŋk ðə kɔr ˈprɑbləm ɪz məʧ ˈkloʊzər tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ wɛr fɔrs ɪz əv ˈvælju, wɛr ɪt ɪz ˈjusfəl, ənd tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ ðət frəm ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ɪn wɪʧ wɔr ɪz nɑt ˈjusfəl ər ɪz ˌɪnˈdid ˈkaʊnərprəˌdəktɪv. ənd aɪ θɪŋk, ˈbrɔdli ˈspikɪŋ, ðə juz. role—u.s*. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm ɪn ˈvɛriəs pɑrts əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk wərld ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɛkeɪdz həz bɪn ˈkaʊnərprəˌdəktɪv. ənd əˈgɛn, aɪ faɪnd ɪt dɪˈstərbɪŋ ðət noʊ ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɑrmd ˈsərvɪsɪz kəˈmɪti ɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ˈrɛkərd əv ˈfeɪljər ənd tɪ æsk ɑr nɛkst ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv dɪˈfɛns wət hi prəˈpoʊzɪz tɪ du tɪ əˈmɛnd ðət ˈsɑri ˈrɛkərd. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: aɪ wɔnt tɪ brɪŋ ˈɛrən glænts ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈskəʃən tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə kˈwɛsʧənz əraʊnd ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ðə pis ðət ju roʊt ɛz ə rɪˈpɔrtər æt rɪˈvil, ˈæskɪŋ, dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˌnɑməˈni ʤeɪmz ˈmætɪs kəˈmɪt wɔr kraɪmz ɪn iraq?”*?” wi spoʊk tɪ ju ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ˈbrifli əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈhirɪŋ, bət leɪ aʊt wət jʊr ˌæləˈgeɪʃən ɪz ənd ˈwɛðər ju θɪŋk ˈɛni əv ðiz ˈɪʃuz wər əˈdrɛst ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ. ˈɛrən glænts: soʊ, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpraɪˌmɛri experience—indeed*, hɪz ˈoʊnli ɛz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts mərˈin kɔrz, wɛr hi sərvd fər 41 jɪrz. hɪz ɪkˈspɪriəns. ənd sɪns ɛz ˈdɑktər. ˈnoʊtɪd, bɪn ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn wɔrz əraʊnd ðə wərld, ənd ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmætɪs həz bɪn ə ˈlidɪŋ ˈbætəlˌfild kəˈmændər ɪn ˈmɛni əv ðoʊz ˈθiətərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈeɪprəl 2004 siʤ əv fallujah*, wɛr ðə juz. mərˈinz kɪld soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ðət ðə mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈsɑkər ˈsteɪdiəm ɪn ðə ˈsɪti hæd tɪ bi tərnd ˈɪntu ə ˈgreɪvˌjɑrd fər ðə dɛd. ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ˈkeɪsɪz əv juz. mərˈinz ˈʃutɪŋ æt ˈæmbjələnsɪz, ˈʃutɪŋ æt eɪd ˈwərkərz, dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈsɛnərz, ˈreɪzɪŋ juʤ ˈɪʃuz nɑt ˈoʊnli əv vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv ðə ʤəˈnivə kənˈvɛnʃən ˈoʊvər ˈtɑrgətɪŋ prəˈtɛktɪd grups, bət ˈɔlsoʊ əv prəˌpɔrʃəˈnælɪti, bɪˈkəz ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈbætəl wɑz lɔnʧt tɪ gɪt ðə ˈpipəl hu kɪld fɔr sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkɑnˌtræktərz, ənd ə ˈsɪti əv ˈpipəl, əˈbaʊt ðə seɪm saɪz ɛz ˈoʊklənd, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ər ˈpɪtsbərg, ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, wɑz ˈlɛvəld ɪn rɪˈspɑns, ˈəndər ðə kəˈmænd əv ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmætɪs. ðət wɑz nɑt dɪˈskəst æt ɔl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈhirɪŋ, ˈiðər frəm ən əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti pərˈspɛktɪv, wɪʧ ɪz wət aɪ wɑz səˈʤɛstɪŋ ɪn maɪ noʊ, kˈwɛsʧənz ðət ʃʊd bi reɪzd əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ər nɑt hi kəˈmɪtɪd wɔr ˈivɪn, ɪn ə mɔr ˈlɪmɪtɪd weɪ, wət dɪd ju lərn ɛz ə ˈbætəlˌfild kəˈmændər ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn, ənd haʊ maɪt ju əˈplaɪ ðət, ðə ˈlɛsənz ðət ju ˈlərnɪd θru ðoʊz ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz, ɛz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv dɪˈfɛns, ɪz ˈsɪmpli nɑt reɪzd æt ɔl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈhirɪŋ. wɑn gonzález*: ənd, ˈɛrən, ɪn ðət veɪn, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmætɪs həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ɪn ðə pæst wɪθ səm əv hɪz kwoʊts, fər ˈɪnstəns, ɪn 2005 seɪɪŋ əv ðə ˈtælɪˌbæn, ə hɛl əv ə lɔt əv fən tɪ ʃut them.”*.” nən əv ðɪs keɪm əp ɪn ðə ˈhirɪŋz, ɛz wɛl, raɪt? ˈɛrən glænts: wɛl, aɪ min, aɪ θɪŋk ðət ðət ɪz ə ˈkɑmɛnt ðət ˈtrəbəl əbˈzərvərz soʊ məʧ. ðə kaɪnd əv θɪŋ ðət hi sɛd ɪn frənt əv ə grup əv ˈəðər mərˈinz, ðə kaɪnd əv rɪˈmɑrk ðət ju maɪt hir, ju noʊ, ɪn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsərkəlz ˈfrikwɛntli. wət kənˈsərnd mi wɑz ðət hi pleɪd nɑt ˈoʊnli ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl roʊl ɛz ə ˈbætəlˌfild kəˈmændər ɪn fallujah*, bət ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈæftərwərdz, wɪn hi wɑz prəˈmoʊtəd tɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈəðər pəˈzɪʃənz, hi sərvd ɛz ə kənˈvinɪŋ əˈθɔrəti ɪn ˈkɔrtˌmɑrʃəl prəˈsidɪŋz əˈgɛnst ˈvɛriəs mərˈinz hu hæd bɪn əˈkjuzd əv ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn ðə ˈmæsəkər, wɛr ə grup əv mərˈinz wɛnt ɔn ə ˈkɪlɪŋ spri ˈæftər wən ɪn ðɛr ˈjunɪt wɑz kɪld. ənd ðeɪ kɪld, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə taɪm ˈmægəˌzin ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ˈdəzənz əv ˌɪˈræki səˈvɪljənz ɪn ðɛr hoʊmz ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ə kɑr ənd əp ɔn ə rɪʤ. ənd ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmætɪs dɪsˈmɪst ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ˈmɛni əv ðə mərˈinz əˈkjuzd, ˈpərsənəli ˌɪntərˈvinɪŋ tɪ klɪr ðɛr neɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪstəm hæd rən ɪts kɔrs. ənd ɪn ðə ɛnd, ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðət ˈmæsəkər sərvd ə deɪ ɪn ˈprɪzən. ɪn əˈnəðər keɪs, ə story—*— ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: aɪ wɔnt tɪ wɔnt tɪ goʊ, ˈɛrən, tɪ 2008 tɪ wət ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt, wɪn wi spoʊk tɪ məˈklæʧi ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈlilə ˈfædəl, hu ˈtrævəld tɪ tɪ ˈɪntərvˌju sərˈvaɪvərz əv ðə ˈmæsəkər. aɪ wɔnt tɪ tərn tɪ ðɪs ʃɔrt ˈvɪdioʊ ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ðə məˈklæʧi ˈwɛbˌsaɪt beɪst ɔn hər rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ. ˈlilə ˈfædəl: ˈjusɛf eɪd ˈɑmɛd həz ˈmɛmərˌaɪzd ðə ˈpleɪsɪz wɛr hɪz fɔr brothers’*’ ˈbɑdiz leɪd ˈæftər ðeɪ wər kɪld baɪ juz. mərˈinz, hi sɛd. ðə ˈfæməli ˌriˈkaʊnts ðət noʊˈvɛmbər deɪ ɪn 2005 ənd sɪz ɪt wɑz ə ˈmæsəkər əv ðə ˈbrəðərz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ 20 ˈəðər ˈpipəl, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈroʊdˌsaɪd bɔm ɪn. mərˈinz ˈreɪdɪd ðə haʊs ənd ʃɑt ðə əˈnɑrmd mɛn ɪn ðɛr hɛdz ɪn ðɪs bæk ˈbɛˌdrum, ðə ˈfæməli sɛd. naʊ ðeɪ ər ˈæŋgri ðət noʊ wən ɪz biɪŋ hɛld əˈkaʊntəbəl. ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst sɪks əv ðə eɪt mərˈinz əˈkjuzd ɪn ðə keɪs wər dɪsˈmɪst, ənd wən mərˈin wɑz faʊnd nɑt ˈgɪlti ɔn ɔl ˈʧɑrʤɪz. ˈwɪdoʊ: [trænzˈleɪtəd] ˈæŋgri æt ðoʊz hu sɛnt ðɛm ˈɪnəsənt. ðeɪ wər nɑt səˈpoʊzd tɪ sɛnt ˈɪnəsənt. ˈlilə ˈfædəl: ðə riˈmaɪndərz əv ðɛr dɛθs ər ˈɛvriˌwɛr: ðə waɪt ˈplæstər ðət fɪld ɪn ðə ˈbʊlət hoʊlz ɪn ðə wɔl, ðə draɪd bləd ðət ər naʊ ʤɪst ˈfeɪdɪd greɪ spɑts ˈəndər ə nu peɪnt ʤɑb ɔn ðə ˈsilɪŋ, ənd ðə ˈklɑzət wɛr wən ˈbrəðər wɑz ʃɑt ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd ðə kɔrps lind əp əˈgɛnst ðə ˈwɔrˌdroʊb. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ðət wɑz ˈlilə ˈfædəl, məˈklæʧi ˈʤərnəlɪst hu ˈtrævəld tɪ. ðɪs wɑz weɪ bæk ɪn 2008 ənd tɔk əˈbaʊt wət keɪm əv ðɪs, ˈɛrən. ˈɛrən glænts: ɛz aɪ wɑz seɪɪŋ, ɪn ðə ɛnd, ˈoʊnli wən ˈpərsən wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ðɪs ˈmæsəkər. wɑz ʤɪst fər ˌdɛrəˈlɪkʃən əv nɑt spɛnd ə deɪ ɪn ˈprɪzən. soʊ, ˈəltəmətli, ðɛr wɑz ˈrɪli noʊ ˈʤəstɪs fər ðə ˈvɪktɪmz əv ðɪs ˈmæsəkər. ənd ðət wɑz ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz əv ðə roʊl ðət ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmætɪs pleɪd ɛz ðə kənˈvinɪŋ əˈθɔrəti, ˈbeɪsɪkli ðə bɔs, əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈʤəstɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs əraʊnd ðɪs ˈmæsəkər, ˈɔfən kɔld ðə maɪ laɪ ˈmæsəkər əv ðə ˌɪˈrɑk wɔr. ənd nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli keɪs wɛr hi ˌɪntərˈvind. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪntərˈvind ɪn ðə keɪs ɪn hamdania*, ə ˈkɪlɪŋ, ˈbroʊkən baɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, wɛr ə dɪˈseɪbəld ˌɪˈræki mæn wɑz pʊld aʊt əv hɪz haʊs ənd ʃɑt ɪn ðə feɪs baɪ mərˈinz, hu ðɛn traɪd tɪ freɪm ɪm ɛz ən ˌɪnˈsərʤənt baɪ ˈpleɪsɪŋ ə məˈʃin gən ənd ə ˈʃəvəl ɔn ɪm, ɔn hɪz dɛd ˈbɑdi, tɪ meɪk ɪt lʊk laɪk hi wɑz ən ˌɪnˈsərʤənt. ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmætɪs, ɪn ðət keɪs, ˌɪntərˈvind ənd frid mərˈinz frəm ˈprɪzən, ˈæftər ðeɪ hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn kənˈvɪktəd ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðət ˈkɪlɪŋ. soʊ, hi həz ə ˈrɛkərd ðət ˈrɪli ʃʊd hæv bɪn ɪgˈzæmənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈhirɪŋ ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ðət ˈsɛnətərz dɪd nɑt æsk əˈbaʊt.
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juan gonzález: president-elect donald trump’s pick for secretary of defense, retired general james “mad dog” mattis, testified thursday at his confirmation hearing before the senate armed services committee. general mattis’s 41-year-old career in the marine corps included field commands in the persian gulf war and in iraq and afghanistan and began when he enlisted at age 19. in iraq, he led u.s. troops during the 2004 battle of fallujah, earning himself the nickname “mad dog” mattis. in may 2004, mattis ordered an attack on a small iraqi village that ended up killing about 42 people attending a wedding ceremony. mattis went on to lead united states central command from 2010 to 2013, but the obama administration cut short his tour over concerns that mattis was too hawkish on iran, reportedly calling for a series of covert actions there. during thursday’s confirmation hearing, general mattis testified that russia remains the principal threat faced by the united states, taking a much harder line than trump.
james mattis: i would consider the principal threats to start with russia, and it would certainly include any nations that are looking to intimidate nations around their periphery, regional nations nearby them, whether it be with weapons of mass destruction or, i would call it, unusual, unorthodox means of intimidating them, that sort of thing. and at the same time, as the chairman has pointed out, we face now an era where we’re going to be fighting the terrorist threat. i mean, that’s simply a reality we are going to have to address that one.
juan gonzález: general mattis repeatedly called for the u.s. military to be more “lethal,” and also said he supports the iran nuclear deal, which president-elect donald trump has repeatedly criticized.
following his hearing, the senate voted to support a waiver exempting mattis from a law requiring defense secretaries to be civilians for at least seven years. mattis retired from the military in 2013. the full house is slated to vote on the waiver today. the only other time in u.s. history that this waiver has been granted was in 1950, when congress waived the law for defense secretary george marshall.
amy goodman: also on thursday, kansas republican congressman mike pompeo went before the senate for his confirmation hearing as cia director. under questioning, pompeo reversed his position on torture. he has previously claimed waterboarding and other so-called enhanced interrogation tactics were constitutional. this is congressman pompeo being questioned by democratic senator dianne feinstein.
sen. dianne feinstein: if you were ordered by the president to restart the cia’s use of enhanced interrogation techniques that fall outside of the army field manual, would you comply?
rep. mike pompeo: senator, absolutely not. moreover, i can’t imagine that i would be asked that by the president-elect, or then-president. but it’s—i’m very clear. i voted for the change that put the army field manual in place as a member of congress. i understand that law very, very quickly and am also deeply aware that any changes to that will come through congress and the president.
sen. dianne feinstein: and regular order.
rep. mike pompeo: and regular order, yes, ma’am, absolutely. with respect to the outlines of what’s in the army field manual, there’s no doubt in my mind about the limitations it places not only on the dod, but on the central intelligence agency. and i’ll always comply with the law.
amy goodman: during thursday’s hearing, congressman pompeo also said he believes the intelligence agencies’ claims that russia hacked the u.s. election.
well, for more, we are going to go to a roundtable after break. we’ll be joined by aaron glantz, as well as andrew—we’ll be joined by andrew bacevich, retired colonel and vietnam war veteran, as well as trita parsi, with the national iranian american council. stay with us.
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amy goodman: “used to rule the world” by bonnie raitt, here on democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i’m amy goodman, with juan gonzález. we’re hosting a roundtable discussion looking at president-elect trump’s pick for defense secretary, retired general james “mad dog” mattis. mattis testified before the senate this week during his confirmation hearing on thursday. our guests are aaron glantz, senior reporter at reveal from the center for investigative reporting. his latest investigation is headlined “did defense secretary nominee james mattis commit war crimes in iraq?” also with us in d.c. is trita parsi, founder and president of the national iranian american council, author of a single roll of the dice: obama’s diplomacy with iran. his forthcoming book, losing an enemy: obama, iran, and the legacy of diplomacy. and in boston, where we’ll start, is professor andrew bacevich, retired colonel and vietnam war veteran. his latest book, america’s war for the greater middle east: a military history.
professor bacevich, start off by talking about what you learned from the hearings and your thoughts on general mattis to be the next defense secretary of the united states.
andrew bacevich: well, what struck me most about the hearings was the lack of any interest in the recent past. i mean, the united states has been essentially engaged in an ongoing war that most people date from 2001. that war has taken us to afghanistan, to iraq, in a lesser way to other countries—libya, somalia, yemen. and i was struck by the fact that none of the senators, basically, asked general mattis, “well, general, how is it that we haven’t won? we haven’t won anywhere, 'winning' in the sense of conclusively achieving our political objectives, however you might want to define those objectives. and given that we haven’t won, what should we be doing differently? what would you do differently as defense secretary to compensate for this record in which the greatest military in the world, as we are constantly told, doesn’t get the job done?”
juan gonzález: and, professor bacevich, during his testimony, general mattis repeatedly called for the u.s. military to be more lethal. your response to this emphasis of his on the killing ability of the u.s. military?
andrew bacevich: well, i see lethality as the problem. i mean, the lethality of u.s. forces is quite remarkable. we can kill lots of people. we do kill lots of people. we can destroy virtually anything we choose to destroy. the destruction that we have wreaked in the various theaters in which we’ve been engaged is really quite astonishing. but again, lethality, destruction, killing doesn’t seem to achieve our objectives. so, my own sense is that a lack of lethality does not define the core problem.
i think the core problem is much closer to recognizing where force is of value, where it is useful, and to distinguish that from situations in which war is not useful or is indeed counterproductive. and i think, broadly speaking, the u.s. military’s role—u.s. military activism in various parts of the islamic world over the past several decades has been counterproductive. and again, i find it disturbing that no member of the senate armed services committee is willing to acknowledge that record of failure and to ask our next secretary of defense what he proposes to do to amend that sorry record.
amy goodman: i want to bring aaron glantz into the discussion to talk about the questions around iraq and the piece that you wrote as a reporter at reveal, asking, “did defense secretary nominee james mattis commit war crimes in iraq?” we spoke to you yesterday briefly about this before the hearing, but lay out what your allegation is and whether you think any of these issues were addressed yesterday.
aaron glantz: so, general mattis’s primary experience—indeed, his only experience—is as a member of the united states marine corps, where he served for 41 years. that’s his experience. and since 9/11, as dr. bacevich noted, we’ve been engaged in wars around the world, and general mattis has been a leading battlefield commander in many of those theaters, including in the april 2004 siege of fallujah, where the u.s. marines killed so many people that the municipal soccer stadium in the city had to be turned into a graveyard for the dead. there’s documented cases of u.s. marines shooting at ambulances, shooting at aid workers, destroying shopping centers, raising huge issues not only of violations of the geneva convention over targeting protected groups, but also of proportionality, because the entire battle was launched to get the people who killed four blackwater security contractors, and a city of 300,000 people, about the same size as oakland, california, or pittsburgh, pennsylvania, was leveled in response, under the command of general mattis. that was not discussed at all during the hearing, either from an accountability perspective, which is what i was suggesting in my article—you know, questions that should be raised about whether or not he committed war crimes—but even, in a more limited way, what did you learn as a battlefield commander in iraq, in afghanistan, and how might you apply that, the lessons that you learned through those experiences, as secretary of defense, is simply not raised at all during the hearing.
juan gonzález: and, aaron, in that vein, general mattis has also been criticized in the past with some of his quotes, for instance, in 2005, saying of the taliban, “it’s a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them.” none of this came up in the hearings, as well, right?
aaron glantz: well, i mean, i think that that is a comment that doesn’t trouble observers so much. it’s the kind of thing that he said in front of a group of other marines, the kind of remark that you might hear, you know, in military circles frequently. what concerned me was that he played not only a critical role as a battlefield commander in fallujah, but also, afterwards, when he was promoted to various other higher-ranking positions, he served as a convening authority in court-martial proceedings against various marines who had been accused of atrocities—for example, in the haditha massacre, where a group of marines went on a killing spree after one in their unit was killed. and they killed, according to a time magazine investigation, dozens of iraqi civilians in their homes and also in a car and up on a ridge. and general mattis dismissed the charges against many of the marines accused, personally intervening to clear their names before the justice system had run its course. and in the end, nobody connected to that massacre served a day in prison. in another case, a story—
amy goodman: i want to go—i want to go, aaron, to 2008, to what you’re talking about, when we spoke to mcclatchy journalist leila fadel, who traveled to haditha to interview survivors of the massacre. i want to turn to this short video posted on the mcclatchy website based on her reporting.
leila fadel: yousef aid ahmed has memorized the places where his four brothers’ bodies laid after they were killed by u.s. marines, he said. the family recounts that november day in 2005 and says it was a massacre of the brothers, along with 20 other people, following a roadside bomb in haditha. marines raided the house and shot the unarmed men in their heads in this back bedroom, the family said. now they are angry that no one is being held accountable. charges against six of the eight marines accused in the case were dismissed, and one marine was found not guilty on all charges.
widow: [translated] i’m angry at those who sent them innocent. they were not supposed to sent innocent.
leila fadel: the reminders of their deaths are everywhere: the white plaster that filled in the bullet holes in the wall, the dried blood that are now just faded gray spots under a new paint job on the ceiling, and the closet where one brother was shot inside and the other’s corpse leaned up against the wardrobe.
amy goodman: that was leila fadel, mcclatchy journalist who traveled to haditha. this was way back in 2008. and talk about what came of this, aaron.
aaron glantz: as i was saying, in the end, only one person was convicted in connection to this massacre. he—it was just for dereliction of duty—did not spend a day in prison. so, ultimately, there was really no justice for the victims of this massacre. and that was in part because of the role that general mattis played as the convening authority, basically the boss, of the entire military justice process around this massacre, often called the my lai massacre of the iraq war.
and it’s not the only case where he intervened. he also intervened in the case in hamdania, a massacre—a killing, broken by the washington post, where a disabled iraqi man was pulled out of his house and shot in the face by marines, who then tried to frame him as an insurgent by placing a machine gun and a shovel on him, on his dead body, to make it look like he was an insurgent. general mattis, in that case, intervened and freed marines from prison, after they had already been convicted in connection with that killing. so, he has a record that really should have been examined during the hearing yesterday, that senators did not ask about.
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ɪn ðə læst ˈsɛvərəl poʊsts aɪ hæv əˈdrɛst ðə kˈwɛʃən: haʊ kən wi bɛst priˈpɛr fər taɪmz əv ˈgæðərd ˈwərʃɪp? haʊ kən wi bi ˈrɛdi, ɛz ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ʧərʧ ˈfæməli, tɪ teɪk fʊl ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunətiz wi hæv təˈgɛðər tɪ sərv ɪn ðə haʊs əv gɑd. soʊ fɑr wi hæv kənˈsɪdərd ɑr nid tɪ: kəm tɪ ɪn ɪm ənd əˈpɑn hɪz ˈprɑməsəz pʊt ɔn ləv wɪʧ ɪz ðə bɑnd əv pərˈfɛkʃən preɪ fər ðə wərk əv ˈspɪrɪt əˈməŋ ˈjuˈɛs kəm expectantly*, ˈrɛdi tɪ mit wɪθ gɑd bi ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəl ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ taɪm fər ˈgæðərd ˈwərʃɪp ə praɪˈɔrəti. wɔʧ boʊθ hɑrt ənd laɪf bət ðɛr ɪz wən mɔr weɪ tɪ priˈpɛr ðət məst bi ˈnoʊtɪd. wi priˈpɛr fər ˈwərʃɪp, baɪ ˈwərʃəpɪŋ! ˈwərʃɪp ɪz nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ kənˈfaɪnd tɪ ðə deɪ ər tɪ ə ˈbɪldɪŋ. ðoʊ ˈgæðərd ˈwərʃɪp prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈvɛnju fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈsɛnər ɔn gɑd ɛz hɪz ʧərʧ, gɑd ʃʊd bi æt ðə ˈsɛnər əv ɑr lɪvz kənˈtɪnjuəli. wi məst bi ɪn kəmˈjunjən wɪθ gɑd ɔl θru aʊt ðə wik, ˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ɪm ɪn taɪmz əv nid ənd taɪmz əv ʤɔɪ, ˈmeɪkɪŋ taɪm fər ɪm ɪn ˈpraɪvət dɪˈvoʊʃən ənd ˈfæməli ˈwərʃɪp. ðə mɔr wi dɪˈlaɪt ɪn ˈwərʃəpɪŋ gɑd θru ðə wik, ðə mɔr ɑr dɪˈzaɪər fər ˈwərʃəpɪŋ ɪm təˈgɛðər ɔn ðə deɪ wɪl bi ˈkɪndəld ənd stoʊkt ənd fænd ˈɪntu fleɪm. ˈgæðərd ˈwərʃɪp ɪz ən ˌɪˈnɛkstrɪˌkəbəl ˌoʊvərˈfloʊ frəm ə laɪf əv ʤɔɪ ðət kən ˈkænɑt bi kənˈteɪnd, preɪz ðət məst bi ʃɛrd. ɪn ˈroʊmənz pɔl ɪgˈzɔrts ˈjuˈɛs: aɪ əˈpil tɪ ju ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ˈbrəðərz, baɪ ðə ˈmərˌsiz əv gɑd, tɪ ˈprɛzənt jʊr ˈbɑdiz ɛz ə ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈsækrəˌfaɪs, ˈhoʊli ənd əkˈsɛptəbəl tɪ gɑd, wɪʧ ɪz jʊr ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈwərʃɪp (ˈroʊmənz wi ər tɪ kaʊnt ɑr lɪvz iʧ deɪ ɛz ən ækt əv ˈwərʃɪp, ˈɔfərd ɪn oʊˈbidiəns tɪ gɑd! wi məst lɪv laɪk ˈwərʃɪpərz. ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈɛləmənts ðət kəmˈpraɪz ˈgæðərd ˈwərʃɪp ər ˈɛləmənts ðət ʃʊd dɪˈfaɪn ɑr lɪvz. ðeɪ ər minz əv greɪs dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ gɑd tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ənd ˈnərʧər ɑr soʊlz, nɑt ʤɪst ɪn ə ˈkɔrpərət ˈsɛtɪŋ, bət deɪ baɪ deɪ. wi ər tɪ preɪ wɪˈθaʊt ˈsisɪŋ 1 wi ər tɪ ˈdeɪli rɛd ənd ˈstədi ənd ˈmɛdəˌteɪt ɔn ðə wərd əv gɑd: blɛst ɪz ðə mæn hu wɔks nɑt ɪn ðə ˈkaʊnsəl əv ðə ˈwɪkəd, nɔr stændz ɪn ðə weɪ əv ˈsɪnərz, nɔr sɪts ɪn ðə sit əv scoffers*; bət hɪz dɪˈlaɪt ɪz ɪn ðə lɔ əv ðə lɔrd, ənd ɔn hɪz lɔ hi deɪ ənd naɪt. (sɑm wi ər tɪ sɪŋ ənd gɪv gɑd preɪz: maɪ maʊθ ɪz fɪld wɪθ jʊr preɪz, ənd wɪθ jʊr ˈglɔri ɔl ðə deɪ. (sɑmz aɪ wɪl ɪkˈstoʊl ju, maɪ gɑd ənd kɪŋ, ənd blɛs jʊr neɪm fərˈɛvər ənd ˈɛvər. ˈɛvəri deɪ aɪ wɪl blɛs ju ənd preɪz jʊr neɪm fərˈɛvər ənd ˈɛvər. (sɑm wi ər tɪ ˈfɛloʊˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈbrəðərz ənd ˈsɪstərz ɪn kraɪst: ənd deɪ baɪ deɪ, əˈtɛndɪŋ ðə ˈtɛmpəl təˈgɛðər ənd ˈbreɪkɪŋ brɛd ɪn ðɛr hoʊmz, ðeɪ rɪˈsivd ðɛr fud wɪθ glæd ənd ˈʤɛnərəs hɑrts (ækts bi ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəl ənd dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ taɪm iʧ deɪ tɪ meɪk juz əv ðiz minz əv greɪs. weɪt fər ˈsənˌdi tɪ ˈwərʃɪp gɑd. preɪz ɪm! preɪ tɪ ɪm! sɪŋ tɪ ɪm! priʧ hɪz wərd! wɔk wɪθ ɪm iʧ hoʊm, æt jʊr ˈwərkˌpleɪs, æt skul. ækˈnɑlɪʤ ɪm ɛz jʊr praɪˈɔrəti. ɑr ˈwərʃɪp θruaʊt ðə wik ɪz fud fər ɑr soʊlz ðət fɪlz ˈjuˈɛs ənd praɪmz ˈjuˈɛs fər laɪf ənd ˈsərvɪs təˈgɛðər ɪn ðə haʊs əv gɑd. si ə ˈteɪbəl əv ˈkɑntɛnts (ðəs fɑr) fər ðɪs ˈsɪriz: ˈgæðərd ˈwərʃɪp ɪn ðə haʊs əv gɑd (ˈskrɪpʧər kwoʊˈteɪʃənz ər frəm ðə ˈhoʊli ˈbaɪbəl, ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈstændərd ˈvərʒən (esv*) baɪ crossway*)
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in the last several posts i have addressed the question: how can we best prepare for times of gathered worship? how can we be ready, as members of the church family, to take full advantage of the opportunities we have together to serve in the house of god. so far we have considered our need to:
come to christ—resting in him and upon his promises
put on love which is the bond of perfection
pray for the work of god’s spirit among us
come expectantly, ready to meet with god
be intentional in making time for worship—making gathered worship a priority.
watch both heart and life
but there is one more way to prepare that must be noted. we prepare for worship, by worshipping! worship is not something confined to the lord’s day or to a building. though gathered worship provides a venue for us to center on god corporately as his church, god should be at the center of our lives continually.
we must be in communion with god all through out the week, turning to him in times of need and times of joy, making time for him in private devotion and family worship. the more we delight in worshipping god through the week, the more our desire for worshipping him together on the lord’s day will be kindled and stoked and fanned into flame. gathered worship is an inextricable overflow from a life of worship—a joy that can cannot be contained, praise that must be shared.
in romans 12:1, paul exhorts us:
i appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of god, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to god, which is your spiritual worship (romans 12:1).
we are to count our lives each day as an act of worship, offered in obedience to god! we must live like worshippers.
many of the elements that comprise gathered worship are elements that should define our lives. they are means of grace designed by god to strengthen and nurture our souls, not just in a corporate setting, but day by day. we are to pray without ceasing (1 thessalonians 5:17). we are to daily read and study and meditate on the word of god:
blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
but his delight is in the law of the lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
(psalm 1:1-2)
we are to sing and give god praise:
my mouth is filled with your praise,
and with your glory all the day.
(psalms 71:8)
i will extol you, my god and king,
and bless your name forever and ever.
every day i will bless you
and praise your name forever and ever.
(psalm 145:1–2)
we are to fellowship with likeminded brothers and sisters in christ:
and day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts (acts 2:46).
be intentional and deliberate in making time each day to make use of these means of grace. don’t wait for sunday to worship god. praise him! pray to him! sing to him! preach his word! walk with him each day—at home, at your workplace, at school. acknowledge him as your priority. our worship throughout the week is food for our souls that fills us and primes us for life and service together in the house of god.
see a table of contents (thus far) for this series: gathered worship in the house of god
(scripture quotations are from the holy bible, english standard version (esv) ©2001 by crossway)
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ˈrɪtən baɪ weɪn kɑrl jɛs, ðæts raɪt, ˈhæməltən, ont*. ər, spəˈsɪfɪkli, ðə ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈdɪstrɪkt nɑt vænˈkuvər ər tərˈɑntoʊ. bət lɛts kəm bæk tɪ ðət. prəˈspɛktɪv ˈhoʊmˌbaɪərz θruaʊt ˈkænədə, ɪf ˈfɔrˌkæst fər 2017 ɪz ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən, jʊr əˈbaʊt tɪ gɪt ə breɪk ɔn hoʊm ˈpraɪsɪz. ˈfaɪnəli. ˈivɪn baɪərz ɪn vænˈkuvər ənd tərˈɑntoʊ ˌhɪrtəˈfɔr ˈkænədəz moʊst ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪts. ˈæftər əˈʧivɪŋ strɔŋ praɪs groʊθ ˈhɪtɪŋ ˈrɛkərd ˈlɛvəlz ɪn səm ˈmɑrkɪts ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈkəpəl jɪrz, geɪnz ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ sloʊ ɪn 2017 ˈkrikɪŋ ˈoʊpən ə ˈwɪndoʊ əv ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ðoʊz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ baɪ ə hoʊm. ɪkˈspɛkts ðə ˈævərɪʤ hoʊm praɪs ɪn ˈkænədə tɪ ˌɪnˈkris tu pər sɛnt ɪn 2017 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈriəlˌti fərmz 2017 ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt ˈaʊˌtlʊk rɪˈpɔrt. "strɔŋ dɪˈmænd ɪn ˈkænədəz ˈərbən ˈsɛntərz ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ kənˈtɪnju θruaʊt nɛkst jɪr ənd ˈɪntu ðə fɔrˈsiəbəl fˈjuʧər, ɛz ˈɔlˌmoʊst hæf əv kəˈneɪdiənz plæn tɪ baɪ ə hoʊm ɪn ðə nɛkst faɪv tɪ 10 jɪrz," sɪz ˈkrɪstəfər ˌælɪgˈzændər, ˈriʤənəl dɪˈrɛktər, ˌɪnˈtɛgrə ˈkænədə ˈriʤən. vænˈkuvər ənd tərˈɑntoʊ stɪl ˈgɑrnər məʧ əv ðə əˈtɛnʃən fər praɪs groʊθ. haɪ dɪˈmænd ənd loʊ səˈplaɪ kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪz ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪts ɪn ðiz ˈsɪtiz θruaʊt 2016 ɛz ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən frəm baɪərz fər ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌɪnvənˈtɔri əv hoʊmz pʊʃt ˈpraɪsɪz haɪər. ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl seɪl praɪs ˌɪnˈkrist 13 pər sɛnt ɪn ˈgreɪtər vænˈkuvər tɪ ˈmɪljən, ənd 17 pər sɛnt ɪn ðə tɪ ˌɔlˈðoʊ dɪˈmænd rɪˈmeɪnz haɪ ɪn boʊθ ˈərbən ˈsɛntərz, ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ɪn ðə ˈfriˌhoʊld ˈmɑrkɪt, ðə nu ˈfɔrən baɪər tæks ɪn vænˈkuvər ənd ðə ˈrisənt ˈtaɪtənɪŋ əv ˈmɔrgɪʤ rulz baɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈsɔfən ˈmɑrkɪt ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn ðə ʃɔrt tərm. ɪn 2017 ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ˈævərɪʤ ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl seɪl ˈpraɪsɪz wɪl ˌɪnˈkris baɪ tu ənd eɪt pər sɛnt ɪn vænˈkuvər ənd ðə, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ðɪs sloʊɪŋ groʊθ prəˈvaɪdz prəˈspɛktɪv baɪərz ɪn ðiz tu ˈmɑrkɪts ə ˈwɪndoʊ əv ˌɑpərˈtunəti. "ðɛr wɪl ˈsərtənli bi ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər baɪərz ɪn boʊθ ˈmɑrkɪts," ˈɛltən æʃ, ˈriʤənəl ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt, əv ˈwɛstərn ˈkænədə, toʊld ypnexthome*. "ðə ˈʧælənʤ wɪl bi ɪn ðə haɪər kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən reɪts fər ˈmɔrgɪʤɪz. wəns baɪərz, ɪn ˈɛsəns, ˈrisɛt ðɛr əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz, ðeɪ wɪl si praɪs ædˈvæntɪʤɪz ɪn baɪɪŋ ɪn 2017 lidz ˈkænədə ˈriʤənəl ˈmɑrkɪts ɪn prɑkˈsɪməti tɪ ˈkænədəz ˈsɪtiz kənˈtɪnju tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈstɛdi ˈɪntəˌrɛst frəm ˈloʊkəl baɪərz ənd baɪərz frəm ðiz ˈsɪtiz (ˈsoʊˈkɔld "move-over*" baɪərz), hu ər ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ə ˈbæləns bɪtˈwin əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti ənd skwɛr ˈfʊtɪʤ. ðə tɔp ˈmɑrkɪts fər praɪs ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn 2016 wər 20 pər sɛnt), ˈfreɪzər ˈvæli, b.c*. 20 pər sɛnt), ˈbɛri, ont*. 16 pər sɛnt) ənd kelowna*, b.c*. 14 pər sɛnt). ɛz fər ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɛntərz ˈfɔrˌkæst tɪ ʃoʊ ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst praɪs groʊθ ɪn 2017 wɪl lɛd ðə ˈkəntri æt 11 pər sɛnt, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ æt eɪt pər sɛnt. "boʊθ ˈɛriəz wɪl ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈəpˌgreɪdz ənd strɔŋ kənˈsumər ˈkɑnfədɛns," sɪz æʃ. "tɛk ˈsɛktər groʊθ du tɪ ðə ʧip kəˈneɪdiən ˈdɔlər ɪz ˈpɑzətɪv fər ˈwɔtərˌlu, ɛz wɛl." ðə ˈrɪpəl ˈifɛkt əv ðə ˈfɔrən baɪər tæks ɪn vænˈkuvər kən bi fɛlt ɪn ðə ˈəpər ɛnd əv ðə ənd ˌməntriˈɔl ˈmɑrkɪts, ɛz səm ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ lʊk fər ˈprɑpərtiz ɪn ðiz ˈriʤənz ˈrəðər ðən vænˈkuvər. nu, ˈtaɪtər ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns kraɪˈtɪriə fər nu hoʊm baɪərz ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈtɛmpər ˈloʊkəl baɪər ækˈtɪvɪti əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri ɪn ðə ʃɔrt tərm, bət ɪz nɑt ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ hæv ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˌɪmˈpækt ɪn moʊst ˈriʤənz. ælˈbərtə ɔn ðə riˈbaʊnd aʊt wɛst, ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪts ɪn ˈkælgəri ənd ˈɛdməntən rɪˈmeɪnd ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈsteɪbəl ɪn 2016 wɪθ ˈmɑdərˌeɪt dɪˈklaɪnz ɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv seɪlz ənd ˈævərɪʤ ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl seɪl praɪs ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə prəˈlɔŋd rɪˈkəvəri əv ðə ɔɪl ˈsɛktər ˈoʊvər ðə pæst tu jɪrz. ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl seɪl praɪs ɪn ˈɛdməntən ˈdiˌkrist baɪ tu pər sɛnt, waɪl ˈævərɪʤ ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl seɪl praɪs ˈdiˌkrist baɪ fɔr pər sɛnt. baɪər ækˈtɪvɪti ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ pɪk əp sˈlaɪtli ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv 2017 ɪf ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ɪn ðə ɔɪl ˈsɛktər kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈgræʤuəli kəm bæk tɪ ðə ˈprɑvɪns. ðə ˈrisənt əˈpruvəl əv ðə trænz ˈmaʊntən ˈpaɪˌplaɪn ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə bust tɪ ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd hɛlp kip ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪts ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈsteɪbəl ɪn nɛkst jɪr. "ælˈbərtə wɪl ɪkˈspɪriəns ə flæt ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn 2017 æʃ sɪz. "ðɛr ɪz laɪt æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈtənəl ɛz wi gɪt ˈɪntu ənd ɛz ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈkris. ənd 18 wɪl ˈlaɪkli bi ðə riˈbaʊnd jɪr fər ælˈbərtə." ɪn ˈɑtəˌwɑ, ˈmɑrkɪt kənˈdɪʃənz wər ˈfɛrli ˈbælənst ɪn 2016 wɪθ groʊθ ɪn ˈævərɪʤ praɪs. "wi si ðət kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ɪn 2017 wɪθ ə ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈævərɪʤ praɪs. ɔl ˌsɛgˈmɛnts əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ər pərˈfɔrmɪŋ wɛl, wɪθ ˈkɑndoʊz seɪlz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ baɪ pər sɛnt ɪn 2016 ənd kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ðə trɛnd ɪn 2017 ðə ˈəpər ɛnd əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn pərˈfɔrmɪŋ wɛl ənd wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ du soʊ." ðoʊ praɪs groʊθ meɪ bi ˈpɔzɪŋ, ˈjəŋgər kəˈneɪdiənz ər stɪl ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪtɪv weɪz tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðɛr drim əv ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt. pər sɛnt wʊd kənˈsɪdər ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ə hoʊm wɪθ ə ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər; 22 pər sɛnt wʊd rɛnt aʊt ə rum ɪn ðɛr hoʊm; 15 pər sɛnt wʊd kənˈsɪdər ˈrɛntɪŋ aʊt ə rum ˈviə ˈrɛntəl æps səʧ ɛz airbnb*; ənd naɪn pər sɛnt wʊd ˈpərʧəs ə hoʊm wɪθ ə ˈruˌmeɪt. poʊst ərˈɪʤənəli ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ˈfɑloʊ ˈkænədə blɔgz ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn:
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written by wayne karl
yes, that's right, hamilton, ont. -- or, specifically, the hamilton-burlington real estate district -- not vancouver or toronto. but let's come back to that.
prospective homebuyers throughout canada, if remax's forecast for 2017 is any indication, you're about to get a break on home prices.
finally.
even would-be buyers in vancouver and toronto -- heretofore canada's most piping-hot housing markets.
after achieving strong price growth -- hitting record levels in some markets -- over the last couple years, gains are expected to slow in 2017, creaking open a window of opportunity for those looking to buy a home.
remax expects the average home price in canada to increase two per cent in 2017, according to the realty firm's 2017 housing market outlook report.
"strong demand in canada's urban centres is expected to continue throughout next year and into the foreseeable future, as almost half of canadians plan to buy a home in the next five to 10 years," says christopher alexander, regional director, remax integra ontario-atlantic canada region.
vancouver and toronto still garner much of the attention for price growth. high demand and low supply continued to characterize housing markets in these cities throughout 2016, as competition from buyers for limited inventory of single-family homes pushed prices higher.
the average residential sale price increased 13 per cent in greater vancouver to $1.02 million, and 17 per cent in the gta to $725,857. although demand remains high in both urban centres, limited inventory in the freehold market, the new 15-per-cent foreign buyer tax in vancouver and the recent tightening of mortgage rules by the federal government are expected to soften market activity in the short term. in 2017, remax estimates average residential sale prices will increase by two and eight per cent in vancouver and the gta, respectively.
this slowing growth provides prospective buyers in these two markets a window of opportunity.
"there will certainly be opportunity for first-time buyers in both markets," elton ash, regional executive vice-president, remax of western canada, told ypnexthome. "the challenge will be in the higher qualification rates for high-ratio mortgages. once first-time buyers, in essence, reset their affordability expectations, they will see price advantages in buying in 2017."
hamilton-burlington leads canada
regional markets in proximity to canada's highest-price cities continue to experience steady interest from local move-up buyers and buyers from these cities (so-called "move-over" buyers), who are looking to find a balance between affordability and square footage. the top markets for year-over-year price increases in 2016 were hamilton-burlington (20 per cent), fraser valley, b.c. (20 per cent), barrie, ont. (16 per cent) and kelowna, b.c. (14 per cent).
as for major centres forecast to show the strongest price growth in 2017, hamilton-burlington will lead the country at 11 per cent, followed by kitchener-waterloo at eight per cent.
"both areas will benefit from transportation upgrades and strong consumer confidence," says ash. "tech sector growth due to the cheap canadian dollar is positive for waterloo, as well."
the ripple effect of the foreign buyer tax in vancouver can be felt in the upper end of the gta and montreal markets, as some foreign investors are expected to look for properties in these regions rather than vancouver. new, tighter mortgage insurance criteria for new home buyers is expected to temper local first-time buyer activity across the country in the short term, but is not expected to have a long-term impact in most regions.
alberta on the rebound
out west, the housing markets in calgary and edmonton remained relatively stable in 2016, with moderate declines in the number of sales and average residential sale price as a result of the prolonged recovery of the oil sector over the past two years. the average residential sale price in edmonton decreased by two per cent year-over-year, while calgary's average residential sale price decreased by four per cent.
buyer activity is expected to pick up slightly in the second half of 2017 if employment opportunities in the oil sector continue to gradually come back to the province. the recent approval of the trans mountain pipeline is also expected to provide a boost to the provincial economy and help keep housing markets relatively stable in next year.
"alberta will experience a flat market in 2017," ash says. "there is light at the end of the tunnel as we get into q3 and q4, as oil prices are expected to increase. (two-thousand and 18) will likely be the rebound year for alberta."
in ottawa, market conditions were fairly balanced in 2016, with two-per-cent growth in average price. "we see that continuing in 2017, with a one-per-cent increase in average price. all segments of the market are performing well, with condos sales increasing by 1.9 per cent in 2016, and continuing the trend in 2017. the upper end of the market has also been performing well and will continue to do so."
though price growth may be pausing, younger canadians are still looking to creative ways to realize their dream of homeownership, according to the report. thirty-three per cent would consider purchasing a home with a family member; 22 per cent would rent out a room in their home; 15 per cent would consider renting out a room via rental apps such as airbnb; and nine per cent would purchase a home with a roommate.
post originally published on ypnexthome.ca
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gɛst poʊst baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd ˈɑrʧəˌbɔld ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd tɪ ðɪs ɪz ðət, ɪn 2009 ˈivəl ɛnˈvaɪrənˌmɛnəlɪsts ɪn ðə nu saʊθ weɪlz ˈgəvərnmənt meɪd ə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ðət ˈkaʊnsɪlz ɪn ðət steɪt wʊd hæv tɪ beɪs ðɛr ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈpərˌmɪts ɔn ən ɪkˈspɛktɪd si ˈlɛvəl raɪz əv 900 baɪ 2100 ðɪs hæd ðə ˈifɛkt əv ˈwaɪpɪŋ ˈbɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɔf ðə ˈvælju əv ˈkoʊstəl ˈprɑpərtiz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈruɪnɪŋ peoples’*’ lɪvz ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. baɪ kəmˈpɛrəsən, si ˈlɛvəl roʊz 200 ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ðə. ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən wɑz ˈglifəli ɛnˈfɔrst baɪ leɪk ˈkaʊnsəl tɪ ðə ˈdɛtrəmənt əv ɪts ˈrɛzɪdənts. leɪk ɪz 140 nɔrθ əv ˈsɪdni. ɪn rɪˈspɑns, ə ˈloʊkəl ˈprɑpərti dɪˈvɛləpər, ˈmɪstər ʤɛf məˈklɔɪ, ə ˈpəblɪk ˈmitɪŋ æt wɪʧ prəˈfɛsər ˈiən plimer*, prəˈfɛsər bɑb ˈkɑrtər ənd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf spoʊk. 400 ˈpipəl əˈtɛndəd ɔn fɔr days’*’ ˈnoʊtɪs. ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈmitɪŋ wɑz si ˈlɛvəl raɪz. ˌbiˈfɔr wi goʊ ɔn tɪ ðə ˈoʊʃənz, stɑrt wɪθ ə sˈmɔlər ˈbɑdi əv ˈwɔtər fərst leɪk vɪkˈtɔriə ɪn ist ˈæfrɪkɑ. ɪt wɑz noʊn bæk ɪn ðə ðət ðə ˈlɛvəl əv leɪk vɪkˈtɔriə wɛnt əp ənd daʊn wɪθ ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈsaɪkəl. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈdætə ɔn ðə ˈlɛvəl əv leɪk vɪkˈtɔriə frəm 1896 tɪ 2005 ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈsoʊlər ækˈtɪvɪti broʊk daʊn ɪn ðə ənd rɪˈzumd ɪn ðə 1970’s*. ðɛr wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈvɛri ˈræpɪd raɪz ɪn ðə 1960’s*. ˈteɪkɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈpɪriəd əv ðə ˈsoʊlər riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn ənd ðə ˈdætə frəm 1968 ðɪs ɪz wət ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp lʊks laɪk (ˈdætə ˈkərtəsi əv ˈdɑktər ˈpitər ˈmeɪsən): ðɛr ɪz noʊ daʊt əˈbaʊt ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈsoʊlər ækˈtɪvɪti ənd ðə ˈlɛvəl əv leɪk vɪkˈtɔriə, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ minz ðət ist ˈæfrɪkɑ həz əˈbaʊt 30 jɪrz əv draʊt əˈhɛd əv ɪt beɪst ɔn wət ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən tɪ ˈsoʊlər ækˈtɪvɪti. səm meɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðɪs poʊst frəm 2009 http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/04/07/archibald-on-sea-level-rise-and-solar-cycles*/ wɪʧ kənˈteɪnd ðɪs græf: ðət həz naʊ bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ɛz: ðə gʊd ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin si ˈlɛvəl raɪz ənd ˈsoʊlər ækˈtɪvɪti ɪz ˈɛvədənt. wət ɪz ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɪz ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ fɔr ˈsoʊlər ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, si ˈlɛvəl fɛl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðoʊz. ðət minz ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ prəˈlɔŋd loʊ ˈsoʊlər ækˈtɪvɪti, si ˈlɛvəl kən bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈfɑlɪŋ. ðət riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ɪz kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪd ɪn ðɪs græf: ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈpɪriəd əv bɛst fɪt frəm 1948 tɪ 1987 ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈsoʊlər ækˈtɪvɪti ənd si ˈlɛvəl ɪz faʊnd tɪ bi pər ˈjunɪt əv ˈsənˌspɑt ˈnəmbər. ðə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld bɪtˈwin ˈraɪzɪŋ ənd ˈfɑlɪŋ sil ˈlɛvəl ɪz ə ˈsənˌspɑt ˈæmpləˌtud əv 40 bɪˈloʊ 40 si ˈlɛvəl fɔlz. əˈbəv ðət, ɪt ˈraɪzɪz. wi kən naʊ ˈkɑmbaɪn ðət wɪθ ˈlɪvɪŋstən ənd ˈɛstəˌmeɪt əv ˈsoʊlər ˈsaɪkəl 25 ˈæmpləˌtud əv 7 tɪ dəraɪv ðɪs græf əv sil ˈlɛvəl raɪz frəm 1870 wɪθ ə prɑˈʤɛkʃən tɪ 2040 si ˈlɛvəl həz ə fju mɔr əv raɪz tɪ ðə ˈmæksəməm əv ˈsoʊlər ˈsaɪkəl 24 ɪn 2013 ənd ðɛn wɪl fɔl 40 tɪ 2040 ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs bæk tɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv ðə ˈərli 1990s*. naʊ bæk tɪ ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv leɪk: ðə ˈnɪrəst haɪ kˈwɑləti si ˈlɛvəl ˈdætə ɪz frəm fɔrt ˈdɛnɪsən ɪn ˈsɪdni ˈhɑrbər. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈrɛkərd frəm 1915 tɪ 2009 ðə raɪz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsɛnʧəri həz bɪn slaɪt, soʊ slaɪt ðət ɪt kən bi kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈjumən hɛr wɪʧ ɔn ˈævərɪʤ ɪz θɪk. ðə raɪz həz bɪn ən ˈævərɪʤ əv 5 ˈjumən hɛr wɪdθs pər ˈænəm, wɪθ moʊst əv ðət ˈoʊvər 60 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. kəmˈpɛr ðət wɪθ wət ðə ənd leɪk ˈkaʊnsəl ər prɑˈʤɛktɪŋ fər ðə ˈsɛnʧəri: aɪ hæv kɔld si ˈlɛvəl raɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd læst ˈrɛfjuʤ əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ˈskaʊndrəl, wɪθ ˈoʊʃən əˌsɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən biɪŋ ðə læst ˈrɛfjuʤ. ɪt noʊ ˈlɔŋgər prəˈvaɪdz ˈɛni ˈrɛfjuʤ naʊ ðət ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈsoʊlər ækˈtɪvɪti həz bɪn kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪd. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts ʃɛr ðɪs: prɪnt iˈmeɪl tˈwɪtər ˈfeɪsˌbʊk
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guest post by david archibald
the background to this is that, in 2009, evil environmentalists in the new south wales government made a regulation that councils in that state would have to base their building permits on an expected sea level rise of 900 mm by 2100. this had the effect of wiping billions of dollars off the value of coastal properties, as well as ruining peoples’ lives etc. by comparison, sea level rose 200 mm in the 20th century.
the nsw govt. regulation was gleefully enforced by lake macquarie council to the detriment of its residents. lake macquarie is 140 km north of sydney. in response, a local property developer, mr jeff mccloy, organised a public meeting at which professor ian plimer, professor bob carter and myself spoke. 400 people attended on four days’ notice. the subject of the public meeting was sea level rise.
before we go on to the oceans, let’s start with a smaller body of water first lake victoria in east africa. it was known back in the 1920s that the level of lake victoria went up and down with the solar cycle. this is the data on the level of lake victoria from 1896 to 2005:
the relationship with solar activity broke down in the 1930’s and resumed in the 1970’s. there was also a very rapid rise in the 1960’s. taking out the period of the solar relationship breakdown and detrending the data from 1968, this is what the relationship looks like (data courtesy of dr peter mason):
there is no doubt about the relationship between solar activity and the level of lake victoria, which also means that east africa has about 30 years of drought ahead of it based on what is going to happen to solar activity.
some may remember this post from 2009: http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/04/07/archibald-on-sea-level-rise-and-solar-cycles/
which contained this graph:
that has now been updated as:
the good correlation between sea level rise and solar activity is evident. what is very interesting is that during four solar minima over the 20th century, sea level fell during those minima. that means that during prolonged low solar activity, sea level can be expected to continue falling. that relationship is quantified in this graph:
using the period of best fit from 1948 to 1987, the relationship between solar activity and sea level is found to be 0.045 mm per unit of sunspot number. the threshold between rising and falling seal level is a sunspot amplitude of 40. below 40, sea level falls. above that, it rises. we can now combine that with livingston and penn’s estimate of solar cycle 25 amplitude of 7 to derive this graph of seal level rise from 1870 with a projection to 2040:
sea level has a few more mm of rise to the maximum of solar cycle 24 in 2013 and then will fall 40 mm to 2040 taking us back to levels of the early 1990s.
now back to the subject of lake macquarie: the nearest high quality sea level data is from fort denison in sydney harbour. this is the record from 1915 to 2009:
the rise over the 20th century has been slight, so slight that it can be compared to human hair which on average is 0.1 mm thick. the rise has been an average of 5 human hair widths per annum, with most of that over 60 years ago. let’s compare that with what the nsw govt and lake macquarie council are projecting for the 21st century:
i have called sea level rise the second last refuge of the global warming scoundrel, with ocean acidification being the last refuge. it no longer provides any refuge now that the relationship with solar activity has been quantified.
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nu geɪm, nu praɪs, nu ˌriˈæləˌti. pleɪ ðə ɪkˈspændɪd ənd ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd ˈtaɪtəl wɪθ ər wɪˈθaʊt. nuz ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ, ˈpaɪləts! ðə taɪm həz kəm fər ˈivɪn mɔr əv ju tɪ gɪr əp, lɑk ɔn ənd ʤɔɪn ɪn ɑr ˈəltəmət ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp ˈʃutər. wi hir æt ðə ˈnuˌkæsəl ˈstudiˌoʊ ər θrɪld tɪ əˈnaʊns ðət iv: ˌvælˈkiˌriə ɪz əˈveɪləbəl təˈdeɪ, ˈminɪŋ ðət ˌɪnˈtɛns speɪs ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ raɪt naʊ! ˈfɪrsəm ənd dɪˈstɪŋktɪv ˈspeɪsˌʃɪps, frɛʃ ənd ˈfɪrləs nu ˈpaɪləts wi ˈrɛkən goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈkɑmˌboʊ ənd wi weɪt tɪ si ju ɪn ˈækʃən. lɔnʧ ˈɪntu ðə iv: ˌvælˈkiˌriə wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ənd ɪz naʊ ˈriˈbɔrn fər ˈɛvriˌwən. ərˈɪʤənəli, ˌvælˈkiˌriə ˈpaɪləts wər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðə geɪm wɪθ ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˈoʊnli, bət ðə nu ɪkˈspænʧən ˈoʊpənz əp ðə wərld əv ðə ˌvælˈkiˌriə tɪ ɔl ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 4 ənd ˈpiˈsi pleɪərz, wɪθ noʊ rɪkˈwaɪrmənt. fər ðoʊz hu ər nu tɪ iv: ˌvælˈkiˌriə, ˈpərʧəsɪŋ iv: ˌvælˈkiˌriə ˌɪnˈkludz ɔl ðə ˈkɑntɛnt ðət həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn kriˈeɪtɪd ənd riˈlist ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 18 mənθs. ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz ɔl faɪv əv ðə iv: ˌvælˈkiˌriə ˈəpˌdeɪts (ˈkɛriər əˈsɔlt, ʤɔɪnt straɪk, gatecrash*, ˈwərmˌhɔlz ənd groundrush*) ənd əv kɔrs, ðə ɪkˈspænʧən. ðɪs pʊts ðə ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv nu ˈrɑstər əv ʃɪps, ðə vərˈaɪəti əv ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ mæps, ənd ˈməltəpəl geɪm moʊdz ˈfərmli ɪn ðə græsp əv ɔl ˈvɛtərən ənd prəˈspɛktɪv ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp ˈkɑmbæt ɛnˈθuziˌæsts! wɪθ ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv, ə greɪt taɪm fər ɔl ˈpaɪləts tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. fər ðoʊz əv ju hu ər nu tɪ ˌvælˈkiˌriə, ˈbɛtər sut əp ənd gɪt səm aʊərz ɪn ˈdɑrtɪŋ bɪtˈwin ðə ˈfroʊzən ˈæstərˌɔɪdz ənd ˈnævəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˈtrɛʧərəs səbtərˈeɪniən ˈtənəlz. laɪf ɪn nu ˈidən ˈrɛrli stændz stɪl. nɛkst fri ˈəpˌdeɪt ɔˈrɛdi ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɛz ɪf ɔl əv ðət ɪˈnəf tɪ wɛt ə speɪs ˈæpəˌtaɪt, wi ər ɔˈrɛdi hɑrd æt wərk kriˈeɪtɪŋ mɔr əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈfiʧərz. wi wɔnt tɪ kənˈtɪnju prəˈvaɪdɪŋ frɛʃ, ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ˈkɑntɛnt fər iv: ˌvælˈkiˌriə ˈrɛgjələrli, ənd ðət minz ðə ɪkˈspænʧən ɪz ˈjuˈɛs ʤɪst ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd. soʊ, wət dɪz ðət min fər ju? ˈkəmɪŋ hɑt ɔn ðə hilz əv ðə ɪkˈspænʧən, ðɛr wɪl bi əˈnəðər fri ˈəpˌdeɪt fər iv: ˌvælˈkiˌriə du tɪ hɪt ðɪs ˈwɪntər. ɪn ðə nɛkst fri ˈəpˌdeɪt bi ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkəstəm ˈmæʧɪz wɪʧ wɪl əˈlaʊ ju tɪ sɛt əp jʊr oʊn geɪm ˈlɑbiz ənd ˈpraɪvət rumz, ˈpɪkɪŋ frəm ə reɪnʤ əv ˈɔpʃənz tɪ kriˈeɪt jʊr ˈvɛri oʊn warzones*! noʊ geɪm ˈəpˌdeɪt wʊd bi kəmˈplit wɪˈθaʊt ə nu ˈbætəlˌgraʊnd tɪ kəmˈpit ɪn, ənd gɑt ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl nu mæp ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt raɪt naʊ. ðɪs nu loʊˈkeɪʃən ɪn ðə nu ˈidən ˈjunəˌvərs wɪl wəns əˈgɛn pʊʃ ɑr juˈnik speɪs ˈkɑmbæt ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ɪn səm nu ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz. hæv mɔr tɪ ʃɛr ɔn ðət sun. ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ æt geɪmz, wi hæv bɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ənd ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈspeɪsˌʃɪps əv ɔl ʃeɪps ənd ˈsaɪzɪz tɪ laɪf fər 15 jɪrz. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm droʊnz, ˈkɛriərz ənd ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈfrɪgəts tɪ ˈbætəlˌʃɪps, ənd ˈtaɪtənz, bɪlt ɪt ɔl! dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ speɪs ˈvɛsəlz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈwɛpənri, ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈfiʧərz ðət ɪkˈsaɪt ənd ˌɪnˈspaɪr pleɪərz ɪz ɪn ɑr ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ. wi teɪk praɪd ɪn ˈkɑnstəntli ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ haʊ wi ˌɪmˈbju ɑr kriˈeɪʃənz wɪθ dɪˈvərsɪti, juˈnik roʊlz, ˈpərpəs ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌti. wi bɪˈliv ðət ðɪs ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd ˌɛkspərˈtiz wɪl bi ˈɛvədənt ɪn ðə lovingly-crafted*, ˈspeɪsˌʃɪps ðət ðə ɪkˈspænʧən prəˈvaɪdz. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ flaɪ ðoʊz ʃɪps ɪn ˈɔnˌlaɪn kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈməltiˌpleɪər, ənd du ˈbætəl əˈkrɔs ðə səˈlɛsʧəl ərˈinəz əv iv: ˌvælˈkiˌriə, ðɛn ju kən bi ʃʊr kəm tɪ ðə raɪt pleɪs. ˈwɛlkəm tɪ ðə, ˈpaɪləts. wi lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ siɪŋ ju aʊt ðɛr ɪn jʊr ˈʃaɪni nu ˈkəstəˌmaɪzd ʃɪps, ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ jʊr skɪlz. lɑk ənd loʊd!
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new game, new price, new reality. play the expanded and upgraded title with or without ps vr.
news incoming, pilots! the time has come for even more of you to gear up, lock on and join in our ultimate first-person spaceship shooter. we here at the ccp newcastle studio are thrilled to announce that eve: valkyrie – warzone is available today, meaning that intense cross-reality space dogfighting is happening right now! fearsome and distinctive spaceships, fresh and fearless new pilots — we reckon that’s going to be an amazing combo and we can’t wait to see you in action.
launch into the warzone
eve: valkyrie was born in virtual reality and is now reborn for everyone. originally, valkyrie pilots were required to access the game with vr equipment only, but the new warzone expansion opens up the world of the valkyrie to all playstation 4 and pc players, with no vr requirement.
for those who are new to eve: valkyrie, purchasing eve: valkyrie – warzone includes all the content that has already been created and released over the past 18 months. this includes all five of the eve: valkyrie updates (carrier assault, joint strike, gatecrash, wormholes and groundrush) and of course, the warzone expansion.
this puts the impressive new roster of next-generation ships, the variety of exciting maps, and multiple game modes firmly in the grasp of all veteran and prospective spaceship combat enthusiasts!
with the introduction of warzone, a great time for all pilots to get involved. for those of you who are new to valkyrie, you’d better suit up and get some hours in darting between the frozen asteroids and navigating treacherous subterranean tunnels. life in new eden rarely stands still.
next free update already in development
as if all of that wasn’t enough to whet a space pirate’s appetite, we are already hard at work creating more amazing features. we want to continue providing fresh, high-quality content for eve: valkyrie regularly, and that means the warzone expansion is us just getting started.
so, what does that mean for you? coming hot on the heels of the expansion, there will be another free update for eve: valkyrie – warzone due to hit this winter. in the next free update we’ll be including custom matches which will allow you to set up your own game lobbies and private rooms, picking from a range of options to create your very own warzones!
no game update would be complete without a new battleground to compete in, and we’ve got an incredible new map in development right now. this new location in the new eden universe will once again push our unique space combat gameplay in some new and interesting directions. we’ll have more to share on that soon.
spaceship dna
at ccp games, we have been creating and bringing spaceships of all shapes and sizes to life for 15 years. everything from drones, carriers and mining frigates to battleships, dreadnaughts and titans, we’ve built it all! designing awesome-looking space vessels along with all the weaponry, modifications and technological features that excite and inspire players is in our dna.
we take pride in constantly improving how we imbue our creations with diversity, unique roles, purpose and identity. we believe that this experience and expertise will be evident in the lovingly-crafted, battle-tested spaceships that the warzone expansion provides.
if you want to fly those ships in online competitive multiplayer, and do battle across the gritty-but-glorious celestial arenas of eve: valkyrie, then you can be sure you’ve come to the right place.
welcome to the warzone, pilots. we look forward to seeing you out there in your shiny new customized ships, demonstrating your hard-earned skills. lock and load!
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aɪ θɪŋk ðət taɪp ʃʊd bi ɪkˈsprɛsɪv æt ɔl. aɪ kən raɪt ðə wərd ‘‘dog’*’ wɪθ ˈɛni ˈtaɪpˌfeɪs ənd ɪt hæv tɪ lʊk laɪk ə dɔg. bət ðɛr ər ˈpipəl ðət [θɪŋk ðət] wɪn ðeɪ raɪt ‘‘dog’*’ ɪt ʃʊd bark.”*.” hɪz wərdz wər tru, hɪz dɪˈzaɪnz ər ˈtaɪmləs. ˈmæsɪˌmoʊ ɪz rɪˈgɑrdɪd wən əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst dɪˈzaɪnərz əv ðə læst ˈsɛnʧəri ənd ˈivɪn təˈdeɪ, ˈɔlˌmoʊst wən jɪr ˈæftər hɪz dɛθ hi ɪz ə ˈkɑnstənt ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən tɪ ðə kriˈeɪtɪv kəmˈjunɪti. ðə ˌɪˈtæljən dɪˈzaɪn ˈlɛʤənd wɑz bɛst noʊn fər dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ən ˈvərʒən əv ðə nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ˈsəbˌweɪ mæp ɪn ðə 1970s*, jɛt hi brɔt ˈmɑdərˌnɪzəm ɪn dɪˈzaɪn ənˈlaɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər. hi bɪˈlivd ɪn dɪˈzaɪn ðət wɑz ˈpaʊərfəl, ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəli ˈɛləgənt, ənd əˈbəv ɔl timeless”*” -ə sˈloʊgən tɪ nu jɔrk dɪˈzaɪn ˈstudiˌoʊ, əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts, wɪʧ hi ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 1971 wɪθ hɪz waɪf, lella*. ju kən dɪˈzaɪn wən θɪŋ, ju kən dɪˈzaɪn everything,”*,” juzd tɪ seɪ ənd ðət wɑz hɪz ˈmæntrə. ˈæftər ɔl hi bɪˈlivd ðət ə laɪf ə laɪf əv faɪt: faɪt əˈgɛnst ðə ugliness.”*.” ɪz ðə nu ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən, kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ graphique*, ɛz ə ˈtrɪbjut tɪ wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈfɪgjərz ˈɛvər. ˈbrɪŋɪŋ təˈgɛðər ˈtrɪbjut ˈpoʊstər dɪˈzaɪnz baɪ 33 ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈstudiˌoʊz (θɪŋk spɪn, ˈmægˌpaɪ, mɑrk ˈstudiˌoʊ, mæʃ kriˈeɪtɪv, ənd heɪ, tɪ neɪm bət ə fju), əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ərˈɪʤənəl məˈtɪriəl frəm ˈmæsɪˌmoʊ ðət həz bɪn ˈkaɪndli ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd baɪ sifˈwɛntɛs ənd ˈwɔtərˌhaʊs, əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts əv fər ðə læst 15 jɪrz, ənd ɔl əv wɪʧ bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ðɛr oʊn ˈpraɪvət ˈɑrˌkaɪv. wi tɔkt tɪ əˈleɪn ənd ərˈnɛstoʊ əv ðə bæsk ˈgræfɪk dɪˈzaɪn ˈstudiˌoʊ əˈbaʊt ðɪs braɪt ˈkələrd ənd boʊld ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən ðət ɪz ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ənd ˌɪnˈfɔrmətɪv ɔn ðə ˈlɛʤənd ðət ˈmæsɪˌmoʊ wɑz, ənd stɪl, ɪz. ɪz ə ˈrɛfərəns fər ɑr wərk ɪn ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ. bɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst wən jɪr sɪns hi pæst əˈweɪ ənd wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ peɪ ˈtrɪbjut tɪ ɪm. wi ˈɛdət ə ˈkəlʧərəl ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən kɔld laɪk ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ,, ənd ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz dɪˈrɛktɪd tɪ ðɪs ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən, bət ɛz wi prəˈgrɛst, wi θɔt əv ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ən ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd wi sɛd... waɪ not?”*?” laɪf əv ə dɪˈzaɪnər ɪz ə laɪf əv faɪt: faɪt əˈgɛnst ðə ugliness”*” ˈbeɪsɪs əv ɑr wərk ɪz tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt, ɪn ðə moʊst ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd weɪ ˈpɑsəbəl, ən aɪˈdiə ər ə grup əv aɪˈdiəz. wi hæv θri ˈstɑrtɪŋ pɔɪnts fər ˈsɑlvɪŋ ə ˈprɑbləm: ʃeɪp, təˈpɑgrəfi ənd ˈkələr. ˈmæsɪˌmoʊ ɪz ə ˈstændərd əv ˈklɛrɪti, ˈɔrdər ənd sərˈɛnəti. aɪ bɪˈliv hi həz bɪn ə ˈrɛfərəns fər ˈjuˈɛs ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr wi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈstədiɪŋ dɪˈzaɪn. dɪˈzaɪn ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ə ʤɑb bət ə weɪ əv ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ life.”*.” ðə wən hænd, əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts wɪl ˈprɛzənt ə ˈpoʊstər ɪn ðə ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən, dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ sifˈwɛntɛs (ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt əv dɪˈzaɪn) ənd ˈwɔtərˌhaʊs. ənd hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkaɪndli ˈgɪvɪn ərˈɪʤənəl məˈtɪriəl frəm ðɛr oʊn ˈpraɪvət ˈɑrˌkaɪv, səʧ ɛz aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz, ərˈɪʤənəl dræfts, ˈgræfɪk səˈpɔrtɪŋ məˈtɪriəl, ˈkætəˌlɔgz, ˈmægəˌzinz, ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃənz, ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri, ˈivɪn ə wɔʧ. wi wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈspleɪ ˈfərnɪʧər dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ˈmæsɪˌmoʊ fər ðə dɪˈzaɪn fərmz noʊl, ˈhɛlər, fraʊ. ðɛr ɪz nɑt ənˈpəblɪʃt work.”*.” tɪ ðə ˈpipəl hu nu ɪm ˈpərsənəli, hi ˈɔlˌweɪz hæd ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ənd ˈsɪmpəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, hi juzd tɪ sɑlvd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ baɪ ˈʃeɪpɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɔn ˈpeɪpər. ˈsɑlvɪŋ ə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈɪʃu wɪθ dɪˈzaɪn ɪn səʧ ən ˈizi ənd dɪˈrɛkt weɪ ɪz ˈsɪmpli perfect.”*.” greɪt θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈtaɪmləs ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən ɪz ðət dɪˈzaɪnərz hæv pərˈfɔrmd ðɛr prəˈpoʊzəlz wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz, bət wɪθ ˈoʊnli wən ˈpərpəs: peɪɪŋ ˈtrɪbjut. səm prəˈpoʊzəlz ər mɔr kəmˈjunəkətɪv ənd ˌɪnˈfɔrmətɪv. səm ˈəðərz, mɔr kənˈsɛpʧuəl ər dɪˈrɛkt. ðə ˈfaɪnəl rɪˈzəlt, ɛsˈθɛtɪks, kən bi mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ɪn səm əv ðɛm, bət meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæv lɛs kənˈsɛpʧuəl weɪt. iʧ wən həz ɪts oʊn ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən ənd beauty.”*.” səˈbæsʧən ɪz ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkæpɪtəl əv ˈkəlʧər 2016 ənd ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ɑr ˈsɪti. wi wɔnt ɑr ˈsɪti tɪ noʊ ðɪs greɪt ˈmæstər əv dɪˈzaɪn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ər ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz tɪ muv ðə ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən tɪ ˈəðər ˈsɪtiz ənd ðɪs ɪz interesting.”*.” wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz tru tɪ hɪz staɪl ənd ˈfɑloʊd ɪt dɪˈspaɪt ˈfæʃən ənd ɛsˈθɛtɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ðət ɪz waɪ hɪz wərk ɪz timeless.”*.” ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən ˌɪnˈkludz ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɑrtˌwərks frəm, ˈhænˌdrɪtən dræfts ðət ˈmæsɪˌmoʊ dɪˈvɛləpt fər brændz laɪk ənd fraʊ. ˈhævɪŋ ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ si ðiz ˈvɛri ˈpərsɪnəl ˈɑrtˌwərks ɪz ˈvɛri special.”*.” ɪz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ə gʊd, ˌɪnˈfɔrmətɪv dɪˈzaɪn, ðə laɪks ðət hi ədˈmaɪərd ðə moʊst. ɪt ɪz ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən dɪˈzaɪn. ə gʊd təˈpɑgrəfi minz mɔr ðən 50 əv ə gʊd ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən. ə ˈsɪŋgəl wərd, ˈrɪtən wɪθ ðə raɪt təˈpɑgrəfi, ɪz ɪˈnəf fər ə greɪt message.”*.” səˈlɛkʃən wɑz ˈkɛrid aʊt baɪ ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ. wi wər ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ðə pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən əv ə grup əv ˈspænɪʃ ˈstudiˌoʊz, səʧ ɛz ˌhɑviˈɛr ˈmɑrəskəl, ˈmɑrioʊ ɛskəˈnɑzi, ælˈbərtoʊ corazón*, heɪ, ˈætləs, ənd ˈəðərz. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə səˈlɛkʃən əv ˈstudiˌoʊz frəm ðə bæsk ˈkəntri. ˈæftərwərdz, wi səˈlɛktɪd ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈstudiˌoʊz (spɪn,, ˈmægˌpaɪ, hubert&fisher*, bvd*, mæʃ kriˈeɪtɪv, mɑrk ˈstudiˌoʊ tɪ neɪm ə fju). ɔl ðə ˈstudiˌoʊz wər dɪˈlaɪtɪd æt biɪŋ pɑrt əv ðɪs ˈtrɪbjut ənd ðɪs meɪks ˈjuˈɛs fil praʊd əv ɑr prəˈfɛʃən. bɪn ə ˈplɛʒər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt wɪθ ɔl əv ðɛm. wi meɪd ðə səˈlɛkʃən ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ʃoʊ ðə dɪˈzaɪn frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld. wi ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvɛri ˈləki tɪ kaʊnt ɔn ðə pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən əv səm ˈpipəl hu wər kloʊz frɛndz wɪθ ˈmæsɪˌmoʊ hɪmˈsɛlf, səʧ ɛz ælˈbərtoʊ corazón.”*.” wi hæd tɪ ʧuz wən kwoʊt ɪf hɪz ɪt wʊd bi ðɪs: ðə laɪf əv ə dɪˈzaɪnər ɪz ə laɪf əv faɪt. faɪt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈəglinəs. ʤɪst laɪk ə ˈdɔktər faɪts əˈgɛnst dɪˈziz. fər ˈjuˈɛs, ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl dɪˈziz ɪz wət wi hæv əraʊnd, ənd wət wi traɪ tɪ du ɪz kjʊr ɪt ˈsəmˌhaʊ, wɪθ dɪˈzaɪn. ðɪs kwoʊt rɪˈflɛkts ˈpərfəktli ɑr prəˈfɛʃən ənd ɪts eɪm. wi ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ˈəglinəs nɑt ˈoʊnli frəm ɪts ɛsˈθɛtɪk pɔɪnt əv vju bət ˈɔlsoʊ frəm ðə ˈsoʊʃəl wən. ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd dɪˈzaɪn ɛz ə weɪ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ˈaɪtəmz ənd ˈpipəl, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈsɪmpələr, ənd waɪ nɑt, lɛs ugly.”*.” dɪz nɑt goʊ baɪ wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈmæsɪˌmoʊ designs”*” ˈprɑʤɛkt həz bɪn ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ɪn ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪn kloʊz kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts. sɪns ðə ˈvɛri bɪˈgɪnɪŋ wi gɑt ɪn təʧ wɪθ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈligəl ˈpərˌmɪts fər ðə ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən. wi dɪˈvɛləpt ə kloʊz kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ənd faʊnd ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈætəˌtud ənd ˌpridɪspəˈzɪʃən frəm ðɛm. bɪn greɪt ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðɛm ənd, laɪk wi ˈmɛnʃənd ˌbiˈfɔr, θæŋks tɪ sifˈwɛntɛs ənd ˈwɔtərˌhaʊs wi wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ si ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɑrtˌwərks frəm ðə dɪˈzaɪnər ɪn ðə ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən. mɔˈroʊvər, ɔn ˈeɪprəl 17 ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən, wi wɪl bi prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl tɔks wɪθ ðə pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən əv sifˈwɛntɛs ənd ˈwɔtərˌhaʊs frəm əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts, ɛz wɛl ɛz ælˈbərtoʊ corazón.”*.” wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz tru tɪ hɪz staɪl ənd ˈfɑloʊd ɪt dɪˈspaɪt ˈfæʃən ənd ɛsˈθɛtɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ðət ɪz waɪ hɪz wərk ɪz ˈtaɪmləs. hi həz əˈʧivd ˈsəmθɪŋ greɪt: taɪm dɪz nɑt goʊ baɪ wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ hɪz designs.”*.” ‘‘timeless*: ˈmæsɪˌmoʊ vignelli’*’ kənˈtɪnjuz ənˈtɪl 18 ˈeɪprəl 2015 æt ˈkəlʧərəl ˈsɛntər keɪ. i., də nɑˈvɑrə 7 sæn sebastián*, bæsk ɔˈtɑnəməs kəmˈjunɪti, speɪn.
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don’t think that type should be expressive at all. i can write the word ‘dog’ with any typeface and it doesn’t have to look like a dog. but there are people that [think that] when they write ‘dog’ it should bark.” his words were true, his designs are timeless. massimo vignelli is regarded one of the greatest designers of the last century and even today, almost one year after his death he is a constant inspiration to the creative community. the italian design legend was best known for designing an iconic-yet-controversial version of the new york city subway map in the 1970s, yet he brought modernism in design unlike any other. he believed in design that was “visually powerful, intellectually elegant, and above all timeless” -a slogan to new york design studio, vignelli associates, which he founded in 1971 with his wife, lella. “if you can design one thing, you can design everything,” vignelli used to say and that was his mantra. after all he believed that a designer’s life “is a life of fight: fight against the ugliness.”
timeless/massimo vignelli is the new exhibition, created by husmee estudio graphique, as a tribute to one of the most influential figures ever. bringing together tribute poster designs by 33 international studios (think - spin, magpie, mark studio, mash creative, toko and hey, to name but a few), alongside original material from massimo vignelli that has been kindly donated by beatriz cifuentes and yoshiki waterhouse, associates of vignelli for the last 15 years, and all of which belong to their own private archive. we talked to alain villastrigo and ernesto arnáez of the basque graphic design studio about this bright coloured and bold typographic exhibition that is optimistic and informative on the legend that massimo vignelli was, and still, is.
“massimo vignelli is a reference for our work in the husmee studio. been almost one year since he passed away and we decided to pay tribute to him. we edit a cultural publication called like the studio, husmee, and initially the project was directed to this publication, but as we progressed, we thought of the possibility of creating an exhibition project and we said... why not?”
“the life of a designer is a life of fight: fight against the ugliness”
“the basis of our work is to communicate, in the most straightforward way possible, an idea or a group of ideas. we have three starting points for solving a problem: shape, typography and color. massimo vignelli is a standard of clarity, order and serenity. i believe he has been a reference for us even before we started studying design. design is not just a job but a way of understanding life.”
“on the one hand, vignelli associates will present a poster in the exhibition, developed by beatriz cifuentes (vice-president of design) and yoshiki waterhouse. beatriz and yoshiki have also kindly given original material from their own private archive, such as identity guidelines, original drafts, graphic supporting material, catalogues, magazines, invitations, stationery, even a watch. we will also display furniture designed by massimo for the design firms knoll, heller, poltrona frau. there is not unpublished work.”
“according to the people who knew him personally, he always had an immediate and simple explanation. in addition, he used to solved everything by shaping something on paper. solving a communication issue with design in such an easy and direct way is simply perfect.”
“the great thing about the timeless exhibition is that designers have performed their proposals with different intentions, but with only one purpose: paying tribute. some proposals are more communicative and informative. some others, more conceptual or direct. the final result, aesthetics, can be more powerful in some of them, but may also have less conceptual weight. each one has its own interpretation and beauty.”
“san sebastian is the european capital of culture 2016 and it is also our city. we want our city to know this great master of design. however, there are possibilities to move the exhibition to other cities and this is interesting.”
“massimo vignelli was always true to his style and followed it despite fashion and aesthetic changes. that is why his work is timeless.”
“the exhibition includes original artworks from vignelli, handwritten drafts that massimo developed for brands like ducati and poltrona frau. having the opportunity to see these very personal artworks is very special.”
“typography is very important to a good, informative design, the likes that he admired the most. it is the basis of information design. a good typography means more than 50% of a good composition. a single word, written with the right typography, is enough for transmiting a great message.”
“the selection was carried out by the husmee studio. we were looking forward to the participation of a group of spanish studios, such as javier mariscal, mario eskenazi, alberto corazón, hey, atlas, husmee and others. additionally, there is also a selection of studios from the basque country. afterwards, we selected the international studios (spin, toko, magpie, hubert&fisher, bvd, mash creative, mark studio to name a few). all the studios were delighted at being part of this tribute and this makes us feel proud of our profession. been a pleasure developing this project with all of them. we made the selection in order to show the design from all over the world. we are also very lucky to count on the participation of some people who were close friends with massimo vignelli himself, such as alberto corazón.”
“if we had to choose one quote if his it would be this: the life of a designer is a life of fight. fight against the ugliness. just like a doctor fights against disease. for us, the visual disease is what we have around, and what we try to do is cure it somehow, with design. this quote reflects perfectly our profession and its aim. we understand that ugliness not only from its aesthetic point of view but also from the social one. it is important to understand design as a way to improve the connection between items and people, making everything simpler, and why not, less ugly.”
“time does not go by when it comes to massimo vignelli's designs”
“the project has been organized in the husmee studio in close collaboration with vignelli associates. since the very beginning we got in touch with vignelli associates regarding the legal permits for the exhibition. we developed a close cooperation and found an incredible attitude and predisposition from them. been great working with them and, like we mentioned before, thanks to beatriz cifuentes and yoshiki waterhouse we will be able to see original artworks from the designer in the exhibition. moreover, on april 17, as part of the exhibition, we will be presenting several talks with the participation of beatriz cifuentes and yoshiki waterhouse from vignelli associates, as well as alberto corazón.”
“massimo vignelli was always true to his style and followed it despite fashion and aesthetic changes. that is why his work is timeless. he has achieved something great: time does not go by when it comes to his designs.”
‘timeless: massimo vignelli’ continues until 18 april 2015 at cultural centre okendo k. e., avenida de navarra 7, san sebastián, basque autonomous community, spain.
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““from* ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wən seɪ fər ʃʊr wət ˈpərpəs ðə ˈstrəkʧər, wɪʧ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ˈɔlˌmoʊst hæf ə ˈsɪti blɑk (nɑt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə fild əv widz ənd ˈbroʊkən ˈkɑnkrit əˈʤeɪsənt tɪ ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ), hæd wəns sərvd. ðə wərdz ˈpeɪnɪd əˈkrɔs ɪts saɪd hæd bɪn rɪˈdust baɪ taɪm tɪ ə fju ˈfrægməntɪd ˈlɛtərz wɪʧ ðɛmˈsɛlvz hæd ɔl bət faʊnd ðɛr weɪ tɪ ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv invisibility.”*.” maɪ wərk ɪz nɑt jɛt dən, ˈtɑməs ˈivɪn ðoʊ sɛt ɪn ðə luˌiziˈænə baɪu, tru dɪˈtɛktɪv bɛrz ðə mɑrk əv ˈdiˌtrɔɪt. ðə ˈsɪriz spərd ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz ðət nɪk pizzolatto*, tru kriˈeɪtər, hæd ˈlɪftɪd ˈraɪtɪŋ fər rəst dɑrk, ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk, ˈmɑnəˌlɔgz frəm ðə ˈhɔrər ˈraɪtər ˈtɑməs. ðɪs wɑz maɪ ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ, ənd aɪ wɑz kˈwɪkli təgd pæst ðə ˈpleɪʤərˌɪzəm ˈɑrgjəmənt wɪn aɪ ˈlərnɪd spɛnt moʊst əv hɪz laɪf ɪn ənd əraʊnd ˈdiˌtrɔɪt. aɪ hɛlp bət hir ðə ˈɛkoʊ əv ðə ˈsɪti ɪn ˈpɛsəˌmɪzəm. wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, reɪzd ɪn ðə ˈsəbərbz (aɪ əˈsum grɑs pɔɪnt, ɛz hi ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd frəm grɑs pɔɪnt nɔrθ ɪn 1971 gɑt ə ˌbiˈeɪ ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ frəm weɪn steɪt ɪn ənd spɛnt ðə nɛkst 20 ər soʊ jɪrz ˈwərkɪŋ æt geɪl ˈrisərʧ ɪn ðə pəˈnɑbskɑt ˈbɪldɪŋ, ənd bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə bɛst ˈhɔrər ˈraɪtər ˈnɛvər hərd əv. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈhɔrər ˈraɪtɪŋ, ɪz ən fəˈlɑsəfər ə vju əv ˈjumən ɪgˈzɪstəns ðət ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðə wərst θɪŋ ðət ˈɛvər ˈhæpənd tɪ ju wɑz jʊr bərθ. nɑnˈfɪkʃən bʊk ðət ədˈvænsɪz ðɪs fəˈlɑsəfi, kənˈspɪrəsi əˈgɛnst ðə ˈjumən race,”*,” kənˈteɪnz ʤɛmz laɪk: ˈjumən reɪs wɪl ˈnɛvər du ðə ˈɑnərəbəl θɪŋ ənd əˈbɔrt itself.”*.” ənd: ɛls wi meɪ bi ɛz ˈkriʧərz ðət goʊ tɪ ənd froʊ ɔn ðə ərθ ənd wɔk əp ənd daʊn əˈpɑn ɪt, wi ər meat.”*.” ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ɪn ðə ənd hæd tɪ bi ˈfərtəl graʊnd fər ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðoʊz vjuz ɔn ˈjumən laɪf. ðoʊ ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ɪz ˈnɛvər ɪkˈsplɪsətli ˈmɛnʃənd ɛz ðə ˈsɛtɪŋ fər ˈpisɪz laɪk wərk ɪz nɑt jɛt done,”*,” hɑrd tɪ mɪˈsteɪk ðə ˈsɛtɪŋ fər ˈɛniˌpleɪs ˈəðər ðən ˈdiˌtrɔɪt. ɛz ˈsəmˌwən hu ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz ðə mɔr kˈwɑlətiz əv ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, aɪ faɪnd wərk ɑr ˈtɛndənsiz təˈwɔrd nɑrˈkɑtɪk ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm ə ˈsoʊbərɪŋ, ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ˈkaʊntər tɪ ðə ˈoʊvərli ˈroʊzi ˈpɪkʧərz wi peɪnt fər ɑrˈsɛlvz, səʧ ɛz ðə wən naʊ ˈfɔrmɪŋ ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt. tɪ ɑr oʊn ˈdɛtrəmənt ðət ðə ˈdɑrknəs ɪz ˌɪgˈnɔrd. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ lɔr, wɑz æst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv ˈlænˌskeɪp ɔn hɪz wərk: lɔr: jʊr ˈstɔriz ər ˈɔfən sɛt ɪn ˈblaɪtɪd ˈɛriəz əv ˈərbən dɪˈkeɪ. dɪd groʊɪŋ əp ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈɪnfluəns ju tɪ raɪt əˈbaʊt ˈmɑrʤənəˌlaɪzd ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈɛriəz? t.l*.: aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli groʊ əp ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt. aɪ gru əp ɪn ən ˈsəbərb ˈneɪbərɪŋ ɔn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt. bət ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn əˈtræktəd tɪ ˈblaɪtɪd, fərˈlɔrn ˈlænˌskeɪps. ðeɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌɪnˈstɪl ɪn mi ə sɛns əv kɑm ɛz lɔŋ ɛz aɪ hæv tɪ lɪv ðɛr. ðə ˈpɛrəˌgræf ðət ˈfɑloʊz ðə wən æt ðə tɔp əv ðɪs poʊst, ˈteɪkən frəm ˈɛksələnt noʊˈvɛlə, wərk ɪz nɑt jɛt done”*” tɛl mi ju hir rəst dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ laɪnz laɪk ðiz:
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“from outside one couldn’t say for sure what purpose the structure, which occupied almost half a city block (not including the field of weeds and broken concrete adjacent to the building), had once served. the words painted across its side had been reduced by time to a few fragmented letters which themselves had all but found their way to the other side of invisibility.” - my work is not yet done, thomas ligotti
even though set in the louisiana bayou, true detective bears the mark of detroit.
the series spurred accusations that nic pizzolatto, true detective’s creator, had lifted writing for rust cohle’s dark, iconic, monologues from the horror writer thomas ligotti. this was my introduction to ligotti, and i was quickly tugged past the plagiarism argument when i learned ligotti’s spent most of his life in and around detroit. i couldn’t help but hear the echo of the city in cohle’s pessimism.
ligotti was born in detroit, raised in the suburbs (i assume grosse pointe, as he graduated from grosse pointe north in 1971), got a ba in english from wayne state in ‘75, and spent the next 20 or so years working at gale research in the penobscot building, and becoming the best horror writer you’ve never heard of.
in addition to horror writing, ligotti is an antinatalist philosopher — a view of human existence that insists the worst thing that ever happened to you was your birth. ligotti’s nonfiction book that advances this philosophy, “the conspiracy against the human race,” contains gems like:
“…the human race will never do the honorable thing and abort itself.”
and:
“whatever else we may be as creatures that go to and fro on the earth and walk up and down upon it, we are meat.”
detroit in the ‘70s and ‘80s had to be fertile ground for the development of those views on human life.
though detroit is never explicitly mentioned as the setting for pieces like “my work is not yet done,” hard to mistake the setting for anyplace other than detroit. as someone who acknowledges the more nihilistic qualities of detroit, i find ligotti’s work skewering our tendencies toward narcotic optimism a sobering, and important, counter to the overly rosy pictures we paint for ourselves, such as the one now forming in detroit. to our own detriment that the darkness is ignored.
in an interview with lore, ligotti was asked about the influence of detroit’s landscape on his work:
lore: your stories are often set in blighted areas of urban decay. did growing up in detroit influence you to write about marginalized industrial areas?
t.l.: i didn’t actually grow up in detroit. i grew up in an upper-class suburb neighboring on detroit. but i’ve always been attracted to blighted, forlorn landscapes. they actually instill in me a sense of calm … as long as i have to live there.
the paragraph that follows the one at the top of this post, taken from ligotti’s excellent novella, “my work is not yet done”
tell me you can’t hear rust cohle delivering lines like these:
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skɑts oʊˈlɪmpɪk sˈwɪmər dæn ˈwɔlɪs wɑz bænd frəm ˈdraɪvɪŋ ənd faɪnd ˈæftər ˈdraɪvɪŋ hoʊm ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈlɛŋθi ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈsɛʃən wɪθ pælz. ðə ˈsɪlvər wɑz stɪl ˈnɪrli taɪmz ðə ˈligəl ˈlɪmət wɪn stɑpt nɪr hɪz ˈrɛntɪd flæt ɪn brɪʤ əv ˈælən, æt æm, dɪˈspaɪt ˈhævɪŋ stɑpt ˈbuzɪŋ aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr. oʊˈlɪmpɪk sˈwɪmər dæn ˈwɔlɪs æt ˈstərlɪŋ ˈʃɛrɪf kɔrt ɔn drɪŋk ˈdraɪvɪŋ ʧɑrʤ. ˈpɪkʧər; mɑrk ˈfərgəsən ˈwɔlɪs, 24 wɑz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə wil əv hɪz list mərˈseɪdiz laɪn ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv wɪn hi wɑz kɔt ʤɪst ə maɪl ər soʊ frəm ˈstərlɪŋ ˌjunəˈvərsəti, wɛr hi treɪnz. ˈstərlɪŋ ˈʃɛrɪf kɔrt hərd ðət ðə ˈɪnsədənt ˈhæpənd ɪn kwinz leɪn, brɪʤ əv ˈælən, ɔn ʤun 1 ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər ˈlɔrə nɑks sɛd: ˈɔfɪsərz stɑpt ðə ˈviɪkəl ɪn kˈwɛʃən ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ʧɛk, ənd spoʊk tɪ ðə əˈkjuzd, hu wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ. ðeɪ kʊd smɛl ˈælkəˌhɑl ənd hi wɑz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈspɛsəmən əv breath.”*.” ˈæftər ˈfeɪlɪŋ ə ˈroʊdˌsaɪd brɛθ tɛst, ˈwɔlɪs wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ənd ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈlɪvɪŋstən pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən, wɛr hi geɪv ə ˈsæmpəl əv brɛθ ðət pruvd ɔn æˈnælɪsɪs tɪ kənˈteɪn 54 əv ˈælkəˌhɑl ɪn ˈɛvəri 100 ˈmɪləˌlitərz, taɪmz ðə ˈligəl ˈlɪmət ɪn ˈskɑtlənd, wɪʧ ɪz 22 əˈpɪrɪŋ ɪn ðə dɑk ɪn ə smɑrt sut ənd taɪ, ˈwɔlɪs, ərˈɪʤənəli frəm ˈɛdənbəroʊ, ə fərst əˈfɛndər, ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ drɪŋk ˈdraɪvɪŋ. juən rɔɪ, dɪˈfɛndɪŋ, sɛd ðə stɑr hæd bɪn ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ wɪθ frɛndz æt ə ˈpraɪvət ˈæˌdrɛs ɪn ˈstərlɪŋ, ɔn wət wɑz ðə wən deɪ ə wik hi həz ɔf frəm ˈrɪgərəs ˈtreɪnɪŋ. hi sɛd: ædˈvaɪzɪz mi hi ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈkɑnstəntli θruaʊt ðə deɪ ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ðət hæd ˈplɛnti əv fud. hi ðɛn tʊk wət hi θɔt wɑz ə ˈrizənəbəl lɛŋθ breɪk frəm ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðə tu maɪəlz hoʊm. hi θɔt hi wɑz fɪt tɪ draɪv. ˈklɪrli ðət wɑz ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈɛrər. hi tɛlz mi ðə roʊdz wər ˈvɛri kwaɪət. aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk æt ɔl wɪθ ðə ˈmænər əv hɪz driving.”*.” ˈmɪstər rɔɪ sɛd pəˈlis hæd bɪn əˈlərtɪd ˈpjʊrli baɪ ðə smɛl əv ˈælkəˌhɑl frəm brɛθ hi sɛd ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv slərd spiʧ, gleɪzd aɪz, ər frəm ðə ˈæθˌlit. hi sɛd: ɪz ə mæn hu həz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd hɪz ˈkəntri æt ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəl wɪθ səm dɪˈstɪŋkʃən. ɪz ˈvɛri ˈkɑnʃəs ðət hi həz lɛt hɪmˈsɛlf daʊn, hɪz ˈfæməli, hɪz frɛndz ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz. hi ˈfʊli əˈpriʃiˌeɪts ðət ɛz ən ˈæθˌlit hi ɪz ə roʊl ˈmɑdəl, ənd əˈkɔrdɪŋli fɑr ˈbɛtər ˈkɑndəkt ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd frəm ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɪn hɪz position.”*.” hi sɛd ˈwɔlɪs, hu ərnz ə mənθ ɛz ə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv sˈwɪmər, hæd bɪn səˈspɛndɪd frəm hɪz spɔrt fər θri mənθs, ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv wɪʧ hi wʊd luz ɪn ˈɪnˌkəm, waɪl stɪl ˈhævɪŋ tɪ peɪ rɛnt ɔn hɪz paʊnz 440 ə mənθ flæt. hi sɛd: ə ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv hɪz ˈækʃən hi həz ˈsəfərd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl lɔs əv ˈθaʊzənd paʊnz, ənd ˈklɪrli bɪn ˈdæmɪʤ ɛz wɛl. hɪz səˈspɛnʃən, hi ɪz stɪl ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ treɪn twaɪs ˈdeɪli, ənd həz bɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ kɔrt. həz əˈgrid tɪ əˈtɛnd ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈproʊˌgræm əv səˈpɔrt dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ə saɪˈkɑləʤəst æt ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv spɔrt ənd ˈwikli ˈmɛdɪkəl ʧɛks wɪl teɪk pleɪs. ə dɪˈrɛkt ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ gɪt bɪˈhaɪnd ðə wil waɪl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈlɪmət hi ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi səˈspɛndɪd fər ðə ˈbɪgəst mit əv ðə jɪr, ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps, ə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən hi həz bɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ fər sɪns læst ˈɔgəst. ˈɑbviəsli ə ˈmeɪʤər bloʊ fər him.”*.” ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ ðə faɪn ənd ə ˈdraɪvɪŋ dɪskˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən, ˈʃɛrɪf ˈwɪli ˈrɑbərtsən rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈmɪstər rɪkˈwɛst tɪ rɪˈfər ˈwɔlɪs tɪ ə drink-drivers’*’ ˌriəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən skim, wɪʧ, ɪf ɪt hæd bɪn səkˈsɛsfəli kəmˈplitɪd, kʊd hæv kət 25 pər sɛnt ɔf ðə lɛŋθ əv ðə bæn. hi sɛd: kənˈsɪdər suitable.”*.” læst wik, ˈbrɪtɪʃ ənd ˈskɑtɪʃ sˈwɪmɪŋ faʊnd ðə wɑz vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə athletes’*’ koʊd əv ˈkɑndəkt. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd kɔrt, ˈwɔlɪs sɛd: æm ɪkˈstrimli ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd ðət hæv lɛt ˈpipəl daʊn. naʊ aɪ æm ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ðə future.”*.” ðə brɪʤ əv ˈælən ˈɪnsədənt wɑz nɑt fərst brəʃ wɪθ ðə lɔ. θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ, hi feɪst ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ðə æks frəm ðə ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ geɪmz tim ˈæftər hi wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs fər ˈjərəˌneɪtɪŋ ɔn ə ˈgeɪnzˌvɪl pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈviɪkəl. hi wɑz drægd tɪ ðə graʊnd ˈæftər traɪɪŋ tɪ ɪˈveɪd ərˈɛst ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ ˈhændˌkəft. ðə swɪm stɑr ðɛn pʊt ðət ˈmoʊmənt əv ˈmædnəs daʊn tɪ pur dɪˈsɪʒən ɪn judgement”*”. ˈwɔlɪs bɪˈkeɪm noʊn fər hɪz jɛl əv freedom”*” wɪn hi sɛt ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈrɛkərd tɪ wɪn ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈmɛdli fər ˈskɑtlənd æt ðə ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ geɪmz ɪn ˈglæˌskoʊ. hi wən ə ˈsɪlvər ˈmɛdəl ɛz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈfriˌstaɪl ˈriˌleɪ tim æt ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks ɪn ˈrioʊ læst ˈsəmər. hi wən goʊld ɪn ðə seɪm ɪˈvɛnt æt ðə 2015 wərld ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps. ˈbrɪtɪʃ sˈwɪmɪŋ ənd ˈskɑtɪʃ sˈwɪmɪŋ sɛd ˈwɔlɪs hæd saɪnd ə ˈlɛtər əv ˌɪnˈtɛnt hɪz kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ wərk wɪθ ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri səˈpɔrt ˈsɪstəmz provided”*”. ˈbrɪtɪʃ sˈwɪmɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl pərˈfɔrməns dɪˈrɛktər krɪs spaɪs ənd ˈskɑtɪʃ sˈwɪmɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər əv pərˈfɔrməns ˈælaɪ sɛd: ɪz ˈklɪrli ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl bɪˈheɪvjər frəm dæn ənd wi ər ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd baɪ hɪz ˈækʃənz. həz ˈpəblɪkli ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðə ˈsɪriəsnəs əv hɪz mɪˈsteɪk ənd ɪz əkˈsɛptɪŋ əv ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz ðət məst ˈfɑloʊ. təˈgɛðər, wi wɪl naʊ səˈpɔrt ɪm θru ðɪs ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈpɪriəd tɪ traɪ tɪ gɪt ðɪs jəŋ ənd ˈtæləntɪd mæn bæk ɔn track.”*.”
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scots olympic swimmer dan wallace was banned from driving and fined £600 after driving home following a lengthy drinking session with pals.
the silver medallist was still nearly two-and-a-half times the legal limit when stopped near his rented flat in bridge of allan, stirlingshire at 3.15 am, despite having stopped boozing hours before.
olympic swimmer dan wallace at stirling sheriff court on drink driving charge. picture; mark ferguson
wallace, 24, was behind the wheel of his leased mercedes a180d amg line executive when he was caught just a mile or so from stirling university, where he trains.
stirling sheriff court heard that the incident happened in queens lane, bridge of allan, on june 1.
prosecutor laura knox said: “police officers stopped the vehicle in question in connection with a document check, and spoke to the accused, who was driving. they could smell alcohol and he was required to provide a specimen of breath.”
after failing a roadside breath test, wallace was arrested and taken to livingston police station, where he gave a sample of breath that proved on analysis to contain 54 microgrammes of alcohol in every 100 millilitres, 2.45 times the legal limit in scotland, which is 22.
appearing in the dock in a smart suit and tie, wallace, originally from edinburgh, a first offender, pleaded guilty to drink driving.
ewen roy, defending, said the star had been drinking with friends at a private address in stirling, on what was the one day a week he has off from rigorous training.
he said: “he advises me he wasn’t drinking constantly throughout the day and also that he’d had plenty of food. he then took what he thought was a reasonable length break from drinking before driving the two miles home. he thought he was fit to drive. clearly that was a significant error. he tells me the roads were very quiet. i understand there was nothing problematic at all with the manner of his driving.”
mr roy said police had been alerted purely by the smell of alcohol from wallace’s breath -- he said there was no indication of slurred speech, glazed eyes, or unsteadiness from the athlete.
he said: “he is a man who has represented his country at the highest level with some distinction.
“he is very conscious that he has let himself down, his family, his friends and his colleagues. he fully appreciates that as an athlete he is a role model, and accordingly far better conduct is expected from somebody in his position.”
he said wallace, who earns £2,300 a month as a competitive swimmer, had been suspended from his sport for three months, as a result of which he would lose £7,000 in income, while still having to pay rent on his pounds 440 a month flat.
he said: “as a consequence of his action he has suffered financial loss of severak thousand pounds, and clearly there’s been reputational damage as well.
“despite his suspension, he is still expected to train twice daily, and has been training this morning before coming to court.
“he has agreed to attend a regular programme of support designed by a psychologist at the scottish institute of sport and weekly medical checks will take place.
“as a direct consequence of his decision to get behind the wheel while over the limit he is going to be suspended for the biggest meet of the year, the british championships, a competition he has been training for since last august. it’s obviously a major blow for him.”
imposing the fine and a 12-month driving disqualification, sheriff wyllie robertson rejected mr roy’s request to refer wallace to a drink-drivers’ rehabilitation scheme, which, if it had been successfully completed, could have cut 25 per cent off the length of the ban.
he said: “i consider that’s suitable.”
last week, british and scottish swimming found the drink-driving was violation of the athletes’ code of conduct.
outside court, wallace said: “i am extremely disappointed that have let people down. now i am moving forward and looking towards the future.”
the bridge of allan incident was not wallace’s first brush with the law.
three years ago, he faced the possibility of the axe from the commonwealth games team after he was arrested in the us for urinating on a gainesville police department vehicle. he was dragged to the ground after trying to evade arrest before being handcuffed.
the swim star then put that moment of madness down to “a poor decision in judgement”.
wallace became known for his yell of “for freedom” when he set a british record to win the 400m individual medley for scotland at the commonwealth games in glasgow.
he won a silver medal as a member of the 4x200metres freestyle relay team at the olympics in rio last summer. he won gold in the same event at the 2015 world championships.
british swimming and scottish swimming said wallace had signed a letter of intent “outlining his commitment to work with the necessary support systems provided”.
british swimming national performance director chris spice and scottish swimming director of performance ally whike said: “this is clearly unacceptable behaviour from dan and we are disappointed by his actions.
“dan has publicly acknowledged the seriousness of his mistake and is accepting of the consequences that must follow. together, we will now support him through this difficult period to try to get this young and talented man back on track.”
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naʊ aɪ kən lʊk bæk ənd seɪ: hæv bɪn ðɛr. aɪ hæv ˈwɪtnəst ðə fərst ʤɔɪnt ˈkɑnfərəns əv ðə tu ˈbɪgəst pleɪərz ɪn ˈoʊpənˌsɔrs ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˈsɔfˌwɛr: ənd gnome.”*.” ənd aɪ kən tɛl ju: ɪt wɑz gʊd. aɪ ˈpərsənəli θɪŋk ɪt meɪks ə lɔt əv sɛns tɪ hæv ðə ˈkɑnfərəns təˈgɛðər. ˈæftər ɔl ɪt hɛlps ə lɔt ɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ənd ˈprɑʤɛkts. ə ˈtɑpɪk ðət ɪz əˈspɛʃəli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ mi sɪns ðə ˈtrækər ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ goʊɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ðə sɪˈmæntɪk ˈdɛskˌtɑp ðiz deɪz (ənd dɛr aɪ seɪ ɪt ɪz ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ɑr wərk?) ənd ˈkɛriz ɪn ɪts weɪk ˈprɑʤɛkts laɪk ˈbigəl ər tˈsaɪtˌgaɪst. ðəs, ðə wɑz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ mit wɪθ ˈpipəl frəm ˈtrækər tɪ dɪˈskəs səm əv ðə ˈmɛni ˈtɑpɪks wi dil wɪθ ˈɛvəri deɪ. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ mit səm newbies*, ˈigər ˈjəŋstərz ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ wərk ɔn ənd ˈɔlsoʊ. aɪ wɑz, əv kɔrs, dɪˈlaɪtɪd. wən aɪˈdiə əraʊnd æt ə ˈpɑrti ɪn ðə ˈivnɪŋ wɑz ðə sˈmɑrtər ˈkæʃɪŋ əv ˈjuzɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ˈɛniˌweɪ, aɪ æm ə ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈblɔgər, ə gik ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ðə koʊld fækts (ənd ˈfeɪlɪŋ ˈleɪtər daʊn ðɪs ˈvɛri peɪʤ). soʊ lʊk æt ðə frəm ə mɔr ˈtɛknɪkəl pɔɪnt əv vju: ɪn əˈgrimənt aɪ ɔˈrɛdi ðət aɪ mɛt wɪθ ə bənʧ əv ðə ˈtrækər gaɪz ənd hæd səm nis ʧæts (ðɪs ɪz ˈrɪli nɑt ə koʊld hɑrd fækt naʊ, ɪz ɪt?). wi dɪˈskəst ə ˈpɑsəbəl ʃɛrd fər ˈstɔrɪʤ ɔn ðə ˈdɛskˌtɑp wɪʧ lʊks laɪk ə ˈprɑʤɛkt fər nɛkst jɪr ənd wi ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəst ənd əˈgrid ɔn ðə ʃɛrd ˈprɑʤɛkt. naʊ, ðə hæv bɪn ə ˈprɑbləm fər ə lɔŋ taɪm. aɪ ɔˈrɛdi əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ˈvərsəz. dɪˈskəʃən wɑz ˈsɛtəld. wi dɪˈskəst ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪn lɛŋθ ɔn ðə ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪst. wi kriˈeɪtɪd ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɔn ənd ˈivɪn muvd ˈoʊvər ðə frəm ðə dɛv ˈsərvər. bət ðɛr wɑz noʊ kənˈsɛnsəs soʊ fɑr. noʊ ril dɪˈvɛləpmənt tʊk pleɪs. æt ðə wi fɪkst ðət. wi əˈgrid ɔn ə leɪaʊt fər ðə səbˈvərʒən riˈpɑzəˌtɔri, ɔn ə ˈpækɪʤɪŋ ˈstrəkʧər, ɔn ə faɪl ˈfɔrˌmæt, ənd ˈivɪn ɔn ə neɪm fər ðə ˈpækɪʤ (wi wɪl kɔl ɪt tɪ mæʧ ðə ɔˈrɛdi ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈpækɪʤ). ˈæftər wi ˈsɛtəl ðə læst ˈtɪdbɪts wi kən stɑrt ˈtækəlɪŋ ðoʊz ˈprɑbləmz wi ɔˈrɛdi hæv ɪn ðə bəg ˈtrækər ənd gɪt ðə ˈrɛdi fər ʃɛrd ˈjusɪʤ ɪn ənd noʊm. ə tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈpræktɪkəl æt ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ aɪ hæd maɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt. aɪ traɪd tɪ gɪv ə mɔr ˈpræktɪkəl tɔk wɪʧ ˈfɑloʊd ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈaʊˌtlaɪn əv θri meɪn pɔɪnts: waɪ ʃʊd aɪ juz? wət ʃʊd aɪ juz fər? haʊ ʃʊd aɪ juz? aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs wɛnt kwaɪt wɛl ɪkˈsɛpt fər ðə fækt ðət aɪ æm ˈprɪti ʃʊr ðət aɪ wɑz rɑbd əv ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈmɪnəts. aɪ θɪŋk ðət aɪ spoʊk fər hæf ən aʊər. soʊ wi dɪd nɑt hæv məʧ taɪm fər kˈwɛsʧənz ɪn ðə ɛnd wɪʧ wɑz ə ˈpɪti. aɪ æm ˈprɪti ʃʊr wi kʊd hæv hæd ə nis dɪˈskəʃən. wɛl, ðɛr wɪl bi mɔr ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz fər ðət sun (si bɪˈloʊ). əˈpɑrt frəm maɪ tɔk ˈlɔrə ˈdrɑgən geɪv tu ˈlaɪtnɪŋ tɔks əˈbaʊt ənd ənd ə tɔk ɔn hər nu ˈprɑʤɛkt: sɪˈmæntɪk ˈkɑntɛkst ˈmɛnjuz ɪn. ðə pleɪs əv ɪn fˈjuʧər wɑz ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn kwaɪt ə fju tɔks. ɪt simz ˈpipəl ər sˈloʊli əˈdæptɪŋ tɪ ðə aɪˈdiəz ənd ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ ˈɪnəˌgreɪt ˈfiʧərz (nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə ɔlˈmaɪti akonadi-front*). ðɪs wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ bækt baɪ səˈbæsʧən ˈkiˌnoʊt ɔn ðə moʊˈmɛntəm əv. hi tɔkt əˈbaʊt ðə əˈʧivmənts əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪn ðə læst jɪr ənd wət ɪz ˈtɑrgətɪd fər ðə ˈkəmɪŋ jɪr. hi ˈmɛnʃənd ə ˈsərˌveɪ ˈɛrən meɪd ənd wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðət ˈrəfli hæf əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkts hi ˈɪntərvˌjud hæv plænz tɪ ˈɪnəˌgreɪt ɪn səm fɔrm. ənd ðɛn ˈsədənli ðɛr wɑz wən slaɪd wɪʧ hæd ˈoʊnli tu θɪŋz ɔn ɪt: 1 ðə ˈloʊgoʊ ənd 2 ðə wərdz desktop”*”. ənd ɛz ɪf ðət wɑz nɑt ɔˈrɛdi ɪˈnəf əv ə ˈbustər fər maɪ ˈigoʊ hi æst mi tɪ stænd əp soʊ ˈɛvriˌwən kʊd si mi. naʊ ðɪs ɪz ðə pɑrt wɛr aɪ dəraɪv frəm maɪ ˈraɪʧəs pæθ əv hɑrd koʊld fækts ənd ˈwɑndər ˈɪntu ə rɛlm əv egomania*: ɪt fɛlt gʊd. wɛl, kəm bæk daʊn hir breɪn. lɛt ˈjuˈɛs tɛl ðə nis ˈridərz ðə ˈrɪli gʊd pɑrt: ðɛr ɪz ˈfəndɪŋ fər wən ər tu mɔr ˈwərkˌʃɑps ðɪs jɪr! aɪ æm ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðət ənd ˈkænɑt weɪt tɪ gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ðə ˈplænɪŋ fər ðə nɛkst wən (ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈsəmˌtaɪm ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs ɪn ˈpɛrɪs). soʊ ɪf ju mɪst ðə fərst ˈwərkˌʃɑp ər θɔt ɪt wɑz nɑt fər ju, ˈmeɪbi ðə ˈsɛkənd wən ɪz! ənd ˈfaɪnəli: ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈæˌspɛkt aɪ toʊld ju aɪ wʊd feɪl. aɪ ˈsɪmpli hæv tɪ tɛl ju haʊ nis ɪt həz bɪn tɪ si soʊ ˈmɛni fəˈmɪljər ˈfeɪsɪz, tɪ mit soʊ ˈmɛni nu ˈpipəl ənd tɪ ˈfaɪnəli hæv ə feɪs kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ən nɪk ər ən iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs. aɪ æm ˈsɑri ðət aɪ kʊd nɑt ˈprɑpərli seɪ ˌgʊdˈbaɪ tɪ ɔl aɪ wʊd hæv laɪkt tɪ. soʊ pliz noʊ ðət aɪ wɑz ˈhæpi aɪ wɑz tɪ si ju ənd hoʊp tɪ si ju əˈgɛn sun. ˈmeɪbi æt ðə nɛkst ˈwərkˌʃɑp. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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now i can look back and say: “i have been there. i have witnessed the first joint conference of the two biggest players in open-source desktop software: kde and gnome.” and i can tell you: it was good. i personally think it makes a lot of sense to have the conference together. after all it helps a lot in creating inter-desktop relationships and projects. a topic that is especially interesting to me since the tracker project is also going towards the semantic desktop these days (and dare i say it is as a result of our work?) and carries in its wake projects like beagle or zeitgeist. thus, the gcds was an opportunity to meet with people from tracker to discuss some of the many topics we deal with every day. i also had the opportunity to meet some kde newbies, eager youngsters wanting to work on kde and also nepomuk. i was, of course, delighted. one idea floting around at a party in the evening was the smarter caching of thumbnails using nepomuk information.
anyway, i am a technical blogger, a geek struggling to deliver the cold facts (and failing later down this very page). so look at the gcds from a more technical point of view:
shared/desktop/nepomuk ontologies – in agreement
i meantioned already that i met with a bunch of the tracker guys and had some nice chats (this is really not a cold hard fact now, is it?). we discussed a possible shared d-bus api for metadata storage on the desktop which looks like a project for next year and we also discussed and agreed on the shared ontologies project. now, the ontologies have been a problem for a long time. i already blogged about how the nepomuk vs. xesam discussion was settled. we discussed the problem in length on the xesam mailing list. we created the oscaf project on sourceforge and even moved over the nepomuk ontologies from the nepomuk dev server. but there was no consensus so far. no real development took place. at the gcds we fixed that. we agreed on a layout for the subversion repository, on a packaging structure, on a file format, and even on a name for the package (we will call it shared-ontologies to match the already existing shared-mimetypes package). after we settle the last tidbits we can start tackling those problems we already have in the bug tracker and get the nepomuk ontologies ready for shared usage in kde and gnome.
a talk about practical nepomuk
at monday evening i had my talk about nepomuk. i tried to give a more practical talk which followed a simple outline of three main points:
why should i use nepomuk? what should i use nepomuk for? how should i use nepomuk?
i think this went quite well except for the fact that i am pretty sure that i was robbed of a couple of minutes. i think that i spoke for half an hour. so we did not have much time for questions in the end which was a pity. i am pretty sure we could have had a nice discussion. well, there will be more possibilities for that soon (see below). apart from my talk laura dragan gave two lightning talks about konduit and semnotes and a talk on her new project: semantic context menus in kde.
the place of nepomuk in kde’s future
nepomuk was mentioned in quite a few talks. it seems people are slowly adapting to the ideas and wanting to integrate nepomuk features (not only the almighty akonadi-front). this was also backed by sebastian kügler’s keynote on the momentum of kde. he talked about the achievements of the kde project in the last year and what is targeted for the coming year. he mentioned a survey aaron made and which included that roughly half of the kde projects he interviewed have plans to integrate nepomuk in some form. and then suddenly there was one slide which had only two things on it: 1. the nepomuk logo and 2. the words “semantic desktop”. and as if that was not already enough of a booster for my ego he asked me to stand up so everyone could see me. now this is the part where i derive from my righteous path of hard cold facts and wander into a realm of egomania: it felt good.
well, come back down here brain. let us tell the nice readers the really good part: there is funding for one or two more nepomuk workshops this year! i am very excited about that and cannot wait to get started with the planning for the next one (probably sometime in september taking place in paris). so if you missed the first workshop or thought it was not for you, maybe the second one is!
and finally: the social aspect
i told you i would fail. i simply have to tell you how nice it has been to see so many familiar faces, to meet so many new people and to finally have a face connected to an irc nick or an email address. i am sorry that i could not properly say goodbye to all i would have liked to. so please know that i was happy i was to see you and hope to see you again soon. maybe at the next nepomuk workshop.
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ˈərli ɪn ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ˈspɛnsər ənd aɪ ˈprɑməs ə rebrand*. ɪt ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt wən bət ðə fərst ɪˈdɪʃən əv ˈspɛnsər ənd mi ˈspikɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈpɔdˌkæst əv ˈʧæmpiənz. bət ju maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ stɪl faɪnd ˈjuˈɛs ɛz weɪn. liv ðə ˈbrændɪŋ fər əˈnəðər taɪm, gɑt hups tɪ dɪˈskəs. ðə fərst ˈpɔdˌkæst əv ðə ˈsizən: ənd wət ju nid tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈpɔdˌkæst. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gaɪd ɑr ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, juz səm pərˈæmətərz tɪ dɪˈtərmən haʊ dɪˈskəs iʧ tim. wi tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt ɪn ðə ˈpɔdˌkæst bət aɪ θɔt səm ˈlɪtərəʧər maɪt əˈsɪst. wi tʊk ðə prɪˈdɪktɪd ˈræŋkɪŋz (wɪʧ ædˈmɪtɪdli ˌɪnˈklud ˈsərtən ˈmɛtrɪks laɪk ˈtrænsfərz ənd moʊst rɪˈkruts) ənd lɛt ən θɔt draɪv ðə dɪˈskəʃən. wi peɪd noʊ hid tɪ ˈwɛðər wi trækt tu ˈmɛni ˈoʊvərz ənd tu fju unders*. aɪ θɪŋk, baɪ maɪ rəf mæθ, ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ðə ˈkɑnfərəns ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ əˈbəv 10-wins*. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ˈɛvəri tim dɪˈskəst. ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ. ləˈʤɪstɪks ənd rɪkˈwɛsts:
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early in this episode (s3:e1), spencer and i promise a rebrand. it wasn’t a significant one but here’s the first edition of spencer and me speaking as the podcast of champions. but you might also still find us as wane. let’s leave the branding for another time, we’ve got hoops to discuss. here’s the first podcast of the 2015-16 season:
and here’s what you need to know about this podcast.
i wanted to guide our conversation, use some parameters to determine how we’d discuss each team. we talk about it in the podcast but i thought some literature might assist. we took the kenpom predicted rankings (which admittedly don’t include certain metrics like transfers and most recruits) and let an over/under thought drive the discussion. we paid no heed to whether we tracked too many overs and too few unders. i think, by my rough re-listening math, everyone in the conference is going to finish above 10-wins. nevertheless, every team discussed. enjoy.
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əˈmɛrɪkən gərl ɪz ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ɪts ˌænəˈvərsəri. sɪns 1986 ðə ˈbɪznɪs həz soʊld mɔr ðən 29 ˈmɪljən dɑlz ənd mɔr ðən 153 ˈmɪljən bʊks. ðɪs ˈsəmər, ɪt wɪl riˈlis ə nu hɪˈstɔrɪkəl dɑl. ˈsiˌbiˌɛs nuz wɛnt wɛr noʊ ˈkæmərəz hæv bɪn əˈlaʊd ˌbiˈfɔr ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə dɪˈzaɪn ˈstudiˌoʊ tɪ gɪt ðə fərst ɪkˈsklusɪv lʊk æt ˈmɛlədi, ðə ˈkəmpəniz θərd ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkən dɑl ɪn ɪts hɪˈstɔrɪkəl laɪn. fər ðə læst 30 jɪrz, əˈmɛrɪkən gərl dɑlz hæv brɔt ˈkaʊntləs smaɪlz tɪ ˈfeɪsɪz əv ˈlɪtəl gərlz. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪts ðət wi steɪd tru tɪ ɑr ˈmɪʃən ənd ˈpərpəs ənd waɪl ɪts ˈizi tɪ kɔl ˈjuˈɛs ə dɑl ˈkəmpəˌni, wiv ˈɔlˌweɪz sin ɑrˈsɛlvz ɛz ˈstɔriˌtɛlərz," sɛd ˈʤuljə prəˈhɑskə, vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈmɑrkətɪŋ. prəˈhɑskə sɛd ðɛr dɑlz kəm wɪθ bʊks ðət tæp ˈɪntu ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃənz, waɪl prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə rɪʧ ˈhɪstəri ˈlɛsən. "wi pʊt æt ðə ˈsɛnər ˈstɔriz ənd ədˈvaɪs fər gərlz ðət ˈrɪli ər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ hɛlp ðɛm bi ðɛr ˈpərsɪnəl bɛst," prəˈhɑskə sɛd. ðoʊz ˈstɔriz ˌɪnˈklud ə ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkən dɑl hu wɔnts tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈlidər fər hər ˈpipəl ənd addy's*, ə ʧaɪld sleɪv hu ɪˈskeɪpt tɪ ˈfridəm. "aɪ θɪŋk ðə dɑl ˈɪndəstri həz ə ˈvɛri ˈhɛvi riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ɪn rɪˈflɛktɪŋ wət ɪz tru əˈbaʊt ɑr soʊˈsaɪɪti," prəˈhɑskə sɛd. bət ɪn 2014 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd fər dɪskənˈtɪnjuɪŋ fɔr ˈkɛrɪktərz. tu wər məˈnɔrətiz ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkən sɪˈsil reɪ ənd ˈaɪvi lɪŋ. ɪn ðə læst 30 jɪrz, əˈmɛrɪkən gərl həz dɪˈzaɪnd ˈoʊvər 20 ˈkɛrɪktər dɑlz, bət ˈoʊnli θri əv ðɛm hæv bɪn ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkən, rɪˈpɔrts ˈsiˌbiˌɛs nuz ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt ˈdəŋkən. ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv hɪˈstɔrɪkəli ˈækjərət əˈmɛrɪkən gərl dɑlz "wɪn wi lɔnʧt ˈædi, ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈfilɪŋ wɑz ðət wi ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈtɑpɪk əv sˈleɪvəri ˌbiˈfɔr wi əˈdrɛst ˈɛni ˈəðər ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn blæk ˈhɪstəri," prəˈhɑskə ɪkˈspleɪnd. ðɪs ˈsəmər, əˈmɛrɪkən gərl ɪz æˈdrɛsɪŋ əˈnəðər ˈʧæptər əv blæk ˈhɪstəri wɪθ ðə riˈlis əv ˈmɛlədi ˈɛlɪsən. ˈmɛlədi ɪz ə groʊɪŋ əp ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈɪrə, ə gərl hu ləvz tɪ sɪŋ ənd ˈjuzɪz hər vɔɪs tɪ meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns. ˈmɛlədi ɪz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv ˈɑrgjuəbli wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈpɪriədz fər ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkənz ɪn juz. ˈhɪstəri. rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ waɪ ðə ˈkɛrɪktər ɪz ˈoʊnli biɪŋ ˌɪntrəˈdust naʊ ɪn 2016 prəˈhɑskə sɛd, "wi du əˈproʊʧ ˈɛvəri ˈkɛrɪktər ˈvɛri ˈθɔtfəli soʊ ðɪs ˈɪzənt ˈsəmθɪŋ wi rəʃ ˈɪntu. wɪr nɑt ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈkrɪtɪkəl dɪˈmænd wɪr ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ tɛl ˈstɔriz ɪn ðə moʊst əˈθɛnɪk ənd ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn weɪ ðət wi ˈpɑsəbli kən." ˈklɪnɪkəl saɪˈkɑləʤəst ˈdɑktər. ˈʃɑˌrlin ˈʤæksən səˈpɔrts wət əˈmɛrɪkən gərl ɪz duɪŋ, bət ˈstrɛsɪz ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv siɪŋ mɔr ˈmɑdərn ˈstɔriz fər ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkən dɑlz. "ɛz wi ɪnˈkərəʤ ɑr ˈʧɪldrən tɪ lərn əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈhɪstəri, wi wɔnt ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ tiʧ ðɛm ənd ʃoʊ ðɛm ðət hu ðeɪ ər raɪt naʊ ɪn 2016 ɪz ˈfæbjələs ɛz wɛl," ˈʤæksən sɛd. mɑrk spɛlts ɪz ðə ˈsinjər hɪˈstɔriən hu hɛlpt dɪˈvɛləp ˈstɔri. "wɪn wi lərn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈmuvmənt, wi lərn əˈbaʊt ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈpipəl. bət ðə ˈmuvmənt wɑz... ˈdrɪvən baɪ ˈævərɪʤ, ˈɔrdəˌnɛri əˈmɛrɪkənz, laɪk ˈmɛlədi," spɛlts sɛd. ɪmˈpaʊərɪŋ jəŋ gərlz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr hər ˈstɔri wɑz əˈθɛnɪk, əˈmɛrɪkən gərl fɔrmd ə ædˈvaɪzəri bɔrd meɪd əp əv hɪˈstɔriənz ənd ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə leɪt ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈæktɪvɪst ˈʤuljən bɑnd. lɛd dɪˈzaɪnər ˈhɛðər ˈnɔrθrəp ənd hər tim wərkt wɪθ ðə bɔrd tɪ brɪŋ ˈstɔri tɪ laɪf. wɪn ɪt keɪm tɪ ˈʧuzɪŋ hər hɛr, ˈnɔrθrəp sɛd ʃi kənˈsəltɪd ðə ˈpænəl ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz tɪ gɪt ðə ˈtɛksʧər raɪt. ˈmɛlədi ˈivɪn həz hər oʊn bɛd ənd rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈstudiˌoʊ ðət pleɪz mˈjuzɪk frəm ˈmoʊˌtaʊn. tɪ bɪld ənd kip ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət həz sin ˈænjuəl seɪlz drɔp ˈoʊvər naɪn pərˈsɛnt sɪns 2013 əˈmɛrɪkən gərl lɔnʧt ə nu kæmˈpeɪn læst jɪr, ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ gərlz tɪ teɪk ə plɛʤ tɪ ɪmˈpaʊər iʧ ˈəðər ənd əˈmɛrɪkən gərl, soʊ ɪt wɪl bi əraʊnd fər əˈnəðər 30 jɪrz. soʊ fɑr, ˈoʊvər hæv saɪnd ɔn. ˈmɛlədi wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ɪn stɔrz leɪt ðɪs ˈsəmər. hər praɪs tæg ɪz 115 bət ɪf ju ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈstudiˌoʊ ənd ɔl ðə rɛst əv hər ækˈsɛsəriz, ðət wɪl sɛt ju bæk ˈnɪrli 900
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american girl is celebrating its 30th anniversary. since 1986, the business has sold more than 29 million dolls and more than 153 million books.
this summer, it will release a new historical doll. cbs news went where no cameras have been allowed before -- inside the design studio to get the first exclusive look at melody, the company's third african american doll in its beforever historical line.
for the last 30 years, american girl dolls have brought countless smiles to faces of little girls.
"i think it's that we stayed true to our mission and purpose and while it's easy to call us a doll company, we've always seen ourselves as storytellers," said julia prohaska, vice president of marketing.
prohaska said their dolls come with books that tap into imaginations, while providing a rich history lesson.
"we put at the center stories and advice for girls that really are intended to help them be their personal best," prohaska said.
those stories include kaya's - a native american doll who wants to become a leader for her people and addy's, a child slave who escaped to freedom.
"i think the doll industry has a very heavy responsibility in reflecting what is true about our society," prohaska said.
but in 2014, the company was criticized for discontinuing four characters. two were minorities - african american cecile rey and chinese-american ivy ling. in the last 30 years, american girl has designed over 20 character dolls, but only three of them have been african american, reports cbs news correspondent jericka duncan.
inside the creation of historically accurate american girl dolls
"when we launched addy, the universal feeling was that we needed to address the very difficult topic of slavery before we addressed any other experience in black history," prohaska explained.
this summer, american girl is addressing another chapter of black history with the release of melody ellison. melody is a nine-year-old growing up in detroit during the 1960s civil rights era, a girl who loves to sing and uses her voice to make a difference.
melody is representative of arguably one of the most important periods for african americans in u.s. history. responding to why the character is only being introduced now in 2016, prohaska said, "we do approach every character very thoughtfully so this isn't something we rush into. we're not looking to address critical demand -- we're looking to tell stories in the most authentic and genuine way that we possibly can."
clinical psychologist dr. sharlene jackson supports what american girl is doing, but stresses the importance of seeing more modern stories for african american dolls.
"as we encourage our children to learn about their history, we want also to teach them and show them that who they are right now in 2016 is fabulous as well," jackson said.
mark speltz is the senior historian who helped develop melody's story.
"when we learn about the civil rights movement, we learn about a handful of really important people. but the movement was... driven by average, ordinary americans, like melody," speltz said.
empowering young girls
to ensure her story was authentic, american girl formed a six-panel advisory board made up of historians and educators, including the late civil rights activist julian bond.
lead designer heather northrop and her team worked with the board to bring melody's story to life. when it came to choosing her hair, northrop said she consulted the panel several times to get the texture right. melody even has her own bed and recording studio that plays music from motown.
to build and keep interest in a company that has seen annual sales drop over nine percent since 2013, american girl launched a new campaign last year, encouraging girls to take a pledge to empower each other and american girl, so it will be around for another 30 years. so far, over 50,000 have signed on.
melody will be available in stores late this summer. her price tag is $115, but if you also want the recording studio and all the rest of her accessories, that will set you back nearly $900.
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fx* həz sɛt prɛˈmɪr deɪts fər ɪts nu ˈdrɑmə ˈsɪriz ðə ˈbæstərd ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənər ənd ðə nɛkst ˌɪnˈstɔlmənts əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɔrər ˈstɔri ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ənd ˈfɑrˌgoʊ. ðə fərst ˈsizən əv ðə ˈbæstərd ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənər frəm kərt ˈsətər ˈdeɪbjuz æt 10 piɛm ˈtuzˌdeɪ, sɛpˈtɛmbər 15 wɪθ ə prɛˈmɪr. ðə mɪˈdjivəl ˈɛpɪk tɛlz ðə ˈstɔri əv ˈwɪlkɪn ˈbrætəl (li ʤoʊnz), ə ˈsɛnʧəri ˈwɔrjər huz laɪf ɪz fərˈɛvər ʧeɪnʤd wɪn ə dɪˈvaɪn ˈmɛsɪnʤər ɪm tɪ leɪ daʊn hɪz sɔrd ənd lɛd ðə laɪf əv əˈnəðər mæn: ə ˈʤərniˌmæn ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənər. ˈkeɪti sagal*, ˈstivən mɔɪər, ənd ˈflɔrə ˈɔlsoʊ stɑr. ˈsətər ˌɛgˈzɛk prəˈdusɪz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ braɪən ˈgreɪzər, ˈfræŋki ənd ˈpɛrɪs ˈbɑrˌkli. prəˈdust baɪ fɑks 21 ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈstudiˌoʊz ənd prɑdz. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɔrər ˈstɔri: hoʊˈtɛl prɛˈmɪrz æt 10 piɛm ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ɑkˈtoʊbər 7 ənd ðə ˈsɛkənd ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt əv ˈfɑrˌgoʊ boʊz æt 10 piɛm ˈmənˌdeɪ, ɑkˈtoʊbər 12 əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɔrər ˈstɔri: kæst ˌɪnˈkludz ˈleɪdi ˈgɑˌgə, ˈsɛrə ˈpɔlsən, ˈkæθi beɪts, ˈænʤələ ˈbæsɪt, wɛs ˈbɛntli, mæt ˈboʊmər, chloë*ë sɪˈvɪgni, ˈdɛnɪs o’hare*, ʃaɪɛn ˈʤæksən, ˈɛvən ˈpitərz ənd fɪn ˈwɪtrək. raɪən ˈmərfi sərvz ɛz co-creator*, showrunner*, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər, ˈraɪtər ənd dɪˈrɛktər, ənd bræd ɪz co-creator*, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər ənd ˈraɪtər. tɪm mɪˈnɪr, bræd buecker*, ˈʤɛnəfər sɔlt, ʤeɪmz wɔŋ ənd əˈlɛksɪs ˈmɑrtɪn ˈwʊˌdɔl ˈɔlsoʊ sərv ɛz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusərz. prəˈdust baɪ ˈsɛnʧəri fɑks ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. nu ˈʧæptər ˈtrævəlz bæk tɪ 1979 ɪn su fɔlz, sd*, ənd luverne*, mn*. ɪt ˈsɛnərz ɔn lu (ˈpætrɪk ˈwɪlsən), ə jəŋ steɪt ˈtrupər bæk frəm viˌɛtˈnɑm ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ə keɪs ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ə ˈloʊkəl kraɪm gæŋ, ə ˈmeɪʤər mɑb ˈsɪndɪkət ənd ˈbjuˌtɪʃən ˈpɛgi ˈbləmkwɪst (ˈkərstən dənst) ənd hər ˈhəzbənd ɛd (ˈʤɛsi ˈplɛmənz), ðə ˈloʊkəl əˈsɪstənt. ˈhɛlpɪŋ lu pis θɪŋz təˈgɛðər ɪz hɪz ˈfɑðərɪnˌlɔ, ˈʃɛrɪf hæŋk ˈlɑrsən (tɛd ˈdænsən). ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusərz noʊə ˈhɔli (showrunner/writer*), ʤoʊəl ˈiθən koʊɪn, ˈwɔrən ˈlɪtəlˌfild ənd ʤɑn ˈkæmərən ɔl rɪˈtərn fər ðə ˈsɛkənd ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt. ˈfɑrˌgoʊ ɪz prəˈdust baɪ ˈɛmˈgiˈɛm ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ənd pərˈdəkʃənz, wɪθ ˈɛmˈgiˈɛm ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz ðə lɛd ˈstudiˌoʊ.
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fx has set premiere dates for its new drama series the bastard executioner and the next installments of the american horror story franchise and fargo.
the 10-episode first season of the bastard executioner from kurt sutter debuts at 10 pm tuesday, september 15, with a two-hour premiere. the blood-soaked medieval epic tells the story of wilkin brattle (lee jones), a 14th century warrior whose life is forever changed when a divine messenger beseeches him to lay down his sword and lead the life of another man: a journeyman executioner. katey sagal, stephen moyer, and flora spencer-longhurst also star. sutter exec produces along with brian grazer, francie calfo and paris barclay. it’s produced by fox 21 tv studios and fx prods.
the 13-episode american horror story: hotel premieres at 10 pm wednesday, october 7, and the 10-episode second installment of fargo bows at 10 pm monday, october 12.
american horror story: hotel’s cast includes lady gaga, sarah paulson, kathy bates, angela bassett, wes bentley, matt bomer, chloë sevigny, denis o’hare, cheyenne jackson, evan peters and finn wittrock. ryan murphy serves as co-creator, showrunner, executive producer, writer and director, and brad falchuk is co-creator, executive producer and writer. tim minear, brad buecker, jennifer salt, james wong and alexis martin woodall also serve as executive producers. it’s produced by 20th century fox tv.
fargo’s new chapter travels back to 1979 in sioux falls, sd, and luverne, mn. it centers on lou solverson (patrick wilson), a young state trooper back from vietnam who’s investigating a case involving a local crime gang, a major mob syndicate and small-town beautician peggy blumquist (kirsten dunst) and her husband ed (jesse plemons), the local butcher’s assistant. helping lou piece things together is his father-in-law, sheriff hank larsson (ted danson). executive producers noah hawley (showrunner/writer), joel & ethan coen, warren littlefield and john cameron all return for the second installment. fx’s fargo is produced by mgm television and fx productions, with mgm television serving as the lead studio.
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ˈrɪʧərd ˈmələr wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ðə waɪt naɪt fər ðə əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ, ðə ˈæktɪvɪsts hu ˌɪnˈsɪst ðət ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ril. ɪn ðə ɛnd, ðoʊ, saɪəns prɪˈveɪld. ˈmələr, ə wɛl rɪˈspɛktɪd ˈfɪzɪsɪst æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈbərkli, həz lɔŋ bɪn ə ˈkrɪtɪk əv ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈmɛθədz juzd tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər ðə ˈklaɪmɪt ɪz, ˌɪnˈdid, ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ənd ˈwɛðər ˈjumənz ər riˈspɑnsəbəl ɪn ˈɛni weɪ. tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈmələr ənd hɪz tim æt ˈbərkli sɛt aʊt tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə ˈɛvədəns kəmˈpaɪld baɪ ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈsaɪəntɪsts ənd sɛt ðə ˈmætər streɪt. waɪl ˈmələr ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðət ɔl hi ɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ɪz prəˈmoʊtɪŋ saʊnd ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈstədiz, hɪz ˈprɑʤɛkt məst hæv ˈsaʊndɪd ˈprɑməsɪŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ ðə kɔʧ ˈbrəðərz, hu ˈɛndɪd əp ˈfəndɪŋ ə kˈwɔrtər əv ðə kɔst əv ðə ˈstədi. ðə ˈbrəðərz, ˈʧɑrəlz ənd ˈdeɪvɪd, rən ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈpraɪvətli hɛld ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ðə juz. sɪns ðə 1980s*, faʊnˈdeɪʃənz fɔrmd baɪ ðə kɔʧ ˈbrəðərz hæv spɛnt mɔr ðən 100 ˈmɪljən ɔn kənˈsərvətɪv ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ənd ˈkɔzɪz. kɔʧ ˈɪndəstriz ɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ɔɪl ənd ˈəðər ɪnˈdɛvərz ðət ˈproʊdus lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnts əv ˈgrinˌhaʊs ɪˈmɪʃənz, ənd ðə hæv ˈbæŋˌkroʊld ˈnumərəs ˈɛfərts tɪ dɪˈskrɛdət ˈklaɪmɪt ˈsaɪəntɪsts. ˈmələrz kwɛst məst hæv simd ən aɪˈdil weɪ tɪ reɪz daʊts əˈbaʊt ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ənd ðə nid fər ˈpɛski ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz tɪ dil wɪθ ðə θrɛt. bət ɪf ˈmələr wɑz ə ˈskɛptɪk, hi ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz ə ril ˈsaɪəntɪst. hi ənd hɪz tim kɔld ðə ˈbərkli ərθ ˈsərfəs ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈprɑʤɛkt, ər bɛst ɪgˈzæmənd rimz əv ˈdætə rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ðət ðə ərθ həz wɔrmd ˈoʊvər ðə pæst tu ˈsɛnʧəriz. ˈmələr ˈivɪn dɛlvd ˈɪntu ˈwɛðər ˈridɪŋz frəm ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈfræŋklɪn ənd ˈtɑməs ˈʤɛfərsən. ðə bɛst tim rivˈjud ˈdætə kəˈlɛktəd frəm ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ˈsteɪʃənz əraʊnd ðə gloʊb. ˈmɛmbərz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪgˈzæmənd ðə ˈdætə prəˈdust baɪ ˈbrɪtɪʃ ənd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld "climategate*" ˈskændəl, ənd faʊnd ðət ɪt kənˈfɔrmd tɪ ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz ɛz wɛl. ɪn ɔl, ˈmələrz tim rivˈjud ˈbɪljən ˈrɛkərdz, baɪ fɑr ðə moʊst ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən əv ˈwɛðər ˈdætə ˈɛvər. ənd ðə rɪˈzəlt? ˈmələr dɪˈklɛrd læst wik ɪn ə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl ˈkɑləm ənd ə ˈsəbsəkwənt nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ðət ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ril. ðə lænd, hi sɛd, ɪz dɪˈgriz ˈwɔrmər ðən ɪn ðə 1950s*. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət "wi hæv ˈkɑnfədɛns ðət ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər raɪz ðət hæd ˈpriviəsli bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd hæd bɪn dən wɪˈθaʊt baɪəs." ðət ʃʊd leɪ tɪ rɛst ðə ˈkɑmən əˈsərʃən baɪ ˈskɛptɪks ðət ˈsaɪəntɪsts ər skjuɪŋ ðə ˈdætə tɪ prəˈmoʊt ðɛr oʊn kərɪrz ənd kip ðə grænt ˈməni ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn. ˈmələr stɑps ʃɔrt əv seɪɪŋ ˌənikˈwɪvəkəli ðət ˈjumənz ər ˈlɑrʤli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ bɪˈkəz ðə bɛst tim ˈdɪdənt spəˈsɪfɪkli ɪgˈzæmɪn ðət ˈɪʃu. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈmələr sɛd, "ɪt ɪz maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl əˈpɪnjən ðət ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ɪˈmɪʃənz frəm ˈjumənz hæv kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə əbˈzərvd warmings*." "ˈgrinˌhaʊs ˈgæsɪz kʊd hæv ə dɪˈzæstrəs ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə wərld," hi ˈædɪd. ðə riˈækʃən əv ə ˈnəmbər əv wɑz prɪˈdɪktəbəl: ðeɪ naʊ ər dɪˈnaɪɪŋ ˈmələr. ðeɪ seɪ hi ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli wɑz ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈskɛptɪk ənd ðət hi həz bɪn ən ˈædvəˌkeɪt əv ðə ˈθɪri əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɔl əˈlɔŋ. bət fər ðoʊz nɑt soʊ fɑr ˈɪntu dɪˈnaɪəl ðət ˈnəθɪŋ wɪl ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr maɪndz, ˈmələrz ˈfaɪndɪŋz ʃʊd prəˈvaɪd kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ˈrizənz tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə ˈɛvədəns ðət ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɪz əˈkərɪŋ nɑt ˈsəmˌwɛr daʊn ðə roʊd bət raɪt naʊ. ˈwɛðər əˈmɛrɪkənz ɪmˈbreɪs ðə kənˈsɛnsəs əˈməŋ ˈsɪriəs ˈsaɪəntɪsts ðət ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ril kʊd hæv ə proʊˈfaʊnd ˈifɛkt ɔn haʊ ðɪs ˈneɪʃən riækts tɪ ðə θrɛt. du wi goʊ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈɛfərts tɪ dɪsˈmænəl ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl prəˈtɛkʃənz, ər du wi lʊk fər ˈbɛtər weɪz tɪ rɪˈdus pəˈluʃən ənd kip ɑr ɛr ənd ˈwɔtər klin? du wi gɪv pəˈlutɪŋ ˈɪndəstriz ə blæŋk ʧɛk, ər du wi pʊt ə haɪər ˈprimiəm ɔn ðə hɛlθ əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl? du wi kənˈtɪnju ɑr rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn koʊl ənd ɔɪl ɛz ˈɛnərʤi ˈsɔrsəz, ər du wi sik weɪz tɪ prəˈmoʊt ˈklinər ɔlˈtərnətɪvz? du wi kip duɪŋ wət wɪr duɪŋ naʊ, ər du wi wərk tɪ liv ə ˈbɛtər wərld tɪ ɑr ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən? ðoʊz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ðə ˌəndɪˈnaɪəbəl ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈɛvədəns wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. bət wən θɪŋ ɪz ˈsərtən: ˈrɪʧərd ˈmələr ɪz nɑt ðɛr ˈʧæmpiən. əˈbaʊt ðə ˈraɪtər ʤeɪmz ɪf ðə rɑk hɪl ˈhɛrəldz əˈpɪnjən peɪʤ ˈɛdɪtər. hi kən bi riʧt baɪ iˈmeɪl æt jwerrell@heraldonline.com*.
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richard muller was supposed to be the white knight for the deniers of global warming, smiting the fire-breathing activists who insist that climate change is real. in the end, though, science prevailed.
muller, a well respected physicist at the university of california, berkeley, has long been a critic of the scientific methods used to determine whether the climate is, indeed, changing and whether humans are responsible in any way. two years ago, muller and his team at berkeley set out to examine the evidence compiled by mainstream scientists and set the matter straight.
while muller insists that all he is interested in is promoting sound scientific studies, his project must have sounded promising enough to the koch brothers, who ended up funding a quarter of the $600,000 cost of the study. the brothers, charles and david, run the largest privately held company in the u.s.
since the 1980s, foundations formed by the koch brothers have spent more than $100 million on conservative organizations and causes. koch industries is involved in oil and other endeavors that produce large amounts of greenhouse emissions, and the kochs have bankrolled numerous efforts to discredit climate scientists.
muller's quest must have seemed an ideal way to raise doubts about climate change - and the need for pesky environmental regulations to deal with the threat.
but if muller was a skeptic, he also is a real scientist. he and his team - called the berkeley earth surface temperature project, or best - examined reams of data related to allegations that the earth has warmed over the past two centuries. muller even delved into weather readings from benjamin franklin and thomas jefferson.
the best team reviewed data collected from temperature monitoring stations around the globe. members also examined the data produced by british and american scientists involved in the so-called "climategate" scandal, and found that it conformed to the rest of the findings as well.
in all, muller's team reviewed 1.6 billion records, by far the most intensive examination of weather data ever. and the result?
muller declared last week in a wall street journal column and a subsequent news conference that climate change is real. the land, he said, is 1.6 degrees warmer than in the 1950s.
he also said that "we have confidence that the temperature rise that had previously been reported had been done without bias." that should lay to rest the common assertion by climate-change skeptics that scientists are skewing the data to promote their own careers and keep the grant money coming in.
muller stops short of saying unequivocally that humans are largely responsible for climate change because the best team didn't specifically examine that issue.
however, muller said, "it is my personal opinion that greenhouse gas emissions from humans have contributed to the observed warmings."
"greenhouse gases could have a disastrous impact on the world," he added.
the reaction of a number of climate-change deniers was predictable: they now are denying muller. they say he never really was a genuine skeptic and that he has been an advocate of the theory of climate change all along.
but for those not so far into denial that nothing will change their minds, muller's findings should provide compelling reasons to accept the evidence that climate change is occurring - not somewhere down the road but right now. whether americans embrace the consensus among serious scientists that climate change is real could have a profound effect on how this nation reacts to the threat.
do we go along with efforts to dismantle environmental protections, or do we look for better ways to reduce pollution and keep our air and water clean? do we give polluting industries a blank check, or do we put a higher premium on the health of the american people? do we continue our reliance on coal and oil as energy sources, or do we seek ways to promote cleaner alternatives? do we keep doing what we're doing now, or do we work to leave a better world to our children and grandchildren?
those willing to deny the undeniable scientific evidence will always be with us. but one thing is certain: richard muller is not their champion.
about the writer
james werrell if the rock hill herald's opinion page editor. he can be reached by email at jwerrell@heraldonline.com.
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noʊt: ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl meɪks juz əv, ðə ˈstændərd ˌɛkˌsɛˈmɛl ˈmɑrˌkəp fər mæθ ˈfɔrmjələz. ˈsædli, ðɪs ɪz nɑt ˈprɑpərli səˈpɔrtɪd ɔn səm əˈlɛʤədli ‘‘modern’*’ ənd ‘‘feature-rich’*’ ˈbraʊzərz. ɪf ðə ˈfɔrmjələz doʊnt meɪk sɛns ɪn jʊr ˈbraʊzər, kənˈsɪdər rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈɪʃu tɪ ðə rɪˈspɛktɪv dɪˈvɛləpərz sˈwɪʧɪŋ tɪ ə ˈbraʊzər. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl həz bɪn ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ə poʊst ɔn /r/math*, ðət pərˈzɛnəd ə ˈgræfɪkəl weɪ tɪ ʃoʊ ðət ðə səm əv ðə ˈsɪriz əv kənˈsɛkjətɪv paʊərz əv (ˌʤiəˈmɛtrɪk ˈsɪriz wɪθ ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ tɪ 1 ɛn 1 1 2 ɛn 1 2 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈɪmɪʤ wɑz ˈvɛri ˈrəfli meɪd ənd ˈræstər, soʊ aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ɪt, klind əp ənd ɪn ˈvɛktər fɔrm: əv kɔrs, ðɪs ɪz nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpɑsəbəl əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt (noʊt: ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt, nɑt pruv) ðə kənˈvərʤəns əv ðə ˈsɪriz. ə ˈsɪmələr əˈproʊʧ (ðə wən aɪ wɑz mɔr fəˈmɪljər wɪθ) ɪz beɪst ɔn ˈrɛkˌtæŋgəlz ˈrəðər ðən ˈtraɪˌæŋgəlz: wɪʧ wən əv ðə tu ɪz ‘‘better’*’ ɪz ˈɑbviəsli əp tɪ dəˈbeɪt: səm ˈpipəl prɪˈfər ðə ˈtraɪˌæŋgəl ˈvərʒən, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈsɪriz ɪz əˈsɛmbəld frəm ˈfɪgjərz wɪʧ ər (ˌʤiəˈmɛtrɪkli) ˈsɪmələr, waɪl ˈəðərz prɪˈfər ðə ˈrɛktæŋgəl ˈvərʒən, ɛz ɪt ˈfiʧərz laɪnz ˈpɛrəˌlɛl tɪ ðə saɪdz əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl skwɛr, ənd ðəs ˈklɪrər ˈfiʧərz tɪ ə haɪər ˈditeɪl (i.e*. mɔr ˈvɪzəbəl ˈsɛkʃənz). əv kɔrs, ðiz ər nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpɑsəbəl ˌrɛprəzənˈteɪʃənz fər ðə ˈsɪriz; fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈstɪkɪŋ tɪ ˈrɛkˌtæŋgəlz, wən kən ˈɔlsoʊ pərˈsid baɪ ˈhævɪŋ iʧ rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈfrækʃən əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl skwɛr wɪθ laɪnz ɔl ˈpɛrəˌlɛl, əbˈteɪnɪŋ ðə straɪpt ˈvərʒən: aɪ ˈɑnəstli faɪnd ðɪs ˈvərʒən ˈbɔrɪŋ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈəðər tu, sɪns ɪn ðɪs keɪs ɪt meɪks məʧ mɔr sɛns tɪ gɪv ə wən dɪˈmɛnʃənəl ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən, baɪ kənˈsɛkjətɪv ˈhævɪŋ əv ˌsɛgˈmɛnts, ˌɪnˈstɛd: ðə ˌsɛgˈmɛnt ˈsplɪtɪŋ ɪz moʊst ˈdɛfənətli ðə ˈsɪmpləst, bət səm ˈpipəl maɪt bi mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ðə ˌtudɪˈmɛnʃənəl ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz, sɪns əˈpɛrəntli ˈjumənz tɛnd tɪ dil ˈbɛtər (ˌɪnˈtuɪtɪvli) wɪθ ˈɛriəz ðən wɪθ lɛŋθs. ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz noʊt: ðɪs ˈsɛkʃən səˈpɔrt fər ˌænəˈmeɪʃən wɪθ smil*. ˈsædli, ðɪs ɪz nɑt ˈprɑpərli səˈpɔrtɪd ɔn səm əˈlɛʤədli ‘‘modern’*’ ənd ‘‘feature-rich’*’ ˈbraʊzərz. ɪf ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz doʊnt meɪk sɛns ɪn jʊr ˈbraʊzər, kənˈsɪdər rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈɪʃu tɪ ðə rɪˈspɛktɪv dɪˈvɛləpərz sˈwɪʧɪŋ tɪ ə ˈbraʊzər. wən əv ðə əv ˈjuzɪŋ ɛz ˈfɔrˌmæt fər ðiz ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz ɪz ðət ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈænəˌmeɪt ðɛm. ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz hæv tu ædˈvæntɪʤɪz ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ðiz: wən, ðeɪ ˈprɛzənt ə mɔr ˌɪnˈtuətɪv ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ““progress”*” əv ðə ˈɪnfənət səˈmeɪʃən; ənd tu, ðeɪ meɪk ɪt ˈiziər tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə mɛs wɪʧ ɪz ˈsɛntərd text”*” ɪn (ən ˈɪʃu ðət dɪˈzərvz ɪts oʊn rænt). wi kən ˈænəˌmeɪt ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl baɪ ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ iʧ nu tərm wɪθ ə ˈtaɪmɪŋ wɪʧ ɪz prəˈpɔrʃənəl tɪ ðə lɛŋθ əv ðə ˌsɛgˈmɛnt, əbˈteɪnɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs: ðɛrz noʊ nid fər ˈtɛksˌʧuəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən, ˌɔlˈðoʊ wi kən əˈʧiv ɪt baɪ ˈædɪŋ ən ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd səˈmeɪʃən (wɪʧ ˈsædli ˈdəzənt sim tɪ wərk kərˈɛktli ɪn moʊst ˈbraʊzərz): əv kɔrs, ðə seɪm kən bi dən ɪn tu dɪˈmɛnʃənz, wɪθ boʊθ ðə ˈtraɪˌæŋgəlz ənd ˈrɛkˌtæŋgəlz əˈproʊʧ. (ənd əv kɔrs wi kʊd hæv ðə ˈvɛriənts wɪθ ˈfɔrmjələz hir ɛz wɛl, bət aɪ θɪŋk ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz klɪr ənd, ˈɑnəstli, ˈkoʊdɪŋ ðiz ənd baɪ hænd gɪts ˈbɔrɪŋ ˈæftər ə waɪl, soʊ ðɛr ˈriləˈzeɪʃən ɪz lɛft ɛz ən ˈɛksərˌsaɪz tɪ ðə ˈridər.)
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note: this article makes use of mathml, the standard xml markup for math formulas. sadly, this is not properly supported on some allegedly ‘modern’ and ‘feature-rich’ browsers. if the formulas don't make sense in your browser, consider reporting the issue to the respective developers and/or switching to a standard-compliant browser.
this article has been inspired by a post on /r/math, that presented a graphical way to show that the sum of the series of consecutive powers of (geometric series with ratio) converges to 1:
∑ n = 1 ∞ 1 2 n = 1 2 + 1 4 + 1 8 + 1 16 + … = 1
the proposed image was very roughly made and raster, so i decided to re-create it, cleaned up and in vector form:
of course, this is not the only possible approach to demonstrate (note: demonstrate, not prove) the convergence of the series. a similar approach (the one i was more familiar with) is based on rectangles rather than triangles:
which one of the two is ‘better’ is obviously up to debate: some people prefer the triangle version, because the series is assembled from figures which are (geometrically) similar, while others prefer the rectangle version, as it features lines parallel to the sides of the original square, and thus clearer features to a higher detail (i.e. more visible sections).
of course, these are not the only possible representations for the series; for example, sticking to rectangles, one can also proceed by halving each remaining fraction of the original square with lines all parallel, obtaining the striped version:
i honestly find this version boring compared to the other two, since in this case it makes much more sense to give a one dimensional representation, by consecutive halving of segments, instead:
the segment splitting is most definitely the simplest, but some people might be more comfortable with the two-dimensional demonstrations, since apparently humans tend to deal better (intuitively) with areas than with lengths.
animations
note: this section stress-tests support for svg animation with smil. sadly, this is not properly supported on some allegedly ‘modern’ and ‘feature-rich’ browsers. if the animations don't make sense in your browser, consider reporting the issue to the respective developers and/or switching to a standard-compliant browser.
one of the upsides of using svg as format for these demonstrations is that it is possible to animate them. animations have two advantages in cases such as these: one, they present a more intuitive visualization of the “progress” of the infinite summation; and two, they make it easier to avoid the mess which is “perfectly centered text” in svg (an issue that deserves its own rant).
we can animate the one-dimensional example by introducing each new term with a timing which is proportional to the length of the segment, obtaining something like this:
there's no need for textual explanation, although we can achieve it by adding an animated summation (which sadly doesn't seem to work correctly in most browsers):
of course, the same can be done in two dimensions, with both the triangles and rectangles approach.
(and of course we could have the variants with formulas here as well, but i think the idea is clear and, honestly, coding these svg and mathml by hand gets boring after a while, so their realization is left as an exercise to the reader.)
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θɪn ənd ˈkrɪspi ˈʃʊgər ˈkʊkiz ˈəʃər ɪn ˌhæləˈwin ənd wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈhɑləˌdeɪz: ˈdiə də lɔs. aɪ fərst ˈlərnɪd əˈbaʊt ˈdiə də lɔs waɪl ˈwərkɪŋ æt ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ mˈjuziəm ɪn ðə ˈərli 90s*. wi hæd ə ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɪgˈzɪbɪt kɔld ˈoʊksəkə ðət kəmˈplitli ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪd mi: ðə ˈɑrtəzən kræfts, ðə fud, ənd ðə ˈwəndərfəl trəˈdɪʃən əv ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ lɔst ləvd wənz. waɪl hir ɪn ðə juz. ˈdiə də lɔs maɪt sim ˈgulɪʃ, aɪ ləv ðə aɪˈdiə əv rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ maɪ lɔst ləvd wənz, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ən ˈɔltər tɪ ˌɪnˈvaɪt ðɛm bæk fər ə ˈvɪzɪt, ənd pərˈpɛrɪŋ səm əv ðɛr ˈfeɪvərɪt fudz. waɪl riˈsərʧɪŋ ðə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ fər ðə ɪgˈzɪbɪt, wi ˈlərnɪd ðət ðɛr wər ˈspɛʃəl skəl ˈkʊkiz, kɔld kæləˈvɛrəz, ðət wər ˈpɑpjələr ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ. aɪ wɑz tæskt wɪθ ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə ˈbeɪkəri ðət wʊd ˈiðər ʃɛr ðə ˈrɛsəpi fər kæləˈvɛrəz ər wʊd meɪk ðɛm fər ˈjuˈɛs. aɪ spoʊk noʊ ˈspænɪʃ ənd ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpərsən ɪn ðə ˈɔfəs hu wɑz fluənt ˈhæpənd tɪ bi ˈpɔrtər ˈrikən. ðeɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ˈdiə də lɔs ɪn ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ; praɪˈmɛrəli ə ˈmɛksəkən trəˈdɪʃən. soʊ, waɪl ˈnænsi spoʊk ˈspænɪʃ, ʃi noʊ ðə ˈkəlʧər ər ðə ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ʃi wɑz ˈgeɪmli ɔn ðə foʊn fər mi, ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə lɪst əv ˈmɛksəkən ˈbeɪkəriz faʊnd, ˈæskɪŋ ɪf ðeɪ meɪd kæləˈvɛrəz ənd ˈwɛðər ðeɪ kʊd ʃɛr ðə ˈrɛsəpi. ˈæftər ˈkɔlɪŋ eɪt ˈbeɪkəriz, wi wər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈnoʊˌwɛr. ˈpipəl ˈiðər ˌəndərˈstænd wət wi wər ˈæskɪŋ fər ər maɪ ˈrisərʧ wɑz weɪ ɔf. ˈfaɪnəli, wən əv ɑr ˈmɛksəkən tin ˈstæfərz keɪm ɪn ənd hɛlpt riˈzɑlv ðə ˈmɪstəri. ʃi ɪkˈspleɪnd, ju kɔld ə bənʧ əv ˈrɛgjələr ˈbeɪkəriz ənd æst fər ðɛr ˈkrɪsməs ˈkʊki ˈrɛsəpi, wʊd ðeɪ noʊ wət ju meant?”*?” ˈɛvriˌwən gɪvz ðɛr oʊn spɪn tɪ kæləˈvɛrəz, wɪʧ ər ˈʃʊgər ˈkʊkiz ɪn ə skəl ʃeɪp, ər raʊnd ˈkʊkiz wɪθ skəlz drɔn ɔn ðɛm ɪn ˈaɪsɪŋ. wɪθ hər hɛlp wi ˈɔrdərd ˈmɛni ˈdəzən ˈʃʊgər ˈkʊkiz ənd ə təb əv ˈaɪsɪŋ. ðə ˈkʊki ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪŋ klæs wɑz ə sˈmæʃɪŋ səkˈsɛs. ðə ˈhəzbənd səˈpraɪzd mi baɪ ˈɔrdərɪŋ ðiz skəl ˈkʊki ˈkətərz soʊ aɪ wɪpt əp ə bæʧ əv maɪ ˈʃʊgər ˈkʊki doʊ tɪ gɪv ðɛm ə traɪ. aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ lʊk ˈbɛtər unglazed*, bət ðeɪ teɪst dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈiðər weɪ. ə ˈlɪtəl ˈtrɪki ˌɪmˈprɪnɪŋ ðɛm wɪˈθaʊt ðə doʊ ˈstɪkɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkətər. aɪ juzd ə lɔt əv braʊn raɪs flaʊər wɪn ˈroʊlɪŋ ðiz aʊt. ˈsutəbəl fər: ˈvɛgən,, gfcf*, daɪɪts nɑt fər: ər ˈmaɪˌgreɪn daɪɪts ˈdiə də lɔs ˈʃʊgər ˈkʊkiz voʊts: 0 ˈreɪtɪŋ: 0 ju: reɪt ðɪs ˈrɛsəpi! prɪnt ˈrɛsəpi θɪn ənd ˈkrɪspi ˈʃʊgər ˈkʊkiz ˈəʃər ɪn ˌhæləˈwin ənd wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈhɑləˌdeɪz: ˈdiə də lɔs. ˈsərvɪŋz prɛp taɪm 36 ˈkʊkiz 20 ˈmɪnəts kʊk taɪm ˈpæsɪv taɪm 15 ˈmɪnəts 30 ˈmɪnəts ˈsərvɪŋz prɛp taɪm 36 ˈkʊkiz 20 ˈmɪnəts kʊk taɪm ˈpæsɪv taɪm 15 ˈmɪnəts 30 ˈmɪnəts ˈdiə də lɔs ˈʃʊgər ˈkʊkiz voʊts: 0 ˈreɪtɪŋ: 0 ju: reɪt ðɪs ˈrɛsəpi! prɪnt ˈrɛsəpi θɪn ənd ˈkrɪspi ˈʃʊgər ˈkʊkiz ˈəʃər ɪn ˌhæləˈwin ənd wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈhɑləˌdeɪz: ˈdiə də lɔs. ˈsərvɪŋz prɛp taɪm 36 ˈkʊkiz 20 ˈmɪnəts kʊk taɪm ˈpæsɪv taɪm 15 ˈmɪnəts 30 ˈmɪnəts ˈsərvɪŋz prɛp taɪm 36 ˈkʊkiz 20 ˈmɪnəts kʊk taɪm ˈpæsɪv taɪm 15 ˈmɪnəts 30 ˈmɪnəts ˌɪnˈgridiənts 2 graʊnd flæks sidz 12 ʤi) 4 ˈfɪltərd ər spərɪŋ ˈwɔtər 1 kəp ərθ ˈbæləns 175 ʤi) kəp ɔrˈgænɪk ˈʃʊgər 150 ʤi) 1 vəˈnɪlə ˈɛkˌstrækt 1 kəp swit ˈsɔrgəm flaʊər 135 ʤi) 1 kəp oʊt flaʊər 120 ʤi) kəp ˈɑmənd flaʊər 60 ʤi) ˈkoʊʃər sɔlt pɪnʧ (oʊˈmɪt fər loʊ ˈsoʊdiəm daɪɪts) gleɪz 1 kəp ɔrˈgænɪk ˈʃʊgər 200 ʤi) ˈɛroʊˌrut ˈpaʊdər 1 ʤi) krim əv ˈtɑrtər 1 ʤi) 1 frɛʃ ˈlɛmən ʤus ər raɪs mɪlk, ɛz ˈnidɪd ˈsərvɪŋz: ˈkʊkiz ˈjunɪts: ˈmɛtrɪk ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz æd ˈwɔtər tɪ flæks sidz ɪn ə smɔl boʊl ənd sɛt əˈsaɪd. krim ˈbətər ənd ˈʃʊgər ɪn ə lɑrʤ boʊl ənˈtɪl laɪt ənd ˈfləfi ˈjuzɪŋ ə stænd ər hænd ˈmɪksər. bit ɪn flæks sidz ənd vəˈnɪlə. wɪsk təˈgɛðər ðə ˈsɔrgəm flaʊər, oʊt flaʊər, ˈɑmənd mil, ənd sɔlt ɪn ə ˈmidiəm boʊl. æd flaʊər tɪ lɑrʤ ˈmɪksɪŋ boʊl, stərɪŋ ʤɪst ənˈtɪl ˈblɛndɪd. ʧɪl ər friz ðə doʊ ɪn fɔr ˈpisɪz, ˈkəvərd wɪθ ˈplæstɪk ræp. kip doʊ koʊld waɪl ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ɪt, ˈroʊlɪŋ aʊt ə ˈlɪtəl æt ə taɪm. juz ə lɔt əv braʊn raɪs flaʊər ɔn jʊr ˈsərfəs, ˈroʊlɪŋ pɪn, hænz, ənd ˈkətərz tɪ kip ðə doʊ frəm ˈstɪkɪŋ. juz ə θɪn ˈpælət naɪf ər ˈmɛtəl ˈspæˌʧʊlə tɪ muv ðə ˈkʊkiz wəns kət. ɪf ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpætərnd ˈkətərz, dəst ðə tɔp əv iʧ ˈkʊki wɪθ mɔr flaʊər ˌbiˈfɔr ˈprɛsɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈpætərn. ˈəvən tɪ mɑrk 4 beɪk ɔn koʊld ˈbeɪkɪŋ ʃits, 2 əˈpɑrt, fər ˈmɪnəts. lɛt kul faɪv ˈmɪnəts, ðɛn riˈmuv wɪθ ə θɪn ˈmɛtəl ˈspæˌʧʊlə tɪ waɪər ræks tɪ kul kəmˈplitli. gleɪz ɪf dɪˈzaɪərd. stɔr ə days’*’ wərθ əv ˈkʊkiz ɔn ə pleɪt, ənˈkəvərd. friz əˈdɪʃənəl ˈkʊkiz ənd θɔ ɛz ˈnidɪd. ər stɔr ðə doʊ ɪn ðə ˈfrizər ənd beɪk ðɛm frɛʃ. gleɪz pleɪs ðə fərst θri ˌɪnˈgridiənts ɪn jʊr ˈblɛndər ənd blɛnd ənˈtɪl ə faɪn ˈpaʊdər. juz si. əv ˈpaʊdərd ˈʃʊgər ˈmɪksʧər ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt boʊl, æd ə fju drɑps əv raɪs mɪlk ər ˈlɛmən ʤus æt ə taɪm, stərɪŋ ənˈtɪl ɪt ˈriʧɪz ə θɪn gleɪz kənˈsɪstənsi. brəʃ ˈoʊvər ˈkʊkiz wɪθ ə ˈpeɪstri brəʃ. gleɪz kən bi ˈkələrd wɪθ ˈnæʧərəl fud ˈkələrɪŋ ɪf dɪˈzaɪərd. ˈrɛsəpi noʊts pər ˈkʊki (ɪf ˈmeɪkɪŋ 36 97 ˈkælɔˌriz 6 ʤi fæt 0 ʤi kəˈlɛstərˌɔl 61 ˈsoʊdiəm 45 ɪf sɔlt oʊˈmɪtɪd) 14 pəˈtæsiəm 10 ʤi ˌkɑrboʊˈhaɪˌdreɪt 1 ʤi ˈfaɪbər 4 ʤi ˈʃʊgərz 1 ʤi ˈproʊˌtin 11 weɪt ˈwɑʧərz pɔɪnts pləs aɪ baɪ ˈsərtəˌfaɪd oʊts frəm bɑbz rɛd mɪl ənd graɪnd ðɛm ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɪn ðə vitamix*. ɪf ju ˈkænɑt it oʊts, aɪ kænt ˈprɑməs ðət əˈnəðər ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən wɪl wərk ɪn ðɪs ˈrɛsəpi.
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thin and crispy sugar cookies usher in halloween and one of my favorite holidays: dia de los muertos.
i first learned about dia de los muertos while working at chicago children’s museum in the early 90s. we had a traveling exhibit called oaxaca that completely captivated me: the artisan crafts, the food, and the wonderful tradition of celebrating lost loved ones. while here in the u.s. dia de los muertos might seem ghoulish, i love the idea of remembering my lost loved ones, creating an altar to invite them back for a visit, and preparing some of their favorite foods. while researching the holiday for the exhibit, we learned that there were special skull cookies, called calaveras, that were popular during the holiday in mexico.
i was tasked with finding a bakery that would either share the recipe for calaveras or would make them for us. i spoke no spanish and the only person in the office who was fluent happened to be puerto rican. they celebrate dia de los muertos in puerto rico; it’s primarily a mexican tradition. so, while nancy spoke spanish, she didn’t know the culture or the dialect involved. nevertheless, she was gamely on the phone for me, calling the list of mexican bakeries i’d found, asking if they made calaveras and whether they could share the recipe.
after calling eight bakeries, we were getting nowhere. people either didn’t understand what we were asking for or my research was way off. finally, one of our mexican teen staffers came in and helped resolve the mystery. she explained, “if you called a bunch of regular bakeries and asked for their christmas cookie recipe, would they know what you meant?” everyone gives their own spin to calaveras, which are sugar cookies in a skull shape, or round cookies with skulls drawn on them in icing. with her help we ordered many dozen sugar cookies and a tub of icing. the cookie decorating class was a smashing success.
the husband surprised me by ordering these skull cookie cutters , so i whipped up a batch of my sugar cookie dough to give them a try. i think they look better unglazed, but they taste delicious either way. it’s a little tricky imprinting them without the dough sticking to the cutter. i used a lot of brown rice flour when rolling these out.
suitable for:
vegan, gluten-free, gfcf, low-sodium diets
not for:
low-sodium or migraine diets
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you: rate this recipe! print recipe thin and crispy sugar cookies usher in halloween and one of my favorite holidays: dia de los muertos. servings prep time 36 cookies 20 minutes cook time passive time 15 minutes 30 minutes servings prep time 36 cookies 20 minutes cook time passive time 15 minutes 30 minutes dia de los muertos sugar cookies votes: 0
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you: rate this recipe! print recipe thin and crispy sugar cookies usher in halloween and one of my favorite holidays: dia de los muertos. servings prep time 36 cookies 20 minutes cook time passive time 15 minutes 30 minutes servings prep time 36 cookies 20 minutes cook time passive time 15 minutes 30 minutes ingredients 2 tbsp ground flax seeds (12 g)
4 tbsp filtered or spring water
1 cup earth balance (175 g)
3/4 cup granulated organic sugar (150 g)
1 tsp vanilla extract gluten-free
1 cup sweet sorghum flour (135 g)
1 cup gluten-free oat flour (120 g)
1/2 cup almond flour (60 g)
1/4 tsp kosher salt pinch (omit for low sodium diets) glaze 1 cup granulated organic sugar (200 g)
1/2 tsp arrowroot powder (1 g)
1/2 tsp cream of tartar (1 g)
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice or rice milk, as needed servings: cookies units: metric us imperial instructions add water to flax seeds in a small bowl and set aside. cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy using a stand or hand mixer. beat in gelled flax seeds and vanilla. whisk together the sorghum flour, oat flour, almond meal, and salt in a medium bowl. add flour to large mixing bowl, stirring just until blended. chill or freeze the dough in four pieces, covered with plastic wrap. keep dough cold while working with it, rolling out a little at a time. use a lot of brown rice flour on your surface, rolling pin, hands, and cutters to keep the dough from sticking. use a thin palette knife or metal spatula to move the cookies once cut. if using patterned cutters, dust the top of each cookie with more flour before pressing in the pattern. preheat oven to 350f/180c/gas mark 4. bake on cold light-colored ungreased baking sheets, 2" apart, for 12-15 minutes. let cool five minutes, then remove with a thin metal spatula to wire racks to cool completely. glaze if desired. store a days’ worth of cookies on a plate, uncovered. freeze additional cookies and thaw as needed. or store the dough in the freezer and bake them fresh. glaze place the first three ingredients in your blender and blend until a fine powder. use 1/4 c. of powdered sugar mixture in a separate bowl, add a few drops of rice milk or lemon juice at a time, stirring until it reaches a thin glaze consistency. brush over cookies with a pastry brush. glaze can be colored with natural food coloring if desired. recipe notes per cookie (if making 36): 97 calories
6 g fat
0 g cholesterol
61 mg sodium (45 mg if salt omitted)
14 mg potassium
10 g carbohydrate
1 g fiber
4 g sugars
1 g protein
11 weight watchers points plus i buy certified gluten-free oats from bob's red mill and grind them myself in the vitamix. if you cannot eat oats, i can't promise that another substitution will work in this recipe.
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æˈtlæntə hɔks ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ʃɔn ˈmɛriən; waɪ ðeɪ bi baɪ ʤeɪ deɪˈsɑi ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə æˈtlæntə hawks’*’ pleɪɔf ˈsɪriz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈpeɪsərz bæk ɪn ˈeɪprəl, ðə tim riˈlist ə nu ˈvərʒən əv ðɛr oʊld skul man”*” ˈloʊgoʊ, ənd ɪt wɑz klɪr ə ˈprɔˌsɛs wɑz ɪn ðə wərks. ðə hɔks juzd ðə sˈloʊgən pæk ɪz back”*” ˈdʊrɪŋ geɪm 6 əv ðə ˈsɪriz əˈgɛnst ðə ˌɪndiˈænə ˈpeɪsərz, ənd ˈivɪn geɪv aʊt fri ˈtiˌsərts tɪ fænz æt ðə geɪm. ðə riˈlis əv ðə ˈloʊgoʊ ənd ˈtiˌsərts hæd ˈmɛni fænz ənd ˈpəndɪts ˈwəndərɪŋ ɪf nu ˈʤərziz wər ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən. ðə ˈnæʃənəl pərˈsɛpʃən əv ðə hɔks ɪz sˈloʊli ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ, ənd wɪθ ə nu ˈʤərzi ðət kəˈnɛkts ðə pæst tɪ ðə fˈjuʧər, θɪŋz kʊd ˈrɪli stɑrt tɪ ræmp əp ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkətɪŋ əv ðə tim. əraʊnd ə wik əˈgoʊ, ðɛr wər ˈrəmbəlɪŋz ðət əˈdidəs hæd ə lɔt əv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈʤərzi. ðeɪ ər ˈmuvɪŋ ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈloʊgoʊ tɪ ðə bæk əv ðə ˈʤərzi (hir kəm ðə ædz), ənd ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈædɪŋ ə goʊld pæʧ ɔn ðə ˈkɑlər tɪ kəˈmɛmərˌeɪt ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz ðət hæv wən ˈtaɪtəlz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈkrɪsməs deɪ ˈʤərziz ðət hæv slivz ˈwɛlkəm, ˈlɛbrən). ðɛn ðɛr wɑz ə likt ˈpɪkʧər ðət ˈfiʧərd æˈtlæntə ˈfloʊtɪŋ əraʊnd: ɛz ju kən si, ðə hɔks wər ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ðə ““pride”*” ˈkætəˌgɔri. ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ riˈlist ə fju ““pride”*” ˈʤərziz læst ˈsizən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈpɪstənz ˈʤərzi ðət rɛd city”*” əˈkrɔs ðə ʧɛst, ənd ə treɪl ˈbleɪzərz ˈʤərzi ðət rɛd city”*” əˈkrɔs ðə ʧɛst ɛz wɛl. ðə ˈpərpəs əv ðə ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈʤərziz ɪz tɪ peɪ ˈɑməʤ tɪ ðə ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ əv ðə ˈsɪti, ənd ðət minz ðə hɔks kʊd hæv ə nu ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈʤərzi ðət həz taɪz tɪ ðə ˈsɪti əv æˈtlæntə. ɪt ɪz ˈizi tɪ əˈsum ðət ðoʊz ““pride”*” ˈʤərziz wɪl ˈlaɪkli hæv ðə man”*” ˈloʊgoʊ ɔn ɪt, ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə ɪn ə bɪg weɪ. ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ həz əˈnaʊnst ðət ðə ““pride”*” ˈʤərziz wɪl hæv slivz ðɪs ˈsizən, soʊ ðoʊz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə sliv ˈmuvmənt bi ˈhæpi. nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪz ðɛr ə nu ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈʤərzi ɪn ðə wərks, bət ðɛr ɪz ə rɪˈpɔrt ðət ðə hɔks wɪl hæv nu ʃɔrts ðɪs ˈkəmɪŋ ˈsizən ɛz wɛl. frəm uni-watch.com*: ˈsəmˌwən əˈpɛrəntli meɪd ən əˈdidəs ˈriˌteɪl ˈkætəlɔg əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ɔn wən əv ðə dɪˈskəʃən bɔrdz, ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈpipəl ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd ɪt ənd ðɛn bɪˈgæn skrin ʃɑts frəm ɪt ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun. 3 ðə hawks’*’ ʃɔrts wɪl hæv ðə ˈloʊgoʊ: ɛz ju kən si ðə hɔks wɪl ˈfiʧər ðə ˈloʊgoʊ. ðɪs ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə nu ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈʤərziz kənˈfərmz ðət æˈtlæntə ɪz ˌɪnˈdid ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ðə ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈʤərziz. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə hɔks dɪd nɑt ˈfiʧər ðɛr nu dræft pɪks wɪθ ðɛr ˈʤərziz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr ˌɪntrəˈdəktəri prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns. ðət kʊd min ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈnəθɪŋ, bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ kʊd min ðeɪ ər ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɔf ˈɛni sɔrt əv ˈʤərzi ˈfiʧər ənˈtɪl ðeɪ əˈfɪʃəli ənˈveɪl ðə nu dɪˈzaɪnz. ðiz rɪˈpɔrts ər ˈoʊnli ˈrumərz raɪt naʊ, bət wən θɪŋ ɪz fər ʃʊr: ðə hɔks ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə nu lʊk tɪ ˈəʃər ɪn ðɛr nu ˈɪrə. fərˈgɛt tɪ ““like”*” ðə ˈsɔrɪŋ daʊn saʊθ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ ənd ““follow”*” ˈjuˈɛs ɔn tˈwɪtər tɪ gɪt æˈtlæntə nuz, ˈrumərz ənd æˈnælɪsɪs kənˈvinjəntli ɪn jʊr nuz fidz.
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atlanta hawks interested in shawn marion; here’s why they shouldn’t be by jay desai
during the atlanta hawks’ playoff series against the pacers back in april, the team released a new version of their old school “pac man” logo, and it was clear a re-branding process was in the works.
the hawks used the slogan “the pac is back” during game 6 of the first-round series against the top-seeded indiana pacers, and even gave out free t-shirts to fans at the game.
the release of the logo and t-shirts had many fans and pundits wondering if new jerseys were on the horizon.
the national perception of the hawks is slowly starting to change, and with a new jersey that connects the past to the future, things could really start to ramp up in the marketing of the team.
around a week ago, there were rumblings that adidas had a lot of changes coming to the nba jersey. they are moving the nba logo to the back of the jersey (here come the ads), and are also adding a gold patch on the collar to commemorate franchises that have won titles, along with christmas day jerseys that don’t have sleeves (you’re welcome, lebron).
then there was a leaked picture that featured atlanta floating around:
as you can see, the hawks were listed in the “pride” category.
the nba released a few “pride” jerseys last season, including a pistons jersey that read “motor city” across the chest, and a trail blazers jersey that read “rip city” across the chest as well.
the purpose of the alternate jerseys is to pay homage to the heritage of the city, and that means the hawks could have a new alternate jersey that has ties to the city of atlanta.
it is easy to assume that those “pride” jerseys will likely have the “pac man” logo on it, utilizing the re-brand in a big way.
the nba has announced that the “pride” jerseys will have sleeves this season, so those opposed to the sleeve movement won’t be happy.
not only is there a new alternate jersey in the works, but there is a report that the hawks will have new shorts this coming season as well.
from uni-watch.com:
someone apparently made an adidas retail catalog available for download on one of the sportslogos.net discussion boards, and several people downloaded it and then began tweeting screen shots from it yesterday afternoon. …… 3. the hawks’ shorts will have the pac-man logo:
as you can see the hawks will feature the re-designed logo. this — as well as the new alternate jerseys — confirms that atlanta is indeed looking to incorporate the re-brand into their jerseys.
also, the hawks did not feature their new draft picks with their jerseys during their introductory press conference. that could mean absolutely nothing, but it also could mean they are holding off any sort of jersey feature until they officially unveil the new designs.
these reports are only rumors right now, but one thing is for sure: the hawks are looking for a new look to usher in their new era.
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ðə nuəst ˈsupər pæk ˈrɛdi tɪ meɪk ə splæʃ ɪn ðə fɔl ɪˈlɛkʃənz meɪ bi ðə list ˈlaɪkli. frɛndz əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi wɪʧ ɪz ˈhɛdɪd baɪ ˈʤɑnəθən ˈsɔroʊs, sən əv ˌbɪljəˈnɛr hɛʤ ˈfəndər ʤɔrʤ ˈsɔroʊs; hoʊg, ˈfɔrmər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz dɪˈrɛktər; ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈdɑnɛli, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈpəblɪk kæmˈpeɪn ˈækʃən fənd siks tɪ bɪld pəˈlɪtɪkəl paʊər ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu əv rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl paʊər əv bɪg ˈməni. ðɪs ˈɪzənt jʊr kæmˈpeɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns rɪˈfɔrm grup. ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ sid ˈməni frəm ˈʤɑnəθən ˈsɔroʊs, hu ɪz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ðə ˈsupər pæks "θɔt ˈlidər," ðə grup eɪmz tɪ reɪz 5 ˈmɪljən tɪ 8 ˈmɪljən tɪ spɛnd ɔn dɪˈfitɪŋ ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ðɪs noʊˈvɛmbər ənd ˈðɛrˈbaɪ bɪld ə məˈʤɔrəti ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs səˈpɔrtɪv əv ðə grups rɪˈfɔrm ˈplætˌfɔrm. "ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə nu ˈɪʃu," ˈsɔroʊs toʊld ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst. "ɪt ˈdɪdənt ʃoʊ əp ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt wɪn ˈsɪtɪzənz juˈnaɪtɪd ˈhæpənd, bət ðɛr ɪz mɔr əˈtɛnʃən biɪŋ peɪd tɪ ɪt, mɔr ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti, mɔr æŋˈzaɪəti, mɔr dɪsˈgəst əˈbaʊt wəts goʊɪŋ ɔn ðən, ˈprɑbəˌbli, sɪns ˈwɔtərˌgeɪt." hi sɛd hɪz ˈsupər pæk ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ ˈhɑrnɪs "ˈækʧəwəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl paʊər əraʊnd ə rɪˈfɔrm əˈʤɛndə ðət ɪz əraʊnd ənd əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut." ðət əˈʤɛndə stɑrts wɪθ wət ˈsɔroʊs kɔld ɪˈlɛkʃənz." ðə ˈbluˌprɪnt tɪ wɪʧ frɛndz əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi pɔɪnts ɪz ðə ˈpəblɪk kæmˈpeɪn fɪˈnænsɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti, wɪʧ nu jɔrk gəv. ˈændru kˈwoʊmoʊ ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈpʊʃɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd tɪ ðə hoʊl steɪt. "ɪts ə ˈvərʒən əv ˈpəblɪk fɪˈnænsɪŋ ðət ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ˈkænədɪts wɪθ ðɛr kənˈstɪʧuənts tɪ faɪnd ðə minz əv səˈpɔrt," ˈsɔroʊs sɛd. ðə nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ˈmɑdəl prəˈvaɪdz ə mæʧ fər doʊˈneɪʃənz əp tɪ 175 iʧ. ðət minz ðət ə 20 doʊˈneɪʃən tɪ ə ˈkænədɪt bɪˈkəmz 120 ənd ə 175 doʊˈneɪʃən bɪˈkəmz "ðə ˈbeɪsɪk aɪˈdiə ɪz ðət [ɪf ju doʊnt] kriˈeɪt ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsɪstəm əv fɪˈnænsɪŋ, wɛr ðɛrz ə haɪ dɪˈgri əv dɪˈpɛndənsi ɔn lɑrʤ ˈdoʊnərz ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɪkˈspɛndɪʧərz, jʊr nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ əˈʧiv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ," ˈsɔroʊs sɛd. ðə grups goʊlz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈklud ɛnˈhænst dɪˈskloʊʒər əraʊnd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɪkˈspɛndɪʧərz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli frəm ˈnɑnˈprɑfɪts ðət əˈpɪr tɪ ˈmoʊstli spɛnd ˈməni ɔn ˈpɑləˌtɪks; ˈlɑbiɪŋ rɪˈfɔrm; ril ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈsupər pæks ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt grups; ənd rɪˈfɔrm əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən kəˈmɪʃən. wɪn æst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɑbviəs ˈaɪrəni əv ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈsupər pæk fɔrm tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv ˈməni ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ˈsɔroʊs rɪˈspɑndɪd ðət frɛndz əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪz ˈdɪfərənt frəm moʊst kæmˈpeɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns rɪˈfɔrm ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm təˈdeɪ. "ɑr əˈbʤɛktɪv ɪz nɑt tɪ ɛnd ðə əˈbɪləˌti fər ˈpraɪvət ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz tɪ spɛnd ðɛr ˈməni ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks," hi sɛd. "ðæts nɑt ðə ˈpɑləsi əˈbʤɛktɪv, ənd ðæts nɑt ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt. ɑr ril əˈbʤɛktɪv ɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ðə [ˈkænədɪts'] dɪˈpɛndənsi ðət ðət kriˈeɪts soʊ ðət ju kən hæv ə ˈsɪstəm ðət həz səm ril ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti." "maɪ oʊn vju ɪz ðət ju kænt gɪt ˈməni aʊt əv ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ənd ɪts nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli wərθ traɪɪŋ. ju kən teɪk ðə ˈməni aʊt əv wən pleɪs ənd muv ɪt daʊn ðə ʧeɪn," ˈsɔroʊs kənˈtɪnjud. ˈdɑnɛli ˈnoʊtɪd wət hi siz ɛz əˈnəðər ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə nu ˈsupər pæk ənd trəˈdɪʃənəl kæmˈpeɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns rɪˈfɔrm ˈɛfərts. "aɪ θɪŋk wi ˈrɪli wɔnt tɪ bɪld ə ril pəˈlɪtɪkəl, ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑnsəkwəns fər biɪŋ bæd ɔn ðiz ˈɪʃuz ənd tɪ ʃoʊ ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt əv biɪŋ gʊd. ˈvɛri fju ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ɪn ðə kæmˈpeɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈɪʃuz θɪŋk əˈbaʊt duɪŋ ɪˈlɛktərəl wərk æt ɔl. ðoʊz ðət du tɛnd tɪ du ɪt æt ə sˈmɔlər skeɪl ðən ðɪs," hi ˈɑrgjud. ðə nu grup ɪz ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɛz ə ˈhaɪbrɪd pæk ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ə ˈkɛri pæk ˈæftər ðə kɔrt keɪs ðət əˈlaʊd ðə ˈstrəkʧər wɪʧ minz ɪt kənˈsɪsts əv boʊθ ə ˈsupər pæk, ˈreɪzɪŋ ənˈlɪmɪtɪd fəndz tɪ bi spɛnt ɔn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɪkˈspɛndɪʧərz, ənd ə trəˈdɪʃənəl pæk, ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈlɪmɪtɪd fəndz ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt əˈkaʊnt tɪ bi kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ˈkænədɪts. frɛndz əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi plænz tɪ ˈtərgət bɪtˈwin 20 ənd 25 kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈdɪstrɪkts ɪn ðɪs fɔlz ɪˈlɛkʃənz. ˈdɑnɛli neɪmd fɔr ˈmɛmbərz hum ðə ˈsupər pæk hoʊps tɪ dɪˈfit: rɛps. dæn ˈləŋrɛn (r-calif*.), ʧɪp (r-minn*.), næn ˈheɪˌwərθ (r-n.y*.) ənd ʤɪm (r-ohio*). waɪl ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈtɑrgəts ər rɪˈpəblɪkənz, ˈdɑnɛli sɛd ðɛr ər səm ˈdɛməˌkræts ɔn ðə lɪst. ðə grup wɪl nɑt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈtərgət ˈsəmˌwən ɪf hɪz ər hər əˈpoʊnənt wʊd nɑt bi mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ səˈpɔrt rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə ˈneɪʃənz kæmˈpeɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈsɪstəm. "wi woʊnt traɪ ənd teɪk aʊt ˈɛniˌwən wɛr wi ˈwʊdənt ˌriˈpleɪs ðɛm wɪθ ˈsəmˌwən ˈbɛtər," hoʊg sɛd. ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz frəm ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl pæk əˈkaʊnt wɪl goʊ tɪ "ˈʧæmpiənz" əv frɛndz əv dɪˈmɑkrəsiz ˈpɑləsi əˈʤɛndə. ðə grup ɪz ɪn ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl feɪz əv ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈməni ənd ˈriʧɪŋ aʊt tɪ ˈdoʊnərz. ˈsɔroʊs sɛd ðət hi həz nɑt dɪˈskəst ðə ˈsupər pæk wɪθ hɪz ˈfɑðər, hu kənˈtrɪbjutɪd mɔr ðən 30 ˈmɪljən tɪ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt grup ˈɛfərts tɪ dɪˈfit ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ ɪn 2004 ənd ɪz nɑt ˈsikɪŋ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz frəm ɪm. frɛndz əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪz nɑt səˈlɪsətɪŋ frəm ˌfərˈprɑfɪt ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt həz rɪˈsivd səm doʊˈneɪʃənz frəm ˈpəblɪk kæmˈpeɪn ˈækʃən fənd, ə nɑnˈprɑfət ðət ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli dɪˈskloʊzɪz ɔl ɪts ˈdoʊnərz ɔn ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ðoʊz ˈdoʊnərz ˌɪnˈklud ˈwɛlθi ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ˈdeɪvɪd ˈbɑndərmən ənd ˈdɑnəld ˈsəsmən, ðə ˈsərvɪs ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈjunjən, ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈwərkərz əv əˈmɛrɪkə.
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washington -- the newest super pac ready to make a splash in the fall elections may be the least likely. friends of democracy -- which is headed by jonathan soros, son of billionaire hedge funder george soros; ilyse hogue, former moveon political and communications director; and david donnelly, executive director of public campaign action fund -- seeks to build political power on the issue of reducing the political power of big money.
this isn't your garden-variety campaign finance reform group. starting with seed money from jonathan soros, who is described as the super pac's "thought leader," the group aims to raise $5 million to $8 million to spend on defeating lawmakers this november and thereby build a majority in congress supportive of the group's reform platform.
"this is not a new issue," soros told the huffington post. "it didn't show up overnight when citizens united happened, but there is more attention being paid to it, more visibility, more anxiety, more disgust about what's going on than, probably, since watergate." he said his super pac intends to harness "actual political power around a reform agenda that is around and available for congress to execute."
that agenda starts with what soros called "citizen-led elections." the blueprint to which friends of democracy points is the public campaign financing system in new york city, which new york gov. andrew cuomo is currently pushing to extend to the whole state.
"it's a version of public financing that focuses on engaging candidates with their constituents to find the means of support," soros said.
the new york city model provides a six-to-one match for small-dollar donations up to $175 each. that means that a $20 donation to a candidate becomes $120, and a $175 donation becomes $1,050.
"the basic idea is that [if you don't] create an alternative to the current system of financing, where there's a high degree of dependency on large donors and independent expenditures, you're not going to achieve anything," soros said.
the group's goals also include enhanced disclosure around independent expenditures, particularly from nonprofits that appear to mostly spend money on politics; lobbying reform; real regulation of super pacs and independent groups; and reform of the federal election commission.
when asked about the obvious irony of using the super pac form to combat the influence of money in politics, soros responded that friends of democracy is different from most campaign finance reform activism today.
"our objective is not to end the ability for private individuals to spend their money in politics," he said. "that's not the policy objective, and that's not the end result. our real objective is to create an alternative to the [candidates'] dependency that that creates so that you can have a system that has some real integrity."
"my own view is that you can't get money out of politics, and it's not necessarily worth trying. you can take the money out of one place and move it down the chain," soros continued.
donnelly noted what he sees as another difference between the new super pac and traditional campaign finance reform efforts. "i think we really want to build a real political, electoral consequence for being bad on these issues and to show the benefit of being good. very few organizations in the campaign finance issues think about doing electoral work at all. those that do tend to do it at a smaller scale than this," he argued.
the new group is registered as a hybrid pac -- also known as a carey pac after the court case that allowed the structure -- which means it consists of both a super pac, raising unlimited funds to be spent on independent expenditures, and a traditional pac, raising limited funds in a separate account to be contributed to candidates.
friends of democracy plans to target between 20 and 25 congressional districts in this fall's elections. donnelly named four members whom the super pac hopes to defeat: reps. dan lungren (r-calif.), chip cravaack (r-minn.), nan hayworth (r-n.y.) and jim renacci (r-ohio). while the majority of the targets are republicans, donnelly said there are some democrats on the list.
the group will not, however, target someone if his or her opponent would not be more likely to support reforming the nation's campaign finance system. "we won't try and take out anyone where we wouldn't replace them with someone better," hogue said.
contributions from the traditional pac account will go to "champions" of friends of democracy's policy agenda.
the group is in the initial phase of raising money and reaching out to donors. soros said that he has not discussed the super pac with his father, who contributed more than $30 million to independent group efforts to defeat president george w. bush in 2004, and is not seeking contributions from him.
friends of democracy is not soliciting from for-profit corporations, although it has received some in-kind donations from public campaign action fund, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit that voluntarily discloses all its donors on its website. those donors include wealthy investors david bonderman and donald sussman, the service employees international union, and communications workers of america.
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tonning* ˈproʊˌfaɪl ʤɔɪnd meɪ 2011 ˈnɔrˌweɪ 110 poʊsts læst ˈɛdɪtɪd: 1 "tɪ bi ˈoʊpənd 4 piɛm piɛm cest*" ə ˈpækɪʤ ðət gɑt stɔrd 100 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ðə mæn hu meɪd ðə ˈpækɪʤ roʊt "tɪ bi ˈoʊpənd ɪn 2012 soʊ... ɪts 2012 ənd ðeɪ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈoʊpən ɪt. ˈhɪstəri əˈbaʊt ðət ˈpækɪʤ: ˈvɪdioʊ ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpækɪʤ: soʊ... wət du ju gaɪz θɪŋk ɪz ɪn ðɪs ˈpækɪʤ? du ju θɪŋk ɪts bɪn ˈoʊpənd ˌbiˈfɔr? kən ɪt bi səm wɪrd tɛkst əˈbaʊt "ðɪs ɪz wət aɪ θɪŋk ðə fˈjuʧər ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi". ˈpərsənəli aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈpækɪʤ ɪz ʤɪst ˈgɑnə hæv səm wɪrd oʊld ˈaɪtəmz ɪn ɪt... ˈɔlsoʊ; ɪf jʊr ˌsupərˈstɪʃəs, ˈɪzənt ɪt kaɪnd əv wɪrd ðət ɪt wɑz toʊld tɪ bi ˈoʊpənd ðə deɪ ðə wərst ˈkɪlər ɪn ðə ˌnɔrˈwiʤən ˈhɪstəri gɑt hɪz punishment/penalty/sentence*? ðə ˈpækɪʤ hæv bɪn ˈoʊpənd! ɪt kənˈteɪnd ə skɑrf frəm kɔŋg vii*, ənd oʊld ˈlɛtərz frəm əˈmɛrɪkə. http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisbarth/2012/08/24/norways-100-year-old-mystery-package-opened-guess-what-was-inside*/ ʃoʊ ˈspɔɪlər ðə ˈkjʊrətərz rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə steɪʤ wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈsikrɪt fər taɪm ˈtrævəl. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə ˈpækɪʤ ˈkɑntɛnts sim tɪ bi praɪˈmɛrəli kənˈsərnd wɪθ ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ə ˈmɑnjəmənt tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə ˈvɪktəri ɪn 1612 ðə ˈnoʊtˌbʊks ənd ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz kənˈteɪn ˈlɛʤərz ənd əˈkaʊnts əv doʊˈneɪʃənz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ fənd ðə məˈmɔriəl. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si haʊ smɔl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈməni wɑz given,”*,” sɛd wən əv ðə mˈjuziəm ˈkjʊrətərz. ˈpipəl ər ˈgɪvɪŋ hæf ə ˈdɔlər ənd səm ər ˈgɪvɪŋ ə dollar.”*.” wən əv ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz, frəm ˈɔgəst 1 1914 ˈmɛnʃənd ðət ðə ˈpipəl əv sɛl wər ðə ˈməni wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi juzd fər ˈsəmθɪŋ else.”*.” əˈnəðər ˈpeɪpər kənˈteɪnd ðə ˈlɪrɪks tɪ ən oʊld ˈpɑpjələr sɔŋ ðət ɪz naʊ juzd ɛz ə mɑrʧ ɪn ˈnɔrˌweɪ. ðə ˈkjʊrətərz plɛʤd tɪ teɪk ðə ˈpeɪpərz bæk tɪ ðə mˈjuziəm, wɛr ðeɪ wɪl bi pʊt ɔn dɪˈspleɪ ɪn glæs ˈkeɪsɪz, fər ɔl tɪ si. ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɪts ʤɪst ə lɔt əv ˈdɑkjəmənts ɪn ðɛr, ənd ðeɪ hæv tɪ ˈænəˌlaɪz ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ seɪ ˈfərðərˌmɔr. "tɪ bi ˈoʊpənd 4 piɛm piɛm ˈpækɪʤ ðət gɑt stɔrd 100 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ðə mæn hu meɪd ðə ˈpækɪʤ roʊt "tɪ bi ˈoʊpənd ɪn 2012 soʊ... ɪts 2012 ənd ðeɪ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈoʊpən əˈbaʊt ðət ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri əˈbaʊt ðə package:so*... wət du ju gaɪz θɪŋk ɪz ɪn ðɪs ju θɪŋk ɪts bɪn ˈoʊpənd ɪt bi səm wɪrd tɛkst əˈbaʊt "ðɪs ɪz wət aɪ θɪŋk ðə fˈjuʧər ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈpækɪʤ ɪz ʤɪst ˈgɑnə hæv səm wɪrd oʊld ˈaɪtəmz ɪn it...also*; ɪf jʊr ˌsupərˈstɪʃəs, ˈɪzənt ɪt kaɪnd əv wɪrd ðət ɪt wɑz toʊld tɪ bi ˈoʊpənd ðə deɪ ðə wərst ˈkɪlər ɪn ðə ˌnɔrˈwiʤən ˈhɪstəri gɑt hɪz ˈpækɪʤ hæv bɪn kənˈteɪnd ə skɑrf frəm kɔŋg vii*, ənd oʊld ˈlɛtərz frəm ˈkjʊrətərz rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə steɪʤ wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈsikrɪt fər taɪm ˈtrævəl. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə ˈpækɪʤ ˈkɑntɛnts sim tɪ bi praɪˈmɛrəli kənˈsərnd wɪθ ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ə ˈmɑnjəmənt tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə ˈvɪktəri ɪn 1612 ðə ˈnoʊtˌbʊks ənd ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz kənˈteɪn ˈlɛʤərz ənd əˈkaʊnts əv doʊˈneɪʃənz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ fənd ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si haʊ smɔl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈməni wɑz given,”*,” sɛd wən əv ðə mˈjuziəm ˈkjʊrətərz. ˈpipəl ər ˈgɪvɪŋ hæf ə ˈdɔlər ənd səm ər ˈgɪvɪŋ ə əv ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz, frəm ˈɔgəst 1 1914 ˈmɛnʃənd ðət ðə ˈpipəl əv sɛl wər ðə ˈməni wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi juzd fər ˈsəmθɪŋ else.”*.” əˈnəðər ˈpeɪpər kənˈteɪnd ðə ˈlɪrɪks tɪ ən oʊld ˈpɑpjələr sɔŋ ðət ɪz naʊ juzd ɛz ə mɑrʧ ɪn ˈkjʊrətərz plɛʤd tɪ teɪk ðə ˈpeɪpərz bæk tɪ ðə mˈjuziəm, wɛr ðeɪ wɪl bi pʊt ɔn dɪˈspleɪ ɪn glasscases*, fər ɔl tɪ ɪts ʤɪst ə lɔt əv ˈdɑkjəmənts ɪn ðɛr, ənd ðeɪ hæv tɪ ˈænəˌlaɪz ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ seɪ ˈfərðərˌmɔr. ʃoʊ ˈspɔɪlər ˈnɛvər gɪv əp, ˈnɛvər sərˈɛndər. ˈwɪnərz ˈnɛvər kwɪt ənd kˈwɪtərz ˈnɛvər wɪn.
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tonning profile joined may 2011 norway 110 posts last edited: 2012-08-27 08:35:04 #1 http://www.vgtv.no/#!id=55544
"to be opened 4 pm gmt/6 pm cest"
a package that got stored 100 years ago, the man who made the package wrote "to be opened in 2012", so... it's 2012 and they are going to open it.
history about that package:
http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utrolige-historier/artikkel.php?artid=10060251
video documentary about the package:
http://www.vgtv.no/#!id=55537
so... what do you guys think is in this package?
do you think it's been opened before?
can it be some weird text about "this is what i think the future is going to be".
personally i believe that the package is just gonna have some weird old items in it...
also; if you're superstitious, isn't it kind of weird that it was told to be opened the day the worst killer in the norwegian history got his punishment/penalty/sentence?
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the package have been opened!
http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=10060370
it contained a scarf from kong haakon vii, and old letters from america.
http://www.vgtv.no/#!id=55588
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisbarth/2012/08/24/norways-100-year-old-mystery-package-opened-guess-what-was-inside/
+ show spoiler + thx alryk
the curators returned to the stage without the secret for time travel. instead, the package contents seem to be primarily concerned with the construction of a monument to celebrate the victory in 1612. the notebooks and newspapers contain ledgers and accounts of donations given to fund the memorial.
“it’s interesting to see how small amount of money was given,” said one of the museum curators. “some people are giving half a dollar and some are giving a dollar.”
one of the newspapers, from august 1, 1914, mentioned that the people of sel were “afraid the money was going to be used for something else.” another paper contained the lyrics to an old popular song that is now used as a march in norway.
the curators pledged to take the papers back to the gudbrandsdal museum, where they will be put on display in glass
cases, for all to see.
overall it's just a lot of documents in there, and they have to analyze it before they say furthermore. "to be opened 4 pm gmt/6 pm cest"a package that got stored 100 years ago, the man who made the package wrote "to be opened in 2012", so... it's 2012 and they are going to open it.history about that package:video documentary about the package:so... what do you guys think is in this package?do you think it's been opened before?can it be some weird text about "this is what i think the future is going to be".personally i believe that the package is just gonna have some weird old items in it...also; if you're superstitious, isn't it kind of weird that it was told to be opened the day the worst killer in the norwegian history got his punishment/penalty/sentence?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------the package have been opened!it contained a scarf from kong haakon vii, and old letters from america.the curators returned to the stage without the secret for time travel. instead, the package contents seem to be primarily concerned with the construction of a monument to celebrate the victory in 1612. the notebooks and newspapers contain ledgers and accounts of donations given to fund the memorial.“it’s interesting to see how small amount of money was given,” said one of the museum curators. “some people are giving half a dollar and some are giving a dollar.”one of the newspapers, from august 1, 1914, mentioned that the people of sel were “afraid the money was going to be used for something else.” another paper contained the lyrics to an old popular song that is now used as a march in norway.the curators pledged to take the papers back to the gudbrandsdal museum, where they will be put on display in glasscases, for all to see.overall it's just a lot of documents in there, and they have to analyze it before they say furthermore. + show spoiler + never give up, never surrender. winners never quit and quitters never win.
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ðə tɔp ʧɑrt əˈbəv ʃoʊz ˈmənθli, ˈpraɪsɪz fər "juz. ˈnæʧərəl gæs dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkəstəmərz" ˈdætə hir ˈpraɪsɪz ər ɪn 2010 ˈdɔlərz). ðə praɪs əv ˈnæʧərəl gæs ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2010 æt pər ˈkjubɪk fit, wɑz ðə loʊəst praɪs ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst 8 jɪrz. ju hæv tɪ goʊ ɔl ðə weɪ bæk tɪ ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2004 tɪ faɪnd ə loʊər praɪs fər ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈnæʧərəl gæs. ðə ˈbɑtəm ʧɑrt əˈbəv ʃoʊz ˈmənθli ˈpraɪsɪz fər ˈnæʧərəl gæs soʊld tɪ kəˈmərʃəl kənˈsumərz ˈdætə hir fər ðoʊz ˈkəstəmərz ril ˈnæʧərəl gæs ˈpraɪsɪz ər ˈivɪn loʊər təˈdeɪ ɪn ˈdɔlərz ðən fər ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkəstəmərz. ðə dɪˈsɛmbər 2010 praɪs əv pər ˈkjubɪk fit wɑz ðə loʊəst praɪs sɪns noʊˈvɛmbər 2002 mɔr ðən naɪn jɪrz əˈgoʊ. waɪl ˈraɪzɪŋ gæs ənd ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˈraɪzɪŋ ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, hæv ˈkæpʧərd ɔl əv ðə ˈmidiə ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ˈrisəntli, ðə ril praɪs əv ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈnæʧərəl gæs həz kˈwaɪətli ˈfɑlən tɪ ən ril loʊ ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2010 fər ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkəstəmərz ənd ə loʊ fər kəˈmərʃəl ˈkəstəmərz. aɪ ˈkʊdənt faɪnd ə ˈsɪŋgəl nuz ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt ðɪs, ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ wəns əˈgɛn ðət "bæd nuz sɛlz" ənd gʊd nuz ɪz ˈɔfən ˌɪgˈnɔrd ənd ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt. ju hərd ɪt hir fərst!
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the top chart above shows monthly, inflation-adjusted prices for "u.s. natural gas delivered to residential customers" ( data here , prices are in 2010 dollars). the price of natural gas in december 2010 at $9.86 per 1,000 cubic feet, was the lowest price in almost 8 years. you have to go all the way back to january 2004 to find a lower inflation-adjusted price for residential natural gas.
the bottom chart above shows monthly prices for natural gas sold to commercial consumers ( data here ). for those customers real natural gas prices are even lower today in inflation-adjusted dollars than for residential customers. the december 2010 price of $8.54 per 1,000 cubic feet was the lowest inflation-adjusted price since november 2002, more than nine years ago.
while rising gas and oil prices, along with concerns about rising inflation in general, have captured all of the media headlines recently, the real price of residential natural gas has quietly fallen to an 8-year real low in december 2010 for residential customers and a 9-year low for commercial customers. i couldn't find a single news story about this, demonstrating once again that "bad news sells" and good news is often ignored and overlooked. you heard it here first!
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ˈrælid baɪ ðə əˈpruvəl læst fɔl əv ə steɪt lɔ ˈbænɪŋ ˈsoʊˈkɔld "ˈpɑrʃəl bərθ" əˈbɔrʃən, ˈmɪʃɪgən əˈbɔrʃən əˈpoʊnənts ər ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər mɔr ɪn 2012 frəm ə "ʧuz laɪf" ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ ˈlaɪsəns pleɪt tɪ ə bæn ɔn əˈbɔrʃənz ˈæftər 20 wiks əv ˈprɛgnənsi. ðoʊz prəˈpoʊzəlz ər əˈməŋ ə ˈnəmbər ðət kʊd geɪn ˈtrækʃən ɪn ə steɪt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər wɛr ˈnɪrli ˌtuˈθərdz əv ðə ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz hæv bɪn ɛnˈdɔrst baɪ raɪt tɪ laɪf əv ˈmɪʃɪgən. "wi hæv ə strɔŋ kənˈtɪnʤənt əv ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz ˈsitɪd raɪt naʊ ɪn boʊθ ˈʧeɪmbərz," sɛd ɛd ˈrɪvət, ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv dɪˈrɛktər fər ðə steɪts raɪt tɪ laɪf ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. "ðɛr ər mɔr bɪlz ˌɪntrəˈdust ðət wi hæv ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðən wiv ˈɛvər hæd ˌbiˈfɔr." raɪts grups seɪ ðə ˈmɛʒərz ər pɑrt əv ə ˈnæʃənəl əˈtɛmpt tɪ ʧɪp əˈweɪ æt roʊ vi. weɪd, ðə ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt dɪˈsɪʒən ðət meɪks əˈbɔrʃən ˈligəl. "wi si ə lɔt əv ðiz bɪlz ˈsɛʃən ˈæftər ˈsɛʃən ˈæftər ˈsɛʃən," sɛd ˈsɛrə ˈskræntən əv plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd ˈædvəˌkeɪts əv ˈmɪʃɪgən. "ðɪs taɪm əraʊnd wi ər siɪŋ ðɛm muv mɔr ðən wi hæv ɪn ðə pæst, wɪʧ ˈsərtənli ˈwəriz ˈjuˈɛs." ˈskræntən sɛd ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ʃʊd ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈmɛʒərz tɪ hɛlp prɪˈvɛnt ˌənɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈprɛgnənsiz ˌɪnˈstɛd. ðə prəˈpoʊzəlz' səkˈsɛs wɪl hɪnʤ ɔn haʊ ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər ənd gəv. rɪk sˈnaɪdər ˈbæləns ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ðɛr ˈsteɪtɪd tɔp praɪˈɔrətiz ðə steɪt ˈbəʤɪt ənd ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə steɪts ʤɑbz ˈklaɪmɪt. ˈspoʊkˌspipəl fər ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər ˈrændi ənd haʊs ˈspikər ˈboʊlʤər iʧ sɛd ðɛrz taɪm fər ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz tɪ dəˈbeɪt səm ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɪʃuz waɪl steɪɪŋ ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɪʃuz. sˈnaɪdər ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz gɪrd təˈwɔrd ˈmɛʒərz, bət ˈgəvərnərz ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ˈsɛrə sɛd hi wɪl ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt bɪlz ɛz ðeɪ muv θru ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈprɔˌsɛs. sˈnaɪdər ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər saɪnd ə bæn ɔn ə əˈbɔrʃən prəˈsiʤər əˈpoʊnənts kɔl "ˈpɑrʃəl bərθ" əˈbɔrʃən. ˈkrɪtɪks sɛd ðə bæn wɑz nɑt ˈnidɪd bɪˈkəz ðə prəˈsiʤər ɔˈrɛdi ɪz bænd ɪn ˈfɛdərəl lɔ. bət səˈpɔrtərz əv ðə steɪt bæn seɪ ɪts ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ɪn keɪs ðə ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ənd tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈiziər tɪ ˈprɑsəˌkjut pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn ˈmɪʃɪgən. naʊ ˈmɛni ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz seɪ ðɛr priˈpɛrd tɪ teɪk əp mɔr prəˈpoʊzəlz. "aɪ sɛns ə lɔt əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ðɪs dən," sɛd rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. aɪˈlin kaʊəl, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən frəm ˈoʊklənd ˈkaʊntiz waɪt leɪk ˈtaʊnʃɪp ənd ˈspɑnsər əv ðə prəˈpoʊzəl ðət wʊd proʊˈhɪbət əˈbɔrʃənz ˈæftər 20 wiks, wɪθ ən ɪgˈzɛmpʃən fər wɪn ðə ˈməðərz laɪf ɪz æt rɪsk. "ðɪs ɪz wən smɔl ˈmɛʒər tɪ du ðə raɪt θɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ˈjumən ˈdisənsi." ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ˈmɑdəld ˈæftər lɔz əˈpruvd ɪn ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈəðər steɪts ðə pæst tu jɪrz, ɪz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈprɛmɪs ðət ə ˈfitəs kən fil peɪn æt 20 wiks. əˈpoʊnənts dɪˈspjut ðət kleɪm ənd ˈɔlsoʊ seɪ ðə prəˈpoʊzəlz ər ə dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm roʊ vi. weɪd, wɪʧ lɛts steɪts ˈlɪmət əˈbɔrʃənz ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ðɛrz ə ˈvaɪəbəl ʧæns ðə ˈfitəs kʊd sərˈvaɪv ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə wum. ðæts ˈʤɛnərəli kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi 22 ənd 24 wiks. ə ˈmɛʒər ˈpɛndɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt wʊd taɪ ˈɪntu ˈfɛdərəl hɛlθ rɪˈfɔrmz ðət kɔl ɔn steɪts tɪ sɛt əp hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd smɔl ˈbɪznɪsɪz tɪ baɪ hɛlθ ˈkəvərɪʤ. ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈmɛʒər wʊd proʊˈhɪbət ə hɛlθ plæn ˈɔfərd θru ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ frəm ˈkəvərɪŋ ɪˈlɛktɪv əˈbɔrʃənz. ɪts nɑt jɛt noʊn ɪf ˈmɪʃɪgən wɪl sɛt əp səʧ ən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ, bɪˈkəz səm ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ðə haʊs ər ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ si wət ˈhæpənz wɪθ ˈligəl ˈʧælənʤɪz əˈpoʊzɪŋ ðə ˈfɛdərəl hɛlθ plæn. ðə ˈsɛnɪt həz əˈpruvd bɪlz ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ˈfitəl rɪˈmeɪnz ðət rɪˈzəlt frəm ən əˈbɔrʃən. ðə bɪlz ər ˈpɛndɪŋ ɪn ðə haʊs. ˈəðər bɪlz ər eɪmd æt ˈskrinɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ən əˈbɔrʃən tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ə ˈprɛgnənt ˈwʊmən ˈɪzənt biɪŋ fɔrst ər koʊərst tɪ hæv ðə əˈbɔrʃən əˈgɛnst hər wɪl. ˈsɛpərˌeɪt bɪlz ər eɪmd æt rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ðət ə ˈwʊmən ˈsikɪŋ ən əˈbɔrʃən ɪz toʊld ʃi həz ən ˈɔpʃən tɪ vju ən ˈæktɪv ˌəltrəˈsaʊnd ˈɪmɪʤ ənd hir ðə ˈfitəs' ˈhɑrtˌbit ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhævɪŋ ðə prəˈsiʤər. əˈpoʊnənts kɔl ðət ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˌɪnˈtrusɪv prəˈpoʊzəl ənd ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈgəvərnmənt traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈpərsɪnəl dɪˈsɪʒənz. "ðeɪ ər traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ˈɛvəri ˈpɑsəbəl ˈævəˌnu tɪ ˈfrəˌstreɪt ˈwɪmən ənd tɪ ˈfrəˌstreɪt prəˈvaɪdərz ðət ər ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən əv ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðɪs ˈdɪfəkəlt ʧɔɪs ənd ðɪs ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪm ɪn ðɛr lɪvz," sɛd rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ʤɛf ˈərwɪn, ə ˈdɛməˌkræt frəm æn ˈɑrbər. ə bɪl ðət wʊd kriˈeɪt ə "ʧuz laɪf" ˈlaɪsəns pleɪt ɪz əˈweɪtɪŋ ə voʊt ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈæftər ˈwɪnɪŋ juˈnænəməs, baɪˈpɑrtɪzən əˈpruvəl ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən kəˈmɪti. ðə pleɪt, ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðoʊz əˈpruvd ɪn ˈmɛni ˈəðər steɪts, wʊd reɪz ˈməni fər əˈbɔrʃən priˈvɛnʃən ˈprɑʤɛkts. ðə pleɪts hæv rən ˈɪntu ˈligəl ˈʧælənʤɪz ɪn səm steɪts, ˈnoʊtəbli nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, wɛr ə ˈfɛdərəl ʤəʤ leɪt læst jɪr ˈɪʃud ə prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˌɪnˈʤəŋʃən ˈblɑkɪŋ ðə steɪt frəm dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ ðɛm. ðə ˈɔrdər keɪm ˈæftər ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪvəl ˈlɪbərˌtiz ˈjunjən sud, seɪɪŋ ðə pleɪts ˈvaɪəleɪt ðə fərst əˈmɛndmənt bɪˈkəz ðɛrz noʊ ˈspɛʃəlti pleɪt fər səˈpɔrtərz əv əˈbɔrʃən raɪts.
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rallied by the approval last fall of a state law banning so-called "partial birth" abortion, michigan abortion opponents are pushing for more in 2012 — from a "choose life" fundraising license plate to a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. those proposals are among a number that could gain traction in a state legislature where nearly two-thirds of the lawmakers have been endorsed by right to life of michigan. "we have a strong contingent of pro-life legislators seated right now in both chambers," said ed rivet, legislative director for the state's right to life organization. "there are more bills introduced that we have an interest in than we've ever had before." pro-abortion rights groups say the measures are part of a national attempt to chip away at roe v. wade, the federal court decision that makes abortion legal. "we see a lot of these bills session after session after session," said sarah scranton of planned parenthood advocates of michigan. "this time around we are seeing them move more than we have in the past, which certainly worries us." scranton said lawmakers should focus on measures to help prevent unintended pregnancies instead. the anti-abortion proposals' success will hinge on how the republican-led legislature and gop gov. rick snyder balance social issues with their stated top priorities — the state budget and improving the state's jobs climate. spokespeople for senate majority leader randy richardville and house speaker jase bolger each said there's time for lawmakers to debate some social issues while staying focused on economic issues. snyder also is geared toward economy-related measures, but governor's spokeswoman sara wurfel said he will evaluate abortion-related bills as they move through the legislative process. snyder in october signed a state-level ban on a late-term abortion procedure opponents call "partial birth" abortion. critics said the state-level ban was not needed because the procedure already is banned in federal law. but supporters of the state ban say it's necessary in case the federal law changes and to make it easier to prosecute potential cases in michigan. now many lawmakers say they're prepared to take up more anti-abortion proposals. "i sense a lot of interest in getting this done," said rep. eileen kowall, a republican from oakland county's white lake township and sponsor of the proposal that would prohibit abortions after 20 weeks, with an exemption for when the mother's life is at risk. "this is one small measure to do the right thing towards human decency." kowall's legislation, modeled after laws approved in a handful of other states the past two years, is based on the premise that a fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks. opponents dispute that claim and also say the proposals are a departure from roe v. wade, which lets states limit abortions in cases where there's a viable chance the fetus could survive outside of the womb. that's generally considered to be 22 and 24 weeks. a measure pending in the senate would tie into federal health reforms that call on states to set up health insurance exchanges for individuals and small businesses to buy health coverage. the michigan measure would prohibit a health plan offered through the exchange from covering elective abortions. it's not yet known if michigan will set up such an exchange, because some lawmakers — particularly in the house — are waiting to see what happens with legal challenges opposing the federal health plan. the senate has approved bills dealing with the handling of fetal remains that result from an abortion. the bills are pending in the house. other bills are aimed at screening before an abortion to make sure a pregnant woman isn't being forced or coerced to have the abortion against her will. separate bills are aimed at requiring that a woman seeking an abortion is told she has an option to view an active ultrasound image and hear the fetus' heartbeat before having the procedure. opponents call that a particularly intrusive proposal and an example of government trying to get involved in personal decisions. "they are trying to find every possible avenue to frustrate women and to frustrate providers that are in a position of dealing with this difficult choice and this difficult time in their lives," said rep. jeff irwin, a democrat from ann arbor. a bill that would create a "choose life" license plate is awaiting a vote in the senate after winning unanimous, bipartisan approval in the senate transportation committee. the plate, similar to those approved in many other states, would raise money for abortion prevention projects. the plates have run into legal challenges in some states, notably north carolina, where a federal judge late last year issued a preliminary injunction blocking the state from distributing them. the order came after the american civil liberties union sued, saying the plates violate the first amendment because there's no specialty plate for supporters of abortion rights.
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ðə vænˈkuvər ˈkeɪnəks ənd boʊ kæmp kənˈtɪnju tɪ wərk təˈwɔrd ə nu ˈkɑnˌtrækt. ˈhɔrvət rɪˈmeɪnz ðə kləbz loʊn riˈstrɪktɪd fri ˈeɪʤənt ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈtrɛvər ˈlɪndən ʤɔɪnd 1040 ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðə saɪdz hæv hæd ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ tɔks ənd ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈɔpʃənz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ə nu ˈkɑnˌtrækt. "ɔl ˈɔpʃənz ər ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl, aɪ θɪŋk wiv ɪkˈsplɔrd ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈɔpʃənz, ˈɛniˌθɪŋ frəm tu tɪ eɪt (jɪrz)," ˈlɪndən sɛd. "wiv hæd səm gʊd ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ boʊ ənd hɪz rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv ˈnupɔrt spɔrts hu aɪ wɑz ə klaɪənt əv ðɛrz ənd wiv dən ˈsɛvərəl ˈkɑnˌtrækts wɪθ ðɛm. aɪ wʊd seɪ ðeɪ hæv bɪn ˈvɛri ˈpɑzətɪv. wɪr ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ boʊ ˈəndər ˈkɑnˌtrækt. aʊt əv rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, aɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ seɪ ə hoʊl lɔt, bət θɪŋz hæv bɪn ˈvɛri ˈpɑzətɪv, wɪr ˈmuvɪŋ əˈlɔŋ ənd aɪ doʊnt si ˈɛni ˈɪʃuz." ˈlɪndən ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə kləb ɪkˈspɛktɪd ə ˈlɛŋθi nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃən goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ənd ɪn ðə ɛnd ɪz ʤɪst ˈhoʊpfəl ə nu dil wɪl bi ˈhæmərd aʊt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp. ə kˈwɑləti kɪd ənd ə gʊd ˈkɛrɪktər gaɪ ənd hiz bɪn greɪt θru ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, nɑt ðæts hiz bɪn spəˈsɪfɪkli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz, bət wɪr ˈwərkɪŋ hɑrd æt θɪŋz tɪ əˈvɔɪd nɑt ˈhævɪŋ ɪm æt ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp," ˈlɪndən sɛd. læst ˈsizən, ˈhɔrvət ˈtælid 52 pɔɪnts bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə fərst pleɪər nɑt neɪmd ˈhɛnrɪk ər ˈdænjəl tɪ lɛd ðə ˈkeɪnəks ɪn ˈskɔrɪŋ sɪns ðə ˈsizən.
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the vancouver canucks and bo horvat's camp continue to work toward a new contract.
horvat remains the club's lone restricted free agent and president trevor linden joined tsn 1040 on thursday, noting that the sides have had encouraging talks and there are many options regarding a new contract.
"all options are on the table, i think we've explored many of the options, anything from two to eight (years)," linden said. "we've had some good conversations with bo and his rep - newport sports - who i was a client of there's and we've done several contracts with them. i would say they have been very positive. we're looking forward to getting bo under contract. out of respect to the process, i don't want to say a whole lot, but things have been very positive, we're moving along and i don't see any issues."
linden noted that the club expected a lengthy negotiation going into the offseason and in the end is just hopeful a new deal will be hammered out before training camp.
"bo's a quality kid and a good character guy and he's been great through the process, not that's he's been specifically involved in the conversations, but we're working hard at things to avoid not having him at training camp," linden said.
last season, horvat tallied 52 points becoming the first player not named henrik or daniel sedin to lead the canucks in scoring since the 2006-07 season.
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erendira* wɑz ˈbeɪðɪŋ hər ˈgrændˌməðər wɪn ðə wɪnd əv hər mɪsˈfɔrʧən bɪˈgæn tɪ bloʊ. ðə ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈmænʃən əv mun laɪk ˈkɑnkrit lɔst ɪn ðə ˈsɑləˌtud əv ðə ˈdɛzərt ˈtrɛmbəld daʊn tɪ ɪts faʊnˈdeɪʃənz wɪθ ðə fərst əˈtæk. bət ənd hər ˈgrændˌməðər wər juzd tɪ ðə rɪsks əv ðə waɪld ˈneɪʧər ðɛr, ənd ɪn ðə ˈbæθˌrum ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈpiˌkɑks ənd ˈʧaɪldɪʃ moʊˈzeɪɪks əv ˈroʊmən bæθs ðeɪ ˈskɛrsli peɪd ˈɛni əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə wɪnd. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər, ˈneɪkəd ənd juʤ ɪn ðə ˈmɑrbəl təb, lʊkt laɪk ə ˈhænsəm waɪt weɪl. ðə ˈgrænˌdɔtər hæd ʤɪst tərnd ˌfɔrˈtin ənd wɑz ˈlæŋgwəd, soft-boned*, ənd tu mik fər hər eɪʤ. wɪθ ə ˈpɑrsəˌmoʊni ðət hæd ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ˈseɪkrɪd ˈrɪgər əˈbaʊt ɪt, ʃi wɑz ˈbeɪðɪŋ hər ˈgrændˌməðər wɪθ ˈwɔtər ɪn wɪʧ ˈpjʊrəˌfaɪɪŋ ərbz ənd ˌɛrəˈmætɪk livz hæd bɪn bɔɪld, ðə ˈlætər ˈklɪŋɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsəkjəlɪnt bæk, ðə floʊɪŋ hɛr, ənd ðə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈʃoʊldərz wɪʧ wər soʊ ˈmərsələsli ˌtæˈtud ɛz tɪ pʊt ˈseɪlərz tɪ ʃeɪm. "læst naɪt aɪ drɛmt aɪ wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ə ˈlɛtər," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd., hu ˈnɛvər spoʊk ɪkˈsɛpt wɪn ɪt wɑz ˌənəˈvɔɪdəbəl, æst: "wət deɪ wɑz ɪt ɪn ðə drim?" "ˈθərzˌdeɪ." "ðɛn ɪt wɑz ə ˈlɛtər wɪθ bæd nuz," sɛd, "bət ɪt wɪl ˈnɛvər əraɪv." wɪn ʃi hæd ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈbeɪðɪŋ hər ˈgrændˌməðər, ʃi tʊk hər tɪ hər ˈbɛˌdrum. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər wɑz soʊ fæt ðət ʃi kʊd ˈoʊnli wɔk baɪ ˈlinɪŋ ɔn hər ˈgrænˌdɔtərz ˈʃoʊldər ər ɔn ə stæf ðət lʊkt laɪk ə ˈbɪʃəps, bət ˈivɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ hər moʊst ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈɛfərts ðə paʊər əv ən ˈæntəkˌweɪtɪd grænˈdur wɑz ˈɛvədənt. ɪn ðə ˈbɛˌdrum, wɪʧ hæd bɪn ˈfərnɪʃt wɪθ ən ɪkˈsɛsɪv ənd ˈsəmˈwət dɪˈmɛntɪd teɪst, laɪk ðə hoʊl haʊs, ˈnidɪd tu mɔr aʊərz tɪ gɪt hər ˈgrændˌməðər ˈrɛdi. ʃi hər hɛr strænd baɪ strænd, pərfˈjumd ənd koʊmd ɪt, pʊt ən flaʊərd drɛs ɔn hər, pʊt ˈtælkəm ˈpaʊdər ɔn hər feɪs, braɪt rɛd ˈlɪpˌstɪk ɔn hər maʊθ, ruʒ ɔn hər ʧiks, məsk ɔn hər ˈaɪˌlɪdz, ənd ˈpɑlɪʃ ɔn hər neɪlz, ənd wɪn ʃi hæd hər dɛkt aʊt laɪk ə ˈlɑrʤər ðən dɑl, ʃi lɛd hər tɪ ən ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˈgɑrdən wɪθ ˈsəfəˌkeɪtɪŋ flaʊərz ðət wər laɪk ðə wənz ɔn ðə drɛs, ˈsitɪd hər ɪn ə lɑrʤ ʧɛr ðət hæd ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ənd ðə ˈpɛdəgri əv ə θroʊn, ənd lɛft hər ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ɪˈlusɪv ˈrɛkərdz ɔn ə ˈfoʊnəˌgræf ðət hæd ə ˈspikər laɪk ə ˈmɛgəˌfoʊn. waɪl ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈfloʊtɪd θru ðə swɔmps əv ðə pæst, ˈbɪzid hərˈsɛlf sˈwipɪŋ ðə haʊs, wɪʧ wɑz dɑrk ənd ˈmɑtli, wɪθ bɪˈzɑr ˈfərnɪʧər ənd ˈstæˌʧuz əv ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ˈsizərz, ˌʃændəˈlɪz əv ənd ˈæləˌbæstər ˈeɪnʤəlz, ə ˈgɪldɪd piˈænə, ənd ˈnumərəs klɑks əv ənˈθɪŋkəbəl ˈsaɪzɪz ənd ʃeɪps. ðɛr wɑz ə ˈsɪstərn ɪn ðə ˈkɔrˌtjɑrd fər ðə ˈstɔrɪʤ əv ˈwɔtər ˈkɛrid ˈoʊvər ˈmɛni jɪrz frəm ˈdɪstənt spərɪŋz ɔn ðə bæks əv ˈɪndiənz, ənd hɪʧt tɪ ə rɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈsɪstərn wɔl wɑz ə ˈɔstrɪʧ, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈfɛðərd ˈkriʧər hu kʊd sərˈvaɪv ðə ˈtɔrˌmɛnt əv ðət ˈklaɪmɪt. ðə haʊs wɑz fɑr əˈweɪ frəm ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, ɪn ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˈdɛzərt, nɛkst tɪ ə ˈsɛtəlmənt wɪθ ˈmɪzərəbəl ənd ˈbərnɪŋ strits wɛr ðə goʊts kəˈmɪtɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd frəm ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən wɪn ðə wɪnd əv mɪsˈfɔrʧən blu. ðət ˌɪŋˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsɪbəl ˈrɛfjuʤ hæd bɪn bɪlt baɪ ðə ˈgrændˌməðərz ˈhəzbənd, ə ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri sˈməgələr huz neɪm wɑz, baɪ hum ʃi hæd ə sən huz neɪm wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ənd hu wɑz ˈfɑðər. noʊ wən nu ˈiðər ðə ˈɔrəʤɪnz ər ðə ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənz əv ðət ˈfæməli. ðə bɛst noʊn ˈvərʒən ɪn ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ðə ˈɪndiənz wɑz ðət ðə ˈfɑðər hæd ˈrɛskjud hɪz ˈbjutəfəl waɪf frəm ə haʊs əv ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən ɪn ðə ænˈtɪliz, wɛr hi hæd kɪld ə mæn ɪn ə naɪf faɪt, ənd ðət hi hæd trænˈsplæntɪd hər fərˈɛvər ɪn ðə ˌɪmˈpjunɪti əv ðə ˈdɛzərt. wɪn ðə daɪd, wən əv ˈmɛlənˌkɑli ˈfivərz ənd ðə ˈəðər ˈrɪdəld wɪθ ˈbʊləts ɪn ə faɪt ˈoʊvər ə ˈwʊmən, ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈbɛrid ðɛr ˈbɑdiz ɪn ðə ˈkɔrˌtjɑrd, sɛnt əˈweɪ ðə ˌfɔrˈtin ˈbɛrˌfʊt ˈsərvənt gərlz, ənd kənˈtɪnjud ɔn hər drimz əv grænˈdur ɪn ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊz əv ðə ˈfərtɪv haʊs, θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪz əv ðə ˈbæstərd ˈgrænˌdɔtər hum ʃi hæd rɪrd sɪns bərθ. ˈnidɪd sɪks aʊərz ʤɪst tɪ sɛt ənd wɪnd ðə klɑks. ðə deɪ wɪn hər mɪsˈfɔrʧən bɪˈgæn ʃi ˈdɪdənt hæv tɪ du ðət bɪˈkəz ðə klɑks hæd ɪˈnəf ˈwaɪndɪŋ lɛft tɪ læst ənˈtɪl ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ, bət ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ʃi hæd tɪ beɪð ənd ˈoʊvərˌdrɛs hər ˈgrændˌməðər, skrəb ðə flɔrz, kʊk lənʧ, ənd ˈpɑlɪʃ ðə crystalware*. əraʊnd ˈilɛvən əˈklɑk, wɪn ʃi wɑz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə ˈwɔtər ɪn ðə boʊl ənd ˈwɔtərɪŋ ðə ˈdɛzərt widz əraʊnd ðə twɪn greɪvz əv ðə, ʃi hæd tɪ faɪt ɔf ðə ˈæŋgər əv ðə wɪnd, wɪʧ hæd bɪˈkəm ənˈbɛrəbəl, bət ʃi ˈdɪdənt hæv ðə sˈlaɪtəst ˈfilɪŋ ðət ɪt wɑz ðə wɪnd əv hər mɪsˈfɔrʧən. æt twɛlv əˈklɑk ʃi wɑz ˈwaɪpɪŋ ðə læst ʃæmˈpeɪn ˈglæsɪz wɪn ʃi kɔt ðə smɛl əv brɔθ ənd hæd tɪ pərˈfɔrm ðə ˈmɪrəkəl əv ˈrənɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkɪʧən wɪˈθaʊt ˈlivɪŋ ə dɪˈzæstər əv vəˈniʃən glæs ɪn hər weɪk. ʃi ʤɪst ˈmænɪʤd tɪ teɪk ðə pɑt ɔf ðə stoʊv ɛz ɪt wɑz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ bɔɪl ˈoʊvər. ðɛn ʃi pʊt ɔn ə stu ʃi hæd ɔˈrɛdi priˈpɛrd ənd tʊk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ə ʧæns tɪ sɪt daʊn ənd rɛst ɔn ə stul ɪn ðə ˈkɪʧən. ʃi kloʊzd hər aɪz, ˈoʊpənd ðɛm əˈgɛn wɪθ ən ɪkˈsprɛʃən, ənd bɪˈgæn ˈpɔrɪŋ ðə sup ˈɪntu ðə. ʃi wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ʃi slɛpt. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər hæd sæt daʊn əˈloʊn æt ðə hɛd əv ə ˈbæŋkwət ˈteɪbəl wɪθ ˈsɪlvər ˈkændəlˌstɪks sɛt fər twɛlv ˈpipəl. ʃi ʃʊk hər ˈlɪtəl bɛl ənd əraɪvd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli wɪθ ðə ˈstimɪŋ. ɛz wɑz ˈsərvɪŋ ðə sup, hər ˈgrændˌməðər ˈnoʊtɪst ðə lʊk ənd pæst hər hænd ɪn frənt əv hər aɪz ɛz ɪf ˈwaɪpɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl peɪn əv glæs. ðə gərl ˈdɪdənt si ðə hænd. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈfɑloʊd hər wɪθ hər lʊk ənd wɪn tərnd tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ ðə ˈkɪʧən, ʃi ˈʃaʊtɪd æt hər:!" ˈhævɪŋ bɪn əˈweɪkənd ɔl əv ə ˈsədən, ðə gərl drɑpt ðə ˈɔntu ðə rəg. "ðæts ɔl raɪt, ʧaɪld," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd tɪ hər wɪθ əˈʃʊrɪŋ ˈtɛndərnəs. "ju fɛl əsˈlip waɪl ju wər ˈwɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt əˈgɛn." "maɪ ˈbɑdi həz ðət ˈhæbət," sɛd baɪ weɪ əv ən ɪkˈskjuz. stɪl ˈheɪzi wɪθ slip, ʃi pɪkt əp ðə, ənd traɪd tɪ klin ðə steɪn ɔn ðə rəg. "liv ɪt," hər ˈgrændˌməðər dɪsˈweɪdɪd hər. "ju kən wɑʃ ɪt ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun." soʊ ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ hər ˈrɛgjələr ˌæftərˈnun ʧɔrz, hæd tɪ wɑʃ ðə ˈdaɪnɪŋ rum rəg, ənd ʃi tʊk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv hər ˈprɛzəns æt ðə ˈwɑʃˌtəb tɪ du ˈmənˌdeɪz ˈlɔndri ɛz wɛl, waɪl ðə wɪnd wɛnt əraʊnd ðə haʊs ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə weɪ ɪn. ʃi hæd soʊ məʧ tɪ du ðət naɪt keɪm əˈpɑn hər wɪˈθaʊt hər ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɪt, ənd wɪn ʃi pʊt ðə ˈdaɪnɪŋ rum rəg bæk ɪn ɪts pleɪs ɪt wɑz taɪm tɪ goʊ tɪ bɛd. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər hæd bɪn ˈfulɪŋ əraʊnd ɔn ðə piˈænə ɔl ˌæftərˈnun, ˈsɪŋɪŋ ðə sɔŋz əv hər taɪmz tɪ hərˈsɛlf ɪn ə fɔlˈsɛˌtoʊ, ənd ʃi hæd steɪnz əv məsk ənd tɪrz ɔn hər ˈaɪˌlɪdz. bət wɪn ʃi leɪ daʊn ɔn hər bɛd ɪn hər ˈməzlən, ðə ˈbɪtərnəs əv fɑnd ˈmɛməriz rɪˈtərnd. "teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv təˈmɑˌroʊ tɪ wɑʃ ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ rum rəg tu," ʃi toʊld. "ɪt ˈhæzənt sin ðə sən sɪns ðə deɪz əv ɔl ðə nɔɪz." "jɛs, ˈgrændˌməðər," ðə gərl ˈænsərd. ʃi pɪkt əp ə ˈfɛðər fæn ənd bɪˈgæn tɪ fæn ðə ˌɪmˈplækəbəl ˈmeɪtrən, hu rəˈsaɪtəd ðə lɪst əv ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm ˈɔrdərz tɪ hər ɛz ʃi sæŋk ˈɪntu slip. "aɪərn ɔl ðə kloʊðz ˌbiˈfɔr ju goʊ tɪ bɛd soʊ ju kən slip wɪθ ə klɪr ˈkɑnʃəns." "jɛs, ˈgrændˌməðər." "ʧɛk ðə kloʊðz ˈklɑzəts ˈkɛrfəli, bɪˈkəz mɔθs gɪt ˈhəŋgriər ɔn ˈwɪndi naɪts." "jɛs, ˈgrændˌməðər." "wɪθ ðə taɪm ju hæv lɛft, teɪk ðə flaʊərz aʊt ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɔrˌtjɑrd soʊ ðeɪ kən gɪt ə brɛθ əv ɛr." "jɛs, ˈgrændˌməðər." "ənd fid ðə ˈɔstrɪʧ." ʃi hæd ˈfɑlən əsˈlip bət ʃi wɑz stɪl ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈɔrdərz, fər ɪt wɑz frəm hər ðət ðə ˈgrænˌdɔtər hæd ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ bi əˈlaɪv stɪl waɪl sˈlipɪŋ. lɛft ðə rum wɪˈθaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɛni nɔɪz ənd dɪd ðə ˈfaɪnəl ʧɔrz əv ðə naɪt, stɪl rɪˈplaɪɪŋ tɪ ðə sˈlipɪŋ ˈgrændˌməðərz ˈɔrdərz. "gɪv ðə greɪvz səm ˈwɔtər." "jɛs, ˈgrændˌməðər." "ənd ɪf ðə əraɪv, tɛl ðɛm nɑt tɪ kəm ɪn," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd, "bɪˈkəz gæŋ ɪz ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ kɪl ðɛm." ˈdɪdənt ˈænsər hər ˈɛni mɔr bɪˈkəz ʃi nu ðət ðə ˈgrændˌməðər wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ lɔst ɪn hər dɪˈlɪriəm, bət ʃi ˈdɪdənt mɪs ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɔrdər. wɪn ʃi ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈʧɛkɪŋ ðə ˈwɪndoʊ boʊlts ənd pʊt aʊt ðə læst laɪts, ʃi tʊk ə ˈkændəlˌstɪk frəm ðə ˈdaɪnɪŋ rum ənd ˈlaɪtɪd hər weɪ tɪ hər ˈbɛˌdrum ɛz ðə ˈpɔzɪz ɪn ðə wɪnd wər fɪld wɪθ ðə ˈpisfəl ənd ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈbriðɪŋ əv hər sˈlipɪŋ ˈgrændˌməðər. hər rum wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ləgˈʒəriəs, bət nɑt soʊ məʧ ɛz hər ˈgrændˌməðərz, ənd ɪt wɑz paɪld haɪ wɪθ ðə ræg dɑlz ənd ˈænəməlz əv hər ˈrisənt ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd. ˈoʊvərˌkəm baɪ ðə ˈbɑrbərəs ʧɔrz əv ðə deɪ, ˈdɪdənt hæv ðə strɛŋθ tɪ gɪt ənˈdrɛst ənd ʃi pʊt ðə ˈkændəlˌstɪk ɔn ðə naɪt ˈteɪbəl ənd fɛl ˈɔntu ðə bɛd. ə ʃɔrt waɪl ˈleɪtər ðə wɪnd əv hər mɪsˈfɔrʧən keɪm ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɛˌdrum laɪk ə pæk əv haʊndz ənd nɑkt ðə ˈkændəl ˈoʊvər əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkərtən. æt dɔn, wɪn ðə wɪnd ˈfaɪnəli stɑpt, ə fju θɪk ənd ˈskætərd drɑps əv reɪn bɪˈgæn tɪ fɔl, ˈpʊtɪŋ aʊt ðə læst ˈɛmbərz ənd ˈhɑrdənɪŋ ðə sˈmoʊkɪŋ ˈæʃɪz əv ðə ˈmænʃən. ðə ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ, ˈɪndiənz fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, traɪd tɪ ˈrɛskju ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv ðə dɪˈzæstər: ðə ʧɑrd kɔrps əv ðə ˈɔstrɪʧ, ðə freɪm əv ðə ˈgɪldɪd piˈænə, ðə ˈtɔrˌsoʊ əv ə ˈstæˌʧu. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər wɑz ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈrɛzəˌdu əv hər ˈfɔrʧən wɪθ ən ˌɪmˈpɛnətrəbəl dɪˈprɛʃən., ˈsɪtɪŋ bɪtˈwin ðə tu greɪvz əv ðə, hæd stɑpt ˈwipɪŋ. wɪn ðə ˈgrændˌməðər wɑz kənˈvɪnst ðət ˈvɛri fju θɪŋz rɪˈmeɪnd ˌɪnˈtækt əˈməŋ ðə ruɪnz, ʃi lʊkt æt hər ˈgrænˌdɔtər wɪθ sɪnˈsɪr ˈpɪti. "maɪ pur ʧaɪld," ʃi saɪd. "laɪf woʊnt bi lɔŋ ɪˈnəf fər ju tɪ peɪ mi bæk fər ðɪs ˈmɪsˌhæp." ʃi bɪˈgæn tɪ peɪ ɪt bæk ðət ˈvɛri deɪ, bɪˈniθ ðə nɔɪz əv ðə reɪn, wɪn ʃi wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈstɔrˌkipər, ə ˈskɪni ənd ˌpriməˈʧʊr ˈwɪdoʊər hu wɑz kwaɪt wɛl noʊn ɪn ðə ˈdɛzərt fər ðə gʊd praɪs hi peɪd fər vərˈʤɪnɪti. ɛz ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈweɪtɪd undauntedly*, ðə ˈwɪdoʊər ɪgˈzæmənd wɪθ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˌɔˈstɛrɪti: hi kənˈsɪdərd ðə strɛŋθ əv hər θaɪz, ðə saɪz əv hər brɛsts, ðə daɪˈæmətər əv hər hɪps. hi ˈdɪdənt seɪ ə wərd ənˈtɪl hi hæd səm ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən əv wət ʃi wɑz wərθ. "ʃiz stɪl kwaɪt ˌɪməˈtjʊr," hi sɛd ðɛn. "ʃi həz ðə tits əv ə bɪʧ." ðɛn hi hæd hər gɪt ɔn ə skeɪl tɪ pruv hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən wɪθ ˈfɪgjərz. weɪd ˈnaɪnti paʊnz. "ʃi ˈɪzənt wərθ mɔr ðən ə ˈhənərd ˈpeɪsoʊz," ðə ˈwɪdoʊər sɛd. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər wɑz ˈskændəˌlaɪzd. "ə ˈhənərd ˈpeɪsoʊz fər ə gərl huz kəmˈplitli nu! ʃi ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈʃaʊtɪd. "noʊ, sər, ðət ʃoʊz ə greɪt læk əv rɪˈspɛkt fər ˈvərʧu ɔn jʊr pɑrt." "aɪl meɪk ɪt ə ˈhənərd ənd ˈfɪfti," ðə ˈwɪdoʊər sɛd. "ðɪs gərl kɔzd mi ˈdæmɪʤɪz əˈmaʊnɪŋ tɪ mɔr ðən ə ˈmɪljən ˈpeɪsoʊz," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd. "æt ðɪs reɪt ʃil nid tu ˈhənərd jɪrz tɪ peɪ mi bæk." "jʊr ˈləki ðət ðə ˈoʊnli gʊd ˈfiʧər ʃi həz ɪz hər eɪʤ," ðə ˈwɪdoʊər sɛd. ðə stɔrm θˈrɛtənd tɪ nɑk ðə haʊs daʊn, ənd ðɛr wər soʊ ˈmɛni liks ɪn ðə rʊf ðət ɪt wɑz ˈreɪnɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz məʧ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɛz aʊt. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər fɛlt ɔl əˈloʊn ɪn ə wərld əv dɪˈzæstər. "ʤɪst reɪz ɪt tɪ θri ˈhənərd," ʃi sɛd. "tu ˈhənərd ənd ˈfɪfti." ˈfaɪnəli ðeɪ əˈgrid ɔn tu ˈhənərd ənd tˈwɛnti ˈpeɪsoʊz ɪn kæʃ ənd səm prəˈvɪʒənz. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ðɛn ˈsɪgnəld tɪ goʊ wɪθ ðə ˈwɪdoʊər ənd hi lɛd hər baɪ ðə hænd tɪ ðə bæk rum ɛz ɪf hi wər ˈteɪkɪŋ hər tɪ skul. "aɪl weɪt fər ju hir," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd. "jɛs, ˈgrændˌməðər," sɛd. ðə bæk rum wɑz ə kaɪnd əv ʃɛd wɪθ fɔr brɪk ˈkɑləmz, ə rʊf əv ˈrɑtɪd pɑm livz, ənd ən əˈdoʊbi wɔl θri fit haɪ, θru wɪʧ ˈaʊtˌdɔr dɪˈstərbənsɪz gɑt ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. pleɪst ɔn tɔp əv ðə əˈdoʊbi wɔl wər pɑts wɪθ ˈkækti ənd ˈəðər plænts əv aridity*. ˈhæŋɪŋ bɪtˈwin tu ˈkɑləmz ənd ˈflæpɪŋ laɪk ðə fri seɪl əv ə ˈdrɪftɪŋ slup wɑz ə ˈfeɪdɪd ˈhæmək. ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwɪsəl əv ðə stɔrm ənd ðə læʃ əv ðə ˈwɔtər wən kʊd hir ˈdɪstənt ʃaʊts, ðə ˈhaʊlɪŋ əv ˈænəməlz, ðə kraɪz əv ə ˈʃɪprɛk. wɪn ənd ðə ˈwɪdoʊər wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə ʃɛd ðeɪ hæd tɪ hoʊld ɔn soʊ ɛz nɑt tɪ bi nɑkt daʊn baɪ ə gəst əv reɪn wɪʧ lɛft ðɛm soʊkt. ðɛr ˈvɔɪsɪz kʊd nɑt bi hərd bət ðɛr ˈmuvmənts bɪˈkeɪm klɪr ɪn ðə rɔr əv ðə skwɔl. æt ðə fərst əˈtɛmpt, ˈʃaʊtɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌɪˈnɔdəbəl ənd traɪd tɪ gɪt əˈweɪ. ðə ˈwɪdoʊər ˈænsərd hər wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni vɔɪs, tˈwɪstɪd hər ɑrm baɪ ðə rɪst, ənd drægd hər tɪ ðə ˈhæmək. ʃi fɔt ɪm ɔf wɪθ ə skræʧ ɔn ðə feɪs ənd ˈʃaʊtɪd ɪn ˈsaɪləns əˈgɛn, bət hi rɪˈplaɪd wɪθ ə ˈsɑləm slæp wɪʧ ˈlɪftɪd hər ɔf ðə graʊnd ənd səˈspɛndɪd hər ɪn ðə ɛr fər ən ˈɪnstənt wɪθ hər lɔŋ məˈdusə hɛr ˈfloʊtɪŋ ɪn speɪs. hi græbd hər əˈbaʊt ðə weɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi təʧt graʊnd əˈgɛn, fləŋ hər ˈɪntu ðə ˈhæmək wɪθ ə ˈbrutəl hiv, ənd hɛld hər daʊn wɪθ hɪz niz. ðɛn səˈkəmd tɪ ˈtɛrər, lɔst ˈkɑnʃəsnəs, ənd rɪˈmeɪnd ɛz ɪf ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈmunˌbimz frəm ə fɪʃ ðət wɑz ˈfloʊtɪŋ θru ðə stɔrm ɛr, waɪl ðə ˈwɪdoʊər ənˈdrɛst hər, ˈtɪrɪŋ ɔf hər kloʊðz wɪθ ə məˈθɑdɪkəl klɔɪŋ, ɛz ɪf hi wər ˈpʊlɪŋ əp græs, ˈskætərɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ greɪt təgz əv ˈkələr ðət weɪvd laɪk ˈstrimərz ənd wɛnt ɔf wɪθ ðə wɪnd. wɪn ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈəðər mæn lɛft ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ hu kʊd peɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ fər ləv, hər ˈgrændˌməðər pʊt hər ɔn ə trək tɪ goʊ wɛr ðə sˈməgələrz wər. ðeɪ meɪd ðə trɪp ɔn ðə bæk əv ðə trək ɪn ðə ˈoʊpən, əˈməŋ sæks əv raɪs ənd ˈbəkəts əv lɑrd ənd wət hæd bɪn lɛft baɪ ðə faɪər: ðə ˈhɛdˌbɔrd əv ðə bɛd, ə ˈwɔrjər ˈeɪnʤəl, ðə skɔrʧt θroʊn, ənd ˈəðər ˈpisɪz əv ˈjusləs ʤəŋk. ɪn ə trəŋk wɪθ tu ˈkrɔsɪz ˈpeɪnɪd ɪn brɔd stroʊks ðeɪ ˈkɛrid ðə boʊnz əv ðə. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər prəˈtɛktɪd hərˈsɛlf frəm ðə sən wɪθ ə ˈtætərd ˈəmˌbrɛlə ənd ɪt wɑz hɑrd fər hər tɪ brið bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈtɔrˌmɛnt əv swɛt ənd dəst, bət ˈivɪn ɪn ðət ənˈhæpi steɪt ʃi kɛpt kənˈtroʊl əv hər ˈdɪgnəti. bɪˈhaɪnd ðə paɪl əv kænz ənd sæks əv raɪs peɪd fər ðə trɪp ənd ðə baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ləv fər tˈwɛnti ˈpeɪsoʊz ə tərn wɪθ ðə trəks ˈloʊdər. æt fərst hər ˈsɪstəm əv dɪˈfɛns wɑz ðə seɪm ɛz ʃi hæd juzd əˈgɛnst ðə əˈtæk, bət ðə əˈproʊʧ wɑz ˈdɪfərənt, sloʊ ənd waɪz, ənd hi ˈɛndɪd əp ˈteɪmɪŋ hər wɪθ ˈtɛndərnəs. soʊ wɪn ðeɪ riʧt ðə fərst taʊn ˈæftər ə ˈdɛdli ˈʤərni, ənd ðə ˈloʊdər wər rɪˈlæksɪŋ frəm gʊd ləv bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈpɛrəˌpɛt əv ˈkɑrˌgoʊ. ðə ˈdraɪvər ˈʃaʊtɪd tɪ ðə ˈgrændˌməðər: "hɪrz wɛr ðə wərld bɪˈgɪnz." ðə ˈgrændˌməðər əbˈzərvd wɪθ ˌdɪsbɪˈlif ðə ˈmɪzərəbəl ənd ˈsɑləˌtɛri strits əv ə taʊn ˈsəmˈwət ˈlɑrʤər bət ʤɪst ɛz sæd ɛz ðə wən ðeɪ hæd əˈbændənd. "ɪt ˈdəzənt lʊk laɪk ɪt tɪ mi," ʃi sɛd. "ɪts ˈmɪʃən ˈkəntri," ðə ˈdraɪvər sɛd. "əm nɑt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈʧɛrɪti, əm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn sˈməgələrz," sɛd ðə ˈgrændˌməðər. ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdaɪəˌlɔg frəm bɪˈhaɪnd ðə loʊd, dəg ˈɪntu ə sæk əv raɪs wɪθ hər ˈfɪŋgər. ˈsədənli ʃi faʊnd ə strɪŋ, pʊld ɔn ɪt, ənd dru aʊt ə ˈnɛkləs əv ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn pərlz. ʃi lʊkt æt ɪt əˈmeɪzd, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪt bɪtˈwin hər ˈfɪŋgərz laɪk ə dɛd sneɪk, waɪl ðə ˈdraɪvər ˈænsərd hər ˈgrændˌməðər: "doʊnt bi ˈdeɪˌdrimɪŋ, mæm. ðɛrz noʊ səʧ θɪŋ ɛz sˈməgələrz." "əv kɔrs nɑt," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd. "aɪv gɑt jʊr wərd fər ɪt." "traɪ tɪ faɪnd wən ənd jul si," ðə ˈdraɪvər ˈbæntərd. "ˈɛvriˌbɑdi tɔks əˈbaʊt ðɛm, bət noʊ wənz ˈɛvər sin wən." ðə ˈloʊdər ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət hæd pʊld aʊt ðə ˈnɛkləs ənd ˈheɪsənd tɪ teɪk ɪt əˈweɪ frəm hər ənd stɪk ɪt bæk ˈɪntu ðə sæk əv raɪs. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər, hu hæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ steɪ ɪn spaɪt əv ðə ˈpɑvərti əv ðə taʊn, ðɛn kɔld tɪ hər ˈgrænˌdɔtər tɪ hɛlp hər aʊt əv ðə trək. sɛd ˈgʊdˌbaɪ tɪ ðə ˈloʊdər wɪθ ə kɪs ðət wɑz ˈhərid bət spɑnˈteɪniəs ənd tru. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈweɪtɪd, ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn hər θroʊn ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə strit, ənˈtɪl ðeɪ ˈfɪnɪʃt ənˈloʊdɪŋ ðə gʊdz. ðə læst ˈaɪtəm wɑz ðə trəŋk wɪθ ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv ðə. "ðɪs θɪŋ weɪz ɛz məʧ ɛz ə dɛd mæn," sɛd ðə ˈdraɪvər, ˈlæfɪŋ. "ðɛr ər tu əv ðɛm," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd, "soʊ trit ðɛm wɪθ ðə ˈprɑpər rɪˈspɛkt." "aɪ bɛt ðɛr ˈmɑrbəl ˈstæˌʧuz." ðə ˈdraɪvər læft əˈgɛn. hi pʊt ðə trəŋk wɪθ boʊnz daʊn ˈkɛrlɛsli əˈməŋ ðə sɪnʤd ˈfərnɪʧər ənd hɛld aʊt hɪz ˈoʊpən hænd tɪ ðə ˈgrændˌməðər. "ˈfɪfti ˈpeɪsoʊz," hi sɛd. "jʊr sleɪv həz ɔˈrɛdi peɪd ɔn ðə raɪˈthænd saɪd." ðə ˈdraɪvər lʊkt æt hɪz ˈhɛlpər wɪθ səˈpraɪz ənd ðə ˈlætər meɪd ən əˈfərmətɪv saɪn. ðə ˈdraɪvər ðɛn wɛnt bæk tɪ ðə kæb, wɛr ə ˈwʊmən ɪn ˈmɔrnɪŋ wɑz ˈraɪdɪŋ, ɪn hər ɑrmz ə ˈbeɪbi hu wɑz kraɪɪŋ frəm ðə hit. ðə ˈloʊdər, kwaɪt ʃʊr əv hɪmˈsɛlf, toʊld ðə ˈgrændˌməðər: ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ wɪθ mi, ɪf ɪts ɔl raɪt baɪ ju. maɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz ər ˈɑnərəbəl." ðə gərl ˌɪntərˈvind, səˈpraɪzd: "aɪ ˈdɪdənt seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ!" "ðə aɪˈdiə wɑz ɔl maɪn," ðə ˈloʊdər sɛd. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər lʊkt ɪm əp ənd daʊn, naʊ, tɪ meɪk ɪm fil smɔl bət traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈmɛʒər ðə tru saɪz əv hɪz gəts. "ɪts ɔl raɪt baɪ mi," ʃi toʊld ɪm, "prəˈvaɪdɪd ju peɪ mi wət aɪ lɔst bɪˈkəz əv hər ˈkɛrlɛsnəs. ɪts eɪt ˈhənərd ˈθaʊzənd θri ˈhənərd ˈfɪfˈtin ˈpeɪsoʊz, lɛs ðə fɔr ˈhənərd ənd tˈwɛnti wɪʧ ʃiz ɔˈrɛdi peɪd mi, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt eɪt ˈhənərd ˈθaʊzənd eɪt ˈhənərd ninety-five*." ðə trək ˈstɑrtɪd əp. "bɪˈliv mi, aɪd gɪv ju ðət paɪl əv ˈməni ɪf aɪ hæd ɪt," ðə ˈloʊdər sɛd ˈsɪriəsli. "ðə gərl ɪz wərθ ɪt." ðə ˈgrændˌməðər wɑz plizd wɪθ ðə bɔɪz dɪˈsɪʒən. "wɛl, ðɛn, kəm bæk wɪn ju hæv ɪt, sən," ʃi ˈænsərd ɪn ə ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk toʊn. "bət jʊd ˈbɛtər goʊ naʊ, bɪˈkəz ɪf wi ˈfɪgjər aʊt əˈkaʊnts əˈgɛn jul ɛnd əp oʊɪŋ mi tɛn ˈpeɪsoʊz." ðə ˈloʊdər ʤəmpt ˈɔntu ðə bæk əv ðə trək ənd ɪt wɛnt ɔf. frəm ðɛr hi weɪvd ˈgʊdˌbaɪ tɪ, bət ʃi wɑz stɪl soʊ səˈpraɪzd ðət ʃi ˈdɪdənt ˈænsər ɪm. ɪn ðə seɪm ˈveɪkənt lɔt wɛr ðə trək hæd lɛft ðɛm, ənd hər ˈgrændˌməðər ˈɪmprəˌvaɪzd ə ˈʃɛltər tɪ lɪv ɪn frəm ʃits əv zɪŋk ənd ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv ˌɔriˈɛnəl rəgz. ðeɪ leɪd tu mæts ɔn ðə graʊnd ənd slɛpt ɛz wɛl ɛz ðeɪ hæd ɪn ðə ˈmænʃən ənˈtɪl ðə sən ˈoʊpənd hoʊlz ɪn ðə ˈsilɪŋ ənd bərnd ðɛr ˈfeɪsɪz. ʤɪst ðə ˈɑpəzɪt əv wət ˈnɔrməli ˈhæpənd, ɪt wɑz ðə ˈgrændˌməðər hu ˈbɪzid hərˈsɛlf ðət ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈfɪksɪŋ əp. ʃi meɪd əp hər feɪs ɪn ðə staɪl əv ˈbjuti ðət hæd bɪn ðə voʊg ɪn hər juθ ənd təʧt hər əp wɪθ ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˈfɪŋgərˌneɪlz ənd ən boʊ ðət lʊkt laɪk ə ˈbətərˌflaɪ ɔn hər hɛd. "ju lʊk ˈɔfəl," ʃi ədˈmɪtəd, "bət ɪts ˈbɛtər ðət weɪ: mɛn ər kwaɪt ˈstupɪd wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈmætərz." lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ sɔ ðɛm ðeɪ boʊθ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðə saʊnd əv tu mjulz ˈwɔkɪŋ ɔn ðə flɪnt əv ðə ˈdɛzərt. æt ə kəˈmænd frəm hər ˈgrændˌməðər, leɪ daʊn ɔn ðə mæt ðə weɪ ən ˈæməˌʧər ˈæktrəs maɪt hæv dən æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt wɪn ðə ˈkərtən wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ goʊ əp. ˈlinɪŋ ɔn hər ˈbɪʃəps, ðə ˈgrændˌməðər wɛnt aʊt əv ðə ˈʃɛltər ənd sæt daʊn ɔn ðə θroʊn tɪ weɪt fər ðə mjulz tɪ pæs. ðə ˈmeɪlˌmæn wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ. hi wɑz ˈoʊnli tˈwɛnti jɪrz oʊld, bət hɪz wərk hæd ˈeɪʤɪd ɪm, ənd hi wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈkɑki ˈjunəˌfɔrm, ˈlɛgɪŋz, ə pɪθ ˈhɛlmət, ənd hæd ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈpɪstəl ɔn hɪz ˈkɑrtrɪʤ bɛlt. hi wɑz ˈraɪdɪŋ ə gʊd mjul ənd ˈlidɪŋ baɪ ðə ˈhɔltər əˈnəðər, mɔr wən, ɔn hum ðə ˈkænvəs ˈmeɪlˌbægz wər paɪld. ɛz hi pæst baɪ ðə ˈgrændˌməðər hi səˈlutəd hər ənd kɛpt ɔn goʊɪŋ, bət ʃi ˈsɪgnəld ɪm tɪ lʊk ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈʃɛltər. ðə mæn stɑpt ənd sɔ laɪɪŋ ɔn ðə mæt ɪn hər ˈpɑsʧʊməs ˈmeɪˌkəp ənd ˈwɛrɪŋ ə drɛs. "du ju laɪk ɪt?" ðə ˈgrændˌməðər æst. ðə ˈmeɪlˌmæn ˈhædənt ˌəndərˈstʊd ənˈtɪl ðɛn wət ðə ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən wɑz. "ɪt ˈdəzənt lʊk bæd tɪ ˈsəmˌwən huz bɪn ɔn ə daɪət," hi sɛd, sˈmaɪlɪŋ. "ˈfɪfti ˈpeɪsoʊz," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd. "bɔɪ, jʊr ˈæskɪŋ ə mɪnt!" hi sɛd. "aɪ kən it fər ə hoʊl mənθ ɔn ðət." "doʊnt bi ə ˈtaɪtˌwɑd," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd. "ðə ɛr meɪl peɪz ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər ðən biɪŋ ə prist." "əm ðə dəˈmɛstɪk meɪl," ðə mæn sɛd. "ðə ˈɛrˌmeɪl mæn ˈtrævəlz ɪn ə ˈpɪˌkəp trək." "ɪn ˈɛni keɪs, ləv ɪz ʤɪst ɛz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɛz ˈitɪŋ," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd. "bət ɪt ˈdəzənt fid ju." ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ə mæn hu lɪvd frəm wət ˈəðər ˈpipəl wər ˈweɪtɪŋ fər hæd mɔr ðən ɪˈnəf taɪm fər ˈbɑrgɪnɪŋ. "haʊ məʧ hæv ju gɑt?" ʃi æst ɪm. ðə ˈmeɪlˌmæn dismounted*, tʊk səm bɪlz frəm hɪz ˈpɑkət, ənd ʃoʊd ðɛm tɪ ðə ˈgrændˌməðər. ʃi snæʧt ðɛm əp ɔl təˈgɛðər wɪθ ə ˈræpɪd hænd ʤɪst ɛz ɪf ðeɪ hæd bɪn ə bɔl. "aɪl loʊər ðə praɪs fər ju," ʃi sɛd, "bət ɔn wən kənˈdɪʃən: ðət ju sprɛd ðə wərd ɔl əraʊnd." "ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə wərld," ðə ˈmeɪlˌmæn sɛd. "ðæts wət əm fər.", hu hæd bɪn əˈneɪbəl tɪ blɪŋk, ðɛn tʊk ɔf hər ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˈaɪˌlæʃɪz ənd muvd tɪ wən saɪd əv ðə mæt tɪ meɪk rum fər ðə ʧæns ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd. ɛz sun ɛz hi wɑz ɪn ðə ˈʃɛltər, ðə ˈgrændˌməðər kloʊzd ðə ˈɛntrəns wɪθ ən ˌɛnərˈʤɛtɪk təg ɔn ðə sˈlaɪdɪŋ ˈkərtən. ɪt wɑz ən ˈifɛktɪv dil. ˈteɪkən baɪ ðə wərdz əv ðə ˈmeɪlˌmæn, mɛn keɪm frəm ˈvɛri fɑr əˈweɪ tɪ bɪˈkəm əkˈweɪnɪd wɪθ ðə ˈnunəs əv. bɪˈhaɪnd ðə mɛn keɪm ˈgæmbəlɪŋ ˈteɪbəlz ənd fud stændz, ənd bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛm ɔl keɪm ə fəˈtɑgrəfər ɔn ə ˈbaɪsɪkəl, hu, əˈkrɔs frəm ðə ɪnˈkæmpmɪnt, sɛt əp ə ˈkæmərə wɪθ ə ˈmɔrnɪŋ sliv ɔn ə ˈtraɪˌpɑd ənd ə ˈbækˌdrɑp əv ə leɪk wɪθ ˈlɪstləs swɔnz. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər, ˈfænɪŋ hərˈsɛlf ɔn hər θroʊn, simd ˈeɪliən tɪ hər oʊn bəˈzɑr. ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðət ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd hər wɑz ˈkipɪŋ ˈɔrdər ɪn ðə laɪn əv ˈkəstəmərz hu wər ˈweɪtɪŋ ðɛr tərn ənd ˈʧɛkɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzækt əˈmaʊnt əv ˈməni ðeɪ peɪd ɪn ədˈvæns tɪ goʊ ɪn tɪ. æt fərst ʃi hæd bɪn soʊ strɪkt ðət ʃi rɪfˈjuzd ə gʊd ˈkəstəmər bɪˈkəz hi wɑz faɪv ˈpeɪsoʊz ʃɔrt. bət wɪθ ðə ˈpæsɪʤ əv mənθs ʃi wɑz əˈsɪməˌleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈlɛsənz əv ˌriˈæləˌti ənd ʃi ˈɛndɪd əp ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈpipəl ɪn hu kəmˈplitɪd ðɛr ˈpeɪmənt wɪθ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈmɛdəlz, ˈfæməli ˈrɛlɪks, ˈwɛdɪŋ rɪŋz, ənd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ hər baɪt kʊd pruv wɑz goʊld ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt ˈdɪdənt ʃaɪn. ˈæftər ə lɔŋ steɪ ɪn ðət fərst taʊn, ðə ˈgrændˌməðər hæd səˈfɪʃənt ˈməni tɪ baɪ ə ˈdɔŋki, ənd ʃi wɛnt ɔf ˈɪntu ðə ˈdɛzərt ɪn sərʧ əv ˈpleɪsɪz mɔr prəˈpɪʃəs fər ðə ˈpeɪmənt əv ðə dɛt. ʃi ˈtrævəld ɔn ə ˈlɪtər ðət hæd bɪn ˈɪmprəˌvaɪzd ɔn tɔp əv ðə ˈdɔŋki ənd ʃi wɑz prəˈtɛktɪd frəm ðə ˈmoʊʃənləs sən baɪ ðə ˈəmˌbrɛlə ðət hɛld ˈoʊvər hər hɛd. bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛm wɔkt fɔr ˈɪndiən ˈbɛrərz wɪθ ðə ˈrɛmnənts əv ðə ɪnˈkæmpmɪnt: ðə sˈlipɪŋ mæts, ðə rɪˈstɔrd θroʊn, ðə ˈæləˌbæstər ˈeɪnʤəl, ənd ðə trəŋks wɪθ ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv ðə. ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˈkɛrəˌvæn ɔn hɪz ˈbaɪsɪkəl, bət ˈnɛvər ˈkæʧɪŋ əp, ɛz ɪf hi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈfɛstɪvəl. sɪks mənθs hæd pæst sɪns ðə faɪər wɪn ðə ˈgrændˌməðər wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ə kəmˈplit ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs. "ɪf θɪŋz goʊ ɔn laɪk ðɪs," ʃi toʊld, "ju wɪl hæv peɪd mi ðə dɛt ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv eɪt jɪrz, ˈsɛvən mənθs, ənd ˈilɛvən deɪz." ʃi wɛnt bæk ˈoʊvər hər ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz wɪθ hər aɪz kloʊzd, ˈfəmbəlɪŋ wɪθ ðə sidz ʃi wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ aʊt əv ə kɔrd paʊʧ wɛr ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ kɛpt ðə ˈməni, ənd ʃi kərˈɛktɪd hərˈsɛlf: "ɔl ðət, əv kɔrs, nɑt ˈkaʊntɪŋ ðə peɪ ənd bɔrd əv ðə ˈɪndiənz ənd ˈəðər ˈmaɪnər ɪkˈspɛnsɪz.", hu wɑz ˈkipɪŋ ɪn stɛp wɪθ ðə ˈdɔŋki, boʊd daʊn baɪ ðə hit ənd dəst, dɪd nɑt riˈproʊʧ hər ˈgrændˌməðər fər hər ˈfɪgjərz, bət ʃi hæd tɪ hoʊld bæk hər tɪrz. "aɪv gɑt graʊnd glæs ɪn maɪ boʊnz," ʃi sɛd. "traɪ tɪ slip." "jɛs, ˈgrændˌməðər." ʃi kloʊzd hər aɪz, tʊk ɪn ə dip brɛθ əv ˈskɔrʧɪŋ ɛr, ənd wɛnt ɔn ˈwɔkɪŋ ɪn hər slip. ə smɔl trək ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ ˈkeɪʤɪz əˈpɪrd, ˈfraɪtənɪŋ goʊts ɪn ðə dəst əv ðə hərˈaɪzən, ənd ðə ˈklæmər əv ðə bərdz wɑz laɪk ə splæʃ əv kul ˈwɔtər fər ðə ˈsənˌdi ˈtɔrpər əv sæn mɪˈgɛl dɛl desierto*. æt ðə wil wɑz ə dəʧ ˈfɑrmər, hɪz skɪn ˈsplɪntərd baɪ ðə ˈaʊtˈdɔrz, ənd wɪθ ə ˈməˌstæʃ hi hæd ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd frəm səm ˌgreɪtˈgrændˌfɑðər. hɪz sən, hu wɑz ˈraɪdɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈəðər sit, wɑz ə ˈgɪldɪd ˌædəˈlɛsənt wɪθ ˈloʊnli ˈmærəˌtaɪm aɪz ənd wɪθ ðə əˈpɪrəns əv ə ˈfərtɪv ˈeɪnʤəl. ðə ˈdəʧmən ˈnoʊtɪst ə tɛnt ɪn frənt əv wɪʧ ɔl ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz əv ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈgærɪsən wər əˈweɪtɪŋ ðɛr tərn. ðeɪ wər ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə graʊnd, ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ aʊt əv ðə seɪm ˈbɑtəl, wɪʧ pæst frəm maʊθ tɪ maʊθ, ənd ðeɪ hæd ˈɑmənd ˈbrænʧɪz ɔn ðɛr hɛdz ɛz ɪf ˈkæməˌflɑʒd fər ˈkɑmbæt. ðə ˈdəʧmən æst ɪn hɪz ˈlæŋgwɪʤ: "wət ðə ˈdɛvəl kən ðeɪ bi ˈsɛlɪŋ ðɛr?" "ə ˈwʊmən," hɪz sən ˈænsərd kwaɪt ˈnæʧərəli. "hər neɪm ɪz." "haʊ du ju noʊ?" "ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɪn ðə ˈdɛzərt noʊz," ˈænsərd. ðə ˈdəʧmən stɑpt æt ðə smɔl hoʊˈtɛl ɪn taʊn ənd gɑt aʊt. steɪd ɪn ðə trək. wɪθ ˈæʤəl ˈfɪŋgərz hi ˈoʊpənd ə ˈbrifˌkeɪs ðət hɪz ˈfɑðər hæd lɛft ɔn ðə sit, tʊk aʊt ə roʊl əv bɪlz, pʊt ˈsɛvərəl ɪn hɪz ˈpɑkət, ənd lɛft ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ʤɪst ðə weɪ ɪt hæd bɪn. ðət naɪt, waɪl hɪz ˈfɑðər wɑz əsˈlip, hi klaɪmd aʊt ðə hoʊˈtɛl ˈwɪndoʊ ənd wɛnt tɪ stænd ɪn laɪn ɪn frənt əv tɛnt. ðə fɛˈstɪvətiz wər æt ðɛr haɪt. ðə ˈdrəŋkən rɪˈkruts wər ˈdænsɪŋ baɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz soʊ ɛz nɑt tɪ weɪst ðə fri mˈjuzɪk, ənd ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm ˈpɪkʧərz wɪθ mægˈniziəm ˈpeɪpərz. ɛz ʃi wɔʧt ˈoʊvər hər ˈbɪznɪs, ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈkaʊntɪd ðə bæŋk noʊts ɪn hər læp, dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ ðɛm ˈɪntu ˈikwəl paɪlz ənd ərˈeɪnʤɪŋ ðɛm ɪn ə ˈbæskət. ðɛr wər ˈoʊnli twɛlv ˈsoʊlʤərz æt ðət taɪm, bət ðə ˈivnɪŋ laɪn hæd groʊn wɪθ səˈvɪljən ˈkəstəmərz. wɑz ðə læst wən. ɪt wɑz ðə tərn əv ə ˈsoʊlʤər wɪθ ə ˈwoʊfəl əˈpɪrəns. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər nɑt ˈoʊnli blɑkt hɪz weɪ bət əˈvɔɪdɪd ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ hɪz ˈməni. "noʊ, sən," ʃi toʊld ɪm. "ju ˈkʊdənt goʊ ɪn fər ɔl ðə goʊld ɪn ðə wərld. ju brɪŋ bæd lək." ðə ˈsoʊlʤər, hu ˈwəzənt frəm ðoʊz pɑrts, wɑz ˈpəzəld. "wət du ju min?" "ju brɪŋ daʊn ðə ˈivəl ˈʃæˌdoʊz," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd. "ə ˈpərsən ˈoʊnli həz tɪ lʊk æt jʊr feɪs." ʃi weɪvd ɪm ɔf wɪθ hər hænd, bət wɪˈθaʊt ˈtəʧɪŋ ɪm, ənd meɪd weɪ fər ðə nɛkst ˈsoʊlʤər. "goʊ raɪt ɪn, ˈhænsəm," ʃi toʊld ɪm ˈgʊdˈneɪʧərdli, "bət doʊnt teɪk tu lɔŋ, jʊr ˈkəntri nidz ju." ðə ˈsoʊlʤər wɛnt ɪn bət hi keɪm raɪt aʊt əˈgɛn bɪˈkəz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ tɔk tɪ hər ˈgrændˌməðər. ʃi həŋ ðə ˈbæskət əv ˈməni ɔn hər ɑrm ənd wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə tɛnt, wɪʧ ˈwəzənt ˈvɛri ˈrumi, bət wɪʧ wɑz nit ənd klin. ɪn ðə bæk, ɔn ən ˈɑrmi kɑt, wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ riˈprɛs ðə ˈtrɛmbəlɪŋ ɪn hər ˈbɑdi, ənd ʃi wɑz ɪn ˈsɑri ʃeɪp, ɔl ˈdərti wɪθ ˈsoʊlʤər swɛt. "ˈgrændˌməðər," ʃi sɑbd, "əm daɪɪŋ." ðə ˈgrændˌməðər fɛlt hər ˈfɔrhɛd ənd wɪn ʃi sɔ ʃi hæd noʊ ˈfivər, ʃi traɪd tɪ ˈkɑnsoʊl hər. "ðɛr ər ˈoʊnli tɛn ˈsoʊlʤərz lɛft," ʃi sɛd. bɪˈgæn tɪ wip wɪθ ðə ʃriks əv ə ˈfraɪtənd ˈænəməl. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðɛn ðət ʃi hæd gɔn bɪɔnd ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv ˈhɔrər ənd, ˈstroʊkɪŋ hər hɛd, ʃi hɛlpt hər kɑm daʊn. "ðə ˈtrəbəl ɪz ðət jʊr wik," ʃi toʊld hər. "kəm ɔn, doʊnt kraɪ ˈɛni mɔr, teɪk ə bæθ ɪn seɪʤ ˈwɔtər tɪ gɪt jʊr bləd bæk ˈɪntu ʃeɪp." ʃi lɛft ðə tɛnt wɪn wɑz ˈkɑmər ənd ʃi geɪv ðə ˈsoʊlʤər ˈweɪtɪŋ hɪz ˈməni bæk. "ðæts ɔl fər təˈdeɪ," ʃi toʊld ɪm. "kəm bæk təˈmɑˌroʊ ənd aɪl gɪv ju ðə fərst pleɪs ɪn laɪn." ðɛn ʃi ˈʃaʊtɪd tɪ ðoʊz laɪnd əp: "ðæts ɔl, bɔɪz. təˈmɑˌroʊ ˈmɔrnɪŋ æt naɪn." ˈsoʊlʤərz ənd səˈvɪljənz broʊk ræŋks wɪθ ʃaʊts əv ˈproʊˌtɛst. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər kənˈfrəntɪd ðɛm, ɪn ə gʊd mud bət ˈbrændɪʃɪŋ ðə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈərnɪst. "jʊr ən bənʧ əv slɑbz!" ʃi ˈʃaʊtɪd. "wət du ju θɪŋk ðə gərl ɪz meɪd əv, aɪərn? aɪd laɪk tɪ si ju ɪn hər pleɪs. ju ˈpərvərts! ju ˈʃɪˌti bəmz!" ðə mɛn ˈænsərd hər wɪθ ˈivɪn ˌɪnˈsəlts, bət ʃi ˈɛndɪd əp kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ðə rɪˈvoʊlt ənd stʊd gɑrd wɪθ hər stæf ənˈtɪl ðeɪ tʊk əˈweɪ ðə snæk ˈteɪbəlz ənd dɪsˈmænəld ðə ˈgæmbəlɪŋ stændz. ʃi wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ goʊ bæk ˈɪntu ðə tɛnt wɪn ʃi sɔ, ɛz lɑrʤ ɛz laɪf, ɔl baɪ hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðə dɑrk ənd ˈɛmti speɪs wɛr ðə laɪn əv mɛn hæd bɪn ˌbiˈfɔr. hi hæd ən ənˈril ˈɔrə əˈbaʊt ɪm ənd hi simd tɪ bi ˈvɪzəbəl ɪn ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊz bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈvɛri gloʊ əv hɪz ˈbjuti. "ju," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər æst ɪm. "wət ˈhæpənd tɪ jʊr wɪŋz?" "ðə wən hu hæd wɪŋz wɑz maɪ ˈgrænˌfɑðər," ˈænsərd ɪn hɪz ˈnæʧərəl weɪ, "bət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi bɪˈlivd ɪt." ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ɪgˈzæmənd ɪm əˈgɛn wɪθ ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən. "wɛl, aɪ du," ʃi sɛd. "pʊt ðɛm ɔn ənd kəm bæk təˈmɑˌroʊ." ʃi wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə tɛnt ənd lɛft ˈbərnɪŋ wɛr hi stʊd. fɛlt ˈbɛtər ˈæftər hər bæθ. ʃi hæd pʊt ɔn ə ʃɔrt, slɪp ənd ʃi wɑz draɪɪŋ hər hɛr ˌbiˈfɔr goʊɪŋ tɪ bɛd, bət ʃi wɑz stɪl ˈmeɪkɪŋ ən ˈɛfərt tɪ hoʊld bæk hər tɪrz. hər ˈgrændˌməðər wɑz əsˈlip. bɪˈhaɪnd bɛd, ˈvɛri sˈloʊli,' hɛd əˈpɪrd. ʃi sɔ ðə ˈæŋʃəs ənd daɪˈæfənɪs aɪz, bət ˌbiˈfɔr seɪɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ʃi rəbd hər hɛd wɪθ ðə taʊəl ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ pruv ðət ɪt ˈwəzənt ən ˌɪˈluʒən. wɪn blɪŋkt fər ðə fərst taɪm, æst ɪm ɪn ə ˈvɛri loʊ vɔɪs: "hu ər ju?" ʃoʊd hɪmˈsɛlf daʊn tɪ hɪz ˈʃoʊldərz. "maɪ neɪm ɪz," hi sɛd. hi ʃoʊd hər ðə bɪlz hi hæd ˈstoʊlən ənd ˈædɪd: "aɪv gɑt ˈməni." pʊt hər hænz ɔn ðə bɛd, brɔt hər feɪs kloʊz tɪ ðət əv, ənd wɛnt ɔn ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ɪm ɛz ɪf ɪn ə ˈkɪndərˌgɑrtən geɪm. "ju wər səˈpoʊzd tɪ gɪt ɪn laɪn," ʃi toʊld ɪm. "aɪ ˈweɪtɪd ɔl naɪt lɔŋ," sɛd. "wɛl, naʊ ju hæv tɪ weɪt ənˈtɪl təˈmɑˌroʊ," sɛd. "aɪ fil ɛz ɪf ˈsəmˌwən hæd bɪn ˈbitɪŋ mi ɔn ðə ˈkɪdniz." æt ðət ˈɪnstənt ðə ˈgrændˌməðər bɪˈgæn tɪ tɔk ɪn hər slip. "ɪts goʊɪŋ ɔn tˈwɛnti jɪrz sɪns ɪt reɪnd læst," ʃi sɛd. "ɪt wɑz səʧ ə ˈtɛrəbəl stɔrm ðət ðə reɪn wɑz ɔl mɪkst ɪn wɪθ si ˈwɔtər, ənd ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðə haʊs wɑz fʊl əv fɪʃ ənd sneɪlz ənd jʊr ˈgrænˌfɑðər, meɪ hi rɛst ɪn pis, sɔ ə gloʊɪŋ ˈmæntə reɪ ˈfloʊtɪŋ θru ðə ɛr." hɪd bɪˈhaɪnd ðə bɛd əˈgɛn. ʃoʊd ən əmˈjuzd smaɪl. "teɪk ɪt ˈizi," ʃi toʊld ɪm. "ʃi ˈɔlˌweɪz ækts kaɪnd əv ˈkreɪzi wɪn ʃiz əsˈlip, bət nɑt ˈivɪn ən ˈərθkˌweɪk kən weɪk hər əp." ˌriəˈpɪrd. lʊkt æt ɪm wɪθ ə smaɪl ðət wɑz ˈnɔti ənd ˈivɪn ə ˈlɪtəl əˈfɛkʃənət ənd tʊk ðə sɔɪld ʃit ɔf ðə ˈmætrəs. "kəm," ʃi sɛd. "hɛlp mi ʧeɪnʤ ðə ʃit." ðɛn keɪm frəm bɪˈhaɪnd ðə bɛd ənd tʊk wən ɛnd əv ðə ʃit. sɪns ðə ʃit wɑz məʧ ˈlɑrʤər ðən ðə ˈmætrəs, ðeɪ hæd tɪ foʊld ɪt ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz. wɪθ ˈɛvəri foʊld dru ˈkloʊzər tɪ. "aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ ˈkreɪzi ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ si ju," hi ˈsədənli sɛd. "ˈɛvriˌbɑdi sɪz jʊr ˈvɛri ˈprɪti ənd ðɛr raɪt." "bət əm goʊɪŋ tɪ daɪ," sɛd. "maɪ ˈməðər sɪz ðət ˈpipəl hu daɪ ɪn ðə ˈdɛzərt doʊnt goʊ tɪ ˈhɛvən bət tɪ ðə si," sɛd. pʊt ðə ˈdərti ʃit əˈsaɪd ənd ˈkəvərd ðə ˈmætrəs wɪθ əˈnəðər, wɪʧ wɑz klin ənd aɪərnd. "aɪ ˈnɛvər sɔ ðə si," ʃi sɛd. "ɪts laɪk ðə ˈdɛzərt bət wɪθ ˈwɔtər," sɛd. "ðɛn ju kænt wɔk ɔn ɪt." "maɪ ˈfɑðər nu ə mæn hu kʊd," sɛd, "bət ðət wɑz ə lɔŋ taɪm əˈgoʊ." wɑz ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪd bət ʃi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ slip. "ɪf ju kəm ˈvɛri ˈərli təˈmɑˌroʊ ju kən bi fərst ɪn laɪn," ʃi sɛd. "əm ˈlivɪŋ wɪθ maɪ ˈfɑðər æt dɔn," sɛd. "woʊnt ju bi ˈkəmɪŋ bæk ðɪs weɪ?" "hu kən tɛl?" sɛd. "wi ʤɪst ˈhæpənd əˈlɔŋ naʊ bɪˈkəz wi gɑt lɔst ɔn ðə roʊd tɪ ðə ˈbɔrdər." lʊkt ˈθɔtfəli æt hər sˈlipɪŋ ˈgrændˌməðər. "ɔl raɪt," ʃi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd. "gɪv mi ðə ˈməni." geɪv ɪt tɪ hər. leɪ daʊn ɔn ðə bɛd bət hi rɪˈmeɪnd ˈtrɛmbəlɪŋ wɛr hi wɑz: æt ðə dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˈmoʊmənt hɪz dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən hæd ˈwikənd. tʊk ɪm baɪ ðə hænd tɪ ˈhəri ɪm əp ənd ˈoʊnli ðɛn dɪd ʃi ˈnoʊtɪs hɪz ˌtrɪbjəˈleɪʃən. ʃi wɑz fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðət fɪr. "ɪz ɪt ðə fərst taɪm?" ʃi æst ɪm. ˈdɪdənt ˈænsər bət hi smaɪld ɪn ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən. bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈpərsən. "brið sˈloʊli," ʃi toʊld ɪm. "ðæts ðə weɪ ɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz ɪz ðə fərst taɪm. ˈæftərwərdz ju woʊnt ˈivɪn ˈnoʊtɪs." ʃi leɪd ɪm daʊn ˌbiˈsaɪd hər ənd waɪl ʃi wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ hɪz kloʊðz ɔf ʃi wɑz ˈkɑmɪŋ ɪm maternally*. "wəts jʊr neɪm?" "ulises*." "ðæts ə ˈgrɪŋgoʊ neɪm," sɛd. "noʊ, ə ˈseɪlər neɪm." ənˈkəvərd hɪz ʧɛst, geɪv ə fju ˈlɪtəl ˈɔrfən ˈkɪsɪz, snɪft ɪm. "ɪts laɪk ju wər meɪd əv goʊld ɔl ˈoʊvər," ʃi sɛd, "bət ju smɛl əv flaʊərz." "ɪt məst bi ðə ˈɔrɪnʤɪz," sɛd. ˈkɑmər naʊ, hi geɪv ə smaɪl əv kəmˈplɪsɪti. "wi ˈkɛri ə lɔt əv bərdz əˈlɔŋ tɪ θroʊ ˈpipəl ɔf ðə træk," hi ˈædɪd, "bət wət wɪr duɪŋ ɪz sˈməgəlɪŋ ə loʊd əv ˈɔrɪnʤɪz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈbɔrdər." "ˈɔrɪnʤɪz ˈɑrənt ˈkɑntrəˌbænd," sɛd. "ðiz ər," sɛd. "iʧ wən ɪz wərθ ˈfɪfti ˈθaʊzənd ˈpeɪsoʊz." læft fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn ə lɔŋ waɪl. "wət aɪ laɪk əˈbaʊt ju," ʃi sɛd, "ɪz ðə ˈsɪriəs weɪ ju meɪk əp ˈnɑnsɛns." ʃi hæd bɪˈkəm spɑnˈteɪniəs ənd ˈtɔkətɪv əˈgɛn, ɛz ɪf' ˈɪnəsəns hæd ʧeɪnʤd nɑt ˈoʊnli hər mud bət hər ˈkɛrɪktər. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər, səʧ ə ʃɔrt ˈdɪstəns əˈweɪ frəm mɪsˈfɔrʧən, wɑz stɪl ˈtɔkɪŋ ɪn hər slip. "əraʊnd ðoʊz taɪmz, æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv mɑrʧ, ðeɪ brɔt ju hoʊm," ʃi sɛd. "ju lʊkt laɪk ə ˈlɪzərd ræpt ɪn ˈkɔtən., jʊr ˈfɑðər, hu wɑz jəŋ ənd ˈhænsəm, wɑz soʊ ˈhæpi ðət ˌæftərˈnun ðət hi sɛnt fər tˈwɛnti kɑrts ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ flaʊərz ənd əraɪvd ðɛm əˈlɔŋ ðə strit ənˈtɪl ðə hoʊl ˈvɪlɪʤ wɑz goʊld wɪθ flaʊərz laɪk ðə si." ʃi ˈræntɪd ɔn wɪθ greɪt ʃaʊts ənd wɪθ ə ˈstəbərn ˈpæʃən fər ˈsɛvərəl aʊərz. bət ˈkʊdənt hir hər bɪˈkəz hæd ləvd ɪm soʊ məʧ ənd soʊ ˈtruθfəli ðət ʃi ləvd ɪm əˈgɛn fər hæf praɪs waɪl hər ˈgrændˌməðər wɑz ˈreɪvɪŋ ənd kɛpt ɔn ˈləvɪŋ ɪm fər ˈnəθɪŋ ənˈtɪl dɔn. ə grup əv ˈmɪʃəˌnɛriz ˈhoʊldɪŋ əp ðɛr ˈkrusəˌfɪksɪz stʊd ˈʃoʊldər tɪ ˈʃoʊldər ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˈdɛzərt. ə wɪnd ɛz fɪrs ɛz ðə wɪnd əv mɪsˈfɔrʧən ʃʊk ðɛr ˈbərˌlæp ˈhæbəts ənd ðɛr rəf bɪrdz ənd ðeɪ wər ˈbɛrli ˈeɪbəl tɪ stænd ɔn ðɛr fit. bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛm wɑz ðə ˈmɪʃən, ə kəˈloʊniəl paɪl əv stoʊn wɪθ ə ˈtaɪni ˈbɛlfri ɔn tɔp əv ðə hɑrʃ ˈwaɪtˌwɑʃt wɔlz. ðə ˈjəŋgəst ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri, hu wɑz ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ðə grup, ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ə ˈnæʧərəl kræk ɪn ðə gleɪzd kleɪ graʊnd. "ju ʃæl nɑt pæs bɪɔnd ðɪs laɪn!" hi ˈʃaʊtɪd. ðə fɔr ˈɪndiən ˈbɛrərz ˈkɛriɪŋ ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ɪn ə ˈlɪtər meɪd əv bɔrdz stɑpt wɪn ðeɪ hərd ðə ʃaʊt. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ʃi wɑz ənˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə plæŋks əv ðə ˈlɪtər ənd hər ˈspɪrɪt wɑz dəld baɪ ðə dəst ənd swɛt əv ðə ˈdɛzərt, ðə ˈgrændˌməðər meɪnˈteɪnd hər ˌɪnˈtækt. wɑz ɔn fʊt. bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈlɪtər keɪm ə faɪl əv eɪt ˈɪndiənz ˈkɛriɪŋ ðə ˈbægɪʤ ənd æt ðə ˈvɛri ɛnd ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər ɔn hɪz ˈbaɪsɪkəl. "ðə ˈdɛzərt ˈdəzənt bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ˈɛniˌwən," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd. "ɪt bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ gɑd," ðə ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri sɛd, "ənd ju ər ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ hɪz ˈseɪkrɪd lɔz wɪθ jʊr ˈfɪlθi ˈbɪznɪs." ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ðɛn ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðə pəˈnɪnsələr ˈjusɪʤ ənd ˈdɪkʃən ənd əˈvɔɪdɪd ə ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən soʊ ɛz nɑt tɪ breɪk hər hɛd əˈgɛnst hɪz ˌɪnˈtrænsɪʤəns. ʃi wɛnt bæk tɪ biɪŋ hərˈsɛlf. "aɪ doʊnt ˌəndərˈstænd jʊr ˈmɪstəriz, sən." ðə ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri ˈpɔɪntɪd æt. "ðət ʧaɪld ɪz ˈəndərɪʤ." "bət ʃiz maɪ ˈgrænˌdɔtər." "soʊ məʧ ðə wərs," ðə ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri rɪˈplaɪd. "pʊt hər ˈəndər ɑr kɛr ˈwɪlɪŋli ər wɪl hæv tɪ sik ˈrikɔrs ɪn ˈəðər weɪz." ðə ˈgrændˌməðər hæd nɑt ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðɛm tɪ goʊ soʊ fɑr. "ɔl raɪt, ɪf ðæts haʊ ɪt ɪz." ʃi sərˈɛndərd ɪn fɪr. "bət ˈsunər ər ˈleɪtər aɪl pæs, jul si." θri deɪz ˈæftər ðə ɪnˈkaʊnər wɪθ ðə ˈmɪʃəˌnɛriz, ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ənd wər sˈlipɪŋ ɪn ə ˈvɪlɪʤ nɪr ðə ˈmɪʃən wɪn ə grup əv ˈstɛlθi, mjut ˈbɑdiz, ˈkripɪŋ əˈlɔŋ laɪk ən ˈɪnfəntri pəˈtroʊl, slɪpt ˈɪntu ðə tɛnt. ðeɪ wər sɪks ˈɪndiən ˈnɑvəsɪz, strɔŋ ənd jəŋ, ðɛr rəf klɔθ ˈhæbəts ˈsimɪŋ tɪ gloʊ ɪn ðə ˈmunˌlaɪt. wɪˈθaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə saʊnd ðeɪ kloʊkt ɪn ə məˈskitoʊ ˈnɛtɪŋ, pɪkt hər əp wɪˈθaʊt ˈweɪkɪŋ hər, ənd ˈkɛrid hər ɔf ə lɑrʤ, ˈfræʤəl fɪʃ kɔt ɪn ə ˈlunər nɛt. ðɛr wər noʊ minz lɛft ənˈtraɪd baɪ ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈrɛskju hər ˈgrænˌdɔtər frəm ðə prəˈtɛkʃən əv ðə ˈmɪʃəˌnɛriz. ˈoʊnli wɪn ðeɪ hæd ɔl feɪld, frəm ðə moʊst dɪˈrɛkt tɪ ðə moʊst ˈdiviəs, dɪd ʃi tərn tɪ ðə ˈsɪvəl əˈθɔrəti, wɪʧ wɑz ˈvɛstɪd ɪn ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri mæn. ʃi faʊnd ɪm ɪn ðə ˈkɔrˌtjɑrd əv hɪz hoʊm, hɪz ʧɛst bɛr, ˈʃutɪŋ wɪθ ən ˈɑrmi ˈraɪfəl æt ə dɑrk ənd ˈsɑləˌtɛri klaʊd ɪn ðə ˈbərnɪŋ skaɪ. hi wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈpərfərˌeɪt ɪt tɪ brɪŋ ɔn reɪn, ənd hɪz ʃɑts wər fˈjʊriəs ənd ˈjusləs, bət hi dɪd teɪk ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri taɪm aʊt tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə ˈgrændˌməðər. "aɪ kænt du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ," hi ɪkˈspleɪnd tɪ hər wɪn hi hæd hərd hər aʊt. "ðə priesties*, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə concordat*, hæv ðə raɪt tɪ kip ðə gərl ənˈtɪl ʃi kəmz əv eɪʤ. ər ənˈtɪl ʃi gɪts ˈmɛrid." "ðɛn waɪ du ðeɪ hæv ju hir ɛz meɪər?" ðə ˈgrændˌməðər æst. "tɪ meɪk ɪt reɪn," wɑz ðə meɪərz ˈænsər. ðɛn, siɪŋ ðət ðə klaʊd hæd muvd aʊt əv reɪnʤ, hi ˌɪntərˈəptɪd hɪz əˈfɪʃəl ˈdutiz ənd geɪv hɪz fʊl əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈgrændˌməðər. "wət ju nid ɪz ˈsəmˌwən wɪθ ə lɔt əv weɪt hu wɪl vaʊʧ fər ju," hi toʊld hər. "ˈsəmˌwən hu kən swɛr tɪ jʊr ˈmɔrəl ˈstændɪŋ ənd jʊr gʊd bɪˈheɪvjər ɪn ə saɪnd ˈlɛtər. du ju noʊ ˈsɛnətər ˈsænʧɛz?" ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈneɪkəd sən ɔn ə stul ðət wɑz tu ˈnɛroʊ fər hər ˈæstrəl ˈbətəks, ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈænsərd wɪθ ə ˈsɑləm reɪʤ: "əm ʤɪst ə pur ˈwʊmən ɔl əˈloʊn ɪn ðə ˈvæstnəs əv ðə ˈdɛzərt." ðə meɪər, hɪz raɪt aɪ tˈwɪstɪd frəm ðə hit, lʊkt æt hər wɪθ ˈpɪti. "ðɛn doʊnt weɪst jʊr taɪm, mæm," hi sɛd. "jul rɑt ɪn hɛl." ʃi ˈdɪdənt rɑt, əv kɔrs. ʃi sɛt əp hər tɛnt əˈkrɔs frəm ðə ˈmɪʃən ənd sæt daʊn tɪ θɪŋk, laɪk ə ˈsɑləˌtɛri ˈwɔrjər bɪˈsiʤɪŋ ə ˈfɔrtəˌfaɪd ˈsɪti. ðə ˈwɑndərɪŋ fəˈtɑgrəfər, hu nu hər kwaɪt wɛl, ˈloʊdɪd hɪz gɪr ˈɔntu ðə ˈkɛriər əv hɪz ˈbaɪsɪkəl ənd wɑz ˈrɛdi tɪ liv ɔl əˈloʊn wɪn hi sɔ hər ɪn ðə fʊl sən wɪθ hər aɪz fɪkst ɔn ðə ˈmɪʃən. "lɛts si hu gɪts taɪərd fərst," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd, "ðeɪ ər aɪ." "ðeɪv bɪn hir fər θri ˈhənərd jɪrz ənd ðeɪ kən stɪl teɪk ɪt," ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər sɛd. "əm ˈlivɪŋ." ˈoʊnli ðɛn dɪd ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈnoʊtɪs ðə ˈloʊdɪd ˈbaɪsɪkəl. "wɛr ər ju goʊɪŋ?" "wɛˈrɛvər ðə wɪnd teɪks mi," ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər sɛd, ənd hi lɛft. "ɪts ə bɪg wərld." ðə ˈgrændˌməðər saɪd. "nɑt ɛz bɪg ɛz ju θɪŋk, ju ingrate*." bət ʃi ˈdɪdənt muv hər hɛd ɪn spaɪt əv hər ˈæŋgər soʊ ɛz nɑt tɪ luz saɪt əv ðə ˈmɪʃən. ʃi ˈdɪdənt muv ɪt fər ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni deɪz əv ˈmɪnərəl hit, fər ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni naɪts əv waɪld wɪndz, fər ɔl ðə taɪm ʃi wɑz ˈmɛdəˌteɪtɪŋ ənd noʊ wən keɪm aʊt əv ðə ˈmɪʃən. ðə ˈɪndiənz bɪlt ə əv pɑm livz ˌbiˈsaɪd ðə tɛnt ənd həŋ ðɛr ˈhæməks ðɛr, bət ðə ˈgrændˌməðər stʊd wɔʧ ənˈtɪl ˈvɛri leɪt, ˈnɑdɪŋ ɔn hər θroʊn ənd ʧuɪŋ ðə greɪn ɪn hər paʊʧ wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈvɪnsəbəl ˈleɪzinəs əv ə ˈrɛstɪŋ ɑks. wən naɪt ə ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ əv sloʊ ˈkəvərd trəks pæst ˈvɛri kloʊz tɪ hər ənd ðə ˈoʊnli laɪts ðeɪ ˈkɛrid wər riθs əv ˈkələrd bəlbz wɪʧ geɪv ðɛm ðə ˈgoʊstli saɪz əv ˈɔltərz. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðɛm æt wəns bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər ʤɪst laɪk ðə trəks əv ðə. ðə læst trək ɪn ðə ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ sloʊd, stɑpt, ənd ə mæn gɑt aʊt əv ðə kæb tɪ əˈʤəst ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn bæk. hi lʊkt laɪk ə ˈrɛplɪkə əv ðə, ˈwɛrɪŋ ə hæt wɪθ ə brɪm, haɪ buts, tu krɔst ˈkɑrtrɪʤ bɛlts əˈkrɔs hɪz ʧɛst, ən ˈɑrmi ˈraɪfəl, ənd tu ˈpɪstəlz. ˈoʊvərˌkəm baɪ ən ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl tɛmˈteɪʃən, ðə ˈgrændˌməðər kɔld tɪ ðə mæn. "doʊnt ju noʊ hu aɪ æm?" ʃi æst ɪm. ðə mæn ˈlaɪtɪd hər wɪθ ə ˈflæʃˌlaɪt. fər ən ˈɪnstənt hi ˈstədid ðə feɪs wɔrn aʊt baɪ ˈvɪʤəl, ðə aɪz dɪm frəm fəˈtig, ðə ˈwɪðərd hɛr əv ðə ˈwʊmən hu, ˈivɪn æt hər eɪʤ, ɪn hər ˈsɑri steɪt, ənd wɪθ ðət krud laɪt ɔn hər feɪs, kʊd hæv sɛd ðət ʃi hæd bɪn ðə moʊst ˈbjutəfəl ˈwʊmən ɪn ðə wərld. wɪn hi ɪgˈzæmənd hər ɪˈnəf tɪ bi ʃʊr ðət hi hæd ˈnɛvər sin hər ˌbiˈfɔr, hi tərnd aʊt ðə laɪt. "ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ aɪ noʊ fər ʃʊr ɪz ðət jʊr nɑt ðə ˈvərʤɪn əv pərˈpɛʧuəl hɛlp." "kwaɪt ðə ˈkɑntrɛri," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd wɪθ ə ˈvɛri swit vɔɪs. "əm ðə ˈleɪdi." ðə mæn pʊt hɪz hænd tɪ hɪz ˈpɪstəl aʊt əv pjʊr ˈɪnstɪŋkt. "wət ˈleɪdi?" "bɪg." "ðɛn jʊr nɑt əv ðɪs wərld," hi sɛd, tɛns. "wət ɪz ɪt ju wɔnt?" "fər ju tɪ hɛlp mi ˈrɛskju maɪ ˈgrænˌdɔtər, bɪg ˈgrænˌdɔtər, ðə ˈdɔtər əv ɑr sən, hɛld ˈkæptɪv ɪn ðət ˈmɪʃən." ðə mæn ˈoʊvərˈkeɪm hɪz fɪr. "ju nɑkt ɔn ðə rɔŋ dɔr," hi sɛd. "ɪf ju θɪŋk wɪr əˈbaʊt tɪ gɪt mɪkst əp ɪn gɑdz əˈfɛrz, jʊr nɑt ðə wən ju seɪ ju ər, ju ˈnɛvər nu ðə, ənd ju ˈhævənt gɑt ðə ˈnoʊʃən əv wət ɔl əˈbaʊt." ˈərli ðət ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðə ˈgrændˌməðər slɛpt lɛs ðən ˌbiˈfɔr. ʃi leɪ əˈweɪk ˈpɑndərɪŋ θɪŋz, ræpt ɪn ə wʊl ˈblæŋkɪt waɪl ðə ˈərli aʊər gɑt hər ˈmɛməri ɔl mɪkst əp ənd ðə riˈprɛst ˈreɪvɪŋ ˈstrəgəld tɪ gɪt aʊt ˈivɪn ðoʊ ʃi wɑz əˈweɪk, ənd ʃi hæd tɪ ˈtaɪtən hər hɑrt wɪθ hər hænd soʊ ɛz nɑt tɪ bi ˈsəfəˌkeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈmɛməri əv ə haʊs baɪ ðə si wɪθ greɪt rɛd flaʊərz wɛr ʃi hæd bɪn ˈhæpi. ʃi rɪˈmeɪnd ðət weɪ ənˈtɪl ðə ˈmɪʃən bɛl ræŋ ənd ðə fərst laɪts wɛnt ɔn ɪn ðə ˈwɪndoʊz ənd ðə ˈdɛzərt bɪˈkeɪm ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ðə smɛl əv ðə hɑt brɛd əv matins*. ˈoʊnli ðɛn dɪd ʃi əˈbændən hər fəˈtig, trɪkt baɪ ðə ˌɪˈluʒən ðət hæd gɑt əp ənd wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə weɪ tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ənd kəm bæk tɪ hər., ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hæd nɑt lɔst ə ˈsɪŋgəl naɪts slip sɪns ðeɪ hæd ˈteɪkən hər tɪ ðə ˈmɪʃən. ðeɪ hæd kət hər hɛr wɪθ ˈprunɪŋ ʃirz ənˈtɪl hər hɛd wɑz laɪk ə brəʃ, ðeɪ pʊt ə rəf ˈkæsək ɔn hər ənd geɪv hər ə ˈbəkɪt əv ˈwaɪtˌwɑʃ ənd ə brum soʊ ðət ʃi kʊd ˈwaɪtˌwɑʃ ðə stɛrz ˈɛvəri taɪm ˈsəmˌwən wɛnt əp ər daʊn. ɪt wɑz mjul wərk bɪˈkəz ðɛr wɑz ən ˌɪnˈsɛsənt ˈkəmɪŋ ənd goʊɪŋ əv ˈmədid ˈmɪʃəˌnɛriz ənd ˈnɑvəs ˈkɛriərz, bət fɛlt ɛz ɪf ˈɛvəri deɪ wər ˈsənˌdi ˈæftər ðə ˈfɪrsəm ˈgæli ðət hæd bɪn hər bɛd. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ʃi ˈwəzənt ðə ˈoʊnli wən wɔrn aʊt æt naɪt, bɪˈkəz ðət ˈmɪʃən wɑz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ˈfaɪtɪŋ nɑt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈdɛvəl bət əˈgɛnst ðə ˈdɛzərt. hæd sin ðə ˈɪndiən ˈnɑvəsɪz kaʊz ɪn ðə bɑrn ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ mɪlk ðɛm, ˈʤəmpɪŋ əp ənd daʊn ɔn plæŋks fər deɪz ɔn ɛnd ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prɛs ʧiz, ˈhɛlpɪŋ ə goʊt θru ə ˈdɪfəkəlt bərθ. ʃi hæd sin ðɛm swɛt laɪk tænd ˈhɔlɪŋ ˈwɔtər frəm ðə ˈsɪstərn, ˈwɔtərɪŋ baɪ hænd ə boʊld ˈgɑrdən ðət ˈəðər ˈnɑvəsɪz ˈkəltəˌveɪtɪd wɪθ hoʊz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ plænt ˈvɛʤtəbəlz ɪn ðə ˈflɪntˈstoʊn əv ðə ˈdɛzərt. ʃi hæd sin ðə ˈərθli ˌɪnˈfərˌnoʊ əv ðə ˈəvənz fər ˈbeɪkɪŋ brɛd ənd ðə rumz fər ˈaɪərnɪŋ kloʊðz. ʃi hæd sin ə nən ʧeɪs ə pɪg θru ðə ˈkɔrˌtjɑrd, slaɪd əˈlɔŋ ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə ˈrənəˌweɪ ˈænəməl baɪ ðə ɪrz, ənd roʊl ɪn ə məd ˈpədəl wɪˈθaʊt ˈlɛtɪŋ goʊ ənˈtɪl tu ˈnɑvəsɪz ɪn ˈlɛðər ˈeɪprənz hɛlpt hər gɪt ɪt ˈəndər kənˈtroʊl ənd wən əv ðɛm kət ɪts θroʊt wɪθ ə ˈbʊʧər naɪf ɛz ðeɪ ɔl bɪˈkeɪm ˈkəvərd wɪθ bləd ənd maɪər. ɪn ðə ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən wɔrd əv ðə ɪnˈfərməri ʃi hæd sin nənz ɪn ðɛr ʃraʊdz, ˈweɪtɪŋ fər gɑdz læst kəˈmænd ɛz ðeɪ ɛmˈbrɔɪdərd ˈbraɪdəl ʃits ɔn ðə ˈtɛrəsɪz waɪl ðə mɛn priʧt ɪn ðə ˈdɛzərt. wɑz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn hər ˈʃæˌdoʊz ənd dɪˈskəvərɪŋ ˈəðər fɔrmz əv ˈbjuti ənd ˈhɔrər ðət ʃi hæd ˈnɛvər ˌɪˈmæʤənd ɪn ðə ˈnɛroʊ wərld əv hər bɛd, bət ˈniðər ðə nɔr ðə moʊst pərsˈweɪsɪv əv ðə ˈnɑvəsɪz hæd ˈmænɪʤd tɪ gɪt hər tɪ seɪ ə wərd sɪns ðeɪ hæd ˈteɪkən hər tɪ ðə ˈmɪʃən. wən ˈmɔrnɪŋ, waɪl ʃi wɑz pərˈpɛrɪŋ ðə ˈwaɪtˌwɑʃ ɪn hər ˈbəkɪt, ʃi hərd strɪŋ mˈjuzɪk ðət wɑz laɪk ə laɪt ˈivɪn mɔr daɪˈæfənɪs ðən ðə laɪt əv ðə ˈdɛzərt. ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈmɪrəkəl, ʃi pipt ˈɪntu ən ˌɪˈmɛns ənd ˈɛmti səˈlɑn wɪθ bɛr wɔlz ənd lɑrʤ ˈwɪndoʊz θru wɪʧ ðə ˈdæzəlɪŋ ʤun laɪt pɔrd ɪn ənd rɪˈmeɪnd stɪl, ənd ɪn ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə rum ʃi sɔ ə ˈvɛri ˈbjutəfəl nən hum ʃi hæd ˈnɛvər sin ˌbiˈfɔr pleɪɪŋ ən ˈistər ˌɑrəˈtɔrioʊ ɔn ðə ˈklævəˌkɔrd. ˈlɪsənd tɪ ðə mˈjuzɪk wɪˈθaʊt ˈblɪŋkɪŋ, hər hɑrt ˈhæŋɪŋ baɪ ə θrɛd, ənˈtɪl ðə lənʧ bɛl ræŋ. ˈæftər ˈitɪŋ, waɪl ʃi ˈwaɪtˌwɑʃt ðə stɛrz wɪθ hər rid brəʃ, ʃi ˈweɪtɪd ənˈtɪl ɔl ðə ˈnɑvəsɪz hæd ˈfɪnɪʃt goʊɪŋ əp ənd ˈkəmɪŋ daʊn, ənd ʃi wɑz əˈloʊn, wɪθ noʊ wən tɪ hir hər, ənd ðɛn ʃi spoʊk fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns ʃi hæd ˈɛnərd ðə ˈmɪʃən. "əm ˈhæpi," ʃi sɛd. soʊ ðət pʊt ən ɛnd tɪ ðə hoʊps ðə ˈgrændˌməðər hæd ðət wʊd rən əˈweɪ tɪ riˈʤɔɪn hər, bət ʃi meɪnˈteɪnd hər ˈgrænɪt siʤ wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ meɪd ˈɛni dɪˈsɪʒən ənˈtɪl ˈpɛntəˌkɔst. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət taɪm ðə ˈmɪʃəˌnɛriz wər ˈkoʊmɪŋ ðə ˈdɛzərt ɪn sərʧ əv ˈprɛgnənt ˈkɑnkjəˌbaɪnz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt ðɛm ˈmɛrid. ðeɪ ˈtrævəld ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ðə moʊst rɪˈmoʊt ˈsɛtəlmənts ɪn ə trək wɪθ fɔr ˈsoʊlʤərz ənd ə ʧɛst əv ʧip klɔθ. ðə moʊst ˈdɪfəkəlt pɑrt əv ðət ˈɪndiən hənt wɑz tɪ kənˈvɪns ðə ˈwɪmən, hu dɪˈfɛndɪd ðɛmˈsɛlvz əˈgɛnst dɪˈvaɪn greɪs wɪθ ðə ˈtruθfəl ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət mɛn, sˈlipɪŋ ɪn ðɛr ˈhæməks wɪθ lɛgz sprɛd, fɛlt ðeɪ hæd ðə raɪt tɪ dɪˈmænd məʧ ˈhɛviər wərk frəm ləˈʤɪtəmət waɪvz ðən frəm ˈkɑnkjəˌbaɪnz. ɪt wɑz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ sɪˈdus ðɛm wɪθ ˈtrɪkəri, dɪˈzɔlvɪŋ ðə wɪl əv gɑd ɪn ðə ˈsɪrəp əv ðɛr oʊn ˈlæŋgwɪʤ soʊ ðət ɪt wʊd sim lɛs hɑrʃ tɪ ðɛm, bət ˈivɪn ðə moʊst ˈkræfti əv ðɛm ˈɛndɪd əp biɪŋ kənˈvɪnst baɪ ə pɛr əv ˈflæʃi ˈɪrɪŋz. ðə mɛn, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, wəns ðə ˈwɪmənz əkˈsɛptəns hæd bɪn əbˈteɪnd, wər ˈrutɪd aʊt əv ðɛr ˈhæməks wɪθ ˈraɪfəl bəts, baʊnd, ənd hɔld əˈweɪ ɪn ðə bæk əv ðə trək tɪ bi ˈmɛrid baɪ fɔrs. fər ˈsɛvərəl deɪz ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɔ ðə ˈlɪtəl trək ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ ˈprɛgnənt ˈɪndiən ˈwɪmən ˈhɛdɪŋ fər ðə ˈmɪʃən, bət ʃi feɪld tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz hər ˌɑpərˈtunəti. ʃi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɪt ɔn ˈpɛntəˌkɔst ˈsənˌdi ˌɪtˈsɛlf, wɪn ʃi hərd ðə ˈrɑkəts ənd ðə ˈrɪŋɪŋ əv ðə bɛlz ənd sɔ ðə ˈmɪzərəbəl ənd ˈmɛri kraʊd ðət wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl, ənd ʃi sɔ ðət əˈməŋ ðə kraʊdz ðɛr wər ˈprɛgnənt ˈwɪmən wɪθ ðə veɪl ənd kraʊn əv ə braɪd ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə ɑrmz əv ðɛr ˈkæʒəwəl meɪts, hum ðeɪ wʊd lɪˈʤɪtəˌmaɪz ɪn ðə kəˈlɛktɪv ˈwɛdɪŋ. əˈməŋ ðə læst ɪn ðə prəˈsɛʃən ə bɔɪ pæst, ˈɪnəsənt əv hɑrt, wɪθ ˈɪndiən hɛr ənd drɛst ɪn rægz, ˈkɛriɪŋ ən ˈistər ˈkændəl wɪθ ə sɪlk boʊ ɪn hɪz hænd. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər kɔld ɪm ˈoʊvər. "tɛl mi ˈsəmθɪŋ, sən," ʃi æst wɪθ hər sˈmuðəst vɔɪs. "wət pɑrt du ju hæv ɪn ðɪs əˈfɛr?" ðə bɔɪ fɛlt ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈkændəl ənd ɪt wɑz hɑrd fər ɪm tɪ kloʊz hɪz maʊθ bɪˈkəz əv hɪz ˈdɔŋki tiθ. "ðə prists ər goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪv mi maɪ fərst kəmˈjunjən," hi sɛd. "haʊ məʧ dɪd ðeɪ peɪ ju?" "faɪv ˈpeɪsoʊz." ðə ˈgrændˌməðər tʊk ə roʊl əv bɪlz frəm hər paʊʧ ənd ðə bɔɪ lʊkt æt ðɛm wɪθ səˈpraɪz. "əm goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪv ju tˈwɛnti," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd. "nɑt fər ju tɪ meɪk jʊr fərst kəmˈjunjən, bət fər ju tɪ gɪt ˈmɛrid." "hu tɪ?" "maɪ ˈgrænˌdɔtər." soʊ wɑz ˈmɛrid ɪn ðə ˈkɔrˌtjɑrd əv ðə ˈmɪʃən ɪn hər ˈkæsək ənd ə sɪlk ʃɔl ðət ðə ˈnɑvəsɪz geɪv hər, ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˈivɪn noʊɪŋ ðə neɪm əv ðə grum hər ˈgrændˌməðər hæd bɔt fər hər. wɪθ ənˈsərtən hoʊp ʃi wɪθˈstʊd ðə ˈtɔrˌmɛnt əv ˈnilɪŋ ɔn ðə graʊnd, ðə stɪŋk əv ðə tu ˈhənərd ˈprɛgnənt braɪdz, ðə ˈpənɪʃmənt əv ðə ɪˈpɪsəl əv seɪnt pɔl ˈhæmərd aʊt ɪn ˈlætən ˈəndər ðə ˈmoʊʃənləs ənd ˈbərnɪŋ sən, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈmɪʃəˌnɛriz hæd faʊnd noʊ weɪ tɪ əˈpoʊz ðə waɪl əv ðət ˌənfɔrˈsin ˈmɛrɪʤ, bət hæd ˈgɪvɪn hər ə ˈprɑməs ɛz ə læst əˈtɛmpt tɪ kip hər ɪn ðə ˈmɪʃən. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ˈæftər ðə ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ɪn ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ðə ˌæpɔˈstɔlɪk ˈpriˌfɛkt, ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri meɪər hu ʃɑt æt ðə klaʊdz, hər ˈrisənt ˈhəzbənd, ənd hər ˌɪmˈpæsɪv ˈgrændˌməðər, faʊnd hərˈsɛlf wəns mɔr ˈəndər ðə spɛl ðət hæd ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd hər sɪns bərθ. wɪn ðeɪ æst hər wət hər fri, tru, ənd dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv wɪl wɑz, ʃi ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn gɪv ə saɪ əv ˌhɛzəˈteɪʃən. "aɪ wɔnt tɪ liv," ʃi sɛd. ənd ʃi ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd θɪŋz baɪ ˈpɔɪntɪŋ æt hər ˈhəzbənd. "bət nɑt wɪθ ɪm, wɪθ maɪ ˈgrændˌməðər." hæd ˈweɪstɪd ə hoʊl ˌæftərˈnun traɪɪŋ tɪ stil ən ˈɔrɪnʤ frəm hɪz ˈfɑðərz groʊv, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈoʊldər mæn ˈwʊdənt teɪk hɪz aɪz ɔf ɪm waɪl ðeɪ wər ˈprunɪŋ ðə sɪk triz, ənd hɪz ˈməðər kɛpt wɔʧ frəm ðə haʊs. soʊ hi geɪv əp hɪz plæn, fər ðət deɪ æt list, ənd ˈgrəʤɪŋli hɛlpt hɪz ˈfɑðər ənˈtɪl ðeɪ hæd prund ðə læst ˈɔrɪnʤ triz. ðə ɪkˈstɛnsɪv groʊv wɑz kwaɪət ənd ˈhɪdən, ənd ðə ˈwʊdən haʊs wɪθ ə tɪn rʊf hæd ˈkɑpər ˈgreɪtɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwɪndoʊz ənd ə lɑrʤ pɔrʧ sɛt ɔn ˈpaɪlɪŋz, wɪθ ˈprɪmɪtɪv plænts ˈbɛrɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɛns flaʊərz.' ˈməðər wɑz ɔn ðə pɔrʧ ˈsɪtɪŋ bæk ɪn ə viˈɛˌnis ˈrɑkɪŋ ʧɛr wɪθ smoʊkt livz ɔn hər ˈtɛmpəlz tɪ rɪˈliv hər ˈhɛˌdeɪk, ənd hər lʊk ˈfɑloʊd hər sən laɪk ə bim əv ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl laɪt tɪ ðə moʊst rɪˈmoʊt ˈkɔrnərz əv ðə ˈɔrɪnʤ groʊv. ʃi wɑz kwaɪt ˈbjutəfəl, məʧ ˈjəŋgər ðən hər ˈhəzbənd, ənd nɑt ˈoʊnli dɪd ʃi stɪl wɛr ðə gɑrb əv hər traɪb, bət ʃi nu ðə moʊst ˈeɪnʧənt ˈsikrɪts əv hər bləd. wɪn rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə haʊs wɪθ ðə ˈprunɪŋ tulz, hɪz ˈməðər æst ɪm fər hər fɔr əˈklɑk ˈmɛdəsən, wɪʧ wɑz ɔn ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈteɪbəl. ɛz sun ɛz hi təʧt ðɛm, ðə glæs ənd ðə ˈbɑtəl ʧeɪnʤd ˈkələr. ðɛn, aʊt əv pjʊr pleɪ, hi təʧt ə glæs ˈpɪʧər ðət wɑz ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl ˌbiˈsaɪd səm ˈtəmblərz ənd ðə ˈpɪʧər ˈɔlsoʊ tərnd blu. hɪz ˈməðər əbˈzərvd ɪm waɪl ʃi wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ hər ˈmɛdəsən ənd wɪn ʃi wɑz ʃʊr ðət ɪt wɑz nɑt ə dɪˈlɪriəm əv hər peɪn, ʃi æst ɪm ɪn ðə ˈɪndiən ˈlæŋgwɪʤ: "haʊ lɔŋ həz ðət bɪn ˈhæpənɪŋ tɪ ju?" ˈɛvər sɪns wi keɪm bæk frəm ðə ˈdɛzərt," sɛd, ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn. "ɪt ˈoʊnli ˈhæpənz wɪθ glæs θɪŋz." ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt, wən ˈæftər ðə ˈəðər hi təʧt ðə ˈglæsɪz ðət wər ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl ənd ðeɪ ɔl tərnd ˈdɪfərənt ˈkələrz. "ðoʊz θɪŋz ˈhæpən ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz əv ləv," hɪz ˈməðər sɛd. "hu ɪz ɪt?" ˈdɪdənt ˈænsər. hɪz ˈfɑðər, hu ˈkʊdənt ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, wɑz ˈpæsɪŋ baɪ ðə pɔrʧ æt ðət ˈmoʊmənt wɪθ ə ˈkləstər əv ˈɔrɪnʤɪz. "wət ər ju tu ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt?" hi æst ɪn dəʧ. "ˈnəθɪŋ ˈspɛʃəl," ˈænsərd.' ˈməðər ˈdɪdənt noʊ ˈɛni dəʧ. wɪn hər ˈhəzbənd wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə haʊs, ʃi æst hər sən ɪn: "wət dɪd hi seɪ?" "ˈnəθɪŋ ˈspɛʃəl," ˈænsərd. hi lɔst saɪt əv hɪz ˈfɑðər wɪn hi wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə haʊs, bət hi sɔ ɪm əˈgɛn θru ə ˈwɪndoʊ əv ðə ˈɔfəs. ðə ˈməðər ˈweɪtɪd ənˈtɪl ʃi wɑz əˈloʊn wɪθ ənd ðɛn rɪˈpitɪd: "tɛl mi hu ɪt ɪz." "ɪts ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi," sɛd. hi ˈænsərd wɪˈθaʊt peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən bɪˈkəz hi wɑz ˈhæŋɪŋ ɔn hɪz ˈfɑðərz ˈmuvmənts ɪn ðə ˈɔfəs. hi hæd sin ɪm pʊt ðə ˈɔrɪnʤɪz ɔn tɔp əv ðə seɪf wɪn hi wərkt aʊt ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən. bət waɪl hi wɑz ˈkipɪŋ ən aɪ ɔn hɪz ˈfɑðər, hɪz ˈməðər wɑz ˈkipɪŋ ən aɪ ɔn ɪm. "ju ˈhævənt ˈitən ˈɛni brɛd fər ə lɔŋ taɪm," ʃi əbˈzərvd. "aɪ doʊnt laɪk ɪt." ðə ˈməðərz feɪs ˈsədənli tʊk ɔn ən ˌənəˈkəstəmd ˈlaɪvlinəs. "ðæts ə laɪ," ʃi sɛd. "ɪts bɪˈkəz jʊr ənd ˈpipəl hu ər kænt it brɛd." hər vɔɪs, laɪk hər aɪz, hæd pæst frəm ɛnˈtriti tɪ θrɛt. "ɪt wʊd bi ˈbɛtər ɪf ju toʊld mi hu ɪt wɑz," ʃi sɛd, "ər aɪl meɪk ju teɪk səm ˈpjʊrəˌfaɪɪŋ bæθs." ɪn ðə ˈɔfəs ðə ˈdəʧmən ˈoʊpənd ðə seɪf, pʊt ðə ˈɔrɪnʤɪz ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ənd kloʊzd ðə ˈɑrmərd dɔr. muvd əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈwɪndoʊ ðɛn ənd ˈænsərd hɪz ˈməðər ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntli. "aɪ ɔˈrɛdi toʊld ju ðɛr ˈwəzənt ˈɛniˌwən," hi sɛd. "ɪf ju doʊnt bɪˈliv mi, æsk ˈpɑˌpə." ðə ˈdəʧmən əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə ˈɔfəs ˈdɔrˌweɪ ˈlaɪtɪŋ hɪz ˈseɪlərz paɪp ənd ˈkɛriɪŋ hɪz θˈrɛdˌbɛr ˈbaɪbəl ˈəndər hɪz ɑrm. hɪz waɪf æst ɪm ɪn ˈspænɪʃ: "hu dɪd ju mit ɪn ðə ˈdɛzərt?" "ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi," hər ˈhəzbənd ˈænsərd, ə ˈlɪtəl ɪn ðə klaʊdz. "ɪf ju doʊnt bɪˈliv mi, æsk." hi sæt daʊn æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə hɔl ənd səkt ɔn hɪz paɪp ənˈtɪl ðə təˈbæˌkoʊ wɑz juzd əp. ðɛn hi ˈoʊpənd ðə ˈbaɪbəl æt ˈrændəm ənd rəˈsaɪtəd spɑt ˈpæsɪʤɪz fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst tu aʊərz ɪn floʊɪŋ ənd ˈrɪŋɪŋ dəʧ. æt ˈmɪdˌnaɪt wɑz stɪl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ wɪθ səʧ ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti ðət hi ˈkʊdənt slip. hi roʊld əˈbaʊt ɪn hɪz ˈhæmək fər əˈnəðər aʊər, traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðə peɪn əv ˈmɛməriz ənˈtɪl ðə ˈvɛri peɪn geɪv ɪm ðə strɛŋθ hi ˈnidɪd tɪ meɪk ə dɪˈsɪʒən. ðɛn hi pʊt ɔn hɪz ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ pænts, hɪz plæd ʃərt, ənd hɪz ˈraɪdɪŋ buts, ʤəmpt θru ðə ˈwɪndoʊ, ənd flɛd frəm ðə haʊs ɪn ðə trək ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ bərdz. ɛz hi wɛnt θru ðə groʊvz hi pɪkt ðə θri raɪp ˈɔrɪnʤɪz hi hæd bɪn əˈneɪbəl tɪ stil ðət ˌæftərˈnun. hi ˈtrævəld əˈkrɔs ðə ˈdɛzərt fər ðə rɛst əv ðə naɪt ənd æt dɔn hi æst ɪn taʊnz ənd ˈvɪlɪʤɪz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɛrəˌbaʊts əv, bət noʊ wən kʊd tɛl ɪm. ˈfaɪnəli ðeɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ɪm ðət ʃi wɑz ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl kæmˈpeɪn ˈrɛtəˌnu əv ˈsɛnətər ˈsænʧɛz ənd ðət ɔn ðət deɪ hi wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ɪn kɑˈstɪlə. hi ˈdɪdənt faɪnd ɪm ðɛr bət ɪn ðə nɛkst taʊn ənd wɑz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər wɪθ ɪm, fər ðə ˈgrændˌməðər hæd ˈmænɪʤd tɪ gɪt ðə ˈsɛnətər tɪ vaʊʧ fər hər ˌmɔˈræləˌti ɪn ə ˈlɛtər ˈrɪtən ɪn hɪz oʊn hænd, ənd wɪθ ɪt ʃi wɑz goʊɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈtaɪtli bɑrd dɔrz ɪn ðə ˈdɛzərt. ɔn ðə θərd deɪ hi keɪm əˈkrɔs ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈmeɪlˌmæn ənd ðə ˈlætər toʊld ɪm wət dɪˈrɛkʃɪn tɪ ˈfɑloʊ. "ðɛr ˈhɛdɪŋ təˈwɔrd ðə si," hi sɛd, "ənd jʊd ˈbɛtər ˈhəri bɪˈkəz ðə ˌgɑˈdæmd oʊld ˈwʊmən plænz tɪ krɔs ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈaɪlənd əv ərˈubə." ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðət dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, ˈæftər hæf ə deɪz ˈʤərni ˈspɑtɪd ðə brɔd, steɪnd tɛnt ðət ðə ˈgrændˌməðər hæd bɔt frəm ə ˈbæŋkrəpt ˈsərkəs. ðə ˈwɑndərɪŋ fəˈtɑgrəfər hæd kəm bæk tɪ hər, kənˈvɪnst ðət ðə wərld wɑz ˈrɪli nɑt ɛz lɑrʤ ɛz hi hæd θɔt, ənd hi hæd sɛt əp hɪz aɪˈdɪlɪk ˈbækˌdrɑps nɪr ðə tɛnt. ə bænd əv wɑz ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪŋ ˌklaɪənˈtɛl wɪθ ə ˈtæsɪˌtərn wɔlts. ˈweɪtɪd fər hɪz tərn tɪ goʊ ɪn, ənd ðə fərst θɪŋ ðət kɔt hɪz əˈtɛnʃən wɑz ðə ˈɔrdər ənd ˈklɛnlinɪs əv ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ðə tɛnt. ðə ˈgrændˌməðərz bɛd hæd rɪˈkəvərd ɪts ˈsplɛndər, ðə ˈstæˌʧu əv ðə ˈeɪnʤəl wɑz ɪn ɪts pleɪs ˌbiˈsaɪd ðə fˈjunərˌɛri trəŋk əv ðə, ənd ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðɛr wɑz ə ˈpjutər ˈbæθtəb wɪθ laɪənz fit. laɪɪŋ ɔn hər nu bɛd, wɑz ˈneɪkəd ənd ˈplæsɪd, ə ˈʧaɪlˌdlaɪk gloʊ ˈəndər ðə laɪt ðət ˈfɪltərd θru ðə tɛnt. ʃi wɑz sˈlipɪŋ wɪθ hər aɪz ˈoʊpən. stɑpt ˌbiˈsaɪd hər, ðə ˈɔrɪnʤɪz ɪn hɪz hænd, ənd hi ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ʃi wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ɪm wɪˈθaʊt siɪŋ ɪm. ðɛn hi pæst hɪz hænd ˈoʊvər hər aɪz ənd kɔld hər baɪ ðə neɪm hi hæd ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd wɪn hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt hər: "aridnere*." woʊk əp. ʃi fɛlt ˈneɪkəd ɪn frənt əv, lɛt aʊt ə skwik, ənd ˈkəvərd hərˈsɛlf wɪθ ðə ʃit əp tɪ hər nɛk. "doʊnt lʊk æt mi," ʃi sɛd. "əm ˈhɔrəbəl." "jʊr ðə ˈkələr əv ən ˈɔrɪnʤ ɔl ˈoʊvər," sɛd. hi reɪzd ðə fruts tɪ hər aɪz soʊ ðət ʃi kʊd kəmˈpɛr. "lʊk." ənˈkəvərd hər aɪz ənd sɔ ðət ˌɪnˈdid ðə ˈɔrɪnʤɪz dɪd hæv hər ˈkələr. "aɪ doʊnt wɔnt ju tɪ steɪ naʊ," ʃi sɛd. "aɪ ˈoʊnli keɪm tɪ ʃoʊ ju ðɪs," sɛd. "lʊk hir." hi broʊk ˈoʊpən ən ˈɔrɪnʤ wɪθ hɪz neɪlz, splɪt ɪt ɪn tu wɪθ hɪz hænz, ənd ʃoʊd wət wɑz ˌɪnˈsaɪd: stək ɪn ðə hɑrt əv ðə frut wɑz ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈdaɪmənd. "ðiz ər ðə ˈɔrɪnʤɪz wi teɪk əˈkrɔs ðə ˈbɔrdər," hi sɛd. "bət ðɛr ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈɔrɪnʤɪz!" ɪkˈskleɪmd. "əv kɔrs." smaɪld. "maɪ ˈfɑðər groʊz ðɛm." ˈkʊdənt bɪˈliv ɪt. ʃi ənˈkəvərd hər feɪs, tʊk ðə ˈdaɪmənd ɪn hər ˈfɪŋgərz ənd ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪd ɪt wɪθ səˈpraɪz. "wɪθ θri laɪk ðiz wi kən teɪk ə trɪp əraʊnd ðə wərld," sɛd. geɪv ɪm bæk ðə ˈdaɪmənd wɪθ ə lʊk əv ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt. wɛnt ɔn: "ˌbiˈsaɪdz, aɪv gɑt ə ˈpɪˌkəp trək," hi sɛd. "ənd ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðət lʊk!" frəm ˌəndərˈniθ hɪz ʃərt hi tʊk ən ˈeɪnʧənt ˈpɪstəl. "aɪ kænt liv fər tɛn jɪrz," sɛd. "jul liv," sɛd. "təˈnaɪt, wɪn ðə waɪt weɪl fɔlz əsˈlip, aɪl bi ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðɛr ˈkɔlɪŋ laɪk ən aʊl." hi meɪd səʧ ə tru ˌɪməˈteɪʃən əv ðə kɔl əv ən aʊl ðət aɪz smaɪld fər ðə fərst taɪm. "ɪts maɪ ˈgrændˌməðər," ʃi sɛd. "ðə aʊl?" "ðə weɪl." ðeɪ boʊθ læft æt ðə mɪˈsteɪk, bət pɪkt əp ðə θrɛd əˈgɛn. "noʊ wən kən liv fər ˈɛniˌwɛr wɪˈθaʊt hər ˈgrændˌməðərz pərˈmɪʃən." "ðɛrz noʊ ˈrizən tɪ seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ." "ʃil faɪnd aʊt ɪn ˈɛni keɪs," sɛd. "ʃi kən drim θɪŋz." "wɪn ʃi stɑrts tɪ drim ðət jʊr ˈlivɪŋ wɪl ɔˈrɛdi bi əˈkrɔs ðə ˈbɔrdər. wɪl krɔs ˈoʊvər laɪk sˈməgələrz," sɛd. ˈgræspɪŋ ðə ˈpɪstəl wɪθ ðə ˈkɑnfədɛns əv ə ˈmuvi ˈgənˌfaɪtər, hi ˈɪməˌteɪtɪd ðə saʊnz əv ðə ʃɑts tɪ ɪkˈsaɪt wɪθ hɪz ɑˈdæsəti. ʃi ˈdɪdənt seɪ jɛs ər noʊ, bət hər aɪz geɪv ə saɪ ənd ʃi sɛnt əˈweɪ wɪθ ə kɪs., təʧt, ˈwɪspərd: "təˈmɑˌroʊ wɪl bi ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ʃɪps goʊ baɪ." ðət naɪt, ə ˈlɪtəl ˈæftər ˈsɛvən əˈklɑk, wɑz ˈkoʊmɪŋ hər ˈgrændˌməðərz hɛr wɪn ðə wɪnd əv hər mɪsˈfɔrʧən blu əˈgɛn. ɪn ðə ˈʃɛltər əv ðə tɛnt wər ðə ˈɪndiən ˈbɛrərz ənd ðə ˈlidər əv ðə bræs bænd, ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ bi peɪd. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈkaʊntɪŋ aʊt ðə bɪlz ɔn ə ʧɛst ʃi hæd wɪˈθɪn riʧ, ənd ˈæftər kənˈsəltɪŋ ə ˈlɛʤər ʃi peɪd ðə ˈoʊldəst əv ðə ˈɪndiənz. "hir ju ər," ʃi toʊld ɪm. "tˈwɛnti ˈpeɪsoʊz fər ðə wik, lɛs eɪt fər milz, lɛs θri fər ˈwɔtər, lɛs ˈfɪfti sɛnts ɔn əˈkaʊnt fər ðə nu ʃərts, ðæts eɪt ˈfɪfti. kaʊnt ɪt." ðə ˈoʊldəst ˈɪndiən ˈkaʊntɪd ðə ˈməni ənd ðeɪ ɔl wɪθˈdru wɪθ ə boʊ. "θæŋk ju, waɪt ˈleɪdi." nɛkst keɪm ðə ˈlidər əv ðə bænd. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər kənˈsəltɪd hər ˈlɛʤər ənd tərnd tɪ ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər, hu wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɛr ðə ˈbɛloʊz əv hɪz ˈkæmərə wɪθ wɑdz əv gutta-percha*. "wəts ɪt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi?" ʃi æst ɪm. "wɪl ju ər woʊnt ju peɪ ə kˈwɔrtər əv ðə kɔst əv ðə mˈjuzɪk?" ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn reɪz hɪz hɛd tɪ ˈænsər. "mˈjuzɪk ˈdəzənt kəm aʊt ɪn ˈpɪkʧərz." "bət ɪt meɪks ˈpipəl wɔnt tɪ hæv ðɛr ˈpɪkʧərz ˈteɪkən," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈænsərd. "ɔn ðə ˈkɑntrɛri," sɛd ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər. "ɪt riˈmaɪndz ðɛm əv ðə dɛd ənd ðɛn ðeɪ kəm aʊt ɪn ðə ˈpɪkʧər wɪθ ðɛr aɪz kloʊzd." ðə ˈbændlidər ˌɪntərˈvind. "wət meɪks ðɛm kloʊz ðɛr aɪz ˈɪzənt ðə mˈjuzɪk," hi sɛd. "ɪts ðə ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ju meɪk ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈpɪkʧərz æt naɪt." "ɪts ðə mˈjuzɪk," ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər pʊt ən ɛnd tɪ ðə dɪˈspjut. "doʊnt bi ə ˈʧipˌskeɪt," ʃi sɛd tɪ ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər. "lʊk haʊ wɛl θɪŋz hæv bɪn goʊɪŋ fər ˈsɛnətər ˈsænʧɛz ənd ɪts θæŋks tɪ ðə mjuˈzɪʃənz hi həz əˈlɔŋ." ðɛn, ɪn ə hɑrʃ toʊn, ʃi kənˈkludɪd: "soʊ peɪ wət ju ɔt tɪ ər goʊ ˈfɑloʊ jʊr ˈfɔrʧən baɪ ˈjɔrsɛlf. ɪts nɑt raɪt fər ðət pur ʧaɪld tɪ ˈkɛri ðə hoʊl ˈbərdən əv ɪkˈspɛnsɪz." "aɪl ˈfɑloʊ maɪ ˈfɔrʧən baɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf," ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər sɛd. "ˈæftər ɔl, ən ˈɑrtɪst ɪz wət aɪ æm." ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ʃrəgd hər ˈʃoʊldərz ənd tʊk kɛr əv ðə mjuˈzɪʃən. ʃi ˈhændɪd ɪm ə ˈbəndəl əv bɪlz ðət mæʧt ðə ˈfɪgjər ˈrɪtən ɪn hər ˈlɛʤər. "tu ˈhənərd ənd ˈnəmbərz," ʃi toʊld ɪm "æt ˈfɪfti sɛnts əˈpis, pləs ɔn ˈsənˌdiz ənd ˈhɑləˌdeɪz æt ˈsɪksti sɛnts əˈpis, ðæts wən ˈhənərd tˈwɛnti." ðə mjuˈzɪʃən ˈwʊdənt əkˈsɛpt ðə ˈməni. "ɪts wən ˈhənərd ˈfɔrti," hi sɛd. "ˈwɔltsəz kɔst mɔr." "waɪ ɪz ðət?" "bɪˈkəz ðɛr ˈsædər," ðə mjuˈzɪʃən sɛd. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər meɪd ɪm teɪk ðə ˈməni. "wɛl, ðɪs wik jul pleɪ ˈjuˈɛs tu ˈhæpi ˈnəmbərz fər iʧ wɔlts aɪ oʊ ju fər ənd wɪl bi ˈivɪn." ðə mjuˈzɪʃən ˈdɪdənt ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈgrændˌməðərz ˈlɑʤɪk, bət hi ækˈsɛptɪd ðə ˈfɪgjərz waɪl hi ənˈrævəld ðə ˈtæŋgəl. æt ðət ˈmoʊmənt ðə ˈfɪrsəm wɪnd θˈrɛtənd tɪ əˈprut ðə tɛnt, ənd ɪn ðə ˈsaɪləns ðət ɪt lɛft ɪn ɪts weɪk, ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, klɪr ənd ˈglumi, ðə kɔl əv ən aʊl wɑz hərd. ˈdɪdənt noʊ wət tɪ du tɪ dɪsˈgaɪz hər ˈəpˌsɛt. ʃi kloʊzd ðə ʧɛst wɪθ ðə ˈməni ənd hɪd ɪt ˈəndər ðə bɛd, bət ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðə fɪr ɪn hər hænd wɪn ʃi geɪv hər ðə ki. "doʊnt bi ˈfraɪtənd," ʃi toʊld hər. "ðɛr ər ˈɔlˌweɪz aʊlz ɔn ˈwɪndi naɪts." stɪl ʃi ˈdɪdənt sim soʊ kənˈvɪnst wɪn ʃi sɔ ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər goʊ aʊt wɪθ ðə ˈkæmərə ɔn hɪz bæk. "weɪt tɪl təˈmɑˌroʊ ɪf jʊd laɪk," ʃi toʊld ɪm. "dɛθ ɪz ɔn ðə lus təˈnaɪt." ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər hæd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtɪst ðə kɔl əv ðə aʊl, bət hi ˈdɪdənt ʧeɪnʤ hɪz ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz. "steɪ, sən," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd. "ˈivɪn ɪf ɪts ʤɪst bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈlaɪkɪŋ aɪ hæv fər ju." "bət aɪ woʊnt peɪ fər ðə mˈjuzɪk," ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər sɛd. "oʊ, noʊ," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd. "nɑt ðət." "ju si?" ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər sɛd. "juv gɑt noʊ ləv fər ˈɛnibədi." ðə ˈgrændˌməðər gru peɪl wɪθ reɪʤ. "ðɛn bit ɪt!" ʃi sɛd. "ju lowlife*!" ʃi fɛlt soʊ ˈaʊˌtreɪʤd ðət ʃi wɑz stɪl ˈvɛntɪŋ hər reɪʤ ɔn ɪm waɪl hɛlpt hər goʊ tɪ bɛd. "sən əv ən ˈivəl ˈməðər," ʃi ˈmətərd. "wət dɪz ðət ˈbæstərd noʊ əˈbaʊt ˈɛniˌwən ˈɛlsɪz hɑrt?" peɪd noʊ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ hər, bɪˈkəz ðə aʊl wɑz ˈkɔlɪŋ hər wɪθ təˈneɪʃəs ˌɪnˈsɪstəns ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpɔzɪz ɪn ðə wɪnd ənd ʃi wɑz ˈtɔrˌmɛntɪd baɪ ənˈsərtənti. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈfaɪnəli wɛnt tɪ bɛd wɪθ ðə seɪm ˈrɪʧuəl ðət hæd bɪn də ˈrɪgər ɪn ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ˈmænʃən, ənd waɪl hər ˈgrænˌdɔtər fænd hər ʃi ˈoʊvərˈkeɪm hər ˈæŋgər ənd wəns mɔr briðd hər ˈstɛrəl brɛθ. "ju hæv tɪ gɪt əp ˈərli," ʃi sɛd ðɛn, "soʊ ju kən bɔɪl ðə ˌɪnfˈjuʒən fər maɪ bæθ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈpipəl gɪt hir." "jɛs, ˈgrændˌməðər." "wɪθ ðə taɪm ju hæv lɛft, wɑʃ ðə ˈɪndiənz' ˈdərti ˈlɔndri ənd ðət weɪ wɪl hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls tɪ teɪk ɔf ðɛr peɪ nɛkst wik." "jɛs, ˈgrændˌməðər," sɛd. "ənd slip sˈloʊli soʊ ðət ju woʊnt gɪt taɪərd, bɪˈkəz təˈmɑˌroʊ ɪz ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst deɪ əv ðə wik." "jɛs, ˈgrændˌməðər." "ənd fid ðə ˈɔstrɪʧ." "jɛs, ˈgrændˌməðər," sɛd. ʃi lɛft ðə fæn æt ðə hɛd əv ðə bɛd ənd ˈlaɪtɪd tu ˈɔltər ˈkændəlz ɪn frənt əv ðə ʧɛst wɪθ ðɛr dɛd. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər, əsˈlip naʊ, wɑz ˈlægɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd wɪθ hər ˈɔrdərz. "doʊnt fərˈgɛt tɪ laɪt ðə ˈkændəlz fər ðə." "jɛs, ˈgrændˌməðər." nu ðɛn ðət ʃi ˈwʊdənt weɪk əp, bɪˈkəz ʃi hæd ˈbeɪgən tɪ reɪv. ʃi hərd ðə wɪnd ˈbɑrkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə tɛnt, bət ʃi ˈdɪdənt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ɪt ɛz ðə wɪnd əv hər mɪsˈfɔrʧən ðət taɪm ˈiðər. ʃi lʊkt aʊt ˈɪntu ðə naɪt ənˈtɪl ðə aʊl kɔld əˈgɛn ənd hər ˈɪnstɪŋkt fər ˈfridəm ɪn ðə ɛnd prɪˈveɪld ˈoʊvər hər ˈgrændˌməðərz spɛl. ʃi ˈhædənt ˈteɪkən faɪv stɛps ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə tɛnt wɪn ʃi keɪm əˈkrɔs ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər, hu wɑz ˈlæʃɪŋ hɪz ɪkˈwɪpmənt tɪ ðə ˈkɛriər əv hɪz ˈbaɪsɪkəl. hɪz smaɪl kɑmd hər daʊn. "aɪ doʊnt noʊ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ," ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər sɛd, "aɪ ˈhævənt sin ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ənd aɪ woʊnt peɪ fər ðə mˈjuzɪk." hi tʊk hɪz liv wɪθ ə ˈblɛsɪŋ fər ɔl. ðɛn ræn təˈwɔrd ðə ˈdɛzərt, ˈhævɪŋ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd wəns ənd fər ɔl, ənd ʃi wɑz sˈwɑloʊd əp ɪn ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊz əv ðə wɪnd wɛr ðə aʊl wɑz ˈkɔlɪŋ. ðət taɪm ðə ˈgrændˌməðər wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈsɪvəl əˈθɔrətiz æt wəns. ðə ˌkɑmənˈdɑnt əv ðə ˈloʊkəl dɪˈtæʧmənt lɛpt aʊt əv hɪz ˈhæmək æt sɪks ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ wɪn ʃi pʊt ðə ˈsɛnətərz ˈlɛtər ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz aɪz.' ˈfɑðər wɑz ˈweɪtɪŋ æt ðə dɔr. "haʊ ɪn hɛl du ju ɪkˈspɛkt mi tɪ noʊ wət ɪt sɪz!" ðə ˌkɑmənˈdɑnt ˈʃaʊtɪd. "aɪ kænt rɛd." "ɪts ə ˈlɛtər əv ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən frəm ˈsɛnətər ˈsænʧɛz," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd. wɪˈθaʊt ˈfərðər kˈwɛsʧənz, ðə ˌkɑmənˈdɑnt tʊk daʊn ə ˈraɪfəl hi hæd nɪr hɪz ˈhæmək ənd bɪˈgæn tɪ ʃaʊt ˈɔrdərz tɪ hɪz mɛn. faɪv ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər ðeɪ wər ɔl ɪn ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri trək flaɪɪŋ təˈwɔrd ðə ˈbɔrdər əˈgɛnst ə ˈkɑntrɛri wɪnd ðət hæd ɪˈreɪst ɔl treɪs əv ðə fˈjuʤɪtɪvz. ðə ˌkɑmənˈdɑnt roʊd ɪn ðə frənt sit ˌbiˈsaɪd ðə ˈdraɪvər. ɪn bæk wər ðə ˈdəʧmən ənd ðə ˈgrændˌməðər, wɪθ ən ɑrmd pəˈlismən ɔn iʧ ˈrənɪŋ bɔrd. kloʊz tɪ taʊn ðeɪ stɑpt ə ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ əv trəks ˈkəvərd wɪθ ˈwɔtərˌpruf ˈkænvəsɪz. ˈsɛvərəl mɛn hu wər ˈraɪdɪŋ kənˈsild ɪn ðə rɪr reɪzd ðə ˈkænvəs ənd eɪmd æt ðə smɔl ˈviɪkəl wɪθ məˈʃin gənz ənd ˈɑrmi ˈraɪfəlz. ðə ˌkɑmənˈdɑnt æst ðə ˈdraɪvər əv ðə fərst trək haʊ fɑr bæk ðeɪ hæd pæst ə fɑrm trək ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ bərdz. ðə ˈdraɪvər ˈstɑrtɪd əp ˌbiˈfɔr hi ˈænsərd. "wɪr nɑt stul ˈpɪʤənz," hi sɛd ˌɪnˈdɪgnənˌtli, "wɪr sˈməgələrz." ðə ˌkɑmənˈdɑnt sɔ ðə ˈsuti ˈbɛrəlz əv ðə məˈʃin gənz pæs kloʊz tɪ hɪz aɪz ənd hi reɪzd hɪz ɑrmz ənd smaɪld. "æt list," hi ˈʃaʊtɪd æt ðɛm, "ju kʊd hæv ðə ˈdisənsi nɑt tɪ goʊ əraʊnd ɪn brɔd ˈdeɪˌlaɪt." ðə læst trək hæd ə saɪn ɔn ɪts rɪr ˈbəmpər: aɪ θɪŋk əv ju,. ðə wɪnd bɪˈkeɪm draɪər ɛz ðeɪ ˈhɛdɪd nɔrθ ənd ðə sən wɑz ˈfɪrsər ðən ðə wɪnd. ɪt wɑz hɑrd tɪ brið bɪˈkəz əv ðə hit ənd dəst ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə trək. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər wɑz ðə fərst tɪ spɑt ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər: hi wɑz ˈpɛdəlɪŋ əˈlɔŋ ɪn ðə seɪm dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ wər flaɪɪŋ, wɪθ noʊ prəˈtɛkʃən əˈgɛnst ðə sən ɪkˈsɛpt fər ə ˈhæŋkərʧɪf taɪd əraʊnd hɪz hɛd. "ðɛr hi ɪz." ʃi ˈpɔɪntɪd. "hi wɑz ðɛr əˈkɑmpləs, ðə lowlife*." ðə ˌkɑmənˈdɑnt ˈɔrdərd wən əv ðə pəˈlismɪn ɔn ðə ˈrənɪŋ bɔrd tɪ teɪk ʧɑrʤ əv ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər. "græb ɪm ənd weɪt fər ˈjuˈɛs hir," hi sɛd. "wɪl bi raɪt bæk." ðə pəˈlismən ʤəmpt ɔf ðə ˈrənɪŋ bɔrd ənd ˈʃaʊtɪd twaɪs fər ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər tɪ hɔlt. ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər ˈdɪdənt hir ɪm bɪˈkəz əv ðə wɪnd bloʊɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɑpəzɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. wɪn ðə trək wɛnt ɔn, ðə ˈgrændˌməðər meɪd ən ˌɛnɪgˈmætɪk ˈʤɛsʧər tɪ ɪm, bət hi kənfˈjuzd ɪt wɪθ ə ˈgritɪŋ, smaɪld, ənd weɪvd. hi ˈdɪdənt hir ðə ʃɑt. hi flɪpt ˈɪntu ðə ɛr ənd fɛl dɛd ɔn tɔp əv hɪz ˈbaɪsɪkəl, hɪz hɛd bloʊn əˈpɑrt baɪ ə ˈraɪfəl ˈbʊlət, ənd hi ˈnɛvər nu wɛr ɪt keɪm frəm. ˌbiˈfɔr nun ðeɪ bɪˈgæn tɪ si ˈfɛðərz. ðeɪ wər ˈpæsɪŋ baɪ ɪn ðə wɪnd ənd ðeɪ wər ˈfɛðərz frəm jəŋ bərdz. ðə ˈdəʧmən ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðɛm bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər frəm hɪz bərdz, pləkt aʊt baɪ ðə wɪnd. ðə ˈdraɪvər ʧeɪnʤd dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, pʊʃt ðə gæs ˈpɛdəl tɪ ðə flɔr, ənd ɪn hæf ən aʊər ðeɪ kʊd meɪk aʊt ðə ˈpɪˌkəp trək ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən. wɪn sɔ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈviɪkəl əˈpɪr ɪn ðə ˈrɪrvju ˈmɪrər, hi meɪd ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˈdɪstəns bɪtˈwin ðɛm, bət ðə ˈmoʊtər ˈkʊdənt du ˈɛni ˈbɛtər. ðeɪ hæd ˈtrævəld wɪθ noʊ slip ənd wər dən ɪn frəm fəˈtig ənd θərst., hu wɑz ˈdoʊzɪŋ ɔn' ˈʃoʊldər, woʊk əp ɪn fraɪt. ʃi sɔ ðə trək ðət wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌteɪk ðɛm ənd wɪθ ˈɪnəsənt dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən ʃi tʊk ðə ˈpɪstəl frəm ðə gləv kəmˈpɑrtmənt. "ɪts noʊ gʊd," sɛd. "ɪt juzd tɪ bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ sər ˈfrænsɪs dreɪk." ʃi ˈpaʊndɪd ɪt ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ənd θru ɪt aʊt ðə ˈwɪndoʊ. ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri pəˈtroʊl pæst ðə ˈbroʊkən- daʊn trək ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ bərdz pləkt baɪ ðə wɪnd, tərnd ˈʃɑrpli, ənd kət ɪt ɔf. ɪt wɑz əraʊnd ðət taɪm ðət aɪ keɪm tɪ noʊ ðɛm, ðɛr ˈmoʊmənt əv ˈgreɪtəst ˈsplɛndər, bət aɪ ˈwʊdənt lʊk ˈɪntu ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ðɛr lɪvz ənˈtɪl ˈmɛni jɪrz ˈleɪtər wɪn ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl ɛskɑˈloʊnə, ɪn ə sɔŋ, rɪˈvild ðə ˈtɛrəbəl ˈɛndɪŋ əv ðə ˈdrɑmə ənd aɪ θɔt ɪt wʊd bi gʊd tɪ tɛl ðə teɪl. aɪ wɑz ˈtrævəlɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈsɛlɪŋ ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpidiəz ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl bʊks ɪn ðə ˈprɑvɪns əv riohacha*. əlˈvɑroʊ seɪˈpeɪdə sɑˈmudioʊ, hu wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈriʤən, ˈsɛlɪŋ ɪkˈwɪpmənt, tʊk mi θru ðə ˈdɛzərt taʊnz ɪn hɪz trək wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ mi əˈbaʊt ˈsəmθɪŋ ənd wi tɔkt soʊ məʧ əˈbaʊt ˈnəθɪŋ ənd dræŋk soʊ məʧ bɪr ðət wɪˈθaʊt noʊɪŋ wɪn ər wɛr wi krɔst ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈdɛzərt ənd riʧt ðə ˈbɔrdər. ðɛr wɑz ðə tɛnt əv ˈwɑndərɪŋ ləv ˈəndər ˈhæŋɪŋ ˈkænvəs saɪnz: ɪz bɛst; liv ənd kəm bæk weɪts fər ju; ðɛrz noʊ laɪf wɪˈθaʊt. ðə ˈɛndləs ˈweɪvi laɪn kəmˈpoʊzd əv mɛn əv dɪˈvərs ˈreɪsɪz ənd ræŋks lʊkt laɪk ə sneɪk wɪθ ˈjumən ˈvərtəˌbreɪ ˈdoʊzɪŋ θru ˈveɪkənt lɑts ənd skwɛrz, θru ˈgɔdi bəˈzɑrz ənd ˈnɔɪzi ˈmɑrkətˌpleɪsɪz, ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ðə strits əv ðət ˈsɪti, wɪʧ wɑz ˈnɔɪzi wɪθ ˈpæsɪŋ ˈmərʧənts. ˈɛvəri strit wɑz ə ˈpəblɪk ˈgæmbəlɪŋ dɛn, ˈɛvəri haʊs ə səˈlun, ˈɛvəri ˈdɔrˌweɪ ə ˈrɛfjuʤ fər fˈjuʤɪtɪvz. ðə ˈmɛni sɔŋz ənd ðə ˈʃaʊtɪd ˈɔfərɪŋz əv wɛrz fɔrmd ə ˈsɪŋgəl rɔr əv ˈpænɪk ɪn ðə həˈlusɪneɪtɪŋ hit. əˈməŋ ðə θrɔŋ əv mɛn wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈkəntri ənd wɑz ðə gʊd, əp ɔn ə ˈteɪbəl ənd ˈæskɪŋ fər ə ril ˈsərpənt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ tɛst ən ˈænɪˌdoʊt əv hɪz ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən ɔn hɪz oʊn flɛʃ. ðɛr wɑz ðə ˈwʊmən hu hæd bɪn ʧeɪnʤd ˈɪntu ə ˈspaɪdər fər ˈhævɪŋ ˌdɪsoʊˈbeɪd hər ˈpɛrənts, hu wʊd lɛt hərˈsɛlf bi təʧt fər ˈfɪfti sɛnts soʊ ðət ˈpipəl wʊd si ðɛr wɑz noʊ trɪk, ənd ʃi wʊd ˈænsər kˈwɛsʧənz əv ðoʊz hu maɪt kɛr tɪ æsk əˈbaʊt hər mɪsˈfɔrʧən. ðɛr wɑz ən ˈɛnvɔɪ frəm ðə ɪˈtərnəl laɪf hu əˈnaʊnst ðə ˈɪmənənt ˈkəmɪŋ əv ðə ˈfɪrsəm ˈæstrəl bæt, huz ˈbərnɪŋ ˈbrɪmstoʊn brɛθ wʊd ˈoʊvərˌtərn ðə ˈɔrdər əv ˈneɪʧər ənd brɪŋ ðə ˈmɪstəriz əv ðə si tɪ ðə ˈsərfəs. ðə wən ˈrɛstfəl ˈbækˌwɔtər wɑz ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt, riʧt ˈoʊnli baɪ ðə ˈɛmbərz əv ðə ˈərbən dɪn. ˈwɪmən frəm ðə fɔr əv ðə ˈnɔtəkəl roʊz jɔnd wɪθ ˈbɔrdəm ɪn ðə əˈbændənd ˌkæbərˈeɪz. ðeɪ hæd slɛpt ðɛr ˈsɪtɪŋ əp, baɪ ˈpipəl hu ˈwɔntɪd ðɛm, ənd ðeɪ wər stɪl ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðə ˈæstrəl bæt ˈəndər ðə fænz ðət spən ɔn ðə ˈsilɪŋz. ˈsədənli wən əv ðɛm gɑt əp ənd wɛnt tɪ ə ˈbælkəni wɪθ pɑts əv ˈpænziz ðət ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt ðə strit. daʊn ðɛr ðə roʊ əv ˈsutərz wɑz ˈpæsɪŋ. "kəm ɔn," ðə ˈwʊmən ˈʃaʊtɪd æt ðɛm. "wəts ðət wən gɑt ðət wi doʊnt hæv?" "ə ˈlɛtər frəm ə ˈsɛnətər," ˈsəmˌwən ˈʃaʊtɪd. əˈtræktəd baɪ ðə ʃaʊts ənd ðə ˈlæftər, ˈəðər ˈwɪmən keɪm aʊt ˈɔntu ðə ˈbælkəni. "ðə laɪnz bɪn laɪk ðət fər deɪz," wən əv ðɛm sɛd. "ʤɪst ˌɪˈmæʤən, ˈfɪfti ˈpeɪsoʊz əˈpis." ðə wən hu hæd kəm aʊt fərst meɪd ə dɪˈsɪʒən: "wɛl, əm goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ faɪnd aʊt wət ʤuəl ðət ˈsɛvən mənθ ˈbeɪbi həz gɑt." "mi tu," əˈnəðər sɛd. "ˈɪtəl bi ˈbɛtər ðən ˈsɪtɪŋ hir ˈwɔrmɪŋ ɑr ʧɛrz fər fri." ɔn ðə weɪ ˈəðərz ʤɔɪnd ðɛm ənd wɪn ðeɪ gɑt tɪ tɛnt ðeɪ meɪd əp ə ˈraʊdi prəˈsɛʃən. ðeɪ wɛnt ɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni əˈnaʊnsmɛnt, juzd ˈpɪloʊz tɪ ʧeɪs əˈweɪ ðə mæn ðeɪ faʊnd ˈspɛndɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz bɛst hi kʊd fər hɪz ˈməni, ənd ðeɪ pɪkt əp bɛd ənd ˈkɛrid ɪt aʊt ˈɪntu ðə strit laɪk ə ˈlɪtər. "ðɪs ɪz ən ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ!" ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈʃaʊtɪd. "ju pæk əv ˈtreɪtərz, ju ˈbændəts!" ənd ðɛn, ˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðə mɛn ɪn laɪn: "ənd ju, ju sissies*, wɛr du ju kip jʊr bɔlz, ˈlɛtɪŋ ðɪs əˈtæk əˈgɛnst ə pur dɪˈfɛnsləs ʧaɪld goʊ ɔn? dæmd fægz!" ʃi kɛpt ɔn ˈʃaʊtɪŋ ɛz fɑr ɛz hər vɔɪs wʊd ˈkɛri, dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ wæks wɪθ hər əˈgɛnst ɔl hu keɪm wɪˈθɪn riʧ, bət hər reɪʤ wɑz ˌɪˈnɔdəbəl əˈməŋst ðə ʃaʊts ənd ˈmɑkɪŋ ˈwɪsəlz əv ðə kraʊd. ˈkʊdənt ɪˈskeɪp ðə ˈrɪdəˌkjul bɪˈkəz ʃi wɑz prɪˈvɛnɪd baɪ ðə dɔg ʧeɪn ðət ðə ˈgrændˌməðər juzd tɪ hɪʧ hər tɪ ə slæt əv ðə bɛd ˈɛvər sɪns ʃi hæd traɪd tɪ rən əˈweɪ. bət ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt hɑrm hər. ðeɪ ɪgˈzɪbətəd hər ɔn ðə ˈɔltər əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈnɔɪziəst strits laɪk ðə ˌæləˈgɔrɪkəl ˈpæsɪʤ əv ðə ˈpɛnɪtɪnt ənd ˈfaɪnəli ðeɪ sɛt hər daʊn laɪk ə ɪn ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə meɪn skwɛr. wɑz ɔl kɔɪld əp, hər feɪs ˈhɪdən, bət nɑt ˈwipɪŋ, ənd ʃi steɪd ðət weɪ ˈəndər ðə ˈtɛrəbəl sən ɪn ðə skwɛr, ˈbaɪtɪŋ wɪθ ʃeɪm ənd reɪʤ æt ðə dɔg ʧeɪn əv hər ˈivəl ˈdɛstəni ənˈtɪl ˈsəmˌwən wɑz ˈʧɛrətəbəl ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈkəvər hər wɪθ ə ʃərt. ðət wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli taɪm aɪ sɔ ðɛm, bət aɪ faʊnd aʊt ðət ðeɪ hæd steɪd ɪn ðət ˈbɔrdər taʊn ˈəndər ðə prəˈtɛkʃən əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈfɔrsɪz ənˈtɪl ðə ˈgrændˌməðərz ʧɛsts wər ˈbərstɪŋ ənd ðɛn ðeɪ lɛft ðə ˈdɛzərt ənd ˈhɛdɪd təˈwɔrd ðə si. ˈnɛvər hæd səʧ ˈɑpjələns bɪn sin ˈgæðərd təˈgɛðər ɪn ðət rɛlm əv pur ˈpipəl. ɪt wɑz ə prəˈsɛʃən əv kɑrts ɔn wɪʧ ʧip ˈrɛplɪkəz əv ðə ˌpɛrəfəˈneɪljə lɔst ɪn ðə dɪˈzæstər əv ðə ˈmænʃən wər paɪld, nɑt ʤɪst ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl bəsts ənd rɛr klɑks, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈsɛkənˌdhænd piˈænə ənd ə wɪθ ə kræŋk ənd ðə ˈrɛkərdz əv nɔˈstælʤə. ə tim əv ˈɪndiənz tʊk kɛr əv ðə ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ənd ə bænd əv mjuˈzɪʃənz əˈnaʊnst ðɛr traɪˈəmfəl ərˈaɪvəl ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤɪz. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈtrævəld ɔn ə ˈlɪtər wɪθ ˈpeɪpər riθs, ˈʧɑmpɪŋ ɔn ðə greɪnz ɪn hər paʊʧ, ɪn ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ əv ə ʧərʧ ˈkænəpi. hər ˌmɑnjəˈmɛnəl saɪz hæd ˌɪnˈkrist, bɪˈkəz ˈəndər hər blaʊs ʃi wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə vɛst əv ɪn wɪʧ ʃi kɛpt ðə goʊld bɑrz ðə weɪ wən kips ˈkɑrtrəʤəz ɪn ə bandoleer*. wɑz ˌbiˈsaɪd hər, drɛst ɪn ˈgɔdi ˈfæbrɪks ənd wɪθ ˈtrɪŋkəts ˈhæŋɪŋ, bət wɪθ ðə dɔg ʧeɪn stɪl ɔn hər ˈæŋkəl. "juv gɑt noʊ ˈrizən tɪ kəmˈpleɪn," hər ˈgrændˌməðər hæd sɛd tɪ hər wɪn ðeɪ lɛft ðə ˈbɔrdər taʊn. "juv gɑt ðə kloʊðz əv ə kwin, ə ləgˈʒəriəs bɛd, ə mˈjuzɪkəl bænd əv jʊr oʊn, ənd ˌfɔrˈtin ˈɪndiənz æt jʊr ˈsərvɪs. doʊnt ju θɪŋk ðæts ˈsplɛndɪd?" "jɛs, ˈgrændˌməðər." "wɪn ju noʊ ˈlɔŋgər hæv mi," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər wɛnt ɔn, "ju woʊnt bi lɛft tɪ ðə ˈmərsi əv mɛn bɪˈkəz jul hæv jʊr oʊn hoʊm ɪn ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈsɪti. jul bi fri ənd ˈhæpi." ɪt wɑz ə nu ənd ˌənfɔrˈsin ˈvɪʒən əv ðə fˈjuʧər. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ʃi noʊ ˈlɔŋgər spoʊk əˈbaʊt ðə ərˈɪʤənəl dɛt, huz ˈditeɪlz hæd bɪˈkəm tˈwɪstɪd ənd huz ˌɪnˈstɔlmənts hæd groʊn ɛz ðə kɔsts əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs bɪˈkeɪm mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd. stɪl ˈdɪdənt lɛt slɪp ˈɛni saɪ ðət wʊd hæv ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈpərsən ə glɪmps əv hər θɔts. ʃi səbˈmɪtəd ɪn ˈsaɪləns tɪ ðə ˈtɔrʧər əv ðə bɛd ɪn ðə pɪts, ɪn ðə ˈtɔrpər əv ðə ˈleɪkˌsaɪd taʊnz, ɪn ðə ˈlunər ˈkreɪtərz əv ðə ˈtælkəm maɪnz, waɪl hər ˈgrændˌməðər sæŋ ðə ˈvɪʒən əv ðə fˈjuʧər tɪ hər ɛz ɪf ʃi wər ˈrɛdɪŋ kɑrdz. wən ˌæftərˈnun, ɛz ðeɪ keɪm aʊt əv ən əˈprɛsɪv ˈkænjən, ðeɪ ˈnoʊtɪst ə wɪnd əv ˈeɪnʧənt ˈlɔrəlz ənd ðeɪ kɔt sˈnæʧɪz əv ʤəˈmeɪkə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz ənd fɛlt ən ərʤ tɪ lɪv ənd ə nɑt ɪn ðɛr hɑrts. ðeɪ hæd riʧt ðə si. "ðɛr ɪt ɪz," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd, ˈbriðɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈglæsi laɪt əv ðə ˌkɛrɪˈbiən ˈæftər hæf ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm əv ˈɛkˌsaɪl. "doʊnt ju laɪk ɪt?" "jɛs, ˈgrændˌməðər." ðeɪ pɪʧt ðə tɛnt ðɛr. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər spɛnt ðə naɪt ˈtɔkɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ˈdrimɪŋ ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ʃi mɪkst əp hər nɔˈstælʤə wɪθ klɛrˈvɔɪəns əv ðə fˈjuʧər. ʃi slɛpt ˈleɪtər ðən ˈjuʒəwəl ənd əˈwoʊk rɪˈlækst baɪ ðə saʊnd əv ðə si. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, wɪn wɑz ˈbeɪðɪŋ hər ʃi əˈgɛn meɪd priˈdɪkʃənz əv ðə fˈjuʧər ənd ɪt wɑz səʧ ə ˈfivərɪʃ klɛrˈvɔɪəns ðət ɪt simd laɪk ðə dɪˈlɪriəm əv ə ˈvɪʤəl. "jul bi ə ˈnoʊbəl ˈleɪdi," ʃi toʊld hər. "ə ˈleɪdi əv kˈwɑləti, ˈvɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ðoʊz ˈəndər jʊr prəˈtɛkʃən ənd ˈfeɪvərd ənd ˈɑnərd baɪ ðə haɪəst əˈθɔrətiz. ʃɪps' ˈkæptənz wɪl sɛnd ju ˈpoʊˌskɑrdz frəm ˈɛvəri pɔrt ɪn ðə wərld." ˈwəzənt ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ hər. ðə wɔrm ˈwɔtər pərfˈjumd wɪθ ˌɔˈrɛgəˌnoʊ wɑz ˈpɔrɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈbæθtəb θru ə tub fɛd frəm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. pɪkt ɪt əp ɪn ə gɔrd, ˌɪmˈpɛnətrəbəl, nɑt ˈivɪn ˈbriðɪŋ, ənd pɔrd ɪt ˈoʊvər hər ˈgrændˌməðər wɪθ wən hænd waɪl ʃi hər wɪθ ðə ˈəðər. "ðə prɛˈstiʒ əv jʊr haʊs wɪl flaɪ frəm maʊθ tɪ maʊθ frəm ðə strɪŋ əv ðə ænˈtɪliz tɪ ðə rɛlm əv ˈhɑlənd," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər wɑz seɪɪŋ. "ənd ɪt wɪl bi mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈpæləs, bɪˈkəz ðə əˈfɛrz əv ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl bi dɪˈskəst ðɛr ənd ðə feɪt əv ðə ˈneɪʃən wɪl bi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd." ˈsədənli ðə ˈwɔtər ɪn ðə tub stɑpt. lɛft ðə tɛnt tɪ faɪnd aʊt wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn ənd sɔ ðə ˈɪndiən ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈpɔrɪŋ ˈwɔtər ˈɪntu ðə tub ˈʧɑpɪŋ wʊd baɪ ðə ˈkɪʧən. "ɪt ræn aʊt," ðə ˈɪndiən sɛd. "wi hæv tɪ kul mɔr ˈwɔtər." wɛnt tɪ ðə stoʊv, wɛr ðɛr wɑz əˈnəðər lɑrʤ pɑt wɪθ ˌɛrəˈmætɪk ərbz ˈbɔɪlɪŋ. ʃi ræpt hər hænz ɪn ə klɔθ ənd sɔ ðət ʃi kʊd lɪft ðə pɑt wɪˈθaʊt ðə hɛlp əv ðə ˈɪndiən. "ju kən goʊ," ʃi toʊld ɪm. "aɪl pɔr ðə ˈwɔtər." ʃi ˈweɪtɪd ənˈtɪl ðə ˈɪndiən hæd lɛft ðə ˈkɪʧən. ðɛn ʃi tʊk ðə ˈbɔɪlɪŋ pɑt ɔf ðə stoʊv, ˈlɪftɪd ɪt wɪθ greɪt ˈɛfərt tɪ ðə haɪt əv ðə tub, ənd wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ pɔr ðə ˈdɛdli ˈwɔtər ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑnʤuɪt tɪ ðə ˈbæθtəb wɪn ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈʃaʊtɪd frəm ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə tɛnt:!" ɪt wɑz ɛz ɪf ʃi hæd sin. ðə ˈgrænˌdɔtər, ˈfraɪtənd baɪ ðə ʃaʊt, rɪˈpɛntɪd æt ðə læst ˈmɪnət. "ˈkəmɪŋ, ˈgrændˌməðər," ʃi sɛd. "əm ˈkulɪŋ ɔf ðə ˈwɔtər." ðət naɪt ʃi leɪ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ənˈtɪl kwaɪt leɪt waɪl hər ˈgrændˌməðər sæŋ ɪn hər slip, ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə ˈgoʊldən vɛst. lʊkt æt hər frəm hər bɛd wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛns aɪz ðət ɪn ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊz rɪˈzɛmbəld ðoʊz əv ə kæt. ðɛn ʃi wɛnt tɪ bɛd laɪk ə ˈpərsən hu hæd draʊnd, hər ɑrmz ɔn hər brɛst ənd hər aɪz ˈoʊpən, ənd ʃi kɔld wɪθ ɔl ðə strɛŋθ əv hər ˈɪnər vɔɪs: "ulises*!" woʊk əp ˈsədənli ɪn ðə haʊs ɔn ðə ˈɔrɪnʤ ˌplænˈteɪʃən. hi hæd hərd vɔɪs soʊ ˈklɪrli ðət hi wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər hər ɪn ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊz əv ðə rum. ˈæftər ən ˈɪnstənt əv rɪˈflɛkʃən, hi meɪd ə ˈbəndəl əv hɪz ˈkloʊðɪŋ ənd ʃuz ənd lɛft ðə ˈbɛˌdrum. hi hæd krɔst ðə pɔrʧ wɪn hɪz ˈfɑðərz vɔɪs səˈpraɪzd ɪm: "wɛr ər ju goʊɪŋ?" sɔ ɪm blu ɪn ðə ˈmunˌlaɪt. "ˈɪntu ðə wərld," hi ˈænsərd. "ðɪs taɪm aɪ woʊnt stɑp ju," ðə ˈdəʧmən sɛd. "bət aɪ wɔrn ju əv wən θɪŋ: wɛˈrɛvər ju goʊ jʊr ˈfɑðərz kərs wɪl ˈfɑloʊ ju." "soʊ bi ɪt," sɛd. səˈpraɪzd ənd ˈivɪn ə ˈlɪtəl praʊd əv hɪz sənz ˌrɛzəˈluʃən, ðə ˈdəʧmən ˈfɑloʊd ɪm θru ðə ˈɔrɪnʤ groʊv wɪθ ə lʊk ðət sˈloʊli bɪˈgæn tɪ smaɪl. hɪz waɪf wɑz bɪˈhaɪnd ɪm wɪθ hər ˈbjutəfəl ˈɪndiən ˈwʊmənz weɪ əv ˈstændɪŋ. ðə ˈdəʧmən spoʊk wɪn kloʊzd ðə geɪt. "hil bi bæk," hi sɛd, "ˈbitən daʊn baɪ laɪf, ˈsunər ðən ju θɪŋk." "jʊr soʊ ˈstupɪd," ʃi saɪd. "hil ˈnɛvər kəm bæk." ɔn ðət əˈkeɪʒən ˈdɪdənt hæv tɪ æsk ˈɛniˌwən wɛr wɑz. hi krɔst ðə ˈdɛzərt ˈhaɪdɪŋ ɪn ˈpæsɪŋ trəks, ˈstilɪŋ tɪ it ənd slip ənd ˈstilɪŋ ˈmɛni taɪmz fər ðə pjʊr ˈplɛʒər əv ðə rɪsk ənˈtɪl hi faʊnd ðə tɛnt ɪn əˈnəðər ˈsiˌsaɪd taʊn wɪʧ ðə glæs ˈbɪldɪŋz geɪv ðə lʊk əv ən ˌɪˈluməˌneɪtəd ˈsɪti ənd wɛr ðə nɑkˈtərnəl ˌfɛrˈwɛlz əv ʃɪps weɪɪŋ ˈæŋkər fər ðə ˈaɪlənd əv ərˈubə. wɑz əsˈlip ʧeɪnd tɪ ðə slæt ənd ɪn ðə seɪm pəˈzɪʃən əv ə draʊnd ˈpərsən ɔn ðə biʧ frəm wɪʧ ʃi hæd kɔld ɪm. stʊd ˈlʊkɪŋ æt hər fər ə lɔŋ taɪm wɪˈθaʊt ˈweɪkɪŋ hər əp, bət hi lʊkt æt hər wɪθ səʧ ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti ðət əˈwoʊk. ðɛn ðeɪ kɪst ɪn ðə ˈdɑrknəs, kərˈɛst iʧ ˈəðər sˈloʊli, gɑt ənˈdrɛst ˈwɛrəli, wɪθ ə ˈsaɪlənt ˈtɛndərnəs ənd ə ˈhɪdən ˈhæpinəs ðət wɑz mɔr ðən ˈɛvər laɪk ləv. æt ðə ˈəðər ɛnd əv ðə tɛnt ðə sˈlipɪŋ ˈgrændˌməðər geɪv ə ˌmɑnjəˈmɛnəl tərn ənd bɪˈgæn tɪ rænt. "ðət wɑz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə taɪm ðə grik ʃɪp əraɪvd," ʃi sɛd. "ɪt wɑz ə kru əv ˈmædmən hu meɪd ðə ˈwɪmən ˈhæpi ənd ˈdɪdənt peɪ ðɛm wɪθ ˈməni bət wɪθ ˈspənʤɪz, ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈspənʤɪz ðət ˈleɪtər ɔn wɔkt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈhaʊsɪz ˈmoʊnɪŋ laɪk ˈpeɪʃənz ɪn ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈʧɪldrən kraɪ soʊ ðət ðeɪ kʊd drɪŋk ðə tɪrz." ʃi meɪd ə səbtərˈeɪniən ˈmuvmənt ənd sæt əp ɪn bɛd. "ðət wɑz wɪn hi əraɪvd, maɪ gɑd," ʃi ˈʃaʊtɪd, "ˈstrɔŋgər, ˈtɔlər, ənd məʧ mɔr əv ə mæn ðən.", hu ənˈtɪl ðɛn hæd nɑt peɪd ˈɛni əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈreɪvɪŋ, traɪd tɪ haɪd wɪn hi sɔ ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈsɪtɪŋ əp ɪn bɛd. kɑmd ɪm. "teɪk ɪt ˈizi," ʃi toʊld ɪm. "ˈɛvəri taɪm ʃi gɪts tɪ ðət pɑrt ʃi sɪts əp ɪn bɛd, bət ʃi ˈdəzənt weɪk əp." lind ɔn hər ˈʃoʊldər. "aɪ wɑz ˈsɪŋɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈseɪlərz ðət naɪt ənd aɪ θɔt ɪt wɑz ən ˈərθkˌweɪk," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər wɛnt ɔn. "ðeɪ ɔl məst hæv θɔt ðə seɪm θɪŋ bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ræn əˈweɪ ˈʃaʊtɪŋ, daɪɪŋ wɪθ ˈlæftər, ənd ˈoʊnli hi rɪˈmeɪnd ˈəndər ðə ˈkænəpi. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ɛz ɪf ɪt hæd bɪn ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ðət aɪ wɑz ˈsɪŋɪŋ ðə sɔŋ ðət ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz ˈsɪŋɪŋ ðoʊz deɪz. ˈivɪn ðə ˈpɛrəts ɪn ðə ˈkɔrˌtjɑrd sæŋ ɪt." flæt ɛz ə mæt, ɛz wən kən sɪŋ ˈoʊnli ɪn drimz, ʃi sæŋ ðə laɪnz əv hər ˈbɪtərnəs: lɔrd, oʊ, lɔrd, gɪv mi bæk ðə ˈɪnəsəns aɪ hæd soʊ aɪ kən fil hɪz ləv ɔl ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn frəm ðə stɑrt. ˈoʊnli ðɛn dɪd bɪˈkəm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈgrændˌməðərz nɔˈstælʤə. "ðɛr hi wɑz," ʃi wɑz seɪɪŋ, "wɪθ ə məˈkɔ ɔn hɪz ˈʃoʊldər ənd ə blunderbuss*, ðə weɪ əraɪvd ɪn ðə guianas*, ənd aɪ fɛlt hɪz brɛθ əv dɛθ wɪn hi stʊd ˈɑpəzɪt mi ənd sɛd: 'aɪv bɪn əraʊnd ðə wərld ə ˈθaʊzənd taɪmz ənd sin ˈwɪmən əv ˈɛvəri ˈneɪʃən, soʊ aɪ kən tɛl ju ɔn gʊd əˈθɔrəti ðət ju ər ðə ənd ðə moʊst əˈblaɪʤɪŋ, ðə moʊst ˈbjutəfəl ˈwʊmən ɔn ərθ.'" ʃi leɪ daʊn əˈgɛn ənd sɑbd ɔn hər ˈpɪloʊ. ənd rɪˈmeɪnd ˈsaɪlənt fər ə lɔŋ taɪm, rɑkt ɪn ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊz baɪ ðə sˈlipɪŋ oʊld ˈwʊmənz greɪt ˈbriðɪŋ. ˈsədənli, wɪˈθaʊt ðə sˈlaɪtəst kˈwɪvər ɪn hər vɔɪs, æst: "wʊd ju dɛr tɪ kɪl hər?" ˈteɪkən baɪ səˈpraɪz, ˈdɪdənt noʊ wət tɪ ˈænsər. "hu noʊz," hi sɛd. "wʊd ju dɛr?" "aɪ kænt," sɛd. "ʃiz maɪ ˈgrændˌməðər." ðɛn lʊkt wəns mɔr æt ðə ɪˈnɔrmɪs sˈlipɪŋ ˈbɑdi ɛz ɪf ˈmɛʒərɪŋ ɪts kˈwɑntəti əv laɪf ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd: "fər ju aɪd bi ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ." bɔt ə paʊnd əv ræt ˈpɔɪzən, mɪkst ɪt wɪθ wɪpt krim ənd ˈræzˌbɛri ʤæm, ənd pɔrd ðət ˈfeɪtəl krim ˈɪntu ə pis əv ˈpeɪstri frəm wɪʧ hi hæd riˈmuvd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈfɪlɪŋ. ðɛn hi pʊt səm ˈθɪkənd krim ɔn tɔp, sˈmuðɪŋ ɪt wɪθ ə spun ənˈtɪl ðɛr wɑz noʊ treɪs əv hɪz ˈsɪnɪstər məˈnuvər, ənd hi kəmˈplitɪd ðə trɪk wɪθ ˈlɪtəl pɪŋk ˈkændəlz. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sæt əp ɔn hər θroʊn ˈweɪvɪŋ hər θˈrɛtənɪŋ wɪn ʃi sɔ ɪm kəm ˈɪntu ðə tɛnt wɪθ ðə ˈbərθˌdeɪ keɪk. "ju ˈbreɪzən ˈdɛvəl!" ʃi ˈʃaʊtɪd. "haʊ dɛr ju sɛt fʊt ɪn ðɪs pleɪs?" hɪd bɪˈhaɪnd hɪz ˈeɪnʤəl feɪs. "aɪv kəm tɪ æsk jʊr fərˈgɪvnəs," hi sɛd, "ɔn ðɪs deɪ, jʊr ˈbərθˌdeɪ." dɪˈsɑrmd baɪ hɪz laɪ, wɪʧ hæd hɪt ɪts mɑrk, ðə ˈgrændˌməðər hæd ðə ˈteɪbəl sɛt ɛz ɪf fər ə ˈwɛdɪŋ fist. ʃi sæt daʊn ɔn hər raɪt waɪl sərvd ðɛm, ənd ˈæftər bloʊɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈkændəlz wɪθ wən ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ gəst, ʃi kət ðə keɪk ˈɪntu tu ˈikwəl pɑrts. ʃi sərvd. "ə mæn hu noʊz haʊ tɪ gɪt hɪmˈsɛlf fərˈgɪvən həz ərnd hæf əv ˈhɛvən," ʃi sɛd. "aɪ gɪv ju ðə fərst pis, wɪʧ ɪz ðə pis əv ˈhæpinəs." "aɪ doʊnt laɪk swit θɪŋz," hi sɛd. "ju teɪk ɪt." ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈɔfərd ə pis əv keɪk. ʃi tʊk ɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɪʧən ənd θru ɪt ɪn ðə ˈgɑrbɪʤ. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər eɪt ðə rɛst ɔl baɪ hərˈsɛlf. ʃi pʊt hoʊl ˈpisɪz ˈɪntu hər maʊθ ənd sˈwɑloʊd ðɛm wɪˈθaʊt ʧuɪŋ, ˈmoʊnɪŋ wɪθ dɪˈlaɪt ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ æt frəm ðə ˈlɪmboʊ əv hər ˈplɛʒər. wɪn ðɛr wɑz noʊ mɔr ɔn hər pleɪt ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ eɪt wət hæd tərnd daʊn. waɪl ʃi wɑz ʧuɪŋ ðə læst bɪt, wɪθ hər ˈfɪŋgərz ʃi pɪkt əp ðə krəmz frəm ðə ˈteɪbəlˌklɔθ ənd pʊt ðɛm ˈɪntu hər maʊθ. ʃi hæd ˈitən ɪˈnəf ˈɑrsənɪk tɪ ɪkˈstərməˌneɪt ə hoʊl ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ræts. ənd jɛt ʃi pleɪd ðə piˈænə ənd sæŋ ənˈtɪl ˈmɪdˌnaɪt, wɛnt tɪ bɛd ˈhæpi, ənd wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ hæv ə ˈnɔrməl slip. ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ nu wɑz ə skræʧ ɪn hər ˈbriðɪŋ. ənd kɛpt wɔʧ ˈoʊvər hər frəm ðə ˈəðər bɛd, ənd ðeɪ wər ˈoʊnli ˈweɪtɪŋ fər hər dɛθ ˈrætəl. bət ðə vɔɪs wɑz ɛz əˈlaɪv ɛz ˈɛvər wɪn ʃi bɪˈgæn tɪ reɪv. "aɪ wɛnt ˈkreɪzi, maɪ gɑd, aɪ wɛnt ˈkreɪzi!" ʃi ˈʃaʊtɪd. "aɪ pʊt tu bɑrz ɔn ðə ˈbɛˌdrum dɔr soʊ hi ˈkʊdənt gɪt ɪn; aɪ pʊt ðə ˈdrɛsər ənd ˈteɪbəl əˈgɛnst ðə dɔr ənd ðə ʧɛrz ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl, ənd ɔl hi hæd tɪ du wɑz gɪv ə ˈlɪtəl nɑk wɪθ hɪz rɪŋ fər ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪz tɪ fɔl əˈpɑrt, ðə ʧɛrz tɪ fɔl ɔf ðə ˈteɪbəl baɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðə ˈteɪbəl ənd ˈdrɛsər tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt baɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðə bɑrz tɪ muv aʊt əv ðɛr slɑts baɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz." ənd lʊkt æt hər wɪθ groʊɪŋ səˈpraɪz ɛz ðə dɪˈlɪriəm bɪˈkeɪm mɔr proʊˈfaʊnd ənd drəˈmætɪk ənd ðə vɔɪs mɔr ˈɪnɪmət. "aɪ fɛlt aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ daɪ, soʊkt ɪn ðə swɛt əv fɪr, ˈbɛgɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd fər ðə dɔr tɪ ˈoʊpən wɪˈθaʊt ˈoʊpənɪŋ, fər ɪm tɪ ˈɛnər wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛnərɪŋ, fər ɪm ˈnɛvər tɪ goʊ əˈweɪ bət ˈnɛvər tɪ kəm bæk ˈiðər soʊ aɪ ˈwʊdənt hæv tɪ kɪl ɪm!" ʃi wɛnt ɔn rɪˈpitɪŋ hər ˈdrɑmə fər ˈsɛvərəl aʊərz, ˈivɪn ðə moʊst ˈɪnɪmət ˈditeɪlz, ɛz ɪf ʃi hæd lɪvd ɪt əˈgɛn ɪn hər drim. ə ˈlɪtəl ˌbiˈfɔr dɔn ʃi roʊld ˈoʊvər ɪn bɛd wɪθ ə ˈmuvmənt əv ˈsaɪzmɪk əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən ənd ðə vɔɪs broʊk wɪθ ðə ˈɪmənəns əv sɑbz. "aɪ wɔrnd ɪm ənd hi læft," ʃi ˈʃaʊtɪd. "aɪ wɔrnd ɪm əˈgɛn ənd hi læft əˈgɛn, ənˈtɪl hi ˈoʊpənd hɪz aɪz ɪn ˈtɛrər, seɪɪŋ, 'agh*, kwin! agh*, kwin!' ənd hɪz vɔɪs ˈwəzənt ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv hɪz maʊθ bət θru ðə kət ðə naɪf hæd meɪd ɪn hɪz θroʊt.", ˈtɛrəˌfaɪd æt ðə ˈgrændˌməðərz ˈfɪrfəl ˌivoʊˈkeɪʃən, græbd hænd. "ˈmərdərɪŋ oʊld ˈwʊmən!" hi ɪkˈskleɪmd. ˈdɪdənt peɪ ˈɛni əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ɪm bɪˈkəz æt ðət ˈɪnstənt dɔn bɪˈgæn tɪ breɪk. ðə klɑks strək faɪv. "goʊ!" sɛd. "ʃiz goʊɪŋ tɪ weɪk əp naʊ." "ʃiz gɑt mɔr laɪf ɪn hər ðən ən ˈɛləfənt," ɪkˈskleɪmd. "ɪt kænt bi!" kət ɪm wɪθ ə ˈnaɪfɪŋ lʊk. "ðə hoʊl ˈtrəbəl," ʃi sɛd, "ɪz ðət jʊr noʊ gʊd æt ɔl fər ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈɛnibədi." wɑz soʊ əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə əv ðə riˈproʊʧ ðət hi lɛft ðə tɛnt. kɛpt ɔn ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə sˈlipɪŋ ˈgrændˌməðər wɪθ hər ˈsikrɪt heɪt, wɪθ ðə reɪʤ əv hər frəˈstreɪʃən, ɛz ðə sən roʊz ənd ðə bərd ɛr əˈweɪkənd. ðɛn ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈoʊpənd hər aɪz ənd lʊkt æt hər wɪθ ə ˈplæsɪd smaɪl. "gɑd bi wɪθ ju, ʧaɪld." ðə ˈoʊnli ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ʧeɪnʤ wɑz ə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv dɪˈsɔrdər ɪn ðə ˈdeɪli ruˈtin. ɪt wɑz ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, bət ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ˈwɔntɪd tɪ pʊt ɔn ə ˈsənˌdi drɛs, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət wʊd rɪˈsiv noʊ ˈkəstəmərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈilɛvən o'-clock*, ənd æst hər tɪ peɪnt hər neɪlz ˈgɑrnət ənd gɪv hər ə pɑnˈtɪfəkəl coiffure*. "aɪ ˈnɛvər hæd soʊ məʧ əv ən ərʤ tɪ hæv maɪ ˈpɪkʧər ˈteɪkən," ʃi ɪkˈskleɪmd. bɪˈgæn tɪ koʊm hər ˈgrændˌməðərz hɛr, bət ɛz ʃi dru ðə koʊm θru ðə ˈtæŋgəlz ə kləmp əv hɛr rɪˈmeɪnd bɪtˈwin ðə tiθ. ʃi ʃoʊd ɪt tɪ hər ˈgrændˌməðər ɪn əˈlɑrm. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər ɪgˈzæmənd ɪt, pʊld ɔn əˈnəðər kləmp wɪθ hər ˈfɪŋgərz, ənd əˈnəðər bʊʃ əv hɛr wɑz lɛft ɪn hər hænd. ʃi θru ɪt ɔn ðə graʊnd, traɪd əˈgɛn ənd pʊld aʊt ə ˈlɑrʤər lɑk. ðɛn ʃi bɪˈgæn tɪ pʊl hər hɛr wɪθ boʊθ hænz, daɪɪŋ wɪθ ˈlæftər, θroʊɪŋ ðə ˈhændˌfʊlz ˈɪntu ðə ɛr wɪθ ən ˌɪŋˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsɪbəl ˌʤubəˈleɪʃən ənˈtɪl hər hɛd lʊkt laɪk ə pild ˈkoʊkəˌnət. hæd noʊ mɔr nuz əv ənˈtɪl tu wiks ˈleɪtər wɪn ʃi kɔt ðə kɔl əv ðə aʊl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə tɛnt. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər hæd ˈbeɪgən tɪ pleɪ ðə piˈænə ənd wɑz soʊ əbˈzɔrbd ɪn hər nɔˈstælʤə ðət ʃi wɑz ˌənəˈwɛr əv ˌriˈæləˌti. ʃi hæd ə wɪg əv ˈreɪˌdiənt ˈfɛðərz ɔn hər hɛd. ˈænsərd ðə kɔl ənd ˈoʊnli ðɛn dɪd ʃi ˈnoʊtɪs ðə wɪk ðət keɪm aʊt əv ðə piˈænə ənd wɛnt ɔn θru ðə ˈəndərˌbrəʃ ənd wɑz lɔst ɪn ðə ˈdɑrknəs. ʃi ræn tɪ wɛr wɑz, hɪd nɛkst tɪ ɪm əˈməŋ ðə ˈbʊʃəz, ənd wɪθ taɪt hɑrts ðeɪ boʊθ wɔʧt ðə ˈlɪtəl blu fleɪm ðət krɛpt əˈlɔŋ ðə wɪk, krɔst ðə dɑrk speɪs, ənd wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə tɛnt. "ˈkəvər jʊr ɪrz," sɛd. ðeɪ boʊθ dɪd, wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni nid, fər ðɛr wɑz noʊ ɪkˈsploʊʒən. ðə tɛnt ˈlaɪtɪd əp ˌɪnˈsaɪd wɪθ ə ˈreɪˌdiənt gloʊ, bərst ɪn ˈsaɪləns, ənd ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd ɪn ə ˈwərlˌwɪnd əv wɛt ˈpaʊdər. wɪn dɛrd ˈɛnər, ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət hər ˈgrændˌməðər wɑz dɛd, ʃi faʊnd hər wɪθ hər wɪg sɪnʤd ənd hər naɪt ʃərt ɪn ˈtætərz, bət mɔr əˈlaɪv ðən ˈɛvər, traɪɪŋ tɪ pʊt aʊt ðə faɪər wɪθ ə ˈblæŋkɪt. slɪpt əˈweɪ ˈəndər ðə prəˈtɛkʃən əv ðə ʃaʊts əv ðə ˈɪndiənz, hu ˈdɪdənt noʊ wət tɪ du, kənfˈjuzd baɪ ðə ˈgrændˌməðərz ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri ˈɔrdərz. wɪn ðeɪ ˈfaɪnəli ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ˈkɑŋkər ðə fleɪmz ənd gɪt rɪd əv ðə smoʊk, ðeɪ wər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə ˈʃɪprɛk. "ɪts laɪk ðə wərk əv ðə ˈivəl wən," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd. "piˈænəz doʊnt ɪkˈsploʊd ʤɪst laɪk ðət." ʃi meɪd ɔl kaɪnz əv kənˈʤɛkʧərz tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ðə ˈkɔzɪz əv ðə nu dɪˈzæstər, bət ɪˈveɪʒənz ənd hər ˌɪmˈpæsɪv ˈætəˌtud ˈɛndɪd əp kənfˈjuzɪŋ hər. ʃi ˈkʊdənt faɪnd ðə sˈlaɪtəst kræk ɪn hər ˈgrænˌdɔtərz bɪˈheɪvjər, nɔr dɪd ʃi kənˈsɪdər ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv. ʃi wɑz əˈweɪk ənˈtɪl dɔn, θˈrɛdɪŋ ˌsəpəˈzɪʃənz təˈgɛðər ənd ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə lɔs. ʃi slɛpt ˈlɪtəl ənd ˈpurli. ɔn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, wɪn tʊk ðə vɛst wɪθ ðə goʊld bɑrz ɔf hər ˈgrændˌməðər, ʃi faʊnd faɪər ˈblɪstərz ɔn hər ˈʃoʊldərz ənd rɑ flɛʃ ɔn hər brɛst. "aɪ hæd gʊd ˈrizən tɪ bi ˈtərnɪŋ ˈoʊvər ɪn maɪ slip," ʃi sɛd ɛz pʊt ɛg waɪts ɔn ðə bərnz. "ənd ˌbiˈsaɪdz, aɪ hæd ə streɪnʤ drim." ʃi meɪd ən ˈɛfərt æt ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən tɪ ɪˈvoʊk ðə ˈɪmɪʤ ənˈtɪl ɪt wɑz ɛz klɪr ɪn hər ˈmɛməri ɛz ɪn ðə drim. "ɪt wɑz ə ˈpiˌkɑk ɪn ə waɪt ˈhæmək," ʃi sɛd. wɑz səˈpraɪzd bət ʃi ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli əˈsumd hər ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ɪkˈsprɛʃən wəns mɔr. "ɪts ə gʊd saɪn," ʃi laɪd, "ˈpiˌkɑks ɪn drimz ər ˈænəməlz wɪθ lɔŋ lɪvz." "meɪ gɑd hir ju," ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɛd, "bɪˈkəz wɪr bæk wɛr wi ˈstɑrtɪd. wi hæv tɪ bɪˈgɪn ɔl ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn." ˈdɪdənt ʧeɪnʤ hər ɪkˈsprɛʃən. ʃi wɛnt aʊt əv ðə tɛnt wɪθ ðə pleɪt əv ˈkɑmprɛsəz ənd lɛft hər ˈgrændˌməðər wɪθ hər ˈtɔrˌsoʊ soʊkt ɪn ɛg waɪt ənd hər skəl dɔbd wɪθ ˈməstərd. ʃi wɑz ˈpʊtɪŋ mɔr ɛg waɪts ˈɪntu ðə pleɪt ˈəndər ðə pɑm ˈʃɛltər ðət sərvd ɛz ə ˈkɪʧən wɪn ʃi sɔ' aɪz əˈpɪr bɪˈhaɪnd ðə stoʊv ɛz ʃi hæd sin ðɛm ðə fərst taɪm bɪˈhaɪnd hər bɛd. ʃi ˈwəzənt ˈstɑrtəld, bət toʊld ɪm ɪn ə ˈwɪri vɔɪs: "ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ juv ˈmænɪʤd tɪ du ɪz ˌɪnˈkris maɪ dɛt."' aɪz ˈklaʊdɪd ˈoʊvər wɪθ æŋˈzaɪəti. hi wɑz ˈmoʊʃənləs, ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ɪn ˈsaɪləns, ˈwɑʧɪŋ hər kræk ðə ɛgz wɪθ ə fɪkst ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ˈæbsəˌlut dɪsˈdeɪn, ɛz ɪf hi ˈdɪdənt ɪgˈzɪst. ˈæftər ə ˈmoʊmənt ðə aɪz muvd, lʊkt ˈoʊvər ðə θɪŋz ɪn ðə ˈkɪʧən, ðə ˈhæŋɪŋ pɑts, ðə strɪŋz əv annatto*, ðə ˈkɑrvɪŋ naɪf. stood-up*, stɪl nɑt seɪɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, wɛnt ɪn ˈəndər ðə ˈʃɛltər, ənd tʊk daʊn ðə naɪf. ˈdɪdənt lʊk æt ɪm əˈgɛn, bət wɪn lɛft ðə ˈʃɛltər ʃi toʊld ɪm ɪn ə ˈvɛri loʊ vɔɪs: "bi ˈkɛrfəl, bɪˈkəz ʃiz ɔˈrɛdi hæd ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ əv dɛθ. ʃi drimd əˈbaʊt ə ˈpiˌkɑk ɪn ə waɪt ˈhæmək." ðə ˈgrændˌməðər sɔ kəm ɪn wɪθ ðə naɪf, ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə səˈprim ˈɛfərt, ʃi stʊd əp wɪˈθaʊt ðə eɪd əv hər stæf ənd reɪzd hər ɑrmz. "bɔɪ!" ʃi ˈʃaʊtɪd. "hæv ju gɔn mæd?" ʤəmpt ɔn hər ənd plənʤd ðə naɪf ˈɪntu hər ˈneɪkəd brɛst. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər moʊnd, fɛl ɔn ɪm, ənd traɪd tɪ ˈstræŋgəl ɪm wɪθ hər ˈpaʊərfəl bɛr ɑrmz. "sən əv ə bɪʧ," ʃi graʊld. "aɪ dɪˈskəvərd tu leɪt ðət ju hæv ðə feɪs əv ə ˈtreɪtər ˈeɪnʤəl." ʃi wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ mɔr bɪˈkəz ˈmænɪʤd tɪ fri ðə naɪf ənd stæb hər ə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ɪn ðə saɪd. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər lɛt aʊt ə ˈhɪdən moʊn ənd həgd hər əˈtækər wɪθ mɔr strɛŋθ. geɪv hər ə θərd stæb, wɪˈθaʊt ˈpɪti, ənd ə spərt əv bləd, riˈlist baɪ haɪ ˈprɛʃər, ˈsprɪŋkəld hɪz feɪs: ɪt wɑz ˈɔɪli bləd, ˈʃaɪni ənd grin, ʤɪst laɪk mɪnt ˈhəni. əˈpɪrd æt ðə ˈɛntrəns wɪθ ðə pleɪt ɪn hər hænd ənd wɔʧt ðə ˈstrəgəl wɪθ ˈkrɪmənəl impassivity*. juʤ, ˌmɑnəˈlɪθɪk, ˈrɔrɪŋ wɪθ peɪn ənd reɪʤ, ðə ˈgrændˌməðər græspt' ˈbɑdi. hər ɑrmz, hər lɛgz, ˈivɪn hər ˈhɛrləs skəl wər grin wɪθ bləd. hər ɪˈnɔrmɪs bellows-breathing*, ˈəpˌsɛt baɪ ðə fərst ˈrætəlz əv dɛθ, fɪld ðə hoʊl ˈɛriə. ˈmænɪʤd tɪ fri hɪz ɑrm wɪθ ðə ˈwɛpən wəns mɔr, ˈoʊpənd ə kət ɪn hər ˈbɛli, ənd ən ɪkˈsploʊʒən əv bləd soʊkt ɪm ɪn grin frəm hɛd tɪ toʊ. ðə ˈgrændˌməðər traɪd tɪ riʧ ðə ˈoʊpən ɛr wɪʧ ʃi ˈnidɪd ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ lɪv naʊ ənd fɛl feɪs daʊn. gɑt əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈlaɪfləs ɑrmz ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˈpɔzɪŋ ə ˈmoʊmənt geɪv ðə væst ˈfɑlən ˈbɑdi ə ˈfaɪnəl θrəst. ðɛn pʊt ðə pleɪt ɔn ə ˈteɪbəl ənd lind ˈoʊvər hər ˈgrændˌməðər, ˈskrutəˌnaɪzɪŋ hər wɪˈθaʊt ˈtəʧɪŋ hər. wɪn ʃi wɑz kənˈvɪnst ðət ʃi wɑz dɛd hər feɪs ˈsədənli əkˈwaɪərd ɔl ðə məˈʧʊrəti əv ən ˈoʊldər ˈpərsən wɪʧ hər tˈwɛnti jɪrz əv mɪsˈfɔrʧən hæd nɑt ˈgɪvɪn hər. wɪθ kwɪk ənd prɪˈsaɪs ˈmuvmənts ʃi græbd ðə goʊld vɛst ənd lɛft ðə tɛnt. rɪˈmeɪnd ˈsɪtɪŋ baɪ ðə kɔrps, ɪgˈzɔstɪd baɪ ðə faɪt, ənd ðə mɔr hi traɪd tɪ klin hɪz feɪs ðə mɔr ɪt wɑz dɔbd wɪθ ðət grin ənd ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈmætər ðət simd tɪ bi floʊɪŋ frəm hɪz ˈfɪŋgərz. ˈoʊnli wɪn hi sɔ goʊ aʊt wɪθ ðə goʊld vɛst dɪd hi bɪˈkəm əˈwɛr əv hɪz steɪt. hi ˈʃaʊtɪd tɪ hər bət gɑt noʊ ˈænsər. hi drægd hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ ðə ˈɛntrəns tɪ ðə tɛnt ənd hi sɔ ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ rən əˈlɔŋ ðə ʃɔr əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈsɪti. ðɛn hi meɪd ə læst ˈɛfərt tɪ ʧeɪs hər, ˈkɔlɪŋ hər wɪθ ˈpeɪnfəl ʃaʊts ðət wər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ðoʊz əv ə ˈləvər bət əv ə sən, jɛt hi wɑz ˈoʊvərˌkəm baɪ ðə ˈtɛrəbəl dreɪn əv ˈhævɪŋ kɪld ə ˈwʊmən wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛnibədiz hɛlp. ðə ˈgrændˌməðərz ˈɪndiənz kɔt əp tɪ ɪm laɪɪŋ feɪs daʊn ɔn ðə biʧ, ˈwipɪŋ frəm ˈsɑləˌtud ənd fɪr. hæd nɑt hərd ɪm. ʃi wɑz ˈrənɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə wɪnd, sˈwɪftər ðən ə dɪr, ənd noʊ vɔɪs əv ðɪs wərld kʊd stɑp hər. wɪˈθaʊt ˈtərnɪŋ hər hɛd ʃi ræn pæst ðə pɪts, ðə ˈtælkəm ˈkreɪtərz, ðə ˈtɔrpər əv ðə ʃæks, ənˈtɪl ðə ˈnæʧərəl saɪəns əv ðə si ˈɛndɪd ənd ðə ˈdɛzərt bɪˈgæn, bət ʃi stɪl kɛpt ɔn ˈrənɪŋ wɪθ ðə goʊld vɛst bɪɔnd ðə ˈɛrəd wɪndz ənd ðə ˌnɛvərˈɛndɪŋ ˈsənˌsɛts ənd ʃi wɑz ˈnɛvər hərd əv əˈgɛn nɔr wɑz ðə sˈlaɪtəst treɪs əv hər mɪsˈfɔrʧən ˈɛvər faʊnd.
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erendira was bathing her grandmother when the wind of her misfortune began to blow. the enormous mansion of moon like concrete lost in the solitude of the desert trembled down to its foundations with the first attack. but erendira and her grandmother were used to the risks of the wild nature there, and in the bathroom decorated with a series of peacocks and childish mosaics of roman baths they scarcely paid any attention to the wind.
the grandmother, naked and huge in the marble tub, looked like a handsome white whale. the granddaughter had just turned fourteen and was languid, soft-boned, and too meek for her age. with a parsimony that had something like sacred rigor about it, she was bathing her grandmother with water in which purifying herbs and aromatic leaves had been boiled, the latter clinging to the succulent back, the flowing metal-colored hair, and the powerful shoulders which were so mercilessly tattooed as to put sailors to shame.
"last night i dreamt i was expecting a letter," the grandmother said.
erendira, who never spoke except when it was unavoidable, asked:
"what day was it in the dream?"
"thursday."
"then it was a letter with bad news," erendira said, "but it will never arrive."
when she had finished bathing her grandmother, she took her to her bedroom. the grandmother was so fat that she could only walk by leaning on her granddaughter's shoulder or on a staff that looked like a bishop's crosier, but even during her most difficult efforts the power of an antiquated grandeur was evident. in the bedroom, which had been furnished with an excessive and somewhat demented taste, like the whole house, erendira needed two more hours to get her grandmother ready. she untangled her hair strand by strand, perfumed and combed it, put an equatorially flowered dress on her, put talcum powder on her face, bright red lipstick on her mouth, rouge on her cheeks, musk on her eyelids, and mother-of-pearl polish on her nails, and when she had her decked out like a larger than life-size doll, she led her to an artificial garden with suffocating flowers that were like the ones on the dress, seated her in a large chair that had the foundation and the pedigree of a throne, and left her listening to elusive records on a phonograph that had a speaker like a megaphone.
while the grandmother floated through the swamps of the past, erendira busied herself sweeping the house, which was dark and motley, with bizarre furniture and statues of invented caesars, chandeliers of teardrops and alabaster angels, a gilded piano, and numerous clocks of unthinkable sizes and shapes. there was a cistern in the courtyard for the storage of water carried over many years from distant springs on the backs of indians, and hitched to a ring on the cistern wall was a broken-down ostrich, the only feathered creature who could survive the torment of that accursed climate. the house was far away from everything, in the heart of the desert, next to a settlement with miserable and burning streets where the goats committed suicide from desolation when the wind of misfortune blew.
that incomprehensible refuge had been built by the grandmother's husband, a legendary smuggler whose name was amadis, by whom she had a son whose name was also amadis and who was erendira's father. no one knew either the origins or the motivations of that family. the best known version in the language of the indians was that amadis the father had rescued his beautiful wife from a house of prostitution in the antilles, where he had killed a man in a knife fight, and that he had transplanted her forever in the impunity of the desert. when the amadises died, one of melancholy fevers and the other riddled with bullets in a fight over a woman, the grandmother buried their bodies in the courtyard, sent away the fourteen barefoot servant girls, and continued ruminating on her dreams of grandeur in the shadows of the furtive house, thanks to the sacrifices of the bastard granddaughter whom she had reared since birth.
erendira needed six hours just to set and wind the clocks. the day when her misfortune began she didn't have to do that because the clocks had enough winding left to last until the next morning, but on the other hand, she had to bathe and overdress her grandmother, scrub the floors, cook lunch, and polish the crystalware. around eleven o'clock, when she was changing the water in the ostrich's bowl and watering the desert weeds around the twin graves of the amadises, she had to fight off the anger of the wind, which had become unbearable, but she didn't have the slightest feeling that it was the wind of her misfortune. at twelve o'clock she was wiping the last champagne glasses when she caught the smell of broth and had to perform the miracle of running to the kitchen without leaving a disaster of venetian glass in her wake.
she just managed to take the pot off the stove as it was beginning to boil over. then she put on a stew she had already prepared and took advantage of a chance to sit down and rest on a stool in the kitchen. she closed her eyes, opened them again with an unfatigued expression, and began pouring the soup into the tureen. she was working as she slept.
the grandmother had sat down alone at the head of a banquet table with silver candlesticks set for twelve people. she shook her little bell and erendira arrived almost immediately with the steaming tureen. as erendira was serving the soup, her grandmother noticed the somnambulist look and passed her hand in front of her eyes as if wiping an invisible pane of glass. the girl didn't see the hand. the grandmother followed her with her look and when erendira turned to go back to the kitchen, she shouted at her:
"erendira!"
having been awakened all of a sudden, the girl dropped the tureen onto the rug.
"that's all right, child," the grandmother said to her with assuring tenderness. "you fell asleep while you were walking about again."
"my body has that habit," erendira said by way of an excuse.
still hazy with sleep, she picked up the tureen, and tried to clean the stain on the rug.
"leave it," her grandmother dissuaded her. "you can wash it this afternoon."
so in addition to her regular afternoon chores, erendira had to wash the dining room rug, and she took advantage of her presence at the washtub to do monday's laundry as well, while the wind went around the house looking for a way in. she had so much to do that night came upon her without her realizing it, and when she put the dining room rug back in its place it was time to go to bed.
the grandmother had been fooling around on the piano all afternoon, singing the songs of her times to herself in a falsetto, and she had stains of musk and tears on her eyelids. but when she lay down on her bed in her muslin nightgown, the bitterness of fond memories returned.
"take advantage of tomorrow to wash the living room rug too," she told erendira. "it hasn't seen the sun since the days of all the noise."
"yes, grandmother," the girl answered.
she picked up a feather fan and began to fan the implacable matron, who recited the list of nighttime orders to her as she sank into sleep.
"iron all the clothes before you go to bed so you can sleep with a clear conscience."
"yes, grandmother."
"check the clothes closets carefully, because moths get hungrier on windy nights."
"yes, grandmother."
"with the time you have left, take the flowers out into the courtyard so they can get a breath of air."
"yes, grandmother."
"and feed the ostrich."
she had fallen asleep but she was still giving orders, for it was from her that the granddaughter had inherited the ability to be alive still while sleeping. erendira left the room without making any noise and did the final chores of the night, still replying to the sleeping grandmother's orders.
"give the graves some water."
"yes, grandmother."
"and if the amadises arrive, tell them not to come in," the grandmother said, "because porfirio galan's gang is waiting to kill them."
erendira didn't answer her any more because she knew that the grandmother was getting lost in her delirium, but she didn't miss a single order. when she finished checking the window bolts and put out the last lights, she took a candlestick from the dining room and lighted her way to her bedroom as the pauses in the wind were filled with the peaceful and enormous breathing of her sleeping grandmother.
her room was also luxurious, but not so much as her grandmother's, and it was piled high with the rag dolls and wind-up animals of her recent childhood. overcome by the barbarous chores of the day, erendira didn't have the strength to get undressed and she put the candlestick on the night table and fell onto the bed. a short while later the wind of her misfortune came into the bedroom like a pack of hounds and knocked the candle over against the curtain.
at dawn, when the wind finally stopped, a few thick and scattered drops of rain began to fall, putting out the last embers and hardening the smoking ashes of the mansion. the people in the village, indians for the most part, tried to rescue the remains of the disaster: the charred corpse of the ostrich, the frame of the gilded piano, the torso of a statue. the grandmother was contemplating the residue of her fortune with an impenetrable depression. erendira, sitting between the two graves of the amadises, had stopped weeping. when the grandmother was convinced that very few things remained intact among the ruins, she looked at her granddaughter with sincere pity.
"my poor child," she sighed. "life won't be long enough for you to pay me back for this mishap."
she began to pay it back that very day, beneath the noise of the rain, when she was taken to the village storekeeper, a skinny and premature widower who was quite well known in the desert for the good price he paid for virginity. as the grandmother waited undauntedly, the widower examined erendira with scientific austerity: he considered the strength of her thighs, the size of her breasts, the diameter of her hips. he didn't say a word until he had some calculation of what she was worth.
"she's still quite immature," he said then. "she has the teats of a bitch."
then he had her get on a scale to prove his decision with figures. erendira weighed ninety pounds.
"she isn't worth more than a hundred pesos," the widower said.
the grandmother was scandalized.
"a hundred pesos for a girl who's completely new! " she almost shouted. "no, sir, that shows a great lack of respect for virtue on your part."
"i'll make it a hundred and fifty," the widower said.
"this girl caused me damages amounting to more than a million pesos," the grandmother said. "at this rate she'll need two hundred years to pay me back."
"you're lucky that the only good feature she has is her age," the widower said.
the storm threatened to knock the house down, and there were so many leaks in the roof that it was raining almost as much inside as out. the grandmother felt all alone in a world of disaster.
"just raise it to three hundred," she said.
"two hundred and fifty."
finally they agreed on two hundred and twenty pesos in cash and some provisions. the grandmother then signaled erendira to go with the widower and he led her by the hand to the back room as if he were taking her to school.
"i'll wait for you here," the grandmother said.
"yes, grandmother," said erendira.
the back room was a kind of shed with four brick columns, a roof of rotted palm leaves, and an adobe wall three feet high, through which outdoor disturbances got into the building. placed on top of the adobe wall were pots with cacti and other plants of aridity. hanging between two columns and flapping like the free sail of a drifting sloop was a faded hammock. over the whistle of the storm and the lash of the water one could hear distant shouts, the howling of far-off animals, the cries of a shipwreck.
when erendira and the widower went into the shed they had to hold on so as not to be knocked down by a gust of rain which left them soaked. their voices could not be heard but their movements became clear in the roar of the squall. at the widower's first attempt, erendira shouted something inaudible and tried to get away. the widower answered her without any voice, twisted her arm by the wrist, and dragged her to the hammock. she fought him off with a scratch on the face and shouted in silence again, but he replied with a solemn slap which lifted her off the ground and suspended her in the air for an instant with her long medusa hair floating in space. he grabbed her about the waist before she touched ground again, flung her into the hammock with a brutal heave, and held her down with his knees. erendira then succumbed to terror, lost consciousness, and remained as if fascinated by the moonbeams from a fish that was floating through the storm air, while the widower undressed her, tearing off her clothes with a methodical clawing, as if he were pulling up grass, scattering them with great tugs of color that waved like streamers and went off with the wind.
when there was no other man left in the village who could pay anything for erendira's love, her grandmother put her on a truck to go where the smugglers were. they made the trip on the back of the truck in the open, among sacks of rice and buckets of lard and what had been left by the fire: the headboard of the viceregal bed, a warrior angel, the scorched throne, and other pieces of useless junk. in a trunk with two crosses painted in broad strokes they carried the bones of the amadises.
the grandmother protected herself from the sun with a tattered umbrella and it was hard for her to breathe because of the torment of sweat and dust, but even in that unhappy state she kept control of her dignity. behind the pile of cans and sacks of rice erendira paid for the trip and the cartage by making love for twenty pesos a turn with the truck's loader. at first her system of defense was the same as she had used against the widower's attack, but the loader's approach was different, slow and wise, and he ended up taming her with tenderness. so when they reached the first town after a deadly journey, erendira and the loader were relaxing from good love behind the parapet of cargo. the driver shouted to the grandmother:
"here's where the world begins."
the grandmother observed with disbelief the miserable and solitary streets of a town somewhat larger but just as sad as the one they had abandoned.
"it doesn't look like it to me," she said.
"it's mission country," the driver said.
"i'm not interested in charity, i'm interested in smugglers," said the grandmother.
listening to the dialogue from behind the load, erendira dug into a sack of rice with her finger. suddenly she found a string, pulled on it, and drew out a necklace of genuine pearls. she looked at it amazed, holding it between her fingers like a dead snake, while the driver answered her grandmother:
"don't be daydreaming, ma'am. there's no such thing as smugglers."
"of course not," the grandmother said. "i've got your word for it."
"try to find one and you'll see," the driver bantered. "everybody talks about them, but no one's ever seen one."
the loader realized that erendira had pulled out the necklace and hastened to take it away from her and stick it back into the sack of rice. the grandmother, who had decided to stay in spite of the poverty of the town, then called to her granddaughter to help her out of the truck. erendira said good-bye to the loader with a kiss that was hurried but spontaneous and true.
the grandmother waited, sitting on her throne in the middle of the street, until they finished unloading the goods. the last item was the trunk with the remains of the amadises.
"this thing weighs as much as a dead man," said the driver, laughing.
"there are two of them," the grandmother said, "so treat them with the proper respect."
"i bet they're marble statues." the driver laughed again.
he put the trunk with bones down carelessly among the singed furniture and held out his open hand to the grandmother.
"fifty pesos," he said.
"your slave has already paid on the right-hand side."
the driver looked at his helper with surprise and the latter made an affirmative sign. the driver then went back to the cab, where a woman in mourning was riding, in her arms a baby who was crying from the heat. the loader, quite sure of himself, told the grandmother:
"erendira is coming with me, if it's all right by you. my intentions are honorable."
the girl intervened, surprised:
"i didn't say anything!"
"the idea was all mine," the loader said.
the grandmother looked him up and down, now, to make him feel small but trying to measure the true size of his guts.
"it's all right by me," she told him, "provided you pay me what i lost because of her carelessness. it's eight hundred seventy-two thousand three hundred fifteen pesos, less the four hundred and twenty which she's already paid me, making it eight hundred seventy-one thousand eight hundred ninety-five."
the truck started up.
"believe me, i'd give you that pile of money if i had it," the loader said seriously. "the girl is worth it."
the grandmother was pleased with the boy's decision.
"well, then, come back when you have it, son," she answered in a sympathetic tone. "but you'd better go now, because if we figure out accounts again you'll end up owing me ten pesos."
the loader jumped onto the back of the truck and it went off. from there he waved good-bye to erendira, but she was still so surprised that she didn't answer him.
in the same vacant lot where the truck had left them, erendira and her grandmother improvised a shelter to live in from sheets of zinc and the remains of oriental rugs. they laid two mats on the ground and slept as well as they had in the mansion until the sun opened holes in the ceiling and burned their faces.
just the opposite of what normally happened, it was the grandmother who busied herself that morning fixing up erendira. she made up her face in the style of sepulchral beauty that had been the vogue in her youth and touched her up with artificial fingernails and an organdy bow that looked like a butterfly on her head.
"you look awful," she admitted, "but it's better that way: men are quite stupid when it comes to female matters."
long before they saw them they both recognized the sound of two mules walking on the flint of the desert. at a command from her grandmother, erendira lay down on the mat the way an amateur actress might have done at the moment when the curtain was about to go up. leaning on her bishop's crosier, the grandmother went out of the shelter and sat down on the throne to wait for the mules to pass.
the mailman was coming. he was only twenty years old, but his work had aged him, and he was wearing a khaki uniform, leggings, a pith helmet, and had a military pistol on his cartridge belt. he was riding a good mule and leading by the halter another, more timeworn one, on whom the canvas mailbags were piled.
as he passed by the grandmother he saluted her and kept on going, but she signaled him to look inside the shelter. the man stopped and saw erendira lying on the mat in her posthumous make-up and wearing a purple-trimmed dress.
"do you like it?" the grandmother asked.
the mailman hadn't understood until then what the proposition was.
"it doesn't look bad to someone who's been on a diet," he said, smiling.
"fifty pesos," the grandmother said.
"boy, you're asking a mint!" he said. "i can eat for a whole month on that."
"don't be a tightwad," the grandmother said. "the air mail pays even better than being a priest."
"i'm the domestic mail," the man said. "the airmail man travels in a pickup truck."
"in any case, love is just as important as eating," the grandmother said.
"but it doesn't feed you."
the grandmother realized that a man who lived from what other people were waiting for had more than enough time for bargaining.
"how much have you got?" she asked him.
the mailman dismounted, took some chewed-up bills from his pocket, and showed them to the grandmother. she snatched them up all together with a rapid hand just as if they had been a ball.
"i'll lower the price for you," she said, "but on one condition: that you spread the word all around."
"all the way to the other side of the world," the mailman said. "that's what i'm for."
erendira, who had been unable to blink, then took off her artificial eyelashes and moved to one side of the mat to make room for the chance boyfriend. as soon as he was in the shelter, the grandmother closed the entrance with an energetic tug on the sliding curtain.
it was an effective deal. taken by the words of the mailman, men came from very far away to become acquainted with the newness of erendira. behind the men came gambling tables and food stands, and behind them all came a photographer on a bicycle, who, across from the encampment, set up a camera with a mourning sleeve on a tripod and a backdrop of a lake with listless swans.
the grandmother, fanning herself on her throne, seemed alien to her own bazaar. the only thing that interested her was keeping order in the line of customers who were waiting their turn and checking the exact amount of money they paid in advance to go in to erendira. at first she had been so strict that she refused a good customer because he was five pesos short. but with the passage of months she was assimilating the lessons of reality and she ended up letting people in who completed their payment with religious medals, family relics, wedding rings, and anything her bite could prove was bona-fide gold even if it didn't shine.
after a long stay in that first town, the grandmother had sufficient money to buy a donkey, and she went off into the desert in search of places more propitious for the payment of the debt. she traveled on a litter that had been improvised on top of the donkey and she was protected from the motionless sun by the half-spoked umbrella that erendira held over her head. behind them walked four indian bearers with the remnants of the encampment: the sleeping mats, the restored throne, the alabaster angel, and the trunks with the remains of the amadises. the photographer followed the caravan on his bicycle, but never catching up, as if he were going to a different festival.
six months had passed since the fire when the grandmother was able to get a complete picture of the business.
"if things go on like this," she told erendira, "you will have paid me the debt inside of eight years, seven months, and eleven days."
she went back over her calculations with her eyes closed, fumbling with the seeds she was taking out of a cord pouch where she also kept the money, and she corrected herself: "all that, of course, not counting the pay and board of the indians and other minor expenses."
erendira, who was keeping in step with the donkey, bowed down by the heat and dust, did not reproach her grandmother for her figures, but she had to hold back her tears.
"i've got ground glass in my bones," she said.
"try to sleep."
"yes, grandmother."
she closed her eyes, took in a deep breath of scorching air, and went on walking in her sleep.
a small truck loaded with cages appeared, frightening goats in the dust of the horizon, and the clamor of the birds was like a splash of cool water for the sunday torpor of san miguel del desierto. at the wheel was a corpulent dutch farmer, his skin splintered by the outdoors, and with a squirrel-colored mustache he had inherited from some great-grandfather. his son ulises, who was riding in the other seat, was a gilded adolescent with lonely maritime eyes and with the appearance of a furtive angel. the dutchman noticed a tent in front of which all the soldiers of the local garrison were awaiting their turn. they were sitting on the ground, drinking out of the same bottle, which passed from mouth to mouth, and they had almond branches on their heads as if camouflaged for combat. the dutchman asked in his language:
"what the devil can they be selling there?"
"a woman," his son answered quite naturally. "her name is erendira."
"how do you know?"
"everybody in the desert knows," ulises answered. the dutchman stopped at the small hotel in town and got out. ulises stayed in the truck. with agile fingers he opened a briefcase that his father had left on the seat, took out a roll of bills, put several in his pocket, and left everything just the way it had been. that night, while his father was asleep, he climbed out the hotel window and went to stand in line in front of erendira's tent.
the festivities were at their height. the drunken recruits were dancing by themselves so as not to waste the free music, and the photographer was taking nighttime pictures with magnesium papers. as she watched over her business, the grandmother counted the bank notes in her lap, dividing them into equal piles and arranging them in a basket. there were only twelve soldiers at that time, but the evening line had grown with civilian customers. ulises was the last one.
it was the turn of a soldier with a woeful appearance. the grandmother not only blocked his way but avoided contact with his money.
"no, son," she told him. "you couldn't go in for all the gold in the world. you bring bad luck."
the soldier, who wasn't from those parts, was puzzled.
"what do you mean?"
"you bring down the evil shadows," the grandmother said. "a person only has to look at your face."
she waved him off with her hand, but without touching him, and made way for the next soldier.
"go right in, handsome," she told him good-naturedly, "but don't take too long, your country needs you."
the soldier went in but he came right out again because erendira wanted to talk to her grandmother. she hung the basket of money on her arm and went into the tent, which wasn't very roomy, but which was neat and clean. in the back, on an army cot, erendira was unable to repress the trembling in her body, and she was in sorry shape, all dirty with soldier sweat.
"grandmother," she sobbed, "i'm dying."
the grandmother felt her forehead and when she saw she had no fever, she tried to console her.
"there are only ten soldiers left," she said.
erendira began to weep with the shrieks of a frightened animal. the grandmother realized then that she had gone beyond the limits of horror and, stroking her head, she helped her calm down.
"the trouble is that you're weak," she told her. "come on, don't cry any more, take a bath in sage water to get your blood back into shape."
she left the tent when erendira was calmer and she gave the soldier waiting his money back. "that's all for today," she told him. "come back tomorrow and i'll give you the first place in line." then she shouted to those lined up:
"that's all, boys. tomorrow morning at nine."
soldiers and civilians broke ranks with shouts of protest. the grandmother confronted them, in a good mood but brandishing the devastating crosier in earnest.
"you're an inconsiderate bunch of slobs!" she shouted. "what do you think the girl is made of, iron? i'd like to see you in her place. you perverts! you shitty bums!"
the men answered her with even cruder insults, but she ended up controlling the revolt and stood guard with her staff until they took away the snack tables and dismantled the gambling stands. she was about to go back into the tent when she saw ulises, as large as life, all by himself in the dark and empty space where the line of men had been before. he had an unreal aura about him and he seemed to be visible in the shadows because of the very glow of his beauty.
"you," the grandmother asked him. "what happened to your wings?"
"the one who had wings was my grandfather," ulises answered in his natural way, "but nobody believed it."
the grandmother examined him again with fascination. "well, i do," she said. "put them on and come back tomorrow." she went into the tent and left ulises burning where he stood.
erendira felt better after her bath. she had put on a short, lace-trimmed slip and she was drying her hair before going to bed, but she was still making an effort to hold back her tears. her grandmother was asleep.
behind erendira's bed, very slowly, ulises' head appeared. she saw the anxious and diaphanous eyes, but before saying anything she rubbed her head with the towel in order to prove that it wasn't an illusion. when ulises blinked for the first time, erendira asked him in a very low voice:
"who are you?"
ulises showed himself down to his shoulders. "my name is ulises," he said. he showed her the bills he had stolen and added:
"i've got money."
erendira put her hands on the bed, brought her face close to that of ulises, and went on talking to him as if in a kindergarten game.
"you were supposed to get in line," she told him.
"i waited all night long," ulises said.
"well, now you have to wait until tomorrow," erendira said. "i feel as if someone had been beating me on the kidneys."
at that instant the grandmother began to talk in her sleep.
"it's going on twenty years since it rained last," she said. "it was such a terrible storm that the rain was all mixed in with sea water, and the next morning the house was full of fish and snails and your grandfather amadis, may he rest in peace, saw a glowing manta ray floating through the air."
ulises hid behind the bed again. erendira showed an amused smile.
"take it easy," she told him. "she always acts kind of crazy when she's asleep, but not even an earthquake can wake her up."
ulises reappeared. erendira looked at him with a smile that was naughty and even a little affectionate and took the soiled sheet off the mattress.
"come," she said. "help me change the sheet."
then ulises came from behind the bed and took one end of the sheet. since the sheet was much larger than the mattress, they had to fold it several times. with every fold ulises drew closer to erendira.
"i was going crazy wanting to see you," he suddenly said. "everybody says you're very pretty and they're right."
"but i'm going to die," erendira said.
"my mother says that people who die in the desert don't go to heaven but to the sea," ulises said.
erendira put the dirty sheet aside and covered the mattress with another, which was clean and ironed.
"i never saw the sea," she said.
"it's like the desert but with water," said ulises.
"then you can't walk on it."
"my father knew a man who could," ulises said, "but that was a long time ago."
erendira was fascinated but she wanted to sleep.
"if you come very early tomorrow you can be first in line," she said.
"i'm leaving with my father at dawn," said ulises.
"won't you be coming back this way?"
"who can tell?" ulises said. "we just happened along now because we got lost on the road to the border."
erendira looked thoughtfully at her sleeping grandmother.
"all right," she decided. "give me the money."
ulises gave it to her. erendira lay down on the bed but he remained trembling where he was: at the decisive moment his determination had weakened. erendira took him by the hand to hurry him up and only then did she notice his tribulation. she was familiar with that fear.
"is it the first time?" she asked him.
ulises didn't answer but he smiled in desolation. erendira became a different person.
"breathe slowly," she told him. "that's the way it always is the first time. afterwards you won't even notice."
she laid him down beside her and while she was taking his clothes off she was calming him maternally.
"what's your name?"
"ulises."
"that's a gringo name," erendira said.
"no, a sailor name."
erendira uncovered his chest, gave a few little orphan kisses, sniffed him.
"it's like you were made of gold all over," she said, "but you smell of flowers."
"it must be the oranges," ulises said.
calmer now, he gave a smile of complicity.
"we carry a lot of birds along to throw people off the track," he added, "but what we're doing is smuggling a load of oranges across the border."
"oranges aren't contraband," erendira said.
"these are," said ulises. "each one is worth fifty thousand pesos."
erendira laughed for the first time in a long while.
"what i like about you," she said, "is the serious way you make up nonsense."
she had become spontaneous and talkative again, as if ulises' innocence had changed not only her mood but her character. the grandmother, such a short distance away from misfortune, was still talking in her sleep.
"around those times, at the beginning of march, they brought you home," she said. "you looked like a lizard wrapped in cotton. amadis, your father, who was young and handsome, was so happy that afternoon that he sent for twenty carts loaded with flowers and arrived strewing them along the street until the whole village was gold with flowers like the sea."
she ranted on with great shouts and with a stubborn passion for several hours. but ulises couldn't hear her because erendira had loved him so much and so truthfully that she loved him again for half price while her grandmother was raving and kept on loving him for nothing until dawn.
a group of missionaries holding up their crucifixes stood shoulder to shoulder in the middle of the desert. a wind as fierce as the wind of misfortune shook their burlap habits and their rough beards and they were barely able to stand on their feet. behind them was the mission, a colonial pile of stone with a tiny belfry on top of the harsh whitewashed walls.
the youngest missionary, who was in charge of the group, pointed to a natural crack in the glazed clay ground.
"you shall not pass beyond this line!" he shouted.
the four indian bearers carrying the grandmother in a litter made of boards stopped when they heard the shout. even though she was uncomfortable sitting on the planks of the litter and her spirit was dulled by the dust and sweat of the desert, the grandmother maintained her haughtiness intact. erendira was on foot. behind the litter came a file of eight indians carrying the baggage and at the very end the photographer on his bicycle.
"the desert doesn't belong to anyone," the grandmother said.
"it belongs to god," the missionary said, "and you are violating his sacred laws with your filthy business."
the grandmother then recognized the missionary's peninsular usage and diction and avoided a head-on confrontation so as not to break her head against his intransigence. she went back to being herself.
"i don't understand your mysteries, son."
the missionary pointed at erendira.
"that child is underage."
"but she's my granddaughter."
"so much the worse," the missionary replied. "put her under our care willingly or we'll have to seek recourse in other ways."
the grandmother had not expected them to go so far.
"all right, if that's how it is." she surrendered in fear. "but sooner or later i'll pass, you'll see."
three days after the encounter with the missionaries, the grandmother and erendira were sleeping in a village near the mission when a group of stealthy, mute bodies, creeping along like an infantry patrol, slipped into the tent. they were six indian novices, strong and young, their rough cloth habits seeming to glow in the moonlight. without making a sound they cloaked erendira in a mosquito netting, picked her up without waking her, and carried her off wrapper-like a large, fragile fish caught in a lunar net.
there were no means left untried by the grandmother in an attempt to rescue her granddaughter from the protection of the missionaries. only when they had all failed, from the most direct to the most devious, did she turn to the civil authority, which was vested in a military man. she found him in the courtyard of his home, his chest bare, shooting with an army rifle at a dark and solitary cloud in the burning sky. he was trying to perforate it to bring on rain, and his shots were furious and useless, but he did take the necessary time out to listen to the grandmother.
"i can't do anything," he explained to her when he had heard her out. "the priesties, according to the concordat, have the right to keep the girl until she comes of age. or until she gets married."
"then why do they have you here as mayor?" the grandmother asked.
"to make it rain," was the mayor's answer.
then, seeing that the cloud had moved out of range, he interrupted his official duties and gave his full attention to the grandmother.
"what you need is someone with a lot of weight who will vouch for you," he told her. "someone who can swear to your moral standing and your good behavior in a signed letter. do you know senator onesimo sanchez?"
sitting under the naked sun on a stool that was too narrow for her astral buttocks, the grandmother answered with a solemn rage:
"i'm just a poor woman all alone in the vastness of the desert."
the mayor, his right eye twisted from the heat, looked at her with pity.
"then don't waste your time, ma'am," he said. "you'll rot in hell."
she didn't rot, of course. she set up her tent across from the mission and sat down to think, like a solitary warrior besieging a fortified city. the wandering photographer, who knew her quite well, loaded his gear onto the carrier of his bicycle and was ready to leave all alone when he saw her in the full sun with her eyes fixed on the mission.
"let's see who gets tired first," the grandmother said, "they or i."
"they've been here for three hundred years and they can still take it," the photographer said. "i'm leaving."
only then did the grandmother notice the loaded bicycle.
"where are you going?"
"wherever the wind takes me," the photographer said, and he left. "it's a big world."
the grandmother sighed.
"not as big as you think, you ingrate."
but she didn't move her head in spite of her anger so as not to lose sight of the mission. she didn't move it for many, many days of mineral heat, for many, many nights of wild winds, for all the time she was meditating and no one came out of the mission. the indians built a lean-to of palm leaves beside the tent and hung their hammocks there, but the grandmother stood watch until very late, nodding on her throne and chewing the uncooked grain in her pouch with the invincible laziness of a resting ox.
one night a convoy of slow covered trucks passed very close to her and the only lights they carried were wreaths of colored bulbs which gave them the ghostly size of sleep-walking altars. the grandmother recognized them at once because they were just like the trucks of the amadises. the last truck in the convoy slowed, stopped, and a man got out of the cab to adjust something in back. he looked like a replica of the amadises, wearing a hat with a turned-up brim, high boots, two crossed cartridge belts across his chest, an army rifle, and two pistols. overcome by an irresistible temptation, the grandmother called to the man.
"don't you know who i am?" she asked him.
the man lighted her pitilessly with a flashlight. for an instant he studied the face worn out by vigil, the eyes dim from fatigue, the withered hair of the woman who, even at her age, in her sorry state, and with that crude light on her face, could have said that she had been the most beautiful woman in the world. when he examined her enough to be sure that he had never seen her before, he turned out the light.
"the only thing i know for sure is that you're not the virgin of perpetual help."
"quite the contrary," the grandmother said with a very sweet voice. "i'm the lady."
the man put his hand to his pistol out of pure instinct.
"what lady?"
"big amadis's."
"then you're not of this world," he said, tense. "what is it you want?"
"for you to help me rescue my granddaughter, big amadis's granddaughter, the daughter of our son amadis, held captive in that mission."
the man overcame his fear.
"you knocked on the wrong door," he said. "if you think we're about to get mixed up in god's affairs, you're not the one you say you are, you never knew the amadises, and you haven't got the whoriest notion of what smuggling's all about."
early that morning the grandmother slept less than before. she lay awake pondering things, wrapped in a wool blanket while the early hour got her memory all mixed up and the repressed raving struggled to get out even though she was awake, and she had to tighten her heart with her hand so as not to be suffocated by the memory of a house by the sea with great red flowers where she had been happy. she remained that way until the mission bell rang and the first lights went on in the windows and the desert became saturated with the smell of the hot bread of matins. only then did she abandon her fatigue, tricked by the illusion that erendira had got up and was looking for a way to escape and come back to her.
erendira, however, had not lost a single night's sleep since they had taken her to the mission. they had cut her hair with pruning shears until her head was like a brush, they put a hermit's rough cassock on her and gave her a bucket of whitewash and a broom so that she could whitewash the stairs every time someone went up or down. it was mule work because there was an incessant coming and going of muddied missionaries and novice carriers, but erendira felt as if every day were sunday after the fearsome galley that had been her bed. besides, she wasn't the only one worn out at night, because that mission was dedicated to fighting not against the devil but against the desert. erendira had seen the indian novices bulldogging cows in the barn in order to milk them, jumping up and down on planks for days on end in order to press cheese, helping a goat through a difficult birth. she had seen them sweat like tanned stevedores hauling water from the cistern, watering by hand a bold garden that other novices cultivated with hoes in order to plant vegetables in the flintstone of the desert. she had seen the earthly inferno of the ovens for baking bread and the rooms for ironing clothes. she had seen a nun chase a pig through the courtyard, slide along holding the runaway animal by the ears, and roll in a mud puddle without letting go until two novices in leather aprons helped her get it under control and one of them cut its throat with a butcher knife as they all became covered with blood and mire. in the isolation ward of the infirmary she had seen tubercular nuns in their nightgown shrouds, waiting for god's last command as they embroidered bridal sheets on the terraces while the men preached in the desert. erendira was living in her shadows and discovering other forms of beauty and horror that she had never imagined in the narrow world of her bed, but neither the coarsest nor the most persuasive of the novices had managed to get her to say a word since they had taken her to the mission. one morning, while she was preparing the whitewash in her bucket, she heard string music that was like a light even more diaphanous than the light of the desert. captivated by the miracle, she peeped into an immense and empty salon with bare walls and large windows through which the dazzling june light poured in and remained still, and in the center of the room she saw a very beautiful nun whom she had never seen before playing an easter oratorio on the clavichord. erendira listened to the music without blinking, her heart hanging by a thread, until the lunch bell rang. after eating, while she whitewashed the stairs with her reed brush, she waited until all the novices had finished going up and coming down, and she was alone, with no one to hear her, and then she spoke for the first time since she had entered the mission.
"i'm happy," she said.
so that put an end to the hopes the grandmother had that erendira would run away to rejoin her, but she maintained her granite siege without having made any decision until pentecost. during that time the missionaries were combing the desert in search of pregnant concubines in order to get them married. they traveled all the way to the most remote settlements in a broken-down truck with four well-armed soldiers and a chest of cheap cloth. the most difficult part of that indian hunt was to convince the women, who defended themselves against divine grace with the truthful argument that men, sleeping in their hammocks with legs spread, felt they had the right to demand much heavier work from legitimate wives than from concubines. it was necessary to seduce them with trickery, dissolving the will of god in the syrup of their own language so that it would seem less harsh to them, but even the most crafty of them ended up being convinced by a pair of flashy earrings. the men, on the other hand, once the women's acceptance had been obtained, were routed out of their hammocks with rifle butts, bound, and hauled away in the back of the truck to be married by force.
for several days the grandmother saw the little truck loaded with pregnant indian women heading for the mission, but she failed to recognize her opportunity. she recognized it on pentecost sunday itself, when she heard the rockets and the ringing of the bells and saw the miserable and merry crowd that was going to the festival, and she saw that among the crowds there were pregnant women with the veil and crown of a bride holding the arms of their casual mates, whom they would legitimize in the collective wedding.
among the last in the procession a boy passed, innocent of heart, with gourd-cut indian hair and dressed in rags, carrying an easter candle with a silk bow in his hand. the grandmother called him over.
"tell me something, son," she asked with her smoothest voice. "what part do you have in this affair?"
the boy felt intimidated by the candle and it was hard for him to close his mouth because of his donkey teeth.
"the priests are going to give me my first communion," he said.
"how much did they pay you?"
"five pesos."
the grandmother took a roll of bills from her pouch and the boy looked at them with surprise.
"i'm going to give you twenty," the grandmother said. "not for you to make your first communion, but for you to get married."
"who to?"
"my granddaughter."
so erendira was married in the courtyard of the mission in her hermit's cassock and a silk shawl that the novices gave her, and without even knowing the name of the groom her grandmother had bought for her. with uncertain hope she withstood the torment of kneeling on the saltpeter ground, the goat-hair stink of the two hundred pregnant brides, the punishment of the epistle of saint paul hammered out in latin under the motionless and burning sun, because the missionaries had found no way to oppose the wile of that unforeseen marriage, but had given her a promise as a last attempt to keep her in the mission. nevertheless, after the ceremony in the presence of the apostolic prefect, the military mayor who shot at the clouds, her recent husband, and her impassive grandmother, erendira found herself once more under the spell that had dominated her since birth. when they asked her what her free, true, and definitive will was, she didn't even give a sigh of hesitation.
"i want to leave," she said. and she clarified things by pointing at her husband. "but not with him, with my grandmother."
ulises had wasted a whole afternoon trying to steal an orange from his father's grove, because the older man wouldn't take his eyes off him while they were pruning the sick trees, and his mother kept watch from the house. so he gave up his plan, for that day at least, and grudgingly helped his father until they had pruned the last orange trees.
the extensive grove was quiet and hidden, and the wooden house with a tin roof had copper grating over the windows and a large porch set on pilings, with primitive plants bearing intense flowers. ulises' mother was on the porch sitting back in a viennese rocking chair with smoked leaves on her temples to relieve her headache, and her full-blooded-indian look followed her son like a beam of invisible light to the most remote corners of the orange grove. she was quite beautiful, much younger than her husband, and not only did she still wear the garb of her tribe, but she knew the most ancient secrets of her blood.
when ulises returned to the house with the pruning tools, his mother asked him for her four o'clock medicine, which was on a nearby table. as soon as he touched them, the glass and the bottle changed color. then, out of pure play, he touched a glass pitcher that was on the table beside some tumblers and the pitcher also turned blue. his mother observed him while she was taking her medicine and when she was sure that it was not a delirium of her pain, she asked him in the guajiro indian language:
"how long has that been happening to you?"
ever since we came back from the desert," ulises said, also in guajiro. "it only happens with glass things." in order to demonstrate, one after the other he touched the glasses that were on the table and they all turned different colors.
"those things happen only because of love," his mother said. "who is it?"
ulises didn't answer. his father, who couldn't understand the guajiro language, was passing by the porch at that moment with a cluster of oranges.
"what are you two talking about?" he asked ulises in dutch.
"nothing special," ulises answered.
ulises' mother didn't know any dutch. when her husband went into the house, she asked her son in guajiro:
"what did he say?"
"nothing special," ulises answered.
he lost sight of his father when he went into the house, but he saw him again through a window of the office. the mother waited until she was alone with ulises and then repeated:
"tell me who it is."
"it's nobody," ulises said.
he answered without paying attention because he was hanging on his father's movements in the office. he had seen him put the oranges on top of the safe when he worked out the combination. but while he was keeping an eye on his father, his mother was keeping an eye on him.
"you haven't eaten any bread for a long time," she observed.
"i don't like it."
the mother's face suddenly took on an unaccustomed liveliness. "that's a lie," she said. "it's because you're love-sick and people who are lovesick can't eat bread." her voice, like her eyes, had passed from entreaty to threat.
"it would be better if you told me who it was," she said, "or i'll make you take some purifying baths."
in the office the dutchman opened the safe, put the oranges inside, and closed the armored door. ulises moved away from the window then and answered his mother impatiently.
"i already told you there wasn't anyone," he said. "if you don't believe me, ask papa."
the dutchman appeared in the office doorway lighting his sailor's pipe and carrying his threadbare bible under his arm. his wife asked him in spanish:
"who did you meet in the desert?"
"nobody," her husband answered, a little in the clouds. "if you don't believe me, ask ulises."
he sat down at the end of the hall and sucked on his pipe until the tobacco was used up. then he opened the bible at random and recited spot passages for almost two hours in flowing and ringing dutch.
at midnight ulises was still thinking with such intensity that he couldn't sleep. he rolled about in his hammock for another hour, trying to overcome the pain of memories until the very pain gave him the strength he needed to make a decision. then he put on his cowboy pants, his plaid shirt, and his riding boots, jumped through the window, and fled from the house in the truck loaded with birds. as he went through the groves he picked the three ripe oranges he had been unable to steal that afternoon.
he traveled across the desert for the rest of the night and at dawn he asked in towns and villages about the whereabouts of erendira, but no one could tell him. finally they informed him that she was traveling in the electoral campaign retinue of senator onesimo sanchez and that on that day he was probably in nueva castilla. he didn't find him there but in the next town and erendira was no longer with him, for the grandmother had managed to get the senator to vouch for her morality in a letter written in his own hand, and with it she was going about opening the most tightly barred doors in the desert. on the third day he came across the domestic mailman and the latter told him what direction to follow.
"they're heading toward the sea," he said, "and you'd better hurry because the goddamned old woman plans to cross over to the island of aruba."
following that direction, after half a day's journey ulises spotted the broad, stained tent that the grandmother had bought from a bankrupt circus. the wandering photographer had come back to her, convinced that the world was really not as large as he had thought, and he had set up his idyllic backdrops near the tent. a band of brass-blowers was captivating erendira's clientele with a taciturn waltz.
ulises waited for his turn to go in, and the first thing that caught his attention was the order and cleanliness of the inside of the tent. the grandmother's bed had recovered its viceregal splendor, the statue of the angel was in its place beside the funerary trunk of the amadises, and in addition, there was a pewter bathtub with lion's feet. lying on her new canopied bed, erendira was naked and placid, irradiating a childlike glow under the light that filtered through the tent. she was sleeping with her eyes open. ulises stopped beside her, the oranges in his hand, and he noticed that she was looking at him without seeing him. then he passed his hand over her eyes and called her by the name he had invented when he wanted to think about her:
"aridnere."
erendira woke up. she felt naked in front of ulises, let out a squeak, and covered herself with the sheet up to her neck.
"don't look at me," she said. "i'm horrible."
"you're the color of an orange all over," ulises said. he raised the fruits to her eyes so that she could compare. "look."
erendira uncovered her eyes and saw that indeed the oranges did have her color.
"i don't want you to stay now," she said.
"i only came to show you this," ulises said. "look here."
he broke open an orange with his nails, split it in two with his hands, and showed erendira what was inside: stuck in the heart of the fruit was a genuine diamond.
"these are the oranges we take across the border," he said.
"but they're living oranges!" erendira exclaimed.
"of course." ulises smiled. "my father grows them."
erendira couldn't believe it. she uncovered her face, took the diamond in her fingers and contemplated it with surprise.
"with three like these we can take a trip around the world," ulises said.
erendira gave him back the diamond with a look of disappointment. ulises went on:
"besides, i've got a pickup truck," he said. "and besides that ... look!"
from underneath his shirt he took an ancient pistol.
"i can't leave for ten years," erendira said.
"you'll leave," ulises said. "tonight, when the white whale falls asleep, i'll be outside there calling like an owl."
he made such a true imitation of the call of an owl that erendira's eyes smiled for the first time.
"it's my grandmother," she said.
"the owl?"
"the whale."
they both laughed at the mistake, but erendira picked up the thread again.
"no one can leave for anywhere without her grandmother's permission."
"there's no reason to say anything."
"she'll find out in any case," erendira said. "she can dream things."
"when she starts to dream that you're leaving we'll already be across the border. we'll cross over like smugglers," ulises said.
grasping the pistol with the confidence of a movie gunfighter, he imitated the sounds of the shots to excite erendira with his audacity. she didn't say yes or no, but her eyes gave a sigh and she sent ulises away with a kiss. ulises, touched, whispered:
"tomorrow we'll be watching the ships go by."
that night, a little after seven o'clock, erendira was combing her grandmother's hair when the wind of her misfortune blew again. in the shelter of the tent were the indian bearers and the leader of the brass band, waiting to be paid. the grandmother finished counting out the bills on a chest she had within reach, and after consulting a ledger she paid the oldest of the indians.
"here you are," she told him. "twenty pesos for the week, less eight for meals, less three for water, less fifty cents on account for the new shirts, that's eight fifty. count it."
the oldest indian counted the money and they all withdrew with a bow.
"thank you, white lady."
next came the leader of the band. the grandmother consulted her ledger and turned to the photographer, who was trying to repair the bellows of his camera with wads of gutta-percha.
"what's it going to be?" she asked him. "will you or won't you pay a quarter of the cost of the music?"
the photographer didn't even raise his head to answer.
"music doesn't come out in pictures."
"but it makes people want to have their pictures taken," the grandmother answered.
"on the contrary," said the photographer. "it reminds them of the dead and then they come out in the picture with their eyes closed."
the bandleader intervened.
"what makes them close their eyes isn't the music," he said. "it's the lightning you make taking pictures at night."
"it's the music," the photographer insisted.
the grandmother put an end to the dispute. "don't be a cheapskate," she said to the photographer. "look how well things have been going for senator onesimo sanchez and it's thanks to the musicians he has along." then, in a harsh tone, she concluded:
"so pay what you ought to or go follow your fortune by yourself. it's not right for that poor child to carry the whole burden of expenses."
"i'll follow my fortune by myself," the photographer said. "after all, an artist is what i am."
the grandmother shrugged her shoulders and took care of the musician. she handed him a bundle of bills that matched the figure written in her ledger.
"two hundred and fifty-four numbers," she told him "at fifty cents apiece, plus thirty-two on sundays and holidays at sixty cents apiece, that's one hundred fifty-six twenty."
the musician wouldn't accept the money.
"it's one hundred eighty-two forty," he said. "waltzes cost more."
"why is that?"
"because they're sadder," the musician said.
the grandmother made him take the money.
"well, this week you'll play us two happy numbers for each waltz i owe you for and we'll be even."
the musician didn't understand the grandmother's logic, but he accepted the figures while he unraveled the tangle. at that moment the fearsome wind threatened to uproot the tent, and in the silence that it left in its wake, outside, clear and gloomy, the call of an owl was heard.
erendira didn't know what to do to disguise her upset. she closed the chest with the money and hid it under the bed, but the grandmother recognized the fear in her hand when she gave her the key. "don't be frightened," she told her. "there are always owls on windy nights." still she didn't seem so convinced when she saw the photographer go out with the camera on his back.
"wait till tomorrow if you'd like," she told him. "death is on the loose tonight."
the photographer had also noticed the call of the owl, but he didn't change his intentions.
"stay, son," the grandmother insisted. "even if it's just because of the liking i have for you."
"but i won't pay for the music," the photographer said.
"oh, no," the grandmother said. "not that."
"you see?" the photographer said. "you've got no love for anybody."
the grandmother grew pale with rage.
"then beat it!" she said. "you lowlife!"
she felt so outraged that she was still venting her rage on him while erendira helped her go to bed. "son of an evil mother," she muttered. "what does that bastard know about anyone else's heart?" erendira paid no attention to her, because the owl was calling her with tenacious insistence during the pauses in the wind and she was tormented by uncertainty. the grandmother finally went to bed with the same ritual that had been de rigueur in the ancient mansion, and while her granddaughter fanned her she overcame her anger and once more breathed her sterile breath.
"you have to get up early," she said then, "so you can boil the infusion for my bath before the people get here."
"yes, grandmother."
"with the time you have left, wash the indians' dirty laundry and that way we'll have something else to take off their pay next week."
"yes, grandmother," erendira said.
"and sleep slowly so that you won't get tired, because tomorrow is thursday, the longest day of the week."
"yes, grandmother."
"and feed the ostrich."
"yes, grandmother," erendira said.
she left the fan at the head of the bed and lighted two altar candles in front of the chest with their dead. the grandmother, asleep now, was lagging behind with her orders.
"don't forget to light the candles for the amadises."
"yes, grandmother."
erendira knew then that she wouldn't wake up, because she had begun to rave. she heard the wind barking about the tent, but she didn't recognize it as the wind of her misfortune that time either. she looked out into the night until the owl called again and her instinct for freedom in the end prevailed over her grandmother's spell.
she hadn't taken five steps outside the tent when she came across the photographer, who was lashing his equipment to the carrier of his bicycle. his accomplice's smile calmed her down.
"i don't know anything," the photographer said, "i haven't seen anything, and i won't pay for the music."
he took his leave with a blessing for all. then erendira ran toward the desert, having decided once and for all, and she was swallowed up in the shadows of the wind where the owl was calling.
that time the grandmother went to the civil authorities at once. the commandant of the local detachment leaped out of his hammock at six in the morning when she put the senator's letter before his eyes. ulises' father was waiting at the door.
"how in hell do you expect me to know what it says!" the commandant shouted. "i can't read."
"it's a letter of recommendation from senator onesimo sanchez," the grandmother said.
without further questions, the commandant took down a rifle he had near his hammock and began to shout orders to his men. five minutes later they were all in a military truck flying toward the border against a contrary wind that had erased all trace of the fugitives. the commandant rode in the front seat beside the driver. in back were the dutchman and the grandmother, with an armed policeman on each running board.
close to town they stopped a convoy of trucks covered with waterproof canvases. several men who were riding concealed in the rear raised the canvas and aimed at the small vehicle with machine guns and army rifles. the commandant asked the driver of the first truck how far back they had passed a farm truck loaded with birds.
the driver started up before he answered.
"we're not stool pigeons," he said indignantly, "we're smugglers."
the commandant saw the sooty barrels of the machine guns pass close to his eyes and he raised his arms and smiled.
"at least," he shouted at them, "you could have the decency not to go around in broad daylight."
the last truck had a sign on its rear bumper: i think of you, erendira.
the wind became drier as they headed north and the sun was fiercer than the wind. it was hard to breathe because of the heat and dust inside the closed-in truck.
the grandmother was the first to spot the photographer: he was pedaling along in the same direction in which they were flying, with no protection against the sun except for a handkerchief tied around his head.
"there he is." she pointed. "he was their accomplice, the lowlife."
the commandant ordered one of the policemen on the running board to take charge of the photographer.
"grab him and wait for us here," he said. "we'll be right back."
the policeman jumped off the running board and shouted twice for the photographer to halt. the photographer didn't hear him because of the wind blowing in the opposite direction. when the truck went on, the grandmother made an enigmatic gesture to him, but he confused it with a greeting, smiled, and waved. he didn't hear the shot. he flipped into the air and fell dead on top of his bicycle, his head blown apart by a rifle bullet, and he never knew where it came from.
before noon they began to see feathers. they were passing by in the wind and they were feathers from young birds. the dutchman recognized them because they were from his birds, plucked out by the wind. the driver changed direction, pushed the gas pedal to the floor, and in half an hour they could make out the pickup truck on the horizon.
when ulises saw the military vehicle appear in the rearview mirror, he made an effort to increase the distance between them, but the motor couldn't do any better. they had traveled with no sleep and were done in from fatigue and thirst. erendira, who was dozing on ulises' shoulder, woke up in fright. she saw the truck that was about to overtake them and with innocent determination she took the pistol from the glove compartment.
"it's no good," ulises said. "it used to belong to sir francis drake."
she pounded it several times and threw it out the window. the military patrol passed the broken- down truck loaded with birds plucked by the wind, turned sharply, and cut it off.
it was around that time that i came to know them, their moment of greatest splendor, but i wouldn't look into the details of their lives until many years later when rafael escalona, in a song, revealed the terrible ending of the drama and i thought it would be good to tell the tale. i was traveling about selling encyclopedias and medical books in the province of riohacha. alvaro cepeda samudio, who was also traveling in the region, selling beer-cooling equipment, took me through the desert towns in his truck with the intention of talking to me about something and we talked so much about nothing and drank so much beer that without knowing when or where we crossed the entire desert and reached the border. there was the tent of wandering love under hanging canvas signs: erendira is best; leave and come back -- erendira waits for you; there's no life without erendira. the endless wavy line composed of men of diverse races and ranks looked like a snake with human vertebrae dozing through vacant lots and squares, through gaudy bazaars and noisy marketplaces, coming out of the streets of that city, which was noisy with passing merchants. every street was a public gambling den, every house a saloon, every doorway a refuge for fugitives. the many undecipherable songs and the shouted offerings of wares formed a single roar of panic in the hallucinating heat.
among the throng of men without a country and sharpers was blacaman the good, up on a table and asking for a real serpent in order to test an antidote of his invention on his own flesh. there was the woman who had been changed into a spider for having disobeyed her parents, who would let herself be touched for fifty cents so that people would see there was no trick, and she would answer questions of those who might care to ask about her misfortune. there was an envoy from the eternal life who announced the imminent coming of the fearsome astral bat, whose burning brimstone breath would overturn the order of nature and bring the mysteries of the sea to the surface.
the one restful backwater was the red-light district, reached only by the embers of the urban din. women from the four quadrants of the nautical rose yawned with boredom in the abandoned cabarets. they had slept their siestas sitting up, unawakened by people who wanted them, and they were still waiting for the astral bat under the fans that spun on the ceilings. suddenly one of them got up and went to a balcony with pots of pansies that overlooked the street. down there the row of erendira's suitors was passing.
"come on," the woman shouted at them. "what's that one got that we don't have?"
"a letter from a senator," someone shouted.
attracted by the shouts and the laughter, other women came out onto the balcony.
"the line's been like that for days," one of them said. "just imagine, fifty pesos apiece."
the one who had come out first made a decision:
"well, i'm going to go find out what jewel that seven month baby has got."
"me too," another said. "it'll be better than sitting here warming our chairs for free."
on the way others joined them and when they got to erendira's tent they made up a rowdy procession. they went in without any announcement, used pillows to chase away the man they found spending himself as best he could for his money, and they picked up erendira's bed and carried it out into the street like a litter.
"this is an outrage!" the grandmother shouted. "you pack of traitors, you bandits!" and then, turning to the men in line: "and you, you sissies, where do you keep your balls, letting this attack against a poor defenseless child go on? damned fags!"
she kept on shouting as far as her voice would carry, distributing whacks with her crosier against all who came within reach, but her rage was inaudible amongst the shouts and mocking whistles of the crowd.
erendira couldn't escape the ridicule because she was prevented by the dog chain that the grandmother used to hitch her to a slat of the bed ever since she had tried to run away. but they didn't harm her. they exhibited her on the canopied altar along the noisiest streets like the allegorical passage of the enchained penitent and finally they set her down like a catafalque in the center of the main square. erendira was all coiled up, her face hidden, but not weeping, and she stayed that way under the terrible sun in the square, biting with shame and rage at the dog chain of her evil destiny until someone was charitable enough to cover her with a shirt.
that was the only time i saw them, but i found out that they had stayed in that border town under the protection of the public forces until the grandmother's chests were bursting and then they left the desert and headed toward the sea. never had such opulence been seen gathered together in that realm of poor people. it was a procession of ox-drawn carts on which cheap replicas of the paraphernalia lost in the disaster of the mansion were piled, not just the imperial busts and rare clocks, but also a secondhand piano and a victrola with a crank and the records of nostalgia. a team of indians took care of the cargo and a band of musicians announced their triumphal arrival in the villages.
the grandmother traveled on a litter with paper wreaths, chomping on the grains in her pouch, in the shadow of a church canopy. her monumental size had increased, because under her blouse she was wearing a vest of sailcloth in which she kept the gold bars the way one keeps cartridges in a bandoleer. erendira was beside her, dressed in gaudy fabrics and with trinkets hanging, but with the dog chain still on her ankle.
"you've got no reason to complain," her grandmother had said to her when they left the border town. "you've got the clothes of a queen, a luxurious bed, a musical band of your own, and fourteen indians at your service. don't you think that's splendid?"
"yes, grandmother."
"when you no longer have me," the grandmother went on, "you won't be left to the mercy of men because you'll have your own home in an important city. you'll be free and happy."
it was a new and unforeseen vision of the future. on the other hand, she no longer spoke about the original debt, whose details had become twisted and whose installments had grown as the costs of the business became more complicated. still erendira didn't let slip any sigh that would have given a person a glimpse of her thoughts. she submitted in silence to the torture of the bed in the saltpeter pits, in the torpor of the lakeside towns, in the lunar craters of the talcum mines, while her grandmother sang the vision of the future to her as if she were reading cards. one afternoon, as they came out of an oppressive canyon, they noticed a wind of ancient laurels and they caught snatches of jamaica conversations and felt an urge to live and a knot in their hearts. they had reached the sea.
"there it is," the grandmother said, breathing in the glassy light of the caribbean after half a lifetime of exile. "don't you like it?"
"yes, grandmother."
they pitched the tent there. the grandmother spent the night talking without dreaming and sometimes she mixed up her nostalgia with clairvoyance of the future. she slept later than usual and awoke relaxed by the sound of the sea. nevertheless, when erendira was bathing her she again made predictions of the future and it was such a feverish clairvoyance that it seemed like the delirium of a vigil.
"you'll be a noble lady," she told her. "a lady of quality, venerated by those under your protection and favored and honored by the highest authorities. ships' captains will send you postcards from every port in the world."
erendira wasn't listening to her. the warm water perfumed with oregano was pouring into the bathtub through a tube fed from outside. erendira picked it up in a gourd, impenetrable, not even breathing, and poured it over her grandmother with one hand while she soaped her with the other.
"the prestige of your house will fly from mouth to mouth from the string of the antilles to the realm of holland," the grandmother was saying. "and it will be more important than the presidential palace, because the affairs of government will be discussed there and the fate of the nation will be decided."
suddenly the water in the tube stopped. erendira left the tent to find out what was going on and saw the indian in charge of pouring water into the tube chopping wood by the kitchen.
"it ran out," the indian said. "we have to cool more water."
erendira went to the stove, where there was another large pot with aromatic herbs boiling. she wrapped her hands in a cloth and saw that she could lift the pot without the help of the indian.
"you can go," she told him. "i'll pour the water."
she waited until the indian had left the kitchen. then she took the boiling pot off the stove, lifted it with great effort to the height of the tube, and was about to pour the deadly water into the conduit to the bathtub when the grandmother shouted from inside the tent:
"erendira!"
it was as if she had seen. the granddaughter, frightened by the shout, repented at the last minute.
"coming, grandmother," she said. "i'm cooling off the water."
that night she lay thinking until quite late while her grandmother sang in her sleep, wearing the golden vest. erendira looked at her from her bed with intense eyes that in the shadows resembled those of a cat. then she went to bed like a person who had drowned, her arms on her breast and her eyes open, and she called with all the strength of her inner voice:
"ulises!"
ulises woke up suddenly in the house on the orange plantation. he had heard erendira's voice so clearly that he was looking for her in the shadows of the room. after an instant of reflection, he made a bundle of his clothing and shoes and left the bedroom. he had crossed the porch when his father's voice surprised him:
"where are you going?"
ulises saw him blue in the moonlight.
"into the world," he answered.
"this time i won't stop you," the dutchman said. "but i warn you of one thing: wherever you go your father's curse will follow you."
"so be it," said ulises.
surprised and even a little proud of his son's resolution, the dutchman followed him through the orange grove with a look that slowly began to smile. his wife was behind him with her beautiful indian woman's way of standing. the dutchman spoke when ulises closed the gate.
"he'll be back," he said, "beaten down by life, sooner than you think."
"you're so stupid," she sighed. "he'll never come back."
on that occasion ulises didn't have to ask anyone where erendira was. he crossed the desert hiding in passing trucks, stealing to eat and sleep and stealing many times for the pure pleasure of the risk until he found the tent in another seaside town which the glass buildings gave the look of an illuminated city and where resounded the nocturnal farewells of ships weighing anchor for the island of aruba. erendira was asleep chained to the slat and in the same position of a drowned person on the beach from which she had called him. ulises stood looking at her for a long time without waking her up, but he looked at her with such intensity that erendira awoke. then they kissed in the darkness, caressed each other slowly, got undressed wearily, with a silent tenderness and a hidden happiness that was more than ever like love.
at the other end of the tent the sleeping grandmother gave a monumental turn and began to rant.
"that was during the time the greek ship arrived," she said. "it was a crew of madmen who made the women happy and didn't pay them with money but with sponges, living sponges that later on walked about the houses moaning like patients in a hospital and making the children cry so that they could drink the tears."
she made a subterranean movement and sat up in bed.
"that was when he arrived, my god," she shouted, "stronger, taller, and much more of a man than amadis."
ulises, who until then had not paid any attention to the raving, tried to hide when he saw the grandmother sitting up in bed. erendira calmed him.
"take it easy," she told him. "every time she gets to that part she sits up in bed, but she doesn't wake up."
ulises leaned on her shoulder.
"i was singing with the sailors that night and i thought it was an earthquake," the grandmother went on. "they all must have thought the same thing because they ran away shouting, dying with laughter, and only he remained under the starsong canopy. i remember as if it had been yesterday that i was singing the song that everyone was singing those days. even the parrots in the courtyard sang it."
flat as a mat, as one can sing only in dreams, she sang the lines of her bitterness:
lord, oh, lord, give me back the innocence i had so i can feel his love all over again from the start.
only then did ulises become interested in the grandmother's nostalgia.
"there he was," she was saying, "with a macaw on his shoulder and a cannibal-killing blunderbuss, the way guatarral arrived in the guianas, and i felt his breath of death when he stood opposite me and said: 'i've been around the world a thousand times and seen women of every nation, so i can tell you on good authority that you are the haughtiest and the most obliging, the most beautiful woman on earth.'"
she lay down again and sobbed on her pillow. ulises and erendira remained silent for a long time, rocked in the shadows by the sleeping old woman's great breathing. suddenly erendira, without the slightest quiver in her voice, asked:
"would you dare to kill her?"
taken by surprise, ulises didn't know what to answer.
"who knows," he said. "would you dare?"
"i can't," erendira said. "she's my grandmother."
then ulises looked once more at the enormous sleeping body as if measuring its quantity of life and decided:
"for you i'd be capable of anything."
ulises bought a pound of rat poison, mixed it with whipped cream and raspberry jam, and poured that fatal cream into a piece of pastry from which he had removed the original filling. then he put some thickened cream on top, smoothing it with a spoon until there was no trace of his sinister maneuver, and he completed the trick with seventy-two little pink candles.
the grandmother sat up on her throne waving her threatening crosier when she saw him come into the tent with the birthday cake.
"you brazen devil!" she shouted. "how dare you set foot in this place?"
ulises hid behind his angel face.
"i've come to ask your forgiveness," he said, "on this day, your birthday."
disarmed by his lie, which had hit its mark, the grandmother had the table set as if for a wedding feast. she sat ulises down on her right while erendira served them, and after blowing out the candles with one devastating gust, she cut the cake into two equal parts. she served ulises.
"a man who knows how to get himself forgiven has earned half of heaven," she said. "i give you the first piece, which is the piece of happiness."
"i don't like sweet things," he said. "you take it."
the grandmother offered erendira a piece of cake. she took it into the kitchen and threw it in the garbage.
the grandmother ate the rest all by herself. she put whole pieces into her mouth and swallowed them without chewing, moaning with delight and looking at ulises from the limbo of her pleasure. when there was no more on her plate she also ate what ulises had turned down. while she was chewing the last bit, with her fingers she picked up the crumbs from the tablecloth and put them into her mouth.
she had eaten enough arsenic to exterminate a whole generation of rats. and yet she played the piano and sang until midnight, went to bed happy, and was able to have a normal sleep. the only thing new was a rocklike scratch in her breathing.
erendira and ulises kept watch over her from the other bed, and they were only waiting for her death rattle. but the voice was as alive as ever when she began to rave.
"i went crazy, my god, i went crazy!" she shouted. "i put two bars on the bedroom door so he couldn't get in; i put the dresser and table against the door and the chairs on the table, and all he had to do was give a little knock with his ring for the defenses to fall apart, the chairs to fall off the table by themselves, the table and dresser to separate by themselves, the bars to move out of their slots by themselves."
erendira and ulises looked at her with growing surprise as the delirium became more profound and dramatic and the voice more intimate.
"i felt i was going to die, soaked in the sweat of fear, begging inside for the door to open without opening, for him to enter without entering, for him never to go away but never to come back either so i wouldn't have to kill him!"
she went on repeating her drama for several hours, even the most intimate details, as if she had lived it again in her dream. a little before dawn she rolled over in bed with a movement of seismic accommodation and the voice broke with the imminence of sobs.
"i warned him and he laughed," she shouted. "i warned him again and he laughed again, until he opened his eyes in terror, saying, 'agh, queen! agh, queen!' and his voice wasn't coming out of his mouth but through the cut the knife had made in his throat."
ulises, terrified at the grandmother's fearful evocation, grabbed erendira's hand.
"murdering old woman!" he exclaimed.
erendira didn't pay any attention to him because at that instant dawn began to break. the clocks struck five.
"go!" erendira said. "she's going to wake up now."
"she's got more life in her than an elephant," ulises exclaimed. "it can't be!"
erendira cut him with a knifing look.
"the whole trouble," she said, "is that you're no good at all for killing anybody."
ulises was so affected by the crudeness of the reproach that he left the tent. erendira kept on looking at the sleeping grandmother with her secret hate, with the rage of her frustration, as the sun rose and the bird air awakened. then the grandmother opened her eyes and looked at her with a placid smile.
"god be with you, child."
the only noticeable change was a beginning of disorder in the daily routine. it was wednesday, but the grandmother wanted to put on a sunday dress, decided that erendira would receive no customers before eleven o'-clock, and asked her to paint her nails garnet and give her a pontifical coiffure.
"i never had so much of an urge to have my picture taken," she exclaimed.
erendira began to comb her grandmother's hair, but as she drew the comb through the tangles a clump of hair remained between the teeth. she showed it to her grandmother in alarm. the grandmother examined it, pulled on another clump with her fingers, and another bush of hair was left in her hand. she threw it on the ground, tried again and pulled out a larger lock. then she began to pull her hair with both hands, dying with laughter, throwing the handfuls into the air with an incomprehensible jubilation until her head looked like a peeled coconut.
erendira had no more news of ulises until two weeks later when she caught the call of the owl outside the tent. the grandmother had begun to play the piano and was so absorbed in her nostalgia that she was unaware of reality. she had a wig of radiant feathers on her head.
erendira answered the call and only then did she notice the wick that came out of the piano and went on through the underbrush and was lost in the darkness. she ran to where ulises was, hid next to him among the bushes, and with tight hearts they both watched the little blue flame that crept along the wick, crossed the dark space, and went into the tent.
"cover your ears," ulises said.
they both did, without any need, for there was no explosion. the tent lighted up inside with a radiant glow, burst in silence, and disappeared in a whirlwind of wet powder. when erendira dared enter, thinking that her grandmother was dead, she found her with her wig singed and her night shirt in tatters, but more alive than ever, trying to put out the fire with a blanket.
ulises slipped away under the protection of the shouts of the indians, who didn't know what to do, confused by the grandmother's contradictory orders. when they finally managed to conquer the flames and get rid of the smoke, they were looking at a shipwreck.
"it's like the work of the evil one," the grandmother said. "pianos don't explode just like that."
she made all kinds of conjectures to establish the causes of the new disaster, but erendira's evasions and her impassive attitude ended up confusing her. she couldn't find the slightest crack in her granddaughter's behavior, nor did she consider the existence of ulises. she was awake until dawn, threading suppositions together and calculating the loss. she slept little and poorly. on the following morning, when erendira took the vest with the gold bars off her grandmother, she found fire blisters on her shoulders and raw flesh on her breast. "i had good reason to be turning over in my sleep," she said as erendira put egg whites on the burns. "and besides, i had a strange dream." she made an effort at concentration to evoke the image until it was as clear in her memory as in the dream.
"it was a peacock in a white hammock," she said.
erendira was surprised but she immediately assumed her everyday expression once more.
"it's a good sign," she lied, "peacocks in dreams are animals with long lives."
"may god hear you," the grandmother said, "because we're back where we started. we have to begin all over again."
erendira didn't change her expression. she went out of the tent with the plate of compresses and left her grandmother with her torso soaked in egg white and her skull daubed with mustard. she was putting more egg whites into the plate under the palm shelter that served as a kitchen when she saw ulises' eyes appear behind the stove as she had seen them the first time behind her bed. she wasn't startled, but told him in a weary voice:
"the only thing you've managed to do is increase my debt."
ulises' eyes clouded over with anxiety. he was motionless, looking at erendira in silence, watching her crack the eggs with a fixed expression of absolute disdain, as if he didn't exist. after a moment the eyes moved, looked over the things in the kitchen, the hanging pots, the strings of annatto, the carving knife. ulises stood-up, still not saying anything, went in under the shelter, and took down the knife.
erendira didn't look at him again, but when ulises left the shelter she told him in a very low voice:
"be careful, because she's already had a warning of death. she dreamed about a peacock in a white hammock."
the grandmother saw ulises come in with the knife, and making a supreme effort, she stood up without the aid of her staff and raised her arms.
"boy!" she shouted. "have you gone mad?"
ulises jumped on her and plunged the knife into her naked breast. the grandmother moaned, fell on him, and tried to strangle him with her powerful bear arms.
"son of a bitch," she growled. "i discovered too late that you have the face of a traitor angel."
she was unable to say anything more because ulises managed to free the knife and stab her a second time in the side. the grandmother let out a hidden moan and hugged her attacker with more strength. ulises gave her a third stab, without pity, and a spurt of blood, released by high pressure, sprinkled his face: it was oily blood, shiny and green, just like mint honey.
erendira appeared at the entrance with the plate in her hand and watched the struggle with criminal impassivity.
huge, monolithic, roaring with pain and rage, the grandmother grasped ulises' body. her arms, her legs, even her hairless skull were green with blood. her enormous bellows-breathing, upset by the first rattles of death, filled the whole area. ulises managed to free his arm with the weapon once more, opened a cut in her belly, and an explosion of blood soaked him in green from head to toe. the grandmother tried to reach the open air which she needed in order to live now and fell face down. ulises got away from the lifeless arms and without pausing a moment gave the vast fallen body a final thrust.
erendira then put the plate on a table and leaned over her grandmother, scrutinizing her without touching her. when she was convinced that she was dead her face suddenly acquired all the maturity of an older person which her twenty years of misfortune had not given her. with quick and precise movements she grabbed the gold vest and left the tent.
ulises remained sitting by the corpse, exhausted by the fight, and the more he tried to clean his face the more it was daubed with that green and living matter that seemed to be flowing from his fingers. only when he saw erendira go out with the gold vest did he become aware of his state.
he shouted to her but got no answer. he dragged himself to the entrance to the tent and he saw erendira starting to run along the shore away from the city. then he made a last effort to chase her, calling her with painful shouts that were no longer those of a lover but of a son, yet he was overcome by the terrible drain of having killed a woman without anybody's help. the grandmother's indians caught up to him lying face down on the beach, weeping from solitude and fear.
erendira had not heard him. she was running into the wind, swifter than a deer, and no voice of this world could stop her. without turning her head she ran past the salt-peter pits, the talcum craters, the torpor of the shacks, until the natural science of the sea ended and the desert began, but she still kept on running with the gold vest beyond the arid winds and the never-ending sunsets and she was never heard of again nor was the slightest trace of her misfortune ever found.
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blogspolitics* juz. ˈeɪprəl 13 2017 (lifesitenews*) ˈdɑnəld trəmp draɪvz mi ˈkreɪzi. aɪ ˈhændəl hɪz ˈbəmbəlɪŋ weɪ əv ˈspikɪŋ, hɪz kəmˈplit dɪˈsɪntərəst ɪn ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈtɑpɪks hi ʃʊd bi fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ər ðə fækt ðət hi həz ðə ˌsɛlfkənˈtroʊl əv ə ˈtiˌneɪʤ kræk ˈæˌdɪkt ɔn tˈwɪtər. ðɛn ðə fækt ðət hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən simz tɪ bi ə keɪˈɑtɪk ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈræmpənt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən liks, ˈɪnˌfaɪtɪŋ, ənd ən ˈɑbviəs ˈæbsəns əv ˈɛni ˈjunəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈvɪʒən. waɪ ɛz aɪ skroʊl maɪ newsfeed*, aɪ ˈɔfən hæv tɪ sɪt bæk ənd riˈmaɪnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf əv ˈsəmθɪŋ: ˈhɪləri ˈrɔdəm ˈklɪntən ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ənd ðət fækt əˈloʊn meɪks θɪŋz soʊ məʧ ˈbɛtər ðən ðeɪ kʊd bi. trəmp həz ɔˈrɛdi pruvd ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl kənˈsərvətɪvz ɪn ˈsɛvərəl weɪz. hɪz ˈhɛlθˌkɛr plæn, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə diˈfəndɪŋ əv plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd, tæŋkt ˈbædli. hi həz jɛt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ θru ənd saɪn ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər prəˈtɛktɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlɪbərˌti, ənd ðɛr ɪz məʧ ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ðət ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv hɪz ˈsoʊʃəli ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɔtər ənd ˈsənɪnˌlɔ ənd ˈʤɛrɪd ˈkəʃnər həz kwaɪt ə bɪt tɪ du wɪθ ðət. ənd əv kɔrs, ðə groʊɪŋ ˈɪnfluəns əv ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈlɪˌbərəlz ɪn hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ənd ˈfæməli ɪz ðə moʊst ˈwərisəm, ɛz trəmp ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli rɪˈlaɪz ɔn ðɛm ɛz hi ˈwɛðərz ˈfaɪrˌstɔrm ˈæftər ˈfaɪrˌstɔrm. trəmp, ðə moʊst ˈrisənt haɪər, ˈivɪn sæt daʊn fər ə ˈfrɛndli ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ sɪˈsil ˈrɪʧərdz. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, wən əv fərst ˈækʃənz wɑz tɪ rɪˈsɪnd ðə ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈsɪti ˈpɑləsi tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət noʊ ˈfɔrən eɪd ˈməni wʊd bi juzd kəˈmɪtɪŋ ər prəˈmoʊtɪŋ əˈbɔrʃənz ˈoʊvərˈsiz. hi həz əˈʃʊrd ˈsoʊʃəl kənˈsərvətɪvz ðət hɪz kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ diˈfəndɪŋ plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd stɪl stændz, ənd ˈivɪn flæŋkt ðɛm kwaɪt ˈbrɪljəntli baɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrmɪŋ ðɛm ðət fənd ðɛm ɪf ðeɪ stɑpt pərˈfɔrmɪŋ əˈbɔrʃənz, ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi noʊz ðeɪ wɪl nɑt du, bət ˈɔfər ʃaɪnz ə laɪt ɔn haʊ ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl əˈbɔrʃən ɪz tɪ plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd. trəmp ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈvoʊkt ðə drəˈkoʊniən ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ɔn ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər ˈbɑθˌrumz, wɪʧ fɔrst ˈɛvəri ˈpəblɪk skul ɪn ðə ˈneɪʃən tɪ əkˈsɛpt ˈrædɪkəl ˈʤɛndər ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi ɛz fækt. ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɑz ˈhɛvəli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd æt ðə mɑrʧ fər laɪf, wɪθ boʊθ vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt maɪk pɛns ənd ˈkɛliˈæn ˈkɑnˌweɪ ˈspikɪŋ æt ðə ɪˈvɛnt ənd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈmidiə ˈkəvərɪʤ baɪ əˈbaʊt ɪt. ˈfɑloʊ ˈʤɑnəθən væn ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, waɪl ˈmɛni ˈvælɪd kənˈsərnz hæv bɪn reɪzd kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə leɪt ˈæntənɪn rɪˈpleɪsmənt ɔn ðə səˈprim kɔrt, nil ˈgɔrsəʧ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈvɛri ˈlɪˌbərəl ʧərʧ hi əˈtɛndz ənd səm ˈtrəbəlɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənts ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈhirɪŋz, ˈgɔrsəʧ həz stɪl əkˈwaɪərd ðə ɛmˈfætɪk ɛnˈdɔrsmənts əv ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˌɪntəˈlɛkʧuəlz laɪk ˈdɑktər. ˈrɑbərt pi. ʤɔrʤ. ɪf ʤɔrʤ ənd ˈəðərz ər kərˈɛkt ɪn ðɛr əˈsɛsmənt əv ˈgɔrsəʧ, ə ˈʤəstɪs meɪ hæv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ dɪˈrɛkt səˈprim kɔrt dɪˈsɪʒənz fər ðə nɛkst half-century*. ənd rəˈgɑrdləs əv pəˈzɪʃənz ɔn ən əreɪ əv ˈɪʃuz, ɔl kənˈsərvətɪvz kən əˈgri ðət hi ɪz ˈvæstli ˈprɛfərəbəl tɪ ˈmɛrɪk ˈsərtənli ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛni ˈrædɪkəl ˈhɪləri wʊd hæv pʊʃt ˈɔntu ðə kɔrt. ˈæftər ɔl, ˈrɛkərd ɔn rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlɪbərˌti ɪz ˌɪmˈpɛkəbəl. soʊ wɛˈnɛvər ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd baɪ ðə ˈsimɪŋ ˌɪnˈkɑmpətəns əv ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, aɪ riˈmaɪnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf wɛr ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv əˈmɛrɪkə wʊd bi ɪf ˈhɪləri ˈrɔdəm ˈklɪntən wər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. aɪ riˈmaɪnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ðət plænd ˈfəndɪŋ wʊd moʊst ˈlaɪkli ˌɪnˈkris, ðət ˈɛni ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ rɪˈpil roʊ vi. weɪd wʊd ˈvænɪʃ fər ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, ənd ðət kɔrt əˈpɔɪntmənts ˈətərli ˈhɑstəl tɪ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlɪbərˌti wʊd bi ˈfaɪlɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈkɔrˌtrumz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈneɪʃən. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən wʊd kənˈtɪnju wɔr ɔn trəˈdɪʃənəlɪst ˈkrɪsʧɪnz, ənd wʊd ˈsərtənli səˈpɔrt ðə ˈrædɪkəl ˈʤɛndər ˈaɪdiəlɔgz ɪn ðɛr əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt ðə skul ˈsɪstəm ənd ˈʧɪldrən. bət ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ˈdɑnəld trəmp maɪ fərst pɪk, ər ˈivɪn ɪn maɪ tɔp faɪv. bət ˈivɪn wɪn hi pərˈsuɪŋ ˈpɑləsiz wi hæd hoʊpt hi wʊd, hi ˈhɪləri ðət ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt. ˈfɑloʊ ˈʤɑnəθən væn ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk
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blogspolitics - u.s.
april 13, 2017 (lifesitenews) - donald trump drives me crazy. i can’t handle his bumbling way of speaking, his complete disinterest in many of the topics he should be familiar with as president of the united states, or the fact that he has the self-control of a teenage crack addict on twitter.
then there’s the fact that his administration seems to be a chaotic combination of rampant information leaks, infighting, and an obvious absence of any unifying vision. that’s why as i scroll my newsfeed, i often have to sit back and remind myself of something: hillary rodham clinton isn’t the president of the united states, and that fact alone makes things so much better than they could be.
trump has already proved disappointing to social conservatives in several ways. his healthcare plan, which included the defunding of planned parenthood, tanked badly. he has yet to follow through and sign an executive order protecting religious liberty, and there is much speculation that the influence of his socially liberal daughter and son-in-law ivanka and jared kushner has quite a bit to do with that.
and of course, the growing influence of the social liberals in his administration and family is the most worrisome, as trump increasingly relies on them as he weathers firestorm after firestorm. ivanka trump, the president’s most recent hire, even sat down for a friendly meeting with planned parenthood ceo cecile richards.
on the other hand, one of trump’s first actions was to rescind the mexico city policy to ensure that no foreign aid money would be used committing or promoting abortions overseas. he has assured social conservatives that his commitment to defunding planned parenthood still stands, and even flanked them quite brilliantly by informing them that he’d fund them if they stopped performing abortions, something everybody knows they will not do, but trump’s offer shines a light on how fundamental abortion is to planned parenthood.
trump also revoked the draconian obama guidelines on transgender bathrooms, which forced every public school in the nation to accept radical gender ideology as fact. the trump administration was heavily represented at the march for life, with both vice president mike pence and kellyanne conway speaking at the event and the president forcing media coverage by tweeting about it.
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additionally, while many valid concerns have been raised concerning the late antonin scalia’s replacement on the supreme court, neil gorsuch, including the very liberal church he attends and some troubling statements during his confirmation hearings, gorsuch has still acquired the emphatic endorsements of rock-ribbed christian intellectuals like dr. robert p. george. if george and others are correct in their assessment of gorsuch, a 49-year-old anti-roe justice may have the opportunity to direct supreme court decisions for the next half-century. and regardless of gorsuch’s positions on an array of issues, all conservatives can agree that he is vastly preferable to merrick garland—and certainly better than any radical hillary would have pushed onto the court. after all, gorsuch’s record on religious liberty is impeccable.
so whenever i’m frustrated by the seeming incompetence of the trump administration, i remind myself where the united states of america would be if hillary rodham clinton were the president.
i remind myself that planned parenthood’s funding would most likely increase, that any opportunity to repeal roe v. wade would vanish for a generation, and that court appointments utterly hostile to religious liberty would be filing into courtrooms across the nation. hillary clinton would continue obama’s war on traditionalist christians, and would certainly support the radical gender ideologues in their attempts to infiltrate the school system and indoctrinate america’s children.
but hillary clinton isn’t the president. donald trump wasn’t my first pick, or even in my top five. but even when he isn’t pursuing policies we had hoped he would, he isn’t hillary clinton—and that is always encouraging to think about.
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ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈboʊkə rəˈtoʊn əˈtərni ˈtɪməθi ˈmækəbi ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd wɪθ mɔr ðən 3 ˈmɪljən əv hɪz ˈboʊkə rəˈtoʊn fərmz ˈməni, hi sɛnt ə ˈkrɪptɪk iˈmeɪl tɪ hɪz waɪf: "ju ˈnɛvər nu wət aɪ wɑz duɪŋ, bət ˈæftər ðə bæŋk tʊk ɑr ˈprɑpərtiz aɪ meɪd ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈvɛri bæd ˈbɪznɪs dɪˈsɪʒənz," hi sɛd. hi ʃʊr ˈwəzənt ˈkɪdɪŋ. ɪn ðə pæst sɪks wiks, hɪz lɔ fərm həz bɪn sud fɔr taɪmz boʊθ ɪn ˈfɛdərəl ənd steɪt kɔrt fər oʊɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl ə lɔt əv ˈməni. kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈrisənt wən, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ðət ˈmækəbi oʊ ɪn faɪt ʃuz," slæmd ðə ˈrisəntli dɪsˈbɑrd əˈtərni ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, ˈædɪŋ ʤɪst wən mɔr twɪst tɪ ə ˈnɛrətɪv raɪf wɪθ ðɛm. ðɛrz stɪl noʊ wərd ɔn wɛr ˈmækəbi wɛnt, wət hiz dən wɪθ ðə 3 ˈmɪljən, ər haʊ, ɪgˈzæktli, hiz bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪˈveɪd əˈθɔrətiz fər soʊ lɔŋ. bət fər naʊ, mɔr spɪˈsɪfɪk kənˈsərnz ʃʊd ˈdɑməˌneɪt θɔts ɪf hi stɪl kɛrz ənd ˈɪzənt ɔn səm ˌkɛrɪˈbiən dɑt ˈəndər ə fɔls neɪm, ˈkʊʃənd baɪ ˈmɪljənz ɪn kæʃ laɪk, ˈneɪmli, wət ˈhæpənd wɪθ ðə faɪt ʃuz"? ɪn 2009 ə pɑm biʧ ˈkaʊnti ˈkəmpəˌni neɪmd, wɪʧ sɛd ɪt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ðə ˈbrændɪŋ əv ðə ʃuz wɔrn ɪn ðə ufc*, gɑt ɪn təʧ wɪθ ən ˈeɪʒən ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈaʊtˌfɪt kɔld ˈgoʊldən pəˈsɪfɪk. ðɛn keɪm ə ʃu bəˈnænzə., wɪʧ həz taɪz tɪ lɔ fərm, æst ðə ˈeɪʒən ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər tɪ ˈproʊdus, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə faɪt ʃuz," ˈəðər ʃuz kɔld "faɪt proʊ" ənd "throwdown*." ˈgoʊldən pəˈsɪfɪk kɛpt ˈʧəgɪŋ aʊt mɔr ˈwɔrjər ˈfʊtˌwɛr, bət ˈmækəbi ənd ˈkəmpəˌni ˈwʊdənt peɪ əp, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɔˌsut, faɪld ɪn wɛst pɑm biʧ. naʊ, ˈæftər wən jɪr əv ənˈpeɪd dɛts, ˈmækəbi ənd oʊ mɔr ðən fər ʃuz. ənd ðɪs hoʊl taɪm, ju θɔt jʊr waɪf spɛnt ə lɔt əv ˈməni ɔn ʃuz. ˈfɑloʊ ˈtɛrəns məˈkɔɪ ɔn tˈwɪtər
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the day before boca raton attorney timothy mccabe disappeared with more than $3 million of his boca raton firm's money, he sent a cryptic email to his wife: "you never knew what i was doing, but after the bank took our properties i made a series of very bad business decisions," he said.
he sure wasn't kidding.
in the past six weeks, his law firm has been sued four times both in federal and state court for owing a lot of people a lot of money.
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the most recent one, which involves allegations that mccabe & samiljan owe $600,000 in "ufc fight shoes," slammed the recently disbarred attorney earlier this month, adding just one more twist to a narrative rife with them. there's still no word on where mccabe went, what he's done with the $3 million, or how, exactly, he's been able to evade authorities for so long.
but for now, more specific concerns should dominate mccabe's thoughts -- if he still cares and isn't on some caribbean dot under a false name, cushioned by millions in cash -- like, namely, what happened with the "ufc fight shoes"?
in 2009, a palm beach county company named ringstar, which said it represented the branding of the shoes worn in the ufc, got in touch with an asian manufacturing outfit called golden pacific.
then came a shoe bonanza. ringstar, which has ties to mccabe's law firm, asked the asian manufacturer to produce, in addition to the "ufc fight shoes," other shoes called "fight pro" and "throwdown."
golden pacific kept chugging out more warrior footwear, but mccabe and company wouldn't pay up, according to the lawsuit, filed in west palm beach.
now, after one year of unpaid debts, mccabe and ringstar owe more than $600,000 for shoes.
and this whole time, you thought your wife spent a lot of money on shoes.
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈsɛnətərz rɪˈsivd ə rɛr ˈbrifɪŋ æt ðə waɪt haʊs ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ frəm ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti tim ɔn nɔrθ ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ həz bɪˈkəm wən əv ðə moʊst ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ˈʧælənʤɪz ˈərli ɔn ɪn ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. briefing,”*,” sɛn. stiv deɪnz (r-mt*) ˈæftər ðə ˈbrifɪŋ, ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt rɛks tillerson*, dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʤɪm ˈmætɪs ənd dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈnæʃənəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns dæn koʊts. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbrifli əˈtɛndəd ðə ɪˈvɛnt. sɛn. ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈrubioʊ (r-fl*) kɔld ɪt ən ““important”*” ˈmitɪŋ. wɪl ˈnɛvər əkˈsɛpt nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ɛz ə ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz power,”*,” hi. ʤɪst rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈkæpɪtəl. ˈsoʊbərɪŋ ˈbrifɪŋ. stiv deɪnz (@stevedaines*) ˈeɪprəl 26 2017 ʤɪst əˈtɛndəd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt @ˈwaɪˌthaʊs ˈmitɪŋ ɔn. wi wɪl ˈnɛvər əkˈsɛpt nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ɛz ə ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz paʊər. ˈsɛnətər ˈrubioʊ prɛs (@senrubiopress*) ˈeɪprəl 26 2017 sɛn. ʤɑn ˌbɑˈrɑsoʊ (r-wy*) toʊld ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz ðət nɔrθ ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ənd həz ˌɪnˈkrist significantly.”*.” ˈæftər ðə ˈmitɪŋ, tillerson*, ˈmætɪs, ənd koʊts riˈlist ə ˈsteɪtmənt, ˈkɔlɪŋ nɔrθ pərˈsut əv ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz ən ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti θrɛt ənd tɔp ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi priority”*”: təˈdeɪ, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ʤɔɪnt ʧifs əv stæf ʤɛn. ʤoʊ ˈdənfərd, wi brift ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs ɔn ðə ˌrivˈju. ðə əˈproʊʧ eɪmz tɪ ˈprɛʃər nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ˈɪntu ˌdɪsˈmæntlɪŋ ɪts ˈnukliər, bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəl, ənd ˌproʊlɪfərˈeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræmz baɪ ˈtaɪtənɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈsæŋkʃənz ənd pərˈsuɪŋ ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈmɛʒərz wɪθ ɑr ˈælaɪz ənd ˈriʤənəl ˈpɑrtnərz. ðə ˈsteɪtmənt sɛd ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl community”*” ə veɪld ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ˈʧaɪnə tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈprɛʃər ɔn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə tɪ ənd rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə əv dialogue.”*.” ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ðət ðə juz. ˈfeɪvərz dɪˈploʊməsi ˈoʊvər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈækʃən, bət ˈædɪd ðət ɪt rɪˈmeɪnd tɪ defend”*” ˌɪtˈsɛlf ənd ˈælaɪz. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts siks stəˈbɪlɪti ənd ðə ˈpisfəl diˌnukliˌərəˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ˌkɔˈriən pəˈnɪnsələ. wi rɪˈmeɪn ˈoʊpən tɪ nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz təˈwɔrdz ðət goʊl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wi rɪˈmeɪn priˈpɛrd tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ɑrˈsɛlvz ənd ɑr ˈælaɪz. ʤɪst wiks ˈæftər trəmp tʊk ˈɔfəs, nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ə bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəl, ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 11 ðə rəˈʒim ðɛn lɔnʧt fɔr bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəlz ɔn mɑrʧ 6 ɔn ˈeɪprəl 5 ɪt lɔnʧt əˈnəðər ˈmɪsəl. ðə tɛsts, ɪn dɪˈfaɪəns əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ, ʃoʊ ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn nɔrθ ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz ˈproʊˌgræm. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə faɪərd ə ˈmɪsəl ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsɑləd fjuəl, wɪʧ meɪks ɪt ˈhɑrdər tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ˌbiˈfɔr lɔnʧ. nɔrθ ˈlidər kɪm həz vaʊd tɪ əbˈteɪn ə ˈnukliər ˈwɛpən ðət kən hɪt ðə juz. ˈhoʊmˌlænd, ənd trəmp həz wɔrnd ðət ɪt wɪl nɑt ˈhæpən ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz wɔʧ. ðə waɪt haʊs ˈmitɪŋ wɑz ˈhaɪli ˌeɪˈtɪpɪkəl. ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ðə waɪt haʊs wʊd ˈɔfən sɛnd ˈsinjər əˈfɪʃəlz tɪ ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl tɪ brif ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs. waɪl səm ˈkrɪtɪks ˈɑrgjud ðə ˈbrifɪŋz wər ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˌɑpərˈtunəti, ˈəðərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ sɛn. ˈdeɪvɪd pərˈdu (r-ga*) preɪzd ðə waɪt haʊs fər ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ boʊθ ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ ðə ˈbrifɪŋ, ənd fər traɪɪŋ tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ wɪθ ˈsɛnətərz. ˈsɛnɪt ɑrmd ˈsərvɪsɪz kəˈmɪti ˈmɛmbər ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn waɪt haʊs ˈmitɪŋ: krɪˈstinə wɔŋ (@kristina_wong*) ˈeɪprəl 26 2017 sɛn. ˈrɑʤər ˈwɪkər (r-ms*), ˈæftər ðə ˈmitɪŋ, ˈɔlsoʊ preɪzd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, seɪɪŋ hi ˈkrɛdɪt fər ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər senate.”*.” dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ hoʊld ðɪs ˈtɔpˌsikrɪt ˈbrifɪŋ æt ðə waɪt haʊs ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðə ˈsɪriəsnəs əv ðə threat,”*,” hi sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. sɛn. tɑd jəŋ (r-ind*.) kɔld nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ə ““grave”*” ənd threat.”*.” ˈdɛməˌkræts wər mɔr ˈkrɪtɪkəl. sɛn. ɛd ˈmɑrˌki (d-ma*) sɛd ɔn ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz ɪt wɑz ““heartening”*” ðət ðɛr wɑz mɔr tɔk əˈbaʊt dɪˈploʊməsi, bət sɛd ɪt wɑz ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv mɔr juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz ɪn ðə ˈriʤən ənd ɪkˈsprɛst kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt ən war.”*.” ˈæftər ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈmitɪŋ wɑz əˈnaʊnst, ðə waɪt haʊs ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ hoʊld ə ˈbrifɪŋ fər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə haʊs, bət æt ðə ˈkæpɪtəl. ˈsɛnətərz wər bəst ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈbrifɪŋ, wɪʧ tʊk pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈaɪzənˌhaʊər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔfəs ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn ðə waɪt haʊs graʊnz. ðə ˈmitɪŋ əˈkərd ɛz ðə juz. kənˈtɪnjud tɪ dɪˈplɔɪ pɑrts əv ə ˈmɪsəl dɪˈfɛns ˈsɪstəm tɪ saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə, noʊn ɛz ðə ˈtərmənəl haɪ ˈæltəˌtud ˈɛriə dɪˈfɛns (thaad*). juz. pəˈsɪfɪk kəˈmænd kəˈmændər adm*. ˈhɛri ˈhɛrɪs sɛd ˈərliər ɪn ðə deɪ ðət ðə ˈsɪstəm wʊd bi ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ðə ˈkəmɪŋ days.”*.” sɛn. tɛd kruz (r-tx*) ˈæftər ðə ˈmitɪŋ ðət ɪt wɑz tɪ re-list”*” nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ɛz ə steɪt ˈspɑnsər əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈrɔɪtərz rɪˈpɔrt seɪɪŋ ðət ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɑz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ duɪŋ soʊ.
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washington – senators received a rare briefing at the white house on wednesday from the president trump’s national security team on north korea’s nuclear weapons program, which has become one of the most pressing foreign policy challenges early on in the administration.
“sobering briefing,” tweeted sen. steve daines (r-mt) after the briefing, hosted by secretary of state rex tillerson, defense secretary jim mattis and director of national intelligence dan coats. the president also briefly attended the event.
sen. marco rubio (r-fl) called it an “important” meeting. “we will never accept north korea as a legitimate nuclear weapons power,” he tweeted.
just returned to capitol. sobering briefing. https://t.co/rk2m2vhp9m steve daines (@stevedaines) april 26, 2017
just attended important @whitehouse meeting on #northkorea. we will never accept north korea as a legitimate nuclear weapons power. senator rubio press (@senrubiopress) april 26, 2017
sen. john barrasso (r-wy) told nbc news that north korea’s “capacity is increasing and has increased significantly.”
after the meeting, tillerson, mattis, and coats released a statement, calling north korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons an “urgent national security threat and top foreign policy priority”:
today, along with chairman of the joint chiefs of staff gen. joe dunford, we briefed members of congress on the review. the president’s approach aims to pressure north korea into dismantling its nuclear, ballistic missile, and proliferation programs by tightening economic sanctions and pursuing diplomatic measures with our allies and regional partners.
the statement said the administration is “engaging responsible members of the international community” – a veiled reference to china – to increase pressure on north korea to de-escalate and return to the “path of dialogue.”
the statement also emphasized that the u.s. favors diplomacy over military action, but added that it remained “prepared to defend” itself and allies.
the united states seeks stability and the peaceful denuclearization of the korean peninsula. we remain open to negotiations towards that goal. however, we remain prepared to defend ourselves and our allies.
just weeks after trump took office, north korea test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile, on february 11. the regime then launched four ballistic missiles on march 6. on april 5, it launched another missile.
the tests, in defiance of international law, show progress in north korea’s illicit nuclear weapons program. earlier this year, north korea fired a missile using solid fuel, which makes it harder to detect before launch.
north korea’s leader kim jong-un has vowed to obtain a nuclear weapon that can hit the u.s. homeland, and trump has warned that it will not happen during his watch.
the white house meeting was highly atypical. in the previous administration, the white house would often send senior officials to capitol hill to brief lawmakers, as opposed to inviting them to the white house.
while some critics argued the briefings were little more than a photo opportunity, others – including sen. david perdue (r-ga) – praised the white house for inviting both democrats and republicans to the briefing, and for trying to engage with senators.
senate armed services committee member @sendavidperdue's statement on white house #northkorea meeting: pic.twitter.com/hhf8qtqevy kristina wong (@kristina_wong) april 26, 2017
sen. roger wicker (r-ms), after the meeting, also praised the president, saying he “deserves credit for updating the entire senate.”
“the administration’s decision to hold this top-secret briefing at the white house indicates the seriousness of the threat,” he said in a statement.
sen. todd young (r-ind.) called north korea a “grave” and “urgent threat.”
democrats were more critical. sen. ed markey (d-ma) said on nbc news it was “heartening” that there was more talk about diplomacy, but said it was in the context of more u.s. military exercises in the region and expressed concern about an “accidental war.”
after the senate meeting was announced, the white house decided to hold a briefing for members of the house, but at the capitol.
senators were bussed over to the briefing, which took place in the eisenhower executive office building on the white house grounds.
the meeting occurred as the u.s. continued to deploy parts of a missile defense system to south korea, known as the terminal high altitude area defense (thaad). u.s. pacific command commander adm. harry harris said earlier in the day that the system would be operational “in the coming days.”
sen. ted cruz (r-tx) after the meeting tweeted that it was “time to re-list” north korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, following a reuters report saying that the administration was considering doing so.
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təˈloʊmərˌeɪz ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈsikwənsɪz ðət prəˈtɛkt ðə ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ˈkroʊməˌzoʊm ɛndz. ə ˈmɑdəl fər haʊ ðə kəmˈpoʊnənts əv ðɪs ˈɛnˌzaɪm ˈkɑmplɛks ˈɔfərz ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ɪts ˈstrəkʧər ənd ˈfəŋkʃən. si ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈərli ˈrisərʧ ɔn ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm əv ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃən ənˈkəvərd ə ˈstɑrtlɪŋ fækt: iʧ raʊnd əv sɛl dɪˈvɪʒən sˈlaɪtli ˈʃɔrtənz ðə ɛndz əv ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ, wɪʧ ɪf lɛft ənˈʧɛkt wʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli lɛd tɪ ðə lɔs əv ɛˈsɛnʃəl ʤəˈnɛtɪk ðɪs 'ɛnd ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃən ˈprɑbləm' ɪz sɑlvd baɪ ˈtɛləmirz ˈstrəkʧərz æt ðə ɛndz əv ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz ðət kənˈteɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ rɪˈpits, ənd wɪʧ bɪˈkəm ˈʃɔrtər ðɛmˈsɛlvz bət prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈkoʊdɪŋ ˈriʤənz frəm tɪ ˈsɪnθəˌsaɪz ənd meɪnˈteɪn ˈtɛləmirz ɪn ˈræpədli dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ sɛlz, ðə ˈɛnˌzaɪm təˈloʊmərˌeɪz kəmz ˈɪntu ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri ðət təˈloʊmərˌeɪz həz ə ki roʊl ɪn ðə əv ˈkænsər sɛlz baɪ prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ˈtɛləmir lɔs ˈdʊrɪŋ həz spɑrkt ˈɛfərts tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈstrəkʧər əv ðɪs ˈɛnˌzaɪm ˈkɑmplɛks. bət dɪˈspaɪt mɔr ðən tu ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˈrisərʧ, ˈmɛni ˈditeɪlz əv təˈloʊmərˌeɪz ˈstrəkʧər hæv rɪˈmeɪnd ənˈklɪr, ənˈtɪl ʤɑŋ ənd ˈkɑligz' ɔn peɪʤ 187 əv ðɪs ˈɪʃu*. təˈloʊmərˌeɪz həz bɪn ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli rəˈfræktəri tɪ ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈstədiz bɪˈkəz əv ɪts ˈnæʧərəli loʊ əˈbəndəns ənd ɪts kəmˈplɛksɪti. ðɪs ə ˈkɑmplɛks kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈproʊˌtinz ənd ən kənˈsərvd təˈloʊmərˌeɪz həz ˈpruvən ˈʧælənʤɪŋ tɪ riˈkɑnstəˌtut ɪn lɑrʤ kˈwɑntətiz ɪn ˈvɪtroʊ. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈstrəkʧərəl baɪˈɑləʤɪsts hæv ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈfrægmənts əv ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ðət wər mɔr ˈizəli teɪmd, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈglɪmpsɪz ˈɪntu pɑrts əv məʧ əv ðə ˌpaɪəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈstrəkʧərəl wərk wɑz pərˈfɔrmd ɔn təˈloʊmərˌeɪz frəm ðə ˈmɑdəl ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm. mɔr ˈrisəntli, ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪkəl ˈstədiz əv ˈnæʧərəli əˈsɛmbəld təˈloʊmərˌeɪz ˈkɑmplɛksəz frəm ðɪs ˌproʊtəˈzoʊən ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkɑmpləmənt əv ˈmɑləˌkjulz ðət kəmˈpraɪz ðə ˈfəŋkʃənəl wɪθ ðə məˈlɛkjələr pleɪərz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd, ənd ˈpɑrʃəl ˈstrəkʧərz əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪŋ, ə vɔɪd ˈimərʤd ɪn ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ haʊ ðə ˈpisɪz əv ðə təˈloʊmərˌeɪz ˈkɑmplɛks əˈsɛmbəl. ʤɑŋ ɛt æl. ˈprɛzənt ə ˈstrəkʧər əv ðə ti. təˈloʊmərˌeɪz əbˈteɪnd baɪ ˌɪˈlɛktrɑn maɪˈkrəskəpi (ɛm), prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə fərst vju əv haʊ ðə təˈloʊmərˌeɪz ˈpəzəl fɪts təˈgɛðər. ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈstrəkʧər ðət ðə ˈɔθərz sɑlvd ˈjuzɪŋ ɛm ˌrikənˈstrəkʃən tɛkˈniks prəˈvaɪdɪd ə θˌrizdɪˈmɛnʃənəl 'ˈɛnvəˌloʊp' əv ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈstrəkʧər æt 25 ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv iʧ wɪˈθɪn ðɪs ˈstrəkʧər, ðə ˈrisərʧərz tərnd tɪ ən ˈɛləgənt ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ʤəˈnɛtɪk məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən ənd ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪkəl ˌpjʊrəfəˈkeɪʃən tɛkˈniks. ðɪs əˈproʊʧ əˈlaʊd əˈtæʧmənt əv ˈbəlki ˈænɪˌbɑdiz tɪ ðə ˈkɑmplɛks, wɪʧ kʊd ɪn tərn bi ˈvɪʒwəˌlaɪzd ɛz əˈdɪʃənəl ˈdɛnsɪti ɪn ðə ɛm ˌrikənˈstrəkʃənz wɪn kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðə ˈɛnˌzaɪm. ˈsɪmələrli, ðeɪ ˌɛnʤəˈnird ə juˈnik ˈsikwəns ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑmplɛks tɪ ˈloʊkəˌlaɪz ðə təˈloʊmərˌeɪz. ðɪs ˈsikwəns baɪndz tɪ ə ˈvaɪrəl koʊt ˈproʊˌtin ðət, laɪk ðə ˈæntɪˌbɑdi labelling*, ˌɪntrəˈdust ˌənæmˈbɪgjəwəs ɛm ˈdɛnsɪti. ðiz ɪkˈspɛrəmənts wər səˈfɪʃəntli spɪˈsɪfɪk tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə loʊˈkeɪʃənz əv ɔl bət wən əv ðə ˈsɛvən ˈproʊˌtinz ɪn ðə ˈkɑmplɛks, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˈkruʃəl ˈriʤən əv ðə təˈloʊmərˌeɪz. ˈpriviəs ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪkəl wərk səˈʤɛstɪd ðət, ˈfəŋkʃənəli, təˈloʊmərˌeɪz kən bi dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu tu pɑrts: ə ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk kɔr kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv kəmˈpoʊnənts ɛˈsɛnʃəl fər ðə ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn ˈvivoʊ, ənd ə sɛt əv ækˈsɛsəri ˈfæktərz ðət prəˈmoʊt ˈməltəpəl raʊnz əv ʤɑŋ ənd ˈkoʊˈwərkərz' ˈstrəkʧər rɪˈvilz ðət ðə ɪz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd əraʊnd ðɪs dɪˈvɪʒən, wɪθ ðə ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk kɔr (kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl təˈloʊmərˌeɪz tər ənd ðə ˈproʊˌtinz ənd tert*) ɔn wən saɪd ənd ðə ækˈsɛsəri ˈfæktərz ənd ɔn ðə ˈəðər (fɪg. 1 ðə ˈɔθərz prəˈpoʊz ə kəmˈplit ˈmɑdəl əv ðə ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk kɔr ðət ɪz kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪkəl ˈdætə əv noʊn ˌɪnərˈækʃənz, ðəs prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən əv ðɛr əˈproʊʧ. ˈfɪgjər 1 ðə təˈloʊmərˌeɪz ˈʤɪgˌsɔ ˈpəzəl. ʤɑŋ ənd ˈkɑligz' ˌɪˈlɛktrɑn maɪˈkrəskəpi ʃoʊ ðət ðə təˈloʊmərˌeɪz ɪz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˈɪntu tu pɑrts, wɪθ ə ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk kɔr ɔn wən saɪd ənd ə sɛt əv ækˈsɛsəri ˈfæktərz ɔn ðə ˈəðər. ðə ˈproʊˌtin əv ðɪs ˈɛnˌzaɪm ˈkɑmplɛks sərvz ɛz ə ˈkruʃəl brɪʤ bɪtˈwin ðə tu pɑrts. (ˈfɪgjər əˈdæptɪd frəm rɛf. 5 fʊl saɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ðə ˈstrəkʧər ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈvilz ə səˈpraɪz: ðə ˈpriviəsli ˈproʊˌtin sərvz ɛz ə ˈkruʃəl brɪʤ bɪtˈwin ðə ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk kɔr ənd ðə ækˈsɛsəri ˈfæktərz, ənd, ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ɪn ˈvɪtroʊ ˈstədiz, həz ə ˈsɛntrəl roʊl ɪn prəˈmoʊtɪŋ haɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv təˈloʊmərˌeɪz ækˈtɪvɪti. ðə ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ðə ˈproʊˌtin ɪn səˈpɔrtɪŋ təˈloʊmərˌeɪz əˈsɛmbli ənd ˈfəŋkʃən səˈʤɛsts ðət ɪt ʃʊd bi ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv fˈjuʧər ˈstədi. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ɪt wʊd bi əv greɪt ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈproʊˌtinz ɪn ˈəðər ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsɪstəmz, səʧ ɛz ˈvərtəˌbreɪts ənd jist, ənd tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər ðiz ˈproʊˌtinz pərˈfɔrm ˈsɪmələr roʊlz ɪn ˈmidiˌeɪtɪŋ ðə əˈsɛmbli əv ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈkɑmplɛksəz. ðə ˈstrəkʧər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt ˈpeɪpər prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈmɑdəl fər təˈloʊmərˌeɪz ˈstrəkʧər ənd ɪˈstæblɪʃɪz ə ˈkruʃəl ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər fˈjuʧər æˈnælɪˌsiz əv ðɪs. fər ˈɪnstəns, ɪt prəˈpoʊzɪz saɪts əv ənd ˌɪnərˈækʃən ðət ʃʊd bi ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd. ˈɔlsoʊ, ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz ənˈklɪr ˈwɛðər ðə ˈstrəkʧərəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ənd kɔr təˈloʊmərˌeɪz ˈfæktərz ɪz prɪˈzərvd ɪn ðə məˈmeɪljən təˈloʊmərˌeɪz ˈɛnˌzaɪm. ə ˈrisəntli ɛm ˈstrəkʧər əv ˈjumən təˈloʊmərˌeɪz səˈʤɛsts ðət, ənˈlaɪk ti. təˈloʊmərˌeɪz, ðə ˈjumən ˈɛnˌzaɪm kən fɔrm ə ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈdaɪmər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈstrəkʧər gɪvz noʊ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃən əv ˈjumən təˈloʊmərˌeɪz wɪθ noʊn ˈproʊˌtinz. ˈəltəmətli, ə kəmˈplit ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv təˈloʊmərˌeɪz əˈsɛmbli ənd ˈfəŋkʃən wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈstrəkʧərz ðət prəˈvaɪd ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz əv ˈproʊˌtinz, ənd ðə ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈsəbˌstreɪts wɪˈθɪn ðə təˈloʊmərˌeɪz ˈkɑmplɛks. ˈgɪvɪn ðə kloʊz lɪŋk bɪtˈwin təˈloʊmərˌeɪz ækˈtɪvɪti ənd ˈkænsər, ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən dəraɪvd frəm təˈloʊmərˌeɪz ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈstədiz kʊd bi ˈjusfəl fər ðə dɪˈzaɪn ənd ɑptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən əv ˌænˌtiˈkænsər drəgz ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ðɪs. hɪˈstɔrɪkəli, ɛm ˌrikənˈstrəkʃənz laɪk ðət ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ʤɑŋ ɛt æl. hæv bɪn ˈmaɪlˌstoʊnz ɔn ðə pæθ təˈwɔrdz ˈsɑlvɪŋ ðə ˈɛksˌreɪ ˈkrɪstəl ˈstrəkʧərz əv ˈəðər ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈsɛljələr məˈʃinz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ənd ˈpɑˌlɪmərˌeɪs. soʊ ən ˈivɪn ˈklɪrər ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə təˈloʊmərˌeɪz maɪt bi ɪn saɪt. noʊts 1 *ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ənd ðə ˈpeɪpər ˈəndər dɪˈskəʃən wər ˈpəblɪʃt ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɔn 3 ˈeɪprəl 2013 ˈrɛfərənsɪz 1 olovnikov*, ə. ɛm. ʤeɪ. theor*. biol*. 41 1973 2 ˈhɑrli, si. bi., futcher*, ə. bi. ˈgraɪdər, si. ˈdəbəlju. ˈneɪʧər 345 1990 3 ˈgraɪdər, si. ˈdəbəlju. ˈblækbərn, i. eɪʧ. sɛl 43 1985 4 kɪm, ɛn. ˈdəbəlju. ɛt æl. saɪəns 266 1994 5 ʤɑŋ, ʤeɪ. ɛt æl. ˈneɪʧər 496 2013 6 ˈmeɪsən, ɛm., ˈʃulər, ə. skordalakes*, i. curr*. opin*. struct*. biol*. 21 2011 7 theimer*, si. ə. feigon*, ʤeɪ. curr*. opin*. struct*. biol*. 16 2006 8 mɪn, bi. ˈkɑlɪnz, keɪ. mɔl. sɛl 36 2009 9 sauerwald*, ə. ɛt æl. ˈneɪʧər struct*. mɔl. biol*. 20 2013 ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɔθər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˌfɪliˈeɪʃənz ˈbɛnʤəmən ɛm. ɑkiˈjɑmə ɪz ɪn ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv məˈlɛkjələr, sɛl ənd dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl baɪˈɑləʤi ənd ðə ˈsɛnər fər məˈlɛkjələr baɪˈɑləʤi əv, ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈsænə kruz. ˈbɛnʤəmən ɛm. ɑkiˈjɑmə ˈmaɪkəl di. stoʊn ɪz ɪn ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈkɛmɪstri ənd ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪˌstri ənd ðə ˈsɛnər fər məˈlɛkjələr baɪˈɑləʤi əv, ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈsænə kruz, ˈsænə kruz, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə 95064 ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ. ˈmaɪkəl di. stoʊn ˈɔθərz sərʧ fər ˈbɛnʤəmən ɛm. ɑkiˈjɑmə ɪn: ˈneɪʧər ˈrisərʧ ˈʤərnəlz ˈgugəl ˈskɑlər sərʧ fər ˈmaɪkəl di. stoʊn ɪn: ˈneɪʧər ˈrisərʧ ˈʤərnəlz ˈgugəl ˈskɑlər ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ˈɔθər ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns tɪ ˈmaɪkəl di. stoʊn. raɪts ənd pərˈmɪʃənz tɪ əbˈteɪn pərˈmɪʃən tɪ ˈkɑntɛnt frəm ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈvɪzɪt rightslink*.
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telomerase synthesizes dna sequences that protect the integrity of chromosome ends. a model for how the components of this enzyme complex co-assemble offers insight into its structure and function. see article p.187
early research on the mechanism of dna replication uncovered a startling fact: each round of cell division slightly shortens the ends of chromosomal dna, which if left unchecked would eventually lead to the loss of essential genetic material1. this 'end replication problem' is solved by telomeres — structures at the ends of chromosomes that contain a series of non-coding dna repeats, and which become shorter themselves but protect the coding regions from damage2. to synthesize and maintain telomeres in rapidly dividing cells, the enzyme telomerase comes into play3. the discovery that telomerase has a key role in the immortalization of cancer cells by preventing telomere loss during cancer-cell division4 has sparked efforts to understand the chemical structure of this enzyme complex. but despite more than two decades of research, many details of telomerase structure have remained unclear, until jiang and colleagues' report5 on page 187 of this issue*.
telomerase has been particularly refractory to structural studies because of its naturally low abundance and its complexity. this holoenzyme — a multi-subunit complex consisting of several proteins and an evolutionarily conserved telomerase rna — has proven challenging to reconstitute in large quantities in vitro. instead, structural biologists have focused on fragments of the complex that were more easily tamed, providing glimpses into parts of it6,7.
much of the pioneering structural work was performed on telomerase from the model organism tetrahymena thermophila. more recently, biochemical studies of naturally assembled telomerase complexes from this well-characterized protozoan established the entire complement of molecules that comprise the functional holoenzyme7. with the molecular players identified, and partial high-resolution structures accumulating, a void emerged in understanding how the pieces of the telomerase complex assemble. jiang et al. present a structure of the t. thermophila telomerase obtained by electron microscopy (em), providing the first view of how the telomerase puzzle fits together.
the initial structure that the authors solved using em reconstruction techniques provided a three-dimensional 'envelope' of the holoenzyme's overall structure at 25 ångströms resolution. to identify the position of each subunit within this structure, the researchers turned to an elegant combination of genetic manipulation and biochemical purification techniques. this approach allowed site-specific attachment of bulky antibodies to the complex, which could in turn be visualized as additional density in the em reconstructions when compared with the unlabelled enzyme. similarly, they engineered a unique rna sequence into the complex to localize the telomerase rna. this sequence binds to a viral coat protein that, like the antibody labelling, introduced unambiguous em density. these experiments were sufficiently specific to identify the locations of all but one of the seven proteins in the complex, as well as a crucial region of the telomerase rna.
previous biochemical work suggested that, functionally, telomerase can be divided into two parts: a catalytic core consisting of components essential for the enzyme's dna-extension activity in vivo, and a set of accessory factors that promote multiple rounds of telomere-dna synthesis8. jiang and co-workers' structure reveals that the holoenzyme is spatially organized around this division, with the catalytic core (consisting of the essential telomerase rna ter and the proteins p65 and tert) on one side and the accessory factors (p75, p19, p45 and teb1) on the other (fig. 1). the authors propose a complete model of the catalytic core that is consistent with existing biochemical data of known inter-subunit interactions, thus providing a validation of their approach.
figure 1: the telomerase jigsaw puzzle. jiang and colleagues' electron microscopy data5 show that the telomerase holoenzyme is spatially organized into two parts, with a catalytic core on one side and a set of accessory factors on the other. the p50 protein of this enzyme complex serves as a crucial bridge between the two parts. (figure adapted from ref. 5.) full size image
the structure also reveals a surprise: the previously uncharacterized holoenzyme protein p50 serves as a crucial bridge between the catalytic core and the accessory factors, and, on the basis of in vitro studies, has a central role in promoting high levels of telomerase activity. the unexpected importance of the p50 protein in supporting telomerase holoenzyme assembly and function suggests that it should be the subject of future study. in particular, it would be of great interest to identify p50-related proteins in other biological systems, such as vertebrates and yeast, and to determine whether these proteins perform similar roles in mediating the assembly of multi-subunit biological complexes.
the structure reported in the present paper provides a much-anticipated model for telomerase structure and establishes a crucial framework for future structure–function analyses of this holoenzyme. for instance, it proposes sites of rna–protein and protein–protein interaction that should be characterized. also, it remains unclear whether the structural organization between dna-handling and core telomerase factors is preserved in the mammalian telomerase enzyme. a recently solved9 em structure of human telomerase suggests that, unlike t. thermophila telomerase, the human enzyme can form a functional dimer. however, the structure gives no information about the interaction of human telomerase with known telomerase-associated dna-binding proteins.
ultimately, a complete mechanistic understanding of telomerase assembly and function will require high-resolution structures that provide atomic-level insight into the functional contributions of proteins, rna and the dna substrates within the telomerase complex. given the close link between telomerase activity and cancer, mechanistic information derived from telomerase structural studies could be useful for the design and optimization of anticancer drugs targeting this holoenzyme. historically, em reconstructions like that reported by jiang et al. have been milestones on the path towards solving the x-ray crystal structures of other essential cellular machines, including the ribosome and rna polymerase. so an even clearer picture of the telomerase holoenzyme might be in sight.
notes 1. *this article and the paper under discussion were published online on 3 april 2013.
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pakistan’s* ˈrənəˌweɪ ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi. ɪn ˌɪsˈlæməbæd, ðə ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ædˈvaɪzəri ˈbɑdi əv ˈklɛrɪks ənd ˈskɑlərz tɪ əˈsɪst ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ lɔz ɪn laɪn wɪθ ðə ənd ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl əv drɑpt ɪts ˈleɪtəst ˈbɑmˌʃɛl. ɔn mɑrʧ 10 tɔp ˈklɛrɪk mʊˈhɑməd kɑn əˈnaʊnst ˈæftər ðə dɪˌlɪbərˈeɪʃənz ðət ə mæn meɪ nɑt æsk fər pərˈmɪʃən frəm hɪz fərst waɪf ˌbiˈfɔr ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli ˈmɛriɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd. ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ˈgreɪtɪd ɔn ˈmɛni nərvz bɪˈkəz ðə lɔ ɪn fɔrs æt ˈprɛzənt ɪz ðət ˈmɛriɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm wɪˈθaʊt ˈæskɪŋ ðə fərst waɪf wɪl ɛnˈteɪl wən jɪr ɪn ʤeɪl ənd rs*. ɛz faɪn. ðə lɔ əv ““permission”*” reɪzd ˈɛniˌweɪ bɪˈkəz ɪf ðə fərst waɪf rɪfˈjuzɪz kənˈsɛnt ʃi kən bi dɪˈvɔrst baɪ ðə ˈhəzbənd baɪ prəˈnaʊnsɪŋ ““talaq”*” (““divorce”*”) θri taɪmz, noʊ kˈwɛsʧənz æst. bət ðə ˈprɪmɪtɪv əˈnækrəˌnɪzəm əv nu ““advice”*” həz prəˈvoʊkt ðə ˈjumən raɪts kəˈmɪʃən əv ˈpækɪˌstæn ˈɪntu kənˈdɛmɪŋ ɪt ɛz əˈnəðər saɪn əv ˈtaɪtənɪŋ əp ðə feɪθ ɪn ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən əv ðə rul əv ˈtælɪˌbæn. ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ˈɪʃud əˈnəðər boʊlt baɪ əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈəndərɪʤ ˈmɛrɪʤ fər gərlz, seɪɪŋ ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈivɪn ˈmaɪnərz kən bi bət ˈoʊnli wɪθ ðə kənˈsɛnt əv ðɛr guardians”*” bət səʧ gərlz kən goʊ wɪθ ðə ˈbraɪdˌgrum ˈoʊnli ˈæftər əˈteɪnɪŋ ˈpjubərti. noʊ wən kən kˈwɛʃən ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ɔn ðə ˈmætər əv ðə oʊn kənˈsɛnt wɪn ʃi ɪz ə ˈmaɪnər. ðə ˈvərdɪkt wɪl ˈoʊnli ˈvælədeɪt ðə ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈpræktɪs əv ʧaɪld ˈmɛrɪʤ ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli ˌɪntərˈəptɪd baɪ ðə pəˈlis. ɪt ˈkænɑt hæv bɪn ˈɪgnərənt əv ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈfaʊndər əv ðə steɪt,, hæd fɔt ˈligəl ˈbætəlz tɪ bæn ɪn ˈɪndiə. ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈɛvəri ˈnuli ““discovered”*” lɔ goʊz əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən. fər ˈɪnstəns, læst jɪr ðə ˈkaʊnsəl dɪˈkrid ðət ðə ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ tɛst ˈkɛrid aʊt tɪ ˈkɑnvɪkt ə ˈreɪpɪst kʊd nɑt bi rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz kənˈklusɪv ˈɛvədəns ˈəndər ðə feɪθ, ðəs ˌɪndərˈɛkˌtli kənˈfərmɪŋ ðə ˈwaɪdli hɛld ˈklɛrɪkəl vju wɪʧ kənˈfleɪts reɪp wɪθ fornication*, rikˈwaɪərɪŋ fɔr ˈaɪˌwɪtnəsɪz tɪ wət ʃʊd ˈnɔrməli bi rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ən ækt əv ˈvaɪələns. ɪf ðə nu lɔ ɪz ɛnˈfɔrst, ə reɪpt ˈwʊmən wɪl hæv tɪ brɪŋ fɔr eɪt ˈwɪmən, sɪns ðə ˈɛvədəns əv wən mæn ˈikwəlz tu ˈaɪˌwɪtnəsɪz tɪ gɪt ðə ˈreɪpɪst ˈpənɪʃt. ɪf ʃi pruv reɪp, ʃi ɪz tɪ bi wɪpt fər ər ˈrɔŋfəl ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən. riˈæktɪŋ ˈæŋgrəli tɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst ““correction”*” əv lɔ, ˈpækɪˌstæn ˈpipəlz ʃɑ ˈsteɪtɪd: ɪz ðə ˈkaʊnsəl kənˈsərnd wɪθ fɔr ˈmɛrɪʤɪz ənd waɪ hæv ðeɪ dən ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈwɪmən gɪt ðɛr ˈprɑpərti ɛz ɛnʃˈraɪnd ɪn ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk law?”*?” ðɛr wɑz ə taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr 1947 wɪn ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈfæməli lɔ wɑz mɔr prəˈgrɛsɪv ðən ˈhɪnˌdu ˈfæməli lɔ bɪˈkəz ɪt geɪv ə ˈməzlɪm gərl hæf əv wət ə ˈməzlɪm bɔɪ gɑt ɪn ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns waɪl ðə ˈhɪnˌdu gərl gɑt ˈnəθɪŋ; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn 1954 ˈɪndiən praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈneɪˌru ʧeɪnʤd ˈhɪnˌdu lɔ ənd əˈlaʊd fʊl ˈpɔrʃən tɪ ˈhɪnˌdu gərlz, ðəs ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈhɪnˌdu lɔ mɔr prəˈgrɛsɪv ɪn ˈɪndiə. ðə ˈkaʊnsəl wɑz sɛt əp baɪ fərst ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ɪn 1962 ɛz ən ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ideology.”*.” ɪt wɑz ɛz ðə əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ideology”*” ɪn ðə 1973 ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən baɪ ðə mɔr prəˈgrɛsɪv, ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪt wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ɪts ““advice”*” ənd ˈkɛri ɔn ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl; bət ˈpræktɪsɪz, səʧ ɛz baɪ ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən laɪk ðə ɛr fɔrs əˈproʊʧɪŋ ðə ˈkaʊnsəl fər ədˈvaɪs ɔn ðə ˈkipɪŋ əv ˌhɪrtəˈfɔr bænd bɪrdz, dɪˈvɛləpt tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ðə hænz əv rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈɛləmənts. mælˈpræktɪs həz dɪˈvɛləpt əraʊnd ðə ædˈvaɪzəri ənd ˈnɑnˈbaɪndɪŋ ˈstætəs əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl. ðə ˈkaʊnsəl kən freɪm nu lɔz ənd pæs ðɛm ɔn tɪ ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv rɪˈlɪʤəs əˈfɛrz, noʊɪŋ ðət noʊ muv wʊd bi meɪd baɪ ðə ˈrulɪŋ ˈpɑrti tɪ ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪt ðə ˈrɛndərd ədˈvaɪs ˈɪntu lɔ. ðɪs həz bɪn ˈfɑloʊd baɪ əˈnəðər ˈivəl ˈpræktɪs əv əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈrædɪkəl ˈklɛrɪks tɪ ˈpɑpjəˌleɪt ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ɛz ə kaɪnd əv braɪb ɪn rɪˈtərn fər ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðɛr ˈpɑrtiz ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt. ðɪs minz ðət ə ˈsərtən kaɪnd əv ˈæŋgri ənd kən rən ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ɛz ən ˈɪnstrəmənt əv fɪr fər səʧ ˈvəlnərəbəl ˈsɛkʃənz əv soʊˈsaɪɪti ɛz ˈwɪmən ənd non-muslims*. ðə ˈkaʊnsəl həz bɪˈheɪvd əˈkɔrdɪŋli. ɪt ˈdjupləˌkeɪts ðə ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt, ðə ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr institution-with-teeth*, bət rɪˈmeɪnz ˈɪmpətənt. ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈrulərz bɪˈgæn baɪ əˈpɔɪntɪŋ ˈmɑdərˌeɪt tɪ ðə ˈkaʊnsəl, ˈmoʊstli rɪˈtaɪrd ˈʤəʤɪz əv ðə haɪər ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri hu dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ rɑk ðə boʊt əv ðə steɪt baɪ ˈdɛlvɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənz əv ˌɪsˈlɑm. ˈgræʤuəli, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə trɛnd ʧeɪnʤd ənd ðə ˈkaʊnsəl bɪˈkeɪm ˈrædɪkəˌlaɪzd ˈəndər ˈʤəstɪs ˈrɛmən hum ðə ˈdɪkteɪtər ʤɛn. əˈpɔɪntɪd ɪn 1980 ˌbiˈfɔr ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ (pur du) tæks ɔn ðə ˈneɪʃən. ˈrɛmən, hu lɛd ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ənˈtɪl 1984 hæd ˈrɪtən hɪz bʊk ɔn ənd wɑz ˈrɛdi tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ˈʤɛnərəl ˈvɪʒən wɪn ən ˈivɪn mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ˌpərsəˈnælɪti əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk wərld ˌɪntərˈvind ənd stoʊl ðə ʃoʊ. ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, ˈhævɪŋ hɛlpt ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli wɪθ ðə gɪft əv ðə fənd, sɛnt ən ˈærəb ˈskɑlər, ˈdɑktər., tɪ ˈsupərˌvaɪz trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈligəl ˈidɪkts). hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ɪn ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪŋ ðə wɔr ˈreɪʤɪŋ ɪn ðə gəlf tɪ ˈpækɪˌstæn. saɪd ˈheɪdər, ə ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbər, ɪn hɪz bʊk, ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi: ˌɛvəˈluʃən ənd ækˈtɪvɪti, tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs haʊ ðə ˈkaʊnsəl keɪm tɪ ɪts ˈfaɪnəl dræft əv ðə ˈɔrdənəns ɛz ɪt wɑz ˈleɪtər ˈprɑməlˌgeɪtəd baɪ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈziə. ɪt ˈrɛkərdz ðət ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə ˈɔfəsɪz əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə oʊn rɪˈpɔrt tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 1981 əbˈzərvd ðət lɔz wər dɪˈskəst baɪ ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ənd ðə lɔ ˈmɪnɪstri ðə ˈgaɪdəns əv ˈdɑktər., hu wɑz ˈspɛʃəli dɪˈteɪld baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə fər ðɪs purpose.”*.” ðə ənd ˈɔrdənəns, 1980 wɑz freɪmd baɪ ɪn ˈɛrəbɪk ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ˈɔfəs. ɪt wɑz ðɛn trænzˈleɪtəd ˈɪntu ərˈdu baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd əˈplaɪd ˈikwəli tɪ boʊθ ðə ˈməzlɪm sɛkts dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈʃiə trəˈdɪʃənəli dɪd nɑt peɪ tɪ ðə steɪt. ðə fərst klæʃ wɪθ ðə ˈʃiə kəmˈjunɪti tʊk pleɪs wɪn ɪt steɪʤd ɪts march”*” tɪ ˌɪsˈlæməbæd əˈgɛnst ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən əv ɔn ðɛm nɑt pərˈmɪtɪd baɪ ðɛr ˌʤʊrəˈsprudəns. ðə ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv goʊɪŋ əˈgɛnst gʊd sɛns lɛd tɪ ˈkɑmɪk rɪˈzəlts. ðə səˈprim kɔrt fərst ɪgˈzɛmptɪd ɔl ðə ˈʃiə frəm peɪɪŋ, wɪʧ kɔzd moʊst ˈsʊˌniz tɪ səbˈmɪt sərˈtɪfɪkəts ˈəndər oʊθ ðət ðeɪ wər ˈʃiə, ðəs prɪˈvɛnɪŋ dɪˈdəkʃən əv ðə tæks frəm ðɛr bæŋk əˈkaʊnts. ˈleɪtər, ðə kɔrt, ˈæktɪŋ ɔn ˈɛkwəti, ɪkˈstɛndɪd ðɪs ɪgˈzɛmpʃən tɪ ˈsʊˌniz ɛz wɛl, ðəs ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈvɑləntɛri, ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk lɔ., ˈminɪŋ 10 (pərˈsɛnt), fɛrd ˈivɪn wərs. ɪn əˈgrɛriən ˈhɪstəri əv ˈpækɪˌstæn, ˈɛkspərt ə. keɪ. ˈkɑlɪd həz meɪd ə ˈstədi əv, ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðə kənˈkluʒən ðət ɪt wɑz nɑt kərˈɛkt ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ˈʤɛnərəl ˈziə tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə ˈklɛrɪkəl dɪˈmænd ðət bi ˈtritɪd ɛz. ðə ækt əv heɪst ðət prəˈdust ðə ənd ˈɔrdənəns ˌɪgˈnɔrd ðə dɪˈspɛrəti əv reɪts bɪtˈwin lænd 10 pərˈsɛnt tæks) ənd lænd 5 pərˈsɛnt tæks). lænd dɪˈzərvd ðə 10 pərˈsɛnt dɪˈdəkʃən, bət ðə fɪr əv ə ˈbæˌklæʃ frəm ðə səˈspɛndɪd ˈrizən. naʊ ðə ˈsəbtərfˌjuʤ pɑrt əv ðə ˈpɑləsi ɔn kəˈlɛkʃən ɪz ðət waɪl ɔn lændz ɪz kəmˈpəlsəri (ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv self-assessment*), ɪt ɪz ““voluntary”*” ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðoʊ ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli 5 pərˈsɛnt. ðə nɛkst ʧif əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl, ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˈsəmˈwət ˈfaɪəri ˈædvəkəsi əv lɔz ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ˈɔfən riˈbjukɪŋ ðə səˈprim kɔrt fər ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈmɑdərn ˈbæŋkɪŋ rən ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn, wɑz ɛs. ɛm. ˈzeɪmən hu lɛd ɪt fər tu θˈriˌjɪr tərmz. hi wɑz sɛd tɪ bi ə ˈhɑrvərd ˈgræʤəˌweɪt bət wɑz ˌnənðəˈlɛs ˈhɑrˌdlaɪn ənd ɪz naʊ ɪn ðə ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˈpɑləsi ˈrisərʧ ˈhɛdɪd baɪ ˈdɑktər. ˈɑmɛd ənd wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz tu dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt rɪˈtaɪrd æmˈbæsədərz, ˈzɑki ənd ˈɑmɑd kɑn. ˈæftər ðə raɪz əv ðə ˈtælɪˌbæn ənd ðə ˈkɑnsəkwənt ɪmˈpaʊərmənt əv ðə ˈklərʤi, ðə ɪn ɪts ˈwɪzdəm əˈpɔɪntɪd mʊˈhɑməd kɑn ɛz ˈʧɛrmən ɪn 2010 ənd ðə ˈpækɪˌstæn ˈməzlɪm lig (nawaz*) həz kəmˈpaʊndɪd ðɪs ˈwɪzdəm baɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪm ə ˈsɛkənd tərm ɪn 2013 ðə ɛr fɔrs æst ðə ˈkaʊnsəl fər ədˈvaɪs ɔn ðə ˈkipɪŋ əv bɪrdz. ˈoʊnli ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈæktɪd ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˌmɑdərˈeɪʃən baɪ nɑt əˈpɔɪntɪŋ ðə haʊs əv 20 ““hard-shell”*” ˈmɛmbərz tɪ ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ənd kɛpt ɪt æt ðə ˈmɪnəməm strɛŋθ əv eɪt tɪ əˈlaʊ ɪt tɪ bi ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈəndər ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən. ənd hi gɑt ˈdɑktər. mʊˈhɑməd ˈkɑlɪd, ə ph.d*. ɪn ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈstədiz frəm məˈgɪl, tɪ hɛd ɪt. waɪ dɪd ðə ˈlidər ˈɑli gɪv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl tɪ? əˈsæsəˌneɪtəd ˈlidər ˈbɛnəˌzɪr ˈkɪlɪŋ wɑz oʊnd baɪ æl ɪn hər bʊk, ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən: ˌɪsˈlɑm, dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd ðə wɛst: ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ rɪˈfɔrmərz laɪk mʊˈhɑməd, ˈrɑmən ˌwɑˈhid, kɑn ənd ˈkɑlɪd wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ priʧ ənd tiʧ ðɛr ˈmɑdərˌnaɪzɪŋ θiˈɑləʤi wɪˈθaʊt ˈfeɪsɪŋ riˈprɛʃən ər ˌmɑrʤənələˈzeɪʃən baɪ ðə state.”*.” ɪz ən æˈlʤɪriən ˈʤinjəs hu ɪz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɪn ðə wɛst ɛz ə moʊst ˈgɪftɪd ˈɛkˌspoʊnənt əv ˌɪsˈlɑm hu meɪ nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ lɪv ɪn æˈlʤɪriə bɪˈkəz əv hɪz reformism*. ˌwɑˈhid, ə rɪˈlɪʤəs ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidər, sərvd ɛz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə frəm 1999 tɪ 2001 kɑn ɪz ðə ˈɪndiən ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈskɑlər huz ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld bət ɪz rɪˈʤɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈməzlɪmz əv ˈɪndiə bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈdɑmənəns əv ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm ɪn ðɛr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ˈbutoʊ ˈmɛnʃənd bɪˈkəz əv hɪz ˈskɑlərli ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ə ˈræʃənəl ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ˌɪsˈlɑm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə lecture”*” əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪkbəl wɛr ðə ˈlætər hæd ˈbreɪvli ““reinterpreted”*” ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ɪn ˌɪsˈlɑm, ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪŋ ðət ˈpənɪʃmənts səʧ ɛz ˈkətɪŋ əv hænz nɑt bi ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ɪn ɑr taɪmz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt ˈhɑrdli ˈmætərz təˈdeɪ, ˈɪkbəl hæd sin ˈnəθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ ˈmɑdərn ˈbæŋkɪŋ ənd, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl əv sər saɪd ˈɑmɛd kɑn, ðə greɪt ˈməzlɪm rɪˈfɔrmər əv saʊθ ˈeɪʒə, hæd əˈlaʊd bæŋk ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn hɪz ˈraɪtɪŋz. wən kən ˈizəli kleɪm ðət ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ˈəndər wɑz rən baɪ ˌɛnˈlaɪtənd ˈskɑlərz wɪθ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈstændɪŋ. ðə ˈəðər ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl wɑz ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈməzlɪm ɪˈvænʤəlɪst hu əˈdhɪrz tɪ ðə ənd (weɪ əv ðə ˈprɑfət), ˈskrutəˌnaɪzɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəli ðə ˈdaɪsi ˌʤʊrəˈsprudəns juzd baɪ ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈklɛrɪks waɪl ˈfɔrmjəˌleɪtɪŋ ““funny”*” lɔz. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðə ˈkaʊnsəl wɑz lɛd baɪ ɪt sɛnt daʊn ˈræʃənəl ənd nɑnˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ədˈvaɪs tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli dɪˈstərbɪŋ ðə ˈklɛrɪkəl baɪ ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ɛz, ðət ə əˈpil tɪ ðə kɔrt fər dɪˈvɔrs bi kənˈsɪdərd unchallengeable*. wɑz ˈnæʧərəli nɑt ɪn kənˈsərvətɪv ˈsərkəlz. ðə leɪt huˈseɪn ˈɑmɛd, əv ðə jamaat-e-islami*, wɑz ˈgreɪtli pʊt ɔf baɪ hɪz əˈpɔɪntmənt ɪn 2004 seɪɪŋ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ʤæŋ: ðə aɪz əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ˌmɑdərˈeɪʃən minz seɪɪŋ ðə waɪl ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ waɪn. ˈpækɪˌstæn ɪz ˈsəfərɪŋ bɪˈkəz əv ˈribə [ˈjuʒəri] wɪʧ həz ˌɪnˈstɪld ˈleɪzinəs əˈməŋ ˈpipəl. [ðə ˈkaʊnsəl] həz bɪn fɪld wɪθ ðə rɔŋ ˈpipəl, ɪts ˈʧɛrmən ˈkɑlɪd ɪz ə mæn əv noʊ riˈpjut, ənd wən ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl hæd bɪn ˈɛdɪtɪŋ ə ˈmægəˌzin fər 10 years.”*.” ɪn 2010 ˈsɛməˌnɛri ɪn lɑˈhɔr wɑz əˈtækt ənd ə ˈtiʧər, mɪˈsteɪkən fər ɪm, wɑz ˈmərdərd, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ɪm tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu ˈɛkˌsaɪl ɪn məˈleɪʒə. hɪz mɪˈsteɪk wɑz hɪz ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ˈɪnfəməs ˈblæsfəmi lɔz ðət hæd kɔzd ðə əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən əv ðə ˈgəvərnər əv ðə ˈpənˌʤæb, taseer*. ðə ˈgɑrdiən hæd kˈwoʊtɪd ɪm ɛz seɪɪŋ: ˈblæsfəmi lɔz hæv noʊ ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən ɪn ˌɪsˈlɑm. ðiz ər ʤɪst ˈtɛlɪŋ laɪz tɪ ðə ˈpipəl. bət ðeɪ hæv bɪˈkəm ˈstrɔŋgər, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæv strit paʊər bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛm, ənd ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈfɔrsɪz ər wik ənd dɪˈvaɪdɪd. ɪf ɪt kənˈtɪnjuz laɪk ðɪs ɪt kʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv pakistan.”*.” təˈdeɪ, ðə ˈtælɪˌbæn ər ˈnɑkɪŋ æt ðə dɔr ˈplɛʤɪŋ tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ðə advice,”*,” naʊ ˈgæðərɪŋ dəst ɪn oʊld faɪlz, ðə ˈkaʊnsəl həz sɛnt tɪ ˌɪnˈkəmbənt ˈgəvərnmənts. ðɪs ““ignoring”*” əv ðə ədˈvaɪs lɛd tɪ əˈnəðər ˈpræktɪs: ɪkˈstrimɪst ˈklɛrɪks ɪn ðə ˈkaʊnsəl huz ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz wər sɛt əˈsaɪd likt ðɛm tɪ ðə ərˈdu prɛs wɛr ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd əˈpɪrɪŋ ˈrɛgjələrli ɛz ““chastisement”*” tɪ ðə ““pagan”*” ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn paʊər. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ liks tɪ ðə prɛs ər ˈnoʊtɪd wɪθ ðə ˈkɑmɛnt ðət ðeɪ hæv bɪn wəns ˈfɔrməli dɪˈnaɪd baɪ ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛriət: ðə ˈpræktɪs əv ˈprɪnɪŋ ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs ɔn ˈbæŋkˌnoʊts ʃʊd bi stɑpt, ˈminɪŋ ðət ðə ˈpɔrtrət əv bi riˈmuvd frəm ðɛm. ˈspɛʃəl sits ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt ʃʊd bi əˈbɑlɪʃt bɪˈkəz ər baɪ ənd lɑrʤ ˈtɛrəbli ˌɪmˈprɛst baɪ ˈmɑdərˌnɪzəm ənd westernism*, ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd əv bɪˈlivɪŋ ɪn ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈprɪnsəpəl əv ˈɛkwəti ənd ˈʤəstɪs bɪˈliv ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn sˈloʊgən əv ˈʤɛndər equality.”*.” ˈɛniˌwən əˈgɛnst ˈɑlə, tu, ʃʊd bi ˈpənɪʃt. noʊ ˈwʊmən ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈmɛri wɪˈθaʊt ðə pərˈmɪʃən əv hər meɪl ˈgɑrdiən. ˈɔrgən trænˈsplænts ənd sˈmoʊkɪŋ ʃʊd bi bænd. ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈɛksəˌkjutɪŋ ˈməzlɪm ˈkɑnvɪkts ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn ʃʊd bi ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ ˈməzlɪmz. ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ˌɑrkiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ baɪ ðə ˈtælɪˌbæn wɑz ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk. ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns əv ɔl kaɪnz ɪz əˈgɛnst ˌɪsˈlɑm ənd ʃʊd bi əˈbɑlɪʃt ˈfɔrθˈwɪθ. sɔft drɪŋks soʊld ɛz ˌnɑˌnælkəˈhɑlɪk bɪr ʃʊd bi proʊˈhɪbətəd ənd ˌnɑˌnælkəˈhɑlɪk ˈbɛvrɪʤɪz ʃʊd nɑt ˈkɛri ˈleɪbəlz laɪk ““beer.”*.” ðə ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd ˈɛkspɔrt frəm ɪt əv ˌnɑˌnælkəˈhɑlɪk bɪr ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi proʊˈhɪbətəd. ʃʊd bi bænd. ɔl ˈlɑtəri skimz, praɪz bɑndz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., ʃʊd bi dɪskənˈtɪnjud. ˈpeɪpər juzd fər ˈprɪnɪŋ əv ðə ʃʊd nɑt bi riˈsaɪkəld. ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ədˈvaɪzd ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə ˈnæʃənəl flæg 23 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ɪt ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ðət ðə bi ˌɪnˈskraɪbd ɔn ɪt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə əv allah-o-akbar*. bi ˌɪnˈskraɪbd ɔn ɪt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə əv ˈwɪmən ʃʊd nɑt əˈpɪr ɪn ædz. ˈwɪmən kən wərk ɛz bət ˈoʊnli ɪf klæd ɪn ər hijab*. ˈoʊnli ˈwɪmən ˈteɪlərz ʃʊd meɪk kloʊðz fər ˈwɪmən. ðə ˈænjuəl əˈsɛsmənt rɪˈpɔrts əv ɔl steɪt ɪmˈplɔɪiz ʃʊd kənˈteɪn ˈsɛkʃənz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤəs əbˈzərvəns; ðoʊz nɑt seɪɪŋ ʃʊd nɑt bi prəˈmoʊtəd. ˈʤihɑd ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈleɪbəld ə dɪˈfɛnsɪv wɔr əˈloʊn. ˈɛvriˌwən ʃʊd bi ˈgreɪtfəl tɪ æfˈgænəˌstæn fər rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈʤihɑd. ðə dɪˈklaɪn əv ðə ˈməzlɪm wərld oʊz tɪ ðə əˈbændənmənt əv ˈʤihɑd, pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn wɪʧ ɪz ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈpaɪəti. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd faɪər ˈsɪvəl ˈsərvənts hu du nɑt seɪ ðɛr; ˈɛriəz wɛr ˈpipəl ˈɔfər ʃʊd bi səˈlɛktɪd fər kənˈsɛʃənəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt fəndz. ˈpækɪˌstæn ʃʊd rɪˈvərt tɪ ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ɛz ðə ˈwikli ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ fər ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈblɛsɪŋz. ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən tɪ ˈprɪzən ɪz ənd ˈprɪzən ˈsɛntənsɪz ʃʊd bi əˈbɑlɪʃt. ˈərli ˌɪsˈlɑm hæd noʊ ʤeɪlz, noʊ pəˈlis, ənd noʊ bæŋks; θivz juzd tɪ hæv ðɛr hænz kət. wɪn wɑz əˈpɔɪntɪd ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn 2009 ɪt wɑz ˈhɑrdli ˈwɛlkəmd baɪ ðə ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ˈpækɪˌstæn. ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən dɪˈfɛndɪŋ raɪts ɪn lɑˈhɔr krɪnʤd æt wət maɪt ˈhæpən nɛkst. lɛd baɪ ˈɪkbəl, ən ex-judge*, ɪt dɪˈmændɪd ðə ˈɔrdər əˈpɔɪntɪŋ bi rɪˈvoʊkt. ðə sɛkt fɛlt ðə ˈtrɛmər, tu. ðɛr ˈkaʊnsəl ˈproʊˌtɛstəd ðə əˈpɔɪntmənt əv seɪɪŋ ɪt wɑz laɪk rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ə ˈskɑlər wɪθ ə ˈklɛrɪk. ðeɪ əˈkjuzd əv biɪŋ ““disputable,”*,” seɪɪŋ hi wɪl ˈvaɪəleɪt ˈsuni raɪts, ənd wɪl tɪ bits”*” ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi. bət ðə hæd tɪ meɪk ə ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ɪn 2009 wɪθ ðə (fazl*) tɪ rɪˈteɪn ɪts məˈʤɔrəti ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt; ənd wən plɛʤ ɪn ðə ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz wɑz tɪ gɪv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl tɪ. ðə seɪm dɪˈlɛmə wɑz feɪst baɪ ðə ɪn 2013 ənd gɑt hɪz ˈsɛkənd tərm. ðə ˈprɑvənəns əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ɪz ˈmərki. ˈʤɛnərəl ˈziə hu ruld ˈpækɪˌstæn ˈæftər ˈhæŋɪŋ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˌzəlfɪˈkɑr ˈɑli ˈbutoʊ rɪˈʤɛktɪd vju əv (riɪnˌtərprəˈteɪʃən) ənd nɑt ˈoʊnli ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ðə ˈkətɪŋ əv hænz fər θɛft bət ˈɔlsoʊ faɪərd ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz ˈstoʊnɪŋ tɪ dɛθ, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ðə. ɪt ɪz nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ ðət ˈdɔtər tu wɑz kɪld ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn bɪˈkəz ʃi pəˈzɛst ə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈɪnəˌlɛkt ðət ˌpækɪˈstæniz ˈjuʒəwəli ˈriʤɛkt ɛz biɪŋ hɛˈrɛtɪkəl. ðoʊz hu kɪld hər wɪl nɑt əˈlaʊ ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv dɪˈsɛnɪŋ ˈɪnəˌlɛkt list əv ɔl. ˈfaʊndər əv ðə mɔsk, wɑz meɪd ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl baɪ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈziə ɪn 1977 ðə mɔsk, ˈfəndɪd baɪ ðə ˈærəbz, ˈleɪtər bɪˈkeɪm ˈhɛvəli sɛkˈtɛriən ˈəndər shamzai*, hu wɑz kɪld baɪ ðə əˈpoʊzd sɛkt. ðə ˈkaʊnsəl həz nɑt bɪn ðə moʊst ˈhɛlpfəl pleɪs ɪn ˈgaɪdɪŋ ˈpækɪˌstæn ɔn ðə pæθ əv ˈwɪzdəm. ðə greɪt ˈlidər əv ˈʤihɑd ənd ə pərˈsɪstənt θɔrn ɪn ðə saɪd əv ˈɪndiə sɪns hɪz əˈlɛʤd əˈsɔlt ɔn ˌmʊmˈbaɪ ɪn 2008 sɑid ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ɪn hɪz trəˈʤɛktəri əv feɪm ənd paʊər. ˈæftər ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən ɪn 1974 sɑid wɑz əˈpɔɪntɪd ˈlɛkʧərər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd dɪˈpɑrtmənt. hi wɑz sɛnt frəm tɪ ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə haɪər studies.”*.” ðɛr, hi gɑt təˈgɛðər wɪθ ðə ˈfeɪməs ““blind”*” ˈsɔdi haɪ prist, ʃik æbˈdul əˈziz bɪn ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðə ərθ wɑz prəˈnaʊns ðə ˈfɑtwɑ əv ˈʤihɑd ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn ɪn 1979 hi rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd wɑz səˈlɛktɪd ɛz ə ˈrisərʧ ˈskɑlər æt ðə ˈkaʊnsəl, ə səˈlɛkʃən meɪd baɪ ə ˈpænəl əv haɪ kɔrt ˈʤəʤɪz. ɔn dɛk. 17 2009 tu jɪrz ˈæftər æl ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ˈpækɪˌstæn, ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ˈpoʊstɪd ə nu bʊk baɪ ˈtaɪtəld ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ ənd ðə læmp: ə ˈtritəs rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə kleɪm ðət ðə ˌpækɪˈstæni ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ɪz ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk. hæd ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈrɪtən ðɪs bʊk ˈərliər bət meɪd ɪt ˈpəblɪk ˈæftər ɪt hæd bɪn trænzˈleɪtəd ənd ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪd tɪ ɔl ðə ˈsɛməˌnɛriz ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn. ðə bʊk dɪz nɑt ˈmɪrli kɔl fər ˈrædɪkəl rɪˈfɔrm əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk riˈpəblɪk əv ˈpækɪˌstæn əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz trəˈdɪʃənəli ɪˈspaʊzd baɪ æl ənd ɪts ˈloʊkəl ˈælaɪz; ɪt kɔlz fər ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə steɪt ˌɪtˈsɛlf. sɔt tɪ pruv ðət ðə ˌpækɪˈstæni ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən wɑz ɪn ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃən wɪθ ˌɪsˈlɑm ənd. ˈnidləs tɪ seɪ, moʊst ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈɪsləmɪsts ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlidərz hoʊld ðət waɪl ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk, ˌpækɪˈstæni rəˈʒimz hæv feɪld tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ɪt. ˈkaʊnsəl ˈʧɛrmɪn, tu, hæv ɪn ðə pæst reɪzd əˈbʤɛkʃənz, waɪl ðə kəˈstoʊdiən əv ˈɪnfəməs læl masjid*, hum ðə ˈtælɪˌbæn səˈlɛktɪd ɛz ðɛr ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv fər wɪθ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ðɪs jɪr, æbˈdul əˈziz, həz ˈoʊpənli dɪˈklɛrd ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən hɛˈrɛtɪkəl. wət ər ðə pɔɪnts reɪzd baɪ ɪn hɪz pəˈlɛmɪk əˈgɛnst ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən? hɪz keɪs ɪn ðə fɔrm əv kˈwɛsʧənz, hi steɪts: ɪz ɪt ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ðə ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈsɪstəm ɪz beɪst ɔn ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk faʊnˈdeɪʃənz jɛt rɪˈzəlts ɪn ɔl ðɪs kərˈəpʃən, ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ, ənd səˌbɔrdəˈneɪʃən tɪ ðə wɛst ənd ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz? jɛt ɪz ðə ˈsɪstəm ðət ˈtiʧɪz kənfˈjuʒən, wɪʧ rɪˈzəlts ɪn ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ə ˌsɛnəˈmɛnəl əˈtæʧmənt tɪ ˌɪsˈlɑm, waɪl, ɪn fækt, ˈpræktɪs, trəˈdɪʃən, ənd ˈʤɛnərəl ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən ər ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk tɪ ˈwɛstərn ˈkəlʧər? jɛt ðə ˈɑrmi, ðə kɪŋ ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn, ɪz səˈbɔrdəˌneɪt tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz? jɛt ˈpækɪˌstæn həz bɪˈkəm ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈælaɪ əv əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn ɪts kruˈseɪdɪŋ wɔr əˈgɛnst islam?”*?” ɛmˈboʊldənd ənd ɪmˈpaʊərd baɪ ənd ðə ˈvaɪələns əv ðə ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈtælɪˌbæn, ðə rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈskɑlərz ˌɪnˈdəktɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈkaʊnsəl wʊd əˈgri wɪθ ɔl ðə pɔɪnts reɪzd əˈbəv. ðə bʊk ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv ˈpækɪˌstæn bɪˈkəz ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ɪz beɪst ɔn ðə paʊər tɪ ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪt; bɪˈkəz ðə paʊər tɪ əˈmɛnd ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈpipəl wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈtrɛˌspæs ɔn ðə əˈθɔrəti əv ˈɑlə; bɪˈkəz [ˈjuʒəri] kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi ˈpræktɪst ˈəndər ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, ənd ˈwɪmən ər əˈlaʊd tɪ goʊ ənˈveɪld ənd bi təˈgɛðər æt ðə ˈwərkˌpleɪs wɪθ mɛn; ˈpækɪˌstæn ɪz nɑt ən ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt, ɪt ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkts ðə ɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ənd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt weɪz laɪk ˌɪmˈjunɪti ˈgrænɪd tɪ səm ˈɔfəsˌhoʊldərz frəm ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən, ðə əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɔfəsɪz tɪ meɪl ˈməzlɪmz, ənd ðə fækt ðət ðə wərd ‘‘democracy’*’ ɪz ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ðə preamble.”*.” roʊt ˈvɛtərən ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈɑmɑd: [ˈkaʊnsəl] kəmˈpraɪzɪz ˈfɑsəˌlaɪzd ˈklɛrɪks traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈdɪkˌteɪt tɪ ˈpipəl ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ðeɪ kənˈtɪnju ðə fˈjutəl əˈtɛmpt tɪ pʊʃ ðə wil əv ˈhɪstəri ˈbækwərdz. waɪl ðə pərˈfɔrməns əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl sɪns ɪts ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən həz bɪn ˈjunəˌfɔrmli ˈdɪzməl, ˈəndər ɪt həz sərˈpæst pæst ˈrɛkərdz. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt spɛnz ˈmɪljənz ɔn ðɪs ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd ˈfɪksʧər. ðɛr ɪz ə nid tɪ ˈsɪriəsli kənˈsɪdər ɪf ðə ˈkændəl ɪz wərθ ðə oil.”*.” frəm ɑr mɑrʧ 29 2014 ˈɪʃu.
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pakistan’s runaway council of islamic ideology.
in islamabad, the council of islamic ideology—an advisory body of clerics and scholars to assist the government in bringing laws in line with the quran and the example of islam’s prophet—has dropped its latest bombshell. on march 10, top cleric maulana muhammad khan sheerani announced after the council’s deliberations that a man may not ask for permission from his first wife before simultaneously marrying a second.
this decision of the council grated on many nerves because the law in force at present is that marrying the second time without asking the first wife will entail one year in jail and rs. 5,000 as fine. the law of “permission” raised belly-laughs anyway because if the first wife refuses consent she can be divorced by the husband by pronouncing “talaq” (“divorce”) three times, no questions asked. but the primitive anachronism of sheerani’s new “advice” has provoked the human rights commission of pakistan into condemning it as another sign of tightening up the faith in anticipation of the rule of taliban.
the council issued another bolt by allowing underage marriage for girls, saying marriage “of even minors can be solemnized but only with the consent of their guardians” but such girls can go with the bridegroom only after attaining puberty. no one can question the council on the matter of the girl’s own consent when she is a minor. the council’s verdict will only validate the widespread practice of child marriage occasionally interrupted by the police. it cannot have been ignorant of the fact that the founder of the state, jinnah, had fought legal battles to ban child-marriage in india.
somehow every newly “discovered” law goes against women. for instance, last year the council decreed that the dna test carried out to convict a rapist could not be regarded as conclusive evidence under the faith, thus indirectly confirming the widely held clerical view which conflates rape with fornication, requiring four eyewitnesses to what should normally be regarded as an act of violence. if the new law is enforced, a raped woman will have to bring four men—or eight women, since the evidence of one man equals two women—as eyewitnesses to get the rapist punished. if she can’t prove rape, she is to be whipped for qazf or wrongful accusation.
reacting angrily to the latest women-related “correction” of law, pakistan peoples party’s nafisa shah stated: “why is the council concerned with men’s four marriages and why have they done nothing to ensure that women get their property as enshrined in islamic law?” there was a time before 1947 when islamic family law was more progressive than hindu family law because it gave a muslim girl half of what a muslim boy got in inheritance while the hindu girl got nothing; however, in 1954, indian prime minister jawaharlal nehru changed hindu law and allowed full portion to hindu girls, thus making hindu law more progressive in india.
the council was set up by pakistan’s first constitution in 1962 as an “advisory council of islamic ideology.” it was redesignated as the “council of islamic ideology” in the 1973 constitution by the more progressive ppp, thinking it would be able to ignore its “advice” and carry on as usual; but practices, such as by an institution like the air force approaching the council for advice on the keeping of heretofore banned beards, developed to strengthen the hands of religious elements.
malpractice has developed around the advisory and nonbinding status of the council. the council can frame new laws and pass them on to the ministry of religious affairs, knowing that no move would be made by the ruling party to legislate the rendered advice into law. this has been followed by another evil practice of allowing radical clerics to populate the council as a kind of bribe in return for the support of their parties in parliament. this means that a certain kind of angry and revengeful perfectionist-literalist can run the council as an instrument of fear for such vulnerable sections of society as women and non-muslims.
the council has behaved accordingly. it duplicates the federal shariat court, the supra-parliamentary and therefore anti-democratic institution-with-teeth, but remains impotent. pakistani rulers began by appointing moderate scholar-clerics to the council, mostly retired judges of the higher judiciary who did not want to rock the boat of the state by delving into the literalist foundations of islam. gradually, however, the trend changed and the council became radicalized under justice tanzilur rehman whom the islamizing dictator gen. zia-ul-haq appointed in 1980 before imposing zakat (poor due) tax on the nation.
rehman, who led the council until 1984, had written his book on apostatization and was ready to implement general zia’s vision when an even more powerful personality of the islamic world intervened and stole the show. saudi arabia, having helped the general financially with the gift of the zakat fund, sent an arab scholar, dr. maruf dualibi, to supervise pakistan’s transition to hudood (quranic legal edicts). he was also instrumental in relocating the sunni-shia war raging in the gulf to pakistan.
syed afzal haider, a council member, in his 974-page book, council of islamic ideology: evolution and activity, tells us how the council came to its final draft of the hudood ordinance as it was later promulgated by general zia. it records that dualibi visited the offices of the council. however, the council’s own report to the government in december 1981 observed that hudood laws were discussed by the council and the law ministry “under the guidance of dr. maruf dualibi, who was specially detailed by the government of saudi arabia for this purpose.”
the zakat and ushr ordinance, 1980, was framed by dualibi in arabic sitting in the council office. it was then translated into urdu by the government and applied equally to both the muslim sects despite the fact that the shia traditionally did not pay zakat to the state. the first clash with the shia community took place when it staged its “long march” to islamabad against imposition of zakat on them not permitted by their jurisprudence. the consequence of going against good sense led to comic results. the supreme court first exempted all the shia from paying zakat, which caused most sunnis to submit certificates under oath that they were shia, thus preventing deduction of the tax from their bank accounts. later, the court, acting on equity, extended this exemption to sunnis as well, thus making zakat voluntary, in violation of the traditional interpretation of islamic law. ushr, meaning 10 (percent), fared even worse.
in agrarian history of pakistan, land-revenue expert a. k. khalid has made a study of ushr, coming to the conclusion that it was not correct on the part of general zia to accept the clerical demand that ushr be treated as zakat. the act of haste that produced the zakat and ushr ordinance ignored the disparity of rates between rain-fed land (10 percent tax) and canal-fed land (5 percent tax). canal-fed land deserved the 10 percent deduction, but the fear of a backlash from the ulema suspended reason. now the subterfuge part of the policy on ushr collection is that while ushr on canal-fed lands is compulsory (on the basis of self-assessment), it is “voluntary” in the case of rain-fed lands—even though it is only 5 percent.
the next chief of the council, given to somewhat fiery advocacy of laws on tv, often rebuking the supreme court for letting modern banking run in pakistan, was s. m. zaman who led it for two three-year terms. he was said to be a harvard graduate but was nonetheless hardline and is now in the academic council of jamaat-e-islami’s institute of policy research headed by dr. khursheed ahmed and which also features two distinguished retired ambassadors, akram zaki and shamshad ahmad khan. after the rise of the taliban and the consequent empowerment of the clergy, the ppp in its wisdom appointed maulana muhammad khan sheerani as chairman in 2010 and the pakistan muslim league (nawaz) has compounded this wisdom by giving him a second term in 2013.
the air force asked the council for advice on the keeping of beards.
only president pervez musharraf acted in favor of moderation by not appointing the house of 20 “hard-shell” members to the council and kept it at the minimum strength of eight to allow it to be functional under the constitution. and he got dr. muhammad khalid masud, a ph.d. in islamic studies from mcgill, to head it.
why did the ppp leader asif ali zardari give the council to sheerani? pakistan’s assassinated leader benazir bhutto—her killing was owned by al qaeda—wrote in her book, reconciliation: islam, democracy and the west: “and the living reformers like muhammad arkoun, abdur rahman wahid, wahiduddin khan and khalid masud would be able to preach and teach their modernizing theology without facing repression or marginalization by the state.”
arkoun is an algerian genius who is recognized in the west as a most gifted exponent of islam who may not be able to live in algeria because of his reformism. wahid, a religious and political leader, served as the president of indonesia from 1999 to 2001. khan is the indian moderate scholar whose message is appreciated all over the world but is rejected by the muslims of india because of the dominance of extremism in their thinking.
bhutto mentioned masud because of his scholarly contribution to a rational understanding of islam, including the “sixth lecture” of the national poet-philosopher allama iqbal where the latter had bravely “reinterpreted” the concept of hudood in islam, recommending that punishments such as cutting of hands not be imposed in our times. although it hardly matters today, iqbal had seen nothing wrong with modern banking and, following the example of sir syed ahmed khan, the great muslim reformer of south asia, had allowed bank interest in his writings.
one can easily claim that the council under musharraf was run by enlightened scholars with international standing. the other well-known member of the council was the popular muslim evangelist allama javed ghamidi who adheres to the quran and sunnah (way of the prophet), scrutinizes critically the dicey jurisprudence used by pakistani clerics while formulating “funny” laws. as long as the council was led by masud (2004-2010) it sent down rational and noncontroversial advice to the government, occasionally disturbing the clerical dovecots by recommending pro-women changes in law—such as, that a wife’s appeal to the court for divorce be considered unchallengeable.
masud was naturally not well-liked in conservative circles. the late qazi hussain ahmed, ex-chief of the jamaat-e-islami, was greatly put off by his appointment in 2004, saying, according to jang: “in the eyes of the government, moderation means saying the namaz while drinking wine. pakistan is suffering because of riba [usury] which has instilled laziness among people. [the council] has been filled with the wrong people, its chairman khalid masud is a man of no repute, and one member of the council had been editing a qadiani magazine for 10 years.”
in 2010, ghamidi’s seminary in lahore was attacked and a teacher, mistaken for him, was murdered, forcing him to go into exile in malaysia. his mistake was his criticism of pakistan’s infamous blasphemy laws that had caused the assassination of the governor of the punjab, salmaan taseer. the guardian had quoted him as saying: “the blasphemy laws have no justification in islam. these ulema are just telling lies to the people. but they have become stronger, because they have street power behind them, and the liberal forces are weak and divided. if it continues like this it could result in the destruction of pakistan.”
today, the taliban are knocking at the door pledging to enforce “all the advice,” now gathering dust in old files, the council has sent to incumbent governments. this “ignoring” of the council’s advice led to another practice: extremist clerics in the council whose recommendations were set aside leaked them to the urdu press where they started appearing regularly as “chastisement” to the “pagan” government in power. the following leaks to the press are noted with the comment that they have been once formally denied by the council secretariat:
the practice of printing photographs on banknotes should be stopped, meaning that the portrait of jinnah be removed from them.
special women’s seats in parliament should be abolished because “they are by and large terribly impressed by modernism and westernism, and instead of believing in the islamic principle of equity and justice believe in the western slogan of gender equality.”
anyone blaspheming against allah, too, should be punished. no woman should be allowed to marry without the permission of her male guardian. organ transplants and smoking should be banned.
christian hangmen executing muslim convicts in pakistan should be replaced with muslims.
the destruction of afghanistan’s archaeological heritage by the taliban was islamic.
insurance of all kinds is against islam and should be abolished forthwith.
soft drinks sold as nonalcoholic beer should be prohibited and nonalcoholic beverages should not carry labels like “beer.” the preparation inside pakistan and export from it of nonalcoholic beer should also be prohibited.
coeducation should be banned.
all lottery schemes, prize bonds, etc., should be discontinued.
paper used for printing of the quran should not be recycled.
the council advised changing the national flag 23 years ago. it recommended that the kalima be inscribed on it along with the battle-cry of allah-o-akbar.
be inscribed on it along with the battle-cry of women should not appear in ads. women can work as airhostesses but only if clad in burqa or hijab. only women tailors should make clothes for women.
the annual assessment reports of all state employees should contain sections indicating religious observance; those not saying namaz should not be promoted.
jihad should not be labeled a defensive war alone. everyone should be grateful to afghanistan for reviving jihad. the decline of the muslim world owes to the abandonment of jihad, participation in which is the greatest piety.
the government should fire civil servants who do not say their namaz; areas where people offer namaz should be selected for concessional development funds.
pakistan should revert to friday as the weekly holiday for islamic blessings.
sending anyone to prison is un-islamic and prison sentences should be abolished. early islam had no jails, no police, and no banks; thieves used to have their hands cut.
when sheerani was appointed chairman of the council by the ppp government in 2009, it was hardly welcomed by the non-clerical citizens of pakistan. the aurat foundation defending women’s rights in lahore cringed at what might happen next. led by nasira iqbal, an ex-judge, it demanded the order appointing sheerani be revoked.
the barelvi sect felt the tremor, too. their qaumi yakjehti council protested the appointment of sheerani saying it was like replacing a scholar with a cleric. they accused sheerani of being “disputable,” saying he will violate sunni rights, and will “blow to bits” islamic ideology. but the ppp had to make a compromise in 2009 with the jamiat ulema-e-islam (fazl) to retain its majority in parliament; and one pledge in the compromise was to give the council to sheerani. the same dilemma was faced by the pmln in 2013 and sheerani got his second term.
the provenance of the council is murky. general zia who ruled pakistan after hanging prime minister zulfikar ali bhutto rejected allama iqbal’s view of ijtihad (reinterpretation) and not only imposed the cutting of hands for theft but also fired the-then chairman of the council to impose stoning to death, which is not specifically mentioned in the quran. it is not surprising that bhutto’s daughter too was killed in pakistan because she possessed a level of intellect that pakistanis usually reject as being heretical. those who killed her will not allow innovative thinking—and dissenting intellect least of all.
founder of the banuri mosque, maulana yusuf banuri was made member of the council by general zia in 1977. the banuri mosque, funded by the arabs, later became heavily sectarian under mufti shamzai, who was killed by the opposed sect. the council has not been the most helpful place in guiding pakistan on the path of wisdom. the great leader of jihad and a persistent thorn in the side of india since his alleged assault on mumbai in 2008, hafiz saeed includes the council in his trajectory of fame and power.
after graduation in 1974, saeed was appointed lecturer at the university of engineering and technology’s islamiyat department. he was sent from uet to saudi arabia “for higher studies.” there, he got together with the famous “blind” saudi high priest, sheikh abdul aziz bin baz—who insisted the earth was flat—to pronounce the fatwa of jihad in afghanistan in 1979. he returned to pakistan and was selected as a research scholar at the council, a several-years-long selection made by a panel of high court judges.
on dec. 17, 2009, two years after al qaeda’s establishment of tehreek-e-taliban pakistan, jihadist websites posted a new 128-page book by ayman al-zawahiri titled the morning and the lamp: a treatise regarding the claim that the pakistani constitution is islamic. al-zawahiri had probably written this book earlier but made it public after it had been translated and circulated to all the deobandi-wahhabi seminaries in pakistan.
the book does not merely call for radical reform of the islamic republic of pakistan along the principles traditionally espoused by al qaeda and its local allies; it calls for the destruction of the state itself. al-zawahiri sought to prove that the pakistani constitution was in contradiction with islam and shariah. needless to say, most pakistani islamists and religious leaders hold that while the constitution itself is islamic, pakistani regimes have failed to implement it. council chairmen, too, have in the past raised objections, while the custodian of islamabad’s infamous lal masjid, whom the taliban selected as their representative for parleys with the government this year, maulana abdul aziz, has openly declared the constitution heretical. what are the points raised by al-zawahiri in his polemic against the constitution?
prefacing his case in the form of questions, he states: “how is it possible that the pakistani system is based on islamic foundations yet results in all this corruption, sabotage, and subordination to the west and the americans? yet is the system that teaches confusion, which results in the creation of generations with a sentimental attachment to islam, while, in fact, practice, tradition, and general fascination are sympathetic to western culture? yet the army, the uncrowned king in pakistan, is subordinate to the americans? yet pakistan has become the greatest ally of america in its crusading war against islam?”
emboldened and empowered by al-zawahiri’s case-building and the violence of the pakistani taliban, the religious scholars inducted into the council would agree with all the points raised above. the book is critical of pakistan because “the constitution is based on the people’s power to legislate; because the power to amend the constitution is also vested in the people which is a trespass on the authority of allah; because [usury] continues to be practiced under the constitution, and women are allowed to go unveiled and be together at the workplace with men; pakistan is not an islamic state, it contradicts the shariah in a number of fundamental and significant ways like immunity granted to some officeholders from judicial prosecution, the non-restriction of important offices to male muslims, and the fact that the word ‘democracy’ is mentioned in the constitution’s preamble.”
wrote lahore’s veteran journalist aziz-ud-din ahmad: “the [council] comprises fossilized clerics trying to dictate to people living in the 21st century. they continue the futile attempt to push the wheel of history backwards. while the performance of the council since its inception has been uniformly dismal, under sheerani it has surpassed past records. the government spends millions on this outdated fixture. there is a need to seriously consider if the candle is worth the oil.”
from our march 29, 2014, issue.
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kloʊz ˈgrɪzliz ˈvɛtərən ˈtoʊni ˈælən ɪz ə fri ˈeɪʤənt ənd wɔnts tɪ rɪˈtərn. ˈrɑnəld kəˈmərʃəl əˈpil baɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈmɛmpfɪs ˈgrɪzliz ˈtoʊni ˈælən riækts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə geɪm əˈgɛnst ðə æˈtlæntə hɔks æt fedexforum*. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈnɪki boertman*, ðə kəˈmərʃəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈgrɪzliz gɑrd ənd ˌənriˈstrɪktɪd fri ˈeɪʤənt ˈtoʊni ˈælən həz riˈmuvd ˈɛni ˈmɛnʃən əv ðə tim frəm hɪz tˈwɪtər baɪoʊ, wən deɪ ˈæftər zæk ˈrændɑlf lɛft ˈmɛmpfɪs fər ðə ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ kɪŋz. wəns ˈrɛdɪŋ "ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈgraɪndɪŋ fər ðə ˈmɛmpfɪs ˈgrɪzliz," ˈælənz tˈwɪtər baɪoʊ naʊ ridz, "frəm ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ. ˈfɔrmər ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə steɪt stɑr. 2008 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈʧæmpiən." aɪ tʊk ðɪs əv ˈtoʊni ˈælənz ˈproʊˌfaɪl læst wik ˌbiˈfɔr fri ˈeɪʤənsi. təˈdeɪ, ɪt noʊ ˈlɔŋgər sɪz ˈgraɪndɪŋ fər ðə ˈmɛmpfɪs ˈgrɪzliz. ˈbraʊnɪŋ stəbz (@browningstubbs*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 5 2017 sɪns ˈælənz ərˈaɪvəl ɪn 2010 ðə ˈgrɪzliz hæv pərˈfɛktəd ə "grɪt' ɛn' graɪnd" staɪl əv ˈbæskətˌbɔl, bɪlt ɔn dɪˈfɛns praʊəs, saɪz ənd physicality*. wɪθ ˈrændɑlf gɔn ənd ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən ðət ˈælən wɪl saɪn wɪθ əˈnəðər tim, ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ˈɪrə wɪl kəm tɪ ən ɛnd. ɪn ˈsɛvən ˈsizənz wɪθ ðə ˈgrɪzliz, ˈælən ˈævrɪʤd pɔɪnts pər geɪm ənd meɪd ən dɪˈfɛnsɪv tim sɪks taɪmz. mɔr: pick-and-pop*: ˌfɛrˈwɛl tɪ ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈgrɪzli zæk ˈrændɑlf mɔr: ˈkælkɪnz: zæk ˈrændɑlf ɪz ˈgreɪtəst əv ɔl ˈgrɪzliz, ənd ɪts hɑrd tɪ seɪ ˌgʊdˈbaɪ mɔr: ˈgrɪzliz nɑt ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ˈkipɪŋ grin, ˈeɪʤənt sɪz waɪl ˈælən kʊd bi aʊt ðə dɔr ˈsunər ˈrəðər ðən ˈleɪtər, wən ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈraɪtər ˈɔlsoʊ sɪz ðət ˈgrɪzliz ˈsɛnər mɑrk ɪz ə pleɪər tɪ kip ən aɪ ɔn ðət kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈlivɪŋ ˈmɛmpfɪs. krɪs ˈmænɪks əv ðə ˈvərtɪkəl roʊt ðət kʊd bi ɔn ðə ˈreɪˌdɑr tɪ ə ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən laɪk ˈbɔstən, ə tim ˈmeɪkɪŋ bɪg muvz ɪn fri ˈeɪʤənsi wɪθ ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv ˈgɔrdən ˈheɪwərd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈmænɪks roʊt, "wən pleɪər wərθ ˈkipɪŋ ən aɪ ɔn, tu lig ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz toʊld ðə ˈvərtɪkəl; ˈmɛmpfɪs' mɑrk. ðə ˈgrɪzliz lɔst zæk ˈrændɑlf, ˈtoʊni ˈælən kʊd bi nɛkst aʊt ðə dɔr, ənd ɪf ju wər ˈfɪlɪŋ aʊt jʊr ˈwɛstərn ˈkɑnfərəns pleɪɔf ˈbrækɪt təˈdeɪ, ˈmɛmpfɪs ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈwʊdənt bi ɪn ɪt. wʊd ðə muv ðə fər ə riˈbɪldɪŋ ˈpækɪʤ əv pleɪərz ənd pɪks? wʊd ˈbɔstən wɪʧ həz tɪ bi ˈwɛri əv ˈpʊtɪŋ təˈgɛðər ə tim ðət wʊd bit ˈklivlənd bət stɪl gɪt ˈpəlvərˌaɪzd baɪ ˈgoʊldən steɪt bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd? əˈgɛn, wərθ ˈwɑʧɪŋ."
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close grizzlies veteran swingman tony allen is a free agent and wants to return. ronald tillery/the commercial appeal
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grizzlies guard and unrestricted free agent tony allen has removed any mention of the team from his twitter bio, one day after zach randolph left memphis for the sacramento kings.
once reading "always grinding for the memphis grizzlies," allen's twitter bio now reads, "from chicago. former oklahoma state star. 2008 nba champion."
i took this screenshot of tony allen's profile last week before free agency.
today, it no longer says grinding for the memphis grizzlies. pic.twitter.com/pfkxeqxkkq browning stubbs (@browningstubbs) july 5, 2017
since allen's arrival in 2010, the grizzlies have perfected a "grit' n' grind" style of basketball, built on defense prowess, size and physicality. with randolph gone and the expectation that allen will sign with another team, it appears that era will come to an end.
in seven seasons with the grizzlies, allen averaged 8.9 points per game and made an all-nba defensive team six times.
more: pick-and-pop: farewell to the greatest grizzly zach randolph
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while allen could be out the door sooner rather than later, one nba writer also says that grizzlies center marc gasol is a player to keep an eye on that could also be leaving memphis.
chris mannix of the vertical wrote that gasol could be on the radar to a destination like boston, a team making big moves in free agency with the acquisition of gordon hayward on tuesday.
mannix wrote, "one player worth keeping an eye on, two league executives told the vertical; memphis' marc gasol. the grizzlies lost zach randolph, tony allen could be next out the door, and if you were filling out your western conference playoff bracket today, memphis probably wouldn't be in it. would the grizz move the 32-year-old gasol for a ready-made rebuilding package of players and picks? would boston - which has to be wary of putting together a team that would beat cleveland but still get pulverized by golden state - be interested? again, worth watching."
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ə fju ˈsənˌdiz əˈgoʊ, aɪ wɛnt ˈɪntu haɪ prist grup, sæt daʊn, ənd ə sɔŋ ˈstɑrtɪd pleɪɪŋ ɪn maɪ hɛd. ɪt tʊk ə fju ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ kʊd pleɪs ɪt. ɪt wɑz frəm street”*” əv ðiz θɪŋz ɪz nɑt laɪk ðə ˈəðərz. wən əv ðiz θɪŋz ʤɪst belong.”*.” ɪt teɪk lɔŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ðət ðə bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ thing”*” wɑz mi. ɔl ðə ˈəðər mɛn ɪn ðə rum wər ˈwɛrɪŋ ðɛr ˈmɔrmən ˈʤɛnərəl əˈθɔrəti bɛst: waɪt ʃərt, dɑrk sut, kənˈsərvətɪv taɪ ənd blæk sɑks wɪθ ˈɑksfərd ʃuz. aɪ wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ maɪ ˈsənˌdi bɛst, tu. ˈɔlsoʊ maɪ ˈtrɪbjun bɛst, bɛst, ənd ˈkɔrˌtrum bɛst: ən ʃərt əv səˈspɪʃəs hju, ˈdɑkərz, grin sɑks, braʊn ʃuz ənd ə ʃiθ naɪf. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈnɛvər ə gʊd ˈpræktɪs ənd ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət aɪ wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ə spɪˈsɪfɪk taɪp əv ˈjumənz. ə gʊd neɪm fər θɪŋz ðət kən bi ˈkætəgərˌaɪzd? fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə praɪd əv laɪənz, ə hərd əv kaʊz, ə trup əv ˈməŋkiz ənd ən əv lɑrks. ˈɔɪstərz ər ə bɛd, ˈpɔrkjəˌpaɪnz ə ənd ˌkæŋgərˈuz ə mɑb. ə skəlk əv ˈfɑksəz, ə rɑmp əv ˈɑtərz, ə ˈkækəl əv haɪˈinəz nɑt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs əp. ˈrisərʧ ɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf ə kənˈspɪrəsi əv ˈlimərz ənd ən əv teenagers.”*.” ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ðət læst wən aɪ dɪd meɪk əp. aɪ gɑt ɪt frəm ˈwɑʧɪŋ tu ˈtiˌneɪʤərz wɔk ˈɪntu ðə saɪd əv ə pɑrkt kɑr waɪl ˈtɛkˌstɪŋ. wət wʊd ə grup əv ˈrɛdəli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪəbəl ˈmɔrmənz bi kɔld? ə kˈwɔrəm əv ˈmɔrmənz? tu ˈizi. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ʤɪst tɪ mɛn. soʊ, seɪ ju sɔ səm ˈpipəl ˈstændɪŋ ɔn ə ˈkɔrnər hu wər ˈizəli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪəbəl æt ə ˈdɪstəns ɛz ˈmɔrmən. ənd nɑt kɪd ɑrˈsɛlvz ðət səʧ ə θɪŋ ˈlaɪkli, ˈoʊˈkeɪ? ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz ˈɛvəri bɪt ɛz ˈjunəˌfɔrmd ɛz ðə ˈɑmɪʃ. wət wʊd ju seɪ? ““my*, ə faɪn ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən əv ˈmɔrmənz ˈoʊvər there”*” ər ““hey*, lʊk æt ðət ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni əv mormons”*” ər aʊt! hir kəmz ə sˈnɑbəri əv mormons.”*.” ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ɛz wɪθ ˈænəməlz, ðə neɪm həz tɪ bi ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈʤɛnərəli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd (ər kəmˈplitli æt ɑdz) wɪθ ðə kəˈlɛktɪv ˈɪmɪʤ. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə bənʧ əv ˌsæləˈmændərz ɪz ə ““congress,”*,” ə grup əv ˈsərkəlɪŋ ˈvəlʧərz ɪz ə ““kettle,”*,” ə flɑk əv ɪz ə ““wreck,”*,” ənd ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈfɛrəts ɪz ə ““business.”*.” goʊɪŋ wɪθ ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən əv mormons.”*.” ɪt spiks tɪ ɑr proʊˈklɪvəti əv ˈwərʃəpɪŋ gɑd θru kənˈfɔrməti ənd ˌɪməˈteɪʃən. ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli, ðɪs ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ən θɪŋ. ðɛr ˈɔlsoʊ kʊd bi ə ““rant”*” əv ˈsəðərn ˈbæptəsts, ə ““confessional”*” əv ˈkæθlɪks, ə ““thrash”*” əv pentecostals*, ər ə ““knock”*” əv ˈwɪtnəsɪz. nɔr dɪz ðɪs kəˈlɛktɪv ˈrɛfərənsɪŋ əˈplaɪ ˈoʊnli tɪ rɪˈlɪʤən. ɪt wərks wɪθ ɔl grups. ə rage”*” əv ˈfɛmənɪsts, sneer”*” əv ˈeɪθiəsts, ənd ə ““grope”*” əv ˈkɑŋgrəsmɪn. weɪt. wʊd ðət min ə ““grab”*” əv ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkoʊˈwərkərz? ɪt ɪz, ˈæftər ɔl, ɪn ˈkipɪŋ wɪθ ðə taɪmz ɪn wɪʧ wi lɪv. aɪ æst ˈsɛvərəl əv maɪ oʊn ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkoʊˈwərkərz tɪ kənˈsɪdər ðə aɪˈdiə əv ðɛm biɪŋ rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz grab.”*.” wən əv ðɛm spəˈsɪfɪkli ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ˈraɪtər mɪˈʃɛl kwɪst sɛd, ɪf ju wɔnt ðɪs ˈkiˌbɔrd əp ðə saɪd əv jʊr head.”*.”
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a few sundays ago, i went into high priest group, sat down, and a song started playing in my head. it took a few minutes before i could place it.
it was from “sesame street” — “one of these things is not like the others. one of these things just doesn’t belong.”
it didn’t take long to figure out that the “not belonging thing” was me. all the other men in the room were wearing their mormon general authority best: white shirt, dark suit, conservative tie and black socks with oxford shoes.
i was wearing my sunday best, too. it’s also my tribune best, dinner-and-a-show best, and courtroom best: an open-collar shirt of suspicious hue, dockers, green socks, brown shoes and a sheath knife.
i started thinking — never a good practice — and realized that i was looking at a collection of a specific type of humans. what’s a good name for things that can be categorized?
for example, it’s a pride of lions, a herd of cows, a troop of monkeys and an exaltation of larks. oysters are a bed, porcupines a prickle and kangaroos a mob.
it’s a skulk of foxes, a romp of otters, a cackle of hyenas — i’m not making this up. research it yourself — a conspiracy of lemurs and an “obliviousness of teenagers.”
ok, that last one i did make up. i got it from watching two teenagers walk into the side of a parked car while texting.
what would a group of readily identifiable mormons be called? a quorum of mormons? that’s too easy. besides, it’s particular just to men.
so, say you saw some people standing on a corner who were easily identifiable at a distance as mormon. and let’s not kid ourselves that such a thing isn’t likely, ok? in some cases we’re every bit as uniformed as the amish.
what would you say? “my, that’s a fine correlation of mormons over there” or “hey, look at that testimony of mormons” or “watch out! here comes a snobbery of mormons.”
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as with animals, the name has to be something generally associated (or completely at odds) with the collective image. for example, a bunch of salamanders is a “congress,” a group of circling vultures is a “kettle,” a flock of seabirds is a “wreck,” and a collection of ferrets is a “business.”
i’m going with “a correlation of mormons.” it speaks to our proclivity of worshipping god through conformity and imitation.
incidentally, this is not just an lds thing. there also could be a “rant” of southern baptists, a “confessional” of catholics, a “thrash” of pentecostals, or a “knock” of jehovah’s witnesses.
nor does this collective referencing apply only to religion. it works with all groups. it’s a “a rage” of feminists, “a sneer” of atheists, and a “grope” of congressmen.
wait. would that mean it’s a “grab” of female co-workers? it is, after all, in keeping with the times in which we live.
i asked several of my own female co-workers to consider the idea of them being referred to as “a grab.” one of them — specifically editorial writer michelle quist — said, “only if you want this keyboard up the side of your head.”
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ctv* ˈkɪʧənər pəˈlis seɪ ən ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt haʊs ˈpɑrti gɑt soʊ aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt, 50 ˈɔfɪsərz hæd tɪ breɪk ɪt əp. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈwɔtərˌlu ənd ˈwɪlfrɪd ˌjunəˈvərsəti hɛld ðɛr ˈænjuəl ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd fɛˈstɪvətiz. wɑz 700 ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ɔn facebook,”*,” sɛd ˈeɪmi smɪθ, ə ˈsɛkənd jɪr ˈstudənt. ˈθaʊzənz ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ, ənd ˈɔfɪsərz rɪˈmɑrkt ɔn hoʊps fər ə kɑm, riˈspɑnsəbəl ˈwiˌkɪnd. hoʊp wɪn ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɪz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈstupɪd, duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ənˈseɪf, ðət ðeɪ maɪt tərn əraʊnd, si ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ðə kloʊz vɪˈsɪnɪti ənd ɪt maɪt prɪˈvɛnt ðɛm frəm duɪŋ that,”*,” sɛd ˈwɔtərˌlu ˈriʤənəl pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər, bɛn koʊlz. pəˈlis seɪ ðeɪ hæd ə ˈstɛdi strim əv ˈtɪkɪts ˈhændɪd aʊt fər ˈəndərɪʤ ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ənd fər ˈhævɪŋ ˈoʊpən ˈlɪkər.
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ctv kitchener
police say an overnight house party got so out of control saturday night, 50 officers had to break it up.
on saturday, the university of waterloo and wilfrid laurier university held their annual homecoming weekend festivities.
“there was 700 people invited on facebook,” said amy smith, a second year laurier student.
thousands celebrated during the day, and officers remarked on hopes for a calm, responsible weekend.
“we hope when somebody is thinking of doing something stupid, doing something unsafe, that they might turn around, see a police officer in the close vicinity and it might prevent them from doing that,” said waterloo regional police officer, ben coles.
police say they had a steady stream of tickets handed out for underage drinking and for having open liquor.
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ju ər hir: hoʊm wən nu ˈjumən ˈeɪviən ˌɪnfluˈɛnzə keɪs həz bɪn kənˈfərmd ɪn ist ˈʧaɪnəz ˈʒiˈʤɑŋ ˈprɑvɪns, ˈloʊkəl əˈθɔrətiz sɛd ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ɪt wɑz ðə ˈsɛkənd səʧ keɪs ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ˈʒiˈʤɑŋ sɪns leɪt ˈeɪprəl, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈsteɪtmənt frəm ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl hɛlθ dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ə mæn lju ˈtɛstɪd ˈpɑzətɪv fər ðə ˈvaɪrəs æt ðə ˈʒiˈʤɑŋ prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈsɛnər fər dɪˈziz kənˈtroʊl ənd priˈvɛnʃən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsteɪtmənt. lju, ə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪmˈplɔɪi frəm ˈkaʊnti, wɑz ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ə ˈtaʊnʃɪp ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɔn ɔkt. 8 hi ɪz ɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən ənd ɪz rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈtritmənt æt ə ˈkaʊnti ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. bərd flu ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə riʧt 134 baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ˈɔgəst. əv ðə ˈkeɪsɪz, 45 ˈpeɪʃənz hæv daɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl hɛlθ ənd ˈfæməli ˈplænɪŋ kəˈmɪʃən. noʊ nu ˈkeɪsɪz əv ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈmeɪnˌlænd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə kəˈmɪʃən.
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one new human h7n9 avian influenza case has been confirmed in east china's zhejiang province, local authorities said tuesday.
it was the second such case reported in zhejiang since late april, according to a statement from the provincial health department.
a 35-year-old man surnamed liu tested positive for the h7n9 virus at the zhejiang provincial center for disease control and prevention, according to the statement.
liu, a company employee from shaoxing county, was admitted to a township hospital on oct. 8. he is in critical condition and is receiving treatment at a shaoxing county hospital.
h7n9 bird flu cases in china reached 134 by the end of august. of the cases, 45 patients have died, according to the national health and family planning commission.
no new cases of h7n9 infection were reported on the chinese mainland in september, according to the commission.
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ˈtræfɪk ædˈvaɪzəri ˈkɑnˌtækt: ɑdriˈɛn bɑrnz ˈkæθi ˈʧɑpər 410 fər ˌɪˈmiˌdiət riˈlis ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ɑkˈtoʊbər 18 2012 ˈwiˌkɪnd roʊd ˈkloʊʒərz præt strit ˈkloʊʒər fər kreɪn lɪft ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈsɪti dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən wʊd laɪk tɪ ədˈvaɪz ˈmoʊtərɪsts ðət ə ˈpɔrʃən əv præt strit wɪl ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli kloʊz ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ fər ə kreɪn lɪft ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ɑkˈtoʊbər 20 2012 præt strit wɪl bi kloʊzd tɪ θru ˈtræfɪk bɪtˈwin ˈʧɑrəlz ənd ˈkælvərt strits frəm əˈprɑksəmətli a.m*. ənˈtɪl p.m*. wɪθ ˈditʊrz ɪn ˈifɛkt. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm, wən leɪn əv præt strit wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˈoʊpən fər kəmˈjutərz hu ər ˈtərnɪŋ raɪt ˈɔntu ˈsaʊθˌbaʊnd laɪt strit. ˈmoʊtərɪsts ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɪn ðɪs vɪˈsɪnɪti ʃʊd ɪkˈspɛkt dɪˈleɪz ənd ər ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ juz ˈɔltərˌneɪt rʊts. ˈʧɑrəlz strit leɪn ˈkloʊʒərz ðɪs ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈtɛmpərˌɛri leɪn ˈkloʊʒərz wɪl bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd əˈlɔŋ ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ˈʧɑrəlz strit fər ə kreɪn lɪft ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ɑkˈtoʊbər 20 2012 ˈtɛmpərˌɛri leɪn ˈkloʊʒərz wɪl bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd əˈlɔŋ ɛn. ˈʧɑrəlz strit æt ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv ˈɛmˈti. rɔɪəl ˈævəˌnu frəm a.m*. ənˈtɪl p.m*. æt list wən leɪn əv θru ˈtræfɪk wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˈoʊpən əˈlɔŋ ˈʧɑrəlz strit ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm. ˈmoʊtərɪsts ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɪn ðɪs vɪˈsɪnɪti ʃʊd bi ɔn ðə wɔʧ fər ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈtræfɪk ˈpætərnz ənd ər ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ juz ˈɔltərˌneɪt rʊts. pjuˈlæˌski ˈhaɪˌweɪ ræmp ˈmɪlɪŋ ənd ˈpeɪvɪŋ ðɪs ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ðə ræmp frəm ˈwɛstˌbaʊnd pjuˈlæˌski ˈhaɪˌweɪ tɪ roʊd wɪl bi kloʊzd fər ˈmɪlɪŋ ənd ˈpeɪvɪŋ wərk. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ɑkˈtoʊbər 20 2012 ðə ˈwɛstˌbaʊnd pjuˈlæˌski ˈhaɪˌweɪ ræmp tɪ ˈnɔrθbaʊnd roʊd wɪl bi kloʊzd tɪ θru ˈtræfɪk a.m*. ənˈtɪl p.m*. wɪθ ˈditʊrz ɪn ˈifɛkt. ˈmoʊtərɪsts ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɪn ðɪs vɪˈsɪnɪti ər ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ juz ˈɔltərˌneɪt rʊts. ˈgrinˌweɪ kreɪn lɪft ðɪs ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ˈgrinˌweɪ wɪl ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli kloʊz fər ə kreɪn lɪft ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ɑkˈtoʊbər 20 2012 ˈgrinˌweɪ wɪl bi kloʊzd tɪ θru ˈtræfɪk bɪtˈwin ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈpɑrkˌweɪ ənd strit frəm a.m*. ənˈtɪl p.m*. wɪθ ˈditʊrz ɪn ˈifɛkt. ˈmoʊtərɪsts ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɪn ðɪs vɪˈsɪnɪti ər ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ juz ˈɔltərˌneɪt rʊts. ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈsɪti dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən: ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈmuvɪŋ safely”*”
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traffic advisory
contact: adrienne barnes
kathy chopper
(410) 361-9296
for immediate release
thursday, october 18, 2012
weekend road closures
pratt street closure for crane lift operation
the baltimore city department of transportation would like to advise motorists that a portion of pratt street will temporarily close on saturday for a crane lift operation.
on saturday, october 20, 2012 pratt street will be closed to through traffic between charles and calvert streets from approximately 1:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. with detours in effect. during this time, one lane of pratt street will remain open for commuters who are turning right onto southbound light street.
motorists traveling in this vicinity should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes.
charles street lane closures
this saturday, temporary lane closures will be implemented along a portion of charles street for a crane lift operation. on saturday, october 20, 2012, temporary lane closures will be implemented along n. charles street at the intersection of mt. royal avenue from 5:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at least one lane of through traffic will remain open along charles street during this time.
motorists traveling in this vicinity should be on the watch for changing traffic patterns and are encouraged to use alternate routes.
pulaski highway ramp milling and paving
this saturday, the ramp from westbound pulaski highway to moravia road will be closed for milling and paving work. on saturday, october 20, 2012 the westbound pulaski highway ramp to northbound moravia road will be closed to through traffic from12:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. with detours in effect.
motorists traveling in this vicinity are encouraged to use alternate routes.
greenway crane lift
this saturday, a portion of greenway will temporarily close for a crane lift operation. on saturday, october 20, 2012 greenway will be closed to through traffic between university parkway and 34th street from 6:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. with detours in effect.
motorists traveling in this vicinity are encouraged to use alternate routes.
baltimore city department of transportation:
“keeping baltimore moving safely”
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ɪn ə ˈnoʊtəbli ˈʃɑrpər stəmp spiʧ ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈtækt mɪt ˈrɑmni fər hɪz ˈʃɪftɪŋ pəˈzɪʃənz ɔn ˈtæksɪz, hɛlθ kɛr ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə oʊn ɛz conservative.”*.” traɪɪŋ tɪ goʊ θru ən ɪkˈstrim ˈmæˌkoʊvər. ˈæftər ˈrənɪŋ fər mɔr ðən ə jɪr ɪn wɪʧ hi kɔld hɪmˈsɛlf səˈvɪrli kənˈsərvətɪv, mɪt traɪɪŋ tɪ kənˈvɪns ju ðət hi wɑz səˈvɪrli kidding,”*,” sɛd ˌoʊˈbɑmə æt ə kæmˈpeɪn ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə. ““look*. wət hi wɑz ˈsɛlɪŋ wɑz nɑt ˈwərkɪŋ. bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl ˌəndərˈstʊd hɪz aɪˈdiəz hɛlp ðə ˈmɪdəl klæs soʊ ðiz deɪz mɪt fər ˌwəˈtɛvər for.”*.” ˌoʊˈbɑmə kənˈtɪnjud: ˈsədənli hi ləvz ðə ˈmɪdəl klæs. stɑp ˈtɔkɪŋ ɪˈnəf əˈbaʊt ðɛm. hi ləvz ˈmɛdəˌkɛr. ləvz ˈtiʧərz. hi ˈivɪn ləvz ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrts əv obamacare*. wət ˈhæpənd? naʊ, wət dɪz hi hæv tɪ seɪ ðɪs nu ˈvərʒən əv mɪt ˈrɑmni əˈbaʊt ɔl ðə θɪŋz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈprɑməst tɪ du ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt? tæks breɪks fər outsourcers*? ˈnɛvər hərd əv səʧ ə θɪŋ. seɪɪŋ wi ʃʊd kət bæk ɔn ˈtiʧərz? rɪŋ ə bɛl. wɔʧ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ bɪˈloʊ:
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in a notably sharper stump speech on thursday, president obama attacked mitt romney for his shifting positions on taxes, health care and education by using the republican’s own descriptor as “severely conservative.”
“he’s trying to go through an extreme makeover. after running for more than a year in which he called himself severely conservative, mitt romney’s trying to convince you that he was severely kidding,” said obama at a campaign event in florida. “look. what he was selling was not working. because people understood his ideas wouldn’t help the middle class so these days mitt romney’s for whatever you’re for.”
obama continued:
suddenly he loves the middle class. can’t stop talking enough about them. he loves medicare. loves teachers. he even loves the most important parts of obamacare. what happened? now, what does he have to say this new version of mitt romney about all the things he’s actually promised to do as president? tax breaks for outsourcers? never heard of such a thing. saying we should cut back on teachers? doesn’t ring a bell.
watch the video below:
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ɑkˈtoʊbər ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl əv wɔl street”*” tɪ bɪˈkəm ə brand,”*,” ə lɔŋ ˈaɪlənd ˈkəpəl həz faɪld tɪ ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk ðə neɪm əv ðə əˈmɔrfəs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts ənd ɪnˈkæmpmɪnts ɪn loʊər mænˈhætən ənd ˈəðər juz. ˈsɪtiz, ðə sˈmoʊkɪŋ gən həz ˈlərnɪd. ɪn ə juz. ˈpætənt ənd ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk ˈɔfəs (uspto*) ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən, ˈrɑbərt ənd daɪæn mɑˈrɛskə ər ˈsikɪŋ tɪ ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk ðə freɪz wɔl st.”*.” soʊ ðət ðeɪ kən pleɪs ɪt ɔn ə waɪd vərˈaɪəti əv gʊdz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈbəmpər ˈstɪkərz, ʃərts, biʧ bægz, ˈfʊtˌwɛr, əmˈbrɛləz, ənd ˈhoʊboʊ bægz. ðə ɑkˈtoʊbər 18 ˈfaɪlɪŋ, meɪd ɪn daɪæn neɪm, kɔst ðə ˈkəpəl 975 wɪʧ ˈrɑbərt mɑˈrɛskə, 44 tərmd əv ə gamble”*” ɪn ə ˈɪntərvˌju. mɑˈrɛskə, ˈpɪkʧərd æt raɪt, lɪvz wɪθ hɪz waɪf, ən ɑkjəˈpeɪʃənəl ˈθɛrəpɪst, ənd θri ˈʧɪldrən ɪn wɛst ˈaɪslɪp. hi rɪˈfərz tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ə kənˈsərvətɪv person”*” hu ɪz ənd bɛst ˈkætəgərˌaɪzd ɛz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt. ə ˈfɔrmər ˈjunjən ironworker*, mɑˈrɛskə sɛd ðət hi həz bɪn dɪˈseɪbəld baɪ ə stroʊk ənd ˈsiʒərz. æst ɪf hɪz muv tɪ steɪk ə ˈligəl kleɪm tɪ wɔl street”*” maɪt bi sin ɛz ə kræs əˈtɛmpt tɪ kæʃ ɪn ɔn ə ˈmuvmənt ðət həz ə hɑrʃ vju əv ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ənd ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm, mɑˈrɛskə ˈænsərd, ““no.”*.” ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət hi həz ə ˈbɪznɪs side,”*,” mɑˈrɛskə ˈædɪd ðət, aɪ baɪ ɪt ənd juz ɪt ˈsəmˌwən ɛls will.”*.” wɪn hi fərst ʧɛkt ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs, mɑˈrɛskə rɪˈkɔld, hi dɪˈskəvərd ðət ə ˈbrʊklɪn mæn hæd faɪld fər ə ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk fər ər ðə stɪl, hi bɪˈlivd ðət ““occupy”*” wʊd pruv tɪ bi mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl brand.”*.” mɑˈrɛskə sɛd ðət hi həz ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə wɔl strit ˈproʊˌtɛst saɪt ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ɔˈkeɪʒənz ənd bɪˈlivz ðət ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz hæv tu məʧ ˈɪnfluəns ɔn ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz. waɪl hi həz jɛt tɪ mæs ˈproʊdus ˈɛni wɔl street”*” ˈprɑdəkt, mɑˈrɛskə sɛd ðət hi həz səm ˈtiˌsərts wɪθ ˈmæʤɪk ˈmɑrkərz. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, hɪz waɪf həz səm ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈkloʊðɪŋ ənd bægz æt hoʊm. 3 ˈpeɪʤɪz)
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october 24--citing the potential of “occupy wall street” to become a “global brand,” a long island couple has filed to trademark the name of the amorphous organization responsible for the protests and encampments in lower manhattan and other u.s. cities, the smoking gun has learned.
in a u.s. patent and trademark office (uspto) application, robert and diane maresca are seeking to trademark the phrase “occupy wall st.” so that they can place it on a wide variety of goods, including bumper stickers, shirts, beach bags, footwear, umbrellas, and hobo bags.
the october 18 filing, made in diane maresca’s name, cost the couple $975, which robert maresca, 44, termed “something of a gamble” in a tsg interview.
maresca, pictured at right, lives with his wife, an occupational therapist, and three children in west islip. he refers to himself as a “relatively conservative person” who is pro-union and best categorized as a political independent. a former union ironworker, maresca said that he has been disabled by a stroke and seizures.
asked if his move to stake a legal claim to “occupy wall street” might be seen as a crass attempt to cash in on a movement that has a harsh view of corporations and capitalism, maresca answered, “no.” noting that he has a “practical business side,” maresca added that, “if i didn’t buy it and use it someone else will.”
when he first checked the uspto database, maresca recalled, he discovered that a brooklyn man had filed for a trademark for “we are the 99%.” still, he believed that “occupy” would prove to be “a more powerful brand.”
maresca said that he has visited the wall street protest site on several occasions and believes that corporations have too much influence on elected officials. while he has yet to mass produce any “occupy wall street” product, maresca said that he has inked some t-shirts with magic markers. additionally, his wife has some experience making clothing and bags at home. (3 pages)
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ˈbɪtərsˌwit ˈpərʧəs ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 18 2019 ðə swit: kwaɪt ˈpɑsəbli ðə moʊst ˈkəmfərtəbəl pɛr əv sˈwɛtˌpænts aɪv ˈɛvər ˈpərʧəst! ˈsupər sɔft, greɪt breathability*, nɑt tu hɑt bət ˈdɛfənətli kips mi wɔrm. ənd rənz tru tɪ saɪz fər rum tɪ muv əˈbaʊt ˈkəmfərtəbli. ðə ˈbɪtər: bɪˈgæn tɪ feɪd ˈprɪti kˈwɪkli, ðə ˈkələr ˈɪzənt ɛz ˈvaɪbrənt ˌɛniˈmɔr, ənd aɪ teɪk ˈprɪti gʊd kɛr əv maɪ kloʊðz ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈlɔndərɪŋ ðɛm goʊz. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈgæn tɪ gɪt ðoʊz ˈlɪtəl ɔn ðə frənt əv ðə pænts wɪʧ meɪks ə ˈvɛri nis pɛr əv swɛts loʊ kˈwɑləti ˈprɪti fæst. nɑt ˈrɪli ʃʊr aɪ kən ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ðiz tɪ frɛndz ɪn gʊd ˈkɑnʃəns æt ðɪs praɪs pɔɪnt... aɪ heɪt tɪ ˈɛvər seɪ ðət ˈnaɪki mɪst bət ðɪs ˈwəzənt kwaɪt ðə hɪt aɪ ɪkˈspɛktɪd.
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bittersweet purchase
tb_three - feb 18, 2019
the sweet: quite possibly the most comfortable pair of sweatpants i've ever purchased! super soft, great breathability, not too hot but definitely keeps me warm. non-restrictive and runs true to size for room to move about comfortably. the bitter: began to fade pretty quickly, the color isn't as vibrant anymore, and i take pretty good care of my clothes as far as laundering them goes. they also began to get those little beads/pills on the front of the pants which makes a very nice pair of sweats low quality pretty fast. not really sure i can recommend these to friends in good conscience at this price point... i hate to ever say that nike missed but this wasn't quite the hit i expected.
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ˈəpˌdeɪt: noʊts ðət mɑrˈsaɪl, ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsɪti ɪn fræns, həz ˈɔlsoʊ ʤɪst rɪˈsivd ˈkəvərɪʤ. ˈæpəl həz bɪn ˈædɪŋ ə lɔt əv nu ˈɪmɪʤri ɪn ɪts mæps æp fər ðə moʊd ðət ˌɪˈnɪʃəli lɔnʧt ɪn ʤɪst ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈkəntriz. ˈoʊvər ðə læst jɪr ɪt həz ˈædɪd ˈkəvərɪʤ fər ə tən əv nu loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, uk*, fræns, ənd ˈkænədə, ənd ˈoʊvər ðə læst wik ˈridərz hæv riʧt aʊt tɪ noʊt ðə əˈdɪʃən əv tu ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz fər ðə ˈfiʧər: keɪp taʊn, saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ˈhɛlsɪŋki, ˈfɪnˌlænd. lɪst əv səˈpɔrtɪd ˈsɪtiz ɔn ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ɪn ə waɪl, bət ˈoʊvər ðə læst jɪr ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz ˈædɪd ˈkəvərɪʤ ɪn ˈpɛrɪs, nu ˈɛriəz ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ənd ˈəðər ˈsɪtiz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, fræns, speɪn, ənd ðə uk*. lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts bɪˈloʊ ɪf ˈkəvərɪʤ həz ʃoʊd əp fər jʊr ˈsɪti. wɪn dɪd ðɪs ˈhæpən ˈæpəl mæps həz ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. əv keɪp taʊn. woʊ kul maɪk ˈkɔrɪn (@mikectza*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 13 2014 fər keɪp taʊn ɪn ˈæpəl mæps! ˈɛdwərd (@edwarddp*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 9 2014 ʤɪst ˈnoʊtɪst ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈhɛlsɪŋki ɪz naʊ ɪn ˈæpəlz mæps æp. kul! ˈpɛtrəs (@petruslundqvist*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 12 2014 ʤɪst dɪˈskəvərd ðət ˈæpəl mæps naʊ həz ˈɪmɪʤri fər ˈhɛlsɪŋki! hɪrz ðə sərˈaʊndɪŋz ˈræzmɪs stɛn (@pajp*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 10 2014 0 0
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update: igen.fr notes that marseille, the second largest city in france, has also just received flyover coverage.
apple has been adding a lot of new imagery in its maps app for the 3d flyover mode that initially launched in just a handful of countries. over the last year it has added coverage for a ton of new locations in the us, uk, france, and canada, and over the last week readers have reached out to note the addition of two major cities for the feature: cape town, south africa and helsinki, finland.
apple’s list of supported cities on its website hasn’t been updated in a while, but over the last year the company has added coverage in paris, new areas in california, and other cities in the us, france, spain, and the uk. let us know in the comments below if 3d flyover coverage has showed up for your city.
when did this happen .... apple maps has 3d flyovers etc. of cape town. whoa cool !!!! — mike currin (@mikectza) january 13, 2014
3d flyover for cape town in apple maps! pic.twitter.com/rgm8ywtdof — edward peinke (@edwarddp) january 9, 2014
just noticed downtown helsinki is now 3d in apple's maps app. cool! — petrus lundqvist (@petruslundqvist) january 12, 2014
just discovered that apple maps now has 3d imagery for helsinki! here's the @fsecure hq surroundings pic.twitter.com/utd6zd8z7c — rasmus sten (@pajp) january 10, 2014
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ju wɪl nɑt si ðɪs tɛkst ɪf jʊr ˈbraʊzər səˈpɔrts iframe*. ɪf ju kən si ðɪs, ju ər ɪn ə bæd weɪ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt sərʧ nu neɪm ˈkɑmɛnt ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz hoʊm hu hæv ju ˌaʊˈtlɪvd? hæv ju ˈɛvər kəm əˈkrɔs ə neɪm ɔn ðə dɛd ər əˈlaɪv? saɪt əv ˈsəmˌwən hu həz daɪd, əˈspɛʃəli wən əv jʊr ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ˈhɪroʊz, ənd ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət juv naʊ bɪn əˈlaɪv ˈlɔŋgər ðən ðeɪ wər? ɪt kən bi ən ɑd ɪkˈspɪriəns. tɪ faɪnd aʊt wɪʧ ˈfeɪməs ˈpipəl juv pæst ɪn lɔnˈʤɛvəti moʊst ˈrisəntli, ənd hu ju maɪt pæs nɛkst, juz ðə fɔrm bɪˈloʊ. ˈɛnər jʊr ɪgˈzækt bərθ deɪt ənd klɪk sərʧ. mənθ deɪ jɪr 4 ˈdɪʤɪts) ˈʤænjuˌɛri ˈfɛbruˌɛri mɑrʧ ˈeɪprəl meɪ ʤun ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈɔgəst sɛpˈtɛmbər ɑkˈtoʊbər noʊˈvɛmbər dɪˈsɛmbər 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 fɪl ɪn ɔl ˈbɑksɪz feɪm ˈlɛvəl haɪ ˈmidiəm loʊ haɪ ˈsɛtɪŋ kəmˈpɛrz ju tɪ fjuər mɔr ˈfeɪməs ˈpipəl, ˈmidiəm ənd loʊ ˈsɛtɪŋz ˌɪnˈklud mɔr ˈpipəl əv ˈlɛsər feɪm juz ðə ˈlaɪfˌspæn ˈkælkjəˌleɪtər tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə ˈlaɪfˌspæn əv ˈɛniˌwən, dɛd ər əˈlaɪv. sɛnd ðɪs peɪʤ tɪ ə frɛnd ðɪs ˈfiʧər rikˈwaɪərz ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt (ɪˈneɪbəld baɪ dɪˈfɔlt ɔn moʊst ˈbraʊzərz). θæŋks tɪ ˈdeɪvɪd frəm "əˈnəðər ˈbrɪljənt aɪˈdiə" fər ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ðɪs ˈfiʧər. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 1998 2019 baɪ kəmˈpjutɪŋ ju wɪl nɑt si ðɪs tɛkst ɪf jʊr ˈbraʊzər səˈpɔrts iframe*. ɪf ju kən si ðɪs, ju ər ɪn ə bæd weɪ. ju wɪl nɑt si ðɪs tɛkst ɪf jʊr ˈbraʊzər səˈpɔrts iframe*. ɪf ju kən si ðɪs, ju ər ɪn ə bæd weɪ.
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nu players’*’ riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd ðə lig ɪn ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈmænər, ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl əˈnaʊnst ə nu sɛt əv ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈgəvərnɪŋ ðə əˈtaɪər ðət pleɪərz ər əˈlaʊd tɪ wɛr ˈdʊrɪŋ kɔrt deɪts. ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, ɔl pleɪərz wɪl bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ əˈdhɪr tɪ ɑr əˈfɪʃəl drɛs koʊd wɪn əˈpɪrɪŋ ɪn frənt əv ə ʤəʤ ɪn ɔl ˈsɪvəl ənd ˈkrɪmənəl ˈmætərz, wɪθ ˈvaɪəleɪtərz ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ faɪnz ənd ˈəðər penalties,”*,” sɛd kəˈmɪʃənər ˈrɑʤər ˈgʊdɛl, hu ˈædɪd ðət pleɪərz wʊd ˌəndərˈgoʊ ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz praɪər tɪ ˈɛnərɪŋ ˈkɔrˌtrumz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr kəmˈplaɪəns wɪθ ˈmɛʒərz ðət rɪˈpɔrtədli bæn ɔl ˈʤuəlri, ˈloʊfərz, ənd ˈɛni ˈpɪnˌstraɪpt ˈkloʊðɪŋ. əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈaʊˌtlaɪnɪŋ ðə əkˈsɛptəbəl ʧɔɪs əv sut kəts ənd ˈfæbrɪks, wi hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə lɪst əv ðə sut brændz ðət pleɪərz meɪ səˈlɛkt fər ðɛr deɪ ɪn kɔrt. baɪ ˈsɛtɪŋ ðiz strɪkt ənd klɪr ˈstændərdz, wi ər ˈhɛlpɪŋ ɑr pleɪərz sɛt ə ˈdɪgnəˌfaɪd ənd rɪˈspɛktfəl toʊn wɪn əˈtɛndɪŋ ərˈeɪnmənts, traɪəlz, ənd ˈsɛntənsɪŋ hearings.”*.” æt prɛs taɪm, ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl hæd rɪˈpɔrtədli ɔˈrɛdi ˈlɛvəld wərθ əv faɪnz ɪn ðə aʊərz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt əv ðə nu rulz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt
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new york—citing players’ responsibility to represent themselves and the league in a professional manner, the nfl announced a new set of regulations monday governing the attire that players are allowed to wear during court dates. “effective immediately, all players will be expected to adhere to our official dress code when appearing in front of a judge in all civil and criminal matters, with violators subject to fines and other penalties,” said commissioner roger goodell, who added that players would undergo inspections prior to entering courtrooms to ensure compliance with measures that reportedly ban all jewelry, loafers, and any pinstriped clothing. “in addition to outlining the acceptable choice of suit cuts and fabrics, we have also included a list of the league’s pre-approved suit brands that players may select for their day in court. by setting these strict and clear standards, we are helping our players set a dignified and respectful tone when attending arraignments, trials, and sentencing hearings.” at press time, the nfl had reportedly already leveled $575,000 worth of fines in the hours following the announcement of the new rules.
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siˈætəl (ˈrɔɪtərz) ðə ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz əv ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən (msft.o*) ənd ˈjɑˌhu ɪŋk mɛt læst wik tɪ dɪˈskəs pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps bɪtˈwin ðə companies’*’ ˈɪntərˌnɛt sərʧ ənd ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi blɔg ɔl θɪŋz ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. tɔks hæv ˈteɪkən pleɪs bɪtˈwin ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz æt ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz, ðə blɔg ˌriˈpɔrtəd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ dɪˈskəʃən əv ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft tɪ ˈhændəl sərʧ ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs, ənd fər ˈjɑˌhu tɪ ˈkɑmbaɪn ənd rən ðə tu companies’*’ dɪˈspleɪ ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs. ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ənd ˈjɑˌhu dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə rɪˈpɔrt. ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən ðət ðə tu tɛkˈnɑləʤi ʤaɪənts wʊd ˈɛnər nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ˈoʊvər sərʧ ˈbɪznɪs həz bɪn ˈraɪzɪŋ sɪns nu ˈsiˌiˈoʊ, ˈkɛrəl bɑrts, tʊk ðə reɪnz ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ʃi səkˈsidɪd ˈjɑˌhu ˈʤɛri jæŋ, hu bit bæk ˈɛfərt tɪ baɪ ɔl əv ˈjɑˌhu læst jɪr fər ˈbɪljən, wɪʧ saʊərd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəmpəˌniz. ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈwɔntɪd tɪ baɪ ˈjɑˌhu ˈʧifli tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ˈgugəl (goog.o*) ˈdɑmənəns ɪn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt sərʧ ərˈinə, ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ stiv ˈbælmər həz meɪd ɪt klɪr hi wʊd stɪl laɪk tɪ du səm sɔrt əv dil ɪn ðət ˈɛriə. ˈfulɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, ˈoʊvər taɪm aɪ wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ə gʊd ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ə deal,”*,” ˈbælmər toʊld ə ˈmidiə ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn nu jɔrk læst mənθ.
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seattle (reuters) - the chief executives of microsoft corp (msft.o) and yahoo inc yhoo.o met last week to discuss potential partnerships between the companies’ internet search and advertising operations, the technology blog all things digital reported on friday.
wide-ranging talks have taken place between executives at the companies, the blog reported, including discussion of the potential for microsoft to handle yahoo’s search advertising business, and for yahoo to combine and run the two companies’ display advertising business.
microsoft and yahoo declined to comment on the report.
expectation that the two technology giants would enter negotiations over yahoo’s search business has been rising since yahoo’s new ceo, carol bartz, took the reins in january.
she succeeded yahoo co-founder jerry yang, who beat back microsoft’s effort to buy all of yahoo last year for $47.5 billion, which soured relationships between the two companies.
microsoft wanted to buy yahoo chiefly to combat google inc’s (goog.o) dominance in the internet search arena, and ceo steve ballmer has made it clear he would still like to do some sort of deal in that area.
“unless i’m fooling myself, over time i would expect there’s a good opportunity for a deal,” ballmer told a media conference in new york last month.
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ˈkaɪroʊ (ˌeɪˈpi) ˈfɔrən ˈʤərnəlɪsts wər ˈbitən wɪθ stɪks ənd fɪsts baɪ mɑbz ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ənd ˈdəzənz wər dɪˈteɪnd baɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz. ðə juz. kənˈdɛmd wət ɪt kɔld ðə targeting”*” əv ðə rɪˈpɔrtərz, fəˈtɑgrəfərz ənd fɪlm kruz hu hæv brɔt ˈsɪrɪŋ ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈproʊˌtɛsts tɪ ðə wərld. ˈfɔrən fəˈtɑgrəfərz ˌriˈpɔrtəd əˈtæks baɪ səˈpɔrtərz əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈhɔsni muˈbɑrɪk nɪr skwɛr, ðə sin əv ˈvɪʃəs ˈbætəlz bɪtˈwin muˈbɑrɪk səˈpɔrtərz ənd ˈproʊˌtɛstərz dɪˈmændɪŋ hi stɛp daʊn ˈæftər ˈnɪrli 30 jɪrz ɪn paʊər. ðə ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈgəvərnmənt həz əˈkjuzd ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts əv biɪŋ ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛstərz hu wɔnt ˈmɪstər. muˈbɑrɪk tɪ kwɪt naʊ ˈrəðər ðən kəmˈplit hɪz tərm ɛz hi həz plɛʤd. əˈməŋ tu ˈdəzən dɪˈteɪnd wər ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənts fər ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ənd æl ʤəˈzirə. ˈjumən raɪts grups sɛd æt list faɪv ˈæktɪvɪsts wər ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ ˈæftər ə reɪd baɪ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri pəˈlis ɔn ə ˈligəl ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈkaɪroʊ. ˌbibiˈsi ˈfɔrən ˈɛdɪtər ʤɑn ˈwɪljəmz sɛd ˈviə tˈwɪtər ðət sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz sizd ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt ɪn ə ˈkaɪroʊ ˈhɪltən hoʊˈtɛl ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ stɑp ɪt ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ. ˈmɛni ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl nuz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz hæv bɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈræmˌsiz ˈhɪltən ˈoʊvərˌlʊkɪŋ skwɛr ɛz ə beɪs tɪ ˈkəvər ðə ˈmeɪˌhɛm. ənd æl ʤəˈzirə sɛd ɪts ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈsɪgnəl hæd bɪn dɪsˈrəptɪd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈærəb wərld. waɪt haʊs ˈspoʊksmən ˈrɑbərt gɪbz dɪˈnaʊnst rɪˈpɔrts əv targeting”*” əv ˈʤərnəlɪsts ɪn ˈiʤɪpt. ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt dɪˈskraɪbd ɪt ɛz ə kæmˈpeɪn tɪ intimidate.”*.” θɪŋk wi nid tɪ bi klɪr ðət ðə wərld ɪz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ˈækʃənz ðət ər ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs raɪt naʊ ɪn egypt,”*,” ˈmɪstər. gɪbz sɛd. ˈdəgləs jehl*, ˈfɔrən ˈɛdɪtər fər ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, sɛd ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðət ˈməltəpəl ˈwɪtnəsɪz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈkaɪroʊ ˈbjʊroʊ ʧif ˈlilə ˈfædəl ənd fəˈtɑgrəfər ˈlɪndə ˈdeɪvɪdsən wər əˈməŋ tu ˈdəzən ˈʤərnəlɪsts ərˈɛstɪd baɪ ðə ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstri. ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ðeɪ ər seɪf bət ɪn ˈkəstədi ənd wi hæv meɪd ˈərʤənt ˈproʊˌtɛsts tɪ ɪˈʤɪpʃən əˈθɔrətiz ɪn ˈkaɪroʊ ənd washington,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz sɛd tu əv ɪts rɪˈpɔrtərz wər riˈlist ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈæftər biɪŋ dɪˈteɪnd ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt. ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæstər æl ʤəˈzirə sɛd θri əv ɪts ˈʤərnəlɪsts wər dɪˈteɪnd baɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz ənd əˈnəðər wɑz ˈmɪsɪŋ. ɪˈʤɪpʃən əˈθɔrətiz hæv kəmˈpleɪnd ðə ˈkəvərɪʤ wɑz sˈlænɪd ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ənd kʊd ɪnˈkərəʤ ənˈrɛst. æl ʤəˈzirə ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ɪkˈwɪpmənt wɑz ˈstoʊlən ənd dɪˈstrɔɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 10 deɪz əv ˈproʊˌtɛsts ənd ɪts ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈsɪgnəl wɑz dɪsˈrəptɪd. ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈʧænəl æl ˈplidɪd ɔn ən ˈərʤənt nuz skroʊl fər ðə ˈɑrmi tɪ prəˈtɛkt ɪts ˈɔfəsɪz ənd ˈʤərnəlɪsts. ðə tərˈɑntoʊ gloʊb ənd meɪl sɛd tu əv ɪts rɪˈpɔrtərz wər dɪˈteɪnd baɪ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri fər əˈbaʊt θri aʊərz. wən, ˈsoʊnˌjɑ ˈvɛrmə, sɛd ðə pɛr wɑz pɪkt əp wɪθ əˈbaʊt 25 ˈəðər ˈfɔrənərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈəðər ˈʤərnəlɪsts. ðə grik ˈdeɪli ˈnuzˌpeɪpər sɛd ɪts ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt ɪn ˈkaɪroʊ wɑz ˈbrifli ˈhɑspɪtəˌlaɪzd wɪθ ə stæb wund tɪ ðə lɛg ˈæftər biɪŋ əˈtækt baɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz ɪn skwɛr. ə grik ˈnuzˌpeɪpər fəˈtɑgrəfər wɑz pənʧt ɪn ðə feɪs. ðə ˈɪnʤərd grik ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt, ˈpɛtroʊz papaconstantinou*, sɛd ɔn ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðət: wɑz ˈspɑtɪd baɪ muˈbɑrɪk səˈpɔrtərz. ðeɪ bit mi wɪθ bæˈtɑnz ɔn ðə hɛd ənd stæbd mi ˈlaɪtli ɪn ðə lɛg. səm ˈsoʊlʤərz ˌɪntərˈvind, bət səˈpɔrtərz tʊk ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ aɪ hæd ɔn mi ɪn frənt əv ðə soldiers.”*.” ðə ˈlidərz əv fræns, ˈʤərməni, ˈbrɪtən, ˈɪtəli ənd speɪn sɛd ɪn ə ʤɔɪnt ˈsteɪtmənt ðət ðə əˈgɛnst ˈʤərnəlɪsts ər kəmˈplitli unacceptable.”*.” əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈspoʊksmən pɔl ˈkoʊlfərd sɛd ðət ˈʤərnəlɪsts ɪn ˈiʤɪpt hæv feɪst ðə seɪm hərˈæsmənt ənd ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən ɛz ˈəðər nuz organizations.”*.” wən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs loʊˈkeɪʃən wɑz dɪsˈrəptɪd baɪ mɛn ˈwildɪŋ stɪks, ənd ˈsætəˌlaɪt ɪkˈwɪpmənt wɑz ˈteɪkən. ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɑz kˈwɪkli defused,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈkoʊlfərd sɛd. wən wɑz injured.”*.” ˈəðər nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛts rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈbitɪŋz ənd dɪˈtɛnʃənz ˌɪnˈklud steɪt ˈbrɔdˌkæstər trt*, huz ˈiʤɪpt ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt, turan*, lɔst ə tuθ ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈbitən baɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz wɪθ bæˈtɑnz. hɪz ˈkæmərə, ˈməni ənd sɛl foʊn wər ˈstoʊlən. ˈpɑlɪʃ steɪt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən sɛd ðət tu əv ɪts kruz wər dɪˈteɪnd ɪn ˈkaɪroʊ. wən wɑz riˈlist ˈæftər wən əv ɪts ˈkæmərəz wɑz smæʃt, ɪt sɛd. ˈgəvərnmənt ˈspoʊksmən ˈreɪdi ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ dɪˈnaɪd ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn əˈtæks ɔn rɪˈpɔrtərz ənd sɛd əˈfɪʃəlz ˈwɛlkəmd əˈbʤɛktɪv ˈkəvərɪʤ. wʊd hɛlp ɑr ˈpərpəs tɪ hæv ɪt ɛz trænˈspɛrənt ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. wi nid jʊr help,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈreɪdi toʊld ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi sɛd səm ˈmidiə wər nɑt ˌɪmˈpɑrʃəl ənd wər saɪdz əˈgɛnst egypt.”*.” ˈændərsən ˈkupər sɛd hi, ə prəˈdusər ənd ˈkæmərə ˈɑpərˌeɪtər wər sɛt əˈpɑn baɪ ˈpipəl hu bɪˈgæn ˈpənʧɪŋ ðɛm ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ breɪk ðɛr ˈkæmərə ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. əˈnəðər ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn rɪˈpɔrtər, gorani*, sɛd ʃi wɑz ʃəvd əˈgɛnst ə fɛns wɪn ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz roʊd ɪn ɔn ˈhɔrsɪz ənd ˈkæməlz, ənd fɪrd ʃi wʊd bi ˈtræmpəld. ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli fast-moving,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈkupər sɛd. bɪn ɪn mɑbz ˌbiˈfɔr ənd bɪn ɪn raɪəts, bət ˈnɛvər hæd ɪt tərn soʊ quickly.”*.” ɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ, sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz dɪd nɑt ˌɪntərˈvin ɛz ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl hərld stoʊnz ənd ˈfaɪrˌbɑmz æt iʧ ˈəðər fər aʊərz ɪn ənd əraʊnd skwɛr. ðɛr wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd əˈsɔlts ðət deɪ ɔn ˈʤərnəlɪsts fər ˈsiˌbiˌɛs, ðə ˌbibiˈsi, ˈdeɪnɪʃ nuz, swɪs ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ənd lə sɔɪr ˈnuzˌpeɪpər, əˈməŋ ˈəðər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz. tu əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənts wər ˈɔlsoʊ rəft əp. lɛˈpini əv ˈsiˌbiˈsi ˈnɛtˌwərk sɛd ðət hi ənd ə ˈkæmərəmən wər sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ə mɑb ənd wər ˈrɛskjud baɪ ðə ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈɑrmi. ðɛm, wi ˈprɑbəˌbli wʊd hæv bɪn ˈbitən tɪ death,”*,” hi sɛd. əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈʤərnəlɪsts əraʊnd ðə wərld kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2019 ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən taɪmz, llc*.
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cairo (ap) — foreign journalists were beaten with sticks and fists by pro-government mobs on thursday, and dozens were detained by security forces. the u.s. condemned what it called the “systematic targeting” of the reporters, photographers and film crews who have brought searing images of egyptian protests to the world.
foreign photographers reported attacks by supporters of president hosni mubarak near tahrir square, the scene of vicious battles between mubarak supporters and protesters demanding he step down after nearly 30 years in power. the egyptian government has accused media outlets of being sympathetic to protesters who want mr. mubarak to quit now rather than complete his term as he has pledged.
among two dozen detained were correspondents for the new york times, washington post and al jazeera. human rights groups said at least five activists were taken away after a raid by the military police on a legal center in cairo.
bbc foreign editor jon williams said via twitter that security forces seized the network’s equipment in a cairo hilton hotel in an attempt to stop it broadcasting. many international news organizations have been using the ramses hilton overlooking tahrir square as a base to cover the mayhem. and al jazeera said its broadcast signal had been disrupted across the arab world.
white house spokesman robert gibbs denounced reports of “systematic targeting” of journalists in egypt. the state department described it as a “concerted campaign to intimidate.”
“i think we need to be clear that the world is watching the actions that are taking place right now in egypt,” mr. gibbs said.
douglas jehl, foreign editor for the washington post, said on the paper’s website that multiple witnesses reported that cairo bureau chief leila fadel and photographer linda davidson were among two dozen journalists arrested by the egyptian interior ministry.
“we understand that they are safe but in custody and we have made urgent protests to egyptian authorities in cairo and washington,” he said.
the new york times said two of its reporters were released on thursday after being detained overnight.
the qatar-based pan-arab broadcaster al jazeera said three of its journalists were detained by security forces and another was missing.
egyptian authorities have complained the network’s coverage was slanted in favor of protesters and could encourage unrest.
al jazeera also said equipment was stolen and destroyed during the 10 days of protests and its broadcast signal was disrupted.
the arabic-language satellite channel al arabiya pleaded on an urgent news scroll for the army to protect its offices and journalists.
the toronto globe and mail said two of its reporters were detained by the military for about three hours. one, sonia verma, said the pair was picked up with about 25 other foreigners, including other journalists.
the greek daily newspaper kathimerini said its correspondent in cairo was briefly hospitalized with a stab wound to the leg after being attacked by pro-mubarak demonstrators in tahrir square. a greek newspaper photographer was punched in the face.
the injured greek correspondent, petros papaconstantinou, said on kathimerini’s website that: “i was spotted by mubarak supporters. they … beat me with batons on the head and stabbed me lightly in the leg. some soldiers intervened, but mubarak’s supporters took everything i had on me in front of the soldiers.”
the leaders of france, germany, britain, italy and spain said in a joint statement that the “attacks against journalists are completely unacceptable.”
associated press spokesman paul colford said that “ap journalists in egypt have faced the same harassment and intimidation as other news organizations.”
one associated press location was disrupted by men wielding sticks, and satellite equipment was taken.
“the situation was quickly defused,” mr. colford said. “no one was injured.”
other news outlets reporting beatings and detentions include turkey’s state broadcaster trt, whose egypt correspondent, metin turan, lost a tooth after being beaten by pro-mubarak demonstrators with batons. his camera, money and cell phone were stolen.
polish state television tvp said that two of its crews were detained in cairo. one was released after one of its cameras was smashed, it said.
government spokesman magdy rady on wednesday denied government involvement in attacks on reporters and said officials welcomed objective coverage.
“it would help our purpose to have it as transparent as possible. we need your help,” mr. rady told the associated press. however, he said some media were not impartial and were “taking sides against egypt.”
cnn’s anderson cooper said he, a producer and camera operator were set upon by people who began punching them and trying to break their camera on wednesday. another cnn reporter, hala gorani, said she was shoved against a fence when demonstrators rode in on horses and camels, and feared she would be trampled.
“this is incredibly fast-moving,” mr. cooper said. “i’ve been in mobs before and i’ve been in riots, but i’ve never had it turn so quickly.”
in wednesday’s fighting, security forces did not intervene as thousands of people hurled stones and firebombs at each other for hours in and around tahrir square.
there were reported assaults that day on journalists for cbs, the bbc, danish tv2 news, swiss television and belgium’s le soir newspaper, among other organizations. two associated press correspondents were also roughed up.
jean-francois lepine of canada’s cbc all-french rdi network said that he and a cameraman were surrounded by a mob and were rescued by the egyptian army.
“without them, we probably would have been beaten to death,” he said.
associated press journalists around the world contributed to this report.
copyright © 2019 the washington times, llc.
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12 dɪˈsɛmbər 2016 ˈseɪləm, ˈfɔrmjələ reɪs pərˈmoʊʃənz (frp*) əˈnaʊnst təˈdeɪ ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈɔtoʊ kləb (usac*) wɪl ˈsæŋkʃən ðə əˈtlæntɪk, ənd ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈsɪriz fər 2017 ənd bɪɔnd. ðə nu ˈsæŋkʃənɪŋ əˈgrimənt wɪl prəˈvaɪd ə ˈsimləs trænˈzɪʃən əv ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ ənd fər kəmˈpɛtɪtərz. "wɪr ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ bi əˈlaɪnɪŋ wɪθ fər ɑr fˈjuʧər," sɛd bɑb raɪt ənd æl guibord*, əv ˈfɔrmjələ reɪs pərˈmoʊʃənz. "ˈæftər mənθs əv tɔks wɪθ, wi fɛlt ðeɪ wər ðə bɛst ʧɔɪs fər ɑr ˈkɑrənt kəmˈpɛtɪtərz ənd fˈjuʧər ˈdraɪvərz ənd timz. ðeɪ ər ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən wɪθ ə lɔŋ ənd praʊd ˈhɪstəri, ənd wɪr ˈɑnərd tɪ bi əˈməŋ ðɛr roʊd ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps. ɔn əˈnəðər noʊt, wid laɪk tɪ θæŋk proʊ ˈreɪsɪŋ fər ðɛr 11 jɪr ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp ənd wɪʃ ðɛm ðə bɛst ɪn ðɛr oʊn ɪnˈdɛvərz ɪn ˈʤunjər ˈreɪsɪŋ." ɪz rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ɑr ruts wɪθ ðə əˈdɪʃən əv roʊd kɔrs ˈreɪsɪŋ ɪn 2017 aɪ æm ɪkˈsaɪtɪd wɪθ ɑr nu ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp ənd lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ groʊɪŋ ðə spɔrt together,”*,” ˈædɪd ˈkɛvɪn ˈmɪlər, ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ,. ðə 2017 əˈtlæntɪk, ənd ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps wɪl ˈoʊpən æt vərˈʤɪnjə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈreɪsˌweɪ, ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ən roʊd ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd wɪθ ðə pɪˈrɛli wərld ˈʧælənʤ, ˈɔlsoʊ naʊ əˈlaɪnd wɪθ, ˈeɪprəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ ənd krəˈdɛnʃəlz fər ðə 2017 ˈsizənz wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ˈʃɔrtli tɪ kəmˈpɛtɪtərz.
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12 december 2016
salem, nh - formula race promotions (frp) announced today that the united states auto club (usac) will sanction the atlantic, f2000 and f1600 championship series for 2017 and beyond. the new sanctioning agreement will provide a seamless transition of licensing and credentialing for frp competitors.
"we're excited to be aligning with usac for our future," said bob wright and al guibord, co-owners of formula race promotions. "after months of talks with usac, we felt they were the best choice for our current competitors and future drivers and teams. they are an organization with a long and proud history, and we're honored to be among their road racing championships. on another note, we'd like to thank scca pro racing for their 11 year partnership and wish them the best in their own endeavors in junior open-wheel racing."
“usac is returning to our roots with the addition of road course racing in 2017. i am excited with our new frp partnership and look forward to growing the sport together,” added kevin miller, president and ceo, usac.
the 2017 atlantic, f2000 and f1600 championships will open at virginia international raceway, joining an action-packed road racing weekend with the pirelli world challenge, also now aligned with usac, april 28-30.
information on licensing and credentials for the 2017 frp seasons will be available shortly to frp competitors.
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ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ (cn*) mɔr ðən 900 ˈpipəl hu wər ərˈɛstɪd baɪ ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ pəˈlis ˈdʊrɪŋ ə 2003 ˈproʊˌtɛst əv ðə ˌɪˈrɑk wɔr kən su ðə ˈsɪti, ðə ˈsərkət ruld. ɛz ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts priˈpɛrd tɪ ˌɪnˈveɪd ˌɪˈrɑk eɪt jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ə grup əv wɔr əˈpoʊnənts plænd tɪ mɑrʧ θru ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ɪn ˈproʊˌtɛst. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈproʊˌtɛst ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz hæd noʊ ˈfɔrməl taɪm ər rut, ðə pəˈlis dɪd nɑt ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ ðə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən. ˈæftər ə ˈræli æt ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈplɑzə ɔn mɑrʧ 20 ðə ˈmɑrʧərz meɪd ðɛr weɪ ˈɔntu leɪk ʃɔr draɪv, ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kəmˈjutɪŋ ˈθəroʊˌfɛr. pəˈlis traɪd tɪ kip ðə mɑrʧ ɔn ðə ˈnɔrθbaʊnd saɪd əv ðə strit, bət ˈraʊdi ˈæktɪvɪsts spɪld ˈɔntu ðə ˈsaʊθˌbaʊnd leɪnz wɛr ðeɪ bæŋd ɔn ðə hʊdz ənd ˈwɪndoʊz əv kɑz. ʃaʊts əv michigan!”*!” hæd bɪn hərd, ˈpɑsəbli ˈrɛfərənsɪŋ ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈævəˌnu. əˈbaʊt əv ðə ˈmɑrʧərz tərnd wɛst təˈwɔrd ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn veɪn. ɪt wɑz rəʃ aʊər ənd ðə ˈkloʊzɪŋ əv ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈævəˌnu, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ leɪk ʃɔr draɪv, wʊd ˈifɛktɪvli hɔlt ˈtræfɪk ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz fɔrmd ə laɪn tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ə ˈmeɪʤər dɪˈstərbəns ənd wɔrnd ðət ðeɪ wʊd ərˈɛst ˈmɑrʧərz hu traɪd tɪ ˈɛnər ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈævəˌnu. waɪl pəˈlis wər ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd ɪn ðət stɛp, ðeɪ ðɛn prəˈsidəd tɪ fɔrm ə ˈsɛkənd ˈblɑkɪŋ laɪn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈmɑrʧərz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt mɔr frəm ˈhɛdɪŋ wɛst. ðə grup bɪˈkeɪm sərˈaʊndɪd. pəˈlis ðɛn bɪˈgæn ˈkəlɪŋ ðə træpt hərd, ərˈɛstɪŋ ˈmɑrʧərz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈpipəl hu pɑrt əv ðə mɑrʧ bət wər ʤɪst traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt home,”*,” ʤəʤ ˈrɪʧərd ˈpɔznər ˈsəmərˌaɪzd ɪn ðə ˈrulɪŋ. səm wər ʤeɪld ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt ənd ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈrɛkləs ˈkɑndəkt. ɔl ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər ˈleɪtər drɑpt. ðə ərˈɛsts ˈprɑmptɪd tu ˈlɔˌsuts, kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtəd təˈgɛðər, əˈlɛʤɪŋ ə lɔŋ lɪst əv ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl, state-law*, ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈɔrdənəns vaɪəˈleɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv ðə fɔrθ əˈmɛndmənt. juz. ˈdɪstrɪkt ʤəʤ vərˈʤɪnjə ˈkɛndəl dɪsˈmɪst ðə keɪs, ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðət ðə ˈsɪti ənd ərˈɛstɪŋ pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz hæd kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ˌɪmˈjunɪti ðət ˈmɛrɪtɪd ˈsəməri ˈʤəʤmənt. ðə ˈsərkət rɪˈvərst ɔn mɑrʧ 17 [pəˈlis] kʊd nɑt ˈlɔfəli du, ɪn ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ðət wər nɑt θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈseɪfti əv ðə pəˈlis ər ˈəðər ˈpipəl, wɑz ərˈɛst ˈpipəl hu ðə pəˈlis hæd noʊ gʊd ˈrizən tɪ bɪˈliv nu ðeɪ wər ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ə pəˈlis order,”*,” ˈpɔznər roʊt fər ðə ˈpænəl. waɪl ðə pəˈlis seɪ ðeɪ toʊld ˈmɑrʧərz tɪ dɪˈspərs ˈjuzɪŋ ˈbʊˌlhɔrnz, ðə ˈpleɪnɪfs hæv səbˈmɪtəd mɔr ðən 250 ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪts tɪ ðə ˈkɑntrɛri. ðə ˈsərkət ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ðə ˈsɪti kʊd bi ˈlaɪəbəl fər ðə ərˈɛsts bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈdɛləˌgeɪtəd pəˈlis paʊər tɪ ðə ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt əv pəˈlis. ˈsɪti meɪks ðə ɛkˈstrævəgənt kleɪm ðət ðə ˈoʊnli əˈfɪʃəlz huz ˈkɑndəkt kən ˈɛvər ˌɪmˈpoʊz ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti ɔn ɪt ər ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ˈæktɪŋ θru ðɛr ordinances,”*,” ˈpɔznər roʊt ˈivɪn ækts əv ðə meɪər ər ækts əv ðə ˈsɪti, ɪt kənˈtɛndz; ðeɪ ər ˈmɪrli ækts əv ən ˈɛrənt employee.”*.” ɪn ðə əˈpɛˌleɪt dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ rɪˈmænd ðə keɪs fər traɪəl, ˈpɔznər səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ˈpleɪnɪfs ““streamline”*” ðə keɪs baɪ kənˈfaɪnɪŋ ðɛr kleɪmz tɪ ðə fɔrθ əˈmɛndmənt. ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈɪdiəsi əv ə ˈpərˌmɪt ˈsɪstəm ðət dɪz nɑt əˈlaʊ ə ˈpərˌmɪt fər ə mɑrʧ tɪ bi ˈgrænɪd ɪf ðə deɪt əv ðə mɑrʧ bi fɪkst ɪn ədˈvæns, bət dɪz əˈlaʊ ðə pəˈlis tɪ weɪv ðə ˈpərˌmɪt rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ʤɪst baɪ nɑt proʊˈhɪbətɪŋ ðə demonstration,”*,” ˈpɔznər roʊt. bɪˈkəz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz ˈwɔntɪd ðə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən tɪ ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd wɪθ ðə stɑrt əv ðə wɔr, ðeɪ kʊd nɑt kəmˈplit ðə ˈpərˌmɪt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən fər pəreɪdz, wɪʧ rikˈwaɪərz ə ˈmɪnəməm əv tu ˈnoʊtɪs fər ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz mɛnt ɛz spɑnˈteɪniəs rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə ˈkɑrənt event.”*.” ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɪl ˈsəmˌtaɪmz weɪv ðə ˈpərˌmɪt rɪkˈwaɪrmənt wɪn ə mɑrʧ ɪz plænd fər ðə ənˈnoʊn deɪt əv səm ˈtrɪgərɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt. ðiz marches’*’ ər səˈfɪʃəntli ˈfrikˌwɛnt ðət ðə pəˈlis hæv əˈdɑptəd ə ˈpræktɪs əv ‘‘permitting’*’ ðɛm tɪ juz ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈkɔrɪdər əv ˈsɪti streets,”*,” ˈpɔznər ɪkˈspleɪnd. ˈweɪvər əv ðə ˈpərˌmɪt rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ɪz ˌɪnˈfɔrməl; ɪt simz tɪ kənˈsɪst əv ʤɪst ɪn nɑt ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz ðət ðeɪ nid ə permit.”*.” laɪk ðɪs: laɪk ˈloʊdɪŋ...
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chicago (cn) – more than 900 people who were arrested by chicago police during a 2003 protest of the iraq war can sue the city, the 7th circuit ruled.
as the united states prepared to invade iraq eight years ago, a group of war opponents planned to march through downtown chicago in protest.
although protest organizers had no formal time or agreed-upon route, the police did not object to the demonstration.
after a rally at the federal plaza on march 20, the marchers made their way onto lake shore drive, an important multilane commuting thoroughfare.
police tried to keep the march on the northbound side of the street, but rowdy activists spilled onto the southbound lanes where they banged on the hoods and windows of cars. shouts of “take michigan!” had been heard, possibly referencing michigan avenue.
about 8,000 of the marchers turned west toward the major downtown vein. it was rush hour and the closing of michigan avenue, in addition to lake shore drive, would effectively halt north-south traffic in the area.
police officers formed a line to prevent a major disturbance and warned that they would arrest marchers who tried to enter michigan avenue.
while police were justified in that step, they then proceeded to form a second blocking line behind the marchers to prevent more from heading west. the group became surrounded.
“the police then began culling the trapped herd, arresting marchers along with people who weren’t part of the march but were just trying to get home,” judge richard posner summarized in the 7th circuit’s ruling.
some arrestees were jailed overnight and charged with reckless conduct. all charges were later dropped.
the arrests prompted two lawsuits, consolidated together, alleging a long list of constitutional, state-law, and local ordinance violations, including violations of the fourth amendment.
u.s. district judge virginia kendall dismissed the case, finding that the city and arresting police officers had qualified immunity that merited summary judgment. the 7th circuit reversed on march 17.
“what [police] could not lawfully do, in circumstances that were not threatening to the safety of the police or other people, was arrest people who the police had no good reason to believe knew they were violating a police order,” posner wrote for the three-judge panel.
while the police say they told marchers to disperse using bullhorns, the plaintiffs have submitted more than 250 affidavits to the contrary.
the 7th circuit also found the city could be liable for the arrests because it delegated police power to the superintendent of police.
“the city makes the extravagant claim that the only officials whose tortious conduct can ever impose liability on it are the members of the city council acting through their ordinances,” posner wrote “not even acts of the mayor are acts of the city, it contends; they are merely acts of an errant employee.”
in the appellate court’s decision to remand the case for trial, posner suggested that plaintiffs “streamline” the case by confining their claims to the fourth amendment.
“the underlying problem is the basic idiocy of a permit system that does not allow a permit for a march to be granted if the date of the march can’t be fixed in advance, but does allow the police to waive the permit requirement just by not prohibiting the demonstration,” posner wrote.
because organizers wanted the demonstration to coincide with the start of the war, they could not complete the city’s permit application for parades, which requires a minimum of two day’s notice for demonstrations meant as “a spontaneous response to a current event.”
the chicago police department will sometimes waive the permit requirement when a march is planned for the unknown date of some triggering event.
“apparently these ‘unpermitted marches’ are sufficiently frequent that the police have adopted a practice of ‘permitting’ them to use a specific corridor of city streets,” posner explained. “this waiver of the permit requirement is informal; it seems to consist of just in not telling the demonstrators that they need a permit.”
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trəmp kæmˈpeɪn dɪˈnaɪz ˈpleɪʤərˌɪzəm ɪn spiʧ, bleɪmz riˈækʃən ɔn ˈklɪntən kloʊz trəmps rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən spiʧ ˈsaʊndɪd ə lɔt laɪk mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑməz 2008 ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən spiʧ. ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk kərˈɛkʃənz ənd ˌklɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz: ən ˈərliər ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈstɔri mɪˈsteɪtɪd wɛr krɪs ˈkrɪsti ɪz ˈgəvərnər. ˈklivlənd ˈdɑnəld trəmps kæmˈpeɪn dɪˈnaɪd ðət trəmp ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli ˈpleɪʤərˌaɪzd fərst ˈleɪdi mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪn ə ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt spiʧ ənd kleɪmd ðət ðə ˈmidiə ənd ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən səˈpɔrtərz ər ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə flæp ðət rɔɪld ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən kənˈvɛnʃən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. "ðɛr ɪz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl tɪnt tɪ ðɪs hoʊl ˈɪʃu," kæmˈpeɪn ˈmænɪʤər pɔl ˈmænəfɔrt toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz, dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɪn ˈditeɪl ɛz tɪ haʊ trəmps spiʧ wɑz pʊt təˈgɛðər ənd ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət ðə kæmˈpeɪn dɪd nɑt plæn tɪ faɪər ˈɛniˌwən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɪnsədənt. ˈəðər rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪkˈsprɛst kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪnsədənt ðət mɑrd ðə kənˈvɛnʃənz ˈoʊpənɪŋ naɪt ənd səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz ər ɪn ˈɔrdər. kæmˈpeɪn ˈmænɪʤər ˈkɔri luənˈdɔfski sɛd trəmps ˈspiˌʧraɪtər ʃʊd bi faɪərd, ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn: "aɪ noʊ wət ɪts laɪk tɪ bi faɪərd baɪ ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn." waɪl tu ˈpɛrəˌgræfs əv trəmps rɪˈmɑrks mæʧt ðə tɛkst əv mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑməz 2008 kənˈvɛnʃən spiʧ ˈnɪrli word-for-word*, ˈmænəfɔrt sɛd ˈmənˌdeɪz spiʧ juzd "ˈkɑmən wərdz" tɪ dɪˈskəs ˈfæməli ˈvæljuz. "wi doʊnt bɪˈliv ðɛr ɪz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪn ðət spiʧ ðət ˈdəzənt rɪˈflɛkt hər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ," ˈmænəfɔrt sɛd. rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈnæʃənəl kəˈmɪti ˈʧɛrmən sɛd ðət ɪf ə ˈspiˌʧraɪtər əv hɪz dɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ, hi wʊd "ˈprɑbəˌbli" faɪər ɪm ər hər, ðoʊ hi ˈædɪd "ɪt ɔl kaɪnd əv dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ənd haʊ ɪt wɑz ˈrɪtən." ˈɔlsoʊ toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz æt ə ˈblumbərg ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˈbrɛkfəst hi ˈdəzənt noʊ wət ˈhæpənd wɪθ trəmps spiʧ: "aɪ doʊnt hæv ə vju jɛt." trəmp ɪz rɪˈpɔrtədli kwaɪt ˈæŋgri wɪθ ðə ˈpleɪʤərˌɪzəm kleɪm. ˈdɑnəld trəmp jr*. toʊld ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz ðət hɪz ˈfɑðər ɪz "nɑt θrɪld" wɪθ wət hi kɔld ðə "ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən." ˈdɛməˌkræts kɔld ɪt ən keɪs əv ˈpleɪʤərˌɪzəm ənd sɛd hɛdz ʃʊd roʊl. ˈʤɛnəfər ˌpɔlmiˈɛri, ˈklɪntənz kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz dɪˈrɛktər, dɪsˈmɪst ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz ɔn tˈwɪtər. nis traɪ, nɑt tru. @paulmanafort*, ˈbleɪmɪŋ ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ˈɪzənt ðə ˈænsər fər ˈɛvər trəmp kæmˈpeɪn ˈprɑbləm. ˈʤɛnəfər ˌpɔlmiˈɛri (@jmpalmieri*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 19 2016 ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kəˈmɪti ˈʧɛrˌwʊmən ˈdɛbi ˈwɑsərmən ʃʊlts sɛd trəmp geɪv "ə ˈvɛri nis spiʧ" ənd "kəmˈpɔrtəd hərˈsɛlf ˈvɛri wɛl," ənd ˈædɪd ðət "ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn ɪz ðə wən ðət ʃʊd bi hɛld əˈkaʊntəbəl fər ɪt." ʃi dɪˈspjutɪd trəmp kleɪmz ðət ˈdɛməˌkræts ər ðə ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn ər ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə ˈstɔri, ənd sɛd ðeɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz bleɪm ˈəðərz fər ðɛr ˈprɑbləmz. ˈwɑsərmən ʃʊlts kɔld ðə spiʧ flæp mɔr ˈɛvədəns "ðət ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts haʊ nɑt ˈrɛdi ənd ˌənpriˈpɛrd" trəmp hɪmˈsɛlf ɪz. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðət ˈklɪntən hæd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə spiʧ ər ðə riˈækʃən tɪ ɪt. ðə ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz ɪn ˈwərdɪŋ wər fərst ˈnoʊtɪst baɪ ˈʤərnəlɪst ənd ˌɪnˈtɪriər dɪˈzaɪnər ˈʤɛrət hɪl. kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ædˈvaɪzər, ˈʤeɪsən ˈmɪlər, sɛnt aʊt ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈərli ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi fərst ˌɪˈrəptɪd. "ɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ hər ˈbjutəfəl spiʧ, tim əv ˈraɪtərz tʊk noʊts ɔn hər ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃənz, ənd ɪn səm ˈɪnstənsɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈfrægmənts ðət rɪˈflɛktɪd hər oʊn thinking,”*,” hi sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ˈɪməgrənt ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd ləv fər əˈmɛrɪkə ʃoʊn θru ɪn hər spiʧ, wɪʧ meɪd ɪt səʧ ə success.”*.” bət trəmps waɪf toʊld mæt laʊər əˈhɛd əv ðə spiʧ: "aɪ roʊt ɪt. ənd wɪθ ɛz ˈlɪtəl hɛlp ɛz possible.”*.” nu ˈʤərzi gəv. krɪs ˈkrɪsti, ðə hɛd əv trəmps waɪt haʊs trænˈzɪʃən tim, əˈpɪrd ɔn təˈdeɪ ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ənd sɛd ðət ʤɪst ə ˈfrækʃən əv ðə spiʧ wɑz ˈsɪmələr. hi sɛd əv ðə spiʧ ɪz kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt ðən mɪˈʃɛl spiʧ." bət hi hæd ə ˈpɑzətɪv spɪn ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd: "ðə dɪˈstrækʃən gɪts ju ɔf ˈmɛsɪʤ ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ, bət aɪ θɪŋk wɪl gɪt bæk tɪ ˈækʃən ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun," hi sɛd. ˈmænəfɔrt sɛd ðə ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən ɔn səm 50 wərdz" ɪn ðə spiʧ ɪz "ˈtoʊtəli ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ" ðə ɪnˈtaɪər spiʧ ɪn wɪʧ trəmp tɔkt əˈbaʊt ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə frəm hər ˈneɪtɪv sˌloʊˈviniə ənd ˈbɪldɪŋ ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈmɑdəlɪŋ kərɪr. "hər spiʧ wɑz wən əv ðə ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ɪf nɑt ðə ˈhaɪˌlaɪt əv ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ," ˈmænəfɔrt sɛd. waɪl nɑt vərˈbeɪtəm, ðə ˌsɪməˈlɛrəti ɪn ðə ˈsteɪtmənts lʊk haɪər ðən biɪŋ 93 ˈdɪfərənt. hɪrz ðə ˈɛksərpt frəm ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪn 2008 "ənd ˈbɑrək ənd aɪ wər reɪzd wɪθ soʊ ˈmɛni əv ðə seɪm ˈvæljuz: ðət ju wərk hɑrd fər wət ju wɔnt ɪn laɪf; ðət jʊr wərd ɪz jʊr bɑnd ənd ju du wət ju seɪ jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ du; ðət ju trit ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈdɪgnəti ənd rɪˈspɛkt, ˈivɪn ɪf ju doʊnt noʊ ðɛm, ənd ˈivɪn ɪf ju doʊnt əˈgri wɪθ ðɛm. "ənd ˈbɑrək ənd aɪ sɛt aʊt tɪ bɪld lɪvz ˈgaɪdɪd baɪ ðiz ˈvæljuz, ənd tɪ pæs ðɛm ɔn tɪ ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. bɪˈkəz wi wɔnt ɑr ˈʧɪldrən ənd ɔl ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðɪs ˈneɪʃən tɪ noʊ ðət ðə ˈoʊnli ˈlɪmət tɪ ðə haɪt əv jʊr əˈʧivmənts ɪz ðə riʧ əv jʊr drimz ənd jʊr ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ wərk fər ðɛm." ənd hɪrz ðə ˈpæsɪʤ frəm trəmps rɪˈmɑrks ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt ðət keɪm ˈəndər ˈskrutəni: ə jəŋ eɪʤ, maɪ ˈpɛrənts ˌɪmˈprɛst ɔn mi ðə ˈvæljuz ðət ju wərk hɑrd fər wət ju wɔnt ɪn laɪf, ðət jʊr wərd ɪz jʊr bɑnd ənd ju du wət ju seɪ ənd kip jʊr ˈprɑməs, ðət ju trit ˈpipəl wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt. "ðeɪ tɔt ənd ʃoʊd mi ˈvæljuz ənd ˈmɔrəlz ɪn ðɛr ˈdeɪli lɪvz. ðət ɪz ə ˈlɛsən ðət aɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ pæs əˈlɔŋ tɪ ɑr sən. ənd wi nid tɪ pæs ðoʊz ˈlɛsənz ɔn tɪ ðə ˈmɛni ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz tɪ ˈfɑloʊ. bɪˈkəz wi wɔnt ɑr ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðɪs ˈneɪʃən tɪ noʊ ðət ðə ˈoʊnli ˈlɪmət tɪ jʊr əˈʧivmənts ɪz ðə strɛŋθ əv jʊr drimz ənd jʊr ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ wərk fər them.”*.” ðə tˈwɪtər ˈhæʃˌtæg bɪˈgæn ˈtrɛndɪŋ ɔn tˈwɪtər wɪθ ˈpipəl əˈtrɪbjətɪŋ ˈfeɪməs kwoʊts frəm ˈpipəl ɪn ˈhɪstəri ənd ˈmuviz tɪ trəmps waɪf. ˈæktər ˈʤɛsi ˈwɪljəmz ə ˈsɪriz əv kwoʊts ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg. kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ: ˈhaɪdi ˌpərzəˈbɪlə rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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trump campaign denies plagiarism in melania's speech, blames reaction on clinton
close melania trump's republican national convention speech sounded a lot like michelle obama's 2008 democratic national convention speech. usa today network
corrections and clarifications: an earlier version of the following story misstated where chris christie is governor.
cleveland — donald trump's campaign denied that melania trump intentionally plagiarized first lady michelle obama in a monday night speech and claimed that the media and hillary clinton supporters are pushing the flap that roiled the republican convention on tuesday.
"there is a political tint to this whole issue," campaign manager paul manafort told reporters, declining to comment in detail as to how melania trump's speech was put together and indicating that the campaign did not plan to fire anyone over the incident.
other republicans expressed concern about the incident that marred the convention's opening night and suggested that consequences are in order. ex-trump campaign manager corey lewandowski said melania trump's speechwriter should be fired, telling cnn: "i know what it's like to be fired by the trump campaign."
while two paragraphs of melania trump's remarks matched the text of michelle obama's 2008 convention speech nearly word-for-word, manafort said monday's speech used "common words" to discuss family values.
"we don't believe there is anything in that speech that doesn't reflect her thinking," manafort said.
republican national committee chairman reince priebus said that if a speechwriter of his did something, he would "probably" fire him or her, though he added "it all kind of depends on the circumstances and how it was written."
priebus also told reporters at a bloomberg politics breakfast he doesn't know what happened with melania trump's speech: "i don't have a view yet."
trump is reportedly quite angry with the plagiarism claim. donald trump jr. told abc news that his father is "not thrilled" with what he called the "situation."
democrats called it an out-and-out case of plagiarism and said heads should roll.
jennifer palmieri, clinton's communications director, dismissed manafort's accusations on twitter.
nice try, not true. @paulmanafort, blaming hillary clinton isn't the answer for ever trump campaign problem. https://t.co/rvz5gkedyd — jennifer palmieri (@jmpalmieri) july 19, 2016
democratic national committee chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz said melania trump gave "a very nice speech" and "comported herself very well," and added that "the trump campaign is the one that should be held accountable for it."
she disputed trump claims that democrats or the clinton campaign are pushing the story, and said they always blame others for their problems. wasserman schultz called the speech flap more evidence "that demonstrates how not ready and unprepared" trump himself is.
there is no indication that clinton had anything to do with the speech or the reaction to it. the similarities in wording were first noticed by journalist and interior designer jarrett hill.
trump’s communications adviser, jason miller, sent out a statement early tuesday morning as the controversy first erupted.
"in writing her beautiful speech, melania's team of writers took notes on her life’s inspirations, and in some instances included fragments that reflected her own thinking,” he said in a statement. “melania’s immigrant experience and love for america shone through in her speech, which made it such a success.”
but trump's wife told nbc's matt lauer ahead of the speech: "i wrote it. and with as little help as possible.”
new jersey gov. chris christie, the head of trump's white house transition team, appeared on nbc's today on tuesday and said that just a fraction of the speech was similar. he said “93% of the speech is completely different than michelle obama’s speech."
but he had a positive spin moving forward: "the distraction gets you off message a little bit this morning, but i think we'll get back to action this afternoon," he said.
manafort said the concentration on some "50 words" in the speech is "totally ignoring" the entire speech in which melania trump talked about coming to america from her native slovenia and building a successful modeling career.
"her speech was one of the highlights — if not the highlight — of the convention yesterday," manafort said.
while not verbatim, the similarity in the statements look higher than being 93% different.
here's the excerpt from obama in 2008:
"and barack and i were raised with so many of the same values: that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond and you do what you say you're going to do; that you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them, and even if you don't agree with them. "and barack and i set out to build lives guided by these values, and to pass them on to the next generation. because we want our children — and all children in this nation — to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them."
and here's the passage from trump's remarks monday night that came under scrutiny:
“from a young age, my parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life, that your word is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise, that you treat people with respect. "they taught and showed me values and morals in their daily lives. that is a lesson that i continue to pass along to our son. and we need to pass those lessons on to the many generations to follow. because we want our children in this nation to know that the only limit to your achievements is the strength of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.”
the twitter hashtag #famousmelaniatrumpquotes began trending on twitter with people attributing famous quotes from people in history and movies to trump's wife.
actor jesse williams tweeted a series of quotes using the hashtag.
contributing: heidi przybyla
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ˈɔrdərz fər ˈsəmər 2016 ˈtʊrnəmənt kɪts ər naʊ kloʊzd. pliz kip jʊr aɪz ɔn ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ər saɪn əp fər ɑr ˈriˌteɪlər ˈnuzˌlɛtər tɪ lərn əˈbaʊt ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ kɪts ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ʃeɪp jʊr ˈriˌteɪl stɔr ˈɪntu ə beɪs əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ənd kəˈnɛkt wɪθ jʊr moʊst ˈdɛrɪŋ x-wing™*™ ˈpaɪləts! ɛz ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈmɪnɪʧərz geɪm kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ɪkˈspænd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈgæləksi, mɔr pleɪərz ər ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə freɪ. naʊ ju, tu, kən gɪt ɪn ɔn ðə ˈækʃən wɪθ ðə ˈsəmər 2016 ˈtʊrnəmənt kɪt. wɪθ ɪts ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti əˈkrɪlɪk ˈtoʊkənz, ˈhɛfti ˈʧælənʤ kɔɪn, ˈɔltərˌneɪt ɑrt kɑrdz, ənd ə pərˈmoʊʃənəl ˈpoʊstər dɪˈspleɪɪŋ ˈdaɪvɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈbætəl, ˈsəmər 2016 ˈtʊrnəmənt kɪts ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ hɛlp ju hoʊst ə kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ˈtʊrnəmənt ər ˈəðər ɪˈvɛnt. wət wɪl aɪ faɪnd ɪn ə ˈsəmər 2016 ˈtʊrnəmənt kɪt? ˈʧælənʤɪz pleɪərz tɪ aʊtməˈnuvər ənd ðɛr əˈpoʊnənt, ənd ə ˈsəmər 2016 ˈtʊrnəmənt kɪt kəmz wɪθ ˈpraɪzɪz ənd məˈtɪriəlz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ kip jʊr players’*’ ˈtʊrnəmənt ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz frɛʃ ənd ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ. wən ˈsɑləd ˈmɛtəl ˈʧælənʤ kɔɪn. (nɑt ˈpɪkʧərd.) ʃoʊ ɔf jʊr ləv fər stɑr wars™*™ ˈdʊrɪŋ iʧ mæʧ wɪθ ðɪs əˈfɪʃəl ˈʧælənʤ kɔɪn dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ðə ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk taɪ ˈfaɪtər! wən ˈsɑləd ˈmɛtəl ˈʧælənʤ kɔɪn. (nɑt ˈpɪkʧərd.) ʃoʊ ɔf jʊr ləv fər stɑr wars™*™ ˈdʊrɪŋ iʧ mæʧ wɪθ ðɪs əˈfɪʃəl ˈʧælənʤ kɔɪn dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ðə ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk taɪ ˈfaɪtər! eɪt sɛts əv əˈkrɪlɪk strɛs ˈtoʊkənz. (nɑt ˈpɪkʧərd.) pɔɪnt aʊt ðə ʃɪps ðət hæv hæd ðə mɪsˈfɔrʧən əv ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ə ˈlɪtəl tu fɑr wɪθ ðiz ˈflæʃi əˈkrɪlɪk ˈtoʊkənz. tu ˈkɑpiz əv ən ˈɔltərˌneɪt ɑrt hɔrn ˈpaɪlət kɑrd. ˈdəbəl daʊn ɔn jʊr əˈtæks wɪθ ðɪs ˈpɑpjələr ənd ˈgʊˌdlʊkɪŋ ˈpaɪlət! ˈsɛvənˈtin ˈkɑpiz əv ən ˈɔltərˌneɪt ɑrt ˈprɛdətər ˈəpˈgreɪd kɑrd. ðɪs ˈpɑpjələr kɑrd rɪˈsivz nu ɑrt, əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈrɛbəl pleɪərz tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ðɛr skwɑdz. ə pərˈmoʊʃənəl ˈpoʊstər dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ˈdaɪvɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈbætəl. wən ˌɪnˈfɔrˌmeɪʃənəl ˈpæmflət ɔn ˈrənɪŋ ən ˈtʊrnəmənt ər lig. haʊ du aɪ juz ə ˈtʊrnəmənt kɪt? ɑr ˈsəmər 2016 ˈtʊrnəmənt kɪts ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ səˈpɔrt ɪˈvɛnts rən frəm leɪt ˈɔgəst θru ðə ɛnd əv 2016 ɪn ə vərˈaɪəti əv weɪz. wi ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈkɑntɛnts æt ə ˈtʊrnəmənt, ə ˈdɛmoʊ deɪ, ər ə ˈkæʒəwəl geɪm naɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ju juz ə kɪt, ju wɪl faɪnd ˈgaɪdəns wɪˈθɪn ɪts ˌɪnˈfɔrˌmeɪʃənəl ˈpæmflət, wɪʧ ˈɔfərz tɪps ənd aɪˈdiəz əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ rən ə greɪt ɪˈvɛnt. ˈkæpʧər ðə groʊɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti ˈɔrdərz fər ˈsəmər 2016 ˈtʊrnəmənt kɪts ər naʊ kloʊzd. pliz kip jʊr aɪz ɔn ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ər saɪn əp fər ɑr ˈriˌteɪlər ˈnuzˌlɛtər tɪ lərn əˈbaʊt ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ kɪts ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. noʊt: ðə ˈɔltərˌneɪt ɑrt kɑrdz ɪn ðɪs kɪt ər prəˈdust ˈviə ˌɪnˈhaʊs ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ənd meɪ əˈpɪr sˈlaɪtli ˈdɪfərənt ɪn ˈkələr ənd ˈtɛksʧər frəm ðə geɪmz ˈəðər kɑrdz.
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orders for summer 2016 tournament kits are now closed. please keep your eyes on our website or sign up for our retailer newsletter to learn about upcoming kits in the future.
shape your retail store into a base of operations and connect with your community’s most daring x-wing™ pilots!
as the popular x-wing miniatures game continues to expand across the galaxy, more players are joining the fray. now you, too, can get in on the action with the summer 2016 x-wing tournament kit.
with its high-quality acrylic tokens, hefty challenge coin, alternate art cards, and a promotional poster displaying x-wings diving head-first into battle, summer 2016 x-wing tournament kits are designed to help you host a compelling tournament or other event.
what will i find in a summer 2016 tournament kit?
x-wing challenges players to outmaneuver and outthink their opponent, and a summer 2016 x-wing tournament kit comes with prizes and materials intended to keep your players’ tournament experiences fresh and exciting.
one solid metal challenge coin. (not pictured.) show off your love for star wars™ during each match with this official challenge coin depicting the iconic tie fighter!
one solid metal challenge coin. (not pictured.) show off your love for star wars™ during each match with this official challenge coin depicting the iconic tie fighter! eight sets of acrylic stress tokens. (not pictured.) point out the ships that have had the misfortune of pushing themselves a little too far with these flashy acrylic tokens.
two copies of an alternate art corran horn pilot card. double down on your attacks with this popular and good-looking pilot!
seventeen copies of an alternate art predator upgrade card. this popular card receives new art, allowing rebel players to upgrade their squads.
a promotional poster depicting x-wings diving head-first into battle.
one informational pamphlet on running an x-wing tournament or league.
how do i use a tournament kit?
our summer 2016 x-wing tournament kits are designed to support in-store x-wing events run from late august through the end of 2016 in a variety of ways.
we recommend using a kit’s contents at a tournament, a demo day, or a casual game night. however you use a kit, you will find guidance within its informational pamphlet, which offers tips and ideas about how to run a great event.
capture the growing x-wing community
orders for summer 2016 tournament kits are now closed. please keep your eyes on our website or sign up for our retailer newsletter to learn about upcoming kits in the future.
note: the alternate art cards in this kit are produced via ffg's in-house manufacturing and may appear slightly different in color and texture from the game's other cards.
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wən əv goʊlz həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ˈpaɪrəsi əv ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊz ənd ˈmuviz ɪf ju kən gɪt ɔl ðə ʃoʊz ənd ˈmuviz ju wɔnt fər ˈoʊnli ə fju ˈdɔlərz ə mənθ, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hoʊps jul stɑp ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪŋ ðɛm ˌɪˈligəli. bət ɛz ðə ˈsərvɪs roʊlz aʊt ɪn ðə ˈnɛðərləndz, rid ˈheɪstɪŋz' tim həz gɔn soʊ fɑr ɛz tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli ʧɛk ˈpaɪrəsi stəˈtɪstɪks ɪn dɪˈtərmənɪŋ wət ʃoʊz tɪ baɪ. ˌviˈpi əv ˈkɑntɛnt ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ˈkɛli ˈmɛrimən toʊld ðət "wɪθ ðə ˈpərʧəs əv ˈsɪriz, wi lʊk æt wət dɪz wɛl ɔn ˈpaɪrəsi saɪts." ðət lɛd tɪ baɪɪŋ ˈprɪzən breɪk, fər ˈɪnstəns, ə ˈkɑmənli ʃoʊ ɪn ðə ˈnɛðərləndz. ˈmɛrimən toʊld əˈbaʊt səm əv ˈəðər kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz ɛz wɛl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ʃoʊz laɪk ðə vɔɪs ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˌdɪˈsaɪdz ər mɔr ˈsutɪd tɪ lɪv ˈɔdiənsəz ðæts waɪ wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlaɪkli ˈnɛvər si kəmˈpitɪŋ fər spɔrts ˈkɑnˌtrækts, ər ˈɛrɪŋ ən ˈivnɪŋ nuz ʃoʊ. ˈsædli, ðoʊ rid ˈheɪstɪŋz ˈɔlsoʊ toʊld ðət hid ləv tɪ hɛlp geɪm əv sɑlv ɪts ˈmæsɪv ˈpaɪrəsi ˈprɑbləm baɪ ˈɛrɪŋ ðə ʃoʊ ɔn, əˈpɛrəntli nɑt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd. bət ɪf kən kənˈvɪns ˈəðər ˈstudiˌoʊz ənd ˈnɛtˌwərks ðət ˈpaɪrəsi ˈɪzənt ˈbɛtər ðən ən ˈɛmi, ˈɪtəl hæv ən ˈizi seɪlz pɪʧ tɪ meɪk fər ə lɔt əv ˈpɑpjələr ʃoʊz əraʊnd ðə wərld.
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one of netflix's goals has always been to combat piracy of tv shows and movies — if you can get all the shows and movies you want for only a few dollars a month, the company hopes you'll stop downloading them illegally. but as the service rolls out in the netherlands, reed hastings' team has gone so far as to actually check piracy statistics in determining what shows to buy. vp of content acquisition kelly merryman told tweakers that "with the purchase of series, we look at what does well on piracy sites." that led to netflix buying prison break, for instance, a commonly torrented show in the netherlands.
merryman told tweakers about some of netflix's other considerations as well, including shows like the voice that the company decides are more suited to live audiences — that's why we'll also likely never see netflix competing for sports contracts, or airing an evening news show. sadly, though reed hastings also told tweakers that he'd love to help game of thrones solve its massive piracy problem by airing the show on netflix, hbo's apparently not interested. but if netflix can convince other studios and networks that piracy isn't better than an emmy, it'll have an easy sales pitch to make for a lot of popular shows around the world.
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ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ˈkɑŋgrəs ədˈvæns plænz fər ˈdipər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈspɛndɪŋ kəts baɪ ˈpætrɪk ˈmɑrtɪn 16 sɛpˈtɛmbər 2013 wɪθ ðə ˈɛvədənt poʊstˈpoʊnmənt əv ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət wɔr əˈgɛnst ˈsɪriə, ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ənd boʊθ ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs hæv tərnd ðɛr əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðɛr meɪn ˈɛnəmi æt hoʊm, ˈfərðərɪŋ ðɛr plænz tɪ əˈtæk ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈproʊˌgræmz ɔn wɪʧ tɛnz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈwərkɪŋ ˈpipəl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts dɪˈpɛnd ɔn fər ðɛr hɛlθ ənd ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd. ɪn ə ˈhæˌfaʊər ˈɪntərvˌju ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɔn week”*” ˈproʊˌgræm ˈsənˌdi, ˌoʊˈbɑmə leɪd aʊt hɪz pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈbəʤɪt tɔks, wɪʧ rɪˈzumd ɪn ˈərnɪst læst wik ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ meɪk kənˈsɛʃənz tɪ rɪˈpəblɪkən dɪˈmændz fər ˈfərðər kəts ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈspɛndɪŋ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ““sequester,”*,” waɪl rɪˈʤɛktɪŋ ˈɛni nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ˈoʊvər ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈfɛdərəl dɛt ˈsilɪŋ. ðɛr ər naʊ tu ˈbəʤɪt ˈdɛˌdlaɪnz ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər. ɔn ðə fərst deɪ əv ðə mənθ, ðə stɑrt əv ðə 2014 ˈfɪskəl jɪr, ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl rən aʊt əv əˈθɔrəti tɪ spɛnd ˈməni bɪˈkəz ˈkɑŋgrəs həz nɑt pæst ə ˈsɪŋgəl əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃənz bɪl. ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsiz wɪl bɪˈgɪn tɪ ʃət daʊn, wɪθ ˈkɑnsəkwənt ˈfərloʊz ənd ˈpeɪˌlɛs fər ˈfɛdərəl ˈwərkərz. ɔn ər əˈbaʊt ɑkˈtoʊbər 18 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrisənt ˈɛstəˌmeɪts, ðə ˈtrɛʒəri wɪl ɪgˈzɔst ɪts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈbɑˌroʊ ˈməni tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ˈfɛdərəl ˈpeɪmənts, ənd wɪl bi ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈɪʃuɪŋ ʧɛks beɪst ɔn ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ ˈrɛvəˌnu. ðɪs wɪl min ənˈpeɪd ˈfɛdərəl bɪlz, ˈlaɪkli ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv ðə mənθ, wɪθ ðə θrɛt ðət ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ʧɛks fər 50 ˈmɪljən rɪˈtaɪrd ˈpipəl wɪl nɑt goʊ aʊt ˈæftər noʊˈvɛmbər 1 ɛz ɪn ˈpriviəs ˈbəʤɪt ˈkraɪsiz ˈəndər ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ðə ɪˈvɛnts ər biɪŋ baɪ ðə tu ˈpɑrtiz tɪ gɪv ðə ˌɪˈluʒən əv ˈpɑrtəzən ˈgrɪˌdlɑk ənd ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ˈoʊvər ðɪs keɪs, ˈwɛðər tɪ goʊ ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ðə ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə hɛlθ kɛr bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz ɔl ˈfækʃənz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈrulɪŋ ɪˈlit əˈgri ðət ˈmæsɪv kəts məst bi ˈkɛrid θru ɪn ˈbeɪsɪk ˈfɛdərəl ˈsoʊʃəl ˈproʊˌgræmz. wɪθ ðə kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈmidiə, ə ˈkraɪsəs ˈætməsˌfɪr wɪl bi kriˈeɪtɪd tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ˈfərðər sˈwipɪŋ əˈtæks ɔn ðə ˈsoʊʃəl raɪts əv ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs tɪ hɛlθ kɛr, ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən ənd rɪˈtaɪərmənt ˈɪnˌkəm. ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt wɪl bi sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt kəts ɪn ˈmɛdəˌkɛr, ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd ənd ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti. ðə ˈlidər əv ðə haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkən məˈʤɔrəti, ˈspikər ʤɑn ˈboʊnər, həz ɔˈrɛdi riʧt ə ˈtæsɪt ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ənd ˈsɛnɪt ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈoʊvər haʊ tɪ ˈhændəl ðə mɔr ˌɪˈmiˌdiət əv ðə tu ˈdɛˌdlaɪnz, ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə nu ˈfɪskəl jɪr ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1 læst wik, ˈboʊnər ənd haʊs məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər ˈɛrɪk ˈkæntər bækt ə plæn ˈəndər wɪʧ ðə haʊs wʊd əˈpruv ə ˈmɛʒər, kɔld ə kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ˌrɛzəˈluʃən, tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsiz tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈməni θru dɪˈsɛmbər 15 waɪl ðə əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃənz bɪlz ər ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzd. ɪn rɪˈtərn, ðə ˈsɛnɪt wʊd əˈgri tɪ hoʊld ə voʊt ɔn poʊstˈpoʊnɪŋ ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə hɛlθ kɛr ˈproʊˌgræm fər wən jɪr. ˈæftər ðə ˈsɛnɪt dɪˈfitɪd ðə poʊstˈpoʊnmənt, ðə ˈspɛndɪŋ bɪl wʊd goʊ tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs fər ˈsɪgnəʧər, wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈfərðər ˈækʃən baɪ ðə haʊs. ðə moʊst ˈfækʃən əv haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz fɔrst ˈboʊnər ənd ˈkæntər tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ ðə prəˈpoʊzd kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ˌrɛzəˈluʃən baɪ vaʊɪŋ tɪ voʊt daʊn ˈɛni ˈmɛʒər ðət dɪd nɑt ˈæˌkʧuəli bæn ðə ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv. ðə dil wɑz ˌnənðəˈlɛs sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt, sɪns ˈsɛnɪt ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd ðə waɪt haʊs əˈgrid ɪn ˈprɪnsəpəl tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ðə ˈdræstɪk ˈspɛndɪŋ kəts ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ˈəndər ðə sɪkˈwɛstər ˈɪntu ðə nu ˈfɪskəl jɪr. ðə ˈtoʊtəl kəts ˈəndər ðə ɔn baɪ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd kənˈgrɛʃənəl rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn 2011 ənd pʊt ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt ˈərliər ðɪs tɪ mɔr ðən 1 ˈtrɪljən ˈoʊvər tɛn jɪrz. ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli hæv bɪn ˈproʊˌgræmz fər pur ˈʧɪldrən, laɪk hɛd stɑrt, ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsiz wɪθ ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪdli haɪ ɪkˈspɛndɪʧərz, səʧ ɛz ðoʊz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ ðə weɪv əv ˈsəmər ˈfɔrɪst faɪərz. ˈfərðər ˈspɛndɪŋ kəts wɪl bi ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd ɪn ðə əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃənz bɪlz wɛˈnɛvər ðeɪ ər ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzd. ðə haʊs, fər ˈɪnstəns, həz prəˈpoʊzd tɪ kət 40 ˈbɪljən frəm ðə fud stæmp ˈproʊˌgræm ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst tɛn jɪrz. ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts ər prəˈpoʊzɪŋ sˈmɔlər kəts, bət ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈfeɪsɪz ən ˌɔtəˈmætɪk rɪˈdəkʃən əv əˈbaʊt 13 pərˈsɛnt ɪn ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈlɛvəlz wɪn ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈbɛnəfɪts ˈəndər ðə 2009 ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈstɪmjələs ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪkˈspaɪərz ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər. ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈdɛməˌgɑʤi ˈoʊvər ““defunding”*” ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə hɛlθ kɛr ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz ə ˈsaɪdˌʃoʊ tɪ wɪp əp ˈɛləmənts ɪn ðə ti ˈpɑrti ənd ʃɪft ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlænˌskeɪp ˈfərðər tɪ ðə raɪt. ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪtəl ʧæns ðət ˈkɑŋgrəs ər ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɪl əˈgri tɪ dɪˈleɪ ðə hɛlθ kɛr ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən pæst ɪn 2010 wɪʧ teɪks ˈifɛkt ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1 2014 ðə hɛlθ kɛr bɪl ɪz nɑt ə prəˈgrɛsɪv rɪˈfɔrm, bət ə riˈækʃəˌnɛri ˈmɛʒər bækt baɪ ˈkɔrpərət əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈkətɪŋ kɔsts ənd ˈbustɪŋ ˈprɑfɪts. ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd hɛlθ kɛr prəˈvaɪdərz hæv ɔˈrɛdi ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ˈbɪljənz tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ðə bɪl, wɪʧ ðeɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt wɪl brɪŋ ðɛm ə ˈwɪndˌfɔl. ɪn ən ˈækʃən ðət ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðə ˈruθləsnəs əv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə ˈsoʊʃəl kənˈdɪʃənz əv ˈwərkərz, ðə waɪt haʊs ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈflætli rɪˈʤɛktɪd ə pli frəm ðə tɪ pʊl bæk ɔn plænd ˈsæŋkʃənz ˈəndər ðə hɛlθ kɛr ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən əˈgɛnst ˈjunjən hɛlθ kɛr plænz ˈkəvərɪŋ ˈmɪljənz əv ˈwərkərz, huz ˈbɛnəfɪts ər kənˈsɪdərd tu ˈsoʊˈkɔld ““cadillac”*” plænz. ˈbɛnəfɪts əˈbəv ðə ˈkəˌtɔf ˈlɛvəl wɪl bi ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˈfɛdərəl ˈtæksɪz frəm ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1 ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈtrɛʒəri dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈfɪgjərz riˈlist ˈθərzˌdeɪ ʃoʊ ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈdɛfəsət, səˈpoʊzədli ðə ˈrizən fər ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ˈmɛʒərz, həz plənʤd tɪ ðə loʊəst ˈlɛvəl sɪns ˌoʊˈbɑmə tʊk ˈɔfəs, lɛs ðən 700 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈfɪskəl 2013 pliz ɪˈneɪbəl ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ vju ðə ˈkɑmɛnts paʊərd baɪ disqus*.
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obama, congress advance plans for deeper social spending cuts
by patrick martin
16 september 2013
with the evident postponement of an immediate war against syria, the obama administration and both democrats and republicans in congress have turned their attention to their main enemy at home, furthering their plans to attack the social programs on which tens of millions of working people in the united states depend on for their health and livelihood.
in a half-hour interview broadcast on abc’s “this week” program sunday, obama laid out his position on the budget talks, which resumed in earnest last week in washington. obama indicated willingness to make concessions to republican demands for further cuts in social spending, including an extension of the so-called “sequester,” while rejecting any negotiations over an increase in the federal debt ceiling.
there are now two budget deadlines in october. on the first day of the month, the start of the 2014 fiscal year, the federal government will run out of authority to spend money because congress has not passed a single appropriations bill. federal agencies will begin to shut down, with consequent furloughs and payless paydays for federal workers.
on or about october 18, according to recent estimates, the treasury will exhaust its ability to borrow money to finance continuing federal payments, and will be limited to issuing checks based on incoming revenue. this will mean unpaid federal bills, likely before the end of the month, with the threat that social security checks for 50 million retired people will not go out after november 1.
as in previous budget crises under the obama administration, the events are being stage-managed by the two corporate-controlled parties to give the illusion of partisan gridlock and confrontation over principles—in this case, whether to go forward with the implementation of the obama health care program—while behind the scenes all factions within the ruling elite agree that massive cuts must be carried through in basic federal social programs.
with the cooperation of the media, a crisis atmosphere will be created to justify further sweeping attacks on the social rights of the working class to health care, unemployment compensation and retirement income. the end result will be significant cuts in medicare, medicaid and social security.
the leader of the house republican majority, speaker john boehner, has already reached a tacit understanding with the obama administration and senate democrats over how to handle the more immediate of the two deadlines, the beginning of the new fiscal year on october 1.
last week, boehner and house majority leader eric cantor backed a plan under which the house would approve a measure, called a continuing resolution, to allow federal agencies to continue spending money through december 15 while the appropriations bills are finalized.
in return, the senate would agree to hold a vote on postponing implementation of the obama health care program for one year. after the democratic-controlled senate defeated the obamacare postponement, the spending bill would go to the white house for obama’s signature, without any further action by the house.
the most right-wing faction of house republicans forced boehner and cantor to withdraw the proposed continuing resolution by vowing to vote down any measure that did not actually ban the implementation of obamacare. the deal was nonetheless significant, since senate democrats and the white house agreed in principle to extend implementing the drastic spending cuts imposed under the sequester into the new fiscal year.
the total cuts under the sequester—agreed on by obama and congressional republicans in 2011, and put into effect earlier this year—come to more than $1 trillion over ten years. particularly hard-hit have been programs for poor children, like head start, and federal agencies with unexpectedly high expenditures, such as those involved in fighting the wave of summer forest fires.
further spending cuts will be incorporated in the appropriations bills whenever they are finalized. the republican-controlled house, for instance, has proposed to cut $40 billion from the food stamp program over the next ten years. the democrats are proposing smaller cuts, but the program faces an automatic reduction of about 13 percent in benefit levels when a temporary increase in benefits under the 2009 economic stimulus legislation expires in november.
the republican demagogy over “defunding” the obama health care program is a sideshow to whip up far-right elements in the tea party and shift the political landscape further to the right.
there is little chance that congress or the obama administration will agree to delay the health care legislation passed in 2010, which takes effect january 1, 2014. the health care bill is not a progressive reform, but a reactionary measure backed by corporate america, focused on cutting costs and boosting profits. insurance companies and health care providers have already invested billions to implement the bill, which they calculate will bring them a windfall.
in an action that demonstrates the ruthlessness of the obama administration when it comes to the social conditions of workers, the white house on friday flatly rejected a plea from the afl-cio to pull back on planned sanctions under the health care legislation against union health care plans covering millions of workers, whose benefits are considered too high—the so-called “cadillac” plans. benefits above the cutoff level will be subject to federal taxes from january 1.
meanwhile, treasury department figures released thursday show that the federal deficit, supposedly the reason for austerity measures, has plunged to the lowest level since obama took office, less than $700 billion in fiscal 2013.
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən: ðə ki tɪ ˈɪndiə bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈjuˈɛn sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ɪz tɪ təʧ ðə ˈviˌtoʊ", ˈjuˈɛs æmˈbæsədər tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛn ˈnɪki ˈheɪli həz sɛd ɛz ʃi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈrəʃə ənd ˈʧaɪnə ɛz ðə tu ˈgloʊbəl paʊərz əˈgɛnst ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstrəkʧər əv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl. rɪˈfɔrm əv ðə ˈjuˈɛn sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl) ɪz məʧ mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈviˌtoʊ. ðə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt faɪv (ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl) hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈviˌtoʊ. ˈrəʃə, ˈʧaɪnə, (juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm), ˈjuˈɛs ənd fræns ənd nən əv ðɛm wɔnt tɪ gɪv ðət əp. soʊ, ðə ki tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɪndiə ɔn ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl wʊd hæv tɪ bi nɑt tɪ təʧ ðə ˈviˌtoʊ," ˈheɪli sɛd æt ən ɪˈvɛnt ɔn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈkæpɪtəl baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪndiə ˈfrɛndʃɪp ˈkaʊnsəl. ˈjuˈɛs ɪz ˈoʊpən tɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl rɪˈfɔrm ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv bɪn rɪˈspɑndɪŋ, ʃi sɛd ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə kˈwɛʃən frəm ʧəˈtərʤi, ʧɛr əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪndiə ˈfrɛndʃɪp ˈkaʊnsəl ˈæftər ʃi dɪˈlɪvərd hər ˈkiˌnoʊt rɪˈmɑrks ɔn roʊl əv ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪn prəˈmoʊtɪŋ kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ɔn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɪʃuz." ˈheɪli sɛd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈkɑŋgrəs ər ðə ˈsɛnɪt hæv məʧ roʊl ɪn rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl. ˈrɪli. ðeɪ ˈrɪli. bɪˈkəz ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ər nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs ɔn ðə ʃeɪp əv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl," ʃi əbˈzərvd. ˈheɪli sɛd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ɔn bɔrd, bət ðɛr ɪz nid tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ˈrəʃə ənd ˈʧaɪnə", ðə tu ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl hu nɑt wɔnt tɪ si ˈɛni" ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl. ə ˈjuˈɛn ˈɪʃu, goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈjuˈɛn rɪˈfɔrm ənd aɪ θɪŋk, ˈɪndiə həz tɪ goʊ ənd brɪŋ təˈgɛðər ɛz ˈmɛni səˈpɔrtərz ɛz ɪt kən ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈrɪli ˈifɛkt ðət ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl," ˈheɪli sɛd. fər lɔŋ ˈɪndiə həz bɪn ˈkɔlɪŋ fər rɪˈfɔrm əv ðə ˈjuˈɛn sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl. ˈɪndiə ənd ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈkəntriz bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈjuˈɛn ənd ɪts ˈpaʊərfəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl dɪz nɑt rɪˈflɛkt ðə graʊnd ˌriˈæləˌtiz əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. læst mənθ, ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˈkəntriz ˈɪndiə, brəˈzɪl, ˈʤərməni ənd ʤəˈpæn mɛt ɪn nu jɔrk ɔn ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnz əv ðə ˈjuˈɛn ˈʤɛnərəl əˈsɛmbli tɪ pʊʃ ðɛr keɪs fər rɪˈfɔrm əv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪkˈspænʧən əv ɪts ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ənd ˈmɛmbərz. ˈɪndiə həz ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈsivd səˈpɔrt frəm ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˌməltɪˈlætərəl ˈgrupɪŋz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈʤɛnərəl əˈsɛmbli ˈsɛʃən ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ənd ibsa*. ˈsɛvərəl ˈkəntriz hæv ˈteɪkən əp ðə flɔr əv ˈʤɛnərəl əˈsɛmbli tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp.
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washington: the key to india becoming a permanent member of the un security council is “not to touch the veto", us ambassador to the un nikki haley has said as she identified russia and china as the two global powers against changes in the current structure of the security council.
“(this reform of the un security council) is much more about the veto. the permanent five (members of the security council) have the ability to veto. russia, china, uk (united kingdom), us and france and none of them want to give that up. so, the key to getting india on the security council would have to be not to touch the veto," haley said at an event organised on the us capitol by us india friendship council.
us is open to security council reform and always have been responding, she said in response to a question from swadesh chatterjee, chair of the us india friendship council after she delivered her keynote remarks on “the role of congress in promoting us-india cooperation on international issues." haley said the us congress or the senate can’t have much role in reforming the security council. “not really.
they really can’t. because members of the security council are not going to listen to the congress on the shape of the security council," she observed. haley said the us is already on board, but there is need to focus “on russia and china", the two permanent members of the security council who “do not want to see any" changes in the security council.
“it’s a un issue, it’s going to require un reform and i think, india has to go and bring together as many supporters as it can in order to really effect that change in the security council," haley said. for long india has been calling for reform of the un security council. india and a large number of countries believe that the current un and its powerful security council does not reflect the ground realities of the 21st century.
last month, foreign minister of g4 countries – india, brazil, germany and japan – met in new york on the sidelines of the un general assembly to push their case for reform of the security council including expansion of its permanent and non-permanent members.
india has also received support from several other multilateral groupings during the current general assembly session in this regard, including brics and ibsa. several countries have taken up the floor of general assembly to support india’s permanent membership. pti
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ˈklivlənd, oʊˈhaɪoʊ ðə ˈklivlənd ˈklɪnɪk həz ˈstɑrtɪd ə ˈsɛnər fər mɛnz hɛlθ tɪ ˈɔfər ˈspɛʃəlti hɛlθ ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ mɛn. haʊzd ɪn ðə ˈglɪkmən ˈkɪdni ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɔn ðə meɪn ˈkæmpəs, ðə nu ˈsɛnər ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ trit ðoʊz hu hæv bɪn ˈmɛdɪkəli, ðə ˈklɪnɪk sɛd. ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ðoʊz wɪθ dɪˈsɔrdərz səʧ ɛz ˈvɔɪdɪŋ dɪsˈfəŋkʃən, dɪsˈfəŋkʃən (ɛd), loʊ ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn, ˈkrɑnɪk ˌtɛˈstɪkjələr peɪn, bɪˈnaɪn proʊˈstætɪk ˌɛnˈlɑrʤmənt ənd ˈkrɑnɪk prostatitis*. "ɑr ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz ɔn æˈdrɛsɪŋ ˈsərtən kənˈdɪʃənz ðət spəˈsɪfɪkli əˈfɛkt mɛn ənd ˌɪmˈpruv ˈækˌsɛs fər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ðət hæv bɪn trəˈdɪʃənəli ənd understudied*," ˈdɑktər. ˈdænjəl shoskes*, ə jərˈɑləʤəst ɪn ðə ˈglɪkmən ˈkɪdni ˈɪnstɪˌtut ənd ðə hɛd əv ðə nu ˈsɛnər, sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə ˈsɛnər ˌɪnˈkludz ə mɛnz hɛlθ ˈklɪnɪk wɛr ˈpeɪʃənz kən ˈskɛʤʊl əˈpɔɪntmənts wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl prəˈvaɪdərz ɪn wən ˈvɪzɪt. ˈspɛʃəlɪsts ˌɪnˈklud jərˈɑləʤəsts, ˌkɑrdiˈɑləʤɪsts, ˌɛndoʊkrəˈnɑləʤəsts, ə saɪˈkɑləʤəst ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn mɛnz ˈsɛkʃuəl hɛlθ ənd ə ˌdaɪəˈtɪʃən hu ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɪn nuˈtrɪʃən ənd ˈdaɪəˌtɛri nidz fər ˌdaɪəˈbɛtɪk mɛn ənd ðoʊz wɪθ ə haɪ bmi*, ðə ˈklɪnɪk sɛd. "wiv noʊn fər ə waɪl ðət ˈsɛkʃuəl dɪsˈfəŋkʃən ɪz ˈɔfənˌtaɪmz dɪˈrɛkli lɪŋkt tɪ ˈəðər hɛlθ ˈɪʃuz səʧ ɛz ˌkɑrdioʊˈvæskjələr dɪˈziz ənd ˌdaɪəˈbitiz," sɛd shoskes*. "fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɛd ɪz ˈfrikwɛntli ðə fərst saɪn əv ə hɑrt ˈprɑbləm ɪn mɛn." ðə ˈsɛnər ˈɔfərz ədˈvænst tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈsərvɪsɪz, səʧ ɛz ʃɑk weɪv ˈθɛrəpi fər dɪsˈfəŋkʃən ənd ˈkrɑnɪk ˈpɛlvɪk peɪn. ðə ˈsɛnər ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈloʊkəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl tɪ ˈɔfər ðɪs ˈsərvɪs, ðə ˈklɪnɪk sɛd. ðə ˈsɛnər ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈklɪnɪks ˈklɪnɪk ɪn ðə ˈleɪkˌwʊd ˈfæməli hɛlθ ˈsɛnər ɔn ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ kɛr fər geɪ ənd ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl mɛn. ˈklivlənd ˈklɪnɪk, ɪkˈspænd hɛlθ ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈklivlənd ˈklɪnɪk ˈsɛnər fər mɛnz hɛlθ
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cleveland, ohio - the cleveland clinic has started a center for men's health to offer specialty health services to men.
housed in the glickman urological & kidney institute on the main campus, the new center is designed to treat those who have been medically under-served, the clinic said. that includes those with urologic disorders such as voiding dysfunction, erectile dysfunction (ed), low testosterone, chronic testicular pain, benign prostatic enlargement and chronic prostatitis.
"our focus is on addressing certain conditions that specifically affect men and improve access for populations that have been traditionally under-served and understudied," dr. daniel shoskes, a urologist in the glickman urological & kidney institute and the head of the new center, said in a statement.
the center includes a men's health clinic where patients can schedule appointments with several providers in one visit. specialists include urologists, cardiologists, endocrinologists, a psychologist focused on men's sexual health and a dietician who specializing in nutrition and dietary needs for diabetic men and those with a high bmi, the clinic said.
"we've known for a while that sexual dysfunction is oftentimes directly linked to other health issues such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes," said shoskes. "for example, ed is frequently the first sign of a heart problem in men."
the center offers advanced urological technology services, such as low-intensity shock wave therapy for erectile dysfunction and chronic pelvic pain. the center is the only local hospital to offer this service, the clinic said.
the center also is working with the clinic's lgbt clinic - in the lakewood family health center - on improving access to care for gay and bisexual men.
cleveland clinic, metrohealth expand lgbt health services
cleveland clinic center for men's health
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ˈkəpəl ɪn ˈʧaɪnə baɪz ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz baɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ ðɛr kɪdz aɪ noʊ wərs, ðə fækt ðət ə ʧaɪˈniz ˈkəpəl soʊld ðɛr kɪdz tɪ baɪ ənd pleɪ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz æt ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˌkæˈfeɪz, ər ðət ðeɪ hæd θri kɪdz ənd wər boʊθ ˈəndər ðə eɪʤ əv 21 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsɪti nuz, ðə ˈsɛkənd ʧaɪld əv li lɪn ənd li wɑn wɑz soʊld fər lɛs ðən 500 waɪl ðɛr fərst ənd θərd ʧaɪld wər soʊld fər əraʊnd 4600 ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər. ðə ˈkəpəl wɑz tərnd ɪn ˈæftər li lɪn, ðə ˈfɑðər, toʊld hɪz ˈməðər wət ˈhæpənd. ʃi tʊk ðɛm tɪ ðə pəˈlis, wɛr ðeɪ əˈpɛrəntli ʃoʊd noʊ rɪˈmɔrs. ðə ˈpɛrənts ər jəŋ ənd naɪiv, soʊ wɪn æst əˈbaʊt ðɛr nəˈfɛriəs didz, ðeɪ ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðeɪ wər ˌənəˈwɛr wət ðeɪ wər duɪŋ ɪz ˌɪˈligəl. wɔnt tɪ reɪz them,”*,” ðeɪ sɛd. ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ sɛl ðɛm fər səm money.”*.” ðə ˈkəpəl mɛt ɪn ən ˈɪntərˌnɛt kəˈfeɪ ɪn 2007 ənd ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ˈmitɪŋ kˈwɪkli ˈkɑnsəˌmeɪtəd ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ənd muvd ɪn təˈgɛðər, ˈspɛndɪŋ moʊst əv ðɛr taɪm pleɪɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ɪn ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˌkæˈfeɪz. ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðɛr fərst ʧaɪld wɑz bɔrn ɪn 2008 ðeɪ lɛft ɪt æt hoʊm ənd ˈtrævəld tɪ pleɪ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. ˈpɛrənts əv ðə jɪr, ðiz tu ər. (lɪŋk 1 2 ʃɛr ðɪs: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈgugəl tˈwɪtər
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couple in china buys video games by selling their kids
i don’t know what’s worse, the fact that a chinese couple sold their kids to buy and play video games at internet cafes, or that they had three kids and were both under the age of 21.
according to the sanxiang city news, the second child of li lin and li juan was sold for less than $500, while their first and third child were sold for around $4600 shortly after.
the couple was turned in after li lin, the father, told his mother what happened. she took them to the police, where they apparently showed no remorse.
the parents are young and naive, so when asked about their nefarious deeds, they stated that they were unaware what they were doing is illegal. “we didn’t want to raise them,” they said. “we just want to sell them for some money.”
the couple met in an internet cafe in 2007, and shortly after meeting quickly consummated the relationship and moved in together, spending most of their time playing video games in internet cafes. shortly after their first child was born in 2008, they left it at home and traveled 30km to play video games.
parents of the year, these two are.
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ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈɔriˌoʊlz hæv kəm tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt hoʊm rənz frəm krɪs ˈdeɪvɪs, hu dɪˈlɪvərd ə klaʊt ɪn ðə ˈsɛvənθ ˈɪnɪŋ əv ə taɪt geɪm əˈgɛnst ðə ˈklivlənd ˈɪndiənz. wət ˈhæpənd nɛkst keɪm ɛz ə kəmˈplit səˈpraɪz. əˈlɛksi kæpt ə ˈsɛvənθ wɪθ ə ˈhoʊmər, ənd ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz broʊk ə ˈluzɪŋ strik wɪθ ə ˈvɪktəri ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt. ˈdeɪvɪs taɪd ðə geɪm æt 3 wɪθ hɪz ˈmeɪʤər hoʊm rən, ə ʃɑt. ˈhædənt ɔl ˈsizən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkrəʃɪŋ ə pɪʧ frəm ˈʤəstɪn ˈmæstərsən ɔn ə tim ðət lidz ðə ˈmeɪʤərz ɪn hoʊm rənz, ˈkɑnˌtækt kən kəm frəm ˈɛniˌwən ˈivɪn ðə noʊ. 9 ˈbætər ɪn ðə ˈɔrdər. "ðət teɪks ˈprɛʃər ɔf ðə bɪg gaɪz, tɪ noʊ ðət wiv gɑt ˈəðər gaɪz hu kən kənˈtrɪbjut, ənd du kənˈtrɪbjut," ˈliˌdɔf ˈhɪtər neɪt məˈklaʊθ sɛd. "əˈlɛksi keɪm əp juʤ təˈnaɪt." məʧ tɪ ðə dɪˈlaɪt əv hɪz ˈtimˌmeɪts, hu hæv kəm tɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðə ˌhɑrdˈwərkɪŋ ˈbæˌkəp ˈsɛkənd ˈbeɪsmən. "ɪt wɑz ˈɔsəm," ˈdeɪvɪs sɛd. "aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛvriˌbɑdiz ˈpʊlɪŋ fər ɪm raɪt ðɛr, ˈɑbviəsli traɪɪŋ, ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðət hil ʤɪst gɪt ə beɪs hɪt. ðɛn hi dɪz ðət, prəˈvaɪdɪd ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ə ʤoʊlt əv əˈdrɛnələn fər ˈɛvriˌbɑdi." ɪt wɑz fərst hoʊm rən sɪns ˈɔgəst 8 2012 ˈɔlsoʊ ɔf ˈmæstərsən. ðət wɑz ɪˈnəf tɪ ɛnd ə skɪd ɪn wɪʧ ˈbɔltəˌmɔr lɔst θri geɪmz tɪ tərˈɑntoʊ ənd əˈnəðər tɪ ˈklivlənd baɪ ə kəmˈbaɪnd skɔr. "aɪ fil greɪt tɪ hɪt ðət hoʊm rən ˈæftər wi lɔst fɔr geɪmz," sɛd θru ˌɪnˈtərprətər ˈaɪnər diɑz. "aɪ fɛlt laɪk aɪ hæd tɪ kəm ənd du ˈsəmθɪŋ fər ðə tim ənd aɪ dɪd ɪt ðət taɪm." krɪs ˈtɪlmən geɪv əp θri rənz, fɔr hɪts ənd fɔr wɔks ɪn ˈsɛvən ˈɪnɪŋz tɪ wɪn hɪz fɪθ streɪt stɑrt. ðə ɪz ɪn ˈsɛvən stɑrts sɪns meɪ 19 hi wɑz ɪn pəˈzɪʃən tɪ luz ənˈtɪl ˈdeɪvɪs ənd wɛnt dip. "ˈɔsəm, ˈɔsəm," ˈtɪlmən sɛd. "læst jɪr, aɪ θɪŋk ɪts ˈɛvəri naɪt, ɪts ˈsəmˌbɑdi nu, ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɛls. ɪts gʊd tɪ si. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈprɪti tim ənd wi ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ siɪŋ ðət. ɪts fən fər ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs." ʤɪm ˈʤɑnsən pɪʧt ðə naɪnθ fər hɪz seɪv. ˈʤeɪsən ˈkɪpnɪs, wɔkt twaɪs ənd ˈsɪŋgəld fər ðə ˈɪndiənz, hu wər ˈsikɪŋ ə fɔrθ streɪt roʊd ˈvɪktəri fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns ˈeɪprəl 2012 ˈmæstərsən, hu wɑz ˈpərˌfɪkt θru fɔr ˈɪnɪŋz, tʊk ə ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɛvənθ bət ˈɛndɪd əp əˈlaʊɪŋ sɪks rənz ənd sɪks hɪts ɪn 6 ˈɪnɪŋz. "ɪts ə gʊd ˈlaɪˌnəp," ðə sɛd. "ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ wɛl θru sɪks ˈɪnɪŋz. ənˈfɔrʧənətli wi gɑt tɪ ðə ˈsɛvənθ. ðɛn ɪt ˈwəzənt ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz wɛl." ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈsɛvənθ bɪˈgæn wɪθ ˈmæstərsən ˈhɪtɪŋ ˈædəm ʤoʊnz wɪθ ə pɪʧ ənd ˈdeɪvɪs ˈsɛndɪŋ ðə nɛkst ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈbliʧərz. ˈæftər mæt dru ə wɔk ənd krɪs ˈdɪkərsən riʧt ɔn ə ˈgraʊndər, boʊθ ˈrənərz muvd əp ɔn ə waɪld pɪʧ. ðɛn klɪrd ðə ˈbeɪsɪz. "wɪn hi θru ðə ˈbreɪkɪŋ bɔl ðət wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈbækˌstɑp, naʊ wi hæv tɪ pleɪ kaɪnd əv ˈhæfˈweɪ," ˈklivlənd ˈmænɪʤər ˈtɛri sɛd. "hi traɪd tɪ bi faɪn ənd θru ə ˈbreɪkɪŋ bɔl tɪ ðət wɑz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə pleɪt." ənd ˌɔlˈðoʊ hæd ˈoʊnli 11 kərɪr ˈhoʊmərz naʊ ən ˈivɪn ˈdəzən hi pʊt ə gʊd ɪˈnəf swɪŋ ɔn ðə sˈlaɪdər tɪ pʊt ɪt ɪn ðə sits. "ðæts wət wi tɔkt əˈbaʊt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsɪriz tɪ ɔl ɑr ˈpɪʧərz," sɛd. "wɪn ju lɛt ðɛm gɪt ðɛr ɑrmz ɪkˈstɛndɪd, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðɪs ˈbɔlˌpɑrk, ðeɪ ər ˈvɛri ˈdeɪnʤərəs 1 θru 9 ˈklivlənd juzd ə ˈsɪŋgəl, tu wɔks ənd ə ˈsækrəˌfaɪs flaɪ baɪ ˈmaɪkəl ˈbræntli tɪ goʊ əp ɪn ðə fərst ˈɪnɪŋ. ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd, ðə ˈɪndiənz pʊt ˈrənərz æt ðə ˈkɔrnərz wɪθ noʊ aʊts bət kʊd nɑt skɔr. ˈæftər əˈlaʊɪŋ sɪks əv ðə fərst 12 ˈklivlənd ˈbætərz tɪ riʧ beɪs, ˈtɪlmən rɪˈtaɪrd ðə nɛkst sɪks ɪn ə roʊ. ðə strik ˈɛndɪd ɪn ðə fɪθ ˈɪnɪŋ, wɪn ˈmaɪkəl bɔrn lɛd ɔf wɪθ ə ˈdəbəl ənd ˈkɪpnɪs hɪt ə pɪʧ ˈɪntu ðə sits. ˈbɔltəˌmɔr gɑt ə rən bæk ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəm hæf. ʤoʊnz ˈsɪŋgəld, tʊk θərd ɔn ə ˈsɪŋgəl baɪ ˈdeɪvɪs ənd skɔrd ɔn ə ˈgraʊndər baɪ j.j*. ˈhɑrdi. noʊts: ˈklivlənd drɑpt tɪ ɔn ðə roʊd wɪn ˈlidɪŋ ˈæftər sɪks ˈɪnɪŋz. ˈʤeɪsən ˈhæməl, huz wɪθ ə ˈɪrə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɪndiənz, teɪks ðə maʊnd fər ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt. skɑt wɪl pɪʧ fər ðə ˈɪndiənz. ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz saɪnd ðɛr tɔp tu dræft pɪks, ˈhəntər ˈhɑrvi ənd əv ʤɑʃ hɑrt. ˈklivləndz maɪk ɑˈvilɛs snæpt ən skɪd wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋgəl. ˈmæstərsən ənd ˈtɪlmən boʊθ ˈjildɪd hoʊm rənz fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns ʤun 9
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baltimore -- the baltimore orioles have come to expect home runs from chris davis, who delivered a much-needed clout in the seventh inning of a tight game against the cleveland indians.
what happened next came as a complete surprise.
light-hitting alexi casilla capped a five-run seventh with a three-run homer, and the orioles broke a four-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory tuesday night.
davis tied the game at 3 with his major league-leading 28th home run, a two-run shot. casilla hadn't homered all season before crushing a pitch from justin masterson (9-6).
on a team that leads the majors in home runs, contact can come from anyone -- even the no. 9 batter in the order.
"that takes pressure off the big guys, to know that we've got other guys who can contribute, and do contribute," leadoff hitter nate mclouth said. "alexi came up huge tonight."
much to the delight of his teammates, who have come to appreciate the hard-working backup second baseman.
"it was awesome," davis said. "i think everybody's pulling for him right there, obviously trying, hoping that he'll just get a base hit. then he does that, provided a little bit of a jolt of adrenaline for everybody."
it was casilla's first home run since august 8, 2012 -- also off masterson. that was enough to end a four-game skid in which baltimore lost three games to toronto and another to cleveland by a combined 29-15 score.
"i feel great to hit that home run after we lost four games," casilla said through interpreter einar diaz. "i felt like i had to come and do something for the team and i did it that time."
chris tillman (9-2) gave up three runs, four hits and four walks in seven innings to win his fifth straight start. the right-hander is 6-0 in seven starts since may 19.
he was in position to lose until davis and casilla went deep.
"awesome, awesome," tillman said. "last year, i think it's every night, it's somebody new, somebody else. it's good to see. this is a pretty tight-knit team and we enjoy seeing that. it's fun for all of us."
jim johnson pitched the ninth for his 27th save.
jason kipnis homered, walked twice and singled for the indians, who were seeking a fourth straight road victory for the first time since april 2012.
masterson, who was perfect through four innings, took a three-hitter into the seventh but ended up allowing six runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings.
"it's a good lineup," the right-hander said. "everything was working well through six innings. unfortunately we got to the seventh. then it wasn't working as well."
the baltimore seventh began with masterson hitting adam jones with a pitch and davis sending the right-hander's next offering into the bleachers. after matt wieters drew a walk and chris dickerson reached on a check-swing grounder, both runners moved up on a wild pitch.
then casilla cleared the bases.
"when he threw the breaking ball that went to the backstop, now we have to play kind of halfway," cleveland manager terry francona said. "he tried to be fine and threw a breaking ball to casilla that was in the middle of the plate."
and although casilla had only 11 career homers -- now an even dozen -- he put a good enough swing on the slider to put it in the seats.
"that's what we talked about before the series to all our pitchers," francona said. "when you let them get their arms extended, especially in this ballpark, they are very dangerous 1 through 9."
cleveland used a single, two walks and a sacrifice fly by michael brantley to go up 1-0 in the first inning.
in the second, the indians put runners at the corners with no outs but could not score. after allowing six of the first 12 cleveland batters to reach base, tillman retired the next six in a row.
the streak ended in the fifth inning, when michael bourn led off with a double and kipnis hit a 3-1 pitch into the left-field seats.
baltimore got a run back in the bottom half. jones singled, took third on a single by davis and scored on a grounder by j.j. hardy.
notes:
cleveland dropped to 11-2 on the road when leading after six innings. ... jason hammel, who's 0-3 with a 6.20 era lifetime against the indians, takes the mound for the orioles on wednesday night. scott kazmir will pitch for the indians. ... the orioles signed their top two draft picks, rhp hunter harvey and of josh hart. ... cleveland's mike aviles snapped an 0-for-17 skid with a first-inning single. ... masterson and tillman both yielded home runs for the first time since june 9.
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ju rɪˈmɛmbər grin, doʊnt ju? ðə ˈwʊmən hu ɪn 2014 ˈfeɪməsli əˈnaʊnst ʃi wɑz ˈrənɪŋ ðə əˈlæskə ˈkænəbəs kləb, sɛd "fək ɪt," ənd ˈprɑmptli kwɪt hər ʤɑb ɛz ə rɪˈpɔrtər fər əˈlæskəz mid-broadcast*? ðət seɪm ˈwʊmən ɪz naʊ ˈfeɪsɪŋ əp tɪ 24 jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən, ðə ˈgɑrdiən rɪˈpɔrts. ˈæftər ʃi kwɪt ɔn ɛr, grin ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd hər laɪf tɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈligəˌlaɪz ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl wid ɪn əˈlæskə (wɪʧ ˈhæpənd sun ˈæftər). ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv pæst, əˈlæskə hæd noʊ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ɪn pleɪs jɛt fər ˈriˌteɪlɪŋ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ənd ɪn ðət taɪm, ðə steɪt ˈreɪdɪd grinz kləb (sɪks taɪmz wər ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈpərʧəsɪz ənd tu taɪmz wər ˈækʧəwəl reɪdz) ənd ˈsəbsəkwəntli ʧɑrʤd hər wɪθ eɪt ˈkrɪmənəl əˈfɛnsɪz əv "mɪˈskɑndəkt ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ə kənˈtroʊld ˈsəbstəns": "ɪt kʊd ˈlɪtərəli kɔst mi ðə rɛst əv maɪ ˈædəlt laɪf," grin toʊld ðə ˈgɑrdiən. ʃi ˈplidɪd nɑt ˈgɪlti tɪ ɔl ˈʧɑrʤɪz. grin ərˈɪʤənəli bɪˈkeɪm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn wid ɛz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ˈælkəˌhɑl ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd frəm ðɛr ˈriəˌlaɪzd haʊ ɪt kʊd hɛlp ˈpipəl məˈdɪsənəli. ʃi bɪˈgæn ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ˈpraɪvət ɪˈvɛnts fər ˈpeɪʃənz æt ðə kləb ənd ɪkˈspændɪŋ ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. ʃi ˈnɛvər plænd tɪ kərs ər kwɪt ɔn lɪv ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, ʃi "ʤɪst spoʊk frəm [hər] hɑrt fər ðə fərst taɪm" ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˌsɛgˈmɛnt ˈfiʧərɪŋ hər kləb. ðə ˈgɑrdiən rɪˈpɔrts ðə steɪt əv əˈlæskə ɪz ʤɪst naʊ əˈpruvɪŋ ˈlaɪsənsɪz tɪ ˈriˌteɪlərz tɪ sɛl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə, bət nən əv ðə 17 əˈpruvd ˈbɪznɪsɪz hæv ˈoʊpənd jɛt. grin əˈweɪts traɪəl (wɪʧ bɪˈgɪnz ɪn ðə nɛkst fju mənθs) ˈæŋkʃəsli: "ɪt kæsts ə klaʊd ˈoʊvər ˈɛvəri læf ənd ˈɛvəri traɪəmf ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət əm ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ." frəm:
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you remember charlo greene, don't you? the now-28-year-old woman who in 2014 famously announced she was running the alaska cannabis club, said "fuck it," and promptly quit her job as a reporter for alaska's ktva mid-broadcast? that same woman is now facing up to 24 years in prison, the guardian reports.
after she quit on air, greene dedicated her life to helping legalize recreational weed in alaska (which happened soon after). even after the initiative passed, alaska had no regulations in place yet for retailing marijuana and in that time, the state raided greene's club (six times were undercover purchases and two times were actual raids) and subsequently charged her with eight criminal offenses of "misconduct involving a controlled substance": "it could literally cost me the rest of my adult life," greene told the guardian. she pleaded not guilty to all charges.
greene originally became interested in weed as an alternative to alcohol in college and from there realized how it could help people medicinally. she began organizing private events for patients at the club and expanding the organization. she never planned to curse or quit on live television, she "just spoke from [her] heart for the first time" during a segment featuring her club.
the guardian reports the state of alaska is just now approving licenses to retailers to sell marijuana, but none of the 17 approved businesses have opened yet. greene awaits trial (which begins in the next few months) anxiously: "it casts a cloud over every laugh and every triumph and everything that i'm building and looking forward to."
from: cosmopolitan.com
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ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt dɪz nɑt əˈgri wɪθ ðə nu rɪˈfɔrm əv ðə ɪˈmɪʃən əˈlaʊənsɪz ˈsɪstəm. ðɪs pəˈzɪʃən ɪz ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd baɪ ə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ wɪˈθɪn ðə koʊl ˈɪndəstri ənd sərvz tɪ hɛlp ˈriəˌlaɪz dəˈmɛstɪk pəˈlɪtɪkəl goʊlz. michał*ł oʊlˈʃɛfski ɪkˈspleɪnz. ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 28th*, ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈmɪnɪstərz ʧoʊz tɪ əˈdɑpt ə ˈkɑmən pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə rɪˈfɔrm əv ɪˈmɪʃən əˈlaʊənsɪz. ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər, ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈmɪnɪstər prof*. ʤæn faɪld ə kəmˈpleɪnt wɪθ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kɔrt əv ˈʤəstɪs. lɛt ˈjuˈɛs rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ˈəndər ðɪs nu əˈgrimənt, ðə ɪˈmɪʃən əˈlaʊəns wɪl fɔl ˈænjuəli baɪ frəm 2021 ə ˈnəmbər əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈmɛmbər steɪts səˈʤɛstɪd mɔr dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˈækʃən. ðə kəˈmɪti ɔn ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ənd fud ˈseɪfti (envi*) ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld fər ˈfæstər ˈækʃən. wət prɪˈveɪld, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɑz ðə stæns ðət ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld əˈlaʊənsɪz rɪˈmuvəl ˈɪndɛks ʃʊd rɪˈmeɪn æt ðə ˈlɛvəl sɛt bæk ɪn 2014 ðɪs, ðoʊ, ɪz tu məʧ fər ˈpoʊlənd. ðə lɔ ənd ˈʤəstɪs ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd ˈglædli riˈmuv ðə ɪˈmɪʃən ˈlɪmɪts ˌɔltəˈgɛðər, ˈʤəʤɪŋ ðɛm tɪ hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˈklaɪmɪt ˈpɑləsi ənd bɪˈlivɪŋ ðɛm tɪ bi ˈoʊnli ə tul ɪn ðə ˈbrutəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl faɪt bɪtˈwin ˈneɪʃənz ðət du nɑt beɪs ðɛr ˈɛnərʤi ˈsɪstəmz ɔn koʊl ənd ðoʊz fər hum ɪt ɪz ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrt əv ðɛr ˈɛnərʤi mɪks. səʧ ə ˈrædɪkəl stæns wʊd tərn ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənz əv ðə ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈpɑləsi ɔn ɪts hɛd. æt list fər naʊ, ɪt həz bɪn mɛt wɪθ noʊ ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈmɛmbər steɪts. ˈhɑrdli ə ˈsikrɪt ðət ˈspidɪŋ əp ˈprɑˌgrɛs təˈwɔrdz ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl goʊlz sut ˈpoʊlənd æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. fɪrs wɪˈθɪn dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˈoʊvər iʧ ənd ˈɛvəri tən əv koʊl ɛkˈstræktɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə læst ɪˈlɛkʃənz, ðə lɔ ənd ˈʤəstɪs ˈpɑrti meɪd ə plɛʤ tɪ ˈmaɪnərz ðət nɑt ə ˈsɪŋgəl maɪn wʊd bi kloʊzd. ðɪs plɛʤ wɑz ˈteɪkən ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəsli, ənd bɪˈkəz ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ɪz stɪl ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt, ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈdɛspərɪt əˈtɛmpts æt ˈvɛriəs ˈlɛvəlz tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈʃɔrtli ˌbiˈfɔr ðə voʊt ɪn ˈbrəsəlz, ðə dræft ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən frəm ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈɛnərʤi ɔn ˈstændərdz fər ˈsɑləd fjuəlz wɑz rɪˈvild. ðɪs wɑz ən əˈlɛʤd rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə pur kˈwɑləti əv ɛr, wɪʧ ˈstaɪfəlz ˈpɑlɪʃ taʊnz ənd ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ iʧ ˈhitɪŋ ˈpɪriəd. waɪ ““alleged”*”? ðə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən əˈtɛmpts tɪ skwɛr ə ˈsərkəl baɪ kəmˈbætɪŋ smɑg waɪl prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv ðə ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈɪndəstri. ɪn ˈpræktɪs, ðɪs minz əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə seɪl əv koʊl wɪθ ˈsəlfər ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɛkspərts frəm ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈʧeɪmbər ekologii*), ˈsəlfər ˈkɑntɛnt ʃʊd nɑt ɪkˈsid 1 ənd ɪt wʊd bi bɛst ɪf ɪt wər bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈmɪnɪstri ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnts tɪ əˈlaʊ fər ðə juz əv koʊl wɪθ haɪ æʃ ˈkɑntɛnt (əv əp tɪ 12 ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈɛkspərts seɪ ɪt ʃʊd nɑt ɪkˈsid 8 ðɪs ɪz wən ɪgˈzæmpəl ðət rɪˈvilz ə ˈwaɪdər trɛnd: koʊl stɪl rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ðɪs həz nɑt bɪn ʧeɪnʤd baɪ ðə kəˈlɑsəl əˈmaʊnts əv ˈməni spɛnt ɔn ðə ˌmɑdərnəˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ˈɛnərʤi ˈsɛktər, ɛz ɪt wɑz ˈmoʊstli spɛnt ɔn riˈfərbɪʃɪŋ paʊər plænts. ðə lɔ ɔn reɪz, wɪʧ həz ˈteɪkən jɪrz tɪ əˈdɑpt, həz bɪn əˈmɛndɪd baɪ ðə lɔ ənd ˈʤəstɪs ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn səʧ ə weɪ ðət ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli ˈvaɪəbəl ˈɛnərʤi pərˈdəkʃən ɪn ˈmaɪˌkroʊ ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃənz həz bɪn meɪd ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. wən kˈwɛʃən rɪˈmeɪnz: wɪl ˈpoʊlənd kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ɪts kəˈmɪtmənts ɔn renewables*? ðə reɪt əv groʊθ ɪn ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ɪkˈwɪpmənt juzd fər riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi pərˈdəkʃən həz ˈfɑlən, ˈlɑrʤər ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ər wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ, ənd ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ər ˈsikɪŋ tɪ ˈkəvər ðɛr bæks wɪθ ðə fəˌsɪləˈteɪʃən əv ˈbaɪəmæs kəmˈbəsʧən (nɑt fər ðə fərst taɪm). ðə keɪs æt ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kɔrt əv ˈʤəstɪs ɪz ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ teɪk pleɪs. ðə ˈɛvər sˈmɔlər ˈnəmbər əv ɪˈmɪʃən əˈlaʊənsɪz ənd ðə ˈdəbəlɪŋ əv ““backloading”*” ər ə ril ˈprɑbləm fər ˈpoʊlənd. ɛz ɪz ðə ˈænsər tɪ ðə kˈwɛʃən əv wət wi hæv dən sɪns 2004 tɪ priˈpɛr ɑrˈsɛlvz fər ðiz ˈprɑbləmz.
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the polish government does not agree with the new reform of the co2 emission allowances system. this position is motivated by a desire to maintain the status quo within the coal industry and serves to help realize domestic political goals. michał olszewski explains.
on february 28th, environment ministers chose to adopt a common position on the reform of co2 emission allowances. immediately after, the polish minister prof. jan szyszko filed a complaint with the european court of justice. let us remember that under this new agreement, the co2 emission allowance will fall annually by 2.2% from 2021. a number of the european union’s member states suggested more decisive action. the committee on the environment, public health and food safety (envi) also called for faster action. what prevailed, however, was the stance that the so-called allowances removal index should remain at the level set back in 2014.
this, though, is too much for poland. the law and justice government would gladly remove the emission limits altogether, judging them to have nothing to do with climate policy and believing them to be only a tool in the brutal political fight between nations that do not base their energy systems on coal and those for whom it is the most important part of their energy mix. such a radical stance would turn the foundations of the eu environmental policy on its head. at least for now, it has been met with no enthusiasm on the part of the majority of eu member states.
it’s hardly a secret that speeding up progress towards realizing environmental goals doesn’t suit poland at the moment. there’s fierce in-fighting within domestic politics over each and every tonne of coal extracted before the last elections, the law and justice party made a pledge to miners that not a single mine would be closed.
this pledge was taken very seriously, and because the situation in the mining industry is still very difficult, politicians are making desperate attempts at various levels to maintain the status quo. for example, shortly before the vote in brussels, the long-awaited draft regulation from the ministry of energy on standards for solid fuels was revealed. this was an alleged response to the poor quality of air, which stifles polish towns and villages during each heating period. why “alleged”? the regulation attempts to square a circle by combatting smog while protecting the interests of the mining industry. in practice, this means allowing the sale of coal with 1.3% sulfur content to households. according to experts from the polish environmental chamber (polska izba ekologii), sulfur content should not exceed 1%, and it would be best if it were below 0.6%. the ministry also wants to allow for the use of coal with high ash content (of up to 12%) even though experts say it should not exceed 8%.
this is one example that reveals a wider trend: coal still remains in the polish national interest. this has not been changed by the colossal amounts of eu money spent on the modernization of the energy sector, as it was mostly spent on refurbishing coal-fired power plants. the law on res, which has taken years to adopt, has been amended by the law and justice government in such a way that financially viable energy production in micro installations has been made impossible. one question remains: will poland comply with its commitments on renewables? the rate of growth in the amount of equipment used for renewable energy production has fallen, larger investors are withdrawing, and politicians are seeking to cover their backs with the facilitation of biomass combustion (not for the first time).
the case at the european court of justice is therefore likely to take place. the ever smaller number of emission allowances and the doubling of “backloading” are a real problem for poland. as is the answer to the question of what we have done since 2004 to prepare ourselves for these problems.
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haʊ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈæˌdrɛs ənd trænˈzækʃənz peɪʤ feɪs ɪt, æt taɪmz ˈlərnɪŋ ðə ˈaɪˈɛˈnɛs ənd aʊts əv wɪn ə bɪˈgɪnər kən bi ˈdɔntɪŋ. æt ɪts kɔr kən bi ˈtɛknɪkəl ɪn ˈneɪʧər (θɪŋk əv haʊ ˈtɛknɪkəl ɪt ɪz tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt wərks tu) ənd fər ðə ˈleɪmən, ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ɪts ˈɪntrəkəsiz meɪ pruv ˈdɪfəkəlt. siɪŋ ðə ˈæˌdrɛs ənd trænˈzækʃən peɪʤ fər ðə fərst taɪm meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi kənfˈjuzɪŋ. tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈiziər tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd, wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈjuzərz wɪθ ə ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn əv ðə ˈæˈdrɛsɪz peɪʤ, tɪ hɛlp ju ˌəndərˈstænd ɪgˈzæktli wət ɪt ɪz siɪŋ ənd haʊ tɪ juz stɑrt tɔp tɪ wi ər ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈrændəm ˈæˌdrɛs pʊld frəm ə ˈrisənt trænˈzækʃən ɪn ðə ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl. hir ɪz ðə url*: ɔn ðə ˈəpər lɛft əv ðə peɪʤ, ju wɪl si ðə ˈsəməri ˈsɛkʃən, wɪʧ lʊks laɪk ðɪs: ðə ˈæˌdrɛs ɪz ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈæˌdrɛs. ɪt ɪz seɪf tɪ ʃɛr ðɪs wɪθ ˈəðərz. ˈnɛvər ʃɛr jʊr ˈpraɪvət ˈæˌdrɛs wɪθ ˈɛniˌwən ðoʊ. hæʃ 160 ɪz ə ˈtɛknɪkəl tərm fər ðə hæʃt ˈpəblɪk ˈæˌdrɛs ɪn ə ˈʃɔrtər ˈfɔrˌmæt. fər ðə mɔr ˈtɛknɪkəli ˈmaɪndɪd, lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt hæʃ 160 hir. tulz lɪŋks tɪ ˈəðər tulz ðət wi prəˈvaɪd tɪ hɛlp ˌrivˈju ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ənd ðɛr trænˈzækʃən ˈhɪstəri. ðə ˈəpər raɪt saɪd əv ðə peɪʤ ɪz ə bɪt mɔr sɪmˈplɪstɪk, ʃoʊɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv trænˈzækʃənz, ˈtoʊtəl rɪˈsivd, ənd ˈfaɪnəl ˈbæləns. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ju kən klɪk rɪkˈwɛst ˈpeɪmənt tɪ kriˈeɪt ə juˈnik koʊd fər ə ˈsərtən əˈmaʊnt əv ər ˈdɔlərz. ðə doʊˈneɪʃən ˈbətən hɛlps ˈjuzərz kriˈeɪt ə doʊˈneɪʃən ˈwɪʤɪt fər jʊr blɔg ər ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ðə ˈbɑtəm ˈsɛkʃən ˈleɪbəld trænˈzækʃənz ɪz fər ɔl əv ðə trænˈzækʃənz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ iʧ ˈpəblɪk ˈæˌdrɛs. ɛz ju kən si, ðɪs ˈæˌdrɛs əˈbəv həz ˈsɛpərˌeɪt trænˈzækʃənz, ˈlɪstɪd wɪθ ðə ˈoʊldəst ɔn tɔp. goʊ θru iʧ ˈsɛkʃən tɪ ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstænd ɪt. ðɪs ɪz ðə trænˈzækʃən ˈnəmbər. ˈaʊtˌpʊt) ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈæˌdrɛs ðə fəndz ər biɪŋ sɛnt frəm, dɪˈspleɪɪŋ ðə əˈmaʊnt əv biɪŋ sɛnt (ˈaʊtˌpʊt). ðə rɛd ˈɛroʊ minz ðət fəndz ər biɪŋ spɛnt (peɪd) frəm ðɪs ˈæˌdrɛs (ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ grin ˈɛroʊz wɛr ðə ˈæˌdrɛs ɪz rɪˈsivɪŋ fəndz). (ənˈspɛnt) ðɪs ɪz ðə rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈæˌdrɛs. (ənˈspɛnt) ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈpəblɪk ʧeɪnʤ ˈæˌdrɛs əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈæˌdrɛs. lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt ʧeɪnʤ ˈæˈdrɛsɪz. ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃənz ðə blu ˈbətən ʃoʊz ðə əv ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃənz ðɪs trænˈzækʃən həz hæd. ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃənz ər haʊ ˈmɛni taɪmz ðə trænˈzækʃən həz bɪn ˈvælədeɪtəd baɪ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk. ðə rɛd ˈbətən ʃoʊz ðə ˈtoʊtəl əˈmaʊnt biɪŋ sɛnt ɪn ðɪs trænˈzækʃən, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz boʊθ ðə spɛnt fəndz ənd ðə ʧeɪnʤ fəndz. ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔl əv ðɪs təˈgɛðər, wi pʊt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər peɪʤ ˈɪntu wən ˈgræfɪkəl ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən wɪθ tɪps ɔn haʊ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə hoʊl peɪʤ. ɪf ju hæv ˈɛni kˈwɛsʧənz, ˈnɛvər ˈhɛzəˌteɪt tɪ riʧ aʊt tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈviə ɑr səˈpɔrt dɛsk ər ɔn tˈwɪtər: @blockchain*.
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how to understand the blockchain.info address and transactions page
let’s face it, at times learning the ins and outs of bitcoin when you’re a beginner can be daunting. bitcoin at its core can be technical in nature (think of how technical it is to understand how the internet works too) and for the layman, understanding its intricacies may prove difficult. seeing the blockchain address and transaction page for the first time may also be confusing. to make it easier to understand, we wanted to provide users with a breakdown of the bitcoin addresses page, to help you understand exactly what it is you’re seeing and how to use it.** **
we’ll** start top to bottom**
we are using a random bitcoin address pulled from a recent transaction in the blockchain as an example. here is the url: https://blockchain.info/address/134znmvwpgdgswu6ankgseqp3kz2ckqruh
on the upper left of the page, you will see the summary section, which looks like this:
the address is the bitcoin public address. it is safe to share this with others. never share your private bitcoin address with anyone though.
hash 160 is a technical term for the cryptographically hashed bitcoin public address in a shorter format. for the more technically minded, learn more about hash 160 here.
tools links to other tools that we provide to help review bitcoin addresses and their transaction history.
the upper right side of the page is a bit more simplistic, showing the number of transactions, total bitcoins received, and final bitcoin balance. in addition, you can click request payment to create a unique qr code for a certain amount of bitcoins or dollars. the donation button helps users create a bitcoin donation widget for your blog or website.
the bottom section labeled transactions is for all of the transactions associated with each public bitcoin address. as you can see, this address above has separate transactions, listed with the oldest on top. let’s go through each section to better understand it.
d2bb09337bda991846764d62e7770f3ec69831cdec425e770a1c14f604ddd77b – this is the transaction number.
134znmvwpgdgswu6ankgseqp3kz2ckqruh (0.01415567 btc – output) – this is the public bitcoin address the funds are being sent from, displaying the amount of bitcoins being sent (output).
– the red arrow means that funds are being spent (paid) from this address (as opposed to green arrows where the address is receiving funds).
1cnxmwgyub2wn1f9uxkrkd7qmy7hzxjons – (unspent) 0.00263038 btc – this is the receiving public bitcoin address.
1jjtcihbcmb5cvfr7mrr9vatfvssqynwtp – (unspent) 0.01142529 btc – this is the public change address associated with the sending public bitcoin address. learn more about change addresses.
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ˈjugoʊ fˈjunərəl, mɑrʧ 8 2013 [bɪˈloʊ ər ˈsteɪtmənts ˈɪʃud baɪ lɛft ənd prəˈgrɛsɪv ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ. mɔr wɪl bi ˈpoʊstɪd ɛz ðeɪ kəm tɪ hænd.] ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri laɪf ənd ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm əv ˈjugoʊ ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl ˈʧæˌvɛz ˈfriəz mɑrʧ 10 2013 ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk lɛft frənt (dlf*) əv saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ʤɔɪnz ðə ˈmɪljənz əv pur ənd ˈwərkɪŋ ˈpipəl ənd ðɛr mæs ˈmuvmənts ɪn ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə, ðə ˌkɛrɪˈbiən, ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ənd əˈkrɔs ðə wərld hu ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ənd laɪf ənd ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm əv ˈjugoʊ ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl frías*. sɪns hɪz ˈtræʤɪk ˈpæsɪŋ əˈweɪ ɔn mɑrʧ 5 ɑr hɑrts hæv drɔn ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən ənd kərɪʤ frəm hɪz ɪgˈzæmpəl ənd ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm. ɛz ðə 9 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl hu əˈtɛndəd hɪz fˈjunərəl ɔn mɑrʧ 8 ʃoʊd, ˈʧæˌvɛz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ənd pərˈsɑnəˌfaɪd ˌɪˈmɛns hoʊp ənd ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti: hoʊp fər ðə ˈrɛʧɪd əv ðə ərθ, hoʊp ənd feɪθ ɪn ðə əˈbɪləˌti əv ðə mæs əv ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd ənd əˈprɛst ˈpipəl tɪ ənd ˈʧælənʤ ˌɪˈnɔrdənɪt paʊər riˈleɪʃənz ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti, ənd ˈðɛrˈbaɪ bi ðɛr oʊn ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪtərz, ənd ˌriəˈlɪstɪk hoʊp ɪn ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv kənˈstrəktɪŋ ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ðə ˈbɑrbərˌɪzəm əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm. hɪz juˈnik roʊl ɪn ˈhɪstəri wɑz tɪ dɪˈfaɪəntli ənd ˈpɑzətɪvli əˈfərm ðə ˈæbsəˌlut nəˈsɛsɪti əv ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk, ˈfɛmənɪst ənd ɛkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm ˈrɛləvənt fər ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ɛz ə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm, ˌnioʊˈlɪbərəl ənd ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm. ˈpəblɪk praɪd ɪn hɪz ˈprɑvənəns frəm ˈæfrɪkɑn sleɪvz wɑz əˈnəðər ˈpaʊərfəl ˈpərsɪnəl ˈsteɪtmənt əˈgɛnst waɪt səˈprɛməsi ənd ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ðət rɪˈmeɪnz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd, hjuˌmɪliˈeɪʃən, ənd əˈprɛʃən əv ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs ˈpipəlz ənd dɪˈsɛnɪnts əv blæk ˈæfrɪkɑn sleɪvz ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 14 jɪrz əv hɪz ˌdɛməˈkrætɪkli ɪˈlɛktɪd ənd ˈwaɪdli ˈpɑpjələr ˈgəvərnmənt, ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ˈwɪtnəst ˌɪˈmɛns soʊˌsiˌoʊˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈprɑˌgrɛs beɪst ɔn wɛlθ ˌridɪstrəˈbjuʃən. ɛz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn www.venezuelaanalysis.com*, ðə fækts spik fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz: pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz ɪn ˈpɑvərti fɛl frəm 55 ɪn 1995 tɪ ɪn 2009 wɪn wɑz swɔrn ˈɪntu ˈɔfəs ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt wɑz 15 ɪn ʤun 2009 ɪt wɑz kəmˈpɛr ðət tɪ ˈkɑrənt ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈfɪgjərz ɪn europe.”*.” ðɪs wɑz ˌriəˈfərmd baɪ ə mɑrʧ 6 ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈkæpətəlɪst, ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈnuzˌpeɪpər (www.independent.co.uk*): ˈæftər 14 jɪrz əv rul ɪn ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ðɛr ər sɪks ˈmɪljən ˈʧɪldrən hu rɪˈsiv fri milz ə deɪ; fri hɛlθ kɛr həz bɪn ɪˈstæblɪʃt; ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈspɛndɪŋ həz ˈdəbəld ɛz ə prəˈpɔrʃən əv; ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪz fri frəm ˈdeɪˌkɛr tɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti. sɪns, 2011 ˈoʊvər hoʊmz hæv bɪn bɪlt, ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈfæməliz aʊt əv ˈhaʊzɪŋ ɪn ðə bɛˈrioʊz. waɪlst ðə ˈkəntri rɪˈmeɪnz dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ɔɪl, hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt hæd ˈbeɪgən tɪ ɛnˈvɪzɪʤ ə trænˈzɪʃən plæn tɪ ˈstrəkʧərəli dɪˈvərsəˌfaɪ ðə ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən ɪˈkɑnəmi bɪɔnd ɔɪl. ðɪs rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈʧælənʤ ənd ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti. saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ θæŋks tɪ ɪts ɪmˈbreɪs əv, ˈnɛlsən ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈnæʃənəl ˈkɑŋgrəs (anc*) ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ˈkænɑt ˈivɪn drim əv ˈsɪmələr ˌtrænsˈfɔrmɑˌtɪv soʊˌsiˌoʊˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɪndəˌkeɪtərz, nɑt fər ðə læst 18 jɪrz əv ɪts rul, nɑt fər ˈɛni taɪm ɪn ðə fɔrˈsiəbəl fˈjuʧər. ˌtrænsˈfɔrmɑˌtɪv soʊˌsiˌoʊˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk əˈʧivmənts wər nɑt meɪd ˈpɑsəbəl baɪ ðə kaɪnd əv bət baɪ ə ˌridɪˈstrɪbjut ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑləsi wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə əv ɔɪl, ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˈəðər ki strəˈtiʤɪk ˈsɛktərz əv ðə ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən ɪˈkɑnəmi wɪθ ðə prəˈsidz frəm ðiz ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz ˌridɪˈstrɪbjətɪd tɪ ˌtrænsˈfɔrmɑˌtɪv ɪn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, hɛlθ ənd ˈhaʊzɪŋ. ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪn ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə, ðə ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ həz ˈʃeɪkən ənd kənˈsidɪd tɪ ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm æt ˈɛvəri kənˈsivəbəl ˈmoʊmənt. ˈɛvəri prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈproʊˌgræm, ˈstrætəʤi ənd ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən ɪz ˈiðər əˈbændənd ər rɪˈʤɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ðə feɪs əv ðə ˈbrutəl ˈlɑʤɪk əv ˈmænəʤɪŋ ə ˈkæpətəlɪst steɪt. ðə həz ʃaɪd əˈweɪ frəm kənˈfrəntɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəl ənd waɪt ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ ðət wɑz lɛft ˈlɑrʤli ˌɪnˈtækt wɪn ðə ɛnd əv əˈpɑrˌtaɪt wɑz nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd. ðɪs həz rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp həz əˈdæptɪd ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ ðə paʊər əv ˈkæpɪtəl. noʊ ˈwəndər ðɛn ðət ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ɪz ˈlivɪŋ ə treɪl əv ˈhəŋgər, ˈpɑvərti, ˈæŋgər ənd ˈmɪzəri. ðə ˈwɛlθi ɪˈlit, ðə ˈbɔsɪz ənd ðɛr ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ kənˈsid ə ˈsɪŋgəl ɪnʧ tɪ ðə ˈərʤənt nidz əv ðə məˈʤɔrəti. ðɪs ɪz ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl ðət ˈʧæˌvɛz stʊd əˈgɛnst ənd ˈæktɪvli bɪlt ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ. ˈæftər æˈdrɛsɪŋ ən ɑkˈtoʊbər 2008 ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti ˈkɑnfərəns hɛld ɪn kərˈɑkəs, ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈsoʊʃəlɪsts ˈprɛzənt ðɛr əˈpild tɪ ˈʧæˌvɛz tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈpɑpjələr ənd ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈfɔrsɪz hir ˈgɪvɪn ðət wɑz naʊ ɪn ə ˈsɑri steɪt əv ɪts ˈfɔrmər ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri self”*”. hɪz rɪˈspɑns wɑz tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈsoʊʃəlɪsts ənd ˈpɑpjələr ˈmuvmənts tɪ riˈkleɪm ðə ˈɛsəns əv ˈjumən ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən frəm bɪˈloʊ. ɛz ðɪs ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈpil ənd hɪz rɪˈspɑns tɪ ɪt ʃoʊ, ˈʧæˌvɛz hoʊldz ə ˈjusfəl ˈmɪrər əˈgɛnst wɪʧ tɪ əˈsɛs ðə ɪkˈstɛnt tɪ wɪʧ ðə, ðə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti (sacp*) ənd ˈəðər ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈnæʃənəl ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən ˈmuvmənts hæv lɔŋ əˈbændənd ˈɛni hoʊp, bɪˈlif ɪn, ənd kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm ˈgɪvɪn ðɛr ˈæktɪv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈeɪʤənsi tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ənd ˌriprəˈdus ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ˈəðər ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈkəntriz ðət ðeɪ ˈgəvərn. ɛz ə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈfeɪljər ənd ˈlɪmɪts əv ˈnæʃənəl ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ, ðə ɪz ə ˈmɑdəst ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ðət siks tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə groʊθ ənd ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti əv mæs ˈmuvmənts ənd ˈkɑnstrəkt ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv pəˈlɪtɪkəl poʊl. ɛz pɑrt əv ɪts groʊθ, ðə ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəli ˈstədiɪŋ ənd dəˈbeɪtɪŋ ˈlɛsənz, ˌɪmˈpækts, ˈaʊtˌkəmz, ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃənz ənd ˈpɑsəbəl fˈjuʧər əv ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət ˈʧæˌvɛz ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ənd lɛd. ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈpoʊtənt ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm ðət ˈʧæˌvɛz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd, ɪt ɪz nɑt ə səˈpraɪz ðət ˈkæpətəlɪsts, ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəlɪst juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv əˈmɛrɪkə (ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ) ənd ˈjʊrəp, ˌnioʊˈlɪbərəlz, pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈlits ənd ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən (sabc*) prəˈdust fɔls ˌprɑpəˈgændə ðət ˈʧæˌvɛz wɑz ə ˈdɪkteɪtər, ə ˈpɑpjələst ənd soʊ ɔn. streɪnʤ ˈdɪkteɪtər hi wɑz: sɪns hi wɑz fərst ˌdɛməˈkrætɪkli ɪˈlɛktɪd ɪn 1998 ðɛr hæv bɪn 17 ɪˈlɛkʃənz ənd ˌrɛfərˈɛndə, ɔl əv hum wər dɪˈklɛrd fri ənd fɛr baɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbɑdiz, ənd moʊst əv wɪʧ hi wən. hi wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd wɪθ 56 əv ðə voʊt ɪn 1998 60 ɪn 2000 dɪˈfitɪd ə ku ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2002 ɔn ðə bæk əv mæs paʊər, rɪˈsivd ˈoʊvər 7 ˈmɪljən voʊts ɪn 2006 ənd sɪˈkjʊrd əv ðə voʊt ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2012 ˈivɪn ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʤɪmi ˈkɑrtər kənˈsidɪd ðət ðə 92 ɪˈlɛkʃənz ðət wiv ˈmɑnətərd, aɪ wʊd seɪ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪn ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ɪz ðə bɛst ɪn ðə world”*”. bɪɔnd ðə steɪt ənd ˈfɔrməl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz, ˈʧæˌvɛz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈoʊpənd ðə pæθ tɪ ðə ˈimərʤəns əv ˈneɪsənt ˌpɑrˈtɪsəpəˌtɔri dɪˈmɑkrəsi ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz səʧ ɛz kəmˈjunəl ˈkaʊnsɪlz wɪθ ˈkɑmpətɪnsiz tɪ plæn ənd ˈæləˌkeɪt ˈrisɔrsɪz, ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti ənd kəmˈjunəl ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz, koʊˈɑprətɪvz ənd fɪˈnænsɪŋ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz laɪk ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt bæŋk. ˈprɑbləm ənd ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋz leɪd ˈɛlsˌwɛr. noʊ ˈsoʊʃəl ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən ər ə trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm kən ˈɛvər dɪˈpɛnd ɔn wən ˈpərsən ər θru ə ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ɪn ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst steɪt ər ˈivɪn ɪn ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈpɑrti. ˈɛni səʧ ʧeɪnʤ ˈkruʃəli dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ðə ənd ˈkrɪtɪkəli ˈkɑnʃəs klæs paʊər əv ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv pur ənd ˈwərkɪŋ ˈpipəl. ðə əˈʧivd ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ɔlˈtərnətɪv ðət ˈʧæˌvɛz ɛnˈvɪʒənd wɑz ˈklɪrli ˈdɪfərənt frəm ˈstælɪˌnɪzəm, ɛz hi ˈgræpəld wɪθ haʊ ɪt məst bi beɪst ɔn dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd ˈpɑpjələr pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən, ənd haʊ ðɪs ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ɔlˈtərnətɪv məst lərn frəm ðə ‘‘socialist’*’ bət ˈəltəmətli dɪˈzæstrəs ənd feɪld ˈsteɪtɪst ɪkˈspɛrəmənts əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈprɔˌsɛs həz nɑt jɛt trænsˈfɔrmd ənd pleɪst ɔl paʊər ˈfərmli ɪn ðə hænz əv ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs. ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ənd əˈtɑnəmi əv ˈpɑpjələr ˈmuvmənts, ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt paʊər hɛld baɪ ðə ˌbjʊrəˈkrætɪk ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈlit, ənd ˈprɑbləmz ɪn ðə ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ əv ðə steɪt ər səˈbʤɛktɪv ˈdeɪnʤərz. ɪf ðə mæs ˈmuvmənt dɪz nɑt sˈwɪftli kleɪm ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl ənd ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm əv ˈʧæˌvɛz ənd ˈdipən ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈprɔˌsɛs, ðɛr ɪz ə ril ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ðə ˌbjʊrəˈkrætɪk ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈlit meɪ ɛnˈtrɛnʧ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ənd kənˈstreɪn ðə ˈprɑməs əv ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən, ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti, paʊər ənd ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm ðət ˈʧæˌvɛz hæd ˈoʊpənd. ðə ˈstrəgəl tɪ bɪld ə nu ənd ˈdɪfərənt kaɪnd əv soʊˈsaɪɪti kənˈtɪnjuz. bɪɔnd ðiz ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈʧælənʤɪz, ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈfeɪsɪz ˌgɛrənˈtid frəm ðə ˈoʊlɪˌgɑrks ɪn ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ənd ˈbɑrək ˌɪmˈpɪriəlɪst ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ðə seɪm mæs ˈfɔrsɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə ˈʧælənʤ tɪ ˈdipən ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ˌɪnˈtərnəli məst naʊ ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtɪnju tɪ ənd dɪˈfɛnd ðə əˈtɑnəmi ənd ˈsɑvrənti əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə. ðə ˈstrəgəl kənˈtɪnjuz ɔn ɔl frənts! ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ðə ˈpæsɪŋ əˈweɪ əv ˈjugoʊ ˈʧæˌvɛz mɑrʧ 6 2013 ðə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti (sacp*) həz rɪˈsivd wɪθ greɪt ˈsædnəs ðə nuz əv ðə ˈpæsɪŋ əˈweɪ əv ˈjugoʊ ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl ˈʧæˌvɛz, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə riˈpəblɪk əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə. ˈkɑmˌræd kəˈmændər ˈjugoʊ ˈʧæˌvɛz wɑz ə rɪˈsɪpiənt əv ðə haɪəst ˈɑnər, ðə krɪs ˈhæni pis əˈwɔrd, ɪn 2009 ɪn ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əv hɪz ˈgælənt faɪt fər ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm ɪn ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ hoʊp tɪ ðə ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈmæsɪz ˈwərldˈwaɪd. ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst, ə ˈsoʊlʤər əv ðə pur ənd ə ˈʧæmpiən fər ənd ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm ɪz noʊ mɔr. ɪn hɪz taɪm ˈʧæˌvɛz meɪd ə juʤ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ə ˈnoʊʃən əv ˈsɛnʧəri ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm, wɪʧ wɑz ˈdɪfərənt frəm ˈərliər fɔrmz əv ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ɪkˈspɛrəmənts. ˈʧæˌvɛz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd hɪz laɪf tɪ ən əˈʤɛndə, wɑz ðə ˈfɔrˌmoʊst ˈfrənˌtlaɪn kəmˈbætənt əˈgɛnst ˌɪmˈpɪriəlɪst əv ðə wərld ənd ə ˈʧæmpiən əv paʊər. ɪn wərd ənd ɪn did hi wɑz ˈlɪvɪŋ pruf ðət ˌɪnˈdid ə ʤɪst ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl. hi wɑz breɪv ənd ˈsækrəˌfaɪst fər wət hi bɪˈlivd ɪn ənd ˈnɛvər plizd ðə əˈprɛsɪv ˈkæpətəlɪsts ənd ðɛr ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈmæstərz. hi wərkt ˈtaɪrləsli fər ə ˈbɛtər ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə, ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ðə wərld. hi mɛt hɪz ˈfeɪtfəl deɪ stɪl kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər ðə ˈpipəl əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ənd fər ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən. ðə ˈdipənɪŋ ˈkraɪsəs əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm həz ˈfərðər plənʤd ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs wərld ˈoʊvər ˈɪntu ˈdipər ˈkraɪsəs ənd ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ ðə nid fər ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈsɪstəm wɪʧ ɪz ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm. ðə sɛndz ɪts kənˈdoʊlənsəz tɪ hɪz ˈfæməli, ðə ˈpipəl əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə, tɪ ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp əv pɑrˈtidoʊ də ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə. ɪn ðiz ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪmz wi plɛʤ ɑr ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti ənd ləv ənd æsk ju tɪ drɔ strɛŋθ ənd kərɪʤ frəm noʊɪŋ ðət wət kəˈmændər ˈʧæˌvɛz stʊd fər wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi wɪθ ðə ˈpipəl əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə, ðə ˈpipəl əv ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər prəˈgrɛsɪv kæmp ˈwərldˈwaɪd. ˈʧæˌvɛz wɑz ə breɪv ˈsoʊlʤər əv ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm. lɛts pɪk hɪz ˈfaɪtɪŋ spɪr tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðə ˈstrəgəl fər ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm wərld ˈoʊvər kəˈsɑˌtu kənˈveɪz proʊˈfaʊnd tɪ ðə greɪt ˈlɛʤənd ənd ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈjugoʊ ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl ˈʧæˌvɛz ˈfriəz baɪ masuku*, kəˈsɑˌtu ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl riˈleɪʃənz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri mɑrʧ 6 2013 ɪt ɪz wɪθ ə dip sɛns əv ˈsædnəs ənd ˈfilɪŋ əv lɔs ðət ðə əv saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn treɪd ˈjunjənz (kəˈsɑˌtu) ənd ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs əv saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ wɪʃ tɪ kənˈveɪ sɪnˈsɪr kənˈdoʊlənsəz tɪ ðə greɪt ˈsɪstər ˈpipəlz əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə, ðə hoʊl ˈfridəm ˈfaɪtɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti əv ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə, ðə ˈʧæˌvɛz ˈfæməli ənd ɔl kəmˈpeɪtriəts, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɑr ɪn ˈkjubə hu wər səˈpɔrtɪŋ ɪm tɪl ðə ɛnd əv hɪz laɪf, fər ðə lɔs əv wən əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst sənz əv ðə ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl, ɛl ˈjugoʊ ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl ˈʧæˌvɛz. ðə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən sɛndz ɪts ˈsɪmpəθi ənd kənˈdoʊlənsəz tɪ hɪz ˈfæməli, ðə ˈpipəl əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ənd tɪ ɔl hɪz ˈvɛri ˈmɛni ˈkɑmˌrædz ənd ˈælaɪz əraʊnd ðə wərld. ˈjugoʊ ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl ˈʧæˌvɛz ˈfriəz wɑz bɔrn ˈɪntu ə ˈfæməli ɔn ðə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 28 1954 ɪn sabaneta*, ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə. hi bɪˈkeɪm ə kərɪr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈɔfɪsər, ənd lɛd ən əˈtɛmptəd ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ əv ðə kərəpt ənd əˈprɛsɪv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən pəˈlɪtɪkəl rəˈʒim. ɔn əˈsumɪŋ paʊər, hi ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ˈrædɪkəl rɪˈfɔrmz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri tɪ ədˈvæns ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən (neɪmd ˈæftər ðə greɪt ləˈtinoʊ ˈfridəm ˈfaɪtər ˈsaɪmən ˈbɑləvər), wɪʧ həz sin ðə ˈpɑpjələr kriˈeɪʃən ənd ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ə nu ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, ˌpɑrˈtɪsəpəˌtɔri ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkaʊnsɪlz, ðə əv ˈsɛvərəl ki ˈɪndəstriz ənd ˈəðər rɪˈleɪtɪd rɪˈfɔrmz ðət ʧeɪnʤd ðə lɪvz əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlənz fər ðə ˈbɛtər. hi wɑz ˈdipli ləvd baɪ ɔl hu ər pur, əˈprɛst ənd ˈfaɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ənd ðə ˈlutɪŋ əv ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz əv ðə ˈpipəl baɪ ðə fju ˈgloʊbəl ɪˈlits lɛd baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs, bət ˈikwəli, hi wɑz ˈdipli ˈheɪtɪd baɪ boʊθ ðə ˈrulɪŋ ˈklæsɪz əv ˈgloʊbəl ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ənd ðɛr ˈlækiz ɪn ðə fɔrm əv əˈpɑləʤɪsts əv ðə əˈprɛsɪv ˈgloʊbəl ˈɛmpaɪər. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ɪt ɪz ɑr fərm bɪˈlif ɛz ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈwərkərz ðət, ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ðə ˈgloʊbəl saʊθ ʃæl bi ˈrɪtən ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈæftər ðə greɪt ˈlɛʤənd, ˈjugoʊ ˈʧæˌvɛz ˈfriəz. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt riˈlist baɪ ˈfɔrmər ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʤɪmi ˈkɑrtər, ðoʊ aɪˈrɑnɪkəl, pɔɪnts aʊt ðə fækts (ˈnɛvər maɪnd ðə kˈwɔrtərz ɪts ˈkəmɪŋ frəm) əˈbaʊt ðə mæn wɪn hi sɛd, keɪm tɪ noʊ ə mæn hu ɪkˈsprɛst ə ˈvɪʒən tɪ brɪŋ proʊˈfaʊnd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ hɪz ˈkəntri tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt əˈspɛʃəli ðoʊz ˈpipəl hu hæd fɛlt nɪˈglɛktɪd ənd ˈmɑrʤənəˌlaɪzd. ˌɔlˈðoʊ wi hæv nɑt əˈgrid wɪθ ɔl əv ðə ˈmɛθədz ˈfɑloʊd baɪ hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt, wi hæv ˈnɛvər ˈdaʊtɪd ˈjugoʊ kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə lɪvz əv ˈmɪljənz əv hɪz ˈfɛloʊ countrymen”*”. hi wɛnt ɔn tɪ seɪ, hɪz ˈtɛnjər, ˈʧæˌvɛz ʤɔɪnd ˈəðər ˈlidərz ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ðə ˌkɛrɪˈbiən tɪ kriˈeɪt nu fɔrmz əv ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən. ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən ˈpɑvərti reɪts wər kət ɪn hæf, ənd ˈmɪljənz rɪˈsivd aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈdɑkjəmənts fər ðə fərst taɪm əˈlaʊɪŋ ðɛm tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt mɔr ˈifɛktɪvli ɪn ðɛr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl life”*”. stəˈtɪstɪks ɔn hɛlθ, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt pɔɪnt tɪ ə səbˈstænʃəl, ɪf nɑt greɪt, lip ˈfɔrwərd fər ðə ˈpipəl əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈtɛnjər. ðɪs ɪz rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə fækt ðət ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ˈrɛʤɪstərd wən əv ðə wərst ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈklaɪnz bɪtˈwin 1970 ənd 1998 ðə jɪr ˈʧæˌvɛz wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd. wəns əˈgɛn, ˈəndər ˈʧæˌvɛz, ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ənd ˈpɑvərti hæv bɪn kət baɪ hæf. ˈɪnfənt mɔrˈtæləti ɪz ˈfɑlɪŋ. nu ˈklɪnɪks ənd ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ər goʊɪŋ əp təˈwɔrdz ə ˈvɛri ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv hɛlθ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər tɪ sərv ðə nidz əv ðə ˈpipəl əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsɛnər fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˈpɑləsi ˈrisərʧ (cepr*), beɪst ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ðə ˈɪndəˌkeɪtərz əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ɪn ðɛr əˈsɛsmənt əv hɪz 10 jɪrz ɪn paʊər wər ɛz ˈfɑloʊz; ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ɪkˈspænʧən bɪˈgæn wɪn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt gɑt kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈnæʃənəl ɔɪl ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ðə fərst kˈwɔrtər əv 2003 sɪns ðɛn, ril (inflation-adjusted*) həz ˈnɪrli ˈdəbəld, groʊɪŋ baɪ pər sɛnt ɪn jɪrz, ər pər sɛnt ˈænjuəli. moʊst əv ðɪs groʊθ həz bɪn ɪn ðə ˈsɛktər əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, ənd ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər həz groʊn ˈfæstər ðən ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛktər. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ɪkˈspænʧən, ðə ˈpɑvərti reɪt həz bɪn kət baɪ mɔr ðən hæf, frəm 54 pər sɛnt əv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz ɪn ðə fərst hæf əv 2003 tɪ 26 pər sɛnt æt ðə ɛnd əv 2008 ɪkˈstrim ˈpɑvərti həz ˈfɑlən ˈivɪn mɔr, baɪ 72 pər sɛnt. ðiz ˈpɑvərti reɪts ˈmɛʒər ˈoʊnli kæʃ ˈɪnˌkəm, ənd du nɑt teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ˌɪnˈkrist ˈækˌsɛs tɪ hɛlθ kɛr ər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. ˈoʊvər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈdɛkeɪd, ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz ɪn ˈpɑvərti həz bɪn rɪˈdust baɪ 39 pər sɛnt ənd ɪkˈstrim ˈpɑvərti baɪ mɔr ðən hæf. ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti, ɛz ˈmɛʒərd baɪ ðə ˈɪndɛks, həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɑlən səbˈstænʃəli. ðə ˈɪndɛks həz ˈfɑlən tɪ 41 ɪn 2008 frəm ɪn 2003 ənd 47 ɪn 1999 ðɪs ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə lɑrʤ rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti. ril (inflation-adjusted*) ˈsoʊʃəl ˈspɛndɪŋ pər ˈpərsən mɔr ðən ˈtrɪpəld frəm frəm ˈɪnfənt mɔrˈtæləti həz ˈfɑlən baɪ mɔr ðən ˌwənˈθərd. ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpraɪˌmɛri kɛr fɪˈzɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛktər ˌɪnˈkrist frəm prəˈvaɪdɪŋ hɛlθ kɛr tɪ ˈmɪljənz əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlənz hu ˈpriviəsli dɪd nɑt hæv ˈækˌsɛs. ðɛr hæv bɪn səbˈstænʃəl geɪnz ɪn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, əˈspɛʃəli haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, wɛr groʊs reɪts mɔr ðən ˈdəbəld frəm tɪ ðə ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪmˈpruvd səbˈstænʃəli ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈdɛkeɪd, wɪθ ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈdrɑpɪŋ frəm pər sɛnt tɪ pər sɛnt. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt ɪkˈspænʧən ɪt həz ˈfɑlən baɪ mɔr ðən hæf. ˈəðər ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪt ˈɪndəˌkeɪtərz ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊ səbˈstænʃəl geɪnz. ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛriz həz mɔr ðən ˈdəbəld. ˈoʊvər ðə ˈdɛkeɪd, ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈpəblɪk dɛt həz ˈfɑlən frəm tɪ pər sɛnt əv. ðə ˈfɔrən ˈpəblɪk dɛt həz ˈfɑlən ˈivɪn mɔr, frəm tɪ pər sɛnt əv. ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ɪz əˈbaʊt wɛr ɪt wɑz 10 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈɛndɪŋ ðə jɪr æt pər sɛnt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ɪt həz bɪn ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə læst hæf jɪr (ɛz ˈmɛʒərd baɪ ˈævrɪʤɪz) ənd ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ kənˈtɪnju dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ ðɪs jɪr ɪn ðə feɪs əv strɔŋ dɪˈfleɪʃəˌnɛri ˈprɛʃərz ˈwərldˈwaɪd. ðɛr ɪz noʊ daʊt hi ʧeɪnʤd ðə feɪs əv ðə wərld ənd kˌwɑləˈteɪtɪvli kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə ˈʃɪftɪŋ əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈbæləns əv paʊər təˈwɔrdz ˈsərvɪŋ juˈmænɪti, ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd ðə pur. əˈpɑləʤɪsts əv ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ˈheɪtɪd ɪm, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər ˈwɪlɪŋ əˈkɑmpləsəz əv ðə əˈprɛʃən əv ðə ˈpipəlz əv ðə dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ wərld, ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈeɪʒə tu. wɪn kəˈsɑˌtu ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ɪm tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ɑr ˈnæʃənəl ˈkɑŋgrəs, ðɛr wər ˈrəmbəlɪŋz frəm riˈækʃəˌnɛri ˌɑpərˌtuˈnɪstɪk ˈfɔrsɪz, ˈkɔlɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɑr frɛndz ɪn səm pɑrts əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl nɔrθ. ðə ˈsɛlfləsnɪs, ˈtɪpɪkəl əv ˈkjubənz, wɑz wəns əˈgɛn, ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd wɪθ səʧ səkˈsɪŋkt ənd ɪgˈzɛmpləri ˈspɪrɪt ɪn ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈɛfərts təˈwɔrdz ˈseɪvɪŋ hɪz laɪf tɪl ðə ɛnd. wi ɔl, ɛz sənz ənd ˈdɔtərz əv ə wəns pɑrt əv ðə wərld, noʊ ənd kən əˈtɛst tɪ ðɪs ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑˌlɪzəm, sɛns əv ənd ləv fər laɪf ðət ðə ˈkjubənz hæv ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt. ɪn ðɪs ənd ɪts əˈfɪliˌeɪts ʃæl kənˈtɪnju səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈstrəgəl əv ðə ˈkjubən ˈpipəl fər ðɛr ˈfridəm frəm ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɛmˈbɑrgoʊ ənd ðə riˈlis əv ðə ˈkjubən faɪv frəm ˈjuˈɛs ʤeɪlz, fər ðɛr kwɛst tɪ ɛnd ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɪn ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti wɪθ ðə ˈkjubən ˈpipəl ʃʊd bi ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɔl, baɪ ˈæktɪvli pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ ðə frɛndz əv ˈkjubə soʊˈsaɪɪti (ˈfoʊkɪs). wi ər ˈkɑnfədənt ðət wɪθ ɔl ðə əˈʧivmənts əv ˈjugoʊ ˈʧæˌvɛz ənd ðə hɪˈroʊɪk ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən ˈpipəl, ðə wərld ɪz ˈbɛtər pleɪst tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət ðɛr ər ˈvaɪəbəl ɔlˈtərnətɪvz tɪ ðə ˈruθləs rul əv ˌnioʊˈlɪbərəl ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt ənd ˌɪmˈpɪriəlɪst ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən. ðə bæŋk əv ðə saʊθ, dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ˈʧæˌvɛz hɪmˈsɛlf təˈgɛðər wɪθ ˈkəntriz səʧ ɛz ˌɑrʤənˈtinə, bəˈlɪviə. ˈɛkwəˌdɔr, ˈpɛrəgˌweɪ ənd brəˈzɪl ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈmɑdəl əv ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv sɔrs əv ˈfəndɪŋ fər ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ˈvɛriəs əv ɑr ˈkəntriz ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ðə ˈstræŋgəˌlhoʊld əv ðə ənd wərld bæŋk ˈgloʊbəl ˈɑləˌgɑrki ənd ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən. ðə dɪˈfɛns əv ðə ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən geɪnz ənd ədˈvænsɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs θruaʊt ðə ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈriʤən ɪz ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri tæsk əv ɔl ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛriz, ˈwərkərz ənd ɔl ˈfridəm ˈfaɪtərz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɛmpaɪər əv ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən ənd ˈgloʊbəl əˈprɛʃən. juˈmænɪti ənd ðə ˈplænət ərθ, wɪʧ ɪz frəm ðə ˈrævɪʤɪz əv dɪˈstrəktɪvnɪs, hæv ˈsəfərd ə ˈtɛrəbəl lɔs əv ə ˈfridəm ˈfaɪtər ənd ˈsoʊlʤər əv ˈʤəstɪs ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ˈtrɪbjut frəm bɑtsˈwɑnə ˈnæʃənəl frənt baɪ mohwasa*, ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd pəˈblɪsɪti mɑrʧ 7 2013 ðə bɑtsˈwɑnə ˈnæʃənəl frənt həz lərnt wɪθ greɪt grif ənd ˌdɪsbɪˈlif əv ðə dɛθ əv ðə ˈlidər əv ðə ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən ˌrɛvəˈluʃən, ˈjugoʊ ˈʧæˌvɛz. ðoʊ ˈʧæˌvɛz həz bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ə ˈbɪtər wɔr wɪθ ˈkænsər fər ə waɪl, wi ˈnɛvər ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd hɪz ˈpæsɪŋ əˈweɪ æt ðɪs taɪm. ˈmeɪbi wi dɪˈsivd ɑrˈsɛlvz. ɑr rɪˈspɛkt ənd ˌædmərˈeɪʃən əv ɪm ənd ðə wərk hi həz dən fər ðə wərld ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈblaɪndɪd ˈjuˈɛs frəm əkˈsɛptɪŋ ðət hi wɑz nɑt ˌɪˈmɔrtəl. ðə hoʊl ðət hɪz ˈpæsɪŋ əˈweɪ wʊd liv meɪd ˈjuˈɛs fərˈgɛt ðə lɔz əv ˈneɪʧər. wi naʊ hæv tɪ lɪv wɪθ ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈʧæmpiən əv ðə pur, ˈʤəstɪs, ˈfɛrnəs ənd ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ɪz noʊ mɔr. haʊ dɛθ kən bi soʊ kruəl ənd ˌɔnˈfɛr tɪ ðə ˌdaʊnˈtrɑdən baɪ sˈnæʧɪŋ ðɛr mæn! hɪz dɛθ mɑrks ə ˈtræʤɪk lɔs nɑt ˈoʊnli fər ðə ˈpipəl əv riˈpəblɪk əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə bət ðə lɛft θruaʊt ðə wərld. wi stænd ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ðə ˈpipəl əv riˈpəblɪk əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ˈʧælənʤɪŋ taɪm ənd ɪnˈkərəʤ ðɛm tɪ kənˈtɪnju ɔn ðə pæθ ðeɪ sɛt fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz 14 jɪrz əˈgoʊ ˈəndər ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp əv ˈʧæˌvɛz. ðə ˈɔlsoʊ ˈərʤɪz ðə ˈpipəl əv riˈpəblɪk əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə tɪ kənˈtɪnju wɪθ ðɛr səˈpɔrt fər ðə ˈkjubən ˌrɛvəˈluʃən. ðə dɛθ əv ˈʧæˌvɛz ʃʊd nɑt min ən ɛnd tɪ ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti wɪθ ðə ˈkjubənz ənd ˈəðər prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈpipəlz. tɪ ðoʊz hu ər ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər ˈʤəstɪs, ˈfɛrnəs, ril ənd ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns, hi wɑz ə ˈsɪmbəl əv hoʊp. ˈʧæˌvɛz keɪm frəm ə ˈhəmbəl ˈbækˌgraʊnd. ɪn fækt ˈhəmbəl ɪz ən ˈəndərˌsteɪtmənt. bɔrn frəm ə bɪg ˈfæməli, hi wɑz reɪzd baɪ hɪz ˈgrændˌməðər ɪn ə ʃæk bɪˈkəz hɪz ˈpɛrənts wər tu pur tɪ teɪk kɛr əv ɔl ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən. hi ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˌəndərˈstʊd ˈpɑvərti ənd ɪkˈspɪriənst ɪt fərst hænd. ɪt wɑz hɪz ˌɪnərˈækʃən wɪθ ˈpɑvərti ðət ˈɪnfluənst ɪm tɪ faɪt fər ə ˈbɛtər laɪf fər hɪz ˈpipəl baɪ əˈdɑptɪŋ ə dɪˈvɛləpmənt pæθ fər ðɛm. hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt keɪm əp wɪθ ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət kriˈeɪtɪd ʤɑbz, ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz fər ðə pur. ə 2009 ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˈpɑləsi ˈrisərʧ rɪˈpɔrt ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ˈpɑvərti wɑz hævd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst ˈdɛkeɪd əv hɪz rul. ðɛr wɑz ə rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ʧaɪld mɔrˈtæləti baɪ ə θərd. dɛθs əˈtrɪbjətəbəl tɪ ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃən fɛl baɪ 50 ənd ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ˈdəbəld. ðə ˈjəŋgəst ˈɛvər ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə riˈpəblɪk əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə toʊld hɪz ˈpipəl ˈæftər biɪŋ ɪˈlɛktɪd ɪn ə ˈlænsˌlaɪd ˈvɪktəri ɪn 1998 ðət ðə ˌrɛzərˈɛkʃən əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə həz ˈbeɪgən ənd ˈnəθɪŋ ənd noʊ wən kən stɑp ɪt. ˈivɪn ˈfɔrmər ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʤɪmi ˈkɑrtər həz kənˈsidɪd, "ˈʧæˌvɛz wɪl bi rɪˈmɛmbərd fər hɪz boʊld əˈsərʃən əv əˈtɑnəmi ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns fər ˈgəvərnmənts. wi keɪm tɪ noʊ ə mæn hu ɪkˈsprɛst ə ˈvɪʒən tɪ brɪŋ proʊˈfaʊnd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ hɪz ˈkəntri tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt əˈspɛʃəli ðoʊz ˈpipəl hu hæd fɛlt nɪˈglɛktɪd ənd marginalised*. ˌɔlˈðoʊ wi hæv nɑt əˈgrid wɪθ ɔl əv ðə ˈmɛθədz ˈfɑloʊd baɪ hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt, wi hæv ˈnɛvər ˈdaʊtɪd ˈjugoʊ kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə lɪvz əv ˈmɪljənz əv hɪz ˈfɛloʊ ˈkəntrimɪn." hi həz sərˈvaɪvd ən əˈlɛʤd ˈjuˈɛs bækt əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ ɪm frəm paʊər. ðə ˌənrɪˈpɛntənt ˈsoʊʃəlɪst, ˈʧæˌvɛz fɔt hɑrd əˈgɛnst ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ənd əˈsɪstɪd ˈəðər ˈneɪʃənz ðət wər ɔn ə ˈsɪmələr pæθ. hi wɑz sin ɛz ðə ʧif ænˈtægənəst əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ðət ɪt siz ɛz ɪts ˈbæˌkjɑrd. ʤɪst tu deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz dɛθ, ðə riˈpəblɪk əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪkˈspɛld tu ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɪpləˌmæts frəm ðə ˈkəntri. θruaʊt hɪz steɪ ɪn paʊər hi fɔt əˈgɛnst ˈwɔʃɪŋtən kənˈsɛnsəs ənd juzd ðə ɔɪl wɛlθ əv hɪz ˈkəntri nɑt tɪ laɪn ðə ˈpɑkəts əv ə fju, bət tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈhɛvəli ɪn ðə əv ðə ˈstændərd əv ˈlɪvɪŋ əv ðə ˈpipəl əv ðə riˈpəblɪk əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə. hi rɪˈfərd tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɛz ðə "ˈɛmpaɪər" ənd ɪts ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt, ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ ɛz "ðə ˈdɛvəl" ənd "ðə kɪŋ əv veɪˈkeɪʃənz". riˈleɪʃənz bɪtˈwin hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ðə nu ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt ˈəndər ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts dɪd nɑt ˌɪmˈpruv ˈiðər. ɪn 2011 hi kɔld fər ðə ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən əv ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən "əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðoʊz ˈəðər dɪˈlɪŋkwənts ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt". hɪz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˈaɪsi. ðə ˈpipəl əv ðə riˈpəblɪk əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə hæv ɪnˈʃʊrd ˈʧæˌvɛz kənˈtɪnjud steɪ ɪn paʊər fər 14 jɪrz. hɪz faɪt tɪ əˈsum paʊər ənd juz ɪt tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈstændərdz əv hɪz ˈpipəl ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 1992 ɪn ə feɪld ku əˈtɛmpt ðət ˈlændɪd ɪm ɪn ˈprɪzən. ˈʧæˌvɛz dɪd nɑt rɪˈlɛnt ɪn hɪz faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈrulɪŋ klæs. ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈpɑrdənd, hi əˈnaʊnst hɪz ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪn ðə 1998 ɪˈlɛkʃənz. ðə ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv ðə ˈpɑləsiz hi stʊd fər lɛd tɪ hɪz ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃənz fɔr taɪmz sɪns ðɛn. ɪn ðə læst ɪˈlɛkʃənz, hi hæd ən ɪˈlɛktərəl əˈpruvəl əv 62 wɪʧ ɪz kwaɪt haɪ baɪ ˈɛni ˈstændərdz. ˈjugoʊ ˈʧæˌvɛz wɑz ə mæn əv ˈhjumər ənd hɪz ˈspiʧɪz wər ˈɔlˌweɪz ənd leɪst wɪθ ˈifɛktɪv sound-bites*. ˈivɪn hɪz waɪf kʊd nɑt ɪˈskeɪp hɪz ˈhjumər. ɔn ˈvælənˌtaɪnz deɪ ɪn 2000 hi sɛd tɪ hər, "masisabel*, aɪ æm ˈgɪvɪŋ ju wən təˈnaɪt, gɪt ˈrɛdi." hi dɪˈskraɪbd ˈkrɪstəfər kəˈləmbəs (ðə ɪkˈsplɔrər) ɛz ðə ˈspɪˌrhɛd əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˌɪnˈveɪʒən ənd ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd ˈɛvər sin ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv juˈmænɪti. ɔn hɪz rɪˈtərn frəm ˈkjubə ɪn ʤun 2011 wɛr hi ˌəndərˈwɛnt ˈtritmənt, hi sɛd, "təˈdeɪ ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ɪz mɔr əˈlaɪv ðən ˈɛvər. aɪ fil ɪt. aɪ təʧ ɪt.. ɪf kraɪst ɪz wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs, hu kən bi əˈgɛnst ˈjuˈɛs? ɪf ðə ˈpipəl ər wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs, hu kən bi əˈgɛnst ˈjuˈɛs?". hi riˈmaɪndɪd ðə ˈpipəl əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə, "bət noʊ wən ʃʊd θɪŋk maɪ ˈprɛzəns hir minz ðət ðə ˈbætəl ɪz wən. noʊ." ˈprɑbəˌbli wi ʃʊd æd ðət hɪz dɪˈmaɪz ʃʊd riˈmaɪnd ˈjuˈɛs ðət ðə ˈbætəl həz nɑt bɪn wən! ðə lɛft ʃʊd kənˈtɪnju ɔn ðə pæθ əv ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ə ˈbɛtər wərld fər ɑr ˈpipəl. ə wərld fri əv ˈpɑvərti, skˈwɑlər, wɔrz ənd ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən. ðɪs wi kən əˈʧiv ɪf wi lərn frəm ˈʧæˌvɛz baɪ ɑr kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən ənd əˈdɑpt ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈpɑsʧər. ðə ˈbɑdi əv ˈʧæˌvɛz briðd fər ðə læst taɪm ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ˈæftər 58 jɪrz, bət hɪz ˈspɪrɪt ʃæl lɪv fərˈɛvər. ˈvivə ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv ˈjugoʊ ˈʧæˌvɛz! ˈvivə! lɔŋ lɪv ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv ˈʧæˌvɛz! lɔŋ lɪv! ˈvivə ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv noʊ sərˈɛndər! lɔŋ lɪv! ˈwərkərz ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈpɑrti əv ˈkɛnjə: 'mɔr ˈlidərz laɪk ˈjugoʊ ˈʧæˌvɛz ər baʊnd tɪ ˈimərʤ frəm ðə ræŋks əv ðə ˈmæsɪz' mɑrʧ 10 wi, ðə ˈwərkərz ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈpɑrti əv ˈkɛnjə (wcpk*), ˈjuˌnaɪt wɪθ ðə ˈwərkərz ənd ˈpipəl əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ənd əv ðə wərld ɪn ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðə dɛθ əv ˈjugoʊ ˈʧæˌvɛz wi səˈlut ˈʧæˌvɛz ɛz ə ʃɑrp ənd ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən ˈkrɪtɪk əv ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ənd ɛz wən əv ðə fju wərld ˈlidərz hu dɛrd tɪ dɪˈfaɪ ˈpləndər əv ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd ɪts wɔrz əv əˈgrɛʃən. hi juˈnaɪtɪd wɪθ ðə ˈwərkərz ənd ˈpipəlz əv ˈkjubə, bəˈlɪviə ənd ˈəðər ˈkəntriz ɪn əˈpoʊzɪŋ ənd ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ðə wərld. ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə, hi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt rɪˈfɔrmz ənd əˈliviˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz əv ðə ˈwərkərz ənd ˈpipəlz əv hɪz bɪˈləvəd ˈkəntri. hi ˈstrɛŋθənd ənd meɪd ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ðə pur ˈsərvɪsɪz laɪk ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ənd ˈhaʊzɪŋ baɪ ˈæləˌkeɪtɪŋ ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv pər sɛnt əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈbəʤɪt tɪ ðiz ˈsoʊʃəl ˈproʊˌgræmz. riˈpjudiˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌnioʊˈlɪbərəl prəˈmoʊtəd baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪmˈpɪriəlɪsts ənd ðɛr ˈælaɪz, ˈʧæˌvɛz pəˈtroʊliəm ˈɪndəstri ənd ˈəðər ˈbeɪsɪk ˈɪndəstriz. hi ʃoʊd ɪn ˈpræktɪs haʊ ə ənd ˈgəvərnmənt kən rən ˈbeɪsɪk ˈɪndəstriz wɪθ ðə ˈwɛlˌfɛr əv ðə ˈwərkərz ənd ˈpipəl ɛz ɪts faʊnˈdeɪʃən stoʊn. hi ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd ˌrɛvəˈluʃən, ðə ˈraɪzɪŋ əp əv ðə ˈmæsɪz tɪ brɪŋ daʊn ðə ˈwɛlθi ənd ˈpaʊərfəl hu ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt, əˈprɛs, ənd riˈprɛs ðɛm. hi ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm, ə soʊˈsaɪɪti lɛd baɪ ˈwərkərz ənd ðə ˈmæsɪz wɛr ˈfridəm, ɪkˈwɑləti ənd ˈʤəstɪs reɪn. hi rɪˈmeɪnd ˈstɛdˌfæst əˈgɛnst ðə əˈtæks əv ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ənd ɪts ˈrənɪŋ dɔgz ɪn ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr bɪˈkəz hi hæd ðə ˈsɑləd ˈbækɪŋ əv ðə ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən ˈwərkərz ənd ˈmæsɪz hu ədˈmaɪərd, rɪˈspɛktɪd ənd ləvd ɪm. ˈspɪrɪt wɪl lɪv ɔn. ˌɪnˈdid, hu daɪ ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər laɪf ˈkænɑt bi kɔld dead.”*.” hɪz ˈmɛməri ɪz ɪˈtərnəli ɛnʃˈraɪnd ɪn ðə hɑrts əv ðə ˈwərkərz ənd ˈpipəlz əv ðə wərld. hɪz laɪf ənd ˈstrəgəl wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˌɪnˈspaɪr ˈpipəl ˈstrəgəlɪŋ fər ə wərld wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm. wi ər ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ðə ˈwərkərz ənd ˈpipəl əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə wɪl kənˈtɪnju ðə ˈstrəgəl əˈgɛnst ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ənd ɔl riˈækʃəˌnɛriz. ɔˈrɛdi, ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ɪz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə phase”*” fər ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə, ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ nu əˈtɛmpts tɪ ə ɪˈlit rul ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ðə ˈɛnəmiz meɪ bi ɛmˈboʊldənd baɪ dɛθ bət ðɛr ˈivəl skimz wɪl bi ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd baɪ ðə ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən ˈmæsɪz. ˈjugoʊ daɪd æt ə taɪm wɪn ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈoʊlɪˌgɑrks, ðə monopoly-capitalists*, ənd ðɛr ˈælaɪz ər ˈdɪzməli ˈfeɪlɪŋ ɪn ˈsɑlvɪŋ ðə wərst ˈkraɪsəs əv ðə wərld ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈsɪstəm sɪns ðə 1930s*. ðɪs jɪr, ðeɪ ər ˈkɑnfərənsəz ənd ˌməltɪˈlætərəl ˈfɔrə ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt ðɛr ræŋks ənd dɪˈfɛnd ðɛr kəˈlæpsɪŋ ˈsɪstəm. ˈminˌwaɪl, mɔr ənd mɔr ˈwərkərz ənd ˈpipəlz ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɪs ˌɑpərˈtun ˈmoʊmənt tɪ straɪk səˈvɪr bloʊz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsɪstəm ʤɪst wɪn ɪt ɪz æt ɪts moʊst ˈvəlnərəbəl, ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd ˈlɔnʧɪŋ dɪˈtərmənd rɪˈzɪstəns əˈgɛnst ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ənd ðɛr ˈloʊkəl ˈrənɪŋ dɔgz. mɔr ˈlidərz laɪk ˈjugoʊ ˈʧæˌvɛz ər baʊnd tɪ ˈimərʤ frəm ðə ræŋks əv ðə ˈmæsɪz hu ər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ənd ɔl riˈækʃəˌnɛriz. lɔŋ lɪv ˈjugoʊ ˈʧæˌvɛz! lɔŋ lɪv ðə ˈwərkərz ənd ˈpipəl əv ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə! ˈɔnwərd wɪθ ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈstrəgəl fər ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm! daʊn wɪθ ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ənd ɔl riˈækʃəˌnɛriz! lɔŋ lɪv ðə ˈwərkərz ənd ˈpipəlz əv ðə wərld!
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hugo chavez's funeral, march 8, 2013.
[below are statements issued by left and progressive organisations in africa. more will be posted as they come to hand.]
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taking forward the revolutionary life and symbolism of hugo rafael chavez frias
march 10, 2013 -- the democratic left front (dlf) of south africa joins the millions of poor and working people and their mass movements in venezuela, the caribbean, latin america and across the world who celebrate the revolutionary and emancipatory life and symbolism of hugo rafael chávez frías. since his tragic passing away on march 5, our hearts have drawn inspiration and courage from his example and symbolism.
as the 9 million people who attended his funeral on march 8 showed, chavez represented and personified immense hope and possibility: hope for the wretched of the earth, hope and faith in the ability of the mass of exploited and oppressed people to self-organise and challenge inordinate power relations in society, and thereby be their own liberators, and realistic hope in the possibility of constructing a socialist alternative to the barbarism of capitalism.
his unique role in history was to defiantly and positively affirm the absolute necessity of a democratic, feminist and ecological socialism relevant for the 21st century as a response to capitalism, neoliberal globalisation and imperialism.
chavez’s public pride in his provenance from african slaves was another powerful personal statement against white supremacy and racism that remains responsible for genocide, humiliation, subjugation and oppression of indigenous peoples and descendants of black african slaves in latin america.
during the 14 years of his democratically elected and widely popular government, venezuela witnessed immense socioeconomic progress based on wealth redistribution. as reported in www.venezuelaanalysis.com, the facts speak for themselves: “the percentage of households in poverty fell from 55% in 1995 to 26.4% in 2009. when chávez was sworn into office unemployment was 15%, in june 2009 it was 7.8%. compare that to current unemployment figures in europe.”
this was reaffirmed by a march 6 article published in the capitalist, london-based independent newspaper (www.independent.co.uk): after 14 years of chavez’s rule in venezuela there are six million children who receive free meals a day; near-universal free health care has been established; education spending has doubled as a proportion of gdp; and education is free from daycare to university. since, 2011 over 350,000 homes have been built, taking hundreds of thousands of families out of sub-standard housing in the barrios. whilst the country remains dependent on oil, his government had begun to envisage a transition plan to structurally diversify the venezuelan economy beyond oil. this remains a major structural challenge and vulnerability.
south africa
thanks to its embrace of neoliberalism, nelson mandela’s african national congress (anc) in south africa cannot even dream of similar transformative socioeconomic indicators, not for the last 18 years of its rule, not for any time in the foreseeable future. venezuela’s transformative socioeconomic achievements were not made possible by the anc kind of neoliberalism but by a redistribute economic policy which included the nationalisation of oil, telecommunications and other key strategic sectors of the venezuelan economy with the proceeds from these nationalised enterprises redistributed to transformative socio-economic programmes in education, health and housing.
in contrast to the bolivarian process in venezuela, the anc in south africa has shaken and conceded to capitalism at every conceivable moment. every progressive program, strategy and intention is either abandoned or rejected by the government in the face of the brutal logic of managing a capitalist state. the anc has shied away from confronting capital and white privilege that was left largely intact when the end of apartheid was negotiated. this has resulted in a situation where the anc leadership has adapted itself to the power of capital. no wonder then that post-apartheid capitalism is leaving a trail of hunger, poverty, anger and misery. the wealthy elite, the bosses and their hangers-on refuse to concede a single inch to the urgent needs of the majority. this is the example that chavez stood against and actively built an alternative to.
after addressing an october 2008 international solidarity conference held in caracas, the african socialists present there appealed to chavez to work with popular and socialist forces here given that “africa was now in a sorry state of its former revolutionary self”. his response was to challenge african socialists and popular movements to reclaim the essence of human liberation from below. as this african appeal and his response to it show, chavez holds a useful mirror against which to assess the extent to which the anc, the south african communist party (sacp) and other african national liberation movements have long abandoned any hope, belief in, and commitment to socialism given their active political agency to maintain and reproduce capitalism in south africa and other african countries that they govern.
as a response to the failure and limits of national liberation politics in south africa and elsewhere in africa, the dlf is a modest initiative in south africa that seeks to support the growth and solidarity of anti-capitalist mass movements and construct an alternative eco-socialist political pole. as part of its growth, the dlf is critically studying and debating lessons, impacts, outcomes, contradictions and possible future trajectories of the bolivarian revolutionary process that chavez initiated and led.
given the potent anti-capitalist symbolism that chavez represented, it is not a surprise that capitalists, the imperialist united states of america (usa) and europe, neoliberals, post-liberation political elites and mainstream media including the anc-controlled south african broadcasting corporation (sabc) produced false propaganda that chavez was a dictator, a populist and so on. strange dictator he was: since he was first democratically elected in 1998, there have been 17 elections and referenda, all of whom were declared free and fair by international bodies, and most of which he won. he was elected with 56% of the vote in 1998, 60% in 2000, defeated a coup in april 2002 on the back of mass power, received over 7 million votes in 2006 and secured 54.4% of the vote in october 2012. even the former us president jimmy carter conceded that “of the 92 elections that we've monitored, i would say the election process in venezuela is the best in the world”.
beyond the state and formal democratic institutions, chavez also opened the path to the emergence of nascent participatory democracy institutions such as communal councils with competencies to plan and allocate resources, solidarity and communal enterprises, cooperatives and financing institutions like the women’s development bank.
chavez's problem and shortcomings laid elsewhere. no social transformation or a transition to socialism can ever depend on one person or through a compromised political infrastructure in a self-declared socialist state or even in a self-proclaimed socialist party. any such change crucially depends on the self-organised and critically conscious class power of the vast majority of poor and working people. the still-to-be achieved socialist alternative that chavez envisioned was clearly different from stalinism, as he grappled with how it must be based on democracy and popular participation, and how this socialist alternative must learn from the self-proclaimed ‘socialist’ but ultimately disastrous and failed statist experiments of the 20th century.
the chavez-led revolutionary process has not yet transformed and placed all power firmly in the hands of the working class. insufficient independence and autonomy of popular movements, the significant power held by the chavista bureaucratic and political elite, and problems in the functioning of the state are ever-present subjective dangers. if the mass movement does not swiftly claim the example and symbolism of chavez and deepen the revolutionary process, there is a real possibility that the chavista bureaucratic and political elite may entrench itself and constrain the promise of liberation, solidarity, people’s power and socialism that chavez had opened. the struggle to build a new and different kind of society continues.
beyond these internal challenges, the bolivarian revolutionary process faces guaranteed counter-revolution from the oligarchs in venezuela and barack obama’s imperialist government in the us. the same mass forces facing the challenge to deepen the bolivarian process internally must now also continue to organise and defend the autonomy and sovereignty of venezuela.
the struggle continues on all fronts!
sacp statement on the passing away of hugo chavez
march 6, 2013 -- the south african communist party (sacp) has received with great sadness the news of the passing away of hugo rafael chavez, president of the bolivarian republic of venezuela. comrade commander hugo chavez was a recipient of the sacp's highest honour, the chris hani peace award, in 2009 in recognition of his gallant fight for socialism in venezuela and giving hope to the fighting masses worldwide.
a socialist, a soldier of the poor and a champion for mass-based and mass-driven socialism is no more. in his time chavez made a huge contribution to the development of a notion of 21st century socialism, which was different from earlier forms of socialist experiments.
chavez dedicated his life to an anti-imperialists agenda, was the foremost frontline combatant against imperialist subjugation of the world and a champion of people’s power. in word and in deed he was living proof that indeed a just alternative to neoliberalism is possible. he was brave and sacrificed for what he believed in and never pleased the oppressive capitalists and their imperial masters. he worked tirelessly for a better venezuela, latin america and the world. he met his fateful day still committed to fighting for the people of venezuela and for the bolivarian revolution. the deepening crisis of capitalism has further plunged the working class world over into deeper crisis and strengthening the need for alternative system which is socialism.
the sacp sends its condolences to his family, the people of venezuela, to the leadership and the entire membership of partido socialista unido de venezuela. in these difficult times we pledge our solidarity and love and ask you to draw strength and courage from knowing that what commander chavez stood for will always be with the people of venezuela, the people of latin america and the entire progressive camp worldwide.
chavez was a brave soldier of socialism. lets pick his fighting spear to continue the struggle for socialism world over
cosatu conveys profound salutations to the great legend and revolutionary, president hugo rafael chavez frias
by bongani masuku, cosatu international relations secretary
march 6, 2013 -- it is with a deep sense of sadness and feeling of loss that the congess of south african trade unions (cosatu) and the working class of south africa wish to convey sincere condolences to the great sister peoples of venezuela, the whole freedom fighting community of latin america, the chavez family and all compatriots, particularly our companeros in cuba who were supporting him till the end of his life, for the loss of one of the greatest sons of the latin american people, el commandante hugo rafael chavez.
the federation sends its sympathy and condolences to his family, the people of venezuela and to all his very many comrades and allies around the world.
hugo rafael chavez frias was born into a working-class family on the july 28, 1954 in sabaneta, venezuela. he became a career military officer, and led an attempted revolutionary overthrow of the corrupt and oppressive venezuelan political regime. on assuming power, he focused on implementing radical reforms in the country to advance the bolivarian revolution (named after the great latino freedom fighter simon bolivar), which has seen the popular creation and implementation of a new constitution, participatory democratic councils, the nationalisation of several key industries and other related reforms that changed the lives of venezuelans for the better.
he was deeply loved by all who are poor, oppressed and fighting against imperialism and the looting of the resources of the world’s people by the few global elites led by the us, but equally, he was deeply hated by both the ruling classes of global imperialism and their lackeys in the form of apologists of the oppressive global empire.
therefore, it is our firm belief as revolutionary workers that, the history of latin america and the global south shall be written before and after the great legend, hugo chavez frias.
in a statement released by former us president jimmy carter, though ironical, points out the facts (never mind the quarters its coming from) about the man when he said, “we came to know a man who expressed a vision to bring profound changes to his country to benefit especially those people who had felt neglected and marginalized. although we have not agreed with all of the methods followed by his government, we have never doubted hugo chavez’s commitment to improving the lives of millions of his fellow countrymen”.
he went on to say, “during his 14-year tenure, chavez joined other leaders in latin america and the caribbean to create new forms of integration. venezuelan poverty rates were cut in half, and millions received identification documents for the first time allowing them to participate more effectively in their country`s economic and political life”.
statistics on health, education and economic development point to a substantial, if not great, leap forward for the people of venezuela during his tenure. this is regardless of the fact that venezuela registered one of the world’s worst economic declines between 1970 and 1998, the year chavez was elected. once again, under chavez, unemployment and poverty have been cut by half. infant mortality is falling. new clinics and hospitals are going up towards a very comprehensive health infrastructure to serve the needs of the people of venezuela.
according to the center for economic and policy research (cepr), based in washington, the indicators of venezuela in their assessment of his 10 years in power were as follows;
the current economic expansion began when the government got control over the national oil company in the first quarter of 2003. since then, real (inflation-adjusted) gdp has nearly doubled, growing by 94.7 per cent in 5.25 years, or 13.5 per cent annually.
most of this growth has been in the non-oil sector of the economy, and the private sector has grown faster than the public sector.
during the current economic expansion, the poverty rate has been cut by more than half, from 54 per cent of households in the first half of 2003 to 26 per cent at the end of 2008.
extreme poverty has fallen even more, by 72 per cent. these poverty rates measure only cash income, and do not take into account increased access to health care or education.
over the entire decade, the percentage of households in poverty has been reduced by 39 per cent and extreme poverty by more than half.
inequality, as measured by the gini index, has also fallen substantially. the index has fallen to 41 in 2008, from 48.1 in 2003 and 47 in 1999. this represents a large reduction in inequality.
real (inflation-adjusted) social spending per person more than tripled from 1998-2006.
from 1998-2006, infant mortality has fallen by more than one-third. the number of primary care physicians in the public sector increased 12-fold from 1999-2007, providing health care to millions of venezuelans who previously did not have access.
there have been substantial gains in education, especially higher education, where gross enrolment rates more than doubled from 1999-2000 to 2007-2008.
the labour market also improved substantially over the last decade, with unemployment dropping from 11.3 per cent to 7.8 per cent. during the current expansion it has fallen by more than half. other labour market indicators also show substantial gains.
over the past decade, the number of social security beneficiaries has more than doubled.
over the decade, the government’s total public debt has fallen from 30.7 to 14.3 per cent of
gdp. the foreign public debt has fallen even more, from 25.6 to 9.8 per cent of gdp.
inflation is about where it was 10 years ago, ending the year at 31.4 per cent. however it has been falling over the last half year (as measured by three-month averages) and is likely to continue declining this year in the face of strong deflationary pressures worldwide.
there is no doubt he changed the face of the world and qualitatively contributed to the shifting of the global balance of power towards serving humanity, the environment and the poor. apologists of imperialism hated him, because they were willing accomplices of the oppression of the peoples of the developing world, africa and latin america, as well as asia too. when cosatu invited him to address our 10th national congress, there were rumblings from reactionary opportunistic forces, calling themselves our friends in some parts of the global north.
the selflessness, typical of cubans, was once again, demonstrated with such succinct and exemplary spirit in the various efforts towards saving his life till the end. we all, as sons and daughters of a once colonised part of the world, know and can attest to this outstanding internationalism, sense of humaneness and love for life that the cubans have and always demonstrate.
in this regard,cosatu and its affiliates shall continue supporting the struggle of the cuban people for their freedom from the us embargo and the release of the cuban five from us jails, for their quest to end state-sponsored terrorism. the nehawu-led campaign in solidarity with the cuban people should be intensified by us all, by actively participating and also strengthening the friends of cuba society (focus).
we are confident that with all the achievements of hugo chavez and the heroic venezuelan people, the world is better placed to demonstrate that there are viable alternatives to the ruthless rule of neoliberal imprisonment and imperialist domination. the bank of the south, developed by chavez himself together with countries such as argentina, bolivia. ecuador, paraguay and brazil is becoming a model of an alternative source of funding for genuine development in various of our countries suffering from the stranglehold of the imf and world bank global oligarchy and architecture of financial domination.
the defence of the venezuelan gains and advances taking place throughout the latin american region is the primary task of all revolutionaries, workers and all freedom fighters against the empire of domination and global oppression. humanity and the planet earth, which is over-heating from the ravages of capitalism’s destructiveness, have suffered a terrible loss of a freedom fighter and soldier of justice and development.
tribute from botswana national front
by moeti mohwasa, bnf information and publicity cecretary
march 7, 2013 -- the botswana national front has learnt with great grief and disbelief of the death of the leader of the venezuelan revolution, cde hugo chavez. though cde chavez has been involved in a bitter war with cancer for a while, we never anticipated his passing away at this time. maybe we deceived ourselves. our respect and admiration of him and the work he has done for the world probably blinded us from accepting that he was not immortal. the hole that his passing away would leave made us forget the laws of nature. we now have to live with the fact that the champion of the poor, justice, fairness and the fight against imperialism is no more. how death can be so cruel and unfair to the downtrodden by snatching their man! his death marks a tragic loss not only for the people of bolivaria republic of venezuela but the left throughout the world.
we stand in support of the people of bolivarian republic of venezuela during this challenging time and encourage them to continue on the path they set for themselves 14 years ago under the leadership of cde chavez. the bnf also urges the people of bolivarian republic of venezuela to continue with their support for the cuban revolution. the death of chavez should not mean an end to solidarity with the cubans and other progressive peoples.
to those who are fighting for justice, fairness, real and genuine independence, he was a symbol of hope. cde chavez came from a humble background. in fact humble is an understatement. born from a big family, he was raised by his grandmother in a mud-floor shack because his parents were too poor to take care of all their children. he therefore understood poverty and experienced it first hand. it was his interaction with poverty that influenced him to fight for a better life for his people by adopting a pro-poor development path for them.
his government came up with programs that created jobs, housing and services for the poor. a 2009 economic and policy research report indicated that poverty was halved during the first decade of his rule. there was a reduction in child mortality by a third. deaths attributable to malnutrition fell by 50% and enrolment in colleges doubled. the youngest ever president of the bolivarian republic of venezuela told his people after being elected in a landslide victory in 1998 that the resurrection of venezuela has begun and nothing and no one can stop it.
even former us president jimmy carter has conceded, "chavez will be remembered for his bold assertion of autonomy and independence for latin-american governments. we came to know a man who expressed a vision to bring profound changes to his country to benefit especially those people who had felt neglected and marginalised. although we have not agreed with all of the methods followed by his government, we have never doubted hugo chavez's commitment to improving the lives of millions of his fellow countrymen."
he has survived an alleged us backed attempt to overthrow him from power. the unrepentant socialist, cde chavez fought hard against imperialism and assisted other nations that were on a similar path. he was seen as the chief antagonist of the us in the area that it sees as its backyard. just two days before his death, the bolivarian republic of venezuela government expelled two us diplomats from the country. throughout his stay in power he fought against washington consensus and used the oil wealth of his country not to line the pockets of a few, but to invest heavily in the upliftment of the standard of living of the people of the bolivaria republic of venezuela.
he referred to the us as the "empire" and its former president, george w. bush as "the devil" and "the king of vacations". relations between his government and the new us government under the democrats did not improve either. in 2011 he called for the resignation of hillary clinton "along with those other delinquents working in the state department". his relationship with the us is described as having been icy.
the people of the bolivarian republic of venezuela have ensured cde chavez continued stay in power for 14 years. his fight to assume power and use it to improve the living standards of his people started in 1992 in a failed coup attempt that landed him in prison. cde chavez did not relent in his fight against ruling class. after being pardoned, he announced his presidential candidature in the 1998 elections. the popularity of the policies he stood for led to his winning the elections four times since then. in the last elections, he had an electoral approval of 62% which is quite high by any standards.
hugo chavez was a man of humour and his speeches were always colourful and laced with effective sound-bites. even his wife could not escape his humour. on valentines day in 2000 he said to her, "masisabel, i am giving you one tonight, get ready." he described christopher columbus (the italian-born explorer) as the spearhead of the biggest invasion and genocide ever seen in the history of humanity.
on his return from cuba in june 2011, where he underwent treatment, he said, "today the revolution is more alive than ever. i feel it. i touch it.. if christ is with us, who can be against us? if the people are with us, who can be against us?". he reminded the people of venezuela, "but no one should think my presence here means that the battle is won. no." probably we should add that his demise should remind us that the battle has not been won!
the left should continue on the path of ensuring a better world for our people. a world free of poverty, squalor, wars and deprivation. this we can achieve if we learn from cde chavez by depeening our collaboration and adopt an internationalist posture. the body of cde cde chavez breathed for the last time yesterday after 58 years, but his spirit shall live forever.
viva the spirit of cde hugo chavez! viva! long live the spirit of cde chavez! long live! viva the spirit of no surrender! long live!
workers congress party of kenya: 'more leaders like hugo chavez are bound to emerge from the ranks of the masses'
march 10, 2-13 -- we, the workers congress party of kenya (wcpk), unite with the workers and people of venezuela and of the world in mourning the death of hugo chavez (1954-2013).
we salute chavez as a sharp and outspoken critic of imperialism and as one of the few world leaders who dared to defy imperialism’s plunder of the world’s resources and its wars of aggression.
he united with the workers and peoples of cuba, bolivia and other countries in opposing and exposing imperialism in latin america and the world.
as president of venezuela, he implemented significant reforms and alleviated the living conditions of the workers and peoples of his beloved country. he strengthened and made accessible to the poor services like education, healthcare and housing by allocating an impressive 43.2 per cent of the national budget to these social programs.
repudiating the neoliberal dogmas promoted by us imperialists and their allies, chavez nationalised venezuela’s petroleum industry and other basic industries. he showed in practice how a pro-worker and pro-people government can run basic industries with the welfare of the workers and people as its foundation stone.
he advocated revolution, the rising up of the masses to bring down the wealthy and powerful who exploit, oppress, and repress them. he advocated socialism, a society led by workers and the masses where freedom, equality and justice reign.
he remained steadfast against the attacks of us imperialism and its running dogs in venezuela and elsewhere because he had the solid backing of the venezuelan workers and masses who admired, respected and loved him.
hugo’s spirit will live on. indeed, “those who die fighting for life cannot be called dead.” his memory is eternally enshrined in the hearts of the workers and peoples of the world. his life and struggle will continue to inspire people struggling for a world without imperialism.
we are confident that the workers and people of venezuela will continue the struggle against imperialism and all reactionaries. already, us imperialism is talking about a “new phase” for venezuela, signalling new attempts to enthrone a pro-imperialist elite rule in the country. the enemies may be emboldened by hugo’s death but their evil schemes will be frustrated by the venezuelan masses.
hugo died at a time when the financial oligarchs, the monopoly-capitalists, and their allies are dismally failing in solving the worst crisis of the world capitalist system since the 1930s. this year, they are organising conferences and multilateral fora in an attempt to consolidate their ranks and defend their collapsing system.
meanwhile, more and more workers and peoples are taking this opportune moment to strike severe blows against the system just when it is at its most vulnerable, organising themselves and launching determined resistance against imperialism and their local running dogs.
more leaders like hugo chavez are bound to emerge from the ranks of the masses who are struggling against imperialism and all reactionaries.
long live hugo chavez! long live the workers and people of venezuela! onward with the revolutionary struggle for socialism! down with imperialism and all reactionaries! long live the workers and peoples of the world!
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ˈmɛliə ˌɪnˈsaɪdər ˈæməˌzɑn həz ʧeɪnʤd ðə rulz əraʊnd ðə seɪl əv ˈkeɪbəlz ˈæftər ə ˈgugəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr spɛnt mənθs rivˈjuɪŋ ðə ˈkeɪbəlz əˈveɪləbəl θru ðə saɪt, ðə nɛkst wɛb rɪˈpɔrts. ˈgugəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ˈbɛnsən luŋ ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ˈæməˌzɑn ʧeɪnʤd ɪts rulz tɪ proʊˈhɪbət ðə seɪl əv ˈkeɪbəlz ðət doʊnt kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ˈstændərdz fər ðə ˈkeɪbəlz. ˈbeɪsɪkli ɪts ˈbænɪŋ ðə seɪl əv bæd ˈkeɪbəlz ðət doʊnt wərk. luŋ həz spɛnt mənθs rivˈjuɪŋ ˈkeɪbəlz ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn. hiz bɔt ənd ˈtɛstɪd ˈhənərdz əv dɪˈvaɪsɪz tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər ðeɪ mit ðə ˈstændərd. hi faʊnd ðət ˈmɛni ˈkeɪbəlz ˈdɪdənt, wɪʧ kɔzd ˈɪʃuz ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈsərtən dɪˈvaɪsɪz ənd trænsˈfərɪŋ ˈdætə. hɪrz pɑrt əv wən əv ˈkeɪbəl rəvˈjuz: ˈbɛnsən hir əˈgɛn, rivˈjuɪŋ ˈlɛgəsi ˈkeɪbəl ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn. təˈdeɪ aɪ æm rivˈjuɪŋ taɪp si meɪl ˈdætə ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈkeɪbəl ˈwoʊvən mɛʃ ˈkeɪbəl strɔŋ ˈbreɪdɪd". aɪ bɔt ðɪs ˈkeɪbəl tɪ juz ˈvɛriəs ˈʧɑrʤərz wɪθ ðə ˈpɪksəl ənd tɪ du ˈdætə wɪθ ˈpɪksəl si, ənd aɪ faʊnd ðət ðɪs ˈkeɪbəl dɪz nɑt wərk tɪ ʧɑrʤ ðə ˈpɪksəl, ər sɪŋk ˈdætə tɪ ˈpɪksəl si. əˈpɑn ˈkloʊzər ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən, ðɪs ˈkeɪbəl dɪz nɑt kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ðə ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən ˈvərʒən ðə ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən kən bi faʊnd æt ˈəndər developers/usbtypec*. spəˈsɪfɪkli, ðiz ˈkeɪbəlz du nɑt ʧɑrʤ ðə ˈpɪksəl 2015 bɪˈkəz ðə ˈkeɪbəl livz ðə ˈsiˈsi laɪnz ˈfloʊtɪŋ, wɛr ðə ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən rikˈwaɪərz ə tɪ tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə ˈkeɪbəl ɛz ə ˈlɛgəsi ˈkeɪbəl. boʊθ ˈpɪksəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz juz ðə ˈsiˈsi tɪ dɪˈtɛkt wɪn ə hoʊst həz bɪn əˈtæʧt. sɪns ðɪs ˈkeɪbəl həz noʊ ˈsiˈsi, ˈniðər dɪˈvaɪs kərˈɛktli ˈʧɑrʤɪz ər hʊks əp ðə ˈdætə laɪnz.
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melia robinson/tech insider amazon has changed the rules around the sale of usb cables after a google engineer spent months reviewing the cables available through the site, the next web reports.
google engineer benson leung noticed that amazon changed its rules to prohibit the sale of usb-c cables that don't comply with standards for the cables. basically it's banning the sale of bad usb cables that don't work.
leung has spent months reviewing usb-c cables on amazon. he's bought and tested hundreds of devices to determine whether they meet the usb-c standard. he found that many cables didn't, which caused issues charging certain devices and transferring data.
here's part of one of leung's usb cable reviews:
benson here again, reviewing legacy usb type-c cable on amazon. today i am reviewing sawake's "usb 3.1 type c male data charging cable woven mesh cable strong braided". i bought this cable to use various usb type-a chargers with the chromebook pixel and to do data syncing with pixel c, and i found that this cable does not work to charge the chromebook pixel, or sync data to pixel c.
upon closer inspection, this cable does not comply with the usb type-c specification version 1.1. the documentation can be found at usb.org under developers/usbtypec.
specifically, these cables do not charge the chromebook pixel 2015 because the cable leaves the cc lines floating, where the specification requires a rp pullup to vbus to identify the cable as a legacy cable. both pixel devices use the cc pullup to detect when a host has been attached. since this cable has no cc pullup, neither device correctly charges or hooks up the data lines.
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ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp mɛt wɪθ ˌɪzˈreɪli praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈbɛnʤəmən ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu fər ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˌɑpərˈtunəti ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ, wɛr hi hɛld ðə prɛs pul bæk tɪ rɪfˈjut læst wiks rɪˈpɔrts ðət hi dɪˈskloʊzd ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˌɪzˈreɪli ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ɔn ˈaɪsəs tɪ ˈrəʃən əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn ðə ˈoʊvəl ˈɔfəs. kwoʊt aɪ ˈnɛvər ˈmɛnʃənd ðə wərd ər ðə neɪm ˈɪzriəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. ðɛr ɔl seɪɪŋ aɪ dɪd, soʊ ju hæv əˈnəðər ˈstɔri rɔŋ. ˈnɛvər ˈmɛnʃənd ðə wərd ˈɪzriəl. ˌoʊˈkeɪ, bət... ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ frəm meɪ 15 ɔn trəmps ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈrəʃənz ˈnɛvər kleɪmd ðət hi ˈmɛnʃənd ˈɪzriəl æt ɔl, ˈoʊnli ðət hi dɪˈskloʊzd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts baɪ ə ki ˈælaɪ wɪʧ wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ bi ˈɪzriəl ðə nɛkst deɪ ðət wɑz nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ʃɛrd. ənd əv kɔrs, ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ædˈvaɪzər h.r*. məkˈmæstər sɛd læst wik ðət trəmp "ˈwəzənt ˈivɪn əˈwɛr əv wɛr ðət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən keɪm frəm."
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president trump met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for a photo opportunity this morning, where he held the press pool back to refute last week's reports that he disclosed sensitive israeli intelligence on isis to russian officials in the oval office.
quote i never mentioned the word or the name israel during that conversation. they're all saying i did, so you have another story wrong. never mentioned the word israel.
okay, but... the initial reporting from may 15 on trump's conversation with the russians never claimed that he mentioned israel at all, only that he disclosed information given to the united states by a key ally — which was reported to be israel the next day — that was not intended to be shared. and of course, national security advisor h.r. mcmaster said last week that trump "wasn't even aware of where that information came from."
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tɛn ˈʧɛrɪtiz ər kəmˈpitɪŋ ənd kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ fər ˈɔnˌlaɪn voʊts frəm ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈmɛmbərz, wɪθ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈtæli dɪˈtərmənɪŋ wɪʧ ˈnɑnˈprɑfɪts dɪˈzərv ðə ˈbɪgəst sˈlaɪsɪz əv 3 ˈmɪljən frəm ˈtərgət. ˈbulzaɪ gɪvz ɪz ə ˈgɪvɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn ðət ˈstɑrtɪd ˈsənˌdi ənd rənz θru meɪ 25 ˈtərgət, lɔŋ noʊn fər ˈgɪvɪŋ ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ɪts seɪlz tɪ ˈʧɛrɪti, ɪz ˈæskɪŋ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈmɛmbərz tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ənd hɛlp ˌdɪˈsaɪd haʊ ðə 10 ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧɛrɪtiz wɪl dɪˈvaɪd ðə ˈriˌteɪl ʤaɪənts 3 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈwikli ˈʧɛrətəbəl ˈgɪvɪŋ. ðoʊz 10 ˈʧɛrɪtiz ər: ðə əˈmɛrɪkən rɛd krɔs, ðə ˈnæʃənəl pɑrk faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ðə brɛst ˈkænsər ˈrisərʧ faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈgrætəˌtud, ˈfidɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkə, ðə ˈpɛrənt ˈtiʧər əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, əv laɪt ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ðə st*. ʤud ˈʧɪldrənz ˈrisərʧ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, ðə kɪdz ɪn nid faʊnˈdeɪʃən ənd ðə sælˈveɪʃən ˈɑrmi. ðə ˈlɑrʤər ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv voʊts, ðə mɔr iʧ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən gɪts aʊt əv ðə 3 ˈmɪljən. ˈvoʊtɪŋ rɪˈtərnz ənd ˈdɔlərz ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd wɪl bi ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ɪn ril taɪm æt. saɪt ˈvɪzɪtərz kən voʊt wəns pər deɪ, ˈɛvəri deɪ θruaʊt ðə ˈkɑntɛst. ˈfaɪnəl rɪˈzəlts wɪl bi əˈnaʊnst meɪ 26 ðə ˈrɑstər əv 10 wɑz bɪlt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈɔfər ðə ˈpəblɪk ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈʧɛrɪti ˈsaɪzɪz, ə ˈvɛriɪŋ ˈlɛvəlz əv riʧ ənd ə brɔd skoʊp əv ˈmɪʃənz ðeɪ pərˈsu, sɛd ˈtərgət ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ˈkɛli. səm əv ðə 10 ɔˈrɛdi hæv ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈtərgət, bət ðə ˈməni reɪzd ɪn ðɪs ˈɛfərt "wɪl bi əˈbəv ənd bɪɔnd" wət ðoʊz ˈʧɛrɪtiz ˈtɪpɪkəli rɪˈsiv, sɛd. ðə sælˈveɪʃən ˈɑrmiz ˈnæʃənəl ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən sɛd ðət əkˈsɛptɪŋ ˈtɑrgəts ˈɔfər tɪ bi wən əv ðə 10 ˈʧɛrɪtiz wɑz "ə ˌnoʊˈbreɪnər."
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ten charities are competing and campaigning for online votes from facebook members, with the final tally determining which nonprofits deserve the biggest slices of $3 million from minneapolis-based target.
bullseye gives is a two-week-long giving campaign that started sunday and runs through may 25.
target, long known for giving a portion of its sales to charity, is asking facebook members to visit www.facebook.com/target and help decide how the 10 national charities will divide the retail giant's $3 million in weekly charitable giving.
those 10 charities are: the american red cross, the national park foundation, the breast cancer research foundation, operation gratitude, feeding america, the parent teacher association, handson network/points of light institute, the st. jude children's research hospital, the kids in need foundation and the salvation army.
the larger the percentage of votes, the more each organization gets out of the $3 million.
voting returns and dollars allocated will be updated in real time at www.facebook.com/target. site visitors can vote once per day, every day throughout the contest. final results will be announced may 26.
the roster of 10 was built in order to offer the public a variety of charity sizes, a varying levels of reach and a broad scope of missions they pursue, said target spokeswoman kelly basgen.
some of the 10 already have a relationship with target, but the money raised in this effort "will be above and beyond" what those charities typically receive, basgen said.
the salvation army's national spokeswoman said that accepting target's offer to be one of the 10 charities was "a no-brainer."
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ˈmɪnɪstər fər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz pæt həz sɛd hi ɪz ə bɪt ˈteɪkən əˈbæk baɪ ðə əv ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ juzd baɪ ðə ˈbɪʃəps ɪn ə ʤɔɪnt ˈsteɪtmənt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪtɪŋ fər əˈbɔrʃən. hi wɑz riˈæktɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑmɛnts baɪ ˈbɪʃəp əv ˈlioʊ oʊˈraɪli ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənts dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ɔn ðə əˈbɔrʃən ˈɪʃu ɪz ðə "fərst stɛp ɔn ðə roʊd tɪ ə ˈkəlʧər əv dɛθ". ˈmɪstər sɛd hi wɑz səˈpraɪzd æt ðə ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən æt ðɪs steɪʤ bɪˈkəz hi sɛd ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən hæd nɑt jɛt bɪn ˈpəblɪʃt. hi sɛd hi wɑz nɑt ʃʊr haʊ ju kʊd meɪk wət hi dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz kaɪnd əv ˈstraɪdənt intervention”*” wɪˈθaʊt siɪŋ ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. æst wət hi θɔt əˈbaʊt kɔlz fər tɪ hæv ə fri voʊt hi sɛd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hæd meɪd ɪt pleɪn ðət ðə ˈnɔrməl ˈsɪstəm, wɪʧ hæd bɪn ɪn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən sɪns 1922 wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ əˈplaɪ. hi sɛd hi hæd noʊ əˈbʤɛkʃən tɪ ðə ˈbɪʃəps ˈhævɪŋ ən ˈɪnˌpʊt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi sɛd hi dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ si ðɛm ˈdɪkˌteɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz. ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈmætər, ˈmɪnɪstər əv steɪt braɪən heɪz sɛd ðət ðə læst θɪŋ wi nid raɪt naʊ ɪz ɪkˈstrim ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. hi sɛd ðət ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ˈbɪʃəp oʊˈraɪli ənd ðə əv ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ ðət ðeɪ weɪt ənd si wət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz prəˈpoʊzɪŋ wɪn ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ðət ˈfɑloʊ ɪt ər pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ðə dáil*. hi sɛd ðə aɪˈdiə ðət səm kaɪnd əv əˈbɔrʃən ˈkəlʧər ər əˈbɔrʃən rəˈʒim wɪl ˈfɑloʊ ðə ɛˈnæktmənt əv ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wɑz ˈfænsɪfəl ɪz hɪz vju. hi ˈædɪd ðət wi ɔl nid tɪ hoʊld ɑr ˈkaʊnsəl ɛz tɪ səʧ taɪm wi si ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ənd sɛd hi θɔt ˈoʊvər riˈækʃənz ər ˌɪnˈtɛmpərət ər ɪkˈstrim ˈlæŋgwɪʤ baɪ ˈɛni wən grup ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈhaɪˌrɑrki dɪz nɑt hɛlp ðə ˈmætər raɪt naʊ. ˈbɪʃəp oʊˈraɪli sɛd ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən tɪ dil wɪθ ðə ɛks keɪs ˈʤəʤmənt wʊd ˈoʊpən ðə dɔr tɪ ðə moʊst ˈlɪˌbərəl kaɪnd əv əˈbɔrʃən. ðə 1992 səˈprim kɔrt ˈʤəʤmənt sɛd ðət ə ril ənd səbˈstænʃəl θrɛt tɪ ðə laɪf əv ðə ˈməðər ʃʊd bi ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt. ˈspikɪŋ ɔn ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈaɪərlənd, ˈbɪʃəp oʊˈraɪli sɛd ɪt wʊd min ðət ðə "ˈkɛrfəl ˈbæləns" bɪtˈwin ðə laɪf əv ðə ˈməðər ənd ðə ˈikwəl raɪt tɪ laɪf əv ðə ˈənˈbɔrn ʧaɪld wʊd bi "ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ʧeɪnʤd", ənd wʊd peɪv ðə weɪ fər ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəl ˈkɪlɪŋ əv ˈənˈbɔrn ˈʧɪldrən. hi sɛd: "ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪtɪŋ fər ðə ɛks keɪs nɑt ˈoʊnli wʊd əˈbɔrʃən, bət fər ðə ˈvɛri fərst taɪm ɪn ˈaɪərlənd, ɪt wʊd ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli lɛd tɪ ðə moʊst ˈlɪˌbərəl kaɪnd əv əˈbɔrʃən. "ðɪs wʊd bi ə ˈrædɪkəl ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ˈkəlʧər əv laɪf ðət wi hæv hæd hir ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri ənd lɛts nɑt meɪk ˈɛni mɪˈsteɪk əˈbaʊt ɪt ɪt wʊd bi ən ˌɪˈrɛvəkəbəl ʧeɪnʤ, ðɛr wʊd nɑt bi ˈɛni goʊɪŋ bæk. "ənd ðət, wi bɪˈliv, wʊd bi ðə fərst stɛp ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ wət poʊp ʤɑn pɔl həz kɔld ə ˈkəlʧər əv dɛθ." ˈbɪʃəp oʊˈraɪli sɛd ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən ɪz tɪ hæv ˈvɛri ˈlɪmɪtɪd əˈbɔrʃən, ɪt ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli lidz tɪ ə mɔr ˈlɪˌbərəl rəˈʒim. hi sɛd: "ju ˈkænɑt ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪt fər ˈlɪmɪtɪd əˈbɔrʃən, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ðə θrɛt əv ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ər əv ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ graʊnz ər kənˈsɪdərd graʊnz fər əˈbɔrʃən." hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd hæv ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ər ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ˈɔpʃən ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd ɪn ðə ˈɛkspərt grup rɪˈpɔrt ɔn əˈbɔrʃən. ˈbɪʃəp oʊˈraɪli sɛd: "wən əv ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ðət ðə ˈɛkspərt grup meɪd wɑz ðə pæθ əv ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz, əv ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən. "ðeɪ hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðət pæθ ənd wi bɪˈliv ðət ɪz proʊˈfaʊndli rɔŋ bɪˈkəz ɪf ju brɪŋ ɪn əˈbɔrʃən, ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən ɪz tɪ hæv ˈvɛri riˈstrɪktɪd əˈbɔrʃən, ɪkˈspɪriəns ʃoʊz ðət ɪt wɪl lɛd tɪ mɔr ˈlɪˌbərəl əˈbɔrʃən." ðə ˈbɪʃəp ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət ʃʊd bi ˈgɪvɪn ə fri voʊt ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu. ˈspikɪŋ ɔn ðə seɪm ˈproʊˌgræm, pəˈtrɪʃə ˈkeɪsi, prəˈfɛsər əv sɪˈkaɪətri æt ənd ðə ˈmɑtər ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, sɛd ʃi wɑz kənˈsərnd æt ðə ˈgəvərnmənts dɪˈsɪʒən. ʃi sɛd: "aɪv noʊ ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti wɪθ ˈklɛrɪti fər ðə ˈmænɪʤmənt əv ˈmɛdɪkəl kənˈdɪʃənz, bət aɪ drɔ ðə laɪn æt ðə ˌɪnˈkluʒən əv ɛz ə graʊnd fər əˈbɔrʃən, soʊ aɪ dɪsəˈgri wɪθ ðət." ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈdɑktər ˈpitər ˈbɔɪlən, ˈfɔrmər ˈmæstər əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl məˈtərnɪti ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn strit, sɛd ðə ˈgəvərnmənts dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ɔn əˈbɔrʃən ɪz ə ˈwɛlkəm wən. hi sɛd: "aɪ wʊd ˈwɛlkəm ɪt, ɪn ə wərd. aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ɪz ðə raɪt weɪ tɪ goʊ. "wi nid tɪ hæv səm ˈklɛrɪti ɔn haʊ wi kən ækt wɪˈθɪn ɑr ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz tɪ seɪv ˈwɪmənz lɪvz ənd ðət ˈbeɪsɪkli ɪz wət ðɪs ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt. ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈseɪvɪŋ ˈwɪmənz lɪvz." ˈɛlsˌwɛr, ˈleɪbər ˈsɛnətər ˌɪˈvɑnə ˈbɑʧɪk ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwɛlkəmd ðə ˈgəvərnmənts dɪˈsɪʒən ənd sɛd səˈkaɪətrəsts ər wɛl treɪnd wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ əˈsɛsɪŋ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd rɪsks. ˈspikɪŋ ɔn təˈdeɪ wɪθ pæt ˈkɛˌni, mɪz ˈbɑʧɪk sɛd tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ˈsuɪˌsaɪd rɪsk ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ ɪn əˈbɔrʃən ɔn dɪˈmænd ɪn ˈaɪərlənd ɪz "far-fetched*".
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minister for communications pat rabbitte has said he is a bit taken aback by the vigour of the language used by the bishops in a joint statement regarding legislating for abortion.
he was reacting to comments by bishop of kilmore leo o'reilly that the government's decision to introduce legislation and regulations on the abortion issue is the "first step on the road to a culture of death".
mr rabbitte said he was surprised at the intervention at this stage because he said the legislation had not yet been published.
he said he was not sure how you could make what he described as “that kind of strident intervention” without seeing the legislation.
asked what he thought about calls for tds to have a free vote he said the government had made it plain that the normal system, which had been in operation since 1922 will continue to apply.
he said he had no objection to the bishops having an input. however, he said he did not want to see them dictating to legislators.
commenting on the matter, minister of state brian hayes said that the last thing we need right now is extreme language.
he said that it was very important for bishop o'reilly and the hierachy of the catholic church that they wait and see what the government is proposing when the legislation and regulations that follow it are presented to the dáil.
he said the idea that some kind of abortion culture or abortion regime will follow the enactment of the legislation was fanciful is his view.
he added that we all need to hold our counsel as to such time we see the legislation and said he thought over reactions or intemperate or extreme language by any one group including the hierarchy does not help the matter right now.
bishop o'reilly said the proposed legislation to deal with the x case judgment would open the door to the most liberal kind of abortion.
the 1992 supreme court judgment said that a real and substantial threat to the life of the mother should be taken into account.
speaking on rté’s morning ireland, bishop o'reilly said it would mean that the "careful balance" between the life of the mother and the equal right to life of the unborn child would be "fundamentally changed", and would pave the way for the intentional killing of unborn children.
he said: "legislating for the x case not only would legalise abortion, but for the very first time in ireland, it would inevitably lead to the most liberal kind of abortion.
"this would be a radical change in the culture of life that we have had here in this country - and let's not make any mistake about it - it would be an irrevocable change, there would not be any going back.
"and that, we believe, would be the first step on the way to what pope john paul has called a culture of death."
bishop o'reilly said even if the intention is to have very limited abortion, it inevitably leads to a more liberal regime.
he said: "you cannot legislate for limited abortion, especially if the threat of suicide or of mental health grounds are considered grounds for abortion."
he also said the government should have followed the guidelines or regulations option outlined in the expert group report on abortion.
bishop o'reilly said: "one of the recommendations that the expert group made was the path of guidelines, of regulation.
"they have decided not to follow that path and we believe that is profoundly wrong because if you bring in abortion, even if the intention is to have very restricted abortion, experience shows that it will lead to more liberal abortion."
the bishop also said that tds should be given a free vote on the issue.
speaking on the same programme, patricia casey, professor of psychiatry at ucd and the mater hospital, said she was concerned at the government's decision.
she said: "i've no difficulty with clarity for the management of medical conditions, but i draw the line at the inclusion of suicidality as a ground for abortion, so i disagree with that."
however, dr peter boylan, former master of the national maternity hospital in holles street, said the government's decision to introduce legislation and regulations on abortion is a welcome one.
he said: "i would welcome it, in a word. i think it is the right way to go.
"we need to have some clarity on how we can act within our hospitals to save women's lives and that basically is what this is all about. it is about saving women's lives."
elsewhere, labour senator ivana bacik also welcomed the government's decision and said psychiatrists are well trained when it comes to assessing suicide risks.
speaking on today with pat kenny, ms bacik said to suggest that suicide risk is going to bring in abortion on demand in ireland is "far-fetched".
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ə ˈprɑmənənt ˈsɔdi ˈwɛbˌsaɪt həz ˈpəblɪʃt ən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈɪzriəlz ˈɑrmi ʧif əv stæf, ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ ˈkloʊzər kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəntriz əˈgɛnst ˈriʤənəl ˈraɪvəl, ˌɪˈrɑn. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, sɛd ðət ˈɪzriəl ɪz ˈrɛdi tɪ ʃɛr ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ feɪs ðə "θrɛt" poʊzd baɪ ˌteɪˈrɑn. ˈɪzriəlz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kənˈfərmd ðə ˈkɑntɛnt əv ðə ˈɪntərvˌju, ə rɛr ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ˈgɪvɪn ðət ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ənd ˈɪzriəl hæv nɑt ˈfɔrməl ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk riˈleɪʃənz. ɪn ðə ˈɪntərvˌju, kɔld ˌɪˈrɑn ðə "tru ənd ˈbɪgəst θrɛt" ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, əˈkjuzɪŋ ɪt əv səˈpɔrtɪŋ ɑrmd grups θruaʊt ðə ˈriʤən. hi sɛd ɪt ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ stɑp ˌɪˈrɑn frəm ˈsprɛdɪŋ ɪts ˈɪnfluəns. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ æl ʤəˈzirə, ˈænə, ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt fər ðə ʤərˈusələm poʊst, kənˈfərmd ðə rɪˈpɔrt, seɪɪŋ ðət ðə ˈɪntərvˌju wɑz kənˈdəktəd baɪ ən ˌɪzˈreɪli druz ˈʤərnəlɪst ɪn tɛl ɑˈviv. "ɪts ə ˈprɪti sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt dil," sɛd, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət dɪz nɑt ˈivɪn gɪv ˈɪntərvˌjuz tɪ ˌɪzˈreɪli nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛts. "ðɪs ɪz ˈdɛfənətli ə bɪg stɛp fər tɪ du." ðə læst taɪm ən ˌɪzˈreɪli ʧif əv stæf spoʊk tɪ ən ˈɛrəbɪk ˈaʊˌtlɛt wɑz wɪθ æl ʤəˈzirə. sɛd ðət waɪl ɪt ɪz ənˈlaɪkli ðət ðə tu ˈkəntriz wʊd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli kˈwɑpərˌeɪt ɔn ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈʃɛrɪŋ, ðeɪ kʊd kˈwɑpərˌeɪt mɔr ˈkloʊsli, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɔn ˌɪˈrɑn., ˌhaʊˈɛvər, sɛd ɪn ðə ˈɪntərvˌju ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈɪzriəl tɪ lɔnʧ ən əˈtæk ɔn ðə ˌhɛzbɑˈlə ɪn ˈlɛbənən. ˈɪzriəl həz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈpəblɪk əˈlaɪəns wɪθ ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɛz ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr. ɪn ʤun, kæts, ˈɪzriəlz ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ənd ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈmɪnɪstər, səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiəz kɪŋ ˈsæmən ˌɪnˈvaɪt ˈbɛnʤəmən ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu, ˈɪzriəlz praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, tɪ riɑd, tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ fʊl ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk riˈleɪʃənz. kæts ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd kɪŋ ˈsæmən ʃʊd sɛnd hɪz sən, kraʊn prɪns moʊˈhæmɪd bɪn ˈsæmən, tɪ tɛl ɑˈviv. nuz ˈeɪʤənsi ˈleɪtər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə kraʊn prɪns meɪd ə ˈsikrɪt ˈvɪzɪt tɪ tɛl ɑˈviv ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər. ðə rɪˈpɔrt wɑz dɪˈnaɪd baɪ ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə.
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a prominent saudi website has published an unprecedented interview with israel's army chief of staff, signalling closer cooperation between the two countries against regional rival, iran.
in an interview published by elaph on thursday, lieutenant-general gadi eisenkot said that israel is ready to share intelligence information to face the "threat" posed by tehran.
israel's military confirmed the content of the interview, a rare episode given that saudi arabia and israel have not formal diplomatic relations.
in the interview, eisenkot called iran the "true and biggest threat" in the middle east, accusing it of supporting armed groups throughout the region.
he said it is necessary to stop iran from spreading its influence.
in an interview with al jazeera, anna ahronheim, military correspondent for the jerusalem post, confirmed the report, saying that the interview was conducted by an israeli druze journalist in tel aviv.
"it's a pretty significant deal," ahronheim said, noting that eisenkot does not even give interviews to israeli news outlets.
"this is definitely a big step for eisenkot to do."
the last time an israeli chief of staff spoke to an arabic outlet was with al jazeera.
ahronheim said that while it is unlikely that the two countries would immediately cooperate on wide-ranging intelligence sharing, they could cooperate more closely, particularly on iran.
eisenkot, however, said in the interview that there is no interest in israel to launch an attack on the iran-linked hezbollah in lebanon.
israel has increasingly been making a public alliance with saudi arabia following the inauguration of donald trump as us president earlier this year.
in june, yisrael katz, israel's intelligence and transportation minister, suggested that saudi arabia's king salman invite benjamin netanyahu, israel's prime minister, to riyadh, to establish full diplomatic relations.
katz also said king salman should send his son, crown prince mohammed bin salman, to tel aviv.
afp news agency later reported that the crown prince made a secret visit to tel aviv in september. the report was denied by saudi arabia.
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trɔɪ ˈeɪkmən meɪd ə pɔɪnt əv dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˈtoʊni ˈɑnər ðɪs wik. ðɪs ˈæftər əˈnəðər ˈfɔrmər ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz kˈwɔrtərˌbæk keɪm tɪ ðə eɪd əv ˈdæləs' ˈlidər. ˈdæni waɪt, hu spɛnt moʊst əv hɪz kərɪr ɪn hɔl əv ˈfeɪmər ˈrɑʤər ˈʃæˌdoʊ, ˌəndərˈstændz ðə ˈprɛʃər ˈroʊmoʊ ɪz ˈəndər bət ˈɔlsoʊ ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz ðət ðə hit həz ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz. "wɪn aɪ pleɪd, ɪt wɑz ə lɔŋ taɪm əˈgoʊ," waɪt toʊld ˈkəmpəs ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈnɛtˌwərk læst ˈsənˌdi, ˌbiˈfɔr kəˈlæps əˈgɛnst ðə ˈdiˌtrɔɪt laɪənz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz' əˈfɪʃəl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. "kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ɪn ˈdæləs, ˈtɛksəs, wɑz ˈəndər ə ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp. ɪt həz naʊ bɪˈkəm ən ˌɪˈlɛktrɑn ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp. "aɪ kən ˈoʊnli ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈæˌkʧuəli, aɪ kænt ˈivɪn ˌɪˈmæʤən. aɪ kaɪnd əv noʊ wət aɪ wɛnt θru, ənd ðət wɑz ðə wərst pɑrt əv ɪt fər mi wɑz ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm." mommas*, doʊnt lɛt jʊr ˈbeɪbiz groʊ əp tɪ bi ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz kˈwɔrtərˌbæks. ðæts haʊ ˈmɪsɪz. ˈroʊmoʊ maɪt bi ˈfilɪŋ ðiz deɪz, ˈwɑʧɪŋ hər sən dɪˈspaɪt ə ˈpæsər ˈreɪtɪŋ teɪk mɔr hit ðən ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. "aɪ kən rɪˈleɪt tɪ wət ˈtoʊniz goʊɪŋ θru," waɪt sɛd, "ənd ɪf aɪ kʊd gɪt ˌɪnˈsaɪd hɪz hɛd ənd tɛl ɪm wən θɪŋ, ɪts hiz wən əv ðə greɪt kˈwɔrtərˌbæks ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈdæləs ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz. ˈpipəl kip seɪɪŋ, 'juv gɑt tɪ wɪn ðə bɪg wən.' wɛl, hi ˈdəzənt hæv tɪ wɪn ðə bɪg wən. ðɛr ər 10 ˈəðər gaɪz aʊt ðɛr ɔn ðə fild ənd 52 ɔn ðə fild ɛz ə tim. ənd ˈɛvriˌbɑdi pleɪz ə bɪg pɑrt ɪn ðət. "ɪts ə kliˈʃeɪ. ðə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk gɪts mɔr ˈkrɛdɪt ənd bleɪm ðən hi ˈɛvər dɪˈzərvz."
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troy aikman made a point of defending tony romo's honor this week. this after another former cowboys quarterback came to the aid of dallas' under-the-gun leader.
danny white, who spent most of his career in hall of famer roger staubach's shadow, understands the pressure romo is under but also acknowledges that the heat has intensified in recent years.
"when i played, it was a long time ago," white told compass radio network last sunday, before romo's collapse against the detroit lions, according to the cowboys' official website. "quarterback in dallas, texas, was under a microscope. it has now become an electron microscope.
"i can only imagine ... actually, i can't even imagine. i kind of know what i went through, and that was the worst part of it for me was dealing with the criticism."
mommas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys ... quarterbacks. that's how mrs. romo might be feeling these days, watching her son -- despite a 92.9 passer rating -- take more heat than the president.
"i can relate to what tony's going through," white said, "and if i could get inside his head and tell him one thing, it's he's one of the great quarterbacks in the history of the dallas cowboys. people keep saying, 'you've got to win the big one.' well, he doesn't have to win the big one. there are 10 other guys out there on the field and 52 on the field as a team. and everybody plays a big part in that.
"it's a cliche. the quarterback gets more credit and blame than he ever deserves."
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paneer* ˈrɛsəpi ˈsɛmi draɪ ˈɪndiən ˈkəri meɪd wɪθ (ˈɪndiən ˈkɑtɪʤ ʧiz) ənd ˈvɛʤtəbəlz. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˌvɛʤəˈtɛˌriən ˈvərʒən əv ˈpɑpjələr ˈʧɪkən. ˈvɛgənz kən ˈizəli juz ˈtoʊfu ɪn pleɪs əv! wət ɪz? ɪz ə ə kwɪk stər əv strɪps əv mit ɪn ə θɪk, ˈspaɪsi ənd sɔs. ɪt ɪz frəm ˈeɪʒən kwɪˈzin bət ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr ɪn uk*. ˈʧɪkən ɪz ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈrɛsəpi. ˌvɛʤəˈtɛˌriənz kən juz strɪps əv ˈvɛʤtəbəlz tɪ meɪk kalfrezi*. ɪf ju nid mɔr ˈtɛksʧər ðɛn ju kən strɪps ənd ɪt bɪˈkəmz. ˈvɛgənz kən juz ˈtoʊfu ɪn pleɪs əv. ˈrɛsəpi aɪ æm ˈʃɛrɪŋ hir təˈdeɪ ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈizi tɪ meɪk wɪθ ˈmɪnəməm ˈgraɪndɪŋ wərk. ju ʤɪst nid tɪ pjʊˈreɪ ðə təˈmɑtoʊz hir. ɪf ju ər ɪn ʃɔrt əv taɪm ju kən ˈivɪn juz ˈrɛdi meɪd təˈmɑˌtoʊ pjʊˈreɪ. əˈpɑrt frəm ˈjuʒəwəl ˈɪndiən ˈspaɪsɪz, əˈdɪʃən əv ˈvɪnəgər ənd ˈʃʊgər ɪz ə ˈspɛʃəlti ɪn ˈrɛsəpiz. aɪ hæv ˈitən ɪn fju ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ənd ˈɔfən ðeɪ wɪl bi ˈleɪdən wɪθ krim, ˌhaʊˈɛvər wɪn aɪ meɪk æt hoʊm aɪ æd loʊdz əv ˈvɛʤiz ənd əˈvɔɪd krim tɪ kip ðə ˈfleɪvərz klin. əˈdɪʃən əv kjubz ædz ɪˈnəf ˈrɪʧnəs tɪ ðə ˈrɛsəpi, ðɛr ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ nid fər krim hir. tɪ meɪk ˈrɛsəpi, ju kən ˈiðər kjub ðə ˈvɛʤtəbəlz ənd ər slaɪs ðɛm ˈɪntu ˈwɛʤɪz. aɪ prɪˈfər sˈlaɪsɪŋ ðɛm lɔŋ ʤɪst laɪk wi gɪt ɪn ˈrɛˌstrɑnts. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ juz ðɪs fər ˈfɪlɪŋ ɪn ˈkæθi roʊlz, du slaɪs ðə ˈvɛʤtəbəlz ənd ˈɪntu ˈwɛʤɪz. aɪ hæv ˈædɪd ˈvɛʤtəbəlz laɪk ˈbeɪbi kɔrn, ˈkɛrəts, bɛl ˈpɛpərz. ju kən æd ˈɛni ˈkrənʧi ˈvɛʤtəbəl ɪn ðɪs ˈrɛsəpi. sərv wɪθ ˈroʊti, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ kachumber*, fər laɪt ˈsəmər mil! wɪθ fər laɪt ˈsəmər mil! mɔr ˈrɛsəpiz: haʊ tɪ meɪk ˈrɛsəpi 1 ʧɑp ɔl ðə ˈvɛʤtəbəlz ˈɪntu lɔŋ ˈfɪŋgərz. slaɪs ðə ˈɪntu ˈwɛʤɪz. sɛt əˈsaɪd. pjʊˈreɪ 2 lɑrʤ ər ˈmidiəm təˈmɑtoʊz. 2 hit ə ənd æd 3 ˈtiˌspunz ɔɪl. æd ˈkjumən sidz ənd draɪd rɛd ˈʧɪliz. lɛt ðɛm splutter*. 3 æd ˈθɪnli slaɪst ˈənjənz ənd sɔˈteɪ wɛl. 4 nɛkst æd krəʃt ˈʤɪnʤər ənd sɔˈteɪ wɛl. 5 naʊ æd ɔl ðə ˈvɛʤtəbəlz ənd sɔˈteɪ ɪn haɪ fleɪm fər ˈmɪnəts. 6 æd təˈmɑˌtoʊ pjʊˈreɪ ənd mɪks wɛl. 7 ˈsizən wɪθ sɔlt, ˈʃʊgər, ənd ˌkɔriˈændər ˈpaʊdər. mɪks wɛl ənd kʊk tɪl ðə təˈmɑˌtoʊ pjʊˈreɪ ɪz kəmˈplitli kʊkt ənd tərnz ˈsɛmi draɪ. æd ˈvɪnəgər ənd mɪks wɛl. tɪ kʊk ɪn haɪ fleɪm fər 5 mɔr ˈmɪnəts. 9 æd ðə sˈlaɪsɪz ənd tɔs ˈʤɛntli. 10 ˈfaɪnəli æd ənd mɪks wɛl. sərv hɑt. ˈvɛgənz kən juz fərm ˈtoʊfu ˌɪnˈstɛd əv. ˈrɛsəpi kɑrd bɪˈloʊ: 5 frəm 8 voʊts prɪnt ˈrɛsəpi prɛp taɪm 15 kʊk taɪm 15 ˈtoʊtəl taɪm 30 ˈrɛsəpi, ˈizi ənd kwɪk ˈspaɪsi ənd saɪd dɪʃ wɪθ ˈvɛʤtəbəlz ənd kjubz! kɔrs: saɪd dɪʃ kwɪˈzin: ˈɪndiən ˈkiˌwərd: haʊ tɪ meɪk, ˈrɛsəpi ˈsərvɪŋz 3 ˈkælɔˌriz 244 ˈkeɪkɑl ˈɔθər ˌɪnˈgridiənts 1 ml*) 1 kəp kət ˈɪntu lɔŋ straɪps 1 grin bɛl ˈpɛpər slaɪst ˈɪntu lɔŋ ˈwɛʤɪz 1 lɑrʤ ˈkɛrət pild ənd slaɪst ˈɪntu θɪn ˈfɪŋgərz 2 ˈbeɪbi kɔrn ʧɑpt ˈɪntu θɪn ˈfɪŋgərz 1 lɑrʤ ˈənjən slaɪst 2 lɑrʤ ər ˈmidiəm təˈmɑtoʊz 1 ˈtiˌspun ˈkjumən sidz 1 draɪd rɛd 1 ˈtiˌspun ˌkɔriˈændər ˈpaʊdər 1 ˈtiˌspun 1 ˈtiˌspun ˈʃʊgər 2 ˈtiˌspunz 1 ˈtiˌspun ˈvɪnəgər smɔl pis əv ˈʤɪnʤər krəʃt sɔlt ɔɪl ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz kət ðə ənd. hit ɔɪl ɪn ə ənd ˈtɛmpər wɪθ ˈkjumən sidz ənd rɛd nɛkst æd ˈθɪnli slaɪst ˈənjənz ənd sɔˈteɪ wɛl æd krəʃt ˈʤɪnʤər ənd sɔˈteɪ wɛl naʊ æd ðə kət ˈvɛʤtəbəlz ənd sɔˈteɪ aɪ haɪ fleɪm fər ˈmɪnəts. æd təˈmɑˌtoʊ pjʊˈreɪ ənd mɪks wɛl. ˈsizən wɪθ sɔlt, ˈʃʊgər, ˌkɔriˈændər ˈpaʊdər, ənd mɪks wɛl. kʊk tɪl ðə təˈmɑtoʊz ər wɛl kʊkt. æd ˈvɪnəgər ənd kənˈtɪnju tɪ kʊk naʊ æd kjubz ənd tɔs ˈʤɛntli ˈgɑrnɪʃ wɪθ krəʃt ənd sərv hɑt ˈrɛsəpi noʊts 1 ju kən æd 1 ˈtiˌspun ˈlɛmən ʤus təˈwɔrdz ðə ɛnd ɪf ju du nɑt hæv ˈvɪnəgər. 2 du nɑt mɪs ðə ˈʃʊgər ɛz ɪt ɛnˈhænsɪz ðə ˈfleɪvər ənd teɪst. ˈʃɛrɪŋ ɪz ˈkɛrɪŋ!
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paneer jalfrezi recipe semi dry indian curry made with paneer (indian cottage cheese) and vegetables. this paneer jalfrezi is the vegetarian version of popular chicken jalfrezi. vegans can easily use tofu in place of paneer!
what is jalfrezi?
jalfrezi is a a quick stir of strips of meat in a thick, spicy and tangy sauce. it is from asian cuisine but very popular in uk. chicken jalfrezi is the most popular jalfrezi recipe.
vegetarians can use strips of vegetables to make veg kalfrezi. if you need more texture then you can paneer strips and it becomes paneer jalfrezi. vegans can use tofu in place of paneer.
paneer jalfrezi recipe i am sharing here today is a very easy to make with minimum grinding work. you just need to puree the tomatoes here. if you are in short of time you can even use ready made tomato puree. apart from usual indian spices, addition of vinegar and sugar is a specialty in jalfrezi recipes.
i have eaten paneer jalfrezi in few restaurants and often they will be laden with cream, however when i make at home i add loads of veggies and avoid cream to keep the flavors clean. addition of paneer cubes adds enough richness to the jalfrezi recipe, there is absolutely no need for cream here.
to make paneer jalfrezi recipe, you can either cube the vegetables and paneer or slice them into wedges. i prefer slicing them long just like we get in restaurants. if you want to use this paneer jalfrezi for filling in kathi rolls, do slice the vegetables and paneer into wedges. i have added vegetables like baby corn, carrots, bell peppers. you can add any crunchy vegetable in this recipe.
serve paneer jalfrezi with roti, naan along with kachumber, raita for light summer meal! with roti,along withraita for light summer meal!
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how to make paneer jalfrezi recipe
1. chop all the vegetables into long fingers. slice the paneer into wedges. set aside. puree 2 large or 3-4 medium tomatoes.
2. heat a kadai and add 3 teaspoons oil. add cumin seeds and dried red chillies. let them splutter.
3. add thinly sliced onions and saute well.
4. next add crushed ginger and saute well.
5. now add all the vegetables and saute in high flame for 4-5 minutes.
6. add tomato puree and mix well.
7. season with salt, sugar, garam masala and coriander powder. mix well and cook till the tomato puree is completely cooked and turns semi dry. add vinegar and mix well.
8.continue to cook in high flame for 5 more minutes.
9. add the paneer slices and toss gently.
10. finally add kauri methi and mix well. serve paneer jalfrezi hot.
vegans can use firm tofu instead of paneer.
paneer jalfrezi recipe card below:
5 from 8 votes print paneer jalfrezi recipe prep time 15 mins cook time 15 mins total time 30 mins paneer jalfrezi recipe, easy and quick spicy and tangy side dish with vegetables and paneer cubes! course: side dish cuisine: indian keyword: how to make paneer jalfrezi, paneer jalfrezi recipe servings : 3 calories : 244 kcal author : harini ingredients (1 cup=250 ml) 1 cup paneer cut into long stripes
1 green bell pepper sliced into long wedges
1 large carrot peeled and sliced into thin fingers
2 baby corn chopped into thin fingers
1 large onion sliced
2 large or 3-4 medium tomatoes pureed
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 dried red chilli
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons kasuri methi
1 teaspoon vinegar
small piece of ginger crushed
salt
oil instructions cut the vegetables,onions and paneer. heat oil in a kadai and temper with cumin seeds and red chilli next add thinly sliced onions and saute well add crushed ginger and saute well now add the cut vegetables and saute i high flame for 4-5 minutes. add tomato puree and mix well. season with salt, sugar, coriander powder, garam masala and mix well. cook till the tomatoes are well cooked. add vinegar and continue to cook now add paneer cubes and toss gently garnish with crushed kasuri methi and serve paneer jalfrezi hot recipe notes 1. you can add 1 teaspoon lemon juice towards the end if you do not have vinegar.
2. do not miss the sugar as it enhances the flavor and taste.
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nɑt tɪ bi kənfˈjuzd wɪθ spaɪk ʤoʊnz (disambiguation*) ˈædəm ˈspigəl (bɔrn ɑkˈtoʊbər 22 1969 noʊn prəˈfɛʃənəli ɛz spaɪk (prəˈnaʊnst "ʤoʊnz"), ɪz ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər, fəˈtɑgrəfər, ənd ˈæktər, huz wərk ˌɪnˈkludz mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊz, kəˈmərʃəlz, fɪlm ənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. bɪˈgæn hɪz kərɪr ɛz ə ˈtiˌneɪʤər ˈfoʊtəˌgræfɪŋ ˈraɪdərz ənd fər freestylin*' ˈmægəˌzin ənd trænsˈwərld ˈskeɪtˌbɔrdɪŋ, ənd ðə juθ ˈkəlʧər ˈmægəˌzin dərt. ˈmuvɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈfɪlˌmeɪkɪŋ, hi bɪˈgæn ˈʃutɪŋ strit ˈskeɪtˌbɔrdɪŋ fɪlmz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈvɪdioʊ deɪz 1991 ðə ˈskeɪtˌbɔrd ˈkəmpəˌni gərl ɪn 1993 wɪθ ˈraɪdərz rɪk haʊərd ənd maɪk ˈkɛrəl. ˈfɪlˌmeɪkɪŋ staɪl meɪd ɪm ən dɪˈrɛktər əv mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊz fər məʧ əv ðə 1990s*, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ˌkɑləbərˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈsɑnɪk juθ, ˈbisti bɔɪz, slɪm, dæft pəŋk,,, wɛst ənd ɑrˈkeɪd faɪər. bɪˈgæn hɪz ˈfiʧər fɪlm dɪˈrɛktɪŋ kərɪr wɪθ biɪŋ ʤɑn ˈmɔlkəvɪʧ 1999 ənd ˌædəpˈteɪʃən. 2002 boʊθ ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈʧɑrli ˈkɔfmən; ðə ˈfɔrmər ərnd ən əˈkædəmi əˈwɔrd ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən fər bɛst dɪˈrɛktər. hi wɑz ə ənd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər əv ˈʤæˌkæs ˌriˈæləˌti ˈfrænˌʧaɪz. ˈleɪtər bɪˈgæn dɪˈrɛktɪŋ fɪlmz beɪst ɔn hɪz oʊn ˈskrinˌpleɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wɛr ðə waɪld θɪŋz ər 2009 ənd hər 2013 fər ðə ˈlætər fɪlm, hi wən ðə əˈkædəmi əˈwɔrd, ˈgoʊldən gloʊb, ənd ðə ˈraɪtərz gɪld əv əˈmɛrɪkə əˈwɔrd fər bɛst ərˈɪʤənəl ˈskrinˌpleɪ, waɪl rɪˈsivɪŋ əˈkædəmi əˈwɔrd ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz fər bɛst ˈpɪkʧər ənd bɛst ərˈɪʤənəl sɔŋ ("ðə mun sɔŋ"). hi həz wərkt ɛz ən ˈæktər spərˈædɪkli θruaʊt hɪz kərɪr, ɪn ˈdeɪvɪd oʊ. ˈrəsəlz wɔr ˈkɑmədi θri kɪŋz 1999 ənd əˈpɪrd ɪn səˈpɔrtɪŋ roʊlz ɪn ˈbɛnɪt ˈmɪlərz 2011 ənd ˈmɑrtɪn ˌskɔrˈsizɪz ðə wʊlf əv wɔl strit 2013 ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ə rɪˈkərɪŋ roʊl ɪn ˈkɑmədi ˈsɪriz ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli pur dɪˈsɪʒənz əv tɑd ˈmɑrgərɪt ənd ˈkæmiˌoʊ əˈpɪrənsəz ɪn hɪz oʊn fɪlmz. dɪˈrɛktərz ˈleɪbəl, wɪθ ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz krɪs ˈkənɪŋˌhæm ənd ˈmɪʧəl gondry*, ənd ðə pɑm ˈpɪkʧərz ˈkəmpəˌni. hi ɪz ˈkərəntli ðə kriˈeɪtɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv vaɪs ˈmidiə, ɪŋk. ənd ɪts ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈʧænəl viceland*. ˈərli laɪf ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈɛdət wɑz bɔrn ˈædəm ˈspigəl ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 22 1969 ɪn ˈrɑkˌvɪl, ðə sən əv ˈɑrθər eɪʧ. ˈspigəl ənd ˈsændrə ɛl. hɪz ˈfɑðər wɑz əv ˈʤərmən ʤuɪʃ ənd ɪz ðə əv ˈʤoʊzəf ˈspigəl, ˈfaʊndər əv ðə ˈspigəl ˈkætəlɔg ənd ˈgrændˌsən əv ˈɑrθər ˈɑrθər eɪʧ. ˈspigəl wɑz ðə ˈfaʊndər əv ə ˈhɛlθˌkɛr kənˈsəltɪŋ ˈpɛrənts dɪˈvɔrst wɪn hi wɑz ə jəŋ ʧaɪld ənd hɪz ˈfɑðər wɑz reɪzd baɪ hɪz ˈməðər ɪn bəˈθɛzdə, wɛr ʃi wərkt ɪn ˈpəblɪk əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈbrəðər sæm "skwik i. klin" ˈspigəl, hu ɪz naʊ ə prəˈdusər ənd ənd hɪz ˈsɪstər waɪl ˈstədiɪŋ æt wɔlt ˈwɪtmən haɪ skul, spɛnt məʧ əv hɪz taɪm æt ə bəˈθɛzdə kəmˈjunɪti stɔr, wɛr ˈoʊnər maɪk ˈhɛndərsən geɪv ɪm ðə ˈnɪkˌneɪm "spaɪk" ɪn ˈrɛfərəns tɪ spaɪk ə kin ˈraɪdər, bɪˈgæn ˈwərkɪŋ æt ðə ˈrɑkˌvɪl stɔr ɪn ˈrɑkˌvɪl, ˈmɛrələnd, æt ðə eɪʤ əv 16 ə ˈkɑmən ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən fər ˈtʊrɪŋ prəˈfɛʃənəl timz, bɪˈgæn ˈfoʊtəˌgræfɪŋ ˈdɛˌmoʊz æt ˈrɑkˌvɪl ənd fɔrmd ə ˈfrɛndʃɪp wɪθ freestylin*' ˈmægəˌzin ˈɛdɪtərz mɑrk ˈlumən ənd ˈændi ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ fəˈtɑgrəfi wərk, ðə pɛr ˈɔfərd ɪm ə ʤɑb ɛz ə fəˈtɑgrəfər fər ðə ˈmægəˌzin, ənd hi ˈsəbsəkwəntli muvd tɪ ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə tɪ pərˈsu kərɪr ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ɪn ˈfrəntɪd kləb, ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kləb, əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈlumən ənd ðə θri ˈɔlsoʊ kriˈeɪtɪd ðə juθ ˈkəlʧər ˈmægəˌzinz ənd ðə ˈlætər əv wɪʧ wɑz spən ɔf frəm ðə ˈsæsi ənd wɑz eɪmd təˈwɔrdz jəŋ kərɪr ˈɛdət fəˈtɑgrəfi, ˈmægəˌzinz, ənd ˈərli ˈvɪdioʊ wərk ˈɛdət waɪl ˈʃutɪŋ fər ˈvɛriəs ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv prəˈfɛʃənəl hu wʊd ˈɔfən ʃɛr ræmps wɪθ fɔrmd ə kloʊz ˈfrɛndʃɪp wɪθ mɑrk gɑnˈzɑləs, əv ðə ˈnuli fɔrmd blaɪnd æt ðə taɪm, ənd bɪˈgæn ˈʃutɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz wɪθ ðə jəŋ blaɪnd tim ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈʤeɪsən li, gaɪ ˌmɑriˈɑnoʊ ənd ˈrudi ˈʤɑnsən ɪn ðə leɪt bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈrɛgjələr kənˈtrɪbjətər tɪ trænsˈwərld ˈskeɪtˌbɔrdɪŋ, ənd wɑz ˈsəbsəkwəntli ˈgɪvɪn ə ʤɑb æt wərld ˈɪndəstriz baɪ stiv ˈrɑkoʊ, hu ˌɛnˈlɪstɪd ɪm tɪ ˈfoʊtəˌgræf ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts ənd ʃut pərˈmoʊʃənəl ˈvɪdioʊz fər hɪz brændz ˈəndər ðə wərld ˈɪndəstriz fɪlmd, ˈɛdɪtɪd ənd prəˈdust hɪz fərst ˈskeɪtˌbɔrdɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ, ˈrəbɪʃ hip, fər wərld ˈɪndəstriz ɪn hɪz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz ˈvɪdioʊ deɪz, ə pərˈmoʊʃənəl ˈvɪdioʊ fər blaɪnd, wɪʧ wɑz riˈlist ɪn 1991 ənd ɪz kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi ˈhaɪli ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ɪn ðə ðə ˈvɪdioʊz ˈsəbʤɪkt, gɑnˈzɑləs, pərˈzɛnəd ə ˈkɑpi əv ˈvɪdioʊ deɪz tɪ kɪm ˈgɔrdən ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ʧæns ɪnˈkaʊnər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈsɑnɪk juθ ʃoʊ ɪn ˈərli ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ skɪlz, ˈgɔrdən trækt daʊn ðə jəŋ ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər ənd əˈproʊʧt ɪm tɪ dɪˈrɛkt ə mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊ ˈfiʧərɪŋ. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, baɪ ənd ˈdeɪvɪs, wɑz fər ðɛr 1992 ˈsɪŋgəl 100 wɪʧ ˈfiʧərd ˈskeɪtˌbɔrdɪŋ ˈfʊtɪʤ əv blaɪnd ˈraɪdər ˈʤeɪsən li, hu wʊd ˈleɪtər bɪˈkəm ə səkˈsɛsfəl ɪn 1993 ðə "trippy*" mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊ fər ðə ˈbridərz sɔŋ "ˈkænənˌbɔl" wɪθ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ rɪk haʊərd ənd maɪk ˈkɛrəl, ðə ˈskeɪtˌbɔrd ˈkəmpəˌni gərl ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ jɪr, hi dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ fər ðə sɔŋ "ˈbədi ˈhɑli", wɪʧ ˈfiʧərd ðə bænd pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə sɔŋ ˌɪntərˈspərst wɪθ klɪps frəm ðə ˈsɪtˌkɑm ˈhæpi ðə ˈvɪdioʊ bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪˈmɛnsli ˈpɑpjələr ənd wɑz ʃoʊn ˈfrikwɛntli ɔn ə 2013 ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊn ˈridərz' poʊl ræŋkt ɪt ɛz ðə tɛnθ bɛst mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn 1994 dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə ˈvɪdioʊz fər ðə ˈbisti bɔɪz' sɔŋz "ʃʊr ʃɑt" ənd, mɔr ˈfeɪməsli, ðə ˈlætər ˈpɛrədiz kɑp ʃoʊz ənd ɪz pərˈzɛnəd ɛz ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈkrɛdɪts fər ə ˈfɪkʃənəl ʃoʊ kɔld ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ, ˈfiʧərɪŋ ðə bænd ˈmɛmbərz əˈpɪrɪŋ ɛz ɪts ɛz wɪθ "ˈbədi ˈhɑli", ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əˈtræktəd greɪt ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti ənd wɑz ɪn roʊˈteɪʃən ɔn ɪn ðə seɪm jɪr, ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈrɛktɪd ˈvɪdioʊz fər ðə hɪp hɑp grup marxman*, ðə ˈbridərz, ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr jr*., ənd əˈnəðər sɔŋ, "ənˈdən ðə sˈwɛtər meɪd hɪz fɪlm ˈdeɪbju ɪn ə bɪt pɑrt ɪn ðə ˈdrɑmə mi ˈvaɪdə ˈloʊkə ɔn dɪˈmænd ˈvɪdioʊ dɪˈrɛktər ənd biɪŋ ʤɑn ˈmɔlkəvɪʧ ˈɛdət kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ fər ðə ˈvɪdioʊ fər hər 1995 ˈsɪŋgəl "ɪts oʊ soʊ kwaɪət", ə ˈkəvər əv ə 1951 ˈbɛti ˈhətən sɔŋ. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz sɛt ɪn ən ˈɔtoʊ ʃɑp ənd siz ˈdænsɪŋ ənd ˈsɪŋɪŋ tɪ ðə sɔŋ ɪn ðə staɪl əv ə mˈjuzɪkəl, ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ʤæk ðə əmˈbrɛləz əv hi ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə "rapid-paced*" ˈtaɪtəl ˈsikwəns fər ðə ˈsɪtˌkɑm ˈdəbəl rəʃ ənd wərkt ɔn ˈvɪdioʊz fər r.e.m*., ˈsɑnɪk juθ, ənd ɪn ðə seɪm soʊl ˈvɪdioʊ dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ˈkrɛdɪt əv 1996 wɑz fər ðə "drɔp", wɪʧ wɑz fɪlmd ˈbækwərdz ənd ðɛn ɪn 1997 meɪd ə ʃɔrt fɪlm kɔld haʊ ðeɪ gɪt ðɛr, ˈstɑrɪŋ mɑrk gɑnˈzɑləs ɛz ə mæn hu ɪz ˈpleɪfəli ˈɪməˌteɪtɪŋ ə ˈwʊmənz ˈækʃənz ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk ˌbiˈfɔr ˈrənɪŋ ˈɪntu wərkt wɪθ ðə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk mˈjuzɪk ˈduoʊ dæft pəŋk ɔn ðə mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊ fər ðə ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl sɔŋ "ˈdiˈeɪ fəŋk" ɪn 1997 ðə klɪp, ˈtaɪtəld bɪg ˈsɪti naɪts, ˈfɑloʊz ən ˌænθrəpəˈmɔrfɪk "man-dog*" ˈwɑndərɪŋ ðə strits əv nu jɔrk hɪz ˈvɪdioʊ fər ðə ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈbrəðərzɪz "elektrobank*" 1997 stɑrd hɪz fˈjuʧər waɪf soʊˈfiə koʊˈpoʊlə ɛz ə θruaʊt 1997 hi ˈɔlsoʊ wərkt ɔn ˈvɪdioʊz fər r.e.m*., ˈpeɪvmənt, pəf ˈdædi, ənd ðə noʊˈtɔriəs hi meɪd ə ˈkæmiˌoʊ əˈpɪrəns ɪn ˈdeɪvɪd fɪlm ðə geɪm fɪlmd ə ʃɔrt ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri ɪn 1997 ˌæmərˈɪloʊ baɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, əˈbaʊt tu ˈtɛksən bɔɪz hu əˈspaɪr tɪ bi bʊl hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ wən əv ðə fər ðə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri fri təˈbɛt, wɪʧ ˈdɑkjəmənts ðə 1996 tɪˈbɛtən ˈfridəm ˈkɑnsərt ɪn sæn dɪˈvɛləpt ən ˈɔltər ˈigoʊ neɪmd ˈrɪʧərd (ˈɔltərnətli spɛld ər couffe*), ðə ˈlidər əv ðə ˈtɔrəns kəmˈjunɪti dæns grup, ən ˈərbən trup ðət pərˈfɔrmz ɪn ˈpəblɪk ðə pərˈsoʊnə əˈpɪrd wɪn, ɪn ˈkɛrɪktər, fɪlmd hɪmˈsɛlf ˈdænsɪŋ tɪ "ðə skank*" ɛz ɪt pleɪd ɔn ə bum bɑks ɪn ə ˈpəblɪk ʃoʊd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ tɪ slɪm, hu əˈpɪrz ˈbrifli ɪn ðə ðɛn əˈsɛmbəld ə grup əv ˈdænsərz tɪ pərˈfɔrm tɪ "preɪz ju" ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ə ˈwɛstˌwʊd, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈmuvi ˈθieɪtər ənd teɪpt ðə ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ klɪp wɑz ə juʤ səkˈsɛs, ənd "koufey*" ənd hɪz trup wər ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ nu jɔrk ˈsɪti tɪ pərˈfɔrm ðə sɔŋ fər ðə 1999 ˈɛmˈtiˈvi ˈvɪdioʊ mˈjuzɪk ðə ˈvɪdioʊ rɪˈsivd əˈwɔrdz fər bɛst dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, ˈbreɪkθˌru, ənd bɛst ˌkɔriˈɑgrəfi, wɪʧ ækˈsɛptɪd, stɪl ɪn meɪd ə ʃɔrt əˈbaʊt ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns kɔld ˈtɔrəns ˈraɪzɪz ðə fərst ˈfiʧər fɪlm dɪˈrɛktɪd wɑz biɪŋ ʤɑn ˈmɔlkəvɪʧ ɪn 1999 ɪt stɑrz ʤɑn ˈkjuzək, ˈkæmərən diɑz, ənd ˈkæθərɪn ˈkinər, wɪθ ʤɑn ˈmɔlkəvɪʧ ɛz hɪmˈsɛlf. ðə ˈskrinˌpleɪ wɑz ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈʧɑrli ˈkɔfmən ənd ˈfɑloʊz ə pəpəˈtir hu faɪndz ə ˈpɔrtəl ɪn ən ˈɔfəs ðət lidz tɪ ðə maɪnd əv ˈæktər ʤɑn ˈmɔlkəvɪʧ. ˈkɔfmənz skrɪpt wɑz pæst ɔn tɪ baɪ hɪz ˈfɑðərɪnˌlɔ ˈfrænsɪs fɔrd koʊˈpoʊlə ənd hi əˈgrid tɪ dɪˈrɛkt "dɪˈlaɪtɪd baɪ ɪts ərˌɪʤəˈnælɪti ənd ˌlæbərˈɪnˌθin biɪŋ ʤɑn ˈmɔlkəvɪʧ wɑz riˈlist ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1999 tɪ ˈlɔdəˌtɔri rəvˈjuz; ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈkrɪtɪk ˈrɑʤər ˈɛbərt faʊnd ðə fɪlm tɪ bi "ˈɛndləsli ˌɪnˈvɛntɪv" ənd neɪmd ɪt ðə bɛst fɪlm əv waɪl oʊən əv ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈwikli kɔld ɪt ðə "moʊst ərˈɪʤənəl ˈmuvi əv ðə æt ðə əˈkædəmi əˈwɔrdz, ðə fɪlm wɑz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd fər bɛst dɪˈrɛktər, bɛst ərˈɪʤənəl ˈskrinˌpleɪ ənd bɛst səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈæktrəs fər ˈɑpəzɪt ʤɔrʤ ˈkluni, mɑrk ˈwɑlbərg ənd aɪs kjub ɪn ˈdeɪvɪd oʊ. ˈrəsəlz wɔr ˈkɑmədi θri kɪŋz 1999 wɪʧ dɪˈpɪkts ə goʊld haɪst baɪ fɔr juz. ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ɛnd əv ðə gəlf wɔr. roʊl ɪn ðə fɪlm, ðə swit, dimwitted*, ˈkæʒəwəli ˈreɪsɪst ˈkɑnræd vɪg, wɑz ˈrɪtən spəˈsɪfɪkli fər ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈrɛktɪd ə kəˈmərʃəl fər ˈnaɪki kɔld "ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈæftər" ɪn 1999 ə ˈpɛrədi əv ðə hɪˈstɛriə sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˌædəpˈteɪʃən. ənd ˈʤæˌkæs ˈɛdət rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈvɪdioʊ dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ɪn 2000 ˈhɛlmɪŋ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ fər ðə sɔŋ "wonderboy*" baɪ ðə ˈkɑmədi ˈduoʊ təˈneɪʃəs əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈʤɑni ˈnɑksvɪl ənd ʤɛf trɪˈmeɪn, co-created*, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdust ənd ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪriz ˈʤæˌkæs ɪn 2000 wɪʧ ɛrd ɔn ˈɛmˈtiˈvi fər θri ˈsizənz ənˈtɪl ðə ʃoʊ ˈfiʧərd ə grup əv ˈpipəl pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈdeɪnʤərəs stənts ənd præŋks ɔn iʧ ˈəðər. æt ðə rɪkˈwɛst əv æl gɔrz ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn ɪn 2000 dɪˈrɛktɪd ə ʃɔrt ˈvɪdioʊ əˈbaʊt gɔr æt hɪz hoʊm. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ wɑz ʃoʊn æt ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl hi kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ slɪm fər ə ˈsɛkənd ə taɪm ɪn 2001 dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ fər "ˈwɛpən əv ʧɔɪs", ˈstɑrɪŋ ˈkrɪstəfər ˈwɔkən ˈdænsɪŋ əraʊnd ə dɪˈzərtɪd hoʊˈtɛl ðə ˈvɪdioʊ wən ˈməltəpəl əˈwɔrdz æt ðə 2001 ˈɛmˈtiˈvi ˈvɪdioʊ mˈjuzɪk əˈwɔrdz ənd ðə 2002 ˈgræmi əˈwɔrd fər bɛst mˈjuzɪk ˈsɛkənd fɪlm, ðə ˌædəpˈteɪʃən. 2002 wɑz ˈpɑrʃəli beɪst ɔn ðə nɑnˈfɪkʃən bʊk ðə ˈɔrkəd θif baɪ ˈsuzən ˈɔˌrliən ənd wɑz ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈʧɑrli ðə stɑrd ˈnɪkɔləs keɪʤ ɪn ə duəl roʊl ɛz ˈkɔfmən ənd hɪz ˈfɪkʃənəl twɪn ˈbrəðər ɛz hi əˈtɛmpts tɪ əˈdæpt ðə ˈɔrkəd θif ˈɪntu ə fɪlm ənd ˈfiʧərz ˈdræməˌtaɪzd ɪˈvɛnts frəm ðə bʊk. ɪt ˈmɛrəl strip ɛz ˈɔˌrliən ənd krɪs ˈkupər ɛz ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ðə ˈɔrkəd θif, ʤɑn ˌædəpˈteɪʃən. wɑz mɛt wɪθ ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈkrɪtɪkəl əˈkleɪm frəm ˈkrɪtɪks, hu preɪzd ɪt fər ɪts ərˌɪʤəˈnælɪti waɪlst ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli biɪŋ ˈfəni ənd ðə 1 ˈsɛkənd fɪlm ɪn 2004 ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə prəˈdusər ˈkrɛdɪt ˈfɔrɪn 2004 ˈʤæˌkæs: ðə ˈmuvi, ə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ʃoʊ, wɑz riˈlist ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər co-produced*, kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ əv ðə ˌsɛgˈmɛnts, ənd meɪd ə ˈkæmiˌoʊ əˈpɪrəns ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛktɪd ə kəˈmərʃəl kɔld "læmp" fər ðə ˈfərnɪʧər stɔr ˌaɪˈkiə ɪn wɪʧ wən ðə grænd pri æt ðə kænz laɪənz ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈfɛstɪvəl, kənˈsɪdərd ə pərˈstiʤəs əˈwɔrd ɪn ðə fild əv ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn 2002 dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə ˈlivaɪz kəˈmərʃəl "ˈkreɪzi ənd ðə ˈvɪdioʊz fər bɛks "gɛs əm duɪŋ "ɪts ɪn ɑr hænz" (fɪlmd ɪn naɪt ˈvɪʒən), ənd wən əv tu ˈvərʒənz əv "ˈaɪlənd ɪn ðə ðə gərl ˈvɪdioʊ jæ raɪt! ɪn 2003 wɪʧ ˈfiʧərd ə ˈkæmiˌoʊ baɪ oʊən dɪˈrɛktərz ˈleɪbəl ə ˈsɪriz əv dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊ dɪˈrɛktərz ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2003 wɪθ ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz krɪs ˈkənɪŋˌhæm ənd ˈmɪʧəl gondry*. ˈvɑljum, ðə wərk əv dɪˈrɛktər spaɪk, wɑz riˈlist ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər ənd kəmˈpraɪzɪz hɪz ˈvɪdioʊz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs, drɔɪŋz ənd meɪd ə foʊ ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri kɔld ðə ˈmɪstəri əv dalarö*ö ɪn 2004 ɛz pɑrt əv ən ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn fər ðə ˈvoʊlvoʊ ðə fɪlm wɑz ˈkrɛdɪtɪd tɪ ə ˈfɪkʃənəl ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən dɪˈrɛktər neɪmd ˈkɑrloʊs ˈsoʊtoʊ, bət wɑz ˈleɪtər rɪˈvild tɪ hæv bɪn dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ hi dɪˈrɛktɪd ə kəˈmərʃəl fər əˈdidəs ˈtaɪtəld "hɛˈloʊ təˈmɑˌroʊ" ɪn 2005 ˈfiʧərɪŋ ðə mˈjuzɪk əv hɪz ˈbrəðər sæm "skwik i. klin" ˈspigəl ənd ˈkɛrən oʊ əv ðə bænd jæ jæ ˈæftər dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊz fər ənd jæ jæ yeahs*' "waɪ kənˈtroʊl" (wɪʧ kɔzd səm ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˈoʊvər ɪts ˈgræfɪk kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ fər ə θərd taɪm ɔn ðə ˈpleɪfəl mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊ fər "traɪəmf əv ə hɑrt" 2005 ɪn wɪʧ hər ˈhəzbənd wɑz pleɪd baɪ ə ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈʤæˌkæs fɪlm, ˈʤæˌkæs ˈnəmbər tu, wɑz riˈlist ɪn 2006 ənd sɔ drɛs ɛz ən oʊld ˈleɪdi huz brɛsts "ˌæksəˈdɛnəli" kip bɪˈkəmɪŋ ɪkˈspoʊzd waɪl ˈwɑndərɪŋ əraʊnd lɔs hi həz ə ˈspikɪŋ pɑrt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ deɪv ˈɛgərz ɪn ðə bɛk sɔŋ "ðə ˈhɔrəbəl fanfare/landslide/exoskeleton*" frəm hɪz 2006 ˈælbəm, ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. hi əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə "ˌɛksoʊˈskɛlətən" ɪn 2007 hi bɪˈkeɪm ðə kriˈeɪtɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv vbs.tv*, ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈnɛtˌwərk səˈplaɪd baɪ vaɪs ənd ˈfəndɪd baɪ ˈhoʊstɪd hɪz oʊn ˈɪntərvˌju ʃoʊ ɔn ðə hi dɪˈrɛktɪd ædz fər gæp ənd ənd ðə ˈskeɪtˌbɔrdɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ ˈfʊli flɛrd wɪθ taɪ ˈɛvənz ənd ˈkɔˌri ɪn ðə seɪm dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊ fər wɛsts ˈsɪŋgəl "ˈflæʃɪŋ laɪts" ɪn 2008 fɪlmd ɪnˈtaɪərli ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ stɑrz wɛst ənd ˈmɑdəl ˈritə ʤi, ənd siz hər ˈdraɪvɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs, nəˈvɑdə ˈdɛzərt ɪn ə fɔrd ˈməˌstæŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈstɑpɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpitɪdli stæb wɛst, hu ɪz taɪd əp ɪn ðə prəˈdust ˈʧɑrli ˈkɔfmənz dɪrɛkˈtɔriəl ˈdeɪbju synecdoche*, nu jɔrk ɪn 2008 wɪʧ ərˈɪʤənəli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ 2009–present*: wɛr ðə waɪld θɪŋz ər, ʃɔrt fɪlmz, ənd hər ˈɛdət wɛr ðə waɪld θɪŋz ər 2009 ə fɪlm ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əv ˈmɑrɪs ˈsɛndæk ˈʧɪldrənz ˈpɪkʧər bʊk əv ðə seɪm neɪm, wɑz dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ənd baɪ ənd deɪv ˈɛgərz, hu ɪkˈspændɪd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl bʊk ˈɪntu ə ˈfiʧər ˈsɛndæk geɪv ədˈvaɪs tɪ waɪl hi əˈdæptɪŋ ðə bʊk ənd ðə tu dɪˈvɛləpt ə ðə fɪlm stɑrz mæks ˈrɛkərdz ɛz mæks, ə ˈloʊnli bɔɪ hu rənz əˈweɪ frəm hoʊm ˈæftər ən ˈɑrgjəmənt wɪθ hɪz ˈməðər (pleɪd baɪ ˈkæθərɪn ˈkinər) ənd seɪlz əˈweɪ tɪ ən ˈaɪlənd ˌɪnˈhæbətəd baɪ ˈkriʧərz noʊn ɛz ðə "waɪld θɪŋz," hu dɪˈklɛr mæks ðɛr ðə waɪld θɪŋz wər pleɪd baɪ pərˈfɔrmərz ɪn ˈkriʧər suts, waɪl wɑz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˈænəˌmeɪt ðɛr ʤeɪmz gandolfini*, ˈlɔrən ˈæmˌbroʊz, krɪs ˈkupər, ˈfɔrɪst ˈwɪtəkər, ˈkæθərɪn oʊˈhɛrə, pɔl ˈdɑnoʊ, ənd ˈmaɪkəl ˈbɛri jr*. prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə ˈvɔɪsɪz fər ðə waɪld θɪŋz, ənd vɔɪst tu aʊlz neɪmd bɑb ənd ðə fɪlmz ˈsaʊnˌtræk wɑz pərˈfɔrmd baɪ ˈkɛrən oʊ ənd kəmˈpoʊzər ˈkɑrtər ˈbərwɛl skɔrd hɪz θərd fɪlm fər wɛr ðə waɪld θɪŋz ər wɑz riˈlist ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2009 tɪ ə ˈʤɛnərəli ˈpɑzətɪv ˈkrɪtɪkəl rɪˈsɛpʃən, ˌɔlˈðoʊ səm rivˈjuərz wər ənˈʃʊr ˈwɛðər ðə fɪlm wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər ə ˈjəŋgər ər ˈædəlt ˈɔdiəns du tɪ ɪts dɑrk toʊn ənd ˈlɛvəl əv hɪmˈsɛlf sɛd ðət hi "ˈdɪdənt sɛt aʊt tɪ meɪk ə ˈʧɪldrənz ˈmuvi; aɪ sɛt aʊt tɪ meɪk ə ˈmuvi əˈbaʊt ə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri, tɛl ðɛm ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ju wɔnt: ə ˈpɔrtrət əv ˈmɑrɪs ˈsɛndæk, baɪ ənd læns bæŋz, ɛrd ɪn 2009 ənd ˈfiʧərz ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ roʊt ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd wi wər wəns ə ˈfɛriˌteɪl 2009 ə ʃɔrt fɪlm ˈstɑrɪŋ wɛst ɛz hɪmˈsɛlf ˈæktɪŋ waɪl drəŋk ɪn ə roʊt ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ˈroʊmæns ʃɔrt fɪlm əm hir ɪn 2010 beɪst ɔn ðə ˈʧɪldrənz bʊk ðə ˈgɪvɪŋ tri. ðə fɪlm stɑrz ˈændru ˈgɑrˌfild ɛz ə ˈroʊˌbət wɪθ ə hɛd ʃeɪpt laɪk ən oʊld ˈpiˈsi hu fɔlz ɪn ləv wɪθ ə mɔr ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈroʊˌbət, pleɪd baɪ siˈɛnə prəˈdust ənd prəˈvaɪdɪd hɪz vɔɪs tɪ ə ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn ðə ʃɔrt fɪlm pɑp! ər ðɛr məst bi mɔr tɪ laɪf 2010 beɪst ɔn ˈmɑrɪs bʊk əv ðə seɪm hi ðə ˈvɪdioʊ fər "drəŋk gərlz" wɪθ ðə bændz ʤeɪmz ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ fər ɑrˈkeɪd faɪərz "ðə ˈsəbərbz" ɪn 2010 ðə ˈlætər biɪŋ ən ˈɛdɪtɪd ˈvərʒən əv ʃɔrt fɪlm sinz frəm ðə ˈsəbərbz 2011 ə ˈvɪʒən əv səˈbərbiə ɪn ðə ənd ən ɪkˈspænʧən əv ðə θimz əv nɔˈstælʤə, ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən, ənd ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd faʊnd ɪn ðə ə θərd ˈʤæˌkæs fɪlm, ˈʤæˌkæs 3d*, prɛˈmɪrd ɪn hi wɑz pɑrt əv ðə meɪn kæst fər ðə blæk ˈkɑmədi ˈsɪriz ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli pur dɪˈsɪʒənz əv tɑd ˈmɑrgərɪt ɛz ðə ˈsupərˌvaɪzər tɪ ˈdeɪvɪd krɔs' ˈkɛrɪktər fər ðə fərst tu ˈsizənz ɪn 2010 ənd 2012 ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ʤæk məkˈbreɪər ɪn ðə θərd rɪˈzumd hɪz ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈbisti bɔɪz ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2011 dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ fər ðɛr sɔŋ ˈfiʧərɪŋ santigold*, "doʊnt pleɪ noʊ geɪm ðət aɪ kænt wɪn", ɪn wɪʧ ðə bænd ˈmɛmbərz ər pɔrˈtreɪd ɛz ˈækʃən hi ðɛn dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ fər wɛst ənd 2011 ˈsɪŋgəl "ˈoʊtɪs", wɪʧ sɔ ðə pɛr ˈdraɪvɪŋ ə ˈkəstəˌmaɪzd 57 əraʊnd ən ˌɪnˈdəstriəl əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈsaɪmən kæn, ðə ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ʃɔrt fɪlm də 2011 wɪʧ ɪz sɛt ɪn ðə ˈʃeɪkˌspir ənd ˈkəmpəˌni ˈbʊkˌstɔr ɪn ˈpɛrɪs. vɔɪst ə ˈskɛlətəl məkˈbɛθ ɪn ðə ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn 2011 pleɪd ə smɔl səˈpɔrtɪŋ roʊl ɪn ðə spɔrts ˈdrɑmə ɛz ðə sˈlizi ˈhəzbənd əv ˈrɑbɪn raɪts ˈkɛrɪktər, hu ɪz ðə ˈɛksˈwaɪf əv ˈbɪli bin (pleɪd baɪ bræd ɪn 2012 ðə ˈskeɪtˌbɔrdɪŋ fɪlm ˈprɪti swit wɪθ hɪz ˈfʊli flɛrd taɪ ˈɛvənz ənd ˈkɔˌri ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2013 fɔrθ ˈfiʧər fɪlm, ðə roʊˈmæntɪk saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ˈdrɑmə hər, wɑz riˈlist ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2013 ðə fɪlm wɑz hɪz fərst ərˈɪʤənəl ˈskrinˌpleɪ ənd ðə fərst hi hæd ˈrɪtən əˈloʊn, ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ˈʧɑrli ˈkɔfmən baɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ "ɔl ðə aɪˈdiəz ənd ˈfilɪŋz æt ðət taɪm" ˈɪntu ðə ɪt stɑrz ˌwɑˈkin ˈfinɪks, ˈeɪmi ˈædəmz, ˈruni ˈmɑrə, oʊˈlɪviə waɪld, ənd ˈskɑrlɪt ˌʤoʊˈhɑnsən. ðə fɪlm ˈfɑloʊz ðə ˈrisəntli dɪˈvɔrst ˈθiəˌdɔr tˈwumbli (ˈfinɪks), ə mæn hu dɪˈvɛləps ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ə ˈsimɪŋli ˌɪnˈtuətɪv ənd ˌhjuməˈnɪstɪk ˈfiˌmeɪl vɔɪs, neɪmd "səˈmænθə" (ˌʤoʊˈhɑnsən), prəˈdust baɪ ən ədˈvænst kəmˈpjutər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ səˈmænθə wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli vɔɪst baɪ səˈmænθə ˈmɔrtən ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts pərˈdəkʃən, bət wɑz ˈleɪtər ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ prəˈvaɪdɪd hɪz vɔɪs tɪ ə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn ðə fɪlm, ˈeɪliən ʧaɪld, hu ˌɪnərˈækts wɪθ ðə fɪlmz skɔr wɑz kəmˈpoʊzd baɪ ɑrˈkeɪd faɪər ənd oʊən hər wɑz mɛt wɪθ ˌjunəˈvərsəl əˈkleɪm frəm tɑd məˈkɑrθi əv ðə ˈhɑliˌwʊd rɪˈpɔrtər preɪzd fər ˈteɪkɪŋ ən oʊld θim "ðə sərʧ fər ləv ənd ðə nid tɪ 'ˈoʊnli kəˈnɛkt'" ənd ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ɪt "ɪn ə ˈspɛkjələtɪv weɪ ðət filz ˈvɛri ˈpərtɪnɪnt tɪ ðə ˈmoʊmənt ənd ˈkæpʧərz ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl mæˈleɪz əv ə fˈjuʧər ʤɪst ən ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ stɛp ər tu əˈhɛd əv kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri skɑt əv vərˈaɪəti oʊˈpaɪnd ðət ɪt wɑz "ˈrɪʧəst ənd moʊst ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli məˈʧʊr wərk tɪ æt ðə əˈkædəmi əˈwɔrdz, wɑz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd fər θri əˈkædəmi əˈwɔrdz fər hər, ˈwɪnɪŋ fər bɛst ərˈɪʤənəl ˈskrinˌpleɪ ənd rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈfərðər ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz fər bɛst ˈpɪkʧər ənd bɛst ərˈɪʤənəl sɔŋ fər "ðə mun sɔŋ" wɪθ ˈkɛrən wən ðə ˈgoʊldən gloʊb əˈwɔrd fər bɛst ˈskrinˌpleɪ æt ðə ˈgoʊldən gloʊb co-wrote*, co-produced*, ənd əˈpɪrd ɪn ˈʤæˌkæs ˈprɛzənts: bæd ˈgrændˌpɑ 2013 ə ˈhɪdən ˈkæmərə ˈkɑmədi fɪlm ˈstɑrɪŋ ˈʤɑni ˈnɑksvɪl ɛz ðə ˈvəlgər ˈgrænˌfɑðər ˈərvɪn zisman*. pleɪd hɪz waɪf leɪt ˈglɔriə, bət wɑz kət frəm ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə sərvd ɛz ðə kriˈeɪtɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈjuˌtub mˈjuzɪk əˈwɔrdz ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 3 2013 æt ðə ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni, hi dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə lɪv mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊ fər ɑrˈkeɪd faɪərz "ˈæftərˌlaɪf", ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ˈleɪdi lɪv pərˈfɔrməns əv "doʊp" wɪθ krɪs mɪlk, ənd prɛˈmɪrd ə ʃɔrt fɪlm ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈlinə ˈdənəm ðət dɪˈrɛktɪd kɔld ʧuz hæd ə smɔl roʊl ɪn ˈmɑrtɪn ˌskɔrˈsizɪz 2013 fɪlm ðə wʊlf əv wɔl strit ɛz ə ˈstɑkˌbroʊkər hu ˈtiʧɪz ˈʤɔrdən (pleɪd baɪ ˌliəˈnɑrdoʊ dɪˈkæpriˌoʊ) ðə ˈaɪˈɛˈnɛs ənd aʊts əv ˈpɛni gɑt ðə pɑrt ɛz ðə fɪlm ʃɛrd ðə seɪm ˈkæstɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər ɛz hər, hu æst ɪf hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ əˈpɪr ɪn ðə hi dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ fər wɛsts "ˈoʊnli wən" ɪn 2015 wɪʧ wɑz fɪlmd ɔn hɪz ˈaɪˌfoʊn ɪn ə ˈfɑgi fild ənd ˈfiʧərd ˈhɑrtˌfɛlt ˌɪnərˈækʃənz bɪtˈwin wɛst ənd meɪd ə gɛst əˈpɪrəns ɪn ðə fɔrθ ˈsizən əv ˈlinə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪriz gərlz ɪn mɑrʧ dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə ʃɔrt kəˈmərʃəl fɪlm ˈkɛnzoʊ wərld tɪ prəˈmoʊt ə ˈfreɪgrəns baɪ ˈkɛnzoʊ ɪn 2016 ðə fɪlm stɑrd ˈmɑrgərɪt kˈwɔli ɛz ə ˈwʊmən ɛˈrætɪkli ˈdænsɪŋ əraʊnd ə lɑrʤ ˈmænʃən, wɪθ ˌkɔriˈɑgrəfi baɪ raɪən ɪz ðə kriˈeɪtɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈʧænəl brænd viceland*, wɪʧ lɔnʧt ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri ɪn 2017 dɪˈrɛktɪd fræŋk ˈoʊʃənz ˈsəmər ˈfɛstɪvəl tʊr, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd 8 ʃoʊz wɪʧ tʊk pleɪs ɪn ˈdɪfərənt ˈsɪtiz əraʊnd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈjʊrəp. ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈdust ənd ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪd, əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈoʊʃən ənd ˈɑrtɪst tɑm sɑks əˈməŋ ˈəðərz, ən ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt steɪʤ wɪθ ə ˈrənˌweɪ ənd ˈsɛntrəl ˈplætˌfɔrm fər ðə seɪm roʊt ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə steɪʤ ʃoʊ ˈʧeɪnʤərz: ə dæns ˈstɔri, ˈstɑrɪŋ ˈstænˌfild ənd ˈmiə wasikowska*. ˈfiʧərɪŋ dæns ˌkɔriˈɑgrəfi baɪ raɪən ˈhɛfɪŋtən, ðə ʃoʊ prɛˈmɪrd æt ən ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ˈfæʃən wik ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2017 ˌbiˈfɔr ˈoʊpənɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk fər ə rən æt ðə lɑ ˈmɑmə ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈθiətər prəˈdust ðə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri ʤɪm ˈændi: ðə greɪt bɪɔnd 2017 wɪʧ ˈdɑkjəmənts ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv ðə fɪlm mæn ɔn ðə mun ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ jɪr, dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə ʃɔrt kəˈmərʃəl fɪlm ˈwɛlkəm hoʊm fər ˈæpəlz dɪˈvaɪsɪz, ˈstɑrɪŋ twɪgz ˈdænsɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd hər əˈpɑrtmənt ɛz ɪts trænsˈfɔrmz ˈɪntu ə sərˈil speɪs ənd ɪnˈgeɪʤɪz ɪn ə dæns ɔf wɪθ hər ˈpərsɪnəl laɪf ˈɛdət ɔn ʤun 26 1999 ˈmɛrid dɪˈrɛktər soʊˈfiə koʊˈpoʊlə, hum hi hæd fərst mɛt ɪn 1992 ɔn ðə sɛt əv ðə mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊ fər ˈsɑnɪk juθs ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 5 2003 ðə ˈkəpəl faɪld fər dɪˈvɔrs, ˈsaɪtɪŋ "ˌɪˈrɛkənˌsaɪləbəl ðə ˈkɛrɪktər əv ʤɑn, ə fəˈtɑgrəfər (pleɪd baɪ ˌʤioʊˈvɑni ribisi*) ɪn koʊˈpoʊləz lɔst ɪn trænzˈleɪʃən 2003 wɑz ˈrumərd tɪ bi beɪst ɔn, ðoʊ koʊˈpoʊlə ˈkɑmɛntəd nɑt spaɪk, bət ðɛr ər ˈɛləmənts əv ɪm ðɛr, ˈɛləmənts əv ˈdeɪtɪd ˈsɪŋər ˈkɛrən oʊ θruaʊt 2005 ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈkəpəl broʊk əp ˈʃɔrtli ˈpipəl ˈmægəˌzin ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈdeɪtɪd ˈæktrəs dru ˈbɛriˌmɔr ɪn bɪˈgæn ˈdeɪtɪŋ mɪˈʃɛl ˈwɪljəmz ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2008 ˈæftər ˈmitɪŋ ɔn ðə sɛt əv synecdoche*, nu jɔrk, wɪʧ ˈwɪljəmz stɑrd ɪn ənd prəˈdust. ˈwɪljəmz kɔld ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ əv ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp "ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl" ənd ˈɛndɪd ɪt ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ hæv bɪˈgæn ˈdeɪtɪŋ ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈæktrəs ˈrɪŋkoʊ kiˈkuʧi ɪn 2010 ənd ðə ˈkəpəl ˈbrifli lɪvd 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not to be confused with spike jones (disambiguation)
adam spiegel (born october 22, 1969), known professionally as spike jonze (pronounced "jones"), is an american filmmaker, photographer, and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television.
jonze began his career as a teenager photographing bmx riders and skateboarders for freestylin' magazine and transworld skateboarding, and co-founded the youth culture magazine dirt. moving into filmmaking, he began shooting street skateboarding films, including the influential video days (1991). jonze co-founded the skateboard company girl skateboards in 1993 with riders rick howard and mike carroll. jonze's filmmaking style made him an in-demand director of music videos for much of the 1990s, resulting in collaborations with sonic youth, beastie boys, fatboy slim, daft punk, weezer, björk, kanye west and arcade fire.
jonze began his feature film directing career with being john malkovich (1999) and adaptation. (2002), both written by charlie kaufman; the former earned jonze an academy award nomination for best director. he was a co-creator and executive producer of mtv's jackass reality franchise. jonze later began directing films based on his own screenplays, including where the wild things are (2009) and her (2013); for the latter film, he won the academy award, golden globe, and the writers guild of america award for best original screenplay, while receiving academy award nominations for best picture and best original song ("the moon song").
he has worked as an actor sporadically throughout his career, co-starring in david o. russell's war comedy three kings (1999) and appeared in supporting roles in bennett miller's moneyball (2011) and martin scorsese's the wolf of wall street (2013), in addition to a recurring role in comedy series the increasingly poor decisions of todd margaret (2010–2012) and cameo appearances in his own films. jonze co-founded directors label, with filmmakers chris cunningham and michel gondry, and the palm pictures company. he is currently the creative director of vice media, inc. and its multinational television channel viceland.
early life and education [ edit ]
jonze was born adam spiegel on october 22, 1969 in rockville, maryland,[1] the son of arthur h. spiegel iii and sandra l. granzow.[2] his father was of german jewish ancestry,[3] and is the great-great-grandson of joseph spiegel, founder of the spiegel catalog and grandson of arthur spiegel.[2] arthur h. spiegel iii was the founder of a healthcare consulting firm.[2][4] jonze's parents divorced when he was a young child and his father remarried.[2][5] jonze was raised by his mother in bethesda, maryland,[6] where she worked in public relations,[2] along with his brother sam "squeak e. clean" spiegel, who is now a producer and dj,[7] and his sister julia.[5] while studying at walt whitman high school, jonze spent much of his time at a bethesda community store, where owner mike henderson gave him the nickname "spike jonze" in reference to spike jones.[2]
a keen bmx rider, jonze began working at the rockville bmx store in rockville, maryland, at the age of 16. a common destination for touring professional bmx teams, jonze began photographing bmx demos at rockville and formed a friendship with freestylin' magazine editors mark lewman and andy jenkins.[8] impressed with jonze's photography work, the pair offered him a job as a photographer for the magazine, and he subsequently moved to california to pursue career opportunities in photography.[8] jonze fronted club homeboy, an international bmx club, alongside lewman and jenkins.[9] the three also created the youth culture magazines homeboy and dirt,[10] the latter of which was spun off from the female-centered sassy and was aimed towards young boys.[11]
career [ edit ]
1985–1993: photography, magazines, and early video work [ edit ]
while shooting for various bmx publications in california, jonze was introduced to a number of professional skateboarders who would often share ramps with bmx pros.[8] jonze formed a close friendship with mark gonzales, co-owner of the newly formed blind skateboards at the time, and began shooting photos with the young blind team including jason lee, guy mariano and rudy johnson in the late 1980s.[8] jonze became a regular contributor to transworld skateboarding, and was subsequently given a job at world industries by steve rocco, who enlisted him to photograph advertisements and shoot promotional videos for his brands under the world industries umbrella.[12] jonze filmed, edited and produced his first skateboarding video, rubbish heap, for world industries in 1989.[13] his following video project was video days, a promotional video for blind skateboards, which was released in 1991 and is considered to be highly influential in the community.[14] the video's subject, gonzales, presented a copy of video days to kim gordon during a chance encounter following a sonic youth show in early 1992.[15] impressed with jonze's videography skills, gordon tracked down the young filmmaker and approached him to direct a music video featuring skateboarders. the video, co-directed by jonze and tamra davis, was for their 1992 single "100%", which featured skateboarding footage of blind skateboards rider jason lee, who would later become a successful actor.[15] in 1993, jonze co-directed the "trippy" music video for the breeders song "cannonball" with gordon.[16]
along with rick howard and mike carroll, jonze co-founded the skateboard company girl skateboards in 1993.[17] the following year, he directed the video for the weezer song "buddy holly", which featured the band performing the song interspersed with clips from the sitcom happy days.[18] the video became immensely popular and was shown frequently on mtv.[19] a 2013 rolling stone readers' poll ranked it as the tenth best music video of the 1990s.[20] also in 1994, jonze directed the videos for the beastie boys' songs "sure shot" and, more famously, "sabotage".[21] the latter parodies 1970s cop shows and is presented as the opening credits for a fictional show called sabotage, featuring the band members appearing as its protagonists.[20] as with "buddy holly", the video attracted great popularity and was in "near-constant rotation on mtv."[22] in the same year, jonze also directed videos for the hip hop group marxman, the breeders, dinosaur jr., and another weezer song, "undone – the sweater song".[23] jonze made his film debut in a bit part in the drama mi vida loca (1994).[24]
1995–1999: on demand video director and being john malkovich [ edit ]
jonze collaborated with björk for the video for her 1995 single "it's oh so quiet", a cover of a 1951 betty hutton song. the video is set in an auto shop and sees björk dancing and singing to the song in the style of a musical, inspired by jacques demy's the umbrellas of cherbourg.[25] he also directed the "rapid-paced" title sequence for the sitcom double rush and worked on videos for r.e.m., sonic youth, and ween in the same year.[26][27] jonze sole video directing credit of 1996 was for the pharcyde's "drop", which was filmed backwards and then reversed.[28] in 1997, jonze made a short film called how they get there, starring mark gonzales as a man who is playfully imitating a woman's actions on the other side of a sidewalk before running into danger.[29] jonze worked with the electronic music duo daft punk on the music video for the instrumental song "da funk" in 1997. the clip, titled big city nights, follows an anthropomorphic "man-dog" wandering the streets of new york city.[30] his video for the chemical brothers's "elektrobank" (1997) starred his future wife sofia coppola as a gymnast.[31] throughout 1997, he also worked on videos for r.e.m., pavement, puff daddy, and the notorious b.i.g..[32][33][34] he made a cameo appearance in david fincher's film the game (1997).[1]
jonze's filmed a short documentary in 1997, amarillo by morning, about two texan boys who aspire to be bull riders.[35] he was also one of the cinematographers for the documentary free tibet, which documents the 1996 tibetan freedom concert in san francisco.[36] jonze developed an alter ego named richard koufey (alternately spelled coufey or couffe), the leader of the torrance community dance group, an urban troupe that performs in public spaces.[2] the koufey persona appeared when jonze, in character, filmed himself dancing to fatboy slim's "the rockafeller skank" as it played on a boom box in a public area.[37] jonze showed the video to slim, who appears briefly in the video.[38] jonze then assembled a group of dancers to perform to slim's "praise you" outside a westwood, california movie theater and taped the performance.[39][2] the resulting clip was a huge success, and "koufey" and his troupe were invited to new york city to perform the song for the 1999 mtv video music awards.[40] the video received awards for best direction, breakthrough, and best choreography, which jonze accepted, still in character.[40] jonze made a short mockumentary about the experience called torrance rises (1999).[13]
the first feature film jonze directed was being john malkovich in 1999. it stars john cusack, cameron diaz, and catherine keener, with john malkovich as himself. the screenplay was written by charlie kaufman and follows a puppeteer who finds a portal in an office that leads to the mind of actor john malkovich. kaufman's script was passed on to jonze by his father-in-law francis ford coppola and he agreed to direct it,[41] "delighted by its originality and labyrinthine plot".[42] being john malkovich was released in october 1999 to laudatory reviews; the chicago sun-times critic roger ebert found the film to be "endlessly inventive" and named it the best film of 1999,[43][44] while owen gleiberman of entertainment weekly called it the "most excitingly original movie of the year".[45] at the 72nd academy awards, the film was nominated for best director, best original screenplay and best supporting actress for keener.[46] jonze co-starred opposite george clooney, mark wahlberg and ice cube in david o. russell's war comedy three kings (1999), which depicts a gold heist by four u.s. soldiers following the end of the gulf war. jonze's role in the film, the sweet, dimwitted, casually racist pfc conrad vig, was written specifically for him.[47] jonze also directed a commercial for nike called "the morning after" in 1999, a parody of the hysteria surrounding y2k.[48]
2000–2008: adaptation. and jackass [ edit ]
jonze returned to video directing in 2000, helming the video for the song "wonderboy" by the comedy duo tenacious d.[49] along with johnny knoxville and jeff tremaine, jonze co-created, executive produced and occasionally appeared in the television series jackass in 2000, which aired on mtv for three seasons until 2002.[50] the show featured a group of people performing dangerous stunts and pranks on each other. at the request of al gore's presidential campaign in 2000, jonze directed a short video about gore at his home. the video was shown at the democratic national convention.[51] he collaborated with fatboy slim for a second a time in 2001, directing the video for "weapon of choice", starring christopher walken dancing around a deserted hotel lobby.[52] the video won multiple awards at the 2001 mtv video music awards and the 2002 grammy award for best music video.[53][54] jonze's second film, the comedy-drama adaptation. (2002), was partially based on the non-fiction book the orchid thief by susan orlean and was written by charlie kaufman.[55] the metafilm starred nicolas cage in a dual role as kaufman and his fictional twin brother as he attempts to adapt the orchid thief into a film and features dramatized events from the book. it co-starred meryl streep as orlean and chris cooper as the subject of the orchid thief, john laroche.[55] adaptation. was met with widespread critical acclaim from critics, who praised it for its originality whilst simultaneously being funny and thought-provoking.[56]
the 1 second film in 2004 jonze holding a producer credit forin 2004
jackass: the movie, a continuation of the television show, was released in october 2002.[57] jonze co-produced, contributed to the writing of the segments, and made a cameo appearance in the film.[57][58] jonze directed a 60-second commercial called "lamp" for the furniture store ikea in 2002,[59] which won the grand prix at the cannes lions international advertising festival, considered a prestigious award in the field of advertising.[60] also in 2002, jonze directed the levi's commercial "crazy legs"[60] and the videos for beck's "guess i'm doing fine",[16] björk's "it's in our hands" (filmed in night vision), and one of two versions of weezer's "island in the sun".[61] jonze co-directed the girl skateboards video yeah right! in 2003, which featured a cameo by owen wilson.[62] jonze co-founded directors label – a series of dvd's devoted to music video directors – in september 2003 with filmmakers chris cunningham and michel gondry. jonze's volume, the work of director spike jonze, was released in october and comprises his videos, as well as photographs, drawings and interviews.[63] jonze made a faux documentary called the mystery of dalarö in 2004 as part of an advertising campaign for the volvo s40. the film was credited to a fictional venezuelan director named carlos soto, but was later revealed to have been directed by jonze.[64] he directed a commercial for adidas titled "hello tomorrow" in 2005, featuring the music of his brother sam "squeak e. clean" spiegel and jonze's then-girlfriend karen o of the band yeah yeah yeahs.[65]
after directing videos for ludacris and yeah yeah yeahs' "y control" (which caused some controversy over its graphic images),[66] jonze collaborated with björk for a third time on the playful music video for "triumph of a heart" (2005), in which her husband was played by a housecat.[25] the second jackass film, jackass number two, was released in 2006 and saw jonze dress as an old lady whose breasts "accidentally" keep becoming exposed while wandering around los angeles.[67] he has a speaking part along with dave eggers in the beck song "the horrible fanfare/landslide/exoskeleton" from his 2006 album, the information. he appears in the "exoskeleton" part.[68] in 2007, he became the creative director of vbs.tv, an online television network supplied by vice and funded by mtv.[69] jonze hosted his own interview show on the service.[70] he directed ads for gap and levi's,[71] and co-directed the skateboarding video fully flared with ty evans and cory weincheque in the same year.[14] jonze directed the music video for kanye west's single "flashing lights" in 2008. filmed entirely in slow-motion,[34] the video stars west and model rita g, and sees her driving around the las vegas, nevada desert in a ford mustang before stopping to repeatedly stab west, who is tied up in the trunk.[72] jonze produced charlie kaufman's directorial debut synecdoche, new york in 2008, which jonze originally intended to direct.[73]
2009–present: where the wild things are, short films, and her [ edit ]
where the wild things are (2009), a film adaptation of maurice sendak children's picture book of the same name, was directed by jonze and co-written by jonze and dave eggers, who expanded the original ten-sentence book into a feature film.[74] sendak gave advice to jonze while he adapting the book and the two developed a friendship.[75] the film stars max records as max, a lonely eight-year-old boy who runs away from home after an argument with his mother (played by catherine keener) and sails away to an island inhabited by creatures known as the "wild things," who declare max their king.[75] the wild things were played by performers in creature suits, while cgi was required to animate their faces.[76] james gandolfini, lauren ambrose, chris cooper, forest whitaker, catherine o'hara, paul dano, and michael berry jr. provided the voices for the wild things, and jonze voiced two owls named bob and terry.[77] the film's soundtrack was performed by karen o and composer carter burwell scored his third film for jonze.[78] where the wild things are was released in october 2009 to a generally positive critical reception, although some reviewers were unsure whether the film was intended for a younger or adult audience due to its dark tone and level of maturity.[79] jonze himself said that he "didn't set out to make a children's movie; i set out to make a movie about childhood".[80] a television documentary, tell them anything you want: a portrait of maurice sendak, co-directed by jonze and lance bangs, aired in 2009 and features a series of interviews with sendak.[81] jonze wrote and directed we were once a fairytale (2009), a short film starring kanye west as himself acting belligerently while drunk in a nightclub.[82]
jonze wrote and directed the science fiction romance short film i'm here in 2010, based on the children's book the giving tree. the film stars andrew garfield as a robot with a head shaped like an old pc who falls in love with a more sleekly-designed female robot, played by sienna guillory.[83] jonze produced and provided his voice to a character in the short film higglety pigglety pop! or there must be more to life (2010), based on maurice sendak's book of the same name.[84] he co-directed the video for lcd soundsystem's "drunk girls" with the band's frontman james murphy[85] and directed the video for arcade fire's "the suburbs" in 2010, the latter being an edited version of jonze's short film scenes from the suburbs (2011), a dystopian vision of suburbia in the near-future and an expansion of the themes of nostalgia, alienation, and childhood found in the song.[86][87] a third jackass film, jackass 3d, premiered in 2010.[88] he was part of the main cast for the black comedy series the increasingly poor decisions of todd margaret as the supervisor to david cross' character for the first two seasons in 2010 and 2012, before being replaced by jack mcbrayer in the third season.[89] jonze resumed his longtime collaboration with the beastie boys in july 2011, directing the video for their song featuring santigold, "don't play no game that i can't win", in which the band members are portrayed as action figures.[21] he then directed the video for kanye west and jay-z's 2011 single "otis", which saw the pair driving a customized maybach 57 around an industrial lot.[90] along with simon cahn, jonze co-directed the stop-motion animated short film mourir auprès de toi (2011), which is set in the shakespeare and company bookstore in paris. jonze voiced a skeletal macbeth in the film.[91] also in 2011, jonze played a small supporting role in the sports drama moneyball as the sleazy husband of robin wright's character, who is the ex-wife of billy beane (played by brad pitt).[92] in 2012, jonze co-directed the feature-length skateboarding film pretty sweet with his fully flared co-directors ty evans and cory weincheque.[93]
jonze in december 2013
jonze's fourth feature film, the romantic science fiction drama her, was released in december 2013. the film was his first original screenplay and the first he had written alone, inspired by charlie kaufman by putting "all the ideas and feelings at that time" into the script.[94] it stars joaquin phoenix, amy adams, rooney mara, olivia wilde, and scarlett johansson. the film follows the recently divorced theodore twombly (phoenix), a man who develops a relationship with a seemingly intuitive and humanistic female voice, named "samantha" (johansson), produced by an advanced computer operating system.[94] samantha was originally voiced by samantha morton during its production, but was later replaced by johansson.[94] jonze provided his voice to a video game character in the film, alien child, who interacts with theodore.[95] the film's score was composed by arcade fire and owen pallett.[96]
her was met with universal acclaim from critics.[97] todd mccarthy of the hollywood reporter praised jonze for taking an old theme "the search for love and the need to 'only connect'" and embracing it "in a speculative way that feels very pertinent to the moment and captures the emotional malaise of a future just an intriguing step or two ahead of contemporary reality."[98] scott foundas of variety opined that it was jonze's "richest and most emotionally mature work to date".[99] at the 86th academy awards, jonze was nominated for three academy awards for her, winning for best original screenplay and receiving further nominations for best picture and best original song for co-writing "the moon song" with karen o.[100] jonze won the golden globe award for best screenplay at the 71st golden globe awards.[101]
jonze co-wrote, co-produced, and appeared in jackass presents: bad grandpa (2013), a hidden camera comedy film starring johnny knoxville as the vulgar grandfather irvin zisman. jonze played his wife late gloria, but was cut from a majority of the film.[102] jonze served as the creative director of the youtube music awards on november 3, 2013. at the ceremony, he directed the live music video for arcade fire's "afterlife", documented lady gaga's live performance of "dope" with chris milk, and premiered a short film written by lena dunham that jonze directed called choose you.[103][104] jonze had a small role in martin scorsese's 2013 film the wolf of wall street as a stockbroker who teaches jordan belfort (played by leonardo dicaprio) the ins and outs of penny stocks.[92] jonze got the part as the film shared the same casting director as her, who asked jonze if he wanted to appear in the film.[92] he directed the video for kanye west's "only one" in 2015, which was filmed on his iphone in a foggy field and featured heartfelt interactions between west and daughter.[105] jonze made a guest appearance in the fourth season of lena dunham's television series girls in march 2015.[106] jonze directed the short commercial film kenzo world to promote a fragrance by kenzo in 2016. the film starred margaret qualley as a woman erratically dancing around a large mansion, with choreography by ryan heffington.[107] jonze is the creative director of multinational television channel brand viceland, which launched in february 2016.[108]
in 2017, jonze directed frank ocean's summer festival tour, which included 8 shows which took place in different cities around the us and europe. jonze also produced and decorated, alongside ocean and artist tom sachs among others, an elaborate stage with a runway and central platform for the same concert.[109] jonze wrote and directed the stage show changers: a dance story, starring lakeith stanfield and mia wasikowska. featuring dance choreography by ryan heffington, the show premiered at an opening ceremony fashion week presentation in september 2017 before opening to the public for a four-night run at the la mama experimental theatre club.[110] jonze produced the documentary jim & andy: the great beyond (2017), which documents the production of the film man on the moon (1999).[111] the following year, jonze directed the short commercial film welcome home for apple's homepod devices, starring fka twigs dancing inside her apartment as its transforms into a surreal space and engages in a dance off with her doppelgänger.[112]
personal life [ edit ]
on june 26, 1999, jonze married director sofia coppola, whom he had first met in 1992 on the set of the music video for sonic youth's "100%".[113][2] on december 5, 2003, the couple filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences".[113] the character of john, a career-driven photographer (played by giovanni ribisi) in coppola's lost in translation (2003), was rumored to be based on jonze, though coppola commented "it’s not spike, but there are elements of him there, elements of experiences."[114]
jonze dated singer karen o throughout 2005, although the couple broke up shortly after.[115] people magazine reported that jonze dated actress drew barrymore in 2007.[116] jonze began dating michelle williams in july 2008 after meeting on the set of synecdoche, new york, which williams starred in and jonze produced. williams called the timing of their relationship "impossible" and ended it in september 2009.[117] jonze was reported to have began dating japanese actress rinko kikuchi in 2010 and the couple briefly lived together in new york, but have since broken up.[118][119]
filmography [ edit ]
films [ edit ]
short films [ edit ]
documentary films [ edit ]
acting roles [ edit ]
cinematographer [ edit ]
year title note 1996 bed, bath and beyond short film 1997 free tibet documentary 2006 tell me what rockers to swallow concert video
television [ edit ]
music videos [ edit ]
selected commercials [ edit ]
year title subject notes 1995 "guerrilla tennis" nike 1997 "bones" wrangler "lucky" "tank" "bodacious" "fight" "skip" "doctor's" levi's "chair" nissan 1998 "sun fizz" sprite "car" lee "twister" "parachute" 1999 "morning after" nike 2002 "crazy legs" levi's "lamp" ikea 2005 "hello tomorrow" adidas "pardon our dust" gap 2006 "auditions" miller 2010 "twizzler" lakai 2016 "kenzo's world" kenzo also a short film 2018 "welcome home" apple also a short film 2019 "dream it with idris elba" squarespace
skateboarding videos [ edit ]
year title director producer notes 1991 video days yes yes 1993 goldfish yes 1996 mouse yes executive 1999 the chocolate tour yes 2003 yeah right! yes executive co-directed with ty evans 2006 the krooked chronicles yes 2007 fully flared yes yes 2008 the final flare! yes
theater [ edit ]
year title function notes 2017 changers: a dance story writer, director
awards and nominations [ edit ]
year film academy awards bafta awards golden globe awards nominations wins nominations wins nominations wins 1999 being john malkovich 3 3 1 4 2002 adaptation 4 1 4 1 6 2 2009 where the wild things are 1 2013 her 5 1 3 1 total 12 2 7 2 14 3
year category film result 2002 adaptation best director nominated 2013 her best screenplay won
year category film result 1999 being john malkovich best first feature won
other awards [ edit ]
references [ edit ]
further reading [ edit ]
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ə ˈwʊmən neɪmd ˈkeɪti məˈkæfri sɪz hər ˈaɪˌfoʊn wɑz ˈstoʊlən əˈbɔrd ə ˈdɪzni kruz ɪn ˈeɪprəl, bət hɑt ɔn ɪts treɪl θæŋks tɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤi spəˈsɪfɪkli ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ““cloud.”*.” ɪn ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈælbəm ˈpoʊstɪd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ˈtaɪtəld ˈaɪˌfoʊn adventures,”*,” məˈkæfri rɪˈvilz ðə mæn ʃi bɪˈlivz ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl, ə ˈdɪzni kruz ɪmˈplɔɪi neɪmd ˈnɛlsən, huz ˈpɪkʧərz ˈteɪkən wɪθ hər foʊn wər ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli pʊʃt tɪ hər θæŋks tɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ strim. ɪz nelson,”*,” məˈkæfri roʊt nɛkst tɪ ðɪs ˈsənˌsɛt ʃɑt əv ðə mæn, hu ɪz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə neɪm tæg. stoʊl maɪ iphone.”*.” məˈkæfri ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈɪnɪmət ˈpɪkʧərz əv ə ˈwʊmən ʃi rɪˈfərz tɪ ɛz (ˈprɛgnənt) ˈgərlˌfrɛnd, hu ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪrz tɪ wərk ɔn ðə ˈdɪzni kruz, ˈsoʊʃəl ˈgæðərɪŋz ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈəðər ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ənd ˈivɪn ə mæn ʃi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz ɛz ðə əv ðə ʃɪp. ðɛr ər tˈwɛnti ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ɪn ɔl (ˈsəbˌtaɪtəld: ˈnɛlsən lɔst hɪz job”*”) ənd ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts, ðə ˈraɪtfəl ˈoʊnər raɪts, hæv əˈlərtɪd ðə əˈfɪʃəlz əv ðə ˈdɪzni ənd ˈfɔrwərdɪd ðɛm ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz. ˈhoʊpfəli gɪt maɪ foʊn bæk ənd ˈmeɪbi səm fri ˈpæsɪz tɪ disneyland.”*.” riʧt aʊt tɪ boʊθ məˈkæfri ənd ˈdɪzni fər mɔr ˈɪnfoʊ.) si ˈɛni ˈrizən waɪ ˈpipəl ʃɛr this,”*,” məˈkæfri roʊt tɪ hər frɛndz ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts. soʊ fɑr, ðə ˈælbəm həz bɪn 174 taɪmz. ɔl toʊld, ɪt əˈpɪrz ˈprɪti ˈdæmɪŋ, ənd məˈkæfri simz ˌənɪkˈwɪvəkəl ɪn əˈsaɪnɪŋ gɪlt, bət ɛz ðə ˈstɔri stɑrts tɪ sprɛd ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd goʊ ˈvaɪrəl, wi ʃʊr hoʊp ðɪs səm ˈlɑrʤər ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ, fər ˈɛvriˌwən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. (dɪd ʃi rɪˈpɔrt ɪt ˈmɪsɪŋ? kʊd hi hæv ənˈwɪtɪŋli bɔt ðə foʊn frəm ˈsəmˌwən ɛls?) ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ɪf ˈnɛlsən ɪz ˈrɪli riˈspɑnsəbəl, əˈbaʊt tɪ gɪt oʊnd. ˈəpˌdeɪt: ˈdɪzni həz rɪˈkəvərd ðə foʊn ənd pleɪst ˈnɛlsən ɔn ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv liv waɪl ðeɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt.
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a woman named katy mccaffrey says her iphone was stolen aboard a disney cruise in april, but she’s hot on its trail thanks to technology — specifically the so-called “cloud.” in a facebook album posted yesterday titled “stolen iphone adventures,” mccaffrey reveals the man she believes is responsible, a disney cruise employee named nelson, whose pictures taken with her phone were automatically pushed to her thanks to apple’s photo stream. “this is nelson,” mccaffrey wrote next to this sunset shot of the man, who is wearing a name tag. “nelson stole my iphone.”
mccaffrey also included intimate pictures of a woman she refers to as nelson’s (pregnant) girlfriend, who also appears to work on the disney cruise, social gatherings featuring other employees, and even a man she identifies as the co-captain of the ship. there are twenty photos in all (subtitled: “how nelson lost his job”) and in the comments, the rightful owner writes, “i have alerted the officials of the disney cruiseline and forwarded them the photos. hopefully i’ll get my phone back and maybe some free passes to disneyland.” (we’ve reached out to both mccaffrey and disney for more info.)
“i can’t see any reason why people shouldn’t share this,” mccaffrey wrote to her friends in the comments. so far, the album has been reposted 174 times. all told, it appears pretty damning, and mccaffrey seems unequivocal in assigning guilt, but as the story starts to spread on twitter and go viral, we sure hope this isn’t some larger misunderstanding, for everyone involved. (did she report it missing? could he have unwittingly bought the phone from someone else?) on the other hand, if nelson is really responsible, he’s about to get owned.
update: disney has recovered the phone and placed nelson on administrative leave while they investigate.
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ˈstɔri ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə əˈsɛmbli bɪl 499 ɪz ˈkərəntli ɔn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈgəvərnər ˈʤɛri braʊnz dɛsk. ɪf ˈgəvərnər braʊn saɪnz ɪt ˈɪntu lɔ, ðɛn ˈʧɪldrən ɛz jəŋ ɛz 12 jɪrz oʊld wɪl bi ˈvæksəneɪtɪd wɪθ, ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtəs bi ənd fˈjuʧər ˌvækˈsinz fər ˈsɛkʃuəli trænzˈmɪtəd dɪˈzizɪz wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈnɑlɪʤ ər kənˈsɛnt əv ðɛr ˈpɛrənts ðɪs prəˈpoʊzd lɔ wɪl ˈbɛnəfɪt drəg ˈkəmpəˌniz, bət liv ˈpɛrənts ˈligəli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈɛni ˈfɪzɪkəl hɑrm rɪˈzəltɪŋ frəm ðiz ˈsikrɪt ˌvæksəˈneɪʃənz ˈərʤənt ˈækʃən ˈaɪtəm: kɔl ˈgəvərnər ˈʤɛri braʊn æt 916 ənd ərʤ ɪm tɪ voʊt noʊ tɪ əˈlaʊɪŋ 12 jɪr oʊld ˈʧɪldrən tɪ gɪt, hɛp bi ənd ˈəðər fˈjuʧər ˌvækˈsinz fər ˈsɛkʃuəli trænzˈmɪtəd dɪˈzizɪz wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈnɑlɪʤ ər kənˈsɛnt əv ˈpɛrənts. ðə ˈgəvərnərz ˈɔfəs həz ˈædɪd ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈvɔɪsˌmeɪl ˈbətən fər ə "jɛs" ər "noʊ" voʊt ɔn ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən baɪ ˈdɑktər. ðə steɪt əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə həz ʤɪst pæst bɪl wɪʧ wɪl ˈpərˌmɪt ˈmaɪnər ˈʧɪldrən ɛz jəŋ ɛz 12 jɪrz oʊld tɪ bi ˈvæksəneɪtɪd wɪθ ˈsɛkʃuəli trænzˈmɪtəd dɪˈziz ˌvækˈsinz laɪk wɪˈθaʊt pərˈɛntəl ˈnɑlɪʤ ər pərˈɛntəl kənˈsɛnt. ðɪs minz ðət ɪf ju lɪv ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, skul ər ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌpərsəˈnɛl wʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈvæksəneɪt jʊr ʧaɪld əˈgɛnst ən wɪˈθaʊt jʊr ˈɛvər noʊɪŋ ɪt. æt ˈɪʃu, əv kɔrs, ɪz ˈwɛðər ər məˈʧʊr ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈfʊli ˈænəˌlaɪz ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts ˈvərsəz rɪsks əv væksəˈneɪʃən (ər ˈɛni ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtritmənt fər ðət ˈmætər), ər ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪvz tɪ priˈvɛnʃən, səʧ ɛz ˈæbstənəns. ˈminˌwaɪl, ə ʧaɪld kʊd ˈsəfər ə ˌvækˈsin riˈækʃən ənd ðə ˈpɛrənt, nɑt noʊɪŋ ðə ʧaɪld hæd bɪn ˈvæksəneɪtɪd, kʊd mɪˈsteɪk ɪt fər ðə flu ər əˈnəðər kənˈdɪʃən, dɪˈleɪɪŋ ˈgɪtɪŋ hɛlp ənˈtɪl ɪt ɪz tu leɪt. bət, pərˈhæps ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈɪʃu əv ɔl ɪz ˈwɛðər ðɪs lɔ ˈvaɪəleɪts jʊr ˈbeɪsɪk raɪt tɪ bi ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt dɪˈsɪʒənz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ jʊr ʧaɪldz hɛlθ. haʊ kən pərˈɛntəl kənˈsɛnt bi kəmˈplitli ˌɪgˈnɔrd? ɛz ˈbɑrbərə loʊ ˈfɪʃər əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌvækˈsin ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈsɛnər (nvic*) həz ˈsteɪtɪd, ˌɪnˈfɔrmd kənˈsɛnt ɪz ə ˈjumən raɪt. "ðə raɪt tɪ ˈvɑləntɛri, ˌɪnˈfɔrmd kənˈsɛnt tɪ ə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ juz əv ə ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl ˈprɑdəkt səʧ ɛz ə ˌvækˈsin ðət kən ˈɪnʤər ər kɪl ju ər jʊr ʧaɪld, ɪz ə ˈjumən raɪt. waɪl ðə steɪt meɪ hæv ðə ˈligəl əˈθɔrəti tɪ ˈmænˌdeɪt juz əv ˌvækˈsinz, ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi həz ðə ˈmɔrəl əˈθɔrəti tɪ fɔrs ju tɪ gɪt ˈvæksəneɪtɪd ər ˈvæksəneɪt jʊr ʧaɪld wɪˈθaʊt jʊr ˈvɑləntɛri, ˌɪnˈfɔrmd kənˈsɛnt," ʃi sɪz. wi ɛz ˈpɛrənts, hu noʊ ənd ləv ɑr ˈʧɪldrən ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛniˌwən ɛls, wi, baɪ juz. lɔ ənd ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈmɔrəl ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv, ər ðə ˈgɑrdiənz əv ɑr ˈʧɪldrən ənˈtɪl ðeɪ ər oʊld ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk laɪf ənd dɛθ dɪˈsɪʒənz fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. wi ər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðɛr ˈwɛlˌfɛr ənd wi ər ðə wənz hu bɛr ðə grif ənd ðə ˈbərdən wɪn ðeɪ ər ˈɪnʤərd ər daɪ frəm ˈɛni kɔz. wi ər ðɛr vɔɪs ənd baɪ ɔl ðət ɪz raɪt ɪn ðɪs greɪt ˈkəntri ənd ɪn ðə ˈmɔrəl ˈjunəˌvərs, wi ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ meɪk ə ˈræʃənəl, ˌɪnˈfɔrmd, ˈvɑləntɛri dɪˈsɪʒən əˈbaʊt wɪʧ dɪˈzizɪz ənd wɪʧ ˌvækˈsinz wi ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ rɪsk ðɛr lɪvz fər wɪˈθaʊt ˈfɪrɪŋ ˌrɛtrəˈbjuʃən frəm fɪˈzɪʃənz ɪmˈplɔɪd baɪ ðə steɪt." nɑt ˈoʊnli dɪz riˈmuv ə ˈpɛrənts raɪt tɪ gɪv ðɛr ˌɪnˈfɔrmd kənˈsɛnt, bət ˈpɛrənts wɪl nɑt ˈivɪn hæv ðə raɪt tɪ bi ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ɪf ðɛr ʧaɪld ɪz ˈvæksəneɪtɪd. ɛz eɪʤ əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm ˈrisəntli ˌriˈpɔrtəd, ðɪs kʊd bi dɪˈzæstrəs fər ðə ʧaɪldz ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ fər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈrizənz: "ə ʧaɪld wɪl moʊst ˈlaɪkli nɑt noʊ hɪz ər hər ˈfæməli ˈhɪstəri əv ˈælərʤiz, ˌɔˈtɔɪmjun dɪˈzizɪz, ər ˌædˈvərs riˈækʃənz tɪ ˈəðər ˌvækˈsinz ər ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz, ɔl əv wɪʧ ər ɛˈsɛnʃəl tɪ kənˈsɪdər ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əv ˈɛni ˌvækˈsin. ə ʧaɪld ɪz nɑt ˈkeɪpəbəl əv weɪɪŋ ðə rɪsks ənd ˈbɛnəfɪts əv væksəˈneɪʃən, ənd ˈəndər ðɪs bɪl, ə ˈpɛrənt wɪl nɑt bi ˈprɛzənt tɪ æsk ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ ɪˈlɪsɪt ðɪs ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ə ʧaɪld kən bi ˈizəli sweɪd baɪ ə ˈpərsən əv əˈθɔrəti, hɪz ər hər pɪrz, ənd baɪ ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən hu wɪl dɪˈtərmən ɪf ðə ʧaɪld fɔlz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri əv ðoʊz hu ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈvæksəneɪtɪd ɔn ðə ˈleɪbəl (əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv ðə ʧaɪldz ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrɛkərdz ənd ðə ʧaɪldz ˈpɛrənt)?" ˌɪnˈfɔrmd kənˈsɛnt ɪz əˈspɛʃəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ væksəˈneɪʃən, bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz noʊ weɪ fər ju ər jʊr fəˈzɪʃən tɪ prɪˈdɪkt ɪf jʊr ʧaɪld wɪl bi wən əv ðə ˈʧɪldrən hu həz ə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ˌvækˈsin riˈækʃən, səʧ ɛz breɪn ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən, ˌɪmˈjun dysregulation*, ər ˈivɪn dɛθ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt mɔr əˈbaʊt ˈprɑfɪts ðən hɛlθ ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈlɑbiɪsts wər ˈhɛvəli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈpʊʃɪŋ θru ðə steɪt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər. ˈæftər ɔl, baɪ ˈstrɪpɪŋ ˈpɛrənts əv ðɛr raɪt tɪ meɪk ˌɪnˈfɔrmd dɪˈsɪʒənz əˈbaʊt ˈmɛdɪkəl prəˈsiʤərz ðət kʊd hɑrm ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən, ðeɪ hæv tæpt ə nu ˈmɑrkɪt fər ðɛr ˌvækˈsin. ənd, æt ə kɔst əv 108 pər doʊs tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, mərk, ðə ˌvækˈsinz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər, stændz tɪ ˈprɑfɪt ˈhænsəmli. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈtækˌspeɪərz wɪl ˈlaɪkli fʊt ðə bɪl fər ðə əv ˈdɔlərz ðɪs lɔ wɪl kɔst tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt. ˈpɛrənts ər nɑt riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə kɔsts (haʊ kʊd ðeɪ bi ɪf ðɛr nɑt ˈivɪn ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðət ə ˌvækˈsin wɑz ˈgɪvɪn?), soʊ ðə bəlk wɪl kəm frəm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt (i.e*. ðə ˈtækˌspeɪərz). ɛz ˈfɪʃər steɪts: "ðɪs prəˈpoʊzd lɔ wʊd kɔst ðə steɪt əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə əv ˈdɔlərz tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt. moʊst əv ðət ˈməni wɪl goʊ tɪ mərk ənd ˈəðər ˌvækˈsin ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz tɪ peɪ fər ˈməltəpəl ˈdoʊsɪz əv iʧ ˌvækˈsin ðət wɪl bi əˈgrɛsɪvli prəˈmoʊtəd tɪ jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən, hu ər nɑt jɛt ˈfɪzɪkəli, ˈmɛnəli ər ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli məˈʧʊr ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk ˈfʊli ˌɪnˈfɔrmd dɪˈsɪʒənz əˈbaʊt risk-taking*, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwɛðər ər nɑt tɪ teɪk ə ˈmɛdɪkəl rɪsk." ˈfərðər, həz ˈɛniˌwən kənˈsɪdərd hu wɪl bi hɛld riˈspɑnsəbəl ɪf ə ʧaɪld ɪz ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli ˈɪnʤərd ər kɪld frəm rɪˈsivɪŋ ə væksəˈneɪʃən wɪˈθaʊt ðɛr ˈpɛrənts' kənˈsɛnt? ˈniðər fɪˈzɪʃənz nɔr drəg ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv ˈɛni ˈligəl ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti, soʊ ðə ˈpɛrənts wɪl ˈəltəmətli bi ðə wənz hu wɪl hæv tɪ ˈkɛri ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈbərdən ɪf ðɛr ʧaɪld ˈsəfərz ˈdæmɪʤ frəm ðə ˌvækˈsin. ɪf ju lɪv ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, tɔk tɪ jʊr ʧaɪld əˈbaʊt rɪsks! ju hæv ðə ˈligəl raɪt tɪ noʊ ðə rɪsks ənd ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ˌvækˈsinz ˌbiˈfɔr ju meɪk ðə ʧɔɪs əv ˈwɛðər ər nɑt tɪ əˈlaʊ jʊr ʧaɪld tɪ bi ˈvæksəneɪtɪd. ɪf ju lɪv ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ðɪs raɪt meɪ sun bi ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ, ənˈlɛs ju ækt naʊ tɪ stɑp ðə ˈgəvərnər frəm ˈsaɪnɪŋ ɪt ˈɪntu lɔ. stɪl, ɪt wʊd bi ˈprudənt tɪ dɪˈskəs ðɪs ˈɪʃu wɪθ jʊr ʧaɪld naʊ, ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ ər ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ rɪˈsiv ðɪs ˌvækˈsin, soʊ ðeɪ wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk ən ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd dɪˈsɪʒən wɪn ənd ɪf ðə taɪm kəmz. ɪn ðə fɔr ʃɔrt jɪrz sɪns keɪm ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, ðɛr hæv bɪn mɔr ðən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈɪnsədənts əv ˌædˈvərs ˈifɛkts ənd dɛθ, dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ˈoʊnli tu aʊt əv ˈɛvəri 10 ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə əˈpruvd eɪʤ grup hæv ˈgɔtən ðə ˌvækˈsin soʊ fɑr. æd tɪ ðɪs ðə fækt ðət ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 90 tɪ 99 pərˈsɛnt əv ɔl ˌædˈvərs ˈifɛkts ər ˈnɛvər ˌriˈpɔrtəd, ənd ðə æbˈnɔrməli lɑrʤ rɪsks əv ðə ˌvækˈsin kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈəðər ˌvækˈsinz ʃʊd gɪv moʊst ˈpipəl ˈrizən tɪ pɔz. ˈfərðər, ju ənd jʊr ʧaɪld ʃʊd noʊ ðət: ɪz nɑt ə ˈkænsər ˌvækˈsin. ɪt ɪz ˈsɪmpli ə ˌvækˈsin fər tu streɪnz əv ˈjumən (hpvs*) ðət ɪn səm ˈɪnstənsɪz kən lɛd tɪ ˈkænsər ɪn səm ˈwɪmən ˈəðər tu streɪnz ər fər ˈʤɛnətəl wɔrts, wɪʧ doʊnt kɔz ˈkænsər). ðɛr ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ pruf ənd noʊ ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəlz ðət ʃoʊ prəˈtɛkts əˈgɛnst ˈkænsər ɪn ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm. sɪns ðɛr ər æt list 15 streɪnz ðət kən lɛd tɪ ˈkænsər, gərlz kən stɪl gɪt ˈsərvɪkəl ˈkænsər frəm ðə ˈəðər 13 streɪnz nɑt kənˈteɪnd ɪn ðə ˌvækˈsin. ðə ˌvækˈsin ˈdəzənt wərk ɪf juv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd wɪθ ðə streɪnz ɪn ðə ˌvækˈsin. ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən wɪθ ɪz ˈvɛri ˈkɑmən, ənd ɪt ɪz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət əˈbaʊt 20 ˈmɪljən əˈmɛrɪkənz hæv ən ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən æt ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn taɪm. ɪn fækt, ɪz soʊ ˈkɑmən ðət moʊst ˈsɛkʃuəli ˈæktɪv ˈpipəl wɪl gɪt ɪt æt səm taɪm ɪn ðɛr lɪvz. ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ɪz ðət ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ˈkeɪsɪz, ɪt klɪrz əp ɔn ɪts oʊn wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˌædˈvərs hɛlθ ˈifɛkts wɪˈθɪn tu jɪrz ɪn moʊst ˈhɛlθi ˈpipəl. soʊ nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪz ðə ˌvækˈsin wən əv ðə moʊst ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˌvækˈsinz ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə moʊst ˈdeɪnʤərəs! ɪf ɪz nɑt ˈviˌtoʊd, ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ɪf ju lɪv ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, tɪ ɑrm jʊr ˈʧɪldrən wɪθ ðiz fækts ɪn ədˈvæns. ˈərʤənt ˈækʃən əˈlərt fər ɔl ˈpɛrənts
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story at-a-glance california assembly bill 499 is currently on california governor jerry brown's desk. if governor brown signs it into law, then children as young as 12 years old will be vaccinated with gardasil, hepatitis b and future vaccines for sexually transmitted diseases without the knowledge or consent of their parents
this proposed law will benefit drug companies, but leave parents legally responsible for any physical harm resulting from these secret vaccinations
urgent action item: call governor jerry brown at (916) 445-2841 and urge him to vote no to allowing 12 year old children to get gardasil, hep b and other future vaccines for sexually transmitted diseases without the knowledge or consent of parents. the governor's office has added a simple voicemail button for a "yes" or "no" vote on the legislation
by dr. mercola
the state of california has just passed bill ab499, which will permit minor children as young as 12 years old to be vaccinated with sexually transmitted disease vaccines like gardasil without parental knowledge or parental consent. this means that if you live in california, school or medical personnel would be allowed to vaccinate your child against an std without your ever knowing it. at issue, of course, is whether 12-year-olds are mature enough to fully analyze the benefits versus risks of vaccination (or any medical treatment for that matter), or recognize the alternatives to std prevention, such as abstinence. meanwhile, a child could suffer a vaccine reaction and the parent, not knowing the child had been vaccinated, could mistake it for the flu or another condition, delaying getting help until it is too late. but, perhaps the greatest issue of all is whether this law violates your basic right to be involved in important decisions regarding your child's health.
how can parental consent be completely ignored?
as barbara loe fisher of the national vaccine information center (nvic) has stated, informed consent is a human right. "the right to voluntary, informed consent to a medical intervention, including use of a pharmaceutical product such as a vaccine that can injure or kill you or your child, is a human right. while the state may have the legal authority to mandate use of vaccines, nobody has the moral authority to force you to get vaccinated or vaccinate your child without your voluntary, informed consent," she says. we as parents, who know and love our children better than anyone else, we, by u.s. law and a larger moral imperative, are the guardians of our children until they are old enough to make life and death decisions for themselves. we are responsible for their welfare and we are the ones who bear the grief and the burden when they are injured or die from any cause. we are their voice and by all that is right in this great country and in the moral universe, we should be allowed to make a rational, informed, voluntary decision about which diseases and which vaccines we are willing to risk their lives for -- without fearing retribution from physicians employed by the state." not only does ab499 remove a parent's right to give their informed consent, but parents will not even have the right to be informed if their child is vaccinated. as age of autism recently reported, this could be disastrous for the child's well-being for a number of reasons: "a child will most likely not know his or her family history of allergies, autoimmune diseases, or adverse reactions to other vaccines or medications, all of which are essential to consider before the administration of any vaccine.
a child is not capable of weighing the risks and benefits of vaccination, and under this bill, a parent will not be present to ask the appropriate questions to elicit this important risk/benefit information.
a child can be easily swayed by a person of authority, his or her peers, and by misinformation
... who will determine if the child falls within the category of those who should not be vaccinated on the label (especially in the absence of the child's medical records and the child's parent)?" informed consent is especially important when it comes to vaccination, because there is no way for you or your physician to predict if your child will be one of the children who has a devastating vaccine reaction, such as brain inflammation, immune dysregulation, or even death.
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ab499 more about profits than health
pharmaceutical and medical lobbyists were heavily involved in pushing ab499 through the state legislature. after all, by stripping parents of their right to make informed decisions about medical procedures that could harm their children, they have tapped a new market for their gardasil vaccine. and, at a cost of $108 per dose to the government, merck, the vaccine's manufacturer, stands to profit handsomely. meanwhile, california taxpayers will likely foot the bill for the multi-millions of dollars this law will cost to implement. parents are not responsible for the costs (how could they be if they're not even informed that a vaccine was given?), so the bulk will come from the government (i.e. the taxpayers). as fisher states: "this proposed law would cost the cash-strapped state of california multi-millions of dollars to implement. most of that money will go to merck and other vaccine corporations to pay for multiple doses of each vaccine that will be aggressively promoted to young children, who are not yet physically, mentally or emotionally mature enough to make fully informed decisions about risk-taking, including whether or not to take a medical risk." further, has anyone considered who will be held responsible if a child is permanently injured or killed from receiving a vaccination without their parents' consent? neither physicians nor drug companies have any legal liability, so the parents will ultimately be the ones who will have to carry the financial burden if their child suffers damage from the vaccine.
if you live in california, talk to your child about gardasil risks!
you have the legal right to know the risks and complications of vaccines before you make the choice of whether or not to allow your child to be vaccinated. if you live in california, this right may soon be taken away, unless you act now to stop the governor from signing it into law. still, it would be prudent to discuss this issue with your child now, before they are given the opportunity to receive this vaccine, so they will be able to make an educated decision when and if the time comes. in the four short years since gardasil came on the market, there have been more than 21,000 reported incidents of adverse effects and death, despite the fact that only two out of every 10 women in the approved age group have gotten the vaccine so far. add to this the fact that an estimated 90 to 99 percent of all adverse effects are never reported, and the abnormally large risks of the hpv vaccine compared to other vaccines should give most people reason to pause. further, you and your child should know that: gardasil is not a cancer vaccine. it is simply a vaccine for two strains of human papillomaviruses (hpvs) that in some instances can lead to cancer in some women (gardasil's other two hpv strains are for genital warts, which don't cause cancer). there is absolutely no proof and no clinical trials that show gardasil protects against cancer in the long-term.
since there are at least 15 hpv strains that can lead to cancer, gardasil-vaccinated girls can still get cervical cancer from the other 13 hpv strains not contained in the vaccine.
the vaccine doesn't work if you've already been infected with the hpv strains in the vaccine. in the united states, infection with hpv is very common, and it is estimated that about 20 million americans have an hpv infection at any given time. in fact, hpv is so common that most sexually active people will get it at some time in their lives. the important thing to know about hpv is that in almost all cases, it clears up on its own without any adverse health effects within two years in most healthy people. so not only is the hpv vaccine one of the most unnecessary vaccines on the market, it is also the most dangerous! if ab499 is not vetoed, it's important, if you live in california, to arm your children with these facts in advance.
urgent action alert for all parents
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(ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: teɪk ˈkɔrpərət ˈfəndɪŋ haʊ ˈeɪbəl tɪ kənˈfrənt ðə ˈfɔrsɪz əv grid ənd rəˈgrɛʃən, wɪθ noʊ strɪŋz əˈtæʧt. ˌɪnˈstɛd, wi nid jʊr səˈpɔrt: meɪk ə doʊˈneɪʃən təˈdeɪ baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ hir. wən əv ðə ˌlɪbərˈtɛˌriənz laɪk tɪ sɛl ɪz ðət ðə steɪt həz ə məˈnɑpəli ɔn ˈvaɪələns. ðeɪ nid tɪ gɪt ə ˈhændəl ɔn səm ˈbeɪsɪk ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkɑnsɛpts, fər ˈstɑrtərz: ɪˈkɑnəmiz əv skeɪl ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈifɛkts ˈbɛriərz tɪ ˈɛntri ðoʊz θri əˈloʊn, wɪʧ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɪn ˈmɛni fildz əv ˈkɑmərs, minz ðət ðə ˈnæʧərəl əv ðət ˈɪndəstri wɪl bi təˈwɔrdz fjuər ənd mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl pleɪərz, ənˈlɛs ˈsəmθɪŋ (səʧ ɛz dɪsˈrəptɪv tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðət ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈɪndəstri ˈbaʊndəriz ər ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən). fjuər ənd mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl pleɪərz minz ˌɑlɪˈgɑpəli ər məˈnɑpəli ˈpraɪsɪŋ, wɪʧ ˈivɪn ˌnioʊˈklæsɪkəl ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts wɪl ədˈmɪt ˈhæpənz ənd dɪˈpɪkt ɛz ə ˈvɛri bæd θɪŋ. ðɪs ˈrizən əˈloʊn ɪz waɪ ðə ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ məˈʤɔrəti əv ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts ðət seɪ ðeɪ ər ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv markets”*” ˈfeɪvər ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən tɪ meɪk ðɛm wərk ˈprɑpərli. ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðə ˈmɛni ˈrizənz wi dɪˈskraɪb markets”*” ɛz ən ˌɑkˈsiˈmɔrɑn. ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd paʊər əˈlaʊz ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ bɪˈheɪv thuggishly*, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪn ə ˈlɪtərəl ˈrəðər ðən ˈfɪgjərətɪv ˈmænər. ɪt ɪz rɪˈmɑrkəbəl haʊ, ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ðə ˈstɔri əv ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl rɪsks ðət ˈərli ˈleɪbər ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz ənd ˈproʊˌtɛstərz tʊk həz bɪn ˈvərʧuəli aʊt əv ðə ˈrɛkərd. fər ˈɪnstəns, frəm ənd ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən: ˈmərsəˌnɛriz ənd ˌmæskjəˈlɪnəti ɪn tˈwɛnˌtiɛθ ˈsɛnʧəri baɪ ˈstivən ˈhɑrlən ˈnɔrwʊd: kɪd ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈɪntu ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət ðɪs wɑz ən ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ˈɪnsədənt. ðɪs wɑz wət ðə ˈleɪtər dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ˈhɛnri wɔr ɔn ˈjunjənz. ˈbɛnɪt bɪlt ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈpraɪvət ˈɑrmi. ənd ɪt wɑz nɑt ɛz ɪf hi wɑz ˈwɑnɪŋ fər ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ənd ˈkraɪslər ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ðɛr haɪərd gunz, bət ðeɪ wərkt θru ˌɪnərˈmidiˌɛriz tɪ kip ðɛr hænz ˈklinər. kənˈsɪdər ðɪs ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv ˈpɪŋkərtən: æt ɪts haɪt, ðə ˈpɪŋkərtən ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈtɛktɪv ˈeɪʤənsi ɪmˈplɔɪd mɔr ˈeɪʤənts ðən ðɛr wər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈstændɪŋ ˈɑrmi əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə steɪt əv oʊˈhaɪoʊ tɪ ˈaʊˌtlɔ ðə ˈeɪʤənsi du tɪ fɪrz ɪt kʊd bi haɪərd ɛz ə ˈpraɪvət ˈɑrmi. ˈpɪŋkərtən wɑz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈpraɪvət lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɪn ðə wərld æt ðə haɪt əv ɪts paʊər. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈleɪbər ənˈrɛst əv ðə leɪt ənd ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəriz, ˈbɪznɪsˌmɛn haɪərd ðə ˈpɪŋkərtən ˈeɪʤənsi tɪ ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt ˈjunjənz, tɪ səˈplaɪ gɑrdz tɪ kip ˈstraɪkərz ənd səˈspɛktɪd ˈjunjənɪsts aʊt əv ˈfæktəriz, ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz tɪ rɪˈkrut gun skwɑdz tɪ ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt ˈwərkərz. ðə bɛst noʊn səʧ ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən wɑz ðə ˈhoʊmˌstɛd straɪk əv 1892 ɪn wɪʧ ˈpɪŋkərtən ˈeɪʤənts wər kɔld ɪn tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ðə ˈmɛʒərz əv ˈhɛnri kleɪ frɪk, ˈæktɪŋ ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˈændru ˌkɑrˈneɪgi, hu wɑz əˈbrɔd; ðə ˈɛnsuɪŋ ˈkɑnflɪkts bɪtˈwin ˈpɪŋkərtən ˈeɪʤənts ənd ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˈwərkərz lɛd tɪ ˈsɛvərəl dɛθs ɔn boʊθ saɪdz. ənd ˈpaʊərfəl ɪmˈplɔɪərz ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ ˈwərkərz wɪθ ðə θrɛt əv ˈvaɪələns ɪz ˈhɑrdli ə θɪŋ əv ðə pæst. ɛz ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt rɪˈpɔrts (hæt tɪp ˈrɪʧərd smɪθ): ˈæməˌzɑn ɪz æt ðə ˈsɛntər əv ə ˈdipənɪŋ ˈskændəl ɪn ˈʤərməni ɛz ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈʃɑpɪŋ ʤaɪənt feɪst kleɪmz ðət ɪt ɪmˈplɔɪd sɪˈkjʊrəti gɑrdz wɪθ kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt ɪts ˈfɔrən ˈwərkərz. ɑrd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈʧænəl meɪd ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ɪn ə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri əˈbaʊt ˈtritmənt əv mɔr ðən ˈtɛmpərˌɛri stæf frəm əˈkrɔs ˈjʊrəp tɪ wərk æt ɪts ˈʤərmən ˈpækɪŋ ənd ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈsɛntərz. ðə fɪlm ʃoʊd ˌɑmnɪˈprɛzənt gɑrdz frəm ə ˈkəmpəˌni neɪmd hɛs sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈwɛrɪŋ blæk ˈjunəˌfɔrmz, buts ənd wɪθ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈhɛrˌkəts. ðeɪ wər ɪmˈplɔɪd tɪ kip ˈɔrdər æt ˈhɑstəlz ənd ˈbəʤɪt hoʊˈtɛlz wɛr ˈfɔrən ˈwərkərz steɪd. əv ðə ˈwərkərz ər afraid,”*,” ðə sɛd. ðə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri prəˈvaɪdɪd ˌfoʊtəˈgræfɪk ˈɛvədəns ʃoʊɪŋ ðət gɑrdz ˈrɛgjələrli sərʧt ðə ˈbɛˌdrumz ənd ˈkɪʧənz əv ˈfɔrən stæf. tɛl ˈjuˈɛs ðeɪ ər ðə pəˈlis here,”*,” ə ˈspænɪʃ ˈwʊmən kəmˈpleɪnd. ˈwərkərz wər əˈlɛʤədli frɪskt tɪ ʧɛk ðeɪ hæd nɑt wɔkt əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈbrɛkfəst roʊlz. əˈnəðər ˈwərkər kɔld mərˈiə sɛd ʃi wɑz θroʊn aʊt əv ðə kræmpt ˈʃæˌleɪ ʃi ʃɛrd wɪθ faɪv ˈəðərz bɪˈkəz ʃi hæd draɪd hər wɛt kloʊðz ɔn ə wɔl ˈhitər. ʃi sɛd ʃi wɑz kənˈfrəntɪd baɪ ə ˈməskjələr, ˌtæˈtud sɪˈkjʊrəti mæn ənd toʊld tɪ liv. ðə gɑrdz ðɛn ʃoʊn kɑr ˈhɛˌdlaɪts æt hər ɪn hər ˈʃæˌleɪ waɪl ʃi pækt ɪn ən əˈpɛrənt əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt hər. ˈsɛvərəl gɑrdz wər ʃoʊn ˈwɛrɪŋ θɔr ˈkloʊðɪŋ ə dɪˈzaɪnər brænd səˈnɑnəməs wɪθ ðə ɪn ˈʤərməni. ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ənd ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈpɑrləmɛnt hæv boʊθ bænd ðə ˈleɪbəl bɪˈkəz əv ɪts əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz. aɪˈrɑnɪkli, ˈæməˌzɑn stɑpt ˈsɛlɪŋ ðə ˈkloʊðɪŋ fər ðə seɪm ˈrizənz ɪn 2009 ɑrd səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðə neɪm security”*” wɑz ən əˈluʒən tɪ ˈeɪdɑlf ˈdɛpjəti, ˈruˌdɑlf hɛs. ɪt əˈlɛʤd ðət ɪts dɪˈrɛktər wɑz ə mæn, neɪmd ˈoʊnli ɛz ju ɛl, hu əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈhulɪgənz ənd kənˈvɪktəd hu wər noʊn tɪ pəˈlis. ðə, hu bʊkt ɪn æt wən əv ðə ˈbəʤɪt hoʊˈtɛlz wɛr ˈæməˌzɑn stæf wər haʊzd, sɛd ðeɪ wər ərˈɛstɪd baɪ hɛs sɪˈkjʊrəti gɑrdz ˈæftər biɪŋ kɔt ˈjuzɪŋ ˈkæmərəz. ðeɪ wər ˈɔrdərd tɪ hænd ˈoʊvər ðɛr fɪlm ənd, wɪn ðeɪ rɪfˈjuzd, wər hɛld fər ˈnɪrli ən aʊər ˌbiˈfɔr pəˈlis əraɪvd ənd frid ðɛm. ðə fɪlm ʃoʊd hɛs gɑrdz ˈskəfəlɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈkæmərə kru ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈkəvər ðɛr ˈlɛnzɪz. ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ðə gunz hɛld ðə ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz ənd ðə pəˈlis ““freed”*” ðɛm? ənˈlɔfəl dɪˈtɛnʃən. fər german-speakers*, hir ɪz ðə ˈproʊˌgræm fər jʊr vjuɪŋ ˈplɛʒər, ənd ə ˈloʊkəl rɪˈpɔrt, wɪθ lɑts əv ˈridər ˈkɑmɛnts. soʊ, vərˈʤɪnjə, ˈbɪznɪsɪz kən gɪt tu ˈpaʊərfəl ənd ˌɪnˈflɪkt ˈvaɪələns tɪ gɪt ɪts weɪ. bət ˈnɛvər hir ðət frəm ˌlɪbərˈtɛˌriənz.
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one of the canards libertarians like to sell is that the state has a monopoly on violence.
they need to get a handle on some basic economic concepts, for starters:
economies of scale network effects barriers to entry
those three alone, which operate in many fields of commerce, means that the natural of that industry will be towards fewer and more powerful players, unless something intercedes (such as disruptive technology that changes industry boundaries or regulation). fewer and more powerful players means oligopoly or monopoly pricing, which even neoclassical economists will admit happens and depict as a very bad thing. this reason alone is why the overwhelming majority of economists that say they are in favor of “free markets” favor regulation to make them work properly. this is one of the many reasons we describe “free markets” as an oxymoron.
concentrated power allows companies to behave thuggishly, sometimes in a literal rather than figurative manner. it is remarkable how, in the us, the story of the physical risks that early labor organizers and protestors took has been virtually airbrushed out of the record. for instance, from strikebreaking and intimidation: mercenaries and masculinity in twentieth century by stephen harlan norwood:
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don’t kid yourself into thinking that this was an isolated incident. this was what the nlrb later described as henry ford’s war on unions. bennett built the world’s largest private army. and it was not as if he was wanting for competition. gm and chrysler also had their hired goons, but they worked through intermediaries to keep their hands cleaner.
consider this wikipedia description of pinkerton:
at its height, the pinkerton national detective agency employed more agents than there were members of the standing army of the united states of america, causing the state of ohio to outlaw the agency due to fears it could be hired as a private army. pinkerton was the largest private law enforcement organization in the world at the height of its power. during the labor unrest of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, businessmen hired the pinkerton agency to infiltrate unions, to supply guards to keep strikers and suspected unionists out of factories, and sometimes to recruit goon squads to intimidate workers. the best known such confrontation was the homestead strike of 1892, in which pinkerton agents were called in to enforce the strikebreaking measures of henry clay frick, acting on behalf of andrew carnegie, who was abroad; the ensuing conflicts between pinkerton agents and striking workers led to several deaths on both sides.
and powerful employers intimidating workers with the threat of violence is hardly a thing of the past. as the independent reports (hat tip richard smith):
amazon is at the centre of a deepening scandal in germany as the online shopping giant faced claims that it employed security guards with neo-nazi connections to intimidate its foreign workers. germany’s ard television channel made the allegations in a documentary about amazon’s treatment of more than 5,000 temporary staff from across europe to work at its german packing and distribution centres. the film showed omnipresent guards from a company named hess security wearing black uniforms, boots and with military haircuts. they were employed to keep order at hostels and budget hotels where foreign workers stayed. “many of the workers are afraid,” the programme-makers said. the documentary provided photographic evidence showing that guards regularly searched the bedrooms and kitchens of foreign staff. “they tell us they are the police here,” a spanish woman complained. workers were allegedly frisked to check they had not walked away with breakfast rolls. another worker called maria said she was thrown out of the cramped chalet she shared with five others because she had dried her wet clothes on a wall heater. she said she was confronted by a muscular, tattooed security man and told to leave. the guards then shone car headlights at her in her chalet while she packed in an apparent attempt to intimidate her. several guards were shown wearing thor steinar clothing – a berlin-based designer brand synonymous with the far-right in germany. the bundesliga football association and the federal parliament have both banned the label because of its neo-nazi associations. ironically, amazon stopped selling the clothing for the same reasons in 2009. ard suggested that the name “hess security” was an allusion to adolf hitler’s deputy, rudolf hess. it alleged that its director was a man, named only as uwe l, who associated with football hooligans and convicted neo-nazis who were known to police. the programme-makers, who booked in at one of the budget hotels where amazon staff were housed, said they were arrested by hess security guards after being caught using cameras. they were ordered to hand over their film and, when they refused, were held for nearly an hour before police arrived and freed them. the film showed hess guards scuffling with the camera crew and trying to cover their lenses.
notice that the goons held the filmmakers and the police “freed” them? that’s unlawful detention.
for german-speakers, here is the program for your viewing pleasure, and a local report, with lots of reader comments.
so, virginia, businesses can get too powerful and inflict violence to get its way. but you’ll never hear that from libertarians.
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hbi* ɪz ɔn haɪˈeɪtəs, bət ju kən stɪl rɛd oʊld ˈɑrtɪkəlz ənd ˈkɑləmz... ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə məˈtɪriəl ɔn ðə saɪt, ər nɑt, ɛz ju si fɪt. ʤɪst doʊnt poʊʧ ər ˈpleɪʤərˌaɪz... ɔl ðə məˈtɪriəl ɔn ðɪs saɪt ɪz ˈkɑpiˌraɪtɪd, ənd maɪ ˈmɪnjənz ər stɪl ˈwɑʧɪŋ. ðə ˈhɑrtləs ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ du ˈrɪli sappy*, ˌɪnˈsɪpəd, "ˈɔlˌweɪz ənd fərˈɛvər" ləv poʊəmz meɪk ju wɔnt tɪ pjuk? (ənd ðət goʊz fər bɑn ˈʤoʊvi ˈlɪrɪks tu!) du ju faɪnd ˈtɪpɪkəl "ˈwɪmənz ˈmægəˌzinz" tɪ bi ˈiðər ˈstəmək ˈtərnɪŋ ər pəˈθɛtɪkəli ˈlæfəbəl? dɪz ɪt ˈfrəˌstreɪt ju ðət ə laɪk æn ˈkoʊltər gɪts soʊ məʧ prɛs, jɛt ril ˈwɪmən əv ˈsəbstəns gɪt soʊ ˈlɪtəl? ər ju sɪk əv ˈpipəl hu hæv kənfˈjuzd ˈwɪmən ɛz sɛks ˈsɪmbəlz wɪθ ˈfiˌmeɪl "ɪmˈpaʊərmənt"? ər ju taɪərd əv ðə ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈwundɪd ˈmoʊpɪŋ əraʊnd ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ðət ðə wərld oʊz ðɛm ˈsəmθɪŋ bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ˈvɪktɪmz? du ju faɪnd ðə laɪks əv ˈmaɪkəl ˈboʊltən ənd ˈkɛˌni ʤi. riˈvoʊltɪŋ? dɪz ðə saɪt əv ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈhænsəm mæn tərn ju ɔf, bɪˈkəz tu ˈmɛni əv ðɛm hæv ˈaɪˈkjuz, ənd ɑbˈnɑkʃəs ər ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz? ər ju sɪk əv ˈleɪzi ˈwɪmən hu juz ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ənd ˈsɛkʃuəl məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən tɪ gɪt wət ðeɪ wɔnt ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛr oʊn breɪnz ənd ˈməsəlz? ər ju fɛd əp wɪθ ˈwɪmən hu fil ðeɪ hæv tɪ bi ɪn ə "riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp" ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bi hoʊl, ənd wɪl ˈsækrəˌfaɪs ðɛr ənd ˈpərsɪnəl groʊθ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈvɔɪd biɪŋ ɔn ðɛr oʊn? ər ju taɪərd əv mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən hu ər ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈʧɪldrən, ənd woʊnt əkˈsɛpt riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ðɛr ˈækʃənz ər bɪˈheɪvjər? du ju wɔnt tɪ smæk ˈwɪmən hu pleɪ "ˈhɛlpləs" ʤɪst tɪ geɪn meɪl əˈtɛnʃən ənd stroʊk meɪl ˈigoʊz? hæv ju rən aʊt əv ˈsɪmpəθi fər jʊr ˈfiˌmeɪl frɛndz hu kənˈtɪnjuəli waɪn əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈɔfəl mɛn ər, bət ðɛn ðeɪ kip ˈdeɪtɪŋ ðə seɪm kaɪnd əv ˈæshoʊlz, ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər, ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn!? ər ju fɛd əp wɪθ jʊr meɪl frɛndz hu ər ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ deɪt ə ˈwʊmən wɪθ ðə əˈpɪrəns əv ə ˈsupərˌmɑdəl, ənd jɛt ðeɪ kənˈtɪnjuəli waɪn əˈbaʊt haʊ "ˈwɪmən doʊnt laɪk nis gaɪz ðeɪ ˈoʊnli wɔnt ˈgʊˌdlʊkɪŋ ˈæshoʊlz"? du ðə wərdz "ɪf ju ˈrɪli ləvd mi...." tərn jʊr hɑrt tɪ aɪs? du ju ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ "ðə sərˈɛndərd waɪf" ənd du "ðə ˈprɑməs ˈkipərz" meɪk jʊr skɪn krɔl? hæv ju hæd ɪt wɪθ ˈpipəl ˈtɛlɪŋ ju ðət ju ər tu laʊd, tu əˈsərtɪv, ər tu əˈpɪnjəˌneɪtɪd? du ju wɪʃ ju hæd ə ˈbətən ðət sɛd: "θæŋk ju fər ˈʃɛrɪŋ, naʊ ʃət əp ənd kwɪt ˈwaɪnɪŋ!" ər ju ˈətərli əˈnɪntrəstəd ɪn pəˈθɛtɪk ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu sik əˈtɛnʃən baɪ ˈwaɪnɪŋ ɪn ðɛr ˈɔnˌlaɪn "ˈʤərnəlz"? ər ju sɪk əv gaɪz hu hɪt ɔn ju ənd ju pəˈlaɪtli dɪˈklaɪn, ənd ðeɪ kip ˈpɛstərɪŋ ju ənd ˈpɛstərɪŋ ju, ənd ˈpɛstərɪŋ ju laɪk səm ɑbˈnɑkʃəs, ˈfɛstərɪŋ, sɔr, ənˈtɪl ju ˈfaɪnəli hæv tɪ ðɛm ˈoʊvər ðə hɛd wɪθ ə ˈvɛri lɑrʤ (tm*)....? du ju fil laɪk ju maɪt ɛz wɛl "gɪt həŋ fər ə ʃip ɛz ə læm", bɪˈkəz noʊ ˈmætər haʊ pəˈlaɪtli ju traɪ tɪ tərn daʊn səm gaɪz ədˈvænsɪz, ju ˌɪnˈvɛriəbli gɪt kɔld ə "bɪʧ"? ɪf ju ər soʊ ˌɪnˈklaɪnd, ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi ən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ˈmɛmbər əv ðə əˈplaɪ tɪ ʤɔɪn naʊ, ənd ɪf ju ər ækˈsɛptɪd, ju kən ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ɑr tɪ pʊt ɔn jʊr web-page*... (wɪl tɛl ju haʊ ɪn ə ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən iˈmeɪl) wɛˈrɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl, wi wɪl əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt ðɪs peɪʤ wɪθ praɪm ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ˈhɑrtləs ˈbɪʧɪz æt ðɛr bɛst! dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈsteɪtmənts əv səm əv ɑr mɔr ˈbɪtər ˈhɑrtləs ˈbɪʧɪz, ˈhɑrtləs ˈbɪʧɪz ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɪz nɑt əˈbaʊt man-hating*. wi doʊnt dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt əˈgɛnst stuˈpɪdɪˌti, ˈɛrəgəns, ˌɪrəˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti, ˈbloʊtɪd ˈigoʊz, ər ˌɪməˈʧʊrɪti ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv gɑt ju ɔl hɑt ˈəndər ðə ˈkɑlər? ˌbiˈfɔr ju rən ɔf ɪn ə snit*, ˈrɛdi tɪ sɛnd iˈmeɪl dɪˈteɪlɪŋ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv jʊr aɪr, lʊk əp ðə wərdz "ˈaɪrəni", "ˈsæˌtaɪər" ənd "ˈkɛrɪkəˌʧər" ɪn ðə ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri....
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hbi is on hiatus, but you can still read old articles and columns... enjoy the material on the site, or not, as you see fit. just don't poach or plagiarize... all the material on this site is copyrighted, and my minions are still watching. the heartless manifesto
do really sappy, insipid, "always and forever" love poems make you want to puke? (and that goes for bon jovi lyrics too!)
do you find typical "women's magazines" to be either stomach turning or pathetically laughable?
does it frustrate you that a nutbar like anne coulter gets so much press, yet real women of substance get so little?
are you sick of people who have confused objectifying women as sex symbols with female "empowerment"?
are you tired of the walking wounded moping around expecting that the world owes them something because they are victims?
do you find the likes of michael bolton and kenny g. revolting?
does the sight of an incredibly handsome man turn you off, because too many of them have room-temperature iq's, and obnoxious or non-existent personalities?
are you sick of lazy women who use emotional and sexual manipulation to get what they want instead of using their own brains and muscles?
are you fed up with women who feel they have to be in a "relationship" in order to be whole, and will sacrifice their self-esteem and personal growth in order to avoid being on their own?
are you tired of men and women who are emotional children, and won't accept responsibility for their actions or behavior?
do you want to smack women who play "helpless" just to gain male attention and stroke male egos?
have you run out of sympathy for your female friends who continually whine about how awful men are, but then they keep dating the same kind of assholes, over and over, and over again!?
are you fed up with your male friends who are looking to date a woman with the appearance of a supermodel, and yet they continually whine about how "women don't like nice guys - they only want good-looking assholes"?
do the words "if you really loved me...." turn your heart to ice?
do you retch in response to "the surrendered wife" and do "the promise keepers" make your skin crawl?
have you had it with people telling you that you are too loud, too assertive, or too opinionated?
do you wish you had a button that said: "thank you for sharing, now shut up and quit whining!" ?
are you utterly uninterested in pathetic individuals who seek attention by whining in their online "journals"?
are you sick of guys who hit on you and you politely decline, and they keep pestering you and pestering you, and pestering you like some obnoxious, festering, pus-filled sore, until you finally have to whap them over the head with a very large clue-by-four (tm)....?
do you feel like you might as well "get hung for a sheep as a lamb", because no matter how politely you try to turn down some guy's advances, you invariably get called a "bitch"?
if you are so inclined, you can also be an associate member of the
apply to join hbi now, and if you are accepted, you can download our mini-logo to put on your web-page... (we'll tell you how in a membership confirmation email)
wherever possible, we will attempt to update this page with prime examples of heartless bitches at their best!
despite the statements of some of our more bitter heartless bitches, heartless bitches international is not about man-hating. we don't discriminate against stupidity, arrogance, irresponsibility, bloated egos, or immaturity on the basis of gender.has hbi got you all hot under the collar? before you run off in a snit, ready to send email detailing the extent of your ire, look up the words "irony", "satire" and "caricature" in the dictionary....
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co-author*: ˈmɔɪrə ˈteɪgəl təˈdeɪ wi ər əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə əv, ə pis əv ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər dɪˈvɛləpt ənd juzd hir æt linkedin*. ɪz ə ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər ˈbɪldɪŋ roʊˈbəst, ˈskeɪləbəl ˈsərvɪs ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧərz ˈjuzɪŋ daɪˈnæmɪk ˌdɪˈskəvri ənd ˈsɪmpəl ˈeɪˈsɪŋkrənəs. wi fil ðət fɪlz ə nɪʧ fər ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈrɛstfəl ˈsərvɪs ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧərz æt skeɪl, ˈɔfərɪŋ ə dɪˈvɛləpər ˈwərkˌfloʊ fər dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ˈdætə ənd rɛst ðət prəˈmoʊts ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˈɪnərˌfeɪsɪz, kənˈsɪstənt ˈdætə ˈmɑdəlɪŋ, type-safety*, ənd ˌɛvəˈluʃən. wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd tɪ dil wɪθ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈprɑbləmz æt linkedin*. fərst, wi ˈnidɪd ə ˈstændərd weɪ tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ɑr ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ənd ɪˈneɪbəl ˈækˌsɛs baɪ dɪˈvərs klaɪənts ˈrɪtən ɪn ˈɛni ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈstændərˌdaɪzɪŋ ˈkɑmən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, waɪl stɪl əˈlaʊɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ kriˈeɪt nɑnˈstændərd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ˈsɛkəndli, wi ˈnidɪd ɑr səˈluʃən tɪ bi ˈskeɪləbəl ənd ˈeɪˈsɪŋkrənəs. ˈmɛni əv ɑr ˈsərvɪsɪz rɪˈsiv ˈsɛvərəl ˈθaʊzənd kˈwɪriz pər ˈsɛkənd pər ˈɪnstəns, ənd wi ˈnidɪd ɑr səˈluʃən tɪ wərk ˈəndər ðət sɔrt əv loʊd. wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈraɪtɪŋ wʊd bi fæst ənd ˈizi fər ɑr dɪˈvɛləpərz, ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ ər nɑt wɪθ rɛst. wi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnidɪd ɑr ˈsɪstəm tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˌɛvəˈluʃən ənd groʊθ əv ɑr ˈɪnərˌfeɪsɪz. ˈfɪgjər 1 klaɪənt ˈsərvər floʊ ɪz ə ˈʤɑvə ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈjuzɪŋ wɛl noʊn ˈkɑnsɛpts səʧ ɛz ən dɪˈzaɪn, ˈstændərd vərbz tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɔn ðoʊz ˈɛntɪtiz, ənd ə ˈflɛksəbəl skim fər ˈɛntɪtiz. wiv ˈædɪd ˈstændərd bæʧ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz tɪ səˈpɔrt ɪˈfɪʃənt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ lɑrʤ ˈdætə sɛts. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ˈʤɑvə klaɪənt ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ənd səˈpɔrts ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd ˈɛntɪtiz ɔn boʊθ ðə klaɪənt ənd ˈsərvər saɪd. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪz ən fər dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ˈrisɔrsɪz. ɪz ə rɛst ˈtrænspɔrt leɪər æbˈstrækʃən ɪn ˈʤɑvə. ɪt ɪkˈspoʊzɪz ə ˌloʊˈlɛvəl ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ənd ə ˈeɪˈsɪŋkrənəs. wi juz ˈnɛti tɪ bɪld ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən. həz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlaʊd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɪθ ˈmæpɪŋ rɛst ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz tɪ ˈtrænspɔrts. ɪz ɑr daɪˈnæmɪk ˌdɪˈskəvri ənd loʊd ˈbælənsɪŋ leɪər. wi juz ɛz ə ˈrɛʤɪstri fər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt əˈveɪləbəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd ðə hoʊsts ðət prəˈvaɪd ðɛm. klaɪənts ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli gɪt ðə ˈleɪtəst ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ənd əˈplaɪ ˈælgərˌɪðəmz ɔn ðə klaɪənt saɪd tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut loʊd ˈivənli əˈkrɔs ˈsərvərz ənd rɪˈdus loʊd tɪ ˈoʊvərˌloʊdɪd ˈsərvərz. wiv bɪn ˈjuzɪŋ fər wɛl ˈoʊvər ə jɪr æt linkedin*. ɔl ɑr nu ˈsərvɪsɪz ər bɪlt ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ənd wiv kənˈvərtɪd ˈmɛni əv ɑr ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈoʊvər. wi θɪŋk ɪts soʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ hæv ə ˈjunəˌfɔrm sɛt ˈɪnərˌfeɪsɪz ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ɑr ˈdætə ðət wɪr əˈgrɛsɪvli ˈmaɪˌgreɪtɪŋ ɔl, jɛs ɔl, ɑr ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ. ənd wɪr ɔˈrɛdi wɛl ˈɪntu ðɪs trænˈzɪʃən wɪθ ˈmɛni kɔr ˈsərvɪsɪz ðət paʊər ɑr saɪt ˈjuzɪŋ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈpipəl ˈfɑloʊɪŋ, ɑr ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən ˈɪnʤən ˈsɪstəmz ənd ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈəpˌdeɪt strim ɔn ðə homepage*. wi hoʊp ˈɛvəri ˈʤɑvə dɪˈvɛləpər ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈrɛstfəl wɪl gɪv ə traɪ. waɪl ə bɪg ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ɪz ðət ɪt kən skeɪl tɪ ðə nidz əv wərld klæs ˈdætə ˈsɛnərz, ɪts dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ bi ˈlaɪtˈweɪt, əˈproʊʧəbəl ənd tɪ ˈfɑstər rɛst bɛst ˈpræktɪsɪz. ðɪs meɪks ɪt ə greɪt weɪ tɪ gɪt ə ˈrɛstfəl əp ənd ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈprɑʤɛkts boʊθ smɔl ənd lɑrʤ, ˈivɪn ɪf jʊr nɑt ə rɛst ˈɛkspərt. gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd
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co-author: moira tagle
today we are announcing the open-sourcing of rest.li, a piece of infrastructure developed and used here at linkedin. rest.li is a rest+json framework for building robust, scalable service architectures using dynamic discovery and simple asynchronous apis. we feel that rest.li fills a niche for building restful service architectures at scale, offering a developer workflow for defining data and rest apis that promotes uniform interfaces, consistent data modeling, type-safety, and compatibility-checked api evolution.
rest.li was created to deal with a number of problems at linkedin. first, we needed a standard way to describe the resources available in our service-oriented architecture and enable access by diverse clients written in any language. we wanted to focus on standardizing common api operations, while still allowing developers to create non-standard operations. secondly, we needed our solution to be scalable and asynchronous. many of our services receive several thousand queries per second per instance, and we needed our solution to work under that sort of load. we wanted to ensure that writing apis would be fast and easy for our developers, even if they are not well-versed with rest. we also needed our system to support long-term evolution and growth of our interfaces.
figure 1. rest.li client server flow
rest.li is a java framework for building rest-style services using well known concepts such as an entity-oriented design, standard http-style verbs to operate on those entities, and a flexible serialization scheme for entities. we've added standard batch operations to support efficient access to large data sets. it also includes java client libraries and supports type-safe access to resources and entities on both the client and server side. rest.li also specifies an idl for describing resources.
r2 is a rest transport layer abstraction in java. it exposes a low-level rest-style interface inspired by http and a high-performance asynchronous api. we use netty to build r2's http implementation. r2 has also allowed us to experiment with mapping rest operations to non-http transports.
d2 is our dynamic discovery and client-side load balancing layer. we use zookeeper as a registry for information about available services and the hosts that provide them. clients automatically get the latest information from zookeeper and apply load-balancing algorithms on the client side to distribute load evenly across servers and reduce load to overloaded servers.
we've been using rest.li for well over a year at linkedin. all our new services are built using it and we've converted many of our pre-existing services over. we think it's so important to have a uniform set interfaces that represent our data that we're aggressively migrating all, yes all, our services to rest.li. and we're already well into this transition with many core services that power our site using rest.li, including people following, our recommendation engine systems and the network update stream on the homepage.
we hope every java developer working with restful apis will give rest.li a try. while a big benefit of rest.li is that it can scale to the needs of world class data centers, it's designed to be lightweight, approachable and to foster rest best practices. this makes it a great way to get a restful api up and running for projects both small and large, even if you're not a rest expert.
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discovery’s* ““mythbusters”*” wɪl ɛnd ˈæftər ðə nɛkst ˈsizən, vərˈaɪəti həz kənˈfərmd. ðə ˈsɪriz wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈpitər riz ənd stɑrz ˈspɛʃəl ˈifɛkts ˈɛkspərts ˈædəm ˈsævɪʤ ənd ˈʤeɪmi. ˈjuzɪŋ ˈɛləmənts əv ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈmɛθəd ənd ə lɔt əv ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm ɪt həz ˈtɛstɪd ˈθɪriz ənd pɑp ˈkəlʧər ɛz ˈvɛrid ɛz ˈwɛðər ə ˈpərsən kʊd bi səkt daʊn baɪ kˈwɪkˌsænd tɪ ðə ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd əv ˈwɔltər bad”*” stənts ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈwərkɪŋ. ðɛr hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ ʃɑrk wik ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ. ðə moʊst ˈrisənt ˈfaɪnəl ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ɛrd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ənd wɑz wars”*” θimd. “’“’mythbusters’*’ ɪz ənd wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrt əv history,”*,” sɛd rɪʧ rɔs, grup ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˌdɪˈskəvri ˈʧænəl, ˈænəməl ˈplænət ənd saɪəns ˈʧænəl. ənd ˈʤeɪmi ər ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈtælənts hu hæv brɔt ˈlərnɪŋ ənd saɪəns tɪ ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt əv ðɪs ˈnɛtˌwərk, ənd ðɛr ˈlɛgəsi wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ lɪv ɔn ˈoʊvər æt saɪəns ˈʧænəl. ðə ‘‘mythbusters’*’ ˈlaɪbrɛˌri wɪl bi ˈmuvɪŋ ˈoʊvər tɪ ˈsɪstər ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪn 2016 wɛr aɪ noʊ ˈɔdiənsəz nu ənd oʊld əˈlaɪk wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd lərn wɪθ ˈædəm ənd ˈʤeɪmi ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə ‘‘mythbusters’*’ family.”*.” ðə ʃoʊ ɔn ˌdɪˈskəvri, ““mythbusters”*” prɛˈmɪrd ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2003 ɪt ɪz prəˈdust fər ˌdɪˈskəvri ˈʧænəl baɪ bɪɔnd pərˈdəkʃənz wɪθ dæn ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz ʃoʊ ˈrənər ənd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər ənd ʤɑn luˈskoʊmbi ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusɪŋ. ˈʤɑˌʃuə si. ˈbərkli sərvz ɛz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər fər ˌdɪˈskəvri ˈʧænəl. gɛst stɑrz hæv ˌɪnˈkludɪd sɛθ rogen*, ʤeɪmz ˈkæmərən, ˈɛrən pɔl, vɪns ˈgɪləgən, ˈsoʊfiə ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə. 14 jɪrz ˈædəm ənd ˈʤeɪmi hæv ˈgɪvɪn bləd, swɛt, tɪrz ənd mɔr tɪ ‘‘mythbusters,'”*,'” sɛd ʤɑn luˈskoʊmbi, g.m*. ənd ˌɛgˈzɛk v.p*. əv bɪɔnd pərˈdəkʃənz. juˈnik ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz ənd ɛkˌstrɔrdəˈnɛrəli dɪˈvərs skɪl sɛts hæv ˈlɪtərəli ridɪˈfaɪnd saɪəns ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. ɪt həz bɪn ən ˈæbsəˌlut ˈplɛʒər tɪ bi pɑrt əv ðɛr taɪm æt ðə hɛlm əv ‘‘mythbusters.”*.” ‘‘mythbusters’*’ həz ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ənd ˌɪˌrɛˈvoʊkəbli ˈɔltərd ðə weɪ aɪ θɪŋk ɛz ə ˈpərsən, ɛz ən ˈɑrtɪst, ənd ɛz ə scientist,”*,” sɛd ˈsævɪʤ. glæd fər ðə ʧæns tɪ seɪ ˌgʊdˈbaɪ wɪθ səm əv ðə bɛst ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈɛvər meɪd. aɪ wɪl mɪs ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs show.”*.” ˈædɪd ðət hi drimd wi wʊd bi ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən æt ɔl, məʧ lɛs fər səʧ ə lɔŋ taɪm ənd wɪθ soʊ məʧ preɪz fər ˈkipɪŋ ə θɔt prəˈvoʊkɪŋ ʃoʊ ɔn ðə ɛr. ənd bɛst əv ɔl, wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ du wət wi du ənd stɪl hæv ɔl ɑr ˈfɪŋgərz ənd toes.”*.” baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ɪts ˈfaɪnəl ˈsizən, wɪʧ prɛˈmɪrz ɔn ʤæn. 9 ɪt wɪl hæv ɛrd 248 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ðət wɪl hæv ˈkəvərd 2950 ɪkˈspɛrəmənts, ɪkˈsplɔrd 1050 mɪθs, ənd kriˈeɪtɪd 900 ɪkˈsploʊʒənz. ˈkipɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈiθɑs əv ðə ˈsɪriz, ˌdɪˈskəvri ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðət ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈsizən əv ““mythbusteres”*” wɪl goʊ aʊt wɪθ ə bæŋ ɛz ˈsævɪʤ ənd ɪkˈsplɔr kɑr stənts, ˈsoʊʃəl saɪəns, ˈvaɪrəl ˈvɪdioʊz, ɪkˈsploʊʒənz ənd ˈrɑkəts. ðɪs ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈsizən, saɪəns ˈʧænəl wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ɛr ə ““mythbusters”*” ˈmɛrəˌθɑn ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ðə fərst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, wɪʧ ɪkˈsplɔrz ˈwɛðər ə 1967 ˈʧɛˌvi kən teɪk ɔf wɪθ ˈrɑkəts ənd ɪf ˌɪnˈʤɛstɪŋ pɑp rɑks ənd ˈsoʊdə ˈrɪli wɪl meɪk jʊr ˈstəmək ɪkˈsploʊd. ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈwikli fərst broʊk ðɪs nuz.
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discovery’s “mythbusters” will end after the next season, variety has confirmed.
the series was created by peter rees and stars special effects experts adam savage and jamie hyneman. using elements of the scientific method — and a lot of enthusiasm — it has tested theories and pop culture phenomenons as varied as whether a person could be sucked down by quicksand to the likelihood of walter white’s “breaking bad” stunts actually working. there have also been several shark-themed episodes in conjunction with discovery’s shark week programming. the most recent season’s final episode aired in september and was “star wars” themed.
“’mythbusters’ is — and will always be — an incredibly important part of discovery’s history,” said rich ross, group president of discovery channel, animal planet and science channel. “adam and jamie are enormous talents who have brought learning and science to the forefront of this network, and their legacy will continue to live on over at science channel. the ‘mythbusters’ library will be moving over to discovery’s sister network in 2016, where i know audiences new and old alike will be able to experience and learn with adam and jamie and the rest of the ‘mythbusters’ family.”
the longest-running show on discovery, “mythbusters” premiered in january 2003. it is produced for discovery channel by beyond productions with dan tapster serving as show runner and executive producer and john luscombe executive producing. joshua c. berkley serves as executive producer for discovery channel. guest stars have included seth rogen, james cameron, aaron paul, vince gilligan, sophia bushand and president obama.
“for 14 years adam and jamie have given blood, sweat, tears and more to ‘mythbusters,'” said john luscombe, g.m. and exec v.p. of beyond productions. “their unique personalities and extraordinarily diverse skill sets have literally redefined science television. it has been an absolute pleasure to be part of their time at the helm of ‘mythbusters.”
“making ‘mythbusters’ has fundamentally and irrevocably altered the way i think as a person, as an artist, and as a scientist,” said savage. “i’m glad for the chance to say goodbye with some of the best television we’ve ever made. i will miss making this show.”
hyneman added that he “never dreamed we would be on television at all, much less for such a long time and with so much praise for keeping a thought provoking show on the air. and best of all, we were able to do what we do and still have all our fingers and toes.”
by the end of its final season, which premieres on jan. 9, it will have aired 248 episodes that will have covered 2950 experiments, explored 1050 myths, and created 900 explosions. keeping with the ethos of the series, discovery insists that the final season of “mythbusteres” will go out with a bang as savage and hyneman explore car stunts, social science, viral videos, explosions and rockets.
this holiday season, science channel will also air a “mythbusters” marathon starting with the first episode, which explores whether a 1967 chevy can take off with jato rockets and if ingesting pop rocks and soda really will make your stomach explode.
entertainment weekly first broke this news.
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌeɪˈpi ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈmɪstər muˈgɑbeɪ rɪˈvərtɪd tɪ ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈpriviəs kæp, ˈɔlsoʊ θɔt tɪ bi tu smɔl, fər ðə ɑkˈtoʊbər ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv zɪmˈbɑbweɪ əˈfɪʃəl həz bɪn səˈspɛndɪd fər əˈlɛʤədli səˈplaɪɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ wɪθ ən ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən kæp. əˈsɪstənt ˈrɛʤɪˌstrɑr kɔzd ɪmˈbɛrəsmənt fər ˌjunəˈvərsəti ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz baɪ proʊˈkjʊrɪŋ ə kæp wɪʧ wɑz tu smɔl fər ðə ˈlidər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hər səˈspɛnʃən ˈlɛtər, kˈwoʊtɪd ɪn ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə. mɪz dɪˈnaɪz ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts ˈɔfəs ɪz nɑt θɔt tɪ hæv meɪd ə kəmˈpleɪnt. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ səˈspɛnd mɪz wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈteɪkən baɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti əˈθɔrətiz kin tɪ əˈpiz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd nɑt frəm ˈɛni ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈæŋgər ɔn hɪz pɑrt, sɪz ðə ˌbibiˈsis braɪən ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl hərˈɑri. ˈdraɪvər 'tərnd əˈweɪ' ˌækəˈdɛmɪks fərst ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld "kæp əv ˈnɑlɪʤ" wɑz nɑt ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈprɑpərli ɔn ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts hɛd waɪl hi wɑz prɪˈzaɪdɪŋ ˈoʊvər ə ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ɪn 2014 ɑr ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt sɪz. ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ðɛn əreɪnʤd fər nu kæps tɪ bi dɪˈzaɪnd fər ˈmɪstər muˈgɑbeɪ ɪn taɪm fər ðɪs jɪrz ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni, ɑr rɪˈpɔrtər ædz. bət ə ˈdraɪvər sɛnt wɪθ ðə nu səˈlɛkʃən əv kæps fər ˈmɪstər muˈgɑbeɪ tɪ traɪ wɑz tərnd əˈweɪ baɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti gɑrdz æt ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts ˈɔfəs, ə ˈgəvərnmənt sɔrs, hu dɪd nɑt wɪʃ tɪ bi neɪmd, toʊld ðə ˌbibiˈsi. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪd nɑt ˈmænɪʤ tɪ hæv ə ˈfɪtɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs jɪrz ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ɔn 2 ɑkˈtoʊbər. mɪz ɪz naʊ ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ˈdɪsəpləˌnɛri ˈækʃən ɪn ðə ˈkəntriz ˈleɪbər kɔrt.
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image copyright ap image caption mr mugabe reverted to wearing a previous cap, also thought to be too small, for the october ceremony
a university of zimbabwe official has been suspended for allegedly supplying president robert mugabe with an ill-fitting graduation cap.
assistant registrar ngaatendwe takawira caused embarrassment for university administrators by procuring a cap which was too small for the 92-year-old leader, according to her suspension letter, quoted in local media.
ms takawira denies the allegations.
the president's office is not thought to have made a complaint.
the decision to suspend ms takawira was probably taken by university authorities keen to appease the president and not from any genuine anger on his part, says the bbc's brian hungwe in the capital harare.
driver 'turned away'
academics first noticed that the so-called "cap of knowledge" was not sitting properly on the president's head while he was presiding over a graduation ceremony in 2014, our correspondent says.
the university then arranged for new caps to be designed for mr mugabe in time for this year's ceremony, our reporter adds.
but a driver sent with the new selection of caps for mr mugabe to try was turned away by security guards at the president's office, a government source, who did not wish to be named, told the bbc.
as a result, the president did not manage to have a fitting before this year's graduation ceremony on 2 october.
ms takawira is now challenging the university's disciplinary action in the country's labour court.
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wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈrilˌtaɪm ˈstrætəʤi geɪmz, ðɛr ər ˈjuʒəwəli tu meɪn ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ moʊdz: ðə kæmˈpeɪn, wɛr ju pleɪ θru ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈmɪʃənz ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə geɪmz ˈstɔri, ənd ðə ˈməltiˌpleɪər, wɛr ju pleɪ ɔn ˈbælənst mæps əˈgɛnst ən əˈpoʊnənt wɪθ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ɪgˈzækt seɪm ˈrisɔrsɪz ɛz ju. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ju ˈwɔntɪd tɪ pleɪ koʊˈɑprətɪvli wɪθ ə frɛnd, æt list ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə ˈhjuʤli ˈpɑpjələr ˈstɑrˌkræft, ju kʊd ˈoʊnli du soʊ baɪ pleɪɪŋ ə tim ˈməltiˌpleɪər ˈvərsəz tu, θri ˈvərsəz wən, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. əˈsaɪd frəm ˈteɪkɪŋ tərnz æt ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd, ðɛr wɑz noʊ weɪ tɪ pleɪ ðə kæmˈpeɪn ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə ˈstɔri təˈgɛðər. ðət ɔl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈstɑrˌkræft koʊɑp kæmˈpeɪn mɔd frəm ðə tim əv "tyrz*" ənd ðə wi ʃʊd noʊt ɪz fər ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈstɑrˌkræft, nɑt ɪts 2010 ˈsikwəl ˈstɑrˌkræft ii*: wɪŋz əv ɪt soʊ tu pleɪərz kən koʊˈɑprətɪvli pleɪ θru ðə ɪnˈtaɪər geɪmz kæmˈpeɪn. iʧ pleɪər kənˈtroʊlz ðɛr oʊn ˈɑrmi waɪl ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər tɪ kəmˈplit ðə geɪmz əˈbʤɛktɪvz. (θɪŋk əv ɪt ɛz ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin pleɪɪŋ tim sleɪər ənd duɪŋ ə koʊɑp kæmˈpeɪn ɪn ˈheɪloʊ.) fər ˈmɪʃənz wɛr ju pleɪ θru ə ˈsəmˈwət ˈlɪniər pæθ ənd kəmˈplit əˈbʤɛktɪvz ˈrəðər ðən ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ə beɪs ənd ɪkˈspændɪŋ aʊt, ˈtrɪgərz səʧ ɛz ənd hæv bɪn ˈskrɪptɪd fər tu pleɪərz soʊ ðət ɪˈvɛnts ˈhæpən dynamically*, əˈspɛʃəli dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə skɪl ənd ˈʧɔɪsɪz əv jʊr ˈpɑrtnər. beɪs ˈmɪʃənz prəˈvaɪd ə juˈnik nu ˈʧælənʤ, tu, ɛz ðeɪ wɪl nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz spɔn pleɪərz nɪr iʧ ˈəðər (wɪʧ wʊd prɑmpt ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ bɪld ə ˈsɪŋgjələr, dɪˈfɛnsəbəl pəˈzɪʃən). ˈsəmˌtaɪmz pleɪərz ər spɔnd ɔn ˈɑpəzɪt saɪdz əv ðə mæp, rikˈwaɪərɪŋ koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd, ˌlɔŋˈdistəns ˈɛfərts tɪ dɪˈfit ðɛr ˈkɑmən foʊ. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti həz bɪn skeɪld əp tɪ ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt fər twaɪs ɛz ˈmɛni pleɪərz ˈfaɪtɪŋ ðɛr weɪ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈbætəlˌfild. ˈkərəntli, ɔl θri kæmˈpeɪnz (protoss*,, ənd) hæv bɪn kəmˈplitɪd fər ðə beɪs "vəˈnɪlə" ˈstɑrˌkræft geɪm, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ənd kæmˈpeɪnz frəm ðə geɪmz ɪkˈspænʧən pæk ˈstɑrˌkræft: brud wɔr. (ðə ˈlætər əv wɪʧ lɔnʧt ʤɪst ˈoʊvər ə wik əˈgoʊ.) ðə brud wɔr kæmˈpeɪn ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈəndər kənˈstrəkʃən.
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when it comes to real-time strategy games, there are usually two main gameplay modes: the single-player campaign, where you play through a series of missions and experience the game's story, and the multiplayer, where you play on balanced maps against an opponent with access to the exact same resources as you.
however, if you wanted to play cooperatively with a friend, at least in the case of the hugely popular starcraft, you could only do so by playing a team multiplayer match—two versus two, three versus one, etc. aside from taking turns at the keyboard, there was no way to play the campaign and experience the story together.
that all changes thanks to the starcraft co-op campaign mod from the two-person team of "tyrz" and "r4z0r84." the mod—which we should note is for the 16-year-old original starcraft, not its 2010 sequel starcraft ii: wings of liberty—makes it so two players can cooperatively play through the entire game's campaign. each player controls their own army while working together to complete the game's objectives. (think of it as the difference between playing team slayer and doing a co-op campaign in halo.)
for non-base missions where you play through a somewhat linear path and complete objectives rather than setting up a base and expanding out, triggers such as unit-replenishment and cutscene-activation have been scripted for two players so that events happen dynamically, especially depending on the skill and choices of your partner. base missions provide a unique new challenge, too, as they will not always spawn players near each other (which would prompt the decision to build a singular, defensible position). sometimes players are spawned on opposite sides of the map, requiring coordinated, long-distance efforts to defeat their common foe. also, difficulty has been scaled up to compensate for twice as many players fighting their way across the battlefield.
currently, all three campaigns (protoss, terran, and zerg) have been completed for the base "vanilla" starcraft game, along with the terran and protoss campaigns from the game's expansion pack starcraft: brood war. (the latter of which launched just over a week ago.) the brood war zerg campaign is currently under construction.
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ə ˈfroʊzən ˈkəmpəˌni həz bɪn faɪnd fər ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈfroʊzən ˈprɑdəkts wɪʧ dɪd nɑt kənˈteɪn. bət ðə faɪn həz bɪn rɪˈdust frəm tɪ ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ʧɑrʤd baɪ ðə ˈkɑmərs kəˈmɪʃən wər boʊθ ɪn ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃən. læst jɪr, ˈstɔri nu ˈzilənd ˈplidɪd nɑt ˈgɪlti tɪ 63 kaʊnts əv mɪsˌrɛprəˈzɛnɪŋ ˈfroʊzən ɛz, ənd 10 kaʊnts əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ mɪsˈlidɪŋ kleɪmz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑdəkts hɛlθ ˈbɛnəfɪts. din ˈstɔriz wɑz ˈsɪmpli nɑt. ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər brɔt baɪ ðə kəˈmɪʃən əˈgɛnst ˈstɔri nu ˈzilənd ənd ˈfroʊzən, boʊθ ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ ʃɔn sən. rɛd mɔr: ˈfroʊzən ˈkəmpəˌni plidz nɑt ˈgɪlti tɪ ˈkɑmərs kəˈmɪʃən ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈfroʊzən fərmz feɪs ˈʧɑrʤɪz ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ðə kəˈmɪʃən sɛd ʤəʤ ˈdeɪvɪd ʃɑrp hæd əˈgrid ˈstɔriz ˈprɑdəkts wər nɑt ɛz dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ðə ɔˈstreɪljə nu ˈzilənd fud ˈstændərd koʊd. ˈstɔri hæd kleɪmd ɪts ˈfroʊzən ˌɪmˈpruvd jʊr ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm, loʊərd ðə rɪsk əv hɑrt dɪˈziz ənd ˌdaɪəˈbitiz, ənd prɪˈvɛnɪd ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz. ʤəʤ ʃɑrp sɛd ðiz kleɪmz wər ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ðə truθ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz ðə ˈprɑdəkt wɑz ˈsɪmpli nɑt. "ðə dɪˈfɛndənts' ˈkɑndəkt wɑz ə ˈsɪnɪkəl əˈtɛmpt tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv kənˈsumərz' dɪˈzaɪər tɪ meɪk ˈhɛlθiər fud ˈʧɔɪsɪz. "ðə dɪˈfɛndənts ðɛmˈsɛlvz kənˈsɪdərd ðə ˈprɑdəkt tɪ bi mɔr ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ən aɪs krim ˈprɑdəkt, jɛt ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ kɔl ðɛr stɔrz ˈstɔri' bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz mɔr əˈtræktɪv tɪ kənˈsumərz ðən ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪt 'aɪs krim ˈstɔri'." ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz wər faɪnd iʧ ɪn ðə ˈɑklənd ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt, bət ðə ʤəʤ ˈnoʊtɪd hi wʊd hæv faɪnd ðɛm ə ˈtoʊtəl əv hæd ðeɪ nɑt bɪn ɪn ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃən. ˈkɑmərs kəˈmɪʃən kəˈmɪʃənər ˈænə ˈrɔlɪŋz sɛd ðɪs wɑz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt keɪs bɪˈkəz ˈkəstəmərz rɪˈlaɪd ɔn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪn ðeɪ meɪd dɪˈsɪʒənz tɪ baɪ. "ɪn ðɪs keɪs ðə hɛlθ kleɪmz meɪd baɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz wər nɑt səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən ənd ðə ˈprɑdəkt wɑz nɑt wət ɪt wɑz ˈmɑrkətɪd tɪ bi. ˈstɔriz ˈkɑndəkt wɑz mɪsˈlidɪŋ ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt." ðɛr ər ˈoʊnli 10 ˈstɔri stɔrz lɛft ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, daʊn frəm ə pik əv əˈbaʊt 22 əˈbaʊt 10 əv sənz ˈɛntɪtiz hæv gɔn ˈɪntu rɪˈsivərˌʃɪp ər ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃən sɪns læst jɪr oʊɪŋ ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɔlərz, ənd hi wɑz ˈbæŋkrəptɪd ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri.
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a frozen yoghurt company has been fined for selling frozen yoghurt products which did not contain yoghurt.
but the fine has been reduced from $270,000 to just $70,000 because the companies charged by the commerce commission were both in liquidation.
last year, yoghurt story new zealand pleaded not guilty to 63 counts of misrepresenting frozen yoghurt as yoghurt, and 10 counts of making misleading claims about the product's health benefits.
dean kozanic/fairfax nz yoghurt story's yoghurt was simply not yoghurt.
the charges were brought by the commission against yoghurt story new zealand and frozen yoghurt, both operated by shaun son.
read more:
* frozen yoghurt company pleads not guilty to commerce commission charges
* frozen yoghurt firms face charges
on friday, the commission said judge david sharp had agreed yoghurt story's products were not yoghurt as defined by the australia new zealand food standard code.
yoghurt story had claimed its frozen yoghurt improved your immune system, lowered the risk of heart disease and diabetes, and prevented infections.
judge sharp said these claims were a significant departure from the truth, however, as the product was simply not yoghurt.
"the defendants' conduct was a cynical attempt to take advantage of consumers' desire to make healthier food choices.
"the defendants themselves considered the product to be more akin to an ice cream product, yet they decided to call their stores 'yoghurt story' because it was more attractive to consumers than calling it 'ice cream story'."
the companies were fined $35,000 each in the auckland district court, but the judge noted he would have fined them a total of $270,000 had they not been in liquidation.
commerce commission commissioner anna rawlings said this was an important case because customers relied on information provided by companies when they made decisions to buy.
"in this case the health claims made by the companies were not supported by scientific justification and the product was not what it was marketed to be.
"yoghurt story's conduct was misleading as a result."
there are only 10 yoghurt story stores left in the country, down from a peak of about 22.
about 10 of son's entities have gone into receivership or liquidation since last year owing hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he was bankrupted in january.
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ˈdɑnəld ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈbətlər wɔnts ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə kɪld θɪŋks ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɪz ə dɪˈsivɪŋ ənd ðət ˈfərgəsən, məˈzʊri, ʃʊd bi bombed.”*.” ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈməðər ʤoʊnz ˈdeɪvɪd kɔrn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈænθɔˌni ˈsɛnɪkəl, hu sərvd ɛz ˈbətlər fər 17 jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə ril ɛˈsteɪt ˌɪnˈhaʊs ““historian”*” æt mar-a-lago*, ɪn pɑm biʧ, ˈflɔrɪdə, həz bɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ tɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tɪ rænt əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈprɛzɪdənt ʃʊd bi hæŋd. laɪk ðət ˈbæstərd ˈziroʊ (oʊ) ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ aʊt məˈnuvər ˈkɑŋgrəs əˈgɛn, ɪf ðə truθ bi noʊn ðɪs prɪk nidz tɪ bi həŋ fər treason!!!”*!!!” ˈsɛnɪkəl dɪˈklɛrd ɔn hɪz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ ɔn ˈeɪprəl 21 2015 ˈsɛnɪkəl kənˈfərmd tɪ ˈməðər ʤoʊnz ðət hi roʊt ðət poʊst: roʊt ðət. aɪ bɪˈliv that.”*.” ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs kənˈfərmd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ðeɪ wʊd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ˈsɛnɪkəl. juz. ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs ɪz əˈwɛr əv ðɪs ˈmætər ənd wɪl ˈkɑndəkt ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt investigation,”*,” ˈspoʊksmən ˈrɑbərt ˈhoʊˌbæk iˈmeɪld ðə ˈdeɪli bist. (θˈrɛtənɪŋ ðə laɪf əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz ə ˈfɛdərəl kraɪm.) ə ˌrivˈju əv bɪɔnd ˈɔfən poʊsts ʃoʊ ðeɪ ˈfrikwɛntli vɪr ˈɪntu ˈoʊvərt ˈreɪˌsɪzəm. wɪn hi rɛd nuz ðət ə ˈbɛlʤən ˈnuzˌpeɪpər wɑz ɪn hɑt ˈwɔtər fər pɔrˈtreɪɪŋ ˈbɑrək ənd mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɛz eɪps, hi æst hu ər ðeɪ ɪn ˈtrəbəl with,”*,” ənd sɛd θɪŋk ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər dɪˈzərvz ə ˈpʊlətsər praɪz fər ðə ˈreɪsɪst ˈɪmɪʤri. leɪt læst jɪr, hi wɑz fˈjʊriəs ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ðət ɪt wɑz fər ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri tɪ dræg ðət frɔd aʊt əv ðə waɪt mɔsk ənd hæŋ hɪz æs fər ˈtrizən ənd ˈəðər haɪ kraɪmz əˈgɛnst əˈmɛrɪkə traɪəl tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ˈbətlər ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt ə fæn əv ðə 2016 ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈfrənˌtrənər. ʃoʊz ˈklɪntən tɪ bi ə laɪɪŋ dɪˈsivɪŋ aɪ wʊd ˈnɛvər kæst maɪ ˈbælət fər ðɪs bɪʧ ɪn ˈɛni ɪˈlɛkʃən hi ˈkɑmɛntəd ɔn sɛpt. 14 ˈstɑrtɪd laɪf ɛz ə kəˈnaɪvɪŋ bɪʧ ənd əm ˈhæpi tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ʃi ɪz stɪl ə bɪt əv ə slət æt ɪt hi roʊt ɔn ʤun 27 ɪn ˈɔgəst 2015 wɪn ə steɪt əv ˈimərʤənsi wɑz dɪˈklɛrd ɪn ˈfərgəsən, məˈzʊri, ˈsɛnɪkəl sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈfaɪnəli tɪ riˈmuv ˈfərgəsən frəm ðə seɪn ˈpipəl aʊt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ ənd ˈkɑrpət bɔm ðə ˈsɪti frəm ðə feɪs əv ðə ərθ æt ju bloʊ əp ðə ˈproʊˌtɛstərz, oʊ wɛl keɪs kloʊzd ɪn ʤun 2015 hi ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ə kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt deɪz ˈæftər ðə ˈʧɑrəlstən ʧərʧ ˈʃutɪŋ, ənd ə wik ˈæftər kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt ˈfɛtɪʃ wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ˈleɪtər ðət mənθ, hi ˈpoʊstɪd ən ˈɪmɪʤ əv ə blæk mæn ˈhoʊldɪŋ əp ə kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flæg ənd reɪld əˈgɛnst ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈnigroʊz ənd ɔn ʤun 24 2015 (ˈrəfli tu mənθs ˈæftər ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr raɪəts), ˈsɛnɪkəl wəns əˈgɛn ˈræntɪd əˈbaʊt ““negroes.”*.” kip ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ˈɪˌdiəts laɪk æl ˈʃɑrpləs, ˈkəmɪŋz ənd ˈziroʊ ənd ju foʊks eɪnt ˈnɛvər ˈgɑnə gɪt ˈnoʊˌwɛr hi ˈsteɪtɪd. əˈbaʊt ju foʊks stɑrt tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ bɛn ˈkɑrzən ənd ˈtɑməs maɪt gɪt aʊt əv ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ənd fər gʊd ˈmɛʒər, ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 12 hi saɪnd ə pəˈtɪʃən æt tɪ ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔn hɪz bɔs (ənd prɪˈfərd ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt) tɪ ənd ʧɑrʤ beyoncé*é ənd ʤeɪ zi fər məˈtɪriəl səˈpɔrt fər terrorism.’”*.’” ɪn mɑrʧ, ˈsɛnɪkəl wɑz ˈproʊˌfaɪld baɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, wɪʧ ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈpipəl hir kən ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ˈmɪstər. dɪˈmændz ənd dɪˈzaɪərz ˈbɛtər ðən ˈmɪstər. senecal,”*,” ənd ðət hi tɪ rɪˈflɛkt hɪz [ɪn ðət hi] ˈwəriz əˈbaʊt əˈtæks baɪ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ənd ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv ˈmɪstər. ex-wives.”*.” ɛz ˈməðər ʤoʊnz noʊts, ðə ˈlɛŋθi ˈproʊˌfaɪl dɪz nɑt ˈmɛnʃən hɪz rants*. ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs dɪd nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðə ˈdeɪli rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈkɑmɛnt. ˈniðər dɪd ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn.
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donald trump’s longtime butler wants president obama killed — thinks hillary clinton is a “lying deceiving c**t !!!!!!!” and that ferguson, missouri, should be “carpet bombed.”
on thursday, mother jones magazine’s david corn reported anthony senecal, who served as trump’s butler for 17 years before becoming the real estate mogul’s in-house “historian” at mar-a-lago, in palm beach, florida, has been taking to facebook to rant about how the current president should be hanged.
“looks like that sleezey bastard zero (o) is trying to out maneuver congress again, if the truth be known this prick needs to be hung for treason!!!” senecal declared on his facebook page on april 21, 2015.
senecal confirmed to mother jones that he wrote that post: “i wrote that. i believe that.”
the secret service confirmed on thursday that they would investigate senecal. “the u.s. secret service is aware of this matter and will conduct the appropriate investigation,” spokesman robert hoback emailed the daily beast. (threatening the life of the president is a federal crime.)
a review of trump’s butler/historian’s beyond far-right—and often vulgar—facebook posts show they frequently veer into overt racism.
when he read news that a belgian newspaper was in hot water for portraying barack and michelle obama as apes, he asked “with who are they in trouble with,” and said “i think the newspaper deserves a pulitzer prize !!!!!!” for the racist imagery.
late last year, he was furious that obama was “castrating our military !!!!!!!” and that it was “time for our military to drag that fraud out of the white mosque and hang his ass for treason and other high crimes against america !!!!!!! trial to follow !!!!!!!”
trump’s butler is also not a fan of the 2016 democratic presidential frontrunner.
“this shows killery clinton to be a lying deceiving c**t !!!!!!! i would never cast my ballot for this bitch in any election !!!!!!” he commented on sept. 14.
“killery started life as a conniving bitch and i'm happy to report she is still a bit of a slut at it !!!!!!!!” he wrote on june 27.
in august 2015, when a state of emergency was declared in ferguson, missouri, senecal said it was finally “time to remove ferguson from missouri---move the sane people out during the day and carpet bomb the city from the face of the earth at night---if you blow up the protestors, oh well !!!! case closed !!!!!”
in june 2015, he posted a photo of a confederate flag—10 days after the charleston church shooting, and a week after dylann roof’s confederate fetish was reported. later that month, he posted an image of a black man holding up a confederate flag and railed against the “the liberal negroes !!!!!”
and on june 24, 2015 (roughly two months after the baltimore riots), senecal once again ranted about “negroes.”
“hey negroes---you keep listening to idiots like al sharpless, ezekial cummings and zero and you folks ain't never gonna get nowhere !!!!!” he stated. “how about you folks start to listen to ben carson and thomas sowell---you might get out of baltimore !!!!!
and for good measure, on feb. 12 he signed a petition at change.org to calling on his boss (and prefered presidential candidate) to “arrest and charge beyoncé and jay z for ‘providing material support for terrorism.’”
in march, senecal was profiled by the new york times, which noted that “few people here can anticipate mr. trump’s demands and desires better than mr. senecal,” and that he “seems to reflect his boss’s worldview [in that he] worries about attacks by islamic terrorists and is critical of mr. trump’s ex-wives.” as mother jones notes, the lengthy profile does not mention his social-media rants.
the secret service did not immediately respond to the daily beast’s request for comment. neither did the trump campaign.
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ə ˈwʊmən frəm ˈθəndər beɪ həz hæd ə ˈvɛri rɛr dɪr ˈkəmɪŋ əraʊnd fər ə ˈvɪzɪt. ˈʤænɪs, hu lɪvz ɔn strit, ɔf ˈɑrθər strit, həz hæd ə doʊ wɪθ ˈæntlərz ɪn hər jɑrd. ə doʊ ənd ɪts twɪn keɪm tɪ ˈvɪzɪt hər ˈprɑpərti ɪn ˈərli ˈɔgəst tɪ it səm ˈæpəlz ɔf ðə triz, ʃi sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ˌɪˈnɪʃəli, ʃi ˈdɪdənt ˈnoʊtɪs ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈænəməl. ən ˈæntlərd doʊ wɪθ wən əv ɪts tu ɪn toʊ, ɪz kɔt baɪ ə treɪl kæm ɪn ˈθəndər beɪ. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈʤænɪs sɛd ʃi ˈoʊnli meɪd ðə rɛr ˌdɪˈskəvri ˈæftər ˈfoʊtəˌgræfɪŋ ðə doʊ waɪl ɪt wɑz ˈfidɪŋ wɪθ hər jəŋ. "maɪ ˈhəzbənd ˈmɛnʃənd ðət hi θɔt ʃi hæd hɔrnz," sɛd. "soʊ wɪn aɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd ðə ˈpɪkʧərz ənd zumd ɪn, aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ʃi dɪd hæv hɔrnz." sɛd ðə dɪr lʊkt ənd ˈæktɪd laɪk ə doʊ, ənd ʃi ˈdəzənt bɪˈliv ɪt wɑz ə bək. "noʊ, aɪ kænt si ə meɪl wɪθ ə ˈkəpəl əv," ʃi sɛd. dɪz wɪθ ˈæntlərz du ɪgˈzɪst, bət ˈɑrənt ˈkɑmən: baɪˈɑləʤɪst ˈæntlərd ˈfiˌmeɪl dɪr ər ˈjuʒəwəli haɪ ɪn ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn ənd ˈfərtəl, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ baɪˈɑləʤɪst brus ˈræntə. "ɪts nɑt ənˈnoʊn fər dɪz tɪ hæv ˈæntlərz, bət ɪt ˈɪzənt ˈkɑmən baɪ ˈɛni ˈmɛʒər," sɛd ˈræntə. ˈræntə sɛd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈθɔrəˌteɪtɪv tɛkst dɪr: ɪˈkɑləʤi ənd ˈmænɪʤmənt, ˈfiˌmeɪl dɪr wɪθ ˈæntlərz ˈjuʒəwəli spɔrt ʃɔrt spaɪks ˈkəvərd wɪθ ˈvɛlvət. "aɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˈæntlərz rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ˈvɛlvət, ˈminɪŋ ðeɪ doʊnt ˈhɑrdən ɔf," hi sɛd. ˈræntə sɛd hi həz ˈoʊnli ˈɛvər sin wən ˈæntlərd doʊ ˈspɛsəmən aʊt əv ðə ˈmɛni ˈhənərdz əv dɪr hi həz ɪgˈzæmənd ɪn ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn ɑnˈtɛrioʊ. ɪt ˈɪzənt ˈkɑmən baɪ ˈɛni ˈmɛʒər ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf baɪˈɑləʤɪst brus ˈræntə sɛd ʃi həz nɑt sin ðə dɪr fər ˈsɛvərəl deɪz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðeɪ hæv ʃoʊn əp æt naɪt ɔn ə treɪl ˈkæmərə ɪn ðə jɑrd. "wi ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv dɪr ˈkəmɪŋ ənd goʊɪŋ," ʃi sɛd. "'wiv gɑt ˈæpəl triz, soʊ ðeɪ ər [ɪn ɑr jɑrd] ɔl ðə taɪm," kənˈtɪnjud. "ðə ˈæpəlz ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ fɔl naʊ soʊ ðə dɪr ər ɪn. wi hæv hæd tɪ fɛns ɑr ˈgɑrdən tɪ kip ðɛm aʊt əv ðɛr."
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a woman from thunder bay has had a very rare deer coming around for a visit.
janice whybourne, who lives on gordonvale street, off arthur street, has had a doe with antlers in her yard.
a doe and its twin fawns came to visit her property in early august to eat some apples off the trees, she said, adding that initially, she didn't notice anything different about the animal.
an antlered doe with one of its two fawns in tow, is caught by a trail cam in thunder bay. (photo credit: janice whybourne ) whybourne said she only made the rare discovery after photographing the doe while it was feeding with her young.
"my husband mentioned that he thought she had horns," said whybourne. "so when i downloaded the pictures and zoomed in, i realized she did have horns."
whybourne said the deer looked and acted like a doe, and she doesn't believe it was a buck.
"no, i can't see a male with a couple of fawns," she said.
does with antlers do exist, but aren't common: biologist
antlered female deer are usually high in testosterone and fertile, according to kenora-based biologist bruce ranta.
"it's not unknown for does to have antlers, but it isn't common by any measure," said ranta.
ranta said according to the authoritative text white-tailed deer: ecology and management, female deer with antlers usually sport short spikes covered with velvet.
"i believe the antlers remain in velvet, meaning they don't harden off," he said.
ranta said he has only ever seen one antlered doe specimen out of the many hundreds of deer he has examined in northwestern ontario.
it isn't common by any measure - wildlife biologist bruce ranta
whybourne said she has not seen the deer for several days, although they have shown up at night on a trail camera in the yard.
"we always have deer coming and going," she said.
"'we've got apple trees, so they are [in our yard] all the time," whybourne continued.
"the apples are starting to fall now so the deer are in. we have had to fence our garden to keep them out of there."
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ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ʧeɪn ðət ˈmɑrkɪts ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz ə ˈhɛlθi ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ fæst fud dɪz nɑt poʊst ˈkælɔˌriz ɔn ɪts ˈmɛnju bɔrdz, ˈflaʊtɪŋ ɑnˈtɛrioʊ lɔ. bi ɪt ˈpitsə, keɪk ər ˈsæləd, fud ˈsərvɪs ʧeɪnz wɪθ mɔr ðən 20 loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ɑnˈtɛrioʊ məst poʊst ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkælɔˌriz ɪn ðə ˈaɪtəmz ðɛr ˈsɛlɪŋ. ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ, ðæts əˈprɑksəmətli ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ənd fæst fud ʤɔɪnts. ˈloʊkəl hɛlθ ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən timz hæv ʤɪst ˈbeɪgən ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛr weɪ θru ðət lɪst, ənd ðeɪv faʊnd ə ˈhoʊlˌdaʊt. "wi ər siɪŋ kəmˈplaɪəns ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvriˌwɛr wi goʊ. ˈɔlˌmoʊst, ɪkˈsɛpt wən ʧeɪn ðət wi ər ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈʧælənʤ wɪθ, ðət ðə ˈprɑvɪns ɪz əˈwɛr əv," sɪz ˈsɪlvənɪs ˈtɑmsən, əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt dɪˈrɛktər əv tərˈɑntoʊ ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ. ˈtɑmsən ˈwʊdənt neɪm ðə ʧeɪn, bət sɪz ɪt wɑz ˈaʊtəd baɪ ˈpəblɪk kəmˈpleɪnts. "ðə ˈpəblɪk həz ə raɪt tɪ noʊ wət ðeɪ ər kənˈsumɪŋ ənd ðət ɪz ðə ˈrizən ðət ækt wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. aɪ wʊd seɪ ɪts ˌɔnˈfɛr tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk," hi sɪz. ˈpipəl kən si huz ˈpoʊstɪŋ ˈkælɔˌriz ɔn ˈmɛnju bɔrdz ənd hu ˈɪzənt. ˈklɪrli, ɪz nɑt. wɪθ 36 loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ əˈloʊn, ɪz ˈbreɪkɪŋ prəˈvɪnʃəl lɔ ənd ˈrɪskɪŋ səbˈstænʃəl faɪnz. ðə kˈwɛʃən, ɪz waɪ? nɑt daʊn fər ðə kaʊnt dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ˈməltəpəl rɪkˈwɛsts baɪ ˈsiˌbiˈsi nuz fər ən ˈɪntərvˌju. ðə ʧeɪn ˈmɑrkɪts ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz "ˈhɛlθi" fæst fud, ˈɔfərɪŋ ə reɪnʤ əv sups, ˈsælədz, ræps ənd boʊlz. nuˈtrɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən fər ɪts fud ˈprɑdəkts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkælɔˌriz, ɪz ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ steɪts ˈmɑtoʊ: "kaʊnt ˈnutriənts, nɑt ˈkælɔˌriz." ə tərˈɑntoʊ ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ əˈfɪʃəl sɪz ˈpipəl hæv ðə raɪt tɪ noʊ wət ðeɪ ər kənˈsumɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ðə ˈhɛlθi ˈmɛnju ˈʧɔɪsɪz ækt wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust. (græm prɛs) ðə meɪn ˌɪnˈgridiənts ɪn ðə ʧeɪnz ˈoʊksəkə boʊl ər keɪl, braʊn raɪs, blæk binz ənd ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ. ˈtoʊtəl ˈkælɔˌriz: 640 "ðæts ə lɔt əv ˈkælɔˌriz fər səm ˈpipəl wɪn ðeɪ θɪŋk ðɛr ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈsæləd boʊl," sɪz ˈroʊzi ʃwɔrts, ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˌdaɪəˈtɪʃən ənd ˈɔθər ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ. ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, ˈædəlts nid ˈkælɔˌriz ə deɪ. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ weɪt geɪn, ʃwɔrts sɪz, ˈpɔrʃən ˈsaɪzɪz ər ə bɪg ˈprɑbləm æt ʧeɪnz bɪˈkəz ju kən gɪt tu məʧ əv ə gʊd θɪŋ. əˈbisəti ˈstədiz hæv ʃoʊn ðət ˈpipəl tɛnd tɪ pərˈsiv "ˈhɛlθi" fudz ɛz biɪŋ lɛs ˈfɪlɪŋ. ˈrisərʧərz æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈtɛksəs æt ˈɔstən faʊnd ðət wɪn wi it səʧ fudz wi tɛnd tɪ θɪŋk wɪr lɛs fʊl ənd ɛnd əp ˈoʊvərˈitɪŋ. "wɪn ju noʊ haʊ ˈmɛni ˈkælɔˌriz ðɛr ər, ju maɪt ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ ʃɛr ɪt wɪθ ˈsəmˌbɑdi ər seɪv səm fər ˈleɪtər," ʃwɔrts sɪz. "ðæts wət ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪz fər, tɪ meɪk ju əˈwɛr əv haʊ məʧ jʊr ˈitɪŋ soʊ ju kən meɪk ˈbɛtər ˈʧɔɪsɪz." ʃwɔrts sɪz ðɛrz noʊ gʊd ɪkˈskjuz fər ˈlivɪŋ ˈkælɔˌriz ɔf ˈmɛnju bɔrdz. 'ˈhilɪŋ' ˈkælɔˌriz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt steɪts, "nɑt ɔl ˈkælɔˌriz ər kriˈeɪtɪd ˈikwəl. səm ˈkælɔˌriz ər ˈhilɪŋ, səm ər ˈhɑrmɪŋ." ˈmɑrkətɪŋ əˈsaɪd, jɛs, səm fudz ər ˈɔlsoʊ haɪ ɪn ˈnutriənts., ənd ˌævəˈkɑdoʊz ər gʊd ɪgˈzæmpəlz. bət noʊ wən fud ʧeɪn həz ə məˈnɑpəli ɔn hoʊl greɪnz, fruts ər ˈvɛʤtəbəlz. ðæts wət ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪz fər, tɪ meɪk ju əˈwɛr əv haʊ məʧ jʊr ˈitɪŋ soʊ ju kən meɪk ˈbɛtər ˈʧɔɪsɪz. ˈroʊzi ʃwɔrts, ˌdaɪəˈtɪʃən ənd ˈɔθər ərˈoʊmə ˌɛˈsprɛsoʊ bɑr ɪz əˈnəðər ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˈitəri prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ɪts juz əv frɛʃ fud ənd ˈhoʊlsəm ˌɪnˈgridiənts. "wi hæd tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɑr ˈmɛnjuz, wi hæd tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɑr nuˈtrɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, wi hæd tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɑr ˈkeɪtərɪŋ ˈmɛnjuz, ˈmɛnjuz, ˈprɪnɪd aʊt ˈmɛnjuz, ˈligəl ˈmɛnjuz," sɪz ˈdænjəl, ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈmænɪʤər fər ərˈoʊmə ˌɛˈsprɛsoʊ bɑr ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ. "bət ˈsərtənli aɪ θɪŋk ɪts fər ðə ˈbɛtər." hi sɪz ɪt kən bi ə ˈʧælənʤ tɪ hɛlp ˈpipəl ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ˈaɪtəmz ɔn ðɛr ˈmɛnjuz kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi nuˈtrɪʃənəl. seɪlz ˈhævənt ʧeɪnʤd drəˈmætɪkəli sɪns ðə ʧeɪn ˈstɑrtɪd ˈpoʊstɪŋ ɪts ˈkælɔˌriz. ˈdəzənt θɪŋk ɪts fɛr ðət ˈɪzənt pleɪɪŋ baɪ ðə seɪm rulz. "aɪ doʊnt ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ə brænd ðət taʊts ɪts ˈfrɛʃnəs ənd taʊts ðə nuˈtrɪʃənəl ˈvælju əv ɪts fud ˈwʊdənt wɔnt tɪ meɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən mɔr ˈrɛdəli əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ɪts ˈkəstəmərz," sɪz. ˈpɛnəltiz fər nɑt ˈpoʊstɪŋ ˈkælɔˌriz ðɛr ər stɪf faɪnz fər nɑt kəmˈplaɪɪŋ wɪθ ɑnˈtɛrioʊz ˈmɛnju ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən: ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz kən bi faɪnd əp tɪ ə deɪ fər ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə lɔ. ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz kən bi faɪnd əp tɪ ə deɪ fər ˌnɑnkəmˈplaɪəns. wən əv 5 ˈgaɪdɪŋ ˈprɪnsəpəlz ˈlɪstɪd ɔn ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt steɪts: "ˈnəmbərz rul. ɪf ju kænt ˈmɛʒər ɪt, ju kænt ˈmænɪʤ ɪt."
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a popular restaurant chain that markets itself as a healthy alternative to fast food does not post calories on its menu boards, flouting ontario law.
be it pizza, cake or quinoa salad, food service chains with more than 20 locations in ontario must post the number of calories in the items they're selling.
in toronto, that's approximately 3,000 restaurants and fast food joints. local health inspection teams have just begun making their way through that list, and they've found a holdout.
"we are seeing compliance almost everywhere we go. almost, except one chain that we are having a challenge with, that the province is aware of," says sylvanus thompson, associate director of toronto public health.
thompson wouldn't name the chain, but says it was outed by public complaints.
"the public has a right to know what they are consuming and that is the reason that act was introduced in the first place. i would say it's unfair to the public," he says.
people can see who's posting calories on menu boards and who isn't. clearly, freshii is not. with 36 locations in toronto alone, freshii is breaking provincial law and risking substantial fines.
the question, is why?
not down for the count
freshii did not respond to multiple requests by cbc news for an interview.
the chain markets itself as "healthy" fast food, offering a range of soups, salads, wraps and bowls. nutritional information for its food products, including calories, is posted on the company's website. it also states freshii's motto: "count nutrients, not calories."
a toronto public health official says people have the right to know what they are consuming, which is why the healthy menu choices act was introduced. (graeme roy/canadian press)
the main ingredients in the chain's oaxaca bowl are kale, brown rice, black beans and avocado. total calories: 640.
"that's a lot of calories for some people when they think they're getting a salad bowl," says rosie schwartz, registered dietitian and author in toronto.
on average, adults need 2,000 calories a day. when it comes to weight gain, schwartz says, portion sizes are a big problem at fast-food chains because you can get too much of a good thing.
obesity studies have shown that people tend to perceive "healthy" foods as being less filling. researchers at the university of texas at austin found that when we eat such foods we tend to think we're less full and end up overeating.
"when you know how many calories there are, you might decide to share it with somebody or save some for later," schwartz says. "that's what the legislation is for, to make you aware of how much you're eating so you can make better choices."
schwartz says there's no good excuse for leaving calories off menu boards.
'healing' calories
freshii's website states, "not all calories are created equal. some calories are healing, some are harming."
marketing aside, yes, some high-calorie foods are also high in nutrients. quinoa, chickpeas and avocados are good examples. but no one food chain has a monopoly on whole grains, fruits or vegetables.
that's what the legislation is for, to make you aware of how much you're eating so you can make better choices. - rosie schwartz, dietitian and author
aroma espresso bar is another expanding eatery promoting its use of fresh food and wholesome ingredients.
"we had to change our menus, we had to change our nutritional information, we had to change our catering menus, take-out menus, printed out menus, legal menus," says daniel davidzon, marketing and communications manager for aroma espresso bar in toronto. "but certainly i think it's for the better."
he says it can be a challenge to help people understand that higher-calorie items on their menus can also be nutritional. aroma's sales haven't changed dramatically since the chain started posting its calories.
davidzon doesn't think it's fair that freshii isn't playing by the same rules.
"i don't understand why a brand that touts its freshness and touts the nutritional value of its food wouldn't want to make information more readily available to its customers," davidzon says.
penalties for not posting calories
there are stiff fines for not complying with ontario's menu labelling legislation:
individuals can be fined up to $1,000 a day for breaking the law.
corporations can be fined up to $10,000 a day for non-compliance.
one of freshii's 5 guiding principles listed on its website states: "numbers rule. if you can't measure it, you can't manage it."
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apoteket* əˈnaʊnst ˈərliər ðɪs wik ðət ɪt wɑz ˈplænɪŋ tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ə reɪnʤ əv ˈplæstərz fər ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈdɑrkər skɪn toʊnz ɛz pɑrt əv ˈɛfərts tɪ kət dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ɪn sˈwidən. bət ðə aɪˈdiə kˈwɪkli kɔzd ə ˈmidiə stɔrm ɪn ˈdɛnˌmɑrk ˈæftər nu ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈʤɛnsən ˈpoʊstɪd ə lɪŋk tɪ ðə ˈbændɪʤ ˈstɔri ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˈkɑmɛnt: wəns əˈgɛn ˈhæpi ðət aɪ doʊnt lɪv ɪn sweden…”*…”. ðə ˈdeɪnɪʃ ˈmɪnɪstər fər ˈʧɪldrənz əˈfɛrz ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈɛlən treɪn nørby*, ˈɔlsoʊ weɪd ɪn ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu, kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ɪt tɪ sˈwidənz ˈrisənt ˈsɛnsərɪŋ əv ‘‘racist*' ˈɛləmənts əv ˈstɔriz. ɪn ðə wərld ˈsɪriəsli bɪˈlivz ðət ˈməŋki ɪz ən əˈfrənt tɪ ˈpipəl frəm ˈəðər pɑrts əv ðə wərld ər ðət waɪt ˈbændɪʤɪz ənd ˈplæstər ər meɪd tɪ əˈnɔɪ ˈpipəl hu hæv ˈdɑrkər skin?”*?” ʃi roʊt ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. nuz əv ðə tu ˈmɪnɪstərz' ˈkɑmɛnts kˈwɪkli meɪd ɪt ˈɪntu ðə sˈwidɪʃ prɛs ənd wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl haɪ ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˈkrɪtɪks ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔn ˈʤɛnsən tɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz. ɪz ənˈwərði ðət ə ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ʃʊd spik ðɪs weɪ əˈbaʊt ə ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈkəntri. hi ʃʊd əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz tɪ ðə sˈwidɪʃ people,”*,” dahlerup*, ə ˈdeɪnɪʃ prəˈfɛsər əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl saɪəns æt ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm ˌjunəˈvərsəti, toʊld sˈwidənz ˈnuzˌpeɪpər. bət sˈwidənz oʊn ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈmɑrgoʊ əˈtɛmptəd tɪ pʊt ə ˈbændeɪd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈleɪtəst roʊ ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ baɪ səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ˈʤɛnsən hæd krɔst ə laɪn, bət ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðə hæd ˈsɪmpli meɪd hɪz ˈbləndər ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˌɪnɪkˈspɪriəns. "əm ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət hi ɪz nu tɪ ðə ʤɑb ɛz ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər. ju hæv tɪ fərˈgɪv ðoʊz kaɪnz əv trænzˈgrɛʃənz. aɪ æm ʃʊr hi wɪl lərn," toʊld ðə ˈnuzˌwaɪr. ˈʤɛnsən ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈfɛndɪd hɪmˈsɛlf ɔn ˈdeɪnɪʃ ˈʧænəl ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðət hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts wər səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi "təŋ ɪn ʧik" bət ˈædɪŋ: "əm ˈhæpi tɪ lɪv ɪn ə ˈkəntri wɛr wi dəˈbeɪt mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋz ðən ðə əv ə ˈplæstər.", wɪʧ həz 370 stɔrz əˈkrɔs sˈwidən, rɪˈvild ɪts ˈdɑrkər ˈplæstər aɪˈdiə ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈæftər ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv sˈwidɪʃ ˈʧɛrɪtiz. "wɪr ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈwɛðər ɪts ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ hæv ˈdɪfərənt ˈkələrd hoʊp tɪ hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn pleɪs baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr," kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz dɪˈrɛktər ˈivə toʊld ðə ˈloʊkəl. ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈfɑloʊd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm baɪ sˈwidɪʃ ˈblɔgər ˈpɔlə ˈdɑlbərg hu toʊld ˈpəblɪk ˈbrɔdˌkæstər ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət ðə ˈfɑrməsi ʤaɪənt wɑz kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ tɪ ˈreɪˌsɪzəm baɪ ˈoʊnli ˈɔfərɪŋ ʃeɪdz əv beɪʒ ˈplæstərz ɔn ɪts ʃɛlvz. bət ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ðə ˈkəmpəniz dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ traɪəl ˈdɑrkər ˈprɑdəkts wɑz meɪd lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈraɪtər meɪd ðə ˈkɑmɛnts.
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apoteket announced earlier this week that it was planning to introduce a range of plasters for people with darker skin tones as part of efforts to cut discrimination in sweden.
but the idea quickly caused a media storm in denmark after new foreign minister kristian jensen posted a link to the bandage story on facebook alongside the comment: “i'm once again happy that i don't live in sweden…”.
the danish minister for children's affairs and education, ellen trane nørby, also weighed in on the issue, comparing it to sweden's recent censoring of ‘racist' elements of pippi longstocking stories.
“who in the world seriously believes that pippi's monkey is an affront to people from other parts of the world or that white bandages and plaster are made to annoy people who have darker skin?” she wrote on facebook.
news of the two ministers' comments quickly made it into the swedish press and with several high profile critics calling on jensen to apologize.
“it is unworthy that a foreign minister should speak this way about a neighbouring country. he should apologize to the swedish people,” drude dahlerup, a danish professor of political science at stockholm university, told sweden's expressen newspaper.
but sweden's own foreign minister margot wallström attempted to put a bandaid over the latest row on friday by suggesting that jensen had crossed a line, but noting that the 44-year-old had simply made his plaster-related blunder as a result of inexperience.
"i'm thinking that he is new to the job as foreign minister. you have to forgive those kinds of transgressions. i am sure he will learn," wallström told the tt newswire.
jensen also defended himself on danish channel tv2, explaining that his comments were supposed to be "tongue in cheek" but adding: "i'm happy to live in a country where we debate more important things than the colours of a plaster."
apoteket, which has 370 stores across sweden, revealed its darker plaster idea on wednesday after talking to a number of swedish anti-racism charities.
"we're looking at whether it's possible to have different coloured plasters...we hope to have something in place by the end of the year," communications director eva fernvall told the local.
the development followed criticism by swedish blogger paula dahlberg who told public broadcaster sveriges radio on monday that the pharmacy giant was contributing to racism by only offering shades of beige plasters on its shelves.
but fernvall insisted that the company's decision to trial darker products was made long before the writer made the comments.
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haʊ seɪf ər ɑr ˈɛrˌpɔrts ənd kən wi trəst ðə ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ɑr ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz? ðiz, ənd ˈmɛni kˈwɛsʧənz ər biɪŋ reɪzd ˈæftər ə ˈstənɪŋ rɪˈpɔrt aʊt əv kwəˈbɛk faʊnd ðət ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ɪmˈplɔɪiz æt truˈdoʊ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt wər ˈaɪsəs səˈpɔrtərz. ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd fɔr ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu wər flægd ɛz ˈrædɪkəlz ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli strɪpt əv ðɛr ˈɛrˌpɔrt sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈklɪrəns. wən rɪˈpɔrtədli hæd ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ˈhoʊˈmeɪd ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ənd əˈsɔlt ˈwɛpənz. əˈnəðər ˈoʊpənli səˈpɔrtɪd ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ənd ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə. praɪər tɪ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ˈkɛrid aʊt baɪ ðə nuz ˈeɪʤənsi tva*, ðiz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hæd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ strəˈtiʤɪk loʊˈkeɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɛrˌpɔrt ˈrənˌweɪz ənd ˈɛrˌkræfts. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ðiz ˈrædɪkəlz wər strɪpt əv ðɛr sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈklɪrəns ənd muvd tɪ ˈdɪfərənt pəˈzɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt. tu stɪl wərk ðɛr. ðeɪ wər nɑt ərˈɛstɪd ər dɪˈpɔrtəd. ðeɪ ˈivɪn faɪərd frəm ðɛr ˈɛrˌpɔrt ʤɑbz. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðeɪ wər muvd tɪ lɛs strəˈtiʤɪkli ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ pəˈzɪʃənz. əˈpɛrəntli, ju kən bi ə ɪn ˈkænədə ju kən səˈpɔrt ɑr ˈɛnəmiz hu weɪʤ wɔr əˈgɛnst ˈjuˈɛs ənd ɪt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli gɪt ju faɪərd. ˈfɔrmər pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɛkspərt ˈlioʊ naɪt ɪz ˈrɪŋɪŋ ðə əˈlɑrm bɛl. hi sɪz ˈsɪmələr ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz kən bi faʊnd ɪn ˈɛrˌpɔrts ənd ˈəðər pɔrts əv ˈɛntri əˈkrɔs ˈkænədə. hi kɔlz ɪt ə flɔ ɪn ɑr ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti system”*”. wɪn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz əˈplaɪ fər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈklɪrəns θru ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsi, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈlaɪz ɔn ə ˈloʊkəl ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛk frəm ðə rcmp*. bət ɪf ə ˈpərsən həz spɛnt taɪm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈkænədə, ɪf ðeɪ kəm frəm ə feɪld steɪt ər ˈkəntri, ðɛr meɪ bi noʊ ˈrɛkərd əv ðɛm ɪn kəˈneɪdiən sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz. ˈkænədə ənd ˈgloʊbəl əˈfɛrz ˈkænədə du nɑt hæv ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti tɪ ˈkɑndəkt θəroʊ ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛks ɪn səm pɑrts əv ðə world,”*,” sɛd naɪt, ˈlɪstɪŋ səˈmɑljə ənd ˌɪˈrɑk ɛz ɪgˈzæmpəlz. ˈrəðər ðən duɪŋ ən ˈɛkstrə θəroʊ ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛk ɔn ðoʊz hu hæv spɛnt taɪm ɪn ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm hotspots*, ɪn ˈmɛni ˈɪnstənsɪz, ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ʧɛk skɪps ˈoʊvər ðoʊz jɪrz. ə ˈgeɪpɪŋ hoʊl ɪn ɑr ˈnæʃənəl security,”*,” sɛd naɪt. wən ju kʊd draɪv ə trək θru, ˈlɪtərəli, wɪθ ə bɔm inside.”*.” ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt ɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli əˈlɑrmɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ˈrisənt θrɛts əˈgɛnst ˈɛˌrlaɪnz. ˈlæpˌtɑp kəmˈpjutərz ənd lɑrʤ ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk dɪˈvaɪsɪz hæv bɪn bænd ɔn pleɪnz ˈtrævəlɪŋ frəm 10 ˈkəntriz ɪn ðə ˈmɪˌdist ənd nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑ. ðɛr ɪz ˈrizən tɪ bɪˈliv ðə θrɛt tɪ ˈkænədə rənz ˈdipər ðən ʤɪst ə fju roʊg ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl. ən ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rɪkˈwɛst frəm ˈrɛbəl ˈmidiə tɪ ˈtrænspɔrt ˈkænədə, faʊnd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈklɪrənsɪz rɪˈvoʊkt ənd rɪfˈjuzd həz bɪn ˈstɛdəli ˈraɪzɪŋ. ɪn 2010 ðɛr wər 31 ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl wɑz rɪfˈjuzd ˈklɪrəns, ənd 11 wɛr sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈklɪrənsɪz wər rɪˈvoʊkt. baɪ 2015 ðoʊz ˈfɪgjərz hæd ʤəmpt tɪ 110 rɪfˈjuzəlz ənd 42 ˌrɛvəˈkeɪʃənz. ðɪs səˈʤɛsts ðə rɪˈpɔrt aʊt əv truˈdoʊ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt meɪ nɑt bi ən ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ˈprɑbləm. ɪt meɪ bi mɔr ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd. ɑr ˈɛnəmiz ər ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt ɑr ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ du hɑrm əˈgɛnst ˈɪnəsənt səˈvɪljənz. wi nid tɪ teɪk ðɪs θrɛt ˈsɪriəsli, ənd du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wi kən tɪ stɑp ðɛm. kərˈɛkʃən: ɪn ə ˈrisənt ˈɑrtɪkəl, aɪ ˈɪntərvˌjud ˈkəstəmz ənd ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈjunjən (ciu*) ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌʒænˈpjɛr ˈfɔrtɪn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪ ˌɪnkərˈɛktli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɪm ɛz piɛr st-jacques*, ðə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz dɪˈrɛktər hu koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd ðə ˈɪntərvˌju. aɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz fər ðɪs ˈɛrər.
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how safe are our airports and can we trust the integrity of our national security institutions?
these, and many questions are being raised after a stunning report out of quebec found that a handful of employees at montreal’s trudeau international airport were isis supporters.
the report highlighted four individuals who were flagged as radicals and eventually stripped of their airport security clearance. one reportedly had extensive knowledge and documentation of homemade explosives and assault weapons.
another openly supported the muslim brotherhood and islamic state on social media.
prior to the investigation, carried out by the french-language news agency tva, these individuals had access to strategic locations, including airport runways and aircrafts.
following the investigation, these radicals were stripped of their security clearance and moved to different positions in the airport. two still work there.
they were not arrested or deported. they weren’t even fired from their airport jobs.
instead, they were moved to less strategically damaging positions.
apparently, you can be a terrorist-sympathizer in canada — you can support our enemies who wage war against us — and it won’t necessarily get you fired.
former police officer and vancouver-based security expert leo knight is ringing the alarm bell. he says similar situations can be found in airports and other ports of entry across canada.
he calls it a “fundamental flaw in our national security system”.
when individuals apply for security clearance through a federal agency, the government relies on a local background check from the rcmp.
but if a person has spent time outside of canada, if they come from a failed state or terrorist-producing country, there may be no record of them in canadian security databases.
“transport canada and global affairs canada do not have the capability to conduct thorough background checks in some parts of the world,” said knight, listing somalia and iraq as examples.
rather than doing an extra thorough background check on those who have spent time in terrorism hotspots, in many instances, the security check skips over those years.
“it’s a gaping hole in our national security,” said knight. “and it’s one you could drive a truck through, literally, with a bomb inside.”
this report is particularly alarming in the context of recent threats against airlines.
laptop computers and large electronic devices have been banned on planes traveling from 10 countries in the mideast and north africa.
there is reason to believe the threat to canada runs deeper than just a few rogue airport employees in montreal.
an access to information request from rebel media to transport canada, found the number of national security clearances revoked and refused has been steadily rising.
in 2010, there were 31 cases where an individual was refused clearance, and 11 where previously-awarded security clearances were revoked.
by 2015, those figures had jumped to 110 refusals and 42 revocations.
this suggests the report out of montreal’s trudeau international airport may not be an isolated problem. it may be more far-reaching and potentially coordinated.
our enemies are working to infiltrate our institutions in order to do harm against innocent civilians. we need to take this threat seriously, and do everything we can to stop them.
correction: in a recent article, i interviewed customs and immigration union (ciu) president jean-pierre fortin. however, i incorrectly identified him as pierre st-jacques, the communications director who coordinated the interview. i apologize for this error.
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ðɪs bʊk wɪl bi ə əv 100 ˈpeɪʤɪz ər ˈpərˌfɪkt baʊnd fər ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈkɑpiz ənd wɪl ˈditeɪl ðə sɪks meɪn ˈriʤənz əv lɛˈvaɪəθən, ɪts ˈreɪsɪz, ˈpipəlz, ˈneɪʃənz, ˈkəlʧərəl ˈɔrdərz, ənd ˈkriʧərz. ɪt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ goʊ ˈɪntu ɪts ˈhɪstəri, mythlore*, ənd ˈmeɪʤər npcs*. ɪt wɪl ˈfaɪnəli ˈditeɪl wɛr, ɔn ˈmɑdərn deɪ ərθ, ðə ˈgeɪtˌkipər ˈpɔrtəlz ˈoʊpən tɪ ðɪs ˈmɪθɪk lænd, ənd wɪl ˌɪntrəˈdus səm əv ðə ˈdɛnəzənz frəm ərθ ðət hæv meɪd lɛˈvaɪəθən ðɛr hoʊm ənd vaɪs ˈvərsə. ðɪs bʊk wɪl bi ənd wɪl sut moʊst geɪmz ˈsɪstəmz soʊ ju kən brɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktərz frəm jʊr ˈkɑrənt geɪm ˈɪntu lɛˈvaɪəθən fər ədˈvɛnʧər! ə lɪst əv ʧɑrts wɪl bi prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ hɛlp ju skeɪl jʊr ˈsɪstəmz stæts əˈproʊpriɪtli. muddyfoot*, noʊm ədˈvɛnʧərər ənd ˈkrɑnɪklər. wət wɪr ˈjuzɪŋ ðə fəndz fər. wɪl juz ðə fəndz tɪ peɪ ðə səʧ ɛz ˈraɪtərz, ɑrt, ənd leɪaʊt, ˈpərʧəs ˈɛkstrə ɑrt, ənd peɪ fər ðə prɪnt ˈkɑpiz. jʊr bʊk wɪl kəm tɪ ju ˈviə wən bʊk ʃɛlf (drivethrurpg*, rpgnow*, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə) ənd wɪl bi ə ˈvaʊʧər fər ðə ər ə ˈkɑpi ənd ˈʃɪpɪŋ. ˈɛni ˈpɑsəbəl ˌɪmˈpɔrt ˈdutiz ər jʊr riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti soʊ pliz ʧɛk ˌbiˈfɔr ˈplɛʤɪŋ (moʊst ˈkəntriz doʊnt ʧɑrʤ ə ˈduti əv ˈfɪzɪkəl bʊks bət v.a.t*. ɪz naʊ du ɔn ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk bʊks) ˈdɪstənt rɛlmz ɪz ə fər ðə ˈkɑntənənt əv lɛˈvaɪəθən ɔn ðə wərld əv atuannu*. ərˈɪʤənəli ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd baɪ ɛlvz, dwɔrvz,, ənd kæts, ðə ˈreɪsɪz əv lɛˈvaɪəθən dɪˈskəvərd ˈeɪnʧənt mæn ɔn ərθ ˈviə ə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˈpɔrtəlz. ə wɔr bɪtˈwin ðə əv dɛθ (tua*) ənd laɪf (annu*) brɔt əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən tɪ ərθ ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ðə greɪt fləd. ðeɪ seɪvd wət ˈjumənz ðeɪ kʊd bət məˈlɛniə ˈleɪtər ðə ɛlvz æt list rɪˈgrɛt ˈseɪvɪŋ ðɛm. ɔl ðət rɪˈmeɪnz əv ðə lɛˈvaɪəθən ˈreɪsɪz ɔn ərθ ər hæf fərˈgɑtən teɪlz əv dwɔrvz,, ɛlvz, ənd ðə feɪ. ðə ˈsikrɪt pæθ ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪti əv talerion*,. lɛˈvaɪəθən ɪz ə lænd əv fˈjudəl ˈkɪŋdəmz, ˈtraɪbəl pleɪnz, fərˈgɑtən ˈtɛmpəlz, ənd lɔst ˈsɪtiz. ɪt ɪz ə lænd praɪˈmɛrəli əv mɛn, bət ˈɔlsoʊ əv ˈsikrətɪv dwɔrvz, ə tərˈænɪkəl ˈɛmpaɪər, ˈwɑndərɪŋ kæts, ənd ocassionally*, ə lɔst ˈvɪzɪtər frəm ˈmɑdərn deɪ ərθ. wɔnt tɪ brɪŋ jʊr juz. mərˈin skwɑd əp əˈgɛnst ɔn ðə sloʊps əv ðə waɪt ˈmaʊntənz? ˈɑrʧərz ˈhaɪdɪŋ aʊt ɔn ðə strits əv ist ˈləndən? ju gɑt ɪt. ðə taʊn əv pahrastin*, ist larasin*, ˈsɛntrəl eomandir*. iʧ ˈriʤən, eormandir*, aisulis*, paleador*, tellanur*, tarsantua*, ənd (saʊθ tellanur*), həz ɪts oʊn ˈsɛkʃən ənd ðə rɛlmz wɪˈθɪn ðət ˈriʤən ər ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ˈkætəˌlɔg ˈfæʃən dɪˈteɪlɪŋ hu rulz ðɛr, wət ˈkərənsi ənd ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ər juzd, ənd ˈɛni ˈəðər noʊts səʧ ɛz ðə neɪmz əv ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɛtəlmənts. ðə meɪn reɪs əv lɛˈvaɪəθən ɪz mæn ɪn ˈvɛriəs ʃeɪdz ənd kridz. waɪl lɛˈvaɪəθən həz ɪts ɛlvz ənd dwɔrvz, ðeɪ ər ˈrɛrli ɪnˈkaʊnərd. ðə rɛlm əv ɪz ˌzɛnəˈfɑbɪk ənd tərˈænɪkəl ənd ðə ˈoʊnli ɛlvz jul faɪnd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðət ər ðə ˈvægəbɑnd ˈaʊtˌkæsts noʊn ɛz ðə helliandarim*. dwɔrvz ənd hæv ɔl bət daɪd aʊt ɪn lɛˈvaɪəθən ˈlivɪŋ ˈoʊnli ə fju ˈskætərd ˈaʊtˌpoʊsts, ənd noʊmz ər ˈivɪn mɔr skɛrs. kæts,, ənd troʊlz ər ðə ˈoʊnli ˈreɪsɪz əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd mɛn ðət sim tɪ bi θˈraɪvɪŋ. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə, ə tɔl ˈwɔrjər reɪs wɪθ ðə skɪn əv ʃɑrks ənd ə koʊld dɛd stɛr tɪ mæʧ. ə kwin ənd hər ˈbɑdiˌgɑrd frəm ˈstɛfəni ərˈɪʤənəl ˈwərkɪŋ ˈdɑkjəmɛnt. ɑrt baɪ sade*. ðɪs ˈsɛkʃən dilz wɪθ ɔl ðə juˈnik ənd mənˈdeɪn ˈkriʧərz jʊr ˈlaɪkli tɪ mit wɪθ ðɛr ˈjuʒəwəl ˈɛriə əv ˌhæbəˈteɪʃən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd. ðə ənd troʊl ər ˈkloʊsli rɪˈleɪtɪd ənd ˈɔfən ˈælaɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz əˈgɛnst ˈjumənz. ðɛr ər ə fju ˈskætərd dɑrk ˈsɛtəlmənts ənd ðɛn ðɛrz ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ. ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ ər ə reɪs əv dɑrk ˈhjuməˌnɔɪd ʃeɪdz ˌɪnˈtɛnt ɔn kənˈsumɪŋ ðə lɪvz əv ɔl ðeɪ mit. hæf fæst ˈzɑmbi, hæf blæk smoʊk ˈɛntɪti, ðeɪ ər ðə stəf əv ˈnaɪtˌmɛrz fər ɔl ˈdisənt leviathans*. ɪts bɛst nɑt tɪ goʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ fər wʊd ʤaɪənts! ˈdrægənz, beastmen*, ogres*, ʤaɪənts, gulz, ˈwɛrˌwʊlvz, ˈvæmpaɪrz, greɪt sneɪks, ənd ˈəðər səʧ bists ˌɪnˈhæbət ðiz ˈpeɪʤɪz tɪ tɛst jʊr pleɪərz. waɪl ðɛr ˈfɪzɪkəl stæts ˈɑrənt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd, ðɛr ɪz ə sˈlaɪdɪŋ skeɪl əv ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti fər ˈgeɪtˌkipərz tɪ ˈædəkwɪtli geɪʤ ðə θrɛt tɪ ðɛr pleɪərz ˈkɛrɪktərz. ˈstɛfəni ɪz ə wɛlʧ ənd həz bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈhɑbi ɛz ə ˈgeɪmər fər 35 jɪrz ənd ɛz ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri fər 10 hər ˈpriviəs wərk ˌɪnˈkludz kəˈmɪʃənz fər chaosium*, ˈmɑŋgus, ˈgoʊldən ˈgɑblɪn prɛs ənd ˈmɛni mɔr wɪθ hər mæps ɪn ˈtaɪtəlz səʧ ɛz ðə ˈhɔrər ɔn ðə ˈɔriˌɛnt ɪkˈsprɛs, kɔl əv ɪˈdɪʃən, 2300ad*, ðə ˈlɛgəsi əv lurco*, wərld wɔr, ənd baɪ ˈgæslaɪt (ˈmɛni ˈəndər hər neɪm əv ˈwərðɪŋtən). biɪŋ frəm nɔrθ weɪlz ʃi həz ˈreɪnˌwɔtər fər bləd, sleɪt fər ðə hɑrt əv ə ˈdrægən fɔrʤd ɪn ðə ˈmaʊntənz əv ðə nɔrθ (jɛt ɪz səˈpraɪzɪŋli əˈproʊʧəbəl). dɑrk ˈeɪʤɪz kɛnt baɪ ˈstɛfəni ˈɔgəst hɑn ɪz ən əˈmɛrɪkən (ˈmoʊstli) ˈraɪtər əv saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən, ˈfænəsi ənd ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ məˈtɪriəlz. ˈhævɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈtɔsɪŋ daɪs wɪn ˈfænəsi ˈgeɪmɪŋ wɑz stɪl θri bʊks ɪn ə ˈlɪtəl waɪt bɑks, hi həz bɪn ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ fər θri fʊl ˈdɛkeɪdz ənd ɪz boʊθ praʊd ənd proʊˈfaʊndli dɪˈprɛst baɪ ðət fækt. bɔrn ɪn 1971 hɪz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈfæməli muvd əraʊnd ə greɪt dil, əˈfɔrdɪŋ ɪm ðə keɪɑs ənd ˈblɛsɪŋ əv laɪf ɪn ˈdəzənz əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəntriz. ðɪs həz prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪm wɪθ ə mɑnˈtɑʒ əv ən ˈækˌsɛnt, ˌhɛzəˈteɪʃən æt ˈspɛlɪŋ wərdz laɪk ənd ə ˈfɑndnəs fər ˈsɪtiz laɪk ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ˈləndən ənd nu jɔrk (mɔr kənfˈjuzd ˈwərlˌpulz əv ˈkəlʧərz du nɑt ɪgˈzɪst ɔn ðɪs ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈplænət). hɪz ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈkrɛdɪts ˌɪnˈklud tu ˈnɑvəlz ənd ˈdəzənz əv ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˌsəpləˈmɛnts ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɪfərənt ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑdəkt laɪnz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈdənʤənz ənd ˈdrægənz, ˈbæbəˌlɑn 5 eɪʤ əv ˈkoʊnən, ənd ðə loʊn wʊlf ˈsɛtɪŋ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ məˈtɪriəl fər ðə loʊn wʊlf ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm baɪ fɔrʤ rɪˈplaɪ. hi həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɪtən ˈsɛvərəl ˈpisɪz əv ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˈfɪkʃən ənd ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ stəˈtɪstɪks fər stɑr wɔrz, ðə kloʊn wɔrz. ˈɔgəst hɑn greɪ ɪz ə ˈdərbi, beɪst ˈɪləˌstreɪtər, hi laɪks kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz ðət ˈkæpʧər ðə ˈjumən ˈæˌspɛkt əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈʒɑnrəz, əˈspɛʃəli ənd ˈfænəsi. hi həz ə ˈmæstərz ɪn dɪˈzaɪn frəm ˈdərbi ˈjuni., ləvz drɔɪŋ ˈpipəl, ənd ɪz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ˈmɛni əv ðə fænˈtæstɪk ˈkɑnsɛpt ˈɑrtɪsts aʊt ðɛr. aɪˈtɪnərənt ˈwɔrjər baɪ greɪ ə. kʊk ɪz ən ˈɪləˌstreɪtər gɑt ˈoʊvər 20 jɪrz əv ɪkˈspɪriəns ɛz ə ˈfriˌlænsər. hi ləvz duɪŋ ˈfænəsi ənd saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən, bət ɪz ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈɛni kaɪnd əv ˈprɑʤɛkt. ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪn ˈækʃən ənd ˈtɛlɪŋ ə ˈstɔri ər maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt θɪŋz tɪ dɪˈpɪkt. skəl baɪ ə. kʊk strɛʧ goʊl 0 (ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd!) ˈsɪstəm ˈdætə! ənˈlɑkt!! wɪl æd stæt blɑks, reɪs ənd klæs templates*, ənd mɔr fər ˈpæθˌfaɪndər, d&d5e*, ˈlɛʤənd ənd ˈʃɪvəlri ˈsɔrsəri ɪn ə ˈdaʊnˌloʊd. ðɪs wɪl liv ðə bʊk fər ˈbækərz hu prɪˈfər ˈəðər rulz bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkeɪtər tɪ ðoʊz ˈrənɪŋ ðiz ˈpɑpjələr ˈsɪstəmz! strɛʧ goʊl 1 mɔr ɑrt ənd fʊl ˈkələr! wɪl kəˈmɪʃən mɔr ɑrt fər ðə bʊk tɪ meɪk ɪt mɔr ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ənd bi ə ˈbɛtər ˌɪˈləstrətɪv ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə wərld əv atuannu*. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈɛvəri peɪʤ wɪl bi ˈlɪftɪd ˈglɔriəsli ˈɪntu fʊl ˈkələr. strɛʧ goʊl 2 ˈfərðər rɛlmz! wɪl ɪkˈspænd ðə bʊks riˈmɪt baɪ ˈædɪŋ mɔr ˈpeɪʤɪz ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ ən ˈoʊvərvˌju əv ðə ˈkɑntənənts ənd bɪɔnd lɛˈvaɪəθən. strɛʧ goʊlz 3 ɛnˈhænst ɪˈdɪʃənz! wɪl meɪk ðə bʊk əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ˈəðər ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz (tbd*) ənd wɪl meɪk ˈɛvəri ˈkɑpi ˈhɑrdˌkəvər! ˈfərðər strɛʧ goʊlz tɪ bi dɪˈtərmənd.
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this book will be a pdf of 100 pages or perfect bound for physical copies and will detail the six main regions of leviathan, its races, peoples, nations, cultural orders, and creatures. it will also go into its history, mythlore, and major npcs. it will finally detail where, on modern day earth, the gatekeeper portals open to this mythic land, and will introduce some of the denizens from earth that have made leviathan their home and vice versa. this book will be systemless and will suit most games systems so you can bring characters from your current game into leviathan for adventure! a list of charts will be provided to help you scale your system's stats appropriately.
durrigan muddyfoot, gnome adventurer and chronicler.
what we're using the kickstarter funds for.
we'll use the funds to pay the creatives such as writers, art, and layout, purchase extra art, and pay for the print copies. your book will come to you via one book shelf (drivethrurpg, rpgnow, etc) and will be a voucher for the pdf or a print-on-demand copy and shipping. any possible import duties are your responsibility so please check before pledging (most countries don't charge a duty of physical books but v.a.t. is now due on electronic books)
distant realms is a gazetteer for the continent of leviathan on the world of atuannu. originally populated by elves, dwarves, halflings, and cats, the races of leviathan discovered ancient man on earth via a network of portals.
a war between the embodiments of death (tua) and life (annu) brought annihilation to earth leading to the great flood. they saved what humans they could but millennia later the elves at least regret saving them. all that remains of the leviathan races on earth are half forgotten tales of dwarves, halflings, elves, and the fey.
the secret path into the elven city of talerion, lo-hemna.
leviathan is a land of feudal kingdoms, tribal plains, forgotten temples, and lost cities. it is a land primarily of men, but also of secretive dwarves, a tyrannical elven empire, wandering cats, and ocassionally, a lost visitor from modern day earth. want to bring your u.s. marine squad up against orcs on the slopes of the white mountains? elven archers hiding out on the streets of east london? you got it.
the town of pahrastin, east larasin, central eomandir.
each region, eormandir, aisulis, paleador, tellanur, tarsantua, and lo-hemna (south tellanur), has it's own section and the realms within that region are listed in catalogue fashion detailing who rules there, what currency and languages are used, and any other notes such as the names of major settlements.
the main race of leviathan is man in various shades and creeds. while leviathan has its elves and dwarves, they are rarely encountered. the elven realm of lo-hemna is xenophobic and tyrannical and the only elves you'll find outside of that are the vagabond outcasts known as the helliandarim. dwarves and halflings have all but died out in leviathan leaving only a few scattered outposts, and gnomes are even more scarce. cats, orcs, and trolls are the only races alongside men that seem to be thriving.
there is also the mirim, a tall warrior race with the skin of sharks and a cold dead stare to match.
a queen and her mirim bodyguard from stephanie mcalea's original working document. art by sade.
this section deals with all the unique and mundane creatures you're likely to meet with their usual area of habitation also illustrated. the orcs and troll chiefdoms are closely related and often ally themselves against humans. there are a few scattered dark halfling settlements and then there's the shadow. the shadow are a race of dark humanoid shades intent on consuming the lives of all they meet. half fast zombie, half black smoke entity, they are the stuff of nightmares for all decent leviathans.
it's best not to go looking for wood giants!
dragons, beastmen, ogres, giants, ghouls, werewolves, vampires, great snakes, and other such beasts inhabit these pages to test your players. while their physical stats aren't represented, there is a sliding scale of difficulty for gatekeepers to adequately gauge the threat to their player's characters.
stephanie mcalea is a welsh cartographer and has been involved in the rpg hobby as a gamer for 35 years and as a professional in the industry for 10. her previous work includes commissions for chaosium, mongoose, golden goblin press and many more with her maps in titles such as the horror on the orient express, call of cthulhu 7th edition, 2300ad, the legacy of arrius lurco, world war cthulhu, and cthulhu by gaslight (many under her pre-transition name of steffon worthington). being from north wales she has rainwater for blood, slate for bones,and the heart of a dragon forged in the mountains of the north (yet is surprisingly approachable).
dark ages kent by stephanie mcalea
august hahn is an american (mostly) writer of science fiction, fantasy and roleplaying materials. having started tossing dice when fantasy gaming was still three books in a little white box, he has been roleplaying for three full decades and is both proud and profoundly depressed by that fact. born in 1971, his military family moved around a great deal, affording him the chaos and blessing of life in dozens of different countries. this has provided him with a montage of an accent, hesitation at spelling words like valor/valour and a fondness for cities like chicago, london and new york (more confused whirlpools of cultures do not exist on this or any other planet). his writing credits include two novels and dozens of gaming supplements in several different major product lines including dungeons and dragons, babylon 5, age of conan, and the lone wolf setting, including material for the lone wolf video game by forge reply. he has also written several pieces of background fiction and roleplaying statistics for star wars, the clone wars.
august hahn
jonny gray is a derby, uk based illustrator, he likes creating illustrations that capture the human aspect of different genres, especially sic-fi and fantasy. he has a masters in design from derby uni., loves drawing people, and is inspired by many of the fantastic concept artists out there.
itinerant warrior by jonny gray
storn a. cook is an illustrator who’s got over 20 years of experience as a freelancer. he loves doing fantasy and science fiction, but is open to any kind of project. characters in action and telling a story are my favorite things to depict.
smilodon skull by storn a. cook
stretch goal 0: (updated!) system data! £4,501 (+£1) unlocked!!
we'll add stat blocks, race and class templates, and more for pathfinder, d&d5e, legend (d100), and chivalry & sorcery in a pdf download. this will leave the book systemless for backers who prefer other rules but also cater to those running these popular systems!
stretch goal 1: more art and full colour! £5,000 (+£500)
we'll commission more art for the book to make it more impressive and be a better illustrative example of the world of atuannu. also, every page will be lifted gloriously into full colour.
stretch goal 2: further realms! £7,000 (+£2,500)
we'll expand the book's remit by adding more pages and giving an overview of the continents and archipeligo beyond leviathan.
stretch goals 3: enhanced editions! £13,000 (+£8,500)
we'll make the book available in other languages (tbd) and will make every copy hardcover!
further stretch goals to be determined.
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ðə ˈkrɪtɪks hæv bɪn ˈsaɪlənst, ənd ˈsaɪlənst gʊd. ˈmaɪkəl ˈʃuˌmɑkər rɪˈtaɪrd ə wərld ˈʧæmpiən, bət hɪz eɪθ ˈtaɪtəl ˈnɛroʊli ɪˈskeɪpt ɪm raɪt daʊn tɪ ðə laɪn æt hɪz ˌfɛrˈwɛl grænd pri ɪn 2006 rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ ˈæftər ˈluzɪŋ ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp tu jɪrz ɪn ə roʊ tɪ ə ˈjəŋgər fərˈnɑndoʊ əˈlɑnsoʊ, ˈmɛni ˈstɑrtɪd ˈæskɪŋ ɪf ðə ˈdraɪvər ðət ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ðə spɔrt fər soʊ lɔŋ stɪl hæd ɪt ɪn hɪz, ahem*, "ədˈvænsɪŋ" eɪʤ. ðoʊz ˈpəndɪts gɑt ðɛr ˈænsər wɪn ˈʃuˌmɑkər ˈbrifli rɪˈtərnd tɪ ɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə wil əv ðə fərˈɑri ðɪs jɪrz kɑr, æt ən əˈfɪʃəl ˈfɔrmjələ wən ˈtɛstɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt ɪn speɪn ðɪs wik. ðə ˈfoʊkɪs əv ðə ɪˈvɛnt, ðə fərst sɪns ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən, wɑz tɪ gɪv ðə timz ə ʧæns tɪ rən ðə kɑz wɪˈθaʊt ˈtrækʃən kənˈtroʊl ənd wɪθ ðə ˈstændərˌdaɪzd ˈɪnʤən kənˈtroʊl ˈjunɪt (ecu*), ɛz ˈmænˌdeɪtɪd baɪ ðə 2008 ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. ˈʃuˌmɑkər droʊv fər ðə fərst tu əv ðə θri deɪ tɛst ˈsɛʃən, ənd ɔn boʊθ deɪz hɪz læp taɪmz sæt æt ðə ˈvɛri tɔp əv ðə taɪm ʃits. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ˈspoʊkspərsənz wər kwɪk tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ðɪs dɪd nɑt ˈhɛrəld ˈmaɪkəlz rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə grɪd, ʤɪst ə ˈwəˌtaɪm ɪˈvɛnt. soʊ ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈdraɪvərz kən slip ˈiziər. [ˈsɔrsəz: ənd fərˈɑri]
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the critics have been silenced, and silenced good.
michael schumacher retired a seven-time world champion, but his eighth title narrowly escaped him right down to the line at his farewell grand prix in 2006. retiring after losing the championship two years in a row to a younger fernando alonso, many started asking if the driver that dominated the sport for so long still had it in his, ahem, "advancing" age.
those pundits got their answer when schumacher briefly returned to f1 in taking the wheel of the ferrari f2007, this year's title-winning car, at an official fia-sanctioned formula one testing event in spain this week. the focus of the event, the first since the end of the season, was to give the teams a chance to run the cars without traction control and with the standardized engine control unit (ecu), as mandated by the 2008 regulations.
schumacher drove for the first two of the three day test session, and on both days his lap times sat at the very top of the time sheets. unfortunately, spokespersons were quick to point out that this did not herald michael's return to the grid, just a one-time event. so the rest of the drivers can sleep easier.
[sources: italiaspeed and ferrari]
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ðə ɑrts ˈsɛnər spræŋ frəm ðə juˈtoʊpiən aɪˈdil əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri fər ˈɑrtɪsts ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz wən ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ʃild ˈpeɪnərz ənd ˈskəlptərz frəm ˈsænə ˈkruzɪz ˈraɪzɪŋ rɛnts, waɪl prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə kəˈkun əraʊnd ðə kriˈeɪtɪv kəmˈjunɪtiz ˈmɛni ˈʧɪldrən. bət ðə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈidən kʊd nɑt kip aʊt ə ˈpɛrənts wərst ˈnaɪtˌmɛr. pəˈlis ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ərˈɛstɪd ə ˈneɪbər əv "ˈmædi" ˈmɪdəltən, seɪɪŋ ðə bɔɪ lʊrd ðə gərl ˈɪntu hɪz ˈfæməliz əˈpɑrtmənt ˈsənˌdi ənd kɪld hər, ðɛn hɪd ðə ˈbɑdi ɪn ə riˈsaɪkəlɪŋ bɪn. ˈmɛni ˈrɛzɪdənts hæd hɛld aʊt hoʊp ðət ˈmædi, ə vəˈveɪʃəs gərl læst sin ˈraɪdɪŋ ə ˈskutər ˈsənˌdi ˌæftərˈnun, wʊd bi faʊnd əˈlaɪv. ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv hər ˈbɑdi ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt wɑz ə ˈstənɪŋ bloʊ tɪ ˈmɛni ɪn ðə ˈkɑmplɛks. tɪ lərn ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ðət əˈnəðər ˈrɛzɪdənt wɑz səˈspɛktɪd ɪn ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ wɑz tu məʧ. "wɪr ʤɪst ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd. ðiz ər tu əv ɑr kɪdz, ənd wən ɪz dɛd ənd wən həz bɪn ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ. ənd ɪts ˈhɔrəbəl. ɪts ʤɪst ˈhɔrəbəl," sɛd ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈpɔrtər, ə dæns prəˈfɛsər æt ˈkɑlɪʤ. hər ˈʧɪldrən, ˈeɪʤɪz 11 ənd 13 pleɪd wɪθ boʊθ ðə ˈvɪktɪm ənd ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt, ʃi sɛd. "frəm ðə kəmˈjunɪtiz ˈstændˌpɔɪnt, wi ˈmoʊstli fil laɪk ðiz ər ɑr ˈbeɪbiz," ˈpɔrtər sɛd. "ðɪs ɪz ðə moʊst ˈhɔrəbəl θɪŋ ju kən ˌɪˈmæʤən." əˈθɔrətiz sɛd ðeɪ bɪˈliv ˈmædi ˈwɪlɪŋli wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə bɔɪz əˈpɑrtmənt, wɛr ðeɪ wər əˈloʊn. "ʃi wɑz 8 jɪrz oʊld," sɛd ˈsænə kruz pəˈlis ʧif ˈkɛvɪn ˈvoʊgəl. "aɪ θɪŋk ʃi hæd ə ˈrizənəbəl əˈmaʊnt əv trəst ɪn ɪm." ˈvoʊgəl sɛd pəˈlis wər ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk rɪˈzəlts ənd dɪd nɑt gɪv ə kɔz əv dɛθ. əˈθɔrətiz dɪd nɑt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt bɪˈkəz hi ɪz ə ˈmaɪnər. ʃɑkt ˈrɛzɪdənts dɪˈskraɪbd ɪm ɛz "swit" ənd sɛd hi wɑz ˈwɛlˈnoʊn fər hɪz praʊəs wɪθ ə yo-yo*. ˈpɔrtər sɛd ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt wɑz kwaɪət ənd pəˈlaɪt, ənd ðət hɪz ˈməðər priˈpɛrd fud ənd ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˈneɪbərz ˈoʊvər ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈhɑləˌdeɪz. ðə ˈkɑmplɛks rɪˈzɛmbəlz ə ˈmɑdərn ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈkæmpəs wən əˈspɛʃəli ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ fər ˈʧɪldrən hu pleɪ, peɪnt ˈsaɪdˌwɔks wɪθ ʧɔk ənd raɪd ˈbaɪsɪkəlz ɔn ɪts ˈlændˌskeɪpt graʊnz. ɪt ˈoʊpənd æt ðə saɪt əv ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk sɔlz, wɪʧ wəns səˈplaɪd mɔr ðən hæf əv ɔl ˈsædəl ˈlɛðər prəˈdust ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ðə ˈsɛnərz 100 ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈjunɪts wər kəmˈplitɪd ɪn 2009 ˈfəndɪd baɪ ðə ˈsænə kruz ˌridɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈeɪʤənsi ənd ə nɑnˈprɑfət dɪˈvɛləpər. dɪˈnis ˈkaɪzər ʃɔ sɛd ʃi wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə klæs ˈsənˌdi ˌæftərˈnun ənd rɪˈmɛmbərd siɪŋ ˈmædi ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈpərpəl drɛs ənd ˈraɪdɪŋ ðə ˈsɪlvər ˈskutər. "ʃi wɑz goʊɪŋ bæk ənd fɔrθ ɔn hər ˈskutər," ʃɔ sɛd. "ʃi wʊd pik ˈɪntu ðə dɔr waɪl wi wər ˈwərkɪŋ." baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə klæs, ðɛr wɑz ə kəˈmoʊʃən ɪn ðə ˈkɔrˌtjɑrd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɪsɪŋ gərl. "wi nu ðət ðɛr wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈtɛrəbli rɔŋ," ʃɔ sɛd. "ɪt wɑz laɪk, ɪt məst bi səm ˈstreɪnʤər hu græbd hər." ʃɔ kɔld ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ən oʊˈeɪsɪs fər ˈɑrtɪsts ðət "filz seɪf." "ðə ˈʧɪldrən ər aʊt laɪk ˈlɪtəl ˈbətərˌflaɪz," ʃɔ sɛd. "ɪts ə kənˈteɪnd ˈɛriə ɪts laɪk, ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ju steɪ hir ɪn ðə ˈkɔrˌtjɑrd ənd ju raɪd əraʊnd ənd ju weɪt fər jʊr frɛnd." ˈmædi wɑz læst sin əˈbaʊt p.m*. ˈsənˌdi ɔn sərˈveɪləns ˈvɪdioʊ. hər ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns ˈprɑmptɪd ə ˈfræntɪk sərʧ. ðə ˈmæsɪv ˈmænˌhənt dru ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz frəm əˈməŋ ðə ˈdəzənz əv ˈprɪntˌmeɪkərz, ənd ˈəðər ˈɑrtɪsts hu lɪv ɪn ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈkɑmplɛks. ðɛn æt p.m*. ˈmənˌdeɪ, ə ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊvər 24 aʊərz ˈæftər ʃi ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd, ə ˈsænə kruz pəˈlis dɪˈtɛktɪv dɪˈskəvərd ðə gərlz ˈbɑdi æt ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə riˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ˈdəmpstər, wɪʧ hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn sərʧt baɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz. "ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt hæd gɔn tɪ greɪt lɛŋθs tɪ kənˈsil ðə ˈbɑdi," pəˈlis sɛd. ðə bɔɪ wɑz ˈstændɪŋ nɪr ðə ˈdəmpstər, ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli drɔɪŋ ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz, hu bɪˈliv hi wɑz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðɛm ɛz ðeɪ sərʧt, ˈvoʊgəl sɛd. hi wɑz dɪˈteɪnd ənd ˈleɪtər ərˈɛstɪd ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ hər dɛθ. pəˈlis sɛd ðeɪ hæv ˈɛvədəns taɪɪŋ ɪm dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ˈmædi. ðə bɔɪ kʊd naʊ feɪs ˈsɛvərəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz, səm əv wɪʧ kʊd bi faɪld əˈgɛnst ɪm ɛz ən ˈædəlt, ˈsænə kruz dist*. atty*. ˈʤɛfri ˈroʊzəl sɛd. dɪˈtɛktɪvz ˈɪntərvˌjud ðə bɔɪ ˈərli ˈtuzˌdeɪ ənd bɪˈliv hi ˈæktɪd əˈloʊn. ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈsɑmbər ˈmɛsɪʤ ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. "wi ər ɪn ˈmɔrnɪŋ," ðeɪ roʊt. "pliz hoʊld ˈjuˈɛs ɪn jʊr hɑrts. wi æsk fər hɛlp prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə ˈpraɪvəsi əv ɑr ˈfæməliz ənd ðə kəmˈjunɪti. ðɪs ɪz ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈpeɪnfəl ˈprɔˌsɛs. wi ər soʊ ˈdipli ˈgreɪtfəl fər ðə hɛlp ənd səˈpɔrt əv ðə ˈsænə kruz pəˈlis, ˌvɑlənˈtɪr grups, ənd kənˈsərnd ˈsɪtɪzənz. fər naʊ, wi mɔrn ənd æsk ðət ju gɪv ˈjuˈɛs taɪm ənd speɪs tɪ mɔrn." ˈpɔrtər ɪkˈsprɛst ˈsɪmpəθi fər boʊθ ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt ənd ðə ˈfæməli əv ðə sleɪn gərl. "aɪ wɔnt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈpipəl doʊnt luz saɪt əv ðə fækt ðət ðɪs ɪz ɑr ˈbeɪbi," ˈpɔrtər sɛd. "ɪf hi dɪd ðɪs, ɪt ɪz stɪl ə ˈhɔrər. ənd wi nid tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ hɛlp ˈɛvriˌwən ənd əˈspɛʃəli mɑm." baɪ ˈmɪˌdæftərˌnun, ə ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft məˈmɔriəl hæd fɔrmd æt ðə ɑrts ˈkæmpəs. ˈmɔrnərz fɔrmd ə hɑrt wɪθ buˈkeɪz əv waɪt ˈroʊzɪz ənd ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈdeɪziz, ənd stəft ˈænəməlz bɛrz, ˈpəpiz, ˈkɪtənz, ə pɛr əv ˈræbəts, ə ˈpɛŋgwən. səm ˈpipəl brɔt flaʊərz. ˈəðərz ə kɑrd. ðɛn ə ˈkændəl. wən noʊt wɑz ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ smɔl hɑrts ənd flaʊərz. ˈrɪtən ɪn ˈkɛrfəl wɪθ ˈpərpəl, pɪŋk ənd ˈɑkwə ˈmɑrkər wɑz ə ˈmɛsɪʤ: "rɛst ɪn pis. ˈeɪnʤəl əv ˈsænə kruz."
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the tannery arts center sprang from the utopian ideal of creating a sanctuary for artists and their families — one intended to shield painters and sculptors from santa cruz's rising rents, while providing a cocoon around the creative community's many children.
but the creative eden could not keep out a parent's worst nightmare. police on tuesday arrested a 15-year-old neighbor of madyson "maddy" middleton, saying the boy lured the 8-year-old girl into his family's apartment sunday and killed her, then hid the body in a dumpster-sized recycling bin.
many residents had held out hope that maddy, a vivacious girl last seen riding a scooter sunday afternoon, would be found alive. the discovery of her body monday night was a stunning blow to many in the complex.
to learn on tuesday that another resident was suspected in the killing was too much.
"we're just devastated. these are two of our kids, and one is dead and one has been taken away. and it's horrible. it's just horrible," said resident yasmina porter, a dance professor at cabrillo college. her children, ages 11 and 13, played with both the victim and the suspect, she said.
"from the community's standpoint, we mostly feel like these are our babies," porter said. "this is the most horrible thing you can imagine."
authorities said they believe maddy willingly went into the boy's apartment, where they were alone.
"she was 8 years old," said santa cruz police chief kevin vogel. "i think she had a reasonable amount of trust in him."
vogel said police were waiting for forensic results and did not give a cause of death.
authorities did not identify the suspect because he is a minor. shocked residents described him as "sweet" and said he was well-known for his prowess with a yo-yo.
porter said the suspect was quiet and polite, and that his mother prepared food and invited neighbors over during holidays.
the eight-acre complex resembles a modern college campus — one especially welcoming for children who play, paint sidewalks with chalk and ride bicycles on its landscaped grounds.
it opened at the site of the historic salz tannery, which once supplied more than half of all saddle leather produced in california. the center's 100 housing units were completed in 2009, funded by the santa cruz redevelopment agency and a nonprofit developer.
denise kiser shaw said she was taking a class sunday afternoon and remembered seeing maddy wearing a purple dress and riding the silver scooter.
"she was going back and forth on her scooter," shaw said. "she would peek into the door while we were working."
by the end of the class, there was a commotion in the courtyard about the missing girl.
"we knew that there was something terribly wrong," shaw said. "it was like, it must be some stranger who grabbed her."
shaw called the complex an oasis for artists that "feels safe."
"the children are out like little butterflies," shaw said. "it's a contained area … it's like, ok, you stay here in the courtyard and you ride around and you wait for your friend."
maddy was last seen about 5:05 p.m. sunday on surveillance video. her disappearance prompted a frantic search. the massive manhunt drew volunteers from among the dozens of printmakers, ceramacists and other artists who live in the housing complex.
then at 7:55 p.m. monday, a little over 24 hours after she disappeared, a santa cruz police detective discovered the girl's body at the bottom of the recycling dumpster, which had already been searched by
volunteers. "the suspect had gone to great lengths to conceal the body," police said.
the boy was standing near the dumpster, immediately drawing the attention of investigators, who believe he was watching them as they searched, vogel said. he was detained and later arrested in connection with her death.
police said they have evidence tying him directly to maddy.
the boy could now face several charges, some of which could be filed against him as an adult, santa
cruz dist. atty. jeffrey rosell said. detectives interviewed the boy early tuesday and believe he acted alone.
on tuesday, residents posted a somber message on facebook.
"we are in mourning," they wrote. "please hold us in your hearts. we ask for help protecting the privacy of our families and the tannery community. this is an incredibly painful process. we are so deeply grateful for the help and support of the santa cruz police, volunteer groups, and concerned citizens. for now, we mourn and ask that you give us time and space to mourn."
porter expressed sympathy for both the suspect and the family of the slain girl.
"i want to make sure people don't lose sight of the fact that this is our baby," porter said. "if he did this, it is still a horror. and we need to figure out how to help everyone and especially maddy's mom."
by midafternoon, a makeshift memorial had formed at the arts campus. mourners formed a heart with bouquets of white roses and orange daisies, and stuffed animals — bears, puppies, kittens, a pair of rabbits, a penguin.
some people brought flowers. others a card. then a candle.
one note was decorated with small hearts and flowers. written in careful cursive — with purple, pink and aqua marker — was a message: "rest in peace madyson. angel of santa cruz."
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ˈmɛrələnd dɛl. ˈrɪʧərd, raɪt, həz ə wərd wɪθ dɛl. pæt məkˈdənə, lɛft, ɪn ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈbɪldɪŋ (mæt houston/ap*) ə ˈmɛrələnd ˈdɛləˌgeɪt frəm ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈkaʊnti wɑz kənˈvɪktəd əv ˈdraɪvɪŋ waɪl ˌɪnˈtɑksɪˌkeɪtɪd læst wik fər ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈstɛmɪŋ frəm ə ˈtræfɪk stɑp waɪl əˈtɛndɪŋ ə ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈoʊʃən ˈsɪti ɪn ˈɔgəst. dɛl. ˈrɪʧərd, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ənd ə prəˈpoʊnənt əv ˈstrɪktər lɔz, ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld fər ˈsɛntənsɪŋ ɔn mɑrʧ 10 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈrɛkərdz., hu ˈplidɪd nɑt ˈgɪlti, rɪkˈwɛstɪd ə ˈʤʊri traɪəl ɪn ˈkaʊnti ˈsərkət kɔrt ənd wɑz faʊnd ˈgɪlti ɔn ʤæn. 4 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈrɛkərdz. kɔrt əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd hæd ə ˈælkəˌhɑl ˈlɛvəl. kʊd nɑt bi riʧt fər ˈkɑmɛnt. ɪn ˈmɛrələnd, ˈdraɪvɪŋ waɪl ˌɪmˈpɛrd ɪz ə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ʧɑrʤ fər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ə ˈviɪkəl wɪθ ə bləd ˈælkəˌhɑl ˈlɛvəl bɪtˈwin pərˈsɛnt ənd pərˈsɛnt., hu sərvz ɛz ə ˈdɛpjəti məˈnɔrəti wɪp, ɪz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə haʊs ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈmætərz kəˈmɪti. æt ðə taɪm əv hɪz ərˈɛst, hi wɑz əˈtɛndɪŋ ðə ˈænjuəl ˈmɛrələnd əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˈkaʊntiz ˈsəmər ˈkɑnfərəns.
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maryland del. richard impallaria, right, has a word with del. pat mcdonough, left, in the legislative services building (matt houston/ap)
a maryland delegate from baltimore county was convicted of driving while intoxicated last week for charges stemming from a traffic stop while attending a conference in ocean city in august.
del. richard impallaria, a republican and a proponent of stricter drunk-driving laws, is scheduled for sentencing on march 10, according to court records. impallaria, who pleaded not guilty, requested a jury trial in wocester county circuit court and was found guilty on jan. 4, according to court records. court officials said impallaria had a 0.07 alcohol level.
impallaria could not be reached for comment.
in maryland, driving while impaired is a secondary charge for operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol level between 0.04 percent and 0.08 percent.
impallaria, who serves as a deputy minority whip, is a member of the house economic matters committee. at the time of his arrest, he was attending the annual maryland association of counties summer conference.
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wɪθ ə nɑd tɪ ˈjɪrˌbʊk stæfs ˈɛvriˌwɛr, ˈpʊlɪŋ aʊt ɑr oʊn likely”*” ˈbælət. wɪʧ ˈkɑrənt ʤæz pleɪərz hæv ə ʃɑt æt biɪŋ ɪn ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən fər ˌɔlˈstɑr əˈpɪrənsəz, dɪˈfɛnsɪv əˈwɔrdz ər ˈivɪn dɪˈskəʃənz ˈsəmˌdeɪ? ˈmeɪbi ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi, bət ðət stɑp ˈjuˈɛs frəm ˈæskɪŋ ðə kˈwɛsʧənz ɪn ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv ðə lænd ˈoʊvər. ðiz mɛnt tɪ bi priˈdɪkʃənz. ˈrəðər, ˈænsərɪŋ ðə kˈwɛʃən: ɪf wi hæv tɪ pɪk ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɔn ðə ˈrɑstər təˈdeɪ tɪ bi pɑrt əv ðiz ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, hu wʊd ɪt bi? ənd ˈivɪn θroʊ ɪn səm fən wənz. ˈkɑrənt ʤæz pleɪər moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə nɛkst ʤæz ˌɔlˈstɑr: ˈgɔrdən ˈheɪwərd. ɪf ˈɛni tu əv ðiz fɔr θɪŋz ˈhæpən ðɪs jɪr ənd ðə rɛst əv hɪz geɪm steɪz ˈfɛrli kənˈsɪstənt, ˈgɔrdən ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ən ˈskɔrər: ðə ʤæz goʊ frəm ˈbɑtəm 5 tɪ tɔp 10 ɪn peɪs, wɪʧ wʊd min əˈbaʊt 4 ˈɛkstrə pəˈzɛʃənz pər geɪm. ˈheɪwərd rɪˈtərnz ˈivɪn ʤɪst tɪ hɪz kərɪr 3 pɔɪnt əv 365 ər haɪər. hi gɪts bæk tɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ə θərd ər fjuər əv hɪz ʃɑts ɪn ðə fʊt reɪnʤ læst ˈsizən ˈæftər tu ˈsizənz æt ənd kwɪn sˈnaɪdər rənz ə lɔt əv pɪk roʊl θru ˈheɪwərd æt ðə tɔp ənd ðə ˈɛlˌboʊz. nən əv ðoʊz fɔr θɪŋz ər ənˈlaɪkli, soʊ ˈheɪwərd biɪŋ ən pleɪər ɪz ˈsimɪŋli nɑt ðət fɑr ɔf, ənd ɪz æt ðə ˈvɛri list ˌriəˈlɪstɪk. ɪf ðə kaɪnd əv ˈaʊtˌpʊt prəˈdusɪŋ, ðɛn stɑrt ˈhirɪŋ ɛz pəb ɛz sun ɛz ðə ʤæz stɑrt ˈgɪtɪŋ bæk tɪ bɔl. wɪʧ ˈlaɪkli bi ðɪs ˈsizən, bət hu noʊz? aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ səbˈskraɪb tɪ ðə ðət ˈheɪwərd ˈstraɪvɪŋ tɪ strɛʧ ˈɪntu hɪz roʊl wɪl hɛlp ɪm goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd. ˈlaɪkli tɪ meɪk timz ər kəmˈpit fər æt səm pɔɪnt: ˈdɛrɪk ˈfeɪvərz. prɑps tɪ ˈrudi ˈgɑbərt fər æt list ˈmeɪkɪŋ mi stɑp tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðɪs wən. zæk loʊ leɪd aʊt ðə ˈrizənz ðɪs wik ðət ˈgɑbərt kʊd ˈsəmˌdeɪ meɪk ən ˌɪmˈpækt laɪk ˈtaɪsən ˈʧændlər, ə ˈwəˌtaɪm ˈwɪnər. bət ˈgɑbərt ɪz ə weɪz ɔf. ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈrisənt ˈwɪnər ɪz ˈsəmˌwən hu ˈkæptənz hɪz dɪˈfɛns ənd həz ə mɔr kənˈsɪstənt, ˈstɛdi ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn hɪz dɪˈfɛnsɪv aɪˈdɛntəˌti. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪ wɪˈθaʊt ɪkˈsɛpʃən ɪn ðə læst 24 ˈsizənz 33 ˈmɪnəts ər mɔr pər geɪm, soʊ ʤɪst nɑt ən əˈwɔrd ðət gaɪz ərn frəm bɛnʧ roʊlz. fər hɪz pɑrt, favors’*’ teɪp ɪz ˈkaɪndər ðən hɪz ˈnəmbərz ər. geɪm fɪlm ʃoʊz ɔˈrɛdi gɑt ə ˈsɑləd dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðət ʃoʊ əp ɪn ðə ˈnəmbərz. hi ˈrɛrli meɪks mɪˈsteɪks wɪˈθɪn ðə tim dɪˈfɛns, bət wɑz sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ wən əv ðə wərst dɪˈfɛnsɪv timz ɪn ðə lig læst jɪr. ɛz ðə ˌpərsəˈnɛl əraʊnd ɪm ˌɪmˈpruvz, ˈpipəl wɪl stɑrt tɪ si wət bɪn seɪɪŋ sɪns leɪt ɪn ðə ˈɪrə: ðət ˈfeɪvərz ɪz ˈbɛtər æt di ðən ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪm ˈkrɛdɪt fər. ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ə ˈsɪriəs ˈkænədɪt æt səm pɔɪnt: ˈdɑnteɪ ɪgˈzəm. ðɪs wən ˈprɑbəˌbli dɪˈzərv səm ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ. ə tæd ˌɔnˈfɛr tɪ pɪn ðɪs wən ɔn ə kɪd hu ɪz ˈbɛrli ˈklɪŋɪŋ tɪ hɪz roʊˈteɪʃən spɑt æt ðə wərld kəp. bət ɪt ɪz wət ɪt ɪz. ɪf ˈɛnibədi ˈkərəntli ɔn ðə ˈrɑstər ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ snɪf ðə tɔp əv səm ˈbæləts səm deɪ, goʊɪŋ tɪ min ˈsəmˌwən meɪd ðə lip tɪ ˈboʊnə faɪd stɑr. nɑt ʃʊr ɪf ˈɛnibədi ɔn ðɪs tim həz ðət ɪn hɪz fˈjuʧər, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪgˈzəm, bət ˈrɪli gʊd pleɪərz ʤɪst tərn ˈɪntu. ðə hoʊl ˈrizən ðə ʤæz hæd tɪ swɪŋ fər ðə ˈfɛnsɪz ɔn ʤun 26 ˈheɪwərd kʊd meɪk ˈməltəpəl ˌɔlˈstɑr timz ənd ˈævərɪʤ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈkreɪzi laɪk ənd stɪl nɑt ˈrɪli hæv ə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈprɛsɪdənt tɪ gɪt ɪm ˈɪntu ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. soʊ fɑr, ˈoʊnli tu ˈmɑdərn hæv skɔrd fjuər ðən 23 pɔɪnts pər geɪm ɪn ðɛr ˈsizənz: stiv næʃ ənd ˈmæʤɪk ˈfərðər ˈɛvədəns ðət ɪt wʊd bi ˈiziər fər ɪgˈzəm tɪ skeɪl ðə ˈmaʊntən ðən səm ˈəðərz; ɪˈlit pɔɪnt gɑrdz sim tɪ hæv ˈɔltərˌneɪt kraɪˈtɪriə ənd kən gɪt əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈskɔrɪŋ lɛs ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdɪʃɪŋ laɪk ˈkreɪzi. bət ˈwɛðər ɪgˈzəm ər ˈɛnibədi wərks hɪz weɪ ˈɪntu ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, ɪt wɪl bi jɪrz əˈweɪ. bɪˈkəz ˈoʊnli tu ˈmɑdərn hæv lɛd ə tim ðət wən fjuər ðən 54 ənd ðə ˈævərɪʤ tim əv ə ˈmɑdərn wən 61 geɪmz. noʊ ˈtɛlɪŋ wɪn ðə ʤæz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi gʊd ɪˈnəf tɪ hæv ə ˈsɪriəs ˈkænədɪt, bət ɪf ɪt ˈhæpənz ɪn ðə nɛkst jɪrz, ˈprɑbəˌbli bɪˈkəz ɪgˈzəm hɪt ðə tɔp əv hɪz reɪnʤ ɛz ə ˈprɑspɛkt. ˈlaɪkli tɪ wɪn ˈɑnərz: ˈrɑdni hʊd. soʊ ɪz ɪt ə ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃən tɪ seɪ ɪgˈzəm ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli gaɪ wɪθ ə ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ʃɑt æt ən pik bət ðət hi maɪt nɑt bi ðə bɛst ˈrʊki ɔn hɪz oʊn tim ðɪs ˈsizən? nɑt æt ɔl. hʊd pleɪz ə pəˈzɪʃən wɛr ˈmɪnəts wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ənd həz ə skɪl sɛt ˈjuˌtɔ nidz hɛlp wɪθ. ənd, ɛz ˈpipəl əraʊnd ðə gloʊb kən naʊ əˈtɛst, ɪgˈzəm həz səm roʊd ɪn frənt əv ɪm. (nɑt ðət ˈsupər kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ˈsəmər. jæ, ɪt wɑz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ tɪ si hɪz əˈgrɛsɪvnəs ˌdɪsəˈpɪr ˈæftər ðə fərst geɪm. ənd jɛs, ə gaɪ wɪθ pərˈpɔrtɪd stɑr pəˈtɛnʃəl ʃʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ steɪ ɔn ðə flɔr wɪθ hɪz fər mɔr ðən ˈmɪnəts ə naɪt. bət aɪ si ə lɔt əv frut ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ dɪˈvɛləpmənt. aɪ θɪŋk ðə stæf kən gɪt ɪm bæk ɔn træk ɪn ə ˈhəri, ənd tɪ ðə australians’*’ dɪˈfɛns, ʤɪst nɑt ðɛr praɪˈɔrəti raɪt naʊ. ɪn ðə mɪst əv ə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈtʊrnəmənt, soʊ ðə ˈkoʊʧɪz oʊ ˈdɑnteɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli. aɪ θɪŋk bi mɔr əv ə praɪˈɔrəti ðə ˈsɛkənd hi lændz bæk ɪn ˈjuˌtɔ, ənd ðət minz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn səm bɪg ˈərli geɪnz ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ hɪz kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ, hɪz pleɪ, hɪz juz əv skrinz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ɔl ˈɛriəz wɛr ðeɪ kən meɪk səm fæst ˈprɑˌgrɛs.) ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ɪn treɪd ˈrumərz ðɪs ˈsizən: ˈkæntər. æt səm pɔɪnt ðɪs ˈsizən riˈvɪzɪt maɪ fʊl ˈræŋkɪŋ əv ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈtreɪdɪd baɪ ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn. bət ðə ˈdaɪʤɛst ˈvərʒən: ˈfeɪvərz ənd ɪgˈzəm goʊɪŋ ˈɛniˌwɛr ənˈlɛs ən ˈɔfər ɪz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ. ə ˈdisənt əˈmaʊnt əv ðə ˈrɑstər ɪz ənˈpruvən ˈtælənt ɔn ˈmɪnəməm dilz ðət wɪl fɛʧ ˈlɪtəl ˈvælju. soʊ ɪn tərmz əv pleɪərz hu kʊd ɑˈstɛnsəbli ˈhɛˌdlaɪn ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt dil ənd wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli bi əˈveɪləbəl, ðə lɪst ɪz ˈprɪti ˈlɪmɪtɪd. ɔn ðət rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ lɪst, ˈkæntər ənd ˈælɪk bərks ər ðə neɪmz ðət hæv səm ˈvælju əraʊnd ðə lig, ənd ˈkæntər ɪz ə bɪt mɔr ˈmɑrkətəbəl ˈgɪvɪn ðət ə bɪg mæn. ɪnˈtaɪərli seɪf, ðoʊ, ɔn ə tim ðət æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪz ˈmoʊstli ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈæˌsɛts. ðə ˈɑpərətɪv kˈwɛʃən wɪθ ˈɛni əv ðiz gaɪz wɪl bi: ɪz hi wərθ mɔr tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɛz ə treɪd ˈæˌsɛt təˈdeɪ ðən hi wɪl bi ɛz ə ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈæˌsɛt ɪn 2017 ˈlaɪkli tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ə ˈlɑkər rum vɔɪs: treɪ bərk. bərk həz ɔˈrɛdi ɪˈstæblɪʃt hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ˈsəmˌwən hu wɪl spik ˈfræŋkli, ənd hu wɔnts tɪ bi ə ˈlidər. ˈheɪwərd həz ə tən əv ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti, bət ɪz stɪl nɑt ˈfʊli ˈkəmfərtəbəl ɛz ðə gaɪ. ˈfeɪvərz ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ə bɪt mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl ðɛr. bət aɪ θɪŋk bərk wɪl bi ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈvoʊkəl ˈlidər fər ˈjuˌtɔ, ˈstɑrtɪŋ raɪt əˈweɪ. ˈlaɪkli tɪ gɪt ˈlɛvəl dɪsˈdeɪn frəm fænz: ˈtrɛvər ˈbʊkər. aɪ θɪŋk stiv ˈnoʊvæk wɪl pleɪ ɪˈnəf tɪ drɔ aɪr frəm ʤæz fænz, wɪʧ minz ðə vɛt ˈbæˌklæʃ ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈhɛdɪd təˈwɔrd ˈbʊkər. wɪʧ ɪz tu bæd. ˈoʊnli 26 ənd ə vɛt. mɔˈroʊvər, aɪ θɪŋk ə ʧæns hi kʊd hæv ə nis ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðɪs tim. bət fər ɪm tɪ pleɪ, kət ˈɪntu ˈsəmˌwən ˈmɪnəts, laɪk fæn ˈfeɪvərɪts ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈɛvənz ər ˈgɑbərt. aɪ kʊd ˈivɪn si ɪm səˈplæntɪŋ ˈkæntər ɪn ˈsərtən ˈlaɪˌnəp ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz, wɪʧ goʊ ˈoʊvər wɛl wɪθ ə ˈnəmbər əv fænz. ˈlaɪkli kɔr tɪ kəm ɔf ðə bɛnʧ: bərks. waɪl ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv θɪŋz ðət wʊd ˈæŋgər ˈmɛni fans…*… bərks ɪz pɔɪzd tɪ teɪk əˈnəðər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt stɛp ðɪs jɪr, bət ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv sɪˈnɛrioʊz wɛr aɪ kʊd si ɪm biɪŋ æst tɪ meɪk ðət ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ɪn ə rɪˈzərv roʊl. ˈrɪli wɛl ˈsutɪd tɪ ðət bɛnʧ əˈtækər roʊl, ənd aɪ kʊd si ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wɛr ˈiðər hʊd ər ɪgˈzəm stɑrts səm geɪmz æt ðə tu soʊ ðət sˈnaɪdər həz səm ˈbæləns ənd stək wɪθ ə bɛnʧ fʊl əv kˈwɛʃən mɑrks. ˈlaɪkli tɪ lænd ɪn tˈwɪtər ʤeɪl: ˈgɑbərt. ðɪs wən ˈivɪn kloʊz, ˈrɪli. naʊ ðət ˈɔnˌlaɪn pərˈsoʊnə həz bɪn teɪmd, ðə ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈsɔlti, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz sɑrˈkæstɪk ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃənəl ˈfrɛnʧmæn həz tɪ bi ðə haɪəst praɪˈɔrəti ɔn ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə wɔʧ lɪst. ˈlaɪkli tɪ pleɪ ə sˈmɔlər roʊl ɪn ðən ˈpipəl ˈsəˌspɛkt: ˈnoʊvæk. aɪ noʊ ðeɪ sɛd ðə raɪt θɪŋz ɪn tərmz əv ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈrizənz fər ðət ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, bət nɑt soʊld. aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ laɪk wət ˈbʊkər ənd ˈɛvənz brɪŋ. hoʊl kərɪr həz bɪn ɛz ə frɪnʤ roʊˈteɪʃən pleɪər. ˈlaɪkli tɪ pleɪ ə ˈbɪgər roʊl ɪn ðən ˈpipəl ˈsəˌspɛkt: ɪgˈzəm. ˈivɪn ˈæftər ə ˈlæˌkləstər ˈsəmər, aɪ θɪŋk ɪgˈzəm ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ə lɔt əv ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ pleɪ ðɪs jɪr.
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with a nod to yearbook staffs everywhere, we’re pulling out our own “most likely” ballot.
which current jazz players have a shot at being in the conversation for all-star appearances, defensive awards or even mvp discussions someday? maybe nobody, but that stop us from asking the questions in the spirit of pimple-faced high-schoolers the land over.
these aren’t meant to be predictions. rather, we’re answering the question: if we have to pick somebody that’s on the roster today to be part of these conversations going forward, who would it be? and we’ll even throw in some fun ones.
current jazz player most likely to become the next jazz all-star: gordon hayward.
if any two of these four things happen this year and the rest of his game stays fairly consistent, gordon is going to be an 18-20 ppg scorer:
the jazz go from bottom 5 to top 10 in pace, which would mean about 4 extra possessions per game.
hayward returns even just to his career 3 point % of .365 or higher.
he gets back to taking a third or fewer of his shots in the 10-22 foot range (38.9% last season after two seasons at 32.1% and 31.8%).
quin snyder runs a lot of pick & roll through hayward at the top and the elbows.
none of those four things are unlikely, so hayward being an 18-5-5 player is seemingly not that far off, and 20-5-5 is at the very least realistic. if that’s the kind of output hayward’s producing, then he’ll start hearing as pub as soon as the jazz start getting back to .500ish ball. which likely be this season, but who knows? i also subscribe to the theory1 that hayward striving to stretch into his 2013-14 role will help him going forward.
…most likely to make all-defensive teams or compete for dpoy at some point: derrick favors.
props to rudy gobert for at least making me stop to think about this one. zach lowe laid out the reasons this week that gobert could someday make an impact like tyson chandler, a one-time dpoy winner. but gobert is a ways off. the typical recent dpoy winner is someone who captains his team’s defense and has a more consistent, steady impact on his team’s defensive identity. they also play — without exception in the last 24 seasons — 33 minutes or more per game, so just not an award that guys earn from bench roles.
for his part, favors’ tape is kinder than his numbers are. game film shows he’s already got a solid defensive understanding that show up in the numbers. he rarely makes mistakes within the team defense, but was surrounded by one of the worst defensive teams in the league last year. as the personnel around him improves, people will start to see what i’ve been saying since late in the jefferjazz era: that favors is better at d than we’re giving him credit for.
…most likely to be a serious mvp candidate at some point: dante exum.
this one probably deserve some explaining.
it’s a tad unfair to pin this one on a kid who is barely clinging to his rotation spot at the world cup. but it is what it is. if anybody currently on the roster is going to sniff the top of some mvp ballots some day, going to mean someone made the leap to bona fide star. i’m not sure if anybody on this team has that in his future, including exum, but really good players don’t just turn into mvps. the whole reason the jazz had to swing for the fences on june 26. hayward could make multiple all-star teams and average something crazy like 22-6-7 and still not really have a historical precedent to get him into the conversation.
so far, only two modern mvps have scored fewer than 23 points per game in their mvp seasons: steve nash and magic johnson2. that’s further evidence that it would be easier for exum to scale the mountain than some others; elite point guards seem to have alternate criteria and can get away with scoring less as long as they’re also dishing like crazy. but whether exum — or anybody — works his way into the conversation, it will be years away. that’s because only two modern mvps have led a team that won fewer than 54 games3, and the average team of a modern mvp won 61 games.
there’s no telling when the jazz are going to be good enough to have a serious candidate, but if it happens in the next 5-7 years, probably because exum hit the top of his range as a prospect.
…most likely to win all-rookie honors: rodney hood.
so is it a contradiction to say exum is the only guy with a realistic shot at an all-nba peak but that he might not be the best rookie on his own team this season? not at all. hood plays a position where minutes will be available and has a skill set utah needs help with. and, as people around the globe can now attest, exum has some road in front of him.
(not that i’m super concerned about exum’s summer. yeah, it was disappointing to see his aggressiveness disappear after the first lvsl game. and yes, a guy with purported star potential should probably be able to stay on the floor with his nt for more than 8.5 minutes a night. but i see a lot of low-hanging fruit relative to exum’s development. i think the jazz’s staff can get him back on track in a hurry, and to the australians’ defense, that’s just not their priority right now. they’re in the midst of a competitive tournament, so the coaches don’t owe dante anything necessarily. i think he’ll be more of a priority the second he lands back in utah, and that means working on some big early gains relative to his conditioning, his off-ball play, his use of screens, etc. all areas where they can make some fast progress.)
…most likely to be in trade rumors this season: enes kanter.
at some point this season revisit my full ranking of least-to-most likely to be traded by the deadline. but here’s the reader’s digest version: hayward4, favors and exum aren’t going anywhere unless an offer is overwhelming. a decent amount of the roster is unproven talent on minimum deals that will fetch little value. so in terms of players who could ostensibly headline an important deal and would actually be available, the list is pretty limited.
on that remaining list, kanter and alec burks are the names that have some value around the league, and kanter is a bit more marketable given that he’s a big man. nobody’s entirely safe, though, on a team that at this point is mostly a collection of assets. the operative question with any of these guys will be: is he worth more to us as a trade asset today than he will be as a basketball asset in 2017?
…most likely to establish himself as a locker room voice: trey burke.
burke has already established himself as someone who will speak frankly, and who wants to be a leader. hayward has a ton of credibility, but is still not fully comfortable as the rah-rah guy. favors is getting a bit more comfortable there. but i think burke will be an important vocal leader for utah, starting right away.
…most likely to get rj/raja level disdain from fans: trevor booker.
i don’t think steve novak will play enough to draw ire from jazz fans, which means the vet backlash is probably going to be headed toward booker. which is too bad. he’s only 26, and a 4-year vet. moreover, i think there’s a chance he could have a nice impact on this team. but for him to play, he’ll cut into someone else’s frontcourt minutes, like fan favorites jeremy evans or gobert. i could even see him supplanting kanter in certain lineup situations, which go over well with a number of fans.
…most likely core fiver to come off the bench: burks.
while we’re on the subject of things that would anger many fans…
burks is poised to take another important step this year, but there are a lot of scenarios where i could see him being asked to make that contribution in a reserve role. he’s really well suited to that bench attacker role, and i could see situations where either hood or exum starts some games at the two so that snyder has some balance and isn’t stuck with a bench full of question marks.
…most likely to land in twitter jail: gobert.
this one isn’t even close, really. now that kanter’s online persona has been tamed, the sometimes salty, sometimes sarcastic and sometimes confrontational frenchman has to be the highest priority on the social media watch list.
…most likely to play a smaller role in ’14-15 than people suspect: novak.
i know they said the right things in terms of basketball reasons for that acquisition, but i’m not sold. i think they like what booker and evans bring. novak’s whole career has been as a fringe rotation player.
…most likely to play a bigger role in ’14-15 than people suspect: exum.
even after a lackluster summer, i think exum is going to get a lot of opportunities to play this year.
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ðə naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈleɪbər deɪ ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ, ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ðət ˈpipəl ʃʊd saɪn əp fər, ə nu ˈplætˌfɔrm fər ðə million”*” hu ˈvoʊtɪd fər hər, ˈfaʊndɪd ənd ˈfəndɪd baɪ hər ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈstrætɪʤɪst ˈpitər ənd hɪz waɪf leela*. purpose,”*,” ˈpitər roʊt ɪn hɪz ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ ðə saɪt, tɪ bɪˈkəm ðɛr ˈtrəstɪd sɔrs əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd æˈnælɪsɪs; tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðɛm (ənd ˈɛniˌwən like-minded*) ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ɪn ə keɪˈɑtɪk ˈmidiə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt; tɪ ˈsɛnər ðɛr ʃɛrd ˈprɪnsəpəlz; ənd tɪ du soʊ wɪθ ən ənˈweɪvərɪŋ kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ truθ ənd facts.”*.” fækts wər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ðə ənd ˈfɛloʊ ˈhɪləri səˈpɔrtərz, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðə seɪm truθs ðət ˈhɪləri ɪz ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪn hər nu ˈmɛmˌwɑr wət ˈhæpənd, kənˈkərənt wɪθ lɔnʧ. ðɛr truθ: ˈhɪləri ənd hər ˈmɪljən lɔst, dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ ɔn ðə raɪt saɪd əv ˈɛvəri ˈɪʃu əˈgɛnst trəmp, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər bɪˈtreɪd baɪ ðə ˈmidiə, ʤeɪmz comey*, ˈbərni ˈsændərz ənd hɪz berniebros*, ənd kəˈluʒən wɪθ ˈputɪn ənd hɪz cyberspies*. wɪˈθɪn ən aʊər əv twit, ðə nu ˈwɛbˌsaɪt kræʃt. ˈpitər kleɪmd ɪt wɑz ə əˈtæk baɪ ““haters.”*.” bət ə mɔr ˈplɔzəbəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən wɑz ðət ə stɔrm sərʤ əv ðə ˈkjʊriəs draʊnd ɪts ˈsərvərz ɪn ədˈvæns əv ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri 5 ˈhərəˌkeɪnz əv ˈrɪdəˌkjul ðət dɪˈstrɔɪd ɪts ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti ənd kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˈtrɪgər ˈridɪŋz əv ˈlæftər əˈkrɔs ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə. ɪz ðə əv əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm. ðə ˈlætər hæd ɪts ˈjusləs koʊd tɪ əˈʃʊr ju ˈdɪʤətəli əv ðə ˈfrɛʃnəs əv ʤus ˈpaʊʧəz huz ˈfrɛʃnəs deɪt wɑz mɑrkt ɔn ðə ˈræpər. ɪn məʧ ðə seɪm veɪn, ˈɔfərz kɑrdz ðət dɪˈspleɪ kwoʊˈteɪʃənz ənd ˈduli ˈvɛtɪd fækts əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ə ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən koʊd. ə ˈjuzər kən goʊ tɪ ðə saɪt ənd ˈɪnˌpʊt ðə koʊd tɪ ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ðət, jɛs, ɪt dɪd kəm frəm ənd wɑz ““verified”*” baɪ ðə ˈraɪtərz əv ðə site—i.e*. ˈpitər leela*. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ju kən pənʧ ɪn koʊd 0443111 tɪ dɪˈskəvər ðət ðə kwoʊt əˈkəstəmd tɪ ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ, ɪkˈwɑləti filz laɪk oppression”*” ɪz ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk doʊˈmeɪn ənd hæv ə sɔrs. ɔn ðə saɪt ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ faɪnd ˈəðər lɪŋks ənd ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈkɑmənˌtɛri frəm ðə, hu plæn tɪ æd ə ˈwikli ˈpɔdˌkæst, ˈjuˌtub ˈʧænəl, ənd ˈprimiəm ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp tɪ ðə swit əv ˈkɑntɛnt. ˌbiˈfɔr, ˈhɛdɪd ə ˈsɪmələr ˈvɛnʧər, shareblue*, ðə ˈdeɪvɪd brɑk ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɑpəˈgændə ʃɑp stæft baɪ ˈdɑrlɪŋ ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈraɪtərz əv ðə bʊʃ ˈɪrə səʧ ɛz ˈɛrɪk ˈboʊlərt ənd ˈɑlɪvər ˈwɪlɪs tɪ ˈkaʊntər ðə ənd ˈdeɪli ˈkɔlərz əv ðə raɪt. əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə ˈstrimˌlaɪnd, ˈfrɛndli ˈvərʒən əv ðə seɪm wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈklɪntən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkændɪdəsi tɪ prəˈpɛl ðɪs grænd ˈɪntu ðə ˈwaɪdər mediasphere*. ðiz ˈpipəl ər ˈspaɪrəlɪŋ ˈdaʊnwərd ɪn dɪˈprɛst ˌrumɪˈneɪʃən, ˈdɪgɪŋ ˈɛvər ˈfərðər tɪ faɪnd ˈbɛˌdrɑk truθs tɪ riˈbɪld ðɛr ˈsaɪkiz. ðə sɔrs əv ðə neɪm ɪz ə bɪt əv ə ˈmɪstəri. maɪ bɛst gɛs ɪz ðət ɪt ɪz ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ““verify”*” ənd ““reddit”—i.e*., laɪk reddit*, bət fər ˈvɛrəˌfaɪd kleɪmz. ɪts kɑrdz ər mɑrkt wɪθ ə ““v”*” ˈloʊgoʊ ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt əv vi fər vɛnˈdɛtə, ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv tɪ trəmp. ðə hoʊl ˈvɛnʧər ɪz ənd ˈwərði əv ðə weɪvz əv dərˈɪʒən ɪt həz rɪˈsivd. bət pɑrt əv mi wɑz ʤɑrd baɪ ðə fləd əv kwɪps. ðeɪ riˈmaɪndɪd mi əv trəmp ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə kraʊdz əv sərˈvaɪvərz æt ə ˈhjustən ˈʃɛltər tɪ ə gʊd time.”*.” ðɪs wɑz noʊ taɪm fər ʧip wərdz. ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ðə daous’*’ ənd ˈdɛspərɪt bɪd fər ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti ɪz ə ˈdipli pəˈθɛtɪk saɪˈkoʊsəs ðət ˈmɛrɪts ˈɛmpəθi, nɑt skɔrn. ðiz ˈpipəl ər ˈspaɪrəlɪŋ ˈdaʊnwərd ɪn dɪˈprɛst ˌrumɪˈneɪʃən, ˈdɪgɪŋ ˈɛvər ˈfərðər tɪ faɪnd ˈbɛˌdrɑk truθs tɪ riˈbɪld ðɛr ˈsaɪkiz. laɪk ðə prəˈvərbiəl flaɪ ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəl hu ˈkænɑt gɪt aʊt, ðə ˈhɪləri ər træpt ɪn ðɛr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈfərðər, ənd mɔr combatively*, əˈlɔŋ ðə seɪm laɪnz gaɪd ðɛm tɪ ðə ˈɛksət. ðiz ər ˈpipəl hu ˈtruli bɪˈliv ðət ɪf ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ˈoʊnli græspt ðə ðeɪ ˈoʊnli nu ðə trəmp wʊd luz ɔl lɪˈʤɪtəməsi, ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən wʊd bi sin ɛz ðə ˈraɪtfəl ˈprɛzɪdənt, ənd ɔl wʊd bi raɪt wɪθ ðə wərld. ðɛr ɪz pərˈhæps noʊ ˈgreɪtər fɔrm əv dɪˈnaɪəl ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks ðən ðə bɪˈlif ðət jʊr əˈpoʊnənt ˈsɪmpli nidz tɪ noʊ ðə truθ tɪ bi kənˈvɪnst ðət raɪt. ðeɪ ˈsəfər frəm trəmp ˈsɪnˌdroʊm, ənd ðeɪ ər fɑr frəm əˈloʊn. teɪk ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈblɔgər ənd ˈfaʊndər ʤɑʃ ˈmɑrʃəl. sɪns ɪˈlɛkʃən hi həz kæmˈpeɪnd tɪ wɪn səbˈskraɪbərz tɪ hɪz praɪm nuz ˈsərvɪs, soʊ ðət hi kən əˈfɔrd tɪ haɪər ˈməˌkreɪkɪŋ ˈʤərnəlɪsts tɪ əˈsaɪn tɪ ðə trəmp ɪf ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn, ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz, ðə nu ˈjɔrkər, ðə ˈdeɪli bist, pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. dɪˈvoʊtɪd ɪˈnəf ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ ðɪs ˈərʤənt tæsk. ʤɑʃ hɪmˈsɛlf həz ˈgɔtən ˈɪntu ðə ˈækʃən, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə kluz wɛˈrɛvər ðeɪ lɛd. ɪn ə ˈhɑrdi sɛpˈtɛmbər 1 poʊst ˈtaɪtəld, ˈmɪlər, ʤeɪmz comey*, ənd ðə ˈmɪstəri əv ðə ˈsikrɪt hour,”*,” ˈmɑrʃəl ðə dɛpθs əv ə ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kˈwɛʃən: wət ˈhæpənd ɪn ðoʊz ˈfɔrtiˌfaɪv ˈmɪnəts trəmp wɑz ɔn ðə ˈtɑrˌmæk əˈbɔrd ɛr fɔrs wən ˈkipɪŋ ðə prɛs kɔrz ˈweɪtɪŋ ˈæftər rɪˈtərnɪŋ frəm ˈbɛdmɪnstər, aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ dɪˈrɛktər? ˈmɑrʃəl ˈivɪn meɪd ə ““mini-collage”*” ðə ɪˈvɛnt, riˈplit wɪθ hɪz ˈdudəlz. trəmp wɑz ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ əv hɪz moʊst əˈgrɛsɪv ənd ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ advisers,”*,” ˈmɑrʃəl noʊts. wər ðeɪ dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪərrɪŋ əv comey*? ɪf ðeɪ wər, ðət wʊd bi ˈlɪtərəli game-changing*. haʊ soʊ? ɪt wʊd kənˈfərm səˈspɪʃən ðət ðə praɪm ˈmuvər bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən wɑz nən ˈəðər ðən [kju pˌwɑˈroʊ vɔɪs] fərst ˈsənɪnˌlɔ ˈʤɛrɪd mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ˈmɑrʃəl wɪl hæv ðə ˈsætɪsˌfaɪɪŋ ˌkɑnsəˈleɪʃən əv noʊɪŋ, jɛt wəns mɔr, ðə truθ. deɪ wɪl [sɪk] faɪnd aʊt wət ˈhæpənd ɪn ðət ˈfɔrtiˌfaɪv minutes,”*,” ˈmɑrʃəl kənˈkludɪd. bi ˈhæpi ðət day.”*.” ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃənz ər bət ðə tɪp əv ðə ˈaɪsbərg. ðɛr ɪz, ɪn noʊ ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɔrdər, ðə tˈwɪtər rɪˈzɪstəns əv ˈblɔgər ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈbeɪbi ˈkænən ˈvɪdioʊz, ðə nu drəʤ ˈsaɪrənz əv hænz kaɪl ˈgrɪfɪn ənd (ˈfeɪvərɪts əv rɪˈzɪstəns ˈdɑrlɪŋ əˈlɪsə miˈlɑnoʊ), ðə ˈrumər ˈməŋgərɪŋ ənd kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθiərˌaɪzɪŋ əv luiz mɛnʃ ənd klɔd ˈteɪlər, ənd ðə əv sɛθ ˈeɪbrəmsən. ðiz ər ˈpipəl soʊ ˈdɛspərɪt tɪ raɪt ðə rɔŋ əv noʊˈvɛmbər 8 2016 ðət ðeɪ ˈwɪtəl əˈweɪ aʊər ˈæftər aʊər ɪn ðə ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt ɪz ˈɪmənənt, laɪk ˈʤəŋkiz ʤɪst traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə nɛkst ˈlɛvəl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈstɑpɪŋ. ɛz vərˈʤɪnjə ˈhɛfərnən ˈnoʊtɪd ɪn hər pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ pis ɔn ðə raɪz əv ðə tˈwɪtər θrɛd, ˈmɛntəl smɑg əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp taɪmz əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv ˈkɪndəld ən ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈdɛspərɪt ˈlɔŋɪŋ fər ˈklɛrɪti ˈivɪn əˈməŋ tˈwɪtər wags.”*.” tɪ traɪ tɪ faɪnd ˈklɛrɪti ɪn ðə ɪz tɪ bi lɔst ɪn ə meɪz huz ɪz nən ˈəðər ðən trəmp hɪmˈsɛlf. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈgreɪtər fɔrm əv dɪˈnaɪəl ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks ðən ðə bɪˈlif ðət jʊr əˈpoʊnənt ˈsɪmpli nidz tɪ noʊ ðə truθ tɪ bi kənˈvɪnst ðət raɪt. ənd ðɛr ɪz ˈhɑrvərd ˈlɔrəns traɪb, əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ˈpiˌbɑdi ˈɛnərʤi ˈsɛˌlaʊt, hu siz ˈɛvədəns əv ˌkəlpəˈbɪlɪti æt ˈɛvəri tərn. ˈivɪn hɪz ˈnukliər ˈstænˌdɔf wɪθ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə meɪ bi ə plɔɪ tɪ dɪˈstrækt frəm ðə mˈjulər proʊb, traɪb sɪz. ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl lɔ ˈskɑlər ɪz soʊ ˈsərtən ðət trəmp ənd vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt maɪk pɛns ər ˈgɪlti əv haɪ kraɪmz ənd ˌmɪsdəˈminərz, ðət ˈæftər ðɛr ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt, hi həz səˈʤɛstɪd ðə ˈvɛri ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈɔpʃən əv ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə ˈspɛʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd ˈbaɪˌpæsɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðɛm. ðɪs ˈrɛvəri wɑz beɪst ɔn prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈrɛdɪŋ əv ˈɑrtɪkəl 2 ˈsɛkʃən 1 ʃɛrd ɔn tˈwɪtər, bət hi ədˈmɪtəd ðət ðɪs wʊd pərˈhæps ˈmɛrət ˈfərðər dəˈbeɪt ənd dɪˈskəʃən. ˈfaɪnəli, ðɛr ɪz ˈhɪləri hərˈsɛlf ənd hər pəˈθɛtɪk ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ əkˈsɛpt hər ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt lɔs ɛz hər oʊn, ənd muv ˈfɔrwərd ˈpərsənəli ənd ˈplɪtɪkli. (ˈkɑntræst, ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd, ðə stoʊɪk ˈsaɪləns əv æl gɔr.) ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən wɑz hər rɛd ˈwɛdɪŋ, ənd ʃi ɪz dumd tɪ ˈwɑndər ðə ˈkəntriˌsaɪd əv ɛz ˈleɪdi stoneheart*. ʤɑʃ ˈmɑrʃəl həz kɔɪnd ðə tərm wraith”*” tɪ ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪz ðoʊz hu kəm ˈɪntu ðə trəmp ˈɔrbət, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ rɪˈspɛktɪd, ˈoʊnli tɪ bi dɪˈmind baɪ ðɛr bɔs ənd dɪsˈgreɪst forevermore*. bət wət du wi kɔl ˈmɑrʃəl ənd ˈəðər ˈhɪləri ˈfeɪθfəl hu, laɪk ðɛr ˈhɛroʊən, ˈkænɑt muv pæst ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd məst ðə fækts ənˈtɪl, laɪk daɪs, ðeɪ roʊl ɪn ðɛr ˈfeɪvər? aɪ noʊ: verrits*.
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the night before the labor day holiday, hillary clinton tweeted that people should sign up for verrit, a new “media platform for the 65.8 million” who voted for her, founded and funded by her campaign’s digital strategist peter daou and his wife leela. “verrit’s purpose,” peter daou wrote in his introduction to the site, “is to become their trusted source of political information and analysis; toovide them (and anyone like-minded) sanctuary in a chaotic media environment; to center their sharedinciples; and to do so with an unwavering commitment to truth and facts.”
facts were important to the daous and fellow #stillwithher hillary supporters, because they demonstrated the same truths that hillary is telling in her new memoir what happened, concurrent with verrit’s launch. their truth: hillary and her 65.8 million lost, despite being on the right side of every issue against trump, because they were betrayed by the media, james comey, bernie sanders and his berniebros, and trump’s collusion with putin and his cyberspies.
within an hour of hillary’s tweet, the new website crashed. peter daou claimed it was a ddos attack by “haters.” but a more plausible explanation was that a storm surge of the curious drowned its servers in advance of the category 5 hurricane of ridicule that destroyed its credibility and continues to trigger seismographic readings of laughter across social media.
verrit is the juicero of accountability journalism. the latter had its useless qr code to assure you digitally of the freshness of juice pouches whose freshness date was marked on the wrapper. in much the same vein, verrit offers sharable cards that display quotations and duly vetted facts alongside a seven-digit authentication code. a user can go to the site and input the code to verify that, yes, it did come from verrit and was “verified” by the writers of the site—i.e. peter and/or leela. for example, you can punch in code #0443111 to discover that the quote “when you’re accustomed toivilege, equality feels like oppression” is in the public domain and have a source. on the site you can also find other links and occasionally supplemental commentary from the daous, who plan to add a weekly podcast, youtube channel, andemium membership to the site’s suite of virtue-signaling content.
before verrit, daou headed a similar venture, shareblue, the david brock democraticopaganda shop staffed by darling liberal writers of the bush era such as eric boehlert and oliver willis to counter the breitbarts and daily callers of the right. verrit appears to be a streamlined, social-media friendly version of the sameoject—only without a clintonesidential candidacy toopel this grand meme-assortment into the wider mediasphere.
these people are spiraling downward in depressed rumination, digging ever further to find bedrock truths to rebuild their psyches.
the source of the portmanteau name verrit is a bit of a mystery. my best guess is that it is a combination of “verify” and “reddit”—i.e., like reddit, but for verified claims. its cards are marked with a “v” logo reminiscent of v for vendetta, capturing the spirit of #theresistance to trump. the whole venture is risible and worthy of the waves of derision it has received.
but part of me was jarred by the flood of quips. they reminded me of trump telling the crowds of trauma-stricken survivors at a houston shelter to “have a good time.” this was no time for cheap words. underlying the daous’ and hillary’s desperate bid for credibility is a deeply pathetic psychosis that merits empathy, not scorn. these people are spiraling downward in depressed rumination, digging ever further to find bedrock truths to rebuild their psyches. like theoverbial fly in the bottle who cannot get out, the hillary dead-enders are trapped in their thoughts—and thinking further, and more combatively, along the same lines won’tde them to the exit.
these are people who truly believe that if the american people only grasped the facts—if they only knew the truth-–donald trump would lose all legitimacy, hillary clinton would be seen as the rightfulesident, and all would be right with the world. there is perhaps no greater form of denial in politics than the belief that your opponent simply needs to know the truth to be convinced that you’re right. they suffer from trump derangement syndrome, and they are far from alone.
take longtime liberal blogger and tpm founder josh marshall. since trump’s election he has campaigned to win subscribers to his tpmime news service, so that he can afford to hire muckraking journalists to assign to the trump beat—as if the new york times, the washington post, the wall street journal, cnn, nbc news, the new yorker, the daily beast, politico, etc. haven’t devoted enough resources to this urgent task. josh himself has gotten into the action, following the clues wherever they lead. in a hardy boys-inspired september 1 post titled, “stephen miller, james comey, and the mystery of the secret hour,” marshall plumbs the depths of a very important question: what happened in those forty-five minutes trump was on the tarmac aboard air force one keeping theess corps waiting after returning from bedminster, thirty-six hours before firing the fbi director? marshall even made a “mini-collage” diagramming the event, replete with his post-election red-pen doodles. trump was meeting with “five of his most aggressive and enabling advisers,” marshall notes. were they discussing the firing of comey? if they were, that would be literally game-changing. how so? it would confirm marshall’s suspicion that theime mover behind this decision was none other than . . . [cue hercule poirot voice] first son-in-law jared kushner—and more important, marshall will have the satisfying consolation of knowing, yet once more, the truth. “one day will [sic] find out what happened in that forty-five minutes,” marshall concluded. “and be happy that day.”
marshall’s perfervid speculations are but the tip of the trump-deranged iceberg. there is, in no particular order, the twitter resistance of lawfare blogger benjamin wittes’s baby cannon videos, the new drudge sirens of msnbc hands kyle griffin and bradd jaffy (favorites of resistance darling alyssa milano), the rumor mongering and conspiracy theorizing of louise mensch and claude taylor, and the 200-tweet megathreads of lawyer-writer seth abramson. these are people so desperate to right the wrong of november 8, 2016, that they whittle away hour after hour in the twitterverse thinking that impeachment is imminent, like video-game junkies just trying to get to the next level before stopping. as virginia heffernan noted in her politico piece on the rise of the twitter thread, “the mental smog of donald trump times appears to have kindled an almost desperate longing for clarity even among cold-eyed twitter wags.” to try to find clarity in the twitterverse is to be lost in a maze whose minotaur is none other than trump himself.
there is no greater form of denial in politics than the belief that your opponent simply needs to know the truth to be convinced that you’re right.
and there is harvard law’s laurence tribe, co-founder of the american constitution society and peabody energy sellout, who sees evidence of trump’s culpability at every turn. even his nuclear standoff with north korea may be a ploy to distract from the muellerobe, tribe says. the constitutional law scholar is so certain that trump and viceesident mike pence arelty of high crimes and misdemeanors, that after their inevitable impeachment, he has suggested the very constitutional option of congress holding a special election and bypassing the electoral college to replace them. this reverie was based on tribe’seliminary reading of article 2, section 1 shared on twitter, but he admitted that this would perhaps merit further debate and discussion.
finally, there is hillary herself and her pathetic inability to accept her very difficult loss as her own, and move forward personally and politically. (contrast, in this regard, the stoic post-2000 silence of al gore.) the election was her red wedding, and she is doomed to wander the countryside of westeros as lady stoneheart. josh marshall has coined the term “dignity wraith” to characterize those who come into the trump orbit, no matter how respected, only to be demeaned by their boss and disgraced forevermore. but what do we call marshall and other hillary faithful who, like their heroine, cannot move past the election and must re-litigate the facts until, like dice, they roll in their favor?
i know: verrits.
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dɪˈspaɪt ɔl əv ɪts wɔrts, aɪ laɪk ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˈlɪnəks. juzd ɪt fər 15 jɪrz ənd ˈnɛvər bɪn ɛz pərˈdəktɪv ɪn əˈnəðər ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. moʊst ˈpipəl kleɪm ðət ðə əv ˈlɪnəks ðət kip ðə ˈjuzərz ˈkəmɪŋ. ðət meɪ hæv əˈtræktəd mi æt fərst, bət wət əˈtrækts mi naʊ ɪz ɪts programmability*. lɛt mi bi ˈvɛri klɪr. nɑt seɪɪŋ ðət ˈlɪnəks ɪz greɪt bɪˈkəz aɪ kən pæʧ ðə sɔrs koʊd tɪ ənd ɪt. ɪn ɔl maɪ jɪrz əv ˈjunɪks, ˈnɛvər dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ðət. ənd nɑt seɪɪŋ ðət ˈlɪnəks ɪz ə greɪt ˈwərkˌsteɪʃən fər ˈproʊˌgræmərz bɪˈkəz ɪt hɛlps ju ˈproʊˌgræm ˈbɛtər. ðoʊz ər ˈtɑpɪks fər əˈnəðər ˈɛˌseɪ. ˈjunɪks ɪz ə ˈproʊˌgræməbəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt aɪ æm seɪɪŋ ðət ˈjunɪks ɪz ə ˈproʊˌgræməbəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. wɪn ju ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ðə ʃɛl, ju ər ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ bi ˌɪnˈtərprətəd. ju kən ˈizəli ɪkˈstɛnd ðə ˈjunɪks ˈsɪstəm baɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ ə ʃɛl skrɪpt, ˈkɑpiɪŋ ɪt tɪ ə dɪˈrɛktəri ɪn jʊr pæθ ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt executable*. bum. gɑt ə nu ˈproʊˌgræm. mɔr, ðət ˈproʊˌgræm, ɪf ɪt ˈfɑloʊz ˈsərtən ˈsɪmpəl kənˈvɛnʃənz, ɪz naʊ ˈeɪbəl tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈəðər ˈproʊˌgræmz. ðoʊz kənˈvɛnʃənz ər ˈsɪmpəl, ənd ðeɪ ər səmd əp wɛl baɪ dəg ˈmækəˌlrɔɪ, ðə ˌɪnˈvɛntər əv ˈjunɪks paɪps: ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈjunɪks fəˈlɑsəfi: raɪt ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət du wən θɪŋ ənd du ɪt wɛl. raɪt ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ wərk təˈgɛðər. raɪt ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ ˈhændəl tɛkst strimz, bɪˈkəz ðət ɪz ə ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈɪnərˌfeɪs. ɪf jʊr ˈproʊˌgræm ridz tɛkst laɪnz frəm ˈstændərd ɪn ənd raɪts tɛkst laɪnz ɔn ˈstændərd aʊt, ɪt ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ du wɛl ɔn ˈjunɪks. ˈproʊˌgræmz ɔn jʊr pæθ ər laɪk pjʊr ˈfəŋkʃənz ɪn ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ kɔld ðə ʃɛl nɑt ɔl ˈproʊˌgræmz ər soʊ pjʊr. bət ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət ər soʊ ˈtɪpɪkəli ər. ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˈjunɪks ɪz ə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt aɪ məst hæv kəmˈpaɪlərz ər ˌɪnˈtərprətərz fər 30 ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ɔn maɪ məˈʃin. ˈmeɪbi mɔr. ɔl əv ðiz ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ər ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈpɑrti. ðeɪ kən ɔl kɔl iʧ ˈəðər (θru ðə ʃɛl). ənd əv kɔrs ðɛr kən bi paɪpt təˈgɛðər. ju ˈrɪli kən juz ðə bɛst tul fər ðə ʤɑb. gɑt bæʃ skrɪpts, skrɪpts, ˈpaɪθɑn skrɪpts, səm pərl skrɪpts. wət aɪ ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt dɪˈpɛndz ɔn maɪ mud ənd ˈpræktɪkəl kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz. ɪt ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈkreɪzi ðət aɪ hæv tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt wət ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz ˈrɪtən ɪn wɪn æt ðə ˈtərmənəl. ˈjunɪks prəˈvaɪdz ə ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈɪnərˌfeɪs wɪθ ə ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈdætə ˈstrəkʧər ɪt nidz tɪ bi ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðɛr ɪz ə ˈrizən ɔl əv ðiz ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz kən wərk təˈgɛðər. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈstændərd ˈdætə ˈstrəkʧər ðət ˈproʊˌgræmz ər ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ juz: tɛkst strimz. ðət minz ˈsikwənsɪz əv ˈkɛrɪktərz. tɛkst strimz ər kul bɪˈkəz ˈsɪmpəl ənd ˈflɛksəbəl. ju kən ˌɪmˈpoʊz ə ˈstrəkʧər ɔn tɔp əv ðə flæt ˈsikwəns. fər ˈɪnstəns, ju kən breɪk ɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈsikwəns əv ˈsikwənsɪz əv ˈkɛrɪktərz baɪ ˈsplɪtɪŋ ɪt ɔn ə ˈsərtən ˈkɛrɪktər (laɪk new-line*). ðɛn ju kən splɪt ðoʊz ˈsikwənsɪz ˈɪntu ˈkɑləmz. ɪn ʃɔrt, tɛkst ɪz ˈflɛksəbəl. ˈjunɪks ɪz əˈnəðər ˈprɑpərti ðət aɪ θɪŋk ɪz ˈrɛrli tɔkt əˈbaʊt ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ˈjunɪks. ɪn lɪsp, wi ˈɔfən ər praʊd ðət koʊd ɪz ˈdætə. ju kən məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt koʊd wɪθ ðə seɪm ˈfəŋkʃənz ðət ju məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ˈəðər ˈdætə ˈstrəkʧərz. ðɪs gɪvz ju ə lɔt əv paʊər. bət ðɪs ɪz ðə seɪm ɪn ˈjunɪks. jʊr ˈproʊˌgræmz ər tɛkst faɪlz ənd soʊ kən bi ənd ənd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ. ju kən ˈoʊpən əp ə paɪp tɪ pərl ənd fid ɪt kəˈmændz, ɪf ju laɪk. ənd ðɪs fidz raɪt bæk ˈɪntu ˈjunɪks biɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræməbəl. ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈdætə ˈstrəkʧər paʊər ɔl əv ðɪs ædz əp tɪ ˈsɪnərʤi. wɪn ju raɪt ə ˈproʊˌgræm ðət ˈfɑloʊz ðə ˈjunɪks kənˈvɛnʃənz əv wɪθ tɛkst strimz, ɪt kən wərk wɪθ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət ər ɔˈrɛdi ɔn jʊr kəmˈpjutər. mɔr, jʊr ˈproʊˌgræm həz tɪ du lɛs wərk ˌɪtˈsɛlf, bɪˈkəz soʊ məʧ əv ðə hɑrd wərk kən bi dən ˈbɛtər baɪ ˈəðər ˈproʊˌgræmz. ɔn ðə faɪl ˈsɪstəm, ˌhaɪˈrɑrkəkəl neɪmz pɔɪnt tɪ ˈdætə ˈɑbʤɛkts ənd ðɪs ˈsɪnərʤi ɪkˈstɛndz wɛl bɪɔnd ʤɪst ˈjuzɪŋ tɛkst strimz. aɪ hæv ðɪs ˈtɛndənsi tɪ lʊk tɪ ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz ɛz ˈstɔrɪʤ səˈluʃənz fər maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈprɑʤɛkts. ðeɪ hæv səm nis ˈprɑpərtiz, laɪk ˈæsəd ənd baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈdætəˌbeɪs, ˈmɪsɪŋ aʊt ɔn ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ˈjunɪks ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm. ɪf aɪ juz ðə faɪl ˈsɪstəm tɪ stɔr maɪ tɛkst faɪlz ɪn kən juz ɔl əv ˈjunɪks tɪ hɛlp mi aʊt. aɪ kən juz faɪnd hɛd teɪl ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., ʤɪst bɪˈkəz aɪ ʧoʊz tɪ juz ðə ˈmizli faɪl ˈsɪstəm ˌɪnˈstɛd əv səm ˈfænsi ˈdætəˌbeɪs. blɔg ɪgˈzæmpəl ə gʊd ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə ˈsɪnərʤi ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪz ðə blɔg ju ər ˈrɛdɪŋ naʊ. haʊ maɪ blɔg wərks: aɪ stɔr ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɔn ðə faɪl ˈsɪstəm. aɪ hæv ən src*/ dɪˈrɛktəri wɪθ dræfts/ poʊsts/ ˈpeɪʤɪz/ ənd lɪŋks/ aɪ roʊt ə ˈpaɪθɑn skrɪpt (ˈkərəntli æt 183 laɪnz) ðət ridz src*/ ənd spɪts aʊt ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈprɑdəkt tɪ bɪld/ ðə ˈpaɪθɑn ˈjuzɪz ə fju ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz, bət ðə mit əv ɪt ɪz dən baɪ ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈəðər ˈproʊˌgræmz. ðə ˈrɛndərɪŋ əv ˈmɑrkˌdaʊn tɪ ɪz dən baɪ wɪʧ ˈhæpənz tɪ bi ˈrɪtən ɪn ˈhæskəl. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ du ə kɔl aʊt tɪ ðə ʃɛl tɪ ˈkɑpi ə dɪˈrɛktəri bɪˈkəz aɪ wɑz tu ˈleɪzi tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ du ɪt ɪn pjʊr ˈpaɪθɑn. aɪ sɪŋk bɪld/ tɪ ˈæməˌzɑn wɪθ ə ˈrubi ˈproʊˌgræm kɔld aɪ ˈɛdət maɪ ˈɛntriz ɪn. ɪf aɪ nid tɪ dɪˈlit ə poʊst, aɪ rən ɪf aɪ nid tɪ lɪst maɪ poʊsts, aɪ rən ˈɛˈlɛs ɪf laɪk tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə neɪm əv ə poʊst, aɪ juz ɪt meɪ nɑt bi ðə bɛst ˈɪnərˌfeɪs fər ˈraɪtɪŋ ə blɔg. bət ˈnoʊtɪs ɔl əv ðə stəf aɪ hæv tɪ raɪt tɪ gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd. ɔˈrɛdi ˈraɪtɪŋ poʊsts ənd ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ðɛm. kəmˈpɛr ðət tɪ ðə rimz əv ənd ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ɪt teɪks tɪ gɪt ðə seɪm ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ɪn wordpress*. ðə paʊər əv smɔl tulz ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər. ˈjunɪks ɪz oʊld naʊ ðət ɪkˈsprɛst haʊ greɪt ˈjunɪks ɪz, əˈlaʊ mi tɪ spik əˈbaʊt ɪts ˈnumərəs ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋz. aɪ seɪ fər ʃʊr, bət aɪ wʊd gɛs ðət moʊst əv ðə ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋz ər du tɪ ðə lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri əv ˈjunɪks ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɔn ˌəndərˈpaʊərd məˈʃinz. fər ˈɪnstəns, ðə fækt ðət jʊr ˈproʊˌgræmz hæv tɪ bi ˈmænjuəli stɔrd tɪ dɪsk ˈjuzɪŋ faɪl ˈsɪstəm ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz soʊ ðət jʊr daɪˈnæmɪk ʃɛl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ kən hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðɛm simz ˈɔfəli kweɪnt. bət wɪn ˈjunɪks wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt, dɪsk speɪs, ræm, ənd ˌkɑmpjəˈteɪʃən wər ɪkˈspɛnsɪv. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɑz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv. soʊ ðə ˈstrætəʤi wɑz tɪ kæˈʃeɪ jʊr kəmˈpaɪlər ˈaʊtˌpʊt tɪ dɪsk soʊ ju hæv tɪ du ə ˈkɔstli kəmˈpaɪl stɛp iʧ taɪm ju ræn ə ˈproʊˌgræm. ɪf aɪ wɔnt tɪ raɪt ə nu ˈproʊˌgræm, ˈivɪn ə ʃɔrt wən, aɪ hæv tɪ ˈoʊpən əp ə tɛkst faɪl ɪn (meɪk ʃʊr ɪn ðə pæθ!), raɪt ðə ˈproʊˌgræm, seɪv ɪt, swɪʧ tɪ ðə ˈtərmənəl, ənd +ɛks ɪt. kəmˈpɛr ðət tɪ clojure*, wɛr ju ˈkɑnstəntli dɪˈfaɪn ənd ridɪˈfaɪn ˈfəŋkʃənz æt ðə repl*. ər, ɪf ju laɪk, ə sˈmɔlˌtɔk ˈsɪstəm wɛr ju kən ˈoʊpən əp ðə ˈɛdɪtɪŋ ˈmɛnju əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ju kən si ənd ʧeɪnʤ ðə koʊd wɪʧ wɪl ðɛn bi peɪʤd aʊt tɪ dɪsk æt ə kənˈvinjənt taɪm. ˈjunɪks ˈklɪrli həz rum tɪ groʊ ɪn ðət rɪˈspɛkt. ðə faɪl ˈsɪstəm ðə faɪl ˈsɪstəm ɪz ɑrˈkeɪɪk, tu. rɪˈlaɪəbəl, bət ə ˈlɪtəl feature-poor*. wən əv ðə ˈrizənz aɪ θɪŋk fərst əˈbaʊt ə ˈdætəˌbeɪs ˌbiˈfɔr rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ ðə ˈsɪnərʤi əˈveɪləbəl wɪθ ðə faɪl ˈsɪstəm. ɪt prəˈvaɪd ˈɛni kaɪnd əv ˈæsəd ˈprɑpərtiz. ðə əˈveɪləbəl ɪz ˈlæfəbəl (pərˈmɪʃənz, owner/group*, deɪt, ənd filesize*?). ə mɔr ˈmɑdərn faɪl ˈsɪstəm wʊd gɪv ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr umf tɪ kəmˈpit wɪθ ˈəðər fɔrmz əv ˈstɔrɪʤ. ðə ˈtərmənəl ðə ˈtərmənəl ɪz ʤɪst oʊld. ɔl tɛkst. ðə ˈɛdɪtɪŋ ɪz sub-primitive*. ðə hɛlp ɪt gɪvz ju ɪz ðə bɛr ˈmɪnəməm. wən əv ɪts ˈbɪgəst ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋz ɪz haʊ oʊˈpeɪk ɪt ɪz. ɪt du məʧ tɪ hɛlp ju lərn kəˈmændz. nɑt ˈvɛri gʊd wɪθ juʤ dəmps ɔn ˈməltiˌlaɪn kəˈmændz? səˈpɔrtɪd wɪθ aɪ θɪŋk wi kən du ˈbɛtər. tɛkst strimz ðə wərld əv kəmˈpjutərz həz groʊn əp ə lɔt sɪns ðə ˈərli deɪz əv ˈjunɪks. ðɛr həz bɪn ə ˈkæmbriən ɪkˈsploʊʒən ɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv faɪl ˈfɔrˌmæts. lɑts əv ðɛm ər ˈbaɪnəˌri ˈfɔrˌmæts. lɑts ər ˈstrəkʧərd tɛkst, laɪk ˌɛkˌsɛˈmɛl ər. ˈjunɪks kən ˈhændəl ðoʊz kaɪnz əv faɪlz, bət ɪt həz feɪld tɪ faɪnd ə ˈlɛvər tɪ hɛlp ðə ˈjunɪks ˈjuzər ˈmæstər ðɛm wɪθ ðə seɪm ˈsɪnərʤi ju si wɪθ flæt tɛkst faɪlz. rɔŋ tərnz ˈjunɪks həz ə lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri. səm əv ðət ˈhɪstəri wɑz kaɪnd, səm wɑz ənˈkaɪnd. moʊst əv ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈjunɪks wɑz ʤɪst ˈpræktɪkəl ˈpipəl duɪŋ ðɛr bɛst wɪθ ðə tulz ðeɪ hæd. ənˈfɔrʧənət ɪz ðət wi naʊ hæv ˈbɛtər tulz ənd wi si wət kʊd bi dən, bət tɪ du ɪt wʊd breɪk ˈbækwərdz kəmˌpætəˈbɪləˌti. ənd soʊ wi kənˈtɪnju wɪθ tulz. leɪərɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ wən θɪŋ aɪ θɪŋk ɪz ənˈfɔrʧənət ɪn ðə wərld əv ˈjunɪks təˈdeɪ ɪz leɪərɪŋ. ˈmɑdərn ˈlɪnəks ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃənz ər paɪlz əv kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən tɪ ˈmænɪʤ pərˈmɪʃənz tɪ gɪv jʊr kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən. ər wi faɪnd ɑrˈsɛlvz ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ə ˈdætəˌbeɪs tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ə fju ˈkɪloʊˌbaɪts əv. ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ˈjunɪks həz nɑt ɪˈvɑlvd ɪn ðoʊz ˈɛriəz. ðə pərˈmɪʃən ˈsɪstəm həz ʧeɪnʤd ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl. ˈmɑdərn ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃənz wɔnt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈmɑdərn ənd ˈɪnərˌfeɪs tɪ prəˈtɛktɪd ˈrisɔrsɪz, soʊ ðeɪ æd ə leɪər əv ˈɔntu ðə ˈprɪmɪtɪv pərˈmɪʃənz ˈmɑdəl ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ ðə pərˈmɪʃən ˈsɪstəm ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ðə ˈjunɪks pərˈmɪʃənz ˈsɪstəm ɪz ˈsɑləd ənd həz wərkt fər jɪrz. ˈmeɪbi ɪt ʃʊd steɪ. bət ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs smɔl ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət du wən θɪŋ wɛl tɪ lɛt ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈkəm ˈmæstərz əv ðə pərˈmɪʃənz ˈsɪstəm, wi gɪt ɑbˈtus, oʊˈpeɪk ðət ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ bi ˈlərnɪd. ðə faɪl ˈsɪstəm, ðoʊ məʧ ˌɪmˈpruvd ɪn tərmz əv kəˈpæsɪti, stəˈbɪlɪti, ənd riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti, stɪl həz ðə seɪm ˈbeɪsɪk ˈfiʧərz: ˌhaɪˈrɑrkəkəl dɪˈrɛktəriz kənˈteɪnɪŋ faɪlz, ˈækˌsɛst baɪ neɪm. ɪf ju wɔnt ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr, ju hæv tɪ æd ə leɪər laɪk ər sqlite*. ðiz tulz ər greɪt, bət laɪk tɪ si ə mɔr səˈluʃən ðət əˈlaʊz fər ðə ˈsɪnərʤi ju gɪt frəm ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz meɪd tɪ rən wɪθ faɪlz ɔn ðə dɪsk. kəˈmænd bloʊt ɪz ˈtɛrəbəl. rɑb paɪk ənd braɪən hæv ˈrɪtən əˈbaʊt ðɪs. ˈmɪrli rɪˈfər ju tɪ ðɛr ˈɛksələnt ˈpeɪpər. ðə ʤɪst ɪz ðət ˈhævɪŋ ɛn kəˈmændz gɪvz ju weɪz əv kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ðɛm. ˈhævɪŋ fjuər, ˈbɪgər, powerful”*” ˈproʊˌgræmz dɪz nɑt gɪv ju ðɪs ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəl ənd ˌsɪnərˈʤɪstɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ. ɪf ju lʊk æt ɪt ðə raɪt weɪ, ɔl əv ðiz ˈlɪtəl ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət du wən θɪŋ ər laɪk ˈfəŋkʃənz ɪn ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðət ɪz ˈjunɪks. wi si ðət ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz laɪk pərl ənd ˈpaɪθɑn hæv juʤ ˈnəmbərz əv ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz fər duɪŋ ɔl sɔrts əv tæsks. ðoʊz ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ər ˈoʊnli ækˈsɛsəbəl θru ðə ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðeɪ wər dɪˈvɛləpt fər. ðɪs ɪz ə mɪst ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz tɪ ˌɪntərˈɔpərət wɪθ ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈjunɪks ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm. ðə roʊd əˈhɛd ˈgɪvɪn ə bɪt əv ə teɪst əv səm əv ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz goʊɪŋ ɪn. naʊ laɪk tɪ ɛnd wɪθ səm raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz. aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd ˌbiˈfɔr ðət ˈseɪvɪŋ ə kəmˈpaɪld ˈbaɪnəˌri tɪ dɪsk ɪz dən tɪ kæˈʃeɪ wət juzd tɪ bi ən ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. wɪθ ˈmɑdərn ˈhɑrdˌwɛr, ə ʃɔrt juˈtɪləti si ˈproʊˌgræm kʊd bi rɛd ɪn, pɑrst, kəmˈpaɪld, ənd rən ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli. ˈprɑbəˌbli wɪθ noʊ ˈnoʊtəsəbəl dɪˈleɪ. ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ kənˈsɪdər wɪn ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈvɪʒən bɪtˈwin ˈstætɪk ˈproʊˌgræmz ənd daɪˈnæmɪk ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ənd ðə roʊl əv ðə kəmˈpaɪlər. ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈjunɪks ˈfɔrən ˈfəŋkʃən ˈɪnərˌfeɪsɪz bɪtˈwin ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ər kənˈsɪdərd ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ wərk wɪθ bɪˈkəz əv ðə sɪˈmæntɪks ˈmɪsˌmæʧ bɪtˈwin ˈɛni tu ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz. bət ˈjunɪks prəˈvaɪdz ə ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈɪnərˌfeɪs fər ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ ˌɪntərˈɔpərət wɪˈθaʊt ðə nid fər ffi*. aɪ hoʊp tɪ si mɔr ““sugar”*” ɪn ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˈkɔlɪŋ aʊt tɪ ˈəðər ˈproʊˌgræmz fər hɛlp. kəmz tɪ maɪnd. ju maɪt seɪ ðət ðɪs ɪz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv. wɛl, jɛs ənd noʊ. jɛs, ðɛr ɪz məʧ mɔr ˈoʊvərˈhɛd ɪn ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪn faɪlz tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut səm skrɪpt ɔn dɪsk ðən ɪn ʤɪst ˈkɔlɪŋ səm ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ˈfəŋkʃən. aɪ ˈɑrgju, ðoʊ, ðət ðə taɪm ˈdɪfərəns ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ smɔl ɪˈnəf nɑt tɪ ˈmætər; ənd ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ʃʊd ɪˈvɑlv tɪ meɪk ɪt mɔr ˈpræktɪkəl. ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ wɪθ tɛkst strimz ɪz ðə ˈkloʊsəst θɪŋ wi hæv tɪ ə ˌjunəˈvərsəl, ˈɪnərˌfeɪs. ɪt dɪˈfaɪnz ə ˈmɪnəməl ““constitution”*” wɪθ wɪʧ ˈproʊˌgræmz kən ˌɪnərˈækt. kən ðɪs ˈɪnərˌfeɪs bi ˌɪmˈpruvd ɔn wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ɪt? aɪ daʊt ɪt. ðɛr ər lɑts əv flow”*” ˈpætərnz ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˈɪnˌpʊt ənd ˈaʊtˌpʊt. pub/sub*, ˈbrɔdˌkæst, dɪˈspæʧ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., ʃʊd bi ɪkˈsplɔrd. tɛkst strimz, ɪˈvɑlvd ˈjunɪks wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd fər flæt tɛkst ənd ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈjunɪks tulz ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɔn tɛkst. wi nid nu tulz tɪ brɪŋ ˈstrəkʧərd tɛkst ənd ˈbaɪnəˌri ˈɪntu ðə ˈjunɪks wərld tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˈpɑrti. aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs wʊd bi hɑrd. ˈrɪtən ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət rɛd ɪn ənd raɪt ɪt aʊt wɪθ wən ˈɑbʤɛkt pər laɪn. ðət lɛts ju ɪt tɪ faɪnd ðə wən ju wɔnt, ər -ɛl ɪt tɪ kaʊnt ðə ˈɑbʤɛkts. əˈnəðər θɪŋ bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ɪz dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ə dɪˈspæʧ ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm fər ˈkɑmən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɔn faɪlz əv ˈdɪfərənt taɪps. teɪk, fər ˈɪnstəns, ðət ɪz stɔrd ɪn ə faɪl. ən faɪl həz ə ˈtaɪtəl, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪt həz ən ˈɔθər (ɪn ə ˈmitə tæg), ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ə faɪl həz ɪn ðə ˈdætə. ɪz ðɛr səm weɪ wi kən ˈjunəˌfaɪ ðə ˈækˌsɛs əv ðət? aɪ θɪŋk ðɛr ɪz ənd ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ɪt. ðə seɪm kəˈmænd wʊd dɪˈspæʧ ˈdɪfərˈɛntli beɪst ɔn mime-type*. ˈsɛnʧəri ˈtərmənəl haʊ kən wi ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈtərmənəl? aɪ θɪŋk ə hɑrd ˈprɑbləm bət nɑt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. pɑrt əv ðə ˈɪʃu wɪθ ðə ˈtərmənəl ɪz ðət ɛz ɛks ˈwɪndoʊz dɪˈvɛləpt, ˈpipəl ˈstɑrtɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmɛnjuz tɪ rən ˌmɑnəˈlɪθɪk ˈproʊˌgræmz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈpaɪpɪŋ θɪŋz wɪθ ðə ʃɛl. soʊ ðə ˈjusfəlnəs əv ðə ˈtərmənəl wɪl bi ˌɪmˈpruvd, wɪˈθaʊt ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə ˈtərmənəl ˌɪtˈsɛlf, baɪ ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðoʊz ˌmɑnəˈlɪθɪk ˈproʊˌgræmz əp ˈɪntu ˈproʊˌgræmz. fər ˈɪnstəns, ə ˈproʊˌgræm wɪʧ dɪˈspleɪz ɔl əv ðə əv ðə faɪlz ˈlɪstɪd ɔn wʊd bi məʧ mɔr ˈjusfəl tɪ mi ðən ə faɪl ˈbraʊzər. ðə ˈtərmənəl ɪz əˈbaʊt tɛkst. aɪ θɪŋk ðət kʊd ər ʃʊd ʧeɪnʤ. bət dɪz ɪt hæv tɪ bi ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt tɛkst? ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃənz ər ˌəndərˈweɪ. ðə ʃɛl ðə læst ˌɪmˈpruvmənt aɪ wɔnt tɪ təʧ ɔn ɪz ðə ʃɛl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˌɪtˈsɛlf. bæʃ ɪz ˈəgli. ðɛr. aɪ sɛd ɪt. ə lɔt əv gʊd wərk həz bɪn dən ɪn ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ dɪˈzaɪn ənd laɪk tɪ si səm əv ɪt meɪk ɪts weɪ tɪ ðə ʃɛl. wət ɪf wi teɪk ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈjunɪks ˈproʊˌgræmz ɛz pjʊr ˈfəŋkʃənz ˈoʊvər strimz əv ˈdætə ə ˈlɪtəl ˈfərðər? wət əˈbaʊt ˈfəŋkʃənz? ər ˈfəŋkʃən ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃənz? combinators*? wət ɪf wi ˈbɑˌroʊ frəm ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz? kən wi hæv ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈpæsɪŋ? wət əˈbaʊt dɪˈspæʧɪŋ? kənˈkluʒənz ˈjunɪks həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈpræktɪkəl ənd ɪt həz ˈpruvən ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. 40 jɪrz oʊld ənd stɪl biɪŋ juzd. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ˈjunɪks ɪz ðə ˈkloʊsəst θɪŋ tɪ ə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns ðət ɪz ˈpræktɪkəl təˈdeɪ. ˈpipəl tɛnd tɪ ˈkɑntræst ˈjunɪks wɪθ ˈsɪstəmz laɪk ðə lɪsp məˈʃin ənd sˈmɔlˌtɔk. bət aɪ si mɔr ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz ðən ˈdɪfərənsɪz: koʊd ɛz ˈdætə. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ˈproʊˌgræməbəl. daɪˈnæmɪk ˈlæŋgwɪʤ prɑmpt. ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈdætə ˈstrəkʧər. ə prəˈpɛnsɪti fər ““dialects”*” ər ““distributions”*”. ˈgɑrbɪʤ kəˈlɛkʃən. ˈjunɪks ʤɪst meɪd ə lɔt əv ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzɪz tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈpræktɪkəl ɔn ðə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ðət wɑz əˈveɪləbəl. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðoʊz ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzɪz hæv stək. ə lɔt əv wərk wɛnt ˈɪntu ənd ə lɔt əv ˈsɔfˌwɛr həz bɪn bɪlt ɔn tɔp əv ðoʊz dɪˈzaɪn dɪˈsɪʒənz. ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz: wɛr tɪ goʊ frəm hir? maɪ oʊn ˈpərsɪnəl ʧɔɪs ɪz tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ ðə ruts. ˈɔfən, wɪn wi wɔnt tɪ meɪk ə ʧeɪnʤ, wi məst lʊk tɪ wət həz wərkt ɪn ðə pæst. wət həz brɔt ˈjuˈɛs ðɪs fɑr? wət wər ðə θɪŋz ðət meɪd ˈjunɪks ˈspɛʃəl? ˈjunɪks wɑz bɪlt baɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɔl ˈædɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ˈpræktɪkəl ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd hɑrd wərk ˈɪntu wən koʊˈhisɪv ˈsɪstəm. ðɛr ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl wərk wɑz ˈməltəˌplaɪd baɪ ðə ˈsɪnərʤi əv ə ˈkɑmən ˈɪnərˌfeɪs. ɪf wi wɔnt tɪ ɪˈvɑlv ˈjunɪks (ənd aɪ du), ðət ˈkɑmən hɑrt əv ðə pleɪs tɪ stɑrt.
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despite all of its warts, i like working in linux. i’ve used it for 15 years and i’ve never been as productive in another environment. most people claim that it’s the configurability of linux that keep the users coming. that may have attracted me at first, but what attracts me now is its programmability.
let me be very clear. i’m not saying that linux is great because i can patch the source code to grep and recompile it. in all my years of unix, i’ve never done anything like that. and i’m not saying that linux is a great workstation for programmers because it helps you program better. those are topics for another essay.
unix is a programmable environment
i am saying that unix is a programmable environment. when you interact with the shell, you are writing programs to be interpreted. you can easily extend the unix system by writing a shell script, copying it to a directory in your path , and making it executable. boom. you’ve got a new program.
what’s more, that program, if it follows certain simple conventions, is now able to work with other programs. those conventions are simple, and they are summed up well by doug mcilroy, the inventor of unix pipes:
this is the unix philosophy: write programs that do one thing and do it well. write programs to work together. write programs to handle text streams, because that is a universal interface.
if your program reads text lines from standard in and writes text lines on standard out, it is likely to do well on unix.
programs on your path are like pure functions in the higher-level language called the shell
not all programs are so pure. but the vast majority of the programs that are so typically unixy are. grep , awk , sed , wc , pr , etc.
unix is a multi-lingual environment
i must have compilers or interpreters for 30 languages on my machine. maybe more. all of these languages are invited to the party. they can all call each other (through the shell). and of course their stdin / stdouts can be piped together.
you really can use the best tool for the job. i’ve got bash scripts, awk scripts, python scripts, some perl scripts. what i program in at the moment depends on my mood and practical considerations. it is a little crazy that i don’t have to think about what language something is written in when i’m at the terminal.
unix provides a universal interface with a universal data structure
it needs to be stated that there is a reason all of these languages can work together. there is a standard data structure that programs are invited to use: text streams. that means sequences of characters. text streams are cool because they’re simple and flexible. you can impose a structure on top of the flat sequence. for instance, you can break it into a sequence of sequences of characters by splitting it on a certain character (like new-line). then you can split those sequences into columns. in short, text is flexible.
unix is homoiconic
there’s another property that i think is rarely talked about in the context of unix. in lisp, we often are proud that code is data. you can manipulate code with the same functions that you manipulate other data structures. this meta-circularity gives you a lot of power.
but this is the same in unix. your programs are text files and so can be grep ‘d and wc ‘d and anything else if you want to. you can open up a pipe to perl and feed it commands, if you like. and this feeds right back into unix being programmable.
functional + universal data structure + homoiconic = power
all of this adds up to synergy. when you write a program that follows the unix conventions of stdin / stdout with text streams, it can work with thousands of programs that are already on your computer. what’s more, your program has to do less work itself, because so much of the hard work can be done better by other programs.
on the file system, hierarchical names point to data objects
and this synergy extends well beyond just using text streams. i have this tendency to look to databases as storage solutions for my personal projects. they have some nice properties, like acid and sql.but by using a database, i’m missing out on joining the unix ecosystem. if i use the file system to store my data–meaning text files in directories–i can use all of unix to help me out. i can use find , grep , head , tail , etc., just because i chose to use the measly file system instead of some fancy database.
blog example
a good example of the synergy i’m talking about is the blog you are reading now. here’s how my blog works:
i store everything on the file system. i have an src/ directory with drafts/ posts/ pages/ and links/ . i wrote a python script (currently at 183 well-commented lines) that reads src/ and spits out the final product to build/ . the python uses a few libraries, but the meat of it is done by calling other programs. the rendering of markdown to html is done by pandoc , which happens to be written in haskell. i also do a call out to the shell to copy a directory ( cp -rp ) because i was too lazy to figure out how to do it in pure python.
i sync build/ to amazon s3 with a ruby program called s3sync . i edit my entries in emacs. if i need to delete a post, i run rm . if i need to list my posts, i run ls . if i’d like to change the name of a post, i use mv .
it may not be the best interface for writing a blog. but notice all of the stuff i didn’t have to write to get started. i’m already writing posts and publishing them. compare that to the reams of php and javascript it takes to get the same functionality in wordpress. that’s the power of small tools working together.
unix is old
now that i’ve expressed how great unix is, allow me to speak about its numerous shortcomings. i can’t say for sure, but i would guess that most of the shortcomings are due to the long history of unix starting on underpowered machines.
for instance, the fact that your programs have to be manually stored to disk using file system operations so that your dynamic shell language can have access to them seems awfully quaint. but when unix was developed, disk space, ram, and computation were expensive. everything was expensive. so the strategy was to cache your compiler output to disk so you wouldn’t have to do a costly compile step each time you ran a program.
if i want to write a new program, even a short one, i have to open up a text file in emacs (make sure it’s in the path!), write the program, save it, switch to the terminal, and chmod +x it. compare that to clojure, where you constantly define and redefine functions at the repl. or, if you like, a smalltalk system where you can open up the editing menu of anything you can see and change the code which will then be paged out to disk at a convenient time. unix clearly has room to grow in that respect.
the file system
the file system is archaic, too. it’s reliable, but a little feature-poor. it’s one of the reasons i think first about a database before remembering the synergy available with the file system. it doesn’t provide any kind of acid properties. the metadata available is laughable (permissions, owner/group, date, and filesize?). a more modern file system would give a little more oomph to compete with other forms of storage.
the terminal
the terminal is just old. it’s all text. the editing is sub-primitive. the help it gives you is the bare minimum. one of its biggest shortcomings is how opaque it is. it doesn’t do much to help you learn commands. it’s not very good with huge dumps on stdout . multiline commands? supported with \ . i think we can do better.
text streams
the world of computers has grown up a lot since the early days of unix. there has been a cambrian explosion in the number of file formats. lots of them are binary formats. lots are structured text, like xml or json. unix can handle those kinds of files, but it has failed to find a lever to help the unix user master them with the same synergy you see with flat text files.
wrong turns
unix has a long history. some of that history was kind, some was unkind. most of the development of unix was just practical people doing their best with the tools they had.
what’s unfortunate is that we now have better tools and we see what could be done, but to do it would break backwards compatibility. and so we continue with sub-optimal tools.
layering instead of evolving
one thing i think is unfortunate in the world of unix today is layering. modern linux distributions are midden piles of configuration daemons to manage permissions daemons to give your configuration gui access to the configuration daemons. or we find ourselves installing a database to manage a few kilobytes of metadata.
the problem is unix has not evolved in those areas. the permission system has changed very little. modern distributions want to provide a modern and unintrusive interface to protected resources, so they add a layer of indirection onto the primitive permissions model instead of evolving the permission system itself. the unix permissions system is solid and has worked for years. maybe it should stay. but instead of giving us small programs that do one thing well to let us become masters of the permissions system, we get obtuse, opaque daemons that also need to be learned.
the file system, though much improved in terms of capacity, stability, and reliability, still has the same basic features: hierarchical directories containing files, accessed by name. if you want something more, you have to add a layer like berkeleydb or sqlite. these tools are great, but i’d like to see a more unixy solution that allows for the synergy you get from existing programs made to run with files on the disk.
megacommands
command bloat is terrible. rob pike and brian kernighan have written about this. i’ll merely refer you to their excellent paper. the gist is that having n commands gives you o(n2) ways of combining them. having fewer, bigger, “more powerful” programs does not give you this exponential and synergistic advantage.
if you look at it the right way, all of these little programs that do one thing are like functions in the higher-level language that is unix. we see that languages like perl and python have huge numbers of libraries for doing all sorts of tasks. those libraries are only accessible through the programming language they were developed for. this is a missed opportunity for the languages to interoperate synergistically with the rest of the unix ecosystem.
the road ahead
i’ve given a bit of a taste of some of the non-unixy directions we’re going in. now i’d like to end with some right directions.
i mentioned before that saving a compiled binary to disk is done to cache what used to be an expensive operation. with modern hardware, a short utility c program could be read in, parsed, compiled, and run very quickly. probably with no noticeable delay. it’s something to consider when thinking about the division between static programs and dynamic scripting languages and the role of the compiler.
talking to unix
foreign function interfaces between programming languages are considered very difficult to work with because of the semantics mismatch between any two languages. but unix provides a universal interface for programs to interoperate without the need for ffi. i hope to see more “sugar” in languages to take advantage of calling out to other programs for help. perl’s backticks comes to mind.
you might say that this is expensive. well, yes and no. yes, there is much more overhead in reading in who-knows-how-many files to execute some script on disk than in just calling some library function. i argue, though, that the time difference is becoming small enough not to matter; and the operating system should evolve to make it more practical.
evolving stdin / stdout
stdin/stdout with text streams is the closest thing we have to a universal, language-agnostic interface. it defines a minimal “constitution” with which programs can interact. can this interface be improved on without destroying it? i wouldn’t doubt it. there are lots of “data flow” patterns besides input and output. pub/sub, broadcast, dispatch, etc., should be explored.
text streams, evolved
unix was designed for flat text and the existing unix tools operate on text. we need new tools to bring structured text and binary into the unix world to join the party. i don’t think this would be hard. i’ve written programs that read in json and write it out with one json object per line. that lets you grep it to find the one you want, or wc -l it to count the objects.
another thing i’ve been working on is defining a dispatch mechanism for common operations on files of different types. take, for instance, metadata that is stored in a file. an html file has a title, sometimes it has an author (in a meta tag), etc. a jpeg file has metadata in the exif data. is there some way we can unify the access of that metadata? i think there is and i’m working on it. the same command would dispatch differently based on mime-type.
21st century terminal
how can we improve the terminal? i think it’s a hard problem but not impossible. part of the issue with the terminal is that as x windows developed, people started using menus to run monolithic programs instead of piping things with the shell. so the usefulness of the terminal will be improved, without changing the terminal itself, by breaking those monolithic programs up into composable programs. for instance, a program which displays all of the thumbnails of the files listed on stdin would be much more useful to me than a mouse-oriented file browser.
the terminal is about text. i don’t think that could or should change. but does it have to be only about text? explorations are underway.
the shell
the last improvement i want to touch on is the shell language itself. bash is ugly. there. i said it. a lot of good work has been done in programming language design and i’d like to see some of it make its way to the shell. what if we take the idea of unix programs as pure functions over streams of data a little further? what about higher-order functions? or function transformations? combinators? what if we borrow from object-oriented languages? can we have message passing? what about type-based dispatching?
conclusions
unix has always been practical and it has proven itself over the years. it’s 40 years old and it’s still being used. furthermore, unix is the closest thing to a personal computing experience that is practical today.
people tend to contrast unix with systems like the lisp machine and smalltalk. but i see more similarities than differences: code as data. everything is programmable. dynamic language prompt. universal data structure. a propensity for “dialects” or “distributions”. garbage collection. unix just made a lot of compromises to make it practical on the limited hardware that was available.
unfortunately, those compromises have stuck. a lot of work went into workarounds and a lot of software has been built on top of those design decisions. the question is: where to go from here?
my own personal choice is to go back to the roots. often, when we want to make a change, we must look to what has worked in the past. what has brought us this far? what were the things that made unix special? unix was built by individuals all adding their own practical knowledge and hard work into one cohesive system. their individual work was multiplied by the synergy of a common interface. if we want to evolve unix (and i do), that common interface–the heart of unix–is the place to start.
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ˈkɑrli stɑr paʊər ˈfeɪdɪd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɛz fæst ɛz ɪt həz dɪmd ˈnæʃənəli sɪns ðə ˈmɪni ˈpoʊlɪŋ bum ʃi ərnd ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd rɪˈpəblɪkən dəˈbeɪt ˈnɪrli tu mənθs əˈgoʊ. ʤɪst ə ˈhæˌfaʊər ˈæftər ə fju ˈhənərd səˈpɔrtərz ˈgæðərd æt ðə steɪt ˈkæpɪtəl ɪn ˈkɑnˌkɔrd tɪ si ðə ðə ˈfɔrmər tɛk ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv saɪn hər nu ˈhæmʃər ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈkændɪdəsi ˈpeɪpərz, ʤɪst ə fju ˈdəzən tərnd aʊt tɪ hir hər spik æt ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt lɛs ðən ə blɑk əˈweɪ. ˈæftər ə stəmp spiʧ, fiɔˈrinə ˈoʊpənd ðə flɔr fər kˈwɛsʧənz. ʤɪst wən keɪm, frəm ən gərl neɪmd ˈænə huz ˈməðər brɔt hər tɪ si ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ə ˈprɛgnənt pɔz ˈfɑloʊd waɪl fiɔˈrinə sərʧt ðə smɔl kraʊd fər ə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɛʃən. nən keɪm. 'ˌoʊˈkeɪ wɛl, it əp!' ʃi ərʤd. 'θæŋks ˈɛvriˌbɑdi. ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ!' ə teɪl əv tu kæmˈpeɪn ɪˈvɛnts: ˈkɑrli fiɔˈrinə dru fjuər ðən 50 ˈpipəl tɪ ə nu ˈhæmʃər ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ʤɪst ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər ˈpʊlɪŋ ɪn ə ˈlɑrʤər kraʊd æt ðə nu ˈhæmʃər ˈsteɪˌthaʊs ðə loʊn ˌɪnkˈwɪzətər: ən gərl hu aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd hərˈsɛlf ɛz 'ˈænə' wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli wən æt ðə ˈbɑrli haʊs ˈrɛˌstrɑnt hu ˈwɔntɪd tɪ æsk fiɔˈrinə ə kˈwɛʃən ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ wɪn fiɔˈrinə ənd hər stæf lɛft, ə ˈteɪbəl əv ˈsænwɪʧɪz ənd ˈkʊkiz stɪl rɪˈmeɪnd. ðə loʊn kˈwɛʃən wɑz ˈprɛʃəs bət ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈkɪdi fɛr: 'waɪ du ju wɔnt tɪ rən fər ˈprɛzɪdənt?' 'əm ˈrənɪŋ fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts bɪˈkəz ðɪs ˈkəntri həz bɪn ˈvɛri gʊd tɪ mi,' fiɔˈrinə ˈænsərd hər. 'wi nid tɪ lɛd ðə riˈsərʤəns əv ðɪs ˈneɪʃən tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈɛvəri əˈmɛrɪkənz laɪf, naʊ ənd fər fˈjuʧər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz, ɪz fɪld wɪθ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz ðət kəm wɪθ jʊr gɪfts. ənd ju hæv ˈmɛni gɪfts. ðæts waɪ.' ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ ˈtərˌnaʊt wɑz ɪn mɑrkt ˈkɑntræst wɪθ ðə kraʊd ʃi dru ˈərliər ɪn ðə deɪ ɛz ʃi əraɪvd tɪ saɪn hər ˈkændɪdəsi ˈpeɪpərz, ə kwɑˈdrɛniəl raɪt əv ˈpæsɪʤ fər waɪt haʊs ˈhoʊpfəlz. bət ˈmɛni ˈtɪpɪkəli drɔp aʊt lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈneɪʃənz fərst ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈpraɪˌmɛri ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri. ˈkɑrli, hu ɪz ˈpoʊlɪŋ æt əˈbaʊt 3 pər sɛnt ˈnæʃənəli ɪn ðə læst fɔr ˈpəblɪʃt ˈsərˌveɪz, ɪz wən əv ðoʊz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪn ðə tɔp ər ˈmɪdəl tir. hər ˈstændɪŋ ɪn ðə ril klɪr ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˈævərɪʤ əv ˈnæʃənəl poʊlz bɪˈlaɪz ðə hɑrd ˈnəmbərz: ʃi ˈævrɪʤɪz pər sɛnt, buid ˈoʊnli baɪ ən ˈaʊtlaɪər 7 pər sɛnt ʃoʊɪŋ ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl poʊl læst mənθ. ðə ˈlɛfˌtoʊvərz: ðə fiɔˈrinə ɪˈvɛnt hæd fri fud, bət nɑt ɪˈnəf ˈpipəl tɪ it ɪt mæˈleɪz: ðə ˈwənˈtaɪm ˈsiˌiˈoʊ həz sin hər poʊl ˈnəmbərz ˈpləmət frəm 15 pər sɛnt tɪ ʤɪst 3 sɪks wiks ˈæftər hər dəˈbeɪtɪŋ ˈmoʊmənt ɪn ðə sən wɪn ʃi krɔst sɔrdz wɪθ ˈdɑnəld trəmp wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈdɑmənəns əv ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˈdɑnəld trəmp ənd rɪˈtaɪrd ˈsərʤɪn bɛn ˈkɑrzən, səʧ ˈnəmbərz wʊd meɪk hər ən ˈæstərɪsk ɪn ðə 2016 reɪs. bət wɪθ ðə fildz tu tɔp neɪmz ˈrɛʤɪstərɪŋ ðə mid-twenties*, ənd tu ˈəðərz ɪn ðə tinz, səˈpɔrt ɪz θɪn ˈivɪn baɪ ðə ˈstændərdz əv ˈfɔrmər ˈflɔrɪdə ʤɛb bʊʃ, huz ˈpləmət frəm ðə tɔp tɪ ðə həz bɪˈkəm ðə stəf əv frəm ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈtɔkɪŋ hɛdz. ˈkɑrli ɪz duɪŋ wərs stɪl. hər ˈbreɪˌkaʊt ˈmoʊmənt keɪm ɪn ðə sɛpt. 16 dəˈbeɪt æt ðə ˈrɑnəld ˈrigən ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ɪn ˈsimi ˈvæli, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ˈbustɪd tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈkɑnʃəsnəs θæŋks tɪ ə ˈmoʊmənt ə ʤæb æt hər əˈpɪrəns fiɔˈrinə dɪˈlɪvərd ə strɔŋ pərˈfɔrməns ənd ˌmoʊmənˈtɛrəli græbd ɔl ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz. ʃi pikt æt 15 pər sɛnt ɪn ðə fərst poʊl ðət ˈfɑloʊd, ˈbrifli ˈteɪkɪŋ əp ˈrɛzɪdəns ɪn θərd pleɪs əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈpoʊlɪŋ ˈævərɪʤ. ənd ðɛn ˈkɑrli hæd tɪ weɪt sɪks wiks fər əˈnəðər dəˈbeɪt. hər moʊˈmɛntəm stɔld. hər ˈfeɪθfəl muvd ɔn. baɪ ˈkɑntræst, ˈflɔrɪdə sɛn. ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈrubioʊ ənd ˈtɛksəs sɛn. tɛd kruz, hu hæd ˈstænˌdaʊt pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ɪn læst wiks dəˈbeɪt, wɪl ˈoʊnli hæv tɪ səˈsteɪn ðɛr ˈfɔrwərd ˈmoʊʃən ənˈtɪl nɛkst ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈsiˌiˈoʊ həz ˈmoʊstli bɪn ˈweɪʤɪŋ ə ɛr wɔr əˈgɛnst ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɛn fɛm ðət ˈoʊnli ʃi kən səˈsteɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈrɪskɪŋ ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz əv ˈsɛksɪzəm. gʊd nuz, bæd nuz: ˈkɑrli fiɔˈrinə sɪts ɪn pleɪs ɪn ə fild əv mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən, bət moʊst poʊlz ʃoʊ hər drɔɪŋ ʤɪst 3 pər sɛnt səˈpɔrt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə frəm ril klɪr ˈpɑləˌtɪks nɑt məʧ tɪ si: ɔn ə deɪ wɪn fɔr ˈkænədɪts ˈfɔrməli ˈɛnərd ðə nu ˈhæmʃər ˈpraɪˌmɛri reɪs, ərˈaɪvəl æt ðə ˈbɑrli haʊs wɑz əˈkəmpənid baɪ ˈoʊnli ə sˈmætərɪŋ əv ˈpipəl 'ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm bɪˈgæn ɛz ə ˈræliɪŋ kraɪ tɪ ɪmˈpaʊər ˈwɪmən tɪ voʊt, tɪ gɪt ən ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈwərkˌpleɪs,' ʃi roʊt ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. 'bət ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm həz dɪˈvɑlvd ˈɪntu ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi wɛr ˈwɪmən ər ˈpɪtɪd əˈgɛnst mɛn ənd juzd ɛz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈwɛpən tɪ wɪn ɪˈlɛkʃənz.' 'ðə prəˈgrɛsɪv vju əv ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm ɪz nɑt əˈbaʊt ˈwɪmən. ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi,' ʃi ˈædɪd. 'ənd ðɛr ˈpɑləsiz ər nɑt ˈwərkɪŋ fər ˈwɪmən.' dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ fiɔˈrinə ɛz ˈklɪntənz fɔɪl ɪz ə ˈjusfəl ˈtæktɪk fər ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti, bət ɪt meɪ bi ˌʃɔrˈtlɪvd. wɪθ ˈkɑrli ˈpoʊlɪŋ ɪn ðə 5 tɪ sɛnt reɪnʤ ɪn boʊθ ˈaɪəwə ənd nu ˈhæmʃər, ʃi meɪ bi ˈwɪslɪŋ pæst hər oʊn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈgreɪvˌjɑrd, ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ə kwɪkˈsɑtɪk bɪd tɪ mit ˈklɪntən ɪn ə ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən. ˈminˌwaɪl, ʃi spɛnt pɑrt əv ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun kroʊɪŋ əˈbaʊt wət ʃi kɔld 'ðə ˈlɑrʤəst kraʊd ðæts bɪn' tɪ ðə ˈsteɪˌthaʊs fər ə ˈkænədɪt ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈbɪgər ˈivɪn ðət ˈdɑnəld trəmps ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ʃi səˈʤɛstɪd ənd ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ səˈsteɪn ə ˈmoʊmənts ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm. 'dɪd ju si ɔl ðoʊz ˈpipəl?' ʃi æst ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈɪntərvˌjuər. ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkænədɪt ˈbərni ˈsændərz ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ ˈfɑloʊ hər æt ðə ˈsteɪˌthaʊs ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun wɪθ ə p.m*. əˈpɪrəns. baɪ ðə kraʊd ˈgæðərd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈsteɪˌthaʊs wɑz ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ˈlɑrʤər ðən hərz ənd ˈbərniz ˈfeɪθfəl stɪl hæd mɔr ðən ən aʊər tɪ weɪt ɔn ə krɪsp ˈɔtəm deɪ.
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carly fiorina's star power faded thursday as fast as it has dimmed nationally since the mini polling boom she earned in the second republican debate nearly two months ago.
just a half-hour after a few hundred supporters gathered at the state capitol in concord to see the the former tech executive sign her new hampshire primary candidacy papers, just a few dozen turned out to hear her speak at a restaurant less than a block away.
after a three-minute stump speech, fiorina opened the floor for questions. just one came, from an eight-year-old girl named anna whose home-schooling mother brought her to see the would-be president.
a pregnant five-second pause followed while fiorina searched the small crowd for a second question. none came.
'okay – well, eat up!' she urged. 'thanks everybody. enjoy!'
a tale of two campaign events: carly fiorina drew fewer than 50 people to a new hampshire restaurant ...
... just minutes after pulling in a larger crowd at the new hampshire statehouse
the lone inquisitor: an eight-year-old girl who identified herself as 'anna' was the only one at the barley house restaurant who wanted to ask fiorina a question on thursday
when fiorina and her staff left, a table half-full of sandwiches and cookies still remained.
the lone question was precious but typical kiddie fare: 'why do you want to run for president?'
'i'm running for the presidency of the united states because this country has been very good to me,' fiorina answered her.
'we need to lead the resurgence of this nation to ensure that every american's life, now and for future generations, is filled with the possibilities that come with your god-given gifts. and you have many god-given gifts. that's why.'
fiorina's disappointing turnout was in marked contrast with the crowd she drew earlier in the day as she arrived to sign her candidacy papers, a quadrennial rite of passage for white house hopefuls.
but many typically drop out long before the nation's first presidential primary in february. carly, who is polling at about 3 per cent nationally in the last four published surveys, is one of those no longer in the top – or middle – tier.
her sixth-place standing in the real clear politics average of national polls belies the hard numbers: she averages 3.8 per cent, buoyed only by an outlier 7 per cent showing in a single poll last month.
the leftovers: the fiorina event had free food, but not enough people to eat it
malaise: the onetime hewlett-packard ceo has seen her poll numbers plummet from 15 per cent to just 3, six weeks after her debating moment in the sun when she crossed swords with donald trump
without the dominance of billionaire donald trump and retired surgeon ben carson, such numbers would make her an asterisk in the 2016 race.
but with the field's two top names registering the mid-twenties, and two others in the teens, fiorina's support is thin – even by the standards of former florida jeb bush, whose plummet from the top to the almost-forgotten has become the stuff of head-scratching from tv talking heads.
carly is doing worse still.
her breakout moment came in the sept. 16 debate at the ronald reagan library in simi valley, california. boosted to the national consciousness thanks to a trumpian foot-in-mouth moment – a jab at her appearance – fiorina delivered a strong performance and momentarily grabbed all the headlines.
she peaked at 15 per cent in the first poll that followed, briefly taking up residence in third place according to the polling average.
and then carly had to wait six weeks for another debate.
her momentum stalled. her faithful moved on.
by contrast, florida sen. marco rubio and texas sen. ted cruz, who had standout performances in last week's debate, will only have to sustain their forward motion until next tuesday.
meanwhile, the former hewlett-packard ceo has mostly been waging a not-so-subtle air war against hillary clinton –femme en femme – that only she can sustain without risking accusations of sexism.
good news, bad news: carly fiorina sits in 6th place in a gop field of more than a dozen, but most polls show her drawing just 3 per cent support, according to data from real clear politics
not much to see: on a day when four candidates formally entered the new hampshire primary race, fiorina's arrival at the barley house was accompanied by only a smattering of people
'feminism began as a rallying cry to empower women to vote, to get an education, to enter the workplace,' she wrote thursday on facebook. 'but over the years, feminism has devolved into a left-leaning political ideology where women are pitted against men and used as a political weapon to win elections.'
'the progressive view of feminism is not about women. it is about ideology,' she added. 'and their policies are not working for women.'
deploying fiorina as clinton's foil is a useful tactic for the republican party, but it may be short-lived.
with carly polling in the 5- to 6-per cent range in both iowa and new hampshire, she may be whistling past her own political graveyard, engaged in a quixotic bid to meet clinton in a general election.
meanwhile, she spent part of thursday afternoon crowing about what she called 'the largest crowd that's been' to the statehouse for a candidate signing – bigger even that donald trump's on wednesday, she suggested – and hoping to sustain a moment's enthusiasm.
'did you see all those people?' she asked a tv interviewer.
democratic candidate bernie sanders is scheduled to follow her at the statehouse on thursday afternoon with a 3:00 p.m. appearance.
by 2:00 the crowd gathered outside the statehouse was several times larger than hers – and bernie's faithful still had more than an hour to wait on a crisp autumn day.
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ɑr ˈsɛkənd wik əv ˈprivˌjuz stɑrts wɪθ ðə ˈhjustən dæʃ ɛz ðeɪ əˈtɛmpt tɪ riʧ ðə pleɪɔfs fər ðə fərst taɪm. læst ˈsizən pleɪs; mɪst pleɪɔfs): ðə dæʃ meɪd mɑrkt ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɔf əv ðɛr ˈheɪstəli pʊt təˈgɛðər ɪkˈspænʧən ˈsizən bət stɪl fɛl ʃɔrt əv ən əˈpɪrəns ɪn ðə pleɪɔfs. ðə kləb klaɪmd ˈhæfˈweɪ əp ðə ˈlædər frəm ɪts ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪn 2014 jɪr wən: pleɪs jɪr tu: pleɪs wɪr ˈmuvɪŋ əp fɔr ˈpleɪsɪz ˈɛvəri jɪr, wɪl lɛt ju du ðə mæθ fər 2016 ˈhjustən dæʃ (@houstondash*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 5 2015 wɪθ mɔr ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ˈoʊvər ðə ˈrisənt offseason*, ə pleɪɔf bərθ ɪn jɪr θri ɪz ðə klɪr goʊl ɪn ˈhjustən. {mɔr: si ɔl 2016 ˈprivˌjuz} ki ˈʧeɪnʤɪz: dæʃ fænz wɪl bi ləˈmɛntɪŋ ðə dɪˈpɑrʧər əv ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈduoʊ ˈɛrɪn məˈklaʊd ənd ˈɛlə hu saɪnd ɪn sˈwidən. ðə tim ˈɔlsoʊ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ muv ˈmɛgən ˈklɪŋənbərg ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈlivɪŋ hər ɪkˈspoʊzd ɪn ðə ɪkˈspænʧən dræft. ðə dæʃ meɪd əp fər ðə ˈlɔsɪz baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈəpˌgreɪdz ɔn ˈɛvəri laɪn. tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs məˈklaʊd ðə kləb ɔˈstreɪljən ˈkipər ˈlɪdiə ˈwɪljəmz hu spɛnt taɪm wɪθ ðə flæʃ tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ɔn dɪˈfɛns ˈrændi ˈwɔldrəm brɔt ɪn ənd ˈmɪdˌweɪ θru kæmp ðə kləb ˈtreɪdɪd fər rəˈbɛkə ˈmɔroʊz. ˈstɛfəni ɑks ɪz nɑt nu ɪn ðə tim bət ɪz bæk ˈæftər ˈtɪrɪŋ hər θri geɪmz ˈɪntu læst ˈsizən. ðə ki əˈdɪʃən ɪn ɪz ˈæmbər brʊks hu bɪˈkeɪm ðə rɪˈtərn ɪn ðə ˈklɪŋənbərg treɪd. θɪŋk ˈæmbər brʊks wɑz ˈklɪrli ə pis wi missed,”*,” dæʃ koʊʧ ˈrændi ˈwɔldrəm sɛd ɪn ˈrɛfərəns tɪ læst tim. ə ˈrɪli gʊd, ˈskɪlfəl dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈsɛntrəl pleɪər ðət kən nɑt ˈoʊnli dɪˈstrɔɪ pleɪ frəm ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən bət kən ˈɔlsoʊ bɪld əp pleɪ. ə bɪg əˈdɪʃən fər us.”*.” ðə moʊst ˈplɛnɪfəl əˈdɪʃənz ðoʊ wər əp tɔp. saɪnd ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ hər raɪts əkˈwaɪərd baɪ skaɪ blu ənd ðə dæʃ juzd tu əv ðɛr θri fərst raʊnd pɪks ɔn ə pɛr əv ˈstraɪkərz wɪθ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈdeɪli ənd ʤəˈnin ˈbɛki. dɪˈnis ˈfaɪnəli gɑt hər ˈpeɪpərˌwərk klɪrd bət ðɛn wɛnt ɪn wɪθ ˈaɪərlənd. ʃi ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈfaɪnəli ʤɔɪn ðə dæʃ ðɪs wik. əˈnəðər fərst raʊnd pɪk, roccaro*, ɪz əˈhɛd əv ˈskɛʤʊl ɪn hər rɪˈkəvəri frəm hɪp ˈsərʤəri ənd kʊd bi geɪm ˈrɛdi ɪn ðə nɛkst mənθ. strɛŋθs: ˈwɔldrəm hæd θri fərst raʊnd pɪks ɪn ðə dræft bət noʊ ˈəðərz. ðət meɪd ɪm ðə fərst koʊʧ tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈmidiə ðət deɪ ənd hi bimd ɛz hi ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪd haʊ hɪz nu əˈdɪʃənz ˈɔfərd ɪm ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti hi həz nɑt hæd ɪn tu ˈsizənz ɪn ˈhjustən. jɪrz pæst hæd strɔŋ, æθˈlɛtɪk pleɪərz. ɪf wi kʊd gɪt ðə bɔl ˈɪntu ðə bɑks ənd gɪt səm ˈsərvɪs dɪˈlɪvərd wi wʊd hæv ə ˈdisənt chance,”*,” hi sɛd. ɑr ˈbɪlˌdəp pleɪ, wi ˈtɛknɪkəl ɪˈnəf ðət wi kʊd pleɪ ɔf əv ɑr frənt laɪn ənd stɪl kip ɪt tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ðət ˈfaɪnəl θərd. ˈbɛki ənd ˈdeɪli hæv bɪn greɪt fər ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl θərd ɪn ðət regard.”*.” dɪˈstrækʃənz: kərən lauletta*} ðə ˈmɪriəd əˈtækɪŋ əˈdɪʃənz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlaʊ fər mɔr ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən tɪ prɪˈfərd ðoʊ ðə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈnoʊtər deɪm koʊʧ ˈkɔʃənz əˈbaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ tu kɔt əp ɪn ˈleɪbəlɪŋ fɔrˈmeɪʃənz. ʃeɪp wɪl stɪl dɪˈpɛnd ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt wik tɪ wik, bət wi hæv ə ˈʤɛnərəl aɪˈdiə əv haʊ wi wɔnt tɪ lʊk. aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛni ˈsikrɪt tɪ ˈɛnibədi ðət wi wɔnt tɪ pleɪ aʊt əv səm ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən əv ə aɪ θɪŋk ˈpipəl gɪt taɪd əp tu məʧ ɔn fɔrˈmeɪʃənz. mɔr əˈbaʊt ˌpərsəˈnɛl. gɑt ðə pleɪərz hu kən du that.”*.” ɪn jɪrz pæst ˈwɔldrəm hæd hɪz hænd fɔrst tɪ pleɪ ˈiðər taɪərd pleɪərz streɪt ɔf ðə pleɪn frəm ˈnæʃənəl tim kəˈmɪtmənts ər pleɪərz hu ˈhɑrdli hæd ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ θɪŋk naʊ ɪn ˈprɪti gʊd shape,”*,” ˈwɔldrəm sɛd. fil laɪk wi hæv tu gʊd ənd wi hæv səm ˈprɪti gʊd dɛpθ æt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd bæk. ɪn wi hæv ə lɔt əv ˈtæləntɪd tɪ səˈlɛkt frəm, ənd əp frənt wi kaɪnd əv fil ðə same.”*.” ˈɛriəz əv dɪˈvɛləpmənt: ˈwɔldrəm wɑz blənt əˈbaʊt ðə fækt ðət hɪz ˈbɪgəst kənˈsərnz riˈvɑlv əraʊnd ðə ˈsɛnər əv hɪz dɪˈfɛns wɛr ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə ˈsutəbəl rɪˈpleɪsmənt fər ˈwɪtni ˈɛŋən həz ˈpruvən ˈdɪfəkəlt ðə læst tu jɪrz. hæv ðət juʤ ˈsɛnər bæk. ˈɑnəstli wɪn aɪ lʊk əraʊnd ðə lig aɪ si ðət ˈmɛni əv ðɛm ˈɛniˌweɪ. wi traɪd laɪk ˈkreɪzi tɪ faɪnd ðət ˈænsər ɪn ðə offseason*. ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wi θɔt wɑz ə ˌʃɔrtˈtərm fɪks, wi ʤɪst stək wɪθ wət wi bɪlt əraʊnd ðoʊz pleɪərz. sɪns wi faɪnd ən ˈænsər tɪ sɑlv ðət ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr spɑt θru ə treɪd ər θru ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl spɑt ðət wʊd bi ðə wən ˈɛriə ðət aɪ wʊd seɪ ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət kənˈsərnd with.”*.” ðət sɛd ðə dæʃ wər ˈrisəntli ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd fər ðə ˌpriˈsizən ˈtʊrnəmənt ənd gɑt tɪ tɛst ðə ˈwɔtərz əˈgɛnst ˈfɛloʊ saɪdz ðə θɔrnz ənd reɪn. ənd ˈwɔldrəm laɪkt wət hi sɔ əˈgɛnst ə ˈnɪrli reɪn kləb. dɪd kwaɪt wɛl əˈgɛnst siˈætəl. ˈpɔrtlənd wɑz ˈɑbviəsli ˈmɪsɪŋ ə lɔt əv pleɪərz bət wi dɪd wɛl wɪθ wət wi hæd ɪn ðə bæk ɪn ðoʊz geɪmz. aɪ wɑz ɪnˈkərəʤd wɪθ ðə trɪp. ðə wən tim ðət kən ˈrɪli kɔz ju ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ðə ðət ðeɪ hæv. aɪ θɪŋk bi ˌoʊˈkeɪ. goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk səm time.”*.” pɔɪnt əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst: ðə dæʃ ər ˈhoʊpɪŋ ohai*, ðə fərst ˈɛvər dræft pɪk, kən rɪˈfaɪn hər pleɪ əraʊnd goʊl ənd tərn hərˈsɛlf frəm ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs pleɪər ˈɪntu wən ðət kən bi ˈkaʊntɪd ɔn tɪ prəˈvaɪd goʊlz. gɪts hərˈsɛlf ˈɪntu greɪt ˈskɔrɪŋ pəˈzɪʃənz. ðə nɛkst bɪg stɛp goʊɪŋ tɪ hɛlp hər bi səkˈsɛsfəl nɑt ˈoʊnli fər ðə dæʃ bət ˈmeɪbi ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər tɪ hæv ə lʊk fər ðə fʊl tim ɪz goʊɪŋ tɑt hæv tɪ stɑrt ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ səm əv ðoʊz ˌɑpərˈtunətiz. bɪˈkəz ʃi kriˈeɪts ə lɔt. səm əv ðə nu ˌpərsəˈnɛl ʃʊd hɛlp. ʤɛs məkˈdɑnəld (naʊ ɪn ˈwɛstərn nu jɔrk) wɑz ˈmoʊstli ə ˈtərgət pleɪər ðət juzd hər saɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt speɪs ənd ˈfɪnɪʃ. məˈlɪsə ˈhɛndərsən, baɪ ðə ədˈmɪʃən, həz ˈstrəgəld ɪˈnəf tɪ skɔr æt ðə proʊ ˈlɛvəl ðət dɪˈfɛnsɪz ˈtɛndɪd tɪ pʊt mɔr ˈrisɔrsɪz ɔn ohai*. ˈrɪli hæd ə ˈfɔrwərd ðət timz hæd tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ˈəðər ðən kealia,”*,” ˈwɔldrəm sɛd. wʊd si, əˈspɛʃəli ˈmɪdˌweɪ θru ðə jɪr, bɪˈkəz əv hər peɪs, tu ənd θri pleɪərz əraʊnd hər bɪˈkəz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls ə θrɛt. goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ jɪr fər hər bɪˈkəz hæv mɔr pleɪərz əraʊnd hər ðət timz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ɛz wɛl. soʊ məʧ ˈbɛtər wɪθ ðə bɔl. aɪ θɪŋk goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðə bɔl ɪn məʧ ˈbɛtər positions.”*.”
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our second week of nwsl previews starts with the houston dash as they attempt to reach the playoffs for the first time.
last season (6-8-6, place; missed playoffs): the dash made marked improvements off of their hastily put together expansion season but still fell short of an appearance in the playoffs. the club climbed halfway up the ladder from its last-place finish in 2014.
year one: 9th place
year two: place we're moving up four places every year, we'll let you do the math for 2016. #dashon — houston dash (@houstondash) september 5, 2015
with more improvements over the recent offseason, a playoff berth in year three is the clear goal in houston.
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key changes: dash fans will be lamenting the departure of the popular duo erin mcleod and ella masar who signed in sweden. the team also decided to move meghan klingenberg instead of leaving her exposed in the expansion draft. the dash made up for the losses by making upgrades on every line. to replace mcleod the club inked australian keeper lydia williams who spent time with the flash two years ago. on defense randy waldrum brought in poliana and midway through camp the club traded for rebecca moros. stephanie ochs is not new in the team but is back after tearing her acl three games into last season.
the key addition in midfield is amber brooks who became the return in the klingenberg trade.
“i think amber brooks was clearly a piece we missed,” dash coach randy waldrum said in reference to last year’s team. “having a really good,illful defensive central midfield player that can not only destroy play from the opposition but can also build up play. that’s a big addition for us.”
the most plentiful additions though were up top. chioma ubogagu signed after having her rights acquired byy blue and the dash used two of their three first round picks on a pair of strikers with international experience—rachel daly and janine beckie. denise o’sullivan finally got her paperwork cleared but then went in with ireland. she is expected to finally join the dash this week.
another first round pick, cari roccaro, is ahead of schedule in her recovery from hip surgery and could be game ready in the next month.
strengths: waldrum had three first round picks in the draft but no others. that made him the first coach to address the media that day and he beamed as he contemplated how his new additions offered him flexibility he has not had in two seasons in houston.
“in years past we’ve had strong, athletic players. if we could get the ball into the box and get some service delivered we would have a decent chance,” he said. “but our buildup play, we weren’t technical enough that we could play off of our front line and still keep it to get into that final third. beckie and daly have been great for us in the final third in that regard.”
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the myriad attacking additions will also allow for more variation to waldrum’s preferred 4-3-3 though the longtime notre dame coach cautions about getting too caught up in labeling formations.
“our shape will still depend a little bit week to week, but we have a general idea of how we want to look. i don’t think it’s any secret to anybody that we want to play out of some variation of a 4-3-3. i think people get tied up too much on formations. it’s more about personnel. we’ve got the players who can do that.”
in years past waldrum had his hand forced to play either tired players straight off the plane from national team commitments or players who hardly had the experience necessary to
“i think now we’re in pretty good shape,” waldrum said. “we feel like we have two good goalkeepers and we have some pretty good depth at outside back. in midfield we have a lot of talented midfielders to select from, and up front we kind of feel the same.”
areas of development: waldrum was blunt about the fact that his biggest concerns revolve around the center of his defense where finding a suitable replacement for whitney engen has proven difficult the last two years.
“we don’t have that huge center back. honestly when i look around the league i don’t see that many of them anyway. we tried like crazy to find that answer in the offseason. as opposed to finding signing something that we thought was a short-term fix, we just stuck with what we built around those players. since we couldn’t find an answer to solve that particular spot through a trade or through an international spot that would be the one area that i would say is a little bit of something that i’m concerned with.”
that said the dash were recently in portland for the preseason tournament and got to test the waters against fellow nwsl sides the thorns and reign. and waldrum liked what he saw against a nearly full-strength reign club.
“we did quite well against seattle. portland was obviously missing a lot of players but we did well with what we had in the back in those games. i was encouraged with the trip. seattle’s the one team that can really cause you problems with the midfield that they have. i think we’ll be okay. it’s going to take some time.”
point of interest: the dash are hoping kealia ohai, the club’s first ever draft pick, can refine her play around goal and turn herself from a dangerous player into one that can be counted on to provide goals.
“she gets herself into great scoring positions. the next big step that’s going to help her be successful not only for the dash but maybe in the future to have a look for the full team is she’s going tot have to start finishing some of those opportunities. because she creates a lot.
some of the new personnel should help. jess mcdonald (now in western new york) was mostly a target player that used her size to create space and finish. melissa henderson, by the coach’s admission, has struggled enough to score at the pro level that defenses tended to put more resources on ohai.
“we haven’t really had a forward that teams had to worry about other than kealia,” waldrum said. “we would see, especially midway through the year, because of her pace, two and three players around her because everything else wasn’t a threat. it’s going to be a very interesting year for her because she’ll have more players around her that teams are going to have to worry about as well. they’re so much better with the ball. i think she’s going to get the ball in much better positions.”
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ˈɛlˈsiˈɛs ˈsəmər pleɪɔfs ɪz ðə ˈfaɪnəl steɪʤ əv ðə ˈsəmər splɪt. baɪ ðə ɛnd əv pleɪɔfs wi wɪl faɪnd aʊt θri timz ðət wɪl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈjʊrəp æt ˈsizən fɔr wərld ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl tim pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn pleɪɔfs, ɪkˈskludɪŋ ə ˈluzər əv ə pleɪs ˌdɪˈsaɪdər mæʧ, ˌgɛrənˈtiz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ə spɑt ɪn ˈɛlˈsiˈɛs spərɪŋ splɪt. ˈkoʊpənˌhɑgən wʊlvz, ˈgæmbɪt ˈgeɪmɪŋ ənd ə ˈluzər əv ə pleɪs ˌdɪˈsaɪdər mæʧ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ kəmˈpit ɪn ə spərɪŋ pərˈmoʊʃən ˈtʊrnəmənt əˈgɛnst ðə bɛst ˈʧælɪnʤər timz fər ðə ˈfaɪnəl θri spɑts ɪn ˈɛlˈsiˈɛs spərɪŋ splɪt. rɛd: ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈɛdwərd baɪ pleɪɔfs: ˈsɪŋgəl ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən, praɪz pul ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən: əˈlaɪəns quarterfinals*: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 pleɪs ˌdɪˈsaɪdər: 1 2 3 ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəlz: 1 2 3 4 5 əˈlaɪəns 1 2 3 4 pleɪs ˌdɪˈsaɪdər: 1 2 3 grænd ˈfaɪnəl: əˈlaɪəns 1 2 3 ˈrɑstərz: əˈlaɪəns: wickd*, ʃʊk, froggen*, tabzz*,: soaz*, ˈsaɪˌnaɪd, xpeke*, rekkles*,: kev1n*, kottenx*, kerp*, creaton*, hɑt kru: mimer*, impaler*, ˈsɛlˌfi, mrrallez*,: xaxus*, jankos*, overpow*, celaver*, ˈvændər ˈgeɪmɪŋ: svenskeren*, jesiz*, candypanda*,
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lcs eu summer playoffs is the final stage of the summer split. by the end of playoffs we will find out three teams that will represent europe at season four world championship. every single team participating in playoffs, excluding a loser of a 5th place decider match, guarantees itself a spot in lcs eu spring split. copenhagen wolves, gambit gaming and a loser of a 5th place decider match are going to compete in a spring promotion tournament against the best challenger teams for the final three spots in lcs eu spring split.
read: interview with edward by azubu
playoffs: single elimination, bo5.
prize pool distribution:
1st alliance - $50,000
2nd fnatic - $25,000
3rd sk - $15,000
4th roccat - $10,000
quarterfinals:
roccat [3:1] shc #1 #2 #3 #4
sk [3:0] millenium #1 #2 #3
5th place decider: shc [3:0] millenium #1 #2 #3
semifinals:
fnatic [3:2] roccat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
alliance [3:1] sk #1 #2 #3 #4
3rd place decider: sk [3:0] roccat #1 #2 #3
grand final: alliance [3:1] fnatic #1 #2 #3
rosters:
alliance: wickd, shook, froggen, tabzz, nyph
fnatic: soaz, cyanide, xpeke, rekkles, yellowstar
millenium: kev1n, kottenx, kerp, creaton, jree
supa hot crew: mimer, impaler, selfie, mrrallez, kasing
roccat: xaxus, jankos, overpow, celaver, vander
sk gaming: fredy122, svenskeren, jesiz, candypanda, nrated
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ˈnioʊ ɪz ən ˈoʊpən sɔrs ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈdrɪvən baɪ ðə kəmˈjunɪti. ɪt ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪz tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ˈdɪʤɪtəl aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz tɪ ˈdɪʤəˌtaɪz ˈæˌsɛts ənd ˈɔtəˌmeɪt ðə ˈmænɪʤmənt əv ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈæˌsɛts ˈjuzɪŋ smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækts. ˈjuzɪŋ ə dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈnɛtˌwərk, ɪt eɪmz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə "smɑrt wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 2014 ənd ˈoʊpən ɔn ɪn ʤun 2015 ɪts wɑz riˈlist ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2016 ənd həz bɪn ˈrənɪŋ ɪn ˈsteɪbəl kəˈpæsɪti fər tu jɪrz. ɪts ˈvɪʒən əv ə "smɑrt ɪˈkɑnəmi" wɑz sɛt əp əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪn ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ɪts goʊl əv biɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈpəblɪk ʧeɪn: ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈfrɛndlinɪs: ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv fər ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər dɪˈvɛləpmənt; ə məˈʧʊr ˈsɪstəm; ˈməlti ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ səˈpɔrt ɪn kəmˈjunɪti ˈfrɛndlinɪs: ə ˈgloʊbəl mæp əv dɪˈvɛləpər kəmˈjunɪtiz, dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ˈjʊrəp, ʤəˈpæn ənd ˌkɔˈriə, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.; ˈæktɪv kəmˈjunɪti ˈvɔɪsɪz frəm ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm ˈfrɛndlinɪs: ənd ngc*, ɛz ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɑrmz əv ˈnioʊ faʊnˈdeɪʃən prəˈvaɪd ˈtɛknɪkəl səˈpɔrt, ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ kæmˈpeɪnz ənd ˈfəndɪŋ fər eco-projects*; ˈnɪrli 100 wɪˈθɪn ˈnioʊ ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm
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neo is an open source project driven by the community. it utilizes blockchain technology and digital identities to digitize assets and automate the management of digital assets using smart contracts. using a distributed network, it aims to create a "smart economy".neo was founded in 2014 and open sourced on github in june 2015. its mainnet was released in october 2016 and has been running in stable capacity for two years. its vision of a "smart economy" was set up along with the project rebranding in 2017.neo is committed to its goal of being the most developer-friendly public chain:
🥇 infrastructure friendliness: a comprehensive toolkit for underlying infrastructure development; a mature neocontract system; multi mainstream programming language support in neovm
🥇 community friendliness: a global map of developer communities, distributed in the us, europe, japan and korea, etc.; active community voices from social media
🥇 ecosystem friendliness: ngd and ngc, as execution and investment arms of neo foundation provide technical support, advertising campaigns and funding for eco-projects; nearly 100 dapps within neo ecosystem
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1 ˈstivi nɪks ˈlænsˌlaɪd ðə vɔɪs 2 ðə ˈbitəlz deɪ ˈtrɪpər 3 ðə ˈbitəlz aɪ sɔ hər ˈstændɪŋ ðɛr 4 ðə ˈbitəlz ɪt woʊnt bi lɔŋ 5 ðə ˈbitəlz noʊ rɪˈplaɪ 6 ˌhɑviˈɛr ˈkoʊlən stɪʧ baɪ stɪʧ (ðə vɔɪs pərˈfɔrməns) 7 ðə ˈbitəlz tu əv ˈjuˈɛs 8 ðə ˈbitəlz ɔl aɪv gɑt tɪ du 9 ðə ˈbitəlz dɪg ə ˈpoʊˌni 10 ðə ˈbitəlz aɪ ʃʊd hæv noʊn ˈbɛtər 11 ðə ˈbitəlz ˌnɔrˈwiʤən wʊd (ðɪs bərd həz floʊn) 12 ðə ˈbitəlz wi kən wərk ɪt aʊt 13 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd ˈmɑmə 14 gli kæst kip ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɔn 15 ðə ˈbitəlz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈjunəˌvərs 16 ðə ˈbitəlz ɔl maɪ ˈləvɪŋ 17 ðə ˈbitəlz ˈænə (goʊ tɪ ɪm) 18 ðə ˈbitəlz ɪf aɪ fɛl 19 ðə ˈbitəlz heɪ ˈbʊlˌdɔg 20 ðə ˈbitəlz oʊ! ˈdɑrlɪŋ 21 aɪl goʊ ˈkreɪzi ɪf aɪ doʊnt goʊ ˈkreɪzi təˈnaɪt 22 ˈjɛloʊ 23 ðə ˈbitəlz bɔɪz 24 ðə ˈbitəlz aɪl ˈfɑloʊ ðə sən 25 ðə ˈbitəlz θɪŋk fər ˈjɔrsɛlf 26 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd əˈtræktəd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs (fit. bɛk) 27 ðə ˈbitəlz aɪ wɔnt ju 28 ðə ˈbitəlz tɛl mi waɪ 29 ðə ˈbitəlz ðə wərd 30 ðə ˈbitəlz tɪl ðɛr wɑz ju 31 ðə ˈbitəlz jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ luz ðət gərl 32 ðə ˈbitəlz pliz ˈmɪstər ˈpoʊstmən 33 ðə ˈbitəlz bɪˈkəz 34 ðə ˈbitəlz ˈstrɔˌbɛri fildz fərˈɛvər 35 ðə ˈbitəlz wɪˈθɪn ju wɪˈθaʊt ju 36 ðə ˈbitəlz ənd jʊr bərd kən sɪŋ 37 ðə ˈbitəlz gərl 38 ðə splɪt ˈnidəlz 39 ðə ˈbitəlz wɪn əm 40 ðə ˈbitəlz ju ˈnɛvər gɪv mi jʊr ˈməni 41 ðə ˈbitəlz ˈbeɪbi ɪts ju 42 ðə ˈbitəlz lɛt mi daʊn (wɪθ ˈbɪli ˈprɛstən) 43 ðə ˈbitəlz fər noʊ wən 44 ðə ˈbitəlz əm ˈlʊkɪŋ θru ju 45 10 46 ðə ˈbitəlz du ju wɔnt tɪ noʊ ə ˈsikrɪt 47 ðə ˈbitəlz eɪt deɪz ə wik 48 ðə ˈbitəlz ɪn maɪ laɪf 49 ðə ˈbitəlz ə deɪ ɪn ðə laɪf 50 ðə ˈbitəlz aɪl bi bæk 51 ðə ˈbitəlz ðɛrz ə pleɪs 52 ðə ˈbitəlz 14 ˈgoʊldən 53 ðə ˈbitəlz təˈmɑˌroʊ ˈnɛvər noʊz 54 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd ʤəˈpæn 55 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd ˈæftər ˈpɑrti (fit. santigold*) 56 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd noʊ ˈhoʊmoʊ (outro*) 57 3 dɔrz daʊn ˈkrɪptoʊˌnaɪt 58 ˈɪzriəl ˈsəmˌwɛr ˈoʊvər ðə ˈreɪnˌboʊ 59 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ əˈmeɪzɪŋ 60 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ ˈkreɪzi 61 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ cryin*' 62 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ drim ɔn 63 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ hoʊl ɪn maɪ soʊl 64 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ gɑt ə gən 65 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ ləv ɪn ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər 66 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ pɪŋk 67 ɑˈlɑnɪs ˈmɔrɪsɛt hænd ɪn maɪ ˈpɑkət 68 ɑˈlɑnɪs ˈmɔrɪsɛt ju lɪv, ju lərn 69 ɑˈlɑnɪs ˈmɔrɪsɛt aɪ æm ə bɪʧ əm ə ˈləvər 70 ɑˈlɑnɪs ˈmɔrɪsɛt aɪˈrɑnɪk 71 ɑˈlɑnɪs ˈmɔrɪsɛt ʤægd ˈlɪtəl pɪl 72 ɑˈlɑnɪs ˈmɔrɪsɛt θæŋk ju 73 ɑˈlɑnɪs ˈmɔrɪsɛt ju ˈɔtə noʊ 74 əˈlɪʃə kiz ə ˈwʊmənz wərθ 75 əˈlɪʃə kiz ˈfælɪn' 76 əˈlɪʃə kiz ɪf aɪ gɑt ju 77 əˈlɪʃə kiz laɪk jul ˈnɛvər si mi əˈgɛn 78 əˈlɪʃə kiz əˈlɪʃə kiz ˈloʊvɪn ju 79 əˈlɪʃə kiz noʊ wən 80 əˈlɪʃə kiz noʊ wən (ˈrɛˌgeɪ remix*) ˈmɑrli 81 əˈlɪʃə kiz ˈkɑrmə 82 ˈeɪliən ænt fɑrm ˈætəˌtud 83 ˈeɪliən ænt fɑrm ˈmuviz 84 ˈeɪliən ænt fɑrm smuð ˈkrɪmənəl 85 ˌɑnˈdreɪə ˌɑnˈdreɪə ˈɑmɔr 02 ˈmuʧoʊ 86 ˌɑnˈdreɪə ˈmuʧoʊ 87 ˌɑnˈdreɪə pɔr ti 88 ˌɑnˈdreɪə ˈvivoʊ pər leɪ 89 ˈɑndreɪz ˈkælər 90 ˈɑndreɪz, ˌwɑˈkin səˈbinə waɪ paɪɛz mɑz kju 91 mi 92 noʊ ti 93 ɑrˈtʊroʊ ˈzæmboʊ pəru 94 ˈsoʊdə ti ˈpɛrə 95 ˌævɛnˈtʊˌrɑ ˌævɛnˈtʊˌrɑ- mi 96 b.o.b*. ˈheɪli ˈwɪljəmz ˈɛrpleɪnz 2 97 biʧ bɔɪz ɪt bi nis 98 bɪˌjɔnˈseɪ fit. ˌʃæˈkirə laɪər 99 bɪl ˈwɪðərz lin ɔn mi 100 bjɔrk ɪts oʊ soʊ kwaɪət 101 blæk aɪd piz fit. ˈʤəstɪn ˈtɪmbərˌleɪk blæk aɪd piz ˈʤəstɪn ˈtɪmbərˌleɪk wɛr ɪz ðə ləv 102 bleɪk ˈʃɛltən ˈhəniˌbi 103 blaɪnd ˈmɛlən ʧeɪnʤ (əˈkustɪk) 104 blaɪnd ˈmɛlən ʧeɪnʤ 105 blaɪnd ˈmɛlən ˈlɛmən tri 106 blaɪnd ˈmɛlən noʊ reɪn 107 bɑb ˈmɑrli bɑb ˈmɑrli stər ɪt əp 108 bɑb ˈmɑrli 40 rɛd rɛd waɪn 109 bɑb ˈmɑrli ə lɔŋ 110 bɑb ˈmɑrli kʊd ju bi ləvd 111 bɑb ˈmɑrli gɪt əp stænd əp 112 bɑb ˈmɑrli 113 bɑb ˈmɑrli stər ɪt əp 114 bɑb ˈmɑrli θri ˈlɪtəl bərdz 115 bɑb bɑb ˈmɑrli ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈsoʊlʤər 116 bɑb bɑb ˈmɑrli rɪˈdɛmʃən sɔŋ 117 aɪ noʊ wət ju wɔnt fit. məraɪə ˈkɛri skwɑd 118 keɪl 13 kəˈfeɪ noʊ heɪ ˈkoʊmoʊ tu (lɔs də) (www.flowhot.net*) 119 keɪl 13 mi pæl nɔrt 120 ˈkɑrloʊs vaɪvz joʊ 121 ˈkɑrloʊs vaɪvz 122 ˈkɑrloʊs vaɪvz ˈkɑrloʊs vaɪvz ɛl ˈæmər də mi 123 ˈkɑrloʊs vaɪvz mi 124 loʊ grin fək ju 125 ˌgɑrˈsiə waɪ swi ˈpɛrə mi mu 126 ˌgɑrˈsiə waɪ swi də 127 swi 128 ˈʧiʧi pərˈɑltə ˈæmər 129 ˈʧiʧi pərˈɑltə lɑ 130 ˈʧiʧi pərˈɑltə ˈʧiʧi pərˈɑltə mi boʊˈnitə 131 ˈʧiʧi pərˈɑltə 132 ˈvivə lɑ ˈvaɪdə 133 klɑks 134 doʊnt ˈpænɪk 135 fɪks ju 136 spɑrks 137 spid əv saʊnd 138 ðə ˈsaɪəntɪst 139 ˈtrəbəl 140 kənˈtroʊl məˈʧɛˌti ˈmɔləˌtɑf (sɪn censura*) 141 ˈdɛrɪk ðə ˈdɑmɪˌnoʊz ˈleɪlɑ 142 ˈdaɪdoʊ ˈdaɪdoʊ θæŋk ju (əˈkustɪk) 143 ˈdaɪdoʊ θæŋk ju 144 diˈeɪgoʊ ˈtɔˌrɛz waɪ 145 ˈdɪzni- æˈlædɪn ˈdɪzni æˈlædɪn ənd ˈʤæzmɪn ə hoʊl nu wərld 146 ˈdɪzni tɔɪ ˈstɔri juv gɑt ə frɛnd ɪn mi (ˈrændi ˈnumən laɪl ˈləvɪt) 147 ˈdɪzni sɔŋz ˈlɪtəl ˈmərˌmeɪd kɪs ðə gərl 148 ə 149 ˌʤuliˈænə 150 lɑ ə (məreɪŋ,, ˈsɑlsə) 151 gli kæst doʊnt stɑp bɪˈlivɪŋ 152 ˈimən fək wət aɪ sɛd 153 ɛl græn ˈkɑmˌboʊ waɪ ˈændi ti 154 ˈɛlə ˈbaɪlə ˈsoʊlə də ˈbɑrə 155 ˈɛlə ˈbaɪlə ˈsoʊlə lɔs fləˈmɛŋˌkoʊ 1 156 ˈɛlə ˈbaɪlə ˈsoʊlə sɪn ti 157 ˈɛlə ˈbaɪlə ˈsoʊlə pɔr ti 158 ˈɛlə ˈbaɪlə ˈsoʊlə ti waɪ ti 159 ˈɛlvɪs ˈprɛsli ə ˈlɪtəl lɛs ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən remix*) 160 ˈɛlvɪs ˈprɛsli ˈɛlvɪs ˈprɛsli ˈkreɪzi ˈlɪtəl θɪŋ kɔld ləv 161 ˈɛlvɪs ˈprɛsli ðæts ˌɔˈlraɪt ˈmɑmə 162 stæn. ˈdaɪdoʊ) 163 ˈbjutəfəl 164 ˈklinɪŋ aʊt maɪ ˈklɑzət 165 911 166 sɔŋ 167 laɪk tɔɪ ˈsoʊlʤərz (prəˈdust baɪ) 168 luz ˈjɔrsɛlf 169 ðə weɪ aɪ æm 170 wi meɪd ju 171 wɪn əm gɔn (klin ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈɛdət) 172 fit ˈdɑktər. 50 sɛnt kræk ə ˈbɑtəl 173 lɪl weɪn noʊ ləv 174. lɪl weɪn noʊ ləv 175 ləv ðə weɪ ju laɪ (fit ˌriˈhɑnə) 176 ˈmɑkɪŋˌbərd (prəˈdust baɪ) 177 ˈsoʊdə ˈstɛriˌoʊ ɛn lɑ ˌsiuˈdæd də lɑ fˈjʊriə 178 ˈɪrɑs 179 ˈɪrɑs lɑ ˈkoʊsɑ mɑz ˈbɛlə 180 181 ˈivə ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ lɑ flɔr də lɑ 182 ˈivə də mi peɪz pəru 183 ˈivə ˈfaɪnə 184 ˌɛvəˈnɛsəns weɪk mi əp 185 ˈfæni lu ˈɛdi hərˈɛrə waɪ si ti (məreɪŋ) 186 ˈfæni lú*ú noʊ ti kju mi ˈflɔˌrɛz 187 ˈfæni lu tu noʊ ˈpɛrə mi 188 paɪɛz mərˈseɪdiz ˈsoʊsə waɪ deɪl əˈlɛgriə ə mi ˈkɔrəˌzoʊn 189 fu ˈfaɪtərz ɔl maɪ laɪf 190 fu ˈfaɪtərz 191 fu ˈfaɪtərz maɪ ˈhɪroʊ 192 ˈfræŋki ruiz lɑ ruˈɛdə 193 ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ mi ˈsɔftli 194 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ mi 195 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ ɛl ˌɑdiˈoʊs 196 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ 197 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ æl də lɑ ˈlunə 198 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ dɔs 199 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈpɑrteɪ də ˈɛsteɪ 200 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈpɑrteɪ də ˈɛsteɪ 201 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ 202 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ dɔs 203 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ 204 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ seɪ mi 205 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ ti 206 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ noʊ 207 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ seɪ kju ɛn mi 208 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ ti 209 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ sɪn 210 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈɑstə kju 211 kɪŋz ˈʤɪpsi ˈpæʃən ˈtæŋgoʊ fləˈmɛŋˌkoʊ 212 ˈʤɪpsi kɪŋz 213 gli kæst ˈlænsˌlaɪd 214 gli kæst dɪˈfaɪɪŋ ˈgrævɪti (gli kæst ˈvərʒən) 215 gli kæst noʊ ɛr (gli kæst ˈvərʒən) 216 gli kæst ˈsəmˌwɛr ˈoʊvər ðə ˈreɪnˌboʊ 217 ˈglɔriə ˈɛstɪfɑn hɔɪ 218 gu gu dɑlz ˈaɪrɪs 219 220 klɪnt ˈistˌwʊd 221 fil gʊd ɪŋk. 222 ɪts ðə mˈjuzɪk ðət wi ʧuz 223 ˈsənˌʃaɪn ɪn ə bæg 224 dɛr 225 ʤɑn trəˈvoʊltə &amp*; oʊˈlɪviə ˈsəmər naɪts 226 ʤɑn trəˈvoʊltə oʊˈlɪviə ˈnutən jʊr ðə wən ðət aɪ wɔnt 227 gris gris ˈlaɪtnɪŋ 228 gənz ɛn ˈroʊzɪz doʊnt ju kraɪ təˈnaɪt 229 gənz ɛn ˈroʊzɪz swit ʧaɪld əv maɪn 230 gənz ɛn ˈroʊzɪz ˈwɛlkəm tɪ ðə ˈʤəŋgəl 231 ˈroʊzɪz noʊˈvɛmbər reɪn 232 ʤɪm klæs ˈhɪroʊz ˈædəm lɛˈvin ˈstɛriˌoʊ hɑrts 233 ʤɪm klæs ˈhɪroʊz ˈkjupɪdz ˈʧoʊˌkhoʊld 234 ˈʤɪpsi kɪŋz kɪŋz 235 ˈʤɪpsi kɪŋz hoʊˈtɛl ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə (ˈspænɪʃ). 236 ðə ˈbitəlz ˈhæpinəs ɪz ə wɔrm gən 237 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd aɪ ʤɪst hæd sɛks baɪ ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd 238 draɪv 239 aɪ mɪs ju (əˈkustɪk) 240 aɪ wɪʃ ju wər hir 241 nu ər ju ɪn 242 ʤeɪmz ˈteɪlər juv gɑt ə frɛnd 243 kænd hit 244 ˈkɑzmɪk gərl 245 ˈdipər ˈəndərˌgraʊnd 246 ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt -(doʊnt) gɪv heɪt ə ʧæns 247 filz soʊ gʊd 248 ləv 249 ˈrənəˌweɪ 250 ˈsɛvən deɪz ɪn ˈsəni ʤun 251 ju gɪv mi ˈsəmθɪŋ 252 ˈvərʧuəl ˌɪnˈsænɪti 253 ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈmɪstrəs 254 ˈfɛlɪz 255 ˈʤeɪsən mræz ˈləki 256 ˈʤeɪsən mræz gik ɪn ðə pɪŋk 257 ˈʤeɪsən mræz əm jʊrz 258 ˈʤeɪsən mræz gik ɪn ðə pɪŋk 259 ˈʤeɪsən mræz. ˈləki 260 ˌhɑviˈɛr ˈkoʊlən taɪm ˈæftər taɪm 261 pɑrk nəm ˈvərsəz ˈɑnˌkɔr 262 ˈʤɛri rɪˈvɛrə 263 ˈʤɛri rɪˈvɛrə sɔɪ joʊ 264 ˈʤɛri rɪˈvɛrə ˈʤɛri rɪˈvɛrə noʊ mi ˈvaɪdə 265 ˈʤɛri rɪˈvɛrə kju heɪ də ˈmɑloʊ 266 ʤɛt ʤɛt ər ju goʊɪŋ tɪ bi maɪ gərl 267 ʤoʊ ˈkɑkər wɪθ ə ˈlɪtəl hɛlp frəm maɪ frɛndz 268 ˌhoʊˈzeɪ luis pərˈɑlɛs 269 ˌhoʊˈzeɪ luis pərˈɑlɛs waɪ ˈkoʊmoʊ ɛs ɛl 270 wɑn luis gˈwɛrə ˈʧiʧi pərˈɑltə ˈæmər 271 wɑn luis gˈwɛrə də ˈæmər 272 wɑn luis gˈwɛrə (bachata*) 273 wɑn luis gˈwɛrə ti ˈunə ˈroʊzə 274 wɑn luis gˈwɛrə- ɛl naɪˈægrə ɛn 275 wɑn luis gˈwɛrə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs 276 waɪ ˈnɛli fʊrˈtɑdoʊ 277 ˈkænzəs ˈkɛri ɔn maɪ ˈweɪwərd sən 278 ˈkænzəs dəst ɪn ðə wɪnd 279 laɪən kɪŋ 280 wavin*' flæg wərld kəp ˈænθəm "saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ 2010 281 jəŋ ˈɑrtɪsts fər ˈheɪti wavin*' flæg ˈdəbəlju/, ˈnɪki jəˈnɑfski, ˈʤəstɪn ˈbibər, ʤɪm ˈkədi, ˈɛmɪli heɪnz, ˈhɛdli, ðə arkells*, dreɪk, ˈʤəstɪn ˈbibər, ˈævrɪl ləˈvɪnj, blæk, sæm ˈrɑbərts 282 wavin*' flæg 283 lɛd lɛd ˈzɛpɪlɪn daɪər ˈmeɪkər 284 lɛd lɛd ˈzɛpɪlɪn 285 lɛd ˈzɛpɪlɪn blæk dɔg 286 lɛd lɛd ˈzɛpɪlɪn ˈstɛrˌweɪ tɪ ˈhɛvən 287 ˈlɛni ˈkrævɪts 288 lɪl weɪn. gɑt ˈməni 289 lɪl weɪn groʊn mæn 290 lɪmp feɪθ 291 lɪmp 292 pɑrk feɪnt 293 pɑrk nəm 294 ˈlɪŋkɪŋ pɑrk ɪn ðə ɛnd 295 ˈlɪŋkɪŋ pɑrk 03 ˈsəmˌwɛr aɪ bɪˈlɔŋ 296 ˈvərdi ˈsoʊlˌdæd 297 ˈvərdi lɑ ˈvərdi 298 lɔs ˈvərdi mɪl 299 ˈvərdi tu 300 lɔs ˈkædəˌlæks (kɑn ˈsiljə kruz) 301 lɔs ˈpɛrə əˈmɑr 302 luis ælˈbərtoʊ 303 fri bərd 304 ˈmɑməz ðə ˈpɑˌpɑz soʊ ˈhæpi təˈgɛðər 305 ˈmɑnə ˈeɪnʤəl də ˈæmər 306 ˈmɑnə ɛl 307 ˈmɑnə ɛn ˈjuˈɛn bɑr 308 ˈmɑnə ˈmɑnə lɑ ˈʧulə 309 mɑr də ˈkoʊpəz ə ˈdioʊs 310 mɑr də ˈkoʊpəz ˈɑntrə lɔs *ɛn 311 mɑr də ˈkoʊpəz 312 mɑr də ˈkoʊpəz peɪz də 313 mɑr də ˈkoʊpəz 314 mɑr də ˈkoʊpəz lɑ dɛl 315 mərun 5 mərun 5 ðɪs ləv 316 mərun 5 bæk æt jʊr dɔr 317 mərun 5 gɪv ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr 318 mərun 5 ˈhɑrdər tɪ brið 319 mərun 5 meɪks mi ˈwəndər 320 mərun 5 ˈmɪzəri 321 mərun 5 mərun 5 ʃi wɪl bi ləvd 322 mərun 5. ˌriˈhɑnə ɪf aɪ ˈnɛvər si jʊr feɪs əˈgɛn 323 mərun 5 woʊnt goʊ hoʊm wɪˈθaʊt ju 324 mərun 5 mərun 5 nɑt ˈkəmɪŋ hoʊm 325 ðə ˈbitəlz ˈmɑrθə maɪ dɪr 326 ɛs kju noʊ 327 mi ə ˈsoʊlˌdæd 328 mənˈjudoʊ 329 sɪn ti (ɛl 330 sɪn ti 331 ˈtɑmi ˈtɔˌrɛz ˈkoʊmoʊ (balada*) 332 ɛsk noʊ 333 ti 334 mənˈjudoʊ 335 mərˈseɪdiz ˈsoʊsə ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ 336 ˈbʊgi daʊn 337 ˈɛvriˌθɪŋz happenin*' soʊ fæst 338 ˈɪndi 339 kɪdz 340 ləv ˈɔlˌweɪz rɪˈmeɪnz 341 ˈkjubən sɪˈgɑr ˈkraɪsəs ləv bɪtˈwin ðə ʃits 342 əv munz, bərdz ˈmɑnstərz 343 ðə ˈhændˌʃeɪk 344 ðə juθ 345 taɪm tɪ priˈtɛnd 346 ˈwiˌkɪnd wɔrz 347 dɪˈmɛnʃənəl trænˈzɪʃən 348 ɪˈlɛktrɪk fil 349 ˈpisɪz əv wət 350 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən bæd 351 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən bit ɪt 352 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən ˈbɪli ʤin 353 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən blæk ər waɪt 354 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən doʊnt stɑp tɪl ju gɪt ɪˈnəf ˈkɑpi 355 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən doʊnt stɑp tɪl ju gɪt ɪˈnəf 356 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən (ˈprɪti jəŋ θɪŋ) ˈkɑpi 357 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən (ˈprɪti jəŋ θɪŋ) 358 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən rɪˈmɛmbər ðə taɪm ˈkɑpi 359 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən rɪˈmɛmbər ðə taɪm 360 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən smuð ˈkrɪmənəl 361 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən smuð ˈkrɪmənəl 362 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən pɔl ˈɛmˈsi ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən ðə gərl ɪz maɪn ˈkɑpi 363 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən pɔl ˈɛmˈsi ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən ðə gərl ɪz maɪn 364 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən θˈrɪlər 365 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən θˈrɪlər 366 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən ju rɑk maɪ wərld 367 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən. wɪl aɪ. æm ˈwɑnə bi ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ 2008 368 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən ˈdeɪnʤərəs 369 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən ˈdeɪnʤərəs 370 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən mæn ɪn ðə ˈmɪrər 371 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən mæn ɪn ðə ˈmɪrər 372 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən rɑk wɪθ ju 373 ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤæksən rɑk wɪθ ju 374 ˈmɔləˌtɑf 375 ðə ˈbitəlz ˈməðər ˈneɪʧərz sən 376 mˈjuzɪkə ɑrˈtʊroʊ ˈzæmboʊ ɑˈvilɛs ɛl ˌælkəˈtræz 377 maɪ ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈroʊmæns ˈtiˌneɪʤərz 378 maɪ ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈroʊmæns ˈwɛlkəm tɪ ðə blæk pəreɪd 379 ˈnɛli ˈnɛli raɪd wɪθ 380 ˈnɛli. ˈkɛli ˈroʊlənd 381 ˈnɛli fʊrˈtɑdoʊ ɪm laɪk ə bərd 382 ˈnɛli fʊrˈtɑdoʊ. ˈproʊmɪskwəs gərl 383 nɪrˈvɑnə ɔl əˈpɑləˌʤiz 384 nɪrˈvɑnə kəm ɛz ju ər 385 nɪrˈvɑnə hɑrt ʃeɪpt bɑks 386 nɪrˈvɑnə smɛlz laɪk tinz ˈspɪrɪt 387 nɪrˈvɑnə ðə mæn hu soʊld ðə wərld 388 oʊˈeɪsɪs doʊnt lʊk bæk ɪn ˈæŋgər 389 oʊˈeɪsɪs oʊˈeɪsɪs goʊ əˈweɪ 390 oʊˈeɪsɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈglɔri 391 oʊˈeɪsɪs oʊˈeɪsɪs maɪ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən 392 oʊˈeɪsɪs stɑp kraɪɪŋ jʊr hɑrt aʊt 393 oʊˈeɪsɪs ˌsupərˈsɑnɪk 394 oʊˈeɪsɪs 395 oʊˈeɪsɪs stænd baɪ mi 396 lʊk bæk ɪn ˈæŋgər 397 bæk əv ðə bəs 398 heɪ jɑ remix(feat*. ʃɔn pɔl) 399 heɪ jɑ 400 ðə weɪ ju muv 401 ˈroʊzɪz 402 mɪz ˈʤæksən 403 hoʊl ðə hoʊl wərld 404 pɔl ˈsaɪmən ɑrt ˈgɑrfəŋkəl ˈmɪsɪz ˈrɑbənsən 405 pɔl ˈsaɪmən ɑrt ˈgɑrfəŋkəl ðə ˈbɑksər 406 pərl ʤæm ˈdɔtər 407 ðət gərl (fit. snup dogg*) 408 pɪŋk flɔɪd ˈkəmfərtəbli nəm 409 pɪŋk flɔɪd dɑrk saɪd əv ðə mun 410 pɪŋk flɔɪd hæv ə sɪˈgɑr 411 pɪŋk flɔɪd heɪ ju 412 pɪŋk flɔɪd ʃaɪn ɔn ju ˈkreɪzi ˈdaɪmənd 413 pɪŋk flɔɪd wɪʃ ju wər hir 414 ˈpoʊloʊ moʊnˈtɑnɛz ˈpoʊloʊ waɪ ʃəˈnɛl 415 ˈpoʊloʊ ˈjuˈɛn də 416 priˈtɛndərz, ðə aɪl stænd baɪ ju (sloʊ ləv sɔŋz 80s*) 417 kwin ˈdeɪvɪd boʊi ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər 418 kwin boʊˈhimiən 419 kwin ˈkreɪzi ˈlɪtəl θɪŋ kɔld ləv 420 kwin stɑp mi naʊ 421 kwin aɪ wɔnt tɪ breɪk fri 422 kwin ˈkɪlər kwin 423 kwin ˈsəmˌbɑdi tɪ ləv 424 kwin wi ər ðə ˈʧæmpiənz 425 kwin wi wɪl rɑk ju 426 kwinz əv ðə stoʊn eɪʤ noʊ wən noʊz 427 krip 428 ˈreɪdiˌoʊ hɛd 429 bjɔrk aɪv sin ɪt ɔl 430 blæk stɑr (əˈkustɪk) 431 feɪk ˈplæstɪk triz 432 ðɛr ðɛr 433 aɪ wɔnt ju 434 435 ɪn ˈlɪmboʊ 436 ˌɪnˈsaɪd maɪ hɛd 437 ʤɪst 438 ˈkɑrmə pəˈlis 439 ˈləki 440 maɪ aɪərn ləŋ 441 ˈreɪdiˌoʊ hɛd noʊ 442 ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk 443 ˈreɪdiˌoʊ hɛd ˈpɛrəˌnɔɪd ˈænˌdrɔɪd 444 ˈroʊmiˌoʊ ənd ˈʤuliˌɛt 445 ðə bɛndz 446 rɛd hɑt ˈpɛpərz stɑp 447 rɛd hɑt ˈpɛpərz ˈpərpəl steɪn 448 rɛd hɑt ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpərz skɑr ˈtɪʃu (rɛd hɑt) 449 rɛd hɑt ˈpɛpərz rɛd hɑt ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpərz ˈəndər ðə brɪʤ 450 rɛd hɑt ˈpɛpərz sɔŋ 451 rɛd hɑt rɛd hɑt ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpərz gɪv ɪt əˈweɪ naʊ 452 rɛd hɑt ˈpɛpərz 453 rɛd hɑt ˈpɛpərz haɪər graʊnd 454 rɛd hɑt ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpərz snoʊ ((heɪ oʊ)) 455 rɛd hɑt ˈpɛpərz- soʊl tɪ skwiz 456 rɛd hɑt ˈpɛpərz baɪ ðə weɪ 457 rɛd hɑt ˈpɛpərz gɪv ɪt əˈweɪ 458 rɛd hɑt ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpərz 459 rɛd hɑt ˈpɛpərz ˈzɛfər sɔŋ 460 rɛd hɑt ˈpɛpərz- ˈdɑni ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə 461 keɪl 13 pɑn 462 keɪl 13. ˈnɛli fʊrˈtɑdoʊ- noʊ heɪ 463 ðə ˈbitəlz ˌrɛvəˈluʃən 1 464 ˈrɑbi ˈwɪljəmz ˈeɪnʤəlz 465 ˈrɑbi ˈwɪljəmz ˈrɑbi ˈwɪljəmz ləv səˈprim 466 ˈrɑbi ˈwɪljəmz 467 ˈrɑbi ˈwɪljəmz ˈroʊbi ˈwɪliəmz rɑk 468 ˈrɑbi ˈwɪljəmz rɑk 469 rɑk ɛn ˈsoʊdə ˈstɛriˌoʊ waɪ ˌsiuˈdæd də lɑ fˈjʊriə 470 ðə ˈbitəlz ˈrɑki ræˈkun 471 ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊnz bist əv ˈbərdən 472 ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊnz braʊn ˈʃʊgər 473 ðə ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊnz ˈhɔŋki tɔŋk ˈwɪmən 474 ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊnz ˈrubi ˈtuzˌdeɪ 2 475 ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊnz stɑrt mi əp 476 ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊnz waɪld ˈhɔrsɪz 477 ðə ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊnz ju kænt ˈɔlˌweɪz gɪt wət ju 478 pɑ ti noʊ 479 si tu noʊ 480- ə ˈlɛntoʊ 481 ˈsɑlsə ˈʧiʧi pərˈɑltə ti 482 ˈpeɪdroʊ 483 ˈsɑlsə- ˈɛdi ˌsæntiˈɑgoʊ 484 ʃɔn pɔl ˈkɑrloʊs sænˈtænə ɔl ðət aɪ æm kraɪ ˈbeɪbi kraɪ ʤɔs stoʊn) 485 ʃɔn pɔl ʃɔn pɔl gɪt ˈbɪzi 486 ʃɔn pɔl koʊl gɪv ɪt əp tɪ mi (ˈreɪdiˌoʊ) 487 ʃɔn pɔl. rhianna*- breɪk ɪt ɔf 488 ʃɔn pɔl- wɪl bi ˈbərnɪŋ 489 ʃɔn pɔl ʃɔn 490 ʤiɑn ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈvivoʊ 491 waɪ 492 ˈʃægi ɪt ˈwəzənt mi 493 ˈʃægi ənd ʃɔn pɔl ˈʃægi ʃɔn pɔl heɪ ˈsɛksi ˈleɪdi 494 ˈʃægi 495 ˌʃæˈkirə 496 ˌʃæˈkirə dɑnd ˈɛstən lɔs 497 ˌʃæˈkirə 498 ˌʃæˈkirə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl 499 ˌʃæˈkirə ɛn lɑ ˈkɑsə 500 ˌʃæˈkirə noʊ 501 ˌʃæˈkirə 502 ˌʃæˈkirə ˌʃæˈkirə paɪz 503 ˌʃæˈkirə ˌʃæˈkirə si ti 504 ˌʃæˈkirə ˌʃæˈkirə 505 ˌʃæˈkirə ti 506 ˌʃæˈkirə ˌʃæˈkirə tu 507 ɑleɪˈjɑndroʊ lɑ 508 ˌʃæˈkirə (ɛl ˈæmər ɛn lɔs dɛl colera*) 509 sɪn ˈfræŋkoʊ də ˈvaɪtə si lɑ 510 sɪn 511 sɪn bɑndərˈəs si mi 512 sɪn bɑndərˈəs ɛn mi ˈvaɪdə 513 sɪn bɑndərˈəs sɪˈrɛnə 514 sɪn bɑndərˈəs luis də ti 515 sɪn 516 sɪn mi ˈmɑnoʊ 517 sɪn bɑndərˈəs seɪ mi lɑ ˈvaɪdə 518 sɪn bɑndərˈəs joʊ jɑ noʊ 519 sɪn bɑndərˈəs,, waɪ ɛlɛˈfɑnˌtɛ ə 520 ˈbjutəfəl ˈəŋkəl ˈʧɑrli ˈwɪlsən) 521 ˈsoʊdə ˈstɛriˌoʊ də mˈjuzɪkə 522 ˈsoʊdə ˈstɛriˌoʊ ˈɛlə usó*ó mi ˈkoʊmoʊ ˈjuˈɛn rɛv 523 ˈsoʊdə ˈstɛriˌoʊ 524 ˈsoʊdə ˈstɛriˌoʊ 525 ˈsoʊdə ˈstɛriˌoʊ ˈdiə ˈvaɪdə) 526 ˈsoʊdə ˈstɛriˌoʊ gəˈstɑvoʊ kəˈfeɪ də ɛn (ˈvivoʊ) 527 ˈsoʊdə ˈstɛriˌoʊ ˈsoʊdə ˈstɛriˌoʊ loʊ kju (lɑ cupula*) 528 ˈsoʊdə ˈnɑdɑ ˈpərsɪnəl 529 ˈsoʊdə ˈstɛriˌoʊ əˌmɛrɪˈkænə 530 ˈsoʊdə ˈstɛriˌoʊ waɪ ˌsiuˈdæd də lɑ fˈjʊriə 531 sən baɪ fɔr 4 ə 532 ˈsaʊnˌtræks- ˈdɪzni ˈlɪtəl ˈmərˌmeɪd kɪs ðə gərl 533 ˈstivi nɪks ˈlænsˌlaɪd ðə vɔɪs 534 stɪŋ ðə pəˈlis kænt stænd ˈluzɪŋ ju 535 stɪŋ ðə pəˈlis ˈɛvəri ˈlɪtəl θɪŋ ʃi dɪz ɪz ˈmæʤɪk 536 stɪŋ ðə pəˈlis ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪn ə ˈbɑtəl 537 stoʊn ˈroʊzɪz ləv sprɛdz 538 swi swi əˈmiˌgoʊ, ə ˈkɑsə ˈprɑntoʊ 539 swi 540 swi 541 ti ˈflɔˌrɛz 542 ðə ˈbitəlz twɪst ənd ʃaʊt 543 ðə ˈbitəlz waɪl maɪ gɪˈtɑr ˈʤɛntli 544 ðə ˈkɔlɪŋ ɑdriˈɛn 545 ðə ˈkɔlɪŋ wɛˈrɛvər ju wɪl goʊ 546 ðə kjʊr bɔɪz doʊnt kraɪ 547 ðə kjʊr ðə kjʊr kəm ɔn aɪˈlin 548 ðə kjʊr ʤɪst laɪk ˈhɛvən 549 ðə kjʊr ləv sɔŋ 550 ðə kjʊr ˈlələˌbaɪ 551 ðə kjʊr ˈpɪkʧərz əv ju 552 ðə kjʊr ðə ləv kæts 553 ðə kjʊr ðə kjʊr tɪ wɪʃ ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl θɪŋz 1 554 ðə kjʊr ɪn bɪtˈwin deɪz 555 ðə ˈdɑrknəs ˈdɪnər ˈleɪdi ɑrmz 556 ðə ˈdɑrknəs ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt 557 ðə ˈdɑrknəs aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ə θɪŋ kɔld ləv 558 ðə ˈdɑrknəs ləv ɪz ˈoʊnli ə ˈfilɪŋ 559 ðə ˈdɑrknəs blæk ʃək 560 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd kul gaɪz doʊnt lʊk æt ɪkˈsploʊʒənz (fit. wɪl fɛˈrɛl ənd ˈeɪbrəmz) 561 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd dɪk ɪn ə bɑks 562 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd (fit. ˈnɔrə ʤoʊnz) 563 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd əm ɔn ə boʊt (fit) 564 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd ˌɪˈrɑn soʊ fɑr əˈweɪ 565 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd ɪn maɪ pænts 566 ɪn maɪ pænts 567 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd ˈleɪzi ˈsənˌdi 568 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd laɪk ə bɔs 569 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd ˈʤəstɪn ˈtɪmbərˌleɪk ˈməðər ˈləvər 570 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd ræp (fit. ˈnætəli ˈpɔrtmən krɪs ˈpɑrnəl) 571 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd pənʧ ju ɪn ðə ʤinz 572 573 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd wi laɪk 574 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd ˈbʊmˌbɑks (fit. ˈʤuljən casablancas*) 575 ðə ˈloʊnli ˈaɪlənd ʤæk ˈspɛroʊ (fit. ˈmaɪkəl ˈboʊltən) 576 ðə mɑrz ˈvoʊltə kɑnsərˈtinə 577 ðə mɑrz ˈvoʊltə 578 ðə mɑrz ˈvoʊltə ɛl' ˈviə ɛl' 579 ðə mɑrz ˈvoʊltə ðə ˈwɪdoʊ 580 ðə pəˈlis ˌrɑkˈsæn 581 ðə priˈtɛndərz doʊnt gɪt mi rɔŋ 582 ðə priˈtɛndərz aɪl stænd baɪ ju 583 ðə ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊnz ˈænʤi 584 ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊnz peɪnt ɪt blæk 585 ðə ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊnz ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən 586 ðə ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊnz stɑrt mi əp 587 ðə ðoʊz tɪ kəm 588 ðə ˈkɪsɪŋ ðə 589 ðə noʊ jʊr ˈənjən! 590 ðə maɪnz nɑt ə haɪ hɔrs 591 ðə ˈfænəm lɪm 592 ðə tərn ɔn mi 593 ðə stoʊn ˈroʊzɪz aɪ ˈwɑnə bi əˈdɔrd 594 ðə stoʊn ˈroʊzɪz ləv sprɛdz 595 ðə stoʊn ˈroʊzɪz meɪd əv stoʊn 596 ðə waɪt straɪps ˈsɛvən ˈneɪʃən ˈɑrmi 597 ðə hu ˈbəbə oʊˈraɪli 598 ðə hu bɪˈhaɪnd blu aɪz 599 ðə hu ˈmɑməz gɑt ə skwiz bɑks 600 ðə hu maɪ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən 601 tul 602 ˈtoʊtoʊ ˈæfrɪkɑ 603 ˈbjutəfəl deɪ 604 aɪl goʊ ˈkreɪzi ɪf aɪ doʊnt goʊ ˈkreɪzi təˈnaɪt 605 ʃi muvz ɪn mɪˈstɪriəs weɪz 606 stək ɪn ə ˈmoʊmənt 607 gərl aɪ ˈwɑnə meɪk ju swɛt 608 ˈkɪŋstən taʊn 609 sɪn 610 ˈvɪktər mɑnˈwɛl ˈvɪktər. sɪn bɑndərˈəs 611 ˈbədi ˈhɑli 612 ˈbədi ˈhɑli 613 hæʃ paɪp 614 maɪ neɪm ɪz ˈʤoʊnəs 615 seɪ ɪt eɪnt soʊ 616 ˈaɪlənd ɪn ðə sən 617 wɪrd æl træpt ɪn ðə draɪv θru 618 ˈlɪtəl rɪˈspɛkt 619 ˈtiˌneɪʤ
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