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asserting that there was no ‘modiwave’ in this constituency, aap candidate shazia ilmi on tuesday said v k singh was being used as “sacrificial lamb” by bjp who has left the former army chief high and dry.
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“my competition is with bjp. however, v k singh is not a big guy like rajnath singh. what is this new guy doing? had he contested from noida, he would have managed a lot of votes from armed forces. but, he has been given ghaziabad. so, he is totally a sacrificial lamb,” ilmi said.
claiming that there was no “so-called” modi wave in this high-profile constituency, bordering delhi, she said if at all it was there then the bjp president would not have to run away. bjp president rajnath singh, who won the ghaziabad seat in 2009 defeating congress candidate surendra prakash goyal, is contesting from lucknow this time.
“when a senior leader can’t do anything, why they send this new guy? i have not seen any modi wave. even if it is there, it is getting obstruct by anti-incumbency and that’s an advantage for me,” ilmi said.
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the journalist-turned-politician said she has “very huge chance of victory” from ghaziabad and has support from across caste lines in the constituency which has an almost even rural and urban voters totalling 23.55 lakh voters. after winning election, she intends to “do a lot of work” for the constituency where the “situation is extremely bad”. “in terms of development, it is horrible. right from sewerage line, sanitation to roads, all are in unbelievable condition. safety is a big issue. electricity is a serious problem. small and big industries are totally shut down because of extortion,” ilmi said.
the party, she said, would eventually look at having its corporators and legislators in the state subsequently so that development work could be fast-paced in the coming days.
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ɔn ˈeɪprəl 8' rɪˈflɛktɪŋ pɑnd wɪl bi fɪld tɪ ðə brɪm wɪθ ˈwɔtər ˈbɑtəlz tɪ reɪz əˈwɛrnəs əv ˈplæstɪk weɪst. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈbərnərd wilchusky*, ˈsɛntrəl ˈflɔrɪdə fˈjuʧər) ɪn lu əv ˈrəbər dəks, rɪˈflɛktɪŋ pɑnd wɪl bi fɪld tɪ ðə brɪm wɪθ ˈwɔtər ˈbɑtəlz ˈeɪprəl 8 ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ reɪz əˈwɛrnəs əv ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈplæstɪk weɪst ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts ˈɛvəri deɪ, ðə ˈwɔtər ˈbɑtəlz ər pɑrt əv ðə ɪˈvɛnt ˈæptli neɪmd "rɪˈflɛkt ɔn səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti."' "ˈstudənts meɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ˈbɑtəlz ɪz kwaɪt lɑrʤ, bət ðeɪ ˈprɑbəˌbli hæv ˈlɪtəl kənˈsɛpʃən əv wət lʊks laɪk," sɛd hɛlθ səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər ˈɛmɪli. "wi wɔnt tɪ gɪv ðɛm ən ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə weɪst ðɛr kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ tɪ. "wən ˈɔfən hirz ðə freɪz, 'ðə fərst stɛp tɪ ˈfɪksɪŋ ə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ədˈmɪtɪŋ ju hæv wən.' aɪ wʊd ˈrɪli ləv fər ˈstudənts tɪ si ðə ˈwɔtər ˈbɑtəlz ɪn ðə rɪˈflɛktɪŋ pɑnd ənd ˈriəˌlaɪz 'heɪ, ˈmeɪbi maɪ ˈplæstɪk ˈbɑtəlz ˈhæbət ɪz wən aɪ ʃʊd gɪt rɪd əv." ðə ˈnəmbər ˈɪzənt ə ˈsɪmbəl fər ðə əˈmaʊnt əv weɪst ˌɪtˈsɛlf prəˈdusɪz, bət ˈsɪmpli ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈwɔtər ˈbɑtəlz ðət kən fɪt ɪn ðə rɪˈflɛktɪŋ pɑnd. ðə ˈstudənt ˈgəvərnmənt əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əraɪvd æt ðə ˈnəmbər ˈæftər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt skwɛr ˈfʊtɪʤ pər ˈbɑtəl ənd ə ˈlɪtəl hɛlp frəm ˈgugəl ərθ. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈkərtəsi ˈɛmɪli) "rɪˈmɛmbər ðoʊz ˈdɪfəkəlt mæθ kˈwɛsʧənz frəm ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri ənd ˈmɪdəl skul, wɛr ju hæd tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt səm ˈnəmbər fər ə rɪˈdɪkjələs ɪˈvɛnt? ˈfɪgjərɪŋ aʊt ˈwɔtər ˈbɑtəlz fɛlt laɪk wən əv ðoʊz ˈprɑbləmz," sɛd. ɪz stɪl ɪn sərʧ əv ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz tɪ hɛlp fɪl ðə pɑnd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ɪˈvɛnt, wɪʧ ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈskɛʤʊld frəm a.m*. tɪ p.m*. frəm a.m*. tɪ 7 p.m*., bægz əv ˈwɔtər ˈbɑtəlz wɪl bi ənˈloʊdɪd ˈɪntu ðə pɑnd, ənd frəm 7 a.m*. tɪ 5 p.m*., ɛz ˈstudənts wɔk baɪ, ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz wɪl dɪˈspərs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ lɪv ə mɔr ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəli ˈfrɛndli ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl. ðɛn frəm 5 p.m*. tɪ 7 p.m*., ðə ˈbɑtəlz wɪl bi fɪʃt aʊt əv ðə pɑnd ənd, frəm 7 p.m*. tɪ 9 p.m*., bægd ənd ʃɪpt ɔf tɪ ə riˈsaɪkəlɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪti. ˈstudənts ənd ər ˈwɛlkəm tɪ saɪn əp, ˌɔlˈðoʊ boʊθ ər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ fɪl aʊt ə ˌvɑlənˈtɪr ˈsərvɪsɪz əˈgrimənt, wɪʧ kən bi faʊnd ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn glɛn ɪz ðə nuz ˈɛdɪtər æt ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈflɔrɪdə fˈjuʧər. ˈfɑloʊ hər ɔn tˈwɪtər æt iˈmeɪl hər æt carolineg@centralfloridafuture.com*. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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on april 8, ucf' reflecting pond will be filled to the brim with 250,000 water bottles to raise awareness of plastic waste. (photo: bernard wilchusky, central florida future)
in lieu of rubber ducks, ucf's reflecting pond will be filled to the brim with 250,000 water bottles april 8.
in an effort to raise awareness of the amount of plastic waste ucf generates every day, the water bottles are part of the first-ever event aptly named "reflect on sustainability."'
"students may realize 250,000 bottles is quite large, but they probably have little conception of what 250,000 looks like," said sga health & sustainability coordinator emily dovydaitis. "we want to give them an understanding of the waste they're contributing to.
"one often hears the phrase, 'the first step to fixing a problem is admitting you have one.' i would really love for students to see the 250,000 water bottles in the reflecting pond and realize 'hey, maybe my single-use plastic bottles habit is one i should get rid of."
the number 250,000 isn't a symbol for the amount of waste ucf itself produces, but simply the number of water bottles that can fit in the reflecting pond. the student government association arrived at the number after taking into account square footage per bottle and a little help from google earth.
(photo: courtesy emily dovydaitis)
"remember those difficult math questions from elementary and middle school, where you had to calculate some number for a ridiculous made-up event? figuring out 250,000 water bottles felt like one of those problems," dovydaitis said.
sga is still in search of volunteers to help fill the pond during the event, which is currently scheduled from 4:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
from 4:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., bags of water bottles will be unloaded into the pond, and from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., as students walk by, volunteers will disperse information about how to live a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. then from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., the bottles will be fished out of the pond and, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., bagged and shipped off to a recycling facility.
students and non-students are welcome to sign up, although both are required to fill out a volunteer services agreement, which can be found on the sga website.
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caroline glenn is the news editor at the central florida future. follow her on twitter at @bycarolineglennor email her at carolineg@centralfloridafuture.com.
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ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈlænˌskeɪps ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, frəm ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈvæli əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə tɪ ðə kɔrn bɛlt əv ðə ˌmɪdˈwɛst, ər ˈlɑrʤli ˈsɪmələr ɪn ðət ðə lændz ɛnˈkəmpəs ɪkˈspænsɪz əv ˈsɪŋgəl krɑps. ˈwɛðər ɪt ɪz ˈɑlməndz ər greɪps ər təˈmɑtoʊz ər ə ˈfæˌloʊ fild, ðə wən θɪŋ ðeɪ hæv ɪn ˈkɑmən ɪz ðɛr ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ ˌhɑməʤəˈniəti. ðɪs həz bɪˈkəm ðə feɪs əv ˈmɑdərn ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər əraʊnd ðə wərld. ðə ˌənɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ɑr ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl fud ˈsɪstəm, ɪn tərmz əv pəˈlutɪd ɛr ənd ˈwɔtər, sɔɪl ɪˈroʊʒən, dɛd zoʊnz ɪn ˈkoʊstəl siz ənd ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti lɔs, hæv proʊˈfaʊnd ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ˈjumən hɛlθ ənd ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. tɪ meɪnˈteɪn kəˈpæsɪti tɪ ˈproʊdus fud, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv ðət wi ʧeɪnʤ ðə feɪs əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər sun. kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈsɪstəmz ˈkɑntræst jʊr ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər wɪθ ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈlænˌskeɪp: ə fine-grained*, moʊˈzeɪɪk əv ˈdɪfərənt krɑps laɪk ˈɔrʧərdz, ˈvɛʤtəbəl roʊ krɑps, flaʊərɪŋ fild ˈmɑrʤənz ənd ˈpæsʧərz. ðɪs ˈlænˌskeɪp səˈpɔrts ə ˈgreɪtər vərˈaɪəti əv ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf, səm əv wɪʧ wʊd hɛlp tɪ ˈpɑləˌneɪt krɑps ənd kənˈtroʊl pɛsts. ˈdɪfərənt tɛkˈniks ər ɪmˈplɔɪd tɪ prəˈmoʊt ˈhɛlθi sɔɪlz ðət rɪˈdus rən ɔf waɪl dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈnutriənts tɪ ðə krɑps. ðɪs ˈvɪʒən əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ɪz məʧ mɔr ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈneɪʧər bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈmɪmɪks ˈnæʧərəl ˈsɪstəmz ənd ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt ɪz ə mɔr səˈsteɪnəbəl ˈsɪstəm wɪθ lɛs rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn ɪkˈstərnəl ˈɪnˌpʊts, səʧ ɛz ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈfərtəˌlaɪzərz ənd ˈpɛstəˌsaɪdz. səʧ ˈsɪstəmz (e.g*. agro-ecological*, ecologically-intensive*, ər ˈfɑrmɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz) ər bɪˈkəmɪŋ mɔr ˈpɑpjələr ɛz kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər groʊ. ðə moʊst ˈwaɪdli ˈpræktɪst ənd ˈstədid ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈpræktɪs ɪz ɔrˈgænɪk, wɪʧ naʊ teɪks pleɪs ɔn əˈprɑksəmətli əv ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl lændz ˈgloʊbəli. æt ðə moʊst ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈlɛvəl, ɔrˈgænɪk ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər həz noʊ sɪnˈθɛtɪk ˈɪnˌpʊts, bət ɔrˈgænɪk fɑrmz meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpræktɪs ə vərˈaɪəti əv dɪˌvərsəfəˈkeɪʃən tɛkˈniks ðət ˈmɪmɪk ˈnæʧərəl ˈsɪstəmz. ðə ˈdɑmənənt pərˈsɛpʃən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ðət ɔlˈtərnətɪv fɔrmz əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər, səʧ ɛz ɔrˈgænɪk, ər nɑt ənd kən ˈnɛvər bi ɛz pərˈdəktɪv ɛz ðə væst, ˈsɪŋgəl krɑp fɑrmz wɪθ lɑrʤ ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈɪnˌpʊts. ðɪs sɛts əp ðə dəˈbeɪt ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər wi ʃʊd ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ ɛz məʧ pərˈdəkʃən ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl aʊt əv ðə sˈmɔləst əˈmaʊnt əv lænd, ˈjuzɪŋ ɔl ðə ˈkɛmɪkəlz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, ər ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt ɔn ˈfɑrmɪŋ ɪn ə lɛs ˈhɑrmfəl, bət lɛs pərˈdəktɪv weɪ. ðɪs ɪz ə fɔls ʧɔɪs. ɪn ɑr ˈstədi, ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn prəˈsidɪŋz əv ðə rɔɪəl soʊˈsaɪɪti bi, wi faʊnd ðət ɔrˈgænɪk ˈfɑrmɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz, wɪn dən raɪt, kəm kloʊz tɪ ˈmæʧɪŋ ðə ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti əv kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈsɪstəmz. ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ ˈneɪʧər tɪ kəmˈpɛr ðə jildz əv ɔrˈgænɪk ənd kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər, wi kəmˈpaɪld ˈstədiz frəm əˈkrɔs ðə gloʊb ðət kəmˈpɛrd ɔrˈgænɪk ənd kənˈvɛnʃənəl jildz ˈoʊvər θri ˈdɛkeɪdz. wi faʊnd ðət, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɔn ˈævərɪʤ ɔrˈgænɪk krɑp jildz ər əˈbaʊt 19 loʊər ðən kənˈvɛnʃənəl jildz, tu ˈkɑmən dɪˌvərsəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈpræktɪsɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli rɪˈdus ðɪs gæp. spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈplæntɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ˈdɪfərənt krɑps æt ðə seɪm taɪm (polyculture*) ənd ˈplæntɪŋ ə ˈsikwəns əv krɑps (krɑp roʊˈteɪʃən) ɔn ən ɔrˈgænɪk fɑrm kət ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn jild ɪn hæf. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, wɪn boʊθ pərˈdəkʃən ˈsɪstəmz juzd krɑp roʊˈteɪʃənz ər polycultures*, ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn jild bɪtˈwin ðə ˈsɪstəmz wɑz ðə seɪm ɛz wɪn boʊθ ˈsɪstəmz dɪd nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ðoʊz ˈpræktɪsɪz. ðɪs səˈʤɛsts ðət boʊθ ˈsɪstəmz rɪˈsiv ˈsɪmələr jild ˈbɛnəfɪts frəm ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ dɪˌvərsəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈpræktɪsɪz. ɑr ˈstədi ˈstrɔŋli səˈʤɛsts ðət wi kən dɪˈvɛləp ˈhaɪli pərˈdəktɪv ɔrˈgænɪk ˈfɑrmɪŋ ˈmɛθədz baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ɛkəˈlɑʤɪkli dɪˈvərs fɑrmz. ˈhɑrnəsɪŋ ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ˈneɪʧər θru dɪˌvərsəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈpræktɪsɪz, krɑp roʊˈteɪʃənz, ənd ər nɑt hæv bɪn ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ðiz tɛkˈniks fər ˈθaʊzənz əv jɪrz. ˈjuzɪŋ ðə tərmz ““conventional”*” tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðə ˈrɛlətɪvli jəŋ fɔrm əv haɪ ˈɪnˌpʊt, loʊ dɪˈvərsɪti ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ənd ““alternative”*” tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə fɔrmz əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈpræktɪst fər moʊst əv ˈjumən ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən ɪz ˈðɛrˌfɔr ə klɪr mɪsˈnoʊmər wɪn pʊt ˈɪntu ə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈkɑntɛkst. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt ə vərˈaɪəti əv soʊˌsiˌoʊˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfæktərz hæv lɛd haɪ ˈɪnˌpʊt ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər tɪ bi ðə kənˈvɛnʃənəl fɔrm əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər. ɑr ˈstədi səˈʤɛsts ˌriɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ dɪˌvərsəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈpræktɪsɪz ˈɪntu ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər wɪl meɪnˈteɪn ər ˈivɪn ˌɪmˈpruv jildz, wɪʧ wɪl bi ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər trænˈzɪʃənɪŋ tɪ ə mɔr səˈsteɪnəbəl ənd rɪˈzɪljənt fud ˈsɪstəm, waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfidɪŋ ə groʊɪŋ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə trænˈzɪʃən trænˈzɪʃənɪŋ tɪ mɔr dɪˈvərsəˌfaɪd ˈsɪstəmz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈfeɪsɪz ˈmɛni ˈʧælənʤɪz. ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli, ðə kənˈstreɪnts əv ˈleɪbər, kɔst, ˌmɛkənəˈzeɪʃən, ənd skeɪl wɪl ˌɪnərˈækt tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd wət ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈsɪstəmz ər ˈpɑsəbəl wɛr. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, dɪˌvərsəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈpræktɪsɪz laɪk krɑp roʊˈteɪʃənz ˈɔfən ˌrikˈwaɪər mɔr ˈleɪbər bɪˈkəz ðɛr ˈpræktɪs ɪz nɑt soʊ ˈizəli ˈmɛkəˌnaɪzd. ɪn ˈmɛni pɑrts əv ðə wərld, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəntriz, ˌəndərɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪz ə kənˈsərn, ənd ˌɪnˈkrist ˈleɪbər dɪˈmændz ɪn ðə ˈrʊrəl ˈsɛktər wʊd bi ˈwɛlkəmd. ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ðə mɪdˈwɛstərn ˈjuˈɛs, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɛr ˈleɪbər ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ faɪnd, ˈjuzɪŋ tɛkˈniks ðət ˌrikˈwaɪər mɔr ˈleɪbər wʊd bi mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt. wi ˈðɛrˌfɔr nid mɔr ˈrisərʧ eɪmd æt ˈmɛθədz tɪ ˈmɛkəˌnaɪz mɔr ˌhɛtərəˈʤinjəs ˈsɪstəmz waɪl ənˈtæŋlɪŋ ˈbɛriərz tɪ əˈdɑpʃən. lɛs ðən 2 əv ðə ˈrisərʧ ˈfəndɪŋ ɪz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ɔlˈtərnətɪv fɔrmz əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər. kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti həz ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd ˈgreɪtli frəm ˈrisərʧ ˈdɔlərz. ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər kʊd prəˈvaɪd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt geɪnz ɪn ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə ˈhɑrmfəl ˌɪmˈpækts əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. ˈlɔrən ənd meɪs ər boʊθ ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi ˈkænədɪts ɪn ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl saɪəns, ˈpɑləsi ənd ˈmænɪʤmənt æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈbərkli.
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agricultural landscapes in the united states, from the central valley of california to the corn belt of the midwest, are largely similar in that the lands encompass expanses of single crops. whether it is almonds or grapes or tomatoes or a fallow field, the one thing they have in common is their imposing homogeneity. this has become the face of modern agriculture around the world.
the unintended consequences of our agricultural food system, in terms of polluted air and water, soil erosion, dead zones in coastal seas and biodiversity loss, have profound implications for human health and the environment. to maintain earth’s capacity to produce food, it is imperative that we change the face of agriculture soon.
comparing agricultural systems
contrast your image of industrial agriculture with an alternative landscape: a fine-grained, mosaic of different crops like orchards, vegetable row crops, flowering field margins and pastures. this landscape supports a greater variety of wildlife, some of which would help to pollinate crops and control pests. different techniques are employed to promote healthy soils that reduce run off while delivering the necessary nutrients to the crops. this vision of agriculture is much more similar to nature because it mimics natural systems and encourage ecosystem services. the end result is a more sustainable system with less reliance on external inputs, such as chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
such systems (e.g. agro-ecological, ecologically-intensive, biologically-diversified or regenerative farming systems) are becoming more popular as concerns about industrial agriculture grow. the most widely practiced and studied alternative agriculture practice is organic, which now takes place on approximately 0.9% of agricultural lands globally. at the most fundamental level, organic agriculture has no synthetic inputs, but organic farms may also practice a variety of diversification techniques that mimic natural systems.
the dominant perception, however, is that alternative forms of agriculture, such as organic, are not and can never be as productive as the vast, single crop farms with large chemical inputs. this sets up the debate as to whether we should focus on getting as much production as possible out of the smallest amount of land, using all the chemicals necessary, or concentrate on farming in a less harmful, but less productive way. this is a false choice. in our study, published in proceedings of the royal society b, we found that organic farming systems, when done right, come close to matching the productivity of conventional systems.
mimicking nature
to compare the yields of organic and conventional agriculture, we compiled studies from across the globe that compared organic and conventional yields over three decades. we found that, although on average organic crop yields are about 19% lower than conventional yields, two common diversification practices significantly reduce this gap. specifically planting multiple different crops at the same time (polyculture) and planting a sequence of crops (crop rotation) on an organic farm cut the difference in yield in half.
interestingly, when both production systems used crop rotations or polycultures, the difference in yield between the systems was the same as when both systems did not include those practices. this suggests that both systems receive similar yield benefits from incorporating diversification practices. our study strongly suggests that we can develop highly productive organic farming methods by creating ecologically diverse farms.
harnessing the services provided by nature through diversification practices, crop rotations, and polyculture are not novelties—people have been practicing these techniques for thousands of years. using the terms “conventional” to describe the relatively young form of high input, low diversity agriculture and “alternative” to represent the forms of agriculture practiced for most of human civilization is therefore a clear misnomer when put into a historical context. however, in the present a variety of socioeconomic and political factors have led high input agriculture to be the conventional form of agriculture. our study suggests reincorporating diversification practices into agriculture will maintain or even improve yields, which will be important for transitioning to a more sustainable and resilient food system, while also feeding a growing population.
making the transition
transitioning to more diversified systems, however, faces many challenges. particularly, the context-dependent constraints of labor, cost, mechanization, and scale will interact to decide what agricultural systems are possible where. for example, diversification practices like crop rotations often require more labor because their practice is not so easily mechanized. in many parts of the world, particularly developing countries, underemployment is a concern, and increased labor demands in the rural sector would be welcomed. in places like the midwestern us, however, where labor is difficult to find, using techniques that require more labor would be more difficult to implement. we therefore need more research aimed at developing/refining methods to mechanize more heterogeneous systems while untangling barriers to adoption. less than 2% of the usda’s research funding is dedicated to alternative forms of agriculture. conventional agricultural productivity has benefited greatly from research dollars. investing in alternative agriculture could provide significant gains in alternative agriculture productivity while also reducing the harmful impacts of agriculture in general.
lauren ponisio and kevi mace are both phd candidates in the department of environmental science, policy and management at the university of california, berkeley.
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ɪn ə kwɛst fər mɔr ˈænsərz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə swɪft ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ˌsoʊsiˈɑləʤɪst mɑrk regnerus’*’ ˈpeɪpər ɔn ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈfæməli ˈstrəkʧərz study”*” ɪn ðə ˌsoʊsiˈɑləʤi ˈʤərnəl ˈsoʊʃəl saɪəns ˈrisərʧ, ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈʤərnəlɪst ʤɑn ˈbɛkər faɪld ə ˈlɔˌsut ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈsikɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈpəblɪk ˈrɛkərdz frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈsɛntrəl ˈflɔrɪdə ɪn ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ, wɛr ðə ˌsoʊsiˈɑləʤi ˈʤərnəl ɪz haʊzd ənd wɛr ðə ˈɛdɪtər, ʤeɪmz raɪt, sərvz ɔn ðə ˈfækəlti. ðə sut əˈlɛʤɪz ðət ðə steɪt skul həz ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈrɛkərdz lɔ baɪ ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈdɑkjəmənts rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən. ˈbɛkər faɪld ə rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈrɛkərdz læst mənθ θru ˈpəblɪk ˈrɛkərdz ækt, ˈæskɪŋ ðə skul tɪ tərn ˈoʊvər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz bɪtˈwin raɪt ənd ˈəðər ˈskɑlərz ənd rivˈjuərz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ðə ˈstədi. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: læst ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv regnerus’*’ ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈstədi wɪʧ faʊnd ˈnɛgətɪv ˈaʊtˌkəmz fər ˈʧɪldrən reɪzd ɪn ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈʧɪldrən reɪzd baɪ ˈmɛrid ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl ˈpɛrənts ˈkəlməˌneɪtɪd ɪn ə ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd kənˈsɛnsəs ðət regnerus’*’ ˈstədi wɑz flɔd. kˈwɛsʧənz wər reɪzd əˈbaʊt ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənz əv regnerus’*’ kənˈsərvətɪv ˈfəndərz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈsimɪŋli rəʃt reɪt əv ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən. ɛz ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈrisəntli, ˈmɛni əv ðiz səˈspɪʃənz wər ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd. ɛz raɪt ənd ˈəðərz hæv ˈnoʊtɪd ɪn ðə pæst, ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv regnerus’*’ ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə ʤun 2012 ˈɪʃu əv ˈsoʊʃəl saɪəns ˈrisərʧ wɑz ˈspidiər ðən moʊst. ə mɪr sɪks wiks læpst bɪtˈwin ðə səbˈmɪʃən ənd ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən. səm əv ðə ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə seɪm ˈɪʃu tʊk əraʊnd ə jɪr bɪtˈwin səbˈmɪʃən ənd əkˈsɛptəns. ˈhoʊpɪŋ ɪz ðət ðə ˈdɑkjəmənts maɪt ʃaɪn səm laɪt ˈɔntu ðə ˈrizən ðət ɪt wɑz rəʃt tɪ publish,”*,” ˈbɛkər sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd hi wɔnts tɪ noʊ mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ hu ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ənd waɪ ðə ˈpeɪpər wɑz ækˈsɛptɪd fər ˌrivˈju ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈdætə kəˈlɛkʃən hæd bɪn kəmˈplitɪd. ˈbɛkər sɛd ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti dɪˈnaɪd hɪz ˈrɛkərdz rɪkˈwɛst, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən hi wɑz ˈsikɪŋ ɪz ðə ˈprɑdəkt əv ˈɛlsəˌvɪr, wɪʧ ˈpəblɪʃɪz ˈsoʊʃəl saɪəns ˈrisərʧ. bət ðə ˈflɔrɪdə əˈtərniz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˈbɛkər ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ˌɑnˈdreɪə flɪn ˈmɑgɪnsən ənd ˈvɪktər ˈʧæpmən, hæv ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪn kˈwɛʃən ˈpəblɪk ˈrɛkərdz baɪ lɔ ənd policy.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: ɪn ðə ˈlɔˌsut, ðə əˈtərniz ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə məˈtɪriəlz rɪkˈwɛstɪd ˈkɑnstəˌtut ˌjunəˈvərsəti məˈtɪriəlz: ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kɔrs əv hɪz ˈrisərʧ ənd ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz [wɪθ ˈsoʊʃəl saɪəns ˈrisərʧ], prəˈfɛsər raɪt ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪz ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd məˈtɪriəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ, wɪˈθaʊt ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən, ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ˈstudənts, kəmˈpjutərz, ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ˈiˌmeɪl, ˈtɛləˌfoʊn, ˈɔfəs səˈplaɪz, ənd ˈpoʊstɪʤ səˈpɔrts, ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪz ənd prəˈmoʊts ðə ˈrisərʧ ənd ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz əv prəˈfɛsər raɪt ənd ðə ˈʤərnəl ɔn ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd ɪn ˈəðər pərˈmoʊʃənəl məˈtɪriəlz. ˈwɛbˌsaɪt steɪts ðət ɪt ˈhaʊsɪz ðə ˈʤərnəl wɪʧ prəˈfɛsər raɪt ɪz ðə ˈɛdɪtər əv. ˈrɛkərdz ər ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈɛni ˈsɪtɪzən hu wɔnts tɪ ˌɪnˈspɛkt ðɛm ənd wi wɪl ˈvɪgərəsli ɛnˈfɔrs ˈmɪstər. ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl raɪt tɪ əbˈteɪn ðə ˈrɛkərdz frəm ucf,”*,” sɛd ˈmɑgɪnsən, ə ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈlɔjər beɪst ɪn ˌsɛrəˈsoʊtə, fla*., ɪn ə prɛs riˈlis. ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈsɛntrəl ˈflɔrɪdə dɪd nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ə rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈkɑmɛnt. læst jɪr, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈmidiə ˈfaɪrˌstɔrm ˈoʊvər ðə nu ˈfæməli ˈstrəkʧərz ˈstədi, raɪt æst ˈsəðərn ˌɪləˈnɔɪz ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˌsoʊsiˈɑləʤi prəˈfɛsər ˈdɑrən, hu sɪts ɔn ðə bɔrd əv ædˈvaɪzəri ˈɛdɪtərz ənd wɑz ə fɪrs ˈkrɪtɪk əv ðə ˈstədi, tɪ ˈɔdɪt ðə səbˈmɪʃən ənd ˌrivˈju ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ðə ˈpeɪpər ənd ə kəmˈpænjən ˈpeɪpər rivˈjuɪŋ ˈpriviəs ˈstədiz ɔn ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈpɛrəntɪŋ, ˈɔθərd baɪ luˌiziˈænə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti prəˈfɛsər ˈlɔrən mɑrks. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: ɪn hɪz ˈɔdɪt rɪˈpɔrt, kənˈkludɪd ðət ˈpeɪpər ʃʊd hæv bɪn ˈpəblɪʃt, ɪn maɪ opinion.”*.” ˈpeɪpərz hæv ˈsɪriəs flɔz ənd dɪˈstɔrʃənz ðət wər nɑt ˈsɪmpli ˌɪgˈnɔrd, bət ˈlɔdɪd ɪn ðə reviews,”*,” roʊt. ðət ðə rivˈjuərz wər ˈmoʊstli ˈkəmfərtəbəl kənˈsərvətɪvz, ɪt ɪz nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ ðət ðə rəvˈjuz wər ˈvɛri ˈpɑzətɪv, ənd kənˈteɪnd ˈmɪnəməl krɪˈtik əv ðə ˈdætə, ˈmɛʒərz, ər ˈmɛθədz juzd ɪn ðə studies.”*.” jɛt, hi ˈəltəmətli dɪˈtərmənd ðɛr noʊ groʊs vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl procedure.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: ““obviously*, ðə [pɪr] rivˈjuərz dɪd nɑt du ə gʊd ʤɑb bɪˈkəz əv boʊθ ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi ənd ˌɪnəˈtɛnʧən bət ðə klɪr ˈsɪgnəl tɪ ðə ˈɛdɪtər wɑz ðiz papers,’”*,’” hi roʊt. ““still*, wəns ðeɪ wər ækˈsɛptɪd ðɛr wɑz ən ənˈsimli rəʃ tɪ ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən (æt list fər ðə ˈpeɪpər), ənd ðət wɑz ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd beɪst ɔn ðə əˈtɛnʃən ðət ðiz ˈstədiz wʊd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt. ðə ˈpəblɪʃt rɪˈspɑnsɪz wər krɪˈtiks baɪ ˈskɑlərz wɪθ taɪz tɪ ðə ˈwɪðərˌspun ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ənd ˈɛlsəˌvɪr əˈsɪstɪd wɪθ ðə pəˌlɪtəsəˈzeɪʃən baɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ ˈpəblɪˌsaɪz ðə ˈstədi ənd baɪ ˈpleɪsɪŋ ðiz ˈpeɪpərz ɪn frənt əv ðə peɪ wall.”*.” ɔn hɪz wɛb saɪt, ˈbɛkər əˈbaʊt waɪ hi wɔnts tɪ si ðiz ˈrɛkərdz. goʊl ɪz ˈsɪmpli tɪ dɪˈskəvər ðə truθ: ˈwɛðər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɑz əˈbəv bɔrd ənd bɛst ˈpræktɪsɪz ənd ˈɛθɪkəl ˈstændərdz wər ˈfɑloʊd, ər ˈwɛðər ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr ˈsɪnɪstər occurred,”*,” ˈbɛkər roʊt. ˈdɑkjəmənts aɪ rɪkˈwɛstɪd frəm meɪ hɛlp tɪ ˈænsər ðiz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt questions.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: ˈbɛkər ɪz ən ˈoʊpənli geɪ ˈʤərnəlɪst, hu lɪvz ɪn vərˈmɑnt. hi həz ˈrɪtən fər ˈməltəpəl ˈaʊˌtlɛts, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst, ðə ˈædvəˌkeɪt, ənd ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, ˈɔfən ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˈɪʃuz. ɪn 2011 ˈbɛkər wɛnt ˌəndərˈkəvər æt ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ ˈklɪnɪk baɪ rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. mɪˈʃɛl ˈbɑkmən (r-minn*.) ənd hər ˈhəzbənd, ˈmɑrkəs, ˈpoʊzɪŋ ɛz ə kənˈflɪktɪd geɪ mæn ˈsikɪŋ ˈθɛrəpi tɪ ʧeɪnʤ hɪz ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən tɪ ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl. ˈbɛkər ɪkˈspoʊzd ðə ˈklɪnɪk fər əˈgriɪŋ tɪ ədˈmɪnɪstər ˈsoʊˈkɔld ““ex-gay”*” ˈθɛrəpi, wɪʧ ɪz ə dɪˈskrɛdɪtɪd ˈpræktɪs wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim saɪˈkɑləʤi kəmˈjunɪti.
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in a quest for more answers surrounding the swift publication of sociologist mark regnerus’ paper on the controversial “new family structures study” in the sociology journal social science research, independent journalist john becker filed a lawsuit monday, seeking access to public records from the university of central florida in orlando, where the sociology journal is housed and where the journal’s editor, james wright, serves on the faculty. the suit alleges that the state school has violated the state’s public records law by failing to produce documents related to the study’s publication.
becker filed a request for records last month through florida’s public records act, asking the school to turn over communications between wright and other scholars and reviewers regarding the publication of the study.
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last summer’s publication of regnerus’ explosive study which found negative outcomes for children raised in same-sex households compared to children raised by married heterosexual parents culminated in a widespread consensus that regnerus’ study was methodologically flawed. questions were raised about the political motivations of regnerus’ conservative funders, as well as the seemingly rushed rate of publication.
as the american independent reported recently, many of these suspicions were justified.
as wright and others have noted in the past, the publication of regnerus’ article in the june 2012 issue of social science research was speedier than most. a mere six weeks lapsed between the paper’s submission and publication. some of the articles published in the same issue took around a year between submission and acceptance.
“what we’re hoping is that the documents might shine some light onto the reason that it was rushed to publish,” becker said in an interview with the american independent.
he also said he wants to know more information related to who peer-reviewed the article and why the paper was accepted for review before the data collection had been completed.
becker said the university denied his records request, arguing that the information he was seeking is the product of elsevier, which publishes social science research. but the florida attorneys representing becker in this case, andrea flynn mogensen and victor chapman, have argued that the information in question “constitutes public records by law and ucf policy.”
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in the lawsuit, the attorneys argued that the materials requested constitute university materials:
during the course of his research and editorial activities [with social science research], professor wright utilizes ucf resources and materials, including, without limitation, ucf employees, students, computers, internet, e-mail, telephone, office supplies, and postage … ucf supports, advertises and promotes the research and editorial activities of professor wright and the journal on its website and in other promotional materials. ucf’s website states that it houses the journal which professor wright is the editor of.
“these records are open to any citizen who wants to inspect them and we will vigorously enforce mr. becker’s constitutional right to obtain the records from ucf,” said mogensen, a civil rights lawyer based in sarasota, fla., in a press release.
the university of central florida did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
last year, following the media firestorm over the new family structures study, wright asked southern illinois university sociology professor darren sherkat, who sits on the journal’s board of advisory editors and was a fierce critic of the study, to audit the submission and review process for the regnerus paper and a companion paper reviewing previous studies on same-sex parenting, authored by louisiana state university professor loren marks.
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in his audit report, sherkat concluded that “neither paper should have been published, in my opinion.”
“both papers have serious flaws and distortions that were not simply ignored, but lauded in the reviews,” sherkat wrote. “given that the reviewers were mostly comfortable conservatives, it is not surprising that the reviews were very positive, and contained minimal critique of the data, measures, or methods used in the studies.”
yet, he ultimately determined there “were no gross violations of editorial procedure.”
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“obviously, the [peer] reviewers did not do a good job — because of both ideology and inattention — but the clear signal to the editor was ‘publish these papers,’” he wrote. “still, once they were accepted there was an unseemly rush to publication (at least for the regnerus paper), and that was justified based on the attention that these studies would generate. the published responses were milquetoast critiques by scholars with ties to regnerus and/or the witherspoon institute, and elsevier assisted with the politicization by helping to publicize the study and by placing these papers in front of the pay wall.”
on his web site, becker blogged about why he wants to see these records.
“my goal is simply to discover the truth: whether everything was above board and best practices and ethical standards were followed, or whether something more sinister occurred,” becker wrote. “the documents i requested from ucf may help to answer these important questions.”
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becker is an openly gay journalist, who lives in vermont. he has written for multiple outlets, such as the huffington post, the advocate, and the bilerico project, often investigating lgbt issues. in 2011, becker went undercover at a christian counseling clinic co-owned by rep. michele bachmann (r-minn.) and her husband, marcus, posing as a conflicted gay man seeking therapy to change his sexual orientation to heterosexual. becker exposed the clinic for agreeing to administer so-called “ex-gay” therapy, which is a discredited practice within the mainstream psychology community.
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ɪn moʊst ˈmɑdərn ˈpeɪgən trəˈdɪʃənz, plænts ənd ðɛr ˈfoʊˌklɔr ər ən ˈɪnəgrəl pɑrt əv bɪˈlif ənd ˈpræktɪs. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ˈmɛni əv ðə ər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ˈmæʤɪkəl ˈprɑpərtiz əv ˈdɪfərənt plænts. fɔlz ɔn meɪ 1 ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr, ənd əraʊnd ɑkˈtoʊbər 1 ɪf ju lɪv bɪˈloʊ ðə ɪkˈweɪtər. teɪk ə lʊk æt, ənd səm əv ðə plænts ðət ˈɔfən ˌkɔrəˈspɑnd wɪθ ðə ˈsizən. ðə oʊk ɪz ə ˈsɪmbəl əv paʊər ənd ˈvɪktəri ənd wi ˈɔfən θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðɛm ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv lɑrʤ triz ɪn ðə fɔl ənd ˈwɪntər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈivɪn ə ˈmaɪti oʊk həz tɪ stɑrt ɛz ə ˈsidlɪŋ. ɪf juv ˈɛvər θɔt əˈbaʊt ˈplæntɪŋ oʊks ɔn jʊr ˈprɑpərti, naʊ ɪz ə gʊd taɪm tɪ gɪt ðɛm ˈstɑrtɪd ˈhoʊpfəli ju seɪvd səm ˈeɪkɔrnz ənd ˈpɑtɪd ðɛm læst fɔl! wɪn ə ˈfɔrəstəd ˈɛriə bərnz, bərʧ ɪz ˈɔfən ðə fərst tri tɪ groʊ bæk, ənd ðəs ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ riˈbərθ ənd riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. ˈwərkɪŋz ˈjuzɪŋ bərʧ kən æd moʊˈmɛntəm ənd ə bɪt əv ˈɛkstrə "umf" tɪ nu ɪnˈdɛvərz. ðə bərʧ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈmæʤɪk dən fər ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ənd fərˈtɪlɪti, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈhilɪŋ ənd prəˈtɛkʃən. rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmæʤɪk əv bərʧ triz hir ðə bərʧ tri ɪz ˈprɪti ˈhɑrdi, ənd ɪts wən əv ðə fərst triz tɪ bɪˈgɪn ɪts ˈgrinəri ɪn ðə spərɪŋ. bɪˈkəz bərʧ ˈɔfən groʊz ˈpərfəktli streɪt, ɪt ˈwəzənt ənˈkɑmən fər ðɪs tri tɪ bi fɛld, strɪpt əv ɪts bɑrk, ənd juzd ɛz ə ɪf ju ˈhæpən tɪ faɪnd bərʧ bɑrk laɪɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈfɔrɪst flɔr, juz ɪt tɪ raɪt ɔn ɪn spellwork*. spərɪŋ flaʊərz ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɛz spərɪŋ əraɪvz, ɑr ˈgɑrdənz bɪˈgɪn tɪ bəd ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli blum. fər ˈhənərdz əv jɪrz, ðə plænts ðət wi groʊ hæv bɪn juzd ɪn ˈmæʤɪk. flaʊərz ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ər ˈɔfən kəˈnɛktɪd wɪθ ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈmæʤɪkəl ˈjuzɪz, əˈspɛʃəli ðoʊz ðət ər ˈblumɪŋ æt. kip ən aɪ aʊt fər səm əv ðiz: ðɪs ˈərli spərɪŋ flaʊər ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə sən, θæŋks tɪ ɪts ˈjɛloʊ flaʊərz, ənd ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən. juz fɔrˈsɪθiə ɪn ˈwərkɪŋz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ θɪŋz ju hoʊp tɪ si ˈhæpən ɪn ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm. ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsɪdər ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ɪn ˌdɪvəˈneɪʃən ˈwərkɪŋz ˈæftər ɔl, noʊɪŋ θɪŋz ɪn ədˈvæns lidz tɪ ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən! ðə lif əv ðə ˈdændəˌlaɪən ɪz juzd fər ˈhilɪŋ, ˌpjʊrəfəˈkeɪʃən, ənd ˈrɪʧuəl ˈklɛnzɪŋ. tɪ brɪŋ ˈpɑzətɪv ʧeɪnʤ əˈbaʊt, plænt ˈdændəˌlaɪənz ɪn ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˈkɔrnər əv jʊr ˈprɑpərti. ðə braɪt ˈjɛloʊ flaʊərz kən bi juzd ɪn ˌdɪvəˈneɪʃən, ər pleɪst ɪn ə sæˈʃeɪ tɪ drɔ gʊd ˈɛnərʤi jʊr weɪ. ˈkroʊkəs ðɪs flaʊər ɪz wən əv ðə fərst jul si ɪn ðə spərɪŋ, ənd ɪts ˈɔfən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈnuli ˈblumɪŋ ləv. ðə ˈkroʊkəs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn tɪ ɛnˈhæns ˈvɪʒənz ənd brɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˌɪnˈtuətɪv drimz. ˈtulɪps ðə ˈtulɪp əˈpɪrz ɪn ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt ˈkələrz ənd vərˈaɪətiz, bət ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ prɑˈspɛrəti. ju kən juz ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈkələrd ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˈkələr ˈmæʤɪk juz ə dɑrk streɪn səʧ ɛz kwin əv ðə naɪt fər fʊl mun ˈrɪʧuəlz, ər braɪt rɛd flaʊərz fər ləv ˈmæʤɪk.
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in most modern pagan traditions, plants and their folklore are an integral part of belief and practice. in particular, many of the sabbats are associated with the magical properties of different plants. beltane falls on may 1 in the northern hemisphere, and around october 31/november 1 if you live below the equator. let’s take a look at beltane, and some of the plants that often correspond with the season.
the oak is a symbol of power and victory , and we often think about them in the context of large trees in the fall and winter. however, even a mighty oak has to start as a seedling. if you've ever thought about planting oaks on your property, now is a good time to get them started - hopefully you saved some acorns and potted them last fall!
when a forested area burns, birch is often the first tree to grow back, and thus is associated with rebirth and regeneration. workings using birch can add momentum and a bit of extra "oomph" to new endeavors. the birch is also associated with magic done for creativity and fertility, as well as healing and protection. read more about the magic of birch trees here .
the birch tree is pretty hardy, and it's one of the first trees to begin regrowing its greenery in the spring. because birch often grows perfectly straight, it wasn't uncommon for this tree to be felled, stripped of its bark, and used as a maypole . if you happen to find birch bark lying on the forest floor, use it to write on in spellwork.
spring flowers
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as spring arrives, our gardens begin to bud and eventually bloom. for hundreds of years, the plants that we grow have been used in magic. flowers in particular are often connected with a variety of magical uses, especially those that are blooming at beltane. keep an eye out for some of these:
this early spring flower is associated with the sun, thanks to its yellow flowers, and is associated with anticipation. use forsythia in workings related to things you hope to see happen in the long-term. also consider using it in divination workings – after all, knowing things in advance leads to anticipation!
the leaf of the dandelion is used for healing, purification, and ritual cleansing. to bring positive change about, plant dandelions in the northwest corner of your property. the bright yellow flowers can be used in divination, or placed in a sachet to draw good energy your way.
crocus
this flower is one of the first you'll see in the spring, and it's often associated with newly blooming love. the crocus is also known to enhance visions and bring about intuitive dreams.
tulips
the tulip appears in many different colors and varieties, but is typically connected to prosperity. you can use the different colored variations in color magic -- use a dark strain such as queen of the night for full moon rituals, or bright red flowers for love magic.
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ˈbədwaɪzər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər stændz ɛz ðə toʊst əv st*. luɪs. zik dɪz. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə tɔl koʊld wən, ðə nu toʊst əv ðə oʊld taʊn hir əˈlɔŋ ðə ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi ˈrɪvər ɪz ə ʃɔrt, ˈvɛri wən ˈwɛrɪŋ ə wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə singlet*. pɪn əv ˈaɪəwəz ˈtɑməs ˈgɪlmən ɪn ə ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəl ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt ɪn frənt əv ə ˈrɔrɪŋ ˈsɛnər kraʊd ˈsədənli ɪn ləv wɪθ ə nu ˈhɪroʊ kənˈtɪnjud wən əv ðə moʊst rɪˈmɑrkəbəl rənz ɪn dɪˈvɪʒən aɪ ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ˈhɪstəri ən tru ˈfrɛʃmən ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪnəl. "ɪt ˈrɪli ˈhæzənt səŋk ɪn jɛt," sɛd, hu ʤɪst ə jɪr əˈgoʊ wɑz ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ə klæs eɪeɪ ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp æt ˈbɛθlɪˌhɛm ˈkæθlɪk. "ɪts səʧ ən ˈɔsəm ˈfilɪŋ." ɪz ðə fərst ˈrɛsələr tɪ riʧ ðə ˈfaɪnəl sɪns kɑrl fronhofer*, ðə ˈkɑrənt kəˈləmbiə ˌjunəˈvərsəti koʊʧ, dɪd soʊ æt 174 paʊnz fər ˈpɪtsbərg ɪn 2003 ɛz fər ðə læst tru ˈfrɛʃmən tɪ meɪk ðə ˈfaɪnəl, ðə bʊks doʊnt goʊ bæk ðət fɑr. ɪn ˈɔrdər, dɪˈfitɪd ðə noʊ. 15 sid, ðə noʊ. 2 sid, ðə noʊ. 7 sid ənd naʊ ðə noʊ. 6 sid tɪ meɪk ðə ˈfaɪnəl noʊ ˈizi pæθ, noʊ stədz nɑkt aʊt əˈhɛd əv ɪm. ˌɪnˈstɛd, wɑz ˈnɑkɪŋ aʊt ðə stədz. bət nən əv ðə ˈərliər wɪnz kʊd mæʧ ðə ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəl wən. wɪn ˈʃoʊldərz stək tɪ ðə mæt, wɪθ ðə ˈaɪəwə ˈsɑfˌmɔr ræpt ɪn ə ˈkreɪdəl soʊ taɪt ən ˌænəˈkɑndə ˈkʊdənt hæv ˌɪmˈpruvd ɔn ɪt, ðə ˌrɛfərˈiz slæp əv ðə mæt ənˈliʃt ə tsuˈnɑmi əv nɔɪz frəm ðə dɪˈlaɪtɪd kraʊd ɛz ˈɛnərd ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ˈhɪstəri. "ðə kraʊd wɑz laʊd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə mæʧ," sɛd. "aɪ ləv ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ɪn frənt əv kraʊdz, ɪt gɪts mi ˈrɪli pəmpt əp." ˌbiˈfɔr ðə mæʧ, ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, ðoʊ, ɪn ðə ˈnɔɪzi ərˈinə, sæt kˈwaɪətli æt matside*, nɑt ˈbaʊnsɪŋ əraʊnd laɪk moʊst ˈrɛsələrz du. ðət wɑz ðə kɑm ˌbiˈfɔr ðə stɔrm ənˈliʃt ɔn ˈgɪlmən. "aɪ wɛnt raɪt aʊt ənd aɪ nu aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi əˈfɛnsɪv təˈnaɪt," sɛd. əˈfɛnsɪv? mɔr laɪk ə ˈblɪtˌskrig. wɑz ɪn ɔn ə lɛg ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgɪlmən ˈivɪn nu wət wɑz ˈhæpənɪŋ. "aɪ gɑt ɪn ɔn maɪ ʃɑt raɪt əˈweɪ ənd wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ maɪ fərst takedown*," sɛd. ə ˈgɪlmən ɪˈskeɪp ˈfɑloʊd, ənd ðɛn wət ˈhæpənd nɛkst wʊd bi fəˈmɪljər tɪ ˈɛvəri ˈliˌhaɪ ˈvæli ˈrɛsəlɪŋ fæn. "aɪ ˈfɪgjərd aɪd kip biɪŋ əˈfɛnsɪv, ənd aɪ gɑt ɪn əˈnəðər ʃɑt ənd (ˈgɪlmən) kɛpt hɪz ni tu kloʊz tɪ hɪz hɛd. bɪn ˈhɪtɪŋ ðət muv sɪns haɪ skul, soʊ aɪ nu ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ wərk." wɛnt ɪn fər ə swip ˈsɪŋgəl, sɔ hɛd nɪr hɪz ni ˈdæŋgəlɪŋ laɪk frut, hɪt ðə ˈkreɪdəl ənd kræŋkt ðə ˈhɔˌkaɪ tɪ hɪz bæk, wɛr ðɛr wɑz noʊ ɪˈskeɪp. ðə pɪn maɪt hæv ˈstɑrtəld ˈloʊkəl fænz, ðoʊ, bɪˈkəz waɪl wɑz ˈdɑmənənt æt ənd kʊd tɪlt ˈrɛsələrz, hi ˈwəzənt noʊn ɛz ə ˈpɪnər. "ju maɪt ˈnɛvər hæv sin mi pɪn," sɛd tɪ ðɪs ˈraɪtər ɔn ðə fərst deɪ əv ðə ncaas*, wɪʧ, waɪl ən ɪgˌzæʤərˈeɪʃən, hæd truθ ɪn ɪt. "aɪ hæv ˈgɔtən ə lɔt ˈbɛtər ɔn tɔp. ðæts wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn maɪ geɪm sɪns aɪ wɑz ɪn haɪ skul." ʤɪst æsk ˈgɪlmən haʊ məʧ həz ˌɪmˈpruvd. ənd kən wɪn ɪn ˈdɪfərənt weɪz naʊ, tu. ɪn hɪz wɪnz ˈoʊvər ˈgɛrɪt əv kɔrˈnɛl (noʊ. 2 sid) ənd ˈɛdi əv ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə steɪt (noʊ. 7 ˈrɛsəld dɪˈlɪbərətli ənd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈdɪkˌteɪt ə sloʊər peɪs. əˈgɛnst ˈgɪlmən, ðə ˈgræʤəˌweɪt wɑz əˈbaʊt ɛz dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt ənd sloʊ ɛz ə tɔrˈneɪˌdoʊ ɔn spid. bət sɛd ðə ˈdɪfərənt əˈproʊʧ nɑt du tɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðə ˈhɔˌkaɪ dɪd. "noʊ, nɑt ˈrɪli," sɛd. "wi ˈrɪli ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn skaʊt ɪm ˈvɛri məʧ. soʊ aɪ ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ goʊ aʊt ðɛr ənd du wət aɪ dɪd ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn wət hi dɪd. soʊ aɪ ʤɪst dɪd wət aɪ θɔt aɪ kʊd du." ˈspikɪŋ əv wət θɔt hi kʊd du ɪn st*. luɪs, hi sɛd ˈərliər ˈfraɪˌdeɪ hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ə, wɪʧ hi kən bi, ənd hi sɛd hi wɑz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ə ˈbɛθlɪˌhɛm ˈkæθlɪk ˈtiˌmeɪt. "siɪŋ (lehigh's*) kruz goʊ aʊt ðɛr ənd ɛz ə tru ˈfrɛʃmən læst jɪr (kruz wɑz ˈsɛvənθ æt 125 geɪv mi ðə ˈkɑnfədɛns tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ðə seɪm θɪŋ," sɛd. "wi wər ˈwərˌkaʊt ˈpɑrtnərz fər fɔr jɪrz ɪn ə roʊ. soʊ siɪŋ ɪm bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ðət, aɪ nu aɪd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ðət, ˈɔlsoʊ." dən ðət ənd mɔr. ənd ɪts ɔl soʊ ˌɪmˈprɑbəbəl, wɪʧ ɪz wət meɪks ɪt soʊ θˈrɪlɪŋ. ðə vaɪb ðət rɔrd θru ðə ˈsɛnər ˈæftər pɪn ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ˈivɪn ˈvɛtərən, ˈsɪnɪkəl taɪps ɔn prɛs roʊ hu sɛd ðeɪd ˈnɛvər hərd ə ˈlaʊdər ərˈinə. ðɛr wər ˈrizənz tɪ jɛl. zik ɪn ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈfaɪnəl? ə tru ˈfrɛʃmən frəm ə skul wɪˈθaʊt ən sɪns 2007 ənd ə ˈfaɪnəlɪst sɪns 2005 ənd ˈpɪnɪŋ ən əˈpoʊnənt frəm wən əv ðə spɔrts ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ˈdaɪnəstiz? ɪts laɪk ə dɪˈfitɪŋ ðə dɛθ stɑr. oʊ, ðət ˈhæpənd, raɪt ɪz zik ˈmɪdəl neɪm luk, baɪ ˈɛni ʧæns? ˈæˌkʧuəli, ðə ˈbɪgəst ɪkˈsploʊʒən kʊd sɛt ɔf ɪn st*. luɪs wʊd bi ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈfaɪnəl ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt 8 p.m*. edt*) əˈgɛnst noʊ. 4 sid ˈneɪθən toʊmɑˈsɛloʊ əv oʊˈhaɪoʊ steɪt, hu dɪˈfitɪd noʊ. 1 sid ˈælən ˈwɔtərz əv məˈzʊri ɪn ðə ˈəðər ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəl. "aɪ ˈrɛsəld ɪm twaɪs ðɪs jɪr," sɛd. "fərst taɪm ˈdɪdənt goʊ soʊ wɛl (ə lɔs æt ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən steɪt ˈoʊpən noʊv. 2 ˈsɛkənd taɪm aɪ ˈdɛfənətli dɪd ˈbɛtər ðən ðə fərst taɪm æt ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs dɛk. 5 aɪ tʊk ɪm daʊn tu ər θri taɪmz ənd aɪ θɪŋk wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ du ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər əˈgɛnst ɪm təˈmɑˌroʊ." noʊ wən wʊd bɛt əˈgɛnst ɪt, ˈivɪn ɪf dɪd ˈɛnər ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt wɪθ 13 ˈlɔsɪz. "aɪ dɪd hæv 13 ˈlɔsɪz," sɛd. "aɪ θɪŋk aɪ pikt æt ðə raɪt taɪm, ˈɑnəstli. ə lɔt əv ðoʊz ˈlɔsɪz aɪ θɪŋk aɪ ʃʊd hæv wən ər aɪ kʊd hæv wən, ənd aɪ θɪŋk səm əv ðət kəmz wɪθ ɪkˈspɪriəns. biɪŋ ə tru ˈfrɛʃmən aɪ ˈdɪdənt hæv ðət məʧ ɪkˈspɪriəns. aɪ ˈwəzənt ðət mat-smart*. bət ɛz ðə jɪr prəˈgrɛst, maɪ mæt smɑrts kɛpt ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbɛtər, ənd aɪ ʤɪst kɛpt ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbɛtər. soʊ aɪ pikt æt ðə raɪt taɪm." ðɛrz wən mɔr pik tɪ klaɪm naʊ, əv kɔrs, bət ɪt meɪ bi ðət 13 ɪz ə ˈləki ˈnəmbər fər ˈliˌhaɪ ˈvæli ˈrɛsələrz ðɪs mɑrʧ. ˈæftər ɔl, ˈtaɪsən kləmp wən ə ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə steɪt ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ðət, æt ɪts ˈlɛvəl, simd ɛz ˈətərli ˌɪmˈprɑbəbəl ɛz rən tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəlz ənd kləmp ˈɛnərd steɪts wɪθ 13 ˈlɔsɪz, tu. ˈləki 13 waɪ nɑt? ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz oʊn lək wɪθ ðə kaɪnd əv ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ðət wʊd skɛr əˈweɪ ˈɛni pəˈtɛnʃəl blæk kæt tɪ wɔk əˈkrɔs hɪz pæθ. hiz ɪn ðə prəˈvərbiəl zoʊn, hɑt ɛz ə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ənd ˈʃaɪnɪŋ ˈbraɪtli ɔn ə ˈnæʃənəl steɪʤ ɪn frənt əv ə kraʊd hu ləvz ɪm. bit ɪt, bəd zik ɪz ðə nu toʊst əv st*. luɪs. bræd ˈwɪlsən meɪ bi riʧt æt bwilson@express-times.com*. ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər @bradwsports*.
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budweiser no longer stands as the toast of st. louis.
zeke moisey does.
instead of a tall cold one, the new toast of the old town here along the mississippi river is a short, very red-hot one wearing a west virginia singlet.
moisey's 52-second pin of iowa's thomas gilman in a 125-pound semifinal friday night in front of a roaring scottrade center crowd suddenly in love with a new hero continued one of the most remarkable runs in ncaa division i wrestling history - an unseeded true freshman making the ncaa final.
"it really hasn't sunk in yet," said moisey, who just a year ago was celebrating a piaa class aa 126-pound championship at bethlehem catholic. "it's such an awesome feeling."
moisey is the first unseeded wrestler to reach the final since carl fronhofer, the current columbia university coach, did so at 174 pounds for pittsburgh in 2003. as for the last unseeded true freshman to make the final, the books don't go back that far.
in order, moisey defeated the no. 15 seed, the no. 2 seed, the no. 7 seed and now the no. 6 seed to make the final - no easy path, no studs knocked out ahead of him. instead, moisey was knocking out the studs.
but none of the earlier wins could match the semifinal one.
when gilman's shoulders stuck to the mat, with the iowa sophomore wrapped in a cradle so tight an anaconda couldn't have improved on it, the referee's slap of the mat unleashed a tsunami of noise from the deliriously delighted crowd as moisey entered ncaa wrestling history.
"the crowd was loud before the match," moisey said. "i love wrestling in front of crowds, it gets me really pumped up."
before the match, interestingly, though, in the noisy arena, moisey sat quietly at matside, not bouncing around like most wrestlers do.
that was the calm before the storm moisey unleashed on gilman.
"i went right out and i knew i wanted to be offensive tonight," moisey said.
offensive? more like a blitzkrieg.
moisey was in on a leg before gilman even knew what was happening.
"i got in on my shot right away and was able to finish my first takedown," moisey said.
a gilman escape followed, and then what happened next would be familiar to every lehigh valley wrestling fan.
"i figured i'd keep being offensive, and i got in another shot and (gilman) kept his knee too close to his head. been hitting that move since high school, so i knew it was going to work."
moisey went in for a sweep single, saw gilman's head near his knee dangling like low-harvest fruit, hit the cradle and cranked the hawkeye to his back, where there was no escape.
the pin might have startled local fans, though, because while moisey was dominant at becahi and could tilt wrestlers, he wasn't known as a pinner.
"you might never have seen me pin," said moisey to this writer on the first day of the ncaas, which, while an exaggeration, had truth in it. "i have gotten a lot better on top. that's one of the biggest differences in my game since i was in high school."
just ask gilman how much moisey has improved.
and moisey can win in different ways now, too. in his wins over nahshon garrett of cornell (no. 2 seed) and eddie klimara of oklahoma state (no. 7) moisey wrestled deliberately and wanted to dictate a slower pace.
against gilman, the becahi graduate was about as deliberate and slow as a tornado on speed. but moisey said the different approach not due to anything the hawkeye did.
"no, not really," moisey said. "we really didn't even scout him very much. so i just wanted to go out there and do what i did instead of focusing on what he did. so i just did what i thought i could do."
speaking of what moisey thought he could do in st. louis, he said earlier friday he wanted to be a four-time all-american, which he can be, and he said he was inspired by a bethlehem catholic teammate.
"seeing (lehigh's) darian cruz go out there and all-american as a true freshman last year (cruz was seventh at 125) gave me the confidence to be able to do the same thing," moisey said. "we were workout partners for four years in a row. so seeing him be able to do that, i knew i'd be able to do that, also."
done that and more.
and it's all so improbable, which is what makes it so thrilling. the vibe that roared through the scottrade center after moisey's pin excited even veteran, cynical types oness row who said they'd never heard a louder arena.
there were reasons to yell. zeke moisey in a national final? a true freshman from a school without an all-american since 2007 and a finalist since 2005, and pinning an opponent from one of the sport's legendary dynasties? it's like a tie-fighter defeating the death star.
oh, that happened, right - is zeke moisey's middle name luke, by any chance?
actually, the biggest explosion moisey could set off in st. louis would be winning the national final saturday night (8 p.m. edt) against no. 4 seed nathan tomasello of ohio state, who defeated no. 1 seed alan waters of missouri 4-2 in the other semifinal.
"i wrestled him twice this year," moisey said. "first time didn't go so well (a 19-6 loss at the michigan state open nov. 2). second time i definitely did better than the first time (15-10 at las vegas dec. 5). i took him down two or three times and i think we're going to do even better against him tomorrow."
no one would bet against it, even if moisey did enter the tournament with 13 losses.
"i did have 13 losses," moisey said. "i think i peaked at the right time, honestly. a lot of those losses i think i should have won or i could have won, and i think some of that comes with experience. being a true freshman i didn't have that much experience. i wasn't that mat-smart. but as the yearogressed, my mat smarts kept on getting better, and i just kept on getting better. so i peaked at the right time."
there's one more peak to climb now, of course, but it may be that 13 is a lucky number for lehigh valley wrestlers this march.
after all, nazareth's tyson klump won a 106-pound pennsylvania state championship that, at its level, seemed as utterly improbable as moisey's run to the finals ... and klump entered states with 13 losses, too.
lucky 13? why not? moisey is making his own luck with the kind of wrestling that would scare away any potential black cat to walk across his path. he's in theoverbial zone, hot as a sidewalk in july, and shining brightly on a national stage in front of a crowd who loves him.
beat it, bud -- zeke moisey is the new toast of st. louis.
brad wilson may be reached at bwilson@express-times.com. follow him on twitter @bradwsports.
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ˈrisərʧərz tæskt wɪθ rɪˈvilɪŋ əˈtæks baɪ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsiz ər biɪŋ həræst, lɑkt aʊt əv ˈtɛndərz, ənd ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz dɪˈpɔrtəd, ˈrisərʧər wɑn sɪz. riˌtæliˈeɪʃən baɪ ðə ənˈneɪmd ˈeɪʤənsiz ɪz ɪn dɪˈrɛkt rɪˈspɑns tɪ nuz əv ˈprɑmənənt θrɛt kæmˈpeɪnz ðət hæv ˈkələrd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən sɪˈkjʊrəti rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈrisənt jɪrz. ðoʊz rɪˈpɔrts ər ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈrisərʧərz tɪ rɪˈvil ˈmælˌwɛr əˈtæks baɪ ˈgəvərnmənt spaɪ ˈeɪʤənsiz. spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈditeɪlz ɔn ðə hərˈæsmənt ɪz tightly-held*, ˌɔlˈðoʊ səm meɪ əˈkər ɪn ˈistərn ˈjʊrəp ənd ˈeɪʒən ˈneɪʃənz. toʊld ˈvəlʧər saʊθ ˈrisərʧərz hæv ˈspoʊkən əˈbaʊt ðɛr ɔrˈdilz ɪn ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərkəlz. ˈəðər ˈstɔriz ˈsərkjəˌleɪt ɛz ˈɪndəstri ˈrumər. "ɪn ˈmɛni ˈpleɪsɪz ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪsɪz tɛnd tɪ bi mɔr ðən ɪn ˈəðərz ju wʊd bi ˈləki tɪ dil wɪθ ðɛm ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈvərsəz wɛˈrɛvər ɛls, ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈeɪʒə, ər ˈistərn ˈjʊrəp wɛr ðeɪ teɪk ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈtæktɪks, sɪz. "ju kən ˈdɛfənətli si ðiz θrɛts tɪ livelihood[s*] wɛr ɪt kən bi ɛz ˈsɪmpəl ɛz ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk ˈnoʊʃənz ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ 'ju hæv ɔˈrɛdi meɪd ɪt klɪr wɛr ju stænd ənd ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ bi nɛkst tɪ ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl fər ju tɪ gɪt ə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈklɪrəns' ənd tɪ wərk ɪn ə lɑrʤ ˈsɛktər əv ˈkəntriz wɛr ə lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnt əv wərk ɪz biɪŋ dən. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ɪz ˈiziər tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wɛr ˈblækˌmeɪl, ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz, ənd θrɛt əv ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd ɪz ən ˈɪʃu, ənd ɪt həz bɪn ən ˈɪʃu fər ˈsərtən ˈrisərʧərz fər ˈɑbviəs ˈrizənz ˈɑrənt goʊɪŋ tɪ spik əp." ˈəðər ˈrisərʧərz ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrtər hæv hərd ˈsɪmələr ˈstɔriz. ˈəðərz ˈhævənt bət ˈɑrənt səˈpraɪzd ðɛr ˈkɑligz faɪnd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈklɪrənsɪz rɪˈvoʊkt. ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ˈsaɪtɪd ɛz ə ˈneɪʃən səm ɑpt tɪ əˈvɔɪd. spoʊk ɔn ðə bæk əv hɪz ˈpeɪpər ðə ˈɛθɪks ənd ˈpɛrəlz əv æpt ˈrisərʧ: ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd trænˈzɪʃən ˈɪntu ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈbroʊkərɪʤ [pdf*] wɪʧ hi sɪz ɪz ə "ˌmɛdəˈteɪʃən" ðət ˈkəvərz ðə ˈpɛrəlz feɪst baɪ θrɛt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd ˈrisərʧərz ɛz ðə ˈəltəmətli ˌɔltruˈɪstɪk ˌækəˈdɛmɪks ˈægrəˌveɪt ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ənd ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪntərɪsts. ðə ˈpeɪpər noʊts ˈrisərʧərz ər ˈtɑrgətɪd θru ˈblækˌmeɪl wɪʧ ɪz rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ə ʧip weɪ fər ˈeɪʤənsiz tɪ "oʊn" ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl baɪ ˈdɪgɪŋ əp ðɛr ˈsikrɪts, dɛt, ənd "ˈʃeɪmfəl proʊˈklɪvətiz ənd mis-steps*". "ðɪs taɪp əv ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ɪz ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə θrɛt tɪ ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd ɛz ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv dɪˈspleɪd ə mɔr ər lɛs strɪkt ˈmɔrəˌlɪzəm ɪn ðɛr ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈpræktɪsɪz, ˈɔfən prɪˈfərɪŋ prækˈtɪʃənərz ənˈteɪntɪd baɪ ˈpəblɪkli noʊn ˈtɛndənsiz," raɪts. sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈrisərʧərz hu lɪv ɪn ðə ˈkəntri əv ðə əˈgrivd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi feɪs ðə ˈhɑrʃəst ˈtritmənt. hir ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈtərgət θrɛts tɪ ˈlɪvɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌrɛvəˈkeɪʃən əv non-citizens*' ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈstætəs, "ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈfæməliz ər ˈfɔrsɪŋ ə rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈdrɛdfəl kənˈdɪʃənz". ˈneɪtɪvz ər dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ənˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk, ənd ər bɑrd frəm ˈgəvərnmənt wərk ənd ˈhoʊldɪŋ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈklɪrənsɪz. ˈsərtən ˈkəntriz, ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp ɪz ˈoʊnli ə prəˈtɛkʃən frəm ˈoʊvərt ənd ˈligəl ˌripərˈkəʃənz bət ˈprɑsɛsəz wɪˈθaʊt ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ər ðə meɪn pleɪɪŋ fild əv sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪsɪz. veɪg θrɛts ˈkɛri weɪt ɪn ðɪs space.”*.” ðət ɪz ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ən ˈɪndəstri wɪʧ ɪz "wɛl ˌəndərˈweɪ æt ðɪs taɪm". ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns fərmz tu ər biɪŋ həræst. sɪz ənˈneɪmd ˈeɪʤənsiz sərv θrɛts tɪ "ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl vaɪəˈbɪləti, ˈrɛvəˌnuz, ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ənd pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkɑnˌtrækts, strəˈtiʤɪk ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps, ˈvælju, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌripərˈkəʃənz". səʧ hərˈæsmənt ˈmɛrɪts "ˈɛni ˈifɛktɪv ˈmɛʒərz əˈveɪləbəl" wɪn θrɛt ˈrisərʧ stændz ɪn dɪˈrɛkt ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈnæʃənəl ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk, ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl, ər pəˈlɪtɪkəl vaɪəˈbɪləti. səʧ wərk meɪ kɔz ˈhaɪtənd ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈtɛnʧənz tɪ flɛr, ər ðə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən əv ən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi ər ðoʊz tɪ wɪʧ ɪt sərvz. hɪrz ə ˈfrægmənt əv hɪz tɔk: "ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪθ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈkɑnˌtrækts wɪl si ðiz ˈkɑnˌtrækts ˈdæŋgəld ənd ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd ˈvaɪtəl strəˈtiʤɪk ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps meɪ ˈsədənli bɪˈkəm ənˈsteɪbəl ər ɪnˈtaɪərli ˌənəˈveɪləbəl. wɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, ˌənsəbˈstænʃiˌeɪtɪd bət ˌɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃənz meɪ səˈfaɪs ɪn ˈkloʊzɪŋ ɔf ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkruʃəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˈsɛktərz ənd, ɪf nɑt, θrɛts əv ˈlusli əˈplaɪd ɛmˈbɑrgoʊz kən dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə moʊst məˈtɪkjələsli bɪlt ˈbɪznɪs. hi ˈfərðər ˈditeɪlz ðə ˈpɛrəlz əv ðə ˈbərʤənɪŋ θrɛt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈɪndəstri ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv kaɪnz əv rulz əv ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt wɛrˈbaɪ ˈmɛni ˈrisərʧərz trit ɔl ˈmælˌwɛr ɛz əˈbjusɪv rəˈgɑrdləs əv sɔrs, ənd ðə ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənz ənd ˈæktərz bɪˈhaɪnd əˈtæks ər ˈɔfən glɔst ˈoʊvər. ðə rɪˈpɔrt noʊts ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns məˈtɪriəlz baɪ ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər fərmz ɛz 'ˈrɛgjələr ˈgrivənsɪz' ðət ər "ənˈθɪŋkəbəl tɪ ðɛr ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts". əˈnəðər ˈɛkˌstrækt: "ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃən əˈkərz ɪn tu sɪˈnɛrioʊz: fərst, wɛr ðə (θrɛt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns) ˈrisərʧ ˈkɔzɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl, ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk, ər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈtɛnʧənz tɪ flɛr bɪtˈwin ˈneɪʃənz ɪn ən ɔˈrɛdi ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪd ˈpɑsʧər. ˈsɛkəndli, wɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk dɪˈskloʊʒər ər ˈpraɪvət ˈɔfərɪŋ prəˈvaɪdɪd dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈtɑrgəts ɛnˈdeɪnʤərz ðə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi ˌɪtˈsɛlf ər wərs jɛt kəmz kloʊz tɪ rɪˈvilɪŋ ər ɛnˈdeɪnʤərɪŋ ðə rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ ˈkəstəmər. ðə ˈfɔrmər sɪˈnɛrioʊ ɪz ˌəndɪˈzaɪrəbəl; ðə ˈlætər sɪˈnɛrioʊ ɪz ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl." nɑt ɔl ˈrisərʧ weɪz ðə seɪm. sɪz ə ˈrisənt rɪˈpɔrt ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ʧaɪˈniz θrɛt ˈæktərz ˈoʊvərˌstɛpt ðə ˈbaʊndəriz əv ˈjusfəlnəs wɪn ɪt rɪˈvild ðə ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əv əˈtækərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðɛr ˈdeɪli ækˈtɪvɪtiz, ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, ənd ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz. ðə fˈjuʧər ɪz ənˈklɪr, ðə ˈrisərʧər sɪz. ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsiz meɪ bi pʊʃt tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈmælˌwɛr dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ slɪp pæst ˈrisərʧərz, waɪl ˈivɪn ˈrisərʧərz ˈdæbəlɪŋ ɪn ðə əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsiz wɪl nid tɪ ˌəndərˈgoʊ "ˈdræstɪk ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz" tɪ nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪkˈsɛl bət sərˈvaɪv.
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researchers tasked with revealing attacks by intelligence agencies are being harassed, locked out of tenders, and in some cases deported, kaspersky researcher juan andrés guerrero-saade says.
retaliation by the unnamed agencies is in direct response to news of prominent advanced-persistent threat campaigns that have coloured information security reporting over recent years.
those reports are forcing researchers to reveal malware attacks by government spy agencies.
specific details on the harassment is tightly-held, although some may occur in eastern europe and asian nations.
guerrero-saade told vulture south researchers have spoken about their ordeals in private information security circles. other stories circulate as industry rumour.
"in many places intelligence services tend to be more civilised than in others -- you would be lucky to deal with them in the us versus wherever else, latin america, asia, or eastern europe where they take very different tactics, " guerrero-saade says.
"you can definitely see these threats to livelihood[s] where it can be as simple as patriotic notions … all the way to 'you have already made it clear where you stand and it's going to be next to impossible for you to get a security clearance' and to work in a large sector of countries where a large amount of anti-malware work is being done.
"i think it is easier to imagine situations where blackmail, compromise, and threat of livelihood is an issue, and it has been an issue for certain researchers for obvious reasons aren't going to speak up."
other researchers speaking to this reporter have heard similar stories. others haven't but aren't surprised their colleagues find security clearances revoked. china is cited as a nation some opt to avoid.
guerrero-saade spoke on the back of his paper the ethics and perils of apt research: an unexpected transition into intelligence brokerage [pdf] which he says is a "meditation" that covers the perils faced by threat intelligence companies and researchers as the ultimately altruistic academics aggravate diplomatic and national interests.
the paper notes researchers are targeted through blackmail which is regarded as a cheap way for agencies to "own" an individual by digging up their secrets, debt, and "shameful proclivities and mis-steps".
"this type of compromise is in some cases related to the threat to livelihood as private information security companies have displayed a more or less strict moralism in their hiring practices, often preferring practitioners untainted by publicly known blackhat tendencies," guerrero-saade writes.
security researchers who live in the country of the aggrieved intelligence agency face the harshest treatment. here agencies target threats to living conditions including the revocation of non-citizens' resident status, "in some cases separating families or forcing a return to dreadful conditions".
natives are described as unpatriotic, and are barred from government work and holding security clearances.
“in certain countries, citizenship is only a protection from overt and legal repercussions but processes without oversight are the main playing field of security services. vague threats carry weight in this space.”
that is leading to an industry balkanisation which is "well underway at this time".
intelligence firms too are being harassed. guerrero-saade says unnamed agencies serve threats to "operational viability, revenues, ongoing and potential contracts, strategic partnerships, pr value, as well as regulation-based financial repercussions".
such harassment merits "any effective measures available" when threat research stands in direct opposition to national diplomatic, financial, or political viability.
such work may cause heightened diplomatic tensions to flare, or jeopardise the reputation of an intelligence agency or those to which it serves. here's a fragment of his talk:
"companies with government contracts will see these contracts dangled and unrelated vital strategic partnerships may suddenly become unstable or entirely unavailable. when international companies are involved, unsubstantiated but well-placed insinuations may suffice in closing off entire crucial market sectors and, if not, threats of loosely applied embargoes can destroy the most meticulously built business. "
he further details the perils of the burgeoning threat intelligence industry in the absence of kinds of rules of engagement whereby many researchers - rightly-so - treat all malware as abusive regardless of source, and the motivations and actors behind attacks are often glossed over.
the nine-page report notes the publication of intelligence materials by private sector firms as 'regular grievances' that are "unthinkable to their intelligence agency counterparts". another extract:
"provocation occurs in two scenarios: first, where the (threat intelligence) company’s research causes political, diplomatic, or military tensions to flare between nations in an already escalated posture. secondly, when the company’s public disclosure -- or private offering provided directly to sensitive targets -- endangers the reputation of the intelligence agency itself or worse yet comes close to revealing or endangering the requesting customer. the former scenario is undesirable; the latter scenario is unacceptable."
not all research weighs the same. guerrero-saade says a recent report examining chinese threat actors overstepped the boundaries of usefulness when it revealed the personal information of attackers including their daily activities, photos, and family members.
the future is unclear, the researcher says. intelligence agencies may be pushed to develop highly-capable malware designed to slip past researchers, while even most-capable researchers dabbling in the unmasking of intelligence agencies will need to undergo "drastic preparations" to not only excel but survive. ®
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"əm taɪərd əv ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ju. boʊθ əv ju. ju kip mi lɑkt əp, ˈtɛlɪŋ mi ju noʊ wəts bɛst. bət boʊθ əv ju wər ˈpaʊərləs əˈgɛnst ðə ˈspɪrɪt əˈtæk." tɪ ənd. "ˈrɛbəl ˈspɪrɪt" ɪz ðə fərst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv bʊk tu: ˈspɪrɪts əv ðə ˈlɛʤənd əv ənd ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈsɪriz. ɪt wɑz ɛrd ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 19 2013 fər əˈtɛnˈdiz əv ðə ðə ˈlɛʤənd əv ˈpænəl æt ðə sæn diˈeɪgoʊ comic-con*, ənd prɛˈmɪrd ɔn ˌnɪkɪˈloʊdiən ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 13 2013 əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd "ðə ˈsəðərn laɪts". ˈkɑntɛnts ʃoʊ] ˈoʊvərvˌju tim ˈævəˌtɑr ənd ˈfæməli ˈtrævəl tɪ ðə ˈsəðərn ˈwɔtər traɪb tɪ əˈtɛnd ðə ˈgleɪʃər ˈspɪrɪts ˈfɛstɪvəl. waɪl ðɛr, ˈəŋkəl,, əˈtɛmpts tɪ pərsˈweɪd tɪ lɛt ɪm ədˈvaɪz hər əˈbaʊt ðə ˈspɪrɪts, bət boʊθ ˈfɑðər ənd əˈsərt ðət ʃi nidz tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn hər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl, dɪˈskəvərz ðət ɪt wɑz hər ˈfɑðər ənd ˈrəðər ðən hu kɛpt hər lɑkt əˈweɪ, ənd ˈæftər ə dɑrk ˈspɪrɪt əˈtæks, breɪks ɔf hər ˈstədiz ˈəndər ənd teɪks əp ɛz hər ˌɪnˈstrəktər. sɪˈnɑpsɪs ðə ˈnuzˌril əˈnaʊnsɪz ðət ɪt həz bɪn sɪks mənθs sɪns ðə dɪˈfit əv ɑˈmɔn ənd hɪz equalists*. wɪθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd riˈpəblɪk ˈkaʊnsəl dɪsˈbændɪd, ˈreɪkoʊ həz bɪn ɪˈlɛktɪd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd riˈpəblɪk əv ˈneɪʃənz' fərst ˈprɛzɪdənt. waɪl rɪˈtaɪrd frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈfɔrsɪz ənd faʊnd ə hoʊm ɔn ɛr ˈtɛmpəl ˈaɪlənd, ənd ˈmɑkoʊ kənˈtɪnjud ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp, bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə tɔk əv riˈpəblɪk ˈsɪti. ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ˈsəðərn ˈwɔtər traɪb ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, tu ˈfɪʃərmɪn stænd ɔn ðɛr boʊt. ðə ˈɛldər ˈfɪʃərˌmæn ˈʤoʊkɪŋli wɔrnz ðə ˈəðər əv ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈspɪrɪts ˈlərkɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈwɔtərz, ənd wɔks ɔf wɪθ ən ˈɪri smaɪl. ə ˈspɪrɪt wɪθ ˈtɛntəkəlz ˈsədənli əˈtæks ðə ʃɪp, ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ boʊθ ˈfɪʃərmɪn. ɪn riˈpəblɪk ˈsɪti, ˈboʊlɪn ɪz ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ðə nu faɪər ˈfɛrəts ðət ðɪs mæʧ wɪl bi ˈbɛtər ðən ðɛr ˈpriviəs wənz, bət dɪz nɑt sim ˈvɛri ˈkɑnfədənt. ðə faɪər ˈfɛrəts ˈɛnər ðə ərˈinə ənd əˈsum ðɛr ˈfaɪtɪŋ stæns, bət ɛz sun ɛz ðə bɛl rɪŋz tɪ ˈsɪgnəl ðə stɑrt əv ðə mæʧ, ɔl θri faɪər ˈfɛrəts ər ˈprɑmptli nɑkt ɔf ðə steɪʤ. ðɛr swɪft dɪˈfit baɪ ðə ˈraɪˌnoʊ laɪənz broʊk ðə ˈrɛkərd fər ˈfæstəst dɪˈfit ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə spɔrt. ɛz ˈboʊlɪn klaɪmz bæk aʊt əv ðə ˈwɔtər, hi ˈwəndərz wɛr ˈmɑkoʊ ɪz wɪn hi nidz ɪm. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈmɑkoʊ ɪz ˈdraɪvɪŋ ə ˈmoʊtərˌsaɪkəl ɪn pərˈsut əv səm ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə rɛd mɑnˈsun traɪæd ɪn ə trək. ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ fɛnd ɔf ðə ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər, tu ɪn ðə bæk θroʊ ˈwɔtər ɔn ðə roʊd wɪʧ ˈfrizɪz ɪt ˈɪnstəntli. ˈmɑkoʊ, hu hæd bɪn ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli ˈblaɪndɪd baɪ ðə mɪst, raɪdz hɪz ˈmoʊtərˌsaɪkəl ˈoʊvər ðə aɪs ənd stɑrts sˈlɪpɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌbiˈfɔr hi fɔlz daʊn, hi mɛlts ðə aɪs wɪθ hɪz firebending*, ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ gɪt hɪz ˈviɪkəl bæk ˈəndər kənˈtroʊl. ðə məˈnuvər meɪd ɪm swərv tɪ ðə saɪd, wɛr ə pɑrkt ˈviɪkəl wɑz ˈblɑkɪŋ hɪz pæθ. ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈstɑpɪŋ, hi ˈjuzɪz ɪt ɛz ə ræmp ənd prəˈpɛlz hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðə ɛr, ˈseɪlɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə traɪædz trək. hi flɪps ɪn ˈmɪˈdɛr ənd eɪmz ə faɪər blæst æt ðə hʊd əv ðə trək, fraɪɪŋ ðə ˈmoʊtər ənd ˈkɔzɪŋ ɪt tɪ ɪkˈsploʊd. hi lændz sˈmuðli ɛz ðə trək flɪps ˈoʊvər ənd ɪkˈsploʊdz. ɛz ðə traɪæd ˈmɛmbərz krɔl aʊt, baɪ ðə ˌɪmˈpækt, hi ˈkæʒəwəli wɔks ˈoʊvər tɪ ðɛm ənd mɑks ðɛm baɪ seɪɪŋ ðət ɪt "lʊks laɪk [ðeɪ wər] ˈhævɪŋ kɑr ˈtrəbəl, gʊd θɪŋ ðə pəˈlis ər hir." ˈsɑtoʊ lændz wən əv ðə hər ˈfɑðər hæd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd fər ðə equalists*. ɛz ʃi ʤəmps daʊn frəm ðə pleɪn, ʃi ˈhæpəli əˈnaʊnsɪz tɪ ə fˈjuʧər ˈɪndəstriz ɪmˈplɔɪi ðət ðə ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃənz ʃi meɪd tɪ ðə pleɪnz hæv meɪd ðɛm ˈsutəbəl fər ˈʃɪpmənt. ðə mæn həz lɛs gʊd nuz, ɛz hi tɛlz hər ðət, du tɪ pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən, noʊ wən wɔnts ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ fˈjuʧər ˈɪndəstriz, ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɔn ðə vərʤ əv ˈbæŋkrəptsi. weɪvz əˈweɪ ðə kənˈsərn, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ʃi ɪz əˈwɛr əv ðə ˈprɑbləm ənd həz ə plæn tɪ fɪks ɪt: ʃi wɪl goʊ tɪ ðə saʊθ poʊl tɪ mit ˈsəmˌwən hu kʊd rɪˈvaɪv ðɛr ˈeɪlɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz ʃi wɔks əˈweɪ frəm ðə mæn, ðə ˈkɑnfədənt lʊk ɔn hər feɪs ˈfɔltərz ənd ɪz ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ wən əv ˈwəri. æt ɛr ˈtɛmpəl ˈaɪlənd, ɪz ɪn ðə mɪst əv ən ɛr ˈskutər reɪs wɪθ,, ənd meelo*. ðə fɔr ˈkɛrlɛsli meɪk ðɛr weɪ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈaɪlənd, ˈnɪrli ˈrənɪŋ ˈoʊvər ənd roʊən. ɛz ðeɪ riʧ ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ laɪn, ɪz ɪn ˈsɛkənd pleɪs ˈæftər, ənd ˈsəbsəkwəntli ˈɛnərz ðə ˈævəˌtɑr steɪt tɪ gɪv hər ən ˈɛkstrə paʊər bust, ənd ʃi pʊlz əˈhɛd, ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə reɪs ˌbiˈfɔr,, ənd meelo*, hu ˈfɪnɪʃt læst., hu naʊ lɪvz ɔn ɛr ˈtɛmpəl ˈaɪlənd ˈæftər rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈfɔrsɪz, dɪˈklɛrz tɪ bi ðə ˈwɪnər, ˌɔlˈðoʊ θroʊz ə ˈtæntrəm æt ðə ˈævəˌtɑr, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ðə juz əv ðə ˈævəˌtɑr steɪt tɪ wɪn ə reɪs ɪz ˈʧitɪŋ. sˈməgli rɪˈspɑndz baɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ hər ə ˈræzˌbɛri. ˈoʊvərˈhirz ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ənd fər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈævəˌtɑr seɪt ɛz ə ˈbustər ˈrɑkət. ˈɑrgjuz wɪθ, bɪˈlivɪŋ ʃi noʊz bɛst wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə ˈævəˌtɑr steɪt sɪns ʃi ɪz ðə ˈævəˌtɑr. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ əˈnaʊnsɪz ðət ʃi həz ˈmæstərd, dɪˈspaɪt kəmˈpleɪnts, ðoʊ ɪz kwɪk tɪ səˈpɔrt hər. ˈtərnɪŋ hɪz əˈtɛnʃən tɪ hɪz ˈɛldər ˈbrəðər, saɪz ənd æsks ɪn əˈnɔɪəns ɪf ɪt ɪz nɑt tu leɪt fər ɪm tɪ riˈʤɔɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈfɔrsɪz. tɛlz ɪm ðət hɪz ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən ˈpeɪpərz hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈprɑsɛst, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt taɪm" frəm ðɛn ɔn. riˈfoʊkəsɪz ɔn ənd tɛlz hər ðət ʃi nidz tɪ kəmˈplit hər ˈklæsɪkəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd ɪkˈsprɛsɪz hɪz hoʊp ðət ə trɪp tɪ ɔl ðə ɛr ˈtɛmpəlz wɪl hɛlp hər du ðət. hɪz ˈʧɪldrən gɪt ɪkˈsaɪtɪd, bət ənd kˈwɪkli gɪt ˈɪntu ə faɪt ˈoʊvər wət staɪl əv ˌtæˈtuz ðeɪ ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ hæv. kˈwɪkli breɪks əp ðə faɪt ənd ˈprɑməsəz ðət ðeɪ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ə gʊd taɪm ɔn ðɪs trɪp. sɪns hi ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ə ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbər, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə dɪsˈbændɪŋ əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən, naʊ həz mɔr taɪm tɪ tiʧ ənd tɪ spɛnd wɪθ hɪz ˈfæməli. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hɪz mɔr rɪˈlækst ˈætəˌtud prɑmpts tɪ stɑrt ˈtizɪŋ ɪm əˈbaʊt biɪŋ "veɪˈkeɪʃən", ɛz ðə ˈfɔrmər kəˈmændər ˈkænɑt bɪˈliv hɪz ˈjəŋgər ˈbrəðər kən rɪˈlæks. dɪˈklɛrz ðət ðeɪ ər ɔl goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsəðərn ˈwɔtər traɪbz ˈgleɪʃər ˈspɪrɪts ˈfɛstɪvəl ˌbiˈfɔr goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ɛr ˈtɛmpəlz, ˈərnɪŋ ðə ʤɔɪ əv ðə kɪdz waɪl dɪˈspleɪz ə dɪˈfitɪd feɪs. teɪks ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ tiz səm mɔr, ˈʤɔɪfəli ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ðət ðə ˈkænɑt tɛl ɪm nɑt tɪ kəm sɪns ðɛr ˈməðər ɔˈrɛdi ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ɪm. ɔn ðə ʃɪp ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈpɑrti tɪ ðə ˈsəðərn ˈwɔtər traɪb, ˈmɑkoʊ ˌriˈkaʊnts hɪz ˈkæpʧər əv ðə traɪæd ˈkrɪmənəlz, ənd ɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli praʊd əv hɪz laɪn "lʊks laɪk ju wər ˈhævɪŋ kɑr ˈtrəbəl, gʊd θɪŋ ðə pəˈlis ər hir." læfs ənd æsks ɪf hi roʊt ðət hɪmˈsɛlf, tɪ wɪʧ ˈmɑkoʊ ˈpraʊdli steɪts ðət hi dɪd, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpʊlɪŋ aʊt ə lɪst əv ˈdɪfərənt laɪnz hi roʊt hɪmˈsɛlf. pɔɪnts aʊt wən ʃi laɪks, ənd ˈmɑkoʊ sɪz hi wɪl juz ɪt nɛkst taɪm. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpraʊdli ˌɪnˈfɔrmz ðət ʧif lɪn sɪz hi meɪ bi prəˈmoʊtəd tɪ ə dɪˈtɛktɪv sun. ɪkˈsprɛst ˈɛnvi əv ɪm, ˌɪnˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈmɑkoʊ ðət filz ðət ʃi ɪz groʊɪŋ ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl ɛz ðə ˈævəˌtɑr. ˈmɑkoʊ əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ˈrizən ðət ɪz ˈoʊnli traɪɪŋ tɪ hɛlp hər, ˈoʊnli fər tɪ stɔrm ɔf. ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd, hi æst waɪ ɪt ɪz ˈiziər tɪ ˈhændəl ˈkrɪmənəlz ðən hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd. ɛz ðə ʃɪp əraɪvz æt ðə ˈsəðərn ˈwɔtər traɪb, ˈævəˌtɑr sənz ər ˌriuˈnaɪtɪd wɪθ ðɛr ˈoʊnli ˈsɪstər,, hu ˈhæpəli ɛmˈbreɪsɪz hər ˈnisɪz ənd ˈnɛfju. ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli stɑrts tɪ tiz fər biɪŋ skɛrd ʃi wɪl bit ɪm əp, tɪ wɪʧ rɪˈspɑndz ðət hi ɪz nɑt əˈfreɪd əv hər ˌɛniˈmɔr. ˈpɛrənts ər ˈɔlsoʊ æt ðə dɑks, ənd ˌɪntrəˈdus ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ ˈmɑkoʊ. ˈboʊlɪn ɪz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðə lɑrʤ kraʊd ðət ɪz ˈprɛzənt tɪ grit ðɛm, ðoʊ pɔɪnts aʊt ðət ðeɪ ər ðɛr fər ənd hɪz ˈʧɪldrən, ðə twɪnz ənd eska*, ˈgaɪdɪŋ ðə əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðɛm. ˈboʊlɪn ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ɪkˈsprɛsɪz hɪz ˌɪnˌfæʧuˈeɪʃən ˈoʊvər boʊθ twɪnz ənˈtɪl ˈmɛnʃənz ðət ɪz meɪl. ˈminˌwaɪl, meɪnˈteɪnz ə tɛns ˈætəˌtud təˈwɔrd hɪz ˈbrəðər, ðə ʧif əv ðə ˈwɔtər traɪbz, dɪˈspaɪt hɪz waɪfs əˈʃʊrəntsɪz ðət hi wɪl sun bi gɔn sun. ɛz ðə tu ˈpɑrtiz wɔk əraʊnd ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl graʊnz, ɪz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd ðət ðə ˈgleɪʃər ˈspɪrɪts ˈfɛstɪvəl ɪz nɑt ɛz ɪt juzd tɪ bi ənd dɪˈskraɪbz ðə dip ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ruts ɪt wəns hæd. hi æsks ɪf ʃi wɪl hæv ɪm ɛz hər ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl gaɪd ənd ˈmɛnˌtɔr, bət ənd ˌɪntərˈʤɛkt, ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ðət ðə ˈævəˌtɑr ɪz ˈbɪzi wɪθ ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ˈnoʊtɪsɪz ðə ˈtɛnʃən bɪtˈwin hər ˈfɑðər ənd ˈəŋkəl, wɪʧ əˈpɪrz tɪ bi wən əv mˈjuʧuəl dɪˈstrəst. wɪn lərnz əˈbaʊt ðə əˈtæks ɔn ˈseɪlərz, ʃi bɪˈkəmz mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈspɪrɪts ðən ˈlərnɪŋ mɔr ədˈvænst tɛkˈniks, ˈædɪŋ tɪ hər ɔˈrɛdi əˈpɛrənt dɪˈsɪntərəst ɪn ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ɪn ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ haʊs, teɪks ˈboʊlɪn tɪ əˈkəmpəni hər wɪn ʃi mits, ə rɪʧ ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn hum ʃi bɪˈlivz kən hɛlp hər seɪv fˈjuʧər ˈɪndəstriz. ʃi tɛlz ˈboʊlɪn hi ɪz hər əˈsɪstənt ənd ðət hi ʃʊd nɑt spik æt ɔl. ɛz ðeɪ meɪk ðɛr weɪ θru ðə lɑrʤ kraʊd sərˈaʊndɪŋ, hu ɪz ˈsɪtɪŋ daʊn ɔn ə ˈpɪloʊ, ðə ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn æsks əˈbaʊt hɪz ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən. dɪˈspaɪt ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪm nɑt tɪ spik, ˈboʊlɪn ˈprɑmptli tɛlz ɪm ðət hi ɪz nɑt ˈlɛvəˌteɪtɪŋ æt ɔl. əˈpɪrz tɪ bi mæd əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd faɪərz hɪz ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən ˌɪnˈstrəktər, ənd tɛlz ˈboʊlɪn ðət hi laɪks hɪz staɪl. hi prəˈsidz tɪ ʃoʊ ˈboʊlɪn wət əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ðə fərst ˈmuvɪŋ ˈpɪkʧər; ɪt ɪz əv ən ˈɔstrɪʧ hɔrs. ðə ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn kˈwɪkli ˈluzɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛst, dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ ðə ˈmuvɪŋ ˈpɪkʧər ɛz "oʊld nuz", ənd ʃoʊz ɔf ə ˈʃoʊˌgərl neɪmd ˈʤɪnʤər. əˈproʊʧɪz ənd ˌɪnkˈwaɪərz əˈbaʊt ðə dil, ˈprɑmptɪŋ ə kloʊz prɑkˈsɪməti stɛr daʊn bɪtˈwin ðə tu əv ðɛm. ɪt dɪz nɑt læst lɔŋ, ɛz breɪks ðə aɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈæftər ə fju ˈsɛkəndz, seɪɪŋ ðət hi əˈgriz, ˈprɑməsɪŋ tɪ ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪz ðə ˈditeɪlz ˈleɪtər æt ðə ˈbæŋkwət, ˈprɑmptɪŋ ə plizd tɪ həg ˈboʊlɪn. ˈleɪtər, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə rɔɪəl fist, ɪkˈsprɛsɪz jɛt əˈgɛn hɪz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt ˈoʊvər ðə læk əv ˌspɪrɪˌʧuˈæləˌti æt ðə ˈsəðərn ˈwɔtər traɪb, seɪɪŋ hi plænz tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðət ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, məʧ tɪ dɪˈsplɛʒər. ˈminˌwaɪl, faɪndz aʊt ðət ɪt wɑz nɑt læst wɪʃ tɪ hæv hər lɑkt əˈweɪ ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn ˈwɔtər traɪb ˈkɑmpaʊnd tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn hər ˈbɛndɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ bət ˈrəðər hər ˈfɑðər ənd. ˈəpˌsɛt əˈbaʊt ðə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən, ʃi tɛlz hər ˈfɑðər ðət hu ʃi treɪnz wɪθ ʃʊd bi hər dɪˈsɪʒən. ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈdaɪnɪŋ rum, ɪz ˈitɪŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈsɪblɪŋz, boʊθ əv hum ər ˈtizɪŋ ɪm, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli əˈbaʊt "veɪˈkeɪʃən", məʧ tɪ hɪz ɪmˈbɛrəsmənt. ˈæftər ˈdɪnər, ˈboʊlɪn, ˈmɑkoʊ, ənd əˈtɛnd ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl. ˈmɑkoʊ ənd ər ˈfidɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər ˈkɔtən ˈkændi, wɪʧ ˈkɔzɪz ˈboʊlɪn tɪ fil ənˈkəmfərtəbəl. hi tɛlz hi ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ə muv ɔn hər ˈkəzən eska*, tɪ wɪʧ rɪˈtɔrts ðət ʃi həz ˈɔlˌweɪz faʊnd ðə tu ˈrəðər ˈkripi. ˈboʊlɪn bɪˈgɪnz ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ðə twɪnz, ðoʊ dɪz nɑt sim tɪ laɪk ˈboʊlɪn. eska*, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, simz mɔr kin təˈwɔrd ˈboʊlɪn ənd græbz ɪm baɪ ðə hʊd, ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪm ðət hi əmˈjuzɪz hər; ʃi drægz ɪm əˈweɪ, ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪm tɪ wɪn hər ˈsəmθɪŋ æt ðə geɪmz. ˈminˌwaɪl, ənd ˈmɑkoʊ pleɪ ə ˈwɔtər ˈʃutɪŋ geɪm, wɛr ðə goʊl ɪz tɪ skwərt ˈwɔtər frəm gənz ˈɪntu ə maʊθ. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə geɪm, ðə tu stɑrt ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt biɪŋ lɑkt əˈweɪ, ˈprɑmptɪŋ hər tɪ gɪt ˈəpˌsɛt, ənd ʃi ˈæŋgrəli bət ˌənɪnˈtɛnʃənəli bɛndz ə tən əv ˈwɔtər ˈɪntu maʊθ, ˈkɔzɪŋ hər tɪ wɪn ðə geɪm ənd ə stəft tɔɪ. ˈmɑkoʊ sɪz hi səˈpɔrts hər, ənd æsks ɪf hi ˈrɪli θɪŋks soʊ. wɪn hi ˈænsərz ðət hi dɪz nɑt noʊ, bət ˈrəðər səˈpoʊzɪz hi ʃʊd səˈpɔrt hər noʊ ˈmætər wət hi θɪŋks ər bɪˈlivz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, kənˈvɪnst ðət ɪz wət ʃi wʊd wɔnt ɪm tɪ du, gɪts mæd ənd θroʊz ðə stəft ˈænəməl æt ɪm. ˈmɑkoʊ kɔlz ˈæftər hər, kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ɪf hi ʃʊd bi səˈpɔrtɪv ər tɛl hər wət hi θɪŋks. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə naɪt ˈæftər ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl, weɪks əp ənd bɪˈgɪnz ˈhaʊlɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə tɛnt ɪz ɪn. rənz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd tɪ kɑm ðə ˈpoʊlər bɛr dɔg daʊn, ɔlˈbiɪt wɪθ ˈlɪtəl səkˈsɛs ɛz ˈmɑkoʊ ənd ˈboʊlɪn ər ˈɔlsoʊ baɪ ðə ˈhaʊlɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hæd mɛnt tɪ wɔrn ðɛm, ɛz spɑts ə dɑrk ˈspɪrɪt ɪn ðə ˈdɪstəns. ðə ˈspɪrɪt kˈwɪkli meɪks ɪts weɪ təˈwɔrd ðə ˈævəˌtɑr ənd əˈtæks hər, ˈprɑmptɪŋ ˈmɑkoʊ ənd ˈboʊlɪn tɪ rən təˈwɔrd ðɛm. ðə ˈspɪrɪt pɪnz əˈgɛnst ə wɔl, bət ɪz dɪˈstræktɪd baɪ ˈmɑkoʊ ənd əˈtæks. ðɛr ˈbɛndɪŋ ˈoʊnli simz tɪ ˈfərðər ˈæŋgər ðə ˈspɪrɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hu sˈwɪftli dɪˈfits ðɛm. bɪˈgɪnz tɪ əˈtæk ðə ˈspɪrɪt, ənd ɪz əˈsɪstɪd ɪn hər ɪnˈdɛvər baɪ hər ˈfɑðər, hu ðə ˈspɪrɪt ɪn aɪs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈspɪrɪt breɪks fri frəm ðə keɪʤ ənd ˈlɔnʧɪz boʊθ ənd əˈweɪ. əraɪvz ənd əˈtɛmpts tɪ spik tɪ ðə ˈspɪrɪt, ˈæskɪŋ waɪ ɪt ɪz ˈæŋgri, bət tɪ noʊ əˈveɪl ɛz hi ɪz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈbætɪd əˈweɪ. ˈæftər rɪˈkəvərz, ʃi ˈɛnərz ðə ˈævəˌtɑr steɪt, wɪʧ ˈkæʧɪz ðə ˈspɪrɪts əˈtɛnʃən. ðə ˈspɪrɪt meɪks ɪts weɪ təˈwɔrd wəns mɔr, hu lɪfts hərˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ðə ɛr tɪ dɑʤ ɪts əˈtæk, ənd æt ɪt. ˈsimɪŋli ˌənəˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə əˈtæk, ðə ˈspɪrɪt græbz wɪθ ə ənd brɪŋz hər tɪ ðə graʊnd. ɛz ðə ˈspɪrɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ðə ˈfaɪnəl bloʊ, ɪt ɪz ˈsədənli pʊt ˈɪntu ə steɪt wɪn ɪt wɪθ ˈwɔtər. ðə ˈspɪrɪt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈkələr ənd stɑrts tɪ gloʊ, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ. ˈleɪtər ɔn, ˈɔfərz əˈgɛn tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ædˈvaɪzər ənd, ˈæftər ən ˈɑrgjəmənt bɪtˈwin ɪm,, ənd, ʃi ækˈsɛpts, seɪɪŋ ʃi nidz tɪ lərn haʊ tɪ faɪt ˈspɪrɪts ˈrəðər ðən ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn hər. ʃi ˈsəbsəkwəntli breɪks ɔf hər taɪz wɪθ, hu ɪz hərt baɪ hər ˈækʃənz, bət rɪˈteɪnz ə rɪˈspɛktfəl ˈætəˌtud təˈwɔrd hər ənd hər dɪˈsɪʒənz. æt rɪkˈwɛst, ənd əˈgri tɪ əˈkəmpəni ɪn hɪz ˈmɪʃən tɪ tɛnd tɪ ðə ɛr ˈtɛmpəlz. ˈminˌwaɪl, æsks ˈmɑkoʊ ɪf ʃi meɪd ðə raɪt dɪˈsɪʒən; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi ɪz ənˈʃʊr, bət hi sɪz hər hɑrt ɪz ɪn ðə raɪt pleɪs. əˈproʊʧɪz ənd ˈkəmfərts, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət hi həz greɪt plænz fər hər. ˈkrɛdɪts ˈrɪtən baɪ: tɪm ˈhɛdrɪk dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ: ˈkoʊlɪn hɛk əˈdɪʃənəl ˈvɔɪsɪz: ʤɛf ˈbɛnɪt di ˈbrædli ˈbeɪkər ˈkɛvɪn ˈmaɪkəl ˈrɪʧərdsən j.k*. ˈsɪmənz ʃɔn pərˈdəkʃən noʊts ˈtrænˌskrɪpt ˈkɛrɪktər ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz ənd ər rɪˈvild ɛz ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈaɪsəˌleɪt ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn ˈwɔtər traɪb ˈkɑmpaʊnd, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ. gufs wɪn tɔks tɪ hər ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr, ʃi ɪz ˈhoʊldɪŋ hər ˈhɛlmət ɪn hər lɛft hænd, ðoʊ wɪn ðə ʃɑt sˈwɪʧɪz tɪ ə ˈkloʊzər wən ənd ʃi tɛlz hər ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr nɑt tɪ ˈwəri, ðə ˈhɛlmət ɪz gɔn. ɔn ðə ɪkˈstɪriər ʃɑt əv ðə ˈpæsənʤər ʃɪp tɪ ðə ˈsəðərn ˈwɔtər traɪb, ðə ˈpædəlz ɔn ðə saɪd əv ðə ʃɪp ər nɑt ˈmuvɪŋ. ɪn ðə buθ wɛr wɪnz ə pləʃ, ðɛr ər sɪks pleɪərz wɪθ ˈwɔtər gənz, bət ˈoʊnli faɪv ˈtɑrgəts. ˈtrɪviə ðə nu ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə faɪər ˈfɛrəts rɪˈzɛmbəl ˈmɑkoʊ ənd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈɛləmənts ðeɪ bɛnd ər ˈɑpəzɪt tɪ ðoʊz əv ðə pleɪərz ðeɪ ˌriˈpleɪst. ðə nu əv ðə faɪər ˈfɛrəts ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈzɛmbəlz ðə fæn hu ɛz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈfaɪnəlz ɪn 170 ˈeɪˈgi. ðə ˈmuvɪŋ ˈpɪkʧər ʃoʊd tɪ ənd ˈboʊlɪn ɪz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈsæli ˈgɑrdnər æt ə ˈgæləp ə ˈsikwəns əv ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ə ˈgæləpɪŋ hɔrs kənˈsɪdərd ɛz ðə fərst fɪlm. ə ˈsikwəns əv ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ə ˈgæləpɪŋ hɔrs kənˈsɪdərd ɛz ðə fərst fɪlm. ðə ˈwɔtər ˈʃutɪŋ buθ ˈfiʧərz ˈtɑrgəts wɪθ ðə seɪm dɪˈzaɪn əv ðət wɑz juzd ɪn ðə ˈsupər dɪˈfɔrmd ʃɔrts. əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈrizən wɪθ ðə dɑrk ˈspɪrɪts ɪz ə nɑd tɪ haʊ hɪz ˈfɑðər,, traɪd tɪ tɔk tɪ ˈhɑstəl ˈspɪrɪts ɪn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈsɪriz. "ˈrɛbəl ˈspɪrɪt" ɪz ðə fərst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ɪn ðə ˈævəˌtɑr ˈsɪriz tɪ pleɪ ə sin bɪtˈwin ðə ˈɪntroʊ ənd ðə ˈtaɪtəl kɑrd. ˈsɪriz tɪ pleɪ ə sin bɪtˈwin ðə ˈɪntroʊ ənd ðə ˈtaɪtəl kɑrd. ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ðə ˈlɛʤənd əv nɑt tɪ bi ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈiðər ˈmaɪkəl ˈdɑnteɪ ˌdimɑrˈtiˌnoʊ ər braɪən konietzko*.
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"i'm tired of listening to you. both of you. you keep me locked up, telling me you know what's best. but both of you were powerless against the spirit attack."
— korra to tenzin and tonraq.
"rebel spirit" is the first episode of book two: spirits of the legend of korra and the 13th episode of the overall series. it was aired on july 19, 2013, for attendees of the the legend of korra panel at the san diego comic-con, and premiered on nickelodeon on september 13, 2013, alongside "the southern lights".
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overview
team avatar and tenzin's family travel to the southern water tribe to attend the glacier spirits festival. while there, korra's uncle, unalaq, attempts to persuade korra to let him advise her about the spirits, but both korra's father and tenzin assert that she needs to focus on her airbending. however, during the festival, korra discovers that it was her father and tenzin rather than aang who kept her locked away, and after a dark spirit attacks, korra breaks off her studies under tenzin and takes up unalaq as her instructor.
synopsis
the newsreel announces that it has been six months since the defeat of amon and his equalists. with the united republic council disbanded, raiko has been elected the united republic of nations' first president. while bumi retired from the united forces and found a home on air temple island, korra and mako continued their relationship, becoming the talk of republic city.
somewhere in southern water tribe territory, two fishermen stand on their boat. the elder fisherman jokingly warns the other of dangerous spirits lurking in the waters, and walks off with an eerie smile. a squid-like spirit with tentacles suddenly attacks the ship, kidnapping both fishermen.
in republic city, bolin is encouraging the new fire ferrets that this match will be better than their previous ones, but does not seem very confident. the fire ferrets enter the pro-bending arena and assume their fighting stance, but as soon as the bell rings to signal the start of the match, all three fire ferrets are promptly knocked off the stage. their swift defeat by the rhino lions broke the record for fastest defeat in the history of the sport. as bolin climbs back out of the water, he wonders where mako is when he needs him.
meanwhile, mako is driving a motorcycle in pursuit of some members of the red monsoon triad in a truck. in an effort to fend off the incoming police officer, two waterbenders in the back throw water on the road which freezes it instantly. mako, who had been temporarily blinded by the mist, rides his motorcycle over the ice and starts slipping. however, before he falls down, he melts the ice with his firebending, enabling himself to get his vehicle back under control. the maneuver made him swerve to the side, where a parked vehicle was blocking his path. as opposed to stopping, he uses it as a ramp and propels himself in the air, sailing over the triad's truck. he flips in midair and aims a fire blast at the hood of the truck, frying the motor and causing it to explode. he lands smoothly as the truck flips over and explodes. as the triad members crawl out, dizzied by the impact, he casually walks over to them and mocks them by saying that it "looks like [they were] having car trouble, good thing the police are here."
asami sato lands one of the biplanes her father had manufactured for the equalists. as she jumps down from the plane, she happily announces to a future industries employee that the modifications she made to the planes have made them suitable for shipment. the man has less good news, as he tells her that, due to hiroshi's participation in the anti-bending revolution, no one wants anything to do with future industries, putting the company on the verge of bankruptcy. asami waves away the concern, stating she is aware of the problem and has a plan to fix it: she will go to the south pole to meet someone who could revive their ailing company. however, as she walks away from the man, the confident look on her face falters and is replaced by one of worry.
at air temple island, korra is in the midst of an air scooter race with jinora, ikki, and meelo. the four carelessly make their way across the island, nearly running over pema and rohan. as they reach the finish line, korra is in second place after ikki, and subsequently enters the avatar state to give her airbending an extra power boost, and she pulls ahead, winning the race before ikki, jinora, and meelo, who finished last. bumi, who now lives on air temple island after retiring from the united forces, declares korra to be the winner, although ikki throws a tantrum at the avatar, stating that the use of the avatar state to win a race is cheating. korra smugly responds by giving her a raspberry.
tenzin overhears the conversation and berates korra for using the avatar sate as a booster rocket. korra argues with tenzin, believing she knows best when it comes to the avatar state since she is the avatar. she also announces that she has mastered airbending, despite tenzin's complaints, though bumi is quick to support her. turning his attention to his elder brother, tenzin sighs and asks in annoyance if it is not too late for him to rejoin the united forces. bumi joyously tells him that his resignation papers have already been processed, making it "24/7 bumi time" from then on.
tenzin refocuses on korra and tells her that she needs to complete her classical airbending training and expresses his hope that a trip to all the air temples will help her do that. his children get excited, but jinora and ikki quickly get into a fight over what style of tattoos they are supposed to have. tenzin quickly breaks up the fight and promises that they are going to have a good time on this trip. since he is no longer a council member, following the disbanding of the council in the wake of the anti-bending revolution, tenzin now has more time to teach korra and to spend with his family. however, his more relaxed attitude prompts bumi to start teasing him about being "vacation tenzin", as the former commander cannot believe his younger brother can relax. korra declares that they are all going to the southern water tribe's glacier spirits festival before going to the air temples, earning the joy of the airbender kids while tenzin displays a defeated face. bumi takes advantage of the moment to tease tenzin some more, joyfully pointing out that the airbender cannot tell him not to come since their mother already invited him.
on the ship taking the entire party to the southern water tribe, mako recounts his capture of the triad criminals, and is particularly proud of his line "looks like you were having car trouble, good thing the police are here." korra laughs and asks if he wrote that himself, to which mako proudly states that he did, before pulling out a list of different lines he wrote himself. korra points out one she likes, and mako says he will use it next time. he also proudly informs korra that chief lin beifong says he may be promoted to a detective soon. korra expressed envy of him, informing mako that tenzin feels that she is growing irresponsible as the avatar. mako attempted to reason that tenzin is only trying to help her, only for korra to storm off. frustrated, he asked naga why it is easier to handle criminals than his girlfriend.
as the ship arrives at the southern water tribe, avatar aang's sons are reunited with their only sister, kya, who happily embraces her nieces and nephew. the waterbender immediately starts to tease tenzin for being scared she will beat him up, to which tenzin responds that he is not afraid of her anymore. korra's parents are also at the docks, and introduce themselves to mako. bolin is excited about the large crowd that is present to greet them, though korra points out that they are there for unalaq and his children, the twins desna and eska, guiding the earthbender's attention to them. bolin immediately expresses his infatuation over both twins until korra mentions that desna is male. meanwhile, tonraq maintains a tense attitude toward his brother, the chief of the water tribes, despite his wife's assurances that he will soon be gone soon.
as the two parties walk around the festival grounds, unalaq is disappointed that the glacier spirits festival is not as it used to be and describes the deep spiritual roots it once had. he asks korra if she will have him as her spiritual guide and mentor, but tonraq and tenzin interject, insisting that the avatar is busy with airbending training. korra notices the tension between her father and uncle, which appears to be one of mutual distrust. when korra learns about the attacks on sailors, she becomes more interested in fighting spirits than learning more advanced airbending techniques, adding to her already apparent disinterest in the training.
in a nearby house, asami takes bolin to accompany her when she meets varrick, a rich businessman whom she believes can help her save future industries. she tells bolin he is her assistant and that he should not speak at all. as they make their way through the large crowd surrounding varrick, who is sitting down on a pillow, the businessman asks about his levitation. despite asami telling him not to speak, bolin promptly tells him that he is not levitating at all. varrick appears to be mad about this revelation, but instead fires his levitation instructor, and tells bolin that he likes his style. he proceeds to show bolin what appears to be the first moving picture; it is of an ostrich horse. the businessman quickly loses interest, dismissing the moving picture as "old news", and shows off a showgirl named ginger. asami approaches varrick and inquires about the deal, prompting a close proximity stare down between the two of them. it does not last long, as varrick breaks the eye contact after a few seconds, saying that he agrees, promising to finalize the details later at the banquet, prompting a pleased asami to hug bolin.
later, during the royal feast, unalaq expresses yet again his disappointment over the lack of spirituality at the southern water tribe, saying he plans to change that in the future, much to tonraq's displeasure. meanwhile, korra finds out that it was not aang's last wish to have her locked away in the southern water tribe compound to focus on her bending training but rather her father and tenzin's. upset about the revelation, she tells her father that who she trains with should be her decision.
inside the dining room, tenzin is eating with his siblings, both of whom are teasing him, particularly about "vacation tenzin", much to his embarrassment.
after dinner, bolin, mako, and korra attend the festival. mako and korra are feeding each other cotton candy, which causes bolin to feel uncomfortable. he tells korra he is going to make a move on her cousin eska, to which korra retorts that she has always found the two rather creepy.
bolin begins talking to the twins, though desna does not seem to like bolin. eska, however, seems more keen toward bolin and grabs him by the hood, telling him that he amuses her; she drags him away, telling him to win her something at the games.
meanwhile, korra and mako play a water shooting game, where the goal is to squirt water from guns into a chibi aang's mouth. during the game, the two start talking about korra being locked away, prompting her to get upset, and she angrily but unintentionally bends a ton of water into aang's mouth, causing her to win the game and a stuffed appa toy. mako says he supports her, and korra asks if he really thinks so. when he answers that he does not know, but rather supposes he should support her no matter what he thinks or believes about the situation, convinced that is what she would want him to do, korra gets mad and throws the stuffed animal at him. mako calls after her, questioning if he should be supportive or tell her what he thinks.
during the night after the festival, naga wakes up and begins howling outside of the tent korra is in. korra runs outside to calm the polar bear dog down, albeit with little success as mako and bolin are also awoken by the howling. however, naga had meant to warn them, as korra spots a dark spirit in the distance. the spirit quickly makes its way toward the avatar and attacks her, prompting mako and bolin to run toward them. the spirit pins korra against a wall, but is distracted by mako and bolin's attacks. their bending only seems to further anger the spirit, however, who swiftly defeats them. korra begins to attack the spirit, and is assisted in her endeavor by her father, who encases the spirit in ice. however, the spirit breaks free from the cage and launches both tonraq and korra away. tenzin arrives and attempts to speak to the spirit, asking why it is angry, but to no avail as he is immediately batted away.
after korra recovers, she enters the avatar state, which catches the spirit's attention. the spirit makes its way toward korra once more, who lifts herself into the air to dodge its attack, and firebends at it. seemingly unaffected by the attack, the spirit grabs korra with a tendril and brings her to the ground. as the spirit is about to deliver the final blow, it is suddenly put into a trance-like state when unalaq encircles it with water. the spirit changes color and starts to glow, eventually disappearing.
later on, unalaq offers again to become korra's spiritual adviser and, after an argument between him, tonraq, and tenzin, she accepts, saying she needs to learn how to fight spirits rather than focus on her airbending. she subsequently breaks off her ties with tenzin, who is hurt by her actions, but retains a respectful attitude toward her and her decisions. at katara's request, kya and bumi agree to accompany tenzin in his mission to tend to the air temples. meanwhile, korra asks mako if she made the right decision; however, he is unsure, but he says her heart is in the right place. unalaq approaches and comforts korra, stating that he has great plans for her.
credits
written by: tim hedrick
directed by: colin heck
additional voices: jeff bennett dee bradley baker kevin michael richardson j.k. simmons sean gantka
production notes
transcript
character revelations
tonraq and tenzin are revealed as the individuals who decided to isolate korra in the southern water tribe compound, as opposed to aang.
goofs
when asami talks to her engineer, she is holding her helmet in her left hand, though when the shot switches to a closer one and she tells her engineer not to worry, the helmet is gone.
on the exterior shot of the passenger ship to the southern water tribe, the paddles on the side of the ship are not moving.
in the booth where korra wins a plush appa, there are six players with water guns, but only five targets.
trivia
the new members of the fire ferrets resemble mako and korra, although the elements they bend are opposite to those of the players they replaced. the new firebender of the fire ferrets also resembles the fan who cosplayed as korra during the pro-bending championship finals in 170 ag.
the moving picture varrick showed to asami and bolin is similar to sallie gardner at a gallop , a sequence of photographs depicting a galloping horse considered as the first film.
, a sequence of photographs depicting a galloping horse considered as the first film. the water shooting booth features targets with the same chibi design of aang that was used in the super deformed shorts.
tenzin's attempt to reason with the dark spirits is a nod to how his father, aang, tried to talk to hostile spirits in the original series.
"rebel spirit" is the first episode in the avatar series to play a scene between the intro and the title card.
series to play a scene between the intro and the title card. this is the first episode of the legend of korra not to be written by either michael dante dimartino or bryan konietzko.
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ˈɛˈseɪˈaɪ ˈrændi ˈnumən ɪz wən əv ðə greɪt ˈsɔŋˌraɪtərz əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, ə ˈstɔriˌtɛlər ənd ˈʃoʊmən wɪθ ə ˈwɪkəd sɛns əv ˈaɪrəni, ə ʃɔrt ˈstɔri ˈraɪtərz aɪ fər ˈditeɪl, ənd ə teɪst fər roʊˈmæntɪk strɪŋ ərˈeɪnʤmənts. waɪl ˈmɛni noʊ ɪm bɪˈkəz əv hɪz wərk wɪθ ˈpɪksɑr ənd ˈvɛriəs ˈmuvi ˈsaʊnˌtræks, ər ˈviə ˈsərtən ˈpɑpjələr ˈpɛrədiz, hɪz ˈsoʊˌloʊ frəm ðə pərˈspɛktɪv əv ðə moʊst ˈvinəl, dɪˈluʒənəl kaɪnz əv ðə wənz ðət hɪz fænz wʊd pleɪs əp ðɛr əˈgɛnst ðə bɛst əv ˈpɑpjələr mˈjuzɪk, əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃənz əv bɑb ˈdɪlən, ˈlɛnərd koʊən, tɑm weɪts ənd ˈʤoʊni ˈmɪʧəl. ɪn hɪz mˈjuzɪk, hi ɪz ə ˈsərˌveɪər əv ðə ˈfɔɪbəlz əv mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən, bi ðeɪ dəˈmɛstɪk ər pəˈlɪtɪkəl; hiz ˈigər tɪ ˈgræpəl wɪθ ðə ˈdɑrkəst əv ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz (ənd ðə moʊst ˈloʊdɪd ˈlæŋgwɪʤ) wɪθ ˈlɛvɪti ənd ˈhjumər. hɪz fərst ˈælbəm ɪn naɪn jɪrz ɪz ðə ˈmæstərfəl dɑrk ˈmætər, wɪʧ ˈtəʧɪz ɔn ɔl hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt tropes*: ðɛrz ðə ˈɛpɪk ˈstrəgəl bɪtˈwin saɪəns ənd rɪˈlɪʤən ɪn "ðə greɪt dəˈbeɪt," ðə ˈhɑrtˌbreɪkɪŋ piˈænə əv "ˈwɑndərɪŋ bɔɪ," ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌprɑpəˈgændə əv "ˈputɪn," ənd ðə əbˈsərdəti əv "ˈsəni bɔɪ," ə ˈstɔri ðət ɪz tu waɪld ənd wɪrd tɪ bi tru (ɪkˈsɛpt ɪt ɪz). wi gɑt ðə ʧæns tɪ sɪt daʊn wɪθ ˈnumən æt ðə ˈgɔrʤəs ˈstaɪnˌweɪ hɔl ˈʃoʊˌrʊm ɪn ˈmɪdˌtaʊn mænˈhætən ɔn ðə iv əv ðə ˈælbəmz riˈlis tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt hɪz juˈnik əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈsɔŋˌraɪtɪŋ; ðə nu trɪks ənd pərˈspɛktɪvz hi traɪd aʊt ɔn ðə ˈælbəm; hɪz ˌɪˈnɪʃəl riˈækʃən tɪ siɪŋ stɑr wɔrz; ənd waɪ ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz tu groʊˈtɛsk fər ˈivɪn ɪm tɪ raɪt ə sɔŋ əˈbaʊt. soʊ juv ˈrɪtən ə lɔt əv sɔŋz əˈbaʊt ˈtɛrəbəl, dɪˈluʒənəl, ˈsɛlfɪʃ ˈpipəl. ˈprɪti bæd, jæ. haʊ dɪz trəmp kəmˈpɛr tɪ ðoʊz ˈkɛrɪktərz? hiz wərs, aɪ θɪŋk. səm ˈæˌspɛkt əv ɪm kʊd bi ðə gaɪ ɪn "maɪ laɪf ɪz gʊd." ðə gaɪ ɪn ðə fərst sɔŋ ɔn ðɪs ˈrɛkərd, "ðə greɪt dəˈbeɪt," ðət wʊd bi ə bɪˈnaɪn ˈmoʊmənt [fər trəmp]. ðə gaɪz ˈʧitɪŋ, bət hiz nɑt ðət bæd. ðə "ʃɔrt ˈpipəl" gaɪ, hiz gɑt hɪz manias*. bət ðɛr wɑz ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn səm ˈpeɪpər ðət sɛd ðət ˈdɑnəld trəmp wɑz laɪk ə ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn ˈrændi ˈnumənz sɔŋz. aɪ doʊnt noʊ wət ˈpeɪpər ɪt wɑz ɪn... bət hi ɪz. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz θɪŋk ðət ˈrɛgjələr ˈpipəl, ðə ˈɔdiəns fər ˈɪnstəns, ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən ðə ˈpipəl ɪn maɪ sɔŋz ðət əm leɪɪŋ aʊt. bət hiz nɑt. hiz ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu kən ˈnɛvər luz ən ˈɑrgjəmənt. ˈnɛvər, ənd həz ˈnɛvər ədˈmɪtəd ðɛr rɔŋ. bɔɪ, ɪts hɑrd tɪ lɪv wɪθ ðət treɪt ɪn ˈpipəl. ɪts wɪrd ˈlʊkɪŋ bæk æt ðɪs, bət aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər wɪn bʊʃ ðə ˈsɛkənd wɑz ˈrənɪŋ, ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl sɛd ɪn hɪz dɪˈfɛns, "wɛl, hiz ðə kaɪnd əv gaɪ ju wɔnt tɪ gɪt ə bɪr wɪθ." ənd aɪ kænt ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈvoʊtərz ˈfilɪŋ ðə seɪm weɪ əˈbaʊt trəmp. noʊ. aɪ fil ðət seɪm weɪ, ðət aɪ kænt ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈlaɪkɪŋ ɪm ɪn ðət weɪ. du ju θɪŋk ˈɛni əv ðɛm wʊd wɔnt ɪm ɛz ə frɛnd? ə gaɪ hu ʧits æt gɔlf ənd ˈkɑnstəntli ju hæv tɪ preɪz ðə ˈgreɪtəst, hiz ðə ˈgreɪtəst? ˌɪˈmæʤən ɪm biɪŋ ɔn ə ˈboʊlɪŋ tim ər ˈhævɪŋ ɪm ˈoʊvər tɪ pleɪ kɑrdz? ɪts ˈgrusəm. hiz faɪn duɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt stəf, ðeɪ θɪŋk. hiz nɑt, bət hɪz əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ ɪz daʊn tɪ, wət, 33 pərˈsɛnt? ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðət. aɪ min, ðɛr ˈɑrənt ðət ˈmɛni ˈæshoʊlz ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri. ðɛr ˈɑrənt 40 ˈmɪljən ˈæshoʊlz. ðɛr ʤɪst ˈɑrənt. ðeɪ ər nɑt ðət bæd. ðeɪv gɑt ˈwiknəsɪz. ɔl ˈpipəl du. ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ɪz ə ˈprɑbləm ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri ðət ˈmeɪbi ju kænt fərˈgɪv ɪn ə ˈpərsən, bət ɪts sɔrt əv laɪk bɪˈnaɪn nɪˈglɛkt. wɪθ ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl, ðeɪ doʊnt noʊ ðɛr ˈreɪsɪst. ðeɪ ʤɪst θɪŋk ˈsəmˌhaʊ ðət ðɛr ər ə ˈhənərd ˈθaʊzənd waɪt mɛn hu kʊd du ðə ʤɑb əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɛtər ðən ˌoʊˈbɑmə kʊd. ɪts ʤɪst ðɪs ˈsɪknəs wi hæv, laɪk ðə ˈsɪvəl wɔr ˈdɪdənt ɛnd. ɪts nɑt ʤɪst ðə saʊθ, ɪts ˈpipəl ˈɛvriˌwɛr. ɪts pərˈveɪsɪv. ðə "ˈəðər" stɪl wərks. aɪ wɑz ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs nu bʊk, ə ˈhɪtlər baɪˈɑgrəfi [ˈhɪtlər: əˈsɛnt, baɪ ˈvoʊlkər ˈʊlrɪk. bɔɪ ɪts gʊd. bət [ˈhɪtlərz] ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈspiʧɪz wɪn hi wɑz pleɪɪŋ pleɪ ðə kləbz, ðɛn ˈbɪgər rumz, ðɛn hi ˈstɑrtɪd, hi wɑz pleɪɪŋ tɪ 40 50 ˈpipəl ənd ðeɪ sɛd ɪn hɪz ˈspiʧɪz hi wʊd əˈtæk ðə ʤuz raɪt ɔf. hi sɛd, "əm goʊɪŋ tɪ klin aʊt ðə pɪg staɪ," ənd hi kɛpt seɪɪŋ ðət θɪŋz wər wərs ðən ðeɪ wər. ɪn 1923 ɪt wɑz hɑrd tɪ du, bət wɛˈnɛvər hi gɑt aʊt əv ʤeɪl ənd stəf, hi wɑz stɪl duɪŋ ðə seɪm θɪŋ. ənd ðoʊz ˈtɛnəts tɪ əˈtæk ðə ˈəðər, bleɪm ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɔn them—*— ˈɪməgrənts ɪn trəmps ðə seɪm ˈpætərn. aɪ ʤɪst ˈwəndər ɪf ˈbænən ɛz ə skul bɔɪ θiəraɪzd ðət ɪt kʊd bi ˈifɛktɪv. du ju si trəmp ɛz ðə ˈænsər tɪ ðə pli baɪ ðə ˈkɛrɪktər frəm "əm ˈdrimɪŋ," ðə sɔŋ ju pʊt aʊt ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈsɛkənd kæmˈpeɪn? ˈivɪn hi maɪt bi waɪz tɪ ðə ˌɪˈnɛptɪˌtud, bət jɛs, ðət wʊd bi ɪgˈzæktli ðə gaɪ hi wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər. ˈsəmˌwən hu wɑz ʤɪst ðə ˈwaɪtɪst gaɪ ˈpɑsəbəl. ɪt simz ɛz ðoʊ məʧ əv trəmps ˈɪmpətəs ɪz ˈroʊlɪŋ bæk ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈlɛgəsi, ənd aɪ doʊnt ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ hi həz səʧ ən əbˈsɛʃən wɪθ ɪt. bɪˈkəz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ hi dɪz, ɪts laɪk ɪts dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈrɪli pɪs ɔf ˈlɪˌbərəlz ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti. ˈkətɪŋ ðə ˈməni fər ˈtiˌneɪʤ sɛks ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd ənd stəf, ɪts ɪnˈtaɪərli riˈæktɪv, aɪ θɪŋk. ɪts ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ hɪz heɪt fər ðə ˈpipəl hu ˈmeɪbi ˈdɪdənt əkˈsɛpt ɪm. ər hi ʤɪst heɪts. aɪ hərd ɪm seɪ hi ˈheɪtɪd ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəriz. wɛl, ðæts bɪˈkəz... ðɛr ɪt ɪz! ðɛr, rɪˈpɔrtədli æt list, ðə truθ. ˈsərtənli ðɛrz ə læk əv ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti əˈkrɔs ðə ˈspɛktrəm wɪθ ɪm. jæ, ɪt ˈrɪli simz soʊ. wət hi wʊd du wɛl ɪz ˈmeɪbi bi ə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈkrɪtɪk, aɪ doʊnt noʊ. bət ju wʊd θɪŋk ðət hid sin tu məʧ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən tɪ hæv pʊt ɔn ðət ʃoʊ wɪθ hɪz ˈkæbənət ˈpreɪzɪŋ ɪm. ðət wɑz ðə moʊst ˌənbəˈlivəbəl θɪŋ soʊ fɑr. ðət wɑz ˈrɪli wɪrd, ðoʊz mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ˈʤəmpɪŋ θru hups. ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt wət jʊr seɪɪŋ rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈsɪklɪkəl ˈneɪʧər əv ðiz əˈtæks ɔn ðə "ˈəðər," wi hæv ˈsɪmələr taɪps əv ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz ðət kəm əp ɪn rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈhɪstəri ðət ˈjutəˌlaɪz ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈpɛrəˌlɛl ˈrɛtərɪk. ju min laɪk ˌmusoʊˈlini? jɛs. ənd əˈnəðər ˈmeɪʤər ˈfɪgjər hu kəmz tɪ maɪnd əˈlɔŋ ðiz laɪnz ɪz ˈputɪn. ju məst hæv ˈrɪtən ðə nu sɔŋ əˈbaʊt ɪm ˈoʊvər ə jɪr əˈgoʊ? tu ənd ə hæf. ˈfərðər. ɪt wɑz əraʊnd wɪn ðoʊz [shirtless*] ˈpɪkʧərz əv ɪm keɪm aʊt. ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri ɑd tɪ mi waɪ hi wʊd wɔnt ðət hi wʊd wɔnt ˈstɑrdəm, tɪ bi ə hi dɪd. hi dɪz. hiz gɑt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls. ju riˈlist ðə sɔŋ læst ɑkˈtoʊbər ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn, ənd ju sɛd æt ðə taɪm ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ðət wən əv ðə ˈrizənz ju pʊt ɪt aʊt soʊ ˈərli wɑz bɪˈkəz, "aɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈpipəl wɪl luz ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈæftər ðɪs ˈsərfət əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl tɔk ənd əˈtɛnʃən ˈæftər ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən." kən ju bɪˈliv, 10 mənθs ˈleɪtər, wi ər stɪl ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɔl ðɪs? jæ, ju noʊ ðə doʊnt noʊ ˈwɛðər ɪt wɑz [ʤɑn] ˈhɑbsən hu sɛd ɪt, bət ðət wɑz ðə neɪm əv hɪz bʊk taɪmz." ɪts ə kərs tɪ lɪv ɪn ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ taɪmz. ənd ɪt ɪz. ɪts tu məʧ. ɪts trɪˈmɛndəsli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, bət jʊr maɪnd dɪz gɪt ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ baɪ ðə fækt ðət, laɪk ʤɪst ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd, ðeɪ kət 200 ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz fər hɛd θɪŋz. ənd ðæts ðə bɪg stəf. ɪts hɑrd tɪ noʊ hu tɪ rut fər wɪθ ðə əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl θɪŋ, bɪˈkəz hiz ˈprɑbəˌbli gʊd æt hɪz ʤɑb. wi wɔnt ðət? aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk soʊ? nɑt wɪθ wət ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ du. wɪθ sɔŋz laɪk "ˈputɪn," haʊ məʧ əv ɪt ɪz ju ˈtæpɪŋ ˈɪntu ðoʊz ˈsɪklɪkəl ˈpætərnz əv ˈhɪstəri? ɪz ɪt ə ˈsɪmələr ˈprɔˌsɛs wɪθ sɔŋz laɪk "əm ˈdrimɪŋ" ər "ə fju wərdz ɪn dɪˈfɛns əv ɑr ˈkəntri"? jæ, ["ə fju wərdz"] ðæts bæk. aɪ kən pleɪ ðət naʊ əˈgɛn, wɪθ ˈivɪn mɔr kənˈvɪkʃən. aɪ θɪŋk ðət maɪ bɛst sɛlf ɪz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ wət aɪ raɪt. əm lɛs ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪt hir, ˈivɪn wɪn aɪ hæv rum, ˈivɪn wɪn aɪ hæv ðə taɪm tɪ ˈænsər ə kˈwɛʃən, ðən aɪ æm wɪn aɪ ˈhæmər əˈweɪ fər aʊərz ənd gɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ. aɪ θɪŋk ðæts ðə bɛst aɪ du ɪn laɪf. bət aɪ doʊnt noʊ. ɪts ˈhæpənd wɪθ ə lɔt əv θɪŋz. ɪt ˈhæpənd wɪθ ˈməni. aɪ saʊnd laɪk trəmp ðɛr. "aɪ wɑz raɪt!" noʊ, aɪ roʊt tu sɔŋz əˈbaʊt ˈməni. aɪ min, ˈməniz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ə bɪg dil, bət ðɛn ɪn ðə ənd stəf, ˈpipəl ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ɪt wɑz ˈrɪli bɪg, hɛ. ju min, "ɪts ˈməni ðət aɪ ləv" ənd "ɪts ˈməni ðət ˈmætərz"? jæ. aɪ fil laɪk ðɛr ʃʊd bi ə θərd sɔŋ. ðɛr nidz tɪ bi ə kəmˈpliʃən tɪ ðə ˈtrɪləʤi. ðɛr ʃʊd bi wən mɔr. ˈməni aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn." [stɑrts ˈsɪŋɪŋ "ˈməni (ðæts wət aɪ wɔnt)"] juv ˈrɪtən ə lɔt əv ˈdɪfərənt taɪps əv hæv səˈtɪrɪkəl sɔŋz, mˈjuzɪk ju raɪt fər fɪlm ənd ˈʧɪldrənz ˈmuviz, ənd ðə mɔr ˌɔtəˌbaɪəˈgræfɪkəl tunz ðət sim tɪ pɑp əp hir ənd ðɛr, ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ju ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ðɛm tɪ. jæ, ðæts tru. wən əv ðə θɪŋz ðət aɪv ˈɔlˌweɪz ləvd əˈbaʊt jʊr mˈjuzɪk ɪz ju simd, frəm wɪn jʊr ˈdeɪbju ˈælbəm wɑz riˈlist ˈɑnwərdz, tɪ hæv ən əˈlərʤɪk riˈækʃən tɪ ðə trɛnd ðət flərɪʃt ɪn ðə 70s*. ðət ju wər ˈɔlˌweɪz mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ ənd ˈkɛrɪktərz. ənd aɪ stɪl æm. ðæts wət ˈɪntərɪsts mi. aɪ raɪt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf aʊt əv ðɛm, æt bɛst, laɪk ə ˈraɪtər wʊd. ðə fækt ðət mɔr ˈpipəl doʊnt du ðət ɪz ə ˈtɛstəmənt tɪ ðə fækt ðət ˈpipəl doʊnt laɪk ɪt. aɪ min, nɑt ˈrɪli. aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ wɔnt ə dɪˈrɛkt ɪkˈsprɛʃən ənd ən ˈoʊpən bɪˈlif ðət wɪn ˈɛltən ʤɑn sɪŋz "ˈkændəl ɪn ðə wɪnd," hiz ˈfilɪŋ ɪt ənd ɪt ˈɪzənt ʤɪst, "lɛts raɪt ə sɔŋ əˈbaʊt ˈmɛrəlɪn mənˈroʊ." aɪ hæd ðɪs mˈjuzɪk ˈtiʧər wəns, ənd aɪ sɛd, "[ˈʤoʊzəf] ˈhaɪdən, aɪ θɪŋk ˈmeɪbi ɪz ðə ˈgreɪtəst kəmˈpoʊzər ˈɛvər." ənd hi sɛd, "aɪ θɪŋk hiz ðə bɛst prəˈfɛʃənəl kəmˈpoʊzər ˈɛvər." aɪ doʊnt noʊ kwaɪt wət ðət minz. ðət hi wɑz ˈraɪtɪŋ tɪ əˈsaɪnmənt? bɪˈkəz hi lɪvd wɪθ ðə fər 40 50 jɪrz ənd ðeɪd seɪ, "raɪt ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈtriˌoʊ, raɪt ˈjuˈɛs ə kwɔrˈtɛt," ənd hi dɪd? aɪ doʊnt noʊ wət ɪt mɛnt. əm ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈsɔŋˌraɪtər, ənd ɪf aɪ hæv tɪ raɪt ə sɔŋ əˈbaʊt ə ˈkæməl, ən ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈkæməl, aɪ kən du ɪt ʃʊd aɪ ʧuz tɪ. ənd aɪv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn praʊd əv ðət. maɪ ˈfæməli wər mjuˈzɪʃənz, ənd aɪ wɑz brɔt əp tɪ bɪˈliv ɪts ə haɪ ˈkɔlɪŋ frəm maɪ father—*— hu ˈwəzənt ə mjuˈzɪʃən, bət hi ləvd hɪz proʊz. wɪn ðeɪ æsk mi wət maɪ ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən ɪz, aɪ pʊt mjuˈzɪʃən. əm praʊd tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ. jʊr ˈtəʧɪŋ ɔn ðɪs aɪˈdiə ðət ˈpipəl doʊnt əˈpriʃiˌeɪt kræft, ər ðeɪ dɪsˈmɪs kræft ɛz mɪr ˈprɑdəkt. wɛl, ju ˈʃʊdənt ˈnoʊtɪs ɪt. ju doʊnt wɔnt ˈpipəl tɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ðət jʊr ˈwərkɪŋ hɑrd, juv dən wət ju dɪd, æt ɔl. ˈivɪn ˈpipəl wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs kən bi dɪsˈmɪsɪv æt ə bænd laɪk ˈtoʊtoʊ, hu aɪ juzd ɛz məʧ ɛz aɪ kʊd bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər ðə bɛst pleɪərz æt ðə taɪm. ðɛl seɪ, "oʊ, ðæts ˈstudiˌoʊ stəf." ɔl raɪt. wət du ju min? ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðoʊz ər ðə bɛst gaɪz, soʊ aɪ juz ðɛm. wən əv ðə θɪŋz ɔn jʊr nu ˈælbəm ðæts ˈrɪli ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ɪz ðət ðɛr ər ˈsɛvərəl sɔŋz ðət hæv ˈməltəpəl ˈvɔɪsɪz, ˈməltəpəl ˈnɛˌreɪtərz. ðæts ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ doʊnt fil laɪk aɪv hərd ɪn ə lɔt əv jʊr mˈjuzɪk ˈpriviəsli. jæ, aɪ ˈnɛvər dɪd ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr. wɑz ðɪs ən ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɛr ju sɛd, "aɪ wɔnt tɪ traɪ tɪ du ðɪs," ər dɪd ɪt ʤɪst kəm aʊt wɪθ ðiz ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈkɛrɪktərz? wɛl, ɪt keɪm aʊt ɪn ðə fərst wən ["ðə greɪt dəˈbeɪt"], wɛr aɪ riʧt ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ˈsəmˌwən ɛls hæd tɪ spik. ɪt wɑz ə nəˈsɛsɪti. soʊ aɪ dɪd. ðɛn aɪ ˈsəmˌhaʊ fɛlt ðə nid tɪ ˈəndərˌkət ˌmaɪˈsɛlf baɪ ʃoʊɪŋ ðə trɪk. ju noʊ, ðə ˈrændi ˈnumən θɪŋ ["ju si, ðə ˈɔθər əv ðɪs ˈlɪtəl vɪnˈjɛt, ˈmɪstər. ˈnumən, ˈeɪθiəst ənd ˈkɑmjənəst, kriˈeɪts ˈkɛrɪktərz, laɪk ju, ɛz ˈɑbʤɛkts əv ˈrɪdəˌkjul!"]. aɪ wʊd ˈnɛvər du ðət, bət aɪ θɔt ɪn ðət sɔŋ, əv kɔrs əm goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ɔn ðət saɪd. ɪt wɑz tu ˈizi ənd ˈfæsəl, ðoʊ ɪt wərkt fər faɪv ˈmɪnəts ənˈtɪl wi gɑt tɪ ðɪs gaɪ, ənd aɪ ʤɪst fɛlt ɪt ˈnidɪd mɔr ˈboʊgəs ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti, ɛz ɪf əm ˈrɪli biɪŋ tru wɪθ ju naʊ. ənd ɪts ˈbʊlˌʃɪt streɪt ɔn, bət ɪts ðə truθ ðət aɪl teɪk ə ˈkɛrɪktər ənd hi wɪl seɪ θɪŋz ðət aɪ doʊnt min ənd ðət aɪ doʊnt wɔnt ju tɪ bɪˈliv ˈiðər. ˌæbsəˈlutli. ɪts laɪk ˈmeɪbi aɪ ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ wərk ˌɛniˈmɔr ənd aɪ θɔt ðɪs wɑz ə gʊd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd baɪ seɪɪŋ ðət. waɪ hæv ðɛr bɪn soʊ fju greɪt ər ˈmɛmərəbəl sɔŋz əˈbaʊt ˈeɪθiˌɪzəm? ɪt ˈɪzənt ðɛr. bɪˈkəz ɪts sɔrt əv ˈɛrəd. aɪ θɪŋk ə lɔt əv ˈeɪθiəsts ənd ægˈnɑstɪks wʊd laɪk tɪ rɪˈsiv ðə ˈspɪrɪt. soʊ aɪ sɛd, "əm goʊɪŋ tɪ bɪˈliv fər ə ˈsɛkənd ɪn ən ˈæftərˌlaɪf." aɪ sɛd, "ˈʤizəs. ɪts soʊ rɪˈlæksɪŋ. hu gɪvz ə ʃɪt əˈbaʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ?" bɪˈkəz aɪ bɪˈliv əm goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhɛvən. ɪt wʊd bi greɪt! ənd əv kɔrs, ðə bɛst pɑrt əv ðə sɔŋ, musically-speaking*, ɪz ðə "aɪl teɪk ˈʤizəs ˈɛvəri taɪm" rɪˈfreɪn. ðæts ðə pɑrt ðət brɪŋz ju bæk əp ˈɛvəri taɪm. jæ. ənd ðæts wət feɪθ həz. ɪts ə trɪˈmɛndəs hɪt, ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti. ju noʊ ðə ənd ˈwægnər ənd ˈhaɪdən, ɔl ˈrɪtən fər ɪt. ənd ðɛn ˈgɔspəl mˈjuzɪk ɪz trɪˈmɛndəs, ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl wɪn ɪts gʊd. aɪ doʊnt noʊ ˈwɛðər ɪt həz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ feɪθ, ˈmeɪbi ɪts ˌɪnˈfɔrmd baɪ feɪθ, ju noʊ, ðə ˈfilɪŋ ju kən fil. aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk soʊ, bət ɪts bɪg ənd ɪts səkˈsɛsfəl. ˈʤudiˌɪzəm wɑz ˈnɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ɪt. ˈʤudiˌɪzəmz tu hɑrd. ðɛrz noʊ fərˈgɪvnəs. kənˈfɛʃən ɪz ə trɪˈmɛndəs ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən. "aɪ dɪd ðɪs, ənd aɪ dɪd ðɪs, heɪl ˈmɛri." ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ən ˈæftərˌlaɪf, ɪn ənd əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ʤuz noʊ ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt. ðə ˈgreɪtəst aɪˈdiə ɪn ˈhɪstəri. dɪz mˈjuzɪk fɪl ðə pleɪs ɪn jʊr laɪf wɛr feɪθ maɪt bi? noʊ. aɪ θɪŋk aɪ hæv ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ənd ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɛr, əm əˈfreɪd. ðət sɔŋ əv maɪn, "maɪ ˈkəntri," ɪz ˈrɪli ˌɔtəˌbaɪəˈgræfɪkəl. ðæts haʊ aɪ gru əp. ɪt wɑz ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈɛvəri naɪt, wɪθ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ðɛr, ˈbaʊnsɪŋ wərdz ɔf ðə skrin. maɪ ˈfɑðər seɪɪŋ, "oʊ, ðɪs ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən. ðæts goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən." ˈivɪn ðɛn, ðeɪ wər seɪɪŋ, "ðæts ə ˈhɔrəbəl θɪŋ, ðɪs nu θɪŋ ðæts ˈhæpənd." bət ɪts ə hɛl əv ə lɔt ˈkloʊzər ðən ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ sɪns. æt list wi wər ɪn ðə seɪm rum. ðɛn ɪt ˈdrɪftɪd ˈɪntu ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə seɪm ʃoʊ ɪn ˈdɪfərənt rumz, wɪʧ ɪz ə gʊd aɪˈdiə. seɪm ʃoʊ, ˈdɪfərənt rumz ər ˈsəmθɪŋ. ðæts "maɪ ˈkəntri." ðiz ər maɪ ˈpipəl, ðɪs ɪz ðə wərld aɪ ˌəndərˈstʊd. ənd ðæts wəts ðɛr fər mi. mˈjuzɪk həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn wərk fər mi. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz aɪl ləv ɪt, aɪl hir ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ ləv. bət aɪ doʊnt goʊ ðɛr fər fən. ənd ˈivɪn wɪn aɪ goʊ tɪ slip, aɪ hæv ˈvɔɪsɪz. maɪ waɪf ˈɪzənt ˈkreɪzi əˈbaʊt ðət bɪˈkəz ðə hɛl ɪz ðə neɪm əv ðə gaɪ ɔn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈoʊlni ɪn bɛd. əm ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə rɛd sɑks, ʃiz traɪɪŋ tɪ goʊ tɪ slip. du ju gɪt ˈmɛlədiz ɪn jʊr hɛd? ˈsəmˌtaɪmz. mɔr ˈɔfən wɪn əm ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈpɪkʧərz. bət aɪ ˈɔfən hæv mˈjuzɪk ɪn maɪ hɛd ðæts əv noʊ ˈkɑnsəkwəns, ɪts ʤɪst θri, wən, sɪks, ˈsɛvən, wən [həmz ˈmɛlədi]. ˈɪtəl ʤɪst bi goʊɪŋ ɔn laɪk ðət. aɪ doʊnt noʊ wət gʊd ɪt dɪz, bət ɪts ɪn maɪ hɛd. ɪn tərmz əv ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈraɪtɪŋ əv nu sɔŋz, du ju faɪnd ðət baɪ ðə taɪm jʊr ˈrɛdi tɪ stɑrt kəmˈpoʊzɪŋ, ðə sɔŋ kəmz ˈfʊli flɛʃt aʊt ər dɪz ɪt teɪk əˈwaɪl tɪ wərk ɔn ɪt ənd pis ðə mˈjuzɪk təˈgɛðər? ɪt ˈvɛriz, bət ðɪs taɪm, aɪ ˈdɪdənt gɪt wən ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd rəʃ θru ɪt. aɪd hæv tu ˈmɪnəts wɛr aɪd hæv ə vərs ənd ˈmeɪbi ə brɪʤ, bət aɪ ˈdɪdənt gɪt ðoʊz breɪks laɪk ju gɪt mɔr wɪn jʊr ˈjəŋgər. ðoʊz wənz wɛr ɪt ʤɪst kʊd si tɪ ðə ɛnd əv ɪt raɪt æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. ɪn səm weɪ, "ˈbrəðərz" ræn laɪk ðət, ˈɑdli ɪˈnəf, ɪts soʊ dɪsˈʤɔɪntɪd. bət noʊ, ˈraɪtɪŋ ə sɔŋ ɪz ə ˈdɪfərənt θɪŋ frəm ðə ərˈeɪnʤɪŋ moʊst əv ðə taɪm. "ˈbrəðərz" ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪz maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt sɔŋ ɔn ðə ˈælbəm. oʊ, θæŋk ju. aɪ ˈwʊdənt juz ðə wərd dɪsˈʤɔɪntɪd. aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ seɪ ðət... ɪts ə ˈʤərni. ju kænt noʊ wət ɪts əˈbaʊt [wɪn ɪt bɪˈgɪnz]. ənd ɪt həz ə ˈvɛri kənˈkluʒən. ðə beɪ əv pɪgz wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ɔl əˈbaʊt ə ˈwʊmən. [ˈgɪgəlz] soʊ smɔl. wɪn aɪ fərst hərd ɪt, aɪ θɔt ɪt kʊd hæv kəm raɪt ɔf əv gʊd oʊld bɔɪz, ɪn tərmz əv ðə strɪŋ ərˈeɪnʤmənt ənd wɛr jʊr vɔɪs ɪz ˈsɪtɪŋ. ənd ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən bɪtˈwin ʤæk ənd ˈbɑbi ˈkɛnədi kips mi ɛnˈræpʧərd ˈɛvəri taɪm. aɪv meɪd maɪ ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə sɔŋ wɪθ mi ɔn kɑr trɪps, ənd əm laɪk, "naʊ ʤæks ˈtɔkɪŋ, naʊ ˈbɑbiz ˈpərkɪŋ əp..." ju θɪŋk ðət həz tɪ ˈhæpən? aɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ðoʊz sɔŋz. ˈmeɪbi ɪts tu hɑrd fər ðə ˈmidiəm, bət aɪ kɛpt ðɛm seɪɪŋ ðə neɪm, ðeɪ ˈjuʒəwəli seɪ ðə ˈəðərz neɪm wɪn ðeɪ swɪʧ ˈoʊvər. ənd ˈbɑbi ɪz sɔrt əv ə ˈpɛpi jəŋ gaɪ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ʤæk. əm nɑt əp tɪ ˈæktɪŋ ðə wən laɪn, aɪ traɪd ɪt ə ˈθaʊzənd taɪmz, ðə wən əˈbaʊt, "soʊ noʊ wən wɪl bi æt ðə biʧ, raɪt?" ˈbɑbi sɪz ðɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ lænd æt naɪt. aɪ si ɪm duɪŋ ɪt. ðɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ lænd æt naɪt soʊ noʊ wən wɪl bi æt ðə biʧ. ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈmɪki aʊt əv hɪz laɪk aɪ sɛd, aɪ ˈwəzənt əp tɪ [ˈæktɪŋ ɪt aʊt], bət aɪ dɪd maɪ bɛst tɪ meɪk ɪt klɪr. ɔl ðoʊz ˈvɔɪsɪz, aɪ doʊnt noʊ ˈwɛðər aɪd du ðət əˈgɛn. "lɔst wɪˈθaʊt ju," aɪ θɪŋk, ɪz ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsəbəl tu wɪn ðə kɪdz ər ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfɑðər. ðət ˈpərsənəli ˈhæpənd tɪ mi ənd maɪ ˈbrəðər. aɪ doʊnt noʊ waɪ aɪ fɛlt kəmˈpɛld tɪ du ɪt, bət ɪt fɛlt laɪk ɪt wɑz ə stɛp ɪn səm dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ɪt wɑz ˈhɑrdər tɪ du, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wərkt aʊt, bət wɪl si. ə fju əv ðiz sɔŋz hæv bɪn ˈfloʊtɪŋ əraʊnd ɪn ˈrisənt ə ˈʤəŋgəl aʊt ðɛr" wɑz ðə θim tɪ məŋk ərˈɪʤənəli, "ˈwɑndərɪŋ bɔɪ" keɪm aʊt læst jɪr wɪθ jʊr ˈsɔngˌbʊk bɑks sɛt, ənd "ˈputɪn" wɑz riˈlist ˈnɪrli ə jɪr əˈgoʊ naʊ. jæ, bət ðeɪ wər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ɔn ðə ˈrɛkərd təˈgɛðər. aɪ doʊnt noʊ ˈwɛðər aɪ hæd "ˈwɑndərɪŋ bɔɪ" ˌsætɪsˈfæktrəli ənˈtɪl ə jɪr əˈgoʊ ər soʊ. aɪ noʊ aɪ ˈdɪdənt hæv "ˈputɪn" wɪn aɪ roʊt ɪt. ənd "ˈbrəðərz," aɪ ˈdɪdənt hæv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ɪt meɪ bi sɔrt əv tu ˈlɪtəl [məˈtɪriəl], ˈsərtənli fər naɪn jɪrz ɪts ˈludəkrəs. aɪ hæd ˈəðər sɔŋz ðət aɪ roʊt, bət ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ ˈhæpən. ðɪs ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs wɑz sɔrt əv ˌɪnˈtɛns. ɪt wɑz laɪk ə ˈpɪkʧər, wɛr ju roʊl əraʊnd ɔn ðə flɔr wɪθ ɪt. ə lɔt əv ðɛm ˈdɪdənt kəm ˈizi. bət ðeɪ hæv ðə saʊnd ɛz ɪf ðeɪ keɪm ˈizi. ɔn ðət pɔɪnt əˈbaʊt ˈkræftsmənˌʃɪp, ðɛr ɪz ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈɪmɪʤ əv ju, bɪˈkəz əv ˈsərtən ˈpɛrədiz, ðət ju ˈlɪtərəli raɪt əˈbaʊt ˌwəˈtɛvər ju si ɪn frənt əv ju. aɪ doʊnt noʊ wɛr ðət keɪm frəm. ðæts nɑt laɪk mi. bət aɪ θɪŋk, ɛz ɛz ɪt ɪz, ɪt spiks tɪ wət jʊr ˈtɔkɪŋ jʊr soʊ gʊd æt ɪt, ˈpipəl doʊnt ˈriəˌlaɪz haʊ məʧ wərk ənd ˈɛfərt wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə sɔŋz. əm nɑt wən əv ðoʊz ˈmɛˌdoʊ ˈfɛloʊz. ðæts waɪ aɪ laɪk "aɪ θɪŋk ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ reɪn təˈdeɪ" ə ˈlɪtəl lɛs. ɪt saʊnz laɪk ə ˈsɑfˌmɔr roʊt aɪ wɑz! aɪ wɑz 20 21 ˈmeɪbi. bət ðæts nɑt maɪ staɪl ɪn ðə sˈlaɪtəst. ɪts nɑt. əm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn haʊ ˈpipəl ækt. ənd aɪv bɪn ə gʊd ˈlɪsənər ɔl maɪ laɪf, ˈmeɪbi lɛs soʊ ɪn ðə læst fju jɪrz. ɛz aɪ gɪt ˈoʊldər əm ˈtɔkɪŋ mɔr. ðæts nɑt ə bæd θɪŋ, ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli. doʊnt lərn məʧ. ˈmeɪbi ju lərn əˈbaʊt ˈjɔrsɛlf. jæ. ˈmeɪbi. ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðət ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ju spəˈsɪfɪkli wɔnt, ðət wʊd bi, aɪ səˈpoʊz, ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls. ðæts ə gʊd kˈwɛʃən. aɪv dən ɪt wɪθ "lɔst wɪˈθaʊt ju." maɪ ˈbrəðər sɛd, "aɪ doʊnt noʊ haʊ ju kʊd du ɪt." hi ˈwəzənt mæd æt mi, bət [ðət sɔŋ] tɔks əˈbaʊt wɪn wi wɛnt tɪ si ɑr ˈfɑðər, hu wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ kɛr əv ɑr ˈməðər. hi wɑz ə ˈdɔktər, ʃi wɑz æt hoʊm bət hi hæd hɪz oʊn ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ðɪs ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən. hi wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ tu məʧ əv ɪt ənd hi wɑz ˈfɑlɪŋ əraʊnd. hid fɔl daʊn ənd stəf. ənd maɪ ˈbrəðər ənd aɪ wɛnt tɪ si ɑr ˈməðər, ənd hi sɛd, "əm ˈsɑri ðət hiz lɛt ju daʊn laɪk ðɪs, ðət hiz nɑt ˈkəmɪŋ θru." ənd ʃi sɛd, "hiz bɪn ˈwəndərfəl θru ɔl əv ðɪs. doʊnt ju dɛr seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ." ənd əm ˈtɛlɪŋ ju, ˈnɛvər ɪn 50 jɪrz hæd ʃi ɪkˈsprɛst ðət kaɪnd əv ˈfilɪŋ əˈbaʊt [maɪ ˈfɑðər]. ˈnɛvər. aɪ ˈnɛvər sɔ ɪt. bət ʃi gɑt mæd æt ˈjuˈɛs, ənd soʊ aɪ pʊt ɪt ɪn. wət wɑz ðə ˈɔrəʤən bɪˈhaɪnd "ʃi ʧoʊz mi"? wɑz ðət ə ˈpərsɪnəl sɔŋ laɪk "aɪ mɪs ju"? noʊ. ɛz pər jʊr ˈθɪri, aɪ roʊt ðət fər kɑp rɑk. oʊ, ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊ! jɛs, ðət sɔrt əv rɪˈdɪkjələs ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊ. ðɛr wɑz ə gaɪ hu wɑz ə ˈlɔjər ənd hi wɑz nɑt ə gʊd ˈlʊkɪŋ gaɪ ənd hɪz waɪf ˈrɪli wɑz. ðə ˈsɛnəmənt wɑz ɪkˈsprɛst baɪ ðə ˈraɪtər ənd ɪts ə bɪg aɪˈdiə, wɛr ju fil laɪk ju gɑt ˈləki. ðɛrz ˈnɛvər ˈɛni sɔŋz əˈbaʊt biɪŋ ˈsɛnsɪtɪv əˈbaʊt haʊ ju lʊk. noʊ wən raɪts əˈbaʊt ðət kaɪnd əv ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrɪti. ˈmeɪbi ˈsprɪŋˌstin dɪd. ðɛr maɪt bi ə sɔŋ ðɛr. ðæts ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, bɪˈkəz wən əv maɪ ˈæbsəˌlut ˈfeɪvərɪt sɔŋz əv jʊrz, "ðə wərld ˈɪzənt fɛr," aɪ θɪŋk ˈtəʧɪz ɔn ðɪs ə bɪt. jæ, ðæts ɪt. ðæts raɪt, ɪt dɪz. ɪt ˈrɪli ɪz ə ˈrædɪkli kənˈsaɪs səˈmeɪʃən əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm. wən əv maɪ kloʊz frɛndz ənd aɪ, wi sɪŋ ðɪs sɔŋ tɪ iʧ ˈəðər wɛˈnɛvər wɪr ˈfilɪŋ daʊn ənd aʊt. ɪts tru. ðæts wət ɪt lʊkt laɪk. aɪ wɛnt tɪ ðə skul ənd aɪd si ðiz ˈmɑmiz ðɛr wɪθ ˈlɪtəl sɪˈgɑr bət gaɪz. ju noʊ əˈbaʊt ðət wɪn jʊr 15 jɪrz oʊld. ɪt ʤɪst wərkt aʊt ɪn ðə sɔŋ ˈvɛri wɛl, aɪ θɪŋk. ðæts wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪts, tu. ɪts kwaɪt ˈwəndərfəl. aɪ səˈpoʊz trəmp, ɪn hɪz oʊn weɪ, ɪz ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu həz ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd fər ðiz ˈsɪmələr ˈrizənz ɛz wɛl. mɔr ðən moʊst ˈpipəl. ˌæbsəˈlutli. ənd aɪ θɪŋk hi meɪ noʊ ðət hiz nɑt gʊd æt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. hi meɪ noʊ ðət hiz nɑt gʊd æt gɔlf. hi meɪ noʊ ðət hiz nɑt ˈrɪli ðə kɪŋ əv ðə dil. hi meɪ θɪŋk, "oʊ, hɛlp mi. əm ə feɪk." bɪˈkəz hi ɪz ə feɪk. hiz kənˈsumd wɪθ hɪmˈsɛlf, bət aɪ fil, dip daʊn, hi ˈsərtənli θɪŋks ˈpipəl ər aʊt tɪ gɪt ɪm. bət hi θɪŋks hi ˈdəzənt hæv məʧ tɪ ˈɔfər. ɪz hi tu groʊˈtɛsk tɪ raɪt ə sɔŋ əˈbaʊt? aɪ θɪŋk soʊ. juv sɛd ɪn səm ˈrisənt ˈɪntərvˌjuz ðət ju hæd ə sɔŋ ər tu wɪθ ɪm ɪn maɪnd... wɛl, ɪt wɑz əˈbaʊt. wɪθ hər ˈraɪtɪŋ ə "dɪr ˈdædi" ˈlɛtər. "dɪr ˈdædi, əm blɑ, blɑ, blɑ. jʊr ðə ˈgreɪtəst. preɪz, preɪz, preɪz. ðə ˈkəntri ləvz ju. ˈɛvriˌwən ləvz ju." ənd aɪ wʊd θɪŋk əˈbaʊt haʊ ju hæd tɪ tɔk tɪ ɪm. wət kaɪnd əv wərdz tɪ noʊ, laɪk ðoʊz ˈkæbənət gaɪz. ðət θɪŋ. ʤiz. ðæts ˌɑpərˈætɪk. ðɛr ju kən raɪt ən ˈɑprə əˈbaʊt ə trəmp ˈkæbənət ˈmitɪŋ. aɪ ˈwʊdənt hæv bɪˈlivd ðət kʊd ˈhæpən. ɪn ðə ˈsɪmpsənz, ˈmeɪbi, fər læfs. ˈmɪstər. bərnz wʊd ləv ðət. jʊd θɪŋk hid bi əˈwɛr əv ðət. jʊd θɪŋk hiz sin tu məʧ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. ðæts wən θɪŋ hiz dən. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ æsk ə ˈkəpəl kwɪk kˈwɛsʧənz ˌbiˈfɔr ju hæv tɪ goʊ. səm maɪt bi ˈsɪli. ər wi ˈɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt "ðə gərlz ɪn maɪ laɪf (pɑrt 2 [læfs] aɪ θɔt əv ɪt. aɪ hæv wən ðət aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ kɔl ðət ɔn ðɪs ˈrɛkərd. aɪ kænt rɪˈmɛmbər wət aɪ dɪd wɪθ ɪt, bət aɪ hæd wən. aɪl si ɪf aɪ kən faɪnd ɪt ˈsəmˌwɛr. ju sɛd ju hæd səm ˈlɛfˌtoʊvər sɔŋz frəm ðɪs ju ˈplænɪŋ əˈnəðər wən ɔˈrɛdi? naɪn jɪrz ɪz tu lɔŋ bɪtˈwin ˈrɛkərdz. aɪ hoʊp soʊ. aɪ min aɪ hoʊp ðət aɪ du, bɪˈkəz aɪ meɪ nɑt hæv ðət lɔŋ. bət ɪts ˈprɑbəˌbli wət aɪ ʃʊd bi duɪŋ. aɪ laɪk ðə fɪlm mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈɔrkəstrə. ɪn fækt, aɪ ləv ɪt. bət ˌwəˈtɛvər aɪ du ɪn ðə ˈsɔŋˌraɪtɪŋ, aɪ fil, ɪz sɔrt əv juˈnik. ɪts nɑt laɪk ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl duɪŋ ɪt. fɪlm mˈjuzɪk, aɪ min, aɪ θɪŋk əm gʊd, bət ðɛrz ˈəðər ˈpipəl tu. ɪts nɑt ə ˈmætər əv kˈwɑləti əv ðə ˈsɔŋˌraɪtɪŋ. ɪts ʤɪst ə ˈmætər ðət ɪts ˈdɪfərənt. ər ðɛr ˈɛni kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈsɔŋˌraɪtərz ðət ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ? ˈleɪtli aɪ ˈhævənt bɪn ˈlɪsənɪŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ seɪ wɪθ ˈɛni əˈθɔrəti æt ɔl. aɪ doʊnt noʊ ˈkɛndrɪk lɑˈmɑrz stəf. bət wɛst æt hɪz bɛst wɑz ðə bɛst stəf aɪv hərd. ɪt wɑz ðə bɛst ˈɔrkəstrə stəf ənd ɔl ðət stəf ɪn ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd. ɪts səˈpraɪzɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ˈtælənt ɪn boʊθ ˈɛriəz, bət aɪ doʊnt noʊ ðət hi doʊnt θɪŋk ju kən wərk laɪk ðət ənd ˈɔlsoʊ meɪk jʊr laɪf ə wərk əv ɑrt. maɪ laɪf ɪz ˈrɪli ˌgɑˈdæm dræb. ɪts noʊ boʊld ˈspɪrɪtəd ədˈvɛnʧər goʊɪŋ aʊt ðɛr, laɪk əm goʊɪŋ tɪ klaɪm ðə ˈmaʊntən. soʊ jʊr nɑt goʊɪŋ ɔf tɪ ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ tɪ ˈrɛkərd jʊr nɛkst ˈælbəm ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ˈnoʊˌwɛr? u, ɪts ə gʊd θɔt. aɪ doʊnt hæv ðət ɪn mi wɛr mˈjuzɪk ɪz kənˈsərnd. ɪts ʤɪst ə bi flæt ɪz ə bi flæt. əm ə ˈlɪtəl tu məʧ soʊ. aɪ noʊ ðət. tu strɪkt. aɪ hir ˌmaɪˈsɛlf seɪɪŋ θɪŋz maɪ ˈfɑðər sɛd ðət aɪ ˈheɪtɪd, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ən əˈsɛsmənt. "wət du ju θɪŋk əv ðɪs, ˈrændi?" "tu laʊd." maɪ əˈpɪnjən əv ˈdənkərk: tu laʊd. ˈɪzənt ðət [ˈkrɪstəfər ˈnoʊlən hɑns zimmer's*] θɪŋ? ˈpəmpɪŋ əp ðə ˈsaʊnˌtræk ə ˈlɪtəl tu haɪ ɪn ðə mɪks... ɪt ˈwəzənt ʤɪst ðə mˈjuzɪk, ɪt wɑz ðə saʊnd ˈifɛkts. bət ðət wɑz maɪ ˌrivˈju əv stɑr wɔrz ðə fərst taɪm aɪ sɔ ɪt. ˈsəmˌwən æst mi wət aɪ θɔt əv ɪt ənd aɪ sɛd aɪ θɔt ɪt wɑz tu laʊd. haʊ ˈstupɪd kən ju gɪt fər ˈsəmˌwən huz ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs? ˈɛniˌweɪ. hæv ju ˈɛvər ˈlɪsənd tɪ ʤoʊˈænə ˈnuzəm? ʃi kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ væn daɪk pɑrks. jæ, ʃʊr. aɪ mɛt hər. ʃi keɪm tɪ si mi əp nɔrθ wɛr ʃi lɪvz. ʃiz ˈrɪli gʊd, ˈvɛri gʊd. aɪl hæv tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ɪt səm mɔr, bət aɪv hərd səm əv ɪt. naʊ, ʃi kʊd du ðət sɔŋ. jæ, ðæts hu ju ʃʊd raɪt ɪt fər. ʃil gɪv ɪt ə ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ hɑrp ərˈeɪnʤmənt. ɪf ʃi dɪd ɪt. aɪ doʊnt noʊ ˈwɛðər θɪŋz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ læst wɪθ ðɪs stəf. du ju θɪŋk ðɛrz ˈɛni ʧæns hi woʊnt meɪk ɪt θru ðə fɔr jɪrz? aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz θɔt hid kwɪt bɪˈkəz ɪts tu hɑrd. haʊərd stərn sɛd ˈərli ɔn, "hi ˈʃʊdənt teɪk ðɪs ʤɑb. hi wɔnts ˈpipəl tɪ laɪk ɪm, ləv ɪm." hiz ˈdɛspərɪt tɪ hæv ˈpipəl ləv ɪm. ðə ˈpipəl hu roʊt ɪm ɔf, hi heɪts ðɛm. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, ˈrændi æst mi əˈbaʊt maɪ ˈpæʃənz ɪn laɪf, ənd wi ˈɛndɪd əp ˈtɔkɪŋ fər ə bɪt əˈbaʊt maɪ oʊn mˈjuzɪk, wɪʧ lɛd tɪ ðɪs ˈfaɪnəl ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ... du ju ˈɛvər raɪt ɪt fər ˈɛniˌwən ɛls, ər ɪz ɪt... aɪv ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ raɪt fər ə ˈfiˌmeɪl vɔɪs. aɪv ˈɔlˌweɪz laɪkt ðət aɪˈdiə. aɪv dən ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri θɪŋz. aɪ roʊt ə sɔŋ fər prɪns wəns, ʤɪst tɪ gɪt aʊt əv ðə rət aɪ wɑz ɪn. wət sɔŋ wɑz ðət? hi ˈnɛvər dɪd ɪt. aɪ ˈfɪnɪʃt ɪt, ðoʊ. ɪt ʤɪst ˈwəzənt ˈɛni gʊd, ˈrɪli. bət ɪt ˈwʊdənt hæv bɪn. ɪt ˈwəzənt ˈjuzəbəl baɪ mi, bət ɪt ˈwʊdənt hæv bɪn aʊt əv ðə rɛlm əv ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti fər ɪm. ɪt wɑz ˈprɪti gʊd, nɑt ɛz gʊd ɛz hɪz bɛst stəf, bət ɪt ˈwəzənt rɪˈdɪkjələs. traɪ ðət. traɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ səm fər ʤoʊˈænə ˈnuzəm ər ˈsəmˌwən hu ʤɪst si ɪf ju kʊd raɪt ə ˈkeɪti ˈpɛri sɔŋ. aɪ ˈwʊdənt maɪnd traɪɪŋ tɪ du ðət. aɪ du θɪŋk ðoʊz ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz ər ˈrɪli gʊd. jæ, ðɛr greɪt. ju lərn nu θɪŋz əˈbaʊt wət ju kən du ər ðə sɔrt əv ˈvɔɪsɪz ju kən ˈkɑnʤər əp. jæ, ˈivɪn harmonically*, jul goʊ ˈpleɪsɪz ðeɪ goʊ. ðeɪ meɪ nɑt bi ˈpleɪsɪz ju θɔt əv, bət ðɛrz ril kræft ɪn ðoʊz bɪg ˈmɑnstər θɪŋz.
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sai mokhtari/gothamist
randy newman is one of the great songwriters of the 20th century, a storyteller and showman with a wicked sense of irony, a short story writer's eye for detail, and a taste for romantic string arrangements. while many know him because of his work with pixar and various movie soundtracks, or via certain popular parodies, his solo compositions—often from the perspective of the most venal, delusional kinds of people—are the ones that his fans would place up there against the best of popular music, alongside the compositions of bob dylan, leonard cohen, tom waits and joni mitchell.
in his music, he is a clear-eyed surveyor of the foibles of men and women, be they domestic or political; he's eager to grapple with the darkest of emotions (and the most loaded language) with levity and humor. his first album in nine years is the masterful dark matter, which touches on all his favorite tropes: there's the epic struggle between science and religion in "the great debate," the heartbreaking piano balladry of "wandering boy," the political propaganda of "putin," and the absurdity of "sonny boy," a story that is too wild and weird to be true (except it is).
we got the chance to sit down with newman at the gorgeous steinway hall showroom in midtown manhattan on the eve of the album's release to talk about his unique approach to songwriting; the new tricks and perspectives he tried out on the album; his initial reaction to seeing star wars; and why donald trump is too grotesque for even him to write a song about.
so you've written a lot of songs about terrible, delusional, selfish people. pretty bad, yeah.
how does trump compare to those characters? he's worse, i think. some aspect of him could be the guy in "my life is good." the guy in the first song on this record, "the great debate," that would be a benign moment [for trump]. the guy's cheating, but he's not that bad. the "short people" guy, he's got his manias. but there was an article in some paper that said that donald trump was like a character in randy newman's songs. i don't know what paper it was in... but he is. i always think that regular people, the audience for instance, is better than the people in my songs that i'm laying out. but he's not.
he's somebody who can never lose an argument. never, and has never admitted they're wrong. boy, it's hard to live with that trait in people.
it's weird looking back at this, but i remember when bush the second was running, a lot of people said in his defense, "well, he's the kind of guy you want to get a beer with." and i can't imagine voters feeling the same way about trump. no. i feel that same way, that i can't imagine liking him in that way. do you think any of them would want him as a friend? a guy who cheats at golf and constantly you have to praise him—he's the greatest, he's the greatest? imagine him being on a bowling team or having him over to play cards? it's gruesome. he's fine doing president stuff, they think. he's not, but his approval rating is down to, what, 33 percent?
something like that. i mean, there aren't that many assholes in this country. there aren't 40 million assholes. there just aren't. they are not that bad. they've got weaknesses. all people do. racism is a problem in this country that maybe you can't forgive in a person, but it's sort of like benign neglect. with a lot of people, they don't know they're racist. they just think somehow that there are a hundred thousand white men who could do the job of president better than obama could. it's just this sickness we have, like the civil war didn't end. it's not just the south, it's people everywhere.
it's pervasive. the "other" still works. i was reading this new book, a hitler biography [hitler: ascent, 1889-1939], by volker ullrich. boy it's good. but [hitler's] opening speeches when he was playing clubs—he'd play the clubs, then bigger rooms, then outdoors—when he started, he was playing to 40, 50 people and they said in his speeches he would attack the jews right off. he said, "i'm going to clean out the pig sty," and he kept saying that things were worse than they were. in 1923, it was hard to do, but whenever he got out of jail and stuff, he was still doing the same thing. and those tenets to attack the other, blame everything on them— immigrants in trump's case—it's the same pattern. i just wonder if bannon as a school boy theorized that it could be effective.
do you see trump as the answer to the plea by the character from "i'm dreaming," the song you put out during obama's second campaign? even he might be wise to the ineptitude, but yes, that would be exactly the guy he was looking for. someone who was just the whitest guy possible.
it seems as though much of trump's impetus is rolling back obama's legacy, and i don't understand why he has such an obsession with it. because everything he does, it's like it's designed to really piss off liberals in new york city. cutting the money for teenage sex education and planned parenthood and stuff, it's entirely reactive, i think. it's generated by his hate for the people who maybe didn't accept him. or he just hates. i heard him say he hated documentaries. well, that's because... there it is! they're, reportedly at least, the truth.
certainly there's a lack of curiosity across the spectrum with him. yeah, it really seems so. what he would do well is maybe be a television critic, i don't know. but you would think that he'd seen too much television to have put on that show with his cabinet praising him. that was the most unbelievable thing so far. that was really weird, those men and women jumping through hoops.
thinking about what you're saying regarding the cyclical nature of these attacks on the "other," we have similar types of personalities that come up in recorded history that utilize this kind of parallel rhetoric. you mean like mussolini?
yes. and another major figure who comes to mind along these lines is putin. you must have written the new song about him over a year ago? two and a half. further. it was around when those [shirtless] pictures of him came out. it was very odd to me why he would want that too—why he would want stardom, to be a superhero—but he did. he does. he's got everything else.
you released the song last october in the middle of the presidential campaign, and you said at the time in an interview that one of the reasons you put it out so early was because, "i think that people will lose interest after this surfeit of political talk and attention after the election." can you believe, 10 months later, we are still talking about all this? yeah, you know the saying—i don't know whether it was [john] hobson who said it, but that was the name of his book anyway—"interesting times." it's a curse to live in interesting times.
and it is. it's too much. it's tremendously interesting and everything, but your mind does get taken away by the fact that, like just over the weekend, they cut $200 million dollars for head start-like things. and that's the big stuff. it's hard to know who to root for with the attorney general thing, because he's probably good at his job. we want that? i don't think so? not with what they want to do.
with songs like "putin," how much of it is you tapping into those cyclical patterns of history? is it a similar process with songs like "i'm dreaming" or "a few words in defense of our country"? yeah, ["a few words"] that's back. i can play that now again, with even more conviction.
i think that my best self is represented by what i write. i'm less articulate here, even when i have room, even when i have the time to answer a question, than i am when i hammer away for hours and get something. i think that's the best i do in life. but i don't know. it's happened with a lot of things. it happened with money. i sound like trump there. "i was right!" no, i wrote two songs about money. i mean, money's always been a big deal, but then in the '90s and stuff, people noticed that it was really big, heh.
you mean, "it's money that i love" and "it's money that matters"? yeah.
i feel like there should be a third song. there needs to be a completion to the trilogy. there should be one more.
maybe..."it's money i believe in." [starts singing "money (that's what i want)"]
you've written a lot of different types of songs—you have satirical songs, music you write for film and children's movies, and the more autobiographical tunes that seem to pop up here and there, whether or not you intended them to. yeah, that's true.
one of the things that i've always loved about your music is you seemed, from when your debut album was released onwards, to have an allergic reaction to the singer/songwriter trend that flourished in the '70s. that you were always more interested in storytelling and characters. and i still am. that's what interests me. i write myself out of them, at best, like a writer would. the fact that more people don't do that is a testament to the fact that people don't like it. i mean, not really. i think they want a direct expression and an open belief that when elton john sings "candle in the wind," he's feeling it and it isn't just, "let's write a song about marilyn monroe."
i had this music teacher once, and i said, "[joseph] haydn, i think maybe is the greatest composer ever." and he said, "i think he's the best professional composer ever." i don't know quite what that means. that he was writing to assignment? because he lived with the esterhazys for 40, 50 years and they'd say, "write us a trio, write us a quartet," and he did? i don't know what it meant. i'm a professional songwriter, and if i have to write a song about a camel, an animated camel, i can do it should i choose to. and i've always been proud of that. my family were musicians, and i was brought up to believe it's a high calling from my father— who wasn't a musician, but he loved his prose. when they ask me what my occupation is, i put musician. i'm proud to be able to.
you're touching on this idea that people don't appreciate craft, or they dismiss craft as mere product. well, you shouldn't notice it. you don't want people to notice that you're working hard, you've done what you did, at all. even people within the business can be dismissive at times—like a band like toto, who i used as much as i could because they were the best players at the time. they'll say, "oh, that's studio stuff." all right. what do you mean? sometimes those are the best guys, so i use them.
one of the things on your new album that's really fascinating is that there are several songs that have multiple voices, multiple narrators. that's something i don't feel like i've heard in a lot of your music previously. yeah, i never did it before.
was this an experiment where you said, "i want to try to do this," or did it just come out with these particular characters? well, it came out in the first one ["the great debate"], where i reached the point where someone else had to speak. it was a necessity. so i did. then i somehow felt the need to undercut myself by showing the trick. you know, the randy newman thing ["you see, the author of this little vignette, mr. newman, self-described atheist and communist, creates characters, like you, as objects of ridicule!"].
i would never do that, but i thought in that song, of course i'm going to be on that side. it was too easy and facile, though it worked for five minutes until we got to this guy, and i just felt it needed more bogus credibility, as if i'm really being true with you now. and it's bullshit straight on, but it's the truth that i'll take a character and he will say things that i don't mean and that i don't want you to believe either. absolutely. it's like maybe i didn't want to work anymore and i thought this was a good suicide by saying that.
why have there been so few great or memorable songs about atheism? it isn't there. because it's sort of arid. i think a lot of atheists and agnostics would like to receive the spirit. so i said, "i'm going to believe for a second in an afterlife." i said, "jesus. it's so relaxing. who gives a shit about anything?" because i believe i'm going to heaven. it would be great!
and of course, the best part of the song, musically-speaking, is the "i'll take jesus every time" refrain. that's the part that brings you back up every time. yeah. and that's what faith has. it's a tremendous hit, christianity. you know the music—beethoven and wagner and haydn, stravinski—they've all written for it. and then gospel music is tremendous, irresistible when it's good. i don't know whether it has anything to do with faith, maybe it's informed by faith, you know, the feeling you can feel. i don't think so, but it's big and it's successful. judaism was never going to make it. judaism's too hard. there's no forgiveness. confession is a tremendous invention. "i did this, and i did this, hail mary."
also the entire concept of an afterlife, in and of itself. something that jews know nothing about. the greatest idea in history.
does music fill the place in your life where faith might be? no. i think i have television and reading there, i'm afraid. that song of mine, "my country," is really autobiographical. that's how i grew up. it was television every night, with everybody there, bouncing words off the screen. my father saying, "oh, this is going to happen. that's going to happen." even then, they were saying, "that's a horrible thing, this new thing that's happened." but it's a hell of a lot closer than everything since. at least we were in the same room. then it drifted into watching the same show in different rooms, which is a good idea. same show, different rooms or something. that's "my country." these are my people, this is the world i understood. and that's what's there for me.
music has always been work for me. sometimes i'll love it, i'll hear something i love. but i don't go there for fun. and even when i go to sleep, i have voices. my wife isn't crazy about that because there's...what the hell is the name of the guy on baseball tonight...buster olney in bed. i'm thinking about the red sox, she's trying to go to sleep.
do you get melodies in your head? sometimes. more often when i'm working with pictures. but i often have music in my head that's of no consequence, it's just three, one, six, seven, one [hums melody]. it'll just be going on like that. i don't know what good it does, but it's in my head.
in terms of the actual writing of new songs, do you find that by the time you're ready to start composing, the song comes fully fleshed out or does it take awhile to work on it and piece the music together? it varies, but this time, i didn't get one concentrated rush through it. i'd have two minutes where i'd have a verse and maybe a bridge, but i didn't get those breaks like you get more when you're younger. those ones where it just goes—you could see to the end of it right at the beginning. in some way, "brothers" ran like that, oddly enough, it's so disjointed. but no, writing a song is a different thing from the arranging most of the time.
"brothers" actually is my favorite song on the album. oh, thank you.
i wouldn't use the word disjointed. i was going to say that... it's a journey.
you can't know what it's about [when it begins].
and it has a very kennedy-esque conclusion. the bay of pigs was actually all about a woman. [giggles] so small.
when i first heard it, i thought it could have come right off of good old boys, in terms of the string arrangement and where your voice is sitting. and the conversation between jack and bobby kennedy keeps me enraptured every time. i've made my girlfriend listen to the song with me on car trips, and i'm like, "now jack's talking, now bobby's perking up..." you think that has to happen? i worry about those songs. maybe it's too hard for the medium, but i kept them saying the name, they usually say the other's name when they switch over.
and bobby is sort of a peppy young guy compared to jack. i'm not up to acting the one line, i tried it a thousand times, the one about, "so no one will be at the beach, right?" bobby says they're going to land at night. i see him doing it. they're going to land at night so no one will be at the beach. taking the mickey out of his brother—but like i said, i wasn't up to [acting it out], but i did my best to make it clear. all those voices, i don't know whether i'd do that again.
"lost without you," i think, is comprehensible too when the kids are talking about the father. that personally happened to me and my brother. i don't know why i felt compelled to do it, but it felt like it was a step in some direction. it was harder to do, and i think it worked out, but we'll see.
a few of these songs have been floating around in recent years—"it's a jungle out there" was the theme to monk originally, "wandering boy" came out last year with your songbook box set, and "putin" was released nearly a year ago now. yeah, but they were always intended to be on the record together.
i don't know whether i had "wandering boy" satisfactorily until a year ago or so. i know i didn't have "putin" when i wrote it. and "brothers," i didn't have anything. it may be sort of too little [material], certainly for nine years it's ludicrous.
i had other songs that i wrote, but they didn't want to happen. this writing process was sort of intense. it was like a picture, where you roll around on the floor with it. a lot of them didn't come easy. but they have the sound as if they came easy.
on that point about craftsmanship, there is a popular image of you, because of certain parodies, that you literally write about whatever you see in front of you. i don't know where that came from. that's not like me.
but i think, as reductive as it is, it speaks to what you're talking about—that you're so good at it, people don't realize how much work and effort went into the songs. i'm not one of those meadow fellows. that's why i like "i think it's going to rain today" a little less. it sounds like a sophomore wrote it—and i was! i was 20, 21 maybe. but that's not my style in the slightest. it's not. i'm interested in how people act. and i've been a good listener all my life, maybe less so in the last few years. as i get older i'm talking more.
that's not a bad thing, necessarily. don't learn much.
maybe you learn about yourself. yeah. maybe.
whether or not that is something you specifically want, that would be, i suppose, something else. that's a good question. i've done it with "lost without you." my brother said, "i don't know how you could do it." he wasn't mad at me, but [that song] talks about when we went to see our father, who was taking care of our mother. he was a doctor, she was at home but he had his own problems with this medication. he was taking too much of it and he was falling around. he'd fall down and stuff.
and my brother and i went to see our mother, and he said, "i'm sorry that he's let you down like this, that he's not coming through." and she said, "he's been wonderful through all of this. don't you dare say anything." and i'm telling you, never in 50 years had she expressed that kind of feeling about [my father]. never. i never saw it. but she got mad at us, and so i put it in.
what was the origin behind "she chose me"? was that a personal song like "i miss you"? no. as per your theory, i wrote that for cop rock.
oh, the tv show! yes, that sort of ridiculous tv show. there was a guy who was a lawyer and he was not a good looking guy and his wife really was. the sentiment was expressed by the writer and it's a big idea, where you feel like you got lucky. there's never any songs about being sensitive about how you look. no one writes about that kind of insecurity. maybe springsteen did. there might be a song there.
that's interesting, because one of my absolute favorite songs of yours, "the world isn't fair," i think touches on this a bit. yeah, that's it. that's right, it does.
it really is a radically concise summation of capitalism. one of my close friends and i, we sing this song to each other whenever we're feeling down and out. it's true. that's what it looked like. i went to the school and i'd see these mommies there with little cigar butt guys. you know about that when you're 15 years old. it just worked out in the song very well, i think. that's one of my favorites, too.
it's quite wonderful. i suppose trump, in his own way, is somebody who has benefited for these similar reasons as well. more than most people. absolutely. and i think he may know that he's not good at anything. he may know that he's not good at golf. he may know that he's not really the king of the deal. he may think, "oh, help me. i'm a fake." because he is a fake. he's consumed with himself, but i feel, deep down, he certainly thinks people are out to get him. but he thinks he doesn't have much to offer.
is he too grotesque to write a song about? i think so.
you've said in some recent interviews that you had a song or two with him in mind... well, it was about ivanka. with her writing a "dear daddy" letter.
"dear daddy, i'm blah, blah, blah. you're the greatest. praise, praise, praise. the country loves you. everyone loves you." and i would think about how you had to talk to him. what kind of words to use—you know, like those cabinet guys. that thing. geez. that's operatic.
there you go—you can write an opera about a trump cabinet meeting. i wouldn't have believed that could happen. in the simpsons, maybe, for laughs.
mr. burns would love that. you'd think he'd be aware of that. you'd think he's seen too much television. that's one thing he's done.
i wanted to ask a couple quick questions before you have to go. some might be silly. are we ever going to get "the girls in my life (part 2)"? [laughs] i thought of it. i have one that i was going to call that on this record. i can't remember what i did with it, but i had one. i'll see if i can find it somewhere.
you said you had some leftover songs from this album—are you planning another one already? nine years is too long between records. i hope so. i mean i hope that i do, because i may not have that long. but it's probably what i should be doing.
i like the film music and working with the orchestra. in fact, i love it. but whatever i do in the songwriting, i feel, is sort of unique. it's not like there are a lot of people doing it. film music, i mean, i think i'm good, but there's other people too. it's not a matter of quality of the songwriting. it's just a matter that it's different.
are there any contemporary songwriters that you enjoy? lately i haven't been listening enough to be able to say with any authority at all. i don't know kendrick lamar's stuff. but kanye west at his best was the best stuff i've heard. it was the best orchestra stuff and all that stuff in the background. it's surprising to find talent in both areas, but i don't know that he isn't...i don't think you can work like that and also make your life a work of art. my life is really goddamn drab. it's no bold spirited adventure going out there, like i'm going to climb the mountain.
so you're not going off to wyoming to record your next album in the middle of nowhere? ooh, it's a good thought. i don't have that in me where music is concerned. it's just a b flat is a b flat. i'm a little too much so. i know that. too strict. i hear myself saying things my father said that i hated, making an assessment. "what do you think of this, randy?" "too loud." my opinion of dunkirk: too loud.
isn't that [christopher nolan & hans zimmer's] thing? pumping up the soundtrack a little too high in the mix... it wasn't just the music, it was the sound effects. but that was my review of star wars the first time i saw it. someone asked me what i thought of it and i said i thought it was too loud. how stupid can you get for someone who's in the business? anyway.
have you ever listened to joanna newsom? she collaborated with van dyke parks. yeah, sure. i met her. she came to see me up north where she lives. she's really good, very good. i'll have to listen to it some more, but i've heard some of it. now, she could do that ivanka song.
yeah, that's who you should write it for. she'll give it a very interesting harp arrangement. if she did it. i don't know whether things are going to last with this stuff.
do you think there's any chance he won't make it through the four years? i always thought he'd quit because it's too hard. howard stern said early on, "he shouldn't take this job. he wants people to like him, love him." he's desperate to have people love him. the people who wrote him off, he hates them.
at this point, randy asked me about my passions in life, and we ended up talking for a bit about my own music, which led to this final exchange...
do you ever write it for anyone else, or is it...
i've always wanted to write for a female voice. i've always liked that idea. i've done imaginary things. i wrote a song for prince once, just to get out of the rut i was in.
what song was that? he never did it. i finished it, though. it just wasn't any good, really. but it wouldn't have been. it wasn't usable by me, but it wouldn't have been out of the realm of possibility for him. it was pretty good, not as good as his best stuff, but it wasn't ridiculous. try that. try writing some for joanna newsom or someone who just ... see if you could write a katy perry song. i wouldn't mind trying to do that.
i do think those exercises are really good. yeah, they're great.
you learn new things about what you can do or the sort of voices you can conjure up. yeah, even harmonically, you'll go places they go. they may not be places you thought of, but there's real craft in those big monster things.
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ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz dɑn ˈlɛmən hæd ə ˈvɛri ˈtɛsti ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ wɪθ sɛn. rænd pɔl əˈbaʊt ðə dɛt ˈsilɪŋ ˈdrɑmə ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt. ɛz ðə haʊs ənd ˈsɛnɪt əˈgɛn feɪld tɪ riʧ ən əˈgrimənt ɔn haʊ tɪ reɪz ðə dɛt ˈsilɪŋ, pɔl əˈpɪrd ɔn ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ti ˈpɑrti pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə tɔks. ˈlɛmən ˈstɑrtɪd ɔf ðə ˈɪntərvˌju baɪ ˈæskɪŋ ɪm tɪ ʧæt "wɪˈθaʊt ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnts." hi ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈgæn əˈgrɛsɪvli traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt pɔl tɪ ˈænsər hɪz kˈwɛsʧənz, ˈæskɪŋ ɪm rɪˈpitɪdli haʊ hi hæd ˈvoʊtɪd ɔn ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld "kət, kæp ənd ˈbæləns" bɪl frəm ðə haʊs. ˈlɛmən ðɛn ˈwəndərd ˈwɛðər pɔlz ˌɪnˈsɪstəns ɔn ˈmɛʒərz laɪk ə ˈbælənst ˈbəʤɪt əˈmɛndmənt wər ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪŋ ɪm. "ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv meɪd ˈmɛni kənˈsɛʃənz wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ wəts goʊɪŋ ɔn hir, ənd ˈivɪn ðə ti ˈpɑrti pəˈzɪʃən ɪt əˈpɪrz tɪ moʊst ˈpipəl rɪˈmeɪnz ˈrɪʤɪd," ˈlɛmən sɛd. "ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz, hæv ju meɪd jʊr pɔɪnt? ənd baɪ kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ goʊ ɔn wɪθ ðɪs, du ju fil laɪk jʊr ˈoʊvərˌriʧɪŋ ənd ðət jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ luz ðə klaʊt?" pɔl ˈstɑrtɪd ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ hi ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ æd ˈɛni mɔr dɛt tɪ ðə ˈkəntriz ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz. ˈlɛmən kət ɪm ɔf. "hæŋ ɔn, hæŋ ɔn," hi sɛd. "kən wi ʤɪst stɪk tɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt tɪ ðət--" "lɛt mi ˈfɪnɪʃ maɪ θɔt," pɔl sɛd. "hoʊld ɔn, pliz, bi rɪˈspɛktfəl hir," ˈlɛmən rɪˈspɑndɪd. "əm traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈænsər jʊr kˈwɛʃən, juv ˌɪntərˈəptɪd maɪ ˈænsər," pɔl sɛd. "ɪf ju ˈænsər ðə kˈwɛʃən, aɪl gɪv ju ˈplɛnti əv taɪm," ˈlɛmən sɛd. ðə tu klæʃt əˈgɛn wɪn ˈlɛmən æst hu pɔl θɪŋks wɪl bi tɪ bleɪm ɪf ðə juz. dɪˈfɔlts ɔn ɪts dɛt ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz. əˈgɛn, pɔl ˈdɪdənt ˈænsər ðə kˈwɛʃən dɪˈrɛkli, ənd, əˈgɛn, ˈlɛmən prɛst ɪm ɔn ɪt. ðɛr wɑz jɛt əˈnəðər kənˈtɛnʃəs wɪn ˈlɛmən æst pɔl əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər hi ˌəndərˈstʊd ðət ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪz ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd wɪθ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ənd pɔl ˈstɑrtɪd ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈmɛʒərz hi hæd ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt. "aɪ doʊnt wɔnt ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnts, wɪθ ɔl du rɪˈspɛkt, əm ˈæskɪŋ ju, du ju fil ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛnəmənt ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən?" ˈlɛmən æst. "ðɪs ˈɪzənt ə ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnt, əm traɪɪŋ tɪ tɛl ju wət wi dɪd 30 ˈmɪnəts əˈgoʊ ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt," pɔl ʃɑt bæk. "əm nɑt ˈæskɪŋ ju wət ju dɪd, sər. wɪθ ɔl du rɪˈspɛkt, əm ˈæskɪŋ ju ɪf ju fil haʊ ðə ˈpəblɪk filz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən," ˈlɛmən rɪˈplaɪd. ˈleɪtər, ˈlɛmən sɛd ðət hi ˈhædənt gɔn ˈæftər pɔl bɪˈkəz hi ɪz ə kənˈsərvətɪv. "ɪts nɑt ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl tɪ æsk ˈsəmˌwən tɪ stɪk tɪ ðə kˈwɛʃən pərˈzɛnəd," hi sɛd. "ɪts ʤɪst biɪŋ rɪˈspɛktfəl əv vjuər ðə ˈvoʊtər." wɔʧ ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ æt ðə tɔp əv ðə poʊst (ˈviə ˈmidiˌeɪt) wɔʧ ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən:
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cnn's don lemon had a very testy exchange with sen. rand paul about the debt ceiling drama on saturday night.
as the house and senate again failed to reach an agreement on how to raise the debt ceiling, paul appeared on cnn to explain the tea party position on the talks. lemon started off the interview by asking him to chat "without talking points." he also began aggressively trying to get paul to answer his questions, asking him repeatedly how he had voted on the so-called "cut, cap and balance" bill from the house.
lemon then wondered whether paul's insistence on measures like a balanced budget amendment were isolating him.
"the democrats have made many concessions when it comes to what's going on here, and even the tea party position it appears to most people remains rigid," lemon said. "the question is, have you made your point? and by continuing to go on with this, do you feel like you're overreaching and that you're going to lose the clout?"
paul started talking about how he didn't want to add any more debt to the country's finances. lemon cut him off. "hang on, hang on," he said. "can we just stick to that--we're going to get to that--"
"let me finish my thought," paul said.
"hold on, please, be respectful here," lemon responded. "i'm trying to answer your question, you've interrupted my answer," paul said.
"if you answer the question, i'll give you plenty of time," lemon said.
the two clashed again when lemon asked who paul thinks will be to blame if the u.s. defaults on its debt obligations. again, paul didn't answer the question directly, and, again, lemon pressed him on it. there was yet another contentious back-and-forth when lemon asked paul about whether he understood that the public is frustrated with washington, and paul started talking about measures he had introduced in the senate.
"i don't want talking points, with all due respect, i'm asking you, do you feel the public sentiment in washington?" lemon asked. "this isn't a talking point, i'm trying to tell you what we did 30 minutes ago in the senate," paul shot back.
"i'm not asking you what you did, sir. with all due respect, i'm asking you if you feel how the public feels in washington," lemon replied.
later, lemon said that he hadn't gone after paul because he is a conservative. "it's not ideological to ask someone to stick to the question presented," he said. "it's just being respectful of you--the viewer the voter."
watch the exchange at the top of the post (via mediate)
watch lemon's explanation:
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ðoʊz kin tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈhirɪŋ ˈɛni mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt kən ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ə ˈfɪltər ðət, fər ə fi, wɪl skrəb ˈɛni ˈmɛnʃən əv ɪm frəm ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk dɪˈvaɪsɪz. bət fər ˈɛniˌwən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈifɛkts ðɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt wɪl hæv ɔn əˈmɛrɪkə, ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðə ˈɑpəzɪt. ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz soʊ juˈbɪkwɪtəs ðət ɪt ɪz hɑrd tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ wət ˈrɪli ˈmætərz frəm wət ˈmɪrli ˌɪnfˈjʊriˌeɪts, ənd kˈwaɪətər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz kən goʊ ənˈnoʊtɪst. wən səʧ wɑz ðə ənˈveɪlɪŋ ɔn ˈɔgəst əv ən ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən bɪl prəˈpoʊzd baɪ tu rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛnətərz, tɑm ˈkɔtən əv ˈɑrkənˌsɑ ənd ˈdeɪvɪd pərˈdu əv ˈʤɔrʤə, ənd preɪzd baɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ˈivɪn ɪf ðə bɪl ˈnɛvər bɪˈkəmz lɔ, ɪt kʊd əˈʧiv ˈsəmθɪŋ proʊˈfaʊnd. rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv lɔŋ dɪˈnaʊnst ˌɪˈligəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən waɪl ˈsaʊndɪŋ mɔr ˈəpˌbit əˈbaʊt ðə ˈligəl sɔrt. ˈəndər ˈmɪstər trəmp, ðə ˈpɑrti ɪz ɔn ðə pɔɪnt əv əˈbændənɪŋ ɪts ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm əˈbaʊt ˈligəl maɪˈgreɪʃən, tu. ˈsɪstəm fər əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈpipəl ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəntri tɪ lɪv ənd wərk ˈfəŋkʃənz ˈfɛrli wɛl dɪˈspaɪt, ˈrəðər ðən bɪˈkəz əv, ɪts ˈmɛsi dɪˈzaɪn. əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl wər ˈgrænɪd grin kɑrdz, wɪʧ kənˈfər ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈrɛzɪdənsi, læst jɪr. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ə dɪˈteɪld ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn fər 2016 ɪz nɑt jɛt əˈveɪləbəl, ɪn 2015 ˌtuˈθərdz əv grin kɑrdz wər ˈhændɪd aʊt tɪ ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈmaɪgrənts, ə ʃɛr ðət ɪz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ hæv ʧeɪnʤd məʧ. ðɪs meɪks əˈmɛrɪkə ənˈjuˌʒuəl. ˈəðər ˈwɛlθi dɪˈmɑkrəsiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈbrɪtən, ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ˈkænədə, hæv ɔˈrɛdi muvd əˈweɪ frəm ə ˈsɪstəm ˈgrænɪŋ ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz ˌprɛfərˈɛnʃəl ˈtritmənt. ðɛn ðɛr ər ðə grin kɑrdz ˈɪʃud iʧ jɪr tɪ ˈpipəl ˈspɑnsərd baɪ ðɛr ɪmˈplɔɪərz. æd ɪn ðə grin kɑrdz ˈɪʃud baɪ ˈlɑtəri tɪ ˈpipəl frəm ˈkəntriz ɪn ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈnəmbərz fər ðə faɪv ˈpriviəs jɪrz, ˈsprɪŋkəl ɔn ˈrɛfjuʤi ədˈmɪʃənz, wɪʧ ˈfləkʧəˌweɪt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ haʊ məʧ ˈtuməlt ðɛr ɪz əˈbrɔd ɪn ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn jɪr, ənd ju riʧ ðə ˈænjuəl ˈtoʊtəl. gɪt ɑr ˈdeɪli ˈnuzˌlɛtər ˈəpˈgreɪd jʊr ənd gɪt ɑr ˈdeɪli dɪˈspæʧ ənd ˈɛdɪtərz pɪks. ðɪs maɪt saʊnd laɪk ə ˈrɛsəpi fər rɪˈkrutɪŋ ˈɪməgrənts, ə pɔɪnt ˈɔfən meɪd baɪ ðə ˈkrɪtɪks. ɪn fækt, ˈnɪrli hæf əv ˈɪməgrənts hu əraɪvd bɪtˈwin 2011 ənd 2015 hæd ˈkɑlɪʤ dɪˈgriz. haʊ ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ˈɪməgrənts ər ˈmætərz bɪˈkəz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk geɪnz fər ˈmaɪgrənts əv ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə ər greɪt, ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ɪˈkɑnəmi ər nɑt klɪr (si ʧɑrt). ˈhaɪli skɪld ˈɪməgrənts, baɪ ˈkɑntræst, ˈɔfər ə lɔt tɪ ðɛr əˈdɑptəd ˈkəntri. ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən simz tɪ ˈmætər məʧ mɔr ðən wɛr ˈpipəl kəm frəm. ˌtuˈθərdz əv naɪˈʤɪriən ˈɪməgrənts hæv ˈkɑlɪʤ dɪˈgriz, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ənd ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛntli hæv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈɪnˌkəmz ðət ər wɛl əˈbəv ðə ˈævərɪʤ. ˈəndər ðə bɪl ðə grin kɑrd ˈlɑtəri wʊd ɛnd ənd ðə ˈfæməli ˈprɛfərəns ˈsɪstəm wʊd bi ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈspaʊsɪz ər dɪˈpɛndənt ˈʧɪldrən. ðɪs meɪks sɛns. bət ðə bɪl ˈɔlsoʊ eɪmz tɪ kət baɪ hæf ðə ˈnəmbər əv grin kɑrdz ˈɪʃud iʧ jɪr, ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ rɪˈstɔr ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən tɪ norms”*”, wɪʧ dɪz nɑt. wət kaʊnts ɛz ə hɪˈstɔrɪk nɔrm dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ðə ˈfɪgjərz ju ʧuz. əˈʤəstɪd fər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, ˈkɑrənt ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ər æbˈnɔrməli loʊ. ɪn ðə 196 jɪrz fər wɪʧ ˈdætə ɪgˈzɪst, əˈmɛrɪkə həz ˈɪʃud grin kɑrdz æt ən ˈævərɪʤ reɪt əv pər əˈmɛrɪkənz. ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 50 jɪrz ðə reɪt həz bɪn pər. ðə prəˈpoʊzd bɪl wʊd rɪˈdus ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ɛz ə prəˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən tɪ ˈlɛvəlz læst sin ɪn 1964 ðə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ə nu ˈfɛdərəl lɔ lɛd tɪ ə ˈræpɪd, ˈlɑrʤli ˌənfɔrˈsin, ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈæbsəˌlut ˈnəmbər əv ˈɪməgrənts. səm kənˈsərvətɪvz si ˈlɪˌbərəl ɪn ˈpɑləsi, wɪθ ɪts baɪəs təˈwɔrdz ədˈmɪtɪŋ ˈfæməli grups. bət æt ðə taɪm, ðə lɔ əv 1965 wɑz dɪˈfɛndɪd ɛz ə weɪ tɪ lɛt ɪn mɔr ˈmaɪgrənts frəm ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ˈɪtəli ər gris (hu hæd bɪn kɛpt aʊt baɪ dɪˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri ˈnæʃənəl kˈwoʊtəz ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ɪn 1924 wɪˈθaʊt ˈrɪskɪŋ ən ˈɪnˌfləks frəm məʧ ˈpurər ˈneɪʃənz. ɛz ə əv ðə bɪl, ðə nu jɔrk ˈkɑŋgrəsmən ɪˈmænjuəl celler*, toʊld ˈkɑligz: ðə ˈpipəl əv ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ˈeɪʒə hæv ˈvɛri fju ˈrɛlətɪvz hir, kəmˈpærətɪvˌli fju kʊd ˈɪməˌgreɪt frəm ðoʊz countries.”*.” ʤəmp ˈfɔrwərd 52 jɪrz, ənd ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv grin kɑrdz, ðə nu bɪl siks tɪ rɪˈdus ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz əˈmɛrɪkə ədˈmɪts iʧ jɪr. ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən ɪz tɪ kət ədˈmɪʃənz tɪ ə jɪr, laɪn wɪθ ə average”*”. ɪf ðət saʊnz laɪk ə ˈpɪriəd tɪ gɪv ə ˈnəmbər ðət ɪz ˈplɪtɪkli dɪˈzaɪərəbəl, ðɛn ðət ɪz bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz. ˈrɛfjuʤi ədˈmɪʃənz hæv bɪn bɪˈloʊ ɪn ˈoʊnli fɔr əv ðə pæst 30 jɪrz. ɪf ðə ˈɔθərz hæd ˈteɪkən ə ˈævərɪʤ, ðə ˈænjuəl ˈlɛvəl wʊd hæv kəm aʊt æt tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðɪs ˈsɪstəm, ðə bɪl prəˈpoʊzɪz ðət grin kɑrdz ʃʊd bi əˈwɔrdɪd ɔn ə ˈsɪstəm, laɪk ðoʊz ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ˈkænədə, wɪθ ˈɛkstrə ˈkrɛdɪt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ juθ, wɛlθ, əˈbɪləˌti tɪ spik ˈɪŋlɪʃ, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl əˈteɪnmənt, pəˈzɛʃən əv ən ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈtælənt ənd ˈwɛðər ðə ˈæplɪkənt həz ə ʤɑb ˈɔfər. ˈɛvədəns frəm ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ˈkænədə səˈʤɛsts ðət pɔɪnts ˈsɪstəmz du nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli du ə ˈbɛtər ʤɑb əv kəˈnɛktɪŋ ˈɪməgrənts wɪθ ʤɑbz (ðə ˈɑptɪməl ˈsɪstəm fər ðət ɪz wən ðət gɪvz ɪmˈplɔɪərz mɔr seɪ). bət ðeɪ ər ˈpɑpjələr wɪθ ˈvoʊtərz, hu sim tɪ laɪk ðə ˈflætərɪŋ ˈnoʊʃən ðət ðɛr ˈkəntriz rɪˈzɛmbəl ə ˈkəntri kləb wɪθ ˈstrɪnʤənt ədˈmɪʃən kraɪˈtɪriə. wɪn prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ðə waɪt keɪs, ˈstivən ˈmɪlər, ən ædˈvaɪzər tɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈʧælənʤd nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛts tɪ du ˈpoʊlɪŋ ɔn ðə prəˈpoʊzəlz, ˌɪmˈplaɪɪŋ ðət ðeɪ rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈwɪʃɪz. ˈɛvər kin tɪ hɛlp, ðə ɪˈkɑnəmɪst æst tɪ du soʊ. ðə rɪˈzəlts wər nɑt wət ˈmɪstər ˈmɪlər meɪ hæv ɪkˈspɛktɪd. ˈoʊnli 27 əv rɪˈspɑndənts ˈdiˌkrisɪŋ ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈligəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən. wɪn æst ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪn ə lɛs stɑrk weɪ, ə sˈlaɪtli haɪər ʃɛr ˈiðər ˈstrɔŋli ər ˈsəmˈwət səˈpɔrtɪd ˈhævɪŋ ˈligəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən, bət ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈtoʊtəl əv səˈpɔrt wɑz stɪl ˈoʊnli 37 ˈəðər ˈditeɪlz ɪn ðə prəˈpoʊzd bɪl ʤɑrd. ə plərˈælɪti əv rɪˈspɑndənts laɪkt ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈgɪvɪŋ haɪər praɪˈɔrəti tɪ pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈmaɪgrənts hu ɔˈrɛdi spik ˈɪŋlɪʃ. bət ðeɪ prɪˈfərd ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈgɪvɪŋ praɪˈɔrəti tɪ ðoʊz wɪθ ə kloʊz ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, səˈʤɛstɪŋ kənˈtɪnjud səˈpɔrt fər ˈfæməli ˈprɛfərəns. ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈʃɛltər tɪ ðoʊz traɪɪŋ tɪ ɪˈskeɪp frəm wɔr wɑz mɔr ˈpɑpjələr stɪl. fər gʊd ˈmɛʒər, wi ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˌɪnˈskrɪpʃən æt ðə beɪs əv ðə ˈstæˌʧu əv ˈlɪbərˌti mi jʊr taɪərd, jʊr pur, jʊr ˈhədəld ˈmæsɪz ˈjərnɪŋ tɪ brið free...”*...”), wɪʧ ɪz pərˈhæps ðə ænˈtɪθəsəs əv ðə waɪt əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən. ə keɪs kən bi meɪd ðət ðə poʊəm kənˈfleɪts ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən wɪθ əˈsaɪləm, ənd kæsts ðə ədˈmɪʃən əv ˌhɑrdˈwərkɪŋ ˈnuˌkəmərz ɛz ən ækt əv ˈʧɛrɪti, ˈrəðər ðən ə sɔrs əv groʊθ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsɛnʧəriz. stɪl, ɪt ˈrɛzəˌneɪts. ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti 72 θɔt ðə ˈsɛnəmənt əˈplaɪd ɪn ðə pæst, ə plərˈælɪti 43 θɔt ɪt əˈplaɪd naʊ ənd ə məˈʤɔrəti 55 θɔt ɪt ʃʊd əˈplaɪ ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. wɪn hi wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd, ðɛr wɑz ə feɪnt hoʊp ðət ˈmɪstər trəmp maɪt bi ðə wən ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən wɪθ boʊθ ə səˈfɪʃənt kəˈmænd əv hɪz beɪs tɪ fɪks ˈbroʊkən ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈsɪstəm. ə ˈpɑpjələr təʧ wʊd hɛlp bɪˈkəz ðə ˈhɑrdəst ˈpəzəl ɪn ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈpɑləsi ɪz nɑt, ɪn fækt, ˈpɪkɪŋ nu ərˈaɪvəlz bət ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ wət tɪ du əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, ˈmɛni əv hum hæv ˈʧɪldrən hu ər ˈsɪtɪzənz. ðət ɪz fɑr tu lɑrʤ ə grup tɪ dɪˈpɔrt, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt wər ˈsɛnsəbəl tɪ du soʊ. pərˈhæps ə ˈkænədɪt hu ˈprɑməst tɪ bɪld ə wɔl əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈmɛksəkən ˈbɔrdər kʊd bi ðə wən tɪ səm əv ðə, ˈmɛni əv hum hæv bɪn ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə fər ˈdɛkeɪdz? ðɛr ɪz noʊ saɪn əv ðɪs tərn ɔn ˈmɪstər pɑrt ənd, ˈgɪvɪn hɪz ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən tɪ kənˈfleɪt ˌɪˈligəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˈvaɪələnt kraɪm, ɪt simz ˈhaɪli ənˈlaɪkli. bət soʊ dɪd ə trəmp ˈprɛzɪdənsi, wəns.
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those keen to avoid hearing any more about the 45th president can download a filter that, for a fee, will scrub any mention of him from electronic devices. but for anyone interested in the long-term effects this president will have on america, the problem is the opposite. donald trump is so ubiquitous that it is hard to distinguish what really matters from what merely infuriates, and quieter changes can go unnoticed. one such was the unveiling on august 2nd of an immigration bill proposed by two republican senators, tom cotton of arkansas and david perdue of georgia, and praised by the president. even if the bill never becomes law, it could achieve something profound. republicans have long denounced illegal immigration while sounding more upbeat about the legal sort. under mr trump, the party is on the point of abandoning its optimism about legal migration, too.
america’s system for allowing people into the country to live and work functions fairly well despite, rather than because of, its messy design. about 1m people were granted green cards, which confer permanent residency, last year. although a detailed breakdown for 2016 is not yet available, in 2015 two-thirds of green cards were handed out to family members of migrants, a share that is unlikely to have changed much. this makes america unusual. other wealthy english-speaking democracies, including britain, australia and canada, have already moved away from a system granting family members preferential treatment. then there are the 140,000 green cards issued each year to people sponsored by their employers. add in the 50,000 green cards issued by lottery to people from countries under-represented in the immigration numbers for the five previous years, sprinkle on refugee admissions, which fluctuate according to how much tumult there is abroad in any given year, and you reach the annual total.
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this might sound like a recipe for recruiting low-skilled immigrants, a point often made by the system’s critics. in fact, nearly half of immigrants who arrived between 2011 and 2015 had college degrees. how educated immigrants are matters because, although the economic gains for low-skilled migrants of moving to america are great, the benefits to the american economy are not clear (see chart). highly skilled immigrants, by contrast, offer a lot to their adopted country. education seems to matter much more than where people come from. two-thirds of nigerian immigrants have college degrees, for example, and nigerian-americans consequently have household incomes that are well above the average.
under the cotton-perdue bill the green card lottery would end and the family preference system would be limited to spouses or dependent children. this makes sense. but the bill also aims to cut by half the number of green cards issued each year, in an effort to restore immigration to “historic norms”, which does not.
what counts as a historic norm depends on the figures you choose. adjusted for population, current levels of immigration are abnormally low. in the 196 years for which data exist, america has issued green cards at an average rate of 4,500 per 1m americans. over the past 50 years the rate has been 2,900 per 1m. the proposed bill would reduce immigration as a proportion of the population to levels last seen in 1964, the year before a new federal law led to a rapid, largely unforeseen, increase in the absolute number of immigrants.
some conservatives see liberal soft-headedness in today’s policy, with its bias towards admitting family groups. but at the time, the law of 1965 was defended as a way to let in more migrants from places like italy or greece (who had been kept out by discriminatory national quotas imposed in 1924), without risking an influx from much poorer nations. as a co-sponsor of the bill, the new york congressman emanuel celler, told colleagues: “since the people of africa and asia have very few relatives here, comparatively few could immigrate from those countries.”
jump forward 52 years, and in addition to reducing the number of green cards, the new bill seeks to reduce the number of refugees america admits each year. the intention is to cut admissions to 50,000 a year, “in line with a 13-year average”. if that sounds like a period cherry-picked to give a number that is politically desirable, then that is because it is. refugee admissions have been below 50,000 in only four of the past 30 years. if the bill’s authors had taken a 30-year average, the annual level would have come out at 75,000.
to replace this system, the bill proposes that green cards should be awarded on a points-based system, like those in australia and canada, with extra credit according to youth, wealth, ability to speak english, educational attainment, possession of an extraordinary talent and whether the applicant has a high-paying job offer. evidence from australia and canada suggests that government-run points systems do not necessarily do a better job of connecting immigrants with jobs (the optimal system for that is one that gives employers more say). but they are popular with voters, who seem to like the flattering notion that their countries resemble a country club with stringent admission criteria.
when presenting the white house’s case, stephen miller, an adviser to the president, challenged news outlets to do polling on the proposals, implying that they reflect the public’s wishes. ever keen to help, the economist asked yougov to do so. the results were not what mr miller may have expected. only 27% of respondents favoured decreasing the level of legal immigration. when asked the question in a less stark way, a slightly higher share either strongly or somewhat supported halving legal immigration, but the combined total of support was still only 37%.
other details in the proposed bill jarred. a plurality of respondents liked the idea of giving higher priority to potential migrants who already speak english. but they preferred the idea of giving priority to those with a close family member living in the country, suggesting continued support for family preference. giving shelter to those trying to escape from war was more popular still. for good measure, we also poll-tested the inscription at the base of the statue of liberty (“give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...”), which is perhaps the antithesis of the white house’s approach to immigration. a case can be made that the poem unhelpfully conflates immigration with asylum, and casts the admission of hard-working newcomers as an act of charity, rather than a source of growth over the centuries. still, it resonates. the vast majority (72%) thought the poem’s sentiment applied in the past, a plurality (43%) thought it applied now and a majority (55%) thought it should apply in the future.
when he was elected, there was a faint hope that mr trump might be the one politician with both a sufficient command of his base to fix america’s broken immigration system. a popular touch would help because the hardest puzzle in immigration policy is not, in fact, picking new arrivals but deciding what to do about the 11m illegal immigrants already in the country, many of whom have children who are citizens. that is far too large a group to deport, even if it were sensible to do so. perhaps a candidate who promised to build a wall along the mexican border could be the one to regularise some of the 11m, many of whom have been in america for decades? there is no sign of this nixon-to-china turn on mr trump’s part and, given his inclination to conflate illegal immigration and violent crime, it seems highly unlikely. but so did a trump presidency, once.
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ɪn hɪz 1963 ˈpɪkʧər bʊk ðə, ˈɛdwərd ˈgɔri ˌriˈkaʊntɪd ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈgrusəm dɛθs əv 26 ˈʧɪldrən. ɪn ðɪs ˈpɛrədi ðə ˈjuˈɛs geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər maɪk ˈaʊˌtlaɪnz ən ə tɪ zi əv ˈsɪmələrli ˈgrusəm hi ɪkˈspɛkts wɪl bɪˈfɔl ə wərld ɪn wɪʧ trəmp ɪz ˈprɛzɪdənt wɪθ iʧ wən ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd baɪ ə ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈkɑmɪk ər ˈfænəsi ˈɑrtɪst. ˈlɪstɪŋ ɔl əv ðə θɪŋz ðət wi wʊd luz ɪf ˈmɪstər trəmp əˈsɛndəd tɪ ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ˈævəˌnu, aɪ θɔt, ˈpipəl rɪˈmɛmbər ðiz things?”’*?”’ raɪts ɪn ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən. ðɛn aɪ θɔt pərˈhæps ɪt wɑz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæv ə nɪˈmɑnɪk tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ɪt baɪ. ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈkæˌʧi. ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈhɔrəˌfaɪɪŋ. ənd soʊ ðɪs book.’*.’ ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd rən əv ðə ɪz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈɔrdər ˈɔnˌlaɪn
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in his 1963 abecederian picture book the gashlycrumb tinies, edward gorey recounted the increasingly gruesome deaths of 26 children. in this parody the us game designer mike selinker outlines an a to z of similarly gruesome eventualities he expects will befall a world in which trump is president – with each one illustrated by a favourite comic or fantasy artist.
‘whilst listing all of the things that we would lose if mr trump ascended to pennsylvania avenue, i thought, “why don’t people remember these things?”’ selinker writes in the introduction. ‘and then i thought perhaps it was because they didn’t have a mnemonic to remember it by. something catchy. something horrifying. and so this book.’
• a limited run of the ghastlytrump tinies is available to order online
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kən ju tɛl ðɛm əˈpɑrt? ˈərliər ðɪs wik, ə pɛr əv aɪˈdɛntɪkəl twɪnz wɛnt ˈvaɪrəl fər, wɛl, ˈlʊkɪŋ ɪgˈzæktli əˈlaɪk. ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ˈɑmɛd fɔr ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ɪm ənd hɪz ˈbrəðər, ˌæbˈdələ, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə ˈpleɪfəl ˈbərθˌdeɪ ˈmɛsɪʤ. ɪn ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, ðə twɪnz ər ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈmæʧɪŋ ˈaʊtˌfɪts ənd ækˈsɛsəriz. tˈwɪtər ˈjuzərz frikt aʊt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈkʊdənt tɛl ɪf ðə ˈbrəðərz wər ril ər kloʊnz. ˈɑmɛd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli pruf ðət hi ənd ˌæbˈdələ ər, ˌɪnˈdid, tu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈpipəl. wi ɔl noʊ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪz əbˈsɛst wɪθ doppelgangers*, bət hu nu ə pɛr əv aɪˈdɛntɪkəl twɪnz kʊd goʊ ˈvaɪrəl fər ˈlʊkɪŋ ɪgˈzæktli əˈlaɪk? ˈərliər ðɪs wik, ˈbrəðərz ˈɑmɛd ənd ˌæbˈdələ bɪˈkeɪm ˈæftər ˈpipəl ˈstɑrtɪd ˈfrikɪŋ aʊt əˈbaʊt ðɛr rɪˈzɛmbləns tɪ wən əˈnəðər. ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ˈɑmɛd fɔr ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ɪm ənd ˌæbˈdələ ˈpoʊzɪŋ saɪd baɪ saɪd ɪn aɪˈdɛntɪkəl ˈaʊtˌfɪts. boʊθ ˈbrəðərz kən bi sin ˈwɛrɪŋ blu ənd waɪt ˈʧɛkərd ʃərts, ˈneɪvi pænts, braʊn bɛlts, ˈglæsɪz, ənd ˈsɪlvər ˈnɛkləsɪz. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ˈmæʧɪŋ rɪŋz, bɪrdz, ənd mæn bənz. "ˈhæpi ˈbərθˌdeɪ tɪ ə ˈbrəðər hu həz ðə wərldz ˈgreɪtəst ˈbrəðər, dæm jʊr soʊ ˈləki," ˈɑmɛd ˈkæpʃənd ðə poʊst. tɪ ðə ˈbrəðərz' səˈpraɪz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈpleɪfəl ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈsədənli wɛnt ˈvaɪrəl, ˈrækɪŋ əp ˈoʊvər laɪks ənd sɪns ˈsənˌdi. səm ˈpipəl frikt aʊt əˈbaʊt ðə twɪnz' lʊks. wən ˈpərsən ˈʤoʊkɪŋli kɔld ˈɑmɛd ənd ˌæbˈdələ "ðə nu ˈdɪlən ənd koʊl spraʊs." bət ˈmoʊstli, ˈpipəl ʤɪst ˈkʊdənt tɛl ɪf ðə ˈbrəðərz wər ril ər kloʊnz. ˈɑmɛd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli pruf ðət hi ənd ˌæbˈdələ wər, ɪn fækt, tu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈpipəl. ðə ˈbrəðərz, hu wər bɔrn ɪn ˈbɑzniə bət ˈkərəntli lɪv ɪn ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə, toʊld ˈjɑˌhu ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl ðət ðeɪ ˈnɛvər ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðɛr poʊst tɪ goʊ ˈvaɪrəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ hæv plænz tɪ juz ðɛr ˈnuˈfaʊnd ˈplætˌfɔrm "tɪ meɪk ə gʊd ˈdɪfərəns" ɪn ðə wərld. "wi wɔnt tɪ brɪŋ pis ənd ləv, ənd fər ˈpipəl tɪ rɪˈspɛkt iʧ ənd ˈɛvəri rɪˈlɪʤən ənd reɪs aʊt ðɛr," ˌæbˈdələ sɛd tɪ ˈjɑˌhu ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl. "wi wɔnt tɪ wən deɪ bɪˈkəm ɛz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli ˈsteɪbəl ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl soʊ ðɛn wi kən stɑrt ˈmɛni ˈʧɛrɪti ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz fər ðə ənˈfɔrʧənət ɔl əraʊnd ðə wərld," hi ˈædɪd. fər naʊ, ðə twɪnz ər əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd ˈwərkɪŋ ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm. ðə tu ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæktɪv ɔn ənd meɪk "ˈgufi" ˈvɪdioʊz təˈgɛðər ɔn ˈjuˌtub. ˈɑmɛd ənd ˌæbˈdələ dɪd nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈkɑmɛnt.
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can you tell them apart? ahmedtwinkie/twitter
earlier this week, a pair of identical twins went viral for, well, looking exactly alike.
on sunday, 19-year-old ahmed tweeted four photos of him and his brother, abdullah, along with a playful birthday message.
in the photos, the twins are wearing matching outfits and accessories.
twitter users freaked out because they couldn't tell if the brothers were real or photoshopped clones.
ahmed eventually tweeted proof that he and abdullah are, indeed, two separate people.
we all know the internet is obsessed with doppelgangers, but who knew a pair of identical twins could go viral for looking exactly alike?
earlier this week, 19-year-old brothers ahmed and abdullah became twitter-famous after people started freaking out about their resemblance to one another.
on sunday, ahmed tweeted four photos of him and abdullah posing side by side in identical outfits. both brothers can be seen wearing blue and white checkered shirts, navy pants, brown belts, wire-rimmed glasses, and silver necklaces. they also have matching rings, beards, and man buns.
"happy 19th birthday to a brother who has the world's greatest brother, damn you're so lucky," ahmed captioned the post.
to the brothers' surprise, however, ahmed's playful message suddenly went viral, racking up over 61,000 likes and 14,000 retweets since sunday.
some people freaked out about the twins' looks.
one person jokingly called ahmed and abdullah "the new dylan and cole sprouse."
but mostly, people just couldn't tell if the brothers were real or photoshopped clones.
ahmed eventually tweeted proof that he and abdullah were, in fact, two separate people.
the brothers, who were born in bosnia but currently live in arizona, told yahoo lifestyle that they never expected their post to go viral. however, they have plans to use their newfound platform "to make a good difference" in the world.
"we want to bring peace and love, and for people to respect each and every religion and race out there," abdullah said to yahoo lifestyle. "we want to one day become as financially stable as possible so then we can start many charity organizations for the unfortunate all around the world," he added.
for now, the twins are attending college and working part-time. the two are also active on instagram and make "goofy" videos together on youtube.
ahmed and abdullah did not immediately respond to insider's request for comment.
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ðə prɪns əv ɔl həz əˈweɪkənd! taɪm tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr laɪf θru ˈdɪʤətəli ˈpeɪnɪd ˈdrægən bɔl fæn ɑrt. ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ˈraɪtɪŋ ðə daʊ əv ˈdrægən bɔl bʊk ənd ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ wɪθ fænz, bɪn səˈpraɪzd baɪ haʊ məʧ ləv ðɛr ɪz fər. aɪ hæd θɔt wɑz ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈkɛrɪktər. bət ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət ˈdrægən bɔl fænz ˌæbsəˈlutli əˈdɔr ˈætəˌtud, hɪz rɑ strɛŋθ, ənd hɪz ˈstaɪlɪʃ hɛr laɪn. hɪz ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən frəm ə koʊld ˈblədɪd ˈkɪlər tɪ ə ˈfæməli mæn ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ˈhənərdz əv ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ɪz ən ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə paʊər əv rɪˈdɛmʃən ənd ˈpərsɪnəl ʧeɪnʤ. naʊ stændz ɛz wən əv ðə moʊst ˌrɛkəgˈnaɪzəbəl ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪn ðɪs ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈsɪriz. noʊ mɪˈsteɪkɪŋ wɪn ju si ɪm! naʊ wi teɪk ə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ lʊk bæk ɔn ðə laɪf əv ə soʊl ðət sɔt ðə ˈvælju əv ɪts sɛlf wərθ. ə hu lɔst hɪz teɪl ənd bɪˈkeɪm ə mæn. ðə ˈərli jɪrz vegeta”*” baɪ ˈnoʊlən ““demonic”*” baɪ ˈsɑgə ““invaders”*” baɪ ənd vegeta”*” baɪ bɪg sæm sketch”*” baɪ vegeta”*” baɪ fluorescentteddy*. oozaru”*” baɪ ˈsɑgə ““vegeta”*” baɪ ˈreɪdər ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˈjumən ˈsɑgə ““compulsion”*” baɪ badman”*” baɪ ““vegeta”*” baɪ ˈvərsəz baɪ style”*” baɪ ““stargazing”*” baɪ ənd ðə moon”*” baɪ ˈtɑməˌhɔk ˈdrægən jʊr vegetables”*” baɪ ɛn trunks”*” baɪ assault”*” baɪ ˈsɑgə vegeta”*” baɪ vegeta”*” baɪ ˈvərsəz vegeta”*” baɪ ““vegeta”*” baɪ ““sacrifice”*” baɪ ənˈnoʊn ““gone”*” baɪ ənd attack”*” baɪ ˈgoʊldmən ˈdrægən bɔl 4 frəm gt”*” baɪ ˈaʊtˌdɔr trip”*” baɪ ˈgoʊldmən ˈfaɪnəl flæʃ ˈkɪlər. ˈsərvənt. ˈwɔrjər. ˈləvər. ˈfɑðər. tɪ hɛl ənd bæk. ðɪs wɑz ðə laɪf əv, ðə prɪns əv ɔl. ðiz ˈɪmɪʤɪz wər faʊnd ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd aɪ geɪv ˌætrɪˈbjuʃən wɛr ˈpɑsəbəl. ɪn keɪs ˈkjʊriəs, ðə fərst wən wɑz kɔld, prɪns əv ðə saiyans”*” baɪ giye*. dɪd ju hæv ə ˈfeɪvərɪt? pliz ʃɛr wɪθ ˈəðərz ənd tɛl ˈjuˈɛs waɪ ju ləv soʊ məʧ!
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the prince of all saiyans has awakened!
it’s time to explore vegeta’s life through digitally painted dragon ball fan art.
over the course of writing the dao of dragon ball book and interacting with fans, i’ve been surprised by how much love there is for vegeta. i had thought goku was the most popular character.
but it turns out that dragon ball fans absolutely adore vegeta’s attitude, his raw saiyan strength, and his stylish hair line.
his transformation from a cold blooded killer to a family man over the course of hundreds of episodes is an iconic example of the power of redemption and personal change.
vegeta now stands as one of the most recognizable characters in this or any other series. there’s no mistaking vegeta when you see him!
now we take a moment to look back on the life of a soul that sought the value of its self worth. a saiyan who lost his tail and became a man.
the early years
“prince vegeta” by sd nolan
“demonic” by inklingz
saiyan saga
“invaders” by doomsplosion
“nappa and vegeta” by big sam
“vegeta sketch” by gavinslayer
“prince vegeta” by fluorescentteddy.
“vegeta oozaru” by timsalcove
namek saga
“vegeta” by raider
artificial human saga
“compulsion” by inklingz
“vegeta badman” by nenee
“vegeta” by osiris999
“vegeta vs a18” by hocbo
“vegeta – gta style” by lynnember
“stargazing” by ginkoflowers
“vegeta and the moon” by tomahawk dragon
“eat your vegetables” by rikona
“vegeta n trunks” by shadcarlos
“vegeta’s assault” by razwit
majin saga
“majin vegeta” by lucashartes
“majin vegeta” by henryz
“goku vs vegeta” by mullerpereira
“vegeta” by ginkoflowers
“sacrifice” by unknown
“gone” by vegeta pyscho
“dbz vegeta and goku attack” by goldman karee
dragon ball gt
“vegeta 4 from gt” by shurikmx
“vegeta’s outdoor trip” by goldman karee
final flash
killer. servant. warrior. lover. father. to hell and back. this was the life of vegeta, the prince of all saiyans.
these images were found on the internet and i gave attribution where possible.
in case curious, the first one was called “vegeta, prince of the saiyans” by giye.
did you have a favorite? please share with others and tell us why you love vegeta so much!
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ˈθioʊ ˈwɔlkɑt feɪst ðə ˈmidiə ˈæftər wɪn əˈgɛnst stoʊk ˈsɪti æt ˈɛmərˌeɪts ˈsteɪdiəm ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ju kən rɛd ə fʊl ˈtrænˌskrɪpt əv hɪz ˈɪntərvˌju bɪˈloʊ: ɔn ðə ðə ɛnd wi hæd ə klin ʃit ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt goʊl. wi noʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ skɔr goʊlz ənd wi noʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈʧænsɪz ɛz wɛl. wi kriˈeɪt ˈʧænsɪz soʊ wi ʤɪst hæv tɪ pʊt ðɛm əˈweɪ. ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ gɪt bæk tɪ ðə oʊld ˈɑrsənəl. ˈvɛri plizd ˈæftər ðɪs geɪm. ɔn hɪz θɪŋz ðət ˈpipəl maɪt nɑt ˈnoʊtɪs, laɪk ðə ˈtækəl frəm ˈfrænsɪs. ɪn ðət pəˈzɪʃən fər ə ˈrizən, ju kən si ɪt ðɛr, ənd ðət ʤɪst ˈstɑrtɪd ɔf ðə ˈrɪðəm əv ðə ˈmuvmənt, ˈɑbviəsli bɔl wɑz fænˈtæstɪk, ənd ɪt wɑz ɔl daʊn tɪ ðə təʧ. ɪt pʊt ðə dɪˈfɛndər aʊt əv ðə geɪm. aɪ wɑz plizd wɪθ ðət goʊl. aɪ wɑz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd bɪˈkəz aɪ ʃʊd hæv gɑt ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni mɔr, bət ɪn ðə ˈʧænsɪz soʊ ˈhæpi wɪθ ðət. ɔn ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin pleɪɪŋ əp frənt hoʊm ənd ˈdɪfəkəlt ɪn ˈɛni pəˈzɪʃən. ðə prɛˈmɪr lig ɪz ðə bɛst lig ɪn ðə wərld ənd pleɪɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə bɛst pleɪərz. ʤɪst gɑt tɪ əˈdæpt tɪ ðə geɪm pleɪɪŋ ənd ðɛn ɪf pleɪərz drɔp ɔf, ju kip ɔn ˈmuvɪŋ ənd ˈhoʊpfəli kriˈeɪt speɪs fər ˈəðər ˈpipəl. ɔl ðət ju kən du ənd wɪn ju gɪt ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti ju hæv tɪ traɪ tɪ græb ðə goʊlz wɪn ju kən. ˈləkəli aɪ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ græb wən aʊt əv maɪ ˈmɛni ˈʧænsɪz. ɔn ˈhævɪŋ ə rən əp sɛd tɪ ðə ˈmænɪʤər ðət laɪk tɪ pleɪ əp frənt. aɪ kən pleɪ ɪn ˈɛni əv ðoʊz θri pəˈzɪʃənz əp frənt, soʊ ə gʊd ˈɔpʃən fər ðə ˈmænɪʤər tɪ hæv, nis tɪ si ˌoʊˈlɪˌviˌeɪ əˈməŋ ðə goʊlz ɛz wɛl, wɪʧ ʃoʊz greɪt ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ðət wi hæv fər ˈpleɪsɪz hir. ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz steɪɪŋ fɪt ɛz wɛl wɪʧ ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. wi wɔnt ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ steɪ fɪt wɪθ ðɪs ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt prɛˈmɪr lig rən.
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theo walcott faced the media after arsenal’s 2-0 win against stoke city at emirates stadium on saturday. you can read a full transcript of his interview below:
on the win…in the end we had a clean sheet and that’s always the most important goal. we know we’re going to score goals and we know we’re going to create chances as well. we create chances so we just have to put them away. we’re starting to get back to the old arsenal. we’re very pleased after this game.
on his goal…it’s things that people might not notice, like the tackle from francis. he’s in that position for a reason, you can see it there, and that just started off the rhythm of the movement, obviously mesut’s ball was fantastic, and it was all down to the touch. it put the defender out of the game. i was pleased with that goal. i was disappointed because i should have got many, many more, but i’m in the chances so i’m happy with that.
on the difference between playing up front home and away…it’s difficult in any position. the premier league is the best league in the world and you’re playing against the best players. you’ve just got to adapt to the game you’re playing and then if players drop off, you keep on moving and hopefully create space for other people. that’s all that you can do and when you get given the opportunity you have to try to grab the goals when you can. luckily i managed to grab one out of my many chances.
on having a run up front…i’ve said to the manager that i’d like to play up front. i can play in any of those three positions up front, so it’s a good option for the manager to have, it’s nice to see olivier among the goals as well, which shows it’s great competition that we have for places here. everyone is staying fit as well which is important. we want everyone to stay fit with this important premier league run.
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twit wɪθ ˈsɛrə əˈlɛʤd brɛst ˌɪmˈplænts nuz, tɪ wɪʧ ʃi ˌkætəˈgɔrɪkli dɪˈnaɪz tɪ bi tru, aɪ θɪŋk ɪn 2012 wɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈmævərɪk ˌdɪˈsaɪdz ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ʃi wɪl rən fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi, ʃʊd kənˈsɪdər ðɪs ɛz hər ˈplætˌfɔrm: bubz ə fərm pəˈzɪʃən fər ðɪs ˈkəntri. brɛsts hæv rɪˈsivd mɔr əˈtɛnʃən ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈɛvər sɛd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hər ˈɔθər ˈneɪbər ˈmuvɪŋ ɪn nɛkst dɔr tɪ raɪt ə bʊk. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈgritə væn ðə tu tɔkt əˈbaʊt ˈfɪgjər, wɪθ ˈpælɪn seɪɪŋ, bi ʤəʤd ɔn ər tɪ bi tɔkt əˈbaʊt ɔn əˈpɪrəns seɪ ʧɛst saɪz ɪt meɪks mi wɛr leɪərz, ɪt meɪks mi hæv tɪ weɪst taɪm ˈfɪgjərɪŋ aʊt wət æm aɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ wɛr soʊ ðət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wɪl lʊk æt ən ˈɛriə ðət aɪ nid ðɛm tɪ lʊk at.”*.” ˈpipəl lʊk æt ðə ““area,”*,” ˈminɪŋ hər brɛsts bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər taɪərd əv ðə ˈlunəsi ðət kəmz aʊt əv hər maʊθ. ˈpælɪn həz ə greɪt ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ wɪn ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən, bət ʃi həz tɪ flɔnt ɪt əp ə bɪt, spik lɛs ənd ʧeɪnʤ ˈpɑrtiz. ənd ʧeɪnʤ hər neɪm tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ə bɑnd ˈvɪlən, seɪ ˈdɔlərz. ˈbaɪˌlaɪn: ˈʤeɪsən ɪz ðə ˈɛdɪtər əv zoiks*! ˈɔnˌlaɪn. hi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈɔθər əv ðə ˈnɑvəlz, "hɛˈloʊ ˈlɛzbiən!" ənd "əˈnɑnəməs." iˈmeɪl ˈʤeɪsən æt
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tweet with sarah palin’s alleged breast implants news, to which she categorically denies to be true, i think in 2012 when the republican maverick decides whether or not she will run for the presidency, should consider this as her platform: palin’s boobs - a firm position for this country.
palin’s breasts have received more attention than anything she’s ever said, including her author neighbor moving in next door to write a book. in an interview with greta van sustren the two talked about palin’s figure, with palin saying, “to be judged on or to be talked about on appearance — say chest size — it makes me wear layers, it makes me have to waste time figuring out what am i going to wear so that nobody will look at an area that i don’t need them to look at.”
people look at the “area,” meaning her breasts because they are tired of the lunacy that comes out of her mouth. palin has a great opportunity to win the nomination, but she has to flaunt it up a bit, speak less and change parties. and change her name to something like a bond villain, say nipply dollars.
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jason tanamor is the editor of zoiks! online. he is also the author of the novels, "hello lesbian!" and "anonymous." email jason at jason@zoiksonline.com .
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ɪn ðə wərld əv ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ, ðə ˈɛmfəsɪs ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli ɔn ˌɛvəˈluʃən. ju bɪld ə gʊd smɔl θɪŋ ənd leɪər mɔr ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ɔn tɔp, sˈloʊli ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ ðə ˈfreɪmˌwərk ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈbɪgər ənd ˈbɛtər ðən ɪt wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli. ðɪs teɪks ə lɔt əv ˈəpˌfrənt ˈplænɪŋ, tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðə ˈfreɪmˌwərk həz ɪˈnəf hʊks tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈizi ɪkˈstɛnʃən. haʊ moʊst ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz bɪˈgæn ɛz wɛl, ənd ɪz noʊ ˈdɪfərənt. naʊ ðət 3 həz bɪn ˈprivˌjud, bɪn ə lɔt əv dɪˈskəʃən əraʊnd ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. ən ˈæˌʤəŋkt ˈmɛmbər əv ðə tim, bət ˈsərtənli nɑt riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ɛz ə hoʊl; ðɛr ər səm ˈvɛri ˈkeɪpəbəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ðət slɑt. wɪn aɪ fərst hərd əˈbaʊt ðə 3 əˈproʊʧ, aɪ wɑz æt wəns ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ənd skɛrd. ɪkˈsaɪtɪd bɪˈkəz aɪ sɔ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz ðət ðə nu ˈlaɪbrɛˌri hæd baked-in*, bət skɛrd ðət nɑt gɪt tɪ juz ɪt bɪˈkəz ðə ˈəpˈgreɪd pæθ wɑz nɑnˈlɪˌniər. ðə nu ˈjɑˌhu! əˈdɑptəd 3 ɛz ɪts kɔr ˈlaɪbrɛˌri (ənd aɪ roʊt əˈbaʊt ɪt) læst jɪr. ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ðə peɪʤ, wi wɛnt θru ə lɔt əv traɪəlz ənd ˌtrɪbjəˈleɪʃənz, frəm ə læk əv ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən tɪ ˈlərnɪŋ nu ˈpɛrəˌdaɪmz. ðiz wər nɑt ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ɛz wi wər əˈdɑptɪŋ ə ˈvərʒən əv 3 ðət ˈrɪli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər pərˈdəkʃən juz. wəns wi gɑt pæst ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl weɪv əv dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɑr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ˈrɪli ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈjuzɪŋ 3 wi faʊnd ɪt tɪ bi mɔr ɪkˈsprɛsɪv, səkˈsɪŋkt, ənd ˈiziər tɪ juz ðən ðə ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. hərd səm ˈpipəl kəmˈpleɪn ðət 3 ɪz tu ˈdɪfərənt frəm 2 ənd ðət ˈmeɪkɪŋ səʧ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ɪz ə mɪˈsteɪk. aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪˈliv ðət ðɪs wɑz ɪgˈzæktli ðə raɪt muv æt ɪgˈzæktli ðə raɪt taɪm ənd gɪv ðə tim ə lɔt əv ˈkrɛdɪt fər ˈhævɪŋ ðə gəts tɪ du ɪt. ɪn ə wərld wɛr ˌɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ɪz ðə prɪˈfərd əˈproʊʧ, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd fər ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri əˈproʊʧ. wɛb dɪˈvɛləpmənt həz groʊn baɪ lips ənd baʊndz ɪn ðə pæst fɔr jɪrz. ðə ˈdɪsəplən hæd ˈrɪli ˈstægˌneɪtɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə tərm ““ajax”*” gɑt ˈɛvriˌwən ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt wɛb dɪˈvɛləpmənt əˈgɛn. ɪn ðət taɪm, ðə nidz əv dɪˈvɛləpərz hæv ʧeɪnʤd ənd groʊn. nu bɛst ˈpræktɪsɪz hæv ˈimərʤd ənd prɪˈfərd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈpætərnz hæv bɪn ˈfɔrməˌlaɪzd ənd ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd. ɔl ˈlərnɪd ə lɔt əˈbaʊt wət wərks ənd wət doesn’t*, wɪʧ meɪks ðɪs ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt taɪm tɪ riˈvɪzɪt ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz. ɛz wɪθ ˈəðər ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz, ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt beɪst ɔn wɛb dɪˈvɛləpər nidz. ðə nidz hæv ʧeɪnʤd, soʊ waɪ ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri? waɪ ju lʊk bæk æt ðə pæst fɔr jɪrz, si ɔl ðə mɪˈsteɪks ənd ˈlɛsənz ˈlərnɪd ənd meɪk ə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ðət ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ɪt ɔl? prɪˈsaɪsli wət ðə tim dɪd. ðeɪ lʊkt æt ɔl ðə θɪŋz 2 du ənd ɔl ðə θɪŋz ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd ðə nɛkst ˈvərʒən tɪ bi ˈkeɪpəbəl əv. ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət teɪks ðə bɛst pɑrts əv 2 pləs səm ˈhɛlpfəl ˈtæktɪks laɪk ˈmɛθəd ˈʧeɪnɪŋ (ə lɑ jquery*), ənd ædz ɪn səm greɪt aɪˈdiəz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə nu ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ðət stɪl filz ˈvɛri məʧ laɪk. ɪz ðɛr səm peɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈəpˌgreɪdɪŋ tɪ 3 jɛs. bət ˈmeɪʤər stɛps ˈfɔrwərd ˈtɪpɪkəli ˌɪnˈvɑlv səm peɪn; ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ɪz ˈnɛvər ˈizi. ðə kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt ðə peɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, əˈbaʊt ðə juˈtɪləti ju gɪt ɪn rɪˈtərn fər ðə peɪn ənd ɪf wərθ ɪt. ˈoʊnli ju kən ˈænsər ðət kˈwɛʃən fər jʊr wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. ðə seɪm ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪf goʊɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ frəm wən ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ˈlaɪbrɛˌri tɪ əˈnəðər. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən wɑz ə təf wən, bət əˈgɛn, wən ðət aɪ səˈpɔrt. ˌɛvəˈluʃən ɪz məʧ lɛs ˈpeɪnfəl, bət ɪt ˈtɪpɪkəli ɛndz əp wɪθ bloʊt. ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ˈfreɪmˌwərk dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ ˈɑnər pæst apis*, soʊ ə rɔŋ ʧɔɪs ɪn ˈmɛθəd ˈneɪmɪŋ, ˈɑrgjəmənt ˈɔrdər, ər ˈdætə ˈstrəkʧər bɪˈkəmz ˈrɪtən ɪn stoʊn (si ˈleɪtəst poʊst fər mɔr). ju ˈkænɑt ənˈdu ə bæd dɪˈsɪʒən ɪn ən ɔˈrɛdi bɪn dɪˈplɔɪd, ju kən ˈoʊnli æd nu ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ðət (ju hoʊp) wɪl wən deɪ gɪt juzd mɔr ðən ðə oʊld ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti. ɪn ðə ɛnd, ju ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ɛndz əp wɪθ vəˈstɪʤiəl ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ðət bi riˈmuvd. baɪ əˈdɑptɪŋ ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri əˈproʊʧ, ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, riˈbɪld frəm ðə graʊnd əp wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən əv oʊld ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti biɪŋ ɪn ðə pleɪs ðət ɪt wɑz ər ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ. ə klin sleɪt wɛr ðə tim kən dɪˈzaɪn ðə səˈluʃənz əv ðə fˈjuʧər wɪˈθaʊt ˈnidɪŋ tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə mɪˈsteɪks əv ðə pæst. ənd kip ɪn maɪnd, ɪf ˈjuzɪŋ 2 ju kən goʊ raɪt ɔn ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt; noʊ wən ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk əˈweɪ jʊr 2 ɪt wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ lɪv ɔn ənd bi əˈveɪləbəl æt fər ju tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd, juz, ənd ˈivɪn səbˈmɪt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ. stɪl ə lɑrʤ kəmˈjunɪti əv ˈɛkspərts ɔn 2 ɪts ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən, ənd ɪkˈstɛnʃən; ðət goʊ əˈweɪ ˈiðər. noʊ wən ɪz ˈfɔrsɪŋ ju tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd tɪ 3 bət ɪf ju du, aɪ θɪŋk bi ˈplɛzəntli səˈpraɪzd.
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in the world of software engineering, the emphasis is typically on evolution. you build a good small thing and layer more functionality on top, slowly evolving the framework into something bigger and better than it was originally. this takes a lot of upfront planning, to make sure that the framework has enough hooks to allow easy extension. that’s how most javascript libraries began as well, and yui is no different.
now that yui 3 has been previewed, there’s been a lot of discussion around the direction of the library. i’m an adjunct member of the team, but certainly not responsible for the direction of yui as a whole; there are some very capable engineers already in that slot. when i first heard about the yui 3 approach, i was at once excited and scared. excited because i saw the possibilities that the new library had baked-in, but scared that i’d not get to use it because the upgrade path was non-linear.
the new yahoo! homepage adopted yui 3 as its core library (and i wrote about it) last year. over the course of developing the page, we went through a lot of trials and tribulations, from a lack of documentation to learning new paradigms. these were not unexpected as we were adopting a pre-release version of yui 3 that wasn’t really intended for production use. once we got past the initial wave of development, however, our engineers really started to enjoy using yui 3. we found it to be more expressive, succinct, and easier to use than the 2.x version of the library.
i’ve heard some people complain that yui 3 is too different from yui 2, and that making such a different library is a mistake. i actually believe that this was exactly the right move at exactly the right time and give the yui team a lot of credit for having the guts to do it. in a world where evolutionary programming is the preferred approach, yui decided for a revolutionary approach.
web development has grown by leaps and bounds in the past four years. the discipline had really stagnated before the term “ajax” got everyone excited about web development again. in that time, the needs of developers have changed and grown. new best practices have emerged and preferred development patterns have been formalized and documented. we’ve all learned a lot about what works and what, which makes this the perfect time to revisit javascript libraries.
as with other libraries, yui started out based on web developer needs. the needs have changed, so why shouldn’t the library? why wouldn’t you look back at the past four years, see all the mistakes and lessons learned , and make a library that addresses it all? that’s precisely what the yui team did. they looked at all the things yui 2 couldn’t do and all the things they wanted the next version to be capable of. the result is something that takes the best parts of yui 2, plus some helpful tactics like method chaining (a la jquery), and adds in some great forward-thinking ideas to create a new library that still feels very much like yui.
is there some pain involved in upgrading to yui 3? yes. but major steps forward typically involve some pain; revolution is never easy. the question isn’t about the pain involved, it’s about the utility you get in return for the pain and if that’s worth it. only you can answer that question for your web application. it’s the same process if you’re going to change from one javascript library to another.
the yui team’s decision was a tough one, but again, one that i whole-heartedly support. evolution is much less painful, but it typically ends up with bloat. it’s the responsibility of framework developers to honor past apis, so a wrong choice in method naming, argument order, or data structure becomes written in stone (see crockford’s latest post for more). you cannot undo a bad decision in an api that’s already been deployed, you can only add new functionality that (you hope) will one day get used more than the old functionality. in the end, you the library ends up with vestigial functionality that can’t be removed. by adopting a revolutionary approach, yui is able to change everything, rebuild from the ground up without any expectation of old functionality being in the place that it was or working in the same way. it’s a clean slate where the team can design the solutions of the future without needing to worry about breaking the mistakes of the past.
and keep in mind, if you’re using yui 2, you can go right on using it; no one is going to take away your yui 2. it will continue to live on and be available at github for you to download, use, and even submit changes to. there’s still a large community of experts on yui 2, its implementation, and extension; that won’t go away either. no one is forcing you to upgrade to yui 3, but if you do, i think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
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fərst neɪm: læst neɪm: iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs: ˈɛriə koʊd ənd foʊn ˈnəmbər: jʊr loʊˈkeɪʃən: (ˈsɪti, steɪt, ər ˈkəntri ɪf nɑt ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ) jʊr ˈspɛʃəlti? kæd kəmˈpjutər ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ kəmˈpjutər ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ kəmˈpjutər ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈmidiə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə kənˈstrəkʃən ˈtɛstɪŋ əv ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ ˈligəl ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈdætə æˈnælɪsɪs ˈəðər (pliz dɪˈskraɪb bɪˈloʊ) pliz prəˈvaɪd səm ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈrɛləvənt tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ju maɪt kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm ju kʊd dɪˈvoʊt tɪ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt (aʊərz pər wik, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) wʊd ju laɪk tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs bɪld ə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd sərˈveɪləns ˈsteɪʃənz? ju wɪl bi ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ səm əv ðə moʊst ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈsaɪəntɪsts, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz, ənd ˈrisərʧərz pərˈsuɪŋ ðə saɪəns əv əˈnɑmələs ˈɛriəl fəˈnɑmənə. pliz ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs ɪf ju hæv ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ˈivɪn ɪf ju si jʊr ˈɛriə əv ˌɛkspərˈtiz ˈlɪstɪd. wi wʊd ləv tɪ tɔk wɪθ ju tɪ dɪˈskəs haʊ ju maɪt hɛlp. kæd dɪˈzaɪn wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈsəmˌwən ɪkˈspɪriənst ɪn ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ kæd dɪˈzaɪn ˈsɔfˌwɛr, səʧ ɛz ər ˈsɪmələr ˈproʊˌgræmz, tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈzaɪn ðə ˈsteɪʃən leɪaʊt ənd kəmˈpoʊnənts. kəmˈpjutər ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ wi ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ə nid fər ˈproʊˌgræmərz praɪˈmɛrəli ɪn ðə ˈlɪnəks ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, bət wɪθ ən ɔˈkeɪʒənəl nid fər ˈwɪndoʊz ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ. ɑr ˈkɑrənt moʊst ˈprɛsɪŋ nid ɪz fər ðoʊz wɪθ ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn si, si++, ənd ˈlɪnəks scripting*. ɑr fˈjuʧər nidz ˌɪnˈklud kəmˈpjutər ˈvɪʒən (ˈmoʊʃən dɪˈtɛkʃən ənd ˈpætərn ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən) ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ skɪlz soʊ ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ˈlɪnəks ˈmoʊʃən ənd ər ˈəðər ˈvɪʒən ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz wɪl bi ˈvɛri ˈhɛlpfəl. ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ kəmˈpjutər ˈvɪʒən ənd ˈmoʊʃən dɪˈtɛkʃən ɪn ðə ˈwɪndoʊz ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwɛlkəm. kəmˈpjutər ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪz ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd tɪ bi ˈmɑʤələr ənd ˈflɛksəbəl, beɪst ɔn ˈlɪnəks, bət wɪθ ˈmɑʤulz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɔn boʊθ ˈlɪnəks ənd ˈwɪndoʊz. wi wɪl nid ˈnɛtˌwərk prəˈfɛʃənəlz fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ˈɛni əv ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: ˈlɪnəks ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz, ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz, ər ˈdætə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz usb*, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). kəmˈpjutər ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ðə ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən wɪl kənˈsɪst əv ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ðət wɪl bi ɪn ðə ˈɛləmənts ˈmɑnətərɪŋ əraʊnd ðə klɑk ənd ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈdætə tɪ ə ˈsɛntrəl ˈsərvər. ɪf ju hæv ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ kəmˈpjutɪŋ ˈhɑrdˌwɛr, ˈbɪldɪŋ kəmˈpjutərz, kəmˈpjutər ˈmeɪntənəns, ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ ɪkˈwɪpmənt (ˈrutərz, ˈmoʊdəmz, ˈsɛljələr, həbz, sˈwɪʧɪz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.), ər wi kən juz jʊr ˌɛkspərˈtiz. ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈmidiə ɪf ju ər ɪkˈspɪriənst ɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkɑntɛnt fər ðə wɛb, wid laɪk tɪ tɔk tɪ ju. wi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwɛlkəm ˌɛkspərˈtiz ɪn ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈɪnərˌfeɪs dɪˈzaɪn; dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈgræfɪks; ˈkoʊdɪŋ ɪn css*, ənd ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt; ənd dɪˈlɪvəri əv ˈvɪdioʊ ˈviə boʊθ ˈdɛskˌtɑp ənd ˈmoʊbəl wɛb ˈbraʊzərz. ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈpipəl hu ər ˈsævi ənd ɪkˈspɪriənst wɪθ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə tɪ hɛlp prəˈmoʊt ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ ə waɪd ˈɔdiəns ənd hɛlp ɑr ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn. kənˈstrəkʃən ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ əv ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈplætˌfɔrmz ɪf ju hæv ə ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɪn ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ˈplætˌfɔrmz əv ˈɪnstrəmənts əv ˈvɛriəs taɪps, ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈtɛstɪŋ plænz ənd ˈækʧəwəl ˈtɛstɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪtiz, wi wʊd bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ wɪθ ju. ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈmænɪʤmənt ðə tim wɪl nid ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl wɪθ ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd taɪm tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ɑr ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈɛfərt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ əˈsɪstɪŋ ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈprɑʤɛkt plæn, əˈsaɪnɪŋ əv tæsks, kənˈstrəkʃən əv ə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈskɛʤʊl, ənd ðɛn ˈkipɪŋ ðə tim tɪ ðət ˈskɛʤʊl. ðɪs roʊl ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈsəmˌwən hu ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli həz ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈbækˌgraʊnd, bət wɪl nid tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈkæmərəz, ˌɪnstrəˌmɛnˈteɪʃən, ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈædəkwɪtli tɪ draɪv ðə ˈtɛknɪkəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt. kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən skɪlz ər ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ ɪf ju hæv wərkt ɔn ˈprɑʤɛkts, jʊr ɪkˈspɪriəns kʊd bi ˈvɛri ˈhɛlpfəl tɪ. ˈivɪn ɪf ju haven’t*, wi nid əˈsɪstəns wɪθ ˈmænəʤɪŋ ɔl ˈæˌspɛkts əv ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ fər ə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ənd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkt, soʊ ɪf ju hæv ˈrɛləvənt ɪkˈspɪriəns, tɔk. ˈligəl ðɛr ər ˈsɛvərəl ˈɪʃuz ðət meɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈligəl ədˈvaɪs fər ækˈtɪvɪtiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən loʊˈkeɪʃən, ˈsteɪʃən ˈtɛstɪŋ, ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti, ənd ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti. ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈdætə æˈnælɪsɪs ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˌɛkspərˈtiz wɪl bi əˈspɛʃəli ˈjusfəl wɪn wi hæv ˈbeɪgən ˈdætə kəˈlɛkʃən ɪn ðə fild: 1 ˈdætə rɪˈdəkʃən ənd æˈnælɪsɪs ɪn ðə fildz əv ənd ˈvɪdioʊ photometry*, ˈɑptɪkəl spɛkˈtrɑskəpi, ənd spɛkˈtrɑmətri, ənd magnetometry*; 2 ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən ˈdætə æˈnælɪsɪs ənd æˈnælɪsɪs əv taɪm ˈsɪriz ˈdætə.
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first name: last name: email address: area code and phone number: your location: (city, state, or country if not usa) your specialty? cad computer programming computer networking computer hardware digital media social media construction & testing of hardware project management fundraising legal scientific data analysis other (please describe below) please provide some details about your relevant skills/experience to help us understand how you might contribute to the project. approximate amount of time you could devote to the project (hours per week, etc.)
would you like to help us build a network of automated surveillance stations? you will be working with some of the most experienced scientists, engineers, and researchers pursuing the science of anomalous aerial phenomena. please contact us if you have an interest, even if you don’t see your area of expertise listed. we would love to talk with you to discuss how you might help.
cad design
we are looking for someone experienced in working with cad design software, such as autocad or similar programs, to help us design the station layout and components.
computer programming
we anticipate a need for programmers primarily in the linux environment, but with an occasional need for windows programming. our current most pressing need is for those with experience in c, c++, and linux scripting. our future needs include computer vision (motion detection and pattern recognition) programming skills so experience with linux motion and opencv or other vision libraries will be very helpful. experience with computer vision and motion detection in the windows environment is also welcome.
computer networking
the ufodata network is anticipated to be modular and flexible, based on linux, but with modules operating on both linux and windows. we will need network professionals familiar with any of the following: linux networking and inter-process communications, internet protocols, or data communication protocols (rs-232, rs-485, usb, etc.).
computer hardware
the monitoring station will consist of hardware that will be in the elements 24/7, monitoring around the clock and sending data to a central server. if you have experience with military-grade computing hardware, building computers, computer maintenance, networking equipment (routers, modems, cellular, hubs, switches, etc.), or cabling - we can use your expertise.
digital media
if you are experienced in creating digital content for the web, we'd like to talk to you. we also welcome expertise in website interface design; development of graphics; coding in html5, css, and javascript; and delivery of video via both desktop and mobile web browsers.
social media
we are looking for people who are savvy and experienced with social media to help promote the ufodata project to a wide audience and help our fundraising campaign.
construction and testing of hardware platforms
if you have a background in the construction of platforms of instruments of various types, and/or the development of testing plans and actual testing activities, we would be interested in talking with you.
project management
the team will need an individual with experience and time to manage our technical effort, including assisting in the development of the technical project plan, assigning of tasks, construction of a project schedule, and then keeping the team to that schedule. this role doesn’t require someone who necessarily has extensive technical background, but he/she will need to be able to understand the cameras, instrumentation, and software adequately to drive the technical development. communication skills are very important.
fundraising
if you have worked on crowdfunding projects, your experience could be very helpful to ufodata. even if you haven’t, we need assistance with managing all aspects of fundraising for a scientific and engineering project, so if you have relevant experience, let’s talk.
legal
there are several issues that may require legal advice for ufodata activities, including station location, station testing, intellectual property, and liability.
scientific data analysis
the following scientific expertise will be especially useful when we have begun data collection in the field: 1) data reduction and analysis in the fields of ccd and video photometry, optical spectroscopy, vlf/elf and uhf spectrometry, and fluxgate magnetometry; 2) correlation data analysis and analysis of instrumented/scientific time series data.
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soʊ naʊ wi hæv ɪt: wət əˈpɪrz tɪ bi hɑrd, ˌɪrəfˈjutəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈrupərt ˈmərdɑks ˈəltəmət ənd moʊst ɑˈdeɪʃəs əˈtɛmpt θˈwɔrtɪd, ˈθæŋkfəli, baɪ ˈsərkəmˌstæns tɪ ˈhaɪˌʤæk əˈmɛrɪkəz ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ɔn ə skeɪl ˈikwəl tɪ hɪz səkˈsɛs ɪn ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ ənd kərˈəptɪŋ ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz əv greɪt ˈbrɪtən θru ˈməni, ˈɪnfluəns ənd ˈhoʊlˌseɪl əˈbjuz əv ðə ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz əv ə fri prɛs. ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɪnstəns, ˈmərdɑks goʊl simz tɪ hæv bɪn ˈnəθɪŋ lɛs ðən ˈjuzɪŋ hɪz ˈmidiə ˈɛmpaɪər ˈnoʊtəbli fɑks nuz tɪ rɪˈkrut, ˈbæŋˌkroʊl ənd səˈpɔrt ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkændɪdəsi əv ˈʤɛnərəl ˈdeɪvɪd ɪn ðə 2012 ɪˈlɛkʃən. ðəs ɪn ðə spərɪŋ əv 2011 lɛs ðən 10 wiks ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmərdɑks sɛnˈtælɪti tɪ ðə ˈhækɪŋ ənd ˈskændəl ɪnˈvɛləpɪŋ hɪz ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz wɑz dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli rɪˈvild fɑks nuz' ˌɪnˈvɛntər ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈrɑʤər eɪlz, dɪˈspæʧt ən ˈɛməˌsɛri tɪ æfˈgænəˌstæn tɪ ərʤ tɪ tərn daʊn ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑməz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈɔfər tɪ bɪˈkəm siaɪeɪ dɪˈrɛktər ənd, ˌɪnˈstɛd, rən fər ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən fər ˈprɛzɪdənt, wɪθ ˈprɑməsəz əv biɪŋ ˈbæŋˌkroʊld baɪ ˈmərdɑk. eɪlz hɪmˈsɛlf wʊd rɪˈzaɪn ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv fɑks nuz ənd rən ðə kæmˈpeɪn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən bɪtˈwin ənd ðə ˈɛməˌsɛri, keɪ ti məkˈfɑrlənd, ə fɑks nuz dɪˈfɛns "ˈænəlɪst" ənd ˈfɔrmər spɪr ˈkɛriər fər ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈprɪnsəpəlz ɪn θri rɪˈpəblɪkən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz. ɔl ðɪs wɑz rɪˈvild ɪn ə teɪp rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ əv ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ məkˈfɑrlənd əbˈteɪnd baɪ bɑb ˈwʊdˌwɔrd, huz əˈkaʊnt əv ðɛr dɪˈskəʃən, əˈkəmpənid ˈɔnˌlaɪn baɪ ˈɑdiˌoʊ əv ðə teɪp, wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst dɪˈstrɛsɪŋli, ɪn ɪts staɪl ˈsɛkʃən, ənd nɑt ɔn peɪʤ wən, wɛr ɪt bɪˈlɔŋd ənd, ˈəndər ðə staɪl ˈloʊgoʊ, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 3 ˌɪnˈdid, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz dɪsˈmeɪɪŋ ɛz eɪlz' ənd ˈmərdɑks dɪsˈdeɪn fər ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ənd ˈtruli fri ənd ˈɑnəst prɛs, ənd ɛz rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ɛz ðə əbˈsikwiəs ˈigərnəs əv ðɛr ˈmɛsɪnʤər tɪ kənˈveɪ ðɛr ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dræft ənd ˈprɑməs əv fɑks səˈpɔrt tɪ, həz bɪn ðə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈstɔri baɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən prɛs ənd ðə ˈkəntriz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt, ˈwɛðər aʊt əv fɪr əv ˈmərdɑk, eɪlz ənd fɑks ər, pərˈhæps, læk əv səˈpraɪz æt ˈmərdɑks, eɪlz' ənd ˈfɑksəz kənˈtɛmpt fər ˈdisənt ˌʤərnəˈlɪstɪk ˈvæljuz ər ə trænˈspɛrənt ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðə toʊn əv ðə ˈmidiəz riˈækʃən wɑz sɛt frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ baɪ ðə poʊsts oʊn ˈtritmənt əv ðɪs juʤ ˈstɔri: ˈrɛləˌgeɪtɪŋ ɪt, laɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈʤusi ˈtɪdˌbɪt əv ˈmidiə ˈgɑsəp, tɪ ðə ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ənd ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðət ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, ˈgɑsəp, ˈkəlʧərəl ənd nuz, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə frənt peɪʤ. "bɑb hæd ə greɪt skup, ə ˈbəzi ˈmidiə ˈstɔri ðət meɪd ɪt ˈpərˌfɪkt fər staɪl. ɪt ˈdɪdənt hæv ðə ˈbrɔdər ˌɪmˈpɔrt ðət wʊd ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ lɪz speɪd, ðə poʊsts ˈmænəʤɪŋ ˈɛdɪtər, toʊld pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ wɪn æst waɪ ðə ˈstɔri əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə staɪl ˈsɛkʃən. ˈbəzi ˈmidiə ˈstɔri? ˈlækɪŋ ðə "ˈbrɔdər ˌɪmˈpɔrt" əv ə ˈstɔri? wən ˈkænɑt ˌɪˈmæʤən səʧ ə ˈfeɪljər əv nuz ˈʤəʤmənt əˈməŋ ˈɛni əv ˈmɑdərn ˈprɛdəˌsɛsərz ɛz ˈmænəʤɪŋ ˈɛdɪtərz əv ðə poʊst, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə klɪr laɪt əv ðə nɛkst deɪ ənd wɪθ ə teɪp rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ əv ðə haɪəst ˈɑdiˌoʊ kˈwɑləti ɪn hænd. "tɛl [eɪlz] ɪf aɪ ˈɛvər ræn," əˈnaʊnsɪz ɔn ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ənd ðɛn læfs, "bət aɪ woʊnt bət ɪf aɪ ˈɛvər ræn, aɪd teɪk ɪm əp ɔn hɪz ˈɔfər. hi sɛd hi wʊd kwɪt fɑks ənd ˈbæŋˌkroʊl ɪt." məkˈfɑrlənd ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðə tərmz: "ðə bɪg bɔs ɪz ˈbæŋˌkroʊlɪŋ ɪt. ˈrɑʤərz goʊɪŋ tɪ rən ɪt. ənd ðə rɛst əv ˈjuˈɛs ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi jʊr ˌɪnˈhaʊs" ˈðɛrˈbaɪ kənˈfərmɪŋ wət fɑks nu ˈkrɪtɪks hæv kənˈsɪstəntli meɪnˈteɪnd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈnɛtˌwərks əˈʤɛndə ənd ɪts ˈbɪlˌtɪn ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl baɪəs. ənd hir lɛt ˈjuˈɛs ˈpɑzət ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: wər ən ˈɛməˌsɛri əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz, ər əv ðə ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ər ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˈɛvər kɔt ɔn teɪp ˈprɑməsɪŋ wət eɪlz ənd ˈmərdɑk hæd əˈpɛrəntli səˈʤɛstɪd ənd ˈɔfərd hir, ðə hju ənd kraɪ, əˈspɛʃəli frəm fɑks nuz ənd ˈpɑrti əˈmɛrɪkə, frəm ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈʧeɪmbər əv ˈkɑmərs tɪ ðə ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ faʊnˈdeɪʃən, wʊd bi ˈdɛfənɪŋ ənd nɑt bi səbˈdud ənˈtɪl ðɛr wɑz ə kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ənd ðə ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃənz wər ɪn hænd əv ðə ˈɛdɪtər ənd ˈpəblɪʃər əv ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ər ˈnuzˌpeɪpər. ər ənˈtɪl ðɛr hæd bɪn ˈplɔzəbəl ənd kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˈɛvədəns ðət ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɛləmənts əv ðə ˈstɔri wər fɔls. ənd, əv kɔrs, ðə ˈstɔri wʊd kənˈtɪnju deɪ ˈæftər deɪ ɔn peɪʤ wən ənd rɪˈmeɪn nɪr ðə tɔp əv ðə ˈivnɪŋ nuz fər wiks, ənˈtɪl ˈɛvəri aʊns əv (ˈʤəstəˌfaɪəbəl) ˈpaɪəti əˈbaʊt ˈfridəm əv ðə prɛs ənd ənˈfɛtərd ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz hæd bɪn ɪgˈzɔstɪd. ðə teɪp əv ənd ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ɪz ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, ə ˈtɛstəmənt tɪ ðə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs əv ˈmərdɑk ənd ðə ˈwaɪli ˈʤinjəs hi haɪərd tɪ kriˈeɪt fɑks nuz tɪ rən ˈrəfˈʃɑd ˈoʊvər ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪvɪk ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlænˌskeɪp wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ˈivɪn ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈnaɪsɪtiz ər priˈtɛnsɪz əv ˌʤərnəˈlɪstɪk ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ənd ˈɑnəsti. laɪk ðə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz əv ðə ˈhækɪŋ ˈskændəl, wɪʧ ɪˈstæblɪʃt bɪɔnd ˈɛni daʊt ˈmərdɑks əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈkæpʧər ənd kərəpt ðə θri ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈɛləmənts əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈsɪvɪk ˈkɑmpækt ðə prɛs, ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd pəˈlis ðə teɪp meɪks klɪr ðət ˈmərdɑks goʊlz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ʤɪst ɛz æmˈbɪʃəs, ˌɪnˈsɪˌdiəs ənd nəˈfɛriəs. ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, ənd ðə kənˌspɪrəˈtɔriəl ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ɪt ˈkæpʧərz soʊ ˈʧɪlɪŋli ɪn toʊn ənd ˈsəbstəns ("əm ˈoʊnli rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðɪs bæk tɪ ˈrɑʤər. ənd ðæts ɑr dil," məkˈfɑrlənd əˈʃʊrd ɛz ʃi ənˈfoʊldəd ðə ˈɔfər) ˈətərli rɪfˈjuts eɪlz' dɪsɪnˈʤɛnjuəs dɪsˈmɪsəl əv wət hi ənd ˈmərdɑk wər ˈæˌkʧuəli əˈtɛmptɪŋ: ðə baɪɪŋ əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi. "ɪt wɑz mɔr əv ə ʤoʊk, ə weɪ aɪ hæv," eɪlz wʊd ˈleɪtər kleɪm waɪl ˌnənðəˈlɛs kənˈfərmɪŋ ɪts ˈminɪŋ. "aɪ θɔt ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən fild [ɪn ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛriz] ˈnidɪd tɪ bi ˈʃeɪkən əp ənd maɪt bi ə gʊd ˈkænədɪt." ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ dɪˈzərvz tɪ bi hərd baɪ ˈɛni ˈpərsən traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfæðəm ɪts ˈminɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈfʊləst. ˈmərdɑk ənd eɪlz hæv ɪˈrɛktɪd ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈmidiə ˈɛmpaɪər ðət həz ənˈraɪvəld paʊər ɪn ˈbrɪtɪʃ ənd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkəlʧər: ˈrəðər ðən ʤuˈdɪʃɪsli ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪŋ ðət paʊər ər ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ˌrɛpərˈtɔriəl ənd ˌʤərnəˈlɪstɪk ˈstændərdz wɪθ ðɛr juʤ ˈrisɔrsɪz, ðeɪ hæv, mɔr ˈɔfən ðən nɑt, ˈrɛkləsli pərˈsud ən əˈʤɛndə əv sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlɪzəm, ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi, ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl messianism*, ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl waɪl ˌmæskərˈeɪdɪŋ ɛz ɪgˈzɛmplɑrz əv ə fri ənd riˈspɑnsəbəl prɛs. ðə teɪp ɪz ˈpaʊərfəl ˈɛvədəns əv ðɛr ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi ənd riʧ. ðə ˈmərdɑk ˈstɔri hɪz kərˈəpʃən əv ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ɔn boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə əˈtlæntɪk ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ənd ˈstɔriz əv ðə pæst 30 jɪrz, ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ teɪl wɪˈθaʊt ˈikwəl. laɪk ˈrɪʧərd ˈnɪksən ənd hɪz teɪps, məʧ əˈtɛnʃən həz bɪn ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə nəˈsɛsɪti əv ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə sˈmoʊkɪŋ gən tɪ kənˈfərm wət ˈəðər ˈɛvədəns hæd ɔˈrɛdi ɪˈstæblɪʃt bɪɔnd ə daʊt: ðət ðə ˌɛləˈmɛnəl ˈɪnstrəmənts əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi ɪn ˈnɪksənz keɪs, ənd ðə ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz əv fri prɛs ɪn ˈmərdɑks, wər ˈgrivəsli mɪsˈjuzd ənd əˈbjuzd fər ðɛr oʊn ɛndz baɪ ðoʊz ɛnˈtrəstɪd tɪ juz greɪt paʊər fər ðə ˈkɑmən gʊd. ɪn ˈnɪksənz keɪs, ðə ˈsɪstəm wərkt. hɪz ˈækʃənz wər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs, ðə ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈsɪstəm hɛld ðət ˈivɪn ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɑz nɑt əˈbəv ðə lɔ, ənd hi wɑz fɔrst tɪ rɪˈzaɪn ər feɪs ˈsərtən ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt ənd kənˈvɪkʃən. əˈmɛrɪkən ənd ˈbrɪtɪʃ dɪˈmɑkrəsi həz nɑt bɪn soʊ ˈfɔrʧənət wɪθ ˈmərdɑk, huz paʊər ənd kərˈəpʃən wɛnt ənˈʧɛkt fər ə θərd əv ə ˈsɛnʧəri. ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ wi ˈʤərnəlɪsts du ɪz meɪk ˈʤəʤmənts əˈbaʊt wət ɪz nuz. pərˈhæps noʊ ˈstɔri həz ɪˈludɪd ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ə ˈdeɪli ˈbeɪsɪs (fər læk əv traɪɪŋ) fər soʊ ˈmɛni jɪrz ɛz ðə ˈstɔri əv ˈmərdɑks dɪˈstrəktɪv mɑrʧ əˈkrɔs ɑr ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlænˌskeɪp. ˈoʊnli ðə ˈgɑrdiən ˈvɪgərəsli pərˈsud ðə lidz əv ðə ˈhækɪŋ ˈstɔri ənd məˈθɑdɪkəli stək wɪθ ɪt fər mənθs ənd jɪrz, ˈnɛvər ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈkɑntɛkst əv haʊ ˈrupərt ˈmərdɑk kənˈdəktəd hɪz ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈgɑrd fər ðə moʊst ˌɛləˈmɛnəl ˈstændərdz əv ˈfɛrnəs, ˈækjərəsi ər ˈbæləns, ər ˈivɪn ˈlɔfəl ˈkɑndəkt. wɪn ðə ˈgɑrdiənz ˈhækɪŋ ˈkəvərɪʤ riʧt ˈkrɪtɪkəl mæs læst jɪr, aɪ kˈwoʊtɪd ə ˈfɔrmər tɔp ˈmərdɑk ˈdɛpjəti ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: "ðɪs ˈskændəl ənd ɔl ɪts ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz kʊd nɑt hæv ˈhæpənd ˈɛniˌwɛr ɛls. ˈoʊnli ɪn ˈmərdɑks ˈɔrbət. ðə ˈhækɪŋ æt nuz əv ðə wərld wɑz dən ɔn ən ˌɪnˈdəstriəl skeɪl. mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌwən, ˈmərdɑk ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ənd ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðɪs ˈkəlʧər ɪn ðə ˈnuzˌrum, wɛr ju du ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt teɪks tɪ gɪt ðə ˈstɔri, teɪk noʊ ˈprɪzənərz, dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, ənd ðə ɛnd wɪl ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðə minz." ðə teɪp ðət bɑb ˈwʊdˌwɔrd əbˈteɪnd, ənd wɪʧ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ræn ɪn ðə staɪl ˈsɛkʃən, ʃʊd bi ðə ˌdeɪˌnuˈmɑn əv ðə ˈmərdɑk ˈstɔri ɔn boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə əˈtlæntɪk, ˈmeɪkɪŋ klɪr ðət noʊ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən, nɑt ˈivɪn ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, wɑz bɪɔnd ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt əv hɪz səbˈvərʒən. ɪf ˈmərdɑk hæd ˈbæŋˌkroʊld ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn ənd ɛz hɪz ˈɛməˌsɛri məkˈfɑrlənd ˈprɑməst "ðə rɛst əv ˈjuˈɛs [æt fɑks] ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi jʊr ˌɪnˈhaʊs" ˈmərdɑk ˈɑrgjuəbli maɪt hæv soʊn əp ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz əv əˈmɛrɪkən dɪˈmɑkrəsi ˈivɪn mɔr sɪˈkjʊrli ðən hɪz ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈteɪlərɪŋ. ˈhæpəli, wɑz nɑt ˈhəŋgərɪŋ fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt əv ðə ərˈaɪvəl: ðə ˈʤɛnərəl wɑz kənˈtɛntɪd æt ðə aɪˈdiə əv biɪŋ siaɪeɪ dɪˈrɛktər, wɪʧ eɪlz wɑz ˈərʤɪŋ ɪm tɪ fɔrˈgoʊ. "wɪr ɔl sɛt," sɛd ðə ˈɛməˌsɛri, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ eɪlz, ˈmərdɑk ənd fɑks. "ɪts ˈnɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən," sɛd. "ju noʊ ɪts ˈnɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən. ɪt ˈrɪli ˈɪzənt. maɪ waɪf wʊd dɪˈvɔrs mi."
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so now we have it: what appears to be hard, irrefutable evidence of rupert murdoch's ultimate and most audacious attempt thwarted, thankfully, by circumstance to hijack america's democratic institutions on a scale equal to his success in kidnapping and corrupting the essential democratic institutions of great britain through money, influence and wholesale abuse of the privileges of a free press.
in the american instance, murdoch's goal seems to have been nothing less than using his media empire notably fox news to stealthily recruit, bankroll and support the presidential candidacy of general david petraeus in the 2012 election.
thus in the spring of 2011 less than 10 weeks before murdoch's centrality to the hacking and politician-buying scandal enveloping his british newspapers was definitively revealed fox news' inventor and president, roger ailes, dispatched an emissary to afghanistan to urge petraeus to turn down president obama's expected offer to become cia director and, instead, run for the republican nomination for president, with promises of being bankrolled by murdoch. ailes himself would resign as president of fox news and run the campaign, according to the conversation between petraeus and the emissary, k t mcfarland, a fox news on-air defense "analyst" and former spear carrier for national security principals in three republican administrations.
all this was revealed in a tape recording of petraeus's meeting with mcfarland obtained by bob woodward, whose account of their discussion, accompanied online by audio of the tape, was published in the washington post distressingly, in its style section, and not on page one, where it belonged and, under the style logo, online on december 3.
indeed, almost as dismaying as ailes' and murdoch's disdain for an independent and truly free and honest press, and as remarkable as the obsequious eagerness of their messenger to convey their extraordinary presidential draft and promise of on-air fox support to petraeus, has been the ho-hum response to the story by the american press and the country's political establishment, whether out of fear of murdoch, ailes and fox or, perhaps, lack of surprise at murdoch's, ailes' and fox's contempt for decent journalistic values or a transparent electoral process.
the tone of the media's reaction was set from the beginning by the post's own tin-eared treatment of this huge story: relegating it, like any other juicy tidbit of inside-the-beltway media gossip, to the section of the newspaper and its website that focuses on entertainment, gossip, cultural and personality-driven news, instead of the front page.
"bob had a great scoop, a buzzy media story that made it perfect for style. it didn't have the broader import that would justify a1," liz spayd, the post's managing editor, told politico when asked why the story appeared in the style section.
buzzy media story? lacking the "broader import" of a front-page story? one cannot imagine such a failure of news judgment among any of spayd's modern predecessors as managing editors of the post, especially in the clear light of the next day and with a tape recording of the highest audio quality in hand.
"tell [ailes] if i ever ran," petraeus announces on the crystal-clear digital recording and then laughs, "but i won't … but if i ever ran, i'd take him up on his offer. … he said he would quit fox … and bankroll it."
mcfarland clarified the terms: "the big boss is bankrolling it. roger's going to run it. and the rest of us are going to be your in-house" thereby confirming what fox new critics have consistently maintained about the network's faux-news agenda and its built-in ideological bias.
and here let us posit the following: were an emissary of the president of nbc news, or of the editor of the new york times or the washington post ever caught on tape promising what ailes and murdoch had apparently suggested and offered here, the hue and cry, especially from fox news and republican/tea party america, from the congress to the us chamber of commerce to the heritage foundation, would be deafening and not be subdued until there was a congressional investigation, and the resignations were in hand of the editor and publisher of the network or newspaper. or until there had been plausible and convincing evidence that the most important elements of the story were false. and, of course, the story would continue day after day on page one and remain near the top of the evening news for weeks, until every ounce of (justifiable) piety about freedom of the press and unfettered presidential elections had been exhausted.
the tape of petraeus and mcfarland's conversation is an amazing document, a testament to the willingness of murdoch and the wily genius he hired to create fox news to run roughshod over the american civic and political landscape without regard to even the traditional niceties or pretenses of journalistic independence and honesty. like the revelations of the hacking scandal, which established beyond any doubt murdoch's ability to capture and corrupt the three essential elements of the british civic compact the press, politicians and police the ailes/petraeus tape makes clear that murdoch's goals in america have always been just as ambitious, insidious and nefarious.
the digital recording, and the dead-serious conspiratorial conversation it captures so chillingly in tone and substance ("i'm only reporting this back to roger. and that's our deal," mcfarland assured petraeus as she unfolded the offer) utterly refutes ailes' disingenuous dismissal of what he and murdoch were actually attempting: the buying of the presidency.
"it was more of a joke, a wiseass way i have," ailes would later claim while nonetheless confirming its meaning. "i thought the republican field [in the primaries] needed to be shaken up and petraeus might be a good candidate."
the recording deserves to be heard by any open-minded person trying to fathom its meaning to the fullest.
murdoch and ailes have erected an incredibly influential media empire that has unrivaled power in british and american culture: rather than judiciously exercising that power or improving reportorial and journalistic standards with their huge resources, they have, more often than not, recklessly pursued an agenda of sensationalism, manufactured controversy, ideological messianism, and political influence-buying while masquerading as exemplars of a free and responsible press. the tape is powerful evidence of their methodology and reach.
the murdoch story his corruption of essential democratic institutions on both sides of the atlantic is one of the most important and far-reaching political/cultural stories of the past 30 years, an ongoing tale without equal. like richard nixon and his tapes, much attention has been focused on the necessity of finding the smoking gun to confirm what other evidence had already established beyond a doubt: that the elemental instruments of democracy, ie the presidency in nixon's case, and the privileges of free press in murdoch's, were grievously misused and abused for their own ends by those entrusted to use great power for the common good.
in nixon's case, the system worked. his actions were investigated by congress, the judicial system held that even the president of the united states was not above the law, and he was forced to resign or face certain impeachment and conviction. american and british democracy has not been so fortunate with murdoch, whose power and corruption went unchecked for a third of a century.
the most important thing we journalists do is make judgments about what is news. perhaps no story has eluded us on a daily basis (for lack of trying) for so many years as the story of murdoch's destructive march across our democratic landscape. only the guardian vigorously pursued the leads of the hacking story and methodically stuck with it for months and years, never ignoring the underlying context of how rupert murdoch conducted his take-no-prisoners business and journalism without regard for the most elemental standards of fairness, accuracy or balance, or even lawful conduct.
when the guardian's hacking coverage reached critical mass last year, i quoted a former top murdoch deputy as follows: "this scandal and all its implications could not have happened anywhere else. only in murdoch's orbit. the hacking at news of the world was done on an industrial scale. more than anyone, murdoch invented and established this culture in the newsroom, where you do whatever it takes to get the story, take no prisoners, destroy the competition, and the end will justify the means."
the tape that bob woodward obtained, and which the washington post ran in the style section, should be the denouement of the murdoch story on both sides of the atlantic, making clear that no institution, not even the presidency of the united states, was beyond the object of his subversion. if murdoch had bankrolled a successful petraeus presidential campaign and as his emissary mcfarland promised "the rest of us [at fox] are going to be your in-house" murdoch arguably might have sewn up the institutions of american democracy even more securely than his british tailoring.
happily, petraeus was not hungering for the presidency at the moment of the messenger's arrival: the general was contented at the idea of being cia director, which ailes was urging him to forgo.
"we're all set," said the emissary, referring to ailes, murdoch and fox. "it's never going to happen," petraeus said. "you know it's never going to happen. it really isn't. … my wife would divorce me."
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meɪ 12 2012 ˈrisərʧərz hæv kənˈfərmd ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ðət ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ təf tɪ faɪt: ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ ənd ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃənz hæv bɪn ˈtaɪtli lɪŋkt fər ðə pæst 50 jɪrz. wət ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɛdwərd ənd ˈkoʊˈwərkərz faʊnd baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈlɛvəlz əv ðə ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ənd groʊs dəˈmɛstɪk ˈprɑdəkt (gdp*), ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈmɛʒər əv countries’*’ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl pərˈfɔrməns, æt ə ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈlɛvəl. groʊθ ɪz laɪk ə ˈprɑksi fər ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən growth,”*,” ˈɛdwərd toʊld ˈsɪmpəl ˈklaɪmɪt. kənˈdɪʃənz, ðiz tu kˈwɑntətiz ər ˈmɛʒərɪŋ ɛˈsɛnʃəli ðə seɪm θɪŋ. ðɪs ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ˈjuzɪŋ ɛz ə ˈmɛʒər əv progress.”*.” ənˈtɪl naʊ, məʧ ˈrisərʧ ɔn ðə lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ həz lʊkt æt ˈfɪgjərz fər iʧ ˈkəntri. səm θɪŋk ˈjuzɪŋ iʧ ɪˈmɪʃənz ˈsɛpərətli bi mɔr informative”*”, ˈɛdwərd sɛd. bət ðɛr ər ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ɪˈmɪʃənz ˈækjərətli, pləs gʊdz ər ˈsərvɪsɪz juzd ɪn wən ˈkəntri ˈɔfən rɪˈzəlt ɪn ɪˈmɪʃənz ɪn əˈnəðər. soʊ, wɪθ ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈkɑlig josé*é ˈtɑpiə grɑˈnɑdoʊz, ənd frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv valladolid*, speɪn, wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈlɛvəl fər nu ənd ˈsɪmpələr perspective”*”. ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈtoʊtəl əv ɔl countries’*’, ðeɪ juzd prɪˈsaɪsli ˈmɛʒərd ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˈlɛvəlz, ˈrəðər ðən ðə mɔr ənˈsərtən ɪˈmɪʃən ˈfɪgjərz. əˈdɪʃən, ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən əv ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ɪˈmɪʃənz, ɪz ðə ˈvɛriəbəl dɪˈrɛkli dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ðə ˈgloʊbəl climate,”*,” sɛd. ɪn ðə ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən ɪz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ɪˈmɪʃənz ˈmeɪnli frəm ˈbərnɪŋ ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz, sɪns ˈnæʧərəl ɪˈmɪʃənz frəm vɑlˈkeɪnoʊz ər ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ɛz ə ˈtaɪni ˈfrækʃən əv ˈmænˌmeɪd ɪˈmɪʃənz ˈmaɪnəs rɪˈmuvəlz baɪ ˈnæʧərəl sinks.”*.” rəˈgrɛʃən ˈsɛʃən ðə tim ˈstədid haʊ ðə (wgdp*) pləs ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ ˌɪˈrəpʃənz, ənd ðə ɛl ˈsəðərn ˌɑsəˈleɪʃən (enso*) ˈklaɪmɪt ˈsaɪkəl ˈɪnfluənst ˌʃɔrtˈtərm, ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃənz. ɪn ðə ˈdætə, wɪʧ ˈkəvərz ðiz ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃənz hæv ˌɪnˈkrist ɔn ˈævərɪʤ baɪ pɑrts pər ˈmɪljən (ppm*) pər jɪr. ˈmɛʒərd baɪ wət ˈdɔlərz wər wərθ ɪn ðə jɪr 2000 ɪn ðə seɪm ˈpɪriəd, ðə gru baɪ ˈtrɪljən pər jɪr ɔn ˈævərɪʤ. ðə wərld ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪkˈspændɪd ˈænjuəli baɪ ən ˈævərɪʤ əv ˈmɪljən ɪn ðət taɪm. tɪ ˈstədi haʊ ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈfæktərz əˈfɛkt ˈlɛvəlz, ˈɛdwərd ənd ˌhoʊˈzeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ juz ə ˈmɛθəd kɔld ˈlɪniər rəˈgrɛʃən. ðɪs ædz iʧ ˈɪnˌfluənsɪŋ ˈfæktər təˈgɛðər ˈæftər ˈməltəˌplaɪɪŋ ðɛm baɪ ˈdɪfərənt ““coefficients”*” ɪn ə weɪ ðət moʊst ˈækjərətli ˌriprəˈdusɪz ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðoʊz ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənts kən bi ˈpɑzətɪv ər ˈnɛgətɪv, bət ðə ˈlɑrʤər ðeɪ ər ðə mɔr ˈɪnfluəns ðə ˈfæktər ðeɪ ər ˈməltəˌplaɪɪŋ həz ɔn ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən. ðɛn, ə ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˈɛstəˌmeɪt əv ˈɛrər fər iʧ ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənt dɪˈtərmənz haʊ rɪˈlaɪəbəl ðə ˈɛvədəns ðeɪ prəˈvaɪd ɪz. tɪ du ðə ˈlɪniər rəˈgrɛʃən fər ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, ðə tim hæd tɪ juz ˈəðər ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˈmɛθədz tɪ riˈmuv ˈɛni ˈstɛdi ˈlɔŋˈtərm trɛnz, ˈlivɪŋ ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz. bət ˈlɛvəlz, ənd ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɔl gru ˈfæstər təˈwɔrdz ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈpɪriəd ðən ðeɪ hæd æt ðə stɑrt, wɪʧ meɪd ðɛr æˈnælɪsɪs mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt. əˈnəðər ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈfæktər keɪm bɪˈkəz ðɛr meɪ bi ə dɪˈleɪ bɪtˈwin ɪˈvɛnts ðət ˈɪnfluəns ˈlɛvəlz ˈhæpənɪŋ ənd ðɛr ˈifɛkt bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈmɛʒərəbəl. ənd soʊ ðiz ““lags”*” ˈɔlsoʊ hæd tɪ bi ˈfæktərd ˈɪntu ðə ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz, ˈpəblɪʃt ˈɔnˌlaɪn læst mənθ ɪn ə ˈpeɪpər frəm ðə ˈɔgəst ˈɪʃu əv ˈrisərʧ ˈʤərnəl ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl saɪəns ənd ˈpɑləsi. ˈmɛʒər faʊnd ˈwɑnɪŋ ˈɛdwərd, ˌhoʊˈzeɪ ənd rɪˈzəlts, ʃoʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn hæv ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈifɛkt ɔn ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃənz ɪn ðə seɪm jɪr. fər iʧ 1 ˈtrɪljən ðət muvz əˈweɪ frəm ðə trɛnd, ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən muvz əˈweɪ frəm ɪts trɛnd, ɪn ðə seɪm dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, baɪ əˈbaʊt ppm*. ðɛr wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ strɔŋ ˈɛvədəns ðət ækˈtɪvɪti wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ lɪŋkt tɪ ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˈlɛvəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, ˈæftər ə læg əv wən jɪr. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈʧeɪnʤɪz dɪd nɑt əˈfɛkt waɪl ðə ˈɛvədəns ˈlɪŋkɪŋ ˈmeɪʤər vɑlˈkænɪk ˌɪˈrəpʃənz tɪ ˈlɛvəlz wɑz nɑt strɔŋ. ðə lɪŋk wʊd meɪk ɪt hɑrd tɪ rɪˈdus ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ɪˈmɪʃənz ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr faɪt ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈkəntriz straɪv tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ɛz ðeɪ ˈkərəntli du. ɛz usual’*’ kənˈdɪʃənz kənˈtɪnju, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kənˈtrækʃənz ðə saɪz əv ðə [ˈkɑrənt] greɪt ˌriˈsɛʃən ər ˈivɪn ˈbɪgər wɪl bi ˈnidɪd tɪ rɪˈdus ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˈlɛvəlz əv co₂,”*₂,” ˌhoʊˈzeɪ sɛd. hi wɔrnz ðət, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ wɪθ ɛz usual”*”, ɪt maɪt bi ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ʧeɪnʤ haʊ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmiz wərk. səˈluʃən ðət həz ˈprɑməs ɪz ə ˈkɑrbən tæks ˈlɛvid ɔn ˈɛni ækˈtɪvɪti prəˈdusɪŋ co₂*₂ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kriˈeɪt ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz tɪ rɪˈdus emissions,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə ˈrisərʧərz ər naʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈwɛðər dɪz ə gʊd ʤɑb əv əˈsɛsɪŋ haʊ wɛl ˈkəntriz ər duɪŋ ɪn ˈəðər ˈɛriəz. ər ʃoʊɪŋ ðət groʊθ ɪz nɑt ˈstrɔŋli lɪŋkt tɪ hɛlθ ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn dɪˈvɛləpt ˈkəntriz, ˌɪnˈdid ˌfləkʧuˈeɪʃənz ər ˈnɛgətɪvli associated,”*,” ˈɛdwərd sɛd. ɪgˈzæmpəl, eɪʤ əˈʤəstɪd mɔrˈtæləti reɪts ər ˈtɪpɪkəli əˈbəv trɛnd ɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk bumz ənd bɪˈloʊ trɛnd ɪn rɪˈsɛʃənz. ɪt ɪz nɑt klɪr haʊ tɪ kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪ ““good”*” ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈprɑˌgrɛs, ˈivɪn wəns ðə dɪˈfɪʃənsiz əv ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd ər recognized.”*.” ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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may 12, 2012 — andyextance
researchers have confirmed a relationship that is making climate change tough to fight: economic growth and atmospheric co2 concentrations have been tightly linked for the past 50 years. what the university of michigan‘s edward ionides and co-workers found by looking at levels of the greenhouse gas and gross domestic product (gdp), an important measure of countries’ financial performance, at a worldwide level. “gdp growth is like a proxy for co2 concentration growth,” edward told simple climate. “under business-as-usual conditions, these two quantities are measuring essentially the same thing. this highlights a problem with using gdp as a measure of progress.”
until now, much research on the link between co2 and economic growth has looked at figures for each country. some think using each country’s co2 emissions separately “should be more informative”, edward said. but there are problems with recording emissions accurately, plus goods or services used in one country often result in co2 emissions in another. so, with michigan colleague josé tapia granados, and óscar carpintero from the university of valladolid, spain, ionides went to the worldwide level for “a new and simpler perspective”.
as well as the total of all countries’ gdp, they used precisely measured atmospheric co2 levels, rather than the more uncertain emission figures. “in addition, concentration of co2, rather than the level of emissions, is the variable directly determining the global climate,” óscar said. “change in the atmospheric concentration is the result of emissions – mainly from burning fossil fuels, since natural emissions from volcanoes are estimated as a tiny fraction of man-made emissions – minus removals by natural sinks.”
regression session
the team studied how the world’s gdp (wgdp) plus population, volcano eruptions, and the el niño southern oscillation (enso) climate cycle influenced short-term, year-to-year changes in atmospheric co2 concentrations. in the data, which covers 1960–2010, these concentrations have increased on average by 1.45 parts per million (ppm) per year. measured by what dollars were worth in the year 2000, in the same period, the wgdp grew by $0.68 trillion per year on average. the world population expanded annually by an average of 76.3 million in that time.
to study how the different factors affect co2 levels óscar, edward and jose wanted to use a method called linear regression. this adds each influencing factor together after multiplying them by different “coefficients” in a way that most accurately reproduces the changes in co2. those coefficients can be positive or negative, but the larger they are the more influence the factor they are multiplying has on co2 concentration. then, a mathematical estimate of error for each coefficient determines how reliable the evidence they provide is.
to do the linear regression for short-term changes, the team had to use other mathematical methods to remove any steady long-term trends, leaving year-to-year variations. but co2 levels, wgdp and population all grew faster towards the end of the 50-year period than they had at the start, which made their analysis more difficult. another complicating factor came because there may be a delay between events that influence co2 levels happening and their effect becoming measurable. and so these “lags” also had to be factored into the calculations, published online last month in a paper from the august issue of research journal environmental science and policy.
measure found wanting
edward, jose and óscar’s results, show changes in wgdp have a significant effect on co2 concentrations in the same year. for each $1 trillion that wgdp moves away from the trend, atmospheric co2 concentration moves away from its trend, in the same direction, by about 0.5 ppm. there was also strong evidence that enso activity was also linked to short-term co2 level changes, after a lag of one year. however, short-term population changes did not affect co2, while the evidence linking major volcanic eruptions to co2 levels was not strong.
the co2-wgdp link would make it hard to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and therefore fight global warming, as long as countries strive to increase gdp as they currently do. “if ‘business as usual’ conditions continue, economic contractions the size of the [current] great recession or even bigger will be needed to reduce atmospheric levels of co₂,” jose said. he warns that, instead of continuing with “business as usual”, it might be necessary to change how the world’s economies work. “one solution that has promise is a carbon tax levied on any activity producing co₂ in order to create incentives to reduce emissions,” he said.
the researchers are now looking at whether gdp does a good job of assessing how well countries are doing in other areas. “we are showing that gdp growth is not strongly linked to health progress in developed countries, indeed fluctuations are negatively associated,” edward said. “for example, age adjusted mortality rates are typically above trend in economic booms and below trend in recessions. it is not clear how to quantify “good” economic progress, even once the deficiencies of gdp in this regard are recognized.”
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ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt: bi ʃʊr tɪ juz ə keɪk pæn æt list 2 ˈɪnʧɪz dip! ˌbiˈfɔr ˈbeɪkɪŋ, ðə ˈbætər ʃʊd nɑt fɪl ðə pæn mɔr ðən ˈhæfˈweɪ. aɪ wɑz bɔrd (rɛd: ˈhəŋgri, ˈrævənəs, ˈkreɪvɪŋ ˈʃʊgər) ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ənd aɪ hæd ə bənʧ əv ˈstrɔˌbɛriz ɪn maɪ frɪʤ. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ə ˈlɔndri rum fɪld wɪθ ˈdərti ˈlɔndri, ə sɪŋk fʊl əv ˈbrɛkfəst ˈdɪʃɪz, ənd ə ˈmeɪʤər æks tɪ graɪnd. soʊ aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ beɪk. wət aɪ du wɪn aɪ hæv ən æks tɪ graɪnd. aɪ keɪm *ðɪs tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈstrɔˌbɛri hæd ˈplɛnti əv ˈhɛvi krim ɪn maɪ frɪʤ ɛz wɛl, wɪʧ aɪ kʊd ˈizəli hæv sˈwitənd, wɪpt, ənd plɑpt ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp əv swit ˈbɪskəts ənd ˈstrɔˌbɛriz. bɪn ðɛr, dən əv taɪmz. bət ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ˈdɪfərənt. soʊ aɪ kriˈeɪtɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls. aɪ keɪk. ə krɔs bɪtˈwin ˈstrɔˌbɛri ˈʃɔrtˌkeɪk ənd ˈstrɔˌbɛri keɪk. ənd gɪt ðɪs: aɪ gɑt ˈrɪli kriˈeɪtɪv ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ neɪm ˈʃɔrtˌkeɪk keɪk. kriˈeɪtɪv ðət weɪ. ðə kæst əv ˈkɛrɪktərz (fər ðə keɪk): ˈbətər, ˈʃʊgər, ɛgz, saʊər krim, vəˈnɪlə, ˈbeɪkɪŋ ˈsoʊdə, flaʊər, sɔlt, ənd ˈkɔrnˌstɑrʧ. fər ðə icing/topping*: frɛʃ ˈstrɔˌbɛriz, ˈbətər, krim ʧiz, ˈpaʊdərd ˈʃʊgər, ənd vəˈnɪlə. ənd ə dæʃ əv sɔlt, tu. bɪˈgɪn baɪ ˈsɪftɪŋ təˈgɛðər flaʊər, sɔlt, ˈbeɪkɪŋ ˈsoʊdə, ənd ˈkɔrnˌstɑrʧ. ðɪs keɪk ɪz əˈdæptɪd frəm wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt spənʤ keɪk ˈrɛsəpiz əv ɔl taɪm. aɪ nu ɪt wʊd bi ˈpərˌfɪkt fər ðɪs ʃoʊ ju waɪ ˈleɪtər. sɪft ðə ˌɪnˈgridiənts ˈɔntu ə ʃit əv wækst ˈpeɪpər; ðət weɪ, ju kən foʊld ɪt əp ənd ˈkɛri ɪt ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈmɪksər ɪn ə ˈmɪnət. θroʊ ðə ˈbətər ənd ˈʃʊgər ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɪksɪŋ boʊl. krim ɪt tɪl laɪt ənd ˈfləfi. (du ju raɪt tɪl? ər du ju raɪt? aɪ roʊt tɪl ˈsəmˌwən ˈrisəntli sɛt mi streɪt.) (ər du ju raɪt ənˈtɪl, laɪk moʊst ˈlɪtərət ˈpipəl du?) ˈnɛvər maɪnd. ˈænsər ðət. æd ɪn ðə ɛgz wən æt ə taɪm, ˈmɪksɪŋ ˈʤɛntli ˈæftər iʧ əˈdɪʃən. nɛkst, æd ðə saʊər cream…*… ənd ðə vəˈnɪlə. mɪks təˈgɛðər ənˈtɪl smuð. naʊ dəmp ɪn ðə ˈsɪftɪd ingredients…*… ənd mɪks ɪt ʤɪst ənˈtɪl ˌɪnˈgridiənts ər kəmˈbaɪnd. aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli stɑp ʤɪst ʃɔrt əv ɪt biɪŋ ˈtoʊtəli kəmˈbaɪnd soʊ aɪ kən gɪv ɪt ə stər ər tu wɪθ ðə ˈrəbər ˈspæˌʧʊlə. ju nid ən keɪk pæn. aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ du ˌɪnˈstɛd əv bɪˈkəz sˈmɔlər ənd ˈkjutər. ˈvɛri ənˈlaɪk maɪ ˈbɑtəm. ˈvɛri ˈʤɛnərəsli spreɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm ənd saɪdz əv ðə pæn wɪθ ˈkʊkɪŋ spreɪ, wɪʧ, feɪs ɪt, ɪz soʊ məʧ ˈiziər ðən ˈrəbɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ðə pæn wɪθ ˈbətər, ðɛn ˈtæpɪŋ flaʊər ɔl ˈoʊvər ɪt. aɪ preɪz ðə deɪ aɪ dɪˈskəvərd ˈkʊkɪŋ spreɪ. ðət kʊd bi ə ˈʤɪŋgəl, ə poʊəm, ər ə ræp, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn jʊr nidz. pɔr ðə ˈbætər ˈɪntu ðə grist pan…*… ðɛn, wɪθ ən ˈɔfˌsɛt ˈspæˌʧʊlə, gɪt ðə ˈsərfəs ɛz ˈlɛvəl ɛz ju kən. ðɛn beɪk ðə keɪk æt 350 dɪˈgriz fər 45 tɪ 50 ˈmɪnəts, ər ənˈtɪl noʊ ˈlɔŋgər jiggly*. ənd pliz noʊt: ðə keɪk tɛndz tɪ gɪt ˈprɪti ˈgoʊldən braʊn ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wɪn ɪt ˈpərˌfɪkt ˌɪnˈsaɪd. hir, ˌɪnˈvərtɪd ðə beɪkt keɪk ˈɔntu ə ˈkulɪŋ ræk ənd pleɪst ɪt baɪ ən ˈoʊpən ˈwɪndoʊ (ɪt wɑz kul ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ) soʊ ˈhəri əp ənd kul həz tɪ bi kəmˈplitli kuld ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ kən aɪs ɪt. ˈminˌwaɪl, stɛm ənd slaɪs ðə ˈstrɔˌbɛriz. aɪ ləv ˈjuzɪŋ ðə tɪp əv ə spun tɪ stɛm ˈstrɔˌbɛriz; haʊ maɪ mɑm ˈɔlˌweɪz dɪd ɪt. wəns stemmed…*… slaɪs ðɛm ɪn hæf frəm tɔp tɪ ˈbɑtəm. θroʊ ðə ˈstrɔˌbɛri hævz ˈɪntu ə bowl…*… ˈsprɪŋkəl ðə ˈʃʊgər ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp. ðɛn gɪv ə ˈlɪtəl stər. naʊ, lɛt ðə ˈstrɔˌbɛriz sɪt fər 30 ˈmɪnəts. bɪˈgɪn tɪ gɪv ɔf ʤus, wɪʧ wɪl mɪks wɪθ ðə ˈʃʊgər tɪ fɔrm ə nis ˈlɪkwɪd. delish*. ˈæftər 30 ˈmɪnəts, mæʃ ðə ˈstrɔˌbɛriz ɔn ə pleɪt wɪθ ə fɔrk. wəns mæʃt (ju kən mæʃ ɛz məʧ ər ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz laɪk), ˈsprɪŋkəl ɔn ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈʃʊgər. lɛt ðɛm sɪt fər əˈnəðər 30 ˈmɪnəts tɪ gɪt nis ənd ˈʤusi ənd. (aɪ hævd ðə ˈstrɔˌbɛriz ənd mæʃt ðɛm ɔn tu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt pleɪts.) (ənd fər ju ædˈvɛnʧərəs taɪps: wɛr ju kʊd splæʃ ʤɪst ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv grænd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈstrɔˌbɛriz. meɪk ðə keɪk ˈɛkstrə jəm, ənd wɪl kjʊr jʊr eɪks ənd peɪnz.) wəns ðə keɪk ɪz kəmˈplitli kuld, meɪk ðə ˈaɪsɪŋ. θroʊ ðə krim ʧiz ənd ˈbətər ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɪksɪŋ bowl…*… mɪks ɪt təˈgɛðər tɪl laɪt ənd ˈfləfi. sɪft ðə ˈpaʊdərd ˈʃʊgər ənd θroʊ ɪt ɪn. æd ðə vəˈnɪlə hir, tu, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə dæʃ əv sɔlt. bit ðə ˈaɪsɪŋ ənˈtɪl laɪt ənd ˈfləfi, əˈbaʊt ə ˈmɪnət ɔn haɪ. ðɪs ɪz wɛr ðə wɪsk əˈtæʧmənt əv jʊr ˈmɪksər kəmz ˈɪntu ˈrɪli gɪts ðə ɛr ˈɪntu ðə ˈaɪsɪŋ. (ə hænd ˈmɪksər wərks ʤɪst ɛz wɛl!) mmmm*. krim ʧiz ˈaɪsɪŋ. ðə stəf ðət drimz ər meɪd əv. meɪk ʃʊr ðə keɪk ðə list bɪt wɔrm. ðɛn, wɪθ ə lɔŋ, ˈsɛˌreɪtɪd naɪf, slaɪs ðə keɪk ˈpərfəktli ɪn hæf. ðə ˈtɛksʧər əv ðɪs keɪk ɪz ˈrɪli ˈsəmθɪŋ. waɪ aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ juz ɪt: səbˈstænʃəl ɪˈnəf tɪ hoʊld əp wɪn ju sprɛd ðə ˈstrɔˌbɛriz ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp. hæf ðə ˈbɛriz goʊ ɔn ðə bottom…*… bi ʃʊr tɪ pɔr ɔl ðə swit ˈʤusɪz ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp. soʊk ˈɪntu ðə keɪk ənd meɪk ju ə ˈhæpiər ˈpərsən. naʊ, rɪˈpit wɪθ ðə ˈəðər hæf ðə keɪk ənd ðə ˈəðər hæf əv ðə ˈbɛriz, ðɛn pleɪs boʊθ hævz ˈɪntu ðə ˈfrizər fər əˈbaʊt faɪv ˈmɪnəts. goʊ əˈhɛd ənd stɪk ðə ˈaɪsɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈfrizər, tu. kul ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ daʊn ʤɪst ə bɪt ənd hɛlp ðə ˈaɪsɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. (ʤɪst lɛt ðə ˈaɪsɪŋ steɪ ɪn məʧ ˈlɔŋgər ðən ðət; ðə ˈbətər wɪl bɪˈkəm fərm ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli.) wɪn ˈrɛdi, pleɪs ðə ˈbɑtəm hæf ˈɔntu ə ˈprɪti keɪk pleɪt ər ˈpɛdəstəl. aɪ ləv ðɪs ˈpɛdəstəl. aɪ gɑt ɪt ɔn ˈiˌbeɪ, laɪk, læst ˈsɛnʧəri. kwaɪt ˈlɪtərəli. ˈfɛntən mɪlk glæs. ˈtoʊtəli kitschy*, mæn. plɑp ə ˈlɪtəl lɛs ðən ə θərd əv ðə ˈaɪsɪŋ ɔn tɔp əv ðə strawberries…*… ənd sprɛd ɪt aʊt, biɪŋ ˈkɛrfəl nɑt tɪ dɪsˈrəpt ðə ˈstrɔˌbɛriz tu məʧ. noʊ nid tɪ bi ˈoʊvərli nit. ðə ˈaɪsɪŋ kən hæŋ ˈoʊvər ðə saɪdz ə ˈlɪtəl. nɛkst, pleɪs ðə ˈəðər hæf ɔn tɔp. plɑp hæf əv ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈaɪsɪŋ ɔn top…*… ənd sprɛd ɪt aʊt ˈivənli, biɪŋ ˈkɛrfəl nɑt tɪ dɪsˈrəpt ðə ˈstrɔˌbɛriz tu məʧ. *ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt: æt ðɪs steɪʤ, aɪ stək ðə keɪk bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈfrizər fər əˈbaʊt 5 tɪ 7 ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr ˈaɪsɪŋ ðə rɛst əv ɪt. ə ˈkreɪzi ˈhæbət əv maɪn. wɪn ju pʊl ɪt aʊt, bɪˈgɪn tɪ ˈpænɪk wɪn ju ˈriəˌlaɪz ˈluzɪŋ ˈdeɪˌlaɪt fæst. juz ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈaɪsɪŋ tɪ ˈkəvər ðə saɪdz əv ðə keɪk. mmmm*. ˈlʊkɪŋ gʊd! ɪf ju gɪt ˈaɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə pleɪt ər ˈpɛdəstəl, ʤɪst juz ə dæmp ˈpeɪpər taʊəl ər klɔθ tɪ klin ɪt raɪt ɔf. ˈmɑrlbəroʊ mæn ˈɔlˌweɪz meɪks fən əv mi wɪn aɪ du ðɪs, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ˈsərvɪŋ ðə kɪdz spaghetti-o’s*. wɛl hɛˈloʊ, maɪ ˈbjutəfəl ˈləvər! ˈvɛri nis tɪ ˈfaɪnəli mit ju feɪs tɪ feɪs. aɪ θɪŋk ðə keɪk lʊks nis ðə weɪ ɪt kən si hɪnts əv ˈstrɔˌbɛriz ˈpikɪŋ θru ðə ˈaɪsɪŋ, ənd sɔrt əv ˈnæʧərəl ənd uncontrived*. bət ɪf ju ˈwɔntɪd tɪ, ju kʊd ˈɑrtfəli əreɪnʤ ˈstrɔˌbɛri hævz ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp ɪn ˈɛni ˈnəmbər əv dɪˈzaɪnz. bət ˈrəðər spɛnd ðət taɪm ˈitɪŋ ɪt. aɪ ˈrɪli tɔk əˈbaʊt haʊ gʊd ðɪs wɑz. ɪf aɪ traɪd, aɪ maɪt stɑrt kraɪɪŋ. ðə bɛst ˈstrɔˌbɛri ˈʃɔrtˌkeɪk keɪk ˈɛvər ˈitən. ən ˈæbsəˌlut dɪˈlaɪt!
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important: be sure to use a cake pan that’s at least 2 inches deep! before baking, the batter should not fill the pan more than halfway.
i was bored (read: hungry, ravenous, craving sugar) yesterday and i had a bunch of strawberries in my fridge. i also had a laundry room filled with dirty laundry, a sink full of breakfast dishes, and a major ax to grind.
so i decided to bake. it’s what i do when i have an ax to grind.
i came *this close* to making strawberry shortcake—i had plenty of heavy cream in my fridge as well, which i could easily have sweetened, whipped, and plopped over the top of sweet biscuits and syrupy strawberries. been there, done that…dozens of times.
but yesterday, i wanted to be different.
so i created something else. i created…a cake. it’s a cross between strawberry shortcake and strawberry cake. and get this: i got really creative and decided to name it…strawberry shortcake cake. i’m creative that way.
the cast of characters (for the cake): unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, baking soda, flour, salt, and cornstarch.
for the icing/topping: fresh strawberries, unsalted butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla. and a dash of salt, too.
begin by sifting together flour, salt, baking soda, and cornstarch. this cake is adapted from one of my favorite sponge cake recipes of all time. i knew it would be perfect for this cake—i’ll show you why later.
sift the ingredients onto a sheet of waxed paper; that way, you can fold it up and carry it over to the mixer in a minute.
throw the butter and sugar into the mixing bowl.
cream it till it’s light and fluffy.
(do you write till? or do you write ’til? i wrote ’til till someone recently set me straight.)
(or do you write until, like most literate people do?)
never mind. don’t answer that.
add in the eggs one at a time, mixing gently after each addition.
next, add the sour cream…
and the vanilla.
mix together until smooth.
now dump in the sifted ingredients…
and mix it just until ingredients are combined. i usually stop just short of it being totally combined so i can give it a stir or two with the rubber spatula.
you need an 8-inch cake pan. i decided to do 8-inch instead of 10-inch because it’s smaller and cuter.
very unlike my bottom.
very generously spray the bottom and sides of the pan with cooking spray, which, let’s face it, is so much easier than rubbing the inside of the pan with butter, then tapping flour all over it.
i praise the day i discovered cooking spray.
that could be a jingle, a poem, or a rap, depending on your needs.
pour the batter into the greased pan…
then, with an offset spatula, get the surface as level as you can.
then bake the cake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes, or until no longer jiggly. and please note: the cake tends to get pretty golden brown on the outside when it bakes…but it’s perfect inside. here, i’ve inverted the baked cake onto a cooling rack and placed it by an open window (it was cool outside yesterday) so it’ll hurry up and cool down—it has to be completely cooled before i can ice it.
meanwhile, stem and slice the strawberries. i love using the tip of a spoon to stem strawberries; that’s how my mom always did it.
once they’re stemmed…
slice them in half from top to bottom.
throw the strawberry halves into a bowl…
sprinkle the sugar over the top.
then give ’em a little stir.
now, let the strawberries sit for 30 minutes. they’ll begin to give off juice, which will mix with the sugar to form a nice syrupy liquid. delish.
after 30 minutes, mash the strawberries on a plate with a fork.
once they’re mashed (you can mash as much or as little as you’d like), sprinkle on a little more sugar. let them sit for another 30 minutes to get nice and juicy and syrupy. (i halved the strawberries and mashed them on two separate plates.)
(and for you adventurous types: here’s where you could splash just a little bit of grand marnier over the strawberries. it’ll make the cake extra yum, and will cure your aches and pains.)
once the cake is completely cooled, make the icing. throw the cream cheese and unsalted butter into the mixing bowl…
mix it together till light and fluffy.
sift the powdered sugar and throw it in. add the vanilla here, too, along with a dash of salt.
beat the icing until it’s light and fluffy, about a minute on high. this is where the whisk attachment of your mixer comes into play—it really gets the air into the icing. (a hand mixer works just as well!)
mmmm. cream cheese icing. the stuff that dreams are made of.
make sure the cake isn’t the least bit warm.
then, with a long, serrated knife, slice the cake perfectly in half.
the texture of this cake is really something. here’s why i decided to use it:
it’s substantial enough to hold up when you spread the strawberries over the top. half the berries go on the bottom…
be sure to pour all the sweet juices over the top. they’ll soak into the cake and make you a happier person.
now, repeat with the other half the cake and the other half of the berries, then place both halves into the freezer for about five minutes. go ahead and stick the icing into the freezer, too. this’ll cool everything down just a bit and help the icing process. (just don’t let the icing stay in much longer than that; the butter will become firm very quickly.)
when you’re ready, place the bottom half onto a pretty cake plate or pedestal. i love this dadgum pedestal.
i got it on ebay, like, last century. quite literally. fenton milk glass. totally kitschy, man.
plop a little less than a third of the icing on top of the strawberries…
and spread it out, being careful not to disrupt the strawberries too much.
no need to be overly neat. the icing can hang over the sides a little.
next, place the other strawberry-covered half on top.
plop half of the remaining icing on top…
and spread it out evenly, being careful not to disrupt the strawberries too much.
*important: at this stage, i stuck the cake back into the freezer for about 5 to 7 minutes before icing the rest of it. it’s a crazy habit of mine.
when you pull it out, begin to panic when you realize you’re losing daylight fast. use the remaining icing to cover the sides of the cake.
mmmm. looking good!
if you get icing on the plate or pedestal, just use a damp paper towel or cloth to clean it right off. marlboro man always makes fun of me when i do this, especially when i’m serving the kids spaghetti-o’s.
well hello, my beautiful lover! it’s very nice to finally meet you face to face.
i think the cake looks nice the way it is—you can see hints of strawberries peeking through the icing, and it’s sort of natural and uncontrived. but if you wanted to, you could artfully arrange strawberry halves all over the top in any number of designs.
but i’d rather spend that time eating it.
i can’t really talk about how good this was. if i tried, i might start crying.
it’s the best strawberry shortcake cake i’ve ever eaten. an absolute delight!
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fri lɪŋks tɪ pleɪ ðə ˈɔsəm speɪs ədˈvɛnʧər ˈpəzəl gɪt ˈrɛdi fər ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ speɪs ədˈvɛnʧər wɪθ ˈpəzəl kwɛst. ər ju ˈrɛdi tɪ seɪv ðə ˈgæləksi, bɪld ənd ˈaʊtˌfɪt jʊr ˈwɔrˌʃɪp? ɪf soʊ ðɛn wi ər hir tɪ ˈɔfər ju ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ pleɪ fri ˈpəzəl kwɛst raɪt naʊ. frəm ðə ˈmeɪkərz əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpəzəl kwɛst kəm ə brænd nu speɪs ədˈvɛnʧər. ɪt stɪl meɪnˈteɪnz ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ənd tərn beɪst ˈbætəlz ɪn ðɪs ˈhaɪli əˈdɪktɪv geɪm. ju gɪt tɪ bɪˈkəm ə roʊg ˈpaɪlət ˈtrævəlɪŋ ðə ˈgæləksi traɪɪŋ tɪ ənˈkəvər kluz ɪn ə ˈmɪstəri ðət əˈfɛkts ðə feɪt əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈjunəˌvərs. ɪt ɪz əp tɪ ju tɪ seɪv ˈɛvriˌwən ənd tɪ du ðɪs ju məst bɪld əp ə flit əv ʃɪps ənd faɪnd ˈhənərdz əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈwɛpənz waɪlst ˈmæstərɪŋ ðɪs brænd nu ˈpəzəl bɔrd. ðɛr ər ˈoʊvər 150 ˈdɪfərənt ˈwɛpənz fər ju tɪ dɪˈskəvər ənd juz wɪθ ˈhənərdz əv ˈmɪʃənz tɪ kip ju ˌɛnərˈteɪnd fər aʊərz ɔn ɛnd. ju kən ˈivɪn ˈbætəl ɪn ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈmæʧɪz fər ˈædɪd ɪkˈsaɪtmənt. ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðɪs bɔrd geɪm ˈtaɪtəl həz tɪ ˈɔfər raɪt naʊ fər fri ənd si ʤɪst haʊ əˈdɪktɪv ənd kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ðɪs ˈpəzəl ˈbætəl ˈtaɪtəl ˈrɪli ɪz. ər ju ˈrɛdi tɪ seɪv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈjunəˌvərs? hæv ju gɑt wət ɪt teɪks? waɪ nɑt tɛst aʊt jʊr skɪlz naʊ ənd si ɪf ju kən kəmˈpit ɪn ə reɪs ðət wɪl nɑt ˈoʊnli seɪv jʊr laɪf, bət ðə lɪvz əv ˈɛvriˌwən ju noʊ. lɪŋks tɪ fri ˈpəzəl kwɛst ənd mɔr ɑr fri ˈtaɪtəl əˈlaʊz ju tɪ kəmˈplit ˈoʊvər 150 ˈdɪfərənt ˈbætəlz ɪn ˈstɔri moʊd əˈloʊn. ðɪs ɪz ˈækʃən ðət blɛndz ˈhaɪli əˈdɪktɪv hɛd tɪ hɛd ˈbætəlz ðət soʊ ˈmɛni fænz ər ˈreɪvɪŋ əˈbaʊt. ðiz ˈbætəlz ər taɪps ənd ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ ʧuz ðə ˈmɪʃən pleɪ ˈɔpʃən. ðə hɛkˈsægənəl ˈpəzəl bɔrd ɪz soʊ məʧ ˈiziər fər nu pleɪərz tɪ juz waɪlst ˈɔlsoʊ ˈædɪŋ ɪn səm ˈɛkstrə leɪərz əv ˈstrætəʤi fər ðoʊz hu dim ðɛmˈsɛlvz proʊz. ju gɪt tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt wɪθ ˈfækʃənz ɛz wɛl ɛz maɪn fər ðə ˈdɪfərənt kəˈmɑdətiz ðət ju wɪl nid. ðɛr ər tɪ hæk, ˈwɛpənz tɪ kræft, kru ˈmɛmbərz tɪ faɪnd ənd rɪˈkrut ənd mɔr. ɔl əv ðɪs ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ɪn wən əˈdɪktɪv geɪm ənd wi hæv ɪt fər ju raɪt hir ənd ɪts fri. ɑrˈkeɪd staɪl geɪmz wɪn ˈpipəl ˈtɪpɪkəli θɪŋk əv ɑrˈkeɪd geɪmz, ˈpækmən ər ˈdɔŋki kɔŋg kəm tɪ maɪnd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈmæstər maɪndz æt ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz ɔn ðə kreɪz mɔr ðən ə kˈwɔrtər æt ə taɪm. ðeɪ riˈlist ə ˈsɪriz əv 15 ril ˈməni ˈgæmbəlɪŋ geɪmz wɪθ ən ɑrˈkeɪd θim. ˈkreɪzi, bət tru. ɪf ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ pleɪɪŋ ðɪs geɪm ðɛn bi ʃʊr tɪ ʧɛk aʊt ɔl ɑr ˈəðər fri ˈtaɪtəlz ɛz wɛl ɛz lɪŋks tɪ səm əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈɔfərz ənd dilz frəm ɑr ˈtrəstɪd ˈpɑrtnərz. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju nid tɪ stɑrt pleɪɪŋ naʊ kən bi faʊnd ɔn ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈgeɪmɪŋ gaɪdz, tɪps ənd ˈstrætəʤiz ɛz wɛl ɛz səm əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ hɛlp ju gɪt ðə moʊst aʊt əv jʊr ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ.
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oʊˈhaɪoʊ haʊs ˈpæsɪz ˈsɛnɪts ˈvərʒən əv bɪl'; naʊ goʊz tɪ ˈgəvərnər ˈkɑpiˌraɪt baɪ ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd ˈvɪdioʊ kəˈləmbəs (ap/wcmh*) ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ɪn ðə oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈsɛnɪt ənd haʊs əˈpruvd ˈbænɪŋ əˈbɔrʃənz wəns ə ˈfitəl ˈhɑrtˌbit kən bi dɪˈtɛktɪd, ˈklɪrɪŋ ðə weɪ fər wət wʊd bi wən əv ðə ˈneɪʃənz moʊst ˈstrɪnʤənt əˈbɔrʃən riˈstrɪkʃənz. ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld "ˈhɑrtˌbit bɪl" əˈpruvd ˈtuzˌdeɪ wʊd proʊˈhɪbət moʊst əˈbɔrʃənz ɛz ˈərli ɛz sɪks wiks ˈɪntu ˈprɛgnənsi ˈæftər ðə fərst dɪˈtɛktəbəl ˈhɑrtˌbit. ˈsɪmələr ˈmɛʒərz ˈɛlsˌwɛr hæv feɪst ˈligəl ˈʧælənʤɪz, ənd dɪˈtræktərz ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊ fɪr səʧ ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wʊd lɛd tɪ ə ˈkɔstli faɪt ɪn ðə kɔrts. əˈpoʊnənts ər prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ɪt wɪl bi faʊnd ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ɪf ɪt bɪˈkəmz lɔ. gəv. ʤɑn ˈkɑsɪʧ, ən əˈbɔrʃən əˈpoʊnənt, həz ˈpriviəsli vɔɪst kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər səʧ ə muv wʊd bi ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl. steɪt ˈsɛnɪt ˈprɛzɪdənt kiθ ˈfeɪbər, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən, sɛd ðə bɪl keɪm bæk əp əˈgɛn bɪˈkəz əv ˈdɑnəld trəmps ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈvɪktəri ənd ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən hi wɪl fɪl səˈprim kɔrt ˈveɪkənsiz wɪθ ˈʤəstɪsɪz hu ər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ əˈphoʊld ˈstrɪktər əˈbɔrʃən bænz. æst ɪf hi ɪkˈspɛkts ðə oʊˈhaɪoʊ prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ sərˈvaɪv ə ˈligəl ˈʧælənʤ, ˈfeɪbər sɛd: "aɪ θɪŋk ɪt həz ə ˈbɛtər ʧæns ðən ɪt dɪd ˌbiˈfɔr." ðə bæn wʊd meɪk ən ɪkˈsɛpʃən ɪf ðə ˈməðərz laɪf ɪz ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər bət nɑt ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz əv reɪp ər ˈɪnˌsɛst, hi sɛd. ˈnɑrɑl oʊˈhaɪoʊ sɛd ðə muv wʊd blɑk ˈækˌsɛs tɪ əˈbɔrʃən ˌbiˈfɔr moʊst ˈwɪmən ˈivɪn noʊ ðɛr ˈprɛgnənt. "ðɪs bɪl wʊd ˈifɛktɪvli ˈaʊˌtlɔ əˈbɔrʃən ənd ˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪz fɪˈzɪʃənz ðət prəˈvaɪd ðɪs kɛr tɪ ðɛr ˈpeɪʃənz," sɛd ˈkɛli ˈkoʊplənd, ðə grups ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər. ˈəndər ðə juz. səˈprim kɔrts 1973 roʊ vi. weɪd ˈrulɪŋ ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd raɪt tɪ əˈbɔrʃən, steɪts wər pərˈmɪtɪd tɪ riˈstrɪkt əˈbɔrʃənz ˈæftər vaɪəˈbɪləti ðə pɔɪnt wɪn ðə ˈfitəs həz ə ˈrizənəbəl ʧæns əv sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈəndər ˈnɔrməl kənˈdɪʃənz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈjutərəs. ðə ˈrulɪŋ ˈɔfərd noʊ ˈligəl ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv vaɪəˈbɪləti, seɪɪŋ ɪt kʊd reɪnʤ bɪtˈwin 24 ənd 28 wiks ˈɪntu ə ˈprɛgnənsi. ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈʤænɪt ˈpɔrtər sɛd ðeɪ dɪd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðeɪ kʊd tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðə "ˈhɑrtˌbit bɪl" pæst. "wi lɪv ɪn ə steɪt huz ˈmɑtoʊ ɪz wɪθ gɑd ɔl θɪŋz ər ˈpɑsəbəl. ðæts wət ʤɪst ˈhæpənd təˈdeɪ," ʃi sɛd. naʊ, ʃi hoʊps gəv. ˈkɑsɪʧ wɪl saɪn ðɪs bɪl ˈɪntu lɔ. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk ɪˈtərnəl ˈvɪʤələns fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət hi meɪnˈteɪnz hɪz kips hɪz ˈprɑməsəz ənd ˈpæsɪz ðə bɪl ðət wɪl prəˈtɛkt ˈbeɪbiz huz hɑrt bits kən bi hərd," sɛd ˈpɔrtər. nɑt sun ˈæftər ðə oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈsɛnɪt əˈpruvd ɪt ə ˈproʊˌtɛst ˌɪˈrəptɪd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈgəvərnərz ˈmænʃən, wɛr ən ɪˈvɛnt wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs. ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ˈʃaʊtɪd "huz ʧɔɪs? maɪ ʧɔɪs!" ənd "nɑt ðə ʧərʧ, nɑt ðə steɪt, ˈwɪmən məst ˌdɪˈsaɪd ɑr feɪt!" "ə əˈbɔrʃən bæn wɪl ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈaʊˌtlɔ əˈbɔrʃən ɔl təˈgɛðər," sɛd ˌɛgˈzɛk. dir*. əv ˈwɪmən hæv ˈɔpʃənz ˈstɛfəni ˈkrædək ˈʃərˌwʊd. səˈpɔrtərz ˈɑrgju əˈbɔrʃən ˌbiˈfɔr vaɪəˈbɪləti ɪz ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl raɪt. "ðɪs ɪz ə ˈhɔrəbəl əˈtæk ɔn oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈwɪmən, ə ˈvɛri ˈdeɪnʤərəs prəˈpoʊzəl," sɛd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈmænɪʤər əv ˈnɑrɑl oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈgeɪbriəl mæn. "ðɪs blɑks ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə seɪf ənd ˈligəl əˈbɔrʃən prəˈsiʤər." hi sɛd ðɛr nɛkst stɛp ɪz tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ðə bɪl ɪn kɔrt. "ðə juz. səˈprim kɔrt rɪˈʤɛktɪd ən əˈpil tɪ prɪˈzərv nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtəz, soʊ oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪʧərz ər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp ðə tæks peɪərz fər ə ˈvɛri ɪkˈspɛnsɪv kɔrt ˈbætəl ðət ðɛr ˈprɑbəˌbli goʊɪŋ tɪ luz," sɛd mæn. ˈpɔrtər bɪˈlivz ˈɪtəl bi up-held*, əˈspɛʃəli ˈæftər trəmps ˈvɪktəri. "aɪ θɪŋk wi hæv ə brænd nu deɪ hir ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ənd wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ si ə brænd nu səˈprim kɔrt wɪθ ˈʤəstɪsɪz," ʃi sɛd. "baɪ ðə taɪm ðɪs lɔ gɪts tɪ ðə səˈprim kɔrt, əm ˈkɑnfədənt ɪt wɪl bi əˈphɛld."
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ohio house passes senate's version of ‘heartbeat bill'; now goes to governor copyright by wcmh - all rights reserved video
columbus (ap/wcmh) - lawmakers in the ohio senate and house approved banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, clearing the way for what would be one of the nation's most stringent abortion restrictions.
the so-called "heartbeat bill" approved tuesday would prohibit most abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy after the first detectable heartbeat.
similar measures elsewhere have faced legal challenges, and detractors in ohio fear such legislation would lead to a costly fight in the courts. opponents are predicting it will be found unconstitutional if it becomes law.
gov. john kasich, an abortion opponent, has previously voiced concerns about whether such a move would be constitutional.
state senate president keith faber, a republican, said the twice-defeated bill came back up again because of donald trump's presidential victory and the expectation he will fill supreme court vacancies with justices who are more likely to uphold stricter abortion bans.
asked if he expects the ohio proposal to survive a legal challenge, faber said: "i think it has a better chance than it did before."
the ban would make an exception if the mother's life is in danger but not in cases of rape or incest, he said.
naral pro-choice ohio said the move would block access to abortion before most women even know they're pregnant. "this bill would effectively outlaw abortion and criminalize physicians that provide this care to their patients," said kellie copeland, the group's executive director.
under the u.s. supreme court's 1973 roe v. wade ruling establishing a nationwide right to abortion, states were permitted to restrict abortions after viability - the point when the fetus has a reasonable chance of surviving under normal conditions outside the uterus. the ruling offered no legal definition of viability, saying it could range between 24 and 28 weeks into a pregnancy.
president of faith2action janet porter said they did everything they could to make sure the "heartbeat bill" passed.
"we live in a state who's motto is with god all things are possible. that's what just happened today," she said.
now, she hopes gov. kasich will sign this bill into law.
"i think it's going to take eternal vigilance for us to make sure that he maintains his pro-life promises...he keeps his pro-life promises and passes the bill that will protect babies who's heart beats can be heard," said porter.
not soon after the ohio senate approved it a protest erupted outside the governor's mansion, where an event was taking place.
protesters shouted "who's choice? my choice!" and "not the church, not the state, women must decide our fate!"
"a 6-week abortion ban will essentially outlaw abortion all together," said exec. dir. of women have options stephanie craddock sherwood.
pro-choice supporters argue abortion before viability is a constitutional right.
"this is a horrible attack on ohio women, a very dangerous proposal," said communications manager of naral pro-choice ohio gabriel mann. "this blocks access to a safe and legal abortion procedure."
he said their next step is to challenge the bill in court.
"the u.s. supreme court rejected an appeal to preserve north dakota's, so ohio legislatures are signing up the tax payers for a very expensive court battle that they're probably going to lose," said mann.
porter believes it'll be up-held, especially after president-elect trump's victory.
"i think we have a brand new day here in america and we're going to see a brand new supreme court with pro-life justices," she said. "by the time this law gets to the supreme court, i'm confident it will be upheld."
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ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən. fərst, lɛt mi bɪˈgɪn wɪθ ə brif ˈsəməri əv ðə ɪˈvɛnts ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ðə wɔr, ənd ðə ki pleɪərz ðɛˈrɪn. ðə ˈəltəmət ˈbɛli, æt ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn ɔl ɪts θrɛdz ənd streɪnz, wɑz ðə ˌɪnˈsɛsʧwəs riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈhaɪmi ənd, ənd ðɛr əˈpɛrənt ˈpɛrənˌthʊd əv kɪŋ θri səˈpoʊzd ˈʧɪldrən ˈʤɔfri, tommen*, ənd. kɪŋ ˈrɑbərt hɪmˈsɛlf wɑz, ɛz fɑr ɛz wi noʊ, ˌənəˈwɛr əv ðɪs; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈsɛvərəl ˈpaʊərfəl ˈpərsənz ɪn hɪz kɔrt wər əˈwɛr. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, əv kɔrs, tɪ ˈhaɪmi ənd ðɛmˈsɛlvz, wi noʊ ðət ðə ˈɛldəst ˈbrəðər hæd ˈfɪgjərd ɪt aʊt. ˌɪnˈdid, hi meɪ hæv bɪn ðə ˈvɛri fərst ˈpərsən tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ɪt. ˈpɑsəbəl hi səˈspɛktɪd ɪt fər ˈmɛni jɪrz, ˌbiˈfɔr hi bɪˈgæn tɪ ækt ɔn ðɪs səˈspɪʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi ˈnɛvər ˈæktɪd ər spoʊk ˈoʊpənli. ˈæftər ɔl, ɪf ˈʤɔfri, tommen*, ənd wər ɔl ˈbæstərdz, ðət wʊd meɪk ðə ɛr; ənd hi wɔnt ˈpipəl tɪ dɪsˈmɪs hɪz kleɪm ɛz self-serving*. soʊ ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈæftər prɪˈzuməbli ˈmɛni jɪrz əv ˈgraɪndɪŋ hɪz tiθ ɪn ˈsaɪləns, hi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli kənˈfaɪdɪd hɪz bɪˈlif tɪ ʤɑn. ʤɑn, ðə ˈfɑstər ˈfɑðər, wɑz hand-of-the-king*. hi wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpərsən ɪn ˈlændɪŋ hum ðə kɪŋ ˈtrəstɪd. nu ðət ɪf ðə ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən keɪm frəm ʤɑn, ˈoʊnli ðɛn wʊd ˈrɑbərt bɪˈliv ɪt. soʊ hi tʊk ʤɑn tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ˈmɛni ˈbæstərdz, tɪ ʃoʊ ɪm haʊ ðeɪ ɔl rɪˈzɛmbəld ˈrɑbərt ɪn feɪs ənd hɛr. ʤɑn kənˈsəltɪd ə bʊk əv genealogies*, ənd bɪˈgæn tɪ kəm tɪ ðə seɪm kənˈkluʒən ðət ˈʤɔfri, tommen*, ənd wər ˈbæstərdz. bət ˌbiˈfɔr hi kʊd leɪ ðiz ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kɪŋ, ʤɑn wɑz kɪld, ˈpɔɪzənd baɪ hɪz waɪf. wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ən əˈfɛr wɪθ, ə ˈmaɪnər lɔrd hu, θru hər ˈpætrənɪʤ, hæd ˈrɪzən tɪ ðə haɪts əv ðə smɔl ˈkaʊnsəl, ənd naʊ sərvd ɛz master-of-coin*. kɪld hər ˈhəzbənd æt rɪkˈwɛst, ənd wɪθ hɪz hɛlp ɪn proʊˈkjʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpɔɪzən. ʃi dɪd ðɪs fər tu ˈrizənz tɪ bi wɪθ, ənd tɪ prəˈtɛkt hər sən, neɪmd ˈrɑbərt ˈæftər ðə kɪŋ, frəm biɪŋ sɛnt tɪ ˈfɑstər wɪθ, ɛz hər ˈhəzbənd ʤɑn hæd ˈbeɪgən tɪ səˈʤɛst. fər hɪz pɑrt, ˈɔlsoʊ hæd tu ˈrizənz fər ˈwɑnɪŋ ʤɑn dɛd. ˈfərstli, ˈkɪlɪŋ ʤɑn wʊd əˈlaʊ ɪm, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, tɪ ˈmɛri, wɪʧ wʊd, ˈfərðər, əˈlaʊ ɪm tɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli geɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ðə veɪl, ənd bɪˈkəm wən əv ðə moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl mɛn ɪn ðə ˈsɛvən ˈkɪŋdəmz. bət ˈsɛkəndli, noʊɪŋ ðət kɪŋ ˈrɑbərt dɪd nɑt trəst ˈɛniˌwən ɪn ˈlændɪŋ ˌbiˈsaɪdz ʤɑn, ənd ðət, ɪf ʤɑn daɪd, ˈrɑbərt wʊd ˈlaɪkli əˈpɔɪnt hɪz oʊld frɛnd stɑrk ɛz ðə nu hand-of-the-king*, sɔ ə weɪ tɪ gɪt doʊˈmeɪn, ðə nɔrθ, ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn wət hi sɔ ɛz ən ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl wɔr. nu əˈbaʊt ənd ˈɪnˌsɛst. hi nu ðət ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈsəmˌwən wʊd tɛl ˈrɑbərt. ənd wɪn ðət ˈhæpənd, ər wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ ˈhæpən, wən əv tu θɪŋz wʊd rɪˈzəlt: ˈiðər ˈrɑbərt wʊd hæv ˈhaɪmi ənd kɪld; ər ˈhaɪmi ənd wʊd hæv ˈrɑbərt kɪld. ɪf ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈhæpənd, ðɛn ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ wɔr wʊd bi ˈvɛri ʃɔrt. lɔrd, ənd ˈfɑðər, ˈhævɪŋ ˈoʊnli ðə bɪˈhaɪnd ɪm, wʊd ˈlaɪkli nɑt əˈtɛmpt tɪ raɪz ɪn rɪˈbɛljən, ər wʊd sik ɔlˈtərnətɪv minz tɪ wɔr, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪgˈzækt hɪz ˈvɛnʤəns. bət ɪf ðə ˈlætər ˈhæpənd, ðɛn, θru ðə nu kɪŋ ˈʤɔfri, wʊd kənˈtroʊl boʊθ ðə ənd ðə, ənd wʊd bi ɪn ə fɑr suˈpɪriər pəˈzɪʃən tɪ dɪˈfɛnd hɪz kleɪmz əˈgɛnst ˈbrəðərz ənd. ˈoʊpən wɔr wʊd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli rɪˈzəlt, ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli bi lɔŋ ənd ˈblədi. ðɪs wɑz ə dɪˈzaɪərəbəl steɪt əv əˈfɛrz fər, hu θraɪvz ənd ˈprɑspərz ɪn taɪmz əv keɪɑs. bət ˈivɪn ðɛn, ðə wɔr wʊd nɑt bi lɔŋ ənd ˈblədi ɪˈnəf. ˈæftər ɔl, wɪθ ðə ənd ðə bɪˈhaɪnd ɪm, ənd lɔɪəl lɔrdz frəm ðə ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr ˈlaɪkli ˈɔlsoʊ ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ɪm ɪn dɪˈfɛndɪŋ wət ðeɪ wʊd si ɛz ə ˈraɪtfəl kɪŋ, wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈizəli ˈoʊvər ənd. ˈnidɪd ə weɪ əv ˈbrɪŋɪŋ æt list wən mɔr əv ðə greɪt ˈhaʊsɪz ˈɪntu ðə wɔr əˈgɛnst ðə. ənd baɪ dɪˈspoʊzɪŋ əv ʤɑn ənd ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn stɑrk tɪ teɪk hɪz pleɪs, kʊd əˈkɑmplɪʃ ɪgˈzæktli ðət. wət ˈrɪli ˈhæpənd. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn ðə ˈstɔri, wɪθ ʤɑn dɛd, ənd wɪθ ˈrɑbərt æt traɪɪŋ tɪ pərsˈweɪd tɪ kəm saʊθ ənd sərv ɛz hænd, ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈhæpənd wɪʧ hæd ə proʊˈfaʊnd ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə ɪˈvɛnts əv ðə ˈkəmɪŋ wɔr. həz faɪv ˈʧɪldrən rɑb, bræn,,, ənd. hi ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə səˈpoʊzd ˈbæstərd bɔɪ, ʤɑn snoʊ. wɪn ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ əkˈsɛpt əˈpɔɪntmənt, hi meɪks plænz fər iʧ əv ðiz ˈʧɪldrən. hɪz waɪf wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ɪn wɪθ rɑb ənd ˈlɪtəl. bræn,, ənd wɪl kəm saʊθ tɪ ˈlændɪŋ, tɪ ˈmɪŋgəl wɪθ ðə kɔrt. bræn, ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, wɪl ˈlaɪkli faɪnd səm naɪt tɪ skwaɪr fər, ɪn ðə hoʊps əv wən deɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə naɪt hɪmˈsɛlf. wɪl bi tɪ prɪns ˈʤɔfri. ənd wɪl bi treɪnd ɪn ðə weɪz əv ə kɔrt, wɪθ ðə goʊl əv wən deɪ ˈɔlsoʊ biɪŋ. ʤɑn snoʊ wɪl liv ɛz wɛl, bət ɪn ðə ˈɑpəzɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə wɔl ənd ʤɔɪn ðə wɔʧ. bət ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈfeɪtfəl ˈhæpənz. waɪl ˈrɑbərt ənd ər aʊt ɔn ə ˈhəntɪŋ trɪp, bræn ˈpæsɪz ðə taɪm duɪŋ hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt θɪŋ ˈklaɪmɪŋ ðə wɔlz əv. ənd waɪl ˈklaɪmɪŋ, hi ˈstəmbəlz əˈkrɔs ˈhaɪmi ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ləv ɪn ən əˈbændənd taʊər. ˈhaɪmi ˈsizɪz ɪm, ənd, noʊɪŋ ðət ðə rɛlm wɪl blid ɪf ðɛr ˈɪnˌsɛst ɪz dɪˈskəvərd, ˈpʊʃɪz ðə bɔɪ aʊt ðə ˈwɪndoʊ. hi fɔlz tɪ ðə ərθ; hɪz bæk ɪz ˈbroʊkən; ənd hi ɪz sɛnt ˈɪntu ə dip ˈkoʊmə. hɛdz saʊθ wɪθ ˈoʊnli ənd, ˈlivɪŋ bræn bɪˈhaɪnd. ənd səm taɪm ˈæftər hi livz, bræn ɪz əˈtækt baɪ ən ənˈnoʊn əˈsæsən, ˈwildɪŋ ə dɪˈstɪŋktɪv naɪf., ˈhævɪŋ rɪˈsivd ə ˈlɛtər frəm, hər ˈsɪstər, ˈtɛlɪŋ hər ðət ɪt wɑz ðə hu kɪld ʤɑn, kərˈɛktli sərˈmaɪzɪz ðət bræn məst hæv ˈstəmbəld əˈkrɔs ˈhaɪmi ənd, ənd bɪn pʊʃt aʊt əv ðə taʊər ˈwɪndoʊ, bət ˌɪnkərˈɛktli əˈsumz ðət hi məst ˈmɪrli hæv ˈoʊvərˈhərd ðɛm dɪˈskəsɪŋ ˈmərdər. ʃi əˈsumz ðət ðeɪ məst hæv bɪn ðə wənz hu sɛnt ðə əˈsæsən. (noʊt ðət, soʊ fɑr ɪn ðə ˈsɪriz, ɪt həz ˈnɛvər bɪn kənˈklusɪvli rɪˈvild hu ˈrɪli sɛnt ðə əˈsæsən. wi noʊ ðət ɪt wɑz ˈdɛfənətli nɑt ˈhaɪmi; ənd wi noʊ ðət boʊθ ˈhaɪmi ənd hɪz ˈbrəðər bɪˈliv ðət ɪt wɑz ˈʤɔfri; bət ðə ˌɪndɪˈspjutəbəl truθ ɪz ˈnɛvər pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ðə ˈridər. fər ðə ˈpərpəsɪz əv ðɪs ˈɛˌseɪ, ɪt wɪl nɑt bi ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt hu ˈrɪli sɛnt ðə əˈsæsən.) ðə ˈfɔˌlaʊt frəm ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt is—*— ɪt ˈkænɑt bi understated—*— world-altering*. ˈəndərˌteɪks ə ˈsikrɪt ˈʤərni saʊθ tɪ tɛl əv hər səˈspɪʃənz ɪn ˈpərsən. faɪndz aʊt əˈbaʊt hər ərˈaɪvəl ɪn ˈlændɪŋ, kənˈfrənts hər, ənd, əˈpɑn ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ðə naɪf, kleɪmz ðət ɪt bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ. ˈæftər ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ, hɛdz bæk nɔrθ əˈlɔŋ ðə kingsroad*, ðɛn, əˈpɑn ˌæksəˈdɛnəli ˈkrɔsɪŋ pæθs wɪθ ɔn hɪz weɪ bæk frəm ə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ðə wɔl, ˈprɑmptli ˈsizɪz ɪm, ənd æbˈskɑndz wɪθ ɪm tɪ ðə veɪl, tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈfɔrsɪz wɪθ hər ˈsɪstər. ɛz ə dɪˈrɛkt rɪˈspɑns tɪ ərˈɛst, lɔrd ˈlɔnʧɪz ə ˈprɑksi wɔr ɪn ðə, wɪθ ðə goʊl əv ˈsizɪŋ ənd ˈbrəðər ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər (ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪgˈzæktɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv riˈvɛnʤ, fər ðə slaɪt əˈgɛnst ðə neɪm). wən əv ðə ˈfɔrsɪz sɛndz aʊt ɪz kəˈmændɪd baɪ ˈeɪməri lɔrk. ɛz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd, stɑrk kənˈtɪnjuz ʤɑn ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz, dɪˈskəvərz ðə truθ əv ənd ˈɪnˌsɛst, ənd pərˈpɛrz tɪ kənˈfrənt ˈrɑbərt. ˈɔlsoʊ ɛz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd, bits tɪ ðə pənʧ, ənd həz ˈrɑbərt əˈsæsəˌneɪtəd. ənd ˈhævɪŋ ɔˈrɛdi flɛd ˈlændɪŋ, ˈʤɔfri əˈsumz ðə aɪərn θroʊn, ənd həz ˌɪmˈprɪzənd. wɪθ hɪz ˈməðər əˈweɪ frəm, sən rɑb əˈsumz ðə roʊl əv ɪts lɔrd. hi ˈsəmənz hɪz ˈbænərz, ˈmɑrʧɪz saʊθ ˈɪntu ðə, ənd ʤɔɪnz ðə wɔr əˈgɛnst, wɪθ ðə goʊl əv duɪŋ səˈfɪʃənt ˈdæmɪʤ ɛz tɪ kəmˈpɛl riˈlis ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər pis. ˈʤɔfri goʊz roʊg ənd həz ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd, ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ˈbænərz, ɪnˈreɪʤd, ˈriʤɛkt ˈʤɔfri ɛz kɪŋ, ənd proʊˈkleɪm rɑb ɛz king-in-the-north*. moʊst əv ðə lɔrdz ʤɔɪn ɪn ðɪs ˌprɑkləˈmeɪʃən. stɑrk, ˈhævɪŋ ɪˈskeɪpt ˈlændɪŋ, əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈtrævəl nɔrθ wɪθ, ə ˈbrəðər əv ðə wɔʧ. ðeɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli rən ˈɪntu ˈeɪməri lɔrk, hu ˈbʊʧərz ðɛr ɪnˈtaɪər ˈpɑrti. fliz, ənd ˈnɛvər rɪˈtərnz tɪ. wət kʊd hæv ˈhæpənd. lɛt ˈjuˈɛs səˈpoʊz ðət bræn ˈnɛvər klaɪmd ðət taʊər, ðət deɪ. hi ˈnɛvər fɛl. ən əˈsæsən wɑz ˈnɛvər sɛnt ˈæftər ɪm. hi wɛnt saʊθ wɪθ,, ənd. rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn ɛz ˈæktɪŋ ˈleɪdi ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt əv ðə nɔrθ. ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr, dɪˈskəvərz ðə truθ əv ənd ˈɪnˌsɛst. hi pərˈpɛrz tɪ kənˈfrənt ˈrɑbərt, bət ɪz outmanoeuvred*. ˈrɑbərt daɪz; ɪz ərˈɛstɪd; ənd ənd rɑb ər ˈsəmənd baɪ tɪ kəm tɪ ˈlændɪŋ ənd bɛnd ðə ni. ˈɔlsoʊ ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr, ɪˈskeɪps frəm; bət lɛt ˈjuˈɛs səˈpoʊz, ðɪs taɪm, ðət bræn ɪˈskeɪps wɪθ hər. ɪn ðə saʊθ, ˈraɪzɪz ɪn rɪˈbɛljən. sɪns, ɪn ðɪs ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈhɪstəri, wɑz ˈnɛvər ərˈɛstɪd baɪ, həz nɑt ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd ðə. hɪz ˈɑrmiz ər fri tɪ mɑrʧ saʊθ ənd ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ðə riʧ. ðə ər lɛft ˈlɑrʤli ˌənməˈlɛstɪd. wɪn ˈlɛtər ˈriʧɪz, rɑb ɪz, ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr, fˈjʊriəs, ənd ˈwɪʃɪz tɪ kɔl hɪz ˈbænərz ənd goʊ tɪ wɔr. bət ðɪs taɪm, ðɛr ɪz noʊ wɔr ɪn ðə tɪ ʤɔɪn; ənd ðɪs taɪm, hɪz ˈməðər ɪz ðɛr tɪ pʊt ə stɑp tɪ ðiz æmˈbɪʃənz. ʃi ɪz ə dɪˈvoʊtɪd waɪf, ənd fɪrz ˈtɛrəbli fər hər laɪf. ʃi ˈfɔrsɪz rɑb tɪ kəm wɪθ hər tɪ ˈlændɪŋ tɪ swɛr ˈfiəlti tɪ ˈʤɔfri, ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər riˈlis. ʃi livz ˈkæsəl ɛz əv, ənd ˈoʊnli ˈlɪtəl stɑrk bɪˈhaɪnd wɪθ ɪm. wɪn ðeɪ əraɪv ɪn ˈlændɪŋ, ʤɪst ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr, ˈʤɔfri goʊz roʊg. hi həz ðɛm sizd, ənd, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ, ɔl θri ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd. bræn ənd ˈsəbsəkwəntli ɪˈskeɪp ðə ˈsɪti wɪθ. fɑr ɪn ðə nɔrθ, ɛz fɑr ɛz ðə wərld noʊz, ˈlɪtəl ɪz ðə læst əv sənz lɛft əˈlaɪv ənd seɪf. bət wɪθ ɪnˈtaɪər ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ɔl gɔn ɔf tɪ ˈlændɪŋ ənd kɪld, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈmɛni əv hɪz naɪts ənd rɪˈteɪnərz, ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈwikənd. ɛz sun ɛz wərd əraɪvz əv ðə dɛθs əv,, ənd rɑb, haʊs ˈboʊltən meɪks ɪts muv, ənd ˈsizɪz ðə ˈkæsəl. kɪŋ ˈʤɔfri neɪmz lɔrd ruz ɛz ðə nu ˈwɔrdən əv ðə nɔrθ. ruz hænz ðə ˈkæsəl ˈoʊvər tɪ haʊs karstark*, ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər ðɛr ˈlɔɪəlti, ənd hænz ˈoʊvər tɪ haʊs, ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər ðɛr ˈlɔɪəlti. moʊst əv ðə ˈəðər ˈhaʊsɪz rɪˈmeɪn ˈtæsɪˌtərn, rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ dɪˈklɛr ðɛr ˈlɔɪəlti ˈoʊpənli, bət nɑt ˈreɪzɪŋ ɑrmz ɪn rɪˈbɛljən ˈiðər. ɪn ðə saʊθ, ənd ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ðɛr ˈæsəz ˈhændɪd tɪ ðɛm baɪ lɔrd, hu, ɪn ðɪs ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈhɪstəri, noʊ ˈlɔŋgər həz tɪ dɪˈvaɪd hɪz ˈfɔrsɪz bɪtˈwin dɪˈfɛndɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðɛm ənd ˈfaɪtɪŋ rɑb stɑrk ɪn ðə. ɛz ðeɪ pæs θru ðə nɛk, bræn ənd hir əˈbaʊt lɔrd ˈtrɛʧəri, pərˈhæps frəm ə ˈpæsɪŋ ˈtrævələr. noʊz ðət ðɛr ɪz naʊ noʊ pleɪs ɪn ðə nɔrθ ðət ɪz seɪf fər ðɛm. hi ˈðɛrˌfɔr tərnz əˈsaɪd tɪ əˈtɛmpt tɪ faɪnd wɔʧ, ənd liv ðɛm wɪθ ˈhaʊlənd rid. siɪŋ ðət ənd hɪz ˈkəmpəˌni ər drɛst ɪn ðə ˈkələrz əv ðə wɔʧ, lɔrd mɛn ˈwɛlkəm, ənd hɛlp ɪm riʧ ˈseɪfli. bræn ənd ər lɛft wɪθ ˈhaʊlənd; ənd dɪˈpɑrts wɪθ ə fju mɔr ˈtrəbəlˌmeɪkərz fər hɪz bænd əv rɪˈkruts. bræn ənd mit ənd bɪˈfrɛnd ˈʧɪldrən, ənd meera*. lɔrd ˈhaʊlənd hɪmˈsɛlf swɛrz ˈfiəlti tɪ bræn stɑrk ɛz hɪz nu liʤ lɔrd, ənd lɔrd ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt əv ðə nɔrθ. hɪz oʊn ˈfɔrsɪz ər ˈoʊnli ˈwɔrjərz əv ðə crannogs*, hu wʊd bi noʊ juz ɪn ˈweɪʤɪŋ ə wɔr əˈgɛnst mɔr trəˈdɪʃənəl naɪts ənd ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə nɛk. hi ˈðɛrˌfɔr sɛndz ˈreɪvənz tɪ səm əv ðə ˈgreɪtər lɔrdz əv ðə nɔrθ hu ər stɪl ˈhoʊldɪŋ aʊt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈneɪmli, ðə umbers*, ðə glovers*, ənd ðə mormonts*. ðiz lɔrdz əˈgri tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈpæsɪʤ fər bræn, ˈviə ðə ˈsənˌsɛt si, tɪ ðə læst hɑrθ, wɛr ðeɪ wɪl əˈmæs ðɛr ˈfɔrsɪz, dɪˈklɛr fər ɪm, ənd mɑrʧ tɪ ˈriˈteɪk. sɪns rɑb stɑrk ˈnɛvər mɑrʧt saʊθ wɪθ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈfɔrsɪz, ɪn ðɪs ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈhɪstəri, bɑˈlɔn ˈnɛvər siz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ əˈtæk ðə nɔrθ ənd proʊˈkleɪm hɪmˈsɛlf kɪŋ. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, bræn ənd seɪl frəm ðə nɛk tɪ mɑt, ˌənməˈlɛstɪd. ˈæftər ðeɪ əraɪv æt ðə læst hɑrθ, ənd bræn rɪˈvilz hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ ðə nɔrθ, ˈgreɪtər ənd ˈlɛsər lɔrdz frəm koʊst tɪ koʊst dɪˈklɛr fər ɪm. ˈoʊnli ðə,, ənd manderlys*, ənd ə fju əv ðɛr ˈælaɪz, stænd ɪn rɪˈzɪstəns. ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən goʊz sˈwɪftli, ənd wɪθ ˈlɪtəl ˈblədˌʃɛd. wɪˈθɪn ə mənθ, ðə ənd ðə hæv sərˈɛndərd. lɔrd ˈwaɪmən suz fər pis, ənd rɪˈlisɪz ˈlɪtəl tɪ bi rɪˈtərnd tɪ tɪ bi wɪθ hɪz ˈbrəðər ənd ˈsɪstər., siɪŋ ðət lɔrd ruz həz bɪn dɪˈfitɪd, sɛndz əˈnəðər ˈlɛtər nɔrθ, ðɪs taɪm ˈæskɪŋ bræn tɪ kəm ənd bɛnd ðə ni, ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər biɪŋ ɛz ˈwɔrdən əv ðə nɔrθ. bət wɪn ðə ˈlɛtər əraɪvz, ɔl əv hɪz lɔɪəl lɔrdz ˈlaʊdli ˈriʤɛkt ɪt. ðeɪ fɔt tɪ teɪk bæk frəm ðə; nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ hænd ðɛr nu lɔrd ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə tɪ bi ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd laɪk hɪz ˈpɛrənts ənd ˈbrəðər. ʤɑn proʊˈkleɪmz bræn ɛz king-in-the-north*; ənd ðə ˈəðər lɔrdz teɪk əp ðə kraɪ. ðeɪ mɑrʧ ðɛr ˈfɔrsɪz saʊθ ˈɪntu ðə, wɛr ðə ʤɔɪn əp wɪθ ðɛm, ˈɔlsoʊ proʊˈkleɪmɪŋ bræn ɛz ðɛr kɪŋ, ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈləstɪŋ fər ˈvɛnʤəns fər ðə ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən əv hɪz ˈsɪstər. brynden*, ˈəŋkəl, kəmz daʊn frəm ðə veɪl tɪ swɛr hɪz sɔrd tɪ kɪŋ bræn. ðeɪ mɑrʧ saʊθ tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə wɔr. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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introduction.
first, let me begin with a brief summary of the events leading up to the war, and the key players therein.
the ultimate casus belli, at the heart of the conflict in all its threads and strains, was the incestuous relationship between jaime lannister and cersei baratheon, and their apparent parenthood of king robert’s three supposed children – joffrey, tommen, and myrcella. king robert himself was, as far as we know, unaware of this; however, several powerful persons in his court were aware.
in addition, of course, to jaime and cersei themselves, we know that the king’s eldest brother stannis had figured it out. indeed, he may have been the very first person to realize it. it’s possible he suspected it for many years, before he began to act on this suspicion. however, he never acted or spoke openly. after all, if joffrey, tommen, and myrcella were all bastards, that would make stannis the heir; and he didn’t want people to dismiss his claim as self-serving. so instead, after presumably many years of grinding his teeth in silence, he eventually confided his belief to jon arryn.
jon arryn, the king’s foster father, was hand-of-the-king. he was the only person in king’s landing whom the king trusted. stannis knew that if the accusation came from jon, only then would robert believe it. so he took jon to visit robert’s many bastards, to show him how they all resembled robert in face and hair. jon consulted a book of genealogies, and began to come to the same conclusion – that joffrey, tommen, and myrcella were bastards. but before he could lay these allegations before the king, jon was killed, poisoned by his wife lysa.
lysa was involved in an extra-marital affair with petyr baelish, a minor lord who, through her patronage, had risen to the heights of the small council, and now served as master-of-coin. lysa killed her husband at petyr’s request, and with his help in procuring the poison. she did this for two reasons – to be with petyr, and to protect her son, named robert after the king, from being sent to foster with stannis, as her husband jon had begun to suggest. for his part, petyr also had two reasons for wanting jon dead. firstly, killing jon would allow him, eventually, to marry lysa, which would, further, allow him to eventually gain control of the vale, and become one of the most powerful men in the seven kingdoms. but secondly, knowing that king robert did not trust anyone in king’s landing besides jon, and that, if jon died, robert would likely appoint his old friend eddard stark as the new hand-of-the-king, petyr saw a way to get eddard’s domain, the north, involved in what he saw as an inevitable war.
petyr knew about jaime’s and cersei’s incest. he knew that eventually someone would tell robert. and when that happened, or was about to happen, one of two things would result: either robert would have jaime and cersei killed; or jaime and cersei would have robert killed. if the former happened, then the resulting war would be very short. lord tywin, jaime’s and cersei’s father, having only the westerlands behind him, would likely not attempt to rise in rebellion, or would seek alternative means to war, in order to exact his vengeance. but if the latter happened, then tywin, through the new king joffrey, would control both the westerlands and the crownlands, and would be in a far superior position to defend his grandchildren’s claims against robert’s brothers stannis and renly. open war would almost certainly result, and almost certainly be long and bloody. this was a desirable state of affairs for petyr, who thrives and prospers in times of chaos.
but even then, the war would not be long and bloody enough. after all, with the westerlands and the crownlands behind him, and loyal lords from the riverlands and elsewhere likely also joining him in defending what they would see as a rightful king, tywin would probably easily steamroll over stannis and renly. petyr needed a way of bringing at least one more of the great houses into the war against the lannisters. and by disposing of jon arryn and bringing in eddard stark to take his place, petyr could accomplish exactly that.
what really happened.
at this point in the story, with jon dead, and with robert at winterfell trying to persuade eddard to come south and serve as hand, something happened which had a profound effect on the events of the coming war.
eddard has five children – robb, bran, rickon, sansa, and arya. he also has a supposed bastard boy, jon snow. when eddard decides to accept robert’s appointment, he makes plans for each of these children. his wife catelyn will remain in winterfell with robb and little rickon. bran, sansa, and arya will come south to king’s landing, to mingle with the court. bran, in particular, will likely find some knight to squire for, in the hopes of one day becoming a knight himself. sansa will be betrothed to prince joffrey. and arya will be trained in the ways of a southron court, with the goal of one day also being betrothed. jon snow will leave winterfell as well, but in the opposite direction, to go to the wall and join the night’s watch.
but something fateful happens. while robert and eddard are out on a hunting trip, bran passes the time doing his favorite thing – climbing the walls of winterfell. and while climbing, he stumbles across jaime and cersei making love in an abandoned tower. jaime seizes him, and, knowing that the realm will bleed if their incest is discovered, pushes the boy out the window. he falls to the earth; his back is broken; and he is sent into a deep coma.
eddard heads south with only sansa and arya, leaving bran behind. and some time after he leaves, bran is attacked by an unknown assassin, wielding a distinctive knife. catelyn, having received a letter from lysa, her sister, telling her that it was the lannisters who killed jon arryn, correctly surmises that bran must have stumbled across jaime and cersei, and been pushed out of the tower window, but incorrectly assumes that he must merely have overheard them discussing jon’s murder. she assumes that they must have been the ones who sent the assassin.
(note that, so far in the series, it has never been conclusively revealed who really sent the assassin. we know that it was definitely not jaime; and we know that both jaime and his brother tyrion believe that it was joffrey; but the indisputable truth is never presented to the reader. for the purposes of this essay, it will not be important who really sent the assassin.)
the fallout from this event is— it cannot be understated— world-altering. catelyn undertakes a secret journey south to tell eddard of her suspicions in person. petyr baelish finds out about her arrival in king’s landing, confronts her, and, upon examining the assassin’s knife, claims that it belongs to tyrion lannister. after meeting with eddard, catelyn heads back north along the kingsroad, then, upon accidentally crossing paths with tyrion on his way back from a visit to the wall, promptly seizes him, and absconds with him to the vale, to join forces with her sister lysa.
as a direct response to tyrion’s arrest, lord tywin launches a proxy war in the riverlands, with the goal of seizing riverrun and ransoming catelyn’s brother edmure in exchange for tyrion (as well as exacting a little bit of revenge, for the sleight against the lannister name). one of the forces tywin sends out is commanded by amory lorch.
as petyr intended, eddard stark continues jon arryn’s investigations, discovers the truth of jaime’s and cersei’s incest, and prepares to confront robert. also as petyr intended, cersei beats eddard to the punch, and has robert assassinated. stannis and renly having already fled king’s landing, joffrey assumes the iron throne, and has eddard imprisoned. with his mother catelyn away from winterfell, eddard’s son robb assumes the role of its lord. he summons his banners, marches south into the riverlands, and joins the war against tywin lannister, with the goal of doing sufficient damage as to compel eddard’s release in exchange for peace. joffrey goes rogue and has eddard executed, exacerbating the situation. robb’s banners, enraged, reject joffrey as king, and proclaim robb as king-in-the-north. most of the riverlander lords join in this proclamation.
arya stark, having escaped king’s landing, attempts to travel north with yoren, a brother of the night’s watch. they eventually run into amory lorch, who butchers their entire party. arya flees, and never returns to winterfell.
what could have happened.
let us suppose that bran never climbed that tower, that day. he never fell. an assassin was never sent after him. he went south with eddard, sansa, and arya. catelyn remained in winterfell as acting lady paramount of the north.
as before, eddard discovers the truth of jaime’s and cersei’s incest. he prepares to confront robert, but is outmanoeuvred. robert dies; eddard is arrested; and catelyn and robb are summoned by cersei to come to king’s landing and bend the knee.
also as before, arya escapes from cersei; but let us suppose, this time, that bran escapes with her.
in the south, renly baratheon rises in rebellion. since, in this alternate history, tyrion was never arrested by catelyn, tywin has not invaded the riverlands. his armies are free to march south and engage renly in the reach. the riverlands are left largely unmolested.
when cersei’s letter reaches catelyn, robb is, as before, furious, and wishes to call his banners and go to war. but this time, there is no war in the riverlands to join; and this time, his mother is there to put a stop to these ambitions. she is a devoted wife, and fears terribly for her husband’s life. she forces robb to come with her to king’s landing to swear fealty to joffrey, in exchange for eddard’s release. she leaves rodrik cassel as castellan of winterfell, and only little rickon stark behind with him.
when they arrive in king’s landing, just as before, joffrey goes rogue. he has them seized, and, along with eddard, all three executed. bran and arya subsequently escape the city with yoren.
far in the north, as far as the world knows, little rickon is the last of eddard’s sons left alive and safe. but with eddard’s entire household all gone off to king’s landing and killed, as well as many of his knights and retainers, winterfell is incredibly weakened. as soon as word arrives of the deaths of eddard, catelyn, and robb, house bolton makes its move, and seizes the castle. king joffrey names lord roose as the new warden of the north. roose hands the castle over to house karstark, in exchange for their loyalty, and hands rickon over to house manderly, in exchange for their loyalty. most of the other houses remain taciturn, refusing to declare their loyalty openly, but not raising arms in rebellion either.
in the south, stannis and renly are getting their asses handed to them by lord tywin, who, in this alternate history, no longer has to divide his forces between defending against them and fighting robb stark in the riverlands.
as they pass through the neck, bran and arya hear about lord roose’s treachery, perhaps from a passing traveler. yoren knows that there is now no place in the north that is safe for them. he therefore turns aside to attempt to find greywater watch, and leave them with howland reed. seeing that yoren and his company are dressed in the colors of the night’s watch, lord howland’s men welcome yoren, and help him reach greywater safely. bran and arya are left with howland; and yoren departs with a few more troublemakers for his band of recruits. bran and arya meet and befriend howland’s children, jojen and meera.
lord howland himself swears fealty to bran stark as his new liege lord, and lord paramount of the north. his own forces are only warriors of the crannogs, who would be no use in waging a war against more traditional knights and soldiers outside of the neck. he therefore sends ravens to some of the greater lords of the north who are still holding out against the boltons – namely, the umbers, the glovers, and the mormonts. these lords agree to provide passage for bran, via the sunset sea, to the last hearth, where they will amass their forces, declare for him, and march to retake winterfell.
since robb stark never marched south with the north’s military forces, in this alternate history, balon greyjoy never sees an opportunity to attack the north and proclaim himself king. as a result, bran and arya sail from the neck to deepwood motte, unmolested.
after they arrive at the last hearth, and bran reveals himself to the north, greater and lesser lords from coast to coast declare for him. only the boltons, karstarks, and manderlys, and a few of their allies, stand in resistance. bran’s restoration goes swiftly, and with little bloodshed. within a month, the boltons and the karstarks have surrendered. lord wyman manderly sues for peace, and releases little rickon to be returned to winterfell to be with his brother and sister.
cersei lannister, seeing that lord roose has been defeated, sends another letter north, this time asking bran to come and bend the knee, in exchange for being instated as warden of the north. but when the letter arrives, all of his loyal lords loudly reject it. they fought to take winterfell back from the boltons; they’re not going to hand their new lord over to the lannisters to be executed like his parents and brother. jon umber proclaims bran as king-in-the-north; and the other lords take up the cry. they march their forces south into the riverlands, where the tullys join up with them, also proclaiming bran as their king, edmure in particular lusting for vengeance for the execution of his sister. brynden, catelyn’s uncle, comes down from the vale to swear his sword to king bran. they march south to join the war.
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ðə trænˈzɪʃən frəm fild tɪ ˈkɑmədi ˈfɛstɪvəl maɪt nɑt bi ɛz ˈizi ɛz ðeɪ θɔt. rɪˈtaɪrd ˈʧæmpiənz ˈʤɑnəθən braʊn ənd braɪən leɪk ər ɪn ðə mɪst əv ðə greɪt ˈɔsi pəb tʊr, wɪʧ kɪkt ɔf ɪn ˈmɛlbərn ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ðeɪ tʊk səm fænz tɪ ə ˈloʊkəl pəb ənd ˈiðər ˈtritɪd ðɛm tɪ ər fɔrst ðɛm θru dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn jʊr pərˈspɛktɪv ə ˈstænˌdəp ˈkɑmədi ˈbætəl. ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðə bɪrz wʊd hæv hɛlpt ɛz ðə fænz ˈsərtənli simd tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ braɪən ənd məˈtɪriəl mɔr ðən ju wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt. ædˈmɪtɪdli, kˈwɛʃən əv dɪd ʤeɪ zi kɔl hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ wər engaged?”*?” ənd ˈænsər əv ““fiance!”*!” dɪd meɪd ˈjuˈɛs ˈʧəkəl, ɪf ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz əv hɪz dɪˈlɪvəri. bət ðeɪ ʃʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli boʊθ stɪk tɪ ˈtɔkɪŋ. si braɪən ənd ˈstænˌdəp ruˈtinz ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ pleɪər əˈbəv
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the transition from footy field to comedy festival might not be as easy as they thought.
retired afl champions jonathan brown and brian lake are in the midst of the great aussie pub tour, which kicked off in melbourne on sunday.
they took some fans to a local pub and either treated them to or forced them through depending on your perspective a stand-up comedy battle.
we’re thinking the beers would have helped as the fans certainly seemed to enjoy brian and browny’s material more than you would expect.
admittedly, browny’s question of “what did jay z call his girlfriend before they were engaged?” and answer of “fiance!” did made us chuckle, if only because of his delivery.
but they should probably both stick to talking footy.
see brian and browny’s stand-up routines in the video player above
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ˈɛniˌwən hu meɪks ðɛr ˈmuvi səˈlɛkʃənz beɪst ɔn ˈjuzər ˈreɪtɪŋz ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli goʊɪŋ tɪ skɪp purpose.”*.” ðə ˈæmblɪn ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt pərˈdəkʃən, wɪʧ ɪz dɪˈstrɪbjətəd baɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈpɪkʧərz, ˈkərəntli həz ə bɪg, fæt aʊt əv ˈreɪtɪŋ. ɛz ə ˈmætər əv fækt, 94 pərˈsɛnt (ənd ˈkaʊntɪŋ) əv ˈjuzərz hæv ˈreɪtɪd ðə fɪlm ə ðə θɪŋ, ðoʊ: purpose”*” ˈivɪn kəm aʊt ənˈtɪl nɛkst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 27 ðə ˈæməˌʧər fɪlm ˈkrɪtɪks ər ˈmoʊstli riˈæktɪŋ tɪ əpˈsɛtɪŋ ˈfʊtɪʤ likt frəm ðə sɛt əv ðə ˈmuvi, wɪʧ ʃoʊz ə dɔg ˈtreɪnər loʊərɪŋ ə ˈʤərmən ˈʃɛpərd neɪmd ˈhərkjəˌliz təˈwɔrd ə pul əv rəf ˈwɔtər. ðə dɔg lʊks spukt, tɪ seɪ ðə list ənd ˈænəməl ˈləvərz ər fˈjʊriəs. ˈpitə ˈɛni ˈhæpiər, ənd həz kɔld fər ə ˈbɔɪˌkɑt əv ðə ˈmuvi. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: tˈwɪtər bɑrks æt 'ə dɔgz ˈpərpəs' ˈoʊvər əpˈsɛtɪŋ ˈʤərmən ˈʃɛpərd ˈfʊtɪʤ fər ɪts pɑrt, ˈæmblɪn prəˈvaɪdɪd wɪθ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənt: purpose,”*,” prəˈdust baɪ ˈæmblɪn ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ənd dɪˈstrɪbjətəd baɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈpɪkʧərz, ɪz ə ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən əv ðə ˈspɛʃəl kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ˈjumənz ənd ðɛr dɔgz. ənd ɪn ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv ðɪs riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp, ðə ˈæmblɪn pərˈdəkʃən tim ˈfɑloʊd ˈrɪgərəs ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz tɪ ˈfɑstər ən ˈɛθɪkəl ənd seɪf ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt fər ðə ˈænəməlz. waɪl wi kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˌrivˈju ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ʃoʊn ɪn ðə ˈɛdɪtɪd ˈfʊtɪʤ, ˈæmblɪn ɪz ˈkɑnfədənt ðət greɪt kɛr ənd kənˈsərn wɑz ʃoʊn fər ðə ˈʤərmən ˈʃɛpərd ˈhərkjəˌliz, ɛz wɛl ɛz fər ɔl əv ðə ˈəðər dɔgz ˈfiʧərd θruaʊt ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv ðə fɪlm. ðɛr wər ˈsɛvərəl deɪz əv rɪˈhərsəl əv ðə ˈwɔtər sinz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˈhərkjəˌliz wɑz ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ɔl əv ðə stənts. ɔn ðə deɪ əv ðə ʃut, dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ pərˈfɔrm ðə stənt pɔrˈtreɪd ɔn ðə teɪp soʊ ðə ˈæmblɪn pərˈdəkʃən tim dɪd nɑt pərˈsid wɪθ ˈfɪlmɪŋ ðət ʃɑt. ˈhərkjəˌliz ɪz ˈhæpi ənd healthy.”*.” ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: 'ə dɔgz ˈpərpəs' stɑr ʤɑʃ gæd ɪz 'ˈʃeɪkən ənd sæd' ˈoʊvər 'dɪˈstərbɪŋ' dɔg ˈvɪdioʊ ðə ˈmuvi həz nɑt jɛt skrind fər ˈkrɪtɪks soʊ tu sun fər ˈəðər ˈpɑpjələr ˌrivˈju ˈwɛbˌsaɪts laɪk ˈrɑtən təˈmɑtoʊz ənd tɪ hæv ˈreɪtɪŋz fər nɛkst riˈlis.
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anyone who makes their movie selections based on imdb’s user ratings is probably going to skip “a dog’s purpose.”
the amblin entertainment production, which is distributed by universal pictures, currently has a big, fat “1 out of 10” rating. as a matter of fact, 94 percent (and counting) of users have rated the film a “1.” here’s the thing, though: “a dog’s purpose” doesn’t even come out until next friday, january 27.
the amateur film critics are mostly reacting to upsetting footage leaked from the set of the movie, which shows a dog trainer lowering a german shepherd named hercules toward a pool of rough water. the dog looks spooked, to say the least and animal lovers are furious. peta isn’t any happier, and has called for a boycott of the movie.
also read: twitter barks at 'a dog's purpose' over upsetting german shepherd footage
for its part, amblin provided thewrap with the following statement:
“a dog’s purpose,” produced by amblin entertainment and distributed by universal pictures, is a celebration of the special connection between humans and their dogs. and in the spirit of this relationship, the amblin production team followed rigorous protocols to foster an ethical and safe environment for the animals.
while we continue to review the circumstances shown in the edited footage, amblin is confident that great care and concern was shown for the german shepherd hercules, as well as for all of the other dogs featured throughout the production of the film. there were several days of rehearsal of the water scenes to ensure hercules was comfortable with all of the stunts. on the day of the shoot, hercules did not want to perform the stunt portrayed on the tape so the amblin production team did not proceed with filming that shot.
hercules is happy and healthy.”
also read: 'a dog's purpose' star josh gad is 'shaken and sad' over 'disturbing' dog video
the movie has not yet screened for critics so too soon for other popular review websites like rotten tomatoes and metacritic to have ratings for next week’s release.
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ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər əraɪvd tɪ ðə steɪʤ wɪθ ə slaɪt smaɪl, ən ækˈnɑlɪʤmənt pərˈhæps əv hɪz caucus’*’ ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ stænd ənd əˈplɔd hɪz ˈprɛzəns æt ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈmoʊmənt. hi kˈwɪkli tərnd ˈsɪriəs. ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˈɛvriˌwən. ˈkɑligz, ˈɑbviəsli ðə ˈrizən ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ju ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɪz aɪ wɔnt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt səm ɪˈvɛnts ðət hæv trænˈspaɪərd ˈrisəntli. ənd aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛni əv ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈvɛri səˈpraɪzd tɪ hir ðət nɑt happy,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈvɛri upset…”*…” soʊ ˈəpˌsɛt ðət hi wʊd kəˈmɪt hir ənd naʊ tɪ riˈlis ˈɛni ənd ɔl ˈrɛləvənt ˈdɑkjəmənts ənd ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns ɪn ðə pəˈzɛʃən əv hɪz ˈɔfəs? soʊ ˈəpˌsɛt ðət hi wʊd səbˈmɪt tɪ ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns təˈdeɪ tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz kənˈsərnɪŋ hɪz ˈfɔrmər tɔp eɪd? soʊ ˈəpˌsɛt ðət hi wʊd ˈditeɪl prɪˈsaɪsli wət hi noʊz əˈbaʊt ðə ərˈeɪnʤmənt bɪtˈwin ˈnaɪʤəl raɪt ənd maɪk ˈdəfi? soʊ ˈəpˌsɛt ðət hi wʊd ˈɔfər ˈɛni kaɪnd əv ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən hir naʊ wɪθ ɔl ðiz ˈkæmərəz ˈsəmənd tɪ trænzˈmɪt hɪz rɪˈmɑrks tɪ ðə ˈneɪʃən? noʊ, noʊ, nɑt ðət ˈəpˌsɛt. ʤɪst ˈəpˌsɛt ɪˈnəf tɪ fil ɪt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ tɛl ˈɛvriˌwən ðət hi wɑz ˌɪnˈdid ˈəpˌsɛt. ə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən ðət ˈivɪn hi kənˈsidɪd wɑz nɑt məʧ əv ə səˈpraɪz. əˈbaʊt səm ˈkɑndəkt wi hæv ˈwɪtnəst, ðə ˈkɑndəkt əv səm ˌpɑrləmɛnˈtɛriənz ənd ðə ˈkɑndəkt əv maɪ oʊn office.”*.” ɪn fækt, wi hæv nɑt ˈwɪtnəst ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpt ðə ˈspɛktəkəl əv ə ˈgəvərnmənt əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ sˈloʊli ɪkˈspleɪn haʊ wən əv ðə praɪm əˈpɔɪntiz ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt hæd kəm tɪ peɪ bæk səm ənˈfɔrʧənətli kleɪmd ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ənd haʊ ðə praɪm ʧif əv stæf hæd kəm tɪ bi ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə rɪˈtərn əv ðoʊz fəndz. ðə ˈækʧəwəl ɪˈvɛnts ɪn kˈwɛʃən əˈkərd ɪnˈtaɪərli ɪn ˈsikrɪt. naʊ ðoʊ wi wʊd ˈwɪtnəs ˌsɛlfkənˌgræʧəˈleɪʃən pərˈeɪdɪd fər ɔl tɪ si. wərkt hɑrd kəˈlɛktɪvli, ɛz ə ˈpɑrti, ɛz ə ˈkɔkəs ənd ɛz ə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ drəˈmætɪkəli ˈstrɛŋθən əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti rulz ɪn ˈɑtəˌwɑ ənd tɪ əˈplaɪ ðoʊz ˈstændərdz tɪ ourselves,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈhɑrpər ɪkˈspleɪnd. nid nɑt riˈmaɪnd ju ðət ɪn 2006 ðɪs ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz fərst ɪˈlɛktɪd tɪ klin əp ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp ˈskændəl, tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə rulz ər ˈfɑloʊd ənd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðɛr ər ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz wɪn ðɛr ər nɑt. sɪns ðət taɪm wi hæv ˈteɪkən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈmɛʒərz tɪ əˈʧiv ðət ɛnd. ɑr ˈfɛdərəl əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ækt, ðə ˈtəfəst əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðɪs ˈkəntri, fərˈɛvər ʧeɪnʤd ðə weɪ ˈbɪznɪs ɪz dən ɪn ottawa.”*.” ɪn soʊ fɑr ɛz pərˈhæps noʊ wən ˈəðər ʧif əv stæf həz ˈpriviəsli bɪn əˈkjuzd əv ˈkətɪŋ ə ʧɛk tɪ ə ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈsɛnətər, ɪt kən bi sɛd ðət ðɪs məʧ ɪz tru. ɪf ˈmɪstər. ˈhɑrpər ˈprɑməst tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ˈɑtəˌwɑ, hi dɪd nɑt ˈɛvər spəˈsɪfɪkli seɪ ðət ðɪs prɪˈsaɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wʊd ˈnɛvər əˈkər. hæv ˈstrɛŋθənd ðə paʊərz əv ðə ˈɔdɪtər ˈʤɛnərəl, ˈtəfənd ðə ˈɔfəs əv ðə ˈɛθɪks kəˈmɪʃənər, rɪˈfɔrmd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrti fɪˈnænsɪŋ, drəˈmætɪkəli ˈtaɪtənd ˈlɑbiɪŋ rulz ənd bift əp ˈɑdətɪŋ ənd əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti wɪˈθɪn ˈgəvərnmənt departments.”*.” ɔl əv wɪʧ ɪz ɔl wɛl ənd gʊd, bət ˈsimɪŋli ˌɪˈrɛləvənt tɪ ðə ˈmætər æt hænd: ər æt list ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ɪt frəm ˈhæpənɪŋ. naʊ həz wən əv ðə moʊst əˈkaʊntəbəl, trænˈspɛrənt ˈsɪstəmz əv ˈgəvərnəns ɪn ðə ɪnˈtaɪər wərld ənd ðɪs ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ kəˈneɪdiənz ər ˈraɪtli praʊd of.”*.” soʊ ˈmeɪbi ðɛr rɪˈmeɪn ˈmeɪʤər ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋz. bət ˈɔlˌweɪz lʊk ɔn ðə braɪt saɪd: ɪt kʊd bi wərs. wi kʊd lɪv, fər ˈɪnstəns, ɪn ˈɛni əv ðə ˈkəntriz ɪn wɪʧ ðə læk əv ə fʊl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər ðɪs sɔrt əv θɪŋ wʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd ˈpərfəktli ənrɪˈmɑrkəbəl. ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsəmθɪŋ, ˈkɑligz, wi kən ˈnɛvər ˈteɪkən fər granted.”*.” ˌɪnˈdid. fər ˈɪnstəns, ðə praɪm ʧif əv stæf kʊd ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkli bi əˈkjuzd səm deɪ əv ˈkətɪŋ ə ʧɛk fər ə ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈsɛnətər ənd ˌɪnərˈfɪrɪŋ ɪn ə ˈsɛnɪt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ɛz aɪ sɛd, ɪn fækt ɛz aɪ sɛd ɪn ðə rum əˈkrɔs ðə hɔl, ɪn ðə fɔl əv 2005 wɪn wi fərst plɛʤd tɪ brɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈfɛdərəl əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ækt, aɪ sɛd ðɪs, ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl bi ˈpərˌfɪkt bɪˈkəz nən əv ˈjuˈɛs ər ˈpərˌfɪkt. wi ˈkænɑt drim ə ˈsɪstəm soʊ ˈpərˌfɪkt ðət noʊ wən wɪl hæv tɪ bi good.’*.’ kənˈsɪdər ˈɛni sɛns əv pərˈfɛkʃən ˈduli ˈʃætərd. ““therefore*, ʤɪst ɛz wi kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈtəfən rulz, wi məst ˈɔlsoʊ əˈphoʊld ə ˈkəlʧər əv əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti. ənd aɪ noʊ ðət ðə ˈpipəl ɪn ðɪs rum have.”*.” ˈmɪstər. ˈdəfi ənd ˈmɪstər. raɪt, əv kɔrs, wər nɑt ˈprɛzənt. bət ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈɑbviəsli wɑz. ənd ɪt ɪz ðə ˈækʃənz əv hɪz ˈɔfəs əv wɪʧ hi simz tɪ hæv bɪn kwaɪt ˌənəˈwɛr ənd wɪʧ hi simz ˈrəðər rɪˈləktənt naʊ tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs. hæv rɪˈdust ɑr ˈbəʤɪts ənd ˈtrævəl ɛz ə ˈgəvərnmənt. wi ər ðə ˈkɔkəs ðət ˈfaɪnəli bɪt ðə ˈbʊlət ənd rɪˈfɔrmd ðə ˈpɛnʃən plæn soʊ ðət wi wɪl peɪ ɑr fɛr share.”*.” ðɪs rɪˈsivd ə ˈstændɪŋ oʊˈveɪʃən, ðə ˈkɔkəs əˈpɛrəntli ˈigər tɪ ʧɪr fər ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪnˈtaɪərli ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈmɪstər. ˈhaʊzɪŋ əˈlaʊəns. aɪ noʊ ðət laɪk mi ənd maɪ ˈfæməli, ju ər ˈskrupjələs əˈbaʊt peɪɪŋ ɪkˈspɛnsɪz əv ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈneɪʧər yourselves.”*.” ɔl əv ju əˈpɛrəntli ˌənəˈwɛr əv ˈmɪstər. ˈwɪlɪŋnəs ənd ˌʤɛnərˈɑsəti. ðət sɛd, lɛt mi rɪˈpit ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls aɪ sɛd ɪn ðət seɪm spiʧ ɪn 2005 ənd lɛt mi bi ˈvɛri blənt əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈɛniˌwən, ˈɛniˌwən, hu wɔnts tɪ juz ˈpəblɪk ˈɔfəs fər ðɛr oʊn ˈbɛnəfɪt ʃʊd meɪk ˈəðər plænz ər, ˈbɛtər jɛt, leave…*… this…*… room.”*.” hir hi wægd hɪz lɛft ˈɪndɛks ˈfɪŋgər ənd hɪz ˈkɔkəs əˈgɛn stʊd tɪ əˈplɔd. ˈkɑligz, lɛt mi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈɪʃu əv ðə senate,”*,” hi kənˈtɪnjud wɪn ˈɛvriˌwən hæd rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðɛr sits. kəˈneɪdiənz noʊ, aɪ dɪd nɑt gɪt ˈɪntu ˈpɑləˌtɪks tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ðə senate.”*.” ðɪs dru ˈʧəkəlz. ɪt wɑz ðɪs ˈpɑrti ðət pʊt ˈsɛnɪt rɪˈfɔrm ɔn ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˈʤɛndə. ɪt wɑz ðɪs ˈgəvərnmənt ðət həz pleɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpɑrləmɛnt ə bɪl, əˈpoʊzd baɪ boʊθ ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz ənd ðə ndp*, tɪ əˈlaʊ fər ˈsɛnɪt ɪˈlɛkʃənz ənd tɪ pʊt tərm ˈlɪmɪts ɔn ˈsɛnətərz. ənd, ɪn ðɪs rum, ɑr ˈkɑligz frəm ðə ˈsɛnɪt hæv əˈgrid tɪ sɪt ɪn ðə ˈəðər pleɪs ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ səˈpɔrt ɑr ˈɛfərts tɪ əˈʧiv ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl, ˌɪrɪˈvərsəbəl rɪˈfɔrm. ˈkɑligz, wi hæv hərd frəm kəˈneɪdiənz laʊd ənd klɪr. ðeɪ wɔnt ˈjuˈɛs tɪ kənˈtɪnju ɑr ˈɛfərts. ðeɪ ər ˈæskɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt ðoʊz ˈɛfərts. ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈstætəs kwoʊ ɪz nɑt əkˈsɛptəbəl. kəˈneɪdiənz wɔnt ðə ˈsɛnɪt tɪ change.”*.” ˈpɪti ðɛn ðət ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz, dɪˈspaɪt pəˈzɛsɪŋ ə məˈʤɔrəti ɪn ðə haʊs ənd ə məˈʤɔrəti ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ənd dɪˈspaɪt ˈhævɪŋ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ə greɪt ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ juz taɪm ˌæləˈkeɪʃən tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ˈpæsɪʤ əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, hæv dən ˈnəθɪŋ wɪθ ðət bɪl fər 14 mənθs., ɛz ju noʊ, ɑr ˈsɛnɪt rɪˈfɔrmz hæv bɪn taɪd əp ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt fər years,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈhɑrpər ɪkˈspleɪnd, ˈsimɪŋli wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni sɛns əv ˈaɪrəni. ðɪs jɪr, wi æst ðə səˈprim kɔrt əv ˈkænədə tɪ rul ɔn ˈwɛðər ðə rɪˈfɔrmz wi hæv prəˈpoʊzd kən bi əˈkɑmplɪʃt baɪ ˈpɑrləmɛnt ˈæktɪŋ əˈloʊn. ˈɔlsoʊ æst ðə kɔrt tɪ rul ɔn ˈɔpʃənz fər əˈbɑlɪʃɪŋ ðə ˈsɛnɪt completely.”*.” əˈpɑləˌʤiz tɪ kəˈneɪdiənz hu wər ˈigər fər kwɪk ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt. goʊɪŋ tɪ bi əˈwaɪl jɛt., ɛz wi priˈpɛr tɪ rɪˈsiv ənd ækt ɔn ðə ˈʤəʤmənt əv ðə səˈprim kɔrt, wi wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ teɪk ˈfərðər stɛps ɪn ðə ˈɛriə əv ˈsɛnɪt ɪkˈspɛndɪʧər ənd əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti. ˈsɛnətər ˈlɛbrɪtɑn ənd aɪ hæv dɪˈskəst ðɪs ənd ʃi həz maɪ fʊl səˈpɔrt tɪ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə rulz ɔn ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ənd kloʊz ˈɛni ˈluˌphoʊlz ɪn ðoʊz ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ rulz ənd aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt kənˈsərvətɪv ˈsɛnətərz, rəˈgɑrdləs əv wət ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ju meɪ feɪs, tɪ gɪt ðət dən ɪn ðə senate.”*.” ə nu rul ædˈvaɪzɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkətɪŋ əv ʧɛks baɪ ʧifs əv stæf ɪz əˈpɛrəntli ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ““colleagues*, wi hæv ən ˈæktɪv ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt əˈʤɛndə ɔn ðə ˈɪʃuz ðət ˈmætər tɪ ˈhɑrdˌwərkɪŋ kəˈneɪdiən ˈfæməliz ənd ðɛr ɪz məʧ wərk tɪ bi dən. wɪn dɪˈstrækʃənz əraɪz, ɛz ðeɪ ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli wɪl, wi wɪl dil wɪθ ðɛm firmly.”*.” ə dɪˈstrækʃən. ɪz ðət wət ðɪs ɪz? wi ˈkænɑt luz saɪt əv ɑr tɔp praɪˈɔrəti. ðə wərld wi ər ɪn rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈdipli ənˈsərtən place.”*.” ðə si əv ˈtrəbəlz, fərˈɛvər ˈlæpɪŋ æt ɑr ʃɔrz. du nɑt bi dɪˈstræktɪd baɪ ðə proʊˈfaʊnd kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑndəkt əv ˈmɪstər. dɪˈpɑrtɪd eɪd, lɛst jɛ bi swɔmpt baɪ ðə ˈpɛrələs weɪvz. ər ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðɛm ðɛr ʤɑbz, ðɛr ˈfæməliz, ðɛr communities.”*.” ðɛr dɛts tɪ ðə rɪˈsivər ˈʤɛnərəl əv ˈkænədə. ɪz wət wi məst bi ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ənd wət wi wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ du: kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ɑr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈækʃən plæn, kənˈtɪnju tɪ wərk ɔn ɪkˈspændɪŋ treɪd, kənˈtɪnju ɑr ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ʤɑbz, groʊθ ənd ˈlɔŋˈtərm prɑˈspɛrəti, ənd kənˈtɪnju tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət θru ɔl ðə əps ənd daʊnz əv ðə wərld ɪˈkɑnəmi ðɛr rɪˈmeɪnz noʊ ˈbɛtər pleɪs tɪ bi ðən ðɪs ˈkəntri, ˈkænədə. soʊ gɪt bæk tɪ work.”*.” ðət wərk nɑt jɛt ɪnˈteɪlɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ə ˈpəblɪk ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən frəm ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər fər ɔl ðət əˈpɛrəntli nəˈsɛsəˌteɪtəd ðɪs spiʧ. ðɛr wər ˈʃaʊtɪd kˈwɛsʧənz ðɛn frəm ðə rɪˈpɔrtərz æt ðə bæk əv ðə rum. ˈmɪstər. ˈhɑrpər ˌɪgˈnɔrd ðə kˈwɪriz, hɪz ˈkɔkəs ˈʧæntɪd hɪz ˈsərˌneɪm. ðɛr wər ˈɛfərts ðɛn tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ðə ˈɛksət əv ðə ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd foʊks, θæŋks everyone,”*,” ˈɔfərd ðə praɪm ðə kraʊd wɑz sloʊ tɪ muv. mɔr kˈwɛsʧənz wər ˈʃaʊtɪd. ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər sæt æt ðə ˈteɪbəl æt ðə frənt əv ðə rum ənd smaɪld sˈlaɪtli ənd ənˈkəmftəbli. wən əv hɪz ˈsɛnətərz ənd tu əv hɪz ˈkæbənət ˈmɪnɪstərz keɪm əp tɪ tɔk tɪ ɪm. ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər hɪmˈsɛlf wʊd seɪ noʊ mɔr, æt list nɑt ˈpəblɪkli. hi wʊd liv ɪt tɪ ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv hɪz ˈkɔkəs tɪ ˈleɪtər feɪs ðə hɔrdz hu ˈweɪtɪd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðɪs rum wɪθ ˈkæmərəz ənd ˈspɑˌtlaɪts ənd ˈmaɪkroʊˌfoʊnz.
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the prime minister arrived to the stage with a slight smile, an acknowledgement perhaps of his caucus’ willingness to stand and applaud his presence at this particular moment. he quickly turned serious.
“good morning, everyone. colleagues, obviously the reason i’m speaking to you this morning is i want to talk about some events that have transpired recently. and i don’t think any of you are going to be very surprised to hear that i’m not happy,” he said. “i’m very upset…”
so upset that he would commit here and now to release any and all relevant documents and correspondence in the possession of his office? so upset that he would submit to a news conference today to address the allegations concerning his former top aide? so upset that he would detail precisely what he knows about the arrangement between nigel wright and mike duffy? so upset that he would offer any kind of explanation here now with all these cameras summoned to transmit his remarks to the nation?
no, no, not that upset. just upset enough to feel it necessary to tell everyone that he was indeed upset. a revelation that even he conceded was not much of a surprise.
“… about some conduct we have witnessed, the conduct of some parliamentarians and the conduct of my own office.”
in fact, we have not witnessed anything except the spectacle of a government attempting to slowly explain how one of the prime minister’s appointees in the senate had come to pay back some unfortunately claimed expenses and how the prime minister’s chief of staff had come to be involved in the return of those funds. the actual events in question occurred entirely in secret.
now though we would witness self-congratulation paraded for all to see.
“we’ve worked hard collectively, as a party, as a caucus and as a government to dramatically strengthen accountability rules in ottawa and to apply those standards to ourselves,” mr. harper explained. “i need not remind you that in 2006 this government was first elected to clean up the liberal sponsorship scandal, to ensure the rules are followed and to ensure there are consequences when there are not. since that time we have taken unprecedented measures to achieve that end. our federal accountability act, the toughest accountability legislation in the history of this country, forever changed the way business is done in ottawa.”
in so far as perhaps no one other chief of staff has previously been accused of cutting a $90,000 cheque to a sitting senator, it can be said that this much is true. if mr. harper promised to change ottawa, he did not ever specifically say that this precise situation would never occur.
“we have strengthened the powers of the auditor general, toughened the office of the ethics commissioner, reformed political party financing, dramatically tightened lobbying rules and beefed up auditing and accountability within government departments.”
all of which is all well and good, but seemingly irrelevant to the matter at hand: or at least insufficient to prevent it from happening.
“canada now has one of the most accountable, transparent systems of governance in the entire world and this is something canadians are rightly proud of.”
so maybe there remain major shortcomings. but always look on the bright side: it could be worse. we could live, for instance, in any of the countries in which the lack of a full explanation for this sort of thing would be considered perfectly unremarkable.
“it is also something, colleagues, we can never taken for granted.”
indeed. for instance, the prime minister’s chief of staff could hypothetically be accused some day of cutting a cheque for a sitting senator and interfering in a senate investigation.
“because as i said, in fact as i said in the room across the hall, in the fall of 2005, when we first pledged to bring in the federal accountability act, i said this, ‘no government will be perfect because none of us are perfect. we cannot dream a system so perfect that no one will have to be good.’ ”
consider any sense of perfection duly shattered.
“therefore, just as we continue to toughen rules, we must also uphold a culture of accountability. and i know that the people in this room have.”
mr. duffy and mr. wright, of course, were not present. but the prime minister obviously was. and it is the actions of his office of which he seems to have been quite unaware and which he seems rather reluctant now to address.
“we have reduced our budgets and travel as a government. we are the caucus that finally bit the bullet and reformed the mp pension plan so that we will pay our fair share.”
this received a standing ovation, the caucus apparently eager to cheer for something entirely unrelated to mr. duffy’s housing allowance.
“and i know that like me and my family, you are scrupulous about paying expenses of a personal nature yourselves.”
all of you apparently unaware of mr. wright’s willingness and generosity.
“but that said, let me repeat something else i said in that same speech in 2005 and let me be very blunt about it … anyone, anyone, who wants to use public office for their own benefit should make other plans or, better yet, leave… this… room.”
here he wagged his left index finger and his caucus again stood to applaud.
“now colleagues, let me also address the issue of the senate,” he continued when everyone had returned to their seats. “as canadians know, i did not get into politics to defend the senate.”
this drew chuckles.
“and it was this party that put senate reform on the national agenda. it was this government that has placed before parliament a bill, opposed by both the liberals and the ndp, to allow for senate elections and to put term limits on senators. and, in this room, our colleagues from the senate have agreed to sit in the other place in order to support our efforts to achieve fundamental, irreversible reform. colleagues, we have heard from canadians loud and clear. they want us to continue our efforts. they are asking us to accelerate those efforts. the senate status quo is not acceptable. canadians want the senate to change.”
pity then that the conservatives, despite possessing a majority in the house and a majority in the senate and despite having demonstrated a great willingness to use time allocation to ensure the passage of government legislation, have done nothing with that bill for 14 months.
“now, as you know, our senate reforms have been tied up in parliament for years,” mr. harper explained, seemingly without any sense of irony. “earlier this year, we asked the supreme court of canada to rule on whether the reforms we have proposed can be accomplished by parliament acting alone. we’ve also asked the court to rule on options for abolishing the senate completely.”
apologies to canadians who were eager for quick change to the senate. it’s going to be awhile yet.
“and, as we prepare to receive and act on the judgment of the supreme court, we will also take further steps in the area of senate expenditure and accountability. senator lebreton and i have discussed this and she has my full support to accelerate changes to the senate’s rules on expenses and close any loopholes in those existing rules and i expect conservative senators, regardless of what opposition you may face, to get that done in the senate.”
a new rule advising against the cutting of cheques by chiefs of staff is apparently necessary.
“colleagues, we have an active and important agenda on the issues that matter to hardworking canadian families and there is much work to be done. when distractions arise, as they inevitably will, we will deal with them firmly.”
a distraction. is that what this is?
“but we cannot lose sight of our top priority. the world we are in remains a deeply uncertain place.”
the sea of troubles, forever lapping at our shores. do not be distracted by the profound questions about the conduct of mr. harper’s departed aide, lest ye be swamped by the perilous waves.
“canadians are looking to us to protect them their jobs, their families, their communities.”
their debts to the receiver general of canada.
“that is what we must be focussed on and what we will continue to do: continue to implement our economic action plan, continue to work on expanding trade, continue our focus on jobs, growth and long-term prosperity, and continue to ensure that through all the ups and downs of the world economy there remains no better place to be than this country, canada. so let’s get back to work.”
that work not yet entailing something like a public explanation from the prime minister for all that apparently necessitated this speech.
there were shouted questions then from the reporters at the back of the room. mr. harper ignored the queries, his caucus chanted his surname. there were efforts then to encourage the exit of the invited reporters—”thanks folks, thanks everyone,” offered the prime minister’s flacks—but the crowd was slow to move. more questions were shouted. the prime minister sat at the table at the front of the room and smiled slightly and uncomfortably. one of his senators and two of his cabinet ministers came up to talk to him.
the prime minister himself would say no more, at least not publicly. he would leave it to the members of his caucus to later face the hordes who waited outside this room with cameras and spotlights and microphones.
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ðə ˈmuvmənt wəns noʊn ɛz ““nevertrump”*” ˈfeɪdɪd ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp tʊk ˈɔfəs, bət həz ˌrɛzərˈɛktɪd ˌɪtˈsɛlf θru ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈmidiə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsiz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˈrəʃə kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪri. ənˈlaɪk ðə lɛft ənd ðə ˈmidiə, hu əˈpɪr tɪ rɪˈgɑrd əˈtæks ɔn trəmp ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈɛfərt tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ənd ənˈdu ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ðɛr simz tɪ bi noʊ ˈstrætəʤi, noʊ ˈɛndgeɪm fər ðə kraʊd. wət ˈmoʊtəˌveɪts ɪz ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ əˈvɛnʤ ðɛr dɪˈfit ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, ənd tɪ rɪˈkəvər ðə ˈmidiə ˈpɪnəkəl ɔn wɪʧ ðeɪ wəns stʊd ˈpɑsʧərɪŋ ɛz ðə conservatives”*” hu wʊd riˈbɪld ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ˈæftər trəmp ənd hɪz səˈpɔrtərz hæd bɪn hjuˈmɪliˌeɪtɪd. bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈbrɔdər plæn, ənd noʊ sɛns əv ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz ɪf səkˈsidz ɪn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ daʊn ðə moʊst kənˈsərvətɪv ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪn ˈdɛkeɪdz, ɛz ʤəʤd baɪ ɪts ˈækʃənz. wər ðə ʃu ɔn ðə ˈəðər fʊt wər ʤɛb bʊʃ ər ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈrubioʊ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈtərgət əv ə səˈsteɪnd kæmˈpeɪn əv ɪt ɪz ˌɪnkənˈsivəbəl ðət trəmp səˈpɔrtərz wʊd hæv paɪld ɔn wɪθ ðə lɛft ənd ðə ˈmidiə. wi noʊ ðɪs bɪˈkəz mɪt ˈrɑmni, hu wɑz nɑt ðə ti fərst ʧɔɪs ɛz ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt, kənˈsɪstəntli dɪd ˈbɛtər əˈməŋ ti ˈpɑrti ˈvoʊtərz ðən rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɛz ə hoʊl, ˈlivɪŋ əˈsaɪd ðə sˈnaɪpɪŋ ənˈtɪl ˈæftər ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ. waɪl ðɛr ɪz nɑt ə kəmˈplit ˈoʊvərˌlæp bɪtˈwin trəmp ˈvoʊtərz ənd ti ˈpɑrti səˈpɔrtərz, ðə moʊst ˈvoʊkəl ti ˈpɑrti ˈlidərz ˈnɛvər traɪd tɪ ˈəndərˌmaɪn ðə læst, bɛst ʧæns tɪ stɑp ðə ˈrædɪkəl ˈpɑləsiz əv ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə. ðət ˈlɔɪəlti wɑz nɑt ə ˈmætər əv ˈoʊvər country”*” ðə ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən ruˈtinli hərld baɪ əˈgɛnst trəmp səˈpɔrtərz. ɪt wɑz ə ˈmætər əv ˈkəntri ˈoʊvər sɛlf. noʊ ˈkænədɪt ɪz ˈpərˌfɪkt, bət ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈkɑntɛst ðɛr ɪz wən ðət wɪl ədˈvæns ðə kɔz əv ˈlɪbərˌti mɔr ðən ðə ˈəðər. ənd trəmp, ɪn ˈɔfəs, həz ənˈdaʊtɪdli pruvd tɪ bi ðət. trəmp həz bɪn mægˈnænəməs ɪn ˈvɪktəri, ˈivɪn ˈhaɪrɪŋ səm tɪ stæf hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. bət bɪˈkəz ˈmɛni ɪn ðə ˈmuvmənt bərnd ðɛr ˈbrɪʤɪz tɪ ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈpɑrti ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈlɪtərəli ˈbərnɪŋ ðɛr rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp kɑrdz ðeɪ ˈstrəgəld tɪ ˈsəmən ðə hjuˈmɪlɪti tɪ rɪˈpɛr ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps. ðeɪ hæd wəns ˈigərli əˈweɪtɪd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈpənɪʃ trəmp səˈpɔrtərz; ðeɪ hæv naʊ faʊnd ə weɪ, ðeɪ θɪŋk, tɪ soʊ soʊ əˈgɛn. ɪz juˈbɪkwɪtəs ɪn ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə, ʤɪst ɛz ɪt wɑz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. ðɛr ˈɑrtɪkəlz ər kˈwoʊtɪd baɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn; ðɛr ˈfeɪsɪz əˈpɪr ɔn splɪt skrinz ənd ɪn ˈpænəl dɪˈskəʃənz, wɛr ðeɪ ˈpərˌpɔrt tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə kənˈsərvətɪv vju əv ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ““scandal.”*.” bət ðeɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈɔlˌmoʊst noʊ wən: ˈoʊnli 9 əv rɪˈpəblɪkənz bɪˈliv ðət ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn kəˈludɪd wɪθ ˈrəʃə, daʊn frəm 18 ɪn ˈeɪprəl. ðɪs ɪz əˈbaʊt ðɛm, ənd ðɛm əˈloʊn nɑt truθ, ər raɪt. ʤoʊəl bi. ˈpɑlək ɪz ˈsinjər æt nuz. hi wɑz neɪmd wən əv ðə influential”*” ˈpipəl ɪn nuz ˈmidiə ɪn 2016 hi ɪz ðə əv haʊ trəmp wən: ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈstɔri əv ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən, ɪz əˈveɪləbəl frəm ˈrɛgnəri. ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər æt @joelpollak*.
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the movement once known as “nevertrump” faded as president donald trump took office, but has resurrected itself through the various media controversies surrounding the trump administration, especially the russia conspiracy theory.
unlike the left and the media, who appear to regard attacks on trump as part of a larger effort to replace and undo the entire administration, there seems to be no strategy, no endgame for the nevertrump crowd.
what motivates nevertrump is the desire to avenge their defeat in november, and to recover the media pinnacle on which they once stood — posturing as the “principled conservatives” who would rebuild the republican party after trump and his supporters had been humiliated.
but there is no broader plan, and no sense of the political consequences if nevertrump succeeds in bringing down the most conservative administration in decades, as judged by its actions.
were the shoe on the other foot — were jeb bush or marco rubio, for example, the target of a sustained campaign of delegitimization — it is inconceivable that trump supporters would have piled on with the left and the media.
we know this because mitt romney, who was not the tea party’s first choice as a presidential candidate, consistently did better among tea party voters than republicans as a whole, leaving aside the sniping until after election day.
while there is not a complete overlap between trump voters and tea party supporters, the most vocal tea party leaders never tried to undermine the last, best chance to stop the radical left-wing policies of barack obama.
that loyalty was not a matter of “party over country” — the accusation routinely hurled by nevertrumpers against trump supporters. it was a matter of country over self. no candidate is perfect, but in every contest there is one that will advance the cause of liberty more than the other. and trump, in office, has undoubtedly proved to be that.
trump has been magnanimous in victory, even hiring some nevertrumpers to staff his administration. but because many in the nevertrump movement burned their bridges to the rest of the party — sometimes literally burning their republican membership cards — they struggled to summon the humility to repair their relationships.
they had once eagerly awaited the opportunity to punish trump supporters; they have now found a way, they think, to so so again.
nevertrump is ubiquitous in the mainstream media, just as it was during the election. their articles are quoted by cnn; their faces appear on split screens and in panel discussions, where they purport to represent the conservative view of the ongoing “scandal.”
but they represent almost no one: only 9% of republicans believe that the trump campaign colluded with russia, down from 18% in april. this is about them, and them alone — not truth, or right.
joel b. pollak is senior editor-at-large at breitbart news. he was named one of the “most influential” people in news media in 2016. he is the co-author of how trump won: the inside story of a revolution, is available from regnery. follow him on twitter at @joelpollak.
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ˈtərki kɪlz 19 ˈmɪlətənts, pəˈlismən daɪz ɪn ˌsaʊˈθist ˌɪstɑnˈbul eɪeɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri həz kɪld 19 ˈmɪlətənts frəm ðə ˈaʊˌtlɔd ˈkərdɪˌstæn workers’*’ ˈpɑrti (pkk*) ɪn ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈtərki əˈmɪd ðə dɛθ əv ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ðə ˈleɪtəst əˈfɛnsɪv ɪn ðə ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈprɑvɪns əv ˈmɪlətənts rɪˈpɔrtədli daɪd ɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪn cizre*, ə ˈdɪstrɪkt ɪn ðə ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈprɑvɪns əv şışırnak*, ɪn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɔn ʤæn. 14 ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈʤɛnərəl stæf (tsk*) 15 ˈɪmprəˌvaɪzd ɪkˈsploʊsɪv dɪˈvaɪsɪz wər ˌdiˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ənd θri ˈbɛrəˌkeɪdz wər riˈmuvd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈɔlsoʊ sizd θri kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv ˈraɪfəlz, tu ˈpɪstəlz, tu hænd grəˈneɪdz, 16 ˈmɔləˌtɑf ˈkɑkˌteɪlz ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈwɛpənz ənd ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən ɪn ðə ɪn ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv şışırnak*, faɪv ˈmɪlətənts wər kɪld ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ɔn ʤæn. 14 ðə sɛd ʤæn. hænd grəˈneɪdz wər ˌdiˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈəðər ˈmɪlətənts frəm ðə ˈaʊˌtlɔd ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən wər kɪld ɪn sər, ə ˈdɪstrɪkt ɪn ðə ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈprɑvɪns əv, ɔn ʤæn. 14 ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ðə sɛd ɪn ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈɔlsoʊ ðət tu ˈmɪlətənts wər kɪld ɪn sər, ə ˈdɪstrɪkt ɪn ðə ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈprɑvɪns əv, ɔn ʤæn. 14 ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ðə ˈaʊˌtlɔd ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. səm 11 ˈbɛrəˌkeɪdz wər riˈmuvd ənd ə hænd grəˈneɪd wɑz ˌdiˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˌsaʊˈθistərn taʊnz hæv bɪn ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə frɛʃ əˈfɛnsɪv ɪn ðə ˌsaʊˈθist ðət kɪld ə pəˈlis ˈeɪʤənsi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər yamaner*, 39 wɑz kɪld ɔn ʤæn. 15 ɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈkaʊntərˌtɛrərˌɪzəm ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əˈgɛnst tɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsɔrsəz, pəˈlis skwɑdz ɪkˈstɛndɪd ðɛr ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən tɪ ə hoʊm ɪn ˈklæʃɪz, ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər wɑz ˈwundɪd ənd ˈleɪtər səˈkəmd tɪ hɪz ˈɪnʤəriz æt ˈpəblɪk ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. θri ˈəðər pəˈlismɪn ˈɪnʤərd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ əv faɪər wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ stɪl bi rɪˈsivɪŋ əˈfɛnsɪv keɪm əˈmɪd ˈbɛriəl ˈsɛrəˌmoʊniz fər sɪks ˈpipəl hu wər kɪld ɪn ˈdɪstrɪkt ɔn ʤæn. 13 wɪn ə kɑr bɔm wɑz ˈdɛtəˌneɪtəd baɪ ˈmɪlətənts nɪr ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ˈmɛmət ççiftçi*, 29 ənd hɪz ˈdɔtər ççiftçi*, 4 hu wər kɪld ɪn ðə ʤæn. 13 əˈtæk ɪn, wər ˈbɛrid ɪn antakya*, ə ˈdɪstrɪkt ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn ˈprɑvɪns əv hatay*, ɔn ʤæn. başaran*, 31 ðə waɪf əv ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ɪn hu wɑz kɪld ɪn ðə əˈtæk ɪn ðə ˌsaʊˈθistərn taʊn ɔn ʤæn. 13 wɑz ˈbɛrid ɪn ðə ˈistərn ˈprɑvɪns əv ɔn ʤæn. açıkgöz*, ə səˈvɪljən hu wɑz kɪld ɪn ðə ʤæn. 13 əˈtæk ɪn əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hɪz sən efe*, 5 ənd ecrin*, 1 wər ˈbɛrid ɪn ðə ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈprɑvɪns əv ɔn ʤæn. ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts sɛd 39 ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən, wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwundɪd ɪn ðə əˈtæk. ðə ˈrɛlətɪvz əv tu pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz hu wər steɪɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈdɔrməˌtɔri, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ θri səˈvɪljənz hu wər træpt ɪn ðə ˈrɛkɪʤ əv ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ haʊs lɔst ðɛr lɪvz, ðə ˈɔfəs sɛd ɪn ə ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts sɛd æt ðə taɪm ðət ˈmɪlətənts steɪʤd ən əˈtæk əˈgɛnst ðə pəˈlis ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ənd ðə əˈʤeɪsənt pəˈlis dɔrmz baɪ ˈdɛtəˌneɪtɪŋ ə kɑr ˈleɪdən wɪθ ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz. ðə ˈaʊˌtlɔd grup ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli ˈstɑrtɪd ə gən faɪt wɪθ ˈwɛpənz ənd ˈrɑkət ˈlɔnʧərz, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ˈklæʃɪz ɛz pəˈlis rɪˈtərnd faɪər. ˈklæʃɪz kənˈtɪnjud fər səm 40 ˈmɪnəts. waɪl ðə pəˈlis ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ənd dɔrmz ˈsəfərd frəm səbˈstænʃəl ˈdæmɪʤ, ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ haʊs kəˈlæpst wɪθ ðə paʊər əv ðə juz. kənˈdɛmd ðə ʤæn. 13 əˈtæk ɛz ðə əˈtæk dru riˈækʃənz boʊθ frəm ˈtərki ənd juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ““strongly”*” kənˈdɛmd ðə bɔm əˈtæk ɪn wɪʧ kɪld sɪks ənd ˈwundɪd əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə əˈtæks ɪn ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə, aɪ wɔnt tɪ noʊt ðət wi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈstrɔŋli kənˈdɛm ˈtɛrərɪst ˈbɑmɪŋz ɪn ɪn ˈtərki ənd ɪkˈstɛnd ɑr kənˈdoʊlənsəz əˈgɛn tɪ ɔl ðoʊz hu wər əˈfɛktɪd, kɪld, ənd ˈwundɪd, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðɛr ˈfæməli ənd friends,”*,” steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈspoʊkspərsən ʤɑn ˈkərbi sɛd æt ə ˈdeɪli prɛs ˈmitɪŋ ɔn ʤæn. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈædɪd ðət ðə juz. wʊd kənˈtɪnju tɪ ækt ɪn ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti wɪθ ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈpipəl ɪn ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈtɛrərɪst ɪz ə frɛnd ənd ə ˈneɪtoʊ ˈælaɪ, ənd wi wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ stænd wɪθ ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈpipəl ɛz ðeɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ dil wɪθ ˈvɛri ril ˈtɛrərɪst θrɛts ɔn ðɛr soil,”*,” hi sɛd.
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turkey kills 19 pkk militants, policeman dies in southeast
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the turkish military has killed 19 militants from the outlawed kurdistan workers’ party (pkk) in southeastern turkey amid the death of a police officer in the latest pkk offensive in the southeastern province of siirt.twelve pkk militants reportedly died in fighting in cizre, a district in the southeastern province of şırnak, in military operations targeting the organization on jan. 14, the turkish general staff (tsk) said.some 15 improvised explosive devices were deactivated and three barricades were removed during the operation. the military also seized three kalashnikov rifles, two pistols, two hand grenades, 16 molotov cocktails and several other weapons and ammunition in the operation.also in the silopi district of şırnak, five pkk militants were killed during military operations in the district on jan. 14, the tsk said jan. 15.eight hand grenades were deactivated in the operation.two other militants from the outlawed organization were killed in sur, a district in the southeastern province of diyarbakır, on jan. 14 during military operations targeting the group.the tsk said in the statement also that two pkk militants were killed in sur, a district in the southeastern province of diyarbakır, on jan. 14 during military operations targeting the outlawed organization. some 11 barricades were removed and a hand grenade was deactivated in the operation.the military operations in southeastern towns have been followed by a fresh pkk offensive in the country’s southeast that killed a police officer.the state-run anadolu agency reported that police officer yalçın yamaner, 39, was killed on jan. 15 in siirt during a counterterrorism operation against pkk militants.according to security sources, police squads extended their operation to a home in siirt’s ulus neighborhood.during clashes, a police officer was wounded and later succumbed to his injuries at siirt public hospital. three other policemen injured during the exchange of fire were reported to still be receiving treatment.the offensive came amid burial ceremonies for six people who were killed in diyarbakır’s çınar district on jan. 13 when a car bomb was detonated by pkk militants near a police station.police officer mehmet şenol çiftçi, 29, and his daughter mevlüde i̇rem çiftçi, 4, who were killed in the jan. 13 attack in çınar, were buried in antakya, a district in the southern province of hatay, on jan. 15.esra başaran, 31, the wife of a police officer in çınar who was killed in the pkk attack in the southeastern town on jan. 13, was buried in the eastern province of malatya on jan. 13.lokman açıkgöz, a civilian who was killed in the jan. 13 attack in çınar along with his son sadık efe, 5, and ecrin, 1, were buried in the southeastern province of diyarbakır on jan. 14.earlier media reports said 39 people, including women and children, were also wounded in the attack. the relatives of two police officers who were staying in the dormitory, in addition to three civilians who were trapped in the wreckage of a nearby house lost their lives, the diyarbakır governor’s office said in a statement.earlier media reports said at the time that pkk militants staged an attack against the police headquarters and the adjacent police dorms by detonating a car laden with explosives. the outlawed group simultaneously started a gun fight with long-barreled weapons and rocket launchers, leading to clashes as police returned fire. clashes continued for some 40 minutes. while the police headquarters and dorms suffered from substantial damage, a nearby two-story house collapsed with the power of the explosion.the u.s. condemned the jan. 13 attack as the attack drew reactions both from turkey and abroad.the united states “strongly” condemned the bomb attack in diyarbakır which killed six and wounded dozens.“in addition to the attacks in indonesia, i want to note that we also strongly condemn yesterday’s terrorist bombings in diyarbakır in turkey and extend our condolences again to all those who were affected, killed, and wounded, as well as their family and friends,” state department spokesperson john kirby said at a daily press meeting on jan. 15.kirby also added that the u.s. would continue to act in solidarity with the turkish people in the country’s fight against terrorist threats.“turkey is a friend and a nato ally, and we will continue to stand with the turkish people as they continue to deal with very real terrorist threats on their soil,” he said.
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ðə ˈdɪsəpləˌnɛri həz ˈhændɪd daʊn ə səˈspɛnʃən ənd faɪn tɪ wən pleɪər ənd faɪnd əˈnəðər ˈæftər wik 12 əv ðə ˈsizən. ðə kəˈmɪti ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd fɔr timz tɪ bi ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ligz mæs ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ˈpɑləsi. eɪspiˈnoʊzə faʊl ɔn ˈsəni ðə ˈdɪsəpləˌnɛri kəˈmɪti həz səˈspɛndɪd ˈspɔrtɪŋ ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti ˈrɑʤər eɪspiˈnoʊzə fər wən geɪm ənd ˈɪʃud ɪm ən ˌəndɪˈskloʊzd faɪn fər ˈvaɪələnt ˈkɑndəkt ðət ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ðə ˈseɪfti əv ən əˈpoʊnənt ɪn ðə ˈmɪnət əv mæʧ əˈgɛnst ril sɔlt leɪk ɔn meɪ 21 eɪspiˈnoʊzə wɪl sərv ðə səˈspɛnʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈfraɪˌdeɪz mæʧ əˈgɛnst d.c*. juˈnaɪtɪd. ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ mæs ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən, ˈvɛnɪgəz faɪn ðə kəˈmɪti həz faʊnd ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈsɪti ənd ðə ˌməntriˈɔl ˌɪmˈpækt ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ligz mæs ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ˈpɑləsi ˈæftər ən ˈɪnsədənt ðət wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd baɪ ɔˈrlænˌdoʊz ʃeɪ ənd ˌmɑntriˈɑlz joʊˈhɑn ˈvɛnɪgəz ɪn ðə ˈmɪnət əv ðɛr ɔn meɪ 21 waɪl ʃeɪ rɪˈsivd ə ˈjɛloʊ kɑrd fər hɪz roʊl ɪn ðə ˈɪnsədənt, ˈvɛnɪgəz wɪl bi əˈsɛst ən ˌəndɪˈskloʊzd faɪn fər hɪz roʊl ɪn ˈɪnstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈɪnsədənt nu jɔrk ˈsɪti jɔrk rɛd bʊlz mæs ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ɔn meɪ 21 nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ənd nu jɔrk rɛd bʊlz wər faʊnd tɪ bi ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə mæs ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ˈpɑləsi ɪn ðə ˈmɪnət əv pleɪ.
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the mls disciplinary has handed down a suspension and fine to one player and fined another after week 12 of the mls season. the committee also found four teams to be in violation of the league's mass confrontation policy.
espinoza foul on sunny
the disciplinary committee has suspended sporting kansas city midfielder roger espinoza for one game and issued him an undisclosed fine for violent conduct that endangered the safety of an opponent in the 85th minute of skc's match against real salt lake on may 21. espinoza will serve the suspension during friday's match against d.c. united.
orlando city-montreal mass confrontation, venegas fine
the committee has found orlando city sc and the montreal impact in violation of the league's mass confrontation policy after an incident that was initiated by orlando's brek shea and montreal's johan venegas in the 40th minute of their team’s match-up on may 21. while shea received a yellow card for his role in the incident, venegas will be assessed an undisclosed fine for his role in instigating the incident
new york city fc-new york red bulls mass confrontation
on may 21, new york city fc and new york red bulls were found to be in violation of the mass confrontation policy in the 36th minute of play.
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traɪ: ˈsiˈdi -ɑr 700 ənd ðɛn riˈstɑrt ˈnɔtələs wɪθ ˈnɔtələs -kju aɪ æm nɑt ʃʊr ɪt wɪl wərk, ɪt ɪz ʤɪst ˈrɛkriˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈstrəkʧər aɪ hæv wɪθ ən ˈɛmti træʃ; ju kən ˈseɪfli ˌɪgˈnɔr ˈɛrər əˈbaʊt ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ dɪˈrɛktəri. ˈnoʊtɪs, noʊ hir. ðə træʃ ɪz jʊrz, ʃʊd bi ˈmænɪʤəbəl wɪˈθaʊt ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz; ɛz ə ˈʤɛnərəl rul, ju ʃʊd ˈnɛvər juz tɪ ˈmænɪʤ faɪl ɪn jʊr hoʊm dɪˈrɛktəri ənˈlɛs ju hæv tɪ fɪks ˈpriviəs ˈjusɪʤ, ðət ɪz. ɪf ju hæv mɛst wɪθ ɪn ðɪs dirs*, ju meɪ nid tɪ fɪks ðə ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp... -ɑr wɛr ɪz jʊr ˈnɔrməl ˈjuzər, əv kɔrs. ənd btw*, ðə "nɑt ˈireɪsəbəl faɪl" wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ə faɪl ɪn əˈnəðər pɑrˈtɪʃən.
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try:
cd ~ mkdir .local/share/trash mkdir .local/share/trash/expunged mkdir .local/share/trash/files mkdir .local/share/trash/info chmod -r 700 .local/share/trash
... and then restart nautilus with nautilus -q . i am not sure it will work, it is just recreating the structure i have with an empty trash; you can safely ignore error about existing directory.
notice, no sudo here. the trash is yours, should be manageable without superuser privileges; as a general rule, you should never use sudo to manage file in your home directory --- unless you have to fix previous sudo usage, that is.
if you have messed with superuser in this dirs, you may need to fix the ownership...
sudo chown -r myuser .local/share/trash
where myuser is your normal user, of course.
and btw, the "not erasable file" was probably a file in another partition.
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juˈkreɪniən ɛr fɔrs ɛz ju hæv ˈnɛvər sin ðɛm ˌbiˈfɔr! ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz ˈprɪti ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv. ɪt ʃoʊz juˈkreɪniən ɛr fɔrs flaɪɪŋ æt ˈtriˌtɔp ˈæltəˌtud ˈoʊvər ˈɛrˌbeɪs, ɪn ˌsaʊˈθistərn juˈkreɪn ənd ˈnɪrˈbaɪ, ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2015 ðə ʤɛts kən bi sin, frəm ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, pərˈfɔrm loʊ ˈpæsɪz (nɑt ɛz loʊ ɛz ðə ˈlɪˌbiən wi hæv ʃoʊn hir) əˈməŋ ðə pɑrkt ˈkɑrˌgoʊ pleɪnz, riˈlis flɛrz, faɪər ˈrɑkəts ənd ˈivɪn bəz ðə taʊər. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈpaɪləts hæv tɪ flaɪ æt ˈvɛri ˌloʊˈlɛvəl (wɛr ðeɪ kən bi ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ ɛz ðoʊz ɪn ðə hænz əv ˈsɛpərətɪsts ɪn ˈistərn juˈkreɪn) tɪ pərˈfɔrm ðɛr kloʊz ɛr səˈpɔrt ˈmɪʃənz, səm əv ðə ˈpæsɪz sim tɪ bi ə bɪt tu ˈrɪski! wɔʧ baɪ ˈjɔrsɛlf. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəlz
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ukrainian air force su-25s as you have never seen them before!
the following video is pretty impressive.
it shows ukrainian air force su-25s flying at treetop altitude over melitopol airbase, in southeastern ukraine and nearby, in february 2015.
the frogfoot jets can be seen, from the inside and outside, perform low passes (not as low as the libyan mig-23 we have shown here) among the parked il-76 cargo planes, release flares, fire rockets and even buzz the tower.
although the su-25 pilots have to fly at very low-level (where they can be particularly vulnerable to manpads as those in the hands of pro-russia separatists in eastern ukraine) to perform their close air support missions, some of the passes seem to be a bit too risky!
watch by yourself.
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ˈɑrtɪst dɪˈpɪkʃən əv ə smɔl wərld fɑr, fɑr frəm ðə ˈwɔrmɪŋ sən. əˈstrɑnəmərz hæv faʊnd ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ nu wərld ˈɔrbətɪŋ ðə sun—no*, nɑt ˈplænət naɪn, bət stɪl kul. kɔld 2015 ə small(ish*) ˈɑbʤɛkt ˈɔrbətɪŋ ðə sən fɑr, fɑr pæst ˈplutoʊ. nɑt klɪr haʊ bɪg ɪt ɪz. ju kən ˈfɪgjər aʊt ən saɪz ɪf ju noʊ haʊ fɑr əˈweɪ ɪt ɪz (wɪʧ wi du) ənd haʊ rɪˈflɛktɪv ɪt ɪz, ə ˈnəmbər kɔld ɪts albedo*. ɪf ˈʃaɪni ɪt kən bi smɔl ənd stɪl lʊk braɪt; ɪf dɑrk ɪt həz tɪ bi məʧ ˈbɪgər tɪ əˈpɪr ɛz braɪt. kən bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ dɪˈtərmən, bət ˈgɪvɪn ðə əv ˈəðər ˈɑbʤɛkts ɪn ðət pɑrt əv ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm kʊd bi ɛz smɔl ɛz 500 ˈkɪləˌmitərz əˈkrɔs, ər ɛz lɑrʤ ɛz ˈiðər weɪ, məʧ sˈmɔlər ˈivɪn ðən ˈplutoʊ (wɪʧ, æt ˈkɪləˌmitərz, ɪz sˈmɔlər ðən ɑr oʊn mun). ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈivɪn sˈmɔlər ðən mun ˈkɛrən (wɪʧ ɪz ˈkɪləˌmitərz ɪn daɪˈæmətər). stɪl, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli ˈmoʊstli aɪs ənd rɑk, bɪg ɪˈnəf ðət ˈprɑbəˌbli kloʊz tɪ sˈfɛrɪkəl. ˈʤəʤɪŋ ʤɪst frəm ɪts ˈbraɪtnəs, ˈprɑbəˌbli ɪn ðə tɔp 20 ˈɑbʤɛkts baɪ saɪz wi noʊ əv soʊ fɑr aʊt pæst ˈnɛptun. nɑt juʤ, bət nɑt ʤɪst ə bɪt əv fləf, ˈiðər. ðə ˈɔrbət əv kips ɪt wɛl əˈweɪ frəm ðə sən. ðə ˈɔrbət ɪz tu smɔl tɪ ˈivɪn ʃoʊ ɔn ðɪs skeɪl. ðə ˈɔrbət ɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ɪz ɔn ə ˈfɛrli ɪˈlɪptɪkəl ˈɔrbət ˈtɪltɪd kwaɪt ə bɪt tɪ ðə pleɪn əv ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm (ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈplænəts ɔl ˈɔrbət ðə sən ɪn ɛˈsɛnʃəli ðə seɪm pleɪn; ɪf ju lʊkt æt ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm frəm ðə saɪd ɪt wʊd lʊk flæt, laɪk ə ˌdiˌviˈdi sin ɔn ɛʤ). ɪt gɪts ɛz fɑr frəm ðə sən ɛz ˈbɪljən, bət æt ɪts ˈkloʊsəst ə mɪr ˈbɪljən aʊt. ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ; ðət minz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə sən ðən ˈplutoʊ gɪts! nɑt ðət ˈɛvər kəˈlaɪd. ˈɔrbət ɪz tɪpt ɪˈnəf ðət ðɛr pæθs ˈfɪzɪkəli krɔs. sin frəm ðə saɪd, ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm planets’*’ ˈɔrbəts fɔrm ə flæt dɪsk. ju kən si haʊ ˈtɪltɪd ˈɔrbət ɪz. (ɪn white/gray*), tu. ɪt wɑz fərst əbˈzərvd ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈtɛləˌskoʊp ɔn ˈmɔnə ki ɪn həˈwaɪˌi bæk ɪn meɪ 2015 ɪt wɑz sin əˈgɛn ˈmɛni taɪmz ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fju mənθs, ɪˈnəf taɪmz tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ən ˈɔrbət ən ˈɑbʤɛkt həz tɪ bi əbˈzərvd ˈmɛni taɪmz tɪ neɪl daʊn ðə ˈɔrbətəl ʃeɪp, ənd muvz soʊ sˈloʊli ðət ðɪs tʊk ə waɪl. ɪt teɪks jɪrz tɪ ˈɔrbət ðə sən wəns. ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ˈɑbʤɛkts aʊt ðɪs fɑr ər kɔld ˈɑbʤɛkts, ər tnos*. ðɛr ər ˈdɪfərənt ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz əv ðɛm; fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈkupər bɛlt ɪz ə ˈriʤən pæst ˈnɛptun wɛr ˈɑbʤɛkts laɪk ˈplutoʊ ənd dwɛl. pæst ðət ɪz ðə ˈskætərd dɪsk, wɪʧ həz ˈɑbʤɛkts wɪθ mɔr ɪˈlɪptɪkəl, ˈtɪltɪd ˈɔrbəts. ˈoʊvər ˈbɪljənz əv jɪrz, səm əv ðiz ˈɑbʤɛkts ˌɪnərˈæktəd wɪθ ˈnɛptun, ənd ðə ʤaɪənt ˈgrævɪti fləŋ ðɛm ˈɪntu səʧ ˈɔrbəts. aɪ tɔkt əˈbaʊt ðɪs fər kræʃ kɔrs əˈstrɑnəmi: aɪ ˈnoʊtɪst ˈsəmθɪŋ raɪt əˈweɪ əˈbaʊt ɪts ˈɔrbətəl ˈpɪriəd ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪgˈzæktli θri taɪmz ðə ˈpɪriəd əv ˈɔrbət ˈvərsəz jɪrz). ðət sɔrt əv ˈsɪmpəl ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv ˈɔrbətəl ˈpɪriədz ɪz kɔld ə ˈrɛzənəns. ðɪs ɪz ˈsərtənli nɑt ə koʊˈɪnsɪdəns; ər ˈkɑmən ənd ˈjuʒəwəli ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃənəl ˌɪnərˈækʃənz. aɪ tɔkt wɪθ əˈstrɑnəmər ˈdeɪvɪd nesvorny*, hu ˈstədiz haʊ smɔl ˈɑbʤɛkts aʊt pæst ˈnɛptun ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ɪt, ənd hi dɪˈrɛktɪd mi tɪ ə ˈpeɪpər hi ʤɪst ˈpəblɪʃt. ðə ˈditeɪlz ər ˈkɑmplɛks, bət ðə ˈbɑtəm laɪn ɪz ðət ˈbɪljənz əv jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ðɛr meɪ hæv bɪn lɑts əv ˈɑbʤɛkts pæst ˈnɛptun ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈkaʊntləs sˈmɔlər wənz. ɪf soʊ, ɛz ˈnɛptun ˈskætərd ðə ˈɑbʤɛkts wən baɪ wən, ðə bɪg ˈplænət gɑt ə bɪt əv ə kɪk, tu. ˈɛvəri taɪm ðət ˈhæpənd ɪt wʊd hæv muvd ə ˈtaɪni əˈmaʊnt ɪn ɪts ˈɔrbət (wət wi kɔl maɪˈgreɪʃən). ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ɪt kɪkt ɔl ðoʊz ˈɑbʤɛkts əˈweɪ, ˈlivɪŋ ʤɪst ə ˈkəpəl (wɪʧ ɪz wət wi si, spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈplutoʊ ənd). du tɪ ðə wɪrd ˈneɪʧər əv ˈɔrbətəl məˈkænɪks, ˈmɛni əv ðə sˈmɔlər ˈɑbʤɛkts ɪn ˈsərtən ˈɔrbəts bɪn spɛrd. ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈrɛzənəns; ðə ˈɔrbət ɪz ɪn! soʊ ɪt meɪ bi ə sərˈvaɪvər əv ræθ, ɪn ə ˈləki ˈɔrbət ðət kɛpt ɪt əˈweɪ frəm ðə məʧ ˈbɪgər ənd mɔr pərsˈweɪsɪv ˈplænət. haʊ əˈbaʊt ðət? ɔn ðə əˈmeɪzd ʃʊd aɪ bi baɪ ðɪs discovery?”*?” skeɪl reɪt ɪt ˈsəmˌwɛr əraʊnd ““hey*, ˈprɪti cool!”*!” ˈprɪti ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ɪn fækt, seɪ ɪts ˌdɪˈskəvri ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər tu ˈrizənz. wən ɪz ðət wi noʊ əv ˈmɛni ˈɑbʤɛkts ðɪs saɪz ðət fɑr feɪnt, ənd ˈrɪli hɑrd tɪ dɪˈtɛkt. ˈɛvəri wən wi faɪnd ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ˌɪnvənˈtɔri, ənd tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs mɔr əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ˈərli ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm bɪˈheɪvd. bət əˈnəðər ˈrizən ðɪs ɪkˈsaɪts mi ɪz ðət ɪt ʃoʊz ðət ðɛr stɪl ər ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈmæsɪv ˈɑbʤɛkts aʊt ðɛr lɛft tɪ bi faʊnd. ðə ˈskætərd dɪsk ɪkˈstɛndz fɑr, fɑr pæst soʊ ðɛr kʊd bi ˈmɛni ˈbɪgər ˈɑbʤɛkts aʊt ɪn ðət ˈriʤən ðət ər ˈsɪmpli tu feɪnt tɪ bi faʊnd. jɛt. ə bɪg skaɪ, ənd ˈoʊnli bɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ðiz wərldz fər ə fju jɪrz. ˈsərtənli həz ə lɔt əv ˈsɪblɪŋz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈbɪgər ˈsɪblɪŋz), ənd aɪ hæv noʊ daʊt faɪnd ˈmɛni mɔr. tɪp o’*’ ðə du ʃild tɪ kɑrl ənd ˈʧɑrəlz bɛl.
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artist depiction of a small world far, far from the warming sun. nasa/jpl-caltech
astronomers have found an interesting new world orbiting the sun—no, it’s not planet nine, but it’s still cool. called 2015 kh162, it’s a small(ish) object orbiting the sun far, far past pluto.
it’s not clear how big it is. you can figure out an object’s size if you know how far away it is (which we do) and how reflective it is, a number called its albedo. if it’s shiny it can be small and still look bright; if it’s dark it has to be much bigger to appear as bright.
albedos can be difficult to determine, but given the albedos of other objects in that part of the solar system kh162 could be as small as 500 kilometers across, or as large as 1,000. either way, it’s much smaller even than pluto (which, at 2,300 kilometers, is smaller than our own moon). it’s probably even smaller than pluto’s moon charon (which is 1,270 kilometers in diameter). still, given that it’s almost certainly mostly ice and rock, it’s big enough that it’s probably close to spherical.
judging just from its brightness, it’s probably in the top 20 objects by size we know of so far out past neptune. not huge, but not just a bit of fluff, either.
the orbit of kh162 keeps it well away from the sun. the earth’s orbit is too small to even show on this scale. nasa/jpl-caltech
the orbit is interesting. kh162 is on a fairly elliptical orbit that’s tilted quite a bit to the plane of the solar system (the major planets all orbit the sun in essentially the same plane; if you looked at the solar system from the side it would look flat, like a dvd seen on edge). it gets as far from the sun as 12.5 billion km, but at its closest it’s a mere 6.2 billion km out. that’s very interesting; that means sometimes it’s closer to the sun than pluto gets!
not that they’ll ever collide. kh162’s orbit is tipped enough that their paths don’t physically cross.
seen from the side, the solar system planets’ orbits form a flat disk. you can see how tilted kh162’s orbit is. pluto’s (in white/gray), too. nasa/jpl-caltech
it was first observed using a telescope on mauna kea in hawaii back in may 2015. it was seen again many times over the next few months, enough times to establish an orbit — an object has to be observed many times to nail down the orbital shape, and kh162 moves so slowly that this took a while. it takes 489.6 years to orbit the sun once.
in general objects out this far are called trans-neptunian objects, or tnos. there are different populations of them; for example, the kuiper belt is a torus-shaped region past neptune where objects like pluto and eris dwell. past that is the scattered disk, which has objects with more elliptical, tilted orbits. over billions of years, some of these objects interacted with neptune, and the giant planet’s gravity flung them into such orbits. i talked about this for crash course astronomy:
i noticed something right away about kh162: its orbital period is almost exactly three times the period of neptune’s orbit (489.6 versus 164.8 years). that sort of simple ratio of orbital periods is called a resonance. this is certainly not a coincidence; resonances are common and usually the result of gravitational interactions. i talked with astronomer david nesvorny, who studies how small objects out past neptune interact with it, and he directed me to a paper he just published.
the details are complex, but the bottom line is that billions of years ago, there may have been lots of pluto-size objects past neptune as well as countless smaller ones. if so, as neptune scattered the pluto-size objects one by one, the big planet got a bit of a kick, too. every time that happened it would have moved a tiny amount in its orbit (what we call migration). eventually it kicked all those objects away, leaving just a couple (which is what we see, specifically pluto and eris). due to the weird nature of orbital mechanics, many of the smaller objects in certain orbits would’ve been spared. this includes the 3:1 resonance; the orbit kh162 is in!
so it may be a survivor of neptune’s wrath, in a lucky orbit that kept it away from the much bigger and more persuasive planet. how about that?
on the “how amazed should i be by this discovery?” scale i’d rate it somewhere around “hey, that’s pretty cool!” it’s pretty interesting. in fact, i’d say its discovery is important for two reasons. one is that we don’t know of many objects this size that far out—they’re faint, and really hard to detect. every one we find is an important addition to the inventory, and tells us more about how the early solar system behaved.
but another reason this excites me is that it shows that there still are relatively massive objects out there left to be found. the scattered disk extends far, far past kh162, so there could be many bigger objects out in that region that are simply too faint to be found.
yet. it’s a big sky, and we’ve only been looking for these worlds for a few years. kh162 certainly has a lot of siblings (including bigger siblings), and i have no doubt we’ll find many more.
tip o’ the dew shield to karl battams and charles bell.
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ðə ˈdɔˌlaɪ ˈlɑmə həz kɛpt təˈbɛtənz' rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈʧaɪnəz ˈkəlʧərəl ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən ˈpisfəl. bət ˈʧaɪnə pərˈsɪsts, ənd ðə ˈdɔˌlaɪ ˈlɑməz ˈɪnfluəns ɪz dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ. haʊ məʧ kən təˈbɛt ɪnˈdʊr? ɪts ə kˈwɛʃən ðət ˈhɑrdli ˈɛniˌwən ɪn ðə wɛst ˈwɪʃɪz tɪ æsk. ˈæftər ɔl, ðoʊz hu hæv meɪd ɪt ə ˈhæbət tɪ fɔrs ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɔn səm ˈfræʤəl steɪts ɪn ðə neɪm əv ˈjumən raɪts ənd dɪˈmɑkrəsi tɛnd tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈvɛri koʊld fit wɪn ðeɪ feɪs ˈʧaɪnə. bət ɪts ə kˈwɛʃən ðət təˈbɛtənz wɔnt tɪ hæv æst ənd ˈænsərd. fər mɔr ðən faɪv ˈdɛkeɪdz, ðeɪ hæv bɪn ɪgˈzɛmplɑrz əv nɑnˈvaɪələnt ˈproʊˌtɛst ənd θru ɔl ðət taɪm ðɛr kənˈdɪʃən həz ˈoʊnli ˈwərsənd. ðə ˈleɪtəst pruf əv ðə ɪkˈstɛnt tɪ wɪʧ ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ həz ɪˈrædəˌkeɪtɪd ðə tɪˈbɛtən weɪ əv laɪf keɪm ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ən ɪgˈzɔstɪv rɪˈpɔrt ˈpəblɪʃt læst mənθ baɪ ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðɪs ˈstədi, mɔr ðən tu ˈmɪljən təˈbɛtənz hæv bɪn fɔrst ˈɪntu wət ˈʧaɪnə kɔlz "nu ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈvɪlɪʤɪz" ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈsɛvən jɪrz. ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈɪmɪʤri kəˈlɛktəd baɪ ʃoʊz roʊz əv newly-built*, aɪˈdɛntɪkəl ˈhaʊsɪz ənd əˈpɑrtmənt blɑks. tɪ səm, ðɪs wɪl lʊk laɪk ˈprɑˌgrɛs, ə muv əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈbækwərdnəs əv ˈrʊrəl laɪf. bət tɪ ðə təˈbɛtənz hu hæv bɪn səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ðɪs ˈproʊˌgræm, ɪts ˈoʊnli ðə nuəst feɪz ɪn ə ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət bɪˈgæn wɪθ ˈʧaɪnəz "ˈpisfəl ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən" əv təˈbɛt ɪn 1951 tɪ ɪˈreɪs frəm təˈbɛtənz' ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ənd ˈmɛntəl ˈmeɪˌkəp ðɛr sɛns əv hu ðeɪ ər, ənd tɪ ˈɪnəˌgreɪt ðɛm, θru fɔrst ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðɛr weɪ əv ˈlɪvɪŋ, ˈɪntu ðə həˈmɑʤənəs ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈʧaɪnə kənˈsivd baɪ maʊ zəˈdɔŋ. ˈʧaɪnə meɪ bi ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ bət ɪn təˈbɛt ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ɪz stɪl ənˈfoʊldɪŋ, stɪl ˈkleɪmɪŋ ɪts ˈvɪktɪmz. ðɪs ɪz waɪ ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ dɪd nɑt stɑp æt ðə təˈbɛtənz. ɛz rɪˈpɔrts, ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈspæʧt əˈfɪʃəlz tɪ ˈmɑnətər ðə təˈbɛtənz ˈəndər ðə sˈloʊgən "səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənz, ˈbɛnəfɪt ðə ˈmæsɪz". tɪ ˈmɛni təˈbɛtənz, ˈʧaɪnəz ənˈjildɪŋ pʊʃ tɪ ɪˈreɪs tɪˈbɛtən aɪˈdɛntəˌti həz ˈoʊnli kənˈfərmd ðə fjuˈtɪləti əv nɑnˈvaɪələnt ˈproʊˌtɛst. ðeɪ meɪ hæv ˈdaʊnˈgreɪdəd ðɛr ərˈɪʤənəl dɪˈmænd fər fʊl ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns frəm ˈʧaɪnə tɪ ə kɔl fər əˈtɑnəmi wɪˈθɪn ɪts ˈbaʊndəriz, bət ɔl ðə seɪm, təˈbɛt rɪˈmeɪnz ðə moʊst ˌɪnˈtɛnsli pəˈlist ˈriʤən ˈəndər ʧaɪˈniz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv təˈbɛtənz hæv rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə prɑˈspɛrəti əv ˈʧaɪnə, ˈʧuzɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɛd laɪf ɛz ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ɪn rɪˈmoʊt ˈpleɪsɪz. ənd jɛt wɛˈrɛvər ðeɪ goʊ əraʊnd ðə wərld, ðeɪ faɪnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz baɪ ˈnæʃənəl ˈlidərz ˈæŋʃəs nɑt tɪ əˈfɛnd ˈʧaɪnə. ɪn ə ˈdɛspərɪt əˈtɛmpt tɪ drɔ ðə wərldz əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðɛr kɔz, mɔr ðən 100 təˈbɛtənz hæv sɛt faɪər tɪ ðɛr oʊn ˈbɑdiz ɪn ðə pæst tu jɪrz. bət ˈivɪn ðiz ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪz, ɪn klɪr vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ˈbudəst ˈpriˌsɛpts, hæv feɪld tɪ prəˈvoʊk ˈɛni ˈminɪŋfəl ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz ðət ˈmætər. ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns tɪ təˈbɛtənz həz ˈoʊnli ɛmˈboʊldənd ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 6 pəˈlis ɪn ˌsɪʧˈwɑn ˈprɑvɪns ˈoʊpənd faɪər ɔn ə grup əv məŋks hu hæd ˈgæðərd ˈpisfəli tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə ˈbərθˌdeɪ əv ðə ˈdɔˌlaɪ ˈlɑmə. æt list tu məŋks wər ˈsɪriəsli ˈwundɪd. ðə ʧaɪˈniz əˈfɪʃəl riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈɛθnɪk məˈnɔrətiz, ju zhengsheng*, riˈæktɪd tɪ ðɪs əˈtrɑsəti wɪθ jɛt mɔr bəˈlɪʤərəns, vaʊɪŋ tɪ "ˈdipən ðə ˈstrəgəl əˈgɛnst ðə ˈdɔˌlaɪ klik". ðɪs ɪz ə əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðə ˈprɑbləm bɪˈkəz, fər ɔl ˈvɪsərəl riˈækʃənz hi ɪˈvoʊks ɪn ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ, ðə ˈdɔˌlaɪ ˈlɑmə ɪz pərˈhæps ðə læst bɛst tɪˈbɛtən ˈælaɪ ðət ˈʧaɪnə həz. fər jɪrz, ɪt ɪz ðə ˈdɔˌlaɪ ˈlɑmə hu həz prɪˈvɛnɪd təˈbɛtənz frəm ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ˈvaɪələns. bət ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋz rɪfˈjuzəl tɪ dil wɪθ ɪm həz səbˈstænʃəli ɪˈroʊdɪd hɪz əˈθɔrəti wɪˈθɪn ðə tɪˈbɛtən kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ˈɛkˌsaɪl. ˈsərtənli, ðə ˈdɔˌlaɪ ˈlɑmə kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi rɪˈvɪrd ɛz ə ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈlidər baɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl təˈbɛtənz. bət ə ˈrɛstləs ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv jəŋ təˈbɛtənz ɪz kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈkjumən. wət, ðeɪ æsk, həz ɑr nɑnˈvaɪələnt ˈstrəgəl ˈgɪvɪn ˈjuˈɛs? waɪ, ðeɪ ˈwəndər, ər wi dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ˈvaɪələns æt ɑrˈsɛlvz ˈrəðər ðən æt ɑr ˈtɔrˌmɛntərz? ˈɛni ˌɪˈrəpʃən əv ˈvaɪələns wʊd ɪn ˈmɛni rɪˈspɛkts mɑrk nɑt soʊ məʧ ə nu bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɛz ə rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə wɪn, bækt baɪ ðə siaɪeɪ, tɪˈbɛtən ˌɪnˈsərʤənts lɔnʧt ə ˈsɪriz əv spɛkˈtækjələr əˈtæks əˈgɛnst ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈɑrmi. noʊ wən ʃʊd daʊt ðə təˈbɛtənz' kəˈpæsɪti tɪ stɑrt əˈnəðər ˈvaɪələnt ˌɪnˈsərʤənsi əˈgɛnst ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ. nɔr ʃʊd wi teɪk fər ˈgrænɪd ðɛr kənˈtɪnjud kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˈpisfəl ˈproʊˌtɛst, ɪf ɔl ɪt ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts ɪz ˈvaɪələnt rɪˈpraɪzəlz. pərˈhæps əˈwɛr əv səʧ ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti, ðə ˈdɔˌlaɪ ˈlɑmə spɛnt ðə læst ˈdɛkeɪd ðə tɪˈbɛtən rɪˈzɪstəns ˈmuvmənt. hi həz ˈwikənd hɪz oʊn ˈɔfəs, kriˈeɪtɪd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz, ənd ɪnˈkərəʤd ðə jəŋ tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðɛm. soʊ ɪt ɪz ðət təˈbɛt naʊ həz ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪkli ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈɛkˌsaɪl. bət ɪts nɑt klɪr haʊ ˈifɛktɪv ɪt kən bi. wɪn sangay*, ə kɛrɪzˈmætɪk ˈlɔjər, wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈɪndiə, wɪʧ hoʊsts ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈɛkˌsaɪl, wɑz nɑt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd æt hɪz ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni. noʊ ˈmɪnɪstər ɪn ðə ˈɪndiən ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl bi sin ɪn ˈpəblɪk wɪθ sangay*. ənd wɛˈnɛvər ə ˈsinjər ʧaɪˈniz əˈfɪʃəl ˈvɪzɪts ˈɪndiə, nu ˈdɛli ɪz kwɪk tɪ ˌɪnˈvoʊk ˈpinəl koʊdz ˈdeɪtɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ rɑʤ tɪ raʊnd əp ˈɛniˌwən əv tɪˈbɛtən əˈpɪrəns. jəŋ təˈbɛtənz ɪn ˈɛkˌsaɪl hæv əbˈzɔrbd mɔr ðən ðɛr ʃɛr əv ˌhjuˌmɪliˈeɪʃənz. ɛz, ən ˈæktɪvɪst ənd ˈraɪtər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈɪndiə, pʊts ɪt ɪn hɪz poʊəm maɪ tibetanness*: jɪrz ɪn ˈɛkˌsaɪl/ jɛt noʊ ˈneɪʃən səˈpɔrts ˈjuˈɛs wi ər ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz hir/ ˈpipəl əv ə lɔst ˈkəntri/ ˈsɪtɪzən tɪ noʊ ˈneɪʃən." ɪz ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ˈɛkˌsaɪl, əv riˈprɛʃən, əv ə ˈhoʊpləsnəs ðət noʊ ˈfɔrən paʊər ˈwɪʃɪz tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz. ðɛr ər ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz laɪk, ənd hiz ˈgɪvɪŋ vɔɪs tɪ ðɛr ˈdipəst ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz wɪn hi raɪts: "aɪ æm ə tɪˈbɛtən/ bət aɪ æm nɑt frəm təˈbɛt/ ˈnɛvər bɪn ðɛr/ jɛt aɪ drim/ əv daɪɪŋ ðɛr". ɪf ðə ˌmoʊlɛˈsteɪʃən əv təˈbɛt kənˈtɪnjuz, ənd ɪf ðə wərld rɪˈmeɪnz ˌɪnˈdɪfərənt tɪ ðə plaɪt əv təˈbɛtənz, ðə fʊl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv wərdz wɪl bɪˈkəm klɪr ɪn ðə nɑt tu ˈdɪstənt fˈjuʧər. komireddi*, ən ˈɪndiən ˈʤərnəlɪst, həz ˈrɪtən frəm saʊθ ˈeɪʒə, ˈistərn ˈjʊrəp ənd ðə ˈmɪdəl ist
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the dalai lama has kept tibetans' response to china's cultural domination peaceful. but china persists, and the dalai lama's influence is declining.
how much can tibet endure? it's a question that hardly anyone in the west wishes to ask. after all, those who have made it a habit to force themselves on some fragile states in the name of human rights and democracy tend to develop very cold feet when they face china.
but it's a question that tibetans want to have asked - and answered. for more than five decades, they have been exemplars of nonviolent protest - and through all that time their condition has only worsened.
the latest proof of the extent to which beijing has eradicated the tibetan way of life came in the form of an exhaustive report published last month by human rights watch.
according to this study, more than two million tibetans have been forced into what china calls "new socialist villages" over the last seven years. satellite imagery collected by hrw shows rows of newly-built, identical houses and apartment blocks.
to some, this will look like progress, a move away from the backwardness of rural life. but to the tibetans who have been subjected to this programme, it's only the newest phase in a process that began with china's "peaceful liberation" of tibet in 1951: to erase from tibetans' emotional and mental make-up their sense of who they are, and to integrate them, through forced changes to their way of living, into the homogenous revolutionary china conceived by mao zedong.
china may be changing but in tibet the revolution is still unfolding, still claiming its victims. this is why beijing did not stop at resettling the tibetans. as hrw reports, the central government has also dispatched 20,000 officials to monitor the tibetans under the slogan "solidify the foundations, benefit the masses".
to many tibetans, china's unyielding push to erase tibetan identity has only confirmed the futility of nonviolent protest. they may have downgraded their original demand for full independence from china to a call for autonomy within its boundaries, but all the same, tibet remains the most intensely policed region under chinese administration.
hundreds of thousands of tibetans have rejected the prosperity of china, choosing instead life as refugees in remote places. and yet wherever they go around the world, they find themselves marginalised by national leaders anxious not to offend china.
in a desperate attempt to draw the world's attention to their cause, more than 100 tibetans have set fire to their own bodies in the past two years. but even these sacrifices, in clear violation of buddhist precepts, have failed to provoke any meaningful outrage in places that matter.
the global indifference to tibetans has only emboldened the chinese government. on saturday, july 6, police in sichuan province opened fire on a group of monks who had gathered peacefully to celebrate the birthday of the dalai lama. at least two monks were seriously wounded. the chinese official responsible for ethnic minorities, yu zhengsheng, reacted to this atrocity with yet more belligerence, vowing to "deepen the struggle against the dalai clique".
this is a self-wounding approach to the problem because, for all visceral reactions he evokes in beijing, the dalai lama is perhaps the last best tibetan ally that china has. for years, it is the dalai lama who has prevented tibetans from embracing violence.
but beijing's refusal to deal with him has substantially eroded his authority within the tibetan community in exile. certainly, the dalai lama continues to be revered as a spiritual leader by almost all tibetans. but a restless generation of young tibetans is questioning his political acumen. what, they ask, has our nonviolent struggle given us? why, they wonder, are we directing violence at ourselves rather than at our tormentors?
any eruption of violence would in many respects mark not so much a new beginning as a return to the 1960s when, backed by the cia, tibetan insurgents launched a series of spectacular attacks against the chinese army.
no one should doubt the tibetans' capacity to start another violent insurgency against beijing. nor should we take for granted their continued commitment to peaceful protest, if all it generates is violent reprisals.
perhaps aware of such a possibility, the dalai lama spent the last decade modernising the tibetan resistance movement. he has weakened his own office, created political institutions, and encouraged the young to participate in them.
so it is that tibet now has a democratically elected government in exile. but it's not clear how effective it can be. when lobsang sangay, a charismatic harvard-trained lawyer, was elected prime minister, india, which hosts the government in exile, was not represented at his swearing-in ceremony. no minister in the indian government will be seen in public with sangay. and whenever a senior chinese official visits india, new delhi is quick to invoke penal codes dating back to the british raj to round up anyone of tibetan appearance.
young tibetans in exile have absorbed more than their share of humiliations. as tenzin tsundue, an activist and writer living in india, puts it in his poem my tibetanness: "thirty-nine years in exile/ yet no nation supports us … we are refugees here/ people of a lost country/ citizen to no nation."
tsundue is the creation of exile, of repression, of a hopelessness that no foreign power wishes to recognise. there are hundreds of thousands like tsundue, and he's giving voice to their deepest aspirations when he writes: "i am a tibetan/ but i am not from tibet/ never been there/ yet i dream/ of dying there".
if the molestation of tibet continues, and if the world remains indifferent to the plight of tibetans, the full implications of tsundue's words will become clear in the not too distant future.
kapil komireddi, an indian journalist, has written from south asia, eastern europe and the middle east
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ˈdikən ˈklɪntən məkˈmɪlər, lɛft, ənd ˈpæstər ˈdeɪvɪd trɪgz ˈkɛri ə ˈkæbənət bæk ˈɪntu ðə ʧərʧ ˈæftər ən ˈaʊtˌdɔr ˈsərvɪs ɔkt. 18 du tɪ ə faɪər æt ðə nu laɪf ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri ˈbæptɪst ʧərʧ ɪn st*. luɪs. (j.b*. forbes/st*. luɪs ˈviə ˌeɪˈpi) ə ˈsəˌspɛkt həz bɪn ərˈɛstɪd ənd ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈɑrsən ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə strɪŋ əv ʧərʧ faɪərz ðɪs mənθ ɪn st*. luɪs, əˈθɔrətiz əˈnaʊnst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈloʊpɛz ˈʤæksən, 35 ˈfeɪsɪz tu kaʊnts əv ˈɑrsən ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ tu ʧərʧ faɪərz, st*. luɪs pəˈlis ʧif sæm ˈdɑtsən sɛd. ˈʤæksən rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈsəˌspɛkt ɪn faɪv ˈəðər ʧərʧ faɪərz, wɪʧ ər ˈəndər ˈæktɪv ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ““hopefully*, ðɛr ər mɔr ˈʧɑrʤɪz coming,”*,” ˈdɑtsən sɛd æt ə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ nuz ˈkɑnfərəns. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈloʊpɛz ˈʤæksən (st*. luɪs ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈviə ˌeɪˈpi) əˈθɔrətiz sɛd ðə faɪərz əˈpɪr tɪ bi ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ə heɪt kraɪm ər ðə ˈtɑrgətɪŋ əv ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈkrɪsʧɪn dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃən əv ˈɛθnɪk grup. ˈsɛvərəl əv ðə ˈʧərʧɪz ðət wər əˈtækt wər ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkən, bət æt list tu wər nɑt. ˈʤæksən ɪz blæk, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis. ˈdɑtsən sɛd ðə ˈmoʊtɪv ɪz stɪl ənˈklɪr. əv ˈɛni kaɪnd ɪz disturbing,”*,” st*. luɪs meɪər ˈfrænsɪs sleɪ sɛd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ɪz əˈspɛʃəli dɪˈstərbɪŋ wɪn ˈɑrsən ɪz dɪˈrɛktɪd æt ðə ˈvɛri faʊnˈdeɪʃən əv ɑr community.”*.” [ˈɑrsən səˈspɛktɪd æt ˈsɛvən st*. luɪs ˈɛriə ˈʧərʧɪz] ðə ˈɑrsənz bɪˈgæn ɛz ðə ˈɛriə wɑz stɪl ˈrilɪŋ frəm ðə ˈfeɪtəl ˈʃutɪŋ əv ˈmaɪkəl braʊn ənd ə grænd dɪˈsɪʒən nɑt tɪ ʧɑrʤ ˈfɔrmər ˈfərgəsən pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ˈdɑrən ˈwɪlsən fər ˈpʊlɪŋ ðə ˈtrɪgər. æt ðə stɑrt, səm əˈsumd ðə ˈɑrsənɪst wɑz ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈʧərʧɪz. ɪt meɪd ˈmɛni rɪˈmɛmbər ðə naɪn ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkən pərˈɪʃənərz æt ɪˈmænjuəl eɪm ʧərʧ ɪn ˈʧɑrəlstən, s.c*., hu wər ʃɑt ənd kɪld ənd wiks ˈleɪtər, ðə ˈʧərʧɪz ðət ˈstɑrtɪd ˈbərnɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə saʊθ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, æt list wən st*. luɪs ʧərʧ ðət wɑz tɔrʧt wɑz ʧərʧ ənd əˈnəðər ʃraɪn əv st*. ˈʤoʊzəf ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ hæd ə ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli waɪt ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃən, pəˈlis sɛd. pəˈlis sɛd iʧ ˈɑrsən ˈstɑrtɪd ðə seɪm weɪ, wɪθ ðə frənt dɔrz spreɪd wɪθ ækˈsɛlərənt ənd ðɛn sɛt əˈbleɪz. ðə faɪərz ˈstɑrtɪd ɔkt. 8 wɪθ ˈbɛθəl ʧərʧ ɪn ˈʤɛnɪŋz, ə smɔl taʊn nɪr ˈfərgəsən. tu deɪz ˈleɪtər, pəˈlis sɛd, ˈnɪrˈbaɪ nu ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri ˈbæptɪst ʧərʧ hæd bɪn sɛt ɔn faɪər. sun ˈʧərʧɪz ɪn ðə ˈsɪti əv st*. luɪs ˈstɑrtɪd ˈbərnɪŋ. ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ˈʤæksən stɛm frəm faɪərz æt nu laɪf ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri ˈbæptɪst ənd ˌɛbɪˈnizər ˈluθərən ˈʧərʧɪz. hi ɪz biɪŋ hɛld ɔn ə kæʃ bɑnd. sərˈveɪləns ˈfʊtɪʤ ʃoʊz kɑr æt ðə sin əv ðə nu laɪf ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri ˈbæptɪst ʧərʧ faɪər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis. ə ˈgæsəˌlin ˈkænɪstər ənd ˈθərməs ðət laɪk gasoline”*” wɑz faʊnd ɪn hɪz kɑr, ˈdɑtsən sɛd. st*. ˈɔgəˌstin ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ wɑz ɪn fleɪmz ɔn ɔkt. 14 nu ˈtɛstəmənt ʧərʧ əv kraɪst ɔn ɔkt. 15 ənd ðɛn boʊθ nu laɪf ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri ˈbæptɪst ʧərʧ ənd ˌɛbɪˈnizər ˈluθərən ʧərʧ ɔn ɔkt. 17 ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz, pəˈlis sɛd, ðə faɪərz dɪd nɑt sprɛd bɪɔnd ðə buildings’*’ frənt dɔrz. nu laɪf ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri ˈbæptɪst ʧərʧ ˈrisəntli riˈneɪmd juˈnaɪtɪd bɪˈlivərz ɪn kraɪst ˈmɪnɪstriz wɑz ən ɪkˈsɛpʃən. ðə ˈpæstər ənd pəˈlis sɛd ðə fleɪmz krɛpt θru kræks ənd ˈkræniz, ənd sprɛd θru ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. [faɪv ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli blæk ˈsəðərn ˈʧərʧɪz bərn wɪˈθɪn ə wik; ˈɑrsən səˈspɛktɪd ɪn æt list θri] soʊ məʧ dɪˈvɪʒən əˈməŋ ðə ˈbɑdi əv bɪˈlivərz. aɪ θɪŋk gɑd ɪz əˈlaʊɪŋ ðɪs tɪ ˈhæpən tɪ brɪŋ ˈʧərʧɪz ˈkloʊzər təˈgɛðər soʊ wi kən faɪt ə ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl battle,”*,” ðə ˈpæstər, ˈdeɪvɪd trɪgz, hæd toʊld ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst. ˈɑrsənɪst, nɑt maɪ ˈɛnəmi. aɪ fərˈgeɪv ɪm ðə ˈmoʊmənt aɪ pʊld əp tɪ ðə ˈbərnɪŋ ʧərʧ. aɪ bɪˈliv hi ɪz ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəˌli sɪk, ənd ðə weɪ wi hæv tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðɪs baɪ ˈsɛtɪŋ ɑr ˈdɪfərənsɪz əˈsaɪd ənd preɪɪŋ together.”*.” ðə ˈsɛvənθ ʧərʧ, ʃraɪn əv st*. ˈʤoʊzəf ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ, wɑz faʊnd ɪn fleɪmz ɔkt. 22 fər wiks, pərˈɪʃənərz hæd bɪn ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ðə ˈpisɪz, ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə ˈɑrsənz ““destructive”*” ənd ““disappointing,”*,” ənd seɪɪŋ ɪt ðə heart.”*.” bət ˈpæstərz sɛd ɪt wɑz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ brɪŋ ðə ʧərʧ təˈgɛðər. wɔnt ˈpipəl tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈæŋgri, ˈhɑstəl ər luz ɑr feɪθ ˈoʊvər this,”*,” trɪgz sɛd. preɪ təˈgɛðər. stænd təˈgɛðər. faɪt ðɪs ˈbætəl together.”*.” mɔr ˈrɛdɪŋ: waɪ ˈreɪsɪsts ˈtərgət blæk ˈʧərʧɪz ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: blæk ˈʧərʧɪz ðət hæv bərnd ðɪs ˈsəmər ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl: ðə ˈbərnɪŋ əv blæk ˈʧərʧɪz
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deacon clinton mcmiller, left, and pastor david triggs carry a cabinet back into the church after an outdoor service oct. 18 due to a fire at the new life missionary baptist church in st. louis. (j.b. forbes/st. louis post-dispatch via ap)
a suspect has been arrested and charged with arson following a string of church fires this month in st. louis, authorities announced friday.
david lopez jackson, 35, faces two counts of arson in connection with two church fires, st. louis police chief sam dotson said. jackson remains a suspect in five other church fires, which are under active investigation.
“hopefully, there are more charges coming,” dotson said at a friday news conference.
david lopez jackson (st. louis metropolitan police department via ap)
authorities said the fires don’t appear to be the result of a hate crime or the targeting of a particular christian denomination of ethnic group. several of the churches that were attacked were predominantly african american, but at least two were not. jackson is black, according to police.
dotson said the motive is still unclear.
“arson of any kind is disturbing,” st. louis mayor francis slay said friday. “it is especially disturbing when arson is directed at the very foundation of our community.”
[arson suspected at seven st. louis area churches]
the arsons began as the area was still reeling from the fatal shooting of 18-year-old michael brown and a grand jury’s decision not to charge former ferguson police officer darren wilson for pulling the trigger.
at the start, some assumed the arsonist was targeting african american churches. it made many remember the nine african american parishioners at emanuel ame church in charleston, s.c., who were shot and killed — and weeks later, the churches that started burning across the south. however, at least one st. louis church that was torched was mixed-race church and another — shrine of st. joseph catholic church — had a predominantly white congregation, police said.
police said each arson started the same way, with the church’s front doors sprayed with accelerant and then set ablaze. the fires started oct. 8 with bethel nondenominational church in jennings, a small town near ferguson. two days later, police said, nearby new northside missionary baptist church had been set on fire.
soon churches in the city of st. louis started burning.
charges against jackson stem from fires at new life missionary baptist and ebenezer lutheran churches. he is being held on a $75,000 cash bond.
surveillance footage shows jackson’s car at the scene of the new life missionary baptist church fire, according to police. a gasoline cannister and thermos that “smelled like gasoline” was found in his car, dotson said.
st. augustine catholic church was in flames on oct. 14, new testament church of christ on oct. 15, and then both new life missionary baptist church and ebenezer lutheran church on oct. 17.
in most cases, police said, the fires did not spread beyond the buildings’ front doors. new life missionary baptist church — recently renamed united believers in christ ministries — was an exception. the church’s pastor and police said the flames crept through cracks and crannies, and spread through the building.
[five predominantly black southern churches burn within a week; arson suspected in at least three]
“there’s so much division among the body of believers. i think god is allowing this to happen to bring churches closer together so we can fight a spiritual battle,” the church’s pastor, david triggs, had told the washington post. “the arsonist, he’s not my enemy. i forgave him the moment i pulled up to the burning church. i believe he is spiritually sick, and that’s the way we have to address this — by setting our differences aside and praying together.”
the seventh church, shrine of st. joseph catholic church, was found in flames oct. 22.
for weeks, parishioners had been picking up the pieces, calling the arsons “destructive” and “disappointing,” and saying it “disturbs the heart.” but pastors said it was an opportunity to bring the church together.
“i don’t want people to become angry, hostile or lose our faith over this,” triggs said. “let’s pray together. let’s stand together. let’s fight this battle together.”
more reading:
why racists target black churches
photos: black churches that have burned this summer
editorial: the burning of america’s black churches
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koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts: ðə ˈɛntrəns tɪ ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ðə ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ato*, ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz saɪt") wɑz ə lɑrʤ ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈbəŋkər ˈkɑmplɛks bɪlt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd wərld wɔr ɪn ðə taʊn əv, wɪʧ ɪz naʊ ə ˈsəbərb əv nɑˈgɑnoʊ, ðə fəˈsɪlɪti wɑz kənˈstrəktɪd soʊ ðət ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈɔrgənz əv ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ʤəˈpæn kʊd bi ˈtrænsfərd ðɛr. ɪn ɪts kənˈstrəkʃən, θri ˈmaʊntənz ðət wər sɪmˈbɑlɪk əv ðə mˌjunɪsəˈpæləti wər ˈdæmɪʤd. pɑrts əv ðə keɪvz ər ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk təˈdeɪ, ənd ər ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ɛz ə ˈtʊrɪst əˈtrækʃən baɪ nɑˈgɑnoʊ. kənˈstrəkʃən ˈɛdət ə vju əv ðə keɪvz kənˈstrəkʃən bɪˈgæn ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 11 ənd kənˈtɪnjud ənˈtɪl ʤəˈpænz sərˈɛndər ɔn ˈɔgəst 15 1945 kənˈstrəkʃən wɑz 75 kəmˈplitɪd æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə wɔr, wɪθ skwɛr ˈmitərz ft*) əv ˈkjubɪk ˈmitərz ft*) əv ˈvɑljum) ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɪd. bɪtˈwin ənd ˌkɔˈriən sleɪv ˈleɪbərərz wər juzd tɪ bɪld ðə ˈkɑmplɛks, ənd ɪt ɪz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət əv ðɛm ˌkɔˈriənz ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd ɔn ˈɔgəst 15 1945 wɪn ʤəˈpæn sərˈɛndərd. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt kɔst ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən ˈɛdət ðə ˈkɑmplɛks wɑz ən ˌɪntərˈlɪŋkt ˈsɪriz əv ˈtənəlz ˌəndərˈniθ ˈsɛvərəl ˈmaʊntənz. fəˈsɪlɪtiz fər ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈʤɛnərəl ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ənd ˈpæləs ˈfəŋkʃənz wər kənˈstrəktɪd ˈəndər maʊnt; ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈəndər maʊnt saijo*; ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz, ðə ʤəˈpæn ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən (nhk*) ənd ˈsɛntrəl ˈtɛləˌfoʊn fəˈsɪlɪtiz ˈəndər maʊnt; ðə ˈrɛzɪdənsɪz əv ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈfæməli ˈəndər maʊnt, ənd ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈəndər maʊnt ˈpərpəs ˈɛdət ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpərpəs əv ðə ˈkɑmplɛks wɑz tɪ sərv ɛz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz fər ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈʤɛnərəl ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn mɑrʧ 1945 ˈsikrɪt ˈɔrdərz wər ˈɪʃud tɪ æd ə ˈpæləs tɪ ðə yoshijirō*ō ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ˈɛmpərər ˌhɪrəˈhiˌtoʊ əˈbaʊt kənˈstrəkʃən əv ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ɪn meɪ, bət dɪd nɑt tɛl ɪm ðət ɪt kənˈteɪnd ə ˈpæləs. ðə plæn wɑz tɪ ˌriˈloʊkeɪt ðə ˈɛmpərər tɪ ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ɪn ən ˈɑrmərd treɪn. wɪn ˌɪnˈfɔrmd əˈbaʊt ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ðə ˈpæləs ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ˌhɪrəˈhiˌtoʊ twaɪs rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ɪt həz bɪn səˈʤɛstɪd ðət hi rɪfˈjuzd bɪˈkəz goʊɪŋ tɪ wʊd hæv ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ðə ˈɛmpərər ənd əˈlaʊd ðə ˈɑrmi tɪ rul ɪn hɪz neɪm, ˈifɛktɪvli ˌgɛrənˈtiɪŋ ðeɪ wʊd pərˈsu ðə wɔr tɪ "ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ˌbiˈfɔr ðə wɔr, ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈɑrmiz ˈprɛvələnt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ wɑz ðət ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ, kloʊz tɪ ðə ʃɔr ənd ɔn ðə rɪm əv ðə kantō*ō pleɪn, wɑz ˌɪndɪˈfɛnsəbəl. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ɪn ðə sɪˈnɛrioʊ əv ə faɪt ɔn ˌʤæpəˈniz sɔɪl, ðeɪ plænd tɪ hæv ðə ˈvaɪtəl ˈɔrgənz əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈʃɪftɪd ˈɪnˌlænd. wɪn ˈseɪpən fɛl ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1944 ðə ˈbɑmɪŋ əv ʤəˈpæn ənd ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈbætəl ɪn ʤəˈpæn bɪˈkeɪm ə ril ˈprɑbləm. ɪn ðə seɪm mənθ, baɪ ə dɪˈsɪʒən meɪd æt praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ənd wɔr ˈlidər læst ˈkæbənət ˈmitɪŋ, əˈpruvəl wɑz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˈtrænsfər ðə ˈpæləs, ðə ˈɑrmi ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ənd ˈəðər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl ˈɔrgənz tɪ. ðə ˈkɑmplɛks wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd spəˈsɪfɪkli tɪ wɪθˈstænd kənˈstrəkʃən ˈɛdət ɪn ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl plæn, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ðə ənd ðə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈbjʊroʊ wɑz plænd fər ðə maʊnt ˈtənəl. ðə maʊnt ˈtənəl wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ haʊs ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈpæləs ənd ðə ˈʤɛnərəl stæf. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə sɔɪl bɪˈniθ ðə ˈmaʊntən kʊd nɑt səˈpɔrt səʧ ə skim ənd ðə plæn wɑz ʧeɪnʤd tɪ muv ðə ˈpæləs ənd ðə ˈʤɛnərəl stæf tɪ ðə maʊnt ˈtənəl. ɔn maʊnt, ə ˈkɑnkrit ˈbɪldɪŋ wɑz kənˈstrəktɪd ɪkˈstərnəli ənd ðə maʊnt ˈtənəl wɑz kənˈvərtɪd ˈɪntu ə ˈstɔrɪʤ fəˈsɪlɪti. ðə kəmˈbaɪnd lɛŋθ əv ðə θri ˈʃɛltərz ɪkˈsidɪd 10. ðə ˈɑrmi bɔt ðə lænd θru ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz. sɪns ˈsɪlkwərm ˈkipɪŋ wɑz ˈvɛri ˈprɑfətəbəl æt ðət taɪm, ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv ˈməlˌbɛri fildz wɑz meɪd æt θri ˈdɪfərənt ˈpraɪsɪz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti əv ðə lænd. ðə lænd wɑz dimd ˈjusləs ˈæftər ðə wɔr ənd sɔ ɪts ˈvælju drɔp tɪ hæf əv ðə praɪs æt wɪʧ ɪt wɑz əkˈwaɪərd. 130 əv ˈrəfli 500 ˈfæməliz wər ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd fər ðə kənˈstrəkʃən, wɪʧ wɑz dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈistərn kəˈmænd əv ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈɑrmi. ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɑz əˈlaʊd, soʊ ˈfɑrmərz ənd ðɛr dɪˈpɛndənts steɪd æt ˈrɛlətɪvz' ˈhaʊsɪz ˈnɪrˈbaɪ. tɪ kənˈsil ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv ðə ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən, ðə ˈhaʊsɪz əv ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd ˈfæməliz wər lɛft ɛz ðeɪ wər ənd ðə ˈfæməliz wər əˈlaʊd tɪ liv wɪθ ˈoʊnli θri mæts. ˈæftər ðə wɔr, ɔn 9 noʊˈvɛmbər, səm rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðɛr ˈhaʊsɪz ənd ˈstɑrtɪd rɪˈpɛrz. ðə fərst ɪkˈsploʊʒən wɑz meɪd ɔn 11 noʊˈvɛmbər 1944 ənd wərk kəˈmɛnst ðɛˈræftər. ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt wɑz juzd ənd ðə dəˈbri wɑz riˈmuvd praɪˈmɛrəli θru ˈjumən ˈleɪbər. ɪn ˈtoʊtəl, 7000 ˌkɔˈriənz ənd 3000 ˌʤæpəˈniz wərkt θri ʃɪfts ənd ˈleɪtər tu ʃɪfts ɔn ðə saɪt. əˈsaɪd frəm ðə əˈbəv, ə ˈfərðər ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈwərkərz frəm ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈleɪbər ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz, səbˈkɑntræktərz frəm ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd ˌkɑˈʤimə, ənd ˌkɔˈriən wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪθ θˌrikˈwɔrtərz əv ðə fəˈsɪlɪtiz kəmˈplitɪd, wərk wɑz ˈhɔltɪd ɔn 15 ˈɔgəst du tɪ ðə sərˈɛndər. ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ʃraɪn ˈɛdət ðɛr wɑz ɪn pleɪs ə plæn tɪ muv ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl rɪˈgeɪljə əv ʤəˈpæn əv ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri frəm ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ tɪ. ˌɪˈnɪʃəli, ðə rɪˈpleɪsmənt ʃraɪn wɑz plænd ɪn ðə maʊnt ˈtənəlz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈjunɪt ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ðə ʃraɪn hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə haʊ tɪ bɪld wən. ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ prəˈfɛsər ˈpraɪvət fərst klæs wɑz pʊt ɪn ʧɑrʤ. ðə ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz æst ðə ədˈvaɪs əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər prəˈfɛsərz. æt ðə ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən əv wən əv ðɛm, ðə ˈtənəlz wər splɪt ˈɪntu ˈlaɪtnɪŋ fɔrmz tɪ rɪˈdus ðə ˌɪmˈpækt frəm bɑmz. ðə "ˌʤæpəˈniz əv pjʊr bləd" keɪm frəm juθs æt ðə brænʧ əv ðə ˈreɪˌlroʊd ˈmɪnɪstri ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɪnstɪˌtuts. wərk ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1944 bət wɑz ˈhɔltɪd ˈʃɔrtli ðɛˈræftər. ˈneɪvəl ˈtənəl ˈɛdət ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈneɪvi əˈpoʊzd ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ ə ˈbætəl ɔn ˌʤæpəˈniz sɔɪl. ˌnənðəˈlɛs ɪt wɑz əˈlɑtɪd ə ˈtənəl plæn ɪn ʤun 1945 ðə dɪˈvɪʒən ɪn ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈɛrˌkræft ˈhæŋərz sɛnt hæf əv ɪts strɛŋθ tɪ bɪld ðə ˈneɪvəl ˈtənəl. ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi lɔŋ ənd wɑz 16 əˈweɪ frəm ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ɪn. ðə kəˈpæsɪti əv ðə ˈtənəl wɑz əˈprɑksəmətli ˈpipəl. ðə grup ˈmænɪʤd tɪ dɪg 100 ˈmitərz ˈɪntu ðə graʊnd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə sərˈɛndər. ˈkəmfərt ˈwɪmən ˈɛdət əraʊnd ðə ˈʃɛltərz, ðɛr wər θri ˈkəmfərt ˈhaʊsɪz wɪθ fɔr tɪ faɪv ˌkɔˈriən ˈkəmfərt ˈwɪmən ˈsərvɪsɪŋ ðɛm. ðiz wər, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər ˈsoʊlʤərz, bət praɪˈmɛrəli fər ˌsupərˈvaɪzərz əv haɪər ˈstændɪŋ wɪˈθɪn ðə ræŋks əv ðə ˌkɔˈriən ˈleɪbərərz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ɪz ˈrumərd ðət ˈʧɪldrən wər ˈʧaɪdɪd fər ˈstɛrɪŋ æt ˈsoʊlʤərz ɪn trəks ənd ˈwɪmən ɪn wət əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ʧaɪˈniz kloʊðz. əˈməŋ ðiz fəˈsɪlɪtiz, ðɛr wɑz ən ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt rum fər ˈfiˌmeɪl stæf əv ə ˈloʊkəl ˈkəmpəˌni. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪts ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃən ɪn 1938 ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 1944 ən əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən fəˈsɪlɪti fər ˈleɪbərərz. tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ˈloʊkəl ˈwɪmən, ɪt wɑz juzd ɛz ə ˈkəmfərt ˈsteɪʃən. ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, ə ˌkɔˈriən ˈfæməli əv faɪv ənd θri ˈkəmfərt ˈwɪmən hu kʊd nɑt spik ˌʤæpəˈniz, hu wər əˈlɛʤədli brɔt ɪn baɪ ˌkɔˈriən əˈθɔrətiz tɪ ˈkəmfərt ˌkɔˈriən ˈleɪbərərz, ˈstɑrtɪd ə ˈgæmbəlɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪti ɪn ðə ˈprɛməsəz. ˈæftər ðə wɔr, ðə ˈfæməli ənd ˈəðərz lɛft fər hoʊm. loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈɛdət ˈmeɪʤər ˈaɪdə əv ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv wɔr əv ʤəˈpæn ənd ˈleɪtər əv kyūjō*ō ˈɪnsədənt feɪm, prəˈpoʊzd ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən. ˈæftər ðə ˈʤɛnərəl stæf əˈpruvd ɪt, ðə ˈreɪlˌweɪ ˈmɪnɪstri kənˈdəktəd ə ˈsərˌveɪ əv ðə ˈɛriə, ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə plænz tɪ bɪld ðə ˈkɑmplɛks. sɪks ædˈvæntɪʤɪz əv ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən wər ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ɪn ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən: ðə ˈwaɪdəst flæt ˈɛriə ɪn ˈhɑnʃu, wɪθ ən ˈɛrˌstrɪp ˈnɪrˈbaɪ; ˈsɑləd ˈsəbˌstreɪt ˈsutəbəl fər ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃən ənd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ wɪθˈstænd bɑmz; kəmˈplitli sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ˈmaʊntənz, jɛt ˈhævɪŋ ə səˈfɪʃənt flæt ˈsərfəs ˈɛriə fər ˈəndərˌgraʊnd kənˈstrəkʃən; əˈbəndəns əv ˈleɪbər (ˈleɪtər ˈpruvən ənˈtru); nɑˈgɑnoʊ ˈrɛzɪdənts wər naɪiv ˈpipəl ənd wʊd nɑt rɪˈvil ˈsikrɪts. ðə oʊld neɪm fər nɑˈgɑnoʊ, shinshū*ū, ɪz ə ˈhoʊmoʊˌfoʊn əv gɑdz lænd, ənd wɑz ˈðɛrˌfɔr kənˈsɪdərd ɑˈspɪʃəs. ðɪs prəˈpoʊzəl praɪˈmɛrəli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ˈbəŋkərz fər ðə ˈɑrmi θruaʊt ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈhoʊmˌlænd. ɪt wɑz ˈæftərwərdz ðət praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ɪkˈspændɪd ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ðə ˈtrænsfər əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. waɪl ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz ən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ˈsikrɪt ɪn ðə gaɪz əv ə ˈwɛˌrhaʊs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈsteɪtmənt əv ə ˈloʊkəl ˌʤæpəˈniz labourer*, ˈrumərz wər raɪf ɪn ðə sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ənd taʊnz ðət ðə ˈɛmpərər wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ taʊn. ðə kɔz əv ðə ˈrumərz wɑz ðə ˈmæsɪv əˈmaʊnts əv ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ərˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn treɪnz. ˈæftər ðə wɔr ˈɛdət ˈæftər ðə sərˈɛndər əv ʤəˈpæn, moʊst əv ðə ˈdɑkjəmənts rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkɑmplɛks wər dɪˈstrɔɪd. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ɪz noʊn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ kənˈstrəkʃən əv ðə ɪn 1946 ə ˈloʊkəl ˈbudəst əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən rɪˈsivd pərˈmɪʃən tɪ ˈkɑnvərt wət wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈpæləs ˈɪntu ən ˈɔrfənəʤ. ɪn 1947 plænz tɪ ˈkɑnvərt ðə hoʊl ˈkɑmplɛks ˈɪntu ən ˈɔrfənəʤ ˈkɑmplɛks fər wɔr ˈɔrfənz wər dəˈbeɪtɪd bət nɑt ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd. ðə ˌmitiˌɔrəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈeɪʤənsi ðɛn sɛt əp ə ˈɔfəs ɪn ðə ˈkɑnkrit ˈbɪldɪŋ æt maʊnt. ən əˈsɔrtmənt əv ənd ɪkˈwɪpmənt wər ˌɪnˈstɔld, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈɔfəs əv ɪts kaɪnd ɪn ʤəˈpæn. ɪn 1967 ðə ˈərθkˌweɪk ˈsɛnər wɑz bɪlt ɔn pɑrt əv ðə maʊnt ruɪnz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈloʊkəl ˈərθkˌweɪk. ɪn 1990 pɑrts əv ðə maʊnt ˈbəŋkər wər ˈoʊpənd baɪ nɑˈgɑnoʊ mˌjunɪsəˈpæləti ənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti sɛt əp ən ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkəl əbˈzərvəˌtɔri ˌɪnˈsaɪd. ˈsəbsəkwəntli, mɔr əv ðə ˈkɑmplɛks wɑz ˈoʊpənd baɪ ðə ˈsaɪtˈsiɪŋ dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ðə seɪm ˈɔfəs. ðə ˈsɪti əv nɑˈgɑnoʊ spɛnt ˈmɛni jɪrz traɪɪŋ tɪ əˈtrækt ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪk geɪmz, ˈkəlməˌneɪtɪŋ ɪn ðɛr səkˈsɛsfəl bɪd tɪ hoʊst ðə 1998 ˈwɪntər oʊˈlɪmpɪks. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈbɪdɪŋ ˈpɪriəd ənd əˈgɛn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə geɪmz, pis ˈæktɪvɪsts əˈkjuzd ðə ˈsɪti əv nɑˈgɑnoʊ ənd ðə nɑˈgɑnoʊ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ kəˈmɪti (naoc*) əv ˈbɛriɪŋ ðə pæst. məˈsɑˌkoʊ jəˈmɑni ˈnoʊtɪd ðət, "ʤɪst ðə ˈəðər deɪ, ðə əˈθɔrətiz blɑkt ðə ˈɛntrənsəz tɪ ðə ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈʃɛltərz wɪθ ˈfɛnsɪz, dɪˈspaɪt rɪkˈwɛsts ðət ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈʤɛnərəl ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ʃʊd bi prɪˈzərvd ənd lɛft ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk. ðɛr əˈfreɪd ɪt wɪl hərt ðɛr ˈʧænsɪz tɪ gɪt ən oʊˈlɪmpɪk geɪmz tɪ kəm tɪ nɑˈgɑnoʊ. ðɛr traɪɪŋ tɪ drɔ daʊn ə veɪl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɪrə. ɪts ˌɪnɪkˈskjuzəbəl." ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə geɪmz, ðə ˈkɑmplɛks wɑz oʊˈmɪtɪd frəm ɔl mæps ənd ˈtʊrɪst ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən pæst aʊt tɪ ˈvɪzɪtərz. pis ˈæktɪvɪsts æst ðə tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ðə keɪvz ɔn ðə lɪst əv ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ɪn nɑˈgɑnoʊ, bət ðɛr rɪkˈwɛsts wɛnt ðə ˈkɑmplɛks təˈdeɪ ɪz ədˈmɪnɪstərd baɪ nɑˈgɑnoʊ ˈsɪtiz ˈsaɪtˈsiɪŋ ˈbjʊroʊ. ðə keɪvz ər ˈmoʊstli kloʊzd tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈoʊnli ðə fərst 500 ˈmitərz əv ðə maʊnt fəˈsɪlɪtiz ər si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət ˈəðər ˈbəŋkərz: noʊts ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət
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the entrance to the complex
the matsushiro underground imperial headquarters (松代大本営跡, matsushiro daihon'ei ato, "matsushiro imperial headquarters site") was a large underground bunker complex built during the second world war in the town of matsushiro, which is now a suburb of nagano, japan.[1] the facility was constructed so that the central organs of government of imperial japan could be transferred there. in its construction, three mountains that were symbolic of the matsushiro municipality were damaged.
parts of the caves are open to the public today, and are operated as a tourist attraction by nagano.
construction [ edit ]
a view of the caves
construction began on november 11, 1944,[2] and continued until japan's surrender on august 15, 1945. construction was 75% completed at the end of the war, with 5,900 square meters (64,000 sq ft) of floor-space (60,000 cubic meters (2,000,000 cu ft) of volume) excavated. between 7,000 and 10,000 korean slave laborers were used to build the complex, and it is estimated that 1,500 of them died.[3] forty-six koreans disappeared on august 15, 1945, when japan surrendered. the project cost ¥200,000,000.[2]
composition [ edit ]
the complex was an interlinked series of tunnels underneath several mountains. facilities for the imperial general headquarters and palace functions were constructed under mount maizuru; military communications under mount saijo; government agencies, the japan broadcasting corporation (nhk) and central telephone facilities under mount zōzan; the residences of the imperial family under mount minakami, and the imperial sanctuary under mount kōbō.[4]
purpose [ edit ]
the original purpose of the complex was to serve as an alternative headquarters for the imperial general headquarters. however, in march 1945, secret orders were issued to add a palace to the complex.[5] yoshijirō umezu informed emperor hirohito about construction of the complex in may, but did not tell him that it contained a palace. the plan was to relocate the emperor to the complex in an armored train. when informed about the existence of the palace in july, hirohito twice refused to relocate.[5] it has been suggested that he refused because going to matsushiro would have isolated the emperor and allowed the army to rule in his name, effectively guaranteeing they would pursue the war to "suicidal extremes".[6]
before the war, the imperial army's prevalent thinking was that tokyo, close to the shore and on the rim of the kantō plain, was indefensible. therefore, in the scenario of a fight on japanese soil, they planned to have the vital organs of government shifted inland. when saipan fell in july 1944, the bombing of japan and the final battle in japan became a real problem. in the same month, by a decision made at prime minister and war leader hideki tojo's last cabinet meeting, approval was given to transfer the palace, the army headquarters and other important governmental organs to matsushiro. the complex was designed specifically to withstand b-29 bombings.[4]
construction [ edit ]
in the initial plan, the government, the nhk and the telephone bureau was planned for the mount zōzan tunnel. the mount minakami tunnel was intended to house the imperial palace and the general staff. however, the soil beneath the mountain could not support such a scheme and the plan was changed to move the palace and the general staff to the mount maizuru tunnel. on mount maizuru, a concrete building was constructed externally and the mount minakami tunnel was converted into a storage facility. the combined length of the three shelters exceeded 10.
the army bought the land through government agencies. since silkworm keeping was very profitable at that time, the acquisition of mulberry fields was made at three different prices according to the productivity of the land. the land was deemed useless after the war and saw its value drop to half of the price at which it was acquired. 130 of roughly 500 families were evacuated for the construction, which was directed by the eastern command of the imperial army. agriculture itself was allowed, so farmers and their dependents stayed at relatives' houses nearby. to conceal the extent of the evacuation, the houses of evacuated families were left as they were and the families were allowed to leave with only three tatami mats. after the war, on 9 november, some returned to their houses and started repairs.
the first explosion was made on 11 november 1944 and work commenced thereafter. dynamite was used and the debris was removed primarily through human labour. in total, 7000 koreans and 3000 japanese worked three eight-hour shifts and later two twelve-hour shifts on the site. aside from the above, a further estimated 120,000 workers from nishimatsu company, 79,600 labour volunteers, 157,000 subcontractors from the companies nishimatsu and kajima, and 254,000 korean labourers were involved in the project. however, with three-quarters of the facilities completed, work was halted on 15 august due to the surrender.
imperial shrine [ edit ]
there was in place a plan to move the imperial regalia of japan of the imperial sanctuary from tokyo to matsushiro. initially, the replacement shrine was planned in the mount maizuru tunnels.
however, the unit in charge of the shrine had no idea how to build one. tokyo university engineering professor private first class katsukazu sekino was put in charge. the headquarters asked the advice of several other professors. at the instruction of one of them, the tunnels were split into lightning forms to reduce the impact from bombs. the "japanese of pure blood" came from youths at the atami branch of the railroad ministry training institutes. work started in july 1944, but was halted shortly thereafter.
naval tunnel [ edit ]
the imperial japanese navy opposed the idea of fighting a battle on japanese soil. nonetheless it was allotted a tunnel plan in june 1945. the 300th division in yokosuka engaged in building aircraft hangars sent half of its strength to build the naval tunnel. it was intended to be 3.5 long and was 16 away from the rest of the complex in matsushiro. the capacity of the tunnel was approximately 1,000 people. the group managed to dig 100 meters into the ground before the surrender.
comfort women [ edit ]
around the shelters, there were three comfort houses with four to five korean comfort women servicing them. these were, however, not intended for soldiers, but primarily for supervisors of higher standing within the ranks of the korean laborers. however, it is rumored that children were chided for staring at soldiers in trucks and women in what appeared to be chinese clothes.
among these facilities, there was an entertainment room for female staff of a local company. following its liquidation in 1938, it became in september 1944 an accommodation facility for laborers. to prevent problems with local women, it was used as a comfort station. in november, a korean family of five and three comfort women who could not speak japanese, who were allegedly brought in by korean authorities to comfort korean laborers, started a gambling facility in the premises. after the war, the family and others left for home.
location [ edit ]
major masataka ida of the ministry of war of japan and later of kyūjō incident fame, proposed the location. after the general staff approved it, the railway ministry conducted a survey of the area, finalizing the plans to build the complex. six advantages of the location were pointed out in ida's proposition:
the widest flat area in honshu, with an airstrip nearby; solid substrate suitable for excavation and ability to withstand 10-ton bombs; completely surrounded by mountains, yet having a sufficient flat surface area for underground construction; abundance of labor (later proven untrue); nagano prefecture's residents were naive people and would not reveal secrets. the old name for nagano, shinshū, is a homophone of god's land, and was therefore considered auspicious.
this proposal primarily involved setting up bunkers for the army throughout the japanese homeland. it was afterwards that prime minister tojo hideki expanded the project to accommodate the transfer of the government.
while the project was an operational secret in the guise of a warehouse, according to a statement of a local japanese labourer, rumors were rife in the surrounding villages and towns that the emperor was coming to town. the cause of the rumors was the massive amounts of cargo arriving in trains.
after the war [ edit ]
after the surrender of japan, most of the documents relating to the matsushiro complex were destroyed. as a result, very little is known about the day-to-day construction of the facility.[4]
in 1946, a local buddhist association received permission to convert what was going to be the imperial palace into an orphanage. in 1947, plans to convert the whole complex into an orphanage complex for war orphans were debated but not implemented. the meteorological agency then set up a seismographic office in the concrete building at mount maizuru. an assortment of seismographs and equipment were installed, making it the largest office of its kind in japan.
in 1967, the matsushiro earthquake center was built on part of the mount maizuru ruins following a local earthquake. in 1990, parts of the mount zōzan bunker were opened by nagano municipality and shinshu university set up an astronomical observatory inside. subsequently, more of the complex was opened by the sightseeing department of the same office.
the city of nagano spent many years trying to attract the olympic games, culminating in their successful bid to host the 1998 winter olympics. during the bidding period and again during the games, peace activists accused the city of nagano and the nagano organizing committee (naoc) of burying the past. masako yamane noted that, "just the other day, the authorities blocked the entrances to the underground shelters with fences, despite requests that the imperial general headquarters should be preserved and left open to the public. they're afraid it will hurt their chances to get an olympic games to come to nagano. they're trying to draw down a veil over the shōwa era. it's inexcusable."
during the games, the complex was omitted from all maps and tourist information passed out to visitors. peace activists asked the naoc to include the caves on the list of interesting places to visit in nagano, but their requests went unanswered.[7]
the complex today is administered by nagano city's sightseeing bureau. the caves are mostly closed to the public – only the first 500 meters of the mount zōzan facilities are open.[8]
see also [ edit ]
other bunkers:
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bengaluru*: ðə ˈɪndiən ɛr fɔrs (iaf*) ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˌɪnˈdəktɪd laɪt ˈkɑmbæt ˈɛrˌkræft (lca*) ˈtiʤəs ðət busts ɪts ˈwikənɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti, 33 jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðə stɛlθ ˈfaɪtər wɑz klɪrd. ðə ˌsupərˈsɑnɪk ˈɛrˌkræft ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈkɛriɪŋ fɔr tənz əv ˈwɛpənz ənd ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ˈmɪsəlz ənd mjuˈnɪʃənz laɪk bɑmz tɪ əˈtæk ˈɛnəmi ˈfaɪtərz ənd hɪt graʊnd ˈtɑrgəts æt ə spid əv mɔr ðən pər aʊər. ðə ˈɛrˌkræft dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ˈhɪnduˌstæn ˌɛrəˈnɔtɪks ˈlɪmɪtɪd (hæl) ənd ˌɛrəˈnɑtəkəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈeɪʤənsi (ˈeɪdə) ɪz ˈfɪtɪd wɪθ ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈreɪˌdɑr, ðə 2032 wɪʧ ɪz ˈsutəbəl fər ənd moʊdz. ɪt ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv loʊərɪŋ ɪts ˈreɪˌdɑr ˈsɪgnəʧər ðət meɪks ɪt ˈhɑrdər tɪ bi dɪˈtɛktɪd ˈərli. ðə ˈɛrˌkræft ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ ə dɪˈspleɪ ənd həz ə dɪˈstɪŋktɪv 'glæs ˈkɑkˌpɪt' ɪn wɪʧ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz dɪˈspleɪd ˈrilˌtaɪm tɪ ðə ˈpaɪlət. ɪn mɔr weɪz ðən wən, ðə fɔrθ ədˈvænst ˈtiʤəs ɪz ˈkɑmprəbəl tɪ ðə mərɑʒ 2000 ənd ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðə mɪg skˈwɑdrənz biɪŋ dikəˈmɪʃənd frəm ˈsərvɪs. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsɪdərd fɑr mɔr ədˈvænst ðən ðə ˈfaɪtər ˈʤɔɪntli bɪlt baɪ ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˈpækɪˌstæn. ðə ˌɪnˈdəkʃən əv ðə ˈfaɪtər gɪvz ə ˈmeɪʤər bust tɪ ðə ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti. ðə ˈfaɪtər ˈɛrˌkræft flit əv əˈprɑksəmətli 600 ˈrəʃən, ˈbrɪtɪʃ ənd frɛnʧ ʤɛts ɪz ˈkərəntli æt ˈoʊnli 33 skˈwɑdrənz, əˈgɛnst ɪts rɪkˈwaɪrmənt əv 45 ɪn ə keɪs əv ə wɔr wɪθ ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd ˈʧaɪnə. ðə həz ə ˈsæŋkʃənd strɛŋθ əv 42 skˈwɑdrənz. ðə wɑz ˈərliər rɪˈləktənt tɪ hæv ðə ˈtiʤəs ɪn ɪts flit bɪˈkəz ðə fɔrs hæd ˈɑrgjud ˈpriviəsli ðət ˈæftər θri ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ʤɛˈsteɪʃən ˈpɪriəd ɪt wʊd bɪˈkəm ˌɑbsəˈlit baɪ ðə taɪm ðə ˈɛrˌkræft ˈɛnərd ðə skˈwɑdrən ˈsərvɪs. əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ˈæftər praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈmoʊdi ˌɪntərˈvind ənd ˈprɑməst ə mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ˈfaɪtər tɪ bi dɪˈvɛləpt ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəsˌli ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər ðət ðə əˈgrid tɪ ˌɪnˈdəkt ðə fərst ˈvərʒən əv ˈtiʤəs. ənd ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ wɪn ðə ʤɛt ˈfaɪnəli meɪd ɪt ˈɪntu ðə 45 skˈwɑdrən, ðə "flaɪɪŋ ˈdægərz", ɛr fɔrs ˈɔfɪsərz krækt ˈoʊpən ˈkoʊkəˌnəts ɛz ˈɔfərɪŋz tɪ ˈhɪnˌdu ˈdiətiz ɛz prists hɛld ˈsɛrəˌmoʊniz tɪ mɑrk ðə ˌɪnˈdəkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs wɪθ tu pleɪnz. faɪər ˈtɛndərz ɪn ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈrɪʧuəl spreɪd ˈwɔtər ɔn ðə tu ʤɛts ɛz ðeɪ roʊld əˈkrɔs ðə ˈtɑrˌmæk ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈɛrˌkræft tʊk ɔf ənd wɪˈθɪn ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈreɪnʤɪz ˈəndər ə ˈklaʊdi skaɪ ənd ˈwɪndi kənˈdɪʃənz. praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈmoʊdi ɪn ˈdɛli ɪkˈsprɛst praɪd ənd happiness”*” ˈoʊvər ðə ˌɪnˈdəkʃən. dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstər parrikar*, əˈpɛrəntli kin ɔn əv dɪˈfɛns ˈɪndəstri, sɛd ɪn ə tˈwɪtər poʊst ðət ɪt wɑz ə əv ˈnæʃənəl pride”*”. wɪl teɪk ɑr ɛr strɛŋθ tɪ nu heights,”*,” roʊt ðə dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstər. tɪ ɪts ˈkrɛdɪt, ˈtiʤəs həz hæd noʊ ˈæksədənt ɪn ˈsɔrtiz ˈlæstɪŋ ˈoʊvər aʊərz əv flaɪɪŋ soʊ fɑr. tɛst ˈpaɪlət ənd kəˈmændɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər əv 'flaɪɪŋ ˈdægərz 45 grup ˈkæptən flu wən əv ðə ˈɛrˌkræft fər əˈbaʊt 10 ˈmɪnəts frəm ðə ˈɛrˌkræft ˈsɪstəm ˈtɛstɪŋ ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ðə ɛr fɔrs. fɛlt laɪk biɪŋ ɔn tɔp əv ðə wərld wɪn flaɪɪŋ ðə ˈtiʤəs ˈfaɪtər. ɪts ən ˈɑnər ənd ə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ tɪ ˈpaɪlət ðə ˌɪˈnɔgərəl flaɪt əv ðə sun ˈæftər ɪts ˌɪnˈdəkʃən," toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðə ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs ˈfaɪtər wɑz fərst ˈsæŋkʃənd ɪn ˈɔgəst 1983 ənd həz kɔst soʊ fɑr crore*. ɪz naʊ ɔn. fər ðə ˈleɪtəst æˈnælɪsɪs, ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ənd nuz ˈəpˌdeɪts, saɪn əp fər ɑr ˈsərvɪsɪz. ʤɪst goʊ tɪ ənd hɪt ðə səbˈskraɪb ˈbətən.
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bengaluru: the indian air force (iaf) on friday inducted indigenously-built light combat aircraft (lca) tejas that boosts its weakening operational capability, 33 years after the project to develop the multi-role stealth fighter was cleared.
the single-engine supersonic delta-wing aircraft is capable of carrying four tonnes of weapons and firing air-to-air missiles and precision-guided munitions like laser-guided bombs — to attack enemy fighters and hit ground targets at a speed of more than 1,300 km per hour.
the aircraft developed by hindustan aeronautics limited (hal) and aeronautical development agency (ada) is fitted with israeli multi-mode radar, the elta 2032, which is suitable for air-to-air and air-to-surface modes. it is capable of lowering its radar signature that makes it harder to be detected early.
the aircraft is also equipped with a helmet-mounted display and has a distinctive 'glass cockpit' in which information is displayed real-time to the pilot.
in more ways than one, the fourth generation-plus advanced fly-by-wire tejas is comparable to the french-built mirage 2000 and is expected to replace the iaf’s mig squadrons being decommissioned from service. it is also considered far more advanced than the jf-17 fighter jointly built by china and pakistan.
the induction of the fighter gives a major boost to the iaf’s fighting capability.
the iaf’s fighter aircraft fleet of approximately 600 russian, british and french jets is currently at only 33 squadrons, against its requirement of 45 in a case of a two-front war with pakistan and china. the iaf has a sanctioned strength of 42 squadrons.
the iaf was earlier reluctant to have the tejas in its fleet because the force had argued previously that after three decades of gestation period it would become obsolete by the time the aircraft entered the squadron service.
officials said it was only after prime minister narendra modi intervened and promised a more powerful fighter to be developed indigenously in the near future that the iaf agreed to induct the first version of tejas.
and on friday when the jet finally made it into the iaf's 45 squadron, the "flying daggers", air force officers cracked open coconuts as offerings to hindu deities as priests held multi-faith ceremonies to mark the induction process with two planes.
fire tenders in a military ritual sprayed water on the two jets as they rolled across the tarmac before the aircraft took off and manoeuvred within visual ranges under a cloudy bengaluru sky and windy conditions.
prime minister narendra modi in delhi expressed “unparalleled pride and happiness” over the induction.
defence minister manohar parrikar, apparently keen on indigenisation of defence industry, said in a twitter post that it was a “moment of national pride”.
“tejas will take our air strength to new heights,” wrote the defence minister.
to its credit, tejas has had no accident in 3,000 sorties lasting over 2,000 hours of flying so far.
iaf test pilot and commanding officer of 'flying daggers 45' group captain madhav rangachari flew one of the multi-role aircraft for about 10 minutes from the aircraft system testing establishment of the air force.
“i felt like being on top of the world when flying the tejas fighter. it's an honour and a privilege to pilot the inaugural flight of the lca soon after its induction," rangachari told reporters.
the project to develop the indigenous fighter was first sanctioned in august 1983 and has cost so far rs 55,000 crore.
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(ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ˌɪˈrɑn sɪz ɪt wɪl bæn ɔl ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪtɪzənz frəm ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈkəntri ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmps ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən frəm ˈsɛvən ˈkəntriz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstri ˈsteɪtmənt ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn steɪt ˈmidiə ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ˌɪˈrɑn ɪz əˈməŋ ˈsɛvən ˈkəntriz huz ˈnæʃənəlz ər bɑrd frəm ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts fər 90 deɪz ˈəndər trəmps ˈɔrdər. "ðə ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ riˈstrɪkt ˈtrævəl fər ˈməzlɪmz tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ˈivɪn ɪf fər ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈpɪriəd əv θri mənθs, ɪz ən ˈɑbviəs ˌɪnˈsəlt tɪ ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk wərld ənd ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr tɪ ðə greɪt ˈneɪʃən əv ˌɪˈrɑn," ðə ˈsteɪtmənt sɛd. rɪˈleɪtɪd: trəmp saɪnz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ˈbænɪŋ ˈpipəl frəm 7 ˈkəntriz "dɪˈspaɪt ðə kleɪmz əv kəmˈbætɪŋ ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ənd ˈkipɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl seɪf, ɪt wɪl bi rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn ˈhɪstəri ɛz ə bɪg gɪft tɪ ɪkˈstriməsts ənd ðɛr səˈpɔrtərz." ˌɪˈrænz bæn wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ɪn pleɪs ənˈtɪl trəmps ˈɔrdər ɪz ˈlɪftɪd, ðə ˈsteɪtmənt sɛd. ðə ˈəðər sɪks ˈkəntriz ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ər ˌɪˈrɑk, ˈsɪriə, ˈlɪˌbiə, səˈmɑljə, suˈdæn ənd ˈjɛmən. ˈəðər ˈneɪʃənz meɪ bi ˈædɪd. ðə ˈɔrdər ɪgˈzɛmpts ˈdɪpləˌmæts ənd ˈmɛmbərz əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz frəm ðə bæn. ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ˈɔlsoʊ stɑps ðə ədˈmɪʃən əv ɔl ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts fər fɔr mənθs.
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(cnn) -- iran says it will ban all us citizens from entering the country in response to president donald trump's executive order limiting immigration from seven muslim-majority countries, according to an iranian foreign ministry statement published on state media saturday.
iran is among seven countries whose nationals are barred from entering the united states for 90 days under trump's order.
"the us decision to restrict travel for muslims to the us, even if for a temporary period of three months, is an obvious insult to the islamic world and in particular to the great nation of iran," the statement said.
related: trump signs executive order banning people from 7 countries
"despite the claims of combating terrorism and keeping american people safe, it will be recorded in history as a big gift to extremists and their supporters."
iran's ban will remain in place until trump's order is lifted, the statement said.
the other six countries listed in the executive order are iraq, syria, libya, somalia, sudan and yemen. other nations may be added. the order exempts diplomats and members of international organizations from the ban.
the executive order also stops the admission of all refugees to the united states for four months.
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əˈwaɪl bæk, aɪ faʊnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈbraʊzɪŋ ðə fɔrʤ wərld ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd ləˈmɛntɪŋ ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmɑdəlz ðət, waɪl nɑt əˈfɪʃəli dɪskənˈtɪnjud, hæv bɪn aʊt əv stɑk ɔn ðə oʊld ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ənd gɔn frəm ðə nu wən. ðə ˈstændərd ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər ðət ɪz ðət ðə moʊldz ər ɪn daɪər nid əv wərk ənd priorities”*” ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈprɛsədəns prɪˈzuməbli ðɛr ˈhɔrəs ˈhɛrəsi laɪn, wɪʧ ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈɛniˌwən kən tɛl ɪz ə ˈlaɪsəns tɪ prɪnt ˈməni. wɪʧ ˈreɪzɪz ðə kˈwɛʃən: həz ðə ˈhɔrəs ˈhɛrəsi sloʊd daʊn ðə riˈlis ˈskɛʤʊl fər rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈprɑʤɛkts? traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ðət aʊt fər ˈmɑdəlz wʊd bi ˈdɪfəkəlt, ənd ˌɪnˈvɑlv ə greɪt dil əv ˈskreɪpɪŋ ðə fɔrʤ wərld ˈwɛbˌsaɪt fər ə lɔŋ taɪm ɛz θɪŋz goʊ ɪn ənd aʊt əv stɑk ənd nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən. bʊks ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, hæv ˈsɑləd riˈlis deɪts, ənd prɪˈzuməbli ˈsəfər frəm səm əv ðə seɪm ˈprɑbləmz əv tu ˈmɛni ˈprɑʤɛkts ənd tu fju ˈrisɔrsɪz. ˈhɔrəs ˈhɛrəsi sloʊd daʊn ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈɑrmər ˈprɑdəkts? ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðɪs ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ kɔld æˈnælɪsɪs, wɪʧ dɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli wət ðə neɪm səˈʤɛsts ɪt əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈmɛʒər ðə taɪm ɪt teɪks fər ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ɪˈvɛnt tɪ ˈhæpən. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ðə taɪm bɪtˈwin wən bʊk riˈlis ənd ðə nɛkst. lɛts teɪk ə lʊk æt ɔl ðə bʊks fɔrʤ wərld həz riˈlist ɛz ə hoʊl. ðɪs ˈdeɪtəˌsɛt ˌɪgˈnɔrz ðə fərst ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈɑrmər bʊk ənd ðə fərst ˈhɔrəs ˈhɛrəsi bʊk bɪˈkəz ðiz hæv ə ˈminɪŋfəl ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər. ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə ˈəpˌdeɪts, wɪʧ ər ˈəpˌdeɪts, ənd wɪʧ wər əbˈsərdli hɑrd tɪ faɪnd ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən deɪts fər. ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən deɪt, baɪ mənθ, ɪz pʊld frəm lexicanum*, riˈlis deɪts, ər ˈmɛnʃənz ɪn ðə prɛs frəm ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk bols*, ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ˈɔrdər əv haʊ aɪ sərʧt fər ðɛm. ðə plɑt əˈbəv ɪz kɔld ə sərˈvaɪvəl kərv (ər ə sərˈvaɪvəl kərv tɪ bi ɪgˈzækt). ˈbeɪsɪkli, ðɪs plɑts aʊt ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv taɪmz frəm wən bʊk riˈlis tɪ ðə nɛkst. drɔɪŋ ə laɪn frəm ðə tɪ ðə rɛd laɪn, ənd ðɛn daʊn tɪ ðə tɛlz ju wət prəˈpɔrʃən əv bʊks hæd ə riˈlis ˈɪntərvəl əv ðət taɪm ər ˈsunər. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈstɑrtɪŋ æt (ər 50 əv bʊks), wi goʊ daʊn tɪ 6 mənθs, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət əˈbaʊt hæf əv ɔl fɔrʤ wərld bʊks keɪm aʊt 6 mənθs ər lɛs ˈæftər ðə ˈpriviəs bʊk. ðə ˈdɑtɪd greɪ laɪnz ər ə 95 ˈkɑnfədɛns ˈɪntərvəl, wɪʧ kən ˈlɑrʤli bi ˌɪgˈnɔrd hir fər boʊθ ˈpræktɪkəl ənd ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl ˈrizənz. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɪz ðət ə ˈfɛrli ˈstɛdi ˈkeɪdəns əv riˈlis taɪmz bɪtˈwin 0 ənd 15 mənθs, ənd ðɛn ə ˈvɛri lɔŋ teɪl, wɪθ ə smɔl ˈnəmbər əv bʊks ˈhævɪŋ ən ˈɪntərvəl bɪtˈwin rɪˈlisɪz əv ˈgreɪtər ðən tu jɪrz. ðoʊz bʊks ər ˈvɛri ˈərli ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈɑrmər. naʊ, lɛts lʊk æt ə ˈkəpəl weɪz tɪ breɪk əp ðə ˈdætə tɪ traɪ tɪ gɪt æt ɑr kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ˈhɔrəs ˈhɛrəsi ɪz sloʊɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ əp. naʊ wi lʊk æt ðə riˈlis kərvz fər ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈɑrmər (rɛd) ˈvərsəz. ˈhɔrəs ˈhɛrəsi (blu). ðə rɛd kərv ɪz ˈlɑrʤli ɛz wi ˈpriviəsli dɪˈskraɪbd. ˈhɔrəs ˈhɛrəsi həz ə məʧ mɔr dɪˈstɪŋktɪv kərv noʊ rɪˈlisɪz ðət teɪk ˈʃɔrtər ðən 6 mənθs, ənd nən ðət teɪk mɔr ðən 12 ɪt ɪz, fər ən ædˈmɪtɪdli smɔl ˈnəmbər əv rɪˈlisɪz, kwaɪt prɪˈdɪktəbəl, wɪθ ˈniðər weɪts bɪtˈwin rɪˈlisɪz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ ɪkˈstrimli ʃɔrt ˈtərnərˌaʊnd bʊks (ðə əˈpɑkəˌlɪps bʊks ˈɔfən kəm aʊt ˈvɛri ˈfrikwɛntli ˈæftər əˈnəðər ˈiə bʊk). soʊ waɪl bʊks hæv ə ˈvɛri rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˈkeɪdəns, ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈɑrmər bʊks ˈæˌkʧuəli kəm aʊt ˈkloʊzər ɔn ðə hilz əv ə ˈpriviəs riˈlis ðən ðɛr ˈhɔrəs ˈhɛrəsi ˈbrɛðrən. bət ðət ʤɪst ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ˈhɔrəs ˈhɛrəsi bʊks kəm aʊt ˈfæstər ðən ˈiə bʊks. wət əˈbaʊt ˈiə bʊks ˈrɪtən ɪn ðə ˈɪrə ˈæftər ˈhɔrəs ˈhɛrəsi ˈstɑrtɪd? hæv ðoʊz bɪn sloʊər? ðə ˈænsər tɪ ðɪs, ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈoʊnli æt ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈɑrmər bʊks, ɪz ə riˈsaʊndɪŋ noʊ. ðə məʧ ˈstipər sloʊp əv ðə blu kərv, wɪʧ ɪz ðoʊz bʊks ðət wər ˈrɪtən ˈæftər ðə ˈhɔrəs ˌɪˈnɪʃəl riˈlis, ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ə məʧ mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv riˈlis ˈskɛʤʊl, wɪθ noʊ bʊk ˈivɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ 10 mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ə səkˈsɛsər ɪz ˈpəblɪʃt. soʊ ðə ˈænsər ɪz ə riˈsaʊndɪŋ noʊ, æt list ɛz fɑr ɛz bʊk ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ɪz kənˈsərnd. ˈɛni sˈloʊˌdaʊn du tɪ dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈrisɔrsɪz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈhɔrəs ˈhɛrəsi ənd ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈɑrmər həz bɪn ˈɔfˌsɛt baɪ fɔrʤ wərld ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntu ɪts oʊn, ənd drəˈmætɪkəli ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðɛr riˈlis ˈkeɪdəns. soʊ waɪl ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs nɑt pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈhɛrəsi maɪt bi ə ˈlɪtəl ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd baɪ ðə ˈprɑmənəns əv ðə laɪn, fɔrʤ rɪˈlisɪz hæv ˈgɔtən ˈbɛtər fər ˈɛvriˌwən. naʊ, ðɛr ɪz wən ˈkeɪviˌæt tɪ ðɪs æˈnælɪsɪs: ˈmɛni əv ðə bʊks riˈlist ˈæftər ðə ˈhɔrəs ˈhɛrəsi bɪˈgæn ər ˈsɛkənd ɪˈdɪʃənz əv ˈoʊldər bʊks, wɪʧ prɪˈzuməbli ˌrikˈwaɪər lɛs ˈɛfərt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðiz ɛz ə ˈpɑzətɪv noʊt bɪˈkəz, ɪn maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns, ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ ðən ˈhævɪŋ ən bʊk, ənd ˈmɛni əv ðiz ˈəpˌdeɪts hæv bɪn kwaɪt səbˈstænʃəl ɪn ðɛr riˈvɪʒənz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr əv ðə speɪs ɪˈdɪʃən) ər bɪn meɪd kənˈsɪdərəbli mɔr ækˈsɛsəbəl (ðə nu siʤ əv vraks*). waɪl aɪ wɑz æt ɪt, aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ lʊk æt wən mɔr kˈwɛʃən ər lɪŋkt bʊks, laɪk ðə wɔr ər ðə ərˈɪʤənəl siʤ əv vraks*, æpt tɪ kəm aʊt ˈsunər ðən tu ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd bʊks? ðɪs wən ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli səˈpraɪzd mi. aɪ hæd əˈsumd ðət, ˈgɪvɪn ˈsəmˌwən wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ɔn ə ˈprɑʤɛkt, ənd prɪˈzuməbli ðə zone”*” ɪn tərmz əv ˈraɪtɪŋ, ðət lɪŋkt bʊks wʊd kəm aʊt məʧ ˈsunər ðən ðɛr ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈbrɛðrən. bət bɪtˈwin nɑt ˈhævɪŋ ˈizi ˈtɑrgəts laɪk ðə əˈpɑkəˌlɪps bʊks, ənd biɪŋ ˈfɛrli səbˈstænʃəl rɪˈlisɪz wɪθ nu ˈmɑdəl laɪnz, ðiz ˈlɑrʤər lɪŋkt kæmˈpeɪn bʊks ˈæˌkʧuəli teɪk ˈlɔŋgər tɪ kəm aʊt, ɛz ə grup, ðən bʊks. ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ wət ju rɛd? ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðət ɪt wɑz æd fri? boʊθ əv ðoʊz θɪŋz ər ˈkərtəsi əv ɑr ˈʤɛnərəs səˈpɔrtərz. ɪf laɪk mɔr kˌwɑntɪˈteɪtəvli ˈdrɪvən θɔts ɔn ənd ˈmɪnɪʧərz wargaming*, ənd ə hænd ɪn ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ wət wi ˈkəvər, pliz kənˈsɪdər ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðɛm.
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awhile back, i found myself browsing the forge world website and lamenting the disappearance of a number of models that, while not officially discontinued, have been out ofock on the old website, and gone from the new one. theandard explanation for that is that the moulds are in dire need of work and “other priorities” are taking precedence – presumably their horus heresy line, which as far as anyone can tell is a license to print money.
which raises the question: has the horus heresy slowed down the release schedule for 40k related projects?
trying to find that out for models would be difficult, and involve a great deal of scraping the forge world website for a long time as things go in and out ofock and well…it’s not going to happen. books on the other hand, have solid release dates, and presumably suffer from some of the same problems of too many projects and too few resources.
so…has horus heresy slowed down imperial armour products?
i’m looking at this using something called time-to-event analysis, which does basically what the name suggests – it attempts to measure the time it takes for a particular event to happen. in this case, the time between one book release and the next.
lets take a look at all the books forge world has released as a whole. this dataset ignores the first imperial armour book and the first horus heresy book because these don’t have a meaningful predecessor. i’m also ignoring the updates, which are updates, and which were absurdly hard to find publication dates for. the publication date, by month, is pulled from lexicanum, amazon.com release dates, or mentions in the 40k press from places like bols, in general order of how i searched for them.
the plot above is what’s called a survival curve (or a kaplan-meier survival curve to be exact). basically, this plots out the distribution of times from one book release to the next. drawing a line from the y-axis to the red line, and then down to the x-axis tells you what proportion of books had a release interval of that time or sooner. for example,arting at 0.50 (or 50% of books), we go down to 6 months, indicating that about half of all forge world books came out 6 months or less after the previous book. the dotted grey lines are a 95% confidence interval, which can largely be ignored here for both practical and theoretical reasons.
what’s interesting is that there’s a fairlyeady cadence of release times between 0 and 15 months, and then a very long tail, with a small number of books having an interval between releases of greater than two years. those books are very early in the history of imperial armour.
now, lets look at a couple ways to break up the data to try to get at our question about whether or not horus heresy is slowing everything up.
now we look at the release curves for imperial armour (red) vs. horus heresy (blue). the red curve is largely as we previously described. horus heresy has a much more distinctive curve – there’s no releases that take shorter than 6 months, and none that take more than 12. it is, for an admittedly small number of releases, quite predictable, with neither ultra-long waits between releases, but also no extremely short turnaround books (the apocalypse books often come out very frequently after another ia book). so while hh books have a very reliable cadence, the majority of imperial armour books actually come out closer on the heels of a previous release than their horus heresy brethren.
but that just addresses whether or not horus heresy books come out faster than ia books. what about ia books written in the era after horus heresyarted? have those been slower?
the answer to this, looking only at imperial armour books, is a resounding no. the mucheeper slope of the blue curve, which is those books that were written after the horus heresy’s initial release, indicates a much more aggressive release schedule, with no book even waiting 10 months before a successor is published.
so the answer is a resounding no, at least as far as book publishing is concerned. any slowdown due to dividing resources between the horus heresy and imperial armour has been offset by forge world coming into its own, and dramatically increasing their release cadence. so while those of us not participating in the heresy might be a little disappointed by the prominence of the line, forge world’s releases have gotten better for everyone.
now, there is one caveat to this analysis: many of the books released after the horus heresy began are second editions of older books, which presumably require less effort. however, i’m including these as a positive note because, in my experience, there’s nothing more frustrating than having an out-of-date book, and many of these updates have been quite substantial in their revisions (i’m thinking particular of the space marine’s 2nd edition) or been made considerably more accessible (the new single-volume siege of vraks).
while i was at it, i wanted to look at one more question – are linked books, like the badab war or the original siege of vraks, apt to come out sooner than two unrelated books?
this one genuinely surprised me. i had assumed that, given someone was already on a project, and presumably “in the zone” in terms of writing, that linked books would come out much sooner than their independent brethren. but between not having easy targets like the apocalypse books, and being fairly substantial releases with new model lines, these larger linked campaign books actually take longer to come out, as a group, than single-shot books.
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ɪf ju ləv fɪʃ ˈtɑkoʊz ənd hæv ðə mɪsˈfɔrʧən tɪ lɪv ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈrəðər ðən sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ər ˈbɑˌhɑ, juv ˈprɑbəˌbli ɔˈrɛdi gɑt ə ˈfoʊldɪŋ ʧɛr wɪθ jʊr neɪm ɔn ɪt ɪn ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt wɛr ˈrɪˌki pɑrks hɪz fɪʃ ˈtɑkoʊ trək ɪn lɔs ˈfɛlɪz. ɪn wɪʧ keɪs wiv ˈprɑbəˌbli sin ju ðɛr. bət ðɛr ər ˈəðər ˈvɛri gʊd fɪʃ ˈtɑkoʊz ɪn ðɪs taʊn ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˈrɪˌkiz ˌɔlˈðoʊ nɑt ɪˈnəf əv ðɛm. hir ər ə fju tɪ traɪ aʊt, ɪn ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl ˈɔrdər sɪns ju ʃʊd ʤɪst it ðɛm ɔl. 1 bɛst fɪʃ ˈtɑkoʊ əv ðɪs ˈtɑkoʊ stænd ɪz nɑt, əv kɔrs, ɪn, bət ɔn ɪn ˈfɛlɪz. ɪts ə wɪθ ən ˈaʊtˌdɔr ˈpætiˌoʊ ɛz bɪg ɛz ðə ʃɑp ənd ə ˈkaʊntər ˌɪnˈsaɪd wɛr ju kən wɔʧ ðə fɪʃ biɪŋ frid ɪn væts əv ɔɪl. ðɛrz ˈɔlsoʊ wɪθ ə ʤaɪənt ˈsɑlsə bɑr. ðə fɪʃ hir (ðeɪ hæv ʃrɪmp tu) ɪz ˈbætərd ənd frid ˈɔlˌmoʊst laɪt, ðɛn sərvd tɪ ju wɪθ ʃˈrɛdɪd ˈkæbɪʤ ɔn ə pɛr əv (ˈsædli nɑt) ˌtɔrˈtiəz. loʊd ɪt əp wɪθ ˈpɪkəld ˈrædɪʃɪz ənd, græb ə ˈbɑtəl əv hɑt sɔs ənd hɛd tɪ ðə ˈpætiˌoʊ. 1650 ˈɑˌveɪ., lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, 323 2 kəˈloʊniə ˈtɑkoʊ laʊnʤ ɪf ju hæv tɪ æsk ɪf ɪts wərθ ˈdraɪvɪŋ tɪ lɑ punt fər rɪˈkɑrdoʊ ˈtɑkoʊz, ðɛn ju ˈhævənt bɪn tɪ kəˈloʊniə ˈtɑkoʊ laʊnʤ. ɪts nɑt ˈoʊnli wərθ ðə draɪv, ɪts ˈmeɪbi wərθ ˈgɪtɪŋ ə hoʊˈtɛl rum. ðə fɪʃ ˈtɑkoʊ hir ɪz meɪd əv frid, ˈbeɪkən aioli*, ˈkæbɪʤ ənd ˈpikoʊ də ˈgæloʊ ɔl ɔn ə kɔrn tɔrˈtiə. jɛs, wi sɛd ˈbeɪkən aioli*. ˈɑbviəsli, gɪt mɔr ðən wən. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv bɪr, traɪ wən əv ðə ˈmɛni ˈspɛʃəl ˈkɑkˌteɪlz ə ˈkulər, ər ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈləvli kɔld ə ˈbɛriz ənd raɪ. 13030 ˈvæli ˈbʊləˌvɑrd., lɑ punt, 626 3 grɪl ˈʤɪmi ʃɔz ˈtɑkoʊz ər ˈbjutəfli ˈɔrkɪˌstreɪtɪd ənd smɔl ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪt kwaɪt ə fju əv ðɛm wɪʧ ɪz əv kɔrs waɪ ðeɪ meɪk ə ˈsæmplər. æt ðə ərˈɪʤənəl loʊˈkeɪʃən, æt ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈfɑrmərz ˈmɑrkɪt ˌbiˈsaɪd ðə groʊv, ju kən sɪt æt ðə ˈkaʊntər ənd wɔʧ jʊr kɔrn ˌtɔrˈtiəz biɪŋ meɪd. ðə fɪʃ ˈtɑkoʊ ɪz ə ˈklæsɪk, wɪθ rɛd sˈnæpər, ʃˈrɛdɪd ˈkæbɪʤ, ˈpikoʊ də ˈgæloʊ ənd aioli*. wɛʤ əv laɪm, ˈɛkstrə hɑt sɔs ɪf ju wɔnt ɪt. 6333 ˈdəbəlju.., lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, 323 loteriagrill.com*. 4 seɪ fɪʃ ˈtɑkoʊz æt mɑrk ˈtɑkoʊ trək, ðə fɪʃ ˈtɑkoʊz ər ðə kaɪnd ju wɔnt tɪ it ɔn ə biʧ ɪn ər ˈæˌkʧuəli,, wɛr ælˈbərtoʊ ˈoʊpənd ə ˈtɑkoʊ stænd kɔld fɪʃ ˈtɑkoʊ ɪn 2011 tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, hi brɔt ə trək tɪ l.a*., wɪʧ meɪks sɛns, sɪns hiz ərˈɪʤənəli frəm lɔŋ biʧ. ælˈbərtoʊ ˈkəvərz ðə fɪʃ ɪn ə ˈgɑrlɪk ənd bɪr ˈbætər, ðɛn fraɪz ðɛm ənd tɑps ðɛm wɪθ ʃrɛdz əv ˈkæbɪʤ, ʧɑpt təˈmɑˌtoʊ ənd hɪz oʊn ˈspɛʃəl sɔs ɪts ə ˈkrimi, ˈspaɪsi sɔs meɪd wɪθ dɪl krim ənd hɪz ˈsikrɪt spaɪs blɛnd. ənd hi meɪks hɪz oʊn ˌtɔrˈtiəz. sayfishtaco.com*. 5 ˈtɑkoʊ ðɛr ər sɪks loʊˈkeɪʃənz əv ðɪs fɪʃ ˈtɑkoʊ stænd, bət ˈmeɪbi hɛd tɪ lɑ punt, sɪns ðæts ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ənd jʊr ɔˈrɛdi goʊɪŋ ðɛr fər kəˈloʊniə ˈtɑkoʊ laʊnʤ, wɪʧ ɪz kənˈvinjəntli raɪt nɛkst dɔr. ˈtɑkoʊ ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 1978 ɛz ə lənʧ trək, ənd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl stænd ɪz stɪl rən baɪ ðə ˈoʊnərz; ðə ˈəðər ˈaʊˌtlɛts ər rən baɪ ðɛr kɪdz. ðiz ˈtɑkoʊz ər kəmˈpoʊzd əv ə lɔt əv ˈbætərd fɪʃ, ˈpikoʊ də ˈgæloʊ, ˈkæbɪʤ ənd ˈvɛri traditonal*, ˈvɛri gʊd, ənd ˈoʊnli iʧ. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ bərˈitoʊs, ənd ˈsiˌfud ˈkɑkˌteɪlz, bət ðoʊz ər ɪf jʊr stɪl ˈhəŋgri ˈæftər jʊr ˈtɑkoʊz. 13032 ist ˈvæli ˈbʊləˌvɑrd., lɑ punt, 626 taconazo.com*. bɪˈkəz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈpɪkʧərz əv fud ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz məʧ fən ɛz ˈitɪŋ ɪt, ɔn latimesfood*.
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if you love fish tacos and have the misfortune to live in los angeles rather than san diego or baja, you've probably already got a folding chair with your name on it in the parking lot where ricky piña parks his fish taco truck in los feliz. in which case we've probably seen you there.
but there are other very good fish tacos in this town besides ricky's although not enough of them. here are a few to try out, in alphabetical order since you should just eat them all.
1. best fish taco of ensenada
this low-key taco stand is not, of course, in ensenada, but on hillhurst in loz feliz. it's a baja-style taqueria with an outdoor patio as big as the shop and a counter inside where you can watch the fish being fried in vats of oil. there's also with a giant salsa bar. the fish here (they have shrimp too) is battered and fried almost tempura light, then served to you with shredded cabbage on a pair of (sadly not house-made) tortillas. load it up with pickled radishes and crema, grab a bottle of hot sauce and head to the patio. 1650 hillhurst ave., los angeles, (323) 466-5552, bestfishtacoinensenada.com
2. colonia taco lounge
if you have to ask if it's worth driving to la puente for ricardo diaz's tacos, then you haven't been to colonia taco lounge. it's not only worth the drive, it's maybe worth getting a hotel room. the fish taco here is made of fried mahi mahi, bacon aioli, cabbage and pico de gallo all on a house-made corn tortilla. yes, we said bacon aioli. obviously, get more than one. instead of beer, try one of the many chalkboard special cocktails a pisco cooler, or something lovely called a berries and rye. 13030 valley blvd., la puente, (626) 363-4691.
3. loteria grill
jimmy shaw's tacos are beautifully orchestrated and small enough to get quite a few of them which is of course why they make a sampler. at the original location, at the original farmers market beside the grove, you can sit at the counter and watch your corn tortillas being made. the fish taco is a classic, with beer-battered red snapper, shredded cabbage, pico de gallo and aioli. wedge of lime, extra hot sauce if you want it. 6333 w. 3rd st., los angeles, (323) 930-2211, loteriagrill.com.
4. say fish tacos
at mark alberto's taco truck, the fish tacos are the kind you want to eat on a beach in ensenada or actually, sayulita, where alberto opened a four-stool taco stand called sayulita fish taco in 2011. two years ago, he brought a truck to l.a., which makes sense, since he's originally from long beach. alberto covers the fish in a garlic and beer batter, then fries them and tops them with shreds of cabbage, chopped tomato and his own special st sauce it's a creamy, spicy sauce made with dill cream and his secret spice blend. and he makes his own tortillas. sayfishtaco.com.
5. taco nazo
there are six locations of this baja-style fish taco stand, but maybe head to la puente, since that's the original and you're already going there for colonia taco lounge, which is conveniently right next door. taco nazo started in 1978 as a lunch truck, and the original stand is still run by the owners; the other outlets are run by their kids. these tacos are composed of a lot of battered fish, pico de gallo, cabbage and crema very traditonal, very good, and only $1.99 each. there are also burritos, tostadas and seafood cocktails, but those are if you're still hungry after your tacos. 13032 east valley blvd., la puente, (626) 333-1166, taconazo.com.
because taking pictures of food is almost as much fun as eating it, on instagram latimesfood.
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ɔn ðə deɪ ˈæftər ˈsupər ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈpæsərzbi kʊd bi sin ˈgɔkɪŋ, sˈnæpɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, ər ˈʃeɪkɪŋ ðɛr hɛdz æt ðə gɪft ʃɑp ɪn ˈbərlɪŋtən, vərˈmɑnt. ˈbərlɪŋtən, vt*. ˈbərni sanders’*’ neɪm ənd feɪs ər ˈɛvriˌwɛr ɪn ðə ˈsɪti ðət fərst ɪˈlɛktɪd ɪm meɪər ɪn 1981 sˈmaɪlɪŋ bæk frəm ðə ˈsɛnər əv ə mˈjʊrəl ɪn ðə ʧərʧ strit ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs, əˈtɑp ə sərf ənd skeɪt ʃɑp əˈlɔŋ ðə leɪk ʃæmˈpleɪn ˈwɔtərˌfrənt, ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪŋ ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈpeɪnɪd hænz biɪŋ ˈɔkʃənd fər ˈʧɛrɪti æt ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈpɛni kəˈfeɪ. bət pərˈhæps ˈnoʊˌwɛr dɪz sanders’*’ ˈlaɪknəs tərn mɔr hɛdz ðən frəm ðə ˈbækˌsaɪd əv ə pɛr əv ““tighty-whitey”*” brifs ɪn rɛd əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ðə bern”*” dɪˈspleɪd ɪn ðə ˈwɪndoʊ əv ðə 802 ˈtiˌsərt ʃɑp ɪn ðə ˈbərlɪŋtən taʊn ˈsɛnər, ə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈsɛnər tu blɑks nɔrθ əv ðə ˈsændərz kæmˈpeɪn ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɔn ʧərʧ strit. ɔn ðə deɪ ˈæftər ˈsupər ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈpæsərzbi kʊd bi sin ˈgɔkɪŋ, sˈnæpɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, ər ˈʃeɪkɪŋ ðɛr hɛdz. ənd mɔr ðən ə fju keɪm ɪn fər ə ˈpərʧəs, ˈrɪŋɪŋ əp stɪl mɔr seɪlz əv ðə bern”*” ˈəndərˌwɛr. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə weɪ gɔn ˈɛvəri deɪ sɪns ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkrɪsməs, wɪʧ ɪz wɪn dɪˈzaɪnər ˈkoʊdi sɛd ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən strək fər hɪz ðə bern”*” ˈəndərˌwɛr. gɪt təˈdeɪ ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪn jʊr: ə ˈdaɪʤɛst əv ðə tɔp pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈstɔriz frəm ðə gloʊb, sɛnt tɪ jʊr monday-friday*. saɪn əp θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp! saɪn əp fər mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz hir hæd hi soʊld 50 soʊ fɑr? mɔr ðən 100 bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈrɛʤɪstər, ʃʊk hɪz hɛd. ““thousands,”*,” hi sɛd, matter-of-factly*. θroʊ hɪz hɛr ənd ˈglæsɪz ɔn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ənd ˈpipəl ˈrɪli laɪk that.”*.” ˌɪnˈdid, ðə ˈsændərz ˈaɪtəmz (laɪk ðə bern”*” ˈtiˌsərts ðət meɪk ðə vərˈmɑnt ˈsɛnətər lʊk laɪk ˈhoʊmər ˈsɪmpsən ər ðət mæʃ əp hɪz hɛr ənd ˈglæsɪz wɪθ ðə feɪmd ˈgreɪtfəl dɛd skəl ˈloʊgoʊ) hæv bɪn fər mənθs ɪn ðə tu ʃɑps. bət ðə ˈsændərz ˈəndərˌwɛr həz, ər, trəmpt ðɛm ɔl ɪn ðə 802 ˈɛriə koʊd., huz ˈfɑðər oʊnz ðə tu ʃɑps, sɛd hi ˌɪˈnɪʃəli bɔt pæks əv waɪt ˈbɑksərz ənd brifs æt ə ˈloʊkəl ˈwɔlˌmɑrt tɪ hɪz fərst ˈbæʧɪz. ðə rɪˈzəlts soʊld aʊt soʊ kˈwɪkli ðət hi wɑz sun sˈnæpɪŋ əp ˈɛvəri blæŋk ˈəndərˌwɛr pæk ðə stɔr hæd. hæd tɪ æsk fər ðɛr ˈhoʊlˌseɪlər ənd gɪt ðɛm ʃɪpt ɪn frəm them,”*,” hi sɛd. pʊts ə lɔt əv smaɪlz ɔn ˈfeɪsɪz; fər sure.”*.” ðə ˈəndərˌwɛr sɛlz fər 10 ə pɛr, tu fər 15 ɪz ə ˈsændərz səˈpɔrtər ənəˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ðə kæmˈpeɪn, ðoʊ hi ɪz kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ ə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv seɪlz tɪ ˈsændərz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɔnˌlaɪn stɔr. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt bɪɔnd ˈbərlɪŋtən, ðə ˈbərni brifs ənd ˈbɑksərz kən bi faʊnd ɔn etsy*, ðə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs, wɛr ðeɪ ər əˈməŋ mɔr ðən ˈaɪtəmz ðət wər ˈlɪstɪd fər seɪl ɛz əv ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ðət lɔŋ lɪst ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ˈkʊki ˈkətərz ɪn ðə ʃeɪp əv sanders’*’ feɪs tɪ sˈlaɪsɪz əv oʊk lɔgz bərnd ɪn wɪθ hɪz ˈkərli hɛrd ˌsɪləˈwɛt, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈɑrtəzənz ənd kriˈeɪtɪv ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz hæv bɪn ðə bern”*” ɪn ˈaʊtˌsaɪzd ˈnəmbərz. ˌɪnˈdid, waɪl ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən meɪ hoʊld ə ˈbɛtər ðən ɛʤ ɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈdɛləˌgeɪt kaʊnt, ˈsændərz hoʊldz ə ˈsɪmələr ædˈvæntɪʤ ɔn etsy*, wɛr fjuər ðən ˈklɪntən ˈaɪtəmz ər ˈlɪstɪd fər seɪl. ˈɛrɪk ˈmɔskəwɪts kən bi riʧt æt ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər
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on the day after super tuesday, passersby could be seen gawking, snapping photos, or shaking their heads at the lovermont802 gift shop in burlington, vermont.
burlington, vt. — bernie sanders’ name and face are everywhere in the city that first elected him mayor in 1981 — smiling back from the center of a mural in the church street marketplace, spray-painted atop a surf and skate shop along the lake champlain waterfront, decorating a series of painted hands being auctioned for charity at the popular penny cluse cafe.
but perhaps nowhere does sanders’ likeness turn more heads than from the backside of a pair of “tighty-whitey” briefs — screen-printed in red along with the message “feel the bern” — displayed in the window of the lovermont 802 t-shirt shop in the burlington town center, a downtown shopping center two blocks north of the sanders campaign headquarters on cobble-stoned church street.
on the day after super tuesday, passersby could be seen gawking, snapping photos, or shaking their heads. and more than a few came in for a purchase, ringing up still more sales of “feel the bern” underwear.
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that’s the way it’s gone every day since just before christmas, which is when 25-year-old designer cody camisa said inspiration struck for his “feel the bern” underwear.
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had he sold 50 so far? more than 100? behind the register, camisa shook his head. “thousands,” he said, matter-of-factly. “you throw his hair and glasses on anything, and people really like that.”
indeed, the sanders items (like “feel the bern” t-shirts that make the vermont senator look like homer simpson or that mash up his hair and glasses with the famed grateful dead lightning-bolt skull logo) have been best-sellers for months in the store’s two shops.
but the sanders underwear has, er, trumped them all in the 802 area code. camisa, whose father owns the two shops, said he initially bought packs of white boxers and briefs at a local walmart to silk-screen his first batches. the results sold out so quickly that he was soon snapping up every blank underwear pack the store had. “we had to ask for their wholesaler and get them shipped in from them,” he said. “it puts a lot of smiles on people’s faces; that’s for sure.”
the underwear sells for $10 a pair, two for $15. camisa is a sanders supporter unaffiliated with the campaign, though he is contributing a percentage of sales to sanders, according to lovermont’s online store.
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beyond burlington, the bernie briefs and boxers can be found on etsy, the creative marketplace, where they are among more than 3,000 sanders-related items that were listed for sale as of thursday morning. that long list included everything from cookie cutters in the shape of sanders’ face to slices of oak logs burned in with his curly haired silhouette, suggesting that online artisans and creative kitchen-table entrepreneurs have been “feeling the bern” in outsized numbers.
indeed, while hillary clinton may hold a better than two-to-one edge in the democratic delegate count, sanders holds a similar advantage on etsy, where fewer than 1,300 clinton items are listed for sale.
eric moskowitz can be reached at eric.moskowitz@globe.com . follow him on twitter @globemoskowitz
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ˈmidiə ˈpleɪˌbæk ɪz ənsəˈpɔrtɪd ɔn jʊr dɪˈvaɪs ˈmidiə ˈkæpʃən ˈɪntərvˌju oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈsɪlvər ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤeɪmɪsən ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ geɪmz sɛd ðeɪ wər "dɪˈlaɪtɪd baɪ ðə ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk rɪˈspɑns" tɪ ðə fərst deɪ əv ˈtɪkɪt seɪlz fər nɛkst jɪrz geɪmz. ðeɪ sɛd ðeɪ "əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈpeɪʃəns" ʃoʊn baɪ ˈkəstəmərz ɛz haɪ dɪˈmænd lɛd tɪ ˈweɪtɪŋ taɪmz əv mɔr ðən ən aʊər ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. sɛd ðɛr wɑz noʊ nid tɪ rəʃ ɛz ðə ˈpəblɪk hæd fɔr wiks tɪ pleɪs rɪkˈwɛsts fər ˈtɪkɪts. ˈæftər ðət ˈpɪriəd, ˈtɪkɪts wɪl bi ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd baɪ ə "fɛr ənd ˈsɪmpəl drɔ". ə ˈglæˌskoʊ 2014 ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən sɛd: "wi hæv ɔˈrɛdi ˈprɑsɛst ˈmɛni ˈθaʊzənz əv ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz θru ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd kənˈtɪnju tɪ du soʊ ɛz kˈwɪkli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl." ʃi ˈædɪd: "bət ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə sprɪnt ˈɛvriˌwən həz ənˈtɪl 16 sɛpˈtɛmbər tɪ meɪk ðɛr ˈʧɔɪsɪz ənd gɪt ðɛr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ənd wi ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈskɑtləndz ˈfɛstɪvəl əv ˈwərldˌklæs spɔrt." ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈʤɪmnəst ˈdænjəl ˈfiʧərz ɔn ðə frənt əv ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈtɪkətɪŋ gaɪd ˈtɪkɪts ɔn seɪl fər fɔr wiks ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈpɪriəd wɪl kloʊz ɔn 16 sɛpˈtɛmbər ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftərwərdz, ðə geɪmz wɪl ˈkɑnˌtækt ju tɪ lɛt ju noʊ ɪf jʊr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən həz bɪn səkˈsɛsfəl ˈtɪkɪts tɪ ðə ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr ɪˈvɛnts wɛr ðɛr ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi mɔr dɪˈmænd ðən sits əˈveɪləbəl laɪk ðə ˈfaɪnəl wɪl bi ˈʧoʊzən baɪ ə drɔ ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ geɪmz: ˈtɪkɪts ðə geɪmz, wɪʧ bɪˈgɪn ɔn 23 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2014 wɪl si ˈæθˌlits kəmˈpit ɪn 17 spɔrts əˈkrɔs 14 ˈvɛnuz. ən əˈfɪʃəl ˈtɪkɪt gaɪd wɑz riˈlist læst mənθ ənd ðə fərst feɪz ˈtɪkətɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs rənz ənˈtɪl 16 sɛpˈtɛmbər. oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈsɪlvər sˈwɪmər ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤeɪmɪsən mɑrkt ðə stɑrt əv seɪlz baɪ ˈdaɪvɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə riˈfərbɪʃt pul æt ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl sˈwɪmɪŋ ˈsɛntər. taɪ spɪr, ˈdɛpjəti ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv əv ˈglæˌskoʊ 2014 sɛd: "ðɛr ɪz noʊ ædˈvæntɪʤ tɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ jʊr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ɪn ɔn ðə fərst deɪ, ə deɪ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ər æt ðə ɛnd. "wi wɪl nɑt ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈɛni ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ənˈtɪl ðət feɪz ˈkloʊzɪz. "ɑr ədˈvaɪs tɪ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɪz goʊ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ər græb ə ˈkɑpi əv ɑr ˈtɪkətɪŋ broʊˈʃʊr, sɪt daʊn wɪθ ˈfæməli ənd frɛndz ənd wərk aʊt wət wərks fər ju." ˈlɛsənz ˈlərnɪd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz kən bi meɪd ˈɔnˌlaɪn wɪθ ˈdɛbɪt ər ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrdz ər baɪ poʊst, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə fɔrm ɪn ðə ˈtɪkɪt gaɪd. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs wɪl bi ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ ˈtɪkɪtˌmæstər, hu soʊld ˈmɪljən oʊˈlɪmpɪks ˈtɪkɪts bət keɪm ɪn fər ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsɪstəm əv ˈbɪdɪŋ fər ˈbæʧɪz əv ˈtɪkɪts. ðə ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ geɪmz hæv bɪn kin tɪ strɛs ðət ˈlɛsənz hæv bɪn ˈlərnɪd frəm ðə ˈləndən oʊˈlɪmpɪks ˈtɪkətɪŋ ˈprɑbləmz. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈʤeɪmi skwaɪr wərld ˈʧæmpiən boʊlt həz nɑt jɛt kənˈfərmd ˈwɛðər hi wɪl ˈtrævəl tɪ ˈglæˌskoʊ ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ geɪmz: ˈgoʊldən ˈtɪkɪt ðeɪ sɛd ðeɪ hæd ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ɔn ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈtɪkətɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈsɪmpəl, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðət ˈpeɪmənt wɑz ˈizi ənd əˈlaʊɪŋ fænz tɪ bi ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ðɛr ər lɑts əv ˈtɪkɪts əˈveɪləbəl. æt læst jɪrz oʊˈlɪmpɪks, blɑks əv ˈɛmti sits rɪˈzərvd fər "ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈfæməli" ər ˈspɑnsərz wər ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnt æt ˈərli ɪˈvɛnts, soʊ ˈmɪstər spɪr sɛd ðə ˈglæˌskoʊ geɪmz hæd meɪd ə kəˈmɪtmənt ðət æt list 70 əv ɔl sits, fər ɔl ˈsɛʃənz æt ɔl ˈvɛnuz, wʊd bi əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk. ˈmɪstər spɪr sɛd ə ˈsɛkənd feɪz əv ˈtɪkɪt seɪlz wʊd rən frəm ˈleɪtər ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, wɪθ ˈtɪkɪts ɔn ˈʤɛnərəl seɪl. bət hi sɛd ðə eɪm əv ðə fərst raʊnd wɑz tɪ gɪv ɛz ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ən ˈikwəl ʧæns əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈtɪkɪts. hi sɛd ˈpipəl wʊd ˈiðər gɪt ɪgˈzæktli wət ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd wɪn əˈplaɪɪŋ fər ə ˈsɛʃən ər ˈnəθɪŋ æt ɔl. ˈvɛrid ˈpraɪsɪz hi sɛd ðɛr wɑz noʊ ʧæns əv ˈpipəl biɪŋ ˈgɪvɪn ˈtɪkɪts fər ˈdaɪvɪŋ ɪf ðeɪ əˈplaɪd fər ə sˈwɪmɪŋ ˈsɛʃən ənd ðeɪ wʊd nɑt gɪt θri ˈtɪkɪts ɪf ðeɪ əˈplaɪd fər fɔr. ˈtɪkɪt ˈpraɪsɪz stɑrt frəm fər ˈædəlts, wɪθ kənˈsɛʃənz ɔn ðə ˈʧipəst ˈtɪkɪts əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈʧɪldrən ənd ðə over-60s*. sɛd əˈbaʊt 60 əv ðə ˈtɪkɪts wər praɪst æt ər lɛs ənd ɔl ˌɪnˈkludɪd juz əv ˈpəblɪk ˈtrænspɔrt ɪn ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈɛriə ɔn ðə deɪ əv ðə ɪˈvɛnt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə mɔr ˈpɑpjələr ˈsɛʃənz kʊd kɔst məʧ mɔr ðən ðət. ˈspɛkteɪtərz ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ ˈwɪtnəs praɪzd ɪˈvɛnts səʧ ɛz ðə sprɪnt ˈfaɪnəl æt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ 28 ˌʤuˈlaɪ, wɪʧ kʊd ˈfiʧər ʤəˈmeɪkəz boʊlt, wɪl peɪ bɪtˈwin ənd ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt pɑ ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən sər krɪs hɔɪ hɛlpt lɔnʧ ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈtɪkətɪŋ gaɪd wɪθ ʤeɪd ˈnɪmoʊ, ˈkoʊlɪn ˈgrɛgər ənd ˈsuzən ðə ˈoʊnli sits praɪst haɪər ər ðə ˈrɪŋˌsaɪd vjuz fər ˈsərtən ˈbɑksɪŋ ˈsɛʃənz. ˈtɪkɪts fər ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni wɪʧ teɪks pleɪs ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ 23 ˌʤuˈlaɪ wɪl kɔst bɪtˈwin ənd ðə ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ɔn ˈsənˌdi 3 ˈɔgəst wɪl bi sˈlaɪtli ˈʧipər, wɪθ ə tɔp praɪs əv dɪˈspaɪt kleɪmz frəm ðə ðət ðə ˈtɪkətɪŋ ˈstrætəʤi wɑz "family-friendly*", kənˈsərnz hæv bɪn reɪzd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈlɪmət ɔn ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈtɪkɪts fər wɪʧ ˈpipəl kən əˈplaɪ æt ˈsərtən ˈsɛʃənz. ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə mɔr ˈpɑpjələr ɪˈvɛnts, səʧ ɛz sˈwɪmɪŋ, æθˈlɛtɪks ənd træk ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ, wɪl hæv ə pər ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈlɪmət, wɪʧ kʊd ɪkˈsklud ˈlɑrʤər ˈfæməliz. ˈmɪstər spɪr sɛd fər əˈbaʊt 60 əv ðə ˈsɛʃənz ðə ˈtɪkɪt ˈlɪmət wɑz eɪt ər 10 pər ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt wɑz loʊərd tɪ fɔr fər ˈsɛʃənz "wɛr wi fil ˈkɑnfədənt ðɛr wɪl bi ɪˈnɔrmɪs dɪˈmænd". ˈmɪstər spɪr sɛd: "wi wɔnt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr wi əˈlaʊ ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl tɪ hæv ðə ʧæns tɪ hæv ðoʊz ˈtɪkɪts ənd ˈɑbviəsli ɪf ˈpipəl ər ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈɔrdərɪŋ 10 ˈtɪkɪts ðət, baɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən, rɪˈdusɪz ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfæməliz ənd ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz ðət wɪl gɪt ə ʧæns tɪ goʊ. soʊ ɪt ɪz ˈrɪli əˈbaʊt ˈfɛrnəs."
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media playback is unsupported on your device media caption interview - olympic silver medallist michael jamieson
glasgow's commonwealth games organisers said they were "delighted by the enthusiastic response" to the first day of ticket sales for next year's games.
they said they "appreciated the patience" shown by customers as high demand led to waiting times of more than an hour on monday morning.
organisers said there was no need to rush as the public had four weeks to place requests for tickets.
after that period, tickets will be allocated by a "fair and simple draw".
a glasgow 2014 spokeswoman said: "we have already processed many thousands of applications through our website and continue to do so as quickly as possible."
she added: "but this is not a sprint - everyone has until 16 september to make their choices and get their applications in and we encourage everyone to get involved in scotland's biggest-ever festival of world-class sport."
image caption gymnast daniel keatings features on the front of the official ticketing guide tickets on sale for four weeks
the application period will close on 16 september
shortly afterwards, the games will contact you to let you know if your application has been successful
tickets to the very popular events where there is likely to be more demand than seats available - like the 100m final - will be chosen by a draw commonwealth games: tickets q&a
the 11-day games, which begin on 23 july 2014, will see 4,500 athletes compete in 17 sports across 14 venues.
an official ticket guide was released last month and the first phase ticketing process runs until 16 september.
olympic silver medallist swimmer michael jamieson marked the start of sales by diving into the refurbished pool at the tollcross international swimming centre.
ty speer, deputy chief executive of glasgow 2014, said: "there is no advantage to putting your application in on the first day, a day in the middle or at the end.
"we will not process any applications until that phase closes.
"our advice to everybody is go online or grab a copy of our ticketing brochure, sit down with family and friends and work out what works for you."
lessons learned
applications can be made online with debit or credit cards or by post, using the form in the ticket guide.
the ticket-buying process will be operated by ticketmaster, who sold 10.9 million olympics tickets but came in for criticism over the system of bidding for batches of tickets.
the commonwealth games organisers have been keen to stress that lessons have been learned from the london olympics ticketing problems.
image copyright jamie squire world 100m champion usain bolt has not yet confirmed whether he will travel to glasgow commonwealth games: golden ticket
they said they had concentrated on keeping the ticketing process simple, making sure that payment was easy and allowing fans to be confident that there are lots of tickets available.
at last year's olympics, blocks of empty seats reserved for "the olympic family" or sponsors were a major talking point at early events, so mr speer said the glasgow games had made a commitment that at least 70% of all seats, for all sessions at all venues, would be available to the public.
mr speer said a second phase of ticket sales would run from later in october, with tickets on general sale.
but he said the aim of the first round was to give as many people as possible an equal chance of getting tickets.
he said people would either get exactly what they wanted when applying for a session or nothing at all.
varied prices
he said there was no chance of people being given tickets for diving if they applied for a swimming session and they would not get three tickets if they applied for four.
ticket prices start from £15 for adults, with half-price concessions on the cheapest tickets available for children and the over-60s.
organisers said about 60% of the tickets were priced at £25 or less and all included use of public transport in the local area on the day of the event.
however, the more popular sessions could cost much more than that.
spectators hoping to witness prized events such as the 100m sprint final at hampden on monday 28 july, which could feature jamaica's usain bolt, will pay between £30 and £90.
image copyright pa image caption sir chris hoy helped launch the official ticketing guide with jade nimmo, colin gregor and susan egelstaff
the only seats priced higher are the £120 ringside views for certain boxing sessions.
tickets for the opening ceremony - which takes place on wednesday 23 july - will cost between £40 and £250. the closing ceremony on sunday 3 august will be slightly cheaper, with a top price of £200.
despite claims from the organisers that the ticketing strategy was "family-friendly", concerns have been raised over the limit on the number of tickets for which people can apply at certain sessions.
the majority of the more popular events, such as swimming, athletics and track cycling, will have a four-ticket per application limit, which could exclude larger families.
mr speer said for about 60% of the sessions the ticket limit was eight or 10 per application.
however, it was lowered to four for sessions "where we feel confident there will be enormous demand".
mr speer said: "we want to make sure we allow the greatest number of people to have the chance to have those tickets and obviously if people are coming in and potentially ordering 10 tickets that, by definition, reduces the number of families and households that will get a chance to go. so it is really about fairness."
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ðə kəmˈjunɪti wɑz plizd tɪ əˈnaʊns ə fju ˈmɪnəts əˈgoʊ, sɛpˈtɛmbər 2 2013 ðət prəˈfɛʃənəl ənd kəˈmərʃəl səˈpɔrt fər ðə ˈlɪnəks ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ɪz naʊ əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈpərʧəs. ðə prəˈfɛʃənəl səˈpɔrt ɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə ˈɔfəs ɪn ˈɪŋglənd, ənd ˈjuzərz wɪl bi hɛlpt ˈviə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn, iˈmeɪl, skaɪp rɪˈmoʊt ˈdɛskˌtɑp login*, ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈmɛθəd ˈʧoʊzən baɪ ðə ˈkəstəmər. ˈpraɪsɪz stɑrt frəm 80 paʊnz 95 ər 125 usd*) fər blɑks əv səˈpɔrt. "wi hæv ə tim əv ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ˈɛkspərts ˈeɪbəl tɪ ədˈvaɪz, kənˈsəlt, ˈɪmpləmənt ər fɪks ˈɛni rɪˈleɪtɪd rɪkˈwaɪrmənts boʊθ ˈdɛskˌtɑp ər ˈsərvər saɪd. pliz doʊnt ˈhɛzəˌteɪt tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ jʊr rɪkˈwaɪrmənts," wɑz ˈsteɪtɪd ɔn ðə əˈfɪʃəl kəˈmərʃəl səˈpɔrt saɪt. ðɪs kəˈmərʃəl ˈsərvɪs ɪz paʊərd baɪ ˈimərʤ ˈoʊpən, ðə kəˈmərʃəl ˈpɑrtnər əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ənd ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət prəˈvaɪdz ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ ˈtɛknɪkəl ər kəˈmərʃəl prəˈfɛʃənəlz wɪθ ˈoʊpən sɔrs ɪkˈspɪriəns, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈbɪznɪsɪz əv ɔl ʃeɪps ənd ˈsaɪzɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər nu ˌɑpərˈtunətiz.
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the kubuntu community was pleased to announce a few minutes ago, september 2, 2013, that professional and commercial support for the kubuntu linux operating system is now available for purchase.
the kubuntu professional support is provided by the withsupport office in england, and users will be helped via telephone, email, skype remote desktop login, or any other method chosen by the customer. prices start from 80 pounds (95 eur or 125 usd) for one-hour blocks of support.
"we have a team of dedicated full-time kubuntu experts able to advise, consult, implement or fix any kubuntu related requirements both desktop or server side. please don't hesitate to contact us with your requirements," was stated on the official kubuntu commercial support site.
this kubuntu commercial service is powered by emerge open, the commercial partner of the kubuntu council and a company that provides services to technical or commercial professionals with open source experience, as well as businesses of all shapes and sizes looking for new opportunities.
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ˈtoʊni ˈwɪnər ˈkɛrən ɔˈlivoʊ wɪl stɑr ɪn fən hoʊm ðə stɑr əv wɛst saɪd ˈstɔri ənd ˈhæməltən wɪl bi sin ɪn ðə mˈjuzɪkəl ɪn ˈmædɪsən, wɪˈskɑnsən. ˈkɛrən ɔˈlivoʊ, hu pleɪd ˈænʤəˌlikə ˈskaɪlər ɪn ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ pərˈdəkʃən əv ˈhæməltən, wɪl stɑr ɪn ðə ˈfɔrwərd ˈθieɪtər ˈkəmpəniz ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ pərˈdəkʃən əv ðə mˈjuzɪkəl fən hoʊm ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmædɪsən, wɪˈskɑnsən, ˈθiətərz ˈsizən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ madison.com*. ɔˈlivoʊ, hu wən hər ˈtoʊni fər pleɪɪŋ əˈnitə ɪn ðə ˈbrɔdˌweɪ rɪˈvaɪvəl əv wɛst saɪd ˈstɔri, wɪl pleɪ ˈælɪsən ˈɑpəzɪt klɛr ərˈinə ˈheɪdən ɛz ˈhɛlən ɪn ðə mˈjuzɪkəl ðət həz mˈjuzɪk baɪ ʤəˈnin ənd ə lɪˈbrɛˌtoʊ baɪ ˈlisə krɑn. jɪrz əˈgoʊ wi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə raɪts fər [fən home],”*],” ˈfɔrwərd ˈθieɪtər ˈkəmpəˌni ɑrˈtɪstɪk dɪˈrɛktər ˈʤɛnəfər ˈəˌphɔf greɪ toʊld madison.com*. ðeɪ wər duɪŋ ðə ˈnæʃənəl tʊr, ðeɪ wər nɑt ˈrɛdi tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈriʤənəl ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ ənˈtɪl ə jɪr ago.”*.” deɪts əv ðə pərˈdəkʃən hæv jɛt tɪ bi əˈnaʊnst. kriˈeɪtərz ənd krɑn meɪd ˈhɪstəri wɪθ fən hoʊm ɪn 2015 wɪn ðə pərˈdəkʃən bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈbrɔdˌweɪ mˈjuzɪkəl ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈwɪmən tɪ wɪn ðə bɛst mˈjuzɪkəl ˈtoʊni, ənd ðə fərst mˈjuzɪkəl tɪ hæv ə ˈlɛzbiən ɛz ɪts meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər. ənd krɑn ˈɔlsoʊ wən ðə ˈtoʊni əˈwɔrd fər bɛst ərˈɪʤənəl skɔr. ɪt wən faɪv ˈtoʊni əˈwɔrdz ɪn ɔl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ bɛst bʊk (krɑn) ənd bɛst dɪˈrɛkʃɪn (sæm goʊld). ɔˈlivoʊ, hu ˈkərəntli rɪˈzaɪdz ɪn ˈmædɪsən, həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn sin ɔn ˈbrɔdˌweɪ ɪn rɛnt, ˈbrʊklɪn, ənd ɪn ðə haɪts. klɪk hir fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈfɔrwərd ˈθieɪtər ˈkəmpəˌni. bi ɪn ðə rum wɛr ɪt ˈhæpənz wɪθ nu ˈhæməltən ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ pərˈdəkʃən ʃɑts bi ɪn ðə rum wɛr ɪt ˈhæpənz wɪθ nu ˈhæməltən ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ pərˈdəkʃən ʃɑts 16 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ləv ðə ˈθiətər? ʧɛk aʊt ðə stɔr fər ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz!
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tony winner karen olivo will star in fun home
the award-winning star of west side story and hamilton will be seen in the tony-winning musical in madison, wisconsin.
karen olivo, who played angelica schuyler in the chicago production of hamilton, will star in the forward theater company's upcoming production of the tony-winning musical fun home during the madison, wisconsin, theatre's 2018–2019 season, according to madison.com.
olivo, who won her tony for playing anita in the broadway revival of west side story, will play alison bechdel opposite clare arena haden as helen in the musical that has music by jeanine tesori and a libretto by lisa kron.
“three years ago we started working on getting the rights for [fun home],” forward theater company artistic director jennifer uphoff gray told madison.com. “because they were doing the national tour, they were not ready to talk about regional licensing until a year ago.” dates of the production have yet to be announced.
creators tesori and kron made history with fun home in 2015, when the production became the first broadway musical written by women to win the best musical tony, and the first tony-winning musical to have a lesbian as its main character. tesori and kron also won the tony award for best original score. it won five tony awards in all, including best book (kron) and best direction (sam gold).
olivo, who currently resides in madison, has also been seen on broadway in rent, brooklyn, and in the heights.
click here for more information about forward theater company.
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ˈɛksələnt rænt ɔn baɪ aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ˈpipəl ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət "aɪ seɪ jʊr ə heɪt grup" dɪz nɑt kwaɪt mit ˈbərdən əv pruf. "bət ju həræs ˈwɪmən" noʊ. aɪ. doʊnt! ɪts ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪgˈzæmpəl əv waɪ wɪr ˈfaɪtɪŋ "ðə geɪmz ˈmidiə sɪz jʊr ə heɪt grup". ðeɪ wʊd seɪ ðət ˈwʊdənt ðeɪ. ɪts ˈpərfəktli ˈpɑsəbəl fər ɪˈvɛnts tɪ rən kənˈkərəntli wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈtænʤəbəl kəˈnɛkʃən ju dolts*. bət noʊ, kənˈtroʊlz troʊlz" ər ðət oʊld ˈhaʊlər "maɪ dɛv frɛndz ər ˈtɛrəˌfaɪd əv biɪŋ ˈtɑrgətɪd baɪ ˈgeɪmər geɪt" noʊ, jʊr əˈfreɪd əv ðə troʊlz, ɛz ər wi. "bət maɪ dɛv frɛndz seɪ jʊr ə heɪt grup" ɪz nɑt ɪgˈzæktli ɑr pɔɪnt əˈbaʊt ˈkroʊniˌɪzəm baɪ ðə weɪ. "ju sɛt aʊt tɪ ruɪn ə ˈwʊmənz laɪf" noʊ, wi ˈskrutəˌnaɪzd dəm ˈækʃənz ˈəndərˌteɪkən baɪ hər ənd ˈgreɪsən. ðɛrz ə ˈdɪfərəns. lərn ɪt. "bət ju meɪd bɔm θrɛts ənd həræst ˈwɪmən aʊt əv ðɛr hoʊmz" noʊ, ðoʊz wər θərd ˈpɑrti troʊlz wɪθ noʊ ˈtænʤəbəl kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ. siɪŋ ɛz həz bɪn ˈtɑrgətɪd baɪ ðoʊz seɪm troʊlz wɪθ əˈbaʊt ðə seɪm ˈfrikwənsi ɛz ˈɛniˌwən ðə ˈnɛrətɪv, jæ ju lʊk dəm. ˈvɪʃəs ˈmɑkəri ɪz nɑt ˌɛmbləˈmætɪk əv haʊ ˈivəl ˈsəmˌwən səˈpoʊzədli ɪz ˈiðər. aɪ kən, ənd wɪl, mɑk ju ˈmərsələsli fər duɪŋ dəm θɪŋz. ˈɔlsoʊ, ə ˈdɪfərəns əv əˈpɪnjən ɔn haʊ tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ˈkəlʧərəl krɪˈtik ɪz nɑt ən ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ bi kɔld ə heɪt grup, dumbies*. "bət ju ˈhævənt dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ gʊd" aɪ bɛg tɪ ˈdɪfər. baɪ əˈdhɪrɪŋ tɪ ðə gʊd, wiv ˈmænɪʤd tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ θɪŋz dɪˈspaɪt ðə troʊlz. "aɪ ˈriʤɛkt ðət ɪts əˈbaʊt ˈɛθɪks" gʊd fər ju oʊ lɔrd ənd ˈmæstər əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs ənd ˌmɔˈræləˌti. ju doʊnt gɪt tɪ ˈdɪkˌteɪt wət aɪ æm əˈbaʊt. "bət ju ˈhɑrbər troʊlz ənd hərˈæsərz baɪ biɪŋ əˈnɑnəməs" lɔl. ʧɛk jʊr ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ. "ju kənˈdoʊn ənd ɛnˈdɔrs hərˈæsmənt baɪ nɑt biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ kənˈtroʊl ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd əˈkaʊnts" aɪl si ju ɪn kɔrt həb. aɪl wɪn. soʊ tɪ ˈriˌkæp: jʊr əˈpɪnjən ɔn wət aɪ, səˈpoʊzədli, æm dɪz nɑt ˈmætər ɪf aɪ æm ˈsəmˌhaʊ nɑt ðoʊz θɪŋz ju əˈkjuz mi əv biɪŋ. ʃəv ɪt! "ju ər ə heɪt grup bɪˈkəz maɪ frɛndz seɪ soʊ" fulz flɑk təˈgɛðər. aɪ ˈkʊdənt kɛr lɛs wət jʊr əˈpɪnjən ɔn əˈpɪnjənz ɪz, ˈækʃənz dɪˈtərmən rɪˈzəlts ənd jʊr ˈpruvəbəl ˈækʃənz hæv bɪn dɪˈplɔrəbəl, aggros*. "ˌwəˈtɛvər, əm raɪt ənd jʊr rɔŋ bɪˈkəz aɪv sin θɪŋz" ˈbədi, aɪv sin ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ juv sin. jʊr ʤɪst ˈstupɪd. oʊ, ənd ˈpoʊstɪŋ baɪ ə mæn ɪn blæk ənd ˈsɛrə bəts ɪz hɪˈlɛriəs siɪŋ ɛz ðeɪv bɪn dɪˈskrɛdɪtɪd. "jʊr fi fiz gɑt hərt baɪ ən ˈɑrtɪkəl" noʊ, ɪgˈzɪsts bɪˈkəz əv ə pərˈveɪsɪv ˈætəˌtud ðət ˈgeɪmərz ər ˈsəmˌhaʊ bæd ˈpipəl. ðə ˈgeɪmərz ər dɛd ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈmɪrli kənˈfərmd wət wi hæd ɔl səˈspɛktɪd. geɪmz ˈmidiə heɪts ɪts ˈɔdiəns ənd ˈkəvəts əˈnəðər. kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ɔl əv ðə ˈrisərʧ aɪv dən, ɪz fʊl əv seɪnts kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ju nepotistic*, ənˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈɪˌdiəts. soʊ pliz, jɛl ɔl ju wɔnt əˈbaʊt haʊ ɪz ə heɪt grup, ɪt wɪl meɪk ɪt ˈiziər tɪ əˈvɔɪd ju ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. piz. ʃi ˈlɪtərəli sɛd geɪmz meɪk ju ˈsɛksɪst. ðæts bɪɔnd ˈstupɪd ənd dɪˈzərvz tɪ bi mɑkt ˈmərsələsli. ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪz ə smɔl kəmˈjunɪti" noʊ ɪt ɪz ˈfəkɪŋ nɑt ju "ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪz fər ˈɛvriˌwən" ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl fucknuts*! kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət aɪ gɑt ˈlɪtərəli ˈhənərdz əv iˈmeɪlz frəm dɪˈvɛləpərz noʊ wən həz hərd əv, ənd ðə ˈθaʊzənz əv geɪmz ənd ˈsteɪtmənts laɪk "ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪz ə smɔl kəmˈjunɪti" saʊnd nɑt ˈoʊnli dəm, bət ˌɪnˈkrɪməˌneɪtɪŋ. ɪz dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ geɪmz hæv ju rɛd əˈbaʊt mæd ˈθɪri? ðə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ən əˈtæk (ɪn ðɪs keɪs, krɪˈtik) dɪz ðə ril ˈdæmɪʤ. "wi pruvd ðət ɪz ə heɪt grup" ˌɛnˈlaɪtən mi. du kənˈtɪnju ənd meɪk ˈjɔrsɛlf lʊk laɪk ə gɑd dæm ful. ˈrændəm ər nɑt pruf! rɪˈplaɪ rɪˈpɔrt poʊst
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excellent rant on #gamergate by @thoughtful_salt
i don't think people realize that "i say you're a hate group" does not quite meet burden of proof. "but you harass women" no. i. don't!
it's a perfect example of why we're fighting "the games media says you're a hate group". they would say that wouldn't they.
it's perfectly possible for events to run concurrently without any tangible connection you dolts. but no, "gamergate controls trolls" hahaha
or that old howler "my dev friends are terrified of being targeted by gamer gate" no, you're afraid of the trolls, as are we.
"but my dev friends say you're a hate group" is not exactly disproving our point about cronyism by the way.
"you set out to ruin a woman's life" no, we scrutinized dumb actions undertaken by her and grayson. there's a difference. learn it.
"but you made bomb threats and harassed women out of their homes" no, those were third party trolls with no tangible connection to gg.
seeing as gg has been targeted by those same trolls with about the same frequency as anyone parroting the narrative, yeah you look dumb.
vicious mockery is not emblematic of how evil someone supposedly is either. i can, and will, mock you mercilessly for doing dumb things.
also, a difference of opinion on how to implement cultural critique is not an invitation to be called a hate group, dumbies.
"but you haven't done anything good" i beg to differ. by adhering to the good, we've managed to accomplish things despite the trolls.
"i reject that it's about ethics" good for you oh lord and master of the universe and morality. you don't get to dictate what i am about.
"but you harbour trolls and harassers by being anonymous" lol. check your privilege.
"you condone and endorse harassment by not being able to control the internet and anon accounts" i'll see you in court hub. i'll win.
so to recap: your opinion on what i, supposedly, am does not matter if i am somehow not those things you accuse me of being. shove it!
"you are a hate group because my friends say so" fools flock together.
i couldn't care less what your opinion on opinions is, actions determine results and your provable actions have been deplorable, aggros.
"whatever, i'm right and you're wrong because i've seen things" buddy, i've seen everything you've seen. you're just blind…and stupid.
oh, and posting storify's by a man in black and sarah butts is hilarious seeing as they've been discredited.
"you're fee fees got hurt by an article" no, gg exists because of a pervasive attitude that gamers are somehow bad people.
the gamers are dead articles merely confirmed what we had all suspected. games media hates its audience and covets another.
considering all of the research i've done, #gamergate is full of saints compared to you nepotistic, uncritical idiots.
so please, yell all you want about how #gamergate is a hate group, it will make it easier to avoid you in the future.
p.s. she literally said games make you sexist. that's beyond stupid and deserves to be mocked mercilessly.
"bu-bu-but gaming is a small community" no it is fucking not you "gaming is for everyone" hypocritical fucknuts!
considering that i got literally hundreds of emails from developers no one has heard of, and the thousands of games and devs statements like "gaming is a small community" sound not only dumb, but incriminating.
"gamergate is destroying games " have you read about mad theory? the response to an attack (in this case, critique) does the real damage.
"we proved that gg is a hate group" enlighten me. do continue and make yourself look like a god damn fool. random anon tweets are not proof!
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wɪn tu ˈtaɪtənz kəˈlaɪd, ˈoʊnli wən kən ˈimərʤ ðə ˈwɪnər. fænz kən dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt hu wɪl wɪn ɪn ə faɪt ˈbætˌmæn ˈvərsəz ˈsupərˌmæn, ənd noʊɪŋ ðə ˈpæʃən əv fandom*, səm foʊks wɪl dɪˈnaʊns ˈɛni ˈvərdɪkt dɪˈlɪvərd ɪn ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈbætˌmæn vi ˈsupərˌmæn: dɔn əv ˈʤəstɪs ˈmuvi. bət wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə ˈkæmərəz əv ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈvərsəz ˈæpəl, ðɛr ɪz noʊ dɪˈspjutɪŋ wɪʧ ˈflægˌʃɪp həz ðə ˈbɛtər, mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ˈkæmərə. ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn pləs lɔnʧt læst sɛpˈtɛmbər, ðə ˈkæmərə ɔn ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn pləs spɔrts ə nu ˈkæmərə, əp frəm ɪn ˈpriviəs ˈmɑdəlz. ˈfiʧərɪŋ ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈkæmərə kənˈtroʊlz, səʧ ɛz ənd lɑk, ðə lɛnz ɔn ðɪs foʊn ɪz ðə bɛst ðət ˈæpəl həz tɪ ˈɔfər. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈgæləksi ɛʤ lɔnʧt ðɪs mənθ, ðə ˈkæmərə ɔn ðə ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈgæləksi ənd ɛʤ spɔrts ə nu ˈkæmərə, daʊn frəm ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs ˈmɑdəl. ˈsæmˌsəŋ həz roʊld aʊt ə duəl ˈpɪksəl ˈɪmɪʤ ˈsɛnsər ðət kən ˈrɛkərd mɔr laɪt ˈditeɪlz, ənd həz ə ˈfæstər ˈfiʧər. ðə ˈæpərʧər ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkeɪpəbəl əv əˈlaʊɪŋ mɔr laɪt ɪn fər ˈbɛtər loʊ laɪt ʃɑts. ðə ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn. wi hæd ðə ʧæns tɪ tɛst aʊt ðə ˈkæmərəz ɔn boʊθ foʊnz ənd ðə ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈgæləksi ɛʤ ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈfæstər ðən ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn pləs. ɪn ˈnɔrməl deɪ taɪm ʃɑts, ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ bits ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn ɪn ˈklɛrɪti ənd ˈditeɪlz. bət wɛr ɪt ɪz ˈtruli ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɪnˌdɔr ənd loʊ laɪt ʃɑts. æt ðə ˈrisənt lɔnʧ əv ðə skeɪl ˈstæˌʧuz ənd ˈrɛplɪkəz frəm ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈbætˌmæn vi ˈsupərˌmæn: dɔn əv ˈʤəstɪs ˈmuvi, aɪ juzd boʊθ foʊnz tɪ snæp ðiz ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈɪnˌdɔrz ənd ˈaʊtˈdɔrz. ənd ðeɪ ˈklɪrli ʃoʊ ðət wən ˈkæmərə ˈaʊtpərˈfɔrmz ðə ˈəðər. ɪn ðə ˈsɪriz əv ˈfoʊˌtoʊz bɪˈloʊ, muv ðə sˈlaɪdər frəm lɛft tɪ raɪt tɪ si iʧ ˈvərʒən. ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ɔn ðə lɛft ər frəm ðə ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈgæləksi ɛʤ ənd ðə wənz ɔn ðə raɪt ər ˈaɪˌfoʊn pləs rɛd ˈɔlsoʊ: ɑr ˌrivˈju əv ðə ˈmuvi ˈbætˌmæn vi ˈsupərˌmæn: dɔn əv ˈʤəstɪs drɔp ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈkɑmɛnt bɪˈloʊ!
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when two titans collide, only one can emerge the winner.
fans can debate about who will win in a fight – batman versus superman, and knowing the passion of fandom, some folks will denounce any verdict delivered in the upcoming batman v superman: dawn of justice movie.
but when it comes to the cameras of samsung versus apple, there is no disputing which flagship smartphone has the better, more powerful camera.
the iphone 6s plus
launched last september, the camera on the iphone 6s plus sports a new 12mp camera, up from 8mp in previous models. featuring ois and several other innovative camera controls, such as autofocus and autoexposure lock, the lens on this phone is the best that apple has to offer.
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the samsung galaxy s7 edge
launched this month, the camera on the samsung galaxy s7 and s7 edge sports a new 12mp camera, down from 16mp in the previous model. samsung has rolled out a dual pixel image sensor that can record more light details, and has a faster autofocus feature. the f1.7 aperture is also capable of allowing more light in for better low light shots.
the showdown. #whowillwin
we had the chance to test out the cameras on both phones and the samsung galaxy s7 edge is capable of faster autofocusing than the iphone 6s plus. in normal day time shots, it also beats the iphone in clarity and details. but where it is truly noticeable is during indoor and low light shots.
at the recent launch of the 1:1 scale statues and batmobile replicas from the upcoming batman v superman: dawn of justice movie, i used both phones to snap these photos indoors and outdoors.
and they clearly show that one camera outperforms the other.
in the series of photos below, move the slider from left to right to see each version. the photos on the left are from the samsung galaxy s7 edge and the ones on the right are iphone 6s plus
read also: our review of the movie batman v superman: dawn of justice
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tərˈɑntoʊ pəˈlis ʧif mɑrk ˈsɔndərz həz kɔld ɔn ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɛvədəns əv ə raɪət æt skwɛr ˈdʊrɪŋ blænʧ tɪ tərn ɪt ˈoʊvər tɪ pəˈlis. sɔ bɪˈheɪvjər ðət wɑz dangerous,”*,” ˈsɔndərz toʊld ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns æt pəˈlis ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. sɔ bɪˈheɪvjər ðət wɑz ˈrɛkləs. bɪˈheɪvjər ðət kʊd hæv kɔzd ɪkˈstrimli ˈsɪriəs injuries.”*.” mɑrk ˈsɔndərz, ʃoʊn hir ɪn ən ˈeɪprəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ, ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ dɪˈnaʊnst ðə ˈvaɪələns ɛz ə skwɛr raɪət ˈdʊrɪŋ blænʧ naɪt. ˈdɑrən kɑlɑˈbreɪzi ðə kəˈneɪdiən prɛs ˈsɔndərz sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈləki ðət noʊ ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈpəblɪk wɑz ˈbædli ˈɪnʤərd ɪn ðə ˈmeɪˌleɪ. hi sɛd hi ɪz kənˈsərnd ðət səm ˈpipəl simd tɪ rɪˈgɑrd ðə ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst pəˈlis ɛz səm sɔrt əv pərˈfɔrməns ɪˈvɛnt. məst bi ˈsoʊʃəli unacceptable,”*,” ˈsɔndərz sɛd. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ wən pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ˈsəfərd ə ˈbroʊkən boʊn ənd tu pəˈlis ˈhɛlməts wər krækt ɪn ðə ˈvaɪələns. pəˈlis ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪtəd ə ˈmɛtəl ˈbæˌtɑn, ə naɪf ənd ən ˌɪməˈteɪʃən gən, hi sɛd. səm əv ðə ˈpipəl æt ðə kɔr əv ðə ˈvaɪələns əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ˈəndər ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv drəgz ənd ˈælkəˌhɑl, hi sɛd. ðə kraʊd, wɪʧ ˌaʊtˈnəmbərd pəˈlis, hərld dəˈbri ənd ˌɪnˈsəlts æt ˈɔfɪsərz ənd ədˈvænst ɔn ˈɔfɪsərz. wən ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊz ən ˈɔfɪsər hɪt ɪn ðə hɛd wɪθ wət əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə ˈbɑtəl. hi sɛd hi seɪ ɪf ðə ˈvaɪələns wɑz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ɑrt ˈfɛstɪvəl blænʧ, wɪʧ bɪˈgæn æt dəsk ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ənd kənˈtɪnjud θru dɔn ˈsənˌdi. ðə ʧif dɪˈflɛktɪd kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈvaɪələns rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə blu ʤeɪz pleɪɔf rən, wɪʧ bɪˈgɪnz ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ hæv ˈhoʊstɪd ˈmɛni lɑrʤ skeɪl events,”*,” ˈsɔndərz sɛd. hæv ˈhoʊstɪd wərld ˈsɪriz. ə ˈspɔrtɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt. nɑt ə sɪˈkjʊrəti event.”*.” ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt ənd ˈərli ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ, pəˈlis wər kɔld tɪ faɪts æt kwin ənd ˈdəndəz ˈsəbˌweɪ ˈsteɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈpərsən wɑz pʊʃt ˈɔntu ðə træks. rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt:
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toronto police chief mark saunders has called on anyone with video evidence of a riot at yonge-dundas square during nuit blanche to turn it over to police. “we saw behaviour that was dangerous,” saunders told a press conference at police headquarters on wednesday. “we saw behaviour that was reckless. behaviour that could have caused extremely serious injuries.”
mark saunders, shown here in an april photo, on wednesday denounced the violence as a yonge-dundas square riot during nuit blanche satuday night. ( darren calabrese / the canadian press )
saunders said it was lucky that no member of the public was badly injured in the melee. he said he is concerned that some people seemed to regard the violence against police as some sort of performance event. “it must be socially unacceptable,” saunders said.
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one police officer suffered a broken bone and two police helmets were cracked in the violence. police confiscated a metal baton, a knife and an imitation gun, he said. some of the people at the core of the violence appeared to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol, he said. the crowd, which outnumbered police, hurled debris and insults at officers and advanced on officers. one video shows an officer hit in the head with what appears to be a bottle.
he said he couldn’t say if the violence was a result of the art festival nuit blanche, which began at dusk saturday and continued through dawn sunday. the chief deflected questions about potential violence related to the blue jays playoff run, which begins on thursday.
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“we have hosted many large scale events,” saunders said. “we have hosted world series. a sporting event. not a security event.” also saturday night and early sunday morning, police were called to fights at queen and dundas subway stations, including one in which a person was pushed onto the tracks.
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it’s* ˈnɛvər tu ˈərli tɪ teɪk ə pik æt nɛkst ˈsizən, raɪt? wɪθ ðə boʊl ˈsizən ˈkɪkɪŋ ɔf nɛkst ˈwiˌkɪnd, teɪk ən stæb æt prɑˈʤɛktɪŋ nɛkst tɔp 25 ˈnɪrli eɪt mənθs tu ˈərli: ðə weɪ tu ˈərli tɔp 25 1 ˈklɛmsən ˈwɑtsən ənd ə ˈkædri əv ˈtæləntɪd rɪˈsivərz wɪl rɪˈtərn. ðə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈlaɪkli wɪl ˈɛnər ðə ˈsizən ɛz ðə ˈhaɪsmən ˈtroʊfi ˈfeɪvərɪt. ə geɪm æt ˈɑbərn lʊks ˈwɪnəbəl. ˈluzɪŋ ʃæk ˈlɔsən ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɛmbərz əv ə tərˈɪfɪk ˈsɛkənˌdɛri wɪl bi təf, bət koʊʧ sˈwɪni həz rɪˈkrutɪd wɛl. ðɛr ər noʊ ˈmeɪʤər ˈʧælənʤərz ɪn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈflɔrɪdə steɪt, ˈiðər. 2 ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ðə dɪˈsɪʒən baɪ koʊʧ bɑb stups tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm ðə ˈsunərz əˈfɛns meɪ hæv bɪn ðə moʊst ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfʊtˌbɔl læst. kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈbeɪkər ˈmeɪˌfild ə grup ðət ˈævrɪʤɪz pɔɪnts pər geɪm. əˈsumɪŋ hi rɪˈtərnz tɪ ˈnɔrmən, okla*., ðət əˈfɛns ʃʊd bi mɔr ər lɛs ɛz ˈpoʊtənt ɪn 2016 ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈsivər ˈstərlɪŋ ˈʃɛpərd. fərˈgɛt əˈbaʊt pərˈini, hu həz skɔrd 37 ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz ənd rəʃt fər jɑrdz ɪn ʤɪst tu ˈsizənz.) ðiz gaɪz ʃʊd bi ðə bɪg 12 ˈfeɪvərɪts ɪn 2016 3 ˌæləˈbæmə fər ə θərd kənˈsɛkjətɪv jɪr, ðə taɪd wɪl ˈɛnər ðə wɪθ kˈwɔrtərˌbæk kˈwɛsʧənz. ɪz bleɪk bɑrˈnɛt ˈrɛdi? kən ˈkupər ˈbeɪtmən bɪˈkəm ðə gaɪ? əˈnəðər pleɪər nɑt jɛt ɪn ˌtəskəˈlusə? ˈɔlsoʊ wɪl luz mɔr ˈtælənt frəm ɪts dɪˈfɛnsɪv frənt ˈsɛvən ðən ˈɛni tim ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. oʊ, ənd ðɛn ˈdɛrɪk ˈhɛnri. bət dɪˈfɛns ʃʊd rɪˈmeɪn strɔŋ, ənd ɪkˈspɛkt mɔr dɪˈvərs ˈɔpʃənz ɔn əˈfɛns. bət bi ˈɑnəst, ðɪs ˈræŋkɪŋ ɪz mɔr əˈbaʊt koʊʧ nɪk kənˈsɪstənsi ðən ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt ˌpərsəˈnɛl ɪn 2016 4 oʊˈhaɪoʊ steɪt ðɛr wɪl bi noʊ kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi nɛkst ˈsizən, ɛz ˈbrækstən ˈmɪlər ənd ʤoʊnz dɪˈpɑrt. ðɪs ɪz j.t*. tim. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˌæləˈbæmə, noʊ tim wɪl luz mɔr ˈtælənt tɪ ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. bət ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˌæləˈbæmə, noʊ wən həz dən ə ˈbɛtər ʤɑb əv rɪˈkrutɪŋ ɪn ðə læst θri jɪrz ðən ˈərbən maɪər æt oʊˈhaɪoʊ steɪt. maɪər ɪz ɪn bɪg tɛn geɪmz sɪns ərˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn kəˈləmbəs, oʊˈhaɪoʊ. ðə ˈbəˌkaɪz ər pərˈpɛʧuəl ˌpriˈsizən ˈfeɪvərɪts ənˈtɪl hɪz ˈproʊˌgræm teɪks ə dɪˈsərnəbəl ˈtəmbəl. 5 ˈnoʊtər deɪm ðə ˈsɑfˌmɔr kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈkaɪzər ˈɑrgjuəbli meɪd ðə ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈaɪrɪʃ ˈbɛtər wəns ˈmælɪk zaɪɪr wɛnt daʊn du tɪ ˈɪnʤəri. ˈnoʊtər deɪm dɪz pleɪ faɪv timz ɪn ɑr tɔp 25 bət ʤɪst tu əv ðɛm ər ɔn ðə roʊd (ˈtɛksəs,). ðɪs tim ˈjuʒəwəli ræŋks spɑts haɪər ðən ɪts ˈtælənt wʊd səˈʤɛst, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə ˌpriˈsizən. ənd koʊʧ braɪən ˈkɛli həz əˈsɛmbəld wən əv ðə moʊst ˈbælənst ˈrɑstərz ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfʊtˌbɔl. ðə ˈaɪrɪʃ ər nɑt ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl ɪn ˈɛni wən ˈɛriə, bət ˈsɑləd ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈfæsət. 6 ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə steɪt 7 ˈɔrəˌgɑn 8 ˈmɪʃɪgən steɪt jɛs, ðə ˈspɑrtənz wɪl luz ˈstɑrtɪŋ kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈkɑnər kʊk. bət ˈmɪʃɪgən steɪt rɪˈtərnz wət ʃʊd bi wən əv ðə bɛst əˈfɛnsɪv laɪnz ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfʊtˌbɔl. ðə dɪˈfɛns ɪz bit əp ðɪs jɪr, bət ˈəndər koʊʧ mɑrk ˌdænˈtoʊnioʊ, wən kən ˈɔlˌweɪz kaʊnt ɔn ðət ˈjunɪt tɪ bi strɔŋ. ɪkˈspɛkt ˈmɪʃɪgən steɪt tɪ rən ðə bɔl ənd pleɪ greɪt dɪˈfɛns. bət mæn, dɪz ðə 2016 ˈskɛʤʊl lʊk təf. 9 ˈflɔrɪdə steɪt 10 ˌtɛnəˈsi koʊʧ bʊʧ ʤoʊnz kleɪmd ˈərliər ðɪs ˈsizən ðət ɪt teɪks ər ˈsɛvən years”*” tɪ bɪld ən sɛk ˈproʊˌgræm. wɛl, ˈbɛtər nɑt weɪt ðət lɔŋ. tim 120 wɪl hæv səm dɛpθ ɪn ə fju spɑts, bət ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˌæləˈbæmə, ˈɛvəri sɛk tim kən seɪ ðət. kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈʤɑˌʃuə dɑbz ənd ˈrənɪŋ bæk hərd ˈɑrgjuəbli ər ðə bɛst ˈduoʊ æt ðoʊz pəˈzɪʃənz rɪˈtərnɪŋ ɪn ðə sɛk. ˈdɛrɪk bɑrˈnɛt wɪl bi wən əv ðə bɛst dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈlaɪnmən ɪn ðə ˈkɑnfərəns ɛz wɛl. ənd ðɪs ɪz ə tim ðət ˈfɪnɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən wɪθ fɔr ˈvɛri kloʊz ˈlɔsɪz, tu əv ðɛm əˈgɛnst ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪɔf pɑrˈtɪsəpənts. wɪl bi ðə sɛk ist ˌpriˈsizən ˈfeɪvərɪts. 11 ðə ˈtaɪgərz ˈɑrgjuəbli rɪˈtərn mɔr ˈtælənt ðən ˌæləˈbæmə. ˈlɛnərd ˈprɑbəˌbli wɪl bi ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˌpriˈsizən ˈhaɪsmən ˈtroʊfi ˈkænədɪt. ənd ðə əˈfɛns huˈmɛvər ðə koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər ɪz wɪl bi ˈəndər ə tən əv ˈprɛʃər tɪ ɪˈvɑlv. ɪkˈspɛkt ə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən, bət ʃʊd si ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn ɪts ˈpæsɪŋ geɪm, wɪʧ rɪˈmeɪnz ʧɑk fʊl əv ˈtæləntɪd pass-catchers*. 12 ˈmɪʃɪgən ʤɪm ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən ʃʊd gɪt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. taɪt ɛnd ʤeɪk bət ənd θˈriˌweɪ pleɪər ˈpɛpərz ʃʊd bi əˈməŋ ðə moʊst ˈtæləntɪd pleɪərz rɪˈtərnɪŋ ɪn ðə ɪnˈtaɪər bɪg tɛn. ðə luz məʧ tɪ ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən ər ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. ənd ˈkəlʧər hɪˈstɔrɪkəli ˈteɪkən lɔŋ tɪ ˈɪnstɪˌtut. ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈkrutɪd laɪk ə ʃɑrk. ðɛr bi məʧ ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈmɪʃɪgən, ˈmɪʃɪgən steɪt ənd oʊˈhaɪoʊ steɪt baɪ nɛkst ˈsizən. 13 14 ˈbeɪlər 15 ˈstænfərd 16 ˈaɪəwə 17 ˈʤɔrʤə ðɪs ɪz kənˈtɪnʤənt ɔn nɪk ʧəb rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ hɛlθ. bət ɪf hi dɪz, ɪkˈspɛkt ˈkərbi fərst tim tɪ lʊk məʧ laɪk mɑrk læst. ðə tim ɪz ˈluzɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl ki əˈfɛnsɪv ˈlaɪnmən ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈlaɪnˌbækərz ˈlɛnərd flɔɪd ənd ˈʤɔrdən ˈʤɛŋkɪnz. kˈwɔrtərˌbæk rɪˈmeɪnz ə pəˈzɪʃən əv kənˈsərn. ðɪs tim ʃʊd ˈɔpərˌeɪt kənˈsərvətɪvli, wɪθ ə strɔŋ dɪˈfɛns ənd ˈrənɪŋ geɪm. ɪkˈspɛkt ə dɪˈvɪʒən ˈtaɪtəl ɪn fərst ˈsizən, bət ɪf hi kən sɪˈkjʊr ˈʤeɪkəb ˈizən æt kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ənd kənˈtɪnju ðə ˌpərsəˈnɛl ˈəpˈgreɪd ɔn dɪˈfɛns ðət ˈʤɛrəˌmi pruɪt ˈstɑrtɪd, ˈʤɔrʤə wɪl bi ˈhɛdɪd ɪn ə greɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. 18 ˈhjustən kˈwɔrtərˌbæk grɛg wɔrd jr*. ɪz bæk, koʊʧ tɑm ˈhərmən steɪd pʊt ənd hi ɪz sɛt tɪ brɪŋ ɪn wət ɪz ən ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ rɪˈkrutɪŋ klæs baɪ ˈhjustən ˈstændərdz. ðə ˈkugərz wɪl bi ðə grup əv 5 ˌpriˈsizən ˈfeɪvərɪts. ɪf ˈhərmən həz əˈnəðər gʊd ˈsizən, bi səˈpraɪzd ɪf hi muvz ɔn tɪ ˈtɛksəs ər ˈtɛksəs praɪər tɪ 2017 19 ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn 20 21 ˈtɛksəs ðə ˈægiz ər ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ˈtælənt æt rɪˈsivər ənd əˈlɔŋ ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv laɪn. ɪf kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈkaɪlər ˈməri dɪˈvɛləps ənd ðə tim gɪts səm hɛlp fər ðə bæk ɛnd əv ɪts dɪˈfɛns, ˈtɛksəs həz ðə ˌpərsəˈnɛl, æt list ɔn ˈpeɪpər, tɪ kəmˈpit ɪn ðə sɛk wɛst. ə groʊɪŋ læk əv ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ðə əˈfɛnsɪv ˈkoʊʧɪŋ stæf (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkɛvɪn ˈsəmlɪn) tɪ du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈəðər ðən rɪˈkrut wɪl tæmp daʊn ˌpriˈsizən ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ə bɪt. bət 2016 həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ðə jɪr ðət ðɪs ˈproʊˌgræm kʊd pʊt ɪt ɔl təˈgɛðər, nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli tɪ wɪn ə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp, bət tɪ bi sin ɛz ə ˈvɛri gʊd, rɪˈspɛktəbəl tim wəns əˈgɛn. 22 wɪˈskɑnsən 23 maɪˈæmi ðə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈfɪnɪʃt wɪθ ˈlɔsɪz tɪ θri ræŋkt timz ðɪs jɪr. moʊst ˈpipəl pərˈsiv mɑrk ɛz ə ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ˈəpˈgreɪd, ənd kˈwɔrtərˌbæk bræd wɪl ˈɛnər ðə ˈsizən ɛz wən əv ðə bɛst rɪˈtərnɪŋ ˈpæsərz. ðɪs maɪˈæmi tim ˈluzɪŋ məʧ ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈsinjər rɪˈsivərz ənd ʃʊd æd ə strɔŋ rɪˈkrutɪŋ klæs tɪ ðət. ðə ˈkoʊstəl dɪˈvɪʒən ɪn ðə ɪz waɪd ˈoʊpən əˈgɛn ɪn 2016 bi səˈpraɪzd ɪf ˈmæʧɪz hɪz ˈrɛkərd ɪn hɪz ˈfaɪnəl ˈsizən æt ˈʤɔrʤə. 24 nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə 25 ˈflɔrɪdə wɪl grir bi əˈveɪləbəl fər ðə fərst sɪks geɪmz əv ðə ˈsizən du tɪ səˈspɛnʃən. ðət minz ˈtriən ˈhɛrɪs ər fræŋks (ər ˈʤeɪkəb ˈizən, ɪf hi pʊlz ə səˈpraɪz rɪˈkrutɪŋ flɪp) wɪl nid tɪ ˈnævəˌgeɪt geɪmz æt ˌtɛnəˈsi ənd ˈvərsəz.. ðə ˈgeɪtərz dɪˈfɛns ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ luz ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈtælənt ɪn speɪdz: ˈʤɑnəθən ˈbʊlərd, ænˈtoʊnioʊ ˈmɔrɪsən, ˈvərnən ˈhɑrˌgrivz iii*, ˈmɑrkəs meɪ, kiˈɑnu nil. bət ɪkˈspɛkt ə ˈfɔrtəˌfaɪd əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn ənd ə mɔr koʊˈhisɪv ˈpæsɪŋ geɪm. ɪf ˈflɔrɪdə kən ˈwɛðər ðə fərst sɪks wiks wɪθ ə ˈrɛkərd, ɪt wɪl hæv ə ʧæns tɪ kəmˈpit fər əˈnəðər ist dɪˈvɪʒən ˈtaɪtəl. sɛk timz rɪˈsivɪŋ voʊts: ˌoʊˈleɪ mɪs, ˈɑrkənˌsɑ, ˈɑbərn
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it’s never too early to take a peek at next season, right? with the bowl season kicking off next weekend, let’s take an ill-advised stab at projecting next season’s top 25 nearly eight months too early:
the sds way too early top 25
1. clemson deshaun watson and a cadre of talented receivers will return. the quarterback likely will enter the season as the heisman trophy favorite. a season-opening game at auburn looks winnable. losing shaq lawson and several members of a terrific secondary will be tough, but coach dabo swinney has recruited well. there are no major challengers in the acc outside of florida state, either.
2. oklahoma the decision by coach bob stoops to transform the sooners offense may have been the most impactful in college football last offseason. dual-threat quarterback baker mayfield spearheads a group that averages 45.8 points per game. assuming he returns to norman, okla., that offense should be more or less as potent in 2016, even without receiver sterling shepard. (don’t forget about samaje perine, who has scored 37 touchdowns and rushed for 3,000 yards in just two seasons.) these guys should be the big 12 favorites in 2016.
3. alabama for a third consecutive year, the tide will enter the offseason with quarterback questions. is blake barnett ready? can cooper bateman become the guy? another player not yet in tuscaloosa? bama also will lose more talent from its defensive front seven than any team in the country. oh, and then there’s derrick henry. but alabama’s defense should remain strong, and expect more diverse options on offense. but let’s be honest, this ranking is more about coach nick saban’s consistency than it is about alabama’s personnel in 2016.
4. ohio state there will be no quarterback controversy next season, as braxton miller and cardale jones depart. this is j.t. barrett’s team. outside of alabama, no team will lose more talent to the nfl. but outside of alabama, no one has done a better job of recruiting in the last three years than urban meyer at ohio state. meyer is 31-1 in regular-season big ten games since arriving in columbus, ohio. the buckeyes are perpetual preseason favorites until his program takes a discernible tumble.
5. notre dame the 6-foot-5 sophomore quarterback deshone kizer arguably made the fighting irish better once malik zaire went down due to injury. notre dame does play five teams in our way-too-early top 25, but just two of them are on the road (texas, usc). this team usually ranks 5-10 spots higher than its talent would suggest, especially in the preseason. and coach brian kelly has assembled one of the most balanced rosters in college football. the irish are not exceptional in any one area, but they’re solid in every facet.
6. oklahoma state
7. oregon
8. michigan state yes, the spartans will lose long-time starting quarterback connor cook. but michigan state returns what should be one of the best offensive lines in college football. the defense is beat up this year, but under coach mark dantonio, one can always count on that unit to be strong. expect michigan state to run the ball and play great defense. but man, does the 2016 schedule look tough.
9. florida state
10. tennessee vols coach butch jones claimed earlier this season that it takes “six or seven years” to build an sec program. well, he’d better not wait that long. team 120 will have some less-than-ideal depth in a few spots, but outside of alabama, every sec team can say that. quarterback joshua dobbs and running back jalen hurd arguably are the best duo at those positions returning in the sec. derek barnett will be one of the best defensive linemen in the conference as well. and this is a team that finished 8-4 in the regular season with four very close losses, two of them against college football playoff participants. ut will be the sec east preseason favorites.
11. lsu the tigers arguably return more talent than alabama. leonard fournette probably will be the sec’s leading preseason heisman trophy candidate. and the offense whomever the coordinator is will be under a ton of pressure to evolve. don’t expect a revelation, but lsu should see incremental progress in its passing game, which remains chock full of talented pass-catchers.
12. michigan jim harbaugh’s second season should get interesting. tight end jake butt and three-way player jabrill peppers should be among the most talented players returning in the entire big ten. the wolverines don’t lose much to graduation or the nfl. and harbaugh’s cut-throat culture historically hasn’t taken long to institute. he’s also recruited like a shark. there shouldn’t be much separation between michigan, michigan state and ohio state by next season.
13. ucla
14. baylor
15. stanford
16. iowa
17. georgia this is contingent on nick chubb returning to health. but if he does, expect kirby smart’s first uga team to look much like mark richt’s last. the team is losing several key offensive linemen as well as linebackers leonard floyd and jordan jenkins. quarterback remains a position of concern. this team should operate conservatively, with a strong defense and running game. don’t expect a division title in smart’s first season, but if he can secure jacob eason at quarterback and continue the personnel upgrade on defense that jeremy pruitt started, georgia will be headed in a great direction.
18. houston quarterback greg ward jr. is back, coach tom herman stayed put and he is set to bring in what is an outstanding recruiting class by houston standards. the cougars will be the group of 5 preseason favorites. if herman has another good season, don’t be surprised if he moves on to texas or texas a&m prior to 2017.
19. northwestern
20. usc
21. texas a&m the aggies are saturated with talent at receiver and along the defensive line. if quarterback kyler murray develops and the team gets some help for the back end of its defense, texas a&m has the personnel, at least on paper, to compete in the sec west. a growing lack of confidence in the offensive coaching staff (including kevin sumlin) to do anything other than recruit will tamp down preseason expectations a bit. but 2016 has always been the year that this program could put it all together, not necessarily to win a championship, but to be seen as a very good, respectable team once again.
22. wisconsin
23. miami the hurricanes finished 8-4 with losses to three ranked teams this year. most people perceive mark richt as a coaching upgrade, and quarterback brad kaaya will enter the season as one of the country’s best returning passers. this miami team isn’t losing much a couple of senior receivers and should add a strong recruiting class to that. the coastal division in the acc is wide open again in 2016. don’t be surprised if richt matches his 9-3 record in his final season at georgia.
24. north carolina
25. florida will grier won’t be available for the first six games of the season due to suspension. that means treon harris or feleipe franks (or jacob eason, if he pulls a surprise recruiting flip) will need to navigate games at tennessee and vs. lsu. the gators defense is going to lose nfl talent in spades: jonathan bullard, antonio morrison, vernon hargreaves iii, marcus maye, keanu neal. but expect a fortified offensive line and a more cohesive passing game. if florida can weather the first six weeks with a 5-1 record, it will have a chance to compete for another east division title.
sec teams receiving votes: ole miss, arkansas, auburn
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baɪ brɛt ˈstivənz ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 2 2017 ðə æˈnælɪsɪs ˈɔfərd ɔn ðɪs saɪt əv dɪˈvərsɪti dɪz nɑt lʊk æt ðə juˈnik treɪts əv grups, ˈoʊnli ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri aɪˈdiə ðət ˈɛni grup ɪz ˈkɑnstəˌtutəd əraʊnd ə juˈnik ˈvæljuz ˈsɪstəm ənd ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ðət, nidz tɪ hæv kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ɪts ˈdɛstəni ənd ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ɪkˈsklud ˈəðər grups. ðɪs minz ðət mɔr ðən wən grup ɪn ðə seɪm ˈɛriə ˈkɔzɪz ˈsoʊʃəl ˌdɪsəˈluʃən ənd ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən kəˈlæps. ɪn fækt, fər mɔr ðən tˈwɛntiˌfaɪv jɪrz, ðə ˈraɪtərz kəˈlɛktəd hir hæv bɪn ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ðət dɪˈvərsɪti dɪˈstrɔɪz ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɔrdər ənd ɪz dɪsˈfəŋkʃənəl ɛz ə ˈpɑləsi ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt. wi ˈkænɑt meɪk ɪt wərk bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˌpɛrəˈdɑksɪkəl ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz feɪl, bət wɪl feɪl sˈloʊli, ˈteɪkɪŋ ɑr ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən daʊn wɪθ ɪt ɛz ðət soʊˈsaɪɪti ɔl əv ɪts ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ traɪ tɪ meɪk ən ˌɪˈluʒən ˈɪntu ˌriˈæləˌti, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈtaɪrənts ənd ˈraɪətɪŋ ləv ɪt bɪˈkəz ðə pərˈsivd ˈgʊdnɪs əv dɪˈvərsɪti gɪvz ðɛm ˈvərʧuəli ənˈlɪmɪtɪd paʊər. ɛz ɪf ˈkɑnʤərd əp frəm ɑr ˈlæbrəˌtɔriz, kənˈfərmz ðət dɪˈvərsɪti rɪˈzəlts ɪn ˈkɑnflɪkt (ˈviə ˈviə hbdchick*: ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn ˈkəntriz wɛr ɛθˈnɪsɪti ɪz mɔr ˈstrɔŋli prɪˈdɪktɪv əv ˈkəlʧər, ɛz ˈkæpʧərd baɪ ə haɪ ˈvaɪələnt ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪz mɔr ˈlaɪkli, ənd ˈpəblɪk gʊdz prəˈvɪʒən tɛndz tɪ bi loʊər. ɑr ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ðɪs ˌɛmˈpɪrɪkəl rɪˈzəlt ɪz ðət ɪn səˈsaɪɪtiz wɛr ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˈdɪfər frəm iʧ ˈəðər ɪn boʊθ ɛθˈnɪsɪti ənd ˈkəlʧər, ˈsoʊʃəl ænˈtægəˌnɪzəm ɪz ˈgreɪtər, ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈaʊtˌkəmz ər wərs. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, wɛˈrɛvər ðɛr ər grups ðət hæv juˈnaɪtɪd ʤəˈnɛtɪks tɪ ˈvælju ˈsɪstəmz (““culture”*”) ðɛr ɪz ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪf mɔr ðən wən ˈɑkjəˌpaɪz ə speɪs. ðɪs ʃʊd nɑt ˈbæfəl ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈkəz ðə seɪm kənˈdɪʃən ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn ˈneɪʧər. wɛˈrɛvər tu grups əˈtɛmpt tɪ co-exist*, ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪkˈspændz ənˈtɪl wɪˈʧɛvər grup bridz mɔr sˈloʊli ɪz dɪˈstrɔɪd, ɛz wi si ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə braʊn ˈvərsəz grin: ˌɔlˈðoʊ grin ər ˈvɛri ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl, ðə ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv ðə braʊn hæv ʧeɪst ðə ˈneɪtɪvz ˈɪntu ðə ˈtriˌtɔps. ðə braʊn, ˈhævɪŋ fju ˈɛnəmiz, hæv ˈteɪkən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈhæbəˌtæt əv ðə grinz, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðɛm ˈɪntu nu ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz ənd ˈfɑrðər frəm ɑr saɪt. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz frəm ðɛm, ðə braʊn, əˈspɛʃəli məˈʧʊr meɪlz, wɪl ˈæˌkʧuəli kɪl ənd it ðə ˈbeɪbi grin. ðɛr ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ər ˈgreɪtli rɪˈdust frəm ˈfɔrmər ˈnəmbərz. ðə ˌɪnˈveɪsɪv ˈspiʃiz, wɪʧ ɪz lɛs dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt ɪn ɪts kənˈsəmʃən ənd mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv, həz ˈbeɪgən ˈbʊliɪŋ ðə ˈneɪtɪv ˈspiʃiz, wɪθ dɪˈzæstrəs rɪˈzəlts ðət rɪˈzɛmbəl ðə ˈkɑnstənt ˈɛθnɪk ˈkɑnflɪkt kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ dɪˈvərsɪti: ðə grin ənd ðə ˈkjubən braʊn boʊθ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ðə seɪm nɪʧ, ər pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm. ðɪs minz ðət ðeɪ boʊθ lɪv ɔn ðə graʊnd ənd ɪn loʊ laɪɪŋ ˈbrænʧɪz, ənd it ðə seɪm fud, ˈɪnˌsɛkts. bət ðə braʊn tɛnd tɪ grin ɔn ðə graʊnd ənd loʊər boʊlz əv triz. ðeɪ hæv ˈivɪn bɪn dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz biɪŋ mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv ðən ðə ˈneɪtɪv grin. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈtəfənɪŋ əp, ðə grin hu juzd tɪ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ðiz loʊər ˈspeɪsɪz ər naʊ mɔr ˈkɑmənli faʊnd ˈfidɪŋ ɪn haɪər, ˈbrænʧɪz ənd livz. ðɪs ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ə ʃɪft ɪn bɪˈheɪvjər du tɪ ˈrisɔrs pɑrˈtɪʃənɪŋ. ðə ɛnˈkroʊʧmənt əv ðə ˈkjubən braʊn, ˈstədiz hæv ʃoʊn ðət ɑr ˈneɪtɪv grin həz ˈbeɪgən tɪ ʃoʊ səm ˌmɔrfəˈlɑʤɪkəl ənd bɪˈheɪvjərəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. wət ˈsaɪəntɪsts hæv faʊnd, ənd wət ju kən ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈwɪtnəs æt hoʊm, ɪz ðət ðə grin ɪz naʊ ˈʧuzɪŋ tɪ lɪv haɪər ɔf ðə graʊnd ənd ðeɪ hæv dɪˈvɛləpt ˈlɑrʤər toʊ pædz. ɛz ðə nuər grup kəmz ɪn, mɔr vɔˈreɪʃəs ənd lɛs ˈθɔtfəl, ɪt dɪˈspleɪsɪz ðə mɔr ˈkeɪpəbəl ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr lɛs priˈɛmptɪvli dɪˈfɛnsɪv θru əˈgrɛʃən ˈneɪtɪv grup. ðɪs rɪˈzɛmbəlz ðə flaɪt əv ðoʊz hu bɪˈkeɪm ˌjʊrəˈpiənz ˈɪntu ðə fɑr lɛs ˈhɑˈspɪtəbəl ˈklaɪmɪts tɪ ðə nɔrθ: wɪn fud ɪz əˈbəndənt, ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ɪz nɑt rɪˈwɔrdɪd, ənd soʊ ðə ˈkɔrsər teɪk ˈoʊvər frəm ðə ˈfaɪnər. wɪn iʧ dɪˈsɪʒən əˈbaʊt sərˈvaɪvəl bɪˈkəmz mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt, ðɛn ˈneɪʧər rɪˈwɔrdz ðə mɔr ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˈfaɪnər ˈspiʃiz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə ˈklæʃɪz wi hæv ˈoʊvər dɪˈvərsɪti. wən grup ɪz dɪˈspleɪsɪŋ əˈnəðər; ðət grup, ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðət ˈteɪkɪŋ tɪ ðə triz wɪl ˈoʊnli dɪˈleɪ ɪts dɪˈmaɪz baɪ outbreeding*, ɪz ˈfaɪndɪŋ ɪts oʊn aɪˈdɛntəˌti ɪn rɪˈspɑns. ðɪs ˈpleɪsɪz ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɑnflɪkt əv dɪˈvərsɪti θˈrɛtənz ɑr fˈjuʧər. wi hæv ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd dɪˈvərsɪti ɛz ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈproʊˌgræm, bət ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ˈkɑnflɪkt həz dɪˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzd ˈjuˈɛs: ɛz rɪʧ ˈkəntriz hæv fjuər ˈbeɪbiz, ðeɪ nid ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən tɪ groʊ ðɛr workforces*. bət ɛz ðə ʃɛr əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈraɪzɪz, ˌzɛnəˈfoʊbiə ˈɔfən ənd θˈrɛtənz ɪˌgæləˈtɛriən ˈpɑləsiˌmeɪkɪŋ. ðɛr ɪz ə groʊɪŋ ˈbɑdi əv ˈɛvədəns ðət ɛz rɪʧ ˈkəntriz ədˈmɪt mɔr ˈpipəl, ˈpɑrtiz θraɪv baɪ pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ ðə pərˈsivd θrɛt əv ðə tɪ ˈnæʃənəl ˈkəlʧər. ðət ˈkɑnsɛpt wɪl saʊnd fəˈmɪljər tɪ ˈɛnibədi hu wɔʧt ðə 2016 juz. ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl reɪs, bət ə ˈtruli ˈgloʊbəl trɛnd. ə 2015 ˈstədi əv ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˈætəˌtudz ɪn ˈɔstriə faʊnd ðət ðə prɑkˈsɪməti əv loʊ ənd ˈɪməgrənts ˈɔstriən ˈvoʊtərz tɪ tərn tɪ ðə fɑr right.â€*.†ðə ˈifɛkt wɑz ˈstrɔŋgəst ɪn ˈɛriəz wɪθ haɪər ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ˈkəlʧər ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks maɪt ˌriɪnˈfɔrs iʧ ˈəðər ɪn ðɪs ɪkˈweɪʒən. læst wik, ðə ˈɔstriən ˈpɑrti traɪəmft ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ɪgˈzæktli ɛz ðə ˈstədi ənd ˈkɑmən sɛns, ənd ðə ˈpɛrəbəl əv ðə prɪˈdɪkts, dɪˈvərsɪti kriˈeɪts ˈɛndləs ˈkɑnflɪkt, ənd ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ sərˈvaɪv ɪt ɪz tɪ ɛnd dɪˈvərsɪti. tægz:, braʊn, ˈkɑnflɪkt, dɪˈvərsɪti, grin, ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑˌlɪzəm, ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəˌlɪzəm pliz ɪˈneɪbəl ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ vju ðə ˈkɑmɛnts paʊərd baɪ disqus*.
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by brett stevens on november 2, 2017
the analysis offered on this site of diversity does not look at the unique traits of groups, only the necessary idea that any group is constituted around a unique values system and in order to defend that, needs to have control over its destiny and the ability to exclude other groups. this means that more than one group in the same area causes social dissolution and civilization collapse.
in fact, for more than twenty-five years, the writers collected here have been pointing out that diversity destroys social order and is dysfunctional as a policy as a result. we cannot make it work because it is paradoxical and therefore will always fail, but will fail slowly, taking our civilization down with it as that society expends all of its resources to try to make an illusion into reality, although tyrants and rioting plebs love it because the perceived goodness of diversity gives them virtually unlimited power.
as if conjured up from our laboratories, confirms that diversity results in conflict (via heartiste via hbdchick:
however, in countries where ethnicity is more strongly predictive of culture, as captured by a high ï‡2, violent conflict is more likely, and public goods provision tends to be lower. our interpretation of this empirical result is that in societies where individuals differ from each other in both ethnicity and culture, social antagonism is greater, and political economy outcomes are worse.
in other words, wherever there are groups that have united genetics to value systems (“culture”) there is conflict if more than one occupies a space.
this should not baffle us because the same condition exists in nature. wherever two groups attempt to co-exist, conflict expands until whichever group breeds more slowly is destroyed, as we see in the case of the brown anoles versus green anoles:
although green anoles are very territorial, the invasion of the brown anoles have chased the natives into the treetops. the brown anoles, having few enemies, have taken over the former habitat of the greens, forcing them into new territories and farther from our sight. in addition to taking the natural territories from them, the brown anoles, especially mature males, will actually kill and eat the baby green anoles. their populations are greatly reduced from former numbers.
the invasive species, which is less discriminate in its consumption and more aggressive, has begun bullying the native species, with disastrous results that resemble the constant ethnic conflict created by diversity:
the green anole and the cuban brown anole both occupy the same niche, or place in the ecosystem. this means that they both live on the ground and in low lying branches, and eat the same food, insects. but the brown anoles tend to out-compete green anoles on the ground and lower boles of trees. they have even been described as being more aggressive than the native green anole. instead of toughening up, the green anoles who used to occupy these lower spaces are now more commonly found feeding in higher, flimsier branches and leaves. this is considered a shift in behavior due to resource partitioning. …since the encroachment of the cuban brown anole, studies have shown that our native green anole has begun to show some morphological and behavioral changes. what scientists have found, and what you can probably witness at home, is that the green anole is now choosing to live higher off the ground and they have developed larger toe pads.
as the newer group comes in, more voracious and less thoughtful, it displaces the more capable — and therefore less preemptively defensive through aggression — native group.
this resembles the flight of those who became europeans into the far less hospitable climates to the north: when food is abundant, intelligence is not rewarded, and so the coarser take over from the finer. when each decision about survival becomes more difficult, then nature rewards the more intelligent finer species.
it also explains the clashes we have over diversity. one group is displacing another; that group, realizing that taking to the trees will only delay its demise by outbreeding, is finding its own identity in response.
this places us in a situation where the political conflict of diversity threatens our future. we have justified diversity as an economic program, but the inevitable conflict has destabilized us:
as rich countries have fewer babies, they need immigration to grow their prime-age workforces. but as the foreign-born share of the population rises, xenophobia often festers and threatens egalitarian policymaking. …but there is a growing body of evidence that as rich majority-white countries admit more foreign-born people, far-right parties thrive by politicizing the perceived threat of the foreign-born to national culture. that concept will sound familiar to anybody who watched the 2016 u.s. presidential race, but it’s a truly global trend. a 2015 study of immigration and far-right attitudes in austria found that the proximity of low and medium-skilled immigrants “causes austrian voters to turn to the far right.†the effect was strongest in areas with higher unemployment, suggesting that culture and economics might reinforce each other in this equation. last week, the far-right austrian party triumphed in the nation’s election.
in other words, exactly as the study — and common sense, and the parable of the anole — predicts, diversity creates endless conflict, and the only way to survive it is to end diversity.
tags: anoles, brown anole, conflict, diversity, green anole, internationalism, multiculturalism
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ˈsɛnɪt məˈnɔrəti ˈlidər ʧək ˈʃumər ʧɑrʤd ˈtuzˌdeɪ ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmps fərst ˈmeɪʤər spiʧ tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt wɪl hæv ˈlɪtəl ril ˌɪmˈpækt ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈɪzənt ɛz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɛz pæst ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈæˈdrɛsɪz, sɪns ðɛr ɪz ə dɪskəˈnɛkt bɪtˈwin wət trəmp sɪz ənd wət hi dɪz. "təˈnaɪts spiʧ frəm ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wɪl bi fɑr lɛs ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən pæst ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈæˈdrɛsɪz fər wən ˈsɪmpəl ˈrizən: ðɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt həz ʃoʊn θru hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ər ˈprɛzɪdənsi ənd naʊ ɪn hɪz fərst mənθ ɪn ˈɔfəs ðət ðɛr ɪz ə ˈjɔnɪŋ gæp bɪtˈwin wət hi sɪz ənd wət hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪz fər ˈwərkɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkənz," ˈʃumər sɛd ɔn ðə ˈsɛnɪt flɔr. ˈʃumər rɪˈpitɪd hɪz naʊ ˈkɑnstənt rɪˈfreɪn ðət trəmp tɔks laɪk ə ˈpɑpjələst bət "ˈgəvərnz laɪk ə pro-corporate*, pro-elite*, ˈaɪdiəloʊg." ˈæftər ˈprɑməsɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈʧæmpiən fər ˈwərkɪŋ ˈpipəl ɪn hɪz ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən spiʧ, ˈʃumər sɛd trəmp saɪnd ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ən aʊər ˈæftər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə oʊθ əv ˈɔfəs ðət meɪd ɪt ˈhɑrdər fər ˈwərkɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ əˈfɔrd ə ˈmɔrgɪʤ. ˈʃumər wɑz rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ trəmps fərst ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈækʃən, wɪʧ ˌənˈdɪd ə kət ˈəndər ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm ðæts ˈpɑpjələr wɪθ ˈhoʊmˌbaɪərz ənd ˌloʊˈɪnkəm ˈbɑroʊərz. ðə leɪt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈpɑləsi ˈækʃən wʊd hæv rɪˈdust ðə ˈænjuəl ˈprimiəm fər ˈsəmˌwən ˈbɑroʊɪŋ baɪ 500 ə jɪr. ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz, wɪʧ bæk loʊnz ˌgɛrənˈtid baɪ ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈfæni meɪ ənd ˈfrɛdi mæk, hæd ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðə fi kəts bɪˈkəz ðeɪ kəmˈpit wɪθ ðə fər ˈmɑrkɪt ʃɛr. ˈʃumər ˈɔlsoʊ əˈseɪld trəmp fər hɪz ˈkæbənət ˈʧɔɪsɪz ðət hi ˈɑrgjud ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ə kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˈspɛʃəl ˈɪntərɪsts ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈwərkɪŋ ˈfæməliz. "hi toʊld ˈrɔkəs kraʊdz ðət hi wʊd tɪr daʊn ðə paʊər ˈstrəkʧər ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd dreɪn ðə swɔmp, bət hi spɛnt hɪz fərst mənθ ɪn ˈɔfəs əˈpɔɪntɪŋ ˈbæŋkərz ənd ˌbɪljəˈnɛrz ənd ˈtaɪtənz əv wɔl strit tɪ fɪl hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən," ˈʃumər ˈædɪd. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ trəmps tæks plæn, wɪʧ hi maɪt fləʃ aʊt mɔr ɪn hɪz spiʧ, ˈʃumər sɛd "ˈɛvəri ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən wiv ˈgɔtən" ɪz ðət ɪt wʊd gɪv "tæks breɪks tɪ ðə ˈwɛlθi ənd ʃɪft ðə ˈbərdən ɔn ðə ˈmɪdəl klæs ənd ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs." "noʊ ˈmætər wət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt sɪz təˈnaɪt, wɪl hæv tɪ lʊk æt ðə ˈditeɪlz ənd si hu ɪt ˈrɪli hɛlps," ˈʃumər ədˈvaɪzd.
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senate minority leader chuck schumer charged tuesday that president trump's first major speech to congress tuesday night will have little real impact and therefore isn't as important as past presidential addresses, since there is a disconnect between what trump says and what he does.
"tonight's speech from the president will be far less important than past presidential addresses for one simple reason: this president has shown through his campaign or presidency and now in his first month in office that there is a yawning gap between what he says and what his administration actually does for working americans," schumer said on the senate floor.
schumer repeated his now constant refrain that trump talks like a populist but "governs like a pro-corporate, pro-elite, hard-right ideologue."
after promising to be a champion for working people in his inauguration speech, schumer said trump signed an executive order an hour after taking the oath of office that made it harder for working people to afford a mortgage.
schumer was referring to trump's first executive action, which undid a mortgage-fee cut under a federal housing administration program that's popular with first-time homebuyers and low-income borrowers. the late obama administration policy action would have reduced the annual premium for someone borrowing $200,000 by $500 a year.
private insurers, which back loans guaranteed by mortgage-finance companies fannie mae and freddie mac, had criticized the fee cuts because they compete with the fha for market share.
schumer also assailed trump for his cabinet choices that he argued demonstrate a commitment to special interests instead of helping working families.
"he told raucous crowds that he would tear down the power structure in washington and drain the swamp, but he spent his first month in office appointing bankers and billionaires and titans of wall street to fill his administration," schumer added.
when it comes to trump's tax plan, which he might flush out more in his speech, schumer said "every indication we've gotten" is that it would give "tax breaks to the wealthy and shift the burden on the middle class and the working class."
"no matter what the president says tonight, we'll have to look at the details and see who it really helps," schumer advised.
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ˈvoʊtərz ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊ ər biɪŋ riˈmaɪndɪd tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər baɪ ðə ɛnd əv təˈdeɪ ɪf ðeɪ wɪʃ tɪ voʊt ɪn ðə noʊˈvɛmbər ɪˈlɛkʃən. ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ɑkˈtoʊbər ɪz ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn fər ɔl ˈvoʊtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən fɔrmz. ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃənz kən bi tərnd ɪn tɪ ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈkaʊnti bɔrd əv ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈɔfəsɪz. ˈvoʊtərz ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊ kən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛʤɪstər tɪ voʊt ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɔn ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər ˈɔnˌlaɪn ju wɪl nid tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈdraɪvərz ˈlaɪsəns ər oʊˈhaɪoʊ aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən kɑrd ˈnəmbər neɪm deɪt əv bərθ ˈæˌdrɛs læst fɔr ˈdɪʤɪts əv jʊr ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈnəmbər frəm ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ɑkˈtoʊbər θru ðə noʊˈvɛmbər ɪˈlɛkʃən, ˈvoʊtərz wɪl gɪt ðə ʧæns tɪ kæst ðɛr ˈbæləts ɔn tu steɪt ˈɪʃuz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈɛni ˈloʊkəl ˈbælət ˈmɛʒərz. ðə tu ˈbælət ˈmɛʒərz- ˈɪʃu 1 ənd ˈɪʃu 2 teɪk ɔn ðə raɪts əv ˈvɪktɪmz əv kraɪmz ənd prəˈskrɪpʃən ˈpraɪsɪz. ˈloʊkəli, ʤɪst ə fju əv ðə ˈɪʃuz ðət ər ɔn ˈvoʊtərz ˈreɪˌdɑrz ər ðə ˈreɪsɪz fər ˈjəŋzˌtaʊn meɪər, ˈwɔrən ˈsɪti ˈɔdɪtər, ənd ˈsɪti meɪər. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈlɛviz ɔn ðə ˈbæləts ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm ˈseɪfti ˈfɔrsɪz ənd ˈæmbjələns ˈlɛviz tɪ pɑrks ənd ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri ˈlɛviz.
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voters in ohio are being reminded to register by the end of today if they wish to vote in the november election.
tuesday, october 10th is the deadline for all voter registration forms. registrations can be turned in to the local county board of elections offices.
voters in ohio can also register to vote online on the secretary of state's website.
to register online you will need to provide the following:
ohio driver's license or ohio identification card number
name
date of birth
address
last four digits of your social security number
from wednesday, october 11th through the november 7th election, voters will get the chance to cast their ballots on two state issues, as well as any local ballot measures.
the two ballot measures- issue 1 and issue 2, take on the rights of victims of crimes and prescription prices.
locally, just a few of the issues that are on voter's radars are the races for youngstown mayor, warren city auditor, and columbiana city mayor.
there are also a number of levies on the ballots ranging from safety forces and ambulance levies to parks and cemetery levies.
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ðə fɔrs ɪz strɔŋ wɪθ ðɪs wən! gərl trænsˈfɔrmz hər trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈɪntu ˈprɪnsɛs ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk bən ˈhɛrˌstaɪl ə stɑr wɔrz fæn eɪʧ ɛz meɪd ə tuˈtɔriəl ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ haʊ tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm ə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈməzlɪm ˈɪntu ˈprɪnsɛs ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk bənz. ɪn ðə naɪn ˈmɪnət ˈjuˌtub ˈvɪdioʊ, naɪ ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ, frəm ˈʃɛltən, kəˈnɛtəkət, gɪvz ə ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ɔn haʊ tɪ foʊld, twɪst ənd pɪn ðə ˈɪntu pleɪs, ˈivɪn ˈpʊlɪŋ aʊt hər oʊn æt ðə ɛnd tɪ du hər bɛst ˈprɪnsɛs leɪɑ ˌɪmˈprɛʃən. naɪ ˈʤoʊkɪŋli wɔrnz ðət ðə staɪl ɪz nɑt aɪˈdil 'ɪf ju nid tɪ hir θɪŋz,' wɪʧ ɪn tərn meɪks ɪt ˈpərˌfɪkt fər ˈwɛdɪŋz ər ə trɪp tɪ jʊr ˌɪnˈlɔz, ʃi ædz wɪθ ə læf. skroʊl daʊn fər ˈvɪdioʊ meɪ ðə fɔrs bi wɪθ ju: ˈməzlɪm ˈkɑnvərt naɪ ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ, frəm ˈʃɛltən, kəˈnɛtəkət, gɪvz ə ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ɔn haʊ tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm ə trəˈdɪʃənəl braʊn ˈɪntu ˈprɪnsɛs bən ˈhɛrˌstaɪl ˈʤɛˌdi naɪt: ʃi ˈivɪn pʊlz aʊt hər oʊn æt ðə ɛnd tɪ du hər bɛst ˈprɪnsɛs leɪɑ ˌɪmˈprɛʃən naɪ, ə ˈgræfɪk dɪˈzaɪnər, ʃoʊz haʊ ju ʃʊd taɪ jʊr hɛr ɪn ə loʊ ˈpoʊniˌteɪl, pʊt ðə ˈoʊvər jʊr hɛd, ənd pɪn ɪt æt ðə bæk. 'aɪ wʊd nɑt ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ðɪs staɪl fər ðə dɛd əv ˈsəmər, wɪʧ ɪz wət wɪr ɪn raɪt naʊ,' ʃi ædˈvaɪzɪz. 'ɪts ˈvɛri wɔrm.' ʃi ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts haʊ tɪ teɪk wən ɛnd əv ðə ˈfæbrɪk, wɪʧ wɪl bi juzd fər ə bən, ənd foʊld ðə ɪn ˌbiˈfɔr tˈwɪstɪŋ ðə məˈtɪriəl. ðɛn 'jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ twɪst ənˈtɪl ju kən twɪst noʊ mɔr!' ʃi sɪz. wəns ðə ˈfæbrɪk ɪz tˈwɪstɪd ˈɪntu ə swərl ɔn ðə saɪd əv jʊr hɛd, pɪn ɪt ɪn pleɪs əˈbəv ðə ˈjuzɪŋ ˈseɪfti pɪnz. tuˈtɔriəl: naɪ, ə ˈgræfɪk dɪˈzaɪnər beɪst ɪn kəˈnɛtəkət, ʃoʊz haʊ ju ʃʊd taɪ jʊr hɛr ɪn ə loʊ ˈpoʊniˌteɪl, pʊt ðə ˈoʊvər jʊr hɛd, ənd pɪn ɪt æt ðə bæk waɪz ədˈvaɪs: 'aɪ wʊd nɑt ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ðɪs staɪl fər ðə dɛd əv ˈsəmər, wɪʧ ɪz wət wɪr ɪn raɪt naʊ,' ʃi ædˈvaɪzɪz. 'ɪts ˈvɛri wɔrm' ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə bən: ʃi ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts haʊ tɪ teɪk wən ɛnd əv ðə ˈfæbrɪk, wɪʧ wɪl bi juzd fər ə bən, ənd foʊld ðə ɪn ˌbiˈfɔr tˈwɪstɪŋ ðə məˈtɪriəl tɪ kip ɪt sɪˈkjʊrli ɪn pleɪs, slaɪd jʊr ˈfɪŋgər əp ənd ˈəndər ðə frənt əv jʊr, ənd sɪˈkjʊr ðə bən wɪθ ə ˈseɪfti pɪn. ju wɔnt tɪ du ðə ʃeɪk tɛst,' ʃi sɪz, ənd ʃeɪks hər hɛd kˈwɪkli frəm saɪd tɪ saɪd. wəns boʊθ 'bənz' ər ɪn pleɪs, naɪ gɪts aʊt hər pɪŋk tɪ meɪk hər ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈprɪnsɛs leɪɑ kəmˈplit. ʃi swɪŋz ðə ˈwɛpən əraʊnd, ˈɪməˌteɪtɪŋ ðə saʊnd ˈifɛkts ɪt meɪks ɪn ðə stɑr wɔrz ˈmuviz. 'aɪ kən ˈæˌkʧuəli si ju ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ bi æt ə ˈwɛdɪŋ wɪθ ðɪs,' ʃi sɪz ɪn ðə ˈaʊˌteɪks. 'ju kænt hir ˈpipəl kraɪɪŋ. ənd ju kən ˈæˌkʧuəli slɪp jʊr ɪr bədz ɪn hir ənd ðɛn ʤæm əˈweɪ ɪf ɪts laɪk, ˈrɪli ˈbɔrɪŋ. sɪˈkjʊr ɪt ɪn pleɪs: wəns ðə ˈfæbrɪk ɪz tˈwɪstɪd ˈɪntu ə swərl ɔn ðə saɪd əv jʊr hɛd, pɪn ɪt ɪn pleɪs əˈbəv ðə ˈjuzɪŋ ˈseɪfti pɪnz ˈməltəpəl ˈjuzɪz: 'aɪ kən si ju ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ bi æt ə ˈwɛdɪŋ wɪθ ðɪs,' ʃi sɪz. 'ju kænt hir ˈpipəl kraɪɪŋ. ənd ju kən ˈæˌkʧuəli slɪp jʊr ɪr bədz ɪn ənd ðɛn ʤæm əˈweɪ ɪf ɪts laɪk, ˈrɪli ˈbɔrɪŋ' gɑt ðə ˈgɪgəlz: 'ər. ɪf jʊr æt jʊr ˌɪnˈlɔz ju kən ʤɪst sɔrt əv laɪk, nɑd jʊr hɛd, nɑd jʊr hɛd, kænt hir ə θɪŋ,' ʃi ædz wɪθ ə læf 'ər. ɪf jʊr æt jʊr ˌɪnˈlɔz ju kən ʤɪst sɔrt əv laɪk, nɑd jʊr hɛd, nɑd jʊr hɛd, kænt hir ə θɪŋ,' ʃi ædz wɪθ ə ˈgɪgəl. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ həz hæd ˈoʊvər vjuz soʊ fɑr, ənd vjuərz ər ˈpreɪzɪŋ naɪ fər biɪŋ ə ˈhjumərəs vɔɪs əv jəŋ ˈməzlɪm ˈkɑnvərts. 'ju ər hɪˈlɛriəs,' roʊt wən fæn. 'θæŋks fər ɔl ðə læfs ju gɪv mi wɪn ˈwɑʧɪŋ jʊr ˈvɪdioʊz. meɪ ˈɑlə blɛs ju fər ðɪs ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv tɪ poʊst ˈvɪdioʊz ənd hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪstərz.
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the force isrong with this one! girl transforms her traditional hijab into princess leia's iconic bun hairstyle
aar wars fan h as made a tutorial explaining how to transform a traditional muslim hijab into princess leia's iconic buns.
in the nine minute youtube video, nye armstrong, from shelton, connecticut, gives aep-by-step explanation on how to fold, twist and pin the hijab into place, even pulling out her own lightsaber at the end to do her best princess leia impression.
nye jokingly warns that theyle is not ideal 'if you need to hear things,' which in turn makes it perfect for weddings or a trip to your in-laws, she adds with a laugh.
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may the force be with you: muslim convert nye armstrong, from shelton, connecticut, gives aep-by-step explanation on how to transform a traditional brown jijab into princess leia's bun hairstyle
jedi knight: she even pulls out her own lightsaber at the end to do her best princess leia impression
nye, a graphic designer, shows how you should tie your hair in a low ponytail, put the hijab over your head, and pin it at the back.
'i would not recommend this hijabyle for the dead of summer, which is what we're in right now,' she advises. 'it's very warm.'
she demonstrates how to take one end of the fabric, which will be used for a bun, and fold the tassels in before twisting the material.
then 'you're going to twist until you can twist no more!' she says.
once the fabric is twisted into a swirl on the side of your head, pin it in place above the underscarf using safety pins.
tutorial: nye, a graphic designer based in connecticut, shows how you should tie your hair in a low ponytail, put the hijab over your head, and pin it at the back
wise advice: 'i would not recommend this hijabyle for the dead of summer, which is what we're in right now,' she advises. 'it's very warm'
making the bun: she demonstrates how to take one end of the fabric, which will be used for a bun, and fold the tassels in before twisting the material
to keep it securely in place, slide your finger up and under the front of your hijab, and secure the bun with a safety pin.
' you want to do the shake test,' she says, and shakes her head quickly from side to side.
once both 'buns' are in place, nye gets out her pink lightsaber to make her transformation into princess leia complete.
she swings the weapon around, imitating the sound effects it makes in thear wars movies.
'i can actually see you wanting to be at a wedding with this,' she says in the outtakes.
'you can't hear people crying. . . and you can actually slip yourr buds in here and then jam away if it's like, really boring.
secure it in place: once the fabric is twisted into a swirl on the side of your head, pin it in place above the underscarf using safety pins
multiple uses: 'i can see you wanting to be at a wedding with this,' she says. 'you can't hear people crying. . . and you can actually slip yourr buds in and then jam away if its like, really boring'
got the giggles: 'or. . . if you're at your in-laws . . . you can just sort of like, nod your head, nod your head, can't hear a thing,' she adds with a laugh
'or. . . if you're at your in-laws . . . you can just sort of like, nod your head, nod your head, can't hear a thing,' she adds with a giggle.
the video has had over 38,000 views so far, and viewers are praising nye for being a humorous voice of young muslim converts.
'you are hilarious,' wrote one fan. 'thanks for all the laughs you give me when watching your videos. may allah bless you for this initiative to post videos and help us sisters. '
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dundalk* vi wɪl bi ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ meɪk ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət rɪˈkəvəri frəm ˈmənˌdeɪz ʃɑk spɔrts kəp dɪˈfit tɪ ˈgɑlweɪ juˈnaɪtɪd. ðə wər ðə ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ tɪ ˈprɑˌgrɛs tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl bət wər ɛʤd aʊt baɪ ˈgɑlweɪ, ˈluzɪŋ ɔn ˈpɛnəltiz. læst taɪm aʊt ɪn ðə lig, kɛpt ðɛr ˈtaɪtəl bɪd raɪt ɔn træk ɛz ðeɪ wər ˈwɪnərz əˈweɪ tɪ breɪ ˈwɑndərərz læst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˈkɪldəf gɑt hɪz kərɪr ɔf tɪ ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt stɑrt ɛz hi ˈnɛtɪd ə ˈdeɪbju goʊl tɪ sil ɔl θri pɔɪnts ənd ˈmænɪʤər ˈstivən ˈkɛˌni wɔnts ə rɪˈpit əv ðət pərˈfɔrməns. hæd ə ˈvɛri gʊd wɪn əˈweɪ tɪ breɪ læst wik. ɪt wɑz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θri pɔɪnts fər ˈjuˈɛs ənd aɪ wɑz ˈhæpi wɪθ ðə ˈlɛvəl əv pərˈfɔrməns. wi pleɪd səm gʊd ˈfʊtˌbɔl ənd wi ər ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ teɪk ðət ˈɪntu ðə geɪm əˈgɛnst taʊn ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd," hi sɛd. "wi hæv hæd tu təf geɪmz əˈgɛnst ɔˈrɛdi ðɪs ˈsizən. ðeɪ hæv bɪn ˈdɪfəkəlt əˈpoʊnənts bət wi ər pleɪɪŋ wɪθ ˈkɑnfədɛns æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ənd wi wɔnt tɪ kənˈtɪnju ɑr gʊd fɔrm ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ." ˈkɛˌni wɪl hæv ə fʊl skwɑd tɪ ʧuz frəm wɪθ ˈkɪldəf rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ kənˈtɛnʃən ˈæftər biɪŋ kəp taɪd fər, krɪs ʃildz rɪˈtərnz tɪ ðə skwɑd ˈæftər ˈsərvɪŋ hɪz wən mæʧ səˈspɛnʃən ənd nu ˈsaɪnɪŋ ʃɔn məgˈwaɪr ɪz əˈveɪləbəl fər səˈlɛkʃən fər ðə fərst taɪm ɛz hi həz rɪˈsivd hɪz ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈklɪrəns. tim nuz ˌənəˈveɪləbəl. ˈgɑlweɪ vi ˈdɛri ˈgɑlweɪ juˈnaɪtɪd rɪˈtərn tɪ lig ˈækʃən æt pɑrk wɪn ðə ˈtraɪbzmɪn hoʊst ˈdɛri ˈsɪti ɪn ə geɪm ðət kʊd muv ðə hoʊsts ˈɪntu ðə tɔp hæf əv ðə ˈteɪbəl wɪθ ə wɪn. juˈnaɪtɪd wɪl goʊ ˈɪntu ðə geɪm ɔn ə haɪ ˈæftər ˈbʊkɪŋ ðɛr pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl əv ðə spɔrts kəp wɪθ ə ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. "ˈpipəl seɪ meɪd ə fju ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, bət ðeɪv gɑt səʧ strɛŋθ ɪn dɛpθ, ðeɪ kən əˈfɔrd tɪ, wi ˈkʊdənt. aɪ lʊkt æt ðɛr ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈilɛvən ənd ə lɔt əv ðɛr pleɪərz wʊd hæv ə gʊd ʧæns əv ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn ɑr tim," ˈmænɪʤər ˈtɑmi dən sɛd. "əˈgɛnst ˈdɛri ˈsɪti, ɪt ˈdəzənt gɪt məʧ ˈbɪgər fər ˈjuˈɛs. ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst lig geɪm ɪn ðə læst feɪz əv ˈmæʧɪz ənd jʊr əp əˈgɛnst ə tim ðət ər ɪn ə ˈsɪmələr pəˈzɪʃən tɪ ɑrˈsɛlvz. ɔlˈbiɪt, ˈdɛri ˈsɪti ər ə strɔŋ grup əv pleɪərz ənd ðɛr ə bɪg kləb wɪθ ə lɔt əv trəˈdɪʃən. ɪts ə bɪg mæʧ ənd ðæts biɪŋ kənˈsərvətɪv əˈbaʊt ɪt. "wi hæv tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðə gæp bɪtˈwin ɑrˈsɛlvz ənd ðə spɑt, ðɛrz ə lɔt əv bɪg geɪmz ˈkəmɪŋ əp, wiv gɑt ˈdɛri ˈsɪti æt hoʊm, æt hoʊm, æt hoʊm. wi nid tɪ traɪ ənd æt list gɪt ðə seɪm ˈnəmbər əv pɔɪnts ɛz wi dɪd ɪn ðə læst feɪz, ɪf nɑt mɔr." ˈgɑlweɪ juˈnaɪtədz ˈɪnʤəri woʊz kənˈtɪnju ənd ðə ˈtraɪbzmɪn wɪl bi wɪˈθaʊt ˈændi oʊˈkɑnəl (fʊt), mɑrk ˈlədən (ˈæŋkəl), ˈbɛri (θaɪ) ənd raɪən ˈkɔnəli (ˈæŋkəl) fər ðə ˈvɪzɪt əv ˈdɛri. ˈdɛri kʊd ˈlipˌfrɔg ˈgɑlweɪ wɪθ ə wɪn ðət wʊd pʊt ˈfərðər ˈdeɪˌlaɪt bɪtˈwin ðɛm ənd ðə zoʊn. ðə kəm ˈɪntu ðə geɪm ɔn ðə bæk əv ə ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər ənd ˈmænɪʤər ˈpitər ˈhətən wɔnts tɪ bɪld ɔn ðət wɪn. "ðət rɪˈzəlt geɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə lɪft ənd ɪt ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ moʊˈmɛntəm naʊ," hi toʊld ðə ˌbibiˈsi. "ðə pleɪərz wɪl hæv geɪnd ɪn ˈkɑnfədɛns ənd wi wɔnt tɪ bɪld ɔn ɪt baɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈpɑzətɪv rɪˈzəlts. ɪf wi du nɑt gɪt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ frəm aʊt trɪp tɪ ˈgɑlweɪ ɪt wɪl teɪk əˈweɪ frəm læst wiks wɪn." ˈmɔrɪsən lʊks sɛt tɪ mɪs aʊt fər ðə ɛz hi həz bɪn ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ə ˈvaɪrəs ənd bɪn ədˈvaɪzd tɪ rɛst. dɪˈfɛndərz din ˈʤɑrvɪs ənd ˈɛrən ˈbɛri lʊk sɛt tɪ ˈfiʧər ˈæftər ˈʃeɪkɪŋ ɔf nɑks. ˈʃæmˌrɑk ˈroʊvərz vi ˈpætrɪks ˈʃæmˌrɑk ˈroʊvərz ˈwɛlkəm ðə seɪnts tɪ fər ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ɪn ə wik ˈæftər ðə saɪd keɪm aʊt ɔn tɔp ɪn ˈmənˌdeɪz spɔrts kəp, ˈwɪnɪŋ ɔn ˈpɛnəltiz. ɪn ðə lig ˈroʊvərz ər ɪn ə rɪʧ veɪn əv fɔrm, ˈhævɪŋ wən faɪv ər ðɛr sɪks læst geɪmz ənd ˈmænɪʤər pæt ˈfɛnlən ɪz ˈigər tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ðət ˈwɪnɪŋ rən. "wi hæv tɪ stɑrt ˈbitɪŋ ðə timz əˈbəv ˈjuˈɛs, ɪts ɛz ˈsɪmpəl ɛz ðət. ðə fɔr geɪmz wɪθ pæts ðɪs ˈsizən hæv ɔl bɪn kloʊz, ðɛrz nɑt ə lɔt bɪtˈwin ðə tu saɪdz. wi ɪkˈspɛkt ə təf geɪm ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, wi wɪl bi ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ meɪk hoʊm ædˈvæntɪʤ kaʊnt," hi toʊld "ðə səˈpɔrt frəm ðə stændz həz bɪn ˈbrɪljənt ðɪs ˈsizən ənd wi wɔnt tɪ gɪv ðə fænz ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls tɪ ʃaʊt əˈbaʊt təˈmɑˌroʊ naɪt." ðɛr ər noʊ səˈspɛnʃənz ənd noʊ nu ˈɪnʤəri kənˈsərnz ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˈroʊvərz rɪˈmeɪn wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈɪnʤərd ˈtriˌoʊ əv ʃɔn oʊˈkɑnər, kiθ ˈfæhi, ˈstivən məkˈfeɪl, waɪl ˈdeɪmiən dəf ˈɛʤɪz ˈkloʊzər tɪ ˈfɪtnəs. ɔn ðə bæk əv ˈmənˌdeɪz ˈvɪktəri, ˈmænɪʤər ˈliəm ˈbəkli ɪkˈsprɛst hɪz ˈhæpinəs ðət ðə seɪnts hæd əˈʧivd ðɛr goʊl əv ˈriʧɪŋ ðə spɔrts kəp ˈfaɪnəl, bət wɔrnd ðət ˈfraɪˌdeɪz rɪˈpit geɪm wʊd bi ʤɪst ɛz ˈʧælənʤɪŋ fər hɪz saɪd. "wi wər dɪˈlaɪtɪd tɪ gɪt θru ðə taɪ ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. aɪ θɔt wi pleɪd wɛl ɪn ðə fərst hæf ənd dɛlt wɪθ ðə kənˈdɪʃənz ˈrizənəbli wɛl. wi kɛpt ˈpləgɪŋ əˈweɪ tɪ breɪk ðə ˈdɛˌdlɑk ənd wər ənˈləki ɪn ə fju ˈɪnstənsɪz, bət ˈoʊvərˌɔl tɪ gɪt ðə wɪn ɪn ðə ɛnd ɔn ˈpɛnəltiz, wɪr dɪˈlaɪtɪd ənd naʊ wi lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ə ˈfaɪnəl əˈgɛnst ˈgɑlweɪ ɪn ə fju wiks. "ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðoʊ, wi noʊ ˈɪtəl əˈgɛn bi ˈdɪfəkəlt. boʊθ timz ʃʊd bi faɪn ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ˈfɪtnəs ɛz ðə lɛgz wɪl hæv rɪˈkəvərd ɪn taɪm fər ðə geɪm. ɪts ə bɪg geɪm ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ wɛr ðə timz ər ɪn ðə lig ˈteɪbəl soʊ ɪt ʃʊd meɪk fər ə gʊd geɪm əv ˈfʊtˌbɔl." ˈbəkli kənˈfərmd ðət 2014 ˈkrɪsti ˈfeɪgən rɪˈmeɪnz ɔn ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnz wɪθ ə ni ˈɪnʤəri, waɪl ʃeɪn ˈmɪsɪz aʊt ɛz hi sərvz ə səˈspɛnʃən hi pɪkt waɪl pleɪɪŋ fər hɪz ˈfɔrmər saɪd, ˈdɛri ˈsɪti. ˈminˌwaɪl ʃɔn hɔr ˈfeɪsɪz ə leɪt ˈfɪtnəs tɛst ɛz hi nɪrz ə rɪˈtərn tɪ fərst tim ˈækʃən ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ ˈprɑbləm.
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dundalk v longford
dundalk will be hoping to make an immediate recovery from monday's shock ea sports cup semi-final defeat to galway united.
the lillywhites were the overwhelming favourites to progress to the final but were edged out by galway, losing 4-2 on penalties.
last time out in the league, dundalk kept their title bid right on track as they were 1-0 winners away to bray wanderers last friday. ciaran kilduff got his dundalk career off to the perfect start as he netted a debut goal to seal all three points and manager stephen kenny wants a repeat of that performance.
“we had a very good win away to bray last week. it was an important three points for us and i was happy with the level of performance. we played some good football and we are hoping to take that into the game against longford town this weekend," he said.
"we have had two tough games against longford already this season. they have been difficult opponents but we are playing with confidence at the moment and we want to continue our good form on friday."
kenny will have a full squad to choose from with kilduff returning to contention after being cup tied for monday’s semi-final, chris shields returns to the squad after serving his one match suspension and new signing sean maguire is available for selection for the first time as he has received his international clearance.
longford team news unavailable.
galway v derry
galway united return to league action at eamonn deacy park when the tribesmen host derry city in a game that could move the hosts into the top half of the table with a win.
united will go into the game on a high after booking their place in the final of the ea sports cup with a victory over dundalk on monday.
"people say dundalk made a few changes, but they've got such strength in depth, they can afford to, we couldn't. i looked at their starting eleven and a lot of their players would have a good chance of starting in our team," manager tommy dunne said.
"against derry city, it doesn't get much bigger for us. this is the first league game in the last phase of matches and you're up against a team that are in a similar position to ourselves. albeit, derry city are a strong group of players and they're a big club with a lot of tradition. it's a big match and that's being conservative about it.
"we have to maintain the gap between ourselves and the play-off spot, there's a lot of big games coming up, we've got derry city at home, sligo at home, longford at home. we need to try and at least get the same number of points as we did in the last phase, if not more."
galway united's injury woes continue and the tribesmen will be without andy o'connell (foot), marc ludden (ankle), conor barry (thigh) and ryan connolly (ankle) for the visit of derry.
derry could leapfrog galway with a win that would put further daylight between them and the relegation zone.
the candystripes come into the game on the back of a 3-0 victory over longford and manager peter hutton wants to build on that win.
"that result gave us a lift and it is all about getting momentum now," he told thec.
"the players will have gained in confidence and we want to build on it by getting a couple of positive results. if we do not get anything from out trip to galway it will take away from last week's win."
cillian morrison looks set to miss out for the candystripes as he has been suffering from a virus and been advised to rest. defenders dean jarvis and aaron barry look set to feature after shaking off knocks.
shamrock rovers v st patrick's atheltic
shamrock rovers welcome the saints to tallaght for the second time in a week after the inchicore side came out on top in monday's ea sports cup semi-final, winning on penalties.
in the league rovers are in a rich vein of form, having won five or their six last games and manager pat fenlon is eager to extend that winning run.
"we have to start beating the teams above us, it's as simple as that. the four games with pat's this season have all been close, there's not a lot between the two sides. we expect a tough game on friday, we will be hoping to make home advantage count," he told shamrockrovers.ie
"the support from the stands has been brilliant this season and we want to give the fans something else to shout about tomorrow night."
there are no suspensions and no new injury concerns however rovers remain without the injured midfield trio of sean o'connor, keith fahey, stephen mcphail, while damien duff edges closer to fitness.
on the back of monday's victory, manager liam buckley expressed his happiness that the saints had achieved their goal of reaching the ea sports cup final, but warned that friday's repeat game would be just as challenging for his side.
"we were delighted to get through the tie on monday. i thought we played well in the first half and dealt with the conditions reasonably well. we kept plugging away to break the deadlock and were unlucky in a few instances, but overall to get the win in the end on penalties, we're delighted and now we look forward to a final against galway in a few weeks.
"in relation to friday though, we know it'll again be difficult. both teams should be fine in relation to fitness as the legs will have recovered in time for the game. it's a big game in relation to where the teams are in the league table so it should make for a good game of football."
buckley confirmed that 2014 top-scorer christy fagan remains on the sidelines with a knee injury, while shane mceleney misses out as he serves a one-match suspension he picked while playing for his former side, derry city.
meanwhile sean hoare faces a late fitness test as he nears a return to first team action following a hamstring problem.
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we’ve* ˈfaɪnəli riʧt ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr breɪk! dɪˈspaɪt bəd kleɪmz ðət ðɪs geɪm ˈmætərz, tu, taɪm tɪ sɪt bæk ənd wɔʧ tu ˈmænɪʤərz du ɔl ðə θɪŋz ðeɪ wʊd ˈnɛvər du ɪn ə ril geɪm ðeɪ wər ˈæˌkʧuəli traɪɪŋ tɪ wɪn. waɪl wi weɪt fər ðiz fɔr deɪz əv ˈægəni ˈʤɔɪfəl ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən tɪ riʧ kəmˈpliʃən, taɪm tɪ teɪk stɑk əv ðə ril ðət gɪt ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri breɪk frəm pleɪɪŋ ril ˈbeɪsˈbɔl. ðɪs wik, ˌɛˈʃuɪŋ ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈfɔrˌmæt ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ə lʊk æt wət ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈsizən kʊd hæv ɪn stɔr fər ɔl 30 timz. preɪ fər səm ˈkələr ɪn jʊr ˈmɪdˈsəmər ˈklæsɪk. wik 14 əv ðə 30 bɛst əv ðə wik 2015 ˈmɪdˈsizən rɪˈpɔrt ˈmɪdˈsizən əˈwɔrdz:, saɪ jəŋ, ənd mɔr ˈɑnərz ðə 10 ˈstɔri laɪnz ðət ˌɪnˈtrig ˈjuˈɛs ðə moʊst twɛlv kənˈtɛndərz ðət nid tɪ fɪl hoʊlz ˈviə treɪdz tɔp ənd ˈəndərpərˌfɔrmɪŋ ˈhɪtərz tɔp ənd ˈəndərpərˌfɔrmɪŋ ˈpɪʧərz kæʧ əp ɔn ɔl əv ɑr 2015 ˈmɪdˈsizən ˈkəvərɪʤ! ˈbɪli ˈhæməltən stoʊl 56 ˈbeɪsɪz læst jɪr, ðə ˈtoʊtəl ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl lig. ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈrɛkləs əˈbændən wɪθ wɪʧ ˈtɪrɪŋ əp ðə ðɪs jɪr, 56 maɪt bi ɪn ðə ˈrɪrvju ˈmɪrər baɪ ðə treɪd ˈdɛˌdlaɪn. ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪgˈzæmpəl əv keɪm ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈmɑrlənz. ðə rɛdz ˈaʊtˌfildər krækt ə ˈsɪŋgəl tɪ stɑrt ðə θərd, ənd ˈæftər ə ˈbrændən ˈfɪlɪps foulout*, ˈhæməltən stoʊl ˈsɛkənd. ðɛn, ˈmɑrlənz ˈædəm ˈkɑnli ənd ˈkæˌʧər j.t*. rəlˈmutoʊ kəˈmɪtɪd ə ˈkɑrdɪnəl sɪn: ðeɪ əˈsumd ˈhæməltən wɑz ə ˈnɔrməl ˈjumən biɪŋ. ˈæftər ə pɪʧ tɪ ʤoʊi votto*, rəlˈmutoʊ lɑbd ðə bɔl bæk tɪ ðə maʊnd. ˈkɑnli ˈkæʒəwəli tərnd hɪz hɛd təˈwɔrd ˈsɛkənd beɪs. ˈoʊnli, ðɛr wɑz noʊ wən ðɛr. baɪ ðə taɪm ðə ˈlɛfti ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd hɪz baserunner*, ˈhæməltən wɑz ɔˈrɛdi sˈlaɪdɪŋ ˈɪntu θərd. muvz ˈprɪti fæst. ɪf ju doʊnt stɑp ənd lʊk əraʊnd wəns ɪn ə waɪl, ju kʊd mɪs ɪm. ˌsɪnsəˈnæti rɛdz (@rɛdz) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 11 2015 ðə ˈskɛriəst θɪŋ fər əˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈpɪʧərz ɪz ðət ˈhæməltən ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli sˈwaɪpɪŋ ˈbeɪsɪz æt ə məʧ ˈfæstər klɪp ðən læst jɪr; bɪn fɑr mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt, tu. hɪz tu stilz ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ geɪv ɪm 44 fər ðə ˈsizən, ənd bɪn kɔt ˈoʊnli sɪks taɪmz. ðət 88 pərˈsɛnt səkˈsɛs reɪt bloʊz əˈweɪ ðə ˈævərɪʤ (ə tɪk bɪˈloʊ 70 pərˈsɛnt) ənd hɪz oʊn səkˈsɛs reɪt læst jɪr 71 pərˈsɛnt, wɪθ 23 taɪmz kɔt ˈstilɪŋ). ə ʃeɪm ˈhæməltən həz bɪn wən əv ðə wərst ˈhɪtərz ɪn ðə lig ðɪs ˈsizən, ˈmænəʤɪŋ ə laɪn əv ʤɪst ɪf hi kən prɑp əp hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈivɪn ə ˈlɛvəl wən deɪ, wi kʊd si ðə fərst pleɪər tɪ stil 100 ɪn ə ˈsizən sɪns vɪns ˈkoʊlmən hɪt ˈtrɪpəl ˈdɪʤɪts weɪ bæk ɪn 1987 30 ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈfɪliz ˈrɛkərd, rən ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃəl, noʊ. 30 læst wik) ˈʤeɪsən oʊ. ˈɪmɪʤɪz θɪŋz ˈrəðər nɑt hæv ˈhæpən waɪl ˈpɑndərɪŋ ə ˈblɑkˌbəstər treɪd fər jʊr stæf eɪs, ɪgˈzɪbɪt ə: ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, koʊl bɪˈkeɪm ˈoʊnli ðə fɔrθ ˈpɪʧər ɪn ˈfɪliz ˈhɪstəri tɪ əˈlaʊ æt list naɪn ərnd rənz ənd 12 hɪts ɪn ˈɪnɪŋz ər fjuər. ðɛn əˈgɛn, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðə dɪˈsɪʒən nɑt tɪ əˈfɪʃəli meɪk ˈændi məkˈfeɪl ðə tim ˈprɛzɪdənt ənˈtɪl ɛnd həz ˈifɛktɪvli tərnd ˈɛvəri dɪˈsɪʒən ˈɪntu ə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd mɛs ðət ɪz ˈskətəlɪŋ ˈivɪn sˈmɔlər, ˈsɪmpələr dilz, ˈmeɪbi nən əv ðɪs ˈmætərz. ɪf ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə braɪt spɑt ɪn bɪn ə ˈtɛrəbəl ˈsizən, ˈfɪliz fænz, hir ər tu: 1 əˈvɛnʧuəl pərˈmoʊʃən ˈlaɪkli minz ðə ɛnd əv ˈrubən ɑˈmɑroʊ jr*. ɛz, ənd 2 waɪl məkˈfeɪl ɪz noʊn tɪ bi ɪkˈstrimli dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt ɪn haʊ hi meɪks dilz, hɪz ˈpeɪʃəns həz peɪd ɔf ɪn ðə pæst, ənd ðət maɪt seɪv ðə phillies’*’ ˈbeɪkən ɪf ə dil ˈhæpən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə treɪd ˈdɛˌdlaɪn. 29 mɪlˈwɔki bruərz lw*: 29 sɪns wi ˈtaʊtɪd ɪm ɛz ə praɪm treɪd ˈtərgət ɪn ðɪs ˈkɑləm tu wiks əˈgoʊ, ˈædəm laɪn: 13 geɪmz, 4 hr*, 13 rbi*. jʊr muv, cards/astros/nats*. 28 maɪˈæmi ˈmɑrlənz lw*: 27 ðɛr ər θri ˈrizənz tɪ heɪt di ˈɪnˌfild hɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ geɪm əˈgɛnst ðə rɛdz: 1 ɪt keɪm ɔn ə ˈhɛdˈfərst slaɪd ˈɪntu fərst ðət sərvd noʊ ˈpərpəs sɪns ˈgɔrdən traɪɪŋ tɪ ɪˈlud ə tæg. ˈfɔrmər koʊʧ, ˈdeɪvi loʊps, laɪk ðə rɛst əv ˈjuˈɛs, ɪz dɪˈspɑndənt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpɔɪntləs θəm ˈɪnʤəri ðət ˈhæpənd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt ənd wɪl ˈlaɪkli nɑk ˈgɔrdən aʊt fər wiks. 2 ˈgɔrdən ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst dɪˈlaɪtfəl pleɪərz ɪn ðə geɪm ɔn ənd ɔf ðə fild, ˈmɪksɪŋ ə θˈroʊˌbæk, ʤɔrʤ ˈhɪtɪŋ staɪl wɪθ ˈbleɪzɪŋ spid ənd ɪˈlit ˌpoʊstˈgeɪm ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən skɪlz. ɪt bɪn greɪt tɪ si ɪm stɑrt ɪn ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr geɪm. 3 ˈgɔrdən həz ə ʧæns tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ fju ˈəðər pleɪərz hæv ˈɛvər dən: gɪt kɔt ˈstilɪŋ mɔr taɪmz ðən hi wɔks. ðɪs jɪr, ˈgɔrdən həz bɪn gənd daʊn 12 taɪmz ənd həz wɔkt 12 taɪmz. sɪns 1951 ðə fərst jɪr kɔt ˈstilɪŋ bɪˈkeɪm ən əˈfɪʃəl stæt, ðɪs wɪrd ənd ˈsəmˈwət ˌɪgnəˈmɪniəs fit həz bɪn əˈkɑmplɪʃt ˈoʊnli fɔr taɪmz: jɪr pleɪər 1991 ˈɑˌzi ˈgɪlən 11 15 1989 ˈɑˌzi ˈgɪlən 15 17 1980 ˌgɑrˈsiə 12 13 1977 ˈgɛri ˈtɛmpəltən 15 24 ðə mɔr ˈækʃən ˈgɔrdən ˈmɪsɪz, ðə lɛs taɪm hæv tɪ meɪk ʃʊr hi ʤɔɪnz ðɪs streɪnʤ kru. 27 ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈrɑkiz lw*: 28 waɪl ˈnuli əˈnɔɪntɪd ˌɔlˈstɑr trɔɪ ˈjuʒəwəli gɪts moʊst əv ðə əˈtɛnʃən ɔn ðə ˈrɑkiz treɪd frənt, hɪz ˈrənɪŋ meɪt ɪz ˈreɪzɪŋ hɪz oʊn ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju æt ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt taɪm. ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 23 geɪmz, ˈkɑrloʊs gɑnˈzɑləz həz hɪt ə roʊˈbəst wɪθ faɪv ˈhoʊmərz, sɪks ˈdəbəlz, ənd ə ˈtrɪpəl. stɪl, ðɛr ər ˈrizənz fər pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈsutərz tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈskɛptɪkəl. fərst, ˈrisənt hɑt strik həz ˈmɪrli reɪzd hɪz ˈsizən laɪn tɪ ˈnəmbərz wəns ju əˈʤəst fər hɪz hoʊm pɑrk. ˈsɛkənd, waɪl gɑnˈzɑləz həz steɪd rɪˈmɑrkəbli ˈhɛlθi ðɪs jɪr, hi pleɪd ɪn ʤɪst 180 kəmˈbaɪnd geɪmz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpriviəs tu ˈsizənz. θərd, ɪt kən bi təf tɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ˈrɑkiz ˈhɪtərz ˈgɪvɪn ðə ɪkˈstrim ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt əv kurz fild: 2014 hoʊm ɑps wɑz 401 pɔɪnts haɪər ðən hɪz roʊd mɑrk. ənd ˈfaɪnəli, gɑnˈzɑləz ɪz oʊd əˈbaʊt 54 ˈmɪljən θru 2017 ə dil ðət ˌɪˈnɪʃəli lʊkt laɪk ə ˈbɑrgɪn wɪn hi pleɪd laɪk ə ˈbɔrdərˌlaɪn ˈkænədɪt, bət naʊ simz laɪk mɔr əv ə ˈbərdən ɛz ðə ɔˈrɛdi əˈpɪrz tɪ bi pæst hɪz praɪm. 26 sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈpæˌdreɪz lw*: 21 wɪn ʤeɪmz ʃildz saɪnd wɪθ sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwɪntər, ɪt lʊkt laɪk ə rɛr pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈvælju fər ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt. frəm 2011 θru 2014 ʃildz hæd θroʊn mɔr ˈɪnɪŋz ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈpɪʧər ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ənd ræŋkt naɪnθ ɪn wɪnz əˈbəv rɪˈpleɪsmənt. ənd waɪl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ər ˈɔlˌweɪz təf tɪ kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪ, soʊ ˈmɛni ˈtimˌmeɪts hæd toʊld ˈstɔriz əv ðə ˈvɛtərən ˈtiʧɪŋ ðɛm ˈwaɪˌpaʊt ənd sˈniki muvz tɪ fərst beɪs. ɔn ə ˌfɔˈrjɪr dil ðət kɔst lɛs ðən hæf wət ʤɑn ˈlɛstər gɑt frəm ðə kəbz, ənd wɪθ ʃildz ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ə ˈbɔlˌpɑrk ðət ˈfɪgjərd tɪ nɪˈgeɪt ðə wən kənˈsɪstənt ˈwiknəs ɪn hɪz geɪm (hoʊm rənz), ðɪs lʊkt laɪk wən əv a.j*. ˈbɛtər muvz. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ʃildz həz ʤɔɪnd hɪz roʊˈteɪʃən meɪts ɪn ˈsərvɪŋ əp tu ˈmɛni lɔŋ bɔlz, ˈræŋkɪŋ fɪθ əˈməŋ ˈnæʃənəl lig ˈstɑrtərz fər haɪəst hoʊm rən reɪt. ˈbloʊtɪd pərˈsɛnt reɪt lʊk laɪk ə fluk, ˈiðər: ˈoʊnli faɪv ˈstɑrtərz hæv əˈlaʊd hɑrd ˈkɑnˌtækt mɔr ˈfrikwɛntli, ənd nən əv ðoʊz faɪv ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr tim ˈɛniˌtaɪm sun. soʊ waɪl timz laɪk ðə kəbz (lɛd baɪ ˈfɔrmər ˈmænɪʤər, ʤoʊ maddon*) ənd ˈdɑʤərz (rən baɪ hɪz ˈfɔrmər, ˈændru ˈfridmən) ər sɛd tɪ hæv ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ɪt bi ˈizi fər boʊθ saɪdz tɪ əˈgri ɔn ðə bɪg treɪd ˈvælju. 25 siˈætəl ˈmɛrənərz lw*: 23 ˈbɑrɪŋ ə ˌmɑnjəˈmɛnəl (ənd ənˈlaɪkli) ˈtərnərˌaʊnd, ðə ˈmɛrənərz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ mɪs ðə pleɪɔfs fər ðə streɪt ˈsizən, ðə draʊt ɪn ðə ˈmeɪʤərz. ˈgɪvɪn ðə juʤ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ðə tim meɪd ɪn ˈrɑbənsən ˈkɑnoʊ ənd ˈnɛlsən kruz ˈoʊvər ðə pæst tu jɪrz, ðət kaɪnd əv ˈfɪnɪʃ kʊd prɑmpt ˈplɛnti əv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz frəm ðə frənt ˈɔfəs daʊn tɪ ðə ˈrɑstər. wɪˈθɪn ðət dɑrk klaʊd əv ˈluzɪŋ, ðoʊ, ˈwɔkər həz ˈimərʤd ɛz ə ˈsɪlvər ˈlaɪnɪŋ. ðə prəˈgrɛʃən meɪd ðɪs ˈsizən: fərst naɪn stɑrts: 43 ˌaɪˌpi, 39 keɪ, 23, 56 eɪʧ, 8 hr*, ˈɪrə moʊst ˈrisənt naɪn stɑrts: ˌaɪˌpi, 61 keɪ, 4, 48 eɪʧ, 8 hr*, ˈɪrə ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə mariners’*’ əˈfɛnsɪv woʊz ˈjuʒəwəli gɪt moʊst əv ðə ɪŋk, ˈfilɪks hərˈnændɛz ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ nid ə ˈkeɪpəbəl ˈsaɪdˌkɪk tɪ gɪv ðə ˈpɪʧɪŋ stæf ə lɪft fər ðə nɛkst fju jɪrz. ˈivɪn ðoʊ hɪz tu moʊst ˈrisənt stɑrts wər ˈʃeɪki, ˈwɔkər stɪl lʊks ə lɔt ˈbɛtər ðən hi dɪd æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈsizən. ðə bɛst jəŋ ˈpɪʧɪŋ hoʊp fər ə pleɪər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈsɪstəm dɪˈlɪvərd fɑr tu ˈmɛni ˈfeɪljərz ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju jɪrz. 24 ˌsɪnsəˈnæti rɛdz lw*: 25 ðə rɛdz sɪt eɪt geɪmz ˈəndər 500 ənd geɪmz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəlz ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl, soʊ ˈlɑʤɪk səˈʤɛsts ðeɪ ʃʊd bi ˈoʊpən fər ˈbɪznɪs ɛz sun ɛz ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr geɪm ɛndz. ˈʤɑni ə fri ˈeɪʤənt æt ɛnd ənd wɔnts 200 ˈmɪljən; flɪp ɪm tɪ ðə haɪəst ˈbɪdər. maɪk lik kən ˈɔlsoʊ tɛst ðə ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪt fɔr mənθs frəm naʊ; ʃɑp ðə hɛl aʊt əv ɪm. ˈmæni ˈpɑrə ənd ˈpɛnə kʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli fɛʧ ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈprɑspɛkts; meɪk ɪt ˈhæpən. ənd ˈrɪli, waɪ stɑp æt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ɪkˈspaɪrɪŋ ˈkɑnˌtrækts? ˈʧæpmən ɪz ə fɔrs əv ˈneɪʧər, bət hi kən tɛst fri ˈeɪʤənsi æt ðə ɛnd əv nɛkst ˈsizən, ənd ɪn ə dɪˈvɪʒən ðət ˈfɪgjərz tɪ bi ruld baɪ ðə kɑrdz, ˈpaɪrəts, ənd kəbz fər æt list ðə nɛkst ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz, ə ˈnukliər ˈkloʊzər bɪˈkəmz ə ˈləgʒəri bɛst ʃɪpt tɪ əˈnəðər tim fər fˈjuʧər ˈæˌsɛts. ʤeɪ brus ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈoʊnli tim kənˈtroʊld θru 2017 ənd ˈplɛnti əv timz wʊd peɪ əp tɪ gɪt ɪm. naʊ, ˈsəmˌwən ʤɪst nidz tɪ kənˈvɪns ðə ˈoʊnər ðət noʊ ˈvælər ɪn ˈwɪnɪŋ 76 geɪmz ˈɛvəri jɪr. 23 æˈtlæntə breɪvz lw*: 20 ˈʤeɪsən ˈgrɪli lʊkt laɪk ə praɪm treɪd ˈkænədɪt fər ə breɪvz tim ðət həz soʊ ˈklɛvərli əˈproʊʧt ðə treɪd ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn riˈbɪldɪŋ ə flɔd ˈrɑstər bət hi tɔr hɪz əˈkɪliz ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, soʊ ðɛr goʊz ˈkloʊzər ənd wən əv ɪts bɛst ʧɪps. ˌɪnˈstɛd, lʊk fər ˈkæmərən ˈmeɪbɪn tɪ bi ʃɑpt əraʊnd: ðə ˈaʊtˌfildər ɪz ˈhævɪŋ hɪz bɛst ˈsizən sɪns 2011 bət hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɛriz ə ˈhɪstəri əv hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz ənd bi tu əˈpilɪŋ æt 8 ˈmɪljən nɛkst jɪr ɪf hi ˈsəfərz əˈnəðər ˈsɪriəs ˈɪnʤəri. 22 ˈoʊklənd lw*: 24 ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ə bæd ˈbʊlˌpɛn ənd ˈtɛrəbəl lək həz dumd ˈoʊklənd tɪ wərst ˈrɛkərd ɪn geɪmz ənd geɪmz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ fangraphs’*’ ˈstændɪŋz, ɪf ðə ˈmɪrli hæd lək ɪn kloʊz geɪmz ənd ɪn ˈɛriəz laɪk hɪt ˈsikwənsɪŋ, ðɛr ˈrɛkərd wʊd ˌɪmˈpruv baɪ 12 geɪmz. ɪn fækt, baɪ, hæv mɔr wɪnz ðən ˈɛvriˌwən ˈəðər ðən ðə ˈdɑʤərz ənd ˈæstroʊs. ɪf nɑt ɪˈnəf ˈkɑntɛkst fər ju: noʊ tim ɪn ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs həz bɪn wərs ðən wɪnz sɪns ðə saɪt ˈstɑrtɪd ˈtrækɪŋ rɪˈzəlts ɪn 2002 21 ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ waɪt sɑks lw*: 26 sɪns 1900 ðiz ər ðə 10 bɛst ˌaɪˌpi reɪts baɪ ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈpɪʧərz: jɪr pleɪər ˌaɪˌpi 2001 ˈrændi ˈʤɑnsən 1999 ˈpeɪdroʊ mɑrˈtinɛz 1998 ˈkɛri wʊd 2000 ˈrændi ˈʤɑnsən 1995 ˈrændi ˈʤɑnsən 1997 ˈrændi ˈʤɑnsən 1998 ˈrændi ˈʤɑnsən 1999 ˈrændi ˈʤɑnsən 2013 ju 2015 krɪs seɪl fərst, ˈrændi ˈʤɑnsən wɑz ə ˈbæˌdæs. ˈsɛkənd, wɪn aɪ ræŋkt krɪs seɪl ɛz ðə treɪd kəˈmɑdəti ɪn ðə geɪm ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, ðət maɪt hæv bɪn tu loʊ. ə wərd əv ədˈvaɪs tɪ ˈrɑbɪn vɛnˈʧərə: wɪn əp fɔr rənz, jʊr eɪs həz tɑpt 110 ˈpɪʧɪz fər ðə naɪnθ taɪm ɪn 10 stɑrts, ənd ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr breɪk, ˈmeɪbi sɛnd ɪm bæk aʊt tɪ stɑrt ðə eɪθ ˈɪnɪŋ. seɪl ɪz ən ˌɪrəˈpleɪsəbəl ˈpɪʧər ənd ə braɪt laɪt ɪn wət həz bɪn ə ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ ˈsizən ɔn ðə saʊθ saɪd. ˈgrænɪd, ˈtæbjəˌleɪtɪŋ rɑ pɪʧ kaʊnts haʊ ju wɔnt tɪ rən ə stæf, bət kəm ɔn. juz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈkɑmən sɛns hir. 20 ˈbɔstən rɛd sɑks lw*: 22 ˈmædi ˈɪmɪʤɪz fən ˈtɪdˌbɪt frəm stæts ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈsɛvən pleɪərz ˈeɪʤɪd 23 ər ˈjəŋgər ər ɔn peɪs tɪ poʊst faɪv ər mɔr wɪnz əˈbəv rɪˈpleɪsmənt, wɪʧ wʊd taɪ ðə ˈrɛkərd sɛt ɪn 1964 ˈoʊnli ðə rɛd sɑks ɪmˈplɔɪ ˈməltəpəl pleɪərz ɔn ðət lɪst: bɛts ənd bogaerts*. ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðə ˈrisəntli ˌɪmˈpruvd pleɪ kənˈtɪnjuz ənd gɪts ðɛr tim bæk ˈɪntu ðə pleɪɔf reɪs gɪvz ðɛm ə 26 pərˈsɛnt ʧæns əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə sɑks fænz ʃʊd æt list fil ˈhɑrtənd fər ðə fˈjuʧər. ˈdeɪvɪd ˌɔrˈtiz ənd ˈdəstɪn wɪl hæv ˈwərði səkˈsɛsərz wɪn ðə taɪm kəmz tɪ pæs ðə tɔrʧ tɪ ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˈbɔstən stɑrz. 19 ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ˈivɪn, lw*: 19 fər fɔr ˈɪnɪŋz ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈpætrɪk ˈkɔrbɪn wɑz ˈlɪvɪŋ ðə drim. ɪn hɪz ˈsɛkənd stɑrt bæk ˈæftər ðə ˈrɛkwəzət lɔŋ, ˈpeɪnfəl rɪˈkəvəri frəm ˈtɑmi ʤɑn ˈsərʤəri, ˈkɔrbɪn ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ðə mɛts, əˈlaʊɪŋ ʤɪst ə loʊn ˈsɪŋgəl tɪ ˈmaɪkəl ɪn ðə fərst ənd ˈklɑkɪŋ faɪv ˈstraɪˌkaʊts. ðɛn, ðə wilz flu ɔf. θri əv ðə nɛkst ˈsɛvən ˈbætərz krækt ə hoʊm rən, wɪθ mæt ʃɑt ɪn ðə fɪθ ðə ˈbɪgəst ˌɪnˈdɪgnəˌti əv ðə bənʧ. ɪt wɑz ə ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ ɛnd tɪ wət kʊd hæv bɪn ə ˈmæʤɪkəl ˈivnɪŋ fər ə ˈpɪʧər hu wɑz stæf eɪs ɛz ˈrisəntli ɛz tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. stɪl, ðə ˈtɑmi ʤɑn skərʤ həz bɪˈkəm soʊ ˈprɛvələnt, ðə kənˈtɪnjud ˈprɛzəns əv ə ˈpɪʧər laɪk ˈkɔrbɪn ɔn ðə maʊnd wɑz greɪt tɪ si. 18 ˈtɛksəs ˈreɪnʤərz lw*: 15 ðə ˈtætərd ˈpɪʧɪŋ stæf wi ˈfɪgjərd wʊd sɪŋk ðə ˈreɪnʤərz həz ˈfaɪnəli ˈfɑlən əˈpɑrt, ənd ˈtɛksəs naʊ goʊz tɪ ðə breɪk fɔr geɪmz ˈəndər 500 ˈlʊkɪŋ mɔr laɪk ə ˈsɛlər ðən ə baɪər. ɛz ðə tim kənˈsɪdərz hu tɪ kip ənd hu tɪ ʃɑp, ə ˈlɪtəl ˈnəgɪt ɔn ɪts ˈsɛkənd ˈbeɪsmən: ˈoʊdər frəm ˈoʊpənɪŋ deɪ tɪ hɪz meɪ 11 dɪˈmoʊʃən tɪ: ˈoʊdər sɪns biɪŋ rɪˈkɔld ɔn ʤun 15 ə ˈkipər. 17 ˈklivlənd ˈɪndiənz lw*: 18 maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈɪndiənz stæt əv ðə jɪr kəmz frəm r.j*. ˈbeɪsˈbɔl prəˈspɛktəs pis ɔn ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˈʃɔrtˌstɑp frænˈsɪskoʊ (ənd tɪ ə ˈlɛsər ɪkˈstɛnt, ˈfɛloʊ urshela*). wɪˈθaʊt ɪn ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp, ðə ˈɪndiənz ræŋk ɪn dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɪˈfɪʃənsi. wɪθ ɪm, ðeɪ ræŋk fərst. ˈivɪn ˈgrænɪŋ ðə ˈveɪgəriz əv smɔl ˈsæmpəl saɪz, ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˈpɪʧərz ənd əˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈhɪtərz ɔn ˈfæktərz səʧ ɛz vəˈlɑsəti, ənd ˈəðər ˈvɛriəbəlz, stɪl ə ˈhaɪli ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ saɪn. bɪn ɔn ðə ˈɪndiənz ˈbændˌwægən sɪns ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈsizən, bət ðə traɪb sɪt fɔr geɪmz bɪˈloʊ 500 æt ðə breɪk. ˈweɪstɪd səm mægˈnɪfɪsənt pərˈfɔrmənsɪz baɪ ðə tɔp fɔr ˈmɛmbərz əv ðɛr roʊˈteɪʃən, hu ˈrisəntli bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst kwɔrˈtɛt əv ˈstɑrtərz tɪ iʧ ˈrɛkərd 100 ər mɔr ˈstraɪˌkaʊts ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr breɪk. ðət sɛd, ɪf (ənd urshela*) kən hɛlp ˈkɔri, ˈdæni ˈsæləzɑr, ˈkɑrloʊs kɑˈrɑskoʊ, ənd ˈtrɛvər baʊər ˈrɛkərd ə bənʧ mɔr aʊts wɪn bɔlz ər ˈæˌkʧuəli pʊt ɪn pleɪ əˈgɛnst ðɛm, ˈklivlənd stɪl həz səm sˈlipər pəˈtɛnʃəl. 16 ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈtaɪgərz lw*: 14 ðə ˈɪnʤəri ðət nɑkt mɪˈgɛl kɑˈbrɛrə aʊt əv ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp fər sɪks wiks ɪz ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈprɑbləm. ən ˈɪʃu wɪθ ə lɛs ˈɑbviəs əˈvɛnʧuəl fɪks? ˌælˈfreɪdoʊ ˈsaɪmən ˈoʊvər hɪz pæst faɪv stɑrts: ˌaɪˌpi, 19 keɪ, 9, 47 eɪʧ, 5 hr*, ˈɪrə ʃeɪn grin ˈoʊvər hɪz pæst faɪv stɑrts: ˌaɪˌpi, 12 keɪ, 7, 36 eɪʧ, 8 hr*, ˈɪrə əv ðə roʊˈteɪʃən. θroʊ ɪn ə swɪs ʧiz ˈbʊlˌpɛn, ənd ju hæv ə tim ðət, ˈəndər ˈnɔrməl ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, ʃʊd bi pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ sɛl æt ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn. ˈdeɪvɪd praɪs, seɪˈspeɪdɛs, ˈsɔriə, ˈæləks əˈvɪlə, ənd ˈsaɪmən ər ɔl fri ˈeɪʤənts æt ɛnd, ənd ðə ˈtaɪgərz kʊd gɪt ə tən əv ˈprɑməsɪŋ jəŋ ˈtælənt ɪn rɪˈtərn ɪf ðeɪ ʃɑp ðoʊz faɪv pleɪərz. jɛt wɪθ ˈoʊnər maɪk ˈhævɪŋ lɔŋ əˈgoʊ əˈdɑptəd ən əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈrɑstər ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn ðə hoʊps əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ə rɪŋ ɛz kˈwɪkli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, ənd deɪv dəmˈbrɔfski pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈhɛdɪd ˈɛlsˌwɛr sun, ðə fˈjuʧər ðə tɔp praɪˈɔrəti ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt. ɪf ˈwəndərɪŋ haʊ ɪt kən ɔl goʊ rɔŋ fər ə tim ðət ˈdaʊnˌpleɪz ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm vju ənd ˈhɪʧɪz ɪts ˈfɔrʧənz tɪ ə bənʧ əv ˈeɪʤɪŋ stɑrz, skroʊl bæk əp ənd lʊk æt ˈlɪstɪd æt noʊ. 30 15 ˈtæmpə beɪ reɪz lw*: 13 ə ˈbrutəl strɛʧ θˈrɛtənd tɪ nɑk ðə reɪz aʊt əv kənˈtɛnʃən, bət ə swip ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsədənli sˈwunɪŋ ˈæstroʊs minz nɑt dɛd jɛt. rɪˈtərn əv ˌəndərˈreɪtɪd ʤeɪk geɪv ðə tim ə bɪg lɪft, ənd ə ˈtaɪtli bənʧt æl ist ðət læks ˈɛni greɪt timz gɪvz ˈtæmpə beɪ səm ˈrizən tɪ hoʊp. stɪl, fər ðə reɪz tɪ hæv ə ˈfaɪtɪŋ ʧæns, ɪt wʊd hɛlp ə lɔt ɪf mæt mʊr kʊd faɪnd hɪz kəˈmænd. ˈæftər ˈəgli wɪn ˈoʊvər ˈhjustən hɪz fərst ɪn tu jɪrz mʊr həz naʊ əˈlaʊd 11 rənz, 20 hɪts, ənd ˈsɛvən wɔks ˈoʊvər 14 ˈɪnɪŋz ɪn hɪz fərst θri stɑrts bæk frəm ˈtɑmi ʤɑn ˈsərʤəri, kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ðə ˈjuʒəwəl dɪˈmɪnɪʃt kəˈmænd ðət ˈpɪʧərz ˈɔfən feɪs wɪθ ə drɔp ɪn vəˈlɑsəti, tu. wɪθ ˈæləks kɑb nɑt ˈkəmɪŋ bæk ənˈtɪl nɛkst jɪr ənd dru sˈmɪli ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ rɪˈtərn ˈleɪtər ðɪs ˈsizən bət ə lɔŋ ʃɑt tɪ pɪʧ wɛl wɪθ ə tɔrn labrum*, mʊr ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðə bɛst ʃɑt fər səm ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌɪmˈpruvmənt. 14 tərˈɑntoʊ blu ʤeɪz lw*: 11 ðɪs ʤeɪz fæn sɛd ɪt ˈbɛtər ðən wi ˈɛvər kʊd: ʤeɪz ʤɪst keɪm daʊn frəm ɪn wən ˈɪnɪŋ tɪ teɪk ðə lɛd əˈgɛn gɪt ðɪs tim səm ˈpɪʧɪŋ fər ðə ləv əv fək. ˈɛnɪs (@heyennisshutup*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 12 2015 13 ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈɔriˌoʊlz lw*: 10 ðoʊ dæn ˈprɛfərəns fər ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl muvz ˈoʊvər ˈblɑkˌbəstərz ˈfɪgjərz tɪ meɪk ðə treɪd ˈdɛˌdlaɪn lɛs ðən θˈrɪlɪŋ, ðə rɪˈtərn əv ˈʤɑnəθən kʊd bi ən ˌɪnˈhaʊs difference-maker*. raɪən ˈflɛrti, stiv pɪrs, ənd ðə ˈəðər ˈɔriˌoʊlz hu mænd ˈsɛkənd beɪs ɪn pleɪs əv ðə ˈɪnʤərd ˈstɑrtər geɪv ðə tim ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv dɪˈfɛns ənd səbˈpɑr ˈhɪtɪŋ. ˈminˌwaɪl, wɑz ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈsɛkənd ˈbeɪsmən ɪn ðə ˈmeɪʤərz læst jɪr pər ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈɪnfoʊ səˈluʃənz, ənd mæʃt sɪns rɪˈtərnɪŋ frəm ðə eɪt deɪz əˈgoʊ. ɪf kən ˌɪmˈpruv ɔn ðə hɔˈrɪfɪk ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ hi ˈpoʊstɪd læst ˈsizən, hɪz paʊər stroʊk ənd dɪˈfɛns kʊd hɛlp ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz kənˈsɪdərəbli. 12 nu jɔrk mɛts lw*: 17 ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈstivən mæts, ɔn ðə wɪθ ə lɑt tɪr, ðə mɛts hæv mɔr ðən ɪˈnəf ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈpɪʧɪŋ tɪ rɪˈmeɪn kənˈtɛndərz. ðə ˈprɑbləm, ˈivɪn əˈmɪd ə ˈwɪnɪŋ strik, rɪˈmeɪnz ðɛr əˈfɛns, ɛz ˈoʊnli ðə ˈloʊli ˈfɪliz ənd waɪt sɑks hæv skɔrd fjuər rənz. ˈplɛnti tɪ bi sɛd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmæsɪv ˈkɑntræst bɪtˈwin nu ˈpɪʧɪŋ ənd ˈhɪtɪŋ, bət kaɪnd əv əˈmeɪzɪŋ haʊ rɪˈlaɪənt ðɪs tim ɪz ɔn ˈlukəs ˈdudə. ˈoʊvər ðə fərst ʤun 8 strik, ɪn wɪʧ hi ˈbætɪd ðə mɛts wɛnt ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðət sləmp, ˈdudə lidz ðə mɛts wɪθ ə ˈbætɪŋ laɪn 21 pərˈsɛnt ˈbɛtər ðən lig ˈævərɪʤ, pər wrc*+. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈəðər mɛts wɪθ 100 ər mɔr pleɪt əˈpɪrənsəz tɪ ˈmænɪʤ rɪˈzəlts baɪ ðət ˈmɛtrɪk? ˈkərtɪs ˈgrændərsən ənd ˈdænjəl ˈmərfi. 11 sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ʤaɪənts lw*: 12 ˈɪnʤəriz tɪ ðə ˈaʊtˌfild ənd ˈstɑrtɪŋ roʊˈteɪʃən hæv kɛpt ðə dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ʧæmps frəm ˈhɪtɪŋ ðɛr fʊl straɪd, bət stɪl ˈhæŋɪŋ əraʊnd ðə pleɪɔf reɪs, θæŋks ɪn noʊ smɔl pɑrt tɪ ðɛr dɪˈfɛns. æt sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ræŋks ˈsɛkənd ɪn ðə ɪn dɪˈfɛnsɪv rənz seɪvd, pər ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈɪnfoʊ səˈluʃənz. bɛlt ənd ˈkrɔfərd dɪˈzərv məʧ əv ðə ˈkrɛdɪt: ʤaɪənts fərst (ˈmoʊstli bɛlt) lɛd ðə æt waɪl ðɛr (ˈmoʊstli ˈkrɔfərd) treɪl ˈoʊnli ðə breɪvz ənd ˈnoʊtɪd ˈfildɪŋ ˈsaɪbɔrg ˈsɪmənz. 10 ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə twɪnz lw*: 16 breɪs ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɔˈrɛdi dɪˈskəst ðə twins’*’ ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈkləstər lək haʊ ðə əˈfɛns həz ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd ˈgreɪtli frəm hɪts biɪŋ bənʧt təˈgɛðər, waɪl ðə ˈpɪʧɪŋ stæf həz hæd ðə gʊd ˈfɔrʧən əv ˈskætərɪŋ hɪts. ðɪs səmz ɪt əp wɛl: ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈhɪtərz ər ˈbætɪŋ waɪl ðɛr əˈpoʊnənts ər ˈbætɪŋ ˈgɪtɪŋ baɪ jʊr əˈpoʊnənts ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli ə saɪn əv ə tim. stɪl, ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə həz ə ʧæns tɪ tərn ðət ˈərli lək ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr. fər wən, ðə mɪˈgɛl ˈsɑnoʊ ˈɪrə həz ˈbeɪgən, ənd ðə bɪg sˈləgər ɪz ˈbætɪŋ ə juʤ ɪn hɪz fərst 45 bɪg lig pleɪt əˈpɪrənsəz, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə əˈfɛns ə juʤ bust. ˈsɛkənd, wɛl, ɔl ðoʊz wɪnz ər bæŋkt. ənd ˈwɛðər ju kɔl ɪt skɪl, lək, ər boʊθ, ðə twɪnz du oʊn ðə ˈrɛkərd ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən lig. ðət gɪvz ðɛm səm ˈkʊʃən ɪf rəˈgrɛʃən dɪz ʃoʊ əp, ənd ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ gɪvz ðɛm ə gʊd ɪkˈskjuz tɪ kənˈsɪdər baɪɪŋ pleɪərz æt ðə treɪd ˈdɛˌdlaɪn. ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ril ˈʃɔrtˌstɑp wʊd bi ə greɪt pleɪs tɪ stɑrt: ˈdæni bɪn wən əv ðə 10 wərst pleɪərz baɪ wɔr, ənd hɪz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv 2014 ˈnəmbərz lʊk laɪk ðeɪ kən bi ɪkˈspleɪnd əˈweɪ baɪ ə 405 ˈbætɪŋ ˈævərɪʤ ɔn bɔlz ɪn pleɪ. 9 ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈnæʃənəlz lw*: 6 ˈgɪvɪn ðə weɪv əv ˈɪnʤəriz kræʃt daʊn ɔn ðɪs pəˈzɪʃən pleɪərz, təf tɪ noʊ ɪgˈzæktli haʊ tɪ stæk əp ðə nationals’*’ aɪˈdil ˈbætɪŋ ˈɔrdər. bət ən əˈtɛmpt, wɪθ iʧ ˈkɑrənt ˈstætəs ˌɪnˈkludɪd: 1 dɪˈnɑrd spæn (dl*) 2 ˈænθɔˌni ˈrɛndoʊn (dl*) 3 ˈʤeɪzən wərθ (dl*) 4 braɪs ˈhɑrpər (mvp*) 5 raɪən ˈzɪmərmən (dl*) 6 ˈɛskəˌbɑr (ˈplɛzənt səˈpraɪz 7 si ˈwɪlsən ˈrɑmoʊs 8 ˈiən ˈdɛzmənd gʊd θɪŋ ðə næts pleɪ ɪn wərst dɪˈvɪʒən. 8 ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ kəbz lw*: 7 frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə 2014 ˈsizən əp tɪ təˈdeɪ, ðiz ər ðə tɔp 10 ˈstɑrtərz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wɔr: ræŋk pleɪər wɔr 1 ˈkleɪtən ˈkərˌʃɑ 2 ˈkɔri 3 mæks ˈʃərzər 4 ˈdeɪvɪd praɪs 5 krɪs seɪl 6 ʤeɪk ɑˈritə 7 ˈfilɪks hərˈnændɛz 8 ʤɑn ˈlɛstər 9 ˈʤɔrdən ˈzɪmərmən 10 zæk greɪŋk ʤɑn ˈlɛstər maɪt bi ɪn jɪr 1 əv ə 155 ˈmɪljən ˈkɑnˌtrækt, bət ʤeɪk ɑˈritə ɪz ðə eɪs əv ðɪs stæf. taɪm tɪ stɑrt ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪm laɪk wən əv ðə 10 bɛst ˈpɪʧərz ɪn ðə lig bɪˈkəz wət hi ɪz. 7 nu jɔrk ˈjæŋkiz lw*: 9 ðə yankees’*’ wɛlθ ˈɔlˌweɪz meɪks ðɛm ə θrɛt fər ə ˈsplæʃi ˈdɛˌdlaɪn dil. waɪl ðət maɪt ˈvɛri wɛl ˈhæpən sun, ðeɪ kʊd hɛlp ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈgreɪtli θru ðə fɑrm ˈsɪstəm, tu. rɑb meɪd hɪz ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈdeɪbju ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, hɪt hɪz fərst hoʊm rən ˈsənˌdi, ənd həz pʊʃt ləˈmɛntəbəl ˈsɛkənd ˈbeɪsmən ˈstivən dru tɪ ðə bɛnʧ. ɪf ˈkɑrloʊs ˈɪnʤəri ˈlɪŋgərz, wi maɪt si ˈprɑspɛkt ˈɛrən ʤəʤ æt səm pɔɪnt, tu. ənd ɪf ˈsiˈsi ˈneɪθən raɪt ðə ʃɪp sun, luis sɛvərˈinoʊ ənd hɪz ˈɪrə kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ gɪt ə spɪn. 6 ˈhjustən ˈæstroʊs lw*: 3 wi ˈpəblɪʃt ɑr ˈæstroʊs treɪd wɪʃ lɪst tu wiks əˈgoʊ, ənd muvz fər ən ˌɪmˈpækt ˈaʊtˌfildər (θɪŋk ˈkɑrloʊs ˈgoʊmɛz) ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈpɪʧər (ˈʤɑni kˈwɛtoʊ? skɑt kazmir*?) meɪk ˈivɪn mɔr sɛns naʊ ðət skˈwɑndərd ɪts wəns ˈsaɪzəbəl dɪˈvɪʒən lɛd ənd ˈfɑlən bæk ˈɪntu ˈsɛkənd pleɪs. ˈæstroʊs bit ˈraɪtər ˈɛvən brɪŋz əp əˈnəðər ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ treɪd ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti: waɪl ˈbʊlˌpɛn ræŋks ɛz wən əv bɛst, ˈɔlsoʊ ðə bənʧ ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl. ɪf ðə ˈæstroʊs ˈməstər ðə kæʃ ər ðə wɪl tɪ ʃɪp ɔf ˈməltəpəl tɔp ˈprɑspɛkts tɪ meɪk ə ˈblɑkˌbəstər ˈdɛˌdlaɪn dil, ə ˈlɪtəl ˈbʊlˌpɛn ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ənd səm ˈkʊʃənɪŋ tɪ gɪt 10 tɪ 12 aʊts wɛˈnɛvər ˈsəmˌwən ˈəðər ðən ˈdæləs stɑrts hərt. 5 lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈeɪnʤəlz lw*: 8 faɪv deɪz əˈgoʊ, aɪ səˈʤɛstɪd ju kʊd meɪk ə keɪs fər ʤɑʃ ˈdɑnəldsən (maɪ ʧɔɪs), maɪk traʊt, ˈʤeɪsən ˈkɪpnɪs, ər ˈmæni məˈʧɑdoʊ ɛz æl. ðɛn traʊt wɛnt ɔn ə juʤ paʊər bɪnʤ ənd wi wər riˈmaɪndɪd ðət ðə kɪŋ steɪ ðə kɪŋ. oʊ, ənd gɪt ðɪs: ðə dɪˈfɛndɪŋ æl ɪz ˈhævɪŋ ðə bɛst əˈfɛnsɪv ˈsizən əv hɪz kərɪr, boʊθ baɪ ədˈvænst ˈmɛtrɪks ənd ˈsɪmpəl hoʊm rən ˈtoʊtəlz. ðə ril. 4 ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti rɔɪəlz lw*: 5 waɪl goʊld gləv ˈwɪnər ˈæləks ˈgɔrdən ɪz aʊt fər eɪt wiks (ər mɔr) wɪθ ə grɔɪn ˈɪnʤəri, ðə rɔɪəlz mɪs hɪz dɪˈfɛns ɔl ðət məʧ. ˈæˌkʧuəli hɪz bæt nid tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs. ˈkɑrənt ɪz ˈʤærə ˈdaɪsən, bət ə ˈhɪtər hu kʊd bi ˈbædli ɪkˈspoʊzd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈbɛtər ˈpɪʧərz. ˈgɪvɪn pleɪs əˈtɑp ðə æl ˈsɛntrəl ˈstændɪŋz, haʊ kloʊz ðə tim keɪm tɪ ˈwɪnɪŋ ɪt ɔl læst jɪr, ənd ðə ənˈsərtənti ðət səraʊndz rɪˈtərn, əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ə rɪˈpleɪsmənt ˈbɛtər ðən ˈdaɪsən wʊd bi ə waɪz muv. tu ˈkænədɪts tɪ wɔʧ: ʤeɪ brus, hu ˈɔfərz tu ˈɛkstrə jɪrz əv kənˈtroʊl ənd kʊd slaɪd ˈoʊvər tɪ raɪt fild ənd teɪk ˈoʊvər fər ˈæləks ˈrioʊs wəns ˈgɔrdən rɪˈtərnz, ənd ʤərˈɑrdoʊ ˈpɑrə, hu ɪz ə pleɪər bət wʊd bi ˈʧipər ðən brus ənd ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈtuˌweɪ θrɛt. 3 lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈdɑʤərz lw*: 2 wɔnt ə sˈlipər fər hoʊm rən ˈdərbi? haʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbæʃɪŋ boychik*? æt fit, ˈævərɪʤ hoʊm rən ˈdɪstəns ɪz ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst ɪn ðə ˈmeɪʤərz əˈməŋ ˈbætərz wɪθ æt list 10 dingers*. ˈkɑrloʊs gɑnˈzɑləz, ˈsɛkənd ɔn ðə lɪst, ɪz ə fʊl 10 fit bɪˈhaɪnd. 2 st*. luɪs ˈkɑrdɪnəlz lw*: 1 ˈkɑrdɪnəlz ˈpɪʧərz hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli wɪθ ˈrənərz ɪn ˈskɔrɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən, əˈlaʊɪŋ ən 206 ˈbætɪŋ ˈævərɪʤ ɪn ðoʊz ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. ðə kɑrdz ər du fər səm rəˈgrɛʃən, bət teɪk ə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ ˈmɑrvəl æt ðɛr rən priˈvɛnʃən ɪn 2015 ðɛr ˈɪrə əv ræŋks fɔrθ əˈməŋ ɔl timz ɪn ðə ɪkˈspænʧən ˈɪrə. kənˈsɪdər ðət tu əv ðə timz əˈbəv ðə kɑrdz ˈpoʊstɪd sˈmɔlər ˈnəmbərz ɪn ðə məʧ loʊər ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt əv ðə 1972 ˈsizən, waɪl ðə ˈəðər tim dɪd soʊ ɪn ðə ˈheɪvən ðət wɑz ðə ˈæstrəˌdoʊm ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 1981 ˈsizən, ənd ju kʊd ˈɑrgju ðət ðɪs maɪt bi ðə bɛst kləb əv ðə pæst 45 jɪrz. ðeɪ ʤɪst kwaɪt ˈstɪnʤi ɪˈnəf tɪ teɪm ðə tim nɛkst. 1 ˈpɪtsbərg ˈpaɪrəts lw*: 4 ðə tɔrn θəm ˈlɪgəmənt ðət wɪskt ʤɑʃ ˈhɛrɪsən tɪ ðə mɑrks jɛt əˈnəðər ˈwɔrnɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz əv ˈhɛdˈfərst slaɪdz. ɪn ˈpɪtsbərg, ðoʊ, ðə ˈɪnʤəri lʊks laɪk ən ˈaʊtlaɪər. ɛz ˈpaɪrəts bit ˈraɪtər ˈtrævɪs noʊts, ðə ˈpaɪrəts hæv ðə deɪz lɔst tɪ ðə əˈməŋ ɔl timz, ənd moʊst əv ðoʊz deɪz lɔst hæv kəm frəm frɪnʤ pleɪərz. riˈstrɪkt deɪz tɪ ˈstɑrtɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən pleɪərz ənd ˈpɪʧərz, ənd ˈoʊnli ðə pərˈɛniəli ˈhɛlθi waɪt sɑks hæv fɛrd ˈbɛtər. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ noʊ waɪ ðə ˈpaɪrəts hæv bɪn ˈwɪnɪŋəst tim ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈsɛvən wiks, ˈteɪkɪŋ θri əv fɔr geɪmz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəlz sɪns ˈθərzˌdeɪ, stɑrt wɪθ ðɛr tərˈɪfɪk hɛlθ. reɪz ðə ˈʤɑli ˈrɑʤər. wi hæv ə nu noʊ. 1 ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl həz bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd tɪ ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðə ˈrisənt ˈsɪriz.
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we’ve finally reached the all-star break! despite bud selig–fueled claims that this game matters, too, it’s time to sit back and watch two managers do all the things they would never do in a real game they were actually trying to win.
while we wait for these four days of agony joyful exhibition to reach completion, it’s time to take stock of the real ballclubs that get a temporary break from playing real baseball. this week, we’re eschewing the usual four-squad format and taking a look at what the rest of the season could have in store for all 30 teams.
pray for some color in your midsummer classic. it’s week 14 of the 30.
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twelve contenders that need to fill holes via trades
top overperforming and underperforming hitters
top overperforming and underperforming pitchers
catch up on all of our 2015 midseason coverage! billy hamilton stole 56 bases last year, the second-highest total in the national league. given the reckless abandon with which he’s tearing up the basepaths this year, 56 might be in the rearview mirror by the trade deadline.
the latest example of hamilton’s derring-do came saturday against the marlins. the reds outfielder cracked a single to start the third, and after a brandon phillips foulout, hamilton stole second. then, marlins left-hander adam conley and catcher j.t. realmuto committed a cardinal sin: they assumed hamilton was a normal human being. after a pitch to joey votto, realmuto lobbed the ball back to the mound. conley casually turned his head toward second base. only, there was no one there. by the time the lefty located his baserunner, hamilton was already sliding into third.
.@billyhamilton moves pretty fast. if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss him. pic.twitter.com/mysxjc1qjx — cincinnati reds (@reds) july 11, 2015
the scariest thing for opposing pitchers is that hamilton is not only swiping bases at a much faster clip than last year; he’s been far more efficient, too. his two steals saturday gave him 44 for the season, and he’s been caught only six times. that 88 percent success rate blows away the mlb average (a tick below 70 percent) and his own success rate last year (71 percent, with 23 times caught stealing).
it’s a shame hamilton has been one of the worst hitters in the league this season, managing a line of just .220/.269/.287. if he can prop up his on-base ability to even a level one day, we could see the first player to steal 100 in a season since vince coleman hit triple digits way back in 1987.
30. philadelphia phillies (29-62 record, minus-160 run differential, no. 30 last week)
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things you’d rather not have happen while you’re pondering a blockbuster trade for your staff ace, exhibit a:
• on friday, cole hamels became only the fourth pitcher in phillies history to allow at least nine earned runs and 12 hits in 3.1 innings or fewer.
then again, given that the decision not to officially make andy macphail the team president until season’s end has effectively turned every front-office decision into a complicated three-man mess that is scuttling even smaller, simpler deals, maybe none of this matters. if you’re looking for a bright spot in what’s been a terrible season, phillies fans, here are two: (1) macphail’s eventual promotion likely means the end of ruben amaro jr. as gm, and (2) while macphail is known to be extremely deliberate in how he makes deals, his patience has paid off in the past, and that might save the phillies’ bacon if a hamels deal doesn’t happen before the trade deadline.
29. milwaukee brewers (38-52, minus-49, lw: 29)
since we touted him as a prime trade target in this column two weeks ago, here’s adam lind’s line: 13 games, .295/.439/.614, 4 hr, 13 rbi. your move, cards/astros/nats.
28. miami marlins (38-51, minus-24, lw: 27)
there are three reasons to hate dee gordon’s infield hit during saturday’s game against the reds:
1. it came on a headfirst slide into first that served no purpose since gordon wasn’t trying to elude a tag. gordon’s former coach, davey lopes, like the rest of us, is despondent over the pointless thumb injury that happened as a result and will likely knock gordon out for weeks.
2. gordon is one of the most delightful players in the game on and off the field, mixing a throwback, george sisler–esque hitting style with blazing speed and elite postgame celebration skills. it would’ve been great to see him start in the all-star game.
3. gordon has a chance to do something few other players have ever done: get caught stealing more times than he walks. this year, gordon has been gunned down 12 times and has walked 12 times. since 1951, the first year caught stealing became an official leaguewide stat, this weird and somewhat ignominious feat has been accomplished only four times:
year player bb cs 1991 ozzie guillen 11 15 1989 ozzie guillen 15 17 1980 damaso garcia 12 13 1977 garry templeton 15 24
the more action gordon misses, the less time he’ll have to make sure he joins this strange crew.
27. colorado rockies (39-49, minus-54, lw: 28)
while newly anointed all-star troy tulowitzki usually gets most of the attention on the rockies trade front, his running mate is raising his own market value at the perfect time. over the past 23 games, carlos gonzalez has hit a robust .304/.325/.595, with five homers, six doubles, and a triple.
still, there are reasons for potential suitors to remain skeptical. first, gonzalez’s recent hot streak has merely raised his season line to .259/.314/.452, below-average numbers once you adjust for his home park. second, while gonzalez has stayed remarkably healthy this year, he played in just 180 combined games over the previous two seasons. third, it can be tough to evaluate rockies hitters given the extreme environment of coors field: cargo’s 2014 home ops was 401 points higher than his road mark. and finally, gonzalez is owed about $54 million through 2017 — a deal that initially looked like a bargain when he played like a borderline mvp candidate, but now seems like more of a burden as the still-29-year-old already appears to be past his prime.
26. san diego padres (41-49, minus-48, lw: 21)
when james shields signed with san diego over the winter, it looked like a rare potential value for a starting-pitcher free-agent contract. from 2011 through 2014, shields had thrown more regular-season innings than any other pitcher in baseball and ranked ninth in wins above replacement. and while off-field contributions are always tough to quantify, so many teammates had told stories of the nine-year veteran teaching them wipeout changeups and sneaky moves to first base. on a four-year deal that cost less than half what jon lester got from the cubs, and with shields moving to a pitcher-friendly ballpark that figured to negate the one consistent weakness in his game (home runs), this looked like one of gm a.j. preller’s better offseason moves.
instead, shields has joined his rotation mates in serving up too many long balls, ranking fifth among national league starters for highest home run rate. shields’s bloated 17.9 percent home-run-per-fly-ball rate doesn’t look like a fluke, either: only five nl starters have allowed hard contact more frequently, and none of those five is making the all-star team anytime soon. so while teams like the cubs (led by shields’s former manager, joe maddon) and dodgers (run by his former gm, andrew friedman) are said to have interest, it won’t be easy for both sides to agree on the big right-hander’s trade value.
25. seattle mariners (41-48, minus-48, lw: 23)
barring a monumental (and unlikely) second-half turnaround, the mariners are going to miss the playoffs for the 14th straight season, the second-longest drought in the majors. given the huge investments the team made in 30-plus-year-olds robinson cano and nelson cruz over the past two years, that kind of finish could prompt plenty of changes — from the front office down to the 25-man roster.
within that dark cloud of losing, though, taijuan walker has emerged as a silver lining. here’s the progression he’s made this season:
• first nine starts: 43 ip, 39 k, 23 bb, 56 h, 8 hr, 7.33 era
• most recent nine starts: 59.1 ip, 61 k, 4 bb, 48 h, 8 hr, 3.03 era
although the mariners’ offensive woes usually get most of the ink, felix hernandez is going to need a capable sidekick to give the pitching staff a lift for the next few years. even though his two most recent starts were shaky, walker still looks a lot better than he did at the start of the season. he’s the best young pitching hope for a player development system that’s delivered far too many failures over the past few years.
24. cincinnati reds (39-47, minus-48, lw: 25)
the reds sit eight games under .500 and 15.5 games behind the front-running cardinals in the central, so logic suggests they should be open for business as soon as the all-star game ends. johnny cueto’s a free agent at season’s end and wants $200 million; flip him to the highest bidder. mike leake can also test the open market four months from now; shop the hell out of him. free-agents-to-be manny parra and brayan pena could probably fetch a couple of b-level prospects; make it happen.
and really, why stop at immediately expiring contracts? aroldis chapman is a force of nature, but he can test free agency at the end of next season, and in a division that figures to be ruled by the cards, pirates, and cubs for at least the next couple of years, a nuclear closer becomes a luxury best shipped to another team for future assets. jay bruce is also only team controlled through 2017, and plenty of outfield-needy teams would pay up to get him.
now, someone just needs to convince the team’s owner that there’s no valor in winning 76 games every year.
23. atlanta braves (42-47, minus-38, lw: 20)
jason grilli looked like a prime trade candidate for a braves team that has so cleverly approached the trade market in rebuilding a flawed roster — but he tore his achilles on saturday, so there goes atlanta’s closer and one of its best chips. instead, look for cameron maybin to be shopped around: the 28-year-old outfielder is having his best season since 2011, but he also carries a history of health problems and wouldn’t be too appealing at $8 million next year if he suffers another serious injury.
22. oakland a’s (41-50, plus-44, lw: 24)
the combination of a bad bullpen and terrible luck has doomed oakland to mlb’s worst record in one-run games (8-22) and extra-inning games (1-6). according to fangraphs’ baseruns standings, if the a’s merely had luck in close games and in areas like hit sequencing, their record would improve by 12 games. in fact, by baseruns, they’d have more wins than everyone other than the dodgers and astros. if that’s not enough context for you: no team in the fangraphs database has been worse than minus-11 wins since the site started tracking baseruns results in 2002.
21. chicago white sox (41-45, minus-73, lw: 26)
since 1900, these are the 10 best single-season k/9 ip rates by mlb starting pitchers:
year player k/9 ip 2001 randy johnson 13.41 1999ro martinez 13.20 1998 kerry wood 12.58 2000 randy johnson 12.56 1995 randy johnson 12.35 1997 randy johnson 12.30 1998 randy johnson 12.12 1999 randy johnson 12.06 2013 yu darvish 11.89 2015 chris sale 11.84
first, randy johnson was a badass.
second, when i ranked chris sale as the fourth-most-valuable trade commodity in the game in december, that might have been too low.
here’s a word of advice to robin ventura: when you’re up four runs, your ace has topped 110 pitches for the ninth time in 10 starts, and it’s the second-to-last day before the all-star break, maybe don’t send him back out to start the eighth inning. sale is an irreplaceable pitcher and a bright light in what has been a disappointing season on the south side. granted, tabulating raw pitch counts isn’t how you want to run a staff, but come on. use a little common sense here.
20. boston red sox (42-47, minus-43, lw: 22)
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fun tidbit from espn stats & info: seven players aged 23 or younger are on pace to post five or more wins above replacement, which would tie the record set in 1964.
only the red sox employ multiple players on that list: mookie betts and xander bogaerts. whether or not the pair’s recently improved play continues and gets their team back into the playoff race — fangraphs gives them a 26 percent chance of making the postseason — sox fans should at least feel heartened for the future. david ortiz and dustinroia will have worthy successors when the time comes to pass the torch to the next generation of boston stars.
19. arizona diamondbacks (42-45, even, lw: 19)
for four innings on saturday, patrick corbin was living the dream. in his second start back after the requisite long, painful recovery from tommy john surgery, corbin dominated the mets, allowing just a lone single to michael cuddyer in the first and clocking five strikeouts. then, the wheels flew off. three of the next seven batters cracked a home run, with matt harvey’s go-ahead two-run shot in the fifth the biggest indignity of the bunch.
it was a disappointing end to what could have been a magical evening for a pitcher who was arizona’s staff ace as recently as two years ago. still, the tommy john scourge has become so prevalent, the continued presence of a pitcher like corbin on the mound was great to see.
18. texas rangers (42-46, minus-25, lw: 15)
the tattered pitching staff we figured would sink the rangers has finally fallen apart, and texas now goes to the break four games under .500, looking more like a seller than a buyer. as the team considers who to keep and who to shop, here’s a little nugget on its 21-year-old second baseman:
• rougned odor from opening day to his may 11 demotion to triple-a: .144/.252/.233
• odor since being recalled on june 15: .350/.400/.550
he’s a keeper.
17. cleveland indians (42-46, minus-19, lw: 18)
my favorite indians stat of the year comes from r.j. anderson’s baseball prospectus piece on the impact of vacuum-cleaner shortstop francisco lindor (and to a lesser extent, fellow call-up giovanny urshela). without lindor in the lineup, the indians rank 28th in defensive efficiency. with him, they rank first. even granting the vagaries of small sample size, the impact of pitchers and opposing hitters on factors such as batted-ball velocity, and other variables, that’s still a highly encouraging sign.
i’ve been on the indians bandwagon since the beginning of the season, but the tribe sit four games below .500 at the break. they’ve wasted some magnificent performances by the top four members of their rotation, who recently became the first quartet of starters to each record 100 or more strikeouts before the all-star break. that said, if lindor (and urshela) can help corey kluber, danny salazar, carlos carrasco, and trevor bauer record a bunch more outs when balls are actually put in play against them, cleveland still has some sleeper potential.
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16. detroit tigers (44-44, minus-15, lw: 14)
the injury that knocked miguel cabrera out of the lineup for six weeks is a temporary problem. an issue with a less obvious eventual fix?
• alfredo simon over his past five starts: 22.2 ip, 19 k, 9 bb, 47 h, 5 hr, 11.12 era
• shane greene over his past five starts: 19.1 ip, 12 k, 7 bb, 36 h, 8 hr, 12.57 era
that’s two-fifths of the rotation. throw in a swiss cheese bullpen, and you have a team that, under normal circumstances, should be preparing to sell at the deadline. david price, yoenis cespedes, joakim soria, alex avila, and simon are all free agents at season’s end, and the tigers could get a ton of promising young talent in return if they shop those five players. yet with 85-year-old owner mike ilitch having long ago adopted an all-in approach to roster building in the hopes of getting a ring as quickly as possible, and gm dave dombrowski potentially headed elsewhere soon, the future isn’t the top priority in detroit. if you’re wondering how it can all go wrong for a team that downplays a long-term view and hitches its fortunes to a bunch of aging stars, scroll back up and look at who’s listed at no. 30.
15. tampa bay rays (46-45, minus-9, lw: 13)
a brutal 3-15 stretch threatened to knock the rays out of postseason contention, but a three-game sweep over the suddenly swooning astros means they’re not dead yet. saturday’s return of underrated right-hander jake odorizzi gave the team a big lift, and a tightly bunched al east that lacks any great teams gives tampa bay some reason to hope.
still, for the rays to have a fighting chance, it would help a lot if matt moore could find his command. after sunday’s ugly win over houston — his first in two years — moore has now allowed 11 runs, 20 hits, and seven walks over 14 innings in his first three starts back from tommy john surgery, combining the usual diminished command that post-tj pitchers often face with a drop in velocity, too. with alex cobb not coming back until next year and drew smyly aiming to return later this season but a long shot to pitch well with a torn labrum, moore represents the rotation’s best shot for some much-needed internal improvement.
14. toronto blue jays (45-46, plus-82, lw: 11)
this jays fan said it better than we ever could:
jays just came down from 7-0 in one inning to take the lead again get this team some pitching for the love of fuck. — ennis esmer (@heyennisshutup) july 12, 2015
13. baltimore orioles (44-44, plus-39, lw: 10)
though dan duquette’s preference for incremental moves over blockbusters figures to make the trade deadline less than thrilling, the return of jonathan schoop could be an in-house difference-maker. ryan flaherty, steve pearce, and the other orioles who manned second base in place of the injured starter gave the team a combination of below-average defense and subpar hitting. meanwhile, schoop was the fifth-best defensive second baseman in the majors last year per baseball info solutions, and he’s mashed since returning from the 60-day dl eight days ago. if schoop can improve on the horrific 9-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio he posted last season, his power stroke and defense could help the orioles considerably.
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12. new york mets (47-42, minus-2, lw: 17)
even without steven matz, who’s on the dl with a lat tear, the mets have more than enough starting pitching to remain contenders. the problem, even amid a four-game winning streak, remains their offense, as only the lowly phillies and white sox have scored fewer runs.
there’s plenty to be said about the massive contrast between new york’s pitching and hitting, but it’s kind of amazing how reliant this team is on lucas duda. over the first baseman’s june 19–to–july 8 homerless streak, in which he batted .121/.216/.152, the mets went 8-10. even after that slump, duda leads the mets with a batting line that’s 21 percent better than league average, per wrc+. the only other mets with 100 or more plate appearances to manage results by that metric? curtis granderson and daniel murphy.
11. san francisco giants (46-43, plus-26, lw: 12)
injuries to the outfield and starting rotation have kept the defending champs from hitting their full stride, but they’re still hanging around the playoff race, thanks in no small part to their defense. at plus-36, san francisco ranks second in the nl in defensive runs saved, per baseball info solutions. brandons belt and crawford deserve much of the credit: giants first basemen (mostly belt) lead the nl at plus-11, while their plus-12 shortstops (mostly crawford) trail only the braves and noted fielding cyborg andrelton simmons.
10. minnesota twins (49-40, plus-23, lw: 16)
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we’ve already discussed the twins’ extraordinary cluster luck — how the offense has benefited greatly from hits being bunched together, while the pitching staff has had the good fortune of scattering hits. this sums it up well: minnesota hitters are batting .254/.307/.400, while their opponents are batting .270/.320/.419. getting outhit by your opponents is typically a sign of a sub-.500 team.
still, minnesota has a chance to turn that early luck into something more. for one, the miguel sano era has begun, and the big slugger is batting a huge .378/.489/.649 in his first 45 big league plate appearances, giving the offense a huge boost. second, well, all those wins are banked. and whether you call it skill, luck, or both, the twins do own the second-best record in the american league. that gives them some cushion if regression does show up, and it also gives them a good excuse to consider buying players at the trade deadline. getting a real shortstop would be a great place to start: danny santana’s been one of the league’s 10 worst players by war, and his impressive 2014 numbers look like they can be explained away by a fluky .405 batting average on balls in play.
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9. washington nationals (48-39, plus-36, lw: 6)
given the wave of injuries that’s crashed down on this team’s position players, it’s tough to know exactly how to stack up the nationals’ ideal batting order. but here’s an attempt, with each player’s current status included:
1 — cf denard span (dl)
2 — 2b anthony rendon (dl)
3 — lf jayson werth (dl)
4 — rf bryce harper (mvp)
5 — 1b ryan zimmerman (dl)
6 — 3b yunel escobar (pleasant surprise .321/.369/.407)
7 — c wilson ramos (career-worst .255/.284/.390)
8 — ss ian desmond (career-worst .211/.255/.334)
good thing the nats play in mlb’s worst division.
8. chicago cubs (47-40, plus-16, lw: 7)
from the beginning of the 2014 season up to today, these are the top 10 starters, according to war:
rank player war 1 clayton kershaw 11.3 2 corey kluber 11.1 3 max scherzer 9.8 4 david price 9.3 5 chris sale 9.3 6 jake arrieta 8.5 7 felix hernandez 8.2 8 jon lester 7.9 9 jordan zimmermann 7.6 10 zack greinke 7.5
jon lester might be in year 1 of a $155 million contract, but jake arrieta is the ace of this staff. it’s time to start talking about him like one of the 10 best pitchers in the league — because that’s what he is.
7. new york yankees (48-40, plus-26, lw: 9)
the yankees’ wealth always makes them a threat for a splashy deadline deal. while that might very well happen soon, they could help themselves greatly through the farm system, too. rob refsnyder made his major league debut saturday, hit his first home run sunday, and has pushed lamentable second baseman stephen drew to the bench. if carlos beltran’s injury lingers, we might see 23-year-old triple-a outfielder/top prospect aaron judge at some point, too. and if cc sabathia and/or nathan eovaldi can’t right the ship soon, luis severino and his 1.79 triple-a era could also get a spin.
6. houston astros (49-42, plus-50, lw: 3)
we published our astros trade wish list two weeks ago, and moves for an impact outfielder (think carlos gomez) and/or front-line starting pitcher (johnny cueto? scott kazmir?) make even more sense now that houston’s squandered its once sizable division lead and fallen back into second place. astros beat writer evan drellich brings up another intriguing trade possibility: while houston’s bullpen ranks as one of baseball’s best, it’s also the softest-tossing bunch in baseball. if the astros can’t muster the cash or the will to ship off multiple top prospects to make a blockbuster deadline deal, a little bullpen insurance — and some cushioning to get 10 to 12 outs whenever someone other than dallas keuchel starts — wouldn’t hurt.
5. los angeles angels (48-40, plus-33, lw: 8)
five days ago, i suggested you could make a case for josh donaldson (my choice), mike trout, jason kipnis, or manny machado as al mvp. then trout went on a huge power binge and we were reminded that the king stay the king. oh, and get this: the defending al mvp is having the best offensive season of his career, both by advanced metrics and simple home run totals. trout’s the real mvp.
4. kansas city royals (52-34, plus-63, lw: 5)
while four-time gold glove winner alex gordon is out for eight weeks (or more) with a groin injury, the royals won’t miss his defense all that much. it’s actually his bat they’ll need to figure out how to replace.
gordon’s current stand-in is slick-fielding speedster jarrod dyson, but he’s a pop-gun hitter who could be badly exposed against the league’s better pitchers. given k.c.’s place atop the al central standings, how close the team came to winning it all last year, and the uncertainty that surrounds gordon’s return, acquiring a replacement who’s better than dyson would be a wise move. two candidates to watch: jay bruce, who offers two extra years of control and could slide over to right field and take over for alex rios once gordon returns, and gerardo parra, who is a walk-year player but would be cheaper than bruce and also provides a two-way threat.
3. los angeles dodgers (51-39, plus-62, lw: 2)
want a sleeper for tonight’s home run derby? how about the bashing boychik?
at 430.5 feet,erson’s average home run distance is the longest in the majors among batters with at least 10 dingers. carlos gonzalez, who’s second on the list, is a full 10 feet behind.
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2. st. louis cardinals (56-33, plus-91, lw: 1)
cardinals pitchers have been incredibly stingy/lucky with runners in scoring position, allowing an mlb-low .206 batting average in those situations. the cards are due for some regression, but let’s take a moment to marvel at their run prevention in 2015: their era of 2.71 ranks fourth among all teams in the expansion era. consider that two of the teams above the cards posted smaller numbers in the much lower run-scoring environment of the 1972 season, while the other team did so in the pitcher’s haven that was the astrodome during the strike-shortened 1981 season, and you could argue that this might be the best pitching-and-defense club of the past 45 years. they just weren’t quite stingy enough to tame the team that’s next.
1. pittsburgh pirates (53-35, plus-64, lw: 4)
the torn thumb ligament that whisked josh harrison to the dl marks yet another warning about the dangers of headfirst slides. in pittsburgh, though, the injury looks like an outlier. as pirates beat writer travis sawchik notes, the pirates have the second-fewest days lost to the dl among all nl teams, and most of those days lost have come from fringe players. restrict dl days to starting position players and pitchers, and only the perennially healthy white sox have fared better. if you want to know why the pirates have been baseball’s winningest team over the past seven weeks, taking three of four games against the cardinals since thursday, start with their terrific health.
raise the jolly roger. we have a new no. 1.
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this article has been updated to clarify the results of the recent pirates-cardinals series.
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hiz bæk! ˈæləks rɑˈdrigɛzɪz ˌɪmˈpɛndɪŋ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈjæŋkiz wɑz əˈkəmpənid baɪ ə maɪˈæmi ˈhɛrəld rɪˈpɔrt ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ðə ɛmˈbætəld sˈləgər ədˈmɪtəd tɪ drəg juz tɪ di ˈeɪʤənts læst ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ɛz mɔr ˈfɑdər fər ðə kraʊd ˈɛnərz ðə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ɪkˈweɪʒən əraʊnd ðə mvp*, lɛts nɑt fərˈgɛt ðə ˌriˈæləˌti əˈməŋ ɔl əv ˈbeɪsˈbɔlz ˈjuzərz: pərˈfɔrməns trəmps ˌpərsəˈnælɪti. raɪt naʊ, ˈjæŋkiz fænz wɔnt noʊ pɑrt əv rɑˈdrigɛz ɪn 2015 jɛt, wɪn spərɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ bɪˈgɪnz, hɪz hɛlθ ənd kˈwɛʃən æt ðə eɪʤ əv ˈdɪkˌteɪt haʊ hiz rɪˈsivd ɔn ə ˈnaɪtli ˈbeɪsɪs nɛkst ˈsəmər. ɪf rɑˈdrigɛz kən ˈsɪmpli bi ðə ˈhɪtər hi wɑz ɪn 2013 771 ɑps), hil ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli bi ən ˈæˌsɛt fər ən əˈfɛns ðət wɑz əˈnimɪk ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz səˈspɛnʃən. wɪθ ðə ɑps æt 700 ɪn 2014 rɑˈdrigɛz həz ə ʧæns tɪ stɪl bi ən əˈfɛnsɪv pleɪər nɛkst ˈsizən. wət kaɪnd əv rɪˈsɛpʃən wɪl rɑˈdrigɛz rɪˈsiv nɛkst ˈsizən ˈdʊrɪŋ hoʊm geɪmz? ɪf hi hɪts, wɪl ju fərˈgɪv ðə ˈleɪtəst trænzˈgrɛʃən ənd ˈsɪriz əv ˈɔrkɪˌstreɪtɪd laɪz? wɔʧ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əˈbəv ənd saʊnd ɔf bɪˈloʊ ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈsɛkʃən. ʤoʊ ˈʤɪglioʊ meɪ bi riʧt æt jgiglio@njadvancemedia.com*. ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər @joegigliosports*. faɪnd ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk.
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he's back!
alex rodriguez's impending return to the yankees was accompanied by a miami herald report stating that the embattled slugger admitted to performance-enhancing drug use to dea agents last january.
as more fodder for the anti-rodriguez crowd enters the complicated equation around the three-time mvp, let's not forget the reality among all of baseball's ped users: performance trumps personality.
right now, yankees fans want no part of rodriguez in 2015. yet, when spring training begins, his health and ability—in question at the age of 39—will dictate how he's received on a nightly basis next summer.
if rodriguez can simply be the hitter he was in 2013 (.771 ops), he'll automatically be an asset for an offense that was anemic during his season-long suspension. with the league-average ops at .700 in 2014, rodriguez has a chance to still be an above-average offensive player next season.
what kind of reception will rodriguez receive next season during home games? if he hits, will you forgive the latest ped transgression and series of orchestrated lies?
watch the video above and sound off below in the comments section.
joe giglio may be reached at jgiglio@njadvancemedia.com. follow him on twitter @joegigliosports. find nj.com on facebook.
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ˈgɛri ˈʤɑnsən. ˈviə ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ˈgɛri ˈʤɑnsən, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈgəvərnər əv nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ənd 2012 ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈpɑrti ˌnɑməˈni fər ˈprɛzɪdənt, meɪ hæv faʊnd hɪz ˈmoʊmənt. ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ənd rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrtiz ər sɛt tɪ ˈnɑməˌneɪt ˈdipli ˌənˈpɑpjələr ˈkænədɪts. hɪz ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈpɑrti həz sin ɛnˈroʊlmənt sərʤ ɔl jɪr, wɪθ mɔr ðən wən rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpəndət ˈboʊltɪŋ ðə tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst ˈdɑnəld trəmp. wən smɔl ˈprɑbləm: ˈʤɑnsən ɪz nɑt ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˌnɑməˈni fər 2016 nɑt jɛt. wɪn ðə ˈpɑrti mits æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə mənθ, ɪn ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ, ɪts ˈhənərdz əv ˈdɛləˌgeɪts wɪl nɑt bi baʊnd tɪ ˈɛni ˈkænədɪt. ənd ˈʤɑnsən həz bɪn ˈəndər əˈsɔlt, fər mənθs, baɪ tu ˈraɪvəlz hu seɪ hi wʊd bloʊ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. ðə moʊst ˈnɛgətɪv reɪs əv maɪ kərɪr, baɪ far,”*,” sɛd ˈʤɑnsən ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ðɪs wik, æt ə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən kəˈfeɪ ðət sɛlz drɪŋks. (hi ˈɔrdərd ðə bɛn ˈkɑrzən ˈlɑˌteɪ.) ɪz ˈvɛri ˈpərsɪnəl, ənd aɪ gɪt ɪt. maɪ dɪˈfɛns ɪz: nən əv ɪt ɪz biɪŋ θroʊn bæk æt ðɛm. ju wɔnt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪʃuz? ðɛn faɪn, faɪn. bət ˈhoʊli kaʊ! ˈsɪli, ʤɪst silly.”*.” [ˈgɛri ˈʤɑnsən, 2012 ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt, wɪl rən ɪn 2016 ɛz ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈpɑrti ˈfeɪsɪz pərˈhæps ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ɪts ˈhɪstəri, ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə ˈkɑntɛst bɪtˈwin ðə ˈeɪmiəbəl ˈʤɑnsən, ðə ˈjuθfəl ˈpɑrti ˈæktɪvɪst ˈɔstən ˈpitərsən, ənd ðə ˌpaɪəˈnɪr ʤɑn ˈmækəˌfi. 2012 pərˈfɔrməns ə ˈrɛkərd ˈmɪljən voʊts fər ðə ˈpɑrti həz bɪn dɪsˈmɪst baɪ ˈʧælənʤərz hu θɪŋk tu ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd ər ˈiziˈgoʊɪŋ tɪ siz ðə ˈmoʊmənt. laɪk ˈgɛri ˈʤɑnsən ɛz ə person,”*,” sɛd ˈmækəˌfi ɪn ə foʊn ˈɪntərvˌju frəm hɪz ˌtɛnəˈsi hoʊm. du nɑt si haʊ hɪz ˈlæˌkləstər ˌpərsəˈnælɪti kən hɛlp ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈpɑrti ˈɛni mɔr ðən ɪt ɔˈrɛdi has.”*.” ˈʤɑnsən gɪts moʊst əv hɪz ˈməni frəm ˈspɛʃəl ˈɪntərɪsts ənd ðə ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə industry,”*,” sɛd ˈpitərsən, ɛz hi droʊv tɪ ˈwɛstərn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə fər ə ˈfənˌdreɪzər. traɪɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈgroʊˌnəp movement.”*.” bare-knuckled*, ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən faɪts ər nɑt nu fər ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈpɑrti. ɪts moʊst ˈfeɪməs ˌnɑməˈni fər ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈfɔrmər ˈtɛksəs ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv rɑn pɔl, hæd tɪ faɪt pæst ə ˈʧælənʤ baɪ ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkən raɪts ˈæktɪvɪst ˈrəsəl minz. ɪts 2008 kənˈvɛnʃən ˈbætəl sɔ ˈfɔrmər ˈʤɔrʤə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv bɑb bɑr, ə brif ˈpɑrti ˈkɑnvərt, teɪk sɪks ˈbæləts tɪ pʊt əˈweɪ ə ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪst. ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən simz ˈivɪn mɔr ˈvæljəbəl naʊ, wɪθ ə mɑrʧ poʊl baɪ ˈmɑnməθ ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈʤɑnsən baɪ fɑr ðə ˈkænədɪt æt 11 pərˈsɛnt ɪn ə reɪs wɪθ ˈklɪntən ənd trəmp. ˈʤɑnsən, ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkænədɪt tɪ sərv ɪn ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈɔfəs, sɪz hi kʊd bɪld ɔn ðət ənd kræk ðə 15 pərˈsɛnt θˈrɛˌʃoʊld fər ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dəˈbeɪts. ˈmækəˌfi ənd ˈpitərsən ər kənˈvɪnst ðət hi wʊd weɪst ɪt. ðɪs ɪz noʊ jɪr fər ən "ɪkˈspɪriənst" ˈkænədɪt, məʧ lɛs wən hu spɛnt ðə pæst fju jɪrz ɪn ðə ˈɛdəbəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈbɪznɪs. noʊ ˈrənɪŋ əraʊnd seɪɪŋ hi ɪz ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən party,”*,” sɛd ˈmækəˌfi. hi bɪˈlivz aɪ wɪl wɔk əˈweɪ, hi ɪz dɪˈludɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf, ənd hi həz nɑt ˈgugəld mi. ɪf ju θɪŋk əˈmɛrɪkə wɔnts ə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ɪn ðɪs reɪs, ðɛn ju hæv ˈmænɪʤd ˈsəmˌhaʊ tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ˈdɑnəld trump.”*.” [ˈhækər ˈloʊˌkeɪts ʤɑn ˈmækəˌfi θru træks] ˈmækəˌfi keɪm tɪ ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl reɪs ɛz ə sɔrt əv kəlt ˈfɪgjər ɪn tɛk. ɪn ðə hi soʊld hɪz steɪk ɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hi ˈfaʊndɪd, ənd ˈleɪtər muvd tɪ bɛˈliz. hi ˌriˈɛntərd ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt ɪn 2012 wɪn ðət ˈgəvərnmənt sɔt ɪm ɔn ˈwɛpən ənd ˈmərdər ˈʧɑrʤɪz, ənd ˈmækəˌfi flɛd ðə ˈkəntri, proʊˈkleɪmɪŋ hɪz ˈɪnəsəns ənd ˈərnɪŋ ə streɪnʤ səˈlɛbrɪti. (ə 2013 ˈvɪdioʊ əv ɪm ˈrɛdɪŋ heɪt meɪl əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈproʊˌgræm waɪl biɪŋ strɪpt ənd ˈfɔndəld baɪ ˈwɪmən həz mɔr ðən 6 ˈmɪljən vjuz.) ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2015 hi ʤɔɪnd ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən reɪs fər ˈprɛzɪdənt, wɪθ ə ˈplætˌfɔrm ðət simd tɪ sɪŋk wɪθ ðə nidz ənd ə ˈsimɪŋli wɔrm riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈʤɑnsən. ɪt curdled*. baɪ ˈeɪprəl, ˈmækəˌfi wɑz ˈbleɪmɪŋ ˈælaɪz fər slaɪts əˈgɛnst hɪz ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən, ənd seɪɪŋ hi wʊd kwɪt ðə ˈpɑrti ɪf ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈgəvərnər wən. fækt əv ðə ˈmætər ɪz ðət aɪ wɑz ˈnɛvər ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ənd wɛl noʊn ðət bɛˈliz ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst kərəpt ˈkəntriz ɪn ðə world,”*,” sɛd ˈmækəˌfi. ʤɪst ˈhæpənd tɪ brɪŋ ðət ˈɪntu ðə laɪt, ənd ðə kɑrˈtɛl laɪk ðət. "wət ɛls? ˌoʊˈkeɪ: aɪ æm ˈmɛrid tɪ ən ex-prostitute*. ənd ənˈtɪl aɪ wɑz 38 jɪrz oʊld, aɪ tʊk mɔr drəgz ðən ˈɛni ˈjumən ɔn ðə ˈplænət. bət 70 gʊd lɔrd, kət mi səm slack.”*.” ˈmækəˌfi həz noʊ ˈsɪmələr graɪps wɪθ ˈpitərsən, ðə ˈjəŋgəst əv ðə ˈtriˌoʊ ʤɪst 35 ðə moʊst ˈmidiə ˈsævi ənd ˈklɪrɪst ˈθɪri əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. ˈpitərsən gɑt hɪz stɑrt ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks wɪθ ðə 2008 rɑn pɔl kæmˈpeɪn, ˈbɪldɪŋ ə nu jɔrk əˈfɪliˌeɪt wɪθ ˈtæktɪks səʧ ɛz ˈwɔkɪŋ θru ˈsəbˌweɪ kɑz ənd ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈspiʧɪz aʊt laʊd. wɪn kæmˈpeɪn ˈɛndɪd, ˈpitərsən steɪd wɪθ ðə kɔz, ˈwərkɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈpɑrti ənd ˈhɛlpɪŋ lɔnʧ ˈændru ʃoʊ ɔn ðə fɑks ˈbɪznɪs ˈnɛtˌwərk. ɪn hɪz spɛr taɪm, ˈpitərsən bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈrɛgjələr ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən vɔɪs ɔn ˈɛni ʃoʊ ðət ˈnidɪd wən, ˈspɑrɪŋ wɪθ ðə prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈtɔkər tɑm ˈhɑrtmən, ˈhoʊnɪŋ hɪz ˈpætər ɔn podcasts*. nɑt ɛz ɪf bɪn ə ˈmidiə ˌpərsəˈnælɪti, bət wərkt fər wən əv ðə moʊst bɪˈləvəd ˈaɪˌkɑnz ɪn ðə ˈlɪbərˌti movement,”*,” sɛd ˈpitərsən. wɑz ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt əv hɪz rise.”*.” ɛz ə ˈkænədɪt, ˈpitərsən həz kəmˈbaɪnd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˌɑmnəˈprɛzəns wɪθ θæŋks tɪ hɪz ninjas”*” ənd ðɛr proʊˈlɪfərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈwɛbˌsaɪts wɪθ ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈrɪgər ənd ˈbətəri rɪˈtɔrɪkəl skɪl. wɛr ˈʤɑnsən rɪfs ənd miˈændərz, ˈpitərsən dɪˈspɛnsɪz bɑn mɑts, ˌɪˈmæʤənɪŋ ə fˈjuʧər geɪ ˈmɛrid ˈkəpəlz kən dɪˈfɛnd ðɛr ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə fildz wɪθ ˌɔtəˈmætɪk weapons.”*.” wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns [məˈzʊri], reɪzd ɔn ə hɔrs fɑrm nɪr pɪˈkjuljər, ʤɪst ə ʃɔrt draɪv frəm ə taʊn kɔld liberty,”*,” ˈpitərsən sɛd æt ðə stɑrt əv ə ˈpɑrti dəˈbeɪt ɪn nu jɔrk. nɑt seɪɪŋ əm ðə ˈʧoʊzən wən, bət əm kaɪnd əv ˌɪmˈplaɪɪŋ ɪt ðɛr, raɪt? æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt əv ðə reɪs soʊ fɑr, ə dəˈbeɪt ɔn fɑks ˈbɪznɪs, ˈpitərsən əˈtɛmptəd tɪ trɪp əp ˈʤɑnsən wɪθ ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈlɑʤɪk ˈpəzəlz. hɪz səˈpɔrtərz hæv ˈwaɪdli ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪd ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊz, ɪn wɪʧ ˈbəmpər ˈænsərz rən əˈgɛnst əˈtɛmpts tɪ tɔk θru ðə ˈɪʃuz. ə ʤuɪʃ ˈbeɪkər bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ beɪk ə ˈnɑtsi ˈwɛdɪŋ cake?”*?” æst ˈpitərsən ɪn ə dɪˈskəʃən əˈbaʊt rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlɪbərˌti. wʊd bi maɪ contention,”*,” sɛd ˈʤɑnsən, ˈæftər ˈmɑdərˌeɪtər ʤɑn ˈstɑsəl rɪˈpitɪd ðə kˈwɛʃən. əˈbaʊt ðə juˈtɪləti ðət ɪz ˈpraɪvətli oʊnd, ənd bɪˈkəz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmɑrkɪt wɛr aɪ kən baɪ maɪ ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti, ˈgɑnə kət mi ɔf?" bɪˈtreɪz ə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl læk əv ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə fri market,”*,” sɛd ˈpitərsən. ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz nɑt səˈpoʊzd tɪ meɪk ˈjuˈɛs ˈbɛtər people.”*.” ˈleɪtər, ˈpitərsən ˈgoʊdɪd ˈʤɑnsən ˈoʊvər ə ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈhɛrəsi kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ˈwɛðər ˈpipəl əˈʤudəˌkeɪtɪd ˈmɛnəli ɪl ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈpərʧəs ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz. ˈæftər seɪɪŋ ðət pəˈzɪʃən wʊd hæv əˈlaʊd ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɛmpaɪər tɪ dɪˈsɑrm əˈmɛrɪkən ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛriz, ˈpitərsən ˈʤɛntli ˈɔfərd ə ʧeɪs fər ˈʤɑnsən tɪ goʊ ðə record”*” ənd klɪr ɪt əp. ðə ˈrɛkərd, austin?”*?” sɛd ə ˈvɪzəbli ˈɪrəˌteɪtəd ˈʤɑnsən. ðə ˈrɛkərd, aɪ hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz səˈpɔrtɪd gən rights!”*!” ɪt easy,”*,” sɛd ˈpitərsən. ækt soʊ ˈkreɪzi, ər wi maɪt teɪk əˈweɪ jʊr guns.”*.” ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ðɪs wik, ˈʤɑnsən ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət ðə kæmˈpeɪn hæd bɪn ˈnɛgətɪv ənd dɪˈnaɪd ðət ˈpitərsən hæd ˈgɔtən ˈəndər hɪz skɪn. θɪŋk aɪ du ə ˈprɪti gʊd ʤɑb əv kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪŋ wət ɪt ɪz aɪ wɔnt tɪ communicate,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə ˈprɑbləm wɑz ðət hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ dil wɪθ ˈrilˌwərld ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz, nɑt ˈθɪri, ɔn ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk gənz biɪŋ dɪˈnaɪd tɪ ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈpipəl. ʃʊd ˌæbsəˈlutli bi ˈoʊpən tɪ ə dɪˈskəʃən ɔn haʊ ðət maɪt gɪt əˈkɑmplɪʃt. ənd ˈhævɪŋ ˈviˌtoʊd ɛz ˈmɛni bɪlz ɛz ˈviˌtoʊd, nɑt sin ˈɛni prəˈpoʊzəlz ðət maɪt prɪˈklud mi frəm ˈhævɪŋ ə gən fər ˈfeɪlɪŋ səm tɛst. soʊ, ˈoʊpən tɪ ə dɪˈskəʃən? yes!”*!” pɪʧ tɪ ˌlɪbərˈtɛˌriənz ɪz ðət ðɪs əˈproʊʧ, waɪl ɪt maɪt nɑt raʊz ˈpipəl frəm ðɛr sits, kən muv ðə ˈmɪljənz əv dɪsˈgrənəld 2016 ˈvoʊtərz tɪ voʊt fər ɪm. pɪʧ ɪz ðət ðoʊz ˈvoʊtərz wɔnt ən aʊtˈsaɪdər. əˈproʊʧ ɪz ðə moʊst ˈtæktɪkəl, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ðə ˈvoʊtərz moʊst dɪˈstrɔt baɪ ðɛr ˈʧɔɪsɪz ər ““conservatarians”*” ənd ðə ˈoʊnli wən ɪn ðə fild. (ˈmækəˌfi ənd ˈʤɑnsən ər raɪts.) ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈæktɪvɪsts, huv dɛlt ˈskɛptɪkəli wɪθ ˈpipəl ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðeɪ kʊd ɪkˈspænd ðə ˈpɑrti baɪ ˈædɪŋ ex-republicans*, ər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə tu əˈproʊʧɪz pleɪ aʊt. ˈpitərsən həz əraʊnd kənˈsərvətɪv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət əv sɛn. tɛd kruz (r-tex*.) ər sɛn. rænd pɔl (r-ky*.) kən "kənˈtɪnju ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən" wɪθ ɪm. ˈʤɑnsən həz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə, ɛz ɪf ˈprivˌjuɪŋ ðə əˈtɛnʃən hɪz kæmˈpeɪn kʊd wɪn fər ðə ˈpɑrti. ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz trɪp tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ðɪs wik, ˈʤɑnsən hæd wən ˌənprəˈdəktɪv ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈæktɪvɪst, ˈɛndɪŋ wɪn ðɛr simd tɪ bi noʊ ʧæns æt ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər. ˈpitərsən, waɪl nɑt rɪˈvilɪŋ hu hi həz tɔkt tɪ, sɪz ðət ðoʊz ˈvoʊtərz ər ˈrɛdi tɪ ʤəmp ˈoʊvər, ʤɪst ɛz lɔŋ ɛz hi wɪnz ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən. əv ðə ˈlidərz əv hæv ɔˈrɛdi kəm aʊt ənd ɛnˈdɔrst us,”*,” sɛd ˈpitərsən, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ ˈpɑzətɪv ˈmɛnʃənz ɔn redstate*. ˈɔlsoʊ hæv mɔr ˈprɑmənənt ˈmɛmbərz ˈrɛdi tɪ ɛnˈdɔrs ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɪf wi wɪn. aɪ tɛl ju hu. aɪ kən tɛl ju, ɪt wɪl bi ðə sɔrt əv nuz ðət ɪz earth-shattering.”*.” ˈʤɑnsən, ˈminˌwaɪl, ɪz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ kæmˈpeɪn laɪk ə wɪˈθaʊt dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ hɪz əˈpoʊnənts. hi ˌɪˈmæʤənz ðət ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈdɛləˌgeɪts wɪl kəm tɪ ðə seɪm kənˈkluʒən ɛz ɪm: wət wʊd ˈhæpən ɪf ðə 2012 ˌnɑməˈni, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈgəvərnər ɪn ðə 2016 fild, wɑz dɪˈnaɪd ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən? ɪt sim laɪk θroʊn əˈweɪ ðɛr bɛst ʧæns æt ˈrɛləvəns? wət aɪ θɪŋk, bət aɪ luz slip ˈoʊvər it,”*,” sɛd ˈʤɑnsən. ˈoʊnli luz slip ɪf wi ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz hɑrd ɛz wi kən tɪ prɪˈvɛnt that.”*.”
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gary johnson. (afp via getty images)
gary johnson, the former governor of new mexico and 2012 libertarian party nominee for president, may have found his moment. the democratic and republican parties are set to nominate deeply unpopular candidates. his libertarian party has seen enrollment surge all year, with more than one republican pundit bolting the gop to protest donald trump.
one small problem: johnson is not the libertarian party’s nominee for 2016. not yet. when the party meets at the end of the month, in orlando, its hundreds of delegates will not be bound to any candidate. and johnson has been under assault, for months, by two rivals who say he would blow the election.
“it’s the most negative race of my career, by far,” said johnson in an interview this week, at a washington cafe that sells candidate-themed drinks. (he ordered the caramel-flavored ben carson latte.) “this is very personal, and i don’t get it. my defense is: none of it is being thrown back at them. you want to talk about the issues? then fine, fine. but holy cow! it’s silly, just silly.”
[gary johnson, 2012 libertarian presidential candidate, will run in 2016]
as the libertarian party faces perhaps the biggest opening of its 40-year history, it’s hosting a contest between the amiable left-libertarian johnson, the youthful party activist austin petersen, and the larger-than-life anti-virus pioneer john mcafee. johnson’s 2012 performance a record 1.3 million votes for the party has been dismissed by challengers who think he’s too compromised or easygoing to seize the moment.
“i like gary johnson as a person,” said mcafee in a phone interview from his well-guarded tennessee home. “i do not see how his lackluster personality can help the libertarian party any more than it already has.”
“governor johnson gets most of his money from special interests and the marijuana industry,” said petersen, as he drove to western pennsylvania for a fundraiser. “i’m trying to create a grown-up movement.”
bare-knuckled, chair-throwing nomination fights are not new for the libertarian party. its most famous nominee for president, former texas representative ron paul, had to fight past a left-libertarian challenge by native american rights activist russell means. its 2008 convention battle saw former georgia representative bob barr, a brief party convert, take six ballots to put away a little-known biochemist.
the libertarian nomination seems even more valuable now, with a march poll by monmouth university putting johnson by far the best-known candidate at 11 percent in a race with clinton and trump. johnson, as the only candidate to serve in elected office, says he could build on that and crack the 15 percent threshold for entering the presidential debates. mcafee and petersen are convinced that he would waste it. this is no year for an "experienced" candidate, much less one who spent the past few years in the edible marijuana business.
“i know he’s running around saying he is the libertarian party,” said mcafee. “if he believes i will walk away, he is deluding himself, and he has not googled me. if you think america wants a politician in this race, then you have managed somehow to ignore donald trump.”
[hacker locates john mcafee through smartphone tracks]
mcafee came to the presidential race as a sort of cult figure in tech. in the 1990s he sold his stake in the anti-virus company he founded, and later moved to belize. he re-entered the spotlight in 2012, when that country’s government sought him on weapon and murder charges, and mcafee fled the country, proclaiming his innocence and earning a strange celebrity. (a 2013 video of him reading hate mail about his anti-virus program while being stripped and fondled by women has more than 6 million views.)
in december 2015, he joined the libertarian race for president, with a quasi-utopian platform that seemed to sync with the party’s needs and a seemingly warm relationship with johnson. it curdled. by april, mcafee was blaming johnson’s allies for slights against his reputation, and saying he would quit the party if the former governor won.
“the fact of the matter is that i was never charged with anything, and it’s well known that belize is one of the most corrupt countries in the world,” said mcafee. “i just happened to bring that into the light, and the sinaloa cartel didn’t like that.
"what else? okay: i am married to an ex-prostitute. and until i was 38 years old, i took more drugs than any human on the planet. but i’m 70. good lord, cut me some slack.”
mcafee has no similar gripes with petersen, the youngest of the trio just 35with the most media savvy and clearest theory of the election. petersen got his start in politics with the 2008 ron paul campaign, building a new york affiliate with tactics such as walking through subway cars and reading paul’s speeches out loud.
when paul’s campaign ended, petersen stayed with the cause, working inside the libertarian party and helping launch andrew napolitano’s show on the fox business network. in his spare time, petersen became a regular libertarian voice on any show that needed one, sparring with the progressive talker thom hartmann, honing his patter on podcasts.
“it’s not as if i’ve been a media personality, but i’ve worked for one of the most beloved icons in the liberty movement,” said petersen. “i was the architect of his rise.”
as a candidate, petersen has combined online omnipresence with thanks to his “freedom ninjas” and their proliferating websites with ideological rigor and buttery rhetorical skill. where johnson riffs and meanders, petersen dispenses bon mots, imagining a future “where gay married couples can defend their marijuana fields with automatic weapons.”
“i was born in independence [missouri], raised on a horse farm near peculiar, just a short drive from a town called liberty,” petersen said at the start of a party debate in new york. “i'm not saying i'm the chosen one, but i'm kind of implying it there, right?
at the highest-profile moment of the race so far, a debate on fox business, petersen attempted to trip up johnson with libertarian logic puzzles. his supporters have widely circulated the resulting videos, in which petersen’s bumper sticker-perfect answers run against johnson’s attempts to talk through the issues.
“should a jewish baker be required to bake a nazi wedding cake?” asked petersen in a discussion about religious liberty.
“that would be my contention,” said johnson, after moderator john stossel repeated the question. “how about the utility that is privately owned, and because it’s the only market where i can buy my electricity, they’re gonna cut me off?"
“this betrays a fundamental lack of understanding of the free market,” said petersen. “the government is not supposed to make us better people.”
later, petersen goaded johnson over a libertarian heresy questioning whether people adjudicated mentally ill should be allowed to purchase firearms. after saying that johnson’s position would have allowed the british empire to disarm american revolutionaries, petersen gently offered a chase for johnson to go “on the record” and clear it up.
“on the record, austin?” said a visibly irritated johnson. “on the record, i have always supported gun rights!”
“take it easy,” said petersen. “don’t act so crazy, or we might take away your guns.”
in an interview this week, johnson acknowledged that the campaign had been negative and denied that petersen had gotten under his skin. “i think i do a pretty good job of communicating what it is i want to communicate,” he said. the problem was that he wanted to deal with real-world implications, not theory, on something like guns being denied to dangerous people. “we should absolutely be open to a discussion on how that might get accomplished. and having vetoed as many bills as i’ve vetoed, i’ve not seen any proposals that might preclude me from having a gun for failing some test. so, open to a discussion? yes!”
johnson’s pitch to libertarians is that this approach, while it might not rouse people from their seats, can move the millions of disgruntled 2016 voters to vote for him. mcafee’s pitch is that those voters want an outsider. petersen’s approach is the most tactical, arguing that the voters most distraught by their choices are pro-life “conservatarians” and he’s the only one in the field. (mcafee and johnson are pro-abortion rights.)
libertarian activists, who've dealt skeptically with people claiming that they could expand the party by adding ex-republicans, are watching the two approaches play out. petersen has hop-scotched around conservative radio, arguing that ex-supporters of sen. ted cruz (r-tex.) or sen. rand paul (r-ky.) can "continue the revolution" with him. johnson has focused on mainstream media, as if previewing the attention his campaign could win for the party. during his trip to washington this week, johnson had one unproductive meeting with a #nevertrump activist, ending when there seemed to be no chance at working together. petersen, while not revealing who he has talked to, says that those voters are ready to jump over, just as long as he wins the nomination.
“many of the leaders of #nevertrump have already come out and endorsed us,” said petersen, pointing to positive mentions on redstate. “we also have more prominent members ready to endorse the campaign if we win. i tell you who. i can tell you, it will be the sort of front-page news that is earth-shattering.”
johnson, meanwhile, is continuing to campaign like a front-runner without dismissing his opponents. he imagines that libertarian delegates will come to the same conclusion as him: what would happen if the party’s 2012 nominee, the only governor in the 2016 field, was denied the nomination? wouldn’t it seem like they’d thrown away their best chance at relevance?
“that’s what i think, but i lose sleep over it,” said johnson. “i’d only lose sleep if we weren’t working as hard as we can to prevent that.”
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ˈkipɪŋ kəˈneɪdiənz seɪf ənd ɑr ˈbɔrdərz sɪˈkjʊr ər ˈvaɪtəl ˈfəŋkʃənz əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ˈɛni ˈpɑləsi ðət ˈwɔtərz daʊn ɑr sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈskrinɪŋ ˈmɛʒərz fər əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz ɪz ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl. ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, sən ˈmidiə ˈkɑləmnəst ˈkændɪs ˈmælkəm, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl ˈfɔrmər əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt, ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə truˈdoʊ ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ fæst træk əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz frəm ˈkəntriz wɪθ ə haɪ pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv əˈpruvd ˈrɛfjuʤi kleɪmz. bɪg nuz: ˈlɪˌbərəlz ˈplænɪŋ tɪ ˈrəbər stæmp ˈdeɪnʤərəs əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz, həz ˈlərnɪd: ˈænθɔˌni fˈjʊri (@anthonyfurey*) ˈeɪprəl 27 2017 ðət kʊd min, ˈmælkəm wɑz toʊld, ðət kleɪmz meɪ bi əˈpruvd wɪˈθaʊt ə hearing”*”, ər ə ˈʃɔrtənd ˈhirɪŋ, ər θru ə ““paper-based”*” ˈprɔˌsɛs. waɪl ˈmɛni əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz frəm ˈmɪˌdist ənd ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈkəntriz, wɛr ˈkænədə həz hɪˈstɔrɪkəli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈkleɪmənts, ər ləˈʤɪtəmət, səm ər ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts, wɔr ˈkrɪmənəlz ənd θəgz. ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈkɑləm, ˈfɛdərəl əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ðɛr wɪl bi noʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ənd ˌkrɪməˈnælɪti ˈskrinɪŋ practices”*” bət səm kleɪmz wɪl bi əˈpruvd wɪˈθaʊt ˈhirɪŋz. ɪn ˈɛni ɪˈvɛnt, ðiz nu kənˈsərnz. ɛz ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈstændɪŋ kəˈmɪti ɔn ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd dɪˈfɛns sɛd ɪn ɪts ʤun, 2015 rɪˈpɔrt ““vigilance*, əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti æt borders”*”: rɪˈmeɪn əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈɪməgrənts ər skrind. ðə kəˈmɪti hərd frəm ˈwɪtnəsɪz hu ɪkˈsprɛst kənˈsərn ðət (ˈkænədə) həz tərnd ðə ˈɪməgrənt ˈvizə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈɪntu ə exercise’*’ wɛr ˈvɛri fju ˈfeɪstuˈfeɪs ˈɪntərvˌjuz ər hɛld kəˈmɪti ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsərnd ˈoʊnli bɪtˈwin naɪn ənd 15 əv ˈɪməgrənts ər ˈɪntərvˌjud baɪ ə ˈvizə ˈɔfɪsər ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ kəm tɪ canada.”*.” waɪl kənˈsərvətɪv ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈkænədɪt ˈkɛli liʧ həz bɪn əˈtækt fər səˈʤɛstɪŋ ˈfeɪstuˈfeɪs ˈɪntərvˌjuz tɪ skrin ˈɪməgrənt ənd ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈæplɪkənts fər ˈvæljuz, ˈfɔrmər æmˈbæsədər ˈmɑrtɪn toʊld ðə ˈsɛnɪt kəˈmɪti: ˈɪntərvˌjuz ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ə ˈfeɪstuˈfeɪs ˈɪntərvˌju nɑt ˈoʊnli əˈsɪsts ə kəˈneɪdiən ˈvizə ˈɔfɪsər tɪ gɪt ə ˈbɛtər aɪˈdiə əv ˈwɛðər ən ˈæplɪkənt ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈkɑnstəˌtut ə sɪˈkjʊrəti θrɛt tɪ ˈkænədə ˈwɛðər ðeɪ ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ hæv ɪkˈstrimɪst vjuz ðət ər ɪn ˈkɑnflɪkt wɪθ kəˈneɪdiən vjuz, ˈvæljuz ənd əˈbʤɛktɪvz bət ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪdz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ gɪv ə prəˈspɛktɪv ˈɪməgrənt ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ənd ˈækjərət ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɔn wət tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ɪn tərmz əv ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən ˈɪntu kəˈneɪdiən society.”*.” ˈkænədə ɪz ə ˈʤɛnərəs ˈkəntri, bət wi əˈfɔrd tɪ bi naɪiv əˈbaʊt hu wi lɛt ɪn. ɑr prəˈsiʤərz fər ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ ðət məst bi θəroʊ, nɑt hæˈphæzərd.
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keeping canadians safe and our borders secure are vital functions of the federal government.
therefore, any policy that waters down our security screening measures for asylum seekers is unacceptable.
on friday, sun media columnist candice malcolm, citing high-level former officials in the federal immigration department, reported the trudeau government intends to fast track asylum seekers from countries with a high percentage of approved refugee claims.
big news: liberals planning to rubber stamp dangerous asylum seekers, @candicemalcolm has learned: https://t.co/peipyuuxkw #cdnpoli — anthony furey (@anthonyfurey) april 27, 2017
that could mean, malcolm was told, that “certain claims may be approved without a hearing”, or a shortened hearing, or rubber-stamped through a “paper-based” process.
while many asylum seekers from mideast and african countries, where canada has historically recognized large numbers of refugee claimants, are legitimate, some are terrorists, war criminals and thugs.
in response to malcolm’s column, federal officials said there will be no changes to “security and criminality screening practices” but some claims will be approved without hearings.
in any event, these aren’t new concerns.
as the senate standing committee on national security and defence said in its june, 2015, report “vigilance, accountability and security at canada’s borders”: “concerns remain about how immigrants … are screened. the committee heard from witnesses who expressed concern that (canada) has … turned the immigrant visa application process into a ‘paper-based exercise’ where very few face-to-face interviews are held …the committee is also concerned only between nine and 15% of immigrants are interviewed by a visa officer before they come to canada.”
while conservative leadership candidate kellie leitch has been attacked for suggesting face-to-face interviews to screen immigrant and refugee applicants for anti-canadian values, former ambassador martin collacott told the senate committee:
“such interviews are important … a face-to-face interview not only assists a canadian visa officer to get a better idea of whether an applicant is likely to constitute a security threat to canada – whether they are likely … to have extremist views that are in conflict with canadian views, values and objectives – but .. also provides an opportunity to give a prospective immigrant important and accurate background on what to expect in terms of … integration into canadian society.”
canada is a generous country, but we can’t afford to be naive about who we let in.
our procedures for deciding that must be thorough, not haphazard.
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ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt mɔr ɔɪl ðən ðə hoʊl ˈmɪdəl ist. lɛt ˈjuˈɛs seɪ ɪt ɪz tru. haʊ kəm ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz nɑt ˈrənɪŋ tɪ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ɪt, laɪk ðeɪ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ˈɛni ˈəðər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈbɛnəfɪt? ðə ˈəðər ˈæˌspɛkt ɪz haʊ məʧ ˈɛnərʤi, ənd æt wət kɔst, ɪz ɪt goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk tɪ hit ðə ɔɪl ʃeɪl əp ənd ˈɛkˌstrækt ðə ɔɪl? aɪ səˈʤɛst kənˈsərvɪŋ ˈrisɔrsɪz. wi ʃʊd juz riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi, səʧ ɛz ˈsoʊlər ənd wɪnd ˈɛnərʤi ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. tɪ hit əp ðə ʃeɪl. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt əˈnəðər ˈɪʃu ɪz ðeɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ɔɪl tɪ riʧ 200 pər ˈbɛrəl soʊ ɪt kən rɪˈdus ðə ˈdɛfəsət ənd peɪ daʊn ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ loʊnz. aɪ hoʊp ðət ɪz ðə truθ ənd ðət ðɛr ər noʊ ˈhɪdən əˈʤɛndəz. ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈhərdəlz tɪ ˈɛkˌstrækt ɔɪl frəm ʃeɪl ɔl ðə əˈtɛmpts tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə ʃeɪl ɔɪl ˈɪndəstri ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 100 jɪrz, ðə fækt rɪˈmeɪnz ðət noʊ ˈpruvən ˈmɛθəd ɪgˈzɪsts fər ɪˈfɪʃəntli ˈmuvɪŋ ðə ɔɪl frəm ðə rɑk. ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkænədɪt ˈprɑsɛsəz ˈpɑsəbəl, bət nən həz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ə ˈpræktɪkəl ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti tɪ ˈproʊdus oil.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt wɑz meɪd baɪ ˈɛkspərts wɪθ fild ɪkˈspɪriəns hu ər ˈbʊlɪʃ ɔn ðə ˈprɑspɛkts fər əˈmɛrɪkəz ɔɪl ʃeɪl. bət ðeɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət, hir ənd naʊ, wi ər stɪl nɑt ðɛr ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəli. ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈprɑbləmz jɛt tɪ bi sɑlvd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈjuˈɛs ɔɪl ʃeɪl kən bi rɪˈkəvərd ɔn ˈɛni taɪp əv ˈminɪŋfəl skeɪl, lɛt əˈloʊn ə mæs skeɪl. ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ɛkˈstrækʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤi raɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli wən ˈməŋki rɛnʧ ɪn ðə wərks wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ɔɪl ʃeɪl. ðɛr ər ˈəðərz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðɛr ər kˈwɛsʧənz əv ɛr kˈwɑləti rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ dəˈmɛstɪk ɔɪl ʃeɪl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. haʊ ˈbædli wʊd ðiz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz pəˈlut ðə ɛr? wʊd ðə ˈlɛvəlz bi əkˈsɛptəbəl? ðə ɔɪl ˈkəmpəˌniz ər nɑt ʃʊr. ðɛr ər kˈwɛsʧənz əv ˈwɔtər əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ɛkˈstrækʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs, haʊ məʧ ˈwɔtər wʊd bi rikˈwaɪərd? ˈɛkspərts ər nɑt ʃʊr. ən ˈərli "gɛs" ɪz tu tɪ θri ˈbɛrəlz əv ˈwɔtər pər ˈbɛrəl əv ʃeɪl. ðɪs kʊd bi ə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈɛstəˌmeɪt. ˈiðər weɪ, wɪl ðə ˈmæsɪv əˈmaʊnts əv ˈwɔtər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ʃeɪl ɛkˈstrækʃən ˈivɪn bi əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈrɪvər ˈbeɪsən ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈrənɪŋ loʊ? ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ənd ɛkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈdæmɪʤ ənd ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən tɪ kənˈdɪʃənz ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ bi kənˈsɪdərd. kən ju ˌɪˈmæʤən? wi kʊd hæv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ɔɪl rɪˈzərv ɪn ðə wərld ɪf wi faɪnd ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəl weɪ tɪ ˈɛkˌstrækt ðə ɔɪl. wi wɪl bi ˈɛnərʤi ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt, hæv ə juʤ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk bum, ˌɪnˈkris ɪmˈplɔɪmənt wɪθ fəndz steɪɪŋ ɪn ɑr ˈkəntri ənd ˌɪnˈfɔrm ðə ˈkəntriz ðət ər ˈkərəntli səˈplaɪɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ɔɪl ðət wi du nɑt nid ðɛm. ðeɪ wɪl noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bi ˈeɪbəl ˈblækˌmeɪl ˈjuˈɛs ər θˈrɛtən ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dum. əˈmɛrɪkən tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd wɪl faɪnd ðə ˈænsər. ɔl ðət ɪz ˈnidɪd ɪz tɪ weɪv ðə ˈdɔlər bɪl ɪn frənt əv ˈkɔrpərət əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ðeɪ wɪl faɪnd ðə ˈænsər hʊk ər baɪ crook”*”. ðɛn ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz, ðə ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz ənd ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz wɪl læf ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ðə bæŋk.
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more oil than the whole middle east.
let us say it is true. how come everyone is not running to exploit it, like they exploit any other economic and financial benefit?
the other aspect is how much energy, and at what cost, is it going to take to heat the oil shale up and extract the oil?
i suggest conserving resources. we should use renewable energy, such as solar and wind energy etc. to heat up the shale.
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another issue is they government is waiting for oil to reach $200 per barrel so it can reduce the deficit and pay down outstanding loans.
i hope that is the truth and that there are no hidden agendas.
technological hurdles to extract oil from shale
“despite all the attempts to develop a shale oil industry in the united states over the past 100 years, the fact remains that no proven method exists for efficiently moving the oil from the rock. there are a number of candidate processes possible, but none has demonstrated a practical capability to produce oil.”
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this statement was made by experts with field experience who are bullish on the prospects for america's oil shale. but they recognize that, here and now, we are still not there technologically. there are a number of problems yet to be solved before us oil shale can be recovered on any type of meaningful scale, let alone a mass scale. and getting the extraction technology right is only one monkey wrench in the works with us oil shale. there are others.
for example, there are questions of air quality regarding domestic oil shale operations. how badly would these operations pollute the air? would the levels be acceptable? the oil companies are not sure.
there are questions of water availability. during the extraction process, how much water would be required? experts are not sure. an early "guess" is two to three barrels of water per barrel of shale. this could be a conservative estimate. either way, will the massive amounts of water necessary for heavy-duty shale extraction even be available in the first place, given that the colorado river basin is already running low?
environmental and ecological damage and restoration to pre-drilling conditions also need to be considered. can you imagine? we could have the largest oil reserve in the world if we find an economical way to extract the oil. we will be energy independent, have a huge economic boom, increase employment with funds staying in our country and inform the countries that are currently supplying us with oil that we do not need them. they will no longer be able blackmail us or threaten us with economic doom.
american technology and knowhow will find the answer. all that is needed is to wave the dollar bill in front of corporate america and they will find the answer “by hook or by crook”.
then the executives, the shareholders and the politicians will laugh all the way to the bank.
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ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ (@charliesfight*) ɔn ʤən 14 2017 æt ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkəpəl hæv bɪn ˈgɪvɪn mɔr taɪm wɪθ ðɛr ˈtərmənəli ɪl sən ˈæftər ən ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl kɔrt ˈbætəl ənd ˈəˌprɔr ˈoʊvər wɪn ənd wɛr ˈʧɑrli gɑrd wʊd bi ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪd frəm məˈʃinz ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ kip ɪm əˈlaɪv. ˈʧɑrli həz ə rɛr ʤəˈnɛtɪk kənˈdɪʃən ənd rɪˈzəltɪŋ breɪn ˈdæmɪʤ ðət həz rɑbd ɪm əv hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ muv hɪz ɑrmz ənd lɛgz, it ər ˈivɪn brið ɔn hɪz oʊn. hɪz ˈpɛrənts hæd sɛd ˈdɑktərz æt greɪt ˈɔrmənd strit ˈhɑˌspɪtəl fər ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ˈləndən wər ˈplænɪŋ tɪ riˈmuv ðə frəm laɪf səˈpɔrt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ bət hæv naʊ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ poʊstˈpoʊn ɪt. wɪθ ˈpɛrənts wi ər ˈpʊtɪŋ plænz ɪn pleɪs fər hɪz kɛr, ənd tɪ gɪv ðɛm mɔr taɪm təˈgɛðər ɛz ə family,”*,” ə ˈspoʊksmən fər greɪt ˈɔrmənd strit ˈhɑˌspɪtəl fər ˈʧɪldrən faʊnˈdeɪʃən trəst kənˈfərmd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst. wʊd æsk ju tɪ gɪv ðə ˈfæməli ənd ɑr stæf səm speɪs ənd ˈpraɪvəsi æt ðɪs dɪˈstrɛsɪŋ time.”*.” ˈʧɑrliz ˈpɛrənts ənd ðɛr əˈtərni kʊd nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli bi riʧt fər ˈkɑmɛnt, ənd ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl sɛd ɪt kʊd nɑt prəˈvaɪd spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ˈʧɑrliz keɪs. ɪz ˈtɛlɪŋ mi nɑt tɪ lɛt go’*’: ə ˈməðər faɪts tɪ kip hər ɔn laɪf səˈpɔrt] ˈbrɪtɪʃ kɔrts ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ˈʧɑrli ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ daɪ ˈæftər ə ˈhɑrtˌbreɪkɪŋ ˈligəl ˈbætəl ɪn wɪʧ ˈdɑktərz əˈsərtəd ðət ðə ʧaɪld hæd noʊ ʧæns əv sərˈvaɪvəl, ənd ˈʧɑrliz ˈpɛrənts ˈɑrgjud ðət ðɛr wɑz ən ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈtritmənt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ðeɪ hæd nɑt traɪd. ðə keɪs wɑz ˈteɪkən ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kɔrt əv ˈjumən raɪts, wɪʧ dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ hir ðə keɪs ˈtuzˌdeɪ, əˈphoʊldɪŋ ˈpriviəs kɔrt ˈrulɪŋz ðət ɪt wɑz ɪn ˈʧɑrliz bɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ laɪf səˈpɔrt. ˈʧɑrliz ˈpɛrənts, krɪs gɑrd ənd ˈkɔni jeɪts, əˈpɪrd ɔn ˈvɪdioʊ ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈsɑbɪŋ ənd seɪɪŋ ðɛr sən wʊd bi riˈmuvd frəm laɪf səˈpɔrt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ənd teɪk hɪz læst brɛθs æt ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. faɪt tɪ ðə ˈvɛri ɛnd, bət wɪr nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ faɪt fər ɪm anymore,”*,” gɑrd sɛd ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈsteɪtmənt. kænt ˈivɪn teɪk ɑr oʊn sən hoʊm tɪ die.”*.” ðə ˈpɛrənts sɛd ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wʊd nɑt gɪv ðɛm taɪm tɪ lɛt ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz seɪ ˌgʊdˈbaɪ. ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, jeɪts toʊld ðə ˈdeɪli meɪl ðət ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl hæd əˈgrid tɪ ðə ˈpɛrənts' rɪkˈwɛst. hæv bɪn ɪn tɔks təˈdeɪ wɪθ greɪt ˈɔrmənd strit ənd ðeɪ hæv əˈgrid tɪ gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt mɔr taɪm wɪθ charlie,”*,” ʃi toʊld ðə ˈdeɪli meɪl. ər ˈrɪli ˈgreɪtfəl fər ɔl ðə səˈpɔrt frəm ðə ˈpəblɪk æt ðɪs ɪkˈstrimli ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪm. wɪr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈprɛʃəs ˈmɛməriz ðət wi kən ˈtrɛʒər fərˈɛvər wɪθ ˈvɛri ˈhɛvi hɑrts. pliz rɪˈspɛkt ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi waɪl wi priˈpɛr tɪ seɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˌgʊdˈbaɪ tɪ ɑr sən charlie.”*.” ˈʧɑrliz ˈpɛrənts sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət sɪns noʊˈvɛmbər, ðeɪ hæv bɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ wɪθ ˈdɑktərz æt greɪt ˈɔrmənd strit ˈhɑˌspɪtəl fər ˈʧɪldrən əˈbaʊt ðɛr sənz kɛr. wən ˈɔpʃən, ðə ˈkəpəl sɛd, wɑz tɪ lɛt ˈʧɑrli daɪ æt hoʊm. wi ʧoʊz tɪ teɪk ˈʧɑrli hoʊm tɪ die,”*,” hɪz ˈməðər sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, wɪʧ wɑz ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ˈjuˌtub. wi hæv sɛd ðɪs fər mənθs ðət ðɪs ɪz wət wi wɔnt. ðət ɪz ɑr læst wɪʃ, ɪf ɪt wɛnt ðɪs weɪ ðə weɪ ɪts gɔn. ənd wiv ˈprɑməst ɑr ˈlɪtəl bɔɪ ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl deɪ ðət wi wɪl teɪk ɪm hoʊm bɪˈkəz ðət ɪz ə ˈprɑməs wi θɔt wi kʊd keep.”*.” ˈʧɑrliz ˈfɑðər sɛd ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ðət ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ teɪk ðɛr sən hoʊm ənd gɪv ɪm ə bæθ, ˈkədəl wɪθ ɪm ɔn ðə kaʊʧ ənd lɛt ɪm rɛst ɪn ə krɪb hi həz ˈnɛvər slɛpt ɪn. naʊ biɪŋ dɪˈnaɪd that,”*,” gɑrd sɛd. ðə ˈpɛrənts sɛd ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˌpərsəˈnɛl toʊld ðɛm ðeɪ kʊd nɑt əreɪnʤ ˈtrænspɔrt fər ˈʧɑrli ənd, wɪn ðə ˈpɛrənts ˈɔfərd tɪ peɪ fər ɪt, ðə ˈpɛrənts sɛd ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˌpərsəˈnɛl toʊld ðɛm ðət wɑz nɑt ən ˈɔpʃən. wɪn æst əˈbaʊt ðoʊz kleɪmz, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər greɪt ˈɔrmənd strit ˈhɑˌspɪtəl fər ˈʧɪldrən faʊnˈdeɪʃən trəst sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt: wɪθ ɔl əv ɑr ˈpeɪʃənz, wi ər nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ ənd nɔr wɪl wi dɪˈskəs ðiz spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈditeɪlz əv kɛr. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈvɛri dɪˈstrɛsɪŋ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən fər ˈpɛrənts ənd ɔl ðə stæf ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ənd ɑr ˈfoʊkɪs rɪˈmeɪnz wɪθ them.”*.” mɑnˈsinjər vɪnˈsɛnzoʊ ˈpægliə, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈvætɪkənz pɑnˈtɪfəkəl əˈkædəmi fər laɪf, ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, seɪɪŋ ðət ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən həz boʊθ peɪn ənd hoʊp fər ɔl əv us.”*.” fil kloʊz tɪ ɪm, tɪ hɪz ˈməðər, hɪz ˈfɑðər, ənd ɔl ðoʊz hu hæv kɛrd fər ɪm ənd ˈstrəgəld təˈgɛðər wɪθ ɪm ənˈtɪl now,”*,” hi sɛd ɪn ðə ˈsteɪtmənt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈvætɪkən ˈreɪdiˌoʊ. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtɪd ðə peɪn əv ðə parents”*” ɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈtərmən wət ɪz bɛst fər ðɛr ʧaɪld. ˈprɑpər kˈwɛʃən tɪ bi reɪzd ɪn ðɪs ənd ɪn ˈɛni ˈəðər ənˈfɔrʧənətli ˈsɪmələr keɪs ɪz ðɪs: wət ər ðə bɛst ˈɪntərɪsts əv ðə ˈpeɪʃənt? wi məst du wət ədˈvænsɪz ðə hɛlθ əv ðə ˈpeɪʃənt, bət wi məst ˈɔlsoʊ əkˈsɛpt ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv medicine,”*,” hi sɛd. hi ˈædɪd ðət, ““likewise*, ðə ˈwɪʃɪz əv ˈpɛrənts məst bi hərd ənd rɪˈspɛktɪd, bət ðeɪ, tu, məst bi hɛlpt tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə juˈnik ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti əv ðɛr ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ənd nɑt bi lɛft tɪ feɪs ðɛr ˈpeɪnfəl dɪˈsɪʒənz alone.”*.” ˈʧɑrli wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˈɔgəst wɪθ ə rɛr ʤəˈnɛtɪk kənˈdɪʃən kɔld ˈɪnfəntɪl ˈɔnˌsɛt ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ dɪˈpliʃən ˈsɪnˌdroʊm, ər mdds*, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈrɛkərdz. ˈɪŋgləndz ˈnæʃənəl hɛlθ ˈsərvɪs dɪˈskraɪbz ðə kənˈdɪʃən ðɪs weɪ: ðə tərm dɪˈpliʃən rɪˈfərz tɪ ðə ˈmɑrkɪdli ˈdiˌkrist əˈmaʊnt əv ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ faʊnd ɪn ˈməsəl, ˈlɪvər ənd breɪn ˈtɪʃuz ɪn ðiz dɪˈsɔrdərz. ðiz ər səˈvɪr dɪˈsɔrdərz prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ɪn ˈərli ˈɪnfənsi ər ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd wɪθ proʊˈfaʊnd ˈwiknəs, ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɔpəθi, ˈsiʒərz ənd ˈlɪvər ˈfeɪljər. wiks ˈæftər bərθ, ˈʧɑrli wɑz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ hoʊld əp hɪz hɛd ənd wɑz nɑt ˈgeɪnɪŋ weɪt. æt ðə mɑrk, hi hæd bɪˈkəm ləˈθɑrʤɪk, ənd hɪz ˈbriðɪŋ hæd bɪˈkəm ˈʃæloʊ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈrɛkərdz. ˈʧɑrli wɑz trænˈspɔrtəd tɪ greɪt ˈɔrmənd strit ˈhɑˌspɪtəl fər ˈʧɪldrən, wɛr hi həz bɪn ˈɛvər sɪns. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ˈdɑktərz kənˈkludɪd ðət ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr kʊd bi dən fər ðə ˈtərmənəli ɪl ˈɪnfənt. ˈʧɑrliz ˈpɛrənts pʊʃt bæk, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ðɛr wɑz ən ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈtritmənt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈʧɑrliz ˈməðər roʊt ɔn ə peɪʤ ˈsɛvərəl mənθs əˈgoʊ ðət ʃi ənd ˈʧɑrliz ˈfɑðər hæd hoʊp: ˈæftər ˈɛndləsli riˈsərʧɪŋ ənd ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld wi faʊnd hoʊp ɪn ə ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən ðət meɪ hɛlp ɪm ənd ə ˈdɑktər ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə həz ækˈsɛptɪd ɪm ɪn hɪz ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ɪt ˈhæzənt bɪn traɪd ɔn ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ hɪz ʤin ˌbiˈfɔr (hiz ˈoʊnli ˈnəmbər 16 ɪn ðə wərld ˈɛvər ˌriˈpɔrtəd) bət ɪts hæd səkˈsɛs wɪθ əˈnəðər dɪˈpliʃən ˈsɪnˌdroʊm kɔld wɪʧ ɪz ˈsɪmələr ɪts ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən tɪ gɪt ðɛr strɛŋθ bæk ənd lɪv ˈlɔŋgər! wi ˈstrɔŋli fil ɛz hɪz ˈpɛrənts ðət ˈʧɑrli ʃʊd gɪt ə ʧæns tɪ traɪ ðiz ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz. hi ˈlɪtərəli həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ luz bət pəˈtɛnʃəli ə ˈhɛlθiər, ˈhæpiər laɪf tɪ geɪn. greɪt ˈɔrmənd strit ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wɛnt tɪ ðə kɔrts wɪθ ðɪs kˈwɛʃən: wɑz ɪt ˈligəl, ənd ɪn ˈʧɑrliz bɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst, fər ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl tɪ riˈmuv ðə ʧaɪld frəm laɪf səˈpɔrt ˈivɪn əˈgɛnst hɪz ˈpɛrənts' ˈwɪʃɪz? ɪn ə ˈrulɪŋ ɪn ˈeɪprəl, ˈʤəstɪs ˈnɪkələs ˈfrænsɪs əv ðə ˈfæməli dɪˈvɪʒən əv ðə haɪ kɔrt əv ˈʤəstɪs roʊt ðət ðɛr wɑz əˈməŋ ðə experts”*” ðət ðə ˈθɛrəpi kʊd nɑt rɪˈpɛr ˈstrəkʧərəl breɪn ˈdæmɪʤ. ˈʧɑrli tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ wʊd bi ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk, bət possible,”*,” hi roʊt. ɪm tɪ ˈθɛrəpi ɪz ənˈnoʊn ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ɪt həz ˈnɛvər ˈivɪn bɪn ˈtɛstɪd ɔn maʊs ˈmɑdəlz bət ɪt meɪ, ər meɪ nɑt, ˈsəbʤɪkt ðə ˈpeɪʃənt tɪ peɪn, ˈpɑsəbli ˈivɪn tɪ mjuˈteɪʃənz. bət ɪf ˈdæmɪʤd breɪn ˈfəŋkʃən ˈkænɑt bi ˌɪmˈpruvd, ɛz ɔl sim tɪ əˈgri, ðɛn haʊ kən hi bi ˈɛni ˈbɛtər ɔf ðən hi ɪz naʊ, wɪʧ ɪz ɪn ə kənˈdɪʃən ðət hɪz ˈpɛrənts bɪˈliv ʃʊd nɑt bi sustained?”*?” hi sɛd ɪt wɑz ðə ˈhɛviəst əv hɑrts bət wɪθ kəmˈplit kənˈvɪkʃən fər bɛst interests”*” hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl kʊd wɪθˈdrɔ ˈtritmənt, ɪkˈsɛpt fər ˈpæliətɪv kɛr, tɪ lɛt ˈʧɑrli wɪθ dignity.”*.” ən əˈpilz kɔrt, ðɛn ə səˈprim kɔrt, əˈphɛld ɪt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌrivˈju. ˈæftər ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kɔrt əv ˈjumən raɪts ˈɪʃud ɪts dɪˈsɪʒən ˈtuzˌdeɪ, greɪt ˈɔrmənd strit ˈhɑˌspɪtəl sɛd ɪt mɑrkt ɛnd əv wət həz bɪn ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt process.”*.” bət ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, wɪl bi noʊ rəʃ baɪ greɪt ˈɔrmənd strit ˈhɑˌspɪtəl tɪ ʧeɪnʤ kɛr ənd ˈɛni fˈjuʧər ˈtritmənt plænz wɪl ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈkɛrfəl ˈplænɪŋ ənd discussion.”*.” jeɪts, ˈʧɑrliz ˈməðər, sɛd θru tɪrz ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ˈɔgəst. 4 2016 wɑz ðə bɛst deɪ əv ðɛr lɪvz bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz deɪ ðət ˈʧɑrli wɑz born.”*.” ʤun 30 2017 ʃi ˈædɪd, wʊd bi ðə wərst deɪ əv ðɛr lɪvz. noʊ wət deɪ ɑr sən ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ daɪ, ənd wi doʊnt ˈivɪn gɪt ˈɛni seɪ ɪn wət ˈhæpənz tɪ him,”*,” ˈʧɑrliz ˈfɑðər sɛd. ðɪs poʊst həz bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd. rɛd mɔr: ˈdɑktərz ʤɪst ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd twɪn gərlz ʤɔɪnd æt ðə hɛd ɪn wən əv ðə ˈrɛrəst ˈsərʤəriz ðɪs ˈwʊmən ɪz groʊɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd ˈskɛlətən ənd ˈlɑkɪŋ hər ˌɪnˈsaɪd hər oʊn ˈbɑdi ə gərl hæd ə ˌpɛrəˈsɪtɪk twɪn proʊˈtrudɪŋ frəm hər bæk ənˈtɪl ˈsərʤənz riˈmuvd ɪt
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a british couple have been given more time with their terminally ill son after an emotional court battle and uproar over when and where charlie gard would be disconnected from machines helping to keep him alive.
charlie has a rare genetic condition and resulting brain damage that has robbed him of his ability to move his arms and legs, eat or even breathe on his own.
his parents had said doctors at great ormond street hospital for children in london were planning to remove the 10-month-old from life support friday but have now decided to postpone it.
“together with charlie’s parents we are putting plans in place for his care, and to give them more time together as a family,” a spokesman for great ormond street hospital for children nhs foundation trust confirmed in a statement to the washington post. “we would ask you to give the family and our staff some space and privacy at this distressing time.”
charlie's parents and their attorney could not immediately be reached for comment, and the hospital said it could not provide specific details about charlie's case.
[‘god is telling me not to let go’: a mother fights to keep her 2-year-old on life support]
british courts decided that charlie should be allowed to die after a heartbreaking legal battle in which doctors asserted that the child had no chance of survival, and charlie's parents argued that there was an experimental treatment in the united states they had not tried. the case was taken all the way to the european court of human rights, which declined to hear the case tuesday, upholding previous court rulings that it was in charlie's best interest to withdraw life support.
charlie's parents, chris gard and connie yates, appeared on video thursday, sobbing and saying their son would be removed from life support friday and take his last breaths at the hospital.
“he'd fight to the very end, but we're not allowed to fight for him anymore,” gard said in the video statement. “we can't even take our own son home to die.”
the parents said the hospital would not give them time to let family members say goodbye.
on friday, yates told the daily mail that the hospital had agreed to the parents' request.
“we have been in talks today with great ormond street and they have agreed to give us a little bit more time with charlie,” she told the daily mail. “we are really grateful for all the support from the public at this extremely difficult time. we're making precious memories that we can treasure forever with very heavy hearts. please respect our privacy while we prepare to say the final goodbye to our son charlie.”
charlie's parents said thursday that since november, they have been talking with doctors at great ormond street hospital for children about their son's end-of-life care.
one option, the couple said, was to let charlie die at home.
“so we chose to take charlie home to die,” his mother said thursday in the video, which was posted on youtube. “and we have said this for months that this is what we want. that is our last wish, if it went this way — the way it's gone. and we've promised our little boy every single day that we will take him home because that is a promise we thought we could keep.”
charlie's father said in the video that they want to take their son home and give him a bath, cuddle with him on the couch and let him rest in a crib he has never slept in.
“we're now being denied that,” gard said. the parents said hospital personnel told them they could not arrange transport for charlie and, when the parents offered to pay for it, the parents said the hospital personnel told them that was not an option.
when asked about those claims, a spokesman for great ormond street hospital for children nhs foundation trust said in a statement: “as with all of our patients, we are not able to and nor will we discuss these specific details of care. this is a very distressing situation for charlie’s parents and all the staff involved and our focus remains with them.”
monsignor vincenzo paglia, president of the vatican's pontifical academy for life, issued a statement friday, saying that the situation has “meant both pain and hope for all of us.”
“we feel close to him, to his mother, his father, and all those who have cared for him and struggled together with him until now,” he said in the statement, according to vatican radio.
he also noted the “heart-rending pain of the parents” in trying to determine what is best for their child.
“the proper question to be raised in this and in any other unfortunately similar case is this: what are the best interests of the patient? we must do what advances the health of the patient, but we must also accept the limits of medicine,” he said. he added that, “likewise, the wishes of parents must be heard and respected, but they, too, must be helped to understand the unique difficulty of their situation and not be left to face their painful decisions alone.”
charlie was born in august with a rare genetic condition called infantile onset encephalomyopathic mitochondrial dna depletion syndrome, or mdds, according to court records.
england's national health service describes the condition this way:
the term depletion refers to the markedly decreased amount of mitochondrial dna found in muscle, liver and brain tissues in these disorders. these are severe disorders presenting in early infancy or childhood with profound weakness, encephalopathy, seizures and liver failure.
weeks after birth, charlie was struggling to hold up his head and was not gaining weight. at the two-month mark, he had become lethargic, and his breathing had become shallow, according to court records.
charlie was transported to great ormond street hospital for children, where he has been ever since.
earlier this year, doctors concluded that nothing more could be done for the terminally ill infant. charlie's parents pushed back, arguing that there was an experimental treatment in the united states.
charlie's mother wrote on a gofundme page several months ago that she and charlie's father had hope:
after endlessly researching and speaking to dr's all over the world we found hope in a medication that may help him and a dr in america has accepted him in his hospital. it hasn't been tried on anyone with his gene before (he's only number 16 in the world ever reported) but it's had success with another mitochondrial depletion syndrome called tk2 which is similar — it's helping children to get their strength back and live longer! we strongly feel as his parents that charlie should get a chance to try these medications. he literally has nothing to lose but potentially a healthier, happier life to gain.
great ormond street hospital went to the courts with this question: was it legal, and in charlie's best interest, for the hospital to remove the child from life support — even against his parents' wishes?
in a ruling in april, justice nicholas francis of the family division of the high court of justice wrote that there was “unanimity among the experts” that the therapy could not repair structural brain damage.
“transporting charlie to the usa would be problematic, but possible,” he wrote. “subjecting him to nucleoside therapy is unknown territory — it has never even been tested on mouse models — but it may, or may not, subject the patient to pain, possibly even to mutations. but if charlie’s damaged brain function cannot be improved, as all seem to agree, then how can he be any better off than he is now, which is in a condition that his parents believe should not be sustained?”
he said it was “with the heaviest of hearts but with complete conviction for charlie’s best interests” he decided that the hospital could withdraw treatment, except for palliative care, to let charlie “die with dignity.”
an appeals court, then a supreme court, upheld it, according to the national review.
after the european court of human rights issued its decision tuesday, great ormond street hospital said it marked “the end of what has been a very difficult process.” but the hospital said in a statement, “there will be no rush by great ormond street hospital to change charlie’s care and any future treatment plans will involve careful planning and discussion.”
yates, charlie's mother, said through tears thursday that aug. 4, 2016, was the best day of their lives because it was “the day that charlie was born.” june 30, 2017, she added, would be the worst day of their lives.
“we know what day our son is going to die, and we don't even get any say in what happens to him,” charlie's father said.
this post has been updated.
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ˈrubən həz ˈimərʤd ɛz ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈfɔrwərd ˈəndər ænˈtoʊnioʊ ˈkɔnteɪ ænˈtoʊnioʊ ˈkɔnteɪ stɛpt əp hɪz ɪkˈspɛrəmənt əv ˈjuzɪŋ ˈrubən ɪn ə ˈfɔrwərd roʊl ɪn ˈʧɛlsiz wɪn ˈoʊvər ˈbrɪstəl ˈroʊvərz æt ˈstæmfərd brɪʤ ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈædəm beɪt wɑz ðɛr tɪ si ɪt fər skaɪ spɔrts ənd bɪˈlivz ðət ðə muv ʃoʊz səm promise…*… ˈsəmər ˈsaɪnɪŋ skɔrd twaɪs ɪn hɪz fərst ˈʧɛlsi stɑrt, ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn hɪz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈkæmiˌoʊz ɪn ðə prɛˈmɪr lig əˈgɛnst wɛst hæm ənd ˈwɔtfərd, bət ɪt wɑz ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv hɪz straɪk ˈpɑrtnər əˈgɛnst ˈbrɪstəl ˈroʊvərz ðət wɪl hæv hæd ðə kraʊd ˌɪnˈtrigd. ˈʤəʤɪŋ baɪ ðə ʧænts əv ˈrubən ðət ræŋ əraʊnd ðə graʊnd, ðeɪ laɪkt wət ðeɪ sɔ. wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈoʊpənər, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə bɔl əp wɛl wɪθ hɪz bæk tɪ goʊl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsprɛdɪŋ ðə pleɪ waɪd fər ˈmætɪk tɪ krɔs. ðə ˈjəŋstər ðɛn ˈʃoʊˌkeɪst hɪz strɛŋθ ənd skɪl ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ roʊl hɪz ˈmɑrkər ɪn ðə raɪt ˈʧænəl sun ˈæftər, ˈprɑmptli prəˈdusɪŋ ə ˈsɪmpəl skwɛr tɪ pɪk əp ən əˈsɪst fər ˈsɛkənd. ˈvɪktər ˈmoʊzɪs ˈsɛləˌbreɪts wɪθ ˈæftər ˈskɔrɪŋ ˈʧɛlsiz ˈsɛkənd ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ðoʊz dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənts hid prəˈvaɪdɪd wən əv ðə ˈmoʊmənts əv ən ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ geɪm, ˈglaɪdɪŋ klɪr əv ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈpitər ˈhɑrtli ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdrɪlɪŋ ə fɪrs loʊ ˈɛfərt əˈgɛnst ðə beɪs əv ðə ˌlɛfˈthænd poʊst. waɪl ðə wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ kæp hɪz pərˈfɔrməns wɪθ ə goʊl, ɪt wɑz ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs ə traɪəmf. ɪn truθ, həz wərkt ɔn hɪz nu roʊl sɪns ˈərli ɪn ˌpriˈsizən ənd ˈivɪn skɔrd waɪl pleɪɪŋ ɪn ən ədˈvænst pəˈzɪʃən əˈgɛnst ˈɔstriən saɪd ˈpɛləts. "aɪ laɪk ɪm ə lɔt ɪn ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ˈstraɪkər," sɛd ˈkɔnteɪ ˈæftər ðət dɪˈspleɪ. "ɪn ðɪs ˈsɪstəm, wɪθ tu midfielders*, ˈrubən kən pleɪ kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈəðər ˈfɔrwərd bət bɪˈkəm ə ˈfɔrwərd wɪn wi hæv ðə bɔl." bɛst bɪts 19 pleɪz θru ɔn goʊl bət ðə ˈstraɪkər hɪz ʃɑt 21 rənz frəm dip ənd ʃuts loʊ bət bɔl kəmz bæk ɔf ðə poʊst 29 hoʊldz ðə bɔl əp ənd leɪz ɪn ˈmætɪk hu ˈkrɔsɪz fər tɪ skɔr 41 ʃoʊz strɛŋθ ənd skɪl ˌbiˈfɔr skˈwɛrɪŋ fər ˈsɛkənd goʊl 65 əˈnəðər ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv rən frəm dip bət ðə ʃɑt ɪz ɔf ˈtərgət 82 rɪˈsivz ə ˈstændɪŋ oʊˈveɪʃən ɛz hi ɪz ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈɔskər bət ðɪs wɑz hɪz fərst kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv əˈpɪrəns əp tɔp. ˈivɪn fər ə jəŋ pleɪər əˈgɛnst ɑˈstɛnsəbli ˌɪnˈfɪriər ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, ðæts ˈʧælənʤɪŋ. ðə ˈʧɛlsi mæn hæd ˈhɪˌðərˈtu bɪn juzd ɛz ə æt ðə kləb hi ʤɔɪnd ə ˈdəzən jɪrz əˈgoʊ ɛz ən eɪt jɪr oʊld. "ˈɛvər sɪns aɪ wɑz ɪn ðə əˈkædəmi, ðɛr wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ən noʊ 10 ɪn frənt əv ðə ɪn ɑr timz," sɛd ɪn mɑrʧ. "aɪ kaɪnd əv ˈsutɪd pleɪɪŋ ɛz wən əv ðə tu bɪˈhaɪnd ðə wən ɪn frənt. aɪ wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ɪn ðə ˈdipər roʊl, laɪk ə pleɪər." wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ brəʃ ɔf ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv hɪz ˈmɑrkərz wɪθ iz ˌhoʊˈzeɪ dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ pleɪ ɪm sˈlaɪtli ˈfərðər ˈfɔrwərd wɑz rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ə ˈsɪmptəm əv hɪz oʊn ənˈwɪlɪŋnɪs tɪ trəst ə ˈjəŋstər ɪn ə roʊl ˈrəðər ðən ən ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv ˈɛni ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈvɪʒən fər tɪ pleɪ əp frənt. ˈfeɪməsli reɪzd daʊts ˈoʊvər ðə pleɪərz wərk reɪt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə tʊr geɪm əˈgɛnst ˈsɪdni fc*. bət fər ˈkɔnteɪ ɪt simz ðət hi ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli siz ˈfɔrwərd pəˈtɛnʃəl ɪn ðə ˈɪŋglənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl. "aɪ θɪŋk hi həz ðə raɪt ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðɪs roʊl bɪˈkəz hi həz ɪt ɔl," sɛd ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. "hi ɪz ˈfɪzɪkəli strɔŋ ənd hi ɪz ˈvɛri gʊd pleɪɪŋ frəm bæk (tɪ goʊl) ənd ˈɔlsoʊ wɪθ gʊd tɛkˈnik hi siz ðə goʊl ˈvɛri wɛl ənd həz ə gʊd ʃɑt. əm ˈhæpi wɪθ hɪz kəˈmɪtmənt ənd hɪz ˈætəˌtud. aɪ θɪŋk hi həz greɪt pəˈtɛnʃəl ɛz ə pleɪər. ænˈtoʊnioʊ ˈkɔnteɪ ɔn ˈrubən "hi pleɪd ə gʊd geɪm ənd wɪθ gʊd ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti ənd hi dɪd wət aɪ ˈwɔntɪd. ɪn dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz, hi bɪˈkeɪm ə pleɪər ənd wɪn əˈtækɪŋ hi bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈfɔrwərd. əm ˈhæpi wɪθ hɪz kəˈmɪtmənt ənd hɪz ˈætəˌtud. aɪ θɪŋk hi həz greɪt pəˈtɛnʃəl ɛz ə pleɪər." ɪn wən sɛns, ɪts bɪn ə nəˈsɛsɪti fər ˈkɔnteɪ tɪ əˈdæpt ðə əv hɪz pleɪərz ˈgɪvɪn hɪz ˈæpəˌtaɪt fər pleɪɪŋ tu ˈfɔrwərdz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈidən ˈhæzərd həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn səˈʤɛstɪd fər ðət slɑt. ˈgɪvɪn ˌənfəˌmɪˈljɛrəti wɪθ ðə roʊl, ɪts pərˈhæps ənsərˈpraɪzɪŋ ðət ðɛr wər taɪmz wɪn hi simd ənˈsərtən əˈbaʊt hɪz pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ. ˈhaɪˌlaɪts əv ðə kəp mæʧ bɪtˈwin ˈʧɛlsi ənd ˈbrɪstəl ˈroʊvərz ˈhaɪˌlaɪts əv ðə kəp mæʧ bɪtˈwin ˈʧɛlsi ənd ˈbrɪstəl ˈroʊvərz bət hɪz ˈætəˌtud əˈpɪrz tɪ bi kərˈɛkt hiz sɛd tɪ bi "ɪkˈsaɪtɪd" əˈbaʊt hɪz nu pəˈzɪʃən ənd ðət boʊdz wɛl fər hɪz ˈprɑspɛkts. ˈkɔnteɪ ɪz ˈklɪrli ə fæn. "hi kən ˌɪmˈpruv ə lɔt," sɛd ðə ˈʧɛlsi hɛd koʊʧ, "bət aɪ æm plizd bɪˈkəz aɪ si ɪm ˈɛvəri deɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛʃənz ənd hi wɔnts tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv, hi wɔnts tɪ wərk ˈvɛri hɑrd. aɪ laɪk ðɪs." ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈkɔnteɪ woʊnt sɛnd aʊt ɔn loʊn. "hi steɪz hir," hi ˈædɪd. "aɪ rɪˈpit ɪt ɪz raɪt tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə pleɪər ɪn ðə skwɑd bət ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ gɪv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ə jəŋ pleɪər laɪk wɪθ ə greɪt ˈtælənt tɪ steɪ wɪθ ðə fərst tim ənd tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs." ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti ənd ə tɛst. ɪt kɔlz tɪ maɪnd ˈgɛrɪθ vjuz ɔn læst jɪr. "ðɛrz ə freɪz: təf ɔn ˈtælənt," sɛd ðə ˈɪŋglənd bɔs. "ənd hiz ə ˈtæləntɪd pleɪər. wi kip ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ɪm." ˈkɔnteɪ həz pərˈzɛnəd ðə nɛkst ˈʧælənʤ ɪn kərɪr. ðə gʊd nuz ɪz ðət ðə ˈʧɛlsi ˈjəŋstər ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ʃoʊɪŋ saɪnz əv ˈraɪzɪŋ tɪ ɪt.
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ruben loftus-cheek has emerged as a potential forward under antonio conte
antonio conte stepped up his experiment of using ruben loftus-cheek in a forward role in chelsea's 3-2 win over bristol rovers at stamford bridge on tuesday. adam bate was there to see it for sky sports and believes that the move shows some promise…
summer signing michy batshuayi scored twice in his first chelsea start, building on his impressive cameos in the premier league against west ham and watford, but it was the identity of his strike partner against bristol rovers that will have had the crowd intrigued. judging by the chants of ruben that rang around the ground, they liked what they saw.
loftus-cheek was involved in batshuayi's opener, holding the ball up well with his back to goal before spreading the play wide for nemanja matic to cross. the youngster then showcased his strength and skill in order to roll his marker in the right channel soon after, promptly producing a simple square to pick up an assist for batshuayi's second.
victor moses celebrates with loftus-cheek after scoring chelsea's second
even before those decisive involvements he'd provided one of the moments of an entertaining game, gliding clear of experienced centre-back peter hartley before drilling a fierce low effort against the base of the left-hand post. while the 20-year-old was unable to cap his performance with a goal, it was nevertheless a triumph.
in truth, loftus-cheek has worked on his new role since early in pre-season and even scored while playing in an advanced position against austrian side wac rz pellets. "i like him a lot in the position of striker," said conte after that display. "in this system, with two midfielders, ruben can play close to the other forward but become a forward when we have the ball."
loftus-cheek's best bits 19 – plays batshuayi through on goal but the striker scuffs his shot
21 – runs from deep and shoots low but ball comes back off the post
29 – holds the ball up and lays in matic who crosses for batshuayi to score
41 – shows strength and skill before squaring for batshuayi’s second goal
65 – another impressive run from deep but the shot is off target
82 – receives a standing ovation as he is replaced by oscar
but this was his first competitive appearance up top. even for a young player against ostensibly inferior opposition, that's challenging. the chelsea man had hitherto been used as a midfielder at the club he joined a dozen years ago as an eight year old.
"ever since i was in the academy, there was always an out-and-out no 10 in front of the midfield in our teams," loftus-cheek said in march. "i kind of suited playing as one of the two behind the one in front. i was always in the deeper role, like a box-to-box player."
loftus-cheek was able to brush off the attention of his markers with ease
jose mourinho's decision to play him slightly further forward was regarded as a symptom of his own unwillingness to trust a youngster in a deep-lying role rather than an indication of any long-term vision for loftus-cheek to play up front. mourinho famously raised doubts over the player's off-the-ball work rate following a post-season tour game against sydney fc.
but for conte it seems that he genuinely sees forward potential in the england under-21 international. "i think he has the right characteristics to play in this role because he has it all," said the italian on tuesday. "he is physically strong and he is very good playing from back (to goal) and also with good technique he sees the goal very well and has a good shot.
i'm happy with his commitment and his attitude. i think he has great potential as a player. antonio conte on ruben loftus-cheek
"he played a good game and with good intensity and he did what i wanted. in defensive situations, he became a midfield player and when attacking he became a forward. i'm happy with his commitment and his attitude. i think he has great potential as a player."
in one sense, it's been a necessity for conte to adapt the skill-sets of his players given his appetite for playing two forwards. for example, eden hazard has also been suggested for that second-striker slot. given loftus-cheek's unfamiliarity with the role, it's perhaps unsurprising that there were times when he seemed uncertain about his positioning.
highlights of the efl cup match between chelsea and bristol rovers highlights of the efl cup match between chelsea and bristol rovers
but his attitude appears to be correct - he's said to be "excited" about his new position - and that bodes well for his prospects. conte is clearly a fan. "he can improve a lot," said the chelsea head coach, "but i am pleased because i see him every day during the training sessions and he wants to improve, he wants to work very hard. i like this."
as a result, conte won't send loftus-cheek out on loan. "he stays here," he added. "i repeat it is right to improve the player in the squad but also to give the opportunity to a young player like loftus-cheek with a great talent to stay with the first team and to help us."
an opportunity and a test. it calls to mind gareth southgate's views on loftus-cheek last year. "there's a phrase: tough on talent," said the england under-21 boss. "and he's a talented player. we keep challenging him." conte has presented the next challenge in loftus-cheek's career. the good news is that the chelsea youngster is already showing signs of rising to it.
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ˈsəmərˌvɪl: aɪ hoʊp ðə pəˈlis kəˈmɪʃən wɪl ˌrikənˈsɪdər ðɛr dɪˈsɪʒən ɔn ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: fræŋk ˈsəmərˌvɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: fræŋk ˈsəmərˌvɪl ˈɪmɪʤ 1 əv 3 ˈkæpʃən kloʊz ˈsəmərˌvɪl: aɪ hoʊp ðə pəˈlis kəˈmɪʃən wɪl ˌrikənˈsɪdər ðɛr dɪˈsɪʒən ɔn 1 3 bæk tɪ ˈgæləri əm nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈplɪtɪkli kərˈɛkt wɪθ ðɪs poʊst təˈnaɪt. ˌɪnˈstɛd əm goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈvɛri blənt. hir goʊz. aɪ doʊnt noʊ wət ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk fər pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ tɪ gɪt. ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ əˈnəðər ˈpərsən ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə naɪf wɑz ʃɑt ənd kɪld baɪ pəˈlis. ɪt ɔl ˈstɑrtɪd ˈæftər ðɛr wər rɪˈpɔrts əv ə ˈhoʊmləs mæn ˈwɔkɪŋ əraʊnd wɪθ ə 13 ɪnʧ naɪf. ˈæftər ərˈaɪvɪŋ ɔn ðə sin, ðə pəˈlis toʊld ɪm tɪ drɔp tɪ ðə graʊnd. hi ˈdɪdənt. ðeɪ toʊld ɪm tɪ drɔp ðə naɪf. hi ˈdɪdənt. ðeɪ ðɛn ʃɑt ɪm ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz wɪθ haɪ paʊərd bin bægz. bət ðeɪ sɛd hi wɑz stɪl ˈkəmɪŋ təˈwɔrd ðɛm. ənd æt ðət pɔɪnt ðeɪ ʃɑt ənd kɪld ɪm. ɪt wɑz ɔl ˈoʊvər ɪn əˈbaʊt 30 ˈsɛkəndz. aɪ doʊnt ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ənd ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ər ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz ðət doʊnt juz. aɪ noʊ ðət ˈɑrənt ˈpərˌfɪkt. bət aɪd stɪl ˈrəðər bi ʃɑt wɪθ ə ˈteɪzər ðən ə gən. ɪts ʤɪst nɑt ˈivɪn ə kˈwɛʃən tɪ mi. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ θɔt ðət səm əv ðə ˈkɑmɛnts wi gɑt frəm ˈpipəl ɔn ðə sin wər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ˈsɛvərəl toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðət ðeɪ θɔt ðə ˈpərsən hu wɑz kɪld ˈdɪdənt spik ˈɪŋlɪʃ. soʊ ˈmeɪbi hi ˈdɪdənt noʊ wət ðə ˈɔfɪsərz wər seɪɪŋ. aɪ hæv tɪ bi ˈɑnəst. aɪ θɪŋk ðæts rɪˈdɪkjələs. ɪf ˈsəmˌwən ɪz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə 13 ɪnʧ naɪf ənd pəˈlis hæv ðɛr gənz ˈpɔɪntɪd æt ɪm ənd ər ˈjɛlɪŋ æt ɪm, aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ju nid tɪ spik ˈɪŋlɪʃ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət ðɛr seɪɪŋ. ʤɪst drɔp ðə naɪf. wi ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ˈsəmˌwən tɛl ˈjuˈɛs ðət ðə ˈvɪktɪm wɑz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə naɪf bət nɑt ɪn ə "θˈrɛtənɪŋ" weɪ. aɪ wʊd bɛg tɪ ˈdɪfər. aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ðɛr ɪz ˈɛni weɪ tɪ hoʊld ə 13 ɪnʧ naɪf ðət ɪz nɑt θˈrɛtənɪŋ. ʤɪst ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ˈsəmˌwən ɪz ˈwɔkɪŋ daʊn ðə strit wɪθ ə 13 ɪnʧ naɪf ɪz, ɪn ənd əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf, "θˈrɛtənɪŋ." ənd ɪf ju doʊnt bɪˈliv mi ʤɪst ˈpɪkʧər ˈjɔrsɛlf ɔn ə bɑrt treɪn ˈstændɪŋ nɛkst tɪ ˈsəmˌwən ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə 13 ɪnʧ naɪf. wʊd ju fil θˈrɛtənd? wʊd ju fil skɛrd? aɪ ʃʊr wʊd. aɪ hoʊp ðə pəˈlis kəˈmɪʃən wɪl ˌrikənˈsɪdər ðɛr dɪˈsɪʒən ənd əˈlaʊ ˈɔfɪsərz tɪ hæv. ˈsəmˌwənz laɪf kʊd ˈvɛri wɛl dɪˈpɛnd ɔn ɪt. ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz əm ˈtoʊtəli ˈoʊpən fər dɪˈskəʃən ɔn ðɪs. aɪ ʤɪst æsk ðət ˈɛvriˌwən kip ðɛr ˈkɑmɛnts rɪˈspɛktfəl. fræŋk ˈsəmərˌvɪl ɪz ðə ˈrɛgjələr 5 6 ənd 10 piɛm ˈæŋkər ɔn nuz. ðɪs poʊst ərˈɪʤənəli əˈpɪrd ɔn hɪz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ, wɛr ju kən liv ə ˈkɑmɛnt wɪθ jʊr riˈækʃən.
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somerville: i hope the police commission will reconsider their decision on tasers
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i'm not going to be politically correct with this post tonight. instead i'm going to be very blunt.
here goes.
i don't know what it's going to take for police officers in san francisco to get tasers. yesterday another person holding a knife was shot and killed by police.
it all started after there were reports of a homeless man walking around with a 13 inch knife.
after arriving on the scene, the police told him to drop to the ground.
he didn't.
they told him to drop the knife.
he didn't.
they then shot him several times with high powered bean bags.
but they said he was still coming toward them.
and at that point they shot and killed him. it was all over in about 30 seconds.
i don't understand why san francisco and detroit are the only major cities that don't use tasers.
i know that tasers aren't perfect. but i'd still rather be shot with a taser than a gun. it's just not even a question to me.
i also thought that some of the comments we got from people on the scene were interesting. several told us that they thought the person who was killed didn't speak english. so maybe he didn't know what the officers were saying.
i have to be honest. i think that's ridiculous.
if someone is holding a 13 inch knife and police have their guns pointed at him and are yelling at him, i don't think you need to speak english to understand what they're saying. just drop the knife.
we also had someone tell us that the victim was holding the knife but not in a "threatening" way.
i would beg to differ. i don't think there is any way to hold a 13 inch knife that is not threatening.
just the idea that someone is walking down the street with a 13 inch knife is, in and of itself, "threatening."
and if you don't believe me just picture yourself on a bart train standing next to someone holding a 13 inch knife.
would you feel threatened?
would you feel scared?
i sure would.
i hope the police commission will reconsider their decision and allow officers to have tasers.
someone's life could very well depend on it.
as always i'm totally open for discussion on this. i just ask that everyone keep their comments respectful.
frank somerville is the regular 5, 6 and 10 pm anchor on ktvu news. this post originally appeared on his facebook page, where you can leave a comment with your reaction.
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ˈfɑðər rəˈbɛrtoʊ lænˈdɛl də ˈmʊrə (ˈʤænjuˌɛri 21 1861 ʤun 30 1928 ˈkɑmənli noʊn ɛz rəˈbɛrtoʊ lænˈdɛl, wɑz ə brəˈzɪljən ˈroʊmən ˈkæθlɪk prist ənd ˌɪnˈvɛntər. hi ɪz bɛst noʊn fər hɪz wərk dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˌlɔŋˈdistəns ˈɑdiˌoʊ trænzˈmɪʃənz, ˈjuzɪŋ ə vərˈaɪəti əv tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈmɛgəˌfoʊn dɪˈvaɪs, (ˈjuzɪŋ laɪt bimz) ənd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsɪgnəlz. ɪt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ʤun 1899 ðət hi hæd səkˈsɛsfəli trænzˈmɪtəd ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈoʊvər ə ˈdɪstəns əv 7 ˈkɪləˌmitərz wɪʧ wɑz ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə ˈsɛkənd, ˈpəblɪk, ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən ɔn ʤun 3 ə læk əv ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈditeɪlz meɪks ɪt ənˈsərtən wɪʧ ˈsɛndɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɑz biɪŋ juzd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsɪgnəlz wər ɪmˈplɔɪd, ðɛn ðiz wʊd bi ðə ˈərliəst ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈɑdiˌoʊ trænzˈmɪʃənz baɪ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ. ˌɔlˈðoʊ lænˈdɛl rɪˈsivd ˈpætənts ɪn brəˈzɪl ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst ˈdɛkeɪd əv ðə 1900s*, hi wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ proʊˈkjʊr ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrt ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈfərðər dɪˈvɛləp hɪz dɪˈvaɪsɪz. ˈərli laɪf ˈɛdət ˈrɑbərt lænˈdɛl də ˈmʊrə wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˈpɔrtoʊ ɑˈlɛgri, brəˈzɪl ɪn 1862 hɪz ˈfɑðər wɑz ˌɪgˈnɑsioʊ də ˈmʊrə, ənd hi hæd faɪv ˈbrəðərz: joão*, ˌɛdˈməndoʊ ənd rɪˈkɑrdoʊ (ɔl apothecaries*), ˈdɑktər. ˌɪgˈnɑsioʊ lænˈdɛl, ə fəˈzɪʃən, ənd ˈpeɪdroʊ lænˈdɛl də ˈmʊrə, ə ˈpɔˌloʊ hi wɑz ɔrˈdeɪnd tɪ ðə ˈkæθlɪk ˈpristhʊd ɪn 1886 ɪn roʊm, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈdəktəd ˈstədiz ɪn ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈsaɪənsɪz. ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl wərk ˈɛdət lænˈdɛl bɪˈgæn ɪkˈspɛrəmənts ɪn ˈwaɪrlɪs kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ɪn ənd ˈpɔˌloʊ ɪn ðə ˈpɪriəd ə ˌbaɪəˈgræfɪkəl ˌrivˈju ˌriˈkaʊntɪd ðət hi "...ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd hɪz ˌæpərˈætəs ɪn ˈpɔrtoʊ ɑˈlɛgri, ənd ɛz sun ɛz hi əraɪvd ɪn ˈpɔˌloʊ ɪn 1896 hi bɪˈgæn wɪθ prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ɪkˈspɛrəmənts, tɪ əˈʧiv hɪz ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ trænzˈmɪt ˈjumən vɔɪs tɪ ə ˈdɪstəns əv 8 10 ər 12 ˈkɪləˌmitərz, wɪˈθaʊt ˈjuzɪŋ ˈɛni (ðə θri ˈlɪstɪd ˈdɪstənsɪz rɪˈfərd tɪ ðə trænzˈmɪʃən ˈreɪnʤɪz fər hɪz ˈmɛgəˌfoʊn, ˈɑptɪkəl, ənd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ dɪˈvaɪsɪz rɪˈspɛktɪvli.) ˌɪˈnɪʃəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɛdət ə rɪˈpɔrt riˈprɪntɪd ɪn ðə ʤun 14 1899 ˈʤɔrnəl du ˈsteɪtɪd ðət lænˈdɛl hæd səkˈsɛsfəli kənˈdəktəd ˈwaɪrlɪs trænzˈmɪʃənz ˈoʊvər ˈdɪstənsɪz ɪkˈsidɪŋ 7 ˈkɪləˌmitərz, "ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈiθər, kərənts ənd ɪˈlɛktrəˌfaɪd ɛr" ənd ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ ən əˈproʊʧ ðət wɑz "ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðoʊz əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ðə nɛkst mənθ ə ˈnoʊtɪs ɪn ðə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 16 1899 ˈʤɔrnəl du, ˈdeɪtɪd ðə ˈpriviəs deɪ, ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət "ˈfɑðər lænˈdɛl də ˈmʊrə wɪl hoʊld ən ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ɔn ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈtɛləˌfoʊni təˈmɑˌroʊ" ənd "ˈvɛriəs əˈθɔrətiz, mɛn əv saɪəns ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz əv ðə prɛs ər ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr dɪz nɑt əˈpɪr tɪ bi ˈɛni əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən. ə jɪr ˈleɪtər, ðə ʤun 10 1900 ˈɪʃu əv ðə ˈʤɔrnəl du ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ɔn ʤun 3 lænˈdɛl meɪd ə ˈpəblɪk ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈtɛləˌfoʊni ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən ɪn ðə taʊn əv ˈæltoʊ də sænt ˈænə ɪn ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈpɔˌloʊ, ənd ðə ˈwɪtnəsɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪd pi. si. pi. ˈləptən, ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkɑnsəl, ənd hɪz ˈʃɔrtli ðɛˈræftər, ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz ʤun 16 1900 ˈɪʃu ˈprɪnɪd ðə tɛkst əv ə ˈlɛtər ˈfɑðər lænˈdɛl sɛnt tɪ ˈləptən praɪər tɪ ðə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən, wɪʧ ˈnoʊtɪd ðət hi wʊd ˈoʊnli bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt faɪv əv hɪz ˈnumərəs ˌɪnˈvɛnʃənz: ðə "telauxiofono*", "caleofono*", "anematofono*", "teletiton*" ənd ɪn 1907 ðə brəˈzɪl əv prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ dɪˈskrɪpʃənz əv ðiz dɪˈvaɪsɪz: (ˈɔlsoʊ spɛld "telauxiophono*" ənd "telauxiophone*") "ɪz ðə læst wərd əv ðə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn, nɑt ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz əv ðə fɔrs ənd wɪθ wɪʧ ɪt trænzˈmɪts ðə wərdz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəz wɪθ ɪt ˈtɛləˌfoʊnɪŋ æt greɪt ˈdɪstənsɪz bɪˈkəmz ə ˈpræktɪkəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəl ˌriˈæləˌti." (ˈɔlsoʊ spɛld "caleophono*", "kaleophono*" ənd "kaleophone*") "wərks ˈɔlsoʊ wɪθ waɪər, ənd ˈprɛzənts ðə ərˌɪʤəˈnælɪti əv nɑt ˈnidɪŋ tɪ rɪŋ ðə bɛl tɪ kɔl, tɪ hir ðə ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪtəd saʊnz, ər ðət əv ðə ˈɪnstrəmənt." (ˈɔlsoʊ spɛld "anematophono*" ənd anematophone*") ənd "ər ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈtɛləˌfoʊnz. ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əv ðiz ˌæpərˈætəs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wət ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɛntər sɪz, rɪˈvilz lɔz ɪnˈtaɪərli nu ənd ɪz ˌɔltəˈgɛðər moʊst ˈkjʊriəs." (ˈɔlsoʊ spɛld "ediphono*" ənd "ediphone*") "ɪz ˈjusfəl tɪ ˈpjʊrəˌfaɪ ənd ˈsɔfən ðə vɔɪs əv ðə vaɪˈbreɪʃənz, ˌriprəˈdusɪŋ ɪt ʤɪst ɛz ðə ˈnæʧərəl ɪn hɪz ˈlɛtər lænˈdɛl ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈpoʊzd ðət, wɪθ ðə səˈpɔrt əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt, hi kʊd kənˈtɪnju ˈrisərʧ tɪ kəˈmərʃəli dɪˈvɛləp hɪz ˌɪnˈvɛnʃənz, biɪŋ ˈkɑmpənˌseɪtəd ˈoʊnli fər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ənd ðə fəndz ˈnidɪd tɪ kənˈtɪnju hɪz ˈstədiz ənd ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ɪkˈspɛrəmənts. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, hi ˈɔfərd tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ tu fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɪn ˈɪŋglənd, ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ kɛr fər ðə sənz ənd ˈdɔtərz əv ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈrisəntli kɪld ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd bɔr ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt dɪd nɑt teɪk ɪm əp ɔn hɪz ˈɔfər. ɪn leɪt 1900 ə ˈrioʊ də ʤəˈnɛˌroʊ ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈkɛrid ən ˈɑrtɪkəl əˈbaʊt ən ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən, ˈkərnəl ʤɔrʤ ˈɛdwərd "gouraudphone*" (ˈrɛndərd ɛz ɪn ˈpɔrʧəˌgiz), wɪʧ wɑz ə ˌhaɪˈpaʊərd ˈmɛgəˌfoʊn dɪˈzaɪnd fər ˌlɔŋˈdistəns kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən. kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri əˈkaʊnts dɪˈskraɪb ðə ɛz ə "ˈtɔkɪŋ foghorn*": ə saʊnd ˈæmpləˌfaɪər ðət ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ "ˈwərkɪŋ ə ɪn ə ˈsɪlɪndər ənd ˈvaɪbreɪtɪŋ ə ˈkɑrənt əv ɛr ər gæs, ˈɛnərɪŋ əˈnəðər ˈsɪlɪndər ənd ˈvaɪbreɪtɪŋ ə lɑrʤ ˈdaɪəˌfræm wɪʧ gɪvz aʊt ən ˌɪməˈteɪʃən əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl saʊnz. ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti əv ðə saʊnd kən bi ˌɪnˈkrist baɪ ˈhævɪŋ mɔr ðən wən ˈpɪstən ənd ˈsɪlɪndər ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪŋ ɛr kərənts, soʊ ðət ðə spiʧ maɪt bi hərd fər ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɑktər. josé*é rɑˈdrigɪs tʊk ɪkˈsɛpʃən tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt, ənd ðə dɪˈsɛmbər 16 1900 ˈɪʃu əv ðə lɑ də ˈkɛrid ə ˈlɛtər frəm ɪm ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ðət ɪt wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli lænˈdɛl hu dɪˈzərvd ˈkrɛdɪt fər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi juzd baɪ ðə. ˈlɛtər ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz hi hæd ˈpərsənəli ˈwɪtnəst lænˈdɛl, ˈwərkɪŋ əˈloʊn, dɪˈvɛləp ədˈvænst waɪər ənd ˈwaɪrlɪs ənd ˈtɛləˌfoʊni ɪkˈwɪpmənt, waɪl ˈnɛvər rɪˈsivɪŋ ðə ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən hi dɪˈzərvd ɛz "brəˈzɪlz ˈɛmənənt 1901 brəˈzɪljən ˈpætənt ˈɛdət fərst tu ˈfɪgjərz ɪn 1901 brəˈzɪljən ˈpætənt noʊ. lænˈdɛl rɪˈsivd hɪz fərst ˈpætənt, noʊ. frəm ðə brəˈzɪljən ˈgəvərnmənt ɔn mɑrʧ 9 1901 ɪt ˈkəvərd ə dɪˈvaɪs fər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈtuˌweɪ "fəˈnɛtɪk trænzˈmɪʃən æt ə ˈdɪstəns, wɪθ ər wɪˈθaʊt waɪər, θru speɪs, ərθ ənd ˈwɔtər". tu kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃənz wər dɪˈskraɪbd: ə fʊl dɪˈzaɪn, noʊn ɛz ðə "tellogostomo*", ənd ə ˈsɪmpələr ˈvərʒən, kɔld ðə "telauxiophone*": tellogostomo*: ðə kənˈstrəkʃən ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə fʊl əˈsɛmbli wɑz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu fɔr ˈbɑksɪz. ə ˈtɛləˌskoʊp, ˈkəmpəs, ənd ˈlɛvəl wər əˈtæʧt tɪ eɪd kərˈɛkt ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈjunɪts. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd wɑz ə "compulsor*", dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz "ən ɪˈlɛktrɪk fæn əv greɪt spid əv roʊˈteɪʃən", wɪʧ, bɪˈkəz əv ðə nɔɪz ɪt meɪd, hæd tɪ bi tərnd ɔf wɪn rɪˈsivɪŋ. ðə dɪˈzaɪn ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə "photophore*", ər laɪt sɔrs "əv greɪt ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti", ənd ˈhɛdˌfoʊnz wər ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd fər juz wɪn rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈsɪgnəlz. ðə ˈpætənt ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz prəˈvaɪd ˈoʊnli ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn haʊ ðə dɪˈvaɪs ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd. ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ðə trænsˈmɪtɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪmˈplɔɪd ə ˈspikɪŋ tub ðət dɪˈrɛktɪd saʊnz ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈvaɪs, ˈkɔzɪŋ vaɪˈbreɪʃənz wɪʧ wər ˈstrɛŋθənd baɪ ðə ˈɛrfloʊ frəm ðə fæn. ðə dɪˈvaɪs wʊd ðɛn ækt ɛz ə ˈmɛgəˌfoʊn, ˈæmpləˌfaɪɪŋ ðə saʊnd. ðə ˈjunɪt kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi juzd tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ə ˈstændərd, wɪθ ðə braɪt laɪt ˈmɔʤuleɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈsɑnɪk vaɪˈbreɪʃənz, soʊ ðət æt ðə rɪˈsivɪŋ saɪt ðɪs ˈflɪkərɪŋ laɪt bim kʊd bi kənˈvərtɪd bæk ˈɪntu saʊnd. ðə ˈpætənt ˈdaɪəˌgræmz du nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ˈɛni ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ɪkˈwɪpmənt, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə əˈkəmpəniɪŋ dɪˈskrɪpʃən ˈmɛnʃənz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl əv ˈædɪŋ ə tub" fər rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsɪgnəlz. (ə tub, mɔr ˈkɑmənli noʊn ɛz ə "coherer*", wɑz ə ˈsɪmpəl fɔrm əv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsɪgnəl dɪˈtɛktər, wɪʧ wɑz ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, soʊ ɪt kʊd ˈoʊnli bi juzd tɪ rɪˈsiv ðə əv mɔrs koʊd, ənd kʊd nɑt bi juzd tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ trænzˈmɪʃənz). telauxiophone*: ðə ˈpætənt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ðət ˈmɛni əv ðə kəmˈpoʊnənts juzd fər trænzˈmɪʃənz θru ðə ɛr ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈtɛləˌskoʊp, ˈkəmpəs, ˈlɛvəl, fæn, laɪt sɔrs ənd əˈkustɪk tub kʊd bi ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd ɪn ə ˈsɪmpələr ˈvərʒən əv ðə dɪˈvaɪs ðə neɪmz ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd fər trænzˈmɪʃənz meɪd θru ˈwɔtər wər fər ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ, ənd fər ˌtɛləˈfɑnɪk 1904 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈpætənts ˈɛdət ɪn ʤun 1901 lænˈdɛl lɛft brəˈzɪl ənd ˈtrævəld tɪ ˈɪtəli, ðɛn tɪ fræns, ənd əraɪvd ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪn ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi dɪd nɑt spik waɪl ðɛr hi əˈplaɪd fər ə juz. ˈpætənt fər hɪz ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈtɛləˌfoʊni wərk, ə ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət wʊd teɪk θri jɪrz. lænˈdɛl əˈpɛrəntli dɪd nɑt meɪk ˈɛni ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz waɪl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi wɑz ˈɪntərvˌjud fər ən ˈɑrtɪkəl rivˈjuɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi, wɪʧ wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ɑkˈtoʊbər 12 1902 nu jɔrk ˈhɛrəld. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl kˈwoʊtɪd ɪm ɛz seɪɪŋ: "aɪ wɪʃ tɪ ʃoʊ tɪ ðə wərld," hi toʊld mi, "ðət ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ ɪz nɑt ðə ˈɛnəmi əv saɪəns ər əv ˈjumən ˈprɑˌgrɛs. ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɪn ðə ʧərʧ meɪ ɪn ðɪs ər ðət keɪs hæv əˈpoʊzd ðə laɪt, bət ðeɪ dɪd ɪt ɪn ˈblaɪndnəs tɪ ˈkæθlɪk truθ. aɪ hæv ˌmaɪˈsɛlf mɛt wɪθ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən frəm maɪ ˈfɛloʊ bɪˈlivərz. ɪn brəˈzɪl ə ˌsupərˈstɪʃəs mɑb, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðət aɪ wɑz ɪn ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə ˈdɛvəl, broʊk ˈɪntu maɪ ˈstədi ənd dɪˈstrɔɪd maɪ ˌæpərˈætəs. ˈnɪrli ɔl maɪ frɛndz əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, ˈwɛðər ɪn ər aʊt əv ˈhoʊli ˈɔrdərz, lʊkt əˈpɑn maɪ ˈθɪriz ɛz ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ saɪəns. aɪ noʊ wət ɪt ɪz tɪ fil laɪk ˌgæləˈlioʊ, ənd tɪ kraɪ, 'i pər si muove*.' wɪn ˈɛvriˌbɑdi wɑz əˈgɛnst mi aɪ ˈsɪmpli stʊd maɪ graʊnd ənd sɛd, 'ɪt ɪz soʊ, ɪt kən bi noʊ ˈəðərˌwaɪz.' ˈfɑðər lænˈdɛl ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl fər ɪm tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu ˈditeɪlz kənˈsərnɪŋ hɪz ˈθɪriz ənd ˌɪnˈvɛnʃənz soʊ lɔŋ ɛz ðə ˈpætənts wər ˈpɛndɪŋ. bət ɪn ə ˈʤɛnərəl weɪ hi wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðət hɪz ˈsɪstəm əv ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈtɛləˌfoʊni dɪˈpɛndɪd əˈpɑn ə nu ˈprɪnsəpəl əv laɪt wɪʧ hi hæd dɪˈskəvərd. "baɪ ˈvərʧu əv ðɪs ˈprɪnsəpəl," hi wɛnt ɔn, "ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ trænzˈmɪt spiʧ θru ə ˈlumənəs ˈæksəs wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən əv ər əv ə ˈmaɪkrəˌfoʊn. neɪ, ˈivɪn ə rɪˈsivər wɪl nɑt bi ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ɔl ˈpərsənz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈreɪdiəs əv rɪˈsɛpʃən wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hir ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ wɪθ ðə eɪd ˈmɪrli əv ðɛr ˈnæʧərəl ˈɔrgənz." "ənd wət ɪz ðə ˈdɪstəns tɪ wɪʧ ju kən riʧ?" "ˈpræktɪkəli ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 4 1901 lænˈdɛl səbˈmɪtəd ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən tɪ ðə juz. ˈpætənt ˈɔfəs fər ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˈpætənt, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə ˈnəmbər əv əˈdɪʃənz ənd ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃənz tɪ hɪz brəˈzɪljən grænt. ə ˈmeɪʤər əˈdɪʃən wɑz ðə ˌɪnˈkluʒən əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɑdiˌoʊ trænzˈmɪʃənz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsɪgnəlz. lænˈdɛl ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz naʊ əˈsərtɪŋ ðət reɪz" (ˌəltrəˈvaɪəlɪt ənd laɪt) wʊd ˌɪnˈkris trænzˈmɪʃən ɪˈfɪʃənsiz. ə mənθ ˈleɪtər ən ɪgˈzæmənər rɪˈplaɪd wɪθ ˌrivˈju noʊts. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ðə ɪgˈzæmənər wɑz ˈdubiəs ˈwɛðər reɪz wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli ɛnˈhæns trænzˈmɪʃənz. ðə noʊts ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə ˈsteɪtmənt: "əˈtɛnʃən ɪz kɔld tɪ ðə fækt ðət ðə kleɪmz ˈkəvər æt list tu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌɪnˈvɛnʃənz, wən ɪn ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈtɛləˌfoʊni ənd ðə ˈəðər ðə ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈtɛləˌgræf ˈsɪstəm." rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ðɪs, lænˈdɛl ðɛn dɪˈvaɪdɪd hɪz ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈməltəpəl rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈpætənt ˈɔfəs ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə ˈsəməri əv wət hi ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ˈpætənt: "maɪ ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən kənˈsɪsts əv ən ˌæpərˈætəs ðət wərks wɪˈθaʊt waɪərz ɛz kənˈdəktərz ənd həz ðə ˈprɑpərti əv ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪtɪŋ, ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪŋ ɪˈlɛktrɪk ənd ˈlumənəs saʊnd weɪvz, fər ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈpərpəsɪz əv 1st*) ˈsɛndɪŋ ənd rɪˈsivɪŋ ðə ˈnæʧərəl vɔɪs θru speɪs baɪ minz əv saʊnd weɪvz. 2nd*) ˈtɛləˌfoʊnɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ θru speɪs baɪ minz əv ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl əv, ənd 3rd*) ˈsɛndɪŋ ənd rɪˈsivɪŋ fəˈnɛtɪk, ˈgræfɪk ənd hɑrˈmɑnɪk saɪnz, θru speɪs, ˈwɔtər ənd ðə ərθ baɪ minz əv ɪˈlɛktrɪk weɪvz. ðə ˌæpərˈætəs teɪks ˈdɪfərənt neɪmz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈifɛkt prəˈdust. ɪn ðə fərst ˈɪnstəns ɪt ɪz kɔld 'ðə esophone*', ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd 'ðə', ənd ɪn ðə θərd 'ðə radiographone*'. ðə ˈwərkɪŋ ˈdɪstəns əv ðə fərst ɪz æt list 4 ər 5 maɪəlz; əv ðə ˈsɛkənd frəm 5 tɪ 7 maɪəlz ənd əv ðə θərd frəm 10 tɪ 15 maɪəlz. ðiz əv ˈsɛndɪŋ ənd rɪˈsivɪŋ kən bi ˌɪnˈkrist ɪn ðə fərst keɪs baɪ ˈɔgˌmɛntɪŋ ðə prəˈpɔrʃənz əv ˈsərtən pɑrts; ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd keɪs baɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈgreɪtər ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti tɪ ðə ˈlumənəs ˈfoʊkɪsɪz, ənd ɪn ðə θərd keɪs baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ə mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl kɔɪl... wɪn ðə wɪnd ɪz ˈkɑntrɛri ər ðə ˈdɪstənsɪz ˌɪmˈpid ðə ˈifɛkts əv ðə esophone*, wi kən juz ðə, ənd wɪn ər ˈdɪstənsɪz du nɑt ˈfeɪvər ðə ˈwərkɪŋ əv ðə, wi kən juz ðə ˈəltəmətli, lænˈdɛl wɑz ˈɪʃud θri juz. ˈpætənts ˈkəvərɪŋ hɪz wərk: ˈpætənt noʊ. "ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈtɛləˌgræf" tub, huz "cathode-rays*, laɪk ðə ənd ðə weɪvz, əˈbəv dɪˈskraɪbd, əˈpɛrəntli ˌriɪnˈfɔrs iʧ ˈəðər ɪn ðɛr ˈifɛkts, ənd ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ðət ðə ˈtɛləˌgræf ɪz mɔr ˈifɛktɪv wɪn boʊθ ər ɪmˈplɔɪd". ˈleɪtər laɪf ˈɛdət lænˈdɛl rɪˈtərnd tɪ brəˈzɪl ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ ðə juz. ˈpætənts. ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə mɑrʧ 11 1905 ˈʤɔrnəl du ˈsteɪtɪd ðət hɪz ˌɪnˈvɛnʃənz "kən riʧ ˈizəli frəm 30 tɪ 50 ˈkɪləˌmitərz ənd ˈivɪn æt ˈgreɪtər ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 1905 hi səbˈmɪtəd ə rɪkˈwɛst tɪ ðə ˈpɔˌloʊ steɪt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər fər ˈfəndɪŋ tɪ səˈpɔrt ɪkˌspɛrəmənˈteɪʃən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs wɑz nɑt ˈæftər ðɪs hi əˈpɛrəntli ˈɛndɪd ˈrisərʧ ˈɪntu ˌlɔŋˈdistəns kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən. ˈleɪtər rɪˈpɔrts ˈsteɪtɪd ðət hi wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn aɪˈdiəz fər ə "telephotorama*", ər "ðə ˈdɪstəns ˈvɪʒən". hi ˈɔlsoʊ dɪd fəˈtɑgrəfi ˈrisərʧ ənd ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈifɛkts ˈsɪmələr tɪ fəˈtɑgrəfi. 15 ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 21 2011 brəˈzɪl ˈɪʃud ə stæmp kəˈmɛmərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv bərθ, wɪʧ ʃoʊz ɪm ˈjuzɪŋ ə dɪˈvaɪs dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn wən əv hɪz 1904 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət
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father roberto landell de moura (january 21, 1861 – june 30, 1928), commonly known as roberto landell, was a brazilian roman catholic priest and inventor. he is best known for his work developing long-distance audio transmissions, using a variety of technologies, including an improved megaphone device, photophone (using light beams) and radio signals.
it was reported in june 1899 that he had successfully transmitted audio over a distance of 7 kilometers (4.3 miles),[1] which was followed by a second, public, demonstration on june 3, 1900.[2] a lack of technical details makes it uncertain which sending technology was being used, however, if radio signals were employed, then these would be the earliest reported audio transmissions by radio. although landell received patents in brazil and the united states during the first decade of the 1900s, he was unable to procure the financial support needed to further develop his devices.
early life [ edit ]
robert landell de moura was born in porto alegre, brazil in 1862. his father was ignacio de moura, and he had five brothers: joão, edmundo and ricardo (all apothecaries), dr. ignacio landell, a physician, and pedro landell de moura, a são paulo merchant.[3] he was ordained to the catholic priesthood in 1886 in rome, and also conducted studies in the physical sciences.
experimental work [ edit ]
landell began experiments in wireless communication in campinas and são paulo in the period 1893–1894. a biographical review recounted that he "...invented his apparatus in porto alegre, and as soon as he arrived in são paulo in 1896, he began with preliminary experiments, to achieve his object — to transmit human voice to a distance of 8, 10 or 12 kilometers, without using any wires".[3] (the three listed distances referred to the transmission ranges for his megaphone, optical photophone, and radio devices respectively.)
initial development [ edit ]
a report reprinted in the june 14, 1899 jornal do commercio stated that landell had successfully conducted spoken-word wireless transmissions over distances exceeding 7 kilometers, "using the ether, telluric currents and electrified air" and employing an approach that was "entirely different from those of european inventions".[1] the next month a notice in the july 16, 1899 jornal do commercio, dated the previous day, reported that "father landell de moura will hold an experiment on wireless telephony tomorrow" and "various authorities, men of science and representatives of the press are invited to attend".[4] however, there does not appear to be any additional information about this demonstration.
a year later, the june 10, 1900 issue of the jornal do commercio reported that on june 3 landell made a public wireless telephony demonstration in the town of alto de sant anna in the city of são paulo, and the witnesses included p. c. p. lupton, the british consul, and his family.[2] shortly thereafter, the newspaper's june 16, 1900 issue printed the text of a letter father landell sent to lupton prior to the demonstration, which noted that he would only be able to demonstrate five of his numerous inventions: the "telauxiofono", "caleofono", "anematofono", "teletiton" and "edifono".[5] in 1907 the brazil of to-day provided english language descriptions of these devices:
telauxiofono (also spelled "telauxiophono" and "telauxiophone") "is the last word of the telephone, not only because of the force and intelligibility with which it transmits the words, but also because with it telephoning at great distances becomes a practical and economical reality."
caleofono (also spelled "caleophono", "kaleophono" and "kaleophone") "works also with wire, and presents the originality of not needing to ring the bell to call, to hear the articulated sounds, or that of the instrument."
anematofono (also spelled "anematophono" and anematophone") and teletiton "are wireless telephones. the perfect operation of these apparatus, according to what their inventor says, reveals laws entirely new and is altogether most curious."
edifono (also spelled "ediphono" and "ediphone") "is useful to purify and soften the phonographed voice of the parasitical vibrations, reproducing it just as the natural voice."[3]
in his letter landell also proposed that, with the support of british government, he could continue research to commercially develop his inventions, being compensated only for living expenses and the funds needed to continue his studies and scientific experiments. in addition, he offered to establish two facilities in england, dedicated to providing care for the sons and daughters of soldiers recently killed in the second boer war.[5] however, the british government did not take him up on his offer.
in late 1900, a rio de janeiro newspaper carried an article about an english invention, colonel george edward gouraud's "gouraudphone" (rendered as gouraudphono in portuguese), which was a high-powered megaphone designed for long-distance communication. contemporary accounts describe the gouraudphone as a "talking foghorn": a sound amplifier that operated by "working a piston-valve in a cylinder and vibrating a current of air or gas, entering another cylinder and vibrating a large diaphragm which gives out an imitation of the original sounds. the intensity of the sound can be increased by having more than one piston and cylinder regulating air currents, so that the speech might be heard for several miles."[6] dr. josé rodrigues botet took exception to this report, and the december 16, 1900 issue of the la voz de españa carried a letter from him insisting that it was actually landell who deserved credit for developing the underlying technology used by the gouraudphone. botet's letter stated that over the years he had personally witnessed landell, working alone, develop advanced wire and wireless telegraphy and telephony equipment, while never receiving the recognition he deserved as "brazil's eminent son".[7]
1901 brazilian patent [ edit ]
first two figures in landell's 1901 brazilian patent no. 3,279
landell received his first patent, no. 3,279, from the brazilian government on march 9, 1901. it covered a device for providing two-way "phonetic transmission at a distance, with or without wire, through space, earth and water". two configurations were described: a full design, known as the "tellogostomo", and a simpler version, called the "telauxiophone":
tellogostomo: the construction information stated that the full assembly was divided into four boxes. a telescope, compass, and level were attached to aid correct orientation of the communicating units. also specified was a "compulsor", described as "an electric fan of great speed of rotation", which, because of the noise it made, had to be turned off when receiving. the design included a "photophore", or light source "of great intensity", and headphones were specified for use when receiving signals.
the patent specifications provide only limited information on how the device operated. it appears that the transmitting process employed a speaking tube that directed sounds into the device, causing vibrations which were strengthened by the airflow from the compulsor fan. the device would then act as a megaphone, amplifying the sound. the unit could also be used to operate a standard photophone, with the photophore's bright light modulated by the sonic vibrations, so that at the receiving site this flickering light beam could be converted back into sound. the patent diagrams do not include any radio equipment, although the accompanying description mentions the potential of adding a "branly tube" for receiving radio signals. (a branly tube, more commonly known as a "coherer", was a simple form of radio signal detector, which was limited to on-off operations, so it could only be used to receive the dots-and-dashes of morse code, and could not be used to receive audio radio transmissions).
telauxiophone: the patent specified that many of the components used for transmissions through the air — including the telescope, compass, level, compulsor fan, photophore light source and acoustic tube — could be eliminated in a simpler version of the device
the names specified for transmissions made through water were telhydrauliograph for telegraphic signalling, and telhydrauliophone for telephonic usage.[8]
1904 united states patents [ edit ]
in june 1901 landell left brazil and traveled to italy, then to france, and arrived in the united states in august,[9] even though he did not speak english.[10] while there he applied for a u.s. patent for his wireless telephony work, a process that would take three years.
landell apparently did not make any demonstrations while in the united states. however, he was interviewed for an article reviewing photophone technology, which was published in the october 12, 1902 new york herald. this article quoted him as saying:
"i wish to show to the world," he told me, "that the catholic church is not the enemy of science or of human progress. individuals in the church may in this or that case have opposed the light, but they did it in blindness to catholic truth. i have myself met with opposition from my fellow believers. in brazil a superstitious mob, holding that i was in partnership with the devil, broke into my study and destroyed my apparatus. nearly all my friends of education and intelligence, whether in or out of holy orders, looked upon my theories as contrary to science. i know what it is to feel like galileo, and to cry, 'e pur si muove.' when everybody was against me i simply stood my ground and said, 'it is so, it can be no otherwise.' " father landell explained that it was impossible for him to go into details concerning his theories and inventions so long as the patents were pending. but in a general way he was willing to explain that his system of wireless telephony depended upon a new principle of light which he had discovered. "by virtue of this principle," he went on, "it is possible to transmit speech through a luminous axis without the intervention of silenium or of a microphone. nay, even a receiver will not be necessary. all persons within the radius of reception will be able to hear the message with the aid merely of their natural organs." "and what is the distance to which you can reach?" "practically infinite."[11]
on october 4, 1901 landell submitted an application to the u.s. patent office for a comprehensive patent, which included a number of additions and modifications to his brazilian grant. a major addition was the inclusion of information about making audio transmissions using radio signals. landell also was now asserting that "actinic rays" (ultraviolet and near-ultraviolet light) would increase transmission efficiencies.
a month later an examiner replied with review notes. in particular, the examiner was dubious whether actinic rays would actually enhance transmissions. the notes also included the statement: "attention is called to the fact that the claims cover at least two separate and independent inventions, one in wireless telephony and the other the wireless telegraph system." responding to this, landell then divided his application into multiple requests.[12]
landell's response to the patent office included a summary of what he intended to patent:
"my invention consists of an apparatus that works without wires as conductors and has the property of concentrating, reinforcing electric and luminous sound waves, for the principal purposes of 1st) sending and receiving the natural voice through space by means of sound waves. 2nd) telephoning also through space by means of the principle of photophone, and 3rd) sending and receiving phonetic, graphic and harmonic signs, through space, water and the earth by means of electric waves. the apparatus takes different names according to the effect produced. in the first instance it is called 'the esophone', in the second 'the photophone', and in the third 'the radiographone'. the working distance of the first is at least 4 or 5 miles; of the second from 5 to 7 miles and of the third from 10 to 15 miles. these potentialities of sending and receiving can be increased in the first case by augmenting the proportions of certain parts; in the second case by communicating greater intensity to the luminous focuses, and in the third case by using a more powerful ruhmkorff coil... when the wind is contrary or the distances impede the effects of the esophone, we can use the photophone, and when tempests or distances do not favor the working of the photophone, we can use the radiographone."[12]
ultimately, landell was issued three u.s. patents covering his work:
patent no. 775,846, "wireless telegraph" crookes tube, whose "cathode-rays, like the actinic and the etheric waves, above described, apparently reinforce each other in their effects, and the result is that the telegraph is more effective when both are employed".
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landell returned to brazil after receiving the u.s. patents. an article in the march 11, 1905 jornal do commercio stated that his inventions "can reach easily from 30 to 50 kilometers and even at greater distances".[13] in december 1905 he submitted a request to the são paulo state legislature for funding to support experimentation, however, this was not approved.[14] after this he apparently ended research into long-distance communication.
later reports stated that he was working on ideas for a "telephotorama", or "the distance vision". he also did photography research and reported effects similar to kirlian photography. [15] on january 21, 2011, brazil issued a stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of landell's birth, which shows him using a device described in one of his 1904 united states patents.[16]
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ˈəpˌdeɪt: pɔrt ˈʃɛldən ˈtaʊnʃɪp ə ˈwʊmən ˈmɛrid hər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd ɪn ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr səˈkəmɪŋ tɪ əˈmændə ˈlɔrəns wɑz sɛt tɪ wɛd ʃeɪn swɪft nɛkst mənθ. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ʃi ˈmɛrid ɪm ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈrɛzɪdənt hæd bɪn ɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə kræʃ ˈɔgəst. 18 ɪn pɔrt ˈʃɛldən ˈtaʊnʃɪp. ˈdraɪvər ˈɔstən swɪft, 16 sɛd ˈwɔkɪŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈməðər, ˈpæmələ swɪft, ənd nis, swɪft, du tɪ ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ðə sən. hi strək ðɛm wɪθ ə ˌsɪlvərˈɑdoʊ. ˈlɔrənsɪz ˈdɔtər,, wɑz ˈtritɪd æt ðə sin fər əˈbreɪʒənz. ðə ˈbeɪbiz ˈgrændˌməðər ˈpæmələ, 48 ˈsəfərd ə lɛg ˈɪnʤəri ənd wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈhɑlənd ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ˈlɔrənsɪz ˈkoʊˈwərkər, ˈdɛbi petolick*, sɛd ə ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər pɪkt əp ðə ˈwɛdɪŋ bændz æt hər ˈwərkˌpleɪs, keɪ ˈʤuələrz, soʊ ðeɪ kʊd pərˈfɔrm ðə ˈwɛdɪŋ ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ə fˈjunərəl ˈsərvɪs ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld fər ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈiˌmeɪl ðə ˈɔθər əv ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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update:
port sheldon township -- a woman married her boyfriend in a hospital ceremony the day before succumbing to
. amanda lawrence was set to wed shane swift next month. instead, she married him on friday, the day before
. the 21-year-old hudsonville resident had been in critical condition following the crash aug. 18 in port sheldon township. driver austin swift, 16, said
walking with his mother, pamela swift, and 10-month-old niece, hailiegh swift, due to the position of the sun. he struck them with a gmc silverado. lawrence's daughter, hailiegh, was treated at the scene for abrasions. the baby's grandmother pamela, 48, suffered a leg injury and was taken to holland hospital. lawrence's co-worker, debbie petolick, said a family member picked up the wedding bands at her workplace, kay jewelers, so they could perform the wedding friday. a funeral service is scheduled for wednesday.
e-mail the author of this story: localnews@grpress.com
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stəˈtɪstɪks kən bi juzd tɪ pruv ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, bət wən stæt ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈplɛnti əv əˈtɛnʃən ɪn 9 noʊ fjuər ðən 13 əv ðə fərst 14 ˈmæʧɪz hæv bɪn wən baɪ ðə tim ˈbætɪŋ ˈsɛkənd. ðə ˈdætə frəm ˈkrɪkɪt ˈɛvər pleɪd ʃoʊz noʊ klɪr ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪn ˈbætɪŋ fərst ər ˈsɛkənd bət, ɪn ðɪs ˈtʊrnəmənt, fər səm ˈrizən, ɪt lʊks ˈizi tɪ ʧeɪs ə ˈtərgət ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ sɛt ə ˈtərgət. ɛz ˈjuˈɛs ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ˈdɑnəld trəmp maɪt seɪ, gaɪz, wi nid tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət ðə hɛl ɪz goʊɪŋ on!”*!” ðə ki kˈwɛʃən məst bi, ðɛr ə klɪr, ənd ˈmeɪbi ˌɔnˈfɛr, ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪn ˈbætɪŋ second?’*?’ maɪ ˈænsər ɪz ‘‘no’*’. fərst, ɪt ɪz tru ðət ɪt ɪz ˈprɛfərəbəl tɪ ʧeɪs wɪn ðə du əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈivnɪŋ, ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz ˈboʊlərz ənd ˈfildərz faɪnd ɪt mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ grɪp ðə wɛt bɔl, bət ðət həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ðə keɪs. soʊ fɑr ɛz aɪ noʊ, ðə klaɪˈmæktɪk kənˈdɪʃənz əv ˈɪndiə hæv nɑt ˈsədənli ʧeɪnʤd ɪn ðə pæst ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt. du həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn kɔzd baɪ ˌkɑndənˈseɪʃən, nɑt baɪ ə nu ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən. ˈsɛkənd, ɪt kən bi ˈiziər tɪ plæn jʊr ˈɪnɪŋz wɪn ˈbætɪŋ ˈsɛkənd bɪˈkəz ju noʊ haʊ ˈmɛni rənz ju nid, bət ðɪs həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ðə keɪs. timz ˈbætɪŋ fərst məst ˈkælkjəˌleɪt wət wʊd bi ə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv skɔr ənd, ɪn æŋˈzaɪəti, kən pʊʃ tu hɑrd, tu sun, luz ˈwɪkəts ənd kəm əp ʃɔrt, bət ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv ðə geɪm həz nɑt ʧeɪnʤd. ˈɔlsoʊ wərθ ˈæskɪŋ ɪf ðɛr ɪz ˈɛni klɪr ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪn ˈbætɪŋ ˈsɛkənd, ənd waɪ hæv noʊ fjuər ðən fɔr timz wən ðə tɔs ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ bæt? ˈʃɑrmə, əv ˌmʊmˈbaɪ ˈɪndiənz, dɪd soʊ ɪn geɪm 1 mɪz dhoni*, əv ˈraɪzɪŋ ˌsupərˈʤaɪənts, dɪd soʊ ɪn geɪmz 6 ənd 10 ˈdeɪvɪd ˈwɔrnər, əv ˈhaɪdərəˌbæd, dɪd soʊ geɪm 8 ðiz ər səm əv ðə ˈwaɪzəst ənd moʊst ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈkæptənz ɪn ðə geɪm, ənd ðeɪ noʊ wət ðeɪ ər duɪŋ. wət wi ər siɪŋ æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ə stəˈtɪstɪkəl əˈnɑməli, wɪʧ wɪl ˈivɪn aʊt ɛz ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈprɑˌgrɛsəz. æt rcb*, wi wər ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd tɪ luz ɪn ˌmʊmˈbaɪ, bət ɑr ˈboʊlɪŋ ˌɪmˈpruvd ənd wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ θri mɔr əˈweɪ geɪmz ɔn ðə roʊd. wi noʊ wət wi hæv tɪ du ənd ər ˈkɑnfədənt əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə raɪt rɪˈzəlts, noʊ ˈmætər ˈwɛðər wi bæt fərst ər ˈsɛkənd. fərst ˈpəblɪʃt: 21 2016
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statistics can be used to prove just about anything, but one stat is getting plenty of attention in ipl 9.
no fewer than 13 of the first 14 matches have been won by the team batting second. the data from t20 cricket ever played shows no clear advantage in batting first or second but, in this tournament, for some reason, it looks easy to chase a target and almost impossible to set a target.
as us presidential candidate donald trump might say, “c’mon guys, we need to figure out what the hell is going on!”
the key question must be, ‘is there a clear, and maybe unfair, advantage in batting second?’
my answer is ‘no’.
first, it is true that it is preferable to chase when the dew appears in the evening, simply because bowlers and fielders find it more difficult to grip the wet ball, but that has always been the case. so far as i know, the climactic conditions of india have not suddenly changed in the past fortnight. dew has always been caused by condensation, not by a new ipl regulation.
second, it can be easier to plan your innings when batting second because you know how many runs you need, but this has also always been the case. teams batting first must calculate what would be a competitive score and, in anxiety, can push too hard, too soon, lose wickets and come up short, but the structure of the game has not changed.
it’s also worth asking if there is any clear advantage in batting second, and why have no fewer than four teams won the toss and decided to bat? rohit sharma, of mumbai indians, did so in game 1. ms dhoni, of rising pune supergiants, did so in games 6 and 10. david warner, of sunrisers hyderabad, did so game 8. these are some of the wisest and most experienced captains in the game, and they know what they are doing.
what we are seeing at the moment is nothing more a statistical anomaly, which will even out as the tournament progresses.
at rcb, we were disappointed to lose in mumbai, but our bowling improved and we are looking forward to three more away games on the road. we know what we have to do and are confident of getting the right results, no matter whether we bat first or second.
first published: apr 21, 2016 23:02 ist
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læst jɪr, wi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðɛr wɪl bi ə brænd nu ˈlɛgoʊ: ˈkɛrɪktər ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpidiə biɪŋ riˈlist ðɪs jɪr bət ʃʊr wət ðə ɪkˈsklusɪv wɑz. təˈdeɪ, hɔŋ kɔŋg ləg (hklug*) rɪˈvild wət ðɪs wɪl bi ɪn ðə ˈdiˈkeɪ bʊk. ɛz ju kən si ɪn ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əˈbəv, ɪt wɪl bi ə tɔɪ ˈsoʊlʤər ɪn ə rɛd ənd blu ˈkələrd ˈjunəˌfɔrm wɪθ ə ˈraɪfəl ənd ə ki. ðə ˈlɛgoʊ: ˈkɛrɪktər ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpidiə wɪl ˈfiʧər ɔl ðə frəm ˈsɪriz 1 θru 10 ðə bʊk həz 208 ˈpeɪʤɪz ənd wɪl ˈriˌteɪl fər ənd wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl meɪ 1 2013 bət ju kən ɪt ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn təˈdeɪ. ɪn wən əv ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz frəm ðə bʊk, ˈmɪstər. goʊld frəm ˈsɪriz 10 ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərd. ðə dɪˈskrɪpʃən fər ɪm ɪz ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: ˈsəmˌwɛr aʊt ðɛr ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈspɛʃəl kɔld ˈmɪstər. goʊld. ˈʃaɪni ənd ˈgoʊldən frəm ðə tɔp əv hɪz hæt tɪ ðə tɪps əv hɪz toʊz, hi ˈnɛvər tərnz əp ɪgˈzæktli wɛr ənd wɪn ju ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ɪm. ɪf ju du ˈhæpən tɪ spɑt ɪm, ɪt ɪz sɛd ðət ju wɪl bi ˈləki ɔl deɪ lɔŋ! ˈmɪni fækts laɪks: biɪŋ faʊnd baɪ ˈæksədənt dɪsˈlaɪks: ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnts ɔn hɪz ˈspɑtləs ˈfɪnɪʃ si ˈɔlsoʊ: noʊ wən ɛls laɪk ˈmɪstər. goʊld! dɪd ju noʊ? ˈmɪstər. goʊld wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd ɛz ən ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈkɛrɪktər tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə ˈsɪriz əv ˈlɛgoʊ. hi ɪz ˈvɛri rɛr ənd ðə ˈoʊnli ˈfɪgjər ðət bi faʊnd ɪn ˈɛvəri keɪs əv bægz.
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last year, we reported there will be a brand new lego minifigures: character encyclopedia being released this year but weren’t sure what the exclusive minifigure was. today, hong kong lug (hklug) revealed what this minifigure will be in the dk book. as you can see in the image above, it will be a toy soldier in a red and blue colored uniform with a rifle and a wind-up key.
the lego minifigures: character encyclopedia will feature all the minifigures from series 1 through 10. the book has 208 pages and will retail for $18.99 and will be available may 1, 2013 but you can pre-order it on amazon today.
in one of the images from the book, mr. gold from series 10 is also featured. the description for him is as follows:
somewhere out there is a very special minifigure called mr. gold. shiny and golden from the top of his hat to the tips of his toes, he never turns up exactly where and when you are looking for him. if you do happen to spot him, it is said that you will be lucky all day long! mini facts
likes: being found by accident
dislikes: fingerprints on his spotless finish
see also: no one else like mr. gold! did you know?
mr. gold was created as an exclusive character to celebrate the 10th series of lego minifigures. he is very rare and the only figure that can’t be found in every case of minifigure bags.
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aɪ wɑz ʤɪst ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə ˈfɔrəmz ənd keɪm əˈkrɔs ðɪs dɪˈskəʃən. ɪt əˈpɪrz, æt list frəm ðə pərˈspɛktɪv əv ˈvɛtərən pleɪərz, ðət ðə ˈkɑrənt məˈkænɪks əv ˈæktɪvli dɪˈskərɪʤɪz ˈgrupɪŋ wɪn ju kwɛst. aɪ faɪnd ðɪs dɪˈzaɪn dɪˈsɪʒən ɪn ˈɛni tɪ bi ˈsəmˈwət ənˈfæðəməbəl. ˈɛndgeɪm ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ɔl əˈbaʊt grupt ˈkɑntɛnt, ˈdənʤənz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈlɛvəlɪŋ ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈgrupɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ, soʊ waɪ nɑt ˈgrupɪŋ fər ˈoʊpən wərld ˈkɑntɛnt? noʊt maɪ juz əv ɪnˈkərəʤ ðɛr ənd nɑt ‘‘require’*’. aɪ hæv ˈɔfən wɪn ˈlɛvəlɪŋ, bət nɑt soʊ məʧ ɛz tɪ seɪ aɪ prɪˈfər ðɪs playstyle*. ˈpərsənəli aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli ˈduoʊ wɪθ maɪ ˈpɑrtnər ər pleɪ ɪn ˈstætɪk grups əv 3 ər 4 wɪθ səm frɛndz əˈlɔŋ fər fən. ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv ˈrizənz fər ˈpipəl ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ ˈsoʊˌloʊ ˈkɑntɛnt ənd aɪ nid tɪ rɪˈpit ðɛm hir. bət waɪ səkˈsɛsɪv dɪˈzaɪnərz hæv fɛlt ðə nid tɪ ˈæktɪvli ˈpənɪʃ ˈgrupɪŋ ɪˈskeɪps mi, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ðə ˈɛndgeɪm rikˈwaɪərz ˈgrupɪŋ stɪl, noʊ səʧ θɪŋ ɛz ə ˈsoʊˌloʊ ˈɛndgeɪm ɪn moʊst geɪmz., ənd waʊ ɔl sim tɪ hæv ðə mɛnˈtælɪti əv tɪ kæp ðɛn kənˈsɪdər ˈgrupɪŋ əp ɪf gʊd enough’*’. rɪft dɪz breɪk ðɪs trɛnd ˈpɑrʃəli wɪθ ðə daɪˈnæmɪk ˈkɑntɛnt ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈæmpəl ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈizəli grup əp fər ə fju ˈmɪnəts əv ˈfræntɪk ˈbætəlɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈpleɪnər foʊz. bət, æt list wɪn aɪ wɑz stɪl səbd, ðɪs hæd daɪd aʊt ˈɔlˌmoʊst kəmˈplitli bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈɛndgeɪm ˈɛriə əv ˈɛmbər aɪl bɪˈkəz ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz ɪn ˈsərtən ˈɛriəz. ˈɔlsoʊ əp ənˈtɪl ðə kæp ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈprɑbləm əv ˈizəli ˈfɑlɪŋ aʊt əv stɛp kən blɑk ju frəm ˈgrupɪŋ əp fər kwɛsts ər ˈdənʤənz. pleɪɪŋ əˈgɛn wɪθ maɪ ˈnɛfju ənd əˈnəðər aɪ wɑz riˈmaɪndɪd ʤɪst haʊ məʧ əv ə peɪn ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈmɑdəl kən bi fər grup pleɪ, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈpɛnəltiz ər ˈəðər ˈsɪstəmz. wi mɛt əp ɪn ðə ˈloʊˌlændz nɪr ðə ˈsɪti əv hɔl ənd ˈizəli ˈweɪstɪd ðə fərst ˈmɪnəts əv ə ʃɔrt ˈsɛʃən traɪɪŋ tɪ ənˈtæŋgəl haʊ tɪ ənˈlɑk kwɛst ʧeɪnz fər ðə θri əv ˈjuˈɛs soʊ wi hæd ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ du təˈgɛðər; həz ˈɛriəz ðət ˌrikˈwaɪər grups stɪl æt list bət ðə lɔŋ kwɛst ʧeɪnz kən meɪk ‘‘syncing’*’ ækˈtɪvɪtiz ə peɪn. ɪz ə bɪt əv ən ˈaʊtlaɪər hir, ðə geɪm pleɪz ˈwəndərfəli ɪn ˈduoʊ ər ə grup əv 3 ər 4 ˈivɪn wɪn ðɛr ər səm ˈdisənt ˈʧælənʤɪz wɪθ ðə goʊld mɑbz ənd ðə hɪˈroʊɪk ˈɛriəz fʊl əv grups əv ˈsɪlvər mɑbz. bət ðə geɪm ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ə greɪt dil ɔn ɛz ə lɔŋ tərm ˈstrætəʤi fər ˈkipɪŋ ju ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ənd aɪ hæv faʊnd ðət ju ɛnd əp ˈhævɪŋ tɪ breɪk grup ə lɔt tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ ðə ˈstɔri fər ˈəðər ˈklæsɪz. aɪ ˈrɪli dɪsˈlaɪk ˈspɔɪlərz soʊ aɪ hæd tɪ du ðɪs tɪ əˈvɔɪd siɪŋ ɔl ðə plɑt dɪˈvɛləpmənts əv maɪ sˈməgələr. wi traɪd ˈgrupɪŋ ənd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðɪs bət sɪns ðə klæs ˈstɔriz ər nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz ɪn stɛp ɛz ju muv θru zoʊnz wi ˈɛndɪd əp ˈhævɪŋ ˈɪʃuz ˈkipɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈlɛvəl. pleɪɪŋ ˈvænˌgɑrd wɪθ ə frɛnd wi æt list hæv ˈʧælənʤ ˈivɪn ɛz ˈərli ɛz ˈlɛvəl 5 goʊ soʊ fɑr ɛz tɪ seɪ ðət ˈsoʊˌloʊ pleɪ məʧ əv ən ˈɔpʃən ənˈlɛs ju noʊ ðə kwɛsts ənd zoʊnz wɛl. aɪ ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ pleɪɪŋ ˈvænˌgɑrd ˈduoʊ ənd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðə ˈrəðər juˈnik ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ˈfiʧər wɪl əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ steɪ ɪn stɛp ˈizəli. aɪ du ˈɔlsoʊ hoʊp stɪl ðət wɪθ ənd daɪˈnæmɪk ˈpəblɪk ɪˈvɛnt ˈsɪstəm meɪ rɪˈvərs ðɪs trɛnd. ˈfɔrʧənət ɪˈnəf tɪ hæv frɛndz hu wʊd əkˈsɛpt ə ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv pleɪɪŋ təˈgɛðər. ˈsædli æt ˈprɛzənt splɪt əˈkrɔs ˈdɪfərənt geɪmz soʊ ˈmoʊstli ɪn ˈdɪfərənt ˈdɪfərənt geɪmz. haɪ taɪm wi hæd ə geɪm ðət meɪk ˈjuˈɛs weɪt θru wiks ər ˈivɪn mənθs əv ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˌbiˈfɔr wi kən ˈifɛktɪvli grup təˈgɛðər! ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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i was just reading the eq2 forums and came across this discussion. it appears, at least from the perspective of veteran players, that the current mechanics of eq2 actively discourages grouping when you quest.
i find this design decision in any mmo to be somewhat unfathomable. endgame is usually all about grouped content, dungeons during leveling require grouping also, so why not *encourage* grouping for open world content? note my use of encourage there and not ‘require’. i have often solo’ed when leveling, but not so much as to say i prefer this playstyle. personally i usually duo with my partner or play in static groups of 3 or 4 with some friends along for fun. there are plenty of reasons for people wanting to solo content and i don’t need to repeat them here.
but why successive mmo designers have felt the need to actively punish grouping escapes me, especially when the endgame requires grouping still, there’s no such thing as a solo endgame in most games. lotro, eq2 and wow all seem to have the mentality of ‘solo to cap then we’ll consider grouping up if you’re good enough’. rift does break this trend partially with the dynamic content giving ample opportunity to easily group up for a few minutes of frantic battling against planar foes. but, at least when i was still subbed, this had died out almost completely below the endgame area of ember isle because as usual everyone was bottlenecked in certain areas. also up until the cap the usual problem of easily falling out of step level-wise can block you from grouping up for quests or dungeons.
playing lotro again with my nephew and another i was reminded just how much of a pain the traditional questing model can be for group play, regardless of xp penalties or other systems. we met up in the lowlands near the dwarven city of thorin’s hall and easily wasted the first 30-40 minutes of a short session trying to untangle how to unlock quest chains for the three of us so we had something to do together; lotro has areas that require groups still at least but the long quest chains can make ‘syncing’ activities a pain.
swtor is a bit of an outlier here, the game plays wonderfully in duo or a group of 3 or 4. even when questing there are some decent challenges with the gold mobs and the heroic areas full of groups of silver mobs. but the game focuses a great deal on alting as a long term strategy for keeping you interested and i have found that you end up having to break group a lot to avoid witnessing the story cut-scenes for other classes. i really dislike spoilers so i had to do this to avoid seeing all the plot developments of my friend’s smuggler. we tried grouping and ungrouping to avoid this but since the class stories are not always in step as you move through zones we ended up having issues keeping the same level.
playing vanguard with a friend we at least have challenge even as early as level 5, i’d go so far as to say that solo play isn’t much of an option unless you know the quests and zones well. i really enjoy playing vanguard duo and i’m thinking the rather unique brotherhood feature will allow us to stay in step xp-wise easily.
i do also hope still that gw2 with it’s auto-mentoring and dynamic public event system may reverse this trend. i’m fortunate enough to have friends who would accept a sub-optimal xp/hour in favour of playing together. sadly at present split across different games so i’m mostly duo’ing in different combos different games. it’s high time we had a game that didn’t make us wait through weeks or even months of gameplay before we can effectively group together!
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ɪn ə ˈlændˌmɑrk ˈvɪktəri fər ðə greɪt ˈbɛriər rif, ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈgəvərnmənt pæst ə bɪl tɪ bæn drɛʤ ˈdəmpɪŋ ɪn ðə wərld ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ˈwɔtərz. ðɪs lɔ ˈkloʊzɪz fər gʊd ə ˈligəl ˈluˌphoʊl ðət kʊd hæv əˈlaʊd 46 ˈmɪljən ˈkjubɪk ˈmitərz əv ˈsiˌbɛd tɪ bi dəg əp ənd dəmpt ɪn ðɪs ˈfræʤəl ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm. θæŋks tɪ mɔr ðən səˈpɔrtərz frəm 177 ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəntriz, ˈeɪbəl tɪ prəˈtɛkt wən əv ðə moʊst ˈbjutəfəl ənd ˈlaɪvli ˈpleɪsɪz. ˈɛvriˌwən əraʊnd ðə wərld hu kɛrz əˈbaʊt ðə rif, ðɪs ɪz ə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ savor,”*,” ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈdərmət sɛd. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈgəvərnmənt bænd ðə ˈdəmpɪŋ əv drɛʤ spɔɪl ɪn ðə greɪt ˈbɛriər rif mərˈin pɑrk. bət ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, əˈbaʊt 80 əv ˈdəmpɪŋ həz əˈkərd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə pɑrk, ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə ʃɔr. ðɪs nu bɪl naʊ ɪkˈstɛndz prəˈtɛkʃən tɪ ðə hoʊl wərld ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ˈɛriə. ðə greɪt ˈbɛriər rif ɪz hoʊm tɪ mɔr ðən ˈspiʃiz əv fɪʃ, 411 taɪps əv hɑrd ˈkɔrəl, ˌwənˈθərd əv ðə sɔft ˈkɔrəlz, 134 ˈspiʃiz əv ʃɑrks ənd reɪz, sɪks əv ðə ˈsɛvən ˈspiʃiz əv θˈrɛtənd mərˈin ˈtərtəlz, ənd mɔr ðən 30 ˈspiʃiz əv mərˈin ˈmæməlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈvəlnərəbəl dugong*. wi kən wərk təˈgɛðər tɪ sɑlv ðə wərldz ˈgreɪtəst ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈprɑbləmz. ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs.
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in a landmark victory for the great barrier reef, the australian government passed a much-anticipated bill to ban dredge dumping in the world heritage waters. this law closes for good a legal loophole that could have allowed 46 million cubic meters of seabed to be dug up and dumped in this fragile ecosystem.
thanks to more than 500,000 wwf supporters from 177 different countries, we’re able to protect one of the earth’s most beautiful and lively places.
“for everyone around the world who cares about the reef, this is a moment to savor,” wwf-australia ceo dermot o’gorman said.
earlier this year, the australian government banned the dumping of dredge spoil in the great barrier reef marine park. but in recent years, about 80% of dumping has occurred outside the park, closer to the shore. this new bill now extends protection to the whole world heritage area.
the great barrier reef is home to more than 1,500 species of fish, 411 types of hard coral, one-third of the world’s soft corals, 134 species of sharks and rays, six of the world’s seven species of threatened marine turtles, and more than 30 species of marine mammals, including the vulnerable dugong.
we can work together to solve the world's greatest environmental problems. join us.
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ˈmɛˌlrɔɪ ɪz wən əv tu ˈwɪmən tɪ ˈɛvər kəˈmænd ˈnæsəz speɪs ˈʃətəl. vju fʊl ˈkæpʃən mˈjuziəm hɛlz ˈkɪʧən ðə ˌɪnˈtrɛpəd ˈænjuəl speɪs saɪəns ˈfɛstɪvəl wɪl brɪŋ ənd ˈæməˌʧər ˈstɑrˌgeɪzərz təˈgɛðər ɪn ðə wɛst ˈɔrbət ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd. ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl blæsts ɔf ˈθərzˌdeɪ wɪθ ə p.m*. ˈskrinɪŋ əv "kloʊz ɪnˈkaʊnərz əv ðə θərd kaɪnd," pɑrt əv ðə fri ˈsəmər ˈmuvi ˈsɪriz ˈaʊtˈdɔrz ɔn ðə flaɪt dɛk. ˈtɪkɪts wɪl bi dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈstɑrtɪŋ æt p.m*., wɪθ wən ˈgɪvɪn pər ˈpərsən ɔn ə first-come*, ˈbeɪsɪs. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ʤɛt prəˈpəlʃən ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ənd ˈhəniˌbi ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks, wɪʧ kriˈeɪts ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk speɪs ɪkˈsplɔrərz laɪk ðə mɑrz ˈroʊvər ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti, wɪl ˈprɛzənt dɪˈspleɪz. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ˈnæsə ˌæstroʊˈfɪsɪsɪst stiv haʊəl ənd ˈfɔrmər waɪt haʊs ˈpeɪstri ʃɛf bɪl wɪl ɪkˈsplɔr ðə ˈfɪzɪks əv dɪˈzərt. pərˈfɔrmər ˈændru ˈdɔsən wɪl riɪˈnækt ðə əˈpɑloʊ mun ˈlændɪŋ wɪθ hɪz hænz, ˈeɪdɪd baɪ ðə mˈjuzɪk əv ˌʃɔstəˈkoʊvɪʧ. ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ˈæstrəˌnɑt ˈpæmələ ˈmɛˌlrɔɪ wən əv ˈoʊnli tu ˈwɪmən tɪ kəˈmænd ə ˈnæsə speɪs ˈʃətəl wɪl tɔk əˈbaʊt hər taɪm ɪn speɪs. ʃil bi ˈspikɪŋ æt 1 p.m*. ˈnæsə həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪlt ə seashell”*” tɪ hɛlp ˈvɪzɪtərz gɪt ə sɛns əv ðə ˈmuvmənt əv ˈsætəˌlaɪts əraʊnd ðə ərθ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈɔrbət pəˈvɪljən, ˌɪˈmæʤən ə ˈsɪlvər ˈsiˌʃɛl ˈfɑlən frəm speɪs, ənd ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪts. iʧ ˈsætəˌlaɪt həz bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ɪts oʊn toʊn. ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɛz ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪts muv, ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ hir ðɛm ɪn ril taɪm ɛz ðɛr ˈɔrbəts brɪŋ ðɛm ˈɪntu reɪnʤ ˈhənərdz əv maɪəlz əˈbəv ɑr heads,”*,” ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt sɪz. ðə ˈɔrbət pəˈvɪljən wɪl bi əp θru ˈɔgəst. 24 ənd ɪz fri ənd ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk. ədˈmɪʃən tɪ ðiz ˈfɛstɪvəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz rikˈwaɪərz ə mˈjuziəm ˈtɪkɪt 24 fər ˈædəlts ənd 12 fər ˈʧɪldrən), wɪθ ən əˈdɪʃənəl kɔst fər ˈɛntri tɪ ðə speɪs ˈʃətəl pəˈvɪljən. ðə ˌɪnˈtrɛpəd ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt pɪr 86 æt wɛst strit ənd ˈævəˌnu.
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melroy is one of two women to ever command nasa's space shuttle. view full caption facebook/intrepid museum
hell's kitchen — the intrepid museum’s annual space & science festival will bring astrophysicists and amateur stargazers together in the west side’s orbit this weekend.
the festival blasts off thursday with a 7:30 p.m. screening of "close encounters of the third kind," part of the intrepid’s free summer movie series outdoors on the ship’s flight deck. tickets will be distributed starting at 5:45 p.m., with one given per person on a first-come, first-served basis.
on saturday, nasa’s jet propulsion laboratory and brooklyn’s honeybee robotics, which creates robotic space explorers like the mars rover curiosity, will present displays.
additionally, nasa astrophysicist steve howell and former white house pastry chef bill yosses will explore the physics of dessert.
performer andrew dawson will reenact the apollo moon landing with his hands, aided by the music of shostakovich.
on sunday, astronaut pamela melroy — one of only two women to command a nasa space shuttle — will talk about her time in space. she'll be speaking at 1 p.m.
nasa has also built a “silver seashell” to help visitors get a sense of the movement of satellites around the earth, according to the festival website.
“step inside the orbit pavilion, imagine a silver seashell fallen from space, and listen to the satellites. each satellite has been given its own tone. the soundscape changes as the satellites move, enabling us to hear them in real time as their orbits bring them into range hundreds of miles above our heads,” the website says. the orbit pavilion will be up through aug. 24 and is free and open to the public.
admission to these festival activities requires a museum ticket ($24 for adults and $12 for children), with an additional cost for entry to the space shuttle pavilion.
the intrepid is located at pier 86 at west 46th street and 12th avenue.
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netflix* ənd ˈəðər ˈstrimɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz hæv ə ˈgreɪtər ʃɛr əv wɛb ˈtræfɪk ˈdʊrɪŋ pik ˈpɪriədz ðən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt riˈlist ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ənd ðə weɪ wɔnts ɪt. əˈkaʊnts fər pərˈsɛnt əv ˈdaʊnˈstrim ˈtræfɪk ʃɛr ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈdʊrɪŋ pik ˈpɪriədz. ʃɛr ɪz əp frəm pərˈsɛnt ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈərliər ɪn 2015 æt mɔr ðən ə θərd, ˈdaʊnˈstrim ˈtræfɪk ˈdʊrɪŋ pik ˈpɪriədz əˈkaʊnts fər mɔr ðən ˈjuˌtub, ˈæməˌzɑn praɪm,, ənd ˈaɪˌtunz ʃɛr ɪn ˈtoʊtəl. ˈtoʊtəl ˈtræfɪk ʃɛr (ˈəpˈstrim ənd ˈdaʊnˈstrim) həz drɑpt tɪ pərˈsɛnt, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə pik ˈpɪriəd. ðə rɪˈpɔrt ædz ðət ˈoʊnli əˈkaʊnts fər 5 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈtoʊtəl ˈtræfɪk ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə hoʊl deɪ. ə ˈmaɪnər dɪp frəm læst 7 pərˈsɛnt ʃɛr; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈsɛvən jɪrz, ʃɛr həz drɑpt kənˈsɪdərəbli. ɪn 2008 əˈkaʊntɪd fər ə ˈwɑpɪŋ 31 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈtoʊtəl ˈtræfɪk. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌviˈpi əv ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈkrɪsʧɪn ɑvɛˈril kənˈtɛndz ðət tɛl ðə hoʊl ˈstɔri. ɪz rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔn pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈbændwɪdθ biɪŋ ˈteɪkən əp, nɑt ˈjusɪʤ ər ˈoʊvərˌɔl traffic,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ɑvɛˈril roʊt tɪ mi ɪn ə iˈmeɪl. stæt ju ər rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ rɪˈleɪts tɪ ˈdaʊnˈstrim ˈtræfɪk ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ˈdʊrɪŋ pik aʊərz. ˈteɪkən ɛz ə hoʊl, stɪl həz bɪtˈwin əv ðə ˈtræfɪk ɔn ə ˈgɪvɪn deɪ (ˈdaʊnˈstrim upstream)”*)” ɪn 2011 wɪn wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈluzɪŋ ɪts ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈtræfɪk ʃɛr, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈɛrɪk ˈklɪŋkər toʊld ðət dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ ˈtræfɪk ʃɛr wɑz ðə əˈbʤɛktɪv. ə gʊd ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər ðət working,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈklɪŋkər toʊld. ɪn 2006 ɪŋk. ˈpərʧəst ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˈproʊtəˌkɔl wɪʧ jildz tɪ ˈəðər ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz wɪn wɛb ˈtræfɪk ɪz kənˈʤɛstɪd. ðɪs ˈproʊtəˌkɔl meɪks ˈsərvɪsɪz kənˈʤɛsʧən əˈwɛr, soʊ ɪt ˈlɪmɪts ˈtræfɪk juzd baɪ kənˈsumərz. hɛns kənˈsumərz ər lɛs ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi θˈrɑtəld ər riʧ ˈdætə kæps ˌɪmˈpoʊzd baɪ laɪk ˈkɑmˌkæst. ˈmɪstər. ɑvɛˈril ˈædɪd ðət ˈstrimɪŋ əv haɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt. ɪz wət lɛd tɪ ðə bɪtˈwin ənd laɪk ˈkɑmˌkæst læst year,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ɑvɛˈril kənˈtɪnjud. pɔɪnt ɪz ðət ɑr ˈtræfɪk ɪz nɑt dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ, ɪt ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ mɔr efficiently.”*.” ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ˈstrimɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz laɪk, ˈjuˌtub, ˈæməˌzɑn ˈvɪdioʊ, ənd əˈkaʊnt fər 70 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈdaʊnˈstrim ˈtræfɪk ˈdʊrɪŋ pik ˈpɪriədz. twaɪs ɛz məʧ ʃɛr ðət ˈstrimɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz əˈkaʊntɪd fər faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ, æt lɛs ðən 35 pərˈsɛnt. mɔˈroʊvər, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ deɪv kɑˈputoʊ ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˈkɑrənt ʃɛr əˈloʊn ɪkˈsidz ðə ʃɛr fər wɪʧ ɔl əv ˈstrimɪŋ ˈɑdiˌoʊ ənd ˈvɪdioʊ əˈkaʊntɪd faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ˈvɪdioʊ həz groʊn æt səʧ ə ˈræpɪd peɪs ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ðət ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈsərvɪs ɪn 2015, naʊ həz ə ˈgreɪtər ʃɛr əv ˈtræfɪk ðən ɔl əv ˈstrimɪŋ ˈɑdiˌoʊ ənd ˈvɪdioʊ dɪd faɪv jɪrz ago,”*,” ˈmɪstər. kɑˈputoʊ sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ˈəpˌdeɪt: ˈmɪstər. ɑvɛˈril rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ səm əˈdɪʃənəl kˈwɛsʧənz aɪ poʊzd fər ɪm ˈoʊvər iˈmeɪl tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ðət ˈjusɪʤ ɪz ɪn fækt ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ. waɪl poʊsts ɔn ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðət ɪt sərvz ˈmɪljən ˈmɛmbərz ɪn ˈoʊvər 60 ˈkəntriz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ mɔr ðən 100 ˈmɪljən aʊərz əv ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊz ənd ˈmuviz pər day,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ɑvɛˈril ˈsteɪtɪd ðət sərvz ə brɔd ˈɔdiəns ɛz wɛl. həz ˈmənθli ˈjuzərz ənd mɔr ðən ˈlaɪsənst ˈpisɪz əv content,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ɑvɛˈril roʊt. əv ɪt ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ɑr ˈbəndəl dɪˈrɛkt tɪ fæn ˈplætˌfɔrm: bundles.bittorrent.com”*” ˈmidiə ənd ˈɪndəstri riˈleɪʃənz ˈmænɪʤər dæn rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ maɪ iˈmeɪl ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ðə kˈwɑntəti əv ˈpipəl ɔn ðə wɛb ˈjuzɪŋ ““physically”*” ˈgɔtən sˈmɔlər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈjuzər beɪs həz ˌɪnˈkrist, ənd ðə prəˈpɔrʃən əv ɔl ðə ˈpipəl ˈjuzɪŋ ðə wɛb ðət juz ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə həz dɪˈklaɪnd. ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmɑrkɪt wɛr ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp ˈvɪdioʊ həz ˈɛnərd ˈwɛðər ɪt ɪz ər ə ˈloʊkəl ˈsərvɪs, wi hæv sin ə dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ˈtræfɪk share,”*,” ˈmɪstər. roʊt. ər ˈsərtənli səm ˈmɑrkɪts wɛr ðoʊz ˈstrimɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz hæv jɛt tɪ lɔnʧ wɛr ɪz stɪl 25 əv ˈtræfɪk, bət ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ɪt isn’t.”*.” ˈgloʊbəl ˈɪntərˌnɛt fəˈnɑmənə ˈæfrɪkɑ ˈmɪdəl ist ənd nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə
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netflix and other streaming services have a greater share of web traffic during peak periods than bittorrent, according to a sandvine report released on monday. and that’s the way bittorrent wants it.
netflix accounts for 37.1 percent of downstream traffic share in north america, during peak periods. share is up from 36.5 percent reported earlier in 2015. at more than a third, netflix downstream traffic during peak periods accounts for more than youtube, amazon prime, hulu, and itunes share in total.
bittorrent’s total traffic share (upstream and downstream) has dropped to 4.4 percent, during the peak period. the report adds that bittorrent only accounts for 5 percent of total traffic during the whole day. that’s a minor dip from last year’s 7 percent share; however, over the last seven years, share has dropped considerably. in 2008, bittorrent accounted for a whopping 31 percent of total traffic.
however, bittorrent vp of marketing christian averill contends that sandvine doesn’t tell the whole story.
“sandvine is reporting on percentage of bandwidth being taken up, not usage or overall traffic,” mr. averill wrote to me in a email. “the stat you are referring to relates to downstream traffic in north america during peak hours. taken as a whole, bittorrent still has between 20-40% of the world’s traffic on a given day (downstream / upstream)”
in 2011, when bittorent was already losing its sandvine reported traffic share, bittorrent ceo eric klinker told gigaom that declining traffic share was the organization’s objective.
“that’s a good indicator that working,” mr. klinker told gigaom.
in 2006, bittorrent inc. purchased a company that developed a protocol which yields to other services and applications when web traffic is congested. this µtp protocol makes bittorrent services congestion aware, so it limits traffic used by consumers. hence consumers are less likely to be throttled or reach data caps imposed by isps like comcast.
mr. averill added that netflix’s streaming of high definition video is inefficient.
“this is what led to the stand-off between netflix and isps like comcast last year,” mr. averill continued. “the point is that our traffic is not declining, it is working more efficiently.”
overall, streaming services like netflix, youtube, amazon video, and hulu account for 70 percent of downstream traffic during peak periods. that’s twice as much share that streaming services accounted for five years ago, at less than 35 percent.
moreover, sandvine ceo dave caputo stated that netflix’s current share alone exceeds the share for which all of streaming audio and video accounted five years ago.
“streaming video has grown at such a rapid pace in north america that the leading service in 2015, netflix, now has a greater share of traffic than all of streaming audio and video did five years ago,” mr. caputo said in a statement.
update: mr. averill responded to some additional questions i posed for him over email to report that bittorrent usage is in fact increasing. while netflix posts on its website that it serves “69 million members in over 60 countries enjoying more than 100 million hours of tv shows and movies per day,” mr. averill stated that bittorrent serves a broad audience as well.
“bittorrent has 170mm monthly users and more than 2mm licensed pieces of content,” mr. averill wrote. “much of it coming from our bundle direct to fan platform: bundles.bittorrent.com”
sandvine media and industry relations manager dan deeth responded to my email stating that the quantity of people on the web using bittorrent hasn’t “physically” gotten smaller. however, the web’s user base has increased, and the proportion of all the people using the web that use bittorrent in north america has declined.
“in every single market where over the top video has entered whether it is netflix or a local service, we have seen a decline in filesharing traffic share,” mr. deeth wrote. “there are certainly some markets where those streaming services have yet to launch where bittorrent is still 25%+ of traffic, but in north america it.”
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təˈdeɪ ˈsəmˌwən æst əˈbaʊt ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈaʊtˌkəmz ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ kɔɪn ˈtɔsɪz ɔn stackoverflow*. ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ kˈwɛʃən bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈtəʧɪz ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ˈɛriəz ðət ˈproʊˌgræmərz ʃʊd noʊ frəm (ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti ənd ˈkaʊntɪŋ) tɪ daɪˈnæmɪk ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ. daɪˈnæmɪk ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ɪz ə tɛkˈnik ðət ɪz ˈɔfən ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt baɪ ˈproʊˌgræmərz. ɪt kən ˈsəmˌtaɪmz bi hɑrd tɪ spɑt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr ɪt əˈplaɪz bət wɪn ɪt dɪz əˈplaɪ ɪt wɪl ˈtɪpɪkəli rɪˈdus ən ˈælgərˌɪðəm frəm ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəl kəmˈplɛksɪti (wɪʧ ɪz ˌɪmˈpræktɪkəl ɪn ɔl bət ðə sˈmɔləst əv ˈkeɪsɪz) tɪ ə ˌpɑˌliˈnoʊmiəl səˈluʃən. aɪ wɪl ɪkˈspleɪn ðiz ˈkɑnsɛpts ɪn wən əv ðə ˈsɪmpləst fɔrmz: ðə ˈhəmbəl kɔɪn tɔs. bərˈnuli traɪəlz ə bərˈnuli traɪəl ɪz ən ɪˈvɛnt (ər ɪkˈspɛrəmənt) ðət ˈrændəmli həz tu ˈaʊtˌkəmz. ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv iʧ ˈaʊtˌkəm ɪz noʊn. ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv səkˈsɛs ɪz pi ənd ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈfeɪljər ɪz wɛr 0 pi 1 ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv iʧ traɪəl ɪz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt əv ˈɛni ˈəðər traɪəl. wət ˈkɑnstəˌtuts səkˈsɛs ɪz ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri. fər ðə ˈpərpəsɪz əv ðɪs poʊst, səkˈsɛs wɪl bi dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ə kɔɪn ˈkəmɪŋ əp hɛdz. tɪ ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ˈprɑpərti, ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv ə kɔɪn ˈkəmɪŋ əp hɛdz dɪz nɑt ʧeɪnʤ rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈɛni ˈpriviəs ˈtɔsɪz əv ðət (ər ˈɛni ˈəðər) kɔɪn. əˈsum ə fɛr kɔɪn (pi ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv keɪ səkˈsɛsɪz (hɛdz) frəm ɛn traɪəlz ɪn ðə ˈʤɛnərəl keɪs, ɪt ɪz wərθ fərst ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðət ɪf ju meɪk ɛn kɔɪn ˈtɔsɪz ðɛr ər ˌpərmjuˈteɪʃənz. wi ər nɑt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɪn ˌpərmjuˈteɪʃənz ˌhaʊˈɛvər. fər ɛn 2 hɛdz ðɛn teɪlz ɪz aɪˈdɛntɪkəl tɪ teɪlz ðɛn hɛdz. ɪf wi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt 0 ɛz teɪlz ənd 1 ɛz hɛdz, ðə ˈaʊtˌkəmz fər ðə fərst fju ˈvæljuz əv ɛn ər: ˈnəmbər əv kɔɪnz ˈnəmbər əv hɛdz 0 1 2 3 4 1 0 1 2 00 01 10 11 3 000 100 010 010 011 101 110 111 4 0000 1000 0100 0010 0001 0011 0101 0110 1001 1010 1100 0111 1101 1011 1110 1111 ɪf ju ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈvæljuz ənd rɪˈdus ɪt tɪ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌpərmjuˈteɪʃənz: ˈnəmbər əv kɔɪnz ˈnəmbər əv hɛdz ˈtoʊtəl 0 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 3 1 3 3 1 8 4 1 4 6 4 1 16 dɪˈvaɪd ðə ˈnəmbər əv dɪˈzaɪərd ˈaʊtˌkəmz baɪ ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈaʊtˌkəmz ənd ju hæv jʊr ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti. baɪˈnoʊmiəl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ðə əˈbəv ˈnəmbər ər ˈɑbviəsli nɑt ˈrændəm ənd ˌkɔrəˈspɑnd tɪ ðə ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənts əv ə baɪˈnoʊmiəl ˈfəŋkʃən: 1 fər ɪgˈzæmpəl: 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 6 4 1 ˈɛni əv ðə əˈbəv ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənts kən bi faʊnd wɪθ: f(n,k*) keɪ ɛn! (n-k)!k*! baɪˈnoʊmiəl ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti sɪns wi kən ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌpərmjuˈteɪʃənz fər ɑr dɪˈzaɪərd ˈaʊtˌkəm ənd wi noʊ ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈaʊtˌkəmz ər ðɛn: p(n,k*) keɪ ɛks əˈsumɪŋ: pi ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv keɪ kɔɪnz ˈkəmɪŋ əp hɛdz fər ɛn kɔɪn ˈtɔsɪz ɛn ˈnəmbər əv kɔɪn ˈtɔsɪz keɪ ˈnəmbər əv dɪˈzaɪərd səkˈsɛsɪz ˌɔnˈfɛr kɔɪnz ðə əˈbəv ɪz ˈækjərət fər fɛr kɔɪnz bət wət əˈbaʊt ˌɔnˈfɛr kɔɪnz? əˈsum ðət ə ˈgɪvɪn kɔɪn həz ə 60 ʧæns əv ˈkəmɪŋ əp hɛdz. wət dɪz ðət du tɪ ɑr ˈfɔrmjələ? ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ˈæˌkʧuəli. ðə əˈbəv ˈfɔrmjələ ɪz ˈsɪmpli ə ˈspɛʃəl keɪs əv ə mɔr ˈʤɛnərəl ˈfɔrmjələ. p(n,k,p*) keɪ ɛks ɛks əˈsumɪŋ: pi ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv keɪ kɔɪnz ˈkəmɪŋ əp hɛdz fər ɛn kɔɪn ˈtɔsɪz ɛn ˈnəmbər əv kɔɪn ˈtɔsɪz keɪ ˈnəmbər əv dɪˈzaɪərd səkˈsɛsɪz pi ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv ə kɔɪn ˈkəmɪŋ əp hɛdz pləg ɪn pi ənd ðə ˈfɔrmjələ rɪˈdusɪz tɪ ðə ˈərliər ˈvərʒən. ˈtraɪˌæŋgəl ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ɪz ˈkəmbərsəm ənd ˌɪmˈpræktɪkəl fər ˈivɪn smɔl ˈvæljuz əv ɛn (e.g*., 1000 həz ˈdɪʤɪts). ˈfɔrʧənətli ðɛr ɪz ə məʧ ˈfæstər ˈmɛθəd əv ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənts noʊn ɛz ˈtraɪˌæŋgəl. ɪf ju lʊk æt ðə ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənts tɪ ðə lɛft, si ðət ˈɛni ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənt ɪz ðə səm əv ðə tu ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənts əˈbəv ɪt 10 4 6 ðɪs lidz tɪ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈfəŋkʃən: c(n,k*) 1 wɪn keɪ 0 ər keɪ ɛn c(n-1,k*) fər 1 keɪ ɛn wɪʧ kʊd lɛd tɪ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ naɪiv ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən: ˈpəblɪk ˈstætɪk ɛn, keɪ) rɪˈtərn keɪ 0 keɪ ɛn 1 1 keɪ 1 1 keɪ); ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðɪs ˈsɪmpəl ˈfəŋkʃən həz ˈtɛrəbəl pərˈfɔrməns: o(2n*) tɪ bi prɪˈsaɪs. ðə ˈrizən ɪz ˈsɪmpəl: ɪt dɪz ən ˈɔfəl lɔt əv rɪˈdəndənt ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz ðɛr ər tu weɪz tɪ sɑlv ðɪs pərˈfɔrməns ˈprɑbləm: ɪz ən ɑptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən tɛkˈnik ðət əˈvɔɪdz ˈmeɪkɪŋ rɪˈpitɪd kɔlz tɪ ðə seɪm ˈfəŋkʃən wɪθ ðə seɪm ˈɑrgjəmənts. ðɪs əˈsumz ə pjʊr ˈfəŋkʃən, ˈminɪŋ ˈɛni tu kɔlz wɪθ ðə seɪm ˈɑrgjəmənts wɪl ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt tɪ ðə seɪm rɪˈzəlt ənd ðɛr ər noʊ ˈrɛləvənt saɪd ˈifɛkts. wən səʧ ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən ɪz: ˈpraɪvət ˈstætɪk klæs pɛr ˈpəblɪk ˈfaɪnəl ɛn; ˈpəblɪk ˈfaɪnəl keɪ; ˈpraɪvət ɛn, keɪ) ɛn; keɪ; @ˈoʊvərˌraɪd ˈpəblɪk hashcode*() rɪˈtərn (ɛn 37881 (keɪ 47911 @ˈoʊvərˌraɪd ˈpəblɪk buˈliən ob*) ɪf pɛr)) rɪˈtərn fɔls; pɛr pi (pair)ob*; rɪˈtərn ɛn keɪ p.k*; ˈpraɪvət ˈstætɪk ˈfaɪnəl map<pair*, ˈɪntəʤər> kæˈʃeɪ nu hashmap<pair*, ˈɪntəʤər>(); ˈpəblɪk ˈstætɪk ɛn, keɪ) ɪf (keɪ 0 keɪ ɛn) rɪˈtərn 1 ɛls ɪf (keɪ 1 keɪ ɛn 1 rɪˈtərn ɛn; pɛr pi nu pair(n*, keɪ); ˈɪntəʤər aɪ cache.get(p*); ɪf (aɪ nəl) aɪ 1 keɪ 1 1 keɪ); cache.put(p*, aɪ); rɪˈtərn aɪ; tɪ kəmˈpɛr, ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ tʊk ˈsɛkəndz ɔn maɪ ˈpiˈsi wɪθ ðə fərst ˈmɛθəd ənd ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkəndz wɪθ ðə ˈsɛkənd. stɪl ˈoʊnli teɪks ə mɪr mɪz. ðɛr ˈprɑbəˌbli ɪˈnəf taɪm lɛft ɪn ðə ˈjunəˌvərs fər ðə fərst wən tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ðət. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈmɛθəd ˈjuzɪz speɪs ənd taɪm. ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ daɪˈnæmɪk ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ðə ki tɪ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ daɪˈnæmɪk ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ənd əˈplaɪɪŋ ɪt tɪ ə ˈprɑbləm ɪz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ə rɪˈkərəns riˈleɪʃən ðət ɪkˈsprɛsɪz ðə səˈluʃən fər ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈvælju ɛn ɪn tərmz əv ðə səˈluʃən fər ə loʊər ˈvælju əv ɛn. ɔˈrɛdi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðɪs. ɪt ɪz wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ wi nid tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə ˈvæljuz fər ˈɛni roʊ əv ˈtraɪˌæŋgəlz ər ðə ˈvæljuz fər ðə ˈpriviəs roʊ. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, wi ʃʊd ˈnɛvər nid tɪ kip mɔr ðən wən roʊ ɪn ˈmɛməri æt ə taɪm, wɪʧ rɪˈdusɪz ɑr dɪˈzaɪərd ˈælgərˌɪðəm tɪ o(n*) speɪs. kənˈsɪdər ðɪs ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən: ˈpəblɪk ˈstætɪk ɛn, keɪ) [] wərk nu 1 fər aɪ 1 aɪ <=ɛn aɪ++ fər ʤeɪ aɪ; ʤeɪ 0 ʤeɪ-- ɪf (ʤeɪ 0 ʤeɪ aɪ) ] 1 ɛls ɪf (ʤeɪ 1 ʤeɪ aɪ 1 ] aɪ; ɛls ] 1 rɪˈtərn work[k*]; ðɪs ˈælgərˌɪðəm ˈsɪmpli ˈkælkjəˌleɪts wən roʊ æt ə taɪm frəm ðə fərst ənˈtɪl ðə rikˈwaɪərd roʊ ɪz faʊnd. ˈoʊnli wən roʊ wərk ɪz ˈɛvər kɛpt. ðə ˈɪnər lup ˈsætɪsˌfaɪz ðə ˈbaʊndəri kənˈdɪʃənz (ˈɑrgjuəbli ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli) ənd noʊ ər mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks kæˈʃeɪ ɪz rikˈwaɪərd. ðɪs ˈælgərˌɪðəm ɪz stɪl bət ɪz o(n*) speɪs ənd ɪn ˈpræktɪs wɪl bi ˈfæstər ðən ðə ˈpriviəs ˈvərʒən. maɪ ɪgˈzæmpəl əv rənz ɪn mɪz kəmˈpɛrd mɪz. ˈdɪfərənt kɔɪnz əp ənˈtɪl naʊ ɪt həz bɪn əˈsumd ðət ðə seɪm kɔɪn (ər æt list ən aɪˈdɛntɪkəl kɔɪn) ɪz juzd fər ˈɛvəri tɛst. ɪn ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl tərmz, pi ɪz ˈkɑnstənt. wət ɪf ɪt? ˌɪˈmæʤən wi hæv tu kɔɪnz, ðə fərst həz ə 70 ʧæns əv ˈkəmɪŋ əp hɛdz ənd ðə ˈsɛkənd həz ə 60 ʧæns, wət ɪz ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈgɪtɪŋ wən hɛdz wɪn ˈtɔsɪŋ ðə pɛr əv kɔɪnz? ɑr ˈfɔrmjələ ˈklɪrli breɪks daʊn bɪˈkəz ɪt həz bɪn əˈsumd ənˈtɪl naʊ ðət ənd ˈtiˈeɪʧ ər ˌɪnərˈʧeɪnʤəbli ənd (mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli) ˈikwəli ˈlaɪkli. ðət ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ðə keɪs. ðə ˈsɪmpləst səˈluʃən ɔl ˌpərmjuˈteɪʃənz, faɪndz ðoʊz ðət ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ðə kənˈdɪʃən ənd wərks aʊt ðɛr ˈkjumjələtɪv ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti. kənˈsɪdər ðɪs ˈtɛrəbəl ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən: ˈpraɪvət ˈstætɪk ˈfaɪnəl sˈlaɪsɪz 10 ˈpraɪvət ˈstætɪk[] kɔɪnz 7 6 ˈpraɪvət ˈstætɪk vɔɪd runbruteforce(int*... kɔɪnz) lɔŋ stɑrt system.nanotime*();[] ˈtæli nu 1 bruteforce(tally*, kɔɪnz, 0 0 lɔŋ ɛnd system.nanotime*(); ˈtoʊtəl 0 fər kaʊnt ˈtæli) ˈtoʊtəl kaʊnt; fər aɪ 0 aɪ tally.length*; aɪ++) 4f%n*", aɪ, (ˈdəbəl) tally[i*] ˈtoʊtəl); fɔrs ræn fər %di kɔɪnz ɪn ms%n%n*",, (ɛnd stɑrt) 1000000d*); ˈpraɪvət ˈstætɪk vɔɪd bruteforce(int*[] ˈteɪbəl,[] kɔɪnz, ˈɪndɛks, kaʊnt) ɪf (ˈɪndɛks ) table[count*]++; rɪˈtərn; fər aɪ 0 aɪ coins[index*]; aɪ++) bruteforce(table*, kɔɪnz, ˈɪndɛks 1 kaʊnt); fər aɪ coins[index*]; aɪ sˈlaɪsɪz; aɪ++) bruteforce(table*, kɔɪnz, ˈɪndɛks 1 kaʊnt 1 fər sɪmˈplɪsɪti, ðɪs koʊd ɪz əˈsumɪŋ ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv hɛdz ɪz ən ˈɪntəʤər ˈməltəpəl əv ðə rɪˈzəlt: 0 1 2 ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən dɪˈtərmənz ðɪs rɪˈzəlt ɪz kərˈɛkt. əv kɔrs, ðɪs ˈælgərˌɪðəm ɪz o(10n*) taɪm. ɪt kən bi ˌɪmˈpruvd tɪ əˈvɔɪd səm rɪˈdəndənt kɔlz bət ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ˈælgərˌɪðəm ɪz stɪl ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəl. daɪˈnæmɪk ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ: pɑrt tu ðə ki tɪ daɪˈnæmɪk ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ɪz tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ steɪt ðə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ə ˈsutəbəl rɪˈkərəns riˈleɪʃən ðət ɪkˈsprɛsɪz ðə səˈluʃən ɪn tərmz əv sˈmɔlər ˈvæljuz əv ðə səˈluʃən. ˈʤɛnərəl ˈprɑbləm: ˈgɪvɪn si, ə ˈsɪriz əv ɛn kɔɪnz pi 1 tɪ pi ɛn wɛr pi aɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv ðə kɔɪn ˈkəmɪŋ əp hɛdz, wət ɪz ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv keɪ hɛdz ˈkəmɪŋ əp frəm ˈtɔsɪŋ ɔl ðə kɔɪnz? ðə rɪˈkərəns riˈleɪʃən rikˈwaɪərd tɪ sɑlv ðɪs ˈprɑbləm ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈɑbviəs: p(n,k,c,i*) pi aɪ ɛks aɪ ɛks tɪ pʊt ɪt əˈnəðər weɪ, ɪf ju teɪk ə ˈsəbˌsɛt əv ðə ðə kɔɪnz si frəm pi aɪ tɪ pi ɛn ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti ðət ðɛr wɪl bi keɪ hɛdz ɪn ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ kɔɪnz kən bi ɪkˈsprɛst ðɪs weɪ: ɪf ðə ˈkɑrənt kɔɪn pi aɪ ɪz hɛdz ðɛn ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt kɔɪnz nid ˈoʊnli hæv hɛdz. bət ɪf ðə ˈkɑrənt kɔɪn kəmz əp teɪlz (æt ə ʧæns əv aɪ ðɛn ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt kɔɪnz məst kənˈteɪnz keɪ hɛdz. ju meɪ nid tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðət ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt sɪŋks ɪn. wəns ɪt dɪz sɪŋk ɪn ɪt meɪ nɑt bi ˈɑbviəs ðət ðɪs hɛlps sɑlv ðə ˈprɑbləm. ðə ki pɔɪnt tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ɪz ðət iʧ stɛp əv ðɪs riˈleɪʃən ɪkˈsprɛsɪz ðə səˈluʃən ɪn tərmz əv wən lɛs kɔɪn ənd ˈpɑsəbli wən lɛs ˈvælju əv keɪ. ðət ˈæˌspɛkt ɪz ðə ki tɪ daɪˈnæmɪk ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ. ˈælgərˌɪðəm ɪkˈspleɪnd əˈsum θri kɔɪnz əv ˈkəmɪŋ əp hɛdz). kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈsɪmpləst keɪs: keɪ 0 ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti ðət ɔl θri kɔɪnz ər teɪlz ɪz ˈikwəl tɪ: 1 ɛks 1 ɛks 2 ɛks 1 ɛks 2 ɛks 3 wɪʧ ɪz ˈklɪrli kərˈɛkt. ɪt gɪts sˈlaɪtli mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd wɪn keɪ 0 wi nid tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət wi naʊ hæv ə ˈteɪbəl fər keɪ 0 wi kən ˈkɑnstrəkt ə ˈteɪbəl fər keɪ 1 ɪn tərmz əv ðət ˈteɪbəl ənd soʊ ɔn. pi 1 ɛks 1 ɛks wəns əˈgɛn, ɪf ðə ˈkɑrənt kɔɪn kəmz əp hɛdz wi nid kɔɪnz frəm ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ kɔɪnz. ɪf ɪt doesn’t*, wi nid keɪ hɛdz frəm ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ kɔɪnz. ðə əˈbəv riˈleɪʃən ɪz ˈædɪŋ ðoʊz tu θɪŋz təˈgɛðər. ɪn ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən ðiz tu ˈkeɪsɪz (keɪ 0 ənd keɪ 0 tɛnd tɪ bi ˈtritɪd ðə seɪm sɪns keɪ 0 ɪz ə ˈspɛʃəl keɪs əv keɪ 0 ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wɛr keɪ ɪz 0 ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ðɪs ɛz ə ˈteɪbəl: kɔɪnz ˈnəmbər əv hɛdz 0 1 2 3 rɪˈmɛmbər iʧ sɛl ɪn ðə ˈteɪbəl ɪz ə ˈfəŋkʃən əv ðə sɛl tɪ ɪts raɪt ənd ðə sɛl əˈbəv ðət wən ˈweɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv ðət ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kɔɪn. ðə fərst ˈkɑləm ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌtiz fər 0 tɪ 3 hɛdz frəm ðə 3 kɔɪnz. moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ðɪs ˈælgərˌɪðəm ɪz o(nk*) taɪm ənd o(nk*) speɪs. ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən ˈpraɪvət ˈstætɪk vɔɪd rundynamic*() lɔŋ stɑrt system.nanotime*(); ˈdəbəl[] lɔŋ ɛnd system.nanotime*(); ˈtoʊtəl 0 fər aɪ 0 aɪ probs.length*; aɪ++) 4f%n*", aɪ, probs[i*]); ræn fər %di ms%n%n*",, (ɛnd stɑrt) 1000000d*); ˈpraɪvət ˈstætɪk ˈdəbəl[] dynamic(double*... kɔɪnz) ˈdəbəl[][] ˈteɪbəl nu 2 fər aɪ 0 aɪ table.length*; aɪ++) ] nu 1 table[1][coins.length*] 1.0d*; ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls ɪz fər aɪ 0 aɪ ; aɪ++) fər ʤeɪ 1 ʤeɪ 0 ʤeɪ--) ] coins[j*] 1 1 coins[j*]) 1 ˈdəbəl[] rɛt nu 1 fər aɪ 0 aɪ ret.length*; aɪ++) ret[i*] rɪˈtərn rɛt; ˈaʊtˌpʊt: 0 1 2 3 daɪˈnæmɪk ræn fər 3 kɔɪnz ɪn mɪz kənˈkluʒən aɪ hoʊp ðɪs sərvz ɛz ə ˈjusfəl ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ daɪˈnæmɪk ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ. ɪt kən bi ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈpaʊərfəl ənd ˈjusfəl tɛkˈnik bət kən ˌrikˈwaɪər səm ˈpræktɪs tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ wɛr ənd haʊ tɪ əˈplaɪ ɪt. ðə læst ˈvɛri ʃɔrt koʊd ˌsɛgˈmɛnt dɪz ən ˈɔfəl lɔt. ɪt kən ˈhændəl lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv kɔɪnz, ˈjunəˌfɔrm ər nɑt, ənd dɪˈlɪvər rɪˈzəlts ɪn ə ˈtaɪmli ˈfæʃən.
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today someone asked about the probability of outcomes in relation to coin tosses on stackoverflow. it’s an interesting question because it touches on several areas that programmers should know from maths (probability and counting) to dynamic programming.
dynamic programming is a divide-and-conquer technique that is often overlooked by programmers. it can sometimes be hard to spot situation where it applies but when it does apply it will typically reduce an algorithm from exponential complexity (which is impractical in all but the smallest of cases) to a polynomial solution.
i will explain these concepts in one of the simplest forms: the humble coin toss.
bernoulli trials
a bernoulli trial is an event (or experiment) that randomly has two outcomes. the probability of each outcome is known. the probability of success is p and the probability of failure is 1-p where 0 < p < 1. the outcome of each trial is independent of any other trial.
what constitutes success is arbitrary. for the purposes of this post, success will be defined as a coin coming up heads. to clarify the independence property, the probability of a coin coming up heads does not change regardless of any previous tosses of that (or any other) coin.
assume a fair coin (p = 0.5). if you want to determine the probability of k successes (heads) from n trials in the general case, it is worth first recognizing that if you make n coin tosses there are 2n permutations. we are not interesting in permutations however. for n = 2, heads then tails is identical to tails then heads. if we represent 0 as tails and 1 as heads, the outcomes for the first few values of n are:
number of coins number of heads 0 1 2 3 4 1 0 1 2 00 01
10 11 3 000 100
010
010 011
101
110 111 4 0000 1000
0100
0010
0001 0011
0101
0110
1001
1010
1100 0111
1101
1011
1110 1111
if you ignore the actual values and reduce it to the number of permutations:
number of coins number of heads total 0 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 3 1 3 3 1 8 4 1 4 6 4 1 16
divide the number of desired outcomes by the total number of outcomes and you have your probability.
binomial distribution
the above number are obviously not random and correspond to the coefficients of a binomial function:
(1 + x)n
for example:
(1 + x)2 = x2 + 2x + 1 (1, 2, 1)
(1 + x)3 = x3 + 3x2 + 3x + 1 (1, 3, 3, 1)
(1 + x)4 = x4 + 4x3 + 6x2 + 4x + 1 (1, 4, 6, 4, 1)
…
any of the above coefficients can be found with factorials:
f(n,k) = nc k = n! / (n-k)!k!
binomial probability
since we can calculate the number of permutations for our desired outcome and we know the total outcomes are 2n then:
p(n,k) = nc k x 2-n
assuming:
p = the probability of k coins coming up heads for n coin tosses
n = number of coin tosses
k = number of desired successes
unfair coins
the above is accurate for fair coins but what about unfair coins? assume that a given coin has a 60% chance of coming up heads. what does that do to our formula? very little actually. the above formula is simply a special case of a more general formula.
p(n,k,p) = nc k x pk x (1-p)n-k
assuming:
p = the probability of k coins coming up heads for n coin tosses
n = number of coin tosses
k = number of desired successes
p = probability of a coin coming up heads
plug in p = 0.5 and the formula reduces to the earlier version.
pascal’s triangle
dealing with factorials is cumbersome and impractical for even small values of n (e.g., 1000! has 2,567 digits). fortunately there is a much faster method of calculating coefficients known as pascal's triangle.
if you look at the coefficients to the left, you’ll see that any coefficient is the sum of the two coefficients above it (eg 10 = 4 + 6). this leads to the following function:
c(n,k) = 1 when k = 0 or k = n
= c(n-1,k-1) + c(n-1,k) for 1 < k < n
which could lead to the following naive implementation:
public static int coefficient(int n, int k) { return k == 0 || k == n ? 1 : coefficient(n - 1, k - 1) + coefficient(n - 1, k); }
unfortunately this simple function has terrible performance: o(2n) to be precise. the reason is simple: it does an awful lot of redundant calculations there are two ways to solve this performance problem:
memoization
memoization is an optimization technique that avoids making repeated calls to the same function with the same arguments. this assumes a pure function, meaning any two calls with the same arguments will evaluate to the same result and there are no relevant side effects. one such implementation is:
private static class pair { public final int n; public final int k; private pair(int n, int k) { this.n = n; this.k = k; } @override public int hashcode() { return (n + 37881) * (k + 47911); } @override public boolean equals(object ob) { if (!(ob instanceof pair)) { return false; } pair p = (pair)ob; return n == p.n && k == p.k; } } private static final map<pair, integer> cache = new hashmap<pair, integer>(); public static int coefficient2(int n, int k) { if (k == 0 || k == n) { return 1; } else if (k == 1 || k == n - 1) { return n; } pair p = new pair(n, k); integer i = cache.get(p); if (i == null) { i = coefficient2(n - 1, k - 1) + coefficient2(n - 1, k); cache.put(p, i); } return i; }
to compare, calculating c(34,20) took 10.7 seconds on my pc with the first method and 2.4 milliseconds with the second. c(340,200) still only takes a mere 21.1 ms. there probably isn’t enough time left in the universe for the first one to finish that.
the second method uses o(n2) space and o(n2) time.
introducing dynamic programming
the key to understanding dynamic programming and applying it to a problem is identifying a recurrence relation that expresses the solution for a given value n in terms of the solution for a lower value of n. we’ve already identified this.
it is worth noting that the only thing we need to calculate the values for any row of pascal’s triangles are the values for the previous row. therefore, we should never need to keep more than one row in memory at a time, which reduces our desired algorithm to o(n) space.
consider this implementation:
public static int coefficient3(int n, int k) { int[] work = new int[n + 1]; for ( int i = 1; i <=n ; i++ ) { for ( int j = i; j >= 0; j-- ) { if (j == 0 || j == i) { work[j] = 1; } else if (j == 1 || j == i - 1) { work[j] = i; } else { work[j] += work[j - 1]; } } } return work[k]; }
this algorithm simply calculates one row at a time from the first until the required row is found. only one row (ie work ) is ever kept. the inner loop satisfies the boundary conditions (arguably unnecessarily) and no recursion or more complex cache is required.
this algorithm is still o(n2) but is o(n) space and in practice will be faster than the previous version. my example of c(340,200) runs in 1.5 ms compared 21.6 ms.
different coins
up until now it has been assumed that the same coin (or at least an identical coin) is used for every test. in mathematical terms, p is constant. what if it isn’t? imagine we have two coins, the first has a 70% chance of coming up heads and the second has a 60% chance, what is the probability of getting one heads when tossing the pair of coins?
our formula clearly breaks down because it has been assumed until now that ht and th are interchangeably and (more importantly) equally likely. that is no longer the case.
the simplest solution traverses all permutations, finds those that satisfy the condition and works out their cumulative probability. consider this terrible implementation:
private static final int slices = 10; private static int[] coins = {7, 6}; private static void runbruteforce(int... coins) { long start = system.nanotime(); int[] tally = new int[coins.length + 1]; bruteforce(tally, coins, 0, 0); long end = system.nanotime(); int total = 0; for (int count : tally) { total += count; } for (int i = 0; i < tally.length; i++) { system.out.printf("%d : %,.4f%n", i, (double) tally[i] / total); } system.out.printf("%nbrute force ran for %d coins in %,.3f ms%n%n", coins.length, (end - start) / 1000000d); } private static void bruteforce(int[] table, int[] coins, int index, int count) { if (index == coins.length) { table[count]++; return; } for (int i = 0; i < coins[index]; i++) { bruteforce(table, coins, index + 1, count); } for (int i = coins[index]; i < slices; i++) { bruteforce(table, coins, index + 1, count + 1); } }
for simplicity, this code is assuming the probability of heads is an integer multiple of 0.1. the result:
0 : 0.4200 1 : 0.4600 2 : 0.1200
inspection determines this result is correct. of course, this algorithm is o(10n) time. it can be improved to avoid some redundant calls but the resulting algorithm is still exponential.
dynamic programming: part two
the key to dynamic programming is to be able to state the problem with a suitable recurrence relation that expresses the solution in terms of smaller values of the solution.
general problem: given c, a series of n coins p 1 to p n where p i represents the probability of the i-th coin coming up heads, what is the probability of k heads coming up from tossing all the coins?
the recurrence relation required to solve this problem isn’t necessarily obvious:
p(n,k,c,i) = p i x p(n-1,k-1,c,i+1) + (1-p i ) x p(n,k,c,i+1)
to put it another way, if you take a subset of the the coins c from p i to p n , the probability that there will be k heads in the remaining coins can be expressed this way: if the current coin p i is heads then the subsequent coins need only have k-1 heads. but if the current coin comes up tails (at a chance of 1-p i ) then the subsequent coins must contains k heads.
you may need to think about that before it sinks in. once it does sink in it may not be obvious that this helps solve the problem. the key point to remember is that each step of this relation expresses the solution in terms of one less coin and possibly one less value of k. that divide-and-conquer aspect is the key to dynamic programming.
algorithm explained
assume three coins (0.2, 0.3, 0.4 of coming up heads). consider the simplest case: k = 0. the probability that all three coins are tails is equal to:
p(3,0,c,1) = (1-p 1 ) x p(3,0,c,2)
= (1-p 1 ) x (1-p 2 ) x p(3,0,c,3)
= (1-p 1 ) x (1-p 2 ) x (1-p 3 )
which is clearly correct. it gets slightly more complicated when k > 0. we need to remember that we now have a table for k = 0. we can construct a table for k = 1 in terms of that table and so on.
p(3,1,c,1) = p 1 x p(3,0,c,2) + (1-p 1 ) x p(3,1,c,2)
= ...
once again, if the current coin comes up heads we need k-1 coins from the remaining coins. if it doesn’t, we need k heads from the remaining coins. the above relation is adding those two things together.
in implementation these two cases (k = 0 and k > 0) tend to be treated the same since k = 0 is a special case of k > 0 given the probability of anything where k = –1 is 0.
expressing this as a table:
coins number of heads 0.200 0.300 0.400 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.336 0.420 0.600 1.000 1 0.452 0.460 0.400 0.000 2 0.188 0.120 0.000 0.000 3 0.024 0.000 0.000 0.000
remember each cell in the table is a function of the cell to its right and the cell above that one weighted by the probability of that particular coin. the first column represents the probabilities for 0 to 3 heads from the 3 coins.
most importantly, this algorithm is o(nk) time and o(nk) space.
implementation
private static void rundynamic() { long start = system.nanotime(); double[] probs = dynamic(0.2, 0.3, 0.4); long end = system.nanotime(); int total = 0; for (int i = 0; i < probs.length; i++) { system.out.printf("%d : %,.4f%n", i, probs[i]); } system.out.printf("%ndynamic ran for %d coinsin %,.3f ms%n%n", coins.length, (end - start) / 1000000d); } private static double[] dynamic(double... coins) { double[][] table = new double[coins.length + 2][]; for (int i = 0; i < table.length; i++) { table[i] = new double[coins.length + 1]; } table[1][coins.length] = 1.0d; // everything else is 0.0 for (int i = 0; i <= coins.length; i++) { for (int j = coins.length - 1; j >= 0; j--) { table[i + 1][j] = coins[j] * table[i][j + 1] + (1 - coins[j]) * table[i + 1][j + 1]; } } double[] ret = new double[coins.length + 1]; for (int i = 0; i < ret.length; i++) { ret[i] = table[i + 1][0]; } return ret; }
output:
0 : 0.3360 1 : 0.4520 2 : 0.1880 3 : 0.0240 dynamic ran for 3 coins in 0.018 ms
conclusion
i hope this serves as a useful introduction to dynamic programming. it can be an incredibly powerful and useful technique but can require some practice to identify where and how to apply it.
the last very short code segment does an awful lot. it can handle large numbers of coins, uniform or not, and deliver results in a timely fashion.
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"vucic*, ju θif, ju stoʊl ðə voʊts!" ʧænt ðə kraʊdz ˈgæðərd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpɑrləmɛnt ɪn ˈbɛlˌgrɑd. ɪt ɪz laʊd ənd ˈkələrfəl, wɪθ ˈwɪsəlz ənd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈklæsɪk əˈkutərmənts səʧ ɛz ðə mæsks juzd baɪ ðə "əˈnɑnəməs" grup ənd ʧeɪ gəˈvɑrə ˈtiˌsərts. bət ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈkələrz əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl flæg ɛz wɛl ɛz trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈsərbiən kæps. ˈθaʊzənz hæv tərnd aʊt fər ðə ɪˈvɛnt ˈmeɪnli jəŋ ˈpipəl. ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts ər ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈsərbiən ˈkæpɪtəl, bət ðeɪ hæv ˈɔlsoʊ sprɛd tɪ ˈəðər ˈsɪtiz. ðɛr biɪŋ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd spɑnˈteɪniəsli, ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. "aɪ æm soʊ sɪk əv ðɪs ˈgəvərnmənt. ðeɪ hæv dən səʧ ˈhɔrəbəl θɪŋz ɪn səʧ ə ʃɔrt taɪm," sɛd. "wɛr ər ɑr voʊts?" wɔʧ ˈvɪdioʊ ʃɛr sərbz ˈproʊˌtɛst əˈgɛnst ɪˈlɛkʃən wɪn fər sɛnd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈgugəl+ ˈtəmblər ˈstəmbəl sərbz ˈproʊˌtɛst əˈgɛnst ɪˈlɛkʃən wɪn fər laɪk ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈpipəl hir, læst ˈsənˌdi wɑz ðə fərst taɪm hæd ə seɪ ɪn hu ˈgəvərnz hər ˈkəntri. ˈmɛni jəŋ sərbz ənd ˈlɪˌbərəlz wər ˈbɪtərli ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd. praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər wən baɪ ə juʤ ˈmɑrʤən wɪθ 55 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə voʊts. ðɛr woʊnt ˈivɪn bi ə run-off*. hɪz ˈkloʊsəst ˈraɪvəl wɑz ˈfɔrmər ˈɑmbədzmən ˈʤæŋkəvɪk, wɪθ ʤɪst 16 pərˈsɛnt. ɔn ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ, ðɛr wər spərˈædɪk rɪˈpɔrts əˈbaʊt voʊt baɪɪŋ, ənd ðə ˈækʃənz əv səˈpɔrtərz frəm ˈpɑrti hu wər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪgˈzækt noʊts əv hu keɪm tɪ voʊt ənd hu ˈdɪdənt. həz soʊ fɑr rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz baɪ seɪɪŋ ðət ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðeɪ du soʊ ˈpisfəli. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈrædɪkəl ˈnæʃənəlɪst həz ˈgəvərnd ðə ˈbɔlkən ˈkəntri wɪθ ən aɪərn fɪst fər faɪv jɪrz. əˈbrɔd, hi ˈʧuzɪz tɪ ˈprɛzənt hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ðə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv rɪˈfɔrmər hu kən brɪŋ ˈsərbiə ˈɪntu ðə eu*. naʊ, ɪz ˈʃɪftɪŋ gɪrz, frəm praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər tɪ ðə ˈkəntriz ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪt ɪz ə mɔr ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəl pəˈzɪʃən. bət əbˈzərvərz seɪ ðɛr nɑt fuld: wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˈsərbiəz moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən, ənd laɪk ˈtərkɪʃ ˈɔtəˌkræt erdogan*, ˌɪnˈstɔl ə ˈpəpɪt ɛz hɪz praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər. ðə ˈoʊnli kˈwɛʃən simz tɪ bi ˈwɛðər wɪl ˈfɑloʊ ɪn ˈfʊtˌstɛps ənd əˈtɛmpt ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl rɪˈfɔrm tɪ ˈfɔrməli səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ hɪz paʊər. 'ju ər ˈfɪnɪʃt!' ridz ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst ˈbænər ɪn ˈbɛlˌgrɑd ʤɪst laɪk ɪn ðə "hi ɪz ə ˈdɪkteɪtər, ən ˈɔtəˌkræt, ə ˈdɛspət," sɛd nɪˈkoʊlə, 31 hɪz frɛnd ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈædɪd: "ðɪs mæn ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst laɪər ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ɑr ˈpipəl. ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt, ɛz praɪm minister…*… wi doʊnt ˈivɪn noʊ wət ɪgˈzæktli hi ɪz, hi həz soʊ ˈmɛni roʊlz." ðeɪ doʊnt bɪˈliv wət tɛlz ðɛm əˈbaʊt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ, ʤɑbz, ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. ðə ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz kip ˈmuvɪŋ θru ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kˈwɔrtər, ənd stɑp ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈbrɔdˌkæstər rts*. ðɛrz ˈsəmθɪŋ sɪmˈbɑlɪk əˈbaʊt ɪt. ˈmɛni ˈriˌkɔl ðə strit ˈproʊˌtɛsts 20 jɪrz əˈgoʊ wɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈbrɔdˌkæstər wɑz juzd ɛz ə ˌprɑpəˈgændə məˈʃin baɪ ˈdɪkteɪtər sˈloʊboʊˌdɑn mɪˈloʊsəvɪʧ. ɪn ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən, tu, ɔl ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæstərz geɪv mɔr ˈɛrˌtaɪm tɪ ðən ðə 10 ˈəðər ˈkænədɪts. ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən wɑz fɔrst tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ə kaɪnd əv gərˈɪlə kæmˈpeɪn ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, bət ðət lɛft aʊt mɔr ˈrʊrəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈoʊldər ˈpipəl. ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ɪn ˈbɛlˌgrɑd ˈʧæntɪd: 'wi doʊnt wɔnt ə dɪkˈteɪtərˌʃɪp!' dɪˈspaɪt ðət, vukovic*, 70 ɪz ˈproʊˌtɛstɪŋ. "aɪ keɪm bɪˈkəz əv maɪ ˈʧɪldrən. wən əv maɪ kɪdz lɪvz ɪn viˈɛnə, ənd ðə ˈəðər ɪz ˈbɛrli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɛndz mit hir. aɪ doʊnt wɔnt ɪm tɪ liv, tu," ʃi sɛd. ʃi əˈludz tɪ wən əv ðə ˈrizənz waɪ ˈmɛni jəŋ ˈpipəl ər hir tɪ vɛnt ðɛr frəˈstreɪʃən. læst jɪr əˈloʊn, səm ˈmeɪnli jəŋ, ˈwɛˈlɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ˈpipəl lɛft ðə ˈkəntri, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ doʊnt si ə fˈjuʧər fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz hir. tɪ gɪt ə ʤɑb ɪn ˈsərbiə təˈdeɪ, ɪts ˈkɑmən tɪ hæv tɪ peɪ braɪbz, ər tɪ æt list bi ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə "raɪt" ˈpɑrti. ənd ˈivɪn ðɛn, ɪts ə lɔŋ lɪst. ðə ˈrulɪŋ prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈpɑrti həz ˈmɛmbərz mɔr ðən 10 pərˈsɛnt əv ɔl ˈpipəl əv ˈligəl eɪʤ. nɑt ˈivɪn ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti ɪn ðə ˈfɔrmər ˌjugoʊsˈlɑviə ˈmænɪʤd ə reɪt laɪk ðət. 'ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃən' ðə ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz laɪt ˈtɔrʧɪz ənd bloʊ ðɛr ˈwɪsəlz ɛz ðeɪ muv pæst ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈhaʊzɪŋ ðə ˈtæblɔɪd, "ˌɪnˈfɔrmər." ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈnuzˌpeɪpər wɑz kwɪk tɪ dɪsˈmɪs ðə kraʊdz ɛz ə fju ˈhənərd juθs, ˈəndər ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv ˈælkəˌhɑl ənd ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd baɪ ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən. ənd, riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪŋ ə ˈkɑmənli hərd ˈθɪri ɪn ðə ˈbɔlkənz, ɪt sɛd ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts wər ˈfəndɪd baɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ʤɔrʤ ˈsɔroʊs. "ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts ɪn ˈsərbiə ər ə ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃən ˈɔrkɪˌstreɪtɪd frəm əˈbrɔd," sɛd ˈsɛrˌgeɪ zheleznyak*, ə ˈrəʃən ˈmɛmbər əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt frəm vˈlædəmɪr juˈnaɪtɪd ˈrəʃə ˈpɑrti. "ɪts ə ˈstændərd sɪˈnɛrioʊ tɪ ˈwikən ə ləˈʤɪtəmətli ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈgəvərnmənt ənd dɪˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz ðə ˈkəntri." ʧeɪ gəˈvɑrə əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˈsərbiən flæg ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts hæv juˈnaɪtɪd jəŋ ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ðɛr ər ɪˈnəf ˈpipəl hu bɪˈliv ɪn ðɪs ˈvərʒən əv ɪˈvɛnts. wən əv ðɛm ɪz ə bəs ˈdraɪvər, ʤɪst ˈstɑrtɪŋ hɪz ʃɪft. "soʊ wət! ðɛr ʤɪst kɪdz, ðeɪ hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə," hi sɛd wɪθ rɪˈvəlʃən waɪl hɪz ˈkɑligz weɪt ˈhɛlpləsli ɪn ðɛr ˈbəsɪz ənˈtɪl ðə ˈproʊˌtɛstərz muv ɔn. ˈsɛvərəl tˈwɪtər ˈjuzərz hu rɪˈmɛmbər ðə mɪˈloʊsəvɪʧ ˈɪrə sɛd ðeɪ doʊnt bɪˈliv ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts wɪl kənˈtɪnju. fər ðət, ðeɪ seɪ, ju nid gʊd ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ənd ˈkɑnkrit goʊlz. ðə jəŋ ˈpipəl ɪn ˈbɛlˌgrɑd ənd ˈəðər ˈsɪtiz wɔnt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ: ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ, fɛr ɪˈlɛkʃənz, ənd əˈbəv ɔl, fər tɪ goʊ. ɪts nɑt ˈlaɪkli ðət hi wɪl kəmˈplaɪ. ðə ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz sˈloʊli bɪˈgɪn tɪ dɪˈspərs, seɪɪŋ: "si ju təˈmɑˌroʊ."
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"vucic, you thief, you stole the votes!" chant the crowds gathered before parliament in belgrade. it is loud and colorful, with whistles and vuvuzelas alongside classic left-wing accoutrements such as the masks used by the "anonymous" group and che guevara t-shirts. but there are also the colors of the national flag as well as traditional serbian caps. thousands have turned out for the event - mainly young people. the protests are concentrated in the serbian capital, but they have also spread to other cities. they're being organized spontaneously, on facebook. "i am so sick of this government. they have done such horrible things in such a short time," said 18-year-old milena. "where are our votes?"
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like many of the people here, last sunday was the first time milena had a say in who governs her country. many young serbs and liberals were bitterly disappointed. prime minister aleksandar vucic won by a huge margin with 55 percent of the votes. there won't even be a run-off. his closest rival was former ombudsman sasa jankovic, with just 16 percent. on election day, there were sporadic reports about vote buying, and the actions of supporters from vucic's party who were making exact notes of who came to vote and who didn't. vucic has so far responded to the demonstrations by saying that everyone is entitled to protest, as long as they do so peacefully.
the former radical nationalist has governed the balkan country with an iron fist for five years. abroad, he chooses to present himself as the cooperative reformer who can bring serbia into the eu. now, vucic is shifting gears, from prime minister to the country's president, even though it is a more ceremonial position. but observers say they're not fooled: vucic will remain serbia's most powerful politician, and like turkish autocrat recep tayyip erdogan, install a puppet as his prime minister. the only question seems to be whether vucic will follow in erdogan's footsteps and attempt a constitutional reform to formally solidify his power.
'you are finished!' reads the protest banner in belgrade
just like in the 1990s
"he is a dictator, an autocrat, a despot," said nikola, 31. his friend marko added: "this man is the biggest liar in the history of our people. as president, as prime minister… we don't even know what exactly he is, he has so many roles."
they don't believe what vucic tells them about economic growth, jobs, and investment. the demonstrators keep moving through the government quarter, and stop in front of the public broadcaster rts.
there's something symbolic about it. many recall the street protests 20 years ago when the national broadcaster was used as a propaganda machine by dictator slobodan milosevic. in this election, too, all the broadcasters gave more airtime to vucic than the 10 other candidates. the opposition was forced to rely on a kind of guerilla campaign on social media, but that left out more rural populations as well as older people.
protesters in belgrade chanted: 'we don't want a dictatorship!'
despite that, dragica vukovic, 70, is protesting. "i came because of my children. one of my kids lives in vienna, and the other is barely making ends meet here. i don't want him to leave, too," she said.
she alludes to one of the reasons why many young people are here to vent their frustration. last year alone, some 40,000 mainly young, well-educated people left the country, because they don't see a future for themselves here. to get a job in serbia today, it's common to have to pay bribes, or to at least be a member of the "right" party. and even then, it's a long list. the ruling progressive party has 600,000 members - more than 10 percent of all people of legal age. not even the communist party in the former yugoslavia managed a rate like that.
'provocation'
the demonstrators light torches and blow their whistles as they move past the building housing the pro-government tabloid, "informer." the popular newspaper was quick to dismiss the crowds as a few hundred youths, under the influence of alcohol and organized by the opposition. and, reiterating a commonly heard theory in the balkans, it said the protests were funded by american billionaire george soros. "the protests in serbia are a provocation orchestrated from abroad," said sergei zheleznyak, a russian member of parliament from vladimir putin's united russia party. "it's a standard scenario to weaken a legitimately elected government and destabilize the country."
che guevara alongside the serbian flag - the protests have united young people in the country
there are enough people who believe in this version of events. one of them is a bus driver, just starting his shift. "so what! they're just kids, they have no idea," he said with revulsion while his colleagues wait helplessly in their buses until the protesters move on.
several twitter users who remember the milosevic era said they don't believe the protests will continue. for that, they say, you need good organization and concrete goals. the young people in belgrade and other cities want everything: independent reporting, fair elections, and above all, for vucic to go. it's not likely that he will comply. the demonstrators slowly begin to disperse, saying: "see you tomorrow."
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ˈnaɪnˈtin jɪrz əˈgoʊ təˈdeɪ, ˈivəl keɪm tɪ ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti. ˈtɪməθi məkˈveɪ, fjuəld baɪ ˈheɪtrəd əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hi sɔ ɛz ən əˈprɛsɪv ˈtaɪrənt, sɛt ɔf ə ˈmæsɪv trək bɔm æt ðə ˈælfrɪd pi. mərˈrɑ ˈfɛdərəl ˈbɪldɪŋ, ˈtɪrɪŋ əˈweɪ ðə lɪvz əv 168 əˈmɛrɪkənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 19 smɔl ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ə ˈsɛnər. hi wɑz wən əv ɑrz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈmɛni rəʃt tɪ dɪˈklɛr ðət ðə ˈbɑmɪŋ bɔr ɔl ðə ˈhɔlˌmɑrks əv ən əˈtæk baɪ ˈfɔrən ˈməzlɪm ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts, ðeɪ wər kˈwɪkli ʃoʊn tɪ bi kəmˈplitli rɔŋ. məkˈveɪ wɑz ə waɪt mæn, wət ðə ku kləks klæn əv oʊld laɪkt tɪ kɔl ə pərˈsɛnt american.”*.” fər ə ˈmoʊmənt, ɪt simd ðə ˈlɛsən wɑz ˈlərnɪd. lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əˈfɪʃəlz, ˈmɛni əv hum hæd bɪn ˈskɛptɪkəl əv ðə hoʊl ˈnoʊʃən əv dəˈmɛstɪk ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts, keɪm tɪ si ðət ðɛr wɑz ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈəndərˌbɛli tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən soʊˈsaɪɪti, ə wərld əv ˈæktɪvɪsts hu wər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ kɪl. plɑt ˈæftər plɑt wɑz dɪsˈmænəld ɛz ðə mɪˈlɪʃə ˈmuvmənt θru ðə ˈkəntri. bət ðɛn keɪm ðə æl əˈtæks əv sɛpt. 11 2001 ənd ɪt əˈpɪrd ðət ðə ˈlɛsən hæd wəns əˈgɛn bɪn lɔst. sɪks deɪz əˈgoʊ, ðə ˈneɪʃən wɑz sərvd wɪθ ə grɪm riˈmaɪndər ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈfeɪsɪz ɪts oʊn ˈhoʊmˈgroʊn ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts. ə ˈwɛlˈnoʊn neɪmd ˈfreɪʒər glɛn krɔs (ˈfɔrmərli ˈmɪlər) əˈlɛʤədli stɔrmd ɔn tɪ ðə graʊnz əv tu ʤuɪʃ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ɪn ˈoʊvərˌlænd pɑrk, kæn., ənd ʃɑt tɪ dɛθ θri ˈstreɪnʤərz. ɛz hi wɑz lɛd əˈweɪ baɪ pəˈlis hu ˈkæpʧərd ɪm ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, hi ˈʃaʊtɪd hitler!”*!” ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə nuz ˈkəvərɪʤ ˌɪmˈplaɪd ðət ðɪs wɑz ə juˈnikli hɔˈrɪfɪk əˈtæk, ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ðət ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz. ˈəðər noʊn ˈmərdərd ə gɑrd æt ðə juz. ˈhɔləˌkɔst mˈjuziəm, kɪld sɪks siks ɪn ə wɪˈskɑnsən ˈtɛmpəl, traɪd tɪ sˈlɔtər ˈhənərdz ɪn ə ˈmɑrtɪn ˈluθər kɪŋ jr*. deɪ pəreɪd ɪn spoʊˈkæn, wɑʃ., ənd mɔr. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nu əˈmɛrɪkə faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ɪkˈstriməsts hæv sleɪn 34 ˈpipəl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts fər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈrizənz sɪns waɪl ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd baɪ æl ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi hæv kɪld 21 nɑt tɪ dɪˈmɪnɪʃ ðə ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst θrɛt, bət ˈmɪrli tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ðɛr ər ˈəðərz, tu. dɪˈspaɪt ðət ənd ˈəðər kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ˈɛvədəns əv ðə dəˈmɛstɪk θrɛt frəm ðə ˈrædɪkəl raɪt, ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti, tæskt wɪθ dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əˈbaʊt səʧ ˈpɛrəlz, simz tɪ hæv ˈteɪkən ɪts aɪ ɔf ðə bɔl. sɪns 2009 wɪn ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈʤænɪt nɑˌpoʊliˈtɑnoʊ pʊld bæk ə rɪˈpɔrt ðət ˈsoʊbərli əˈsɛst ðə θrɛt bɪˈkəz ˈsərtən kənˈsərvətɪvz wər əˈfɛndɪd baɪ ɪts ˈpərfəktli ˈækjərət ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz, ðə ˈjunɪt ðət wəns ˈhændəld æˈnælɪsɪs əv dəˈmɛstɪk ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm həz bɪn ˈgətɪd. moʊst ˈmɛmbərz kwɪt ðə ˈeɪʤənsi, dɪsˈgəstɪd baɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkaʊərdəs ənd ðɛr oʊn ˈʃæbi ˈtritmənt. ðə wərk ðət juzd tɪ du ɪz ˈnidɪd. ɛz ðə ˈsəðərn ˈpɑvərti lɔ ˈsɛnər həz ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd, ðə læst faɪv jɪrz hæv sin ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ɪkˈspænʧən əv ðə ˈrædɪkəl raɪt, ˈlɑrʤli ˈdrɪvən baɪ ðə ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ““browning”*” əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ənd priˈdɪkʃənz əv ðə lɔs əv ə waɪt məˈʤɔrəti ɪn ðə nɛkst 30 jɪrz. ˈæŋgər æt ðə drəˈmætɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz əˈkərɪŋ ɪn ɑr soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪz ril, ənd ɪt ɪz stipt ɪn bləd. wən θɪŋ maɪt kənˈsɪdər ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ɪz ðə roʊl əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪn ˈbridɪŋ ənd fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪŋ mɛn laɪk ˈfreɪʒər glɛn krɔs. ɛz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt baɪ ˈʤɛfri ˈsaɪmən, ə ˈskɑlər əv ˈsoʊˈkɔld wolf”*” ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, ɔl loʊn ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts nid ɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, wɛr boʊθ ˈtɛknɪkəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt bɑmz ənd ˈəðər ˈwɛpənz ɪz ˈfrili əˈveɪləbəl, ənd wɛr ə ˈkɔrəs əv ˈmɔrəl səˈpɔrt kən bi faʊnd. ə ˈstədi baɪ ðə, tu jɪrz ɪn ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ ənd riˈlist fɔr deɪz ˈæftər ðə ˈkænzəs ˈmərdərz, proʊbd ðə roʊl əv ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈreɪsɪst wɛb ˈfɔrəm kɔld ðət ɪz rən baɪ ə ˈfɔrmər ˌæləˈbæmə klæn ˈlidər. ɪt faʊnd ðət ɪn ðə læst faɪv jɪrz əˈloʊn sɪns ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən əv ðə fərst blæk ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈmɛmbərz əv (ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈpipəl, ðoʊ ˈmɛni ər ˌɪˈnæktɪv) hæv bɪn riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˈmərdərz əv kloʊz tɪ 100 ˈpipəl. ðə ˈkɪlərz bɔr ˈsərtən ˈhɔlˌmɑrks. ðeɪ wər ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd, ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd waɪt mɛn ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ ðɛr ˈməðərz ər ən ɛˈstreɪnʤd spaʊs ər ˈgərlˌfrɛnd. ənd ðeɪ ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈpoʊstɪd fər jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ kɪl, drɔɪŋ ˈsəstənəns ənd səˈpɔrt frəm ðɛr ˈfɛloʊ ˈreɪsɪsts ənd. krɔs, tu, wɑz ˈnərʧərd baɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪn hɪz keɪs, baɪ ə ˈraɪvəl wɛb ˈfɔrəm noʊn ɛz ˈvænˌgɑrd nuz ˈnɛtˌwərk. ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ðə ˈfɔrmər nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə klæn ˈlidər ˈpoʊstɪd ðɛr mɔr ðən taɪmz. ðiz ˈfɔrəmz ˈkænɑt bi bænd ər ʃət daʊn ˈəndər əˈmɛrɪkən fri spiʧ ˈdɑktrənz. bət ðeɪ kən prəˈvaɪd ə rɪʧ fɑnt əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðoʊz ˈreɪsɪsts ənd hu sik tɪ meɪk ʧeɪnʤ æt ðə pɔɪnt əv ə gən. ɪt ɪz ˈivɪn kənˈsivəbəl ðət səm ˈərli klu əˈbaʊt cross’*’ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz maɪt hæv bɪn faʊnd. ðə θrɛt frəm ðə ˈhoʊmˈgroʊn waɪt suˈprɛməsɪst ˈmuvmənt ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz ril. wi nid jɛt əˈnəðər ˈblədˌbæθ tɪ feɪs ðət ˈsoʊbərɪŋ ˌriˈæləˌti, məʧ ɛz ˈmɛni ɔn ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl raɪt wʊd laɪk tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ɪt. mɛn laɪk ˈfreɪʒər glɛn krɔs, hu wəns ˈplɑtɪd tɪ əˈsæsəˌneɪt ˈfaʊndər ˈmɔrɪs diz bɪˈkəz ðə ˈsɪvəl raɪts grup hæd sud ɪm fər ˈreɪsɪst hərˈæsmənt, meɪk ðət ˈoʊnli tu pleɪn.
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nineteen years ago today, evil came to oklahoma city. timothy mcveigh, fueled by hatred of the government he saw as an oppressive tyrant, set off a massive truck bomb at the alfred p. murrah federal building, tearing away the lives of 168 americans, including 19 small children in a day-care center.
he was one of ours. although many rushed to declare that the bombing bore all the hallmarks of an attack by foreign muslim jihadists, they were quickly shown to be completely wrong. mcveigh was a u.s.-born white man, what the ku klux klan of old liked to call a “100 percent american.”
for a moment, it seemed the lesson was learned. law enforcement officials, many of whom had been skeptical of the whole notion of domestic terrorists, came to see that there was a dangerous underbelly to american society, a world of radical-right activists who were willing to kill. plot after plot was dismantled as the militia movement coursed through the country. but then came the al qaeda attacks of sept. 11, 2001, and it appeared that the lesson had once again been lost.
six days ago, the nation was served with a grim reminder that the united states faces its own homegrown terrorists. a well-known neo-nazi named frazier glenn cross (formerly miller) allegedly stormed on to the grounds of two jewish institutions in overland park, kan., and shot to death three strangers. as he was led away by police who captured him almost immediately, he shouted “heil hitler!”
although the news coverage implied that this was a uniquely horrific attack, the reality is that it was only the latest in recent years. other known neo-nazis murdered a guard at the u.s. holocaust museum, killed six sikhs in a wisconsin temple, tried to slaughter hundreds in a martin luther king jr. day parade in spokane, wash., and more. according to the new america foundation, right-wing extremists have slain 34 people in the united states for political reasons since 9/11, while terrorists motivated by al qaeda’s ideology have killed 21. that’s not to diminish the jihadist threat, but merely to point out that there are others, too.
despite that and other compelling evidence of the domestic threat from the radical right, the department of homeland security, tasked with developing intelligence about such perils, seems to have taken its eye off the ball. since 2009, when then-dhs secretary janet napolitano pulled back a dhs report that soberly assessed the threat because certain conservatives were offended by its perfectly accurate observations, the dhs unit that once handled analysis of domestic non-islamic terrorism has been gutted. most members quit the agency, disgusted by napolitano’s political cowardice and their own shabby treatment.
the work that dhs used to do is needed. as the southern poverty law center has documented, the last five years have seen an enormous expansion of the radical right, largely driven by the demographic “browning” of the population and predictions of the loss of a white majority in the next 30 years. anger at the dramatic changes occurring in our society is real, and it is steeped in blood.
one thing dhs might consider examining is the role of the internet in breeding and facilitating men like frazier glenn cross. as pointed out by jeffrey simon, a scholar of so-called “lone wolf” terrorism, all today’s lone terrorists need is provided by the internet, where both technical information about bombs and other weapons is freely available, and where a chorus of moral support can be found.
a study by the splc, two years in the making and released four days after the kansas murders, probed the role of an enormous racist web forum called stormfront that is run by a former alabama klan leader. it found that in the last five years alone since the election of the nation’s first black president registered members of stormfront (an incredible 286,000 people, though many are inactive) have been responsible for the murders of close to 100 people.
the killers bore certain hallmarks. they were frustrated, unemployed white men living with their mothers or an estranged spouse or girlfriend. and they typically posted for years before beginning to kill, drawing sustenance and support from their fellow racists and anti-semites.
cross, too, was nurtured by the internet in his case, by a rival neo-nazi web forum known as vanguard news network. in recent years, the former north carolina klan leader posted there more than 12,000 times.
these forums cannot be banned or shut down under american free speech doctrines. but they can provide a rich font of information about those racists and anti-semites who seek to make change at the point of a gun. it is even conceivable that some early clue about cross’ intentions might have been found.
the threat from the homegrown white supremacist movement in america is real. we shouldn’t need yet another bloodbath to face that sobering reality, much as many on the political right would like to deny it. men like frazier glenn cross, who once plotted to assassinate splc founder morris dees because the civil rights group had sued him for racist harassment, make that only too plain.
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wɪθ ˈæpəl du tɪ əˈnaʊns ɪts nu ˈaɪˌfoʊn ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ wiks, ə nu ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ ðə tim ˈoʊvər æt ˈhaɪˌlaɪts wət kʊd bi ðə fərst ˈpəblɪkli əˈveɪləbəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈteɪkən ˈjuzɪŋ ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn 5 ˈhændˌsɛt, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdætə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈəpˌdeɪt bɪˈloʊ wɪθ ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˈaɪˌfoʊn. sɪz ðət ðə photo”*” ˈdætə aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz ðə dɪˈvaɪs ɛz ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn 4 bət ðə rɛst əv ðə ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz prəˈvaɪd ˈdipər ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks əv ðə dɪˈvaɪs ðət snæpt ɪt: ðɪs (ˈvɛri əˈtræktɪv) ˈfoʊˌtoʊ kleɪmz tɪ hæv bɪn ˈteɪkən baɪ ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn 4 bət ðə rɛst əv ɪts ˈdætə tɛlz ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔri: ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ həz bɪn krɑpt tɪ megapixels*), ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpɪkʧər wɑz ə məʧ ˈlɑrʤər ər ʤɪst ʃaɪ əv eɪt megapixels*. mɔr, ðə lɛnz wɑz rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɛz ə wɪʧ ɪz ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðət əv ə ðən ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˈækʧəwəl (rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ɪz sɛd tɪ hæv ən ˈæpərʧər əv pərˈhæps ðə moʊst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ pis əv ˈdætə kənˈteɪnd ɪn ðə ˈdætə ɪz ðə ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəl loʊˈkeɪʃən frəm wɛr ɪt wɑz ˈteɪkən. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ənd koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts, ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ˈsuʃi lənʧ wɑz ˈteɪkən ɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ wən əv ˈɪnfənət lup ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn ˌkupərˈtinoʊ, æt ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 22 ˌbiˈfɔr wi gɪt tu əˈhɛd əv ɑrˈsɛlvz, ðə ˈɪmɪʤ ˈdætə kən bi feɪkt. ɪt həz bɪn dən ˌbiˈfɔr wɪθ ˈæpəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz soʊ wi məst strɛs ðət ɪt kʊd bi ðə keɪs fər ðə ˈsuʃi lənʧ dɪʃ ɛmˈbɛdɪd əˈbəv. ˈəpˌdeɪt: pleɪd əraʊnd wɪθ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ ɪn ən ˈɛdɪtər ənd ɪt simz ðət ðə foʊn ˌɪtˈsɛlf kʊd bi rɪˈflɛktɪd ɪn ðə pleɪt. ɪt rikˈwaɪərd səm ˈɪmɪʤ ˈtɔrʧər bət ju kən ˈklɪrli si tu hænz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə foʊn. rɛd nɛkst: dɪz ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ɪnˈkərəʤ bæd ˈteɪbəl ˈmænərz?
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with apple due to announce its new next-generation iphone in the coming weeks, a new photo posted by the team over at pocketnow highlights what could be the first publicly available photo taken using an iphone 5 handset, identified using exif data associated with the image itself. update below with image of iphone.
pocketnow says that the “test photo” data identifies the device as an iphone 4 but the rest of the specifications provide deeper insight into the characteristics of the device that snapped it:
this (very attractive) photo claims to have been taken by an iphone 4, but the rest of its exif data tells a different story: although the image has been cropped to 2235×2291 (5.12 megapixels), the original picture was a much larger 3264×2448 — or just shy of eight megapixels. what’s more, the lens was recorded as a 4.3mm f/2.4, which is closer to that of a point-and-shoot than the iphone 4’s actual 3.85mm f/2.8. (remember that the upcoming htc runnymede is said to have an aperture of f/2.2.)
perhaps the most interesting piece of data contained in the photo’s exif data is the geographical location from where it was taken. according to longtitude and lattitude coordinates, the photo of someone’s sushi lunch was taken in building one of apple’s infinite loop headquarters in cupertino, at 11:52am on july 22.
before we get too ahead of ourselves, the image data can be faked. it has been done before with apple devices so we must stress that it could be the case for the sushi lunch dish embedded above.
update: we’ve played around with the image in an editor and it seems that the phone itself could be reflected in the plate. it required some image torture but you can clearly see two hands holding a phone.
read next: does social media encourage bad table manners?
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ˈveɪgə ˌɛvəˈluʃən ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən ənd speɪs ˈraɪdər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈveɪgə kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃənz saɪnd tu ˈkɑnˌtrækts təˈdeɪ wɪθ ənd əˈliniə speɪs tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ˈveɪgə speɪs ˈsɪstəm ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz ənd kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs, ənd dɪˈvɛləp speɪs ˈraɪdər fər ˈpeɪˌloʊd rɪˈtərn ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti. wɪl dɪˈvɛləp ənd ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli tɛst ə nu ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkraɪəˌʤɛnɪk ˈəpər steɪʤ ˈɪnʤən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈmɑdəl fər ˈveɪgə bɪɔnd 2025 beɪst ɔn ˌloʊˈkɔst ˈlɪkwɪd prəˈpəlʃən. ðə ˈɪnʤən rɪˈpleɪsɪz ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈmoʊtər ənd ðə ˈəpər steɪʤ ˈɪnʤən fər, ˈmæʧɪŋ pərˈfɔrməns æt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli rɪˈdust kɔsts ənd ˌɪmˈpruvd ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈkɑmpləˌmɛntɪŋ ðə smɔl ˈspeɪˌskræft ˈmɪʃən ˈsərvɪsɪz (ssms*) ˈproʊˌgræm ɔˈrɛdi ˈəndər dɪˈvɛləpmənt, wɪl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt haʊ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈmoʊtərz səʧ ɛz ðə kʊd bi juzd tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈfæməli əv kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃənz ˈeɪbəl tɪ pleɪs ˈpeɪˌloʊdz əv ˈɪntu ˈɔrbət. ðɪs wɪl ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ˈprɑməsɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ɪn ðə ˈɛriəz əv ˈædɪtɪv ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ, ˈhaɪdrəʤən pərˈɑkˌsaɪd ɛz prəˈpəlʃən, ənd ədˈvænst ˌeɪviˈɑnɪks, ˈɔfərɪŋ kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv pərˈdəkʃən ənd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl kɔsts. ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə ˈveɪgə ˌɛvəˈluʃən ækˈtɪvɪtiz wərθ ˈmɪljən wɑz saɪnd baɪ dɪˈrɛktər əv speɪs ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈdænjəl ˈnuənʃwɔndər ənd ˈmænəʤɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər ˌɑnˈdreɪə æt ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn ˈpɛrɪs.
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vega evolution preparation and space rider development
vega configurations
esa signed two contracts today with italy’s elv and thales alenia space to extend europe’s vega space system capabilities and competitiveness, and develop space rider for payload return capability.
elv will develop and extensively test a new european cryogenic upper stage engine development model for vega evolutions beyond 2025, based on low-cost liquid oxygen–methane propulsion.
the engine replaces the current zefiro-9 solid-propellant motor and the avum upper stage engine for vega-e, matching vega-c performance at significantly reduced costs and improved flexibility.
in addition, complementing the small spacecraft mission services (ssms) programme already under development, elv will investigate how existing motors such as the p120, p80, z40, z23, z9, could be used to create a family of vega-e configurations able to place payloads of 200–2500 kg into orbit.
this will incorporate promising technologies in the areas of 3d layer-by-layer additive manufacturing, hydrogen peroxide as low-toxicity propulsion, and advanced avionics, offering competitive production and operational costs.
the contract concerning the vega evolution activities worth €53 million was signed by esa director of space transportation daniel neuenschwander and elv managing director andrea preve at esa headquarters in paris.
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montreal—if* ju bɪˈliv ðət ˈɛni ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən noʊ ʧeɪnʤ æt ɔl ðɛn ˈʤəstɪn muv tɪ kət ðə əmˈbɪlɪkəl kɔrd ðət taɪz ðə ˈpɑrtiz ɪn ðə haʊs əv ˈkɑmənz ənd ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈəpər haʊs ɪz ðə ˈʃʊrɪst weɪ tɪ əbˈteɪn ɪt. bət ɪt ɪz bɛst nɑt tɪ lʊk əˈpɑn ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl plæn ɛz ə fɪks fər ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ənd əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ˈdɛfɪsɪts ðət ˈəndərˌmaɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt, fər ɪt ɪz mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ rɪˈzəlt ɪn ðə ˈɑpəzɪt. ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ən ˌənəˈkaʊntəbəl mɛrɪˈtɔkrəsi ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt saʊnz mɔr laɪk ə prəˈskrɪpʃən tɪ ˌsərkəmˈvɛnt ˈeɪlɪŋ ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri dɪˈmɑkrəsi ðən tɪ mɛnd ɪt, raɪts ˈʧæntəl h?bert*. ˈeɪdriən ðə kəˈneɪdiən prɛs ɪt ɪz hɑrd fər ˈɛniˌwən hu həz spɛnt ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈkəvərɪŋ ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl wɔrz tɪ kˈwɔrəl wɪθ kənˈtɛnʃən ðət ðə ɑdz əv ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˌrɛzəˈluʃən tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈɪʃu ər loʊ. ɔn ðət skɔr ˈlidər ˈtɑməs ɪz biɪŋ dɪsɪnˈʤɛnjuəs wɪn hi drɔz ə ˈpɛrəˌlɛl bɪtˈwin ðə səkˈsɛsfəl tərməˈneɪʃən ɪn ðə leɪt əv ðə rɪˈlɪʤəs skul ˈgəvərnəns ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ɔn kwəˈbɛk ənd hɪz ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt. ɪt ɪz wən θɪŋ tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt ən əˈmɛndmənt ðət kɔlz ˈoʊnli fər ðə əˈgrimənt əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt ənd ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈprɑvɪns, bət əˈnəðər tɪ ˈnævəˌgeɪt pæst ə rɑk əv ənrɪˈzɑlvd kwəˈbɛk ˈgrivənsɪz tɪ əraɪv æt ə rɪˈfɔrm ðət rikˈwaɪərz juˈnænəməs ər prəˈvɪnʃəl səˈpɔrt. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ hɑrd tɪ kˈwɔrəl wɪθ əˈsərʃən ðət hɪz əˈproʊʧ wʊd lɛd tɪ ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ˈpɑrtəzən ˈkəlʧər əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt. ðə 32 ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈsɛnətərz hu wər kæst aʊt əv ˈkɔkəs æt ə ˈnoʊtɪs ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈklɪrli fil mɔr əˈdrɪft ðən fri. ˈnɔrməl. ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz ðɛr ˈkɔkəs taɪz wər mɔr ən ˈæŋkər ðən ə ʧeɪn. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt dɪˈsɪʒən wɪl du ˈlɪtəl tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsɛnɪt daɪˈnæmɪks. ɪt wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ ə ˈpɑrtəzən ˈgəvərnmənt məˈʤɔrəti ðət wɪl skwɛr ɔf əˈgɛnst ən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ðət ɪz nɑt ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkli ˌpridɪˈspoʊzd tɪ bi nɑnˈpɑrtəzən. bət ɪf truˈdoʊ wɪnz ðə nɛkst ɪˈlɛkʃən ðə ˈmeɪˌkəp əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt kʊd ʧeɪnʤ kˈwɪkli. ənˈlɛs praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈstivən ˈhɑrpər ˈrɛzəˌmeɪz əˈpɔɪntɪŋ ˈsɛnətərz bɪtˈwin naʊ ənd ðə 2015 kæmˈpeɪn ən ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ truˈdoʊ ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd hæv æt list 16 sits tɪ fɪl əˈpɑn ərˈaɪvəl. wɪˈθɪn mənθs əv ɪts swearing-in*, ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl mæs ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ə nɪr ər ˈækʧəwəl məˈʤɔrəti wʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ə ˈpɑrti ˈkɔkəs. baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ə fʊl ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈmænˌdeɪt ɪn 2019 θri kˈwɔrtərz əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt wʊd bi meɪd əp əv ˈpipəl wɪθ noʊ ˈkɔkəs əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən. ənd ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðoʊz ˈsɛnətərz wʊd nɑt hæv noʊn ə laɪf wɪn ðeɪ wər bɪˈhoʊldən tɪ ə ˈpɑrti ɪn ðə haʊs əv ˈkɑmənz. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ bət ðɛr ər sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈkeɪviˌæts. tɪ bi əˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ˈmɛrɪts ˈəðər ðən pæst ˈpɑrtəzən ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪz noʊ ˌgɛrənˈti əv fˈjuʧər ˈɛθɪkəl bɪˈheɪvjər. ðə ˈdəfi ˈsɑgə həz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ɛz məʧ. ˈəndər skim ən ˈɛrənt ˈsɛnətər wʊd nɑt bi əˈkaʊntəbəl tɪ ˈɛni ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəl ənd noʊ ˈpɑrti wʊd hæv tɪ teɪk riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər hɪz ər hər ˈækʃənz. truˈdoʊ sɪz hi wʊd lʊk tɪ ðə ˈɔrdər əv ˈkænədə səˈlɛkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən fər ə nɑnˈpɑrtəzən əˈpɔɪntmənt ˈfɔrmjələ. ðət ˈprɔˌsɛs meɪ bi æt lɛŋθ bət ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ oʊˈpeɪk. rɪˈsɪpiənts əv ðə ˈɔrdər əv ˈkænədə ər nɑt ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər ðə ˈɑnər ɪkˈsɛpt pərˈhæps tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi gʊd æt wət ðeɪ ˈjuʒəwəli du. ˈsɛnətərz ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd ər ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəli ˈmænˌdeɪtɪd tɪ lʊk ˈoʊvər ðə ˈʃoʊldər əv ðə ɪˈlɛktɪd haʊs əv ˈkɑmənz ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈwɛðər tɪ gɪv ɪts wərk ðɛr stæmp əv əˈpruvəl. ˈəndər ðə truˈdoʊ ˈsɪstəm ðə ˈsɛnɪt maɪt ʤɪst roʊl ˈoʊvər ənd lɛt ðə ɪˈlɛktɪd haʊs hæv ɪts weɪ wɪθ moʊst ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. ɪf ɪt dɪd nɑt, ɪts ˈmɛmbərz wʊd prɪˈzuməbli beɪs ðɛr dɪˈsɪʒənz ɔn ðɛr kəˈlɛktɪv vju əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈrəðər ðən ɔn ˈpɑrtəzən kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz. bət ɪz ðət mɔr ləˈʤɪtəmət ðən tɪ bi ˈgaɪdɪd baɪ ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm ðət ə ˈpɑrti həz æt list rən baɪ ˈvoʊtərz ɪn ən ɪˈlɛkʃən? ˈbɑtəm laɪn: ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ən ˌənəˈkaʊntəbəl mɛrɪˈtɔkrəsi ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈivɪn ɛz ɪt stændz tɪ ɛnˈhæns ðə ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti əv ə dɪˈskrɛdɪtɪd ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən saʊnz mɔr laɪk ə prəˈskrɪpʃən tɪ ˌsərkəmˈvɛnt ˈeɪlɪŋ ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri dɪˈmɑkrəsi ðən tɪ mɛnd ɪt. ˈʧæntəl ɪz ə ˈnæʃənəl əˈfɛrz ˈraɪtər. hər ˈkɑləm əˈpɪrz ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈθərzˌdeɪ ənd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt:
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montreal—if you believe that any change to the senate is better than no change at all then justin trudeau’s move to cut the umbilical cord that ties the parties in the house of commons and the members of the upper house is the surest way to obtain it. but it is best not to look upon the liberal leader’s plan as a fix for the democratic and accountability deficits that undermine parliament, for it is more likely to result in the opposite.
installing an unaccountable meritocracy in the senate sounds more like a prescription to circumvent canada’s ailing parliamentary democracy than to mend it, writes chantal h?bert. ( adrian wyld / the canadian press )
it is hard for anyone who has spent decades covering canada’s constitutional wars to quarrel with trudeau’s contention that the odds of a constitutional resolution to the senate issue are low. on that score ndp leader thomas mulcair is being disingenuous when he draws a parallel between the successful termination in the late 1990s of the religious school governance obligations the constitution imposed on quebec and his sought-after abolition of the senate. it is one thing to negotiate an amendment that calls only for the agreement of parliament and a single province, but another to navigate past a rock of unresolved quebec grievances to arrive at a reform that requires unanimous or quasi-unanimous provincial support.
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it is also hard to quarrel with trudeau’s assertion that his approach would lead to a change in the partisan culture of the senate. the 32 liberal senators who were cast out of trudeau’s caucus at a moment’s notice on wednesday clearly feel more adrift than free. that’s normal. in most cases their caucus ties were more an anchor than a chain. as a result trudeau’s decision will do little to change the current senate dynamics. it will continue to be dominated by a partisan government majority that will square off against an opposition that is not psychologically predisposed to be non-partisan. but if trudeau wins the next election the make-up of the senate could change quickly. unless prime minister stephen harper resumes appointing senators between now and the 2015 campaign an incoming trudeau government would have at least 16 seats to fill upon arrival.
within months of its swearing-in, a critical mass in the senate — a near or actual majority — would no longer belong to a party caucus. by the end of a full liberal mandate in 2019, three quarters of the senate would be made up of people with no caucus affiliation. and the majority of those senators would not have known a life when they were beholden to a party in the house of commons.
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but there are significant caveats. to be appointed to the senate on the basis of merits other than past partisan services is no guarantee of future ethical behaviour. the duffy saga has demonstrated as much. under trudeau’s scheme an errant senator would not be accountable to any elected official and no party would have to take responsibility for his or her actions. trudeau says he would look to the order of canada selection process for inspiration for a non-partisan appointment formula. that process may be at arm’s length but it is also opaque. recipients of the order of canada are not expected to do anything in exchange for the honour except perhaps to continue to be good at what they usually do. senators on the other hand are constitutionally mandated to look over the shoulder of the elected house of commons and decide whether to give its work their stamp of approval. under the trudeau system the senate might just roll over and let the elected house have its way with most legislation. if it did not, its members would presumably base their decisions on their collective view of the national interest rather than on partisan considerations. but is that more legitimate than to be guided by the platform that a party has at least run by voters in an election? bottom line: installing an unaccountable meritocracy in the senate — even as it stands to enhance the credibility of a discredited institution — sounds more like a prescription to circumvent canada’s ailing parliamentary democracy than to mend it. chantal hébert is a national affairs writer. her column appears tuesday, thursday and saturday.
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld ˈfɛdərəl ˈhaɪrɪŋ friz ɪz æt ðə heart”*” əv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ɪts ɪkˈwɪpmənt, ðə tɔp ˈdɛməˌkræt ɔn ðə haʊs ɑrmd ˈsərvɪsɪz kəˈmɪti sɛd ˈtuzˌdeɪ. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈædəm smɪθ, d-wash*., sɛd ˈhənərdz əv dɪˈfɛns dɪˈpɑrtmənt səˈvɪljən hu hæv bɪn haɪərd fər riˈnuəbəl tərmz æt fəˈsɪlɪtiz əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri tɪ wərk ɔn ˈɛrˌkræft, ʃɪps ənd graʊnd ˈkɑmbæt ˈviɪkəlz naʊ feɪs leɪɔfs ˈəndər ðə friz, wɪʧ wɑz ˈɔrdərd baɪ trəmp læst wik. ðə lɔs əv ˈmænˌpaʊər frəm ˈɔrdər wɪl hɪt ðə ˈmeɪntənəns ənd ˈrɛdinəs ʤɪst ɛz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪmˈbɑrks ɔn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ riˈbɪld ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz, smɪθ sɛd. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ðə ˈɔrdər kʊd əˈfɛkt ˈθaʊzənz əv səˈvɪljənz haɪərd tɪ du ˈmeɪntənəns wərk fər ˈlɪmɪtɪd tərmz. boneheaded*, ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl əˈtæk ɔn ðə ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ əv ɑr ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈhævɪŋ ril consequences,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ɑrmd ˈsərvɪsɪz kəˈmɪti, rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. mæk ˈθɔrnˌbɛri, r-texas*, wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ˈtuzˌdeɪ wɪθ dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʤɪm ˈmætɪs tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt wʊd əˈlaʊ ɪgˈzɛmpʃənz fər ˈhaɪrɪŋ ðoʊz pəˈzɪʃənz, ə ˈspoʊksmən toʊld stɑrz ənd straɪps. əˈməŋ hɪz fərst ækts, trəmp saɪnd ə ˌmɛmərˈændəm ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈhɔltɪŋ ˈfɛdərəl ˈhaɪrɪŋ fər 90 deɪz wɪθ ən ɪgˈzɛmpʃən fər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌpərsəˈnɛl ənˈtɪl hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kən kriˈeɪt ə plæn tɪ rɪˈdus ðə saɪz əv ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs. hi ˈtrævəld tɪ ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn deɪz ˈleɪtər tɪ saɪn əˈnəðər ˌmɛmərˈændəm ˈsɛtɪŋ ə ˈpɑləsi tɪ riˈbɪld ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ə ˌrivˈju. ðə seɪm wik ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp sɪz hi ɪz riˈbɪldɪŋ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, hi saɪnz ən ˈɔrdər ˈstraɪkɪŋ æt ðə hɑrt əv juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri readiness,”*,” smɪθ sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ɪz ənˈkɑnʃənəbəl ənd ɪt dɪˈrɛkli əˈfɛkts ðə səˈpɔrt wi prəˈvaɪd tɪ juz. ɪn ðə fild, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states.”*.” ˈɔfəs riˈlist ə lɪst əv səm fəˈsɪlɪtiz wɛr ðə tərm ənd ˈtɛmpərˌɛri səˈvɪljənz feɪs leɪɔfs ər ˈɛmti pəˈzɪʃənz ˈkænɑt bi fɪld: rɛd ˈrɪvər ˈɑrmi ˈdipoʊ nɪr ˌtɛksɑrˈkænə, ˈtɛksəs, wɪʧ meɪnˈteɪnz ˈhəmˌviz ənd ˈbrædli ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈviɪkəlz, ɪz sɛt tɪ leɪ ɔf 678 dɪˈrɛkt ˈleɪbər ənd 55 ˌɪndərˈɛkt ˈleɪbər ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ˈwɔrnər ˈrɑbənz ɛr ləˈʤɪstɪks ˈkɑmplɛks æt ˈrɑbənz ɛr fɔrs beɪs, ˈʤɔrʤə, wərks ɔn ʤɛts ənd ˈəðər ˈɛrˌkræft, ənd ɪt ɪz ʃɔrt 343 ˈɛrˌkræft aʊt əv ɪts ɪmˈplɔɪiz bət wɪl nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ haɪər. ˈænɪsɪn ˈɑrmi ˈdipoʊ ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə, wɪʧ bɪldz ənd rɪˈpɛrz graʊnd ˈkɑmbæt ˈviɪkəlz, nidz tɪ haɪər 248 ˈwərkərz ənd 40 ər sɛt tɪ bi leɪd ɔf. ðə pəˈzɪʃənz ər kəmˈpraɪzd əv tərm ənd ˈtɛmpərˌɛri səˈvɪljənz. tərm ˈwərkərz kən bi haɪərd fər 1 tɪ 4 jɪrz tɪ ˈhændəl ˈprɑʤɛkts ər hɛlp wɪθ ə lɑrʤ ˈwərˌkloʊd, ənd ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈwərkərz ər haɪərd fər ʤɑbz ðət ər nɑt ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ læst mɔr ðən ə jɪr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə koʊd əv ˈfɛdərəl ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. ˈəndər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈækʃən, ðə dɪˈfɛns dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd ɔl ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈkænɑt tɪ haɪər nu ɪmˈplɔɪiz ər kriˈeɪt nu pəˈzɪʃənz. ðeɪ ər spəˈsɪfɪkli bɑrd frəm ˈtæpɪŋ ˈkɑnˌtræktərz tɪ kəmˈplit wərk. ðə muv wɑz mɛnt tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈtækˌspeɪər ənd hɔlt ˈrənəˌweɪ groʊθ əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ waɪt haʊs prɛs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʃɔn ˈspaɪsər. ðə friz wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ɪn pleɪs fər θri mənθs waɪl ðə ˈɔfəs əv ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ˈbəʤɪt kriˈeɪts ə plæn tɪ rɪˈdus ðə saɪz əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈwərkˌfɔrs θru attrition.”*.” ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt həz əˈlaʊd ˈmætɪs ənd ˈəðər ˈeɪʤənsi hɛdz tɪ meɪk ɪgˈzɛmpʃənz fər pəˈzɪʃənz ðeɪ dim ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti. ðə dɪˈfɛns dɪˈpɑrtmənt həz nɑt ˈɪʃud ˈɛni ɪgˈzɛmpʃənz tɪ ðə səˈvɪljən ˈhaɪrɪŋ friz, ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈspoʊksmən ˈʤɑni ˈmaɪkəl sɛd. ɪt ɪz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ pəˈzɪʃənz ðət meɪ nid tɪ bi ɪgˈzɛmptɪd fər ˈsɛvərəl ˈrizənz, bət ɪt həz nɑt meɪd ˈɛni ˈfaɪnəl dɪˌtərmɪˈneɪʃənz. hi dɪd nɑt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ wɪʧ pəˈzɪʃənz ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ. ˈθɔrnˌbɛri ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈmætɪs ɔn weɪz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðə ˈrɛdinəs tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ðə ˈkəntri ənd faɪt wɔrz ɪz nɑt əˈfɛktɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈspoʊksmən klɔd ˈʧæfɪn. wən teɪks ðə ˈɪʃu əv rɪˈstɔrɪŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈrɛdinəs mɔr ˈsɪriəsli ðən ˈʧɛrmən thornberry,”*,” ˈʧæfɪn roʊt ɪn ən iˈmeɪl. læst wik, ðə ˈæktɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər æt ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈvɛtərənz əˈfɛrz əˈnaʊnst hi wɪl ɪgˈzɛmpt ˈdɑktərz ənd ˈəðər hɛlθ kɛr prəˈvaɪdərz ˈæftər ə ˈgraʊndsˌwɛl əv kənˈsərn ˈoʊvər ðə ˈifɛkts ɔn ɪts ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˈsɪstəm əv ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ənd ˈklɪnɪks. stɑrz ənd straɪps rɪˈpɔrtər ˈkɔri ˈdɪkstin kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs ˈstɔri. tˈwɪtər:
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washington – president donald trump’s federal hiring freeze is “striking at the heart” of the military’s ability to maintain its equipment, the top democrat on the house armed services committee said tuesday.
rep. adam smith, d-wash., said hundreds of defense department civilian maintainers who have been hired for renewable terms at facilities around the country to work on aircraft, ships and ground combat vehicles now face layoffs under the freeze, which was ordered by trump last week.
the loss of manpower from trump’s order will hit the military’s maintenance and readiness just as the president embarks on an effort to rebuild the armed forces, smith said. overall, the order could affect thousands of dod civilians hired to do maintenance work for limited terms.
“this boneheaded, ideological attack on the functioning of our government is having real consequences,” he said.
the republican chairman of the armed services committee, rep. mac thornberry, r-texas, was working tuesday with defense secretary jim mattis to determine whether the department would allow exemptions for hiring those positions, a spokesman told stars and stripes.
among his first acts, trump signed a memorandum temporary halting federal hiring for 90 days – with an exemption for military personnel – until his administration can create a plan to reduce the size of the workforce. he traveled to the pentagon days later to sign another memorandum setting a policy to rebuild the military and calling for a top-to-bottom review.
“in the same week that president trump says he is rebuilding the military, he signs an order striking at the heart of u.s. military readiness,” smith said in a statement. “that is unconscionable and it directly affects the support we provide to u.s. servicemembers in the field, not to mention the national security of the united states.”
smith’s office released a list of some facilities where the term and temporary dod civilians face layoffs or empty positions cannot be filled:
• red river army depot near texarkana, texas, which maintains humvees and bradley fighting vehicles, is set to lay off 678 direct labor and 55 indirect labor employees.
• warner robins air logistics complex at robins air force base, georgia, works on f-15 jets and other aircraft, and it is short 343 aircraft maintainers out of its 7,000 employees but will not be able to hire.
• anniston army depot in alabama, which builds and repairs ground combat vehicles, needs to hire 248 workers and 40 are set to be laid off.
the positions are comprised of term and temporary dod civilians. term workers can be hired for 1 to 4 years to handle projects or help with a large workload, and temporary workers are hired for jobs that are not expected to last more than a year, according to the code of federal regulations.
under trump’s executive action, the defense department and all federal agencies cannot to hire new employees or create new positions. they are specifically barred from tapping contractors to complete work.
the move was meant to protect the american taxpayer and halt runaway growth of the government, according to white house press secretary sean spicer.
the freeze will remain in place for three months while the office of management and budget creates a “long-term plan to reduce the size of the federal government’s workforce through attrition.”
however, the president has allowed mattis and other agency heads to make exemptions for positions they deem necessary for national security and public safety.
the defense department has not issued any exemptions to the civilian hiring freeze, pentagon spokesman johnny michael said.
it is considering positions that may need to be exempted for several reasons, but it has not made any final determinations. he did not specify which positions the department is considering.
thornberry is working with mattis on ways to ensure that the military’s readiness to defend the country and fight wars is not affected, according to spokesman claude chafin.
“no one takes the issue of restoring military readiness more seriously than chairman thornberry,” chafin wrote in an email.
last week, the acting director at the department of veterans affairs announced he will exempt doctors and other front-line health care providers after a groundswell of concern over the freeze’s effects on its nationwide system of hospitals and clinics.
stars and stripes reporter corey dickstein contributed to this story.
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ə ˈtaɪni ˈtædˌpoʊl ɪz æt ðə ˈsɛntər əv ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈligəl faɪt tɪ stɑp ə ˈmæsɪv ˌhaɪdroʊɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪn ˌnɔrˈθistərn ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈləmbiə. ən ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈæktɪvɪst wɪθ ə ˈhɪstəri əv dɪˈfɛndɪŋ æmˈfɪbiənz əˈlɛʤɪz ðət ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈnoʊɪŋli ˈoʊvərˌstɛpt ɪts əˈθɔrəti wɪn ɪt geɪv pərˈmɪʃən ɪn meɪ fər ˈhaɪˌdroʊ tɪ muv ˈtædˌpoʊlz ənd frɑgz frəm ə ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə pis ˈrɪvər ˈəpˈstrim frəm ðə nu saɪt si dæm. ˈwɔtər frəm ðə ˈɛriə ɪz sˈleɪtɪd tɪ bi riˈmuvd ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bɪld daɪks. ʒəˈsɛt wɪr ənd siˈɛrə kləb faɪld ə pəˈtɪʃən ɪn b.c*. səˈprim kɔrt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈæskɪŋ fər ə ˌrivˈju ˈɪntu ˈwɛðər ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈfɔrɪst, lændz ənd ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrs ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈfɑloʊd ðə lɔ wɪn ɪt ɪgˈzɛmptɪd ˈhaɪˌdroʊ frəm ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən fər ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪŋ ðə æmˈfɪbiənz, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈklud toʊdz ənd ˌsæləˈmændərz. ðə ˈækʃən ɪz ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈligəl ˈsælvoʊz frəm fərst ˈneɪʃənz, ɛnˈvaɪrənˌmɛnəlɪsts ənd lænd ˈoʊnərz tɪ blɑk ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət wʊd fləd fɑrm lænd ənd fərst ˈneɪʃənz ˈhəntɪŋ ənd ˈfɪʃɪŋ graʊnz tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə dæm ənd ən leɪk. ðə ˈleɪtəst pəˈtɪʃən sɪz ə ˈpərˌmɪt ɪz rikˈwaɪərd fər səʧ ən ɪgˈzɛmpʃən bət ə ˈmɪnɪstri əˈfɪʃəl dɪˈlɪbərətli ˈɪʃud ˌɪˈligəl ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈpɑsəbəl dɪˈleɪz tɪ ðə dæmz kənˈstrəkʃən ˈskɛʤʊl. "æmˈfɪbiənz ər dɪr tɪ maɪ hɑrt," wɪr sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə foʊn ˈɪntərvˌju frəm hər hoʊm ɪn sˈmɪðərz. ʃi dɪˈskraɪbd ðə pəˈtɪʃən ɛz ə faɪt boʊθ fər ðə ˈænəməlz ənd əˈgɛnst ðə pis ˈrɪvər megaproject*. "ɛz ˈsɪtɪzənz wi ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli hæv tɪ stænd əp. ðə saɪt si dæm ɪz səʧ ə ˈʃeɪmfəl ˈstɔri ɪn ɪts oʊn (raɪt) ðət ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət kən stɑp ɪt, aɪ wɪl stænd fər." ɪn ən iˈmeɪl, ðə ˈfɔrəsts ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd ɪt ˈæktɪd ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈɪntəˌrɛst. "ˈgɪvɪn ðə ɪkˈstɛnjuˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, ðə ˈriʤənəl ˈmænɪʤər ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt hɪz ˈkəmfərt wɪθ ðə æmˈfɪbiən rɪˈmuvəl prəˈsidɪŋ ɔn ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd skoʊp ənd ɪn ədˈvæns əv ə ˈbrɔdər ˈpərˌmɪt wɪʧ həz naʊ bɪn ˈɪʃud," ðə ˈsteɪtmənt rɛd. "ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv wʊd bi tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə æmˈfɪbiənz tɪ daɪ." nən əv ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz hæv bɪn ˈpruvən ɪn kɔrt. ðə pəˈtɪʃən sɪz ˈhaɪˌdroʊ əˈplaɪd læst sɛpˈtɛmbər fər ə ˈpərˌmɪt tɪ muv ðə æmˈfɪbiənz, wɪʧ wɑz tɪ bi ˈgrænɪd baɪ ʤun. ɪn meɪ, ðə paʊər juˈtɪləti sɔt ənd rɪˈsivd pərˈmɪʃən tɪ muv ðə ˈkriʧərz praɪər tɪ rɪˈsivɪŋ ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈpərˌmɪt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈvɔɪd kənˈstrəkʃən dɪˈleɪz, ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt sɪz. ən ˌæfəˈdeɪvət əˈkəmpəniɪŋ ðə pəˈtɪʃən kənˈteɪnz ən iˈmeɪl ʧeɪn ɪn wɪʧ krɪs ˈædɪsən, ə ˈfɔrəsts ˈmɪnɪstri dɪˈrɛktər fər ðə ˈriʤən, əˈpɪrz tɪ kənˈfərm ðə ˈæbsəns əv ə ˈligəl ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ðət wʊd əˈlaʊ fər ən əˈfɪʃəl ɪgˈzɛmpʃən, ʃɔrt əv ˈgrænɪŋ ə ˈpərˌmɪt. ɪn ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, ˈædɪsən ɪkˈspleɪnz ðət hi həz ˈgrænɪd ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ɪgˈzɛmpʃənz ɪn ðə pæst, ənd ðət waɪl ðə ˈækʃən rɪˈmeɪnz proʊˈhɪbətəd, ɪf ˈsaɪtɪd ɪt kʊd bi dɪˈfɛndɪd baɪ seɪɪŋ pərˈmɪʃən wɑz ˌəndərˈstʊd tɪ hæv bɪn ˈgrænɪd baɪ ə ˈriʤənəl ˈmænɪʤər. ðə pəˈtɪʃən ˈɑbʤɛkts tɪ ðɪs əˈproʊʧ, əˈkjuzɪŋ ˈædɪsən əv prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə fɔls ˈligəl ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ækt. ˈædɪsən dɪˈklaɪnd ˈkɑmɛnt wɪn riʧt baɪ foʊn. ɪn ən iˈmeɪl, ˈhaɪˌdroʊ ˈspoʊksmən ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkɑnˌweɪ sɛd ðə juˈtɪləti wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈimərʤənsi pərˈmɪʃən frəm ðə ˈprɑvɪns tɪ ˌriˈloʊkeɪt ðə ˈænəməlz. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnt əv ˈhaɪˌdroʊ, ɪts ˈkɑnˌtræktər ənd ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtər wɑz tɪ prəˈtɛkt æmˈfɪbiənz," hi roʊt. "ðət ɪz, wi wər ˈæskɪŋ ðə ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtər fər pərˈmɪʃən tɪ muv ðə æmˈfɪbiənz aʊt əv weɪ." wən əv ðə ˈspiʃiz ˈlɪstɪd fər ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən ɪz ðə ˈwɛstərn toʊd, wɪʧ ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈspiʃiz əv ˈspɛʃəl kənˈsərn ˈəndər ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈspiʃiz æt rɪsk ækt. "ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ˈɛni ˈspiʃiz, əˈspɛʃəli ə ˈspiʃiz æt rɪsk, həz greɪv ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ðə ɛkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ðə pis ˈvæli, ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈɔnsˌlɔt əv ɔɪl, gæs ənd ˈhaɪˌdroʊ ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪn ðə ˈriʤən," bɑb pərt, hɛd əv siˈɛrə kləb, sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ɪts ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd saɪt si wɪl kɔst mɔr ðən 8 ˈbɪljən tɪ bɪld ənd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt əv ˈɛnərʤi ˈænjuəli ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪts ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd kəmˈpliʃən ɪn 2024
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a tiny tadpole is at the centre of the latest legal fight to stop a massive hydroelectric project in northeastern british columbia.
an environmental activist with a history of defending amphibians alleges that the provincial government knowingly overstepped its authority when it gave permission in may for bc hydro to move tadpoles and frogs from a section of the peace river upstream from the new site c dam. water from the area is slated to be removed in order to build dikes.
josette wier and sierra club bc filed a petition in b.c. supreme court on wednesday, asking for a review into whether the ministry of forest, lands and natural resource operations followed the law when it exempted bc hydro from prosecution for relocating the amphibians, which include toads and salamanders.
the action is the latest in a series of legal salvos from first nations, environmentalists and land owners to block the multibillion-dollar electricity project that would flood farm land and first nations hunting and fishing grounds to create the dam and an 83-kilometre-long lake.
the latest petition says a permit is required for such an exemption but a ministry official deliberately issued illegal authorization to avoid possible delays to the dam's construction schedule.
"amphibians are dear to my heart," wier said during a phone interview from her home in smithers. she described the petition as a fight both for the animals and against the peace river megaproject.
"as citizens we really, really have to stand up. the site c dam is such a shameful story in its own (right) that anything that can stop it, i will stand for."
in an email, the forests ministry said it acted in the public interest.
"given the extenuating circumstances, the regional manager ... decided to communicate his comfort with the amphibian removal proceeding on a limited scope and in advance of a broader permit which has now been issued," the statement read.
"the alternative would be to allow the amphibians to die."
none of the allegations have been proven in court.
the petition says bc hydro applied last september for a permit to move the amphibians, which was to be granted by june.
in may, the power utility sought and received permission to move the creatures prior to receiving the official permit in order to avoid construction delays, the document says.
an affidavitompanying the petition contains an email chain in which chris addison, a forests ministry director for the region, appears to confirm the absence of a legal mechanism that would allow for an official exemption, short of granting a permit.
in the document, addison explains that he has granted informal exemptions in the past, and that while the action remains prohibited, if cited it could be defended by saying permission was understood to have been granted by a regional manager.
the petition objects to this approach,using addison of providing a false legal interpretation of the wildlife act.
addison declined comment when reached by phone.
in an email, bc hydro spokesman david conway said the utility was looking for emergency permission from the province to relocate the animals.
"it’s important to understand that the intent of bc hydro, its contractor and the provincial regulator was to protect amphibians," he wrote. "that is, we were asking the regulator for permission to move the amphibians out of harm’s way."
one of the species listed for relocation is the western toad, which is considered a species of special concern under the federal species at risk act.
"damage to any species, especially a species at risk, has grave implications for the ecological integrity of the peace valley, given the onslaught of oil, gas and hydro projects in the region," bob peart, head of sierra club bc, said in a statement.
it's estimated site c will cost more than $8 billion to build and generate 5,100 gigawatts of energy annually following its anticipated completion in 2024.
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ɪf ju keɪm hir ˈlʊkɪŋ fər braɪən kʊk, ˈʃædɪnˌfrɔɪd ˈgrændˈmæstər, aɪ hæv səm bæd nuz: əˈnaʊnsmɛnt: aɪ hæv rɪˈtaɪrd frəm ˈdutiz. ɪt wɪl stɪl rən æt sbnation*, bət ˈəndər ə nu ˈkɛrˌteɪkər. (@mgoblog*) ˈɔgəst 31 2014 aɪ noʊ, aɪ noʊ. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈtræʤədi, ənd aɪ wɪl bi məʧ wərs ðən braɪən æt prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ɑr spɔrts moʊst ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈjuzərz. ju ʃʊd raɪt ə ˈlɛtər tɪ jʊr ˈkɑŋgrəˌspərsən təˈdeɪ. ˈæftər ɔl, ju peɪ ðɛr ˈsæləri, ənd ɪf ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪz ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ sɪt ˈaɪdli baɪ waɪl ðɪs wik ɪn ˈʃædɪnˌfrɔɪd fɔlz tɪ ʃɪt, ðɛn ˈmeɪbi ˈʤɛnərəl kɔrnˈwɔləs wɑz ðə ril ˈwɪnər ɪn ðə ɛnd. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, lɛt ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈgɪn æt ðə tɔp wɪθ ˈflɔrɪdə steɪt, ˈreɪnɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧæmpiən ənd ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ ˌpriˈsizən ˈfeɪvərɪt. ə ˈtaɪtən əv ə ˈproʊˌgræm, blɛst wɪθ ˈtælənt æt ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri pəˈzɪʃən ənd ə stæf ðət noʊz haʊ tɪ juz ɪt fər ˈmæksəməm dɪˈstrəkʃən. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈdɪfərənt ənd ˈbɛtər tim ðən ðə wən ju rut fər, ənd, ɛz ðɪs ˈkɑnfədənt ˈtɑməˌhɔk ˈneɪʃən ˈkɑmɛntər ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts, ɪt ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ ʃoʊ ɪt əˈgɛnst ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə steɪt. θim əv ðə deɪ ɪz sərˈvaɪvəl ɪt tʊk lɑ mɑn ənˈtɪl ðə kju tɪ gɪt ðə lɛd. ˌoʊˈleɪ mɪs wɑz ə 1 pɔɪnt geɪm ɪn ðə steɪt wən ɔn ə læst ˈmɪnət draɪv. ˈluzɪz ɪf ˈjuˈviˈeɪ pʊt ɪn ðɛr ˈbæˌkəp tɪ stɑrt ðə geɪm. oʊˈhaɪoʊ steɪt lʊks laɪk kræp əˈgɛnst ˈneɪvi, kloʊz ənˈtɪl ˈhæfˈweɪ θru ðə ˈdəzənt hæv ə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri, ˈɔlˌmoʊst geɪv ɪt əˈweɪ əˈgɛnst ˈɑbərn wɑz kloʊz fər ə waɪl, bət ju kænt arky*. aɪ wɔnt ˈjuˈɛs tɪ wɪn baɪ 45 ənd ˈsɛpərˌeɪt frəm ɔl ðiz træʃ priˈtɛndərz. ˈmeɪbi wɪl liv səm skræps əv mit əˈlɔŋ ðə treɪl əp ˈʧæmpiənz ˈmaʊntən, træʃ priˈtɛndərz. jul stɪl daɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə klaɪm, bət æt list jul du soʊ wɪθ səm pis əv ə ˈwɪnər ˌɪnˈsaɪd jʊr duˈɑdənəm. ʃʊr ɪˈnəf, ˈflɔrɪdə steɪt ʤəmps aʊt tɪ ə lɛd. wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ˈdɑmənəns bɪˈkəmz ə ˈhæbət? dɪz ðə ˈmaɪti blu weɪl ˈivɪn kənˈsɪdər ðə krɪl ɪt kənˈsumz ɛz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈəðər ðən ruˈtin? wʊd ðə sən rɪˈgɑrd ɑr ˈplænət ɛz məʧ mɔr ˈtiˈeɪʧ həz ə lɔt əv ˈfeɪvər ɪn hɪz geɪm wɛl, ðət kʊd min ə lɔt əv θɪŋz. brɛt ən əˈkɑmplɪʃt ˈʧæmpiən, ˈæftər ɔl, ənd ə təf kəmˈpɛtɪtər hu lɛft ɪt ɔl ɔn ðə fild ˈɛvəri geɪm. ʃʊr, ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə steɪt ˈkloʊzɪz θɪŋz tɪ ˈsɛvən pɔɪnts baɪ ˈhæfˌtaɪm. bət ðɪs ɪz ˈflɔrɪdə steɪt. ðɛrz noʊ kɔz fər əˈlɑrm. ˈhoʊli hɛl wi ər aʊt əv. ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ðæts nɑt aɪˈdil ˈmɪdˌweɪ θru ðə θərd kˈwɔrtər, bət əm su aɪ doʊnt ˈriˌkɔl ˈbərnɪŋ ɔl əv ɑr ɪn ðə kˈwɔrtər sɪns ðə ʤɛf ˈboʊdən deɪz. ðɛrz noʊ nid tɪ ˌɪnˈvoʊk ʤɛf ˈboʊdən. ðɪs ˈɪzənt səm dɪˈzæstər əv ə tim ðət wɪl gɪt ʃət aʊt baɪ weɪk ˈfɔrɪst æt eɪʧ jəp ɪts laɪk ɪm ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ əˈgɛn, noʊ ənd kænt si ə ˈseɪfti. ɔl wi nid naʊ ɪz ðɛm tɪ pleɪ ʤɛf mˈjuzɪk. ɪf aɪ si ɪm ɔn ðə fild, raɪt ə feɪd pæs ɪz θroʊn, ɪm goʊɪŋ tɪ kɪl ˈsəmˌwən. weɪt, ər ju traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈsəmən ʤɛf ˈboʊdən? waɪ wʊd ju du ðət? ðɪs lʊks laɪk ə ˈbɑbi ˈboʊdən tim ðət wɑz kloʊz. ˈɛniˌweɪ, ðoʊ θɪŋz doʊnt lʊk ɪkˈstrimli smuð ɪn ðə θərd kˈwɔrtər, ˈflɔrɪdə steɪt stɪl aʊtˈskɔrz ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə steɪt tɛn tɪ ðɪs lʊks laɪk ðə oʊld naʊ hoʊld ɔn ʤɪst ə ˈsɛkənd. ʤɪst wiks əˈgoʊ ju wər ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪm biɪŋ ðə bɛst koʊʧ ɪn ðə ku aɪ θɪŋk ˈwɪnstən lʊks laɪk hi ɪz ə ˈfrɛʃmən ˈstɑrtɪŋ hɪz fərst geɪm ˈhoʊpfəli hi gɪts ʧɛkt ɪn ˈmitɪŋz ðɪs wik, ɪts ˈbʊlˌʃɪt lʊk, əm ʤɪst seɪ aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli wɪʃ hi lʊkt laɪk hi dɪd ɛz ə ˈfrɛʃmən ˈstɑrtɪŋ hɪz fərst geɪm lɛts ʤɪst muv ɔn tɪ ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər. ˈʤɪmboʊz tim ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈrɪli ʃoʊ wət meɪks ðɛm ˈspɛʃəl ðɛr. əm ʤɪst ʃʊr əv ɪt. wət ðə fək ʤɪst ˈhæpənd???? ˈfəkɪŋ di əp. ðə. ˈfəkɪŋ. ˈmɪdəl. wət ðə ɑr gaɪz dɪˈzərv tɪ luz. ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt kəm tɪ pleɪ təˈdeɪ. aɪ θɔt mɑnˈwɛl wɑz ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl sər. hæv ju noʊ sɛns əv ɪts sæd wɪn aɪ doʊnt trəst tɪ lɛd ə draɪv, bət aɪ doʊnt. ɪz ʤɛf ˈboʊdən ˈrənɪŋ ðɪs əˈfɛns??? greɪt. ˈəndər ˈbitəˌlʤus lɔ, hiz naʊ revivified*. aɪ hoʊp jʊr ˈhæpi. put.this.away*. ðɪs dɪˈfɛns ɪz bɪɔnd jək filz laɪk 2012 wɪn wɛr jʊr ˈhæpi bət ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə geɪm ˈkɪndə səkt əv ɔl ðə pɔɪnts lɛft ɔn ðə bɔrd ɔl əv ðɪs fər ə geɪm ɪn wɪʧ ˈflɔrɪdə steɪt ˈnɛvər treɪld. ˈwɛlkəm tɪ spleenville*, 'noʊlz fænz. ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə tɪrz əv ənˈfæðəməbəl ˈsædnəs, ənd traɪ tɪ kɔl ə ˈtrəstɪd frɛnd ər ˈrɛlətɪv ˌbiˈfɔr ju sɛnd ðət krɪs rɪks wɪθ ə ˈhaɪsmən" keɪk tɪ ðə æθˈlɛtɪk dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɪn peɪn: ðɛr ɪz ˈrɪli ˈoʊnli wən kˈwɛʃən lɛft ˌəˈnænsərd baɪ lɔs tɪ ˈʤɔrʤə: 8 həz ðə nu bɪˈkəm kˈwɪtɪŋ wɪn wɪr ˈgɪtɪŋ wupt? wɛl, ɪt ɪz naʊ. ɪf ju wɔʧt ˈsɪrəˌkjuz pleɪ ˌvɪləˈnoʊvə, aɪ fil ˈsɑri fər ju ənd hoʊp ðət, ɪf ˈpərgəˌtɔri ɪz ril, ju ər ˈgɪvɪn ˈkrɛdɪt fər ðə taɪm ju spɛnt duɪŋ soʊ. ðɪs wɑz ə ˈfʊtˌbɔl geɪm ˌɪˈmæʤənd baɪ bɪˈkəz ɪt hæd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ: ən ˈluməˌnɛri ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ hɪz ˈtælənts æl groʊ ɪz ˈtɪpɪŋ ˈɛvəri wən əv ɑr pleɪz nɑt ʃʊr ðæts ə gʊd saɪn ə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk hu ˈpənʧɪz hɪz weɪ ɔf ðə fild ˈlɪsən, ˈɛvəri ˈproʊˌgræm nidz ə weɪ əv dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɑr ˈstɑrtɪŋ pənʧt ə gaɪ. tɪ iʧ hɪz oʊn waɪ wʊd ju ˈivɪn ˈbɑðər tɪ pənʧ ə gaɪ ɪn ə ˈhɛlmət? ...ənˈlɛs ju pənʧt ɪm ɪn ðə θroʊt ðət wʊd bi ˈifɛktɪv)? goʊlz fər hæf: doʊnt pənʧ ˈɛnibədi ənd gɪt kɔt θroʊ æt list wən ˈfɔrwərd pæs ɪn bɪtˈwin ðə hæʃ mɑrks steɪ wɪˈθɪn 2 fit əv ˈnoʊvə rən ðə ˈfəkɪŋ bɔl ˈbəbəl skrin ɪn ˌmɑdərˈeɪʃən ənd ˈsɪrəˌkjuz fænz ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ˌvɪləˈnoʊvə ˈmɪsɪŋ ə fild goʊl æt ðə ɛnd əv ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən. ˈhoʊli hɛl! ðɛr ɪz ə gɑd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! waʊ waʊ! ˈhoʊli ʃɪt! dɪd ɑr əˈfɛns ˈivɪn hæv ðə bɔl ðɪs hæf ˈminˌwaɪl, weɪk ˈfɔrɪst wɑz ðə ˈvɪktɪm əv tweets*. weɪk ˈfɔrɪst həz 7 pənts ənd 9 kəmˈplitɪd ˈpæsɪz. ˈædəm roʊ (@bluedevillair*) ˈɔgəst 29 2014 ðoʊz wər nɑt ðə ˈfaɪnəl stəˈtɪstɪks, sər. ðə ˈdimən ˈdikənz hæd twɛlv kəmˈplitɪd ˈpæsɪz. (ənd 10 pənts.) bɪg tɛn hɛˈloʊ, ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn! noʊ ˈɛvədəns ðət wi doʊnt hæv 47 mɔr kˈwɔrtərz əv ðɪs fərst wən ɪn ɑr fˈjuʧər. ðə sæd θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈluzɪŋ ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɪz ðət ju doʊnt gɪt ə haɪər dræft pɪk. ðɛrz noʊ ˈpɛrəti rulz tɪ hɛlp ju aʊt. bɪˈzɑr stɛps bæk ðə læst 2 jɪrz. wət ɪf ðɪs ɪz ðə jɪr wi "ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn" ˈɛvriˌwən ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈgɪtɪŋ "northwesterned*"? ju məst bi nu hir ˌgʊdˈbaɪ, ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn! heɪ, wi ˈfaɪnəli ʤɔɪnd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk! ðə bɛst ˈraɪtərz kən kənˈveɪ əˈθɛnɪk ənd ˈminɪŋfəl ˈiˌmoʊʃən ɪn ʤɪst ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv wərdz, soʊ wi əˈplɔd ʧæmˈpeɪn rum kənˈtrɪbjətər ˈɛrən rɛnʧ fər hɪz ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ðət saɪts geɪm θrɛd fər ə sˈləgɪʃ ˈkəmˌbæk ˈoʊvər ˈjəŋzˌtaʊn steɪt: ðɪs ɪz ˈstupɪd. jɛs ɪt wɑz, ˈɛrən. jɛs ɪt wɑz. ˈrəðər ðən pʊl ˈɛni ʧɔɪs ˈaɪtəmz frəm blæk hɑrt goʊld pænts, aɪ wɪl ʃɛr wɪθ ju ðɪs nit trɪk. goʊ tɪ ðɛr ˈoʊpən θrɛd fər ðə ˈnɔrðərn geɪm. ˈɛnər ðə faɪnd kəˈmænd fər jʊr ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm fər ˈwɪndoʊz, fər mæk). taɪp ɪn "ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl." ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðət ðɛr ər mɔr rɪˈzəlts ðən ju hæv ˈfɪŋgərz. nəˈbræskə bit ˈflɔrɪdə əˈtlæntɪk ɔl ʃʊd bi wɛl ɪn ðɛn. wɛl, əˈbaʊt ðət. ˈfʊtˌbɔl geɪm ər ˈsərkəs? aɪ hæv bɪn ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs sɪns aɪ əraɪvd hoʊm frəm ðə geɪm læst wɪl ˈprɛfəs ðɪs poʊst baɪ seɪɪŋ əm ˈnɪrli 60 ənd hæv hæd maɪ sits ɪn məˈmɔriəl ˈsteɪdiəm fər ˈoʊvər 30 jɪrz. aɪ ˈfʊli ˌəndərˈstænd wət səm ɛz ə nid tɪ ˈkeɪtər tɪ ðə dɪˈzaɪərz əv ɔl ðə jəŋ haɪ skul ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪərz wi ər traɪɪŋ tɪ rɪˈkrut bət aɪ æm ˈwəndərɪŋ ɪf ðɪs meɪ bi æt ðə kɔst əv ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪŋ səm əv ðə ˈoʊldər fæn beɪs səʧ ɛz ˈwəndərɪŋ ɪf ˈɛniˌwən ɛls fɛlt laɪk ðə geɪm ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ wɑz mɔr laɪk ə ˈsərkəs ər ˈkɑrnəvəl ðən ə ˈfʊtˌbɔl geɪm? tɪ mˈjuzɪk wɑz weɪ tu weɪ tu ˈɔfən ənd ɪn maɪ əˈpɪnjən ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪˈtræktɪd frəm ðə hoʊl geɪm ʃʊr wət tɪ θɪŋk əv ðə ˈwiˌfi əv ðə ˈtɛkˌstɪŋ ˌɛtˈsɛtərə ɔn ðə sɛl foʊnz wɑz ɪˈnəf tɪ draɪv mi ˈkreɪzi ənd naʊ ðə fænz ər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈlæpˌtɑps ənd ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðɛm əp ɪn ðə ɛr tɪ teɪk əv ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈwərθˈwaɪl biɪŋ ʃoʊn ɔn ðə bɪg skrin, wi ər æst tɪ tɛkst ɪn ˈwɛðər wi prɪˈfər ðə ər ðə rɛd foʊm hæts! ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd laɪnz æt ðə kənˈsɛʃənz fər ˈdɛbɪt kɑrdz ɪz əˈnəðər θɪŋ ðət əm ʃʊr wɪl ˈrɪli əˈpil tɪ səm bət ɪz ɪt ˈrɪli ðət hɑrd tɪ ˈkɛri ə fju bəks kæʃ tɪ baɪ ə ˈsoʊdə ənd ə dɔg? maɪ 17 jɪr oʊld ˈgrændˌsən əˈtɛndz ˈɛvəri geɪm wɪθ mi ənd həz sɪns hi wɑz 7 ər 8 ənd ˈivɪn hi θɔt ðə hoʊl ˈriˈmeɪk wɑz ə bɪt məʧ. aɪ æm nɑt ə ˈpərsən hu meɪks snæp dɪˈsɪʒənz bət æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn nɑt ʃʊr aɪl rɪˈnu maɪ 4 sits fər nɛkst noʊ ˈmɛni ɔn hir wɪl dɪsəˈgri wɪθ mi ənd seɪ "gʊd ˈmeɪbi səm ril fænz wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ baɪ ðoʊz ˈtɪkɪts". ʤɪst ˈwəndərɪŋ wət ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls θɪŋks? goʊ bɪg rɛd! doʊnt əˈsum hi minz ˈaɪˌpædz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈlæpˌtɑps. teɪk ðə mæn æt hɪz wərd ənd ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈhənərdz əv nəˈbræskə fænz ˈhoʊldɪŋ əp ənd ˈʃaʊtɪŋ "haʊ ðə hɛl du ju zum ɪn ɔn ðɪs θɪŋ?" bɪg 12 ɪts nɑt ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈʃeɪmfəl ðət ˈaɪəwə steɪt lɔst tɪ ðə bɛst tim ənd ə skwɑd ðət tʊk daʊn ˈkænzəs steɪt ɪn wik 1 læst ˈsizən. nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə steɪts ˈlaɪkli ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛni ˈnəmbər əv ˈproʊˌgræmz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈəðərz ɪn ðə paʊər ˈkɑnfərənsəz. (wɪr əˈsumɪŋ ju ɔˈrɛdi stɑpt ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs wik, weɪk ˈfɔrɪst.) doʊnt lɛt ðət stɑp ju frəm ˈfrikɪŋ ðə hɛl aʊt ɔl ðə seɪm, sɪˈkloʊnz fænz. maɪ ˈskrimɪŋ həz lɛd ðə waɪf ˈaʊtˈsaɪd tɪ klin ɑr kɑz!!! ˈmɛrid laɪf həz ɪts pərks maɪn wɔkt tɪ ðə stɔr ˈaɪəwə steɪt. ðə tim ˈhɪstəri ˈhæpənz əˈgɛnst. ˈsəmˌbɑdi ʃʊd pʊt ðət wən ɔn ə ˈtiˌsərt. æt ðə rɪsk əv ˈsaʊndɪŋ laɪk ə kəmˈplit bitch-ass*... æt wət pɔɪnt du wi ʤɪst kət ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈproʊˌgræm ənd gɪv ɔl ðə ˈməni tɪ ðə ˈfaɪtɪŋ hoibergs*? aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz ɪn ðə dsm-iv*, sər ər mæm. ðæts wət gɑt ˈjuˈɛs hir. ðə ˈmoʊmənt θɪŋz ˈstɑrtɪd goʊɪŋ rɔŋ ðə tim ˈstɑrtɪd ˈlɛtɪŋ ðət vɔɪs ˈɪntu ðɛr hɛdz ðət ˈwɪspərd "jʊr ðə sɪˈkloʊnz. ju sək ənd ju ˈɔlˌweɪz wɪl. waɪ dɪd ju ˈɛvər θɪŋk ˈəðərˌwaɪz?". bənd reɪʤ wɛnt daʊn ənd ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd. gɑt ɪt ɪˈʤɛktɪd ənd ɪt gɑt ˈlaʊdər. ˈtrɪbjun mɪst ðə tɪp. wɛnt daʊn. baɪ ðə taɪm miks wɛnt ɔf ɪt wɑz ˈdɛfənɪŋ ənd hæd sprɛd tɪ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi. wi ʃoʊd, ɪn ðə fərst kˈwɔrtər, ðət wi kən pleɪ ðɪs geɪm. bət wɪn wi lɔst ɑr hɛdz ðə hoʊl θɪŋ fɛl əˈpɑrt. ðɛr həz tɪ bi ə ˈhɛlθiər ˈaʊˌtlʊk tɪ ɪmˈbreɪs ɪn eɪmz. məʧ ˈbɛtər! dɪd nɑt hæv ə fən trɪp tɪ ˈʃɑrlətsˌvɪl. gɪt ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ boʊl. ðə bruɪnz wər pleɪgd baɪ tu ˈlɪtəl pæs prəˈtɛkʃən ənd tu məʧ rɪˈspɛkt fər ˈəðərz. ɑr tim ɪz ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈjuˈviˈeɪ tu məʧ rɪˈspɛkt əˈfɛns ɪz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ ˈteɪkɪŋ bɛts. wɪl ðɪs geɪm ɛnd æt noʊ, ɑr dɪˈfɛns wɪl skɔr æt list wəns mɔr. (ðə wərldz ˈsædəst slɑt məˈʃin əˈlɑrm stɑrts ˈrɪŋɪŋ) aɪ θɔt oʊ laɪn wɑz fɪkst? ðæts wət ðoʊz dæm rɪˈpɛrˌmɛn toʊld ˈlændoʊ calrissian*. lɛts ʤɪst ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ɑr ʤiˈɑmətri ˈhoʊmˌwərk. wi dɪˈzərv tɪ luz ðɪs ɪz ˈbʊlˌʃɪt. bɪˈlivd ɑr oʊn haɪp. bruɪn ˌrɛvəˈluʃən? 1 ˌrɛvəˈluʃən minz ju kəm bæk tɪ ɪgˈzæktli wɛr ju ˈstɑrtɪd. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈfəkɪŋ pəˈθɛtɪk pərˈfɔrməns ðɪs, əv kɔrs, ɪz waɪ ˈsɛnʧəri fræns ˈdɪdənt wɪnd əp ɪn ðə ˈistərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr. liberté*é, éégalité*é, sən boʊl! æt list ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt həz tɪ dil wɪθ ˈbaʊnsɪŋ bæk frəm ə ˈrətgərz lɔs. ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm wɑz ɪn ʃɔrt səˈplaɪ ˈərli. ðɪs ɪz ðə geɪm aɪ ʃʊd hæv noʊn wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ, bət ˈsɪmpli ˈkʊdənt bɪˈliv ɪt wɑz ˈpɑsəbəl. aɪ nu wi kʊd bi ɔf tɪ ə ˈrəsti stɑrt, bət ðɪs ɪz dɪˈskərɪʤɪŋ, tɪ pʊt ɪt ˈmaɪldli. θæŋk ˈgʊdnɪs ðɛrz ə lɔt əv geɪm lɛft. ðæts ə gʊd θɪŋ, raɪt?. ju noʊ ðə bɛst pɑrt əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈkɑmɛnt? ɪts nɑt ˈivɪn ðə ɛnd əv ðə kˈwɔrtər. bət traɪ ɛz ju maɪt, ju ˈkænɑt kip ə gʊd daʊn, ˈmoʊstli bɪˈkəz ðɛr grist əp ənd double-jointed*. skɪp əˈhɛd tɪ ðə θərd kˈwɔrtər ənd bɪˈhoʊld ðə ˈkɑnfədɛns! ˈɛni daʊt ðeɪ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ skɔr 5 ðɪs hæf? aɪl teɪk 4 wɪθ ə əv kɔrs, ðɛn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt ˈfəmbəlz ə pənt ɪn ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər ənd gɪvz ˈrətgərz ðə bɔl æt ðə 50 wazzu*, mæn. faɪər ˈhælɪˌdeɪ pʊts əp ðə pərˈfɔrməns əv hɪz kərɪr ənd ðeɪ luz. 500 jɑrdz tɪ ˈrətgərz. pəˈθɛtɪk. haʊ ˈmɛni jɑrdz ər ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ər ˈɔrəˌgɑn goʊɪŋ tɪ pʊt əp? 800 1000 aɪ min, nɑt tɪ bi ə ʤərk, bət aɪ kaɪnd əv hoʊp soʊ. ˈðætɪd bi ɪkˈstrimli ˈɔsəm tɪ wɔʧ ɛz ə ˈnutrəl θərd ˈpɑrti. weɪt, wi ˈhævənt jɛt faʊnd ɑr skɑt əv ðə wik! aɪ heɪt tɪ bi ðət gaɪ bət ɪt məst bi sɛd. ðə əˈmaʊnt əv over-confidence*, ənd ˈkɑkinəs ɔn ðɪs bɔrd ɪn ðə tu wiks praɪər tɪ ˈkɪˌkɔf wɑz ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈlæfəbəl. dɪd noʊ wən rɪˈmɛmbər ðə læst ˈfʊtˌbɔl geɪm wi pleɪd? aɪ kən ˌəndərˈstænd ˈfɔrsəbli ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðət aʊt əv jʊr breɪn, bət ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl haʊ ˈkɑki ənd ʃʊr ðɪs kəmˈjunɪti wɑz wɪθ ˈkɑmɛnts kənˈsərnɪŋ haʊ "ˈrətgərz həz noʊ aɪˈdiə wət ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðɛm". ðɪs geɪm wɑz ə ˌriˈæləˌti ʧɛk. jɛs, ɑr əˈfɛnsɪv ɪz ˈbrutəl. bət dɪˈfɛnsɪvli, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈspɛʃəl timz ər ə treɪn rɛk. wi ˈfəmbəld æt ðə moʊst ˈkruʃəl ˈmoʊmənt ɪn ðə geɪm. dɪz ðɪs kəm ɛz ə səˈpraɪz? nɑt fər mi. wi ər stɪl wsu*. wɪr stɪl wən əv ðə ˈoʊnli skulz wɪθ ə ˈluzɪŋ ˈrɛkərd ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ənd jɛs wi stɪl "coug*" ɪt ɛz məʧ ɛz ɔl ðə ɔn hir wɔnt tɪ ˈwɑloʊ ɪn dɪˈnaɪəl kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt. wi meɪ snik səm mɔr wɪnz əˈweɪ ðɪs jɪr. ɪts ˈoʊnli geɪm wən. hɛl, wi maɪt meɪk əˈnəðər boʊl. bət ˈnɛvər. ˈnɛvər. ʃʊd fænz gɪt ˈkɑki ənd ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ bit ˈɛniˌwən æt ɔl. ðə ˈsunər wi əkˈsɛpt ðɪs, ðə lɛs peɪn wi wɪl hæv tɪ ˌɪnˈflɪkt ɔn ɑrˈsɛlvz. ɑr ˈnəmbər wən əˈpoʊnənt wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi "wsu*" ənd nɑt "ˈrətgərz" ər "kæl". ɪts ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ɑr ˈproʊˌgræm, ənd ənˈtɪl wi ˌdɪˈsaɪd wi wɔnt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðət kaɪnd əv ˈkəlʧər ɪt wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ðət weɪ. ˈmeɪbi ðɪs jɪr wi kən gɪt ˈoʊvər ðət həmp, bət fər naʊ pliz stɑp ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlvz wɪθ ˈkɑkinəs wi ər ɪn noʊ pəˈzɪʃən tɪ hæv. bət ɪf ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪts noʊ. 1 əˈpoʊnənt ɪz ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt ðət minz ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz luz noʊ ˈmætər wət. ðæts dɑrk stəf. sɛk ˈvændərbɪlt fænz hæd tɪ steɪ əp leɪt θæŋks tɪ ə reɪn dɪˈleɪ, bət ˈʃʊrli ˈɪtəd bi wərθ ɪt tɪ wɔʧ ðə bit əp ɔn ə ˈtɛmpəl tim ðət wɛnt læst ˈsizən. ˈʃʊrli. wət ˈjunəˌvərs æm aɪ ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðɪs geɪm ɪn? ˈvændərbɪlt ɪz ˈlidɪŋ ɪn tərmz əv ˈligəl ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən, ˈluzɪŋ ɪn tərmz əv ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz. aɪ ˈfəkɪŋ heɪt ˈɛvəri ˈəðər tim ɪn ˈfʊtˌbɔl. ˈminˌwaɪl, ɑr ˈʤinjəs dɪˈfɛnsɪv maɪnd ɪz ˈlivɪŋ mɔr speɪs bɪtˈwin dɪˈfɛndərz ənd rɪˈsivərz ðən ə ˈmɔrmən ˈpɪkˌnɪk ənd ɑr əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn wʊd bi ˈbɛtər ɪf ɪt wər spreɪd ɔn ðə fild wɪθ ðət wərld kəp ˈmɑrkər stəf. aɪ heɪt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ðɪs ɪz haʊ ˈpipəl wɪnd əp ɪn ʤeɪl. ɪz ɪt tu leɪt tɪ kɔl ðə sən bɛlt? aɪd seɪ ðɪs ɪz rɑk ˈbɑtəm bət aɪ θɔt ðət 10 mɪn əˈgoʊ ənd soʊ prɪˈzuməbli wi peɪd ˈtɛmpəl ə lɔt əv ˈməni tɪ du ðɪs tɪ ˈjuˈɛs? wɛl, ðɛn. pərˈhæps ðə ˈwɪzdəm əv ən ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈɛldər kən prəˈvaɪd ju wɪθ səm pərˈspɛktɪv ənd hɛlp ju si ðət ðɪs ˈwəzənt ˈrɪli soʊ bæd. θæŋks fər ˈnəθɪŋ, olddude*. ənd doʊnt goʊ ˈbleɪmɪŋ jʊr wərd pər ˈmɪnət dɪˈfɪʃənsiz ɔn ˈdɛrɪk ˈmeɪsən. nɛkst wik: ˈmɛrələnd həz tɪ goʊ tɪ ˈtæmpə ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðət ˈwɔrənt ɪz səm oʊld ˈbʊlˌʃɪt! ˈbərbən strit pɔl ˈʤɑnsən! mɑrk ˈhɛlfrɪk tərnz aʊt tɪ bi ə ˈmænəkɪn ɔn tɔp əv ə ˈrɛkərd pleɪər! stiv ˈspəriər faɪts wɪθ ə ˈpaɪrət ənd ðɛn ˈkoʊʧɪz ə ˈfʊtˌbɔl geɪm tu deɪz ˈleɪtər! ˈflɔrɪdə maɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli hæv tɪ rən ən əˈfɛnsɪv pleɪ! ˈhoʊpfəli nɑt! ðɪs ɪz wət ðə ɪz fər, aɪ θɪŋk!
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if you came here looking for brian cook, schadenfreude grandmaster, i have some bad news:
announcement: i have retired from twis duties. it will still run at sbnation, but under a new caretaker. — mgoblog (@mgoblog) august 31, 2014
i know, i know. this is a tragedy, and i will be much worse than brian at presenting our sport's most batshit internet users. you should write a letter to your congressperson today. after all, you pay their salary, and if congress is just going to sit idly by while this week in schadenfreude falls to shit, then maybe general cornwallis was the real winner in the end.
in the meantime, let us begin at the top with florida state, reigning national champion and overwhelming preseason favorite. a titan of a program, blessed with professional-grade talent at nearly every position and a staff that knows how to use it for maximum destruction. this is a different and better team than the one you root for, and, as this confident tomahawk nation commenter demonstrates, it intends to show it against oklahoma state.
theme of the day is survival
it took la mon until the 4th q to get the lead.
ole miss was a 1 point game in the 4th
nc state won on a last minute td drive.
ucla loses if uva put in their backup qb to start the game.
ohio state looks like crap against navy, close until halfway through the 4th
bama doesn't have a secondary, almost gave it away against fsu send-offs
auburn was close for a while, but you can't out-arky arky. i want us to win by 45 and separate from all these trash pretenders.
maybe fsu will leave some scraps of meat along the trail up champions mountain, trash pretenders. you'll still die making the climb, but at least you'll do so with some piece of a winner inside your two-star duodenum.
sure enough, florida state jumps out to a 17-0 lead. what happens when dominance becomes a habit? does the mighty blue whale even consider the krill it consumes as anything other than routine? would the sun regard our planet as much more th --
jameis has a lot of favre in his game
well, that could mean a lot of things. brett favre's an accomplished champion, after all, and a tough competitor who left it all on the field every game. sure, oklahoma state closes things to seven points by halftime. but this is florida state. there's no cause for alarm.
holy hell we are out of timeouts.
ok, that's not ideal midway through the third quarter, but i'm su --
i don't recall burning all of our timeouts in the 3rd quarter since the jeff bowden days.
there's no need to invoke jeff bowden. this isn't some disaster of a team that will get shut out by wake forest at h --
yup
its like im in college again, no timeouts and qb cant see a safety. all we need now is them to play jeff bowdens music. if i see him on the field, right boefre a fade pass is thrown, im going to fuckin kill someone.
wait, are you trying to summon jeff bowden? why would you do that?
this looks like a bobby bowden team
that was close. anyway, though things don't look extremely smooth in the third quarter, florida state still outscores oklahoma state ten to thr --
this looks like the old jimbo
now hold on just a second. just weeks ago you were talking about him being the best coach in the cou --
i think winston looks like he is a freshman qb starting his first game
hopefully he gets checked in meetings this week, it's bullshit
look, i'm just say --
i actually wish he looked like he did as a freshman starting his first game
let's just move on to the fourth quarter. jimbo's team is going to really show what makes them special there. i'm just sure of it.
what the fuck
just happened????
fuckthis fucking d
up. the. fucking. middle.
what the fuukckckckckckckckckckkckckcck
our guys deserve to lose. they didn't come to play today.
i thought manuel was in the nfl
sir. have you no sense of decenc --
it's sad when i don't trust jameis to lead a drive, but i don't.
is jeff bowden running this offense???
great. under beetlejuice law, he's now revivified. i hope you're happy.
put.this.away.
this defense is beyond dissappointing
yuck
feels like 2012 win where your happy but watching the game kinda sucked cuz of all the points left on the board
all of this for a game in which florida state never trailed. welcome to spleenville, 'noles fans. enjoy the tears of unfathomable sadness, and try to call a trusted friend or relative before you send that "jameis = chris rix with a heisman" cake to the athletic department.
elsewhere in pain:
acc
there is really only one question left unanswered by clemson's 24-point loss to georgia:
8) has the new clemson-ing become quitting when we're getting whooped?
well, it is now.
if you watched syracuse play villanova, i feel sorry for you and hope that, if purgatory is real, you are given credit for the time you spent doing so. this was a football game imagined by stefon because it had everything:
an acc luminary demonstrating his talents ...
al groh is tipping every one of our plays
not sure that's a good sign
... a quarterback who punches his way off the field ...
listen, every program needs a way of distinguishing itself
our starting qb punched a guy. to each his own
why would you even bother to punch a guy in a helmet?
...unless you punched him in the throat ( that would be effective)?
goals for 2nd half:
don't punch anybody and get caught
throw at least one forward pass in between the hash marks
dbs stay within 2 feet of nova wrs
run the fucking ball
bubble screen in moderation
... and syracuse fans celebrating villanova missing a game-winning 25-yard field goal at the end of regulation.
holy hell!
there is a god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hahahahahahahahaha wow
wow! holy shit!
did our offense even have the ball this half
meanwhile, wake forest was the victim of cherry-picked tweets.
wake forest has 7 punts and 9 completed passes. — adam rowe (@bluedevillair) august 29, 2014
those were not the final statistics, sir. the demon deacons had twelve completed passes. (and 10 punts.)
big ten
hello, northwestern!
no evidence
that we don't have 47 more quarters of this first one in our future.
the sad thing about losing in college football is that you don't get a higher draft pick.
there's no parity rules to help you out. bizarre steps back the last 2 years.
what if this is the year . . .
we "northwestern" everyone . . . instead of getting "northwesterned"?
you must be new here
goodbye, northwestern!
hey, we finally joined facebook!
the best writers can convey authentic and meaningful emotion in just a handful of words, so we applaud champaign room contributor aaron rench for his economy in that site's game thread for a sluggish ilinois comeback over youngstown state:
this is stupid.
yes it was, aaron. yes it was.
rather than pull any choice items from black heart gold pants, i will share with you this neat trick. go to their open thread for the northern iowa-iowa game. enter the find command for your operating system (ctrl-f for windows, command-f for mac). type in "horizontal." enjoy that there are more results than you have fingers.
nebraska beat florida atlantic 55-7. all should be well in huskervania then. well, about that.
football game or circus?
i have been thinking about this since i arrived home from the game last night.i will preface this post by saying i'm nearly 60 and have had my seats in memorial stadium for over 30 years. i fully understand what some percieve as a need to cater to the desires of all the young high school football players we are trying to recruit but i am wondering if this may be at the cost of alienating some of the older fan base such as myself.i'm wondering if anyone else felt like the game yesterday was more like a circus or carnival than a football game? to me,the music was way too loud,played way too often and in my opinion actually detracted from the whole game experience.not sure what to think of the wifi deal,all of the texting etc on the cell phones was enough to drive me crazy and now the fans are bringing laptops and holding them up in the air to take photos.instead of something worthwhile being shown on the big screen, we are asked to text in whether we prefer the cornheads or the red foam hats! dedicated lines at the concessions for debit cards is another thing that i'm sure will really appeal to some but is it really that hard to carry a few bucks cash to buy a soda and a dog? my 17 year old grandson attends every game with me and has since he was 7 or 8 and even he thought the whole remake was a bit much. i am not a person who makes snap decisions but at this point in time,i'm not sure i'll renew my 4 seats for next year......i know many on here will disagree with me and say "good maybe some real fans will be able to buy those tickets". just wondering what everyone else thinks? go big red!
don't assume he means ipads instead of laptops. take the man at his word and imagine hundreds of nebraska fans holding up dells and shouting "how the hell do you zoom in on this thing?"
big 12
it's not entirely shameful that iowa state lost to the best fcs team and a squad that took down kansas state in week 1 last season. north dakota state's likely better than any number of fbs programs, including others in the power conferences. (we're assuming you already stopped reading this week, wake forest.)
don't let that stop you from freaking the hell out all the same, cyclones fans.
my screaming has led the wife outside
to clean our cars!!! haha married life has its perks
mine walked to the store
iowa state.
the team history happens against.
somebody should put that one on a t-shirt.
at the risk of sounding like a complete bitch-ass...
at what point do we just cut the football program and give all the money to the fighting hoibergs?
i don't think this is in the dsm-iv, sir or ma'am.
headfuckery
that's what got us here. the moment things started going wrong the team started letting that voice into their heads that whispered "you're the cyclones. you suck and you always will. why did you ever think otherwise?". bund rage went down and it started. cotton-motoya got it ejected and it got louder. tribune missed the tip. farniok went down. by the time meeks went off it was deafening and had spread to everybody. we showed, in the first quarter, that we can play this game. but when we lost our heads the whole thing fell apart.
there has to be a healthier outlook to embrace in ames.
much better!
pac-12
ucla did not have a fun trip to charlottesville.
get excited
holiday bowl.
the bruins were plagued by too little pass protection and too much respect for others.
our team is giving uva too much respect
offense is disappointing
taking bets.
will this game end at 7-0?
no, our defense will score at least once more.
(the world's saddest slot machine alarm starts ringing)
i thought o line was fixed?
that's what those damn repairmen told lando calrissian. let's just focus on our geometry homework.
we deserve to lose
this is bullshit. believed our own hype. bruin revolution? 1 revolution means you come back to exactly where you started. this is a fucking pathetic performance
this, of course, is why 18th century france didn't wind up in the eastern hemisphere. liberté, égalité, sun bowl!
at least ucla's 1-0. washington state has to deal with bouncing back from a rutgers loss. optimism was in short supply early.
this is the game i should have known was coming, but simply couldn't believe it was possible.
i knew we could be off to a rusty start, but this is discouraging, to put it mildly. thank goodness there's a lot of game left. that's a good thing, right? haha.
you know the best part about this comment?
it's not even the end of the 1st quarter.
but try as you might, you cannot keep a good coug down, mostly because they're greased up and double-jointed. skip ahead to the third quarter and behold the confidence!
any doubt they are going to score 5 td's this half?
i'll take 4 with a fg
of course, then washington state fumbles a punt in the fourth quarter and gives rutgers the ball at the 50.
fucnkgin wazzu, man.
fire breske
halliday puts up the performance of his career and they lose. 500+ yards to rutgers. pathetic. how many yards are arizona or oregon going to put up? 800? 1000?
i mean, not to be a jerk, but i kind of hope so. that'd be extremely awesome to watch as a neutral third party.
wait, we haven't yet found our scott tenorman of the week!
i hate to be that guy
but it must be said. the amount of over-confidence, and cockiness on this board in the two weeks prior to kickoff was absolutely laughable. did no one remember the last football game we played? i can understand forcibly pushing that out of your brain, but it was incredible how cocky and sure this community was with comments concerning how "rutgers has no idea what is coming to them". this game was a reality check. yes, our offensive is brutal. but defensively, as well as special teams are a train wreck. we fumbled at the most crucial moment in the game. does this come as a surprise? not for me. we are still wsu. we're still one of the only p5 schools with a losing record overall, and yes we still "coug" it as much as all the mods on here want to wallow in denial concerning the subject. we may sneak some more wins away this year. it's only game one. hell, we might make another bowl. but never. never. should coug fans get cocky and expect to beat anyone at all. the sooner we accept this, the less pain we will have to inflict on ourselves. our number one opponent will always be "wsu" and not "rutgers" or "cal". it's the nature of our program, and until we decide we want to change that kind of culture it will always be that way. maybe this year we can get over that hump, but for now please stop embarrassing yourselves with cockiness we are in no position to have.
but if washington state's no. 1 opponent is washington state ... that means washington state ... will always lose ... no matter what. that's dark stuff.
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vanderbilt fans had to stay up late thanks to a rain delay, but surely it'd be worth it to watch the commodores beat up on a temple team that went 2-10 last season.
surely.
what universe am i watching this game in?
vanderbilt is leading in terms of legal documentation, losing in terms of touchdowns.
i fucking hate every other team in football.
meanwhile, our genius defensive mind is leaving more space between defenders and receivers than a mormon picnic and our offensive line would be better if it were sprayed on the field with that world cup marker stuff.
i hate everything. this is how people wind up in jail.
is it too late
to call the sun belt?
i'd say this is rock bottom but i thought that 10 min ago
and so presumably we paid temple a lot of money to do this to us?
well, then. perhaps the wisdom of an experienced elder can provide you with some perspective and help you see that this wasn't really so bad.
thanks for nothing, olddude. and don't go blaming your word per minute deficiencies on derek mason.
next week: maryland has to go to tampa even though that warrant is some old bullshit! bourbon street paul johnson! mark helfrich turns out to be a mannequin on top of a record player! steve spurrier fights with a pirate and then coaches a football game two days later! florida might actually have to run an offensive play! hopefully not! this is what the fcc is for, i think!
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ɪn ðɛr ər ˈmɛni weɪz əv ˈtɛstɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpʃənz ɪn tɛst koʊd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɪdiəm @rul wɪθ ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. ɛz əv ˈʤɑvə 8 wi hæv əˈnəðər weɪ əv ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ɪkˈsɛpʃənz: wɪθ ˈlæmdə ɪkˈsprɛʃənz. ɪn ðɪs ʃɔrt blɔg poʊst aɪ wɪl ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ə ˈsɪmpəl ɪgˈzæmpəl haʊ wən kən ˈjutəˌlaɪz ðə paʊər əv ˈʤɑvə 8 ənd ˈlæmdə ɪkˈsprɛʃənz tɪ tɛst ɪkˈsɛpʃənz ɪn. noʊt: ðə ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən fər ˈraɪtɪŋ ðɪs blɔg poʊst wɑz ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt peɪʤ: ˈʤɑvə ˈlæmdə ɪkˈsprɛʃənz wɪl meɪk rɪˈdəndənt. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt bi meɪnˈteɪnd ˈɛni ˈlɔŋgər ˈsɪstəm ˈəndər tɛst wi wɪl tɛst ɪkˈsɛpʃənz θroʊn baɪ ðə bɪˈloʊ 2 ˈklæsɪz. ðə fərst wən: klæs ˈpəblɪk vɔɪd θroʊ nu ɪkˈsɛpʃən əˈkərd" ˈpəblɪk vɔɪd buˈliən bi θroʊ nu ɪkˈsɛpʃən əˈkərd" nu "ˌɪˈligəl steɪt" ənd ðə ˈsɛkənd: klæs ˈpəblɪk θroʊz ɪkˈsɛpʃən θroʊ nu ɪkˈsɛpʃən "kənˈstrəktər ɪkˈsɛpʃən əˈkərd" ˈpəblɪk buˈliən θroʊz ɪkˈsɛpʃən θroʊ nu ɪkˈsɛpʃən "kənˈstrəktər ɪkˈsɛpʃən əˈkərd" dɪˈzaɪərd ˈsɪnˌtæks maɪ goʊl wɑz tɪ əˈʧiv ˈsɪnˌtæks kloʊz tɪ ðə wən aɪ hæd wɪθ ˈlaɪbrɛˌri: ˈpækɪʤ kɑm ɪkˈsɛpʃənz ˌɪmˈpɔrt ɔrg tɛst ˌɪmˈpɔrt ˈstætɪk kɑm ɪkˈsɛpʃənz ˈpəblɪk klæs @tɛst ˈpəblɪk vɔɪd nu ˈmɛθəd ˈrɛfərəns əˈsərʃənz klæs ɪkˈsɛpʃən əˈkərd" @tɛst ˈpəblɪk vɔɪd ˈlæmdə ɪkˈsprɛʃən nu tru əˈsərʃənz klæs ɪkˈsɛpʃən əˈkərd" klæs @tɛst ˈpəblɪk vɔɪd kənˈstrəktər ˈrɛfərəns nu əˈsərʃənz ɪkˈsɛpʃən klæs "kənˈstrəktər ɪkˈsɛpʃən əˈkərd" @tɛst ˈpəblɪk vɔɪd ˈlæmdə ɪkˈsprɛʃən nu tru əˈsərʃənz ɪkˈsɛpʃən klæs "kənˈstrəktər ɪkˈsɛpʃən əˈkərd" @tɛst ɪkˈspɛktɪd klæs ˈmeɪkɪŋ tɛst pæs ˈpəblɪk vɔɪd ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪkˈsɛpʃən nɑt θroʊn ˈsɪstəm aʊt noʊt: ðə ædˈvæntɪʤ ˈoʊvər ɪz ðət wi wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ tɛst kənˈstrəktərz ðət θroʊ ɪkˈsɛpʃənz. kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə ‘‘library’*’ ˈʃʊgər ɪz ə ˈstætɪk ˈfæktəri ˈmɛθəd kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə nu ˈɪnstəns əv wɪθ ə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ kɔt ɪkˈsɛpʃən. ˈpækɪʤ kɑm ɪkˈsɛpʃənz ˈpəblɪk klæs ˈpəblɪk ˈstætɪk traɪ kæʧ kɔt rɪˈtərn nu kɔt θroʊ nu ˈəðər ˈmɛθədz oʊˈmɪtɪd fər naʊ ðə ɪz ə wɪʧ ˈɪnstənsɪz kən bi kriˈeɪtɪd wɪθ ˈlæmdə ɪkˈsprɛʃənz, ˈmɛθəd ˈrɛfərənsɪz, ər kənˈstrəktər ˈrɛfərənsɪz. əkˈsɛptɪŋ wɪl ɪkˈspɛkt ənd bi ˈrɛdi tɪ ˈhændəl ən ɪkˈsɛpʃən. ˈpəblɪk ˈɪnərˌfeɪs vɔɪd θroʊz əˈsərʃənz tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ əp, wi nid tɪ kriˈeɪt səm əˈsərʃənz soʊ wi kən ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ɑr ɪn tɛst koʊd rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpʃənz. ɪn fækt, ɪz ə kaɪnd əv ˈkəstəm əˈsərʃən prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ə weɪ tɪ ˈfluəntli ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ðə kɔt ɪkˈsɛpʃən. ɪn ðə bɪˈloʊ koʊd aɪ juzd tɪ kriˈeɪt əˈsərʃənz. ðə fʊl sɔrs əv klæs: ˈpækɪʤ kɑm ɪkˈsɛpʃənz ˌɪmˈpɔrt ɔrg ˌɪmˈpɔrt ɔrg əˈsərt ˈpəblɪk klæs ˈpəblɪk ˈstætɪk traɪ kæʧ kɔt rɪˈtərn nu kɔt θroʊ nu ˈpraɪvət ˈfaɪnəl kɔt ˈpəblɪk kɔt ðɪs kɔt kɔt ˈpəblɪk klæs ɪkˈstɛndz əˈsərt kɔt ˈisə klæs rɪˈtərn ðɪs ˈpəblɪk strɪŋ əˈsərt kɔt rɪˈtərn ðɪs ˈpəblɪk əˈsərt kɔt rɪˈtərn ðɪs ˈpəblɪk klæs ɪkˈstɛndz əˈsərt kɔt əˈsərt kɔt ˈisə klæs rɪˈtərn ðɪs ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən ɪn keɪs ju juz ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, ju kən ˈizəli kriˈeɪt ˈvərʒən əv ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðət prəˈvaɪdz ˈmɛni ˈjusfəl əˈsərʃənz out-of-the-box*. ðə ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðət klæs ɪz ˈivɪn ˈsɪmpələr ðən wɪθ pərˈzɛnəd əˈbəv. ˈpækɪʤ kɑm ɪkˈsɛpʃənz ˌɪmˈpɔrt ɔrg kɔr əˈsərʃənz ˌɪmˈpɔrt ɔrg kɔr ˈpəblɪk klæs ˈpəblɪk ˈstætɪk traɪ kæʧ rɪˈtərn əˈsərʃənz θroʊ nu ən ɪgˈzæmpəl tɛst wɪθ ˈpəblɪk klæs @tɛst ˈpəblɪk vɔɪd nu klæs ɪkˈsɛpʃən əˈkərd" " "əˈkərd" "ɪkˈsɛpʃən" fræŋk ˈæpəl ɪn hɪz klin wɪθ ˈʤɑvə 8 poʊst səˈʤɛsts tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ ækt ənd əˈsərt ˈfeɪzɪz əv ðə tɛst fər ðə klɪr ˈvɪʒəwəl ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən (ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ˌridəˈbɪlɪti). ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz tɪ rɪˈtərn ðə (ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ɪn ən ækt feɪz əv ðə tɛst ənd ðɛn pæs ɪt fər əˈsərʃən ɪn ðə əˈsərt feɪz, soʊ ðə tɛst wɪl lʊk laɪk ðə bɪˈloʊ: @tɛst ˈpəblɪk vɔɪd əreɪnʤ nu ækt əˈsərt ɪkˈsɛpʃən əˈkərd" wɛr ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: ˈpəblɪk klæs ˈpəblɪk ˈstætɪk traɪ nɑt ɪkˈsɛpʃən wɑz θroʊn rɪˈtərn nəl kæʧ kɔt rɪˈtərn kɔt ˈsəməri wɪθ ʤɪst ˈkəpəl əv laɪnz əv koʊd, wi bɪlt kwaɪt kul koʊd ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈtɛstɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpʃənz ɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni əˈdɪʃənəl ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. ənd ðɪs wɑz ʤɪst ə stɑrt. ˈhɑrnɪs ðə paʊər əv ˈʤɑvə 8 ənd ˈlæmdə ɪkˈsprɛʃənz! ˈrɛfərənsɪz ɪf ju laɪk maɪ ˈɑrtɪkəlz, pliz səbˈskraɪb tɪ hir: ər ˈfɑloʊ mi ɔn tˈwɪtər: https://twitter.com/kolorobot*. aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli blɔg ənd twit əˈbaʊt ˈʤɑvə ənd spərɪŋ.
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in junit there are many ways of testing exceptions in test code, including try-catch idiom , junit @rule , with catch-exception library. as of java 8 we have another way of dealing with exceptions: with lambda expressions. in this short blog post i will demonstrate a simple example how one can utilize the power of java 8 and lambda expressions to test exceptions in junit.
note: the motivation for writing this blog post was the message published on the catch-exception project page:
java 8’s lambda expressions will make catch-exception redundant. therefore, this project won’t be maintained any longer
sut - system under test
we will test exceptions thrown by the below 2 classes.
the first one:
class dummyservice { public void somemethod () { throw new runtimeexception ( "runtime exception occurred" ); } public void someothermethod ( boolean b ) { throw new runtimeexception ( "runtime exception occurred" , new illegalstateexception ( "illegal state" )); } }
and the second:
class dummyservice2 { public dummyservice2 () throws exception { throw new exception ( "constructor exception occurred" ); } public dummyservice2 ( boolean dummyparam ) throws exception { throw new exception ( "constructor exception occurred" ); } }
desired syntax
my goal was to achieve syntax close to the one i had with catch-exception library:
package com . github . kolorobot . exceptions . java8 ; import org . junit . test ; import static com . github . kolorobot . exceptions . java8 . throwableassertion . assertthrown ; public class java8exceptionstest { @test public void verifiestypeandmessage () { assertthrown ( new dummyservice ():: somemethod ) // method reference // assertions . isinstanceof ( runtimeexception . class ) . hasmessage ( "runtime exception occurred" ) . hasnocause (); } @test public void verifiescausetype () { // lambda expression assertthrown (() -> new dummyservice (). someothermethod ( true )) // assertions . isinstanceof ( runtimeexception . class ) . hasmessage ( "runtime exception occurred" ) . hascauseinstanceof ( illegalstateexception . class ); } @test public void verifiescheckedexceptionthrownbydefaultconstructor () { // constructor reference assertthrown ( dummyservice2 :: new ) // assertions . isinstanceof ( exception . class ) . hasmessage ( "constructor exception occurred" ); } @test public void verifiescheckedexceptionthrownconstructor () { // lambda expression assertthrown (() -> new dummyservice2 ( true )) // assertions . isinstanceof ( exception . class ) . hasmessage ( "constructor exception occurred" ); } @test ( expected = exceptionnotthrownassertionerror . class ) // making test pass public void failswhennoexceptionisthrown () { // expected exception not thrown assertthrown (() -> system . out . println ()); } }
note: the advantage over catch-exception is that we will be able to test constructors that throw exceptions.
creating the ‘library’
syntatic sugar
assertthrown is a static factory method creating a new instance of throwableassertion with a reference to caught exception.
package com . github . kolorobot . exceptions . java8 ; public class throwableassertion { public static throwableassertion assertthrown ( exceptionthrower exceptionthrower ) { try { exceptionthrower . throwexception (); } catch ( throwable caught ) { return new throwableassertion ( caught ); } throw new exceptionnotthrownassertionerror (); } // other methods omitted for now }
the exceptionthrower is a @functionalinterface which instances can be created with lambda expressions, method references, or constructor references. assertthrown accepting exceptionthrower will expect and be ready to handle an exception.
@functionalinterface public interface exceptionthrower { void throwexception () throws throwable ; }
assertions
to finish up, we need to create some assertions so we can verify our expactions in test code regarding teste exceptions. in fact, throwableassertion is a kind of custom assertion providing us a way to fluently verify the caught exception. in the below code i used hamcrest matchers to create assertions. the full source of throwableassertion class:
package com . github . kolorobot . exceptions . java8 ; import org . hamcrest . matchers ; import org . junit . assert ; public class throwableassertion { public static throwableassertion assertthrown ( exceptionthrower exceptionthrower ) { try { exceptionthrower . throwexception (); } catch ( throwable caught ) { return new throwableassertion ( caught ); } throw new exceptionnotthrownassertionerror (); } private final throwable caught ; public throwableassertion ( throwable caught ) { this . caught = caught ; } public throwableassertion isinstanceof ( class <? extends throwable > exceptionclass ) { assert . assertthat ( caught , matchers . isa (( class < throwable >) exceptionclass )); return this ; } public throwableassertion hasmessage ( string expectedmessage ) { assert . assertthat ( caught . getmessage (), matchers . equalto ( expectedmessage )); return this ; } public throwableassertion hasnocause () { assert . assertthat ( caught . getcause (), matchers . nullvalue ()); return this ; } public throwableassertion hascauseinstanceof ( class <? extends throwable > exceptionclass ) { assert . assertthat ( caught . getcause (), matchers . notnullvalue ()); assert . assertthat ( caught . getcause (), matchers . isa (( class < throwable >) exceptionclass )); return this ; } }
assertj implementation
in case you use assertj library, you can easily create assertj version of throwableassertion utilizing org.assertj.core.api.throwableassert that provides many useful assertions out-of-the-box. the implementation of that class is even simpler than with hamcrest presented above.
package com . github . kolorobot . exceptions . java8 ; import org . assertj . core . api . assertions ; import org . assertj . core . api . throwableassert ; public class assertjthrowableassert { public static throwableassert assertthrown ( exceptionthrower exceptionthrower ) { try { exceptionthrower . throwexception (); } catch ( throwable throwable ) { return assertions . assertthat ( throwable ); } throw new exceptionnotthrownassertionerror (); } }
an example test with assertj :
public class assertjjava8exceptionstest { @test public void verifiestypeandmessage () { assertthrown ( new dummyservice ():: somemethod ) . isinstanceof ( runtimeexception . class ) . hasmessage ( "runtime exception occurred" ) . hasmessagestartingwith ( "runtime" ) . hasmessageendingwith ( "occurred" ) . hasmessagecontaining ( "exception" ) . hasnocause (); } }
frank appel in his clean junit throwable-tests with java 8 lambdas post suggests to distinguish act and assert phases of the test for the clear visual separation (improving readability). the idea is to return the throwable (instead of throwableassert ) in an act phase of the test and then pass it for assertion in the assert phase, so the test will look like the below:
@test public void aaastyle () { // arrange dummyservice dummyservice = new dummyservice (); // act throwable throwable = throwablecaptor . capturethrowable ( dummyservice :: somemethod ); // assert assertthat ( throwable ) . isnotnull () . hasmessage ( "runtime exception occurred" ); }
where throwablecaptor is defined as follows:
public class throwablecaptor { public static throwable capturethrowable ( exceptionthrower exceptionthrower ) { try { exceptionthrower . throwexception (); // not exception was thrown return null ; } catch ( throwable caught ) { return caught ; } } }
summary
with just couple of lines of code, we built quite cool code helping us in testing exceptions in junit without any additional library. and this was just a start. harness the power of java 8 and lambda expressions!
references
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baɪ ˌɪsˈlæməbæd: ˈpækɪˌstæn ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈmæsɪv ˈprɑʤɛkt wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈsɪstəm wɪʧ ɪz nɑt ˈrutɪd θru ˈɪndiə ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ə ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrt sɛd təˈdeɪ. ðə əv ðə lɔŋ tərm plæn (ltp*) fər ðə ˈʧaɪnə ˈpækɪˌstæn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkɔrɪdər (cpec*) wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt frəm noʊˈvɛmbər 2013 tɪ dɪˈsɛmbər 2015 baɪ əˈfɪʃəlz ənd ˈɛkspərts frəm boʊθ ˈkəntriz, ðə dɔn ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ðə plæn kənˈteɪnz ə dɪˈteɪld ˈaʊˌtlaɪn spɪˈsɪfɪk tɪ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz wɪθ ə ˈprɑʤɛkt kəmˈpliʃən spæn ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ əp tɪ 15 jɪrz, ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn 2016 ənd kənˈkludɪŋ ɪn 2030 ˈæftər ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən əv ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɛd ðət ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt eɪmz æt ə riˈvæmpt kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈfreɪmˌwərk, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz kəmˈpoʊnənts səʧ ɛz ə ˈfaɪbər ˈɑptɪk ˈkeɪbəl kəˈnɛktɪŋ ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd ˈʧaɪnə, ə nu ˌsəbmərˈin ˈlændɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən fər ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈtræfɪk floʊ, ənd ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən fər ɔl. ðə moʊst ˈkrɪtɪkəl kəmˈpoʊnənt ɪz ə nu, ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd ˈfaɪbər ˈɑptɪk ˈkeɪbəl ˈnɛtˌwərk wɪʧ spænz əˈkrɔs ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd ˈkrɔsɪz ðə ˈbɔrdər tɪ kəˈnɛkt dɪˈrɛkli wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə. ðə ˈfaɪbər ˈɑptɪk ˈkeɪbəl wɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ˈməltəpəl ˈʧælənʤɪz feɪst baɪ ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˈpækɪˌstæn. ˈfərstli, ɪt sɛd ɪt wɪl ˈhændəl ðə ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ˌɪnˈkris ɪn kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəntriz. wɪθ "ˈdipənɪŋ ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv strəˈtiʤɪk kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən" kəmz ðə nid tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ fæst, rɪˈlaɪəbəl kənɛkˈtɪvɪti ənd pərˈhæps moʊst ˈkrɪtɪkəli kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ðət ɪz nɑt ˈrutɪd θru ˈjʊrəp, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈɪndiə, ðə ˈdeɪli sɛd. ˈʧaɪnə ˈɔlsoʊ həz ɪn maɪnd ɪts ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈsərvɪs dɪˈmændz wɪʧ, ɪf nɑt əˈdrɛst, meɪ ɛnd əp ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ "ə juʤ gæp" ɪn ˈʧaɪnəz ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbændwɪdθ. ɪf əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə, ðə nu ˈnɛtˌwərk wɪl bi ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl tɪ ˈpækɪˌstæn baɪ ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃən ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ spid, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ənd ˈgɪlʤɪt- baltistan*, ˈriʤənz wɛr ˈɪntərˌnɛt kənɛkˈtɪvɪti həz reɪnʤd frəm pur tɪ ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt. ɪt ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈdus ðə kɔst əv ˈɪntərˌnɛt kəˈnɛkʃənz. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ˈlɪŋkɪŋ wɪθ ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld θru ˈʧaɪnə wɪl hɛlp rɪˈdus dɪˈpɛndəns ɔn ˌəndərˈsi ˈkeɪbəlz ðət ˈkɛri ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈtræfɪk. ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ðə ˌəndərˈsi ˈkeɪbəlz dɪˈvɛləp ə fɔlt ɛz həz əˈkərd ɪn ðə pæst ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt sɪz əˈnəðər rut wʊd bi ɪn pleɪs. mɔr ˈbrɔdli, ðə nu ˈnɛtˌwərk wʊd prəˈvaɪd ˈlænˌdlɑkt ˈsɛntrəl ˈeɪʒən steɪts ə nu, ˈʃɔrtər ənd mɔr rut fər kənɛkˈtɪvɪti. ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈfaɪbər ˈɑptɪk ˈnɛtˌwərk θru wɪʧ ˈpækɪˌstæn kəˈnɛkts tɪ ðə wərld həz bɪn dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ə kənˈsɔrʃjəm ðət həz ˈɪndiən ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈiðər ɛz ˈpɑrtnərz ər ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz. ðɪs ɪz vjud ɛz ə sɪˈkjʊrəti kənˈsərn wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ sərˈveɪləns əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən. ɛz ˈrisəntli ɛz ˈʤænjuˌɛri ðɪs jɪr, dɪˈrɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl ˈspɛʃəl kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən (sco*) mæʤ ʤɛn əˈmɪr ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˈsɛmbli ˈstændɪŋ kəˈmɪti ɔn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðət səm ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ ənd ˈaʊtˌbaʊnd ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈtræfɪk ˈlændɪd ɪn ˈɪndiə ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ ˈrutɪd tɪ ɪts ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz, ˈpoʊzɪŋ ə sɪˈkjʊrəti rɪsk fər ˈpækɪˌstæn.
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islamabad: pakistan is working on a massive project with china as part of the usd 55-billion cpec project to develop a communications system which is not routed through india and the us, a media report said today.
the roadmap of the long term plan (ltp) for the china pakistan economic corridor (cpec) was developed from november 2013 to december 2015 by officials and experts from both countries, the dawn reported.
the plan contains a detailed 21-page outline specific to communications with a project completion span extending up to 15 years, starting in 2016 and concluding in 2030. after examination of the ltp document, the report said that the project aims at a revamped communications framework, which includes components such as a fibre optic cable connecting pakistan and china, a new submarine landing station for internet traffic flow, e-governance and digital tv for all.
the most critical component is a new, upgraded fibre optic cable network which spans across pakistan and crosses the border to connect directly with china. the cross-border fibre optic cable will address multiple challenges faced by china and pakistan.
firstly, it said it will handle the anticipated increase in communication between the two countries. with "deepening comprehensive strategic cooperation" comes the need to establish fast, reliable connectivity – and perhaps most critically – communication that is not routed through europe, the us and india, the daily said.
china also has in mind its increasing international telecommunications service demands which, if not addressed, may end up exposing "a huge gap" in china's international bandwidth. if actualised according to the ltp, the new network will be beneficial to pakistan by improving internet penetration and increasing speed, especially in balochistan and gilgit- baltistan, regions where internet connectivity has ranged from poor to non-existent. it should also reduce the cost of internet connections.
additionally, linking with the rest of the world through china will help reduce pakistan’s dependence on undersea cables that carry the country’s internet traffic. in cases where the undersea cables develop a fault — as has occurred in the past — the document says another route would be in place.
more broadly, the new network would provide landlocked central asian states a new, shorter and more cost-effective route for connectivity. the existing fibre optic network through which pakistan connects to the world has been developed by a consortium that has indian companies either as partners or shareholders. this is viewed as a security concern eg when it comes to surveillance of communication.
as recently as january this year, director general special communications organisation (sco) maj gen amir azeem bajwa informed the national assembly standing committee on information technology that some incoming and outbound internet traffic landed in india before being routed to its destinations, posing a security risk for pakistan.
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ɪkˈsaɪtmənt fər nu jɔrk fænz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsaɪnɪŋ əv ˈfɔrmər kəˈnɛtəkət weɪl ˈʤeɪmi wɑz ʃɔrt lɪvd, ɛz ʃi əˈnaʊnst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðət ʃi wɪl bi ˈmɪsɪŋ ðə ˈsizən. ðə' ˌækwəˈzɪʃən wɪl ˌəndərˈgoʊ ˈsərʤəri tɪ rɪˈpɛr ə hɪp ˈɪnʤəri ˈsəfərd læst ˈsizən. ɪn ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns wɪθ ðə lig, meɪd ɪt klɪr ðət ʃi dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ ˌriˈtaɪər, bət teɪk ðə ˈsizən ɔf tɪ hil ˈprɑpərli. rɪˈkɔrdɪd ðə fərst wɪn ɪn lig ˈhɪstəri wɪn ðə kəˈnɛtəkət weɪl dɪˈfitɪd ðə ɔn ɔkt. 11 2015 hər 936 seɪv pərˈsɛnɪʤ ɪn wɑz ðə haɪəst. ɪn kəˈliʤɪt kərɪr æt jeɪl, ʃi wən θri streɪt tim əˈwɔrdz, ənd wɑz neɪmd tɪ ðə ɔl- ˌækəˈdɛmɪk tim, ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ɔl- ˈaɪvi lig, ənd ˈɑnərəbəl ˈmɛnʃən ɔl- ˈaɪvi lig ɛz ə ˈsinjər ɪn ˈkeɪti fɪtsˈʤɛrəld həz bɪn kɔld əp ɛz ə rɪˈpleɪsmənt bɪtˈwin ðə paɪps fər ðə, ənd ˈsɛrə braɪənt wɪl sərv ɛz ðə ˈpræktɪs.
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excitement for new york riveters fans over the signing of former connecticut whale goaltender jaimie leonoff was short lived, as she announced friday morning that she will be missing the 2016-17 season.
the riveters' off-season free-agent acquisition will undergo surgery to repair a hip injury suffered last season.
in correspondence with the league, leonoff made it clear that she does not intend to retire, but take the season off to heal properly.
leonoff recorded the first win in league history when the connecticut whale defeated the riveters 4-1 on oct. 11, 2015. her .936 save percentage in 2015-16 was the league’s highest. in leonoff’s collegiate career at yale, she won three straight team mvp awards, and was named to the ecac all- academic team, academic all- ivy league, and honorable mention all- ivy league as a senior in 2014-15.
katie fitzgerald has been called up as a replacement between the pipes for the riveters, and sarah bryant will serve as the practice goaltender.
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10 timz tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ˌɪˈnɔgərəl ˈsizən; mɑrks ˈsɛkənd prəˈfɛʃənəl lig fər ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ˈɔgəst 31 2017 təˈdeɪ, ɪz əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ə nu prɛˈmɪr lig (ppl*) ɪn kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈstudiˌoʊz. ðə ˌɪˈnɔgərəl ˈsizən əv ðɪs prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈpiˈsi lig wɪl bɪˈgɪn fɔl 2017 wɪθ pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən əv tɛn ˈmɛmbər timz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ envyus*, fnatic*,, mouseports*, vincere*, ˈnɪnʤəz ɪn pyjamas*, ˈrɛnəˌgeɪdz, ˈgeɪmɪŋ, ənd virtus.pro*. ðə wɪl bi ðə ˈsɛkənd prəˈfɛʃənəl ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən pleɪd ˈəndər ˈgaɪdəns. həz ˈimərʤd ɛz ən ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv fərst ˈpərsən ˈʃutər (fps*) ˈtaɪtəl ənd həz ə træk ˈrɛkərd əv səˈpɔrtɪŋ ɛnˈdɛmɪk ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ənd players,”*,” sɛd kɛn ˈhərʃmən, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈʧɛrmən ənd kəˈmɪʃənər əv., ðɪs ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn ɛz ɪt mɑrks ɑr ˈsɛkənd title.”*.” ɛz pɑrt əv ðə lɔnʧ əv ðə lig, ˈstudiˌoʊz həz wɪθ tɪ splɪt lig ˈrɛvəˌnuz wɪθ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ timz, ənd tɪ ˌgɛrənˈti ə ˈmɪnəməm ˈsæləri tɪ pleɪərz. ðiz ˈmɛʒərz, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ðə ˈgloʊbəl riʧ əv ðə 10 timz, gɪv ðə ən ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ faʊnˈdeɪʃən frəm wɪʧ tɪ groʊ. ɪz ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ðət ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ənd ɪkˈspɪriənst timz hæv ˈʧoʊzən tɪ ˈpɑrtnər wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp əv wesa,”*,” sɛd tɑd ˈhɛrɪs, ˈstudiˌoʊz ʧif ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər. si ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl kəmˈjunɪti ˈæpəˌtaɪt fər kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ənd ðə wɪl ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ðə haɪəst tir əv wɪˈθɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ˈjʊrəp. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, wi əˈplɔd ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv tɪ prəˈfɛʃənəˌlaɪz ənd wɪl bi ˈwərkɪŋ ˈkloʊsli wɪθ ðɛm təˈwɔrd ðɪs goal.”*.” həz ˈskaɪˌrɑkətɪd ɪn ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti sɪns ˈɛnərɪŋ ˈoʊpən ˈbeɪtə ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2016 ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ mɔr ðən 15 ˈmɪljən pleɪərz ənd bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə nu stim geɪm əv ðət jɪr. wɪθ ðə groʊθ ɪn pleɪərz keɪm dɪˈmænd fər ə lig, ˈoʊnli meɪd ˈpɑsəbəl θru ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ənd ˈstudiˌoʊz. ˈmidiə raɪts ənd ˈfərðər ˈditeɪlz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv wɪl bi əˈnaʊnst praɪər tɪ ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈsizən. waɪl həz ˈsæŋkʃənd ðə prɛˈmɪr lig ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ənd pleɪər ˈtritmənt, ðə ɪz nɑt ɪkˈsklusɪv tɪ ənd ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən ɪz ðət ˈmɛmbər timz meɪ ʤɔɪn ɛz ðə lig ɪkˈspændz. əˈbaʊt wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn meɪ 2016 ənd kaʊnts ɛz ɪts ˈmɛmbərz ˈθərˈtin əv ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr timz (envyus*, feɪz klæn, fnatic*,, mousesports*, vincere*, ˈnɪnʤəz ɪn pyjamas*, nɔrθ, ˈɑptɪk ˈgeɪmɪŋ, ˈrɛnəˌgeɪdz, ˈgeɪmɪŋ, ənd virtus.pro*) təˈgɛðər wɪθ esl*, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈkəmpəˌni. ðɪs ɪˈlit grup ʃɛrz ə kəˈlɛktɪv ˈvɪʒən tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ prəˈfɛʃənəˌlaɪz baɪ ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ˈɛləmənts əv pleɪər ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən, ˈstændərˌdaɪzd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ənd ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈʃɛrɪŋ fər timz. beɪst ɔn trəˈdɪʃənəl spɔrts əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈmɑdəlz, ˈɔlsoʊ eɪmz tɪ kriˈeɪt prɪˈdɪktəbəl ˈskɛʤʊlz fər fænz, pleɪərz, ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz ənd ˈbrɔdˌkæstərz baɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɔl əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈsteɪˌkhoʊldərz. proʊ lig fər counter-strike*: ˈgloʊbəl əˈfɛnsɪv ənd ər ðə fərst tu prəˈfɛʃənəl ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən pleɪd ˈəndər ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. əˈbaʊt ˈstudiˌoʊz ˈstudiˌoʊz wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn 2005 tɪ kriˈeɪt ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, ənd ɪz naʊ wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈstudiˌoʊz ɪn ðə ˌsaʊˈθist juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ɪts ˈleɪtəst geɪmz ˌɪnˈklud: ˈbætəlˌgraʊnd əv ðə gɑdz, ə ˌmɪθəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈməltiˌpleɪər ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈbætəl ərˈinə;: ˈʧæmpiənz əv ðə rɛlm, ə ˈfænəsi ˈʃutər; ənd hænd əv ðə gɑdz: ˈtæktɪks, ə ˈstrætəʤi kəˈlɛktəbəl kɑrd geɪm. mɔr æt www.hirezstudios.com*. ˈmidiə ˈkɑnˌtækt: fər ˈstudiˌoʊz
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10 wesa teams to participate in inaugural paladins season; marks second professional league for the organization
new york city – august 31, 2017 – today, wesa is announcing a new paladins premier league (ppl) in cooperation with hi-rez studios. the inaugural season of this professional paladins pc league will begin fall 2017 with participation of ten wesa member teams including envyus, fnatic, g2 esports, mouseports, natus vincere, ninjas in pyjamas, renegades, sk gaming, splyce and virtus.pro. the ppl will be the second professional esports competition played under wesa guidance.
“paladins has emerged as an innovative first person shooter (fps) title and hi-rez has a track record of supporting endemic esports organizations and players,” said ken hershman, executive chairman and commissioner of wesa. “for wesa, this is an important milestone as it marks our second esports title.”
as part of the launch of the league, hi-rez studios has partnered with wesa to split league revenues with participating teams, and to guarantee a minimum salary to players. these measures, combined with the global reach of the 10 wesa teams, give the ppl an exciting foundation from which to grow.
“hi-rez is very excited that the world’s most popular and experienced esports teams have chosen to partner with us in launching ppl under the leadership of wesa,” said todd harris, hi-rez studios chief operating officer. “we see an incredible community appetite for competitive paladins and the ppl will showcase the highest tier of paladins esports within north america and europe. in addition, we applaud wesa’s initiative to professionalize esports and will be working closely with them toward this goal.”
paladins has skyrocketed in popularity since entering open beta in september 2016, welcoming more than 15 million players and becoming the most-played new steam game of that year. with the growth in players came demand for a top-tier esports league, only made possible through partnership between wesa and hi-rez studios.
media rights and further details regarding the structure of ppl will be announced prior to the start of the season.
while wesa has sanctioned the paladins premier league regulations and player treatment, the ppl is not exclusive to wesa and the intention is that non-wesa member teams may join as the league expands.
about wesa
wesa was founded in may 2016 and counts as its members thirteen of the world’s most popular esports teams (envyus, faze clan, fnatic, g2 esports, mousesports, natus vincere, ninjas in pyjamas, north, optic gaming, renegades, sk gaming, splyce and virtus.pro) together with esl, the world’s largest esports company. this elite group shares a collective vision to continue to professionalize esports by introducing elements of player representation, standardized regulations and revenue sharing for teams. based on traditional sports association models, wesa also aims to create predictable schedules for fans, players, organizers and broadcasters by engaging all appropriate stakeholders. pro league for counter-strike: global offensive and paladins are the first two professional esports competition played under wesa regulations.
about hi-rez studios
atlanta-based hi-rez studios was established in 2005 to create exceptional online interactive entertainment, and is now one of the largest video game studios in the southeast united states. its latest games include smite: battleground of the gods, a mythological third-person multiplayer online battle arena; paladins: champions of the realm, a highly-customizable fantasy team-based shooter; and hand of the gods: smite tactics, a turn-based strategy collectible card game. more at www.hirezstudios.com.
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anthropologie.com* ˈmuvɪŋ ˈɪntu jʊr fərst ˈkɑlɪʤ dɔrm rum ɪz ənd ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ɔl æt ðə seɪm taɪm. ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˈmeɪkɪŋ nu frɛndz, ˈnævəˌgeɪtɪŋ ə nu pleɪs ənd ˈfɪgjərɪŋ aʊt haʊ tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ə nu ˈwərˌkloʊd, ju ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt biɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm hoʊm. ˈʧænsɪz ər, jʊr dɔrm rum ɪz ˈnɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi kwaɪt ɛz gʊd ɛz jʊr ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ˈbɛˌdrum, bət wɪθ ə fju trɪks, ju kən meɪk ɪt ˈprɪti dæm kloʊz. tɪ hɛlp ju gɪt mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl ɪn jʊr nu hoʊm, wi hæv 10 tɪps fər haʊ ju kən meɪk jʊr dɔrm fil, wɛl, ə ˈlɪtəl lɛs laɪk ə dɔrm rum. ənd fər ðə ləv əv gɑd, pliz dɪʧ ðə bɑb ˈmɑrli ˈpoʊstər. 1 dɔrm rum bɛdz ər noʊˈtɔriəsli ənˈkəmfərtəbəl, soʊ goʊ əˈhɛd ənd ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ə ˈfɛðərˌbɛd tɪ pʊt ɔn tɔp əv jʊr ˈmætrəs. ðeɪ doʊnt kəm ʧip, bət jʊr bæk wɪl θæŋk ju. 2 ər ðə wɪrd steɪnz ɔn ðə ˈkɑrpət ˈgɪtɪŋ ju daʊn? gɪt ə ʧip rəg ɪt wɪl taɪ jʊr speɪs təˈgɛðər ənd haɪd ˈɛni ənˈsaɪtli steɪnz. 3 ˈkændəlz ənd ˌɪnˈsɛns ər ˈfɔrbɪdən ɪn moʊst dɔrm rumz bɪˈkəz ðɛr faɪər ˈhæzərdz, soʊ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv spreɪɪŋ jʊr rum wɪθ febreze*, baɪ ə ˈfreɪgrənt, plænt laɪk ən ərb plænt. 4 ɪts ˈvɛri ˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑnstəntli juz rɛd kəps fər ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ənd ðɛn θroʊ ðɛm əˈweɪ, bət ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ə fju glæs kəps soʊ ju fil lɛs laɪk jʊr æt ə ˈpɪkˌnɪk ənd mɔr laɪk jʊr ɪn jʊr ˈbɛˌdrum. 5 freɪm jʊr ɑrt. ɪts ˈsupər ˈizi tɪ stɪk ˈpoʊstərz ɔn ðə wɔl, bət baɪɪŋ ə freɪm wɪl meɪk jʊr rum fil mɔr groʊn əp. ənd ɪf jʊr ˈwərid əˈbaʊt neɪlz ˈpʊtɪŋ hoʊlz ɪn ðə wɔl, wɪl lɛt ju ɪn ɔn ə ˈlɪtəl ˈsikrɪt: ˈpəti. 6 gɪt ə ˈprɑpər ˈhæmpər wən ðət sɪts ˈəˌpraɪt, nɑt ə bæg ðət laɪz ɪn ə paɪl ɔn ðə flɔr. 7 skɪp ðə tˈwɪŋkəl laɪts. nɑt ɪgˈzæktli ʃʊr haʊ ðeɪ bɪˈkeɪm soʊ ˈpɑpjələr, bət ˈnəθɪŋ skrimz dɔrm rum laɪk ˈkrɪsməs laɪts raʊnd. ɪf ðə ˈlaɪtɪŋ ɪn jʊr dɔrm ɪz bæd, baɪ sɔft ˈlaɪtˌbəlbz ər ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ə flɔr læmp. 8 ɪf jʊr rum kəm wɪθ wən, gɪt ə ˈgɑrbɪʤ kən fər jʊr ˈbɛˌdrum. pliz tərn ə ˈplæstɪk bæg ˈɪntu ə ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft træʃ bɪn. 9 ˈpərʧəs ə ˈmɪrər. jʊr dɔrm ˈprɑbəˌbli kəm wɪθ wən, bət ðɛr ər tənz əv ʧip ˈmɪrərz ju kən baɪ ðət wɪl meɪk ˈgɪtɪŋ drɛst məʧ ˈiziər. 10 moʊst ˈpipəl laɪk tɪ gɪt ɔl nu ˈbɛdɪŋ fər ˈkɑlɪʤ, bət ɪf ju brɪŋ ə ˈblæŋkɪt ər ə ˈkəvər frəm hoʊm, ɪt wɪl meɪk jʊr bɛd fil mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl ənd fəˈmɪljər.
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moving into your first college dorm room is nerve-wracking and exciting all at the same time. besides making new friends, navigating a new place and figuring out how to manage a new workload, you also need to worry about being away from home.
chances are, your dorm room is never going to be quite as good as your childhood bedroom, but with a few tricks, you can make it pretty damn close.
to help you get more comfortable in your new home, we have 10 tips for how you can make your dorm feel, well, a little less like a dorm room. and for the love of god, please ditch the bob marley poster.
1. dorm room beds are notoriously uncomfortable, so go ahead and invest in a featherbed to put on top of your mattress. they don't come cheap, but your back will thank you.
2. are the weird stains on the carpet getting you down? get a cheap rug -- it will tie your space together and hide any unsightly stains.
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3. candles and incense are forbidden in most dorm rooms because they're fire hazards, so instead of spraying your room with febreze, buy a fragrant, low-maintenance plant -- like an herb plant.
4. it's very tempting to constantly use red cups for drinking and then throw them away, but invest in a few glass cups so you feel less like you're at a picnic and more like you're in your bedroom.
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5. frame your art. it's super easy to stick posters on the wall, but buying a frame will make your room feel more grown up. and if you're worried about nails putting holes in the wall, we'll let you in on a little secret: putty.
6. get a proper hamper -- one that sits upright, not a bag that lies in a pile on the floor.
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7. skip the twinkle lights. we’re not exactly sure how they became so popular, but nothing screams dorm room like christmas lights all-year round. if the lighting in your dorm is bad, buy soft lightbulbs or invest in a floor lamp.
8. if your room doesn’t come with one, get a garbage can for your bedroom. please don’t turn a plastic bag into a makeshift trash bin.
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9. purchase a full-length mirror. your dorm probably won’t come with one, but there are tons of cheap over-the-door mirrors you can buy that will make getting dressed much easier.
10. most people like to get all new bedding for college, but if you bring a blanket or a duvet cover from home, it will make your bed feel more comfortable and familiar.
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frɛnʧ ər tɪ dəˈbeɪt ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən tɪ kræk daʊn ɔn ˈsɛksɪst ər ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈgrɛʃən ənd hərˈæsmənt, əˈspɛʃəli əˈsɔlts ɔn ˈʧɪldrən. ə prəˈpoʊzd ˈligəl bɪl wʊd sɛt daʊn ə klɪr eɪʤ əv kənˈsɛnt fər ˈmaɪnərz ˈæftər ə ˈʃɑkɪŋ keɪs ɪn wɪʧ ə reɪp ʧɑrʤ wɑz drɑpt wɪn ə kɔrt ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ən gərl hæd kənˈsɛnɪd tɪ sɛks wɪθ ə mæn mɔr ðən twaɪs hər eɪʤ. ɪt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ gɪv ʧaɪld ˈvɪktɪmz mɔr taɪm tɪ kəm ˈfɔrwərd tɪ brɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ðɛr əˈtækərz. ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ frəm ðə frɛnʧ ɪkˈwɑləti ˈmɪnɪstər, skiˈɑpə, kʊd ˈhɑrdli hæv kəm æt ə mɔr əˈproʊpriˌeɪt taɪm, wɪθ skɔrz əv frɛnʧ ˈwɪmən ˈkəmɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈditeɪl ˈɪnsədənts əv hərˈæsmənt ənd əˈsɔlt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈhɑrvi ˈwaɪnˌstin ˈskændəl. ə tˈwɪtər əˈpil baɪ ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈsændrə ˈmələr ˈjuzɪŋ (skwil ɔn jʊr pɪg), ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˈwɪmən tɪ ˈpəblɪkli ʃeɪm ðɛr əˈtækərz, wɑz tɔp əv ðə frɛnʧ tˈwɪtər trɛnd lɪst ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd. ə ˈsɛkənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kæmˈpeɪn ɪz naʊ ˈtrɛndɪŋ ɪn fræns. ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, skiˈɑpə lɔnʧt ə ““citizens’*’ consultation”*” ˈoʊvər ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv pəˈlis ˈwɔrnɪŋz fər ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˈsɛksɪst ækts səʧ ɛz wʊlf ˈwɪslɪŋ ənd ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈpɪrəns ɪn ðə strit. pɔɪnt ɪz ðət ðə hoʊl əv soʊˈsaɪɪti həz tɪ ridɪˈfaɪn wət ɪt wɪl əkˈsɛpt ənd wət ɪt wɪl not,”*,” skiˈɑpə toʊld lɑ krɔɪ, ə ˈkæθlɪk ˈnuzˌpeɪpər. ðə ˈmɪnɪstər ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ðɛr ər reɪps ənd ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlts ɪn fræns iʧ jɪr, ənd wən ˈwʊmən ɪz kɪld baɪ ə ˈvaɪələnt ˈpɑrtnər ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ˈɛvəri θri deɪz. wɔnt tɪ rɪˈdus ðoʊz stəˈtɪstɪks fər ˈvaɪələns ɔl ˈsɛkʃuəli ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ˈvaɪələns məst bi ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ meɪl ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst smɔl bɔɪz ənd dɪˈseɪbəld ˈpipəl. ɔn ðɪs, wi hæv tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs əˈnəðər taboo,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ər biɪŋ hərd, ɪn fræns ɛz ɪn ˈəðər pɑrts əv ðə wərld. soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪz ˈrɛdi tɪ ˈriʤɛkt ðɪs ˈvaɪələns. ðɛr ɪz ə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ act.”*.” pəˈlis, ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪts, səˈkaɪətrəsts, ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈligəl ˈɛkspərts ər ˈɔlsoʊ biɪŋ səˈlɪsɪtɪd fər ðɛr əˈpɪnjənz, ənd ə ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri kəˈmɪʃən ɪz tɪ ˈstədi ðə kˈwɛʃən əv hərˈæsmənt ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈpleɪsɪz. ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɪl bi æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr ənd ə dræft bɪl pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ðə ˈnæʃəˌnæleɪ ɪn ðə fərst hæf əv 2018 θɪŋk, ˈpərsənəli, ðət ˈwɪslɪŋ æt ə ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə strit ɪz nɑt hərˈæsmənt, bət ðə keɪs wɪn ju ˈfɑloʊ hər ɔn tɪ ðə ˈsəbˌweɪ. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ðə strɛs, ˈivɪn ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən, ɪz evident,”*,” skiˈɑpə sɛd. ə ki ˈpɪlər əv ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wʊd bi ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə taɪm ˈlɪmət fər ˈkeɪsɪz əv ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz ɔn ˈmaɪnərz frəm 20 tɪ 30 jɪrz frəm ðɛm ˈriʧɪŋ əˈdəlˌthʊd æt 18 læst jɪr,, ə frɛnʧ ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈʤərnəlɪst, əˈlɛʤd ðət ʃi wɑz reɪpt baɪ ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈhæməltən 30 jɪrz ˈpriviəsli, wɪn ʃi wɑz 13 sɛd ɪt hæd ˈteɪkən θri ˈdɛkeɪdz fər hər tɪ dil wɪθ ðə əˈtæk, bət ʃi wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ brɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈligəl taɪm ˈlɪmət. ˈhæməltən wɑz faʊnd dɛd ɪn hɪz ˈpɛrɪs hoʊm ˈhævɪŋ əˈpɛrəntli kɪld hɪmˈsɛlf ˈæftər θri ˈəðər ˈwɪmən meɪd ˈsɪmələr kleɪmz. ðə lɔ wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈfaɪn ən eɪʤ əv kənˈsɛnt fər ˈmaɪnərz. ðə frɛnʧ haɪ kəˈmɪʃən fər ɪkˈwɑləti həz səˈʤɛstɪd ɪt bi sɛt æt 13 jɪrz. ˈəðərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈlɔrəns ˈrɑsɪgnɔl, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈfæməli ˈmɪnɪstər ɪn ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ər ˈprɛsɪŋ fər 15 jɪrz. ðə ˈɪʃu bɪˈkeɪm ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl praɪˈɔrəti læst mənθ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ˈæftər ə kɔrt rɪˈdust ə ʧɑrʤ əˈgɛnst ə mæn frəm reɪp tɪ ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt bɪˈkəz ɪt ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðə ˈvɪktɪm hæd ˈsəfərd ˈvaɪələns, noʊ kənˈstreɪnt, noʊ θrɛt, noʊ surprise”*”, ənd kʊd bi dimd tɪ hæv kənˈsɛnɪd.
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french mps are to debate legislation to crack down on sexist or sexual aggression and harassment, especially assaults on children.
a proposed legal bill would set down a clear age of consent for minors after a shocking case in which a rape charge was dropped when a court decided an 11-year-old girl had consented to sex with a man more than twice her age.
it will also give traumatised child victims more time to come forward to bring criminal charges against their attackers.
the announcement on monday from the french equality minister, marlène schiappa, could hardly have come at a more appropriate time, with scores of french women coming forward to detail incidents of harassment and assault following the harvey weinstein scandal.
a twitter appeal by the radio journalist sandra muller using #balancetonporc (squeal on your pig), encouraging women to publicly shame their attackers, was top of the french twitter trend list over the weekend. a second international campaign #metoo is now trending in france.
on monday, schiappa launched a pre-debate “citizens’ consultation” over the legislation, including the possibility of police warnings for everyday sexist acts such as wolf whistling and comments about physical appearance in the street.
“the point is that the whole of society has to redefine what it will accept and what it will not,” schiappa told la croix, a catholic newspaper.
the minister pointed out that there are 84,000 rapes and 220,000 sexual assaults in france each year, and one woman is killed by a violent partner in the country every three days.
“we want to reduce those statistics for violence … all sexually motivated violence must be taken into account, including male sexual violence against small boys and disabled people. on this, we have to address another taboo,” she said.
“voices are being heard, in france as in other parts of the world. society is ready to reject this violence. there is a desire to act.”
police, magistrates, psychiatrists, and education and legal experts are also being solicited for their opinions, and a parliamentary commission is to study the question of harassment in public places. the information will be collated at the end of the year and a draft bill presented to the assemblée nationale in the first half of 2018.
“i think, personally, that whistling at a women in the street is not harassment, but it’s the case when you follow her on to the subway. in this case, the stress, even intimidation, is evident,” schiappa said.
a key pillar of the legislation would be an increase in the time limit for cases of sexual abuse on minors from 20 to 30 years from them reaching adulthood at 18.
last year, flavie flament, a french broadcast journalist, alleged that she was raped by the british-born photographer david hamilton 30 years previously, when she was 13. flament said it had taken three decades for her to deal with the attack, but she was unable to bring charges because of the legal time limit. hamilton was found dead in his paris home having apparently killed himself after three other women made similar claims.
the law would also define an age of consent for minors. the french high commission for male/female equality has suggested it be set at 13 years. others, including laurence rossignol, a former family minister in the socialist administration, are pressing for 15 years.
the issue became a political priority last month following national outrage after a court reduced a charge against a 28-year-old man from rape to sexual assault because it decided the 11-year-old victim had suffered “no violence, no constraint, no threat, no surprise”, and could be deemed to have consented.
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ˈfiʧərz ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈfaɪərrɪŋ: sɛt ə ˈkəstəm dɪˈleɪ ɪn ðə mɔd ˈmɛnju. ˈtoʊtəl splɪt boʊlts: sɛt əp tɪ 100 splɪt boʊlts! splɪt boʊlt ˈdɪstəns: ˈkəstəˌmaɪz ðə ˈdɪstəns splɪt boʊlts ər sprɛd aʊt ɔl boʊlts splɪt: meɪk ɔl boʊlts splɪt! splɪt boʊlt staɪl: ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈpætərn wɪʧ ðeɪ ər faɪərd aʊt: ˈrɛgjələr (ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl), ˈrændəm, v-shape*, x-shape*, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. noʊ riˈloʊd: dɪˈseɪbəl ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti ˈæˌmoʊ: nɑn stɑp ˈfaɪərrɪŋ taɪmd ɪkˈsploʊʒən: meɪk ɪkˈsploʊsɪv boʊlts ɪkˈsploʊd ˈæftər ə ˈsərtən taɪm (waɪl stɪl ɪn ɛr) səkˈwɛnʃəl ɪkˈsploʊʒən: meɪk splɪt boʊlts ɪkˈsploʊd səkˈwɛnʃəli (beɪst ɔn ˈkəstəm ɪkˈsploʊʒən taɪm) ɪkˈsploʊsɪv boʊlts kən bi ˈkəstəˌmaɪzd tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ: ɔɪl ˈbɛrəlz (ɪkˈsploʊd), ˈtɑksɪk gæs (ɪkˈsploʊd), (keɪv rɑks, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə), ˈfɛnsɪz, bi haɪvz, əˈlərt gɑrdz, tərn ɔn lights/fires*, dɪˈstrɔɪ ʃildz, dɪˈstrɔɪ boʊts (dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ boʊts meɪ kræʃ ðə geɪm) ʧeɪnʤ ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒən ˈkələr əv ɪkˈsploʊsɪv boʊlts: rɛd, blu, grin, ˈrændəm kənˈtroʊl lɔg spæm: ðɪs ɪz juzd wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ə lɔt əv splɪt ɪkˈsploʊsɪv boʊlts, ðə ˈkɑmbæt lɔg wɪl fɪl əp ˈræpədli, juz ðɪs tɪ tərn ɪt ɔf nu boʊlts faɪər boʊlt ɪkˈsploʊsɪv boʊlt ðət sɛts ðə ˈsərfəs ɔn faɪər, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈædɪd ðə faɪər treɪl ənd ə laɪt sɔrs tɪ ðə boʊlt. nɑks əˈpoʊnənts bæk. boʊlt faɪər boʊlt ðət kæsts ˈmitiər ɔn ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən ɪt hɪts boʊlt ˈfrizɪz ˈməltəpəl ˈɛnəmiz ənd kæsts ˈmitiər ɔn ðɛm. friz boʊlt ˈfrizɪz ən ˈɛnəmi ɔn ˈkɑnˌtækt. ˈpɔɪzən boʊlt ˈpɔɪzənz ˈɛnəmiz ˈlivɪŋ ˈtɑksɪk gæs bɪˈhaɪnd. ˈblaɪndɪŋ boʊlt blaɪndz ˈɛnəmiz ɔn ˈkɑnˌtækt. noʊn ˈɪʃuz æt ˈsərtən taɪmz.. ˈhoʊldɪŋ tæb ɔn roʊʧ ˈkɔzɪz ðə ˈmɛnju tɪ ˌdɪsəˈpɪr ənd ˌriəˈpɪr ˈræpədli.. nɑt ʃʊr wət ˈkɔzɪz ɪt, aɪ θɪŋk ɪt gɪts stək ɪn ə ˈsərtən pleɪər steɪt ənd ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə ˈmɛnju ðə geɪm θɪŋks ɪts stɪl ˈeɪmɪŋ ənd ɪt ˈkloʊzɪz. ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔf roʊʧ wɪl stɑp ɪt bət tɪ meɪk ɪt goʊ əˈweɪ ju nid tɪ riˈloʊd ðə mæp ər fæst ˈtrævəl. ˈdəzənt kəmˈplitli pʊl aʊt ðə boʊ ər ˈivɪn faɪər æt ˈsərtən taɪmz. tu ˈmɛni faɪər boʊlts wɪl kɔz ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ˈɪʃuz (mɔr ðən 30 ɔn ðə graʊnd) əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl haʊ tɪ juz ðɪs ˈmɑdəˌfaɪz ə lɔt əv faɪlz soʊ ju meɪ nid tɪ juz skrɪpt ˈmərʤər ɪf ðə mɔd, riˈmuv ˈɛni ˈkəstəm boʊlts frəm jʊr ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ˌbiˈfɔr ˈseɪvɪŋ. aɪ θɔt ðə ˈkrɔsˌboʊ wɑz ˈvɛri ˈlɪmɪtɪd ənd sɔrt əv ənˈfɪnɪʃt.. siɪŋ ðət ən ɪkˈsploʊsɪv boʊlt dɪd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ɔɪl ˈbɛrəlz, fɪkst ðət ənd ðɛn ˈstɑrtɪd ˈædɪŋ mɔr ənd mɔr ˈfiʧərz. ðə mɔd ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl ənˈfɪnɪʃt (bəgz), aɪ hæv tənz əv aɪˈdiəz bət nɑt ɪˈnəf taɪm, aɪ æm riˈlisɪŋ ɪt ˈɛniˌweɪ. dɪˈzaɪnd ˈəndər wɪθ ɔl ɪkˈspænʧənz. fil fri tɪ æsk ˈɛni kˈwɛsʧənz ənd liv ˈkɑmɛnts ənd səˈʤɛsʧənz. hoʊp ˈɛvriˌwən ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ðə mɔd! hæv ˌɪnˈsaɪd mɔd dɪˈrɛktəri!-- ər --ˈkɑpi bɪn tɪ geɪm dɪˈrɛktəri, ənd tɪ geɪm ˈfoʊldər stɑrt ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈfaɪərrɪŋ, hoʊld ðə ˈeɪmɪŋ ˈbətən daʊn. ˌɪnˈstɔl ðə ˈmɛnju ˌɛkˌsɛˈmɛl tɪ ˈfʊli ˈkəstəˌmaɪz ðə boʊ. ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər aɪ meɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈfaɪərrɪŋ waɪl nɑt gɪt ðə nu boʊlts in-game*, ju kən ˈiðər baɪ ðɛm frəm ˈmæstər ˈblæksˌmɪθ hɑˈtɔri- ər -ɪn console:addbossbolts*()- ər boʊlt', boʊlt', 30 hæv nɑt dɪˈzaɪnd skɪˈmætɪks fər ðiz boʊlts ər dən ˈɛni kaɪnd əv ˈbælənsɪŋ. ɪts ʤɪst fər fən. seɪv ðə geɪm ˈæftər ˈædɪŋ ðɛm tɪ jʊr ˌɪnvənˈtɔri.
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features
automatic firing: set a custom delay in the mod menu.
total split bolts: set up to 100 split bolts!
split bolt distance: customize the distance split bolts are spread out
all bolts split: make all bolts split!
split bolt style: change the pattern which they are fired out: regular (horizontal), random, v-shape, x-shape, etc.
no reload: disable reloading
infinity ammo: non stop firing
timed explosion: make explosive bolts explode after a certain time (while still in air)
sequential explosion: make split bolts explode sequentially (based on custom explosion time)
explosive bolts can be customized to destroy: oil barrels (explode), toxic gas (explode), destructables (cave rocks, etc), fences, bee hives, alert guards, turn on lights/fires, destroy shields, destroy boats (destroying boats may crash the game)
change the explosion color of explosive bolts: red, blue, green, random
control log spam: this is used when using a lot of split explosive bolts, the combat log will fill up rapidly, use this to turn it off
new bolts
fire bolt - explosive bolt that sets the surface on fire, also added the fire trail and a light source to the bolt. knocks opponents back.
ciri bolt - fire bolt that casts ciri's meteor on the location it hits
eredin bolt - freezes multiple enemies and casts eredin's meteor on them.
freeze bolt - freezes an enemy on contact.
poison bolt - poisons enemies leaving toxic gas behind.
blinding bolt - blinds enemies on contact.
known issues
at certain times.. holding tab on roach causes the menu to disappear and reappear rapidly.. not sure what causes it, i think it gets stuck in a certain player state and opening the menu the game thinks its still aiming and it closes. getting off roach will stop it but to make it go away you need to reload the map or fast travel.
geralt doesn't completely pull out the bow or even fire at certain times.
too many fire bolts will cause animation issues (more than 30+ on the ground)
about
how to install
how to use
*** this modifies a lot of files so you may need to use script merger ***
*** if uninstalling the mod, remove any custom bolts from your inventory before saving. ***
i thought the crossbow was very limited and sort of unfinished.. seeing that an explosive bolt did nothing to oil barrels, fixed that and then started adding more and more features. the mod is a little unfinished (bugs), i have tons of ideas but not enough time, i am releasing it anyway. designed under 1.31 with all expansions. feel free to ask any questions and leave comments and suggestions. hope everyone enjoys the mod! have fun!!run install.bat inside mod directory!-- or --copy bin to game directory, and dlcbossbow to game folder "dlc"to start automatic firing, hold the aiming button down. install the menu xml to fully customize the bow. in the future i may implement automatic firing while not aiming.to get the new bolts in-game, you can either buy them from master blacksmith hattori- or -in console:addbossbolts()- or -additem('fire bolt', 30)additem('eredin bolt', 30), etc...i have not designed schematics for these bolts or done any kind of balancing. it's just for fun. save the game after adding them to your inventory.
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baɪ ˈtoʊni ˈhænsən ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə (ˈsiˌbiˌɛs) ə ˈfɔrmər ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər wɑz ˈsɛntənst təˈdeɪ tɪ jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən fər ˈstilɪŋ frəm drəg ˈdilərz. ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt ʤəʤ ˈdeɪvɪs jr*. toʊld dɪˈfɛndənt ˈʤɑnəθən ˌgɑrˈsiə ðət hi hæd dən mɔr hɑrm ðən hi kən ˈfæðəm. wɑz ðə ˈmæstərˌmaɪnd əv ə ˈkrɪmənəl skim ˈbeɪsɪkli, ðeɪ wər ˈrɑbɪŋ drəg dealers,”*,” sɪz ˈfɛdərəl ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər ˈkɛvɪn ˈbrɛnər. wər ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl sɔrs ɪn ə weɪ ðət wɑz əˈgɛnst ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə pəˈlis ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz. ənd ðeɪ wər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə sɔrs tɪ sɛt əp drəg ˈdilərz hu ðeɪ wʊd ðɛn stɑp, sərʧ, ənd ˈəltəmətli rɑb əv ˈməni ðeɪ rɪˈkəvərd frəm them.”*.” ˌgɑrˈsiə, hu bleɪmd grid ənd hɪz oʊn əˈbjuz, ˈɔlsoʊ ədˈmɪtəd ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈhɛroʊən ðət hi hæd əbˈteɪnd frəm əˈnəðər sɔrs. ə co-defendant*, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈpɑrtnər əv ˌgɑrˈsiə hu ədˈmɪtəd ˈstilɪŋ ˈməni bət wɑz nɑt ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈdilɪŋ drəgz, wɑz sɛt tɪ bi ˈsɛntənst ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun.
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by tony hanson
philadelphia (cbs) — a former philadelphia police officer was sentenced today to 17½ years in prison for stealing from drug dealers.
us district court judge legrome davis jr. told defendant jonathan garcia that he had done more harm than he can fathom.
“garcia was the mastermind of a criminal scheme — basically, they were robbing drug dealers,” says federal prosecutor kevin brenner. “they were using a confidential source in a way that was against philadelphia police protocols. and they were using the source to set up drug dealers who they would then stop, search, and ultimately rob of money they recovered from them.”
garcia, who blamed greed and his own percocet abuse, also admitted selling heroin that he had obtained from another source.
a co-defendant, a former partner of garcia who admitted stealing money but was not charged with dealing drugs, was set to be sentenced this afternoon.
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kolkata*: ˈɪndiən ˈbætɪŋ stɑr ˈkoʊli wɑz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ neɪmd ˈkæptən əv ðə wərld ʃi wɪʧ hæd noʊ pleɪs fər ˈkɑrənt ˈskɪpər sɪŋ bət ˈfiʧərd ˈvɛtərən əˈʃiʃ fər ðə ˈsɛkənd səkˈsɛsɪv taɪm, ən ˈɪndiən həz bɪn neɪmd ˈkæptən əv ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr ʃi ənd ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli ɪt wɑz, hu wɑz dɪˈklɛrd ˈskɪpər ˈæftər ðə ˈpriviəs ɪˈdɪʃən ɪn ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ wɛr ˈɪndiə riʧt ðə ˈfaɪnəl. fɔr ˈɪndiənz hæd meɪd ðə ʃi ˈæftər ðə ˈpriviəs ɪˈdɪʃən ənd ðə ˈnəmbər həz drɑpt tɪ tu ðɪs wɑz əˈʤəʤd mæn əv ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt fər hɪz səˈblaɪm fɔrm wɪʧ meɪd ɪm ðə ˈbækˌboʊn əv ˈɪndiəz ˈbætɪŋ ˈlaɪˌnəp. hi skɔrd 273 rənz wɪθ ə ˈstægərˌɪŋ ˈævərɪʤ əv ənd ən ˈikwəli əˈstaʊndɪŋ əv wɪθ θri 50 pləs əm ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd ðət wi wər nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk ɪt θru tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ənd wɪn ðə wərld ˈtaɪtəl ɔn hoʊm sɔɪl, əm praʊd tɪ bi neɪmd pleɪər əv ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt," ˈkoʊli sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt riˈlist baɪ ðə əˈfɪʃəl ə tim, wi hæv ɔl ləvd ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns əv pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt ɪn frənt əv bɪg, ˈpæʃənət hoʊm kraʊdz ənd əm plizd ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt ɪn ˈɪndiə həz bɪn səkˈsɛsfəli steɪʤd. ənd aɪd laɪk tɪ æd maɪ kənˌgræʧəˈleɪʃənz tɪ ðə wɛst ˈɪndiz mɛnz ənd ˈwɪmənz skwɑdz fər ðɛr səkˈsɛsɪz," hi proʊˈlɪfɪk hɪt 29 ˈbaʊndəriz ənd faɪv ˈsɪksɪz ɪn ɔl ənd wɑz ˈsɛkənd ɪn ðə lɪst əv ˈlidɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ˈɪkbəl əv ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ, hu skɔrd 295 ˈhændɪd ˈɪndiə ən ˈərli ˈbreɪkθˌru ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri geɪm. hi tʊk ˈoʊnli faɪv ˈwɪkəts bət wɑz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəl ɪn ɔl faɪv səˈlɛkt grup əv ˈfɔrmər ənd ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz pɪkt əp boʊθ ðə mɛnz ənd ˈwɪmənz timz fər ɔl kənˈdɪʃənz ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ðə pleɪərz' pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ɪn ðə wərld wɪʧ kənˈkludɪd hir læst naɪt wɪθ wɛst ˈɪndiz ˈwɪnɪŋ boʊθ ðə tu ˈɪndiənz, ðə mɛnz tim ˈɔlsoʊ kəmˈpraɪzd fɔr pleɪərz frəm ˈɪŋglənd, tu frəm ðə wɛst ˈɪndiz ənd wən iʧ frəm ɔˈstreɪljə, ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ, nu ˈzilənd ənd saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə mæn ɪn ˈrɑmən əv ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ. ðə tim dɪd nɑt ˈfiʧər ˈɛni ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈwɪmənz tim, ˈminˌwaɪl, dɪd nɑt hæv ˈɛni ˈɪndiən cricketer*. ɪt kəmˈpraɪzd fɔr pleɪərz frəm nu ˈzilənd, tu pleɪərz iʧ frəm ɔˈstreɪljə, ˈɪŋglənd ənd ðə wɛst ˈɪndiz, ənd wən iʧ frəm ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd saʊθ ˈteɪlər əv ðə wɛst ˈɪndiz wɑz neɪmd ˈskɪpər əv ðə ˈwɪmənz səˈlɛkʃən ˈpænəl ðət ʧoʊz ðə timz kəmˈpraɪzd ʤɛf ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ˈkrɪkɪt, ˈʧɛrmən), ˈiən ˈbɪʃəp (ˈfɔrmər wɛst ˈɪndiz fæst ˈboʊlər), ˈnæsər huˈseɪn (ˈfɔrmər ˈɪŋglənd ˈkæptən), mɛl ʤoʊnz (ˈfɔrmər ɔˈstreɪljə ˈwɪmənz ˈbætər), ˈsænʤeɪ (ˈfɔrmər ˈɪndiə batsman*), ˈlisə (ˈfɔrmər ɔˈstreɪljə ˈwɪmənz ðə skwɑdz, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər, ˈkrɪkɪt, ʤɛf, hu ʧɛrd ðə ˈmitɪŋ, sɛd: "ðə ˈɛkspərts hæd ən ɪkˈstrimli ˈdɪfəkəlt tæsk tɪ səˈlɛkt ðə mɛnz ənd ˈwɪmənz skwɑdz frəm əraʊnd 400 hu ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ðə 26 timz, θæŋks tɪ ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ pərˈfɔrmənsɪz baɪ ɔl ðə pleɪərz æt ðɪs ˈhjuʤli səkˈsɛsfəl ɪˈvɛnt. ˈʤeɪsən rɔɪ (ˈɪŋglənd), kwɪnˈtɔn də kɑk (saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ, wicketkeeper*), ˈkoʊli (ˈɪndiə, ˈkæptən), ʤoʊ rut (ˈɪŋglənd), ʤoʊz ˈbətlər (ˈɪŋglənd), ʃeɪn ˈwɑtsən (ɔˈstreɪljə), ˈɑnˌdreɪ ˈrəsəl (wɛst ˈɪndiz), ˈmɪʧəl (nu ˈzilənd), ˈdeɪvɪd ˈwɪli (ˈɪŋglənd), ˈsæmjul (wɛst ˈɪndiz), əˈʃiʃ (ˈɪndiə), mæn ˈrɑmən (ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ). ˈsəzi beɪts (nu ˈzilənd), ˈʃɑrlət ˈɛdwərdz (ˈɪŋglənd), mɛg ˈlænɪŋ (ɔˈstreɪljə), ˈteɪlər (wɛst ˈɪndiz, ˈkæptən), ˈsoʊfi dəˈvaɪn (nu ˈzilənd), ˈreɪʧəl prist (nu ˈzilənd, wicketkeeper*), (wɛst ˈɪndiz), ˈmeɪgən ʃət (ɔˈstreɪljə), (saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ), li ˈkæspərɪk (nu ˈzilənd), (ˈɪŋglənd), pleɪər ɑˈmin (ˈpækɪˌstæn).
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kolkata: indian batting star virat kohli was on monday named captain of the icc world twenty20 xi , which had no place for current skipper mahendra singh dhoni but featured veteran seamer ashish nehra for the second successive time, an indian has been named captain of the all-star xi and incidentally it was dhoni, who was declared skipper after the previous edition in bangladesh where india reached the final. four indians had made the icc xi after the previous edition and the number has dropped to two this time.kohli was adjudged man of the tournament for his sublime form which made him the backbone of india's batting line-up. he scored 273 runs with a staggering average of 136.50 and an equally astounding strike-rate of 146.77 with three 50 plus scores."although i'm disappointed that we were not able to make it through to the final and win the icc world twenty20 title on home soil, i'm proud to be named player of the tournament," kohli said in a statement released by the bcci's official website."as a team, we have all loved the experience of playing in this event in front of big, passionate home crowds and i'm pleased the tournament in india has been successfully staged. and i'd like to add my congratulations to the west indies men's and women's squads for their successes," he added.the prolific right-hander hit 29 boundaries and five sixes in all and was second in the list of leading run-getters behind tamim iqbal of bangladesh, who scored 295 runs.nehra handed india an early breakthrough in almost every game. he took only five wickets but was economical in all five games.a select group of former cricketers and commentators picked up both the men's and women's teams for all conditions on the basis of the players' performances in the world t20, which concluded here last night with west indies winning both the titles.besides two indians, the men's team also comprised four players from runners-up england, two from the west indies and one each from australia, bangladesh, new zealand and south africa. it also included a 12th man in mustafizur rahman of bangladesh. the team did not feature any pakistani player.the women's team, meanwhile, did not have any indian cricketer. it comprised four players from new zealand, two players each from australia, england and the west indies, and one each from pakistan and south africa.stafanie taylor of the west indies was named skipper of the women's team.the selection panel that chose the teams comprised geoff allardice (icc general manager - cricket, chairman), ian bishop (former west indies fast bowler), nasser hussain (former england captain), mel jones (former australia women's batter), sanjay manjrekar (former india batsman), lisa sthalekar (former australia women's all-rounder).announcing the squads, icc general manager, cricket, geoff allardice, who chaired the meeting, said: "the experts had an extremely difficult task to select the men's and women's squads from around 400 cricketers who represented the 26 teams, thanks to outstanding performances by all the players at this hugely successful event. jason roy (england), quinton de kock (south africa, wicketkeeper), virat kohli (india, captain), joe root (england), jos buttler (england), shane watson (australia), andre russell (west indies), mitchell santner (new zealand), david willey (england), samuel badree (west indies), ashish nehra (india), 12th man -- mustafizur rahman (bangladesh). suzie bates (new zealand), charlotte edwards (england), meg lanning (australia), stafanie taylor (west indies, captain), sophie devine (new zealand), rachel priest (new zealand, wicketkeeper), deandra dottin (west indies), megan schutt (australia), sune luus (south africa), leigh kasperek (new zealand), anya shrubsole (england), 12th player -- anam amin (pakistan).
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ˈtərkɪʃ ˈprɛzɪdənt, huz ˈʤəstɪs ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈpɑrti, ˈpɑrti, skɔrd ə ˈstənɪŋ ˈvɪktəri ɪn ðə ˈwiˌkɛndz ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ɪˈlɛkʃən, wɔnts tɪ pʊʃ fər "ə kəmˈplitli nu ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən" fər ðə ˈkəntri ənd mɔr paʊərz fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, wən əv hɪz eɪdz həz toʊld æl ʤəˈzirə. ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ðə ˈpɑrti, wɪʧ ˈfaʊndɪd, geɪnd bæk ðə məˈʤɔrəti ɪt lɔst ɪn ə ˈpriviəs ɪˈlɛkʃən ʤɪst faɪv mənθs əˈgoʊ. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt həz ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl paʊərz ənd həz ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz vɔɪst səˈpɔrt fər ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðət wʊd gɪv ɪm ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈgəvərn. ˈspikɪŋ tɪ æl ʤəˈzirə, ˌɪbrɑˈhim ˈkælɪn, ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈspoʊksmən sɛd, sɛd: "ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən həz bɪn əˈmɛndɪd ˈmɛni taɪmz [sɪns ɪt wɑz fərst ˈdræftɪd ɪn 1980 tɪ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt ðət ɪt lɔst ɪts ˈɛsəns ənd bɪˈkeɪm fʊl əv ˈditeɪlz. "ˈjuʒəwəli, ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ɪz kənˈdɛnst ənd brif. ɪt ɪz riˈstrɪktɪd tɪ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈstrəkʧər ənd ðə ˈbeɪsɪk raɪts ənd ˈfridəm." ˈkælɪn sɛd ðə ˈkəntri kʊd hoʊld ə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm ɔn ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ˈæftər ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈdɪfərənt pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz. 'ʤəmp əp ə lig' ˈsənˌdiz səˈpraɪz wɪn mɑrkt ə ˈtərnərˌaʊnd fər, pəˈtɛnʃəli əˈlaʊɪŋ ɪm tɪ muv əˈhɛd wɪθ plænz tɪ kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt hɪz grɪp ɔn ˈtərkɪʃ ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ˈərliər, ˈkælɪn toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət bɪˈlivz ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈsɪstəm ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə hɛd əv steɪt sˈwipɪŋ paʊərz wʊd meɪk ˈtərki "ʤəmp əp ə lig." "wət ɪz ðə bɛst ˈmɑdəl fər ˈjuˈɛs? ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðə noʊˈvɛmbər 1 ɪˈlɛkʃən, ðɪs ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wɪl bi ˈsɛtəld baɪ ˈæskɪŋ ðə ˈpipəl," ˈkælɪn sɛd. "ðɪs dəˈbeɪt ˈkænɑt bi kənˈsɪdərd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli frəm ðə ˈpipəl. ɪf ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ɪz ə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm ðɛn ə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm kən teɪk pleɪs." ðə ˈpɑrti, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz stɪl 13 sits ʃɔrt əv ðə 330 rikˈwaɪərd tɪ kɔl ə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm ɔn ˈɛni ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ʧeɪnʤ ənd ɔl ðə θri meɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈpɑrtiz ər ˈstrɔŋli əˈgɛnst səʧ ə muv. æˈnælɪsɪs: wɪl ˈtərkiz pʊʃ fər sɪˈstɛmɪk ʧeɪnʤ? ˈkælɪn dɪd nɑt seɪ haʊ ðoʊz ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz kʊd bi ˈoʊvərˌkəm ənd ɪt wɑz nɑt klɪr ɪf ðə ˈpɑrti wʊd traɪ tɪ sik ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə ˈəðər ˈpɑrtiz dɪˈspaɪt ðɛr əˈbʤɛkʃənz. ɪn ə spiʧ tɪ ˈloʊkəl ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, kɔld ɔn ɔl ˈpɑrtiz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ əv ə nu ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən fər ˈtərki, bət dɪd nɑt meɪk ə dɪˈrɛkt ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈsɪstəm hi wɔnts. ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ˈtərki wɪl kip əp ɪts faɪt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkərdɪˌstæn ˈwərkərz' ˈpɑrti, ər pkk*, ənˈtɪl ðə ˈrɛbəl grup ɪz "ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd". rɪˈnud ˈfaɪtɪŋ bɪtˈwin ðə ˈrɛbəlz ənd ˈtərkiz sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz həz dɪˈreɪld ə ˈfræʤəl pis ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd kɪld ˈhənərdz əv ˈpipəl sɪns ˌʤuˈlaɪ. "ðə ˈpɪriəd əˈhɛd ɪz nɑt fər tɔks ər dɪˈskəʃənz. aɪ seɪ ðɪs klɪr: ɪt ɪz ə ˈpɪriəd fər ˈgɪtɪŋ rɪˈzəlts," sɛd.
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turkish president recep tayyip erdogan, whose justice and development party, ak party, scored a stunning victory in the weekend's parliamentary election, wants to push for "a completely new constitution" for the country and more powers for the president, one of his aides has told al jazeera.
on sunday, the ak party, which erdogan founded, gained back the majority it lost in a previous election just five months ago.
the president has limited constitutional powers and erdogan has several times voiced support for constitutional changes that would give him the ability to govern.
speaking to al jazeera, ibrahim kalin, a presidential spokesman said, said: "the current constitution has been amended many times [since it was first drafted in 1980] to the extent that it lost its essence and became full of details.
"usually, a constitution is condensed and brief. it is restricted to the political structure and the basic rights and freedom."
kalin said the country could hold a referendum on the constitution after consultations with the different political parties.
'jump up a league'
sunday's surprise win marked a turnaround for erdogan, potentially allowing him to move ahead with plans to consolidate his grip on turkish politics.
earlier, kalin told reporters on wednesday that erdogan believes a presidential system giving the head of state sweeping powers would make turkey "jump up a league."
"what is the best model for us? taking into consideration the results of the november 1 election, this is something that will be settled by asking the people," kalin said.
"this debate cannot be considered independently from the people. if the mechanism is a referendum then a referendum can take place."
the party, however, is still 13 seats short of the 330 required to call a referendum on any constitutional change and all the three main opposition parties are strongly against such a move.
analysis: will turkey's akp push for systemic change?
kalin did not say how those limitations could be overcome and it was not clear if the ak party would try to seek the support of the other parties despite their objections.
in a speech to local administrators on wednesday, erdogan called on all parties represented in parliament to contribute to the writing of a new constitution for turkey, but did not make a direct reference to the presidential system he wants.
erdogan also said turkey will keep up its fight against the kurdistan workers' party, or pkk, until the rebel group is "eliminated".
renewed fighting between the rebels and turkey's security forces has derailed a fragile peace process and killed hundreds of people since july.
"the period ahead is not for talks or discussions. i say this clear: it is a period for getting results," erdogan said.
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məʧ həz bɪn meɪd əv ə ˈrisənt ˈfeɪsˌbʊk "lik" wɪʧ əˈlɛʤədli dɪˈskloʊzd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˈoʊvər 100 ˈmɪljən ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈjuzərz. wət səm rɪˈpɔrts hæv feɪld tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ðət ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈpəblɪk tɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ. sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈrisərʧər rɑn boʊz roʊt ə ˈrubi skrɪpt ðət ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ˈjuzər dɪˈrɛktəri, ə ˈɪndɛks əv ˈpəblɪk ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˈpeɪʤɪz. ðə dɪˈrɛktəri dɪz nɑt ɪkˈspoʊz ə ˈjuzərz ɪnˈtaɪər ˈproʊˌfaɪl ənd ˈoʊnli ɪkˈspoʊzɪz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ðə ˈjuzər həz əˈlaʊd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tɪ meɪk ˈpəblɪk. ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz neɪmz, ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˈɪmɪʤɪz, ənd smɔl ˈsæmplɪŋ əv ðə ˈjuzərz frɛndz. ˈjuzərz kən ɑpt aʊt əv ˌɪnˈkluʒən ɪn ðə sərʧ, bət kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli stɪl əˈpɪr ɔn ðə dɪˈrɛktəri peɪʤ əv ə frɛnd hu ɪz. boʊz gɑt ðə aɪˈdiə əv ðə ˈdætə soʊ ðət hi kʊd kəˈlɛkt stəˈtɪstɪks əˈbaʊt ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən neɪmz. səʧ stəˈtɪstɪkəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈɪzənt ˈsɛnsɪtɪv æt ɔl ənd ˈdəzənt poʊz ˈɛni sɪˈkjʊrəti θrɛt tɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈjuzərz. ðə ˈdætə kʊd bi ˈjusfəl, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, fər ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd əˈkaʊnt ˈkrækɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðət ɪz ʤəˈnɛrɪk ənd nɑt spɪˈsɪfɪk tɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz ə lɪst əv ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən neɪmz kən bi juzd tɪ əˈsɛmbəl ə gʊd ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri əv pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈpɑpjələr fər juz ɪn tulz ðət əˈtɛmpt tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ənd kræk ˈjuzər əˈkaʊnts. ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈəðər ˈpəblɪk ˈdætə ˈsɔrsəz ðət ər ˈkɑmənli kəld tɪ əbˈteɪn ðə seɪm kaɪnd əv stəˈtɪstɪkəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən fər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈrisərʧ ˈpərpəsɪz. wən ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz ðə ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz ˈɪndɛks əv ˈpɑpjələr ˈbeɪbi neɪmz. wət meɪks ðə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈdætə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli gʊd ɪz ðət ɪts ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈɪndɛks əv fərst ənd læst neɪm pɛrz. baɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ təˈgɛðər ðə fərst ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ənd læst neɪm əv ðə ˈjuzərz ənd ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈfrikwənsi əv ðə ˈaʊtˌpʊt, boʊz kənˈstrəktɪd wət hi bɪˈlivz tɪ bi ə kəmˈpɛlɪŋ lɪst əv moʊst ˈkɑmən pəˈtɛnʃəl: boʊz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut ðə ˈdætə tɪ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, wɪʧ ɪz ˈbɪldɪŋ ən ˈoʊpən sɔrs tul ðət meɪks ɪt ˈizi tɪ tɛst ə ˈsɪstəmz səˌsɛptəˈbɪləti tɪ əˈtæks. hi ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ðɛr maɪt bi ˈbrɔdər ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə ˈdætə sɛt əˈməŋ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈrisərʧərz, soʊ hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ pʊt ɪt ɪn ə ˈtɔrənt ənd meɪk ɪt əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən. hi ˈɔlsoʊ hoʊpt ðət ɪt wʊd hɛlp reɪz əˈwɛrnəs əˈməŋ ˈrɛgjələr ˈjuzərz əv ðə fækt ðət ˈfeɪsˌbʊk meɪks ˈbeɪsɪk ˈjuzər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈveɪləbəl θru ɪts dɪˈrɛktəri. ðɪs ˈɪnsədənt ˈdəzənt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ə briʧ əv sɪˈkjʊrəti, bɪˈkəz ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz meɪd ˈpəblɪk baɪ dɪˈzaɪn. ɪt ˈhaɪˌlaɪts, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈkipɪŋ ən aɪ ɔn jʊr ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ ˈpraɪvəsi ˈsɛtɪŋz ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ haʊ jʊr ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz juzd. ˈmɛni ˈjuzərz maɪt nɑt ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ðɛr neɪmz ənd ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ər ækˈsɛsəbəl ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈjuzər dɪˈrɛktəri.
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much has been made of a recent facebook "leak" which allegedly disclosed information on over 100 million facebook users. what some reports have failed to highlight, however, is that the information was already public to begin with.
security researcher ron bowes wrote a ruby script that downloads information from facebook's user directory, a searchable index of public profile pages. the directory does not expose a user's entire profile and only exposes information that the user has allowed facebook to make public. this includes names, profile images, and small sampling of the user's friends. users can opt out of inclusion in the search, but could potentially still appear on the directory page of a friend who is searchable.
bowes got the idea of spidering the data so that he could collect statistics about the most common names. such statistical information isn't sensitive at all and doesn't pose any security threat to facebook users. the data could be useful, however, for building automated account cracking software that is generic and not specific to facebook. this is because a list of the most common names can be used to assemble a good dictionary of potentially popular usernames for use in brute-force tools that attempt to identify and crack user accounts.
there are a number of other public data sources that are commonly culled to obtain the same kind of statistical information for security research purposes. one example is the social security administration's index of popular baby names. what makes the facebook data particularly good is that it's a global index of first and last name pairs. by putting together the first initial and last name of the users and analyzing the frequency of the output, bowes constructed what he believes to be a compelling list of most common potential usernames:
129,369 jsmith
79,365 ssmith
77,713 skhan
75,561 msmith
74,575 skumar
72,467 csmith
71,791 asmith
67,786 jjohnson
66,693 dsmith
66,431 akhan
bowes wanted to contribute the data to the ncrack project, which is building an open source tool that makes it easy to test a system's susceptibility to brute-force login attacks. he realized that there might be broader interest in the data set among security researchers, so he decided to put it in a torrent and make it available to everyone. he also hoped that it would help raise awareness among regular users of the fact that facebook makes basic user information available through its directory.
this incident doesn't represent a breach of facebook's security, because the information is made public by design. it highlights, however, the importance of keeping an eye on your social networking privacy settings and understanding how your personal information is used. many users might not realize that their names and photos are accessible in facebook's public user directory.
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pəˈlis ɪn ˈhæmənd, ˌɪndiˈænə, seɪ ðeɪ gɑt ə rɪˈpɔrt əv ə lus dɔg ˌbiˈfɔr ə kɑp ʃoʊd əp æt ðə hoʊm əv ðə ənd ʃɑt ðɛr ˈlɪli waɪl ʃi wɑz ˈhæŋɪŋ aʊt ɪn ðə jɑrd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈbɑrbɪˌkju. ɪn fækt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈməðər, ˈnɔrmə, ˈlɪli wɑz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd tu əv hər sənz hu hæd ʤɪst græbd səm fud wɪn ʃi hərd ʃɑts faɪərd. maɪ fɑks ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ rɪˈpɔrts: mældəˈnɑdoʊ bɛgd ðə ˈɔfɪsər tɪ tɛl hər waɪ hi ʃɑt ðə dɔg. sɛd, 'bɪˈkəz jʊr dɔg wɑz loose,”*,” ʃi sɛd. aɪ sɛd noʊ ʃiz nɑt ðɛrz ən ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl fɛns, rɛd ðə saɪn." ðə pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt toʊld ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔri. θru ə ˈsteɪtmənt ðeɪ sɛd ðə ˈɔfɪsər kɔld tɪ ðə ˈfæməli ənd ðə dɔg ʧɑrʤd æt ðə ˈɔfɪsər. hi ræn bæk 15 tɪ 20 fit ənd ðə dɔg lənʤd æt ɪm, soʊ hi faɪərd ðə ʃɑt. ðə ˈsteɪtmənt kənˈtɪnjud: "ðə ˈhæmənd pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt həz dɪˈtərmənd ðət beɪst əˈpɑn ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ðət ðə ˈɔfɪsər wɑz ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd ɪn dɪˈfɛndɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf æt ðə taɪm əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt." mældəˈnɑdoʊ sɛd hər dɔg dɪd nɑt lənʤ æt ðə ˈɔfɪsər, ˈædɪŋ ðət ˈlɪli wɑz ʃɑt æt ðə ɛʤ əv hər hoʊm nɪr ə bʊʃ. ðə hoʊm ɪz ə fʊl kɑr lɛŋθ frəm hər ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl fɛns laɪn. "hi hæd ˈpɛpər spreɪ, hi hæd ə ˈteɪzər gən, hi ˈdɪdənt hæv tɪ juz hɪz gən wɪθ maɪ kɪdz ɪn reɪnʤ," ˈædɪd mældəˈnɑdoʊ.
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police in hammond, indiana, say they got a report of a loose dog before a cop showed up at the home of the maldonados and shot their pitbull lily while she was hanging out in the yard during a barbecue. in fact, according to the mother, norma, lily was following behind two of her sons who had just grabbed some food when she heard shots fired. my fox chicago reports:
maldonado begged the officer to tell her why he shot the dog.
“he said, 'because your dog was loose,” she said. “and i said no she's not there's an electrical fence, read the sign."
the police department told a different story. through a statement they said the officer called to the family and the dog charged at the officer.
he ran back 15 to 20 feet and the dog lunged at him, so he fired the shot.
the statement continued: "the hammond police department has determined that based upon the circumstances that the officer was justified in defending himself at the time of the incident."
maldonado said her dog did not lunge at the officer, adding that lily was shot at the edge of her home near a bush.
the home is a full car length from her invisible fence line.
"he had pepper spray, he had a taser gun, he didn't have to use his gun with my kids in range," added maldonado.
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prɑg, ʧɛk riˈpəblɪk ʧɛk ənd ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti əˈfɪʃəlz ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ saɪnd ə ˌmɛmərˈændəm tɪ bust ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪn ənd əraʊnd ʤuɪʃ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz du tɪ ˌɪnˈkrist kənˈsərn ˈoʊvər ˈgloʊbəl ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. ˈprɑbləm ɪn ˈjʊrəp həz bɪn groʊɪŋ ənd wi fil ðət ʤuɪʃ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ər θˈrɛtənd. ən əˈtæk ɔn ɑr ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz meɪ kəm ˈɛni time,”*,” ˈpɛtər papousek*, hɛd əv ðə ˈloʊkəl ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪtiz, toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz. ˈdɛpjəti ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstər ˈʤɪri ˈnɑvəʧɛk ˈædɪd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ðət ˌmɛmərˈændəm kriˈeɪts ðə poʊst əv ə sɪˈkjʊrəti koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər, hu wɪl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ʤuɪʃ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ɪn ˈkɑnˌtækts wɪθ ðə government.”*.” gɪt ðə taɪmz əv ˈɪzriəlz ˈdeɪli ɪˈdɪʃən baɪ iˈmeɪl ənd ˈnɛvər mɪs ɑr tɔp ˈstɔriz fri saɪn əp cooperation…*… wɪl naʊ bi ˈlɪftɪd tɪ ə nu level,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. ðə ˌmɛmərˈændəm wɑz saɪnd baɪ ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstri, ðə pəˈlis, prɑg ˈsɪti hɔl, ðə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪtiz, ðə ʤuɪʃ mˈjuziəm ɪn prɑg ənd ˈsɛnər wɪʧ siks tɪ bust ʤuɪʃ əˈwɛrnəs. prɑg ɪz hoʊm tɪ sɪks ˈsɪnəˌgɔgz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈsɪnəˌgɔg ˈdeɪtɪŋ frəm 1270 ˈoʊldəst ˈsɪnəˌgɔg stɪl ɪn juz. ʤuɪʃ kˈwɔrtər ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz fər ˈtʊrɪsts ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðə ʧɛk ˈkæpɪtəl.
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prague, czech republic – czech and jewish community officials on tuesday signed a memorandum to boost the security in and around jewish institutions due to increased concern over global terrorism.
“the problem in europe has been growing and we feel that jewish institutions are threatened. an attack on our institutions may come any time,” petr papousek, head of the local federation of jewish communities, told reporters.
deputy interior minister jiri novacek added in a statement that “the memorandum creates the post of a security coordinator, who will represent jewish organizations in contacts with the government.”
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“security cooperation… will now be lifted to a new level,” he added.
the memorandum was signed by the interior ministry, the police, prague city hall, the federation of jewish communities, the jewish museum in prague and prague’s chabad center which seeks to boost jewish awareness.
prague is home to six synagogues including the old-new synagogue dating from 1270, europe’s oldest synagogue still in use.
prague’s jewish quarter is one of the most popular destinations for tourists coming to the czech capital.
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nu rɪˈpɔrt sɪz ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn nɑt duɪŋ ɪˈnəf fər ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ˈvɪktɪmz ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ ˈtɑgəl ˈkæpʃən ʧɪp ˈɪmɪʤɪz ʧɪp ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɪn 2009 ˈɛmɪli wɛnt tɪ ˌɪˈrɑk wɪθ ðə ˈɑrmi fər ə jɪr, ˈhoʊpɪŋ ɪt wʊd lɛd tɪ ə kərɪr ɪn ˈspɛʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ðət drim wɑz dɪˈreɪld nɑt baɪ ðə ˈɛnəmi, bət baɪ ə suˈpɪriər ˈɔfɪsər, hu ˈstɑrtɪd ˈsɛkʃuəli hərˈæsɪŋ hər. "aɪ sɛd noʊ ənd ðɛn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪt. ənd maɪ dɪˈrɛkt ʧeɪn əv kəˈmænd rɪˈlivd ɪm əv hɪz pəˈzɪʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt wɑz θri mənθs ˈleɪtər wɪn ðə riˌtæliˈeɪʃən ˈstɑrtɪd," ʃi sɪz. ʃi sɪz ðæts wɪn ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn hər. ɪt keɪm daʊn tɪ ə θrɛt əv ˈpərʤəri ˈʧɑrʤɪz, ənˈlɛs ʃi ækˈsɛptɪd ə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ. ʃi tʊk ðət dil, bət ɪt wɑz hɑrd tɪ faɪnd səˈvɪljən wərk bɪˈkəz əv wət ɪt sɛd ɔn hər ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ ˈpeɪpərz. 'ˈʤɛnərəl ˈəndər ˈɑnərəbəl,' ənd ðɛn wət ðeɪ hæv ˈəndər ðɛr ˈkɑndəkt ˌənbɪˈkəmɪŋ. ɪt wɑz hɑrd tɪ əˈplaɪ fər ə ʤɑb." ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri riˈlist ˈdætə ðɪs mənθ ʃoʊɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlts ˈdʊrɪŋ 2015 ðə ril ˈnəmbər ɪz ˈlaɪkli θri ər fɔr taɪmz haɪər. ʤɪst laɪk ɪn ðə səˈvɪljən wərld, moʊst reɪp ˈdəzənt gɪt ˌriˈpɔrtəd, ənd ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz ðɪs ˈhæpənz ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri bɪˈkəz ˈvɪktɪmz fɪr ðeɪ nɑt ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz wɪl feɪs rɪˈpraɪzəlz frəm kəˈmændərz. ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ sɪz ɪn ə rɪˈpɔrt təˈdeɪ ðət ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈdəzənt du ɪˈnəf tɪ rɪˈpɛr ðə ˈdæmɪʤ frəm ðoʊz rɪˈpraɪzəlz. "ɪts ə ˈkɑmən pərˈsɛpʃən ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ðət ju hæv tɪ ʧuz bɪtˈwin rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ jʊr reɪp ənd steɪɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri," sɛd ˈsɛrə darehshori*, hu ˈɪntərvˌjud ˈhənərdz əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt sərˈvaɪvərz fər ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. ˈɑrmi ˈvɛtərən lɪz ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn gɪt tɪ meɪk ðət ʧɔɪs. ʃi sɪz ʃi wɑz reɪpt ˈərli ɪn hər kərɪr, əˈbaʊt 15 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ðə əˈsɔlt pʊt hər ɪn ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, wɪʧ ˈtrɪgərd ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. "wɪn aɪ wɔkt bæk ˈɔntu beɪs, ˈɛvriˌwən nu ðət naʊ aɪ ˈwəzənt ʤɪst ðə ˈsoʊlʤər duɪŋ greɪt θɪŋz ənd ɔn ə greɪt pæθ," ʃi sɪz. "naʊ aɪ wɑz ðə reɪp ˈvɪktɪm." ˈæftər ðət, ʃi wɑz reɪpt twaɪs mɔr, ʃi sɪz, ənd ðɛn pʊʃt aʊt əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. ʃi gɑt ən ˈɑnərəbəl ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ bət hər kəˈmændərz juzd ə ˈkætəˌgɔri ðət ˈkrɪtɪks ʧɑrʤ həz bɪn juzd tɪ gɪt reɪp ˈvɪktɪmz, əˈspɛʃəli ˈwɪmən, aʊt əv ðə ˈsərvɪs kˈwɪkli. "raɪt nɛkst tɪ ɪt seɪɪŋ ðət aɪ hæv ən ˈɑnərəbəl ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ, ɪt sɪz ðət aɪ hæv ə ˌpərsəˈnælɪti dɪˈsɔrdər," ʃi sɪz dɪˈspaɪt ɪt ˈnɛvər ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst. "ðət wɑz ˈhændɪd daʊn ʤɪst baɪ ðə dɪˈsɪʒən əv maɪ ʧeɪn əv kəˈmænd. ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wɛr aɪ sɔ ə ˈlaɪsənst saɪˈkɑləʤəst ər klɪˈnɪʃən." mɛn meɪk əp ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri 85 pərˈsɛnt ənd ə slaɪt məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ˈvɪktɪmz, ðoʊ ˈoʊnli 10 pərˈsɛnt rɪˈpɔrt ðə kraɪm, kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ 38 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈwɪmən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑnz moʊst ˈrisənt rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. hiθ ˈfɪlɪps ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈneɪvi æt 17 ənd sɪz hi wɑz reɪpt rɪˈpitɪdli baɪ ə grup əv ˈseɪlərz. "wɪn ju weɪk əp ənd si sɪks gaɪz duɪŋ stəf tɪ iʧ ˈəðər ənd tɪ ju? aɪ stɪl hæv ˈnaɪtˌmɛrz əˈbaʊt ɪt," hi sɪz. "aɪ æm 45 jɪrz oʊld, ənd aɪ stɪl hæv ðət ˈvɪʒən ɪn maɪ hɛd." tɪ ɪˈskeɪp, ˈfɪlɪps wɛnt ˈeɪˌwɔl, rɪˈpitɪdli. ðə ˈneɪvi toʊld ɪm hi kʊd teɪk ən "other-than-honorable*" ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ tɪ əˈvɔɪd kɔrt ˈmɑrʃəl. "aɪ wɑz 18 jɪrz oʊld, ɔˈrɛdi ən ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk bɪˈkəz aɪ dræŋk tɪ bi nəm," hi sɪz. "aɪ woʊnt laɪ, aɪ ˈwʊdəv saɪnd ə dil wɪθ ðə ˈdɛvəl æt ðət ˈmoʊmənt ɪn taɪm." ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈəðər ðən ən ˈɑnərəbəl ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ kən ˈkɛri ˈhɛvi ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ɪt ˈjuʒəwəli minz noʊ kɛr, noʊ ˈbɛnəfɪts. ˈfɪlɪps sɪz hi wund əp ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈhoʊmləs, ɪn ʤeɪl ə drəŋk fər moʊst əv 20 jɪrz. "ˈnəθɪŋ həz bɪn dən fər ðə ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl hu wər kɪkt aʊt ˈæftər ðeɪ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðɛr ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ənd stɪl hæv tɪ lɪv wɪθ ðiz ˈtɛrəbəl ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ ˈpeɪpərz ðət kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˌɪmˈpækt ðɛr lɪvz," sɪz darehshori*, wɪθ ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ. ʃi sɪz ˈmɛni əv ðɛm bɪˈliv ˌɪnkərˈɛktli ðət ə ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ kən bi ˈizəli ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd baɪ ə ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ ˌrivˈju bɔrd ər ðə bɔrd əv kərˈɛkʃənz əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈrɛkərdz. "ɪn fækt, ðoʊz ˈbɑdiz ər dɛd ɛndz," sɪz darehshori*. ʃi sɪz ðeɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ˈoʊnli ə ˈtaɪni ˈfrækʃən əv ðə ˈkeɪsɪz ðət kəm əp fər ˌrivˈju. "ˈvɪktɪmz wi spoʊk tɪ ər rɪˈləktənt tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə bɔrdz [ənd] bɛr ðɛr soʊlz ənd riˈlɪv ˈtrɔmə, wɪn ðeɪ hæv ɛˈsɛnʃəli noʊ ʧæns əv biɪŋ hərd," ʃi sɪz. ɪn 2014 ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə bɔrdz tɪ gɪv mɔr weɪt tɪ ˈɪʃuz laɪk ˌpoʊstrɔˈmætɪk strɛs dɪˈsɔrdər (ptsd*), wɪʧ əˈfɛkts ˈmɛni reɪp sərˈvaɪvərz. ðɪs jɪr, ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðət ðɪs əˈplaɪz tɪ vɛts hu meɪ hæv bɪn rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈpriviəsli, ər hu ər pæst ðə ˈnɔrməl ˈdɛˌdlaɪnz tɪ əˈplaɪ. ə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈspoʊksmən sɪz ðə reɪt əv ˈəpˈgreɪd fər ðoʊz ˈkeɪsɪz ɪz naʊ nɪr 40 pərˈsɛnt, bət hi sɪz ðə bɔrdz du nɑt træk haʊ ˈmɛni ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ˈkeɪsɪz gɪt ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd. ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑnz ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl riˈlist ə rɪˈpɔrt ðɪs mənθ ðət faʊnd "ˌpərsəˈnælɪti dɪˈsɔrdər" ənd ˈəðər ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃənz stɪl ər biɪŋ mɪsˈjuzd tɪ pʊt ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt sərˈvaɪvərz aʊt əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. ˈfɪlɪps sɪz ðət hi noʊz hi kænt gɪt bæk ˈɛni əv ðə 20 jɪrz hi spɛnt ˈæftər biɪŋ reɪpt ənd kɪkt aʊt əv ðə ˈneɪvi, bət ðət ˈgɪtɪŋ ən ˈəpˈgreɪd hi wɑz dɪˈnaɪd ɪn 2013 ənd ɪz əˈpilɪŋ wʊd min ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. "ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri wɪl ˈfaɪnəli ədˈmɪt ðeɪ wər rɔŋ," hi sɪz.
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new report says pentagon not doing enough for sexual assault victims
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in 2009, emily vorland went to iraq with the army for a year, hoping it would lead to a career in special operations. that dream was derailed not by the enemy, but by a superior officer, who started sexually harassing her.
"i said no and then reported it. and my direct chain of command relieved him of his position. however, it was three months later when the retaliation started," she says.
she says that's when the investigation started to focus on her. it came down to a threat of perjury charges, unless she accepted a general discharge. she took that deal, but it was hard to find civilian work because of what it said on her discharge papers.
" 'general under honorable,' and then what they have under there conduct unbecoming. it was hard to apply for a job."
the military released data this month showing over 6,000 reported sexual assaults during 2015. the real number is likely three or four times higher. just like in the civilian world, most rape doesn't get reported, and the pentagon acknowledges this happens in the military because victims fear they not the perpetrators will face reprisals from commanders.
human rights watch says in a report today that the pentagon doesn't do enough to repair the damage from those reprisals.
"it's a common perception in the military that you have to choose between reporting your rape and staying in the military," said sara darehshori, who interviewed hundreds of military sexual assault survivors for the organization.
army veteran liz luras didn't even get to make that choice. she says she was raped early in her career, about 15 years ago. the assault put her in the hospital, which triggered an investigation.
"when i walked back onto base, everyone knew that now i wasn't just the soldier doing great things and on a great path," she says. "now i was the rape victim."
after that, she was raped twice more, she says, and then pushed out of the military. she got an honorable discharge but her commanders used a category that critics charge has been used to get rape victims, especially women, out of the service quickly.
"right next to it saying that i have an honorable discharge, it says that i have a personality disorder," she says despite it never having been diagnosed. "that was handed down just by the decision of my chain of command. it was not anything where i saw a licensed psychologist or clinician."
men make up the vast majority of the military 85 percent and a slight majority of military sexual assault victims, though only 10 percent report the crime, compared with 38 percent of women, according to the pentagon's most recent report on sexual assault in the military.
heath phillips joined the navy at 17 and says he was raped repeatedly by a group of sailors.
"when you wake up and see six guys doing stuff to each other and to you? i still have nightmares about it," he says. "i am 45 years old, and i still have that vision in my head."
to escape, phillips went awol, repeatedly. the navy told him he could take an "other-than-honorable" discharge to avoid court martial.
"i was 18 years old, already an alcoholic because i drank to be numb," he says. "i won't lie, i would've signed a deal with the devil at that moment in time."
anything other than an honorable discharge can carry heavy consequences. it usually means no va care, no benefits. phillips says he wound up sometimes homeless, in jail a drunk for most of 20 years.
"nothing has been done for the thousands of people who were kicked out after they reported their sexual assault and still have to live with these terrible discharge papers that continue to impact their lives," says darehshori, with human rights watch.
she says many of them believe incorrectly that a less-than-honorable discharge can be easily upgraded by a discharge review board or the board of corrections of military records.
"in fact, those bodies are dead ends," says darehshori. she says they upgrade only a tiny fraction of the cases that come up for review.
"victims we spoke to are reluctant to go to the boards [and] bare their souls and relive trauma, when they have essentially no chance of being heard," she says.
in 2014, the pentagon directed the boards to give more weight to issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), which affects many rape survivors. this year, the pentagon clarified that this applies to vets who may have been rejected previously, or who are past the normal deadlines to apply.
a pentagon spokesman says the rate of upgrade for those ptsd cases is now near 40 percent, but he says the boards do not track how many sexual assault cases get upgraded. the pentagon's inspector general released a report this month that found "personality disorder" and other mental health classifications still are being misused to put sexual assault survivors out of the military.
phillips says that he knows he can't get back any of the 20 years he spent off-course after being raped and kicked out of the navy, but that getting an upgrade he was denied in 2013 and is appealing would mean everything.
"the military will finally admit they were wrong," he says.
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səˈlɛbrɪti ənd ˈæktɪvɪst ˈpænəlɪsts ˈgæðərd təˈgɛðər æt ˌbiˈfɔr wərld eɪdz deɪ tɪ dɪˈskəs ˈɛfərts ɔn ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈɔdiənsəz əˈbaʊt ənd eɪdz. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈmɛni əv ðɛm seɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd ˈmuviz hæv dən ə ˈwəndərfəl ʤɑb, ðeɪ seɪ ə lɔt nidz tɪ bi dən tɪ riʧ blæk kəmˈjunɪtiz. ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ kəˈmɪti ənd ðə ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈteɪlər eɪdz faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ðə ˈpænəl hæd ˈæktərz, ˈraɪtərz, ənd prəˈdusərz ɔl əv ðɛm wɪθ ˈfərsthænd ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ər eɪdz. ˈælvɪn məˈkræni, ˈpleɪˌraɪt ənd fər ˈmunˌlaɪt, ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ˈnɪrli ɔl fɪlmz dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ðə ˈʤərni əv ər eɪdz wər dɪˈpɪkʃənz əv waɪt ˈpipəl. hɪz ˈməðər, hu daɪd əv eɪdz, juzd tɪ seɪ: ɪz ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈjumən kənˈdɪʃən ənd məst bi pɑrt əv ðə weɪ wi tɛl ˈjumən stories.”*.” ɛz pləs ˈpriviəsli ˌriˈpɔrtəd, ˈnɪrli hæf əv ɔl blæk geɪ mɛn wɪl hæv ɪn ðɛr ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm. ˈdɑktər. ˈmaɪkəl ˈgɑˌtlib, hu roʊt səm əv ðə fərst ˈɑrtɪkəlz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ eɪdz ɛz ə nu dɪˈziz ɪn 1981 riˈmaɪndɪd ðə ˈpænəl ðət 40 pərˈsɛnt əv nu ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz ər ɪn ðə blæk kəmˈjunɪti, wɪʧ ˈoʊnli meɪk əp 12 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ˈfɛloʊ ˈstɔriˌtɛlər ənd prəˈdusər nil bɛr (ər, lɔ ˈɔrdər), hu ˈfiʧərd mɔr ˈstɔriˌlaɪnz ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər prəˈdusər ɪn ˈhɑliˌwʊd əˈgrid wɪθ məˈkræni, ˈædɪŋ ðət ðə paʊər əv ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ kən prəˈvoʊk ˈsoʊʃəl ʧeɪnʤ. ˈæktrəs ˈʤeɪmi ˈprɛsli, huz ˈəŋkəl daɪd əv eɪdz, sɛd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈstɪgmə stɪl ɪgˈzɪsts ənd ðət ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈhɛvi ˈhɪtərz kən brɪŋ əˈwɛrnəs tɪ kəmˈjunɪtiz hu nid ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. wɔʧ ðə hoʊl ˈpænəl bɪˈloʊ:
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celebrity and activist panelists gathered together at sag-aftra before world aids day to discuss hollywood’s efforts on educating audiences about hiv and aids. even though many of them say tv and movies have done a wonderful job, they say a lot needs to be done to reach black communities.
hosted by sag-aftra’s lgbt committee and the elizabeth taylor aids foundation, the panel had actors, writers, and producers — all of them with firsthand knowledge of hiv or aids.
tarell alvin mccraney, playwright and storywriter for moonlight, pointed out that nearly all films depicting the journey of hiv or aids were depictions of white people. his mother, who died of aids, used to say: “illness is a part of the human condition and must be part of the way we tell human stories.”
as plus previously reported, nearly half of all black gay men will have hiv in their lifetime. dr. michael gottlieb, who wrote some of the first articles identifying aids as a new disease in 1981, reminded the panel that 40 percent of new hiv infections are in the black community, which only make up 12 percent of the population.
fellow storyteller and producer neal baer (er, law & order), who featured more hiv storylines than any other producer in hollywood agreed with mccraney, adding that the power of storytelling can provoke social change. actress jamie pressly, whose uncle died of aids, said social stigma still exists and that hollywood heavy hitters can bring awareness to communities who need education.
watch the whole panel below:
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ˈstɔri ˈhaɪˌlaɪts trəmp sɛd ðɪs wik hid bi "ˈɑnərd" tɪ mit wɪθ ðə nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈlidər trəmp ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrisəntli ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˈfɪləˌpinz ˈprɛzɪdənt rəˈdrigoʊ tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) sɛnz. ˈlɪndzi græm ənd ʤɑn məˈkeɪn ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmps ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ mit wɪθ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈlidər kɪm ʤɔŋ ˈjuˈɛn ənd ˈfɪləˌpinz ˈprɛzɪdənt rəˈdrigoʊ. "aɪd faɪnd ɪt ˈvɛri hɑrd fər mi tɪ sɪt daʊn əˈkrɔs ðə ˈteɪbəl frəm ə gaɪ hu meɪks bəˈʃɑr əˈsɑd lʊk laɪk ə kwaɪər bɔɪ," græm, ə saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə rɪˈpəblɪkən, toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz keɪt ɪn ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈlidər. "ɪf ju ˌəndərˈstænd wət hi (kɪm) dɪz tɪ hɪz oʊn ˈpipəl, jʊd bi rɪˈpəgnənt tɪ bi ɪn ðə rum wɪθ ɪm." məˈkeɪn, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən frəm ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə, toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz suˈzæn mælˈvoʊ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts ˈkɑmɛnts wər "ðə rɔŋ θɪŋ tɪ seɪ." "ɪt gɪvz səm prɛˈstiʒ tɪ kɪm jʊŋ ˈjuˈɛn wɪθ hɪz oʊn ˈpipəl ənd ɪn ðə wərld, hɪz ˈstændɪŋ ɪn ðə wərld, ənd ˈɑbviəsli hi ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst dɪˈsɑnərəbəl ˈpipəl ɔn ərθ," hi sɛd. "ðə læst rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ juʤ ˈguˌlɑg ɪn ðə wərld təˈdeɪ rɪˈzaɪdz ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə. soʊ, aɪ θɪŋk ɪts ə ˈvɛri ənˈfɔrʧənət ʧɔɪs əv wərdz." græm ənd məˈkeɪnz rɪˈmɑrks kəm wən deɪ ˈæftər trəmp toʊld ˈblumbərg nuz hi wʊd bi "ˈɑnərd" tɪ mit wɪθ kɪm "ˈəndər ðə raɪt ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz." waɪt haʊs prɛs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʃɔn ˈspaɪsər ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðə ˈwʊdənt ˈhæpən ənˈtɪl "ðɛr proʊˈvɑkətɪv bɪˈheɪvjər ˈræʧətɪd daʊn ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli." rɛd mɔr
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story highlights trump said this week he'd be "honored" to meet with the north korean leader
trump also recently invited philippines president rodrigo duterte to the white house
washington (cnn) sens. lindsey graham and john mccain on tuesday criticized president donald trump's willingness to meet with north korean leader kim jong un and philippines president rodrigo duterte.
"i'd find it very hard for me to sit down across the table from a guy who makes bashar assad look like a choir boy," graham, a south carolina republican, told cnn's kate bolduan in reference to the north korean leader. "if you understand what he (kim) does to his own people, you'd be repugnant to be in the room with him."
mccain, a republican from arizona, told cnn's suzanne malveaux the president's comments were "the wrong thing to say."
"it gives some prestige to kim jung un with his own people and in the world, his standing in the world, and obviously he is one of the most dishonorable people on earth," he said. "the last remaining huge gulag in the world today resides in north korea. so, i think it's a very unfortunate choice of words."
graham and mccain's remarks come one day after trump told bloomberg news he would be "honored" to meet with kim "under the right circumstances." white house press secretary sean spicer clarified the sit-down wouldn't happen until "their provocative behavior ratcheted down immediately."
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əˈpɑloʊ 13 sɪns wi fərst tərnd ɑr drimz əv ˈtrævəlɪŋ tɪ ðə mun ˈɪntu ə ˌriˈæləˌti, ðɛr həz bɪn ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi. səm bɪˈliv ðət moʊst əv ðə ˈlændɪŋ ˈfʊtɪʤ wɑz feɪkt, ənd ˈəðərz bɪˈliv wi ˈnɛvər ˈivɪn wɛnt ðɛr, dɪˈspaɪt ðɛr biɪŋ ˈplɛnti əv ˈɛvədəns səˈʤɛstɪŋ wi dɪd. bət ðə ˈtrɪki pɑrt səm əv ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ frəm ˈvɛriəs əˈpɑloʊ ˈmɪʃənz maɪt ˌɪnˈdid hæv bɪn feɪkt ər ˈivɪn ““refurbished.”*.” ˈmɛni ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ əˈkjuzd ˈnæsə əv duɪŋ θɪŋz laɪk ðɪs, bət, beɪst ɔn ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wi hæv frəm ˈsɔrsəz laɪk ðiz, ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðərz, ɪt simz ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz nɑt ðət wi gɪt tɪ ðə mun, bət ˈrəðər wət wi faʊnd ənd kənˈsild frəm ðə ˈpəblɪk wɪn wi gɑt fækt, ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt həz əˈkjuzd ðə juz. əv kənˈsilɪŋ fɪlm ˈfʊtɪʤ. ˈeɪʤənsi ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz, laɪk ˈnɔrmən (vju səm əv hɪz ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz fər ˈnæsə, wɛr hi wərkt fər mɔr ðən ə ˈdɛkeɪd, hir ər bɑb din, juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈɑrmi kəˈmænd ˈsɑrʤənt ˈmeɪʤər, hu ˈɔlsoʊ sərvd æt ðə səˈprim ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ˈæˌlaɪd paʊərz ˈjʊrəp (ʃeɪp) əv ˈneɪtoʊ ɛz ən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈænəlɪst, ər ə fju aʊt əv ənd ˈʤɛnəlmɪn, maɪ ˈgəvərnmənt, ˈnæsə, wɪʧ ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts seɪ stændz fər ˈnɛvər ə streɪt ˈænsər, prəˈsidəd tɪ ɪˈreɪs 40 roʊlz əv fɪlm əv ðə əˈpɑloʊ ˈproʊˌgræm ðə flaɪt tɪ ðə mun, ðə flaɪt əraʊnd ðə mun, ðə ˈlændɪŋz ɔn ðə mun, ðə ˈwɔkɪŋ gaɪz hir ənd ðɛr. ðeɪ ɪˈreɪst, fər seɪk, 40 roʊlz əv fɪlm əv ðoʊz ɪˈvɛnts. naʊ ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈsɛvərəl ˈθaʊzənd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl freɪmz ðət wər ˈteɪkən ðət ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld əˈθɔrətiz dɪˈtərmənd ðət ju dɪd nɑt hæv ə raɪt tɪ si. oʊ, ðeɪ wər ‘‘disruptive,’*,’ unacceptable,’*,’ unacceptable.’*.’ bɪˈkəm fˈjʊriəs. ə rɪˈtaɪrd kəˈmænd ˈsɑrʤənt ˈmeɪʤər. aɪ wɑz ˈnɛvər ˈfeɪməs fər ˈhævɪŋ ə lɔt əv patience.”*.” (sɔrs) wət, ɪgˈzæktli, ɪz ɔn ðə mun, rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈmɪstəri fər ˈmɛni. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈdɑktər. ʤɑn ˈbrændənbərg, hu wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈdɛpjəti ˈmænɪʤər əv ðə ˈklɛmənˌtin ˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə mun sɔrs: peɪʤ 16 əv 18 wɪʧ wɑz pɑrt əv ə ʤɔɪnt speɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt bɪtˈwin ðə bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəl dɪˈfɛns ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən (bmdo*) ənd ˈnæsə ðət wɛnt ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ˈwɔtər æt ðə poʊlz ɪn 1994 blu ðə ˈwɪsəl ənd rɪˈvild ðət ɪt wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ riˈkɑnəsəns ˈmɪʃən tɪ ʧɛk aʊt ˈstrəkʧərz ɔn ðə bæk saɪd əv ðə mun ˈstrəkʧərz ðət wər pʊt ðɛr baɪ ˈsəmˌbɑdi həz ˈɔlsoʊ wərkt fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɪθ tɔp ˈsikrɪt sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈklɪrənsɪz ɔn ˈvɛriəs ˈprɑʤɛkts. hi wərkt ɔn ðə ˈrɑkət plum ˌɪnərˈækʃənz ɔn ðə mun ənd mɑrz, ðə ˈvɔrtɛks ˈθɪri əv ˈrɑkət ˈɪnʤən dɪˈzaɪn, ənd ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈθɪri əv fild ˌjunəfəˈkeɪʃən fər ˈpərpəsɪz əv speɪs prəˈpəlʃən ənd mɑrz saɪəns. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ðə ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv ˈplæzmə θˈrəstər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈwɔtər prəˈpɛlənt fər speɪs kən ˈlɪsən tɪ ə ˈlɛkʧər əv hɪz hir wɛr hi goʊz ˈdipər ˈɪntu hɪz teɪk ɔn ðə ˌɛkstrətərˈɛstriəl ju kən si, ðiz ər ʤɪst ə fju aʊt əv ˈmɛni ˈpipəl wɪθ haɪ ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti traɪɪŋ tɪ lɛt ðə wərld noʊ ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ streɪnʤ ɪz goʊɪŋ ˈæftər aɪ rɪˈtaɪrd frəm ðə air-force*, ənd aɪ stɪl wɑz meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ˈkɑnˌtækts wɪθ frɛndz ənd əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts æt ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈbeɪsɪz ənd wən ˈpɑrkər ɪn ðə ɛr dɪˈfɛns kəˈmænd, ðə speɪs kəˈmænd ˈmɛnʃənd ən ˈɪnsədənt wɪʧ aɪ ˈleɪtər kənˈfərmd. ə ˈspeɪˌskræft wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈrɛskju əv əˈpɑloʊ 13 ənd ðeɪ əˈkəmpənid əˈpɑloʊ 13 ɔn ðɛr vɔɪəʤ əraʊnd ðə mun ənd bæk tɪ ərθ, ənd ɔn tu ɔˈkeɪʒənz ðeɪ θɔt ðeɪ maɪt hæv tɪ ˈtrænsfər ðə kru tɪ ðɛr ˈspeɪˌskræft. bət ðeɪ sɔ ðɛm ˈseɪfli bæk tɪ ðə kwoʊt əˈbəv kəmz frəm ˈkərnəl rɔs hu, ɪn ðə 1950s*, wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ðə ˌɪnvənˈtɔri əv ðə ˈnukliər ˈwɛpən ˈstɑkˌpaɪl fər ðə ənd əˈkəmpəniɪŋ sɪˈkjʊrəti timz ˈʧɛkɪŋ aʊt ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ðə ˈwɛpənz, əˈməŋ ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈdutiz θruaʊt hɪz ɪz wən əv ˈhənərdz əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊərz wɪθ ˈvɛrəˌfaɪd ˈbækˌgraʊndz tɪ hæv bɪn brɔt fɔrθ baɪ ˈdɑktər. ˈstivən dɪˈskloʊʒər ˈprɑʤɛkt hɪz ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni əˈbaʊt ˌjuˌɛˈfoʊz spəˈsɪfɪkli əˈbaʊt ˌjuˌɛˈfoʊz ənd ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz kən bi kərˈɑbərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ə wɛlθ əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˈɛvədəns naʊ əˈveɪləbəl wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk doʊˈmeɪn. (tɪ rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt ə fju əv ðiz ɪnˈkaʊnərz, klɪk hir ˈmɛni əv ðiz ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊərz hæv meɪd ˈməltəpəl əˈpɪrənsəz æt ðə ˈnæʃənəl prɛs kləb ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ gɪt ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən aʊt tɪ ðə wərld, wɪθ ðə moʊst ˈrisənt ɪgˈzæmpəl biɪŋ ðə ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈhirɪŋ ɔn dɪˈskloʊʒər wɪʧ tʊk pleɪs ə fju jɪrz ɪz ə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni.
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apollo 13
since we first turned our dreams of travelling to the moon into a reality, there has been controversy. some believe that most of the landing footage was faked, and others believe we never even went there, despite there being plenty of evidence suggesting we did. but here’s the tricky part — some of the footage from various apollo missions might indeed have been faked or even “refurbished.” many insiders have also accused nasa of doing things like this, but, based on the information we have from sources like these, and many others, it seems the problem is not that we didn’t get to the moon, but rather what we found — and concealed from the public — when we got there.in fact, the russian government has accused the u.s. of concealing film footage. agency insiders, like norman bergrun (view some of his publications for nasa, where he worked for more than a decade, here ), or bob dean, united states army command sergeant major, who also served at the supreme headquarters allied powers europe (shape) of nato as an intelligence analyst, are a few out of many.“ladies and gentlemen, my government, nasa, which many of us in the united states say stands for never a straight answer, proceeded to erase 40 rolls of film of the apollo program — the flight to the moon, the flight around the moon, the landings on the moon, the walking guys here and there. they erased, for christ’s sake, 40 rolls of film of those events. now we’re talking about several thousand individual frames that were taken that the so-called authorities determined that you did not have a right to see. oh, they were ‘disruptive,’ ‘socially unacceptable,’ ‘politically unacceptable.’ i’ve become furious. i’m a retired command sergeant major. i was never famous for having a lot of patience.” (source) what, exactly, is on the moon, remains a mystery for many. for example, dr. john brandenburg, who was also the deputy manager of the clementine mission to the moon (( source: page 16 of 18 )), which was part of a joint space project between the ballistic missile defence organization (bmdo) and nasa that went searching for water at the moon’s poles in 1994, blew the whistle and revealed that it was actually a photo reconnaissance mission to check out structures on the back side of the moon — structures that were put there by somebody else.brandenburg has also worked for the government with top secret security clearances on various projects. he worked on the rocket plume regolith interactions on the moon and mars, the vortex theory of rocket engine design, and the combined sakharov-kaluza-klein theory of field unification for purposes of space propulsion and mars science. he also invented the microwave electro-thermal plasma thruster using water propellant for space propulsion.you can listen to a lecture of his here where he goes deeper into his take on the extraterrestrial issue.as you can see, these are just a few out of many people with high credibility trying to let the world know that something strange is going on.“shortly after i retired from the air-force, and i still was maintaining contacts with friends and associates at the various bases and one col parker in the air defence command, the space command . . . mentioned an incident which i later confirmed. a spacecraft went to the rescue of apollo 13, and they accompanied apollo 13 on their voyage around the moon and back to earth, and on two occasions they thought they might have to transfer the crew to their spacecraft. but they saw them safely back to the earth.”the quote above comes from colonel ross dedrickson , who, in the 1950s, was responsible for maintaining the inventory of the nuclear weapon stockpile for the aec and accompanying security teams checking out the security of the weapons, among many other duties throughout his career.he is one of hundreds of military whistleblowers with verified backgrounds to have been brought forth by dr. steven greer’s disclosure project . his testimony about ufos — specifically about ufos and nuclear weapons — can be corroborated by a wealth of information and evidence that’s now available within the public domain. (to read more about a few of these encounters, click here .) many of these whistleblowers have made multiple appearances at the national press club in an effort to get this information out to the world, with the most recent example being the citizens hearing on disclosure , which took place a few years ago.below is a video of dedrickson’s testimony.
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wɛr ə wɪl, ə weɪ, ənd ˈprɪzənərz hæv ə ˈprɪti strɔŋ wɪl tɪ du ˈsɛvərəl θɪŋz: hərt iʧ ˈəðər, ɪˈskeɪp, ənd meɪk ənd haɪd ˈkɑntrəˌbænd. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ju maɪt nɑt θɪŋk ðə ˈprɪzənərz ɪn ɑr ʤeɪlz ər ðə ˈbraɪtəst ˈfɛloʊz, ðeɪ hæv kriˈeɪtɪd səm ˈprɪti ˌɪnˈtɛns θɪŋz frəm wət ˈlɪtəl ðeɪ hæd əˈveɪləbəl. laɪk ðə ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft ˈʃɑtˌgən əˈbəv. fəˈtɑgrəfər mɑrk ˈstaɪnmɛts həz pʊt təˈgɛðər ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv səm əv ðə mɔr ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˌɪnˈvɛnʃənz faʊnd ɪn ˈprɪzənz. kaɪnd əv meɪks ju ˈwəndər aʊt ðɛr ðət bɪn faʊnd. ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft ˈpɪstəl meɪd ɪn ə məˈʃin ʃɑp. faʊnd ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ bɪts əv ˈmɛtəl ənd mæʧ hɛdz: ˈhɪdən ɪn ə ˈwʊdən krɔs meɪd æt ə woodshop*: ˌtæˈtu gən meɪd frəm ə pɛn, ˈtuθbrəʃ ənd ə smɔl ˈmoʊtər: ən ˌɪˈmərʒən ˈhitər, prɪˈzuməbli fər dɪˈstɪlɪŋ ˈkɑntrəˌbænd ˈlɪkər: səm ˈnɑrli bræs ˈnəkəlz meɪd frəm ə ræsp ˈstoʊlən frəm ə ˈwərkˌʃɑp: ʧɛk aʊt mɔr hir. (mɑrk ˈstaɪnmɛts fəˈtɑgrəfi ˈviə hæk ə deɪ)
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where there’s a will, there’s a way, and prisoners have a pretty strong will to do several things: hurt each other, escape, and make and hide contraband. although you might not think the prisoners in our jails are the brightest fellows, they have created some pretty intense things from what little they had available. like the makeshift shotgun above. photographer marc steinmetz has put together a collection of some of the more impressive inventions found in prisons. kind of makes you wonder what’s out there that hasn’t been found.
makeshift pistol made in a machine shop. found loaded with bits of metal and match heads:
shiv hidden in a wooden cross made at a woodshop:
tattoo gun made from a pen, toothbrush and a small motor:
an immersion heater, presumably for distilling contraband liquor:
some gnarly brass knuckles made from a rasp stolen from a workshop:
check out more here.
(marc steinmetz photography via hack a day)
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nmsu* prəˈfɛsər pɔl ˈpoʊzɪz wɪθ ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ˈfeɪbiən ˌgɑrˈsiə æt ðə ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpər ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɔn ˈkæmpəs. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˈdɑrən ˈfɪlɪps) ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈkrusiz ɪf ˈɛvər sæt ənd ədˈmaɪərd ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈʧɪli æt ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdɪgɪŋ ɪn, ər sɛnt əp ə kwaɪət ““thank-you”*” wɪn ju faʊnd səm nu grin ˈʧɪli ɔn ðə ʃɛlf ɪn ə ˈkoʊstəl ˈgroʊsəri stɔr, ju ˈprɑbəˌbli noʊ haʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðə ˈmɛksəkən fud ˈɪndəstri ɪz tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən kənˈsumərz. ɪn fækt, ˈmɛksəkən kwɪˈzin ɪz ˈsɛkənd ˈoʊnli tɪ ˌɪˈtæljən ɪn ɪts fəˌmɪˈljɛrəti ənd ˈfrikwənsi əv ˈitɪŋ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrisərʧ frəm ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈrɛˌstrɑnt əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən. bət ju maɪt nɑt ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ðə ˈspaɪsi ˈsteɪpəl əv ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈnɔrðərn ˈmɛksəkən ˈdɪʃɪz ðə ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpər oʊz məʧ əv ɪts ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti tɪ ðə ˈərli wərk əv wən əv nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ steɪt ˌpaɪəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈrisərʧərz, ˈfeɪbiən ˌgɑrˈsiə. ““really*, ˈfeɪbiən ˌgɑrˈsiə ɪz ðə ˈfɑðər əv ðə ˈmɛksəkən fud ˈɪndəstri ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɛz wi noʊ it,”*,” sɛd pɔl, dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpər ˈɪnstɪˌtut ənd ə ˈriʤənts prəˈfɛsər əv ˈhɔrtɪˌkəlʧər. hɪz ˈərli ˈrisərʧ, ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpərz wər ə ˈriʤənəl ˈkɪʧən ˈgɑrdən plænt. hɪz kriˈeɪʃən əv ðə nu ˈmɛksəkən pɑd taɪp ʧeɪnʤd ðə fud ˈlænˌskeɪp əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts forever.”*.” bɔrn ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ɪn 1871 ˌgɑrˈsiə əˈtɛndəd nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈkɑlɪʤ əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ənd məˈkænɪkəl ɑrts, wɪʧ wʊd ˈleɪtər bɪˈkəm, ənd wɑz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə fərst ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪŋ klæs ɪn 1894 ə ˌhɔrtɪˈkəlʧərɪst wɪθ ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈmɛni krɑps, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈənjənz, ˈpiˌkɑnz, frut triz ənd ˈəðərz, ˌgɑrˈsiə bɪˈgæn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈgraʊnˌbreɪkɪŋ ɪkˈspɛrəmənts tɪ dɪˈvɛləp mɔr ˈstændərˌdaɪzd ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpər vərˈaɪətiz əraʊnd 1894 lʊkt əraʊnd ðə ˈvæli ənd sɔ ðət ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpipəl ˈitɪŋ ˈʧɪliz wər hɪˈspænɪks, hu wər groʊɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈspaɪsi ˈpɛpərz ɪn ðɛr gardens,”*,” sɛd. sɔ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ðɪs krɑp, ənd sɛt aʊt tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə ˈpɛpər pɑd ðət wɑz ˈmaɪldər ɪn hit ˈproʊˌfaɪl tɪ əˈtrækt kənˈsumərz, ɛz wɛl ɛz mɔr ˈjunəˌfɔrm ɪn saɪz ənd ʃeɪp ənd better-yielding*, tɪ əˈlaʊ fər processing.”*.” ˌgɑrˈsiə ˌɪmˈpruvd ðə ˈneɪtɪv ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpər θru ˌhaɪbrədəˈzeɪʃən ənd səˈlɛkʃən, sɛd. hi səˈlɛktɪd 14 ˈʧɪli groʊɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈkrusiz ˈɛriə frəm θri taɪps: pasilla*, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ənd ˈnigroʊ ˈʧɪliz. ˈæftər naɪn jɪrz, ˈoʊnli wən laɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ noʊ. rɪˈmeɪnd, ənd ˌgɑrˈsiə sɛd ɪt hæd ˈpruvən tɪ bi ðə bɛst. hi sɛd ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt wɑz kwaɪt ɛz hɑt ɛz moʊst əv ðə ˌənɪmˈpruvd vərˈaɪətiz, ɪt simz tɪ bi hɑt enough.”*.” naʊ, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈnidɪŋ jalapeños*, pasilla*, ˈænʧoʊ, mulato*, də arbol*, ənd ˈdəzənz əv ˈəðər tru ˈmɛksəkən pɑd taɪps tɪ meɪk ˈdɪfərənt ˈmɛksəkən ˈdɪʃɪz, ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ noʊ. pɑd, riˈlist ɪn ðə ˈərli 1900s*, prəˈvaɪdɪd wən pɑd taɪp ðət sərvd ɔl ðoʊz nidz, frəm ˈsɑlsə ənd ˈsɔsɪz tɪ ənd ˈəðər ˈdɪʃɪz, wɪθ ə dɪˈpɛndəbəl pɑd saɪz ənd hit ˈlɛvəl. ɔl nu ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpərz groʊn təˈdeɪ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈpɑpjələr vərˈaɪətiz laɪk ðə bɪg jim”*” cultivar*, kəm frəm ðə ʤəˈnɛtɪk beɪs əv ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ noʊ. ðə ˌjunəˈfɔrməti ənd ˌvərsəˈtɪləti əv ðɪs pɑd əˈlaʊd kəˈmərʃəl ˈʧɪli ˈprɑˌsɛsərz, boʊθ fər kænd grin ˈʧɪliz ənd draɪd rɛd ˈʧɪliz, tɪ skeɪl əp ðɛr pərˈdəkʃən, kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðə ˈʧɪli riʧ ənd ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti. əˈməŋ hɪz ˈmɛni sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈrisərʧ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz, ˌgɑrˈsiə ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈvɛləpt ə groʊɪŋ ˈmɛθəd fər ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpərz stɪl ɪn juz təˈdeɪ tɪ rɪˈdus dɪˈziz ənd kənˈtroʊl wilt”*” rut rɑt. ˈlɛgəsi əv ˈrisərʧ æt kənˈtɪnjuz təˈdeɪ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ æt ðə ˌhɔrtəˈkəlʧərəl fɑrm neɪmd fər ɪm. sɛd ðə ˈfoʊkɪs əv ˈrisərʧ æt həz ʧeɪnʤd ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, ˈriʧɪŋ bæk tɪ ðoʊz ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ sidz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp nu laɪnz wɪθ ˈbɛtər ˈfleɪvərz, dɪˈvərs hit ˈproʊˌfaɪlz ənd ˈivɪn ˈkələrfəl ˌɔrnəˈmɛntəl ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks. laɪnz ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt ɔn chile,”*,” sɛd. ˈɪndəstri həz bɪˈkəm məʧ mɔr ˌkɑmpɑrtˈmɛntəlaɪzd ənd specialized.”*.” hi sɛd ðə ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpər ˈɪnstɪˌtut, wɪʧ wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 1992 æt ɛz ə ˈrisɔrs fər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈrisərʧ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpərz, wərks ˈkloʊsli wɪθ groʊərz ənd ˈprɑˌsɛsərz əraʊnd ðə steɪt tɪ dɪˈvɛləp nu ðət mit ðɛr spɪˈsɪfɪk nidz, laɪk ˈθɪkər wɔlz ər ə ˈmaɪldər ˈfleɪvər ðət kən bi juzd tɪ blɛnd daʊn ˈpɛpər vərˈaɪətiz wɪˈθaʊt ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə ˈfleɪvər. ə ˈfaʊndər əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən soʊˈsaɪɪti fər ˌhɔrtəˈkəlʧərəl ˈsaɪənsɪz, ðə fərst əˈmɛrɪkən ˌhɔrtəˈkəlʧərəl ˈrisərʧər tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ˈrisərʧ ˈlɪtərəʧər ɪn ˈspænɪʃ ənd ˈɪŋlɪʃ, ðə fərst hɪˈspænɪk tɪ lɛd ə ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈrisərʧ ˈsteɪʃən, ənd ən ˈædvəˌkeɪt fər ˈstudənts æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ˌgɑrˈsiə wɑz ə tru ˌpaɪəˈnɪr ɪn ˈmɛni ˈɛriəz, sɛd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi ˈprɑbəˌbli hæv ə sɛns æt ðə taɪm əv haʊ məʧ ˌɪmˈpækt hɪz ˈʧɪli ˈrisərʧ wʊd bɪˈkəm. wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn soʊ ˈmɛni things,”*,” sɛd. ju lʊk æt hɪz ˈraɪtɪŋz, ju si ðət ˈʧɪli wɑz noʊ mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən ˈəðər crops.”*.” waɪl ˈpiˌkɑnz, ˈənjənz ənd ˈəðər krɑps meɪ meɪk əp ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ɪˈkɑnəmi, ðə ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpər ɪz soʊ ˈɪnəgrəl tɪ nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈkəlʧər ðət ɪt wɑz əˈdɑptəd ɛz ðə əˈfɪʃəl steɪt ˈvɛʤtəbəl ɪn 1965 ənd θæŋks tɪ ˌpaɪəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈbridɪŋ wərk, kleɪmz ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst kənˈtɪnjuəs ˈproʊˌgræm əv ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpər ˈbridɪŋ ɪn ðə wərld. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpər ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ˈvɪzɪt www.chilepepperinstitute.org*. lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt taɪps əv ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpər æt chilefacts.nmsu.edu*. rɛd ər ʃɛr 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nmsu professor paul bosland poses with a photo of fabian garcia at the chile pepper institute on campus. (photo: nmsu photo by darren phillips)
las cruces - if you’ve ever sat and admired a perfect chile relleno at a restaurant before digging in, or sent up a quiet “thank-you” when you found some new mexico-certified green chile on the shelf in a coastal grocery store, you probably know how important the mexican food industry is to american consumers. in fact, mexican cuisine is second only to italian in its familiarity and frequency of eating, according to research from the national restaurant association.
but you might not realize that the spicy staple of the most popular northern mexican dishes – the chile pepper – owes much of its widespread popularity to the early work of one of new mexico state university’s pioneering researchers, horticulturalist fabian garcia.
“really, fabian garcia is the father of the mexican food industry in the united states as we know it,” said paul bosland, director of nmsu’s award-winning chile pepper institute and a regents professor of horticulture. “until his early research, chile peppers were a regional kitchen garden plant. his creation of the new mexican pod type changed the food landscape of the united states forever.”
born in mexico in 1871, garcia attended new mexico college of agriculture and mechanical arts, which would later become nmsu, and was a member of the university’s first graduating class in 1894. a horticulturist with an interest in many crops, including onions, pecans, fruit trees and others, garcia began a series of groundbreaking experiments to develop more standardized chile pepper varieties around 1894.
“he looked around the mesilla valley and saw that the only people eating chiles were hispanics, who were growing very spicy peppers in their gardens,” bosland said. “he saw the potential for this crop, and set out to develop a pepper pod that was milder in heat profile to attract non-hispanic consumers, as well as more uniform in size and shape and better-yielding, to allow for cost-effective processing.”
garcia improved the native chile pepper through hybridization and selection, bosland said. he selected 14 chile accessions growing in the las cruces area from three types: pasilla, colorado and negro chiles. after nine years, only one line – “new mexico no. 9” – remained, and garcia said it had proven to be the best. he said although it was “not quite as hot as most of the unimproved varieties, it seems to be hot enough.”
now, instead of needing jalapeños, pasilla, ancho, mulato, de arbol, mirasol and dozens of other true mexican pod types to make different mexican dishes, garcia’s “new mexico no. 9” pod, released in the early 1900s, provided one pod type that served all those needs, from salsa and sauces to rellenos and other dishes, with a dependable pod size and heat level. all new mexican-type chile peppers grown today, including popular varieties like the “numex big jim” cultivar, come from the genetic base of garcia’s “new mexico no. 9.”
the uniformity and versatility of this pod allowed commercial chile processors, both for canned green chiles and dried red chiles, to scale up their production, continuing to expand the chile pepper’s reach and popularity.
among his many significant research contributions, garcia also developed a raised-bed growing method for chile peppers still in use today to reduce disease and control “chile wilt” root rot.
garcia’s legacy of research at nmsu continues today, including at the 45-acre horticultural farm named for him. bosland said the focus of research at nmsu has changed over the years, reaching back to those heritage seeds to develop new lines with better flavors, diverse heat profiles and even colorful ornamental characteristics.
“our numex lines concentrate on good-tasting chile,” bosland said. “the industry has become much more compartmentalized and specialized.”
he said the chile pepper institute, which was founded in 1992 at nmsu as a resource for education and research related to chile peppers, works closely with growers and processors around the state to develop new cultivars that meet their specific needs, like thicker walls or a milder flavor that can be used to blend down spicier pepper varieties without changing the flavor.
a founder of the american society for horticultural sciences, the first american horticultural researcher to publish research literature in spanish and english, the first hispanic to lead a land-grant agricultural research station, and an advocate for mexican-american students at the university, garcia was a true pioneer in many areas, bosland said, although he probably didn’t have a sense at the time of how much impact his chile research would become.
“he was working on so many things,” bosland said. “when you look at his writings, you see that chile was no more important than other crops.”
while pecans, onions and other crops may make up a larger portion of the state’s agricultural economy, the chile pepper is so integral to new mexico culture that it was adopted as the official state vegetable in 1965. and thanks to garcia’s pioneering breeding work, nmsu claims the longest continuous program of chile pepper breeding in the world.
for more information about the chile pepper institute, visit www.chilepepperinstitute.org. learn more about types of chile pepper at chilefacts.nmsu.edu.
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ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋks ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ˈækʃən? ˈfeɪsˌbʊk baɪz ðə dil ɪz ðə toʊst əv ðə ˈsizən ˈgloʊbəli. bət du ju noʊ hu ədˈvaɪzd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk? ðə ˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈænsərz wʊd bi ˈgoʊldmən sɑks, ˈmɔrgən ˈstænli, ubs*, ənd deutschebank*, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ə fərm kɔld ˈælən ˈkəmpəˌni. baɪ ðə weɪ ɪt ə fluk, ˈælən ˈkəmpəˌni hæv ˈɔlsoʊ wərkt ɔn ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈpəblɪk ˈɔfərɪŋ əv tˈwɪtər ɪŋk ənd hæv ədˈvaɪzd taɪm ˈwɔrnər wɪn ɪt wɑz əkˈwaɪərd baɪ ˈkɑmˌkæst. əˈnəðər keɪs ɪn pɔɪnt ɪz ˈlimən ˈbrəðərz, wɪʧ tɪl ɪts fɔl frəm greɪs ɪn 2008 wɑz kənˈsɪdərd ðə bɛst əv bəlʤ ˈbrækɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər fər məʧ əv ɪts ˈhɪstəri ɪt wɑz ə lɑrʤ ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋk. ˈɔlsoʊ, ɪf wi goʊ baɪ ə ˈrisənt ˈsərˌveɪ kənˈdəktəd baɪ ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈnɛtˌwərk, mɔr klaɪənts ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ sˈmɔlər neɪmz ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðeɪ dɪˈlɪvər ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈvælju fər ðə ˈməni. wət meɪks ə ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋk? ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈbæŋkɪŋ wərld, ðɛr ər praɪˈmɛrəli θri brɔd ˈkætəˌgɔriz bəlʤ ˈbrækɪt, ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋks, ənd buˈtik bæŋks. ðə ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən æt bɛst ɪz kənˈsɪdərəbli fluɪd, ənd ə lɔt əv bæŋks du nɑt ɪgˈzæktli wɪʃ ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ bi kɔld ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋks ər buˈtik. ˈtɪpɪkəli ə ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋk dɪˈspleɪz ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks dilz ðə dil saɪz əv ə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋk ˈreɪnʤɪz bɪtˈwin 50 ˈmɪljən ənd 500 ˈmɪljən. ʤiˈɑgrəfi bæŋks ˈnɔrməli hæv ə strɔŋ ˈnæʃənəl ˈprɛzəns bət ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɪkˈspoʊʒər ɛz əˈgɛnst bəlʤ ˈbrækɪt bæŋks ðət hæv ˈɔfəsɪz ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ðə meɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛnərz. ˈsərvɪsɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd bæŋks ˈɔfər ðə fʊl reɪnʤ əv ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd əv ən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋk ˈneɪmli ædˈvaɪzəri, ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ frəm ˈɛkwəti ənd dɛt ˈkæpɪtəl ˈmɑrkɪts, riˈstrəkʧərɪŋ, ənd ˈəðər ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ɔn ðoʊz. səm bæŋks ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɪndəstri; fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz (fɪg), koʊən ɪz noʊn fər ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈbæŋkɪŋ, ənd həz ə tɔp riˈstrəkʧərɪŋ ˈpræktɪs. ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˈlænˌskeɪp ˈbrɔdli ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt bæŋks kən bi ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: 1 ˈnæʃənəl fərmz fərmz səʧ ɛz robert.w*. bɛrd, ˈwɪljəm blɛr ənd ˈpaɪpər ˈʤæfreɪ hæv hɪˈstɔrɪkəli bɪn ˈbroʊkɪŋ fərmz wɪʧ ˈoʊvər taɪm hæv ɪkˈspændɪd ðɛr ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ wɛlθ ˈmænɪʤmənt, ˈpraɪvət ˈɛkwəti ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz ðəs kriˈeɪtɪŋ skeɪl tɪ goʊ ˈnæʃənəl. 2 ˈnæʃənəl fərmz praɪˈmɛrəli ðiz ər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz əv ðə bɪg fɔr əˈkaʊnɪŋ fərm laɪk pwc*, e&y*, kpmg*, ənd dəˈlɔɪt, wɪʧ du ædˈvaɪzəri ɛz pɑrt əv ˈɔdɪt ənd əˈkaʊnɪŋ ˈpræktɪs. 3 ˈspɛʃəlɪsts səm fərmz laɪk ˈælən ˈkəmpəˌni hæv ˈnɛroʊd ðɛr ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈfoʊkɪs tɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪndəstri. ðiz fərmz tɛnd tɪ bi beɪst aʊt əv ə ˈsɪŋgəl loʊˈkeɪʃən ðət ɪz ˈrɛləvənt tɪ ðɛr ˈɪndəstri grup. tɔp 50 ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋks tɪ wərk fər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋks lɪst): sɔrs: vɔlt ðə ˈwərkɪŋ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, ˈsæləriz, ənd ˈboʊnəsɪz ðɛr məʧ əv ə ˈdɪfərəns ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ɪz kənˈsərnd. bəlʤ ˈbrækɪt ər ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt ər buˈtik, æt ɔl ˈpleɪsɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈbæŋkɪŋ ɪz ðə seɪm prəˈfɛʃən dɪˈmændɪŋ ˈmænɪk zil ənd lɔt əv grənt wərk fər ˈgɪtɪŋ iʧ dil. sɔrs: indeed.com*, ˈsæləri ˈsərˌveɪ. waɪl bəlʤ ˈbrækɪts əˈpɛrəntli gɪv ju ə ˈbɛtər ʃɑt æt ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈbɪgər dilz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ˈdəzənt min ðət ju wʊd lərn mɔr ðɛr. ɪn fækt, ˈʧænsɪz ər ðət ju lərn ðə moʊst wɪn ˈgɪvɪn ðə moʊst riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ənd wɪn ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ mɔr ənˈjuˌʒuəl sɪˈnɛrioʊz wɪʧ ər prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋks. ˈsɪmələrli, ðə aʊərz ər nɑt ðət məʧ ˈdɪfərənt, ənd ɪf ju pɪk ə sˈmɔlər bæŋk bɪˈkəz ju θɪŋk wərk lɛs, ju meɪ bi səˈpraɪzd. ðiz ər ˈfɛrli ˈstændərd əˈkrɔs ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈbæŋkɪŋ wərld. beɪs ˈsæləriz ˈɑrənt ðət məʧ ˈdɪfərənt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈboʊnəsɪz, θɪŋz ʧeɪnʤ. ɪf ju ər ɪn ə bəlʤ ˈbrækɪt ər ˈlɑrʤər ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt bæŋks, ðɛn jʊr ˈboʊnəsɪz ər məʧ ˈbɛtər kəmˈpɛrd tɪ buˈtik ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋks. soʊ ɪz ɪt ə gʊd θɪŋ tɪ ˈɪntərn ɪn ə ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋk? waɪ ɪt ɪz ˈfizəbəl tɪ ˈɪntərn ɪn ə bæŋk. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈpɔɪntərz kʊd hɛlp: ˈæftər ðə 2008 ˈmɛltˌdaʊn, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl bracket”*” bæŋks ɪkˈsɛpt ˈgoʊldmən sɑks ənd ˈmɔrgən ˈstænli ˈiðər kəˈlæpst ər wər bɔt ɪn baɪ ˈtɪpɪkəl bæŋks. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ɪf ju lʊk æt ðə dɪˈvɛləpt wərld, ðɛn məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt i.e*. ˈbɪznɪsɪz wɪʧ ər ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈfæməli rən ənd wʊd ˈrəðər sik ˌɛkspərˈtiz æt hænd ðən goʊɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz əv maɪəlz əˈweɪ tɪ ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛnərz. wɪθ ə lɔt əv ðə ˈərstˌwaɪl bəlʤ ˈbrækɪt stæf ˈiðər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðɛr oʊn bæŋks ər ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ wənz, ðə ˈlɛvəl əv səˌfɪstəˈkeɪʃən ɪn tərmz əv trænˈzækʃənz ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ɔn ðə ˈəpˈsaɪd. ðə ˈtaɪtənɪŋ ˈkrɛdɪt ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət lɑrʤ fɪˈnænsɪŋ dilz ər biɪŋ ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ sˈmɔlər fɪˈnænsɪŋ trænˈzækʃənz, ðəs ˈgreɪtli ɛnˈhænsɪŋ ðə skoʊp əv groʊθ əv seɪlz. ˈrisənt nɔrmz ˌɪntrəˈdust baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd fər ˈbɪznɪsɪz tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut ər fɪˈnænsɪŋ trænˈzækʃənz ɔn ðɛr oʊn. ðəs, ðə nid fər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˌɛkspərˈtiz ɪz ˈoʊnli goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈkris. ˈfaɪnəli, ə lɔt əv ðə ˈərstˌwaɪl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋks ˈstɑrtɪd ɔf ɛz wən mæn ʃoʊ wɪθ ˈmɔrgən biɪŋ ə praɪm ɪgˈzæmpəl. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈlimən ˈbrəðərz ˈstɑrtɪd ɔf ɛz ə gʊdz store”*” fɑr riˈmuvd frəm ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn ˈɛni weɪ. ðəs, ju meɪ ˈnɛvər noʊ wɪʧ əv ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt bæŋks laɪk moelis*& koʊ, ˈælən& koʊ ər ˈpɑrtnərz kʊd bi ðə nɛkst bracket”*” bæŋk. naʊ ðət wi hæv meɪd ə strɔŋ keɪs fər bæŋks, lɛt ˈjuˈɛs lʊk æt səm kraɪˈtɪriən fər ˈʧuzɪŋ ən ˈɪntərnˌʃɪp. ðə kraɪˈtɪriə kən bi ˈbrɔdli ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈɪntu: loʊˈkeɪʃən: jɛs, loʊˈkeɪʃən ʃʊd bi ə ˈkruʃəl kraɪˈtɪriən. ju məst gɪv səˈfɪʃənt weɪt tɪ ðə fækt ðət ɪf ðə ˈɪntərnˌʃɪp ˈkɑnvərts tɪ ə ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ˈɔfər, ðɛn ju wʊd hæv tɪ steɪ ðɛr, ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd si ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər kərɪr groʊθ. aɪˈdili ju ʃʊd traɪ ənd sɪˈkjʊr ən ˈɪntərnˌʃɪp ɪn wən əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛnərz. jɛs, loʊˈkeɪʃən ʃʊd bi ə ˈkruʃəl kraɪˈtɪriən. ju məst gɪv səˈfɪʃənt weɪt tɪ ðə fækt ðət ɪf ðə ˈɪntərnˌʃɪp ˈkɑnvərts tɪ ə ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ˈɔfər, ðɛn ju wʊd hæv tɪ steɪ ðɛr, ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd si ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər kərɪr groʊθ. aɪˈdili ju ʃʊd traɪ ənd sɪˈkjʊr ən ˈɪntərnˌʃɪp ɪn wən əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛnərz. jʊr ˈkoʊˈwərkərz: ðə ˈʧænsɪz ər ðət ðə ˈpipəl frəm ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋks wʊd bi mɔr ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ wɪθ ju ɛz ən ˈɪntərn. ɪt kʊd bɔɪl daʊn tɪ pjʊr læk əv ˈmænˌpaʊər ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ðət ju wʊd bi ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ məʧ mɔr ɪn tərmz əv ðə kaɪnd əv wərk ðən ju wʊd hoʊp tɪ gɪt ɪn ə bəlʤ ˈbrækɪt. ðəs, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn jʊr ˈkoʊˈwərkərz ju kʊd hæv ə ˈwərθˈwaɪl ˈɪntərnˌʃɪp wɪʧ wʊd bi jʊr ˈbɪgəst hɛlp ɪn tərmz əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈɔfər ər ju kʊd raɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ɔn ðə laɪnz əv business”*” wɪʧ dilz wɪθ ðə laɪf əv ən ˈænəlɪst. ðə ˈʧænsɪz ər ðət ðə ˈpipəl frəm ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋks wʊd bi mɔr ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ wɪθ ju ɛz ən ˈɪntərn. ɪt kʊd bɔɪl daʊn tɪ pjʊr læk əv ˈmænˌpaʊər ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ðət ju wʊd bi ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ məʧ mɔr ɪn tərmz əv ðə kaɪnd əv wərk ðən ju wʊd hoʊp tɪ gɪt ɪn ə bəlʤ ˈbrækɪt. ðəs, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn jʊr ˈkoʊˈwərkərz ju kʊd hæv ə ˈwərθˈwaɪl ˈɪntərnˌʃɪp wɪʧ wʊd bi jʊr ˈbɪgəst hɛlp ɪn tərmz əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈɔfər ər ju kʊd raɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ɔn ðə laɪnz əv business”*” wɪʧ dilz wɪθ ðə laɪf əv ən ˈænəlɪst. wɪʧ ˈɪndəstri ju wʊd laɪk tɪ ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz ɪn: ðɪs ʃʊd bi ə ˈhɛviˌweɪt, ɪf ju si ˈjɔrsɛlf ɛz ə ˈbæŋkər ɪn ðə tɛk speɪs ðɛn pæk jʊr bægz ənd goʊ tɪ ˈmɛnloʊ pɑrk ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, wɪʧ ɪz ˈkloʊsəst tɪ ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli. ɪf ɔɪl ənd gæs ər jʊr fjuəl tɪ səkˈsɛs, ðɛn ˈhjustən wʊd bi ðə pleɪs tɪ goʊ. ðəs wɪʧ ˈsɛktər ju wʊd wɔnt tɪ meɪk ə kərɪr ʃʊd bi ə ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt ˈfæktər. ðɪs ʃʊd bi ə ˈhɛviˌweɪt, ɪf ju si ˈjɔrsɛlf ɛz ə ˈbæŋkər ɪn ðə tɛk speɪs ðɛn pæk jʊr bægz ənd goʊ tɪ ˈmɛnloʊ pɑrk ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, wɪʧ ɪz ˈkloʊsəst tɪ ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli. ɪf ɔɪl ənd gæs ər jʊr fjuəl tɪ səkˈsɛs, ðɛn ˈhjustən wʊd bi ðə pleɪs tɪ goʊ. ðəs wɪʧ ˈsɛktər ju wʊd wɔnt tɪ meɪk ə kərɪr ʃʊd bi ə ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt ˈfæktər. brænd: ɪf ɔl ðə əˈbəv ər ˈikwəl ðɛn brænd wʊd bi ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ju maɪt faɪnd ɪt ˈhɑrdər tɪ lænd ˈɪntərvˌjuz ɪf ju dɪd ɪn ə bæŋk ðət hæd dən ˈoʊnli 10 ˈmɪljən ɪn 10 yrs*. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt bɪˈkəz moʊst əv jʊr klaɪənts wʊd nɑt bi frəm ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz wərld, bət ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ɪt. soʊ jʊr ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈbægɪŋ dilz ɪn fˈjuʧər dɪz dɪˈpɛnd ɔn ˈwɛðər ðə bæŋk ɪz noʊn ər nɑt. raʊnd ɪz ðə ʃeɪp ðət ðə ˈbæŋkər laɪks wɪn wi ər ˈtɔkɪŋ ““round”*” ɪt həz mɔr tɪ du wɪθ jʊr sfɪr əv ækˈtɪvɪtiz ðən jʊr ˈfɪzɪkəl ʃeɪp. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈstrætəʤiz kʊd hɛlp: bæŋks ˈɔpərˌeɪt ə ˈvɛri lin stæf, ðəs ˈivɪn ɪf ju ər ə ˈmæstər modeler*, ðət əˈloʊn meɪ nɑt hɛlp ju wɪθ ðə ˈɪntərnˌʃɪp. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ju kən ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ˈkɑmpətɪns ɪn əˈkaʊnɪŋ ənd ðə ˈligəl ˈæˌspɛkts əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈmɑdəlɪŋ, ðɛn ju ər ˈhɪtɪŋ bʊlz aɪ. ɪf jʊr ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ spiks əv jʊr ækˈtɪvɪtiz ɪn ðə ˈloʊkəl kəmˈjunɪti, ðɛn ju hæv ə ˈbɛtər ʃɑt æt ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə kɔl. ˈæftər ɔl, ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈbæŋkər groʊz ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ fɔrʤ riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ðə kəmˈjunɪti əraʊnd him/her*. faɪnd ðə raɪt ˈpərsən hu ɪz ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv rɪˈkrutɪŋ. ðə bɛst ˈɔpʃən ɪz θru ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ər ˈviə ˈkɔlɪŋ. ɪf ˈnəθɪŋ wərks, ðɛn ˈsɛndɪŋ ðə ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ tɪ ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈɪzənt ə bæd θɪŋ. ðə foʊn kɔl haʊ ju ˈænsər ðə fərst foʊn kɔl frəm ðə bæŋk ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ˈtɪpɪkəli ðə bæŋks wɔnt tɪ əˈtæʧ ə vɔɪs tɪ ðə ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ ənd hɛns ðeɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ ˈɪntərvˌju ju ˈoʊvər ðə foʊn. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ tɪps kʊd kəm ɪn ˈhændi: bi ɛz ˈɑrdənt ɔn ðoʊz foʊn kɔlz ɛz ju wʊd bi ɪf ju rɪˈsiv ə kɔl frəm ˈgoʊldmən sɑks. bi məˈʧʊr ɪn jʊr toʊn, ˈæftər ɔl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈbæŋkɪŋ ɪz ə ˈbɪznɪs bɪtˈwin məˈʧʊr ˈpipəl. ðə mɔr ju ˈgɪgəl ər gəʃ, ðə lɛs ər jʊr ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈgɪtɪŋ θru. bi prɪˈsaɪs ɪn ˈænsərɪŋ ðə kˈwɛʃən. ðɪs wʊd kənˈveɪ ðət ju ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈvælju əv taɪm. du traɪ ənd kənˈvɪns ðə ˈɪntərvˌjuər ðət ju wʊd bi sɪnˈsɪr ənd prəˈfɛʃənəl ɪn jʊr ækˈtɪvɪtiz, ˈivɪn ɪf ju ər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈɪntərnˌʃɪp ɛz ə ˈstɛpɪŋ stoʊn tɪ ə bəlʤ ˈbrækɪt ʤɑb. ənd hɛns ðeɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ ˈɪntərvˌju ju ˈoʊvər ðə foʊn. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ tɪps kʊd kəm ɪn ˈhændi: ðə feɪs tɪ feɪs ˈɪntərvˌju ɪf ju du gɪt ðə ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ kəm tɪ ˈɔfəs, ðɛn kənˈgræʧəˌleɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf bət ˈsɛləˌbreɪt jɛt, ˈʧænsɪz ər ðət ju wʊd bi goʊɪŋ θru ˈməltəpəl raʊnz əv ˈɪntərvˌjuz, ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsɪmələr tɪ wət ˈgoʊldmən sɑks wʊd hæv dən... ðə ˈɪntərvˌjuərz wʊd reɪnʤ frəm ðə ˈænəlɪst hu wʊd bi jʊr ˈmɛnˌtɔr, tɪ ˈpipəl ɔl ðə weɪ əp tɪ ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ər ˈlɛvəl. du brəʃ əp jʊr ˈkɑnsɛpts, ənd ɔn ðə ˈɪndəstri ˈnɑlɪʤ fər ðə grup ju hæv bɪn æst tɪ kəm fər ðə ˈɪntərvˌju. bi ˈlɑʤɪkəl ɪn jʊr əˈproʊʧ ənd ju ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðə dɑts ðət sim ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˌriˈsɛʃən ɪn ˈɪndiə kʊd ˌɪmˈpækt ðə ˈmoʊbəl foʊn ˈmɑrkɪts ɛz ˈɪndiə ɪz wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst kənˈsumər əv ˈhændˌsɛts. fjuər ˈhændˌsɛts kʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈprɑdəkt dɪˈleɪz, kəts ɪn ɪkˈspɛndɪʧər, ʤɑb ˈlɔsɪz ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ɪz jʊr bɛst frɛnd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðiz taɪmz. ɪt hɛlps ju tɪ nɑt ˈoʊnli gɪt ˈrɛləvənt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, bət ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪdz ju wɪθ ə məʧ mɔr ˈraʊndɪd vju əv ðə wərld əraʊnd ju. soʊ meɪk ɪt ə pɑrt əv jʊr deɪ ðət ju wʊd goʊ θru ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl, ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl taɪmz, ˈjɑˌhu ˈfaɪˌnæns, ðə dil, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. rɛd əp ðə ˈriʤənəl ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ənd ˈɪndəstri ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz fər ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈhæpənɪŋz ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri əv jʊr ʧɔɪs du ˈkɛri ɔl jʊr sərˈtɪfɪkəts ənd skɔr ʃits ɪn ˈdupləˌkeɪt æt list. ju ˈnɛvər noʊ wət ˈdɑkjəmənts ðeɪ meɪ æsk frəm ju. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊz ðət ju ər ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ənd du hæv ɪt ɪn ju tɪ θraɪv ɪn ən ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. æt ðə ˈɪntərvˌju bi priˈpɛrd fər ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈtɛknɪkəl ər ˈsəbʤɪkt ˈmætər kˈwɛsʧənz: kˈwɛsʧənz ɔn ənd ʧɔɪs əv ˈsəbʤɪkts ɪn jʊr skɔr ʃit. bi priˈpɛrd tɪ ˈænsər jʊr ˈmaɪnər ɪn ʧaɪˈniz ˈpɑləˌtɪks əˈlɔŋ wɪθ jʊr ˈfaɪˌnæns ər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ˈmeɪʤər ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ jʊr ˈʧɔɪsɪz fər ˌɛkstrəkərˈɪkjələr ækˈtɪvɪtiz laɪk ðə kləbz ju ər pɑrt əv ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ gæps ɪn ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ, ɪf ˈɛni haʊ du ju si ˈjɔrsɛlf groʊɪŋ ˈɪntu jʊr ʤɑb kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ðə ˈɪndəstri ˈvərtɪkəl ju hæv ˈʧoʊzən haʊ məʧ du ju noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə fərm ˈkrɪtɪkəli ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ˈɛni dil ðət ðə fərm həz dən ər ə ˈrisənt dil ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri grup ki tɪ səm ɪt ɔl, ɪt wʊd bi ˈprudənt tɪ seɪ ðət wɪn ˈsikɪŋ ə kərɪr ɪn ə ˈmɪdəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋk, bi priˈpɛrd ɛz ˈθəroʊli ɛz ju wʊd fər ˈɛni tɔp ˈlɛvəl bæŋk. ə sɪnˈsɪr ˈɛfərt ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈɪntərnˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈrɑbərt ˈdəbəlju bɛrd ər ə ləˈzɑrd kʊd pruv məʧ mɔr rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ ðən wɪθ ˈgoʊldmən sɑks. ˈɔlˌweɪz rɪˈmɛmbər, noʊ bracket”*” wɑz bɔrn wɪθ ðə ““bulge”*”. ðeɪ bɪˈgæn smɔl ənd əkˈwaɪərd ðɛr skeɪl ˈoʊvər taɪm, ənd ɪt ɪz bɛst tɪ hɑp ɪn ˈərli soʊ ðət ju ər ɔn tɔp wɪn ðə nɛkst dil kəmz tɪ jʊr ˈæli. nɛkst bæʧ stɑrts ɔn mɑrʧ, 2019
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middle market investment banks - in the middle of action?
" facebook buys whatsapp "
the deal is the toast of the season globally. but do you know who advised facebook?
the logical answers would be goldman sachs, morgan stanley, ubs, and deutschebank, etc.
surprisingly, it’s a firm called allen & company.
by the way it isn’t a fluke, allen & company have also worked on initial public offering of twitter inc and have advised time warner when it was acquired by comcast.
another case in point is lehman brothers, which till its fall from grace in 2008 was considered the best of bulge bracket. however for much of its history it was a large middle market investment bank.
also, if we go by a recent survey conducted by cnbc-ypo chief executive network, more clients are increasingly comfortable with smaller names as long as they deliver the maximum value for the money.
what makes a middle market investment bank?
in the investment banking world, there are primarily three broad categories - bulge bracket, middle market investment banks, and boutique banks.
the classification at best is considerably fluid, and a lot of banks do not exactly wish themselves to be called middle market investment banks or boutique.
typically a middle market investment bank displays the following characteristics
deals
the deal size of a mid-market investment bank ranges between usd 50 million and usd 500 million.
geography
middle-market banks normally have a strong national presence but very little international exposure as against bulge bracket banks that have offices in almost all the main international financial centers.
services provided
middle-market banks offer the full range of services expected of an investment bank namely m&a advisory, fundraising from equity and debt capital markets, restructuring, and other variations on those.
some middle-market banks focus on a particular industry; for example, kbw focuses on financial institutions (fig), cowen is known for healthcare investment banking, and houlihanlokey has a top restructuring practice.
the middle market landscape
broadly the middle market banks can be classified as follows:
1. national full-service middle-market firms
firms such as robert.w. baird, william blair and piper jaffray have historically been broking firms which over time have expanded their services to combining wealth management, private equity and investment banking services thus creating scale to go national.
2. national advisory-only firms
primarily these are operations of the big four accounting firm like pwc, e&y, kpmg, and deloitte, which do m&a advisory as part of audit and accounting practice.
3. single-industry specialists
some firms like allen & company have narrowed their exclusive focus to a single industry. these firms tend to be based out of a single location that is relevant to their industry group.
top 50 investment banks to work for ( middle-market investment banks list):
source: vault
the working environment, salaries, and bonuses
there isn’t much of a difference as far as working environment is concerned.
bulge bracket or middle market or boutique, at all places investment banking is the same profession demanding manic zeal and lot of grunt work for getting each deal.
source: indeed.com, salary survey.
while bulge brackets apparently give you a better shot at working on bigger deals, however, it doesn't mean that you would learn more there. in fact, chances are that you learn the most when you’re given the most responsibility and when you’re exposed to more unusual scenarios which are provided by middle market investment banks.
similarly, the hours are not that much different, and if you pick a smaller bank because you think you’ll work less, you may be surprised.
these are fairly standard across the investment banking world. base salaries aren't that much different. however, when it comes to bonuses, things change. if you are in a bulge bracket or larger middle market banks, then your bonuses are much better compared to boutique investment banks.
so is it a good thing to intern in a middle market investment bank?
why it is feasible to intern in a mid-market bank. the following pointers could help:
after the 2008 meltdown, almost all “bulge bracket” banks except goldman sachs and morgan stanley either collapsed or were bought in by typical banks.
additionally, if you look at the developed world, then majority of the deal-making is happening in the middle market i.e. businesses which are typically family run and would rather seek expertise at hand than going thousands of miles away to the global financial centers.
with a lot of the erstwhile bulge bracket staff either creating their own mid-market banks or joining the existing ones, the level of sophistication in terms of transactions is significantly on the upside.
the tightening credit market is ensuring that large financing deals are being replaced by smaller financing transactions, thus greatly enhancing the scope of growth of mid-market sales.
recent norms introduced by us government are making it complicated for family-run businesses to execute m&a or financing transactions on their own. thus, the need for investment banking expertise is only going to increase.
finally, a lot of the erstwhile investment banks started off as one man show with jp morgan being a prime example. the former lehman brothers started off as a “dry goods store” far removed from investments in any way. thus, you may never know which of the current middle market banks like moelis& co, allen& co or evercore partners could be the next “bulge bracket” bank.
now that we have made a strong case for mid-market banks, let us look at some criterion for choosing an internship.
the criteria can be broadly classified into:
location: yes, location should be a crucial criterion. you must give sufficient weight to the fact that if the internship converts to a full-time offer, then you would have to stay there, network and see opportunities for career growth. ideally you should try and secure an internship in one of the major financial centers.
yes, location should be a crucial criterion. you must give sufficient weight to the fact that if the internship converts to a full-time offer, then you would have to stay there, network and see opportunities for career growth. ideally you should try and secure an internship in one of the major financial centers. your co-workers: the chances are that the people from middle market investment banks would be more engaging with you as an intern. it could boil down to pure lack of manpower and also that you would be exposed to much more in terms of the kind of work than you would hope to get in a bulge bracket. thus, depending on your coworkers you could have a worthwhile internship which would be your biggest help in terms of getting the final offer or you could write something on the lines of “monkey business” which deals with the life of an analyst.
the chances are that the people from middle market investment banks would be more engaging with you as an intern. it could boil down to pure lack of manpower and also that you would be exposed to much more in terms of the kind of work than you would hope to get in a bulge bracket. thus, depending on your coworkers you could have a worthwhile internship which would be your biggest help in terms of getting the final offer or you could write something on the lines of “monkey business” which deals with the life of an analyst. which industry you would like to specialize in: this should be a heavyweight, if you see yourself as a banker in the tech space then pack your bags and go to menlo park in san francisco, which is closest to silicon valley. if oil and gas are your fuel to success, then houston would be the place to go. thus which sector you would want to make a career should be a paramount factor.
this should be a heavyweight, if you see yourself as a banker in the tech space then pack your bags and go to menlo park in san francisco, which is closest to silicon valley. if oil and gas are your fuel to success, then houston would be the place to go. thus which sector you would want to make a career should be a paramount factor. brand name/prestige: if all the above are equal then brand name/prestige would be important. you might find it harder to land interviews if you did m&a in a bank that had done only 10 million usd m&a in 10 yrs. also, recognition is important because most of your clients would not be from the financial services world, but outside of it. so your chances of bagging deals in future does depend on whether the bank is known or not.
round is the shape that the banker likes
when we are talking “round” it has more to do with your sphere of activities than your physical shape.
the following strategies could help:
mid-market banks operate a very lean staff, thus even if you are a master modeler, that alone may not help you with the internship. however, if you can demonstrate competence in accounting and the legal aspects along with modeling, then you are hitting bull's eye.
if your resume speaks of your activities in the local community, then you have a better shot at getting the call. after all, the investment banker grows on the basis of his ability to forge relations with the community around him/her.
find the right person who is in charge of recruiting. the best option is through the website or via calling. if nothing works, then sending the resume to the ceo isn't a bad thing.
the phone call
how you answer the first phone call from the bank is also important. typically the banks want to attach a voice to the resume and hence they would like to interview you over the phone. the following tips could come in handy: be as ardent on those phone calls as you would be if you receive a call from goldman sachs. be mature in your tone, after all investment banking is a business between mature people. the more you giggle or gush, the less are your chances of getting through. be precise in answering the question. this would convey that you understand the value of time. do try and convince the interviewer that you would be sincere and professional in your activities, even if you are using the internship as a stepping stone to a bulge bracket job.
and hence they would like to interview you over the phone. the following tips could come in handy:
the face to face interview
if you do get the invitation to come to office, then congratulate yourself but don’t celebrate yet, chances are that you would be going through multiple rounds of interviews, something similar to what goldman sachs would have done...
the interviewers would range from the analyst who would be your mentor, to people all the way up to ceo or md level.
do brush up your concepts, and on the industry knowledge for the group you have been asked to come for the interview.
be logical in your approach and you should be able to connect the dots that seem unrelated, for example, recession in india could impact the mobile phone markets as india is one of the largest consumer of foreign-made handsets. fewer handsets could result in product delays, cuts in r&d expenditure, job losses etc.
the newspaper is your best friend during these times. it helps you to not only get relevant information, but also provides you with a much more rounded view of the world around you. so make it a part of your day that you would go through the wall street journal, financial times, yahoo finance, the deal, etc.
read up the regional newspaper and industry publications for the latest happenings in the industry of your choice
do carry all your certificates and score sheets in duplicate at least. you never know what documents they may ask from you. it also shows that you are organized and do have it in you to thrive in an unpredictable environment.
at the interview be prepared for the following in addition to the technical or subject matter questions: questions on gpa and choice of subjects in your score sheet. be prepared to answer your minor in chinese politics along with your finance or economics major explaining your choices for extracurricular activities like the clubs you are part of in college gaps in resume, if any how do you see yourself growing into your job commitment to the industry vertical you have chosen how much do you know about the firm critically evaluate any deal that the firm has done or a recent headline-making deal in the industry group
key takeaway
to sum it all, it would be prudent to say that when seeking a career in a middle market investment bank, be prepared as thoroughly as you would for any top level bank.
a sincere effort during an internship with robert w baird or a lazard could prove much more rewarding than with goldman sachs.
always remember, no “bulge bracket” was born with the “bulge”. they began small and acquired their scale over time, and it is best to hop in early so that you are on top when the next facebook-whatsapp deal comes to your alley.
next batch starts on 11th march, 2019
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ɑr pɪks frəm 2015 1 ˈbræsəˌri ˈklæsɪk 2, ˈʤərmən ˈlɑgər 3 ˈeɪvəri twik, ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl staʊt 4 pɔrt ˈoʊldər vɪˈskɑsəti, ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl staʊt 5 peticolas’*’ bruɪŋ ˈvɛlvət ˈhæmər, ə strɔŋ eɪl 6 ˈɔskər bluz oʊld ˈnɪtroʊ, ə skɑʧ eɪl 7 hɪl ˈfɑrmˌstɛd ˈhɑrlən, ən əˈmɛrɪkən 8 tɪ blæk mɔlts ˈbɑdi sɔlts, ə blæk 9 ˈsæmjul smɪθ oʊld ˈtædi ˈpɔrtər, ən ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈpɔrtər 10 ˈbɑrli bɪr ˈtərˌmɔɪl, ə blæk 11 oʊld ˈɪnʤən ɔɪl, ən ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈpɔrtər 12 celebrator*, ə ˈʤərmən 13 ˈæŋkərɪʤ ə dil wɪθ ðə ˈdɛvəl, ən əˈmɛrɪkən 14 hɛr əv ðə ˈædəm, ən oʊld eɪl 15 fæt hɑp ˈʤuʤu, ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl 16 siˈɛrə nooner*, ə ˈʤərmən ˈpɪlznər 17 ˈvɪktəri ˈlɑgər 18 tipopils*, ə ˈʤərmən ˈpɪlznər 19 ˈprɪti θɪŋz bɪr əˈmɛrɪkən ˈdɑrlɪŋ, ə ˈʤərmən ˈpɪlznər 20 ˈsərli əˈbreɪsɪv eɪl, ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl 21 ˈbæləst pɔɪnt ˈgreɪpˌfrut sculpin*, ən əˈmɛrɪkən 22 kəˈləmbəs bodhi*, ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl 23 ˈfaɪrˌstoʊn ˈwɔkər ˈizi ʤæk, ə ˈsɛʃən 24 ˈfaɪnəst liquids’*’ ˈdəbəl ˈsənˌʃaɪn, ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl 25 ˈəðər hæf ˈəðər hæf ˈnɛlsən, ən əˈmɛrɪkən 26 roʊg ales’*’ fɑrmz dirtoir*, ə ˈʤərmən 27 ˈæbi smoʊk ˈdægər, ə ˈʤərmən 28 ˈrəʃən ˈrɪvər supplication*, ən əˈmɛrɪkən saʊər eɪl 29 goʊz 30 ˈbræsəˌri roʊz də gambrinus*, ə frut 31 ˈʤɛstər kɪŋ kəˈmərʃəl ˈsuɪˌsaɪd, ən əˈmɛrɪkən saʊər eɪl 32 ˈlɑgzdən ˈfɑrmˌhaʊs ales’*’ brɛt, ən əˈmɛrɪkən saʊər eɪl 33 st*. bernardus’*’ ˈeɪˈbiˈti 12 ə ˈbɛlʤən 34 ˈbræsəˌri seɪnt james’*’ ˈdeɪli ˈweɪʤɪz, ə ˈbɛlʤən ˈseɪsɑn 35 də ˈbɪtər, ə ˈbɛlʤən peɪl eɪl 36 ˈbræsəˌri ˈseɪsɑn, ˈbɛlʤən ˈseɪsɑn 37 ˈbruəri ˈhɛnɪpɪn, ə ˈbɛlʤən ˈseɪsɑn 38 ðə rɛr ensorcelled*, ən əˈmɛrɪkən saʊər eɪl 39 resurgam*, ən əˈmɛrɪkən saʊər eɪl 40 nu bərˈlɪnər waɪs 41 ˈwɛstˌbrʊks ˈmɛksəkən keɪk, ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl staʊt 42 nɛst ˌɛˈsprɛsoʊ 43 ˈprɛri ˈɑrtəzən ales’*’ ˈprɛri bɔm!, ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl staʊt 44 roʊg ales’*’ ˈʃeɪkˌspir ˈoʊtˌmil staʊt 45 bɪr gik brənʧ ˈwizəl, ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl staʊt 46 pərˈɛniəl ˈɑrtəzən eɪlz əˈbræksəz, ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl staʊt 47 ðə əˈbɪs, ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl staʊt 48 andechss’*’ hɛl, ə ˈʤərmən 49 ˈərbən ˌnɑnˈstɑp hɑp, ən əˈmɛrɪkən wit bɪr 50 3 51 6 ə ˈbɛlʤən peɪl eɪʤ 52 nɑ 12 ə ʧɛk ˈpɪlznər 53 lagerbier*, ə ˈʤərmən 54 θri floyds’*’ ˈzɑmbi dəst, ən əˈmɛrɪkən peɪl eɪl 55 ˈfaʊndərz ɔl deɪ, ˈsɛʃən 56 57 gus ˈbərbən ˈkaʊnti staʊt, ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl staʊt 58 waɪt, ə ˈbɛlʤən 59 ʤi. ʃˈnaɪdər aventinus*, ə ˈʤərmən 60 ˈbræsəˌri də ˈrɑʃfərt 8 ə ˈbɛlʤən dɑrk strɔŋ eɪl 61 goʊz 62 stoʊn goʊ tɪ, ə ˈsɛʃən 63 ˈbrʊklɪn eɪl, ə ˈbɛlʤən ˈseɪsɑn 64 fɪst ˈsɪti, ən əˈmɛrɪkən peɪl eɪl 65 ˈsiˈeɪ l’arenys’*’ ˈraɪnər, ə ˈsɛʃən 66 ɑlt, ə ˈʤərmən 67 ˈpɛləkən pəb krim eɪl 68 ˈbræsəˌri də lɑ ˈtɑrəz boulba*, ə ˈbɛlʤən peɪl eɪl 69 ˈbræsəˌri də mɑnt eɪs ˈbɪtər, ə ˈsɛʃən 70 ˈtaɪni bɔm, ə ʧɛk 71 sticke*, ə ˈʤərmən 72 blæk bjut ˈpɔrtər, ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɔrtər 73 ˈɛkstrə bruɪn, ə ˈbɛlʤən 74 ˈbræsəˌri ˈseɪsɑn ˈdupɑnt, ə ˈbɛlʤən ˈseɪsɑn 75 hɪl ˈɑrθər, ə ˈbɛlʤən ˈseɪsɑn 76 nu ˈdænsɪŋ mæn wit, ə ˈʤərmən 77 12 ə ˈbɛlʤən 78 ˈbʊləˌvɑrd tæŋk 7 ˈfɑrmˌhaʊs eɪl, ə ˈbɛlʤən ˈseɪsɑn 79 ˈbræsəˌri ˈɔrvəl, ə ˈbɛlʤən peɪl eɪl 80 ˈkrʊkəd steɪv sərˈɛt prəˈvɪʒən ˈseɪsɑn 81 ˈwɪkəd wid sərˈɛnəti, ən əˈmɛrɪkən saʊər eɪl 82 ˈæŋkər ˈæŋkər ˈpɔrtər 83 braʊn eɪl 84 ˈfaɪrˌstoʊn ˈwɔkər ʤæk, ə blæk 85 ˈbɪsəl ðə ˈsəbstəns, ən əˈmɛrɪkən 86 tu ˈhɑrtɪd eɪl, ən əˈmɛrɪkən 87 ˈrəʃən ˈrɪvər blaɪnd pɪg 88 truθ, ən əˈmɛrɪkən 89 lɛft hænd mɪlk staʊt 90 ˈfaʊndərz kənˈtəki ˈbrɛkfəst staʊt, ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl staʊt 91 oʊld numbskull*, ən əˈmɛrɪkən 92 hɪl ˈɛvərət, ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɔrtər 93 ˈdɛvəlz ˈbækˌboʊn viˈɛnə ˈlɑgər 94 ˈfaɪrˌstoʊn ˈwɔkər pivo*, ə ˈʤərmən ˈpɪlznər 95 ðə ˈælkɛˌmɪst ˈhɛdi ˈtɑpər, ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl 96 ˈkɑrtən boʊt bɪr, ən əˈmɛrɪkən peɪl eɪl 97 esp*, ən ˈɛkstrə ˈspɛʃəl ˈbɪtər 98 meɪn bɪr moʊ, ən əˈmɛrɪkən peɪl eɪl 99 hæf ˈeɪkər bɪr ˈdeɪzi ˈkətər, ən əˈmɛrɪkən peɪl eɪl 100 siˈɛrə peɪl eɪl
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our picks from 2015
1. brasserie cantillon’s classic gueuze
2. tivoli’s helles, german helles lager
3. avery brewing’s tweak, an imperial stout
4. port brewing’s older viscosity, an imperial stout
5. peticolas’ brewing velvet hammer, a strong ale
6. oskar blues brewery’s old chub nitro, a scotch ale
7. hill farmstead brewery’s harlan, an american ipa
8. to øi’s black malts & body salts, a black ipa
9. samuel smith old brewery’s taddy porter, an english porter
10. barley brown’s beer turmoil, a black ipa
11. harviestoun brewery’s old engine oil, an english porter
12. brauerei aying’s celebrator, a german doppelbock
13. anchorage brewing’s a deal with the devil, an american barleywine
14. hair of the dog’s adam, an old ale
15. fat head’s brewery’s hop juju, an imperial ipa
16. sierra nevada’s nooner, a german pilsner
17. victory brewing’s helles lager
18. birrificio italiano’s tipopils, a german pilsner
19. pretty things beer & ale’s american darling, a german pilsner
20. surly brewing’s abrasive ale, an imperial ipa
21. ballast point brewing’s grapefruit sculpin, an american ipa
22. columbus brewing’s bodhi, an imperial ipa
23. firestone walker brewing’s easy jack, a session ipa
24. lawson’s finest liquids’ double sunshine, an imperial ipa
25. other half brewing’s other half nelson, an american ipa
26. rogue ales’ farms dirtoir, a german schwarzbier
27. jack’s abby brewing’s smoke & dagger, a german rauchbier
28. russian river brewing’s supplication, an american sour ale
29. gisebrauerei bayerischer banhof’s leipziger gose
30. brasserie cantillon’s rose de gambrinus, a fruit lambic
31. jester king brewery’s commercial suicide, an american sour ale
32. logsdon farmhouse ales’ peche ‘n brett, an american sour ale
33. brouwerij st. bernardus’ abt 12, a belgian quadrupel
34. brasserie saint james’ daily wages, a belgian saison
35. brouwerij de ranke’s xx bitter, a belgian pale ale
36. brasserie fantôme’s saison, belgian saison
37. brewery ommegang’s hennepin, a belgian saison
38. the rare barrel’s ensorcelled, an american sour ale
39. allagash brewing’s coolship resurgam, an american sour ale
40. new glarus brewing’s thumbprint berliner weiss
41. westbrooks brewing’s mexican cake, an imperial stout
42. kiuchi brewery’s hitachino nest espresso sout
43. prairie artisan ales’ prairie bomb!, an imperial stout
44. rogue ales’ shakespeare oatmeal stout
45. mikkeller’s beer geek brunch weasel, an imperial stout
46. perennial artisan ales abraxas, an imperial stout
47. deschutes brewery’s the abyss, an imperial stout
48. klosterbrauerei andechss’ andechser weissbier hell, a german hefeweizen
49. hopworks urban brewery’s nonstop hef hop, an american wheat beer
50. brouwerij 3 fonteinen’s oude gueuz
51. brouwerij westvleteren’s westvleteren 6, a belgian pale age
52. pivovar kout na šumave’s koutsky 12, a czech pilsner
53. aecht schlenkerla’s helles lagerbier, a german rauchbier
54. three floyds’ zombie dust, an american pale ale
55. founders brewing’s all day ipa, session ipa
56. kulmbacher brauerei’s monchshof schwarzbier
57. goose island’s bourbon county stout, an imperial stout
58. allagash brewing’s allagash white, a belgian witbier
59. weissbierbrauerei g. schneider & sohn’s aventinus, a german weizenbock
60. brasserie de rochefort’s rochefort 8, a belgian dark strong ale
61. brauhaus hartmannsdorf’s ritterguts gose
62. stone brewing’s go to ipa, a session ipa
63. brooklyn brewery’s ½ ale, a belgian saison
64. revolution’s fist city, an american pale ale
65. ca l’arenys’ guineu riner, a session ipa
66. brauerei lm füchschen’s alt, a german altbier
67. pelican pub & brewery’s kiwanda cream ale
68. brasserie de la senne’s taras boulba, a belgian pale ale
69. brasserie du mont salève’s sorachi ace bitter, a session ipa
70. wiseacre brewing’s tiny bomb, a czech pilsener
71. uerige hausbrauerei’s uerige sticke, a german altbier
72. deschutes brewery’s black butte porter, an american porter
73. achelse kluis achel extra bruin, a belgian quadrupel
74. brasserie dupont’s saison dupont, a belgian saison
75. hill farmstead’s arthur, a belgian saison
76. new glarus brewing’s dancing man wheat, a german hefeweizen
77. brouwerij westvleteren’s westvleteren 12, a belgian quadrupel
78. boulevard brewing’s tank 7 farmhouse ale, a belgian saison
79. brasserie d’orval’s orval, a belgian pale ale
80. crooked stave brewery’s surette provision saison
81. wicked weed brewing’s serenity, an american sour ale
82. anchor brewing’s anchor porter
83. upslope brewing’s brown ale
84. firestone walker brewing’s wookey jack, a black ipa
85. bissell brother’s the substance, an american ipa
86. bell’s brewery’s two hearted ale, an american ipa
87. russian river brewing’s blind pig ipa
88. rhinegeist brewery’s truth, an american ipa
89. left hand brewing’s milk stout
90. founders brewing’s kentucky breakfast stout, an imperial stout
91. alesmith brewing’s old numbskull, an american barleywine
92. hill farmstead’s everett, an american porter
93. devils backbone brewing’s vienna lager
94. firestone walker brewing’s pivo, a german pilsner
95. the alchemist brewery’s heady topper, an imperial ipa
96. carton brewing’s boat beer, an american pale ale
97. fuller’s brewery’s esp, an extra special bitter
98. maine beer company’s mo, an american pale ale
99. half acre beer company’s daisy cutter, an american pale ale
100. sierra nevada’s pale ale
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əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈrɑbərt vɪˈnɪtski, ˈpoʊlənd ʃʊd stɑp ˈfəndɪŋ ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəl ənd ˌɪmˈpruv riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ. ˌɔlˈðoʊ vɪˈnɪtski rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈmɑrʤənəl ˈfɪgjər ɪn ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈpɑləˌtɪks, hɪz ˈsteɪtmənt ɪz ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv əv ə nu... əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈrɑbərt vɪˈnɪtski, ˈpoʊlənd ʃʊd stɑp ˈfəndɪŋ ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəl ənd ˌɪmˈpruv riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ. ˌɔlˈðoʊ vɪˈnɪtski rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈmɑrʤənəl ˈfɪgjər ɪn ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈpɑləˌtɪks, hɪz ˈsteɪtmənt ɪz ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv əv ə nu pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈklaɪmɪt ɪn ˈpoʊlənd. ˈmɛni ɛŋˈgoʊz hoʊpt ðət ðə nu ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt, rən baɪ ðə kənˈsərvətɪv lɔ ənd ˈʤəstɪs ˈpɑrti (pis*), wʊd rɪˈtərn tɪ ɪts ˈpɑləsi əv wɪn ɪt læst hæd kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. æt ðət taɪm, ˈpoʊlənd ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ˈhɛvəli ɪn səˈpɔrt fər dɪˈmɑkrəsi baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə kəlɪˈnɔfski ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp ˈproʊˌgræm fər ˈstudənts ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl riˈprɛʃən, ənd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ðə ˈoʊnli ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈʧænəl ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ fər belarusians*. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈpoʊlənd həz ˈrisəntli bɪn rɪˈdusɪŋ ɪts ˈlɛvəl əv səˈpɔrt fər grups ənd ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ðə əˈθɔrətiz. ˈkərəntli, ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈpɑrləmɛnt həz tu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt grups ɔn ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs, wən əv wɪʧ ˈfrikwɛntli ˈlɑbiz tɪ ˈkəri ˈfeɪvər wɪθ. ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈpɑləsi ˈkænɑt bi ɪkˈspleɪnd ˈoʊnli baɪ əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ əˈθɔrətiz. ðə læk əv ˈʧænsɪz fər ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈbrutəl riˈprɛʃən rɪˈdusɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs əˈməŋ ˈmɛni ˈdoʊnərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈpɑlɪʃ wənz. ˈpɑlɪʃ səˈpɔrt fər dɪˈmɑkrəsi ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈpɑləsi təˈwɔrdz ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs ˈæftər ˈvɪktəri ɪn ðə 2015 ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ɪˈlɛkʃənz tʊk ˈmɛni baɪ səˈpraɪz. ˈsɪvəl ˈæktɪvɪsts ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðət ðə nu kənˈsərvətɪv ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd rɪˈtərn tɪ ɪts ˈpriviəs ˈpɑləsi əv wɪn ruld ɪn ˈpoʊlənd ənd pleɪd ə ˈkruʃəl roʊl ɪn prəˈmoʊtɪŋ dɪˈmɑkrəsi. ˈpoʊlənd səˈpɔrtɪd ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 2006 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz ənd kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈhɛvəli ɪn ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈprɑʤɛkts. ˈprɑbəˌbli həz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈbəʤɪt əv ˈɛni ˈprɑʤɛkt dɪˈrɛktɪd æt ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs rɛd mɔr ə fju deɪz ˈæftər ðə ˌdɪsəˈluʃən əv ðə mæs ˈproʊˌtɛsts əv 2006 ɪn ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs, ˈpoʊlənd əˈnaʊnst ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ðə kəlɪˈnɔfski ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp. ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈgrænɪd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈæktɪvɪsts ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈstədi ɪn ˈpɑlɪʃ ˌjunəˈvərsətiz wɪθ ˈmənθli ˈskɑlərˌʃɪps əv əˈbaʊt 400 ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl səm ɪn ˈpoʊlənd æt ðə taɪm. ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 244 ˈstudənts tʊk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðɪs ˌɑpərˈtunəti ɪn 2006 wɪn ðə ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp fərst keɪm ɪn tɪ ˈifɛkt. ə jɪr ˈleɪtər, ˈpoʊlənd lɔnʧt ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsteɪʃən, wɪθ ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈbəʤɪt əv ˈɛni ˈprɑʤɛkt dɪˈrɛktɪd æt ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs. ɪn 2007 ðə ˈʧænəl rɪˈsivd əˈbaʊt fər lɔnʧ. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈsɪvɪk ˈplætˌfɔrm (poʊ), wɪʧ bɪˈgæn tɪ rul ɪn ˈpoʊlənd ɪn leɪt 2007 kənˈtɪnjud səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðiz ˈprɑʤɛkts bət ˈgræʤuəli ˈdiˌkrist ðɛr saɪz. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkrist ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔn səˈpɔrt əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪn ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs ɪn ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd ðə weɪv əv riˈprɛʃən wɪʧ ˈfɑloʊd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ səm ˈsɔrsəz, ˈpoʊlənd ðɛn bɪˈkeɪm ə fər ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkænədɪt niakliajeu*, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt pərˈhæps ðə moʊst pəˈlɪtɪkəl kæmˈpeɪn ɪn ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs soʊ fɑr. ˈpoʊlənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪts praɪˈɔrətiz dɪˈspaɪt ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz, həz nɑt rɪˈtərnd tɪ ɪts oʊld ˈpɑləsi ənd ðə ˈbəʤɪts əv ˈprɑʤɛkts eɪmd æt ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs hæv ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈdiˌkris. ˈpɑlɪʃ əˈθɔrətiz hæv dɪskənˈtɪnjud ðə kəlɪˈnɔfski ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp ˈproʊˌgræm, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ɪn ɪts pleɪs ə sˈmɔlər ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈrisərʧərz wɪˈθaʊt ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfoʊkɪs. rɪˈmeɪnz ənˈsərtən əˈbaʊt ɪts ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈfəndɪŋ. ɪn ʤun, romaszewska*, dɪˈrɛktər əv ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, sɛd ðət ʃi ɪz ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl stəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə ˈʧænəl "du tɪ ðə "ˈwɔrmɪŋ əv relations”*” wɪθ ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs ɛz wɛl ɛz ə læk əv ˈvɪʒən fər ðə ˈprɑspɛkts əv səʧ ˈprɑʤɛkts ɛz ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən." lɛs ɪz noʊn əˈbaʊt pəˈlɪtɪkəl grups wɪʧ ˈpriviəsli rɪˈsivd ˈməni frəm ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ əˈθɔrətiz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrumərz, ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ əˈθɔrətiz hæv ˈdiˌkrist səˈpɔrt fər ðə haʊs ɪn ˈwɔrˌsɔ, wɪʧ juˈnaɪts éémigré*é ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ˈhoʊldɪŋ vjuz. ðiz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs ɛz ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt traɪz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ɪn mɑrʧ, ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˈfɔrən əˈfɛrz ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs ənd mɛt wɪθ. ˈleɪtər, ə ˌdɛləˈgeɪʃən əv ðə ˈpɑrləmɛnt keɪm tɪ ˈwɔrˌsɔ; ðɪs wɑz ə ril əˈʧivmənt fər ðə əˈθɔrətiz. ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈpɑrləmɛnt ˈkərəntli həz tu grups ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs. wən əv ðɛm ˈlɑbiz ɪn səˈpɔrt əv mɔr dɪˈmɑkrəsi ˈprɑʤɛkts, waɪl ðə ˈsɛkənd səˈpɔrts mɔr kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən wɪθ əˈθɔrətiz. ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈlætər grup, ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈrɑbərt vɪˈnɪtski, ˈrisəntli ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˈpoʊlənd ʃʊd stɑp ˈfəndɪŋ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd ˌɪnərˈfɪrɪŋ ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ˌɔlˈðoʊ vɪˈnɪtski ɪz ə ˈmɑrʤənəl ˈfɪgjər, əp tɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt səʧ vjuz wər ˈæbsənt ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk speɪs. wət ɪz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈpɑləsi ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ əˈθɔrətiz meɪk noʊ ˈsikrɪt əv ðɛr dɪˈzaɪər tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ. ənˈlaɪk ˈəðər ˈistərn ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz, səʧ ɛz juˈkreɪn, ˌlɪθəˈweɪniə ənd ˈrəʃə, ˈpoʊlənd həz noʊ ˈpeɪnfəl hɪˈstɔrɪkəl dɪˈspjuts wɪθ ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs ənd wʊd laɪk tɪ rɪˈstɔr treɪd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ əˈfɪʃəl ˈdætə, ˌɪmˈpɔrts frəm ˈpoʊlənd ɪn 2015 ˈdiˌkrist tɪ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ɪn 2014 æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ˈpɑlɪʃ əˈθɔrətiz ˈvælju roʊl ɪn ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt. ɔn 8 ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈneɪtoʊ ˈsəmɪt, ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd ðət "hɪz ˈkəntri wʊd laɪk tɪ bi ə ˈmidiˌeɪtər ɪn ˌræˌproʊʃˈmɑn bɪtˈwin ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs ənd ˈneɪtoʊ." treɪd bɪtˈwin ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs ənd ˈpoʊlənd ɪz pərˈhæps ˈkərəntli beɪst ɔn mˈjuʧuəl kənˈsɛʃənz. əˈməŋ ðə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈɪʃuz wɪʧ kən bi wərkt ɔn, ðə moʊst ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ fər ðə ˈpɑrtiz meɪ bi ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ məˈnɔrəti ɪn ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs, wɪʧ rɪˈmeɪnz riˈprɛst baɪ rəˈʒim. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ɪz nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈpɑləsi. ðə læk əv ˈprɑspɛkts fər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ʧeɪnʤ ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˈdiˌkris ɪn riˈprɛʃən meɪks ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs lɛs ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ fər ˈmɛni ˈdoʊnərz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn ðə læst jɪr lɔst ə kˈwɔrtər əv ɪts ˈfəndɪŋ. ðə ˈməni wɑz ˈmeɪnli ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈwɛstərn ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz, wɪʧ ˌridərˈɛktɪd ðə fəndz tɪ hɛlp ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz frəm ðə ˈmɪdəl ist. ðəs, ˈpoʊlənd rɪˈmeɪnd ðə ˈoʊnli ˈdoʊnər tɪ ənd ɪz naʊ ˈwɛðər ər nɑt tɪ fənd səʧ ˈprɑʤɛkts. ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈgəvərnmənt, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt ˈwɔntɪd tɪ, rɪˈmeɪnz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ ʃət daʊn ə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɛz lɑrʤ ɛz ɪn wɪʧ ˈpoʊlənd həz ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd soʊ ˈhɛvəli. bət ˈfəndɪŋ sˈmɔlər ənd mɔr ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz ər lɛs ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi pərˈsivd ɛz biɪŋ ɪn ˈpoʊləndz ˈɪntərɪsts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, dɪˈspaɪt ðə læk əv səˈvɪr riˈprɛʃən ər sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈprɑˌgrɛs, ˈpoʊlənd ʃʊd kənˈtɪnju səˈpɔrtɪŋ ənd ðə kəlɪˈnɔfski ˈproʊˌgræm, ɛz ðeɪ kən ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈklaɪmɪt əv aɪˈdiəz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs. ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ əˈsɛs ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðiz ˈprɑʤɛkts, bət ðeɪ hæv ˈsərtənli dən məʧ tɪ ˈkəltəˌveɪt ə aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈsɛpərˌeɪt frəm ˈrəʃə. ənd ˈivɪn sɔft meɪ nɑt bɛr frut ɪf ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti həz nɑt fərst ˈstrɛŋθənd ɪts oʊn ˈnæʃənəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ˈpoʊlənd. https://belarusdigest.com/story/poland-improves-links-with-minsk-at-the-expence-of-the-opposition*/
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according to polish mp robert winnicki, poland should stop funding the belsat tv channel and improve relations with lukashenka. although winnicki remains a marginal figure in polish politics, his statement is indicative of a new...
according to polish mp robert winnicki, poland should stop funding the belsat tv channel and improve relations with lukashenka. although winnicki remains a marginal figure in polish politics, his statement is indicative of a new political climate in poland.
many belarusian ngos hoped that the new polish government, run by the conservative law and justice party (pis), would return to its policy of 2005-2007, when it last had control of the government.
at that time, poland invested heavily in support for belarusian democracy by creating the kalinowski scholarship programme for students experiencing political repression, and belsat tv, the only independent channel broadcasting for belarusians.
however, poland has recently been reducing its level of support for pro-democracy groups and is trying to improve relations with the belarusian authorities. currently, the polish parliament has two separate groups on belarus, one of which frequently lobbies to curry favour with aliaksandr lukashenka.
the changes in polish policy cannot be explained only by attempts to improve relations with belarusian authorities. the lack of chances for democratic changes as well as brutal repression reduces interest in belarus among many donors, including polish ones.
polish support for belarusian democracy
the change in policy towards belarus after pis's victory in the 2015 parliamentary elections took many by surprise.
belarusian civil activists expected that the new conservative government would return to its previous policy of 2005-2007, when pis ruled in poland and played a crucial role in promoting belarusian democracy. poland supported alexander milinkevich during the 2006 presidential elections and continued to invest heavily in belarusian democratic projects.
belsat probably has the largest budget of any project directed at belarus read more
a few days after the dissolution of the mass protests of 2006 in belarus, poland announced the creation of the kalinowski scholarship. the program granted belarusian democratic activists an opportunity to study in polish universities with monthly scholarships of about $400 – a considerable sum in poland at the time. a total of 244 students took advantage of this opportunity in 2006, when the scholarship first came in to effect.
a year later, poland launched the satellite television station belsat, with probably the largest budget of any project directed at belarus. in 2007, the channel received about $6m for launch.
the government of the liberal civic platform (po), which began to rule in poland in late 2007, continued supporting these projects but gradually decreased their size. on the other hand, the liberal polish government also increased spending on support of democracy in belarus in 2010-2011, in connexion with the presidential election and the wave of repression which followed.
according to some sources, poland then became a mega-donor for the presidential campaign of democratic candidate uladzimir niakliajeu, making it perhaps the most well-funded political campaign in belarus so far.
poland changes its priorities
despite expectations, pis has not returned to its old policy and the budgets of projects aimed at democratising belarus have started to decrease.
polish authorities have discontinued the kalinowski scholarship programme, creating in its place a smaller programme to support researchers without a political focus. belsat remains uncertain about its long-term funding. in june, agnieszka romaszewska, director of belsat tv, said that she is worried about the financial stability of the channel "due to the "warming of relations” with belarus as well as a lack of vision for the prospects of such projects as belsat tv."
less is known about political groups which previously received money from the polish authorities. however, according to rumours, the polish authorities have decreased support for the belarusian house in warsaw, which unites belarusian émigré politicians holding oppositional views.
these changes are taking place as the polish government tries to improve relations with the belarusian government. in march, the polish minister of foreign affairs witold waszczykowski visited belarus and met with lukashenka. later, a delegation of the belarusian parliament came to warsaw; this was a real achievement for the belarusian authorities.
the polish parliament currently has two groups focused on relations with belarus. one of them lobbies in support of more democracy projects, while the second supports more cooperation with belarusian authorities.
a member of the latter group, nationalist mp robert winnicki, recently stated that poland should stop funding belsat tv and interfering in belarusian politics. although winnicki is a marginal figure, up to this point such views were absent in the public space.
what is behind the policy change
the polish authorities make no secret of their desire to improve relations with lukashenka. unlike other eastern european countries, such as ukraine, lithuania and russia, poland has no painful historical disputes with belarus and would like to restore trade. according to official belarusian data, imports from poland in 2015 decreased to $ 1.1bn compared to $ 1.5bn in 2014.
at the same time, polish authorities value lukashenka’s role in the russian-ukrainian conflict. on 8 july, during the nato summit, the polish foreign minister said that "his country would like to be a mediator in rapprochement between belarus and nato."
trade between belarus and poland is perhaps currently based on mutual concessions. among the possible issues which can be worked on, the most realistic and interesting for the parties may be the polish minority in belarus, which remains repressed by lukashenka’s regime.
however, an attempt to improve relations with lukashenka is not the only explanation behind the change in policy. the lack of prospects for political change as well as a decrease in repression makes belarus less interesting for many donors. for example, in the last year belsat lost a quarter of its funding. the money was mainly coming from western european countries, which redirected the funds to help refugees from the middle east.
thus, poland remained the only donor to belsat and is now re-assessing whether or not to fund such projects. the conservative government, even if it wanted to, remains unlikely to shut down a project as large as belsat in which poland has invested so heavily. but funding smaller and more politicised initiatives are less likely to be perceived as being in poland's interests.
however, despite the lack of severe repression or significant progress, poland should continue supporting belsat and the kalinowski programme, as they can change the climate of ideas inside belarus. it remains difficult to assess the impact of these projects, but they have certainly done much to cultivate a belarusian identity separate from russia. and even lukashenka's soft belarusization may not bear fruit if belarusian civil society has not first strengthened its own national identity with the help of poland.
https://belarusdigest.com/story/poland-improves-links-with-minsk-at-the-expence-of-the-opposition/
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