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concerns raised about aaron swartz's prosecution and the wikileaks connection
from the fishing-expedition dept
these paragraphs request information relating to grand jury subpoenas. paragraph 1 requested that the government provide “[a]ny and all grand jury subpoenas – and any and all information resulting from their service – seeking information from third parties including but not limited to twitter. mit, jstor, internet archive that would constitute a communication from or to aaron swartz or any computer associated with him.” paragraph 4 requested “[a]ny and all sca applications, orders or subpoenas to mit, jstor, twitter, google, amazon, internet archive or any other entity seeking information regarding aaron swartz, any account associated with swartz, or any information regarding communications to and from swartz and any and all information resulting from their service.” paragraph 20 requested “[a]ny and all paper, documents, materials, information and data of any kind received by the government as a result of the service of any grand jury subpoena on any person or entity relating to this investigation.” swartz requests this information because some grand jury subpoenas used in this case contained directives to the recipients which swartz contends were in conflict with rule 6(e)(2)(a), see united states v. kramer, 864 f.2d 99, 101 (11th cir. 1988), and others sought certification of the produced documents so that they could be offered into evidence under fed. r. evid. 803(6), 901. swartz requires the requested materials to determine whether there is a further basis for moving to exclude evidence under the fourth amendment (even though the sca has no independent suppression remedy). [snip] moreover, defendant believes that the items would not have been subpoenaed by the experienced and respected senior prosecutor, nor would evidentiary certifications have been requested, were the subpoenaed items not material to either the prosecution or the defense. defendant’s viewing of any undisclosed subpoenaed materials would not be burdensome, and disclosure of the subpoenas would not intrude upon the government’s work product privilege, as the subpoenas were served on third parties, thus waiving any confidentiality or privilege protections.
swartz was arrested on january 6th, 2011.
on february 9th it was reported that the justice department had drawn a blank on anything it could use to go after wikileaks.
that same day, february 9th, the secret service suddenly got around to issuing warrants to search swartz's hardware
let's state upfront that a lot of what's in this post is conjecture based on a few pieces of information out there. i'm not convinced that it presents enough evidence of an actual connection. however, a bunch of folks have been talking about this (and submitting it here), so we wanted to raise the issue to see what people thought, and if there was any other information that could confirm or deny some of the conjectures in the piece. as far as we can tell, some of the timing is a bit odd, but it could very well be a coincidence. we'd love to have the full story if there was one, but federal prosecutors -- especially those under media scrutiny -- aren't known for suddenly opening up about these sorts of things. given that, we thought we'd post some of the details of the discussion for the sake of continuing the discussion and seeing if anyone had anything more conclusive, either showing a connection between aaron swartz's prosecution and wikileaks... or debunking it.we've already discussed how wikileaks bizarrely outed aaron swartz as asource, and that's leading to other speculation as well, including a question as to whether or not the grand jury investigation into swartz was really more about the fishing expedition against wikileaks , rather than the whole mit/jstor effort. the emptywheel blog (linked above) notes that swartz's defense indicated it was aware of a much deeper investigation concerning swartz that went beyond mit and jstor to twitter, google, amazon, the internet archive and possibly more -- and asked the government to turn over such materials:given all of that, it's leading some to wonder if this was more about the big fishing expedition a grand jury has supposedly been working on for quite some time, trying to sniff out anything that can be used against wikileaks. there is no confirmed connection to the wikileaks investigation, but emptywheel notes some oddities in the timing -- such as the grand jury investigation into aaron seeming to ramp up just as it appeared that the big wikileaks grand jury was coming up empty. in fact, as emptywheel showed in a different post, it looked like the investigation into swartz was going absolutely nowhere... until the grand jury suddenly showed renewed interest long after the arrest. the post notes that the secret service didn't even bother searching the laptop onto which swartz had downloaded the jstor material for weeks after getting involved in his case.but what happened in between the arrest and the sudden decision to really look into swartz? the doj drew a big, fat blank against wikileaks. the timeline:oh, and one other key date. just a couple weeks before all of this, on december 27th, 2010, swartz had filed a foia seeking information concerning the treatment of bradley manning. as is noted in the posts linked here, it's not at all normal for the secret service to wait so long to get a subpoena.i will say that i'm far from convinced there was a full connection here. there is way too much speculation and conjecture and it is quite possible (even probable) that the timing is all a coincidence. but the timing is at least worth noting, since it seems that more and more information keeps coming out about this.
filed under: aaron swartz, secret service
companies: amazon, google, internet archive, jstor, mit, twitter, wikileaks
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ˈfɔrmər tɔp ˈʤɛnərəl zu həz bɪˈkəm ðə ʧaɪˈniz əˈfɪʃəl tɪ bi fɛld ɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt kæmˈpeɪn. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ nuz ˈeɪʤənsi ˈzɪnhjuə, ðə hu rɪˈtaɪrd ɪn leɪt 2012 frəm ðə dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ ˈpɑlətˌbjʊroʊ ɪz əˈkjuzd əv əkˈsɛptɪŋ braɪbz, boʊθ ˈpərsənəli ənd θru ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz. wɪθ ˈdəzənz əv əˈfɪʃəlz æt ər əˈbəv ˌmɪnɪˈstiriəl ˈlɛvəl biɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd, səm ˈænəlɪsts ˈɑrgju ðət ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈviɪkəl əv ˈsɛtəlɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl skɔrz ənd ˈpʊtɪŋ oʊn mɛn ənd ˈbjʊrəˌkræts ˈɪntu ki pəˈzɪʃənz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti. bət ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈrizən bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt meɪ bi, ðə kæmˈpeɪnz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ moʊˈmɛntəm ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhævɪŋ ən ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ʧaɪˈniz ɪˈkɑnəmi. lu tɪŋ, ə hɔŋ ɪˈkɑnəmɪst æt bæŋk əv əˈmɛrɪkə ˈmɛrəl lɪnʧ, sɪz ɪn ə ˈɪntərvˌju ðə kərˈəpʃən ˈkrækˌdaʊn ɪz səm əˈfɪʃəlz frəm ˈstɑrtɪŋ nu ˈprɑʤɛkts ənd ˌɪnˈstɪlɪŋ fɪr ɔn ˈəðərz əv biɪŋ pərˈsivd ər ʧɑrʤd ɛz kərəpt.: haʊ ɪz ʃi kæmˈpeɪn ˌɪmˈpæktɪŋ ðə ʧaɪˈniz ɪˈkɑnəmi? lu tɪŋ: ˈprɛzɪdənt ʃi əˈnaʊnst ə ˈkrækˌdaʊn ɔn kərˈəpʃən ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər hi tʊk ˈɔfəs ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2012 ðə ˈsɛntrəl kəˈmɪti pʊt ˈfɔrwərd ɪts rul ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2012 tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ˈwərkɪŋ staɪl baɪ rɪˈdusɪŋ ɛkˈstrævəgəns ənd bjʊˈrɑkrəsi. lu: "haɪɛnd ˈriˌteɪl, ˈkeɪtərɪŋ, hoʊˈtɛlz ənd ˈtrævəl ˈɪndəstriz ər ˈmoʊstli əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə kæmˈpeɪnz" sɪns ðɛn ə ˈnəmbər əv ənd ˈmɛʒərz hæv bɪn ˌɪntrəˈdust æt boʊθ ðə ˈsɛntrəl ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈlɛvəlz, ˈkəvərɪŋ ˈɛriəz səʧ ɛz ˈtrævəl, ˈgəvərnmənt ˈviɪkəlz, əˈfɪʃəl ˈdɪnərz ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz. ðə meɪn ˈʧænəl əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪmˈpækt frəm ðə kæmˈpeɪn wɑz sˈləmpɪŋ ˈləgʒəri kənˈsəmʃən ɪn 2013 waɪl ðə ˈʧænəl ɪn 2014 həz bɪn ðə sloʊɪŋ fɪkst ˈæˌsɛt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt (fai*) groʊθ du tɪ ˌɪˈnækʃən əv ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz ənd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz əv ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz ˈiðər bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ɪn fɪr əv kərˈəpʃən ˈʧɑrʤɪz ər bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər nɑt ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd. ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ənd kæmˈpeɪnz ɔn kənˈsəmʃən ɪz ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd, bət waɪ kʊd bi əˈfɛktɪd? fərst, ðə rum fər pəˈtɛnʃəl kərˈəpʃən maɪt bi ˈgreɪtli skwizd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə kæmˈpeɪn, soʊ səm əˈfɪʃəlz ər frəm ˈstɑrtɪŋ nu ˈprɑʤɛkts. ˈsɛkənd, ˈivɪn ˈɑnəst əˈfɪʃəlz wɪθ klin hænz maɪt bi dɪˈskərɪʤd frəm ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ nu ˈprɑʤɛkts ɛz ðeɪ meɪ bi əˈfreɪd əv biɪŋ pərˈsivd ər ˈivɪn ʧɑrʤd ɛz biɪŋ kərəpt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn. ˌɪˈnækʃən maɪt bi vjud ɛz ðə ˈseɪfəst weɪ fər əˈmɪd ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmuvmənt. wət ˈsɛktərz ər əˈməŋ ðə moʊst əˈfɛktɪd ənd waɪ? haɪɛnd ˈriˌteɪl, ˈkeɪtərɪŋ, hoʊˈtɛlz ənd ˈtrævəl ˈɪndəstriz ər ˈmoʊstli əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə kæmˈpeɪnz. ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrt əv ðə draɪv ɪz eɪmd æt. ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz hæv bɪn ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ bæn ðə juz əv ˈləgʒəri kɑz, ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ˈlævɪʃ gɪfts fər əˈfɪʃəlz, stɑp ðə juz əv ˈpəblɪk fəndz tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ˈgeɪləz ənd ˈlɪmət ðə ɪkˈspɛns ɔn ˈtrævəl ənd hoʊˈtɛlz. du ju hæv ˈɛni ˈfɪgjərz ɛz tɪ haʊ məʧ ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɪz ˈkɔstɪŋ groʊθ ˈɛvəri jɪr? wi hæv ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˈfɪskəl kənˈtrækʃən ɛz ə ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋz kæmˈpeɪn ɔn ˈʧaɪnəz groʊθ baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə groʊθ əv ˈfɪskəl dɪˈpɑzəts bæŋk dɪˈpɑzəts əv ɔl ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈeɪʤənsiz. wi ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðə dɪˈrɛkt ˌɪmˈpækt kʊd bi əraʊnd wən pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnt əv. sɪns ðə spərɪŋ əv 2013 ˈgəvərnmənt dɪˈpɑzət groʊθ sərʤd frəm ðə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri tɪ ɛz haɪ ɛz pərˈsɛnt æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2014 kˈwɑsi ˈgəvərnmənt dɪˈpɑzəts kˈwɪkənd tɪ pərˈsɛnt jɪr ɔn jɪr æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2014 waɪl ˈfɪskəl ˈrɛvəˌnu groʊθ drɑpt tɪ ʤɪst əraʊnd 10 pərˈsɛnt ənd ˈnɑmənəl groʊθ wɑz ˈivɪn bɪˈloʊ 10 pərˈsɛnt. haʊ dɪd ju ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðiz ˈfɪgjərz? wi hir prəˈvaɪd ə ˈɛstəˌmeɪt. fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, wi ʤɪst əˈsum ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ nid tɪ ˌɪnˈkris dɪˈpɑzəts ˈfæstər ðən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ, soʊ ðə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk ɪz ʤɪst ðə 10 pərˈsɛnt ər soʊ ˈnɑmənəl groʊθ ɪn 2013 beɪst ɔn ðɪs ˈmɛθəd, wi ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ˈfɪskəl kənˈtrækʃən ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈseɪvɪŋz ɪn 2013 wɑz əraʊnd ˈbɪljənz (ər əˈbaʊt 63 ˈbeɪsɪs pɔɪnts ɪn 2012 ˈæftər əˈʤəstɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən, ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ˈfɪskəl kənˈtrækʃən kʊd bi əraʊnd 60 ˈbeɪsɪs pɔɪnts ɔn ˈænjuəl ril groʊθ. fər ˈeɪʤənsiz səʧ ɛz skulz ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ˈrisərʧ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz, ɔl ˈpəblɪk ˈmidiə ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsteɪʃənz ənd ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz, ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk maɪt bi groʊθ əv ˈoʊvərˌɔl dɪˈpɑzəts æt pərˈsɛnt ɪn 2013 ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˈmɛθəd, ðə ˈfɪskəl kənˈtrækʃən əv wik kənˈsəmʃən wɑz æt ˈbɪljən ɪn 2013 ər əv ɪn 2012 ðɪs ɪz ə bɪg ˈnəmbər ənd wi doʊnt wɔnt tɪ meɪk tu bɪg kɔlz ɛz səm əv ðə ˈeɪʤənsiz maɪt bi ˈfʊli aʊt əv ðə kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd, wi kən pərˈhæps əˈsum ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈfɪskəl kənˈtrækʃən ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðoʊz ˈeɪʤənsiz ɪz əraʊnd ɔn ril ˈænjuəl groʊθ əˈsumɪŋ kloʊz tɪ hæf əv ðoʊz ˈeɪʤənsiz ər aʊt əv ˈgəvərnmənt kənˈtroʊl ənd ˈfæktərɪŋ ɪn səm ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən. ðoʊ ɪn ðə ʃɔrt rən kərˈəpʃən kʊd gris ðə wilz əv ˈkɑmərs, səˈsteɪnd groʊθ wʊd bi ˈsæbəˌtɑʒd baɪ ˈræmpənt kərˈəpʃən, sɪz lu ər ju seɪɪŋ ðət ˈʧaɪnəz ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈpɑrtli dɪˈpɛndz ɔn kərˈəpʃən tɪ groʊ? ðoʊ ɪn ðə ʃɔrt rən kərˈəpʃən kʊd gris ðə wilz əv ˈkɑmərs, səˈsteɪnd groʊθ wʊd bi ˈsæbəˌtɑʒd baɪ ˈræmpənt græft ɛz kərəpt əˈfɪʃəlz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ əˈmaʊnt əv rɛd teɪp fər rɛnt ˈsikɪŋ. wət kən ˈʧaɪnə du tɪ ɪkˈspænd groʊθ wɪˈθaʊt kərˈəpʃən? tɪ rɪˈdus ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðə kənˈtrækʃənɛri ˈfɪskəl ˈpɑləsi ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə kæmˈpeɪn, wi θɪŋk ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd spɛnd ðə ˈɛkstrə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈseɪvɪŋz ɔn ˈwɛlˌfɛr ˈprɑʤɛkts səʧ ɛz ˈsoʊʃəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd hɛlθ kɛr, ənd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈprɑʤɛkts, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈriʤən əv ˈʧaɪnə. lu tɪŋ ɪz ə hɔŋ ɪˈkɑnəmɪst æt bæŋk əv əˈmɛrɪkə ˈmɛrəl lɪnʧ.
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former top general xu caihou has become the highest-ranking chinese official to be felled in president xi's anti-corruption campaign. according to state-run news agency xinhua, the 71-year-old - who retired in late 2012 from the decision-making politburo - is accused of accepting bribes, both personally and through family members.
with dozens of officials at or above ministerial level being investigated, some analysts argue that the anti-corruption campaign is also a vehicle of settling political scores and putting xi's own men and reform-minded bureaucrats into key positions across the communist party.
but whatever the reason behind it may be, the campaign's increasing momentum is also having an impact on the chinese economy. lu ting, a hong kong-based economist at bank of america merrill lynch, says in a dw interview the corruption crackdown is dis-incentivizing some officials from starting new projects and instilling fear on others of being perceived or charged as corrupt.
dw: how is xi jinping's anti-corruption campaign impacting the chinese economy?
lu ting: president xi announced a crackdown on corruption shortly after he took office in november 2012. the cpc central committee put forward its eight-point rule in december 2012 to improve the government's working style by reducing extravagance and bureaucracy.
lu: "high-end retail, catering, hotels and travel industries are mostly affected by the anti-corruption campaigns"
since then a number of anti-graft and anti-extravagance measures have been introduced at both the central and local levels, covering areas such as travel, government vehicles, official dinners and special privileges.
the main channel of economic impact from the anti-corruption campaign was slumping luxury consumption in 2013, while the channel in 2014 has been the slowing fixed asset investment (fai) growth due to inaction of local government officials and executives of state-owned enterprises either because they are in fear of corruption charges or because they are not financially motivated.
the impact of anti-corruption and anti-extravagance campaigns on consumption is straightforward, but why could fai be affected?
first, the room for potential corruption might be greatly squeezed as a result of the anti-graft campaign, so some officials are dis-incentivized from starting new projects. second, even honest officials with clean hands might be discouraged from initiating new projects as they may be afraid of being perceived or even charged as being corrupt during the campaign. inaction might be viewed as the safest way for self-protection amid a political movement.
what sectors are among the most affected and why?
high-end retail, catering, hotels and travel industries are mostly affected by the campaigns. this is because an important part of the drive is aimed at anti-extravagance. regulations have been introduced to ban the use of luxury cars, eliminate lavish gifts for officials, stop the use of public funds to organize galas and limit the expense on travel and hotels.
do you have any figures as to how much the campaign is costing gdp growth every year?
we have estimated the impact of fiscal contraction as a consequence of beijing's anti-corruption campaign on china's gdp growth by looking at the growth of fiscal deposits - bank deposits of all government and quasi-government agencies. we estimate the direct impact could be around one percentage point of gdp.
since the spring of 2013, government deposit growth surged from the negative territory to as high as 28.3 percent at the end of february 2014. quasi government deposits quickened to 23.6 percent year on year at the end of february 2014, while fiscal revenue growth dropped to just around 10 percent and nominal gdp growth was even below 10 percent.
how did you calculate these figures?
we here provide a back-of-the-envelope estimate. for the government, we just assume that there is no need to increase deposits faster than economic growth, so the benchmark is just the 10 percent or so nominal gdp growth in 2013. based on this method, we estimate fiscal contraction as a result of rising government savings in 2013 was around rmb326 billions (or about 63 basis points in 2012). after adjusting to inflation, impact of the government's fiscal contraction could be around 60 basis points on annual real gdp growth.
for quasi-government agencies such as schools and government research institutions, all public media including tv stations and newspapers, the appropriate benchmark might be growth of overall deposits at 13.8 percent in 2013. using this method, the fiscal contraction of weak quasi-government consumption was at rmb937 billion in 2013 - or 180bp of gdp in 2012.
this is a big number and we don't want to make too big calls as some of the quasi-government agencies might be fully out of the control of the government. in this regard, we can perhaps assume the actual fiscal contraction impact of those quasi-government agencies is around 90bp on real annual gdp growth - assuming close to half of those agencies are out of government control and factoring in some cpi inflation.
though in the short run corruption could grease the wheels of commerce, sustained growth would be sabotaged by rampant corruption, says lu
are you saying that china's economy partly depends on corruption to grow?
though in the short run corruption could grease the wheels of commerce, sustained growth would be sabotaged by rampant graft as corrupt officials generate an increasing amount of red tape for rent seeking.
what can china do to expand gdp growth without corruption?
to reduce the impact of the contractionary fiscal policy as a result of the anti-corruption campaign, we think the chinese government should spend the extra government savings on welfare projects such as social housing and health care, and infrastructure projects, especially in the western region of china.
lu ting is a hong kong-based economist at bank of america merrill lynch.
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waɪ ɪz ðə nɔrθ poʊl əv mun ˈtaɪtən ə ˈvɛrɪtəbəl lænd əv leɪks, waɪl ɪts saʊθ poʊl ɪz ˈrɛlətɪvli draɪ? ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈɔrbət ˈoʊvər tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv jɪrz ˈrəðər ðən ˈsizənəl ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ˈlæstɪŋ ə fju jɪrz meɪ bi tɪ bleɪm, ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈɛni pəˈtɛnʃəl laɪf ɪn ðə leɪks ə ˈlɔŋgər taɪm tɪ ɪˈvɑlv. ðə kəˈsini ˈspeɪˌskræft həz faʊnd ˈnumərəs ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbən leɪks ɔn ˈtaɪtən sɪns ɪt əraɪvd æt ˈsætərn ɪn 2004 bət ɛz ɪt mæpt ðə mun, ɪt dɪˈskəvərd fɑr mɔr leɪks ɔn ðə nɔrθ poʊl ðən ðə saʊθ. sɪns ðə nɔrθ poʊl wɑz ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ˈwɪntər ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz, ˈrisərʧərz səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðə leɪks maɪt bi ə ˈsizənəl fəˈnɑməˌnɑn, ˈfɪlɪŋ wɪθ ˈmɛˌθeɪn reɪn ɪn ðə ˈwɪntər, ðɛn ɪˈvæpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsəmər. bət ə nu ˈstədi lɛd baɪ ˈoʊdɛd əv ˈɑrgjuz ðə leɪks ər məʧ ˈlɔŋgər lɪvd, ˈmuvɪŋ bɪtˈwin ðə poʊlz ˈoʊvər sɛt baɪ ˈgræʤuəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈɔrbət. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˈrisərʧərz mæpt ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv leɪks əraʊnd ðə ˈpoʊlər ˈriʤənz ənd faʊnd ðət ðeɪ ˈkəvər ən ˈɛriə 25 taɪmz ˈlɑrʤər ɪn ðə nɔrθ ðən ɪn ðə saʊθ. ʃɪr ˈnəmbər əv fɪld leɪks ɪn ðə nɔrθ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə saʊθ ɪz amazing,”*,” sɪz ˈɛrɪkə bɑrθ, ə ˈplænəˌtɛri ˈsaɪəntɪst æt ðə ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɪn sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ, ˈtɛksəs, hu wɑz nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈstədi. tu fæst ˈstreɪnʤli, ðə ˈnəmbər əv draɪ leɪk ˈbeɪsənz ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈgreɪtər ɪn ðə nɔrθ. ɪf ðə leɪks wər ˈsɪmpli ˈmuvɪŋ bæk ənd fɔrθ bɪtˈwin ðə poʊlz ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ə jɪr ɔn ˈtaɪtən, wɪʧ læsts ərθ jɪrz, ðə ˈnəmbər əv draɪ ˈbeɪsənz ʃʊd bi ðə seɪm ɔn iʧ poʊl. ðə dɛpθ əv ðə leɪks ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɑrgjuz əˈgɛnst ə ˈpjʊrli ˈsizənəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən. ˈrisərʧ səˈʤɛsts ðət ˈoʊnli 1 ˈmitər əv ˈlɪkwɪd ɪˈvæpərˌeɪts frəm ðə leɪks ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsəmərz nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ kəmˈplitli dreɪn ər fɪl ðə ˈbeɪsənz ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsizən. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə ˈrisərʧərz seɪ ðə leɪks wæks ənd weɪn ɔn ˈsaɪkəlz ˈlæstɪŋ əˈbaʊt jɪrz. ðiz ər dɪˈtərmənd baɪ haʊ ɪˈlɔŋgeɪtəd ˈɔrbət əraʊnd ðə sən ɪz ə ˈmɛʒər kɔld ˌɛksənˈtrɪsəti ənd ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ɪts tɪlt ɛz ɪt ˈɔrbəts ə ˈmɛʒər kɔld priˈsɛʃən. boʊθ ˈfæktərz ʧeɪnʤ ˈoʊvər taɪm bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃənəl ˈɪnfluəns əv ˈəðər ˈbɑdiz ɪn ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm. ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈsəmərz æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt, ˈɔrbət ɪz nɑt ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈsərkəl ɪt kəmz ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə sən ɔn wən saɪd əv ɪts ˈɔrbət ðən ɔn ðə ˈəðər. ðə ˈplænət ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtɪltɪd baɪ əˈbaʊt 27 dɪˈgriz ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ðə pleɪn əv ɪts ˈɔrbət. wɪn ðə ˈplænət ɪz ˈkloʊsəst tɪ ðə sən, ɪts saʊθ poʊl ənd ðət əv ˈtaɪtən ɪz ˈpɔɪntɪd təˈwɔrdz ðə stɑr. ðə ˈrisərʧərz ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðət ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr əˈbəv ˈsəðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr gɪts əˈbaʊt 24 pər sɛnt mɔr ˈɪnsədənt ˈsoʊlər ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts ˈsəmərz. ðeɪ seɪ ðət maɪt lɛd tɪ ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ɪˌvæpərˈeɪʃən ənd prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðə hemispheres*, ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðə ɪmˈbæləns ɪn ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv leɪks. ɔn ərθ, ˈsɪmələr ˈɔrbətəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz sim tɪ sərv ɛz ““pacemakers”*” fər ʃɪfts ɪn ˈklaɪmɪt. ɪf ðə ˈɔrbətəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ɪz kərˈɛkt, nɔrθ poʊl ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈboʊstɪd mɔr leɪks ðən ðə saʊθ. bɪˈkəz ˈsætərn ənd ɪts munz sˈloʊli ˈwɑbəl laɪk ə tɔp ɛz ðeɪ ˈɔrbət ðə sən, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz nɔrθ poʊl ʃʊd ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈʃɔrtər, mɔr ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈsəmərz ðən ðə saʊθ. ðət ʃʊd dɪˈlɪvər mɔr leɪks tɪ ðə saʊθ poʊl, ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðət sɛd læst əˈkərd əˈbaʊt jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ˈklaɪmɪt proʊb ɪf ðə leɪks muv bɪtˈwin ðə poʊlz ˈɛvəri fju tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv jɪrz, waɪ wi si ðə seɪm ˈnəmbər əv draɪ leɪk ˈbeɪsənz ɪn boʊθ hemispheres*? sɪz sˈləʤi məˈtɪriəl ˈfɑlɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈkɛmɪkəl ˌɪnərˈækʃənz meɪ hæv kənˈsild səm əv ðə ˈsəðərn ˈbeɪsənz ˈoʊvər ðə pæst jɪrz. əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv kəˈloʊn ɪn ˈʤərməni sɪz ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv leɪks ɔn ˈtaɪtən maɪt bi juzd tɪ proʊb ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈklaɪmɪt ɪz ““amazing”*”. bət hi sɪz ðɛr ɪz nɑt jɛt ɪˈnəf ˈɛvədəns tɪ pruv ðət ðɪs haɪˈpɑθəsəs ɪz kərˈɛkt, ə fækt ðət ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz. ðə ˈmoʊmənt, ðɛr ɪz nɑt ə dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm fər goʊɪŋ frəm ˈsoʊlər ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˈsənˌlaɪt tɪ [reɪts əv ɪˌvæpərˈeɪʃən ənd precipitation],”*],” toʊld nu ˈsaɪəntɪst. noʊ ɪgˈzæktli haʊ ðət wərks yet.”*.” ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃən taɪm ðə aɪˈdiə wɪl sun bi ˈtɛstɪd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. ɪn ˈɔgəst, ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr əv ˈsætərn ənd ðəs ˈtaɪtən bɪˈgæn tɪ bi ˌɪˈluməˌneɪtəd baɪ ðə sən fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn 15 jɪrz. wɪl ˈhoʊpfəli si wɪˈθɪn ðə nɛkst fju jɪrz əv kəˈsini ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz ˈwɛðər ðə leɪk ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən rɪˈmeɪnz ˈkɑnstənt ɔn əv jɪrz ənd wɛr ənd wɪn ɪt reɪnz ɪn ðə nɔrθ ˈpoʊlər region,”*,” toʊld nu ˈsaɪəntɪst. ɪf ðə leɪks du ɪn fækt læst ˈlɔŋgər ðən ə fju jɪrz, ðət wʊd bi gʊd nuz fər ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv laɪf ɔn ðə mun. leɪks ər ˈprɪti koʊld, soʊ ðə ˌpriˌbaɪˈɔtɪk ˈkɛmɪstri ər ɔrˈgænɪk ˈkɛmɪstri ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ʃʊd pərˈsid æt ə məʧ sloʊər peɪs ðən ɔn earth,”*,” sɪz. ðə leɪks draɪ əp ˈɛvəri 10 jɪrz ər soʊ, ðɪs meɪ ˈsɪmpli bi tu ʃɔrt fər ˈɛni ˈrɛləvənt ˈkɛmɪkəl ˌɛvəˈluʃən ˈəndər kənˈdɪʃən. tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv jɪrz ər ˈbɛtər ðən 10 years…*… fər astrobiology.”*.” ˈʤərnəl ˈrɛfərəns: ˈneɪʧər (dɔɪ:
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why is the north pole of saturn’s moon titan a veritable land of lakes, while its south pole is relatively dry? changes in saturn’s orbit over tens of thousands of years – rather than seasonal variations lasting a few years – may be to blame, giving any potential life in the lakes a longer time to evolve.
the cassini spacecraft has found numerous hydrocarbon lakes on titan since it arrived at saturn in 2004. but as it mapped the moon, it discovered far more lakes on the north pole than the south.
since the north pole was experiencing winter during cassini’s observations, researchers suggested that the lakes might be a seasonal phenomenon, filling with methane rain in the winter, then evaporating in the summer.
but a new study led by oded aharonson of caltech argues the lakes are much longer lived, moving between the poles over timescales set by gradual changes in saturn’s orbit.
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the researchers mapped the distribution of liquid-filled lakes around the polar regions and found that they cover an area 25 times larger in the north than in the south.the sheer number of filled lakes in the north compared to the south is amazing,” says erika barth, a planetary scientist at the southwest research institute in san antonio, texas, who was not involved in the study.
too fast
strangely, the number of dry lake basins is also greater in the north. if the lakes were simply moving back and forth between the poles over the course of a year on titan, which lasts 29.5 earth years, the number of dry basins should be the same on each pole.
the depth of the lakes also argues against a purely seasonal explanation. research suggests that only 1 metre of liquid evaporates from the lakes during titan’s summers – not enough to completely drain or fill the 200-metre-deep basins in a single season.
instead, the researchers say the lakes wax and wane on cycles lasting about 45,000 years. these are determined by how elongated saturn’s orbit around the sun is – a measure called eccentricity – and the direction of its tilt as it orbits – a measure called precession. both factors change over time because of the gravitational influence of other bodies in the solar system.
intense summers
at the moment, saturn’s orbit is not a perfect circle – it comes closer to the sun on one side of its orbit than on the other. the planet is also tilted by about 27 degrees relative to the plane of its orbit.
when the planet is closest to the sun, its south pole – and that of titan – is pointed towards the star. the researchers calculate that the atmosphere above titan’s southern hemisphere gets about 24 per cent more incident solar radiation during its summers.
they say that might lead to differences in the amount of evaporation and precipitation between the hemispheres, explaining the imbalance in the distribution of lakes. on earth, similar orbital changes seem to serve aspacemakers” for shifts in climate.
if the orbital explanation is correct, titan’s north pole hasn’t always boasted more lakes than the south. because saturn and its moons slowly wobble like a top as they orbit the sun, sometimes titan’s north pole should experience shorter, more intense summers than the south. that should deliver more lakes to the south pole, a situation that aharonson said last occurred about 30,000 years ago.
climate probe
if the lakes move between the poles every few tens of thousands of years, why don’t we see the same number of dry lake basins in both hemispheres? aharonson says sludgy material falling out of the atmosphere as a result of sunlight-triggered chemical interactions may have concealed some of the southern basins over the past 30,000 years.
tetsuya tokano of the university of cologne in germany says the idea that the distribution of lakes on titan might be used to probe the history of the moon’s climate isamazing”.
but he says there is not yet enough evidence to prove that this hypothesis is correct, a fact that aharonson acknowledges.at the moment, there is not a definitive mechanism for going from solar variations in sunlight to [rates of evaporation and precipitation],” aharonson told new scientist.we don’t know exactly how that works yet.”
incubation time
the idea will soon be tested, however. in august, the northern hemisphere of saturn – and thus titan – began to be illuminated by the sun for the first time in 15 years.we will hopefully see within the next few years of cassini observations whether the lake distribution remains constant on timescales of years and where and when it rains in the north polar region,” tokano told new scientist.
if the lakes do in fact last longer than a few years, that would be good news for the potential development of life on the moon.
“titan’s lakes are pretty cold, so the prebiotic chemistry or organic chemistry in general should proceed at a much slower pace than on earth,” says tokano.should the lakes dry up every 10 years or so, this may simply be too short for any relevant chemical evolution under titan’s condition. tens of thousands of years are better than 10 years… for astrobiology.”
journal reference: nature geoscience (doi: 10.1038/ngeo698)
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baɪ ˈstivən ˈɪzriəl ˈweɪʤɪz ˈdeɪli wɔr ɔn ˈmɪljənz əv ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz, ˈfɪlɪŋ ɪts ˈguˌlɑg wɪθ ˈθaʊzənz fər ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl bɪˈlifs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz fər bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ tɪ ðə rɔŋ ˈpɑrtiz. ˈkərəntli, 14 ˈmɛmbərz ər ˌɪmˈprɪzənd sɪks ɔn ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd ˈʧɑrʤɪz ənd ˌkæŋgərˈu ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kɔrt kənˈvɪkʃənz, eɪt uncharged*, ənˈtraɪd, ˈsoʊəli fər ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˌfɪliˈeɪʃənz. nən kəˈmɪtɪd ˈɛni kraɪmz. ˈɪzriəl ɪz ən əˈpɑrˌtaɪt pəˈlis steɪt, fɑr wərs ðən saʊθ ˈfɔrmər rəˈʒim. ə ˈpriviəs ˈɑrtɪkəl sɛd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: ɪn 2002 ˈɑrʧˈbɪʃəp ˈdɛzmənd ˈtuˌtu ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˈɪzriəl. hi wɑz "ˈvɛri ˈdipli dɪˈstrɛst" baɪ wət hi sɔ. hi kənˈdɛmd ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈpɑrˌtaɪt. ɪts wərs naʊ ðən ˈɛvər. ɪt "riˈmaɪndɪd (ɪm) soʊ məʧ əv wət ˈhæpənd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs blæk ˈpipəl ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ," hi sɛd. hi dɪˈskraɪbd "ðə hjuˌmɪliˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz æt ˈʧɛkˌpɔɪnts ənd ˈroʊdˌblɑks, ˈsəfərɪŋ laɪk ˈjuˈɛs wɪn jəŋ waɪt pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz prɪˈvɛnɪd ˈjuˈɛs frəm ˈmuvɪŋ əˈbaʊt." hi sɛd ˈɪzriəl wʊd "ˈnɛvər gɪt tru sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈseɪfti θru əˈprɛsɪŋ əˈnəðər ˈpipəl." hi əˈtækt ˈjuˈɛs ʤuɪʃ pəˈlɪtɪkəl paʊər grups, seɪɪŋ: "ˈpipəl ər skɛrd ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri, tɪ seɪ rɔŋ ɪz rɔŋ bɪˈkəz ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈlɑbi ɪz ˈpaʊərfəl ˈvɛri ˈpaʊərfəl." "wɛl, soʊ wət? ðə əˈpɑrˌtaɪt ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ˈvɛri ˈpaʊərfəl, bət təˈdeɪ ɪt noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪgˈzɪsts." "ˈhɪtlər, ˌmusoʊˈlini, ˈstɑlən, ɑˈmin wər ɔl ˈpaʊərfəl, bət ɪn ðə ɛnd ðeɪ bɪt ðə dəst." "hæv ɑr ʤuɪʃ ˈsɪstərz ənd ˈbrəðərz fərˈgɑtən ðɛr hjuˌmɪliˈeɪʃən? hæv ðeɪ fərˈgɑtən ðə kəˈlɛktɪv ˈpənɪʃmənt, ðə hoʊm demolitions*, ɪn ðɛr oʊn ˈhɪstəri soʊ sun?" "hæv ðeɪ tərnd ðɛr bæks ɔn ðɛr proʊˈfaʊnd ənd ˈnoʊbəl rɪˈlɪʤəs trəˈdɪʃənz?" ˈɪzriəl məst ˈiðər "straɪv fər pis beɪst ɔn ˈʤəstɪs, beɪst ɔn wɪθˈdrɔəl frəm ɔl ðə ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz" ər ˈpɛrɪʃ ˈtuˌtu sɛd. ˈmɛni ˈəðərz əˈgri. ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu hɛdz ə ˈfæʃɪst pəˈlis steɪt ə roʊg rəˈʒim, ˈreɪsɪst, ˈruθləs, ˈlɔləs, arab-hating*, ˈwɑnɪŋ ˈɪzriəl ɪkˈsklusɪvli fər ʤuz. ɔn ˈɔgəst 22 nuz ˈhɛˌdlaɪnd oʊld ˈfiˌmeɪl ˌpælɪˈstɪniən hɛld ɪn ˈsɑləˌtɛri confinement.”*.” ɪz hɛld ɪn ə ‘‘tomb-like’*’ rum ɪn ənˈbɛrəbəl ˈlɪvɪŋ conditions”*” æt ʤeɪl, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hər ˈlɔjər ˈheɪnən al-khatib*. ʃi ˈsəfərz frəm fʊt ənd bæk peɪn ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˈtreɪkiə ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən. ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ɪn ə rum wɪˈθaʊt appliances.”*.” fɔrst tɪ slip ɔn ə θɪn, ˈdərti ˈmætrəs əˈtɑp ˈkɑnkrit. dɪˈnaɪd ˈfæməli ənd ˈəðər ˈkɑnˌtækts. ʃi həz noʊ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈwɔtər ər ˈbɑθˌrumz wɪθ pərˈmɪʃən frəm ˈhɑstəl gɑrdz. ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ˈtɔrʧər waɪl biɪŋ dɪˈnaɪd ˈnidɪd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtritmənt. ə ˈməðər əv ˈsɛvən. ʃi kəˈmɪtɪd noʊ kraɪmz. ɪn 2011 ʃi wɑz faɪnd ˈnɪrli ənd ˌɪmˈprɪzənd fər 11 mənθs fər əˈlɛʤədli traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ə sɛl foʊn ˈsərvɪs) sɪm kɑrd tɪ hər ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd sən ˈfɑloʊd baɪ naɪn mənθs əv haʊs ərˈɛst. nuz sɛd ʃi ənd hər sən ˈrɑmi tu əv ˈnɪrli palestinians”*” ɪn ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈprɪzənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 24 ˈwɪmən ənd ˈhənərdz əv ˈʧɪldrən (ɔn ˈævərɪʤ əˈbaʊt tu ərˈɛstɪd ənd dɪˈteɪnd ˈdeɪli). ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz feɪs hɑrʃ pəˈlis steɪt ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən ˈvɪʃəsli əˈbjuzd fər nɑt biɪŋ ʤuɪʃ. ðə wərld kəmˈjunɪti dɪz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ hoʊld ˈɪzriəl riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ɪts haɪ kraɪmz əˈgɛnst ˈmɪljənz əv ˈvɪktəmaɪzd ˈpipəl.
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by stephen lendman
israel wages daily war on millions of palestinians, filling its gulag with thousands for their political beliefs, including politicians for belonging to the wrong parties.
currently, 14 plc members are imprisoned - six on fabricated charges and kangaroo military court convictions, eight uncharged, untried, solely for their political affiliations. none committed any crimes.
israel is an apartheid police state, far worse than south africa’s former regime. a previous article said the following:
in 2002, archbishop desmond tutu visited israel. he was "very deeply distressed" by what he saw. he condemned israeli apartheid. it's worse now than ever.
it "reminded (him) so much of what happened to us black people in south africa," he said.
he described "the humiliation of the palestinians at checkpoints and roadblocks, suffering like us when young white police officers prevented us from moving about."
he said israel would "never get true security and safety through oppressing another people."
he attacked us jewish political power groups, saying:
"people are scared in this country, to say wrong is wrong because the jewish lobby is powerful - very powerful."
"well, so what? the apartheid government was very powerful, but today it no longer exists."
"hitler, mussolini, stalin, pinochet...and idi amin were all powerful, but in the end they bit the dust."
"have our jewish sisters and brothers forgotten their humiliation? have they forgotten the collective punishment, the home demolitions, in their own history so soon?"
"have they turned their backs on their profound and noble religious traditions?"
israel must either "strive for peace based on justice, based on withdrawal from all the occupied territories" or perish tutu said.
many others agree. netanyahu heads a fascist police state - a rogue regime, racist, ruthless, lawless, arab-hating, wanting israel exclusively for jews.
on august 22, maan news headlined “61-year old female palestinian held in solitary confinement.” fathiyeh abd al-fattah khanfar is held in a “ ‘tomb-like’ room in unbearable living conditions” at al-ramla jail, according to her lawyer hanan al-khatib.
she suffers from foot and back pain as well as a trachea infection. she’s isolated in a cockroach-infested room without “electrical appliances.”
she’s forced to sleep on a thin, dirty mattress atop concrete. she’s denied family and other contacts. she has no access to water or bathrooms with permission from hostile guards.
she’s experiencing torture while being denied needed medical treatment. she’s a mother of seven. she committed no crimes.
in 2011, she was fined nearly $8,000 and imprisoned for 11 months for allegedly trying to deliver a (pre-paid cell phone service) sim card to her incarcerated son - followed by nine months of house arrest.
maan news said she and her son rami “are two of nearly 6,000 palestinians” in israeli prisons, including 24 women and hundreds of children (on average about two arrested and detained daily).
palestinians face harsh police state persecution - viciously abused for not being jewish. the world community does nothing to hold israel responsible for its high crimes against millions of victimized people.
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ju ˈoʊnli nid wən kənˈtæməˌneɪtɪd ˌɪnˈgridiənt tɪ ʃoʊ ðə kəmˈplɛksɪti ənd əv ɑr fud səˈplaɪ. ɪn ðə keɪs əv kəˈmərʃəl ˈbeɪkəri ˈbeɪkəri səˈluʃənz ɪn ˈʤɔrʤə, wən bæʧ əv flaʊər lɛd tɪ priˈpɛrd beɪkt gʊdz æt klaɪənts ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ðət ˌɪnˈklud ˈsɪnəˌbɔn, ˈseɪfˌweɪ, ʤuəl, 7-eleven*, ənd chick-fil-a*. ˈpiˌnət ˈælərʤiz kən bi ˈsɪriəs ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈlaɪfθˌrɛtnɪŋ, soʊ ˈivɪn treɪs əv ˈpiˌnət ɪn ə ˈfɪnɪʃt fud ˈprɑdəkt ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɪʃu. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ɪt lʊks laɪk ə bæʧ əv flaʊər æt wən ˈkəmpəˌni ðət meɪks ˈmɪksɪz fər ˈkʊkiz, keɪks, ənd ˈəðər trits lɛd tɪ beɪkt gʊdz biɪŋ soʊld əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri. wi ɔl ˈlərnɪd ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ˈteɪsti priˈpɛrd beɪkt gʊdz ðət wi ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɛnd əp ɔn ðə ʃɛlf. fər ðə ər ˈʤɛnərəli ˈkjʊriəs, hir ər ðə əˈfɛktɪd ˈprɑdəkts: ˈriˌkɔlz əv ˈkʊkiz, keɪks lɪŋkt tɪ flaʊər [fud ˈseɪfti nuz]
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you only need one contaminated ingredient to show the complexity and interconnectedness of our food supply. in the case of commercial bakery csm bakery solutions in georgia, one batch of peanut-contaminated flour led to prepared baked goods at clients nationwide that include cinnabon, safeway, jewel, 7-eleven, and chick-fil-a.
peanut allergies can be serious and potentially life-threatening, so even trace amounnts of peanut in a finished food product is an important food-safety issue. in this case, it looks like a batch of peanut-contaminated flour at one company that makes mixes for cookies, cakes, and other treats led to peanut-contaminated baked goods being sold across the country. we all learned a little more than we wanted to know about how the tasty prepared baked goods that we enjoy end up on the shelf.
for the peanut-allergic or generally curious, here are the affected products:
recalls of cookies, cakes linked to peanut-tainted flour [food safety news]
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eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 ðə ənˈsəŋ wɔr goʊ ʤi wō*ō) (eɪs ˈkɑmbæt: skˈwɑdrən ˈlidər ɪn ɪz ə flaɪt ˈkɑmbæt ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm fər ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 2 laɪk ˈəðər ˈtaɪtəlz ɪn eɪs ˈkɑmbæt ˈsɪriz, eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 ˈfiʧərz ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ðət ɪz ə mɪks bɪtˈwin ɑrˈkeɪd flaɪt ənd əˈθɛnɪk flaɪt ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən. ðə geɪm wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈeɪsɪz, ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl grup ˈkrɛdɪtɪd wɪθ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə eɪs ˈkɑmbæt ənd wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2004 ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈnəmbər əv ðə geɪmz wər ˈbəndəld wɪθ ðə ˈhɔri 2 ækˈsɛsəri. eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 ˈfiʧərz mɔr ðən ˈfɪfti ˈlaɪsənst ˈrilˌwərld ʤɛt ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ðə geɪmz ɪˈvɛnts ənd loʊˈkeɪʃənz ər sɛt ɪn ə ˈfɪkʃənəl ðə geɪmz meɪn kæmˈpeɪn ɪz sɛt ˈdʊrɪŋ ə wɔr bɪtˈwin ðə fɪkˈtɪʃəs ˈneɪʃənz əv ənd. ðə ˈstɔriˌlaɪn riˈvɑlvz əraʊnd ðə pleɪər ˈkɛrɪktər "bleɪz," ən ˈfaɪtər ˈpaɪlət hu lidz ə ˈjunɪt noʊn ɛz skˈwɑdrən. ðə ənˈsəŋ wɔr ˈfɑloʊz ðɪs ˈɛkˌsplɔɪts ɛz ðeɪ əˈtɛmpt tɪ wɔrd ɔf ðə ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv ðɛr ˈhoʊmˌlænd ənd ənˈkəvər ðə truθ əˈbaʊt ðə wɔr. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ɪn eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 rɪˈmeɪnz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðət əv ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər, eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 04 ˈʃætərd skaɪz, ˈsɛvərəl ˈnoʊtəbəl əˈdɪʃənz wər meɪd. əˈməŋ ðiz əˈdɪʃənz ər ən ɑrˈkeɪd moʊd ənd ðə əˈbɪləˌti fər ðə pleɪər tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ. ðə ˈməltiˌpleɪər moʊd ˈprɛzənt ɪn ˈpriviəs ˈtaɪtəlz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɑz skræpt ˈdʊrɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ðə geɪm rɪˈsivd ˈʤɛnərəli ˈfeɪvərəbəl rəvˈjuz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈkrɪtɪks ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə geɪm wɑz nɑt ðə "ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri stɛp ˈfɔrwərd fər ðə ˈsɪriz" ðət ˈʃætərd skaɪz ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2018 ˌbænˈdaɪ əˈnaʊnst ðət eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 wɪl si ə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 4 riˈlis ɪn 2019 ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈboʊnəs fər eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 7 skaɪz ˌbænˈdaɪ həz sɪns ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðət ɪt ɪz nɑt ə remaster*, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd ə pɔrt əv ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 2 ərˈɪʤənəl, ˈrənɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 4 æt haɪər ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˈɛdət ðə ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ əv eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 ɪz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu θri moʊdz: ə kæmˈpeɪn moʊd, ən ɑrˈkeɪd moʊd, ənd ən ˈɔpʃənəl ənˈlaɪk ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsərz, dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ə ˈməltiˌpleɪər moʊd ɛz dɪˈvɛləpərz dɪd nɑt hæv ɪˈnəf ɪkˈstɛndɪd taɪm tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt wən. laɪk ˈpriviəs geɪmz ɪn ðə ˈsɪriz, eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 ˈfiʧərz ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ðət ɪz ə krɔs bɪtˈwin ðət əv ən ɑrˈkeɪd flaɪt geɪm ənd ðət əv ə flaɪt ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtər. ðə geɪm ˈfiʧərz mɔr ðən ˈfɪfti ˈlaɪsənst ʤɛt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈɛrˌkræft frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈjʊrəp, ənd ˈrəʃə. ðə geɪmz pleɪnz ər dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu ˈfaɪtər, əˈtækər, ˈʤæmər ənd ˈkætəˌgɔriz. ðə geɪmz ˈɛrˌkræft ˈfiʧər səm ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ðɛr ˈhændəlɪŋ ðət rɪˈflɛkt ðɛr ˈrilˌwərld ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðiz dɪˈstɪŋkʃənz ər nɑt ɛz səˈvɪr ɛz ðeɪ ər ɪn ðə geɪmz meɪn ər ðə frəm eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 04 ənd fər ðə fərst taɪm ɛz ə ˈjunɪt eɪs ˈkɑmbæt falken*, wɪʧ pleɪərz kən ənˈlɑk baɪ dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈmɪʃən ˈtɑrgəts. ɪt ɪz rɪˈvild ɪn ðə 2011 ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈeɪsɪz æt wɔr: ə ˈhɪstəri ðət ə pleɪn kɔld ðə ˈædlər wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə geɪm ɛz ə θərd superfighter*, bət ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˈbæləns ˈɪʃuz ənd ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ðə ˈɛrˌkræft soʊ kloʊz tɪ ðə geɪmz riˈlis ˈdɛˌdlaɪn ˈskətəld ðə ˌɪnˈkluʒən (ðə ˈædlər wʊd bɪˈkəm ə ˈviɪkəl ɪn ə 2016 ˈəpˌdeɪt fər eɪs ˈkɑmbæt ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti). moʊst əv ðə geɪmz pleɪnz ər ˌɪnəkˈsɛsəbəl æt ðə geɪmz stɑrt; pleɪnz məst boʊθ bi ənˈlɑkt ənd ˈpərʧəst tɪ bi juzd ɪn ðə geɪmz kæmˈpeɪn moʊd. ˈsərtən pleɪnz ər ənˈlɑkt ɛz ðə pleɪər ˈprɑˌgrɛsəz ɪn ðə kæmˈpeɪn, waɪl ˈəðərz ər ənˈlɑkt ˈviə ðə geɪmz "tɛkˈnɑləʤi tri" ˈsɪstəm. ɪn ðɪs ˈsɪstəm ˈɛrˌkræft ər grupt ˈɪntu "ˈfæməliz", ənd ˈərnɪŋ ə ˈsərtən ˈnəmbər əv kɪlz wɪθ ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr pleɪn kən ənˈlɑk wən ər mɔr ˈvɛriənts ər dərˈɪvətɪvz wɪˈθɪn ðət ˈɛrˌkræfts ˈfæməli. ˈæftər ən ˈɛrˌkræft ɪz ənˈlɑkt, ɪt kən bi ˈpərʧəst fər juz ɪn ðə kæmˈpeɪn baɪ ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈkrɛdɪts ðət ər əˈwɔrdɪd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə pleɪərz pərˈfɔrməns ˈdʊrɪŋ ənˈlaɪk eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 4 ðɛr ɪz ˈoʊnli wən taɪp əv ˈspɛʃəl ˈwɛpən əˈveɪləbəl fər iʧ ˈɛrˌkræft, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈkrɪtɪks ˈɔfən ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ. ðə geɪmz ˈhɛdˌzəp dɪˈspleɪ ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈreɪˌdɑr dɪˈspleɪ ənd ˈəðər flaɪt ˌɪnstrəˌmɛnˈteɪʃən, ɛz wɛl ɛz dɪˈspleɪz fər ðə pleɪnz ˈdæmɪʤ ˈreɪtɪŋ ənd əˈveɪləbəl ˈwɛpənri. ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ, ən ˈɛrˌkræfts dɪˈfɔlt ˈwɛpənri ˈtɪpɪkəli kənˈsɪst əv ə səˈplaɪ əv ˈgaɪdɪd ˈmɪsəlz ənd ə gən. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, iʧ ˈɛrˌkræft ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ɑrmd wɪθ ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈspɛʃəl ˈwɛpən, ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv wɪʧ ˌɪnˈklud ˈvɛriəs taɪps əv bɑmz ənd ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd air-to-air*, air-to-ground*, ər ˌɪntrəˈdusɪz ˈmaɪnər ˌɪmˈpruvmənts tɪ ðə geɪmz ˈreɪˌdɑr dɪˈspleɪ səʧ ɛz ˈænəˌlɔg ˈskeɪlɪŋ əv ðə ˈmɪʃən mæp ənd əv ˈɛnəmiz tɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ˈdæmɪʤ ðə geɪm ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪntrəˈdusɪz tɪ ðə ˈsɪriz ˈɔpʃənəl saɪd geɪmz səʧ ɛz ˈmɪˈdɛr rifˈjuəlɪŋ, wɪʧ ər əˈveɪləbəl ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈæftər ˈsərtən ɪn əˈdɪʃən, eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 ɪz ðə fərst ɪn ðə ˈsɪriz tɪ ˈfiʧər ˈwɪŋmən ˌɪnərˈækʃən. ˈdʊrɪŋ moʊst kæmˈpeɪn ˈmɪʃənz, ðə pleɪər kən ˈɪʃu ˈɔrdərz tɪ ðə eɪaɪ ˈmɛmbərz əv hɪz ər hər ˈjunɪt ˈjuzɪŋ ðə kənˈtroʊlərz dɪˈrɛkʃɪnəl pæd. ðə pleɪər ˈɔlsoʊ məst ˈpərʧəs ənd əˈsaɪn ˈɛrˌkræft fər iʧ əv ðə ˈpaɪləts praɪər tɪ iʧ ˈmɪʃən. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, pleɪərz meɪ ʧuz tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ kˈwɛsʧənz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈmɪʃənz baɪ skˈwɑdrən meɪts ər ˈəðər ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪn ðə geɪm. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə pleɪərz rɪˈspɑns ər læk ˌðɛˈrəv meɪ əˈfɛkt ðə geɪmz ˈdaɪəˌlɔg, ðə ˈifɛkt ðiz kˈwɛsʧənz hæv ɔn ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ɪz ˈmɪnəməl, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə pleɪərz ˈænsər wɪl əˈfɛkt wɪʧ wən əv tu ˈmɪʃənz ðeɪ wɪl ˌəndərˈgoʊ æt tu ˈdɪfərənt pɔɪnts əv ðə ɑrˈkeɪd moʊd ˈɛdət ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə meɪn kæmˈpeɪn, ðə geɪm ˈfiʧərz ən ɑrˈkeɪd moʊd ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈstɔriˌlaɪn həz bɪn ˈgreɪtli rɪˈdust ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ. ðə ˈbeɪsɪk plɑt əv ɑrˈkeɪd moʊd ɪz ə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈnɛrətɪv frəm eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 04 ˈʃætərd skaɪz. ðə pleɪər əˈsumz ðə roʊl əv ˈmoʊbiəs wən, ðə pleɪər ˈkɛrɪktər frəm ˈʃætərd skaɪz. əˈsɪstɪd wəns əˈgɛn baɪ ðə kru əv ˈeɪˌwæks skyeye*, ˈmoʊbiəs wən ɪz əˈsaɪnd tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti əv "fri erusea*", ə rɪˈzɪstəns ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət fɔrmd ˈæftər ðə kənˈkluʒən əv eɪs ˈkɑmbæt ˈbeɪsɪk ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ɪn ɑrˈkeɪd moʊd rɪˈmeɪnz ðə seɪm ɛz ɪn ðə kæmˈpeɪn, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈsərtən nu rulz teɪk ˈifɛkt. ðɛr ər ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ˈsɪkˈstin ˈsteɪʤɪz ɪn ɑrˈkeɪd moʊd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈoʊnli ˈsɛvən kən bi pleɪd ɪn wən du tɪ ˈbrænʧɪŋ ˈmɪʃən ðə pleɪər bɪˈgɪnz iʧ steɪʤ wɪθ ə sɛt əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm ənd ə ˈtərgət ˈnəmbər əv ˈɛnəmi ˈjunɪts ðət məst bi dɪˈstrɔɪd. ðə pleɪər məst dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ˈnəmbər əv ˈɛnəmiz ˌbiˈfɔr taɪm ɪkˈspaɪərz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ədˈvæns tɪ ðə nɛkst steɪʤ. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə pleɪər bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm, iʧ ˈtərgət ðə pleɪər dɪˈstrɔɪz ædz taɪm tɪ ðə klɑk ənd ˈɔlsoʊ əˈwɔrdz ðə pleɪər ə sɛt ˈnəmbər əv pɔɪnts. ðə pleɪərz ˈwɛpənri ɪz mɔr riˈstrɪktɪd ɪn ɑrˈkeɪd moʊd ðən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn; ˌɔlˈðoʊ dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ˈsərtən mɑrkt ˈtɑrgəts ðə pleɪərz stɑk əv ˈwɛpənri, ðə pleɪər kən stɪl ɛnd əp wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ɪf ðeɪ weɪst tu məʧ plɑt ˈɛdət ˈsɛtɪŋ ˈɛdət eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 ðə ənˈsəŋ wɔr teɪks pleɪs wɪˈθɪn ðə eɪs ˈkɑmbæt ˈsɪriz' geɪm ˈsɛtɪŋ, rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ðə "strangereal*" ˈjunəˌvərs, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə jɪr 2010 15 jɪrz praɪər tɪ ðə geɪmz ˈstɔri (ɛz dɪˈteɪld ɪn ðə geɪmz ˈprikwɛl eɪs ˈkɑmbæt ˈziroʊ: ðə wɔr), ə wɔr ˈɪnstəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈbɛləˌkoʊs ˈneɪʃən əv ˈbɛlkə əˈgɛnst ɪts ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈkəntriz θru ən ɪkˈspænʧənɪst ˈmænər, lɛd tɪ ə ʤɔɪnt tæsk fɔrs kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv ðə əˈfɛktɪd ˈkəntriz ənd tu əv ðə wərldz ˌsupərˈpaʊərz ðə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən, ənd ðə riˈpəblɪk əv. tɪ əˈvɔɪd biɪŋ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd, ˈbɛlkə ˈdɛtəˌneɪtəd ˈsɛvən ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz ɔn ɪts oʊn ˈsɪtiz, ˈifɛktɪvli ˈɛndɪŋ ðə ðə wɔrz ˈæftərˌmæθ, ðə ˈfɔrmər steɪt əv saʊθ ˈbɛlkə bɪˈkeɪm ə prəˈtɛktərət əv ðə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈsɪtɪzənz rɪˈmeɪnd ˈhɑstəl tɪ ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt deɪ, ðə pis ɪnˈdʊrd baɪ boʊθ ˌsupərˈpaʊərz ɛndz ˈæftər ən ˌənprəˈvoʊkt əˈtæk ɔn ˈɛrfɔrs baɪ ˈfɔrsɪz əˈkərz, praɪər tɪ səˈpraɪz əˈtæk ɔn ˈneɪvəl ənd ˈɛrfɔrs ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃənz, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ˈɔˈlaʊt wɔr bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈneɪʃənz. ðə geɪmz ˈstɔri ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ˈfaɪtər skˈwɑdrən əv ðə ɛr dɪˈfɛns fɔrs (oadf*), ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈəndər ðə əv "wardog*", ənd ˈsteɪʃənd ɔn sænd ˈaɪlənd ə smɔl ˈaɪlənd ˈhaʊzɪŋ ən ˈɛrˌbeɪs əv ðə oadf*, wɪʧ sərvz ɛz ə frənt laɪn beɪs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ɪˈvɛnts əv eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 ˈæftər ðə "ˈfræʤəl pis" ɪˈstæblɪʃt bɪtˈwin ðə ˌsupərˈpaʊərz ənd ˈbɛlkə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpriviəs wɔr, kəmz tɪ ən ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈɛdət ðə pleɪərz ˈkɛrɪktər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə geɪm ɪz ən ˈfaɪtər ˈpaɪlət noʊn baɪ ðə "bleɪz" (ˌɪˈnɪʃəli "kɪd" (ər "ˈbubi" ɪn ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈvərʒən)). ðə pleɪərz təf skˈwɑdrən meɪts θruaʊt moʊst əv ðə geɪm ˌɪnˈklud: ("ɛʤ"), ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈpaɪlət wɪθ ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə ˈdimən əv ˈlɛʤəndz; ˈælvɪn eɪʧ. ˈdævənˌpɔrt ("ˈʧɑpər"), ə bræʃ ənd ˈtɔkətɪv ˈpaɪlət; ənd hɑns grɪm ("ˈɑrʧər"), ə ˈrʊki ˈpaɪlət ənˈʃʊr əv hɪz flaɪɪŋ skɪlz. ðeɪ kəˈlɛktɪvli fɔrm ə ˈfaɪtər skˈwɑdrən noʊn ɔlˈtərnətɪvli ɛz skˈwɑdrən (ər sænd ˈaɪlənd skˈwɑdrən), ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɛz (ˈnəgəts). ðə skˈwɑdrən ɪz lɛd ˈəndər ðə kəˈmænd əv ˈkæptən ʤæk ˈbɑrtlɪt ("ˈhɑrtˌbreɪk wən"), ə ˈvɛtərən ˈpaɪlət hu ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ɪn ðə wɔr, ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə taɪm hæd fɔrmd ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈrikɔn ˈmeɪʤər ɪn ðə ˈɑrmi, ðə skˈwɑdrən ɪz sərvd baɪ mɪˈkænɪk ˈpitər ɛn. ˈbigəl ("pɑps"), hu ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ə ˈfɔrmər ˈpaɪlət noʊn ɛz col*. ˈwʊlfˌgæŋ ðət dɪˈfɛktɪd tɪ nɪr ðə ɛnd əv ðə wɔr ˈrəðər ðən əˈsɪst ɪn ðə juz əv ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz ɔn hɪz oʊn ˈkəntri. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz dɪˈfɛkʃən, hɪz ˈækʃənz wər ˈkəvərd əp baɪ ˈbɑrlɪt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ɪm ˈfeɪsɪŋ ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə skˈwɑdrən, ðə ˈstɔri ˈfiʧərz ə kæst əv ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈkɛrɪktərz ðət ˌɪnˈklud: ˈælbərt genette*, ə ˈfriˌlæns rɪˈpɔrtər ɔn əˈsaɪnmənt tɪ ˈkəvər ðə sænd ˈaɪlənd skˈwɑdrən, hu ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnɛreɪts ðə geɪmz ˈstɔri; ˈkæptən ˈmɑrkəs snoʊ ("swordsman*"), ə ˈfaɪtər ˈpaɪlət əˈbɔrd ðə ˈɛrˌkræft ˈkɛriər; ˈkæptən ˈnɪkələs ˈændərsən, ðə kəˈmændɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər ənd ə ˈvɛtərən kəˈmændər; ˈkərnəl ˈɔrsən ˈpɛrɔlt, ə ˈpɔrtli ənd ˈpɑmpəs ɛr fɔrs ˈvɛtərən ənd ðə beɪs kəˈmændər əv sænd ˈaɪlənd; ˈkæptən ˈælən si. ˈhæməltən, sænd ˈaɪləndz beɪs ˈæʤətənt kəˈmændər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈəndər ˈpɛrɔlt; ənd ˈvɪnsɪnt ˈhɑrlɪŋ, ə ˈprægmətɪst ənd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən, hu siks tɪ rɪˈstɔr pis æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt wɪθ. ˈstɔri ˈɛdət ˈæftər ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈpaɪləts frəm sænd ˈaɪlənd ər kɪld ˈdʊrɪŋ ən əˈtæk baɪ ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðə sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈpaɪləts, ɔl stɪl ˈtreɪˈniz , ˈælvɪn eɪʧ. ˈdævənˌpɔrt, ənd ə ˈrʊki noʊn baɪ ðə "bleɪz" ər əˈsaɪnd tɪ skˈwɑdrən ənd əˈsɪst ɪn dɪsˈrəptɪŋ ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈrikɔn ˈɛrˌkræft ˈɪntu ˈɛrˌspeɪs. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr ˈsɛkənd ˈmɪʃən əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɛrˌkræft, ðə ˈlidər, ˈkæptən ʤæk ˈbɑrtlɪt, ɪz ʃɑt daʊn ənd ˈsəbsəkwəntli bɪˈkəmz ˈmiə wɪn hi ˈkænɑt bi faʊnd baɪ ə ˈrɛskju ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, bleɪz ɪz əˈsaɪnd ɛz ðə nu skˈwɑdrən ˈlidər, ˈæftər rɪfˈjuzɪz tɪ teɪk ðə pəˈzɪʃən. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ðə ˈjunjən əv riˈpəblɪks dɪˈklɛrz wɔr ɔn ðə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən, ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ə ˈmæsɪv əˈsɔlt ɔn ɛr ənd ˈneɪvəl ˈfɔrsɪz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ɔn sænd ˈaɪlənd, ɪz ʤɔɪnd baɪ hɑns grɪm, ə ˈpaɪlət ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ, hu əˈsɪsts ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsəz dɪˈfɛns. ˈæftər ˈkaʊnərɪŋ ˈfərðər əˈtæks ˈoʊvər ðɛr ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, ˈlɔnʧɪz ə ˌfʊlˈskeɪl ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv ðə ˈmeɪnˌlænd wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv kˈwɪkli ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ˈsɪti əv cinigrad*. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈveɪʒən, ɪz ˈrɛprəˌmændɪd fər ən ˌənprəˈvoʊkt əˈtæk ɔn səˈvɪljənz baɪ ðə ˈəpər ˈɛʃəˌlɑnz əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈpaɪləts ˈkleɪmɪŋ ən ənˈnoʊn skˈwɑdrən ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ɛz ðə wər riˈspɑnsəbəl. ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz ər drɑpt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə səˈpraɪz əˈtæk ɔn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ˈsɪti əv oured*, ˈwɛrəˈpɑn ˈsəbsəkwəntli dɪˈfɛnd ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ənd kəmˈplit səkˈsɛsfəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ðət bust ðə məræl əv ˈfɔrsɪz, ˈlidɪŋ ðə skˈwɑdrən tɪ bi ˈnɪkˌneɪmd ðə "ˈdimənz əv". ˌhaʊˈɛvər, dɪˈstrəst frəm ðə tɔp ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈɔfɪsərz əv kənˈtɪnjuz du tɪ ðə ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ səˈspɪʃənz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈbɑrtləts wɪn ˈfɔrsɪz əˈtæk noʊˈvɛmbər ˈsɪti waɪl ðə vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə spiʧ ɪn ðə ˈsɪti, ˈdævənˌpɔrt ˈsəfərz ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ hɪz pleɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ɪm tɪ kræʃ ɪt ˈɪntu ˈoʊpən graʊnd tɪ əˈvɔɪd səˈvɪljən ˈkæʒəwəltiz, ənd ˈluzɪŋ hɪz laɪf ɛz ə dɪˈrɛkt rɪˈzəlt. spərnd ɪn baɪ hɪz ˈsækrəˌfaɪs, kənˈtɪnju tɪ əˈsɪst əˈgɛnst ˈfɔrsɪz, ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ səkˈsɛsfəli dɪˈstrɔɪ ə ki ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən nɪr cinigrad*. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr flaɪt hoʊm, ɪz əˈtækt baɪ ðə mɪˈstɪriəs əˈgrɛsər skˈwɑdrən, bət sərˈvaɪvd ðə ˈæmˌbʊʃ. əˈpɑn rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ sænd ˈaɪlənd, ðə skˈwɑdrən faɪndz ðɛr mɪˈkænɪk, ˈpitər ɛn. ˈbigəl, biɪŋ əˈkjuzd baɪ ðə ˈbeɪsəz kəˈmændər, ˈkərnəl ˈɔrsən ˈpɛrɔlt, əv biɪŋ ə spaɪ, du tɪ hɪz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈbækˌgraʊnd biɪŋ ˈoʊnli noʊn θru ˈbɑrtləts ˈleɪbəld spaɪz ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd fɔrst tɪ fli, ɪˈskeɪps frəm sænd ˈaɪlənd wɪθ ˈbigəl ənd ˈælbərt genette*, ə ˈfriˌlæns ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ɔl əv ðɛm biɪŋ ˈbrændɪd ˈtreɪtərz. ðə skˈwɑdrən ˈleɪtər rɪˈsivz eɪd frəm ˈkæptən ˈmɑrkəs snoʊ, ðə ˈoʊnli rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈfaɪtər ˈpaɪlət ˈsteɪʃənd ɔn ðə, ən ˈɛrˌkræft ˈkɛriər ənd ˈflægˌʃɪp əv ðə flit, hu hɛlps ðə ˈpaɪləts tɪ feɪk ðɛr dɛθs ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə truθ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə wɔr bɪtˈwin ənd. ˈbigəl wərks wɪθ ðə ˈkæptən, rɪˈvilɪŋ ðət hi wɑz ˈfɔrmər ˈpaɪlət əv ˈbɛlkə, hu dɪˈfɛktɪd frəm hɪz ˈkəntri wɪn ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ drɔp ə nuk ɔn ðɛr sɔɪl tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə ʤɔɪnt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈfɔrsɪz əv boʊθ ənd; hɪz ˈeɪˌwɔl (ˈæbsəns wɪˈθaʊt liv) frəm ˈbɛlkə wɑz ˈkəvərd əp baɪ ˈbɑrtlɪt, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ɪm ˈfeɪsɪŋ rɪˈpraɪzəlz fər hɪz ˈækʃənz. ˈbigəl ˈfərðər rɪˈvilz ðət ðə wɔr bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈneɪʃənz wɑz ˈɪnstəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ən ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən noʊn ɛz ðə "greɪ mɛn" ə ˈsikrɪt kənˈfɛdərəsi hu sɔt riˈvɛnʤ əˈgɛnst boʊθ ˌsupərˈpaʊərz fər ðɛr roʊl ɪn dɪˈfit 15 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən rɪˈvild ðət ðeɪ juzd ðə skˈwɑdrən, ə ɛr skˈwɑdrən, tɪ poʊz ɛz ˈɛrˌkræft frəm wən ˈkəntri hu wʊd ðɛn əˈtæk ðə ˈəðər, ənd vaɪs ˈvərsə, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈɛskəˌleɪt boʊθ ˈkəntriz ˈɪntu goʊɪŋ tɪ wɔr əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər. ɪn ˈifɛkt, ðə wɔr wʊd dreɪn iʧ ˈkəntri əv ðɛr waɪl ðə greɪ mɛn wʊd ˈsikrɪtli ˈprɑfɪt frəm ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt baɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈwɛpənz tɪ boʊθ saɪdz frəm ðɛr oʊn ˈfæktəriz, θru ðə ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəl ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ˈɪndəstriz. θru ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈgæðərd baɪ ðə ænˈdrɑmədə, ðə flits ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈgæðərɪŋ ʃɪp, lərnz ðət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈvɪnsɪnt ˈhɑrlɪŋ, wɑz ˈkɪdˌnæpt baɪ ðə skˈwɑdrən ənd ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈbɛlkə, ənd ðəs ˈoʊvərˌsi ə ˈrɛskju ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən tɪ rɪˈkəvər ɪm, wɪθ ˈbigəl əˈsɪstɪŋ ðɛm ɪn ə səˈpɔrt roʊl frəm ðə. əˈpɑn seɪf rɪˈtərn, hi ðə skˈwɑdrən ɛz ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɔrsɪz ˈjunɪt ˈəndər hɪz kəˈmænd, riˈneɪmd skˈwɑdrən." waɪl kənˈdəktɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz tɪ stɑp ðə ˈjuzɪŋ ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz əv boʊθ ˌsupərˈpaʊərz, lərn ðət ðə ˈsɪtɪzənz əv boʊθ ˈkəntriz hæv bɪˈkəm ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə bət ðət kuz lɛd ɪn boʊθ ˈkəntriz, ˈɪnstəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ðə greɪ mɛn, riˈmuvd iʧ ˈkəntriz ˈlidər frəm paʊər, du tɪ ðɛr stæns ɔn ˈpisfəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps bɪtˈwin ðə tu əbˈdəkʃən əˈlaʊd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈɔfɪsərz hu əˈpoʊzd hɪz ˈmeɪnli ˈpisfəl əˈʤɛndəz, tɪ teɪk kənˈtroʊl, waɪl ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər,, wɑz riˈmuvd frəm paʊər ɪn ə ku baɪ hɪz oʊn əˈpɑn dɪˈskəvərɪŋ ðət ˈsikrɪt, ˈkoʊdɪd ˈmɛsɪʤɪz wər sɛnt aʊt baɪ ˈbɑrtlɪt, wən əv ðə fərst poʊz əv ðə wɔr, goʊ tɪ hɪz əˈsɪstəns tɪ ˈrɛskju ɪm ənd, hum ˈbɑrtlɪt hæd faʊnd ənd sɪˈkjʊrd. dɪˈspaɪt ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈsisˈfaɪər bɪtˈwin ðə ˌsupərˈpaʊərz, ˈhɑrlɪŋ ənd trænzˈmɪt ə ʤɔɪnt ˈmɛsɪʤ frəm oured*, ˈoʊvər ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, rɪˈvilɪŋ ðə dɪˈsɛpʃən tɪ ðə wərld, ənd kɔl fər ɔl əv ðɛr ˈsoʊlʤərz tɪ sis hɑˈstɪlətiz. ˈminˌwaɪl, faɪnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz tæskt wɪθ ˈstɑpɪŋ ðə greɪ mɛnz ˈəltəmət plæn əv ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈwɛpən əv mæs dɪˈstrəkʃən noʊn ɛz ə mərv ˈmɪsəl, lɔnʧt frəm ən ˈɔrbətəl ˈwɛpənz ˈplætˌfɔrm "solg*", ðət wʊd bi ˈkeɪpəbəl əv dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz ɪn ˈiðər ər ə rɪˈzɪstəns ˈmuvmənt ðət sɔt tɪ ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈlidərz əv, rɪˈvil ˈɛvədəns ðət ðə tru goʊl wɑz tɪ ˈwikən boʊθ saɪdz soʊ ɛz tɪ bi ənˈhɪndərd ɪn ðɛr ˈɛfərts tɪ ˌriuˈnaɪt ðə pɑrˈtɪʃənd ˌhaʊˈɛvər, waɪl ðə skˈwɑdrən wɑz biɪŋ brift, ðə ɪz əˈtækt baɪ ən ənˈnoʊn ˌsəbmərˈin ənd wɑz ˈsəbsəkwəntli səŋk, bət nɑt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ðə skˈwɑdrən ˈɪntu ðə ɛr fər ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈbætəl əˈgɛnst ðə greɪ ʤɔɪnd baɪ ə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əv ˈsoʊlʤərz ənd ˈpaɪləts frəm boʊθ ənd hu hərd ˈhɑrlɪŋ ənd spiʧ, səkˈsɛsfəli dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə kənˈtroʊl wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈɪndəstriz ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz. ɪn ə ˈfaɪnəl ˈdɛspərɪt ækt, ðə dɪˈrɛkt tɪ ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr ənd kræʃ ˈɪntu oured*, bət ˈmænɪʤd tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə ˈstrəkʧər, ˈifɛktɪvli ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ən ɛnd tɪ ðə wɔr ənd rɪˈstɔrɪŋ pis bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˌsupərˈpaʊərz. dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɛdət fərst əˈnaʊnst ɪt wɑz ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 ɪn ðə 2002 ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ ˈfɛstɪvəl, ɪn ə ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ əˈpɑn kəmˈpjutər ˈleɪtər, ɪn 2003 lɔnʧt ən əˈfɪʃəl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt prəˈmoʊtɪŋ "ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈeɪsɪz," ərˈɪʤənəli θɔt tɪ bi ə ˈwərkɪŋ ˈtaɪtəl fər eɪs ˈkɑmbæt "ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈeɪsɪz" wɑz ˈleɪtər rɪˈvild tɪ bi ðə neɪm fər ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt tim riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə eɪs ˈkɑmbæt ˈsɪriz; wɑz ðə fərst ˈtaɪtəl tɪ dɪˈrɛkli ˈkrɛdɪt ɪts dɪˈvɛləpmənt tɪ ðə "ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈeɪsɪz" tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˈækjərəsi ɪn ðə dɪˈpɪkʃən əv ðə geɪmz ˈɛrˌkræft, "ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈeɪsɪz" wɑz ˈgɪvɪn pərˈmɪʃən baɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ˈɛrˌkræft ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ɪn ˈpərsən ðə pleɪnz ðət wər tɪ əˈpɪr ɪn ðə ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl tim ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd juz əv ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈɪmɪʤɪz frəm ðə ʤəˈpæn speɪs ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə geɪmz ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts. mɔˈroʊvər, "ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈeɪsɪz" ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd fʊl ˈmoʊʃən ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɪntu ðə kət sinz əv ðə ənˈsəŋ wɔr, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə stɪl ˈɪmɪʤɪz juzd ɪn ðə plɑt ˈsikwənsɪz əv ˈpriviəs hɪˈroʊʃi tɑˈnɑkə, ðə ˌloʊkələˈzeɪʃən prəˈdusər fər eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ˈwɪŋmən ˌɪnərˈækʃən ɛz wən əv ðə ki dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃɪŋ ˈfiʧərz bɪtˈwin ðə geɪm ənd ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsərz. tɑˈnɑkə sɪz ðət ðə ˈwɪŋmən ˌɪnərˈækʃən ˈfiʧər ˌɪntrəˈdusɪz ə "strəˈtiʤɪk ənd fən ˈæˌspɛkt əv ˈbætəl." tɑˈnɑkə ˈɔlsoʊ steɪts ðət bɪˈkəz pleɪ ə roʊl ɪn ðə ˈstɔri, ðə pleɪər kən bɪˈkəm mɔr ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz ənd ðə ˈdrɑmə ðən ɪn eɪs ˈkɑmbæt ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd mˈjuzɪk əv ðə geɪmz meɪn kæmˈpeɪn moʊd ɪz praɪˈmɛrəli ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ɑrˈkeɪd moʊd ˈfiʧərz rɑk mˈjuzɪk tɪ ˈkɑmpləmənt ɪts ˈmɪʃənz' mɔr ˈfræntɪk ðə geɪm əˈdɪʃəˌnəli ˈfiʧərz θri ˈvoʊkəl træks. wən ɪz "ðə ənˈsəŋ wɔr," ə ˈlætən ˈkɔrəl pis pərˈfɔrmd baɪ ðə ˈwɔrˌsɔ ˈnæʃənəl ˌfɪˌlhɑrˈmɑnɪk ˈɔrkəstrə, ðət riˈɪtərˌeɪs ðə "ˈdimən əv" ˈlɛʤənd ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ðə geɪmz əˈnəðər ɪz "ðə ˈʤərni hoʊm," ə rɪˈkərɪŋ sɔŋ ðət ˌɪmˈplaɪz ə θim əv pis ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn. ðə geɪm ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz ðə ˈlaɪsənst træk "ˈbləri" baɪ ˈpədəl əv məd, wɪʧ ɪz ˈfiʧərd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə geɪmz ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈtreɪlər ənd ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈhɔri 2 ˈɛdət əˈfɪʃəli ˈbrændɪd ɛz ðə eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 2 ðə ˈhɔri 2 ɪz ə geɪm pərˈɪfərəl spəˈsɪfɪkli dɪˈzaɪnd fər eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 ðə ənˈsəŋ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hɪˈroʊʃi tɑˈnɑkə, ənd ˈhɔri wərkt təˈgɛðər ˈkloʊsli tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr "ðət ðə geɪm, ðə stɪk, ənd ðə kənˈtroʊlz mæʧt ɪgˈzæktli haʊ ɪt ʃʊd ənˈlaɪk ðə ərˈɪʤənəl pərˈɪfərəl dɪˈzaɪnd fər eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 04 ˈʃætərd skaɪz, ðə 2 wɑz riˈlist ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ʤəˈpæn. ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ðə ækˈsɛsəri wɑz riˈlist ɪkˈsklusɪvli ɛz ə ˈbəndəl wɪθ eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 ˈoʊnli ˈbəndəlz wər meɪd əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪˈdɪʃən ðə 2 kəˈnɛkts tɪ ðə θru ə pɔrt. ənˈlaɪk ðə 2 kənˈtroʊlər, ðə 2 ˈjuzɪz ə hotas*, ər "hænz ɔn θˈrɑtəl ənd stɪk" dɪˈzaɪn ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðət juzd ɪn ˈækʧəwəl ˈɛrˌkræft. ðə raɪt hænd kənˈtroʊlz ðə flaɪt stɪk, wɪʧ kənˈtroʊlz ðə pleɪnz ˈætəˌtud; ðə lɛft hænd kənˈtroʊlz ðə θˈrɑtəl. ˈbətənz, d-pads*, ənd ˈrədər kənˈtroʊlz ər pleɪst dɪˈrɛkli ˈɔntu ˈiðər ðə flaɪt stɪk ər ðə θˈrɑtəl. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə 2 dɪz nɑt ˈɔfər fɔrs ˈfidˌbæk, ɪt dɪz hæv ə vaɪˈbreɪʃən ˈfiʧər. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə 2 wɑz ˈtɑrgətɪd spəˈsɪfɪkli fər juz wɪθ eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 nɑt ɔl əv ðə ˈbətənz ɔn ðə pərˈɪfərəl ər ˈjutəˌlaɪzd ɪn ðə eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli geɪm əˈfɪʃəli ˈsæŋkʃənd fər juz wɪθ ðə 2 ɪn ə ˌrivˈju əv ðə pərˈɪfərəl, ˈkɑmɛntəd ðət ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈhɔri 2 wɑz "ˈnɪrli ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪn wət ɪt dɪz, æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ɪt ˈrɪli ˈoʊnli dɪz wən θɪŋ ənd ðæts pleɪ eɪs ˈkɑmbæt ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə 2 ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 04 ˈʃætərd skaɪz ənd eɪs ˈkɑmbæt ˈziroʊ: ðə wɔr. rɪˈsɛpʃən ˈɛdət rɪˈsɛpʃən ˈægrəgət skɔr skɔr ˌrivˈju skɔrz ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən skɔr 34 əv geɪm ˌɪnˈfɔrmər əv əv 4 əv 5 əv eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 5 ðə ənˈsəŋ wɔr wɑz mɑrkt wɪθ strɔŋ seɪlz, ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈkɑpiz ɪn ənd ˈoʊvər wən ˈmɪljən ˈkɑpiz ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə, ðəs ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ðə moʊst kəˈmərʃəli səkˈsɛsfəl eɪs ˈkɑmbæt ˈtaɪtəl tɪ ðə geɪm wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfeɪvərəbli rɪˈsivd baɪ ˈkrɪtɪks. ˌɔlˈðoʊ rivˈjuərz pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ðə geɪm ɪz rɪˈmɑrkəbli ˈsɪmələr tɪ eɪs ˈkɑmbæt 04 moʊst ˈɔlsoʊ əˈgri ðət ðə geɪmz ˌsɪməˈlɛrəti tɪ ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər dɪd nɑt dɪˈtrækt frəm ɪts ˈoʊvərˌɔl kˈwɑləti. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, "ðɪs ˈleɪtəst ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt ˈdəzənt du məʧ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ən nɑt məʧ wɑz ˈnidɪd tɪ kip ðɪs ˈsɪriz ˈfilɪŋ frɛʃ ənd ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ˈkrɪtɪks' rɪˈsɛpʃən əv ðə ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ wɑz ˈpɑzətɪv, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli fər ðə geɪmz ˌɪnˈtuətɪv kənˈtroʊl skimz ənd lɑrʤ əˈsɔrtmənt əv ðə ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈplɔdɪd fər ɪts "aɪˈdil" pleɪs bɪtˈwin "oʊˈvərtli ˈrəbɪʃ ənd ˌɪnəkˈsɛsəbəl ˈhɑrdˈkɔr rɪˈsɛpʃən əv ðə geɪmz nu ˈfiʧərz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɑz mɪkst. ðə geɪmz ˌridɪˈzaɪnd "ˈtərgət vju" ˈfəŋkʃən wɑz dɪˈkraɪd ɛz "ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈwɛlkəmd ˌɪmˈpruvmənts tɪ ðə geɪmz ˈreɪˌdɑr dɪˈspleɪ, ˈəðər əˈdɪʃənz səʧ ɛz ˈwɪŋmən kəˈmændz wər sin ɛz "gɪˈmɪki" ənd ˈhævɪŋ ˈlɪtəl ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə geɪmz ɑrˈkeɪd moʊd wɑz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz fən bət ˈlækɪŋ ɪn ˈfiʧərz ənd ðə geɪmz ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən wɑz ˈbɛtər rɪˈsivd. ˈvɛriəs ˈkrɪtɪks preɪzd ðə weɪ ðət ðə geɪmz ˈstɔriˌlaɪn taɪz koʊˈhisɪvli wɪθ ðə ˈmɪʃənz, əˈlaʊɪŋ fər ˈbɛtər ənd mɔr ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ. preɪzd ðə geɪm fər ɪts "ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪŋ əˈplɔdɪd ðət ðə geɪm ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ðə pleɪərz əˈkɑmplɪʃmənts, ˈædɪŋ ə "sɛns əv wərθ" tɪ ðə kæmˈpeɪn. ˌɔlˈðoʊ fɛlt ðət ðə ˈmɛnju ˈɪnərˌfeɪs wɑz nɑt ɪn tərmz əv usability*, ɪt ˈlɔdɪd ðə lʊk əv ðə geɪmz ənd ˈbrifɪŋ skrinz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈəðərz bɪˈlivd ðət ðə pleɪərz rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ hæd ˈlɪtəl ˈifɛkt ɔn ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ, geɪm ˌɪnˈfɔrmər fɛlt ðət ðə ˈfiʧər wɑz ə "ˈbrɪljənt weɪ tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə geɪm wɑz əˈkleɪmd fər ɪts ˈgræfɪks, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪts ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈspɛʃəl ənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈifɛkts ənd ɪts ˌɔˈθɛnɪkli ˈmɑdəld ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈkrɪtɪks noʊt ðət ðə haɪ ˈlɛvəl əv ˈvɪʒəwəl ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɪn səm ˈɛriəz ˈkɑntræsts wɪθ ˈlɪtəl ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɪn ðə geɪmz vɔɪs ˈæktɪŋ rɪˈsivd mɪkst riˈækʃənz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ səm fɛlt ðət ˈteɪkən ɛz ə hoʊl ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈʧætər sɛts ðə geɪmz ˈætməsˌfɪr ənd kriˈeɪts ə "ˈhɛktɪk moʊst ˈkrɪtɪks fɛlt ðət məʧ əv ðə ˈʧætər wɑz ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt ər əˈnɔɪɪŋ. kəmˈpɛrd ðə vɔɪs wərk ɪn ˈnɛgətɪvli wɪθ ðət ɪn ˈfilɪŋ ðət ðə ˈdaɪəˌlɔg simd "fɔrst" ənd ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz "ˈkɛrɪktərz stɑrt tɪ ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ðeɪ
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ace combat 5: the unsung war (エースコンバット5 ジ・アンサング・ウォー, ēsu konbatto go ji ansangu wō) (ace combat: squadron leader in europe)[1] is a semi-realistic flight combat video game for the playstation 2. like other titles in namco's ace combat series, ace combat 5 features gameplay that is a mix between arcade flight and authentic flight simulation. the game was developed by project aces, an internal namco group credited with the development of the ace combat series,[3] and was published by namco in october 2004. a limited number of the games were bundled with the hori flightstick 2 accessory.
ace combat 5 features more than fifty licensed real-world jet aircraft.[4] nonetheless, the game's events and locations are set in a fictional world.[5] the game's main campaign is set during a war between the fictitious nations of osea and yuktobania. the storyline revolves around the player character "blaze," an osean fighter pilot who leads a four-plane unit known as wardog squadron. the unsung war follows this squadron's exploits as they attempt to ward off the yuktobanian invasion of their homeland and uncover the truth about the war.
although a majority of the gameplay in ace combat 5 remains similar to that of its predecessor, ace combat 04: shattered skies, several notable additions were made. among these additions are an arcade mode and the ability for the player to interact with wingmen. the multiplayer mode present in previous titles, however, was scrapped during development. the game received generally favorable reviews, although critics noted that the game was not the "revolutionary step forward for the series" that shattered skies was.[6]
in september 2018, bandai namco announced that ace combat 5 will see a playstation 4 release in 2019, as part of a pre-order bonus for ace combat 7: skies unknown.[2] bandai namco has since clarified that it is not a remaster, but instead a port of the playstation 2 original, running natively on the playstation 4 at higher resolutions.[2]
gameplay [ edit ]
the gameplay of ace combat 5 is divided into three modes: a campaign mode, an arcade mode, and an optional tutorial.[7] unlike its predecessors, ac5 does not include a multiplayer mode as developers did not have enough extended time to implement one. like previous games in the series, ace combat 5 features gameplay that is a cross between that of an arcade flight game and that of a flight simulator.
the game features more than fifty licensed jet aircraft,[4] including military and experimental aircraft from the united states, europe, and russia. the game's planes are divided into fighter, attacker, jammer and multirole categories. the game's aircraft feature some differences in their handling that reflect their real-world capabilities, although these distinctions are not as severe as they are in reality.[5] the game's main superfighters are the x-02 wyvern from ace combat 04 and - for the first time as a playable unit - ace combat 2's adf-01 falken, which players can unlock by destroying specific mission targets. it is revealed in the 2011 franchise artbook aces at war: a history that a plane called the ada-01 adler was supposed to be included in the game as a third superfighter, but gameplay balance issues and problems with programming the aircraft so close to the game's release deadline scuttled the inclusion (the adler would become a playable vehicle in a 2016 update for ace combat infinity).
most of the game's planes are inaccessible at the game's start; planes must both be unlocked and purchased to be used in the game's campaign mode. certain planes are unlocked as the player progresses in the campaign, while others are unlocked via the game's "technology tree" system. in this system aircraft are grouped into "families", and earning a certain number of kills with a particular plane can unlock one or more variants or derivatives within that aircraft's family. after an aircraft is unlocked, it can be purchased for use in the campaign by spending credits that are awarded according to the player's performance during missions.[9] unlike ace combat 4, there is only one type of special weapon available for each aircraft, something that critics often pointed to.
the game's heads-up display includes a radar display and other flight instrumentation, as well as displays for the plane's damage rating and available weaponry. during gameplay, an aircraft's default weaponry typically consist of a supply of guided missiles and a gun. additionally, each aircraft is also armed with a particular special weapon, examples of which include various types of air-dropped bombs and specialized air-to-air, air-to-ground, or air-to-ship missiles.[5]
ac5 introduces minor improvements to the game's radar display such as analog scaling of the mission map and color-coding of enemies to indicate damage level.[9] the game also introduces to the series optional side games such as midair refueling, which are available before and after certain missions.[6]
in addition, ace combat 5 is the first in the series to feature wingman interaction. during most campaign missions, the player can issue orders to the ai members of his or her unit using the dualshock controller's directional pad. the player also must purchase and assign aircraft for each of the squadron's pilots prior to each mission. additionally, players may choose to respond to yes/no questions during missions by squadron mates or other characters in the game. although the player's response or lack thereof may affect the game's dialogue, the effect these questions have on gameplay is minimal, although the player's answer will affect which one of two missions they will undergo at two different points of the game.[9]
arcade mode [ edit ]
in addition to the main campaign, the game features an arcade mode in which the storyline has been greatly reduced in favor of gameplay. the basic plot of arcade mode is a continuation of the narrative from ace combat 04: shattered skies. the player assumes the role of mobius one, the player character from shattered skies. assisted once again by the crew of awacs skyeye, mobius one is assigned to destroy the military capability of "free erusea", a resistance organization that formed after the conclusion of ace combat 04.[10]
basic gameplay in arcade mode remains the same as in the campaign, although certain new rules take effect. there are a total of sixteen stages in arcade mode, although only seven can be played in one playthrough due to branching mission paths.[7] the player begins each stage with a set amount of time and a target number of enemy units that must be destroyed. the player must destroy the specified number of enemies before time expires in order to advance to the next stage. although the player begins with a limited amount of time, each target the player destroys adds time to the clock and also awards the player a set number of points. the player's weaponry is more restricted in arcade mode than during the campaign; although destroying certain marked targets replenishes the player's stock of weaponry, the player can still end up without any if they waste too much ordnance.[7]
plot [ edit ]
setting [ edit ]
ace combat 5: the unsung war takes place within the ace combat series' game setting, referred to as the "strangereal" universe, during the year 2010. 15 years prior to the game's story (as detailed in the game's prequel ace combat zero: the belkan war), a war instigated by the bellicose nation of belka against its neighbouring countries through an expansionist manner, led to a joint task force consisting of the affected countries and two of the world's superpowers - the osean federation, and the republic of yuktobania. to avoid being occupied, belka detonated seven nuclear weapons on its own cities, effectively ending the war.[11]in the war's aftermath, the former state of south belka became a protectorate of the osean federation, although belkan citizens remained hostile to osean occupation.[12] in the present day, the peace endured by both superpowers ends after an unprovoked attack on osea's airforce by yuktobanian forces occurs, prior to surprise attack on naval and airforce installations, leading to all-out war between the two nations.
the game's story focuses on members of the 108th tactical fighter squadron of the osean air defense force (oadf), operating under the callsign of "wardog", and stationed on sand island - a small island housing an airbase of the oadf, which serves as a front line base during the events of ace combat 5 after the "fragile peace" established between the superpowers and belka during the previous war, comes to an end.[13][14]
characters [ edit ]
the player's character during the game is an osean fighter pilot known by the callsign "blaze" (initially "kid" (or "booby" in the japanese version)). the player's tough squadron mates throughout most of the game include: kei nagase ("edge"), a female pilot with an interest in the demon of razgriz legends; alvin h. davenport ("chopper"), a brash and talkative pilot; and hans grimm ("archer"), a rookie pilot unsure of his flying skills. they collectively form a fighter squadron known alternatively as wardog squadron (or sand island squadron), initially operating as pilots-in-training (nuggets). the squadron is led under the command of captain jack bartlett ("heartbreak one"), a veteran pilot who operated in the belkan war, and during the time had formed a relationship with a female recon major in the yuktobanian army, nastasya vasilievna obertas.[15] the squadron is served by mechanic peter n. beagle ("pops"), who in reality is a former belkan pilot known as col. wolfgang huckebein that defected to osea near the end of the belkan war rather than assist in the use of nuclear weapons on his own country. following his defection, his actions were covered up by barlett to prevent him facing reprisals.[16]
in addition to the squadron, the story features a cast of secondary characters that include: albert genette, a freelance reporter on assignment to cover the sand island squadron, who also narrates the game's story; captain marcus snow ("swordsman"), a fighter pilot aboard the osean aircraft carrier kestrel; captain nicholas andersen, the kestral's commanding officer and a sea-worn veteran commander; colonel orson perrault, a portly and pompous osean air force veteran and the base commander of sand island; captain allen c. hamilton, sand island's base adjutant commander operating under perrault; and vincent harling, a calm-natured pragmatist and the 48th president of the osean federation, who seeks to restore peace at the beginning of the conflict with yuktobania.
story [ edit ]
after a majority of pilots from sand island are killed during an attack by unidentified aircraft,[13] the surviving pilots, all still trainees - kei nagase, alvin h. davenport, and a rookie known by the callsign "blaze" - are assigned to wardog squadron and assist in disrupting unidentified recon aircraft into osean airspace. during their second mission against the aircraft, the squadron's leader, captain jack bartlett, is shot down and subsequently becomes mia when he cannot be found by a rescue team.[14] as a result, blaze is assigned as the new squadron leader, after nagase refuses to take the position. at the same time, the union of yuktobanian republics declares war on the osean federation, launching a massive assault on osean air and naval forces. during a yuktobanian air-raid on sand island, wardog is joined by hans grimm, a pilot in training, who assists in the base's defence.
after countering further attacks over their territory, osea launches a full-scale invasion of the yuktobanian mainland with the intention of quickly capturing the capital city of cinigrad. during the invasion, wardog is reprimanded for an unprovoked attack on civilians by the upper echelons of the military, despite the pilots claiming an unknown squadron designated as the 8492nd were responsible. the charges are dropped following a surprise attack on the osean capital city of oured, whereupon wardog subsequently defend the capital and complete successful operations that boost the morale of osean forces, leading the squadron to be nicknamed the "demons of razgriz". however, distrust from the top military officers of osea continues due to the lingering suspicions surrounding bartlett's disappearance.[15][17] when yuktobanian forces attack november city while the osean vice president is making a speech in the city, davenport suffers extensive damage to his plane during his squadron's defensive operations, forcing him to crash it into open ground to avoid civilian casualties, and losing his life as a direct result. spurned in by his sacrifice, wardog continue to assist against yuktobanian forces, helping to successfully destroy a key installation near cinigrad.
during their flight home, wardog is attacked by the mysterious 8492nd aggressor squadron, but survived the ambush. upon returning to sand island, the squadron finds their mechanic, peter n. beagle, being accused by the base's commander, colonel orson perrault, of being a spy, due to his military background being only known through bartlett's word.[18] labelled spies themselves and forced to flee, wardog escapes from sand island with beagle and albert genette, a freelance journalist covering the squadron's operations, resulting in all of them being branded traitors. the squadron later receives aid from captain marcus snow, the only remaining fighter pilot stationed on the kestrel, an aircraft carrier and flagship of the osean 3rd fleet, who helps the pilots to fake their deaths in order to get to the truth behind the war between osea and yuktobania.
beagle works with the kestrel's captain, revealing that he was former pilot of belka, who defected from his country when they decided to drop a nuke on their soil to avoid the joint military forces of both osea and yuktobania; his awol (absence without leave) from belka was covered up by bartlett, in order to prevent him facing reprisals for his actions. beagle further reveals that the war between the two nations was instigated by an organisation known as the "grey men" - a secret belkan confederacy who sought revenge against both superpowers for their role in belka's defeat 15 years ago. intelligence about the organisation revealed that they used the 8492nd squadron, a belkan air squadron, to pose as aircraft from one country who would then attack the other, and vice versa, in order to escalate both countries into going to war against each other. in effect, the war would drain each country of their resources,[19][20] while the grey men would secretly profit from the conflict by selling weapons to both sides from their own factories, through the multinational corporation gründer industries.
through intelligence gathered by the andromeda, the 3rd fleet's intelligence gathering ship, wardog learns that the osean president, vincent harling, was kidnapped by the 8492nd squadron and taken to belka, and thus oversee a rescue operation to recover him, with beagle assisting them in a support role from the kestrel. upon harling's safe return, he re-designates the squadron as a special forces unit under his command, renamed "razgriz squadron." while conducting operations to stop the belkans using nuclear weapons against the major cities of both superpowers, razgriz learn that the citizens of both countries have become increasingly opposed to the war,[17] but that coups led in both countries, instigated by the grey men, removed each country's leader from power, due to their stance on peaceful relationships between the two - harling's abduction allowed osean military officers who opposed his mainly peaceful agendas, to take control, while the yuktobanian prime minister, seryozha viktrovich nikanor, was removed from power in a coup d'état by his own generals.[21][22] upon discovering that secret, coded messages were sent out by bartlett, one of the first pows of the war, razgriz go to his assistance to rescue him and nikanor, whom bartlett had found and secured.
despite initial difficulties in getting a ceasefire between the superpowers, harling and nikanor transmit a joint message from oured, over tv and radio, revealing the belkan's deception to the world, and call for all of their soldiers to cease hostilities. meanwhile, razgriz find themselves tasked with stopping the grey men's ultimate plan of using a weapon of mass destruction known as "v2" - a mirv missile, launched from an orbital weapons platform codenamed "solg", that would be capable of destroying many of the major cities in either osea or yuktobania.[23] a resistance movement that sought to overthrow the military leaders of yuktobania, reveal evidence that the organisation's true goal was to weaken both sides so as to be unhindered in their efforts to reunite the partitioned belkan territories.[24] however, while the razgriz squadron was being briefed, the kestrel is attacked by an unknown submarine and was subsequently sunk, but not before launching the razgriz squadron into the air for the final battle against the grey men.[25] joined by a coalition of soldiers and pilots from both osea and yuktobania who heard harling and nikanor's speech, razgriz successfully destroy the solg's control facilitiy within the gründer industries headquarters. in a final desperate act, the belkans direct solg to re-enter the atmosphere and crash into oured, but razgriz managed to destroy the structure, effectively bringing an end to the war and restoring peace between the two superpowers.
development [ edit ]
namco first announced it was in development of ace combat 5 in the 2002 tokyo cg festival, in a presentation focusing upon computer graphics.[26] later, in 2003, namco launched an official website promoting "project aces," originally thought to be a working title for ace combat 5.[27] "project aces" was later revealed to be the name for the internal namco development team responsible for the ace combat series; ac5 was the first title to directly credit its development to the "project aces" team.[3]
to ensure accuracy in the depiction of the game's aircraft, "project aces" was given permission by participating aircraft manufacturers to examine in person the planes that were to appear in the game.[28] the visual team also made use of satellite images from the japan space imaging corporation in the development of the game's environments. moreover, "project aces" incorporated full motion video into the cut scenes of the unsung war, as opposed to the still images used in the plot sequences of previous titles.[28]
hiroshi tanaka, the namco localization producer for ace combat 5, highlights wingman interaction as one of the key distinguishing features between the game and its predecessors. tanaka says that the wingman interaction feature introduces a "strategic and fun aspect of battle." tanaka also states that because wingmen play a role in the story, the player can become more involved with the characters and the drama than in ace combat 04.[29]
the background music of the game's main campaign mode is primarily orchestral,[30] although the arcade mode features rock music to complement its missions' more frantic pace.[31] the game additionally features three vocal tracks. one is "the unsung war," a latin choral piece performed by the warsaw national philharmonic orchestra, that reiterates the "demon of razgriz" legend introduced in the game's campaign.[32] another is "the journey home," a recurring song that implies a theme of peace during the campaign. the game also features the licensed track "blurry" by puddle of mudd, which is featured during the game's opening trailer and closing credits.[33]
hori flightstick 2 [ edit ]
officially branded as the ace combat flightstick 2, the hori flightstick 2 is a game peripheral specifically designed for ace combat 5: the unsung war.[34] according to hiroshi tanaka, namco and hori worked together closely to ensure "that the game, the stick, and the controls matched exactly how it should play."[29] unlike the original flightstick peripheral designed for ace combat 04: shattered skies, the flightstick 2 was released in north america in addition to japan. in the united states, the accessory was released exclusively as a bundle with ace combat 5; only 20,000 bundles were made available in the limited edition offer.[34]
the flightstick 2 connects to the ps2 through a usb port. unlike the ps2 dualshock 2 controller, the flightstick 2 uses a hotas, or "hands on throttle and stick" design similar to that used in actual aircraft. the right hand controls the flight stick, which controls the plane's attitude; the left hand controls the throttle. buttons, d-pads, and rudder controls are placed directly onto either the flight stick or the throttle. although the flightstick 2 does not offer force feedback, it does have a vibration feature. although the flightstick 2 was targeted specifically for use with ace combat 5, not all of the buttons on the peripheral are utilized in the game.[35]
ace combat 5 is the only game officially sanctioned for use with the flightstick 2. in a review of the peripheral, ign commented that although the hori flightstick 2 was "nearly perfect in what it does, [...] at the moment it really only does one thing and that's play ace combat 5."[35] however, the flightstick 2 is also compatible with ace combat 04: shattered skies and ace combat zero: the belkan war.
reception [ edit ]
reception aggregate score aggregator score metacritic 84/100[36] review scores publication score famitsu 34 of 40[37] game informer 9.0 of 10[38] gamespot 8.3 of 10[5] gamespy 4 of 5 stars[9] ign 9.3 of 10[6]
ace combat 5: the unsung war was marked with strong sales, selling over 287,400 copies in japan[39] and over one million copies in north america, thus making this the most commercially successful ace combat title to date.[40] the game was also favorably received by critics. although reviewers point out that the game is remarkably similar to ace combat 04, most also agree that the game's similarity to its predecessor did not detract from its overall quality. according to gamespot, "this latest installment doesn't do much to change an already-winning formula—but not much was needed to keep this series feeling fresh and exciting."[5]
overall, critics' reception of the title's gameplay was positive, particularly for the game's intuitive control schemes and large assortment of playable aircraft.[5][38] the gameplay was also applauded for its "ideal" place between "overtly arcadey rubbish and inaccessible hardcore simulation."[6][9] reception of the game's new features, however, was mixed. the game's redesigned "target view" function was decried as "almost broken."[6][9] although gamespy welcomed improvements to the game's radar display, other additions such as wingman commands were seen as "gimmicky" and having little effect on gameplay.[9] the game's arcade mode was described as fun but lacking in features and storyline.[5]
the game's presentation was better received. various critics praised the way that the game's storyline ties cohesively with the missions, allowing for better and more involving gameplay. gamespot praised the game for its "captivating storyline."[6][38] ign applauded that the game recognizes the player's accomplishments, adding a "sense of worth" to the campaign. although gamespy felt that the menu interface was not optimized in terms of usability, it lauded the look of the game's cinematics and briefing screens. although others believed that the player's responses to wingmen had little effect on gameplay, game informer felt that the feature was a "brilliant way to create atmosphere."[38]
the game was acclaimed for its graphics, particularly its improved special and environmental effects and its authentically modeled aircraft.[5][6] however, critics note that the high level of visual improvement in some areas contrasts with little improvement in others.[6][9] the game's voice acting received mixed reactions. although some felt that taken as a whole the radio chatter sets the game's atmosphere and creates a "hectic feel,"[6][38] most critics felt that much of the chatter was contextually inappropriate or annoying. gamespy compared the voice work in ac5 negatively with that in ac04, feeling that the dialogue seemed "forced" and that sometimes "characters start to blabber just because they can."[9]
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stɔrt raɪt, 31 ɪz əˈkjuzd əv biɪŋ ðə mæn hu pʊt sˈwɑstɪkəz ɔn ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ lup ˈsɪnəˌgɔg ənd sˈmæʃɪŋ ɪts frənt ˈwɪndoʊ. vju fʊl ˈkæpʃən ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ pəˈlis ðə lup pəˈlis seɪ ðeɪv ərˈɛstɪd ðə mæn hu pʊld əp tɪ ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ lup ˈsɪnəˌgɔg ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd, smæʃt ə ˈwɪndoʊ ənd dɪˈfeɪst ɪts frənt dɔrz wɪθ sˈwɑstɪkə ˈstɪkərz. stɔrt raɪt, 31 wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ə heɪt kraɪm, ə ˈfɛləni, ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ɪn ðə ˈvændəlɪzəm, pəˈlis sɛd. hi ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈfɛləni ˈkrɪmənəl ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ˈprɑpərti. pəˈlis sɛd ðeɪ ərˈɛstɪd raɪt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ɪn ðə 2100 blɑk əv saʊθ ˈlumɪs strit ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ ə tɪp. raɪt, huz ˈæˌdrɛs ɪz ənˈnoʊn, wɑz ˈlivɪŋ ə ˈrɛzɪdəns ənd wɑz ərˈɛstɪd wɪˈθaʊt ˈɪnsədənt, pəˈlis sɛd. ðə kraɪm ˈərli ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ əˈlɑrmd ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊənz əv ɔl feɪθs. ðə əˈtæk, ˈkæpʧərd ɔn sərˈveɪləns ˈvɪdioʊ, wɑz ðə fərst fər ðə ˈsɪnəˌgɔg sɪns ɪt ˈoʊpənd ɪn 1959 æt 16 ɛs. klɑrk st*., sɛd li, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. "ɪt brɪŋz ˈjuˈɛs səm ˈkloʊʒər," sɛd əv ðə ərˈɛst. "[raɪts] ˈɪnəsənt ənˈtɪl ˈpruvən ˈgɪlti, bət ðə fækt wi hæv ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu [pəˈlis ər] ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz tɪ, ə stɑrt." ðə ˈsɪnəˌgɔg hæd ˈɔfərd əp tɪ ɛz ə rɪˈwɔrd fər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ə səˈspɛkts ərˈɛst. baɪ ˈmənˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun ðə frənt dɔr hæd bɪn ˈkəvərd ɪn ˈlɛtərz əv səˈpɔrt frəm ˈneɪbərz əv ɔl feɪθ. ˈloʊkəl rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlidərz lɛd ən "ˌɪntərˈfeɪθ ˈgæðərɪŋ" æt nun ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. sɛd ðə ˈgæðərɪŋ wɑz əˈtɛndəd baɪ mɔr ðən ˈpipəl əv ˈməzlɪm, ʤuɪʃ ənd ˈkrɪsʧɪn feɪθs. "ju gɪt ˈpɑrkɪŋ ˈspeɪsɪz fər fɔr blɑks ɪn ˈɛni dɪˈrɛkʃɪn," sɛd. ðə ˈgæðərɪŋ wɑz lɛd baɪ ðə ʤuɪʃ juˈnaɪtɪd fənd. "ɔl əˈmɛrɪkənz əˈspaɪr tɪ lɪv ɪn ə soʊˈsaɪɪti ðət ɪz fri frəm dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən, frəm fɪr," ˈɛrən koʊən, ðə fəndz vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz, sɛd ˈmənˌdeɪ. "wɪn ˈɛniˌwən θɪŋks ɪt ɪz ˈoʊpən ˈsizən ɔn ðoʊz ˈvæljuz, fər ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈrizən, ðɛn wi ɔl stænd tɪ luz." stɔrt raɪts mugshot*. (ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ pəˈlis) rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈstɔriz: ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ lup ˈsɪnəˌgɔg rɪˈsivz 'ˌaʊtˈpɔrɪŋ' əv səˈpɔrt ˈæftər əˈtæk heɪt kraɪm ˈsəˌspɛkt sɔt ˈæftər ˈpʊtɪŋ sˈwɑstɪkə ˈstɪkərz ɔn lup ˈsɪnəˌgɔg
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stuart wright, 31, is accused of being the man who put swastikas on the chicago loop synagogue and smashing its front window. view full caption chicago police
the loop police say they've arrested the man who pulled up to the chicago loop synagogue this weekend, smashed a window and defaced its front doors with swastika stickers.
stuart wright, 31, was charged with a hate crime, a felony, wednesday in the vandalism, police said. he also was charged with felony criminal damage to property.
police said they arrested wright on tuesday in the 2100 block of south loomis street after receiving a tip. wright, whose address is unknown, was leaving a residence and was arrested without incident, police said.
the crime early saturday alarmed chicagoans of all faiths. the attack, captured on surveillance video, was the first for the synagogue since it opened in 1959 at 16 s. clark st., said lee zoldan, the synagogue's president.
"it brings us some closure," zoldan said of the arrest. "[wright's] innocent until proven guilty, but the fact we have somebody who [police are] bringing charges to, a start."
the synagogue had offered up to $3,000 as a reward for information leading to a suspect's arrest.
by monday afternoon the synagogue's front door had been covered in letters of support from neighbors of all faith.
local religious leaders led an "interfaith gathering" at noon wednesday. zoldan said the gathering was attended by more than 1,000 people of muslim, jewish and christian faiths.
"you couldn’t get parking spaces for four blocks in any direction," zoldan said.
the gathering was led by the chicago-based jewish united fund.
"all americans aspire to live in a society that is free from discrimination, from fear," aaron cohen, the fund's vice president of communications, said monday. "when anyone thinks it is open season on those values, for whatever reason, then we all stand to lose."
stuart wright's mugshot. (chicago police)
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hate crime suspect sought after putting swastika stickers on loop synagogue
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jɛs, ˈhɑrmfəl, ənd jɛs, ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈligəˌlaɪzd. nɑt ˈɔfən ðət ðə waɪt haʊs rɪˈspɑndz dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər op-ed*, ɛz ɪt dɪd læst wik wɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl bɔrd ˈpəblɪʃt ɪts əˈpɪnjən ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd rɪˈpil ðə bæn ɔn ðə pərˈdəkʃən, seɪl ənd juz əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə. ðə ˈɔfəs əv ˈnæʃənəl drəg kənˈtroʊl ˈpɑləsi sˈwɪftli rɪˈspɑndɪd, riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪts stænd ðət ɪt tɪ oppose”*” ˌligələˈzeɪʃən. ðə ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl bɔrd ˈlɪstɪd saʊnd ˈɑrgjəmənts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈsoʊʃəl kɔsts əv ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə bɔrd wɑz riˈmɪs wɪn ɪt ˈifɛktɪvli brəʃt əˈsaɪd wət ɪt ækˈnɑlɪʤd ər ðə concerns”*” əˈbaʊt ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˌædəˈlɛsənt breɪnz. ˈivɪn səˈpɔrtərz əv ˌligələˈzeɪʃən, əv wɪʧ wən, məst nɑt ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðoʊz kənˈsərnz. ðə wɑz raɪt wɪn ɪt sɛd, ɪn ɪts rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə taɪmz, ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk fækt ðət ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ɪz əˈdɪktɪv ənd ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə juz həz ˈhɑrmfəl consequences.”*.” səm prəˈpoʊnənts əv ˌligələˈzeɪʃən meɪnˈteɪn ðət ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ɪz ˈhɑrmləs, bət ɪt əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ kɪdz. ˌɪnˈdid, ˈspoʊkən tɪ ˈmɛni səˈpɔrtərz əv ˌligələˈzeɪʃən. ðeɪ wɔnt ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən ˈjuzɪŋ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈɛni mɔr ðən ðoʊz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˌligələˈzeɪʃən du. ə ˈbɑdi əv ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊz ðət ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈkɔzɪz ˈstrəkʧərəl ənd ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ breɪnz əv ˌædəˈlɛsənts. baɪ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən bɪtˈwin breɪn ˈriʤənz, ɪt ˌɪmˈpɛrz ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ˈɛvədəns ðət ɪt ˌɪmˈpækts ˈmɛməri, tu, ənd, fər ə smɔl məˈnɔrəti əv kɪdz, kən ˈtrɪgər ˈleɪtənt ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəsɪz laɪk ˌskɪtsəˈfriniə. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈjuzərz ər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈsəfər frəm ˈklɪnɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən ðən ˈəðərz, ðoʊ, ɛz taɪ ɛs. ˈʃɛpɪs, əˈsɪstənt prəˈfɛsər əv saɪˈkɑləʤi æt ˈtɛksəs steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti, noʊts, ənˈnoʊn ɪf pɑt ˈkɔzɪz dɪˈprɛʃən; ɪt meɪ bi ðət dɪˈprɛst ˈpipəl smoʊk pot.”*.” wət ɪz noʊn ɪz ðət ðə ˈɔfən ˈsteɪtɪd kənˈtɛnʃən ðət noʊ wən gɪts əˈdɪktɪd tɪ pɑt ɪz ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəd baɪ ðə fækt ðət ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 9 du. aɪ wəns ˈvɪzɪtɪd ən ˌædəˈlɛsənt ˈtritmənt ˈsɛnər wɛr moʊst ˈpeɪʃənz bɪtˈwin 14 ənd 20 wər ðɛr bɪˈkəz əv ən əˈdɪkʃən ɪkˈsklusɪvli tɪ pɑt ˈɛniˌwən hu sɪz ðət ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə əˈdɪktɪv ʃʊd tɔk tɪ ðiz kɪdz. ˌɪnˈdid, ɪn spaɪt əv ə ˈbæskətˌbɔl nɛt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ənd ˈəðər ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl fəˈsɪlɪtiz, ɪt ˈsəmər kæmp; ðoʊz kɪdz hæd ɔl ˈsəfərd ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz frəm ðɛr pɑt sˈmoʊkɪŋ, ənd moʊst hæd traɪd tɪ stɑp bət couldn’t*. ðɛr ər mɔr ˈrizənz tɪ ˈwəri ðət ˈrɛgjələr pɑt sˈmoʊkɪŋ kʊd sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪmˈpækt ə laɪf. ðə drəg meɪ kɔz ˈsəmθɪŋ kɔld ˈsɪnˌdroʊm, ənd ˌædəˈlɛsənts hu ˈrɛgjələrli smoʊk ər lɛs ˈlaɪkli tɪ hæv ˈlərnɪd tɪ dil wɪθ ðɛr ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz, tɪ ˈwɛðər dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənts ənd tɪ wərk θru ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪmz ɪn riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps. ɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈstədiz, ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈjuzərz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈpurər ˈaʊtˌkəmz ɔn ə vərˈaɪəti əv laɪf ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən ənd əˈʧivmənt ˈmɛʒərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl əˈteɪnmənt, ðən nonusers*. ɪf ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˌɪmˈpidz kids’*’ ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt, waɪ ʃʊd ɪt bi meɪd ˈligəl, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ˈɛvədəns ðət ˌligələˈzeɪʃən meɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˈnəmbər əv kɪdz hu traɪ pɑt ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs? fərst, ðə əˈsəmpʃən əv ən ˈəpˌtɪk ɪn juz teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ˈkaʊntərˌmɛʒərz ðət kən ənd ʃʊd bi pʊt ˈɪntu pleɪs. (ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈmɑdəl əv ˈælkəˌhɑl, ðə taɪmz ˈædvəˌkeɪts ə ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən əv seɪlz tɪ ˈpipəl ˈəndər 21 bət ðət ˌɪgˈnɔrz ðə ˈrisərʧ ðət ʃoʊz ðət ðə ˈpɪriəd əv ˌædəˈlɛsənt breɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɛnd ənˈtɪl ðə mid-20s*.) ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz məst bi pʊt ɪn pleɪs ənd ɛnˈfɔrst. nɛkst, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈəðər priˈvɛnʃən ˈstrætəʤiz məst əˈkəmpəni ˌligələˈzeɪʃən, ənd ðeɪ ʃʊd bi peɪd fər baɪ ðə ˈseɪvɪŋz ənd ˈrɛvəˌnu ðət wʊd kəm wɪθ ˌligələˈzeɪʃən. ˈhɑrvərd ɪˈkɑnəmɪst ˈʤɛfri mɪˈrɔn ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ðət ɪf ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə wər ˈligəˌlaɪzd, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd seɪv ˈbɪljən ˈænjuəli ɪn kɔsts, ənd ɪt kʊd brɪŋ ɪn ən əˈdɪʃənəl ˈbɪljən ə jɪr ɪf pɑt wər tækst æt reɪts ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈælkəˌhɑl ənd təˈbæˌkoʊ. ˈbɪljən pər jɪr ðət kʊd, ənd ʃʊd, bi ˈɪrˌmɑrkt tɪ priˈvɛnʃən kæmˈpeɪnz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈtritmənt fər ðoʊz hu bɪˈkəm əˈdɪktɪd. ðə fækt ɪz, ðə ˌɪˈligəl ˈstætəs əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə stɑpt ˈmɪljənz əv kɪdz frəm sˈmoʊkɪŋ ɪt ˈɛvəri deɪ, ənd ɪt meɪ stɑp ˈmɛni frəm ˈsikɪŋ hɛlp. noʊ wən ʃʊd bi ərˈɛstɪd fər sˈmoʊkɪŋ pɑt. ˈʧɪldrən ʃʊd bi ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ənd, ɪf ˈprɑbləmz dɪˈvɛləp, ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈtritɪd soʊ ðeɪ ˈɛskəˌleɪt. ˈpipəl hu ər ərˈɛstɪd fər drəg juz ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ dɪˈsɛnd ˈɪntu mɔr juz. θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt. teɪk ə ʧaɪld hu dɪz wət soʊ ˈmɛni kɪdz du ðiz deɪz: wɪθ frɛndz, ˈsəmˌwən hænz hər ə ʤɔɪnt, ənd ʃi traɪz ɪt. naʊ ˈbroʊkən ðə lɔ. ɪf hər juz ˈɛskəˌleɪts ənd ʃi wɪndz əp ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm, ˈɛnərd wən əv ðə grups fər əˈdɪkʃən. kɪdz ˈpənɪʃt fər ˈjuzɪŋ ər ˈəndər greɪt strɛs, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðɛr rɪsk. ɪf ɪkˈspɛld frəm skul ər luz ə ʤɑb, ðɛr ˈprɑspɛkts ər fjuər. ðɪs ˈrɛsəpi kriˈeɪts nɑt ˈoʊnli mɔr drəg juz, bət mɔr ˈdeɪnʤərəs juz. ənˈtɪl wi bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈifɛktɪv ɪn ɑr priˈvɛnʃən ˈɛfərts, ˈmɛni kɪdz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ traɪ pɑt. səm wɪl smoʊk ə lɔt, ənd səm wɪl bɪˈkəm əˈdɪktɪd. wi məst hæv ə nu ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ ðɛm, ˈtritɪŋ drəg juz fər wət ɪt ɪz: ə hɛlθ, nɑt ə ˈkrɪmənəl, ˈɪʃu. wi məst ˈligəˌlaɪz ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ənd teɪk ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ juz ər nɑt aʊt əv ðə rɛlm əv ˌmɔˈræləˌti ənd ˈʤəʤmənt. wi kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət bæd kɪdz juz drəgz, gʊd kɪdz. bət ɛz ə ˌpidiəˈtrɪʃən aɪ noʊ pʊt ɪt: ðiz bæd kɪdz; ɑr kɪdz. wi ˈstɪgməˌtaɪz. ˌɪnˈstɛd, wi məst ˈɛʤəˌkeɪt ənd ˈnərʧər ðɛm, ənd bɪld ðɛr rɪˈzɪljəns soʊ ðeɪ groʊ əp ˈseɪfti ənd healthily*. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈleɪtəst bʊk ɪz klin: ˈoʊvərˌkəmɪŋ əˈdɪkʃən ənd ˈɛndɪŋ ˈgreɪtəst ˈtræʤədi, ðə ˈfɑloʊˌəp tɪ hɪz nu jɔrk taɪmz noʊ. 1 bɛst ˈsɛlər, ˈbjutəfəl bɔɪ: ə ˈʤərni θru hɪz əˈdɪkʃən. ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər @david_sheff*. ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs æt editors@time.com*.
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yes, it’s harmful, and yes, it should be legalized.
it’s not often that the white house responds directly to a newspaper op-ed, as it did last week when the new york times editorial board published its opinion that the federal government should repeal the ban on the production, sale and use of marijuana. the office of national drug control policy swiftly responded, reiterating its stand that it “continues to oppose” legalization.
the editorial board listed sound arguments, including the social costs of prohibition. however, the board was remiss when it effectively brushed aside what it acknowledged are the “legitimate concerns” about marijuana’s impact on the development of adolescent brains. even supporters of legalization, of which i’m one, must not underestimate those concerns. the ondcp was right when it said, in its response to the times, “policymakers shouldn’t ignore the basic scientific fact that marijuana is addictive and marijuana use has harmful consequences.”
some proponents of legalization maintain that marijuana is harmless, but it isn’t — especially when it comes to kids. indeed, i’ve spoken to many supporters of legalization. they want their children using marijuana any more than those opposed to legalization do.
a body of research shows that marijuana causes structural and functional changes in the developing brains of adolescents. by stunting communication between brain regions, it impairs high-level thinking. there’s evidence that it impacts memory, too, and, for a small minority of kids, can trigger latent mental illnesses like schizophrenia. also, marijuana users are more likely to suffer from clinical depression than others, though, as ty s. schepis, assistant professor of psychology at texas state university, notes, “it’s unknown if pot causes depression; it may be that depressed people smoke pot.” what is known is that the often stated contention that no one gets addicted to pot is contradicted by the fact that an estimated 9% do. i once visited an adolescent treatment center where most patients between 14 and 20 were there because of an addiction exclusively to pot — anyone who says that marijuana isn’t addictive should talk to these kids. indeed, in spite of a basketball net outside and other recreational facilities, it wasn’t summer camp; those kids had all suffered devastating consequences from their pot smoking, and most had tried to stop but couldn’t.
there are more reasons to worry that regular pot smoking could significantly impact a child’s life. the drug may cause something called amotivational syndrome, and adolescents who regularly smoke are less likely to have learned to deal with their emotions, to weather disappointments and to work through difficult times in relationships. in a number of studies, long-term marijuana users reported poorer outcomes on a variety of life satisfaction and achievement measures, including educational attainment, than nonusers.
if marijuana impedes kids’ biological and emotional development, why should it be made legal, especially when there’s evidence that legalization may increase the number of kids who try pot in the first place? first, the assumption of an uptick in use doesn’t take into account countermeasures that can and should be put into place. (following the model of alcohol, the times advocates a prohibition of sales to people under 21, but that ignores the research that shows that the period of adolescent brain development doesn’t end until the mid-20s.) science-based regulations must be put in place and enforced. next, education and other prevention strategies must accompany legalization, and they should be paid for by the savings and revenue that would come with legalization. harvard economist jeffrey miron calculated that if marijuana were legalized, the government would save $7.7 billion annually in law-enforcement costs, and it could bring in an additional $6.2 billion a year if pot were taxed at rates similar to alcohol and tobacco. that’s $13.9 billion per year that could, and should, be earmarked to prevention campaigns, as well as treatment for those who become addicted.
the fact is, the illegal status of marijuana hasn’t stopped millions of kids from smoking it every day, and it may stop many from seeking help. no one should be arrested for smoking pot. children should be educated and, if problems develop, immediately treated so they escalate. people who are arrested for drug use are likely to descend into more use. think about it. take a child who does what so many kids do these days: she’s with friends, someone hands her a joint, and she tries it. now she’s broken the law. if her use escalates and she winds up in the criminal-justice system, she’s entered one of the highest-risk groups for addiction. kids punished for using are under great stress, which increases their risk. if they’re expelled from school or lose a job, their prospects are fewer. this recipe creates not only more drug use, but more dangerous use.
until we become more effective in our prevention efforts, many kids are going to try pot. some will smoke a lot, and some will become addicted. we must have a new conversation with them, treating drug use for what it is: a health, not a criminal, issue. we must legalize marijuana and take the decision to use or not out of the realm of morality and judgment. we communicate the message that bad kids use drugs, good kids. but as a pediatrician i know put it: these aren’t bad kids; they’re our kids. we mustn’t stigmatize. instead, we must educate and nurture them, and build their resilience so they grow up safety and healthily.
david sheff’s latest book is clean: overcoming addiction and ending greatest tragedy, the follow-up to his new york times no. 1 best seller, beautiful boy: a father’s journey through his son’s addiction. follow him on twitter @david_sheff.
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'wi hæv ə lɔt əv ˈbɪznɪsɪz... aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛni əv ðɛm ər ˌnɑnkəmˈpɛtətɪv ɪn ðə wərld bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈkɔrpərət tæks reɪt,' ˈmɪstər ˈbəfɪt sɛd: ˈnuˌzaʊr ˈwɔrən ˈbəfɪt həz əˈtækt ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld plæn tɪ slæʃ ˈtæksɪz fər ˈkəmpəˌniz ɛz wɛl ˈrɪʧəst ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. hæv ə lɔt əv ˈbɪznɪsɪz... aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛni əv ðɛm ər ˌnɑnkəmˈpɛtətɪv ɪn ðə wərld bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈkɔrpərət tæks rate,”*,” ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˌɪnˈvɛstər ˈmɪstər ˈbəfɪt toʊld cnbc*, ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. hi ˈɔlsoʊ leɪd ˈɪntu ˈmɪstər prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ rɪˈpil ðə ɛˈsteɪt tæks, ə muv ðət wʊd spɛr ˈmɪstər oʊn ˈfæməli ə ˈdɔlər bɪl əˈpɑn hɪz dɛθ. hi sɛd rɪˈpil wʊd bi ˈtɛrəbəl mistake”*” ðət wʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt ðə ˈwɛlθiəst əˈmɛrɪkənz ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli. ðə ɛˈsteɪt tæks əˈfɛkts ˈoʊnli ðə ˈrɪʧəst pər sɛnt əv ˈfæməliz. ˈmɪstər wɛlθ ɪz ənˈnoʊn bət hɪz oʊn ˈfæməli stændz tɪ meɪk səbˈstænʃəl ˈseɪvɪŋz baɪ nɑt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ peɪ ˈɛni ɛˈsteɪt tæks ɔn hɪz ˈfɔrʧən. ðə tæks ɪz ˈkərəntli sɛt æt 40 pər sɛnt. ˈmɪstər ˈbəfɪt ʤɔɪnd əˈnəðər ˈtaʊrɪŋ wɔl strit ˈfɪgjər, ˈblæˌkrɑk ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈlɛri fɪŋk, ɪn ˈmɪstər trəmp ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɪʃu ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ðə prəˈpoʊzd tæks kəts wʊd lɛd tɪ ə lɑrʤ ɪkˈspænʧən əv ɑr deficits,”*,” ˈmɪstər fɪŋk toʊld ˈblumbərg ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. hi ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈbəʤɪt priˈdɪkʃən, ˈɪʃud ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmɪstər trəmp əˈnaʊnst ðə nu tæks kəts, ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɛfəsət wɪl groʊ tɪ 25 ˈtrɪljən. læst wik, ˈmɪstər trəmp prəˈpoʊzd ˈdræstɪkli rɪˈdusɪŋ ˈtæksɪz ɔn ˈjuˈɛs ˈkəmpəˌni ˈprɑfɪts frəm 35 pər sɛnt tɪ 20 pər sɛnt bət ˈmɪstər fɪŋk sɛd ðə tæks plæn məst bi əˈmɛndɪd ənd səˈʤɛstɪd ə reɪt ɛz haɪ ɛz 27 pər sɛnt wʊd bi mɔr əˈproʊpriˌeɪt. ˈmɛni ˈjuˈɛs ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz ˈkərəntli əˈvɔɪd peɪɪŋ ˈkɔrpərət tæks ɔn məʧ əv ðɛr ˈərnɪŋz baɪ ˈstæʃɪŋ ˈprɑfɪts ˈoʊvərˈsiz ər ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ ˈluˌphoʊlz. ˈæpəl, wɪʧ həz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst kæʃ paɪl əv ˈɛni ˈjuˈɛs ˈkəmpəˌni, həz £185bn*) ɪn kæʃ hɛld baɪ ɪts ˈoʊvərˈsiz səbˈsɪdiˌɛriz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɪts ˈleɪtəst ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈfaɪlɪŋ. ə ˈrisənt æˈnælɪsɪs baɪ ˈblumbərg faʊnd ðət ðə tɔp sɪks ˈjuˈɛs ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv əraʊnd ˈtrɪljən stæʃt ˈoʊvərˈsiz. ˈəndər ðə nu prəˈpoʊzəl, fərmz wʊd peɪ noʊ ˈjuˈɛs ˈtæksɪz ɔn ˈprɑfɪts ərnd əˈbrɔd. ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəmz əv ðə tæks plænz frəm tu əv wɔl moʊst ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈfɪgjərz æd tɪ ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz frəm ˈəðərz ðət ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ peɪ fər ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈtrɪljən ɪn tæks breɪks tɪ lɑrʤ ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz ənd ˌbɪljəˈnɛrz, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wɪl hæv tɪ kət əˈsɪstəns fər ðə pur ənd ˈmɪdəl ˈɪnˌkəm ˈfæməliz. ðə nɑnˈpɑrtəzən tæks ˈpɑləsi ˈsɛntər ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈrɪʧəst 1 pər sɛnt əv ˈfæməliz wʊd gɪt ən ˈævərɪʤ ˈænjuəl tæks kət əv ðə ˈmidiən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪn ðə 1 pər sɛnt ərnz ənd wʊd rɪˈsiv ən pər sɛnt ˈɪnˌkəm tæks kət, ðə wərkt aʊt. ðə ˈrɪʧəst pər sɛnt, ˈərnɪŋ æt list ˈmɪljən ə jɪr, wʊd gɪt bæk ɔn ˈævərɪʤ ə pər sɛnt ˈævərɪʤ bust ɪn ˈɪnˌkəm. ˈθərˌdi pər sɛnt əv ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ðə ˈɪnˌkəm tæks kət wɪl əˈkru tɪ ðə ˈwɛlθiəst pər sɛnt əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, ðə ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd. fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, ðə plæn rɪˈdusɪz ðə ˈnəmbər əv tæks ˈbrækɪts frəm ˈsɛvən reɪts ˈɪntu θri: 12 pər sɛnt, 25 pər sɛnt ənd 35 pər sɛnt. ðə ˈbɑtəm reɪt wʊd goʊ əp frəm 10 pər sɛnt, waɪl ðə tɔp wʊd goʊ daʊn frəm pər sɛnt. ˈmɪstər trəmp ˈfɔlsli kleɪmd ðət hi woʊnt ˈpərsənəli ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm hɪz prəˈpoʊzəlz. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɑrgjud ðət hɪz plænz wɪl hɛlp ɔl əˈmɛrɪkənz. ɪz ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ʧeɪnʤ ənd ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈwɪnərz wɪl bi ðə ˈɛvriˈdeɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwərkərz ɛz ʤɑbz stɑrt ˈpɔrɪŋ ˈɪntu ɑr ˈkəntri, ɛz ˈkəmpəˌniz stɑrt kəmˈpitɪŋ fər əˈmɛrɪkən ˈleɪbər, ənd ɛz ˈweɪʤɪz stɑrt goʊɪŋ əp æt ˈlɛvəlz ðət ju ˈhævənt sin ɪn ˈmɛni years,”*,” hi sɛd, wɪn hi əˈnaʊnst hɪz plænz læst wik.
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'we have a lot of businesses... i don’t think any of them are non-competitive in the world because of the corporate tax rate,' mr buffett said: youtube/pbs newshour
warren buffett has attacked us president donald trump’s plan to slash taxes for companies as well america’s richest individuals.
“we have a lot of businesses... i don’t think any of them are non-competitive in the world because of the corporate tax rate,” billionaire investor mr buffett told cnbc, on tuesday.
he also laid into mr trump’s proposal to repeal the estate tax, a move that would spare mr buffett’s own family a multi-billion dollar bill upon his death. he said repeal would be “a terrible mistake” that would benefit the wealthiest americans unnecessarily. the estate tax affects only the richest 0.2 per cent of families.
mr trump’s wealth is unknown but his own family stands to make substantial savings by not having to pay any estate tax on his fortune. the tax is currently set at 40 per cent.
mr buffett joined another towering wall street figure, blackrock chief executive larry fink, in criticising mr trump over the issue on tuesday.
the proposed tax cuts would lead to a “pretty large expansion of our deficits,” mr fink told bloomberg tv on tuesday.
he pointed to the congressional budget office’s prediction, issued before mr trump announced the new tax cuts, that the us deficit will grow to $25 trillion.
last week, mr trump proposed drastically reducing taxes on us company profits from 35 per cent to 20 per cent but mr fink said the tax plan must be amended and suggested a rate as high as 27 per cent would be more appropriate.
many us multinationals currently avoid paying corporate tax on much of their earnings by stashing profits overseas or exploiting loopholes. apple, which has the largest cash pile of any us company, has $246bn (£185bn) in cash held by its overseas subsidiaries, according to its latest regulatory filing.
a recent analysis by bloomberg found that the top six us companies have around $1.6 trillion stashed overseas. under the new proposal, firms would pay no us taxes on profits earned abroad.
the latest criticisms of the tax plans from two of wall street’s most high-profile figures add to accusations from others that in order to pay for the estimated $5.8 trillion in tax breaks to large multinationals and billionaires, the president will have to cut assistance for the poor and middle income families.
the non-partisan tax policy centre calculated that the richest 1 per cent of families would get an average annual tax cut of $129,030.
the median individual in the 1 per cent earns $732,000 and would receive an 8.5 per cent income tax cut, the tpc worked out. the richest 0.1 per cent, earning at least $3.4 million a year, would get $722,510 back on average - a 10.2 per cent average boost in after-tax income.
thirty per cent of the benefits of the income tax cut will accrue to the wealthiest 0.1 per cent of the population, the tpc calculated.
for individuals, the plan reduces the number of tax brackets from seven rates into three: 12 per cent, 25 per cent and 35 per cent. the bottom rate would go up from 10 per cent, while the top would go down from 39.6 per cent.
mr trump falsely claimed that he won't personally benefit from his proposals. he also argued that his plans will help all americans. “this is a revolutionary change and the biggest winners will be the everyday american workers as jobs start pouring into our country, as companies start competing for american labour, and as wages start going up at levels that you haven't seen in many years,” he said, when he announced his plans last week.
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ðə mɪlˈwɔki mæn huz ˈʃutɪŋ baɪ pəˈlis təʧt ɔf raɪəts ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt ənd ˈprɑmptɪd wɪˈskɑnsən gəv. skɑt ˈwɔkər tɪ ˈæktəˌveɪt ðə ˈnæʃənəl gɑrd ɔn ˈsənˌdi hæd ˈpriviəsli bɪn ʧɑrʤd ɪn ə ˈʃutɪŋ ənd wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ ə ˈwɪtnəs əv ðət ˈʃutɪŋ. smɪθ, 23 wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈrɛkləsli ɛnˈdeɪnʤərɪŋ ˈseɪfti ənd wɪθ ˈwɪtnəs ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən ˈstɛmɪŋ frəm ə ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2015 ˈɪnsədənt, bət ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər dɪsˈmɪst, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈrɛkərdz vjud baɪ ðə mɪlˈwɔki journal-sentinel*. ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə 2015 ˈʃutɪŋ ənd ðə ˈrizən waɪ ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər ˈəltəmətli drɑpt wər boʊθ ənˈklɪr. ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz sɛd ðeɪ hæd rɪˈkɔrdɪd smɪθ ˈæskɪŋ hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd tɪ ˈprɛʃər ə ˈwɪtnəs tɪ riˈkænt. mɪlˈwɔki pəˈlis sɛd smɪθ wɑz ɑrmd wɪn hi wɑz ʃɑt æt p.m*. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. smɪθ əˈlɛʤədli flɛd ə ˈtræfɪk stɑp ənd rɪfˈjuzd tɪ pʊt daʊn hɪz ˈwɛpən wɪn ˈɔrdərd. ðæts wɪn ðə ˈɔfɪsər faɪərd ənd strək ɪm twaɪs. ˈwɔkər ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ðə ˈnæʃənəl gɑrd ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˌæftərˈnun, aʊərz ˈæftər ə gæs ˈsteɪʃən wɑz sɛt ɔn faɪər ənd ˈəðər ˈbɪznɪsɪz wər tɔrʧt baɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz ˈproʊˌtɛstɪŋ smɪθs dɛθ. ˈwɔkər sɛd hi tʊk ðə stɛp ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ ə rɪkˈwɛst frəm mɪlˈwɔki ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪf ˈdeɪvɪd klɑrk ənd ˈtɔkɪŋ wɪθ meɪər tɑm ˈbɛrɪt ənd ðə gɑrdz ˈlidər. ðə gɑrd wɪl bi ɪn pəˈzɪʃən tɪ hɛlp "əˈpɑn rɪkˈwɛst," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈwɔkərz əˈnaʊnsmɛnt. ˈwɔkər ˈɔlsoʊ preɪzd ˈsɪtɪzənz hu ʃoʊd əp ˈsənˌdi tɪ klin əp ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd wɛr ðə ˈvaɪələns tʊk pleɪs. hi kɔld fər "kənˈtɪnjud pis ənd prɛr." ˈsɪti ˈlidərz ˈplidɪd fər kɑm ˈæftər ðə ˈvaɪələns ˌɪˈrəptɪd, wɪθ ˈbɛrɪt ˌɪmˈplɔrɪŋ ˈpɛrənts əv ˈɛniˌwən æt ðə sin tɪ "gɪt ðɛm hoʊm raɪt naʊ" ˈæftər æt list fɔr ˈbɪznɪsɪz bərnd ənd wən ˈɔfɪsər wɑz hərt. æt list θri ˈpipəl wər ərˈɛstɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈraɪətɪŋ ðət ˈbɛrɪt sɛd wɑz ˈdrɪvən baɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ˌɪnˈstrəktɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəˌgeɪt ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. ˈbɛrɪt sɛd smɪθ wɑz stɑpt baɪ pəˈlis fər "səˈspɪʃəs ækˈtɪvɪti." pəˈlis sɛd ˈərliər ðət smɪθ wɑz ˈkɛriɪŋ ə gən ðət hæd bɪn ˈstoʊlən ɪn ə mɑrʧ ˈbərgləri ɪn səˈbərbən wɔˈkiʃə. smɪθs ˈʃutɪŋ wɑz biɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ðə steɪt. ðə ˈɔfɪsər hu faɪərd ðə ˈfeɪtəl ʃɑts wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈbɑdi ˈkæmərə, ˈbɛrɪt sɛd. "ðɪs stɑp tʊk pleɪs bɪˈkəz tu ˈɔfɪsərz sɔ səˈspɪʃəs ækˈtɪvɪti," ˈbɛrɪt sɛd. "ðɛr wər 23 raʊnz ɪn ðət gən ðət ðət ˈɔfɪsər wɑz ˈstɛrɪŋ æt. aɪ wɔnt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr wi doʊnt luz ˈɛni pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ɪn ðɪs kəmˈjunɪti, ˈiðər." ðə ˈɔfɪsər hu ʃɑt ðə mæn həz bɪn pleɪst ɔn ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈduti. ðə ˈɔfɪsər həz bɪn wɪθ ðə mɪlˈwɔki dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɪks jɪrz, θri ɛz ən ˈɔfɪsər. ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt.
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the milwaukee man whose shooting by police touched off riots saturday night and prompted wisconsin gov. scott walker to activate the national guard on sunday had previously been charged in a shooting and with intimidating a witness of that shooting.
sylville smith, 23, was charged with first-degree recklessly endangering safety and with witness intimidation stemming from a february 2015 incident, but the charges were dismissed, according to court records viewed by the milwaukee journal-sentinel.
the circumstances surrounding the 2015 shooting and the reason why the charges were ultimately dropped were both unclear. prosecutors said they had recorded smith asking his girlfriend to pressure a witness to recant.
milwaukee police said smith was armed when he was shot at 3:30 p.m. on saturday. smith allegedly fled a traffic stop and refused to put down his weapon when ordered. that's when the officer fired and struck him twice.
walker activated the national guard on sunday afternoon, hours after a gas station was set on fire and other businesses were torched by demonstrators protesting smith's death.
walker said he took the step after receiving a request from milwaukee county sheriff david clarke and talking with mayor tom barrett and the guard's leader. the guard will be in position to help "upon request," according to walker's announcement.
walker also praised citizens who showed up sunday to clean up the north-side neighborhood where the violence took place. he called for "continued peace and prayer."
city leaders pleaded for calm after the violence erupted, with barrett imploring parents of anyone at the scene to "get them home right now" after at least four businesses burned and one officer was hurt.
at least three people were arrested during rioting that barrett said was driven by social media messages instructing people to congregate in the area.
barrett said smith was stopped by police for "suspicious activity." police said earlier that smith was carrying a gun that had been stolen in a march burglary in suburban waukesha.
smith's shooting was being investigated by the state. the officer who fired the fatal shots was wearing a body camera, barrett said.
"this stop took place because two officers ... saw suspicious activity," barrett said. "there were 23 rounds in that gun that that officer was staring at. i want to make sure we don't lose any police officers in this community, either."
the 24-year-old officer who shot the man has been placed on administrative duty. the officer has been with the milwaukee department six years, three as an officer.
the associated press contributed to this report.
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deɪt: 24 2012 baɪ: ʤɑʃ ˈtaɪlər ˈkætəˌgɔri: ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ɪn ril laɪf ˈplænəˌtɛri ˈrisɔrsɪz ɪz ə nu ˈkəmpəˌni bækt baɪ səʧ ˈluməˌnɛriz ɛz ʤeɪmz ˈkæmərən, rɔs pəroʊ jr*., ənd ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈgugəl. ɛz wi toʊld ju læst wik, ðɛr ˈsteɪtɪd goʊl ɪz tɪ bɪˈgɪn ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈæstərˌɔɪdz fər ˈvæljəbəl məˈtɪriəlz. ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðə ˈplænəˌtɛri ˈrisɔrsɪz tim tʊk tɪ ðə steɪʤ ɪn siˈætəl tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn haʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ du ɪt. ðeɪ hæv ə θri stɛp plæn, ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd baɪ ˈplænəˌtɛri ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈɛrɪk ˈændərsən æt ðə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ˈərliər təˈdeɪ. wət duɪŋ: kriˈeɪtɪd ə laɪn əv ˈspeɪˌskræft kɔld ðə ““arkyd”*” laɪn. ðiz wɪl bi lɔnʧt ˈɪntu speɪs wɪˈθɪn ðə nɛkst tˈwɛntiˌfɔr mənθs. wəns lɔnʧt ðə stɑrt ˌprɔˈspɛktɪŋ. ðeɪ nid tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈæstərˌɔɪd ˈtɑrgəts ənd pɪk aʊt ɪgˈzæktli wɪʧ wənz ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ goʊ tɪ. du ðət ˈjuzɪŋ speɪs ˈtɛləˌskoʊps ˈmaʊnɪd ɔn ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft. ˈfaɪnəl step…*… goʊ. du ɪt. stɑrt ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈæstərˌɔɪdz fər ˈvæljəbəl məˈtɪriəlz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈroʊˌbəts. ðeɪ hoʊp tɪ riʧ ðɪs steɪʤ wɪˈθɪn ðə nɛkst 5 10 jɪrz. soʊ wət ər ðeɪ ˈplænɪŋ ɔn ˈmaɪnɪŋ, spəˈsɪfɪkli? ðeɪ hæv tu ˈtɑrgəts. ˈwɔtər. ɪts ˈɛləmənts ər ðə moʊst ɪˈfɪʃənt fɔrm əv ˈrɑkət fjuəl. ˈhaɪdrəʤən ənd ˈɑksɪʤən. ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪdz ˈwɔtər tɪ səˈpɔrt laɪf ɪn speɪs. ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈwɔtər mɔr ˈrɛdəli əˈveɪləbəl ɪn speɪs wɪl rɪˈdus ðə kɔst əv speɪs ˈtrævəl ˈoʊvərˌɔl. ˈprɛʃəs ˈmɛtəlz laɪk ˈplætənəm. ðə ˈprɛʃəs ˈmɛtəlz wi faɪnd ɔn ərθ ər ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈæstərˌɔɪd ˌɪmˈpækts. ðət minz ɪt ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn əˈbəndəns aʊt ɪn speɪs. ˈplætənəm ˈkərəntli kɔsts 1500 ən aʊns. ðɛr goʊl ɪz tɪ meɪk ˈplætənəm ɛz əˈbəndənt ɛz əˈlumənəm. ˈjusfəl, wi nid mɔr əv ɪt. ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈɑbstəkəl tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɔl əv ðɪs ˈhæpən ɪz kɔst. ɪt kɔsts ˈbɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz tɪ lɔnʧ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɪntu speɪs ənd brɪŋ ɪt bæk, fɑr mɔr ðən kʊd ˈɛvər bi ˈɔfˌsɛt baɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈivɪn ðə ˈrɛrəst əv ˈmɛtəlz. ɪkˈstrimli ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn rɪˈdusɪŋ kɔst. ðɛr ʧif goʊl. ðeɪ ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du wət kɔsts ˈbɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz fər tɛnz əv ˈmɪljənz baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪmpəl, ˈɛləgənt dɪˈzaɪnz ənd baɪ əˈgrɛsɪvli ˈteɪkɪŋ rɪsks. ˈplænəˌtɛri ˈrisɔrsɪz ʧif ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr krɪs luˈɪtski sɪz, goʊɪŋ tɪ əˈgrɛsɪvli teɪk ənd əkˈsɛpt rɪsk wɛr appropriate.”*.” ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðət baɪ duɪŋ ðət ɔn ə pæθ wɪʧ wɪl meɪk goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu speɪs kɔst ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz ɪn ðə ˈmɪljənz. ðə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ teɪk bɪg rɪsks ðət simz tɪ bi wət ˈrɪli ˈbæŋkɪŋ ɔn ɛz ðɛr minz əv əˈʧivɪŋ ðɛr goʊlz. ənˈlaɪk ˈnæsə, wɪʧ gɪts tɔrʧt ɪn ðə prɛs ənd həz ɪts ˈfəndɪŋ θˈrɛtənd wɪn ðeɪ meɪk ˈivɪn ðə sˈmɔləst mɪˈsteɪk, ˈplænəˌtɛri ˈrisɔrsɪz plænz tɪ meɪk ə lɔt əv mɪˈsteɪks ənd ʤɪst kip goʊɪŋ. ðeɪ bɪˈliv ˈmeɪkɪŋ mɪˈsteɪks ənd ˈlərnɪŋ frəm ðɛm ɪz ðə ˈfæstəst rut tɪ səkˈsɛs. luˈɪtski sɪz, ˈfeɪljər ɪz nɑt ən ˈɔpʃən səkˈsɛs gɪts ˈrɪli expensive.”*.” ðə moʊst ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈplænəˌtɛri resources’*’ plæn ɪz ðət ðeɪ ˈweɪtɪŋ əraʊnd ənd ðeɪ ʤɪst ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt. ˈændərsən ˌɪnˈsɪsts nɑt ʤɪst ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt. dən ɪˈnəf əv ðət. bɪn ˈplɛnti əv ˈtɔkɪŋ. wi ər əˈbaʊt doing.”*.” ðɪs ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz nɑt əˈbaʊt ˈdrimɪŋ, ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt duɪŋ ril θɪŋz raɪt naʊ. ˈplænəˌtɛri ˈrisɔrsɪz ɪz ˈʃutɪŋ fər ə fˈjuʧər wɛr, ɛz ˈændərsən pʊts ɪt, si ðə fˈjuʧər əv ərθ ɛz ə ˈgɑrdən əv eden…*… wɛr wi du ɑr ˈɪndəstriz ɪn space.”*.” ˈwɛðər ˈæˌkʧuəli pʊl ɪt ɔf rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin. ðɛr plæn ɪz æmˈbɪʃəs ənd ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ θɪŋz dən. ðə kɔst ðoʊ rɪˈmeɪnz ə juʤ ˈɑbstəkəl fər ðɛm tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm. ɪt ɪz pərˈhæps ˈɔlsoʊ wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət məʧ əv ðɛr ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən wɑz ˈfoʊkɪst mɔr ɔn ˈsɛtɪŋ əp fjuəl ˈdipoʊz ɪn speɪs ðən ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈbrɪŋɪŋ bæk ˈvæljəbəl ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ ərθ. ðə fjuəl ˈdipoʊz ɪn speɪs pɑrt əv ðɛr plæn simz ðə list ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈprɑfətəbəl, sɪns ɪt dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ˈəðər ˈɪndəstriz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈnidɪŋ ðoʊz ˈdipoʊz (ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪʧ ɪgˈzɪst jɛt), bət ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈrisɔrsɪz bæk tɪ ərθ ɪz hɑrd ənd nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈizi ˈɛni taɪm sun. ə pərˈmoʊʃənəl ˈvɪdioʊ ˈaʊˌtlaɪnɪŋ ðə ˈplænəˌtɛri ˈrisɔrsɪz plan…*… stɪk əraʊnd bi ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðɛr ˈprɑˌgrɛs ˈkloʊsli.
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date: apr 24, 2012 | by: josh tyler | category: sci-fi in real life
planetary resources is a new company backed by such luminaries as james cameron, ross perot jr., and the ceo of google. as we told you last week, their stated goal is to begin mining asteroids for valuable materials. this morning the planetary resources team took to the stage in seattle to explain how they’re going to do it.
they have a three step plan, outlined by planetary resources co-founder eric anderson at the press conference earlier today. here’s what they’re doing:
they’ve created a line of spacecraft called the “arkyd” line. these will be launched into space within the next twenty-four months.
once they’ve launched the arkyd they’ll start prospecting. they need to examine potential asteroid targets and pick out exactly which ones they want to go to. they’ll do that using space telescopes mounted on the arkyd spacecraft.
final step… go. do it. start mining asteroids for valuable materials using robots. they hope to reach this stage within the next 5 – 10 years.
so what are they planning on mining, specifically? they have two targets.
water. its elements are the most efficient form of rocket fuel. hydrogen and oxygen. also provides water to support life in space. making water more readily available in space will reduce the cost of space travel overall.
precious metals like platinum. the precious metals we find on earth are the result of asteroid impacts. that means it exists in abundance out in space. platinum currently costs $1500 an ounce. their goal is to make platinum as abundant as aluminum. it’s useful, we need more of it.
the biggest obstacle to making all of this happen is cost. it costs billions of dollars to launch something into space and bring it back, far more than could ever be offset by selling even the rarest of metals. they’re extremely focused on reducing cost. it’s their chief goal. they expect to be able to do what costs billions of dollars for tens of millions by creating simple, elegant designs and by aggressively taking risks. planetary resources chief engineer chris lewicki says, “we’re going to aggressively take and accept risk where it’s appropriate.” they believe that by doing that they’re on a path which will make going into space cost as little as in the single-digit millions.
it’s the willingness to take big risks that seems to be what they’re really banking on as their means of achieving their goals. unlike nasa, which gets torched in the press and has its funding threatened when they make even the smallest mistake, planetary resources plans to make a lot of mistakes and just keep going. they believe making mistakes and learning from them is the fastest route to success. lewicki says, “when failure is not an option success gets really expensive.”
the most encouraging thing about planetary resources’ plan is that they aren’t waiting around and they aren’t just talking about it. anderson insists “we’re not just talking about it. we’ve done enough of that. there’s been plenty of talking. we are about doing.” this company is not about dreaming, it is about doing real things right now.
planetary resources is shooting for a future where, as anderson puts it, “we see the future of earth as a garden of eden… where we do our industries in space.”
whether they’ll actually pull it off remains to be seen. their plan is ambitious and they’re dedicated to getting things done. the cost though remains a huge obstacle for them to overcome. it is perhaps also worth noting that much of their presentation was focused more on setting up fuel depots in space than actually bringing back valuable resources to earth. the fuel depots in space part of their plan seems the least likely to be profitable, since it depends on other industries actually needing those depots (something which doesn’t exist yet), but bringing resources back to earth is hard and it’s not going to get easy any time soon.
here’s a promotional video outlining the planetary resources plan…
stick around we’ll be following their progress closely.
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ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən ðə ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈsɛnsəri mərˈɪdiən rɪˈspɑns (asmr*) ɪz ə ˈsɛnsəri fəˈnɑməˌnɑn ˈtɪpɪkəli baɪ ˈtɪŋgəlɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə skælp, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə laɪn əv ðə spaɪn ˈdaʊnwərdz, ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ tɪ ðə ɑrmz ənd ˈfərðər dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti əv ðə rɪˈspɑns (ˈbærət ˈdeɪvɪs, 2015 ðiz ˈtɪŋgəlɪŋ sɛnˈseɪʃənz kən bi ɪˈlɪsɪtɪd ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɔdɪˌtɔri ənd ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈtrɪgərz. ˈɔfən əˈkəmpənid baɪ ə ˈfilɪŋ əv ˌrilækˈseɪʃən, ˈmɛni ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈæktɪvli ɪnˈgeɪʤ wɪθ ðə sɛnˈseɪʃən ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ rɪˈliv ˈnɛgətɪv mud, ənd tɪ ˌɪnˈdus slip (ˈbærət ˈdeɪvɪs, 2015 ɪt həz ˈteɪkən səm taɪm tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ɛz ə dɪˈstɪŋkt ənd ˌeɪˈtɪpɪkəl ɪkˈspɪriəns, ˈlaɪkli du tɪ ɪts kənˈfleɪʃən wɪθ ‘‘frisson’*’ (ˈkoʊlvər el-alayli*, 2016 ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈrisərʧ ˈɪntu həz bɪn ˈprɑmptɪd, ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, baɪ ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ə lɑrʤ ˈɔnˌlaɪn kəmˈjunɪti. ɛz kən bi ˌɪnˈdust ɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv weɪz, boʊθ ɪn ˈɛvriˈdeɪ laɪf ənd θru ðə kənˈsəmʃən əv spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈmidiə, ðɪs kəmˈjunɪti ˈkərəntli rɪˈzaɪdz ˈmeɪnli ɔn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈjuˌtub. ˈmɛni ˈvɪdioʊz ɔn ðɪs ˈplætˌfɔrm ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər juz ɪn ˌɪnˈdəkʃən boʊst ˈmɪljənz əv vjuz (ˈbærət ˈdeɪvɪs, 2015 ˈmɛni əv ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈvɪdioʊz ˌɪnˈklud ˌɪntərˈpərsənəl ˈtrɪgərz səʧ ɛz ˈwɪspərɪŋ ənd ˈpərsɪnəl əˈtɛnʃən (e.g*. ˈhɛrˌkəts), əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd mɔr ˈæbˌstrækt, ˈtrɪgərz səʧ ɛz krɪsp saʊnz, ənd ˈfoʊkɪst tæsks (e.g*. taʊəl ˈfoʊldɪŋ, ˈpeɪnɪŋ neɪlz; ˈbærət ˈdeɪvɪs, 2015 ɪt ʃʊd, ðoʊ, bi ˈnoʊtɪd hir ðət ðɪs lɪst ɪz non-exhaustive*, ənd ðə ˈifɛktɪvnəs əv ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈtrɪgərz ˈvɛriz ˈwaɪdli bɪtˈwin ˈkeɪpəbəl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. tɪ deɪt noʊ ˈstədiz ɪgˈzɪst əv ðə ˈprɛvələns əv ɪn ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˌænɪkˈdoʊtəli ˈmɛni ˈrisərʧərz hæv əbˈzərvd ðət ˈpipəl ər əˈwɛr əv ðə sɛnˈseɪʃən, bət wər nɑt əˈwɛr ðət ɪt hæd ə neɪm ər ðət ˈəðər ˈpipəl ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɪriənst ɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈməŋ ðoʊz hu du rɪˈpɔrt, ðɛr simz tɪ bi ə ɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ˈfæktərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd ˈoʊpənəs (fredborg*, klɑrk smɪθ, 2017 məˈkərlin banissy*, 2017 səˈʤɛstɪŋ ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˌpridɪspəˈzɪʃən əˈməŋ səm ˈpipəl tɪ sik ər ɪkˈspɪriəns. ʃɛrz səm ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks wɪθ ðə steɪt əv floʊ, dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ə ˈdipli sɛns əv ˌrilækˈseɪʃən ənd ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt (csikszentmihalyi*, 1979 ðə floʊ steɪt kənˈteɪnz tu kəmˈpoʊnənts, rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈæktɪv pərˈfɔrməns, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈfilɪŋ əv ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ æt pik pərˈfɔrməns, ənd ˈpæsɪv ɪkˈspɪriəns, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈfilɪŋ əv taɪm ˈpæsɪŋ æt ən ˈɔltərd reɪt (ˈʤæksən mɑrʃ, 1996 ðɪs ˈlætər kəmˈpoʊnənt ɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt əv, wɪθ boʊθ steɪts ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ə sɛns əv dip ˌrilækˈseɪʃən ənd əv ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈivɪn ðə ˈpæsɪv kəmˈpoʊnənt əv floʊ ɪz wɛˈræz sim tɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər kəmˈplit pəˈsɪvɪti frəm ðə ˈpərsən. ˈpriviəs ˈrisərʧ həz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ə lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ðə steɪts (ˈbærət ˈdeɪvɪs, 2015 ənd ə ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp meɪ hɛlp ɪn prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðoʊz ˈɛləmənts əv ðə floʊ steɪt ðət ər θɔt tɪ bi ˈhɛlpfəl ɪn doʊˈmeɪnz səʧ ɛz spɔrts ər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən (li, 2005 swɑn ɛt æl., 2012 ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, səm ˈɔθərz hæv səˈʤɛstɪd ðət meɪ bi rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ (schröder*, ˈdɛˌnɪs, 2013 ˈɛdəlˌstin ɛt æl., 2013 ə ˈsimɪŋli kənˈtræstɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn wɪʧ ˈtrɪgərɪŋ saʊnz kɔz ˈaʊtˌbərsts əv ˈæŋgər ənd dɪsˈgəst. ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv ðiz ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz, prəˈdust baɪ saʊnz səʧ ɛz ʧuɪŋ ənd ˈbriðɪŋ, ər ˌɔtəˈmætɪk, ənd kən bi səˈvɪr ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈwɔrənt ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ɪn ˈɛfərts tɪ rɪˈdus ðiz ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈnɛgətɪv riˈækʃənz (ˈbərnstin, ˈeɪnʤəl dehle*, 2013 ðɪs ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈkɑntræsts wɪθ rɪˈpɔrts əv ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns, ənd ˌɪnˈdid ˈmɛni hu ˈsəfər frəm ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈpɔrt ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ. ə ˈrisənt ˈstədi baɪ 2017 ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ðət 50 əv ðoʊz ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈrisərʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɪriənst. ɪt həz bɪn ðət pərˈhæps ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈɑpəzɪt ɛndz əv ə ˈspɛktrəm (ˈbærət ˈdeɪvɪs, 2015 əv ɪkˈspɪriəns. ðə ˌɪdioʊˈsɪnkrəˌsi əv ənd ɪz ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ɪn ðə keɪs əv sounds’*’: fər səm ˈpipəl ðə saʊnd əv ʧuɪŋ ər ɪz ˈhaɪli rɪˈlæksɪŋ, waɪl fər ˈəðərz ɪt ɪz ˈhaɪli əˈvərsəv, ənd maʊθ saʊnz ər ˈfrikwɛntli ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ˈstədiz əv ðə tu fəˈnɑmənə. ðɛr dɪz nɑt əˈpɪr tɪ bi ə gʊd ˈrizən waɪ ˈdɪfərənt ˈpipəl ʃʊd rɪˈspɑnd soʊ ˈdɪfərˈɛntli tɪ ðə seɪm ˈstɪmjələs, ənd ˈfərðər ˈstədi ɪz ˈnidɪd tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə əˈfɛktɪv kˈwɑlətiz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ ðət ɪˈvoʊk ər ɪn ˈdɪfərənt ˈpipəl. ˈrisərʧ ˈɪntu ðə ˈnʊrəl ˈkɔrələts ənd ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz əv ɪz stɪl ɪn ɪts ˈɪnfənsi. ðət sɛd, ˈstədiz səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈstrəkʧərəl ənd ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈtɪpɪkəl ənd ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ər naʊ ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ əˈpɪr (smɪθ, kornelsen*, 2017 fər ˈɪnstəns, ðə ˈlætər ˈɔθərz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ðə dɪˈfɔlt moʊd ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪn ðoʊz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈjuzɪŋ ˈrɛstɪŋ steɪt ˈfəŋkʃənəl mægˈnɛtɪk ˈrɛzənəns ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ. ðɛr æˈnælɪˌsiz rɪˈvild ˈɛvədəns əv ˈdiˌkrist ˈfəŋkʃənəl kənɛkˈtɪvɪti, jɛt ˌɪnˈkrist kənɛkˈtɪvɪti bɪtˈwin ˈriʤənz əv ðə ɑkˈsɪpətəl, ˈfrəntəl, ənd ˈtɛmpərəl ɪn pɑrˈtɪsəpənts (ɛn 11 wɪn kəmˈpɛrd tɪ mæʧt kənˈtroʊlz. ðə ˈɔθərz ˈpɑzətəd ðət ðɪs wɑz ˈɛvədəns əv ə ‘‘blending’*’ əv ˈməltəpəl ˈrɛstɪŋ steɪt ˈnɛtˌwərks, wɪʧ meɪ gɪv raɪz tɪ ðə kaɪnd əv ˈsɛnsəri ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ðət kəm əˈbaʊt ˈdʊrɪŋ. ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ðə vju ðət ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt əˈpoʊzɪŋ ɛndz əv ə ˈspɛktrəm, ɪt həz bɪn səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ æbˈnɔrməl ˈrɛstɪŋ steɪt ər ˈfəŋkʃənəl kənɛkˈtɪvɪti (də ˈrɪdər ɛt æl., 2011 kuˈmɑr ɛt æl., 2017 ˌɔltərˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈfəŋkʃənəl kənɛkˈtɪvɪti əv ðə breɪn səˈʤɛsts ðət ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈkrɑnɪk kənˈdɪʃənz səʧ ɛz peɪn ˈsɪnˌdroʊmz meɪ juz tɪ ˈmænɪʤ breɪn steɪts, ˈhɪntɪŋ æt ən ˌɪmˈpɛrd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ swɪʧ bɪtˈwin ðə ˈrɛstɪŋ steɪt ənd ə mɔr ˈæktɪv ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv steɪt (ˈbærət ˈdeɪvɪs, 2015 ˈgʊdən ɛt æl., 2014 ˈpriviəs ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən əv ðə kaɪnz əv ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ ðət ˈtrɪgər həz ˈlɑrʤli ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˌɪntərˈpərsənəl ˈtrɪgərz, ənd ðə ˈkɑntɛnt əv ˈvɪdioʊz ˈfiʧərɪŋ hoʊsts (rɪˈfərd tɪ wɪˈθɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɛz ‘‘asmrtists’*’), ər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. ðɪs ˈlɑrʤli rɪˈflɛkts ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ˈkɑntɛnt ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, wɛr ðə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈtrɪgərz əv ˈwɪspərɪŋ ənd krɪsp saʊnz ər ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd ˈɪntu ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðət ˌɪmˈplaɪz kloʊz ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðə asmrtist*, səʧ ɛz ə ˈdɛntəl ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən ər ə ˈbjuti ˈθɛrəpi əˈpɔɪntmənt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs əˈproʊʧ rɪsks ɛz ə ˈpjʊrli ˌɪntərˈpərsənəl ɪkˈspɪriəns. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə kˈwɑlətiz əv ˈifɛktɪv ˈtrɪgərz nɑt dɪˈrɛkli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌɪntərˈpərsənəl ˈækʃənz meɪd baɪ ə hoʊst, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈprɑpərtiz əv ˈifɛktɪv ˈtrɪgər ˈɑbʤɛkts, hæv ˈlɑrʤli bɪn ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstədi wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈfərðər ɪkˈsplɔr ðə kˈwɑlətiz əv ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ, boʊθ wɪθ ənd wɪˈθaʊt ə hoʊst ər asmrtist*, ɪn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə sɛnˈseɪʃən. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ɪt eɪmz tɪ ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstænd ðoʊz ˈfæktərz ðət əˈlaʊ ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ tɪ bi ˈifɛktɪv ˈtrɪgərz, ənd tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ tɪ ˈbɛtər dɪˈzaɪn ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ fər ˈrisərʧ ˈpərpəsɪz. ˈjuzɪŋ ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr, wi ˈsərˌveɪd ˈpipəl hu ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ, ənd æst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑntɛnt ðət moʊst rɪˈlaɪəbli ˈtrɪgərz ðə sɛnˈseɪʃən. ɪn ðɪs ɪkˈsplɔrəˌtɔri ˈstədi, wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈgæðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfiʧərz əv ðə ˈɑbʤɛkts wɪˈθɪn ˈkɑntɛnt, ənd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr ənd ˈsɛtɪŋ əv ˈmidiə ðət ˈpipəl ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ. wi ˈðɛrˌfɔr ɪkˈsplɔrd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ θimz: ˈtaɪmɪŋ (lɛŋθ əv taɪm ə ˈtrɪgər ɪz ˈɑpərətɪv) ənd ˈtrɪgər loʊd (ˈnəmbər əv ˈifɛktɪv ˈtrɪgərz ˈprɛzənt); ˈætməsˌfɪr ənd ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks əv ˈkɑntɛnt; aɪˈdil ˈspeɪʃəl ˈdɪstəns frəm ˈvɛriəs taɪps əv ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ; ˈvɪʒəwəl ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks, ˈkɑntɛkst, ənd juz əv ˈtrɪgərz; ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈprɛfərənsɪz. ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈgæðərd hir wɪl bi əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ kriˈeɪtərz əv ˈkɑntɛnt, ənd tɪ ˈrisərʧərz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ.
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introduction
the autonomous sensory meridian response (asmr) is a sensory phenomenon typically characterised by electrostatic-like tingling across the scalp, following the line of the spine downwards, extending to the arms and further depending on the intensity of the response (barratt & davis, 2015). these tingling sensations can be elicited in response to a number of auditory and visual triggers. often accompanied by a feeling of relaxation, many individuals who experience asmr actively engage with the sensation in order to relieve negative mood, and to induce sleep (barratt & davis, 2015).
it has taken some time to recognise asmr as a distinct and atypical experience, likely due to its conflation with ‘frisson’ (colver & el-alayli, 2016). however initial research into asmr has been prompted, in recent years, by the establishment of a large online community. as asmr can be induced in a number of ways, both in everyday life and through the consumption of specific media, this community currently resides mainly on the video sharing website youtube. many videos on this platform intended for use in asmr induction boast millions of views (barratt & davis, 2015). many of the most popular asmr videos include interpersonal triggers such as whispering and personal attention (e.g. haircuts), alongside more abstract, non-person-centric triggers such as crisp sounds, and focused tasks (e.g. towel folding, painting nails; barratt & davis, 2015). it should, though, be noted here that this list is non-exhaustive, and the effectiveness of particular triggers varies widely between asmr capable individuals.
to date no studies exist of the prevalence of asmr-capability in the general population, although anecdotally many researchers have observed that people are aware of the sensation, but were not aware that it had a name or that other people necessarily also experienced it. however, among those who do report asmr, there seems to be a concordance in reported personality factors, including elevated openness (fredborg, clark & smith, 2017; mcerlean & banissy, 2017), suggesting a possible predisposition among some people to seek or experience asmr.
asmr shares some characteristics with the state of flow, defined as a deeplysive sense of relaxation and engagement (csikszentmihalyi, 1979). the flow state contains two components, related to active performance, such as the feeling of operating at peak performance, and passive experience, such as the feeling of time passing at an altered rate (jackson & marsh, 1996). this latter component is particularly reminiscent of asmr, with both states involving a sense of deep relaxation and of well-being, although even the passive component of flow is task-directed whereas asmr seem to require complete passivity from the person. previous research has indicated a link between the states (barratt & davis, 2015), and a better understanding of the relationship may help in promoting those elements of the flow state that are thought to be helpful in domains such as sports or education (lee, 2005; swann et al., 2012).
in recent years, some authors have suggested that asmr may be related to misophonia (schröder, vulink & denys, 2013; edelstein et al., 2013), a seemingly contrasting audio-sensory experience in which triggering sounds cause outbursts of anger and disgust. the production of these emotions, produced by sounds such as chewing and breathing, are automatic, and can be severe enough to warrant psychological intervention in efforts to reduce these automatic negative reactions (bernstein, angell & dehle, 2013). this experience contrasts with reports of the asmr experience, and indeed many who suffer from misophonia also report experiencing asmr. a recent study by rouw & erfanian (2017) highlighted that 50% of those suffering from misophonia involved in the research also experienced asmr. it has been theorised that perhaps asmr and misophonia represent opposite ends of a spectrum (barratt & davis, 2015) of experience. the idiosyncrasy of misophonia and asmr is highlighted in the case of ‘mouth sounds’: for some people the sound of chewing or lip-smacking is highly relaxing, while for others it is highly aversive, and mouth sounds are frequently mentioned in studies of the two phenomena. there does not appear to be a good reason why different people should respond so differently to the same stimulus, and further study is needed to understand the affective qualities associated with stimuli that evoke asmr or misophonia in different people.
research into the neural correlates and mechanisms of asmr is still in its infancy. that said, studies suggesting the presence of structural and functional variation between typical and asmr-capable populations are now starting to appear (smith, fredborg & kornelsen, 2017). for instance, the latter authors investigated the default mode network in those capable of asmr using resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging. their analyses revealed evidence of decreased functional connectivity, yet increased connectivity between regions of the occipital, frontal, and temporal cortices in asmr-capable participants (n = 11) when compared to non-asmr-capable matched controls. the authors posited that this was evidence of a ‘blending’ of multiple resting state networks, which may give rise to the kind of sensory experiences that come about during asmr. in support of the view that asmr and misophonia represent opposing ends of a spectrum, it has been suggested that misophonia is also associated with abnormal resting state or functional connectivity (de ridder et al., 2011; kumar et al., 2017). alteration in the functional connectivity of the brain suggests that people with chronic conditions such as pain syndromes may use asmr to manage brain states, hinting at an impaired ability to switch between the brain’s resting state and a more active executive state (barratt & davis, 2015; goulden et al., 2014).
previous exploration of the kinds of stimuli that trigger asmr has largely focused on interpersonal triggers, and the content of videos featuring hosts (referred to within the asmr community as ‘asmrtists’), or individuals carrying out roleplay situations. this largely reflects the nature of asmr content on the internet, where the powerful triggers of whispering and crisp sounds are incorporated into a situation that implies close contact with the asmrtist, such as a dental examination or a beauty therapy appointment. however, this approach risks mischaracterising asmr as a purely interpersonal experience. as a result, the qualities of effective triggers not directly related to interpersonal actions made by a host, such as the properties of effective trigger objects, have largely been overlooked.
therefore, the current study was designed to further explore the qualities of asmr-triggering stimuli, both with and without a host or asmrtist, in individuals who experience the sensation. in particular, it aims to better understand those factors that allow non-interpersonal stimuli to be effective triggers, and to understand how to better design asmr stimuli for research purposes. using an online questionnaire, we surveyed people who self-report experiencing asmr, and asked about the content that most reliably triggers the sensation. in this exploratory study, we wanted to gather information about the features of the objects within asmr content, and about the atmosphere and setting of media that people interact with. we therefore explored the following themes: timing (length of time a trigger is operative) and trigger load (number of effective triggers present); atmosphere and characteristics of asmr content; ideal spatial distance from various types of stimuli; visual characteristics, context, and use of asmr triggers; audio preferences. information gathered here will be of interest to creators of asmr content, and to researchers interested in the nature of asmr-triggering stimuli.
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diese fünf dinge muss dortmund ändern, um den abstieg zu verhindern
bild: bongarts
weg aus der krise
diese fünf dinge muss dortmund ändern, um den abstieg zu verhindern
niederlagen, krise, abstiegsgefahr – um den bvb steht es momentan nicht gut. was muss anders laufen, damit sich die dortmunder unten befreien können?
martin rafelt, tobias escher / spielverlagerung.de
1. die spielerische lösung wagen
zu beginn der vorrunde versuchte jürgen klopp, sein team im spielerischen bereich weiterzuentwickeln. mehr vielfalt war das motto: das kader wurde verbreitert und verschiedene formationen wurden eintrainiert, um weniger ausrechenbar und flexibler zu sein. allerdings ging die neu gewonnene flexibilität auf kosten der stabilität. die abläufe funktionierten innerhalb der verschiedenen formationen selten.
während der vorrunde und spätestens in der winterpause zog man den schluss, man müsse zu einem stabileren grundgerüst zurückkehren. im training fokussierte sich der bvb auf das defensive verschieben, pressingfallen wurden eintrainiert. dies führt jedoch zu einem strategischen problem: der bvb konzentriert sich derzeit voll auf defensive und kampf.
bild: bongarts
die eigene rhetorik, man könne in abstiegsnot spiele nur über den kampf gewinnen, verhindert spielerische lösungen. so ist der bvb momentan eine pressingmaschine – allerdings gilt dies ebenso für einen grossteil anderer bundesliga-teams. ein gutes pressing ist kein alleinstellungsmerkmal, wie die spiele gegen leverkusen und augsburg zeigen. spielerisch war man dem kleinen fc augsburg unterlegen, was angesichts des dortmunder kaders ein offenbarungseid ist. strategisch muss man vom defensivfokus abkehren und wieder mehr spielerische freiheit und kreativität erlauben, um gegen die personell schwächer besetzten bundesliga-gegner bestehen zu können.
bild: watson
2. personelles gleichgewicht und offensive grundstruktur
mit diesem problem einher geht die suche nach einem personellen gleichgewicht. verletzungen und formkrisen verhindern, dass der bvb eine eingespielte mannschaft aufstellen kann.
ein gegenbeispiel: in der vergangenen saison war der bvb besonders über die rechte angriffsseite stark. aubameyang ging von dort in die spitze und schuf raum für mkhitaryan und reus. diese konnten sich im rechten halbraum ausleben und die beiden abschlussspieler vor sich einsetzen. diese grundstruktur gab dem bvb-spiel klarheit, diagonalität und feste wechselwirkungen zwischen den spielern.
bild: frank augstein/ap/keystone
die klarheit fehlt den borussen momentan. jede woche kommt eine neue mannschaft aufs feld, mit anderen potentiellen synergien und fokusspielern. es gibt keine festen offensivabläufe, an der sich die mannschaft orientieren kann. auch die einbindung der einzelnen spieler wird dadurch willkürlich. viele wichtige akteure wie kagawa oder mkhitaryan bekommen kaum unterstützung und kommen nicht in die situationen, in denen sie stark sind.
3. verbindungen schaffen
mit der rückkehr von ilkay gündogan ist zumindest die ballzirkulation zwischen den ersten beiden linien etwas besser geworden. in der vorrunde liessen sich die borussen oftmals direkt in der abwehr auf den flügel drängen, was gegen augsburg nicht mehr der fall war. kleine fortschritte gibt es also.
das potential, das eine so spielstarke doppelsechs wie gündogan und sahin bietet, wurde aber nicht ansatzweise ausgeschöpft. der bvb hat immense probleme damit, im vorwärtsspiel die mannschaftsteile zu verbinden. immer wieder passt das freilaufverhalten nicht zur ballzirkulation und der ballführende spieler findet sich ohne anspielstation wieder.
so was schickt mir mittlerweile ein guter #bvb-freund. muss ich mir jetzt wirklich sorgen machen? auf geht's dortmund pic.twitter.com/8grsm2laln — bananenflanke (@dirk_adam) 5. februar 2015
die räume vor den sechsern müssen öfter, konstanter und weitsichtiger besetzt werden. zur zeit bewegen sich die spieler zu früh in die letzte linie, was zur allgemeinen hektik und planlosigkeit beiträgt. das gilt dann noch stärker, wenn der ball einmal im angriffsdrittel angekommen ist. der fokus in solchen szenen liegt viel zu sehr auf der bewegung zum tor. permanent werden dem ballführenden verfrühte, zu anspruchsvolle pässe abverlangt. die schwarzgelben versuchen sich panisch, mit der brechstange durch die abwehr zu rumpeln, statt den gegner geduldig und intelligent zu bespielen.
bild: watson
4. geduld und kombinationsspiel
die allgemeine hektik der dortmunder offensive macht das spiel für alle akteure schwerer und für den gegner leichter. durch die zu eindimensionale spielweise wird es schwierig, überraschungsmomente zu erzeugen. der gegner weiss meistens, was die borussen versuchen, auch weil es häufig nur eine oder zwei optionen gibt.
mit besseren verbindungen und mehr geduld in der vorwärtsbewegung erhöhen sich automatisch die optionen. dann entstehen auch möglichkeiten für kombinationen, die für den gegner weit weniger durchschaubar sind. in solchen situationen wird es dann auch einfacher, individuelle qualität einzubringen, indem man plötzlich in ein dribbling oder zu überraschenden abschlüssen greift.
umfrage steigt borussia dortmund ab? ja
nein, sie retten sich via barrage oder knapp direkt
nein, sie retten sich mühelos
abstimmen 671 votes zu: steigt borussia dortmund ab? 21% ja
42% nein, sie retten sich via barrage oder knapp direkt
37% nein, sie retten sich mühelos
5. match-coaching und ruhe nach rückständen
ein grosses problem ist das verhalten der dortmunder nach rückständen. wenn das spielerische element schon vor dem rückstand unterentwickelt war, wird es nach dem rückstand nicht besser – nur dass man sich jetzt in einer noch schlechteren ausgangslage befindet. der gegner kann sich weiter zurückziehen und selber auf konter lauern, während dortmund das spiel machen muss.
bild: epa/dpa
die strategischen probleme zeigen sich hier in grossen ausmass: klopp hält oft an der strategischen herangehensweise und am rhythmus des spiels fest und greift nur in details ein, bspw. ändert er leicht das aufbauspiel oder die rollenverteilungen. diese detailveränderungen funktionieren jedoch nicht ohne ein stabiles fundament.
dortmund nach der pleite gegen augsburg
so werden die vielen spielerischen probleme mit auslaufender zeit immer dramatischer. die hektik wird schlimmer, die bewegungen und entscheidungen noch schlechter und noch vorhersehbarer. dementsprechend holte dortmund erst einen punkt nach rückständen (2:2 gegen den vfb stuttgart).
dortmund fehlt das spielerische vermögen, in führung zu gehen – und wenn sie im rückstand sind, kommen sie nicht wieder zurück. ein teufelskreis. klopp muss im spielerischen bereich viele fortschritte schaffen, um den abstieg abzuwenden.
bild: watson
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ðə ˈkæmərə ɪn ðə drɔɪŋz ɪz fər ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən ˈpərpəsɪz ˈoʊnli, bət ʃoʊz ə ˈgoʊˌproʊ wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈbətən ɔn tɔp ənd ə smɔl, θɪn dɪˈspleɪ bɪˈniθ ɪt. ðə ˈpætənt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmɛnʃənz dɪˈmɛnʃənz bɪtˈwin tu tɪ naɪn ˈsɛntəˌmitərz pər saɪd, ˈgɪvɪŋ ə ˈprɪti brɔd skoʊp əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈsaɪzɪz. moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ pɑrt ˈkɛriz prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri kəˈnɛktər, ˈminɪŋ ˈɪtəd stɪl bi kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ə greɪt ˈnəmbər əv ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ækˈsɛsəriz. ə ˈgoʊˌproʊ ˈspoʊkspərsən meɪd ɪt klɪr tɪ ðət ðɛr ər noʊ ˈprɑdəkt əˈnaʊnsmɛnts tɪ bi meɪd æt ðɪs taɪm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni dɪd seɪ ɪts ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ənd bɪˈgæn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə skwɛr ˈkæmərə dɪˈzaɪn ɪn 2011 ˈtudeɪz ˈpætənt grænt wʊd naʊ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ fər ˈɛni ˈprɑdəkt ðət ɪt hæd bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn sɪns ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈfaɪlɪŋ. ðæts ˈplɛnti ɪˈnəf taɪm tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ə sˈmɔlər, skwɛr ˈkæmərə fər ʃʊr. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈkruʃəl taɪm fər ˈgoʊˌproʊ. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɛnt ˈpəblɪk læst ˈsəmər, ənd sɪns ðɛn həz feɪst ˈɛvər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən frəm boʊθ haɪ ɛnd (ˈsoʊni) ənd ˈbəʤɪt (xiaomi*) ˈkæmərəz. tɪ steɪ əˈhɛd, ˈgoʊˌproʊ həz dɪˈvərsəˌfaɪd ˈɪntu prəˈfɛʃənəl lɪv ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ, ənd muvd ˈdipər ˈɪntu spɔrts ˈkəvərɪʤ, bət ˈkæmərəz ər stɪl ɪts meɪn brɛd ˈwɪnər.
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the camera in the drawings is for illustration purposes only, but shows a cube-shaped gopro with a single button on top and a small, thin display beneath it. the patent also mentions dimensions between two to nine centimeters per side, giving a pretty broad scope of potential sizes. most importantly, the housing part carries gopro's proprietary three-pin connector, meaning it'd still be compatible with a great number of existing accessories.
a gopro spokesperson made it clear to engadget that there are no product announcements to be made at this time. however, the company did say its engineers conceptualized and began working on a square camera design in 2011. today's patent grant would now protect the housing for any product that it had been working on since the original filing. that's plenty enough time to design a smaller, square camera for sure.
this is a crucial time for gopro. the company went public last summer, and since then has faced ever increasing competition from both high end (sony) and budget (xiaomi) cameras. to stay ahead, gopro has diversified into professional live broadcasting, and moved deeper into sports coverage, but cameras are still its main bread winner.
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ðə ˈtaɪni ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɛz ə fərˈoʊʃəs kən bi treɪst bæk tɪ ə səˈpraɪzɪŋ sɔrs: ˈtɛdi ˈruzəˌvɛlt. ɪn 1913 ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt meɪd ə trɪp daʊn ðə brəˈzɪljən ˈæməˌzɑn. laɪk ˈɛniˌwən ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə ˈdɪgnəˌtɛri, ðə ˈloʊkəlz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ pʊt ɔn ə ʃoʊ fər ˈruzəˌvɛlt. soʊ deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə əraɪvd, ðeɪ juzd nɛts tɪ blɑk ɔf ə ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə ˈæməˌzɑn. ðɛn ðeɪ kɔt frəm ˈəðər pɑrts əv ðə ˈrɪvər ənd tɔst ðɛm ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft əkˈwɛriəm, ɔl waɪl ˈkipɪŋ ðə fɪʃ unfed*. wɪn ˈruzəˌvɛlt roʊld ˈɪntu taʊn, ðə ˈloʊkəlz ˈfaɪnəli əˈpizd ðɛr ˈkæptɪvz baɪ ˈʧəkɪŋ ə lɪv kaʊ ˈɪntu ðə ˈwɔtər. ðə ˈweɪstɪd noʊ taɪm. ɛz ðeɪ sæŋk ðɛr tiθ ˈɪntu ðə mit, ðə ˈwɔtər əp ənd tərnd rɛd. ɪn ˈmɪnəts, ðə ˈskɛlətən wɑz ɔl ðət wɑz lɛft. tɪ aɪ, ðə pɪˈrænhə simd laɪk ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈkɪlɪŋ məˈʃin. hi roʊt æt lɛŋθ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈblədˌθərsti ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən ənd ˈgrɪzli ɪˈfɪʃənsi, seɪɪŋ, hɛd wɪθ ɪts ʃɔrt ˈməzəl, ˈstɛrɪŋ məˈlɪgnənt aɪz, ənd ˈgeɪpɪŋ, ˈkruli ɑrmd ʤɔz, ɪz ðə ɛmˈbɑdimənt əv ˈivəl fərˈɑsəti; ənd ðə ˈækʃənz əv ðə fɪʃ ɪgˈzæktli mæʧ ɪts looks.”*.” əˈmɛrɪkənz, fər ðɛr pɑrt, dɪˈvaʊərd ðə bɪˈləvəd ˈtrævəl ˈmɛmˌwɑrz, ənd ˈsədənli ˈɛvəri ˈrɪvər ənd leɪk simd ə bɪt mɔr ˈɑmənəs. si ˈɔlsoʊ: haʊ ˈtɛdi ˈruzəˌvɛlt seɪvd ˈfʊtˌbɔl ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ərˈɪʤənəli əˈpɪrd ɪn ˈmægəˌzin. gɪt ə fri ˈɪʃu hir!
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the tiny piranha's reputation as a ferocious maneater can be traced back to a surprising source: teddy roosevelt.
in 1913, the former president made a much-ballyhooed trip down the brazilian amazon. like anyone hosting a dignitary, the locals wanted to put on a show for roosevelt. so days before the roughrider arrived, they used nets to block off a section of the amazon. then they caught piranhas from other parts of the river and tossed them into their makeshift aquarium, all while keeping the fish unfed. when roosevelt rolled into town, the locals finally appeased their captives by chucking a live cow into the water. the piranhas wasted no time. as they sank their teeth into the meat, the water foamed up and turned red. in minutes, the cow’s skeleton was all that was left.
to roosevelt’s eye, the piranha seemed like a perfect killing machine. he wrote at length about the fish’s bloodthirsty disposition and grisly efficiency, saying, “the head with its short muzzle, staring malignant eyes, and gaping, cruelly armed jaws, is the embodiment of evil ferocity; and the actions of the fish exactly match its looks.” americans, for their part, devoured the beloved president’s travel memoirs, and suddenly every river and lake seemed a bit more ominous.
see also: how teddy roosevelt saved football
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ˈbrɪtən ɪz ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər əv goʊɪŋ sɔft, ˈɛkspərts hæv wɔrnd. ɛz ˈrisərʧərz dɪˈskəvər ə 14 drɔp ɪn ˈpipəl biɪŋ ˈæftər ə ˈbitɪŋ, ðɛr ər fɪrz ðət ðə ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈkəlʧər meɪ bi ˈəndər θrɛt. prəˈfɛsər ˈhɛnri ˈbrəbəkər əv ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ˈstədiz sɛd: ðə ʃɪt aʊt əv iʧ ˈəðər ɪz wən θɪŋ wi ˈbrɪtɪʃ ɪkˈsɛl æt. ju kən wɔk əraʊnd ə ˈsɪti ər ə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ər ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈkɑnstənt θrɛt əv ˌənprəˈvoʊkt ˈvaɪələns, ju maɪt ɛz wɛl bi ɪn speɪn ər əˈnəðər ˈɔfəl ˈfɔrən ˈkəntri. nid tɪ wərk aʊt ɪf ˈpipəl ər ˈgɪtɪŋ lɛs ˈbitɪŋz, ər ɪf ðə kˈwɑləti əv ðə ˈbitɪŋz ðət həz dɪˈmɪnɪʃt. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kʊd du mɔr tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈvaɪələns ɔn ə ˈriʤənəl ˈlɛvəl, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl baɪ ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ˈwɪˌlʧaɪr ə ˈlɛtər seɪɪŋ sɪz ju ər ə poof’.”*’.” tɑm ˈloʊgən sɛd: du ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, bət aɪ laɪk ˈfilɪŋ mɔr ɪˈvɑlvd ðən ðoʊz hu du. ˈgəvərnmənt nidz tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs dilz ɔn wkd.”*.” ˈfaɪtɪŋ fæn ˈʤuljən kʊk sɛd: ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ə ˈfaɪtɪŋ, bɪr ənd ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl. ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðə ˈlætər tu meɪd mi soʊ əˈbis ðət maɪ ˈnəkəlz ər naʊ sɔft ənd ˈɔɪli, laɪk tu bɪg pæts əv butter.”*.”
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britain is in danger of going soft, experts have warned.
as researchers discover a 14% drop in people being hospitalised after a beating, there are fears that the uk’s indigenous fighting culture may be under threat.
professor henry brubaker of the institute for studies said: “beating the shit out of each other is one thing we british excel at.
“if you can walk around a uk city or a friday or saturday night without the constant threat of unprovoked violence, you might as well be in spain or another awful foreign country.
“we need to work out if people are getting less beatings, or if the quality of the beatings that has diminished.
“perhaps the government could do more to increase violence on a regional level, for example by sending everyone in wiltshire a letter saying ‘somerset says you are a poof’.”
33-year-old tom logan said: “i do fighting myself, but i like feeling more evolved than those who do.
“the government needs to enforce 9-for-1 deals on wkd.”
fighting fan julian cook said: “i enjoyed a fighting, beer and kebabs lifestyle. unfortunately the latter two made me so obese that my knuckles are now soft and oily, like two big pats of butter.”
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"ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd" ˈstænˌdaʊt nɪk ˈsərsi, ə ˈfaɪsti kənˈsərvətɪv, breɪks daʊn waɪ hi ˈvoʊtɪd fər ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt. ɪf ju θɪŋk nɪk ˈsərsi wɑz təf ɔn ““justified,”*,” ju ʃʊd si ɪm ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə. ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈæktər, hu pleɪd ɑrt ˈmələn ɔn ðə ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˈsɪriz, pruvd ˌfɔrˈmɪdəbəl ɔn tˈwɪtər. hi slæmd ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl foʊz wɪθ əˈlækrəti bət ˈrisəntli həŋ əp hɪz tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt. ðiz deɪz, ˈʃɛrɪŋ hɪz vjuz ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. wən əv hɪz moʊst ˈrisənt poʊsts pruvd ʤɪst ɛz ˌɪnˈtɛns, bət hi roʊt ɪt ɛz ən ˈɑnəst rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə rɪˈkərɪŋ kˈwɛʃən. ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsæli fild meɪ wɔnt tɪ hir. rɪˈleɪtɪd: faɪv ˈrizənz mɪs ‘‘justified’s’*’ ˈgɪvənz ðə kˈwɛʃən: waɪ wʊd ə kənˈsərvətɪv pʊl ðə ˈlɛvər fər ˈdɑnəld trəmp? ðə ˈjuθfəl frɛnd hu æst ðə kˈwɛʃən ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə faɪt. hi ˈtruli ˈwɔntɪd tɪ noʊ. ˈsərsi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ nɑt ˈoʊnli rɪˈspɑnd bət ʃɛr wət hi roʊt ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. hir ər səm ˈhaɪˌlaɪts: ɛz ju maɪt hæv ˌæsərˈteɪnd frəm maɪ ˈpəblɪk ˈsteɪtmənts, [trəmp] wɑz ˈnɛvər maɪ ʧɔɪs. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkænədɪt aɪ ˈrɪli laɪkt wɑz fiɔˈrinə. bət, wɪn ɪt keɪm daʊn tɪ ɪt ənd ðə ʧɔɪs wɑz trəmp ər ˈhɪləri aɪ kʊd nɑt voʊt fər kərˈəpʃən ənd ðə ˈhaɪˌʤækɪŋ əv ɑr ˈgəvərnmənt baɪ ə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈɛnərˌpraɪz, wɪʧ ɪz wət aɪ kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈklɪntənz tɪ bi. ˈivɪn ðoʊ trəmp wɑz nɑt maɪ ʧɔɪs, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi ɪz, ˈstreɪnʤli ɪˈnəf, ɪn ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri əv ˈpipəl aɪ hæv səˈpɔrtɪd ɪn ðə pæst. aɪ hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔntɪd ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn, ˈsəmˌwən frəm ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər ənd nɑt ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl klæs, tɪ bi ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ðɪs ɪz waɪ aɪ səˈpɔrtɪd ˈhərmən keɪn ɪn 2012 ənd ˈkɑrli [fiɔˈrinə] ðɪs jɪr. ˈsərsi sɛd ðə dɪˈpɪkʃən əv trəmp ɛz ə ˌfərstˈklæs ˈheɪtər ʤɪst ə laɪ. pɑrt əv ə ˈlɑrʤər trɛnd ðət ˈstɑrtɪd wɛl ˌbiˈfɔr raɪz: aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ faɪnd trəmp tɪ bi fɑr lɛs ˈsoʊʃəli kənˈsərvətɪv ðən ˌnɑməˈniz ɪn jɪrz pæst. hɪz ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ ðɪs pæst wik aɪ əˈgrid wɪθ hi ɪz, wɪˈθaʊt ə daʊt, ðə moʊst ˌnɑməˈni ðə həz ˈɛvər hæd. bət ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts kənˈtɪnju tɪ kɔl ɪm ə ˈreɪsɪst hu wɪl nɑt ““protect”*” ðə kəmˈjunɪti, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., ənd ˈfræŋkli, ðə ˈrizən ðeɪ du ðət ɪz bɪˈkəz ðət ɪz ɔl ðeɪ hæv tɪ ˈɔfər. ðə democrats’*’ ˈpɑləsiz du nɑt wərk, ðeɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃən ənd dɪˈzæstər lʊk æt ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ɔn ənd ɔn, ɔl wastelands*, ɔl ˈəndər ˈdɛməˌkræt rul fər 50 ər mɔr jɪrz soʊ ðə ˈoʊnli ʧæns ðeɪ hæv ɪz tɪ dɪˈvaɪd əˈmɛrɪkə əp ˈɪntu grups əv ˈvɪktɪmz ənd ðɛn seɪ ˈivəl rɪˈpəblɪkənz heɪt ju ənd wɔnt tɪ kɪl ju ənd ɪf ju voʊt fər ˈjuˈɛs, ju ər ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər waɪt ˈpipəl tɪ ˈmərdər ju ənd ˈɛni blæk ˈpərsən ər ˈwʊmən hu voʊts rɪˈpəblɪkən ɪz ə ˈtreɪtər ənd ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ hell”*” ənd soʊ ɔn. ˌbiˈfɔr trəmp, ˈrɑmni wɑz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈreɪsɪst ðət ˈɛvər lɪvd, ənd məˈkeɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, ənd bʊʃ ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, ənd ˈrigən ˌbiˈfɔr ðət. ɪt ɪz ˈlɪtərəli ðə ˈoʊnli ˈɑrgjəmənt ðeɪ hæv. ˈsərsi dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˈsɪgnəʧər prəˈpoʊzəl, ə ˈsəðərn wɔl tɪ kip ˌɪˈligəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən æt beɪ: aɪ wɔnt ə wɔl, nɑt tɪ kip ““mexicans”*” ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr grup əv ˈpipəl aʊt, bət tɪ kənˈtroʊl hu ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn tɪ ɑr ˈkəntri, bɪˈkəz səm ˈpipəl kʊd bi sˈnikɪŋ ɪn tɪ kəˈmɪt ækts əv ˈtɛrər, ənd aɪ wɔnt tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈpipəl ðət ər ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ðɪs ˈkəntri frəm ðɛm. noʊ wən wʊd ˈtɑlərˌeɪt ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn wɪʧ ju hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə hu wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn tɪ jʊr oʊn haʊs ər ˈprɑpərti ər wət ðɛr ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz wər, ənd noʊ wən ʃʊd ˈtɑlərˌeɪt ðət ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈbɔrdər ˈiðər. soʊ ðɛn aɪ æsk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf: waɪ du ˈdɛməˌkræts wɔnt ən ˈoʊpən ˈbɔrdər ˈɛniˌweɪ? waɪ wʊd ðeɪ wɔnt ən ˈɛndləs strim əv ˈmoʊstli pur ənd ˈdɛspərɪt ˈpipəl tɪ fləd ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəntri, bɪˈkəmɪŋ dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ɑr ˈsoʊʃəl ˈproʊˌgræmz, ˈtæksɪŋ ɑr skul ˈsɪstəmz ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl fəˈsɪlɪtiz, ənd ɔn ənd ɔn? ənd ðə ˈoʊnli ˈænsər ðət meɪks sɛns tɪ mi ɪz ðət ðeɪ wɔnt ə juʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ˈgəvərnmənt səˈpɔrt, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈsɪnɪkəli bɪˈliv ðət dɪˈpɛndənt ˈvoʊtərz wɪl voʊt fər ˈdɛməˌkræts, soʊ ɛz tɪ kip ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts ˈkəmɪŋ. ðət meɪ saʊnd hɑrʃ ənd tɪ ju, bət ɪt meɪks sɛns ɪf ju lʊk æt ɔl ˈpɑləsiz ɛz ə hoʊl. waɪ du ˈdɛməˌkræts ˌɪnˈsɪst ðɛr ɪz noʊ səʧ θɪŋ ɛz ˈvoʊtər frɔd, wɪn ˈɛvəri jɪr mɔr ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ɪt ər faʊnd? bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wɔnt ˈvoʊtər frɔd tɪ goʊ ɔn, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ θɪŋk ɪt hɛlps ðɛm. noʊ ˈəðər ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən meɪks sɛns. ˈsərsi ræps wɪθ ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn haʊ hi ənd soʊ ˈmɛni ˈəðərz fil æt biɪŋ ˈleɪbəld ˈmɑnstərz baɪ səˈlɛbrɪtiz ənd ˈmidiə taɪps əˈlaɪk. ɪn ˈkloʊzɪŋ, aɪ wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ æsk ju tɪ æsk ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪf aɪ æm ə ˈmɑnstər, ə ˈreɪsɪst hu wɔnts pur ˈpipəl tɪ ˈsəfər ənd daɪ, ənd hu spɛnz ˈɛvəri ˈweɪkɪŋ ˈmoʊmənt traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ kip ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr frəm ˈvoʊtɪŋ ər səkˈsidɪŋ ɪn laɪf. aɪ æm ʃʊr aɪ æm nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpərsən ju noʊ hu ˈvoʊtɪd fər trəmp. ər ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɑnstərz? ənd ɪf wi ər nɑt, pliz æsk ˈjɔrsɛlf waɪ ðə ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈpɑrti, frəm ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts daʊn tɪ ðə æt jʊr ˈloʊkəl ˈpriˌsɪŋkt, filz ðə nid tɪ ˈdiməˌnaɪz ˈpipəl laɪk mi ənd maɪ waɪf ənd maɪ ˈpɛrənts ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl deɪ ənd mɪˈskærəktərˌaɪz ˈjuˈɛs ɛz ˈreɪsɪst, ˈsɛksɪst, hu heɪt ˈɛvriˌbɑdi hu waɪt? ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkrɛdɪt: geɪʤ ˈskɪdmɔr ˈviə ˈsiˈsi
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"justified" standout nick searcy, a feisty conservative, breaks down why he voted for the gop presidential candidate.
if you think nick searcy was tough on “justified,” you should see him on social media.
the conservative actor, who played art mullen on the outstanding fx series, proved formidable on twitter. he slammed ideological foes with alacrity but recently hung up his twitter account.
these days, he’s sharing his views on facebook. one of his most recent posts proved just as intense, but he wrote it as an honest response to a recurring question.
it’s something sally field may want to hear.
related: five reasons we’ll miss ‘justified’s’ raylan givens
the question: why would a rock-ribbed conservative pull the lever for donald trump? the youthful friend who asked the question wasn’t looking for a fight. he truly wanted to know.
searcy decided to not only respond but share what he wrote on facebook. here are some highlights:
as you might have ascertained from my public statements, [trump] was never my choice. the only candidate i really liked was fiorina. but, when it came down to it and the choice was trump or hillary — i could not vote for corruption and the hijacking of our government by a criminal enterprise, which is what i consider the clintons to be.
even though trump was not my choice, however, he is, strangely enough, in the category of people i have supported in the past. i have always wanted an independent businessman, someone from the private sector and not the political class, to be the president. this is why i supported herman cain in 2012 and carly [fiorina] this year.
searcy said the media’s depiction of trump as a first-class hater isn’t just a lie. it’s part of a larger trend that started well before trump’s rise:
i also find trump to be far less socially conservative than gop nominees in years past. his statement on gay marriage this past week i agreed with … he is, without a doubt, the most lgbtq-friendly nominee the gop has ever had.
but the democrats continue to call him a racist who will not “protect” the lgbtq community, etc., and frankly, the reason they do that is because that is all they have to offer. the democrats’ policies do not work, they always result in economic devastation and disaster — look at detroit, baltimore, chicago, on and on, all wastelands, all under democrat rule for 50 or more years — so the only chance they have is to divide america up into groups of victims and then say “the evil republicans hate you and want to kill you and if you don’t vote for us, you are voting for white people to murder you and any black person or woman who votes republican is a traitor and is going to hell” and so on.
before trump, romney was the biggest racist that ever lived, and mccain before that, and bush before that, and reagan before that. it is literally the only argument they have.
here’s searcy defending trump’s signature proposal, a southern wall to keep illegal immigration at bay:
i want a wall, not to keep “mexicans” or any other particular group of people out, but to control who is coming in to our country, because some people could be sneaking in to commit acts of terror, and i want to protect the people that are citizens of this country from them. no one would tolerate a situation in which you had no idea who was coming in to your own house or property or what their intentions were, and no one should tolerate that situation on the border either.
so then i ask myself: why do democrats want an open border anyway? why would they want an endless stream of mostly poor and desperate people to flood into the country, becoming dependent on our social programs, taxing our school systems and medical facilities, and on and on? and the only answer that makes sense to me is that they want a huge number of people dependent on government support, because they cynically believe that dependent voters will vote for democrats, so as to keep the benefits coming.
that may sound harsh and far-fetched to you, but it makes sense if you look at all democrat/leftist policies as a whole. why do democrats insist there is no such thing as voter fraud, when every year more examples of it are found? it’s because they want voter fraud to go on, because they think it helps them. no other explanation makes sense.
searcy wraps with an effort to explain how he and so many others feel at being labeled monsters by celebrities and media types alike.
in closing, i would also ask you to ask yourself if i am a monster, a racist who wants poor people to suffer and die, and who spends every waking moment trying to figure out how to keep people of color from voting or succeeding in life. i am sure i am not the only person you know who voted for trump. are all of us monsters? and if we are not, please ask yourself why the democrat party, from the president of the united states down to the lowliest poll-watcher at your local precinct, feels the need to demonize people like me and my wife and my parents every single day and mischaracterize us as racist, sexist, gay-hating xenophobes who hate everybody who isn’t white?
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(allhiphop* nuz) mik mɪl həz səm ræp fænz ˈɔnˌlaɪn kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ɪf ðə mˈjuzɪk grup ˈmɛmbər bɪt ən aɪˈdiə frəm ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈræpər lɪl ʤɔrʤ. ðə ˈraɪmər riˈlist ðə træk "sɔs" ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ənd səm ˈlɪsənərz fil træk "aɪ gɑt ðə ʤus" tu ˈkloʊsli rɪˈzɛmbəlz ðə hʊk frəm ˈʤɔrʤɪz ˈsɪŋgəl. "sɔs" wɑz ˈəˌploʊdɪd tɪ faɪv mənθs əˈgoʊ, ənd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ wɑz ˈædɪd tɪ ˈjuˌtub ɪn ˈeɪprəl. "aɪ gɑt ðə ʤus" əˈpɪrz ɔn ðə mik mɪl ˈælbəm drimz wərθ mɔr ðən ˈməni wɪʧ wɑz riˈlist ɔn ʤun 29 ʤɔrʤ meɪ nɑt hæv meɪd ə ˈmeɪʤər splæʃ ˈnæʃənəli, bət "sɔs" həz bɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈriʤənəli. ðə sɔŋz ˈvɪdioʊ həz kəˈlɛktəd ˈoʊvər vjuz ɔn ˈjuˌtub, ənd ðə "prɪns əv ˈrɛkərdz" həz bɪn ˈfiʧərd ɔn ˈsɛvərəl hɪp hɑp ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wshh*, ˈkɑmplɛks, ənd allhiphop*. soʊ dɪd mik mɪl lɪft hɪz hʊk frəm lɪl ʤɔrʤ? ˈlɪsən tɪ ə əv ðə rɪˈspɛktɪv hʊks ənd ðə fʊl sɔŋz bɪˈloʊ. ðɛn teɪk ɑr poʊl.
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(allhiphop news) meek mill has some rap fans online questioning if the maybach music group member bit an idea from detroit rapper lil george. the 17-year-old rhymer released the track "sauce" earlier this year, and some listeners feel meek's track "i got the juice" too closely resembles the hook from george's single.
"sauce" was uploaded to soundcloud five months ago, and the video was added to youtube in april. "i got the juice" appears on the meek mill album dreams worth more than money which was released on june 29.
george may not have made a major splash nationally, but "sauce" has been building regionally. the song's video has collected over 135,000 views on youtube, and the self-proclaimed "prince of bmb records" has been featured on several hip hop websites including wshh, complex, hhs87, and allhiphop.
so did meek mill lift his hook from lil george? listen to a mash-up of the respective hooks and the full songs below. then take our poll.
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““our* ˈpɛrənts wər soʊld ðə drim əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi. hir fər ðə refund”*”. fər ðə pæst wik, ˈstudənts æt ˌjunəˈvərsətiz əˈkrɔs saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ hæv ˈproʊˌtɛstəd əˈgɛnst prəˈpoʊzd fi haɪks, ənd seɪ ðeɪ wɪl kənˈtɪnju ˈʃətɪŋ daʊn ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ənˈtɪl ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ər skræpt. wət ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt ɛz ə ˈproʊˌtɛst əˈgɛnst ˈraɪzɪŋ fiz, həz naʊ ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə strits wɪθ ə kɔl tɪ mæs straɪk, ˈəndər ðə sˈloʊgən #nationalshutdown*. ɪn ðə pur keɪp taʊn ˈtaʊnʃɪp əv khayelitsha*, ˈæktɪvɪsts ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ˈəndər ðə sˈloʊgən #thepriceofbreadmustfall*. ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ˈstudənts mɑrʧt frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv keɪp taʊn tɪ ˈpɑrləmɛnt, dɪˈmændɪŋ tɪ si ˈmɪnɪstər fər haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈʤɛnərəl ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti, bleɪd nzimande*. dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˌjunəˈvərsəti tjuˈɪʃən fiz baɪ spɑrkt ðə ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ. ə spiʧ ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt baɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstər nin wɑz ˌɪntərˈəptɪd wɪn frəm ðə ˈpɑpjələst ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈfridəm ˈfaɪtərz (eff*) ˈstɑrtɪd ˈʧæntɪŋ məst fall”*” ɪn ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti wɪθ ðə ˈstudənts. ðeɪ wər ɪˈʤɛktɪd frəm ˈpɑrləmɛnt. pəˈlis faɪərd stən grəˈneɪdz ɛz ðə ˈstudənts traɪd tɪ fɔrs ðɛr weɪ ˈɪntu ðə ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈkɑmplɛks. ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈstudənts wər ərˈɛstɪd. sɪks wər ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈtrizən, fər ˈbriʧɪŋ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ækt, wɪʧ ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈvaɪtəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər frəm ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæk. ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər ˈleɪtər drɑpt. ðə ˈfridəm ˈʧɑrtər, ðə ˈjunəˌfaɪɪŋ ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ, ˈfeɪməsli dɪˈklɛrz ðət dɔrz əv ˈlərnɪŋ ənd ˈkəlʧər ʃæl bi ˈoʊpən tɪ all”*”. bət ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli aʊt əv riʧ, əˈspɛʃəli fər blæk ˈstudənts frəm ˈwərkɪŋ klæs ˈbækˌgraʊndz. waɪl reɪs ɪz stɪl ˈhjuʤli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ, ˈreɪʃəl əˈpɑrˌtaɪt həz bɪn ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ klæs əˈpɑrˌtaɪt, wɪθ ˈməni juzd tɪ ɪkˈsklud ˈpipəl. bɪˈkəz ðə məˈʤɔrəti blæk ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ər ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈpurɪst, fər ˈmɛni blæk ˈstudənts ðɪs əˈmaʊnts tɪ ðə seɪm θɪŋ. ɪt həz bɪn ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ tɪ si ðə ˌməlˌtaɪˈreɪʃəl ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts. waɪl lɛd baɪ blæk ˈstudənts hu ər ðə wərst əˈfɛktɪd, ənəˈfɔrdəbəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈstudənt dɛt ər ˈɪʃuz ðət ˈdipli əˈfɛkt ɔl. ɪn ən ˌɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ ækt əv ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti, waɪt ˈstudənts fɔrmd ˈjumən ʃildz əraʊnd blæk ˈstudənts bɪˈkəz saʊθ dip ˈreɪʃəl kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ minz pəˈlis ər məʧ lɛs ˈlaɪkli tɪ faɪər ɔn waɪt kɪdz ðə waɪt ˈjumən ʃild ˈaʊtˈsaɪd pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən roʊdz məst fɔl (@rhodesmustfall*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 20 2015 wət ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst ɪz ðət ðoʊz ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑrt ər frees”*” jəŋ ˈpipəl bɔrn ˈæftər ðə ɛnd əv əˈpɑrˌtaɪt, ənd brɔt əp ɪn ðə ˈreɪnˌboʊ ˈneɪʃən. ðeɪ ər ðə nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, ənd ðeɪ ər riˈvoʊltɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə kərˈəpʃən ənd kəmˈpleɪsənsi əv ðə ˈrulɪŋ ənd ɪts səˈpɔrtərz ɪn ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti. ðə ˈmuvmənt gru aʊt əv ðə ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm ˈərli ðɪs jɪr tɪ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ənd hæv ˈmoʊstli ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəli waɪt, ɪˈlit ˌjunəˈvərsətiz. ə dɪˈgri frəm wən əv ðiz ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə priˈrɛkwəzət fər ə ˈdisənt ʤɑb ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ, ənd soʊ ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts ər ˈɔlsoʊ əˈbaʊt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ kˈwɑləti ʤɑbz fər ˈwərkɪŋ klæs, blæk ˈstudənts. ˈstudənt ˈproʊˌtɛsts hæv bɪn ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈfiʧər ɪn ˈəðər ˈkəntriz tu, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɪŋglənd, ˈkænədə ənd ˈʧɪli. ðə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈmuvmənt ɪz pɑrt əv ðə rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ ə ˈgloʊbəl əˈtɛmpt tɪ brɪŋ ˌnioʊˈlɪbərəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˈprɪnsəpəlz tɪ haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ həz bɪn ˈsɪmərɪŋ fər səm taɪm naʊ, wɪθ lɑrʤ pɑrts əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈluzɪŋ feɪθ ɪn ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən ˈmuvmənt, hu ər sin ɛz kərəpt ənd ˌɪnˈkɑmpətənt. ðə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ɪˈkɑnəmi həz bɪn hərt baɪ ˈgloʊbəl kənˈdɪʃənz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ baɪ tˈwɛnti jɪrz əv steɪt mɪsˈmænɪʤmənt əv ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, wɪʧ hæv lɛd tɪ kənˈtɪnjuəl paʊər ˈblæˌkaʊts. ˈwərkɪŋ klæs saʊθ ˈæfrɪkənz fil ðeɪ hæv geɪnd ˈlɪtəl frəm ðə ɛnd əv əˈpɑrˌtaɪt, ənd wɪn ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˈmaɪnˌwərkərz wər ʃɑt dɛd baɪ pəˈlis æt ɪn ˈɔgəst 2012 ɪt simd ðə steɪt hæd tərnd əˈgɛnst ðɛm. ðɪs lɛd tɪ ə weɪv əv dɪˈstrəktɪv ˈwaɪldˌkæt ˈækʃən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə sɪks mənθ straɪk ɪn ðə ˈplætənəm ˈsɛktər, ənd waɪn fɑrm ˈwərkərz ˈbərnɪŋ daʊn ˈvɪnjərdz ðət həz hərt ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd ˌəndərˈmaɪnd ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈjunjənz, hu ər pərˈsivd ɛz biɪŋ tu kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈbɔsɪz ənd ðə steɪt. soʊ fɑr, ðɪs trænzˈleɪtəd ˈɪntu ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈpɑləˌtɪks, wɪθ ðə meɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl bət ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli raɪt wɪŋ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk əˈlaɪəns, wɪθ ðə ˈgeɪnɪŋ ˈoʊnli ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv. ˈwɛðər ðə reɪʤ əv ə ˈvɛri dɪˈvərs grup əv saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈæktɪvɪsts kən ˌkoʊəˈlɛs ˈɪntu ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət lidz tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ənˈklɪr. koʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli, frɛnʧ ɪˈkɑnəmɪst ˈtɑməs ˈvɪzɪtɪd saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ˈərli ðɪs mənθ, ənd ɪn frənt əv ˈpipəl æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌʤoʊˈhænɪsbərg, geɪv ə ˈvɛri blik əˈsɛsmənt əv ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ. ðɪs wərk ɪz ˈlaɪsənst ˈəndər ə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈkɑmənz ˈlaɪsəns
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“our parents were sold the dream of democracy. we’re here for the refund”.
for the past week, students at universities across south africa have protested against proposed fee hikes, and say they will continue shutting down universities until the increases are scrapped. what started out as a campus-based #feesmustfall protest against rising fees, has now taken to the streets with a call to mass strike, under the slogan #nationalshutdown. in the poor cape town township of khayelitsha, activists occupied a supermarket under the slogan #thepriceofbreadmustfall.
yesterday, students marched from the university of cape town to parliament, demanding to see minister for higher education and general secretary of the communist party, blade nzimande. nzimande’s decision to increase university tuition fees by 10-12% sparked the outrage. a speech in parliament by finance minister nhlanhla nene was interrupted when mps from the populist opposition economic freedom fighters (eff) started chanting “fees must fall” in solidarity with the students. they were ejected from parliament.
police fired stun grenades as the students tried to force their way into the parliamentary complex. a number of students were arrested. six were charged with treason, for breaching the national keypoints act, which is designed to protect vital infrastructure from terrorist attack. the charges were later dropped.
the freedom charter, the anti-apartheid movement’s unifying manifesto, famously declares that “the doors of learning and culture shall be open to all”. but a university education is increasingly out of reach, especially for black students from working class backgrounds.
while race is still hugely important in south africa, racial apartheid has been replaced with class apartheid, with money used to exclude people. because the majority black population are also the poorest, for many black students this amounts to the same thing.
it has been encouraging to see the multiracial nature of the protests. while led by black students who are the worst affected, unaffordable education and student debt are issues that deeply affect all. in an inspiring act of solidarity, white students formed human shields around black students – because south africa’s deep racial conditioning means police are much less likely to fire on white kids
the white human shield outside rondebosch police station #uctshutdown pic.twitter.com/arb7rw12zp — rhodes must fall (@rhodesmustfall) october 20, 2015
what is significant about the protest is that those taking part are “born frees” – young people born after the end of apartheid, and brought up in the rainbow nation. they are the new generation, and they are revolting against the corruption and complacency of the ruling anc and its supporters in the communist party.
the #feesmustfall movement grew out of the #rhodesmustfall activism early this year to decolonise education, and have mostly focused on the historically white, elite universities. a degree from one of these institutions is almost a prerequisite for a decent job in south africa, and so the protests are also about access to quality jobs for working class, black students. student protests have been a major feature in other countries too, including england, canada and chile. the south african movement is part of the resistance to a global attempt to bring neoliberal market principles to higher education.
south africa has been simmering for some time now, with large parts of the population losing faith in the organisations associated with the liberation movement, who are seen as corrupt and incompetent. the south african economy has been hurt by global conditions, but also by twenty years of state mismanagement of infrastructure, which have lead to continual power blackouts.
working class south africans feel they have gained little from the end of apartheid, and when striking mineworkers were shot dead by police at marikana in august 2012, it seemed the state had turned against them. this lead to a wave of destructive wildcat action – including a six month strike in the platinum sector, and wine farm workers burning down vineyards – that has hurt the economy and undermined established unions, who are perceived as being too close to the bosses and the state.
so far, this hasn’t translated into electoral politics, with the main opposition coming from the liberal but economically right wing democratic alliance, with the left-populist eff gaining only a handful of mps. whether the rage of a very diverse group of south african activists can coalesce into a political project that leads to change is unclear.
coincidentally, french economist thomas piketty visited south africa early this month, and in front of 2,000 people at the university of johannesburg, gave a very bleak assessment of transformation in south africa.
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ə gərl wɑz lɛft əˈloʊn ɔn ə ˌsaʊˈθist ˈbɔltəˌmɔr strit ˈkɔrnər ˈsənˌdi naɪt ˈæftər ɑrmd ˈkɑˌrʤækərz stoʊl ə ˈviɪkəl waɪl ʃi wɑz əsˈlip ɪn ðə bæk sit, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrt. ðə gərlz ˈməðər kɔld pəˈlis əraʊnd p.m*., seɪɪŋ ʃi lɛft hər 2011 ˈnisɑn roʊg ˈrənɪŋ wɪθ ðə ʧaɪld ɪn ðə bæk sit ənd wɛnt ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ɪn ðə 400 blɑk əv ɛs. ˈkɑŋklɪŋ st*. fər ə fju ˈmɪnəts. hər ˈsɪstər wɑz ɪn ðə ˈviɪkəl, ənd hər ˈdɔtər wɑz əsˈlip ɪn ðə bæk sit, ʃi sɛd. tu mɛn ˈpɔɪntɪd ə ˈhændˌgən æt ðə ˈsɪstər ənd pʊld hər frəm ðə ˈviɪkəl baɪ hər hɛr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrt. ðeɪ tʊk ɔf ˈhɛdɪd təˈwɔrd bæŋk strit ənd lɛft ðə ˈɛriə. ɛz pəˈlis wər ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ðə ˈviɪkəl, əˈbaʊt 20 ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər pəˈlis faʊnd ðə gərl æt ðə ˈkɔrnər əv lɪˈvərtən ˈævəˌnu ənd saʊθ strit, ˈstændɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈkɔrnər ənˈhɑrmd. ðə ˈviɪkəl həz nɑt bɪn ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd.
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a four-year-old girl was left alone on a southeast baltimore street corner sunday night after armed carjackers stole a vehicle while she was asleep in the back seat, according to a police report.
the girl's mother called police around 8:20 p.m., saying she left her 2011 nissan rogue running with the child in the back seat and went inside filippo's restaurant in the 400 block of s. conkling st. for a few minutes. her sister was in the vehicle, and her daughter was asleep in the back seat, she said.
two men pointed a handgun at the sister and pulled her from the vehicle by her hair, according to the police report. they took off headed toward bank street and left the area.
as police were searching for the vehicle, about 20 minutes later police found the girl at the corner of leverton avenue and south bouldin street, standing on the corner unharmed.
the vehicle has not beenated.
jfenton@baltsun.com
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dɑn ˈhɑmuθ, ə ˈfɔrmər nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə steɪt ˈsɛnətər ənd ˈkɑrənt ˈrɛzɪdənt əv ˈseɪləm, ˈɔrəˌgɑn, wɪl ˈdoʊˌneɪt ðə soʊl kəmˈplit ˈkɑpi əv ðə mæp əv ə skwɛr ənd ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri ərθ baɪ ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈfərgəsən tɪ ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri əv ˈkɑŋgrəs. ˈhɑmuθ wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ðə mæp baɪ hɪz ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈtiʧər ʤɑn ˈhɪldrɪθ hu hæd rɪˈsivd ɪt frəm hɪz ˈgrænˌfɑðər. hi ˈriəˌlaɪz ɪt wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli wən lɛft ˌɪnˈtækt ənˈtɪl hi ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ðə tɪ əreɪnʤ fər ðə doʊˈneɪʃən. ˈrɑbərt ˈmɔrɪs, ˈsinjər ˈtɛknɪkəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈspɛʃəlɪst ɪn ðə ʤiˈɑgrəfi ənd mæp dɪˈvɪʒən əv ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri əv ˈkɑŋgrəs, sɛd ðeɪ sərʧt θru 75 tɪ 100 rɪˈleɪtɪd mæps ˌbiˈfɔr kənˈfərmɪŋ ðeɪ hæv ə ˈsɪmələr mæp ɪn ɪts kəˈlɛkʃənz. ˈvɛri fju ˈkɑpiz wər ˈprɪnɪd, ənd ˈivɪn fjuər survived,”*,” hi sɛd. jɪrz ənd jɪrz aɪ hæd ɪt ˈfoʊldɪd away,”*,” [dɑn ˈhɑmuθ] sɛd. wɑz ə ʃɑk tɪ hir ɪt meɪ bi ðə ˈoʊnli (mæp əv ɪts kaɪnd) ɪn ðə world.”*.” ðə ˈoʊnli ˈəðər ˈkɑpi noʊn tɪ ɪgˈzɪst ɪz ɪn ðə ˌpaɪəˈnɪr mˈjuziəm əv hɑt spərɪŋz, saʊθ dəˈkoʊtə, hoʊm taʊn ənd ðə ˈsɪti wɛr ðə mæp wɑz fərst ˈprɪnɪd ɪn 1893 (ðə seɪm jɪr ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ðət naʊ ˈhaʊsɪz ðə mˈjuziəm wɑz bɪlt ɛz ə skul). ðə ˈkɑpi, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ˈmɪsɪŋ ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə mæp ənd ˈfʊtər [ˈɛdət: noʊ ɪt isn’t*! ðə ˌpaɪəˈnɪr mæp ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪnˈtækt, bət ɪts lɛft ənd raɪt saɪdz əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv bɪn trɪmd ənd ɪn ˈoʊvərˌɔl pur kənˈdɪʃən] wɪθ ˈbaɪbəl ˈvərsɪz kənˈdɛmɪŋ gloʊb theory”*” ənd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl ˈɔfər frəm prof*. ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈfərgəsən: sɛnd 25 sɛnts tɪ ðə ˈɔθər, prof*. ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈfərgəsən, fər ə bʊk ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðɪs skwɛr ənd ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri ərθ. ɪt nɑks ðə gloʊb ˈθɪri klin aʊt. ɪt wɪl tiʧ ju haʊ tɪ fɔrˈtɛl ɪˈklɪpsɪz. ɪt ɪz wərθ ɪts weɪt ɪn goʊld. aɪ hæv sərʧt haɪ ənd loʊ bət ˈkænɑt, əˈlæs, faɪnd ə ˈkɑpi əv ðɪs moʊst ˈɛksələnt bʊk ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. aɪ ˈivɪn faɪnd ə kwoʊt frəm ɪt, ənd ˈdɪrli ləv tɪ rɛd ðə ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən əv haʊ ərθ ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ wərk. ʤɪst frəm ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ɪt ju si ðət ˈfərgəsən ɪˈspaʊzd nɑt ʤɪst ə flæt ərθ, bət ə skwɛr ərθ wɪθ ˈeɪnʤəlz ˈmænɪŋ iʧ əv ðə fɔr ˈkɔrnərz; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈoʊnli ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz ɔn ðə mæp ˌɪtˈsɛlf ər ˈbɪblɪkəl rɪˈbətəlz əv ə sˈfɛrɪkəl ərθ (ðə moʊst əˈdɔrəbəl əv wɪʧ ɪz ə kɑrˈtun ɪn ðə ˈəpər raɪt ˈmɑrʤən dɪˈpɪktɪŋ mɛn ˈklɪŋɪŋ ˈdɛspərətli tɪ ə sˈwɪftli ˈmuvɪŋ gloʊb), nɑt əˈfərmətɪv dɪˈfɛnsɪz əv mæp. ɪt simz ə lɛs ðən ˈfʊli ˈɑnəst ˈrɛndərɪŋ əv ðə ərθ ˈkɑnsɛpt. ðə ərθ ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ðə ˈkɑntənənts ənd ˈoʊʃənz, ər əreɪnʤd ɪn ə ˈsərkəl ənd ˈoʊnli sɛt əˈgɛnst ə skwɛr ˈfreɪmˌwərk. ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr ɪz ə ˈkɑnˌvɛks maʊnd ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ə ˈkɑnkeɪv boʊl əv ðə ˈsəðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr, prɪˈzuməbli ə ˈstrəkʧər ðət sɑlvz ðə ˈprɑbləm əv waɪ ðə ˈoʊʃənz fɔl ɔf ðə ɛʤ əv ðə flæt ərθ laɪk ɪn ðət əˈtroʊʃəs ˈpaɪrəts əv ðə ˌkɛrɪˈbiən ˈsikwəl. əv kɔrs naʊ ə hoʊl nu ˈprɑbləm: haʊ du ju pərsˈweɪd ðə ˈoʊʃənz tɪ ˈprɑpərli pəˈzɪʃən ðɛmˈsɛlvz əp ðə saɪdz əv ðə boʊl tɪ kip ˈæfrɪkɑ, ɔˈstreɪljə ənd saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə frəm biɪŋ ˈkɑnstəntli ˈəndər ˈwɔtər? ðɪs ˈɛntri wɑz ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ʤun 19th*, 2011 æt piɛm ənd ɪz faɪld ˈəndər modern(ish*), mˈjuziəmz. ju kən ˈfɑloʊ ˈɛni rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ ðɪs ˈɛntri θru ðə fid. ju kən skɪp tɪ ðə ɛnd ənd liv ə rɪˈspɑns. ˈpɪŋɪŋ ɪz ˈkərəntli nɑt əˈlaʊd.
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don homuth, a former north dakota state senator and current resident of salem, oregon, will donate the sole complete copy of the map of a square and stationary earth by orlando ferguson to the library of congress. homuth was given the map by his eighth-grade english teacher john hildreth who had received it from his grandfather. he realize it was the only one left intact until he contacted the loc to arrange for the donation.
robert morris, senior technical information specialist in the geography and map division of the library of congress, said they searched through 75 to 100 related maps before confirming they have a similar map in its collections. “probably very few copies were printed, and even fewer survived,” he said. […] “for years and years i had it folded away,” [don homuth] said. “it was a shock to hear it may be the only (map of its kind) in the world.”
the only other copy known to exist is in the pioneer museum of hot springs, south dakota, ferguson’s home town and the city where the map was first printed in 1893 (the same year the building that now houses the museum was built as a school). the museum’s copy, however, is missing the bottom of the map and footer [edit: no it isn’t! the pioneer museum’s map is almost intact, but its left and right sides appears to have been trimmed and in overall poor condition] with bible verses condemning “the globe theory” and the following irresistible offer from prof. orlando ferguson:
send 25 cents to the author, prof. orlando ferguson, for a book explaining this square and stationary earth. it knocks the globe theory clean out. it will teach you how to foretell eclipses. it is worth its weight in gold.
i have searched high and low but cannot, alas, find a copy of this most excellent book on the internet. i can’t even find a quote from it, and i’d dearly love to read the explanation of how ferguson’s earth is supposed to work. just from looking at it you see that ferguson espoused not just a flat earth, but a square earth with angels manning each of the four corners; however, the only explanations on the map itself are biblical rebuttals of a spherical earth (the most adorable of which is a cartoon in the upper right margin depicting men clinging desperately to a swiftly moving globe), not affirmative defenses of ferguson’s map.
it seems a less than fully honest rendering of the quadri-cornered earth concept. the earth itself, the continents and oceans, are arranged in a circle and only set against a square framework. the northern hemisphere is a convex mound in the middle of a concave bowl of the southern hemisphere, presumably a structure that solves the problem of why the oceans fall off the edge of the flat earth like in that atrocious pirates of the caribbean sequel. of course now a whole new problem: how do you persuade the oceans to properly position themselves up the sides of the bowl to keep sub-saharan africa, australia and south america from being constantly under water?
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bʊʃ ˈkʊdənt ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt fər ˈfeɪljər tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈvoʊtər kənˈsərnz. ʤɛb bʊʃ lɔn saɪnz ɪn coralville*, ˈaɪəwə, ɔn ʤæn. 12 2016 ʤeɪ si. hɔŋ, ˌeɪˈpi) ʤɛb kæmˈpeɪn ɪz goʊɪŋ ˈnoʊˌwɛr, ənd bæd nuz fər ʤɛb, bət gʊd nuz fər əˈmɛrɪkə. naʊ hi ʤɪst nidz tɪ pərˈfɔrm wən ˈfaɪnəl ˈsərvɪs baɪ ˈdrɑpɪŋ aʊt. ɛz ə fərst stɛp, hi kʊd ˈfɑloʊ rænd pɔl aʊt ðə dɔr ənd skɪp ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪts dəˈbeɪt. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪgˈzæktli ə jɪr əˈgoʊ, aɪ roʊt ɪn ðiz ˈpeɪʤɪz ðət ʤɛb rən. aɪ roʊt: ˈnəθɪŋ ˈrɪli rɔŋ wɪθ ʤɛb bʊʃ. baɪ ɔl əˈkaʊnts hi wɑz ə gʊd ˈgəvərnər ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə. hi simz laɪk ə nis gaɪ. ənd aɪ hæv noʊ daʊt ðət hid meɪk ə ˈbɛtər ˈprɛzɪdənt ðən, seɪ, ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ðoʊ æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn ˌoʊˈbɑməz tərm ðæts ˈsɛtɪŋ ðə bɑr ˈprɪti loʊ. ˈivɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈʤərnəl, wɪʧ kɔld ˌoʊˈbɑməz pæst jɪr ˈprɪti ˈɔfəl maɪt əˈgri." aɪ kənˈtɪnjud: "bət nis gaɪ ər nɑt, hiz oʊld bləd. ˈlivɪŋ əˈsaɪd ðə ˈmætər əv ðə bʊʃ neɪm ðoʊ ˈniðər hɪz 2016 əˈpoʊnənts nɔr hɪz 2016 səˈpɔrtərz wɪl hi læst ræn fər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɔfəs bæk ɪn 2002 hiz frɛʃ ˈoʊnli ˈɪnsəfɑr ɛz hiz ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. ˈbʊʃɪz ˈjəŋgər ˈbrəðər. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə həz ə lɔt əv ˈækʧəwəl frɛʃ bləd aʊt there.”*.” sɪns ðɛn, kæmˈpeɪn həz ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli ˈgɔtən ɔf ðə graʊnd. dɪˈspaɪt ˈreɪzɪŋ væst səmz əv ˈməni ənd ɪnˈrɪʧɪŋ ˈvɛriəs kənˈsəltənts ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ʤɛb hæd ə ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət ˈrɛzəˌneɪts wɪθ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl. hi həz kəm əˈkrɔs ɛz ɛnˈtaɪtəld, ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən tɪ ʤɪst bi ˈhændɪd tɪ ɪm bɪˈkəz əv hɪz læst neɪm (hu dɪz hi θɪŋk hi ɪz? ˈhɪləri?) ənd ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ meɪk ðə seɪl. wərs jɛt, ðə ˈkænədɪt əv ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt, wɪʧ ɪz ɪn bæd ˈoʊdər wɪθ ˈvoʊtərz. ˈæftər ˈhændɪŋ ðə bɪg wɪnz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdˌtərmz ɪn 2010 ənd 2014 rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈvoʊtərz ˈwəndər wət, ɪgˈzæktli, ðeɪ gɑt fər ðɛr ˈɛfərts. ðɪs ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈivɪn ˈmænɪʤ tɪ diˈfənd ðə ˈkroʊni ˈkæpətəlɪst bæŋk ənd kip ɪt defunded*: ˈæftər ə fju months’*’ haɪˈeɪtəs, ɪt wɑz ˈfəndɪd əˈgɛn ɪn ðə ˈhaɪˌweɪ bɪl ðət wɛnt tɪ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər. ðə ɪˈlɛktərət trəst ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ɔn ˈspɛndɪŋ. ɪt trəst ɪt ɔn ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən. ɪt trəst ɪt ɔn, wɛl, məʧ əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ənd ʤɛb ɪz ðə feɪs əv ðət ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt. ˈʤərnəlɪsts ˈspoʊkən wɪθ ˈɪntərvˌjud ʤɛb seɪ bʊʃ kəmz əˈkrɔs ɛz rɪˈzɛntfəl ənd ˈbɪtər əˈbaʊt ðɪs steɪt əv əˈfɛrz. bət ɪf hi əˈspaɪərz tɪ ˈɛni sɔrt əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl fˈjuʧər, hi kʊd du hɪmˈsɛlf ə ˈfeɪvər baɪ ʤɪst ˈstɛpɪŋ aʊt əv ðə reɪs naʊ. mɔr, hi kʊd ɛz ˈrɑʤər ˈsaɪmən səˈʤɛsts kɔl fər ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən tɪ drɔp aʊt tu, ɪn laɪt əv hər iˈmeɪl ənd ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈprɑbləmz. raɪts ˈsaɪmən: wɪl hæv ðə ˈbʊli ˈpʊlpɪt fər ðət brif ˈmoʊmənt wɪn hi drɑps aʊt ənd hi kən juz ɪt tɪ tɛl ðə truθ. əˈmɛrɪkə ˈdəzənt nid əˈnəðər bʊʃ, ənd ɪt ˈsərtənli ˈdəzənt nid əˈnəðər ˈklɪntən, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wən ˈəndər ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ əv indictment.”*.” tru ɪˈnəf, ðoʊ aɪ daʊt bʊʃ wɪl teɪk ðɪs ədˈvaɪs. aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ɪm tɪ pleɪ ðɪs aʊt tɪ ðə ˈbɪtər ɛnd, ənd ˈsərtənli ðə kənˈsəltənts wɪl ɪnˈkərəʤ ðət bɪˈkəz ðeɪ gɪt peɪd wəns aʊt. pəˈlisɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ: ə lʊk æt reɪs, ˈʤəstɪs, ˈmidiə bət əˈnəðər braɪt spɑt. trəmp kɑrd wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ðə ˈməni. hi reɪzd ə lɔt əv ˈməni, ənd hi həz spɛnt ə lɔt əv ˈməni. bət ɪt hɛlp. ənd ðət ˈəndərˌkəts ɔl ðə tɔk bɪn ˈhirɪŋ fər jɪrz. kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˈməni ɔn ˈpɑləˌtɪks əˈsum ðət ɪf ju baɪ ɪˈnəf ædz, ju kən ɪˈlɛkt ˈɛnibədi. ɪf ðət wər tru, ʤɛb wʊd bi ðə front-runner*. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈrənɪŋ weɪ bɪˈhaɪnd ˈəðər ˈkænədɪts hu, ɪn ˈdɪfərənt weɪz, hæv dən ə ˈbɛtər ʤɑb əv æˈdrɛsɪŋ voters’*’ kənˈsərnz. ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət æˈdrɛsɪŋ voters’*’ kənˈsərnz ɪz mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən slɪk ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən spɑts. ənd ðət minz ðə ˈoʊnli kæmˈpeɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns ““reform”*” wi nid ɪz fər ˈkænədɪts (ənd ˈdoʊnərz) tɪ kwɪt ˈtɔsɪŋ ˈməni æt kənˈsəltənts ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd tɪ spik tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl əˈbaʊt wət ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl kɛr əˈbaʊt. ɪf ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls kəmz frəm ˈkændɪdəsi, ə ˈvæljəbəl ˈlɛsən ˌɪnˈdid. hoʊp ðət wi lərn ɪt. glɛn ˈhɑrlən ˈrɛnəldz, ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌtɛnəˈsi lɔ prəˈfɛsər, ɪz ðə ˈɔθər əv ðə nu skul: haʊ ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən eɪʤ wɪl seɪv əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən frəm ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ənd ə ˈmɛmbər əv ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈtudeɪz bɔrd əv kənˈtrɪbjətərz. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ɪts oʊn ˌɛdəˈtɔriəlz, ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ ˈpəblɪʃɪz dɪˈvərs əˈpɪnjənz frəm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈraɪtərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɑr bɔrd əv rɛd mɔr ˈkɑləmz laɪk ðɪs, goʊ tɪ ðə əˈpɪnjən frənt peɪʤ. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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bush moneybags couldn't compensate for failure to address voter concerns.
jeb bush lawn signs in coralville, iowa, on jan. 12, 2016. (photo11: jae c. hong, ap)
jeb bush’s campaign is going nowhere, and that’s bad news for jeb, but good news for america. now he just needs to perform one final service by dropping out. as a first step, he could follow rand paul out the door and skip thursday night's debate.
almost exactly a year ago, i wrote in these pages that jeb shouldn’t run.
i wrote: “there's nothing really wrong with jeb bush. by all accounts he was a good governor in florida. he seems like a nice guy. and i have no doubt that he'd make a better president than, say, barack obama, though at this point in obama's term that's setting the bar pretty low. even the national journal, which called obama's past year ' pretty awful ,' might agree."
i continued: "but nice guy or not, he's old blood. leaving aside the matter of the bush name — though neither his 2016 opponents nor his 2016 supporters will — he last ran for political office back in 2002. he's fresh only insofar as he's george w. bush's younger brother. meanwhile, the gop has a lot of actual fresh blood out there.”
since then, jeb’s campaign has never really gotten off the ground. despite raising vast sums of money — and enriching various consultants in the process — jeb hasn’t had a message that resonates with the american people. he has come across as entitled, expecting the nomination to just be handed to him because of his last name (who does he think he is? hillary?) and unwilling to make the sale.
worse yet, he’s the candidate of the gop establishment, which is in bad odor with gop voters. after handing the gop big wins in the midterms in 2010 and 2014, republican voters wonder what, exactly, they got for their efforts. this congress couldn’t even manage to defund the crony capitalist export-import bank and keep it defunded: after a few months’ hiatus, it was funded again in the giveaway-filled highway bill that went to obama in december.
the gop electorate doesn’t trust the establishment on spending. it doesn’t trust it on immigration. it doesn’t trust it on, well, much of anything. and jeb is the face of that establishment.
journalists i’ve spoken with who’ve interviewed jeb say bush comes across as resentful and bitter about this state of affairs. but if he aspires to any sort of political future, he could do himself a favor by just stepping out of the race now. what’s more, he could — as roger simon suggests — call for hillary clinton to drop out too, in light of her email and fbi problems. writes simon: “he will have the bully pulpit for that brief moment when he drops out and he can use it to tell the truth. america doesn't need another bush, and it certainly doesn't need another clinton, particularly one under the shadow of indictment.”
true enough, though i doubt bush will take this advice. i expect him to play this out to the bitter end, and certainly the consultants will encourage that because they don’t get paid once he’s out.
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but there’s another bright spot. jeb’s trump card was supposed to be the money. he raised a lot of money, and he has spent a lot of money. but it didn’t help. and that undercuts all the money-in-politics talk we’ve been hearing for years.
concerns about the impact of money on politics assume that if you buy enough ads, you can elect anybody. if that were true, jeb would be the front-runner. instead, he’s running way behind other candidates who, in different ways, have done a better job of addressing voters’ concerns.
it turns out that addressing voters’ concerns is more important than slick tv spots. and that means the only campaign finance “reform” we need is for candidates (and donors) to quit tossing money at consultants and instead to speak to the american people about what the american people care about.
if nothing else comes from jeb’s candidacy, that’s a valuable lesson indeed. let’s hope that we learn it.
glenn harlan reynolds, a university of tennessee law professor, is the author of the new school: how the information age will save american education from itself, and a member of usa today's board of contributors.
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gɪt ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈbɪznɪs ˈstɔriz baɪ iˈmeɪl səbˈskraɪb θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ wi hæv mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ʃoʊ mi si ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈnoʊtɪs kʊd nɑt səbˈskraɪb, traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ðə koʊɑp həz lɔnʧt kəmˈjunəl ˈɔfɪsər speɪs fər ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv tɛk ˈkəmpəˌniz. ðə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən, pɑrt əv ðə ˌridɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈsɪti ˈsɛntər, ˈkəvərz ɔn eɪt flɔrz ˈtoʊtəlɪŋ əv ə ˈfɔrmər ˈtɛkˌstaɪl ˈwɛˌrhaʊs ɔn ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən strit. ðə koʊɑp həz spɛnt ˈfɪtɪŋ aʊt ðə speɪs ənd ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ kɔsts. ðə speɪs ɪz eɪmd æt tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈmɑdəlz səʧ ɛz co-operatives*, kəmˈjunɪti ˈɪntəˌrɛst grups ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɛnərˌpraɪz. ðə fərst tu flɔrz ˈɔfər ˈflɛksəbəl dɛsk speɪs, 13 ˈpraɪvət ˈɔfəsɪz, ˈmitɪŋ rumz, ə ˈkɔfi ʃɑp ənd ɪˈvɛnt speɪs. tɛk fərm, ˈkərəntli ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ðə fɔrθ flɔr, ðə θərd flɔr ɪz ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd baɪ ˈikwəl ˈɛkspərts, ənd bɪg ˈlɑtəri fənd. ˈdɪʤɪtəl tim həz wərkt ɔn tu flɔrz ɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ sɪns ɑkˈtoʊbər 2016 ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ plænz ɪn pleɪs tɪ bɪld ə ˈjuzər ˈrisərʧ læb kɔld lab’*’, wɪʧ wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl fər ˌʃɔrtˈtərm rɛnt baɪ θərd ˈpɑrti ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈɑkjəpənts əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. fɛd læb wɪl gɪv ˈbɪznɪsɪz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə vjuɪŋ ənd rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ rum wɪθ haɪ spɛk ɪkˈwɪpmənt, wɛr ðeɪ kən teɪk ˈprɑdəkt ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪps tɪ bi ənd ˈtɛstɪd. stiv murrells*, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ðə koʊɑp grup, sɛd: ðə ˈaʊtˌsɛt wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ʃɛr ðɪs ˈbɪldɪŋ wɪθ ˈəðərz, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈfɪzɪkəl speɪs fər riˈspɑnsəbəl ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən, wɛr gʊd ˈpræktɪs ɪz ʃɛrd ənd ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd, ənd wɛr ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˌpaɪəˈnɪrz kən lərn frəm iʧ ˈəðər. ““however*, məʧ mɔr ðən ə speɪs, ðə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən wɪl ˈæktɪvli ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈbɪznɪsɪz tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ənd groʊ, ˈjuzɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ˈpɑzətɪv ʧeɪnʤ, frəm kəˈnɛktɪŋ jəŋ ˈpipəl wɪθ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz, ˈriʧɪŋ aʊt tɪ skulz tɪ spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈæˌdrɛs dɪˈvərsɪti ɪn saɪəns, tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd (stɛm), tɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs fər ə ˈpəblɪk ɪˈvɛnts ˈproʊˌgræm ðət wɪl ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt ɔn ki ˈɛləmənts ɪn ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd soʊˈsaɪɪti, wɪθ ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˈoʊpən ˈdætə. ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən ɪz ə ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊn ɪn ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ə ˈmuvmənt fər ˈsoʊʃəl ʧeɪnʤ ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti, ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ sɪˈmɛnt wɛl ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl wərld. ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz əv hu wi ər ənd haʊ oʊnd. wi noʊ ðət ðə wərld wərks ˈbɛtər wɪn wi co-operate.”*.” ˈəðər ˈtɛnənts ˌɪnˈklud: wʊl ˈdɪʤɪtəl, silverchip*, ðə ɑrt əv ˈhəni, ˈmaɪti ʤaɪənt, foodinate*, ustwo*, kainos*, ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt nɔrθ, apadmi*, startupfactory*, my2be*, jigtalk*, haɪv, opendataservices*, ˈlɪvərˌpul gərl giks, ˈsoʊʃəl moʊˈbɪlɪti faʊnˈdeɪʃən, əˈweɪ wɪθ wərdz, brʊk, lyon&lyon*, kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən, ənd kɔrs mæʧ. ˈgreɪtər meɪər ˈændi ˈbərnəm həz bækt ðə skim. hi sɛd: hæv sɛt aʊt æmˈbɪʃəs plænz tɪ bɪˈkəm wən əv ðə tɔp faɪv ˈlidɪŋ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsɪtiz ɪn ˈjʊrəp ɪn ðə ˈgreɪtər ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈstrætəʤi ənd wi ər dɪˈtərmənd tɪ əˈʧiv ðɪs baɪ ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər wɪθ ˈpipəl. ə praʊd co-operator*, aɪ æm plizd tɪ si ðə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˌkoʊˈɑˌpərətɪv ˈvæljuz tɪ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪˈkɑnəmi. ðɪs wɪl ɪnˈʃʊr ðət wi bɪld ə mɔr ˌɪnˈklusɪv əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈgreɪtər ˈmænˌʧɛstər ənd hɛlp mɔr ˈbɪznɪsɪz succeed.”*.”
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the co-op has launched communal officer space for the next generation of tech companies.
the federation, part of the noma redevelopment in manchester city centre, covers on eight floors totalling 8,100 sq ft of a former textile warehouse on federation street.
the co-op has spent £2m fitting out the space and operating costs.
the space is aimed at technology companies exploring alternative economic models such as co-operatives, community interest groups and social enterprise.
the first two floors offer flexible desk space, 13 private offices, meeting rooms, a coffee shop and event space.
tech firm, thoughtworks currently occupy the fourth floor, whiler the third floor is occupied by equal experts, northcoders and big lottery fund.
co-op’s digital team has worked on two floors in the building since october 2016.
there are also plans in place to build a user research lab called ‘fed lab’, which will be available for short-term rent by third party organisations as well as existing occupants of the building.
fed lab will give businesses access to a viewing and recording room with high spec equipment, where they can take product prototypes to be trialled and tested.
steve murrells, ceo of the co-op group, said: “from the outset we decided that we wanted to share this building with others, creating a physical space for responsible digital innovation, where good practice is shared and celebrated, and where digital pioneers can learn from each other.
“however, it’s much more than a space, the federation will actively encourage businesses to invest and grow, using technology to deliver positive change, from connecting young people with opportunities, reaching out to schools to specifically address diversity in science, technology engineering and maths (stem), to providing subsidised access for a public events programme that will concentrate on key elements in the digital economy and society, with particular emphasis on open data.
“the federation is a cornerstone in the creation of a movement for social change and economic responsibility, helping to cement manchester's well established reputation in the digital world. this is because of who we are and how we’re owned. we know that the world works better when we co-operate.”
other tenants include: wool digital, silverchip, the art of honey, mighty giant, foodinate, ustwo, kainos, nhs research and development north, apadmi, startupfactory, my2be, jigtalk, hive, opendataservices, liverpool girl geeks, social mobility foundation, away with words, brooke, lyon&lyon, thwaites communication, codeyourfuture and course match.
greater manchester's mayor andy burnham has backed the scheme.
he said: “we have set out ambitious plans to become one of the top five leading digital cities in europe in the greater manchester strategy and we are determined to achieve this by working together with likeminded people.
“as a proud co-operator, i am pleased to see the federation bringing co-operative values to the development of the digital economy. this will ensure that we build a more inclusive approach to digital greater manchester and help more businesses succeed.”
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fər mi ə trɪp tɪ ˈlɪtəl ræn əv kəʧ wɑz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi kəmˈplit wɪˈθaʊt ˈkəmɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə aʊlz. ˈsəmˌhaʊ aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ si ðiz bərdz ɪn ðə ræn. wɪn aɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ˈdɑrtər fəˈtɑgrəfi fər tʊr æt, wi spɛnt fju aʊərz sprɛd ˈoʊvər tu deɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ðiz bərdz. wi ʧuz ə ˈθɔrni ʃrəb ˈɛriə ˈmeɪnli kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv fər ɑr sərʧ, wɛr ðiz bərdz ər noʊn tɪ sɪt ənd səlk ˈəndər ðə ˈkænəpi əv smɔl triz ɔn ðə graʊnd. θæŋks tɪ əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈspɑtɪŋ baɪ wən əv ðə ˈdraɪvərz, wi ˈmænɪʤd tɪ si ə aʊl wɪˈθɪn fju ˈmɪnəts əv ɑr sərʧ. aʊl ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ə brænʧ wɛl ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈkænəpi əv tri. wət ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈspɑtɪŋ ðɪs wɑz! ə pɛr ˈjɛloʊ aɪz stɛrd æt ˈjuˈɛs frəm ˌɪnˈsaɪd! ðɪs wɑz ə ˈprɪkli ˈfilɪŋ ənd wi ɔl hæd fər ʃʊr! aɪ wɑz ˈɑˌstrək baɪ ðə ˈspɑtɪŋ skɪlz əv ðə ˈdraɪvər, ɛz ðə bərd wɑz wɛl ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈkænəpi ənd wən kʊd si ˈoʊnli ðə aɪz əv ðə bərd frəm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. ðə bərdz ər ˈjuʒəwəli noʊn tɪ səlk ɔn ðə graʊnd, ənd ðə saɪt əv ðə bərd ɔn ə brænʧ wɑz ˈrəðər ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd wən. wi sˈloʊli muvd əraʊnd, hæd tɪ swɪʧ tɪ ˈmænjuəl ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈkæmərə tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈmænɪʤ fju ˈpɪkʧərz. ɪn nɛkst fju ˈmɪnəts wi ˈspɑtɪd ˈkəpəl əv mɔr aʊlz, ˈwɪtnəst ən ɪˈvɛnt wɛr ən aʊl ʧeɪst ə ˈhɛriər ɪn ðə skaɪ. sɪns ɪt wɑz nun taɪm ənd meɪ bi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛstɪŋ ˈpɪriəd fər ðə bərdz, wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ liv ðə ˈɛriə. ˈhæpi tɪ hæv faʊnd ən aʊl ˈɛriə ənd ˈprɑməsɪŋ ɑrˈsɛlvz wən mɔr ˈvɪzɪt æt ə mɔr əˈproʊpriˌeɪt taɪm. ɑr nɛkst ˈvɪzɪt wɑz ˈhɑrdli ən aʊər ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsənˌsɛt nɛkst deɪ. ðə lək wɑz nɑt ɪn ɑr ˈfeɪvər ðɪs taɪm. ˈivɪn ˈæftər ˈkloʊsli ˈsərʧɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ðə ʃrəbz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə wi hæd nɑt ˈmænɪʤd ˈfaɪndɪŋ wən. naʊ ðə sən hæd gɔn bɪˈloʊ ðə hərˈaɪzən, wi stɑpt ɑr ˈviɪkəl ənd ɪt wɑz taɪm tɪ kəm aʊt əv ræn. ˈsədənli wi gɑt ə ˈsɪgnəl frəm ðə ˈviɪkəl bɪˈhaɪnd ənd wi ˈɪnstəntli hoʊpt ðət ɪt wɑz ðə bərd wi wər ˈsərʧɪŋ fər. ðə aʊl wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə graʊnd ˈhaɪdɪŋ əˈməŋ ðə ʃrəbz, ðə ʃrəb ˈæktɪd ɛz ə nit ˈkæməˌflɑʒ. ɑr ˈviɪkəl hæd pæst θru ðɪs ʃrəb ənd ʃʊr wi mɪst ˈspɑtɪŋ ðɪs wən! ˈivɪn ðə bərd ɪz noʊn tɪ bi daɪəˈrnəl, ðə ˈhəntɪŋ əˈkərz ˈmeɪnli ɪn ðə naɪt ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli ðeɪ sɪt ɔn ðə graʊnd laɪk ðɪs ðə hoʊl deɪ. əˈgɛn ðə bərd stɛrd æt ˈjuˈɛs ˈkinli! ˈæftər səm taɪm ðə bərd tʊk ɔf ənd sæt raɪt ɪn ˈmɪdəl ɔn ðə ““rann”*” æt ə ʃɔrt ˈdɪstəns frəm ˈjuˈɛs. aɪ min ɪn ““open”*” wɪθ ɪts fʊl ˈbɑdi ˈvɪzəbəl.) ðə laɪk ˈjuˈɛs ˈɔlˌweɪz ləv ðɪs saɪt əv ðə bərd ɪn ˈoʊpən ɛz ə nis ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ teɪk ˈpɪkʧərz! bət ðɪs ˈɔlsoʊ mɛnt ðət ɪt wʊd bi ə hɑrd tæsk əˈproʊʧɪŋ ðə bərd. wi ˈdɛfənətli ˈnidɪd tɪ krɔl tɪ ˈkəvər ðə ˈdɪstəns, ɛz wi wʊd bi sin ɛz ə θrɛt ɪf wi gɪt əp frəm ðə graʊnd. wi ˈnidɪd tɪ stɑp wɪn bərd lʊkt æt ˈjuˈɛs ənd pərˈsid wɪn ðə bərd lʊkt ðə ˈəðər weɪ. ɪt tʊk ˈjuˈɛs ˈkəpəl əv traɪz tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə ˈrizənəbəl prɑkˈsɪməti əv ðə bərd ənd wi ˈmænɪʤd tɪ meɪk fju ˈpɪkʧərz əv ðə bərd. wi wɪʃt ðə aʊl ˈhæpi ˈhəntɪŋ ɛz ðə bərd tʊk ɔf ˈæftər səm. ɪt wɑz taɪm tɪ bɪd əˈdu tɪ ənd wi rɪˈtərnd wɪθ loʊdz əv ˈmɛməriz frəm ðə trɪp.
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for me a birding trip to little rann of kutch was not going to be complete without coming across the short-eared owls. somehow i always wanted to see these birds in the rann.
when i participated darter photography for wildwest tour at lrk, we spent few hours spread over two days looking for these birds. we choose a thorny shrub area mainly consisting of juliflora for our search, where these birds are known to sit and sulk under the canopy of small trees on the ground. thanks to amazing spotting by one of the drivers, we managed to see a short-eared owl within few minutes of our search.
short-eared owl sitting on a branch well inside the canopy of juliflora tree. what an amazing spotting this was!
a pair yellow eyes stared at us from inside! this was a prickly feeling and we all had goosebumps for sure! i was awestruck by the spotting skills of the driver, as the bird was well inside the canopy and one could see only the eyes of the bird from outside. the birds are usually known to sulk on the ground, and the sight of the bird on a branch was rather an unexpected one. we slowly moved around, had to switch to manual focus on the camera to be able to manage few pictures.
in next few minutes we spotted couple of more owls, witnessed an event where an owl chased a harrier in the sky. since it was noon time and may be also resting period for the birds, we decided to leave the area. happy to have found an owl area and promising ourselves one more visit at a more appropriate time.
our next visit was hardly an hour before the sunset next day. the luck was not in our favor this time. even after closely searching almost all the shrubs in the area we had not managed finding one. now the sun had gone below the horizon, we stopped our vehicle and it was time to come out of rann.
suddenly we got a signal from the vehicle behind and we instantly hoped that it was the bird we were searching for.
the owl was sitting on the ground hiding among the shrubs, the shrub acted as a neat camouflage. our vehicle had passed through this shrub and sure we missed spotting this one! even the bird is known to be diurnal, the hunting occurs mainly in the night and probably they sit on the ground like this the whole day. again the bird stared at us keenly!
after some time the bird took off and sat right in middle on the “rann” at a short distance from us. ( i mean in “open” with its full body visible.) the photographer-birders like us always love this sight of the bird in open as a nice opportunity to take pictures! but this also meant that it would be a hard task approaching the bird. we definitely needed to crawl to cover the distance, as we would be seen as a threat if we get up from the ground. we needed to stop when bird looked at us and proceed when the bird looked the other way. it took us couple of tries to get to the reasonable proximity of the bird and we managed to make few pictures of the bird.
we wished the owl happy hunting as the bird took off after some. it was time to bid adieu to lrk and we returned with loads of memories from the trip.
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ˈfɑloʊ ˈɪnʤən ˈdaɪəˌgræm θruaʊt ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl kəmˈbəsʧən ˈɪnʤən ðɛr hæv bɪn ə ˈməltəˌtud əv ˈsaɪəntɪsts, ˌɪnˈvɛntərz ənd ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz ˈʃaʊtɪŋ kleɪmz əˈbaʊt ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri nu ˈɪnʤən dɪˈzaɪnz ˈprɑməsɪŋ ˈgreɪtər ɪˈfɪʃənsi, mɔr paʊər, fjuər ɪˈmɪʃənz ənd loʊər pərˈdəkʃən ənd ˈrənɪŋ kɔsts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, tɪ ðɪs deɪ wi ər jɛt tɪ si ˈɛniˌθɪŋ kəm əp tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈɪnʤən dɪˈzaɪn ˈkərəntli faʊnd ɪn moʊst kɑz (nɑt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə nuər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˈhaɪbrədz ənd all-electrics*). moʊst əv ðiz ‘‘alternative’*’ dɪˈzaɪnz ˈjuʒəwəli ˈvænɪʃ ɛz kˈwɪkli ɛz ðeɪ əˈpɪr bət wən ˈkəmpəˌni, oʊn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, həz geɪnd ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ɪt həz rɪˈsivd ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈfaʊndər bɪl geɪts ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstər ˈkɔslə. ðə ˈfəndɪŋ ɪz tɪ bi juzd tɪ ˈfərðər dɪˈvɛləp ə nu ˈɪnʤən dɪˈzaɪn kɔld ðə əˈpoʊzd ˈpɪstən əˈpoʊzd ˈsɪlɪndər, ər fər ʃɔrt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, beɪst ɪn səˈbərbən ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, ðə nu ˈɛnʤənz ˈfiʧər 50 pərˈsɛnt fjuər pɑrts ðən ˈrɛgjələr ˈɛnʤənz, waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ biɪŋ 50 pərˈsɛnt mɔr fjuəl ɪˈfɪʃənt. ˈɛvriˌwən noʊz ðət ə lɔt əv ˈɛnərʤi ɪn ˌɪnˈtərnəl kəmˈbəsʧən ˈɛnʤənz ɪz ˈweɪstɪd du tɪ ˈlɔsɪz, ənd ˈhævɪŋ 50 pərˈsɛnt fjuər pɑrts ʃʊd goʊ ə lɔŋ weɪ tɪ ˈrɛmədiɪŋ ðɪs ˈɪʃu. bət ˈoʊnli pɑrt əv ðə ˈɪnʤən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz ə dɪˈzaɪn. ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt hir ɪz ðət ə ˈɪnʤən dɪˈlɪvərz ə paʊər pəls wɪθ ˈɛvəri ˌrɛvəˈluʃən əv ðə ˈkræŋkˌʃæft, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə ˈɪnʤən wɪʧ faɪərz iʧ ˈsɪlɪndər ɔn ˈɛvəri ˈəðər ˌrɛvəˈluʃən. ˈpriviəs dɪˈzaɪnz wər kˈwɪkli ˈbænɪʃt ɛz ɪˈmɪʃənz ˈstændərdz ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ gɪt ˈtəfər. ðə dɪˈzaɪn ɪz səʧ ðət ənˈbərnd fjuəl ənd ˈlubrəˌkeɪtɪŋ ɔɪlz ər riˈlist θru ðə ɪgˈzɔst, ˈkɔzɪŋ ɪˈmɪʃənz tɪ bi məʧ haɪər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, bɪˈlivz ɪts dɪˈzaɪn həz ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðɪs ˈʧælənʤ. ɪts ˈɪnʤən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts wən paʊər stroʊk pər kræŋk ˌrɛvəˈluʃən pər ˈsɪlɪndər. ɪt kəmˈpraɪzɪz tu əˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈsɪləndərz pər ˈmɑʤul, wɪθ ə ˈkræŋkˌʃæft bɪtˈwin ðɛm, ənd iʧ ˈsɪlɪndər həz tu ˈpɪstənz ˈmuvɪŋ ɪn ˈɑpəzɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz. ðɪs ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv dɪˈzaɪn kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ɪˈlɪməˌneɪts ðə ənd kəmˈpoʊnənts əv kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈɛnʤənz, ˈɔfərɪŋ ən ɪˈfɪʃənt, ˈkɑmpækt ənd ˈsɪmpəl kɔr ˈɪnʤən ˈstrəkʧər. ðə dɪˈzaɪn ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlaʊz fər ˈməltəpəl ˈmɑʤulz tɪ bi lɪŋkt fər mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz naʊ ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə sɪksθ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈɪnʤən dɪˈzaɪn ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli hoʊps tɪ si ɪt kəˈmərʃəˌlaɪzd fər juz ɪn kɑz, laɪt trəks, kəˈmərʃəl ˈviɪkəlz, ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs, mərˈin, ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər, ɑgˈzɪljəri paʊər ˈjunɪts, ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtərz, etc.--essentially*, ˈɛniˌwɛr kənˈvɛnʃənəl gæs ər ˈdizəl paʊər ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈjutəˌlaɪzd. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, ðə ˈɪnʤən dɪˈzaɪn wɑz kənˈsivd baɪ ˈpitər ˈhɑfbaʊər, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈvoʊlksˌwægən ˈpaʊrˌtreɪn ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ðət dɪˈzaɪnd ðə ˈʤərmən fərst haɪ spid ˈdizəl ˈɪnʤən. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ecomotors’*’ ˈsiˌiˈoʊ, dɑn ˈrəŋkəl, ɪz ə ˈfɔrmər ɪmˈplɔɪi əv ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmoʊtərz ənd wən əv ðə ki mɛn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə kɑr. [ecomotors*]
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ecomotors opoc engine diagram
throughout the history of the internal combustion engine there have been a multitude of scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs shouting claims about revolutionary new engine designs promising greater efficiency, more power, fewer emissions and lower production and running costs.
however, to this day we are yet to see anything come up to replace the existing four-stroke engine design currently found in most cars (not including the newer generation of hybrids and all-electrics). most of these ‘alternative’ designs usually vanish as quickly as they appear but one company, america’s own ecomotors international, has gained the spotlight following the announcement it has received $23.5 million in funding from microsoft founder bill gates and investor vinod khosla.
the funding is to be used to further develop a new engine design called the opposed piston opposed cylinder, or opoc for short. according to ecomotors, based in suburban detroit, the new opoc engines feature 50 percent fewer parts than regular engines, while also being 50 percent more fuel efficient. everyone knows that a lot of energy in internal combustion engines is wasted due to frictional losses, and having 50 percent fewer parts should go a long way to remedying this issue.
but that’s only part of the story--the opoc engine also features a two-stroke design. the benefit here is that a two-stroke engine delivers a power pulse with every revolution of the crankshaft, as opposed to the four-stroke engine which fires each cylinder on every other revolution.
previous two-stroke designs were quickly banished as emissions standards started to get tougher. the design is such that unburned fuel and lubricating oils are released through the exhaust, causing emissions to be much higher. however, ecomotors believes its design has overcome this challenge.
its engine also generates one power stroke per crank revolution per cylinder. it comprises two opposing cylinders per module, with a crankshaft between them, and each cylinder has two pistons moving in opposite directions. this innovative design configuration eliminates the cylinder-head and valve-train components of conventional engines, offering an efficient, compact and simple core engine structure. the design also allows for multiple modules to be linked for more powerful applications.
the company is now working on the sixth generation of the opoc engine design and eventually hopes to see it commercialized for use in cars, light trucks, commercial vehicles, aerospace, marine, agriculture, auxiliary power units, generators, etc.--essentially, anywhere conventional gas or diesel power is currently utilized.
interestingly, the opoc engine design was conceived by peter hofbauer, the former volkswagen powertrain engineer that designed the german automaker’s first high speed diesel engine. additionally, ecomotors’ ceo, don runkle, is a former employee of general motors and one of the key men behind the ev1 all-electric car.
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ɪts naʊ ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ðət ɔn meɪ 15 1886 wɪn ˈɛmɪli ˈdɪkɪnsən daɪd ənd lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd ə troʊv əv mægˈnɪfɪsənt, poʊəmz, ðət ʃi lɛft ˈlɪtəl tɪ noʊ dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ɛz tɪ haʊ ðeɪ ʃʊd bi rɛd ər ˈɛdɪtɪd. jɪrz ˈleɪtər, wɪn ðə fərst kəmˈplit ɪˈdɪʃən əv hər ˈpoʊətri wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt, ðə dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt haʊ ɪgˈzæktli tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ənd dɪˈspleɪ hər wərk wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈreɪʤɪŋ. ˈkrɪptɪk ˈdæʃɪz, ˌnɑntrəˈdɪʃənəl linebreaks*, ənd ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənəl ˈsɪstəm kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈdɔntɪŋ sɛt əv kˈwɛsʧənz fər hər ˈɛdɪtərz: ɪn wət ˈɔrdər ʃʊd ðə poʊəmz bi dɪˈspleɪd? haʊ tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ɔn ˈstænzəz ənd linebreaks*? ʃʊd wərdz bi ˈɛkˌsaɪzd ɪnˈtaɪərli, ər ˈɔfərd ɛz ɔlˈtərnətɪvz? sɪns ˈhɑrvərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈdeɪbjutɪd ɪts ˈmæsɪv, kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈdɪʤəˌtaɪzd ˈmænjəˌskrɪpts ɪn meɪ, ðoʊz kˈwɛsʧənz, waɪl stɪl ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ, noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˌɪmˈpid ˌɛnˈʤɔɪmənt əv hər wərks. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈridərz kən ˈfoʊkɪs dɪˈrɛkli ɔn ðə wərdz ðɛmˈsɛlvz. soʊ, ɪn ˈɑnər əv ðə bɛl əv ˈæmərst, hir ər ðə ˈbjutəfəl, bɪˈgaɪlɪŋ ˈmænjəˌskrɪpts əv səm əv hər moʊst proʊˈfaʊnd ənd bɪˈləvəd poʊəmz. "hoʊp" ɪz ðə θɪŋ wɪθ ˈfɛðərz 314
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it's now well-known that on may 15, 1886, when emily dickinson died and left behind a trove of magnificent, genre-altering poems, that she left little to no direction as to how they should be read or edited. seventy-odd years later, when the first complete edition of her poetry was published, the debate about how exactly to organize and display her work was already raging. dickinson's cryptic dashes, nontraditional linebreaks, and nonexistent organizational system created a daunting set of questions for her editors: in what order should the poems be displayed? how to decide on stanzas and linebreaks? should crossed-out words be excised entirely, or offered as alternatives?
since harvard university debuted its massive, all-encompassing collection of dickinson's digitized manuscripts in may, those questions, while still fascinating, no longer impede enjoyment of her works. instead, readers can focus directly on the words themselves. so, in honor of the belle of amherst, here are the beautiful, beguiling manuscripts of some of her most profound and beloved poems.
"hope" is the thing with feathers (314)
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ˈəpˈsteɪt nu jɔrk ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈdiˌtrɔɪt wɪθ græs. ˈbɪŋgəmtən, nu jɔrk wəns ə ˈpaʊərˌhaʊs əv ˈɪndəstri ɪz naʊ əˈproʊʧɪŋ ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ɪn ˈmɛni ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈmɛʒərz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə juz. ˈsɛnsəs. ɪn ˈbɪŋgəmtən, mɔr ðən 31 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈsɪti ˈrɛzɪdənts ər æt ər bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈpɑvərti ˈlɛvəl kəmˈpɛrd tɪ 38 pərˈsɛnt ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt. ˈævərɪʤ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈɪnˌkəm ɪn ˈbɪŋgəmtən æt ɪn 2012 ˈbɛrli ˈaʊtˌpeɪsɪz baɪ səm ˈmɛtrɪks, ˈbɪŋgəmtən ɪz bɪˈhaɪnd ˈdiˌtrɔɪt. səm 45 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈbɪŋgəmtən ˈrɛzɪdənts oʊn ðɛr dˈwɛlɪŋz waɪl mɔr ðən 52 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈrɛzɪdənts ər ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərz. boʊθ belt”*” ˈsɪtiz hæv lɔst mɔr ðən 2 pərˈsɛnt əv ðɛr ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz. ˈbɪŋgəmtən ɪz nɑt əˈloʊn. ˈəpˈsteɪt nu jɔrk ðət væst maɪl ˈriʤən nɔrθ əv nu jɔrk ˈsɪti simz tɪ bi ɪn ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɛθ ˈspaɪrəl. ðə feɪt əv ðə ˈɛriə ɪz ə smɔl sin ɪn ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈstɔri pleɪɪŋ aʊt əˈkrɔs ˈrʊrəl əˈmɛrɪkə. ɛz ðə ˈbæləns əv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ʃɪfts frəm fɑrmz tɪ ˈsɪtiz, ˈərbən ɪˈlits ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈfeɪvərɪŋ lɔz ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ðət ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈərbən ˈvoʊtərz ˈoʊvər ðoʊz hu lɪv ɪn smɔl taʊnz ər aʊt ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ðə ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz ər mɔr ðən ʤɪst ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk: ɪts ə trɛnd ðət fjuəlz ðə ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈpɑpjəˌlɪzəm ənd ˈæŋgri ˈpɑləˌtɪks ðət həz ˈʃætərd ðə wɔr kənˈsɛnsəs ənd dɪˈvaɪdɪd ðə ˈneɪʃən. ˈəpˈsteɪt nu jɔrk, ðə ˈpɔrʃən ðət laɪz bɪɔnd ðə nu jɔrk ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˈɛriə, həz bɪˈkəm lænd ðət taɪm forgot,”*,” ə brɔd swɑθ əv dɪˈprɛst ˈsɪtiz ənd ˈfɑrmˌlændz ðət ˈstrɛʧɪz frəm ˈnubərg ənd pəˈkɪpsi ɪn ðə ˈhədsən ˈvæli θru ðə oʊld ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈsɛnərz əv skəˈnɛktədi ənd trɔɪ, əˈkrɔs ðə ˌæləˈgeɪni plæˈtoʊ tɪ ˈsɪrəˌkjuz, ˈrɑˌʧɛstər ənd ˈbəfəˌloʊ, ɔl ðə weɪ wɛst tɪ ˈʤeɪmzˌtaʊn, ðə ˈsɪti wɪθ ðə loʊəst pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈgræʤəˌweɪts ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. fər mɔr ðən hæf ə ˈsɛnʧəri, ðɪs juʤ ˈriʤən wəns ðə ˈbrɛdˌbæskət ənd ə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəl həz bɪn ˈluzɪŋ ʤɑbz, ˈdɔlərz ənd ˈpipəl. ɔl bɪˈgæn ɪn 1959 wɪn ðə ˌɪntərˈsteɪt ˈhaɪˌweɪ ˈsɪstəm wɑz completed,”*,” sɪz kɑrl ʃræm, prəˈfɛsər əv ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ənd ˌɑntrəprəˈnərʃɪp æt ˈsɪrəˌkjuz ˌjunəˈvərsəti. wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə jɪr kəˈmərʃəl ʤɛts wɛnt ˈɪntu ˈsərvɪs ənd hæf ðə hoʊmz ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə wər air-conditioned.”*.” ˈwɛðər wɑz ˈsərtənli ə kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ ˈfæktər. əv ðə 12 ˈmidiəm- ənd ˈsɪtiz wɪθ ðə ˈhɛviəst ˈænjuəl sˈnoʊfɑl, naɪn ər ɪn ˈəpˈsteɪt nu jɔrk, wɪθ ˈsɪrəˌkjuz ɔn tɔp əv ðə lɪst æt 115 ˈɪnʧɪz. nɑt fər ˈnəθɪŋ ɪz ðə lɔŋ ˈkɔrɪdər əv ðə oʊld ˈɪri kəˈnæl kɔld ðə belt.”*.” bət ˈəðər steɪts nu ˈhæmʃər, ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə, nɔrθ ənd saʊθ dəˈkoʊtə, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ hæv ˈsɪmələr ˈwɛðər ənd hæv nɑt sin mæs ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən. ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪz ðət ˈəpˈsteɪt nu jɔrk ɪz ˈtɛðərd tɪ nu jɔrk ˈsɪti, huz ˈrɛzɪdənts ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli səˈpɔrt haɪər ˈtæksɪz, ˈstrɪktər ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ənd ˈbɪgər ˈspɛndɪŋ ðən ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈævrɪʤɪz. ðoʊz ˈpɑləsiz ər bleɪmd fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk woʊz baɪ ˈmɛni ɪn ðə ˈriʤən. wət gɑt ɪn nu jɔrk ɪz ə steɪt tæks koʊd ənd ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈrɛʤəmən ˈrɪtən fər nu jɔrk city,”*,” sɪz ˈʤoʊzəf ˈhɛnʧmən, vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt fər steɪt ˈprɑʤɛkts æt ðə tæks faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. seɪ, `lʊk, nu jɔrk ɪz ə ˈsɛnər əv wərld ˈkɑmərs. ˈbɪznɪsɪz hæv tɪ bi hir. ɪt ˈmætər haʊ haɪ wi tæks them.’*.’ aɪ hir ðət ə lɔt. bət wɪn ju əˈplaɪ ðət seɪm ˈlɑʤɪk tɪ ˈəpˈsteɪt, ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ɪz devastating.”*.” ðə ˈɛksədəs ðə lɪvz əv bɪl ənd ˈʤænɪt sɔˈteɪər, ˈbrəðər ənd ˈsɪstər, səm əp ðə sæd ˈstɔri əv ˈəpˈsteɪt nu jɔrk. ðeɪ gru əp ɪn ðə lɔŋ ˈaɪlənd ˈsəbərbz. hi wɛnt tɪ ˈklɑrksən ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn ˈpɑtsˌdæm, n.y*., nɪr ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈbɔrdər, ˈstədid ˈsɔfˌwɛr ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ə ˈhaɪli səkˈsɛsfəl kərɪr ɪn texas’*’ ɔɪl ˈɪndəstri. ˈʤænɪt wɛnt ˈəpˈsteɪt tu, ˈmɛriɪŋ ə ˈmɪnɪstər ənd ˈsɛtəlɪŋ ɪn ˈrʊrəl ist ˈʧætəm, 30 maɪəlz saʊθ əv ˈɔlbəni. ɪn 1999 ʃi ənd hər ˈhəzbənd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ muv tɪ ˈtɛksəs tɪ bi ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðɛr ˈdɔtər. bət ðeɪ sɛl ðɛr hoʊm. mənθs pæst wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri. fər ˈʤænɪt, ðɛr wɑz noʊ ɪˈskeɪp frəm nu jɔrk. hər ˈneɪbərz hæd ˈsɪmələr ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz, ʃi sɛd. bɪl ɪz naʊ rɪˈtaɪrd ənd ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈstimˌboʊt spərɪŋz, ˈkoʊloʊ., wɛr hi skiz æt ˈɛvəri ˌɑpərˈtunəti waɪl ˈʤænɪt ənd hər ˈhəzbənd bɑb ər traɪɪŋ tɪ ik aʊt ə ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn wət həz bɪˈkəm wən əv ðə ˈpurɪst ˈriʤənz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ʤɪst məʧ wərk əraʊnd here,”*,” sɪz ˈʤænɪt, hu ˌsəpləˈmɛnts hər ˈɪnˌkəm baɪ ˈwərkɪŋ ɔl naɪt ɪn ə hoʊm fər ðə ˈɛldərli. ˈləki tɪ hæv ðɪs job.”*.” ˈɪndəstri həz flɛd ˈəpˈsteɪt nu jɔrk. 1988 ˈkoʊˌdæk ɪmˈplɔɪd ˈpipəl ɪn rochester,”*,” sɪz ˈsændrə ˈpɑrkər, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈrɑˌʧɛstər ˈbɪznɪs əˈlaɪəns. ɪt ɪmˈplɔɪz ˈzɪrɑks həz muvd moʊst əv ɪts ˈpipəl aʊt waɪl baʊʃ lɑm, wɪʧ wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn ˈrɑˌʧɛstər ɪn 1858 həz lɛft entirely.”*.” ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈrɑˌʧɛstər ɪz naʊ ðə fɪθ ˈpurɪst ˈsɪti ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, wɪθ 31 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈpɑvərti. ˈbəfəˌloʊ ɪz raɪt bɪˈhaɪnd æt noʊ. 6 30 pərˈsɛnt). ˈsɪrəˌkjuz wɑz ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd wɪn ˈkɛriər, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər əv ɛr kənˈdɪʃənərz, ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛktrɪk ənd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ˈmægnə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈʃətərd ðɛr læst ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ plænts ɪn ˌɑnənˈdɔgə ˈkaʊnti. ə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl ˈsərˌveɪ əv ðə ˈkaʊntiz, ʃoʊz ðət ˈoʊnli naɪn ˈəðər ˈkaʊntiz hæv ˈsəfərd ˈgreɪtər ʤɑb ˈlɔsɪz pər ˈkæpɪtə ðən ˌɑnənˈdɔgə ˈkaʊnti sɪns 2009 bɑb ənd ˈʤænɪt sɔˈteɪər wər nɑt əˈloʊn ɪn ðɛr dɪˈzaɪər tɪ liv nu jɔrk fər mɔr ˈprɑspərəs pɑrts əv ðə ˈkəntri. nu jɔrk steɪt həz lɔst ˈpipəl ɪn ðə pæst θri jɪrz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɛmpaɪər ˈsɛnər fər nu jɔrk steɪt ˈpɑləsi, ən ˈrisərʧ grup. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst əv ˈɛni steɪt. nu jɔrk wɑz ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələs steɪt ɪn ðə ˈjunjən ɪn 1960 wɪθ 45 ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs. baɪ 2012 nu jɔrk fɛl tɪ θərd pleɪs ənd ɪts kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌdɛləˈgeɪʃən ˈpləmətɪd tɪ 28 ðə 2020 ˈsɛnsəs wɪl ˈlaɪkli kɔst nu jɔrk ˈivɪn mɔr kənˈgrɛʃənəl sits. wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈɪməgrənts ˈmuvɪŋ ˈɪntu nu jɔrk ˈsɪti, ðə ˌdipɑpjəˈleɪʃən wʊd bi ˈivɪn ˈgreɪtər. ə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl 36 pərˈsɛnt əv nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ɪz ˈfɔrən bɔrn twaɪs ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ ɪn 1970 ðə kɔst əv tæks ənd spɛnd ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk woʊz əv ðə ˈɛmpaɪər steɪt treɪs bæk tɪ ˈɔlbəni, ənd ə steɪt ˈgəvərnmənt ðət ɪz ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri fər ɪts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ tæks ənd spɛnd. strɪkt ɪˈlɛkʃən lɔz ˈɪnsəˌleɪt ˌɪnˈkəmbənts əv boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə steɪt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər ðə ɪn ðə ˈneɪʃən. pəˈtɪʃənz tɪ pʊt ˌɪnˈsərʤənt ˈkænədɪts ɔn ðə ˈbælət ˌrikˈwaɪər tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈsɪgnəʧərz ənd ər ˈrɛgjələrli rɪˈbəft baɪ ðə kɔrts ɔn ˈtɛknɪkəl graʊnz. ˈbælət ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz ðət hæv lɛd tɪ tæks rɪˈfɔrm ɪn ˈəðər steɪts ər nɑt pərˈmɪtɪd. ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ər prəˈtɛktɪd frəm ˈvoʊtərz ənd hæv bɪlt ə ˈspɛndɪŋ məˈʃin ənˈmæʧt ɪn ˈvərʧuəli ˈɛni ˈəðər steɪt. nu jɔrk, dɪˈspaɪt ɪts ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, spɛnz mɔr ˈməni ðən ɔl bət ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv steɪts. ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd. nu jɔrk ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli steɪt ðət ˈfɔrsɪz ɪts ˈsɪtiz ənd ˈkaʊntiz tɪ hɛlp ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, fər ˈɛvəri ˈdɔlər əˈproʊpriˌeɪtɪd baɪ ˈɔlbəni, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən kənˈtrɪbjuts tu ənd nu ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts məst kɪk ɪn ə fɔrθ. jɔrk spɛnz 53 ˈbɪljən tɪ sərv ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl, wɪʧ ɪz twaɪs ðə ˈnæʃənəl average,”*,” faɪndz ə 2012 rɪˈpɔrt frəm ðə nu jɔrk steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv hɛlθ. ðət ɪz pər rɪˈsɪpiənt ɪn ə steɪt wɛr 40 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈəndər 65 ɪz ɔn ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, wɪθ ˈdəbəl ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, spɛnz ˈoʊnli 47 ˈbɪljən waɪl ˈsərvɪŋ ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl. ðət ɪz pər rɪˈsɪpiənt lɛs ðən hæf ðə nu jɔrk reɪt. ˈivɪn soʊ, nu hɛlθ dɪˈpɑrtmənt ədˈmɪts ðət ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd ˈproʊˌgræm, medi-cal*, prəˈvaɪdz fɑr suˈpɪriər ˈsərvɪs. ˈgəvərnmənts ɪn nu ˈhɪntərˌlænd groʊn ˈəndər ðɪs juˈnik ˈtæksɪŋ ˈbərdən. ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən hæf ɑr 23 ˈmɪljən ˈprɑpərti tæks ˈrɛvəˌnuz goʊ tɪ medicaid,”*,” sɪz r.c*. ˈwʊdrəf, klərk tɪ ðə bɔrd əv ˌsupərˈvaɪzərz ɪn ˈrʊrəl ˈkaʊnti. ˈməni goʊz dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ˈɔlbəni. wi hæv ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər haʊ spent.”*.” ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈbəfəˌloʊ traɪd tɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪn 2004 soʊ ɪt kʊd ʃɪft ɪts ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd ˈbərdən ˈɔntu sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈɪri ˈkaʊnti. ðə steɪt əˈlaʊ ɪt. ˈprɑbəˌbli ʤɪst ɛz wɛl, seɪ ˈkaʊnti əˈfɪʃəlz. ɪnˈtaɪər ˈprɑpərti tæks goʊz tɪ səˈpɔrtɪŋ medicaid,”*,” sɪz ˈɪri ˈkaʊnti ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv mɑrk poloncarz*. steɪts ˈʤɛnərəli hæv θri pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈrɛvəˌnu: ðə ˈɪnˌkəm tæks, ðə seɪlz tæks ənd ðə ˈprɑpərti tæks. ə steɪt wɪl ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt ɔn wən ənd goʊ loʊ ɔn ðə ˈəðər two,”*,” sɪz ˈʤoʊzəf ˈhɛnʧmən əv ðə tæks faʊnˈdeɪʃən. jɔrk ɪz ɪn ðə tɔp sɪks steɪts fər ɔl three.”*.” ðə tæks faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈreɪtɪd nu jɔrk dɛd læst əˈməŋ ðə 50 steɪts fər ˈbɪznɪs ˈklaɪmɪt ɪn 2013 dɪz ˈɛniˌwən meɪk aʊt wɛl ɪn nu dɪsˈfəŋkʃənəl ɪˈkɑnəmi? wɛl, jɛs, ˈɪndiən traɪbz. nu jɔrk həz eɪt əˈfɪʃəli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ˈɪndiən ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz ənd fər jɪrz ðeɪ hæv ˈprɑspərd baɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ ˌsɪgəˈrɛts wɪˈθaʊt peɪɪŋ nu ˈaʊtˌsaɪzd ˌsɪgəˈrɛt tæks (nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ædz). ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ən ɪgˈzɛmpʃən frəm ˈmɛni steɪt lɔz ənd ˈtæksɪz, nu jɔrk traɪbz hæv bɪlt eɪt kəˈsinoʊz ənd ə strɪŋ əv gæs stɔrz ðət dɑt ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə steɪt. wən ˈkɑmplɛks æt ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈɛntrəns tɪ ðə θˈruˌweɪ ɪz ðə ˈbɪziəst gæs ˈsteɪʃən ɪn nu jɔrk. æt ðə ˈtərnɪŋ stoʊn rɪˈzɔrt ənd kəˈsinoʊ, 20 maɪəlz ist əv ˈsɪrəˌkjuz, ðə oʊˈnaɪdə ˈɪndiənz ɪmˈplɔɪ ˈpipəl ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðɛr ər ˈoʊnli ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə traɪb. ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˈwɛðər ðə traɪbz məst peɪ steɪt ˈtæksɪz ɪz stɪl nɑt ˈsɛtəld ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli bi fər jɪrz tɪ kəm. ðɛr səkˈsɛs ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðə kaɪnd əv ˈɛnərʤiz ðət kʊd bi ənˈliʃt ɪf ˈəðərz kʊd gɪt aʊt frəm ˈəndər nu ˈsɪstəm, sɪz mænˈhætən ˈɪnstɪˌtut ˈskɑlər frɛd ˈsigəl. ɪz ə juʤ ˌɑntrəprəˈnəriəl ˈspɪrɪt ɪn ðɪs steɪt. wi ʤɪst hæv tɪ faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ ənˈliʃ it.”*.”
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upstate new york is becoming detroit with grass.
binghamton, new york — once a powerhouse of industry — is now approaching detroit in many economic measures, according to the u.s. census. in binghamton, more than 31 percent of city residents are at or below the federal poverty level compared to 38 percent in detroit. average household income in binghamton at $30,179 in 2012 barely outpaces detroit’s $26,955. by some metrics, binghamton is behind detroit. some 45 percent of binghamton residents own their dwellings while more than 52 percent of detroit residents are homeowners. both “rust belt” cities have lost more than 2 percent of their populations.
binghamton is not alone. upstate new york — that vast 50,000-square mile region north of new york city — seems to be in an economic death spiral.
the fate of the area is a small scene in a larger story playing out across rural america. as the balance of population shifts from farms to cities, urban elites are increasingly favoring laws and regulations that benefit urban voters over those who live in small towns or out in the country. the implications are more than just economic: it's a trend that fuels the intense populism and angry politics that has shattered the post-world war ii consensus and divided the nation.
upstate new york, the portion that lies beyond the new york metropolitan area, has become “the land that time forgot,” a broad swath of depressed cities and low-profit farmlands that stretches from newburgh and poughkeepsie in the hudson valley through the old manufacturing centers of schenectady and troy, across the allegheny plateau to syracuse, rochester and buffalo, all the way west to jamestown, the city with the lowest percentage of college graduates in america.
for more than half a century, this huge region — once the nation’s breadbasket and a manufacturing capital — has been losing jobs, dollars and people. “it all began in 1959 when the interstate highway system was completed,” says carl schramm, professor of innovation and entrepreneurship at syracuse university. “that was also the year commercial jets went into service and half the homes in florida were air-conditioned.”
weather was certainly a contributing factor. of the country’s 12 medium- and large-sized cities with the heaviest annual snowfall, nine are in upstate new york, with syracuse on top of the list at 115 inches. not for nothing is the 363-mile long corridor of the old erie canal called the “snow belt.”
but other states — new hampshire, minnesota, north and south dakota, colorado — have similar weather and have not seen mass evacuation. the difference is that upstate new york is tethered to new york city, whose residents overwhelmingly support higher taxes, stricter regulation and bigger spending than the national averages. those policies are blamed for upstate’s economic woes by many in the region.
“basically what you’ve got in new york is a state tax code and regulatory regimen written for new york city,” says joseph henchman, vice president for state projects at the tax foundation in washington. “legislators say, `look, new york is a center of world commerce. businesses have to be here. it doesn’t matter how high we tax them.’ i hear that a lot. but when you apply that same logic to upstate, the impact is devastating.”
the exodus
the lives of bill and janet sauter, brother and sister, sum up the sad story of upstate new york. they grew up in the long island suburbs. he went to clarkson college in potsdam, n.y., near the canadian border, studied software and enjoyed a highly successful career in texas’ oil industry.
janet went upstate too, marrying a minister and settling in rural east chatham, 30 miles south of albany. in 1999, she and her husband wanted to move to texas to be closer to their daughter. but they couldn’t sell their home. months passed without a single inquiry. for janet, there was no escape from new york. her neighbors had similar experiences, she said.
bill is now retired and living in steamboat springs, colo., where he skis at every opportunity — while janet and her husband bob are trying to eke out a living in what has become one of the poorest regions in the country. “there just isn’t much work around here,” says janet, who supplements her husband’s income by working all night in a home for the elderly. “i’m lucky to have this job.”
industry has fled upstate new york. “in 1988, kodak employed 62,000 people in rochester,” says sandra parker, president of the rochester business alliance. “today it employs 4,000. xerox has moved most of its people out while bausch & lomb, which was founded in rochester in 1858, has left entirely.”
as a result, rochester is now the fifth poorest city in the country, with 31 percent of the population living in poverty. buffalo is right behind at no. 6 (30 percent).
syracuse was devastated when carrier, the nation’s largest manufacturer of air conditioners, general electric and auto-parts manufacturer magna international shuttered their last manufacturing plants in onondaga county. a wall street journal survey of the nation’s 2,737 counties, shows that only nine other counties have suffered greater job losses per capita than onondaga county since 2009.
bob and janet sauter were not alone in their desire to leave new york for more prosperous parts of the country. new york state has lost 350,000 people in the past three years, according to the empire center for new york state policy, an albany-based research group. this is the largest out-migration of any state.
new york was the most populous state in the union in 1960, with 45 representatives in congress. by 2012, new york fell to third place and its congressional delegation plummeted to 28. the 2020 census will likely cost new york even more congressional seats. without the hundreds of thousands of immigrants moving into new york city, the state’s depopulation would be even greater. a remarkable 36 percent of new york city is foreign born — twice the percentage in 1970.
the cost of tax and spend
the economic woes of the empire state trace back to albany, and a state government that is legendary for its ability to tax and spend. strict election laws insulate incumbents of both parties, making the state legislature the longest-tenured in the nation. petitions to put insurgent candidates on the ballot require tens of thousands of signatures and are regularly rebuffed by the courts on technical grounds. ballot initiatives that have led to tax reform in other states are not permitted. politicians are protected from voters and have built a spending machine unmatched in virtually any other state. new york, despite its shrinking population, spends more money than all but a handful of states.
the primary example is medicaid. new york is the only state that forces its cities and counties to help finance medicaid. as a result, for every dollar appropriated by albany, washington contributes two — and new york’s local governments must kick in a fourth.
“new york spends $53 billion to serve 5.6 million people, which is twice the national average,” finds a 2012 report from the new york state department of health. that is $9,800 per recipient in a state where 40 percent of the population under 65 is on medicaid. meanwhile, california, with double the population, spends only $47 billion while serving 11.5 million people. that is $4,100 per recipient — less than half the new york rate.
even so, new york’s health department admits that california’s medicaid program, medi-cal, provides far superior service.
governments in new york’s hinterland groan under this unique taxing burden. “a little more than half our $23 million property tax revenues go to medicaid,” says r.c. woodruff, clerk to the board of supervisors in rural chenango county. “that money goes directly to albany. we have absolutely no control over how it’s spent.”
the city of buffalo tried to disincorporate itself in 2004, so it could shift its medicaid burden onto surrounding erie county. the state wouldn’t allow it. it’s probably just as well, say county officials. “our entire property tax goes to supporting medicaid,” says erie county executive mark poloncarz.
states generally have three potential sources of revenue: the income tax, the sales tax and the property tax. “usually a state will concentrate on one and go low on the other two,” says joseph henchman of the tax foundation. “new york is in the top six states for all three.”
the tax foundation rated new york dead last among the 50 states for business climate in 2013.
does anyone make out well in new york’s dysfunctional economy? well, yes, indian tribes. new york has eight officially recognized indian reservations and for years they have prospered by selling cigarettes without paying new york’s outsized $4.35-per-pack cigarette tax (not to mention the $1.50 new york city adds).
enjoying an exemption from many state laws and taxes, new york tribes have built eight casinos and a string of saveon gas station/convenience stores that dot the western portion of the state. one saveon complex at the western entrance to the thruway is the busiest gas station in new york. at the turning stone resort and casino, 20 miles east of syracuse, the oneida indians employ 4,500 people even though there are only 1,000 members of the tribe.
the issue of whether the tribes must pay state taxes is still not settled and probably won’t be for years to come.
their success indicates the kind of energies that could be unleashed if others could get out from under new york’s tax-and-regulatory system, says manhattan institute scholar fred siegel. “there is a huge entrepreneurial spirit in this state. we just have to find a way to unleash it.”
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ɛz ɪkˈspɛktɪd, ðə wən wɪl breɪk əˈweɪ frəm ðə oʊld ənd ˌɪnˈhɛrət ðət əv ðə wən wi hæd ə pik æt ə ˈmərki ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ə wik əˈgoʊ, bət naʊ wi kən gɔk æt smuð ˈrɛndərz. ðə dɪz lʊk kwaɪt ə bɪt laɪk ðə wɪθ ɪts flæt bæk wɪθ saɪdz. wən ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ðət ðə ˈkæmərə ɪz bɪˈloʊ ðə tɔp ænˈtɛnə laɪn, ʤɪst laɪk ɪt wɑz ɔn ðə ˈpriviəs ɛm ˈmɑdəlz. ju kən si ðə ˈleɪzər ˈfoʊkɪs ˈɛləmənt bɪˈloʊ ðə flæʃ. ðə bɪg ˈkæmərə ɔn ðə frənt wɪl rɪˈpɔrtədli bi kwaɪt ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv tu. wən ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ ˈfiʧər əv ðə wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ brɔt ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə wən noʊ ˈstɛriˌoʊ ˈspikərz, nɑt ɔn ðə frənt, nɑt ɔn ðə bæk. ɔn ðə pləs saɪd, ðə ˈloʊgoʊ bɪˈloʊ ðə skrin, ðə wən ðət ˈnidləsli tʊk əp ˈvərtɪkəl speɪs, ɪz gɔn. naʊ ðə ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ðə seɪm saɪz ɛz ðə dɪˈspaɪt ðə sˈlaɪtli ˈbɪgər skrin. wən (lik) wən wən ðə foʊn ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ hæv ə skrin, ə sˈnæpˌdrægən 820 ənd ə ˈkæmərə. ðə ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd sɛns ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi məʧ ˈkloʊzər tɪ stɑk ˈænˌdrɔɪd. ðə wən meɪ nɑt ʃoʊ əp æt ðə mwc*, bət ɪt ʃʊd lɔnʧ ɔn ˈeɪprəl 11 sɔrs ˈviə
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as expected, the htc one m10 will break away from the old m-design and inherit that of the one a9. we had a peek at a murky photo a week ago, but now we can gawk at smooth 3d renders.
the m10 does look quite a bit like the a9 with its flat back with beveled sides. one noticeable change is that the camera is below the top antenna line, just like it was on the previous m models. you can see the laser focus element below the flash. the big camera on the front will reportedly be quite impressive too.
one disappointing feature of the a9 was also brought over to the one m10 - no stereo speakers, not on the front, not on the back. on the plus side, the htc logo below the screen, the one that needlessly took up vertical space, is gone. now the m10 is expected to be the same size as the a9, despite the slightly bigger screen.
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the phone is expected to have a 5.1" qhd amoled screen, a snapdragon 820 chipset and a 12mp ultrapixel camera. the updated sense ui is expected to be much closer to stock android. the htc one m10 may not show up at the mwc, but it should launch on april 11.
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ˈæftər ə strɛʧ ɪn wɪʧ noʊ ˈhɑməˌsaɪdz wər rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti, faɪv əˈkərd ɪn 10 aʊərz ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ənd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ənd əˈnəðər ˈpərsən wɑz kɪld ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ. fɔr ˈkɪlɪŋz əˈkərd ɪn ðə brɑŋks, ənd tu ɪn ˈbrʊklɪn. ɛz əv ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ, noʊ ərˈɛsts hæd bɪn meɪd. dɪˈspaɪt ðə sɪks ˈhɑməˌsaɪdz, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkɪlɪŋz ðɪs jɪr ɪz daʊn ˈoʊvər 25 pərˈsɛnt kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ 2012 ənd læst jɪr, ðə ˈsɪti rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪts loʊəst ˈænjuəl ˈhɑməˌsaɪd ˈtoʊtəl, 419 ɪn æt list hæf ə ˈsɛnʧəri. ðə fərst ˈkɪlɪŋ əˈkərd æt 6 p.m*. ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ɪn ðə saʊθ brɑŋks. tu frɛndz wər ˈstændɪŋ ɪn frənt əv 680 ˈtɪntən ˈævəˌnu nɪr ðə ʤɑn ˈædəmz ˈhaʊsɪz wɪn ə ˈgənmən ˈoʊpənd faɪər, ðə pəˈlis sɛd. ˈsɪŋgəltən, 28 əv ðə brɑŋks wɑz ʃɑt ɪn ðə ˈtɔrˌsoʊ ənd prəˈnaʊnst dɛd æt ˈlɪŋkən ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər.
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after a seven-day stretch in which no homicides were recorded in new york city, five occurred in 10 hours on friday and saturday, and another person was killed on sunday morning.
four killings occurred in the bronx, and two in brooklyn. as of sunday morning, no arrests had been made.
despite the six homicides, the number of killings this year is down over 25 percent compared with 2012. and last year, the city recorded its lowest annual homicide total, 419, in at least half a century.
the first killing occurred at 6 p.m. on friday in the south bronx. two friends were standing in front of 680 tinton avenue near the john adams houses when a gunman opened fire, the police said. tyrek singleton, 28, of the bronx was shot in the torso and pronounced dead at lincoln medical center.
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““in* ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, pɔɪnt tɪ ðə 2014 ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˈstədi ðət ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd mɔr ðən 14 pərˈsɛnt əv ɪn boʊθ ðə 2008 ənd ɪn 2010 ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðeɪ wər ˈrɛʤɪstərd tɪ voʊt. ˈɔlsoʊ pɔɪnt aʊt səm əv ðə ˈəðər ɪgˈzæmpəlz ðət wi reɪzd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn. səm ˈnəmbərz ˌɪnˈklud ðə pju ˈrisərʧ ˈstədi ðət sɛd ðət əˈprɑksəmətli 24 ˈmɪljən, ər wən aʊt əv ˈɛvəri eɪt, ˈvoʊtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃənz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈvælɪd ər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪˈnækjərət. ənd ɪn ðət seɪm pju ˈrisərʧ ˈstədi, ðə fækt ðət ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl hæv ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃənz ɪn mɔr ðən wən steɪt. soʊ ɔl əv ðiz ər ˈstədiz ənd ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv wɛr ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈɪʃuz əv ˈvoʊtər frɔd ənd ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts voting.”*.” ˈdɑnəld ˈspoʊksmən ˈʤeɪsən ˈmɪlər, ɔn ə kɔl wɪθ rɪˈpɔrtərz, noʊv. 28 2016 ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn ɪz dɛd sɛt ɔn ˈjuzɪŋ ðiz tu ˈstədiz tɪ meɪk ðɛr keɪs əˈbaʊt ˈvoʊtər frɔd. ˈdʊrɪŋ ə foʊn kɔl wɪθ rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈmɪlər wɑz æst: æm ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðət ju kʊd pɔɪnt tɪ ðə ˈɛvədəns əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl hu ˈmɪstər. trəmp kleɪmz ˈvoʊtɪd ˌɪˈligəli ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛni ˈɛvədəns ju hæv əv ɪˈlɛkʃən frɔd ðət hi kleɪmd ɔn tˈwɪtər ˈhæpənd ɪn nu ˈhæmʃər, vərˈʤɪnjə ənd california.”*.” ðɪs ɪz ðə twit ɪn kˈwɛʃən, wɪʧ wɑz beɪst ɔn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən dəraɪvd frəm ə feɪk nuz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt: ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn ə ˈlænsˌlaɪd, aɪ wən ðə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt ɪf ju dɪˈdəkt ðə ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl hu ˈvoʊtɪd ˌɪˈligəli ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) noʊˈvɛmbər 27 2016 ˈrəðər ðən ˈænsərɪŋ ðə kˈwɛʃən, ˈmɪlər ˈɑrgjud ðət ɪt wɑz ““ridiculous”*” ðət ðə ˈmidiə wɑz ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌriˈkaʊnt ˈɛfərt lɛd baɪ grin ˈpɑrti ˈkænədɪt ʤɪl staɪn. hi sɛd ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈəðər ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˌɪrɛgjəˈlɛrətiz, ənd əˈgɛn ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə tu ˈstədiz ðət wi ˈpriviəsli dɪˈbəŋkt fər ðɪs ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnt. soʊ wəns əˈgɛn, goʊ ˈoʊvər ðə fækts əv ðə tu ˈstədiz. ðə fækts ðɪs wɑz fʊl ˈænsər: æst fər ˈɛvədəns səˈpɔrtɪŋ trəmps fɔls kleɪmz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˌɪˈligəl ˈvoʊtərz, saɪts dɪˈbəŋkt wɑ poʊ ˈstədi: dɛb (@sopandeb*) noʊˈvɛmbər 28 2016 ðə fərst ˈstədi ðət ˈmɪlər ˈrɛfərənst wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ ɪn ðə ˈməŋki keɪʤ, ə blɔg ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst. (noʊt tɪ stæf ˈmɛmbərz: ðɪs minz ju seɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən; ju hæv tɪ saɪt ðə ˈməŋki keɪʤ blɔg.) wi ˈpriviəsli əˈwɔrdɪd fɔr tɪ ðə juz əv ðɪs ˈstədi tɪ səˈpɔrt kleɪmz əv ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts ˈvoʊtɪŋ. oʊld dəˈmɪnjən ˌjunəˈvərsəti prəˈfɛsərz ˈstədid ˈvoʊtɪŋ pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən reɪts əv baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdætə frəm 2008 ənd 2010 kəˈlɛktəd θru ðə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv kənˈgrɛʃənəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈstədiz. beɪst ɔn rɪˈzəlts frəm 339 rɪˈspɑndənts ɪn 2008 ənd 489 ɪn 2010 ˈrisərʧərz faʊnd ðət mɔr ðən 14 pərˈsɛnt əv ɪn ðə 2008 ənd 2010 ˈsæmpəlz sɛd ðeɪ wər ˈrɛʤɪstərd tɪ voʊt. bət ðə ˈrisərʧərz wɔrnd ðət ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ tɛl fər ˈsərtən ˈwɛðər ðə hu rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðə ˈsərˌveɪ wər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv ðə ˈbrɔdər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv noncitizens.”*.” ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈrisərʧərz wər ˈskɛptɪkəl əv ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz ənd ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ˈkrɪtɪks ˈnoʊtɪd ðə smɔl ˈsæmpəl əv ənd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti, ɪkˈspleɪnd baɪ ðə oʊn ˈɔθərz, ðət səm əv ðə ““noncitizen”*” ˈvoʊtərz ɪn ðə ˈstədi maɪt hæv ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪn ˈsɪtɪzənz hu misstated”*” ðɛr ˈstætəs. səm krɪˈtiks ər naʊ biɪŋ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd ˈɪntu ə riˈvɪʒən əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈstədi. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkɑləm ɔn ˈməŋki keɪʤ ˌɪnˈkludz ðɪs noʊt æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl: ðə poʊst ɔˈkeɪʒənd θri rɪˈbətəlz (hir, hir, ənd hir) ɛz wɛl ɛz ə rɪˈspɑns frəm ðə ˈɔθərz. ˈsəbsəkwəntli, əˈnəðər ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðɪs poʊst (ənd əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəl) wər baɪəst ənd ðət ðə authors’*’ ˈdætə du nɑt prəˈvaɪd ˈɛvədəns əv ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɪn juz. ɪˈlɛkʃənz. wən əv ðə ˈrisərʧərz, ˈʤɛsi ˈrɪʧˌmæn, roʊt əˈbaʊt ðə trəmp juz əv hɪz ˈrisərʧ. ðə rɪˈzəlts ðət ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ər nɑt dɪˈtərmənd baɪ pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən, wɪθ ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ənd ˈvɛri rɛr pəˈtɛnʃəl exceptions,”*,” hi roʊt. frəm ˈrɪʧˌmæn: əˈbaʊt ðə 2016 ɪˈlɛkʃən? boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə dəˈbeɪt ɔn ˈvoʊtɪŋ hæv ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪtɪd ɑr ˈfaɪndɪŋz kənˈsərnɪŋ ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ɔn ðə lɛft saɪd əv ðət dəˈbeɪt hu hæv rɪˈlɛntləsli sɔt tɪ dɪˈskrɛdət ɑr rɪˈzəlts ənd wɔnt tɪ pʊʃ ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən tɪ ˈziroʊ. ɔn ðə raɪt ðɛr həz bɪn ə ˈtɛndənsi tɪ mɪsˈrɛd ɑr rɪˈzəlts ɛz pruf əv ˈmæsɪv ˈvoʊtər frɔd, wɪʧ wi θɪŋk ðeɪ ər. ɑr ˈfoʊkɪs həz bɪn ɔn ðə ˈdætə ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ðə ˈsərˌveɪ ˈdætə wi juzd prəˈvaɪdz noʊ weɪ æt ɔl tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər ɪn fækt ðə ˈaʊtˌkəmz əv ðiz ˈreɪsɪz wər ər wər nɑt ɪn fækt sweɪd baɪ pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən. wi juzd tərmz laɪk ˈplɔzəbəl ˈrəðər ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ mɔr dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv. ðə ˈəpˌʃɑt ɪz ðət ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɪz wən əv ə waɪd reɪnʤ əv ˈʧælənʤɪz wi maɪt wɔnt tɪ bi kənˈsərnd wɪθ wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə ˈfɛrnəs ənd ɪˈfɪʃənt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əv ɑr ɪˈlɛkʃənz. bət ɑr æˈnælɪsɪs prəˈvaɪdz ˈlɪtəl ˈrizən tɪ θɪŋk ðət ðə skaɪ ɪz falling.”*.” ðɛn ˈmɪlər saɪts ə 2012 pju ˈsɛnər ɔn ðə steɪts ˈstədi əv weɪz tɪ meɪk ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsɪstəm mɔr ˈækjərət, ənd ɪˈfɪʃənt. ðə ˈstədi faʊnd ðə ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ˌɪˈnækjərət ˈvoʊtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃənz, ˈpipəl hu ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn mɔr ðən wən steɪt (wɪʧ kʊd ˈhæpən ɪf ðə ˈvoʊtər muvz ənd ˈrɛʤɪstərz ɪn ðə nu steɪt wɪˈθaʊt ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə ˈfɔrmər steɪt) ənd dɪˈsist ˈvoʊtərz huz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɑz stɪl ɔn ðə ˈvoʊtər roʊlz. bət ɛz ˈnoʊtɪd, ðə ˈstədi dɪz nɑt seɪ ðət ðiz ˈprɑbləmz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd saɪnz əv ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ər ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈvoʊtər frɔd. ˈəpˌdeɪt: ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈɔθər əv ðə pju rɪˈpɔrt ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ kleɪm ðət hi kənˈfərm ðət rɪˈpɔrt meɪd noʊ ˈfaɪndɪŋz ri: ˈvoʊtər fraud.”*.” wi faʊnd ˈmɪljənz əv aʊt əv deɪt ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ˈrɛkərdz du tɪ ˈpipəl ˈmuvɪŋ ər daɪɪŋ, bət faʊnd noʊ ˈɛvədəns ðət ˈvoʊtər frɔd rɪˈzəltɪd. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈbɛkər (@beckerdavidj*) noʊˈvɛmbər 28 2016 ˈvoʊtər lɪsts ər məʧ mɔr ˈækjərət naʊ ðən wɪn wi ˈɪʃud ðət ˈstədi ɪn 2012 θæŋks tɪ ðə 20 steɪts ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈdætə θru ˈdeɪvɪd ˈbɛkər (@beckerdavidj*) noʊˈvɛmbər 28 2016 ˈmɪlər toʊld ðə fækt ˈʧɛkər ɪn ən iˈmeɪl ðət ðə pɔɪnt hi wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɔn ðə kɔl ɪz ðə ˈmidiə əˈpɪrz əbˈsɛst wɪθ ə ˈfrɔʤələnt, ˌriˈkaʊnt ˈɛfərt ˈɪntu ə kənˈsidɪd ɪˈlɛkʃən, soʊ ˈsɪmpli ˈɛləˌveɪtɪŋ ˈækʧəwəl ˈɪnstənsɪz əv ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˌɪrɛgjəˈlɛrətiz. lʊk æt ˈækʧəwəl kənˈsərnz, nɑt ˈʃaɪni ˈɑbʤɛkts θroʊn aʊt ðɛr baɪ ˈkænədɪts hu rɪˈsivd lɛs ðən 1 əv ðə voʊt naʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ meɪk ə bək, ər bəks tɪ bi mɔr accurate.”*.” hi sɛd hi ˈmɛnʃənd ðə tu ˈstədiz ɛz points,”*,” ənd sɛnt ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈlɪstɪŋ ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˌɪrɛgjəˈlɛrətiz frəm 2004 θru 2016 ɔl əv ðə ˈɪnstənsɪz ər ləˈʤɪtəmət ðən ʤɪl waɪld gus chase.”*.” ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈmɪlər sɛnt wɑz ˈlɑrʤli ˈsɪmələr tɪ tu lɪsts ðə kæmˈpeɪn sɛnt ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, wɪʧ hæd ˈnɪrli 300 ˈɪnstənsɪz əv ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˌɪrɛgjəˈlɛrətiz bɪtˈwin 2004 ənd 2016 səm əv ðə ˈkeɪsɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənts ənd ˈgɪlti pliz əv ˈækʧəwəl ˈvoʊtər frɔd, wɛr ˈsəmˌwən ˌɪˈligəli meɪld ən ˈərli ˈbælət ər kæst ə ˈbælət æt ə ˈpoʊlɪŋ pleɪs tɪ dɪˈfrɔd ðə ˈsɪstəm. bət ðə lɪsts ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ənsəˈpɔrtɪd ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv frɔd, ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ˈɪntu pəˈtɛnʃəl frɔd ənd rɪˈpɔrts əv lɛs nəˈfɛriəs ækˈtɪvɪtiz, səʧ ɛz ˈpipəl ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˌɪnkərˈɛktli ənd ˈvoʊtɪŋ məˈʃinz mælˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ. ˈivɪn ɪf ɔl 300 ˈɪnstənsɪz wər kənˈfərmd ˈkeɪsɪz əv ˈækʧəwəl ˈvoʊtər frɔd, ðeɪ wʊd meɪk əp ə smɔl ˈpɔrʃən əv ˈtoʊtəl ˈbæləts kæst ɪn ðət ˈpɪriəd. tɪ pʊt ðɪs ɪn ˈkɑntɛkst: frəm 2000 θru 2014 mɔr ðən 1 ˈbɪljən ˈbæləts wər kæst. wi æst ˈmɪlər fər ə ˈfərðər ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən, bət wi dɪd nɑt rɪˈsiv ə rɪˈspɑns. ðə pɪˈnoʊkioʊ tɛst ˈrəðər ðən spɪn ðɪs ˈɪntu ə ˈmidiə ˈprɑbləm ˈoʊvər ʤɪl ˌriˈkaʊnt, eɪdz nid tɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən fər ðə fɔls twit ˈkleɪmɪŋ ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl ˈvoʊtɪd ˌɪˈligəli ɪn 2016 sweɪɪŋ ðə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt. ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ˈmɪlər prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kɔl dɪz nɑt səˈpɔrt kleɪm, nɔr ðə ˈwəriz əˈbaʊt ˈvoʊtər frɔd. eɪdz nid tɪ ˈklɪrli steɪt ðət ðeɪ ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɪʃu wɪθ ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ˈɪnstənsɪz əv ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˌɪrɛgjəˈlɛrətiz, ənd pɔɪnt tɪ ðə ˈəðərz ðət ðeɪ hæv kəmˈpaɪld. wɔrnd əˈgɛnst ˈjuzɪŋ ðiz tu ˈstədiz ɛz ə krəʧ tɪ meɪk kleɪmz əv ˈvoʊtər frɔd, ənd ˈstrɔŋli ərʤ ðə stæf ˈmɛmbərz tɪ drɔp ðɛm ɛz ðɛr ˈsɔrsəz. ˈfaɪnəli, stɑp ˈsaɪtɪŋ ðə poʊst ɛz ə sɔrs fər jʊr dɪˌzɪnfərˈmeɪʃən kæmˈpeɪn. fɔr (əˈbaʊt ɑr ˈreɪtɪŋ skeɪl) sɛnd ˈjuˈɛs fækts tɪ ʧɛk baɪ ˈfɪlɪŋ aʊt ðɪs fɔrm ʧɛk aʊt ɑr gaɪd tɪ ɔl trəmp ənd ˈklɪntən fækt ʧɛks saɪn əp fər ðə fækt ˈʧɛkər ˈwikli ˈnuzˌlɛtər
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“in particular, i’d point to the 2014 washington post study that indicated more than 14 percent of non-citizens in both the 2008 and in 2010 elections indicated they were registered to vote. … i’d also point out some of the other examples that we raised during the campaign. some numbers include the pew research study that said that approximately 24 million, or one out of every eight, voter registrations in the united states are no longer valid or significantly inaccurate. and in that same pew research study, the fact that 2.5 million people have registrations in more than one state. so all of these are studies and examples of where there have beenues of voter fraud and illegal immigrants voting.”
— president-elect donald spokesman jason miller, on a call with reporters, nov. 28, 2016
the trump campaign is dead set on using these two studies to make their case about voter fraud.
during a phone call with reporters monday, miller was asked: “i am hoping that you could point to the evidence of millions of people who mr. trump claims voted illegally and also any evidence you have of election fraud that he claimed on twitter happened in new hampshire, virginia and california.” this is the four-pinocchio tweet in question, which was based on information derived from a conspiracy-minded fake news website:
in addition to winning the electoral college in a landslide, i won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) november 27, 2016
rather than answering the question, miller argued that it was “ridiculous” that the media was focusing on the recount effort led by green party candidate jill stein. he said it is important to talk about other voting irregularities, and again pointed to the two studies that we previously debunked for this talking point.
so once again, let’s go over the facts of the two studies.
the facts
this was miller’s full answer:
asked for evidence supporting trump's false claims of millions of illegal voters, @jasonmillerindc cites debunked wa po study: pic.twitter.com/l3mgrxh6ir sopan deb (@sopandeb) november 28, 2016
the first study that miller referenced was published two years ago in the monkey cage, a political-science blog hosted by the washington post. (note to staff members: this means you can’t say the washington post reported this information; you have to cite the monkey cage blog.) we previously awarded four pinocchios to the use of this study to support claims of problems with illegal immigrants voting.
old dominion university professors studied voting participation rates of noncitizens by using data from 2008 and 2010 collected through the cooperative congressional election studies. based on results from 339 noncitizen respondents in 2008 and 489 in 2010, researchers found that more than 14 percent of noncitizens in the 2008 and 2010 samples said they were registered to vote. but the researchers warned that “it is impossible to tell for certain whether the noncitizens who responded to the survey were representative of the broader population of noncitizens.”
a number of researchers were skeptical of the findings and methodology. in particular, critics noted the small sample of noncitizens and the possibility, explained by the study’s own authors, that some of the self-reported “noncitizen” voters in the study might have actually been citizens who “accidentally misstated” their status. some critiques are now being incorporated into a revision of the original study.
the original column on monkey cage includes this editor’s note at the beginning of the article: the post occasioned three rebuttals (here, here, and here) as well as a response from the authors. subsequently, another peer-reviewed article argued that the findings reported in this post (and affiliated article) were biased and that the authors’ data do not provide evidence of noncitizen voting in u.s. elections.
one of the researchers, jesse richman, wrote about the trump campaign’s use of his research. the results “suggest that almost all elections in the us are not determined by noncitizen participation, with occasional and very rare potential exceptions,” he wrote. from richman:
“what about the 2016 election? both sides of the debate on noncitizen voting have exaggerated our findings concerning noncitizen representation. there are many on the left side of that debate who have relentlessly sought to discredit our results and want to push the level of estimated noncitizen participation to zero. on the right there has been a tendency to misread our results as proof of massive voter fraud, which we don’t think they are. our focus has been on the data rather than the politics. … the survey data we used provides no way at all to determine whether in fact the outcomes of these races were or were not in fact swayed by noncitizen participation. we used terms like plausible rather than anything more definitive. the upshot is that noncitizen voting is one of a wide range of challenges we might want to be concerned with when it comes to the fairness and efficient operation of our elections. but our analysis provides little reason to think that the sky is falling.”
then miller cites a 2012 pew center on the states study of ways to make the election system more accurate, cost-effective and efficient. the study found the problems with inaccurate voter registrations, people who registered in more than one state (which could happen if the voter moves and registers in the new state without telling the former state) and deceased voters whose information was still on the voter rolls.
but as we’ve noted, the study does not say that these problems indicated signs of isolated or widespread voter fraud.
update: the primary author of the pew report tweeted in response to miller’s claim that he “can confirm that report made no findings re: voter fraud.”
we found millions of out of date registration records due to people moving or dying, but found no evidence that voter fraud resulted. david becker (@beckerdavidj) november 28, 2016
voter lists are much more accurate now than when weued that study in 2012, thanks to the 20 states sharing data through @ericstates_info david becker (@beckerdavidj) november 28, 2016
miller told the fact checker in an email that the point he was making on the call is “that the media appears obsessed with a fraudulent, money-driven recount effort into a conceded election, so we’re simply elevating actual instances of voting irregularities. let’s look at actual concerns, not shiny objects thrown out there by candidates who received less than 1% of the vote now looking to make a buck, or $6m bucks to be more accurate.”
he said he mentioned the two studies as “concerning points,” and sent a 45-page document listing voting irregularities from 2004 through 2016. all of the instances are “more legitimate than jill stein’s wild goose chase.”
the document miller sent was largely similar to two lists the campaign sent us in october, which had nearly 300 instances of voting irregularities between 2004 and 2016. some of the cases involved indictments and guilty pleas of actual voter fraud, where someone illegally mailed an early ballot or cast a ballot at a polling place to defraud the system. but the lists also included unsupported allegations of fraud, investigations into potential fraud and reports of less nefarious activities, such as people voting incorrectly and voting machines malfunctioning.
even if all 300 instances were confirmed cases of actual voter fraud, they would make up a small portion of total ballots cast in that 12-year period. to put this in context: from 2000 through 2014, more than 1 billion ballots were cast.
we asked miller for a further explanation, but we did not receive a response.
the pinocchio test
rather than spin this into a media problem over jill stein’s recount, aides need to acknowledge that there is no supporting information for the president-elect’s false tweet claiming millions of people voted illegally in 2016, swaying the popular vote.
the information that miller provided during the call does not support claim, nor the campaign’s worries about voter fraud. aides need to clearly state that they are takingue with isolated instances of voting irregularities, and point to the others that they have compiled. we’ve warned against using these two studies as a crutch to make claims of voter fraud, and strongly urge the president-elect’s staff members to drop them as their sources.
finally, stop citing the post as a source for your disinformation campaign.
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ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt frəm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ˈɔfəs (gao*) riˈlist təˈdeɪ, ðə hɛd əv ˈjumən ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm əˈgrid wɪθ kənˈkluʒən ðət ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ˈmɪʃən 1 ðə fərst flaɪt əv ðə speɪs lɔnʧ ˈsɪstəm (sls*) ənd ɔˈraɪən kru ˈkæpsəl, wɪl slɪp frəm leɪt 2018 ˈɪntu 2019 rɪˈpɔrt wɔrnd ðət ə dɪˈleɪ wɑz ˈlaɪkli. ˈrɪtən rɪˈspɑns, ˈpəblɪʃt ɛz ən əˈpɛndɪks, əˈgriz ənd steɪts ðət ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ɪz ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈsɛtɪŋ nu ˈtərgət ɪn ðə ˈɔdɪt əv, ɔˈraɪən ənd əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən graʊnd ˈsɪstəmz (egs*), priˈpɛrd fər ðə ʧɛrz əv ðə haʊs ənd ˈsɛnɪt əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃənz ˈsəbkəˈmɪtiz ðət fənd ˈnæsə, wɑz kənˈdəktəd frəm ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2016 tɪ ˈeɪprəl 2017 faʊnd ðət ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈproʊˌgræmz wər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈprɑˌgrɛs, ˈprɛʃər ɪz ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪŋ ɛz ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈʧælənʤɪz kənˈtɪnju tɪ kɔz ˈskɛʤʊl delays”*” waɪl iʧ həz ˈlɪtəl kɔst ər ˈskɛʤʊl rɪˈzərv rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ. ɪt kɔld ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ lɔnʧ ˈrɛdinəs deɪt əv noʊˈvɛmbər 2018 ““precarious.”*.” ðə rɪˈpɔrt əˈlaɪnz wɪθ ə ˈrisənt rɪˈpɔrt frəm ˈɔfəs əv ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl ðət ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈsprɛst kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt kɔst ənd ˈskɛʤʊl dɪˈleɪz. meɪd tu ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz tɪ ˈnæsə: ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈbəʤɪt ˈprɔˌsɛs, kənˈfərm ˈwɛðər ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈskɛʤʊl ɪz əˈʧivəbəl ənd, ɪf nɑt, prəˈpoʊz ə nu ˈskɛʤʊl. prəˈvaɪdz dræfts əv ɪts rɪˈpɔrts tɪ ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈeɪʤənsi ɪz biɪŋ ˈɔdɪtɪd ənd əˈlaʊz ðə ˈeɪʤənsi tɪ rɪˈspɑnd ɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ, wɪθ ðə rɪˈspɑns ˈpəblɪʃt ɛz pɑrt əv ðə rɪˈpɔrt. ˈnæsə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər fər ˈjumən ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ənd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, bɪl, rɪˈplaɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ˈeɪprəl 12 2017 sɛd ˈnæsə əˈgriz meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ə noʊˈvɛmbər 2018 lɔnʧ ˈrɛdinəs deɪt ɪz nɑt ɪn ðə bɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm, ənd wi ər ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ə nu ˈtərgət deɪt ɪn hi ˈædɪd ðət səm əv ðə kənˈsərnz reɪzd baɪ noʊ ˈlɔŋgər kənˈsərnz, ənd nu wənz hæv əˈpɪrd. ˈkɔʃən ʃʊd bi juzd ɪn ˈrɛfərənsɪŋ ðə rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈɪʃuz, bət ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl kənˈkluʒənz ər valid.”*.” hi kənˈkərd wɪθ tu ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ənd sɛd ðət ˈnæsə wʊd kəmˈplit ɪts æˈnælɪsɪs əv ə nu lɔnʧ ˈrɛdinəs deɪt baɪ sɛpˈtɛmbər 30 2017 hi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈnæsə ɪz əˈsɛsɪŋ ðə ˈskɛʤʊl wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ˈpʊtɪŋ kru ɔn (ˈrəðər ðən ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ɛz həz bɪn plænd ənˈtɪl naʊ); ˌɪmˈpækts əv ˈrisənt tɔrˈneɪˌdoʊ ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə əˈsɛmbli fəˈsɪlɪti nɪr nu ˌɔˈrlinz, lɑ wɛr ðə kɔr steɪʤ ɪz biɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpt; ənd ðə ˈbəʤɪt ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈkɑŋgrəs dɪˈrɛktɪd ˈnæsə tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ənd ə kru vehicle”*” (mpcv*) ɪn ðə 2010 ˈnæsə ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən ækt. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə hæd ʤɪst ˈkænsəld ðə ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ rɪˈtərn ˈjumənz tɪ ðə ˈlunər ˈsərfəs baɪ 2020 ənd ˈsəmˌdeɪ goʊ tɪ mɑrz. ˌoʊˈbɑmə prəˈpoʊzd ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn ““game-changing”*” prəˈpəlʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤiz fər 5 jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ ɔn wət nu lɔnʧ ˈviɪkəl tɪ bɪld fər fˈjuʧər ˈjumən ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən. ˈəndər bʊʃ, ˈnæsə hæd bɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ðə ɑrz aɪ ənd ɑrz vi ˈrɑkəts ənd ðə ɔˈraɪən kru ˈspeɪˌskræft. ˈfoʊkɪs wɑz ɔn ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl speɪs ˈsteɪʃən (iss*) frəm 2015 tɪ 2020 bət hi əˈdɑptəd dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˈtərməˌneɪt ðə speɪs ˈʃətəl ɛz sun ɛz kənˈstrəkʃən wɑz kəmˈplitɪd ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr kɔld fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps tɪ dɪˈvɛləp kəˈmərʃəl ˈsɪstəmz tɪ teɪk kruz bæk ənd fɔrθ. ðə crew”*” aɪˈdiə bɪlt ɔn ðə cargo”*” ˈproʊˌgræm ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ɪn ðə bʊʃ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ðət sɔ dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə ˈfælkən ənd ˈɔrbətəl ˈsɪstəmz ɪn juz təˈdeɪ. ənd boʊɪŋ ər ˈkərəntli ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn kəˈmərʃəl kru ˈsɪstəmz, bət ðoʊz ˈskɛʤʊlz ˈɔlsoʊ hæv bɪn dɪˈleɪd.) ˈkɑŋgrəs, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hæd pæst tu lɔz, ðə 2005 ənd 2008 ˈnæsə ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən ækts, ɔn ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˈbeɪsɪs ɛnˈdɔrsɪŋ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm. kənˈgrɛʃənəl rɪˈpəblɪkənz ənd ˈdɛməˌkræts əˈlaɪk wər fˈjʊriəs æt dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˈkænsəl ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən wɪθ noʊ rɪˈpleɪsmənt ˈproʊˌgræm ðət wʊd, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, əbˈzɔrb ˈwərkərz leɪd ɔf frəm ðə speɪs ˈʃətəl. ˌoʊˈbɑmə kˈwɪkli ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ gɪv ə spiʧ ə ˈkɛnədi speɪs ˈsɛnər ɔn ˈeɪprəl 15 2010 wɛr hi əˈnaʊnst ə nu ˈjumən ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən ən ˈæstərˌɔɪd baɪ 2025 ɛz ə ˈstɛpɪŋˌstoʊn tɪ mɑrz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ nɪkst plænz tɪ sɛnd əˈmɛrɪkənz bæk tɪ ðə ˈlunər ˈsərfəs. ðə ˈæstərˌɔɪd ˈmɪʃən ɪˈvɑlvd ˈɪntu ðə ˈæstərˌɔɪd ˌridərˈɛkt ˈmɪʃən (ɑrm), wɪθ ækˈtɪvɪtiz ɪn ˈlunər ˈɔrbət, bət noʊ ˈlændɪŋz ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs. ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛt ə goʊl əv ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈæstrəˌnɔts ɪn ˈɔrbət əraʊnd mɑrz ɪn ðə 2030s*, bət wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ˈjumənz ˈlændɪŋ ɔn mɑrz, sɛd ˈoʊnli ðət hi ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪt wɪˈθɪn hɪz ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm. ˈæftər mənθs əv ˈfrækʃəs dəˈbeɪt bɪtˈwin ðə waɪt haʊs ənd ˈkɑŋgrəs, əˈgrimənt wɑz riʧt ɔn ðə 2010 ˈnæsə ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən ækt. ɪt tʊk ə ˈmɪdəl graʊnd, əˈlaʊɪŋ ˌoʊˈbɑmə tɪ pərˈsid wɪθ ðə kəˈmərʃəl kru ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv fər, bət ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ˈnæsə tɪ bɪld ənd ən fər ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈjumənz bɪɔnd loʊ ərθ ˈɔrbət. hɛns bɪˈgæn ðə ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪθ ðə ɪkˈspɛktɪd fərst lɔnʧ, wɪθ ən ɔˈraɪən ˈspeɪˌskræft ɪn 2017 ðə fərst lɔnʧ wɪθ ə kru, wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪn ˈɔgəst 2021 baɪ 2015 ðoʊz deɪts hæd slɪpt tɪ leɪt 2018 fər ənd ˈeɪprəl 2023 fər səˈpɔrtərz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ sɛn. ˈrɪʧərd ˈʃɛlbi (r-al*), hu ʧɛrz ðə ˈsɛnɪt əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃənz ˈsəbkəˈmɪti ðət fəndz ˈnæsə, pʊʃt tɪ kip ðə lɔnʧ deɪt ɪn 2021 ɪz ˈmænɪʤd baɪ ˈmɑrʃəl speɪs flaɪt ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈhəntsvɪl, æl. ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈædɪd ˈməni tɪ ðə əˈmaʊnts rɪkˈwɛstɪd baɪ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən fər ðə pæst ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz tɪ kip ɔn ˈskɛʤʊl. ˈnæsə əˈfɪʃəlz kənˈtɪnjuəli əˈsərt ðət ˌɔlˈðoʊ 2023 ɪz ðə deɪt tɪ wɪʧ ðeɪ ər əˈfɪʃəli kəˈmɪtɪd, ˈɔgəst 2021 ɪz ən ““internal”*” ˈplænɪŋ deɪt. rɪˈpɔrt dɪz nɑt ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈskɛʤʊl, bət ɪf slɪps tɪ 2019 ɪt simz ənˈlaɪkli ðət kʊd teɪk pleɪs ɛz ˈərli ɛz 2021 əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, wɪl juz ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈəpər steɪʤ ðət ɪz ˈtɔlər ðən ðə wən fər ənd ðəs rikˈwaɪərz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ graʊnd fəˈsɪlɪtiz. sɛd ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri ðət ɪt wɪl teɪk 33 mənθs tɪ meɪk ðoʊz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɔnts tɪ ˈtərməˌneɪt ɑrm, bət æst ˈnæsə tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə ˌfizəˈbɪləti əv ˈpʊtɪŋ ə kru ɔn ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ɛz həz bɪn plænd ɔl əˈlɔŋ. ˈæktɪŋ ˈnæsə ʧif ˈsaɪəntɪst geɪl ˈælən sɛd læst wik ðət ðə kru ˌfizəˈbɪləti ˈstədi ɪz kəmˈplitɪd ənd ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ɪz əˈweɪtɪŋ ə ˈfɔrwərd plan.”*.” ɪn ʃɔrt, ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə juz. ˈjumən ˈproʊˌgræm kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi ənˈsərtən, dɪˈspaɪt ˈprɛzɪdənt əˈsərʃən læst wik ðət hi wɔnts əˈmɛrɪkənz tɪ gɪt tɪ mɑrz ˈsunər ðən ˈkərəntli plænd.
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in response to a report from the government accountability office (gao) released today, the head of nasa’s human exploration program agreed with gao’s conclusion that exploration mission 1 (em-1), the first flight of the space launch system (sls) and orion crew capsule, will slip from late 2018 into 2019. gao’s report warned that a delay was likely. nasa’s written response, published as an appendix, agrees and states that the agency is in the process of setting “a new target in 2019.”
the gao audit of sls, orion and associated exploration ground systems (egs), prepared for the chairs of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees that fund nasa, was conducted from july 2016 to april 2017. gao found that although the programs were making progress, “schedule pressure is escalating as technical challenges continue to cause schedule delays” while each has little cost or schedule reserve remaining. it called the existing launch readiness date of november 2018 “precarious.”
the gao report aligns with a recent report from nasa’s office of inspector general that also expressed concern about cost and schedule delays.
gao made two recommendations to nasa: as part of the fy2018 budget process, confirm whether the existing em-1 schedule is achievable and, if not, propose a new schedule.
gao provides drafts of its reports to whatever agency is being audited and allows the agency to respond in writing, with the response published as part of the report. nasa associate administrator for human exploration and operations, bill gerstenmaier, replied to this report on april 12, 2017.
gerstenmaier said nasa agrees “that maintaining a november 2018 launch readiness date is not in the best interest of the program, and we are in the process of establishing a new target date in 2019.”
he added that some of the concerns raised by gao “are no longer concerns, and new ones have appeared. caution should be used in referencing the report on the specific technical issues, but the overall conclusions are valid.”
he concurred with gao’s two recommendations and said that nasa would complete its analysis of a new launch readiness date by september 30, 2017. he noted that nasa is assessing the em-1 schedule with regard to the potential for putting crew on em-1 (rather than waiting for em-2 as has been planned until now); impacts of recent tornado damage to the michoud assembly facility near new orleans, la where the sls core stage is being developed; and the fy2018 budget process.
congress directed nasa to develop sls and a “mutli-purpose crew vehicle” (mpcv) in the 2010 nasa authorization act.
president obama had just cancelled the george w. bush administration’s constellation program to return humans to the lunar surface by 2020 and someday go to mars. obama proposed investing in “game-changing” propulsion technologies for 5 years before deciding on what new launch vehicle to build for future human exploration. under bush, nasa had been developing the ares i and ares v rockets and the orion crew spacecraft. obama’s focus was on extending the international space station (iss) from 2015 to 2020, but he adopted bush’s decision to terminate the space shuttle as soon as iss construction was completed and therefore called for creating public-private partnerships to develop commercial systems to take crews back and forth. the “commercial crew” idea built on the “commercial cargo” program initiated in the bush administration that saw development of the spacex falcon 9/dragon and orbital atk antares/cygnus systems in use today. (spacex and boeing are currently working on commercial crew systems, but those schedules also have been delayed.)
congress, however, had passed two laws, the 2005 and 2008 nasa authorization acts, on a bipartisan basis endorsing the constellation program. congressional republicans and democrats alike were furious at obama’s decision to cancel constellation with no replacement program that would, for example, absorb workers laid off from the space shuttle. obama quickly decided to give a speech a kennedy space center on april 15, 2010 where he announced a new human spaceflight destination — an asteroid by 2025 — as a steppingstone to mars, but also nixed plans to send americans back to the lunar surface. the asteroid mission evolved into the asteroid redirect mission (arm),
with activities in lunar orbit, but no landings on the surface. obama set a goal of putting astronauts in orbit around mars in the 2030s, but with regard to humans landing on mars, said only that he expected it within his lifetime.
after months of fractious debate between the white house and congress, agreement was reached on the 2010 nasa authorization act. it took a middle ground, allowing obama to proceed with the commercial crew initiative for iss, but also directing nasa to build sls and an mpcv for sending humans beyond low earth orbit.
hence began the sls program, with the expected first launch, em-1, with an uncrewed orion spacecraft in 2017. the first launch with a crew, em-2, was expected in august 2021.
by 2015, those dates had slipped to late 2018 for em-1 and april 2023 for em-2. sls supporters in congress, including sen. richard shelby (r-al), who chairs the senate appropriations commerce-justice-science subcommittee that funds nasa, pushed to keep the em-2 launch date in 2021. sls is managed by marshall space flight center in huntsville, al. congress added money to the amounts requested by the obama administration for the past several years to keep sls on schedule. nasa officials continually assert that although 2023 is the em-2 date to which they are officially committed, august 2021 is an “internal” planning date.
today’s gao report does not address the em-2 schedule, but if em-1 slips to 2019, it seems unlikely that em-2 could take place as early as 2021. among other things, em-2 will use a different upper stage that is taller than the one for em-1 and thus requires changes to ground facilities. gerstenmaier said in february that it will take 33 months to make those changes.
meanwhile, the trump administration wants to terminate arm, but asked nasa to determine the feasibility of putting a crew on em-1 instead of waiting for em-2 as has been planned all along. acting nasa chief scientist gale allen said last week that the em-1 crew feasibility study is completed and the agency is awaiting a “go forward plan.”
in short, the future of the u.s. human spaceflight program continues to be uncertain, despite president trump’s assertion last week that he wants americans to get to mars sooner than currently planned.
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ə ˈprɪti əˈmeɪzɪŋ pis əv ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt drɑpt ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt tɪ ˈdaɪʤɛst ɪt ɔl. ə skrɪpt, ˈrɪtən baɪ friedle‘*‘, ðət ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli sɑlvz prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə saɪt megaupload*. ə ˈdɛmoʊ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɪf ju wɪʃ tɪ gɪv ɪt ə spɪn. naʊ, ðə prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə saɪt ˈvɛri ““hard”*” tɪ sɑlv (ɪn fækt, ˈdaʊnˌraɪt bæd səm ɪgˈzæmpəlz ər bɪˈloʊ): bət ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ pɑrts hir: ðə 5 ˈkænvəs ɪz juzd tɪ gɪt æt ðə ˈpɪksəl ˈdætə frəm ðə ˈɪmɪʤ. ˈkænvəs gɪvz ju ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ɪmˈbɛd ən ˈɪmɪʤ ˈɪntu ə ˈkænvəs (frəm wɪʧ ju kən ˈleɪtər ˈɛkˌstrækt ðə ˈpɪksəl ˈdætə bæk aʊt əˈgɛn). ðə skrɪpt ˌɪnˈkludz ən ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ə ˈnʊrəl ˈnɛtˌwərk, ˈrɪtən ɪn pjʊr ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt. ðə ˈpɪksəl ˈdætə, ɛkˈstræktɪd frəm ðə ˈɪmɪʤ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈkænvəs, ɪz fɛd ˈɪntu ðə ˈnʊrəl ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ dɪˈvaɪn ðə ɪgˈzækt ˈkɛrɪktərz biɪŋ juzd ɪn ə sɔrt əv krud fɔrm əv ˈɑptɪkəl ˈkɛrɪktər ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən (ocr*). ɪf wi kræk ˈoʊpən ðə sɔrs koʊd wi kən si haʊ ɪt wərks. ə lɔt əv ɪt kəmz daʊn tɪ haʊ ðə ɪz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd. ɛz aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd ˌbiˈfɔr nɑt ə ˈvɛri gʊd. ɪt həz 3 ˈlɛtərz, iʧ ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈkələr, ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈpɑsəbəl 26 ˈlɛtərz, ənd ɔl ɪn ðə seɪm fɑnt. ðə fərst stɛp ɪz ˈprɪti klɪr: ðə ɪz ˈkɑpid ˈɪntu ðə ˈkænvəs ənd ðɛn kənˈvərtɪd tɪ grayscale*. ˈfəŋkʃən convert_grey(image_data*){ fər ɛks 0 ɛks image_data.width*; ɛks++){ fər waɪ 0 waɪ image_data.height*; waɪ++){ aɪ x*4+y*4*image_data.width*; ˈlumə math.floor(image_data.data[i*] image_data.data[i*] ˈlumə; ˈlumə; ˈlumə; 255 }[/js*] ðə ˈkænvəs ɪz ðɛn ˈbroʊkən əˈpɑrt ˈɪntu θri ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈpɪksəl ˈmeɪtrɪsɪz iʧ kənˈteɪnɪŋ ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈkɛrɪktər (ðɪs ɪz kwaɪt ˈizi tɪ du sɪns iʧ ˈkɛrɪktər ɪz ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈkələr, ðɛr ˈbroʊkən əˈpɑrt ʤɪst beɪst əˈpɑn ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈkələrz juzd). 105 120 135);[/js*] filter(image_data*, ˈkələr){ fər ɛks 0 ɛks image_data.width*; ɛks++){ fər waɪ 0 waɪ image_data.height*; waɪ++){ aɪ x*4+y*4*image_data.width*; tərn ɔl ðə ˈpɪksəlz əv ðə ˈsərtən ˈkələr tɪ waɪt ɪf (image_data.data[i*] ˈkələr) image_data.data[i*] 255 255 255 ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls tɪ blæk ɛls image_data.data[i*] 0 0 0 }[/js*] ˈfaɪnəli ˈɛni ɛkˈstreɪniəs ˈnɔɪzi ˈpɪksəlz ər riˈmuvd frəm ðə ˈɪmɪʤ (prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə klɪr ˈkɛrɪktər). ðɪs ɪz dən baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ fər waɪt ˈpɪksəlz (wənz ˈðætəv bɪn mæʧt) ðət ər sərˈaʊndɪd (əˈbəv ənd bɪˈloʊ) baɪ blæk, un-matched*, ˈpɪksəlz. ɪf ðæts ðə keɪs ðɛn ðə ˈmæʧɪŋ ˈpɪksəl ɪz ˈsɪmpli riˈmuvd. aɪ x*4+y*4*image_data.width*; əˈbəv x*4+(y-1)*4*image_data.width*; bɪˈloʊ x*4+(y+1)*4*image_data.width*; ɪf (image_data.data[i*] 255 image_data.data[above*] 0 image_data.data[below*] 0 image_data.data[i*] 0 0 0 }[/js*] wɪr ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈrɪli kloʊz tɪ ˈhævɪŋ ə ʃeɪp ðət wi kən fid ˈɪntu ðə ˈnʊrəl ˈnɛtˌwərk, bət ɪts nɑt kəmˈplitli ðɛr jɛt. ðə skrɪpt ðɛn goʊz ɔn tɪ du səm ˈvɛri krud ɛʤ dɪˈtɛkʃən ɔn ðə ʃeɪp. ðə skrɪpt lʊks fər ðə tɔp, lɛft, raɪt, ənd ˈpɪksəlz ɪn ðə ʃeɪp ənd tərnz ɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈrɛktæŋgəl ənd ˈkɑnvərts ðət ʃeɪp bæk ˈɪntu ə 20 baɪ 25 ˈpɪksəl ˈmeɪtrɪks. 0 20 25 ˈɛʤɪz find_edges(image_data[i*]); cropped_canvas.getcontext("2d").drawimage(canvas*, 0 0 image_data[i*] 0 cropped_canvas.width*, cropped_canvas.height);[/js*] soʊ ˈæftər ɔl ðɪs wərk, wət du wi hæv? ə 20 baɪ 25 ˈmeɪtrɪks kənˈteɪnɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈrɛktæŋgəl, drɔn ɪn blæk ənd waɪt. ˈtɛrəbli ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ. ðət ˈrɛktæŋgəl ɪz ðɛn rɪˈdust ˈivɪn ˈfərðər. ə ˈnəmbər əv pɔɪnts ər ðɛn ɛkˈstræktɪd frəm ðə ˈmeɪtrɪks ɪn ðə fɔrm əv "rəˈsɛptərz" (ðiz wɪl fid ðə ˈnʊrəl ˈnɛtˌwərk). fər ɪgˈzæmpəl ə riˈsɛptər maɪt bi tɪ lʊk æt ðə ˈpɪksəl æt pəˈzɪʃən ənd si ɪf ɪts "ɔn" ər nɑt. ə hoʊl ˈsɪriz əv ðiz steɪts ər kəmˈpjutɪd (məʧ lɛs ðən ðə fʊl grɪd ə mɪr 64 steɪts) ənd fɛd ˈɪntu ðə ˈnʊrəl ˈnɛtˌwərk. ðə kˈwɛʃən ðət ju ʃʊd bi ˈæskɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf naʊ ɪz: waɪ nɑt ʤɪst du ə streɪt ˈpɪksəl kəmˈpɛrəsən? waɪ ɔl ðɪs mɛs wɪθ ðə ˈnʊrəl ˈnɛtˌwərk? wɛl, ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz, wɪθ ɔl əv rɪˈdəkʃən əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ə lɔt ˌæmbɪˈgjuəti ɪgˈzɪsts. ɪf ju rən ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈdɛmoʊ əv ðɪs skrɪpt mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ faɪnd ðə ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈfeɪljər frəm ðə streɪt ˈpɪksəl kəmˈpɛrəsən ðən frəm ˈrənɪŋ ɪt θru ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk. ðət biɪŋ sɛd, fər moʊst ˈjuzərz, ə streɪt ˈpɪksəl kəmˈpɛrəsən wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli bi səˈfɪʃənt. ðə nɛkst stɛp ɪz əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ gɛs ðə ˈlɛtər. ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪz biɪŋ fɛd wɪθ 64 buˈliən ˈɪnˌpʊts (kəˈlɛktəd frəm wən əv ðə ɛkˈstræktɪd ˈlɛtərz) əˈlɔŋ wɪθ əˈnəðər ˈsɪriz əv ˈvæljuz. wən əv ðə ˈkɑnsɛpts bɪˈhaɪnd haʊ ə ˈnʊrəl ˈnɛtˌwərk wərks ɪz ðət ju ɪt wɪθ səm əv ðə rɪˈzəlts frəm ə ˈpriviəs rən. ˈlaɪkli ðət ðə ˈɔθər əv ðɪs skrɪpt ˈsɪmpli ræn ɪt əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn ənd kəˈlɛktəd ə hoʊl ˈsɪriz əv ˈvæljuz tɪ gɪt ən ˈɑptɪməl skɔr. ðə skɔr ˌɪtˈsɛlf meɪ nɑt hæv ˈɛni ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈminɪŋ (ˈəðər ðən tɪ ðə ˈnʊrəl ˈnɛtˌwərk ˌɪtˈsɛlf) bət ɪt hɛlps tɪ dəraɪv ðə ˈvælju. wɪn ðə ˈnʊrəl nɛt ɪz rən ɪt teɪks ðə 64 ˈvæljuz bɪn kəmˈpjutɪd frəm wən əv ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪn ðə ənd kəmˈpɛrz ɪt əˈgɛnst ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈlɛtər əv ðə ˈælfəˌbɛt. ɪt kənˈtɪnjuz ɪn ðə ˈmænər əˈsaɪnɪŋ ə skɔr fər iʧ ˈlɛtər əv ðə ˈælfəˌbɛt (ə ˈfaɪnəl rɪˈzəlt maɪt bi 98 likely’*’, 36 likely’*’, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). goʊɪŋ θru ðə θri ˈlɛtərz ɪn ðə ðə ˈfaɪnəl rɪˈzəlt ɪz dɪˈvaɪzd. nɑt 100 ˈpərˌfɪkt (aɪ ˈwəndər ɪf ˈbɛtər skɔrz wʊd bi əˈʧivd ɪf ðə ˈlɛtər tərnd ˈɪntu ə ˈfiʧərləs ˈrɛktæŋgəl ˌbiˈfɔr ɔl ðiz ˌkɑmpjuˈteɪʃənz) bət ˈprɪti gʊd fər wət ɪt ɪz ənd ˈprɪti əˈmeɪzɪŋ kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət ɔl ˈhæpənɪŋ 100 ɪn ðə ˈbraʊzər ˈjuzɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ɛz ə noʊt ˈhæpənɪŋ hir ɪz ˈrəðər instance-specific*. ðɪs tɛkˈnik bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ wərk ɔn ə fju mɔr, bət bɪɔnd ðət ðə kəmˈplɛksɪti əv moʊst ʤɪst bɪˈkəmz tu greɪt (əˈspɛʃəli soʊ fər ˈɛni æˈnælɪsɪs). ˌæbsəˈlutli ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ səm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ wərk tɪ bi dəraɪvd frəm ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪt hoʊldz ə lɔt əv pəˈtɛnʃəl.
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a pretty amazing piece of javascript dropped yesterday and it’s going to take a little bit to digest it all. it’s a greasemonkey script, written by ‘shaun friedle‘, that automatically solves captchas provided by the site megaupload. there’s a demo online if you wish to give it a spin.
now, the captchas provided by the site aren’t very “hard” to solve (in fact, they’re downright bad – some examples are below):
but there are many interesting parts here:
the html 5 canvas getimagedata api is used to get at the pixel data from the captcha image. canvas gives you the ability to embed an image into a canvas (from which you can later extract the pixel data back out again). the script includes an implementation of a neural network, written in pure javascript. the pixel data, extracted from the image using canvas, is fed into the neural network in an attempt to divine the exact characters being used – in a sort of crude form of optical character recognition (ocr).
if we crack open the source code we can see how it works. a lot of it comes down to how the captcha is implemented. as i mentioned before it’s not a very good captcha. it has 3 letters, each in a separate color, using a possible 26 letters, and they’re all in the same font.
the first step is pretty clear: the captcha is copied into the canvas and then converted to grayscale.
function convert_grey(image_data){
for (var x = 0; x < image_data.width; x++){ for (var y = 0; y < image_data.height; y++){ var i = x*4+y*4*image_data.width; var luma = math.floor(image_data.data[i] * 299/1000 + image_data.data[i+1] * 587/1000 + image_data.data[i+2] * 114/1000); image_data.data[i] = luma; image_data.data[i+1] = luma; image_data.data[i+2] = luma; image_data.data[i+3] = 255; } } }[/js] the canvas is then broken apart into three separate pixel matrices - each containing an individual character (this is quite easy to do - since each character is a separate color, they're broken apart just based upon the different colors used). [js]filter(image_data[0], 105); filter(image_data[1], 120); filter(image_data[2], 135);[/js] [js]function filter(image_data, colour){ for (var x = 0; x < image_data.width; x++){ for (var y = 0; y < image_data.height; y++){ var i = x*4+y*4*image_data.width; // turn all the pixels of the certain colour to white if (image_data.data[i] == colour) { image_data.data[i] = 255; image_data.data[i+1] = 255; image_data.data[i+2] = 255; // everything else to black } else { image_data.data[i] = 0; image_data.data[i+1] = 0; image_data.data[i+2] = 0; } } } }[/js] finally any extraneous noisy pixels are removed from the image (providing a clear character). this is done by looking for white pixels (ones that've been matched) that are surrounded (above and below) by black, un-matched, pixels. if that's the case then the matching pixel is simply removed. [js]var i = x*4+y*4*image_data.width; var above = x*4+(y-1)*4*image_data.width; var below = x*4+(y+1)*4*image_data.width; if (image_data.data[i] == 255 && image_data.data[above] == 0 && image_data.data[below] == 0) { image_data.data[i] = 0; image_data.data[i+1] = 0; image_data.data[i+2] = 0; }[/js] we're getting really close to having a shape that we can feed into the neural network, but it's not completely there yet. the script then goes on to do some very crude edge detection on the shape. the script looks for the top, left, right, and bottom-most pixels in the shape and turns it into a rectangle - and converts that shape back into a 20 by 25 pixel matrix. [js]cropped_canvas.getcontext("2d").fillrect(0, 0, 20, 25); var edges = find_edges(image_data[i]); cropped_canvas.getcontext("2d").drawimage(canvas, edges[0], edges[1], edges[2]-edges[0], edges[3]-edges[1], 0, 0, edges[2]-edges[0], edges[3]-edges[1]); image_data[i] = cropped_canvas.getcontext("2d").getimagedata(0, 0, cropped_canvas.width, cropped_canvas.height);[/js] so - after all this work, what do we have? a 20 by 25 matrix containing a single rectangle, drawn in black and white. terribly exciting. that rectangle is then reduced even further. a number of strategically-chosen points are then extracted from the matrix in the form of "receptors" (these will feed the neural network). for example a receptor might be to look at the pixel at position 9x6 and see if it's "on" or not. a whole series of these states are computed (much less than the full 20x25 grid - a mere 64 states) and fed into the neural network. the question that you should be asking yourself now is: why not just do a straight pixel comparison? why all this mess with the neural network? well, the problem is, with all of reduction of information a lot ambiguity exists. if you run the online demo of this script you’re more likely to find the occasional failure from the straight pixel comparison than from running it through the network. that being said, for most users, a straight pixel comparison would probably be sufficient.
the next step is attempting to guess the letter. the network is being fed with 64 boolean inputs (collected from one of the extracted letters) along with another series of pre-computed values. one of the concepts behind how a neural network works is that you pre-seed it with some of the results from a previous run. it’s likely that the author of this script simply ran it again and again and collected a whole series of values to get an optimal score. the score itself may not have any particular meaning (other than to the neural network itself) but it helps to derive the value.
when the neural net is run it takes the 64 values that’ve been computed from one of the characters in the captcha and compares it against a single pre-computed letter of the alphabet. it continues in the manner assigning a score for each letter of the alphabet (a final result might be ‘a 98% likely’, ‘b 36% likely’, etc.).
going through the three letters in the captcha the final result is devised. it’s not 100% perfect (i wonder if better scores would be achieved if the letter wasn’t turned into a featureless rectangle before all these computations) but it’s pretty good for what it is – and pretty amazing considering that it’s all happening 100% in the browser using standards-based technology.
as a note – what’s happening here is rather instance-specific. this technique *might* be able to work on a few more poorly-constructed captchas, but beyond that the complexity of most captchas just becomes too great (especially so for any client-side analysis).
i’m absolutely expecting some interesting work to be derived from this project – it holds a lot of potential.
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baɪ ˈʤɑnəθən ˈeɪməs saɪəns rɪˈpɔrtər, ˌbibiˈsi nuz, ðə heɪg ˈmɪnɪstərz tʊk ðə vju ðət ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts wʊd hɛlp ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈmɛmbər steɪts əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən speɪs ˈeɪʤənsi (esa*) hæv əˈgrid ə ˈbəʤɪt æt ðɛr ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ðə heɪg. ðə ˈfɪgjər, wɪʧ ˈkəvərz ðə nɛkst θri tɪ faɪv jɪrz, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə səbˈstænʃəl ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈfəndɪŋ. ˈmɪnɪstərz sɛd ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn speɪs wʊd hɛlp ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈɪndəstri pʊl θru ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈdaʊnˌtərn. ðə nu ˈməni wɪl hɛlp bɪld nu ərθ ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən ˈsætəˌlaɪts, meɪnˈteɪn pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ðə speɪs ˈsteɪʃən, ənd fənd proʊbz tɪ ðə ˈplænəts. "ðə dɪˈsɪʒənz əv ðɪs ˌmɪnɪˈstiriəl ˈkɑnfərəns ər ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ʤɪst ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs," sɛd ˈpitər hɪntz, ðə ˈmɪnɪstər hu lɛd ðə ˈʤərmən ˌdɛləˈgeɪʃən. pliz tərn ɔn ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt. ˈmidiə rikˈwaɪərz ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ pleɪ. "bɪˈkəz ˈməni peɪd fər haɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz gʊd ˈməni fər ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ɪˈkɑnəmi; ənd aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɪl hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs tɪ liv ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs [bɪˈhaɪnd] ənd tɪ geɪn nu ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk strɛŋθ," hi toʊld ˌbibiˈsi nuz. ɪt tʊk ðə saɪəns ˈmɪnɪstərz frəm 18 ˈmɛmbər steɪts tu deɪz əv ˌɪnˈtɛns dɪˈskəʃənz tɪ əraɪv æt ðə ˈbəʤɪt ˈfɪgjər. ˈeɪʤənsi əˈfɪʃəlz hæd drɔn əp ə "wɪʃ lɪst" ˈvæljud æt ˈjuˌroʊz ənd hoʊpt tɪ gɪt æt list 90 əv ðət ˈfɪgjər. ɪt ðə ɛnd, ðɛr ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz wər ɪkˈsidɪd, wɪθ ðə ˈmitɪŋ əˈpruvɪŋ ə ˈbəʤɪt laɪn əv ˈoʊvər ə ˈbɪljən mɔr ðən ðə kəˈmɪtmənts meɪd ðə læst taɪm ðə ˈmɪnɪstərz mɛt ɪn bərˈlɪn ɪn 2005 "aɪ ˈnɛvər ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðət," kənˈsidɪd dɪˈrɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl. "ɪt ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðət ðə ˈmɛmbər steɪts, ˈnəmbər wən, bɪˈliv ɪn wət speɪs kən du fər ðə ˈsɪtɪzənz; ˈnəmbər tu, ðeɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ɛz ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən; ənd ˈnəmbər θri, ðət ɪn ə ˈpɪriəd əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs, ðɪs ɪz ðə raɪt taɪm tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈɪntu ðə fˈjuʧər." ɪn 2008 ˈjʊrəp əˈtæʧt ɪts kəˈləmbəs læb tɪ ðə speɪs ˈsteɪʃən ðə tu ˈbɪgəst kənˈtrɪbjətərz wər ˈʤərməni, æt 2.7bn*, ənd fræns æt 2.3bn*. ðə ˌɪˈtæljənz kənˈtrɪbjutɪd ʤɪst ˈoʊvər ə ˈbɪljən; ðə ʤɪst ˈəndər ə ˈbɪljən. pliz tərn ɔn ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt. ˈmidiə rikˈwaɪərz ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ pleɪ. ðə nu ˈbəʤɪt wɪl əˈlaʊ tɪ groʊ ɪts ˈbeɪsɪk saɪəns ˈproʊˌgræm, æt ə jɪr, waɪlst æt ðə seɪm taɪm ˈstɑrtɪŋ ə ˈnəmbər əv nu programmes*. ˈjʊrəps ˌɛriˈæn 5 ˈrɑkət, wɪʧ həz kəm tɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪt ðə kəˈmərʃəl ˈlɔnʧər ˈmɑrkɪt, wɪl naʊ bi ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd tɪ əˈlaʊ ɪt tɪ ˈkɛri ˈhɛviər ˈpeɪˌloʊdz ðən ɪts ˈkɑrənt ˈlɪmət. ˈmɪnɪstərz əˈgrid tɪ pʊt ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈjuˌroʊz ˈɪntu ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪtiz æt ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl speɪs ˈsteɪʃən ðə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈbɪgəst "ˈtɪkɪt" ɔn ðə heɪg əˈʤɛndə. daʊts pərˈsɪst ðət ðɪs wɪl bi səˈfɪʃənt tɪ mit kəˈmɪtmənts, ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr tɪ lɔnʧ ɔl əv ɪts ˈkɑntræktəd ənˈmænd ˌeɪˌtiˈvi ˈfreɪtərz tɪ ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm. bət ˈmɪnɪstərz əˈgrid ðət ɪf mɔr ˈməni wɑz rikˈwaɪərd, ˈeɪʤənsi əˈfɪʃəlz kʊd æsk fər ɪt æt ə ˈleɪtər steɪʤ. pliz tərn ɔn ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt. ˈmidiə rikˈwaɪərz ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ pleɪ. ðə ˈsɛkənd feɪz wɑz əˈpruvd əv ðə wərldz moʊst æmˈbɪʃəs ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkt, noʊn ɛz gmes*. ðɪs wɪl teɪk ðə "pəls" əv ðə ˈplænət ənd rikˈwaɪərz ə ˈsɪriz nu ərθ ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən ˈsætəˌlaɪts tɪ bi lɔnʧt. ə ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ bɪld ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˌmitiˌɔrəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsætəˌlaɪts wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfəndɪd. ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈæˌkʧuəli rɪˈsivd mɔr ˈməni ðən wɑz rɪkˈwɛstɪd, səʧ wɑz ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst frəm fræns ənd ˈʤərməni. ə ˈstədi wɪl wərk aʊt haʊ ə ˈkæpsəl kən bi ˈædɪd tɪ ˈjʊrəps ˌeɪˌtiˈvi ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈjʊrəp wɪl naʊ teɪk ðə fərst stɛp ɪn ə plæn ðət kʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli lɛd tɪ ə mænd ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp beɪst ɔn ðə ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ˌeɪˌtiˈvi cargo-vessel*. ə ˌfizəˈbɪləti ˈstədi wɪl bi ˈəndərˌteɪkən tɪ wərk aʊt haʊ ə ˈkæpsəl kʊd bi ˈædɪd tɪ ðə ˈfreɪtər, fərst tɪ brɪŋ məˈtɪriəlz ˈseɪfli bæk frəm ðə speɪs ˈsteɪʃən bət ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈjumənz. pliz tərn ɔn ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt. ˈmidiə rikˈwaɪərz ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ pleɪ. "ðə kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈkæpsəl wʊd bi dɪˈzaɪnd ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ðə mænd ˈvərʒən," sɛd siməˈnɛtə di pippo*, dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈjumən spaceflight*. "soʊ wəns wiv dən ðə fərst stɛp wɪθ ðə ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ˈvərʒən ɪn, seɪ 2017 wi kən muv kˈwɪkli təˈwɔrdz ðə mænd ˈkæpsəl bɪˈkəz ðə kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən wɑz ðə raɪt wən frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ənd wi woʊnt hæv ˈweɪstɪd taɪm ənd ˈməni ˈpæsɪŋ θru ðə ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ˈvərʒən," ʃi toʊld ˌbibiˈsi nuz. ˈeɪʤənsi əˈfɪʃəlz ˈkɔʃənd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ə kru ʃɪp wɑz ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm goʊl ənd dɪˈpɛndɪd ɔn ðə ˈməni biɪŋ əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər tɪ bɪld ɪt, ənd ɔn ðə nid fər səʧ ə ˈspeɪˌskræft ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðə əˈbʤɛktɪvz əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən speɪs ˈneɪʃənz kʊd ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə nɛkst fju jɪrz. ɪn ˈɛni keɪs, ə mænd ˌeɪˌtiˈvi wʊd nɑt flaɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv ðə nɛkst ˈdɛkeɪd. stɪl taɪm wən əv ðə ki dɪˈsɪʒənz fər ðə æt ðɪs ˈmitɪŋ ɔn, ðə ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ˈroʊvər ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ sɛnd tɪ ðə rɛd ˈplænət ɪn 2016 tɪ sərʧ fər maɪˈkroʊbiəl laɪf. ðə ˈmɪʃən həz bɪn dɪˈleɪd bɪˈkəz əv ɪts haɪ kɔst ənd ðə ˈmitɪŋ wɑz æst tɪ meɪk gʊd ðə ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl ðət ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn ðə ˈbəʤɪt. nɑt ɔl ðə ˈməni wɑz ˈprɑməst ɪn ðə heɪg, bət moʊst əbˈzərvərz hir θɔt ðə ˈfəndɪŋ wʊd bi meɪd əp ɪn taɪm. ðə saɪəns ˈmɪnɪstər lɔrd sɛd ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɔɪnt wɑz ðət hæd bɪn ækˈsɛptɪd baɪ ˈmɛmbər steɪts ɛz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈmɪʃən fər. pliz tərn ɔn ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt. ˈmidiə rikˈwaɪərz ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ pleɪ. "ðɪs ɪz ə ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkt," hi toʊld ˌbibiˈsi nuz. "ɪt bɪldz əˈgɛn ɔn ðə ˌɛkspərˈtiz ɪn ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks. wi ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ hæv ə ki pɑrt əv ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɪʧ ɪˈneɪbəlz ðə ˈmɪʃən tɪ teɪk pleɪs, ənd ɪt wɪl bi ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ tɪ si ˈwɛðər wi du faɪnd ˈɛvədəns əv laɪf ɔn mɑrz." ɔn ðə ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks θim, ðə ˈmitɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ sɔ ðə əˈgrimənt əv tɪ pʊt ən ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛntər ɪn ðə. ðɪs wɪl ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn speɪs ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ənd ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ saɪəns. ɪn əˈnəðər sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt muv, ˈbrɪtən plɛʤd ˈjuˌroʊz tɪ ðə ədˈvænst ˈrisərʧ ɪn ˌtɛləkəmˌjunɪˈkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəmz (ˈɑrtiz) ˈproʊˌgræm. ðɪs wɪl goʊ ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈɛvər mɔr səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈpeɪˌloʊdz ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr strɛŋθ əv ðə. ˈbʊkmɑrk wɪθ: dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈfeɪsˌbʊk wət ər ðiz? ˈiˌmeɪl ðɪs tɪ ə frɛnd ˈprɪntəbəl ˈvərʒən
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by jonathan amos
science reporter, bbc news, the hague
ministers took the view that hi-tech investments would help the economy
member states of the european space agency (esa) have agreed a 10bn-euro budget at their meeting in the hague. the figure, which covers the next three to five years, represents a substantial increase in funding. ministers said the investment in space would help european industry pull through the current economic downturn. the new money will help build new earth observation satellites, maintain esa's participation in the space station, and fund probes to the planets. "the decisions of this ministerial conference are very important just in the middle of an economic crisis," said peter hintze, the minister who led the german delegation. please turn on javascript. media requires javascript to play. "because money paid for high technology is good money for the european economy; and i think it will help us to leave the economic crisis [behind] and to gain new economic strength," he told bbc news. it took the science ministers from esa's 18 member states two days of intense discussions to arrive at the budget figure. agency officials had drawn up a "wish list" valued at 10.4bn euros and hoped to get at least 90% of that figure. it the end, their expectations were exceeded, with the meeting approving a budget line of 9.9bn - over a billion more than the commitments made the last time the ministers met in berlin in 2005. "i never expected that," conceded esa director general jean-jacques dordain. "it demonstrates that the member states, number one, believe in what space can do for the citizens; number two, they believe in esa as a successful organisation; and number three, that in a period of economic crisis, this is the right time to invest into the future." in 2008, europe attached its columbus lab to the space station
the two biggest contributors were germany, at 2.7bn, and france at 2.3bn. the italians contributed just over a billion; the uk just under a billion. please turn on javascript. media requires javascript to play. the new budget will allow esa to grow its basic science programme, at 3.5% a year, whilst at the same time starting a number of new programmes. europe's ariane 5 rocket, which has come to dominate the commercial launcher market, will now be upgraded to allow it to carry heavier payloads than its current nine-tonne limit. ministers agreed to put almost 1.4bn euros into the ongoing activities at the international space station - the single biggest "ticket" on the hague agenda. doubts persist that this will be sufficient to meet esa's commitments, in particular to launch all of its contracted unmanned atv freighters to the platform. but ministers agreed that if more money was required, agency officials could ask for it at a later stage. please turn on javascript. media requires javascript to play. the second phase was approved of the world's most ambitious environmental monitoring project, known as gmes. this will take the "pulse" of the planet and requires a series new earth observation satellites to be launched. a project to build the next generation of meteorological satellites was also funded. this project actually received more money than was requested, such was the interest from france and germany. a study will work out how a re-entry capsule can be added to europe's atv
in addition, europe will now take the first step in a plan that could eventually lead to a manned spaceship based on the robotic atv space-station cargo-vessel. a feasibility study will be undertaken to work out how a re-entry capsule could be added to the freighter, first to bring materials safely back from the space station but eventually, also, humans. please turn on javascript. media requires javascript to play. "the configuration of the capsule would be designed taking into account the manned version," said simonetta di pippo, esa's director of human spaceflight. "so once we've done the first step with the cargo version in, say 2017, we can move quickly towards the manned capsule because the configuration was the right one from the beginning and we won't have wasted time and money passing through the cargo version," she told bbc news. agency officials cautioned, however, that a crew ship was a long-term goal and depended on the money being available in the future to build it, and on the need for such a spacecraft given that the objectives of european space nations could change in the next few years. in any case, a manned atv would not fly before the end of the next decade. still time one of the key decisions for the uk at this meeting centred on exomars, the robotic rover esa intends to send to the red planet in 2016 to search for microbial life. the mission has been delayed because of its high cost and the meeting was asked to make good the shortfall that exists in the one-billion-euro budget. not all the money was promised in the hague, but most observers here thought the funding would be made up in time. the uk science minister lord drayson said the important point was that exomars had been accepted by member states as an important mission for esa. please turn on javascript. media requires javascript to play. "this is a really exciting project," he told bbc news. "it builds again on the uk expertise in robotics. we expect to have a key part of the technology which enables the mission to take place, and it will be fascinating to see whether we do find evidence of life on mars." on the robotics theme, the meeting also saw the agreement of jean-jacques dordain to put an esa research centre in the uk. this will focus on space robotics and climate change science. in another significant move, britain pledged 121m euros to the advanced research in telecommunication systems (artes) programme. this will go into the development of ever more sophisticated satellite payloads - a particular strength of the uk. jonathan.amos-internet@bbc.co.uk
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ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ʧif sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ kriˈeɪtɪŋ mɔr həbz fər ˌɪˈræki trups, ˈivɪn ɛz ɪt pərˈpɛrz tɪ ˈoʊpən ə nu beɪs ɪn ˈprɑvɪns wɪθ 450 ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌpərsəˈnɛl. "ɪts əˈnəðər wən əv ðə ˈɔpʃənz ðət wɪr kənˈsɪdərɪŋ," ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmɑrtɪn ˈdɛmpsi, ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ʤɔɪnts ʧifs əv stæf, toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ɪn ˈneɪpəlz, ˈɪtəli, wɛr hi ɪz ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ juz. kəˈmændərz. ˈdɛmpsi sɛd ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən əv ˈəðər saɪts bɪɔnd ðə nu wən ɪn nɪr ramadi*, ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈkæpɪtəl ˈoʊvərˌrən baɪ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˌɪnˈsərʤənts læst mənθ, ɪz "ʤɪst pɑrt əv ˈprudənt ˈplænɪŋ." ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈlidər sɛd hi dɪz nɑt fɔrˈsi əˈnəðər həb ɪn, bət ˈpɑsəbli wən ɪn ðə ˈkɔrɪdər nɔrθ əv ðə ˈkæpɪtəl, ˈbægdæd, ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ təˈwɔrd ˈmoʊsəl, ˌɪˈrɑks ˈsɛkənd ˈsɪti ðət ðə ˈmɪlətənts sizd ə jɪr əˈgoʊ. ædˈvaɪzərz kʊd bi dɪˈplɔɪd ɪn wiks ðə juz. plænz tɪ dɪˈplɔɪ ðə nu ædˈvaɪzərz wɪˈθɪn sɪks tɪ eɪt wiks, pɑrt əv ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈboʊlstər ˌɪˈræki graʊnd trups. sɪns læst sɛpˈtɛmbər, ə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən hæd kənˈdəktəd ˈɛriəl straɪks ɔn ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt pəˈzɪʃənz ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə, bət juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ruld aʊt ˈsɛndɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkən graʊnd trups. æt, juz. ˈfɔrsɪz wɪl ədˈvaɪz ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈɑrmi dɪˈvɪʒən ɔn "haʊ bɛst tɪ dɪˈplɔɪ ðɛr trups" ənd ˌɪmˈpruv ləˈʤɪstɪks ənd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈspoʊksmən ˈkərnəl stiv ˈwɔrən sɛd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ðeɪ wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ wərk tɪ kəˈnɛkt ˈsuni traɪbz ɪn wɪθ ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ə bɪd tɪ hɛlp æd ˈsuni mɪˈlɪʃəz tɪ ðə ˈfɔrsɪz naʊ ˈfaɪtɪŋ ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt. ðə waɪt haʊs əˈnaʊnst ðə ˈmɪʃən ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, seɪɪŋ ˌoʊˈbɑmə hæd kənˈsəltɪd wɪθ ˌɪˈræki praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈheɪdər ənd ðət ðə muv ɪz ɪn laɪn wɪθ "rɪkˈwɛst ənd dɪˈzaɪər fər əˈdɪʃənəl əˈsɪstəns." wɔʧ: ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛfərt ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk noʊ graʊnd ˈkɑmbæt roʊl ðə nu ˌpərsəˈnɛl wɪl ʤɔɪn juz. trups ɔˈrɛdi ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd ædˈvaɪzɪŋ ˌɪˈræki ˈfɔrsɪz æt fɔr ˈəðər saɪts əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri. nən əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfɔrsɪz ər ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑrt ɪn graʊnd ˈkɑmbæt. "ˈəltəmətli, juv hərd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt seɪ ˈmɛni taɪmz ðət ðɛr hæv tɪ bi ˈloʊkəl səˈluʃənz tɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ bæk ðɪs ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ənd ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪt ənd ðət ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈkænɑt du ðɪs ˈsɪmpli fər ˌɪˈrækiz," ˈdɛpjəti ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ædˈvaɪzər bɛn roʊdz sɛd. "ənd ˈfræŋkli, ˌɪˈrækiz wɔnt tɪ bi ɪn ðə lɛd ðɛmˈsɛlvz." "ðə [waɪt haʊs] dɪˈsɪʒən ɪz kwaɪt gʊd stɛp fər ˈjuˈɛs ɛz ən ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən fər ðə wɪl ənd ə ˈsɪriəs dɪˈzaɪər əv juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪn ðɪs faɪt əˈgɛnst ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt," ˈsælɪm al-jabouri*, ˈspikər əv ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈpɑrləmɛnt, toʊld ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. "bət ˈɑbviəsli ɪt ɪz nɑt æt ə ˈlɛvəl [ˈnɪrɪŋ] ˈfaɪnəl ˈvɪktəri ɪn ðɪs wɔr, soʊ ðə ˌɪˈrækiz ər ˈwɪlɪŋ [tɪ əkˈsɛpt] mɔr əˈsɪstəns ənd ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəmˈjunɪti ənd spəˈsɪfɪkli frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪt əv əˈmɛrɪkə." rænd ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ˈsinjər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsaɪəntɪst ənd ˈfɔrmər kərɪr ˈɑrmi ˈɔfɪsər rɪk ˈbrɛnən toʊld ðət ðə nu ˈɛfərt ɪz ə stɛp ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, bət dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ˈnɪrli ɪˈnəf ˈfɔrsɪz tɪ əˈʧiv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts goʊlz. "aɪ θɪŋk təˈdeɪ, ɪf ju wər tɪ gɪt ən ˈɑnəst əˈpreɪzəl frəm ðoʊz hu ər duɪŋ ðə ˈplænɪŋ ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, ðeɪ wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ tɛl ju ɪz ˈwoʊfəli ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt tɪ du ðə taɪps əv ˈmɪʃənz ðət jʊr ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt, dɪˈgreɪdɪŋ ənd dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ˈaɪsəs, ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðə ˌɪˈrækiz du ɪt, bət mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈəðər ˈpɑrtnərz ɪn ðə ˈriʤən du ɪt," ˈbrɛnən sɛd. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət ædˈvaɪzɪŋ ˈoʊnli ˌɪˈræki ˈfɔrsɪz dɪz nɑt ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈɪʃu əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt grups riʧ bɪɔnd ˌɪˈrɑk ˈɪntu ɪts ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊldz ɪn ˈsɪriə ənd θrɛts ˈfərðər əˈweɪ ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ˈlɪˌbiə. "ðɪs ɪz ə groʊɪŋ strəˈtiʤɪk θrɛt ðət ɪz məʧ ˈlɑrʤər ðən ʤɪst ˌɪˈrɑk, ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts dɪz nɑt hæv ən ˈoʊvərˌɑrʧɪŋ ˈstrætəʤi fər haʊ wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ dil wɪθ ðɪs θrɛt ˈiðər ɪn ðə ʃɔrt tərm əv ðə lɔŋ tərm," hi sɛd. nɑt fɑr ɪˈnəf rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkrɪtɪks əv ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ə ˈdɛməˌkræt, ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðə nu ˈɛfərt dɪz nɑt goʊ fɑr ɪˈnəf. ˈsɛnətər ˈlɪndzi græm toʊld ðə nu ædˈvaɪzərz ər "ʤɪst ˈædɪŋ kəˈpæsɪti tɪ ə ˈstrætəʤi ðət wɪl ˈnɛvər wərk" ənd ðət ðɛr wɪl bi tu fju tɪ meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns. ˈsɛnətər ʤɑn məˈkeɪn həz rɪˈpitɪdli kɔld fər juz. graʊnd ˈfɔrsɪz tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ˌɪˈrɑk, wɪʧ ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɪθˈdru ɪn 2011 æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈkəntriz wɔr ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ðət ˈtɑpəld ˌɪˈræki ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈsɑdəm huˈseɪn.
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the u.s. military chief said thursday the united states is considering creating more train-and-advise hubs for iraqi troops, even as it prepares to open a new base in anbar province with 450 military personnel.
"it's another one of the options that we're considering," general martin dempsey, chairman of the joints chiefs of staff, told reporters in naples, italy, where he is meeting with u.s. commanders.
dempsey said examination of other sites beyond the new one in taqqadum near ramadi, the provincial capital overrun by islamic state insurgents last month, is "just part of prudent planning."
the military leader said he does not foresee another hub in anbar, but possibly one in the corridor north of the capital, baghdad, extending toward mosul, iraq's second city that the militants seized a year ago.
advisors could be deployed in 6-8 weeks
the u.s. plans to deploy the new advisers within six to eight weeks, part of an effort to bolster iraqi ground troops. since last september, a u.s.-led coalition had conducted 4,400 aerial strikes on islamic state positions in iraq and syria, but u.s. president barack obama has ruled out sending american ground troops.
at taqqadum, u.s. forces will advise the 8th iraqi army division on "how best to deploy their troops" and improve logistics and intelligence, pentagon spokesman colonel steve warren said wednesday. they will also work to connect sunni tribes in anbar with the iraqi government in a bid to help add sunni militias to the pro-government forces now fighting the islamic state.
the white house announced the mission wednesday, saying obama had consulted with iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi and that the move is in line with abadi's "request and desire for additional assistance."
watch: president obama's statement on us effort in iraq
no ground combat role
the new personnel will join 3,100 u.s. troops already training and advising iraqi forces at four other sites around the country. none of the american forces are taking part in ground combat.
"ultimately, you've heard the president say many times that there have to be local solutions to taking back this territory and holding it and that the u.s. military cannot do this simply for iraqis," deputy national security advisor ben rhodes said. "and frankly, iraqis want to be in the lead themselves."
"the [white house] decision is quite good step for us as an indication for the will and a serious desire of united states in this fight against the islamic state," salim al-jabouri, speaker of the iraqi parliament, told voa on thursday. "but obviously it is not at a level [nearing] final victory in this war, so the iraqis are willing [to accept] more assistance and solidarity of the international community and specifically from the united state of america."
rand corporation senior political scientist and former career army officer rick brennan told voa that the new effort is a step in the right direction, but does not include nearly enough forces to achieve the president's goals.
"i think today, if you were to get an honest appraisal from those who are doing the planning in iraq, they would also tell you 3,500 is woefully inadequate to do the types of missions that you're talking about, degrading and destroying isis, helping the iraqis do it, but more importantly helping other partners in the region do it," brennan said.
he also said that advising only iraqi forces does not address the issue of the islamic state group's reach beyond iraq into its strongholds in syria and threats further away in places like libya.
"this is a growing strategic threat that is much larger than just iraq, and the united states does not have an overarching strategy for how we're going to deal with this threat either in the short term of the long term," he said.
not far enough
republican critics of obama, a democrat, also said the new effort does not go far enough.
senator lindsey graham told voa the new advisers are "just adding capacity to a strategy that will never work" and that there will be too few to make a difference.
senator john mccain has repeatedly called for u.s. ground forces to return to iraq, which obama withdrew in 2011 at the end of the country's eight-year war in the country that toppled iraqi president saddam hussein.
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ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ kɔrt əˈwɔrdɪd ə daʊn ˈsɪnˌdroʊm mæn ˈnɪrli fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈbænɪŋ hɪz waɪf frəm ˈhævɪŋ sɛks wɪθ ɪm bɪˈkəz hi, əˈlɛʤədli, ˈkʊdənt gɪv kənˈsɛnt tɪ sɛks. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə bæn, ðə mæn, hu wɑz nɑt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd, hæd ə ˈhɛlθi ˈsɛkʃuəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ hɪz waɪf əv faɪv jɪrz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts. ðə bæn keɪm ˈæftər ə saɪˈkɑləʤəst fər ə ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɛntɪti wɪʧ wɑz nɑt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd tɪ ʃild ɪt frəm ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əˈsɛst ðə mæn ənd faʊnd ɪm tɪ læk ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈkɑmpətɪns tɪ ˈwɪlfəli ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˈkɑnʤəgəl riˈleɪʃənz, ðə kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts seɪ. ə kɔrt ˈkaʊnsəl wɔrnd hɪz waɪf ðət ˈhævɪŋ sɛks wɪθ hər ˈhəzbənd wʊd meɪk hər ˈgɪlti əv ə ˈsɪriəs kraɪm. ðə mæn wɑz ˈɔrdərd tɪ əˈtɛnd ə sɛks ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən kɔrs ˌbiˈfɔr hi wʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ hæv riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ hɪz waɪf. bət ðə kɔrs wɑz dɪˈleɪd fər mɔr ðən jɪr, ˈərnɪŋ ɪm ˈdæmɪʤɪz ˈsəfərd fər wət ðə ʤəʤ, sər mɑrk ˈhɛdli, sɛd ɪn ðə kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmɛnt wɑz ðə fər æt list 12 mənθs əv ˈnɔrməl ˈkɑnʤəgəl riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ hɪz wife.”*.” ðə keɪs bɪˈgæn ˈæftər ðə ˈsɪstər brɔt hər kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə kɔrs dɪˈleɪz tɪ ðə kɔrt əv prəˈtɛkʃən. ə ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənt rikˈwaɪərd ə daʊn ˈsɪnˌdroʊm mæn tɪ teɪk tu ˈkɔrsɪz ɔn sɛks ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt wʊd əˈlaʊ ɪm tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈhævɪŋ ˈkɑnʤəgəl riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ hɪz waɪf əv faɪv jɪrz. "ðə ˌɪmˈpækt æt ðə taɪm məst hæv bɪn proʊˈfaʊnd, nɑt ˈoʊnli fər ðə lɔs əv ˈsɛkʃuəl riˈleɪʃənz, bət fər tu ˈəðər ˈmætərz pɪˈkjuljər tɪ ɪm," ˈhɛdli sɛd. ““first*, hi wʊd hæv bɪn əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ wət wɑz ˈhæpənɪŋ ʃʊd bi so.”*.” "ənd ˈsɛkəndli, ɪn ˈɔrdər ɛz ʃi pʊt ɪt, 'nɑt tɪ lɛd ɪm ɔn,' ðə waɪf ˌəndərˈstændəbli ənd wɪθˈdru tɪ əˈnəðər ˈbɛˌdrum ənd wɪθˈhɛld məʧ ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈfɛkʃən." ðə mæn hæd tɪ teɪk tu ˈkɔrsɪz, bɪˈkəz ə ˈθɛrəpɪst dɪˈtərmənd ðət waɪl hi meɪd "səˈfɪʃənt progress”*” ˈæftər ðə fərst wən, hi hæd nɑt jɛt ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ən ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈsɛkʃuəli trænzˈmɪtəd dɪˈzizɪz. ðə keɪs, ðə kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmɛnt sɛd, ɪz rɛr bɪˈkəz ɪt pərˈteɪnz tɪ ə "ˈsɛtəld, məˈnɑgəməs ənd ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈmɛrid riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp." ˈkeɪsɪz ðət ˈæˌdrɛs ˈkɑmpətɪns tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn sɛks ˈtɪpɪkəli ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈpipəl sin ɛz ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ biɪŋ ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd ər əˈbjuzd. "ˈmɛni wʊd θɪŋk ðət noʊ ˈkəpəl ʃʊd hæv hæd tɪ ˌəndərˈgoʊ ðɪs ˈhaɪli ˌɪnˈtrusɪv muv əˈpɑn ðɛr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈpraɪvəsi, jɛt səʧ ə muv wɑz ɪn ɪts ɛˈsɛnʃəlz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈlɔfəl ənd ˈprɑpərli ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd," ˈhɛdli sɛd. "ɛz aɪ hæv sɛd, pərˈhæps ɪt ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl praɪs ðət məst bi peɪd tɪ hæv ə rəˈʒim əv ˈifɛktɪv ˈseɪfˌgɑrdɪŋ."
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a british court awarded a down syndrome man nearly $13,000 for the government banning his wife from having sex with him because he, allegedly, couldn't give consent to sex.
before the ban, the man, who was not identified, had a healthy sexual relationship with his wife of five years, according to court documents.
the ban came after a psychologist for a local government entity – which was not identified to shield it from criticism – assessed the 38-year-old man and found him to lack the mental competence to willfully engage in conjugal relations, the court documents say.
a court council warned his wife that having sex with her husband would make her guilty of a serious crime. the man was ordered to attend a sex education course before he would be allowed to have relations with his wife.
but the course was delayed for more than year, earning him damages suffered for what the judge, sir mark hedley, said in the court document was the “deprivation for at least 12 months of normal conjugal relations with his wife.”
the case began after the man’s sister brought her concerns about the course delays to the court of protection.
a local government required a down syndrome man to take two courses on sex before it would allow him to continue having conjugal relations with his wife of five years.
"the impact at the time must have been profound, not only for the loss of sexual relations, but for two other matters peculiar to him," hedley said. “first, he would have been unable to understand why what was happening should be so.”
"and secondly, in order as she put it, 'not to lead him on,' the wife understandably and foreseeably withdrew to another bedroom and withheld much physical affection."
the man had to take two courses, because a therapist determined that while he made "sufficient progress” after the first one, he had not yet demonstrated an understanding about sexually transmitted diseases.
the case, the court document said, is rare because it pertains to a "settled, monogamous and exclusive married relationship."
cases that address competence to decide to engage in sex typically involve people seen as vulnerable to being exploited or abused.
"many would think that no couple should have had to undergo this highly intrusive move upon their personal privacy, yet such a move was in its essentials entirely lawful and properly motivated," hedley said.
"as i have said, perhaps it is part of the inevitable price that must be paid to have a regime of effective safeguarding."
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ˈʤərmən ˈɛˌrlaɪn ˈkəmpəˌni dɔɪʧ ləfˈtænzə ˈeɪˈgi rɪˈpɔrtədli riʧt ən əˈgrimənt wɪθ treɪd ˈjunjən ˈvɛrdi ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈweɪʤɪz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə ˈwəˌtaɪm ˈpeɪmənt əv ˈjuˌroʊz tɪ əˈbaʊt graʊnd stæf. ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪn ˈɔlsoʊ əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt wʊd ɪnˈʃʊr ɔl ˈwərkərz rɪˈsiv ðɛr ˈpɛnʃən plænz. ləfˈtænzə əˈgrid tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˈweɪʤɪz əv ɪts ˈwərkərz æt lufthansa-systems*, ˈʤiˈɛmˈbiˈeɪʧ, ləfˈtænzə ənd ləfˈtænzə ˈkɑrˌgoʊ baɪ pərˈsɛnt ɔn ʤæn. 1 2016 waɪl ɔl ɪts ɪmˈplɔɪiz wɪl rɪˈsiv ðə ˈwəˌtaɪm ˈpeɪmənt. ˈtreɪˈniz wɪθ ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪnz wɪl rɪˈsiv 600 ˈjuˌroʊz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrts. ˈlɑrʤəst ˈkɛriər, wɪʧ həz bɪn ˈbəˌfɪtɪd baɪ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən frəm ˈpərʒən ˈkɛriərz ɔn ɪts rʊts, wɑz əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ə straɪk ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri wɪʧ sɔ səm flaɪts ˈkænsəld, əˈfɛktɪŋ əˈbaʊt hæf ə ˈmɪljən ˈpæsənʤərz. ðə klæʃ bɪtˈwin ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪn ənd ɪts ɪmˈplɔɪiz kəmz ɛz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni traɪz tɪ ɪts dɪˈvɪʒən ˈɪntu ə ˌloʊˈkɔst ˈkɛriər, tɪ kəmˈpit wɪθ ˈraɪvəlz laɪk ˈraɪəˌnɛr ˈhoʊldɪŋz ənd. əˈgrimənt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, dɪz nɑt ˈsɪgnəl ən ɛnd tɪ ˈleɪbər woʊz ɛz ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪn ɪz ɛmˈbrɔɪld ɪn ˈsɛpərˌeɪt dɪˈspjuts wɪθ ˈpaɪlət ənd ˈkæbən stæf ˈjunjənz. ləfˈtænzə ɪz jɛt riʧ ən əˈkɔrd ˈoʊvər rɪˈtaɪərmənt ˈbɛnəfɪts wɪθ ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt flaɪt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən (ˌjuˌɛˈfoʊ), ə ˈjunjən əv ˈkæbən kru ˈmɛmbərz. ˈərliər ðɪs wik ðə ˌjuˌɛˈfoʊ kɔld ɔf ə plænd straɪk ˈæftər ðə tu saɪdz əˈgrid ɔn ˈsərtən pɔɪnts ɔn haʊ tɪ riˈzɑlv ə dɪˈspjut ˈoʊvər ˈərli rɪˈtaɪərmənt plænz. ləfˈtænzə həz ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ɔl ˈmeɪʤər ˈjunjənz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ɪts stæf tɪ ə ˈsəmɪt tɪ dɪˈskəs ˈleɪbər ˈɪʃuz ɔn dɛk. 2 ənd ðə ˌjuˌɛˈfoʊ həz rɪˈpɔrtədli dɪˈfərd ɪts straɪks ənˈtɪl ˈæftər ðə ˈmitɪŋ.
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german airline company deutsche lufthansa ag reportedly reached an agreement with trade union verdi saturday, to increase wages along with a one-time payment of 2,250 euros ($2,383.3) to about 30,000 ground staff. the airline also announced that it would ensure all workers receive their employer-funded pension plans.
lufthansa agreed to increase the wages of its workers at lufthansa-systems, lufthansa-service gmbh, lufthansa technik and lufthansa cargo by 2.2 percent on jan. 1, 2016, while all its employees will receive the one-time payment. trainees with the airlines will receive 600 euros ($635.6), according to reports.
germany’s largest carrier, which has been buffeted by competition from persian gulf-based carriers on its long-haul routes, was affected by a seven-day strike earlier this month -- the longest in the company’s history -- which saw some 4,600 flights cancelled, affecting about half a million passengers. the clash between the airline and its employees comes as the company tries to rebrand its eurowings division into a low-cost carrier, to compete with rivals like ryanair holdings plc and easyjet plc.
saturday’s agreement, however, does not signal an end to lufthansa’s labor woes as the airline is embroiled in separate disputes with pilot and cabin staff unions.
lufthansa is yet reach an accord over retirement benefits with the independent flight attendant’s organization (ufo), a union of cabin crew members. earlier this week the ufo called off a planned strike after the two sides agreed on certain points on how to resolve a long-simmering dispute over early retirement plans.
lufthansa has invited all major unions representing its staff to a summit to discuss labor issues on dec. 2, and the ufo has reportedly deferred its strikes until after the meeting.
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ə ˈsɛkənd bɪg kˈwɛʃən maɪt bi haʊ məʧ ˈlætəˌtud tɪ gɪv tɪ ðə mɔr ðən ˈpɛrɪʃɪz. həz ə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈmɛnju ðət ɪz kənˈsɪstənt əraʊnd ðə gloʊb, bət ɪt gɪvz ˈloʊkəl ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz ˈlaɪsəns tɪ əˈdæpt tɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈprɛfərənsɪz waɪn wɪθ jʊr bɪg mæk ɪn fræns, ˌvɛʤəˈtɛˌriən ˈdɪʃɪz ɪn ˈɪndiə. ju wɪl faɪnd ˈkæθlɪk ˈpɛrɪʃɪz ɪn ˈsɪtiz laɪk nu jɔrk ənd sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ wɛr geɪ ˈkəpəlz ər ˈwɔrmli ˈwɛlkəmd, ˈwɪmən pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə ˈlɪtərʤi, ənd ðə ˈsərmənz ənd mˈjuzɪk ər ˌənkənˈvɛnʃənəl. ju wɪl faɪnd ˈəðərz ðət ˈfeɪvər ðə ˈlætən mæs, ˌɪnˈsɛns ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ baɪ ðə bʊk. roʊm kʊd ɪnˈkərəʤ ðə ˈpɛrɪʃɪz tɪ bi ˈlæbrəˌtɔriz əv ˈwərʃɪp. noʊts ðət ɪn ˈbɪznɪs (ənd ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, baɪ ðə weɪ), ˈgɪvɪŋ fild ˈɔfɪsərz ˈfridəm tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut ðə ˈmɪʃən prəˈdusɪz kriˈeɪtɪv səˈluʃənz ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ʤɪst ə trɪˈmɛndəs energizer.”*.” əˈnəðər ˈhɛˌdeɪk ðə nu poʊp wɪl ˌɪnˈhɛrət ɪz rɪˈkrutɪŋ, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ˈjʊrəp. ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ðə ˈkæθlɪk wərk fɔrs ɪz ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ baɪ 50 prists ənd 175 nənz ˈɛvəri mənθ. wən ˈpɛrɪʃ ɪn faɪv həz noʊ ˈpæstər. ən ˈɑbviəs səˈluʃən ɪz tɪ ɔrˈdeɪn ˈwɪmən ənd lɛt prists ˈmɛri. ðə məˈnɑpəli əv ˈsɛlɪbət meɪlz, ˈæftər ɔl, ɪz ə ˈkəstəm, bət ɪt ɪz nɑt kɔr ˈkæθlɪk ˈdɔktərɪn. ðɛn əˈgɛn, ɪf ðə ʧərʧ ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ bi sˈmɔlər (ðə ˈæpəl ˈmɑdəl), ɪt nid soʊ məʧ ˈmɪnɪstrɪŋ. ɛz ju maɪt ɪkˈspɛkt əv ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ðət ˈmɛʒərz taɪm ɪn ˈsɛnʧəriz, ðə ʧərʧ həz bɪn sloʊ tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl wərld. poʊp ˈbɛnəˌdɪkt, ɛz @pontifex*, həz ˈmɪljən ˈfɑloʊərz, wɪʧ ɪz ˈprɪti gʊd, bət hi həz ɪgˈzæktli 35 taɪmz ənd ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz rɛd laɪk ˈbɔɪlərˌpleɪt kəmˈpoʊzd baɪ ə ˈdutifəl ˈɪntərn. bɪl, ə ˈspɛʃəlɪst ɪn ˈkɔrpərət riˈstrəkʧərɪŋ ənd ə ˈfənˌdreɪzər fər ˈkæθlɪk ˈʧɛrɪtiz, sɛd ðət ɪf ˈpɛrɪʃɪz ˈsɪmpli gɑt ðə neɪmz əv ðɛr ˈmɛmbərz ˈɪntu ðə kəmˈpjutər, ðeɪ kʊd ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz meet-ups*, ʃɛr bɛst ˈpræktɪsɪz, sprɛd nuz. ðə poʊp ˈwɔntɪd tɪ sɛnd ə ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ɔl pərˈɪʃənərz, aɪ noʊ haʊ du it,”*,” sɛd. ˈlərnɪŋ frəm ˈprɑdəkt ˌmɑrkətərz ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl kæmˈpeɪnz, θɪŋk ju kʊd draɪv ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn əˈtɛndəns. aɪ θɪŋk ju kʊd draɪv ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn collections.”*.” maɪ ʧərʧ həz haɪərd ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn kəˈlɛkʃən ˈsərvɪs, kɔld parishpay*, tɪ pʊt ðə ˈsənˌdi ˈɔfərɪŋ ɔn ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət, bət moʊst ˈʧərʧɪz stɪl pæs ə ˈbæskət. ˈfaɪnəli, ənd ˈɑbviəsli, ðə ʧərʧ kʊd juz səm ˈpəblɪk riˈleɪʃənz hɛlp. ɪts stɑk rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm frəm wɪˈθaʊt ər dɪˈsɛnt frəm wɪˈθɪn həz bɪn tɪ drɔp ˈɪntu ə dɪˈfɛnsɪv kraʊʧ, ˈstoʊnˌwɔl ər goʊ ˈnɛgətɪv. ðət kən kəm əˈkrɔs ɛz ˈbʊliɪŋ ənd ˈɛrəgənt ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, nɑt ˈvɛri ˈkrɪsʧɪn. wən əv ðə ˈkɔstliɪst ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv dəm ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ ɪz ðə ˈtɛndənsi əv ʧərʧ dɪˈfɛndərz tɪ trit nənz, ənd ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, wɪθ ˌkɑndəˈsɛnʃən. (dɪd ðə ˈvætɪkən ˈrɪli ɪkˈspɛl ən ˈɔrdər əv nənz frəm ðɛr ˈklɔɪstər soʊ ðə pleɪs kʊd bi riˈfərbɪʃt ɛz ə swit fər ðə rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ ˈbɛnəˌdɪkt? huz aɪˈdiə wɑz ðət?) aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ˈmɛni dɪˈvaʊt ˈkæθlɪks riˈkɔɪl frəm səˈʤɛsʧənz əv ʧeɪnʤ, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ðə səˈʤɛsʧənz kəm frəm ˈdɛzərtərz laɪk mi. bət ˈtrəbəld ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz ˈɔfən ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ə ˈlɪtəl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈkaʊnsəl. ənd ɪn ðə ənˈlaɪkli ɪˈvɛnt ðət ə nu poʊp wɔnts tɪ brɪŋ ðə ʧərʧ ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, hi wɪl nid ɔl ðə hɛlp hi kən gɪt. ɪz ə fɑr ˈtəfər ˈtərnərˌaʊnd ðən ðə wənz aɪ hæv led,”*,” sɛd ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv hu həz hɛlpt seɪv mɔr ðən wən ˈfaʊndərɪŋ ˈfɔrʧən 500 ˈkəmpəˌni. maɪt nid tɪ tæp ðə gaɪ ðət tərnd ˈwɔtər ˈɪntu wine!”*!”
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a second big question might be how much latitude to give to the more than 220,000 parishes. mcdonald’s has a basic menu that is consistent around the globe, but it gives local franchises license to adapt to local preferences — wine with your big mac in france, vegetarian dishes in india. you will find catholic parishes in cities like new york and san francisco where gay couples are warmly welcomed, women participate in the liturgy, and the sermons and music are joyously unconventional. you will find others that favor the latin mass, incense and everything by the book. rome could encourage the parishes to be laboratories of worship. useem notes that in business (and in the military, by the way), giving field officers freedom to execute the mission produces creative solutions and “it’s also just a tremendous energizer.”
another headache the new pope will inherit is recruiting, especially in north america and europe. in the united states the catholic work force is shrinking by 50 priests and 175 nuns every month. one parish in five has no pastor. an obvious solution is to ordain women and let priests marry. the monopoly of celibate males, after all, is a long-established custom, but it is not core catholic doctrine. then again, if the church decides to be smaller (the apple model), it won’t need so much ministering.
as you might expect of an institution that measures time in centuries, the church has been slow to join the digital world. pope benedict, tweeting as @pontifex, has 1.5 million followers, which is pretty good, but he has tweeted exactly 35 times — and the messages read like boilerplate composed by a dutiful intern. bill derrough, a specialist in corporate restructuring and a fund-raiser for catholic charities, said that if parishes simply got the names of their members into the computer, they could organize meet-ups, share best practices, spread news. “if the pope wanted to send a message to all parishioners, i don’t know how he’d do it,” derrough said. learning from product marketers and political campaigns, “i think you could drive an increase in attendance. i think you could drive an increase in collections.” my wife’s church has hired an online collection service, called parishpay, to put the sunday offering on digital autopilot, but most churches still pass a basket.
finally, and obviously, the church could use some public relations help. its stock response to criticism from without or dissent from within has been to drop into a defensive crouch, stonewall or go negative. that can come across as bullying and arrogant — in other words, not very christian. one of the costliest examples of dumb messaging is the tendency of church defenders to treat nuns, and women in general, with condescension. (did the vatican really expel an order of nuns from their cloister so the place could be refurbished as a suite for the retiring benedict? whose idea was that?)
i realize that many devout catholics recoil from suggestions of change, especially if the suggestions come from deserters like me. but troubled enterprises often benefit from a little outside counsel. and in the unlikely event that a new pope wants to bring the church closer to the 21st century, he will need all the help he can get. “this is a far tougher turnaround than the ones i have led,” said an executive who has helped save more than one foundering fortune 500 company. “you might need to tap the guy that turned water into wine!”
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məˈθaɪəs sammer*, mˈjunɪk ˈspɔrtɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər, ənd ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl əˈlɑnsoʊ dɪˈskəs ðə rɪˈzəmʃən əv ðə ˈsizən ˈæftər ðə ˈwɪntər breɪk. mˈjunɪk hæv lɔŋ ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ˈəndər ðə ˈmæntrə əv "wi kən ˈoʊnli bit ɑrˈsɛlvz." ðət ənˈʃeɪkəbəl self-belief*, ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd əˈgɛn ˈrisəntli baɪ ˈtɑməs ˈmələrz (sˈlaɪtli tu ˈɑnəst) kwɪp əˈbaʊt ˈmæʧɪz ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ biɪŋ ˈhɑrdər tɪ wɪn ðən səm ˈfɪksʧərz, ɪz wən əv ðə ˈrizənz waɪ ðə ər ləvd ənd loʊðd ɪn ˈikwəl ˈmɛʒər θruaʊt ˈʤərməni. wət saʊnz laɪk ræŋk ˈɛrəgəns tɪ ðoʊz ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli ˈlɪvɪŋ nɔrθ əv ðə ˈdænjub ˈrɪvər ənd səˈprim ˈkɑnfədɛns tɪ ðoʊz ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn hæf əv ðə ˈkəntri ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈkloʊsəst hæv ˈɛvər kəm tɪ dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə koʊˈhɪrənt ˈstrætəʤi, ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt əv ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ˈprɛfərənsɪz əv ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈkoʊʧɪz ɪn ʧɑrʤ. kənˈsɪdər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ðə bɛst. ɪt ˈfɑloʊz ðət ˈwɪnɪŋ ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli əkˈsɛptəbəl ˈaʊtˌkəm fər ˈɛvəri geɪm ðeɪ pleɪ. ɔn ðə fju ɔˈkeɪʒənz ðət ðeɪ doʊnt wɪn, ðeɪ ˈnɛvər əkˈsɛpt ðə ˈəðər saɪd ɛz ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˈbɛtər. ðæts wət gʊd ˈluzərz wʊd du., ˌhaʊˈɛvər, doʊnt luz wɛl. ðeɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈkɑndəkt waɪl ðə kɔrps ɪz stɪl tˈwɪʧɪŋ, ˈskræʧɪŋ ðɛr hɛdz ənd ˈæskɪŋ waɪ ənd haʊ ɪt wɑz ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt ʃoʊ ðɛr tru feɪs, ˈdɪdənt pleɪ æt ðɛr bɛst, ˈɛndɪd əp ˈbitɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, ðə ˈmænɪʤər ˈɔfən baɪts ðə ˈbʊlət. wən səʧ ˈɪnkˌwɛst, hɛld ˈoʊvər ðə ðə ˈsəmər mənθs əv 2012 ˈæftər ə kæmˈpeɪn wɪθ θri ˈpleɪsɪz ə ˈvɛri rɪˈspɛktəbəl ˈsizən fər moʊst kləbz, ə dɪˈzæstər fər kənˈkludɪd ðət wɑz stɪl ðə raɪt mæn ɪn ʧɑrʤ bət ðət ðə skwɑd hæd bɪn ə fju kˈwɑləti pleɪərz ʃɔrt tɪ faɪt səkˈsɛsfəli ɔn ɔl θri frənts. ˈmɑrioʊ mandzukic*, ˈdɑnteɪ ənd mɑrˈtinɛz wər brɔt ɪn ðət jɪr, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv ˈprɛsɪŋ geɪm "ˌɪnˈspaɪərd" baɪ ˈʤərgən ˈdɔrtmənd, ənd ðə rɛst ɪz ˈhɪstəri. læst ˈsizənz ˈʧæmpiənz lig ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəl hjuˌmɪliˈeɪʃən dɪʃt aʊt baɪ ril məˈdrɪd wɑz ˈwaɪdli ˌɪnˈtərprətəd ɛz ˈhævɪŋ bɪn kɔzd baɪ pɛp flɔd pəˈzɛʃən geɪm. ðə ˈkætɑˌlɑn ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ hɪz ˈtæktɪks ˈbædli rɔŋ ðət naɪt æt ðə ˈæliənz ərˈinə bət ɪt həz sɪns ˈimərʤd ðət hɪz ril mɪˈsteɪk wɑz əˈkɑməˌdeɪtɪŋ hɪz pleɪərz ˈwɪʃɪz fər ə mɔr əˈtækɪŋ ˈlaɪˌnəp, æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ðə midfield*. ðɪs ˈvərʒən əv ɪˈvɛnts, rɪˈvild baɪ ˈmɑrti ˈɪnˌsaɪtfəl bʊk ɔn fərst jɪr ɪn bəˈvɛriə, ɪz kwaɪt ə kənˈvinjənt wən, frəm ðə ˈmænɪʤərz pɔɪnt əv vju. bət ɪt ˈhæpənz tɪ bi tru. sɪks pleɪərz wər ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ ˈɔfəs tɪ vɔɪs ðɛr əˈpɪnjən əˈhɛd əv ðə ˈsɛkənd lɛg ənd ɔl bət wən əv ðɛm ˈplidɪd fər ə mɔr dɪˈrɛkt əˈproʊʧ wɪθ fɔr əˈtækɪŋ ˈrɛfərənsɪz ɪn ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən hæf. ðə ˈəpˌʃɑt wɑz pleɪɪŋ ə haɪ əˈgɛnst dip ðə hoʊm saɪd hæd noʊ ˈspeɪsɪz tɪ rən ˈɪntu, noʊ səˈsteɪnd pəˈzɛʃən, noʊ kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈhoʊldɪŋ ənd ðoʊz ɪn frənt əv ðɛm. "ɪts ðə moʊst ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd geɪm ˈɛvər," wən ˈlidɪŋ pleɪər sɛd ˈpraɪvətli. ˈsɪstəm ˈdɪdənt feɪl; feɪld bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæd əˈbændənd hɪz ˈsɪstəm. æt bɔrd ˈlɛvəl, ðeɪ kˈwɪkli ˈriəˌlaɪzd wət hæd ˈhæpənd, ðæts waɪ ðə kləb stək ˈfərmli baɪ ɪm wɛˈræz ɪn ðə pæst, ðət sɔrt əv dɪˈfit wʊd hæv kɔld fər rəˈʒim ʧeɪnʤ. wər ənd stɪl ər kənˈvɪnst ðət ðɛrz ɪz ə mæʧ meɪd ɪn ˈhɛvən: ðə bɛst koʊʧ æt ðə bɛst tim. ðə fərst hæf əv ðɪs ˈsizən həz ˈvɪndəkeɪtɪd ðət dɪˈsɪʒən ɛmˈfætɪkəli., dɪˈspaɪt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt fər ˈmɛni ˈɪnʤərd ˈrɛgjələrz, hæv dɪˈvɛləpt məʧ ˈfərðər ˈtæktɪkəli. ðeɪ kən ʃɪft pleɪərz əraʊnd, ʧeɪnʤ pəˈzɪʃənz, ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈrɪðəmz æt ðə ˈkoʊʧɪz ˈbɛkənɪŋ, θri ər fɔr taɪmz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə geɪm wɪˈθaʊt ə drɔp ɪn pərˈfɔrməns ˈlɛvəlz. ðə wən geɪm ðeɪ lɔst wɑz ə ˈʧæmpiənz lig ˈfɪksʧər æt ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈsɪti ɪn wɪʧ hæd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ pleɪ fər ənd wər daʊn ə mæn fər 70 ˈmɪnəts. ɪn ɔl ˈəðər ˈmæʧɪz, ˈhævənt ˈivɪn lʊkt laɪk ðeɪ maɪt bi luz. ðeɪv bɪn soʊ ˈdɑmənənt ðət ˈmɛni əbˈzərvərz ər ˈwəndərɪŋ ˈwɛðər ðeɪv ˌaʊtˈgroʊn ðɛr dəˈmɛstɪk lig ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. ðæts nɑt ə ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl kˈwɛʃən, ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli. wər ɔˈrɛdi tu gʊd fər ðə læst jɪr bət ðeɪ ˈkʊdənt pleɪ æt ðɛr bɛst ɪn ˈjʊrəp. ˈwɪnɪŋ tu ˈmɛni geɪmz hæd ə ˈifɛkt. ðət hæd ˈlɪtəl tɪ du wɪθ ˈtæktɪks ənd ə lɔt wɪθ ðə ˈkoʊʧɪz ˈfeɪljər tɪ kip ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti haɪ ɪˈnəf ˈæftər ðə ˈwɪntər breɪk. bət haʊ ɪgˈzæktli du ju du ðət? pɛp gɑrdiˈoʊlə wɪl hæv hɪz hænz fʊl ˈkipɪŋ hɪz skwɑd ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ɪn 2015 ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli dip skwɑd ðət hæd əˈsɛmbəld ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə 2012 dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənts bɪˈkeɪm də ˈfæktoʊ ˈbɪgəst ˈprɑbləm. ˈmɛni əv hɪz ˈlaɪˌnəps wər ˈʧifli ən ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪn mæn ˈmænɪʤmənt, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ geɪm ˈmænɪʤmənt, ɛz hi fɛlt hi ˈnidɪd tɪ ˌriɪntrəˈdus bɪg neɪmz laɪk ˈbæsʧɪn ˈæftər ˈlɛŋθi ˈɪnʤəri leɪɔfs, ənd ˈdɪdənt hæv tɪ kənˈsərn hɪmˈsɛlf wɪθ rɪˈzəlts ɪn ðə lig. baɪ ðə taɪm ðə ˈnɑˌkaʊt geɪmz keɪm ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪn spərɪŋ, hæd lɔst ðɛr ˈtæktɪkəl koʊˈhiʒən ənd ˈfrɛʃnəs. ðɪs jɪr, ðɪs rəˈgrɛʃən kʊd rɪˈpit ˌɪtˈsɛlf ənˈlɛs ðə ˈmænɪʤər ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˈkɛrfəl., ˈfɪlɪp læm, ˈdeɪvɪd ənd mɑrˈtinɛz ər ɔl əˈbaʊt tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə foʊld ˈæftər ˈmɪsɪŋ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt pɑrts əv ðə ˈsizən. dɪˈfɛndər badstuber*, tu, wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl əˈgɛn sun. ðət ˈsədən ˈɪnˌfləks əv ˈstɛlər ˈtælənt ɪz ˈpɑrʃəli ˈɔfˌsɛt baɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrʧərz əv tɪ ˌɪnˈtər ənd ɔn loʊn tɪ ˈɔgzbərg, waɪl fræŋk ənd wɪl mɪs ˈfraɪˌdeɪz ˈʤusi ˈoʊpənər əˈweɪ tɪ ˈwʊlfsbərg wɪθ ˈɪnʤəriz. ðət stɪl livz gɑrdiˈoʊlə wɪθ ə lɔt əv ˈprɑmənənt pleɪərz hu kænt ɔl pleɪ, ɪn ˈmɛni geɪmz ðət wɪl ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ wɪn ˈizəli. wəns əˈgɛn, ðə tɛmˈteɪʃən tɪ ˈtɪŋkər wɪl bi strɔŋ. ðɛr woʊnt bi ˈmɛni tɪrz ʃɛd fər ðɪs kaɪnd əv prɪˈdɪkəmənt, tɪ bi ʃʊr. bət ɪf ju teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt prəˈpɛnsɪti fər ˈprɑbləmz ənd fər hɪmˈsɛlf, mɔr ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl kˈwɑləti maɪt nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli spɛl mɔr kəˈlɛktɪv ˈaʊtˌpʊt ˈæftər ðə ˈwɪntər breɪk. ðæts ə ˈbɪgər kənˈsərn ðən ɪt simz æt fərst saɪt ɪf ju rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ˈmɪrli ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈdəbəl wɪl nɑt bi kənˈsɪdərd ə səkˈsɛs. ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig ɪz ðə bi ɔl ənd ɛnd ɔl əv ðə ˈkɑrənt kæmˈpeɪn. ɪn hɪz ˈsɛkənd, ənd moʊst ˈlaɪkli pɛˈnəltəmət jɪr æt sabenerstrasse*, ðə ˈmænɪʤərz ˈʧælənʤ ɪz nɑt tɪ bi ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd. hi həz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə "ˌɪnˈseɪʃəbəl ˈmɑnstər" ɛz ˈɑlɪvər kɑn wəns ˈlaɪkənd tɪ steɪz ˈhəŋgri ɪˈnəf ɪn ə ˈfɔrɪst fʊl əv frut. ˈmeɪbi ə dɪˈfit æt ðə ligz tim ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈwʊdənt bi ə bæd θɪŋ ɪn ðɪs ˈkɑntɛkst. bət ɪf tərn aʊt ˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈwɪnərz ɪn wət ʃʊd bi ðə moʊst ˈdɪfəkəlt mæʧ əv ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ðə ˈoʊnli rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ kənˈkluʒən ɪz ðət ðɛr ˈrɪli ɪz ˈoʊnli dəˈmɛstɪk əˈpoʊnənt hu hu kən dɪˈreɪl ðɛm ðɪs jɪr. ðə seɪm əˈpoʊnənt ðeɪ ər ˈfeɪsɪŋ iʧ ənd ˈɛvəri ˈsizən, ðə wən ðət əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈdrɛsɪŋ rum ˈmɪrər. ˌrɑfˈjɛl ɪz ˈʤərmən ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈɛkspərt ənd ə ˈrɛgjələr gɛst ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. hi ˈɔlsoʊ raɪts fər ðə ˈgɑrdiən. tˈwɪtər: @honigstein*.
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matthias sammer, bayern munich sporting director, and influential midfielder xabi alonso discuss the resumption of the bundesliga season after the winter break.
bayern munich have long operated under the mantra of "we can only beat ourselves." that unshakable self-belief, demonstrated again recently by thomas muller's (slightly too honest) quip about matches in training being harder to win than some bundesliga fixtures, is one of the reasons why the bavarians are loved and loathed in equal measure throughout germany. what sounds like rank arrogance to those predominantly living north of the danube river and supreme confidence to those in the southern half of the country is also the closest bayern have ever come to developing a coherent footballing strategy, independent of the tactical preferences of the various coaches in charge.
bayern consider themselves the best. it follows that winning is the only acceptable outcome for every game they play. on the few occasions that they don't win, they never accept the other side as having been better. that's what good losers would do. bayern, however, don't lose well. they immediately conduct no-holds-barred post-mortems while the corpse is still twitching, scratching their heads and asking why and how it was they didn't show their true face, didn't play at their best, ended up beating themselves. at this point, the manager often bites the bullet.
one such wide-scale inquest, held over the the summer months of 2012, after a campaign with three runners-up places -- a very respectable season for most clubs, a disaster for bayern -- concluded that jupp heynckes was still the right man in charge but that the bayern squad had been a few quality players short to fight successfully on all three fronts. mario mandzukic, dante and javi martinez were brought in that year, along with a more aggressive pressing game "inspired" by jurgen klopp's borussia dortmund, and the rest is treble-winning history.
last season's champions league semifinal humiliation dished out by real madrid was widely interpreted as having been caused by pep guardiola's flawed possession game. the catalan admitted to getting his tactics badly wrong that night at the allianz arena but it has since emerged that his real mistake was accommodating his player's wishes for a more attacking lineup, at the expense of controlling the midfield. this version of events, revealed by marti perarnau's insightful book on guardiola's first year in bavaria, is quite a convenient one, from the manager's point of view. but it happens to be true.
six players were invited to pep's office to voice their opinion ahead of the second leg and all but one of them pleaded for a more direct approach with four attacking references in the opposition half. the upshot was bayern playing a high 4-2-4 against madrid's deep 4-4-1-1. the home side had no spaces to run into, no sustained possession, no connection between the holding midfielders and those in front of them. "it's the most misunderstood game ever," one leading player said privately. guardiola's system didn't fail; bayern failed because they had abandoned his system.
at board level, they quickly realised what had happened, that's why the club stuck firmly by him whereas in the past, that sort of defeat would have called for regime change. bayern were and still are convinced that theirs is a match made in heaven: the best coach at the best team.
the first half of this season has vindicated that decision emphatically. bayern, despite having to compensate for many injured regulars, have developed much further tactically. they can shift players around, change positions, alternate rhythms at the coach's beckoning, three or four times during a game without a drop in performance levels. the one game they lost was a champions league fixture at manchester city in which bayern had nothing to play for and were down a man for 70 minutes. in all other matches, bayern haven't even looked like they might be lose. they've been so dominant that many observers are wondering whether they've outgrown their domestic league altogether.
that's not a theoretical question, incidentally. bayern were already too good for the bundesliga last year but they couldn't play at their best in europe. winning too many games had a self-defeating effect. that had little to do with guardiola's tactics and a lot with the coach's failure to keep the intensity high enough after the winter break. but how exactly do you do that?
pep guardiola will have his hands full keeping his squad motivated in 2015.
in the second half of 2013-14, the incredibly deep squad that bayern had assembled in the wake of the 2012 disappointments became guardiola's de facto biggest problem. many of his lineups were chiefly an exercise in man management, as opposed to game management, as he felt he needed to reintroduce big names like bastian schweinsteiger after lengthy injury layoffs, and didn't have to concern himself with results in the league. by the time the knockout games came calling in spring, bayern had lost their tactical cohesion and freshness.
this year, this regression could repeat itself unless the manager is extremely careful. schweinsteiger, philipp lahm, david alaba and martinez are all about to return to the fold after missing significant parts of the season. defender holger badstuber, too, will be available again soon. that sudden influx of stellar talent is partially offset by the departures of xherdan shaqiri to inter and pierre-emile hojbjerg on loan to augsburg, while franck ribery and rafinha will miss friday's juicy opener away to second-placed wolfsburg with injuries. that still leaves guardiola with a lot of prominent players who can't all play, in many games that bayern will expect to win easily. once again, the temptation to tinker will be strong.
there won't be many tears shed for this kind of predicament, to be sure. but if you take into account guardiola's propensity for overthinking problems and for second-guessing himself, more individual quality might not necessarily spell more collective output after the winter break. that's a bigger concern than it seems at first sight if you remember that merely winning the domestic double will not be considered a success. the champions league is the be all and end all of the current campaign.
in his second, and most likely penultimate year at sabenerstrasse, the manager's challenge is not to be underestimated. he has to ensure the "insatiable monster" -- as oliver kahn once likened bayern to -- stays hungry enough in a forest full of low-hanging fruit. maybe a defeat at the league's second-best team on friday wouldn't be a bad thing in this context. but if bayern turn out comfortable winners in what should be the most difficult match of the remaining program, on the other hand, the only remaining conclusion is that there really is only domestic opponent who who can derail them this year. the same opponent they are facing each and every season, the one that appears in the dressing room mirror.
raphael honigstein is espn fc's german football expert and a regular guest on espn fc tv. he also writes for the guardian. twitter: @honigstein.
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"waɪl aɪ rɪˈmeɪn ən ˈɑbərn fæn, ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðɪs ˈdɪzməl ˈsizən, aɪ heɪt tɪ si ən ˌæləˈbæmə mæn kraɪ" ˈʤɛfərsən ˈkaʊnti ˈsərkət kɔrt ʤəʤ skɑt ˈvɑwɛl ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm, ˌæləˈbæmə ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm ˈlɔjər ˈmɑrkəs ʤoʊnz gɑt ðə ˈmɪrəkəl hi wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun ðə dɪˈleɪ əv ə traɪəl soʊ hi kʊd goʊ tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp geɪm ɪn maɪˈæmi ɔn ʤæn. 7 hɪz əˈtɛndəns æt ðə geɪm hæd lʊkt ˈdaʊtfəl ˈərliər təˈdeɪ. ə ʤəʤ hæd dɪˈnaɪd hɪz fərst əˈtɛmpt ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ tɪ hæv ðə traɪəl dɪˈleɪd. ʤoʊnz həz bɪn ə "fəˈnætɪk" əv ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌæləˈbæmə ˈfʊtˌbɔl sɪns hɪz ˈfɑðər tʊk ɪm tɪ ˈfʊtˌbɔl geɪmz ɪn ðə ˈərli ɛz ə jəŋ bɔɪ. hi sɛd hi stɪl həz ə bɪr kən ʤoʊ dræŋk frəm æt ə bɑr ðə naɪt ɪt wɑz əˈnaʊnst ðə stɑr ˌæləˈbæmə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk wʊd bi ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ʤɛts. "wɪr ʤɪst daɪ hɑrd ˌæləˈbæmə fænz," hi sɛd əv hɪz ˈfæməli. soʊ wɪn hi wɑz ˈfaɪnəli əˈʃʊrd ðət hɪz ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌæləˈbæmə ˈfʊtˌbɔl tim wʊd bi goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp geɪm ɔn ʤæn. 7 hi bɔt ˈtɪkɪts ənd hæd wən ˈmeɪʤər ˈɑbstəkəl tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm. hi ˈnidɪd tɪ gɪt ə ˈsɪvəl kɔrt traɪəl riˈskɛʤuld ðət wɑz sɛt tɪ bɪˈgɪn ðə deɪ əv ðə geɪm. ɔn dɛk. 6 faɪv deɪz ˈæftər ˌæləˈbæmə wɑz prəˈpɛld ˈɪntu ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈæftər ɪts wɪn ɪn ðə ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈkɑnfərəns ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp geɪm, ʤoʊnz æst prɪˈzaɪdɪŋ ˈʤɛfərsən ˈkaʊnti ˈsərkət kɔrt ʤəʤ skɑt ˈvɑwɛl tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðə traɪəl ɪn wɪʧ ʤoʊnz wɑz ə dɪˈfɛns əˈtərni. ʤoʊnz ˈmoʊʃən "ðə (ʤoʊnz) ɪz ən ˌæləˈbæmə ˈfʊtˌbɔl fəˈnætɪk ənd həz bɪn sɪns biɪŋ ə jəŋ ʧaɪld, əˈtɛndɪŋ geɪmz wɪθ greɪt pleɪərz səʧ ɛz pæt ˈtræməl ənd ʤoʊ, wɪθ ə strɔŋ bɪˈlif ðət ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə ɪz ˈspɛʃəl," ʤoʊnz roʊt ɪn hɪz ˈmoʊʃən. ʤoʊnz ɪkˈspleɪnd tɪ ðə ʤəʤ ðət hi ˈweɪtɪd soʊ kloʊz tɪ ðə traɪəl tɪ æsk fər ə kənˈtɪnjuəns "du tɪ ˌsupərˈstɪʃən ənd ðə ənˈsərtənti əv haʊ ðə ˈsizən wʊd pleɪ aʊt." ʤoʊnz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspleɪnd ɪn hɪz ˈmoʊʃən ðət wən əv hɪz ˈdɔtərz wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈmɛrid ɪn wɪʧ ʃi dɪd ənd wɑz poʊstˈpoʊnɪŋ hər ˈhəniˌmun ənˈtɪl ðə wik əv ðə boʊl geɪm. ʃi wɪl bi ɪn ðə vɪˈsɪnɪti əv ðə boʊl geɪm ən hæd meɪd ərˈeɪnʤmənts tɪ mit ðə ˈfæməli tɪ əˈtɛnd, hi roʊt. ˈvɑwɛl, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɔn dɛk. 17 dɪˈnaɪd ðət ˈmoʊʃən wɪˈθaʊt ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən. ʤoʊnz sɛd hi wɑz "ʃɑkt" ənd ɪn "ˌdɪsbɪˈlif" ˈæftər ðə ˈrulɪŋ. bət hi ˈwəzənt ˈgɪvɪŋ əp. "aɪ ˈhævənt ˈgɔtən rɪd əv maɪ ˈtɪkɪts jɛt əm stɪl ˈplænɪŋ ɔn ə ˈmɪrəkəl," ʤoʊnz sɛd ˈərliər təˈdeɪ. ðət ˈmɪrəkəl ˈhæpənd ə fju aʊərz ˈleɪtər ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun ˈæftər ʤoʊnz əˈproʊʧt ðə ʤəʤ wɪθ əˈnəðər pli. ˈvɑwɛl, hu wɪl bi rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ nɛkst jɪr, sɛd ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun ɪn ən iˈmeɪl tɪ ðə ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm nuz ðət hi wʊd dɪˈleɪ ðə traɪəl ˈæftər ɔl. ðə ʤəʤ ˈrɛfərənst ˈpriviəs traɪəlz wɛr hi ənd ˈəðər ˈʤəʤɪz hæd poʊstˈpoʊnd traɪəlz ər ˈhirɪŋz fər wɪθ ˌæləˈbæməz ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp geɪm ɪn 2010 ənd ðə ˈɑbərn ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp geɪm hɛld ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2011 "ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz, aɪ kənˈtɪnjud wən traɪəl wɪʧ wɑz sɛt fər ðə seɪm wik ɛz ðə geɪmz ɪn ˈɔrdər fər ðə tɪ əˈtɛnd ðə geɪm." "noʊɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈlɔjərz ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ˈmɑrkəs ʤoʊnz, tɪ bi ən ˈævɪd roll-tider*, aɪ θɔt ðət ðə keɪs wʊd ˈsɛtəl ɪf aɪ kɛpt ɪt ɔn ðə ˈdɑkət əv ˈʤænjuˌɛri 7 ˈvɑwɛl ɪkˈspleɪnd əv hɪz ərˈɪʤənəl dɪˈnaɪəl əv ʤoʊnz' ˈmoʊʃən. "ðə keɪs wɛnt tɪ ˌmidiˈeɪʃən bət ɪt dɪd nɑt ˈsɛtəl. aɪ hæv ə strɪkt kənˈtɪnjuəns ˈpɑləsi ənd ɪt hɛlps kips ðə ˈdɑkət ˈkɑrənt." "waɪl aɪ rɪˈmeɪn ən ˈɑbərn fæn, ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðɪs ˈdɪzməl ˈsizən, aɪ heɪt tɪ si ən ˌæləˈbæmə mæn kraɪ. aɪ hæv ˈðɛrˌfɔr rɪˈləktəntli əˈgrid tɪ grænt ðə ˈlɔjərz ə ʃɔrt kənˈtɪnjuəns," ˈvɑwɛl ˈsteɪtɪd. ɛz ˈvɑwɛl ˈrɛfərənst, ʤoʊnz' rɪkˈwɛst ˈwəzənt ðə fərst hi ər ˈəðər ˈʤəʤɪz ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə ənd ˈəðər steɪts hæv hæd frəm ˈfʊtˌbɔl fəˈnætɪk ˈlɔjərz ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ əˈtɛnd ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp geɪm. ˈvɑwɛl juzd raɪm tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ə rɪkˈwɛst baɪ ə ˈlɔjər ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ si ˈɑbərn ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp geɪm tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ðə ˈlɔjər hæd meɪd ðə ˈmoʊʃən tɪ ðə raɪm əv "ðə naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkrɪsməs" baɪ ˈklɛmənt mʊr. əˈnəðər ʤəʤ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈgrænɪd ə kənˈtɪnjuəns fər əˈnəðər ˈlɔjər ˈɑbərn fæn ðət jɪr. ˈʤəʤɪz ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ˈgrænɪd kənˈtɪnjuənsɪz ɪn traɪəlz fər ˈlɔjərz hu ər ənd ˌæləˈbæmə fænz ɪn ðə pæst fju jɪrz. ˈrisəntli ə ˈfɛdərəl ʤəʤ ʤəʤ ɪn ˌɪndiˈænə ˈgrænɪd ə ˈlɔjər, hu ɪz ə ˈnoʊtər deɪm fæn, ə kənˈtɪnjuəns ɪn ə traɪəl. waɪl ðə rɪkˈwɛsts kən sim bɪˈnaɪn, ðɛr ər səm ˈsɪriəs kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz, ə fju ˈligəl ˈɛkspərts seɪ. ʤɑn ˈkɛrəl, din əv ðə ˈkəmbərlənd skul əv lɔ ənd ə ˈfɔrmər ˈfɛdərəl ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪt ʤəʤ, sɛd ðə ˈɪʃu əv ə ˈlɔjər ˈæskɪŋ fər ə ˈhirɪŋ ər traɪəl kənˈtɪnjuəns beɪst ɔn ə ˈfʊtˌbɔl geɪm ɪz ə kˈwɛʃən əv haʊ ɪt əˈfɛkts ðət əˈtərniz klaɪənt. ɪf ɪts ə keɪs ðət həz bɪn ˈpɛndɪŋ fər jɪrz ənd ɪts ə fərm traɪəl deɪt, ðɛn ɪt maɪt bi ə ˈprɑbləm, ˈkɛrəl sɛd. bət ɪt maɪt nɑt bi ə ˈprɑbləm ɪf ɪt ɪz ə ˈsɪmpəl dɪˈspjut ənd kən bi ˈizəli muvd wɪˈθaʊt dɪsˈrəpʃən, hi sɛd. "ə ˈlɔjər wʊd bi ˈɛθɪkəli baʊnd nɑt tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə geɪm ɪf ɪt ædˈvərsli əˈfɛktɪd ðə klaɪənt," ˈkɛrəl sɛd. ðə ʤəʤ ˈɔlsoʊ həz tɪ ˈmænɪʤ hɪz ˈdɑkət ənd ˈskɛʤʊlɪŋ əv kɔrt ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn ə dɪˈsɪʒən əv ˈwɛðər tɪ grænt ə rɪkˈwɛst, ˈkɛrəl ˈædɪd. pɔl grin, hu ˈrisəntli rɪˈtaɪrd ɛz ʧif juz. ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪt ʤəʤ fər ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈdɪstrɪkt əv ˌæləˈbæmə, sɛd ˈʤænjuˌɛri ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ə taɪm wɪn ˈmɛni əv ðə traɪəlz ənd ˈhirɪŋz poʊstˈpoʊnd bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈhɑləˌdeɪz ər hɛld. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈlɔjərz ənd ˈwɪtnəsɪz ər ˈskɛʤʊld fər ðə ˈhirɪŋz ər traɪəlz ənd ə kənˈtɪnjuəns kʊd bi ˈkɔstli, grin sɛd. "ɪts nɑt ˈmaɪnər," hi sɛd. bət hi sɛd ɪf boʊθ saɪdz doʊnt hæv ə ˈprɑbləm, ðɛn ə kənˈtɪnjuəns ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ˈgrænɪd. ʤoʊnz sɛd ðət ðə ˈəðər saɪd ɪn ðə ˈsɪvəl kɔrt traɪəl hi wɑz ˈæskɪŋ tɪ bi dɪˈleɪd dɪd nɑt hæv ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðə rɪkˈwɛst. ˈɔlsoʊ ɪt wɑz ðə fərst taɪm ðə ˈlɔˌsut faɪld ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri əv ðɪs jɪr hæd kəm ɔn ðə ˈdɑkət fər traɪəl. waɪl ðə əˈpoʊzɪŋ əˈtərni ɪz nɑt ən ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌæləˈbæmə ˈfʊtˌbɔl fæn, hi "ˌəndərˈstændz ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ðə fænz ɪn ðə steɪt əv ˌæləˈbæmə hæv æt ðɪs taɪm ənd hi dɪz nɑt əˈpoʊz sɛd kənˈtɪnjuəns," ʤoʊnz roʊt ɪn hɪz dɛk. 6 ˈmoʊʃən.
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"while i remain an auburn fan, even after this dismal season, i hate to see an alabama man cry" - jefferson county circuit court judge scott vowell
birmingham, alabama - birmingham lawyer marcus jones iii got the miracle he was looking for this afternoon _ the delay of a trial so he could go to the bcs national championship game in miami on jan. 7.
his attendance at the game had looked doubtful earlier today. a judge had denied his first attempt earlier this month to have the trial delayed.
jones has been a self-described "fanatic" of university of alabama football since his father took him to football games in the early 1960s as a young boy. he said he still has a beer can joe namath drank from at a bar the night it was announced the star alabama quarterback would be joining the jets.
"we're just die hard alabama fans," he said of his family.
so when he was finally assured that his university of alabama football team would be going to the bcs national championship game on jan. 7, he bought tickets and had one major obstacle to overcome. he needed to get a civil court trial rescheduled that was set to begin the day of the game.
on dec. 6, five days after alabama was propelled into the bcs championship after its win in the southeastern conference championship game, jones asked presiding jefferson county circuit court judge scott vowell to continue the trial in which jones was a defense attorney.
jones motion
"the undersigned (jones) is an alabama football fanatic and has been since being a young child, attending games with great players such as pat trammell and joe namath, with a strong belief that football in alabama is special," jones wrote in his motion.
jones explained to the judge that he waited so close to the trial to ask for a continuance "due to superstition and the uncertainty of how the season would play out."
jones also explained in his motion that one of his daughters was getting married in mid-december _ which she did _ and was postponing her honeymoon until the week of the bcs bowl game. she will be in the vicinity of the bowl game an had made arrangements to meet the family to attend, he wrote.
vowell, however, on dec. 17 denied that motion without explanation.
jones said he was "shocked" and in "disbelief" after the ruling. but he wasn't giving up.
"i haven't gotten rid of my tickets yet ... i'm still planning on a miracle," jones said earlier today.
that miracle happened a few hours later this afternoon after jones approached the judge with another plea.
vowell, who will be retiring next year, said this afternoon in an email to the birmingham news that he would delay the trial after all. the judge referenced previous trials where he and other judges had postponed trials or hearings for fan-lawyers with alabama's national championship game in 2010 and the auburn national championship game held in january 2011.
"in both cases, i continued one trial which was set for the same week as the games in order for the attorney-fan to attend the game."
"knowing one of the lawyers in this case, marcus jones, to be an avid roll-tider, i thought that the case would settle if i kept it on the docket of january 7," vowell explained of his original denial of jones' motion. "the case went to mediation but it did not settle. i have a strict continuance policy and it helps keeps the docket current."
"while i remain an auburn fan, even after this dismal season, i hate to see an alabama man cry. i have therefore reluctantly agreed to grant the lawyers a short continuance," vowell stated.
as vowell referenced, jones' request wasn't the first he or other judges in alabama and other states have had from football fanatic lawyers wanting to attend a national championship game.
vowell used rhyme to respond to a request by a lawyer wanting to see auburn in the championship game two years ago. the lawyer had made the motion to the rhyme of "the night before christmas" by clement moore.
another judge also granted a continuance for another lawyer auburn fan that year. judges also have granted continuances in trials for lawyers who are lsu and alabama fans in the past few years.
recently a federal judge judge in indiana granted a lawyer, who is a notre dame fan, a continuance in a trial.
while the requests can seem benign, there are some serious considerations, a few legal experts say.
john carroll, dean of the cumberland school of law and a former federal magistrate judge, said the issue of a lawyer asking for a hearing or trial continuance based on a football game is a question of how it affects that attorney's client.
if it's a case that has been pending for years and it's a firm trial date, then it might be a problem, carroll said. but it might not be a problem if it is a simple dispute and can be easily moved without disruption, he said.
"a lawyer would be ethically bound not to go to the game if it adversely affected the client," carroll said.
the judge also has to manage his docket and scheduling of court cases in a decision of whether to grant a request, carroll added.
paul greene, who recently retired as chief u.s. magistrate judge for the northern district of alabama, said january is usually a time when many of the trials and hearings postponed because of the holidays are held.
sometimes lawyers and witnesses are scheduled for the hearings or trials and a continuance could be costly, greene said. "it's not minor," he said.
but he said if both sides don't have a problem, then a continuance is usually granted.
jones said that the other side in the civil court trial he was asking to be delayed did not have a problem with the request. also it was the first time the lawsuit _ filed in february of this year _ had come on the docket for trial.
while the opposing attorney is not an university of alabama football fan, he "understands the excitement the fans in the state of alabama have at this time and he does not oppose said continuance," jones wrote in his dec. 6 motion.
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mousesports* ædz tɪ ˈrɑstər frəm ɔn deɪt "longdate*" təˈdeɪ, dɪˈvɪʒən ɪz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ əˈnaʊns ðə əˈdɪʃən əv ˈrɑbɪn" kul, wən əv ðə moʊst ˈprɑməsɪŋ ˈtælənts ɪn ðə wərld əv counter-strike*. ðə ɛˈstoʊniən wɪl ˌriˈpleɪs "spiidi*" ˈrɪktər ɪn ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈlaɪˌnəp wɪθ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈifɛkt, hu wɪl bɪˈkəm ðə timz əˈfɪʃəl ˈsəbstəˌtut pleɪər. ɑr nu fɪθ pleɪər həz bɪn ʃoʊɪŋ hɪz skɪlz ɪn ðə proʊ lig, ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2017 ˈsizən. kənˈsɪdərd baɪ ˈmɛni prəˈfɛʃənəlz ɛz wən əv ðə tɔp ˈnuˌkəmərz tɪ ðə proʊ sin," wɪl meɪk hɪz ˈdeɪbju təˈdeɪ ɪn ɑr proʊ lig geɪm əˈgɛn. ˈæftər ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr ənd ðə dɪˈpɑrʧər əv nɪˈkoʊlə "ˈnikoʊ" ˈkoʊvək, wi hæv bɪn ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ðə tim ənd ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈkloʊsli tɪ faɪnd ˈsutəbəl əˈdɪʃənz: ɪz wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈtælənts aʊt ðɛr ənd wi hæd greɪt səkˈsɛs ˈnərʧərɪŋ ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ jəŋ pleɪərz ɪn ðə pæst. aɪ æm ˈkɑnfədənt ðət hi wɪl bi ə greɪt əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə tim ənd dɪˈvɛləp ˈɪntu ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊl fər. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd aɪ æm ˈrɪli sæd ðət wɪl muv aʊt əv ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp. ɪz ə greɪt ˈpərsən ənd pleɪər, ənˈfɔrʧənətli hi lɔst səm əv hɪz ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə pæst mənθs ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ teɪk ə stɛp bæk.", sɪz ˈsiˌiˈoʊ tüylü*ü. "spiidi*" ˈrɪktər wɪl muv ˈɪntu ə bɛnʧ pəˈzɪʃən. "ˈæftər ðə ˈmeɪʤər aɪ fɛl ˈɪntu ə bɪt əv ə hoʊl, ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən waɪz. aɪ ˈdɪdənt fil ɛz ˈkəmfərtəbəl ɪn ðə tim ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd aɪ wɪl teɪk ə stɛp bæk ənd traɪ gɪt ˈɪntu maɪ oʊld fɔrm əˈgɛn. aɪ wɪl kip ˈstrimɪŋ fər ɔl əv ju gaɪz ənd wɪl ˈdɛfənətli nɑt liv ðə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv sin fər gʊd", sɪz. ˈɛvriˌwən æt wɔnts tɪ θæŋk fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ hi dɪd fər ˈjuˈɛs, ðə kəˈmɪtmənt təˈwɔrdz ðə tim ənd hɪz ˈtimˌmeɪts ənd ˈsɪmpli fər biɪŋ ən ˈɔsəm gaɪ, hu kən kip ən ɪnˈtaɪər tim ɪn gʊd ˈspɪrɪt. ðə nu ˈstɑrtɪŋ faɪv wɪl ʤəmp ˈɪntu ˈækʃən raɪt əˈweɪ wɪθ ðə proʊ lig mæʧ əˈgɛnst təˈdeɪ æt cest*. pliz gɪv ə wɔrm ˈwɛlkəm tɪ ˈrɑbɪn" kul ənd səˈpɔrt ɑr tim wɪn wi traɪ tɪ kəˈlɛkt ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɔɪnts fər ˈfaɪnəlz. təˈdeɪ mɑrks ðə deɪ aɪ stɑrt maɪ proʊ kərɪr wɪʧ aɪ æm ɪkˈstrimli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd fər. əm ˈrɪli ˈhæpi tɪ stɑrt ðɪs ˈʤərni wɪθ, wən əv ðə bɛst ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl timz aʊt ðɛr ˈkərəntli. aɪ æm ˈvɛri ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd tɪ wərk hɑrd ənd pruv ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən aʊt ðɛr. wi ɛz ə tim ər dɪˈtərmənd tɪ bɪˈkəm ə tɔp kənˈtɛndər ənd du ɑr bɛst. ˈrɑbɪn" kul ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv
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mousesports adds ropz to cs:go roster
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today, mousesports cs:go division is excited to announce the addition of robin "ropz" kool, one of the most promising talents in the world of counter-strike. the estonian will replace timo "spiidi" richter in the starting lineup with immediate effect, who will become the team's official substitute player.
our new fifth player has been showing his skills in the faceit pro league, winning the january 2017 season. considered by many professionals as one of the top newcomers to the pro scene, "ropz" will make his debut today in our esl pro league game again envyus.
after the eleague major earlier this year and the departure of nikola "niko" kovac, we have been monitoring the team and the market closely to find suitable additions: "ropz is one of the biggest talents out there and we had great success nurturing upcoming young players in the past. i am confident that he will be a great addition to the team and develop into an important role for mousesports. on the other hand i am really sad that spiidi will move out of the lineup. timo is a great person and player, unfortunately he lost some of his motivation to play in the past months and decided to take a step back.", says mousesports ceo cengiz tüylü.
timo "spiidi" richter will move into a bench position. "after the eleague major i fell into a bit of a hole, motivation wise. i didn't feel as comfortable in the team as before and decided i will take a step back and try get into my old form again. i will keep streaming for all of you guys and will definitely not leave the competitive scene for good", says spiidi.
everyone at mousesports wants to thank timo for everything he did for us, the commitment towards the team and his teammates and simply for being an awesome guy, who can keep an entire team in good spirit.
the new mousesports starting five will jump into action right away with the esl pro league match against envyus today at 19:00 cest. please give a warm welcome to robin "ropz" kool and support our team when we try to collect important points for epl finals.
today marks the day i start my pro career which i am extremely excited for. i'm really happy to start this journey with mousesports, one of the best international cs:go teams out there currently. i am very motivated to work hard and prove myself to everyone out there. we as a team are determined to become a top contender and do our best. - robin "ropz" kool
photo courtesy of faceit.com
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ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp həz ʤɪst sɛt ðə ˌɔlˈtaɪm spid ˈrɛkərd fər ˈskændəl frəm ˈziroʊ tɪ ˈwɔtərˌgeɪt ɪn 25 deɪz. nɑt jɛt fɔr wiks ˈɪntu ðə nu ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən həz ɔˈrɛdi rɪˈvaɪvd ə ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈpɑrlər geɪm beɪst ɔn haʊərd ˈfeɪməs kˈwɛʃən ɪn ðə ˈnɪksən ˈɪrə. dɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp noʊ, ənd wɪn dɪd hi noʊ it?”*?” æst kənˈsərvətɪv mæks but. dɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp noʊ ənd wɪn dɪd hi noʊ it?”*?” æst ˈlɪˌbərəl ʤoʊn wɔlʃ. ðə ˈbɔstən gloʊb, ðə ˈdeɪli meɪl, ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈtrɪbjun ənd ˈəðərz æst ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz əv ðə seɪm. (ˈbæstən ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) ə kˈwɛʃən, bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz noʊ gʊd ˈænsər. ɪf trəmp ˈoʊnli ʤɪst faʊnd aʊt ðət ˈmaɪkəl flɪn spoʊk tɪ ðə ˈrəʃənz əˈbaʊt ˈsæŋkʃənz, ə dup. ɪf trəmp nu ˈərliər, bɪn ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ. [ədˈmɪt ɪt: trəmp ɪz ənˈfɪt tɪ sərv] bət ðə dɪd hi know?”*?” geɪm ɪn ðɪs keɪs meɪ æsk ðə rɔŋ kˈwɛʃən. ðə ril kˈwɛʃən ɪz nɑt wɪn trəmp faʊnd aʊt bət ˈwɛðər flɪn, ɪn hɪz ˈkɑnˌtækts wɪθ ðə æmˈbæsədər, wɑz duɪŋ ˈbɪdɪŋ, æt list ˌɪmˈplɪsətli. ðɪs wʊd fɪt ə ˈpætərn ðət həz ɔˈrɛdi dɪˈvɛləpt ɪn ðɪs waɪt haʊs: eɪdz du ɪgˈzæktli ɛz hi ˈɔrdərz. flɪn ɪz noʊ ˈɪˌdiət. hi spɛnt ə gʊd ʧəŋk əv hɪz kərɪr ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈbɪznɪs. hi hæd tɪ noʊ ðət juz. spaɪ ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə ˈrəʃən foʊn kɔlz ənd ˈsævi ɪˈnəf tɪ noʊ ðət hɪz dɪˈskəʃənz wɪθ ðə æmˈbæsədər əˈbaʊt ˈsæŋkʃənz ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɑz ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ ðət deɪ wʊd meɪk ðɛr weɪ əp ðə rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ʧeɪn. ˈfaɪnəli, hi hæd tɪ noʊ hi pæs ɪt ɔf ɛz ə ˈkæʒəwəl ˈkɑnˌtækt; ðə tu spoʊk ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ðət deɪ. soʊ waɪ du ɪt? pərˈhæps fər ðə seɪm ˈrizən ˈəðər smɑrt ˈpipəl hu wərk fər trəmp hæv dən ˈsimɪŋli ənˈwaɪz θɪŋz: trəmp toʊld ðɛm tɪ. ʃɔn ˈspaɪsər ɪz ə ˈsizənd proʊ, ˈdipli ɪkˈspɪriənst wɪθ ðə prɛs. soʊ waɪ wʊd hi, ɪn hɪz fərst fʊl deɪ ɔn ðə ʤɑb, dɪˈstrɔɪ hɪz ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti baɪ bɪˈreɪtɪŋ rɪˈpɔrtərz ɪn ðə ˈbrifɪŋ rum ənd ˈpɛdəlɪŋ ðə ˈboʊgəs kleɪm ðət ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən kraʊd sɛt ə ˈrɛkərd? ən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən sun ˈimərʤd: trəmp hɪmˈsɛlf hæd dɪˈrɛktɪd ˈspaɪsər tɪ du ɪt. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, ˈkɛliˈæn ˈkɑnˌweɪ, ən oʊld pəˈlɪtɪkəl hænd, hæd tɪ noʊ ʃi wɑz ˈbreɪkɪŋ rulz wɪn ʃi geɪv wət ʃi kɔld ə commercial”*” læst wik ɔn fɑks nuz fər ˈfæʃən laɪn: baɪ ɪt təˈdeɪ, everybody.”*.” ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən keɪm sˈwɪftli ənd ˈspaɪsər sɛd ʃi hæd bɪn ““counseled.”*.” waɪ du ɪt? 1 əv 83 fʊl skrin kloʊz skɪp æd ə lʊk æt ˈprɛzɪdənt fərst 100 deɪz vju ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə tərm həz ˈfiʧərd ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdərz ənd ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈkɑnflɪkts wɪθ ðə ˈmidiə. ˈkæpʃən ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə tərm həz ˈfiʧərd ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdərz ənd ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈkɑnflɪkts wɪθ ðə ˈmidiə. mɑrʧ 17 2017 ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp, fərst ˈleɪdi trəmp ənd ðɛr sən, ˈbærən, wɔk tɪ mərˈin wən æt ðə waɪt haʊs ɛn rut tɪ ɪn pɑm biʧ, fla*. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst baɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ weɪt 1 ˈsɛkənd tɪ kənˈtɪnju. wɛl, kənˈsɪdər ðət ðə deɪ ˈæftər səˈpoʊzd trænzˈgrɛʃən, ʃi ən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs rɪˈpɔrt seɪɪŋ trəmp hæd dɪˈfɛndɪd ˈkɑnˌweɪ tɪ waɪt haʊs ˈstæfərz, seɪɪŋ ““counseled”*” rɪˈbjuk wɑz tɪ conway,”*,” hu wɑz ˈstɪkɪŋ up”*” fər. ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈkɑnˌweɪ əˈnəðər ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ʃi ˈpɛrəts trəmp: sərv æt ðə ˈplɛʒər əv [trəmp]. hɪz ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz maɪ message.”*.” nɛkst keɪm ˈstivən ˈmɪlər, ðə jəŋ trəmp waɪt haʊs ˈpɑləsi ædˈvaɪzər hu wɛnt ɔn fɔr ˈsənˌdi tɔk ʃoʊz ənd wɑz ˈwaɪdli ˈpɪlərid fər ˈətərɪŋ ɛkˈstrævəgənt ənˈtruθs əˈbaʊt ˈvoʊtər frɔd ənd fər hɪz əˈtɛmpt tɪ əˈsaɪn ˈæbsəˌlut paʊər tɪ trəmp. paʊərz əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ prəˈtɛkt ɑr ˈkəntri wɪl nɑt bi questioned.”*.”) bət wɪn ðə pərˈfɔrməns wɑz dən, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt meɪd klɪr ˈmɪlər hæd dən ɛz trəmp ˈwɔntɪd, tweeting*: ˈstivən ˈmɪlər ɔn ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ mi ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ ʃoʊz. greɪt job!”*!” ɪn keɪs, ɪf hi wər ˈfriˌlænsɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈrəʃənz, trəmp wʊd ˈʤəstəˌfaɪəbli bi fˈjʊriəs əˈbaʊt ðə ɪmˈbɛrəsmənt ənd dɪˈstrækʃən ɪt həz kɔzd. trəmp ˈnɛvər ˈhɛzəˌteɪts tɪ əˈtæk ðoʊz hi θɪŋks hæv rɔŋd ɪm. bət ðə deɪ ˈæftər kɔlz tɪ ðə æmˈbæsədər, ˈrəʃə meɪd ən ənˈjuˌʒuəl dɪˈsɪʒən: ɪt wʊd nɑt teɪk ðə ˈjuʒəwəl kɔrs əv rɪˈtæliˌeɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈsæŋkʃənz. ənd trəmp hɪz ˈplɛʒər: muv ɔn dɪˈleɪ (baɪ vi. ˈputɪn) aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz nu hi wɑz ˈvɛri smart!”*!” [wɛr ɪz ðə ˈvɛri fərst pleɪs ˈɛnibədi ʃʊd hæv lʊkt fər ə kəˈnɛkʃən?] sɪns ðɛn, trəmp həz ˈətərd ˈnɛri ə wərd əv ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv flɪn. ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, hi kɔld flɪn ˈwəndərfəl man”*” hu həz ˈtritɪd ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri ənˈfɛrli baɪ ðə media.”*.” noʊ səˈpraɪz hir: tɔks wɪθ ðə æmˈbæsədər, ˈsəbsəkwənt dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ poʊstˈpoʊn riˌtæliˈeɪʃən, ənd əˈplɔz fər ðət dɪˈsɪʒən ər kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ wərdz ənd ˈækʃənz ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈprɑpərti tɪ ðə ˈrəʃənz; dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ tɪ riˈlis tæks rɪˈtərnz ðət kʊd ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ˈwɛðər ˈrəʃənz hoʊld ˈɛni əv hɪz dɛt; hɪz ˈərli mˈjuzɪŋz əˈbaʊt juˈkreɪn ənd ˈneɪtoʊ ðət hæv bɪn mɔr ˈfrɛndli tɪ ˈmɔˌskaʊ; hɪz rɪˈləktəns tɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz əˈbjuzɪz ər tɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤ ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən tɪ hɛlp ɪm wɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən; hɪz sərˈaʊndɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf wɪθ mɛn pɔl ˈmænəfɔrt, ˈkɑrtər peɪʤ, ˈrɑʤər stoʊn ənd flɪn wɪθ taɪz tɪ ˈmɔˌskaʊ; ənd, naʊ, ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən əv ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈkɑnˌtækt bɪtˈwin ˈrəʃən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ənd kæmˈpeɪn. ˈæskɪŋ wət trəmp nu wɪn, ðɛn, ˈmɪsɪz ðə mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kˈwɛʃən: wɑz flɪn ˈæktɪŋ ˈəndər ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz? tˈwɪtər: @ˈmɪlˌbæŋk rɛd mɔr frəm ˈdeɪnə ˈɑrˌkaɪv, ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər ər səbˈskraɪb tɪ hɪz ˈəpˌdeɪts ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk.
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president trump has just set the all-time speed record for scandal — from zero to watergate in 25 days.
not yet four weeks into the new administration, washington has already revived a favorite parlor game based on howard baker’s famous question in the nixon era.
“what did president trump know, and when did he know it?” asked conservative max boot.
“what did president trump know and when did he know it?” asked liberal joan walsh.
the boston globe, the daily mail, the chicago tribune and others asked variations of the same.
(bastien inzaurralde/the washington post)
it’s a have-you-stopped-beating-your-wife question, because there is no good answer. if trump only just found out that michael flynn spoke to the russians about sanctions, he’s a dupe. if trump knew earlier, he’s been hiding something.
[admit it: trump is unfit to serve]
but the “what did he know?” game in this case may ask the wrong question. the real question is not when trump found out but whether flynn, in his contacts with the ambassador, was doing trump’s bidding, at least implicitly. this would fit a pattern that has already developed in this white house: trump’s aides do exactly as he orders.
flynn is no idiot. he spent a good chunk of his career in the intelligence business. he had to know that u.s. spy agencies listen to the russian ambassador’s phone calls — and he’s savvy enough to know that his discussions with the ambassador about sanctions the obama administration was imposing that day would make their way up the reporting chain. finally, he had to know he couldn’t pass it off as a casual contact; the two spoke several times that day.
so why do it? perhaps for the same reason other smart people who work for trump have done seemingly unwise things: trump told them to.
sean spicer is a seasoned pro, deeply experienced with the press. so why would he, in his first full day on the job, destroy his credibility by berating reporters in the briefing room and peddling the bogus claim that trump’s inauguration crowd set a record? an explanation soon emerged: trump himself had directed spicer to do it.
likewise, kellyanne conway, an old political hand, had to know she was breaking rules when she gave what she called a “free commercial” last week on fox news for ivanka trump’s fashion line: “go buy it today, everybody.” a bipartisan smackdown came swiftly and spicer said she had been “counseled.” why do it?
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well, consider that the day after conway’s supposed transgression, she tweeted an associated press report saying trump had defended conway to white house staffers, saying spicer’s “counseled” rebuke was “unfair to conway,” who was “merely sticking up” for ivanka. on tuesday, conway tweeted another message indicating she parrots trump: “i serve at the pleasure of [trump]. his message is my message.”
next came stephen miller, the young trump white house policy adviser who went on four sunday talk shows and was widely pilloried for uttering extravagant untruths about voter fraud and for his attempt to assign absolute power to trump. (“the powers of the president to protect our country . . . will not be questioned.”) but when the performance was done, the president made clear miller had done as trump wanted, tweeting: “congratulations stephen miller — on representing me this morning on the various sunday morning shows. great job!”
in flynn’s case, if he were freelancing with the russians, trump would justifiably be furious about the embarrassment and distraction it has caused. trump never hesitates to attack those he thinks have wronged him. but the day after flynn’s calls to the ambassador, russia made an unusual decision: it would not take the usual course of retaliating against the obama administration’s sanctions. and trump tweeted his pleasure: “great move on delay (by v. putin) — i always knew he was very smart!”
[where is the very first place anybody should have looked for a russia-trump connection?]
since then, trump has uttered nary a word of criticism of flynn. on wednesday, he called flynn “a wonderful man” who has “been treated very, very unfairly by the media.”
no surprise here: flynn’s talks with the ambassador, vladimir putin’s subsequent decision to postpone retaliation, and trump’s applause for that decision are consistent with trump’s long-standing words and actions — selling property to the russians; declining to release tax returns that could indicate whether russians hold any of his debt; his early musings about ukraine and nato that have been more friendly to moscow; his reluctance to criticize putin’s human-rights abuses or to acknowledge russia’s intervention to help him win the election; his surrounding himself with men — paul manafort, carter page, roger stone and flynn — with ties to moscow; and, now, confirmation of frequent contact between russian intelligence and trump’s campaign.
asking what trump knew when, then, misses the more important question: was flynn acting under trump’s instructions?
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[rust-dev*] siˈætəl rəst ˈɪntəˌrɛst? haɪ, ɪt lʊks laɪk tu ˈpipəl hæv ɪkˈsprɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðɪs. aɪ θɪŋk ðæts ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪt təˈgɛðər ənd tɔk. maɪ səˈʤɛsʧən fər ˈskɛʤʊlɪŋ ɪz nɛkst ˈθərzˌdeɪ (meɪ 22nd*) æt æt ˈrɛmədi ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl. prəˈpoʊzd ˈtɑpɪks: mit grit tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈɛkstənt rəst ˈprɑʤɛkts (ɪf ˈɛni) plænd ˈtɑrgəts fər ˈprɑʤɛkts. dɪz ðɪs sim kənˈvinjənt wərk fər ˈɛvriˌwən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd? 1 ˈrɛmədi tiz 345 ˈɑˌveɪ i siˈætəl, wɑ 98112 ɔn mɑn, meɪ 12 2014 æt piɛm, ˈilaɪ ˈlɪndzi <ˈilaɪ æt siliconsprawl.com*> roʊt: 1 ˈsəmˌwɛr əraʊnd ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl wʊd bi ˈvɛri kənˈvinjənt. ɔn meɪ 12 2014 æt æm, pɔl ˈneɪθən æt gmail.com*> roʊt: ˈrɛmədi tiz ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl ɪf ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪz 7 ˈpipəl. aɪ æm ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈəðər ɔlˈtərnətɪvz, bət doʊnt ˈjuʒəwəli prɪˈfər ˈpleɪsɪz wɪθ ˈælkəˌhɑl. aɪ i aɪ laɪk ˈkɔfi ənd ti ʃɑps. ɔn meɪ 12 2014 æm, "ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈædəmsən" æt gmail.com*> roʊt: 1 wɛr ɪn siˈætəl ər ju ˈθɪŋkɪŋ? ɔn meɪ 11 2014 piɛm, "pɔl ˈneɪθən" æt gmail.com*> roʊt: haɪ, ðɪs iˈmeɪl ɪz tɪ geɪʤ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn duɪŋ ə rəst ɪn siˈætəl. ɪf ðɛrz ˈɪntəˌrɛst, aɪl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə pleɪs taɪm ðət ˈpipəl. rɪˈgɑrdz, pɔl ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪst æt ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪst æt nɛkst pɑrt ən əˈtæʧmənt wɑz skrəbd... url*: <http://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/rust-dev/attachments/20140515/29885833/attachment.html*>
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[rust-dev] seattle rust meetup interest?
hi, it looks like two people have expressed interest in this. i think that's enough to get together and talk. my suggestion for scheduling is next thursday (may 22nd) at 7-9pm at remedy teas[1] on capitol hill. proposed topics: - meet & greet - talk about extant rust projects (if any) - planned targets for projects. does this seem convenient & work for everyone interested? [1] http://remedyteas.com remedy teas 345 15th ave e seattle, wa 98112 on mon, may 12, 2014 at 5:05 pm, eli lindsey <eli at siliconsprawl.com> wrote: > +1 > > somewhere around capitol hill would be very convenient. > > on may 12, 2014, at 11:31 am, paul nathan <pnathan.software at gmail.com> > wrote: > > remedy teas on capitol hill if interest is < 7 people. > > i am open to other alternatives, but don't usually prefer places with > alcohol. i e i like coffee and tea shops. > on may 12, 2014 10:14 am, "benjamin adamson" <adamson.benjamin at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> +1 where in seattle are you thinking? >> on may 11, 2014 11:08 pm, "paul nathan" <pnathan.software at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> hi, >>> >>> this email is to gauge interest in doing a rust meetup in seattle. if >>> there's interest, i'll coordinate finding a place & time that accomodates >>> people. >>> >>> regards, >>> paul >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> rust-dev mailing list >>> rust-dev at mozilla.org >>> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/rust-dev >>> >>> _______________________________________________ > rust-dev mailing list > rust-dev at mozilla.org > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/rust-dev > > -------------- next part -------------- an html attachment was scrubbed... url: <http://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/rust-dev/attachments/20140515/29885833/attachment.html>
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ə bɑrt treɪn kəmˈpraɪzd əv kɑz dəbd ðə flit əv ðə fˈjuʧər broʊk daʊn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ æt leɪk ˈmɛrɪt ˈsteɪʃən ˈæftər overnighting*, əp ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ kəmˈjut. riˈækʃən wɑz swɪft ənd prɪˈdɪktəbəl ɔn, ðə tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt: aɪ ləv ˈstɑrtɪŋ maɪ ˈfraɪˌdeɪ stək ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ɪn ə stɑpt treɪn fər hu noʊz haʊ lɔŋ ˈsoʊfiə di (@trailheadsophia*) ˈeɪprəl 28 2017 ˈnəθɪŋ laɪk ə ˈsɪstəmˌwaɪd bɑrt dɪˈleɪ tɪ ˈwɛlkəm ju bæk! fər ˌɪmˈpruvmənt! ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt this‼️*‼️ ˈfrænsɪs ˈeɪprəl 28 2017 bət æt list wən kəmˈjutər əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈlɛvɪti ˈɔfərd baɪ ðə bɑrt ɪmˈplɔɪi ˈdraɪvɪŋ hɪz treɪn, hu ɪnˈkərəʤd ˈraɪdərz tɪ vɛnt ðɛr dɪˈsplɛʒər æt ðə dɪˈseɪbəld kɑz: "naʊ əˈproʊʧɪŋ ɛmˌbɑrkəˈdɛroʊ, ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ. ˈfaɪnəli meɪd ɪt!" ðɪs gaɪ ʃʊd bi ðə vɔɪs əv anmoucements*. ˈstivən lju (@iamstephenliu*) ˈeɪprəl 28 2017 əˈnəðər ˈraɪdər paɪld ɔn, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ə ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ðət bɑrt maɪt wɔnt tɪ kənˈsɪdər. ər nɑt: "ˈfaɪnəli meɪd ɪt!" ʃʊd bi ðə nu bɑrt sˈloʊgən. (@ertben*) ˈeɪprəl 28 2017 ər ˈmeɪbi ðɪs wʊd bi ˈbɛtər: wɛl ðət ɛndz well…*… əˈsumɪŋ ɪt ˈɛvər ends.”*.”
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a bart train comprised of cars dubbed the fleet of the future broke down friday at oakland’s lake merritt station after overnighting, gumming up the morning commute.
reaction was swift and predictable on @sfbart, the agency’s twitter account:
i love starting my friday stuck underground in a stopped @sfbart train for who knows how long #perfectfriday #worstnightmare #happyweekend — sophia d (@trailheadsophia) april 28, 2017
nothing like a systemwide bart delay to welcome you back! $267m @sfbart for improvement! @kron4news #peoplebehavingbadly investigate this‼️ — francis ricafrente (@franchize710) april 28, 2017
but at least one commuter appreciated the levity offered by the bart employee driving his train, who encouraged riders to vent their displeasure at the disabled cars:
"now approaching embarcadero, downtown san francisco. finally made it!" this guy should be the voice of @sfbart anmoucements. — stephen liu (@iamstephenliu) april 28, 2017
another rider piled on, suggesting a marketing catchphrase that bart might want to consider. or not:
"finally made it!" should be the new bart slogan. — #repeal2a (@ertben) april 28, 2017
or maybe this would be better: “all’s well that ends well… assuming it ever ends.”
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oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈkɑmənz ˈɪmɪʤɪz ənd ˈvɪdioʊ frəm ən əˈlɛʤd ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ðət ˈhæpənd ɔn ən ˈæθənz, oʊˈhaɪoʊ strit læst ˈwiˌkɪnd hæv bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə raʊnz ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, ənd oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˌjunəˈvərsətiz pəˈlis ʧif həz kənˈdɛmd ˈbaɪˌstændərz fər ˈfɪlmɪŋ ðə əˈtæk ˌɪnˈstɛd əv əˈlərtɪŋ əˈθɔrətiz. u ˈstudənt ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ðə poʊst rɪˈpɔrts ðət pəˈlis ʧif ˈændru paʊərz sɛd ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə əˈlɛʤd kraɪm ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə kʊd hɛlp hoʊld ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈsəmθɪŋ hi maɪt hæv ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈgɔtən əˈweɪ wɪθ. "wət ɪz mɔr dɪˈstərbɪŋ ər ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv wət ɪt minz fər ˈsəmˌwən tɪ hæv bɪn ˈstændɪŋ ðɛr ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðɪs θɪŋ ˈhæpən, ˈvɪdioʊˌteɪpɪŋ ɪt wɪθ ðɛr foʊn ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ hɛlp ðə ˈvɪktɪm," paʊərz toʊld ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər. ðə əˈlɛʤd əˈtæk ˈhæpənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd. ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈvɪktɪm keɪm ˈfɔrwərd tɪ faɪl ə reɪp kəmˈpleɪnt ˈæftər siɪŋ ə ˈvɪdioʊ ɔn ðət ʃoʊd ə mæn pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ə sɛks ækt ɔn hər ɪn frənt əv ʧeɪs bæŋk ɔn kɔrt strit, ðə smɔl ˈkɑlɪʤ taʊnz meɪn dræg. həz ˈpoʊstɪd ˈvɛriəs ənd əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊ. ˈmɛni əv ðiz poʊsts hæv sɪns bɪn dɪˈlitəd. ðə ˈwʊmən ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz ə u ˈstudənt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrt. ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈɔlsoʊ noʊts ðət ˈælkəˌhɑl wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈɪnsədənt, wɪʧ wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ pəˈlis ə deɪ ˈæftər ɪt ˈhæpənd. ɪn ən iˈmeɪl tɪ ˈbɪznɪs ˌɪnˈsaɪdər, ə ˈstudənt hu ˈwɪtnəst ðə ˈɪnsədənt ənd ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ɪt ɔn tˈwɪtər ˈɔfərd hɪz pərˈspɛktɪv ɔn waɪ ˈbaɪˌstændərz ˈdɪdənt ˌɪntərˈvin: "ðə ˈɪnsədənt dɪd nɑt sim laɪk ə reɪp ər ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt, ɛz ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl wɑz koʊˈhɪrənt ɪˈnəf tɪ wɔk ənd tɔk. ʃi wɑz nɑt pæst aʊt." ˈsɛkʃuəl mɪˈskɑndəkt ˈpɑləsi steɪts ðət kənˈsɛnt ˈkænɑt bi əbˈteɪnd frəm ˈsəmˌwən hu ɪz "əsˈlip ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈmɛnəli ər ˈfɪzɪkəli ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪˌteɪtɪd, ˈwɛðər du tɪ ˈælkəˌhɑl, drəgz ər səm ˈəðər kənˈdɪʃən." ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ðə ˈvɪktɪm dɪd nɑt noʊ hər əˈtækər. hi ɪz ˈlɪstɪd ɛz ə ˈstreɪnʤər ɔn ðə pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrt. vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt fər ˈstudənt əˈfɛrz raɪən lɑmˈbɑrdi sɛd ɪn ə tɛkst ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ˈbɪznɪs ˌɪnˈsaɪdər ðət ðə əˈlɛʤd əˈsɔlt əˈkərd ɔf ˈkæmpəs ənd ðət ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti wɪl du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪt kən tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. ðə rɪˈspɑns ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə həz bɪn mɪkst, wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈstudənts əˈpɪrɪŋ nɑt tɪ teɪk ðə əˈlɛʤd əˈsɔlt ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəsli: ðə ˈɪnsədənt kəmz ʤɪst deɪz ˈæftər ə ˈræli əˈgɛnst reɪp ˈkəlʧər ɔn ðə seɪm strit wɛr ðə əˈlɛʤd əˈsɔlt əˈkərd. ðə ˈæθənz nuz roʊt əˈbaʊt ðə ɪˈvɛnt ənd kˈwoʊtɪd ə ˈstudənt hu sɛd hər keɪs wɑz tərnd daʊn baɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈsɪstəm: "aɪ ləv ðɪs skul, bət aɪ lɔst ə lɔt əv feɪθ ɪn u." ˈəpˌdeɪt: vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt fər ˈstudənt əˈfɛrz raɪən lɑmˈbɑrdi həz ˈɪʃud ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənt: "wi ər əˈwɛr əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈstudənts ðət əˈkərd ɔn kɔrt strit ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ənd wɪl səˈpɔrt ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən biɪŋ kənˈdəktəd baɪ ðə ˈæθənz pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt. wi ər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɑr ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈpɑləsi ənd prəˈsiʤərz ɪn rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ənd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ər ˈjuzɪŋ ɔl əv ɑr əˈveɪləbəl ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ prəˈvaɪd səˈpɔrt tɪ ðə ˈstudənt hu faɪld ðə rɪˈpɔrt." hɪrz wən əv ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz (ˈwɔrnɪŋ: ˈgræfɪk):
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ohio university wikimedia commons images and video from an alleged sexual assault that happened on an athens, ohio street last weekend have been making the rounds on social media, and ohio university's police chief has condemned bystanders for filming the attack instead of alerting authorities.
ou student newspaper the post reports that police chief andrew powers said documentation of the alleged crime on social media could help hold the perpetrator responsible for something he might have otherwise gotten away with.
"what is more disturbing are the social implications of what it means for someone to have been standing there watching this thing happen, videotaping it with their phone instead of getting involved and trying to help the victim," powers told the newspaper.
the alleged attack happened during the university's homecoming weekend.
the female victim came forward to file a rape complaint after seeing a video on instagram that showed a man performing a sex act on her in front of chase bank on court street, the small college town's main drag.
buzzfeed has posted various tweets and screenshots of the instagram video. many of these posts have since been deleted.
the woman in the video is a 20-year-old ou student, according to a police report. the report also notes that alcohol was involved in the incident, which was reported to police a day after it happened.
in an email to business insider, a student who witnessed the incident and posted a photo of it on twitter offered his perspective on why bystanders didn't intervene: "the incident did not seem like a rape or sexual assault, as the female was coherent enough to walk and talk. she was not passed out."
ou's sexual misconduct policy states that consent cannot be obtained from someone who is "asleep or otherwise mentally or physically incapacitated, whether due to alcohol, drugs or some other condition."
it appears that the victim did not know her attacker. he is listed as a stranger on the police report.
vice president for student affairs ryan lombardi said in a text message to business insider that the alleged assault occurred off campus and that the university will do anything it can to support the individual involved.
the response on social media has been mixed, with many students appearing not to take the alleged assault very seriously:
the incident comes just days after a rally against rape culture on the same street where the alleged assault occurred. the athens news wrote about the event and quoted a student who said her case was turned down by the university's judicial system: "i love this school, but i lost a lot of faith in ou."
update: ou's vice president for student affairs ryan lombardi has issued the following statement:
"we are aware of the incident involving ohio university students that occurred off-campus on court street this weekend and will support the investigation being conducted by the athens police department. we are following our university policy and procedures in responding to this situation and most importantly, are using all of our available resources to provide support to the student who filed the report."
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ðə ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz hæv wən θri əv ðə læst fɔr ˈtaɪtəlz ɪn krɔs ˈkəntri. ɪf ðeɪ nɑʧ ə fɔrθ ˈtaɪtəl ðɪs fɔl, ɛz ˈmɛni fænz ənd ˈkoʊʧɪz prɪˈdɪkt, sɪˈmɛnt ðɛr pleɪs əˈməŋ pərˈɛniəl ˈpaʊərˌhaʊsɪz laɪk ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, ˈstænfərd ənd wɪˈskɑnsən. bət ənˈlaɪk ðiz ˈstɔrid əv wɪʧ hæv ˈteɪkən mɔr ðən ə ˈdɛkeɪd tɪ əˈmæs ðɛr cowboys’*’ raɪd æt ðə tɔp ɪz ˈoʊnli ə ˈrisənt fəˈnɑməˌnɑn. bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛr ˌmitiˈɔrɪk raɪz? ɪn ðɪs ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈsɪriz, ˈrənɪŋ taɪmz ʤɔɪnz ðə ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz θru ðə 2013 ˈsizən ɛz ðeɪ traɪ tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ðɛr 2012 ˈtaɪtəl. pɑrt aɪ: roʊd deɪv smɪθ sɪt stɪl. a.m*. ɔn ˈɔgəst. 18 2013 ðə fərst deɪ əv krɔs ˈkəntri ˈpræktɪs ɪn ˈstɪlˌwɔtər, okla*. ðɛr ər 97 deɪz ənˈtɪl ðə ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz rən æt ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps. bət smɪθ ɪz ˈæŋʃəs. kraʊʧt ˈoʊvər ðə bæk sit əv ðə tim væn, ˈskænɪŋ ðə hərˈaɪzən. ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ðə ˈdɪstəns əv roʊd, ʤɪst ˌnɔrθˈwɛst əv ˈkæmpəs, ðə mɛn ər ɪn ðə ˈsɛvənθ maɪl əv ə ˈtɛmˌpoʊ rən. ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst bɪg tɛst əv ðə jɪr. ɪf ˈoʊnli smɪθ kʊd si ðɛm. ðə hɛl ər they?”*?” hi æsks, hɪz nɛk əraʊnd. ˈnəθɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈdɪstəns bət greɪ dɔn. [ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ðə ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə steɪt mɛn bɪˈgɪn ðɛr ˈtaɪtəl dɪˈfɛns wɪθ ˈhɪli ˈtɛmˌpoʊ rənz ɔn roʊd.] ɪz ðə barometer,”*,” smɪθ sɪz, ˈsɪpɪŋ æt hɪz ˈkɔfi. ˈjuʒəwəli ˈbaɪkɪŋ əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˈrənərz ɔn ðə roʊd, bət təˈdeɪ ˈdraɪvɪŋ əˈhɛd əv ðə pæk, ˈpɑrkɪŋ æt maɪl mɑrks tɪ kæʧ splɪts. ˈwɛrɪŋ ə blæk ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə steɪt sˈwɛtˌʃərt pʊʃt əp ˈoʊvər hɪz ˈfɔˌrɑrmz, ə ˈmæʧɪŋ blæk kæp pʊld loʊ ˈoʊvər hɪz aɪz. ɪz wɛr ju lərn haʊ tɪ ˈmæstər ðə ɑrt əv steɪɪŋ ˈfoʊkɪst waɪl uncomfortable,”*,” hi sɪz. hɪz aɪz dɑrt əp ðə roʊd. ju kən si ðɛm naʊ, ˈkəmɪŋ əp ˈoʊvər ðə raɪz. ˈɛvəri wən əv ðɛm shirtless*, ˈwɛrɪŋ blæk ʃɔrts ðət klɪŋ tɪ ðɛm ɪn ðə ˈməgi hit. ðə lin ˈməsəlz əv ðɛr kwɑdz slaɪd əp ənd daʊn bɪˈniθ ðɛr tænd skɪn. ðɛr ər 16 əv ðɛm, ðə ˈlidərz strəŋ aʊt faɪv əˈbrɛst ɔn ðə kleɪ roʊd. hi ˈglænsɪz daʊn æt hɪz wɔʧ, wɪʧ hi fərˈgɑt tɪ stɑrt, ənd æsks hɪz əˈsɪstənt koʊʧ, ˈfɔrmər wɪˈskɑnsən ˈbɑbi ˈlɑˌkhɑrt, fər ðə ˈsɛvənθ splɪt: ˈrənɪŋ slow,”*,” smɪθ sɪz. ðə eɪm wɑz 5:30s*. hi ʃrəgz ɪt ɔf. lʊk good.”*.” ðə pæk tərnz əp ə stip hɪl oʊvərˈhəŋ wɪθ ˈhækˌbɛri ənd oʊk. ðə ˈfʊtɪŋ ɪz lus ənd ˈrɑki. maɪl 8 ɪz ðə ˈhɑrdəst əv ðə deɪ. ðeɪ pæs roʊz əv kɔrn ənd bɪg ˈmədi kaʊ fildz, ðə pi ˈgrævəl ɔn ðə roʊd ˈkrənʧɪŋ ˈəndər ðɛr fit. ɛz ðeɪ klaɪm, ðeɪ stɛr ˈɪntu ðə rɛd rif əv ˈsənˌraɪz ˈpikɪŋ aʊt ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛm. frəm bɪˈhaɪnd hɪz ˈkɔfi məg, smɪθ pɔɪnts aʊt ə gæp ˈfɔrmɪŋ nɪr ðə rɪr əv ðə grup. tu ˈrənərz ər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ hæŋ ˈɔntu ðə peɪs əp ðə hɪl. kul, kip ðə grup together,”*,” smɪθ sɪz tɪ noʊ wən ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr. ðə ˈrənərz sim tɪ hir ɪm. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪmpərˈsɛptɪbli, fɔr mɛn nɪr ðə frənt stɑrt tɪ drɪft bæk tɪ sˈwɔloʊ əp ðə tu ˈstræglərz. ju kən si ðɛr hɛdz tərn, ðɛr maʊðz ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ðə tu jəŋ ˈrənərz ɔn. ðə pæk ˈpæsɪz tu tæŋks, wɪʧ əˈsɪstənt koʊʧ ʃɔn ˈmækəbi sɪz ər juzd fər ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, ənd meɪks ə hɑrd raɪt ˈəˈphɪl ˈɔntu ðə ˈhoʊmˌstrɛʧ əv. ðə roʊd aʊt. ɪn ə ˈmɪnət, ðə grup ɪz hoʊl əˈgɛn. ɪn tu, bæk əp tɪ peɪs. bət stɪl sloʊ. səˈpraɪzɪŋli sloʊ, ɪn fækt, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz ər ðə dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˈʧæmpiənz ɪn krɔs ˈkəntri. læst jɪr ðeɪ wən ðɛr fɪθ streɪt bɪg 12 ˈtaɪtəl ənd ðɛr θərd ˈtaɪtəl ɪn fɔr jɪrz, əˈvɛnʤɪŋ ə 2011 lɔs tɪ wɪˈskɑnsən, ˈbitɪŋ ðə ˈbæʤərz ˈhændəli 72 tɪ 135 ju noʊ ɪt baɪ ðə ˈstɑpˌwɑʧ ʤɪst naʊ, bət ðɪs ɪz ˈɑrgjuəbli ðə moʊst ˈdɑmənənt krɔs ˈkəntri tim ɪn ˈrisənt ˈhɪstəri. wik 1 əv ðə 2013 coaches’*’ poʊl həz ðə ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz ɔn tɔp. æd tɪ ðət ə nu 10 ˈmɪljən træk fəˈsɪlɪti (ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ə lænd swɑp wɪθ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti fər ðə speɪs əv ðɛr oʊld træk) ənd ə ˈhɛlθi slaɪs əv læst luis mɑrˈtinɛz ənd ˈmaɪlər ˈmæθju ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ər haɪ. ˈivɪn soʊ, smɪθ sˈwɛtɪŋ ɛz lɔŋ ɛz hi noʊz hɪz gaɪz ər kɑm ənd ˈrənɪŋ təˈgɛðər, hɪz æŋˈzaɪəti ɪz ˈəndər kənˈtroʊl. kɛr haʊ fæst ðeɪ rən ɔn sangre,”*,” hi sɪz wɪθ ə ʃrəg. truθ ɪz, ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən steɪt 1993 bɪg tɛn ʧæmp ɪn ðə pʊt ə lɔt əv stɑk ɪn ˈwərˌkaʊt taɪmz. ˈɔlˌweɪz æsk mi, jʊr bɛst workout?’*?’ ər du ju gaɪz do?’*?’ ər whatever.”*.” hɪz ˈaɪˌbraʊz ɑrʧ ənd hi ʃeɪks hɪz hɛd. gɪt it.”*.” ˈsədənli, hɪz lʊk tərnz ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl. æŋˈzaɪəti ɪz ə ˈbɪgər pɑrt əv coaching,”*,” hi sɪz, ˈmɛʒərɪŋ hɪz wərdz. fju ˈsɛkəndz ər maɪəlz hir ər ðɛr ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ə matter.”*.” ˈoʊvər hɪz ˈʃoʊldər, ðə pæk əv 16 ɪz ˈroʊlɪŋ daʊn ðə roʊd. kəˈliʤɪt ˈrənərz ˈrɪli nid tɪ lərn ɪz haʊ tɪ dil wɪθ tɪ steɪ kɑm, haʊ tɪ steɪ together.”*.” wət roʊd ɪz fər. si pɑrt ii*, ðə fərst ril tɛst, fər ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðə ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ jamboree*, fərst reɪs əv ðə jɪr. ɪn 2012 deɪv smɪθ koʊʧt hɪz ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz tɪ ðɛr θərd ˈnæʃənəl ˈtaɪtəl ɪn fɔr jɪrz. kənˈsərvətɪv, kəˈlɛktɪvɪst fəˈlɑsəfi əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪgˈzæktli fɪt ðə moʊld əv pərˈɛniəl ˈpaʊərˌhaʊsɪz. æt ˈmɛni əv ðə oʊld skul ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət hæv hɪˈstɔrɪkəli ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd krɔs ˈkəntri, ˈwərˌkaʊts ər ˈgruɪlɪŋ, dɪˈzaɪnd spəˈsɪfɪkli tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ðə wit frəm ðə ʧæf. ˈtɛmˌpoʊ rənz frəm daʊn tɪ eɪt baɪ æt ðoʊz hu kən hæŋ, hæŋ, ənd ðoʊz hu, bɪˈlɔŋ. smɪθ, hu həz ə ˈdɑktərət ɪn ˌfɑrməˈkɑləʤi, si ɪt laɪk ðət. ðə weɪ hi ˈfɪgjərz, ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt greɪt ˈwərˌkaʊts bət ˈoʊnli ə fju əˈbaʊt greɪt ˈreɪsɪz. ““look*, ɪn ðə, ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz fɪt, ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz talented,”*,” hi sɪz. wɪʧ minz ju ˈsɪmpli ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls ənd wɪn. ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl əˈproʊʧ tɪ racing,”*,” smɪθ sɪz, ˈmɛntəl ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən ðət dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃɪz timz naʊ. ðə tim ðət əˈproʊʧɪz ðə reɪs wɪθ ðə moʊst kɑm, ˈsɛlfləsnɪs ənd win.”*.” fər smɪθ, ðət stɑrts aʊt ɔn. hi ˈglænsɪz aʊt ðə ˈdəsti rɪr ˈwɪndoʊ. ˈlɑˌkhɑrt kɔlz aʊt ðə nɛkst maɪl: smɪθ ɪz ənˈmuvd. hi skænz ðə pæk fər saɪnz əv dɪˈstrɛs. ˈnəθɪŋ. fərst jɪr ðət wi kɛpt ˈɛvriˌwən təˈgɛðər ɔn sangre,”*,” hi sɪz, əv ˈgɪtɪŋ aʊt ðɛr ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ drɔp iʧ ˈəðər ənd rən ɛz hɑrd ɛz ðə jɪr wi gɑt third.”*.” smɪθ kɔlz ðət jɪr, 2007 ðə ˈtərnɪŋ pɔɪnt. wɪn hi tʊk ˈoʊvər fər ðə rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ dɪk waɪs æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə 2006 ˈsizən, smɪθ fɛlt laɪk ðə ˈproʊˌgræm wɑz æt rɪsk əv ˈbæksˌlaɪdɪŋ ˈɪntu ˌɪˈrɛləvəns. ðə ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz hæd ˈleɪbərd θru ə ˈdɛkeɪd əv ˈfɪnɪʃɪz ɪn ðə midteens*. ðɛr læst ˈtaɪtəl: 1954 ðɛr wɑz ˈlɪtəl tɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ə riˈsərʤəns ɪn ˈstɪlˌwɔtər. ðə fˈjuʧər lʊkt blik. ðə ˈnæʧərəl rɪˈspɑns: smɪθ ˈhæmərd hɪz gaɪz. hi ˈwərˌkaʊts ənd fəˈlɑsəfiz frəm ˈəðər ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz, wət hi θɔt wʊd pʊt ɪn ðɛr ræŋks. fɛlt laɪk aɪ hæd tɪ wɪn ɪn stillwater,”*,” hi sɪz. aɪ ɪt, ɪt; aɪ stɑp ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt it.”*.” ðeɪ wər æt ðə ˈnæʃənəl mit ðət noʊˈvɛmbər. smɪθ nu hi ˈnidɪd tɪ ʧeɪnʤ. goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə nɛkst ˈsizən, smɪθ, hu ədˈmɪts ə ˈnæʧərəli ˈæŋʃəs ˈpərsən, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ iz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. nu aɪ wɑz ˈfɔrsɪŋ it,”*,” hi sɪz. smɪθ kət bæk ɔn ðə ˈwikli ˈwərˌkloʊd, geɪv hɪz gaɪz ə lɔt mɔr əˈtɑnəmi ˈoʊvər ðɛr ˈmaɪlɪʤ ənd ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti, ənd ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ tim ˈkɛmɪstri. ðɛr wɑz wən hɑrd ənd fæst rul: noʊ lɛs ðən ˈsɛvən mɛn kən ˈfɪnɪʃ ə rən ɔn. ˈkəntri ˈrənərz hæv tɪ trəst iʧ other,”*,” hi ɪkˈspleɪnz. ðeɪ hæv ðət, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɪl bi fine.”*.” ðət fɔl, hɪz grup ˈfɪnɪʃt θərd æt ˈnæʃənəlz, ðə haɪəst ˈfɪnɪʃ fər sɪns 1995 wərkt ɔl ˈwərkɪŋ traɪɪŋ tɪ relax,”*,” hi sɪz ˈoʊvər ˈkɔfi ˈleɪtər ðət deɪ. ˈtreɪnɪŋ meɪ bi mɔr ðiz deɪz, bət stɪl hɑrd fər ɪm tɪ sɪt stɪl. bæk aʊt ɔn ðə roʊd, ˈsinjər tɑm ˈfɛrɪl (naɪnθ æt ˈnæʃənəlz læst jɪr) weɪvz æt ðə væn ənd ˈlɑˌkhɑrt sloʊz daʊn. smɪθ hænz ðə ˈkɑˌrlaɪl, uk*, ˈneɪtɪv ə grin ˈwɔtər ˈbɑtəl θru ðə krækt ˈwɪndoʊ. ðə bɔɪz pæs ɪt əraʊnd ənd drɪŋk ənd skwərt ɪt ɔn ðɛr hɛdz ənd ʧək ɪt ɪn ðə widz. ɔl right?”*?” smɪθ jɛlz aʊt ðə ˈwɪndoʊ. ə ˈsɪriz əv nɑdz frəm ðə grup ɛz ðeɪ lʊk əraʊnd tɪ ʧɛk ɔn iʧ ˈəðər. ə lɔt əv ˈrizənz waɪ wi wɪn ðɪs year,”*,” smɪθ sɪz tɪ ðə grup. ə lɔŋ pɔz. list əv wɪʧ ɪz haʊ ˈfrɪkɪŋ sloʊ ɔn jʊr fit ɔl əv ju are!”*!” hi jɛlz. ʃaʊts ənd ˈɛksplətɪvz ˈirəpt frəm ðə pæk. ɪn hɪz bɛst ˌɪmˈprɛʃən əv smɪθ, ˈfɛrɪl sɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ sɑrˈkæstɪk əˈbaʊt fər ðə team.”*.” smɪθ ɛgz ðɛm ɔn: forty-four*! wət ðə hɛl! stɑrt running!”*!” ə bənʧ əv ˈhɑloʊ saʊnd əˈlɔŋ ðə saɪd əv ðə væn ənd smɪθ rɪps hɪz hɛd bæk ɪn ðə ˈwɪndoʊ. hi ˈflæʃɪz ə ˈmɪsʧəvəs smaɪl. gaɪz ər good.”*.” ðeɪ kloʊz daʊn ðə maɪl əv ðə ˈtɛmˌpoʊ rən ɪn ðə loʊ ˈistərn sən həz bərnd ɔf ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ heɪz ənd ˈglɪsənɪŋ ɔf ðə runners’*’ sˈwɛti lɛgz. ðeɪ pæs ðə stɑp saɪn ðət ɪz ðə fər ðə ˈwərˌkaʊt, ənd smɪθ hɑps aʊt əv ðə væn tɪ grit ðɛm. rən ɪz ə gʊd ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər əv ðɪs ˈrɛdinəs tɪ wɪn, smɪθ tɛlz ðə grup. ˈæftər ɔl, ðə ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz rɪˈtərn sɪks frəm ðə 2012 ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp tim (ðə soʊl ˈgræʤəˌweɪt, mecheso*). noʊ ˈəðər skul kən mæʧ ðɛr rɪˈtərnɪŋ loʊ stɪks: ˈfɛrɪl (naɪnθ), 18th*) ənd ˈʤoʊzəf 24th*). ənd ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ rɪˈkruts mɑrˈtinɛz ənd fayers*, riˈstɑkt wɪθ ˈtrænsfərz ʧæd noʊɛl frəm ˈɔrəˌgɑn (hu həz rən fər 1500m*) ənd ˈʧɑrəlz frəm ˈkɛnjə. lərn, ju nu guys,”*,” smɪθ sɪz, ənd bæk ɪn ðə væn. wɔʧ aʊt fər ˈpɔɪzən ivy.”*.” ə grup əv gaɪz ər ˈpɪˌsɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə brəʃ ɔn ðə saɪd əv ðə roʊd. ðeɪ weɪv ɪm ɔf ənd ðɛn stɑrt ðə bæk tɪ ˈkæmpəs. ɔn ðə draɪv bæk tɪ ərˈinə, wɛr ðə tim wɪl aɪs, strɛʧ ənd du kɔr ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz, smɪθ tərnz tɪ hɪz əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ril kənˈsərn ˈoʊvər ˈwərˌkaʊt. fɔr əv hɪz rɪˈtərnɪŋ sɪks ˈivɪn ðɛr tɪ rən. ˈmɪsɪŋ frəm təˈdeɪ wər, stɪl ˈeɪˌwɔl ɪn ˈboʊldər, ˈkoʊloʊ.; ˈmaɪlər ʃeɪn ˈmɔskəwɪts, æt hoʊm ɪn silverdale*, wɑʃ.; ˈɪnˌdɔr erassa*, ɔf ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɪn hɪz ˈneɪtɪv ˌiθiˈoʊpiə; ənd ˈfeɪbiən ˈklɑrksən, hu ɪz nɑt ˈkəmɪŋ bæk tɪ æt ɔl, fər ˌəndɪˈskloʊzd ˈrizənz. ˈʃeɪkɪŋ ɔf ðə æŋˈzaɪəti əv ðoʊz ˈæbsənsɪz ənd ðə lɔs əv ˈklɑrksən, smɪθ tərnz hɪz əˈtɛnʃən tɪ noʊˈvɛmbər. nɑt gʊd ɪˈnəf tɪ bi gʊd enough,”*,” smɪθ sɪz. ˈgɑtə hæv gaɪz ðət baɪ ju ˈgɑtə bi ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli lucky.”*.” si pɑrt ii*, ðə fərst ril tɛst, fər ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðə ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ jamboree*, fərst reɪs əv ðə jɪr. noʊə ˈgæləgər ˈʃænən wɑz ə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ steɪt ˈʧæmpiən ɪn krɔs ˈkəntri ənd træk ənd ræn æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv wɪˈskɑnsən. ˈgæləgər wərk həz əˈpɪrd ɪn sleɪt ənd nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈmægəˌzin, əˈməŋ ˈəðərz. hi lɪvz ɪn ðə ˈmaʊntənz əv nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ.
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the oklahoma state university cowboys have won three of the last four ncaa titles in cross country. if they notch a fourth title this fall, as many fans and coaches predict, they’ll cement their place among perennial powerhouses like colorado, stanford and wisconsin. but unlike these storied programs—many of which have taken more than a decade to amass their wins—the cowboys’ ride at the top is only a recent phenomenon.
what’s behind their meteoric rise?
in this exclusive series, running times joins the cowboys through the 2013 season as they try to defend their 2012 ncaa title.
part i: sangre road
dave smith can’t sit still. 6:45 a.m. on aug. 18, 2013, the first day of cross country practice in stillwater, okla. there are 97 days until the cowboys run at the ncaa championships. but smith is anxious. crouched over the back seat of the team van, scanning the horizon. somewhere in the distance of sangre road, just northwest of osu campus, the men are in the seventh mile of a 10-mile tempo run. this is the first big test of the year. if only smith could see them.
“where the hell are they?” he asks, craning his neck around. nothing in the distance but gray dawn.
[photo: the oklahoma state men begin their ncaa title defense with hilly tempo runs on sangre road.]
“sangre is the barometer,” smith says, sipping at his coffee. usually biking alongside the runners on the road, but today driving ahead of the pack, parking at mile marks to catch splits. wearing a black oklahoma state sweatshirt pushed up over his forearms, a matching black cap pulled low over his green-gray eyes. “this is where you learn how to master the art of staying focused while you’re uncomfortable,” he says.
his eyes dart up the road.
you can see them now, coming up over the rise. every one of them shirtless, wearing black shorts that cling to them in the muggy heat. the lean muscles of their quads slide up and down beneath their tanned skin. there are 16 of them, the leaders strung out five abreast on the clay road.
he glances down at his watch, which he forgot to start, and asks his assistant coach, former wisconsin all-american bobby lockhart, for the seventh split: 5:44. “they’re running slow,” smith says. the aim was 5:30s. he shrugs it off. “they look good.”
the pack turns up a steep two-tiered hill overhung with hackberry and oak. the footing is loose and rocky. mile 8 is the hardest of the day. they pass rows of corn and big muddy cow fields, the pea gravel on the road crunching under their feet. as they climb, they stare into the red reef of sunrise peeking out before them.
from behind his coffee mug, smith points out a gap forming near the rear of the group. two runners are struggling to hang onto the pace up the hill. “stay cool, keep the group together,” smith says to no one in particular.
the runners seem to hear him. almost imperceptibly, four men near the front start to drift back to swallow up the two stragglers. you can see their heads turn, their mouths encouraging the two young runners on. the pack passes two brine-water tanks, which assistant coach sean mccabe says are used for a nearby fracking operation, and makes a hard right uphill onto the homestretch of sangre.
the road flattens out. in a minute, the group is whole again. in two, they’re back up to pace.
but still slow. surprisingly slow, in fact, considering the cowboys are the defending ncaa champions in cross country. last year they won their fifth straight big 12 title and their third ncaa title in four years, avenging a 2011 loss to wisconsin, beating the badgers handily 72 to 135. you wouldn’t know it by the stopwatch just now, but this is arguably the most dominant cross country team in recent history. week 1 of the 2013 coaches’ poll has the cowboys on top. add to that a new $10 million track facility (the result of a land swap with the university for the space of their old track) and a healthy slice of last year’s blue-chip recruits—including nxn third-placer luis martinez and 4:01 miler matthew fayers—and expectations are high.
even so, smith isn’t sweating today’s 5:44. as long as he knows his guys are calm and running together, his anxiety is under control. “i care how fast they run on sangre,” he says with a shrug. truth is, the michigan state alum—and 1993 big ten champ in the 10k—just put a lot of stock in workout times. “people always ask me, ‘what’s your best workout?’ or ‘what do you guys do?’ or whatever.” his eyebrows arch and he shakes his head. “they get it.”
suddenly, his look turns philosophical. “reducing anxiety is a bigger part of coaching,” he says, measuring his words. “a few seconds or miles here or there over the course of a season—that matter.” over his shoulder, the pack of 16 is rolling down the road. “what collegiate runners really need to learn is how to deal with stress—how to stay calm, how to stay together.”
that’s what sangre road is for.
see part ii, the first real test, for the results of the cowboy jamboree, osu’s first race of the year.
in 2012, dave smith coached his cowboys to their third national title in four years.
smith’s conservative, collectivist philosophy of training exactly fit the mold of perennial powerhouses. at many of the old school programs that have historically dominated cross country, workouts are legendarily grueling, designed specifically to separate the wheat from the chaff. twelve-mile tempo runs from 5:30 down to 4:30; eight by 2k at 5:50. those who can hang, hang, and those who, belong.
smith, who has a doctorate in pharmacology, see it like that. the way he figures, there are a lot of stories about great workouts but only a few about great races. “look, in the ncaa, everyone is fit, everyone is talented,” he says. which means you can’t simply expect to out-train everyone else and win.
“it’s the emotional approach to racing,” smith says, “the mental preparation that distinguishes teams now. the team that approaches the race with the most calm, selflessness and poise—they win.” for smith, that starts out on sangre.
he glances out the dusty rear window. lockhart calls out the next mile: 5:21. smith is unmoved. he scans the pack for signs of distress. nothing. “the first year that we kept everyone together on sangre,” he says, “instead of getting out there and trying to drop each other and run as hard as possible—that’s the year we got third.”
smith calls that year, 2007, the turning point. when he took over for the retiring dick weis at the start of the 2006 season, smith felt like the program was at risk of backsliding into irrelevance. the cowboys had labored through a decade of finishes in the midteens. their last title: 1954. there was little to indicate a resurgence in stillwater. the future looked bleak.
the natural response: smith hammered his guys. he cribbed workouts and philosophies from other winning programs, what he thought would put osu in their ranks. “i felt like i had to win in stillwater,” he says. “so i over-coached it, over-structured it; i couldn’t stop thinking about it.” they were 10th at the national meet that november. smith knew he needed to change.
going into the next season, smith, who admits a naturally anxious person, decided to ease back—on everything. “i knew i was forcing it,” he says. smith cut back on the weekly workload, gave his guys a lot more autonomy over their mileage and intensity, and focused on developing team chemistry. there was one hard and fast rule: no less than seven men can finish a run on sangre. “cross country runners have to trust each other,” he explains. “if they have that, everything will be fine.”
that fall, his blue-collar group finished third at nationals, the highest finish for osu since 1995. “i worked all season—am working still—on trying to relax,” he says over coffee later that day. smith’s training may be more laid-back these days, but still hard for him to sit still.
back out on the road, senior tom farrell (ninth at nationals last year) waves at the van and lockhart slows down. smith hands the carlisle, uk, native a green water bottle through the cracked window. the boys pass it around and drink and squirt it on their heads and chuck it in the weeds.
“everybody all right?” smith yells out the window. a series of nods from the group as they look around to check on each other.
“there’s a lot of reasons why we can’t win this year,” smith says to the group. a long pause. “not least of which is how fricking slow on your feet all of you are!” he yells. shouts and expletives erupt from the pack. in his best impression of smith, farrell says something sarcastic about “running for the team.” smith eggs them on: “five forty-four! what the hell! start running!” a bunch of hollow thuds sound along the side of the van and smith rips his head back in the window. he flashes a mischievous smile.
“these guys are good.”
they close down the 10th mile of the tempo run in 5:15. the low eastern sun has burned off the morning haze and glistening off the runners’ sweaty legs.
they pass the stop sign that is the terminus for the morning’s workout, and smith hops out of the van to greet them. today’s run is a good indicator of this team’s readiness to win, smith tells the group. after all, the cowboys return six from the 2012 championship team (the sole graduate, ncaa sixth-placer girma mecheso). no other school can match their returning low sticks: farrell (ninth), shadrack kipchirchir (18th) and joseph manilafasha (24th). and in addition to recruits martinez and fayers, they’ve restocked with transfers chad noelle from oregon (who has run 3:41 for 1500m) and charles mathenge from kenya.
“just learn sangre, you new guys,” smith says, and clambers back in the van. “and watch out for poison ivy.” a group of guys are pissing into the brush on the side of the road. they wave him off and then start the 3-mile cool-down back to campus.
on the drive back to gallagher-iba arena, where the team will ice, stretch and do core exercises, smith turns to his attention to the real concern over today’s workout. four of his returning six weren’t even there to run. missing from sangre today were shadrack kipchirchir, still awol in boulder, colo.; sub-4:00 miler shane moskowitz, who’s at home in silverdale, wash.; indoor 3k third-placer kirubel erassa, off traveling in his native ethiopia; and 8:43 steepler fabian clarkson, who is not coming back to osu at all, for undisclosed reasons.
shaking off the anxiety of those absences and the loss of clarkson, smith turns his attention to november. “it’s not good enough to be good enough,” smith says. “you gotta have guys that buy in—and you gotta be really, really lucky.”
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see part ii, the first real test, for the results of the cowboy jamboree, osu’s first race of the year.
noah gallagher shannon was a multitime colorado state champion in cross country and track and ran at the university of wisconsin. gallagher shannon’s work has appeared in slate and new york times magazine, among others. he lives in the mountains of new mexico.
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ˈɔθərd baɪ ʤɑn ˈpɪlgər ˈviə counterpunch.org*, ɔn 16 ɑkˈtoʊbər, ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ɛrd ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən: wən əv ˈmɛni tɪ prəˈmoʊt hər bʊk əˈbaʊt waɪ ʃi wɑz nɑt ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈweɪdɪŋ θru ðə ˈklɪntən bʊk, wət ˈhæpənd, ɪz ən ənˈplɛzənt ɪkˈspɪriəns, laɪk ə ˈstəmək ˈəpˌsɛt. smɪrz ənd tɪrz. θrɛts ənd ˈɛnəmiz. ““they”*” (ˈvoʊtərz) wər ˈbreɪnˌwɑʃt ənd ˈhərdɪd əˈgɛnst hər baɪ ðə ˈoʊdiəs ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪn kəˈhuts wɪθ ˈsɪnɪstər slɑvz sɛnt frəm ðə greɪt ˈdɑrknəs noʊn ɛz ˈrəʃə, əˈsɪstɪd baɪ ən ɔˈstreɪljən ““nihilist”*”, ˈʤuljən. ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, ðɛr wɑz ə ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˈfoʊtəˌgræf əv ə ˈfiˌmeɪl rɪˈpɔrtər kənˈsoʊlɪŋ ˈklɪntən, ˈhævɪŋ ʤɪst ˈɪntərvˌjud hər. ðə lɔst ˈlidər wɑz, əˈbəv ɔl, ə feminist”*”. ðə ˈθaʊzənz əv lɪvz ðɪs ““feminist”*” dɪˈstrɔɪd waɪl ɪn ˈgəvərnmənt ˈlɪˌbiə, ˈsɪriə, hɑnˈdʊrəs wər əv noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ɪn nu jɔrk ˈmægəˌzin, rəˈbɛkə ˈtreɪstər roʊt ðət ˈklɪntən wɑz ˈfaɪnəli səm ˈraɪʧəs anger”*”. ɪt wɑz ˈivɪn hɑrd fər hər tɪ smaɪl: hɑrd ðət ðə ˈməsəlz ɪn hər feɪs ache”*”. ˈʃʊrli, ʃi kənˈkludɪd, wi əˈlaʊd rɪˈzɛntmənts ðə seɪm ˈbɛrɪŋ wi əˈlaʊ ˈgrəʤɪz, əˈmɛrɪkə wʊd bi fɔrst tɪ ˈrɛkən wɪθ ðə fækt ðət ɔl ðiz ˈæŋgri ˈwɪmən maɪt ʤɪst hæv ə point”*”. ˈdrɪvəl səʧ ɛz ðɪs, ˈstrəgəlz, mɑrks ðə ˈmidiə əv ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən. hər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm ənd ˈwɔrˌmɑŋgərɪŋ ər əv noʊ ˈkɑnsəkwəns. hər ˈprɑbləm, roʊt ˈtreɪstər, wɑz ə ˌɪnˌfæʧuˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə iˈmeɪl story”*”. ðə truθ, ɪn ˈəðər wərdz. ðə likt iˈmeɪlz əv kæmˈpeɪn ˈmænɪʤər, ʤɑn poʊˈdɛstə, rɪˈvild ə dɪˈrɛkt kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ˈklɪntən ənd ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ənd ˈfəndɪŋ əv ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ənd ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt (ɪz). ðə ˈəltəmət sɔrs əv moʊst ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, wɑz ˈsɛntrəl tɪ hər kərɪr. wən iˈmeɪl, ɪn 2014 sɛnt baɪ ˈklɪntən tɪ poʊˈdɛstə sun ˈæftər ʃi stɛpt daʊn ɛz ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt, dɪˈskloʊzɪz ðət ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ɪz ˈfəndɪd baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənts əv ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ənd ˌkəˈtɑr. ˈklɪntən ækˈsɛptɪd juʤ doʊˈneɪʃənz frəm boʊθ ˈgəvərnmənts fər ðə ˈklɪntən faʊnˈdeɪʃən. ɛz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt, ʃi əˈpruvd ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈɛvər ɑrmz seɪl tɪ hər ˈbɛnəˌfæktərz ɪn ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, wərθ mɔr ðən 80 ˈbɪljən. θæŋks tɪ hər, ˈjuˈɛs ɑrmz seɪlz tɪ ðə wərld fər juz ɪn ˈstrɪkən ˈkəntriz laɪk ˈjɛmən ˈdəbəld. ðɪs wɑz rɪˈvild baɪ ənd ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. noʊ wən daʊts ðə iˈmeɪlz ər əˈθɛnɪk. ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt kæmˈpeɪn tɪ smɪr ənd ɪts editor-in-chief*, ˈʤuljən, ɛz əv russia”*”, həz groʊn ˈɪntu ə spɛkˈtækjələr ˈfænəsi noʊn ɛz ““russiagate”*”. ðə ““plot”*” ɪz sɛd tɪ hæv bɪn saɪnd ɔf baɪ vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn hɪmˈsɛlf. ðɛr ɪz nɑt ə ʃrɛd əv ˈɛvədəns. ðə ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ɔˈstreɪljə ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈklɪntən ɪz ən ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ɪgˈzæmpəl əv smɪr ənd ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp baɪ oʊˈmɪʃən. aɪ wʊd seɪ ɪt ɪz ə ˈmɑdəl. one,”*,” ðə ˈɪntərvˌjuər, ˈsɛrə ˈfərgəsən, sɪz tɪ ˈklɪntən, feɪl tɪ bi muvd baɪ ðə peɪn ɔn jʊr feɪs æt ðət ˈmoʊmənt [əv ðə ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən əv trəmp] du ju rɪˈmɛmbər haʊ ˈvɪsərəl ɪt wɑz fər you?”*?” ˈhævɪŋ ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈvɪsərəl ˈsəfərɪŋ, ˈfərgəsən æsks əˈbaʊt role”*”. ˈklɪntən: aɪ θɪŋk ˈrəʃə əˈfɛktɪd ðə pərˈsɛpʃənz ənd vjuz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈvoʊtərz, wi naʊ noʊ. aɪ θɪŋk ðət ðɛr ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə ˈvɛri tɔp wɪθ ˈputɪn wɑz tɪ hərt mi ənd tɪ hɛlp trəmp. ˈfərgəsən: haʊ məʧ əv ðət wɑz ə ˈpərsɪnəl vɛnˈdɛtə baɪ vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn əˈgɛnst ju? ˈklɪntən: aɪ min hi wɔnts tɪ dɪˈmɑkrəsi. hi wɔnts tɪ ˈəndərˌmaɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, hi wɔnts tɪ goʊ ˈæftər ðə əˈtlæntɪk əˈlaɪəns ənd wi kənˈsɪdər ɔˈstreɪljə kaɪnd əv ə ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv ðət ðə ˈɑpəzɪt ɪz tru. ɪt ɪz ˈwɛstərn ˈɑrmiz ðət ər ˈmæsɪŋ ɔn ˈbɔrdər fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns ðə ˈrəʃən ˌrɛvəˈluʃən 100 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ˈfərgəsən: haʊ məʧ ˈdæmɪʤ dɪd [ˈʤuljən] du ˈpərsənəli tɪ ju? ˈklɪntən: wɛl, aɪ hæd ə lɔt əv ˈhɪstəri wɪθ ɪm bɪˈkəz aɪ wɑz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt wɪn ɑ ˈpəblɪʃt ə lɔt əv ˈvɛri ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ɑ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ɑr steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd ɑr dɪˈfɛns dɪˈpɑrtmənt. wət ˈklɪntən feɪlz tɪ seɪ ənd hər ˈɪntərvˌjuər feɪlz tɪ riˈmaɪnd hər ɪz ðət ɪn 2010 rɪˈvild ðət ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən hæd ˈɔrdərd ə ˈsikrɪt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kæmˈpeɪn ˈtɑrgətɪd æt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈʤɛnərəl, bæn ənd ðə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz frəm ˈʧaɪnə, ˈrəʃə, fræns ənd ðə uk*. ə ˈklæsəˌfaɪd dɪˈrɛktɪv, saɪnd baɪ ˈklɪntən, wɑz ˈɪʃud tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɪpləˌmæts ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2009 dɪˈmændɪŋ ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ðə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈsɪstəmz juzd baɪ tɔp ˈjuˈɛn əˈfɪʃəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈpæsˌwərdz ənd ˈpərsɪnəl ɛnˈkrɪpʃən kiz juzd ɪn ˈpraɪvət ənd kəˈmərʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərks. ðɪs wɑz noʊn ɛz cablegate*. ɪt wɑz ˈlɔləs spaɪɪŋ. ˈklɪntən: hi [assange*] ɪz ˈvɛri ˈklɪrli ə tul əv ˈrəʃən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns. ənd ɑ, hi həz dən ðɛr ˈbɪdɪŋ. ˈklɪntən ˈɔfərd noʊ ˈɛvədəns tɪ bæk əp ðɪs ˈsɪriəs ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən, nɔr dɪd ˈfərgəsən ˈʧælənʤ hər. ˈklɪntən: ju si ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ˈnɛgətɪv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn ɔn. ju si ˈɛni əv ðət ˈpəblɪʃt. ðɪs wɑz fɔls. həz ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈmæsɪv ˈnəmbər əv ˈdɑkjəmənts ɔn ˈrəʃə mɔr ðən moʊst əv ðɛm ˈkrɪtɪkəl, ˈmɛni əv ðɛm juzd ɪn bʊks ənd ɛz ˈɛvədəns ɪn kɔrt ˈkeɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən: soʊ aɪ θɪŋk həz bɪˈkəm ə kaɪnd əv ˌɑpərˈtunɪst hu dɪz ðə ˈbɪdɪŋ əv ə ˈdɪkteɪtər. ˈfərgəsən: lɑts əv ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə, θɪŋk ðət ɪz ə ˈmɑrtər fər fri spiʧ ənd ˈfridəm əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. haʊ wʊd ju dɪˈskraɪb ɪm? wɛl, ʤɪst dɪˈskraɪbd ɪm ɛz ə ˈklɪntən: jæ, wɛl, ənd ə tul. aɪ min ə tul əv ˈrəʃən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns. ənd ɪf səʧ ə, ju noʊ, ˈmɑrtər əv fri spiʧ, waɪ ˈɛvər ˈpəblɪʃ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ˈrəʃə? əˈgɛn, ˈfərgəsən sɛd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ðɪs ər kərˈɛkt hər. ˈklɪntən: ðɛr wɑz ə kənˈsərtɪd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ənd ˈrəʃə ənd moʊst ˈlaɪkli ˈpipəl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts tɪ ðət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, tɪ meɪk əp ˈstɔriz tɪ hɛlp trəmp. ˈfərgəsən: naʊ, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ səm əv ðoʊz aʊˈtlændɪʃ ˈstɔriz, ðɛr wɑz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət wɑz rɪˈvild əˈbaʊt ðə ˈklɪntən faʊnˈdeɪʃən ðət æt list ɪn səm əv ðə voters’*’ maɪndz simd tɪ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ju ˈklɪntən: jæ, bət ɪt wɑz fɔls! ˈfərgəsən: wɪθ ðə ˈpɛdəlɪŋ əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈklɪntən: ɪt wɑz fɔls! ɪt wɑz ˈtoʊtəli fɔls! ˈfərgəsən: du ju ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt ɪt wɑz fər səm ˈvoʊtərz tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə əˈmaʊnts əv ˈməni ðət ðə [ˈklɪntən] faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz ˈreɪzɪŋ, ðə kənfˈjuʒən wɪθ ðə kənˈsəltənsi ðət wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈməni, ˈgɪtɪŋ gɪfts ənd ˈtrævəl ənd soʊ ɔn fər bɪl ˈklɪntən ðət ˈivɪn ˈʧɛlsi hæd səm ˈɪʃuz wɪθ? ˈklɪntən: wɛl ju noʊ, ˈsɑri, ˈsɛrə, aɪ min aɪ, aɪ noʊ ðə fækts ðə ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈɪntərvˌjuər ˈlɔdɪd ˈklɪntən ɛz ˈaɪkɑn əv jʊr generation”*”. ʃi æst hər ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ɪˈnɔrmɪs səmz ʃi krimd ɔf frəm wɔl strit, səʧ ɛz ðə ʃi rɪˈsivd fər ˈspikɪŋ æt ˈgoʊldmən sɑks, wən əv ðə bæŋks æt ðə ˈsɛntər əv ðə 2008 kræʃ. grid ˈdipli ˈəpˌsɛt ðə kaɪnd əv ˈvoʊtərz ʃi əˈbjuzd ɛz ““deplorables”*”. ˈklɪrli ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ʧip ˈhɛˌdlaɪn ɪn ðə ɔˈstreɪljən prɛs, ˈfərgəsən æst hər ɪf trəmp wɑz klɪr ənd ˈprɛzənt ˈdeɪnʤər tɪ australia”*” ənd gɑt hər prɪˈdɪktəbəl rɪˈspɑns. ðɪs ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈʤərnəlɪst meɪd noʊ ˈmɛnʃən əv oʊn ənd ˈprɛzənt danger”*” tɪ ðə ˈpipəl əv ˌɪˈrɑn hum ʃi wəns θˈrɛtənd tɪ totally”*”, ənd ðə ˈlɪˌbiənz hu daɪd ɪn ðə əˈtæk ɔn ˈlɪˌbiə ɪn 2011 ðət ˈklɪntən ˈɔrkɪˌstreɪtɪd. fləʃt wɪθ ɪkˈsaɪtmənt, ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt rɪˈʤɔɪst æt ðə ˈgrusəm ˈmərdər əv ðə ˈlɪˌbiən ˈlidər, ˈkərnəl. wɑz ˈhɪləri war”*”, ˈʤuljən sɛd ɪn ə fɪlmd ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ mi læst jɪr. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˌɪˈnɪʃəli əˈpoʊzd ɪt. hu wɑz ðə ˈpərsən ˈʧæmpiənɪŋ ɪt? ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən. ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd θruaʊt hər iˈmeɪlz mɔr ðən 1700 iˈmeɪlz aʊt əv ðə ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən iˈmeɪlz ðət ˈpəblɪʃt, ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈlɪˌbiə. nɑt ðət ˈlɪˌbiə həz ʧip ɔɪl. ʃi pərˈsivd ðə rɪˈmuvəl əv ənd ðə ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ əv ðə ˈlɪˌbiən steɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ʃi wʊd juz ɪn hər tɪ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən fər ˈprɛzɪdənt. ɪn leɪt 2011 ðɛr ɪz ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈdɑkjəmɛnt kɔld ðə ˈlɪˌbiə tɪk tɑk ðət wɑz prəˈdust fər ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən, ənd ðə ˌkrɑnəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv haʊ ʃi wɑz ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈfɪgjər ɪn ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə ˈlɪˌbiən steɪt, wɪʧ rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn əraʊnd dɛθs wɪˈθɪn ˈlɪˌbiə; ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts muvd ɪn, ˈaɪsəs muvd ɪn, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈrɛfjuʤi ənd ˈmaɪgrənt ˈkraɪsəs. ˈoʊnli dɪd ju hæv ˈpipəl fliɪŋ ˈlɪˌbiə, ˈpipəl fliɪŋ ˈsɪriə, ðə əv ˈəðər ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈkəntriz ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ɑrmz floʊz, bət ðə ˈlɪˌbiən steɪt ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɑz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈeɪbəl tɪ kənˈtroʊl ðə ˈmuvmənt əv ˈpipəl θru it.”*.” ðɪs nɑt ““visceral”*” peɪn ɪn ˈluzɪŋ tɪ trəmp nɔr ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈskətəlˌbət ɪn hər ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈɪntərvˌju wɑz ðə ˈstɔri. ˈklɪntən ʃɛrd riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ˈmæsɪvli ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, wɪʧ lɛd tɪ ðə dɛθ, ˈsəfərɪŋ ənd flaɪt əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈwɪmən, mɛn ənd ˈʧɪldrən. ˈfərgəsən reɪzd nɑt ə wərd əv ɪt. ˈklɪntən rɪˈpitɪdli dɪˈfeɪmd, hu wɑz ˈniðər dɪˈfɛndɪd nɔr ˈɔfərd ə raɪt əv rɪˈplaɪ ɔn hɪz oʊn steɪt ˈbrɔdˌkæstər. ɪn ə twit frəm ˈləndən, ˈsaɪtɪd ðə oʊn koʊd əv ˈpræktɪs, wɪʧ steɪts: ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ər meɪd əˈbaʊt ə ˈpərsən ər ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən, meɪk ˈrizənəbəl ˈɛfərts ɪn ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə fɛr ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ respond.”*.” ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈbrɔdˌkæst, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər, ˈsæli ˈneɪbər, ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: ɪz bɪʧ. wi ɔl noʊ it!”*!” ðə sˈlændər, sɪns dɪˈlitəd, wɑz ˈivɪn juzd ɛz ə lɪŋk tɪ ðə ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈɪntərvˌju ˈkæpʃənd ɪz (sɪk) bi****. wi ɔl noʊ it!’*!’ ɪn ðə jɪrz aɪ hæv noʊn ˈʤuljən, aɪ hæv wɔʧt ə ˌvaɪˈtupərətɪv ˈpərsɪnəl kæmˈpeɪn traɪ tɪ stɑp ɪm ənd. ɪt həz bɪn ə ˈfrəntəl əˈsɔlt ɔn whistleblowing*, ɔn fri spiʧ ənd fri ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm, ɔl əv wɪʧ ər naʊ ˈəndər səˈsteɪnd əˈtæk frəm ˈgəvərnmənts ənd ˈkɔrpərət ˈɪntərˌnɛt kənˈtroʊlərz. ðə fərst ˈsɪriəs əˈtæks ɔn keɪm frəm ðə ˈgɑrdiən wɪʧ, laɪk ə spərnd ˈləvər, tərnd ɔn ɪts bɪˈsiʤd ˈfɔrmər sɔrs, ˈhævɪŋ ˈhjuʤli ˈprɑfətəd frəm wikileaks’*’ dɪˈskloʊʒərz. wɪθ nɑt ə ˈpɛni goʊɪŋ tɪ ər, ə ˈgɑrdiən bʊk lɛd tɪ ə ˈlukrətɪv ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈmuvi dil. wɑz pɔrˈtreɪd ɛz ““callous”*” ənd ə personality”*”. ɪt wɑz ɛz ɪf ə ˈræmpənt ˈʤɛləsi kʊd nɑt əkˈsɛpt ðət hɪz rɪˈmɑrkəbəl əˈʧivmənts stʊd ɪn mɑrkt ˈkɑntræst tɪ ðət əv hɪz dɪˈtræktərz ɪn ðə ““mainstream”*” ˈmidiə. ɪt ɪz laɪk ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ˈgɑrdiənz əv ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ, rəˈgɑrdləs əv eɪʤ, ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ ˈsaɪləns ril dɪˈsɛnt ənd prɪˈvɛnt ðə ˈimərʤəns əv ðə nu ənd ˈhoʊpfəl.
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authored by john pilger via counterpunch.org,
on 16 october, the australian broadcasting corporation aired an interview with hillary clinton: one of many to promote her score-settling book about why she was not elected president of the united states.
wading through the clinton book, what happened, is an unpleasant experience, like a stomach upset. smears and tears. threats and enemies. “they” (voters) were brainwashed and herded against her by the odious donald trump in cahoots with sinister slavs sent from the great darkness known as russia, assisted by an australian “nihilist”, julian assange.
in the new york times, there was a striking photograph of a female reporter consoling clinton, having just interviewed her. the lost leader was, above all, “absolutely a feminist”. the thousands of women’s lives this “feminist” destroyed while in government - libya, syria, honduras - were of no interest.
in new york magazine, rebecca traister wrote that clinton was finally “expressing some righteous anger”. it was even hard for her to smile: “so hard that the muscles in her face ache”. surely, she concluded, “if we allowed women’s resentments the same bearing we allow men’s grudges, america would be forced to reckon with the fact that all these angry women might just have a point”.
drivel such as this, trivialising women’s struggles, marks the media hagiographies of hillary clinton. her political extremism and warmongering are of no consequence. her problem, wrote traister, was a “damaging infatuation with the email story”. the truth, in other words.
the leaked emails of clinton’s campaign manager, john podesta, revealed a direct connection between clinton and the foundation and funding of organised jihadism in the middle east and islamic state (is). the ultimate source of most islamic terrorism, saudi arabia, was central to her career.
one email, in 2014, sent by clinton to podesta soon after she stepped down as us secretary of state, discloses that islamic state is funded by the governments of saudi arabia and qatar. clinton accepted huge donations from both governments for the clinton foundation.
as secretary of state, she approved the world’s biggest ever arms sale to her benefactors in saudi arabia, worth more than $80 billion. thanks to her, us arms sales to the world – for use in stricken countries like yemen – doubled.
this was revealed by wikileaks and published by the new york times. no one doubts the emails are authentic. the subsequent campaign to smear wikileaks and its editor-in-chief, julian assange, as “agents of russia”, has grown into a spectacular fantasy known as “russiagate”. the “plot” is said to have been signed off by vladimir putin himself. there is not a shred of evidence.
the abc australia interview with clinton is an outstanding example of smear and censorship by omission. i would say it is a model.
“no one,” the interviewer, sarah ferguson, says to clinton, “could fail to be moved by the pain on your face at that moment [of the inauguration of trump] … do you remember how visceral it was for you?”
having established clinton’s visceral suffering, ferguson asks about “russia’s role”.
clinton: i think russia affected the perceptions and views of millions of voters, we now know. i think that their intention coming from the very top with putin was to hurt me and to help trump. ferguson: how much of that was a personal vendetta by vladimir putin against you? clinton: … i mean he wants to destabilise democracy. he wants to undermine america, he wants to go after the atlantic alliance and we consider australia kind of a … an extension of that …
the opposite is true. it is western armies that are massing on russia’s border for the first time since the russian revolution 100 years ago.
ferguson: how much damage did [julian assange] do personally to you? clinton: well, i had a lot of history with him because i was secretary of state when ah wikileaks published a lot of very sensitive ah information from our state department and our defence department.
what clinton fails to say – and her interviewer fails to remind her — is that in 2010, wikileaks revealed that secretary of state hillary clinton had ordered a secret intelligence campaign targeted at the united nations leadership, including the secretary general, ban ki-moon and the permanent security council representatives from china, russia, france and the uk.
a classified directive, signed by clinton, was issued to us diplomats in july 2009, demanding forensic technical details about the communications systems used by top un officials, including passwords and personal encryption keys used in private and commercial networks.
this was known as cablegate. it was lawless spying.
clinton: he [assange] is very clearly a tool of russian intelligence. and ah, he has done their bidding.
clinton offered no evidence to back up this serious accusation, nor did ferguson challenge her.
clinton: you don’t see damaging negative information coming out about the kremlin on wikileaks. you didn’t see any of that published.
this was false. wikileaks has published a massive number of documents on russia – more than 800,000, most of them critical, many of them used in books and as evidence in court cases.
clinton: so i think assange has become a kind of nihilistic opportunist who does the bidding of a dictator. ferguson: lots of people, including in australia, think that assange is a martyr for free speech and freedom of information. how would you describe him? well, you’ve just described him as a nihilist clinton: yeah, well, and a tool. i mean he’s a tool of russian intelligence. and if he’s such a, you know, martyr of free speech, why doesn’t wikileaks ever publish anything coming out of russia?
again, ferguson said nothing to challenge this or correct her.
clinton: there was a concerted operation between wikileaks and russia and most likely people in the united states to weaponise that information, to make up stories … to help trump. ferguson: now, along with some of those outlandish stories, there was information that was revealed about the clinton foundation that at least in some of the voters’ minds seemed to associate you …. clinton: yeah, but it was false! ferguson: … with the peddling of information … clinton: it was false! it was totally false! ….. ferguson: do you understand how difficult it was for some voters to understand the amounts of money that the [clinton] foundation is raising, the confusion with the consultancy that was also raising money, getting gifts and travel and so on for bill clinton that even chelsea had some issues with? … clinton: well you know, i’m sorry, sarah, i mean i, i know the facts ….
the abc interviewer lauded clinton as “the icon of your generation”. she asked her nothing about the enormous sums she creamed off from wall street, such as the $675,000 she received for speaking at goldman sachs, one of the banks at the centre of the 2008 crash. clinton’s greed deeply upset the kind of voters she abused as “deplorables”.
clearly looking for a cheap headline in the australian press, ferguson asked her if trump was “a clear and present danger to australia” and got her predictable response.
this high-profile journalist made no mention of clinton’s own “clear and present danger” to the people of iran whom she once threatened to “obliterate totally”, and the 40,000 libyans who died in the attack on libya in 2011 that clinton orchestrated. flushed with excitement, the secretary of state rejoiced at the gruesome murder of the libyan leader, colonel gaddafi.
“libya was hillary clinton’s war”, julian assange said in a filmed interview with me last year. “barack obama initially opposed it. who was the person championing it? hillary clinton. that’s documented throughout her emails … there’s more than 1700 emails out of the 33,000 hillary clinton emails that we’ve published, just about libya. it’s not that libya has cheap oil. she perceived the removal of gaddafi and the overthrow of the libyan state — something that she would use in her run-up to the general election for president. “so in late 2011 there is an internal document called the libya tick tock that was produced for hillary clinton, and it’s the chronological description of how she was the central figure in the destruction of the libyan state, which resulted in around 40,000 deaths within libya; jihadists moved in, isis moved in, leading to the european refugee and migrant crisis. “not only did you have people fleeing libya, people fleeing syria, the destabilisation of other african countries as a result of arms flows, but the libyan state itself was no longer able to control the movement of people through it.”
this – not clinton’s “visceral” pain in losing to trump nor the rest of the self-serving scuttlebutt in her abc interview - was the story. clinton shared responsibility for massively de-stabilising the middle east, which led to the death, suffering and flight of thousands of women, men and children.
ferguson raised not a word of it. clinton repeatedly defamed assange, who was neither defended nor offered a right of reply on his own country’s state broadcaster.
in a tweet from london, assange cited the abc’s own code of practice, which states: “where allegations are made about a person or organisation, make reasonable efforts in the circumstances to provide a fair opportunity to respond.”
following the abc broadcast, ferguson’s executive producer, sally neighbour, re-tweeted the following: “assange is putin’s bitch. we all know it!”
the slander, since deleted, was even used as a link to the abc interview captioned ‘assange is putins (sic) b****. we all know it!’
in the years i have known julian assange, i have watched a vituperative personal campaign try to stop him and wikileaks. it has been a frontal assault on whistleblowing, on free speech and free journalism, all of which are now under sustained attack from governments and corporate internet controllers.
the first serious attacks on assange came from the guardian which, like a spurned lover, turned on its besieged former source, having hugely profited from wikileaks’ disclosures. with not a penny going to assange or wikileaks, a guardian book led to a lucrative hollywood movie deal. assange was portrayed as “callous” and a “damaged personality”.
it was as if a rampant jealousy could not accept that his remarkable achievements stood in marked contrast to that of his detractors in the “mainstream” media. it is like watching the guardians of the status quo, regardless of age, struggling to silence real dissent and prevent the emergence of the new and hopeful.
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““in* ˈgɪni, wi ˈnɛvər hæd ðɪs əˌpɑkəˈlɪptɪk trænzˈmɪʃən laɪk ɪn ˌlaɪˈbɪˌriə ənd siˈɛrə liˈoʊn; wi ˈnɛvər hæd ˈbɑdiz ɪn ðə streets,”*,” sɛd ˈdɪlən, ə ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˈɛkspərt ædˈvaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈɔfəs ɪn ˈgɪni. ˈnɛvər hæd ðət seɪm kaɪnd əv ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈmoʊmənt ɪn tərmz əv ˈnæʃənəl response.”*.” ɔn ə ˈrisənt ˌæftərˈnun, sæt deɪzd ɔn ə bɛnʧ ɛz hɪz jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən ræn ɪn ˈsərkəlz əraʊnd ɪm. ðeɪ ər ˈməðərlɪs, ənd hi ɪz ə ˈwɪdoʊər twaɪs ˈoʊvər. boʊθ əv hɪz waɪvz daɪd ˈrisəntli əv iˈboʊlə, ənd hi həz ˈəðər ˈʧɪldrən hu ər ˈhɑspɪtəˌlaɪzd wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən, tu. hi stɛrd əˈhɛd ɪn ˈsaɪləns ɛz hɛlθ ˈwərkərz tʊk hɪz ˈtɛmpərəʧər. hi, tu, ɪz æt greɪt rɪsk əv ðə dɪˈziz, ənd soʊ ər ðə ˈʧɪldrən ˌəndərˈfʊt. praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ɪz raɪt tɪ æsk ðə kəmˈjunɪti tɪ mobilize,”*,” sɛd ˈsɑkoʊ, ə ˈməðər əv faɪv ɪn ə ˈvɪlɪʤ smæk ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈaʊtˌbreɪk. ˈsɪknəs ɪz hɑrd. iˈboʊlə kills.”*.” ðə ʧeɪn əv ˈrisənt ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz ɪn ðɪs pɑrt əv ˈgɪni əraɪvd ɪn mid-september*, ˈæftər ə gərl steɪɪŋ wɪθ ˈrɛlətɪvz ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl, conakry*, rɪˈtərnd hoʊm tɪ sik kɛr frəm ə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈhilər ənd daɪd. ʃi pæst θru wən iˈboʊlə ˈʧɛkˌpɔɪnt wɛr ʃi ˈrɛʤɪstərd ə ˈfivər bət wɑz əˈlaʊd tɪ kənˈtɪnju, ˈdɑktərz wɪˈθaʊt ˈbɔrdərz sɪz, ənd dɑʤd ˈəðərz baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ bæk roʊdz. ə tim əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl hɛlθ ˈwərkərz sun swupt ˈɪntu ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ, ˈfænɪŋ aʊt tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ðə gərl hæd bɪn ɪn ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ, bət ɛnˈkaʊnərɪŋ rɪˈzɪstəns frəm ˈrɛzɪdənts hu wər ˈwɛri əv dɪˈskloʊzɪŋ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈditeɪlz tɪ ˈstreɪnʤərz.
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“in guinea, we never had this apocalyptic transmission like in liberia and sierra leone; we never had bodies in the streets,” said ranu dhillon, a public health expert advising the president’s office in guinea. “we never had that same kind of critical moment in terms of national response.”
on a recent afternoon, seydouba soumah sat dazed on a bench as his young children ran in circles around him. they are motherless, and he is a widower twice over. both of his wives died recently of ebola, and he has other children who are hospitalized with the infection, too. he stared ahead in silence as health workers took his temperature. he, too, is at great risk of the disease, and so are the children underfoot.
“the prime minister is right to ask the community to mobilize,” said makhissa sako, a mother of five in a village smack in the middle of the current outbreak. “this sickness is hard. ebola kills.”
the chain of recent infections in this part of guinea arrived in mid-september, after a girl staying with relatives in the capital, conakry, returned home to seek care from a traditional healer and died. she passed through one ebola checkpoint where she registered a fever but was allowed to continue, doctors without borders says, and dodged others by taking back roads.
a team of international health workers soon swooped into the village, fanning out to identify everyone the girl had been in contact with, but encountering resistance from residents who were wary of disclosing personal details to strangers.
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ɪz ə dɪˈzaɪn hɪˈstɔriən ənd ðə əv ðə ɪn dɪˈzaɪn ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm æt θaɪn nu jɔrk. hi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈɔθər əv ðə sˈwɑstɪkə, ə ˈsɪmbəl bɪɔnd rɪˈdɛmʃən ənd aɪərn fɪsts: ˈbrændɪŋ ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ˌtoʊˌtælɪˈtɛriən steɪt boʊθ bʊks əˈbaʊt ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈfæʃɪst ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm. ˈhɛlər ˈrisəntli dɪˈskəvərd ðə ˈʤərmən ˈnɑtsi ˈpɑrtiz ˈbrændɪŋ ənd dɪˈzaɪn ˈhændˌbʊk æt ən bʊk fɛr. ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ wɪˈθɪn ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈmænjuəl ɔn ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ˈnɑtsi ˈpɑrti, ˈeɪdɑlf ˈhɪtlərz staɪl gaɪd kənˈsɪsts əv 70 full-page*, pleɪts (ɔn ˈhɛvi ˈpeɪpər) ðət prəˈvaɪd ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ˈvərʧuəli ˈɛvəri ˈnɑtsi flæg, ˌɪnˈsɪgˌniə, ˈpætərnz fər əˈfɪʃəl ˈnɑtsi ˈpɑrti ˈɔfəs saɪnz, ˈspɛʃəl ˈɑrmˌbændz fər ðə ˈpɑrti deɪ), ənd ˈɑnər ˈbæʤɪz. ðə bʊk ðə ˈɑbviəs' ənd livz noʊ ˈnɑtsi ˈpɑrti ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən kˈwɛʃən, rəˈgɑrdləs əv haʊ ˈmɪnət, ˌəˈnænsərd. ɔl ðət əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈrisənt poʊst ɔn ˈhɛlərz blɔg hi əˈgrid tɪ tɔk tɪ ðə ˈtæˌglaɪn əˈbaʊt ðə ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz ənd ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin ˈhɪstəriz moʊst noʊˈtɔriəs ˌprɑpəˈgændəsts ənd ˈmɑdərn əˈmɛrɪkən ˌmɑrkətərz. bnet*: wət ɪgˈzæktli ɪz ðɪs bʊk juv faʊnd? ˈstivən ˈhɛlər: aɪ wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ˈhoʊli greɪl, soʊ tɪ spik, [wɪn əm riˈsərʧɪŋ maɪ ˈhɪstəri bʊks] aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz lʊk fər səm kaɪnd əv ˈgaɪdˌbʊk, ˈhændˌbʊk, ˈstændərdz ˈmænjuəl ɛz ɪts kɔld ɪn ˈkɔrpərət aɪˈdɛntəˌti tərmz. ənd wət aɪ faʊnd wɑz ə ˈhændˌbʊk fər ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ˈnɑtsi ˈpɑrti ənd wɪˈθɪn ðɪs ˈhændˌbʊk ɪt sɛts aʊt wət əˈmaʊnt tɪ ˈgræfɪk ˈstændərdz, ə ˈgræfɪk ˈsæmplər, typographically*, sɪmˈbɑlɪkəli ənd ˈivɪn ɪn tərmz əv kloʊðz ənd ˈfæʃən ðət kəmˈpraɪzd ðə ˈnɑtsi ɪkˈspɪriəns. bnet*: haʊ dɪd ju faɪnd ɪt? sh*: aɪ hæd hərd ˈrumərz ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs ɪgˈzɪstəd. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ faɪnd ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wɑz ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ə ˈwɛstɪŋˌhaʊs ər ə ər ən ˈmænjuəl, ə ˈkɔrpərət aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈmænjuəl. soʊ aɪ ʤɪst kɛpt ˈæskɪŋ ˈpipəl. wən deɪ aɪ wɑz æt ə bʊk fɛr, wən əv ðə bɪg nu jɔrk ˈsɪti fɛrz, ənd ðɛr wɑz ə ˈdilər hu wɑz, ˌpɛrəˈdɑksəkəli ə ˈdilər əv judaica*. hi həz ə lɔt əv əˈvɑnt gɑrd məˈtɪriəlz frəm ðə lɛft, ʤuɪʃ məˈtɪriəl ənd məˈtɪriəlz, ənd hi hæd ɛz ə saɪd ˈvɛnʧər ə lɑrʤ kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈfæʃɪst ˈlɪtərəʧər. hi toʊld mi hi hæd ðɪs bʊk. ðə ˈmɪnət aɪ sɔ ðə bʊk aɪ nu ɪt wɑz wət aɪ wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər. bnet*: haʊ məʧ dɪd ju peɪ fər ɪt? sh*: ɪt wɑz bnet*: haʊ ˈmɛni əv ðiz bʊks ɪgˈzɪst? sh*: ˈprɑbəˌbli kwaɪt ə fju. ðɛr wər ə ˈnəmbər əv ɪˈdɪʃənz. aɪ hæd ən ɪˈdɪʃən wɪˈθaʊt ɪn fækt noʊɪŋ. ɪt wɑz ɪn maɪ kəˈlɛkʃən. [ˈhɛlər ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət hi hæd ˈgɪvɪn ɪt əˈweɪ tɪ ə mˈjuziəm wɪˈθaʊt ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ wət ɪt wɑz.] bnet*: ðɛr ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ əbˈsin əˈbaʊt ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈnɑtsi məˈtɪriəl fər ɪts ɛsˈθɛtɪk sɛns. tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɛθɪks əv ðət. sh*: fər ə lɔŋ taɪm aɪ wʊd ˈnɛvər baɪ ðɪs məˈtɪriəl bɪˈkəz aɪ hæd ðə sɛns ðət ɪt wɑz əbˈsin. fər ə lɔŋ taɪm aɪ wʊd ˈnɛvər draɪv ɪn ə ˈvoʊlksˌwægən bɪˈkəz əm ə ʤuɪʃ kɪd frəm nu jɔrk. ənd ðɛr ɪz ə ˈsərtən, ˈpipəl hæv ə ˈfɛtɪʃ fər ðɪs məˈtɪriəl fər ˈrizənz aɪ noʊ nɑt. wɪn aɪ wɑz ə kɪd aɪ wɛnt tɪ ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri skul soʊ ðə aɪˈdiə əv rɪˈgeɪljə wɑz ˈvɛri ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ. æt ðə seɪm taɪm ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ hɔˈrɪfɪk bɪˈkəz ju noʊ wət ðoʊz ˈjunəˌfɔrmz stʊd fər. ɪn fækt, ˈjugoʊ bɔs wɑz ðə dɪˈzaɪnər bæk ɪn ðə əv ðə ˈjunəˌfɔrmz. ɪts nɑt ðə seɪm ˈjugoʊ bɔs ðət ɪgˈzɪsts təˈdeɪ, ɪts ə ˈtoʊtəli ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəmpəˌni. bət ˈpipəl meɪd ðiz ˈgɑrmənts. ðeɪ meɪd ðə ˈʤuəlri. ðeɪ meɪd ðə flægz. ðɪs ɪz ɔl pɑrt əv ˈɛvriˈdeɪ laɪf. ðiz məˈtɪriəlz wər soʊ ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈɪntu ˈɛvriˈdeɪ laɪf jɛt ðeɪ hæd ðɪs ʧɑrʤd ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm. wəns ðə kraɪmz əv ðə ˈnɑtsiz wər ɪkˈspoʊzd ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˈwɛpənz əv ðoʊz kraɪmz. ɪf wən ɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə paʊər əv dɪˈzaɪn ðə paʊər əv ˈsɪmbəlz ðə paʊər əv təˈpɑgrəfi tɪ ˈɔltər bɪˈheɪvjər, tɪ ˈɪnfluəns bɪˈheɪvjər wɪʧ ɪt dɪz ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ɔn ə ˈkɔrpərət ˈlɛvəl, ɔn ə nɑnˈprɑfət ˈlɛvəl, ɔn ə bɪˈnaɪn ˈlɛvəl, ɔn ə məˈlɪʃəs ˈlɛvəl, ju hæv tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət wɛnt ɔn wɪθ ðə ˈnɑtsi ˈpræktɪsɪz. aɪ kænt dɪˈnaɪ ðɛrz ə ˈsərtən əˈlʊr əv ðə məˈtɪriəl ˈrutɪd ɪn ɪts ˈhɪstəri. ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə kˈwɑləti, ɛz ə dɪˈzaɪnər aɪ si ðə kˈwɑləti ənd kənˈsɪstənsi əv ðɛr brænd. bət ˈɔlsoʊ aɪ lʊk æt ɪt ɛz ˈtiʧɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ˈsəmθɪŋ. bnet*: ɪz ðɪs ˈbjutəfəl ɪn ˈɛni weɪ? sh*: səm əv ɪt ɪz ju kən lʊk æt ˈsəmθɪŋ ənd ənˈpæk ɪt ənd ˌdikənˈstrəkt ɪt ənd ˈænəˌlaɪz ɪt ənd ju kən dɪˈvɔrs ɪt frəm ðət ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈkɑntɛkst, ɪf ˈoʊnli fər ə ˈmoʊmənt, ənd si haʊ wɛl ɪt wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd. ɪf ju lʊk æt ˈælbərt ˈaʊtˌdɔr ˈspɛktəkəlz ðət ˈrælid soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl tɪ ðə ˈnɑtsi ˈpɑrti ju hæv tɪ ædˈmaɪr ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ du ðət waɪl æt ðət seɪm taɪm bi ˈhɔrəˌfaɪd baɪ ðə fækt ðət ɪt muvd soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl tɪ ən ˌɪˈmɔrəl ˈlɛvəl. ənd ˈəltəmətli ðeɪ peɪd fər ɪt. bnet*: du ˈmɑdərn ˈgəvərnmənts hæv ˈbrændɪŋ ənd ˈɪmɪʤ ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz laɪk ðɪs? sh*: jɛs, naʊ ðeɪ du bɪˈkəz dɪˈzaɪnərz hæv bɪˈkəm mɔr ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv steɪt, ənd ˈsərtən steɪts hæv lɔz laɪk ðə ˈnɑtsiz dɪd. ðə ˈnɑtsiz hæd ə lɔ kɔld "ðə prəˈtɛkʃən əv ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɪmbəlz dɪˈkri" ənd ɪt mɛnt ðə sˈwɑstɪkə kʊd nɑt bi juzd kəˈmərʃəli. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ juz ðə sˈwɑstɪkə ju hæd tɪ hæv ðə ˈsæŋktɪti əv ðə ˈpɑrti ər ˈgəvərnmənt. ɪt wɑz pʊt ɪn pleɪs ɪn pɑrt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ʤuz frəm ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt bɪˈkəz ʤuz wər ˈfɔrbɪdən tɪ juz ər hæŋ ə ˈnɑtsi flæg ər sˈwɑstɪkə. ənd əv kɔrs wər ˈrɛləˌgeɪtɪd tɪ ðɛr oʊn sɪmˈbɑlɪk ˈgɛtoʊ wɪθ ðə ˈjɛloʊ stɑr. wi ˈæˌkʧuəli əˈlaʊ ˈpipəl tɪ bərn flægz ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri [ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛr wɑz ə ˈmuvmənt tɪ bæn ðət]. wɪr nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ dɪˈfeɪs ɑr ˈkərənsi, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈpipəl du. ðiz ər ɔl prəˈtɛkʃənz fər ɑr ˈsɪmbəlz, wɪʧ ər ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ˈpisɪz əv klɔθ. bnet*: waɪ du ju θɪŋk ðə ˈnɑtsiz kɛrd soʊ məʧ əˈbaʊt ðə weɪ ðeɪ lʊkt? sh*: ɪt ˈwəzənt ðə ˈnɑtsiz pər seɪ ðət kɛrd. ɪt wɑz ˈeɪdɑlf ˈhɪtlər hu ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈpɑrti ənd bɪˈkeɪm ðɛr ˈɛrˌzɑts ɑrt dɪˈrɛktər baɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ hɛd əv ə ˌprɑpəˈgændə ər pəˈblɪsɪti dɪˈvɪʒən. hi hæd ðɪs ˈɪnstɪŋkt fər ˌjunəˈfɔrməti. ðə ˈʤərmənz wər ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˈɛniˌweɪ goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ ˈbɪzˌmɑrk. hi ˈɔfən sɛd hi wɑz ˈɪnfluənst baɪ ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛts. ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛts hæd ðɛr ˈhæmər ənd ˈsɪkəl wɪʧ wɑz ˈrɪli ə ˈvɛri ˈmɑdərn flæg, ənd ən əv ɑrmz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈmɑnɑrkiz ðət juzd ðə ˈigəlz ənd ɔl ðət stəf. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz ʤoʊk ðət ɪf ju wɛnt tɪ ˈkæθlɪk skul ju ˈdɪdənt hæv tɪ ˈwəri ˌɛniˈmɔr bɪˈkəz ju woʊk əp ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ ənd wɔr ðə seɪm ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˈɛvriˈdeɪ. ɪt tʊk əˈweɪ ʧɔɪs bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ tʊk əˈweɪ ə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti. ɪt ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd ðə nid tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt θɪŋz laɪk ˈfæʃən ər rɪˈbɛljən. ðɛr wər ɪˈnəf ˈvɛriəbəlz ɪn ðə ˈnɑtsi aɪˈdɛntəˌti. ju kʊd ərn ˈbæʤɪz ənd gɪt ˌɪnˈsɪgˌniə. bnet*: haʊ ˈsɪmələr ər ðə dɪˈzaɪn ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ wid si ɪn ˈmɑdərn deɪ ˈkɔrpərət dɪˈzaɪn ˈhændˌbʊk? sh*: ðiz ər nɑt ˈrɪli ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz pər seɪ. ðɛr wər ə vərˈaɪəti əv dɪˈpɑrtmənts ðət ˈhændəld ðɪs stəf ənd səm wər ˈstrɪktər ðən ˈəðərz. səm əv ðə dɪˈzaɪnərz wər mɔr ˈtæləntɪd ðən ˈəðərz. ənd ðɛr wər ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz əv θɪŋz. ðɛr wɑz ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɪmbəl bət ðɛn ðɛr wər ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈvɪʒənz. ðɛr wər ˈpoʊstərz dən baɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˈrəðər ðən kəˈmɪtiz soʊ ðoʊz ˈpoʊstərz tʊk ɔn ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv ðə ˈɑrtɪst. ɪf jʊr ə ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, wən ˈkəmpəˌni, ju hæv wən ˈpərpəs ɪn maɪnd ənd ju doʊnt hæv lɑts əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈsætəˌlaɪts əraʊnd ju. ɪts ˈizi tɪ hæv ə ˈkɔrpərət aɪˈdɛntəˌti. bnet*: ɪz ðɛr ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət ə ˈmɑdərn dɪˈzaɪnər kʊd lərn frəm ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪt? sh*: aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk soʊ. ɪt gɪts ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri dɪˈteɪld ənd ə ˈmɑdərn dɪˈzaɪnər ɪz mɔr æd ðən ðət. ðɛrz ə lɔt ðət kən bi ˈlərnɪd frəm ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ˈnɑtsi ˈpɑrti. wɪn səm əv ðə ˈgræsˈruts grups ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ θru ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ðeɪ sɛt əp ˈlɪtəl kəˈmɪtiz ðət ˈænsər tɪ ˈəðər soʊ ðɛr wɑz ə ˈnɛtˌwərk, ju ˈdɪdənt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli nid ə ˈsɛntrəl kəˈmɪti tɪ du ðə wərk. wət ðə ˈnɑtsi ˈpɑrti ˈmænɪʤd tɪ wɑz meɪk ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənəl ʧɑrts ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wɑz ðɛr ˈlaɪˌflaɪn. ˈɛvriˌbɑdi wɑz kɔld ə "ˈfʊrər," ə ˈlidər. bnet*: ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt brændz ðeɪ ˈɔfən hæv ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈbrændɪŋ fər iʧ ˈprɑdəkt, bət ðə ˈnɑtsi ˈbrændɪŋ ɪz ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr noʊ ˈmætər wɛr ɪt əˈpɪrz ɪts ɔl blæk ənd rɛd ənd lɑts əv ʃɑrp ˈæŋgəlz. ɪz ðət kaɪnd əv dɪˈzaɪn ˈjunɪti ədˈvaɪzəbəl? ə lɔt əv juz. ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz sim tɪ gɪt əˈlɔŋ faɪn wɪˈθaʊt ɪt. sh*: wɛl ə lɔt əv ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz doʊnt wɔnt ɪt. ɪf jʊr ˈfɪlɪp ˈmɔrɪs ju doʊnt wɔnt tɪ bi əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˌsɪgəˈrɛts ɪf jʊr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈmitloʊf. həz ˈɔlˌweɪz meɪnˈteɪnd ə ˈvɛri strɪkt lʊk frəm ðə ˈkələr blu tɪ ðə sˈloʊgən "θɪŋk." ˈæpəl ɪz ˈvɛri kənˈsɪstənt ɛz wɛl. aɪ θɪŋk ɪt dɪˈpɛndz ɔn wət jʊr ˈsɛlɪŋ. ɪf jʊr ˈsɛlɪŋ wən θɪŋ bət ə lɔt əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈvərʒənz əv ɪt ju wɔnt tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðət ˈjunɪti. ɪf jʊr ˈsɛlɪŋ dɪˈvərs ˈprɑdəkts ju wɔnt iʧ ˈprɑdəkt tɪ hæv ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌti ðət ˈprɑdəkt dɪˈzərvz. bnet*: kən ðə sˈwɑstɪkə ˈɛvər bi rɪˈdimd [ðə ˈsɪmbəl ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd ɪn ˈistərn riˈlɪʤənz ˈsɛnʧəriz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhɪtlər]? sh*: wɛl, ɪts ə dəˈbeɪt. aɪ doʊnt noʊ. ɪf ju sɔ ə sˈwɑstɪkə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd jʊr haʊs raɪt naʊ, haʊ wʊd ju fil? bnet*: ɪt wʊd fil ˈprɪti wɪrd. ənˈlɛs ɪt wɑz rɪˈvərst ənd ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈsaɪd səm sɔrt əv ˈbudəst ˈjoʊgə θɪŋ, bət ˈivɪn ðɛn ɪt wʊd bi wɪrd. sh*: ðɛr ər lɑts əv ˈpipəl hu ər laɪk ðət, hu ˈnɛvər hæd ðət riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə sˈwɑstɪkə. ɪt ˈprɑbəˌbli wɪl bi rɪˈdimd ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ə fju ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz. wɪn aɪ geɪv ə ˈlɛkʧər jɪrz əˈgoʊ tɪ ə ˈstudənt grup, wən əv ðə ˈstudənts, ən ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən, ˈhæpənd tɪ bi ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈbudəst, ənd ðə nɛkst wik hi brɔt ɪn ə bɪg sˈwɑstɪkə ənd ˈpoʊstɪd ɪt ɔn hɪz wərk ˈɛriə. ɪt wɑz ə sˈlaɪtli ˈhɑstəl ækt, bət aɪ ˌəndərˈstʊd wət hi wɑz duɪŋ. hi wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ɪt ˈwəzənt ə blæk sˈwɑstɪkə ɪn ə waɪt ˈsərkəl, ɪt wɑz grin sˈwɑstɪkə. aɪ ækˈsɛptɪd ɪt. rɪˈleɪtɪd:
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is a design historian and the co-founder of the mfa in design criticism at thein new york. he is also the author of " the swastika, a symbol beyond redemption ?" and " iron fists: branding the 20th century totalitarian state ," both books about the history of fascist symbolism. heller recently discovered the german nazi party's branding and design handbook at an antiquarian book fair.
existing within a larger manual on the organization of the nazi party, adolf hitler's style guide consists of
... 70 full-page, full-color plates (on heavy paper) that provide examples of virtually every nazi flag, insignia, patterns for official nazi party office signs, special armbands for the reichsparteitag (reichs party day), and honor badges. the book 'over-explains the obvious' and leaves no nazi party organization question, regardless of how minute, unanswered.
all that according to a recent post on heller's blog
he agreed to talk to the tagline about the similarities and differences between history's most notorious propagandists and modern american marketers.
bnet: what exactly is this book you've found?
steven heller: i was looking for a holy grail, so to speak, [when i'm researching my history books] i always look for some kind of guidebook, handbook, standards manual as it's called in corporate identity terms. and what i found was a handbook for the organization of the nazi party and within this handbook it sets out what amount to graphic standards, a graphic sampler, typographically, symbolically and even in terms of clothes and fashion that comprised the nazi experience.
bnet: how did you find it?
sh: i had heard rumors that something like this existed. i wanted to find something that was the equivalent of a westinghouse or a ge or an ibm typographic manual, a corporate identity manual. so i just kept asking people. one day i was at a book fair, one of the big new york city antiquarian fairs, and there was a dealer who was, paradoxically a dealer of judaica. he has a lot of avant garde materials from the left, jewish material and judaic materials, and he had as a side venture a large collection of fascist literature. he told me he had this book. the minute i saw the book i knew it was what i was looking for.
bnet: how much did you pay for it?
sh: it was $1,200, $1,300.
bnet: how many of these books exist?
sh: probably quite a few. there were a number of editions. i had an edition without in fact knowing. it was in my collection. [heller explained that he had given it away to a museum without realizing what it was.]
bnet: there is something obscene about looking at nazi material for its aesthetic sense. talk about the ethics of that.
sh: for a long time i would never buy this material because i had the sense that it was obscene. for a long time i would never drive in a volkswagen because i'm a jewish kid from new york. and there is a certain, people have a fetish for this material for reasons i know not. when i was a kid i went to a military school so the idea of regalia was very enticing. at the same time it's also horrific because you know what those uniforms stood for.
in fact, hugo boss was the designer back in the 1930s of the ss uniforms. it's not the same hugo boss that exists today, it's a totally different company. but people made these garments. they made the jewelry. they made the flags. this is all part of everyday life. these materials were so integrated into everyday life yet they had this charged symbolism.
once the crimes of the nazis were exposed they also became representative weapons of those crimes. if one is involved in understanding the power of design the power of symbols the power of typography to alter behavior, to influence behavior which it does everyday on a corporate level, on a nonprofit level, on a benign level, on a malicious level, you have to understand what went on with the nazi practices. i can't deny there's a certain allure of the material rooted in its history. and also in the quality, as a designer i see the quality and consistency of their brand. but also i look at it as teaching us something.
bnet: is this beautiful in any way?
sh: some of it is ... you can look at something and unpack it and deconstruct it and analyze it and you can divorce it from that particular context, if only for a moment, and see how well it was created. if you look at albert speer's outdoor spectacles that rallied so many people to the nazi party you have to admire the ability to do that while at that same time be horrified by the fact that it moved so many people to an immoral level. and ultimately they paid for it.
bnet: do modern governments have branding and image guidelines like this?
sh: yes, now they do because designers have become more involved in the identity of state, and certain states have laws like the nazis did. the nazis had a law called "the protection of national symbols decree" and it meant the swastika could not be used commercially. in order to use the swastika you had to have the sanctity of the party or government. it was put in place in part to prevent jews from using it because jews were forbidden to use or hang a nazi flag or swastika. and of course were relegated to their own symbolic ghetto with the yellow star. we actually allow people to burn flags in this country [although there was a movement to ban that]. we're not allowed to deface our currency, although people do. these are all protections for our sanctified symbols, which are nothing more than pieces of cloth.
bnet: why do you think the nazis cared so much about the way they looked?
sh: it wasn't the nazis per se that cared. it was adolf hitler who joined the party and became their ersatz art director by becoming head of a propaganda or publicity division. he had this instinct for uniformity. the germans were uniform anyway going back to bismarck. he often said he was influenced by the soviets. the soviets had their hammer and sickle which was really a very modern flag, and an anti-coat of arms compared to the monarchies that used the double-headed eagles and all that stuff.
i always joke that if you went to catholic school you didn't have to worry anymore because you woke up in the morning and wore the same uniform everyday. it took away choice but it also took away a liberal sensibility. it eliminated the need to worry about things like fashion or rebellion. there were enough variables in the nazi identity. you could earn badges and get insignia.
bnet: how similar are the design guidelines to something we'd see in modern day corporate design handbook?
sh: these are not really guidelines per se. there were a variety of departments that handled this stuff and some were stricter than others. some of the designers were more talented than others. and there were variations of things. there was the overall national symbol but then there were different divisions. there were posters done by individuals rather than committees so those posters took on the identity of the artist. if you're a corporation, one company, you have one purpose in mind and you don't have lots of different satellites around you. it's easy to have a corporate identity.
bnet: is there anything that a modern designer could learn from reading it?
sh: i don't think so. it gets very, very detailed and a modern designer is more add than that. there's a lot that can be learned from the organization of the nazi party. when some of the grassroots groups started working through the internet they set up little committees that answer to other commitees so there was a network, you didn't necessarily need a central committee to do the work. what the nazi party managed to was make organizational charts into something that was their lifeline. everybody was called a "fuhrer," a leader.
bnet: in many companies with different brands they often have very different branding for each product, but the nazi branding is very similar no matter where it appears -- it's all black and red and lots of sharp angles. is that kind of design unity advisable? a lot of u.s. corporations seem to get along fine without it.
sh: well a lot of corporations don't want it. if you're philip morris you don't want to be associated with cigarettes if you're making meatloaf. ibm has always maintained a very strict ibm look from the ibm color blue to the slogan "think." apple is very consistent as well. i think it depends on what you're selling. if you're selling one thing but a lot of different versions of it you want to maintain that unity. if you're selling diverse products you want each product to have the identity that product deserves.
bnet: can the swastika ever be redeemed [the symbol originated in eastern religions centuries before hitler]?
sh: well, it's a debate. i don't know. if you saw a swastika outside your house right now, how would you feel?
bnet: it would feel pretty weird. unless it was reversed and it was inside some sort of buddhist yoga thing, but even then it would be weird.
sh: there are lots of people who are like that, who never had that relationship with the swastika. it probably will be redeemed over the course of a few generations. when i gave a lecture years ago to a student group, one of the students, an african-american, happened to be also a buddhist, and the next week he brought in a big swastika and posted it on his work area. it was a slightly hostile act, but i understood what he was doing. he was making a statement. it wasn't a black swastika in a white circle, it was green swastika. i accepted it.
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz ɪz sɛt tɪ hoʊld ɪts ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪn meɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd məˈʃinz fər ðə θərd taɪm ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz meɪ hæv ˈsəfərd ɪts ˈgəvərnmənt ˈdætə briʧ ˈbɛrli ə mənθ ˌbiˈfɔr ɪts ɪˈlɛkʃənz. ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnt ˈdætə ənd ˈpæˌspɔrt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ tɪ əraʊnd 70 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ɪz sɛd tɪ hæv bɪn ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd baɪ ˈhækərz. ðə ˈfɪləˌpin kəˈmɪʃən ɔn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃənz (comelec*) sɔ ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt dɪˈfeɪst æt ðə ɛnd əv mɑrʧ. ðə əˈnɑnəməs ˈfɪləˌpinz grup həz kleɪmd riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ðə əˈtæk. ðə grup sɛd ɪt sɔt tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt "ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪtiz" ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə juz əv ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd ˈvoʊtɪŋ məˈʃinz ðət wɪl bi juzd ɔn 9 meɪ. ə ˈsɛkənd ˈhækər grup kɔld ˈfɪləˌpinz ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv ˈpoʊstɪd ɪnˈtaɪər ˈdætəˌbeɪs ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsɛvərəl deɪz ˈleɪtər. kleɪmz ðət noʊ ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɑz riˈlist, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈməltəpəl rɪˈpɔrts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, fərm trɛnd ˈmaɪˌkroʊ bɪˈlivz ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈdætə briʧ ɪn ˈhɪstəri ənd ðət əˈθɔrətiz ər ˈdaʊnˌpleɪɪŋ ðə ˈprɑbləm. "ˈɛvəri ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈvoʊtər ɪn ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz ɪz naʊ səˈsɛptəbəl tɪ frɔd ənd ˈəðər rɪsks," ɪt sɛd ɪn ə rɪˈpɔrt. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈfɪləˌpinz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌbɛˈninjoʊ əˈkinoʊ ɪz sɛt tɪ stɛp daʊn ˈæftər ə ˈsɪŋgəl tərm waɪ ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz? ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən teɪks pleɪs ˈɛvəri sɪks jɪrz ənd wɪl si ə nu ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt ənd mɔr ðən ˈəðər əˈfɪʃəlz ˈvoʊtɪd ˈɪntu ˈɔfəs. ˌɪnˈvɛstərz wɪl ˈkloʊsli bi ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə poʊlz ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz ɪz wən əv ˈeɪʒəz ɪˈkɑnəmiz. ðɪs ɪz ˈoʊnli ðə θərd taɪm ðə saʊθ ist ˈeɪʒən ˈneɪʃən həz hɛld ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd ɪˈlɛkʃənz ənd həz feɪst ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ðət sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪz nɑt taɪt ɪˈnəf. raɪən ˈflɔˌrɛz, ə ˈsinjər ˈmænɪʤər æt trɛnd ˈmaɪˌkroʊ, sɛd ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪtiz kʊd lɛd tɪ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən biɪŋ "ˈsæbəˌtɑʒd". "wən əv ðə mɔr ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈɪʃuz ɪz ðət ðə [likt] ˈdætəˌbeɪs ɪz ðə seɪm fər ðə ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd ˈsɪstəm biɪŋ juzd fər ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən," hi toʊld ðə ˌbibiˈsi. "kəm ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈpɪriəd, ˈɛniˌwən hu həz ɪl ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz kən ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ ðə rɪˈzəlts." ðət wɑz wən əv ðə ˈrizənz əˈnɑnəməs ˈfɪləˌpinz ˈsaɪtɪd fər ˈhækɪŋ ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ɪt ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈmɛsɪʤ seɪɪŋ "wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz soʊ maɪrd wɪθ kˈwɛsʧənz ənd ˈkɑntrəˌvərsiz? kən ðə ˈgəvərnmənt stɪl ˌgɛrənˈti ðət ðə ˈsɑvrənti əv ðə ˈpipəl ɪz əˈphɛld?" haʊ bɪg ɪz ðɪs lik? trɛnd ˈmaɪˌkroʊ bɪˈlivz ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz briʧ meɪ sərˈpæs ðə 2015 hæk əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈɔfəs əv ˌpərsəˈnɛl ˈmænɪʤmənt. ðət ˈɪnsədənt sɔ ðə ˈdætə ɔn 20 ˈmɪljən ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪtɪzənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnts ənd ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈnəmbərz, ˈstoʊlən baɪ ənˈnoʊn ˈhækərz. ˈdætə ˈteɪkən ɪn ðət əˈtæk həz, soʊ fɑr, nɑt bɪn faʊnd ˈɔnˌlaɪn. læst wik, ˈpænəˌmɑ lɔ fərm foʊnˈsɛkə sɔ mɔr ðən 11 ˈmɪljən ˈdɑkjəmənts riˈlist ɪn wət ɪz biɪŋ dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈdætə lik ɪn ˈhɪstəri. ˈəðər ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈtɑrgəts ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz wɛr ˈdætə həz bɪn ˈstoʊlən ˌɪnˈklud ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈdeɪtɪŋ saɪt ˈæʃli ˈmædɪsən, ˈjuˈɛs ˈriˌteɪlər ˈtərgət ənd ðə ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ɑrm əv ˈsoʊni. ðə ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈɪndəstriz ər ðə moʊst əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ˈdætə ˈbriʧɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ trɛnd ˈmaɪˌkroʊ. ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz ər ðə θərd ˈbɪgəst ˈsɛktər, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ˈriˌteɪl ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɪndəstriz. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt trɛnd ˈmaɪˌkroʊ ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ɪz ræŋkt baɪ wən fərm ɛz ðə ˈɪndəstri moʊst æt rɪsk frəm ə ˈsaɪbər əˈtæk wət kən bi dən tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈsɪmələr əˈtæks? ˈmɪstər ˈflɔˌrɛz bɪˈlivz səʧ ˈbriʧɪz ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈhæpən əˈgɛn, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəntriz, ənd ðət "ə ˈstrɔŋgər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈmaɪndˌsɛt" wɑz ˈnidɪd. ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈhaɪrɪŋ əv ən ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən sɪˈkjʊrəti tim hu wʊd bi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈhaɪli ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈdætə, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðət kən træk ˈɛni ˌɪrɛgjəˈlɛrətiz ɪn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk. ˈmɪstər ˈflɔˌrɛz sɛd ˈkəntriz laɪk ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz "doʊnt ˈrɪli hæv ˈɛni ˈeɪʤənsi ər ˈmænˌdeɪt ɪn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðɛr sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈpɑsʧər". "ðeɪ hæv mɔr ˈprɛsɪŋ nidz ˈrəðər ðən ˈdɪʤɪtəl sɪˈkjʊrəti," hi sɛd. "biɪŋ ə θərd wərld ˈkəntri pleɪz ˈɪntu ðət." ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi strɛst ðət ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt wɑz ˈnidɪd ˈgɪvɪn ðɛr wɑz ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ trɛnd əv jəŋ ˈpipəl wɪθ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈnoʊˌhaʊ ˈgrævɪˌteɪtɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ˈhækɪŋ grups.
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image copyright afp image caption the philippines is set to hold its general elections in may using automated machines for the third time
the philippines may have suffered its worst-ever government data breach barely a month before its elections.
personal information, including fingerprint data and passport information, belonging to around 70 million people is said to have been compromised by hackers.
the philippine commission on the elections (comelec) saw its website defaced at the end of march.
the anonymous philippines group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
the group said it sought to highlight "vulnerabilities" in the system, including the use of automated voting machines that will be used on 9 may.
a second hacker group called lulzsec philippines is believed to have posted comelec's entire database online several days later.
comelec claims that no sensitive information was released, according to multiple reports.
however, cybersecurity firm trend micro believes the incident is the biggest government-related data breach in history and that authorities are downplaying the problem.
"every registered voter in the philippines is now susceptible to fraud and other risks," it said in a report.
image copyright getty images image caption philippines president benigno aquino is set to step down after a six-year single term
why the philippines?
the philippines general election takes place every six years and will see a new president, vice-president and more than 18,000 other officials voted into office.
investors will closely be watching the polls given the philippines is one of asia's fastest-growing economies.
this is only the third time the south east asian nation has held automated elections and comelec has faced criticism that security is not tight enough.
ryan flores, a senior manager at trend micro, said the government's cybersecurity vulnerabilities could lead to the election being "sabotaged".
"one of the more sensitive issues is that the [leaked] database is the same for the automated system being used for the election," he told the bbc.
"come election period, anyone who has ill intentions can modify the results."
that was one of the reasons anonymous philippines cited for hacking the comelec website.
it posted a message saying "what happens when the electoral process is so mired with questions and controversies? can the government still guarantee that the sovereignty of the people is upheld?"
how big is this leak?
trend micro believes the philippines breach may surpass the 2015 hack of the us office of personnel management.
that incident saw the data on 20 million us citizens, including fingerprints and social security numbers, stolen by unknown hackers. data taken in that attack has, so far, not been found online.
last week, panama law firm mossack fonseca saw more than 11 million documents released in what is being described as the biggest data leak in history.
other high-profile targets in recent years where data has been stolen include online dating site ashley madison, us retailer target and the entertainment arm of sony.
the healthcare and education industries are the most affected by data breaches, according to trend micro.
government agencies are the third biggest sector, followed by retail and financial industries.
image copyright trend micro image caption healthcare is ranked by one firm as the industry most at risk from a cyber attack
what can be done to prevent similar attacks?
mr flores believes such breaches are likely to happen again, particularly in developing countries, and that "a stronger security mindset" was needed.
this includes the hiring of an information security team who would be responsible for highly sensitive data, as well as installing software that can track any irregularities in the network.
mr flores said countries like the philippines "don't really have any agency or mandate in the government to improve their security posture".
"they have more pressing needs rather than digital security," he said. "being a third world country plays into that."
however, he stressed that the investment was needed given there was an increasing trend of young people with technology know-how gravitating towards hacking groups.
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ˈɛltən tsæŋ ɪz nɑt jʊr ˈævərɪʤ ˈpoʊkər pleɪər. waɪl hɪz ˈrisənt wɪn ɪn ðə bɪg wən fər wən drɔp wɪl hæv brɔt hɪz neɪm tɪ ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ðə ˈmæsɪz, tɪ ðoʊz hu ˌɪnˈhæbət ðə ɪˈlusɪv ˈsupər haɪ steɪks kæʃ geɪmz ɪn ˈeɪʒə, ˈɛltən tsæŋ ɪz ɔˈrɛdi wɛl noʊn. nɑt ˈoʊnli həz hi bɪn ə ˈhaɪli səkˈsɛsfəl kæʃ geɪm pleɪər fər ə lɔŋ taɪm, bət hi ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlpt peɪv ðə weɪ fər ˈpoʊkər, ənd tɪ teɪk rut ɪn məˈkaʊ. hir, wi ˈriˌleɪ səm əv ðə moʊst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈditeɪlz rɪˈvild baɪ hɪz ˈrisənt ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈkælvɪn li ˈdeɪvi. ɪn ðɪs ˈɪntərvˌju, ˈɛltən tsæŋ tɔkt əˈbaʊt hɪz bɪˈgɪnɪŋz, ənd hɪz pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ˈbɪgəst geɪmz. ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd pɑrt əv ðɪs ˈɪntərvˌju, hi ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ˈsɪriəs ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əˈgɛnst liɑn tsournik*, hu əˈlɛʤədli rɪfˈjuzd tɪ peɪ ɪm hɪz ˈwɪnɪŋz ˈæftər ə haɪ steɪks kæʃ geɪm. ˈkænədə ənd bɪɔnd ˈɛltən tsæŋ wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˈkænədə ənd ɪt wɑz waɪl əˈtɛndɪŋ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈləmbiə ðət hi fərst ɪnˈkaʊnərd ˈpoʊkər. hi spɛnt moʊst əv hɪz ˈpoʊkər ˈsɛʃənz pleɪɪŋ ˈlɪmət ɔn partypoker*, ənd sun bɪlt əp ə ˈhɛlθi ˈbæŋˌkroʊl. əˈpɑn ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən, tsæŋ bɪˈgæn tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ˈpoʊkər beɪst ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg, ənd wɪθ ðə geɪm ˈlɑrʤli ˌəndɪˈskəvərd ðɛr, ˈbɪznɪs ˌɑpərˈtunətiz wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ wɔk hænd ɪn hænd wɪθ ˈpoʊkər. hɪz fərst səkˈsɛsfəl ˈvɛnʧər keɪm ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ə ˈpoʊkər ˈtʊrnəmənt ðət hi pərsˈweɪdɪd ðə grænd ˈwɔldoʊ kəˈsinoʊ ɪn məˈkaʊ tɪ hoʊst. ðə aɪˈdiə wɑz ðət nu ˈkəstəmərz wʊd bi drɔn ˈɪntu ðə kəˈsinoʊ baɪ ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt, ənd wʊd kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈgæmbəl waɪl ðɛr. hi sun hæd tɔp klæs ˈtʊrnəmənt dɪˈrɛktər mæt ˈsævɪʤ ɔn bɔrd, ənd ˈmænɪʤd tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp frəm, hu wər kin tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ɪn ˈeɪʒə tu. ðə əroʊz frəm ˈɛfərts, ənd gru tɪ bɪˈkəm wən əv ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈfɛstɪvəlz ɪn ˈeɪʒə, ˌɔlˈðoʊ baɪ ðət taɪm, tsæŋ hæd muvd ɔn tɪ ˈəðər θɪŋz. wən əv ðə ˈpɑzətɪv θɪŋz ðət hi geɪnd frəm ðə ðoʊ, wɑz ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən. siɪŋ prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈpoʊkər pleɪərz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɔn ðə ˈsərkət waɪl ˈərnɪŋ ə ˈlɪvɪŋ, hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ pʊt mɔr wərk ˈɪntu hɪz oʊn geɪm, ɪn ðə hoʊp əv ˈɛmjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðɛm. ˈtərnɪŋ proʊ ðə prəˈfɛʃənəl kərɪr əv ˈɛltən tsæŋ bɪlt əˈpɑn ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn faʊnˈdeɪʃənz hi hæd ɔˈrɛdi leɪd, ənd wɪθ ə səˈpɔrt grup əv frɛndz hu wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpoʊkər ɛnˈθuziˌæsts, hi sun ˈmænɪʤd tɪ wɪn ə sit æt ðə θru ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsætəˌlaɪt. hɪz pleɪs ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈnɛtɪd ɪm wɪʧ hɛlpt ɪm faɪnd hɪz fit ɪn ðə prəˈfɛʃənəl wərld. ˌbiˈfɔr lɔŋ, hi tərnd tɪ lɪv kæʃ geɪmz, ənd bɪˈgæn ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑrt ɪn ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈpoʊkər geɪm æt ðə ˈpoʊkər haʊs ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg. ðɪs ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt hæd bɪn ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə jɪr wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈligəl ˈprɑbləmz, ənd pərˈhæps nɑˈivli, tsæŋ bɪˈlivd ðət ðə ˈpoʊkər geɪmz ðɛr wər ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈligəl. wɪθ ðɪs əˈsəmpʃən, hi ənd ə fju frɛndz ˈoʊpənd ðɛr oʊn ˈpoʊkər rum wɪʧ wɑz ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr, kɔld ðə blu rum. ðeɪ ˈoʊnli ˈmænɪʤd tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈoʊpən fər θri mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈpoʊkər haʊs wər ʃət daʊn. dɪˈspaɪt ðɪs feɪld ˈbɪznɪs ˈvɛnʧər, tsæŋ dɪd nɑt hæv ˈɛni ˈsɪriəs ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈwəriz, ɛz hɪz ˈpoʊkər pleɪɪŋ wɑz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə ˈlukrətɪv sɔrs əv ˈrɛvəˌnu. hi hæd muvd əp tɪ ənd faʊnd hɪmˈsɛlf ˈprɑfətəbəl ðɛr, ˌɔlˈðoʊ baɪ hɪz oʊn ədˈmɪʃən, ɪt tʊk ˈlɔŋgər fər ɪm tɪ bɪˈkəm ɪˈstæblɪʃt æt hi ˈkrɛdɪts proʊz səʧ ɛz mæt kərk, ˈdeɪvɪd juɪŋ ənd ʤɑn hoʊŋ wɪθ biɪŋ təf əˈpoʊnənts ɪn ðoʊz geɪmz ðət hi ˈlərnɪd ə lɔt frəm, ənd baɪ ə ˈkjʊriəs kwərk əv feɪt, ɪt wɑz ʤɑn hoʊŋ hu hi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈoʊvərˈkeɪm ˈhɛdˌzəp tɪ lɪft hɪz fərst ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈtaɪtəl, ˈædɪŋ ˈoʊvər tɪ hɪz ˈbæŋˌkroʊl ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. wɪθ hɪz ˈbæŋˌkroʊl sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈpædɪd, tsæŋ spɛnt ðə nɛkst tu jɪrz ˈgraɪndɪŋ lɪv kæʃ geɪm ɪn məˈkaʊ, wɛr hi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli muvd əp tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəlz. sun faʊnd ɪts weɪ ˈɔntu ðə kæʃ geɪm ˈteɪbəlz ɪn məˈkaʊ, ənd wɪθ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn hɪz ˈfeɪvər, tsæŋ tʊk səm səkˈsɛsfəl ʃɑts æt ðə ˈteɪbəlz ənd ræn wɛl ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk hɪmˈsɛlf ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli ˈkəmfərtəbəl. pleɪɪŋ ðə ˈbɪgəst geɪm ɪn ðə wərld frəm tsæŋ faʊnd hɪmˈsɛlf səˈfɪʃəntli roʊld tɪ sɪt ɪn ðə ˈbɪgəst geɪmz əraʊnd. ənd bɪˈkeɪm hɪz geɪmz əv ʧɔɪs, ənd hi wɑz sun biɪŋ stɛrd daʊn baɪ ðə laɪks əv fɪl ˈaɪvi, ˈpætrɪk ænˈtoʊniəs, tɑm dwɑn ənd ˈʤɑni ʧæn, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈloʊkəl ʧaɪˈniz proʊz. dɪˈspaɪt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ drɔp bæk daʊn ənd riˈbɪld wɪθ geɪmz ə fju taɪmz, tsæŋ ˈnɛvər lɔst feɪθ ɪn hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈprɑspər ɪn ðə ˈbɪgəst geɪm, ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, hɪz rɪˈzəlts bɪˈgæn tɪ bæk əp hɪz bɪˈlif. wɪn prɛst əˈbaʊt ðə saɪz əv hɪz ˈbɪgəst pɑt, tsæŋ əˈprɑksəˌmeɪtəd ðə aɪ ˈwɔtərɪŋ ˈnəmbər tɪ bi əraʊnd hi ˌriˈkaʊntɪd wən ˈsɛʃən ðət kʊd hæv ˈɛndɪd hɪz prəˈfɛʃənəl ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz, ˌbiˈfɔr ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈfɔrʧənz ˈrɛskjud ɪm: wɑz ɪn məˈkaʊ pleɪɪŋ wɪθ tɑm dwɑn ənd ðə ˈʧɛrmən. ðət geɪm, wi wər pleɪɪŋ tɛn ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlər (usd$1.2m*) (usd$6/$12k*) no-limit*. ˈæftər pleɪɪŋ 24-hours*, aɪ hæd lɔst ˈmɪljən (usd$7.6m*). ðət wɑz maɪ stop-limit*. aɪ wɑz ˈrɛdi tɪ kwɪt. bət ðɛn aɪ ˈɛndɪd əp ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt wən mɔr ˈbʊlət. aɪ bɔt ɪn fər əˈnəðər (usd$2.5m*) ənd hæd aɪ lɔst ɪt aɪ wʊd hæv hæd tɪ muv daʊn ɪn steɪks ənd stɑrt ɔl ˈoʊvər. aɪ wɑz ˈfɔrʧənət ɪˈnəf tɪ wɪn ɔl maɪ ˈməni bæk, ənd ɔn tɔp əv ðət. ɪt wɑz ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt geɪm əv maɪ life.”*.” pleɪɪŋ fər ˈmɪljənz əˈgɛnst liɑn ənd ðə dɪˈspjut ðət ˈfɑloʊd ˈɛltən tsæŋ meɪ hæv meɪd ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz baɪ ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə bɪg wən fər wən drɔp ɪn ˈmɑnti ˈkɑrloʊ læst jɪr fər ˈjuˌroʊz, bət ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz hi pʊt ˈfɔrwərd æt ðə ɛnd əv hɪz ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈkælvɪn ɛr hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈædɪd ə nu ˈʧæptər tɪ ən ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ nuz ˈstɔri. bæk ɪn ˈɔgəst læst jɪr, tsæŋ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ʤɔɪn ə fju frɛndz hu wər əˈtɛndɪŋ ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə, ənd waɪl ðɛr, hi wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ liɑn hu wɑz ˈpʊtɪŋ ə kæʃ geɪm təˈgɛðər. ɪt wɑz wɪθ ə ˈstrædəl. tsæŋ sun faʊnd hɪmˈsɛlf daʊn baɪ waɪl pleɪɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə laɪks əv ˈfɛdər hoʊlz, ˈdænjəl keɪts, ˈrɪʧərd jɔŋ, ˈwɪnfrɪd ju, ˈtoʊni ənd liɑn. baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsɛʃən, tsæŋ hæd tərnd ɪt əraʊnd ənd wɑz ɪn ˈprɑfɪt. roʊt daʊn wət iʧ pleɪər hæd wən ər lɔst, ənd ðə ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ wɑz, ðət ðə ʧɛk kəˈsinoʊ ˈoʊnər wɑz ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ ðə ʧɪps, kəˈlɛktɪŋ baɪ ˈaɪˈɛˈnɛs ənd wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv peɪɪŋ ˈwɪnɪŋz. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ deɪ, tsæŋ wɑz pleɪɪŋ əˈgɛnst, ˈdænjəl keɪts ənd ˈkrɪstɔf ˈvɑgɪlsəŋ ənd ˈæftər θri lɑrʤ pɑts əˈgɛnst, hi ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə ˈsɛʃən əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ tsæŋ, hi wɑz nɑt peɪd hɪz ˈwɪnɪŋz ðət naɪt, ənd wɑz ˌɪnˈstɛd æst tɪ mit ə ˈkəpəl əv deɪz ˈleɪtər. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət ˈmitɪŋ, hi wɑz toʊld ðət ðə frəm ðə fərst deɪ wʊd bi peɪd tɪ ɪm, bət ðə rɛst wʊd nɑt. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, wɪn tsæŋ rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ˈfɔrfɪt ðə ˈwɪnɪŋz frəm ðə ˈsɛkənd deɪ hi wɑz əˈlɛʤədli toʊld baɪ ðət hi fɛlt ðə geɪm wɑz nɑt fɛr, ɛz tsæŋ hæd kɔld wɛˈnɛvər hi bləft ənd ˈfoʊldɪd wɪn hi hæd ə ril hænd. ˈæftər mənθs əv traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈrizən wɪθ ɪm, tsæŋ sɪz hi ækˈsɛptɪd ɪn ðə hoʊp ðət ðə rɛst wʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bi peɪd. hi ˈɔlsoʊ kleɪmz ðət hæd 90 əv ðə ˈvɑgɪlsəŋ ənd cates’*’ ˈækʃən ðət naɪt. ˈgæmbəlɪŋ dɛts ər nɑt ˈligəli ɛnˈfɔrsəbəl ɪn ˈjʊrəp, ənd soʊ tsæŋ wɑz lɛft wɪθ ˈɛni ˈɔpʃənz hi sɪz, ˈəðər ðən tɪ ʃɛr hɪz ˈstɔri wɪθ ðə ˈpəblɪk. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ðə fərst taɪm hi həz hæd tɪ dil wɪθ ˈprɑbləmz ɪn ðɪs ˈɛriə, ɛz tsæŋ ˈɔlsoʊ kleɪmz ðət frɛndz ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz hæv ˈbɑˌroʊd ˈməni ənd bɪn əˈneɪbəl, ər soʊ fɑr ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ peɪ ɪm bæk. hi kleɪmz ðət ðə ˈtoʊtəl əˈmaʊnt hi wɑz oʊd baɪ ˈəðər pleɪərz riʧt æt ə pɔɪnt ˈoʊvər ðɪs dɛt hərt ðə moʊst, hi sɛd, ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ən ˈaʊˈtraɪt rɪfˈjuzəl tɪ peɪ. tsæŋ ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskraɪbd ə mɔr ˈsɪnɪstər saɪd tɪ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɪn hi sɛd: sɛnt ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl tɪ tɔk tɪ mi ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm, ənd ðeɪ ˈhɪnɪd tɪ mi ðət liɑn ɪz nɑt ə bɔɪ skaʊt ənd stəf laɪk ðət. ˈhɪntɪŋ ðət hi həz ə ˈbækˌgraʊnd, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. laɪk ˌwəˈtɛvər, ɪf hi ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ kɪl mi, hi ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ kɪl me.”*.” ðə ˈstɔri pʊt ˈfɔrwərd baɪ tsæŋ həz ˈɛkoʊz əv ə ˈstɔri wɪʧ əroʊz ˈrisəntli kənˈsərnɪŋ mæt kərk ənd liɑn. kərk kleɪmz ðət ðə kəˈsinoʊ ˈoʊnər rɪfˈjuzd tɪ peɪ ɪm hi oʊd ˈæftər ə kæʃ geɪm ˈsɛʃən, ənd hi həz sɪns ˈteɪkən ˈligəl ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst. mɔr: ˈligəl dɪˈspjut ˌəndərˈweɪ bɪtˈwin mæt kərk ənd liɑn wɪn ˈkælvɪn ɛr ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd, hi meɪd ə ˈsteɪtmənt ɪn wɪʧ hi sɛd: məʧ ɛz aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈæˌdrɛs ðə kəmˈplitli ɛˈroʊniəs ˈsteɪtmənts meɪd baɪ ˈɛltən aɪ ˈkænɑt, du tɪ ðə fækt ðət aɪ æm ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈpɛndɪŋ ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən. aɪ wɪl seɪ ðɪs, əˈkaʊnt əv ðə ɪˈvɛnts ɪz ˈfɪkʃən ənd ɪt feɪlz tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk fækts wɪʧ lɛd tɪ ən ɪkˈstrimli rɪˈvilɪŋ ənd ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən fər him.”*.” hi wɛnt ɔn tɪ seɪ: ““unfortunately*, aɪ hæv kəm tɪ lərn ðət səm ˈpipəl teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv noʊɪŋ mi ənd ˈtərgət mi wɪn aɪ pleɪ ˈpoʊkər kæʃ geɪmz. aɪ hæv ðəs ɪkˈspɪriənst ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈpræktɪsɪz ɪn ðə geɪm wɪʧ kərəpt ðə spɔrt əv ðə geɪm. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈpoʊkər kəˈluʒən, mɑrkt kɑrdz, ənd haɪərd prəˈfɛʃənəlz. aɪ hæv ˈmɛni ˈstɔriz tɪ tɛl, bət aɪ prɪˈfər tɪ faɪt ɪt maɪ oʊn weɪ wɪθ ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə kɔrts əv ˈʤəstɪs ənd ˈəðər ˈpoʊkər ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈrumərz ənd laɪz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ˈʤəstɪs. ˈpipəl ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt ðiz ˈækʃənz noʊ ðət ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ðeɪ kən əˈfɛkt mi ɪz ˈsprɛdɪŋ ðɛr laɪz ənd stərɪŋ ˈnɛgətɪv pr*. aɪ æm nɑt əˈfreɪd əv this.”*.” mɔr: rɛd ˈitən kəmˈplit ˈɪntərvˌju: pɑrt 1 pɑrt 2 (calvinayre.com*) ˈɑrtɪkəl baɪ kreɪg ˈbrædˌʃɔ
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elton tsang is not your average poker player. while his recent win in the big one for one drop will have brought his name to the attention of the masses, to those who inhabit the elusive super high stakes cash games in asia, elton tsang is already well known. not only has he been a highly successful cash game player for a long time, but he also helped pave the way for poker, and pokerstars to take root in macau.
here, we relay some of the most interesting details revealed by his recent interview with calvin ayre’s lee davy.
in this interview, elton tsang talked about his beginnings, and his participation in asia’s biggest games. in the second part of this interview, he also made serious allegations against leon tsournik, who allegedly refused to pay him his winnings after a high stakes cash game.
canada and beyond
elton tsang was born in canada and it was while attending the university of british columbia that he first encountered poker. he spent most of his poker sessions playing $2/$4 limit holdem on partypoker, and soon built up a healthy bankroll. upon graduation, tsang began to explore poker based opportunities in hong kong, and with the game largely undiscovered there, business opportunities would also walk hand in hand with poker. his first successful venture came in the form of a poker tournament that he persuaded the grand waldo casino in macau to host. the idea was that new customers would be drawn into the casino by the tournament, and would continue to gamble while there. he soon had top class tournament director matt savage on board, and managed to negotiate sponsorship from pokerstars, who were keen to explore opportunities in asia too.
the appt arose from tsang’s efforts, and grew to become one of the leading tournament festivals in asia, although by that time, tsang had moved on to other things. one of the positive things that he gained from the appt though, was inspiration. seeing professional poker players enjoying themselves on the circuit while earning a living, he decided to put more work into his own game, in the hope of emulating them.
turning pro
the professional career of elton tsang built upon the online foundations he had already laid, and with a support group of friends who were also poker enthusiasts, he soon managed to win a seat at the pca through an online satellite. his 37th place finish netted him $32,000 which helped him find his feet in the professional world. before long, he turned to live cash games, and began taking part in a regular poker game at the poker house in hong kong. this establishment had been running for almost a year without any legal problems, and perhaps naively, tsang believed that the poker games there were entirely legal. with this assumption, he and a few friends opened their own poker room which was very similar, called the blue room. they only managed to remain open for three months before they, and also the poker house were shut down.
despite this failed business venture, tsang did not have any serious financial worries, as his poker playing was providing a lucrative source of revenue. he had moved up to hk$50/hk$100 (us$6/us$12) and found himself profitable there, although by his own admission, it took longer for him to become established at hk$100/hk$200 ($us12,5)/$25. he credits pros such as matt kirk, david ewing and john hoang with being tough opponents in those games that he learned a lot from, and by a curious quirk of fate, it was john hoang who he eventually overcame heads-up to lift his first tournament title, adding over us$71,000 to his bankroll in the process.
with his bankroll significantly padded, tsang spent the next two years grinding live cash game in macau, where he eventually moved up to the hk$300/hk$600 (us$40/us$80) tables. plo soon found its way onto the cash game tables in macau, and with online experience in plo working in his favour, tsang took some successful shots at the hk$1,000/hk$2,000 tables (us$125/us$250) and ran well enough to make himself financially comfortable.
playing the biggest game in the world
from hk$1,000/hk$2,000 plo (us$125/$250) , tsang found himself sufficiently rolled to sit in the biggest games around. hk$10,000/$20,000 (us$1,250/$2,500) and hk$20,000/$40,000 (us$2,500/$5,000) became his games of choice, and he was soon being stared down by the likes of phil ivey, patrick antonius, tom dwan and johnny chan, along with local chinese pros. despite having to drop back down and rebuild with plo games a few times, tsang never lost faith in his ability to prosper in the biggest game, and eventually, his results began to back up his belief.
when pressed about the size of his biggest pot, tsang approximated the eye watering number to be around hk$100,000,000 (us$12,700,000).
he recounted one session that could have ended his professional aspirations, before a change in fortunes rescued him:
“i was in macau playing three-handed with tom dwan and the chairman. that game, we were playing hkd ten million dollar buy-in (usd$1.2m) hk$50,000/hk$100,000 (usd$6/$12k) no-limit. after playing 24-hours, i had lost hkd$60 million (usd$7.6m). that was my stop-limit. i was ready to quit. but then i ended up giving it one more bullet. i bought in for another hkd$20m (usd$2.5m) and had i lost it i would have had to move down in stakes and start all over. i was fortunate enough to win all my money back, and hkd$60m on top of that. it was the most important game of my life.”
playing for millions against leon tsoukernik and the dispute that followed
elton tsang may have made headlines by winning the big one for one drop in monte carlo last year for 11,111,111 euros, but the allegations he put forward at the end of his interview with calvin ayre have also added a new chapter to an existing news story.
back in august last year, tsang decided to join a few friends who were attending ept barcelona, and while there, he was introduced to leon tsoukernik who was putting a cash game together. it was €1,000/€2,000 with a €4,000 straddle. tsang soon found himself down by €1,400,000 while playing against the likes of fedor holz, daniel cates, richard yong, winfred yu, tony guoga and leon tsoukernik. by the end of the session, tsang had turned it around and was €1,320,000 in profit. tsoukernik wrote down what each player had won or lost, and the understanding was, that the czech casino owner was in charge of distributing the chips, collecting buy ins and was also in charge of paying winnings.
the following day, tsang was playing against tsoukernik, daniel cates and christoph vogelsang and after three large pots against tsoukernik, he finished the session +€3,375,000. according to tsang, he was not paid his winnings that night, and was instead asked to meet tsoukernik a couple of days later. during that meeting, he was told that the €1,320,000 from the first day would be paid to him, but the rest would not. eventually, when tsang refused to forfeit the winnings from the second day he was allegedly told by tsoukernik that he felt the game was not fair, as tsang had called whenever he bluffed and folded when he had a real hand. after months of trying to reason with him, tsang says he accepted €1,200,000, in the hope that the rest would eventually be paid. he also claims that tsoukernik had 90% of the vogelsang and cates’ action that night.
gambling debts are not legally enforceable in europe, and so tsang was left with any options he says, other than to share his story with the public. this is not the first time he has had to deal with problems in this area, as tsang also claims that friends over the years have borrowed money and been unable, or so far unwilling to pay him back. he claims that the total amount he was owed by other players reached at a point over us$12,000,000. this debt hurt the most, he said, partly because it was an outright refusal to pay.
tsang also described a more sinister side to the situation when he said: “leon sent a lot of people to talk to me during this time, and they hinted to me that leon is not a boy scout and stuff like that. hinting that he has a background, etc, etc. i’m like whatever, if he is going to kill me, he is going to kill me.”
the story put forward by tsang has echoes of a story which arose recently concerning matt kirk and leon tsoukernik. kirk claims that the casino owner refused to pay him $2,000,000 he owed after a cash game session, and he has since taken legal action against tsoukernik.
more: $2m legal dispute underway between matt kirk and leon tsourkernik
when calvin ayre contacted tsoukernik, he made a statement in which he said: “as much as i would like to specifically address the completely erroneous statements made by elton i cannot, due to the fact that i am involved in pending litigation. i will say this, elton’s account of the events is fiction and it fails to address the specific facts which lead to an extremely revealing and embarrassing situation for him.”
he went on to say: “unfortunately, i have come to learn that some people take advantage of knowing me and target me when i play poker cash games. i have thus experienced a variety of practices in the game which corrupt the sport of the game. for example, poker collusion, marked cards, and hired professionals. i have many stories to tell, but i prefer to fight it my own way with the support of the courts of justice and other poker entrepreneurs instead of fighting rumours and lies over the internet. i believe in justice. people carrying out these actions know that the only way they can affect me is spreading their lies and stirring negative pr. i am not afraid of this.”
more: read eton tsang’s complete interview: part 1 – part 2 (calvinayre.com)
article by craig bradshaw
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ðɪs ˈstɔri əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈmægəˌzinz sɛpˈtɛmbər 19 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈprivˌju ˈɪʃu. səbˈskraɪb təˈdeɪ! ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˌsɪnsɪˈnætiz dɑrk dɑrk ənd dɪˈzərtɪd pleɪərz' ˌkæfəˈtɪriə, ˈædəm ʤoʊnz ˈʧəkəlz tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈbɛŋgəlz flaɪ təˈwɔrd ðə ˈsteɪdiəm ˈɛksəts, fri frəm əˈnəðər ˈgruɪlɪŋ ˈsɛʃən ɪn ðə dɔg deɪz əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp. ʤoʊnz, ə dræft pɪk baɪ ˌtɛnəˈsi ɪn 2005 ˌɪnˈsɪsts hiz ˈfaɪnəli ˈkɑntɛnt raɪt hir əˈloʊn, aʊt əv ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt, ˈtɔkɪŋ ˈfʊtˌbɔl. æt 32 hi həz məˈtjʊrd frəm ðə pleɪər hu wɑz səˈspɛndɪd fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər 2007 ˈsizən ˈæftər rɪˈpitɪd ˈɪʃuz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ə ˈʃutɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs strɪp kləb. naʊ ʤoʊnz ɪz ə proʊ boʊl ˈkɔrnərˌbæk ənd ən ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk ˈstudənt əv ðə geɪm ə treɪt ɔn fʊl dɪˈspleɪ ɪn ðə ˌkæfəˈtɪriə. ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər ˈsɪtɪŋ daʊn, hi ʃɛd hɪz ˈbækˌpæk ənd kəˈlɛktəd tu əv ə ˈvɪzɪtərz ʃərt tɪ ˈɪləˌstreɪt ə pɔɪnt əˈbaʊt prɛs ˈkəvərɪʤ. baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˌæftərˈnun, hɪz ˌhænˈzɔn ˈlɛkʧər rɪˈvild ɪgˈzæktli haʊ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl əˈfɛnsɪz, ənd ʤoʊnz hɪmˈsɛlf, hæv ɪˈvɑlvd. ðə mæg: teɪk ˈjuˈɛs bæk tɪ jʊr ˈrʊki jɪr. wət dɪd əˈfɛnsɪz lʊk laɪk ɪn 2005 ʤoʊnz: ɪt wɑz paʊər ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈfʊlˌbæks ənd ˈrənɪŋ bæks ənd taɪt ɛndz hu blɑkt. ɪn 2005 ˈkɔrnərz hæd tɪ ˈtækəl. ɪf ju ˈwʊdənt ˈtækəl, ju ˈwʊdənt pleɪ. naʊ ju si lɑts əv kwɪk stəf, sprɛd, wɛst koʊst, lɑts əv on-the-ball*, no-huddle*. wɪn aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd, ˈpeɪtən ˈmænɪŋ wɑz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈoʊnli wən duɪŋ wət ˈɛvəri ɪz duɪŋ naʊ: goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə laɪn, ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə dɪˈfɛns ənd ˈʧɛkɪŋ aʊt əv pleɪz. hɪz əˈproʊʧ wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə ˈbɪgəst θɪŋ ðət ʧeɪnʤd fər əˈfɛnsɪz. ðə smɑrt. ðə ˈstədiɪŋ. ðə hu kən rɛd wɪn ðə ˈseɪfti ɪz ˈkripɪŋ daʊn ər si ðət ðə ˈlaɪnˌbækər ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ənd swɪʧ tɪ ə ˈbɛtər pleɪ. ɪts ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ ðət læst ʧɛs muv ˌbiˈfɔr ðə snæp. soʊ wət wʊd ən oʊld beɪs əˈfɛnsɪv fɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm 2005 lʊk laɪk? ɪts kɔld eɪs: tu waɪd rɪˈsivərz, ə ˈfʊlˌbæk, ə ˈrənɪŋ bæk. [si bɪˈloʊ.] jʊd hæv ə taɪt ɛnd ˈblɑkɪŋ. taɪt splɪts ɔn ðə laɪn. ˈəndər ˈsɛnər. ðɛrd bi ə bɪg paʊər bæk laɪk ʤəroʊm ˈbɛtɪs bɪˈhaɪnd ən ˈivɪn ˈbɪgər ˈfʊlˌbæk. ənd naʊ? ðə ˈfʊlˌbæk puf gɔn. ðə hoʊl lig ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm paʊər ˈfʊtˌbɔl. soʊ noʊ ˈfʊlˌbæk, noʊ bɪg bæk, ənd ðə taɪt ɛnd woʊnt bi ə ˈbɪˌgæs sloʊ gaɪ kloʊz tɪ ðə laɪn; hil bi ˈrənɪŋ laɪk ə rɪˈsivər. æd θri-, tɪ ðə ˈpɪkʧər, ˈlaɪnmən sprɛd aʊt, mɔr zone-blocking*, pass-blocking*, ɪn ˈʃɑtˌgən, bɔl aʊt kwɪk. ɪf aɪ hæd tɪ pɪk wən θɪŋ tɪ ʃoʊ ðə əˈfɛnsɪv ˌɛvəˈluʃən, aɪd goʊ wɪθ taɪt ɛndz. wɪn aɪ gɑt ˈdræftɪd, ænˈtoʊnioʊ geɪts wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli taɪt ɛnd ˈrənɪŋ laɪk ə waɪd rɪˈsivər. naʊ ˈɛvəri ˌgɑˈdæm taɪt ɛnd ɪz ˈrənɪŋ laɪk hɛl ənd fæst ɛz hɛl. [si bɪˈloʊ.] ðæts ə bɪg, bɪg ˈdɪfərəns. ðæts ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈmɪsˌmæʧ goʊɪŋ. ɪf ju gɑt ə gʊd noʊ. 1 rɪˈsivər ənd ə gʊd taɪt ɛnd, ɪt meɪks ɪt ˈrɪli hɑrd. ju kænt ˈdəbəl boʊθ. soʊ pɪk jʊr ˈpɔɪzən. wət ɛls həz ʧeɪnʤd? ʤɪst təˈdeɪ wi wɔʧt fɪlm ɔf ənd ɔn frəm 7 a.m*. ənˈtɪl wi ˈpræktɪst fər ˈmeɪbi tu aʊərz. soʊ ðət ʃʊd tɛl ju haʊ məʧ əv ə ˈmɛntəl geɪm ðɪs ɪz naʊ. lɑts əv kɪdz ər ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dəm ɛz hɛl ənd ðeɪ kænt pɪk əp ə dɪˈfɛns. wɪθ wət wi feɪs frəm əˈfɛnsɪz, ju hæv tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʧɛk aʊt əv θri kɔlz ɪn ə fju ˈsɛkəndz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛvəri pleɪ. ɪf ðə rɪˈsivərz ər laɪnd əp two-by-two*, wɪr pleɪɪŋ ðɪs ˈkəvərɪʤ weɪt, noʊp, naʊ ðeɪ ˈʃɪftɪd tɪ three-by-one*, naʊ wɪr pleɪɪŋ əˈnəðər kɔl. ɪf aɪ hæd ə sən ənd hi wɑz ˈgɪftɪd laɪk mi æt ˈfʊtˌbɔl, ðə meɪn θɪŋ aɪ wʊd strɛs tɪ ɪm ɪz ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðə geɪm. gɪv mi ən ɪgˈzæmpəl. ˈoʊˈkeɪ, soʊ wɪn əm ɪn prɛs ˈkəvərɪʤ ɪn ə ˈkəvər 3 ənd aɪ noʊ ðə ˈseɪfti ər ðə ˈlaɪnˌbækər ɪz daʊn təˈwɔrd ðə laɪn əv ˈskrɪmɪʤ ənd aɪ hæv hɛlp ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd, aɪ noʊ ɪf maɪ gaɪ rɪˈlisɪz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, hi kən ˈoʊnli rən tu rʊts. wəts hi ˈgɑnə rən? mi? aɪ laɪk ə flaɪ rut. ˈəˈhə, ə goʊ rut, jɛp. ər ə kərl. ə ˈkəmˌbæk, jɛp. si, ˌbiˈfɔr ðə bɔl ɪz ˈivɪn snæpt, aɪv ɔˈrɛdi ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈpleɪbʊk. naʊ ju kən sprɛd ðə fild, pleɪ fɔr wides*, gɪt ðə bɔl aʊt fæst, goʊ no-huddle*; ˈdəzənt ˈmætər, aɪv ˈteɪkən ðə ædˈvæntɪʤ bæk. əˈfɛnsɪz muv soʊ fæst ɪf jʊr aʊt ðɛr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ə pleɪ, ɪts tu leɪt. ˈprɑbləm ɪz, wɛˈnɛvər dɪˈfɛnsɪz stɑrt tɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪt əˈfɛnsɪz, ðeɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə rulz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈgoʊldən gus. soʊ ˈmɛni rulz naʊ. ju ʤɪst hæv tɪ hoʊn jʊr kræft ˈivɪn mɔr bɪˈkəz ðə hoʊl θɪŋ ɪz sɛt əp fər mi nɑt tɪ bi gʊd. maɪ mɛnˈtælɪti naʊ ɪz soʊ ˈdɪfərənt ðən ɪt juzd tɪ bi. əm ˈwɔkɪŋ əp ɪn prɛs ˈkəvərɪʤ ənd əm ˈθɪŋkɪŋ tɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, "aɪ ˈgɑtə gɑrd ðɪs gaɪ wɪˈθɪn ðə rulz." aɪ noʊ ɪf aɪ ˈivɪn təʧ ɪm ˈæftər 6 7 jɑrdz ðɛr ˈgɑnə flæg mi. ɪt meɪks ju ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈlɪtəl stəf. ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn jʊr fit æt ðə laɪn ðæts haʊ ju hæv tɪ wɪn ðə rut, baɪ biɪŋ ɪn gʊd pəˈzɪʃən. aɪ juzd tɪ goʊ əp, ðə gaɪ, kip maɪ hænz ɔn ɪm ənd ðɛn weɪt ənd fil ənd tərn wɪn hi tərnd. kænt du ðət naʊ. ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈlɪtəl stəf ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst ʧeɪnʤ ɪn haʊ aɪ pleɪ. simz laɪk jʊr əˈproʊʧ wɪθ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ həz ʧeɪnʤd. aɪ lʊk æt wɪn aɪ fərst keɪm aʊt, dəm ɛz brɪks. naʊ ˈɛvəri deɪ əm ˈkɔlɪŋ aʊt pleɪz ɪn ˈpræktɪs tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ˈlaɪnˌbækər ˈvɪnsɪnt reɪ sɪz, "mæn, ju məst hæv ə ʧit ʃit ɪn jʊr ˈpɑkət!" wɪn jʊr jəŋ, ju teɪk ə lɔt əv stəf fər ˈgrænɪd. ðɛr wɑz ə pɔɪnt ɪn maɪ laɪf wɛr aɪ ˈwəzənt ˈivɪn ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə fˈjuʧər ˈivɪn ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ laɪk ðɪs fər mi. wɪn jʊr ðə ˈlæfɪŋˌstɑk əv ðə lig ənd ju ʤɪst gɑt kɪkt aʊt əv ðə lig, ðoʊz ər səm dɑrk taɪmz. bət aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz toʊld ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, "əm ˈgɑnə gɪt ðə læst læf." ˈɛvəri deɪ aɪ stɪl meɪk ə pɔɪnt tɪ ˈvɪzɪt maɪ pæst, ɔl ðə dəm ɛs--- aɪ dɪd. aɪ hæv tɪ. ɪts ˈizi tɪ slɪp əp. ɪf ju doʊnt riˈmaɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf, jʊr ˈgɑnə wɪnd əp raɪt bæk ɪn ðoʊz ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz.
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inside cincinnati's dark dark and deserted players' cafeteria, adam jones chuckles to himself as the rest of the bengals joyously fly toward the stadium exits, free from another grueling session in the dog days of training camp. jones, a first-round draft pick by tennessee in 2005, insists he's finally content right here -- alone, out of the spotlight, talking football. at 32, he has matured from the player who was suspended for the entire 2007 season after repeated off-the-field issues, including involvement in a shooting outside of a las vegas strip club. now jones is a pro bowl cornerback and an enthusiastic student of the game -- a trait on full display in the cafeteria. minutes after sitting down, he shed his backpack and collected two fistfuls of a visitor's shirt to illustrate a point about press coverage. by the end of the afternoon, his hands-on lecture revealed exactly how nfl offenses, and jones himself, have evolved.
the mag: take us back to your rookie year. what did offenses look like in 2005?
jones: it was power football -- fullbacks and running backs and tight ends who blocked. in 2005, corners had to tackle. if you wouldn't tackle, you wouldn't play. now you see lots of quick stuff, spread, west coast, lots of on-the-ball, no-huddle. when i started, peyton manning was about the only one doing what every qb is doing now: going to the line, reading the defense and checking out of plays. his approach was probably the biggest thing that changed for offenses. the smart qb. the studying qb. the qb who can read when the safety is creeping down or see that the linebacker is a little more outside and switch to a better play. it's all about getting that last chess move before the snap.
so what would an old base offensive formation from 2005 look like?
it's called ace: two wide receivers, a fullback, a running back. [see below.] you'd have a tight end blocking. tight splits on the line. qb under center. there'd be a big power back like jerome bettis behind an even bigger fullback.
and now?
the fullback -- poof -- gone. the whole league is moving away from power football. so no fullback, no big back, and the tight end won't be a big-ass slow guy close to the line; he'll be running like a receiver. add three-, four-wide to the picture, linemen spread out, more zone-blocking, pass-blocking, qb in shotgun, ball out quick.
if i had to pick one thing to show the offensive evolution, i'd go with tight ends.
when i got drafted, antonio gates was the only tight end running like a wide receiver. now every goddamn tight end is running like hell -- and fast as hell. [see below.] that's a big, big difference. that's the biggest mismatch going. if you got a good no. 1 receiver and a good tight end, it makes it really hard. you can't double both. so pick your poison.
what else has changed?
just today we watched film off and on from 7 a.m. until 5:30. we practiced for maybe two hours. so that should tell you how much of a mental game this is now. lots of kids are coming into the nfl dumb as hell and they can't pick up a defense. with what we face from offenses, you have to be able to check out of three calls in a few seconds before every play. if the receivers are lined up two-by-two, we're playing this coverage -- wait, nope, now they shifted to three-by-one, now we're playing another call. if i had a son and he was gifted like me at football, the main thing i would stress to him is the mental aspect of the game.
give me an example.
ok, so when i'm in press coverage in a cover 3 and i know the safety or the linebacker is down toward the line of scrimmage and i have help on the inside, i know if my guy releases outside, he can only run two routes. what's he gonna run?
me? i like a fly route.
uh-huh, a go route, yep.
or a curl.
a comeback, yep. see, before the ball is even snapped, i've already eliminated the rest of the playbook. now you can spread the field, play four wides, get the ball out fast, go no-huddle; doesn't matter, i've taken the advantage back. offenses move so fast -- if you're out there thinking in the middle of a play, it's too late.
problem is, whenever defenses start to dominate offenses, they change the rules to protect the golden goose.
so many rules now. you just have to hone your craft even more because the whole thing is set up for me not to be good. my mentality now is so different than it used to be. i'm walking up in press coverage and i'm thinking to myself, "i gotta guard this guy within the rules." i know if i even touch him after 6, 7 yards downfield they're gonna flag me. it makes you focus on little stuff. focus on your feet at the line -- that's how you have to win the route, by being in good position. i used to go up, quick-jam the guy, keep my hands on him and then wait and feel and turn when he turned. can't do that now. focusing on the little stuff is the biggest change in how i play.
seems like your approach with everything has changed.
i look at when i first came out, dumb as bricks. now every day i'm calling out plays in practice to the point where linebacker vincent rey says, "man, you must have a cheat sheet in your pocket!" when you're young, you take a lot of stuff for granted. there was a point in my life where i wasn't even thinking about a future even existing like this for me. when you're the laughingstock of the league and you just got kicked out of the league, those are some dark times. but i always told myself, "i'm gonna get the last laugh." every day i still make a point to visit my past, all the dumb s--- i did. i have to. it's easy to slip up. if you don't remind yourself, you're gonna wind up right back in those situations.
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ə nu ˈmɛsɪʤ faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈioʊs 10 ˈbeɪtə ˈəpˌdeɪt simz tɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ˈæpəl wɪl bi ˈkɪlɪŋ ɔf ˈθaʊzənz əv æps ənd geɪmz ðət bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈprɑˌsɛsərz. seɪ hɛˈloʊ tɪ ðə wərld əv ˈvɪntɪʤ ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˈgeɪmɪŋ. ˈæpəl ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ təf wɪθ dɪˈvɛləpərz ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ kip ðə æp stɔr əp tɪ deɪt ənd klɪr aʊt ˈgɑrbɪʤ æps noʊ wən ˈwɔntɪd ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni bɪˈgæn rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ɔl nu æps tɪ bi ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd frəm tɪ bæk ɪn 2015 ðɪs pæst fɔl, ˈæpəl tʊk ə mɔr ˈdræstɪk stɛp ənd rɪˈpɔrtədli klɪrd aʊt æps frəm ɪts stɔr. ɪf ðɪs nu ˌdɪˈskəvri ɪz wət ɪt əˈpɪrz tɪ bi, ˈθaʊzənz mɔr wɪl bi aʊt ðə dɔr. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈpriviəs ˈvərʒənz əv ˈioʊs 10 ˈfiʧər ə ˈmɛsɪʤ fər æps ðət ridz, æp meɪ sloʊ daʊn jʊr iphone.”*.” ðə nu ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈvɛri ˈbləntli steɪts ðət ðə æp wɪl nɑt ˈfəŋkʃən wɪn ˈioʊs 11 əraɪvz. hɑrd tɪ pɪn daʊn ə dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv lɪst əv wət æps wɪl bi əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə nu rulz. ˈoʊldər geɪmz ðət hæv ə ˈstɛdi ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈrɛvəˌnu strim fər dɪˈvɛləpərz wɪl ˈsərtənli bi ˈlaɪkli tɪ goʊ. aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd səm ˈklæsɪk ˈmoʊbəl geɪmz laɪk rɪˈdɪkjələs ˈfɪʃɪŋ, ˈklæsɪk, ənd greɪt ðət ər ɔl stɪl. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈbeɪsɪkli, æsk ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪf ðə æp ju wɔnt tɪ luz ɪz stɪl ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪts kriˈeɪtərz ˈməni? ɪf ðə ˈænsər ɪz jɛs, ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ər wɪl ˈəpˌdeɪt. wɪθ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ðət rɪˈlaɪ ɔn micro-transactions*, ðɛr ə juʤ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv fər dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ teɪk taɪm əˈweɪ frəm nu ˈprɑʤɛkts. ˈwɛðər ðɪs ˈəpˌdeɪt ˌdɪˈskəvri ɛndz əp biɪŋ pɑrt əv ə ˈfaɪnəl riˈlis ər nɑt, ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ðət ˈæpəl wɪl drɔp səˈpɔrt fər æps, bɪn ˈpeɪʃənt wɪθ ˈəpˌdeɪts fər tu jɪrz ənd naʊ ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈgrɛsɪv. fər bɪˈləvəd geɪmz ðət hoʊld əp ˈoʊvər taɪm ənd luz səˈpɔrt, ju kən ˈprɑbəˌbli ɪkˈspɛkt ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz ðət sərˈvaɪv tɪ ˈfɑloʊ lɛd ənd riˈlis ˈklæsɪk, ɪˈdɪʃənz ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɔn ðə braɪt saɪd, ɑdz ər wɪn ju sərʧ, ju bi siɪŋ pɑrk rebellion!”*!” ˌɛniˈmɔr. [mashable*]
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a new message found in the latest ios 10 beta update seems to indicate apple will be killing off thousands of apps and games that been updated to support 64-bit processors. say hello to the world of vintage iphone gaming.
apple is getting tough with developers in an effort to keep the app store up to date and clear out garbage apps no one wanted in the first place. the company began requiring all new apps to be updated from 32-bit to 64-bit back in 2015. this past fall, apple took a more drastic step and reportedly cleared out 43,300 apps from its store. if this new discovery is what it appears to be, thousands more will be out the door.
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previous versions of ios 10 feature a message for 32-bit apps that reads,this app may slow down your iphone.” the new message very bluntly states that the app will not function when ios 11 arrives.
it’s hard to pin down a definitive list of what apps will be affected by the new rules. older games that have a steady ongoing revenue stream for developers will certainly be likely to go. mashable identified some classic mobile games like ridiculous fishing, peggle classic, ocarina and great lightsaber that are all still 32-bit.
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basically, ask yourself if the app you want to lose is still making its creators money? if the answer is yes, they’ve probably updated or will update. with video games that rely on micro-transactions, there isn’t a huge financial incentive for developers to take time away from new projects.
whether this update discovery ends up being part of a final release or not, inevitable that apple will drop support for 32-bit apps, been patient with updates for two years and now getting aggressive.
for beloved games that hold up over time and lose support, you can probably expect the developers that survive to follow nintendo’s lead and release classic, remastered editions in the future.
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on the bright side, odds are when you search 32-bit, you won’t be seeinglinkin park 8-bit rebellion!” anymore.
[mashable]
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ʃɛr. ən ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈzaɪn ˈprɔˌsɛs bɪˈhaɪnd səm əv moʊst ˈmɛmərəbəl nu ˈbɔsɪz. ən ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈzaɪn ˈprɔˌsɛs bɪˈhaɪnd səm əv moʊst ˈmɛmərəbəl nu ˈbɔsɪz. ˈleɪtəst ədˈvɛnʧər, ˈblæˌkrɑk ˈmaʊntən, tʊk ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ nu haɪts wɪθ ə ˈsɪriz əv dɪˈstɪŋkt ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ bɔs ˈbætəlz. aɪ kɔt əp wɪθ tim 5 ˈsinjər geɪm dɪˈzaɪnərz bɛn broʊd ənd maɪk dəˈneɪ tɪ ʧæt θru səm əv ðə ˈkulər dɪˈzaɪnz haʊ ðeɪ taɪ ˈɪntu waʊ, wət ðə tim wɑz ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ əˈʧiv ənd haʊ ðeɪ ʧeɪnʤd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə dɪˈzaɪn ˈprɔˌsɛs. ign*: wər ðɛr ˈɛni ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈlɛsənz frəm kərs əv ðət ˌɪnˈfɔrmd wət ju ˈwɔntɪd tɪ du wɪθ ˈblæˌkrɑk ˈmaʊntən? bɛn broʊd: aɪ fɛlt laɪk, fər, səm əv ðə ˈkuləst ˈmɪʃənz wər ðə wənz ðət meɪd ju ˈrɪli θɪŋk ˈdɪfərˈɛntli əˈbaʊt ðə geɪm, əˈbaʊt ðə dɛks ju wər goʊɪŋ tɪ bɪld, əˈbaʊt haʊ ju wər goʊɪŋ tɪ əˈproʊʧ ðə bɔs wɪθ ə nu ˈstrætəʤi. wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt faɪts frəm wɑz hɪˈroʊɪk maexxna*, soʊ aɪ wɛnt ˈɪntu ˈblæˌkrɑk ʤɪst ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ hæv ə haɪər pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv faɪts laɪk ðət. faɪts ðət meɪk ju seɪ aɪ ʤɪst teɪk ə ˈnɔrməl dɛk ˈɪntu ðɪs faɪt: ə ˈprɪti juˈnik θɪŋ. faɪts laɪk wər bɔrn aʊt əv ðət dɪˈzaɪər tɪ meɪk ju θɪŋk ˈdɪfərˈɛntli. hɪˈroʊɪk aɪ θɔt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdɪfərənt ɪn ðət weɪ. ju ʤɪst teɪk ə ˈnɔrməl dɛk ɪn ðɛr, ju hæd tɪ brɪŋ weɪz tɪ kip ˈmɔɪrə əˈlaɪv. soʊ ðət wɑz wən əv maɪ bɪg goʊlz ənd aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli θɪŋk ðə ˈmɪʃənz ɪn ˈblæˌkrɑk wər ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər ðən ðə ˈmɪʃənz ɪn. aɪ wɑz mɔr ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðɛm, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ wərkt aʊt ˈɔsəm. maɪk, ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ æd? wi ˈɛndɪd əp ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈivɪn ə bɪt ˈiziər bɪˈkəz ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl ðə ˈvɛri ˈkæʒəwəl pleɪərz hæd ə lɔt əv ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti wɪθ ðɛm. maɪk dəˈneɪ: ˈlɛsənz frəm spəˈsɪfɪkli. həm. ə lɔt əv ˈlɪtəl ˈlɛsənz. moʊst əv ðə θɪŋz frəm wərkt aʊt ˈprɪti wɛl ɛz fɑr ɛz ðə kɑrd ˈbæləns ənd ˈmɪʃən ˈbæləns, bət aɪ gɛs wi ˈlərnɪd haʊ ˈizi wi ˈnidɪd tɪ meɪk ðə ənd haʊ hɑrd wi hæd tɪ meɪk ðə hɪˈroʊɪks. wi ˈɛndɪd əp ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈivɪn ə bɪt ˈiziər bɪˈkəz ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl ðə ˈvɛri ˈkæʒəwəl pleɪərz hæd ə lɔt əv ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti wɪθ ðɛm. ˈoʊnli ə ˈtaɪni bɪt ˈiziər. fər ðə moʊst pɑrt ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti wɑz ðə seɪm. ign*: ðə ˈnɔrməl bɔs ˈbætəlz wər ˈdɛfənətli ˈvɛri ˈizi. pərˈhæps ðə səˈluʃən æt list, wət laɪk tɪ si ər əˈʧivmənts. greɪt ˈhævɪŋ ðə ˈʧælənʤ əv hɪˈroʊɪk, bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz aɪ ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ hɑp ɪn ənd hæv səm fən, soʊ waɪ nɑt ˈjuˈɛs tɪ riˈpleɪ ðoʊz ˈnɔrməl ˈmɪʃənz ɪn ˈdɪfərənt weɪz? stəf laɪk ˈbitɪŋ iʧ ˈmɪʃən wɪθ ˈɛvəri klæs, ˈbitɪŋ iʧ ˈmɪʃən wɪθ ˈoʊnli ˈbeɪsɪk kɑrdz. wət ər ðə ˈprɑspɛkts fər ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈlɔŋ ðoʊz laɪnz? bɛn broʊd: ˈdɛfənətli ˈrɪli kul stəf tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt. wən əv ðoʊz θɪŋz wɛr aɪ θɪŋk wi ɔl wɪʃ ðə ˈkɑntɛnt ðət meɪks əp ðiz ædˈvɛnʧərz ɪz ˈsəmˈwət mɔr, bɪˈkəz ˈrɪli fən ˈkɑntɛnt. [ɛz fər] ðə raɪt weɪ tɪ meɪk ðoʊz mɔr ənd ˈwɛðər ər nɑt əˈʧivmənts ɪz ðə weɪ tɪ du ɪt, ənd ɪf ɪt ɪz, wət kaɪnd əv ˈtaɪmlaɪn ər wi ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt aɪ noʊ, bət wi ˈdɛfənətli hæv dɪˈskəst ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ meɪk ædˈvɛnʧərz mɔr, tɪ gɪt ju ə lɔt mɔr ˈkɑntɛnt, bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl ˈrɪli laɪk goʊɪŋ ɪn ðɛr ənd pleɪɪŋ ðiz ˈbɔsɪz. kənˈtɪnju tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt ənd aɪ du θɪŋk ˈsəmθɪŋ bi ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ˈsəmˌdeɪ. ign*: ənd haʊ əˈbaʊt ðə aɪˈdiə ðət sin səˈʤɛstɪd ˈɔnˌlaɪn əv ˈlɛtɪŋ ju teɪk kənˈtroʊl əv ə bɔs wɪθ hɪz ər hər dɛk tɪ pleɪ əˈgɛnst ə frɛnd? bɛn broʊd: ðət saʊnz ˈrɪli kul! əˈgɛn, wən əv ðoʊz θɪŋz wi hæv ə lɔt əv ˈrɪli kul aɪˈdiəz wi wɔnt tɪ du, haʊ du wi du ðɛm ɔl? ənd wɪn du wi du ðɛm ɪf wi ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðət ˈɔsəm? ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət saʊnz ˈprɪti juˈnik ənd ˈdɪfərənt. ign*: ʧæt θru səm əv ðə ˈblæˌkrɑk ˈbɔsɪz wɪθ ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli juˈnik məˈkænɪks. ləv tɪ gɪt ən ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ðə roʊd tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl dɪˈzaɪn fər iʧ, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ, haʊ ðeɪ taɪ ɪn wɪθ ðɛr wərld əv ˈwɔrˌkræft ɪnˈkaʊnərz, wɪʧ aɪ ˈɑnəstli noʊ ˈvɛri wɛl. fərst əp, ðə dɑrk aɪərn ərˈinə. ə ˈʤinjəs ˈkɑnsɛpt. huz aɪˈdiə wɑz ˈpɪtɪŋ ðə pleɪər əˈgɛnst ən dɛk? bɛn broʊd: wɪn wi wər fərst ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈblæˌkrɑk ˈmaʊntən, ənd wət wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ du fər ɑr nɛkst ədˈvɛnʧər, tɪ mi, ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ðət wərk wɑz tɪ du ə ˈgreɪtəst hɪts əv ˈblæˌkrɑk, bɪˈkəz ˈmoʊltən kɔr hæv kwaɪt ɪˈnəf ˈbɔsɪz, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛni əv ðə ˈəðər ˈɪnstənsɪz ənd reɪdz ɪn ðə ˈmaʊntən kʊd hoʊld ən ədˈvɛnʧər ɔn ðɛr oʊn, bət təˈgɛðər, ðɛr ər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðət ər soʊ ˈɔsəm ɪn ðə ˈmaʊntən, ðət ðɪs aɪˈdiə əv ə ˈgreɪtəst hɪts θɪŋ hæd ə lɔt əv weɪt tɪ ɪt. frəm ðɛr wi dəg daʊn ˈɪntu iʧ wɪŋ ənd θɔt wət ər ðə ˈkuləst faɪts ɪn ˈblæˌkrɑk dɛpθs, wət ər ðə ˈkuləst faɪts ɪn ðə ˈmoʊltən kɔr? ənd fər ˈblæˌkrɑk dɛpθs, fər mi, wən əv ðə moʊst ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈmoʊmənts, wən əv ðə θɪŋz ðət soʊld ðə ˈdənʤən fər mi wɑz ðə dɑrk aɪərn ərˈinə. wi hæd ə lɔt əv ˈkreɪzi aɪˈdiəz fər dɑrk aɪərn ərˈinə, bət wəns wi hɪt ɔn ðɪs aɪˈdiə əv 30 legendaries*, ənd ðɛn aɪ hæd ðə aɪˈdiə tɪ əˈnaʊns iʧ wən, ðət wɑz ðə ˈsɛlɪŋ pɔɪnt əv oʊ jæ, goʊɪŋ tɪ bi juˈnik ənd ˈdɪfərənt, du ɪt. frəm ðɛr wi ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈbreɪnˌstɔrm səm ˈrɪli kul ˈɪntroʊ laɪnz fər ɔl əv ðiz ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ˈmɪnjənz frəm ðə ˈəðər sɛts. ign*: hæv ju sin ˈɛni əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊz əv pleɪərz ˈteɪkɪŋ ðət bɔs tɪ fəˈtig? bɛn broʊd: [læfs] aɪ sin ðət! saʊnz ˈɔsəm! ign*: jæ, dɪd ɪt. ðə klæs ˈʧælənʤ fər dɑrk aɪərn ərˈinə wɑz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ˈgɪvɪŋ pleɪərz ə dɛk fʊl əv ənˈsteɪbəl ˈpɔrtəlz. bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈsɪgnəʧər θim əv ðə ædˈvɛnʧərz ˈæˌkʧuəli, θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈʧælənʤ ɪn, ənd aɪ ləv ðət ˈbɪldɪŋ kul ˈmɪʃənz əraʊnd ðiz kɑrdz ðət ər ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ˈrændəm baɪ dɪˈzaɪn. maɪk dəˈneɪ: jæ, ðə klæs ˈʧælənʤ ɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ bɪˈkəz beɪst ɔn ə kɑrd nɑt ˈivɪn ɪn ðə sɛt. ənˈsteɪbəl ˈpɔrtəl wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs sɛt, bət ʤɪst səʧ ə fən θɪŋ tɪ du ðət wi ʤɪst ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ goʊ wɪθ ɪt ˈɛniˌweɪ. ign*: ˈtoʊtəli. ðət klæs ˈʧælənʤ həz ə hip əv replayability*. aɪ faɪnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈhɑpɪŋ ˈɪntu ɪt wɪn aɪ hæv tɛn ˈmɪnəts spɛr ənd ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ hæv səm fən. ənd wɪn aɪ drɔ ˈmɪˌlhaʊs ɪt gɪts ˈivɪn mɔr fən. maɪk dəˈneɪ: wi ˈæˌkʧuəli hæd ˈmɪˌlhaʊs ɪn ðət ˈʧælənʤ ənd ðɛn aʊt, ənd ðɛn wi ˈfaɪnəli pʊt ɪm bæk ɪn, bɪˈkəz ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈsupər ˈpaʊərfəl wɪn jʊr əˈpoʊnənt pleɪz ˈmɪˌlhaʊs ˈsupər fən tu, ənd wət ɔl əˈbaʊt. ign*: muv ɔn tɪ ðə ˈbætəl. ðət wɑz ə ˈrɪli ˈmɛmərəbəl faɪt. aɪ ləvd ðə beɪt ənd swɪʧ ju stɑrt aʊt pleɪɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˌmeɪʤərˈdoʊmoʊ, hu həz tɪ bi dɪˈfitɪd tɪ gɪt tɪ ræg. haʊ dɪd ðɪs wən ˈɛkoʊ ðə wərld əv ˈwɔrˌkræft ɪnˈkaʊnər? bɛn broʊd: ɪn ðə wərld əv ˈwɔrˌkræft faɪt, ˌmeɪʤərˈdoʊmoʊ ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd tɪ læst bɔs ɪn ðə ɪnˈkaʊnər. ju hæv tɪ bit ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɛls tɪ gɪt tɪ ˌmeɪʤərˈdoʊmoʊ. hi gɪvz əp wɪn ju faɪt ɪm ənd wɔks ˈoʊvər tɪ ragnaros’*’ faɪər pul. hi ˈsəmənz ræg- ju gaɪz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ɪt, goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈsəmən ragnaros.’*.’ kəmz aʊt ənd ɪz laɪk sun! nɑt æt fʊl power!’*!’ hi kɪlz ənd sɛts ðə steɪʤ fər ðɪs ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ faɪt əˈgɛnst. tɪ mi wən əv ðə moʊst ˈmɛmərəbəl ˈmoʊmənts əv ðə ˈmoʊltən kɔr ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃən bɪtˈwin ˌmeɪʤərˈdoʊmoʊ ənd ənd soʊ traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ gɪt ðət ˈmoʊmənt ˈɪntu wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wi traɪd ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈdɪfərənt weɪz ənd ðɪs dɪˈrɛkʃɪn wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət æt fərst wi wər nɑt ʃʊr ɪf ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ wərk bɪˈkəz wi wər ˈwərid ðət pleɪərz wʊd bi ˈrɪli ˈəpˌsɛt wɪn ðeɪ θɔt ðeɪ wən ənd laɪk ‘‘surprise*! ju lose!’*!’ bət wi fɛlt laɪk ðət ˈmoʊmənt əv ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ənd ˈkreɪzinəs ənd ˈfilɪŋ laɪk ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə rulz wɑz pəˈtɛnʃəli wərθ ɪt. ign*: ðɛr ər kwaɪt ə fju ˈbɔsɪz ɪn ðɪs ədˈvɛnʧər wɪθ ˈfeɪzɪz ənd aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ˈdɛfənətli meɪks ðə ˈbætəlz mɔr ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ənd strəˈtiʤɪkli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ju gaɪz wər ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈprɪti ˈhæpi əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmoʊltən ʤaɪənt ˈsɪnərʤi ɪn ðɪs faɪt tu. ɪt wɑz ə ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˈɛləmənt noʊɪŋ ðət ˌmeɪʤərˈdoʊmoʊ həz ə hænd fʊl əv ˈmoʊltən ʤaɪənts soʊ ju hæv tɪ pleɪ əraʊnd ɪt ðət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛzəˌneɪtɪd wɪθ ðə ˈsɛtɪŋ əv ðə ədˈvɛnʧər tu. bɛn broʊd: ɪt wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli kaɪnd əv ə ˈhæpi ˈæksədənt. wi wər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn weɪvz tɪ gɪv faɪts ə ˈrɪli ˈdɪfərənt ˈfilɪŋ wɛr ju hæv tɪ bɪld ə juˈnik dɛk fər ɪt, ənd maɪk ʤɪst sɛd ‘‘hey*, wət ɪf wi meɪd ə dɛk fʊl əv ˈmoʊltən giants?’*?’ aɪ wɑz laɪk wərk, traɪ it,’*,’ soʊ aɪ θru ə bənʧ ɪn, ənd ðeɪ ˈhæpənd tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu ðət faɪt, ənd ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət bɪˈkəz əv ðə məˈkænɪks ðət wi ʧoʊz fər ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˌmeɪʤərˈdoʊmoʊ ənd ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈprɪti ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ mɪˈkænɪk fər ə dɛk, soʊ ɪt wərkt aʊt ˈrɪli greɪt. ign*: wət wər səm əv ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðɪs faɪt wɛnt θru? bɛn broʊd: ˈstrəgəld ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt wɪθ wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ɪz summoned…*… wɪn aɪ θɪŋk əv aɪ θɪŋk əv ðə eɪt hɛlθ ˈmɪnjən hu dilz eɪt ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ə ˈrændəm ˈtərgət, bət ɪf ðə eɪt hɛlθ ˈvərʒən əv kəmz aʊt, ɪt wɑz laɪk ðə lɛs ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ feɪz [əv ðə faɪt] wɑz ðə feɪz, soʊ wi ɪkˈspɛrəməntəd wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt əˈmaʊnts əv ˈɑrmər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ æt ðət point…*… maɪk dəˈneɪ: wi ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ˈdɪfərənt əˈmaʊnts əv ˈmoʊltən ʤaɪənts ɪn ðə dɛk æt ˈdɪfərənt taɪmz. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðɛr wər ə hoʊl bənʧ ənd ðət gɑt ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈkreɪzi ðən ɪt ɪz naʊ. wi ˈɔlsoʊ hæd [ə ˈvərʒən wɛr] ɪn ðə hɪˈroʊɪk ˈvərʒən ˌmeɪʤərˈdoʊmoʊ hæd ə bɪt mɔr hɛlθ, soʊ ðə ˈmoʊltən ʤaɪənts wʊd kəm aʊt ə lɔt ˈsunər, ənd ðət meɪd ɪt məʧ, məʧ ˈhɑrdər. soʊ wi hæd tɪ tun ðət ˈrɪli ˈkɛrfəli. ign*: haʊ əˈbaʊt ˈʤɛnərəl? ɛz ju ˈmɛnʃənd ˈərliər, ðɪs ˈbætəl hæd ə ˈrɪli ˈrɪli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ mɪˈkænɪk, wɛrˈbaɪ ɔl kɑrdz kɔst wən bət ju boʊθ ˈoʊnli hæv wən ˈmɑnə ˈkrɪstəl. ənd ɔn hɪˈroʊɪk hi həz tu. haʊ dɪz ðɪs faɪt taɪ ˈɪntu waʊ? ənd dɪd ðət mɪˈkænɪk kəm ɪn ˈfʊli fɔrmd, ər dɪd ɪt ʧeɪnʤ ə bɪt? bɛn broʊd: ðɪs ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ə keɪs əv ˈjuˈɛs traɪɪŋ tɪ θɪŋk əv ˈrɪli fən məˈkænɪks ðət ər goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ju pleɪ differently…*… haʊ du wi fɔrs ju ˈɪntu goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ kəˈlɛkʃən ˈmænɪʤər ənd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əp ə kul ˈstrætəʤi? wi keɪm əp wɪθ ðɪs mɪˈkænɪk. ɪn ˈblæˌkrɑk spaɪr du ə lɔt əv ˈrɪli juˈnik stəf. hi cleaved*, hi flamestriked*, bət ˈmoʊstli hi wɑz wət ɪn wərld əv ˈwɔrˌkræft wi kɔl ə ənd spank’*’ wɛr ju ʤɪst tæŋk ɪm ənd bit ɪm əp ənˈtɪl hi daɪz. soʊ aɪ fɛlt laɪk ðɪs ɪz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti, bɪˈkəz hi hæv ə ˈrɪli strɔŋ aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˌbiˈsaɪdz frəm ə pərˈspɛktɪv ɪn wərld əv ˈwɔrˌkræft, soʊ wi kʊd bɪld ə məˈkænɪkəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti fər ɪm ɪn. soʊ ðɪs ɪz ə kul məˈkænɪkəl aɪˈdiə ðət wi faʊnd ə fɪt fər ɔn ðə saɪd. ign*: ənd ɪt gɪvz pleɪərz ən ɪkˈskjuz tɪ bɪld ə dɛk wɪθ ˈnəθɪŋ bət bɑmz. bɛn broʊd: jæ, ɪt ˈrɪli ˈmɪksɪz əp ðə weɪ ju pleɪ. noʊ weɪ ju kən brɪŋ ə ˈstændərd dɛk ˈɪntu ðɪs faɪt ənd wɪn ˈizəli, bət wɪn ju goʊ bæk ənd æd ˈɔsəm stəf ˈrɪli fən ənd ju fil rɪˈwɔrdɪd fər dɛk ˈbɪldɪŋ. ign*: jæ, tərn wən ˈmɑnə goʊɪŋ tɪ kət ɪt ɪn ðɪs ɪnˈkaʊnər. ju ˈmɛnʃənd ðə faɪt ə ˈlɪtəl ˈərliər. dɪg ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdipər ɔn ðət wən. ðə ˈmɔɪrə ˈɛləmənt wɑz ə juˈnik ənd səˈpraɪzɪŋ ˌɪnˈkluʒən. aɪ ləvd ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ju hæd tɪ kip hər əˈlaɪv fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər faɪt ənd ðə twɪst ɪn hɪˈroʊɪk wɛr ʃi wɛnt frəm biɪŋ ə tɪ ə wɑz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd. kən ju tɛl mi ə ˈlɪtəl əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈzaɪn ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ðɪs wən? bɛn broʊd: ʃʊr. ɪn wərld əv ˈwɔrˌkræft, səʧ ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈstɔri ənd ˈmɔɪrə. ðə kɪŋ əv ðə dwɔrvz,, sɛndz ju ˈɪntu ˈblæˌkrɑk ˈmaʊntən tɪ ˈrɛskju hɪz ˈdɔtər, hu hi bɪˈlivz həz bɪn maɪnd kənˈtroʊld baɪ ˈɛmpərər. ju gɪt ðɛr wɪθ jʊr ˈpɑrti, ənd ju kɪl ˈɛmpərər ənd ˈmɔɪrə sɪz biɪŋ maɪnd kənˈtroʊld, aɪ ləv ɪm, ˈmɛrid ənd ju ʤɪst kɪld maɪ husband.’*.’ ðɪs ˈtræʤɪk ˈmoʊmənt ɪn wərld əv ˈwɔrˌkræft ənd ə ˈrɪli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈstɔri, ənd soʊ aɪ traɪd tɪ brɪŋ ðət riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ənd ðət ˈɛləmənt ˈɪntu ðə faɪt. ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər. ʃi kɛrz əˈbaʊt, bət ju ɛz ðə pleɪər ər duɪŋ jʊr pɑrt tɪ kip hər əˈlaɪv. ənd ˈɔlsoʊ aɪ ʤɪst ləv ðə aɪˈdiə əv ʃoʊɪŋ ju ˌbiˈfɔr ju gɪt ˈɪntu ðə mæʧ ðət hɪz ˈhɪroʊ paʊər ɪz 30 damage’*’ ənd ʤɪst laɪk ‘‘what*?! haʊ æm aɪ səˈpoʊzd tɪ bit that?’*?’ ənd ðɛn ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ɛz ðə faɪt goʊz ɔn haʊ ɪt wərks ənd wət ðə goʊl ɪz. ðə ˈtoʊtəli ˈdɪfərənt tɪ ə ˈnɔrməl faɪt. maɪk dɪd ju wɔnt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə hɪˈroʊɪk ˈvərʒən? maɪk dəˈneɪ: jæ, soʊ wən əv ðə θɪŋz wi ə lɔt ɔn fər ðɪs faɪt wɑz ðə tɛkst ɔn ˈmɔɪrə. æt fərst, ʃi wʊd ʤɪst əˈtæk ˈɪntu jʊr tɔnts ənd daɪ. ənd ðɛn ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, wi wərkt ɔn ɪt ˈjuzɪŋ a.i*. ənd ˈdɪfərənt ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ tɛkˈniks tɪ meɪk hər nɑt du ðət, ənd wi keɪm əp wɪθ ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ raɪt ɪgˈzæktli ðət ˈnɛvər əˈlaʊd tɪ əˈtæk ˈɛni ˈmɪnjənz ɪkˈsɛpt ˈmɪnjənz wɪθ tɔnt. ənd ʤɪst raɪt ðət ɔn ðə kɑrd. ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli tʊk ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz tɪ gɪt ðɛr bɪˈkəz wi wər hər wɛr ʃi ˈmɛnʃən ɪt, bət ʃi sɔrt əv wərkt ðət weɪ, ənd ɪt wɑz ˈprɪti kənfˈjuzɪŋ. ɔn hɪˈroʊɪk, ˈɑbviəsli ʃi dɪz mɔr ˈdæmɪʤ ənd həz lɛs hɛlθ, wɪʧ ɪz ˈprɪti ˈskɛri bɪˈkəz wi ˈɔlsoʊ pʊt ˈməltəpəl ˈmɪnjənz ðət dil ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ jʊr oʊn stəf ˈɪntu hɪz dɛk. soʊ raɪt əˈweɪ laɪk weɪt, ʃi kən du mɔr ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ me,’*,’ ənd ðɛn wɪn ðə əˌbɑməˈneɪʃən ər ənˈsteɪbəl gulz kəm daʊn laɪk maɪ gɑd ðɪs ɪz unbeatable.’*.’ fər ə lɔt əv ðə hɪˈroʊɪks wi traɪ tɪ bloʊ jʊr maɪnd soʊ ðə fərst θɪŋ ðət ˈhæpənz ɪz maɪ gɑd aɪ bɪˈliv ðeɪ dɪd ðɪs noʊ weɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ bit this’*’ soʊ ɪf ju du bit ɪt laɪk ‘‘wow*, aɪ bɪˈliv aɪ bit that!’*!’ ðɪs ɪz wən əv those…*… ənd ʃi ɪz ˈrɪli hɑrd ənd ə təf faɪt ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, bət wəns ju ˈiðər bəf hər ər ju swɑp hər əˈtæk ənd hɛlθ ər ju ˈsaɪləns ðə ˈəðər ˈmɪnjənz, ə lɔt əv ˈdɪfərənt weɪz tɪ ˈvɪktəri, ənd kul ˈfɪgjərɪŋ ðət aʊt. ign*: ju ˈprɪti məʧ wɔnt ðə kreɪzd ˈælkɛˌmɪst ɛz ˈərli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. maɪk dəˈneɪ: kreɪzd ˈælkɛˌmɪst ˈɛndɪd əp biɪŋ ˈprɪti ɛˈsɛnʃəl ɪn ðə faɪt. ənd ðɛn wəns ju ˈfɪgjər ðət aʊt ənd æd ɪm tɪ jʊr dɛk ju fil smɑrt ənd ðɛn wɪn ju ˈæˌkʧuəli pleɪ ənd ˈwərkɪŋ ju fil smɑrt əˈgɛn. ign*: haʊ əˈbaʊt ðə kərəpt? ˈhævɪŋ ðə ˈhɪroʊ paʊər pleɪər drɔz 2 cards’*’ wɑz əˈnəðər ˈrɪli fən aɪˈdiə, ənd ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈvɛri kul roʊg klæs ˈʧælənʤ wɛr ˈbeɪsɪkli traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt kɑrdz aʊt əv jʊr hænd ɛz kˈwɪkli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ðət ˈʧælənʤ taɪd ˈɪntu gæŋ əp ɪn ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ weɪ ənd ðə ˈɑrsənəl əv ˌloʊˈkɔst spɛlz tu. bɛn broʊd: ɪn ðə wərld əv ˈwɔrˌkræft ˈvərʒən əv ðɪs faɪt, ɪz kərˈəptɪŋ ðɪs ˈnoʊbəl rɛd ˈdrægən. raɪt ˌbiˈfɔr hi tərnz ɪm ənd teɪks ˈoʊvər hɪz wɪl, hi gɪvz ðɪs juʤ bəf tɪ ðə pleɪərz ənd ðeɪ ˈbeɪsɪkli hæv ˈɪnfənət ˈmɑnə ənd ˈɪnfənət ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ ʤɪst goʊ nəts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs faɪt. ɪt ʤɪst fɛlt ˈrɪli juˈnik ɪn wərld əv ˈwɔrˌkræft tɪ fil ənˈhæmpərd baɪ ə ˈrisɔrs ðət ˈnɔrməli ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ ju. ənd soʊ, fər, aɪ θɔt, ə weɪ tɪ [ˈrɛkriˌeɪt ðɪs?] ˈmeɪbi stɑrt wɪθ tɛn ˈmɑnə ər ˈsəmθɪŋ, bət wi wər ɔˈrɛdi duɪŋ ðə θɪŋ, soʊ ʤɪst ˈgɪvɪŋ ju weɪ mɔr kɑrdz fɛlt tɪ mi laɪk, əˈgɛn, goʊɪŋ tɪ wɔnt tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðɪs. ə nu wərld əv ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ, wɛr ju goʊ bæk tɪ jʊr kəˈlɛkʃən ənd bɪld ə dɛk fər ɪt. ign*: ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, bɪˈkəz maɪ fərst riˈækʃən wɑz ðət hi wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ mɪl mi, ənd ðət aɪ hæd tɪ hæv ɛz ˈmɛni loʊ kɔst ˈmɪnjənz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈɛmti maɪ hænd. maɪk dəˈneɪ: ðə fərst taɪm ju bɪld ə dɛk fər ðət ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɔn hɪˈroʊɪk laɪk pʊt səm ˈrɪli ʧip stuff,’*,’ soʊ ju pʊt səm wənz, tuz ənd θriz, ðɛn ju pleɪ ənd laɪk hænd ɪz stɪl ˈgɪtɪŋ demolished’*’ soʊ ju goʊ ˈivɪn loʊər. ju pʊt ˈziroʊz ənd wənz. ˈmeɪbi ðɪs ɪz raɪt? ign*: haʊ dɪd ju goʊ əˈbaʊt dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ðə klæs ˈʧælənʤ ɔf ðə bæk əv ðə meɪn bɔs ˈbætəl? maɪk dəˈneɪ: wən əv ðə θɪŋz wi wɔnt tɪ du ɪn klæs ˈʧælənʤɪz ɪz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt səm kul aɪˈdiəz ðət ju kʊd hæv juzd fər ðət faɪt, laɪk, kʊd hæv gɔn wɪθ ðɪs strategy’*’ ənd ðɛn wi prəˈvaɪd ən ɪgˈzæmpəl ˈstrætəʤi. ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, wɪn ju gɪt tɪ ðə hɪˈroʊɪk, rɪˈmɛmbər ðɛr wər ə ˈkəpəl əv kɑrdz ɪn ðə klæs ˈʧælənʤ ðət wər ˈrɪli ˈifɛktɪv, soʊ lɛt mi æd ðoʊz tɪ maɪ dɛk. ənd ðɪs ɪz sɔrt əv ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðət. prɛp, backstab*, ðoʊz ˈziroʊ kɔst kɑrdz, ər lɛs ðən ˈziroʊ fər prɛp. ənd gæŋ əp. ɔl aɪˈdiəz ðət ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ juz ɪf ju pleɪ ðə hɪˈroʊɪk. ənd ɪt gɪts ˈpipəl hu ˈnɔrməli traɪ ðə hɪˈroʊɪk ən aɪˈdiə ðət ðeɪ maɪt nɑt hæv hæd tɪ juz ðɛr.
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share. an insight into the design process behind some of hearthstone's most memorable new bosses. an insight into the design process behind some of hearthstone's most memorable new bosses.
hearthstone’s latest adventure, blackrock mountain, took pve content to new heights with a series of distinct and interesting boss battles. i caught up with team 5 senior game designers ben brode and mike donais to chat through some of the cooler designs – how they tie into wow, what the team was hoping to achieve and how they changed during the design process.
ign: were there any particularly important lessons from curse of naxxramas that informed what you wanted to do with blackrock mountain?
ben brode: i felt like, for naxxramas, some of the coolest missions were the ones that made you really think differently about the game, about the decks you were going to build, about how you were going to approach the boss with a new strategy. one of my favourite fights from naxxramas was heroic maexxna, so i went into blackrock just wanting to have a higher percentage of fights like that. fights that make you say - i can’t just take a normal deck into this fight: it’s a pretty unique thing.
fights like drakkisath were born out of that desire to make you think differently. heroic thaurissan i thought was also different in that way. you couldn’t just take a normal deck in there, you had to bring ways to keep moira alive. so that was one of my big goals and i actually think the missions in blackrock were even better than the missions in naxxramas. i was more excited about them, and i think they worked out awesome. mike, anything to add?
“ we ended up making the normals even a bit easier because a lot of people – the very casual players – had a lot of difficulty with them.
mike donais: lessons from naxx specifically. hmm. it’s a lot of little lessons. most of the things from naxx worked out pretty well as far as the card balance and mission balance, but i guess we learned how easy we needed to make the normals and how hard we had to make the heroics. we ended up making the normals even a bit easier because a lot of people – the very casual players – had a lot of difficulty with them. only a tiny bit easier. for the most part the difficulty was the same.
ign: the normal boss battles were definitely very easy. perhaps the solution – at least, what i’d like to see – are achievements. it’s great having the challenge of heroic, but sometimes i just want to hop in and have some fun, so why not incentivise us to replay those normal missions in different ways? stuff like beating each mission with every class, beating each mission with only basic cards. what are the prospects for something along those lines?
ben brode: it’s definitely really cool stuff to think about. it’s one of those things where i think we all wish the content that makes up these adventures is somewhat more replayable, because it’s really fun content. [as for] the right way to make those more replayable and whether or not achievements is the way to do it, and if it is, what kind of timeline are we talking about i don’t know, but we definitely have discussed the desire to make adventures more replayable, to get you a lot more content, because people really like going in there and playing these bosses. we’ll continue to talk about it and i do think that’s something we’ll be exploring someday.
ign: and how about the idea that i’ve seen suggested online of letting you take control of a boss – with his or her deck – to play against a friend?
ben brode: that sounds really cool! again, it’s one of those things – we have a lot of really cool ideas we want to do, how do we do them all? and when do we do them if we decide that they’re awesome? that’s something that sounds pretty unique and different.
ign: let’s chat through some of the blackrock bosses with particularly unique mechanics. i’d love to get an insight into the road to the final design for each, and also, how they tie in with their world of warcraft encounters, which i honestly don’t know very well. first up, the dark iron arena. it’s a genius concept. whose idea was pitting the player against an all-legendary deck?
ben brode: when we were first starting to think about blackrock mountain, and what we were going to do for our next adventure, to me, the only way we were going to make that work was to do a greatest hits of blackrock, because molten core didn’t have quite enough bosses, and i didn’t think any of the other instances and raids in the mountain could hold an adventure on their own, but together, there are so many highlights that are so awesome in the mountain, that this idea of a greatest hits thing had a lot of weight to it. from there we dug down into each wing and thought – what are the coolest fights in blackrock depths, what are the coolest fights in the molten core? and for blackrock depths, for me, one of the most exciting moments, one of the things that sold the dungeon for me was the dark iron arena.
we had a lot of crazy ideas for dark iron arena, but once we hit on this idea of 30 legendaries, and then i had the idea to announce each one, that was the selling point of – oh yeah, that’s going to be unique and different, let’s do it. from there we started to brainstorm some really cool intro lines for all of these legendary minions from the other sets.
ign: have you seen any of the videos of players taking that boss to fatigue?
ben brode: [laughs] i haven’t seen that! sounds awesome!
ign: yeah, kripparrian did it. the class challenge for dark iron arena was particularly inspired – giving players a deck full of unstable portals. it’s becoming a signature theme of the adventures actually, thanks to the webspinner challenge in naxx, and i love that you’re building cool missions around these cards that are fundamentally random by design.
mike donais: yeah, the mage class challenge is interesting because it’s based on a card that’s not even in the set. unstable portal was actually in the previous set, but it’s just such a fun thing to do that we just decided to go with it anyway.
ign: totally. that class challenge has a heap of replayability. i find myself hopping into it when i have ten minutes spare and just want to have some fun. and when i draw millhouse manastorm it gets even more fun.
mike donais: we actually had millhouse manastorm in that challenge and then out, and then we finally put him back in, because even though it’s super powerful when your opponent plays millhouse it’s super fun too, and that’s what it’s all about.
ign: let’s move on to the ragnaros battle. that was a really memorable fight. i loved the bait and switch – you start out playing against majordomo executus, who has to be defeated to get to rag. how did this one echo the world of warcraft encounter?
ben brode: in the world of warcraft fight, majordomo is the second to last boss in the encounter. you have to beat everybody else to get to majordomo. he gives up when you fight him and walks over to ragnaros’ fire pool. he summons rag- ‘oh you guys are going to get it, i’m going to summon ragnaros.’ ragnaros comes out and is like ‘too soon! i’m not at full power!’ he kills executus and sets the stage for this really exciting fight against ragnaros.
to me that’s one of the most memorable moments of the molten core – the interaction between majordomo and ragnaros – and so trying to figure out how to get that moment into hearthstone was something that we tried a couple of different ways and this direction was something that – at first – we were not sure if it was going to work because we were worried that players would be really upset when they thought they won and we’re like ‘surprise! you lose!’ but we felt like that moment of excitement and craziness and feeling like we’re breaking the rules was potentially worth it.
ign: there are quite a few bosses in this adventure with phases and i think it definitely makes the battles more exciting and strategically interesting. you guys were probably pretty happy about the molten giant synergy in this fight too. it was a really important gameplay element – knowing that majordomo has a hand full of molten giants so you have to play around it – that also resonated with the setting of the adventure too.
ben brode: it was actually kind of a happy accident. we were bringing in waves to give fights a really different feeling where you have to build a unique deck for it, and mike just said ‘hey, what if we made a deck full of molten giants?’ i was like ‘maybe that’ll work, let’s try it,’ so i threw a bunch in, and they happened to go into that fight, and it turns out that because of the mechanics that we chose for the relationship between majordomo and ragnaros it actually became a pretty interesting mechanic for a deck, so it worked out really great.
ign: what were some of the changes this fight went through?
ben brode: …we struggled a little bit with what happens when ragnaros is summoned… when i think of ragnaros i think of the eight health minion who deals eight damage to a random target, but if the eight health version of ragnaros comes out, it was like the less exciting phase [of the fight] was the ragnaros phase, so we experimented with different amounts of armour associated with ragnaros at that point…
mike donais: we also had different amounts of molten giants in the deck at different times. sometimes there were a whole bunch and that got a little more crazy than it is now. we also had [a version where] in the heroic version majordomo had a bit more health, so the molten giants would come out a lot sooner, and that made it much, much harder. so we had to tune that really carefully.
ign: how about general drakkisath? as you mentioned earlier, this battle had a really really interesting mechanic, whereby all cards cost one but you both only have one mana crystal. and on heroic he has two. how does this fight tie into wow? and did that mechanic come in fully formed, or did it change a bit?
ben brode: this is actually a case of us trying to think of really fun mechanics that are going to make you play differently… how do we force you into going back to collection manager and thinking up a cool strategy? we came up with this mechanic. in blackrock spire drakkisath didn’t do a lot of really unique stuff. he cleaved, he flamestriked, but mostly he was what in world of warcraft we call a ‘tank and spank’ – where you just tank him and beat him up until he dies. so i felt like this is an opportunity, because he didn’t have a really strong identity - besides from a flavour perspective – in world of warcraft, so we could build a mechanical identity for him in hearthstone. so this is a cool mechanical idea that we found a fit for on the hearthstone side.
ign: and it gives players an excuse to build a deck with nothing but bombs.
ben brode: yeah, it really mixes up the way you play. there’s no way you can bring a standard deck into this fight and win easily, but when you go back and add awesome stuff it’s really fun and you feel rewarded for deck building.
ign: yeah, turn one mana wyrm ain’t going to cut it in this encounter. you mentioned the thaurissan fight a little earlier. let’s dig a little deeper on that one. the moira bronzebeard element was a unique and surprising inclusion. i loved the idea that you had to keep her alive for the entire fight and the twist in heroic – where she went from being a 1/3 to a 3/1 was inspired. can you tell me a little about the design process for this one?
ben brode: sure. in world of warcraft, it’s such an interesting story - thaurissan and moira. the king of the dwarves, magni bronzebeard, sends you into blackrock mountain to rescue his daughter, who he believes has been mind controlled by emperor thaurissan. you get there with your party, and you kill emperor thaurissan and moira says – ‘i wasn’t being mind controlled, i love him, we’re married and you just killed my husband.’ it’s this tragic moment in world of warcraft and a really interesting story, and so i tried to bring that relationship and that element into the hearthstone fight. she’s fighting for thaurissan. she cares about thaurissan, but you as the player are doing your part to keep her alive.
and also i just love the idea of showing you – before you get into the match – that his hero power is ‘deal 30 damage’ and you’re just like ‘what?! how am i supposed to beat that?’ and then understanding as the fight goes on how it works and what the goal is. the goal’s totally different to a normal fight. mike did you want to talk about the heroic version?
mike donais: yeah, so one of the things we iterated a lot on for this fight was the text on moira. at first, she would just attack into your taunts and die. and then eventually, we worked on it using a.i. and different programming techniques to make her not do that, and we came up with the idea that we’re just going to write exactly that she’s never allowed to attack any minions except minions with taunt. and we’ll just write that on the card. it actually took us many different iterations to get there because we were playtesting her where she didn’t mention it, but she sort of worked that way, and it was pretty confusing.
on heroic, obviously she does more damage and has less health, which is pretty scary because we also put multiple minions that deathrattle deal damage to your own stuff into his deck. so right away you’re like ‘oh wait, she can do more damage to me,’ and then when the abomination or unstable ghouls come down you’re like ‘oh my god this is unbeatable.’ for a lot of the heroics we try to blow your mind so the first thing that happens is ‘oh my god i can’t believe they did this there’s no way i’m going to beat this’ so if you do beat it you’re like ‘wow, i can’t believe i beat that!’ this is one of those… and she is really hard and it’s a tough fight in general, but once you either buff her or you swap her attack and health or you silence the other deathrattle minions, there’s a lot of different ways to victory, and it’s cool figuring that out.
ign: you pretty much want the crazed alchemist as early as possible.
mike donais: crazed alchemist ended up being pretty essential in the fight. and then once you figure that out and add him to your deck you feel smart and then when you actually play and it’s working you feel smart again.
ign: how about vaelastrasz the corrupt? having the hero power ‘each player draws 2 cards’ was another really fun idea, and integrated into the very cool rogue class challenge where you’re basically trying to get cards out of your hand as quickly as possible. that challenge tied into gang up in an interesting way and the rogue’s arsenal of low-cost spells too.
ben brode: in the world of warcraft version of this fight, nefarian is corrupting this noble red dragon. right before he turns him and takes over his will, he gives this huge buff to the players and they basically have infinite mana and infinite resources to just go nuts during this fight. it just felt really unique in world of warcraft to feel unhampered by a resource that normally is basically everything to you. and so, for hearthstone, i thought, what’s a way to [recreate this?] maybe start with ten mana or something, but we were already doing the drakkisath thing, so just giving you way more cards felt to me like, again, you’re going to want to take advantage of this. a new world of gameplay, where you go back to your collection and build a deck for it.
ign: that’s interesting, because my first reaction was that he was trying to mill me, and that i had to have as many low cost minions as possible to empty my hand.
mike donais: the first time you build a deck for that – particularly on heroic – you’re like ‘i’ll put some really cheap stuff,’ so you put some ones, twos and threes, then you play and you’re like ‘my hand is still getting demolished’ so you go even lower. you put zeroes and ones. maybe this is right?
ign: how did you go about designing the class challenge off the back of the main boss battle?
mike donais: one of the things we want to do in class challenges is demonstrate some cool ideas that you could have used for that fight, like, ‘you could have gone with this strategy’ and then we provide an example strategy. and sometimes, when you get to the heroic, you’ll remember there were a couple of cards in the class challenge that were really effective, so let me add those to my deck. and this is sort of an example of that. prep, backstab, those zero cost cards, or less than zero for prep. and gang up. they’re all ideas that you might want to use if you play the heroic. and it gets people who normally wouldn’t try the heroic an idea that they might not have had to use there.
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deɪz ˈæftər ˈkɑlɪʤ sɔ ˈvaɪələnt ˈklæʃɪz, ə ˈleɪdi ˈɛˈsɑˈraɪ ræm ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənt hu ɪz ə ˈdɔtər həz ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə kæmˈpeɪn, "aɪ æm nɑt skɛrd əv", wɪʧ həz gɔn ˈvaɪrəl. kaur*, ˈdɔtər əv ˈmɑrtər ˈkæptən sɪŋ, ʧeɪnʤd hər ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˈpɪkʧər ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə ˈplækərd wɪʧ rɛd "aɪ æm ə ˈstudənt frəm ˈdɛli ˌjunəˈvərsəti. aɪ æm nɑt əˈfreɪd əv. aɪ æm nɑt əˈloʊn. ˈɛvəri ˈstudənt əv ˈɪndiə ɪz wɪθ mi. #studentsagainstabvp*". "ðə ˈbrutəl əˈtæk ɔn ˈɪnəsənt ˈstudənts baɪ ɪz ˈvɛri dɪˈstərbɪŋ ənd ʃʊd bi stɑpt. ɪt wɑz nɑt ən əˈtæk ɔn ˈproʊˌtɛstərz, bət ən əˈtæk ɔn ˈɛvəri ˈnoʊʃən əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi ðət ɪz hɛld dɪr ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈɪndiənz hɑrt. ɪt ɪz ən əˈtæk ɔn aɪˈdilz, ˈmɔrəlz, ˈfridəm ənd raɪts əv ˈɛvəri ˈpərsən bɔrn tɪ ðɪs ˈneɪʃən," ʃi sɛd ɪn ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈstætəs. "ðə stoʊnz ðət ju pɛlt hɪt ɑr ˈbɑdiz, bət feɪl tɪ bruz ɑr aɪˈdiəz. ðɪs ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˈpɪkʧər ɪz maɪ weɪ əv ˈproʊˌtɛstɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈtɪrəni əv fɪr," ʃi ˈædɪd. ðə ˈlɪtərəʧər ˈstudənts ˈklæsˌmeɪts ənd pɪrz ˈstɑrtɪd ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðə poʊst, ˈprɑmptɪŋ ˈstudənts frəm ˈvɛriəs ˌjunəˈvərsətiz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˈpɪkʧərz wɪθ ðə seɪm ˈplækərd, ɛz ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv wɛnt ˈvaɪrəl. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊst soʊ fɑr həz riˈækʃənz, ʃɛrz ənd 542 ˈkɑmɛnts. kaur*, ɪn wən əv hər ˈərliər ˈvɪdioʊz wɪʧ hæd gɔn ˈvaɪrəl ɪn meɪ, hæd ˈpoʊstɪd: dɪd nɑt kɪl maɪ dæd, wɔr kɪld him.”*.” ðɪs lɛd tɪ ə juʤ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə riˈækʃən, ənd ˈivɪn ˈfɔrmər ʤɔɪnd ðə freɪ seɪɪŋ: mi dəm! #bharatjaisijagahnahi.”*.” rɪˈplaɪ livz noʊ wən ɪn ˈɛni daʊt wɪʧ saɪd əv ðə dəˈbeɪt hi ɪz ɔn. səm ˈəðər riˈækʃənz tɪ twit. ˈæftər hər, həz tɪ seɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ seɪ ˈtɑpər (@neechesetopper*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 26 2017 ˈdɪdənt sɛt bəs ɔn faɪər, ˈpɛtroʊl dɪd sɪŋ (@iankursingh*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 26 2017 ˈdɪdənt sɛt bəs ɔn faɪər, ˈpɛtroʊl dɪd sɪŋ (@iankursingh*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 26 2017 wɑ wɑ jæ ˈsteɪdiəm kɛ (@apthamitra*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 26 2017 wɑ wɑ jæ ˈsteɪdiəm kɛ (@apthamitra*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 26 2017 (naʊ ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ˈluni lɛft tɪ goʊ ˈæftər ɪm ənd əˈbjuz ɪm skroʊl ˈɑrtɪkəl haʊ traɪd tɪ ˈbʊli ə jəŋ gərl) rəˈhul (@rahulroushan*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 26 2017 ˈɛpɪk ˈtroʊlɪŋ ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə mæn hɪmˈsɛlf (@varunorion*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 26 2017 tɔk əˈbaʊt baɪ ˈsoʊˈkɔld səˈlɛbrɪtiz hu nid tɪ bi ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd fər lænd əˈlɑtmənt fər skul baɪ govt*. mæn ˈɑmən (@manaman_chhina*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 26 2017 ˈkɑlɪʤ hæd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈwɪtnəst ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl ˈvaɪələns bɪtˈwin ˈmɛmbərz əv aɪˈisə ənd ˈwərkərz. ðə ˈʤɛnəsəs əv ðə klæʃ wɑz ən ˌɪnˈvaɪt tɪ ˈstudənts ˈkɑlɪd ənd rəˈʃid tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ə ˈsɛməˌnɑr ɔn 'ˈkəlʧər əv ˈproʊˌtɛsts' wɪʧ wɑz wɪθˈdrɔn baɪ ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ əˈθɔrətiz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən baɪ ðə ˈstudənt wɪŋ. wɪθ ˈɪnˌpʊts frəm
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days after du's ramjas college saw violent clashes, a lady sri ram college student who is a kargil martyr's daughter has initiated a social media campaign, "i am not scared of abvp", which has gone viral. gurmehar kaur, daughter of kargil martyr captain mandeep singh, changed her facebook profile picture holding a placard which read "i am a student from delhi university. i am not afraid of abvp. i am not alone. every student of india is with me. #studentsagainstabvp".
"the brutal attack on innocent students by abvp is very disturbing and should be stopped. it was not an attack on protesters, but an attack on every notion of democracy that is held dear in every indian's heart. it is an attack on ideals, morals, freedom and rights of every person born to this nation," she said in a facebook status. "the stones that you pelt hit our bodies, but fail to bruise our ideas. this profile picture is my way of protesting against the tyranny of fear," she added.
the literature student's classmates and peers started sharing the post, prompting students from various universities across the country to change their profile pictures with the same placard, as the initiative went viral. kaur's facebook post so far has 2,100 reactions, 3,456 shares and 542 comments.
kaur, in one of her earlier videos which had gone viral in may, had posted: “pakistan did not kill my dad, war killed him.”
this led to a huge social media reaction, and even former cricketer virender sehwag joined the fray saying: “bat me hai dum! #bharatjaisijagahnahi.” sehwag’s reply leaves no one in any doubt which side of the debate he is on.
some other reactions to kaur's tweet.
after her, bhai has to say something pic.twitter.com/isc5nxqofu — neeche se topper (@neechesetopper) february 26, 2017
naxals didn't set bus on fire, petrol did ~ @mehartweets https://t.co/36uivqz3hp — ankur singh (@iankursingh) february 26, 2017
naxals didn't set bus on fire, petrol did ~ @mehartweets https://t.co/36uivqz3hp — ankur singh (@iankursingh) february 26, 2017
wah paaaji wah yeah maara stadium ke bahar https://t.co/xycq89tbst — (@apthamitra) february 26, 2017
wah paaaji wah yeah maara stadium ke bahar https://t.co/xycq89tbst — (@apthamitra) february 26, 2017
(now waiting for loony left to go after him and abuse him - scroll article - how sehwag tried to bully a young girl) https://t.co/lj4yka4gtp — rahul roushan (@rahulroushan) february 26, 2017
epic trolling coming from the man himself @virendersehwag https://t.co/ku9ettqzhp — varun bhat (@varunorion) february 26, 2017
talk about trivialisation by so-called celebrities who need to be investigated for panchayat land allotment for school by hooda govt. https://t.co/y9ogrjphfy — man aman chhina (@manaman_chhina) february 26, 2017
ramjas college had on wednesday witnessed large-scale violence between members of aisa and abvp workers. the genesis of the clash was an invite to jnu students umar khalid and shehla rashid to address a seminar on 'culture of protests' which was withdrawn by the college authorities following opposition by the rss student wing.
with inputs from pti
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ist ˈlænsɪŋ, mi ə ˈpɑpjələr grænd ˈræpɪdz bɑr həz saɪnd ə lis fər ə nu speɪs ɪn ist ˈlænsɪŋ. "ɪts əˈfɪʃəl! wi hæv saɪnd ə lis fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər fərst flɔr əv 300 groʊv strit, ˈkɔrnər əv groʊv ənd ˈælbərt [strits]," ˈkəmpəˌni əˈfɪʃəlz əˈnaʊnst ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈviə ðə ist ˈlænsɪŋ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ. ˈoʊnər mɑrk ˈsɛlərz, hu ˈɔlsoʊ oʊnz ənd ˈɑpərˌeɪts ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər grænd bɑrz, əˈnaʊnst hɪz plæn fər ðə ist ˈlænsɪŋ brænʧ ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər. ist ˈlænsɪŋ wɪl ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər fərst flɔr əv ə nu ˈbɪldɪŋ, ðə ˈrɛzɪdənsɪz, nɪr ðə ˈkæmpəs əv ˈmɪʃɪgən steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ, ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt 300 groʊv strit ɪn ist ˈlænsɪŋ, ɪz ˈəndər kənˈstrəkʃən. ɔn ɪts ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ, ist ˈlænsɪŋ sɛd ðə əv ðə fərst flɔr ʃʊd bɪˈgɪn ɪn leɪt mɑrʧ; ðə bɑr ʃʊd bi ˈoʊpən ɪn ˈɔgəst, ənd plænz tɪ ˈɔfər 100 kræft bɪrz ɔn tæp. ˈsɛlərz həz plænz fər ə nu bru pəb ɪn ˈlænsɪŋ, tu. ɪn ən ˈərliər ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ, ˈsɛlərz sɛd hi plænd tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə ˈlænsɪŋ bruɪŋ koʊ. ɔn ðə fərst flɔr əv ðə ˈsteɪdiəm ˈdɪstrɪkt, ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt 500 i. ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈɑˌveɪ. ɪn ˈlænsɪŋ. ðə ˈlænsɪŋ bruɪŋ koʊ., ə ˈsɪstəm brewpub*, ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈoʊpən ˈleɪtər ðɪs ˈsəmər. ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ɪts fɪθ ˌænəˈvərsəri ɪn grænd ˈræpɪdz ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ʤæn. 12 ˈiˌmeɪl ˈænʤələ ˈwɪtrək: æt dɑt kɑm ənd ˈfɑloʊ hər ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ər riʧ hər baɪ foʊn æt
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east lansing, mi – a popular grand rapids bar has signed a lease for a new space in east lansing.
"it's official! we have signed a lease for the entire first floor of 300 grove street, corner of grove and albert [streets]," company officials announced thursday via the hopcat – east lansing facebook page.
owner mark sellers, who also owns and operates several other grand rapids-area bars, announced his plan for the east lansing branch in october.
hopcat – east lansing will occupy the entire first floor of a new building, the residences, near the campus of michigan state university.
the eight-story building, located at 300 grove street in east lansing, is under construction.
on its facebook page, hopcat – east lansing said the build-out of the first floor should begin in late march; the bar should be open in august, and plans to offer 100 craft beers on tap.
sellers has plans for a new brew pub in lansing, too.
in an earlier interview with mlive, sellers said he planned to open the lansing brewing co. on the first floor of the stadium district, located at 500 e. michigan ave. in lansing.
the lansing brewing co., a 10-barrel system brewpub, is expected to open later this summer.
hopcat is also celebrating its fifth anniversary in grand rapids saturday, jan. 12.
e-mail angela wittrock: awittroc at mlive dot com and follow her on twitter attwitter.com/angelawittrock and facebook, or reach her by phone at 517.219.7073
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ðɛr ɪz ə ˈrizən waɪ ˈbɪznɪsɪz ənd ˈnɑnˈprɑfɪts ruˈtinli ˈpɑrtnər ɔn dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ səˈluʃənz ənd ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈkraɪsiz. waɪl ðə ˈfɔrmər kən ˈɔfər ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd ˈfəndɪŋ, ðə ˈlætər kən prəˈvaɪd ðə ˈmænˌpaʊər, ðə ˈpæʃən, ənd ˈɔfən ðə ˈgrænjələr ˈnɑlɪʤ ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈsoʊʃəl ənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈɪʃuz ðət ər ˈɔfən ˈkɑmplɛks ənd ˌməltiˈfæsətɪd. bət wət kɔr ˈɛləmənts meɪk səʧ ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps səkˈsɛsfəl, ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈsəˌspɛkt, ˈfəndɪŋ? wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈbɑtəm laɪn, ʃɔrt ˈpeɪˌbæk ˈpɪriədz, ənd kˈwɔrtərli rɪˈpɔrts stɪl ˈdɪkˌteɪtɪŋ haʊ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ˈɔpərˌeɪt, ər ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps ˈriʧɪŋ ðɛr fʊl pəˈtɛnʃəl? wət əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkruʃəl bət ˈlɪtəl tɔkt əˈbaʊt roʊl əv ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl feɪt əv ðiz ˈprɑʤɛkts ənd ðɛr əˈvɛnʧuəl səkˈsɛs? ə ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəl fər ˌɪmˈpækt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kæl staɪn, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv, ðæts ðə ˈmɪsɪŋ pis əv ðə ˈpəzəl. ər, ɛz hi pʊts ɪt: wət nɑnˈprɑfət ˈlidərz nid ðə moʊst tɪ hɛlp ðɛm sɑlv ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈprɑbləmz ðɛr ˈtækəlɪŋ ɪz ˈfəndɪŋ. bət waɪl ðə ˈkɔrpərət wərld həz dən ə greɪt ʤɑb ɪn kəˈnɛktɪŋ ənd ˈpɑrtnərɪŋ wɪθ ðə nɑnˈprɑfət ˈsɛktər ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz ðɛr tɛndz tɪ bi wən ˈglɛrɪŋ dɪskəˈnɛkt wɪn kənˈsɪdərɪŋ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps bɪtˈwin ðə tu fər wəns, ɪts gɑt ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz nɑt duɪŋ ɪˈnəf. ˈtɪpɪkəli, wɪn ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz gɪt ɔn bɔrd wɪθ ˈnɑnˈprɑfɪts ənd ˈʧɛrɪtiz, ðeɪ du wən əv tu θɪŋz, ˈɔfən boʊθ: "ˈdoʊˌneɪt ˈkɔrpərət ˈdɔlərz (ər gʊdz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn kaɪnd), ənd ɪnˈkərəʤ ɪmˈplɔɪiz tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɪr, ˈɔfən ɔn ˈkəmpəˌni taɪm." bət wət ɪf ˈkəmpəˌniz wɛnt bɪɔnd ˈsɪmpli ˈɔfərɪŋ ðɛr ˈpipəl ˌvɑlənˈtɪr ˌɑpərˈtunətiz, ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm əˈwɛr ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ɪts ˈprɑfɪts tɪ du səm gʊd? wət ɪf ðeɪ wər tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðɛr ˈpipəl dɪˈrɛkli wɪθ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, ɪnˈkərəʤ ðɛm tɪ bɪˈkəm pɑrt əv ðə strəˈtiʤɪk səˈluʃənz laɪf ˈsaɪkəl, ənd ˈtruli ɪnˈgeɪʤ ðɛm ɪn ə ˈproʊˌgræm əv ˈlərnɪŋ ənd kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ? ðət kˈwɛʃən ɪz wət kips staɪn əˈweɪk æt naɪt ənd draɪvz ðə, ə ˈnæʃənəl nɑnˈprɑfət ðæts bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ fər mɔr ðən 20 jɪrz tɪ kəˈnɛkt ˈpipəl ənd ˈwərkˌpleɪsɪz wɪθ ˈifɛktɪv weɪz tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈkrɪtɪkəl ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈkɔzɪz.: kəˈnɛktɪŋ ðə dɑts ˈkɔrpərət ˈdɔlərz, ˈwərkˌpleɪs ˈgɪvɪŋ, ənd ˌvɔlənˈtɪˌrɪzəm ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ˈkruʃəl ˈpleɪsɪz ɪn ðə ˈmɑdərn ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən təˈdeɪ. ˈstədi ˈæftər ˈstədi rɪˈvilz ðət səˈpɔrt fər ˈkɔzɪz ənd ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈɛfərts gɪv ˈkəmpəˌniz ə haɪər ˈstætəs ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpiər ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd kənˈsumərz, ənd lɔɪəl səˈplaɪərz. baɪ kəˈnɛktɪŋ ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪθ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ənd ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˈʧɛrɪtiz θru ɪmˈplɔɪi ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ kæmˈpeɪnz æt ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər ˈwərkˌpleɪsɪz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri, ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ tru ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ˈizi. ˈmɛri məkˈdɑnəld, ˈsinjər vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt fər ˈnæʃənəl ˈbɪznɪs dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ˌəndərˈstændz ðɪs dɪskəˈnɛkt wɛl. ʃi həz sin ðə reɪt əv krɔs ˈsɛktər ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪnˈkris ˈoʊvər ˈrisənt jɪrz, ˈɔfən ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd baɪ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ˈpɑrtnərz wɪθ fit ɔn ðə graʊnd. ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ənd ðɛr sɛns əv ɪmˈpaʊərmənt ənd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut, pleɪ ə ki roʊl. ˈkɔrpərət kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪzɪŋ ðɛr ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt həz ˈteɪkən hoʊld əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri æt ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈlɛvəlz ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz. ðoʊ aɪ wɑz æt fərst kənˈsərnd ðət ɪt wʊd bi ə ˈpæsɪŋ əv ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ðə ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kəmˈjunɪti hæv sin æm naʊ ˈfʊli kənˈvɪnst ðət ˈkɔrpərət səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti ɪz ə ˈθəroʊli ɛmˈbɛdɪd ˈbɪznɪs ˈpræktɪs ðət ɪz hir tɪ steɪ. bət fər səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ bi ˈtruli ɛmˈbɛdɪd ənd fər ðiz krɔs ˈsɛktər ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps tɪ wərk, ɪmˈplɔɪi ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ənd bɪtˈwin ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd nɑnˈprɑfət ˈpɑrtnərz məst teɪk ˈsɛnər steɪʤ. "ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv gɔn tɪ greɪt lɛŋθs tɪ əˈsɛs ðɛr ˈfʊtˌprɪnts, ˈmɛʒər, meɪk ˈpaʊərfəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, ənd rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ðɛr goʊlz ənd səkˈsɛsɪz," ʃi əˈgriz, bət waɪl "ðeɪ ər əˈʧivɪŋ greɪt θɪŋz," wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪn ðiz ˈɛfərts, ʃi ədˈmɪts, "aɪ hir ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈstrəgəlz ðeɪ feɪs." frəm ˈsoʊʃəl tɪ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl: ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti ðə ˈstrəgəl məkˈdɑnəld rɪˈfərz tɪ ɪz fər ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ ˈkɑnstəntli ɪnˈgeɪʤ ðɛr ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɔn səˈluʃənz, ˈprɑsɛsəz, ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ bæk. tɪ kip ðɛm ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd. tɪ kəmˈpɛl ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ɔn ˈbɪznɪs səˈluʃənz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌɛkstrəkərˈɪkjələr ðət ɪmˈplɔɪiz fil ˈvɛstɪd ənd steɪ lɔɪəl tɪ ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. wɪθ ðə ˈrisənt ˌriˈsɛʃən ˈhævɪŋ ˈwaɪdənd ðə dɪˈvaɪd bɪtˈwin ðə ənd ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ənd wɪθ trəst æt ən ˌɔlˈtaɪm loʊ, ˈjumən ˈrisɔrsɪz timz hæv ə təf tæsk æt hænd wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪi ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt. ðɪs ˈgræʤuəl weɪv əv rɪˈzɛntmənt, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ə ˈraɪzɪŋ əˈwɛrnəs əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl dɪˈstrəkʃən, həz kriˈeɪtɪd ə juˈnik ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz tɪ ˈæktəˌveɪt ðɛr tɪ meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns. bət haʊ du ju ɪnˈʃʊr ðət jʊr ɪmˈplɔɪiz bɪˈliv ɪn ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˈmɪʃən ənd ər ˈkɑnstəntli ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪˈnəf tɪ əˈlaɪn ðɛr kərɪrz wɪθ ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ˈlɔŋˈtərm səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti? "kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər fər ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ɪmˈpaʊərz ˈpipəl tɪ ækt ɛz ˈloʊkəl ˈlidərz ənd meɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðɛr nidz, ˈrisɔrsɪz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.," sɪz ˈmaɪkəl carren*, ˈgloʊbəl dɪˈrɛktər əv ˌvɔlənˈtɪˌrɪzəm ənd ɪmˈplɔɪi ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt æt ʧeɪs. ˈɛnər ˌvɔlənˈtɪˌrɪzəm ənd ˈwərkˌpleɪs ˈgɪvɪŋ. ðə roʊl əv ˌvɔlənˈtɪˌrɪzəm ɪn ɪmˈplɔɪi ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt wərk fɪlz ə nid ðət ˈmɛni ɪmˈplɔɪərz ˈkænɑt ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli ˈæˌdrɛs," məkˈdɑnəld sɪz. ɪz ɪn ə juˈnik pəˈzɪʃən tɪ hɛlp. wi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈoʊvər 500 ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ənd ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˈʧɛrɪtiz əˈkrɔs ðə juz. ənd kəˈnɛkt ɑr ˈpɑrtnərz tɪ ðɛr ˌɑpərˈtunətiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌvɔlənˈtɪˌrɪzəm, ˈmænɪʤmənt mentorship*, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ənd ɛkˌspɛriˈɛnʃəl ˌɑpərˈtunətiz, grin tim ˌpɪrtoʊˈpɪr ˈfɔrəmz, ənd fɪˈlænθrəpi." ˌvɑlənˈtɪr ˈproʊˌgræmz maɪt bi ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ ə wərk ˈkəlʧər ənd rɪˈsəsɪˌteɪtɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪi trəst, bət tɪ wərk ðeɪ məst bi ˈizi tɪ ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ˈstrimˌlaɪnd, hoʊˈlɪstɪk ɪn ʧɔɪs, ənd kənˈsɪstəntli ˈɔfər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ənd ˈlidərˌʃɪp dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˌɑpərˈtunətiz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ məkˈdɑnəld, "meɪks ðɪs ˈizi fər ɪmˈplɔɪərz" baɪ "prəˈvaɪdɪŋ wən pɔɪnt əv ˈkɑnˌtækt tɪ mit wɪθ ðɛm, wərk tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ðɛr nidz, ənd fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət ər səkˈsɛsfəli ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ðɛr ɪmˈplɔɪiz tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈpɑzətɪv ˈækʃənz æt wərk, hoʊm, ənd wɪˈθɪn ðɛr kəmˈjunɪtiz." ˈdəzənt ʤɪst kəˈnɛkt ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈkɔzɪz. ðə tim ˈɑkjəˌpaɪz ðə ˈkruʃəl roʊl əv ə ˈpɑrtnər wɪθ fit ɔn ðə graʊnd, ˈfaɪndɪŋ səˈluʃənz, kəˈnɛktɪŋ timz, ˈmæksəˌmaɪzɪŋ ˌɪmˈpækt, ənd ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ər kəmˈpɛld tɪ draɪv ʧeɪnʤ. ɪn ə ˈdɛkeɪd wɪn ˈkɔrpərət ˈsoʊʃəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi ridɪˈfaɪnd dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈɪndəstri, prəˈfɛʃən, ˈriʤən ju ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɪn, ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ər ˈmɛni. wɛˈrɛvər ju si ðə ˈgreɪtəst nid, wi kən ɔl əˈgri ðət wərk nidz tɪ bi dən. ənd fər ðə foʊks æt, ðɪs riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti bɪˈkəmz ə priˈkərsər ɪn kəˈnɛktɪŋ ðə ˈstrætɪʤɪsts ənd ðə aɪˈdiə ˈhəntərz wɪθ ðə prækˈtɪʃənərz. səm maɪt kɔl ɪt kriˈeɪtɪŋ ʃɛrd ˈvælju. ðət wərks tu.
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there is a reason why businesses and nonprofits routinely partner on delivering solutions and targeting crises. while the former can offer resources and funding, the latter can provide the manpower, the passion, and often the granular knowledge needed to address social and environmental issues that are often complex and multifaceted.
but what core elements make such partnerships successful, besides the usual suspect, funding? with a single bottom line, short payback periods, and quarterly reports still dictating how corporations operate, are cross-sector partnerships reaching their full potential? what about the crucial but little talked about role of employees in the final fate of these projects and their eventual success?
a business model for impact
according to kal stein, ceo of earthshare, that's the missing piece of the puzzle. or, as he puts it:
what nonprofit leaders need the most to help them solve the social and environmental problems they're tackling is funding. but while the corporate world has done a great job in connecting and partnering with the nonprofit sector over the years there tends to be one glaring disconnect when considering relationships between the two sectors—and for once, it's got nothing to do with corporations not doing enough. typically, when corporations get on board with nonprofits and charities, they do one of two things, often both: "donate corporate dollars (or goods and services in kind), and encourage employees to volunteer, often on company time." but what if companies went beyond simply offering their people volunteer opportunities, or making them aware that the company was using a portion of its profits to do some good? what if they were to connect their people directly with organizations, encourage them to become part of the funding-volunteering-driving strategic solutions life cycle, and truly engage them in a program of learning and contributing?
that question is what keeps stein awake at night and drives the team—and products—at earthshare, a national nonprofit that's been working for more than 20 years to connect people and workplaces with effective ways to support critical environmental causes.
earthshare: connecting the dots
corporate dollars, workplace giving, and volunteerism occupy crucial places in the modern organization today. study after study reveals that support for causes and contributions to social and environmental efforts give companies a higher status in society, leading to happier employees, satisfied consumers, and loyal suppliers.
by connecting hundreds of thousands of individuals with environmental and conservation charities through employee engagement and giving campaigns at public and private sector workplaces across the country, earthshare is making true engagement easy.
mary macdonald, earthshare's senior vice president for national business development, understands this disconnect well. she has seen the rate of cross sector partnerships significantly increase over recent years, often initiated by corporations struggling to find answers—and partners with feet on the ground. employees, and their sense of empowerment and ability to contribute, play a key role.
corporate commitment to minimizing their impact on the environment has taken hold across the country at impressive levels over the last several years. though i was at first concerned that it would be a passing fad—those of us in the environmental community have seen many—i am now fully convinced that corporate sustainability is a thoroughly embedded business practice that is here to stay.
but for sustainability to be truly embedded and for these cross sector partnerships to work, employee engagement and relationship-building between employees and nonprofit partners must take center stage. "companies have gone to great lengths to assess their footprints, measure, make powerful changes, and report on their goals and successes," she agrees, but while "they are achieving great things," when it comes to the question of engaging employees in these efforts, she admits, "i hear over and over again about the struggles they face."
from social to environmental: the evolution of sustainability
the struggle macdonald refers to is for companies to constantly engage their employees on solutions, processes, and giving back. to keep them motivated. to compel innovation on business solutions as well as extracurricular activities—volunteerism—so that employees feel vested and stay loyal to the organization. with the recent recession having widened the divide between the c-suite and employees, and with trust at an all-time low, human resources teams have a tough task at hand when it comes to employee engagement.
this gradual wave of resentment, combined with a rising awareness of climate change and environmental destruction, has created a unique opportunity for organizations to activate their workforces to make a difference.
but how do you ensure that your employees believe in the company's mission and are constantly engaged enough to align their careers with the organization's long-term sustainability?
"creating the infrastructure for engagement empowers people to act as local leaders and make decisions according to their needs, resources, etc.," says michael carren, global director of volunteerism and employee engagement at jpmorgan chase.
enter volunteerism and workplace giving.
the role of volunteerism in employee engagement
"earthshare @ work fills a need that many employers cannot independently address," macdonald says. "earthshare is in a unique position to help. we represent over 500 environmental and conservation charities across the u.s. and connect our partners to their opportunities, including volunteerism, management mentorship, educational and experiential opportunities, green team peer-to-peer forums, and philanthropy."
volunteer programs might be the necessary keyto reviving a work culture and resuscitating employee trust, but to work they must be easy to institute, streamlined, holistic in choice, and consistently offer educational and leadership development opportunities.
according to macdonald, earthshare "makes this easy for employers" by "providing one point of contact to meet with them, work to define their needs, and facilitate programs that are successfully engaging their employees to get involved in positive actions at work, home, and within their communities."
earthshare doesn't just connect people with causes. the earthshare team occupies the crucial role of a partner with feet on the ground, finding solutions, connecting teams, maximizing impact, and ensuring that participating organizations are compelled to drive change.
in a decade when corporate social responsibility continues to be redefined depending on the industry, profession, and/or region you operate in, the challenges are many. wherever you see the greatest need, we can all agree that work needs to be done.
and for the folks at earthshare, this responsibility becomes a precursor in connecting the strategists and the idea hunters with the practitioners. some might call it creating shared value. that works too.
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ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ hɑˈstɪləti tɪ rɪˈlɪʤən ənd groʊɪŋ riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn rɪˈlɪʤəs ɪkˈsprɛʃən ər ˈbɪgəst ˈʧælənʤ ðə ˈmuvmənt faces,”*,” ˈbɪʃəp ʤeɪmz di. ˈkɑnli toʊld ə ˈbɛnəfɪt fər ə ˈdæləs grup. wi θɪŋk bɪn hɑrd ˈoʊvər ðiz pæst fɔr ˈdɛkeɪdz, aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈʧælənʤɪz wi feɪs laɪ əˈhɛd əv us,”*,” ðə ˌæpɔˈstɔlɪk ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər əv ðə ˈdɛnvər ˈɑrʧˈdaɪəsəs sɛd noʊv. 5 təˈdeɪ ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ wət aɪ wʊd kɔl ən ə soʊˈsaɪɪti ðət ɪz ˈæktɪvli ˈhɑstəl tɪ rɪˈlɪʤəs feɪθ ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs bɪˈlivərz. ənd aɪ maɪt æd ðə feɪθ ðət ɑr soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪz moʊst ˈhɑstəl təˈwɔrd ɪz ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ənd kəˈθɔləˌsɪzəm ɪn particular.”*.” ðə ˈkɑmɛnts keɪm ɪn hɪz ˈæˌdrɛs tɪ ðə ˈænjuəl ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈdɪnər fər st*. ˈhɛlpərz ənd ðə waɪt roʊz ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈdæləs, ˈtɛksəs. ˈsɛkjələrˌɪzəm, ˈbɪʃəp ˈkɑnli sɛd, ɪz nɑt ˈsɪmpəl nuˈtræləti təˈwɔrdz rɪˈlɪʤəs bɪˈlifs. əˈmɛrɪkən ɪˈlits ər nɑt ˈnutrəl təˈwɔrdz rɪˈlɪʤən, bət ər ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ə ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət eɪmz tɪ riˈmuv ɔl ˈtreɪsɪz əv rɪˈlɪʤəs feɪθ frəm ɑr ˈpəblɪk life!”*!” ðɪs kriˈeɪts ɛnˈfɔrst rɪˈlɪʤəs indifferentism”*” ɪn wɪʧ əˈmɛrɪkənz pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈsɪvɪk laɪf məst fərst əˈgri tɪ θɪŋk ənd ækt ɛz ɪf ðeɪ hæv noʊ rɪˈlɪʤəs kənˈvɪkʃənz ər ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənz æt ɔl. ðɪs ““atheocracy”*” həz noʊ ˈəltəmət truθs ər ˌɪnˈvaɪələbəl ˈɛθɪkəl ˈprɪnsəpəlz fər ɪts ˈgaɪdəns. ““hence*, ɪt həz noʊ faʊnˈdeɪʃən əˈpɑn wɪʧ tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˈʤəstɪs, sɪˈkjʊr tru ˈfridəm, ər tɪ kənˈstreɪn tyrants,”*,” ˈbɪʃəp ˈkɑnli sɛd, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ʤɑn pɔl ˈwɔrnɪŋ ðət ə dɪˈmɑkrəsi wɪˈθaʊt ˈvæljuz ˈizəli tərnz ˈɪntu ər ˈθɪnli dɪsˈgaɪzd totalitarianism.”*.” ““god*, nɑt ˈgəvərnmənt, ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ʃʊr ˌgɛrənˈti əv ˈjumən raɪts ənd ðə ˈblɛsɪŋz əv ɑr ˈlɪbərˌti. wi nid tɪ lɪv ɛz ɪf wi bɪˈliv that,”*,” ðə ˈbɪʃəp sɛd. ə ˈpipəl hu bɪˈlivz ðiz truθs tɪ bi ˈseɪkrɪd ənd kən bɪld ə soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈwərði əv mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ god.”*.” ðə 1973 səˈprim kɔrt dɪˈsɪʒən roʊ vi. weɪd wɪʧ ˈligəˌlaɪzd əˈbɔrʃən ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ɪz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv haʊ ““atheocracy”*” wərks baɪ ˈvaɪələns əv ðə strɔŋ əˈgɛnst ðə weak,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. gɑd, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈbeɪsɪs fər ˌmɔˈræləˌti ənd noʊ ˈnɛsəˌsɛri prəˈtɛkʃənz fər mæn. ðə strɔŋ ˌdɪˈsaɪd wət ɪz raɪt ər rɔŋ ˈivɪn hu lɪvz ənd hu dies.”*.” ðə ˈbɪʃəp dɪˈnaʊnst əˈbɔrʃən, ˌɛmbriˈɑnɪk ɪkˌspɛrəmənˈteɪʃən ənd ˌjuθəˈneɪʒə. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈstrɔŋli ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðə ˈfɛdərəl plæn tɪ fɔrs ɪmˈplɔɪərz tɪ prəˈvaɪd hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns plænz wɪθ ˌstɛrəlɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ˌkɑntrəˈsɛptɪv ˈkəvərɪʤ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkəvərɪʤ fər drəgz. ðə pʊʃ tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ˈjunjənz ɪz əˈnəðər ˈdeɪnʤər, hi sɛd, bɪˈkəz ˈgəvərnmənt naʊ dimz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈkɑmpətɪnt tɪ ˈriˌraɪt lɔz əv god’*’ ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz əv ˈmɛrɪʤ ənd ðə family.”*.” ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðiz trɛnz, hi sɛd əˈmɛrɪkənz nid tɪ rɪˈstɔr sɛns əv ˈgəvərnmənt beɪst ɔn ˈθiɪzəm ənd ˈnæʧərəl law.”*.” ðeɪ nid tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz secularization”*” ənd riˈmaɪnd ˈəðərz ðət əˈmɛrɪkə wi hæv bɪˈkəm ɪz nɑt ðə əˈmɛrɪkə ɑr ˈfaʊndərz hæd ɪn mind.”*.” ˈfeɪθfəl ˈsɪtɪzənz ʃʊd ridɪˈskəvər ˈbeɪsɪk rɪˈlɪʤəs ənd ˈkrɪsʧɪn values”*” ɪn ðə ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən əv ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns, hi səˈʤɛstɪd. ðə ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ðə ˌɪˈneɪljənəbəl raɪt tɪ laɪf, bət ðət raɪt ɪz ˈrutɪd ɪn ə ˈbrɔdər ˈfreɪmˌwərk əv əˈsəmpʃənz əˈbaʊt wət raɪts ər ənd wɛr ðeɪ kəm frəm. dɪˈspaɪt səm ˈmɔrəl blaɪnd spots”*” əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfaʊndərz, ɪkˈsprɛst bɪˈlif ɪn ðə dɪˈvaɪn ˈɔrəʤən əv ðə ˈjumən ˈpərsən ɪz ˈɛvriˌwɛr prɪˈzumd ɪn ðə constitution.”*.” θruaʊt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɪstəri, ðɪs bɪˈlif həz sərvd ɛz ə goʊd tɪ ɑr ˈnæʃənəl conscience,”*,” hi ˈnoʊtɪd. ˈmuvmənt həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ə fɔrs fər ˈmɔrəl rɪˈnuəl ɪn america,”*,” ˈbɪʃəp ˈkɑnli sɛd. ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃənəst ˈmuvmənt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈjuˈɛs, ðə kɔz həz ˈɔlˌweɪz kɔld ɑr ˈkəntri bæk tɪ ɪts bɪˈgɪnɪŋz ɛz ə ˈneɪʃən ˈəndər gɑd. ɑr ˈkəntri nidz ɑr ˈwɪtnəs naʊ mɔr ðən ˈɛvər. ðə weɪ ˈfɔrwərd bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ us.”*.” ðə ˈbɪʃəp preɪzd ðə waɪt roʊz ˈsɛnər ənd st*. ˈhɛlpərz ɛz ˈbikən əv hoʊp fər ˈdæləs ənd fər ɑr country.”*.” səˈlut ju fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju ər duɪŋ, æt soʊ ˈmɛni ˈlɛvəlz, tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ðə ˈsæŋktɪti ənd ˈdɪgnəti əv ˈjumən life.”*.” ðə ˈsɛnər, ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 1985 ɪz dallas’*’ ˈoʊldəst ˈkæθlɪk ˈkraɪsəs ˈprɛgnənsi ˈsɛnər. ɪt sərvz ˈwɪmən ˈænjuəli æt tu loʊˈkeɪʃənz nɪr əˈbɔrʃən fəˈsɪlɪtiz.
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.- increasing hostility to religion and growing restrictions on religious expression are “the biggest challenge the pro-life movement faces,” bishop james d. conley told a benefit for a dallas pro-life group.
“if we think it’s been hard over these past four decades, i think the biggest challenges we face lie ahead of us,” the apostolic administrator of the denver archdiocese said nov. 5.
“america today is becoming what i would call an atheocracy — a society that is actively hostile to religious faith and religious believers. and i might add — the faith that our society is most hostile toward is christianity in general, and catholicism in particular.”
the bishop’s comments came in his address to the annual benefit dinner for st. joseph’s helpers and the white rose women’s center in dallas, texas.
secularism, bishop conley said, is not simple neutrality towards religious beliefs. american elites are not neutral towards religion, but are “deliberately engaged in a process that aims to remove all traces of religious faith from our public life!”
this creates “publicly enforced religious indifferentism” in which americans participating in civic life must first agree to think and act as if they have no religious convictions or motivations at all.
this “atheocracy” has no ultimate truths or inviolable ethical principles for its guidance.
“hence, it has no foundation upon which to establish justice, secure true freedom, or to constrain tyrants,” bishop conley said, citing john paul ii’s warning that a democracy without values easily turns into “open or thinly disguised totalitarianism.”
“god, not government, is the only sure guarantee of human rights and the blessings of our liberty. we need to live as if we believe that,” the bishop said. “only a people who believes these truths to be sacred and self-evident can build a society worthy of men and women created by god.”
the 1973 supreme court decision roe v. wade which legalized abortion nationwide is an example of how “atheocracy” works by “the violence of the strong against the weak,” he added.
“without god, there is no basis for morality and no necessary protections for man. the strong decide what is right or wrong — even who lives and who dies.”
the bishop denounced abortion, embryonic experimentation and euthanasia. he also strongly criticized the federal government’s plan to force employers to provide health insurance plans with sterilization and contraceptive coverage, including coverage for abortion-causing drugs.
the push to recognize homosexual unions is another danger, he said, because “our atheocratic government now deems itself competent to rewrite ‘the laws of nature’s god’ — the god-given definitions of marriage and the family.”
in response to these trends, he said americans need to restore “our sense of government based on theism and natural law.” they need to recognize “radical secularization” and remind others that “the america we have become is not the america our founders had in mind.”
faithful citizens should rediscover “the basic religious and christian values” in the declaration of independence, he suggested.
the declaration recognizes the inalienable right to life, but that right is rooted in a broader framework of assumptions about what rights are and where they come from. despite some “profound moral blind spots” of the american founders, “the declaration’s expressed belief in the divine origin of the human person is everywhere presumed in the constitution.”
“and throughout american history, this belief has served as a goad to our national conscience,” he noted.
“the pro-life movement has always been a force for moral renewal in america,” bishop conley said. “like the abolitionist movement before us, the pro-life cause has always called our country back to its beginnings — as a nation under god. our country needs our witness now more than ever. the way forward begins with us.”
the bishop praised the white rose women’s center and st. joseph’s helpers as “a beacon of hope for dallas and for our country.”
“i salute you for everything you are doing, at so many levels, to defend the sanctity and dignity of human life.”
the women’s center, founded in 1985, is dallas’ oldest catholic crisis pregnancy center. it serves 3,000 women annually at two locations near abortion facilities.
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əkˈsɛpt ə ˈligəl ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən ðət həz ɪn ˈifɛkt blækt aʊt ðə ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ˈrɛkərdz əv ˈlɪstɪd ˈkəmpəˌniz, ər ˈlɪsən tɪ ðoʊz hu ˈɑrgju ðət ðɪs ɪz ə mɪsɪnˌtərprəˈteɪʃən ənd ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv ˈoʊpənəs ˌɪnfˈjuzɪŋ ɑr ˈligəl ənd ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər. ɪt ɔl ˈstɑrtɪd ˈsɛvərəl mənθs əˈgoʊ wɪn streɪt, ə ˈkəmpəˌni oʊnd baɪ ðə ənd bæŋks, toʊld ˈvɛndərz ðə laɪks əv məˈgrɛgər ənd ɪns, wɪʧ səˈplaɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstərz, ˈænəlɪsts, ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd ˈəðərz wɪθ ˈmɑrkɪt ˈdætə ðət ɪt wʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər fid ðɛm ðə ʃɛr ˈrɛʤɪstər ˈditeɪlz əv ˈlɪstɪd ˈkəmpəˌniz. streɪt, ðə ˈsɛntrəl sɪˈkjʊrətiz dɪˈpɑzəˌtɔri ˈlaɪsənst baɪ ðə government*, ɪz ðə ˈkipər əv ɔl ʃɛr ˈrɛʤɪstərz əv ˈkəmpəˌniz. ɪt beɪst ɪts dɪˈsɪʒən praɪˈmɛrəli ɔn ən ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ə klɔz ɪn ðə nu ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈmɑrkɪts ækt ðət proʊˈhɪbəts ðə dɪˈskloʊʒər əv "ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən" ɔn peɪn əv ə faɪn, faɪv jɪrz ɪn ʤeɪl, ər boʊθ. ðə ˈvɛndərz əˈpild, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ˈkɑmprəbəl ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃənz ənd ðət streɪt wɑz mɪsɪnˈtərprətɪŋ ðə ækt. bət wɪn ðə ækt keɪm ˈɪntu fɔrs læst mənθ, streɪt ðə swɪʧ ənd ðə ˈdætə fid ɔn skrinz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri wɛnt blæŋk. ˈsimɪŋli ˈtɛknɪkəl ənd maɪrd ɪn ˌlɛgəˈlɪstɪk ˈditeɪl, ðɪs ˈɪʃu ˌnənðəˈlɛs həz ˈbrɔdər ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz fər ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər ˈdætə wʊd hæv daɪər ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz fər ˈkɔrpərət trænˈspɛrənsi ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ. ðə ɪz ə həb fər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ðə extractive*, ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl, ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ənd ˈsərvɪs ˈsɛktərz əˈkrɔs ˈæfrɪkɑ. trænˈspɛrənsi əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts bɪldz boʊθ ˌɪnˈvɛstər ənd ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑnfədɛns. aʊt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əv hu oʊnz hum ɪn ðə ˈkɔrpərət wərld həz dɪˈpraɪvd ˌɪnˈvɛstərz, ˈænəlɪsts, fərmz pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈstədiz, ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðərz əv ðɛr ˈoʊnli ˈpræktɪkəl minz tɪ ˈækˌsɛs səʧ ˈdætə, ənd hɑrmz saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ðə ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti ɛz ən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən. ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsiz ˈreɪʤɪŋ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə juz əv oʊˈpæsəti ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz ənd ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˈheɪvənz tɪ haɪd ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp, ˈɔfən fər kərəpt ˈpərpəsɪz, ənd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈtæksɪz ər ˈɛvədəns əv ðɪs. ˈpɑrtli ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ səʧ ˈkɑntrəˌvərsiz, ə ˈnəmbər əv trænˈspɛrənsi ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz ər ˈəndər weɪ ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpt ənd dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ wərld. saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ðə kən ɪl əˈfɔrd tɪ swɪm əˈgɛnst ðə taɪd. ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən bət ðə lɔ ɪz ðə lɔ, wɛr ˌtɛknɪˈkælətiz ˈmætər. soʊ wət ər ðə ˈditeɪlz? ˈsɛkʃən 73 əv ðə ækt ridz ðət "noʊ ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər meɪ dɪˈskloʊz tɪ ˈɛni ˈpərsən ˈɛni ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əbˈteɪnd ɪn ðə pərˈfɔrməns əv ˈfəŋkʃənz ˈəndər ðɪs ækt". ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz "ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ ə ˈpərsən ənd ɪz nɑt ˈʤɛnərəli əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ər noʊn baɪ ˈəðərz". ɔn ðə feɪs əv ɪt, ˈkɔʃən meɪ bi ˌəndərˈstændəbəl. bət, tɪ ˈboʊlstər ðɛr ˈɑrgjəmənt, ðə ˈdætə əbˈteɪnd ən əˈpɪnjən læst wik frəm ˈsinjər ˈkaʊnsəl ˈgɪlbərt ˈmɑrkəs, ə tɔp əˈθɔrəti ɪn ðə fild, əˈsɪstɪd baɪ iˈeɪn ˈkəri. ðə tu ˈædvəˌkeɪts' ˈrɪtən əˈpɪnjən ˈnitli rɪps ðə ˈkɑrpət frəm ˈəndər ˈkɔʃəs ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən, ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈsɪmpəl ˈɪnˌsaɪt ðət ɪt ɪz kəmˈplitli æt ɑdz wɪθ ðə ˈsteɪtɪd ˈɑbʤɛkts əv ðə ækt, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈklud "tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈmɑrkɪts ər fɛr, ɪˈfɪʃənt ənd trænˈspɛrənt" ənd "tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ðə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈmɑrkɪts baɪ rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ðət sɪˈkjʊrətiz ˈsərvɪsɪz bi prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪn ə fɛr, ɪˈfɪʃənt ənd trænˈspɛrənt ˈmænər". ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɑrgju ðət ðə ˌkɑnfəˌdɛnʃiˈæləti ˌɪnˈʤəŋʃən rɪˈleɪts tɪ "prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈsikrəsi": fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn tɪ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əbˈteɪnd ɪn ðə kɔrs əv ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz, bət nɑt wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əbˈteɪnd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˈfəŋkʃənz. mɔˈroʊvər, ðeɪ əˈsərt ðət, ɪn ˈɛni ɪˈvɛnt, ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər ˈdætə ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ˈpəblɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈəndər ðə prəˈvɪʒənz əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ækt. ðə ˈlætər əˈlaʊz ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ðə raɪt tɪ ˌɪnˈspɛkt ə ʃɛr ˈrɛʤɪstər əv ˈɛni ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈlɪstɪd ər nɑt. ɛz səʧ, ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər ˈdætə ˈkænɑt fɔl wɪˈθɪn ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈmɑrkɪts ækts ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv "ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən". (ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ækt ɪˈstæblɪʃɪz ən ənˈfɛtərd raɪt tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ʃɛr ˈrɛʤɪstərz, ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˈɔfən rɪˈləktənt tɪ kəmˈplaɪ, ˈminɪŋ ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ækt prəˈsiʤər ɪz noʊ ˈpræktɪkəl ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ dɪˈskloʊʒər baɪ streɪt.) tɪ ˈsɛtəl ðə ˈmætər wən weɪ ər əˈnəðər, streɪt həz tərnd tɪ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz bɔrd, wɪʧ həz ðə paʊər tɪ ˈɪʃu ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ɔn haʊ tɪ ˌɪnˈtərprət ənd kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ðə ækt. ðə bɔl ɪz naʊ ɪn ðə bɔrdz kɔrt. ɑrmd wɪθ ˈmɑrkəsɪz ənd əˈpɪnjən, wɪʧ həz bɪn pæst ɔn tɪ ɪt, ˈhoʊpfəli ðə bɔrd wɪl kənˈfərm saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑz pleɪs əˈməŋ ðə groʊɪŋ lig əv ˈneɪʃənz ðət ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət ˈkɔrpərət paʊər ɪz bɛst ʧɛkt baɪ ˈpəblɪk əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ənd trænˈspɛrənsi. ɪz ðə ˈædvəkəsi ənd ɪz ə ˈmænəʤɪŋ ˈpɑrtnər əv ðə ˈsɛntər fər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm
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accept a legal interpretation that has in effect blacked out the ownership records of listed companies, or listen to those who argue that this is a misinterpretation and contrary to the spirit of openness infusing our legal and constitutional architecture.
it all started several months ago when strate, a company owned by the jse and banks, told vendors – the likes of mcgregor bfa and ince, which supply investors, analysts, journalists and others with market data – that it would no longer feed them the share register details of listed companies.
strate, the central securities depository licensed by the government, is the keeper of all electronic share registers of jse-listed companies. it based its decision primarily on an interpretation of a clause in the new financial markets act that prohibits the disclosure of "confidential information" on pain of a r1-million fine, five years in jail, or both.
the vendors appealed, arguing that shareholder information is available in comparable jurisdictions and that strate was misinterpreting the act. but when the act came into force last month, strate flicked the switch and the data feed on screens across the country went blank.
seemingly technical and mired in legalistic detail, this issue nonetheless has broader consequences for access to information.
limiting access to shareholder data would have dire consequences for corporate transparency in south africa.
the jse is a hub for investment in the extractive, financial, industrial and service sectors across africa. transparency of investments builds both investor and public confidence. blacking out information of who owns whom in the corporate world has deprived investors, analysts, firms performing due-diligence studies, journalists and many others of their only practical means to access such data, and harms south africa and the jse's credibility as an investment destination.
the controversies raging internationally regarding the use of opacity mechanisms and offshore havens to hide beneficial ownership, often for corrupt purposes, and to avoid taxes are evidence of this. partly in response to such controversies, a number of transparency initiatives are under way in the developed and developing world. south africa and the jse can ill afford to swim against the tide.
confidential information
but the law is the law, where technicalities matter. so what are the details?
section 73 of the act reads that "no market infrastructure … may … disclose to any person any confidential information obtained in the performance of functions under this act". confidential information is defined as "personal information that belongs to a person and is not generally available to or known by others".
on the face of it, strate's caution may be understandable. but, to bolster their argument, the data vendors obtained an opinion last week from senior counsel gilbert marcus, a top authority in the field, assisted by iain currie. the two advocates' written opinion neatly rips the carpet from under strate's cautious interpretation, starting with the simple insight that it is completely at odds with the stated objects of the act, which include "to ensure that the south african financial markets are fair, efficient and transparent" and "to increase confidence in the south african financial markets by … requiring that securities services be provided in a fair, efficient and transparent manner".
they also argue that the confidentiality injunction relates to "professional secrecy": for example, in relation to information obtained in the course of regulatory investigations, but not with respect to information obtained during strate's everyday functions.
moreover, they assert that, in any event, shareholder data is defined as public information under the provisions of the companies act. the latter allows any individual the right to inspect a share register of any company, listed or not. as such, shareholder data cannot fall within the financial markets act's definition of "confidential information". (although the companies act establishes an unfettered right to access share registers, companies are often reluctant to comply, meaning the companies act procedure is no practical alternative to disclosure by strate.)
to settle the matter one way or another, strate has turned to the financial services board, which has the power to issue guidelines on how to interpret and comply with the act. the ball is now in the board's court.
armed with marcus's and currie's opinion, which has been passed on to it, hopefully the board will confirm south africa's place among the growing league of nations that recognise that corporate power is best checked by public accountability and transparency.
vinayak bhardwaj is the advocacy co-ordinator and stefaans brümmer is a managing partner of the m&g centre for investigative journalism
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kristiˈɑnoʊ wɔnts tɪ liv ril məˈdrɪd bɪˈkəz hi dɪz nɑt wɔnt tɪ pleɪ ɪn speɪn ˈɛni mɔr, skaɪ ˈsɔrsəz ˌəndərˈstænd. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd ˈwɪŋər ɪz ˈæŋgri əˈbaʊt ðə weɪ hi həz bɪn ˈtritɪd baɪ ˈspænɪʃ tæks əˈθɔrətiz ənd həz toʊld ril hi wɔnts ə muv əˈweɪ frəm ðə kləb. ˈspænɪʃ ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz hæv əˈkjuzd əv əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ɪn tæks ə ʧɑrʤ hi kəmˈplitli dɪˈnaɪz. ðə ˈpɔrʧəgəl ˈkæptən ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz frəm ˈriʤənəl steɪt ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər əv fɔr kaʊnts əv tæks frɔd rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈɪmɪʤ raɪts ˈpeɪmənts. steɪt ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər əˈlɛʤd hi juzd ən ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ haɪd ə ˈpɔrʃən əv hɪz ˈɪnˌkəm frəm ðə tæks ˈɔfəs. wɔʧ səm əv bɛst goʊlz wɔʧ səm əv bɛst goʊlz ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈkəmpəˌni ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni, tollin*, ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz taɪm wɪθ ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd frəm hum hi muvd tɪ ril məˈdrɪd ɪn 2009 həz ˈæktɪd ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ˈbrɪtɪʃ ənd ˈspænɪʃ tæks lɔz. ðə ˈbælən dɔr ˈwɪnər spoʊk ˈbrifli wɪn kwɪzd ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt baɪ rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛʃən wɪθ ˈpɔrʧəgəl ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, seɪɪŋ hi hæd ə "klɪr ˈkɑnʃəns"., 32 saɪnd ə nu ˈfaɪvˌjɪr ˈkɑnˌtrækt læst noʊˈvɛmbər wɪʧ minz hi ɪz ˈkɑntræktəd tɪ ril ənˈtɪl 2021 ənd həz ˈpriviəsli bɪn lɪŋkt wɪθ ə rɪˈtərn tɪ juˈnaɪtɪd. ðɛr ɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛst frəm ˈʧaɪnə wɪθ ðə ˈwɪndoʊ ðɛr ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. həz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈsprɛst hɪz frəˈstreɪʃən æt biɪŋ ˈwɪsəld baɪ hɪz oʊn fænz æt ril. ˈspikɪŋ əˈhɛd əv ðɛr ˈʧæmpiənz lig wɪn ˈoʊvər juventus*, hi sɛd: "aɪ spɛnt ə lɔt əv jɪrz æt ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd ənd [hoʊm fænz buɪŋ] ˈnɛvər ˈhæpənd tɪ mi. "ˈmeɪbi ˈɪŋglənd ɪz ə keɪs əˈpɑrt, ðə mɛnˈtælɪti ɪz ˈdɪfərənt. əm ˈvɛri ˈhæpi biɪŋ ɪn speɪn bət ˈɑbviəsli aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ mɪs ˈɪŋglənd bɪˈkəz ju kænt ʤɪst tərn ɔf ðə ˈmɛməriz." həz skɔrd 285 goʊlz ɪn 241 lig əˈpɪrənsəz sɪns ˈlivɪŋ ˈmænˌʧɛstər fər ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈkæpɪtəl ɪn 2009 hi sɪˈkjʊrd ə nu ˈfaɪvˌjɪr ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ðə lɑ ˈtaɪtəl ˈhoʊldərz ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2016 ənd sɛd ɔn ʤun 1 "aɪ sɛd wɪn aɪ saɪnd maɪ ˈleɪtəst ˈkɑnˌtrækt ðət ɪt wʊd bi maɪ pɛˈnəltəmət ənd ðət aɪ wʊd pleɪ ɔn ənˈtɪl aɪ wɑz 41
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cristiano ronaldo wants to leave real madrid because he does not want to play in spain any more, sky sources understand.
the former manchester united winger is angry about the way he has been treated by spanish tax authorities and has told real he wants a move away from the club.
spanish prosecutors have accused ronaldo of avoiding £14.7m in tax - a charge he completely denies.
the portugal captain is facing allegations from madrid's regional state prosecutor of four counts of tax fraud relating to image rights payments.
madrid's state prosecutor alleged he used an off-shore company to hide a portion of his income from the tax office.
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ronaldo's management company gestifute insisted on thursday the company, tollin, established during his time with manchester united - from whom he moved to real madrid in 2009 - has acted in accordance with british and spanish tax laws.
the four-time ballon d'or winner spoke briefly when quizzed on the subject by reporters following a training session with portugal on wednesday, saying he had a "clear conscience".
ronaldo, 32, signed a new five-year contract last november which means he is contracted to real until 2021, and has previously been linked with a return to united.
there is interest from china with the mid-season window there opening on monday.
ronaldo has also expressed his frustration at being whistled by his own fans at real. speaking ahead of their champions league win over juventus, he said: "i spent a lot of years at manchester united and [home fans booing] never happened to me.
"maybe england is a case apart, the mentality is different. i'm very happy being in spain but obviously i also miss england because you can't just turn off the memories."
ronaldo has scored 285 goals in 241 league appearances since leaving manchester for the spanish capital in 2009.
he secured a new five-year contract with the la liga title holders in november 2016 and said on june 1: "i said when i signed my latest contract that it would be my penultimate and that i would play on until i was 41."
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (ˈrɔɪtərz) juz. hɛlθ əˈθɔrətiz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ sɛd ðeɪ wɪl ˈkɑndəkt ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ən ˌənɪkˈspleɪnd ˈɪlnəs mɑrkt baɪ skɪn ˈliʒənz ðət du nɑt hil ənd ə bæʧ əv ˈəðər ˈsɪmptəmz. ðə ˈɪlnəs ɪz kɔld dɪˈziz, ənd səm ˈdɑktərz hæv kˈwɛsʧənd ˈwɛðər ɪt ɪz ə ril ˈmɛdɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən. ən ˈædvəkəsi grup ˈsikɪŋ ə kjʊr sɛd ˈdɑktərz hæv ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst səm ˈpipəl wɪθ ɪts ˈsɪmptəmz ɛz dɪˈluʒənəl ə vju ðə grup ˈriʤɛkts. ðə juz. ˈsɛnərz fər dɪˈziz kənˈtroʊl ənd priˈvɛnʃən sɛd ɪts ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən meɪ teɪk æt list ə jɪr ənd wɪl ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈpeɪʃənz ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ðə ˈsiˌdiˈsi sɛd ðə kɔz ənd ˈprɛvələns ər ənˈnoʊn. ðə ˈstədi wɪl bi dən wɪθ ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz pəˈθɑləʤi ˈɪnstɪˌtut ənd ˈkaɪzər ˌpərmɑˈnɛnˌteɪ. ðə ˈsiˌdiˈsi sɛd ˈsɪmptəmz əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ ˌɪnˈklud skɪn ˈliʒənz, æbˈnɔrməl ˈkrɔlɪŋ, ˈbaɪtɪŋ ənd ˈstɪŋɪŋ skɪn sɛnˈseɪʃənz, ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈfaɪbərz ər ˈəðər ˈfɔrən məˈtɪriəl ɔn ər bɪˈniθ ðə skɪn, fəˈtig, ˈmɛntəl kənfˈjuʒən, ˈmɛməri lɔs, ʤɔɪnt peɪn ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈvɪʒən. ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈbrifɪŋ wɪθ rɪˈpɔrtərz, ˈdɑktər. mɪˈʃɛl ˈpɪrsən, lɛd ˈsiˌdiˈsi ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ɪn ðə ˈstədi, wɑz æst ˈwɛðər ʃi wɑz priˈpɛrd tɪ kɔl ə ril ˈmɛdɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən. aɪ kən tɛl ju ɪz ril ɪz ðə ˈsəfərɪŋ ðət ðiz ˈpeɪʃənz ər experiencing,”*,” ˈpɪrsən sɛd. ˈkænɑt ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪz ðɪs ɛz ə ˈsɪnˌdroʊm, ɛz ə dɪˈziz. aɪ kən tɛl ju ən ˌənɪkˈspleɪnd illness.”*.” ˈmɛri leitao*, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈrisərʧ faʊnˈdeɪʃən, hu sɛd hər sən həz ðə dɪˈziz, kɔld ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ə ˈpɑzətɪv stɛp. ʃi sɛd ɪz ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈmɛdɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən wɪθ kənˈsɪstənt ˈsɪmptəmz, ˈædɪŋ, θɪŋk ən ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs disease.”*.” ðə ˈstədi wɪl ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈpeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈkaɪzər ˌpərmɑˈnɛnˌteɪ ˈnɔrðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə hɛlθ plæn hu sɔt ˈmɛdɪkəl kɛr ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈpɪriəd ˈɛndɪŋ læst mənθ fər ˈsɪmptəmz kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðoʊz əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ dɪˈziz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdɑktər. ʤoʊ ˈsɛlbi, ə ˈsinjər ˈkaɪzər ˌpərmɑˈnɛnˌteɪ ˈrisərʧər. ðeɪ wɪl ˌəndərˈgoʊ θəroʊ ˈklɪnɪkəl ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən, ˈpɪrsən sɛd. ðə ˈrisərʧ faʊnˈdeɪʃən, fɔrmd ɪn 2002 həz kəmˈpaɪld ə lɪst əv mɔr ðən ˈfæməliz ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˈkəntriz wɪθ æt list wən ˈpərsən əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə kənˈdɪʃən. səm juz. ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz hæv prɛst ðə ˈsiˌdiˈsi ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz tɪ lʊk ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈziz. ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən sɛd ɔn ɪts wɛb saɪt ðət səm ˈpipəl siɪŋ ˈdɑktərz fər ˈsɪmptəmz əv ðə kənˈdɪʃən hæv bɪn wɪθ ə ˈkɑmən ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈleɪbəl, dɪˈluʒənz əv (dp*), ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈtɛnət biɪŋ ðɪs ɪz ə ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˈɪlnəs wɪθ ðə prɪˈzəmpʃən əv ə ˈpjʊrli dɪˈluʒənəl infestation.’”*.’” ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðət ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs.
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washington (reuters) - u.s. health authorities on wednesday said they will conduct an investigation to get to the bottom of an unexplained illness marked by skin lesions that do not heal and a batch of other symptoms.
the illness is called morgellons disease, and some doctors have questioned whether it is a real medical condition. an advocacy group seeking a cure said doctors have diagnosed some people with its symptoms as delusional — a view the group rejects.
the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention said its investigation may take at least a year and will involve patients in northern california. the cdc said the condition’s cause and prevalence are unknown. the study will be done with the armed forces pathology institute and kaiser permanente.
the cdc said symptoms attributed to morgellons include non-healing skin lesions, abnormal crawling, biting and stinging skin sensations, the presence of fibers or other foreign material on or beneath the skin, fatigue, mental confusion, memory loss, joint pain and changes in vision.
during a telephone briefing with reporters, dr. michele pearson, lead cdc investigator in the study, was asked whether she was prepared to call morgellons a real medical condition.
“what i can tell you is real is the suffering that these patients are experiencing,” pearson said. “i cannot characterize this as a syndrome, as a disease. i can tell you it’s an unexplained illness.”
mary leitao, executive director of the pittsburgh-based morgellons research foundation, who said her son has the disease, called the investigation a positive step. she said morgellons is a genuine medical condition with consistent symptoms, adding, “i think it’s an infectious disease.”
the study will focus on patients in the kaiser permanente northern california health plan who sought medical care during an 18-month period ending last month for symptoms consistent with those attributed to morgellons disease, according to dr. joe selby, a senior kaiser permanente researcher.
they will undergo thorough clinical evaluation including mental health examination, pearson said.
the morgellons research foundation, formed in 2002, has compiled a list of more than 11,000 families in various countries with at least one person affected by the condition.
some u.s. lawmakers have pressed the cdc in recent years to look into the disease.
the foundation said on its web site that some people seeing doctors for symptoms of the condition have been “diagnosed with a common medical label, delusions of parasitosis (dp), the basic tenet being this is a psychiatric illness with the presumption of a purely delusional ‘parasite infestation.’”
the foundation rejected that diagnosis.
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ˈleɪdiz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə tɪm ‘‘teebows’*’ ˈvɪdioʊ ˈpleɪˌbæk nɑt səˈpɔrtɪd ˈtoʊtəl proʊ spɔrts ˈəndərˌwɛr,, t-birds*, g-strings*, ˈpæntiz ənd naʊ ðə ““teebow”*”. ðə ˈflɔrɪdə ˈgeɪtərz hu ər ˈfeɪməs fər ˌɪnˈvɛntɪŋ ˈgætərˌeɪd hæv kəm əp wɪθ ə nu laɪn əv fər seɪl neɪmd ðə ‘‘teebow’*’, ɪn ˈɑnər əv ðɛr ˈhaɪsmən kˈwɔrtərˌbæk tɪm tebow*. ðə ɪz ˈvɛri sɪmˈbɑlɪk ɔl ju hæv tɪ du ɪz lʊk æt ðə ˈpɪkʧər ənd ˌəndərˈstænd. ˈɑbviəsli ə θɔŋ ɪz ɪn ðə ʃeɪp əv ə ““t”*”, pəˈzɪʃənd ɔn ðə bæk ɪz ə ˈlɛtər ““t”*” ənd ðə boʊz ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪn ðə ʃeɪp əv ə ““t”*”. wət ər teebows*? ˈɛksələnt kˈwɛʃən! tɪ bi brif (ˈpɑrdən ðə pun…*…) ðiz ər fər ðə ladies…*… fən ənd ˈfəŋkʃənəl, ðiz ər ə ˈstərdi blɛnd əv 90 ˈkɔtən ənd 10 ˈlaɪkrə, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ə ˈsɛksi jɛt æθˈlɛtɪk ˈəndərˌgɑrmənt ˈpərˌfɪkt fər ðət ˈgeɪtər gæl ɪn jʊr laɪf. baɪ ðɛm fər jʊr sərˈɔrəti (ər ˈivɪn ˈfæməli) ˈsɪstərz, jʊr half’*’, ər ˈsɪmpli fər ˈjɔrsɛlf! ðə details…*… əˈveɪləbəl ɪn 3 staɪlz, ðiz ˈkəmfi ˈlɪtəl ˈgɑrmənts ər ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈkɑmpləmɛnt tɪ jʊr ˈgeɪtər geɪm deɪ ˈaʊtˌfɪt. noʊ wən bət ju nidz tɪ noʊ ðət ə ˈgeɪtər tɪ ðə kɔr! ðə nɛkst bɛst θɪŋ tɪ ˈblidɪŋ ˈɔrɪnʤ ənd blue…*… ɛs soʊ meɪk ʃʊr ju gɪt jʊr ““teebow”*” ˌbiˈfɔr səˈplaɪz rən aʊt, ju kən faɪnd ðɛm æt teebows.com*. tægz: ʃɛr ðɪs
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ladies enjoy wearing the tim ‘teebows’
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total pro sports – underwear, thongs, t-birds, g-strings, panties and now the “teebow”. the florida gators who are famous for inventing gatorade have come up with a new line of thongs for sale named the ‘teebow’, in honor of their heisman quarterback tim tebow.
the teebow is very symbolic all you have to do is look at the picture and you’ll understand. obviously a thong is in the shape of a “t”, positioned on the back is a letter “t” and the bows are actually in the shape of a “t”.
what are teebows?
excellent question! to be brief (pardon the pun…) these are for the ladies… fun and functional, these t-backs are a sturdy blend of 90% cotton and 10% lycra, resulting in a sexy – yet athletic – undergarment perfect for that gator gal in your life. buy them for your sorority (or even family) sisters, your ‘better half’, or simply for yourself!
the details…
available in 3 styles, these comfy little garments are the perfect compliment to your gator game day outfit. no one but you needs to know that you’re a gator to the core! they’re the next best thing to bleeding orange and blue… s
so make sure you get your “teebow” before supplies run out, you can find them at teebows.com.
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ˈθaʊzənz əv ʤɔrˈdeɪniənz teɪk tɪ ðə strits, dɪˈmænd ən ɛnd tɪ ðə pis ˈtriti wɪθ ˈɪzriəl. ˈθaʊzənz əv ʤɔrˈdeɪniənz tʊk tɪ ðə strits ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ dɪˈmændɪŋ ən ɛnd tɪ ðə pis ˈtriti wɪθ ˈɪzriəl. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ðə nuz ˈeɪʤənsi, ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˈproʊˌtɛsts, ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz ərʤd ˈæmən tɪ kət taɪz wɪθ ðə ʤuɪʃ steɪt. ðə ˈproʊˌtɛstərz bərnd ˌɪzˈreɪli flægz ənd ˈʧæntɪd ““death*, dɛθ tɪ israel”*”, ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɛd. ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts tʊk pleɪs ɪn ˈsɛvən ˈsɪtiz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri, ənd ðə ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ərʤd əˈθɔrətiz tɪ ɪkˈspɛl ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli æmˈbæsədər frəm ˈæmən, ˈʧæntɪŋ tɪ ə ˈzaɪənɪst ˈɛmbəsi ɔn ɑr land.”*.” ˈproʊˌtɛst ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌʤɔrˈdeɪniən ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ənd juθ ˈmuvmənts, toʊld ðə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz keɪm ɛz ə dɪˈrɛkt rɪˈspɑns tɪ kɪŋ ˈrisənt ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən əv praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər feɪɛz, hu sərvd ɛz ə ki ˈfɪgjər ɪn ðə 1994 pis ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈvɛriəs pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˈsoʊʃəl grups hæv ɪkˈsprɛst ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ˈoʊvər ˈkɑmɛnts ˈrisəntli meɪd baɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət, ɪf ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈsɛkənd ʧæns, hi wʊd stɪl səˈpɔrt ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl pis ˈtriti. ɪz ə ˈpərsən hu ˈɑbviəsli dɪz nɑt rɪˈspɛkt ðə wɪl ənd hɪz wərdz ər pruf əv haʊ aʊt əv təʧ hi ɪz wɪθ ˈævərɪʤ citizens,”*,” ˈæbu ˈbeɪkər, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd, toʊld. wɑz əˈpɔɪntɪd praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər læst wik, ˈæftər ðə ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən əv khasawneh*, ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kɔrt əv ˈʤəstɪs ʤəʤ hu fɔrmd hɪz ˈkæbənət læst ɑkˈtoʊbər ənd rɪˈzaɪnd ʤɪst sɪks mənθs ˈleɪtər. ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈkæbənət, wɪʧ ɪz tæskt wɪθ ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər rɪˈfɔrmz, wɑz swɔrn ɪn. ʤɔrˈdeɪniənz hæv bɪn ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ sɪns ˈʤænjuˌɛri əv læst jɪr, dɪˈmændɪŋ sˈwipɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈfɔrmz ɛz wɛl ɛz ən ɛnd tɪ kərˈəpʃən, ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈærəb spərɪŋ ˈproʊˌtɛsts. ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈproʊˌtɛsts mɑrkt ə dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm activists‘*‘ ˈjuʒəwəl dɪˈmændz fər ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk rɪˈfɔrmz. nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən dɛsk ɪz ˈkipɪŋ ju ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ənˈtɪl ðə stɑrt əv ɪn nu jɔrk. ðə taɪm ˈpoʊstɪd ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ɔn ɔl ˈɑrtɪkəlz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ˌɪzˈreɪli taɪm.)
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thousands of jordanians take to the streets, demand an end to the country‘s 18-year-old peace treaty with israel.
thousands of jordanians took to the streets on friday demanding an end to the country‘s 18-year-old peace treaty with israel.
according to a report by the dpa news agency, in a series of nationwide protests, demonstrators urged amman to cut ties with the jewish state.
the protesters burned israeli flags and chanted “death, death to israel”, the report said.
the protests took place in seven cities across the country, and the protesters urged authorities to expel the israeli ambassador from amman, chanting “no to a zionist embassy on our land.”
protest organizers, including the jordanian muslim brotherhood and youth movements, told dpa the demonstrations came as a direct response to king abdullah‘s recent nomination of prime minister fayez tarawneh, who served as a key figure in the 1994 jordan-israel peace process.
various political and social groups have expressed outrage over comments recently made by tarawneh indicating that, if given a second chance, he would still support the controversial peace treaty.
“this is a person who obviously does not respect the people‘s will and his words are proof of how out of touch he is with average citizens,” jamil abu baker, a spokesman for the muslim brotherhood, told dpa.
tarawneh was appointed prime minister last week, after the resignation of 62-year-old awn khasawneh, an international court of justice judge who formed his cabinet last october and resigned just six months later.
on wednesday, tarawneh’s cabinet, which is tasked with pushing for reforms, was sworn in.
jordanians have been demonstrating since january of last year, demanding sweeping political and economic reforms as well as an end to corruption, as part of the arab spring protests.
the dpa report noted that friday’s protests marked a departure from activists‘ usual demands for democratic reforms.
(arutzeva’s north american desk is keeping you updated until the start ofabbat in new york. the time posted automatically on all arutzeva articles, however, is israeli time.)
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ðə ˈleɪtəst (vi ɪz aʊt. laɪk tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈiziər fər ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ɪt. soʊ ɪn ðɪs poʊst gɪt ə kwɪk ˈhændi ““recipe”*” fər ɛkˈstræktɪŋ ˈteɪbəl, ˈdætəˌbeɪs ər mɔr frəm. ðə kən ˈɛkˌstrækt ˈdætəˌbeɪs, ˈteɪbəl, ɔl ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz, ɔl ˈteɪbəlz ər ˈteɪbəlz ˈmæʧɪŋ ɔn ˈrɛgjələr ɪkˈsprɛʃən. ɪt kən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛkˌstrækt ˈməltəpəl ˈteɪbəlz frəm wən ˈdætəˌbeɪs ər dɪˈskraɪb ðə ˈkɑntɛnts frəm ə. ðə tul kən ˈɛkˌstrækt ə ˈdætəˌbeɪs frəm ə kəmˈprɛst ər. ɪt baɪ dɪˈfɔlt prəˈdusɪz ðə kəmˈprɛst ˈaʊtˌpʊt əv ɪn dɪˈfɔlt aʊt dɪˈrɛktəri bət ju kən ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ ˈtərgət dɪˈrɛktəri ər ˈaʊtˌpʊt ɛz wɛl. ʧɛk aʊt mɔr ɔn ˈrɛsəpi kəˈmændz tɪ juz ðə. æt ðə taɪm ər ˈraɪtɪŋ, ðə ˈvərʒən ɪz wɪʧ ju kən ˈdaʊnˌloʊd frəm riˈpɑzəˌtɔri. dəmp ˈsplɪtər how-tos*: 1 ˈɛkˌstrækt ˈsɪŋgəl ˈdætəˌbeɪs frəm: --sɔrs --ˈɛkˌstrækt əˈbəv kəˈmænd wɪl kriˈeɪt fər ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ˈdætəˌbeɪs frəm ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ““filename”*” faɪl ənd stɔr ɪt ɪn kəmˈprɛst ˈfɔrˌmæt tɪ database-name.sql.gz*. 2 ˈɛkˌstrækt ˈsɪŋgəl ˈteɪbəl frəm: --sɔrs --ˈɛkˌstrækt ˈteɪbəl əˈbəv kəˈmænd wɪl kriˈeɪt fər ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ˈteɪbəl frəm ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ““filename”*” faɪl ənd stɔr ɪt ɪn kəmˈprɛst ˈfɔrˌmæt tɪ database-name.sql.gz*. 3 ˈɛkˌstrækt ˈteɪbəlz ˈmæʧɪŋ ˈrɛgjələr ɪkˈsprɛʃən frəm: --sɔrs --ˈɛkˌstrækt əˈbəv kəˈmænd wɪl kriˈeɪt fər ˈteɪbəlz ˈmæʧɪŋ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ˈrɛgjələr ɪkˈsprɛʃən frəm ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ““filename”*” faɪl ənd stɔr ɪt ɪn kəmˈprɛst ˈfɔrˌmæt tɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl. 4 ˈɛkˌstrækt ɔl ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz frəm: --sɔrs --ˈɛkˌstrækt əˈbəv kəˈmænd wɪl ˈɛkˌstrækt ɔl ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz frəm ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ““filename”*” faɪl ənd stɔr ɪt ɪn kəmˈprɛst ˈfɔrˌmæt tɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl database-name.sql.gz*. 5 ˈɛkˌstrækt ɔl ˈteɪbəl frəm: --sɔrs --ˈɛkˌstrækt əˈbəv kəˈmænd wɪl ˈɛkˌstrækt ɔl ˈteɪbəlz frəm ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ““filename”*” faɪl ənd stɔr ɪt ɪn kəmˈprɛst ˈfɔrˌmæt tɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl. 6 ˈɛkˌstrækt ˈteɪbəlz ɪn ðə lɪst frəm: --sɔrs --ˈɛkˌstrækt əˈbəv kəˈmænd wɪl ˈɛkˌstrækt ˈteɪbəlz frəm ðə ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ““filename”*” faɪl ənd stɔr ðɛm ɪn kəmˈprɛst ˈfɔrˌmæt tɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl. 7 ˈɛkˌstrækt ə ˈdætəˌbeɪs frəm kəmˈprɛst: --sɔrs --ˈɛkˌstrækt 'dbname*' --ˌdikəmˈprɛʃən əˈbəv kəˈmænd wɪl ˈjuzɪŋ, ˈɛkˌstrækt ˈdætəˌbeɪs neɪmd ““dbname”*” frəm ““filename.sql.gz”*” stɔr ɪt ɛz 8 ˈɛkˌstrækt ə ˈdætəˌbeɪs frəm kəmˈprɛst ɪn ən ˈfɔrˌmæt: --sɔrs --ˈɛkˌstrækt 'dbname*' --ˌdikəmˈprɛʃən --kəmˈprɛʃən nən əˈbəv kəˈmænd wɪl ˈjuzɪŋ ənd ˈɛkˌstrækt ˈdætəˌbeɪs neɪmd ““dbname”*” frəm ““filename.sql.gz”*” stɔr ɪt ɛz pleɪn 9 ˈɛkˌstrækt frəm ɪn ˈdɪfərənt ˈfoʊldər: --sɔrs --ˈɛkˌstrækt /path/to/extracts*/ əˈbəv kəˈmænd wɪl ˈɛkˌstrækt ɔl ˈteɪbəlz frəm ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ““filename”*” faɪl ənd ˈɛkˌstrækts ˈteɪbəlz ɪn kəmˈprɛst ˈfɔrˌmæt tɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl faɪlz, stɔrd ˈəndər /path/to/extracts*/. ðə skrɪpt wɪl kriˈeɪt ðə ˈfoʊldər /path/to/extracts*/ ɪf nɑt ɪgˈzɪsts. 10 ˈɛkˌstrækt wən ər mɔr ˈteɪbəlz frəm wən ˈdætəˌbeɪs ɪn ə full-dump*: kənˈsɪdər ju hæv ə fʊl dəmp wɪθ ˈməltəpəl ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz ənd ju wɔnt tɪ ˈɛkˌstrækt fju ˈteɪbəlz frəm wən ˈdætəˌbeɪs. ju kən du ðət ɪn tu pɑrts: ə. ˈɛkˌstrækt ˈsɪŋgəl ˈdætəˌbeɪs: --sɔrs --ˈɛkˌstrækt --kəmˈprɛʃən nən bi. ˈɛkˌstrækt ɔl ˈteɪbəlz --sɔrs --ˈɛkˌstrækt ðoʊ wi kən juz əˈnəðər ˈɔpʃən tɪ du ðɪs ɪn ˈsɪŋgəl kəˈmænd ɛz ˈfɑloʊz (noʊt ðə ˈɛkˌstrækt ˈɔpʃən): --sɔrs --ˈɛkˌstrækt --kəmˈprɛʃən nən əˈbəv kəˈmænd wɪl ˈɛkˌstrækt boʊθ ənd frəm ˈdætəˌbeɪs ɪn ˈfɔrˌmæt ˈəndər ˈfoʊldər ““out”*” ɪn ˈkɑrənt dɪˈrɛktəri. ju kən ˈɛkˌstrækt ˈsɪŋgəl ˈteɪbəl ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: --sɔrs --ˈɛkˌstrækt --kəmˈprɛʃən nən 11 ˈɛkˌstrækt ɔl ˈteɪbəlz frəm spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈdætəˌbeɪs: --sɔrs --ˈɛkˌstrækt "dbname*.*" --kəmˈprɛʃən nən əˈbəv kəˈmænd wɪl ˈɛkˌstrækt ɔl ˈteɪbəlz frəm ˈdætəˌbeɪs ɪn ˈfɔrˌmæt ənd stɔr ɪt ˈəndər ““out”*” dɪˈrɛktəri. 12 lɪst ˈkɑntɛnt əv ðə faɪl --sɔrs əˈbəv kəˈmænd wɪl lɪst ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz ənd ˈteɪbəlz frəm ðə dəmp faɪl. lɛt mi noʊ ɪf aɪ kən ˌɪmˈpruv ðɪs. hoʊp ðɪs sərvz wɛl ənd ɪf ɪt dɪz, ˈhɛzəˌteɪt tɪ laɪk ənd ʃɛr wɪθ ˈfɛloʊ mysqlers*. traɪ tɪ æd mɔr tɪ ðə tul. ɪf ju hæv səˈʤɛsʧənz ər bəg rɪˈpɔrts pliz ˈkɑmɛnt bɪˈloʊ. ʧɪrz.
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the latest mysqldumpsplitter (v 5.0) is out. i’d like to make it easier for everyone to getarted with it. so in this post you’ll get a quick & handy command-line “recipe” for extracting table, database or more from mysqldump.
the mysqldumpsplitter can extract database, table, all databases, all tables or tables matching on regular expression. it can also extract multiple tables from one database or describe the contents from a mysqldump.
the tool can extract a mysql database from a compressed or uncompressed mysqldump. it by default produces the compressed output of sqls in default out directory but you can specify target directory or uncompressed output as well.
check out more on recipe commands to use the mysqldumpsplitter.
at the time or writing, the version is 5.0, which you can download from mysql-dump-splitter github repository.
mysql dump splitter how-tos:
1) extract single database from mysqldump:
sh mysqldumpsplitter.sh --source filename --extract db --match_str database-name
above command will create sql for specified database from specified “filename” sql file andore it in compressed format to database-name.sql.gz.
2) extract single table from mysqldump:
sh mysqldumpsplitter.sh --source filename --extract table --match_str table-name
above command will create sql for specified table from specified “filename” mysqldump file andore it in compressed format to database-name.sql.gz.
3) extract tables matching regular expression from mysqldump:
sh mysqldumpsplitter.sh --source filename --extract regexp --match_str regular-expression
above command will create sqls for tables matching specified regular expression from specified “filename” mysqldump file andore it in compressed format to individual table-name.sql.gz.
4) extract all databases from mysqldump:
sh mysqldumpsplitter.sh --source filename --extract alldbs
above command will extract all databases from specified “filename” mysqldump file andore it in compressed format to individual database-name.sql.gz.
5) extract all table from mysqldump:
sh mysqldumpsplitter.sh --source filename --extract alltables
above command will extract all tables from specified “filename” mysqldump file andore it in compressed format to individual table-name.sql.gz.
6) extract tables in the list from mysqldump:
sh mysqldumpsplitter.sh --source filename --extract regexp --match_str '(table1|table2|table3)'
above command will extract tables from the specified “filename” mysqldump file andore them in compressed format to individual table-name.sql.gz.
7) extract a database from compressed mysqldump:
sh mysqldumpsplitter.sh --source filename.sql.gz --extract db --match_str 'dbname' --decompression gzip
above command will decompress filename.sql.gz using gzip, extract database named “dbname” from “filename.sql.gz” &ore it as out/dbname.sql.gz
8) extract a database from compressed mysqldump in an uncompressed format:
sh mysqldumpsplitter.sh --source filename.sql.gz --extract db --match_str 'dbname' --decompression gzip --compression none
above command will decompress filename.sql.gz using gzip and extract database named “dbname” from “filename.sql.gz” &ore it as plain sql out/dbname.sql
9) extract alltables from mysqldump in different folder:
sh mysqldumpsplitter.sh --source filename --extract alltables --output_dir /path/to/extracts/
above command will extract all tables from specified “filename” mysqldump file and extracts tables in compressed format to individual files, table-name.sql.gzored under /path/to/extracts/. the script will create the folder /path/to/extracts/ if not exists.
10) extract one or more tables from one database in a full-dump:
consider you have a full dump with multiple databases and you want to extract few tables from one database. you can do that in two parts:
a. extract single database:
sh mysqldumpsplitter.sh --source filename --extract db --match_str dbname --compression none
b. extract all tables
sh mysqldumpsplitter.sh --source out/dbname.sql --extract regexp --match_str "(tbl1|tbl2)"
though we can use another option to do this in single command as follows (note the dbtable extract option):
sh mysqldumpsplitter.sh --source filename --extract dbtable --match_str "dbname.(tbl1|tbl2)" --compression none
above command will extract both tbl1 and tbl2 from dbname database in sql format under folder “out” in current directory.
you can extract single table as follows:
sh mysqldumpsplitter.sh --source filename --extract dbtable --match_str "dbname.(tbl1)" --compression none
11) extract all tables from specific database:
mysqldumpsplitter.sh --source filename --extract dbtable --match_str "dbname.*" --compression none
above command will extract all tables from dbname database in sql format andore it under “out” directory.
12) list content of the mysqldump file
mysqldumpsplitter.sh --source filename --desc
above command will list databases and tables from the dump file.
let me know if i can improve this. hope this serves well and if it does, don’t hesitate to like and share with fellow mysqlers.
i’ll try to add more functionalities to the mysqldumpsplitter tool. if you have suggestions or bug reports please comment below.
cheers.
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waɪ dɪd ɪt teɪk sɪks deɪz ənd ˈsɪtɪzən ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm tɪ ʃɛd laɪt ɔn ˈiən dɛθ? nɪk ˈdeɪviz ɪgˈzæmənz ðə roʊl əv ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt pəˈlis kəmˈpleɪnts kəˈmɪʃən ənd æsks hu ðə ˈmidiə kən trəst ðə ˈfæməli əv ˈiən ˈtɑmlɪnsən, hu daɪd æt ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst ðɪs mənθ, ər ˈplænɪŋ tɪ faɪl ə nu kəmˈpleɪnt tɪ ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt pəˈlis kəmˈpleɪnts kəˈmɪʃən (ipcc*). ðɪs wɪl dil nɑt wɪθ ðə ɪˈvɛnts ðət lɛd tɪ hɪz dɛθ bət wɪθ ðə fɔg əv ˈmidiə ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən ðət ˈfɑloʊd ɪt. ɪt ɪz ə kəmˈpleɪnt ðət wɪl goʊ tɪ ðə hɑrt əv ðə weɪ ɪn wɪʧ ðə nuz ˈmidiə ˈɔpərˌeɪt tɪ ðə ˈfrikwɛntli əndɪˈklɛrd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin rɪˈpɔrtərz ənd ðə prɛs ˈɔfɪsərz ɔn hum ðeɪ rɪˈlaɪ ənd, ɪn tərn, ðə əˈfɪʃəlz ɔn hum ðiz ˈspoʊksmɪn rɪˈlaɪ ɔn fər məʧ əv ðɛr rɑ məˈtɪriəl. ənd ɪt wɪl poʊz ə kˈwɛʃən ðət boʊθ saɪdz ˈɔfən prɪˈfər tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr: kən ðeɪ trəst iʧ ˈəðər? ðɛr wər sɪks deɪz əv səbˈstænʃəli fɔls ˈkəvərɪʤ əˈbaʊt ə mæn hu əˈpɛrəntli daɪd əv ə hɑrt əˈtæk ɛz hi wɔkt hoʊm waɪl ə ˈskrimɪŋ mɑb əv ˈænərˌkɪsts hərld ˈmɪsəlz æt ðə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz hu traɪd tɪ hɛlp ɪm. ˈɛni ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈmidiə ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən wɪl wɔnt tɪ faɪnd aʊt ˈwɛðər ðət wɑz ˈsɪmpli ðə haɪˈpərbəˌli əv ˈɪgnərənt rɪˈpɔrtərz ər ðə ˈprɑdəkt əv bæd ˈpræktɪs æt ðə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən pəˈlis, ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈləndən pəˈlis ər ðə. ɪt wɑz ðə ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən əv ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈkæmərəz hu prəˈvaɪdɪd ðɛr oʊn sərˈveɪləns əv ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst ðət fərst lɛd tɪ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðət ˈvərʒən əv ðə truθ. ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ ðə ˈgɑrdiən səˈʤɛsts ðət ən ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri meɪ faɪnd ˈɛvədəns əv əˈfɪʃəlz ˈgɪvɪŋ ən ˌɪnkəmˈplit ˈpɪkʧər. æt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ 1 ˈeɪprəl, ɛz ˈmɪstər ˈtɑmlɪnsən leɪ daɪɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈpeɪvmənt nɪr ðə rɔɪəl ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈləndən, sər pɔl ˈstivənsən, ðə kəˈmɪʃənər əv ðə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən pəˈlis, wɑz ˈsɛvərəl maɪəlz əˈweɪ æt ə ˈpɑrti æt ˈpilərz ˈrɛˌstrɑnt, ɔn ðə fɪθ flɔr əv nu ˈskɑtlənd jɑrd, tɪ mɑrk ðə rɪˈtaɪərmənt əv ðə əˈsɪstənt kəˈmɪʃənər ælf ˈhɪʧˌkɑk. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wən gɛst: "hi kɛpt goʊɪŋ aʊt ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɔrɪdər, ɔn hɪz ˈmoʊbəl. hi lʊkt ˈvɛri ənˈhæpi, strɛst." fɔr aʊərz ˈleɪtər, æt 11.36pm*, ˈskɑtlənd jɑrd ˈɪʃud ə prɛs riˈlis (si bɪˈloʊ), ðət, wi naʊ noʊ, wɑz ˈsɪriəsli mɪsˈlidɪŋ nɑt bɪˈkəz ɪt ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə dɪˈrɛkt ˈfælsˌhʊd, bət bɪˈkəz ɪt feɪld tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrt əv ðə truθ, ðət ˈmɪstər ˈtɑmlɪnsən daɪd ˈæftər əˈpɛrəntli biɪŋ strək ənd pʊʃt tɪ ðə graʊnd baɪ ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər. ðɪs prɛs riˈlis wɑz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv səm ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈɑrgjəmənt ɪn ðə jɑrdz prɛs ˈbjʊroʊ, wɪθ ən ˈərliər dræft ˈhævɪŋ bɪn rɪˈʤɛktɪd. ðə ˈfaɪnəl dræft, wi hæv ɪˈstæblɪʃt, wɑz əˈpruvd ˈoʊvər ðə foʊn baɪ ə ˈriʤənəl dɪˈrɛktər æt ðə. boʊθ ˈskɑtlənd jɑrd ənd ðə seɪ ðət ðə prɛs riˈlis wɑz ðə truθ ɛz ðeɪ nu ɪt ðət naɪt, ðət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi hu wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn prəˈdusɪŋ ɪt nu, ər hæd ˈrizən tɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt, ðət ˈmɪstər ˈtɑmlɪnsən hæd hæd ˈɛni ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər. ə ki tæsk fər ˈɛni ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri wɪl bi tɪ faɪnd aʊt waɪ, ɪf ðət wər soʊ, ˈskɑtlənd jɑrd ðət naɪt rɪˈfərd ðə ˈɪnsədənt tɪ ðə æt ɔl. ðət wɑz ən ənˈjuˌʒuəl muv, ˈsərtənli nɑt wən ðət əˈkərz wɛˈnɛvər ə mæn həz ə hɑrt əˈtæk ɪn ðə strit wɪn pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz traɪ tɪ seɪv ə mænz laɪf. ðə ˈstæʧəˌtɔri ˈgaɪdəns, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, rikˈwaɪərz pəˈlis tɪ rɪˈfər tɪ ðɛm "ˈɪnsədənts wɛr ˈpərsənz hæv daɪd ər bɪn ˈsɪriəsli ˈɪnʤərd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ səm fɔrm əv dɪˈrɛkt ər ˌɪndərˈɛkt ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðə pəˈlis ənd ðɛr ɪz ˈrizən tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈkɑnˌtækt meɪ hæv kɔzd ər kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə dɛθ ər ˈsɪriəs ˈɪnʤəri". ˌhaʊˈɛvər, boʊθ ðə ənd ˈskɑtlənd jɑrd seɪ ðɛr hæd bɪn noʊ ˌæləˈgeɪʃən əv ˈkɑnˌtækt æt ðə taɪm: "ɪt wɑz ˈtritɪd ɛz ən ˌənɪkˈspleɪnd dɛθ wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈɛriə əv ə pəˈlisɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ðət wʊd nid tɪ bi ˈprɑpərli ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ənd, ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ðə wər ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ɛz ɪz ruˈtin ˈpræktɪs ɪn ðiz ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz." jɛt ˈsinjər ˈfɪgjərz æt ˈskɑtlənd jɑrd læst wik ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd, ɔn ðə kənˈdɪʃən əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti, ðət ðə əˈpɛrənt əˈsɔlt ɔn ˈmɪstər ˈtɑmlɪnsən hæd bɪn dɪˈtɛktɪd baɪ ðə pəˈlis kənˈtroʊl rum æt ˈkoʊˌbɔlt strit, saʊθ ˈləndən, ɛz sun ɛz ɪt ˈhæpənd ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ðət ɪt hæd bɪn "foʊnd ɪn" baɪ ə ʧif ˌɪnˈspɛktər ɔn ðə graʊnd. ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən pəˈlis dɪˈnaɪd ðɪs ənd sɛd ðət, ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈgɑrdiənz ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri, ðeɪ hæd ʧɛkt wɪθ ˈɛvəri ʧif ˌɪnˈspɛktər ɪn ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, nən əv hum sɛd ðeɪ hæd kɔld ɪn səʧ ə rɪˈpɔrt. ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˈəndər dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈləndən pəˈlis bɪˈgæn ən ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ˈɪntu ðə dɛθ. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈgæn tɪ brif rɪˈpɔrtərz wɪθ ə laɪn ðət əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv ˈsərfɪst fərst ɔn ðə deɪ ˈæftər ˈmɪstər dɛθ æt ə ˈmitɪŋ əv ðə goʊld kəˈmænd grup əv ˈsinjər ˈɔfɪsərz hu hæd pəˈlist ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst. ðeɪ hərd rɪˈpɔrts frəm ˈɔfɪsərz hu hæd ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˈmɪstər ˈfæməli ðət hi hæd bɪn ɪn ə pur steɪt əv hɛlθ. wɪˈθaʊt ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ə poʊstˈmɔrtɛm tɪ ʧɛk ðɪs, ˈsɪti əv ˈləndən pəˈlis brift rɪˈpɔrtərz. "ɔn ðə ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ðɛr laɪn wɑz ðət ðə ˈfæməli wər nɑt səˈpraɪzd baɪ ðə dɛθ," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wən, "ənd ðət wi ʃʊd stɑp ˈproʊbɪŋ bɪˈkəz ðə ˈfæməli ˈdɪdənt wɔnt ðɪs. hi hæd hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz. 'ðɛrz ə ˈhɪstəri ðɛr,' ðeɪ wər seɪɪŋ." wi naʊ noʊ ðət ɔn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ deɪ, ˈfraɪˌdeɪ 3 ˈeɪprəl, ðɪs aɪˈdiə wɑz səbˈstænʃəli ˈʧælənʤd frəm θri dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz: ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈwɪtnəsɪz toʊld ðə ðət pəˈlis hæd klæʃt wɪθ ˈmɪstər ˈtɑmlɪnsən ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz dɛθ; ðə ˈgɑrdiən wɔrnd ðə ðət ɪt hæd ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs əv ˈmɪstər ˈtɑmlɪnsən ɔn ðə ˈpeɪvmənt æt ðə fit əv raɪət ˈɔfɪsərz, əˈpɛrəntli wɪθ ðɛm; ənd, leɪt ðət naɪt, ðə prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri rɪˈpɔrt əv ə poʊstˈmɔrtɛm faʊnd ðət ˈmɪstər ˈtɑmlɪnsən hæd ˈprɑbəˌbli daɪd əv ˈkɔrəˌnɛri hɑrt dɪˈziz bət ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɪnʤəriz ənd ə səbˈstænʃəl əˈmaʊnt əv bləd ɪn hɪz ˈæbdəmən. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈsɪti əv ˈləndən pəˈlis riˈlist ən əˈkaʊnt əv ðə rɪˈpɔrt, wɪʧ ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ðə hɑrt əˈtæk, bət nɑt ðə ˈɪnʤəriz ər ðə bləd ɪn ˈmɪstər ˈæbdəmən. ðɪs ˌriɪnˈfɔrst ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ pəˈlis ˈnɛrətɪv, wɪθ ˈsənˌdi ˈpeɪpərz riˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ðə laɪn ðət hi hæd daɪd əv ˈnæʧərəl ˈkɔzɪz. ə ˈsɛkənd poʊstˈmɔrtɛm həz sɪns səˈʤɛstɪd ðət hi daɪd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ən əbˈdɑmənəl haemorrhage*. ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈləndən pəˈlis prɛs ˈɔfəs seɪ ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪt geɪv ˈʤərnəlɪsts wɑz beɪst ɔn ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈveɪləbəl æt ðə taɪm. ðət ˈsənˌdi, ə ˈsinjər əˈfɪʃəl kɔld ðə ˈgɑrdiən tɪ kəmˈpleɪn ðət ə rɪˈpɔrtər hæd bɪn "doorstepping*" ðə ʧərʧ wɛr ðə ˈtɑmlɪnsən ˈfæməli hæd gɔn tɪ mɔrn ðə dɛd mæn. ðɪs wɑz beɪst ɔn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðə baɪ ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈləndən pəˈlis ənd ækˈsɛptɪd ɔn gʊd feɪθ bət, ɔn ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, tərnd aʊt tɪ bi rɔŋ. tu deɪz ˈleɪtər, ɔn ðə ˈivnɪŋ əv ˈtuzˌdeɪ 7 ˈeɪprəl, ðə ˈgɑrdiən ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðə ˈkruʃəl ˈvɪdioʊ əv ˈmɪstər ˈtɑmlɪnsən biɪŋ pʊʃt tɪ ðə graʊnd, ənd əˈgrid tɪ hænd ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ə ˈkɑpi əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈprɪnɪd ˈsteɪtmənts frəm ˈwɪtnəsɪz faʊnd baɪ ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪn ən ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər keɪm tɪ ðə ˈgɑrdiən, wɪθ ə ˈsɪti əv ˈləndən pəˈlis ɪgˈzɪbəts ˈɔfɪsər, hi æst fər ðə ˈvɪdioʊ tɪ bi riˈmuvd frəm ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɔn ðə graʊnz ðət ɪt kʊd ˈprɛʤədɪs ðə pəˈlis ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ənd wʊd ˈəpˌsɛt ðə ˈfæməli. ðə ˈdɛpjəti hu mɛt ɪm dɪˈklaɪnd ənd ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ðə ˈtɑmlɪnsən ˈfæməli æt ðət ˈmoʊmənt wər ɪn əˈnəðər pɑrt əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ, ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ pɔl luɪs, ðə rɪˈpɔrtər hu hæd ˈdrɪvən ðə ˈstɔri, ənd ˈpəblɪkli ˈθæŋkɪŋ ðə ˈpeɪpər fər ɪts hɛlp. ðə wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ə ˈsɪmələr, bət ˈtəfər, læst wik wɪn ɪts ˈlɔjərz əˈtɛmptəd tɪ gɪt ən ˌɪnˈʤəŋʃən tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈʧænəl 4 nuz frəm ˈjuzɪŋ ə nu ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt. ə ʤəʤ rɪfˈjuzd tɪ grænt ɪt. ðə læst wik kleɪmd ðət ðɛr wɑz ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈpæsɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ ðət kɔzd ðɛm kənˈsərn bət dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ɪt. ðə həz səm ˈhɪstəri əv ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ mɪsˈlidɪŋ prɛs rɪˈlisɪz, ˈɔfən əˈpɛrəntli rɪˈflɛktɪŋ ðə pəˈlis əˈkaʊnt əv ən ˈɪnsədənt. ɪn ðə keɪs əv ə mæn hu daɪd ɪn pəˈlis ˈkəstədi ɪn ˈɛsɪks ɪn 2005 ðə ˈpəblɪʃt tu prɛs rɪˈlisɪz kənˈteɪnɪŋ ˌɪˈnækjərˌæsiz, wɪʧ lɛd ˈlɔjərz tɪ raɪt tɪ ðɛm ˈwɔrnɪŋ ðət ðə dɛd mænz ˈfæməli "kən bi fərˈgɪvən fər ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðə kənˈkluʒən ðət ðoʊz hu meɪ hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ fɪr frəm ðə truθ ər ˈsikɪŋ tɪ 'spɪn' ɪt fər ˈpəblɪk kənˈsəmʃən ɪn ən ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪn wɪʧ ðə ɪz əˈpɪrɪŋ tɪ pleɪ ə pɑrt". ˈæftər ˈlɛŋθi ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns, ðə ˈpəblɪʃt kərˈɛkʃənz tɪ boʊθ prɛs rɪˈlisɪz. ɪn əˈnəðər ˈrisənt keɪs, ðə wɑz fɔrst tɪ skræp ə dræft prɛs riˈlis əˈbaʊt ə mæn hu hæd bɪn ʃɑt dɛd baɪ pəˈlis ˈæftər ðə ˈfæməliz səˈlɪsətər θˈrɛtənd tɪ goʊ tɪ kɔrt tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ɪts ˈkɑntɛnts ɛz ˌprɛʤəˈdɪʃəl. ðə səˈlɪsətər, ˈtoʊni ˈmərfi əv bɑt ˈmərfi, sɛd: "ðiz rɪˈpɔrts nɑt ˈoʊnli rɪsk ˈprɛʤədɪsɪŋ ˈɪnkˌwɛst ˈʤʊriz, ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsɪgnəl ə læk əv ˈbæləns ənd ə ˈfeɪljər baɪ ðə tɪ trit ðə pəˈlis əˈkaʊnt wɪθ ə ˈhɛlθi dɪˈgri əv scepticism*. ðə ɪz kwɪk tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈmoʊtɪvz əv ðə dɪˈsist bət məʧ sloʊər tɪ proʊb ðə pəˈlis laɪn. ðɪs ɪz ˌdɛtrəˈmɛnəl tɪ ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ənd ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti." ðə toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðeɪ hæv noʊ plænz tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ˈmidiə ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt, ˈwɛðər baɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ər ˈəðərz, bət wʊd kənˈsɪdər ˈɛni kəmˈpleɪnt ðeɪ rɪˈsivd. ðə ˈskɑtlənd jɑrd prɛs riˈlis ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈpəblɪk wɛnt tɪ ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər tɪ seɪ ðət ðɛr wɑz ə mæn hu hæd kəˈlæpst raʊnd ðə ˈkɔrnər. ðət ˈɔfɪsər sɛnt tu pəˈlis ˈmɛdɪks θru ðə ˈkɔrdən laɪn ənd ˈɪntu ˈmaɪkəlz ˈæli wɛr ðeɪ faʊnd ə mæn hu hæd stɑpt ˈbriðɪŋ. ðeɪ kɔld fər səˈpɔrt æt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɔfɪsərz geɪv ɪm ən ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ʧɛk ənd klɪrd hɪz ˈɛrˌweɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmuvɪŋ ɪm bæk bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈkɔrdən laɪn tɪ ə klɪr ˈɛriə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə rɔɪəl ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˈbɪldɪŋ wɛr ðeɪ geɪv ɪm cpr*. ðə ˈɔfɪsərz tʊk ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ muv ɪm ɛz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmɪsəlz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ˈbɑtəlz wər biɪŋ θroʊn æt ðɛm. ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs [ðə ˈləndən ˈæmbjələns ˈsərvɪs] tʊk ðə mæn tɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wɛr hi wɑz prəˈnaʊnst dɛd. ðə dɪˈrɛktərət əv prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈstændərdz æt boʊθ ðə ənd ˈsɪti əv ˈləndən pəˈlis hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈfɔrmd. ðə həz bɪn ˌɪnˈfɔrmd.
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why did it take six days and citizen journalism to shed light on ian tomlinson's death? nick davies examines the role of the independent police complaints commission and asks who the media can trust
the family of ian tomlinson, who died at the g20 protest this month, are planning to file a new complaint to the independent police complaints commission (ipcc). this will deal not with the events that led to his death but with the fog of media misinformation that followed it. it is a complaint that will go to the heart of the way in which the news media operate - to the frequently undeclared relationship between reporters and the press officers on whom they rely and, in turn, the officials on whom these spokesmen rely on for much of their raw material. and it will pose a question that both sides often prefer to ignore: can they trust each other?
there were six days of substantially false coverage about a man who apparently died of a heart attack as he walked home while a screaming mob of anarchists hurled missiles at the police officers who tried to help him. any inquiry into this media misinformation will want to find out whether that was simply the hyperbole of ignorant reporters or the product of bad practice at the metropolitan police, the city of london police or the ipcc.
it was the intervention of ordinary people with cameras who provided their own surveillance of the protest that first led to questions about that version of the truth. an investigation by the guardian suggests that an inquiry may find evidence of officials giving an incomplete picture.
at 7.30pm on wednesday 1 april, as mr tomlinson lay dying on the pavement near the royal exchange in the city of london, sir paul stephenson, the commissioner of the metropolitan police, was several miles away at a party at peelers restaurant, on the fifth floor of new scotland yard, to mark the retirement of the assistant commissioner alf hitchcock.
according to one guest: "he kept going out into the corridor, on his mobile. he looked very unhappy, stressed."
four hours later, at 11.36pm, scotland yard issued a press release (see below), that, we now know, was seriously misleading - not because it included a direct falsehood, but because it failed to include the most important part of the truth, that mr tomlinson died after apparently being struck and pushed to the ground by a police officer. this press release was the result of some intense argument in the yard's press bureau, with an earlier draft having been rejected.
the final draft, we have established, was approved over the phone by a regional director at the ipcc. both scotland yard and the ipcc say that the press release was the truth as they knew it that night, that nobody who was involved in producing it knew, or had reason to suspect, that mr tomlinson had had any contact with a police officer.
a key task for any inquiry will be to find out why, if that were so, scotland yard that night referred the incident to the ipcc at all. that was an unusual move, certainly not one that occurs whenever a man has a heart attack in the street and/or when police officers try to save a man's life.
the ipcc's statutory guidance, however, requires police to refer to them "incidents where persons have died or been seriously injured following some form of direct or indirect contact with the police and there is reason to believe that the contact may have caused or contributed to the death or serious injury". however, both the ipcc and scotland yard say there had been no allegation of contact at the time: "it was treated as an unexplained death within the area of a policing operation that would need to be properly investigated and, therefore, the ipcc were informed as is routine practice in these circumstances."
yet senior figures at scotland yard last week insisted, on the condition of anonymity, that the apparent assault on mr tomlinson had been detected by the police control room at cobalt street, south london, as soon as it happened and also that it had been "phoned in" by a chief inspector on the ground. a spokesman for the metropolitan police denied this and said that, in response to the guardian's inquiry, they had checked with every chief inspector in the operation, none of whom said they had called in such a report. on thursday morning, under ipcc direction, the city of london police began an inquiry into the death. they also began to brief reporters with a line that appears to have surfaced first on the day after mr tomlinson's death at a meeting of the gold command group of senior officers who had policed the g20 protest. they heard reports from officers who had visited mr tomlinson's family that he had been in a poor state of health.
without waiting for a postmortem to check this, city of london police briefed reporters. "on the thursday, their line was that the family were not surprised by the death," according to one, "and that we should stop probing because the family didn't want this. he had health problems. 'there's a history there,' they were saying."
we now know that on the following day, friday 3 april, this idea was substantially challenged from three directions: independent witnesses told the ipcc that police had clashed with mr tomlinson before his death; the guardian warned the ipcc that it had photographs of mr tomlinson on the pavement at the feet of riot officers, apparently remonstrating with them; and, late that night, the preliminary report of a postmortem found that mr tomlinson had probably died of coronary heart disease but also found a number of injuries and a substantial amount of blood in his abdomen.
on saturday, city of london police released an account of the pathologist's report, which highlighted the heart attack, but not the injuries or the blood in mr tomlinson's abdomen. this reinforced the existing police narrative, with sunday papers recycling the line that he had died of natural causes. a second postmortem has since suggested that he died as a result of an abdominal haemorrhage. the city of london police press office say that everything it gave journalists was based on the information available at the time.
that sunday, a senior ipcc official called the guardian to complain that a reporter had been "doorstepping" the church where the tomlinson family had gone to mourn the dead man. this was based on information given to the ipcc by the city of london police and accepted on good faith but, on investigation, turned out to be wrong.
two days later, on the evening of tuesday 7 april, the guardian posted on its website the crucial video of mr tomlinson being pushed to the ground, and agreed to hand over to the ipcc a copy of the video as well as printed statements from witnesses found by the newspaper.
however, when an ipcc investigator came to the guardian, with a city of london police exhibits officer, he asked for the video to be removed from the website on the grounds that it could prejudice the police inquiry and would upset the family. the deputy editor-in-chief who met him declined and pointed out that the tomlinson family at that moment were in another part of the building, talking to paul lewis, the reporter who had driven the story, and publicly thanking the paper for its help.
the ipcc was involved in a similar, but tougher, manoeuvre last week when its lawyers attempted to get an injunction to prevent channel 4 news from using a new video of the incident. a judge refused to grant it. the ipcc last week claimed that there was a particular passage in the footage that caused them concern but declined to identify it.
the ipcc has some history of publishing misleading press releases, often apparently reflecting the police account of an incident.
in the case of a man who died in police custody in essex in 2005, the ipcc published two press releases containing inaccuracies, which led lawyers to write to them warning that the dead man's family "can be forgiven for coming to the conclusion that those who may have something to fear from the truth are seeking to 'spin' it for public consumption in an exercise in which the ipcc is appearing to play a part". after lengthy correspondence, the ipcc published corrections to both press releases.
in another recent case, the ipcc was forced to scrap a draft press release about a man who had been shot dead by police after the family's solicitor threatened to go to court to challenge its contents as prejudicial.
the solicitor, tony murphy of bhatt murphy, said: "these reports not only risk prejudicing inquest juries, they also signal a lack of balance and a failure by the ipcc to treat the police account with a healthy degree of scepticism. the ipcc is quick to examine potential motives of the deceased but much slower to probe the police line. this is detrimental to the ipcc's independence and credibility."
the ipcc told us they have no plans to investigate media handling of the incident, whether by themselves or others, but would consider any complaint they received.
the scotland yard press release
a member of the public went to a police officer to say that there was a man who had collapsed round the corner. that officer sent two police medics through the cordon line and into st michael's alley where they found a man who had stopped breathing. they called for support at about 19.30. the officers gave him an initial check and cleared his airway before moving him back behind the cordon line to a clear area outside the royal exchange building where they gave him cpr.
the officers took the decision to move him as during this time a number of missiles - believed to be bottles - were being thrown at them. las [the london ambulance service] took the man to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
the directorate of professional standards at both the mps and city of london police have been informed. the ipcc has been informed.
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hɛˈloʊ ənd ˈwɛlkəm tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ər ˈlɪstɪd bɪˈloʊ baɪ ðə governorates*: aleppo*: ˈklæʃɪz ˌɪˈrəptɪd bɪtˈwin ənd nɪr əm (əm al-julud*) ˈvɪlɪʤ ˌnɔrθˈwɛst əv manbij*. raqqa*: ˈklæʃɪz stɪl kənˈtɪnju bɪtˈwin ənd ɪz ɪn ˈdɪstrɪkts nɔrθ əv tabqa*, ɪz həz ˈsəfərd æt list 50 ˈkæʒəwəltiz ɪn ðiz ˈklæʃɪz. fɔls ˈɪnfoʊ wɑz sprɛd baɪ ˈsɛvərəl ˈsɔrsəz əˈbaʊt ən əˈgrimənt bɪtˈwin ənd ɪz əˈbaʊt ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən frəm tabqa*, ðɪs ˈɪnfoʊ wɑz dɪˈnaɪd baɪ əˈfɪʃəl ˈʧænəlz wɪʧ steɪt ðət ˈklæʃɪz stɪl kənˈtɪnju ɪn tabqa*. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn tabqa*. sɔrs: idlib*: ˈfeɪməs toʊ ˈɑpərˌeɪtər ˈnɪkˌneɪmd ˈæbu toʊ, ril neɪm noʊn fər hɪz ˈnumərəs toʊ hɪts əˈgɛnst ˈɑrmər həz bɪn ərˈɛstɪd baɪ. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə naɪt tu ˈviɪkəlz əraɪvd æt hɪz haʊs ɪn ˌnɔrθˈwɛst əv ənd ˈreɪdɪd ɪt. ðə ˈrizən waɪ hi wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɪz əˈlɛʤədli bɪˈkəz hi ʃɛrd ə ˈpɪkʧər əv hɪmˈsɛlf sˈmoʊkɪŋ ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl nɪr saɪn ðət proʊˈhɪbəts sˈmoʊkɪŋ. ˈhɑmə: riˈlist (wɔr spɔɪlz) frəm wət ɪz kleɪmd ɛz ə feɪld ˈrɛbəl əˈtæk ɔn masasnsah*, əˈməŋ ðə ˈvɛriəs smɔl ɑrmz wɪθ ˈæˌmoʊ sizd ðə moʊst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈkæpʧər wɑz ə ˈlɔnʧər. hɑmz: eɪt bæʧ əv ˈrɛbəlz ənd səˈvɪljənz frəm ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, hɑmz ər biɪŋ ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd təˈwɔrdz jarablus*. wən mɔr bæʧ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd ənd ðɛn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ʃʊd bi klɪrd frəm ˈrɛbəl ˈprɛzəns, ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd deɪt ɪz əv meɪ. ədˈvænst əraʊnd wɪʧ wɑz ˈkæpʧərd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, pɔɪnts ˈkæpʧərd təˈdeɪ ər 968 881 ənd 876 ˈsɛvərəl pɔɪnts wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkæpʧərd baɪ wɛst əv ˈɛriə wɪʧ ɪz ist əv. ˈɛriə wɪʧ wɑz ˈkæpʧərd baɪ frəm ɪz ɔn əv ˈeɪprəl wɑz riˈkæpʧərd baɪ ðə ˈlætər. dəˈmæskəs: ˈfɔrmər ˈsɪriən ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˈʤəstɪs ˈhæməd wɑz ərˈɛstɪd æt dəˈmæskəs ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt fər traɪɪŋ tɪ fli ðə ˈkəntri, ˈfɔrmər ˈmɪnɪstər rɪˈpɔrtədli stoʊl ə bɪg əˈmaʊnt əv ˈməni. ədˈvænst ɪn ˌsaʊˈθistərn pɑrt əv rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɛriəz ənd ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt. riˈlist ˈfʊtɪʤ ʃoʊɪŋ ən ˈaɪˈdi əˈlɛʤədli bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ tɪ ə kɪld ˈsoʊlʤər wɪʧ daɪd ɪn ˈklæʃɪz ɪn. ʧif əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn əˈwɑd (ˈæbu ˈɪsəm) wɑz ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd baɪ ɪn. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsɛvərəl ˈsɔrsəz ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə deɪ ˈfʊli ˈkæpʧərd ɪkˈspɛlɪŋ ənd frəm ɪt. kəˈmændər əv ə bəˈtæljən ɪn, ˈsælə (ˈæbu həˈsɑn) wɑz kɪld ɪn ˈklæʃɪz wɪθ. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn. sɔrs: 24 rɪˈzɪstəns ˈæksəs: fri ˈsɪriən ˈɑrmi riˈkæpʧərd tɛl sɑd ˌnɔrˈθist əv ˈæftər ɪt wɑz ˈbrifli ˈkæpʧərd baɪ ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈfɛns ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ən ˈərli əˈtæk. ˌɪˈrɑk ˈnɪnəvə: ˌɪˈræki ˈɑrmi lɔnʧt təˈdeɪ ðə lɔŋ əˈweɪtɪd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪn ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn ˈmoʊsəl ˈstɔrmɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz. ˈprɑˌgrɛs wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt təˈdeɪ, ɪn ˈɛriə ““second”*” ənd ““third”*” ˈdɪstrɪkts əv ɪt wər ˈkæpʧərd frəm ɪz. ɪn ˈdɪstrɪkt ˌɪˈræki ˈɑrmi ˈkæpʧərd st*. ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ənd ðə strit. ɪn ˈdɪstrɪkt ə ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri wɑz ˈkæpʧərd, ðə læst ˈkæpʧərd loʊˈkælɪtiz wər æt ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈɛntrəns tɪ ðə ˈmoʊsəl, ˈvɪlɪʤ ənd ˈnɪnəvə gæs plænt wər sɪˈkjʊrd frəm ɪz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈkæpʧərz goʊ soʊ sˈmuðli fər ˌɪˈræki ˈɑrmi təˈdeɪ ɛz ˈeɪʤənsi kleɪmd æt list tu ˈsuɪˌsaɪd əˈtæks ɔn pəˈzɪʃənz ɪn dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ θri bmps*, ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ðə fɔrθ wən ənd ˈkɪlɪŋ sɪks ˌɪˈræki ˈsoʊlʤərz. ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈpɔrtədli dɪˈstrɔɪd ə ənd ˈɛmˈwən ˈeɪbrəmz tæŋks ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˈhəmˌvi, ə ʤip ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈviɪkəlz. ɪn 17 ˈdɪstrɪkt rɪˈpɔrts səˈʤɛst ðət 20 ˈfæməliz wər kɪld du tɪ ˈʃɛlɪŋ baɪ ˌɪˈræki ˈspɛʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈfɔrsɪz ɔn skul ˌnɔrθˈwɛst əv mɔsk. ˈfæməliz wər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈʃɛltər ɪn ðə skul wɪn ɪt wɑz rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈtɑrgətɪd. ɪn tɑl əˈfɑr is’*’ ˈɛkspərt ɪn bombs”*” ˈæbu ˈjusɛf frəm aleppo*, ˈsɪriə daɪd əˈlɔŋ wɪθ θri ˈəðər ɪz ˈfɪgjərz ɪn ə kɑr ɪkˈsploʊʒən wɪʧ əˈkərd æt ə ˈviɪkəl bɔrn ˈɪmprəˌvaɪzd ɪkˈsploʊsɪv dɪˈvaɪsɪz ˈwərkˌʃɑp. ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt wɑz dɛlt əˈnəðər bloʊ ɪn tɑl əˈfɑr ɛz əm, ˈfiˌmeɪl əˈfɪʃəl ɪn ðə grup ənd ˈlidər əv wɪŋ əv wɑz faʊnd dɛd ɪn ən ənˈfɪnɪʃt haʊs ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˌskərts əv tɑl əˈfɑr. əm roʊz əˈməŋ is’*’ ræŋks ɪn ˈsəmər əv 2015 ənd həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns sɛlz. ˈleɪtəst mæp əv wɛst ˈmoʊsəl. sɔrs:: bækt baɪ ˌɪˈræki ˈɑrmi rɪˈpɔrtədli lɔnʧt ə lɑrʤ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əˈgɛnst ɪz loʊˈkælɪtiz ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˈdɛzərt. ɔn ðə əv meɪ 2017 həz kənˈdəktəd ˈsɛvən straɪks ɪn ˈsɪriə. meɪn ˈfoʊkɪs ɪn ˈsɪriə æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ɪz ˈriʤən wɛr ðeɪ dɪd faɪv straɪks səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əˈgɛnst ɪz dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ tu ɪz ɔɪl ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən tæŋks, ən ɪz ˈwɛˌlhɛd, 12 ˈfaɪtɪŋ pəˈzɪʃənz, ən ɪz səˈplaɪ rut, ənd ə ˈtæktɪkəl ˈviɪkəl; ənd səˈprɛsɪŋ ən ɪz ˈtæktɪkəl ˈjunɪt. ˈəðər ˈɛriəz wɛr tu straɪks əˈkərd ər ˈæbu ˈkeɪməl ənd dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ tu ɪz ɔɪl tæŋks ənd ə ˈfaɪtɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən. fʊl rɪˈpɔrt ɔn straɪks kənˈdəktəd ɪn boʊθ ˈsɪriə ˌɪˈrɑk kən bi faʊnd hir. ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈkrɛdɪtɪd ˈprɑpərti juzd meɪ ˈvɛri frəm ən ɪˈdɪʃən tɪ ɪˈdɪʃən. fil fri tɪ vɔɪs jʊr əˈpɪnjən ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈsɛkʃən bɪˈloʊ, kənˈstrəktɪv ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ɪz ˈwɛlkəmd. fər ðoʊz əv ju ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd, ju kən ˈfɑloʊ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ən əˈfɪʃəl tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt @syrianwardaily*, ər mi ˈpərsənəli ɔn maɪ baɪəst tˈwɪtər wɛr aɪ ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli twit səm θɪŋz. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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hello and welcome to the 81st installment of the swd .
military events/news are listed below by the governorates:
aleppo:
clashes erupted between tfsa and sdf near um jalud (umm al-julud) village northwest of manbij.
raqqa:
clashes still continue between sdf and is in districts north of tabqa, is has suffered at least 50 casualties in these clashes. false info was spread by several sources about an agreement between sdf and is about latter’s evacuation from tabqa, this info was denied by official sdf channels which state that clashes still continue in tabqa.
approximate situation in tabqa. source: gargari
idlib:
famous tow operator nicknamed abu tow, real name suhail al-hammoud known for his numerous tow hits against saa armour has been arrested by hayaat tahrir al-sham. during the night two hayaat tahrir al-sham’s vehicles arrived at his house in abdita northwest of maarat al-numan and raided it. the reason why he was arrested is allegedly because he shared a picture of himself smoking on social medias near hayaat tahrir al-sham’s sign that prohibits smoking.
hama:
saa released ghanima (war spoils) from what is claimed as a failed rebel attack on masasnsah, among the various small arms with ammo seized the most interesting capture was a konkurs atgm launcher.
homs:
eight batch of rebels and civilians from al-waer neighborhood, homs are being evacuated towards jarablus. one more batch is expected to be evacuated and then the neighborhood should be cleared from rebel presence, estimated date is 13th of may.
saa advanced around jabal al-shumariya which was captured yesterday, points captured today are 968, 881 and 876. several points were also captured by saa west of al-talila area which is east of palmyra.
al-humaymah area which was captured by maghwar al-thawra from is on 30th of april was recaptured by the latter.
damascus:
former syrian minister of justice najm hamad al-ahmad was arrested at damascus international airport for trying to flee the country, former minister reportedly stole a big amount of money.
saa advanced in southeastern part of qaboun reportedly capturing important areas and hayaat tahrir al-sham’s headquarters in the district. faylaq al-rahman released footage showing an id allegedly belonging to a killed saa soldier which died in today’s clashes in qaboun.
chief of military services in jaysh al-islam nouman awad (abu issam) was executed by hayaat tahrir al-sham in arbeen. according to several sources later in the day jaysh al-islam fully captured arbeen expelling faylaq al-rahman and hayaat tahrir al-sham from it.
commander of a battalion in faylaq al-rahman, salah al-ashi (abu hassan) was killed in clashes with jaysh al-islam.
approximate situation in qaboun. source: 24 resistance axis
al-suwayda:
free syrian army recaptured tell saad northeast of al-suwayda after it was briefly captured by national defense forces in an early attack.
iraq
nineveh:
iraqi army launched today the long awaited operation in northwestern mosul storming several is-held neighborhoods. army’s progress was significant today, in mushrifa area “second” and “third” districts of it were captured from is. in hawi al-kanisa district iraqi army captured st. michael’s monastery and the 60th street. in wadi akab district a cemetery was captured, the last captured localities were at the western entrance to the mosul, hassouna village and nineveh gas plant were secured from is.
however, the captures didn’t go so smoothly for iraqi army today as amaq agency claimed at least two suicide attacks on army’s positions in mushrifa destroying three bmps, damaging the fourth one and killing six iraqi soldiers. is also reportedly destroyed a t-72 and m1 abrams tanks as well as a humvee, a jeep and several other vehicles.
in 17 tammuz district reports suggest that 20 families were killed due to shelling by iraqi special operations forces on al-walaa school northwest of mufti mosque. families were taking shelter in the school when it was reportedly targeted.
in tal afar is’ expert in “car bombs” abu yousef al-halabi from aleppo, syria died along with three other is figures in a car explosion which occurred at a vehicle borne improvised explosive devices workshop.
islamic state was dealt another blow in tal afar as um qays, female official in the group and leader of women’s wing of al-hesbah was found dead in an unfinished house located on the outskirts of tal afar. um qays rose among is’ ranks in summer of 2015 and has also been in charge of intelligence cells.
latest map of west mosul. source: ninevehmc
anbar:
al-hashd al-shaabi backed by iraqi army reportedly launched a large operation against is localities in western anbar desert.
cjtf-oir :
on the 3rd of may 2017 cjtf-oir has conducted seven strikes in syria. cjtf-oir ‘s main focus in syria at the moment is tabqa-raqqa-deir al-zour region where they did five strikes supporting sdf ‘s operation against is destroying two is oil separation tanks, an is wellhead, 12 fighting positions, an is supply route, and a tactical vehicle; and suppressing an is tactical unit.
other areas where two strikes occurred are abu kamal and palmyra destroying two is oil tanks and a fighting position. full report on cjtf-oir strikes conducted in both syria & iraq can be found here.
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waɪl ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ənd hər kæmˈpeɪn stæf ər fˈjʊriəsli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈdɑnəld trəmp aʊt tɪ bi ə club-toting*, niˈændərˌθɔl ˈmɪzəʤɪnɪst, ðə truθ ɪz ˈimərʤɪŋ. ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈʧæptər wɑz riˈlist ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ɔn ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn, wɪn ˈfɔrmər mɪs wɪˈskɑnsən toʊld ə teɪl əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni ðət əˈkərd lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr hi θɔt əv ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈprɛzɪdənt. ˈfɔrmər mɪs wɪˈskɑnsən sɪz ˈdɑnəld trəmp bɪn səʧ ə ˈwəndərfəl səˈpɔrt ˈsɪstəm fər mi ənd maɪ son”*” ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈnuzˌrum (@cnnnewsroom*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 30 2016 klɪp ˈviə ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈnuzˌrum rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ trəmp ɛz ˈwəndərfəl səˈpɔrt ˈsɪstəm fər mi ənd maɪ son,”*,” məˈlɪsə jəŋ dɪˈskraɪbd tɪ ˈkɛrəl ˌkɔˈstɛloʊ ə taɪm wɪn ʃi leɪ ɔn hər ˈdɛθˌbɛd frəm ə ˈnɛglɪʤəns. deɪ aɪ wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈgɪvɪn maɪ læst rites,”*,” ʃi sɛd, wɪn ə ˈɛnərd ðə rum wɪθ ə ˈmɛsɪʤ frəm trəmp. ˈoʊpənd ɪt, ənd ðɛr wɑz ə ˈmɛsɪʤ frəm ɪm seɪɪŋ, ðə ˈbreɪvəst ˈwʊmən aɪ know,'”*,'” ʃi rɪˈkɔld. jəŋ sɛd ðət ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ wɑz ʤɪst wət ʃi ˈnidɪd tɪ lɪft hər ˈspɪrɪts ənd səʧ pʊʃ θru ɪt. wɑz nɑt dən wɪθ mi yet,”*,” ʃi ˈriəˌlaɪzd. mɔr fər mi tɪ do.”*.” jəŋ toʊld ˌkɔˈstɛloʊ ðət trəmp kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ʧɛk əp ɔn hər ənd hər sən ə ˈmɛksəkən əˈmɛrɪkən ənˈtɪl ʃi wɑz bæk ɔn hər fit. jəŋ riˈpeɪd ˈkaɪndnəs wɪθ ən kæmˈpeɪn əˈpɪrəns wɛr ʃi ˈtɪrfəli toʊld ɪm, seɪvd me.”*.” saɪn əp fər ɑr ˈmɔrnɪŋ blæst hir
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while hillary clinton and her campaign staff are furiously making donald trump out to be a club-toting, knuckle-dragging neanderthal misogynist, little-by-little the truth is emerging.
the truth’s latest chapter was released friday on cnn, when former miss wisconsin told a heart-warming tale of the republican presidential nominee that occurred long before he thought of running for president.
former miss wisconsin says donald trump “has been such a wonderful support system for me and my son” https://t.co/fq5xg3zhbq — cnn newsroom (@cnnnewsroom) september 30, 2016
clip via cnn newsroom
referring to trump as “a wonderful support system for me and my son,” melissa young described to cnn’s carol costello a time when she lay on her deathbed from a physician’s negligence.
“that day i was actually given my last rites,” she said, when a deliveryman entered the room with a message from trump.
“i opened it, and there was a message from him saying, ‘to the bravest woman i know,'” she recalled.
young said that the message was just what she needed to lift her spirits and such push through it.
“god was not done with me yet,” she realized. “there’s more for me to do.”
young told costello that trump continued to check up on her and her son — a mexican american — until she was back on her feet.
young repaid kindness with an emotion-filled campaign appearance where she tearfully told him, “you saved me.”
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juz. ˈspɛʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈfɔrsɪz hæv riˈmuvd ˈrəfli 50 tɔp ˈaɪsəs ˈlidərz ɔf ðə ˈbætəlˌfild sɪns ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp tʊk ˈɔfəs, daʊn frəm 80 kɪld ɪn ðə læst sɪks mənθs əv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjərz əbˈteɪnd baɪ ðə ˈdeɪli bist. peɪs ənd ðə weɪ ðeɪ hæv gɔn əˈbaʊt goʊɪŋ ˈæftər ðiz ˈtɑrgəts] changed,”*,” sɛd ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈspoʊksmən col*. raɪən ˈdɪlən əv ðə juz. ˈspɛʃəl operations’*’ kæmˈpeɪn tɪ teɪk ˈaɪsəs kəˈmændərz ɔf ðə ˌɪˈræki ənd ˈsɪriən ˈbætəlˌfildz. ðoʊz ˈkloʊsəst tɪ ˈaɪsəs ˈlidər ˈæbu hæv bɪn hɪt ˈhɑrdəst. əv ðɛm wər kɪld ɪn ðə læst jɪr əv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə administration,”*,” hi sɛd. ðɛr wɑz ə blɑk ʧɑrt əv ənd ɔl əv hɪz bubbas*, wi ər ˈhɪtɪŋ ðə fɪθ- ənd ˈlidərz əv ðə organization.”*.” ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ɛr straɪks hæv ˌɪnˈkrist ˈəndər trəmp, ˈraɪzɪŋ frəm ən ˈævərɪʤ əv ˈrəfli 440 ə mənθ ɪn ðə læst sɪks mənθs əv 2016 tɪ ʤɪst ˈəndər 800 ə mənθ naʊ, ɛz ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈfɔrsɪz hæv ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪtɪd moʊst əv ˈmoʊsəl ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, ənd briʧt isis’*’ ˈsɪriən ˈkæpɪtəl əv raqqa*. bət ðə loʊər ˈnəmbərz əv ˈtɑrgəts kɪld pɔɪnts tɪ ðə ˈdɛdli səkˈsɛs əv ðə ˈstrætəʤi bɪlt baɪ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə waɪt haʊs. ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə kæmˈpeɪn soʊ fɑr hæv bɪn tactical—namely*, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri mɔr əˈtɑnəmi tɪ straɪk, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈspɛʃəl ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz. bət ðə ˈifɛktɪvnəs əv ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstrætəʤi əv əˈtækɪŋ ˈaɪsəs ˈviə ˈloʊkəl ˈfɔrsɪz təˈgɛðər wɪθ ˈælaɪz kɔlz ˈɪntu kˈwɛʃən ˈwɛðər ə nid fər mɔr drəˈmætɪk riˈvɪʒən. pərˈzɛnəd ə dɪˈlɛmə fər ðoʊz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə trəmp ˈstrætəʤi ənd sloʊd ɪts ˈpəblɪk ənˈveɪlɪŋ, juz. əˈfɪʃəlz tɛl ðə ˈdeɪli bist. ðə waɪt haʊs həz æst dɪˈfɛns əˈfɪʃəlz tɪ kəm əp wɪθ nu aɪˈdiəz tɪ hɛlp brænd ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn ɛz ˈdɪfərənt frəm ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ tu juz. əˈfɪʃəlz ənd wən ˈsinjər ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəl. ðeɪ spoʊk ɔn kənˈdɪʃən əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ˈsɛnsɪtɪv dəˈbeɪts. ðə ˈsinjər ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəl dɪˈskraɪbd plæn ɛz ˈivɪn more”*” ɔn ˈspɛʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər wɪθ ˈloʊkəl ˈpɑrtnər ˈfɔrsɪz. nuɑnst, laɪk moʊst əv ðə səˈʤɛstɪd changes”*” ənd ˈizəli trænzˈleɪt tɪ ə ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnt, hi sɛd. ðət kʊd hɛlp ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ trəmp həz twaɪs mɪst hɪz oʊn ˈdɛˌdlaɪn fər ənˈveɪlɪŋ ðə nu ˈstrætəʤi. ðə waɪt haʊs ənd ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə plæn ˌɪnˈkludɪd naɪn laɪnz əv ˈɛfərt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈjuzɪŋ ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈprɛʃər tɪ rɪˈdus isis’*’ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ səˈsteɪn ɪts rul ənd sprɛd ɪts ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə waɪt haʊs hæd ɔˈrɛdi stɛpt əp ðə ˈnəmbər əv ædˈvaɪzərz ɔn ðə graʊnd ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə, ənd ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə ˈspɛʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz tæsk fɔrs ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk wɪθ ˈmeɪʤər ˈaʊtˌpoʊsts ɪn ˈsɪriə tɪ hɛlp gaɪd ˈloʊkəl ˈfɔrsɪz, ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈlɑrʤər ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈɛfərt. smɔl timz əv juz. ˈfɔrsɪz hæv ɛmˈbɛdɪd wɪθ ˈloʊkəl ˈjunɪts ənd ˈtərkɪʃ trups ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈsɪriə, ənd wɪθ ˌɪˈræki ənd ˈkərdɪʃ trups ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk tɪ hɛlp meɪk ðɛm mɔr ˈifɛktɪv. ˈspɛʃəl ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ lɔnʧt ˈməltəpəl ˈsoʊˌloʊ reɪdz ðət hæv ˈdɛsəˌmeɪtɪd isis’*’ ˈlidərˌʃɪp ræŋks. ˈfɪgjərz ˌəndərˈskɔr ðə fækt ðət ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən weɪʤd ən əˈgrɛsɪv wɔr əˈgɛnst [əˈnəðər neɪm fər ˈaɪsəs], ˈgaɪdɪd baɪ ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˈstrætəʤi ðət pʊt ðə grup ɔn ðə pæθ tɪ ˈlæstɪŋ defeat,”*,” sɛd ˈfɔrmər ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈfɪʃəl nɛd praɪs ɪn ən iˈmeɪl. ɪz noʊ səˈpraɪz ðət ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz ˈlɑrʤli əˈdɑptəd ɑr ˈstrætəʤi dɪˈspaɪt ˈhɑlˌmɑrk ˈbləstər frəm ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp əˈbaʊt ə pərˈpɔrtɪˌdli mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv ˈstrætəʤi wi hæv jɛt tɪ see.”*.” ðə meɪn graɪp frəm ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns prəˈfɛʃənəlz əˈbaʊt ðə læst waɪt haʊs wɑz ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪˈleɪd ər dɪˈfərd ˈmeɪkɪŋ təf dɪˈsɪʒənz ɔn ˈsɪriə ðət mɛnt ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri wɑz ðət ˈfɔrsɪz ˈfrɛndli tɪ ðə juz. meɪd ˈəðər əˈlaɪənsɪz wɪn ðeɪ gɪt ˈwɛpənz ər ˈəðər səˈplaɪz ˈræpədli ɪˈnəf frəm ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz. ðə ˈəðər kəmˈpleɪnt wɑz ðət ðə waɪt haʊs ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈtæktɪkəl dɪˈsɪʒənz laɪk ˈwɛðər tɪ pʊt juz. ˈspɛʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn weɪ tɪ straɪk ə ˈtərgət, ðoʊ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈvɛtərənz hæv kənˈsɪstəntli pʊʃt bæk əˈgɛnst ðət kəmˈpleɪnt, seɪɪŋ səm reɪdz ənd ˈəðər taɪps əv straɪks kən hæv strəˈtiʤɪk blowback*. ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðəs fɑr hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈtæktɪkəl ˈrəðər ðən əˈʤəstɪŋ ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl kæmˈpeɪn ˈstrætəʤi. drɑpt ðə əˈlɛʤd ˌmaɪkroʊˈmænɪʤmənt əv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈgrænɪŋ mɔr əˈθɔrəti tɪ ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ʧif ʤɪm ˈmætɪs, hu ɪn tərn geɪv ɪt tɪ hɪz kəˈmændərz ɪn ðə fild. trəmp əˈθɔrəti tɪ ðə raɪt ˈlɛvəl tɪ əˈgrɛsɪvli ənd ɪn ə ˈtaɪmli ˈmænər muv əˈgɛnst ˈɛnəmi vulnerabilities,”*,” ˈmætɪs toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ɪn meɪ, ˈædɪŋ ðət trəmp ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈtæktɪkəl ʃɪft frəm ˈʃəvɪŋ ˈaɪsəs aʊt əv seɪf loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ən əˈtrɪʃən faɪt tɪ sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə ˈɛnəmi ɪn ðɛr ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊldz soʊ wi kən əˈnaɪəˌleɪt isis,”*,” ənd prɪˈvɛnt ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz frəm ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ. ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈspoʊksmən ˈdɪlən sɛd mɛnt juz. ædˈvaɪzərz hæv hæd bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ riækt mɔr ˌɔˈtɑnoʊməsli ɔn ðə ˈbætəlˌfild, ˈmuvɪŋ wɛr ðɛr ˈpɑrtnər ˈfɔrsɪz nid ðɛm ˈrəðər ðən ˈkɔlɪŋ tɪ haɪər ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz fər pərˈmɪʃən. əˈθɔrətiz hæd pleɪst səm ˈlɪmɪts ɔn ðə ˈpleɪsmənt əv juz. ædˈvaɪzərz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti əv səm əv ɑr faɪər səˈpɔrt ˈæˌsɛts tɪ prəˈvaɪd səˈsteɪnd faɪərz ɪn ɑr ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz tɪ dɪˈfit ˈaɪsəs, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn syria,”*,” ˈdɪlən ˈædɪd, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈdɪʃən əv əˈpæʧi əˈtæk ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz tɪ paʊnd ˈaɪsəs dɪˈfɛnsɪz. ɪn ˈəðər ˈɛriəz wɛr ˈaɪsəs ənd ˈəðər ˈmɪlətənts hoʊld sweɪ, ðət ɪkˈspændɪd əˈθɔrəti həz mɛnt mɔr ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz əˈgɛnst æl əv ðə əˈreɪbiən pəˈnɪnsələ ɪn ˈjɛmən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə wən wɛˈrɪn ˈneɪvi sil ˈsinjər ʧif raɪən oʊənz wɑz lɔst tɪ ˈɛnəmi ˈgənˌfaɪər. ˈbɑmɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈɛnəmi ˈtɑrgəts ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn həz ˌɪnˈkrist, wɪθ mɔr straɪks ɪn ðə fərst sɪks mənθs əv ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ðən ɪn ɔl əv 2016 ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə əv ɔl bombs,”*,” drɑpt ɔn ˈaɪsəs keɪvz ðɛr. bət juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈspoʊksmən capt*. bɪl ɪn ˈkɑbʊl sɛd rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə əˈθɔrətiz ˈgrænɪd tɪ ˈʤɛnərəl mɪk ˈnɪkəlsən baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪn ʤun əv læst year,”*,” tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˈæfˌgæn ˈnæʃənəl ˈɑrmi. ʤæn. ʤən. 2016 wi kənˈdəktəd ʤɪst ˈoʊvər 200 kɪˈnɛtɪk straɪks total,”*,” hi iˈmeɪld frəm ˈkɑbʊl. ʤun 17 dɛk 31 wi kənˈdəktəd mɔr ðən 800 strikes.”*.” ɪn səˈmɑljə, ðɛr həz bɪn wən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈjuzɪŋ əˈθɔrətiz ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈneɪvi sil wɑz kɪld. ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn həz juzd ðə əˈθɔrətiz ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈəndər ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən twaɪs, ɔn tu straɪks wɛr noʊ juz ˌpərsəˈnɛl wər æt rɪsk, ðə ˈsinjər əˈfɪʃəl sɛd. ənd waɪl ə haɪər peɪs əv straɪks ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə, ðɛr ər ˈsɪmpli fjuər ˈaɪsəs ˈfaɪtərz tɪ hɪt, ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈspoʊksmən ˈdɪlən sɛd. hi ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðɛr ər əˈbaʊt ˈaɪsəs ˈfaɪtərz rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɪn ˈpɑkəts θruaʊt ˌɪˈrɑk ənd əp tɪ stɪl ɪn ˈsɪriə. daʊn frəm ə haɪ əv bɪtˈwin tɪ ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈkraɪsəs, ˈmɛni əv hum ʤɔɪnd ðə faɪt ˈæftər ˈaɪsəs ˈkæpʧərd lɑrʤ pɑrts əv boʊθ ˈkəntriz ɪn 2014 ðə haɪ ˈwɔtər mɑrk ɪn ˈərli 2015 ðɛr wɑz ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈɪntu ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə ə month,”*,” ˈdɪlən sɛd. ðɛr ər lɛs ðən ə 100 ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz ˈɛnərɪŋ ə month.”*.” soʊ ɛz juz. ˈfɔrsɪz ənd ðɛr ˈælaɪz teɪk ˈɛnəmiz ɔf ðə ˈbætəlˌfild, ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd pul tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðɛm. ˈrisənt əˈnaʊnst kɪlz ˌɪnˈklud ə meɪ 11 straɪk ðət kɪld isis’*’ ɪkˈstərnəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈplænər ˈæbu ənd ə meɪ 31 straɪk ðət kɪld ʧif ˈaɪsəs ˈklɛrɪk al-binali*, ə ˈkɑnfəˌdænt tɪ ˈaɪsəs ˈlidər. boʊθ wər kɪld ɪn mayadin*, ə taʊn wɛr ˈmɛni ˈaɪsəs ˈsinjər ˈlidərz ɪˈskeɪpt praɪər tɪ juz. ˈælaɪz ɛnˈsərkəlɪŋ isis’*’ ˈfæktoʊ ˈkæpɪtəl əv raqqa*. ə ʤun 16 straɪk tʊk eɪm æt isis’*’ əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ɪts ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈɛlsˌwɛr, ˈkɪlɪŋ al-rawi*, ə ˌfɪnənˈsir wɪθ ˈnɛtˌwərks θru nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ðə ˈmɪˌdist. ˈmɛni ˈsinjər ˈlidərz hæv traɪd tɪ fli tɪ ˈəðər ˈkəntriz, tɪ stɑrt ˈaɪsəs ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz əˈnu, ər traɪd tɪ mɛlt bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈloʊkəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz fər ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm faɪt. ðət harder-to-win*, lɛs ˈtænʤəbəl faɪt, ˈspænɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ˈkəntriz ənd ˈkɑntənənts, wɪl bi ðə ril tɛst fər ˌwəˈtɛvər tim ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ənˈveɪlz. fər ðoʊz ɪn ðə ˈtrɛnʧɪz, ðə moʊst rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ðət ˈmɛni noʊ ˈlɔŋgər fil kənˈstreɪnd wɪn ˈæskɪŋ fər mɔr trups ər ˈrisɔrsɪz ɪf ðeɪ fil ðeɪ ər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. trup ˈnəmbərz wər ə ˈkɑnstənt sɔrs əv ˈkɑnflɪkt bɪtˈwin ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ənd ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə waɪt haʊs, wɪʧ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ drɔ trups daʊn tɪ fɔrs ˈæfˌgæn ˈfɔrsɪz tɪ teɪk ðə brənt əv ðə faɪt, waɪl juz. kəˈmændərz fɪrd ðə ˈloʊkəl fɔrs ˈrɛdi. soʊ kəˈmændərz wərkt əraʊnd ðə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld əv ʤɪst ˈəndər trups baɪ ˈsɛndɪŋ ə ˈkɑmbæt trups bət ˈlivɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛr səˈpɔrtɪŋ məˈkænɪks ənd ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈkɑnˌtræktərz æt ˈgreɪtər kɔst tɪ du ðə seɪm ʤɑbz. mɔr ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəli ˈɑnəst now,”*,” wən ˈsinjər dɪˈfɛns əˈfɪʃəl sɛd. kərˈɛkʃən: ðɪs ˈstɔri wɑz kərˈɛktɪd tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ðət ðə juz. ˈkɑmbæt ˈækʃən ðət kɔst ðə laɪf əv ə ˈneɪvi sil ɪn səˈmɑljə wɑz ˈkɛrid aʊt ˈəndər əˈθɔrətiz.
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u.s. special operations forces have removed roughly 50 top isis leaders off the battlefield since president donald trump took office, down from 80 killed in the last six months of the obama administration, according to figures obtained by the daily beast.
“the pace and the way they have gone about going after these hvt’s [high-value targets] hasn’t changed,” said coalition spokesman col. ryan dillon of the u.s. special operations’ campaign to take isis commanders off the iraqi and syrian battlefields.
those closest to isis leader abu bakr al-baghdadi have been hit hardest. “most of them were killed in the last year of the obama administration,” he said. “if there was a block chart of baghdadi and all of his bubbas, we are hitting the fifth- and sixth-string leaders of the organization.”
coalition air strikes have increased under trump, rising from an average of roughly 440 a month in the last six months of 2016 to just under 800 a month now, as coalition forces have liberated most of mosul in iraq, and breached isis’ syrian capital of raqqa. but the lower numbers of high-value targets killed points to the deadly success of the strategy built by the obama white house.
trump’s changes to the campaign so far have been tactical—namely, giving the military more autonomy to strike, including special operators. but the effectiveness of the current obama-era strategy of attacking isis via local forces together with allies calls into question whether there’s a need for more dramatic revision.
that’s presented a dilemma for those working on the trump anti-isis strategy and slowed its public unveiling, u.s. officials tell the daily beast. the white house has asked defense officials to come up with new ideas to help brand the trump campaign as different from its predecessor, according to two u.s. officials and one senior administration official. they spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive debates.
the senior administration official described trump’s plan as “relying even more” on special operations working together with local partner forces. “but that’s nuanced, like most of the suggested changes” and doesn’t easily translate to a talking point, he said. that could help explain why trump has twice missed his own deadline for unveiling the new anti-isis strategy.
the white house and the pentagon declined to comment.
the obama administration’s anti-isis plan included nine lines of effort, including using diplomatic and economic pressure to reduce isis’ ability to sustain its rule and spread its ideology. the obama white house had already stepped up the number of advisers on the ground in iraq and syria, and established a special operations task force in iraq with major outposts in syria to help guide local forces, as part of the larger coalition effort. small teams of u.s. forces have embedded with local units and turkish troops inside syria, and with iraqi and kurdish troops in iraq to help make them more effective.
special operators have also launched multiple solo raids that have decimated isis’ leadership ranks.
“these figures underscore the fact that the obama administration waged an aggressive war against isil [another name for isis], guided by a comprehensive strategy that put the group on the path to lasting defeat,” said former obama official ned price in an email. “it is no surprise that the trump administration has largely adopted our strategy despite hallmark bluster from president trump about a purportedly more aggressive strategy we have yet to see.”
the main gripe from military and intelligence professionals about the last white house was that president barack obama delayed or deferred making tough decisions on syria that meant territory was lost—or that forces friendly to the u.s. made other alliances when they couldn’t get weapons or other supplies rapidly enough from the americans.
the other complaint was that the white house itself was involved in individual tactical decisions like whether to put u.s. special operations forces in harm’s way to strike a target, though obama veterans have consistently pushed back against that complaint, saying some raids and other types of strikes can have strategic blowback.
trump’s changes thus far have also been tactical rather than adjusting the overall campaign strategy. he’s dropped the alleged micromanagement of the obama administration in favor of granting more authority to pentagon chief jim mattis, who in turn gave it to his commanders in the field.
trump “delegated authority to the right level to aggressively and in a timely manner move against enemy vulnerabilities,” mattis told reporters in may, adding that trump also “directed a tactical shift from shoving isis out of safe locations in an attrition fight to surrounding the enemy in their strongholds so we can annihilate isis,” and prevent foreign fighters from escaping.
coalition spokesman dillon said that’s meant u.s. advisers have had been able to react more autonomously on the battlefield, moving where their partner forces need them rather than calling to higher headquarters for permission.
“previous authorities had placed some limits on the placement of u.s. advisors, as well as the availability of some of our fire support assets to provide sustained fires in our operations to defeat isis, particularly in syria,” dillon added, referring to the addition of apache attack helicopters to pound isis defenses.
in other areas where isis and other militants hold sway, that expanded authority has meant more operations against al qaeda of the arabian peninsula in yemen, including the one wherein navy seal senior chief ryan owens was lost to enemy gunfire.
bombing against enemy targets in afghanistan has increased, with more strikes in the first six months of the trump administration than in all of 2016, including the “mother of all bombs,” dropped on isis caves there. but u.s. military spokesman capt. bill salvin in kabul said that’s related to the “expanded authorities granted to general mick nicholson by president obama in june of last year,” to support the afghan national army.
“from jan. – jun. 2016 we conducted just over 200 kinetic strikes total,” he emailed from kabul. “from june 17 - dec 31, we conducted more than 800 strikes.”
in somalia, there has been one operation using obama-era authorities in which a navy seal was killed. the pentagon has used the authorities extended under the trump administration twice, on two strikes where no u.s personnel were at risk, the senior official said.
and while there’s a higher pace of strikes in iraq and syria, there are simply fewer isis fighters to hit, coalition spokesman dillon said. he estimated there are about 5,000 isis fighters remaining in pockets throughout iraq and up to 10,000 still in syria. that’s down from a high of between 20,000 to 30,000 foreign fighters in iraq and syria at the start of the crisis, many of whom joined the fight after isis captured large parts of both countries in 2014.
“at the high water mark in early 2015, there was an estimated 1,500 into iraq and syria a month,” dillon said. “now there are less than a 100 foreign fighters entering a month.” so as u.s. forces and their allies take enemies off the battlefield, there’s a limited pool to replace them.
recent announced kills include a may 11 strike that killed isis’ external operations planner abu asim al-jazaeri and a may 31 strike that killed chief isis cleric turki al-binali, a confidante to isis leader al-baghdadi. both were killed in mayadin, a town where many isis senior leaders escaped prior to u.s. allies encircling isis’ once-de facto capital of raqqa. a june 16 strike took aim at isis’ attempts to manage its network elsewhere, killing fawaz al-rawi, a financier with networks through north africa and the mideast.
many senior leaders have tried to flee to other countries, to start isis operations anew, or they’ve tried to melt back into the local populations for a long-term guerilla-style fight. that harder-to-win, less tangible fight, spanning multiple countries and continents, will be the real test for whatever trump’s team eventually unveils.
for those in the trenches, the most refreshing change is that many no longer feel constrained when asking for more troops or resources if they feel they are necessary. troop numbers were a constant source of conflict between the pentagon and the obama white house, which wanted to draw troops down to force afghan forces to take the brunt of the fight, while u.s. commanders feared the local force ready. so commanders worked around the obama-ordered threshold of just under 8,500 troops by sending a brigade’s combat troops but leaving behind their supporting mechanics and hiring contractors at greater cost to do the same jobs.
“it’s more intellectually honest now,” one senior defense official said.
correction: this story was corrected to reflect that the u.s. combat action that cost the life of a navy seal in somalia was carried out under obama-era authorities.
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teemu* kleɪmd ɔn ə ˈkɑnfərəns kɔl wɪθ rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈərliər ðɪs wik ðət hi goʊɪŋ tɪ kraɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈʤərzi rɪˈtaɪərmənt ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni. gaɪz cry,”*,” hi ʤoʊkt. əˈkɑmplɪʃt ðət, ˈwərkɪŋ hɪz weɪ θru hɪz spiʧ wɪˈθaʊt əˈlaʊɪŋ ə tɪr tɪ floʊ daʊn hɪz feɪs. hi keɪm kloʊz, ðoʊ, ˈwɛlɪŋ əp waɪl ˈθæŋkɪŋ hɪz ˈtimˌmeɪts frəm ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, bət kɛpt ɪt təˈgɛðər waɪl ˈwɑʧɪŋ hɪz noʊ. 8 rɪˈtaɪrd baɪ ðə ˈænəˌhaɪm dəks ˈsənˌdi naɪt. ðə ˌɪˈmɔrtəl bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈænəˌhaɪm (ˈmaɪti) dək tɪ hæv hɪz ˈnəmbər reɪzd tɪ ðə ˈhɔndə ˈsɛnər ˈræftərz ˈæftər hi ˈɛndɪd hɪz kərɪr læst ˈsizən. skroʊl tɪ kənˈtɪnju wɪθ ˈkɑntɛnt æd pleɪd 966 geɪmz wɪθ ðə dəks, ˈskɔrɪŋ 457 əv hɪz 684 kərɪr goʊlz wɪθ ðə tim ənd hɛlpt ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz wɪn ɪts fərst ˈstænli kəp ɪn 2007 hi ˈɔlsoʊ wən ðə ˌɪˈnɔgərəl ˈmɑrɪs ““rocket”*” ˈrɪʧərd ˈtroʊfi ɪn 1999 ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə 2006 bɪl ˈtroʊfi wɪθ ˈænəˌhaɪm. (ɪn ə kul sin ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ʤɛts ɔl wɔr ˈvɪntɪʤ ˈwɪnɪpəg 13 ˈʤərziz, waɪl ðə dəks ˈskeɪtɪd ˈwɛrɪŋ ɔl əv hɪz tim ˈʤərziz frəm hɪz kərɪr, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ waɪld wɪŋ.) ðɛr wər ˈplɛnti əv ˈspiʧɪz ˌbiˈfɔr tʊk ðə mɪk, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wərdz frəm ʤiˈgɛreɪ, ənd kəˈmɪʃənər ˈgɛri ˈbɛtmən, hu rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðə ˈwɛlkəm frəm dəks fænz wɪθ, wʊd gɪt bud tɪ bi wɪθ anytime.”*.” ɪn ə ˈtəʧɪŋ ˈʤɛsʧər, ðɛr wɑz wən ˈɛmti ʧɛr ɔn ðə aɪs, sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ðə ˈspɛʃəl gɛsts ənd ˈtroʊfiz wən ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz kərɪr. ðət wɑz rɪˈzərvd fər dɑn baizley*, hɪz leɪt ˈeɪʤənt hu pæst əˈweɪ frəm ləŋ ˈkænsər ɪn 2013 wɑz laɪk ə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən dad,”*,” sɛd. ðə hɛlp aɪ gɑt frəm dɑn, ˈnɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ forget.”*.” ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz spoʊk ˈpraʊdli əv hɪz taɪm wɪθ ðə dəks ənd ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðɛr kəp ˈkɑŋkwɛst eɪt jɪrz əˈgoʊ wɑz meɪd ɔl ðə mɔr ˈspɛʃəl bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wən ɪt ɪn ˈænəˌhaɪm ɪn frənt əv ðə hoʊm fænz. goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ ðət ˈkɑnfərəns kɔl ˈərliər ðɪs wik, ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ðɪs əˈʧivmənt ʧɛks ɔf hæf əv ðə ˈɑnərz fər ə ˈhɑki player”*” lɪst. ɪz ɪf jʊr ˈʤərzi gɪts rɪˈtaɪrd, ənd ɪf ju gɪt tɪ ðə ˈhɑki hɔl əv fame,”*,” hi sɛd. læst wən, aɪ noʊ jɛt, bət ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɪs moment.”*.” ˈwəri,. tərˈɑntoʊ wɪl bi ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪn 2017 ʃɔn ˈleɪhi ɪz ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ˈɛdɪtər fər pək ˈdædi ɔn ˈjɑˌhu spɔrts. hæv ə tɪp? iˈmeɪl ɪm æt ər ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər! mɔr frəm ˈjɑˌhu ˈhɑki:
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teemu selanne claimed on a conference call with reporters earlier this week that he wasn’t going to cry during his jersey retirement ceremony. “tough guys don’t cry,” he joked.
selanne accomplished that, working his way through his 13-minute speech without allowing a tear to flow down his face. he came close, though, welling up while thanking his teammates from over the years, but kept it together while watching his no. 8 retired by the anaheim ducks sunday night.
the immortal selanne became the first anaheim (mighty) duck to have his number raised to the honda center rafters after he ended his 21-year nhl career last season.
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selanne played 966 games with the ducks, scoring 457 of his 684 career goals with the team and helped the franchise win its first stanley cup in 2007. he also won the inaugural maurice “rocket” richard trophy in 1999, as well as the 2006 bill masterton trophy with anaheim.
(in a cool scene during warm-ups the jets all wore vintage winnipeg 13 selanne jerseys, while the ducks skated wearing all of his team jerseys from his career, including wild wing.)
there were plenty of speeches before selanne took the mic, including words from jean-sebastien giguere, jari kurri and nhl commissioner gary bettman, who responded to the not-so-friendly welcome from ducks fans with, “i would get booed to be with teemu anytime.”
in a touching gesture, there was one empty chair on the ice, surrounded by the special guests and trophies selanne won during his career. that was reserved for don baizley, his late agent who passed away from lung cancer in 2013.
“he was like a north american dad,” selanne said. “all the help i got from don, i’m never going to forget.”
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selanne spoke proudly of his time with the ducks and noted that their cup conquest eight years ago was made all the more special because they won it in anaheim in front of the home fans.
going back to that conference call earlier this week, selanne pointed out that this achievement checks off half of the “biggest honors for a hockey player” list.
“one is if your jersey gets retired, and if you get to the hockey hall of fame,” he said. “the last one, i don’t know yet, but i’ll enjoy this moment.”
don’t worry, teemu. toronto will be calling in 2017.
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈviə tu jɪrz ˈæftər pərʤd ˈsɛvərəl ˈheɪtfəl laɪk r/fatpeoplehate*, ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪz əˈgɛn ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ɪts ˈəgliəst kəmˈjunɪtiz. ˈɪʃud ə nu ˈpɑləsi ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ fərˈbɪdɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnt "ðət ɪnˈkərəʤəz, ˈglɔrəˌfaɪz, ˌɪnˈsaɪts, ər kɔlz fər ˈvaɪələns ər ˈfɪzɪkəl hɑrm əˈgɛnst ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ər ə grup əv ˈpipəl." ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ bænd ˈsɛvərəl smɔl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈnɑtsi ənd waɪt suˈprɛməsɪst grups, wɪʧ ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ðə nu ˈpɑləsi. ɪn ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt, wɪʧ wɑz ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ wən əv ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz tɪ r/modnews*, ə fər ðə saɪts ˈmɑdərˌeɪtərz, ðə saɪt sɛd ðə ʧeɪnʤ wɑz meɪd bɪˈkəz ɪts ˈpriviəs ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən fər "ˌɪnˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈvaɪələns" wɑz dimd "tu veɪg." ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət "ˈkɑntɛkst ɪz ki" wɪn dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ˈwɛðər ə həz ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ðə nu ˈpɑləsi. ənd ˈhəntɪŋ kəmˈjunɪtiz, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, səˈpoʊzədli woʊnt bi ˌɪmˈpæktɪd. bət ˈɛfərt tɪ bi "mɔr klɪr ənd ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv" həz ɔˈrɛdi kɔzd kənfˈjuʒən fər səm ˈjuzərz hu ˈwəndər wɛr ðə saɪt wɪl drɔ ðə laɪn, rɪˈpɔrts. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, woʊnt bi bænd fər naʊ, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪts ə kəmˈjunɪti ˈsɛntərd ɔn ˈvaɪələns ɛz ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt. ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ klɪr əp səm əv ðə kənfˈjuʒən, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ stiv ˈhəfmən wɪl bi ˈteɪkɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə nu ˈpɑləsi nɛkst wik ɪn ðə. ɛz pɔɪnts aʊt, moʊst əv ðə bænd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ wər ˈtaɪni ənd hæd fjuər ðən ˈsɛvərəl ˈθaʊzənd ˈjuzərz æt ðə moʊst. ðeɪ ˌɪnˈkludɪd r/nazi*, r/europeannationalism*, r/whitesarecriminals*, ənd r/pol*, ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv ə noʊˈtɔriəs heɪt bɔrd wɪθ ðə seɪm neɪm. ɪts nɑt klɪr wɛr ðoʊz ˈjuzərz wɪl ˈmaɪˌgreɪt naʊ, ənd ðoʊ ðɛrz ˈɛvədəns ðət ˈbænɪŋ troʊlz ˈæˌkʧuəli wərks, ˈheɪtfəl ˈjuzərz maɪt ʤɪst stɑrt ðɛr oʊn ˈplætˌfɔrm, laɪk ðeɪ hæv ˌbiˈfɔr. rɪˈleɪtɪd: ˈwʊmən suz ˈæftər hi likt hər ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈɔnˌlaɪn
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two years after reddit purged several hateful subreddits like r/fatpeoplehate, the social network is again targeting its ugliest communities. reddit issued a new policy wednesday forbidding content "that encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence or physical harm against an individual or a group of people." it also banned several small subreddits, including nazi and white supremacist groups, which violated the new policy.
in the announcement, which was posted by one of reddit's administrators to r/modnews, a subreddit for the site's moderators, the site said the change was made because its previous definition for "inciting violence" was deemed "too vague." it also said that "context is key" when determining whether a subreddit has violated the new policy. bdsm and hunting communities, for example, supposedly won't be impacted.
but reddit's effort to be "more clear and comprehensive" has already caused confusion for some users who wonder where the site will draw the line, buzzfeed reports. for example, r/watchpeopledie won't be banned for now, even though it's a community centered on violence as entertainment. in an effort to clear up some of the confusion, reddit's ceo steve huffman will be taking questions about the new policy next week in the r/announcements subreddit.
as gizmodo points out, most of the subreddits banned wednesday were tiny and had fewer than several thousand users at the most. they included r/nazi, r/europeannationalism, r/whitesarecriminals, and r/pol, an extension of a notorious hate speech-filled 4chan board with the same name. it's not clear where those users will migrate now, and though there's evidence that banning trolls actually works, reddit's hateful users might just start their own platform, like they have before.
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ˈæfˌgæn ˈprɛzɪdənt həˈmid spiks ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən əv ən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˈæfˌgæn ˈwɪmən ˈʤəʤɪz ɪn ˈkɑbʊl ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 18 2012 ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 18 ədˈmɪtəd hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ˈʤəstɪs tɪ ðə ˈpipəl, dɪˈspaɪt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛfərts tɪ riˈbɪld ðə ˈneɪʃən. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ/ ʃɑ (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkrɛdɪt ʃʊd rɛd ʃɑ marai/afp/gettyimages*) ˈwɛðər jʊr probama*, nobama*, ər stɪl ˌəndɪˈsaɪdɪd, 52 ˈrizənz tɪ voʊt fər ˌoʊˈbɑmə gɪvz ju ɔl ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ju nid tɪ ʃɛr wɪθ frɛndz, dəˈbeɪt wɪθ ˈrɛlətɪvz ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪd fər ˈjɔrsɛlf ɛz wi hɛd təˈwɔrd wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪˈlɛkʃənz əv ɑr ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm. aɪl poʊst ə nu ˈrizən ɪn ˈrændəm ˈɔrdər ˈɛvəri ˈmənˌdeɪ θru ˈfraɪˌdeɪ frəm naʊ 'tɪl ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. təˈdeɪ, aɪ saɪnd ən hɪˈstɔrɪk əˈgrimənt bɪtˈwin ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd æfˈgænəˌstæn ðət dɪˈfaɪnz ə nu kaɪnd əv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ɑr ˈkəntriz ə fˈjuʧər ɪn wɪʧ ˈæfˌgænz ər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ðɛr ˈneɪʃən, ənd wi bɪld ən ˈikwəl ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin tu ˈsɑvrən steɪts; ə fˈjuʧər ɪn wɪʧ ðə wɔr ɛndz, ənd ə nu ˈʧæptər bɪˈgɪnz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ˈkɑbʊl, æfˈgænəˌstæn, meɪ 1 2012 ɪn leɪt 2009 ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ˈæftər ˈkɛrfəl kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən, ˈɔrdərd əˈnəðər ˈθərˌdi ˈθaʊzənd trups bi sɛnt tɪ æfˈgænəˌstæn, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər ˈsərvɪŋ ðɛr tɪ ˈoʊvər wən ˈhənərd ˈθaʊzənd. ðə goʊl wɑz tɪ dɪˈnaɪ æl ə seɪf ˈheɪvən, rɪˈvərs ðə ˈtælɪˌbænz moʊˈmɛntəm ənd prɪˈvɛnt ɪt frəm ˈoʊvərθˌroʊɪŋ ðə ˈæfˌgæn ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd ˈstrɛŋθən æfˈgænəˌstænz sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz ənd ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə muv, ˈfɪrsli dəˈbeɪtɪd ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, wɑz əˈpoʊzd baɪ ˈmɛni ˈdɛməˌkræts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbaɪdən ənd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, hi sɛt ə ˈskɛʤʊl fər wɪθˈdrɔəl bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn ə ˈprɑməs ðət hi kɛpt wɪn ðə fərst trups bɪˈgæn ˈlivɪŋ ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2011 ə ˈtoʊtəl əv tɛn ˈθaʊzənd lɛft baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2011 ənd ən əˈdɪʃənəl ˈθaʊzənd trups ər ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ liv ɪn 2012 ɔn meɪ 1 2012 ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə saɪnd ən hɪˈstɔrɪk strəˈtiʤɪk ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp əˈgrimənt wɪθ æfˈgænəˌstæn ˈprɛzɪdənt həˈmid. ðə ˈligəli ˈbaɪndɪŋ əˈgrimənt ɪz ə ˈsɪgnəl əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts' ˈlɔŋˈtərm kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ æfˈgænəˌstæn ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə ˈkɑmən ˈvɪʒən fər ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ənd æfˈgænəˌstænz fˈjuʧər... ðə əˈgrimənt ˌɪnˈkludz mˈjuʧuəl kəˈmɪtmənts ɪn ðə ˈɛriəz əv prəˈtɛktɪŋ ənd prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ʃɛrd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈvæljuz, ədˈvænsɪŋ ˈlɔŋˈtərm sɪˈkjʊrəti, ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈriʤənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən, səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ ˈæfˌgæn ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ənd ˈgəvərnəns. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə meɪd klɪr ðət waɪl ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɑz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ əˈbændən æfˈgænəˌstæn wɪn trups ər wɪθˈdrɔn ɪn 2014 æfˈgænəˌstæn məst teɪk ˈoʊvər riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ɪts oʊn sɪˈkjʊrəti. wɪθ ðɪs əˈgrimənt, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪnˈʃʊrd ðə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən ənd ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ˈivɪn ˈæftər trups ɛnd ðɛr ˈkɑmbæt roʊlz ɪn 2014 ənd leɪd ðə ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər ən ˈifɛktɪv ənd mˈjuʧuəli ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˈlɔŋˈtərm riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəntriz. aɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ju tɪ ʤɔɪn ɪn ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ənd ʃɛr jʊr θɔts ɔn ˈrizən 32 ər jʊr oʊn ˈrizənz baɪ ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ 52 ˈrizənz tɪ voʊt fər ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk... aɪd ləv tɪ hir frəm ju!
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afghan president hamid karzai speaks during the inauguration of an association of afghan women judges in kabul on july 18 , 2012. karzai on july 18 admitted his western-backed administration was unable to deliver justice to the people, despite decade-long international efforts to rebuild the war-torn nation. afp photo/ shah marai (photo credit should read shah marai/afp/gettyimages)
whether you're probama, nobama, or still undecided, 52 reasons to vote for obama gives you all the information you need to share with friends, debate with relatives and decide for yourself as we head toward one of the most important elections of our lifetime. i'll post a new reason in random order every monday through friday from now 'til the election.
today, i signed an historic agreement between the united states and afghanistan that defines a new kind of relationship between our countries -- a future in which afghans are responsible for the security of their nation, and we build an equal partnership between two sovereign states; a future in which the war ends, and a new chapter begins. -- president barack obama, kabul, afghanistan, may 1, 2012
in late 2009, president barack obama, after careful consideration, ordered another thirty thousand troops be sent to afghanistan, bringing the total number serving there to over one hundred thousand. the goal was to deny al qaeda a safe haven, reverse the taliban's momentum and prevent it from overthrowing the afghan government, and strengthen afghanistan's security forces and government. the move, fiercely debated in washington, was opposed by many democrats -- including vice president biden -- and a significant portion of the american people.
at the same time, he set a schedule for withdrawal beginning in mid-2011, a promise that he kept when the first troops began leaving in july 2011. a total of ten thousand left by the end of 2011, and an additional thirty-three thousand troops are scheduled to leave in 2012.
on may 1, 2012, president obama signed an historic strategic partnership agreement with afghanistan president hamid karzai. the legally binding agreement is
... a signal of the united states' long-term commitment to afghanistan and represents a common vision for the relationship and afghanistan's future... the agreement includes mutual commitments in the areas of protecting and promoting shared democratic values, advancing long-term security, reinforcing regional security and cooperation, supporting social and economic development and strengthening afghan institutions and governance.
president obama made clear that while the united states was not going to abandon afghanistan when troops are withdrawn in 2014, afghanistan must take over responsibility for its own security.
with this agreement, the president ensured the continuation and evolution of the american-afghan relationship even after troops end their combat roles in 2014, and laid the framework for an effective and mutually beneficial long-term relationship between the two countries.
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ðə ˈmæʧəp: ðə nu ˈʤərzi ˈdɛvəlz feɪs ɔf əˈgɛnst ðə ˌməntriˈɔl æt ðə bɛl ˈsɛntər ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl. ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst ˈmitɪŋ bɪtˈwin ðə timz ðɪs ˈsizən. ðə læst ˈdɛvəlz geɪm: ðə ˈdɛvəlz lɔst tɪ ðə ˈbɔstən bruɪnz, ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ æt ðə pruˈdɛnʃəl ˈsɛnər. ˈæftər ə ˈskɔrləs fərst ˈpɪriəd, ˈoʊpənd ðə ˈskɔrɪŋ, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə ˈdɛvəlz ə lɛd æt əv ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈpɪriəd. bət ðət wʊd bi ɔl ðə ˈdɛvəlz wʊd gɪt, ɛz ˈbɔstən keɪm ˈrɔrɪŋ bæk tɪ pʊt ðə geɪm əˈweɪ. ˈʤɔrdən kɑˈrɔn skɔrd æt tɪ taɪ ðə geɪm æt ˈmaɪkəl ˈraɪdər skɔrd ðə əˈvɛnʧuəl goʊl, kəˈnɛktɪŋ ɔf ə fid frəm ˈtaɪlər ˈsigən tɪ pʊt ðə bruɪnz əˈhɛd, ʃɔn ˈθɔrntən ˌɪnˈkrist ðə lɛd tɪ æt əv ðə ˈsɛkənd. ˈmaɪˌlæn kæpt ðə ˈaʊtˌbərst, ˈskɔrɪŋ æt tɪ pʊt ðə bruɪnz əˈhɛd, tɪm ˈtɑməs ˈfɪnɪʃt wɪθ 31 seɪvz fər ðə wɪn. ˈmɑrtɪn ˈbrɑdər stɑpt 31 ʃɑts ɪn ðə lɔs. ðə læst geɪm: ðə dɪˈfitɪd ðə ˈɑtəˌwɑ ˈsɛnətərz, ˈsənˌdi æt ðə bɛl ˈsɛntər. ˈtreɪlɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈpɪriəd, ðə skɔrd fɔr streɪt goʊlz tɪ teɪk ðə lɛd. ʤɛf ˈhælpərn bɪˈgæn ðə ˈkəmˌbæk, ˈnɛtɪŋ hɪz ˈsɛkənd goʊl æt əv ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈpɪriəd. ˈænˌdreɪ taɪd ðə geɪm, æt əv ðə ˈsɛkənd. toʊˈmɑs pleɪd ˈhɪroʊ, ˈskɔrɪŋ ðə æt əv ðə θərd ˈpɪriəd. ðə læst ˈdɛvəlz geɪm: ðə ˈdɛvəlz wən ðə ˈfaɪnəl geɪm əv ðə ˈsɪriz læst ˈsizən, ɔn mɑrʧ 27 əˈlaɪəs strək fərst fər ðə ˈdɛvəlz, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə tim ə lɛd wɪθ ə goʊl æt əv ðə fərst ˈpɪriəd. ðə timz ˈtreɪdɪd goʊlz ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈpɪriəd, wɪθ ðə ˈdɛvəlz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə ædˈvæntɪʤ æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈpɪriəd. braɪən ˈroʊlstən ˈædɪd ən goʊl ɪn ðə θərd ˈpɪriəd tɪ klɪnʧ ðə wɪn. læst ˈsizən, ðə ˈdɛvəlz wən θri əv fɔr frəm ðə ˌməntriˈɔl. fər ə fʊl æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈmæʧəp bɪtˈwin ðə tu timz, klɪk hir. ˈwɛlkəm hoʊm ˈmɑrti! ˈbrɑdər meɪks hɪz kərɪr stɑrt əˈgɛnst ðə təˈnaɪt, hɪz moʊst əˈgɛnst ə dɪˈvɪʒən əˈpoʊnənt. ɪn 30 əˈpɪrənsəz æt ˌməntriˈɔl, ɪz wɪθ ə goʊlz əˈgɛnst ˈævərɪʤ, ə 935 seɪv pərˈsɛnɪʤ ənd fɔr shutouts*. ɪn hɪz kərɪr, ˈbrɑdər ɪz əˈgɛnst ðə hæbz, wɪθ ə ənd eɪt shutouts*. ˈbrɑdər ədˈmɪtəd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ðət hi bɪn ʃɑrp tɪ bɪˈgɪn ðə ˈsizən, bət ðiz ˈmitɪŋz ˈɔlˌweɪz sim tɪ brɪŋ aʊt ðə bɛst ɪn ðə ˈvɛtərən netminder*. ˈmæʧəp: ðə ˈdɛvəlz tʊk θri deɪz tɪ ˈpræktɪs, ənd koʊʧ ʤɑn məˈkleɪn pʊt ðə tim tɪ wərk. ðeɪ ˈskeɪtɪd hɑrd, ˈpræktɪst geɪm ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ənd meɪd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt muvz θruaʊt ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp. bət ˈkæptən ˈʤeɪmi sɛd ðə ˈpɑzətɪvz frəm ˈpræktɪs min ˈnəθɪŋ ɪf ðeɪ trænzˈleɪt tɪ ə wɪn. dɪˈpɛndz ɔn haʊ wi kəm aʊt əv it,”*,” sɛd tɪ tɑm gulitti*. dɪd hæv ə gʊd wik əv ˈpræktɪs wɛr wi gɑt ðə ˈbætəl ənd wərk bæk ɪn ɑr geɪm, bət haʊ wi rɪˈspɑnd ɔn ðə aɪs təˈmɑˌroʊ naɪt fər 60 ˈmɪnəts ðət kaʊnts. noʊ wən gɪvz ju ˈɛni pɔɪnts fər ə practice.”*.” ðə ˈdɛvəlz bi ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈbɛtər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən tɪ ərn ðɛr ˈsɛkənd wɪn əv ðə ˈsizən. dɪˈspaɪt ˈərli səkˈsɛs, nu ˈʤərzi həz ˈɔlˌweɪz pleɪd ðɛm wɛl, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðɛr oʊn ˈbɪldɪŋ. ðə ˈdɛvəlz ər ɪn ðɛr læst 10 geɪmz æt ðə bɛl ˈsɛntər, ənd ðə tim hoʊldz ən ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈrɛkərd əv ɔl taɪm ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl. ən ˈɔlˌmoʊst 500 ˈrɛkərd əˈgɛnst ə tim ɪn ðɛr oʊn ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪz rɪˈspɛktəbəl. wən θɪŋ nu ˈʤərzi wɪl hæv tɪ du ɪz mit ðə ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈprɛʃər frəm ðə. ðə bɛl ˈsɛntər wɪl bi laʊd, ənd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɪl bi ə ˈsɛˌlaʊt. ðə ˈdɛvəlz wɪl nid tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðət ˈɛnərʤi ənd əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈsaɪləns ðə kraʊd ˈərli. wɪθ səm ˈsɑləd ˈskɔrɪŋ ənd səˈpraɪzɪŋ pleɪ frəm ˈkɛri praɪs, ðə bi ə cakewalk*. bət ðə ˈdɛvəlz, wɪθ fɔr deɪz tɪ priˈpɛr, ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈhændəl ðɛm ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl. geɪm taɪm ɪz p.m*., ənd ju kən kæʧ ɔl ðə ˈækʃən ɔn pləs ər tɪ kəm bæk tɪ ðə devils’*’ dɛn fər ɑr lɪv geɪm blɔg, bɪˈgɪnɪŋ æt piɛm! hir ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ laɪnz, beɪst ɔf əv ðə devils’*’ frəm ˈpræktɪs ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ: ˈfɔrwərdz: zæk ˈpɑraɪz ˈtrævɪs zaɪək; əˈlaɪəs ˈʤeɪkəb ˈɪljə kovalchuk*; rɑd ˈpɛli ˈʤeɪsən ˈɑrnɑt ˈʤeɪmi; ˈædəm mɛr tɪm sɛˈstitoʊ ˈdeɪvɪd ˈklɑrksən defenseman*: ˈhɛnrɪk mæt kərˈɛnti; mæt tɑɔrˈminə ˈkoʊlɪn waɪt; ˈændi grin ˌoʊˈlɪˌviˌeɪ ˈmægnən ˈgriniər goalies*: ˈmɑrtɪn ˈbrɑdər; joʊˈhɑn ˈhɛdbərg ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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the matchup: the new jersey devils (1-4-1) face off against the montreal canadiens (3-1-1) at the bell centre in montreal. this is the first meeting between the teams this season.
the last devils game: the devils lost to the boston bruins, 4-1, saturday at the prudential center. after a scoreless first period, dainius zubrus opened the scoring, giving the devils a 1-0 lead at 3:45 of the second period. but that would be all the devils would get, as boston came roaring back to put the game away. jordan caron scored at 5:38 to tie the game at 1-1. michael ryder scored the eventual game-winning goal, connecting off a feed from tyler seguin to put the bruins ahead, 2-1. shawn thornton increased the lead to 3-1 at 16:43 of the second. milan lucic capped the four-goal outburst, scoring at 18:09 to put the bruins ahead, 4-1. tim thomas finished with 31 saves for the win. martin brodeur stopped 31 shots in the loss.
the last canadiens game: the canadiens defeated the ottawa senators, 4-3, sunday at the bell centre. trailing 3-1 in the second period, the canadiens scored four straight goals to take the lead. jeff halpern began the comeback, netting his second goal at 13:39 of the second period. andrei kostitsyn tied the game, 3-3, at 17:29 of the second. tomas plekanec played hero, scoring the game-winner at 16:01 of the third period.
the last devils – canadiens game: the devils won the final game of the series last season, 4-2, on march 27. patrik elias struck first for the devils, giving the team a 1-0 lead with a powerplay goal at 8:11 of the first period. the teams traded goals in the second period, with the devils holding a 3-2 advantage at the end of the second period. brian rolston added an empty-net goal in the third period to clinch the win.
last season, the devils won three of four from the montreal canadiens. for a full analysis of the historical matchup between the two teams, click here.
welcome home marty! brodeur makes his 60th career start against the canadiens tonight, his most against a non-atlantic division opponent. in 30 appearances at montreal, broduer is 17-12-1 with a 1.80 goals against average, a .935 save percentage and four shutouts. in his career, brodeur is 38-16-5 against the habs, with a 1.78 gaa and eight shutouts. brodeur admitted yesterday that he hasn’t been sharp to begin the season, but these meetings always seem to bring out the best in the veteran netminder.
tonight’s matchup: the devils took three days to practice, and coach john maclean put the team to work. they skated hard, practiced game situations and made significant moves throughout the lineup. but captain jamie langenbrunner said the positives from practice mean nothing if they don’t translate to a win.
“it depends on how we come out of it,” langenbrunner said to tom gulitti. “we did have a good week of practice where we got the battle and work back in our game, but it’s how we respond on the ice tomorrow night for 60 minutes that counts. no one gives you any points for a practice.”
the devils couldn’t be walking into a better situation to earn their second win of the season. despite montreal’s early success, new jersey has always played them well, especially in their own building. the devils are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games at the bell centre, and the team holds an overall record of 22-23-4 all time in montreal. an almost .500 record against a team in their own building is respectable.
one thing new jersey will have to do is meet the energy and pressure from the canadiens. the bell centre will be loud, and the building will be a sellout. the devils will need to respond to that energy and attempt to silence the crowd early. with some solid scoring and surprising play from carey price, the canadiens won’t be a cakewalk. but the devils, with four days to prepare, should be able to handle them in montreal.
game time is 7:30 p.m., and you can catch all the action on msg plus or wfan 660.remember to come back to the devils’ den for our live game blog, beginning at 7:15 pm!
here are tonight’s starting lines, based off of the devils’ pairings from practice yesterday:
forwards: zach parise – travis zajac – dainius zubrus; patrik elias – jacob josefson – ilya kovalchuk; rod pelley – jason arnott – jamie langenbrunner; adam mair – tim sestito – david clarkson
defenseman: henrik tallinder – matt corrente; matt taormina – colin white; andy greene – olivier magnan – grenier
goalies: martin brodeur; johan hedberg
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tu ˈsɪti wɛnt ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ənd əˈpɪrd ɔn ðə brɪŋk əv ə ˈfɪzɪkəl faɪt ɪn frənt əv nuz ˈkæmərəz, ˈdʊrɪŋ hɑˈstɪlətiz ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˈivɪn fər tərˈɑntoʊ ˈsɪti hɔl. əˈpɑləˌʤiz ˈleɪtər rɪˈstɔrd ə ˈsɛmbləns əv pis, bət ðə ˈfaɪrˌwərks əˈpɪr ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtən tɪ ˌriɪgˈnaɪt ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, wɪn ðə ˈsɪti ˈɑmbədzmən ˈprɛzənts hər rɪˈpɔrt ðət ˈtrɪgərd ðə ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən. pərks kənˈfrənts ˈkɑlig ˈʤɔrʤioʊ ˈoʊvər ˈkɑmɛnts meɪd əˈbaʊt ˈsɪti ˈɑmbədzmən fiˈoʊnə krin. ˈʤɔrʤioʊ, ˈpɪkʧərd wɪθ glɛn də baeremaeker*, spɑrkt ə ˈfaɪrˌstɔrm baɪ ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈkaʊnsəl ðə rɪˈpɔrt riˈlist læst wik wɑz motivated.”*.” stiv ˈrəsəl tərˈɑntoʊ stɑr pərks (wɔrd 14 pɑrk) stɔrmd əp tɪ ˈkɑlig ˈʤɔrʤioʊ (wɔrd 7 jɔrk wɛst) ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ tɔk tɪ rɪˈpɔrtərz æt ðə bæk əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ˈʧeɪmbər. wɑz ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ waɪ hi ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli lɛft hɪz ˈkaʊnsəl sit ˈrəðər ðən bi ɪˈʤɛktɪd fər rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz ˈæftər ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈkaʊnsəl ðət fiˈoʊnə rɪˈpɔrt riˈlist læst wik ɪz driven.”*.” ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs fər əˈpɔɪntɪŋ ˈsɪtɪzənz tɪ ðə bɔrdz əv ˈsɪti ˈeɪʤənsiz. wɪˈθaʊt ˈneɪmɪŋ ɪm, ɪt dɪˈskraɪbd ə sin ɪn wɪʧ vərˈbæli læʃt stæf fər ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ən əˈpɛrənt ˈkɑnflɪkt əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst hɛld baɪ ə ˌnɑməˈni hi favoured*. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ɛz ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ tɔk tɪ rɪˈpɔrtərz, pərks, əˈpɛrəntli fˈjʊriəs ðət hæd nɑt ˈæˌkʧuəli lɛft ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ˈʧeɪmbər, ˈʃaʊtɪd: ɔn ju, ʃeɪm ɔn ju. gɪt aʊt əv ðɪs ˈʧeɪmbər. ə ˈbʊli. sɛd ju wər ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈʧeɪmbər, liv ðə ˈʧeɪmbər. ə ˈbʊli, traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs ɪn ðɪs ˈsɪti, gɪt aʊt əv here.”*.” hɛld hɪz graʊnd, ˈtɛlɪŋ pərks: təʧ mi. aɪ wɪl dɪˈfɛnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɪf ju təʧ mi. pliz gɪt əˈweɪ frəm maɪ space.”*.” wɪn pərks əˈgɛn əˈkjuzd əv ˈbʊliɪŋ ðə ˈsɪvəl ˈsərvɪs, snæpt: θɪŋk ðət ju ər ˈbʊliɪŋ mi raɪt naʊ soʊ pliz stop.”*.” pərks lɛft wɪθ ðə ˈpɑrtɪŋ ʃɑt: ər dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs ɪn ðɪs ˈsɪti əˈmɪd ðə ˈəˌprɔr, ˈkaʊnsəl wɑz səˈspɛndɪd fər əˈbaʊt 20 ˈmɪnəts. ə ˈsɪti hɔl sɪˈkjʊrəti gɑrd ˈhəvərd ˈnɪrˈbaɪ, əˈpɛrəntli ɪn keɪs ðə rɪˈtərnd. ˈæftər ðə lənʧ breɪk, pərks, ə ˈfaɪərˌbrænd ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈgrinˌpis kæmˈpeɪnər, əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd tɪ ˈkaʊnsəl fər ˈspɑrkɪŋ ðə ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ, ə ˈfɔrmər hu tʊk ə hɑrd tərn tɪ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl raɪt ənd ˈɔfən ˈigərli dɪˈfɛndz meɪər rɑb fɔrd ækˈsɛptɪd ðə əˈpɑləˌʤi bət sɛd pərks həz træk ˈrɛkərd əv issues.”*.” toʊld ˈkaʊnsəl hi stɪl bɪˈlivz ðə rɪˈpɔrt ɪz ˈplɪtɪkli ˈdrɪvən, bət hi wɑz rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈmoʊtɪvz əv ðə ˈsɪti stæf hu tɔkt, ˈəndər oʊθ, tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər, nɑt tɪ ðoʊz əv ðə ˈɑmbədzmən hərˈsɛlf. ˈɛnibədi həz ˌmɪskənˈstrud ər həz ˈteɪkən ðət aʊt əv ˈkɑntɛkst, ðɛn aɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz. bət aɪ əˈʃʊr ðət ðoʊz ðət hæv ˈspoʊkən tɪ hər ðət hæv bɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl, aɪ wɪl gɪt tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm əv it,”*,” sɛd. ðə ˈɑmbədzmən toʊld ˈkaʊnsəl hər rɪˈpɔrt ɪz nɑt pəˈlɪtɪkəl; ðət hər ˈmænˌdeɪt ɪz tɪ ˌrivˈju ˈækʃənz əv ˈsɪti stæf, nɑt ðə meɪər ər ˈkaʊnsəl. du nɑt hæv ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən ˈoʊvər council,”*,” ʃi sɛd, bət kən pɔɪnt aʊt wɪn dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ɪz æt odds”*” wɪθ stæf riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz. krin, hu wɑz ɪn ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ˈʧeɪmbər æt ðə taɪm əv ðə ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən, sɛd ʃi hæd noʊ daʊt wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt hər əm nɑt intimidated.”*.” ʃi ˈædɪd ʃi hæd noʊ ˈrizən tɪ dɪsbɪˈliv mɔr ðən 40 ˈpipəl ˈɪntərvˌjud fər hər rɪˈpɔrt. ju faɪnd ðət faɪv ˈpipəl sɛd ðɪs ənd wən ˈpərsən sɛd ðət, ðɛn ju meɪk jʊr oʊn əˈsɛsmənt əv credibility.”*.” fɔrd rɪˈʤɛktɪd hər ˈfaɪndɪŋz læst wik, seɪɪŋ hi həz klind əp ðə process.”*.” krin ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ ˈprɛzənt hər rɪˈpɔrt tɪ ˈkaʊnsəl æt a.m*. ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ˈmɑfiə ˈfɪgjərz faɪnd ˈrɛfjuʤ ɪn ɑnˈtɛrioʊ, ˌɪˈtæljən pəˈlis wɔrn
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two city councillors went chin-to-chin wednesday and appeared on the brink of a physical fight in front of news cameras, during hostilities unusual even for toronto city hall. apologies later restored a semblance of peace, but the fireworks appear almost certain to reignite thursday morning, when the city ombudsman presents her report that triggered the confrontation.
councillor gord perks confronts colleague giorgio mammoliti over comments mammoliti made about city ombudsman fiona crean. councillor giorgio mammoliti, pictured with councillor glenn de baeremaeker, sparked a firestorm by telling council the ombudsman's report released last week was “politically motivated.” ( steve russell / toronto star )
councillor gord perks (ward 14, parkdale-high park) stormed up to colleague giorgio mammoliti (ward 7, york west) shortly after mammoliti started to talk to reporters at the back of the council chamber. mammoliti was explaining why he voluntarily left his council seat rather than be ejected for refusing to apologize after telling council that fiona crean’s report released last week is “politically driven.” the report says political interference compromised the process for appointing citizens to the boards of city agencies. without naming him, it described a scene in which mammoliti verbally lashed staff for pointing out an apparent conflict of interest held by a nominee he favoured.
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as mammoliti started to talk to reporters, perks, apparently furious that mammoliti had not actually left the council chamber, shouted: “shame on you, shame on you. get out of this chamber. you’re a bully. “you said you were leaving the chamber, leave the chamber. you’re a bully, you’re trying to destroy the public service in this city, get out of here.” mammoliti held his ground, telling perks: “don’t touch me. i will defend myself if you touch me. please get away from my space.” when perks again accused mammoliti of bullying the civil service, mammoliti snapped: “i think that you are bullying me right now so please stop.” perks left with the parting shot: “you are destroying the public service in this city”
amid the uproar, council was suspended for about 20 minutes. a city hall security guard hovered nearby, apparently in case the councillors returned. after the lunch break, perks, a left-wing firebrand and former greenpeace campaigner, apologized to council for sparking the confrontation.
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mammoliti, a former ndp mpp who took a hard turn to the political right — and often eagerly defends mayor rob ford — accepted the apology but said perks has “a track record of anger-management issues.” mammoliti told council he still believes the report is politically driven, but he was referring to the motives of the city staff who talked, under oath, to crean’s investigator, not to those of the ombudsman herself. “if anybody has misconstrued or has taken that out of context, then i apologize. but i assure that those that have spoken to her that have been political, i will get to the bottom of it,” mammoliti said. the ombudsman told council her report is not political; that her mandate is to review actions of city staff, not the mayor or council. “i do not have jurisdiction over council,” she said, but can point out when “political direction is at odds” with staff responsibilities. crean, who was in the council chamber at the time of the confrontation, said she had no doubt mammoliti was trying to intimidate her “but i'm not intimidated.” she added she had no reason to disbelieve more than 40 people interviewed for her report. “when you find that five people said this and one person said that, then you make your own assessment of credibility.” ford rejected her findings last week, saying he has “actually cleaned up the process.” crean is scheduled to present her report to council at 9:30 a.m. thursday. mafia figures find refuge in ontario, italian police warn
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soʊ əˈbaʊt ðət ʧɪp ˈkɛli ˌrɛvəˈluʃən skroʊl tɪ kənˈtɪnju wɪθ ˈkɑntɛnt æd ən əˈfɛns, heɪld æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈsizən ɛz trænˈsɛndənt, hæd ˈtrəbəl trænˈsɛndɪŋ ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ˈpaɪlɪŋ əp θri pɔɪnts ɪn ə hoʊm lɔs tɪ ə ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz tim ðət ˈɪzənt noʊn fər ɪts dɪˈfɛns. ðæts naɪn streɪt hoʊm dɪˈfits fər ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈdeɪtɪŋ bæk tɪ læst ˈsizən. [ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ðə bɪˈzɑr, əˈdɔrəbəl, ənd waɪld fænz əv ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl] maɪk vɪk ɪz hərt ənd ˈbæˌkəp nɪk ˈfɑloʊd ɪm tɪ ðə ˈɪnʤərd lɪst ɔn ˈsənˌdi, jɛt ðɪs ˈɪzənt ðə ˈʤəgərˌnɔt ˈmɛni bɪˈlivd wʊd brɪŋ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dɪˈfɛnsɪz tɪ ðɛr niz. ðə ˈigəlz' ˌfæstˈpeɪst əˈfɛns keɪm ˈɪntu ˈsənˌdi wɪθ 409 ˈtoʊtəl pleɪz frəm ˈskrɪmɪʤ, gʊd fər naɪnθ ɪn ðə lig tu bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈklivlənd braʊnz. ðə ˈigəlz' pɔɪnts pər geɪm ræŋkt ə strɔŋ fɪθ, bət ðət wɑz tu spɑts bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz, hu tʊk soʊl pəˈzɛʃən əv fərst pleɪs ɪn ðə ist ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ˈigəlz' ˈfɔrmər koʊʧ, ˈændi rid, ˈstɑrtɪd ˈæftər ˈpɪkɪŋ fərst ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dræft. ɪts nɑt ðət ˈkɛliz ˈsɪstəm kænt wərk; ɪts ðət ðə haɪp wɑz prɪˈpɑstərəs ənd ˈsəmˈwət ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ tɪ ɔl ðə ˈkoʊʧɪz ənd koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtərz hu gɪt peɪd tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ən ɛʤ ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl wik əv ˈɛvəri ˈsizən. wən əv ðoʊz ˈkoʊʧɪz ɪz ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz dɪˈfɛnsɪv koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər ˈmɑnti kiffin*, hu ˈkɛli tɔɪd wɪθ ɪn ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ ræŋks bət ˈkʊdənt skɔr ə ˈtəʧˌdaʊn əˈgɛnst ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz rɪˈmɛmbər wik 1 ðə ˈigəlz ræn ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈrɛdˌskɪnz ənd ˈtrɪgərd ə ˈbrɛθləs pʊʃ tɪ kraʊn ˈkɛli ɛz ðə ˈaɪnstaɪn əv ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. ˈkɛliz ˌənkənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈmɛθədz bɪˈkeɪm kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈwɪzdəm ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt. ɪn wən ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈərli ˈsizən rɪˈpɔrt, ən əˈfɛnsɪv koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər prɪˈdɪktɪd ˈkɛliz əˈfɛns wʊd teɪk ɔl ˈsizən fər dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈkoʊʧɪz tɪ græsp. ɪn ðə seɪm rɪˈpɔrt, ə ˈlidɪŋ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈænəlɪst sɛd ðə ˈigəlz' əˈfɛns "ʧeɪnʤd ðə ˈlænˌskeɪp əv ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl frəm ə ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl, skɪˈmætɪk əˈproʊʧ tɪ haʊ ðə geɪm ɪz pleɪd." ðə ˈlænˌskeɪp simd ˈprɪti ˈnævəgəbəl ɔn ˈsənˌdi fər kiffin*, hu həz bɪn ˈkaʊnərɪŋ ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl ənd skɪˈmætɪk əˈproʊʧɪz fər jɪrz. hɪz tim hɛld ðə ˈigəlz tɪ 278 ˈtoʊtəl jɑrdz. ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə hæd 263 ˈrəʃɪŋ jɑrdz ɪn wik 1 [rɪˈleɪtɪd: hu meɪd ðə ˈbɛtər kæʧ: ˈvɪnsɪnt ˈʤæksən ər ˈkælvɪn ˈʤɑnsən?] ˈkɛli dɪˈzərvz taɪm tɪ brɪŋ ɪn mɔr ˈtælənt ənd meɪk hɪz weɪ wərk, bət ðɪs ˈɪzənt ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˌɛniˈmɔr. ɪn ˈjuʤin, ˈkɛli hæd ˈtælənt ædˈvæntɪʤɪz ɔn ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl pleɪ. ɪts ˈiziər tɪ sprɛd aʊt ə dɪˈfɛns ənd kriˈeɪt mɪsˈmæʧɪz wɪn jʊr pleɪərz ər ˈfæstər ənd ˈstrɔŋgər ðən ðə ˈəðər saɪdz. ðə rɛd ˈɔpʃən tərnz ə ˈstætɪk pleɪər (ðə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk) ˈɪntu ə ˈwɛpən məʧ mɔr ˈrɛdəli wɪn ðə dɪˈfɛndər ɪz ə stɛp sloʊ. ðət ˈdəzənt ˈhæpən ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. ʃʊr, ə dɪˈfɛns kən bi kənfˈjuzd ər ˈtɛntətɪv wɪn ɪts nɑt juzd tɪ ə ˈfæstər peɪs, bət ðət ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪˈroʊdz kˈwɪkli. ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz lʊkt ɪn wik 1 ənd soʊ dɪd moʊst əv ðoʊz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə geɪm, bət ðə ˈoʊnli tu timz ðə ˈigəlz hæv ˈbitən sɪns ðɛn hæv ə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈziroʊ wɪnz. əˈgɛnst ˈpeɪtən ˈmænɪŋ (ə tru ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri), ðə ˈigəlz gɑt ʃˈrɛdɪd ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz skɔrd 19 əˈgɛnst ðə seɪm əˈpoʊnənt. ju hæv ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋz əv ə ˈpoʊtənt əˈfɛns ɪn ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə, bət ɪts ˈhɑrdli ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri wən wɪˈθaʊt vɪk ər ə ˈsɪmələr ˈtælənt. ˈkɛli wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ rən ðə bɔl ɪn əbˈsin ˈvɑljumz, bət ðə ˈigəlz ræŋkt θərd ɪn əˈtɛmpts pər geɪm ðə ˈbəfəˌloʊ bɪlz lɛd ðə lig dɪˈspaɪt ˈhævɪŋ məˈkɔɪ, wən əv ðə moʊst ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈrənərz ɪn ˈfʊtˌbɔl. hi hæd 55 jɑrdz ˈsənˌdi ɔn 18 ˈkɛriz, wɪθ ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən 10 jɑrdz ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl rəʃ. [ˈwikli sprɛd pɪks: ʤeɪ ˈkətlər ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz lɪst əv ˈfɑlən ɪn wik 7 soʊ ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld "moneyball*" ɪz, məʧ laɪk ðə ərˈɪʤənəl, ˈoʊnli ə ˈpɑrʃəl səˈluʃən wɪˈθaʊt suˈpɪriər pleɪərz. ðət wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə keɪs wɪθ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˌrɛvəˈluʃənz ɪn ðə pæst, laɪk ðə rən ʃut. ənd bɛrz koʊʧ mɑrk meɪ lərn haʊ hɪz ˈkətɪŋ ɛʤ ˈsɪstəm wərks wɪˈθaʊt ˈɪnʤərd stɑr ʤeɪ ˈkətlər. ə ˈstrætəʤi kən ˈɔltər ˈfʊtˌbɔl; ɪt ʤɪst kænt ˈɔltər ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɔn ɪts oʊn. wɑz ɪt smɑrt fər ˈkɛli tɪ hæv juʤ ˈbətərˌflaɪ wɪŋz ˈædɪd tɪ ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp ˈpræktɪsɪz tɪ əˈdæpt tɪ dɪˈfɛnsɪv pleɪərz hu bæt daʊn θroʊz? jɛs. kən ˈɛniˌwən ɪn ˈfʊtˌbɔl bæt daʊn θroʊz laɪk j.j*. wɑt? noʊp. ˈkɛli həz ə mɔr trəˈdɪʃənəl əˈproʊʧ ðən moʊst gɪv ɪm ˈkrɛdɪt fər. hi həz ˈsɛvərəl spidz tɪ hɪz əˈfɛns, nɑt ʤɪst ˌsupərˈsɑnɪk, ənd hi toʊld spɔrts ˈpitər kɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp, "wi doʊnt hæv ən ˈigoʊ ɪn ɑr ˈproʊˌgræm. soʊ ɪts nɑt, 'wi ər ˈgɑnə du ɪt ɑr weɪ noʊ ˈmætər wət ənd aɪ doʊnt kɛr wət ˈɛniˌwən ɛls θɪŋks.' ðə ˌfæstˈpeɪst əˈfɛns nidz taɪm tɪ əˈdæpt tɪ ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl, nɑt ðə ˈəðər weɪ əraʊnd. ɛz fər ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl wərld? wɛl, ɪt nidz tɪ sloʊ daʊn.
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so about that chip kelly revolution …
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an offense, hailed at the beginning of the season as transcendent, had trouble transcending midfield on sunday, piling up three points in a 17-3 home loss to a 4-3 cowboys team that isn't known for its defense. that's nine straight home defeats for philadelphia dating back to last season.
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mike vick is hurt and backup nick foles followed him to the injured list on sunday, yet this isn't the juggernaut many believed would bring nfl defenses to their knees. the eagles' fast-paced offense came into sunday with 409 total plays from scrimmage, good for ninth in the league – two behind the cleveland browns. the eagles' points per game ranked a strong fifth, but that was two spots behind the cowboys, who took sole possession of first place in the nfc east on sunday.
meanwhile, the eagles' former coach, andy reid, started 7-0 after picking first in the nfl draft.
it's not that kelly's system can't work; it's that the hype was preposterous and somewhat insulting to all the coaches and coordinators who get paid to come up with an edge every single week of every season. one of those coaches is cowboys defensive coordinator monte kiffin, who kelly toyed with in the college ranks but couldn't score a touchdown against on sunday.
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remember week 1? the eagles ran all over the washington redskins and triggered a breathless push to crown kelly as the einstein of the nfl. kelly's unconventional methods became conventional wisdom overnight. in one particular early season report, an offensive coordinator predicted kelly's offense would take all season for defensive coaches to grasp. in the same report, a leading nfl analyst said the eagles' offense "changed the landscape of the nfl from a philosophical, schematic approach to how the game is played."
the landscape seemed pretty navigable on sunday for kiffin, who has been countering philosophical and schematic approaches for years. his team held the eagles to 278 total yards. philadelphia had 263 rushing yards in week 1.
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kelly deserves time to bring in more talent and make his way work, but this isn't oregon anymore. in eugene, kelly had talent advantages on just about every single play. it's easier to spread out a defense and create mismatches when your players are faster and stronger than the other side's. the read option turns a static 11th player (the quarterback) into a weapon much more readily when the 11th defender is a step slow. that doesn't happen in the nfl. sure, a defense can be confused or tentative when it's not used to a faster pace, but that split-second advantage erodes quickly. the redskins looked shell-shocked in week 1, and so did most of those watching the game, but the only two teams the eagles have beaten since then have a combined zero wins.
against peyton manning (a true football revolutionary), the eagles got shredded 52-20. the jaguars scored 19 against the same opponent.
you have the makings of a potent offense in philadelphia, but it's hardly a revolutionary one without vick or a similar talent. kelly was expected to run the ball in obscene volumes, but the eagles ranked third in attempts per game – the buffalo bills led the league – despite having lesean mccoy, one of the most explosive runners in football. he had 55 yards sunday on 18 carries, with nothing more than 10 yards in a single rush.
[weekly spread picks: jay cutler headlines list of fallen qbs in week 7]
so the nfl's so-called "moneyball" is, much like the original, only a partial solution without superior players. that was also the case with nfl revolutions in the past, like the run & shoot. and bears coach marc trestman may learn how his cutting edge system works without injured star jay cutler. a strategy can alter football; it just can't alter football on its own.
was it smart for kelly to have huge butterfly wings added to training camp practices to adapt to defensive players who bat down throws? yes. can anyone in football bat down throws like j.j. watt? nope.
kelly has a more traditional approach than most give him credit for. he has several speeds to his offense, not just supersonic, and he told sports illustrated's peter king during training camp, "we don't have an ego in our program. so it's not, 'we are gonna do it our way no matter what and i don't care what anyone else thinks.' "
the fast-paced offense needs time to adapt to the nfl, not the other way around.
as for the rest of the football world? well, it needs to slow down.
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ˈɛvəri noʊz ðət ðə ˈsɛkənd hɪz kæmˈpeɪn hɪts ðə ˈteɪbəl hɪz pleɪərz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ dɪsˈmænəl ðə plɑt laɪk ə bənʧ əv æt ə ˈʤəŋˌkjɑrd. ɪf wɛr ˈrənɪŋ ðə lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz ɛz ən hi wʊd plɑt ən ədˈvɛnʧər wɛr hɪz pleɪər ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz tɪ teɪk ðə wən rɪŋ tɪ ˈmɔrˌdɔr. ˈminˌwaɪl, æt ðə ˈteɪbəl, ðə pleɪər kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ˈfroʊˌdoʊ ˌdɪˈsaɪdz goʊɪŋ tɪ stil ðə rɪŋ ənd juz ɪt tɪ klɪr aʊt ðə rɛst əv ðə lut ɪn ðə ənd ðɛn kɪl tɑm bombadil*. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni weɪz ə ˈhændəlz ðɪs ˌriˈæləˌti. ðɪs ɪz maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt. plɑt ə plɑt ɪz ðə ˈsikwəns əv ɪˈvɛnts ðət əˈkərz ɪn ðə ˈstɔri. moʊst gʊd ˈstɔriz rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ðə proʊˈtægənəst ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈʧɔɪsɪz wɪʧ draɪv ðə plɑt ˈfɔrwərd. ˈfroʊˌdoʊ ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ teɪk ðə rɪŋ tɪ ˈmɔrˌdɔr. ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ teɪk ðə rɪŋ fər hɪmˈsɛlf. ˈfroʊˌdoʊ ˌdɪˈsaɪdz ðət hi rɪsk rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ wɪθ ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈfɛloʊˌʃɪp. ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈfɛloʊˌʃɪp ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ dɪˈstrækt baɪ ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪm tɪ hɛlp ˈfroʊˌdoʊ snik ɪn. ɔl əv ðiz ˈʧɔɪsɪz muv ðə plɑt ˈfɔrwərd. ðə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ˈplɑtɪŋ ən kæmˈpeɪn ɪz ðət ˈɛvəri taɪm ðə pleɪərz kən meɪk ə ʧɔɪs ɪt bɪˈkəmz mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt ənd taɪm kənˈsumɪŋ tɪ prɪˈdɪkt wɛr ðə plɑt wɪl goʊ. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈrɪskɪŋ ˈweɪstɪd taɪm ənd frəˈstreɪʃən ɪt wʊd bi ˈbɛtər tɪ faɪnd mɔr ˈifɛktɪv weɪz tɪ prɛp fər ən kæmˈpeɪn. tru, ə kʊd mæp ə ˈbrænʧɪŋ plɑt, ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl pæθs ðə ˈpɑrti kʊd ˈfɑloʊ ənd kriˈeɪtɪŋ məˈtɪriəl fər iʧ. ðə ˈɪʃu ɪz ðət ju ˈiðər hæv ən ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəli ɪkˈspændɪŋ plɑt tri ər ðət ju taɪ ˈbrænʧɪz bæk tɪ ðə meɪn pæθ wɪʧ rɪˈdusɪz ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðə ˈʧɔɪsɪz ðət ðə pleɪərz meɪd. waɪl aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ə taɪm wɛr ðə ˈkɑmən ˈwɪzdəm wɑz tɪ nɑt ˈreɪˌlroʊd pleɪərz baɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm ðə ˌɪˈluʒən əv ʧɔɪs bət ðət ˈivɪn ɛz fən ɛz ɪt saʊnz. æsk kˈwɛsʧənz ɪf ju əˈlaʊd tɪ raɪt plɑts, haʊ du ju prɛp fər ə kæmˈpeɪn? ˌɪnˈstɛd əv traɪɪŋ tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ə plɑt, wɪʧ ɪz ðə ʤɑb fər jʊr pleɪərz, kəm əp wɪθ ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. æsk kˈwɛsʧənz. stɑrt wɪθ ðə plɑt kˈwɛʃən. wɪn ɪˈvɛnt wɪl proʊˈtægənəst ˈaʊtˌkəm? fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn maɪ ˈkɑrənt kæmˈpeɪn maɪ plɑt kˈwɛʃən ɪz: wɪn ðə əˈtɛmpts tɪ kriˈeɪt ə rɪft bɪtˈwin ðə ənd ðə greɪt goʊld wyrm*, wɪl ðə ˈpiˈsiz bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ stɑp hər? ɛz ðə kæmˈpeɪn ənˈfoʊldz kip ˈæskɪŋ mɔr ənd mɔr dɪˈteɪld kˈwɛsʧənz bət ˈɔlˌweɪz liv ðə ˈænsər tɪ ðə kˈwɛʃən fər ðə tɪ ˈænsər. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪt wɪl fil laɪk ðə ˈoʊnli wən hu kən ˈænsər ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz ðə. ɪf ðɪs ɪz ðə keɪs, traɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt kˈwɛʃən. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə meɪ wɔnt tɪ noʊ haʊ ðə ˈpɑrti fərst lərnz əˈbaʊt ðə plɑt. ðə pleɪərz kʊd ˈænsər ðət bət fərst ðə həz tɪ noʊ wɛr ðeɪ kʊd ˈpɑsəbli hir əˈbaʊt ɪt wɪʧ minz ðə həz tɪ kəm əp wɪθ pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈænsərz. ˌɪnˈstɛd ɛz du ðə du wɪn ðeɪ hir əˈbaʊt ðə plot?”*?” lɛt ðə pleɪərz ˈænsər wɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ən ədˈvɛnʧər beɪst ɔn ðiz kˈwɛsʧənz ðə ɪnˈkaʊnərz wɪl ˈnæʧərəli bɪˈkəm ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər ðə pleɪərz tɪ ˈænsər kˈwɛsʧənz. kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ wɪθ maɪ ɪgˈzæmpəl kæmˈpeɪn aɪ kriˈeɪtɪd maɪ fərst ɪnˈkaʊnər tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ðɛm tɪ wən əv ðə əˈbʤɛktɪvz. ðə ɪnˈkaʊnər wɑz ˈsɪmpli ðɪs: wət wɪl ðə ˈpiˈsiz du wɪn ðeɪ faɪnd ə ˈwundɪd mæn əˈlɔŋ ðə saɪd əv ðə roʊd? ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ðeɪ pæs ðə mæn ənd du ˈnəθɪŋ. ðeɪ meɪ rɑb ɪm əv hɪz ˈbərdən, hil ɪm ənd sɛnd ɪm ɔn hɪz weɪ, leɪ ɪn ən ˈæmˌbʊʃ fər hɪz pərˈsuərz ər ˈɛskɔrt ɪm tɪ hɪz ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən. ækˈnɑlɪʤmənts ˈɛvər sɪns ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈdənʤən wərld baɪ ˈædəm ənd seɪʤ aɪ hæv ɛmˈbreɪst ðɛr ˈkɑnsɛpts əv pleɪ tɪ faɪnd aʊt wət ˈhæpənz. noʊ ˈmætər wət ˈsɪstəm aɪ pleɪ aɪ kip ðɪs ɛz maɪ ˈgoʊldən rul. ˈstreɪnʤli, aɪ faɪnd ðɪs mɔr ˈjusfəl ɪn geɪmz wɪʧ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn rulz fər ˈkɑmbæt ˈoʊvər rulz fər ˈstɔri. nɛkst stɛps aɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst wɛnt ˈwaɪldli ɔf pɔɪnt ɛz aɪ roʊt ðɪs poʊst. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ ˈnɔrməl plɑt kənˈstrəkʃən wərk fər ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈdɛlvɪŋ ˈɪntu haʊ bɛst tɪ kriˈeɪt ɪnˈkaʊnərz. aɪ wɑz ˈtɛmptɪd tɪ du ðɪs bɪˈkəz aɪ θɪŋk ə ˈnæʧərəl nɛkst stɛp. ɪf ju ər nɑt kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə plɑt ˈaʊˌtlaɪn tɪ ˈfɑloʊ fər ðə kæmˈpeɪn haʊ du ju trænzˈleɪt ðət tɪ ˈækʧəwəl ɪnˈkaʊnərz æt ðə ˈteɪbəl? aɪ θɪŋk ɪkˈsplɔr ðət ɪn ə fˈjuʧər ˈɑrtɪkəl. ɪf ju ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn siɪŋ ɪt, səbˈskraɪb ənd liv mi ə ˈkɑmɛnt bɪˈloʊ ər riʧ aʊt tɪ mi ɔn ˈgugəl+ ər tˈwɪtər.
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every gm knows that the second his campaign hits the table his players are going to dismantle the plot like a bunch of ugnaughts at a ‘droid junkyard.
if tolkien where running the lord of the rings as an rpg he would plot an adventure where his halfling player volunteers to take the one ring to mordor. meanwhile, at the table, the player controlling frodo decides he’s going to steal the ring and use it to clear out the rest of the loot in the barrow-downs and then kill tom bombadil.
there are many ways a gm handles this reality. this is my favorite.
don’t plot
a plot is the sequence of events that occurs in the story. most good stories rely on the protagonist making the choices which drive the plot forward. frodo decides to take the ring to mordor. boromir decides to take the ring for himself. frodo decides that he can’t risk remaining with the rest of the fellowship. the rest of the fellowship decide to distract sauron by fighting him to help frodo sneak in. all of these choices move the plot forward.
the problem with plotting an rpg campaign is that every time the players can make a choice it becomes more difficult and time consuming to predict where the plot will go. instead of risking wasted time and frustration it would be better to find more effective ways to prep for an rpg campaign.
it’s true, a gm could map a branching plot, examining potential paths the party could follow and creating material for each. the issue is that you either have an exponentially expanding plot tree or that you tie branches back to the main path which reduces the impact of the choices that the players made. while i remember a time where the common wisdom was to not railroad players by giving them the illusion of choice but that isn’t even as fun as it sounds.
ask questions
if you aren’t allowed to write plots, how do you prep for a campaign? instead of trying to come up with a plot, which is the job for your players, come up with a situation. ask questions. start with the plot question. when event will protagonist outcome? for example, in my current campaign my plot question is: when the diabolist attempts to create a rift between the emporer and the great gold wyrm, will the pcs be able to stop her?
as the campaign unfolds keep asking more and more detailed questions but always leave the answer to the question for the player’s to answer. sometimes it will feel like the only one who can answer the question is the gm. if this is the case, try a different question. for example, a gm may want to know how the party first learns about the diabolist’s plot. the players could answer that but first the gm has to know where they could possibly hear about it which means the gm has to come up with potential answers. instead as “what do the player’s do when they hear about the plot?”
let the players answer
when creating an adventure based on these questions the encounters will naturally become opportunities for the players to answer questions. continuing with my example campaign i created my first encounter to introduce them to one of the diabolist’s objectives. the encounter was simply this: what will the pcs do when they find a wounded man along the side of the road? it is possible that they pass the man and do nothing. they may rob him of his burden, heal him and send him on his way, lay in an ambush for his pursuers or escort him to his destination.
acknowledgements
ever since reading dungeon world by adam koeble and sage latorra i have embraced their concepts of play to find out what happens. no matter what system i play i keep this as my golden rule. strangely, i find this more useful in games which focus on rules for combat over rules for story.
next steps
i almost went wildly off point as i wrote this post. i wanted to explain why normal plot construction doesn’t work for rpgs and started delving into how best to create encounters. i was tempted to do this because i think it’s a natural next step. if you are not creating a plot outline to follow for the campaign how do you translate that to actual encounters at the table? i think i’ll explore that in a future article. if you are interested in seeing it, subscribe and leave me a comment below or reach out to me on google+ or twitter.
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ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪts ə ˈlɪtəl hɑrd tɪ tɛl ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin naɪt ənd deɪ ɪn ðə ˈtərmənəl tæp. ðɛrz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈwɪndoʊ ɪn frənt, əv kɔrs. ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ɔn ˈsəmər naɪts, ðə dɔr ɪz prɑpt ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə strit. bət frəm ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ tɪ æt naɪt, ˈoʊpən tɪ kloʊz, ɪts ɔl ðə seɪm: wən rum, ə dɔr tɪ ðə stɔr, steɪl ɛr, ˈsilɪŋ bəlbz, ənd ðə ˈməmbəld əv drəŋks. nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə pul ˈteɪbəl ðæts sin ˈbɛtər deɪz, ə ˈbɑrˌtɛndər ðæts sin ˈbɛtər deɪz, ənd ə mæn ər tu pæst aʊt ɔn ðə bɑr. ðɛn əˈgɛn, ðə ˈkəstəmərz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈtərmənəl tæp ˈprɑbəˌbli doʊnt kɛr ɪf ɪts deɪ ər naɪt ðɛr ʤɪst ðɛr tɪ drɪŋk. ər, frəm ðə lʊks əv ɪt, tɪ pæs aʊt ənd fərˈgɛt. ˈæftər ɔl, noʊ wən ˈivɪn noʊz wət ðə ril neɪm əv ðə pleɪs ɪz. ˈivɪn ðə juʤ saɪn ðət hæŋz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk aʊt frənt laɪk səm kaɪnd əv ˈdæməˌkliz' sɔrd ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ pɑp ɔf ɪts ˈrəsti ˈhɪnʤɪz ˈdəzənt steɪt ə neɪm, bət ˈpoʊzɪz ə kˈwɛʃən ˌɪnˈstɛd: "ˈθərsti?" ɪt æsks, sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ˈbroʊkən niɑn. əˈnəðər ˈfeɪdɪd saɪn raɪt bɪˈloʊ sɪz "ˈdɪskaʊnt ˈlɪkərz," waɪl ə θərd proʊˈkleɪmz "ˈtərmənəl tæp hoʊm əv ˈeɪdəlˌvaɪs bɪr." ˈdəzənt ðɪs saɪn meɪk ju wɔnt ə drɪŋk? ˈivɪn ðə mæn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈkaʊntər ɔn ðə ˈlɪkər stɔr saɪd simz kənfˈjuzd. "ɪts kɔld ˈθərsti ˈlɪkərz," hi sɪz, nɑt ˈvɛri kənˈvɪnsɪŋli. ðə oʊld ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈwʊmən bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈbætərd bɑr ˈænsərz ðə seɪm kˈwɛʃən wɪθ ˈnəθɪŋ bət ə blæŋk stɛr, ðə tˈwɛnˌtiɛθ ər soʊ ˌsɪgəˈrɛt əv ðə deɪ ˈdæŋgəlɪŋ frəm hər lɪps. ənd ɪf ju æsk ðə ˈpeɪtrənz hu sɪt ɔn ðə fju əˈveɪləbəl bɑr stulz ðət ˈɑrənt ˈbroʊkən, ɔl ju gɪt ɪn rɪˈtərn ər ˈsələn ər lʊks. ðæts bɪˈkəz ðə ˈtərmənəl tæp ər, ər ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪts kɔld ˈɪzənt ðə kaɪnd əv pleɪs wɛr ju goʊ fər ˈfrɛndli ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, ðə ˈleɪtəst microbrew*, ər ə faɪn mɑrˈtini. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ɪts ðə kaɪnd əv ə pleɪs wɛr ðə flɔrz lʊk laɪk ðeɪ ˈhævənt bɪn wɑʃt sɪns ˈtrumən wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt, ju doʊnt juz ðə ˈbæθˌrum ɪf ju doʊnt hæv tɪ, ənd ˈæskɪŋ tu ˈmɛni kˈwɛsʧənz ɪz mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ gɪt ju ə pənʧ ɪn ðə maʊθ ðən ˈjusfəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ˈbɛtər noʊn ɛz ə "tæp rum," ðə ˈfeɪdɪd braʊn ˈklæpˌbɔrd ˈbɪldɪŋ əˈtæʧt tɪ ə ˈlɪkər stɔr əp ɔn nɔrθ mɪlˈwɔki ɪn ˈʤɛfərsən pɑrk ɪgˈzɪsts fər wən ˈpərpəs ənd wən ˈpərpəs ˈoʊnli: ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ. noʊ wən goʊz tɪ tɪ ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪz. tæp rumz ər, ˈɔlˌmoʊst baɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən, ðə loʊəst əv loʊ ɔn ðə ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt fud ʧeɪn. wən stɛp bɪˈloʊ ðə daɪv bɑrz jəŋ ˈərbən prəˈfɛʃənəlz ləv tɪ sləm ɪn ənd tu stɛps bɪˈloʊ ðə wɔrn bət ˈfrɛndli ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ˈtævərn ɔn ðə ˈkɔrnər, ðeɪ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ə ˌsɛgˈmɛnt əv ðə ˈlɪkər ˈɪndəstri: ðət əv ðə ˈskrəfi, ˈlɛfˌtoʊvər ʤɪn ʤɔɪnt ɪn ə ˈsɪti ðət wɑz wəns fɪld wɪθ ðɛm. ɛz ˈtævərnz əˈtæʧt tɪ ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz raɪt ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈlɪkər stɔrz, ðɛrz ˈlɪtəl kənfˈjuʒən əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈpərpəs ər priˈtɛns. ʤɪst ɛz noʊ wən ˈɛvər ˈɛnərz ə ˈlɪkər stɔr wɪθ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət ə koʊld ˈsɪkˌspæk ər ə ˈbɑtəl əv waɪn ər ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈhɑrdər ɔn ðɛr maɪnd, noʊ wən pɪks ə tæp rum fər ə fərst deɪt, ər tɪ wɪʃ ə dɪˈpɑrtɪŋ ˈɔfəs ˈkɑlig ˌfɛrˈwɛl, ər tɪ skoʊp aʊt ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈɑpəzɪt sɛks. tæp rumz, ˈivɪn ðə ˈnaɪsɪst wənz, ər əˈbaʊt ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ənd ˈnəθɪŋ bət. wɪʧ meɪks ðɛm, ɪn ðɪs deɪ ənd eɪʤ, ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ən əˈnɑməli, ɪf nɑt ən ˈaʊˈtraɪt əˈnækrəˌnɪzəm. ə birz aɪ vju əv ðə tæp rum ˈrɛʤɪstər. ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ həz mɔr tæp rumz ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈsɪti ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, hænz daʊn. ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈlɪkər rum ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃənz ðət maɪt hæv ɪgˈzɪstəd ɪn ˈsɪtiz bɪg ənd smɔl əˈkrɔs ðə ˌmɪdˈwɛst ər ˈmoʊstli gɔn naʊ, bət ə ˈnəmbər hæv ˈmænɪʤd tɪ hæŋ ɔn ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ dɪˈspaɪt ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl stigmas*. ðɛr ər æt list 15 ər 20 əv ðɛm ˈskætərd əˈkrɔs ðə nɔrθ ənd ˌnɔrθˈwɛst saɪdz əˈloʊn, ˈhɪdən bɪˈhaɪnd ræks əv ˈdəsti ˈbɑtəlz əv ˈwɪski ənd kreɪts əv krim də ˈmɪksərz ər ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ə dɑrk dɔr bɪɔnd ðə bɪr ˈkulərz ðət ˈoʊpənz əp ˈɪntu ə wərld əv teɪpt əp bɑr stulz, krækt wʊd ˈpænəlɪŋ, ənd ˈskunərz əv oʊld staɪl. ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈɛniˌwən kən tɛl, səʧ ˈpleɪsɪz ər ˈhoʊlˌdoʊvərz frəm ðə deɪz wɪn ˈfæktəri mɛn ənd ˈbʊʧərz ənd ˈtreɪdzmən wʊd gɪt ɔf əv ˈtrɑliz ənd lʊk fər ə kwɪk wən ˈsəmˌpleɪs wɛr ðeɪ kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ pɪk əp ə ˈbəkɪt əv bɪr tɪ goʊ ˌbiˈfɔr goʊɪŋ hoʊm tɪ ðə ˈfæməli. bæk ɪn ðə fərst hæf əv ðə læst ˈsɛnʧəri, ˈlɪkər ˈriˌteɪlərz ˈrɛrli soʊld məʧ mɔr ðən bɪr ənd pərˈhæps ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈdɪfərənt hɑrd ˈlɪkərz, wɪθ bɪr ðə drɪŋk əv ˈwərkɪŋ klæs ənd ˈɛθnɪk əˈlaɪk. ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈkæpʧər ˈɛni slaɪs əv ˈmɑrkɪt ʃɛr ðeɪ kʊd ɪn ə ˈkətθˌroʊt ˈbɪznɪs, bruərz wərkt tɪ pərsˈweɪd ˈkɔrnər ʃɑps tɪ faɪnd səm weɪ tɪ gɪt ə ˈkəpəl əv mɔr dræfts ɪn ðɛr ˈkəstəmərz ˈæftər ðɛr ʃɪft wɑz ˈoʊvər ənd ˌbiˈfɔr pʊt səm kaɪnd əv breɪks ɔn ðɛr ˈpɑkətˌbʊks. ɪn ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənz əv ən ˈərliər ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ənd tərnd ˈmɛni ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ˈɪntu ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈbækˌwɔtərz ər pɔrts əv ˈɛntri fər nu ˈɪməgrənts, fju kˈwɛsʧənd ðə prəˈpraɪəti əv ˈhævɪŋ ə slu əv ˈpleɪsɪz ə ˌhɑrdˈwərkɪŋ mæn kʊd gɪt ə drɪŋk, noʊ ˈmætər wət ðə ˈsɛˌtəp wɑz laɪk. ˈkətɪŋ ə stɔr ɪn hæf ənd ˈædɪŋ ə bɑr ər ˈʧəkɪŋ aʊt ðə ræks əv brɛd ənd dɪˈtərʤənt ənd ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ə tæp reɪzd fju ˈaɪˌbraʊz æt ˈiðər ðə ˈlɪkər kəˈmɪʃən ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ər ɪn ðə ˈbəŋgəˌloʊz əp ðə strit. ɛz ðə jɪrz wɔr ɔn, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, noʊ wən gɑt ɔf ˈtrɑliz ˌɛniˈmɔr, ənd tæp rumz bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈprɑvɪns praɪˈmɛrəli əv ðoʊz wɪθ ə ˈmɛməri əv haʊ ɪt juzd tɪ bi ənd noʊ kəmˈpəŋkʃən əˈbaʊt waɪ ðeɪ wər ðɛr ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs ˈmoʊstli ˈoʊldər mɛn, əˈweɪ ðɛr deɪz, lɔst tɪ ðə wərld əv ˈjusfəl wərk, ər ðɛr ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, ər ðɛr ʧərʧ. ər ðɛr ˈfæməliz, ər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ˈʧænsɪz ər, ju ˈkʊdənt gɪt ə ˈlaɪsəns tɪ ˈoʊpən ə tæp rum ɪn ðɪs deɪ ənd eɪʤ ˈivɪn ɪf ju nu ɔl ðə ˈɔldərmɪn ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ baɪ ðɛr fərst neɪmz, hæd ðɛm ˈoʊvər fər ˈdɪnər ənd stəft fæt ˈɛnvəˌloʊps əv kæʃ ɪn ðɛr brɛst ˈpɑkəts fər dɪˈzərt. ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈdəzənt laɪk "ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ɛˈstæblɪʃmənts" ˌɛniˈmɔr, ənd ˈsərtənli nɑt wənz soʊ dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ðɛr ˈpərpəs. fju θɪŋz ər ˈhɑrdər tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ɪn ðɪs taʊn ðən ðə ˈligəl raɪt tɪ pɔr ˈsəmˌwən ə bɪr ər ə ˈwɪski ɔn ðə rɑks ɪt ʤɪst ˈdəzənt fɪt wɪθ ðə "ˈtʊrɪst ənd family-friendly*" ˈɪmɪʤ ˈsɪti hɔl wɔnts soʊ ˈdɛspərətli tɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt. ɪn fækt, ju ˈbɛtər sərv fud ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ stɑrt ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈælkəˌhɑl, ənd ðə mɔr fud ðə ˈbɛtər. ˈminˌwaɪl, doʊnt bi ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd nɪr ə skul, ər ə kwaɪət ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl strit, ər ɛnd əp ɪn ə pleɪs ðət hæd ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ðə pəˈlis ɪn ðə pæst, ˈivɪn ɪf juv ˈnɛvər ˈivɪn mɛt ðə ˈpriviəs ˈoʊnər əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ jʊr naʊ ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ənd θru ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl oʊld ˈkəstəmər aʊt ɔn ðɛr ɪr ðə deɪ ju ʧeɪnʤd ðə neɪm ɔn ðə saɪn. ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊz ðət təf fər ˈtævərn ˈoʊnərz, wɪʧ minz ˈɛniˌwən hu ˈpraʊdli dɪˈspleɪz ə ˈlɪkər ˈlaɪsəns wʊd du wɛl tɪ meɪk ɪt sim laɪk ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈælkəˌhɑl ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ən ˈæftərˌθɔt. "wi ˈkeɪtər tɪ jʊr ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl nidz." waɪ, ðɛn, wʊd ˈɛniˌwən wɔnt tɪ drɪŋk ɪn ə tæp rum? fər wən, ɪts ʧip. ə ˈskunər əv bɪr wən əv ðə bɪg ˈglæsɪz ðət flɛrz aʊt tɪ ˈpræktɪkəli ðə wɪdθ əv ə hænd frəm ɪts waɪn stɛm kɔsts ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz ɪn səm ˈpleɪsɪz ɪf jʊr nɑt tu ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr əˈbaʊt jʊr brænd əv bɪr. mɪkst drɪŋks, wɪn ðeɪ gɪt meɪd, hæv ə ˈtɛndənsi tɪ kɔst ðə seɪm ɛz wɪn ðə ˈfeɪdɪd praɪs lɪsts ɔn ðə wɔl wər frɛʃ ənd nu ə ˈvɑdkə ˈtɑnɪk ɪn, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪz stɪl əraʊnd tu bəks. pləs, ə ˈlɪtəl ˈməni kən ˈjuʒəwəli goʊ ə lɔŋ weɪ. fər ə pleɪs ðət ˈdəzənt lʊk tɪ tərn ˈoʊvər ðə ˈmənθli rɛnt ɔn ˈɛvəri ʃɪft ər ɔn ˈɛvəri ˈkəstəmər ðɛrz ə ˈsərtən ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðə taɪm ju kən ˈɔrdər ə drɪŋk ənd ðə taɪm ju kən ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪt, ən ənˈspoʊkən əˈgrimənt əv sɔrts bɪtˈwin ˈbɑrˌtɛndər ənd ˈkəstəmər ðət sɪz "ju kən stɪk əraʊnd ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðɛrz stɪl ə swɪg lɛft ɪn jʊr glæs ər ə ˈdɔlər ɪn jʊr ˈpɑkət." ðɛn əˈgɛn, ðɛrz ðə aʊərz. ənˈlaɪk ˈəðər ˈpleɪsɪz ðət taɪm wɪn ðɛr ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə ˈpɪriədz wɪn ˈrɛgjələr ˈwərkərz ər ɔf ðə ʤɑb, ə tæp rum ˈɔfən feɪlz tɪ meɪk səʧ dɪˈstɪŋkʃənz. waɪl ˈoʊpənɪŋ əp æt ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ (laɪk ɔn mɪlˈwɔki dɪz) maɪt nɑt meɪk məʧ sɛns frəm ə ˈtɛkstˌbʊk pərˈspɛktɪv, ɪt dɪz ɪf juv gɑt ðə seɪm θri gaɪz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə seɪm θri baɪ ənd ɪf jʊr kɔr ˌklaɪənˈtɛl ˈhæzənt steɪd əp pæst æt naɪt ɪn ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈdɛkeɪdz ər kænt ˈɛvər sim tɪ læst pæst p.m*. ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpæsɪŋ aʊt ɔn ðə bɑr ə a.m*. kloʊz ʤɪst minz ðə ˈbɑrˌtɛndər həz tɪ ˈoʊpən bæk əp əˈgɛn faɪv aʊərz ˈleɪtər. bət fər moʊst tæp rum habitués*, ɪts ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə ˌænəˈnɪmɪti. sɪt ɪn ɪˈnəf ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ tæp rumz ɪn 2003 ənd jʊr baʊnd tɪ gɪt ə sɛns əv wət ɪts laɪk tɪ nɑt hæv ə well-defined*, ˈizəli græspt pleɪs ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti ðiz deɪz, ər tɪ bi vjud ɔn səm ˈlɛvəl ɛz ɪkˈspɛndəbəl ənd nɑt wərθ ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ. ju kən rɛd ɪt ɔn ðə ˈfeɪsɪz əv ðə mɛn hu, waɪl nɑt ˌælkəˈhɑlɪks, stɪl fil kəmˈpɛld tɪ kleɪm ðə seɪm bɑr stul ˈɛvəri ˌæftərˈnun mɔr aʊt əv ə sɛns əv ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ðən əˌblɪtərˈeɪʃən. ər fər, ɪf ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls, ðə əˈʃʊrəns əv ə ˌgɛrənˈtid "hɛˈloʊ" ənd ə "wət du ju wɔnt?" ju kən si ɪt, tu, ɪn ðə ˈbɑdi ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ðə jəŋ ˈistərn ˌjʊrəˈpiən haʊs ˈpeɪnər, ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə bæk əv ˈsəmˌwɛr ɔn ə deɪ wɪn hɪz ʃɪft ɛndz ˈərli, ˈnərsɪŋ ə bɪr ənd ə ˈkəpəl əv ənˈplɛzənt θɔts əˈbaʊt səm ˈrisənt dɪˈsɪʒənz ɪn hɪz laɪf. ər ɪn ðə ˈlæftər əv ðə ˈmeɪtrən, noʊ daʊt ˈwɪdoʊd baɪ naʊ, hu həz ðə seɪm ˈnəmbər əv ˌsɪgəˈrɛts, ˈmɪlər ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn dræfts ənd ˌɪləˈnɔɪz ˈlɑtəri ˈtɪkɪts ˈɛvəri ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ʤɪst əraʊnd ðə taɪm ðə meɪl həz kəm ənd gɔn. ər ə ˈdəzən ˈəðər ˈfeɪsɪz, əˈvɔɪdɪŋ aɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt, pərˈhæps, ər ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ noʊ wən ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr. ˈstɛrɪŋ æt jʊr bɪr fər aʊərz ɔn ɛnd ɔn ə ˈwikˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun həz ɪts ˈprɑbləmz, bət ɪt kən hæv ɪts ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz, tu, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ju doʊnt hæv ˈɛni ˈəðər ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr pleɪs tɪ bi. tæp rumz, laɪk ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ˈtævərnz ər wət juzd tɪ bi noʊn ɛz "oʊld mænz bɑrz," ˈɔfər əp ðə ˌɪˈluʒən əv boʊθ ækˈtɪvɪti ənd kəmˈjunɪti, ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ ər əv ðə ˈmoʊstli ˈɛmti kaɪnd. ɪn ə wərld ðət ˈɔfərz fju ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəˌgeɪt fər ðoʊz wɪθ ˈnoʊˌwɛr ɛls tɪ goʊ, lɛt əˈloʊn waɪl əˈweɪ səm aʊərz fri əv kəˈmərʃəl ˈprɛʃərz ənd "kəmˈjunɪti ˈstændərdz," tæp rumz ənd ðɛr ˈbrɛðrən prəˈvaɪd ən oʊˈeɪsɪs tɪ ðoʊz hu ʤɪst maɪt nɑt hæv ə fˈjuʧər ɛz braɪt ɛz ðɛr hoʊps ər ðɛr pæst. ðə fækt ðət moʊst tæp rumz, ˈhɪdən əˈweɪ bɪˈhaɪnd ˈlɪkər stɔrz ər soʊ lɔŋ ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðət ðeɪv bɪˈkəm ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈlænˌskeɪp, ɪˈskeɪp ˈnoʊtɪs frəm ɔl bət ðɛr ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈkəstəmərz kəmz ɛz noʊ səˈpraɪz, ˈiðər, ənd ɪz moʊst ˈlaɪkli ə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈrizən waɪ ðɛr stɪl əraʊnd. ə bɪr ɪz ɔl ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hi nidz. ðæts nɑt tɪ seɪ moʊst tæp rumz ər duɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bɪɔnd ˈsɪmpli ˈhæŋɪŋ ɔn ɪn ə sˈləgɪʃ ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈɪndəstri. ɪn fækt, ðə ˈnəmbər əv tæp rumz rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ɪz biɪŋ ˈwɪtəld daʊn ˈɔlˌmoʊst baɪ ðə mənθ, wɪθ ə ˈnəmbər əv ðə mɔr ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ɛˈstæblɪʃmənts ˈhævɪŋ ˈbɪtən ðə dəst ɪn ðə læst jɪr əˈloʊn. ðə ˈleɪkvˌju laʊnʤ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɔn ˈbrɔdˌweɪ ənd ˈbɛri ɪn ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈəpˌskeɪl ˈleɪkvˌju ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, juzd tɪ spɔrt ə ˈfeɪdɪd ˈɑnɪŋ ˈoʊvər ən ˈɛntrəns ðət ˈoʊpənd ɪgˈzæktli ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl bɪtˈwin ə bɑr ənd ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈlɪkər stɔr, bət kloʊzd læst jɪr tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə saɪt əv ə fæst fud ʤɔɪnt ənd ə ˈtænɪŋ səˈlɑn. ðə ˈsæksəni ˈlɪkərz laʊnʤ, ɔn ˈlɔrəns ˈævəˌnu bɪtˈwin ðə grin mɪl ənd ðə ɛl stɑp, həz naʊ gɔn ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli ˈəpˌskeɪl: wɛr wəns ðə ˈwɪndoʊz wər soʊ ˈdərti ju kʊd ˈbɛrli si ɪn frəm ðə strit ɪts naʊ ɔl ˈhɑrdˌwʊd flɔrz ənd træk ˈlaɪtɪŋ ənd ˈbɑrˌtɛndərz drɛst ɪn blæk. eɪs ˈlɪkərz, ə tæp rum ɔn ˈæʃlənd ˈævəˌnu nɪr ˈərvɪŋ pɑrk, wɛnt ˈəndər ˈsəmˌtaɪm læst jɪr, tu. eɪs wɑz ə tru tæp rum ɪn ðət ˈfʊli ə θərd əv ɪts ˈtaɪni ˈstɔrˌfrɑnt speɪs wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ˈoʊvər tɪ ə bɑr, wɪθ ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ðə tu ˈɛriəz ˈəðər ðən ˈdɑrkənd ˈkɔrnər, ə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, ənd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpɑtɪd ˈrɛgjələrz hu wʊd wər noʊ daʊt tərnd əˈweɪ frəm ˈɛvəri ˈəðər bɑr dɔr ɪn ðə ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈəpˌskeɪl ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. fər jɪrz eɪs wɑz tu dɔrz daʊn frəm tɛn kæt, ə ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən fər ðə ˈleɪkvˌju ɑrt sɛt, ənd lʊkt əˈnɑnəməs ənd aʊt əv pleɪs æt ðə seɪm taɪm: əˈnəðər ˈdɑrkənd saɪn, laɪk, ə ˈkaʊntər kræmd nɪr ðə frənt dɔr wɪθ ʃɛlvz əv steɪl gəm ənd ˈhɑrdənd tˈwɪŋkiz, ə fju ˈnɔɪzi ˈkulərz əˈlɔŋ ðə wɔl, ənd bɪr ˈpoʊstərz frəm ðə deɪz wɪn ˈɛvəri ˈsupərˌmɑdəl hæd ˈfɛðərd hɛr. ðə pleɪs hæd ɪts oʊn brænd əv dɔr ˈpɑləsi: wɔk ɪn ðɛr wɪθ ə feɪs ˈhɑrdli ˈwɛðərd frəm laɪf ər kloʊðz ə ˈlɪtəl tu nu ənd ðə ˈbɑrˌtɛndər tʊk hɪz taɪm ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ ju. ɪf ju meɪd ɪt pæst ðə ˈrɪʧuəl əv biɪŋ stɛrd æt ɪn tərn baɪ ˈɛvəri wən əv ðə ˈrɛgjələrz ənd gɑt ˈjɔrsɛlf ə bɪr, wən əv ðə mɔr "ˈfrɛndli" ˈpeɪtrənz wʊd ˌɪnˈvɛriəbli ˈstəmbəl ˈoʊvər tɪ ju ənd, ˈstændɪŋ tu kloʊz fər ˈkəmfərt ənd ˈpɔrɪŋ aʊt ə ˈmɪksʧər əv ˈælkəˌhɑl ənd swɛt ɔl ˈoʊvər jʊr ʃərt, stɑrt əp ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. fju ˈkəstəmərz, ɪt simd, dræŋk æt eɪs ɪf ðeɪ kʊd əˈvɔɪd ɪt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə aʊt ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə slaɪs əv ˈgrɪti ˈərbən laɪf wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ liv ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. waɪl ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪt wɑz ɪn ɪz stɪl ðɛr, eɪs ˈlɪkərz ɪz gɔn, naʊ ʤɪst ən ˈɛmti ˈstɔrˌfrɑnt. ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz ɪts bɪn ʤɔɪnd ɪn dɛθ baɪ ˈəðər, ˈvɛnuz: ˈfɔrˌmoʊst ɔn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ənd mɪlˈwɔki, ən rum ðət ˈnɛvər hæd mɔr ðən tu ər θri ˈkəstəmərz æt ə taɪm; valuemost*, əp ðə strit ɔn mɪlˈwɔki ənd pjuˈlæˌski, ðə tæp rum ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈbɔrdɪd əp ənd ˈpeɪnɪd ˈoʊvər; ənd ˈhəmˌboʊlt ˈlɪkərz, aʊt ɔn ˈhəmˌboʊlt ənd ˈɑrmɪtɪʤ ˈævəˌnuz. ɔl gɔn naʊ, ˈvɪktɪmz əv ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks, ər ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ teɪsts, ər ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ðə ˈdeɪli graɪnd əv traɪɪŋ tɪ rən ə hɑrd ˈbɪznɪs ɪn ə hɑrd taʊn. fju mɑrkt ðɛr ˈpæsɪŋ, fjuər stɪl mɔrnd ðɛm. bət ə ˈnəmbər rɪˈmeɪn, ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðɛr tərn æt ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl pərˈhæps. laɪk ɔn mɪlˈwɔki ənd ˈgɪdɪŋz, ʤɪst saʊθ əv ˈlɔrəns. həz ən ˈoʊvəl bɑr soʊ lɔŋ ənd waɪd ɪt teɪks əp ˈɔlˌmoʊst ðə ɪnˈtaɪər speɪs, soʊ məʧ soʊ ðət ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ gɪt ə spɑt ɔn ðə saʊθ wɔl ju hæv tɪ sək ɪn jʊr ˈstəmək tɪ skwiz baɪ ðə roʊ əv ˈkəstəmərz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðət saɪd əv ðə bɑr. wʊd ˈpænəlɪŋ, ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈtiˈviz, ənd ə juʤ smoʊk ˈitər səˈspɛndɪd frəm ðə ˈsilɪŋ kəmˈplit ðə sin, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə seɪm tɛn ər soʊ gaɪz hu sɪt ɪn ðə seɪm pleɪs ˈɛvəri deɪ. ɪt simz huˈɛvər oʊnz məst hæv ˈgɔtən səm ˈməni ˈrisəntli, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈdɛkeɪdz oʊld niɑn saɪn ənd ˈdərti ˈtɛˌrɑ ˈkɑtə frənt hæv bɪn tɔrn daʊn, ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ ən saɪn ðət spɛlz aʊt ðə neɪm əv ðə pleɪs ɔn ə ˈʃaɪni brɪk ɪkˈstɪriər. ˈdəzənt meɪk ə bɪt əv ˈdɪfərəns ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ðoʊ ðə rum stɪl groʊz prɑˈgrɛsɪvli ˈdɑrkər ðə ˈfərðər əˈweɪ ju gɪt frəm ðə ˈwɪndoʊ, ənd ɪt filz ˌɪnˈsaɪd laɪk nɑt məʧ həz ʧeɪnʤd ɪn ðə pæst 50 jɪrz. ɪz stɪl ðɛr, ə ˈkəpəl əv blɑks saʊθ ɔn mɪlˈwɔki. ˈtaɪni pleɪs, əˈtæʧt tɪ ə ˈlɪkər stɔr, ənd kaɪnd əv ˈfrɛndli ənd ˈtɔkətɪv, ɛz tæp rumz goʊ. ðə seɪm faɪv ər sɪks gaɪz ðɛr ˈɛvəri naɪt, ˈjɛlɪŋ æt iʧ ˈəðər tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðeɪ gɪt ðɛr fɪl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkloʊzɪŋ taɪm roʊlz əraʊnd. ə ˈhɔlˌweɪ tɪ ðə mɛnz ˈbæθˌrum smɔl ɪˈnəf tɪ hæv tɪ dək, wɪθ ðə ˈleɪdiz' aʊt ðə bɑr, θru ðə ˈlɪkər stɔr ˌɪtˈsɛlf ənd ɔl ðə weɪ ɪn ðə bæk. ənd kraʊn ˈlɪkərz, ˈfərðər daʊn ɔn mɪlˈwɔki ɪn ˈloʊgən skwɛr. hɪˈspænɪk naʊ, ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ hæts ənd ˈdərti wərk ʃərts ənd budweisers*, wɪθ ˈɪŋlɪʃ əˈbaʊt ɛz ˈeɪliən ɛz pɪŋk ˈʤɛloʊ ʃɑts. əp ɔn ˈlɔrəns ˈævəˌnu ðɛrz ˈlɪkərz ənd tæp wɪʧ həz ɪts oʊn ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt, ə ˈrɛlətɪv ˈləgʒəri, ənd ə ˈkəpəl əv laʊd drəŋk gaɪz wɪθ fju tiθ ənd ə lɔt əv ˈætəˌtud ˈpʊʃɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər əraʊnd ðə loʊn pul ˈteɪbəl stək ɪn ðə frənt ˈwɪndoʊ. l&p*, æt ˈlɔrəns ənd pjuˈlæˌski, ˈnɛvər həz mɔr ðən tu ər θri ˈpipəl ɪn ɪt æt ə taɪm, ˈbɔrdɪd əp ˈwɪndoʊz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə strit ənd ə smɔl, ˈistərn ˌjʊrəˈpiən gərl æt ðə kæʃ ˈrɛʤɪstər ɪn frənt. saɪn həz sin ˈbɛtər deɪz, ənd soʊ həz səm əv ɪts ˌklaɪənˈtɛl. ˈoʊvər ɔn ðɛrz ˈdɔrθiz wɪθ ɪts bɑr smæk dæb ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə stɔr ˌɪtˈsɛlf, braɪt laɪts ənd ɔl, ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˌdɛkərˈeɪʃənz jɪr 'raʊnd ənd ə ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli koʊld ˈʃoʊldər fil fər ðə ˈnuˌkəmər. ˈpiˌkɑk ˈlɪkərz ɔn ˈmɑnˌtroʊz ɪn ˈɔlbəni pɑrk ɪz braɪt ənd ˈʃaɪni, ə prɪns əˈməŋ tæp rumz, wɪθ sərb ˈkɑnˌtræktərz ənˈwaɪndɪŋ ˈæftər ə hɑrd deɪ əv wərk ənd ðə seɪm ˈhəzbənd ənd waɪf ˈrənɪŋ ɪt fər 26 əv ɪts 60 jɪrz. fər ðə kɪdz ðɛrz ˈbrunoʊ ənd tɪmz ɔn ˈʃɛrɪdən, fʊl əv ˌlɔɪˈoʊlə ˈstudənts, ə ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn prəˈfɛsər ər tu, ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈnəθɪŋ bɪtˈwin ðə bɑr ənd ðə ˈlɪkər stɔr ˈəðər ðən ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈmɪksər ˈbɑtəlz ənd ən ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd ˈkæləndər. ðɛrz wən ɔn nɔrθ ˈwɛstərn əraʊnd lyndale*, əˈnəðər aʊt baɪ ˈhɪgɪnz ənd ˈhɑrləm ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ oʊˈhɛr, ə ˈkəpəl mɔr ɔn ˈɑrmɪtɪʤ ˈævəˌnu tæp rumz ɔl, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈəðərz ðət dɑt ðə ˈsɪti, ˈnɑndɪˈskrɪpt ənd ˈhɑrdli ˈnoʊtəsəbəl. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, ðə kˈwɛʃən əv "hu kɛrz, ˈrɪli?" noʊ daʊt kəmz əp. waɪ dɪz ɪt ˈmætər ɪf ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ həz wən, tˈwɛnti, ər noʊ tæp rumz? ˈæftər ɔl, dɑrk ˈpleɪsɪz fɪld wɪθ oʊld mɛn ˈstɛrɪŋ ˈɪntu ðɛr drɪŋks doʊnt ɪgˈzæktli du ˈvɛri məʧ fər ˈʤækɪŋ əp ˈprɑpərti ˈvæljuz. ənd ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi nidz ðə kənˈvinjəns əv ˈpækɪʤ ənd tæp ɪn ðə seɪm pleɪs ˌɛniˈmɔr, du ðeɪ? ɪn fækt, ɪn səm ˌɪndərˈɛkt weɪ wi du, ɪf wi kən ˈoʊnli brɪŋ ɑrˈsɛlvz tɪ lʊk æt səʧ ə kənˈvinjəns ɪn ə ˈsərtən laɪt. ˈsɪtiz ər meɪd əp əv ɔl ˈdɪfərənt kaɪnz əv ˈfɔrsɪz, səm mɔr əˈtræktɪv ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs ðən ˈəðərz, bət iʧ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn ɪts oʊn weɪ. ənd waɪl fju wʊd ˈɑrgju əˈbaʊt ðə ˈæbsəˌlut nid fər all-around*, ˈʃɑpɪŋ fər ˈlɪkər, ɪts klɪr ɔn səm ˈlɛvəl ðiz ˈpleɪsɪz ər stɪl ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ðɛr kəmˈjunɪtiz, ɪf fər noʊ ˈəðər ˈrizən ðən ðeɪv bɪn ðɛr fər ˈdɛkeɪdz ənd meɪk əp pɑrt əv ðə ˈlænˌskeɪp. bət ðɛn əˈgɛn, ðə seɪm kən bi sɛd fər ðɛr ˈkəstəmərz. raɪt naʊ, juʤ əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈlʊkɪŋ laɪk sˈlaɪtli mɔr ˈvərʒənz əv ðə ˈsəbərbz, raɪt daʊn tɪ ə ˈmidiən eɪʤ əv əˈbaʊt 26 wɪθ ˈpipəl fər ˈɛvəri ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ənd waɪd, ˈfrɛʃli peɪvd strits fər ðɛm tɪ draɪv ɔn. ðə ˈtrɔɪkə ðət fər soʊ ˈmɛni jɪrz wɑz ˈsɛlfkənˈteɪnd ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ðət hæd ə ˈmeɪʤər kəˈmərʃəl strɪp həz bɪˈkəm ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈfrægməntɪd ənd dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ɪn ɑr ever-changing*, ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈmoʊbəl kəmˈjunɪtiz. ɪn ˈkɑntræst, ˈtævərnz ənd ðɛr tæp rum ˈbrɛðrən hæv lɔŋ pleɪd ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊl ɪn ˈæŋkərɪŋ ˈərbən kəmˈjunɪtiz baɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə fɔrm əv ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈsoʊʃəl ˈfəŋkʃən, ɔl ðə waɪl ˈæktɪŋ ɛz ə kaɪnd əv fər ðə ˈrɛzɪdənts əv ðə kəmˈjunɪtiz ðeɪ wər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ˈtævərn ər tæp rum ɪn kˈwɛʃən wɑz ʤɪst daʊn ðə strit. ˈpiˌkɑk ˈlɪkərz, ə prɪns əˈməŋ ˈpɔpərz. ðə ˈbɑrˌtɛndər ənd ˈoʊnər əv ˈpiˌkɑk ˈlɪkərz ɔn ˈmɑnˌtroʊz ɪz ə gʊd ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðɪs. wɪθ hɪz waɪf bɪˈhaɪnd ðə kæʃ ˈrɛʤɪstər ɔn ə ˈrisənt deɪ, hi həz ˈteɪkən əp hɪz pleɪs bɪˈhaɪnd ðə bɑr laɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈwərkɪŋ deɪ. ɛz hi stændz ðɛr, hɪz ˈwɛðərd feɪs ˈsɛtəlz ˈɪntu ə ˈsimɪŋli ˌɪmˈpɛnətrəbəl lʊk əv ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən ðət səˈʤɛsts ðət bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈplæsɪd ˈstɪlnəs əv hɪz bɑr, ˈsəmθɪŋ məʧ mɔr ˈsɪnɪstər ɪz əˈmɪs ɪf hi kʊd ˈoʊnli ˈfɪgjər ɪt aʊt. ə kwɪk lʊk əraʊnd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʃoʊz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ simz tɪ bi ɪn ɪts pleɪs: ðə blɑnd wʊd ˈpænəlɪŋ ˈsəmˌwɛr bɪtˈwin ən ˈælˌpaɪn ˈhəntɪŋ lɑʤ ənd ə səˈbərbən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbeɪsmənt, ðə ˈməltəpəl bɛks ˈbɑtəlz ɪn frənt əv ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈkəstəmər, ðə ˈoʊldər mæn wɪθ ə bɪr ˈbɛli ənd ən ʃərt ˈhoʊldɪŋ kɔrt ɪn ə ˈkɔrnər əˈməŋ ə grup əv ˈkɑnˌtræktərz ʤɪst ɔf ðə wərk saɪt, ənd ə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən wɪθ ðə saʊnd tərnd ɔf ʃoʊɪŋ ə ˈriˈrən əv ðə. bət ˈmeɪbi ðə ˈprɑbləmz hiz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ər raɪt ðɛr ɪn frənt əv ɪm ˈæftər ɔl, ðə gaɪ ðə nɛkst bɑr stul ˈoʊvər ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛntli ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə pis əv ˈfoʊldɪd əp ˈpeɪpər ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈnəmbər ɔn hɪz sɛl foʊn ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər, ənd ðə ˈkɑnˌtræktərz' tɔk ˈoʊvər ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər həz ˈsədənli dɪˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ˈɪntu ə speɪt əv hɛdz ˈnɑdɪŋ ɪn dɪsəˈpruvəl ˈoʊvər ˈsəmθɪŋ ər ˈəðər. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ə jəŋ hɪˈspænɪk gaɪ kəmz ɪn ˈhoʊldɪŋ əp ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈflæʃi ʃərts ɔn ˈhæŋərz ənd ə fɔrst smaɪl. "dɪz ˈɛniˌwən wɔnt tɪ baɪ səm nis ʃərts?" hi æsks ɪn wət ˈlɪtəl ˈɪŋlɪʃ hi simz tɪ hæv wərkt aʊt. ˈfaɪndɪŋ noʊ ˈteɪkərz, hi θæŋks ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ə ʃaɪ, weɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpræktɪkəli ˈbækɪŋ aʊt əv ðə pleɪs, ˈtərnɪŋ əraʊnd æt ðə frənt dɔr ʤɪst ɪn taɪm tɪ əˈvɔɪd siɪŋ ðə noʊɪŋ smərks ənd ˈglænsɪz stɑrt əp əˈməŋ ðə ˈkɑnˌtræktərz. ə ˈlɪtəl waɪl ˈleɪtər, ˈæftər ðə həz tərnd ˈɪntu ðə ənd ðə ˈoʊnərz waɪf həz ˈwɑndərd daʊn ðə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈneɪbərz, ə jəŋ ˈmɛksəkən gərl kəmz ɪn, nɑt ˈoʊldər ðən 21 ər 22 wɪθ taɪt ʤinz ənd dɑrk hɛr ˈspɪlɪŋ daʊn hər bæk. ðə ˈbɑrˌtɛndər lʊks əp ənd wɔks ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈkaʊntər ðət hoʊldz ðə kæʃ ˈrɛʤɪstər laɪk hiz ˈprɑbəˌbli dən ə ˈmɪljən taɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr ɪn hɪz 26 jɪrz ˈtɛndɪŋ bɑr. wərdz ər ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd, ˈbɛrli ˈɑdəbəl, ənd hər hænd ˈriʧɪz ˈɪntu hər ˈpɑkət tɪ faɪnd ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈkrəmbəld bɪlz ənd səm ʧeɪnʤ. əˈdɑptɪŋ ðə seɪm feɪs ɛz hi wɔr ə ˈmoʊmənt əˈgoʊ, hi θɪŋks fər ə ˈmoʊmənt, ˈriʧɪz ˈɪntu ðə ˈkulər bɪˈhaɪnd ɪm, pʊlz fɔr ˈhaɪnəkən ˈbɑtəlz aʊt əv ə ˈsɪkˌspæk, ənd pʊts ðɛm ɔn ðə ˈkaʊntər. ˈgræbɪŋ səm ˈpækɪŋ teɪp, hi ræps ɪt əraʊnd ðə fɔr ˈbɑtəlz soʊ ðeɪ doʊnt klæŋk təˈgɛðər, pʊts ðɛm ɪn ə ˈplæstɪk bæg, ənd teɪks ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ʃi ˈɔfərz bət ðə ʧeɪnʤ. ʃi θæŋks ɪm kˈwaɪətli ənd livz, ənd hi goʊz bæk bɪˈhaɪnd ðə bɑr tɪ pʊt wən fʊt əp ɔn ə bɪr kreɪt ənd fɪks hɪz geɪz əˈgɛn ɔn ðə mæn stɪl ˈfɪŋgərɪŋ ðə ˈfoʊldɪd əp ˈpeɪpər.
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sometimes it's a little hard to tell the difference between night and day in the terminal tap.
there's a little window in front, of course. and sometimes, on summer nights, the door is propped open to the street. but from 9:00 in the morning to 11:00 at night, open to close, it's all the same: one room, a door to the store, stale air, too-bright ceiling bulbs, and the mumbled half-sentences of drunks. not to mention the pool table that's seen better days, a bartender that's seen better days, and a heavy-set man or two passed out on the bar.
then again, the customers inside the terminal tap probably don't care if it's day or night -- they're just there to drink. or, from the looks of it, to pass out and forget. after all, no one even knows what the real name of the place is. even the huge sign that hangs over the sidewalk out front like some kind of damocles' sword waiting to pop off its rusty hinges doesn't state a name, but poses a question instead: "thirsty?" it asks, surrounded by broken neon. another faded sign right below says "discount liquors," while a third proclaims "terminal tap - home of edelweiss beer."
fig1. doesn't this sign make you want a drink?
even the dark-skinned man behind the counter on the liquor store side seems confused. "it's called thirsty liquors," he says, not very convincingly. the old polish woman behind the battered bar answers the same question with nothing but a blank stare, the twentieth or so cigarette of the day dangling from her lips. and if you ask the patrons who sit on the few available bar stools that aren't broken, all you get in return are sullen or uncomprehending looks.
that's because the terminal tap -- or thirsty's, or whatever it's called -- isn't the kind of place where you go for friendly conversation, the latest microbrew, or a fine martini. instead, it's the kind of a place where the floors look like they haven't been washed since truman was president, you don't use the bathroom if you don't have to, and asking too many questions is more likely to get you a punch in the mouth than useful information. better known as a "tap room," the faded brown clapboard building attached to a liquor store up on north milwaukee in jefferson park exists for one purpose and one purpose only: drinking. no one goes to thirsty's to socialize.
tap rooms are, almost by definition, the lowest of low on the drinking establishment food chain. one step below the dive bars young urban professionals love to slum in and two steps below the worn but friendly neighborhood tavern on the corner, they occupy a little-noticed segment of the liquor industry: that of the scruffy, leftover gin joint in a city that was once filled with them. as taverns attached to -- or sometimes right inside -- liquor stores, there's little confusion about their purpose or pretense. just as no one ever enters a liquor store with anything but a cold six-pack or a bottle of wine or something harder on their mind, no one picks a tap room for a first date, or to wish a departing office colleague farewell, or to scope out members of the opposite sex. tap rooms, even the nicest ones, are about drinking and nothing but. which makes them, in this day and age, something of an anomaly, if not an outright anachronism.
fig2. a beer's eye view of the tap room register.
chicago has more tap rooms than any other city in the country, hands down. whatever liquor store/tap room combinations that might have existed in cities big and small across the midwest are mostly gone now, but a number have managed to hang on in chicago despite changing demographics and increasing social stigmas. there are at least 15 or 20 of them scattered across the north and northwest sides alone, hidden behind racks of dusty bottles of whisky and crates of creme de menthe mixers or on the other side of a dark door beyond the beer coolers that opens up into a world of taped up bar stools, cracked wood paneling, and $1.25 schooners of old style.
as far as anyone can tell, such places are holdovers from the days when factory men and butchers and tradesmen would get off of trolleys and look for a quick one someplace where they could also pick up a bucket of beer to go before going home to the family. back in the first half of the last century, liquor retailers rarely sold much more than beer and perhaps a couple of different hard liquors, with beer the drink of working class and ethnic alike. looking to capture any slice of market share they could in a cutthroat business, brewers worked to persuade corner shops to find some way to get a couple of more drafts in their customers after their shift was over and before home-life put some kind of brakes on their pocketbooks. in the wide-open environs of an earlier chicago, before the 1960s and 1970s turned many working-class neighborhoods into psychological backwaters or ports of entry for new immigrants, few questioned the propriety of having a slew of places a hard-working man could get a drink, no matter what the set-up was like. cutting a store in half and adding a bar or chucking out the racks of bread and detergent and setting up a tap raised few eyebrows at either the liquor commission downtown or in the bungalows up the street. as the years wore on, however, no one got off trolleys anymore, and tap rooms became the province primarily of those with a memory of how it used to be and no compunction about why they were there in the first place -- mostly older men, whiling away their days, lost to the world of useful work, or their neighborhood, or their church. or their families, or themselves.
chances are, you couldn't get a license to open a tap room in this day and age even if you knew all the aldermen in chicago by their first names, had them over for dinner and stuffed fat envelopes of cash in their breast pockets for dessert. chicago doesn't like "drinking establishments" anymore, and certainly not ones so nakedly devoted to their purpose. few things are harder to secure in this town than the legal right to pour someone a beer or a whiskey on the rocks -- it just doesn't fit with the "tourist and family-friendly" image city hall wants so desperately to project. in fact, you better serve food in chicago if you want to start selling alcohol, and the more food the better. meanwhile, don't be located near a school, or a quiet residential street, or end up in a place that had problems with the police in the past, even if you've never even met the previous owner of the building you're now operating in and threw every single old customer out on their ear the day you changed the name on the sign. chicago's that tough for tavern owners, which means anyone who proudly displays a newly-won liquor license would do well to make it seem like drinking alcohol is nothing more than an afterthought.
fig3. "we cater to your spiritual needs."
why, then, would anyone want to drink in a tap room? for one, it's cheap. a schooner of beer -- one of the big glasses that flares out to practically the width of a hand from its wine glass-sized stem -- costs as little as $1.50 in some places if you're not too particular about your brand of beer. mixed drinks, when they get made, have a tendency to cost the same as when the faded hand-made price lists on the wall were fresh and new -- a vodka tonic in fischman's, for example, is still around two bucks. plus, a little money can usually go a long way. for a place that doesn't look to turn over the monthly rent on every bartender's shift -- or on every customer -- there's a certain lackadaisical relationship between the time you can order a drink and the time you can finish it, an unspoken agreement of sorts between bartender and customer that says "you can stick around as long as there's still a swig left in your glass or a dollar in your pocket."
then again, there's the hours. unlike other places that time when they're open to the periods when regular workers are off the job, a tap room often fails to make such distinctions. while opening up at 7:00 in the morning (like miska's on milwaukee does) might not make much sense from a business-school textbook perspective, it does if you've got the same three guys sitting on the same three barstools by 7:15. and if your core clientele hasn't stayed up past 10:30 at night in a couple of decades -- or can't ever seem to last past 6:00 p.m. before passing out on the bar -- a 2:00 a.m. close just means the bartender has to open back up again five hours later.
but for most tap room habitués, it's probably the anonymity. sit in enough chicago tap rooms in 2003 and you're bound to get a sense of what it's like to not have a well-defined, easily grasped place in society these days, or to be viewed on some level as expendable and not worth noticing. you can read it on the faces of the men who, while not alcoholics, still feel compelled to claim the same bar stool every afternoon more out of a sense of ownership than obliteration. or for, if nothing else, the assurance of a guaranteed "hello" and a "what do you want?" you can see it, too, in the body language of the young eastern european house painter, sitting in the back of somewhere on a day when his shift ends early, nursing a beer and a couple of unpleasant thoughts about some recent decisions in his life. or in the laughter of the well-past-her-prime matron, no doubt widowed by now, who has the same number of cigarettes, miller genuine drafts and illinois lottery tickets every friday, just around the time the mail has come and gone. or a dozen other faces, avoiding eye contact, perhaps, or talking to no one in particular.
staring at your beer for hours on end on a weekday afternoon has its problems, but it can have its privileges, too, especially if you don't have any other particular place to be. tap rooms, like neighborhood taverns or what used to be known colloquially as "old man's bars," offer up the illusion of both activity and community, even if they are of the mostly empty kind. in a world that offers few places to congregate for those with nowhere else to go, let alone while away some hours free of commercial pressures and "community standards," tap rooms and their brethren provide an oasis to those who just might not have a future as bright as their hopes or their past. the fact that most tap rooms, hidden away behind liquor stores or so long established that they've become a part of the landscape, escape notice from all but their intended customers comes as no surprise, either, and is most likely a primary reason why they're still around.
fig4. a beer is all the company he needs.
that's not to say most tap rooms are doing anything beyond simply hanging on in a sluggish economy and an increasingly competitive industry. in fact, the number of tap rooms remaining in chicago is being whittled down almost by the month, with a number of the more well-known establishments having bitten the dust in the last year alone. the lakeview lounge, for example, on broadway and barry in the city's upscale lakeview neighborhood, used to sport a faded awning over an entrance that opened exactly in the middle between a 4am bar and a separate liquor store, but closed last year to become the site of a fast food joint and a tanning salon. the saxony liquors & lounge, on lawrence avenue between the green mill and the l stop, has now gone decidedly upscale: where once the windows were so dirty you could barely see in from the street it's now all hardwood floors and track lighting and bartenders dressed in black.
ace liquors, a tap room on ashland avenue near irving park, went under sometime last year, too. ace was a true tap room in that fully a third of its tiny storefront space was given over to a bar, with nothing to separate the two areas other than darkened corner, a television, and a number of potted regulars who would were no doubt turned away from every other bar door in the otherwise upscale neighborhood. for years ace was two doors down from ten cat, a hipster-filled destination for the lakeview art set, and looked anonymous and out of place at the same time: another darkened sign, like thirsty's, a check-out counter crammed near the front door with shelves of stale gum and hardened twinkies, a few noisy coolers along the wall, and beer posters from the days when every beer-pitching supermodel had feathered hair. the place had its own brand of door policy: walk in there with a face hardly weathered from life or clothes a little too new and the bartender took his time in getting to you. if you made it past the ritual of being stared at in turn by every one of the regulars and got yourself a beer, one of the more "friendly" patrons would invariably stumble over to you and, standing too close for comfort and pouring out a mixture of alcohol and sweat all over your freshly-laundered shirt, start up a conversation. few customers, it seemed, drank at ace if they could avoid it, including the twenty-somethings out looking for a slice of gritty urban life without having to leave the neighborhood.
while the building it was in is still there, ace liquors is gone, now just an empty storefront. in recent years it's been joined in death by other, lesser-known venues: vas foremost on california and milwaukee, an odd-shaped room that never had more than two or three customers at a time; valuemost, up the street on milwaukee and pulaski, the tap room itself boarded up and painted over; and humboldt liquors, out on humboldt and armitage avenues. all gone now, victims of changing demographics, or changing tastes, or nothing more than the daily grind of trying to run a hard business in a hard town. few marked their passing, fewer still mourned them.
but a number remain, waiting for their turn at the inevitable perhaps. like fischman's on milwaukee and giddings, just south of lawrence. fischman's has an oval bar so long and wide it takes up almost the entire space, so much so that if you want to get a spot on the south wall you have to suck in your stomach to squeeze by the row of customers sitting on that side of the bar. wood paneling, a couple of tvs, and a huge smoke eater suspended from the ceiling complete the scene, along with the same ten or so guys who sit in the same place every day. it seems whoever owns fischman's must have gotten some money recently, because the decades old neon sign and dirty terra cotta front have been torn down, replaced with an individually-lettered sign that spells out the name of the place on a shiny brick exterior. doesn't make a bit of difference on the inside, though -- the room still grows progressively darker the further away you get from the window, and it feels inside like not much has changed in the past 50 years.
miska's is still there, a couple of blocks south on milwaukee. tiny place, attached to a not-much-larger liquor store, and kind of friendly and talkative, as tap rooms go. the same five or six guys there every night, yelling at each other to make sure they get their fill before closing time rolls around. a hallway to the men's bathroom small enough to have to duck, with the ladies' out the bar, through the liquor store itself and all the way in the back. and crown liquors, further down on milwaukee in logan square. hispanic now, cowboy hats and dirty work shirts and $2.00 budweisers, with english about as alien as pink jello shots. up on lawrence avenue there's lawrel liquors and tap which has its own parking lot, a relative luxury, and a couple of loud drunk guys with few teeth and a lot of attitude pushing each other around the lone pool table stuck in the front window. l&p, at lawrence and pulaski, never has more than two or three people in it at a time, boarded up windows facing the street and a small, frightened-looking eastern european girl at the cash register in front.
fig5. miska's sign has seen better days, and so has some of its clientele.
over on diversey there's dorothy's with its bar smack dab in the middle of the store itself, bright lights and all, holiday decorations year 'round and a decidedly cold shoulder feel for the newcomer. peacock liquors on montrose in albany park is bright and shiny, a prince among tap rooms, with serb contractors unwinding after a hard day of work and the same husband and wife running it for 26 of its 60 years. for the kids there's bruno and tim's on sheridan, full of just-turned-21 loyola students, a northwestern professor or two, and almost nothing between the bar and the liquor store other than a couple of stacked-up mixer bottles and an outdated calendar. there's one on north western around lyndale, another out by higgins and harlem on the way to o'hare, a couple more on armitage avenue -- tap rooms all, along with a handful of others that dot the city, nondescript and hardly noticeable.
at this point, the question of "who cares, really?" no doubt comes up. why does it matter if chicago has one, twenty, or no tap rooms? after all, dark places filled with old men staring into their drinks don't exactly do very much for jacking up property values. and nobody needs the convenience of package and tap in the same place anymore, do they?
in fact, in some indirect way we do, if we can only bring ourselves to look at such a convenience in a certain light. cities are made up of all different kinds of forces, some more attractive on the surface than others, but each important in its own way. and while few would argue about the absolute need for all-around, one-stop shopping for liquor, it's clear on some level these places are still necessary for their communities, if for no other reason than they've been there for decades and make up part of the landscape.
but then again, the same can be said for their customers. right now, huge swaths of chicago are increasingly looking like slightly more built-up versions of the suburbs, right down to a median age of about 26, with 2.6 people for every household and wide, freshly paved streets for them to drive on. the work-shopping-entertainment troika that for so many years was self-contained in every neighborhood that had a major commercial strip has become increasingly fragmented and distributed in our ever-changing, increasingly mobile communities. in contrast, taverns and their tap room brethren have long played an important role in anchoring urban communities by providing a form of entertainment along with a critical social function, all the while acting as a kind of mile-marker for the residents of the communities they were located in -- even if the tavern or tap room in question was just down the street.
fig6. peacock liquors, a prince among paupers.
the bartender and owner of peacock liquors on montrose is a good example of this. with his wife behind the cash register on a recent day, he has taken up his place behind the bar like any other working day. as he stands there, his weathered face settles into a seemingly impenetrable look of concentration that suggests that behind the placid stillness of his bar, something much more sinister is amiss if he could only figure it out. a quick look around, however, shows everything seems to be in its place: the blond wood paneling somewhere between an alpine hunting lodge and a suburban american basement, the multiple beck's bottles in front of a regular customer, the older man with a beer belly and an open-necked shirt holding court in a corner among a group of contractors just off the work site, and a television with the sound turned off showing a rerun of the hughleys. but maybe the problems he's looking for are right there in front of him -- after all, the guy the next bar stool over is intently looking at a piece of folded up paper before calling the same number on his cell phone over and over, and the contractors' talk over in the corner has suddenly degenerated into a spate of heads nodding in disapproval over something or other. at the same time, a young hispanic guy comes in holding up a couple of flashy shirts on hangers and a forced smile. "does anyone want to buy some nice shirts?" he asks in what little english he seems to have worked out. finding no takers, he thanks everyone in a shy, head-nodding way before practically backing out of the place, turning around at the front door just in time to avoid seeing the knowing smirks and glances start up among the contractors.
a little while later, after the hughleys has turned into the jeffersons and the owner's wife has wandered down the sidewalk to visit the neighbors, a young mexican girl comes in, not older than 21 or 22, with tight jeans and dark hair spilling down her back. the bartender looks up and walks over to the counter that holds the cash register like he's probably done a million times before in his 26 years tending bar. words are exchanged, barely audible, and her hand reaches into her pocket to find a couple of crumbled bills and some change. adopting the same face as he wore a moment ago, he thinks for a moment, reaches into the cooler behind him, pulls four heineken bottles out of a six-pack, and puts them on the counter. grabbing some packing tape, he wraps it around the four bottles so they don't clank together, puts them in a plastic bag, and takes everything she offers but the change.
she thanks him quietly and leaves, and he goes back behind the bar to put one foot up on a beer crate and fix his gaze again on the man still fingering the folded up paper.
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(ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd..?) ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈɔgəst 2017 ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən baɪ mɑrk ˈælən ˈmɪlər ˈfiʧər ˈkɑmənˌtɛri baɪ ˈrəsəl ˈʧɛrɪŋtən (ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən prəˈdusər) ənd ˈʤɑnsən (kəˈbɑl kət ˈɛdɪtər) ˈfiʧər ˈkɑmənˌtɛri baɪ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ˈfaʊndərz josé*é raɪən ˈrənɪŋ taɪm: 145 ˈmɪnəts ˈəpˌdeɪt ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2017 ˈəpˌdeɪt ɑkˈtoʊbər 2014 ˈəpˌdeɪt sɛpˈtɛmbər 2014 ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈmɔrgən krik ˌsərɑˈfim riˈlis əv ðə kəˈbɑl kət əv ɔn ɪz sɛt fər riˈlis frəm ðə ɛnd əv sɛpˈtɛmbər 2017 ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ 200 dəˈləks 250 ənd 50 75 rɪˈdust tɪ 50 soʊld aʊt) ˈrɛgjələr ˈkɑpiz, ðɪs kəmˈpɑzət əv ˈməltəpəl kəts ənd ˈɛdɪts wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl θru ðə stɔr nb*: ðə riˈlis ɪz ˈriʤən fri bət ɪz fər ˈnəmbərd dəˈləks ˈvərʒənz wɪl kəm wɪθ ˈpoʊstər ɑrt baɪ rælf məkˈwɑˌri ənd dænˈjɛl ˈsɛrə ənd pərˈmoʊʃənəl kɑrdz, ˈstɪkər ənd sɛpˈtɛmbər 2017 hɛd tɪ ðə ril klaɪv ˈbɑrkər stɔr fər ˈɔrdərɪŋ ...ˈmɔrgən krik ˌsərɑˈfim əˈnaʊnsɪz riˈlis əv ðə kəˈbɑl kət əv ɔn dɪˈrɛktərz kət əv hæd ə ˈjuˈɛs riˈlis ɔn ɔn ðə əv ɑkˈtoʊbər ˈskrinɪŋz fər ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət əv... ***ˈbreɪkɪŋ: ˈfaɪnəl spɛks fər dɪˈrɛktərz kət "wi ər ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd təˈdeɪ tɪ əˈnaʊns ðə ˈfaɪnəl lɪst əv ˈɛkstrəz ðət wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ɑr tu rɪˈlisɪz əv: ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət (boʊθ aʊt ɔn wi θæŋk ˈɛvəri fæn əv "midian*" fər biɪŋ ˈpeɪʃənt fər ðɪs nuz ənd wi hoʊp ju ər plizd. "wi bɪˈgɪn wɪθ ən əˈfɪʃəl ˈsteɪtmənt frəm klaɪv tim ɔn ðɪs ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈprɑʤɛkt: 'ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət ɪz ən ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt fɪlm ðən ðə wən wɪʧ wɑz riˈlist ɪn ˈθiətərz. ɪts 20 ˈmɪnəts ˈlɔŋgər ðən ðə θiˈætrɪkəl kət, bət ɪt kənˈteɪnz ˈoʊvər 40 ˈmɪnəts əv nu ənd ˈɔltərd ˈfʊtɪʤ. klaɪv ˈoʊvərˌsɔ ðə ˌrikənˈstrəkʃən ənd ˈɛdət hɪmˈsɛlf, ˈpərsənəli ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət, æt lɔŋ læst, hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ tɛl ðə ˈstɔri hi ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ tɛl, bət ənˈtɪl naʊ, hæd ˈnɛvər bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ðə ʧæns. wəns ðə sinz wər reordered*, ənd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl fɪlm ˈfʊtɪʤ rɪˈstɔrd, ðə ɪnˈtaɪər fɪlm rɪˈsivd ə brænd nu saʊnd mɪks ənd ˈkələr pæs. ɪt ɪz, ɪn ˈɛvəri weɪ, ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈmuvi. ɪt kənˈteɪnz mɔr ˈstɔri, mɔr ˈmɑnstərz, ənd ðɛrz ˈivɪn ə mˈjuzɪkəl ˈnəmbər. ˈəltəmətli, wət wiv dɪˈlɪvərd ɪz ə ləv ˈstɔri 25 jɪrz ɪn ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ' ˌdiˌviˈdi ˈkɑmˌboʊ ˈspɛʃəl ɪˈdɪʃən sɛt nu "dɪˈrɛktərz kət" ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən əv ðə fɪlm wɪʧ kənˈteɪnz ˈoʊvər 40 ˈmɪnəts əv nu ənd ˈɔltərd ˈfʊtɪʤ ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən baɪ klaɪv ˈbɑrkər ənd ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən prəˈdusər mɑrk ˈælən ˈmɪlər ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈkɑmənˌtɛri baɪ klaɪv ˈbɑrkər ənd ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən prəˈdusər mɑrk ˈælən ˈmɪlər traɪbz əv ðə mun: ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ əv ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ kreɪg ˈʃɛfər, æn ˈbɑbi, dəg ˈbrædli ənd mɔr... 72 ˈmɪnəts) ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈmɑnstərz ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ ˈmeɪˌkəp ˈifɛkts ˈɑrtɪsts bɑb kin, ˈmɑrtɪn ˈmərsər ənd pɔl ʤoʊnz 42 ˈmɪnəts) faɪər! faɪts! stənts! ˈjunɪt ˈʃutɪŋ ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈændi ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ 20 ˈmɪnəts) ərˈɪʤənəl θiˈætrɪkəl ˈtreɪlər ˈmæstər ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsəbˌtaɪtəlz ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪˈdɪʃən sɛt ˈnəmbərd ˈpisɪz) dɪsk 1 ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət nu "dɪˈrɛktərz kət" ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən əv ðə fɪlm wɪʧ kənˈteɪnz ˈoʊvər 40 ˈmɪnəts əv nu ənd ˈɔltərd ˈfʊtɪʤ ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən baɪ klaɪv ˈbɑrkər ənd ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən prəˈdusər mɑrk ˈælən ˈmɪlər ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈkɑmənˌtɛri baɪ klaɪv ˈbɑrkər ənd ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən prəˈdusər mɑrk ˈælən ˈmɪlər traɪbz əv ðə mun: ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ əv ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ kreɪg ˈʃɛfər, æn ˈbɑbi, dəg ˈbrædli ənd mɔr... 72 ˈmɪnəts) ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈmɑnstərz ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ ˈmeɪˌkəp ˈifɛkts ˈɑrtɪsts bɑb kin, ˈmɑrtɪn ˈmərsər ənd pɔl ʤoʊnz 42 ˈmɪnəts) faɪər! faɪts! stənts! ˈjunɪt ˈʃutɪŋ ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈændi ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ 20 ˈmɪnəts) ərˈɪʤənəl θiˈætrɪkəl ˈtreɪlər ˈmæstər ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈdɪʤɪtəl dɪsk 2 ˈboʊnəs dɪsk dɪˈlitəd ənd ˈɔltərˌneɪt sinz (approx*. 20 ˈmɪnəts) ˈmɑnstər prɑsˈθɛtɪks ˈmæstər klæs ˈkətɪŋ ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈɛdɪtər mɑrk ˈgoʊldblət ðə ˈpeɪnɪd ˈlænˌskeɪp: ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt ɑrt əv rælf məkˈwɑˌri mæt ˈpeɪnɪŋ tɛsts ˈmeɪˌkəp tɛsts stɑp ˈmoʊʃən lɔst ˈfʊtɪʤ ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈtɔrʧər sin rɪˈhərsəl əv drim ɪkˈstɛnsɪv stɪl ˈgæləriz ˈərli ˈskɛʧɪz, dɪˈlitəd sin, ˈpoʊstərz ənd ɑrt, ɔn ðə sɛt, ðə kæst ənd kru dɪsk 3 ðə θiˈætrɪkəl kət nu ˈtrænsfər frəm ðə ˈmæstər ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈsəbˌtaɪtəlz **noʊt: ðoʊz hu ˈɔrdər ðə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪˈdɪʃən ənd ˈspɛʃəl ɪˈdɪʃən sɛts dɪˈrɛkli frəm ˈjuˈɛs æt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈsiv ən ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈpoʊstər əv ðə ˈnuli dɪˈzaɪnd ˈɑrtˌwərks (əˈveɪləbəl waɪl səˈplaɪz læst) pləs ə ˈərli ʃɪp ɔn skrim ˈfæktəri prɛs riˈlis 3 sɛpˈtɛmbər 2014 ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈɔgəst 2014 wɪl bi ˈskrinɪŋ ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət əv ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər wɪθ ə plænd wɪθ klaɪv. ˈdænjəl noʊə (spectrefest*) "aɪ hæd ə ˈrɪli greɪt ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ mɑrk ˈmɪlər hu wərks fər klaɪv, boʊθ ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv hɪz ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈprɑpərtiz ənd hɪz fɪlmz, ənd ɛz wi wər ˈtɔkɪŋ hi ˈmɛnʃənd ðət ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət əv wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ ənd aɪ æst ɪf ɪt hæd ə prɛˈmɪr, ənd ðət lɛd tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl nuz ðət klaɪv wʊd bi ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt, bɪˈkəz hi ˈdəzənt du ˈmɛni əˈpɪrənsəz. bɪˈkəz ɪts səʧ ə ˈspɛʃəl ɪˈvɛnt fər klaɪv, ənd həz bɪn səʧ ə ˈpæʃən ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪt raɪt həz bɪn ən əbˈsɛʃən fər ɪm ðɪs ɪz ə bɪg ɪˈvɛnt ɪn hɪz laɪf ənd wi ˈwɔntɪd ðə ɪˈvɛnt tɪ fil ˈspɛʃəl ənd hæv ə əˈbaʊt ɪt, ənd ɪt keɪm aʊt ðət klaɪv həz ðiz ˈnoʊtˌbʊks ðət hi kips baɪ hɪz bɛd, ənd θruaʊt hɪz ɪnˈtaɪər laɪf, hi ˈjuzɪz ðɛm ɛz drim ˈʤərnəlz; hi weɪks əp ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə naɪt ənd meɪks ə ˈrɛkərd əv hɪz drimz ɪn ˈpɪkʧərz, nɑt wərdz, soʊ hi həz ˈnoʊtˌbʊk əˈpɑn ˈnoʊtˌbʊk əv ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðət kɑm raɪt aʊt əv hɪz ˌənˈkɑnʃəs. səm əv ðɛm hæv bɪn ðə ˈsidlɪŋz fər səm əv hɪz moʊst ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk wərks. wɪr ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ klaɪv tɪ pʊt təˈgɛðər ən ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən əv ˈpeɪʤɪz frəm hɪz ˈnoʊtˌbʊks ðət wɪl bi ɔn dɪˈspleɪ. ɪts ə ˈvɛri ˈɪnɪmət ˈprɔˌsɛs, ɪts ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ ənd wɪr ɪkˈstrimli ˈɑnərd." ˈɪntərvˌju: ˈdænjəl noʊə ɔn ənd klaɪv ˈbɑrkər baɪ ðə ˈhɔrər ˈhəniz, moviepilot*, 4 sɛpˈtɛmbər 2014 (noʊt: fʊl tɛkst ˈɔnˌlaɪn æt http://moviepilot.com*) ˈəpˌdeɪt ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2014 ˈskrinɪŋz fər ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət əv steɪ ɪn təʧ wɪθ ˈloʊkəl ɛz ˈfaɪnəl ərˈeɪnʤmənts kən ənd du læst, bɪg nuz frəm skrim ˈfæktəri əˈbaʊt ðə lɔst ˈsɛləˌlɔɪd ˈfʊtɪʤ! əˈveɪləbəl æt ðɪs pɔɪnt fər ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈkænədə ˈoʊnli, ˈɔrdərɪŋ ˈditeɪlz ər hir æt skrim ˈfæktəri ˈfɪŋgərz krɔst fər ə ˈwərldˈwaɪd riˈlis tɪ ˈfɑloʊ sˈwɪftli... ***nightbreed*: ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət "wi hæv bɪg (ənd ɪkˈstɛnsɪv) nuz tɪ rɪˈpɔrt təˈdeɪ rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ə fɪlm ðət wi əˈnaʊnst ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈoʊvər ə jɪr əˈgoʊ ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ. ɪn kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈmɔrgən krik pərˈdəkʃənz ənd klaɪv ˌsərɑˈfim, ɪŋk., ðə: ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld fər ə riˈlis əv ɑkˈtoʊbər ənd wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ɪn tu ˈriˌteɪl ˈvərʒənz: ə ˈjunɪt sɛt ənd ə ˈspɛʃəl ɪˈdɪʃən ˌdiˌviˈdi ˈkɑmˌboʊ. "ɪn 1990 ðə fɪlm wɑz riˈlist θiˈætrɪkəˌli ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈmuvi ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈɛdɪtɪd ðə fɪlm ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ənd ˈsɛvərəl sinz wər ˈɛkˌsaɪzd ər riəreɪnʤd məʧ tɪ dɪˈrɛktər klaɪv ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt. sɪns ðɛn, ə ˈmuvmənt wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd (www.occupymidian.com*) tɪ si ðə fʊl ˈvərʒən əv ðə fɪlm rɪˈstɔrd ənd re-released*. naʊ, ˈæftər 25 jɪrz, fænz ənd ˈhɔrər ɛnˈθuziˌæsts kən ˈfaɪnəli ɪkˈspɪriəns laɪk ˈnɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr! skrim ˈfæktəri, ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ ˈwɔrnər bros*., wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ faɪnd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl fɪlm ˈɛləmənts ənd koʊmd θru ˈoʊvər 600 ˈbɑksɪz tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə lɔst sinz bət ə ˈtrɛʒər troʊv əv ˈfʊtɪʤ ɛz wɛl. wɪθ ˈnɪrli ən aʊər əv lɔst ˈfʊtɪʤ məˈtɪkjələsli rɪˈstɔrd, ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ə mɔr ˈfeɪθfəl ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əv klaɪv bʊk kəˈbɑl, bət ˈɔlsoʊ wət hi ərˈɪʤənəli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi. "əˈfɪʃəl ˈsteɪtmənt frəm klaɪv ˈbɑrkər: 'ðɪs ɪz fɪlm ˈhɪstəri ənd bɪɔnd maɪ ˈwaɪldɪst drimz əv ˈriləˈzeɪʃən. wɪn skrim ˈfæktəri toʊld mi ðət ðeɪ faʊnd ðə fɪlm ˈfʊtɪʤ aɪ wɑz gob-smacked*! ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈəltəmət ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən əv ˈʧɔɪsɪz meɪd baɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd mɑrk ˈmɪlər ɔl ðə weɪ bæk ɪn 2008 ɛz wi ɛmˈbɑrkt daʊn ðə roʊd əv əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ træk daʊn ðə lɔst ˈfʊtɪʤ, wi lʊkt æt iʧ ˈəðər ənd sɛd, 'ˈmeɪbi wən deɪ ðɛl faɪnd ɪt.' ɪts maɪ ˈplɛʒər tɪ əˈnaʊns ðət ðə deɪ həz kəm. ˈspikɪŋ ˈpərsənəli, aɪ ˈdɪdənt əˈlaʊ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ɪt wʊd. ˈivɪn ɪf wi dɪd faɪnd səm ˈfʊtɪʤ (wɪʧ wi dɪd ɪn 2009 ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈhɛvəli dɪˈgreɪdɪd teɪps) ənd ˈivɪn ɪf wi dɪd faɪnd ə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ riˈlis ðə fɪlm (wɪʧ wi dɪd ɪn 2013 wɪθ skrim ˈfæktəri, gɑd blɛs ðɛm) ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə ˈækʧəwəl lɔst fɪlm məˈtɪriəlz wɑz ðən aɪd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ədˈmɪt aʊt laʊd. ɪf ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ kʊd nɑt bi faʊnd baɪ ðoʊz hu hæd wərkt ˈkloʊsəst ɔn ɪt ðə seɪm jɪr ɪt hæd bɪn riˈlist, ðɛn wət wər ðə ɑdz wid bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ faɪnd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ 20 jɪrz ɔn? bət skrim ˈfæktəri, ɪn ðɛr kəˈmɛndəbəl dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən, kɛpt əp ðə sərʧ ənd θæŋks tɪ ðɛm ˈtoʊtəl ˌrikənˈstrəkʃən həz bɪn meɪd ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti. ðɛrz ˈnɛvər bɪn ə ˌrikənˈstrəkʃən ðæts hæd ɛz ˈlɪtəl ʧæns əv səkˈsidɪŋ ənd jɛt həz səkˈsidɪd ɔn ɛz ˈmɛni frənts ɛz ðɪs fɪlm həz. ɪts ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd. tɪ naʊ hæv ə ˈmuvi ðət wi kən pʊt təˈgɛðər ɪn ðə weɪ ðət aɪ ˈfʊli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ɪt tɪ bi sin wɪn aɪ fərst sɛt aʊt tɪ meɪk ðɪs fɪlm ɪn 1989 ɪz ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt həz muvd ˌɪˈnɛksərəbli tɪ ðɪs kənˈkluʒən. feɪt ənd ðə hɑrd wərk əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz səʧ ɛz mɑrk ˈmɪlər, ˈrəsəl ˈʧɛrɪŋtən, fɪl ənd ˈsɛrə stoʊks, ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ, ˈmɔrgən krik, ənd ˈəltəmətli, skrim ˈfæktəri hæv meɪd ðɪs ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ənd aɪ kʊd nɑt bi ˈhæpiər.' skrim ˈfæktəri prɛs riˈlis 1 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2014 klɪf məkˈmɪlən (skrim ˈfæktəri) "wi dɪd ə ˈbrændˌnu ˈtrænsfər [əv ðə θiˈætrɪkəl kət], əˈbaʊt ə mənθ əˈgoʊ, frəm ðə ðət ˈwɔrnər bros*. hæd, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈəðər ˈtrænsfər ðət ˈwɔrnər hæd wɑz ən ˌɪntərˈleɪst ˈtrænsfər ənd ðɛr wɑz noʊ weɪ wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ juz ðət fər ðɪs riˈlis, soʊ jæ wi dɪd ə ˈbrændˌnu ˈtrænsfər soʊ ðə θiˈætrɪkəl kət ɪz frəm ðə nu ˈtrænsfər ənd ðɛn ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət wɪl bi ˈjuzɪŋ ðət nu ˈtrænsfər ənd ðɛn, wɪn wi ˈtrænsfərd ðə ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈfʊtɪʤ wi ˈtrænsfərd ɪt frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkæmərə ˈnɛgətɪv soʊ ˈæˌkʧuəli ðət ˈfʊtɪʤ meɪ lʊk ə bɪt ˈbɛtər ðən ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈmuvi dɪz, bɪˈkəz, ju noʊ, ən ɪz ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən daʊn frəm ðə ˈnɛgətɪv... "wɪn wi ərˈɪʤənəli ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ˈwɔrnər bros*. ðeɪ geɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə lɪst əv wət ðeɪ hæd ənd ɪt wɑz ɔl ðə məˈtɪriəlz ðət ðeɪ hæd hir ɪn ˈbərˌbæŋk ənd aɪ ʤɪst ˈkɪndə ˈplidɪd wɪθ ðɛm aɪ sɛd, 'kən ju pliz lʊk ɪn dip ˈstɔrɪʤ?' ənd soʊ ðeɪ sɛd, 'ˈoʊˈkeɪ, wɪl gɪt bæk tɪ ju,' ənd ðeɪ keɪm bæk tɪ mi ɪn ə fju wiks wɪθ ðɪs ˈmæsɪv lɪst əv fɪlm ˈɛləmənts... soʊ aɪ wɛnt θru ðə lɪst ənd faʊnd ənd ʧɛkt ɔf ðoʊz ˈbɑksɪz ðət wər ˈlɪstɪd ɛz 'trɪmz' frəm ðə fɪlm, soʊ wi hæd ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ aɪˈdiə wət ðət kʊd bi; ɪt kʊd bi, ju noʊ, sinz ðət ər ɪn ðə θiˈætrɪkəl ˈvərʒən ðət gɑt trɪmd æt səm pɔɪnt ər ˈəðər, soʊ wi ˈdɪdənt noʊ. soʊ ðeɪ ʃɪpt ðə stəf frəm ðə ɔl ðə weɪ aʊt hir ənd, jæ, aɪ min ɪt wɑz ˈoʊvər 600 ˈbɑksɪz ənd iʧ bɑks hæd ʤɪst ə ˈlɪtəl fɪlm ril soʊ wi hæd tɪ strɪŋ ɔl əv ðoʊz təˈgɛðər soʊ ðət wi kʊd rən ðɛm θru ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd... ðə fərst deɪ wi wər ˈsɪtɪŋ ðɛr ənd wi ræn ðə fərst ril ənd hɪrz ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ əv ðɪs ˈkriʧər, ðɪs ˈwʊmən ʃi lʊks laɪk ə ˈpænθər ˈraɪdɪŋ ðɪs ˈkriʧər ənd ɪt wɑz laɪk, 'oʊ maɪ gɑd, wi faʊnd ɪt.' ðɪs wɑz ʤɪst ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ənd ðə mɔr ənd mɔr wi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə rilz wi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈfaɪndɪŋ aɪ min, wi faʊnd ˈfʊtɪʤ ðət ˈɪzənt ɪn ˈiðər ˈvərʒən əv ðə fɪlm wi faʊnd mɔr ˈfʊtɪʤ ðæts bɪn ʃɑt... ðɛrz ə ˈbɛˌdrum sin bɪtˈwin peɪloʊkˈwin ənd, shuna*? ðɛrz laɪk, jæ, ɪts əˈmeɪzɪŋ... wi faʊnd ðət ˈfʊtɪʤ, wi faʊnd ʤɪst tənz əv ˈfʊtɪʤ. ənd səm əv ɪt woʊnt hæv ˈɑdiˌoʊ, bət wɪr duɪŋ ðə bɛst wi kən tɪ faɪnd ˈɑdiˌoʊ, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz wɛr wi doʊnt hæv ˈɑdiˌoʊ wi meɪ juz ðə ərˈɪʤənəl skrɪpt tɪ brɪŋ əp ˈsəbˌtaɪtəlz soʊ æt list ju noʊ wət ðə ˈpipəl ər seɪɪŋ." klɪf məkˈmɪlən əv skrim ˈfæktəri baɪ raɪən ənd josé*é, klaɪv ˈbɑrkər ˈpɔdˌkæst, 3 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2014 (noʊt fʊl ˈɑdiˌoʊ æt clivebarkercast.com*/) ˈəpˌdeɪt mɑrʧ 2014 mɑrk ˈmɪlər "wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ kɔl ɪt ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət bɪˈkəz, waɪl ðə fænz hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli səˈpɔrtɪv ənd ər wən ˈhənərd pərˈsɛnt ðə ˈrizən wi gɑt soʊ məʧ əˈtɛnʃən ənd ə dɪˈstrɪbjətər, ðɛr ər stɪl ˈmərmərz ðət [ðə kəˈbɑl kət] ɪz ˈoʊvərli lɔŋ, ðɛrz səm rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈfʊtɪʤ, ɪt stɪl nidz ə ˈprɑpər saʊnd mɪks, ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv flɔz wɪθ ɪt, ju noʊ, aɪ min ɪts ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə. wi dɪd ɪt ˌɪnˈhaʊs ənd ɪts baɪ noʊ minz ə prəˈfɛʃənəl θɪŋ. ənd soʊ wɪn ʃaʊt ˈfæktəri stɑrt ðə ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən ənd gɪv ɪt ə ˈprɑpər mɪks ənd ˈdɪʤəˌtaɪz ɪt ənd rɪˈstɔr ɪt ənd klaɪv goʊz ɪn ənd ˈwɑʧɪz ɪt ənd gɪvz hɪz noʊts, ju noʊ, ənd səˈʤɛsts ðə trɪmz ənd pʊts ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn ˈɔrdər ənd wi hæv ðə ˈəltəmət θɪŋ, ðæts goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət bɪˈkəz hæd hɪz hænz ɪn ɪt, ju noʊ, ɪts ən əˈfɪʃəl, prəˈfɛʃənəl riˈlis ənd wi wɔnt ˈpipəl tɪ noʊ ðət ɪt ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt ənd ɪt ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðæts ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈəltəmət ˈvɪʒən... wi ˈhævənt ˈgɪvɪn əp ðə sərʧ [fər mɔr ˈfʊtɪʤ] wɪr stɪl ˈlʊkɪŋ! soʊ steɪ tund... ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl!" mɑrk ˈmɪlər baɪ bræd, ˈpɪkɪŋ breɪnz ˈpɔdˌkæst, ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd 70 6 mɑrʧ 2014 (noʊt fʊl ˈɑdiˌoʊ æt picking-brains.com*/) ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2014 ˈəpˌdeɪt ɑkˈtoʊbər 2013 skrim ˈfæktəri 'ɛs ˈleɪtəst ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd strit deɪt fər ɪz ˈkərəntli 'ˈərli fɔl, ˈditeɪlz tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðɪs jɪr ɛz ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən wərk kənˈtɪnjuz... klaɪv "læst naɪt, siɪŋ ðə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə kəˈbɑl kət əv, ənd ˈhævɪŋ ə ʧæns tɪ tɔk wɪθ ðə sɪks ˈhənərd ˈpipəl, ˈmɛni ɪn əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈkɑstumz, hu keɪm tɪ ðə ˈskrinɪŋ, aɪ fɛlt rɪˈlivd əv ə greɪt weɪt əv æŋˈzaɪəti. ɪts bɪn ə lɔŋ taɪm sɪns aɪv meɪd ə ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪrəns ðət wɑz ɛz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ mi ɛz læst naɪt. ðoʊ əm nɑt jɛt ˈhoʊli wɛl, ðə fækt ðət aɪ kʊd sɪt ɪn frənt əv ən ˈɔdiəns ənd ʧæt ɛz wɑz maɪ staɪl bæk ɪn ðə deɪ, geɪv mi ə ˈwɛlkəm bust əv ˈkɑnfədɛns. aɪ keɪm əˈweɪ frəm læst naɪts ɪˈvɛnt proʊˈfaʊndli ˈgreɪtfəl tɪ ɔl ðoʊz fænz əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl hu hæd ðə ˈvɪʒən tɪ si ðə ˈhɛlθi ˈmuvi ðət leɪ ɪn ðə ˈrɛkɪʤ əv ðə ˈwundɪd ˈvərʒən, ənd hu hæd ðə feɪθ tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˈsəmˌhaʊ ɪt maɪt bi ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ðə kriˈeɪtɪv faɪər ðət hæd ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd soʊ ˈmɛni ˈɑrtɪsts tɪ əˈtɛmpt tɪ meɪk maɪ drim əv ə ˈmɑnstər ˈɛpɪk ə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. wiv stɪl gɑt ə lɔt əv wərk tɪ du ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈpɑlɪʃ ðə ˈpisɪz əv ðə fɪlm soʊ ðət ðə hoʊl ɪkˈspɪriəns floʊz təˈgɛðər. bət wɪl du ɪt. nɛkst taɪm aɪ wɔʧ ɔn ə bɪg skrin ɪt wɪl bi æt ə ˈskrinɪŋ əv ðə ˈmuvi aɪ wəns meɪd, ˈoʊnli tɪ si ɪt tɔrn ˈɪntu ˈmɛni ˈpisɪz ənd lɛft tɪ ˈpɛrɪʃ. bət səm ˈstɔriz, ɪt simz, ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ sərˈɛndər tɪ dɪˈkeɪ ənd nɪˈglɛkt. ðeɪ baɪd ðɛr taɪm, ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðə ˈdɔnɪŋ əv ə ˈdɪfərənt deɪ. "tɪ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi hu meɪd læst naɪt səʧ ə ˈhæpi riˈunjən (ənd tɪ ðə ˈmɛni hu wər ðɛr wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈspɪrɪt), praʊd ˈmɑnstərz ɔl, aɪ sɛnd maɪ ləv ənd θæŋks. noʊ kriˈeɪtər wɑz mɔr blɛst .θæŋk ju." ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊsts baɪ klaɪv ˈbɑrkər, 27 ɑkˈtoʊbər 2013 klɪf məkˈmɪlən ˌdiˌviˈdi prəˈdusər, skrim ˈfæktəri) "wi ˈhævənt ˈivɪn ˈstɑrtɪd jɛt. aɪ min, wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ du ə nu ˈtrænsfər əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl fɪlm ənd wɪl du wət kən bi dən wɪθ ðə rəf ˈfʊtɪʤ tɪ traɪ ənd meɪk ɪt lɛs ˈʤɑrɪŋ bət ðɛrz noʊ fɪlm, ðə fɪlm həz gɔn. aɪ min, ðæts ðə θɪŋ ðə fænz doʊnt ˌəndərˈstænd moʊst əv ðə taɪm, ɪz ðət ˈstudiˌoʊz ˈnɛvər kɛpt ðə ˈdeɪli ˈfʊtɪʤ, ðə rɑ ˈfʊtɪʤ; ðeɪ ʤɪst θru ɪt əˈweɪ... wi fɛlt ðə kəˈbɑl kət wɑz səʧ ə ðət ɪt wɑz wərθ goʊɪŋ ənd əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ɪt ənd wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət wi kən tɪ meɪk ɪt lʊk ənd saʊnd fænˈtæstɪk. "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ [ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈrɛgjələr kət], ənˈfɔrʧənətli... jæ, ɪt ɪz [ə raɪts ˈɪʃu]." skrim ˈfæktəri ðə ˈsikwəl! baɪ rɑb gɑˈluzoʊ, keɪn ənd məˈkɛndri, ˈkɪlər pov*, ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd 32 4 ɑkˈtoʊbər 2013 (noʊt fʊl ˈɑdiˌoʊ æt www.geeknation.com*) ˈəpˌdeɪt ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2013 ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə juʤ ˈɛfərts baɪ ɔl æt ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ə dil həz bɪn əˈnaʊnst æt 2013 bɪtˈwin ˌsərɑˈfim ənd skrim ˈfæktəri tɪ rɪˈstɔr ənd riˈlis ðə kəˈbɑl kət əv plænz tɪ ˈfɑloʊ... klaɪv "aɪ wɔnt tɪ əˈfɪʃəli əˈnaʊns ðət ðə kəˈbɑl kət əv ɪz goʊɪŋ ɔn tɪ ˌdiˌviˈdi. "aɪ hæv noʊ ˈditeɪlz ɛz jɛt əv ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ əv ðɪs riˈlis, ər əv ðə ˈstætəs əv ˈɛkstrəz ɔn ðə ˌdiˌviˈdi. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət wɪl bi riˈlisɪŋ ɪz skrim ˈfæktəri. "wət aɪ kən tɛl ju ɪz ðət wi æt ˌsərɑˈfim hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ wərk wɪθ skrim ˈfæktəri tɪ meɪk ðɪs riˈlis ðə bɛst ˈpɑsəbəl ɪˈvɛnt. ɪts bɪn ə lɔŋ ˈʤərni tɪ brɪŋ tɪ ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt, ənd aɪ wɔnt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðə riˈlis ɪz ðə bɛst ˈdɑkjəmɛnt əv ðə ˈmuvi ənd ɪts ædˈvɛnʧərz. aɪ wɪl ˈɑbviəsli bi ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ ju θru ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ɔn ɔl ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənts ɛz ðeɪ kəm θru tɪ mi frəm skrim ˈfæktəri, bət ɛz ɪt stændz aɪ θɪŋk ðə traɪbz əv ðə mun ʃʊd rɪˈʤɔɪs. ðɪs ɪz ə traɪəmf fər ɔl əv jʊr ˈvɔɪsɪz, jʊr səˈpɔrt ənd jʊr ləv. klaɪv." ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊsts baɪ klaɪv ˈbɑrkər, 19 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2013 klaɪv ˈɔlsoʊ plænz tɪ əˈtɛnd ə ˈskrinɪŋ əv ðə kəˈbɑl kət əv æt bɪɔnd fɛst 26 ɑkˈtoʊbər 2013 ˈtɪkɪts əˈveɪləbəl θru braʊn ˈpeɪpər ˈtɪkɪts frəm 17 ˈɔgəst 2013 fər ðə ˈskrinɪŋ təˈgɛðər wɪθ ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ klaɪv. mɑrk ˈmɪlər "ɪts bɪn ə ˈprɔˌsɛs, wɛl, ðə fɪlm keɪm aʊt ɪn 89 soʊ ˈoʊvər tˈwɛntiˌfaɪv jɪrz ɪn ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ ənd, ju noʊ, ɪt wɑz faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ ðət aɪ sɛnt klaɪv ə tɛkst ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət sɛd, 'heɪ, aɪ hərd ðɛr maɪt bi səm ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈfʊtɪʤ' ənd wi faʊnd ɪt, wi pʊt ɪt təˈgɛðər, ɪts bɪn ˈtʊrɪŋ ðə wərld, ɪts bɪn ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl. ənd ðə dil ʤɪst kloʊzd ˈmoʊmənts əˈgoʊ, ˈlɪtərəli. ðiz gaɪz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt ðə ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən ˈtritmənt, ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌənbəˈlivəbəl." skrim ˈfæktəri ˈpænəl baɪ ʃɔn klɑrk (ˈmɑdərˌeɪtɪŋ), ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, 19 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2013 klɪf məkˈmɪlən ˌdiˌviˈdi prəˈdusər, skrim ˈfæktəri) "ðɪs ɪz ə sɔrt əv ˈhoʊli greɪl, æt list ɪt ɪz fər mi ənd aɪ θɪŋk fər mɑrk ɛz wɛl. wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ riˈlis klaɪv ðə kəˈbɑl kət... "ˈɪtəl ˈprɑbəˌbli teɪk ə waɪl tɪ pʊt aʊt bɪˈkəz wi du nid tɪ rɪˈstɔr ɔl ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ ðət wɑz, ðət ˈrɪli ˈoʊnli ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn wən ˈfɔrˌmæt æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. soʊ wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ kəmˈplitli rɪˈstɔr ɪt, traɪ tɪ gɪt ɪt tɪ lʊk ɛz kloʊz ɛz ɪt kən tɪ... wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ du ɪt." skrim ˈfæktəri ˈpænəl baɪ ʃɔn klɑrk (ˈmɑdərˌeɪtɪŋ), ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, 19 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2013 ʤɛf ˈnɛlsən (ˈmɑrkətɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər, skrim ˈfæktəri) "wɪr ˈoʊvər ðə mun, aɪ min, tɪ gɪt ə ˈtaɪtəl laɪk ðɪs, əˈgɛn, ə ˈhoʊli greɪl ˈtaɪtəl laɪk ðɪs, ɪt ʤɪst ˈkɪndə bloʊz ɑr maɪnd." skrim ˈfæktəri ˈpænəl baɪ ʃɔn klɑrk (ˈmɑdərˌeɪtɪŋ), ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, 19 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2013 mɑrk ˈmɪlər "ɪt ɪz wɪθ greɪt ˈplɛʒər ðət aɪ kən seɪ wiv kəm tɪ ðə ɛnd əv ˌəˌpeɪvd roʊd ðət wɑz ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət əv. ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 19th*, aɪ rɪˈsivd ən iˈmeɪl frəm ˈmɔrgən krik ˌɪnˈfɔrmɪŋ mi ðət ðeɪ hæd strək ə dil wɪθ ʃaʊt ˈfæktəri ənd ðət ðə kəˈbɑl kət wɑz, æt lɔŋ læst, tɪ rɪˈsiv ən əˈfɪʃəl ˌdiˌviˈdi riˈlis. θæŋks tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən hu hɛlpt meɪk ðɪs ə ˌriˈæləˌti. fɪl ənd ˈsɛrə stoʊks. ˈmɔrgən krik. ˈrəsəl ˈʧɛrɪŋtən. ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ. ru mɔrg. ðɛr wər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ðət wər ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ɪn ðɪs ˈəndərˌteɪkɪŋ ðət ɪts ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ lɪst ðɛm ɔl. bət ju noʊ hu ju ər. ju saɪnd pəˈtɪʃənz. ju stʊd ɪn laɪnz æt ˈskrinɪŋz. ju meɪd jʊr ˈvɔɪsɪz noʊn. ɑr ˈʤərni ɪz ˈnoʊˌwɛr nɪr ə kloʊz; wɪr ˈoʊnli ʤɪst ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd. kip ˈwɑʧɪŋ." riˈækʃən frəm mɑrk ˈmɪlər baɪ mɑrk ˈmɪlər, iˈmeɪl tɪ ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz, 23 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2013 mɑrk ˈmɪlər "lɛt mi seɪ, ðɪs ɪz ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl taɪm fər ˌsərɑˈfim fɪlmz. wi hæv wərkt ˈkloʊsli wɪθ ˈmɔrgən krik ɔn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə kəˈbɑl kət tɪ ðə wərld, ənd əˈpɑn ˈhirɪŋ ðə nuz ðət ə dil hæd bɪn strək wɪθ ʃaʊt ˈfæktəri, wi wər ˌoʊvərˈʤɔɪd. ðə fruts əv ɑr ˈleɪbərz hæv ˈfaɪnəli peɪd ɔf. wi ˈigərli əˈweɪt ðə nɛkst ˈʧæptər ɪn ðɪs ˈsɑgə. ɑr θæŋks tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən hu hɛlpt meɪk ðɪs ə ˌriˈæləˌti." ɪkˈsklusɪv: ðə kəˈbɑl kət ˈɪntərvˌju baɪ ˈʤɑnəθən ʤeɪmz, ˈdeɪli dead.com*, 22 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2013 ˈrəsəl ˈʧɛrɪŋtən "ɔl aɪ wɔnt tɪ seɪ tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz θæŋk ju fər ˈɛvriˌbɑdiz səˈpɔrt. wi kʊd nɑt hæv dən ðɪs wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈθaʊzənz əv fænz əv: ðə kəˈbɑl kət ðət gɑt bɪˈhaɪnd ðə fɪlm. ɪt ɪz ˈpipəl laɪk ju ðət meɪd ðɪs ˈhæpən ənd ðə ˈrizən ˈmɔrgən krik həz ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈsɛkənd laɪf ˈviə skrim ˈfæktəri.": ðə kəˈbɑl kət ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ baɪ ˈeɪprəl sˈnɛlɪŋz, rɑn məˈkɛnzi, ru morgue.com*, 22 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2013 ˈmaɪkəl "wɪn aɪ hərd [ˈɛbən məˈgɑr ənd ʤoʊ moʊ] ˈnidɪd hɛlp ˈgɪtɪŋ pərˈmɪʃən frəm ˈmɔrgən krik tɪ skrin: ðə kəˈbɑl kət æt mæd ˈmɑnstər ˈpɑrti bət tɪ ˈlɪtəl əˈveɪl, aɪ stɛpt ɪn ənd ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd naʊ ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈdeɪvɪd ˈrɑbənsən ənd toʊld ɪm, 'wi nid tɪ səˈpɔrt ðɪs. aɪ θɪŋk ɪts gɑt səm lɛgz.' "ɪt tʊk mi wən foʊn kɔl tɪ du wət ðeɪ wər traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt dən fər mənθs. "aɪ æst ɪf fɪlmz] maɪt bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən fər ðə kəˈbɑl kət... ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðeɪ wər fænz, tɪ du wət wi ˈnidɪd tɪ du ˈwəzənt ˈrɪli ðɛr wheelhouse*. soʊ, ɔn ðə iv wi wər səˈpoʊzd tɪ kloʊz, ðeɪ səˈʤɛstɪd wi goʊ tɪ shout!factory*, ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ mi tɪ klɪf məkˈmɪlən, hu aɪ ɪn tərn ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ˈmɔrgən krik wi gɑt ðə dil dən ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt." ɪkˈsklusɪv: ˈmaɪkəl tɔks: ðə kəˈbɑl kət ˈhɛdɪŋ tɪ hoʊm ˈvɪdioʊ baɪ skɑt ˈhæləm, drɛd central.com*, 22 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2013 klɪf məkˈmɪlən (skrim ˈfæktəri) "ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk ˈjuˈɛs səm taɪm tɪ du səm ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən wərk ənd ˈrɪli du ə lɔt əv ˈɛkstrə ˈfiʧərz ɔn ɪt bət ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ɑr bɪg ˈtaɪtəl fər nɛkst jɪr, aɪ θɪŋk." ˈɪntərvˌju sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈkɑmɪk kɑn 2013 baɪ rɑb gɑˈluzoʊ, fearnet.com*, 26 ˈɔgəst 2013 ˈəpˌdeɪt meɪ 2013 mɑrk ˈmɪlər "wɪr traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt səm fɛsts ðɪs jɪr. wɪr ˈprɑbəˌbli goʊɪŋ tɪ si səm θiˈætrɪkəl stəf ənd ɪt lʊks laɪk wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ə ˌdiˌviˈdi riˈlis, ɪf nɑt ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs jɪr ðɛn ˈərli nɛkst jɪr." ˈʤɪmi stɑr ʃoʊ baɪ ˈʤɪmi stɑr, rɑn ˈrəsəl, ˈʤɪmi stɑr ʃoʊ, 22 meɪ 2013 ˈəpˌdeɪt noʊˈvɛmbər 2012 ˈəpˌdeɪt ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2012 ˈskrinɪŋz fər ðə kəmˈpɑzət kəˈbɑl kət əv kənˈtɪnju ɪn steɪ ɪn təʧ wɪθ ˈloʊkəl ɛz ˈfaɪnəl ərˈeɪnʤmənts kən ənd du ʧeɪnʤ. si ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ fər mɔr sɪˈkjʊrz ðə ˈkəvər slɑt ɔn ru dɪˈsɛmbər ˈɪʃu ɛz klaɪv tɔks əˈbaʊt wət ðə ˈmuvi həz mɛnt tɪ ɪm... klaɪv "ðə ˈmuvi [ərˈɪʤənəli] feɪld soʊ ˈdɪzməli ənd ðə rɪˈsɛpʃən wɑz soʊ ˈvɪʃəs, aɪ wɑz ʤɪst drægd daʊn baɪ ðə weɪst əv ɪt. ɪf aɪv kəm əˈkrɔs ɛz ˈdɪstənsɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf frəm ɪt, ɪts bɪˈkəz aɪ fɛlt ðət aɪ hæd nɑt səkˈsidɪd. aɪ fɛlt aɪd lɛt ˈɛvriˌbɑdi daʊn, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. ðɛr wər ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl hud ˈrɪli ˈgɪvɪn ðɛr ləv ənd pʊʃt ˈhɑrdər ðən ðeɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ ɔn maɪ bɪˈhæf, ənd wi hæd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ʃoʊ fər ɪt... "wət wɪr ˈlʊkɪŋ æt [naʊ] ɪz ə ˈmɑnstrəs ˈʤɪgˌsɔ, bət ðə fækt wiv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌriəˈsɛmbəl ðə ˈpisɪz ɪn ðə raɪt ˈɔrdər naʊ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪz tɪ ðə fækt ðət maɪ ˈvərʒən wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ʃɑt. ˈæftər ɔl ðɪs taɪm, əm ˈsədənli ˈvɛri ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk!" ðə streɪnʤ keɪs əv klaɪv baɪ oʊən ˈwɪljəmz, ˈɛmpaɪər ˈmægəˌzin, sɛpˈtɛmbər 2012 (noʊt ˈɪntərvˌju tʊk pleɪs 12 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2012 ˈəpˌdeɪt ʤun 2012 ˈsɛvərəl mɔr ˈskrinɪŋz əv ðə kəmˈpɑzət kəˈbɑl kət əv hæv bɪn əˈnaʊnst ðə fʊl ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd lɪst ɪz ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ fər mɔr nuz əˈbaʊt ˈmɔrgən kriks 'ˈblɛsɪŋ' fər ðə kəˈbɑl kət...: klaɪv "maɪ frɛndz, klaɪv tɪ ʃɛr səm ˈwəndərfəl nuz. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə tu soʊld aʊt ˈskrinɪŋz əv: ðə kəˈbɑl kət ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ˈmɔrgən krik həz ˈgɪvɪn ˈjuˈɛs pərˈmɪʃən tɪ ʃoʊ ðə kət əraʊnd ðə wərld ənd tɪ reɪz ˈməni tɪ priˈpɛr ðə kət fər ə riˈlis ɔn reɪ. ðɪs kʊd nɑt, wʊd nɑt hæv ˈhæpənd wɪˈθaʊt jʊr ˈvɔɪsɪz. wi hæv ɔl bɪn hərd. ðə ˈmɔrgən krik tim hæv maɪ θæŋks ənd maɪ rɪˈspɛkt. ˈvɛri ˈsɛldəm dɪz ˈɛniˌwən ɪn ðə ˈmuvi ˈbɪznɪs peɪ əˈtɛnʃən ɛz ðeɪ hæv, ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ pərˈhæps ðət ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ əv ðə ˈmuvi ɛz aɪ ʃɑt ɪt ɪz wən ðət ˈdræməˌtaɪzɪz ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈɛndɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈstɔri əv haʊ ə wɔr bɪtˈwin ˈhjumənˌkaɪnd ənd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈəðər drɔz tɪ ə kloʊz. ðə ril wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ si. aɪ hoʊp ɪts ˈmɛsɪʤ əv rɪˈdɛmʃən ənd fərˈgɪvnəs muv ju." tˈwɪtər poʊsts baɪ klaɪv ˈbɑrkər, 12 ʤun 2012 ˈəpˌdeɪt meɪ 2012 ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈeɪprəl 2012 ənd ˈfərðər ˈskrinɪŋz əv ðə kəmˈpɑzət kəˈbɑl kət əv ˈditeɪlz tɪ ˈfɑloʊ, wɪθ ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ nu ˈkɑntɛnt plænd æt ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ...ðə nu kəmˈpɑzət kəˈbɑl kət əv ɪz sɛt tɪ bi skrind ɛz ˈditeɪlz tɪ ɔn baɪ ðə ˈskrinɪŋ əv ðə kəmˈpɑzət kət læst mənθ, fænz lɛd baɪ josé*é, raɪən ənd ˈrɑʤər bɔɪz ər kəˈlɛktɪŋ səˈpɔrt fər wɪθ ən ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk grup ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ saɪt ənd ən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd pəˈtɪʃən, hir saɪn əp æt ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ tɪ ʃoʊ jʊr səˈpɔrt! klaɪv "hɛˈloʊ ɔl. klaɪv hir. ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ lɛt ju noʊ əv ðə ˈwəndərfəl ˈmuvmənt tɪ faɪnd ə hoʊm fər ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət əv maɪ fɪlm. ɪts kɔld ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ. ˈklɛvər ˈtaɪtəl ˈkərtəsi əv ðə ˈləvli æn ˈbɑbi hu pleɪz ˈlɔri ɪn ðə ˈmuvi. ju kən faɪnd ɪt hir [ɔn tˈwɪtər] ənd ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. "goʊ 'brid..." tˈwɪtər poʊsts baɪ klaɪv ˈbɑrkər, 11 ˈeɪprəl 2012 ˈrəsəl ˈʧɛrɪŋtən "fər ðə læst fju jɪrz, mɑrk ˈmɪlər həz bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ æt ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈmɔrgən krik ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ə əv. hi ˈwɔntɪd ðɛm tɪ əˈlaʊ ə dɪˈrɛktərz kət tɪ bi pʊt təˈgɛðər frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈfʊtɪʤ. ˈnəθɪŋ ˈhæpənd, ənd ˈmɔrgən krik toʊld mɑrk ðət ðeɪ kʊd nɑt ˈloʊˌkeɪt ˈɛni məˈtɪriəlz. fɪl ənd ˈsɛrə frəm ðɛn gɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ mɑrk, ənd bɪtˈwin ðɛm, ən ərˈɪʤənəl wɑz faʊnd ɔn. ðɪs wɑz ˈtrænsfərd tɪ ˌdiˌviˈdi ənd ʃoʊn ɪn 2010 æt ə ɪˈvɛnt. "aɪ æst tɪ si ðə ɪn ʤun 2011 ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd æt ðət pɔɪnt tɪ wərk wɪθ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl skrɪpt tɪ kriˈeɪt ə kəmˈpɑzət kət əv. ɪt bɪˈkeɪm klɪr tɪ mi ðət wət aɪ wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn wɑz ðə kəˈbɑl kət əv ðə fɪlm. ɪn leɪt 2011 əˈnəðər wɑz faʊnd, əˈgɛn ɔn. aɪ gɑt ə ˌdiˌviˈdi ˈkɑpi əv ðɪs frəm mɑrk, ənd wɪθ ˌsərɑˈfim fɪlmz' ˈblɛsɪŋ, aɪ wərkt ðə məˈtɪriəl frəm ɔl θri ˈsɔrsəz ˈɪntu ðə kəˈbɑl kət. "wəns ðət wɑz əˈsɛmbəld, aɪ æst dəg ˈbrædli tɪ hɪz vɔɪs ˈɪntu ðə nu ˈvərʒən soʊ ðət wʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bi ˈʤərmən. hɪrz ə ˈjuˌtub klɪp əv dəg ɪn ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ..." saɪn ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət pəˈtɪʃən! baɪ ʤɑn ˈnɪkɔl, æt www.fangoria.com*, 13 ˈeɪprəl 2012 klaɪv ˈbɑrkər dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpɪˌkəps, 1989 (ˈpriviəsli ənˈpəblɪʃt) klaɪv ˈbɑrkər dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpɪˌkəps, ənˈpəblɪʃt) ˈəpˌdeɪt mɑrʧ 2012 pliz noʊt, klaɪv wɪl nɑt bi ɪn əˈtɛndəns ənd mæd ˈmɑnstər ˈkɔʃən ðət ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ɪz ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ. mɑrk ˈmɪlər: "fərst, aɪ ʃʊd sɛt ðə ˈrɛkərd streɪt. ðɛr wɑz ə θri aʊər ˈvərʒən bət ðət wɑz wət wi gɑt wɪn wi pʊt ðə tu rəf kəts təˈgɛðər. ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɛdɪtɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs wi ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət wət wi wər siɪŋ wər səm əv ðə reshoots*. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn wən əv ðə fərst ˈvərʒənz əv ðə kəmˈpɑzət, ˈkæptən daɪd twaɪs. wi wɔʧt ɪt ɔl ðə weɪ θru ənd ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈʃʊdənt ˈhæpən, soʊ wi wɛnt bæk ənd fɪkst ðət. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli wi ˈɛndɪd əp wɪθ ðə ˈvərʒən wi hæv naʊ, wɪʧ ɪz tu aʊərz 35 ˈmɪnəts lɔŋ. stɪl ə kənˈsɪdərəbli ˈlɔŋgər fɪlm, bət ɪt ˈdəzənt fil ðət weɪ æt ɔl. wɪˈθaʊt ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈweɪ, aɪ kən tɛl ju ðət ju kən ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ si ə lɔt mɔr əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ mɔr ˈmɑnstərz, mɔr ˈækʃən, mɔr ˈstɔri. ənd bɪˈliv ɪt ər nɑt, ðɛrz ˈivɪn ə mˈjuzɪkəl ˈnəmbər." ˈsɪnɪstər ˈsɛvən: mɑrk ˈmɪlər ɔn: ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət baɪ rɑn məˈkɛnzi, ru morgue.com*, 21 mɑrʧ 2012 (noʊt fʊl tɛkst æt: http://www.rue-morgue.com*/ ˈəpˌdeɪt 2 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2010: nɑt ðə nuz ˈɛniˌwən wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər... ɪts bɪn ə ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊvər ə jɪr sɪns ɑr gʊd frɛnd mɑrk ˈmɪlər wɑz toʊld baɪ ˈsəmˌwən æt ˈmɔrgən krik ðət "ˈmɪsɪŋ" ˈfʊtɪʤ wɑz ɪn fækt ˈseɪfli stɔrd ɪn ðɛr vɔlts, ˈsɪmpli ˈnidɪŋ ə ˈrizən tɪ dɪg ɪt aʊt bət ðət ˈnoʊwən æt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni kʊd si ə ˈrizən tɪ du soʊ. ɛz sun ɛz wi hərd ðət ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ hæd sərˈvaɪvd, wi æst fər jʊr hɛlp tɪ ʃoʊ haʊ məʧ səˈpɔrt ɪgˈzɪsts fər ə dɪˈrɛktərz kət əv ðə ˈmuvi. ˈoʊvər ðət ˈpɪriəd ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ wi ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd tu kənˈteɪnɪŋ ən aʊər əv kət ˈfʊtɪʤ, wən əv wɪʧ ˈmɔrgən krik fər ə ˈskrinɪŋ æt læst mɑrʧ mɔr ðən ˈpipəl hæv ˈædɪd ðɛr neɪmz tɪ ðə 'riˈlis' pəˈtɪʃən ɔn ðɪs peɪʤ, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈsprɛdɪŋ ðə wərd ɪn ˈmægəˌzinz, ɔn nuz saɪts ənd blɔgz ənd æt kənˈvɛnʃənz. ə juʤ, juʤ θæŋk ju tɪ iʧ ənd ˈɛvəri wən əv ju frəm klaɪv ənd ɑrˈsɛlvz: jʊr səˈpɔrt həz bɪn ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ɪn ˈmuvɪŋ ˈmɔrgən krik frəm ən ˌɪˈnɪʃəl "ðɛrz noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst" pəˈzɪʃən ɔn riˈlisɪŋ ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˌdiˌviˈdi ər tɪ wən wɛr ðeɪ hæv ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪn ˈɪntu ðə vɔlts tɪ pʊl aʊt ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ... ...ənd ðæts wɛr ðə gʊd nuz tərnz bæd... wiv ʤɪst hæd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ ˈmɔrgən krik: ˈmɔrgən krik: "soʊ aɪ hæv ə bɪt əv sæd nuz tɪ ˈriˌleɪ. ˈæftər məʧ ˈdɪgɪŋ, ˈhəntɪŋ ənd traɪɪŋ ɑr bɛst tɪ əˈnərθ wɛr (ɪf æt ɔl) ðə ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈfʊtɪʤ maɪt bi, wiv kəm əp ˈɛmti ˈhændɪd. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ðət ðət wɑz skrind æt ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈfʊtɪʤ ðət ɪgˈzɪsts əv ə dɪˈrɛktərz kət." ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz: "waʊ, ðæts təf nuz! ə jɪr əˈgoʊ wi hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ stɪl ˈivɪn ɪgˈzɪstəd ənd ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli wɪn wi hərd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni nu ɪgˈzæktli wɛr ɪt wɑz ðət wi ənd klaɪv ˈivɪn gɑt əp hoʊps tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈkɑnstrəkt ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd kət əv ðə ˈmuvi. saʊnz laɪk ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈkɑmɛnts tɪ mɑrk wər ənˈduli ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk?" ˈmɔrgən jɛs wi wər rɔŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs wən." ðɛrz nɑt məʧ ðət kən sˈwitən ə bloʊ laɪk ðɪs wɪn soʊ ˈmɛni hoʊps hæv bɪn soʊ reɪzd... wiv ˈgɪvɪn ðə nuz tɪ klaɪv ənd wɪl bi ˈtɔkɪŋ mɔr wɪθ ɪm əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðɪs maɪt bi ə ˈfaɪnəl dɛθ nɛl fər ə tru ɪkˈstɛndɪd. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, əˈgɛn ˈprɑmptɪd baɪ jʊr ˈvɪzəbəl ənd ˈvoʊkəl səˈpɔrt, ˈmɔrgən krik hæv ˈɔfərd ˈjuˈɛs ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɔl ðə məˈtɪriəl ðeɪ hæv ənd hæv ˈgrænɪd ˈjuˈɛs pərˈmɪʃən tɪ pʊl ðɪs təˈgɛðər ˈɪntu ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd ˌænəˈvərsəri bʊk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmuvi. wɪl drɔ ɔn ðɪs ɛz wɛl ɛz ɔn ənˈpəblɪʃt məˈtɪriəl ɪn ˈɑrˌkaɪv ənd wiv ˈstɑrtɪd dɪˈskəʃənz ɔn ˈwɛðər ðɪs ˈpækɪʤ maɪt geɪn pərˈmɪʃən tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ə riˈlis əv ðə tu... æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, wi ənd klaɪv ənd mɑrk nid tɪ əˈgɛn θæŋk ˈɛvriˌwən hu həz bɪn muvd tɪ səˈpɔrt soʊ ˈɛləkwəntli. ðət ˈpæʃən həz nɑt bɪn ˈweɪstɪd ənd həz ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ə ˈstudiˌoʊ tɪ spɛnd taɪm ənd ˈɛfərt ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈrɛskju ðə lɔst wərk əv ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz hu ʃɛrd ə ˈhɛvənli ˈvɪʒən əv ˈmɑnstərz... wiv nɑt ˈgɪvɪn əp ɔl hoʊp... ˈəpˌdeɪt 6 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2010 əˈfɪʃəl wərd frəm ˈmɔrgən krik (ənd ə ˌwəˈnɔf ˈskrinɪŋ) klaɪv ˈbɑrkər dɪˈrɛkts ˈdeɪvɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ fər, 1989 (ˈpriviəsli ənˈpəblɪʃt) klaɪv ˈbɑrkər dɪˈrɛkts ˈdeɪvɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ fər, 1989 (ˈpriviəsli ənˈpəblɪʃt) wɪr ˈhæpi tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ðət, ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈsɛvərəl mənθs, wiv hæd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkɔrʤəl ənd kənˈstrəktɪv ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ ˈmɔrgən krik, ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ðət oʊnz ðə raɪts tɪ. ˈmɔrgən krik ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ðiz ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz ˈprɑmptɪd baɪ ðə juʤ pəˈtɪʃən ənd səˈpɔrt fər ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˌdiˌviˈdi riˈlis ɔn ðɪs ˈvɛri peɪʤ ənd baɪ ðə nɔɪz juv ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ɔn ˈhɔrər saɪts əˈkrɔs ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. soʊ θæŋk ju tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən huz ˈædɪd ðɛr neɪm ənd ðɛr vɔɪs soʊ fɑr ənd fər ɔl jʊr ˈpæʃənət ənd ˈɛləkwənt səˈpɔrt əv ðə ˈmuvi! ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪr lɛs ˈhæpi tɪ hæv tɪ tɛl ju ðət, ˈæftər dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt hoʊm ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn "ðə ˈhɔrər ˈʒɑnrə" wɪθ ˈwɔrnər bros*., ˈmɔrgən krik hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ teɪk "ə pɔz" ˌbiˈfɔr ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ðə ˌdiˌviˈdi riˈlis wɪr ɔl ˈkɔlɪŋ fər. ðeɪv əˈdɑptəd ə "nɑt naʊ" pəˈzɪʃən, ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ðət, ɪn ðɛr əˈpɪnjən, ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈmɑrkɪt wɪl nɑt səˈpɔrt ðə rikˈwaɪərd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ðə ˈmæstər rilz tɪ ˈproʊdus ə dɪˈrɛktərz kət əv ðə ˈmuvi. naʊ, ɪts nɑt ə "ˈnɛvər" pəˈzɪʃən wɪʧ ɪz ə ril stɛp ˈfɔrwərd... bət ɪt ɪz ə juʤ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt. wi ər ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈæskɪŋ fər jʊr kənˈtɪnjud hɛlp ɪn ʃoʊɪŋ ðə saɪz ənd kəˈmɪtmənt əv ˈɔdiəns. pliz kənˈtɪnju tɪ ʃoʊ jʊr səˈpɔrt fər ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd riˈlis baɪ ˈædɪŋ jʊr neɪmz tɪ ðə lɪst bɪˈloʊ (ɑr ˈiˌmeɪl ˈditeɪlz ər bɪˈloʊ) ənd baɪ kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðɪs kæmˈpeɪn ɪn ˈfɔrəmz ənd blɔgz. wɪr ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ klaɪv ɔn ˈplænɪŋ ɑr nɛkst ˈsɪriz əv ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ ˈmɔrgən krik jʊr səˈpɔrt ɪz wət kɔt ðə ˈstudiˌoʊz əˈtɛnʃən ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs, soʊ pliz lɛts kip ɪt goʊɪŋ. ɑr θæŋks ɪn ədˈvæns! ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ həz əˈpruvd ə ˈskrinɪŋ əv ðə (əˈgɛn, nuz əv ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ðət bɪˈloʊ...). ðɪs wɪl skrin æt ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ kənˈvɛnʃən ɪn ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs ɔn ðə ˈivnɪŋ əv ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, 27 mɑrʧ 2010 ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ˈditeɪlz wɪθ ən ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd riˈunjən ər æt ðə kənˈvɛnʃən saɪt. əˈgɛn, ˈhɑrtˌfɛlt θæŋks frəm klaɪv ənd ɑrˈsɛlvz ɑr kwɛst fər ə ˌdiˌviˈdi riˈlis əv ðə ɪkˈstɛndɪd ɛz klaɪv ərˈɪʤənəli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ɪt kənˈtɪnjuz... ˈiˌmeɪl ˈjuˈɛs baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ɔn ðɪs lɪŋk ər sɛnd ˈjuˈɛs ə twit tɪ (faɪnd ˈjuˈɛs æt ɑr tˈwɪtər peɪʤ hir) ˈəpˌdeɪt 18 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2009 ə ˈsɛkənd (ˈlɔŋgər) dɪˈskəvərd! ə ˈsɛkənd ˈkɑpi əv ðə fɪlm həz kəm tɪ laɪt ðɪs taɪm ə 159 ˈmɪnət kət əˈnəðər 14 ˈmɪnəts! ˈlɔriz pərˈfɔrməns əv ˈʤɑni gɪt ˈæŋgri ɪz əˈməŋst ðə "nu" ˈfʊtɪʤ, ɛz ɪz ðə "ɔn ðə nɛkst wɪnd..." ˈkloʊzɪŋ sin wɪθ ðə brid ɪn ðə bɑrn. ˈfɪŋgərz krɔst... ðɪs filz laɪk wi maɪt ʤɪst bi ɔn ə bɪt əv ə roʊl hir... klaɪv ˈbɑrkər dɪˈrɛkts dəg ˈbrædli fər, 1989 klaɪv ˈbɑrkər dɪˈrɛkts dəg ˈbrædli fər, 1989 ˈəpˌdeɪt 10 ʤun 2009 ɪkˈstɛndɪd dɪˈskəvərd! wi ʤɪst ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə 145 ˈmɪnət ˈvərʒən əv ðə fɪlmz! ðæts 44 ˈmɪnəts ˈlɔŋgər ðən ðə θiˈætrɪkəl riˈlis!! ənd ɪts ˈivɪn mɔr sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ðən ðət sɪns ðɛr ər nən əv ðə ˈleɪtər əv ˈdɛkərz ˈmərdərz, soʊ ðə ˈækʧəwəl dɪˈlitəd ˈfʊtɪʤ ɪz fɑr mɔr ðən 44 ˈmɪnəts! jɛs, ðɛrz (lɑts) mɔr ˈvaɪələns ɛz ðə sənz əv ðə fri ˌɪnˈveɪd, jɛs ðɛrz səm dɪˈlitəd stɑp ˈmoʊʃən ˈfʊtɪʤ, jɛs, ˈnɑrsɪs gɪts diˈkæpəˌteɪtɪd, jɛs ˈlɔri stæbz hərˈsɛlf ɔn ə ˈhɪlˌtɑp ənd bun baɪts hər... jɛs, jɛs, jɛs! naʊ, ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst ə ˈkɑpi soʊ ɪts nɑt əv kˈwɑləti, soʊ... θæŋk ju fər jʊr kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ˈmɛsɪʤɪz əv səˈpɔrt lɛts kip ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ gɪt ə ˈprɑpər ˌdiˌviˈdi riˈlis fər ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd... klaɪv "ˌənbəˈlivəbəl nuz. wɪn mɑrk ˈmɪlər... æm ˈʃeɪkɪŋ wɪθ ɪkˈsaɪtmənt) mɑrk ˌvɑlənˈtɪrd tɪ traɪ ənd faɪnd maɪ kət əv. aɪ θɔt ðɛr wɑz 25 ˈmɪnəts ˈmɪsɪŋ. aɪ wɑz rɔŋ. fɪl ənd ˈsɛrə stoʊks kɔld. ðeɪ pəˈzɛs ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈkɑpi əv maɪ wərk prɪnt, 44 ˈmɪnəts ˈlɔŋgər ðən ðə θiˈætrɪkəl riˈlis. "naʊ ɔl wi nid ɪz ˈsəmˌbɑdi tɪ fənd ðə ˌrikənˈstrəkʃən əv wət wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən əv ðə aʊtˈsaɪdər. wɪn wɑz riˈlist ðə ˈoʊnli səˈpɔrt keɪm frəm ðə geɪ prɛs. bət ðə ˈmuvi simz tɪ hæv faʊnd ə ˈbrɔdər ˈɔdiəns. əˈbaʊt aʊtˈsaɪdərz. ənd ɪf ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɪz greɪ fæt ˈhæmbərgərz ənd aɪ ˈkændi aɪl steɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wɪθ ðə ˈmɑnstərz. "ɪts ˈwəndərfəl ðət ˈpipəl faɪnd ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ˈvælju ɪn, ðoʊ ɪt rɪˈvilz maɪ ˈfeɪlɪŋz boʊθ ɛz ən ˈɑrtɪst ənd ɛz ə mæn. ðə ˈfeɪljər ɛz ən ˈɑrtɪst ɪz taɪd tɪ ðə ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ˈfəŋkʃən ɛz ə ˈnɔrməl ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈspiʃiz; tɪ pæk ˈɛvəri sˈlɪvər əv taɪm wɪθ sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns, laɪk ˈkæpsəlz əv juˈmænɪti ɔn kræft sɛnt tɪ ðə stɑrz." tˈwɪtər poʊsts baɪ klaɪv ˈbɑrkər, 10 ʤun 2009 ...fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst tˈwɛnti jɪrz, ðə tu kˈwɛsʧənz əv klaɪv æt kənˈvɛnʃənz ənd ˈsaɪnɪŋz (ənd, fər ðə læst tɛn, θru ðɪs ˈwɛbˌsaɪt) hæv bɪn wɛnz ðə θərd bʊk əv ðə ɑrt ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt? ənd wɪl ðɛr bi ə dɪˈrɛktərz kət əv? ðə fərst ˈænsər ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli daʊn tɪ klaɪv (ənd ðə ˈænsərz ˈjuʒəwəli, "ˈdɛfənətli, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli..."). ðə ˈsɛkənd, ðoʊ, meɪ ˈvɛri wɛl pruv tɪ bi ɪn jʊr hænz. jɛs, jʊrz. ˈæftər ˈmɛni jɪrz əv rɪˈplaɪɪŋ, "aɪ hoʊp soʊ, bət wi doʊnt noʊ wɛr ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ ɪz," ˈænsər ɪz naʊ, "ˈmeɪbi jɛs, ɪf ɪˈnəf ˈpipəl wɔnt tɪ baɪ ɪt..." klaɪv "aɪ hæv ə frɛnd, mɑrk ˈmɪlər, hu keɪm tɪ mi ənd sɛd, 'aɪ wɔnt tɪ pərˈsu ðə ˈmɪsɪŋ məˈtɪriəl. aɪ hæv səm taɪm ɔf frəm maɪ wərk. aɪ wɔnt tɪ du ðɪs.' aɪ sɛd, 'wɛl, ðɛrz noʊ ˈməni, mɑrk. ðɛrz ˈnəθɪŋ ɪn ɪt fər ju ɪkˈsɛpt ə juʤ θæŋks frəm mi ənd frəm ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni fænz ɪf ju wər tɪ bi səkˈsɛsfəl..." ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ˈraɪtər baɪ ˈkɑrnəl,, ˈɪʃu 284 ʤun 2009 mɑrk ˈmɪlər: "wən fæn sɛt aʊt ɪn sərʧ əv ðə truθ, ɑrmd ˈoʊnli wɪθ ə fju foʊn ˈnəmbərz ənd ðə paʊər əv ə neɪm... "ɔn wən kɔl aɪ wɑz ˈtrænsfərd tɪ ə pərˈdəkʃən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv. ju ɔˈrɛdi noʊ wət aɪ toʊld ɪm, soʊ lɛt mi tɛl ju wət hi toʊld mi: hi kən ˈækˌsɛs ðə lɔst ˈfʊtɪʤ æt ˈɛni taɪm. "maɪ ʤɔ drɑpt. ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər maɪ ɔˈrɛdi ˈlɪmɪtɪd voʊˈkæbjəˌlɛri, aɪ æst wət hæd tɪ ˈhæpən ɪn ˈɔrdər fər ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ tɪ si ðə laɪt əv deɪ. hi ɪkˈspleɪnd tɪ mi ðət ˈsəmˌwən, ˈneɪmli wən əv ðə haɪər əps, hæd tɪ hæv ə gʊd ˈrizən tɪ pʊl ɪt aʊt əv ˈstɔrɪʤ. aɪ, ˈhævɪŋ ðət gʊd ˈrizən, ˈnɑdɪd ənd θæŋkt ɪm. hi ˈkʊdənt hæv bɪn ə ˈnaɪsər gaɪ. "ɪkˈsaɪtɪd, aɪ ˈpɪkʧərd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈwɔkɪŋ θru lɑrʤ ˈdəsti ˈwɛˌrhaʊzɪz fɪld frəm flɔr tɪ ˈsilɪŋ wɪθ ˈeɪnʧənt rilz əv ˌɑrˈkeɪn ˈfʊtɪʤ. əm ˈsɑri tɪ rɪˈpɔrt, ðæts nɑt wət ˈhæpənd. "ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər, wən əv sɛd haɪər əps wɑz ˈgreɪʃəs ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪv mi ə ˈmoʊmənt əv hɪz taɪm. aɪ wɑz ʃɑkt wɪn hi toʊld mi ðɛr ˈwəzənt ə bɪg ɪˈnəf ˈɔdiəns fər ðə fɪlm ənd ðət ðə ˈænsər tɪ maɪ rɪkˈwɛst məst bi noʊ. 'nɑt ˈivɪn wərθ ðə kɔst tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd tɪ,' hi sɛd. "aʊʧ." ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns frəm mɑrk ˈmɪlər tɪ fɪl ənd ˈsɛrə stoʊks æt ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz, 26 meɪ 2009 ...mɑrk prɛst ɔn, ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt ˈpipəl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfaɪnəli rɪˈsivɪŋ ə dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv ˈstudiˌoʊ 'noʊ' tɪ ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv əˈsɛmbəlɪŋ ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd riˈlis. mɑrk ˈmɪlər: "soʊ maɪ sərʧ, ðəs fɑr. bət ðɪs ˈdəzənt min ðət ɔl hoʊp ɪz lɔst. wəts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪz ðət wiv ɔl ˈlərnɪd tu ˈvɛri ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈpisɪz əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən: 1 ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ ɪz nɑt lɔst; ɪts ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ. 2 ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ˈstændɪŋ bɪtˈwin ˈjuˈɛs ənd ðə dɪˈrɛktərz kət əv ɪz gʊd nuz ɪts ɔˈrɛdi lɔɪəl ˈɔdiəns... "ɪt eɪnt ʧip tɪ rɪˈstɔr ənd riˈlis ə ˈmuvi. lɛts ʃoʊ ðə ðət ɪts wərθ ðɛr waɪl, ʃæl wi?" ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns frəm mɑrk ˈmɪlər tɪ fɪl ənd ˈsɛrə stoʊks æt ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz, 26 meɪ 2009 ...ɪf ðɛrz ə ˈdɛmənstrəbəl ˈɔdiəns fər ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd ðɛn ðət kʊd wɛl ˈɪnfluəns ə riˈlis ɛz ə pjʊr kəˈmərʃəl dɪˈsɪʒən, bət wi nid tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ʤɪst haʊ lɑrʤ ðət ˈɔdiəns ˈrɪli ɪz. ə smɔl bət ˈnɔɪzi grup wɪl nɑt meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns hir wi nid tɪ si ʤɪst haʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli pʊt daʊn ðɛr ˈməni fər ðɪs... rɪˈmɛmbər, ðɛr ˈɪzənt ə ˈriʤən 2 ˌdiˌviˈdi riˈlis æt ɔl ənd ðə ˈriʤən 1 riˈlis ɪz ə bɛr boʊnz ˈvərʒən ˈmɪsɪŋ ðə 25 ˈmɪnəts əv ˈfʊtɪʤ ðət klaɪv wʊd ləv tɪ gɪt bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈmuvi ə sɔŋ, səm ˈvaɪələns, səm ˈstrəkʧər... ðɛrz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ə ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ənd aʊərz əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈboʊnəs ˈkɑntɛnt... wət du ju θɪŋk? ɪf jʊr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ʃoʊɪŋ ðə saɪz əv ˈɔdiəns ər dɪˈmænd fər ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈvərʒən əv, pliz ˈiðər ˈiˌmeɪl ˈjuˈɛs baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ɔn ðɪs lɪŋk ər sɛnd ˈjuˈɛs ə twit tɪ (faɪnd ˈjuˈɛs æt ɑr tˈwɪtər peɪʤ hir). ʤɪst jʊr neɪm ər skrin neɪm ɪz faɪn bət pliz fil fri tɪ æd jʊr ˈkəntri əv ˈrɛzɪdəns ənd ər ə ˈsɛntəns ər tu ɔn waɪ ðɪs wʊd bi ə greɪt aɪˈdiə. wɪl kəˈleɪt rɪˈspɑnsɪz æt ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðɪs peɪʤ ənd bɪld ə ˈpɪkʧər əv səˈpɔrt fər hir! sprɛd ðə wərd tu... ðə mɔr wɪl ˈdɛfənətli bi ðə ˈmɛriər fər ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs... ɔn bɪˈhæf əv klaɪv, mɑrk ˈmɪlər ənd ɑrˈsɛlvz θæŋks ɪn ədˈvæns fər jʊr θɔts ənd ˈkɑmɛnts! klaɪv "ɪts sɔrt əv ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ðət ˈmuviz hæv ðɛr ˈmoʊmənts wɛr ˈsədənli ðeɪ kəm bæk ˈɪntu ˈfoʊkɪs əˈgɛn, ənd aɪ hoʊp ðɪs kən ˈhæpən fər... klaɪv ənd ˈkɪkɪŋ baɪ maɪk wɑt, ðə dɑrk saɪd, ˈɪʃu 101 2003 ...tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt mɑrks ˈʤərni əv ˌdɪˈskəvri, wi wɛnt bæk ənd pʊld aʊt ə fju mɔr sˈnɪpəts frəm ðə bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz ˈfʊtɪʤ wi dɪˈskəvərd ə ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz əˈgoʊ. fər ðoʊz hu ləv klɪk ɔn ðə ˈpɪkʧər əv bun ənd ˈdɛkər ˈfaɪtɪŋ bɪˈloʊ tɪ si kreɪg ˈʃɛfər ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ɪn ˈækʃən ənd tɪ ˈwɪtnəs ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv! klɪk hir fər ɪkˈsklusɪv bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz ˈfʊtɪʤ ɔn ðə sɛt əv! (noʊt: faɪl saɪz mb*) klɪk hir fər ɪkˈsklusɪv bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz ˈfʊtɪʤ ɔn ðə sɛt əv! (noʊt: faɪl saɪz mb*) klaɪv "ðə ˈmuvi həz, ənd ðɪs ɪz ˈwəndərfəl, ju noʊ, ə lɔt əv fænz. ənd ɪts ə kəlt ˈmuvi ənd ɪts ə ril ˈplɛʒər tɪ mi. bɪˈkəz, ɪn ə weɪ, ɪts ˈkloʊzər tɪ maɪ hɑrt ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls əˈməŋst ðə ˈmuviz. ənd aɪ noʊ ɪts ə flɔd ˈpɪkʧər ənd ðɛrz lɑts əv θɪŋz aɪ wʊd hæv ˈwɔntɪd ˈdɪfərˈɛntli, bət ɪt muvz ˈpipəl, ɪt gɪts ˈɪntu ˈpipəl..." ˈɪntərvˌju baɪ ˈæmbər blæk ənd tɪm ˈtraʊtmən, ˌrivˈju, 1996 dəg ˈbrædli: "ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz laɪk noʊ ˈəðər ˈmuvi aɪv ˈɛvər sin. ɪt ɪz ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri, ənd aɪ gɪt æst ɔl ðə taɪm æt kənˈvɛnʃənz, 'ɪz ðɛr ə dɪˈrɛktərz kət əv?' ɔl aɪ kən seɪ ɪz aɪ doʊnt noʊ, bət aɪ hoʊp ðɛr ɪz bɪˈkəz aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ si ɪt. aɪ sɔ ɪt ˈrisəntli ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ənd ɪt dɪz stɪl stænd əp, bət ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz ðə ˈvɪʒwəlz ər soʊ ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ənd ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt ˈmætər ɪz soʊ ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri, ənˈfɔrʧənətli, noʊ ˈsunər həz ɪt stʊd əp ðən ɪt kəˈlæpsɪz." pɪn pɔɪnts baɪ nɪk vɪns, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1995 si ə ˈlɪtəl əv wət maɪt bi ɪn ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈvərʒən hir wɪθ ɑr ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs əv tu dɪˈlitəd ˈsikwənsɪz wɪθ mɔr ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈfʊtɪʤ, ɑr ˈɑrˌkaɪv əv ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ənd ˈtreɪsɪŋ ðə ˈmuvi frəm skrɪpt tɪ skrin. wɛl, wi nu ðɛr wər ə lɔt əv fænz aʊt ðɛr, bət bɔɪ!! ɛz ɪz frəm ðə lɔŋ, lɔŋ ˈlɪstɪŋ ɔn ðə nɛkst peɪʤ hir ðə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz 'mɔr' pəˈtɪʃən. klaɪv. mɑrk ənd ɑrˈsɛlvz wɪl kip ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər ðɪs wɪθ ðə weɪt əv jʊr səˈpɔrt bɪˈhaɪnd ˈjuˈɛs θæŋk ju ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə traɪbz əv ðə mun! noʊt ðə ɪkˈsprɛʃənz əv səˈpɔrt ɔn ðə peɪʤ əv ðə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz 'mɔr' pəˈtɪʃən ər frəm 2009 tɪ 2011 ənd ər ˈsɛpərˌeɪt frəm ənd ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈmɛni ˈpipəl naʊ ˈsaɪnɪŋ ðə 2012 ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk grups
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more nightbreed... (interested..?)
update - august 2017
introduction by mark alan miller
feature commentary by russell cherrington (restoration producer) and jimmi johnson (cabal cut editor)
feature commentary by occupy midian founders josé leitão & ryan danhauser
running time: 145 minutes
update - july 2017
update - october 2014
update - september 2014
the upcoming morgan creek / seraphim release of the cabal cut of nightbreed on blu-ray is set for release from the end of september 2017. limited to 200 deluxe ($250) and 50 ($75, reduced to $50 - sold out) regular copies, this composite of multiple cuts and edits will be available through the realclivebarker store . nb: the release is region free but is formatted for ntsc.200 numbered deluxe versions will come with poster art by ralph mcquarrie and daniele serra and promotional cards, sticker and badge.*21 september 2017* head to the real clive barker store for ordering ...morgan creek / seraphim announces release of the cabal cut of nightbreed on blu-ray.the director's cut of nightbreed had a us release on blu-ray on the 28th of october 2014.further screenings for the director's cut of nightbreed...
***breaking: final specs for nightbreed:the director's cut revealed!*** "we are very excited today to announce the final list of extras that will be available on our two releases of nightbreed: the director's cut (both out on 10/28). we thank every fan of "midian" for being patient for this long-awaited news and we hope you are pleased.
"we begin with an official statement from clive barker's team on this extraordinary project: 'the nightbreed director's cut is an entirely different film than the one which was released in theaters. its 20 minutes longer than the theatrical cut, but it contains over 40 minutes of new and altered footage. clive oversaw the reconstruction and edit himself, personally ensuring that, at long last, he was able to tell the story he always wanted to tell, but until now, had never been given the chance. once the scenes were reordered, and the original film footage restored, the entire film received a brand new sound mix and color pass. it is, in every way, a different movie. it contains more story, more monsters, and there's even a musical number. ultimately, what we've delivered is a love story 25 years in the making' "
dvd & blu-ray combo special edition set
* new "director's cut" presentation of the film which contains over 40 minutes of new and altered footage
* introduction by writer/director clive barker and restoration producer mark alan miller
* audio commentary by writer/director clive barker and restoration producer mark alan miller
* tribes of the moon: the making of nightbreed featuring interviews with craig sheffer, anne bobby, doug bradley and more... (72 minutes)
* making monsters - interviews with makeup effects artists bob keen, martin mercer and paul jones (42 minutes)
* fire! fights! stunts! 2nd unit shooting - an interview with andy armstrong (20 minutes)
* original theatrical trailer 1:78 widescreen/dts-hd master audio 5.1/dolby digital 5.1/english subtitles
limited edition 3-disc blu-ray set (10,000 numbered pieces)
disc 1: the director's cut
* new "director's cut" presentation of the film which contains over 40 minutes of new and altered footage
* introduction by writer/director clive barker and restoration producer mark alan miller
* audio commentary by writer/director clive barker and restoration producer mark alan miller
* tribes of the moon: the making of nightbreed featuring interviews with craig sheffer, anne bobby, doug bradley and more... (72 minutes)
* making monsters - interviews with makeup effects artists bob keen, martin mercer and paul jones (42 minutes)
* fire! fights! stunts! 2nd unit shooting - an interview with andy armstrong (20 minutes)
* original theatrical trailer 1:78 widescreen/dts-hd master audio 5.1/dolby digital 5.1
disc 2: bonus disc
* deleted and alternate scenes (approx. 20 minutes)
* monster prosthetics master class
* cutting compromise - an interview with editor mark goldblatt
* the painted landscape: the concept art of ralph mcquarrie
* matte painting tests
* makeup tests
* stop motion lost footage
* extended torture scene
* rehearsal of boone's dream
* extensive still galleries - early sketches, deleted scene, posters and pre-production art, on the set, the cast and crew
disc 3: the theatrical cut
* new transfer from the inter-positive
1:78 widescreen/dts-hd master audio 5.1/english subtitles
**note: those who order the limited edition and special edition sets directly from us at www.screamfactorydvd.com will also receive an exclusive 18"x24" poster of the newly designed artworks (available while supplies last) plus a 2-week early ship on 10/14."
scream factory press release
3 september 2014
update - august 2014
spectrefest will be screening the director's cut of nightbreed in los angeles in october with a q&a planned with clive.
daniel noah (spectrefest) "i had a really great meeting with mark miller who works for clive, both dealing with the development of his literary properties and his films, and as we were talking he mentioned that the director's cut of nightbreed was coming and i asked if it had a premiere, and that led to the incredible news that clive would be coming out, because he doesn't do many appearances. because it's such a special event for clive, and nightbreed has been such a passion project and getting it right has been an obsession for him - this is a big event in his life and we wanted the event to feel special and have a grandiosity about it, and it came out that clive has these notebooks that he keeps by his bed, and throughout his entire life, he uses them as dream journals; he wakes up in the middle of the night and makes a record of his dreams in pictures, not words, so he has notebook upon notebook of images that com right out of his unconscious. some of them have been the seedlings for some of his most iconic works. we're working with clive to put together an exhibition of pages from his notebooks that will be on display. it's a very intimate process, it's an incredible privilege and we're extremely honored."
interview: daniel noah on spectrefest and clive barker
by the horror honeys, moviepilot, 4 september 2014 (note: full text online at http://moviepilot.com)
update - july 2014
screenings for the director's cut of nightbreed...please stay in touch with local organisers as final arrangements can and do change...at last, big news from scream factory about the lost celluloid footage! available at this point for the us and canada only, ordering details are here at scream factory . fingers crossed for a worldwide release to follow swiftly...
***nightbreed: the director's cut update!!*** "we have big (and extensive) news to report today regarding a film that we announced almost over a year ago in july. in collaboration with morgan creek productions and clive barker's seraphim, inc., the long-awaited nightbreed: the director's cut is scheduled for a release of october 28th and will be available in two retail versions: a 5,000 unit limited-edition 3-disc blu-ray set and a special edition dvd & blu-ray combo.
"in 1990, the film was released theatrically nationwide. however, the movie studio edited the film extensively and several scenes were excised or rearranged - much to director clive barker's disappointment. since then, a fan-driven movement was created (www.occupymidian.com) to see the full version of the film restored and re-released. now, after 25 years, fans and horror enthusiasts can finally experience nightbreed like never before! scream factory, in conjunction with warner bros., was able to find the long-thought-missing original film elements and combed through over 600 boxes to locate not only the lost scenes but a treasure trove of never-before-seen footage as well. with nearly an hour of lost footage meticulously restored, the result is not only a more faithful adaptation of clive barker's book cabal, but also what he originally intended nightbreed to be.
"official statement from clive barker: 'this is film history and beyond my wildest dreams of realization. when scream factory told me that they found the nightbreed film footage i was gob-smacked! this is the ultimate validation of choices made by myself and mark miller all the way back in 2008. as we embarked down the road of attempting to track down the lost footage, we looked at each other and said, 'maybe one day they'll find it.' it's my pleasure to announce that the day has come. speaking personally, i didn't allow myself to believe that it would. even if we did find some footage (which we did in 2009 in the form of heavily degraded vhs tapes) and even if we did find a company willing to release the film (which we did in 2013 with scream factory, god bless them) the prospect of finding the actual lost film materials was remoter than i'd wanted to admit out loud. if the footage could not be found by those who had worked closest on it the same year it had been released, then what were the odds we'd be able to find anything 20 years on? but scream factory, in their commendable determination, kept up the search and thanks to them total reconstruction has been made a possibility. there's never been a reconstruction that's had as little chance of succeeding and yet has succeeded on as many fronts as this film has. it's unprecedented. to now have a movie that we can put together in the way that i fully intended it to be seen when i first set out to make this film in 1989 is extraordinary. the project has moved inexorably to this conclusion. fate and the hard work of individuals such as mark miller, russell cherrington, phil and sarah stokes, occupy midian, morgan creek, and ultimately, scream factory have made this a possibility and i could not be happier.' "
scream factory press release
1 july 2014
cliff macmillan (scream factory) : "we did a brand-new transfer [of the theatrical cut], about a month ago, from the inter-positive that warner bros. had, because the only other hd transfer that warner had was an interlaced transfer and there was no way we were going to use that for this release, so yeah we did a brand-new transfer so the theatrical cut is from the new transfer and then the director's cut will be using that new hd transfer and then, when we transferred the missing footage we transferred it from the original camera negative so actually that footage may look a bit better than the actual movie does, because, you know, an inter-positive is a generation down from the negative...
"when we originally contacted warner bros. they gave us a list of what they had and it was all the materials that they had here in burbank and i just kinda pleaded with them - i said, 'can you please look in deep storage?' and so they said, 'ok, we'll get back to you,' and they came back to me in a few weeks with this massive list of film elements... so i went through the list and found and checked off those boxes that were listed as 'trims' from the film, so we had absolutely no idea what that could be; it could be, you know, scenes that are in the theatrical version that got trimmed at some point or other, so we didn't know. so they shipped the stuff from the mid-west all the way out here and, yeah, i mean it was over 600 boxes and each box had just a little film reel so we had to string all of those together so that we could run them through the equipment and... the first day we were sitting there and we ran the first reel and here's the stop-motion footage of this creature, this woman - she looks like a panther - riding this creature and it was like, 'oh my god, we found it.' this was just the beginning - and the more and more we started looking at the reels we started finding - i mean, we found footage that isn't in either version of the film - we found more footage that's been shot... there's a bedroom scene between peloquin and, shuna? there's like, yeah, it's amazing... we found that footage, we found just tons of footage. and some of it won't have audio, but we're doing the best we can to find audio, and i think in places where we don't have audio we may use the original script to bring up subtitles so at least you know what the people are saying."
cliff macmillan of scream factory
by ryan danhauser and josé leitão, clive barker podcast, 3 july 2014 (note - full audio at clivebarkercast.com/)
update - march 2014
mark miller : "we're going to call it the director's cut because, while the fans have been incredibly supportive and are one hundred percent the reason we got so much attention and a distributor, there are still murmurs that [the cabal cut] is overly long, there's some repetitive footage, it still needs a proper sound mix, there are a lot of flaws with it, you know, i mean it's essentially a fan-made workprint. we did it in-house and it's by no means a professional thing. and so when shout factory start the restoration and give it a proper mix and digitize it and restore it and clive goes in and watches it and gives his notes, you know, and suggests the trims and puts everything in order and we have the ultimate thing, that's going to be the director's cut because clive's had his hands in it, you know, it's an official, professional release and we want people to know that it is something different and it is something that's just going to be clive's ultimate vision... we haven't given up the search [for more footage] - we're still looking! so stay tuned... anything is possible!"
mark miller
by brad, picking brains podcast, episode 70, 6 march 2014 (note - full audio at picking-brains.com/)
update - january 2014
update - october 2013
scream factory 's latest anticipated street date for nightbreed is currently 'early fall, 2014'.more details to follow this year as restoration work continues...
clive : "last night, seeing the response to the cabal cut of nightbreed, and having a chance to talk with the six hundred people, many in amazing costumes, who came to the screening, i felt relieved of a great weight of anxiety. it's been a long time since i've made a public appearance that was as important to me as last night. though i'm not yet wholly well, the fact that i could sit in front of an audience and chat as was my style back in the day, gave me a welcome boost of confidence. i came away from last night's event profoundly grateful to all those fans of the original nightbreed who had the vision to see the healthy movie that lay in the wreckage of the wounded version, and who had the faith to believe that somehow it might be possible to re-ignite the creative fire that had motivated so many artists to attempt to make my dream of a monster epic a reality in the first place. we've still got a lot of work to do in order to polish the once-lost pieces of the film so that the whole experience flows together. but we'll do it. next time i watch nightbreed on a big screen it will be at a screening of the movie i once made, only to see it torn into many pieces and left to perish. but some stories, it seems, refuse to surrender to decay and neglect. they bide their time, waiting for the dawning of a different day.
"to everybody who made last night such a happy reunion (and to the many who were there with us in spirit), proud monsters all, i send my love and thanks. no creator was more blessed .thank you."
facebook posts
by clive barker, 27 october 2013
cliff macmillan (aquisitions / dvd producer, scream factory) : "we haven't even started yet. i mean, we are going to do a new hi-def transfer of the original film and we'll do what can be done with the rough footage to try and make it less jarring but there's no film, the film has gone. i mean, that's the thing the fans don't understand most of the time, is that studios never kept the daily footage, the raw footage; they just threw it away... we felt the cabal cut was such a fan-favourite that it was worth going and acquiring it and we're going to do everything that we can to make it look and sound fantastic.
"i don't think we're going to be able to [include the regular cut], unfortunately... yeah, it is [a rights issue]."
scream factory - the sequel!
by rob galluzzo, elric kane and rebekah mckendry, killer pov, episode 32, [4] october 2013 (note - full audio at www.geeknation.com)
update - july 2013
following the huge efforts by all at occupy midian , a deal has been announced at comiccon 2013 between seraphim and scream factory to restore and release the cabal cut of nightbreed!detailed plans to follow...
clive : "i want to officially announce that the cabal cut of nightbreed is going on to dvd.
"i have no details as yet of the timing of this release, or of the status of extras on the dvd. the company that will be releasing nightbreed is scream factory.
"what i can tell you is that we at seraphim have been invited to work with scream factory to make this release the best possible event. it's been a long journey to bring nightbreed to this moment, and i want to make sure that the release is the best document of the movie and its adventures. i will obviously be updating you through facebook on all the developments as they come through to me from scream factory, but as it stands i think the tribes of the moon should rejoice. this is a triumph for all of your voices, your support and your love. clive."
facebook posts
by clive barker, 19 july 2013
clive also plans to attend a screening of the cabal cut of nightbreed at beyond fest 26 october 2013 - tickets available through brown paper tickets from 17 august 2013 for the screening together with an interview with clive.
mark miller : "it's been a process, well, the film came out in '89 so over twenty-five years in the making and, you know, it was five years ago that i sent clive a text message that said, 'hey, i heard there might be some missing footage' and we found it, we put it together, it's been touring the world, it's been incredible. and the deal just closed moments ago, literally. these guys are going to be giving it the restoration treatment, it's going to be unbelievable."
scream factory panel
by sean clark (moderating), comic-con international, san diego, 19 july 2013
cliff macmillan (aquisitions / dvd producer, scream factory) : "this is a sort of holy grail, at least it is for me and i think for mark as well. we are going to release clive barker's nightbreed the cabal cut...
"it'll probably take a while to put out because we do need to restore all the footage that was, that really only exists in one format at the moment. so we're going to have to completely restore it, try to get it to look as close as it can to... we're going to do it."
scream factory panel
by sean clark (moderating), comic-con international, san diego, 19 july 2013
jeff nelson (marketing director, scream factory) : "we're over the moon, i mean, to get a title like this, again, a holy grail title like this, it just kinda blows our mind."
scream factory panel
by sean clark (moderating), comic-con international, san diego, 19 july 2013
mark miller : "it is with great pleasure that i can say we've come to the end of unpaved road that was the director's cut of nightbreed. on friday, july 19th, i received an email from morgan creek informing me that they had struck a deal with shout factory and that the cabal cut was, at long last, to receive an official dvd release. thanks to everyone who helped make this a reality. phil and sarah stokes. morgan creek. russell cherrington. occupy midian. rue morgue. there were so many people that were instrumental in this undertaking that it's impossible to list them all. but you know who you are. you signed petitions. you stood in lines at screenings. you made your voices known. our journey is nowhere near a close; we're only just getting started. keep watching."
reaction from mark miller
by mark miller, email to revelations, 23 july 2013
mark miller : "let me say, this is an incredible time for seraphim films. we have worked closely with morgan creek on bringing the cabal cut to the world, and upon hearing the news that a deal had been struck with shout factory, we were overjoyed. the fruits of our labors have finally paid off. we eagerly await the next chapter in this saga. our sincerest thanks to everyone who helped make this a reality."
exclusive nightbreed: the cabal cut interview
by jonathan james, daily dead.com, 22 july 2013
russell cherrington : "all i want to say to everyone is thank you for everybody's support. we could not have done this without the thousands of fans of nightbreed: the cabal cut that got behind the film. it is people like you that made this happen and the reason morgan creek has given nightbreed a second life via scream factory."
nightbreed: the cabal cut coming to blu-ray
by april snellings, ron mckenzie, rue morgue.com, 22 july 2013
michael plumides : "when i heard [eben mcgarr and joe moe] needed help getting permission from morgan creek to screen nightbreed: the cabal cut at mad monster party but to little avail, i stepped in and contacted now president, david robinson and told him, 'we need to support this. i think it's got some legs.'
"it took me one phone call to do what they were trying to get done for months.
"i asked if [drafthouse films] might be interested in distribution for the cabal cut... although they were fans, to do what we needed to do wasn't really their wheelhouse. so, on the eve we were supposed to close, they suggested we go to shout!factory, introducing me to cliff macmillan, who i in turn introduced to morgan creek - we got the deal done minutes before the announcement."
exclusive: michael plumides talks nightbreed: the cabal cut heading to home video
by scott hallam, dread central.com, 22 july 2013
cliff macmillan (scream factory) : "it's going to take us some time to do some restoration work and really do a lot of extra features on it but it's going to be our big title for next year, i think."
interview - san diego comic con 2013
by rob galluzzo, fearnet.com, 26 august 2013
update - may 2013
mark miller : "we're trying to get some fests this year. we're probably going to see some theatrical stuff and it looks like we're going to get a dvd release, if not the end of this year then early next year."
jimmy star show
by jimmy star, ron russell, jimmy star show, 22 may 2013
update - november 2012
update - july 2012
screenings for the composite cabal cut of nightbreed continue in 2013...please stay in touch with local organisers as final arrangements can and do change. see occupy midian for more details...nightbreed secures the cover slot on rue morgue's december issue as clive talks about what the movie has meant to him...
clive : "the movie [originally] failed so dismally and the reception was so vicious, i was just dragged down by the waste of it. if i've come across as distancing myself from it, it's because i felt that i had not succeeded. i felt i'd let everybody down, including myself. there were a lot of people who'd really given their love and pushed harder than they needed to on my behalf, and we had nothing to show for it...
"what we're looking at [now] is a monstrous jigsaw, but the fact we've been able to reassemble the pieces in the right order now testifies to the fact that my version was actually shot. after all this time, i'm suddenly very optimistic!"
the strange case of clive barker's nightbreed
by owen williams, empire magazine, no.279, september 2012 (note - interview took place 12 july 2012)
update - june 2012
several more screenings of the composite cabal cut of nightbreed have been announced - the full updated list is below:see occupy midian for more details...encouraging news about morgan creek's 'blessing' for the cabal cut...:
clive : "my friends, clive here,writing to share some wonderful news. following the two sold out screenings of nightbreed: the cabal cut on sunday, morgan creek has given us permission to show the cut around the world and to raise money to prepare the cut for a release on blu ray. this could not, would not have happened without your voices. we have all been heard. the morgan creek team have my thanks and my respect. very seldom does anyone in the movie business pay attention as they have, understanding perhaps that the message of the movie as i shot it is one that dramatizes a different ending to the age-old story of how a war between humankind and something other draws to a close. the real nightbreed will be available for everyone to see. i hope its message of redemption and forgiveness move you."
twitter posts
by clive barker, 12 june 2012
update - may 2012
update - april 2012
and further screenings of the composite cabal cut of nightbreed:more details to follow, with exciting new content planned at occupy midian ...the new composite cabal cut of nightbreed is set to be screened as follows:more details to follow...spurred on by the screening of the composite cut last month, fans led by josé leitão, ryan danhauser and roger boyes are collecting support for nightbreed with an occupy midian facebook group occupy midian site and an associated petition, here . sign up at occupy midian to show your support!
clive : "hello all. clive here. just wanted to let you know of the wonderful movement to find a home for the director's cut of my film nightbreed. it's called occupy midian. clever title courtesy of the lovely anne bobby who plays lori in the movie. you can find it here [on twitter] and on facebook.
"go forth...and 'breed..."
twitter posts
by clive barker, 11 april 2012
russell cherrington : "for the last few years, mark miller has been working at getting morgan creek interested in a re-release of nightbreed. he wanted them to allow a director's cut to be put together from the original footage. nothing happened, and morgan creek told mark that they could not locate any materials. phil and sarah from www.clivebarker.info then got involved with mark, and between them, an original workprint was found on vhs. this was transferred to dvd and shown in 2010 at a horrorhound event.
"i asked to see the workprint in june 2011, and decided at that point to work with the original script to create a composite cut of nightbreed. it became clear to me that what i was working on was the cabal cut of the film. in late 2011, another workprint was found, again on vhs. i got a dvd copy of this from mark, and with seraphim films' blessing, i worked the material from all three sources into the cabal cut.
"once that was assembled, i asked doug bradley to redub his voice into the new version so that lylesberg would no longer be german. here's a youtube clip of doug in the studio..."
sign the nightbreed director's cut petition!
by john nicol, fangoria at www.fangoria.com, 13 april 2012
clive barker directing during the nightbreed pick-ups, 1989
(previously unpublished) clive barker directing during the nightbreed pick-ups, 1989(previously unpublished)
update - march 2012
please note, clive will not be in attendance and mad monster caution that programming is subject to change.
mark miller: "first, i should set the record straight. there was a three hour version but that was what we got when we put the two rough cuts together. and during the editing process we realized that what we were seeing were some of the reshoots. for example, in one of the first versions of the composite, captain eigerman died twice. we watched it all the way through and realized that probably shouldn't happen, so we went back and fixed that. eventually we ended up with the version we have now, which is two hours 35 minutes long. still a considerably longer film, but it doesn't feel that way at all. without giving anything away, i can tell you that you can expect to see a lot more of everything - more monsters, more action, more story. and believe it or not, there's even a musical number."
sinister seven: seraphim's mark miller on nightbreed: the director's cut
by ron mckenzie, rue morgue.com, 21 march 2012 (note - full text at: http://www.rue-morgue.com/ )
update - 2 july 2010
nightbreed: not the news anyone was looking for...
it's been a little over a year since our good friend mark miller was told by someone at morgan creek that nightbreed's "missing" footage was in fact safely stored in their vaults, simply needing a reason to dig it out - but that no-one at the company could see a reason to do so.
as soon as we heard that the near-mythical footage had survived, we asked for your help to show how much support exists for a director's cut of the movie.
over that period - during which we located two vhs workprints containing an hour of cut footage, one of which morgan creek authorised for a screening at horrorhound last march - more than 2,000 people have added their names to the 'release nightbreed' petition on this page, as well as spreading the word in magazines, on news sites and blogs and at conventions.
a huge, huge thank you to each and every one of you from clive and ourselves: your support has been instrumental in moving morgan creek from an initial "there's no interest" position on releasing an extended dvd or bluray to one where they have actually been into the vaults to pull out the footage...
...and that's where the good news turns bad...
we've just had the following conversation with morgan creek:
morgan creek: "so i have a bit of sad news to relay. after much digging, hunting and trying our best to unearth where (if at all) the missing nightbreed footage might be, we've come up empty handed. therefore, that vhs that was screened at the convention is the only footage that exists of a director's cut."
revelations: "wow, that's tough news! a year ago we had no idea whether or not the footage still even existed and it was only when we heard the company knew exactly where it was that we and clive even got up hopes to be able to construct an extended cut of the movie. sounds like the initial comments to mark were unduly optimistic?"
morgan creek:"unfortunately yes - we were wrong about this one."
there's not much that can sweeten a blow like this when so many hopes have been so raised...
we've given the news to clive and will be talking more with him about whether this might be a final death knell for a true extended nightbreed. in the meantime, again prompted by your visible and vocal support, morgan creek have offered us access to all the nightbreed material they have and have granted us permission to pull this together into a comprehensive illustrated anniversary book about the movie. we'll draw on this as well as on unpublished material in clive's archive and we've started discussions on whether this package might gain permission to include a release of the workprint too...
at this point, we and clive and mark need to again thank everyone who has been moved to support nightbreed so eloquently. that passion has not been wasted and has motivated a studio to spend time and effort looking to rescue the lost work of filmmakers who shared a heavenly vision of monsters... we've not given up all hope...
update - 6 february 2010
official word from morgan creek (and a one-off workprint screening)
clive barker directs david cronenberg during re-shoots for nightbreed, 1989
(previously unpublished)
clive barker directs david cronenberg during re-shoots for nightbreed, 1989 (previously unpublished) we're happy to report that, over the past several months, we've had a number of cordial and constructive conversations with morgan creek, the studio that owns the rights to nightbreed.
morgan creek initiated these conversations - prompted by the huge petition and support for an extended nightbreed dvd release on this very page and by the noise you've generated on horror sites across the internet.
so thank you to everyone who's added their name and their voice so far and for all your passionate and eloquent support of the movie! however, we're less happy to have to tell you that, after discussing the current home entertainment market in "the horror genre" with warner bros., morgan creek have decided to take "a pause" before deciding to move forward with the dvd release we're all calling for.
they've adopted a "not now" position, telling us that, in their opinion, the current market will not support the required investment in reassembling the master reels to produce a director's cut of the movie. now, it's not a "never" position - which is a real step forward... - but it is a huge disappointment. we are therefore asking for your continued help in showing the size and commitment of nightbreed's audience.
please continue to show your support for an extended release by adding your names to the list below (our e-mail details are below) and by continuing to talk about this campaign in forums and blogs.
we're working with clive on planning our next series of conversations with morgan creek - your support is what caught the studio's attention in the first place, so please let's keep it going. our thanks in advance! in the meantime, the studio has approved a one-night-only screening of the work-in-progress vhs workprint (again, news of the discovery of that below...). this will screen at the upcoming horrorhound convention in indianapolis on the evening of saturday, 27 march 2010. the convention details - with an anticipated nightbreed reunion - are at the horrorhound convention site. again, heartfelt thanks from clive and ourselves - our quest for a dvd release of the extended nightbreed as clive originally intended it continues... e-mail us by clicking on this link or send us a tweet to @clivebarkerinfo (find us at our twitter page here)
update - 18 july 2009 - a second (longer) workprint discovered! a second vhs copy of the film has come to light - this time a 159 minute cut - another 14 minutes! lori's performance of johnny get angry is amongst the "new" footage, as is the "on the next wind..." closing scene with the breed in the barn. fingers crossed... this feels like we might just be on a bit of a roll here...
clive barker directs doug bradley for nightbreed, 1989
clive barker directs doug bradley for nightbreed, 1989 update - 10 june 2009 - extended workprint discovered! we just finished watching a 145 minute version of the film's mid-1989 workprint! that's 44 minutes longer than the theatrical release!! and it's even more significant than that since there are none of the later re-shoots of decker's murders, so the actual deleted footage is far more than 44 minutes!
yes, there's (lots) more violence as the sons of the free invade midian, yes there's some deleted stop motion footage, yes, narcisse gets decapitated, yes lori stabs herself on a hilltop and boone bites her... yes, yes, yes! now, this is just a vhs copy so it's not of releasable quality, so... thank you for your continuing messages of support - let's keep working to get a proper dvd release for an extended nightbreed... clive : "unbelievable news. when mark miller... (apologies.i am shaking with excitement) mark volunteered to try and find my cut of nightbreed. i thought there was 25 minutes missing. i was wrong. phil and sarah stokes called. they possess a video copy of my work print, 44 minutes longer than the theatrical release.
"now all we need is somebody to fund the reconstruction of what was always intended to be celebration of the shamanic outsider. when nightbreed was released the only support came from the gay press. but the movie seems to have found a broader audience. nightbreed's about outsiders. and if the inside is grey fat hamburgers and eye candy i'll stay outside with the monsters.
"it's wonderful that people find something of value in nightbreed, though it reveals my failings both as an artist and as a man. the failure as an artist is tied to the inability to function as a normal member of the species; to pack every sliver of time with significance, like capsules of humanity on craft sent to the stars." twitter posts by clive barker, 10 june 2009 ...for almost twenty years, the two most-asked questions of clive at conventions and signings (and, for the last ten, through this website) have been
when's the third book of the art coming out? and
will there be a director's cut of nightbreed? the first answer is entirely down to clive (and the answer's usually, "definitely, eventually..."). the second, though, may very well prove to be in your hands. yes, yours. after many years of replying, "i hope so, but we don't know where the footage is," clive's answer is now, "maybe yes, if enough people want to buy it..." clive : "i have a friend, mark miller, who came to me and said, 'i want to pursue the missing nightbreed material. i have some time off from my work. i want to do this.' i said, 'well, there's no money, mark. there's nothing in it for you except a huge thanks from me and from many, many, many fans if you were to be successful..." midnight writer by carnell, fangoria, issue 284, june 2009 mark miller: "one fan set out in search of the truth, armed only with a few phone numbers and the power of a name...
"on one call i was transferred to a production executive. you already know what i told him, so let me tell you what he told me: he can access the lost nightbreed footage at any time. "my jaw dropped. struggling to remember my already limited vocabulary, i asked what had to happen in order for the footage to see the light of day. he explained to me that someone, namely one of the higher ups, had to have a good reason to pull it out of storage. i, having that good reason, nodded and thanked him. he couldn't have been a nicer guy.
"excited, i pictured myself walking through large dusty warehouses filled from floor to ceiling with ancient reels of arcane footage. i'm sorry to report, that's not what happened.
"shortly after, one of said higher ups was gracious enough to give me a moment of his time. i was shocked when he told me there wasn't a big enough audience for the film and that the answer to my request must be no.
'not even worth the cost to upgrade to blu-ray,' he said.
"ouch." nightbreed correspondence from mark miller to phil and sarah stokes at revelations, 26 may 2009 ...mark pressed on, calling different people before finally receiving a definitive studio 'no' to the expense of assembling an extended release. mark miller: "so endeth my search, thus far. but this doesn't mean that all hope is lost. what's important is that we've all learned two very essential pieces of information: "1. the footage is not lost; it's in waiting.
"2. the only thing standing between us and the director's cut of nightbreed is - good news - its already loyal audience...
"it ain't cheap to restore and release a movie. let's show the powers-that-be that it's worth their while, shall we?" nightbreed correspondence from mark miller to phil and sarah stokes at revelations, 26 may 2009 ...if there's a demonstrable audience for an extended nightbreed then that could well influence a release as a pure commercial decision, but we need to figure out just how large that audience really is. a small but noisy group will not make a difference here - we need to see just how many people would actually put down their hard-earned money for this... remember, there isn't a region 2 dvd release at all and the region 1 release is a bare bones version missing the 25 minutes of footage that clive would love to get back into the movie - a song, some violence, some structure... there's also the prospect of a commentary and hours of potential bonus content... what do you think? if you're interested in showing the size of audience or demand for an extended version of nightbreed, please either e-mail us by clicking on this link or send us a tweet to @philandsarah (find us at our twitter page here). just your name or screen name is fine but please feel free to add your country of residence and / or a sentence or two on why this would be a great idea. we'll collate responses at the bottom of this page and build a picture of support for nightbreed here!
spread the word too... the more will definitely be the merrier for all of us... on behalf of clive, mark miller and ourselves - thanks in advance for your thoughts and comments! clive : "it's sort of interesting that movies have their moments where suddenly they come back into focus again, and i hope this can happen for nightbreed... " clive and kicking by mike watt, the dark side, issue 101, february/march 2003 ...to celebrate mark's journey of discovery, we went back and pulled out a few more never-before-seen snippets from the behind the scenes footage we discovered a couple of years ago. for those who love nightbreed - click on the picture of boone and decker fighting below to see craig sheffer and david cronenberg in action and to witness the destruction of midian!
click here for exclusive behind the scenes footage on the set of nightbreed! (note: file size = 4.4 mb)
click here for exclusive behind the scenes footage on the set of nightbreed! (note: file size = 4.4 mb) clive : "the movie has, and this is wonderful, you know, a lot of fans. and it's a cult movie and it's a real pleasure to me. because, in a way, it's closer to my heart than anything else amongst the movies. and i know it's a flawed picture and there's lots of things i would have wanted differently, but it moves people, it gets into people..." interview by amber black and tim trautmann, review, 1996 doug bradley: "it remains like no other movie i've ever seen. it is extraordinary, and i get asked all the time at conventions, 'is there a director's cut of nightbreed?' all i can say is i don't know, but i hope there is because i would like to see it. i saw it recently on television in the usa and it does still stand up, but only because the visuals are so extraordinary and the subject matter is so extraordinary, unfortunately, no sooner has it stood up than it collapses." pin - points by nick vince, hellbreed no.3, july 1995 see a little of what might be in an extended version here with our showcase of two deleted sequences - with more exclusive footage, our archive of comment on nightbreed and tracing the movie from script to screen.
well, we knew there were a lot of fans out there, but boy!! as is self-evident from the long, long listing on the next page here
the archived revelations 'more nightbreed' petition.
clive. mark and ourselves will keep pushing for this with the weight of your support behind us - thank you on behalf of the tribes of the moon!
note :
the expressions of support on the page of the archived revelations 'more nightbreed' petition are from 2009 to 2011 and are separate from and in addition to the many people now signing the 2012 occupy midian facebook group's
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dallas (cbsdfw.com) – employees at a dallas mobile app company used what they know best, technology, to help police track down some of the suspects in a takeover-style robbery at their office.
within minutes of being robbed at gunpoint, employees of trivie started tracking their stolen phones and computers online, and relayed the information to detectives to help them make an arrest.
nearly every computer and cell phone was stolen from trivie. the robbery happened tuesday — in the middle of the afternoon. an employee who answered a knock on the stairwell door found himself face-to-face with at least three robbers, two with handguns. employees working around a common area table were forced onto the ground. the robbers grabbed all the laptop and desktop computers, plus wallets, bags and watches, and ran out the same stairwell where they came in.
police reports show more than $23,000 worth of items were stolen.
after looking for getaway cars though, and calling police, employees immediately gathered around the one laptop that was left. they began logging onto the find my iphone application. several signals popped up, but disappeared within a few miles of the office. one employee though, the one who had answered the knock on the stairwell door, kept checking the computer even after he went home.
“you feel so helpless you got to do something,” he said, asking to keep his name private for safety concerns. “you can’t chase after them and shoot at them so, we do what we know.”
persistence paid off. as the man ate dinner, his phone suddenly appeared again on the map, in frisco. he notified police, and then directed them as he tracked it to lewisville, the colony, carrollton and finally dallas. he let police take over from there and said at 3 a.m. he got an email that he could rest easy. police had his phone, and some suspects.
“that’s just the way technology people work, how can we enable a better system and how can we figure out a problem,” the company ceo said friday. “instead of being victims, they jumped on what they knew and that’s technology and they helped the dallas police find the bad guys.”
police are still investigating the case and wouldn’t release the names of anyone arrested to cbs 11. police reports show officials are looking for as many as five suspects, possibly got away in at least four different vehicles.
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ðə ˈsɪriən ˈɑrmi ənd ɪts ˈælaɪz hæv ˈkæpʧərd ðə læst ˈmeɪʤər ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt (ɪz, ˈfɔrmər isis/isil*), əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɛrəbɪk. ˌɪˈræki ˌmoʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən ˈjunɪts ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈpɔrtədli tʊk pɑrt ɪn ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrt. ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfɔrsɪz hæv ˈkæpʧərd ðə taʊn əv ˈæbu ˈkeɪməl ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə juˈfreɪtiz ˈvæli ɔn ðə ˈbɔrdər wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑk, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˈɛrəbɪk ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt ənd ˈloʊkəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. ðə taʊn wɑz wən əv ðə læst ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɛtəlmənts hɛld baɪ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts. ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ə ˈjuˌtub əˈkaʊnt wɪθ ðə ˈfɔrsɪz ʃoʊz ˈsɪriən ˈɑrmi ˈsoʊlʤərz ənd ˈæˌlaɪd ˈfɔrsɪz frəm ˈvɛriəs mɪˈlɪʃə grups ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌhɛzbɑˈlə ˈfaɪtərz ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ðɛr ˈvɪktəri ɪn ðə vɪˈsɪnɪti əv ˈæbu ˈkeɪməl. ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ ʃoʊz ˌhɛzbɑˈlə ˈfaɪtərz ˈpoʊzɪŋ wɪθ ðə flæg ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈsɪriən ˈsoʊlʤərz ənd ˈæˌlaɪd mɪˈlɪʃə ˈpoʊzɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɪriən flæg. ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz ɔn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əˈpɪr tɪ bi ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈsɪriən ənd ˌɪˈræki ˈɑrmi ˈjunəˌfɔrmz. ðə ˈlænˌskeɪp ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪrz tɪ bi kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðə təreɪn əraʊnd ˈæbu ˈkeɪməl. rɛd mɔr ðə ˈsɪti əv ɪnˈdʊrd ə ɪz ˌblɑˈkeɪd, wɪʧ wɑz briʧt baɪ ðə ˈsɪriən ˈɑrmi wɪθ ðə səˈpɔrt əv ˈrəʃən ˈɛrˌstraɪks ˈərli ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər. ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 3 ðə ˈrəʃən dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd ˈɛriəz ɪn ˈsɪriə hæd ʃrəŋk tɪ lɛs ðən 5 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. ˈərliər, ðə ˈrəʃən dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈsɛrʤi shoigu*, sɛd ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt kənˈtroʊld ðən 70 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈsɪriən territory”*” ˌbiˈfɔr ˈrəʃən ɛr ˈfɔrsɪz ˈstɑrtɪd ɪts ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn ˈkəntri. ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən əv ˈæbu ˈkeɪməl mɑrks ðə ˈəltəmət ɛnd əv ðə ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl æmˈbɪʃənz əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt, ˈʤɑˌʃuə ˈlændɪs, hɛd əv ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ˈstədiz dɪˈpɑrtmənt æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə, toʊld. hi ˈædɪd ðət ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt həz naʊ lɔst ɔl ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɛtəlmənts ɪt kənˈtroʊld waɪl biɪŋ pɪnd daʊn baɪ ðə ˈsɪriən ənd ˌɪˈræki ˈɑrmiz ɪn ðə ˈbɔrdər ˈriʤən bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəntriz. tu ˈɑrmiz mɛt əp ənd ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪtɪd ðɪs læst ˈmeɪʤər taʊn [hɛld baɪ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk state],”*],” ˈlændɪs sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ɪz ðə ɛnd əv ˈaɪsəs ɛz ə ‘‘state’.”*’.” hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ðə ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ər naʊ biɪŋ prɪˈvɛnɪd frəm ˈfrili ˈmuvɪŋ bɪtˈwin ˈsɪriən ənd ˌɪˈræki ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ðɛm məʧ ˈiziər. ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər ðə ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ɪn ˈæbu ˈkeɪməl wʊd ˈpræktɪkəli min ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈtɛrərɪst, mæks, prəˈfɛsər æt ˌnɔrˈθistərn ˌjunəˈvərsəti toʊld. ɪt ˈsɪgnəlz ɛnd əv ðə meɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl goʊl əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk state,”*,” sɛd. həz bɪn ðə meɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈreɪsɑn ˈdɛtri fər ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt. ənd aɪ du nɑt θɪŋk ðət ˈɛniˌwən kʊd ˈpɑsəbli seɪ ðət ðə ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn ˈɛni ril fashion.”*.” ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈaɪsəs ˈtɛrərɪst ˈfaɪtərz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, stɪl ˈprɛzənt ə klɪr θrɛt nɑt ʤɪst tɪ ðə ˈriʤən bət tɪ ðə wərld, ðə prəˈfɛsər ˈkɔʃənd, ædˈvaɪzɪŋ ðoʊz ˈfaɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst ɪz tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ðə ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts. ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz nɑt dɛd. ðɪs ɪz ðə grup ðət ˈmænɪʤd tɪ əˈtrækt tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈfaɪtərz frəm skɔrz əv ˈkəntriz ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld. ənd soʊ ðeɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈaɪsəs ˈmɛmbərz ər ˈfɔrmər ˈaɪsəs ˈmɛmbərz ɪn ɪts ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ɪn ˈsɪriə. ənd əv kɔrs, ðɪs ɪz ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ən ənˈtoʊld ˈnəmbər əv ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz hu hæv rɪˈtərnd home,”*,” sɛd. nid tɪ kip ðə ˈprɛʃər ɔn, wi nid tɪ faɪnd ðɛm, ənd ˈfræŋkli, wi meɪ nid tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðə ˈtɑrgətɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈklud grups ənd ˈsplɪntər grups wɛr ˈfɔrmər ˈaɪsəs gaɪz ər ˈhɛdɪŋ tɪ next.”*.”
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the syrian army and its allies have captured the last major stronghold of islamic state (is, former isis/isil), according to rt arabic. iraqi mobilization units also reportedly took part in the operation, local media report.
syrian government forces have captured the town of abu kamal located in the euphrates valley on the border with iraq, according to an rt arabic correspondent and local tv. the town was one of the last major settlements held by islamic state terrorists.
a video published on a youtube account affliated with the pro-government forces shows syrian army soldiers and allied forces from various militia groups as well as hezbollah fighters celebrating their victory in the vicinity of abu kamal. the footage shows hezbollah fighters posing with the group’s flag as well as syrian soldiers and allied militia posing with the national syrian flag.
the soldiers on the video appear to be wearing syrian and iraqi army uniforms. the landscape in the video also appears to be consistent with the terrain around abu kamal.
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the city of deir ez-zor endured a years-long is blockade, which was breached by the syrian army with the support of russian airstrikes early in september.
on november 3, the russian defense ministry said is-controlled areas in syria had shrunk to less than 5 percent of the country’s territory. earlier, the russian defense minister, sergey shoigu, said islamic state controlled “more than 70 percent of syrian territory” before russian air forces started its operation in the middle eastern country.
the liberation of abu kamal marks the ultimate end of the territorial ambitions of islamic state, joshua landis, head of the middle east studies department at the university of oklahoma, told rt. he added that islamic state has now lost all the major settlements it controlled while being pinned down by the syrian and iraqi armies in the border region between the two countries.
“the two armies met up and liberated this last major town [held by islamic state],” landis said, adding that “this is the end of isis as a ‘state’.” he also pointed out that the terrorists are now being prevented from freely moving between syrian and iraqi territory, making the fight against them much easier.
victory over the terrorists in abu kamal would practically mean the end of the self-proclaimed terrorist caliphate, max abrahms, professor at northeastern university told rt. it signals “the end of the main political goal of islamic state,” abrahms said. “the caliphate has been the main political raison d'etre for the islamic state. and i do not think that anyone could possibly say that the caliphate exists in any real fashion.”
the remaining isis terrorist fighters, however, still present a clear threat not just to the region but to the world, the professor cautioned, advising those fighting against is to continue targeting the jihadists.
“the islamic state itself is not dead. this is the group that managed to attract tens of thousands of fighters from scores of countries all over the world. and so they remain isis members or former isis members in its stronghold in iraq and in syria. and of course, this is an international problem with an untold number of foreign fighters who have returned home,” abrahms said. “we need to keep the pressure on, we need to find them, and frankly, we may need to expand the targeting to include groups and splinter groups where former isis guys are heading to next.”
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ˈsinjər əˈfɪʃəlz kənˈfɛʃən meɪks noʊ sɛns, əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˈivɪn mɔr ˈkəvərˌəp (naturalnews*) ðə kæt ɪz aʊt əv ðə bæg, ɛz mɔr ˈɛvədəns kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˈimərʤ ˈpruvɪŋ ðət ˈwərkərz æt ðə ˈstrɪkən fukuˈʃimə ˌdaɪˈiʧi ˈnukliər paʊər fəˈsɪlɪti ɪn ʤəˈpæn dɪˈlɪbərətli ˈkəvərd əp haɪ ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ˈridɪŋz æt ðə ˈɔrdər əv ðɛr suˈpɪriərz. ənd ɛz mɔr ˈpipəl bɪˈkəm əˈwɛr əv ðɪs dɪˈstərbɪŋ fækt, ˌʤæpəˈniz əˈθɔrətiz ər traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðə fəˈsɑd ðət ðə ˈkəvərˌəp wɑz ən ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ˈɪnsədənt, ənd ðət ðɛr wɑz nɑt ə ˈlɑrʤər kənˈspɪrəsi tɪ haɪd ləˈʤɪtəmət ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ˈridɪŋz frəm ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz nuz source(as*) rɪˈpɔrts ðət ə ˈsinjər əˈfɪʃəl ˈwərkɪŋ fər ˈbɪlˌdəp, ə səbˈkɑnˌtræktər haɪərd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fukuˈʃimə ˈɛfərts, həz ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ˌɪnˈstrəktɪŋ hɪz ˈwərkərz tɪ wɛr lɛd ˈkəvərɪŋz ˈoʊvər ðɛr doʊˈsɪmətərz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ʃild ˈækjərət ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ˈridɪŋz. doʊˈsɪmətərz ˈmɛʒər ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən, ənd ˈɪndəˌkeɪt wɪn ɪt ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər seɪf tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ə ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ənˈkəvərd frəm ə dɪˈsɛmbər 2 ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðə əˈfɪʃəl ənd hɪz ɪmˈplɔɪiz rɪˈvilz ðət hi koʊkst ðɛm tɪ juz ðə lɛd ˈkəvərɪŋz baɪ ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət hi hæd juzd ðɛm ˈmɛni taɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr wɪˈθaʊt ˈɪʃu. hi ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɛrəntli toʊld ðɛm ðət ðeɪ wʊd hæv tɪ juz ðɛm ɪn fˈjuʧər ˈɛfərts ɛz wɛl, ənd ˌɪmˈplaɪd ðət ðeɪ ʃʊd gɪt juzd tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ɛz, ðə ˈsinjər əˈfɪʃəl ˈɔlsoʊ keɪm əp wɪθ ən ˈæləˌbaɪ ðət ðə ˈwərkərz kʊd juz tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ˈkəvərɪŋz, ʃʊd ˈɛniˌwən ˌɪnkˈwaɪr əˈbaʊt ðə ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˈprɛzəns əv teɪp ɔn ðɛr tɔrn ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən prəˈtɛkʃən suts. ɔl ðə ˈbeɪsɪz wər ˈkəvərd, ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, wɪʧ wɑz ɪˈnəf tɪ kənˈvɪns fɔr əv ðə ˈwərkərz tɪ goʊ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə naʊ ðət ðə ˈmidiə həz bloʊn ðə lɪd ɔf ðə ˈstɔri, ðə ˈsinjər əˈfɪʃəl ɪn kˈwɛʃən ɪz naʊ ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðə ˈɪnsədənt wɑz ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd, ənd ðət hi keɪm əp wɪθ ɪt hɪmˈsɛlf ɔn ðə flaɪ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prəˈtɛkt ɪm ənd hɪz tim frəm ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən. wət? ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðɪs ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən meɪks ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ sɛns, ɛz doʊˈsɪmətərz ˈkəvər əp ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ˈridɪŋz, nɑt ðə ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈstɔri hi ɪz naʊ ˈtɛlɪŋ, ənd ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə əˈpɪrz tɪ bi baɪɪŋ æst əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈɑbviəsli ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri ˈsteɪtmənt, ðə ˈsinjər əˈfɪʃəl ˈfɑloʊd əp hɪz ˈænsər wɪθ əˈnəðər nɑnˈsɛnsɪkəl wən əˈbaʊt haʊ hɪz ˈwərkərz wər nu æt ðə ʤɑb, ənd haʊ hi θɔt ðət ˈtɛlɪŋ ðɛm tɪ wɛr lɛd ˈkəvərɪŋz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðət wʊd hæv əˈlərtɪd ðɛm tɪ ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən wʊd ˈsəmˌhaʊ kwɛl ðɛr fɪrz. əˈgɛn, ðɪs ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən meɪks noʊ sɛns, ənd əˈpɪrz tɪ pɔɪnt tɪ ə ˈkəvərˌəp ɛz tɪ hu ˈrɪli ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd ɪm ənd hɪz tim tɪ wɛr ðə lɛd ə ˈsinjər əˈfɪʃəl teɪks ðə hɪt fər ə ˈkəvərˌəp ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ dɪˈsiv ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈɪntu ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ˈlɛvəlz wər loʊər ðən ðeɪ ˈrɪli wər æt ðə fukuˈʃimə plænt. wɪn æst tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn wət hi wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ wɪn hi meɪd ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən, hi ˈɔfərz əp ˈsɛnsləs ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz ðət meɪk noʊ sɛns, ənd ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðət hi wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli wən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, fər səm ənˈnoʊn ˈrizən. səˈspɪʃəs? ju bi ðə ʤəʤ.
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senior official's confession makes no sense, appears to be even more cover-up
(naturalnews) the cat is out of the bag, as more evidence continues to emerge proving that clean-up workers at the stricken fukushima daiichi nuclear power facility in japan deliberately covered up high radiation readings at the order of their superiors. and as more people become aware of this disturbing fact, japanese authorities are trying to maintain the facade that the cover-up was an isolated incident, and that there was not a larger conspiracy to hide legitimate radiation readings from the public.the japanese news source(as) reports that a senior official working for build-up, a subcontractor hired during the fukushima clean-up efforts, has admitted to instructing his workers to wear lead coverings over their dosimeters in order to shield accurate radiation readings. dosimeters measure an individual's exposure to radiation, and indicate when it is no longer safe to be in the presence of a radiation source.recordings uncovered from a december 2 conversation between the official and his employees reveals that he coaxed them to use the lead coverings by claiming that he had used them many times before without issue. he also apparently told them that they would have to use them in future clean-up efforts as well, and implied that they should get used to using them now.according to as, the senior official also came up with an alibi that the workers could use to explain the coverings, should anyone inquire about the unusual presence of tape on their torn radiation protection suits. all the bases were covered, in other words, which was enough to convince four of the workers to go along with the plan.but now that the media has blown the lid off the story, the senior official in question is now claiming that the incident was isolated, and that he came up with it himself on the fly in order to protect him and his team from radiation. what? even though this explanation makes absolutely no sense, as dosimeters cover up radiation readings, not the radiation itself, this is the story he is now telling, and the mainstream media appears to be buying it.when asked about this obviously contradictory statement, the senior official followed up his answer with another nonsensical one about how his workers were new at the job, and how he thought that telling them to wear lead coverings over the only thing that would have alerted them to dangerous levels of radiation would somehow quell their fears. again, this explanation makes no sense, and appears to point to a cover-up as to who really instructed him and his team to wear the lead coverings.so a senior official takes the hit for a cover-up intended to deceive the public into thinking that radiation levels were lower than they really were at the fukushima plant. when asked to explain what he was thinking when he made this decision, he offers up senseless explanations that make no sense, and insists that he was the only one involved, for some unknown reason. suspicious? you be the judge.
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““cell* foʊnz kɔz cancer.”*.” ðeɪ don’t!”*!” ðeɪ do.”*.” ðeɪ don’t!”*!” bæk ənd fɔrθ ɪt goʊz, laɪk ðə sloʊəst geɪm əv ˈtɛnɪs. wən ˈstədi spɛnz 6 mənθs ˈpruvɪŋ ðət sɛl foʊnz tərn ju ˈɪntu ə ʤaɪənt ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈtumər, ənd əˈnəðər pɑps əp ʃoʊɪŋ ðət sɛl foʊnz kɔz ˈnəθɪŋ bət ən ˌɪnˈkrist nid tɪ tɛl ˈpipəl wət duɪŋ. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə keɪs, ðə ˈsɪti əv sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ simz tɪ bi dən ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ə kənˈklusɪv ˈænsər. ˈæftər ə lɔŋ ˈligəl ˈbætəl, ˌsupərˈvaɪzərz hæv juˈnænəməsli əˈpruvd ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən rikˈwaɪərɪŋ sɛl foʊn ʃɑps tɪ wɔrn ˈkəstəmərz əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ˈhæzərdz. ““hey*, ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs pæs læst year?”*?” jɛp. wɛl, ˈɔlˌmoʊst. ðə bɔrd əv ˌsupərˈvaɪzərz əˈpruvd ən ˈɔrdənəns rikˈwaɪərɪŋ iʧ sɛl ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən əbˈzɔrpʃən ˈlɛvəl (ər ““sar”*”) tɪ bi ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ɪts bɑks, bət ðət lɔ wɑz ˈstaɪfəld ˈæftər ðə ˈwaɪrlɪs əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən faɪld ə ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsɪti. ðiz ˈreɪtɪŋz biɪŋ ˈpoʊstɪd ˈɛvriˌwɛr, ðeɪ səˈʤɛstɪd, wʊd ʤɪst kənfˈjuz kənˈsumərz ˈɪntu ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət ˈsərtən foʊnz wər ˈpruvən tɪ bi mɔr ˈdeɪnʤərəs ðən ˈəðərz. ðɪs ˈsɛkənd swɪŋ æt ðə nu lɔ ɪz ə bɪt mɔr læks: gɔn ər ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ˈditeɪlz ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn iʧ bɑks, ˌɪnˈstɛd ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈwɔrnɪŋz ðət sɛl foʊn ʃɑps wɪl nid tɪ hæv æt hænd. ʃɑp ˈoʊnərz wɪl bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ poʊst ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən rɪsks (ðoʊ ɪt lʊk laɪk ðeɪ hæv tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ““cancer”*” spəˈsɪfɪkli), ənd ˌɪnˈfɔrm foʊks əv weɪz tɪ loʊər ʤɪst haʊ məʧ ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən gɪts ˈblæstɪd ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈbɑdi. noʊ wərd jɛt ɔn ɪf plænz tɪ drɔp əˈnəðər ˈlɔˌsut bɔm ɔn ðɪs wən. ðɪs ˈɔrdənəns wɪl bi ˈvoʊtɪd əˈpɑn wəns mɔr ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 26th*, æt wɪʧ pɔɪnt meɪər ɛd li wɪl nid tɪ saɪn ɔf ɔn ɪt wɪˈθɪn 10 deɪz tɪ meɪk ɪt ə lɔ. ɔl fər ðɪs. aɪ wɑz fər ðə fərst prəˈpoʊzəl, tu. ʃʊr, ɔl ˈstupɪd ənd ˈizəli kənfˈjuzd baɪ ˈskɛri ˈnəmbərz bət ðɪs ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wi kwaɪt ˌəndərˈstænd jɛt. ə fju ““so*, ə, sɛl foʊn ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən maɪt bi bæd fər ju, stɪl investigating”*” saɪnz ər ðə list wi kən du.
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“cell phones cause cancer.” “no they!” “yes they do.” “no they!”
back and forth it goes, like the world’s slowest game of tennis. one study spends 6 months proving that cell phones turn you into a giant walking tumor, and another pops up showing that cell phones cause nothing but an increased need to tell people what you’re doing.
whatever the case, the city of san francisco seems to be done waiting for a conclusive answer. after a long legal battle, sf’s supervisors have unanimously approved legislation requiring cell phone shops to warn customers of potential radiation hazards.
“hey, something like this pass last year?” yep. well, almost. the board of supervisors approved an ordinance requiring each cell phone’s radiation absorption level (or “sar”) to be posted on the outside of its box, but that law was stifled after the ctia wireless association filed a lawsuit against the city. these ratings being posted everywhere, they suggested, would just confuse consumers into thinking that certain phones were proven to be more dangerous than others.
this second swing at the new law is a bit more lax: gone are the specific radiation details posted on each box, instead replaced by general warnings that cell phone shops will need to have at hand. shop owners will be expected to post information regarding potential radiation risks (though it look like they have to mention “cancer” specifically), and inform folks of ways to lower just how much radiation gets blasted into their body.
no word yet on if ctia plans to drop another lawsuit bomb on this one. this ordinance will be voted upon once more on july 26th, at which point mayor ed lee will need to sign off on it within 10 days to make it a law.
i’m all for this. i was for the first proposal, too. sure, we’re all stupid and easily confused by scary numbers — but this is something that we quite understand yet. a few “so, uh, cell phone radiation might be bad for you, we’re still investigating” signs are the least we can do.
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ˈrɪʧərd ˈstɔlmən ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə ˈlɛʤənd ɪn ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈsɔfˌwɛr kəmˈjunɪti. ɪn 1983 hi kriˈeɪtɪd ðə fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈmuvmənt, θru wɪʧ ˈhaɪli treɪnd ənd ˈɔfən ˈhaɪli peɪd prəˈfɛʃənəlz gɪv ðɛr taɪm tɪ prəˈdusɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr fər ðə ˈpəblɪk gʊd. ðə ˈmuvmənt prəˈdust ðə nu ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm, ə fri ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri ˈsɔfˌwɛr səʧ ɛz ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ər ˈæpəl ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz. nu ɪz ə boʊθ ə ˈhjumərəs acronym”*” ˈstændɪŋ fər ɪz nɑt unix”*”, ənd ə nu (ər wildebeest*) ɪz ðə ˈmæˌskɑt əv ðə nu ˈsɪstəm ənd nu ˈprɑʤɛkt. ðə fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈmuvmənt ɪz wən əv ˈsɛvərəl strændz əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ðə pæst ðət hæv dɪˈfaɪd ˈmɑrkɪt ˈθɪriz ɔn haʊ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi məst wərk. ˈəðərz hæv ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə ənd rivˈjud ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpidiə, ənd ðə wərk ˈəndərˌteɪkən baɪ ˈmɛni ˈvɑləntɛri tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈmuvmənt goʊz ˈfərðər ðən moʊst ˈəðərz. ɪt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz ðə nid tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ən ˈæktɪvɪst kæmˈpeɪn tɪ əˈʧiv ɪts goʊlz, ˈrəðər ðən ˈsɪmpli riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ðə paʊər əv ə gʊd ɪgˈzæmpəl. ɪn 1989 ˈstɔlmən roʊt ðə fərst nu ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpəblɪk ˈlaɪsəns, wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðɪs ˈvɑləntɛri wərk brɪŋz ˈfridəm fər ˈjuzərz, ənd ˈkænɑt bi trænsˈfɔrmd ˈɪntu ən ˈɪnstrəmənt fər ˈsəmˌwən tɪ geɪn paʊər ˈoʊvər others”*”. wərk ənd ðə wərk əv ðə fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈmuvmənt hæv ˈɪnfluənst væst ˈɛriəz əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi. təˈdeɪ, ˈstɔlmən spɛnz məʧ əv hɪz taɪm ˈtrævəlɪŋ ənd ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ˈɔdiənsəz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɛz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˈɛθɪkəl nid fər ˈpipəl. hi ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈtʊrɪŋ ɔˈstreɪljə. fər ˈditeɪlz, ˈvɪzɪt ˈstɔlmən spoʊk wɪθ grin lɛft grɛg ˈædəmsən. waɪ ɪz ðə ˈɪʃu əv hu kənˈtroʊlz ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt? bɪˈkəz wi juz ˈsɔfˌwɛr fər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋz ɪn ɑr lɪvz, ənd ɪf wi juz ˈsɔfˌwɛr kənˈtroʊld baɪ ə ðət wɪl juz ɪts paʊər əˈgɛnst ju. wət ɪz software”*”? fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr minz ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðət rɪˈspɛkts users’*’ ˈfridəm ənd kəmˈjunɪti. spəˈsɪfɪkli, ɪt minz ðət ju ðə ˈjuzər hæv ðə fɔr ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈfridəmz: ˈfridəm 0 ɪz ðə ˈfridəm tɪ rən ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ɛz ju wɪʃ. ˈfridəm 1 ɪz ðə ˈfridəm tɪ ˈstədi ðə sɔrs koʊd əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm, ənd ðɛn ʧeɪnʤ ɪt soʊ ɪt dɪz jʊr kəmˈpjutɪŋ ɛz ju wɪʃ. ˈfridəm 2 ɪz ðə ˈfridəm tɪ hɛlp ˈəðərz. ðət ɪz ðə ˈfridəm tɪ meɪk ɪgˈzækt ˈkɑpiz ənd dɪˈstrɪbjut ðɛm tɪ ˈəðərz wɪn ju wɪʃ. ˈfridəm 3 ɪz ðə ˈfridəm tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə kəmˈjunɪti. ðət ɪz ðə ˈfridəm tɪ meɪk ˈkɑpiz əv ðə ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ˈvərʒənz ənd dɪˈstrɪbjut ðɛm tɪ ˈəðərz wɪn ju wɪʃ. iʧ əv ðiz ɪz ðə ˈfridəm tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪn ju wɪʃ. ju ər nɑt rikˈwaɪərd tɪ du ˈɛni əv ðiz θɪŋz. fər ˈɪnstəns, ju ər nɑt rikˈwaɪərd baɪ fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr tɪ meɪk ə ˈkɑpi fər ˈɛvriˌbɑdi hu æsks. bət ɛz ju ər pɑrt əv ə kəmˈjunɪti, ənd hæv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ ˈəðər ˈpipəl, ðɛr ər taɪmz ðət ju wɪl bi glæd tɪ du soʊ. ðə pɔɪnt ɪz ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ʃʊd traɪ tɪ blɑk ju frəm koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪŋ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈpipəl. ɪz fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðə seɪm ɛz sɔrs software”*”? noʊ. ˈoʊpən sɔrs ɪz ðə weɪ ˈpipəl hu ˈriʤɛkt ɑr ˈɛθɪkəl aɪˈdilz əˈtɛmpt tɪ koʊɑpt ɑr wərk ənd kɔz ɑr aɪˈdilz tɪ bi fərˈgɑtən. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ðə fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈmuvmənt ɪn 1983 wɪn wi hæd ə fɛr əˈmaʊnt əv səkˈsɛs ənd ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm wɑz ˈsprɛdɪŋ, ðɛr wɑz ə dɪsəˈgrimənt wɪˈθɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti. ðɛr wər ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs hu ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ənd ðɛr wər ðoʊz hu laɪkt ðə fri ˈproʊˌgræmz, ənd ˈmeɪbi ˈivɪn kənˈtrɪbjutɪd, bət dɪsəˈgrid wɪθ ɑr ˈɛθɪkəl vjuz. ɪn 1998 ðət ˈlætər grup ˈstɑrtɪd ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈoʊpən sɔrs, ənd ˈfɔrmjəˌleɪtɪd ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈdɪskɔrs ðət dɪd nɑt kˈwɛʃən ˈwɛðər prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri ˈsɔfˌwɛr wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ləˈʤɪtəmət. soʊ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv seɪɪŋ ðət ðɛr wɑz ˈfridəm ðət ˈjuzərz dɪˈzərvd, ðeɪ lɛft ðət ˈɪʃu unraised*. ðeɪ dɪd ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɪn ðə seɪm weɪz ðət wi hæd bɪn duɪŋ, soʊ ðət dɪd rɪˈspɛkt users’*’ ˈfridəm, bət ðeɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt ɛz ˈfridəm ðət ˈjuzərz dɪˈzərvd. ɪf ˈpipəl lərn tɪ ˈvælju ənd dɪˈmænd ˈfridəm, ðeɪ ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ luz ɪt. æt ə ˈpræktɪkəl ˈlɛvəl, ðoʊz ˈpipəl meɪ hɛlp. ðeɪ raɪt ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðət ɪz fri. ðət ɪz kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ tɪ ɑr kəmˈjunɪti, ˌwəˈtɛvər ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl aɪˈdiəz maɪt bi. bət æt ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl aɪˈdiəz, əv ˈtiʧɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ənd dɪˈmænd ˈfridəm, ðeɪ hæv ˈʧoʊzən nɑt tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ənd ðeɪ ˌɪmˈplaɪ dɪsəˈgrimənt wɪθ ðət aɪˈdiə. ðeɪ meɪ nɑt seɪ ɪkˈsplɪsətli θɪŋk ˈjuzərz dɪˈzərv freedom”*”, bət ˌɪmˈplɪsət ɪn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðeɪ hæv sɛd. ðeɪ θɪŋk əv fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ər ˌwəˈtɛvər ðeɪ kɔl ɪt, ɛz ʤɪst ən ˈɔpʃən. ðeɪ meɪ seɪ ðeɪ θɪŋk ɪt ɪz gʊd tɪ hæv ðɪs ɔlˈtərnətɪv. bət wi ər nɑt ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ meɪk ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv. wi ər ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪt ɔl ˈjuzərz əv ˈsɔfˌwɛr. ˈlɪnəks ɪz ˈwaɪdli noʊn. wɛr dɪz ðət sɪt ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr? ˈlɪnəks ɪz ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ðət dɪz ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ʤɑb ðət ɪz kɔld ə ““kernel”*”. ɪt wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 1991 baɪ ˈlaɪnəs ɛz ˈsɔfˌwɛr. bət ɪn 1992 hi riˈlist ɪt ɛz fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈjuzɪŋ ðə nu ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpəblɪk ˈlaɪsəns ðət aɪ hæd ˈrɪtən. ðət wɑz wən əˈməŋ ˈvɛriəs fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈlaɪsənsɪz ɪn juz æt ðə taɪm. sɪns 1984 aɪ ənd ˈəðərz hæv bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm kɔld nu. ɪn 1992 wi hæd ðə hoʊl ˈsɪstəm ɪkˈsɛpt fər wən kəmˈpoʊnənt, ðə ˈkərnəl. soʊ ˈlɪnəks, wɪn ɪt wɑz ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪtɪd baɪ, fɪld ðə læst gæp ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm, ənd ˈpipəl pʊt ðɛm təˈgɛðər ənd meɪd ðə ˈsɪstəm. ðɪs ɪz naʊ juzd baɪ ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl, ɪkˈsɛpt ðət ˈmoʊstli ðeɪ noʊ ðeɪ ər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈsɪstəm. ðeɪ θɪŋk ðət ðə hoʊl θɪŋ ɪz ˈlɪnəks, ənd ðeɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈstɑrtɪd ɪt ɔl ɪn 1991 ðət ɪz ənˈfɔrʧənət, bɪˈkəz ðɛn ðeɪ tɛnd tɪ əˈdɑpt hɪz aɪˈdiəz ənd nɑt ˈivɪn kənˈsɪdər ɑrz. hi ɪz wən əv ðə ˈoʊpən sɔrs ˈpipəl. hi bɪˈliv ðət ju ɛz ə ˈjuzər dɪˈzərv ˈfridəm, ənd hi bɪˈliv ðət hi dɪˈzərvz ˈfridəm. hi sɪz hi ɪz ˈhæpi tɪ juz ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈpaʊərfəl ənd rɪˈlaɪəbəl. wət ər ðə meɪnz ˈɑbstəkəlz tɪ fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr təˈdeɪ? ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈɑbstəkəlz tɪ ɑr wərk dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr bɪɔnd ʤɪst ðət səm θɪŋz ər ə lɔt əv wərk tɪ du. fər ˈɪnstəns, ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkəntriz ɪt ɪz ˈfɔrbɪdən tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈækˌsɛsɪŋ ˈmidiə dɪˈzaɪnd wɪθ ɛnˈkrɪpʃən wɪθ ðə ˈpərpəs əv riˈstrɪktɪŋ ˈjuzərz, səʧ ɛz moʊst ˌdiˌviˈdiz. ðiz məˈlɪʃəs riˈstrɪkʃənz ər noʊn ɛz ˈdɪʤɪtəl riˈstrɪkʃənz ˈmænɪʤmənt, [wɪʧ ˈmuvi ˈkəmpəˌniz kɔl raɪts management”*”], ər handcuffs”*”. wɪn ɪt ɪz ˈfɔrbɪdən tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr tɪ du ə ˈsərtən ʤɑb ðət ɪz ə bɪg ˈɑbstəkəl. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ðɛr ər ˈəðər ˈkəntriz ðət du nɑt fərˈbɪd ðɪs, soʊ ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ðɛr. ə ˈsɛkənd ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət ˈmɛni ˈkəntriz əˈlaʊ ˈpætənts tɪ ˈkəvər ˈsɔfˌwɛr tɛkˈniks ənd aɪˈdiəz: nɑt ɪnˈtaɪər ˈproʊˌgræmz, bət spɪˈsɪfɪk aɪˈdiəz ðət kən bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ɪn pɑrt əv ə ˈproʊˌgræm. sɪns ə lɑrʤ ˈproʊˌgræm kəmˈbaɪnz ˈθaʊzənz əv aɪˈdiəz, ɪf 10 əv ɔl ðə aɪˈdiəz ər ˈpætəntɪd ðət minz ðə lɑrʤ ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈfɔrbɪdən baɪ ˈhənərdz əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈpætənts æt wəns. ənd ðɛr ər ˈhənərdz əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈpɑsəbəl ˈlɔˌsuts əˈgɛnst ðə dɪˈvɛləpər hu ɪz ˈraɪtɪŋ ðət ˈproʊˌgræm. ðɪs θrɛt əˈplaɪz tɪ fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ənd prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ənd ðə ˈpætənt ˈhoʊldərz kən ˈɔlsoʊ θˈrɛtən ˈjuzərz səm əv ðə taɪm. soʊ əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr aɪˈdiəz tɪ bi ˈpætəntɪd ɪz ˈdeɪnʤərəs tɪ ɔl ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ɔˈstreɪljə ɪz əˈbaʊt tɪ kənˈsɪdər ðɪs kˈwɛʃən ənd ɔˈstreɪljə ʃʊd ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈpætənts tɪ riˈstrɪkt ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd juz əv ˈsɔfˌwɛr. əˈnəðər ˈprɑbləm kəmz frəm ˈhɑrdˌwɛr dɪˈvaɪsɪz huz ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz ər ˈsikrɪt. ðɪs minz ðət ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər wɪl sɛl ju ðə ˈprɑdəkt ənd rɪfˈjuzɪz tɪ tɛl ju haʊ tɪ rən ɪt. ˌɪnˈstɛd ðeɪ ˈɔfər ju ə prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ minz ɪt rɪˈspɛkt jʊr ˈfridəm ənd ju kənˈtroʊl ðət ˈprɑdəkt. ðət minz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ juz ɪt ju hæv tɪ sərˈɛndər jʊr ˈfridəm. dɪz ðə ˈɪʃu əv fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˌɪntərˈsɛkt wɪθ ˈəðər ˈɪʃuz səʧ ɛz ˈʤɛndər, ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, ər ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi? ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ɪt ɪz dɪˈrɛkli ən ˈɑbʤɛkt əv ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi. fər ˈɪnstəns, ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈkəntriz ər naʊ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ə treɪd əˈgrimənt ðət aɪ kɔl ðə ˈtɪrəni əˈgrimənt, ər acta*, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðeɪ priˈtɛnd ðɪs əˈgrimənt ɪz tɪ stɑp ““counterfeiting”*”. [ɪts səˈpɔrtərz kɔl ɪt ðə treɪd əˈgrimənt.] bət ðət ɪz ə mɪsˈlidɪŋ neɪm bɪˈkəz (tɪ mi) ðət ˌɪmˈplaɪz ˈmɛni ˈəðər θɪŋz. pɑrt əv ðɪs ˈtriti maɪt bi ə ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən ɔn dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðət ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈhændˌkəfs, wɪʧ wʊd ˌɪnˈklud ˈɛni fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðət ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv pleɪɪŋ ˌdiˌviˈdiz. [wi noʊ] bɪˈkəz ðeɪ kip ɪt ˈsikrɪt frəm ðə ˈpəblɪk. ðeɪ ʃoʊ ðə dræfts tɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət maɪt geɪn frəm ɪt ənd ðeɪ tɛl ðə ˈpəblɪk. ɪˈnəf tɪ ʃoʊ ðət ðeɪ ər əp tɪ noʊ gʊd. du ju hæv ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈkɑmɛnts? fərst əv ɔl, ɔˈstreɪljə ˈsəfərz frəm ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp ənd nidz tɪ əˈbɑlɪʃ ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp. ˈpipəl ər dɪˈskəsɪŋ ə prəˈpoʊzəl fər ən ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈfɪltər. aɪ æm glæd ðət ɪt əˈpɪrz naʊ ðət həz bɪn blɑkt ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ənd ˈhæpən. bət ɔˈstreɪljə ɔˈrɛdi həz ə ˈsɪstəm əv ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp, fərˈbɪdɪŋ lɪŋks tɪ ˈfɔrən wɛb saɪts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl wɛb saɪts. ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk frənˈtɪrz ɔˈstreɪljə (efa*, meɪd ə lɪŋk tɪ ən wɛb saɪt ðət wɑz ɔn ðə ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp lɪst, spəˈsɪfɪkli tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət ɔˈstreɪljə ˈsɛnsərz lɪŋks tɪ ˈfɔrən pəˈlɪtɪkəl vˈjuˌpɔɪnts. wɑz ˈɔrdərd tɪ riˈmuv ðɪs lɪŋk ər feɪs ə faɪn əv ə deɪ. ðɪs ɪz ˈtɪrəni. aɪ dɪsəˈgri wɪθ wət ðeɪ lɪŋkt tɪ. aɪ æm ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv əˈbɔrʃən raɪts. bət ˈfridəm əv spiʧ həz tɪ əˈplaɪ tɪ ðə θɪŋz wi dɪsəˈgri wɪθ. ˈfaɪnəli, wət ɪz ðə fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr faʊnˈdeɪʃən ənd haʊ kən ˈpipəl gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd? ðə fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz ə ˈʧɛrɪti ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ðət wi ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 1985 tɪ ˌɪnˈvaɪt doʊˈneɪʃənz fər wərk ɔn fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr, prəˈmoʊtɪŋ fri ˈsɔfˌwɛr. ɪf ˈpipəl səˈpɔrt ˈjuˈɛs ðeɪ ʃʊd ʤɔɪn, bɪˈkəz wi nid ðɛr səˈpɔrt tɪ peɪ stæf, tɪ wərk ɔn kæmˈpeɪnz əˈgɛnst θɪŋz ðət ər ˈhɑrmfəl. wən əv ðiz kæmˈpeɪnz ɪz kɔld defectivebydesign.org*, wɪʧ ɪz ə kæmˈpeɪn əv ˈproʊˌtɛst əˈgɛnst ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈhændˌkəfs. ðə saɪt æsks ju tɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ ðə ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪst. ju gɪt toʊld əˈbaʊt ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts ənd ju kən hɛlp ˈkɛri ðɛm aʊt. pliz ʤɔɪn, bɪˈkəz wi nid jʊr hɛlp.
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richard stallman is something of a legend in the global software community. in 1983, he created the free software movement, through which highly trained and often highly paid professionals give their time to producing software for the public good.
the movement produced the gnu operating system, a free alternative to proprietary software such as the microsoft or apple operating systems. gnu is a both a humorous “recursive acronym” standing for “gnu is not unix”, and a gnu (or wildebeest) is the mascot of the gnu system and gnu project.
the free software movement is one of several strands of technology development in the past half-century that have defied market theories on how the economy must work. others have included the wikipedia peer-created and reviewed encyclopedia, and the work undertaken by many voluntary technology organisations.
however, the free software movement goes further than most others. it identifies the need to carry out an activist campaign to achieve its goals, rather than simply relying on the power of a good example.
in 1989, stallman wrote the first gnu general public license, which provides a framework for licensing “to ensure that this voluntary work brings freedom for users, and cannot be transformed into an instrument for someone to gain power over others”.
stallman’s work and the work of the free software movement have influenced vast areas of technology.
today, stallman spends much of his time travelling and speaking to audiences about the importance of free software as a political and ethical need for people. he is currently touring australia. for details, visit www.acs.org.au/rmstour . stallman spoke with green left weekly’s greg adamson.
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why is the issue of who controls software important?
because we use software for important things in our lives, and if we use software controlled by a mega-corporation that mega-corporation will use its power against you.
what is “free software”?
free software means software that respects users’ freedom and community. specifically, it means that you the user have the four essential freedoms:
• freedom 0 is the freedom to run the program as you wish.
• freedom 1 is the freedom to study the source code of the program, and then change it so it does your computing as you wish.
• freedom 2 is the freedom to help others. that is the freedom to make exact copies and distribute them to others when you wish.
• freedom 3 is the freedom to contribute to the community. that is the freedom to make copies of the modified versions and distribute them to others when you wish.
each of these is the freedom to do something when you wish. you are not required to do any of these things. for instance, you are not required by free software to make a copy for everybody who asks. but as you are part of a community, and have relationships with other people, there are times that you will be glad to do so.
the point is nobody should try to block you from cooperating with other people.
is free software the same as “open source software”?
no. open source is the way people who reject our ethical ideals attempt to co-opt our work and cause our ideals to be forgotten.
i started the free software movement in 1983. when we had a fair amount of success and the gnu/linux operating system was spreading, there was a disagreement within the community. there were those of us who advocated free software, and there were those who liked the free programs, and maybe even contributed, but disagreed with our ethical views.
in 1998, that latter group started talking about open source, and formulated a different discourse that did not question whether proprietary software was actually legitimate.
so instead of saying that there was freedom that users deserved, they left that issue unraised. they did recommend distributing software in the same ways that we had been doing, so that did respect users’ freedom, but they talk about it as freedom that users deserved.
if people don’t learn to value and demand freedom, they are likely to lose it.
at a practical level, those people may help. they write software that is free. that is contributing to our community, whatever their political ideas might be. but at the level of our political ideas, of teaching people to appreciate and demand freedom, they have chosen not to participate and they imply disagreement with that idea.
they may not say explicitly “we don’t think users deserve freedom”, but that’s implicit in everything they have said. they think of free software, or whatever they call it, as just an option.
they may say they think it is good to have this alternative. but we are not aiming to make an alternative. we are aiming to liberate all users of software.
linux is widely known. where does that sit in relation to free software?
linux is the program that does a specific job that is called a “kernel”. it was started in 1991 by linus torvalds as non-free software. but in 1992, he released it as free software using the gnu general public license that i had written. that was one among various free software licenses in use at the time.
since 1984, i and others have been working on developing a completly free software operating system called gnu. in 1992, we had the whole system except for one component, the kernel. so linux, when it was liberated by torvalds, filled the last gap in the system, and people put them together and made the gnu/linux system.
this is now used by millions of people, except that mostly they don’t know they are using the gnu/linux system. they think that the whole thing is linux, and they think that torvalds started it all in 1991. that is unfortunate, because then they tend to adopt his ideas and not even consider ours.
he is one of the open source people. he doesn’t believe that you as a user deserve freedom, and he doesn’t believe that he deserves freedom. he says he is happy to use non-free software as long as powerful and reliable.
what are the mains obstacles to free software today?
there are many obstacles to our work developing free software beyond just that some things are a lot of work to do. for instance, in many countries it is forbidden to distribute software capable of accessing media designed with encryption with the purpose of restricting users, such as most dvds.
these malicious restrictions are known as digital restrictions management, drm [which movie companies call “digital rights management”], or “digital handcuffs”. when it is forbidden to distribute free software to do a certain job that is a big obstacle. fortunately, there are other countries that do not forbid this, so the software is available there.
a second problem is that many countries allow patents to cover software techniques and ideas: not entire programs, but specific ideas that can be implemented in part of a program.
since a large program combines thousands of ideas, if 10% of all the ideas are patented that means the large program is probably forbidden by hundreds of different patents at once.
and there are hundreds of different possible lawsuits against the developer who is writing that program. this threat applies to free software and proprietary software, and the patent holders can also threaten users some of the time. so allowing software ideas to be patented is dangerous to all software development.
australia is about to consider this question and australia should refuse to allow patents to restrict the development and use of software.
another problem comes from hardware devices whose specifications are secret. this means that the manufacturer will sell you the product and refuses to tell you how to run it. instead they offer you a proprietary program, which means it doesn’t respect your freedom and you don’t control that product.
that means in order to use it you have to surrender your freedom.
does the issue of free software intersect with other issues such as gender, environment, or foreign policy?
sometimes, it is directly an object of foreign policy. for instance, australia and many other countries are now negotiating a trade agreement that i call the anti-citizen tyranny agreement, or acta, although they pretend this agreement is to stop “counterfeiting”. [its supporters call it the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement.]
but that is a misleading name because (to me) that implies many other things. part of this treaty might be a prohibition on distributing software that is capable of breaking digital handcuffs, which would include any free software that is capable of playing dvds.
[we don’t know] because they keep it secret from the public. they show the drafts to the companies that might gain from it and they won’t tell the public. that’s enough to show that they are up to no good.
do you have any other comments?
first of all, australia suffers from censorship and needs to abolish censorship. people are discussing a proposal for an internet filter. i am glad that it appears now that has been blocked in the senate and won’t happen.
but australia already has a system of internet censorship, forbidding links to foreign web sites including political web sites. electronic frontiers australia (efa, www.efa.org.au ) made a link to an anti-abortion web site that was on the censorship list, specifically to demonstrate that australia censors links to foreign political viewpoints.
efa was ordered to remove this link or face a fine of $11,000 a day. this is tyranny.
i disagree with what they linked to. i am in favour of abortion rights. but freedom of speech has to apply to the things we disagree with.
finally, what is the free software foundation and how can people get involved?
the free software foundation is a tax-exempt charity in the us that we started in 1985 to invite donations for work on free software, promoting free software. if people support us they should join, because we need their support to pay staff, to work on campaigns against things that are harmful.
one of these campaigns is called defectivebydesign.org, which is a campaign of protest against digital handcuffs. the site asks you to subscribe to the mailing list. you get told about the protests and you can help carry them out. please join, because we need your help.
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tu frɛndz frəm ˈleɪklənd ər æt ɑdz ˈoʊvər ə ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈflɔrɪdə ˈlɑtəri ˈtɪkɪt. ʤɑn roʊdz sɪz hi bɔt tu ˈlɑtəri ˈtɪkɪts. wən əv ðɛm wɑz ə ˈwɪnər. roʊdz sɪz hi hæv ə ˈdraɪvərz ˈlaɪsəns tɪ gɪt ðə ˈməni fər ðə ˈtɪkɪt, soʊ hi æst hɪz frɛnd, ˈtaɪlər skɑt, tɪ kæʃ ɪt ɪn fər ɪm ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər roʊdz kleɪmz skɑt əˈgrid tɪ tərn ðə ˈtɪkɪt ɪn, bət mɪsˈlɛd roʊdz, ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪm wən roʊdz saɪn ðə ˈtɪkɪt; skɑt dɪd. ðə ˈɪʃu ɪz roʊdz sɪz ðə ˈtɪkɪt wərθ ɪt wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli wərθ 1 ˈmɪljən. roʊdz sɪz hi ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ənˈtɪl hi ˈnoʊtɪst skɑt ˈspɛndɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈməni. roʊdz sɪz hi æst skɑt fər hæf əv ðə ˈməni, bət wɪn skɑt əˈgri tɪ ðət, hi gɑt ə ˈlɔjər. naʊ roʊdz ɪz suɪŋ, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ ɔl əv ðə ˈməni. "əm goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt maɪ ˈməni," roʊdz sɛd. "ə blaɪnd mæn kən si ɪt. ðæts maɪ ˈməni." ən əˈtərni fər skɑt, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, sɪz roʊdz ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, bɪˈkəz hi kleɪmz ɪt wɑz skɑts ˈməni ðət roʊdz juzd tɪ ˈpərʧəs ðə ˈtɪkɪts. "aɪ æm nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪv ju maɪ ˈtɪkɪt, ənd seɪ, 'heɪ, draɪv tɪ ˌtæləˈhæsi, kəˈlɛkt maɪ ˈməni ənd brɪŋ ɪt bæk,'" skɑts əˈtərni, pɔl rid, sɛd. "noʊ wən wʊd du ðət." ɪt wɪl ˈlaɪkli bi əp tɪ ə ˈʤʊri tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd hu gɪts ðə ˈməni. ɔˈrɛdi ˈmuvɪŋ θru ðə kɔrt ˈsɪstəm, bət noʊ ˈmætər ðə ˈʤʊriz dɪˈsɪʒən, ɪt lʊks laɪk ðɛr ˈfrɛndʃɪp ɪz ˈoʊvər. "hi wɑz ə gʊd frɛnd," roʊdz sɛd. "ðæts wət ˈbɑðərz mi ðə moʊst."
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two friends from lakeland are at odds over a winning florida lottery ticket.
john rhoades says he bought two lottery tickets. one of them was a winner.
rhoades says he didn’t have a driver's license to get the money for the ticket, so he asked his friend, tyler scott, to cash it in for him in exchange for $10,000.
rhoades claims scott agreed to turn the ticket in, but misled rhoades, telling him he’d won $100,000.
rhoades didn’t sign the ticket; scott did.
the issue is rhoades says the ticket worth $100,000. it was actually worth $1 million.
rhoades says he didn’t realize that until he noticed scott spending a lot of money.
rhoades says he asked scott for half of the money, but when scott didn’t agree to that, he got a lawyer.
now rhoades is suing, claiming he’s entitled to all of the money.
"i'm going to get my money," rhoades said. "a blind man can see it. that's my money."
an attorney for scott, on the other hand, says rhoades isn’t entitled to anything, because he claims it was scott's money that rhoades used to purchase the tickets.
"i am not going to give you my $100,000 ticket, and say, 'hey, drive to tallahassee, collect my money and bring it back,'" scott's attorney, paul reed, said. "no one would do that."
it will likely be up to a jury to decide who gets the money.
it’s already moving through the court system, but no matter the jury's decision, it looks like their friendship is over.
"he was a good friend," rhoades said. "that's what bothers me the most."
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ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr ˈsɛkənd ˌwənɔnˈwən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dəˈbeɪt, sɛn. ˈbərni ˈsændərz sizd ɔn ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈraɪvəl ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən fər ˈfɔrmər ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ˈpaʊərˌhaʊs ˈhɛnri ˈkɪsɪnʤər. ɪn ðɛr ˈpriviəs ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 4 dəˈbeɪt, ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ msnbc*, ˈklɪntən hæd ˈɔfərd əp ˌənsəˈlɪsɪtɪd preɪz frəm ˈkɪsɪnʤər tɪ ˈbərnɪʃ hər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənəlɪst krəˈdɛnʃəlz. wɑz ˈvɛri ˈflætərd wɪn ˈhɛnri ˈkɪsɪnʤər sɛd aɪ ræn ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛnibədi hæd rən ɪt ɪn ə lɔŋ time,”*,” ˈklɪntən ˌvɑlənˈtɪrd æt ðə taɪm. maɪ kaɪnd əv guy.”*.” sɛn. ˈbərni ˈsændərz ɔn ˈhɛnri ˈkɪsɪnʤər ɪn ðɛr ˈsɛkənd face-off*, ˈsændərz slæmd hər ˈpriviəs ˈkɑmɛnt, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ˈkɪsɪnʤər wɑz wən əv ðə moʊst dɪˈstrəktɪv ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz əv steɪt ɪn ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈhɪstəri əv ðɪs country.”*.” ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ˈfaɪəri ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ nɑt ˈoʊnli rɪˈvild ə dip ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈvaɪd bɪtˈwin ˈklɪntən ənd ˈsændərz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspoʊzd ə splɪt ɪn tərmz əv ˈmeɪnˌstrim pəˈlɪtɪkəl pərˈsɛpʃənz əv ðə ˈkɪsɪnʤər ˈlɛgəsi. æm praʊd tɪ seɪ ðət ˈhɛnri ˈkɪsɪnʤər ɪz nɑt maɪ frɛnd. aɪ wɪl nɑt teɪk ədˈvaɪs frəm ˈhɛnri kissinger,”*,” ˈsændərz ˈædɪd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ɪn fækt, ˈækʃənz ɪn ˌkæmˈboʊdiə, wɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts bɑmd ðət ˈkəntri, ˌoʊvərθˈru prɪns ˈsiəˌnʊk, kriˈeɪtɪd ðə ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti fər pɔl pɑt ənd ðə kmɛr ruʒ tɪ kəm ɪn, hu ðɛn ˈbʊʧərd səm θri ˈmɪljən ˈɪnəsənt ˈpipəl, wən əv ðə wərst ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪdz ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə wərld. soʊ kaʊnt mi ɪn ɛz ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu wɪl nɑt bi ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ˈhɛnri kissinger.”*.” rɪˈleɪtɪd: ˈklɪntən ənd ˈsændərz klæʃ ˈoʊvər ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlz ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈklɪntən stʊd baɪ hər mæn soʊ tɪ spik, ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ wən əv ðə list ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈpɔrʃənz əv hɪz ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ, hɪz ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk taɪz wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə. θɪŋk ɪt ɪz fɛr tɪ seɪ, ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə kəmˈpleɪnts ðət ju wɔnt tɪ meɪk əˈbaʊt ɪm ər, ðət wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ˈʧaɪnə, wən əv ðə moʊst ˈʧælənʤɪŋ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wi hæv, hɪz ˈoʊpənɪŋ əp ˈʧaɪnə ənd hɪz ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ ðə ˈlidərz əv ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈjusfəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp fər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv america,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˈklɪntən hæd ˈpriviəsli preɪzd ˈkɪsɪnʤər ɪn hər 2014 ˈmɛmˌwɑr ənd kæmˈpeɪn ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ, choices,”*,” ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ ʃi ˈfɑndli rɪˈkɔld ˈwɑʧɪŋ 1972 trɪp tɪ ˈʧaɪnə ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. ðɛr ər ɪn ˈɛsəns tu ˈhɛnri kissingers*. ðɛr ɪz ðə rɪˈspɛktɪd ənd ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈɛldər ˈsteɪtsmən, hu ʃeɪpt juz. ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ɛz ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ædˈvaɪzər ənd ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt fər eɪt jɪrz. hi wɑz ˌɪnˈdid ˈkrɛdɪtɪd wɪθ ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈoʊpən ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə ɪn 1972 ənd wɑz əˈwɔrdɪd ðə noʊˈbɛl pis praɪz fər nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ðə 1973 ˈpɛrɪs pis əˈkɔrdz, wɪʧ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli lɛd tɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə viˌɛtˈnɑm wɔr. ðə ˈsændərz kæmˈpeɪn ˈræpɪd rɪˈspɑns ɔn ˈkɪsɪnʤər ɪz streɪt faɪər (@daveweigel*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 12 2016 ənd ðɛn ðɛr ɪz ðə ˈəðər ˈkɪsɪnʤər, hu ɪz fɑr mɔr ˌɪnˈsɪˌdiəs ɛz fɑr ɛz prɑˈgrɛsɪvz ər kənˈsərnd: ə mæn hu pleɪd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ənd səm wʊd ˈɑrgju dɪˈsaɪsɪv roʊl ɪn proʊˈlɔŋɪŋ ðə viˌɛtˈnɑm wɔr æt ðə ˈnidləs kɔst əv ˈθaʊzənz əv əˈmɛrɪkən ənd viˌɛtnɑˈmis lɪvz. ə mæn hu ɪnˈkərəʤd ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈrɪʧərd ˈnɪksən tɪ ˈwaɪərˌtæp ənd ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɛnəmiz. ə mæn hu səˈpɔrtɪd ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈbɑmɪŋ əv ˌkæmˈboʊdiə ənd lɑoʊs, ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈɪnəsənt səˈvɪljənz. ə mæn hu ˈmæstərˌmaɪndɪd ən ˌɪˈligəl 1973 ku ɪn ˈʧɪli ənd ˈəðər ˈkoʊvərt ˈplɪtɪkli ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz ɪn ˈkəntriz laɪk roʊˈdiʒə, ist tiˈmɔr ənd ˌɑrʤənˈtinə. ðət ˈkɪsɪnʤər, ɪn ðə maɪndz əv ˈmɛni prɑˈgrɛsɪvz, ɪz ənkˈwɛsʧənəbli ə wɔr ˈkrɪmənəl. ˈsteɪtmənt ˈkɪsɪnʤər ɪz ə wɔr criminal’*’ ɪz ə ˈsteɪtmənt bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ fər ˈmɛni jɪrz nɑt ə pis əv ˈrɛtərɪk. nɑt ə ˈmɛtəfɔr. ə ʤɑb description,”*,” ðə leɪt ˈɔθər ˈkrɪstəfər ˈhɪʧənz, hu lɔnʧt ə ˌwəˈmæn kæmˈpeɪn tɪ ˈtɑpəl ðə ˈkɪsɪnʤər mɪˈstik ɪn ðə ˈərli 2000s*, wəns sɛd. hɪz bʊk traɪəl əv ˈhɛnri kissinger”*” wɛnt ə lɔŋ weɪ təˈwɔrdz ˈʃɪftɪŋ ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ɔn ˈkɪsɪnʤər frəm preɪz əv hɪz prægˈmætɪk ˌrilˌpɔlɪˈtɪk brænd əv ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi tɪ ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈskrutəni əv hɪz ˈsikrətɪv ənd, səm wʊd ˈɑrgju, ˈstɑrtlɪŋˌli ˌɪnhjuˈmeɪn, wərld vju. ɛz ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈsimɔr hərʃ kleɪmd ɪn ə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ hitchens’*’ bʊk, dɑrk saɪd əv ˈhɛnri ˈkɪsɪnʤər ɪz ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri dark.”*.” ənd jɛt, ðə naʊ həz hæd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈɪnfluəns ɪn ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈoʊvər ðə læst 45 jɪrz. dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ dɔgd baɪ ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ənd ðə ɔˈkeɪʒənəl θrɛt əv ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən ˈoʊvər hɪz ˈækʃənz waɪl ɪn ˈɔfəs, ˈkɪsɪnʤər həz bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪnˈteɪn hɪz ˈstæʧər ɪn ɪˈlit pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsərkəlz, ənd dɪˈspaɪt hɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ɛz ə ˈhɔkɪʃ ˈaɪkɑn, hi həz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈkloʊzər riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈklɪntənz ðən səm maɪt ˈsəˌspɛkt. ɪz ə frɛnd, ənd aɪ rɪˈlaɪd ɔn hɪz ˈkaʊnsəl wɪn aɪ sərvd ɛz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv state.”*.” ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɔn ˈhɛnri ˈkɪsɪnʤər ðə ˈneɪʃən, ˈkɪsɪnʤər pleɪd ə ˈkruʃəl roʊl ɪn ˈlɑbiɪŋ ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə ˈnæftə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst ˈklɪntən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, tɪ ðə ˈdɛtrəmənt əv ðə hɛlθ kɛr ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðə ˈleɪdi wɑz prəˈmoʊtɪŋ. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ɪn ə 2014 ˌrivˈju əv hɪz bʊk order”*” ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən həz kɔld ˈkɪsɪnʤər ə ““friend”*” wɪθ ə idealistic”*” ˈvɪʒən huz ˈkaʊnsəl ʃi rɪˈlaɪz ɔn. ɪn ðət seɪm pis, ˈklɪntən sɛd ðət ˈkɪsɪnʤər ɪn wɪθ mi ˈrɛgjələrli, ˈʃɛrɪŋ əˈstut ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz əˈbaʊt ˈfɔrən ˈlidərz ənd ˈsɛndɪŋ mi ˈrɪtən rɪˈpɔrts ɔn hɪz ˈtrævəlz. ðoʊ wi hæv ˈɔfən sin ðə wərld ənd səm əv ɑr ˈʧælənʤɪz kwaɪt ˈdɪfərˈɛntli, ənd ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd ˈdɪfərənt rɪˈspɑnsɪz naʊ ənd ɪn ðə pæst, wət kəmz θru ˈklɪrli ɪn ðɪs nu bʊk ɪz ə kənˈvɪkʃən ðət wi, ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ʃɛr: ə bɪˈlif ɪn ðə əv kənˈtɪnjud əˈmɛrɪkən ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪn ˈsərvɪs əv ə ʤɪst ənd ˈlɪˌbərəl order.”*.” aɪˈrɑnɪkli, dɪˈspaɪt hər ˈkɑrənt kæmˈpeɪn ˈstrætəʤi əv ˈtaʊtɪŋ hər ˈwərkɪŋ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ɪkˈspændɪŋ ɔn hɪz ˈlɛgəsi, ɪn wən əv ˈpraɪvət iˈmeɪlz ðət həz bɪn meɪd ˈpəblɪk læst jɪr frəm hər ˈtɛnjər ɛz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt, ʃi ləˈmɛntɪd ðə fækt ðət hər riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɛz kloʊz ɛz ðə wən ˈkɪsɪnʤər ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd wɪθ ˈnɪksən. si æt list wəns ə wik waɪl keɪ sɔ ˈnɪksən everyday,”*,” ʃi roʊt tɪ hər eɪdz. ju si ðɪs ɛz ə problem?”*?” ˈkɪsɪnʤər wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm prəˈpoʊnənt əv ðə rɪˈmuvəl əv ˈlɪˌbiən ˈdɪkteɪtər ˈmoʊəˌmɑr gəˈdɑfi. ənd ˌɔlˈðoʊ roʊl ɪn hɪz əˈvɛnʧuəl ˈdaʊnˌfɔl meɪ bi rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz wən əv ðə moʊst ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈæˌspɛkts əv hər ˈlɛgəsi æt ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt, ʃi ərnd preɪz frəm hər ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər. ˈgreɪtli ædˈmaɪr ðə skɪl ənd əˈplɑm wɪθ wɪʧ ju ˈkɑndəkt ɑr ˈfɔrən policy,”*,” ˈkɪsɪnʤər roʊt hər ɪn ə 2012 ˈhænˌdrɪtən noʊt meɪd ˈpəblɪk ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr. wən əv greɪt gɪfts, wɪʧ ˈivɪn hɪz dɪˈtræktərz hæv ækˈnɑlɪʤd, ɪz hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈflætər hɪz weɪ ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɔrɪdərz əv paʊər, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz pleɪɪŋ wən pəˈlɪtɪkəl saɪd əv ðə aɪəl əˈgɛnst ðə ˈəðər. infamously*, hi kənˈsəltɪd boʊθ ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ðə tɪ ðə 1968 ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd əˈlɛʤədli ɪkˈspɛktɪd ə spɑt ɪn wɪˈʧɛvər ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən sizd paʊər ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈʤænjuˌɛri. hɪz mˈjuʧuəl ˌædmərˈeɪʃən riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən meɪ bi ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd, bət nɑt peɪɪŋ ɔf ɪn ðə ʃɔrt tərm fər ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk front-runner*, sɪns neɪm ɪz ˈdaʊnˌraɪt ˈtɑksɪk tɪ moʊst prɑˈgrɛsɪvz. ənd wɪθ ðə 2016 ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpraɪˌmɛri ɪˈlɛktərət soʊ fɑr ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ nɑt ʤɪst ˈdəbəl daʊn ɔn ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈpɑləsiz bət teɪk ðɛm ˈfərðər tɪ ðə lɛft, ðə moʊst ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri prækˈtɪʃənər əv ˈkoʊldˈblədəd traɪˈæŋgjələr dɪˈploʊməsi meɪ nɑt bi ðə bɛst ˈsɪmbəl fər ə ˈkænədɪt ˈdɛspərɪt tɪ pruv ʃi ɪz nɑt ə tul əv ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt. ɪf fər noʊ ˈəðər ˈrizən ðən bɪˈkəz ˈhɛnri ˈkɪsɪnʤər həz bɪn ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt sɪns ˈrəfli 1969 fər ˈbɛtər ər wərs.
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on thursday, during their second one-on-one presidential debate, sen. bernie sanders seized on democratic rival hillary clinton for name-checking former foreign policy powerhouse henry kissinger.
in their previous feb. 4 debate, hosted by msnbc, clinton had offered up unsolicited praise from kissinger to burnish her internationalist credentials. “i was very flattered when henry kissinger said i ran the state department better than anybody had run it in a long time,” clinton volunteered at the time. “not my kind of guy.” sen. bernie sanders on henry kissinger
in their second face-off, sanders slammed her previous comment, arguing that “henry kissinger was one of the most destructive secretaries of state in the modern history of this country.” the resulting fiery exchange not only revealed a deep ideological divide between clinton and sanders, but also exposed a split in terms of mainstream political perceptions of the kissinger legacy.
“i am proud to say that henry kissinger is not my friend. i will not take advice from henry kissinger,” sanders added on thursday. ”and in fact, kissinger’s actions in cambodia, when the united states bombed that country, overthrew prince sihanouk, created the instability for pol pot and the khmer rouge to come in, who then butchered some three million innocent people, one of the worst genocides in the history of the world. so count me in as somebody who will not be listening to henry kissinger.”
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meanwhile, clinton stood by her man so to speak, highlighting one of the least controversial portions of his resume, his diplomatic ties with china. “i think it is fair to say, whatever the complaints that you want to make about him are, that with respect to china, one of the most challenging relationships we have, his opening up china and his ongoing relationships with the leaders of china is an incredibly useful relationship for the united states of america,” she said. clinton had previously praised kissinger in her 2014 memoir and de-facto campaign manifesto, “hard choices,” during which she fondly recalled watching kissinger’s 1972 trip to china on television.
there are in essence two henry kissingers. there is the respected and influential elder statesman, who shaped u.s. foreign policy as national security adviser and the secretary of state for eight years. he was indeed credited with helping open diplomatic relations with china in 1972, and was awarded the nobel peace prize for negotiating the 1973 paris peace accords, which eventually led to the end of the vietnam war. the sanders campaign rapid response on kissinger is straight fire pic.twitter.com/d8cunsf3nn — daveweigel (@daveweigel) february 12, 2016
and then there is the other kissinger, who is far more insidious as far as progressives are concerned: a man who played a significant — and some would argue decisive role — in prolonging the vietnam war at the needless cost of thousands of american and vietnamese lives. a man who encouraged former president richard nixon to wiretap and intimidate his political enemies. a man who supported the secret bombing of cambodia and laos, killing thousands of innocent civilians. a man who masterminded an illegal 1973 coup in chile and other covert politically motivated military interventions in countries like rhodesia, east timor and argentina.
that kissinger, in the minds of many progressives, is unquestionably a war criminal.
“the statement ‘henry kissinger is a war criminal’ is a statement i’ve been making for many years not a piece of rhetoric. not a metaphor. a job description,” the late author christopher hitchens, who launched a one-man campaign to topple the kissinger mystique in the early 2000s, once said. his book “the trial of henry kissinger” went a long way towards shifting the conversation on kissinger from praise of his pragmatic realpolitik brand of foreign policy to intense scrutiny of his secretive and, some would argue, startlingly inhumane, world view. as journalist seymour hersh claimed in a documentary inspired by hitchens’ book, “the dark side of henry kissinger is very, very dark.”
and yet, the now 92-year-old has had significant influence in nearly every administration over the last 45 years. despite being dogged by protesters and the occasional threat of prosecution over his actions while in office, kissinger has been able to maintain his stature in elite political circles, and despite his image as a hawkish icon, he has enjoyed closer relations with the clintons than some might suspect.
“kissinger is a friend, and i relied on his counsel when i served as secretary of state.” hillary clinton on henry kissinger the nation, kissinger played a crucial role in lobbying on behalf of the nafta during the first clinton administration, to the detriment of the health care legislation the then-first lady was promoting. nevertheless, in a 2014 review of his book “world order” published in the washington post, hillary clinton has called kissinger a “friend” with a “surprisingly idealistic” vision whose counsel she relies on.
in that same piece, clinton said that kissinger “checked in with me regularly, sharing astute observations about foreign leaders and sending me written reports on his travels. though we have often seen the world and some of our challenges quite differently, and advocated different responses now and in the past, what comes through clearly in this new book is a conviction that we, and president obama, share: a belief in the indispensability of continued american leadership in service of a just and liberal order.”
ironically, despite her current campaign strategy of touting her working relationship with the current president and expanding on his legacy, in one of clinton’s private emails that has been made public last year from her tenure as secretary of state, she lamented the fact that her relationship with obama wasn’t as close as the one kissinger enjoyed with nixon. “i see potus at least once a week while k saw nixon everyday,” she wrote to her aides. “do you see this as a problem?”
kissinger was also a longtime proponent of the removal of libyan dictator moammar gadhafi. and although clinton’s role in his eventual downfall may be regarded as one of the most controversial aspects of her legacy at the state department, she earned praise from her predecessor. “i greatly admire the skill and aplomb with which you conduct our foreign policy,” kissinger wrote her in a 2012 handwritten note made public earlier this year.
one of kissinger’s great gifts, which even his detractors have acknowledged, is his ability to flatter his way into the corridors of power, sometimes playing one political side of the aisle against the other. infamously, he consulted both the democrats and republicans in the run-up to the 1968 election and allegedly expected a spot in whichever administration seized power the following january.
his mutual admiration relationship with hillary clinton may be calculated, but not paying off in the short term for the democratic front-runner, since kissinger’s name is downright toxic to most progressives. and with the 2016 democratic primary electorate so far looking to not just double down on obama policies but take them further to the left, the most legendary practitioner of cold-blooded triangular diplomacy may not be the best symbol for a candidate desperate to prove she is not a tool of the establishment. if for no other reason than because henry kissinger has been the establishment since roughly 1969 — for better or worse.
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ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt dɪˈlɪvərd ə ˈmæsɪv bloʊ tɪ. wɪθ ɪts əˈlɛʤd ˈfaʊndər ərˈɛstɪd ənd ˈprɪti məʧ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər saɪts ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd, ɪts nɑt ˈɑbviəs ðət ðɛr wɪl bi ə ˈpaɪrət beɪ staɪl ˈkəmˌbæk ˈɛniˌtaɪm sun. ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 2009 (kæt) gru aʊt tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈtɔrənt saɪt ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt wɪθ ˈmɪljənz əv ˈvɪzɪtərz ə deɪ. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈhoʊldərz ənd lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt hæv ˈteɪkən eɪm æt ðə saɪt ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz. ðɪs rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˌblɑˈkeɪdz əraʊnd ðə wərld, bət ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ðə bɪg hɪt keɪm wɪn ðə əˈlɛʤd ˈfaʊndər wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɪn ˈpoʊlənd. sun ˈæftər ðə nuz wɑz meɪd ˈpəblɪk kæt ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd, ˈlivɪŋ ɪts ˈjuzərz wɪˈθaʊt ðɛr ˈfeɪvərɪt saɪt. ðə kˈwɛʃən ɔn ˈmɛni maɪndz raɪt naʊ ɪz ˈwɛðər ðə saɪt wɪl meɪk ə ˈpaɪrət ˈkəmˌbæk. waɪl ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈænsər ðɪs kˈwɛʃən wɪθ ˈsərtənti, ðə ɑdz kən bi mɔr ˈkɛrfəli weɪd baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈkloʊzər lʊk æt ðə ɪˈvɛnts ðət lɛd əp tɪ ðə bəst ənd wət meɪ ˈfɑloʊ. fərst ɔf, ɪz naʊ daʊn əˈkrɔs ɔl ðə əˈfɪʃəl doʊˈmeɪn neɪmz. ðɪs ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm simz tɪ bi ˈvɑləntɛri ɪn pɑrt, ɛz ðə əˈθɔrətiz sizd ðə ˈsərvərz. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈsɛvərəl doʊˈmeɪnz ər stɪl ɪn ðə hænz əv ðə kat-team*. ðət sɛd, ðə ˈkrɪmənəl kəmˈpleɪnt faɪld ɪn ðə juz. ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ dɪz rɪˈvil ðət kæt həz bɪn ˈhɛvəli ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd (pdf*). əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə fɛdz,, ə frəm juˈkreɪn, ɪz ðə ki pleɪər bɪˈhaɪnd ðə saɪt. ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, hi hɪz kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ ðə saɪt, bət ˈsɛvərəl sɪˈkjʊrəti hoʊlz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli rɪˈvild hɪz aɪˈdɛntəˌti. wɪθ hɛlp frəm ˈsɛvərəl ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd əˈbrɔd, ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz (hsi*) ˈeɪʤənt ˈʤɛrɪd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz ðə juˈkreɪniən ɛz ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ fɔrs bɪˈhaɪnd ðə saɪt. ðə ˈoʊldəst ˈtreɪsɪz tɪ ər ðə ˈrɛkərdz fər ˈvɛriəs doʊˈmeɪnz, ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn hɪz neɪm ˈərli 2009 ˌrivˈju əv hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən fər ðət ɪt wɑz ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɔn ər əˈbaʊt ˈʤænjuˌɛri 19 2009 tɪ wɪθ ən ˈæˌdrɛs ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn kharkiv*, ukraine,”*,” ðə ˌæfəˈdeɪvət ridz. ðɪs ˈmæʧɪz wɪθ ˈrɛkərdz əbˈteɪnd frəm doʊˈmeɪn ˈrɛʤɪˌstrɑr godaddy*, wɪʧ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət ˈpərʧəst θri doʊˈmeɪn neɪmz əraʊnd ðə seɪm taɪm. ðə ˈeɪʤənt ˈfərðər ənˈkəvərd ðət ðə əˈlɛʤd kæt ˈfaʊndər juzd ən iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs wɪθ ðə ˈnɪkˌneɪm ““tirm.”*.” ðə seɪm neɪm wɑz ˈlɪstɪd ɛz ““owner”*” ɔn ðə ““people”*” peɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈərli deɪz, bət wɑz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli riˈmuvd ɪn 2011 ɔn ˈpipəl peɪʤ ðə ˈeɪʤənt ˈɔlsoʊ lʊkt æt ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn kæt, wɪʧ səˈʤɛst ðət ““tirm”*” wɑz ˈæktɪvli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə saɪt. pɑrt əv ðɪs ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ rivˈjud hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ, pərˈpɔrtɪd ‘‘owner.’*.’ ðiz ˈpoʊstɪŋz ənd ˈəðərz ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət wɑz ˈæktɪvli ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈrənɪŋ əv kæt ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ biɪŋ ˈlɪstɪd ɛz ən ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ənd ðə owner,”*,” ðə ˈeɪʤənt raɪts. əˈsɪstɪd baɪ ˈæpəl ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ðə fɛdz wər ðɛn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ðə lɪŋk bɪtˈwin,, ənd hɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðə saɪt. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈhændɪd ˈoʊvər lɔgz frəm ðə kæt fanpage*. wɪθ hɛlp frəm ˈæpəl, ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər wɑz ðɛn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈkrɔsˌrɛfərəns ðɪs wɪθ ən juzd fər ən ˈaɪˌtunz trænˈzækʃən. prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ˈæpəl ʃoʊd ðət [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd] kənˈdəktəd ən ˈaɪˌtunz trænˈzækʃən ˈjuzɪŋ ˌaɪˌpi ˈæˌdrɛs ɔn ər əˈbaʊt ˌʤuˈlaɪ 31 2015 ðə seɪm ˌaɪˌpi ˈæˌdrɛs wɑz juzd ɔn ðə seɪm deɪ tɪ ˈɪntu ðə kæt ˈfeɪsˌbʊk account.”*.” ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈæpəl əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv ˈhændɪd ˈoʊvər ˈpraɪvət iˈmeɪl ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪʧ ˈrɛfərəns kæt, ˈdeɪtɪŋ bæk ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz. ðiz iˈmeɪlz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmɛnʃən ə payment,”*,” wɪʧ ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ˈrɛvəˌnu rɪˈleɪtɪd. aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ə ˈnəmbər əv iˈmeɪlz ɪn ðə [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd] əˈkaʊnt rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əv kæt. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, bɪtˈwin ɔn ər əˈbaʊt ʤun 8 2010 ənd ɔn ər əˈbaʊt sɛpˈtɛmbər 3 ðə ˈeɪʤənt raɪts. mɔr ˈrisənt ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ ðət ən lɪŋkt tɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ juzd tɪ ˈækˌsɛs əˈkaʊnt, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ðə ˈwɔlət ˈɔlsoʊ əˈsɪstɪd ɪn ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ““notably*, ˌaɪˌpi ˈæˌdrɛs ˈækˌsɛst ðə kæt ˈfeɪsˌbʊk əˈkaʊnt əˈbaʊt ə ˈdəzən taɪmz ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ənd ɑkˈtoʊbər 2015 ðɪs seɪm ˌaɪˌpi ˈæˌdrɛs wɑz juzd tɪ tɪ əˈkaʊnt 47 taɪmz bɪtˈwin ɔn ər əˈbaʊt ˈʤænjuˌɛri 28 2014 θru ɔn ər əˈbaʊt noʊˈvɛmbər 13 ɛz fər ðə ˈbɪznɪs saɪd, ðə kəmˈpleɪnt ˈmɛnʃənz ə vərˈaɪəti əv æd ˈpeɪmənts, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət kæt meɪd ˈoʊvər ə ˈdəzən ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz ɪn ˈrɛvəˌnu pər jɪr. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɛz frənt. ðə doʊˈmeɪn wɑz ˈrɛʤɪstərd baɪ ənd lɪsts ˈsɛvərəl ɪmˈplɔɪiz əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hu wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈərli dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə saɪt. əv ðə ɪmˈplɔɪiz faʊnd ɔn hu ˈprɛzənt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ˈwərkɪŋ fər ər ðə seɪm ɪmˈplɔɪiz hu rɪˈsivd əˈsaɪnmənts frəm ɪn ðə kæt əˈlərt emails,”*,” ðə kəmˈpleɪnt ridz. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, nən əv ðə ˈəðər ɪmˈplɔɪiz ər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ər ʧɑrʤd. tɪ ˈgæðər ˈfərðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈməni saɪd, ðə fɛdz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔrkɪˌstreɪtɪd ən ˌəndərˈkəvər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən wɛr ðeɪ poʊzd ɛz ən ˈædvərˌtaɪzər fər ˈwɛbˌsaɪt pərˈpɔrtɪˌdli ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ə ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ ˈstədi ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states.”*.” ðɪs rɪˈvild ˈditeɪlz əv ˈsɛvərəl bæŋk əˈkaʊnts, wɪθ wən rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈoʊvər 28 ˈmɪljən ɪn ʤɪst eɪt mənθs. ˈrɛkərdz rɪˈflɛkt ðət ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əˈkaʊnt rɪˈsivd ə ˈtoʊtəl əv əˈprɑksəmətli ɪn dɪˈpɑzəts bɪtˈwin ɔn ər əˈbaʊt ˈɔgəst 28 2015 ənd ɔn ər əˈbaʊt mɑrʧ 10 bæŋk əˈkaʊnt ˈfaɪnəli, ənd ˈkruʃəli, ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ˈɪʃud ə ˈwɔrənt dɪˈrɛktɪd æt ðə kəˈneɪdiən əv. ðɪs wɑz wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst skɔrz ɛz ɪt prəˈvaɪdɪd ðɛm wɪθ fʊl ˈkɑpiz əv hɑrd draɪvz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə iˈmeɪl ˈsərvər. əbˈzərvd ðət ðeɪ wər ɔl ˈrənɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈlɪnəks ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm, ənd ðət ðeɪ kənˈteɪnd faɪlz wɪθ ˈjuzər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˈækˌsɛs lɔgz, ənd ˈəðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə faɪl ˈtaɪtəld ‘‘passwd’*’ ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə ‘‘etc’*’ directory,”*,” ðə ˈeɪʤənt raɪts. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ˈnumərəs faɪlz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ kæt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ dɪˈrɛktəriz ənd lɔgz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd tɪ ðɛr neɪm ˈsərvərz, iˈmeɪlz ənd ˈəðər files,”*,” hi ædz. kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ɔl ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən juz. lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt həz ɪn ɪts pəˈzɛʃən, ˈdaʊtfəl ðət kæt wɪl ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ ɪts oʊld ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈɛniˌtaɪm sun. ˈtɛknɪkəli ɪt bi hɑrd tɪ ˈɔrkɪˌstreɪt ə ˈpaɪrət ˈkəmˌbæk, ɛz ðɛr ər ˈprɑbəˌbli səm ˈbæˌkəps əˈveɪləbəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, naʊ ðət ðə saɪt həz bɪn ˈhɛvəli ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd ənd ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪz ˌəndərˈweɪ, ɪt wʊd bi ə ˈrɪski ɪnˈdɛvər. ˈsɪmələrli, ənd ˈjuzərz meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt wət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðə əˈθɔrətiz hæv ɪn ðɛr pəˈzɛʃən. ðə kəmˈpleɪnt saɪts ˈpraɪvət ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ðət wər sɛnt θru kæt, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ðə əˈθɔrətiz hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt əˈmaʊnt əv ˈdætə. waɪl ˈrɛgjələr ˈjuzərz ər ənˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈtɑrgətɪd, ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən meɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈjusfəl fər fˈjuʧər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ˈɪntu ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl. mɔr ˈklɛrɪti ɔn ðɪs, ðə fˈjuʧər, ənd wət ɪt minz fər ðə ˈtɔrənt ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm, ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈɛvədənt wɪn ðə dəst ˈsɛtəlz.
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yesterday the u.s. government delivered a massive blow to kickasstorrents. with its alleged founder arrested and pretty much the entire site's operation compromised, it's not obvious that there will be a pirate bay style comeback anytime soon.
founded in 2009, kickasstorrents (kat) grew out to become the largest torrent site on the internet with millions of visitors a day.
as a result, copyright holders and law enforcement have taken aim at the site in recent years. this resulted in several isp blockades around the world, but yesterday the big hit came when the site’s alleged founder was arrested in poland.
soon after the news was made public kat disappeared, leaving its users without their favorite site. the question that’s on many people’s minds right now is whether the site will make a pirate bay-style comeback.
while it’s impossible to answer this question with certainty, the odds can be more carefully weighed by taking a closer look at the events that led up to the bust and what may follow.
first off, kickasstorrents is now down across all the site’s official domain names. this downtime seems to be voluntary in part, as the authorities haven’t seized the servers. also, several domains are still in the hands of the kat-team.
that said, the criminal complaint filed in the u.s. district court in chicago does reveal that kat has been heavily compromised (pdf).
according to the feds, artem vaulin, a 30-year-old from ukraine, is the key player behind the site. over the years, he obfuscated his connections to the site, but several security holes eventually revealed his identity.
with help from several companies in the united states and abroad, homeland security investigations (hsi) agent jared der-yeghiayan identifies the ukrainian as the driving force behind the site.
the oldest traces to vaulin are the whois records for various domains, registered in his name early 2009.
“a review of historical whois information for kat….identified that it was registered on or about january 19, 2009, to artem vaulin with an address located in kharkiv, ukraine,” the affidavit reads.
this matches with records obtained from domain registrar godaddy, which indicate that vaulin purchased three kat-related domain names around the same time.
the agent further uncovered that the alleged kat founder used an email address with the nickname “tirm.” the same name was listed as kat’s “owner” on the site’s “people” page in the early days, but was eventually removed in 2011.
tirm on kat’s people page
the hsi agent also looked at several messages posted on kat, which suggest that “tirm” was actively involved in operating the site.
“as part of this investigation, i also reviewed historical messages posted by tirm, kat’s purported ‘owner.’ these postings and others indicate that tirm was actively engaged in the early running of kat in addition to being listed as an administrator and the website’s owner,” the hsi agent writes.
assisted by apple and facebook the feds were then able to strengthen the link between vaulin, tirm, and his involvement in the site.
facebook, for example, handed over ip-address logs from the kat fanpage. with help from apple, the investigator was then able to cross-reference this with an ip-address vaulin used for an itunes transaction.
“records provided by apple showed that [email protected] conducted an itunes transaction using ip address 109.86.226.203 on or about july 31, 2015. the same ip address was used on the same day to login into the kat facebook account.”
in addition, apple appears to have handed over private email conversations which reference kat, dating back several years. these emails also mention a “kickasstorrent payment,” which is believed to be revenue related.
“i identified a number of emails in the [email protected] account relating to vaulin’s operation of kat. in particular, between on or about june 8, 2010, and on or about september 3, 2010,” the hsi agent writes.
more recent records show that an ip-address linked to kat’s facebook page was also used to access vaulin’s coinbase account, suggesting that the bitcoin wallet also assisted in the investigation.
“notably, ip address 78.108.178.77 accessed the kat facebook account about a dozen times in september and october 2015. this same ip address was used to login to vaulin’s coinbase account 47 times between on or about january 28, 2014, through on or about november 13, 2014.”
as for the business side, the complaint mentions a variety of ad payments, suggesting that kat made over a dozen million dollars in revenue per year.
it also identifies the company cryptoneat as kat’s front. the cryptoneat.com domain was registered by vaulin and linkedin lists several employees of the company who were involved in the early development of the site.
“many of the employees found on linkedin who present themselves as working for cryptoneat are the same employees who received assignments from vaulin in the kat alert emails,” the complaint reads.
interestingly, none of the other employees are identified or charged.
to gather further information on the money side, the feds also orchestrated an undercover operation where they posed as an advertiser for “a website purportedly advertising a program to study in the united states.” this revealed details of several bank accounts, with one receiving over $28 million in just eight months.
“those records reflect that the subject account received a total of approximately €28,411,357 in deposits between on or about august 28, 2015, and on or about march 10, 2016.”
bank account
finally, and crucially, the investigators issued a warrant directed at the canadian webhost of kickasstorrents. this was one of the biggest scores as it provided them with full copies of kat’s hard drives, including the email server.
“i observed […] that they were all running the same linux gentoo operating system, and that they contained files with user information, ssh access logs, and other information, including a file titled ‘passwd’ located in the ‘etc’ directory,” the hsi agent writes.
“i also located numerous files associated with kat, including directories and logs associated to their name servers, emails and other files,” he adds.
considering all the information u.s. law enforcement has in its possession, it’s doubtful that kat will resume its old operation anytime soon.
technically it won’t be hard to orchestrate a pirate bay-style comeback, as there are probably some backups available. however, now that the site has been heavily compromised and an ongoing criminal investigation is underway, it would be a risky endeavor.
similarly, uploaders and users may also worry about what information the authorities have in their possession. the complaint cites private messages that were sent through kat, suggesting that the authorities have access to a significant amount of data.
while regular users are unlikely to be targeted, the information may provide useful for future investigations into large-scale uploaders. more clarity on this, the site’s future, and what it means for the torrent ecosystem, is expected to become evident when the dust settles.
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ɛz ˈskɛptɪks wi əˈplaɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈleɪbəlz tɪ ˈsərtən kaɪnz əv ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl bɪˈheɪvjər. pərˈhæps ðə bɪg θri ər ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns, kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪri, ənd. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni spɪˈsɪfɪk əv ðiz θri bɪg ˈkætəˌgɔriz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. kˈwækəri, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪz ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns. tuθ ˈfɛri saɪəns, ə tərm kɔɪnd baɪ ˈhɛriət hɔl ɔn sbm*, rɪˈfərz tɪ ə ˈsərtən taɪp əv kræŋk ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns ɪn wɪʧ ˈmɛni ˈstədiz ər dən bət ðeɪ ˈnɛvər ˈʧælənʤ ðə kɔr əˈsəmpʃən əv ə kleɪm. ðiz tərmz ər ˈjusfəl bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz. wən əv maɪ fərst ˈmeɪʤər ˈpisɪz əv ˈskɛptɪkəl ˈraɪtɪŋ wɑz ə ˈdaɪsɛkʃən əv ɪgˈzæktli wət meɪks ə ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns, ənd aɪ hæv spɛnt ðə læst 20 jɪrz rɪˈfaɪnɪŋ maɪ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðɪs ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən. aɪ hæv dən ðə seɪm fər ənd kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ðiz ər ˈækʧəwəl fəˈnɑmənə ðət nid tɪ bi ˌəndərˈstʊd baɪ ˈɛni ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈθɪŋkər. ðeɪ ər, aɪ wʊd ˈɑrgju, ləˈʤɪtəmət ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl ˈkɑnsɛpts. laɪk ɔl ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl ˈkɑnsɛpts, ðeɪ ˈɔfən gɪt əˈbjuzd wɪn trænzˈleɪtəd ˈɪntu ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈkəlʧər. wət aɪ hæv faʊnd ɪz ðət ðiz tərmz ər ˈmoʊstli ˈprɑpərli ˌəndərˈstʊd ənd juzd baɪ ðoʊz traɪɪŋ tɪ bi ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli ˈskɛptɪkəl. ðɛr ər ˈvɛriɪŋ ˈlɛvəlz əv nuɑns, ənd ɔl əv ðiz ˈkɑnsɛpts ər ˈfəzi əraʊnd ðə ˈɛʤɪz, bət ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpipəl gɪt wət ə kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪri ɪz, ənd wɪn ˈsəmˌwən ɪz dɪˈnaɪɪŋ ɪˈstæblɪʃt saɪəns. ˈprɑbləmz əraɪz ˈmeɪnli wɪθ ðoʊz hu ər ðə ˈtərgət əv ðiz ˈleɪbəlz wɪθ ðoʊz hu bɪˈliv ɪn ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns ər kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪri ər ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn. ðeɪ ˈbrɪsəl æt ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əv ðiz ˈkɑnsɛpts tɪ ðɛr bɪˈlifs, ənd ˈɔfən pʊʃ bæk. ðɛr teɪks ə fju fɔrmz. ðeɪ əv kɔrs kən ˈsɪmpli dɪˈnaɪ ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən, ənd ˈɑrgju ðət kriˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm ɪz ləˈʤɪtəmət saɪəns, ər ðət ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ dɪˈnaɪəl ɪz ʤɪst ˈprɑpər ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm. kənˈspɪrəsi θiərɪsts ər fɑnd əv ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət səm kənˈspɪrəsiz ər dɪˈmɑnstrəbli ril, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ɔl kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪriz ər ˈsəmˌhaʊ ləˈʤɪtəmət ər æt list ˈplɔzəbəl. ðɪs ˈɑrgjəmənt ˈmɪsɪz ðə pɔɪnt ðət ɪt ɪz ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri saɪz əv ən əˈlɛʤd kənˈspɪrəsi ðət meɪks ɪt ˌɪmˈplɔzəbəl. əˈnəðər ˈstrætəʤi, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz tɪ goʊ æt ðə rut ˈkɑnsɛpt, tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ðət ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns, kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪriz, ər ˈivɪn ɪgˈzɪst. ðeɪ ˈɑrgju ðət ðiz tərmz wər ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd baɪ ˈskɛptɪks ɛz pəˈʤɔrətɪv ˈleɪbəlz tɪ dɪsˈmɪs aɪˈdiəz ðeɪ laɪk aʊt əv hænd. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ðɪs pəˈzɪʃən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ hæv tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛnt ənd əˈtæk ˈskɛptɪkəl strɔ mɛn. ɪf ju rɛd ˈpɑpjələr ˈskɛptɪkəl ˈraɪtɪŋ ju wɪl faɪnd ðət moʊst ˈθɔtfəl ˈskɛptɪks du nɑt ˈriʤɛkt aɪˈdiəz aʊt əv hænd, bət goʊ ˈɪntu greɪt ˈditeɪl əˈbaʊt ɪgˈzæktli waɪ ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kleɪm ɪz nɑt bækt baɪ ˈkrɛdəbəl saɪəns. ɪt ɪz, ɪn fækt, ˈɔfən aɪˈrɑnɪk ðət prəˈpoʊnənts əv ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns ər ˈɔfən dɪsˈmɪsɪv əv ˈskɛptɪkəl ˈɑrgjəmənts wɪn ðeɪ kleɪm ðət ˈskɛptɪks ər biɪŋ dɪsˈmɪsɪv. ðeɪ ˈɔfən feɪl tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈditeɪlz ənd mit əv ɑr æˈnælɪsɪs ənd ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər ɑr pəˈzɪʃən. fər ˈlɔŋgər dɪˈskəʃənz əv waɪ ðiz ˈkɑnsɛpts ər ˈvælɪd rɛd ðə ˈɑrtɪkəlz lɪŋkt əˈbəv, bət hir ɪz ə kwɪk ˈsəməri: ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns ɪz ə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv səˈpɔrtɪŋ ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kleɪm ðət priˈtɛndz tɪ bi ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk bət ɪz nɑt biɪŋ tru tɪ ə ˈvælɪd ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðə kɔr ˈfiʧər əv ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns ɪz ðət ɪt bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ə dɪˈzaɪərd kənˈkluʒən, ənd ðɛn wərks ˈbækwərdz tɪ sik ˈɛni səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈɛvədəns. ɪt rɪˈlaɪz əˈpɑn pur ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi, ˈspɛʃəl ˈplidɪŋ, ˈʧɛri ˈpɪkɪŋ ˈoʊnli səˈpɔrtɪv ˈɛvədəns, ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ kleɪmz ðət goʊ fɑr bɪɔnd ðə ˈɛvədəns. kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈjuzɪz ðə əˈlɛʤd ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ə kənˈspɪrəsi tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv ˈɛvədəns fər ə kleɪm, ənd ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv əˈpɛrəntli ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri ˈɛvədəns. ɪn ðə ɪkˈstrim ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ðət kən, ˈivɪn ɪn ˈθɪri, dɪˈspruv ðə kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪri. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ ðɪs, ðə kənˈspɪrəsi həz tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈlɑrʤər ənd ˈdipər wɪθ iʧ nu bɪt əv ˈkɑntrɛri ˈɛvədəns ðət həz tɪ bi ɪkˈspleɪnd əˈweɪ. ˈfərðər, ðə kənˈspɪrətərz nid tɪ bi ˈgɪvɪn ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl paʊər, ˈɪnfluəns, ənd ˈfɔrˌsaɪt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ pʊl ɔf ðə kənˈspɪrəsi, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbleɪtənt stuˈpɪdɪˌti tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə kənˈspɪrəsi θiərɪsts tɪ si θru ðɛr ˌmæʃəˈneɪʃənz. ˈɛvriˌwən hu dɪz nɑt əˈgri wɪθ ðɛm ɪz dɪsˈmɪst ɛz naɪiv, ər pɑrt əv ðə kənˈspɪrəsi. ɪz ðə flɪp saɪd əv ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns, wɛr ˈsɪmələr tɛkˈniks ər juzd tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃt saɪəns ˈrəðər ðən prəˈmoʊt ə spɪˈsɪfɪk kleɪm. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ ðɛr kənˈkluʒən, ənd ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˈʧɛri ˈpɪkɪŋ, ˈrizənɪŋ, ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈplidɪŋ. ðeɪ rɪˈlaɪ ˈhɛvəli ɔn ðə ˈfæləsi əv ˈmuvɪŋ ðə noʊ ˈɛvədəns ɪz səˈfɪʃənt tɪ kənˈvɪns ðɛm əv ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk kleɪm ðeɪ dɪˈnaɪ, soʊ ðeɪ kip ˈmuvɪŋ ðə bɑr fər wət ˈkɑnstəˌtuts səˈfɪʃənt ˈɛvədəns. wɪn ˈskɛptɪks ənd ˈsaɪəntɪsts spɛnd ðɛr taɪm ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ə bɪˈlif, kənˈkludɪŋ ðət ɪt ɪz ə ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns əv səm sɔrt, ənd ðɛn ˈkɛrfəli ˈɑrgjuɪŋ waɪ ðeɪ keɪm tɪ ðɪs kənˈkluʒən, bɪˈlivərz wɪl ˈɔfən kleɪm ðət ðeɪ ər biɪŋ ənd closed-minded*. ðeɪ juz ɛz ˈɛvədəns fər ðɪs ˌkɛrɪktərɪˈzeɪʃən ðə mɪr fækt ðət ðə ˈskɛptɪk əˈplaɪd səm ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns ˈleɪbəl tɪ ðə bɪˈlif, ɛz ɪf ˈjuzɪŋ səʧ ˈkɑnsɛpts ɪz ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli baɪəst. bɪˈlivərz ˈɑrgju ðət baɪ əˈplaɪɪŋ ðə ˈleɪbəl theory,”*,” fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈpipəl wɪl bi ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈprɛʤədəst əˈgɛnst ɪt. ˈivɪn ɪf ðɪs wər tru, aɪ faɪnd ðət ˈɑrgjəmənt ˌɪˈrɛləvənt. ju ʃʊd bi ˈskɛptɪkəl əv ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət kən bi ləˈʤɪtəmətli ˈleɪbəld ə ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns ər, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðət ˈleɪbəl ɪz ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd baɪ dɪˈteɪld ˈɑrgjəmənts. ðə ˈleɪbəl hɛlps ˌəndərˈstænd wət ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ ɛz pɑrt əv ə rɪˈkərɪŋ fəˈnɑməˌnɑn. ðɛr ər ˌkɑməˈnælətiz əˈməŋ ər kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪriz ðət ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ˈləmpɪŋ ðɛm ˈəndər wən kənˈsɛpʧuəl ˈleɪbəl. ˈfərðər, ðə kleɪm əv ˈprɛʤədɪs meɪ nɑt ˈivɪn bi tru. ə ˈrisənt ˈstədi lʊkt æt ðə ˈifɛkt əv ˈleɪbəlɪŋ ə kleɪm ə theory”*” ˈvərsəz ʤɪst ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪt ən ““idea”*” ər ə allegation.”*.” ðeɪ faʊnd noʊ ˈdɪfərəns ɪz əkˈsɛptəns əv ðə kleɪm rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˈleɪbəl. ðə theory”*” ˈleɪbəl hæd noʊ ˈnɛgətɪv ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə ˈætəˌtud əv ðə pɑrˈtɪsəpənts təˈwɔrd ðə kleɪmz. ðə ˈɔθərz ˈspɛkjəˌleɪt ðət ðɪs meɪ bi du tɪ ðə fækt ðət ðə kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪri ˈleɪbəl həz bɪn juzd soʊ məʧ ðət ɪts ˈifɛkt ɪz dɪˈlutəd. ðə ˈleɪbəl ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz əˈplaɪd tɪ ˈivɪn mənˈdeɪn ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz əv kərˈəpʃən, ənd nɑt rɪˈzərvd fər ðə grænd kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪriz ðət ˈskɛptɪks min. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ meɪ bi ðət ɪˈnəf ˈpipəl rɛd ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ðə kleɪmz ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪd fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪf ðeɪ ˈkɑnstəˌtut ə kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪri ər nɑt. ðət meɪ bi ˈoʊvərli ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk, bət aɪ θɪŋk soʊ. ˈpipəl ər juzd tɪ ˈrɛdɪŋ ɔl sɔrts əv kleɪmz ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ənd moʊst ˈpipəl du trit səʧ kleɪmz ɛz ðeɪ wʊd ðoʊz əv ə ˈseɪlzmən. jɛs, səm ˈpipəl ər ʤɪst ˈkrɛʤələs, bət aɪ θɪŋk moʊst ˈpipəl ər səˈspɪʃəs əv kleɪmz ðeɪ rɛd ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ðət ɪz ənˈlɛs ðoʊz kleɪmz ər ɪn laɪn wɪθ ðɛr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ bɪˈlifs ənd ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi. ðət ɪz wət ðə ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊz ˈpipəl ər ˈʤɛnərəli ˈskɛptɪkəl əv kleɪmz ənˈlɛs ðoʊz kleɪmz səˈpɔrt ðɛr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ bɪˈlifs. ðə mɔr ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ðeɪ ər ɪn ðoʊz bɪˈlifs, ðə mɔr ðeɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ˈrizənɪŋ tɪ səˈpɔrt ðɛm, tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ˈɛvədəns, tɪ əkˈsɛpt ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns, ənd tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. wət ɪz pərˈhæps ˈivɪn mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, ɪz ðət ðɛr ər əv ˈpipəl fər hum iʧ əv ðiz fəˈnɑmənə ər ðɛr bɪˈlif ˈsɪstəm. ˈpipəl tɛnd tɪ əkˈsɛpt kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪriz weɪ ðeɪ ər ɪn laɪn wɪθ ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl. ɪf ju ər kənˈsərvətɪv ju ər məʧ mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðət ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ɪz ə hoʊks. ɪf ju hæv ən ər ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi, ju ər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ðə saɪəns əv fudz ənd bɪˈliv ðət ˈsaɪəntɪsts ər pɑrt əv ə kənˈspɪrəsi. bət ɪf ju ər ə kənˈspɪrəsi θiərɪst, ɪf ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv kənˈspɪrəsiz ɪz jʊr ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi, ðɛn ju bɪˈliv ɔl kənˈspɪrəsiz. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz ðɛr sim tɪ bi ðoʊz hu laɪk tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ɔl kənˈvɛnʃənəl saɪəns. ðeɪ ˈfænsi ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈskɛptɪks bət ðeɪ ər ˈrɪli kənˈtrɛriənz ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ðoʊz huz ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi ɪz anti-scientific*, hu ˈriʤɛkt ðət saɪəns kən dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ əˈməŋ kleɪmz ðət ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi tru ər nɑt bi tru, ənd soʊ ruˈtinli əkˈsɛpt ˈɛni ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns. moʊst ˈpipəl, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ər ˌɑpərˌtuˈnɪstɪk pseudoscientists*, deniers*, ənd kənˈspɪrəsi θiərɪsts. ðeɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn səʧ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ wɪn kənˈvinjənt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðɛr ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl bɪˈlif ˈsɪstəmz. ənd əv kɔrs, biɪŋ ə tru ˈskɛptɪk minz ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns, əv ənd əv kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ɪt minz biɪŋ ˈvɪʤələnt fər ðiz ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ˈpɪtˌfɔlz ɪn jʊr oʊn ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, ənd ˈwidɪŋ ðɛm aʊt ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ɪt minz traɪɪŋ ˈrɪli hɑrd tɪ əkˈsɛpt wət ðə saɪəns sɪz, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər jʊr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ bɪˈlifs. ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm ɪz ə ril θɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ. ɪt ɪz ə ˈvælɪd ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl ˈkɑnsɛpt, ənd ɪt ɪz ðə ˈænɪˌdoʊt tɪ ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns,, ənd kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ.
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as skeptics we apply various labels to certain kinds of intellectual behavior. perhaps the big three are pseudoscience, conspiracy theory, and denialism. there are many specific subtypes of these three big categories, however. quackery, for example, is medical pseudoscience. tooth fairy science, a term coined by harriet hall on sbm, refers to a certain type of crank pseudoscience in which many studies are done but they never challenge the core assumption of a claim.
these terms are useful because they have operational definitions. one of my first major pieces of skeptical writing was a dissection of exactly what makes a pseudoscience, and i have spent the last 20 years refining my understanding of this definition. i have done the same for denialism and conspiracy thinking. these are actual phenomena that need to be understood by any critical thinker. they are, i would argue, legitimate philosophical concepts.
like all philosophical concepts, they often get abused when translated into the popular culture. what i have found is that these terms are mostly properly understood and used by those trying to be genuinely skeptical. there are varying levels of nuance, and all of these concepts are fuzzy around the edges, but in general people get what a conspiracy theory is, and when someone is denying established science.
problems arise mainly with those who are the target of these labels – with those who believe in a particular pseudoscience or conspiracy theory or engage in denialism. they bristle at the application of these concepts to their beliefs, and often push back.
their pushback takes a few forms. they of course can simply deny the specific accusation, and argue that creationism is legitimate science, or that global warming denial is just proper skepticism. conspiracy theorists are fond of arguing that some conspiracies are demonstrably real, and therefore all conspiracy theories are somehow legitimate or at least plausible. this argument misses the point that it is the necessary size of an alleged conspiracy that makes it implausible.
another strategy, however, is to go at the root concept, to deny that pseudoscience, conspiracy theories, or denialism even exist. they argue that these terms were invented by skeptics as pejorative labels to dismiss ideas they don’t like out of hand. in order to defend this position, however, they have to invent and attack skeptical straw men. if you read popular skeptical writing you will find that most thoughtful skeptics do not reject ideas out of hand, but go into great detail about exactly why a particular claim is not backed by credible science.
it is, in fact, often ironic that proponents of pseudoscience are often dismissive of skeptical arguments when they claim that skeptics are being dismissive. they often fail to address the details and meat of our analysis and the basis for our position.
for longer discussions of why these concepts are valid read the articles linked above, but here is a quick summary:
pseudoscience is a process of supporting a particular claim that pretends to be scientific but is not being true to a valid scientific process. the core feature of pseudoscience is that it begins with a desired conclusion, and then works backwards to seek any supporting evidence. it relies upon poor scientific methodology, special pleading, cherry picking only supportive evidence, and making claims that go far beyond the evidence.
conspiracy thinking uses the alleged existence of a conspiracy to explain the absence of evidence for a claim, and the existence of apparently contradictory evidence. in the extreme there is nothing that can, even in theory, disprove the conspiracy theory. in order to accomplish this, the conspiracy has to become larger and deeper with each new bit of contrary evidence that has to be explained away. further, the conspirators need to be given incredible power, influence, and foresight in order to pull off the conspiracy, but also blatant stupidity to allow the conspiracy theorists to see through their machinations. everyone who does not agree with them is dismissed as naive, or part of the conspiracy.
denialism is the flip side of pseudoscience, where similar techniques are used to deny established science rather than promote a specific claim. they also begin with their conclusion, and engage in cherry picking, post-hoc reasoning, and special pleading. they rely heavily on the fallacy of moving the goalposts – no evidence is sufficient to convince them of the scientific claim they deny, so they keep moving the bar for what constitutes sufficient evidence.
when skeptics and scientists spend their time examining a belief, concluding that it is a pseudoscience of some sort, and then carefully arguing why they came to this conclusion, believers will often claim that they are being mean-spirited and closed-minded. they use as evidence for this characterization the mere fact that the skeptic applied some pseudoscience label to the belief, as if using such concepts is inherently biased.
believers argue that by applying the label “conspiracy theory,” for example, people will be immediately prejudiced against it. even if this were true, i find that argument irrelevant. you should be skeptical of something that can be legitimately labeled a pseudoscience or denialism, as long as that label is justified by detailed arguments. the label helps understand what is happening as part of a recurring phenomenon. there are commonalities among pseudosciences or conspiracy theories that justify lumping them under one conceptual label.
further, the claim of prejudice may not even be true. a recent study looked at the effect of labeling a claim a “conspiracy theory” vs just calling it an “idea” or a “corruption allegation.” they found no difference is acceptance of the claim regardless of the label. the “conspiracy theory” label had no negative effect on the attitude of the participants toward the claims.
the authors speculate that this may be due to the fact that the conspiracy theory label has been used so much that its effect is diluted. the label itself is applied to even mundane accusations of corruption, and not reserved for the grand conspiracy theories that skeptics mean.
it also may be that enough people read the details of the claims and decide for themselves if they constitute a conspiracy theory or not. that may be overly optimistic, but i don’t think so. people are used to reading all sorts of claims on the internet, and most people do treat such claims as they would those of a used-car salesman. yes, some people are just credulous, but i think most people are suspicious of claims they read on the internet.
that is – unless those claims are in line with their existing beliefs and ideology. that is what the psychological research shows – people are generally skeptical of claims unless those claims support their existing beliefs. the more emotionally invested they are in those beliefs, the more they engage in motivated reasoning to support them, to deny evidence, to accept pseudoscience, and to engage in conspiracy thinking.
what is perhaps even more interesting, is that there are subsets of people for whom each of these phenomena are their belief system. people tend to accept conspiracy theories whey they are in line with their political ideology, for example. if you are conservative you are much more likely to accept that global warming is a hoax. if you have an anti-corporate or anti-government ideology, you are more likely to deny the science of gm foods and believe that scientists are part of a conspiracy.
but if you are a conspiracy theorist, if the existence of conspiracies is your ideology, then you believe all conspiracies.
likewise there seem to be those who like to deny all conventional science. they fancy themselves skeptics but they are really contrarians engaged in denialism.
there are also those whose ideology is anti-scientific, who reject that science can distinguish among claims that are likely to be true or not be true, and so routinely accept any pseudoscience.
most people, however, are opportunistic pseudoscientists, deniers, and conspiracy theorists. they engage in such thinking when convenient in order to maintain their ideological belief systems.
and of course, being a true skeptic means understanding the nature of pseudoscience, of denialism and of conspiracy thinking. it means being vigilant for these cognitive pitfalls in your own thinking, and weeding them out as much as possible. it means trying really hard to accept what the science says, regardless of the implications for your existing beliefs.
skepticism is a real thing also. it is a valid philosophical concept, and it is the antidote to pseudoscience, denialism, and conspiracy thinking.
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ðeɪ seɪ ju kænt tɔk əˈbaʊt gənz ˈivɪn ˈæftər skɔrz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz ər gənd daʊn æt ə ˈkɑnsərt baɪ ə loʊn mæn ənd hɪz ˈpraɪvət ˈɑrsənəl. ðeɪ seɪ ðət ˈivɪn dɪˈskəsɪŋ ˈpɑləsiz tɪ stɑp ðə nɛkst sˈlɔtər ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkts ðə dɛd. ðeɪ seɪ ðɪs ˈivɪn waɪl ˈrəʃɪŋ təˈwɔrd ðə ˈkæmərəz tɪ əˈnaʊns ðɛr səˈpɔrt fər əˈpruvd baɪ ðɛr ˈmæstərz æt ðə. "ðeɪ," əv kɔrs, ər ðə ˈkreɪvən ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz hu gɪt riɪˈlɛktɪd baɪ pleɪɪŋ tɪ ðə moʊst ɪkˈstrim ˈɛləmənts ɪn ðɛr ˌʤɛriˈmændərd ˈdɪstrɪkts. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ gən ˈseɪfti, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, "ðeɪ" ər dɛd rɔŋ. ˈmeɪbi ðə ˈrizən ðət kənˈgrɛʃənəl rɪˈpəblɪkənz ənd ˈnæʃənəl ˈraɪfəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈlɑbiɪsts doʊnt wɔnt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt gən ˈseɪfti həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ʃoʊɪŋ rɪˈspɛkt fər ðə dɛd. ˈmeɪbi ðeɪ fɪr ə ril dəˈbeɪt ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu bɪˈkəz moʊst əˈmɛrɪkənz faɪnd ðɛr vjuz ɔn gənz æˈbhɔrənt. ˈæftər 20 wər sˈlɔtərd ɪn ˈnuˌtaʊn, kɑn., 90 pərˈsɛnt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz sɛd ðeɪ səˈpɔrtɪd ɛnˈhænst ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛks fər gən ˈpərʧəsɪz. ˈmeɪbi ðiz ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛks wʊd hæv dən ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ stɑp ðə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs sˈlɔtər; wi woʊnt noʊ ðə ˈænsər tɪ səʧ kˈwɛsʧənz ənˈtɪl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz kəmˈplit ðɛr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz. bət moʊst əv ðə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz aɪ hæv tɔkt tɪ ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz ðə mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən peɪd tɪ prəˈtɛkt jʊr ˈfæməli ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli səˈpɔrt ə ˈbɛtər ˈsɪstəm ɛz ə weɪ tɪ kip gənz aʊt əv ðə hænz əv bists hu bit əp ðɛr ˈspaʊsɪz, θəgz hu ˈbætər ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts hu wɔnt tɪ juz rɪˈpəblɪkənz' læks gən lɔz tɪ kɪl mɔr əˈmɛrɪkənz. jʊr ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis ʧif ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɑbəˌbli əˈgriz wɪθ ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈvoʊtərz hu səˈpɔrt ə bæn ɔn ðə ˈwɛpənz ðət wər juzd ɪn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs tɪ kɪl ənd meɪm soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɪn səʧ ə ʃɔrt taɪm. dɪˈspaɪt ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ səˈpɔrt fər ðiz ˈpɑləsiz, ðə ənd ˈəðər gən ˈlɑbiɪsts straɪk fɪr ɪn ðə hɑrts əv ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz baɪ ˈstoʊkɪŋ ˌpɛrəˈnɔɪə ɪn ðɛr kənˈstɪʧuənts ðət ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənts ər əˈbaʊt tɪ klaɪm ˈɪntu ðɛr blæk ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz tɪ siz ˈhəntɪŋ ˈraɪfəlz frəm ˌənsəˈspɛktɪŋ ˈsɪtɪzənz. ðət oʊld ˌprɑpəˈgændə plɔɪ kən bi ˈkaʊntɪd ɔn tɪ brɪŋ ɪn bɪg bəks frəm skɛrd ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt ˈwɔrjərz ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðə səˈprim kɔrt ruld ɪn 2008 ðət əˈmɛrɪkənz hæv ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl raɪt tɪ kip ənd bɛr ɑrmz. ˈʤəstɪs ˈæntənɪn ˈskɑljə ənd ðə kɔrt məˈʤɔrəti meɪd klɪr ðət noʊ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ər ɪn ðə steɪt ˈkæpɪtəlz kən pæs lɔz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt əˈmɛrɪkənz frəm ˈoʊnɪŋ ˈhændˌgənz ɪn ðɛr hoʊmz fər ˈpərsɪnəl prəˈtɛkʃən. bət ˈivɪn ˈskɑljə ɪkˈsplɪsətli rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət ðoʊz ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl prəˈtɛkʃənz ɪkˈstɛndɪd tɪ ˈwɛpənz. soʊ, tɪ pʊt ðɪs ənd ˈɛvəri ˈəðər gən dəˈbeɪt ɪn ˈkɑntɛkst, rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ðə ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmps rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti rɪˈmeɪn ˈwaɪldli aʊt əv stɛp wɪθ ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv əˈmɛrɪkənz ənd ˈivɪn ðə moʊst kənˈsərvətɪv səˈprim kɔrt ɪn 80 jɪrz. ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət moʊst ˈrɛʤɪstərd rɪˈpəblɪkənz ənd ˈmɛmbərz səˈpɔrt ˌɪnˈkrist ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛks ənd ˈəðər ˈsɛnsəbəl gən ˈseɪfti lɔz. dɪˈspaɪt ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd səˈpɔrt fər səʧ ˈmɛʒərz, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri rɪˈpəblɪkən ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən stɪl ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər wɪn ɪt ɪz taɪm tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ə ril ənd ˈminɪŋfəl gən ˈseɪfti dəˈbeɪt. ðeɪ noʊ ðət ˈæftər əbˈzɔrbɪŋ ðə ʃɑks əv ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs, ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ, ˈnuˌtaʊn ənd soʊ ˈmɛni ˈəðərz, ðə taɪm tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ɔn gənz həz kəm. bət wət məst bi dən? ðət ɪz ə ˈdɪfəkəlt kˈwɛʃən, bət ɪt ɪz meɪd ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl wɪn ˈlidərz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ ˈivɪn ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ðə dəˈbeɪt. ju hæv tɪ ˈwəndər wɪn wən ˈpaʊərfəl rɪˈpəblɪkən wɪl ˈfaɪnəli seɪ ðət ɪˈnəf ɪz ɪˈnəf, ðət ˈgɪtɪŋ riɪˈlɛktɪd ɪz nɑt wərθ ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈkəntri wɛr hɪz ər hər ˈʧɪldrən goʊ tɪ bɛd əˈfreɪd ðət təˈmɑˌroʊ maɪt bi ðə deɪ ðeɪ ər gənd daʊn æt ðɛr bəs stɑp, æt ðɛr skul ər æt ə ˈkəntri mˈjuzɪk ˈkɑnsərt. ɪf ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz doʊnt bɪˈliv ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən lɪv wɪθ ðət fɪr ɪn ðə eɪʤ əv ˈnuˌtaʊn ənd ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs, ðeɪ nid tɪ spɛnd lɛs taɪm goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈfənˌdreɪzərz ənd mɔr taɪm æt hoʊm ˈtɔkɪŋ wɪθ ðɛr ˈfæməliz. rɛd mɔr frəm ʤoʊ ˈɑrˌkaɪv, ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər ər səbˈskraɪb tɪ hɪz ˈəpˌdeɪts ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk.
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they say you can't talk about guns even after scores of americans are gunned down at a concert by a lone man and his private arsenal. they say that even discussing policies to stop the next slaughter disrespects the dead. they say this even while rushing toward the cameras to announce their support for half-measures approved by their masters at the nra. "they," of course, are the craven politicians who get reelected by playing to the most extreme elements in their gerrymandered districts.
when it comes to gun safety, however, "they" are dead wrong.
maybe the reason that congressional republicans and national rifle association lobbyists don't want to talk about gun safety has nothing to do with showing respect for the dead. maybe they fear a real debate on the issue because most americans find their views on guns abhorrent.
after 20 first-graders were slaughtered in newtown, conn., 90 percent of americans said they supported enhanced background checks for gun purchases. maybe these background checks would have done nothing to stop the las vegas slaughter; we won't know the answer to such questions until law enforcement agencies complete their investigations. but most of the police officers i have talked to over the years — the men and women paid to protect your family — overwhelmingly support a better background-check system as a way to keep guns out of the hands of beasts who beat up their spouses, thugs who batter their children and terrorists who want to use republicans' lax gun laws to kill more americans.
your local police chief also probably agrees with the majority of voters who support a ban on the assault-style weapons that were used in las vegas to kill and maim so many people in such a short time.
despite overwhelming support for these policies, the nra and other gun lobbyists strike fear in the hearts of politicians by stoking paranoia in their constituents that government agents are about to climb into their black helicopters to seize hunting rifles from unsuspecting citizens.
that old nra propaganda ploy can be counted on to bring in big bucks from scared second amendment warriors even after the supreme court ruled in 2008 that americans have a constitutional right to keep and bear arms. justice antonin scalia and the court majority made clear that no politicians in washington or in the state capitals can pass laws to prevent americans from owning handguns in their homes for personal protection. but even scalia explicitly rejected the argument that those constitutional protections extended to military-style weapons.
so, to put this and every other gun debate in context, remember that the nra and president trump's republican party remain wildly out of step with the majority of americans and even the most conservative supreme court in 80 years. also remember that most registered republicans and nra members support increased background checks and other sensible gun safety laws.
despite widespread support for such common-sense measures, almost every republican in washington still cowers in the corner when it is time to engage in a real and meaningful gun safety debate. they know that after absorbing the shocks of las vegas, orlando, newtown and so many others, the time to do something far-reaching on guns has come.
but what must be done?
that is a difficult question, but it is made impossible when leaders in congress refuse to even engage in the debate. you have to wonder when one powerful republican will finally say that enough is enough, that getting reelected is not worth living in a country where his or her children go to bed afraid that tomorrow might be the day they are gunned down at their bus stop, at their school or at a country music concert.
if politicians don't believe their children live with that fear in the age of newtown and las vegas, they need to spend less time going to nra fundraisers and more time at home talking with their families.
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təˈdeɪ, ˈgugəl əˈnaʊnst ðət ðɛr trænzˈleɪʃən ˈɪnʤən, wɪʧ ɪz ˈprɛməst ɔn ˈsɪmpəl məˈʃin ˈlərnɪŋ tɛkˈniks ˈməltəˌplaɪd baɪ væst ˈvɑljumz əv ˈdætə, naʊ rɪˈsivz 200 ˈmɪljən ˈjuzərz pər deɪ. ðə skeɪl əv ðə ˈsərvɪs spɪnz aʊt səm ˈkreɪzi stæts əˈbaʊt roʊl ɪn ˈlæŋgwɪʤ təˈdeɪ. hɪrz frænz ɑk, ə ˈrisərʧ ˈsaɪəntɪst æt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni: ɪn ə ˈgɪvɪn deɪ wi trænzˈleɪt ˈrəfli ɛz məʧ tɛkst ɛz jʊd faɪnd ɪn 1 ˈmɪljən bʊks. tɪ pʊt ɪt əˈnəðər weɪ: wət ɔl ðə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈjumən trænzˈleɪtərz ɪn ðə wərld ˈproʊdus ɪn ə jɪr, ɑr ˈsɪstəm ˈtrænsˌleɪts ɪn ˈrəfli ə ˈsɪŋgəl deɪ. baɪ ðɪs ˈɛstəˌmeɪt, moʊst əv ðə trænzˈleɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈplænət ɪz naʊ dən baɪ ˈgugəl trænzˈleɪt. əv kɔrs, ɑk peɪz lɪp ˈsərvɪs tɪ ˈjumən trænzˈleɪtərz "fər nuɑnst ər trænzˈleɪʃənz," bət wɪn ju ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ noʊ ðə ˈbeɪsɪks əv wət ˈsəmˌwən ɪz seɪɪŋ, ˈgugəl dɪz ðə trɪk. məˈʃin trænzˈleɪʃən ˈrɪli ɪz ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈsərvɪs ənd ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪts ˈizi tɪ ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪt naʊ ðət wi hæv ɪt. ə ki kˈwɛʃən ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst sɪks jɪrz ɪz haʊ fɑr ˈkɑrənt tɛkˈniks kən teɪk ðɛm. ðə ˈstrætəʤi fər ðə læst sɪks jɪrz həz bɪn ˈkɑnstənt: mɔr ˈdætə. bət ˈivɪn ˈpitər norvig*, hɛd əv ˈgugəl ˈrisərʧ, ədˈmɪts ðət ðɛr ər dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ rɪˈtərnz tɪ ðə geɪm. ˈsərtənli, ɪt ˈdəzənt əˈpɪr ðət ʤɪst ˈædɪŋ mɔr ˈdætə ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ jild ˈgɛri sˈnaɪdərz trænzˈleɪʃənz əv ʧaɪˈniz ˈpoʊətri. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, ɪt simz tɪ mi, ˈgugəl (ər ˈɛni ˈəðər trænzˈleɪʃən ˈsɔfˌwɛr) wɪl hæv tɪ stɑrt ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ (ɪn səm weɪ) ðə sɪˈmæntɪk ˈkɑntɛnt əv ðə wərdz ɪt ɪz ərˈeɪnʤɪŋ. ənd ðæts ə məʧ ˈhɑrdər eɪaɪ ˈprɑbləm tɪ sɑlv ðən ðə wən ðæts brɔt ju ðə ˈwəndərz əv ˈgugəl trænzˈleɪt.
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today, google announced that their translation engine, which is premised on simple machine learning techniques multiplied by vast volumes of data, now receives 200 million users per day. the scale of the service spins out some crazy stats about google's role in language today. here's franz och, a research scientist at the company:
in a given day we translate roughly as much text as you'd find in 1 million books. to put it another way: what all the professional human translators in the world produce in a year, our system translates in roughly a single day. by this estimate, most of the translation on the planet is now done by google translate.
of course, och pays lip service to human translators "for nuanced or mission-critical translations," but when you just want to know the basics of what someone is saying, google does the trick. machine translation really is an amazing service and something it's easy to underestimate now that we have it.
a key question over the next six years is how far google's current techniques can take them. the strategy for the last six years has been constant: more data. but even peter norvig, head of google research, admits that there are declining returns to the more-data game. certainly, it doesn't appear that just adding more data is going to yield gary snyder's translations of chinese poetry. eventually, it seems to me, google (or any other translation software) will have to start understanding (in some way) the semantic content of the words it is arranging. and that's a much harder ai problem to solve than the one that's brought you the wonders of google translate.
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meɪ 28 2014 ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs, ɪn, ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ; maɪˈæmi hit gɑrd weɪd 3 ˌɪndiˈænə ˈpeɪsərz ˈfɔrwərd pɔl ʤɔrʤ 24 ənd maɪˈæmi hit ˈfɔrwərd ˈlɛbrən ʤeɪmz 6 rɛst ˈdʊrɪŋ ə pɔz ɪn ˈækʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər ɪn geɪm faɪv əv ðə ˈistərn ˈkɑnfərəns ˈfaɪnəlz əv ðə 2014 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ pleɪɔfs æt ˈbæŋkərz laɪf ˈfilˌdhaʊs. ˌɪndiˈænə dɪˈfits maɪˈæmi ˈmændəˌtɔri ˈkrɛdɪt: braɪən təˈdeɪ spɔrts wət wʊd ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈwɪljəmz ənd ˈændru du fər ðə ˈklivlənd cavaliers’*’ ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈʧænsɪz? wət wʊd ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈwɪljəmz ənd ˈændru du fər ðə ˈklivlənd cavaliers’*’ ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈʧænsɪz? baɪ ˈælbərt wət wʊd hæv ˈhæpənd ɪf ˈlɛbrən ʤeɪmz ənd weɪd saɪnd wɪθ ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bʊlz ɪn 2010 ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə maɪˈæmi hit? ˈlɛbrən ʤeɪmz ənd weɪd kʊd hæv timd əp wɪθ ˈdɛrɪk roʊz ɪn 2010 wʊd ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bʊlz hæv bɪˈkəm ə ˈdaɪnəsti tɪ ˈraɪvəl ðə ˈmaɪkəl bʊlz timz əv ðə ər wʊd ðeɪ hæv bɪn ə feɪld əˈtɛmpt æt ə laɪk ðə tim ðə nu jɔrk nɪks ɪn əˈsɛmbəld ɪn 2010 ər, wʊd ðeɪ hæv ˈfɑlən ˈsəmˌwɛr in-between*? əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bulls’*’ ˌɪnˈsaɪdər ˈvɪnsɪnt ˈgʊdˈwɪl əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, weɪd ənd ˈlɛbrən plænd ɔn ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə bʊlz ɪn 2010 ənˈtɪl krɪs bɑʃ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə maɪˈæmi hit. weɪd sɛd ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ wɑz ə tɔp ˈɔpʃən ɪn 2010 bət krɪs bɑʃ ʧeɪnʤd θɪŋz fər hi ənd ˈlɛbrən. sɛd ɛz ə ˈbæskətˌbɔl fɪt maɪˈæmi meɪd sɛns ˈvɪnsɪnt ˈgʊdˈwɪl (@vgoodwill*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 13 2016 weɪd ædz ðət ɪf ðə bʊlz hæd ˈtreɪdɪd dɛŋ ɪn ə muv ðət wʊd hæv ˈnɛtɪd ðɛm ðə eɪt ˈoʊvərˌɔl pɪk, θɪŋz wʊd hæv bɪn ˈdɪfərənt ɛz wɛl. ðət muv kʊd hæv ˈɛndɪd əp ɪn ðə bʊlz əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ʤoʊ ˈʤɑnsən ɪn fri ˈeɪʤənsi ɛz wɛl. hæd dɛŋ bɪn ˈtreɪdɪd tɪ ðə ˈklɪpərz ðət ˈsəmər, weɪd sɛd "ɪt ˈwʊdəv bɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔri" ˈvɪnsɪnt ˈgʊdˈwɪl (@vgoodwill*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 13 2016 kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bʊlz wɛnt wɪˈθaʊt ʤeɪmz, weɪd ər ʤoʊ ˈʤɑnsən ɛz roʊz wən ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ əˈwɔrd, ə bʊlz tim wɪθ ˈlɛbrən, weɪd, ˈʤɑnsən, ˈdɛrɪk roʊz ənd noʊə wʊd hæv ˈdɛfənətli hæv bɪn ˈdɑmənənt. ðɛr wɑz ðə ʧæns fər ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bʊlz tɪ dræft pɔl ʤɔrʤ ənd ˈəðər pleɪərz hu hæd stɑr pəˈtɛnʃəl ɪn ðə 2010 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ dræft ənd wər əˈveɪləbəl wɪθ ðə eɪt ˈoʊvərˌɔl pɪk. noʊ daʊt ðət ɪf ðeɪ ˈdræftɪd ə pleɪər laɪk ʤɔrʤ, ðeɪ wʊd hæv bɪn ˈbɛtər ðən maɪˈæmi hit. kənˈsɪdər ðət wi noʊ ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈvɛtərənz wʊd bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ saɪn ˈmɪnəməm dilz ɛz ðeɪ ʧeɪst ə rɪŋ ənd ʤɔɪnd ə bɛnʧ wɪθ ðə ʤɔrʤ, kaɪl ˈkɔrˌvər, tɑʒ ˈgɪbsən ənd ʤeɪmz ˈʤɑnsən. wɪθ ðət ˈlɛvəl əv ˈtælənt ɔn ðə ˈrɑstər ðeɪ ʃʊd hæv bɪn mɔr ˈdɑmənənt ðən ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bʊlz timz əv ðə. ɔn ðə kɔrt, ʤeɪmz wʊd hæv bɪn pleɪɪŋ ɪn pleɪs waɪl ˈʤɑnsən tʊk ðə pleɪs əv ˈkɑrloʊs ˈbuzər. weɪd wʊd hæv ˈteɪkən ðə pleɪs əv kiθ bogans*. ɪn ˈθɪri, ðə bʊlz wʊd hæv hæd ðə seɪm ˈspeɪsɪŋ wɪθ boʊθ weɪd ənd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ bi ˈdɛdli frəm ˈmɪˌdreɪnʤ ənd ˈʤɑnsən ənd bogans’*’ ˈækjərəsi frəm bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ɑrk. dɛŋ ʃuts pərˈsɛnt frəm reɪnʤ fər hɪz kərɪr, ʤeɪmz ʃuts pərˈsɛnt frəm reɪnʤ fər hɪz kərɪr. stɪl, ðə ˈtriˌoʊ əv roʊz, weɪd ənd ʤeɪmz wʊd hæv lækt ˈʃutɪŋ. ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ðeɪ wʊd hæv hæd ðə strɛŋθ, æθˈlɛtɪˌsɪzm, ˈmɪˌdreɪnʤ ˈækjərəsi ənd ˈpæsɪŋ əˈkjumən tɪ əˈlaʊ ðɛm tɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪt ɪn trænˈzɪʃən ər ɪn ðə pick-and-roll*. ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz, ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt ðə θrɛt əv ə ʃɑt, ðɪs bʊlz tim wʊd hæv bɪn əˈhɛd əv ðɛr taɪm wɪθ ə ˌpərsəˈnɛl fɪt fər ə əˈfɛns ənd ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ swɪʧ wɪθ iz. noʊə wʊd hæv bɪn ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ pis fər ðə tim bɪˈkəz əv əˈbɪləˌtiz ðət wʊd prəˈvaɪd ə ˈseɪfti nɛt fər ðə bʊlz dɪˈfɛnsɪvli ənd ˈpæsɪŋ əˈbɪləˌtiz ðət wʊd hæv meɪd ðə bʊlz ˈivɪn ˈhɑrdər tɪ gɑrd. ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈmɪksɪŋ ðə dɛθ machine”*” əv ðə ˈlɛbrən maɪˈæmi hit wɪθ ðə ækt əv roʊz ənd sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ ˈpæsɪŋ. wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ bi ðə bɛst pleɪər ɔn ðə kɔrt ənd night-out*, roʊz meɪ hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ prɪˈvɛnt hɪmˈsɛlf frəm biɪŋ ˈɪnʤərd. wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ bi ðə ˈoʊnli gɑrd, weɪd wʊd hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈbɛtər prɪˈzərv hɪz ˈbɑdi. ðoʊz ər ˈəðər ˈfæktərz tɪ bi kənˈsɪdərd. jɛs, tɪm ˈθɪbədoʊ ɪz noʊˈtɔriəs fər dɪˈmændɪŋ pərˈhæps tu məʧ əv hɪz pleɪərz ˈfɪzɪkəli bət wɪθ ʤeɪmz ɔn ðə ˈrɑstər ənd ðə ʧæns tɪ bi pərˈɛniəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp kənˈtɛndərz hi kʊd hæv sˈmɑrtli ˈsɔfənd hɪz pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðət stæns tɪ ə grɛg popovichian-level*. soʊ haʊ lɔŋ wʊd ðɪs ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bʊlz ˈdɑməˌneɪt? ðeɪ wʊd ˈsərtənli bi kɪŋz əv ðə ist ənd meɪk ɪt tɪ ɛz ˈmɛni ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈfaɪnəlz ɛz lɔŋ ʤeɪmz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ steɪ ɪn ðə ˈwɪndi ˈsɪti. bɑʃ meɪ hæv stɪl saɪnd wɪθ maɪˈæmi waɪl ˈbuzər kʊd hæv ˈstrɛŋθənd ðə ˈrɑstər əv ðə ˈbɔstən ˈsɛltɪks. ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ ɪn ðə weɪ əv ðɪs ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bʊlz tim. ðeɪ wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈklɪpərz tim wɪθ ðɛr ˈkɑrənt bɪg θri pləs dɛŋ, ðə ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti ˈθəndər tim ðət hæd ˈkɛvɪn ˈdʊrənt, ˈrəsəl ˈwɛstˌbrʊk ənd ʤeɪmz ˈhɑrdən ər ðə stiv ˈgoʊldən steɪt ˈwɔrjərz ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈfaɪnəlz. noʊɪŋ wət wi noʊ naʊ, waɪl ðə ˈklɪpərz wʊd hæv bɪn ə ˈvɛri təf aʊt ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈfaɪnəlz, ʤeɪmz ənd weɪd wʊd hæv ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ɛz ˈskɔrərz. goʊɪŋ wɪθ krɪs pɔl, ə roʊz meɪ hæv bɪn ˈdɑmənənt ɛz wɛl. ðə ˈθəndər meɪ hæv stɪl bɪn dɪˈfitɪd ˈhændəli bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr juθ. ðə ˈwɔrjərz wʊd hæv hæd ə lɔt əv ˈtrəbəl dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ðə rɪm əˈgɛnst ðə ˈmɑnstər əv roʊz, weɪd ənd ʤeɪmz waɪl ðə bʊlz hæd lɛs ˈtrəbəl ˈgɑrdɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ ðə ˈæθˌlits ðeɪ hæv ɔn ðə pərˈɪmətər. ʤɪst θɪŋk, ðɛr meɪ hæv ˈnɛvər bɪn ə ˈmɛltˌdaʊn əˈgɛnst ðə ˈdæləs ˈmævərɪks, hu meɪ hæv lɔst əˈgɛnst ðə ˈklɪpərz, fər ʤeɪmz. ʤeɪmz kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ˈsɪmpli pleɪd ˈbɛtər wɪθ ə mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv koʊʧ ənd ˌpərsəˈnɛl ɔn ðə tim. bət ɪf ðə bʊlz ˈstɑrtɪd ə ˈdaɪnəsti, ðɛr meɪ ˈnɛvər hæv bɪn rɪˈdɛmʃən ɪn ˈklivlənd ˈiðər. wət ˈhæpənz tɪ james’*’ ˈkɪlər ˈɪnstɪŋkt? ɪz ɪt kˈwɛsʧənd? wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈləgʒəri əv biɪŋ sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ˈʃutərz, dɪz ʤeɪmz dɪˈvɛləp hɪz poʊst geɪm ər faɪnd aʊt ðə ˈbluˌprɪnt tɪ hɪz səkˈsɛs? ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə wərld wɪl ˈnɛvər noʊ wət wʊd hæv ˈhæpənd ɪf weɪd ənd ʤeɪmz ʤɔɪnd ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bʊlz. ɪf ʤeɪmz wɑz tɪ wɪn ˈsɛvən streɪt ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈfaɪnəlz wɪθ ðət grup, hi kʊd ˌjunəˈvərsəli bi kənˈsɪdərd ˈbɛtər ðən ˈʤɔrdən. ər, dɪˈtræktərz wʊd stɪl seɪ hi ˈnidɪd tɪ bɪld ə. ˈəðərz stɪl maɪt seɪ hi ˈlɪtərəli lɪvd ɪn ˈʃæˌdoʊ. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə keɪs, siɪŋ roʊz, weɪd ənd ʤeɪmz flaɪ əraʊnd ðə kɔrt wʊd hæv bɪn sɛnˈseɪʃənəl. lɛd baɪ ˈθɪbədoʊ, ʤeɪmz kʊd hæv wən ə dɪˈfɛnsɪv pleɪər əv ðə jɪr əˈwɔrd. aɪ fər wən, ˈwɔntɪd tɪ si ʤeɪmz ʤɔɪn ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bʊlz ɪn 2010 aɪ ðə ˈklivlənd ˌkævəˈlɪrz wər ˈrɪli kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈwɪnɪŋ ə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp beɪst ɔn ðə pleɪərz ðeɪ brɔt tɪ stɑr ˌbiˈsaɪd ʤeɪmz. ɪn hɪz fərst stɪnt ɪn ˈklivlənd, ʤeɪmz wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli ˌɔlˈstɑr ɪn ˈsɛvən jɪrz ˌbiˈsaɪdz ilgauskus*, hu ərnd hɪz ˈsɛkənd ənd læst ˌɔlˈstɑr əˈpɪrəns ɪn james’*’ ˈsɑfˌmɔr ˈsizən. siɪŋ haʊ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wərkt aʊt ɪn ðə ɛnd, aɪ noʊ ɪf aɪ wʊd ʧeɪnʤ james’*’ ˈstɔri wən bɪt. stɪl, aɪ hɛlp bət ˈwəndər wət james’*’ ˈstɔri wʊd lʊk laɪk ɪf hi ənd weɪd saɪnd wɪθ ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bʊlz. wət ər jʊr θɔts ɔn weɪd ənd ˈlɛbrən ʤeɪmz ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bʊlz ɪn 2010 lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ jʊr θɔts ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈsɛkʃən ər tˈwɪtər @kjg_nba*.
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may 28, 2014; indianapolis, in, usa; miami heat guard dwyane wade (3), indiana pacers forward paul george (24), and miami heat forward lebron james (6) rest during a pause in action during the fourth quarter in game five of the eastern conference finals of the 2014 nba playoffs at bankers life fieldhouse. indiana defeats miami 93-90. mandatory credit: brian spurlock-usa today sports
what would signing deron williams and andrew bogut do for the cleveland cavaliers’ championship chances?
what would signing deron williams and andrew bogut do for the cleveland cavaliers’ championship chances? by albert dadson
what would have happened if lebron james and dwyane wade signed with the chicago bulls in 2010 instead of the miami heat?
lebron james and dwyane wade could have teamed up with derrick rose in 2010. would the chicago bulls have become a dynasty to rival the michael jordan-led bulls teams of the 1990s or would they have been a failed attempt at a superteam like the team the new york knicks in assembled in 2010? or, would they have fallen somewhere in-between?
according to chicago bulls’ insider vincent goodwill of csn chicago, wade and lebron planned on joining the bulls in 2010 until chris bosh decided to join the miami heat.
wade said chicago was a top option in 2010 but chris bosh changed things for he and lebron. said as a basketball fit miami made sense — vincent goodwill (@vgoodwill) october 13, 2016
wade adds that if the bulls had traded luol deng in a cap-clearing move that would have netted them the eight overall pick, things would have been different as well. that move could have ended up in the bulls acquiring joe johnson in free agency as well.
had deng been traded to the clippers that summer, wade said "it would've been a different story" — vincent goodwill (@vgoodwill) october 13, 2016
considering that the 2010-2011 chicago bulls went 62-20 without james, wade or joe johnson as rose won the 2010-2011 nba mvp award, a bulls team with lebron, wade, johnson, derrick rose and joakim noah would have definitely have been dominant. there was the chance for the chicago bulls to draft paul george and other players who had star potential in the 2010 nba draft and were available with the eight overall pick.
there’s no doubt that if they drafted a player like george, they would have been better than miami heat.
consider that we know experienced veterans would be willing to sign minimum deals as they chased a ring and joined a bench with the george, kyle korver, taj gibson and james johnson. with that level of talent on the roster they should have been more dominant than the chicago bulls teams of the 1990s.
on the court, james would have been playing in deng’s place while johnson took the place of carlos boozer. wade would have taken the place of keith bogans.
in theory, the bulls would have had the same spacing with both wade and boozer’s ability to be deadly from midrange and johnson and bogans’ accuracy from behind the arc. deng shoots 33.3 percent from three-point range for his career, james shoots 34.2 percent from three-point range for his career.
still, the trio of rose, wade and james would have lacked three-point shooting. nonetheless, they would have had the strength, athleticism, midrange accuracy and passing acumen to allow them to dominate in transition or in the pick-and-roll.
in many ways, even without the threat of a three-point shot, this bulls team would have been ahead of their time with a personnel fit for a motion-heavy offense and the ability to switch 1-4 with ease. noah would have been an interesting piece for the team because of rim-protecting abilities that would provide a safety net for the bulls defensively and passing abilities that would have made the bulls even harder to guard.
imagine mixing the “flying death machine” of the lebron james-era miami heat with the high-wire act of rose and san antonio spurs-like passing.
without having to be the best player on the court night-in and night-out, rose may have been able to prevent himself from being injured. without having to be the only high-flying guard, wade would have been able to better preserve his body. those are other factors to be considered.
yes, tim thibodeau is notorious for demanding perhaps too much of his players physically but with james on the roster and the chance to be perennial championship contenders he could have smartly softened his position on that stance to a gregg popovichian-level.
so how long would this chicago bulls dominate?
they would certainly be kings of the east and make it to as many nba finals as long james decided to stay in the windy city. bosh may have still signed with miami while boozer could have strengthened the roster of the boston celtics. nonetheless, there was nothing in the way of this chicago bulls team.
they would likely be facing a los angeles clippers team with their current big three plus deng, the oklahoma city thunder team that had kevin durant, russell westbrook and james harden or the steve kerr-led golden state warriors in the nba finals.
knowing what we know now, while the clippers would have been a very tough out in the nba finals, james and wade would have dominated as scorers. going head-to-head with chris paul, a mvp-level rose may have been dominant as well. the thunder may have still been defeated handily because of their youth. the warriors would have had a lot of trouble defending the rim against the three-headed monster of rose, wade and james while the bulls had less trouble guarding them with the athletes they have on the perimeter.
just think, there may have never been a meltdown against the dallas mavericks, who may have lost against the clippers, for james. james could also have simply played better with a more aggressive coach and personnel on the team.
but if the bulls started a dynasty, there may never have been redemption in cleveland either.
what happens to james’ killer instinct? is it questioned?
without the luxury of being surrounded by shooters, does james develop his post game or find out the blueprint to his success?
unfortunately, the world will never know what would have happened if wade and james joined the chicago bulls.
if james was to win seven straight nba finals with that group, he could universally be considered better than jordan. or, detractors would still say he needed to build a superteam. others still might say he literally lived in jordan’s shadow.
whatever the case, seeing rose, wade and james fly around the court would have been sensational. led by thibodeau, james could have won a defensive player of the year award.
i for one, wanted to see james join the chicago bulls in 2010. i didn’t the cleveland cavaliers were really committed to winning a championship based on the players they brought to star beside james. in his first stint in cleveland, james was the only all-star in seven years besides zydrunas ilgauskus, who earned his second and last all-star appearance in james’ sophomore season.
seeing how everything worked out in the end, i don’t know if i would change james’ story one bit. still, i can’t help but wonder what james’ story would look like if he and wade signed with the chicago bulls.
what are your thoughts on dwyane wade and lebron james joining the chicago bulls in 2010? let us know your thoughts in the comments section or twitter @kjg_nba.
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ˌeɪˈpi əˈkrɔs ˈjʊrəp təˈdeɪ, ɪˈlɛkʃənz ər biɪŋ hɛld fər ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrləmɛnt ɪn ˈbrəsəlz. ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrləmɛnt ɪz ə ˈbɑdi wɪθ ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən frəm iʧ ˈkəntri. ɪt əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə bɪg deɪ fər ˈpɑrtiz ənd ˈrædɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. ɪn fræns, ðə ˈnæʃənəl frənt (fn*), ðə ˈpɑrti əv mərˈin lə pɛn, əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv wən əˈbaʊt 25 əv ðə voʊt, ˈhændəli dɪˈfitɪŋ ɔl ˈəðər ˈpɑrtiz. ˈɑmənəsli, fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə, ðə ˈpɑrti pərˈfɔrmd ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈstrɔŋli əˈməŋ ðə juθ. ðə ˌeɪˈpi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət frɛnʧ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər mɑnˈwɛl vɔlz sɛd ðə rɪˈzəlt wɑz "mɔr ðən ə nuz ɪz ə ʃɑk, ən ˈərθkˌweɪk." ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə wɑz ɔn tɔp əv ˈbrɪtənz poʊlz leɪt ˈsənˌdi. wɪθ ɪts anti-immigrant*, ˈhɛvəli ˌnæʃənəˈlɪstɪk vjuz, ˈmɛni vju ɛz ˈbrɪtənz ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt tɪ ðə fn*. ˈpɑrti ˈlidər ˈnaɪʤəl ˈrisəntli sɛd hi θɔt ˈpipəl wʊd bi kənˈsərnd ɪf ə grup əv roʊˈmeɪniənz muvd ɪn nɛkst dɔr., tu, hæd ˈboʊstɪd ʃoʊɪŋ wʊd pruv "ən ˈərθkˌweɪk." ˈəltəmətli, ðə voʊts min mɔr fər ðoʊz tu ˈkəntriz, ɛz pɑrts əv ðɛr ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz kənˈtɪnju tɪ drɪft right-ward*. fər ðə æt lɑrʤ, nɑt məʧ wɪl ʧeɪnʤ, ðə ˈtoʊni ˈbɑrbər ˈɑrgjuz. ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst voʊt ɪz nɑt ˈnɪrli bɪg ɪˈnəf tɪ bi ˈleɪbəld ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv ðə, ɪts pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈvæljuz ənd ɪts ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈoʊvər ðə faɪv jɪrz sɪns ðə læst ˌjʊrəˈpiən ɪˈlɛkʃənz. eurosceptics*, ˈbrɔdli dɪˈfaɪnd, ər prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ wɪn əˈbaʊt 130 əv ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧərz 751 sits. ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðə həz ʤɪst gɔn θru ðə ˈbɪgəst ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ʃɑk ənd ˌriˈsɛʃən əv ɪts ˈhɪstəri, ðə ˈdæmɪʤ kʊd hæv bɪn ˈgreɪtər. ˌɪnˈdid, wɪl ˈoʊnli hoʊld ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 130 əv ðə 751 ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrləmɛnt sits. æt ˈɛni reɪt, ɪts klɪr ðə fərst voʊt sɪns ðə ˈkraɪsəs ˈɛndɪd, ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈæŋgər təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim rɪˈmeɪnz kwaɪt haɪ.
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ap across europe today, elections are being held for the european parliament in brussels. the european parliament is a continent-wide body with representation from each eu country.
it appears to be a big day for right-wing parties and radical parties in general.
in france, the national front (fn), the anti-eu party of marine le pen, appears to have won about 25% of the vote, handily defeating all other parties.
ominously, for the future of the eu, the party performed particularly strongly among the youth.
the ap reported that french prime minister manuel valls said the result was "more than a news alert...it is a shock, an earthquake."
meanwhile, the anti-eu ukip was on top of britain's polls late sunday. with its anti-immigrant, heavily nationalistic views, many view ukip as britain's counterpart to the fn. party leader nigel farage recently said he thought people would be concerned if a group of romanians moved in next door. farage, too, had boasted ukip's showing would prove "an earthquake."
ultimately, the votes mean more for those two countries, as parts of their populations continue to drift right-ward. for the eu at large, not much will change, the ft's tony barber argues.
the protest vote is not nearly big enough to be labeled a comprehensive rejection of the eu, its political values and its economic crisis management over the five years since the last european elections. eurosceptics, broadly defined, are projected to win about 130 of the eu legislature's 751 seats. given that the eu has just gone through the biggest financial shock and recession of its 56-year history, the damage could have been greater.
indeed, euroskeptics will only hold an estimated 130 of the 751 european parliament seats.
at any rate, it's clear the first eu-wide vote since the eurozone crisis ended, the level of anger towards the mainstream remains quite high.
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ˈfoʊˌtoʊ slip ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəl fər gʊd hɛlθ, ɛz wi ɔl noʊ. bət ə nu ˈstədi hɪnts ðət ðɛr meɪ bi ən ˈizi bət ənˈriəˌlaɪzd weɪ tɪ ɔgˈmɛnt ɪts ˈvərʧuz: loʊər ðə ˈθərməˌstæt. ˈkulər ˈbɛˌdrumz kʊd ˈsətəli ˈtrænsfɔrm ə stɔrz əv braʊn fæt wət həz ˈleɪtli kəm tɪ bi θɔt əv ɛz fat”*” ənd ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛntli ˈɔltər ˈɛnərʤi ɪkˈspɛndɪʧər ənd ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk hɛlθ, ˈivɪn ˈɪntu ˈdeɪˌlaɪt aʊərz. ənˈtɪl ˈrisəntli, moʊst ˈsaɪəntɪsts θɔt ðət ˈædəlts hæd noʊ braʊn fæt. bət ɪn ðə pæst fju jɪrz, ˈskænti dɪˈpɑzəts teaspoonfuls*, ˈrɪli əv ðə ˈtɪʃu hæv bɪn dɪˈtɛktɪd ɪn ðə nɛks ənd ˈəpər bæks ɪn ˈmɛni ˈædəlts. ðɪs ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt bɪˈkəz braʊn fæt, ənˈlaɪk ðə mɔr ˈkɑmən waɪt stəf, ɪz ˈæktɪv. ɪkˈspɛrəmənts wɪθ maɪs hæv ʃoʊn ðət ɪt teɪks ˈʃʊgər aʊt əv ðə ˈblədˌstrim tɪ bərn ˈkælɔˌriz ənd meɪnˈteɪn kɔr ˈtɛmpərəʧər. ə ˈsɪmələr ˈprɔˌsɛs simz tɪ teɪk pleɪs ɪn ˈjumənz. fər ðə nu ˈstədi, ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ʤun ɪn ˌdaɪəˈbitiz, ˈrisərʧərz əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪˌtuts əv hɛlθ pərsˈweɪdɪd faɪv ˈhɛlθi jəŋ meɪl ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz tɪ slip ɪn ˈʧeɪmbərz æt ðə n.i.h*. fər fɔr mənθs. ðə mɛn wɛnt əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈnɔrməl lɪvz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪz, ðɛn rɪˈtərnd æt 8 ˈɛvəri ˈivnɪŋ. ɔl milz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ lənʧ, wər prəˈvaɪdɪd, tɪ kip ðɛr kæˈlɔrɪk ˈkɑnstənt. ðeɪ slɛpt ɪn ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈəndər laɪt ʃits. fər ðə fərst mənθ, ðə ˈrisərʧərz kɛpt ðə ˈbɛˌdrumz æt 75 dɪˈgriz, kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈnutrəl ˈtɛmpərəʧər ðət wʊd nɑt prɑmpt ˈmɑdərˌeɪtɪŋ rɪˈspɑnsɪz frəm ðə ˈbɑdi. ðə nɛkst mənθ, ðə ˈbɛˌdrumz wər kuld tɪ 66 dɪˈgriz, ə ˈtɛmpərəʧər ðət ðə ˈrisərʧərz ɪkˈspɛktɪd maɪt ˈstɪmjəˌleɪt ækˈtɪvɪti (bət nɑt ˈʃɪvərɪŋ, wɪʧ ˈjuʒəwəli bɪˈgɪnz æt mɔr ˈfrɪʤəd ˈtɛmpərəʧərz). ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ mənθ, ðə ˈbɛˌdrumz wər ˈrisɛt tɪ 75 dɪˈgriz, tɪ ənˈdu ˈɛni ˈifɛkts frəm ðə ˈʧɪliər rum, ənd fər ðə læst mənθ, ðə sˈlipɪŋ ˈtɛmpərəʧər wɑz ə ˈbɑmi 81 dɪˈgriz. θruaʊt, ðə subjects’*’ ənd ˈɪnsələn ˈlɛvəlz ənd ˈdeɪli kæˈlɔrɪk ɪkˈspɛndɪʧərz wər trækt; ˈæftər iʧ mənθ, ðə əˈmaʊnt əv braʊn fæt wɑz ˈmɛʒərd. ðə koʊld ˈtɛmpərəʧərz, ɪt tərnd aʊt, ʧeɪnʤd ðə ˈbɑdiz ˈnoʊtɪsəbli. moʊst ˈstraɪkɪŋ, ˈæftər fɔr wiks əv sˈlipɪŋ æt 66 dɪˈgriz, ðə mɛn hæd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈdəbəld ðɛr ˈvɑljumz əv braʊn fæt. ðɛr ˈɪnsələn ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti, wɪʧ ɪz əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ʃɪfts ɪn bləd ˈʃʊgər, ˌɪmˈpruvd. ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wər slaɪt bət ˈminɪŋfəl, sɪz frænˈʧɛskoʊ ɛs., ðə ˈsinjər ˈɔθər ənd naʊ ə prəˈfɛsər æt vərˈʤɪnjə ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ ˌjunəˈvərsəti. wər ɔl ˈhɛlθi jəŋ mɛn tɪ stɑrt with,”*,” hi sɪz, ʤɪst baɪ sˈlipɪŋ ɪn ə ˈkoʊldər rum, ðeɪ geɪnd ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk advantages”*” ðət kʊd, ˈoʊvər taɪm, hi sɪz, ˈlɛsən ðɛr rɪsk fər ˌdaɪəˈbitiz ənd ˈəðər ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ˈprɑbləmz. ðə mɛn ˈɔlsoʊ bərnd ə fju mɔr ˈkælɔˌriz θruaʊt ðə deɪ wɪn ðɛr ˈbɛˌdrum wɑz ˈʧɪliər (ˌɔlˈðoʊ nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ rɪˈzəlt ɪn weɪt lɔs ˈæftər fɔr wiks). ðə ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ɛnˈhænsmənts wər ənˈdən ˈæftər fɔr wiks əv sˈlipɪŋ æt 81 dɪˈgriz; ɪn fækt, ðə mɛn ðɛn hæd lɛs braʊn fæt ðən ˈæftər ðə fərst skæn. ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ əv ðiz ˈfaɪndɪŋz, sɪz, ɪz ðət ju kən ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛfərtləsli twik jʊr ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk hɛlθ baɪ ˈtərnɪŋ daʊn ðə ˈbɛˌdrum ˈθərməˌstæt ə fju dɪˈgriz. hɪz oʊn ˈbɛˌdrum ɪz ˈmɑdərətli ʧɪld, ɛz ɪz hɪz ˈɔfəs wɪʧ həz ən ˈædɪd ˈbɛnəfɪt: ɪt ˈmitɪŋz short.”*.” ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 2014 ˈɪʃu əv ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈmægəˌzin.
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sleep is essential for good health, as we all know. but a new study hints that there may be an easy but unrealized way to augment its virtues: lower the thermostat. cooler bedrooms could subtly transform a person’s stores of brown fat — what has lately come to be thought of as “good fat” — and consequently alter energy expenditure and metabolic health, even into daylight hours.
until recently, most scientists thought that adults had no brown fat. but in the past few years, scanty deposits — teaspoonfuls, really — of the tissue have been detected in the necks and upper backs in many adults. this is important because brown fat, unlike the more common white stuff, is metabolically active. experiments with mice have shown that it takes sugar out of the bloodstream to burn calories and maintain core temperature.
a similar process seems to take place in humans. for the new study, published in june in diabetes, researchers affiliated with the national institutes of health persuaded five healthy young male volunteers to sleep in climate-controlled chambers at the n.i.h. for four months. the men went about their normal lives during the days, then returned at 8 every evening. all meals, including lunch, were provided, to keep their caloric intakes constant. they slept in hospital scrubs under light sheets.
for the first month, the researchers kept the bedrooms at 75 degrees, considered a neutral temperature that would not prompt moderating responses from the body. the next month, the bedrooms were cooled to 66 degrees, a temperature that the researchers expected might stimulate brown-fat activity (but not shivering, which usually begins at more frigid temperatures). the following month, the bedrooms were reset to 75 degrees, to undo any effects from the chillier room, and for the last month, the sleeping temperature was a balmy 81 degrees. throughout, the subjects’ blood-sugar and insulin levels and daily caloric expenditures were tracked; after each month, the amount of brown fat was measured.
the cold temperatures, it turned out, changed the men’s bodies noticeably. most striking, after four weeks of sleeping at 66 degrees, the men had almost doubled their volumes of brown fat. their insulin sensitivity, which is affected by shifts in blood sugar, improved. the changes were slight but meaningful, says francesco s. celi, the study’s senior author and now a professor at virginia commonwealth university. “these were all healthy young men to start with,” he says, “but just by sleeping in a colder room, they gained metabolic advantages” that could, over time, he says, lessen their risk for diabetes and other metabolic problems. the men also burned a few more calories throughout the day when their bedroom was chillier (although not enough to result in weight loss after four weeks). the metabolic enhancements were undone after four weeks of sleeping at 81 degrees; in fact, the men then had less brown fat than after the first scan.
the message of these findings, celi says, is that you can almost effortlessly tweak your metabolic health by turning down the bedroom thermostat a few degrees. his own bedroom is moderately chilled, as is his office — which has an added benefit: it “keeps meetings short.”
this article appeared in the july 20, 2014 issue of the new york times magazine.
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25 jɪr oʊld ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn "tɛst ˈproʊˌgræm" tɪ bi ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈɪntu ɪts jɪr ˌpɛtəˈlumə, ʤən 16 2014 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən smɔl ˈbɪznɪs lig, ðə haʊs ɑrmd ˈsərvɪsɪz kəˈmɪti, ˈhɛdɪd baɪ ˈkɑŋgrəsmən haʊərd pi. məˈkiən, həz pæst ðə 2015 ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈfɛns ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən bɪl ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv ə 25 jɪr oʊld ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈbɪznɪs tɛst ˈproʊˌgræm. h.r*. 4435 ˌɪnˈkludz ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv ðə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˌsəbkənˈtræktɪŋ plæn tɛst ˈproʊˌgræm (csptp*) ˈɪntu ɪts jɪr əv ˈtɛstɪŋ. ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn əˈdɑptəd ðə ɪn 1990 ˈəndər ðə gaɪz əv ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈfɛdərəl ˈkɑntræktɪŋ lɔ tɪ dɪˈtərmən ɪf ðoʊz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wʊd ˌɪnˈkris ˌsəbkənˈtræktɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər smɔl ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd ˈɛni ˌsəbkənˈtræktɪŋ plænz ənd rɪˈpɔrts ðət hæd wəns bɪn əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv "ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtɪd ˈdæmɪʤɪz" fər praɪm ˈkɑnˌtræktərz ðət feɪld tɪ əˈʧiv ðɛr smɔl ˈbɪznɪs ˌsəbkənˈtræktɪŋ goʊlz. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən smɔl ˈbɪznɪs lig (asbl*) bɪˈlivz ðə wɑz nɑt əˈdɑptəd tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˌsəbkənˈtræktɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər smɔl ˈbɪznɪs, bət tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt trænˈspɛrənsi ənd ˈpɛnəltiz fər praɪm ˈkɑnˌtræktərz ðət dɪd nɑt kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ smɔl ˈbɪznɪs ˌsəbkənˈtræktɪŋ goʊlz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 25 jɪrz ðə həz bɪn ˈtɛstɪd, ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn həz ˈnɛvər riˈlist ˈɛni ˈdætə ʃoʊɪŋ ðət ðə ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv trænˈspɛrənsi ənd ˈpɛnəltiz fər praɪm ˈkɑnˌtræktərz həz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌɪnˈkrist ˌsəbkənˈtræktɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər smɔl ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ɪn fækt, ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪn ˈsɛkʃən 811 əv ðə ˈʧɛrmənz mɑrk əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈfɛns ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən bɪl ðət ɪkˈstɛndz ðə ˈɪntu ɪts jɪr əv ˈtɛstɪŋ steɪts, "ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈæftər ˈnɪrli 24 jɪrz sɪns ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm, ðə tɛst ˈproʊˌgræm həz jɛt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈɛvədəns ðət ɪt mits ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈsteɪtɪd goʊl əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm..." ə 2004 ˈgəvərnmənt əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ˈɔfəs (gao*) ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˌsəbkənˈtræktɪŋ plæn tɛst ˈproʊˌgræm ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈkludɪd ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈɛvədəns ðə ˈproʊˌgræm hæd ˌɪnˈkrist ˌsəbkənˈtræktɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər smɔl ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ɪn 2010 ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs rɪkˈwɛstɪd əˈnəðər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə, bət ðə dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ lɔnʧ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən smɔl ˈbɪznɪs lig ˈɛstəˌmeɪts smɔl ˈbɪznɪsɪz meɪ hæv bɪn dɪˈfrɔdɪd aʊt əv ɪn ˈɛkˌsɛs əv wən ˈtrɪljən ˈdɔlərz ɪn səbˈkɑnˌtrækts sɪns ðə ˈproʊˌgræm bɪˈgæn ɪn 1990 ðə ɪz suɪŋ ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ɪn ˈfɛdərəl ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈæftər ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn rɪfˈjuzd tɪ riˈlis ˈɛni ˌsəbkənˈtræktɪŋ ˈdætə frəm ðə ˈəndər ðə ˈfridəm əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ækt. ðə ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɑnˌtæktɪŋ ˈʧeɪmbərz əv ˈkɑmərs əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈnæʃənəl kæmˈpeɪn tɪ stɑp ðə rɪˈnuəl əv ðə.
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25 year old pentagon "test program" to be extended into its 28th year
petaluma, ca--(marketwired - jun 16, 2014) - according to the american small business league, the house armed services committee, headed by congressman howard p. mckeon, has passed the 2015 national defense authorization bill that includes an extension of a 25 year old pentagon anti-small business test program.
h.r. 4435 includes an extension of the comprehensive subcontracting plan test program (csptp) into its 28th year of testing. the pentagon adopted the csptp in 1990 under the guise of testing changes in federal contracting law to determine if those changes would increase subcontracting opportunities for small businesses.
the changes eliminated any subcontracting plans and reports that had once been available to the public, along with the elimination of "liquidated damages" for prime contractors that failed to achieve their small business subcontracting goals.
the american small business league (asbl) believes the csptp was not adopted to increase subcontracting opportunities for small business, but to eliminate transparency and penalties for prime contractors that did not comply with federal law establishing small business subcontracting goals.
during the 25 years the csptp has been tested, the pentagon has never released any data showing that the elimination of transparency and penalties for prime contractors has actually increased subcontracting opportunities for small businesses.
in fact, the language in section 811 of the chairman's mark of the fy15 national defense authorization bill that extends the csptp into its 28th year of testing states,
"however, after nearly 24 years since the original authorization of the program, the test program has yet to provide evidence that it meets the original stated goal of the program..."
a 2004 government accountability office (gao) investigation into the comprehensive subcontracting plan test program also concluded there was no evidence the program had increased subcontracting opportunities for small businesses.
in 2010 several members of congress requested another gao investigation into the csptp, but the gao declined to launch the investigation.
the american small business league estimates small businesses may have been defrauded out of in excess of one trillion dollars in subcontracts since the program began in 1990. the asbl is suing the pentagon in federal district court in san francisco after the pentagon refused to release any subcontracting data from the csptp under the freedom of information act.
the asbl is also contacting chambers of commerce around the country as part of a national campaign to stop the renewal of the csptp.
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ˈæftər ˈnɪrli tu mənθs, ðə ˈfɛdərəl kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən kəˈmɪʃənz ˈspɛktrəm ˈɔkʃən həz kəm tɪ ən ɛnd. ˈbɪdɪŋ fɑr ɪkˈsidɪd ðə hoʊps əv 10 ˈbɪljən tɪ 15 ˈbɪljən, wɪθ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈtæli ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn æt ðə ˈɔkʃən ˈɛndɪd ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun wɪθ ə tərs əˈnaʊnsmɛnt baɪ ðə kəˈmɪʃən ðət ðɛr wər noʊ "bɪdz, wɪθˈdrɔəlz, ər ˌproʊˈæktɪv ækˈtɪvɪti rul ˈweɪvərz" ˈdʊrɪŋ raʊnd 261 "ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ˈɔkʃən 73 həz kloʊzd ˈəndər ðə ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs ˈstɑpɪŋ rul." ðə ˈɔkʃən tɑpt ðə 19 ˈbɪljən mɑrk bæk ɪn ˈərli ˈfɛbruˌɛri, soʊ ˈbɪdɪŋ sɪns ðɛn həz bɪn sloʊ, tɪ seɪ ðə list. əv ðə tu moʊst ˈkloʊsli wɔʧt ʧəŋks əv ˈspɛktrəm ɪn ðə ˈɔkʃən, blɑks si ənd də, ˈoʊnli si hɪt ðə rɪˈzərv praɪs. blɑk di fɛl ˈoʊvər 800 ˈmɪljən ʃɔrt əv ðə ˈmɪnəməm. blɑk si, wɪʧ hæd səm ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈoʊpən ˈækˌsɛs rulz əˈtæʧt tɪ ɪt, pæst ðə ˈbɪljən rɪˈzərv praɪs ɔn ðə ˈfaɪnəl deɪ əv ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ə ˈbɪljən bɪd pʊʃt ɪt pæst ðə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld, bət ðət wɑz ðə ˈfaɪnəl bɪd ɔn ðə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˈlaɪsəns fər blɑk si. ˈæftərwərdz, blɑk si ˈbɪdɪŋ muvd tɪ ˈriʤənəl ˈlaɪsənsɪz, wɪʧ kʊd bi juzd ˈsɛpərətli ər kəmˈbaɪnd tɪ fɔrm ə ˈsɪŋgəl, ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˈnɛtˌwərk. blɑk di ˈnɛvər sɔ ˈɛni ˈækʃən ˈæftər ən ˌɪˈnɪʃəl 472 ˈmɪljən bɪd. ðət ʧəŋk əv ˈspɛktrəm wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi juzd fər boʊθ ə kəˈmərʃəl ˈbrɔdˌbænd ˈsərvɪs ənd ə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˈimərʤənsi kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈnɛtˌwərk. ˈfrənˌtlaɪn ˈwaɪrlɪs wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ə ˈmeɪʤər pleɪər fər blɑk di, bət ɪt drɑpt aʊt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈɔkʃən bɪˈgæn. wɪθ ðə blɑk di rɪˈzərv ənˈmɛt, ðə həz ðə ˈɔpʃən əv ˈɔkʃənɪŋ ɪt ɔf əˈgɛn wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt rulz ər ə loʊər rɪˈzərv. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈɛdwərd ˈmɑrˌki (d-ma*), ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə haʊs ˈsəbkəˈmɪti ɔn ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ənd ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, kɔld ɔn ðə riˈθɪŋk ðə rɪˈzərv rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər blɑk di, ənd ˈwɛðər ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti ˈspɛktrəm ˈmɑdəl ʃʊd bi "rɪˈteɪnd ər ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd." laɪk ðə rɛst əv ˈjuˈɛs, rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈmɑrˌki ɪz ˈigər tɪ faɪnd aʊt hu ðə bɪg ˈwɪnərz ər. "aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ æm ˈigər tɪ ˌæsərˈteɪn ðə ɪkˈstɛnt tɪ wɪʧ nu ˈɛntrənts hæv səkˈsidɪd ɪn əbˈteɪnɪŋ ˈlaɪsənsɪz θru ðɪs ˈɔkʃən," hi sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt riˈlist ˈæftər ðə ˈɔkʃən kloʊzd. wən əv ðoʊz nu ˈɛntrənts meɪ bi ˈgugəl, wɪʧ wɑz wən əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz əˈpruvd fər pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈɔkʃən. ɪts mɔr ˈlaɪkli ðət wən əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈwaɪrlɪs pleɪərz laɪk ˌvɛˈraɪzən wɪl wɔk əˈweɪ wɪθ blɑk si; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ riˈlis ðə aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz əv ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈbɪdərz sun. ðə ˈspɛktrəm ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɪl nɑt bɪˈkəm əˈveɪləbəl ənˈtɪl ˈæftər ˈænəˌlɔg ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən trænzˈmɪʃənz ər ˈɛndɪd ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2009 wəns ðə ˈspɛktrəm ɪz frid əp, ɪt meɪ teɪk ðə ˈwɪnərz səm taɪm tɪ bɪld aʊt ðɛr ˈnɛtˌwərks.
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after nearly two months, the federal communication commissions 700mhz spectrum auction has come to an end. bidding far exceeded the fcc's preauction hopes of $10 billion to $15 billion, with the final tally coming in at $19,592,420,000. the auction ended this afternoon with a terse announcement by the commission that there were no "bids, withdrawals, or proactive activity rule waivers" during round 261. "therefore, auction 73 has closed under the simultaneous stopping rule."
the auction topped the $19 billion mark back in early february, so bidding since then has been slow, to say the least. of the two most closely watched chunks of spectrum in the auction, blocks c and de, only c hit the fcc's reserve price. block d fell over $800 million short of the fcc's minimum.
block c, which had some notable open access rules attached to it, passed the fcc's $4.638 billion reserve price on the final day of january. a $4.744 billion bid pushed it past the threshold, but that was the final bid on the nationwide license for block c. afterwards, block c bidding moved to regional licenses, which could be used separately or combined to form a single, nationwide network.
block d never saw any action after an initial $472 million bid. that chunk of spectrum was supposed to be used for both a commercial broadband service and a nationwide emergency communications network. frontline wireless was expected to be a major player for block d, but it dropped out before the auction began. with the block d reserve unmet, the fcc has the option of auctioning it off again with different rules or a lower reserve.
rep. edward markey (d-ma), chairman of the house subcommittee on telecommunications and the internet, called on the fcc rethink the reserve requirement for block d, and whether the public safety spectrum model should be "retained or modified."
like the rest of us, rep. markey is eager to find out who the big winners are. "i also am eager to ascertain the extent to which new entrants have succeeded in obtaining licenses through this auction," he said in a statement released after the auction closed.
one of those new entrants may be google, which was one of the companies approved for participation in the auction. it's more likely that one of the major wireless players like verizon will walk away with block c; however, the fcc is expected to release the identities of the winning bidders soon.
the spectrum itself will not become available until after analog television transmissions are ended in february 2009. once the spectrum is freed up, it may take the winners some time to build out their networks.
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ˈæftər ˈpoʊstɪŋ əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd dɪˈzaɪn ɔn maɪ blɔg upcycledzine*, aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪv ɪt ə goʊ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. tu wiks əˈgoʊ aɪ ʃoʊd ju maɪ fərst ɪkˈspɛrəmənt meɪd aʊt əv aɪ hæd seɪvd frəm oʊld ˈbɑksɪz. sɪns aɪ hæd ˈskɛʧɪz leɪɪŋ əraʊnd fər ˈsɛvərəl dɪˈzaɪnz, aɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ gɪt hoʊld əv səm dɪˈskɑrdɪd ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd. ˈæftər səm ˈsərʧɪŋ ənd ˈtɛləˌfoʊn kɔlz aɪ ˈfaɪnəli faʊnd ə greɪt sɔrs. wən əv ɑr ˈloʊkəl ˈbaɪsɪkəl ʃɑps gɪts nu baɪks dɪˈlɪvərd ˈɛvəri wik ɪn bɪg ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd ˈbɑksɪz. ðɛr ər tu ˈdɪfərənt taɪps. wən ɪz sɔrt əv ə slɪm ˈpækɪʤɪŋ ðət fɪts əraʊnd ðə saɪdz əv ðə ˈbaɪsɪkəl ənd əˈnəðər wən ɪz ə ˈrɛgjələr bɑks, bət ˈvɛri bɪg. ðə slɪm ˈvərʒən ɪz meɪd aʊt əv 4 θɪk ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd ənd ðə bɑks ɪz meɪd aʊt əv ə ˈvɛri ˈstərdi 7 ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd ənd boʊθ hæv prɪnts ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðət kən gɪv ə juˈnik təʧ tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈprɑdəkt. roʊˈbəst ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd læst wik aɪ meɪd ə nu dɪˈzaɪn kɔld ‘‘boxhat‘*‘, wɪdθ 40 ənd haɪt 27 cm*, ˈjuzɪŋ ðət 7 ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd. ʤɪst laɪk aɪ dɪd wɪθ maɪ aɪ dɪˈzaɪnd ɪt wɪθ ðə aɪˈdiə tɪ meɪk ə ˈvərʒən, wɪʧ ʃʊd bi ˈizi tɪ ʃɪp tɪ ðə ˈkəstəmər. ˈpipəl wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ pʊt ɔl ðə pɑrts təˈgɛðər ənd əˈsɛmbəl ðɛr. aɪ meɪd ðɪs ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp tɪ si haʊ θɪŋz wʊd tərn aʊt. kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə gʊd ˈtɛmplət fər ðɪs læmp ʃoʊd mi ðət aɪ du hæv tɪ lʊk fər ə dɪˈzaɪn ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ɔl ðə ˈmɛʒərmənts. ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈtɛmplət wɑz mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt ðɛn læst taɪm bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈwɔntɪd ðə tɪ haɪd ðə ˈlaɪtˌbəlb ɪn səʧ ə weɪ ðət ðə laɪt wʊd ʃaɪn θru bət nɑt blaɪnd ðə aɪ. tɪ du ðɪs aɪ ˈwɔntɪd ðə ˈvərtɪkəl tɪ bi pleɪst æt ən ˈæŋgəl. ðə laɪt sɔrs aɪ juzd ɪn ðɪs ɪz ə lɛd ˈɛdɪsən staɪl laɪt bəlb. greɪt bəlbz bɪˈkəz ˈɛnərʤi ɪˈfɪʃənt ənd gɪt hɑt. ðɪs ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp wɑz ɪnˈtaɪərli meɪd baɪ hænd. noʊ ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl məˈʃin wɑz juzd. aɪ juzd ə wɪʧ ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ meɪk ˈvɛri faɪn ənd ˈdɛləkət kəts. stɪl ðɪs ˈɛndˌprɔdəkt [ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp] ʃoʊz rəf ˈɛʤɪz, bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊz ðə dɪˈzaɪn aɪ hæd ɪn maɪnd. əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˈæŋgəl əv ðə rɪbz meɪd mi ˈwəndər wət ðə wʊd bi laɪk. ɪf wʊd goʊ ɪn pərˈdəkʃən ɪt wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈtritɪd wɪθ ə faɪər riˈtɑrdənt spreɪ. stɪl ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ðə bɛst ənd moʊst əˈfɔrdəbəl weɪ tɪ ˈproʊdus ðiz 7 θɪk ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd. ˈbjutəfəl ənd kwaɪt roʊˈbəst, bət nɑt ˈizi tɪ ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈleɪzər ˈkətər. ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈgɪlbərt də laɪk aɪ sɛd læst taɪm, əv kɔrs aɪ kʊd kriˈeɪt ðɪs læmp ˈjuzɪŋ ˈfaɪbərˌbɔrd], ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr naʊ, bət ðət bi upcycling*. waɪ stɪl ˈlʊkɪŋ fər əˈnəðər mɔr səkˈsɛsfəl weɪ tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ˈklinər kət ˈvərʒən əv ðɪs dɪˈzaɪn. ənd ənˈtɪl ðɛn goʊɪŋ tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ənd kriˈeɪt ˈsɛvərəl mɔr ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp meɪd aʊt əv dɪˈskɑrdɪd ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd. ɪf ˈsəmˌwən həz ən aɪˈdiə ɔn pərˈdəkʃən, pliz ʃɛr.
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after posting amazing upcycled cardboard design on my blog upcycledzine, i wanted to give it a go myself. two weeks ago i showed you my first experiment made out of i had saved from old boxes. since i had sketches laying around for several lampshade designs, i needed to find a way to get hold of some discarded cardboard. after some searching and telephone calls i finally found a great source. one of our local bicycle shops gets new bikes delivered every week in big cardboard boxes. there are two different types. one is sort of a slim packaging that fits around the sides of the bicycle and another one is a regular box, but very big. the slim version is made out of 4 mm thick cardboard and the box is made out of a very sturdy 7 mm cardboard and both have prints on the outside that can give a unique touch to the final product.
robust upcycled cardboard
last week i made a new upcycle design lampshade called ‘boxhat‘, width 40 and height 27 cm, using that 7 mm cardboard. just like i did with my lampshade boxcrown i designed it with the idea to make a diy version, which should be easy to ship to the customer. people would be able to put all the parts together and assemble their lampshade.
i made this prototype to see how things would turn out. creating a good template for this lamp showed me that i do have to look for a 3d design program to figure out all the richt measurements. making the template was more difficult then last time because i wanted the lampshade to hide the lightbulb in such a way that the light would shine through but not blind the eye. to do this i wanted the vertical ribs/lamellae to be placed at an angle.
the light source i used in this lampshade is a led edison style light bulb. great bulbs because they’re energy efficient and get hot. this boxhat prototype was entirely made by hand. no electrical machine was used. i used a fretsaw which is designed to make very fine and delicate cuts. still this endproduct [prototype] shows rough edges, but it also shows the design i had in mind. especially the angle of the ribs made me wonder what the lampshade would be like. if boxhat would go in production it would also be treated with a fire retardant spray.
still looking for the best and most affordable way to produce these 7 mm thick cardboard lampshades. they’re beautiful and quite robust, but not easy to process using a laser cutter.
photos © gilbert de rooij
like i said last time, of course i could create this lamp using mdf [medium-density fibreboard], very popular now, but that wouldn’t be upcycling. that’s why i’m still looking for another more successful way to create an upcycled cleaner cut version of this design. and until then i’m going to design and create several more prototype lampshades made out of discarded cardboard.
if someone has an idea on production, please share.
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ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 2015 kæp speɪs: kæp ˈlɪmət) ˈrɑstər ˈoʊvərvˌju pleɪərz ˈəndər ˈkɑnˌtrækt: 54 proʊ ˈboʊlərz: 3 ˌənriˈstrɪktɪd fri ˈeɪʤənts: wɪθ 50 playtime*) dræft səˈlɛkʃən: 23 ˈsæləri kæp ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn fri ˈeɪʤənts tɪ ðə laɪənz meɪd ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ nɑt juz ðə ˈɔpʃən jɪr əv nɪk ˈfɛrli ənd ju bleɪm ðɛm fər ðət beɪst ɔn haʊ hi pleɪd. ɪn ðə lɔŋ rən nɑt ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ʃʊd hɛlp ðə laɪənz wərk aʊt ə ˈbɛtər ˈkɑnˌtrækt. hi lʊkt məʧ ˈbɛtər læst ˈsizən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgɪtɪŋ hərt ənd hi ʃʊd bi ə mɔr əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈɔpʃən ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ənd ˈhoʊpfəli kənˈtɪnju tɪ ɔl ðə ˈprɑbləmz ðə laɪənz hæd æt ˈkɪkər ðeɪ ʃʊd rɪˈteɪn mæt ˈpreɪtər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðə praɪs ɪz nɑt ɪkˈsɛsɪv. ˈpreɪtər həz ə bɪg lɛg ənd ʃʊd pərˈfɔrm wɛl ɪn hoʊm geɪmz fər ðə ˈmæθɪs ʃʊd kənˈtɪnju tɪ pleɪ ɔn ə loʊ kɔst ˈkɑnˌtrækt ənd prəˈvaɪdɪd hi steɪz ˈhɛlθi kən kənˈtɪnju tɪ hɛlp ɪn ðə ˈmoʊzli kʊd bi rɪˈteɪnd ɛz ə roʊˈteɪʃənəl pleɪər ər ˈstɑpˌgæp ˈstɑrtər dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən nɛkst jɪr. fri ˈeɪʤənts tɪ lɛt wɔk ɪt ɪz hɑrd tɪ ˈpɪkʧər ðə laɪənz biɪŋ səkˈsɛsfəl ɪf ðeɪ kənˈtɪnju ðɪs fəˈlɑsəfi wɪθ ðə tim. ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ðə ˈpɛrɪŋ əv mæt ˈstæfərd, ˈkælvɪn ˈʤɑnsən, ənd sə həz lɛd tɪ ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ənd bɪˈkəz əv ðə weɪ ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækts ər ˈstrəkʧərd ɪt meɪks ɪt ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ spɛnd ˈɛlsˌwɛr. sə ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ðə ˈhɑtəst fri ˈeɪʤənt əv ðə jɪr bət ðə laɪənz wʊd bi ˈbɛtər ɔf ˈhævɪŋ ɪm goʊ ˈɛlsˌwɛr. sə ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər 16 ˈmɪljən ər mɔr ə ˈsizən, wɪʧ ɪz ə rɪˈdɪkjələs ˈfɪgjər fər ə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈtækəl. ɪf ðə laɪənz saɪnd sə æt ðət ˈnəmbər ɪt wʊd gɪv ðɛm tu pəˈzɪʃən ˈbəstɪŋ ˈkɑnˌtrækts ɔn ðə tim wɪʧ ɪz ənˈhərd əv. ðeɪ nid tɪ lɛt ɪm tim ʃʊd lʊk tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd æt gɑrd ənd gɪt ˈjəŋgər wɪʧ minz nɑt ˈbrɪŋɪŋ bæk sun tɪ bi 32 jɪr oʊld rɑb sɪmz. ˈkɑnˌtrækts tɪ ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ ɪf ðə laɪənz plæn ɔn sə ɑdz ər ðeɪ wɪl nid tɪ goʊ bæk ɪn ənd riˈstrəkʧər wən əv ðə ˈəðər tu bɪg pleɪər dilz. ˈʤɑnsən ˈkɛriz ə ˈmɪljən kæp ʧɑrʤ waɪl ˈstæfərd ɪz æt soʊ boʊθ kʊd brɪŋ ðoʊz ˈnəmbərz daʊn baɪ ə fju ˈmɪljən. ðət biɪŋ sɛd ðə laɪənz hæv tɪ gɪt aʊt əv ðɪs ˈsaɪkəl əv ˈkɪkɪŋ ðə kən ɔn ðiz bɪg pleɪər ˈkɑnˌtrækts jɪr ˈæftər jɪr. ɪt həz ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd ðə tim ɪn rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ ðɛr fˈjuʧər ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti ənd nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˈlɛvərɪʤ. ðeɪ ˈrɪli ʃʊd ʤɪst steɪ əˈweɪ frəm ˈɛni riˈstrəkʧərz æt ðɪs pɔɪnt. pleɪərz tɪ kənˈsɪdər riˈlisɪŋ ˈdiˌtrɔɪt həz ˈəðər ˈɔpʃənz ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˈrɛʤi bʊʃ ənd peɪɪŋ ə ˈrənɪŋ bæk ˈoʊvər 5 ˈmɪljən ɪn kæp ˈdɔlərz ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ kən əˈvɔɪd. kʊd ðə tim lʊk tɪ rɪˈdus hɪz ˈsæləri kæp ˈfɪgjər? ðeɪ kʊd, bət æt ðɪs steɪʤ əv ðə geɪm du ðeɪ ˈrɪli nid bʊʃ ɔn ðə ʤoʊnz wɑz ðə wərst ˈreɪtɪd dɪˈfɛnsɪv pleɪər ɔn ðə laɪənz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ proʊ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈfoʊkɪs ənd ðə tim wɪl seɪv ˈmɪljən wɪθ hɪz laɪənz ʃʊd kənˈsɪdər ðə mɪˈsteɪk ðeɪ meɪd wɪθ ˈbrændən ˈpɛtɪˌgru ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsɪŋkɪŋ əˈnəðər ˈmɪljən ˈɪntu ɪm. ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪŋ ɪm ə ʤun 1 kət kʊd gɪv ðə tim mɔr kæp ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsizən. plæn ˌbiˈfɔr ðə laɪənz kən du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðeɪ hæv tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd wət tɪ du wɪθ sə, hu ɔˈrɛdi kaʊnts fər ˈnɪrli 10 ˈmɪljən əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsæləri kæp. ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈrumərz əˈbaʊt ðə tim ˈfrænʧaɪzɪŋ ɪm wɪʧ, ɪf ɪt əˈkərd, wʊd ˈifɛktɪvli ɛnd ðɛr. tæg ˈnəmbər kɔsts ˈoʊvər 26 ˈmɪljən wɪʧ wʊd min ðə tim wʊd hæv tɪ skwiz ˈɛvəri ˈdɔlər ðeɪ kən aʊt əv ðoʊz ˈʤɑnsən ənd ˈstæfərd dilz ʤɪst tɪ tæg ɪm. ðət ˈnəmbər wʊd bi haɪər ðən ðə ˌgɛrənˈtiz ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn ɔn ˈməlti jɪr ˈkɑnˌtrækts fər ðə pəˈzɪʃən ənd sə maɪt ʤɪst goʊ ənd saɪn ɪt ənd pleɪ ðə jɪr aʊt ɪf ɪt wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli əˈplaɪd. ɪf ðeɪ du lɛt sə wɔk ðə laɪənz ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ æd wən ər tu ˈdisənt pɑrts ɔn dɪˈfɛns ər ɔn ðə əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn ɪn fri ˈeɪʤənsi. waɪl ðeɪ kən kriˈeɪt kæp rum wɪθ ðoʊz riˈstrəkʧərz ɪt wʊd bi ɪn ðɛr bɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk 20 ˈmɪljən ɪn kæp speɪs ənd æd səm mɪd ˈlɛvəl gaɪz ðət kən ˈəpˈgreɪd ə fju spɑts fər ðə tim. ðə tim ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈæktɪvli ˈsikɪŋ ˈmɪnəməm ˈsæləri ˈvɛtərənz. ðə laɪənz nid tɪ faɪnd boʊθ ə ˈtækəl ənd ə gɑrd ðɪs ənd boʊθ pəˈzɪʃənz wɪl hæv ˈtælənt əˈveɪləbəl ɪn fri ˈeɪʤənsi. prəˈvaɪdɪd ðeɪ eɪm fər ðə tɔp pleɪərz ɔn ðə lɪst ðeɪ kən ˈlaɪkli fɪt ɪn ə ˈstɑrtɪŋ kˈwɑləti raɪt ˈtækəl ənd lɛft gɑrd wɪθ ˌwəˈtɛvər kæp speɪs rɪˈmeɪnz ˈæftər ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈfɛrli ənd səm əv ðɛr loʊər ˈlɛvəl fri ˈeɪʤənts. ˈɛvəri ˈəðər nid ʃʊd bi ˌriˈpleɪst ɪn ðə dræft. ðeɪ ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ faɪnd əˈnəðər ˈkɔrnərˌbæk ənd ˈrənɪŋ bæk ɪn ðə dræft. ɪf ðeɪ saɪn tu ˈlaɪnmən ˈsərtənli wən kən kəm frəm ðə dræft. ðɪs maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ bi ə gʊd taɪm tɪ traɪ tɪ faɪnd ə dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl ˈprɑspɛkt æt waɪd rɪˈsivər hu kən groʊ ˈɪntu ðə θərd roʊl ənd ˈpɑsəbli muv əp ðə ˈpɛkɪŋ ˈɔrdər ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ɛz ˈgoʊldən teɪt ənd ˈʤɑnsən gɪt ˈoʊldər. fər ðə lɔŋ tərm ˈɪntərɪsts əv ðə tim aɪ θɪŋk ju wɔnt tɪ si ə bɪg splæʃ ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ðɪs jɪr. ðeɪ hæv tɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ðɛr faʊnˈdeɪʃən ənd stɑrt tɪ teɪk ə sloʊ ənd ˈstɛdi əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ðət nɛkst stɛp. ðə tim ˈrɪli nidz tɪ riˈwərk səm əv ðə ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈrɑstər tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst mɔr ˈæˌsɛts ˈɪntu ðə əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn ənd aʊt əv səm əv ðoʊz skɪlz spɑts ðət ər nɑt peɪɪŋ ɔf. ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə tim tɪ bi ə kənˈsɪstənt kənˈtɛndər wɪl bi əˈkɑmplɪʃt baɪ biɪŋ ˈfɪskəli riˈspɑnsəbəl ənd ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə dræft ənd mɪd peɪ reɪnʤ pleɪərz, nɑt ðə pərˈsivd ɪˈlit ðən hæv klɔgd ðɛr kæp əp fər tu ˈmɛni jɪrz. laɪənz lɪŋks laɪənz ˈsæləri kæp ˈpeɪʤɪz laɪənz fri ˈeɪʤənts laɪənz ˈkɑnˌtrækts laɪənz ˈsæləri kæp ˈkælkjəˌleɪtər ˈəðər ˈsæləri kæp rɪˈpɔrts ˈstilərz fri ˈeɪʤənt ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtər
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estimated 2015 cap space: $14.7m ($140m cap limit)
roster overview
players under contract: 54
pro bowlers: 3
unrestricted free agents: 19(4 with 50%+ playtime)
draft selection: 23
salary cap breakdown
free agents to re-sign
the lions made the decision to not use the option year of nick fairley and you can’t blame them for that based on how he played. in the long run not using it should help the lions work out a better contract. he looked much better last season before getting hurt and he should be a more affordable option on the interior and hopefully continue to develop…with all the problems the lions had at kicker they should retain matt prater as long as the price is not excessive. prater has a big leg and should perform well in home games for the team…rashean mathis should continue to play on a low cost contract and provided he stays healthy can continue to help in the secondary…veteran cj mosley could be retained as a rotational player or stopgap starter depending on the situation next year.
free agents to let walk
it is hard to picture the lions being successful if they continue this “big 3” philosophy with the team. in general the pairing of matt stafford, calvin johnson, and ndamukong suh has led to very little and because of the way the contracts are structured it makes it very difficult to spend elsewhere. suh is going to be the hottest free agent of the year but the lions would be better off having him go elsewhere. suh is looking for $16 million or more a season, which is a ridiculous figure for a defensive tackle. if the lions signed suh at that number it would give them two position busting contracts on the team which is unheard of. they need to let him go…the team should look to upgrade at guard and get younger which means not bringing back soon to be 32 year old rob sims.
contracts to modify
if the lions plan on re-signing suh odds are they will need to go back in and restructure one of the other two big player deals. johnson carries a $20.6 million cap charge while stafford is at $17.7 so both could bring those numbers down by a few million. that being said the lions have to get out of this cycle of kicking the can on these big player contracts year after year. it has compromised the team in regards to their future flexibility and negotiating leverage. they really should just stay away from any restructures at this point.
players to consider releasing
detroit has other options besides reggie bush and paying a running back over $5 million in cap dollars is something they can avoid. could the team look to reduce his salary cap figure? they could, but at this stage of the game do they really need bush on the team?…jason jones was the worst rated defensive player on the lions according to pro football focus and the team will save $3.15 million with his release….the lions should consider the mistake they made with brandon pettigrew before sinking another $2.8 million into him. designating him a june 1 cut could give the team more cap flexibility during the season.
offseason plan
before the lions can do anything they have to decide what to do with suh, who already counts for nearly $10 million against the team’s salary cap. there have been rumors about the team franchising him which, if it occurred, would effectively end their offseason. suh’s tag number costs over $26 million which would mean the team would have to squeeze every dollar they can out of those johnson and stafford deals just to tag him. that number would be higher than the guarantees coming in on multi year contracts for the position and suh might just go and sign it and play the year out if it was actually applied.
if they do let suh walk the lions should be able to add one or two decent parts on defense or on the offensive line in free agency. while they can create cap room with those restructures it would be in their best interest to work with something like $20 million in cap space and add some mid level guys that can upgrade a few spots for the team. the team should also be actively seeking minimum salary veterans.
the lions need to find both a tackle and a guard this offseason and both positions will have talent available in free agency. provided they don’t aim for the top players on the list they can likely fit in a starting quality right tackle and left guard with whatever cap space remains after signing fairley and some of their lower level free agents.
every other need should be replaced in the draft. they should be able to find another cornerback and running back in the draft. if they don’t sign two linemen certainly one can come from the draft. this might also be a good time to try to find a developmental prospect at wide receiver who can grow into the third role and possibly move up the pecking order in the future as golden tate and johnson get older.
for the long term interests of the team i don’t think you want to see a big splash coming out of detroit this year. they have to believe in their foundation and start to take a slow and steady approach to taking that next step. the team really needs to rework some of the spending on the roster to invest more assets into the offensive line and out of some of those skills spots that are not paying off. getting the team to be a consistent contender will be accomplished by being fiscally responsible and focusing on the draft and mid pay range players, not the perceived elite than have clogged their cap up for too many years.
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ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈwɪlsən (ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt) ˈkrɛdɪt: maɪk ʧɔɪ (ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt) ə nu grin ˈhɔrnɪt ˈsɪriz baɪ ˈraɪtər ˈeɪmi ʧu ənd ˈɑrtɪst ˈʤərmən ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt. ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ ˈdeɪbju ɪn mɑrʧ 2018 ðɪs grin ˈhɔrnɪt ˈtaɪtəl pɪks əp ðə ˈstɔri frəm ˈkɛvɪn smɪθs ˈpriviəs rən wɪθ brɪt rid ənd ˈkeɪtoʊ ˈpæsɪŋ ðə tɔrʧ tɪ ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən, brɪt jr*. ənd. "ðə grin ˈhɔrnɪt wɑz wən əv ðə tɔp ˈtaɪtəlz ɔn maɪ ˈbəkɪt lɪst tɪ raɪt, soʊ əm ˈrɪli θrɪld tɪ daɪv ɪn," ʧu sɛd. "aɪv bɪn ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ðə oʊld ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊz frəm ðə ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ bæk səm əv ðə gʊd gaɪ ˈvərsəz bæd gaɪ ˈɛləmənts əv wət meɪd ɪt ˈpɑpjələr ɪn ðə. bət ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə pjʊr nɔˈstælʤə trɪp ðɛrz ə lɔt əv ˈmɑdərn twɪsts. maɪ ˈpɛrənts ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg laɪkt grin ˈhɔrnɪt bɪˈkəz əv brus li ɛz ˈkeɪtoʊ soʊ əm ˈwivɪŋ ɪn səm ˈsɑləd ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts ˈækʃən tu." ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈʤərmən (ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt) ɪn ðə fərst ɑrk əv ðɪs nu ˈsɪriz, ˈkeɪtoʊ ənd tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv brɪt rid jr*, ðə ˈsɛkənd grin ˈhɔrnɪt. "wɪn aɪ rɛd ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə skrɪpt fər ðə fərst ˈɪʃu əv ðɪs nu ˈsɪriz, ˈeɪmi ʧu prəˈpoʊzd tɪ mi ðət wi kʊd meɪk ðɪs ˈvərʒən əv grin ˈhɔrnɪt wɪθ ə nɔɪr staɪl, ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn ðə veɪn əv ˈhɑpərz ˈpeɪnɪŋ, ˈnaɪˌthɔks. ˈhɑpər ɪz wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈɑrtɪsts, soʊ wɪθ ðɪs ɪn maɪnd, aɪ noʊ ðət ðɪs fərst ˈʧæptər ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈrɪli ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪŋ fər mi wɪn aɪ goʊ tɪ ðə drɔɪŋ ˈteɪbəl ənd bɪˈgɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ɪt!" sɛd. "aɪ kən gɪv tɪ ˈkeɪtoʊ ənd ðə grin ˈhɔrnɪt, tu ˈkɛrɪktərz ðət aɪ ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ, ənd æm ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ drɔ, ə ˈsɑmbər ˈfilɪŋ! aɪ hoʊp ðə ˈridərz kən ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɪs nu bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɛz məʧ ɛz əm ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ drɔɪŋ ɪt! ənd fil haʊ ðə naɪt ɪz daɪd ɪn ə ˈdɑrkəst grin wəns əˈgɛn!"
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credit: cp wilson iii (dynamite entertainment)
credit: mike choi (dynamite entertainment)
a new green hornet series by writer amy chu and artist german erramouspe is coming from dynamite entertainment. scheduled to debut in march 2018, this green hornet title picks up the story from kevin smith's previous run with britt reid and kato passing the torch to their children, britt jr. and mulan.
"the green hornet was one of the top titles on my bucket list to write, so i'm really thrilled to dive in," chu said. "i've been listening to the old radio shows from the '30s and trying to bring back some of the good guy vs bad guy elements of what made it popular in the '30s. but this is not a pure nostalgia trip - there's a lot of modern twists. my parent's generation in hong kong liked green hornet because of bruce lee as kato so i'm weaving in some solid martial arts action too."
credit: german erramouspe (dynamite entertainment)
in the first arc of this new series, kato and mulan to investigate the disappearance of britt reid jr, the second green hornet.
"when i read the beginning of the script for the first issue of this new series, amy chu proposed to me that we could make this version of green hornet with a noir style, something in the vein of edeard hopper's painting, nighthawks. hopper is one of my favorite artists, so with this in mind, i know that this first chapter is going to be really stimulating for me when i go to the drawing table and begin working on it!" said erramouspe. "i can give to kato and the green hornet, two characters that i really enjoy, and am really excited to draw, a somber feeling! i hope the readers can enjoy this new beginning as much as i'm enjoying drawing it! and feel how the night is dyed in a darkest green once again!"
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lɛts ˌrivˈju wət wi noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə 2014 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dræft. wi noʊ ðət ðə ˈhjustən ˈtɛksənz hæv ðə noʊ. 1 ˈoʊvərˌɔl pɪk. wi noʊ ðət θri kˈwɔrtərˌbæks ər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt bəz ənd kʊd bi əˈməŋ ðə tɔp 10 pleɪərz ɔf ðə bɔrd. wət wi doʊnt noʊ ɪz wɪʧ timz ɪn ðə tɔp 10 wɪl ɛnd əp wɪθ ˈʤɑni, ˈtɛdi ˈbrɪʤˌwɔtər ənd bleɪk. kəm tɪ θɪŋk əv ɪt, wɪθ ʤɪst ˈəndər θri mənθs ənˈtɪl ðə dræft, wi stɪl noʊ ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl əˈbaʊt haʊ ɪt wɪl ɔl pleɪ aʊt. ðə st*. luɪs ræmz ər ðə wən tim ðət kən θroʊ ə rɛnʧ ˈɪntu ðə hoʊl fərst raʊnd. ɛz əv raɪt naʊ, ɪts nɑt ə ˈsərtənti ðət ðə tim ɪz soʊld ɔn sæm ˈbrædfərd ɛz ɪts kˈwɔrtərˌbæk. bɪˈkəz əv ðət, ɪts wərθ ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ wət ðə fərst raʊnd maɪt lʊk laɪk ɪf st*. luɪs traɪz tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ˈbrædfərd. hɪrz ɑr bɛst gɛs. 1 treɪd ˈklivlənd braʊnz (ˈviə ˈhjustən ˈtɛksənz) ˈʤɑni, kˈwɔrtərˌbæk, ˈtɛksəs *braʊnz treɪd pɪks fɔr ənd 26 tɪ ðə ˈhjustən ˈtɛksənz fər ðə fərst ˈoʊvərˌɔl pɪk. traɪɪŋ tɪ gɛs wɛr ˈʤɑni wɪl wɪnd əp ɔn dræft deɪ ɪz kˈwɪkli bɪˈkəmɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈhɑrdəst pɑrts əv ˈmɑkɪŋ ðə 2014 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dræft. ðə ˈklivlənd braʊnz ər rɪˈpɔrtədli haɪ ɔn, bət wɪθ θri mənθs bɪtˈwin naʊ ənd dræft naɪt, soʊ məʧ kən ʧeɪnʤ. ɔn ə ˈkɑnfərəns kɔl læst wik, mɛl ˈkaɪpər jr*. sɛd ɪz ðə kənˈsɛnsəs tɔp kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ɪn ðɪs dræft beɪst ɔn ˈpipəl hi həz tɔkt tɪ. fər naʊ, wɪl trəst ˈkaɪpər jr*. ɪn ðɪs ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl, ðə braʊnz treɪd pɪks fɔr ənd 26 tɪ ðə ˈtɛksənz tɪ muv əp ənd gɪt. ˈhævɪŋ tu pɪks gɪvz ˈklivlənd mɔr ˈæˌmoʊ ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər tim traɪɪŋ tɪ muv əp ɪn ðɪs dræft. ɪf ˈrɪli ɪz ðɛr gaɪ, ðə braʊnz ˈʃʊdənt ˈhɛzəˌteɪt tɪ muv əp ənd gɪt ɪm, ˈivɪn æt ðɪs kɔst. 2 st*. luɪs ræmz bleɪk, kˈwɔrtərˌbæk, ˈsɛntrəl ˈflɔrɪdə hɪrz wɛr ðə 2014 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dræft kʊd gɪt wɪrd. ər ðə st*. luɪs ræmz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ sæm ˈbrædfərd æt kˈwɔrtərˌbæk? æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, wi hæv noʊ ˈrizən tɪ bi ʃʊr wən weɪ ər ðə ˈəðər. fər naʊ, st*. luɪs həz tɪ bi kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈkænədɪt tɪ dræft ə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk. bleɪk ɪz stɪl ə bɪt əv ən ənˈfɪnɪʃt ˈprɑdəkt æt kˈwɔrtərˌbæk. hɪz saɪz ənd moʊˈbɪlɪti meɪk ɪm ən ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ ˈprɑspɛkt. ˈmɛni hæv lɪŋkt ðə ˈtɛksənz tɪ, ənd ɪt əˈpɪrz mɔr ənd mɔr ˈlaɪkli ðət hi wɪl kəm ɔf ðə bɔrd ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ðə fərst eɪt pɪks əv ðə dræft. ɪts taɪm fər ə nu dɪˈrɛkʃɪn æt kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ɪn st*. luɪs. 3 ˈʤæksənˌvɪl ˈʤægˌwɑrz ˈtɛdi ˈbrɪʤˌwɔtər, kˈwɔrtərˌbæk, ˈluiˌvɪl bɪˈliv ɪn wɪθ ðə ˈsupər boʊl ɪn ðə ˈrɪrvju ˈmɪrər, ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dræft ˈsizən ɪz əˈfɪʃəli ˌəndərˈweɪ. læst wiks mɑk dræft baɪ dæn ˈkædər wɛnt ə fʊl θri raʊnz, wɪθ bleɪk ɔn tɔp. ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz lək aʊt hir. fər ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈrizən, ˈtɛdi ˈbrɪʤˌwɔtər simz tɪ bi ˈgɪtɪŋ nitpicked*, ənd meɪ nɑt bi ðə lɑk fər ðə fərst ˈoʊvərˌɔl pɪk wi wəns θɔt hi wɑz. rəˈgɑrdləs, ɪf hiz ɔn ðə bɔrd fər ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz æt noʊ. 3 ðeɪ wʊd bi ˈfulɪʃ tɪ pæs ɔn ɪm. hiz hɛd ənd ˈʃoʊldərz əˈbəv ənd ɛz ə ˈpæsər ənd stɪl həz rum tɪ groʊ. ðə ˈəpˈsaɪd wɪθ ənd meɪ gɪt ðɛm ˈdræftɪd haɪər, bət ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ˈbrɪʤˌwɔtər ɪz dən ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ɪz ɔf beɪs. hiz skɪld æt ˈsɛnsɪŋ ənd əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ˈprɛʃər ənd θroʊz ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri rut ɪn ðə bʊk wɪθ ˈækjərəsi ənd ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən. ðɛrz noʊ ˈrizən hi ʃʊd fɔl tɪ noʊ. 3 bət ɪt simz laɪk ə ˈplɔzəbəl sɪˈnɛrioʊ æt ðɪs pɔɪnt. 4 treɪd ˈhjustən ˈtɛksənz (ˈviə ˈklivlənd braʊnz) ˈklaʊni, dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd, saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈivɪn ˈæftər ˈtreɪdɪŋ daʊn, ðə ˈhjustən ˈtɛksənz ˈmænɪʤ tɪ lænd ðə tɔp pleɪər ɪn ðə 2014 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dræft. ˈklaʊni kʊd fɪt ɪn ˈɑpəzɪt j.j*. wɑt ɪn ˈhjustənz frənt. ɪf ænˈtoʊnioʊ smɪθ livz ɪn fri ˈeɪʤənsi, ˈklaʊni meɪks ˈivɪn mɔr sɛns fər ðə ˈtɛksənz. hɪz ɪz ɔf ðə ʧɑrts ənd hi həz ðə ˌvərsəˈtɪləti tɪ muv ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə laɪn əv ˈskrɪmɪʤ. 5 ˈoʊklənd ˈreɪdərz ˈsæmi ˈwɑtkɪnz, waɪd rɪˈsivər, ˈklɛmsən ðə ˈreɪdərz ər ɪn ə təf spɑt ɪf ˈklaʊni ənd ɔl θri kˈwɔrtərˌbæks kəm ɔf ðə bɔrd ɪn ðə fərst fɔr pɪks. əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn ɪz ˈdɛfənətli ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti, bət ˈɪnʤəriz wər ə bɪg kɔz əv ðɛr ˈprɑbləmz æt ˈtækəl ɪn 2013 ˈoʊklənd ˈdræftɪd ˈwɑtsən ə jɪr əˈgoʊ, ənd waɪl hiz fɑr frəm ə ˌgɛrənˈti tɪ dɪˈvɛləp, hi meɪ bi ɪˈnəf tɪ kip ðə tim frəm ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ˈhɛvəli ɪn ðə pəˈzɪʃən. ˈsæmi ˈwɑtkɪnz meɪ sim laɪk ə ˈləgʒəri pɪk fər ə tim ðət kænt əˈfɔrd wən, bət hiz ðə bɛst pleɪər ɔn ðə bɔrd ənd wʊd hɛlp spɑrk ən əˈfɛns ˈdɛspərɪt fər. kˈwɔrtərˌbæk kən bi əˈdrɛst ə bɪt ˈleɪtər. 6 æˈtlæntə ˈfælkənz ˈili, dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd, məˈzʊri ðɪs meɪ sim haɪ fər ˈili, bət hiz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi wən əv ðə stɑrz əv ðə 2014 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈskaʊtɪŋ ˈkɑmbaɪn ˈleɪtər ðɪs mənθ. hɪz ˈmuvmənt skɪlz ər ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ fər ə pleɪər hɪz saɪz, ənd hi həz ðə ˌvərsəˈtɪləti tɪ muv ɔl ˈoʊvər æˈtlæntəz dɪˈfɛnsɪv frənt. pərˈdəkʃən ræn ə ˈlɪtəl hɑt ənd koʊld θruaʊt hɪz kərɪr æt məˈzʊri, bət ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈklaʊni, hi həz mɔr dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl ˈəpˈsaɪd ðən ˈɛni pleɪər ɪn ðɪs dræft. 7 ˈtæmpə beɪ ˌbəkəˈnirz ˈkæləl mæk, ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈlaɪnˌbækər, ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈkæləl mæk ɪz ə daɪˈnæmɪk ˈlaɪnˌbækər ɪn ðə moʊld əv wət timz ʃʊd bi ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ɪn ðə pəˈzɪʃən. hi ɪz ə ˈtɛrər ɛz ə pæs ˈrəʃər ɔf ðə ɛʤ bət həz ˈplɛnti əv ˈstænˌdəp skɪlz ðət kʊd kəm ɪn ˈhændi ɪn ə dɪˈfɛns. wɪθ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈlaɪnˌbækər ənd pæs rəʃ boʊθ biɪŋ ˈɪʃuz ɪn ˈtæmpə beɪ, mæk wʊd bi ən aɪˈdil fɪt. 8 treɪd nu jɔrk ʤɛts (ˈviə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈvaɪkɪŋz) maɪk ˈɛvənz, waɪd rɪˈsivər, ˈtɛksəs *ʤɛts treɪd pɪks 18 ənd 49 tɪ ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈvaɪkɪŋz fər pɪk noʊ. 8 wɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə tim ðət kʊd treɪd əp ɔn dræft deɪ, ˌdɛspərˈeɪʃɪn fər ə ˈsərtən pəˈzɪʃən ər pleɪər ɪz ðə fərst θɪŋ ðət kəmz ˈɪntu pleɪ. ˈdɛspərɪt maɪt bi ə ˈfɪtɪŋ dɪˈskrɪpʃən fər ðə ʤɛts' ˈkɑrənt waɪd rɪˈsivər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. maɪk ˈɛvənz kʊd ˈɛləˌveɪt hɪz dræft stɑk ˈɪntu ðɪs reɪnʤ baɪ ðə taɪm ðə 2014 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈskaʊtɪŋ ˈkɑmbaɪn ɪz ˈoʊvər. hiz ˈdɑmənənt æt ðə kæʧ pɔɪnt ənd skɪld æt ˈkəmɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl. hiz nɑt ɛz ˈsədən ən ˈæθˌlit ɛz ˈwɑtkɪnz, bət hi stɪl həz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ bi ə noʊ. 1 waɪd rɪˈsivər. ɪf nu jɔrk wɔnts tɪ gɪv ˈʤinoʊ smɪθ ə ʧæns tɪ səkˈsid, sərˈaʊndɪŋ ɪm wɪθ ə ˈtælənt laɪk ˈɛvənz wʊd bi ə gʊd weɪ tɪ stɑrt. 9 ˈbəfəˌloʊ bɪlz ʤeɪk ˈmæθjuz, əˈfɛnsɪv ˈtækəl, ˈtɛksəs ðɪs wərkt aʊt ˈnaɪsli fər ðə bɪlz, ˈdɪdənt ɪt? ðə tɔp tu əˈfɛnsɪv ˈtækəlz ɪn ðə dræft boʊθ fɛl ˈɪntu ˈbəfəˌloʊz læp wɪθ ðə noʊ. 9 pɪk. ˈmɛni θɪŋk grɛg ˈrɑbənsən həz pæst ˈtɛksəs ʤeɪk ˈmæθjuz ənd wɪl bi ðə fərst ˈtækəl ɔf ðə bɔrd, bət ˈmæθjuz stɪl greɪdz aʊt ɛz ˈbɛtər ˈprɑspɛkt. hi kʊd slaɪd ɪn æt raɪt ˈtækəl fər ðə bɪlz frəm deɪ wən. 10 ˈdiˌtrɔɪt laɪənz ˈɛrɪk ˈɛbrən, taɪt ɛnd, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ðə laɪənz ˈsərtənli nid hɛlp ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri, bət ˈdiˌtrɔɪt wʊd bi waɪz tɪ faɪnd səm ɪn ðə ˈpæsɪŋ geɪm. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈkælvɪn ˈʤɑnsən ənd ˈrɛʤi bʊʃ, ˈmæθju ˈstæfərd ˈdɪdənt hæv ˈɛni kənˈsɪstənt rɪˈsivɪŋ θrɛts tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn. ˈbrændən ˈpɛtɪˌgru ɪz ə fri ˈeɪʤənt, ənd waɪl ˈʤoʊzəf wɑz ən ɪˈfɪʃənt ˈɔpʃən ɛz ə ˈrʊki, ˈɛrɪk ˈɛbrən wʊd bi juʤ ˈəpˈgreɪd æt taɪt ɛnd. hiz ə smuð ənd ɪkˈsploʊsɪv rut ˈrənər wɪθ ðə ˈbɑdi kənˈtroʊl tɪ əˈʤəst tɪ ˈpurli θroʊn ˈpæsɪz kənˈsɪstəntli. 11 ˌtɛnəˈsi ˈtaɪtənz grɛg ˈrɑbənsən, əˈfɛnsɪv ˈtækəl, ˈɑbərn grɛg ˈrɑbənsən ˈprɑbəˌbli woʊnt fɔl ˈɛni ˈfɑrðər ðən ðɪs. ðə ˈɑbərn əˈfɛnsɪv ˈtækəl ɪz ə ˈmɔlər, bət həz ˌənriˈfaɪnd ˈfʊtˌwərk. hi ˈwəzənt æst tɪ pæs blɑk ɪn ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl sɛns ˈvɛri ˈɔfən ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈɑbərn kərɪr, bət hɪz ʃɪr æθˈlɛtɪˌsɪzm ənd saɪz wɪl gɪt ɪm ə lʊk ə lɔt ˈərliər ðən ðɪs. hiz ə ˈpɑsəbəl pɪk hu kən kəm tɪ ˌtɛnəˈsi ənd stɑrt raɪt əˈweɪ æt raɪt ˈtækəl. 12 nu jɔrk ʤaɪənts ˈbrædli ˈroʊbi, ˈkɔrnərˌbæk, oʊˈhaɪoʊ steɪt ˈbrædli ˈroʊbi hæd ən ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt ˈʤunjər ˈsizən ənd həz ˈfɑlən ə bɪt ɪn moʊst mɑk dræfts ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt. hiz stɪl ən ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈæθˌlit, ənd ðæts ˈlaɪkli tɪ ʃoʊ əp wɪn hi rənz θru drɪlz æt ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈskaʊtɪŋ ˈkɑmbaɪn. ðə ʤaɪənts hæv bɪn noʊn tɪ teɪk ðə moʊst ˈtæləntɪd pleɪərz ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ ˈɑrənt jɛt ðə moʊst rɪˈfaɪnd. ˈroʊbi fɪts ðət dɪˈskrɪpʃən ənd fɪlz ə pəˈzɪʃən əv nid fər nu jɔrk. 13 st*. luɪs ræmz li, waɪd rɪˈsivər, naʊ ðət ðə ræmz faʊnd ə nu kˈwɔrtərˌbæk, sərˈaʊndɪŋ ɪm wɪθ ɛz məʧ ˈtælənt ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ʃʊd bi ə praɪˈɔrəti. li ˈsəfərd θru ˈɪnʤəriz fər moʊst əv ðə 2013 ˈsizən ənd ðət hərt hɪz pərˈdəkʃən. hiz ə ˈnæʧərəl ˈbərnər, bət nidz tɪ rɪˈfaɪn hɪz tɛkˈnik wɪn ˈkæʧɪŋ ənd gɪt ˈtəfər æt ðə laɪn əv ˈskrɪmɪʤ. hɪz spid ɪz ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ, ðoʊ, ənd hi meɪks pleɪz ˈæftər ðə kæʧ. 14 ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bɛrz ˈʤeɪsən ˈvɛrɪt, ˈkɔrnərˌbæk, ðə bɛrz dɪˈfɛns ɪz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ gɪt oʊld ɪn ə ˈhəri. ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈkʊdənt stɑp ðə rən ɪn 2013 ənd ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ɪz ɪn nid əv ə fju ˈəpˌgreɪdz ɛz wɛl. wɪθ səm əv ðə tɔp dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈlaɪnmən ɔf ðə bɔrd, ˈkɔrnərˌbæk meɪks sɛns æt pɪk noʊ. 14 sɪns ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈdəzənt rɪˈlaɪ ɔn prɛs ˈkəvərɪʤ ɛz ˈɔfən ɛz səm timz, ˈʤeɪsən ˈvɛrɪt ʃʊd bi haɪ ɔn ɪts lɪst əv prɪˈfərd cornerbacks*. ɪf hi wər ə fju ˈɪnʧɪz ˈtɔlər ənd ə bɪt ˈhɛviər, hi wʊd hæv ə ʧæns tɪ bi ə pɪk. hi kən klɪk ənd kloʊz ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛni ˈkɔrnər ɪn ðɪs klæs ənd ɪz əˈgrɛsɪv wɪn ðə bɔl ɪz ɪn ðə ɛr. 15 ˈpɪtsbərg ˈstilərz , ˈseɪfti, ˌæləˈbæmə trɔɪ ɪz stɪl pleɪɪŋ æt ə haɪ ˈlɛvəl, bət ˈpɪtsbərg nidz tɪ faɪnd əˈnəðər fər ɪts ˈsɛkənˌdɛri. ɪz ə ˈvərsətəl ˈseɪfti hu kən pleɪ ɪn ˈkəvərɪʤ, ənd kəm əp tɪ ðə laɪn əv ˈskrɪmɪʤ tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ðə rən. hi wʊd fɔrm ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈtændəm wɪθ ənd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ɪm ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli. 16 ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈreɪvənz ˈsaɪrəs, əˈfɛnsɪv ˈtækəl, ˌæləˈbæmə wɪθ ɔl əv ðə tɔp waɪd rɪˈsivərz ɔf ðə bɔrd, ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈreɪvənz ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn. ˈsaɪrəs wɑz ɪkˈspoʊzd æt taɪmz ðɪs ˈsizən, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ðə ˈʃʊgər boʊl. stɪl, hiz ə ˈbɪgˌtaɪm ˈæθˌlit wɪθ ˈplɛnti əv rum tɪ groʊ ɛz ə pæs ˈblɑkər. 17 treɪd sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈʧɑrʤərz (ˈviə ˈdæləs ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz) ˈzeɪvjər, gɑrd, *sæn diˈeɪgoʊ treɪdz pɪks 25 ənd 89 tɪ ˈdæləs fər pɪk noʊ. 17 ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər əv ðə ˈʧɑrʤərz' əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn ɪz ə mɛs. sæn diˈeɪgoʊ sɪˈkjʊrd ðə ˈtækəl pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə 2013 dræft; ˈædɪŋ mɔr hɛlp ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ʃʊd bi ðə nɛkst praɪˈɔrəti. tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðeɪ gɪt ðɛr ʧɔɪs əv gɑrd, ðə ˈʧɑrʤərz wɪl ˈlaɪkli hæv tɪ treɪd əp. ˈzeɪvjər ɪz ɑr gɑrd ənd ðə taɪp əv ˈæθˌlit æt ðə pəˈzɪʃən hu ɪz wərθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə fərst raʊnd. 18 treɪd ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈvaɪkɪŋz (ˈviə nu jɔrk ʤɛts) ˈdɛrɪk kɑr, kˈwɔrtərˌbæk, ˈfrɛznoʊ steɪt wɪθ ðə tɔp θri kˈwɔrtərˌbæks ɔf ðə bɔrd æt pɪk noʊ. 8 ðə ˈvaɪkɪŋz kʊd goʊ ə fju ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz. ðeɪ kʊd riʧ fər ə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk æt noʊ. 8 ər ðeɪ kʊd treɪd daʊn ənd kəˈlɛkt mɔr pɪks. ˈɑbviəsli ˈtreɪdɪŋ daʊn ɪz ˈiziər sɛd ðən dən. ɪn ðɪs ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dræft, ðə ˈvaɪkɪŋz faɪnd ə treɪd ˈpɑrtnər ənd stɪl gɪt ðɛr kˈwɔrtərˌbæk. ˈdɛrɪk kɑr greɪdz aʊt ɛz ə pɪk, bət kˈwɔrtərˌbæks tɛnd tɪ gɪt ə bəmp ɪn ˈvælju ɛz ðə dræft əˈproʊʧɪz. 19 maɪˈæmi ˈdɑlfənz zæk ˈmɑrtɪn, gɑrd, ˈnoʊtər deɪm ðə ˈdɑlfənz ˈɑrənt ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈpɪki əˈbaʊt haʊ ðeɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ðə əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn. zæk ˈmɑrtɪn ɪz ə ˈvərsətəl pleɪər hu kʊd slaɪd ɪn æt ˈtækəl ər gɑrd fər maɪˈæmi. ˈæftər ə strɔŋ ˈsinjər ˈsizən æt ˈnoʊtər deɪm ənd ə gʊd ʃoʊɪŋ æt ðə ˈsinjər boʊl, ˈmɑrtɪn simz tɪ hæv sɪˈkjʊrd ə spɑt æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə fərst raʊnd. 20 ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ˈkɑrdɪnəlz ˈænθɔˌni bɑr, ˈlaɪnˌbækər, ˈænθɔˌni bɑr ɪz ə pleɪər hu kʊd slaɪd ɔn dræft ˈwiˌkɪnd. waɪl hɪz lɛŋθ ənd spid tərn hɛdz ənd hɪz pərˈdəkʃən ɛz ə ˈsinjər wɑz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv, hiz nɑt ən ədˈvænst pæs ˈrəʃər ər ə kəmˈplit ˈlaɪnˌbækər. hi ˈmɪsɪz ə lɔt əv ˈtækəlz ənd læks ˈɛni sɔrt əv ˈkaʊntər muv. ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəlz kʊd juz ə pæs ˈrəʃər, ənd bɑr wɪl stɑrt tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈplɛnti əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst wəns hi stɑrts tɪ fɔl ðɪs fɑr. ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə kʊd bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ teɪk ə ʧæns. 21 grin beɪ ˈpækərz c.j*. ˈmoʊzli, ˈlaɪnˌbækər, ˌæləˈbæmə ðoʊz hu wɔnt c.j*. ˈmoʊzli tɪ bi ðə nɛkst luk ɛz ə ˈprɑspɛkt ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd. ˈmoʊzli ɪz stɪl ə kˈwɑləti ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈlaɪnˌbækər ˈprɑspɛkt, bət hiz nɑt kwaɪt ɛz fɑr əˈlɔŋ ɛz wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ˈbɔstən ˈkɑlɪʤ. ˈvælju ˈkɔzɪz ˈmoʊzli tɪ slaɪd ə bɪt, bət ðə ˈpækərz nid ən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈlaɪnˌbækər ɪn ðə wərst weɪ. tɛd ˈtɑmsən wʊd hæv tɪ bi θrɪld ɪf ˈmoʊzli meɪks ɪt tɪ ðɪs pɪk. 22 ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈigəlz oʊˈdɛl ˈbɛˌkhæm jr*., waɪd rɪˈsivər, ðə ˈigəlz nid mɔr ɪn ðə ˈpæsɪŋ geɪm, ənd ðət wɪl bɪˈkəm ən ˈivɪn ˈbɪgər ˈɪʃu ɪf ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈmæklən livz ɪn fri ˈeɪʤənsi. oʊˈdɛl ˈbɛˌkhæm jr*. həz rɪˈlaɪəbəl hænz, greɪt ˈbɑdi kənˈtroʊl ənd ˈplɛnti əv spid. hiz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ lʊk mɔr ənd mɔr laɪk ə lɑk. 23 ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti ʧifs dɪˈnɑrd, ˈkɔrnərˌbæk, ˈmɪʃɪgən steɪt wɪθ ɔl əv ðə tɔp waɪd rɪˈsivərz ɔf ðə bɔrd, ðə ʧifs hæv tɪ goʊ ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn wɪθ ðə noʊ. 23 pɪk. ˈləkəli, ðə ʧifs gɪt səm ˈvælju æt ˈkɔrnərˌbæk, əˈnəðər pəˈzɪʃən əv nid. ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈskaʊtɪŋ ˈkɑmbaɪn wɪl bi ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ˈmɪʃɪgən steɪt ˈkɔrnərˌbæk dɪˈnɑrd. hi nidz tɪ pruv hi həz ðə spid tɪ tərn ənd rən wɪθ rɪˈsivərz. rəˈgɑrdləs, hɪz əˈgrɛsɪv ˈneɪʧər wʊd bi ˈwɛlkəmd ɪn ˈkænzəs ˈsɪtiz ˈsɛkənˌdɛri. 24 ˌsɪnsəˈnæti ˈbɛŋgəlz ˈkælvɪn praɪər, ˈseɪfti, ˈluiˌvɪl ðə ˈbɛŋgəlz ər wən əv ðə fju timz ɪn ðə lig ðət kən dræft fər ˈvælju ɪn ðə fərst raʊnd. ðeɪv bɪlt ə ˈsɑləd ˈrɑstər ənd doʊnt hæv tu ˈmɛni daɪər nidz. ə fju mɔr ˈtæləntɪd ˈpisɪz ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri wʊd bi nis, ənd ˈkælvɪn praɪər ɪz wən əv ðə bɛst pleɪərz əˈveɪləbəl æt ðɪs ˈʤəŋkʧər. 25 treɪd ˈdæləs ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz (ˈviə sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈʧɑrʤərz) ˈheɪʤmən, dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈtækəl, ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ðə ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz wʊd bi waɪz tɪ traɪ tɪ faɪnd ə treɪd ˈpɑrtnər ənd muv bæk. ðeɪ nid hɛlp əˈlɔŋ ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv laɪn, ənd ðə ˈleɪtər ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə fərst raʊnd ɪz ə swit spɑt fər ˈvælju æt ðət pəˈzɪʃən. ˈheɪʤmən wʊd bi ən aɪˈdil ˈtərgət fər ˈdæləs ənd hiz ə bɪt lɛs ˈrɪski æt ðɪs spɑt. 26 treɪd ˈhjustən ˈtɛksənz (ˈviə ˈklivlənd braʊnz) ˈʤɪmi wɔrd, ˈseɪfti, ˈnɔrðərn ˌɪləˈnɔɪz wɪθ ðɛr ˈɛkstrə pɪk frəm ðə braʊnz, ðə ˈtɛksənz æd jɛt əˈnəðər pis tɪ ðɛr dɪˈfɛns ðət ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbli tʊk ə stɛp bæk ɪn 2013 ˈʤɪmi wɔrd kən muv ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri. hiz ʃoʊn ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ bi ə bɪg ˈhɪtər æt ˈseɪfti, ənd hi flæʃt hɪz mæn ˈkəvərɪʤ skɪlz æt ðə ˈsinjər boʊl. ɪf hiz nɑt ˈteɪkən ɪn ðə fərst raʊnd, wɔrd woʊnt læst lɔŋ ɔn deɪ tu. 27 nu ˌɔˈrlinz seɪnts di fɔrd, ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈlaɪnˌbækər, ˈɑbərn ðə seɪnts tʊk ə stɛp ˈfɔrwərd ɔn dɪˈfɛns ɪn 2013 bət ər stɪl ˈædɪŋ ˈpisɪz fər ðɛr dɪˈfɛns. di fɔrd ɪz ən ˈəndərˌsaɪzd pæs ˈrəʃər, bət hi həz boʊθ ðə paʊər ənd ˈmuvmənt skɪlz tɪ trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈlaɪnˌbækər ɪn ə dɪˈfɛns. fɔrdz pərˈfɔrməns æt ðə 2014 ˈsinjər boʊl ˈlaɪkli meɪd ɪm ə pɪk. 28 ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈpænθərz ˈkɛlvɪn ˈbɛnʤəmən, waɪd rɪˈsivər, ˈflɔrɪdə steɪt ɪts taɪm fər ðə ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈpænθərz tɪ faɪnd ə bɪg, ˈfɪzɪkəl rɪˈsivər fər kæm ˈnutən tɪ wərk wɪθ. ˈkɛlvɪn ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈsərtənli fɪts ðə bɪl. waɪl hiz hæd ˈplɛnti əv ˈɪʃuz wɪθ hɪz hænz, ˈbɛnʤəmən həz ðə saɪz ənd spid tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈɪntu ə ˈdɑmənənt rɪˈsivər ɪn taɪm. 29 nu ˈɪŋglənd ˈpeɪtriəts ɑˈmɑroʊ, taɪt ɛnd, ˈtɛksəs tɛk ðə ˈpeɪtriəts ər ˈlaɪkli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt fər ə taɪt ɛnd ˈæftər rɑb wəns əˈgɛn ˈɛndɪd ðə ˈsizən ɔn ˈɪnʤərd rɪˈzərv. ə pəˈzɪʃən ðət wɑz ə strɛŋθ ɔn ðə dɛpθ ʧɑrt ə jɪr əˈgoʊ həz bɪˈkəm ən ˈɛriə əv kənˈsərn. ɪf nu ˈɪŋglənd wɔnts əˈnəðər ʃɑt æt ə ˈsupər boʊl wɪθ tɑm ˈbreɪdi, hi nidz ə fju mɔr ˈwɛpənz əraʊnd ɪm. 30 sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈʤəstɪn ˈgɪlbərt, ˈkɔrnərˌbæk, ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə steɪt ðə' ˈsɛkənˌdɛri həz bɪˈkəm ən ˈɪʃu. ˈdræftɪŋ ˈɛrɪk rid hɛlpt ə bɪt, bət ðə ˈnaɪnərz nid tɪ æd səm juθ ɔn ðə ˈbaʊndəri. ˈʤəstɪn ˈgɪlbərt həz əˈpɪrd məʧ haɪər ðən ðɪs ɪn səm mɑk dræfts, bət hiz stɪl ˈsəmˈwət flɔd ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnər pɔɪnts əv pleɪɪŋ ˈkɔrnərˌbæk. hɪz saɪz ənd spid wɪl meɪk ɪm ə first-rounder*, ðoʊ. 31 ˈdɛnvər ˈbrɑŋkoʊz ˈteɪlər luən, əˈfɛnsɪv ˈtækəl, ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈæftər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈpeɪtən ˈmænɪŋ dil wɪθ ɛz məʧ ˈprɛʃər ɛz hi dɪd ɪn ðə ˈsupər boʊl əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsiˌhɔks, əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn ʃʊd bi haɪ ɔn ðə ˈbrɑŋkoʊz' lɪst əv nidz. ˈteɪlər luən ˈdɪdənt hæv ðə bɛst ˈsinjər ˈsizən ənd kʊd slaɪd səm. hiz nɑt ˈlaɪkli tɪ meɪk ɪt aʊt əv ðə fərst raʊnd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. 32 siˈætəl ˈsiˌhɔks ˈɛrən ˈdɑnəld, dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈtækəl, ˈpɪtsbərg ðə rɪʧ gɪt ˈrɪʧər. ˈɛrən ˈdɑnəld wʊd bi ə bɪt əv ə ˈləgʒəri pɪk fər siˈætəl, bət dɛpθ ənd ˌvərsəˈtɪləti ɔn ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv laɪn ər juʤ fər ðə ˈsiˌhɔks. ˈdɑnəld wʊd prəˈvaɪd boʊθ. mɔr frəm ˈneɪʃən: ɪkˈsklusɪv: ðə ˈstɔri əv haʊ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈprɑspɛkt ˈmaɪkəl sæm keɪm aʊt ˈneɪʃənz ˈwɪntər oʊˈlɪmpɪks ˈmɛdəl ˈtrækər mit tim ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈgɑdfri: ðə ˈsupər boʊl, ər waɪ ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈɔlˌweɪz wɪnz ˈzɪlər: ðə 30 ˈbɪgəst ˈmoʊmənts əv ˈdeɪvɪd stərnz kərɪr ðə jɪr ɪn longform*: 13 əv ɑr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈfiʧərz frəm 13
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let's review what we know about the 2014 nfl draft.
we know that the houston texans have the no. 1 overall pick. we know that three quarterbacks are generating significant buzz and could be among the top 10 players off the board. what we don't know is which teams in the top 10 will end up with johnny manziel, teddy bridgewater and blake bortles. come to think of it, with just under three months until the draft, we still know very little about how it will all play out.
the st. louis rams are the one team that can throw a wrench into the whole first round. as of right now, it's not a certainty that the team is sold on sam bradford as its quarterback. because of that, it's worth exploring what the first round might look like if st. louis tries to replace bradford.
here's our best guess.
1. trade cleveland browns (via houston texans) - johnny manziel, quarterback, texas a&m
*browns trade picks four and 26 to the houston texans for the first overall pick.
trying to guess where johnny manziel will wind up on draft day is quickly becoming one of the hardest parts of mocking the 2014 nfl draft. the cleveland browns are reportedly high on manziel, but with three months between now and draft night, so much can change. on a conference call last week, mel kiper jr. said manziel is the consensus top quarterback in this draft based on people he has talked to. for now, we'll trust kiper jr.
in this hypothetical, the browns trade picks four and 26 to the texans to move up and get manziel. having two first-round picks gives cleveland more ammo than any other team trying to move up in this draft. if manziel really is their guy, the browns shouldn't hesitate to move up and get him, even at this cost.
2. st. louis rams - blake bortles, quarterback, central florida
here's where the 2014 nfl draft could get weird. are the st. louis rams committed to sam bradford at quarterback? at this point, we have no reason to be sure one way or the other. for now, st. louis has to be considered a possible candidate to draft a quarterback.
blake bortles is still a bit of an unfinished product at quarterback. his size and mobility make him an enticing prospect. many have linked the texans to bortles, and it appears more and more likely that he will come off the board somewhere in the first eight picks of the draft. it's time for a new direction at quarterback in st. louis.
3. jacksonville jaguars - teddy bridgewater, quarterback, louisville
believe in bortles with the super bowl in the rearview mirror, nfl draft season is officially underway. last week's mock draft by dan kadar went a full three rounds, with blake bortles on top.
the jaguars luck out here. for whatever reason, teddy bridgewater seems to be getting nitpicked, and may not be the lock for the first overall pick we once thought he was. regardless, if he's on the board for the jaguars at no. 3, they would be foolish to pass on him. he's head and shoulders above manziel and bortles as a passer and still has room to grow. the upside with bortles and manziel may get them drafted higher, but the idea that bridgewater is done improving is off base. he's skilled at sensing and avoiding pressure and throws just about every route in the book with accuracy and anticipation. there's no reason he should fall to no. 3, but it seems like a plausible scenario at this point.
4. trade houston texans (via cleveland browns) - jadeveon clowney, defensive end, south carolina
even after trading down, the houston texans manage to land the top player in the 2014 nfl draft. jadeveon clowney could fit in opposite j.j. watt in houston's three-man front. if antonio smith leaves in free agency, clowney makes even more sense for the texans. his explosiveness is off the charts and he has the versatility to move all over the line of scrimmage.
5. oakland raiders - sammy watkins, wide receiver, clemson
the raiders are in a tough spot if clowney and all three quarterbacks come off the board in the first four picks. offensive line is definitely a possibility, but injuries were a big cause of their problems at tackle in 2013. oakland drafted menelik watson a year ago, and while he's far from a guarantee to develop, he may be enough to keep the team from investing heavily in the position. sammy watkins may seem like a luxury pick for a team that can't afford one, but he's the best player on the board and would help spark an offense desperate for playmakers. quarterback can be addressed a bit later.
6. atlanta falcons - kony ealy, defensive end, missouri
this may seem high for kony ealy, but he's going to be one of the stars of the 2014 nfl scouting combine later this month. his movement skills are outstanding for a player his size, and he has the versatility to move all over atlanta's four-man defensive front. ealy's production ran a little hot and cold throughout his career at missouri, but outside of clowney, he has more developmental upside than any player in this draft.
7. tampa bay buccaneers - khalil mack, outside linebacker, buffalo
khalil mack is a dynamic linebacker in the mold of what teams should be looking for in the position. he is a terror as a pass rusher off the edge but has plenty of stand-up skills that could come in handy in a 4-3 defense. with outside linebacker and pass rush both being issues in tampa bay, mack would be an ideal fit.
8. trade new york jets (via minnesota vikings) - mike evans, wide receiver, texas a&m
*jets trade picks 18 and 49 to the minnesota vikings for pick no. 8
when looking for a team that could trade up on draft day, desperation for a certain position or player is the first thing that comes into play. desperate might be a fitting description for the jets' current wide receiver situation. mike evans could elevate his draft stock into this range by the time the 2014 nfl scouting combine is over. he's dominant at the catch point and skilled at coming back to the football. he's not as sudden an athlete as watkins, but he still has the potential to be a no. 1 wide receiver. if new york wants to give geno smith a chance to succeed, surrounding him with a talent like evans would be a good way to start.
9. buffalo bills - jake matthews, offensive tackle, texas a&m
this worked out nicely for the bills, didn't it? the top two offensive tackles in the draft both fell into buffalo's lap with the no. 9 pick. many think auburn's greg robinson has passed texas a&m's jake matthews and will be the first tackle off the board, but matthews still grades out as better prospect. he could slide in at right tackle for the bills from day one.
10. detroit lions - eric ebron, tight end, north carolina
the lions certainly need help in the secondary, but detroit would be wise to find some playmakers in the passing game. outside of calvin johnson and reggie bush, matthew stafford didn't have any consistent receiving threats to rely on. brandon pettigrew is a free agent, and while joseph fauria was an efficient red-zone option as a rookie, eric ebron would be huge upgrade at tight end. he's a smooth and explosive route runner with the body control to adjust to poorly thrown passes consistently.
11. tennessee titans - greg robinson, offensive tackle, auburn
greg robinson probably won't fall any farther than this. the auburn offensive tackle is a mauler, but has unrefined footwork. he wasn't asked to pass block in the traditional sense very often during his auburn career, but his sheer athleticism and size will get him a look a lot earlier than this. he's a possible top-five pick who can come to tennessee and start right away at right tackle.
12. new york giants - bradley roby, cornerback, ohio state
bradley roby had an inconsistent junior season and has fallen a bit in most mock drafts as a result. he's still an explosive athlete, and that's likely to show up when he runs through drills at the nfl scouting combine. the giants have been known to take the most talented players even if they aren't yet the most refined. roby fits that description and fills a position of need for new york.
13. st. louis rams - marqise lee, wide receiver, usc
now that the rams found a new quarterback, surrounding him with as much talent as possible should be a priority. marqise lee suffered through injuries for most of the 2013 season and that hurt his production. he's a natural burner, but needs to refine his technique when catching and get tougher at the line of scrimmage. his speed is outstanding, though, and he makes plays after the catch.
14. chicago bears - jason verrett, cornerback, tcu
the bears defense is starting to get old in a hurry. chicago couldn't stop the run in 2013, and the secondary is in need of a few upgrades as well. with some of the top defensive linemen off the board, cornerback makes sense at pick no. 14. since chicago doesn't rely on press coverage as often as some teams, jason verrett should be high on its list of preferred cornerbacks. if he were a few inches taller and a bit heavier, he would have a chance to be a top-10 pick. he can click and close better than any corner in this class and is aggressive when the ball is in the air.
15. pittsburgh steelers - ha'sean clinton-dix, safety, alabama
troy polamalu is still playing at a high level, but pittsburgh needs to find another playmaker for its secondary. ha'sean clinton-dix is a versatile safety who can play in single-high coverage, and come up to the line of scrimmage to defend the run. he would form a dangerous tandem with polamalu and be able to replace him eventually.
16. baltimore ravens - cyrus kouandjio, offensive tackle, alabama
with all of the top wide receivers off the board, the baltimore ravens are likely to address the offensive line. cyrus kouandjio was exposed at times this season, particularly in the sugar bowl. still, he's a big-time athlete with plenty of room to grow as a pass blocker.
17. trade san diego chargers (via dallas cowboys) - xavier su'a-filo, guard, ucla
*san diego trades picks 25 and 89 to dallas for pick no. 17
the interior of the chargers' offensive line is a mess. san diego secured the tackle position in the 2013 draft; adding more help on the interior should be the next priority. to ensure they get their choice of guard, the chargers will likely have to trade up. xavier su'a-filo is our top-ranked guard and the type of athlete at the position who is worth taking in the middle of the first round.
18. trade minnesota vikings (via new york jets) - derek carr, quarterback, fresno state
with the top three quarterbacks off the board at pick no. 8, the vikings could go a few different directions. they could reach for a quarterback at no. 8 or they could trade down and collect more picks. obviously trading down is easier said than done. in this version of the nfl draft, the vikings find a trade partner and still get their quarterback. derek carr grades out as a second-round pick, but quarterbacks tend to get a bump in value as the draft approaches.
19. miami dolphins - zack martin, guard, notre dame
the dolphins aren't likely to be picky about how they upgrade the offensive line. zack martin is a versatile player who could slide in at tackle or guard for miami. after a strong senior season at notre dame and a good showing at the senior bowl, martin seems to have secured a spot at the end of the first round.
20. arizona cardinals - anthony barr, linebacker, ucla
anthony barr is a player who could slide on draft weekend. while his length and speed turn heads and his production as a senior was impressive, he's not an advanced pass rusher or a complete linebacker. he misses a lot of tackles and lacks any sort of counter move. the cardinals could use a pass rusher, and barr will start to generate plenty of interest once he starts to fall this far. arizona could be willing to take a chance.
21. green bay packers - c.j. mosley, linebacker, alabama
those who want c.j. mosley to be the next luke kuechly as a prospect are likely to be disappointed. mosley is still a quality inside linebacker prospect, but he's not quite as far along as kuechly was coming out of boston college. positional value causes mosley to slide a bit, but the packers need an inside linebacker in the worst way. ted thompson would have to be thrilled if mosley makes it to this pick.
22. philadelphia eagles - odell beckham jr., wide receiver, lsu
the eagles need more playmakers in the passing game, and that will become an even bigger issue if jeremy maclin leaves in free agency. odell beckham jr. has reliable hands, great body control and plenty of speed. he's beginning to look more and more like a first-round lock.
23. kansas city chiefs - darqueze dennard, cornerback, michigan state
with all of the top wide receivers off the board, the chiefs have to go in a different direction with the no. 23 pick. luckily, the chiefs get some value at cornerback, another position of need. the nfl scouting combine will be important for michigan state cornerback darqueze dennard. he needs to prove he has the straight-line speed to turn and run with receivers. regardless, his aggressive nature would be welcomed in kansas city's secondary.
24. cincinnati bengals - calvin pryor, safety, louisville
the bengals are one of the few teams in the league that can draft for value in the first round. they've built a solid roster and don't have too many dire needs. a few more talented pieces in the secondary would be nice, and calvin pryor is one of the best players available at this juncture.
25. trade dallas cowboys (via san diego chargers) - ra'shede hageman, defensive tackle, minnesota
the cowboys would be wise to try to find a trade partner and move back. they need help along the defensive line, and the later portion of the first round is a sweet spot for value at that position. ra'shede hageman would be an ideal target for dallas and he's a bit less risky at this spot.
26. trade houston texans (via cleveland browns) - jimmie ward, safety, northern illinois
with their extra pick from the browns, the texans add yet another piece to their defense that inexplicably took a step back in 2013. jimmie ward can move all over the secondary. he's shown the ability to be a big hitter at safety, and he flashed his man coverage skills at the senior bowl. if he's not taken in the first round, ward won't last long on day two.
27. new orleans saints - dee ford, outside linebacker, auburn
the saints took a step forward on defense in 2013 but are still adding pieces for their 3-4 defense. dee ford is an undersized pass rusher, but he has both the power and movement skills to transition to outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense. ford's performance at the 2014 senior bowl likely made him a first-round pick.
28. carolina panthers - kelvin benjamin, wide receiver, florida state
it's time for the carolina panthers to find a big, physical receiver for cam newton to work with. kelvin benjamin certainly fits the bill. while he's had plenty of issues with his hands, benjamin has the size and speed to develop into a dominant receiver in time.
29. new england patriots - jace amaro, tight end, texas tech
the patriots are likely going to be in the market for a tight end after rob gronkowski once again ended the season on injured reserve. a position that was a strength on the depth chart a year ago has become an area of concern. if new england wants another shot at a super bowl with tom brady, he needs a few more weapons around him.
30. san francisco 49ers - justin gilbert, cornerback, oklahoma state
the 49ers' secondary has become an issue. drafting eric reid helped a bit, but the niners need to add some youth on the boundary. justin gilbert has appeared much higher than this in some mock drafts, but he's still somewhat flawed in the finer points of playing cornerback. his size and speed will make him a first-rounder, though.
31. denver broncos - taylor lewan, offensive tackle, michigan
after watching peyton manning deal with as much pressure as he did in the super bowl against the seahawks, offensive line should be high on the broncos' list of needs. taylor lewan didn't have the best senior season and could slide some. he's not likely to make it out of the first round, however.
32. seattle seahawks - aaron donald, defensive tackle, pittsburgh
the rich get richer. aaron donald would be a bit of a luxury pick for seattle, but depth and versatility on the defensive line are huge for the seahawks. donald would provide both.
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wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈʧælənʤɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðɪs ˈplænət ˈsɪmpli ˈfidɪŋ ə groʊɪŋ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən pərˈhæps ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz 10 ˈbɪljən baɪ ðə jɪr 2100 ðə ˈʧælənʤ ɪz ˈfidɪŋ ɔl ðoʊz ˈpipəl ɛz ðə ˈklaɪmɪt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn weɪz wi kən ˈbɛrli ˈprɑʤɛkt. ə nu rɪˈpɔrt kɔld fud sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˈklaɪmɪt change”*” ˈɪləˌstreɪts ðə kəmˈplɛksɪti əv ðə ˈprɑbləm ənd meɪks klɪr ðət ˈækʃən məst bi ˈteɪkən sun tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ɪt. kəˈmɪʃənd baɪ ə ˈrisərʧ əˈlaɪəns ˈfaɪˌnænst baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ənd ðə wərld bæŋk ɪt ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə weɪ wi θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈfɑrmɪŋ, fud ənd ˈɛkwɪtəbəl ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɪt, ənd ðə weɪ ðiz θɪŋz əˈfɛkt ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. ɪt ɪz ˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ əˈsum ðət ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈeɪkərɪʤ ənd ˈjuzɪŋ nu tɛkˈnɑləʤi, laɪk ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˌɛnʤəˈnird krɑps, wɪl ˈsəmˌhaʊ seɪv ðə deɪ. ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɪz ðət ɪˈfɪʃənsi ənd səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrikˈwaɪər ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn haʊ wi groʊ ənd kənˈsum fud: rɪˈdusɪŋ weɪst ɪn pərˈdəkʃən ənd ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ənd ˈfaɪndɪŋ weɪz tɪ fɑrm ðət rɪˈdus ɪˈmɪʃənz ənd ˈəðər ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˌɪmˈpækts əv agriculture,”*,” laɪk sɔɪl lɔs ənd ˈwɔtər pəˈluʃən. ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈɔlsoʊ kɔlz fər ˈbɛtər ˈdaɪəˌtɛri ˈhæbəts ɪn ˈwɛlθi ˈkəntriz, wɪʧ hæv ə ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənətli ənd ˌənsəˈsteɪnəbli haɪ ˈkælɔˌri ˈɪnˌteɪk, ənd ˈtɑrgətɪd eɪd tɪ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz huz ˈfɑrmɪŋ ɪz moʊst æt rɪsk. ðiz ər ˈkɑmplɛks goʊlz ðət ˌrikˈwaɪər ə nu ˈvɪʒən əv haʊ wi fɑrm ənd haʊ wi it, ə ˈvɪʒən əv haʊ tɪ teɪk ˈbɛtər kɛr əv ðɪs ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd lɪv ˈɛkwɪtəbli wɪˈθɪn ɑr ˈplænəˌtɛri minz.
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one of the biggest challenges facing this planet isn’t simply feeding a growing population — perhaps as many as 10 billion by the year 2100. the challenge is feeding all those people as the climate changes in ways we can barely project. a new report called “achieving food security in the face of climate change” illustrates the complexity of the problem and makes clear that action must be taken soon to address it.
commissioned by cgiar — a research alliance financed by the united nations and the world bank — it recommends essential changes in the way we think about farming, food and equitable access to it, and the way these things affect climate change.
it is tempting to assume that expanding agricultural acreage and using new technology, like genetically engineered crops, will somehow save the day. the report says that efficiency and sustainability will also require fundamental changes in how we grow and consume food: reducing waste in production and distribution and finding ways to farm that reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and other “negative environmental impacts of agriculture,” like soil loss and water pollution. the report also calls for better dietary habits in wealthy countries, which have a disproportionately and unsustainably high calorie intake, and targeted aid to populations whose farming is most at risk.
these are complex goals that require a new vision of how we farm and how we eat, a vision of how to take better care of this planet’s biological resources and live equitably within our planetary means.
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ˈlʊkɪŋ fər nuz ju kən trəst? səbˈskraɪb tɪ ɑr fri ˈnuzˌlɛtərz. əraʊnd ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 13 ə jəŋ naɪˈʤɪriən mæn neɪmd wɑz ˈʤoʊltɪd aʊt əv hɪz ˈivnɪŋ prɛr baɪ ˈʃaʊtɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd hɪz ˈwɪndoʊ. ə kraʊd əv səm 40 ˈpipəl hæd ˈgæðərd əraʊnd hɪz haʊs. mɔr ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz ɪn gishiri!”*!” ðeɪ jɛld, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ˈneɪbərˌhʊd wɪˈθɪn ˈkæpɪtəl ˈsɪti, abuja*. ðə mɑb broʊk daʊn hɪz dɔr ənd drægd ɪm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ɪn hɪz ˈbɑksərz. ðeɪ bit ɪm ənd əˈbaʊt 13 ˈəðər geɪ mɛn ðət naɪt wɪθ ˈbroʊkən ˈfərnɪʧər, məˈʧɛˌti ˈhændəlz, stɪks, ənd ə ˈgɑrdən reɪk, vaʊɪŋ tɪ kɪl ðɛm ɪf ðeɪ klɪr aʊt əv ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. ðə əˈtæk, ənd ˈəðər ækts əv ˌvɪʤəˈlænti ˈvaɪələns ˈtɑrgətɪŋ geɪz ənd ˈlɛzbiənz əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri, wɑz ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd baɪ ə nu lɔ ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt saɪnd ˈʤænjuˌɛri 7 ðə ˈmɛʒər, ˈmɑdəld ɔf ðə wən ðət ˌjuˈgɑndɑ ɛˈnæktəd ɪn leɪt ˈfɛbruˌɛri, ˈlɛviz hɑrʃ ˈprɪzən ˈsɛntənsɪz ɔn ˈɛniˌwən hu meɪks ə show”*” əv ə ““direct”*” ər ““indirect”*” ˌseɪmˈsɛks riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ər səˈpɔrts ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən 10 jɪrz), ənd ˈɛniˌwən hu əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈɛnər ˈɪntu ə ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ 14 jɪrz), ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðɪs wʊd bi ˈvərʧuəli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl ɪn naɪˈʤɪriə. ðə ˈbæˌklæʃ ðə lɔ həz prəˈvoʊkt ɪn naɪˈʤɪriə həz lɛd nɑt ʤɪst tɪ ˈvaɪələns, bət tɪ ˈhoʊmləsnəs, ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt, hərˈæsmənt, ənd ə stip ˈdrɑˌpɔf ɪn ˈtritmənt. ʤɑn ˈnɛroʊli ɪˈskeɪpt ðə əˈtæk ɪn ənd həz bɪn rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ əˈkaʊnts əv ðə ˈvaɪələns ðət naɪt. ə ˈjumən raɪts ˈproʊˌgræm ˈɔfɪsər æt ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsɛnər fər ˈædvəkəsi ɔn raɪts tɪ hɛlθ (icarh*), ən ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən beɪst ɪn abuja*. tɪ faɪnd aʊt wət laɪf ɪz laɪk fər geɪ kəmˈjunɪti ˈəndər ðə nu wət geɪ ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ˈvɪzɪtɪd wɪθ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈrisənt trɪp tɪ naɪˈʤɪriə. ðə [gishiri*] ˈvɪktɪmz ər ˈprɛzəntli homeless,”*,” toʊld mi, ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðət ənd ðə ˈəðər ˈvɪktɪmz ər əˈfreɪd tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðɛr hoʊmz, lɛst ðɛr ˈneɪbərz meɪk gʊd ɔn ðɛr plɛʤ tɪ kɪl ðɛm. mi. aɪ ˈkænɑt goʊ bæk tɪ village.”*.” ˈæftər ðə əˈtæk, ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə mɑb ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbɪk sˈloʊgənz ɔn ðə hoʊmz əv ˈrɛzɪdənts səˈspɛktɪd əv biɪŋ geɪ. fɔr əv ðə ˈrɛzɪdənts hu wər əˈtækt ðət naɪt ˈsəbsəkwəntli lɔst ðɛr ʤɑbz ˈæftər ðɛr ɪmˈplɔɪərz dɪˈskəvərd ðɛr ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsɛvərəl ˈvɪktɪmz. chukwuemeka**, ə ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ, juzd tɪ wərk ɛz ə kæˈʃɪr. hi wɑz faɪərd ˈæftər ðə ˈfɛbruˌɛri mɑb əˈtæk, ənd hi naʊ spɛnz hɪz naɪts ɪn ə ˈroʊdˌsaɪd ˈɔtoʊ rɪˈpɛr ʃæk. oʊnz ə ˈkloʊðɪŋ buˈtik, bət naʊ hi ɪz əˈfreɪd tɪ goʊ bæk. wik ðə bæŋk wɪl stɑrt ˈkɔlɪŋ me,”*,” hi sɪz, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ən ˈoʊvərˈdu ˈpeɪmənt hi oʊz ɔn ə ˈnɛrə (əˈbaʊt 600 loʊn hi tʊk aʊt tɪ stɑrt hɪz ˈbɪznɪs. ɛz ɪn moʊst ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈkəntriz, ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti həz bɪn ˌɪˈligəl ɪn naɪˈʤɪriə sɪns ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈloʊniəl ˈɪrə, bət kənˈvɪkʃənz wər rɛr. naɪˈʤɪriənz juzd tɪ bi ˈʤɛnərəli ˈtɑlərənt əv ˈpipəl ɪn ðɛr mɪst, ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ wər ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbɪk, sɪz, bət ðə nu hɑrʃ ˈpɛnəltiz fər stərd əp ə weɪv əv ˈsɛnəmənt ɪn ðə ˈdipli rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈkəntri. ɔˈrɛdi nu ðət ˈpipəl wər gay,”*,” hi sɪz. ““now*, wət wi hæv sin ɪz ˈtɛnənts θˈrɛtənɪŋ ˈəðər ˈtɛnənts, seɪɪŋ, goʊɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspoʊz ju. aɪ noʊ wət ju ðeɪ kən kɔl ðə pəˈlis ənd gɪt ˈpipəl convicted.”*.” ənd sɪns ðə lɔ dɪz nɑt dɪˈfaɪn hu ɪz geɪ ənd hu ɪz nɑt, ðə pəˈlis ənd ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpəblɪk ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ˈspɑrkɪŋ wɪʧ hənts əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri. sɪz ðət ðə hɛd əv ðə pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɛr ˈvɪktɪmz wər hɛld ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt ˈæftər ðə əˈtæk, toʊld ðɛm hi nu ðeɪ wər geɪ, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks: sɛd,, bɪˈkəz ju roʊt daʊn ə ˈhɛrˌdrɛsər, ju məst bi tu əv ju, bɪˈkəz ju gaɪz lɪv təˈgɛðər, ju hæv tɪ bi gay.’*.’ hi tɔkt tɪ wən ˈəðər, ənd sɛd, ʃʊr ju pɪkt əp ə geɪ ˌpərsəˈnælɪti bɪˈkəz ju skuld abroad.'”*.'” ðeɪ pæst ðə bɪl ˈɪntu law—wow*. hɛl ɪn naɪˈʤɪriə. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wɔnts tɪ si ju. wɪn ju wɔk, ðeɪ seɪ, ər ju ˈwɔkɪŋ laɪk ðɪs? ər ju ə gay?'”*?'” ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ənd hərˈæsmənt, nu lɔ həz ɔˈrɛdi lɛd tɪ ə ʃɑrp dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ˈtritmənt ənd priˈvɛnʃən ɪn ə ˈkəntri ðət həz ðə ˈsɛkənd haɪəst reɪt ɪn ðə wərld. əˈbaʊt ˈmɪljən naɪˈʤɪriənz ər ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd ənd səm 17 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə geɪ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən həz ðə dɪˈziz. ðə lɔ dɪˈskərɪʤɪz ˈpipəl frəm ˈsikɪŋ ˈtritmənt fər fɪr ðət duɪŋ soʊ kʊd aʊt ðɛm ɛz geɪ, ənd ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðət sərv ðə kəmˈjunɪti. ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðət sɪns ðə lɔ tʊk ˈifɛkt ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpeɪʃənz ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntu fər ˈtritmənt həz drɑpt baɪ ˈoʊvər 50 pərˈsɛnt. ˈpərsən toʊld mi hi wʊd ˈrəðər kəm tɪ ðə organization”*” ənd rɪsk ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt, hi sɪz. hi ædz ðət ˈkəpəlz ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi dɪˈskərɪʤd frəm goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdɔktər fər ˈkəpəlz ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ, aʊt əv fɪr ðət ðə ˈdɔktər meɪ tərn ðɛm ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə pəˈlis. eɪt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðət prəˈvaɪd ˈtritmənt ənd priˈvɛnʃən ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn ˈnɔrðərn naɪˈʤɪriə hæv kət bæk ɔn ˈaʊˌtriʧ, ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræmz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdɔrθi, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsɛnər fər ˌriprəˈdəktɪv hɛlθ ənd ˈsɛkʃuəl raɪts (increse*). θɔt, noʊ wət? aɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ɪn ˈprɪzən bɪˈkəz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈtritmənt fər ðiz geɪ ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl people,'”*,'” sɪz. hi ɪkˈspɛkts mɔr ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz wɪl drɔp ðɛr ˈproʊˌgræmz ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ mənθs. həz hæd tɪ skeɪl bæk, tu. ðə grup həz ˈhɔltɪd ˈaʊˌtriʧ ɪˈvɛnts dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈpipəl tɪ gɪt ˈtɛstɪd du tɪ kənˈsərnz ðət ðə əˈθɔrətiz maɪt ˌɪnˈtərprət ðɪs ɛz ən ˈɛfərt tɪ eɪd ðə geɪ kəmˈjunɪti. ðə lɔ həz bɪn pæst, wi ər duɪŋ ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ, bət wi hæv səˈspɛndɪd outreaches.”*.” unaids*, ə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ ˈkɑmbæt, ənd ðə ˈgloʊbəl fənd tɪ faɪt eɪdz, təˌbərkjəˈloʊsɪs, ənd məˈlɛriə hæv wɔrnd ðə nu lɔ kʊd ˈhɪndər ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ɪn naɪˈʤɪriə. ɪn leɪt ˈʤænjuˌɛri, ðə ˈjuˈɛs æmˈbæsədər tɪ naɪˈʤɪriə sɛd ðə lɔ maɪt ˌɪmˈpid ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛfərts tɪ hɛlp naɪˈʤɪriə faɪt ðə ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk. ˈivɪn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsaɪəntɪsts hæv bɪn skɛrd ɔf frəm ˈteɪkɪŋ stɑk əv trɛnz ɪn ðət kən ˌɪmˈpruv ðə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kən əˈʃʊr ˈrisərʧərz ðət ðeɪ wɪl bi ɪgˈzɛmpt frəm ˈpənɪʃmənt ˈəndər ðə lɔ, sɪz əv increse*. ðə ˈkrækˌdaʊn ɪn naɪˈʤɪriə ənd ˌjuˈgɑndɑ ɪz pɑrt əv ə ˈbrɔdər trɛnd ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ, wɛr æt list ˈsɛvən ˈəðər ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈkəntriz hæv ˈrisəntli muvd tɪ ˈtaɪtən ðɛr lɔz. ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz, ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ɪn ðiz ˈkəntriz hæv bɪn spərd tɪ ˈækʃən baɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈæktɪvɪsts ənd ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn raɪt, hu ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz stoʊkt fɪrz əv ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz preɪɪŋ ɔn ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈʧɪldrən. ˈjuˈɛs ˌiˌvænˈʤɛlɪkəlz hæv hæd ə hænd ɪn ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ənd ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl rɪˈfɔrm ˈmɛʒərz ɪn naɪˈʤɪriə, ˌjuˈgɑndɑ, nəˈmɪbiə, məˈlɑwi, ˈkɛnjə, ˌlaɪˈbɪˌriə, ˈzæmbiə, ˌruˈɑndə, ənd zɪmˈbɑbweɪ. θæŋks tɪ ðɛr ˈɛfərts, laɪf fər mɔr ənd mɔr geɪ ˈæfrɪkənz ɪz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ lʊk laɪk chukwuemeka’s*. ðeɪ pæst ðə bɪl ˈɪntu law—wow*. hɛl ɪn nigeria,”*,” hi sɪz. wɔnts tɪ si ju. wɪn ju wɔk, ðeɪ seɪ, ər ju ˈwɔkɪŋ laɪk ðɪs? ər ju ə gay?'”*?'” *victims’*’ neɪmz hæv bɪn ʧeɪnʤd.
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around midnight on february 13, a young nigerian man named femi* was jolted out of his evening prayer by shouting outside his window. a crowd of some 40 people had gathered around his house. “no more homosexuals in gishiri!” they yelled, referring to femi’s neighborhood within nigeria’s capital city, abuja. the mob broke down his door and dragged him outside in his boxers. they beat him and about 13 other gay men that night with broken furniture, machete handles, sticks, and a garden rake, vowing to kill them if they didn’t clear out of the neighborhood.
the attack, and other acts of vigilante violence targeting gays and lesbians around the country, was motivated by a new anti-gay law that nigeria’s president signed january 7. the measure, modeled off the one that uganda enacted in late february, levies harsh prison sentences on anyone who makes a “public show” of a “direct” or “indirect” same-sex relationship or supports an lgbt organization (10 years), and anyone who attempts to enter into a same-sex marriage (14 years), even though this would be virtually impossible in nigeria. the anti-gay backlash the law has provoked in nigeria has led not just to violence, but to homelessness, unemployment, harassment, and a steep drop-off in hiv/aids treatment.
john adeniyi narrowly escaped the attack in gishiri and has been recording accounts of the violence that night. he’s a human rights program officer at the international center for advocacy on rights to health (icarh), an hiv intervention organization based in abuja. to find out what life is like for nigeria’s gay community under the country’s new law—and what gay ugandans are starting to face—i visited with adeniyi during a recent trip to nigeria.
“all the [gishiri] victims are presently homeless,” adeniyi told me, explaining that femi and the other victims are afraid to return to their homes, lest their neighbors make good on their pledge to kill them. “including me. i cannot go back to gishiri village.” after the attack, members of the mob spray-painted homophobic slogans on the homes of residents suspected of being gay.
four of the residents who were attacked that night subsequently lost their jobs after their employers discovered their sexuality, according to several victims. chukwuemeka*, a 22-year-old living with hiv, used to work as a cashier. he was fired after the february mob attack, and he now spends his nights in a roadside auto repair shack. femi owns a clothing boutique, but now he is afraid to go back. “next week the bank will start calling me,” he says, referring to an overdue payment he owes on a 100,000 naira (about $600) loan he took out to start his business.
as in most african countries, homosexuality has been illegal in nigeria since the british colonial era, but convictions were rare. nigerians used to be generally tolerant of lgbt people in their midst, even if they were homophobic, adeniyi says, but the new law—imposing harsh penalties for homosexuality—has stirred up a wave of anti-gay sentiment in the deeply religious country. “people already knew that people were gay,” he says. “now, what we have seen is tenants threatening other tenants, saying, ‘i’m going to expose you. i know what you do.’…now they can call the police and get people convicted.”
and since the law does not define who is gay and who is not, the police and the general public are making the determination themselves, sparking witch hunts around the country. adeniyi says that the head of the police department where gishiri victims were held overnight after the attack, told them he knew they were gay, citing several arbitrary characteristics: “he said, ‘you, because you wrote down you’re a hairdresser, you must be gay…the two of you, because you guys live together, you have to be gay.’ he talked to one other, and said, ‘i’m sure you picked up a gay personality because you schooled abroad.'”
“after they passed the bill into law—wow. it’s hell in nigeria. nobody wants to see you. when you walk, they say, ‘why are you walking like this? are you a gay?'”
in addition to discrimination and harassment, nigeria’s new law has already led to a sharp decline in hiv/aids treatment and prevention in a country that has the second highest hiv rate in the world. about 3.4 million nigerians are infected and some 17 percent of the gay population has the disease. the anti-gay law discourages people from seeking treatment for fear that doing so could out them as gay, and it also criminalizes organizations that serve the lgbt community.
adeniyi estimates that since the law took effect in january, the number of patients coming into icarh for hiv treatment has dropped by over 50 percent. “one person told me he would rather die…than come to the organization” and risk imprisonment, he says. he adds that lgbt couples living with hiv may also be discouraged from going to the doctor for couples counseling, out of fear that the doctor may turn them over to the police.
eight organizations that provide hiv treatment and prevention services in northern nigeria have cut back on hiv outreach, training, and education programs, according to dorothy aken’ova, executive director of nigeria’s international center for reproductive health and sexual rights (increse). “people thought, ‘you know what? i don’t want to be in prison because i’m providing treatment for these gay homosexual people,'” adeniyi says. he expects more organizations will drop their programs in the coming months.
icarh has had to scale back, too. the group has halted outreach events designed to encourage people to get tested due to concerns that the authorities might interpret this as an effort to aid the gay community. “since the law has been passed, we are doing counseling and testing, but we have suspended outreaches.”
unaids, a united nations program to combat hiv/aids, and the global fund to fight aids, tuberculosis, and malaria have warned the new law could hinder progress in the fight against hiv/aids in nigeria. in late january, the us ambassador to nigeria said the law might impede us efforts to help nigeria fight the epidemic. even social scientists have been scared off from taking stock of hiv trends in nigeria—data that can improve the response to the epidemic—until the government can assure researchers that they will be exempt from punishment under the law, says aken’ova of increse.
the anti-gay crackdown in nigeria and uganda is part of a broader trend in africa, where at least seven other african countries have recently moved to tighten their anti-homosexuality laws. in many cases, lawmakers in these countries have been spurred to action by american anti-gay activists and the christian right, who in some cases stoked fears of homosexuals preying on african children. us evangelicals have had a hand in anti-gay legislation and constitutional reform measures in nigeria, uganda, namibia, malawi, kenya, liberia, zambia, rwanda, and zimbabwe.
thanks to their efforts, life for more and more gay africans is beginning to look like chukwuemeka’s. “after they passed the bill into law—wow. it’s hell in nigeria,” he says. “nobody wants to see you. when you walk, they say, ‘why are you walking like this? are you a gay?'”
*victims’ names have been changed.
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ˌɪsˈlæməbæd: ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈplænɪŋ, dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd rɪˈfɔrmz, həˈsɑn ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ sɛd ðət ˈʧaɪnə həz æst ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈpækɪˌstæn tɪ səbˈmɪt ˈditeɪlz əv ɔl ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈəndər ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkɔrɪdər səˈpɔrt ˈprɑʤɛkt. ðɪs wɑz toʊld baɪ ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ɪn ə ˈmitɪŋ əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˈsɛmbli ˈstændɪŋ kəˈmɪti ɔn ˈplænɪŋ, dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd rɪˈfɔrm wɪʧ mɛt ˈəndər ðə ˈʧɛrmənˌʃɪp əv æbˈdul kɑn khail*. ðə ˈsɛʃən wɑz əˈtɛndəd baɪ ɪts ˈmɛmbərz ənd əˈfɪʃəlz əv ðə ˈmɪnɪstri. ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri toʊld kəˈmɪti ˈmɛmbərz ðət ðə ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd rɪˈfɔrmz kəˈmɪʃən əv ˈʧaɪnə (ndrc*) həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ stɑrt wərk ɔn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɑʤɛkts ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. hi sɛd ðət ðə ˈpərpəs əv ðə bɪtˈwin ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˈpækɪˌstæn, rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkɔrɪdər, wɑz tɪ ˌɪnˈkris treɪd lɪŋks bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəntriz θru ə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv reɪl, ˈfaɪbər, ˈɑptɪk ˈkeɪbəlz ənd ˈɛnərʤi ˈpaɪˌplaɪnz. ɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ɛnˈhænsɪŋ ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. "ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnts tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈɛnərʤi ˈkraɪsəs, waɪl ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt rikˈwaɪərz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ port,”*,” sɛd ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri. ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl nɑt ˈbɑˌroʊ loʊnz frəm ˈʧaɪnə ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə ˈprɑvənsəz. "ɪt wɪl bi ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ðə ˈprɑvənsəz tɪ gɪt loʊnz frəm ˈʧaɪnə fər ðɛr dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɑʤɛkts," hi sɛd. ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl nɑt teɪk ə loʊn frəm ˈʧaɪnə fər ðə paʊər projects,”*,” ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri sɛd. ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðə kəˈmɪti ðət ðə ˈmɪnɪstri ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɔrwərdɪd ə ˈsəməri rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈsɛnsəs tɪ ðə fər əˈpruvəl. hi sɛd ðət ɪt həz bɪn ˈpɛndɪŋ fər ðə pæst jɪr du tɪ ðə kənˈsərnz əv ʧif ˈmɪnɪstər æbˈdul ˈmælɪk baloch*.
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islamabad: secretary of the ministry of planning, development and reforms, hassan nawaz tarar on monday said that china has asked the government of pakistan to submit details of all the development projects under the china-pakistan economic corridor support project.
this was told by the secretary in a meeting of the national assembly standing committee on planning, development and reform which met under the chairmanship of mna abdul majeed khan khanan khail.
the session was attended by its members and officials of the ministry.
the secretary told committee members that the national development and reforms commission of china (ndrc) has decided to start work on the development projects as soon as possible.
he said that the purpose of the mou between china and pakistan, regarding the china-pakistan economic corridor, was to increase trade links between the two countries through a network of rail, fiber, optic cables and energy pipelines.
“pakistan is interested in enhancing foreign investment in the country.
"the government also wants to overcome the current energy crisis, while the chinese government requires access to gwadar port,” said the secretary.
tarar also said that the federal government will not borrow loans from china on behalf of the provinces.
"it will be the responsibility of the provinces to get loans from china for their development projects," he said.
“the government will not take a loan from china for the power projects,” the secretary said.
tarar also informed the committee that the ministry also forwarded a summary regarding the census to the cci for approval.
he said that it has been pending for the past year due to the concerns of balochistan chief minister abdul malik baloch.
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beɪst ɔn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri ˈmɛtrɪk ðət ˈmætərz, ɪz ðə moʊst səkˈsɛsfəl ˈstrimɪŋ mˈjuzɪk ˈsərvɪs ɪn ðə wərld, wɪθ ˈɔlˌmoʊst 90 ˈmɪljən səbˈskraɪbərz ənd kloʊz tɪ 2 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈænjuəl ˈrɛvəˌnuz. jɛt ɪts ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl rɪˈzəlts ʃoʊ ðət dɪˈspaɪt ɪts ˈmæsɪv səkˈsɛs, ɪt ɪz stɪl ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə bɪˈkəz əv ðə weɪ ðə mˈjuzɪk ˈbɪznɪs wərks, ɪt meɪ ˈnɛvər meɪk wən. ˌɔlˈðoʊ hæv tɪ səbˈmɪt ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl rɪˈpɔrts tɪ stɑk ˈmɑrkɪt ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈpəblɪkli ˈtreɪdɪd, ɪts ˈpɛrənt ˈkəmpəˌni faɪld rɪˈzəlts wɪθ ðət ˈkɔrpərət ˈrɛʤɪˌstrɑr. ðə ˈpɪkʧər ˈpeɪnɪd əv ˈbɪznɪs gɪvz nu ˈminɪŋ tɪ ðə kˈwɛʃən, ðə glæs hæf fʊl ər ɪz ɪt hæf empty?”*?” ɔn ðə ˈəpˈsaɪd, ˈrɛvəˌnuz ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd ɪn 2015 groʊɪŋ baɪ əˈbaʊt 80 tɪ ˈbɪljən ˈjuˌroʊz ər əˈbaʊt ˈbɪljən juz. ˈdɔlərz. ðət wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst twaɪs ðə groʊθ reɪt ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɔ ɪn 2014 æt ə taɪm wɪn ˈæpəl mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈəðər kəmˈpɛtɪtərz hæv bɪn ˈpɔrɪŋ ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈɪntu ɪkˈspændɪŋ ðɛr riʧ, simz tɪ hæv ˌɪnˈkrist ɪts lɛd. ɪts ˈjuzər beɪs klaɪmd ˈɔlˌmoʊst 50 tɪ 89 ˈmɪljən, əp frəm 60 ˈmɪljən ɪn 2014 ɔn ðə saɪd əv ðə ɪkˈweɪʒən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈlɔsɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ 206 ˈmɪljən, əp frəm 184 ˈmɪljən ɪn 2014 dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈlɑrʤər ˈlɔsɪz, səm əbˈzərvərz ʧɪrd ðɪs nuz bɪˈkəz ðə rɛd ɪŋk ˌɪnˈkris ɛz kˈwɪkli ɛz ɪts ˈrɛvəˌnuz dɪd. bət ðət ˈsɪlvər ˈlaɪnɪŋ ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz ɪf ju lʊk mɔr ˈkloʊsli æt ðə kɔsts ðət ˈrɪli ˈmætər. ˈsɪŋgəl ˈbɪgəst ɪkˈspɛns ər ðə ˈpeɪmənts ɪt həz tɪ meɪk tɪ ˈrɛkərd ˈleɪbəlz ənd mˈjuzɪk ˈpəblɪʃərz, ɛz ðeɪ ər fər ˈɛvəri ˈəðər ˈstrimɪŋ mˈjuzɪk ˈsərvɪs, ˈwɛðər ˈæpəl mˈjuzɪk ər ər. ɪn 2015 ðə əˈmaʊnt ðət hæd tɪ peɪ fər ˈrɔɪəltiz ənd ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən fiz klaɪmd baɪ 85 tɪ əˈbaʊt ˈbɪljən. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, kɔsts gru baɪ mɔr ðən ˈrɛvəˌnuz dɪd. gɪt ˈdætə ʃit, tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈnuzˌlɛtər. ˈɛvriˌwɛr ju lʊk ɪn ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn mˈjuzɪk ˈɪndəstri, ju si ðə seɪm ˈpɪkʧər. poʊstˈpoʊnd ə plænd ˈpəblɪk ˈɔfərɪŋ bɪˈkəz ɪts ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈpɪkʧər wɑz soʊ blik. ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, ˈkɑnˌtrækts wɪθ ˈrɛkərd ˈkəmpəˌniz fɔrst tɪ peɪ mɔr ðən ɪt wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪn ˈrɛvəˌnu baɪ ˈstrimɪŋ ˈpɑpjələr sɔŋz. faɪld fər ˈbæŋkrəptsi ənd wɑz əkˈwaɪərd baɪ pænˈdɔrə, ə ˈkəmpəˌni huz ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ər ˈprɛʃərɪŋ ɪt tɪ sɛl ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ ðə haɪəst ˈbɪdər. bət hu wʊd wɔnt tɪ baɪ ɪt? ˈivɪn, wɪʧ həz bɪn ˈplænɪŋ fər ə ˈpəblɪk ʃɛr ˈɔfərɪŋ fər səm taɪm, wɑz fɔrst tɪ reɪz ə 1 ˈbɪljən raʊnd əv kənˈvərtəbəl dɛt fɪˈnænsɪŋ ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ fənd ɪts ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz bɪˈkəz ˈɛkwəti ˌɪnˈvɛstərz priˈpɛrd tɪ pʊt ɪn mɔr ˈməni æt ðə væljuˈeɪʃən ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈwɔntɪd. ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl mˈjuzɪk ˈbɪznɪs lʊks ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈfræʤəl, æt list ðə weɪ ɪt ɪz ˈstrəkʧərd ˈkərəntli. əv ˈɛvəri ˈdɔlər ðət brɪŋz ɪn ðə dɔr ɪn ˈrɛvəˌnuz, əˈbaʊt 85 sɛnts goʊz raɪt bæk aʊt ðə dɔr əˈgɛn ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈpeɪmənts tɪ ðə mˈjuzɪk ˈɪndəstri. ðət ˈnəmbər ɪz ˈklaɪmɪŋ æt ə ˈfæstər reɪt ðən ðə ˈrɛvəˌnuz ər, ənd stɪl ðɛr ər kəmˈpleɪnts ðət ˈstrimɪŋ mˈjuzɪk ˈsərvɪsɪz peɪ ɪˈnəf ˈməni tɪ ˈɑrtɪsts. wɛr dɪz ɔl əv ðɪs ˈəltəmətli lɛd? ɪn ɪts ˈfaɪlɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈləksəmˌbɔrg ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtər, sɛd ðət ɪt ɪz ˈhoʊpfəl ðət ɪt wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ tərn ə ˈprɑfɪt æt səm pɔɪnt sun. bɪˈliv ɑr ˈmɑdəl səˈpɔrts ˌprɑfɪtəˈbɪlɪti æt scale,”*,” ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɛd. bɪˈliv ðət wi wɪl ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt səbˈstænʃəl ˈrɛvəˌnuz ɛz ɑr riʧ ɪkˈspændz ənd ðət, æt skeɪl, ɑr ˈmɑrʤənz wɪl improve.”*.” ðɪs ɪz ə breɪv ˈsteɪtmənt, bət haʊ ɪz ɪt ˈivɪn riˈmoʊtli ˌriəˈlɪstɪk? ər ˈrɛkərd ˈleɪbəlz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈsədənli kət mɔr ˈfeɪvərəbəl dilz ðən ðeɪ hæv ɪn ðə pæst? ɪz ˈkərəntli ɪn nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz tɪ moʊst əv ðə dilz ɪt həz wɪθ ˈrɛkərd ˈɪndəstri, bət noʊ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðət ɪt wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du soʊ æt hɪˈstɔrɪkəl reɪts. ɪn fækt, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðeɪ oʊn ə smɔl steɪk ɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni, səm ˈleɪbəlz meɪ wɔnt tɪ ʧɑrʤ mɔr bɪˈkəz həz bɪˈkəm soʊ ˈdɑmənənt. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ˈstrimɪŋ mˈjuzɪk ˈbɪznɪs ɪz soʊ ˈtɛrəbəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli ðət ˈrisəntli əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ ˈivɪn ˈfərðər ˈɪntu ˈvɪdioʊ wɪθ plænz tɪ ɪkˈspænd ɪts ˈkɑrənt mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊ ˈfiʧər ˈɪntu ə ˈstrimɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ ˈsərvɪs wɪθ ərˈɪʤənəl ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ. nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪz ðɪs ə ˈbɪznɪs ðət ˈɛvriˌwən frəm ənd ˈæməˌzɑn tɪ ˈæpəl ənd ˈgugəl ər goʊɪŋ ˈæftər, bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ həz ɪkˈstrimli haɪ ˈivɪn ðən ðə mˈjuzɪk ˈbɪznɪs. ɪz ðət ˈlaɪkli tɪ seɪv? ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ si haʊ.
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