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get the new *mech_con camo pattern at mech_con 2017!! buy tickets here!
we've created a special mech_con 2017 camo pattern which will be given away for free to all attendees at mech_con this year! this pattern will be unlocked to **all mwo mechs for the
mech_con attendees
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the unlock code will be distributed at the venue in vancouver on december 9th which attendees will be able to redeem to their accounts!
or get
the new mech_con camo pattern with the tournament supporter pack!
tournament supporter pack owners will also get the ability to redeem this mech_con camo pattern for 4 mechs of **their choice! once this pattern is released in-game, tournament pack supporters will be able to choose the 4 mech's they would like their mech_con 2017 pattern to be available for. details on how to redeem will be available after mech_con.
* the mech_con camo pattern will be made available for purchase for mc at a later date.
**the mech con pattern will only be available on mechs that have been released up to and including the thanatos. a pproximately 87 different mech chassis'
note: some 'mechs currently available for preorder or future 'mech preorders are not part of this promotion and are not eligible to have the mech con camo pattern unlocked by attending mech_con or purchasing the tsp.
here are some sample in-editor shots. i will provide in-game action shots with the thanatos countdown.
in-game action shots of mech con pattern
huntsman
griffin
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prɛs ˈraʊnˌdəp krɪs ˈrɑbərts ˈrisəntli spoʊk tɪ ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əv ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈgeɪmərz əˈbaʊt stɑr ˈsɪtɪzən, ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd plænz fər ðə fˈjuʧər! ðɪs wɑz ðə ˈɪntərvˌju wɛr hi fərst bɪˈgæn dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðə dɛθ mɪˈkænɪk, wɪʧ həz sɪns bɪn dɪˈteɪld ɪn ə ˈmeɪʤər poʊst, dɛθ əv ə spaceman*. ju kən ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈɪntərvˌju hir: ˈsɪtɪzən kɑrdz rɪˈmɛmbər tɪ gɪt jʊr ˈsɪtɪzən kɑrd ˈʃɪpɪŋ rɪkˈwɛsts ɪn təˈdeɪ! ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn fər səbˈmɪtɪŋ jʊr ˈdætə ɪz ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈfɛbruˌɛri 15th*. ɪf wi gɪt jʊr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən baɪ ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ju wɪl rɪˈsiv ə blæŋk ˈsɪtɪzən kɑrd ʃɪpt wɪθ ðə geɪm ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈkəstəˌmaɪzd kɑrd ˈfiʧərɪŋ jʊr neɪm ənd ˈaɪˈdi ˈnəmbər ʃɪpt ðɪs jɪr. ju kən lərn mɔr ɪn ðə faq*. ɪf ju ər ˈhævɪŋ ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ðə fɔrm ənd hæv ˈkəstəmər səˈpɔrt, hæŋ taɪt ju wɪl nɑt mɪs aʊt! ˈpɪkʧərd bɪˈloʊ ɪz ðə grin ˈsɪtɪzən kɑrd, wɪʧ goʊz tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən hu plɛʤd bɪtˈwin 60 ənd 124 fər stɑr ˈsɪtɪzən! ɪt bi kul tɪ ˈkɛri pruf ðət ən ɪˈlit ˈbaʊnti ˈhəntər ɪn jʊr ˈwɔlət?
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press roundup
chris roberts recently spoke to the coalition of christian gamers about star citizen, talking about the game’s development and plans for the future! this was the interview where he first began discussing the death mechanic, which has since been detailed in a major comm-link post, death of a spaceman. you can check out the 25-minute interview here:
citizen cards
remember to get your citizen card shipping requests in today! the deadline for submitting your data is friday, february 15th. if we don’t get your information by friday, you will receive a blank citizen card shipped with the game rather than a customized card featuring your name and id number shipped this year. you can learn more in the faq. if you are having issues with the form and have messaged customer support, hang tight – you will not miss out!
pictured below is the green citizen card, which goes to everyone who pledged between $60 and $124 for star citizen! wouldn’t it be cool to carry proof that you’re an elite bounty hunter in your wallet?
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ˈkoʊkəˌnət ɔɪl ˈmeɪkɪŋ 'ˈpɑzətɪv ˌɪmˈpækt' ɔn ˈsɑləmən ˈaɪləndz ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ɛz hɪz boʊt ˈglaɪdɪd ˈɛfərtləsli ˈɪntu ə ˈtræŋkwɪl beɪ ɔn ðə wɛst koʊst əv gˌwɑdəlkəˈnæl, dæn ˈɛðərɪŋtən hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə wət wʊd ˈfɑloʊ. hi wɑz ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ sumate*, ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈkoʊstəl ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈsɑləmən ˈaɪləndz, wɛr hɪz wərk ˈstədiɪŋ ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks əv ˈkoʊkəˌnəts həz ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ hæv ə proʊˈfaʊnd ˌɪmˈpækt. ɛz ðə boʊt təʧt sænd, ə blæst frəm ə kɑŋk ʃɛl broʊk ðə ˈsaɪləns ənd fɔr mɛn ˈwildɪŋ spɪrz ənd ˈækˌsɪz keɪm ˈrənɪŋ ˈmɛnəsɪŋli təˈwɔrdz ˈdɑktər ˈɛðərɪŋtən, hɪz sən ˈrɪʧərd ənd ˈgrændˌsən ˈʧɛlsi ˈmoʊzli. ɪt wɑz ə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈʧælənʤ ənd ˈwɛlkəm, ə ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni rɪˈzərvd fər ðə haɪəst ˈɑnər ənd ə mɑrk əv ðə rɪˈspɛkt əˈkɔrdɪd tɪ ðə ˈstænfərd ɪˈkɑnəmɪst ənd hɪz ˈfæməli. ˈdɑktər ˈɛðərɪŋtən həz bɪn ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɑləmən ˈaɪləndz sɪns 1981 wɪn hi wɑz ən ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ənd ˈrisərʧər æt ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈnæʃənəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˌkænˈbɛrə, wɛr hi meɪd ˈkoʊkəˌnəts hɪz laɪfs wərk. "ɛz ə kæʃ krɑp, ɪt həz bɪn soʊ əˈbjuzd ənd ɛz ən ɪˈkɑnəmɪst aɪ wɑz kənˈsərnd ðət jʊr ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈnəθɪŋ fər ɪt," hi sɛd. "ɛz wən əv ðə prəˈdusərz sɛd: 'gɑd ɪz ˈreɪnɪŋ ˈməni daʊn ɔn ˈjuˈɛs ənd wi doʊnt noʊ ɪt, wi doʊnt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ɪt.' "ɪt ɪz ə ˈməni tri bət ðeɪ wər nɑt ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈvælju fər ðə wərk ðət ðeɪ dɪd." ɪn ðə fərst hæf əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, ðə ˈsɑləmən ˈaɪləndz wɑz ə ˈmeɪʤər prəˈdusər əv ˈkoʊprə, ðə beɪs ˌɪnˈgridiənt juzd tɪ rɪˈfaɪn ˈkoʊkəˌnət ɔɪl fər soʊp pərˈdəkʃən ənd fər ˈkʊkɪŋ ɔɪl, bət wɔr ɪn ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ənd hɛlθ kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd fæt sɔ ðə ˈɪndəstri səˈvɪrli dɪˈklaɪn. ˈkoʊprə ɪz pɑrt ˈprɑsɛst æt ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈlɛvəl, wɛr ðə ˈkoʊkəˌnət flɛʃ ɪz kət frəm ðə nət ənd draɪd ɔn ə ˌrudəˈmɛntəri stoʊv fər rɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ˈoʊvərˈsiz. ɪt ɪz stɪl ə ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ əv ðə ˈsɑləmən ˈaɪləndz ˈlɑrʤli səbˈsɪstəns ɪˈkɑnəmi, bət ɪt ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈvɑlətəl kəˈmɑdəti ˈmɑrkɪts ɪn ðə wərld ənd prəˈdusərz ˈɔfən wərk fər ˈlɪtəl rɪˈtərn. ˈdɑktər ˈɛðərɪŋtən sɛd ˈkoʊprə pərˈdəkʃən wɑz ə fɔrm əv sˈleɪvəri. ɪts hɑt, hɑrd, ˈdərti wərk ənd ðə ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈprɑdəkt ɪz ə pur kˈwɑləti ɔɪl ðət məst bi klind ənd ˈæftər ɪt ɪz rɪˈfaɪnd. əˈbaʊt 10 jɪrz əˈgoʊ hi dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˈsɪstəm kɔld dɪˈrɛkt ˈmaɪˌkroʊ ɪkˈspɛlɪŋ (dme*) fər prəˈdusɪŋ ˈvərʤɪn ˈkoʊkəˌnət ɔɪl æt ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈlɛvəl. ɪt ərnz æt list faɪv taɪmz mɔr ˈɪnˌkəm ðən ˈkoʊprə ənd rɪˈteɪnz ðə ˈkoʊkəˌnət flɛʃ ər mil ˈæftər ðə ɔɪl ɪz koʊld prɛst. "ðɛr prəˈdusɪŋ ə ˈbjutəfəl ɔɪl ənd ðeɪ hæv ə rɪˈzɪʤuəl mil ðeɪ kən juz ðɛmˈsɛlvz fər ˈkʊkɪŋ, bət ðeɪ kən fid ðɛr ˈlaɪvˌstɑk, ðɛr ˈʧɪkənz ənd pɪgz ənd ðæts əˈnəðər ˈæˌsɛt, əˈnəðər θɪŋ ðət hɛlps reɪz ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈstændərdz əv ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ," hi sɛd. ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm, ðə ˈkoʊkəˌnət flɛʃ ɪz graʊnd ənd draɪd ənd ðɛn prɛst wɪθ ə ˈsɪmpəl ˌloʊˈtɛk dɪˈvaɪs wɪʧ ˈdɑktər ˈɛðərɪŋtən ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ˈæftər ɛkˈspɛrəˌmɛntɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈkɔkɪŋ gən. "wət wiv kəm əp wɪθ ɪz ðə ˈfæstəst ˈmɛθəd əv prəˈdusɪŋ ɔɪl, frəm ðə taɪm ju ˈoʊpən ðə ˈkoʊkəˌnət, tɪl ðə taɪm ju gɪt ɔɪl kən bi ɪn ˈəndər wən aʊər," ˈdɑktər ˈɛðərɪŋtən sɛd. hɪz ˈkəmpəˌni pəˈsɪfɪk həz ˌɪnˈstɔld əˈbaʊt 40 ˈsɪstəmz ɪn ðə ˈsɑləmən ˈaɪləndz ənd sɪz ðɛr ɪz pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ səˈplaɪ əp tɪ 300 ɪn ðə nɛkst fju jɪrz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈsɪfɪks ˈsɑləmən ˈaɪləndz ˈmænɪʤər bɑb ˈpɑlərd, ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈbɛriər wɑz kɔst. ðə ˈsɪstəmz ər wərθ wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈfɔrʧən ɪn ə ˈkəntri wɛr 85 pər sɛnt əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən stɪl lɪv frəm ðɛr oʊn ˈgɑrdənz ənd wət ðeɪ kæʧ ɪn ðə si. "ðæts ə ˈprɑbləm bæŋks ˈɑrənt ˈeɪbəl tɪ lɛnd tɪ ˈpipəl ɪn ˈvɪlɪʤɪz, ðeɪ doʊnt hæv sɪˈkjʊrəti, ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈrɛkərdz, soʊ ðɪs ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɑbstəkəl ɑr ˈɪndəstri ˈfeɪsɪz, ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɛntri ˈbɛriər," ˈmɪstər ˈpɑlərd sɛd. ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈgəvərnmənt həz bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈwɛstˌpæk ənd ðə tɪ roʊl aʊt ˈmoʊbəl foʊn ˈbæŋkɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn ðə ˈsɑləmən ˈaɪləndz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli tɪ ˈrʊrəl ˈwɪmən. "ɪn ðə læst jɪr əˈloʊn ðæts ɪˈneɪbəld ˈrʊrəl ˈwɪmən tɪ ˈoʊpən bæŋk əˈkaʊnts fər ðə fərst taɪm," ɔˈstreɪljəz haɪ kəˈmɪʃənər ˈændru bərn sɛd. "wɪr ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə wərld bæŋk ˈrʊrəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ ɪz ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈpipəl ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd soʊ ðeɪ kən reɪz ə bɪt əv ˈkæpɪtəl, ðeɪ kən du θɪŋz laɪk stɑrt ˈseɪvɪŋz kləbz ənd stɑrt tɪ du θɪŋz ðət wi wʊd kənˈsɪdər ˈnɔrməl ˈbeɪsɪk ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz fər ðə fərst taɪm." kəˈmɪʃənər bərn sɛd ˌɪnˈvɛstər ˈkɑnfədɛns wɑz rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsɑləmən ˈaɪləndz ˈæftər ˈɛθnɪk ˈtraɪbəl ənˈrɛst ˈkrɪpəld ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðɪs ˈsɛnʧəri. ðə ˈriʤənəl ˈpiˌskipɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən həz bɪn tɪ ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd ədˈvaɪs fər ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis. ə ˈvərʤɪn ˈkoʊkəˌnət ɔɪl ˈɪndəstri kʊd dɪˈlɪvər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈsoʊʃəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈbɛnəfɪts fər ðə ˈsɑləmən ˈaɪləndz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈmɪstər bərn. "pəˈtɛnʃəli ɪts ə ˈrɪli ˈpɑzətɪv θɪŋ ɪf ðɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi kən gɪv jəŋ ˈrʊrəl ˈpipəl ə sɔrs əv ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd ðət ðeɪ ˈwʊdənt ˈəðərˌwaɪz hæv ɪn ðɛr ˈvɪlɪʤ," hi sɛd. "ɪt rɪˈdusɪz ðə ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ drɪft ˈɪntu ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk wɛr ˈɔfən ðɛr ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd, ðɛr ˈhæŋɪŋ əraʊnd əˈneɪbəl tɪ faɪnd ɪmˈplɔɪmənt hir ənd bɪˈkəm ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd ənd tərn tɪ θɪŋz laɪk ˈælkəˌhɑl ənd kraɪm, soʊ pəˈtɛnʃəli ɪt həz ə ˈrɪli ˈpɑzətɪv ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪmˈpækt raɪt əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri." ˈdɑktər ˈɛðərɪŋtən ˈrisəntli ˈvɪzɪtɪd tɪ ˈoʊpən ə ˈkoʊkəˌnət tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛntər, wɪʧ ɪz ˈhoʊli ˈfəndɪd baɪ pəˈsɪfɪks ˈprɑfɪts. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz rən ɛz ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ənd həz soʊld ɪts tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn ə ˈdəzən ˈəðər ˈkəntriz. "wiv ˈoʊnli gɑt faɪv ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz ənd ðeɪ gɪt ɪˈnɔrmɪs rɪˈwɔrdz aʊt əv ðə səkˈsɛs əv wət wɪr duɪŋ, ˈrəðər ðən lʊk fər ˈdɪvɪˌdɛndz, ju gɪt ˈbɛtər ˈdɪvɪˌdɛndz ˈɛlsˌwɛr bət wiv bɪn ˈvɛri ˈprɑfətəbəl ənd ɪts ðoʊz ˈprɑfɪts wɪʧ ɪˈneɪbəl ˈjuˈɛs tɪ groʊ," ˈdɑktər ˈɛðərɪŋtən sɛd. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz bɪn ˈraɪdɪŋ ə sərʤ əv ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti fər ˈkoʊkəˌnət ɔɪl ˈprɑdəkts, wɪʧ həz ˈʧælənʤd ðə ədˈvaɪs əv ˈnæʃənəl ˈdaɪəˌtɛri gaɪdz ɪn ˈkəntriz laɪk ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, wɪʧ kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈlɪmɪtɪd kənˈsəmʃən bɪˈkəz əv lɪŋks bɪtˈwin ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd fæt ənd hɑrt dɪˈziz. ˈtɑpɪks: food-processing*, business-economics-and-finance*, fərst ˈpoʊstɪd
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coconut oil making 'positive impact' on solomon islands economy
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as his boat glided effortlessly into a tranquil palm-fringed bay on the west coast of guadalcanal, dan etherington had no idea what would follow.
he was visiting sumate, a typical coastal village in the solomon islands, where his work studying the economics of coconuts has started to have a profound impact.
as the boat touched sand, a blast from a conch shell broke the silence and four men wielding spears and axes came running menacingly towards dr etherington, his son richard and grandson chelsea mosely.
it was a traditional warrior's challenge and welcome, a ceremony reserved for the highest honour and a mark of the respect accorded to the 79-year-old stanford university-educated economist and his family.
dr etherington has been visiting the solomon islands since 1981 when he was an academic and researcher at the australian national university in canberra, where he made coconuts his life's work.
"as a cash crop, it has been so abused and as an economist i was concerned that you're getting nothing for it," he said.
"as one of the producers said: 'god is raining money down on us and we don't know it, we don't recognise it.'
"it is a money tree but they were not actually getting value for the work that they did."
in the first half of the 20th century, the solomon islands was a major producer of copra, the base ingredient used to refine coconut oil for soap production and for cooking oil, but war in the pacific and health concerns about saturated fat saw the industry severely decline.
copra is part processed at village level, where the coconut flesh is cut from the nut and dried on a rudimentary stove for refining overseas.
it is still a mainstay of the solomon island's largely subsistence economy, but it is one of the most volatile commodity markets in the world and producers often work for little return.
dr etherington said copra production was a form of slavery.
it's hot, hard, dirty work and the finished product is a poor quality oil that must be cleaned and deodorised after it is refined.
about 10 years ago he developed a system called direct micro expelling (dme) for producing virgin coconut oil at village level.
it earns at least five times more income than copra and retains the coconut flesh or meal after the oil is cold pressed.
"they're producing a beautiful oil and they have a residual meal they can use themselves for cooking, but they can feed their livestock, their chickens and pigs and that's another asset, another thing that helps raise the living standards of the village," he said.
in the dme system, the coconut flesh is ground and dried and then pressed with a simple low-tech device which dr etherington invented after experimenting with a caulking gun.
"what we've come up with is the fastest method of producing oil, from the time you open the coconut, till the time you get oil can be in under one hour," dr etherington said.
his company kokonut pacific has installed about 40 dme systems in the solomon islands and says there is potential to supply up to 300 in the next few years.
according to kokonut pacific's solomon islands manager bob pollard, the biggest barrier was cost.
the dme systems are worth $23,000, which is a fortune in a country where 85 per cent of the population still live from their own gardens and what they catch in the sea.
"that's a problem banks aren't able to lend to people in villages, they don't have security, financial records, so this is a major obstacle our industry faces, the financial entry barrier," mr pollard said.
the australian government has been working with westpac and the anz to roll out mobile phone banking technology in the solomon islands particularly to rural women.
"in the last year alone that's enabled 10,000 rural women to open bank accounts for the first time," australia's high commissioner andrew byrne said.
"we're also working with the world bank rural development program, which is giving people alternative sources of livelihood so they can raise a bit of capital, they can do things like start savings clubs and start to do things that we would consider normal basic financial services for the first time."
commissioner byrne said investor confidence was returning to the solomon islands after ethnic tribal unrest crippled the economy at the beginning of this century.
the regional peacekeeping operation has been downscaled to training and advice for local police.
a virgin coconut oil industry could deliver important social and economic benefits for the solomon islands, according to mr byrne.
"potentially it's a really positive thing if this technology can give young rural people a source of livelihood that they wouldn't otherwise have in their village," he said.
"it reduces the incentive to drift into places like honiara where often they're unemployed, they're hanging around unable to find employment here and become frustrated and turn to things like alcohol and crime, so potentially it has a really positive social impact right across the country."
dr etherington recently visited honiara to open a coconut technology training centre, which is wholly funded by kokonut pacific's profits.
the company is run as a social enterprise and has sold its dme technology in a dozen other countries.
"we've only got five shareholders and they get enormous rewards out of the success of what we're doing, rather than look for dividends, you get better dividends elsewhere but we've been very profitable and it's those profits which enable us to grow," dr etherington said.
the company has been riding a surge of popularity for coconut oil products, which has challenged the advice of national dietary guides in countries like australia and the united states, which continue to recommend limited consumption because of links between saturated fat and heart disease.
topics: food-processing, business-economics-and-finance, solomon-islands
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kɑˈrɑʧi, ˈpækɪˌstæn ˈsɑlɛh moʊˈhɑmɛd trəʤd θru məd, ˈkləʧɪŋ ˈɔntu ðə ˈskaɪwərd ˈfeɪsɪŋ ruts əv ðə ˈmæŋˌgroʊv ðət sərˈaʊndɪd ɪm. lʊk æt ðiz ones,”*,” hi sɛd ɛz hi ˈvɪgərəsli ʃʊk ðə ruts. ər ˈhɛlθi. si haʊ strɔŋ ðeɪ ər, ənd haʊ dɛns ðə groʊθ. ɪf ðə ˈaɪlənd hæd ðɪs taɪp əv groʊθ ɔn ðət saɪd tu, ɪt kʊd bi saved.”*.” hi pɔɪnts tɪ ðə wɛst wɛr, ˈoʊnli ə fju ˈhənərd ˈmitərz əˈweɪ ə ˈvɛrɪtəbəl ˈmæŋˌgroʊv ˈgreɪvˌjɑrd ɪz sprɛd əˈkrɔs ən ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt, ˈsændi ˈlænˌskeɪp. ənd ər twɪn ˈaɪləndz ʤɪst ɔf ðə koʊst əv kɑˈrɑʧi æt ðə ˈsəðərn ɛʤ əv ˈpækɪˌstæn, ə ˈsɪti ðət rəbz ˈʃoʊldərz wɪθ ðə əˈreɪbiən si. ˈaɪləndz bɔrn aʊt əv sɪlt dɪˈpɑzəts frəm ðə ˈɪndəs ˈrɪvər, ðeɪ wər wəns, ˈpɑsəbli ˈoʊnli ə ˈhənərd jɪrz əˈgoʊ ˌɪnˈhæbətəd baɪ ðə ʧif ˈfɪʃɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti. təˈdeɪ, θæŋks tɪ ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ənd ˈmænˌmeɪd dɪˈzæstərz, ðə ˈaɪləndz ər ˈgræʤuəli ɪˈroʊdɪŋ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə pəˈtɛnʃəli greɪv θrɛt tɪ kɑˈrɑʧi, ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛnər. ðə ɪˈroʊʒən əv ðə ˈaɪləndz, ˈkəpəld wɪθ ˈraɪzɪŋ si ˈlɛvəlz, kʊd lɛd tɪ ˈmæsɪv ˈflədɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɪti, wɪʧ rɪˈzaɪdz bɪˈloʊ si ˈlɛvəl. ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, ɪn fækt, ər ə groʊɪŋ θrɛt fər ˈpækɪˌstæn ɛz ə hoʊl, ˈænəlɪsts seɪ. ənˈʧɛkt dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ə læk əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt həz lɛd maplecroft*, ə rɪsk æˈnælɪsɪs grup beɪst ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm, tɪ lɪst ˈpækɪˌstæn əˈməŋ ðə 16 ˈkəntriz æt ðə ˈgreɪtəst rɪsk frəm ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. ɔn fərst saɪt, ɪt ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ si waɪ ðə ˈaɪləndz ər wərθ ə faɪt. streɪ dɔgz ðət ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈræbɪd ər ðə ʧif ˌɪnˈhæbɪtənts. wən saɪd əv ðə ˈbiʧɪz ɪz strun wɪθ ˈgɑrbɪʤ ðət ˈwɑʃɪz əp frəm dɪˈfɛns, ðə pɑʃ kɑˈrɑʧi ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. bət ə ˈkloʊzər lʊk əraʊnd ðə rɪˈvilz ə ˈhɛlθi, ɪf ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ, ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm. bət dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn kɑˈrɑʧi, ənd ə læk əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈaɪləndz, ɪz sˈloʊli bət ˈʃʊrli dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ðɛm. ˈaɪləndz ər ɪˈroʊdɪŋ æt ən əˈlɑrmɪŋ rate,”*,” sɛd amjad*, ə mərˈin baɪˈɑləʤɪst, hu ənˈtɪl ˈrisəntli, ˈhɛdɪd əp ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˌoʊʃəˈnɑgrəfi. hi ˈædɪd ðət ðə ˈaɪləndz ənd ðɛr prəˈtɛkt ˈkoʊstəl kəmˈjunɪtiz frəm si dɪˈstərbənsɪz, laɪk ðə ˌsaʊθˈwɛst mɑnˈsun, wɪʧ rɪps ˈɪntu ðə ˈkoʊˌstlaɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri jɪr. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ frəˈnɛtɪk ˈʃɪpɪŋ əraʊnd kɑˈrɑʧi, ˌənriˈstreɪnd ˈɛfluənt ˈpɔrɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə sərˈaʊndɪŋ si frəm ðə meɪn ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈɛriə, korangi*, ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ θˈrɛtənɪŋ ðə ˈaɪləndz nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə ˈfɪʃərmɪn. ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ seɪv ðə islands,”*,” ˈsɑlɛh sɛd, hæv tɪ stɑrt ˈdrɛʤɪŋ. bət ðə əˈθɔrətiz ˈrɛrli θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlɔŋˌtərm, ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðə islands.”*.” ðə dɑks æt ˌɪbrɑˈhim, ðə ˈmeɪnˌlænd ˈfɪʃɪŋ ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪn wɛst kɑˈrɑʧi, ər ə ˈvɛrɪtəbəl fɔrs əv laɪf. grups əv mɛn sɪt ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ti ənd rɪˈpɛrɪŋ ˈfɪʃɪŋ nɛts. aɪs ɪz hɔld ˈɔntu ðə boʊts tɪ prɪˈzərv ðə kæʧ. ˈbɪldərz ər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn nu ˈprɑʤɛkts, ˈiðər ˈkɑrvɪŋ smɔl ˈfɪʃɪŋ boʊts fər ʃɔr saɪd ˈfɪʃɪŋ, ər ˈlɑrʤər ˈtrɔlərz, ər lɑrʤ boʊts fər dip si ˈfɪʃɪŋ ðət ər ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt əv ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ɑrk. hir, ðə ˈfɪʃɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti həz rɪˈmeɪnd pur ənd lɪvz ɔn ðə ˈfrɪnʤɪz əv soʊˈsaɪɪti. ˌɪˈlɪtərəsi ˈfɪgjərz ər haɪ ənd ˈmɛni ˈʧɪldrən tɛnd tɪ drɔp aʊt ˈæftər ðə fɔrθ ər fɪθ greɪd ɪf ðeɪ goʊ tɪ skul æt ɔl, ˈɑptɪŋ fər ən ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl laɪf æt si. ɪn 2006 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə kəmˈjunɪti ˈmænɪʤd tɪ dɪˈfit plænz fər ə 43 ˈbɪljən ˈləgʒəri ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈkɑmplɛks ðət wɑz tɪ bi bɪlt baɪ, ə ˈkəmpəˌni beɪst ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈærəb ˈɛmərˌeɪts. ˈdaɪmənd bɑr, ɛz ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz ˈtaɪtəld, wɑz pɑrt əv ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈləgʒəri dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɑʤɛkt kɔld ˈsɪti. plænd tɪ bɪld ə brɪʤ kəˈnɛktɪŋ dɪˈfɛns, wən əv ˈloʊkəlz, tɪ ðə ˈaɪləndz baɪ weɪ əv ə draɪv. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˌɪmˈpækt əˈsɛsmənt wɑz pæst, ˈlɪtəl θɔt əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv bɪn ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˈiðər ðə ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm ər ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɔn ðə ˌɪmˈpɑvrɪʃt ənd ˈstrəgəlɪŋ ˈfɪʃɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti. ˈprɑʤɛkt wʊd hæv hæd ˌɪˈmɛns ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɪʃuz bɪˈkəz hæv ðiz ˈləgʒəri flæts, ənd hæv ðə sləmz əv kɑˈrɑʧi ʤɪst ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðɪs juʤ development,”*,” sɛd ræb nawaz*, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrs ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈproʊˌgræm æt ðə wərld ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf kɑˈrɑʧi ˈɔfəs. θɪŋk ɪt wʊd hæv bɪn wɔr, ˈhævɪŋ ɔl ðɪs ˈməni nɛkst tɪ ə ˈsɪti ðət ɪz ʤɪst daɪɪŋ ˈwɔtər ˈprɑbləmz, ˈsoʊʃəl problems.”*.” ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈfɪʃɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti ˌəndərˈstʊd ðət ə ˈprɑʤɛkt əv ðɪs sɔrt wʊd ɛˈsɛnʃəli ɪˈvɪkt ðɛm frəm ðə ˈwɔtərz ðɛr ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd. ðeɪ ˈbændid əraʊnd, ən ˈæktɪvɪst hu həz wərkt ˈoʊvər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz tɪ stænd əp fər ðə ˈpipəl əv ˌɪbrɑˈhim ənd rehri*. hər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ˈpækɪˌstæn tehrik*, lɔnʧt ə ˈmæsɪv kæmˈpeɪn əˈgɛnst ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ðeɪ dɪˈmændɪd ðət ˌpækɪˈstæniz peɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə mɔr ˈərʤənt nidz əv ðɛr sərˈvaɪvəl ənd ðə ˈmæŋˌgroʊv eco-system*. baɪ 2007 kˈwaɪətli boʊd aʊt əv ðə əˈgrimənt, ənd ənd rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðɛr ˈpriviəs steɪt əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti. ɔn wən ˈtrɔlər ðət wərks əraʊnd ənd, moʊˈhɑmɛd ˈɪʃæk brɔt hɪz ˈnɛfju, ˈeɪbɪd, əˈlɔŋ tɪ hɛlp. æt 17 hi kwɪt skul ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ ənd hɪz ˈəŋkəl wɑz ˈlɪvɪd. bit ɪm əp tɪ traɪ ənd nɑk səm sɛns ˈɪntu hɪz head,”*,” hi sɛd. ɪz nɑt ðə sɔrt əv laɪf wi ˌɪˈmæʤən fər ɑr children.”*.” ˈeɪbɪd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, simz ənˈfeɪzd. hɪz feɪs ɪz stɪl ˌənəˈfɛktɪd baɪ ə ʃɔrt kərɪr aʊt ɔn si. hi ˈgeɪzɪz aʊt ˈɪntu ðə ˈdɪstəns, hɪz ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən ˈsɛntərd ɔn ə wɑd əv təˈbæˌkoʊ ɪn hɪz maʊθ, ə ˈkɑnstənt ˈfɪksʧər ðət həz steɪnd hɪz tiθ ənd meɪks ˈɛni ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ˈdɪfəkəlt. fine,”*,” hi ˈməmbəlz. ˈhæpiər hir ɔn ðə ˈwɔtər ðən ɪn ðə classroom.”*.” ˈblaɪθli ˈɪgnərənt əv ðə woʊz ðət ənd hər tim ər traɪɪŋ tɪ əˈvɔɪd. ɪf ə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɑʤɛkt dɪz goʊ θru ɔn ðə ˈaɪləndz, ðɪs ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈwɔtərz ənd tɪ ðɛr ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd wɪl bi kət ɔf. mɔˈroʊvər, ðə ˈaɪlənd hoʊldz rɪˈlɪʤəs sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns. ˈfɪʃərmɪn ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz ˈrɛgjələrli ˈvɪzɪt ðə ʃraɪn əv ʃɑ, ə seɪnt hu ɪz ˈbɛrid ɔn ðə ˈaɪlənd ənd ɪz ə sɔrt əv ə ˈpeɪtrən seɪnt fər ðə ˈfɪʃɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti. wəns ˈɛvəri jɪr, ˈfæməliz frəm əˈkrɔs ˌɪbrɑˈhim ənd rehri*, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈəðər pɑrts əv ˈpækɪˌstæn, flɑk tɪ ðə ˈaɪlənd fər ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈpɪlgrəmɪʤ. hæd əˈnəðər seɪnt ˈbɛrid ɔn ðə mainland,”*,” sɛd. ðə ˈpækɪˌstæn ɛr fɔrs bɪlt ə beɪs ənd tʊk ˈoʊvər ðə lænd wɛr ðə ʃraɪn wɑz, soʊ wi kʊd nɑt ˈvɪzɪt ðə ʃraɪn ˈɛni mɔr. ʃraɪn ɪz ɑr læst rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl place.”*.” ˈsɑlɛh moʊˈhɑmɛd noʊz ðət ðeɪ ər ðə ˈwikər fɔrs ɪn ðɪs faɪt əˈgɛnst ənd ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. stɪl, hi sɪz ðeɪ ər əp fər əˈnəðər ˈbætəl, ənd ˈsɛvərəl mɔr ɪf ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. aɪz ər stɪl ɔn ðiz ˈaɪləndz. ðeɪ wɪl rɪˈtərn əˈgɛn fər ʃʊr. ənd wɪn ðeɪ kəm wi wɪl bi ˈrɛdi fər them,”*,” hi sɛd.
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karachi, pakistan — saleh mohammad trudged through knee-high mud, clutching onto the skyward facing roots of the mangrove that surrounded him.
“now look at these ones,” he said as he vigorously shook the roots. “these are healthy. see how strong they are, and how dense the growth. if the island had this type of growth on that side too, it could be saved.”
he points to the west where, only a few hundred meters away a veritable mangrove graveyard is spread across an entirely different, sandy landscape.
buddo and bundal are twin islands just off the coast of karachi at the southern edge of pakistan, a city that rubs shoulders with the arabian sea. islands born out of silt deposits from the indus river, they were once, possibly only a hundred years ago — inhabited by the city’s chief fishing community.
today, thanks to a variety of climate change and man-made disasters, the islands are gradually eroding — creating a potentially grave threat to karachi, pakistan’s financial center. the erosion of the islands, coupled with rising sea levels, could lead to massive flooding in the city, which resides below sea level.
the effects of climate change, in fact, are a growing threat for pakistan as a whole, analysts say. unchecked development and a lack of government oversight with regard to the environment has led maplecroft, a risk analysis group based in the united kingdom, to list pakistan among the 16 countries at the greatest risk from climate change.
on first sight, it is difficult to see why the islands are worth a fight. stray dogs that are sometimes rabid are the chief inhabitants. one side of the island’s beaches is strewn with garbage that washes up from defence, the posh karachi neighborhood. but a closer look around the mudflats reveals a healthy, if shrinking, ecosystem.
but development in karachi, and a lack of government regulation to protect the islands, is slowly but surely destroying them.
“the islands are eroding at an alarming rate,” said shahid amjad, a marine biologist, who until recently, headed up the national institute of oceanography. he added that the islands and their mangroves protect coastal communities from sea disturbances, like the southwest monsoon, which rips into the sindh coastline almost every year.
in addition to frenetic shipping around karachi, unrestrained effluent pouring into the surrounding sea from the city’s main industrial area, korangi, is also threatening the islands — not to mention the area’s fishermen.
“if they want to save the islands,” saleh said, “they have to start dredging. but the authorities rarely think about the longterm, even if they want to develop the islands.”
the docks at ibrahim hyderi, the mainland fishing village in west karachi, are a veritable force of life. groups of men sit drinking tea and repairing fishing nets. ice is hauled onto the boats to preserve the catch. builders are working on new projects, either carving small fishing boats for shore side fishing, or larger trawlers, or large boats for deep sea fishing that are reminiscent of picture-book images of noah’s ark.
here, the fishing community has remained poor and lives on the fringes of society. illiteracy figures are high and many children tend to drop out after the fourth or fifth grade if they go to school at all, opting for an unpredictable life at sea.
in 2006, however, the community managed to defeat plans for a $43 billion luxury living complex that was to be built by emaar, a company based in the united arab emirates.
diamond bar, as the project was titled, was part of a larger 8,000-kilometer luxury development project called sugarland city. emaar planned to build a bridge connecting defence, one of karachi’s poshest locals, to the islands by way of a 10-minute drive. although an environment impact assessment was passed, little thought appears to have been given to either the island’s ecosystem or the impact of the project on the area’s impoverished and struggling fishing community.
“this project would have had immense environmental and social issues because you’d have these luxury flats, and you’d have the slums of karachi just looking at this huge development,” said rab nawaz, director of the natural resource management program at the world wildlife fund’s karachi office. “i think it would have been war, having all this money next to a city that is just dying — water problems, social problems.”
the local fishing community understood that a project of this sort would essentially evict them from the waters — their livelihood. they bandied around zubaida birwani, an activist who has worked over several years to stand up for the people of ibrahim hyderi and rehri.
her organization, pakistan mahigiri tehrik, launched a massive campaign against the development. they demanded that pakistanis pay attention to the more urgent needs of their community’s survival and the area’s once-rich mangrove eco-system.
by 2007, emaar quietly bowed out of the agreement, and buddo and bundal returned to their previous state of anonymity.
on one trawler that works around buddo and bundal, mohammad ishaq brought his nephew, abid, along to help. at 17, he quit school a few years ago and his uncle was livid.
“i beat him up to try and knock some sense into his head,” he said. “this is not the sort of life we imagine for our children.”
abid, however, seems unfazed. his face is still unaffected by a short career out on sea. he gazes out into the distance, his concentration centered on a wad of tobacco in his mouth, a constant fixture that has stained his teeth and makes any conversation difficult.
“it’s fine,” he mumbles. “i’m happier here on the water than in the classroom.”
he’s blithely ignorant of the woes that birwani and her team are trying to avoid. if a development project does go through on the islands, this community’s access to the waters — and to their livelihood — will be cut off. moreover, the island holds religious significance.
fishermen and their families regularly visit the shrine of yusuf shah, a sufi saint who is buried on the island and is a sort of a patron saint for the fishing community. once every year, families from across ibrahim hyderi and rehri, as well as other parts of pakistan, flock to the island for a special pilgrimage.
“we had another sufi saint buried on the mainland,” birwani said. “but the pakistan air force built a base and took over the land where the shrine was, so we could not visit the shrine any more. yusuf shah’s shrine is our last remaining spiritual place.”
saleh mohammad knows that they are the weaker force in this fight against overdevelopment and climate change. still, he says they are up for another battle, and several more if necessary.
“their eyes are still on these islands. they will return again for sure. and when they come we will be ready for them,” he said.
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bionik* əˈnaʊnsɪz ðə ˈmæntɪs ˈhɛdˌfoʊnz ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən həz ˈpruvən tɪ bi wən əv moʊst səkˈsɛsfəl ækˈsɛsəriz fər ɪts ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 4 wɪθ seɪlz ɔˈrɛdi ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə mɑrk. ənd ɪt lʊks laɪk ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət səkˈsɛs wɪθ ˈmɛni əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ækˈsɛsəriz fər ˈhɛdˌsɛt. wən səʧ ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz, ə nu ˈgeɪmɪŋ ækˈsɛsəri ˈkəmpəˌni ðət həz ʤɪst əˈnaʊnst ə nu ˈhɛdˌfoʊn sɛt dɪˈzaɪnd fər ðə. kɔld ðə ˈmæntɪs, ðə ˈhɛdˌfoʊn sɛt klɪps ˈɔntu ðə ˈjuzɪŋ spərɪŋ ˈloʊdɪd klɪps, ˈmeɪkɪŋ əˈtæʧɪŋ ənd kwɪk ənd ˈizi. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni, ðə ˈmæntɪs ˈjuzɪz ˈlaɪtˈweɪt məˈtɪriəlz ənd ɪz ˈizəli əˈʤəstəbəl. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ kəmz ɪn ðə seɪm waɪt ənd blæk ˈkələr skim ɛz ðə. ˈsinjər vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈprɑdəkt dɪˈvɛləpmənt əˈmɪr hæd ðɪs tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt ðɛr nu ˈprɑdəkt: beɪst ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl groʊθ ənd ˈəpˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ˈɪndəstri, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈpɑzətɪv moʊˈmɛntəm ˈrisəntli ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn seɪlz əv ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən, ðə ˈmæntɪs ˈhɛdˌfoʊnz ər əˈpɪrɪŋ æt ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt taɪm. ðə ˈmæntɪs wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd fər ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ˈhɛdˌsɛt wɪθ ðə kɔr ˈpərpəs əv dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ greɪt saʊnd ənd pərˈfɔrməns waɪl rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə ˈklətər ənd ˌɪnkənˈvinjəns əv ˈjuzɪŋ trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈhɛdˌfoʊnz. greɪt kɛr wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðə ˈprɑdəkt ɛnˈhænsɪz ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns, baɪ kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtɪŋ ki ækˈsɛsəriz ˈɪntu wən ˌæpərˈætəs. ðɪs ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd səˈluʃən ˈpərfəktli ˈkɑmpləmənts ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈhɛdˌsɛt. ɪkˈsaɪtɪd fər fænz ənd ˈgeɪmərz tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈɑdiˌoʊ ðət ˈmæʧɪz ðə kˈwɑləti əv ˈvɪʒwəlz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd aʊt. ðə ˈmæntɪs wɪl bi praɪst æt ənd ɪz sɛt tɪ kəm aʊt ˈsəmˌtaɪm ɪn spərɪŋ 2017
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bionik announces the mantis psvr headphones
the playstation vr has proven to be one of sony’s most successful accessories for its playstation 4, with sales already breaking the 900,000 mark. and it looks like companies have started to acknowledge that success with many announcing accessories for sony’s vr headset. one such company is bionik, a new gaming accessory company that has just announced a new headphone set designed for the psvr.
called the mantis, the two-piece headphone set clips onto the psvr using spring loaded clips, making attaching and detaching quick and easy. according to the company, the mantis uses lightweight materials and is easily adjustable. it also comes in the same white and black color scheme as the psvr. bionik’s senior vice president of product development amir navid had this to say about their new product:
based on the incredible growth and upside of the virtual reality industry, including positive momentum recently reported on sales of playstation vr, the mantis vr headphones are appearing at the perfect time. the mantis vr was designed for the playstation virtual reality headset with the core purpose of delivering great sound and performance while reducing the clutter and inconvenience of using traditional gaming headphones. great care was taken to make sure that the product enhances the gamer’s experience, by consolidating key accessories into one apparatus. this integrated solution perfectly complements the existing psvr headset. excited for fans and gamers to experience audio that matches the quality of psvr’s visuals inside and out.
the bionik mantis will be priced at $49.99 and is set to come out sometime in spring 2017.
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ˈstɛfəni ˈbɔstən ˈoʊpən skrin ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz (frəm lɛft) ˈeɪdriən ˈætˌwʊd, ˈædəm væn ˈvʊrhɪs, ənd fɪl ˈhili. ˈplɛnti əv ˈkɑmɪks gɑt ðɛr stɑrts æt ˈoʊpən maɪk naɪts, soʊ waɪ nɑt ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz? ðə ˈprɛmɪs əv ˈbɔstən ˈoʊpən skrin, wɛr ˈstudənts, ˈæməˌʧərz, ənd prəˈfɛʃənəlz əˈlaɪk kən strət ðɛr ˈtælənts ˌbiˈfɔr ə lɪv ˈɔdiəns wɪθ ðə soʊl ˌstɪpjəˈleɪʃən ðət fɪlmz bi noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ðən 10 ˈmɪnəts. əv ðə ʤoʊks wi tɛl ˈpipəl [æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə ʃoʊ] ɪz ‘‘welcome*. wi hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə wət goʊɪŋ tɪ see,’”*,’” sɪz fɪl ˈhili, wən əv ðə əˈlɔŋ wɪθ əˈreɪbiən, ˈædəm væn ˈvʊrhɪs, ənd ˈeɪdriən ˈætˌwʊd, hu ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈoʊpən skrin tim ðɪs jɪr. ˈhili, ən ˈæləm əv ˈfɪʧbərg steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti hu lɪvz ɪn nɔrθ ˈrɛdɪŋ, sɪz ðət ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz ʤɛf stərn ənd zæk li pæst ðə tɔrʧ ɪn 2012 ˈhili sɪz ðeɪ ækˈsɛptɪd bɪˈkəz wɔnt ɪt tɪ die.”*.” stərn ənd ɪˈvɛnts bɪˈgæn ˈsərkə 2003 æt tˈsaɪtˌgaɪst ˈgæləri ɪn ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ. ˈæftər səm ʃoʊz æt ðə ˈsəmərˌvɪl ˈθiətər, ˈoʊpən skrin muvd tɪ ðə ˈkulɪʤ ˈkɔrnər ˈθiətər wɛr ɪt naʊ teɪks pleɪs ɔn ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈtuzˌdeɪ əv iʧ mənθ. ˈhili ləvz ðə əv ˈbjutəfəl ənd wɪrd things”*” ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmənθli ɪˈvɛnts, wɪʧ ər bɪld ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈoʊpən maɪk ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz ɪn taʊn. stɪl bɪˈliv ɪn ðə ˈmæʤɪk əv movies,”*,” hi sɪz. ənd ɪn ən eɪʤ wɪn ˈɛniˌwən kən poʊst ə ˈvɪdioʊ ɔn ˈjuˌtub, ʤɪst mɔr fən tɪ wɔʧ ðə gʊd ənd ðə bæd wɪθ ə kraʊd. ˈhili ˈɔlsoʊ ˌəndərˈstændz ðə paʊər əv ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti ənd kəˈnɛkʃən: ˈfʊtɪʤ frəm hɪz ˈfiʧər ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri, neɪm ɪz jonah,”*,” wɪʧ ˈhili dɪˈrɛktɪd wɪθ sɑˈpinzə gɑt ˈnoʊtɪst æt ən ˈoʊpən skrin ɪˈvɛnt. ðət lɛd tɪ ə ʃoʊɪŋ ɪn ðə 2014 ˈbɔstən ˈəndərˌgraʊnd fɪlm ˈfɛstɪvəl. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈhæpənz ɔl ðə time,”*,” hi sɪz. tɛl ˈpipəl tɪ səbˈmɪt tɪ nɪʧ festivals.”*.” gɪt ðə ˈwiˌkɛndər ɪn jʊr inbox*: ðə gloʊbz tɔp pɪks fər wət tɪ si ənd du iʧ ˈwiˌkɪnd, ɪn ˈbɔstən ənd bɪɔnd. saɪn əp θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp! saɪn əp fər mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz hir ðə nɛkst ˈbɔstən ˈoʊpən skrin ɪz sɛpt. 8 ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz kən brɪŋ ðɛr fɪlmz ɔn ə dɪsk ər flæʃ draɪv wɪn ðə dɔrz ˈoʊpən æt 7 p.m*. ðə fɪlmz bɪˈgɪn æt p.m*. ədˈmɪʃən ɪz 7 fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən goʊ tɪ ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər nɛkst dɔr ˈwɪnˌʧɛstər ˈneɪtɪv ˈpæmələ ˈtænər boʊl, hu ðə 2004 ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri ˈɪntu ˈbrɑθəlz: rɛd laɪt kids,”*,” wɪl skrin ənd dɪˈskəs hər nu fɪlm smɔl gʊd thing,”*,” wɪʧ ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈrɛktɪd, æt ˈθieɪtər ɔn sɛpt. 11 æt ənd p.m*. ˈwɪnər əv bɛst ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri æt ðə ˈbɔstən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl fɪlm ˈfɛstɪvəl ðɪs jɪr, ðə fɪlm wɑz ʃɑt ɪn ˈvɛriəs kəmˈjunɪtiz θruaʊt ðə ˈbərkˌʃɪrz. frəm ˈmɪstɪk ˈɑrtɪsts pərˈdəkʃən tim, əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˈpipəl, səʧ ɛz ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈfɑrmər ʃɔn ˈstæntən, ˈsoʊʃəl wərk ˈstudənt tɪm durrin*, ənd ˈjoʊgə ˈtiʧər mɑrk ˈʤɛroʊ, ˈkɑnʃəsli ˈʧoʊzən tɪ lɪv mɔr hoʊˈlɪstɪk lɪvz fər ðɛr oʊn ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ ənd ðə ˈgreɪtər gʊd. ədˈmɪʃən ɪz fri. ðɛr wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ə fri ˈskrinɪŋ əv dɪrɛkˈtɔriəl ˈdeɪbju, dɪz ʃi θɪŋk ʃi is?”*?” ɔn sɛpt. 12 æt 2 p.m*. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən goʊ tɪ pɔɪnt ənd ʃut ðə fɪlm ˈfɛstɪvəl rɪˈtərnz fər ɪts ˈsɛkənd jɪr tɪ ðə ˈsəmərˌvɪl ˈθiətər sɛpt. æt 7 p.m*. ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl, beɪst ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, kəmz tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈpækɪŋ tu ˈivnɪŋz əv ʃɔrt ədˈvɛnʧər fɪlm ˈproʊˌgræmz, ˈspɛʃəl gɛsts, lɪv pərˈfɔrmənsɪz, ənd ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər tɔks. ˌɪnˈkludɪd əˈməŋ ðə 30 ʃɔrt fɪlmz ʃoʊn ˈoʊvər tu deɪz ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt places,”*,” ˈkrɑnɪklɪŋ ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər ˈfɔrɪst grænd ˈkænjən ˈrɪvər trɪp wɪθ hɪz ˈfɑðər. dɪˈrɛktərz dæn ˈrɪrdən ənd ˈdeɪnə seɪnt wɪl ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ə tɔk. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən goʊ tɪ
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stephanie lecesse boston open screen organizers (from left) adrian atwood, adam van voorhis, and phil healy.
plenty of comics got their starts at open mike nights, so why not filmmakers? that’s the premise of boston open screen, where students, amateurs, and professionals alike can strut their talents before a live audience with the sole stipulation that films be no longer than 10 minutes. “one of the jokes we tell people [at the start of the show] is ‘welcome. we have no idea what we’re going to see,’” says phil healy, one of the organizers/filmmakers along with vatche arabian, adam van voorhis, and adrian atwood, who joined the open screen team this year.
healy, an alum of fitchburg state university who lives in north reading, says that founding members jeff stern and zak lee passed the torch in 2012. healy says they accepted because “we didn’t want it to die.” stern and lee’s events began circa 2003 at zeitgeist gallery in cambridge. after some shows at the somerville theatre, open screen moved to the coolidge corner theatre where it now takes place on the second tuesday of each month.
healy loves the “range of beautiful and weird things” that unspool during the monthly events, which are billed as the only open mike opportunity for filmmakers in town. “i still believe in the magic of movies,” he says. and in an age when anyone can post a video on youtube, it’s just more fun to watch the good and the bad with a crowd. healy also understands the power of visibility and connection: footage from his feature documentary, “my name is jonah,” which healy directed with jb sapienza got noticed at an open screen event. that led to a showing in the 2014 boston underground film festival.
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“that happens all the time,” he says. “we tell people to submit to niche festivals.”
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the next boston open screen is sept. 8. filmmakers can bring their films on a disk or flash drive when the doors open at 7 p.m. the films begin at 7:30 p.m. admission is $7.
for more information go to www.coolidge.org
filmmaker next door
winchester native pamela tanner boll, who co-produced the 2004 oscar-winning documentary “born into brothels: calcutta’s red light kids,” will screen and discuss her new film “a small good thing,” which she also directed, at winchester’s nextdoor theater on sept. 11 at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. winner of best documentary at the boston international film festival this year, the film was shot in various communities throughout the berkshires. from boll’s winchester-based mystic artists production team, it’s about everyday people, such as innovative farmer sean stanton, social work student tim durrin, and yoga teacher mark gerow, who’ve consciously chosen to live more holistic lives for their own well-being and the greater good.
admission is free. there will also be a free screening of boll’s directorial debut, 2008’s “who does she think she is?” on sept. 12 at 2 p.m.
for more information go to www.mysticartists.com
point and shoot
the 5point film festival returns for its second year to the somerville theatre sept. 24-26 at 7 p.m. the festival, based in colorado, comes to us packing two evenings of short adventure film programs, special guests, live performances, and filmmaker talks. included among the 30 short films shown over two days is “the important places,” chronicling filmmaker forest woodward’s grand canyon river trip with his 77-year-old father. directors dan riordan and dana saint will engage in a post-screening talk.
for more information go to http://5pointfilm.org
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ˈkeɪlə goodfield*, fɔr meɪl ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ər ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə slu əv ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈæftər ˈməltəpəl ˈnaɪfˌpɔɪnt ˈrɑbəriz tʊk pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈbiʧɪz ˈɛriə. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðiz əˈlɛʤd ˈɪnsədənts, pəˈlis sɛd ˈsəˌspɛkts wʊd əˈproʊʧ ˈvɪktɪmz waɪl ˈwɛrɪŋ dɪsˈgaɪzɪz. ðə ˈsəˌspɛkts wʊd ðɛn əˈlɛʤədli stil ˈprɑpərti frəm ðə ˈvɪktɪmz æt ˈnaɪfˌpɔɪnt. ɔn noʊv. 10 pəˈlis ərˈɛstɪd ə bɔɪ. hi ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ naɪn ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈrɑbəri wɪθ əˈfɛnsɪv ˈwɛpən, pəˈzɛʃən əv ə ˈwɛpən ənd dɪsˈgaɪz wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛnt. tu bɔɪz wər ˈɔlsoʊ ərˈɛstɪd ðət deɪ ənd ðeɪ ər iʧ ˈfeɪsɪŋ sɪks ˈʧɑrʤɪz. ɔl θri bɔɪz wər ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ əˈpɪr ɪn kɔrt ɔn noʊv. 11 ə fɔrθ ˈtiˌneɪʤər wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈæftər pəˈlis kənˈdəktəd ə sərʧ ˈwɔrənt ɪn ðə ˈɛriə əv paɪn ˈkrɛsənt ənd glɛn ˈmænər. ðə bɔɪ ɪz naʊ ˈfeɪsɪŋ sɪks ˈʧɑrʤɪz. hi ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ əˈpɪr ɪn kɔrt ɔn noʊv. 22 nən əv ðiz ˈsəˌspɛkts kən bi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈəndər ðə juθ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ækt. pəˈlis dɪd nɑt seɪ ɪf ðeɪ ər ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈsəˌspɛkts ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðɪs ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən.
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kayla goodfield, cp24.com
four male teenagers are facing a slew of charges after multiple knifepoint robberies took place in the beaches area.
during these alleged incidents, police said suspects would approach victims while wearing disguises. the suspects would then allegedly steal property from the victims at knifepoint.
on nov. 10, police arrested a 15-year-old boy. he is facing nine charges including robbery with offensive weapon, possession of a weapon and disguise with intent. two 16-year-old boys were also arrested that day and they are each facing six charges.
all three boys were scheduled to appear in court on nov. 11.
a fourth teenager was arrested on wednesday after police conducted a search warrant in the area of pine crescent and glen manor. the 16-year-old boy is now facing six charges.
he is scheduled to appear in court on nov. 22.
none of these suspects can be identified under the youth criminal justice act.
police did not say if they are searching for any other suspects in connection with this investigation.
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st*. luɪs ˈkɑrdɪnəlz ˈkæˌʧər məˈlinə ʃoʊz ðə ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈæftər ə kəˈlɪʒən æt hoʊm pleɪt wɪθ ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈfɪliz ˈɛrɪk ɪn ðə naɪnθ ˈɪnɪŋ æt bʊʃ ˈsteɪdiəm ɪn st*. luɪs ɔn ʤun 15 2008 məˈlinə wɑz ˈteɪkən ɔf ðə fild ɔn ə kɑrt ənd hɪz ˈɪnʤəriz wər nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli noʊn. ˈgrinblət) ˈlaɪsəns ˈfoʊˌtoʊ st*. luɪs, ˈeɪprəl 14) st*. luɪs ˈkɑrdɪnəlz' ˈkæˌʧər maɪk dɪˈfɛlɪs ˈwɑʧɪz ɛz ðə ˈbeɪsˈbɔl fɔlz aʊt əv hɪz gləv ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə kəˈlɪʒən æt hoʊm pleɪt wɪθ ˈhjustən ˈæstroʊs' bræd ˈaʊsmɪs, ɪn ðə θərd ˈɪnɪŋ æt bʊʃ ˈsteɪdiəm ɪn st*. luɪs, ˈeɪprəl 14 2002 ˈaʊsmɪs skɔrd frəm θərd beɪs ɔn ə ˈsækrəˌfaɪs flaɪ bɔl ɔf ðə bæt əv wɔrd. kɑrdz' ˈsɛnər ˈfildər ʤɪm ˈɛdməndz, kɔt ðə flaɪ bɔl ənd faɪərd tɪ hoʊm pleɪt. ˈgrinblət ˈlaɪsəns ˈfoʊˌtoʊ sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ʤaɪənts kɑˈbrɛrə daɪvz ˈɪntu hoʊm pæst ðə lɛg əv ˈpɪtsbərg ˈpaɪrəts rɑd bɑˈrɑjɑz ɪn ðə fərst ˈɪnɪŋ əv ˈoʊpənɪŋ deɪ æt ðə pɑrk ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ɔn ˈeɪprəl 13 2012 kɑˈbrɛrə skɔrd ɔn ə ˈdəbəl baɪ ˈbəstər ˈpoʊzi. ðə ʤaɪənts dɪˈfitɪd ðə ˈpaɪrəts ʃmɪt ˈlaɪsəns ˈfoʊˌtoʊ leɪk ˈbunə ˈvɪstə, fla*., dɛk. 11) hoʊm pleɪt kəˈlɪʒənz wʊd bi bænd ˈəndər ə prəˈpoʊzəl əˈdɑptəd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ æt ˈbeɪsˈbɔlz ˈwɪntər ˈmitɪŋz, nu jɔrk mɛts ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ˈsændi ˈɔldərsən sɛd. ˈɔldərsən, ˈʧɛrmən əv ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈbeɪsˈbɔlz pleɪɪŋ rulz kəˈmɪti, rɪˈvild ðə ˈpænəl hæd ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli əˈpruvd ðə bæn, wɪʧ kʊd goʊ ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt ɪn 2014 ˈpɛndɪŋ əˈpruvəl əv ðə pleɪərz, ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ˈɔldərsən sɛd rɪˈdusɪŋ kənˈkəʃənz ənd ˈəðər ˈɪnʤəriz frəm ðə ˈɔfən ˈvaɪələnt kəˈlɪʒənz bɪtˈwin ˈkæˌʧərz ənd wɑz "pɑrt əv ðə ˈɪmpətəs fər ðɪs rul ʧeɪnʤ" ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ "ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈkəlʧər əv əkˈsɛptəns ðət ðiz pleɪz ər ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ənd ruˈtin ənd ən ækˈsɛptɪd pɑrt əv ðə geɪm." hi ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðə ˈdræftɪŋ əv haʊ ðə bæn wʊd wərk ɪz stɪl biɪŋ dɪˈskəst. ðə pʊʃ tɪ bæn səʧ kəˈlɪʒənz wɑz ˈstrɔŋli səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ st*. luɪs ˈkɑrdɪnəlz ˈmænɪʤər maɪk ˈmæθɪni ənd ʤaɪənts ˈmænɪʤər brus bochy*. ɪt geɪnd ˈtrækʃən wɪn ʤaɪənts ˈkæˌʧər ˈbəstər ˈpoʊzi broʊk ə lɛg ənd tɔr ni ˈlɪgəmənts ˈdʊrɪŋ ə meɪ 2011 kræʃ wɪθ ðə ˈmɑrlənz' skɑt ˈkəzənz ˈpoʊzi wɑz aʊt fər ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈsizən. ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə ˈmɛʒərz ˈəndər kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən wʊd bɑr ˈkæˌʧərz frəm ˈblɑkɪŋ ðə pleɪt, ðəs əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə ˈrənər ə klɪr pæθ tɪ ðə beɪs. ˈrənərz, ˈminˌwaɪl, wʊd bi bænd frəm ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈkæˌʧərz wɪθ hɪts.
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st. louis cardinals catcher yadier molina shows the baseball after a collision at home plate with philadelphia phillies eric bruntlett in the ninth inning at busch stadium in st. louis on june 15, 2008. molina was taken off the field on a cart and his injuries were not immediately known. (upi photo/bill greenblatt) | license photo
slp2002041402- st. louis, april 14 (upi) -- st. louis cardinals' catcher mike defelice watches as the baseball falls out of his glove following a collision at home plate with houston astros' brad ausmus, in the third inning at busch stadium in st. louis, april 14, 2002. ausmus scored from third base on a sacrifice fly ball off the bat of daryle ward. cards' center fielder jim edmonds, caught the fly ball and fired to home plate. mk/bg/bill greenblatt upi | license photo
san francisco giants melky cabrera dives into home past the leg of pittsburgh pirates rod barajas in the first inning of opening day at the at&t park in san francisco on april 13, 2012. cabrera scored on a double by buster posey. the giants defeated the pirates 5-0. upi/terry schmitt | license photo
lake buena vista, fla., dec. 11 (upi) -- home plate collisions would be banned under a proposal adopted wednesday at baseball's winter meetings, new york mets general manager sandy alderson said.
alderson, chairman of major league baseball's playing rules committee, revealed the panel had overwhelmingly approved the ban, which could go into effect in 2014 pending approval of the players, mlb.com reported.
alderson said reducing concussions and other injuries from the often violent collisions between catchers and baserunners was "part of the impetus for this rule change" and represents an attempt to "change the culture of acceptance that these plays are ordinary and routine and an accepted part of the game."
he indicated the drafting of how the ban would work is still being discussed.
the push to ban such collisions was strongly supported by st. louis cardinals manager mike matheny and giants manager bruce bochy.
it gained traction when giants catcher buster posey broke a leg and tore knee ligaments during a may 2011 crash with the marlins' scott cousins -- posey was out for the rest of the season.
espn reported the measures under consideration would bar catchers from blocking the plate, thus allowing the runner a clear path to the base. runners, meanwhile, would be banned from intentionally targeting catchers with hits.
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ɪf jʊr traɪɪŋ tɪ breɪk ˈɪntu ə ˈwɪndoʊz juv fərˈgɑtən jʊr ˈpæsˌwərd ər ər ˈhæʧɪŋ ə mɔr ˈsɪnɪstər hæv kwaɪt ə fju ˈɔpʃənz. hɪrz haʊ tɪ du ɪt, ənd haʊ tɪ kip jʊr oʊn kəmˈpjutər prəˈtɛktɪd. ðɪs ˈklæsɪk poʊst həz bɪn ɪz pɑrt əv ɑr ˈivəl wik ˈsɪriz æt lifehacker*, wɛr wi lʊk æt ðə dɑrk saɪd əv ˈgɪtɪŋ θɪŋz dən. noʊɪŋ ˈivəl minz noʊɪŋ haʊ tɪ bit ɪt, soʊ ju kən juz jʊr ˈsɪnɪstər paʊərz fər gʊd. wɔnt mɔr? ʧɛk aʊt ɑr ˈivəl wik tæg peɪʤ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðɛr ər ə fju ˈmɛθədz tɪ ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu ə kəmˈpjutər, iʧ wɪθ ðɛr oʊn strɛŋθs ənd ˈwiknəsɪz. hir, wɪl goʊ θru θri əv ðə bɛst ənd moʊst ˈkɑmən ˈmɛθədz, ənd neɪl daʊn ðɛr ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋz soʊ ju noʊ wɪʧ wən tɪ haʊ tɪ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ðɛr ˈwiknəsɪz tɪ kip jʊr oʊn kəmˈpjutər sɪˈkjʊr. ðə ˈleɪzi ˈmɛθəd: gɪt æt ðə faɪlz wɪθ ə ˈlɪnəks lɪv ˈsiˈdi ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɪf ju doʊnt nid ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ɑs ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ʤɪst ə fju faɪlz, ju doʊnt nid tɪ goʊ θru məʧ ˈtrəbəl æt ɔl. ju kən græb ˈɛni ˈlɪnəks lɪv ˈsiˈdi ənd ʤɪst drɔp faɪlz ˈɔntu ə hɑrd draɪv, ɛz ju wʊd ɪn ˈɛni ˈəðər ɑs. haʊ ɪt wərks: ʤɪst ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə lɪv faɪl fər ˈɛni ˈlɪnəks ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən (laɪk ðə ˌuˈbuˌtu) ənd bərn ɪt tɪ ˈsiˈdi. stɪk ɪt ɪn ðə kəmˈpjutər ju wɔnt tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ənd but əp frəm ðət ˈsiˈdi. pɪk "traɪ ˌuˈbuˌtu" wɪn ɪt kəmz əp wɪθ ðə fərst ˈmɛnju, ənd ɪt ʃʊd teɪk ju raɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈdɛskˌtɑp ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. frəm hir, ju kən ˈækˌsɛs moʊst əv ðə hɑrd draɪv ʤɪst baɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈpleɪsɪz ˈmɛnju ɪn ðə ˈmɛnju bɑr ənd ˈʧuzɪŋ ðə ˈwɪndoʊz draɪv. ɪt ʃʊd si ˈɛni draɪvz ʤɪst faɪn. noʊt ðət dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə pərˈmɪʃənz əv səm faɪlz, ju maɪt nid rut ˈækˌsɛs. ɪf jʊr ˈhævɪŋ ˈtrəbəl vjuɪŋ ər ˈkɑpiɪŋ səm faɪlz, ˈoʊpən əp ə ˈtərmənəl ˈwɪndoʊ (baɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ækˈsɛsəriz ˈtərmənəl) ənd taɪp ɪn ˈnɔtələs ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈpæsˌwərd blæŋk wɪn ˈprɑmptɪd. ju ʃʊd naʊ hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt haʊ tɪ bit ɪt: ðɪs ˈmɛθəd kən gɪv ju ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə faɪl ˈsɪstəm, bət ɪts meɪn ˈwiknəs ɪz ðət ðə məˈlɪʃəs ˈjuzər stɪl kænt ˈækˌsɛs ˈɛni ɪnˈkrɪptɪd faɪlz, ˈivɪn wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ soʊ, ɪf ðə ˈoʊnər əv ðə kəmˈpjutər (ər ju) həz ɪnˈkrɪptɪd ðɛr faɪlz (ər ɪnˈkrɪptɪd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ɑs wɪθ ər ju woʊnt gɪt ˈvɛri fɑr. breɪk ˈɪntu ˈwɪndoʊz, ˈmɛθəd wən: klɪr ðə ˈpæsˌwərd wɪθ ðə ˈtrɪnɪti ˈrɛskju kɪt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɪf ju nid ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ðə ˈtrɪnɪti ˈrɛskju ˈsiˈdi ɪz ə gʊd ˈɔpʃən fər ˈbreɪkɪŋ ɪn. jul nid tɪ du ə bɪt əv kəˈmænd laɪn wərk, bət ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ˈkloʊsli ju ʃʊd bi faɪn. haʊ ɪt wərks: ʤɪst ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə faɪl frəm ðə ˈtrɪnɪti ˈrɛskju wɛb saɪt ənd bərn ɪt tɪ dɪsk. but frəm ðə dɪsk ənd weɪt fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ loʊd. wɪn ju gɪt tɪ ðə meɪn ˈmɛnju, ʧuz ðə "ˈwɪndoʊz ˈpæsˌwərd resetting*" ˈɔpʃən, ənd goʊ tɪ "ˌɪnərˈæktɪv." ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt nɛkst, ʤɪst ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˌɑnˈskrin ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz. ʧuz ðə pɑrˈtɪʃən ju wɔnt tɪ ˈɛdət, səˈlɛkt "ˈɛdət ˈjuzər ˈdætə ənd ˈpæsˌwərdz," taɪp ɪn ðə neɪm əv ðə ˈjuzər ju wɔnt tɪ ˈɛdət, ənd ʧuz ˈɔpʃən 1 "klɪr (blæŋk) ˈjuzər ˈpæsˌwərd" (ˈɔpʃən 2 dɪd nɑt wərk fər mi). wɪn jʊr dən, ju kən taɪp ən ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən pɔɪnt tɪ kwɪt ðət ˈmɛnju, ðɛn prɛs kju tɪ kwɪt ðə ˈmɛnju. riˈstɑrt jʊr kəmˈpjutər ənd ju ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈɛnər ˈwɪndoʊz password-free*. haʊ tɪ bit ɪt: wəns əˈgɛn, ðə ˈwiknəs əv ðɪs ˈmɛθəd ɪz ðət ɪt stɪl kænt bit ɛnˈkrɪpʃən. ˈwaɪpɪŋ ðə ˈpæsˌwərd wɪl ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ ju ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðoʊz ɪnˈkrɪptɪd faɪlz, wɪʧ, ɪf ðə ˈjuzər həz ɪnˈkrɪptɪd ðɛr ɪnˈtaɪər ɑs wɪθ ər, meɪks ðɪs ˈmɛθəd ˈprɪti ˈjusləs. ɪf ðeɪv ˈoʊnli ɪnˈkrɪptɪd ə fju faɪlz, ðoʊ, jul stɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ɔl ðə stəf wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈprɑbləm. ðɪs ˈmɛθəd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdəzənt wərk wɪθ ˈwɪndoʊz 8 ˈpiˈsiz ðət juz ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft əˈkaʊnts tɪ lɔg ɪn, ðoʊ ɪt wɪl wərk ɔn ˈloʊkəl əˈkaʊnts. breɪk ˈɪntu ˈwɪndoʊz, ˈmɛθəd tu: kræk ðə ˈpæsˌwərd wɪθ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt wɛr ðə ˈəðər ˈmɛθədz ər ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ ɛnˈkrɪpʃən, ðɪs ˈmɛθəd wɪl gɪv ju fʊl ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðə ˈjuzər kən ˈækˌsɛs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪnˈkrɪptɪd faɪlz, sɪns ðɪs ˈmɛθəd rɪˈlaɪz ɔn ˈfaɪndɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈjuzərz ˈpæsˌwərd ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈbaɪˌpæsɪŋ ɪt. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ wərks ɔn ˈwɪndoʊz 8 kəmˈpjutərz ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ˈjuzər ɪn kˈwɛʃən wɪθ ə ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft əˈkaʊnt. haʊ ɪt wərks: ɔl ju nid tɪ du ɪz ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ənd bərn ðə lɪv ˈsiˈdi (juz ðə ˈvɪstə ˈvərʒən ɪf jʊr ˈkrækɪŋ ə ˈwɪndoʊz 7 ər 8 ˈpiˈsi) ənd but frəm ɪt ɔn jʊr kəmˈpjutər. ˈɪtəl teɪk ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv taɪm tɪ but, bət ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ɪt wɪl brɪŋ ju tɪ ə ˈdɛskˌtɑp ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd stɑrt əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ kræk ˈpæsˌwərdz (ɪf ɪt ˈdəzənt, traɪ ˈʧuzɪŋ "tɛkst moʊd" frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈmɛnju). ðɪs meɪ teɪk ə waɪl. jul si ðə ˈpæsˌwərdz pɑp əp ɪn ðə tɔp peɪn əv ðə ˈwɪndoʊ, ðoʊ, wɪn ɪt faɪndz ðɛm (ər, ɪf ɪt ˈdəzənt faɪnd ðɛm, ˈɪtəl ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪ ju). ju kən ðɛn riˈbut ənd lɔg ɪn tɪ ˈwɪndoʊz ˈjuzɪŋ ðoʊz ˈpæsˌwərdz. haʊ tɪ bit ɪt: ˈjuzɪz ˈreɪnˌboʊ ˈteɪbəlz tɪ kræk ðə ˈpæsˌwərd dɪˈrɛkli. soʊ, waɪl ðɪs ˈmɛθəd wərks ɔn ɪnˈkrɪptɪd oses*, ɪt kænt kræk ˈɛvəri ˈpæsˌwərd aʊt ðɛr. tɪ ˌɪnˈkris jʊr ʧæns əv ˈhævɪŋ ən ˈpæsˌwərd, juz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ənd ˈgreɪtər ðən 14 ˈkɛrɪktərz. ðə ˈstrɔŋgər jʊr ˈpæsˌwərd, ðə lɛs ˈlaɪkli wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfɪgjər ɪt aʊt. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv ˈmɛθədz tɪ breɪk ˈɪntu ə ˈwɪndoʊz kəmˈpjutər (ɪn fækt, wiv ˈfiʧərd səm əv ðɛm ˌbiˈfɔr), bət ðiz ər ə fju əv ðə bɛst ənd moʊst ˈwaɪdli ˈjusfəl. traɪ ɪt fər ˈjɔrsɛlf ɔn jʊr oʊn bi ʃɑkt æt haʊ ˈizi ɪt ɪz fər ˈsəmˌwən tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu jʊr məˈʃin. ðə takeaway*? ɪnˈkrɪpt jʊr ˈdætə ənd juz ə lɔŋ, strɔŋ ˈpæsˌwərd ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ kip ˈjɔrsɛlf prəˈtɛktɪd, ər ju kʊd bi ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ ðə əˈbəv trɪks. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt
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if you're trying to break into a windows computer—whether you've forgotten your password or are hatching a more sinister plan—you have quite a few options. here's how to do it, and how to keep your own computer protected.
this classic post has been republished is part of our evil week series at lifehacker, where we look at the dark side of getting things done. knowing evil means knowing how to beat it, so you can use your sinister powers for good. want more? check out our evil week tag page.
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there are a few methods to breaking into a computer, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. here, we'll go through three of the best and most common methods, and nail down their shortcomings so you know which one to use—and how to exploit their weaknesses to keep your own computer secure.
the lazy method: get at the files with a linux live cd
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if you don't need access to the os itself, just a few files, you don't need to go through much trouble at all. you can grab any linux live cd and just drag-and drop files onto a usb hard drive, as you would in any other os.
how it works: just download the live .iso file for any linux distribution (like the ever-popular ubuntu) and burn it to cd. stick it in the computer you want to access and boot up from that cd. pick "try ubuntu" when it comes up with the first menu, and it should take you right into a desktop environment. from here, you can access most of the hard drive just by going to the places menu in the menu bar and choosing the windows drive. it should see any ntfs drives just fine.
note that depending on the permissions of some files, you might need root access. if you're having trouble viewing or copying some files, open up a terminal window (by going to applications > accessories > terminal) and type in sudo nautilus , leaving the password blank when prompted. you should now have access to everything.
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how to beat it: this method can give you access to the file system, but its main weakness is that the malicious user still can't access any encrypted files, even when using sudo . so, if the owner of the computer (or you) has encrypted their files (or encrypted the entire os with truecrypt or bitlocker ), you won't get very far.
break into windows, method one: clear the password with the trinity rescue kit
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if you need access to the operating system itself, the linux-based trinity rescue cd is a good option for breaking in. you'll need to do a bit of command line work, but as long as you follow the instructions closely you should be fine.
how it works: just download the iso file from the trinity rescue web site and burn it to disc. boot from the disc and wait for everything to load. when you get to the main menu, choose the "windows password resetting" option, and go to "interactive winpass."
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next, just follow the onscreen instructions. choose the partition you want to edit, select "edit user data and passwords," type in the name of the user you want to edit, and choose option 1: "clear (blank) user password" (option 2 did not work for me). when you're done, you can type an exclamation point (!) to quit that menu, then press q to quit the winpass menu. restart your computer and you should be able to enter windows password-free.
how to beat it: once again, the weakness of this method is that it still can't beat encryption. wiping the password will disallow you access to those encrypted files, which, if the user has encrypted their entire os with truecrypt or bitlocker, makes this method pretty useless. if they've only encrypted a few files, though, you'll still be able to access all the unencrypted stuff without a problem. this method also doesn't work with windows 8 pcs that use microsoft accounts to log in, though it will work on local accounts.
break into windows, method two: crack the password with ophcrack
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where the other methods are vulnerable to encryption, this method will give you full access to everything the user can access, including encrypted files, since this method relies on finding out the user's password instead of bypassing it. it also works on windows 8 computers even if the user in question authenticates with a microsoft account.
how it works: all you need to do is download and burn the ophcrack live cd (use the vista version if you're cracking a windows 7 or 8 pc) and boot from it on your computer. it'll take a little bit of time to boot, but eventually it will bring you to a desktop environment and start attempting to crack passwords (if it doesn't, try choosing "text mode" from the original menu). this may take a while. you'll see the passwords pop up in the top pane of the window, though, when it finds them (or, if it doesn't find them, it'll notify you). you can then reboot and log in to windows using those passwords.
how to beat it: ophcrack uses rainbow tables to crack the password directly. so, while this method works on encrypted oses, it can't crack every password out there. to increase your chance of having an uncrackable password, use something complicated and greater than 14 characters. the stronger your password, the less likely ophcrack will be able to figure it out.
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there are a lot of methods to break into a windows computer (in fact, we've featured some of them before), but these are a few of the best and most widely useful. try it for yourself on your own machine—you'll be shocked at how easy it is for someone to get into your machine. the takeaway? encrypt your data and use a long, strong password if you want to keep yourself protected, or you could be vulnerable to the above tricks.
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ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl kləb lɔst ðə ˈsɛkənd lɛg əˈweɪ tɪ ˈsɛkənd dɪˈvɪʒən bət hɛld aʊt ˈkəmfərtəbli fər ə ˈægrəgət wɪn. wʊd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli hæv ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈbɑtəm əv ðə ˈteɪbəl ˈæftər ðə ˈpɛnəlti bət wər seɪvd wɪn wər kɪkt aʊt əv ðə lig ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri fər ə ˈsɪriz əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪrɛgjəˈlɛrətiz ˈəndər ˈoʊnər ˈbulət chagaev*. əˈfɪʃəli ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈbɑtəm əv ðə ˈstændɪŋz, ðə ˈoʊnli dɪˈrɛkt spɑt, ˈgɪvɪŋ naɪnθ pleɪs ənd ðə ʧæns əv ə play-off*. ðɛr wɑz stɪl ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ɛz ˈproʊˌtɛstəd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈprɛzəns əv daɪ, ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi wɑz ˈhændɪd ən bæn tu wiks əˈgoʊ fər sˈlæpɪŋ ə bɔl bɔɪ ɪn ðə feɪs. ðə aɪˈvɔriən əˈpild ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ənd, ˈəndər ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən rulz, wɑz əˈlaʊd tɪ kənˈtɪnju pleɪɪŋ ənˈtɪl ðə ˈhirɪŋ teɪks pleɪs, wɪʧ maɪt nɑt bi ənˈtɪl nɛkst ˈsizən. wər kɪkt aʊt əv ðə jʊˈroʊpə lig ðɪs ˈsizən fər ˈfildɪŋ pleɪərz ðeɪ hæd saɪnd waɪl ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ə ˈtrænsfər bæn. ðə kləbz ˈvɑlətəl ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈkrɪsʧɪn kənˈstæntɪn ðɛn tʊk ðə keɪs tɪ ə ˈsɪvəl kɔrt, dɪˈfaɪɪŋ ənd ˈstæʧuts, ənd sˈwɪtsərlənd wɑz θˈrɛtənd wɪθ ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl bæn ənˈlɛs ˈækʃən wɑz ˈteɪkən əˈgɛnst. ˈhævɪŋ lɔst ðɛr keɪs, wər dɪˈdəktɪd 36 pɔɪnts. ðə mæʧ brɔt ðə ˈkərtən daʊn ɔn wən əv ðə moʊst ˌtuˈməˌlʧuəs ˈsizənz sˈwɪtsərlənd həz ɪkˈspɪriənst, wɪθ kraʊd ˈvaɪələns ˈfɔrsɪŋ ə ˈzʊrɪk ˈdərbi tɪ bi əˈbændənd ənd ʤəˈnivə ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfaɪlɪŋ fər ˈbæŋkrəptsi.
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the controversial club lost the second leg 1-0 away to second division runners-up aarau but held out comfortably for a 3-1 aggregate win.
sion would almost certainly have finished bottom of the table after the penalty but were saved when neuchatel xamax were kicked out of the league in january for a series of financial irregularities under russian-born owner bulat chagaev.
neuchatel officially finished bottom of the 10-team standings, the only direct relegation spot, giving sion ninth place and the chance of a play-off.
there was still controversy as aarau protested over the presence of sion's serey die, even though he was handed an eight-match ban two weeks ago for slapping a ball boy in the face.
the ivorian appealed the decision and, under the competition rules, was allowed to continue playing until the hearing takes place, which might not be until next season.
sion were kicked out of the europa league this season for fielding players they had signed while subject to a fifa transfer ban.
the club's volatile president christian constantin then took the case to a civil court, defying fifa and uefa statutes, and switzerland was threatened with an international ban unless action was taken against sion.
having lost their case, sion were deducted 36 points.
the match brought the curtain down on one of the most tumultuous seasons switzerland has experienced, with crowd violence forcing a grasshoppers-fc zurich derby to be abandoned and servette geneva also filing for bankruptcy.
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt saɪəns ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ðə sɪˈvɛrɪti əv ðɪs ˈaʊtˌbreɪk əv ɪz ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˈhənərdz əv ˈʧɪldrən əˈkrɔs ðə ˈjuˈɛs hæv bɪn ˈtritɪd fər ə rɛr ˈrɛspərəˌtɔri ˈvaɪrəs ənd mɔr ˈkeɪsɪz ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪn ðə nɛkst fju wiks, ˈdɑktərz hæv sɛd. ðə, ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ðə kɔz əv ðə ˈaʊtˌbreɪk ənd kən kɔz səˈvɪr ˈrɛspərəˌtɔri ˈɪlnəs. twɛlv steɪts ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌmɪdˈwɛst hæv ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈkeɪsɪz ˈoʊvər ðə pæst mənθ, wɪθ ˈdəzənz əv ˈʧɪldrən ədˈmɪtəd ˈɪntu ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv kɛr. ˈfrikˌwɛnt hænd ˈwɑʃɪŋ ənd gʊd ˈhaɪˌʤin hɛlp prəˈtɛkt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈvaɪrəs. ər ˈkɑmən ənd ˈjuʒəwəli du nɑt ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈhɑˌspɪtəl kɛr. ðə ˈsɪmptəmz ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈmænəˌfɛst ɛz ən ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈsəmər koʊld, wɪθ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər. bət wɪʧ wɑz fərst rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪn 1962 ɪz lɛs ˈkɑmən ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd kən kɔz maɪld ər səˈvɪr ˈrɛspərəˌtɔri ˈɪlnəs. ˈoʊvər ðə pæst mənθ, ˈdɑktərz ɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv steɪts hæv ˌriˈpɔrtəd ən ənˈjuˌʒuəli haɪ ˈnəmbər əv ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ˈsɪmptəmz hæv dɪˈvɛləpt ˈɪntu əˈkjut ˈrɛspərəˌtɔri dɪˈstrɛs ənd wɛr ðə ˈpeɪʃənt həz ˈnidɪd hospitalisation*, ənd ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv kɛr. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈʧɪldrən hæv bɪn ədˈvaɪzd tɪ wɑʃ ðɛr hænz ɪn ə ˈkləstər əv ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti, 19 aʊt əv 22 ˈʧɪldrən ˈtɛstɪd ˈpɑzətɪv fər ɪn ə ˈsɪmələr ˈkləstər ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, 11 aʊt əv 14 ˈkeɪsɪz ˈtɛstɪd ˈpɑzətɪv fər ðə ˈvaɪrəs. "wi bɪˈliv ðə ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti ənd ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ maɪt bi əˈkərɪŋ ɪn ˈəðər ˈpleɪsɪz ɪn wiks əˈhɛd," sɛd æn frəm ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɛnər fər ˌɪmjunəˈzeɪʃən ənd ˈrɛspərəˌtɔri dɪˈzizɪz. "wi doʊnt noʊ ɛz məʧ ɛz wi wʊd laɪk tɪ noʊ, bət wi bɪˈliv ðə ˈvaɪrəs ɪz sprɛd θru ˈrɛspərəˌtɔri səˈkriʃənz," ʃi sɛd. ˈɪnfənts, ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ər moʊst æt rɪsk frəm ðə ˈvaɪrəs, sɛd ˈdɑktər. mɔr ðən hæf əv ðə ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðə ˈaʊtˌbreɪk ɔˈrɛdi hæd ə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈæzmə ər ˈəðər ˈbriðɪŋ ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz. noʊ fəˈtælɪtiz hæv bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ˈdɑktər sɛd 12 steɪts hæd ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ðə ˈsɛnərz fər dɪˈziz kənˈtroʊl fər hɛlp ɪn ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˈkləstərz əv ðə ˈvaɪrəs. ðiz ˌɪnˈklud ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, ˈʤɔrʤə, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, ˈaɪəwə, ˌɪləˈnɔɪz, məˈzʊri, ˈkænzəs, ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə, ənd kənˈtəki. ˈdɑktər ərʤd ˈpɛrənts hu hæd ˈʧɪldrən hu wər ˈhævɪŋ ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ˈbriðɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ə ˈdɔktər. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ ərʤd ˈmɛdɪks tɪ kənˈsɪdər ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ˈtɛstɪŋ ɪf ðə kɔz əv ə ˈrɛspərəˌtɔri ˈɪlnəs wɑz nɑt klɪr. ˈfrikˌwɛnt hænd ˈwɑʃɪŋ ənd gʊd ˈhaɪˌʤin ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ rɪˈdus ðə rɪsk əv ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən, ʃi sɛd. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ ədˈvaɪzd ˈpɛrənts hu hæd ˈʧɪldrən wɪθ ˈæzmə tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðeɪ teɪk ðɛr ˈmɛdəsən ˈrɛgjələrli.
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image copyright science photo library image caption the severity of this outbreak of enterovirus is unusual
hundreds of children across the us have been treated for a rare respiratory virus and more cases are expected in the next few weeks, doctors have said.
the enterovirus, ev-d68, is believed to be the cause of the outbreak and can cause severe respiratory illness.
twelve states in the us midwest have reported cases over the past month, with dozens of children admitted into intensive care.
frequent hand washing and good hygiene help protect against the virus.
enteroviruses are common and usually do not require hospital care. the symptoms typically manifest as an intense summer cold, with the number of infections declining in september.
but ev-d68, which was first recorded in california in 1962, is less common in the us and can cause mild or severe respiratory illness.
over the past month, doctors in a number of states have reported an unusually high number of cases where symptoms have developed into acute respiratory distress and where the patient has needed hospitalisation, and in some cases, intensive care.
image copyright thinkstock image caption children have been advised to wash their hands
in a cluster of cases in kansas city, 19 out of 22 children tested positive for ev-d68. in a similar cluster in chicago, 11 out of 14 cases tested positive for the virus.
"we believe the unusual increases in kansas city and chicago might be occurring in other places in weeks ahead," said anne schuchat from the us national center for immunization and respiratory diseases.
"we don't know as much as we would like to know, but we believe the virus is spread through respiratory secretions," she said.
infants, children and teenagers are most at risk from the virus, said dr schuchat.
more than half of the children hospitalised in the outbreak already had a history of asthma or other breathing difficulties.
no fatalities have been reported.
dr schuchat said 12 states had contacted the centers for disease control for help in investigating clusters of the virus.
these include colorado, north carolina, georgia, ohio, iowa, illinois, missouri, kansas, oklahoma, and kentucky.
dr schuchat urged parents who had children who were having difficulty breathing to contact a doctor.
she also urged medics to consider laboratory testing if the cause of a respiratory illness was not clear.
frequent hand washing and good hygiene is believed to reduce the risk of infection, she said.
she also advised parents who had children with asthma to make sure they take their medicine regularly.
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ə fju θɔts ɔn ðə ˈrəʃən ˈhækɪŋ ˈɪʃu. dɪd ˌoʊˈbɑmə du ɪˈnəf? ðɛr ər tu dɪˈstɪŋkt kˈwɛsʧənz. fərst, dɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə du ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈpənɪʃ ˈrəʃə fər ɪts ˈækʃənz ənd, ˈsɛkənd, dɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə du ɪˈnəf tɪ əˈlərt ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈpəblɪk əˈbaʊt wət wɑz ˈhæpənɪŋ? ðə tu kˈwɛsʧənz ər rɪˈleɪtɪd bət dɪˈstɪŋkt. aɪ hæv ə ˈfʊli ˈfɔrmjəˌleɪtɪd əˈpɪnjən ɔn ðə fərst kˈwɛʃən. bət ðə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɛʃən bɛrz səm kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ news’*’, ɪn ðɪs sɛns. ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən dɪd ə juʤ əˈmaʊnt ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ðə fɔl tɪ əˈlərt ðə ˈpəblɪk, əˈlərt ðə wərld wɑz ˈhæpənɪŋ. ðeɪ ˈfaɪnəli wɛnt soʊ fɑr ɛz tɪ ˈɪʃu ə ˈpəblɪk kənˈsɛnsəs ˈʤəʤmənt əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti əˈbaʊt ˈrəʃən ˈtæmpərɪŋ ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. ðɪs wɑz laʊd. ˈɛvriˌbɑdi hərd əˈbaʊt ɪt. ɪt wɑz ˈwaɪdli ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ɪt ˈsərtənli gɪt ðə seɪm ˈvɑljum ər ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti əv əˈtɛnʃən ɛz ˈhɪləri iˈmeɪlz. bət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt kənˈtroʊl prɛs ˈkəvərɪʤ. ðə ki ˈɪʃu wɑz ðət pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtəzənˌʃɪp baɪ ənd lɑrʤ kɛpt rɪˈpəblɪkənz frəm ˈkɛrɪŋ. ðə daɪˈnæmɪks əv ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkɑntɛst wər mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən ˈfɔrən ˈmɛdəlɪŋ ər ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ. ðɪs meɪ saʊnd laɪk ə hɑrʃ ˈʤəʤmənt bət ɪt ɪz dɪˈmɑnstrəbli tru. nɑt ˈoʊnli dɪd trəmp noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz. (ˌɪnˈdid, ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈlaɪkli hɪz ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈbrifɪŋz ˌɪnˈkludɪd mɔr dɪˈteɪld ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðən wi ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk hæv ˈivɪn təˈdeɪ.) hi ˈfrikwɛntli dɪˈskəst ðɛm ənd ɪnˈkərəʤd ðə ˈtæmpərɪŋ. ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ˈmɑnɪkə ˈkraʊli, əˈnəðər ˈtɪpɪkəli fɑks nuz ɪkˈstrimɪst, gɑt ən əˈpɔɪntmənt tɪ ðə trəmp ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl. sun ɪˈnəf ˈsəmˌwən faʊnd ə twit ɪn wɪʧ ʃi ˈiðər ʤoʊkt əˈbaʊt ər ɪnˈkərəʤd (dɪˈpɛndz ɔn jʊr ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən) ˈputɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ mɔr ˈdɑkjəmənts tɪ əˈnərθ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn. aɪ gɛs ˈputɪn ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ du ɪt. riˈlis ˈklɪntən iˈmeɪlz fər 27 mənθs ˈmɑnɪkə ˈkraʊli (@monicacrowley*) ʤun 30 2016 wən əv ðə ˈwɪrdəst θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsaɪkəl wɑz ðət wɛnt frəm biɪŋ ðə skərʤ əv ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti hɔks ənd ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt tɪ biɪŋ ðə toʊst əv əˈmɛrɪkən kənˈsərvətɪvz. pərˈhæps ju hæv daʊts əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ˈrəʃə wɑz ˈrɪli bɪˈhaɪnd ðə hæks. bət ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt meɪd əˈbəndəntli klɪr hu ɪt bɪˈlivd wɑz bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛm. ðə ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃənz wɛnt fɑr bɪɔnd liks ər ˈɪntərvˌjuz. ðeɪ dɪd ə ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈfɔrməl prəˈnaʊnsmənt! ðət ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈnɛvər ˈhæpənz. ðə ˈsɪmpəl ˈmætər ɪz ðɪs: ˈɛvriˌbɑdi nu ðɪs. bət ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈmeɪkɪŋ trəmp, hɪz səˈpɔrtərz ər moʊst ˈkrɪtɪkəli ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz kɛr. ɪn ðɪs sɛns, ɪt ɪz ˈkɑmprəbəl tɪ ðə naʊ ˈɪnfənətli ˌkliˈʃeɪd news’*’. ju kən du ə ˈmɪljən θɪŋz. bət news”*” ɪz ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli əˈbaʊt dɪˈmænd. ˈpipəl wɔnt feɪk nuz ðət kənˈfərmz ðɛr dɪˈzaɪərz. ðɛr ɪz ˈprɪti ˈsɑləd ˈsoʊʃəl saɪəns ˈdætə nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˌtɛstɪˈmoʊniəlz frəm ˌmæsəˈdoʊnjən tinz ðət ðɪs ɪz əˈspɛʃəli ðə keɪs wɪθ kənˈsərvətɪvz ənd əˈspɛʃəli trəmp səˈpɔrtərz. trəmp səˈpɔrtərz, ɪˈlits, ə səbˈstænʃəl ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪˈlɛktərət ˈsɪmpli kɛr əˈbaʊt wət ˈrəʃə wɑz duɪŋ bɪˈkəz ðeɪ bɪˈlivd ɪt hərt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən. ˈhævɪŋ sɛd ɔl ðɪs, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ rɪˈpit wət aɪ θɪŋk wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ klɪr æt ðə taɪm. ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti, aɪ wʊd seɪ ˈbeɪsɪkli ɔl əv wət ðə ˈrəʃənz faʊnd, wɑz pəˈdɛstriən ənd ˌɪŋˌkɑnsəkˈwɛnʧəl. aɪ wʊd seɪ ðət ɪt hæd ə smɔl tɪ ˈmɑrʤənəl ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm. bət ɪt wɑz ən ɪkˈstrimli kloʊz ɪˈlɛkʃən ðət kən bi ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk ðə ˈdɪfərəns. kən ju ˌɪˈmæʤən ðə iˈmeɪlz wɪˈθɪn ðə ɛz trəmp wɛnt frəm biɪŋ ðə skərʤ ənd ˈmɔrtəl ˈɛnəmi tɪ mæn əv ˈdɛstəni? bət ˈhævɪŋ kloʊz tɪ ɔl əv wən ˈpraɪvət kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈdrɪbəld aʊt ˈɪntu ðə ˈpəblɪk rɛlm ənd fləft əp baɪ ə ˈkrɛʤələs prɛs wɑz ˈɑbviəsli ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ. nɑt meɪk fulz əv ɑrˈsɛlvz əˈgɛn. fər moʊst əv ðə fɔl ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ɔn ðə ˈrɛkərd əˈbaʊt hu wɑz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə dɪsˈrəpʃən kæmˈpeɪn. ɪt wɑz dɪˈskəst ˈwaɪdli ɪn ðə prɛs. ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈsɪmpli kɛr.
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a few thoughts on the russian hacking issue. did obama do enough?
there are two distinct questions. first, did president obama do enough to punish russia for its actions and, second, did president obama do enough to alert the us public about what was happening? the two questions are related but distinct. i don’t have a fully formulated opinion on the first question. but the second question bears some comparison to ‘fake news’, in this sense. the administration did a huge amount over the course of the fall to alert the public, alert the world was happening. they finally went so far as to issue a public consensus judgment of the entire us intelligence community about russian tampering in the election.
this was loud. everybody heard about it. it was widely reported. it certainly didn’t get the same volume or intensity of attention as hillary clinton’s emails. but the president can’t control press coverage. the key issue was that political partisanship by and large kept republicans from caring. the dynamics of the presidential contest were more important than foreign meddling or sabotage.
this may sound like a harsh judgment but it is demonstrably true. not only did president-elect trump know about the charges. (indeed, it is very likely his intelligence briefings included more detailed information than we in the public have even today.) he frequently discussed them and encouraged the tampering.
yesterday, monica crowley, another typically trumpian fox news extremist, got an appointment to the trump national security council. soon enough someone found a tweet in which she either joked about or encouraged (depends on your interpretation) putin getting more documents to unearth about the clinton campaign.
i guess putin is going to have to do it. rt “state dept won’t release clinton fdn emails for 27 months https://t.co/mnecdbydx0 — monica crowley (@monicacrowley) june 30, 2016
one of the weirdest things about the entire cycle was that wikileaks went from being the scourge of gop national security hawks and the national security establishment to being the toast of american conservatives.
perhaps you have doubts about whether russia was really behind the hacks. but the us government made abundantly clear who it believed was behind them. the notifications went far beyond leaks or interviews. they did a public and formal pronouncement! that almost never happens. the simple matter is this: everybody knew this. but there was no making trump, his supporters or most critically establishment republicans or elected officials care.
in this sense, it is comparable to the now infinitely cliched ‘fake news’. you can do a million things. but “fake news” is fundamentally about demand. people want fake news that confirms their desires. there is pretty solid social science data – not to mention testimonials from macedonian teens – that this is especially the case with conservatives and especially trump supporters.
trump supporters, gop elites, a substantial portion of the us electorate simply didn’t care about what russia was doing because they believed it hurt hillary clinton.
having said all this, it is important to repeat what i think was also clear at the time. the vast majority, i would say basically all of what the russians found, was pedestrian and inconsequential. i would say that it had a small to marginal effect on the outcome. but it was an extremely close election that can be enough to make the difference. can you imagine the emails within the rnc as trump went from being the scourge and mortal enemy to man of destiny? but having close to all of one side’s private communication dribbled out into the public realm and fluffed up by a credulous press was obviously damaging.
let’s not make fools of ourselves again. for most of the fall the us government was on the record about who was behind the disruption campaign. it was discussed widely in the press. the vast majority of republicans simply didn’t care.
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wət kaɪnd əv ˈlidər wɔnts ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri mɔr lɔɪəl tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf ðən tɪ ðə rul əv lɔ? ənd waɪ? ðiz ər tu kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ ˈpɑndər wɪn kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə streɪnʤ ˈhæpənɪŋz ɪn ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz sɪns ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə tʊk ˈɔfəs. lɛts stɑrt wɪθ ə ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl. lɛts seɪ ju wər ə kəˈmændər ɪn ʧif hu ˈwɔntɪd ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈfərmli ɪn jʊr ˈkɔrnər. jʊd ˈsərtənli noʊt ðət ɑr ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz hæv bɪn ə ˈbæsʧən əv kənˈsərvəˌtɪzəm ənd ˈkrɪsʧɪn feɪθ, ənd jʊd noʊ ðət ɪts ˈmɛmbərz ˈʤɛnərəli wərənt ˈvɛri fɑnd əv ju. soʊ haʊ wʊd ju goʊ əˈbaʊt ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðɪs? səm jɪrz əˈgoʊ aɪ mɛt ə ˈvɛri jəŋ, ˈlʊkɪŋ waɪt ˈfɛloʊ hu hæd ʤɪst ˈɛgzətɪd ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. hɪz ˈrizən wɑz ðət hi ˈhædənt bɪn ədˈvænst ðə weɪ hi bɪˈlivd hi ʃʊd hæv bɪn, ənd hi ˈwəzənt goʊɪŋ tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz ɪf ɪt prəˈvaɪdɪd noʊ fˈjuʧər. naʊ, wən ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən hir ɪz ðət hi wɑz ə mɪˈlɛniəl wɪθ ən ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd əˈpɪnjən əv hɪmˈsɛlf (hi ˈdɪdənt straɪk mi ðət weɪ, ðoʊ). jɛt ðɛr ɪz əˈnəðər ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz ˈgɪvɪn əˈfərmətɪv ˈækʃən ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ə doʊs əv ˈstɛrɔɪdz, prəˈmoʊtɪŋ məˈnɔrətiz ənd ˈwɪmən ənd, aɪ bɪˈliv, ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz ənd ˈlɛzbiənz æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv waɪt mɛn. baɪ ðə weɪ, ɪz ðɪs jɛt əˈnəðər ˈrizən waɪ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈwɔntɪd ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ sərv ˈoʊpənli? ˈæftər ɔl, ju kænt ˈtərgət ðɛm fər ˈspɛʃəl ˈtritmənt ɪf ju doʊnt noʊ hu ðeɪ ər. bət ðə pɔɪnt ɪz ðɪs: ɪf aɪ wər ðət ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl ˈlidər, aɪd noʊ ðət wən weɪ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛriz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈklaɪmɪt ɪz ðə seɪm weɪ ju du ɪt ɪn ðə ˈneɪʃən æt lɑrʤ. ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən. waɪt mɛn ˈʤɛnərəli voʊt rɪˈpəblɪkən, waɪt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri mɛn ˈivɪn mɔr soʊ, ənd waɪt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri mɛn hu ər ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ˈkrɪsʧɪnz, wɛl, ðæts ə ˈrɛsəpi fər ə lɛft. məˈnɔrətiz, ˈwɪmən, ˈeɪθiəsts ənd ðə kraʊd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ər rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˈlɪˌbərəl kənˈstɪʧuənsiz. soʊ wət wʊd aɪ du ɪf aɪ wər ðət hɑrd ˈlɛftɪst? aɪd kriˈeɪt ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈklaɪmɪt ˈfrɛndli təˈwɔrd grups ðət ər maɪ kənˈstɪʧuənsiz ənd ˈhɑstəl təˈwɔrd ðoʊz ðət ˈɑrənt. ənd aɪd du mɔr ðən səˈbɔrdəˌneɪt waɪt mɛn tɪ ˈəðər grups ɪn ðə pərˈmoʊʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs. aɪd klæmp daʊn ɔn ˈkrɪsʧɪn ɪkˈsprɛʃən wɪʧ hæd ˈɔfən bɪn roʊˈbəst ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ˈpənɪʃ ˈsərvəsmɛn hu trænzˈgrɛst əˈgɛnst maɪ ˈpɑləsi. aɪd lɛt ðə wərld noʊ ðət ɛz fɑr ɛz ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti goʊz, ðə ɑrmd ˈsərvɪsɪz ər ˈoʊpən fər ˈməŋki ˈbɪznɪs. aɪd ˈɔlsoʊ fɔrs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌpərsəˈnɛl tɪ bi ˈplɪtɪkli kərˈɛkt nɑt ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪsˈlɑm, soʊ ðət ðeɪ wər kənˈfrəntɪd wɪθ ðə ʧɔɪs əv seɪɪŋ θɪŋz ðeɪ doʊnt bɪˈliv ər kərɪr ˈdæmɪʤ. ˈæftər ɔl, gʊd ˈpipəl maɪt ˈrəðər liv ðə ˈsərvɪs ðən lɪv ə laɪ. ənd aɪd ˈɪʃu ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənəl məˈtɪriəlz ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzɪŋ trəˈdɪʃnələsts ɛz ə θrɛt, soʊ ðət ðə ˈsərvəsmɛn meɪ bɪˈliv ɪt ənd ðə mɔr ˈsævi wʊd fil ˈfərðər ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪd. ðə goʊl hir ɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn wɪʧ trəˈdɪʃnələsts wɪl bi ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ liv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ər nɑt ˌɛnˈlɪst ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. əv kɔrs, ðɪs ˈmɛθəd kænt blid aʊt ɔl ðə red-blooded*, bət ɪt kən ʃɪft ðə ˈbæləns. ɪt kən ɪnˈʃʊr ə fju θɪŋz: ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈlɛftɪst ˈfɛloʊ ˈtrævələrz ɪn ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz wɪl bi ɛz greɪt ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ɛz ˈmɛni əv ðə rɛst ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl wɪl bi ˌeɪpəˈlɪtɪkəl, taɪps hu ˈwʊdənt kˈwɛʃən ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈɔrdərz. ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ trəˈdɪʃnələsts wʊd bi ˌaʊtˈnəmbərd baɪ ðə fərst tu grups ənd ɪn ə doʊnt tɛl prɪˈdɪkəmənt. ənd ˈhævɪŋ bɪn dɪˈnaɪd pərˈmoʊʃənz, ðeɪd hæv ˈlɪtəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəl paʊər. æt ðə seɪm taɪm ðət aɪ wɑz trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə ˈbɑdi, aɪd ˈɔlsoʊ hæv tɪ geɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ðə hɛd. tɪ ðɪs ɛnd aɪ wʊd lʊk tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ɛz ˈmɛni ˈʤɛnərəlz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl wɪθ ðoʊz aɪ bɪˈlivd wʊd du maɪ ˈbɪdɪŋ. fər wəns aɪ oʊnd ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri hɛd, ˈbɑdi ənd soʊl, aɪ kʊd ˈrɪli drim ðət ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl drim. ˈɛniˌweɪ, ðæts wət aɪ wʊd du wər aɪ ðət ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl ˈlidər. ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli, ðɛr ɔl θɪŋz ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ɔˈrɛdi dən. ɛz fər ðə ˈʤɛnərəlz, noʊt ðət ðə ˈʤɛnərəl hu ˈoʊvərˌsɔ ɑr ˈɑrsənəl əv ˌɪntərˌkɑntəˈnɛntəl ˈmɪsəlz, ˈmeɪʤər ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmaɪkəl ˈkɛri, wɑz ʤɪst faɪərd, bɪˈkəmɪŋ "ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪn ə strɪŋ əv ˈrisənt ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈfaɪərrɪŋz əv tɔp juz. ˈʤɛnərəlz," ɛz ˈrɔɪtərz pʊts ɪt. ˈmaɪkəl ˈsævɪʤ dɪˈskəst ðɪs ɔn hɪz ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈproʊˌgræm ənd wɑz ˈvɛri səˈspɪʃəs əˈbaʊt ðə ɛr ˈfɔrsɪz rɪˈləktəns tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈrizən fər ˈkænɪŋ ðə mæn hu ˈoʊvərˌsɔ ɑr ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz ðə ˈsərvɪs ˈoʊnli sɛd ðət ðə ˈʤɛnərəl wɑz ˈtərməˌneɪtɪd fər ˌəndɪˈskloʊzd "ˈpərsɪnəl ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvjər." ɛz fər mi, aɪl ʤɪst rɪˈpit maɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz: wət kaɪnd əv ˈlidər wɔnts ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri mɔr lɔɪəl tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf ðən tɪ ðə rul əv lɔ? ənd waɪ? ˌwəˈtɛvər jʊr kənˈkluʒənz, ðɛr ɪz əv kɔrs ə mənˈdeɪn ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər ɔl əv ðɪs. ˈlɛftɪsts ˈtruli bɪˈliv ɪn ðɛr ˌɪnˈseɪn dɪˈvərsɪti ˈdɑgmə ənd kwaɪt riˈflɛksɪvli traɪ tɪ ˈsoʊʃəli ˌwəˈtɛvər ðeɪ kən sɪŋk ðɛr klɔz ˈɪntu, bi ðeɪ ˌjunəˈvərsətiz, ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz, ˈbɪznɪsɪz ər ˈivɪn ðə ˈɛntɪtiz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðɛr kəmˈpæʃənət sɛlvz. ənd ɪn ðɪs eɪʤ əv ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ kərˈəpʃən ənd ˈdɛkədəns, ɪt ˈwʊdənt bi səˈpraɪzɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ˈʤɛnərəlz trænzˈgrɛsɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri koʊd. jɛt ˈgɪvɪn ðət ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz ə ˈʃædoʊi ˈfɪgjər wɪθ ə ˈpɛnʧənt fər ˈhaɪdɪŋ hɪz pæst (ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈrɛkərdz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.); ðət hi həz hæd əˈvaʊd ˈkɑmjənəsts ɪn hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən (væn ʤoʊnz, əˈnitə dən); ðət hi simd tɪ bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊz ˈsoʊʃəlɪst nu ˈpɑrti ɪn ðə 1990s*; ənd ðət, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈfɔrmər ˌɑksəˈdɛntəl ˈkɑlɪʤ əkˈweɪntəns ənd ʤɑn dru, ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz ə "ˈmɑrksɪst ˈlɛnɪnɪst" hu bɪˈlivd ɪn ˈkɑmjənəst ˌrɛvəˈluʃən, wɛl, wənz ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən kən ˈkɑnʤər əp səm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ sɪˈnɛrioʊz. ðə ˈoʊnli kˈwɛʃən ɪz, ɪz ɪt æt ɔl ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən ˈkɑnʤərz əp ðə seɪm wənz? ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈsɛlwɪn duk, ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər ər lɔg ɔn tɪ
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what kind of leader wants a military more loyal to himself than to the rule of law?
and why?
these are two questions to ponder when considering the strange happenings in the armed forces since barack obama took office.
let's start with a hypothetical. let's say you were a hard-left-wing commander in chief who wanted the military firmly in your corner. you'd certainly note that our armed forces have been a bastion of conservatism and christian faith, and you'd know that its members generally weren't very fond of you. so how would you go about changing this?
some years ago i met a very young, all-american looking white fellow who had just exited the military. his reason was that he hadn't been advanced the way he believed he should have been, and he wasn't going to remain in the armed forces if it provided no future. now, one interpretation here is that he was a millennial with an inflated opinion of himself (he didn't strike me that way, though). yet there is another interpretation.
the obama administration has given affirmative action in the military a dose of steroids, promoting minorities and women -- and, i believe, homosexuals and lesbians -- at the expense of white men. by the way, is this yet another reason why obama wanted homosexuals to be able to serve openly? after all, you can't target them for special treatment if you don't know who they are.
but the point is this: if i were that hypothetical hard-left-wing leader, i'd know that one way to change the military's political climate is the same way you do it in the nation at large.
demographic manipulation.
white men generally vote republican, white military men even more so, and white military men who are practicing christians, well, that's a recipe for a left-behind left. minorities, women, atheists and the lgbt* crowd, however, are reliable liberal constituencies. so what would i do if i were that hard leftist?
i'd create a military climate friendly toward groups that are my constituencies and hostile toward those that aren't.
and i'd do more than subordinate white men to other groups in the promotion process. i'd clamp down on christian expression -- which had often been robust in the military -- and punish servicemen who transgressed against my separation-of-church-and-everything policy. i'd let the world know that as far as homosexuality goes, the armed services are open for monkey business. i'd also force military personnel to be politically correct not just about sexuality, but also islam, so that they were confronted with the choice of saying things they don't believe or career damage. after all, good people might rather leave the service than live a lie. and i'd issue instructional materials characterizing traditionalists as a threat, so that the low-information servicemen may believe it and the more savvy would feel further alienated.
the goal here is to create a situation in which traditionalists will be encouraged to leave the military or not enlist in the first place. of course, this method can't bleed out all the red-blooded, but it can shift the balance. it can ensure a few things:
• the number of leftist fellow travelers in the armed forces will be as great as possible.
• as many of the rest as possible will be apolitical, mind-numbed types who wouldn't question unconstitutional orders.
• the remaining traditionalists would be outnumbered by the first two groups and in a don't ask-don't tell predicament. and having been denied promotions, they'd have little institutional power.
at the same time that i was transforming the body, i'd also have to gain control of the head. to this end i would look to replace as many generals as possible with those i believed would do my bidding. for once i owned the military head, body and soul, i could really dream that impossible dream.
anyway, that's what i would do were i that hypothetical hard-left-wing leader.
incidentally, they're all things barack obama has already done.
as for the generals, note that the two-star general who oversaw our arsenal of intercontinental missiles, major general michael carey, was just fired, becoming "the latest in a string of recent high-profile firings of top u.s. generals," as reuters puts it. talk-show-host michael savage discussed this on his friday program and was very suspicious about the air force's reluctance to provide a reason for canning the man who oversaw our nuclear weapons -- the service only said that the general was terminated for undisclosed "personal misbehavior." as for me, i'll just repeat my opening questions:
what kind of leader wants a military more loyal to himself than to the rule of law?
and why?
whatever your conclusions, there is of course a mundane explanation for all of this. leftists truly believe in their insane diversity dogma and quite reflexively try to socially re-engineer whatever they can sink their claws into, be they universities, neighborhoods, businesses or even the entities charged with protecting their compassionate selves. and in this age of increasing corruption and decadence, it wouldn't be surprising to find generals transgressing against military code. yet given that barack obama is a shadowy figure with a penchant for hiding his past (college records, etc.); that he has had avowed communists in his administration (van jones, anita dunn); that he seemed to belong to chicago's socialist new party in the 1990s; and that, according to former occidental college acquaintance and ex-marxist john drew, obama was a flat-out "marxist leninist" who believed in old-style communist revolution, well, one's imagination can conjure up some interesting scenarios.
the only question is, is it at all possible that obama's imagination conjures up the same ones?
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ə ki haʊs ˈʧɛrmən, ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd ðət ə ˈrəʃə ˈsæŋkʃənz bɪl həz stɔld ɪn hɪz ˈʧeɪmbər, ɪz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈkræftɪŋ hɪz oʊn plæn tɪ ˈpənɪʃ ˈmɔˌskaʊ ˈivɪn ɛz waɪt haʊs əˈfɪʃəlz ˈlɑbi tɪ ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. haʊs ˈfɔrən əˈfɛrz kəˈmɪti ˈʧɛrmən ɛd rɔɪs meɪ raɪt hɪz oʊn ˈrəʃə ˈsæŋkʃənz ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪf ðə haʊs teɪk əp ənd pæs ðə ˈsɛnɪt bɪl sun, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə sɔrs fəˈmɪljər wɪθ hɪz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˌəˈnizinəs ˌəndərˈskɔrz ðə groʊɪŋ æŋˈzaɪəti əˈməŋ haʊs ˈrəʃə hɔks, hu ər kənˈsərnd ðət ðə waɪt klænˈdɛstɪn ˈlɑbiɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn tɪ ˈwɔtər daʊn ðə bɪl kʊd meɪk ðɛm sim sɔft ɔn ˈrəʃə. ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈsɪgnəl tɪ haʊs ˈlidərz, hu ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ɪn boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz bɪˈliv ər ˈmuvɪŋ fɑr tu sˈloʊli. mɑrk ʃɔrt, ðə waɪt tɔp ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv liˈeɪˌzɑn, spɛnt ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈlɑbiɪŋ hɪl ˈɔfəsɪz əˈgɛnst ki prəˈvɪʒənz ɪn ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈsinjər ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəl. trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəlz ˈɑrgju ðət ðə bɪl taɪz ðɛr hænz ˌdɪpləˈmætɪkli bət ðət meɪ bi pɑrt əv ðə pɔɪnt fər hɪl rɪˈpəblɪkənz hu wɔnt tɪ teɪk ə ˈhɑrdər laɪn ɔn ˈrəʃə ðən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp. haʊs ˈlidərz, ˈminˌwaɪl, ər ˈbleɪmɪŋ haʊs ˈdɛməˌkræts fər ðə dɪˈleɪ, ɛz ˈmɛmbərz əv ðət ˈpɑrti hæv əˈbʤɛktəd tɪ prəˈpoʊzd ˈlɪmɪts ɔn ðɛr paʊər tɪ blɑk trəmp frəm ˈizɪŋ ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈgɛnst vˈlædəmɪr ˈgəvərnmənt ən ɪkˈskjuz ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈriʤɛkt. saɪn əp hir fər pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ ˈhədəl ə ˈdeɪli əv kənˈgrɛʃənəl nuz ɪn jʊr inbox*. iˈmeɪl saɪn əp baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp ju əˈgri tɪ rɪˈsiv iˈmeɪl ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ər əˈlərts frəm pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ. ju kən ənsəbˈskraɪb æt ˈɛni taɪm. ɛz ðə bɪl, wɪʧ pæst ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt læst mənθ, rɪˈmeɪnz maɪrd ɪn ðə haʊs, trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəlz ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈvæljəbəl taɪm tɪ pʊʃ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə bɪl ðət wʊd gɪv ðɛm mɔr ˈliˌweɪ tɪ wɔrm ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk taɪz wɪθ ə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm juz. ˈnɛməsɪs. ənd ˌɪˈrɑn məst bi hɛld əˈkaʊntəbəl fər ðɛr əˈgrɛʃən ðət ˌəndərˈmaɪnz ɑr ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, ənd ˈgloʊbəl stability,”*,” rɔɪs sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt fər ðɪs ˈstɔri. ˈsunər wi kən gɪt ðɪs dən, ðə better.”*.” rɔɪs həz lɔŋ riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd hɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˈsæŋkʃənz ˈpækɪʤ ðət wʊd ˈpɛnəˌlaɪz ˈrəʃə fər wət juz. ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əˈfɪʃəlz bət nɑt trəmp hɪmˈsɛlf hæv ˈfərmli kənˈkludɪd wɑz ə ˈkoʊvərt bɪd tɪ dɪsˈrəpt læst ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈʤɛri ˈkɔnəli (d-va*.) æst rɔɪs æt ə meɪ 25 kəˈmɪti ˈmɑrˌkəp tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ ə ˈsæŋkʃənz bɪl eɪmd æt ˈpənɪʃɪŋ ðə ˈneɪʃən fər ɪts ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd hæks wɑz pʊld frəm ðə ˈfɔrən riˈleɪʃənz kəˈmɪti ˈskɛʤʊl. rɔɪs rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ vaʊɪŋ ðət ðə ˈpænəl wʊd kənˈtɪnju ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈpækɪʤ ðət hi hoʊpt tɪ meɪk baɪˈpɑrtɪzən. bət ðə ˈsɛnɪt tʊk ˈækʃən fərst ɔn ɪts oʊn prəˈpoʊzəl sun ˈæftərwərd, ˈædɪŋ ˈrəʃə ˈpɛnəltiz tɪ ən ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˌɪˈrɑn ˈsæŋkʃənz ˈmɛʒər. ˈsɛnɪt ˈfɔrən riˈleɪʃənz ˈʧɛrmən bɑb ˈkɔrkər (r-tenn*.) wərkt wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræts ɔn ðət ˈsæŋkʃənz bɪl, wɪʧ wʊd əˈlaʊ ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ blɑk ˈɛni trəmp əˈtɛmpt tɪ iz ər ɛnd ˈpɛnəltiz əˈgɛnst ˈmɔˌskaʊ. ðə bɪl ˈɔlsoʊ wʊd meɪk ɪt ˈhɑrdər fər ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ weɪv ðə ˈsæŋkʃənz ənd rikˈwaɪərz ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃən baɪ ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɔn ˈrəʃən ˈprɑˌgrɛs ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈpɛnəltiz kən bi ˈlusənd. ðə feɪt ɪn ðə haʊs həz bɪn ənˈsərtən sɪns ðɛn, ðoʊ moʊst ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz seɪ ðeɪ bɪˈliv ɪt wɪl pæs ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli. haʊs ˈlidərz ərˈɪʤənəli reɪzd ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl kənˈsərnz wɪθ ðə bɪl, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ðə ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈfɛkt ˈrɛvəˌnu ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr məst ərˈɪʤəˌneɪt ɪn ðə haʊs. ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt, ə ˈtɛknɪkəl fɪks wɑz dɪˈvaɪzd fər ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈmætər. bət ˈlidərz ˈɔlsoʊ təkt ˈɪntu ðət ““fix”*” ə prəˈsiʤərəl ʧeɪnʤ riˈmuvɪŋ haʊs democrats’*’ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ fɔrs ə voʊt tɪ ˈhændˌkəf trəmp frəm riˈmuvɪŋ ˈsæŋkʃənz ɔn ˈrəʃə. ɪn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl bɪl, ˈɛni haʊs ˈmɛmbər kʊd fɔrs ə voʊt ɔn ˈblɑkɪŋ trəmp frəm ˈlusənɪŋ ˈsæŋkʃənz. haʊs ˈlidərˌʃɪp riˈmuvd ðət "ˈprɪvɪlɪʤd ˈstætəs," ɛˈsɛnʃəli ɪmˈpaʊərɪŋ ˈoʊnli rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ brɪŋ tɪ ðə flɔr ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ðət wʊd blɑk trəmp frəm ˈizɪŋ ðə ˈsæŋkʃənz. haʊs ˈdɛməˌkræts kˈwɪkli əˈbʤɛktəd tɪ ðə əˈmɛndɪd bɪlz ərˈaɪvəl ɪn ðɛr ˈʧeɪmbər læst wik, ˈhoʊldɪŋ əp ðə bɪl. ənd naʊ ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪz ˈbleɪmɪŋ ðɛm fər ðə dɪˈleɪ. rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər priˈpɛrd tɪ sɛnd ðə ˈsæŋkʃənz bɪl ˈpeɪpərz bæk, wɪʧ wɪl əˈlaʊ ðə ˈsɛnɪt tɪ ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ˈjuˈɛs ə fɪkst bɪl, bət haʊs ˈdɛməˌkræts ər ˈblɑkɪŋ ðət ənd dɪˈmændɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə bill,”*,” strɔŋ, ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər ˈspikər pɔl raɪən, sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt.. ˈæʃli ˈɛtiɛn, ɛz ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər haʊs məˈnɔrəti ˈlidər ˈnænsi pɛˈloʊsi, rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðət ʧɑrʤ. wiks haʊs ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv bɪn ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈækʃən ɔn ðə ˈsɛnɪt bɪl ənd ðə haʊs həz juzd ˈɛvəri trɪk ɪn ðə bʊk tɪ stall,”*,” ˈɛtiɛn sɛd baɪ iˈmeɪl. kʊd pʊt ðə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˈsɛnɪt pæst ˈrəʃə ˈsæŋkʃənz bɪl ɔn ðə dɛsk təˈmɑˌroʊ, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈsərʧɪŋ haɪ ənd loʊ fər ɪkˈskjuzɪz tɪ dræg aʊt ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, ˈwikən ðə bɪl, ənd lɛt ˈrəʃə ənd ðə waɪt haʊs ɔf ðə hʊk. haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz nid tɪ ɛnd ðɪs charade.”*.” ˈsinjər haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɑrgju ðət ðə ɔɪl əˈbʤɛkʃənz hæv stɔld ðə bɪl. ˈɛksɑn ənd ˈʃɛvrən, ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz seɪ, hæv bɪn kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ tɪ ˈlidərz ənd ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz ðət ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli blɑk ðɛm frəm duɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs ɔn ˈprɑʤɛkts ðət hæv ˈrəʃə kəˈnɛkʃənz, ˈhərtɪŋ ðɛr ˈbɑtəm laɪn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈsɔrsəz sɛd ˈsɛnɪt stæf həz ˈɑrgjud nɑt ðə keɪs, ɛz ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɪnˈtərprət ðə prəˈvɪʒən æt ˈɪʃu ɪn ə lɛs riˈstrɪktɪv ˈfæʃən fər ðə ɔɪl ˈɪndəstri. gʊd ɪˈnəf fər səm ˈpipəl ɪn ðə haʊs, bət ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈsɔrsəz seɪ stɪl ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈmætər. səm ˈrəʃə hɔks ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ˈwəndər ˈwɛðər boʊθ ˈɪʃuz ər ən ɪkˈskjuz tɪ baɪ taɪm, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. səm rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛnətərz ər ˈnəʤɪŋ ðə haʊs tɪ ˈsɪmpli pæs ðɛr bɪl wɪθ ðə ˈpɪvətəl prəˈvɪʒənz ˌɪnˈtækt. ɪz noʊ prəˈsiʤərəl ˈɪʃu ɔl ðə haʊs həz gɑt tɪ du ɪz pæs ə ˈsæŋkʃənz bill,”*,” ˈkɔrkər toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt, ˈædɪŋ ðət hi həz hæd gʊd ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ ˈspikər ryan”*” ɛz wɛl ɛz rɔɪs əˈbaʊt ˈpæsɪŋ ðə ˈvərʒən əv ðə bɪl. ““look*, noʊ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən laɪks fər ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ pleɪ ə roʊl ɪn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ duɪŋ, əˈspɛʃəli ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi, ənd aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd that,”*,” ˈkɔrkər ˈædɪd. ðə waɪt haʊs bi ˈwərkɪŋ əˈgɛnst ɪt? ðeɪ wɛl kʊd bi. hæv ðeɪ ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ wərk əˈgɛnst ɪt? no.”*.” sɛn. ʤɑn məˈkeɪn (r-ariz*.), ə ˈlidɪŋ prəˈpoʊnənt əv ðə ˈsæŋkʃənz bɪl, sɛd ɪn ə brif ˈɪntərvˌju ðət hi wɑz "nɑt səˈpraɪzd" tɪ si ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən pʊʃ fər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪts ˈvərʒən. əˈmɪd ðə dɪˈleɪ, waɪt haʊs əˈfɪʃəlz ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛr keɪs tɪ skeɪl bæk ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. ʃɔrt sɛd ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən səˈpɔrts ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈsæŋkʃənz ɔn ˈrəʃə ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌɪˈrɑn bət ˈɑbʤɛkts tɪ ðə ˈprɛsɪdənt əv ˈdɛləˌgeɪtɪŋ ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi tɪ 535 ˈmɛmbərz əv congress”*” baɪ nɑt ˈgɪvɪŋ trəmp paʊər tɪ weɪv ˈpɛnəltiz ɪf hi dimd ɪt ɪn ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst əv ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti. weɪ ˈkərəntli ˈdræftɪd ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ wi θɪŋk ˈniðər ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk nɔr ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wʊd support,”*,” ʃɔrt toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk riˈleɪʃənz fɔl wɪˈθɪn ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈpərvˌju. ən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən sɔrs ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə waɪt kæmˈpeɪn wɑz ɪnˈtaɪərli əˈbaʊt ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən əv paʊərz ənd ðət trəmp əˈfɪʃəlz ər nɑt ˈʃɪlɪŋ fər ˈrəʃə: nɑt wət ðɪs ɪz əˈbaʊt æt ɔl. ɪt ˈrɪli ˈɪzənt." ˈmɛni ɔn ðə hɪl, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, seɪ ˈhɑgˌwɑʃ. ˈpraɪvətli, ˈsɛvərəl haʊs ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz toʊld pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ ðeɪ bɪˈlivd ðə bɪl wʊd pæs ðə ˈʧeɪmbər ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli wɪθ ɪts ˈkɑrənt tiθ ˌɪnˈtækt. ðeɪ ˈɑrgjud ðət ˈlidərz sɪnˈsɪrli nid taɪm tɪ wərk aʊt ə prəˈsiʤərəl ˈmætər wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd ˈproʊˌtɛstɪŋ ɔɪl ˈkəmpəˌniz, bət wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt keɪv tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs. "wɪr ˈtɛlɪŋ ðɛm noʊ," wən ˈsinjər haʊs eɪd. "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ðeɪ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt wət ðɛr ˈæskɪŋ for.”*.” ðə ˈsɔrsəz sɛd haʊs məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər ˈkɛvɪn məˈkɑrθi wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ smuð ˈoʊvər ðə ˈmætər ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə kənˈsərnz əv ɔɪl ˈkəmpəˌniz bət sɛd ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈɪʃu frəm ðə ˈweɪvər stəf ðət ðə waɪt haʊs wants.”*.” ˈminˌwaɪl, hɔks laɪk rɔɪs ər groʊɪŋ ˌɪmˈpeɪʃənt. læst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, rɔɪs əˈnaʊnst ˈɔfər ən əˈmɛndmənt tɪ dɪˈfɛns ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət wʊd ˌɪnˈkris ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈgɛnst ˈrəʃə fər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ bænd ˈmɪsəlz. bət ðə meɪn, ənˈspoʊkən ˈmɛsɪʤ əv ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt wɑz klɪr: hi wɔnts tɪ gɪt təf ɔn ˈputɪn ˈivɪn ɪf ðə waɪt haʊs.
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a key house chairman, frustrated that a senate-passed russia sanctions bill has stalled in his chamber, is considering crafting his own plan to punish moscow — even as white house officials lobby to defang the legislation.
house foreign affairs committee chairman ed royce may write his own russia sanctions legislation if the house doesn’t take up and pass the senate bill soon, according to a source familiar with his thinking.
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the california republican’s uneasiness underscores the growing anxiety among house gop russia hawks, who are concerned that the white house’s clandestine lobbying campaign to water down the bill could make them seem soft on russia. it’s also a hurry-up signal to house gop leaders, who lawmakers in both parties believe are moving far too slowly.
marc short, the white house’s top legislative liaison, spent monday lobbying hill offices against key provisions in the legislation, according to a senior administration official. trump administration officials argue that the bill ties their hands diplomatically — but that may be part of the point for hill republicans who want to take a harder line on russia than president donald trump.
house gop leaders, meanwhile, are blaming house democrats for the delay, as members of that party have objected to proposed limits on their power to block trump from easing sanctions against vladimir putin’s government — an excuse democrats reject.
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as the bill, which passed 98-2 in the senate last month, remains mired in the house, trump administration officials are getting valuable time to push changes to the bill that would give them more leeway to warm diplomatic ties with a longtime u.s. nemesis.
“russia and iran must be held accountable for their aggression that undermines our national security, and global stability,” royce said in a statement for this story. “the sooner we can get this done, the better.”
royce has long reiterated his interest in a bipartisan sanctions package that would penalize russia for what u.s. intelligence officials — but not trump himself — have firmly concluded was a covert bid to disrupt last year’s presidential election.
rep. gerry connolly (d-va.) asked royce at a may 25 committee markup to explain why a sanctions bill aimed at punishing the nation for its interference in the election and cybersecurity hacks was pulled from the foreign relations committee schedule. royce responded by vowing that the panel would continue working on a package that he hoped to make bipartisan.
but the senate took action first on its own proposal soon afterward, adding russia penalties to an existing iran sanctions measure.
senate foreign relations chairman bob corker (r-tenn.) worked with democrats on that sanctions bill, which would allow congress to block any trump attempt to ease or end penalties against moscow. the bill also would make it harder for the administration to waive the sanctions and requires certification by the administration on russian progress before the penalties can be loosened.
the bill’s fate in the house has been uncertain since then, though most gop insiders say they believe it will pass eventually. house gop leaders originally raised constitutional concerns with the senate’s bill, arguing that the sanctions affect revenue and therefore must originate in the house. working with both parties in the senate, a technical fix was devised for the so-called blue-slip matter.
but gop leaders also tucked into that “fix” a procedural change removing house democrats’ ability to force a vote to handcuff trump from removing sanctions on russia. in the original bill, any house member could force a vote on blocking trump from loosening sanctions.
house leadership removed that "privileged status," essentially empowering only republicans to bring to the floor a resolution that would block trump from easing the sanctions.
house democrats quickly objected to the amended bill's arrival in their chamber last week, holding up the senate-passed bill. and now gop leadership is blaming them for the delay.
“house republicans are prepared to send the iran-russia sanctions bill papers back, which will allow the senate to automatically resend us a fixed bill, but house democrats are blocking that and demanding their own changes to the bill,” ashlee strong, a spokeswoman for speaker paul ryan, said in a statement..
ashley etienne, as spokeswoman for house minority leader nancy pelosi, rejected that charge.
“for weeks house democrats have been calling for immediate action on the senate bill and the house gop has used every trick in the book to stall,” etienne said by email. “republicans could put the bipartisan senate passed russia sanctions bill on the president’s desk tomorrow, but instead they’re searching high and low for excuses to drag out the process, weaken the bill, and let russia and the white house off the hook. house republicans need to end this charade.”
senior house republicans also argue that the oil industry’s objections have stalled the bill.
exxon and chevron, insiders say, have been complaining to gop leaders and other members that the legislation could potentially block them from doing business on projects that have russia connections, hurting their bottom line.
however, sources said senate gop staff has argued that’s not the case, as the administration would be able to interpret the provision at issue in a less restrictive fashion for the oil industry. that’s good enough for some people in the house, but gop leadership sources say they’re still looking at the matter.
some russia hawks are starting to wonder whether both issues are an excuse to buy time, however. some republican senators are nudging the house to simply pass their bill with the pivotal trump-constraining provisions intact.
“there is no procedural issue — all the house has got to do is pass a sanctions bill,” corker told reporters monday night, adding that he has had “very good conversations with speaker ryan” as well as royce about passing the senate’s version of the bill.
“look, no administration likes for congress to play a role in anything they’re doing, especially foreign policy, and i understand that,” corker added. “could the white house be working against it? they well could be. have they contacted us to work against it? no.”
sen. john mccain (r-ariz.), a leading proponent of the sanctions bill, said in a brief interview that he was "not surprised" to see the administration push for changes to the senate's version.
amid the delay, white house officials are making their case to scale back the legislation. short said monday that the administration supports the senate’s proposed sanctions on russia as well as iran but objects to the bill’s “unusual precedent of delegating foreign policy to 535 members of congress” by not giving trump power to waive penalties if he deemed it in the interest of national security.
“the way it’s currently drafted is something we think neither a democratic nor a republican administration would support,” short told reporters, arguing that diplomatic relations fall within the executive branch’s purview.
an administration source argued that the white house’s campaign was entirely about separation of powers and that trump officials are not shilling for russia: “that's not what this is about at all. it really isn't."
many on the hill, however, say that’s hogwash.
privately, several house gop insiders told politico they believed the bill would pass the chamber eventually with its current teeth intact. they argued that gop leaders sincerely need time to work out a procedural matter with democrats and protesting oil companies, but would probably not cave to the white house.
"we're telling them no," one senior house gop aide. "i don't think they are going to get what they're asking for.”
the sources said house majority leader kevin mccarthy was working to smooth over the matter — including the concerns of oil companies — but said “that's a separate issue from the waiver stuff that the white house wants.”
meanwhile, hawks like royce are growing impatient.
last friday, royce announced he’d offer an amendment to must-pass defense legislation that would increase sanctions against russia for developing banned nuclear-tipped missiles.
but the main, unspoken message of the announcement was clear: he wants to get tough on putin — even if the white house doesn’t.
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wʊd ðə ril trænsˈfɔrmər pliz stænd əp ˈmɛni taɪmz, wi hæv sin ˈdɪfərənt ˈroʊˌbəts trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ, ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ ɑr ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri frɛndz frəm ðə ˈmuviz. ɪt ɪz nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ ðət ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðeɪ ər kul tɪ wɔʧ, wi noʊ ðɛr ɪz ə lɔŋ weɪ tɪ goʊ tɪ meɪk ɪt ə ˈtruli əˈdæptəbəl ˌriˈæləˌti. ˌkɑrˈneɪgi ˈmɛlən ˌjunəˈvərsəti həz dən səm wərk ɔn ə ˈdɪfərənt ʃeɪp ˈʃɪftɪŋ soʊ kɔld ˈroʊˌbət swɔrmz. fərst əv ɔl, ðɪs ɪz ə lɔt sˈmɔlər ənd mɔr ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ðən ˈsɪmpli ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə trænsˈfɔrmər tɔɪ paʊərd ənd ˈproʊˌgræmd tɪ ækt wɪˈθaʊt ɪkˈstərnəl fɔrs. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðɪs goʊz daʊn tɪ ðə ˈnɪti əv wət ðə ˈvɪʒən ɪz. ju si, ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ðeɪ ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈpisɪz kəm təˈgɛðər baɪ ə mægˈnɛtɪk fɔrs ənd ˈɪnəˌgreɪt wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər. aɪ du nɑt wɔnt tɪ əˈtɛmpt tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ɪt, sɪns ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊz boʊθ ən ɪgˈzæmpəl pləs prəˈvaɪdz ə ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən. ˈæftər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ðə fərst taɪm, aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðɪs ɪz nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli fər trænsˈfɔrmərz əˈloʊn. ɪt kʊd bi kəmˈbaɪnd ˈɪntu ˈmɛni əv ɑr ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈprɑdəkts, soʊ ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, əˈdɪʃənəl ˈpisɪz kʊd bi ˈædɪd ɔn ənd əˈdæpt tɪ iʧ ˈəðər. ðɪs meɪ bi fɑr fɛʧt, bət wət kʊd ju si ðɪs juzd fər? ˈviə:
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would the real transformer please stand up
many times, we have seen different robots transforming, mimicking our imaginary friends from the movies. it is not surprising that although they are cool to watch, we know there is a long way to go to make it a truly adaptable reality.
carnegie mellon university has done some work on a different shape shifting mechanism…or so called robot swarms. first of all, this is a lot smaller and more realistic than simply watching a transformer toy powered and programmed to act without external force. in addition, this goes down to the nitty griddy of what the vision is. you see, in this case, they are making separate pieces come together by a magnetic force and integrate with each other. i do not want to attempt to explain it, since the video shows both an example plus provides a intriguing explanation.
after watching the video the first time, i realized this is not necessarily for transformers alone. it could be combined into many of our electronic products, so in the future, additional pieces could be added on and adapt to each other. this may be far fetched, but what could you see this used for?
via: ubergizmo
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ðə ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ˈɪndəstri meɪ stɪl hæv ə lɔŋ weɪ tɪ goʊ ɪn tərmz əv ɪkˈwɑləti, bət ˈwɪmən hæv bɪn ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə ˈbaʊndəriz sɪns ðə ˈvɛri bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. ðə ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ˈɪndəstri meɪ stɪl hæv ə lɔŋ weɪ tɪ goʊ ɪn tərmz əv ɪkˈwɑləti, bət ˈwɪmən hæv bɪn ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə ˈbaʊndəriz sɪns ðə ˈvɛri bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. ʃɛr ðɪs ʃɛr ðɪs... ðə wərld əv ˈkɑmɪks həz ə ˈprɑbləm: ə blaɪnd spɑt ðət nidz tɪ bi ˌɪˈluməˌneɪtəd. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, wɪn 30 ˌnɑməˈniz wər əˈnaʊnst fər wən əv ðə moʊst pərˈstiʤəs ˈpraɪzɪz ɪn ˈkɑmɪks ðə grænd pri æt angouleme*, fræns nɑt ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈɑrtɪst wɑz ˌɪnˈkludɪd. ɪn fækt ˈoʊnli wən ˈwʊmən, ˈflɔrəns cestac*, həz ˈɛvər wən ðə praɪz ɪn ɪts ˈhɪstəri. bət ɛz wən ˈɑrtɪst ˈæftər əˈnəðər wɪθˈdru ðɛr ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz ɪn ˈproʊˌtɛst, ən ˈəpˌʃɑt tɪ ðə dəˈbɑkəl bɪˈkeɪm klɪr. ɪt strɛst ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˈwɪmən ɪn wət rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈlɑrʤli ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ˈɪndəstri. baɪ ðə ɛnd əv mɑrʧ, ðə ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ˈligəl dɪˈfɛns fənd ə ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt ðət dɪˈfɛndz ðə raɪts əv ðə ˈkɑmɪks kəmˈjunɪti lɔnʧt ə kæmˈpeɪn tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈstɔri əv ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈkɑmɪks tɪ laɪf. ʃi ʧeɪnʤd ˈkɑmɪks rɪˈsivd ˈnɪrli ˈsɛvən taɪmz ɪts ərˈɪʤənəl ˈfəndɪŋ goʊl ənd wɪl ˈfaɪnəli bi ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, ˈproʊˌfaɪlɪŋ ˈoʊvər 60 ˈwɪmən hu pʊʃt ðə ˈbaʊndəriz əv fri ɪkˈsprɛʃən. wi spoʊk tɪ ˈbɛtsi ˈgoʊmɛz, ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ˈligəl dɪˈfɛns fənd, hu ˈgaɪdɪd ˈjuˈɛs θru ðə ˈɔfən ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt ˈtreɪlˌbleɪzərz əv ˈkɑmɪks. 1 ˈwɪmən ʃeɪpt ˈkɑmɪks frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ənˈtɪl wən ˈrulɪŋ ʧeɪnʤd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈheɪˌdeɪ əv ˈkɑmɪks, ɪn ðə ənd ˈərli 1950s*, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz ˈmɛni gərlz rɛd ˈkɑmɪks ɛz bɔɪz wɪθ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈɑrtɪsts kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ əˈkrɔs ɔl ˈʒɑnrəz. bət ɪn 1954 ðə ˈɪndəstri ənˈveɪld ə ˈmɛʒər kɔld ðə ˈkɑmɪks koʊd ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns. ðə muv waɪpt aʊt ‘‘riskier’*’ ˈʒɑnrəz laɪk ˈhɔrər, ˈroʊmæns ənd ˈʤəŋgəl gərl, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ɪˈnɔrmɪs ʤɑb ˈlɔsɪz. tɪ geɪn stəˈbɪlɪti, ðə ˈɪndəstri ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ə seɪf bɛt: ˌsupərˈhiroʊ ˈkɑmɪks. ˈəndər ðə ˈkɑmɪks koʊd ənd əv ðə ˈɪndəstri meɪd ɪt ə ðət ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv ðə ˈævərɪʤ ər ˈtiˌneɪʤ boy,”*,” sɪz ˈgoʊmɛz. fər ˈdɛkeɪdz tɪ kəm, ˈwɪmən ənd ðɛr ˈɪntərɪsts wər ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˌɪgˈnɔrd baɪ ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈkɑmɪks. 2 dɪˈspaɪt meɪl ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən, ˈwɪmən ʧeɪnʤd fri ɪkˈsprɛʃən ɪn ˈkɑmɪk bʊks æt ðə haɪt əv ðə ˈmuvmənt ɪn ðə 1970s*, ðə laɪks əv ˈdɔri ˈseɪdə, ʤɔɪs ˈfɑrmər ənd lɪn prəˈdust ˈgraʊnˌbreɪkɪŋ ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt ˈfiˌmeɪl ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti ənd ˈikwəl raɪts. ˈfɪgjərz laɪk ˈʤæki ɔrmz əˈdrɛst ðə kənˈsərnz əv blæk ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkɑmɪks ˈridərz, waɪl ˈəndərˌgraʊnd kriˈeɪtərz laɪk ˈrɑbɪnz, ʤɔɪs ˈfɑrmər ənd lɪn juzd ðə ˈmidiəm tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm ɪn nu weɪz. ənd ðə ˈæpəˌtaɪt fər ðiz ˈstɔriz həz bɪn kənˈsɪstəntli ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈɪndəstri. ə pərˈsɪstənt ˈætəˌtud ðət ˈkɑmɪks kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈwɪmən əˈpil tɪ meɪl ˈɔdiənsəz ər ðət ˈkɑmɪks baɪ ˈwɪmən ˌɪnˈklud ˈsɛksi ˈfiˌmeɪl characters,”*,” sɪz ˈgoʊmɛz. lʊk æt wət ˈraɪtərz laɪk geɪl sɪˈmoʊn hæv dən wɪθ ˈkɛrɪktərz laɪk rɛd ˈsoʊnˌjɑ: ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ənd ə ˈkɛrɪktər tɪ waɪd acclaim.”*.” 3 ˈkɑmɪks ənd ˈgræfɪk ˈnɑvəlz feɪs ə ˈkɑnstənt θrɛt əv biɪŋ bænd ɪf ə ˈkɑmɪk ˈivɪn hɪnts æt ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈsəbʤɪkt ˈmætər, ɪt wɪl nid tɪ bi dɪˈfɛndɪd. ʤɪst læst mənθ, tu ˈpɛrənts ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə pʊʃt tɪ hæv ə ˈfɪkʃən ˈsɪriz baɪ ˈlɔrən bænd frəm skul ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz, ˈbleɪmɪŋ ðə ˈtaɪtəlz fər rɔŋ wɪθ ˈʧɪldrən today.”*.” ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈəðər ˈtaɪtəlz ðət ðə dɪˈfɛndz ər baɪ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈɔθərz. ðɪs wən ˈsəmər, ə ˈgræfɪk ˈnɑvəl baɪ ˈʤɪljən ənd tamaki*, wɑz ˈfrikwɛntli ˈʧælənʤd ɪn 2015 fər ɪts dɪˈpɪkʃən əv ˈtiˌneɪʤ ˈprɛgnənsi, ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ənd coming-of-age*. ɪt teɪks ə kənˈsərtɪd ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðoʊz kaɪnd əv əˈbʤɛkʃənz. ˈivɪn ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈpəblɪk skul ˈsɪstəm, ˈgoʊmɛz ɪkˈspleɪnz, həz əˈtɛmptəd tɪ hæv ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəli əˈkleɪmd pərˈsɛpələs riˈmuvd frəm ɪts ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ˈprɑmptɪŋ ə ˈbæˌklæʃ frəm ˈstudənts ənd ˈædvəˌkeɪts hu səkˈsɛsfəli kɛpt ðə ðə bʊk ɪn ˈklæsˌrumz. 4 ˈwɪmən hæv bɪn θˈrɛtənd ənd ˌɪmˈprɪzənd fər ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz θru ˈkɑmɪks ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈɑrtɪst wɑz ˈsɛntənst tɪ 12 jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən ˈæftər ɪn kɑrˈtun fɔrm ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz dəˈbeɪtɪŋ ə bɪl ðət wʊd rɪˈdus ˈækˌsɛs tɪ bərθ kənˈtroʊl. wɪn ʃi ʃʊk hər meɪl hænd, wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˌɪnˈdisənt ˈkɑndəkt ənd fɔrst tɪ ˌəndərˈgoʊ ən ˌɪnˈveɪsɪv test’*’ ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ klɪrd. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kæmˈpeɪn tɪ fri hər, ʃi wɑz riˈlist ɪn meɪ ənd ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər drɑpt. ˈɛlsˌwɛr, ˈɪndiən kɑrˈtunəst ˈmɪʃrə həz bɪn θˈrɛtənd ənd həræst fər hər ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz ˈtɑrgətɪŋ bapu*, ə rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈfɪgjər ərˈɛstɪd fər ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪŋ ə ˈtiˌneɪʤ gərl. ˈmɪʃrə əˈproʊʧt əˈθɔrətiz fər əˈsɪstəns, ðeɪ ˈsɪmpli toʊld hər tɪ stɑp drawing,”*,” sɪz ˈgoʊmɛz. θrɛts ʃi ˈfeɪsɪz ər noʊ ʤoʊk ˈfɑloʊərz hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ səkˈsɛsfəli əˈsæsəˌneɪt θri ˈwɪtnəsɪz ɪn hɪz trial.”*.” 5 ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ˈwɪmən ər ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈkɑmɪks, mɔr ˈwɪmən ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈkɑmɪks ənd ˈkɑmɪks ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbɛtər bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr contributions,”*,” sɪz ˈgoʊmɛz. ɪn ə stɑrk ˈkɑntræst tɪ grænd pri, ˈaɪsnər əˈwɔrdz æt ðə sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈkɑmɪk kɑn ˈɔfən rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ˈɔskərz əv ðə ˈkɑmɪk bʊk world’*’ ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd 49 ˈfiˌmeɪl kriˈeɪtərz fər ðɛr ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ˈmidiəm. ðə ˌpaɪəˈnɪrz hu pʊt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɔn ðə laɪn ðət meɪd ðɪs ˈpɑsəbəl, sɪz ˈgoʊmɛz. ənd waɪl ðeɪ ˈbætəld fər ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɛz ə məˈnɔrəti, ə klɪr treɪl həz bɪn bleɪzd soʊ ðət ˈəðərz kən ˈfɑloʊ ðɛm. stɪl hæv ə lɔt əv wərk tɪ du, bət ˈgeɪnɪŋ momentum,”*,” ʃi sɪz. ə si ʧeɪnʤ əˈfʊt ənd aɪ hoʊp wi kən lʊk bæk ɔn ðɪs ˈpɪriəd ɛz ə ˈtərnɪŋ pɔɪnt ɪn ðə ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən ənd pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən əv ˈwɪmən ɪn comics.”*.” faɪnd aʊt mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ˈligəl dɪˈfɛns fənd. ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl? laɪk hək ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ər ˈfɑloʊ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn tˈwɪtər.
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the comic book industry may still have a long way to go in terms of equality, but women have been pushing the medium's boundaries since the very beginning.
the comic book industry may still have a long way to go in terms of equality, but women have been pushing the medium's boundaries since the very beginning.
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the world of comics has a problem: a blind spot that needs to be illuminated.
earlier this year, when 30 nominees were announced for one of the most prestigious prizes in comics – the grand prix at angouleme, france – not a single female artist was included.
in fact only one woman, florence cestac, has ever won the prize in its 42-year history.
but as one artist after another withdrew their nominations in protest, an upshot to the debacle became clear.
it stressed the importance of recognising the impact of women in what remains a largely male-dominated comic book industry.
by the end of march, the comic book legal defense fund – a non-profit that defends the rights of the comics community – launched a kickstarter campaign to bring the story of women in comics to life.
she changed comics received nearly seven times its original funding goal and will finally be published in october, profiling over 60 women who pushed the boundaries of free expression.
we spoke to betsy gomez, editorial director of the comic book legal defense fund, who guided us through the often overlooked trailblazers of comics.
1. women shaped comics from the beginning – until one ruling changed everything
during the heyday of comics, in the 1940s and early 1950s, almost as many girls read comics as boys – with female artists contributing across all genres.
but in 1954, the industry unveiled a self-regulation measure called the comics code in order to avoid government interference. the move wiped out ‘riskier’ genres like horror, romance and jungle girl, leading to enormous job losses.
to gain stability, the industry focused on a safe bet: superhero comics.
“the self-censorship under the comics code and homogenisation of the industry made it a monoculture that focused on the interests of the average pre-teen or teenage boy,” says gomez.
for decades to come, women and their interests were essentially ignored by mainstream comics.
2. despite male domination, women changed free expression in comic books
at the height of the women’s movement in the 1970s, the likes of dori seda, joyce farmer and lyn chevely produced groundbreaking stories about female sexuality and equal rights.
figures like jackie ormes addressed the concerns of black female comics readers, while underground comix creators like trina robbins, joyce farmer and lyn chevely used the medium to talk about feminism in new ways.
and the appetite for these stories has been consistently underestimated by the industry.
“there’s a persistent attitude that comics created by women won’t appeal to male audiences or that comics by women won’t include sexy female characters,” says gomez.
“but look at what writers like gail simone have done with characters like red sonja: she’s managed to strengthen and humanise a long-objectified character to wide acclaim.”
3. comics and graphic novels face a constant threat of being banned
if a comic even hints at controversial subject matter, it will need to be defended.
just last month, two parents in florida pushed to have a young-adult fiction series by lauren myracle banned from school libraries, blaming the titles for “what’s wrong with children today.”
many of the other titles that the cbldf defends are by female authors. this one summer, a graphic novel by jillian and mariko tamaki, was frequently challenged in 2015 for its depiction of teenage pregnancy, mental health and coming-of-age.
it takes a concerted effort to overcome those kind of objections. even the chicago public school system, gomez explains, has attempted to have the critically acclaimed persepolis removed from its libraries – prompting a backlash from students and advocates who successfully kept the the book in classrooms.
4. women have been threatened and imprisoned for expressing themselves through comics
iranian artist atena farghadani was sentenced to 12 years in prison after satirising – in cartoon form – politicians debating a bill that would reduce access to birth control.
when she shook her male lawyer’s hand, farghadani was also charged with indecent conduct and forced to undergo an invasive ‘virginity test’ before being cleared. following an international campaign to free her, she was released in may and the charges were dropped.
elsewhere, indian cartoonist kanika mishra has been threatened and harassed for her illustrations targeting asaram bapu, a religious figure arrested for sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
“when mishra approached authorities for assistance, they simply told her to stop drawing,” says gomez. “the threats she faces are no joke – bapu’s followers have been able to successfully assassinate three witnesses in his trial.”
5. change is coming
“more women are reading comics, more women are making comics and comics are getting better because of their contributions,” says gomez.
in a stark contrast to france’s grand prix, july’s eisner awards at the san diego comic con – often referred to as ‘the oscars of the comic book world’ – nominated 49 female creators for their impact on the medium.
it’s the pioneers who put themselves on the line that made this possible, says gomez. and while they battled for progress as a minority, a clear trail has been blazed so that others can follow them.
“we still have a lot of work to do, but it’s gaining momentum,” she says. “there’s a sea change afoot and i hope we can look back on this period as a turning point in the representation and participation of women in comics.”
find out more about the comic book legal defense fund.
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ɪn ðə lup ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl wɔr ɔn ˈtɛrər ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd p.m*. baɪ æl ˈkɑmɛn ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl wɔr ɔn ˈtɛrər ər æt list ðə juz əv ðət freɪz həz bɪn ˈkɑdəˌfaɪd æt ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn. rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə freɪz wɑz biɪŋ rɪˈtaɪrd hæv bɪn ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪŋ fər səm taɪm əˈməŋst ˈsinjər ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəlz, ənd ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈspiˌʧraɪtərz ənd ˈəðər stæf wər ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd ˈviə ðɪs ˈiˌmeɪl tɪ juz "ˈoʊvərˈsiz kənˈtɪnʤənsi ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən" ˌɪnˈstɛd. "ˈrisəntli, ɪn ə [ʤɑn] ˈbərgmən, usmc*, ˈsteɪtmənt fər ðə 25 mɑrʧ [kənˈgrɛʃənəl] ˈhirɪŋ, rikˈwaɪərd ðət ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ʧeɪnʤ bi meɪd ˌbiˈfɔr goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə hɪl," deɪv ˈridəl, əv ðə ˈɔfəs əv sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌrivˈju, roʊt ɪn ən ˈiˌmeɪl. sɪz: 'ðɪs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən prɪˈfərz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə tərm "lɔŋ wɔr" ər "ˈgloʊbəl wɔr ɔn ˈtɛrər" [gwot*]. pliz juz "ˈoʊvərˈsiz kənˈtɪnʤənsi ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən.'" ˈridəl æst rɪˈsɪpiənts tɪ "pliz pæs ɔn tɪ jʊr spiʧ ˈraɪtərz ənd traɪ tɪ kæʧ ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsteɪtmənts meɪk ɪt tɪ." ən ˈspoʊksmən tʊk ˈɪʃu wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ˈwɪʃɪz. "ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈmɛˌmoʊ, noʊ ˈgaɪdəns," sɛd ˈkɛnɪθ bɛr. "ðɪs ɪz ðə əˈpɪnjən əv ə kərɪr ˈsɪvəl ˈsərvənt." rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə freɪz "ˈgloʊbəl wɔr ɔn ˈtɛrər," bɛr sɛd, "aɪ hæv noʊ ˈrizən tɪ bɪˈliv ðət wʊd bi ˈstrɪkən" frəm hɪl ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni. baɪ weɪ əv ˈhɪstəri, ˈsinjər bʊʃ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəlz ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz əˈgoʊ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ stɑp ˈjuzɪŋ ðə freɪz ənd swɪʧ tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈmɛni fɛlt maɪt ˈbɛtər rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˌriˈæləˌtiz əv ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. wən ˈlidɪŋ ˈɔpʃən wɑz tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə neɪm tɪ, ər ˈgloʊbəl ˈstrəgəl əˈgɛnst ˈvaɪələnt ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm. ðɪs wɑz nɑt ɛz ˈkæˌʧi ən ˈækrənɪm ɛz gwot*, bət əˈfɪʃəlz fɛlt ɪt mɔr ˈækjərətli dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈdɑnəld eɪʧ. ˈrəmzˌfɛld ˈivɪn juzd ðə əˌbriviˈeɪʃən ˈpəblɪkli. bət, ɪn ə waɪt haʊs ˈmitɪŋ, ˈprɛzɪdənt bʊʃ ruld ðət ɪt wɑz stɪl ə wɔr fər ɪm, ənd ˈrəmzˌfɛld ənd ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls wɛnt bæk tɪ gwot*. ˈpoʊstɪd æt piɛm ɛt ɔn mɑr 23 2009 ˈkætəˌgɔri: ɪn ðə lup ʃɛr ðɪs: tæg ɪn ðɪs ˈpriviəs: ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɪts daʊn wɪθ 60 ˈmɪnəts' nɛkst: ˈgreɪdɪŋ æd 44 tɪ jʊr saɪt gɪt ðɪs ˈwɪʤɪt bi ðə fərst tɪ noʊ wɪn ðɛrz ə nu ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt əv ðə treɪl. ðɪs ˈwɪʤɪt ɪz ˈizi tɪ æd tɪ jʊr wɛb saɪt, ənd ɪt wɪl ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈɛvəri taɪm ðɛrz ə nu ˈɛntri ɔn ðə treɪl. ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 31 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 30 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 29 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 28 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 27 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 25 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 24 2009 æm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 23 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 23 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 23 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 23 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 23 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 23 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 23 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 23 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 23 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 23 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 23 2009 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ: mɑrʧ 23 2009 piɛm ðə ˈkɑmɛnts tɪ ðɪs ˈɛntri ər kloʊzd.
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the end of the global war on terror
updated 4:58 p.m. 3/24/09
by al kamen
the end of the global war on terror -- or at least the use of that phrase -- has been codified at the pentagon. reports that the phrase was being retired have been circulating for some time amongst senior administration officials, and this morning speechwriters and other staff were notified via this e-mail to use "overseas contingency operation" instead.
"recently, in a ltgen [john] bergman, usmc, statement for the 25 march [congressional] hearing, omb required that the following change be made before going to the hill," dave riedel, of the office of security review, wrote in an e-mail.
"omb says: 'this administration prefers to avoid using the term "long war" or "global war on terror" [gwot]. please use "overseas contingency operation.'"
riedel asked recipients to "please pass on to your speech writers and try to catch this change before the statements make it to omb."
an omb spokesman took issue with the interpretation of omb's wishes. "there was no memo, no guidance," said kenneth baer. "this is the opinion of a career civil servant."
referring to the phrase "global war on terror," baer said, "i have no reason to believe that would be stricken" from hill testimony.
by way of history, senior bush administration officials several years ago wanted to stop using the phrase and switch to something many felt might better reflect the realities of the fight against international terrorism.
one leading option was to change the name to gsave, or global struggle against violent extremism. this was not as catchy an acronym as gwot, but officials felt it more accurately described the battle.then-defense secretary donald h. rumsfeld even used the gsave abbreviation publicly.
but, in a white house meeting, president bush ruled that it was still a war for him, and rumsfeld and everyone else went back to gwot.
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ˈspɛʃəl θæŋks tɪ ˈʧæpmən sɪm fər ˈhɛlpɪŋ krənʧ ɔl ðiz ˈnəmbərz, ˈfɪgjər aʊt wɪʧ ˈɑrkɪˌtaɪps ər wɪʧ, ənd ˈʤɛnərəli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ə ˈlɛʤəbəl, ləˈʤɪtəmət pis. ðə ˈnəmbərz ənd dɛks ər ɪn! ɛz wi dɛlv dip ˈɪntu ðə nu ˈɛldrɪʧ mun ˈstændərd ˈfɔrˌmæt, wi lʊk tɪ ðə proʊ tʊr tɪ dɪˈskəvər ðə ˈstændərd ˈbɛrərz fər ðə ˈfɔrˌmæt tɪ kəm. proʊ tʊr ˈɛldrɪʧ mun ɪz noʊ ˈdɪfərənt. ənd bɔɪ ɪz ðɛr ə lɔt tɪ daɪv ˈɪntu. ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn, ˈpipəl əˈsumd ðət ˈkəmpəˌni (ˈmoʊstli kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtəd ˈɪntu ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɑrkɪˌtaɪp θæŋks tɪ ðə nu hotness*, spɛl queller*) wʊd bi tɔp dɔg. ðoʊ ðət ɪz ˈtɛknɪkəli tru frəm ðə ˈdætə, ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti ɪz əˈbaʊt ɔl ˈkəmpəˌni həz goʊɪŋ fər ɪt. ðə ˈstɔri əv ðə ˈdætə breɪks daʊn ˈɪntu ə fju meɪn, nu cards—emrakul*, ðə ˈprɑməst ɛnd; ˌlɪliˈænə, ðə læst hoʊp; ˈɛldər; rɪˈtərn; pəraɪə; ənd ˈhɔntɪd dɛd (ɛz ə ˈpækɪʤ wɪθ praɪzd əˈmælgəm). hɪrz ðə bɪg ʧɑrt: dɛk ˈɑrkɪˌtaɪp pleɪd əv fild ˈkəmpəˌni 58 dɪˈlɪriəm 37 kənˈtroʊl 21 ˈzɑmbiz 19 ˈimərʤ 17 ˈimərʤ 17 ˈtoʊkənz 14 ˈmɪˌdreɪnʤ 12 dɪˈlɪriəm 12 ræmp 8 ˈspɪrɪts 7 ˈspɪrɪts 6 ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri 6 kənˈtroʊl 6 ˈeɪnʤəlz 6 dɪˈlɪriəm ræmp 5 ˈmædnəs 4 ˈjumənz 4 4 raɪts 3 ˈfivərd ˈvɪʒənz 3 ˈgɑgəlz 3 kənˈtroʊl 2 ˈjumənz 2 ˈsizənz pæst 2 ˈimərʤ 2 ɪnˈgəlf 2 dɪˈmɑnɪk pækt 1 1 ˈsizənz pæst 1 ərˈɪstəˌkræts 1 kənˈtroʊl 1 kənˈtroʊl 1 ˈimərʤ 1 ˈkələrləs 1 ˈɛspər kənˈtroʊl 1 kənˈtroʊl 1 ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri 1 ˈluˌpaɪn dɪˈlɪriəm 1 kənˈtroʊl 1 ˈzɑmbiz 1 1 1 1 ˈtoʊkənz 1 ˈgɑgəlz 1 ˈimərʤ 1 ˈtoʊtəl pleɪərz 302 ɛz ju kən si, ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ˌɪnˈdid ɔn tɔp, wɪθ əv ðə. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs ɪz məʧ loʊər ðən ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈɛstəˌmeɪts (səm ɛz haɪ ɛz 30 ənd bɪˈloʊ ðə noʊ. 1 slɑt ɪz səm hɑt spaɪs ˌɪnˈdid. taɪm wɪl tɛl haʊ gʊd ə ʧɔɪs ðiz ˈkəmpəˌni dɛks wər. nu ˈɑrkɪˌtaɪp ðət ˈstrɔŋli ˈgɪtɪŋ fɔr kɑrd taɪps ɪn ðə ˈgreɪvˌjɑrd tɪ paʊər əp jʊr ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət noʊ. 2 wɪθ ðə riˈlis əv ˈɛldrɪʧ mun. ˈgræpəl wɪθ ðə pæst, ˈgæðər ðə pæk, ənd ˈɔfən ˈvɛsəl əv prəˈvaɪd fər ə weɪ tɪ gɪt dɪˈlɪriəm kˈwɪkli ənd ɪˈfɪʃəntli. ðə dɛk kən hæv dɪˈlɪriəm baɪ ðə θərd tərn ənd swɪŋ wɪθ ə grɪm! bət oʊ, ðæts nɑt kloʊz tɪ ɔl. ðə bɪg splɪt wɪˈθɪn ðɪs ˈɑrkɪˌtaɪp ɪz bɪtˈwin ðə dɛks ðət pleɪ grɪm ənd ðoʊz ðət pleɪ ˈgræpəl wɪθ ðə pæst. ðət ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ə gʊd ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər əv haʊ ˌproʊˈæktɪv ðə dɛk wɪl bi, bət nən əv ðɛm ər ˈtruli "aggro*" ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə wən ˈluˌpaɪn dɪˈlɪriəm, huz ˈneɪmˌseɪk, ˈluˌpaɪn ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp, brɪŋz ðə peɪn ɛz ˈərli ɛz tərn θri. ðə ˈʧɔɪsɪz ər ishkanah*, ənd ðə ˈnuli ˌlɪliˈænə, ðə læst hoʊp. hər əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kɪl ˈkriʧərz, æd tɪ dɪˈlɪriəm, ənd rɪˈkər ˈkriʧərz meɪks fər ə kɑrd ðət ˈsimɪŋli dɪz ɪt ɔl. wɪθ 108 pɪŋz fər ˈtrævərs ðə ɪn ðə bɪg dɛk ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, ɪt maɪt ʤɪst bi ðə kɑrd ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd. oʊ jæ, ənd aʊt əv ðiz dɛks, ju ˈbɛtər bi ɔn ðə ˈlʊˌkaʊt fər emrakul*, ðə ˈprɑməst ə hɛk əv ə lɔt ˈərliər ðən ðə ˈθərˈtinθ tərn. wəns ju ˈkɑmbaɪn ðə dɛks wɪθ dɪˈlɪriəm, dɪˈlɪriəm, ənd ðə ˈmɪˌdreɪnʤ, ɪt simz klɪr ðət blæk ənd grin hæv ˌriˈpleɪst blæk ənd waɪt ɛz ðə "bɪg" dɛk ˈkələrz. ðoʊ ðeɪ maɪt nɑt ɔl bi "kənˈtroʊl" dɛks, ˈmɛni lʊk laɪk ðə rɑk dɛks əv oʊld, ər ðə ˈstændərd dɛks. æt iʧ ˈmɑnə slɑt, jʊr ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ kæst ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈbɛtər ðən jʊr əˈpoʊnənt. ɪn ðiz dɛks, jʊr ʤɪst ˈjuzɪŋ dɪˈlɪriəm ənd jʊr ˈgreɪvˌjɑrd tɪ gɪt ðɛr. ðə nɛkst bɪg ˈstɔri ɪz ðə əˈtæk əv ðə ˈzɑmbiz! ˈzɑmbiz ɪz ðə ˈvərʒən, bət ju kʊd ləmp ˈmædnəs, ˈzɑmbiz, ənd ɪn ðɛr tu. moʊst ɔl ðiz dɛks rən kɑrdz laɪk ˈhɔntɪd dɛd; cryptbreaker*; wɔrf ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪtər; ˌlɪliˈænə, ðə læst hoʊp; ənd jace*, ˈprɑdəʤi tɪ kəmˈplitli əˈbjuz ðə ˈgreɪvˌjɑrd. səm hæv ˈtrɪki θɪŋz laɪk ənd geralf*; kalitas*, ˈtreɪtər əv ghet*; ənd ðə laɪk, bət ðeɪ ɔl juz ðɛr ˈgreɪvˌjɑrdz tɪ ðə mæks tɪ æd ˈkriʧərz, drɔ kɑrdz, ðə bɔrd wɪθ pəraɪə. pəraɪə ɪz əˈspɛʃəli ˈkreɪzi wɪθ kɑrdz laɪk ˈhɔntɪd dɛd. ˈjuzɪŋ fri ˈkriʧərz tɪ ˈsækrəˌfaɪs tɪ ðə pəraɪə filz əˈspɛʃəli min wɪn jʊr əˈpoʊnənt həz tɪ ˈsækrəˌfaɪs "ril" ˈkriʧərz. ɪf ju hæv bɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ æt ɔl wɪθ ðiz nu kɑrdz ˈrisəntli, jul noʊ ðɛrz wən kɑrd ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪdli ˈæbsənt frəm ðət læst ˈpɛrəˌgræf: praɪzd əˈmælgəm. ɔl ðə ˈzɑmbi dɛks ər pleɪɪŋ ɪt (ˈivɪn ðə wənz ðət kænt kæst ɪt), bət ðæts nɑt wɛr ɪt ɛndz fər ðə ɪˈtərnəl ˈstænˌdaʊt. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈhɔntɪd dɛd, ðə əˈmælgəm ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə lɑrʤ splæʃ ɪn ˈɑrkɪˌtaɪps ɛz wɛl. ənd ðɪs ˈstɔri ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə ˈkuləst wən əv ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt soʊ fɑr. ðə moʊst ˈnoʊtəbəl juz fər praɪzd əˈmælgəm ənd ˈhɔntɪd dɛd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv streɪt ˈzɑmbiz ɪz ðə ˈimərʤ dɛk. ˈimərʤ ɛz ə mɪˈkænɪk həz ə juʤ ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈimərʤ kəmˈbaɪnz wɪθ ˈimərʤ (ər "temur-ge*"), ðeɪ meɪk fər ə fʊl twɛlv pərˈsɛnt əv ðə! boʊθ dɛks lʊk tɪ fɪl əp ðɛr ˈgreɪvˌjɑrdz (ˈhoʊpfəli wɪθ rɪˈtərn), ˈimərʤ bɪg ˈkriʧərz (ˈæktəˌveɪtɪŋ rɪˈtərn tɪ waɪp ðə bɔrd), ðɛn goʊ ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn. ðɪs kən bi baɪ ˈʧeɪnɪŋ ˈɛldər wɪθ ˈsæŋktəm əv ugin*, ɪt kʊd bi wɪθ ə ʤaɪənt, ˈdɪˌskaʊnɪd emrakul*, ər ɪt kʊd ˈivɪn bi ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls. ənd hɪrz wɛr ðə əˈmælgəm ənd ˈhɔntɪd dɛd kəm ɪn. ðə bɪg ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə ˈimərʤ dɛks ənd ðə wənz ɪz ðə ˈzɑmbi ˈpækɪʤ. wəns ju kən rɪˈkər ˈkriʧərz, nɑt ˈoʊnli du ju gɪt ʧip, ˈimərʤənt ˈkriʧərz (ˈdɪˌskaʊnɪd θæŋks tɪ ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪŋ ˈkriʧərz wɪθ ˈmɑnə kɔsts, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈwɛðər juv peɪd fər ðɛm), bət ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ ɛnd jʊr ʧeɪn wɪθ kɑrdz laɪk əv ðə ˈprɑvənsəz tɪ meɪk ɔl ðə ˈlɪtəl djudz swɪŋ fər əˈprɑksəmətli ˈdæmɪʤ! wɛl, ɪt ʃʊr simz laɪk ə ril bɪg geɪm. ðɪs ɪz waɪ ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈkəmpəˌni maɪt gɪt ðə tɔp slɑt, ɪts nɑt kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn ˈstɔri. ˈimərʤ həz ɪˈneɪbəld boʊθ ˈoʊldər kɑrdz laɪk praɪzd əˈmælgəm ənd rɪˈtərn. ˌlɪliˈænə, ðə læst hoʊp; ˈgræpəl wɪθ ðə pæst; ishkanah*,; ənd grɪm hæv meɪd dɪˈlɪriəm ˈstrætəʤiz ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ˈæktɪvli goʊ fər, ənd pəraɪə ɪz ˈpɑpɪŋ əp ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə pleɪs. ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, aɪ æst ðə tɔp proʊz tu kˈwɛsʧənz: 1 wət pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðə du ju θɪŋk ˈkəmpəˌni wɪl kəmˈpraɪz? ənd 2 ər ðoʊz pleɪərz ɛz seɪf ɛz ðeɪ θɪŋk? ˈɔlˌmoʊst juˈnænəməsli, ðə ˈænsər tɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɛʃən wɑz "lɛs seɪf." ðə proʊz nu ðət dɛks laɪk ðɪs wər aʊt ðɛr, ənd nu ðət ðeɪ hæd æt list ə ˈprɪti gʊd geɪm əˈgɛnst ðə proʊ tʊr boogeyman*, kəˈlɛktəd ˈkəmpəˌni. ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðiz nu dɛks wɪl pruv ðɛr wərθ ənd vɔlt pleɪərz ˈɪntu ðə tɔp 8 rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi ʤɪst frəm ðə ʃɪr ˈnəmbər əv nu dɛks ənd nu kɑrdz pleɪd, ðɛr ər səm fən kənˈstrəktɪd raʊnz tɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ. nɑt ʤɪst ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd, bət ˈɪntu grænd pri, proʊ tʊr kˈwɑləˌfaɪərz, ənd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt ˈmæʤɪk ɪˈvɛnts tɪ kəm. ...ənd wi ˈhævənt ˈivɪn ˈmɛnʃənd ðə dɛk ðət ˈjuzɪz ˈθeɪljəz ˈlænsərz tɪ fɛʧ əp ˈgɑgəlz. ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ!
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special thanks to chapman sim for helping crunch all these numbers, figure out which archetypes are which, and generally making this a legible, legitimate piece.
the numbers and decks are in! as we delve deep into the new eldritch moon standard format, we look to the pro tour to discover the standard bearers for the format to come. pro tour eldritch moon is no different. and boy is there a lot to dive into.
coming in, people assumed that bant company (mostly consolidated into a single archetype thanks to the new hotness, spell queller) would be top dog. though that is technically true from the data, technicality is about all bant company has going for it.
the story of the data breaks down into a few main, new cards—emrakul, the promised end; liliana, the last hope; elder deep-fiend; kozilek's return; voldaren pariah; and haunted dead (as a package with prized amalgam).
here's the big chart:
deck archetype # played % of field bant company 58 19.20% black-green delirium 37 12.30% white-black control 21 7.00% blue-black zombies 19 6.30% four-color emerge 17 5.60% temur emerge 17 5.60% green-white tokens 14 4.60% black-green midrange 12 4.00% jund delirium 12 4.00% red-green ramp 8 2.60% white-blue spirits 7 2.30% bant spirits 6 2.00% legendary naya 6 2.00% sultai control 6 2.00% white-black angels 6 2.00% red-green delirium ramp 5 1.70% blue-black madness 4 1.30% mono-white humans 4 1.30% zomb-emerge 4 1.30% bant eldrazi rites 3 1.00% blue-red fevered visions 3 1.00% mono-red goggles 3 1.00% abzan control 2 0.70% bant humans 2 0.70% black-green seasons past 2 0.70% blue-green emerge 2 0.70% mono-blue engulf 2 0.70% four-color demonic pact 1 0.30% five-color superfriends 1 0.30% abzan seasons past 1 0.30% black-green aristocrats 1 0.30% black-red control 1 0.30% blue-black control 1 0.30% blue-red emerge 1 0.30% colorless eldrazi 1 0.30% esper control 1 0.30% grixis control 1 0.30% legendary red-white 1 0.30% lupine delirium 1 0.30% mono-black control 1 0.30% mono-black zombies 1 0.30% mono-red aggro 1 0.30% mono-red eldrazi 1 0.30% naya planeswalkers 1 0.30% red-green tokens 1 0.30% red-white goggles 1 0.30% sultai emerge 1 0.30% total players 302
as you can see, bant company is indeed on top, with 19.2% of the metagame. however, this is much lower than initial estimates (some as high as 30%), and below the no. 1 slot is some hot spice indeed. time will tell how good a choice these bant company decks were.
black-green delirium—a new archetype that strongly leverages getting four card types in the graveyard to power up your spells—is the immediate no. 2 with the release of eldritch moon. grapple with the past, gather the pack, and often vessel of nascency provide for a way to get delirium quickly and efficiently. the deck can have delirium by the third turn and swing with a 4/4 grim flayer! but oh, that's not close to all.
the big split within this archetype is between the decks that play grim flayer and those that play grapple with the past. that is usually a good indicator of how proactive the deck will be, but none of them are truly "aggro" outside of the one lupine delirium, whose namesake, lupine prototype, brings the pain as early as turn three. the almost-unanimous choices are ishkanah, grafwidow and the newly oathed liliana, the last hope. her ability to kill creatures, add to delirium, and recur creatures makes for a card that seemingly does it all.
with 108 pings for traverse the ulvenwald in the big deck document, it might just be the most-played card this weekend.
oh yeah, and out of these decks, you better be on the lookout for emrakul, the promised end—and a heck of a lot earlier than the thirteenth turn.
once you combine the black-green decks with jund delirium, sultai delirium, and the black-green midrange, it seems clear that black and green have replaced black and white as the go-to "big" deck colors. though they might not all be "control" decks, many look like the rock decks of old, or the standard jund decks. at each mana slot, you're hoping to cast something better than your opponent. in these decks, you're just using delirium and your graveyard to get there.
the next big story is the attack of the zombies! blue-black zombies is the most-played version, but you could lump blue-black madness, mono-black zombies, and zomb-emerge in there too. most all these decks run cards like haunted dead; cryptbreaker; wharf infiltrator; liliana, the last hope; and jace, vryn's prodigy to completely abuse the graveyard. some have tricky things like gisa and geralf; kalitas, traitor of ghet; and the like, but they all use their graveyards to the max to add creatures, draw cards, and—most importantly—wipe the board with voldaren pariah.
voldaren pariah is especially crazy with cards like haunted dead. using free and/or recursive creatures to sacrifice to the pariah feels especially mean when your opponent has to sacrifice "real" creatures.
if you have been building at all with these new cards recently, you'll know there's one card unexpectedly absent from that last paragraph: prized amalgam. all the zombie decks are playing it (even the ones that can't cast it), but that's not where it ends for the eternal standout. along with haunted dead, the amalgam is making a large splash in non-zombie archetypes as well. and this story is probably the coolest one of the tournament so far.
the most notable use for prized amalgam and haunted dead outside of straight zombies is the four-color emerge deck. emerge as a mechanic has a huge representation in the field—when four-color emerge combines with temur emerge (or "temur-ge"), they make for a full twelve percent of the metagame! both decks look to fill up their graveyards (hopefully with kozilek's return), emerge big creatures (activating kozilek's return to wipe the board), then go over the top again and again. this can be by chaining elder deep-fiend with sanctum of ugin, it could be with a giant, discounted emrakul, or it could even be something else.
and here's where the amalgam and haunted dead come in.
the big difference between the temur emerge decks and the four-color ones is the eight-card zombie package. once you can recur creatures, not only do you get cheap, emergent creatures (discounted thanks to sacrificing creatures with mana costs, regardless of whether you've paid for them), but you can also end your chain with cards like decimator of the provinces to make all the little dudes swing for approximately 8,000,000 damage! well, it sure seems like 8,000,000...it's a real big game.
this is why although bant company might get the top slot, it's not close to the headline story. emerge has enabled both older cards like prized amalgam and kozilek's return. liliana, the last hope; grapple with the past; ishkanah, grafwidow; and grim flayer have made delirium strategies something to actively go for, and voldaren pariah is popping up all over the place.
on thursday, i asked the top pros two questions: (1) what percentage of the metagame do you think bant company will comprise? and (2), are those players as safe as they think? almost unanimously, the answer to the second question was "less safe." the pros knew that decks like this were out there, and knew that they had at least a pretty good game against the pro tour boogeyman, collected company.
whether or not these new decks will prove their worth and vault players into the top 8 remains to be seen—but just from the sheer number of new decks and new cards played, there are some fun constructed rounds to look forward to. not just this weekend, but into grand prix, pro tour qualifiers, and friday night magic events to come.
...and we haven't even mentioned the deck that uses thalia's lancers to fetch up pyromancer's goggles.
enjoy!
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ˈʧaɪnə ɪz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ speɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤiz eɪmd æt ˈblɑkɪŋ juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ənd dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ɪts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ wɪn ˈkɑnflɪkts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt kəˈmɪʃənd baɪ ə kənˈgrɛʃənəl kəˈmɪti. ˈʧaɪnə ɪz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ speɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤiz eɪmd æt ˈblɑkɪŋ juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ənd dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ɪts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ wɪn ˈkɑnflɪkts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt kəˈmɪʃənd baɪ ə kənˈgrɛʃənəl kəˈmɪti. "ˈʧaɪnəz ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ speɪs ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz hæv ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz fər juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri sɪˈkjʊrəti," ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɔn ˈgloʊbəl ˈkɑnflɪkt ənd kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən sɛd ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrt. ɪts ˈprɑˌgrɛs rikˈwaɪərz "ðə juz. tɪ priˈpɛr tɪ kənˈfrənt ən ˈædvərˌsɛri pəˈzɛsɪŋ speɪs ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤiz." ðə rɪˈpɔrt, riˈlist ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, kəmz ɛz ˈkɑŋgrəs dəˈbeɪts ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑməz rɪkˈwɛst fər ə dɪˈfɛns dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈbəʤɪt ˌɪnˈkris əv pərˈsɛnt tɪ ˈbɪljən ənd weɪz tɪ əˈlaɪn dɪˈfɛns ˈstrætəʤi ənd ˈspɛndɪŋ. ðə tɔp juz. ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əˈfɪʃəl ənd ðə kəˈmændər əv ðə juz. strəˈtiʤɪk kəˈmænd boʊθ wɔrnd læst wik ðət ˈʧaɪnəz speɪs ˈproʊˌgræm θˈrɛtənz juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz. ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz pɑrt əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ʃi "ˈʧaɪnə drim" ˈstrætəʤi əv ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl paʊər ənd riˈʃeɪpɪŋ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈɪntu wən ɪn wɪʧ ɪts ˈɪntərɪsts ər ˈgɪvɪn ˈgreɪtər əˈtɛnʃən. "ˈʧaɪnəz goʊl ɪz tɪ bɪˈkəm ə speɪs paʊər ɔn pɑr wɪθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd tɪ ˈfɑstər ə speɪs ˈɪndəstri ðət ɪz ðə ˈikwəl əv ðoʊz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈjʊrəp, ənd ˈrəʃə," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt, wɪʧ wɑz priˈpɛrd fər ðə juz. ˈʧaɪnə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌrivˈju kəˈmɪʃən. ʧaɪˈniz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈænəlɪsts kənˈsɪdər ðət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɪl bɪˈkəm ə ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ ˈfæktər ɪn fˈjuʧər wɔrz, ðət speɪs wɪl bi ə ˈdɑmənənt ˈbætəlˌfild, ənd ðət ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈʧiv ˈvɪktəri ɔn ərθ, wən məst fərst siz ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ɪn speɪs, ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut sɛd. "ðɪs wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈʧaɪnə tɪ əˈʧiv speɪs səˈprɛməsi, dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈfrili juz speɪs ənd tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ðə juz əv speɪs tɪ ˈædvərˌsɛriz," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt, ˈtaɪtəld "ˈʧaɪnə drim, speɪs drim: ˈʧaɪnəz ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn speɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ənd ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts." ðə əˈsɛsmənt ðət speɪs ɪz ðə ˈdɑmənənt ˈbætəlˌfild həz lɛd ðə ˈpipəlz ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən ˈɑrmi tɪ kənˈklud ðət wɔr ɪn speɪs ɪz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl, ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut sɛd ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrt lɛd baɪ ˈkɛvɪn pollpeter*, ˈdɛpjəti dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈstədi əv ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn ˈʧaɪnə æt ðə igcc*. ʤeɪmz ˈklæpər, ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈnæʃənəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, toʊld ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɑrmd ˈsərvɪsɪz kəˈmɪti læst wik ðət ðə θrɛt tɪ juz. speɪs ˈsɪstəmz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz wɪl ˌɪnˈkris ðɪs jɪr ɛz pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈædvərˌsɛriz pərˈsu dɪsˈrəptɪv ənd dɪˈstrəktɪv ˈkaʊntər- speɪs ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz. "ʧaɪˈniz ənd ˈrəʃən ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈlidərz ˌəndərˈstænd ðə juˈnik ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ædˈvæntɪʤɪz əˈfɔrdəd baɪ speɪs ˈsɪstəmz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd ər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ˈækˌsɛs ɪn ə ˈkɑnflɪkt," ˈklæpər sɛd. "ʧaɪˈniz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə nid tɪ ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ, ˈdæmɪʤ ənd dɪˈstrɔɪ riˈkɑnəsəns, ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈsætəˌlaɪts." ˈkɑmɛnts wər ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn hɪz ˈsəməri əv ə "ˈwərldˈwaɪd θrɛt əˈsɛsmənt əv ðə juz. ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti." adm*. ˈsisəl ˈheɪni, kəˈmændər əv ðə juz. strəˈtiʤɪk kəˈmænd, toʊld ə haʊs ɑrmd ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈsəbkəˈmɪti læst wik ðət ˈʧaɪnəz speɪs ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz θˈrɛtən juz. strəˈtiʤɪk ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈsɪstəmz. "wiv sin ˈvɛri dɪˈstərbɪŋ trɛnz ɪn speɪs frəm ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr laɪk ˈʧaɪnə, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈrəʃə, huv bɪn ˈpəblɪk əˈbaʊt ðɛr ɪnˈdɛvərz ənd æmˈbɪʃənz," hi sɛd, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðɛr speɪs ˈwɔrˌfɛr ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz. hi ˈsaɪtɪd ˈʧaɪnəz "non-destructive*" tɛst ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ læst jɪr, wɪʧ ðə ʧaɪˈniz sɛd wɑz ə ˈænˌti- ˈmɪsəl tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪkˈspɛrəmənt." "wiv sin dɪˈrɛkt dɪˈsɛnt, kɪl ˈviɪkəlz lɔnʧt ʤɪst ɛz moʊst ˈrisəntli læst ˈsəmər frəm ˈʧaɪnə," hi sɛd. ɪt ʃoʊz "ðət ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈvɛri trænˈspɛrənt ɪn ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðɛr ˌɪnˈtɛnt wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs." ɪf ðə ˈkɑrənt trəˈʤɛktəri əv ˈʧaɪnəz speɪs ˈproʊˌgræm kənˈtɪnjuz, baɪ 2030 ˈʧaɪnə wɪl hæv ə nu laɪn əv ədˈvænst lɔnʧ ˈviɪkəlz, ə roʊˈbəst, kəˈmænd ənd kənˈtroʊl ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd mɔr ˈkeɪpəbəl ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈsætəˌlaɪts, ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɛd. "ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈtruθfəl wɪn ɪt sɪz ðət ɪt ɪz nɑt ɪn ə speɪs reɪs, səʧ ˈsteɪtmənts mæsk ðə tru ˌɪnˈtɛnt əv ɪts speɪs ˈproʊˌgræm: tɪ bɪˈkəm ˌmɪləˈtɛrəli, ˌdɪpləˈmætɪkli, kəˈmərʃəli, ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli ɛz kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ɛz ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪz ɪn speɪs," ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut sɛd ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrt.
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china is developing space technologies aimed at blocking u.s. military communications and destroying its ability to win conflicts, according to a report commissioned by a congressional committee.
china is developing space technologies aimed at blocking u.s. military communications and destroying its ability to win conflicts, according to a report commissioned by a congressional committee.
"china's improving space capabilities have negative-sum consequences for u.s. military security," the university of california institute on global conflict and cooperation said in the report. its progress requires "the u.s. to prepare to confront an adversary possessing space and counter-space technologies."
the report, released monday in washington, comes as congress debates president barack obama's request for a defense department budget increase of 7.7 percent to $534.3 billion and ways to align defense strategy and spending. the top u.s. intelligence official and the commander of the u.s. strategic command both warned last week that china's space program threatens u.s. military communications.
the program is part of president xi jinping's "china dream" strategy of strengthening national power and reshaping the asia-pacific political environment into one in which its interests are given greater attention.
"china's goal is to become a space power on par with the united states and to foster a space industry that is the equal of those in the united states, europe, and russia," according to the report, which was prepared for the u.s. china economic and security review commission.
chinese military analysts consider that space-based information will become a deciding factor in future wars, that space will be a dominant battlefield, and that in order to achieve victory on earth, one must first seize the initiative in space, the institute said.
"this will require china to achieve space supremacy, defined as the ability to freely use space and to deny the use of space to adversaries," according to the report, titled "china dream, space dream: china's progress in space technologies and implications for the united states."
the assessment that space is the dominant battlefield has led the people's liberation army to conclude that war in space is inevitable, the institute said in the report led by kevin pollpeter, deputy director of the study of innovation and technology in china at the igcc.
james clapper, the director of national intelligence, told the senate armed services committee last week that the threat to u.s. space systems and services will increase this year as potential adversaries pursue disruptive and destructive counter- space capabilities.
"chinese and russian military leaders understand the unique information advantages afforded by space systems and services and are developing capabilities to deny access in a conflict," clapper said. "chinese military writing highlights the need to interfere with, damage and destroy reconnaissance, navigation and communication satellites."
clapper's comments were included in his wide-ranging summary of a "worldwide threat assessment of the u.s. intelligence community."
adm. cecil haney, commander of the u.s. strategic command, told a house armed services subcommittee last week that china's space capabilities threaten u.s. strategic satellite systems.
"we've seen very disturbing trends in space from particular nation-states like china, as well as russia, who've been public about their counter-space endeavors and ambitions," he said, referring to their space warfare capabilities.
he cited china's "non-destructive" anti-satellite test in july last year, which the chinese said was a "land-based anti- missile technology experiment."
"we've seen direct descent, anti-satellite kill vehicles launched just as most recently last summer from china," he said. it shows "that they are not very transparent in sharing their intent with us."
if the current trajectory of china's space program continues, by 2030 china will have a new line of advanced launch vehicles, a robust, space-based command and control network and more capable electronic intelligence communication satellites, the report said.
"although china is probably truthful when it says that it is not in a space race, such statements mask the true intent of its space program: to become militarily, diplomatically, commercially, and economically as competitive as the united states is in space," the institute said in the report.
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boston—expressing* ðə ˈsædnəs ðeɪ fil fər ðə bɪˈligərd mæn ənd hɪz ˌɪŋˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsɪbəl plaɪt, frɛndz, ˈfæməli, ənd əkˈweɪntənsɪz əv ˈɛriə mæn dəg ˈbɛlsən kənˈfərmd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət hi ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpərsən ɪn ðə wərld hu həz ˈprɑbləmz. rɪˈpɔrts ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðə əˈkaʊnt ˈmænɪʤər, hu həz ˈsəfərd frəm ðɪs juˈnik əˈflɪkʃən fər moʊst əv hɪz laɪf, ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli əˈloʊn ɪn ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ səʧ fəˈnɑmənə, wɪʧ frəm taɪm tɪ taɪm kɔz ɪm tɪ bi ənˈhæpi ənd prɪˈvɛnt hɪz laɪf frəm goʊɪŋ ɛz sˈmuðli ɛz hi wʊd laɪk. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt hɑrd tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd, bət fər səm ˈrizən θɪŋz goʊ weɪ 100 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə taɪm. ʤɪst soʊ tragic,”*,” sɛd ˈkoʊˈwərkər ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ weɪt, ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðət ʃi, laɪk ˈɛvriˌwən ɔn ərθ əˈsaɪd frəm ˈbɛlsən, həz ˈnɛvər ɪnˈkaʊnərd ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðət ˌɪnərˈfɪrd wɪθ hər pərˈsut əv ə dɪˈzaɪərd ˈaʊtˌkəm. nɑt ʤɪst ðət hæd wən ər tu əv ðiz ˈprɑbləmz. hæd kwaɪt ə fju. laɪk ðə ˈəðər deɪ hi wɑz stək ɪn ˈtræfɪk ənd hæd tɪ ʤɪst sɪt ðɛr, træpt, ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi hæd ˈsəmˌpleɪs hi ˈnidɪd tɪ bi. kən ju ˌɪˈmæʤən wət ðət məst hæv fɛlt like?”*?” tɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ə fju mənθs əˈgoʊ ðət hɪz kɑr ˈæˌkʧuəli broʊk daʊn, wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni kaɪnd əv ˈwɔrnɪŋ, ənd hi hæd tɪ hæv ɪt repaired,”*,” ʃi kənˈtɪnjud. ˈivɪn noʊ wət tɪ seɪ tɪ ə ˈpərsən bɪn θru ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk that.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈpipəl fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ˈpərsɪnəl traɪəlz, ɪn ʤɪst ðə pæst wik ðə ˈprɑbləmz hi feɪst ˌɪnˈklud ˈhævɪŋ tɪ dræg hɪmˈsɛlf aʊt əv bɛd fər wərk ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi slɛpt ɔl ðət wɛl, ˈfilɪŋ træpt ɪn ə ˈtidiəs ənd ʤɑb, ənd ɪnˈdʊrɪŋ ə sɛns əv ˈloʊnlinəs waɪl ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən baɪ hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn hɪz ˈɔfəl ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ðət əkˈweɪntənsɪz sɛd ðeɪ ˈstrəgəld tɪ ˈivɪn ˈfæðəm. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt waɪl kənˈveɪɪŋ ə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˈhæpləs mæn θru hɪz dəˈbɪləˌteɪtɪŋ prɪˈdɪkəmənts, kənˈsərnd ˈsɔrsəz sɛd ðət bɪˈkəz nən əv ðɛm hæd ˈɛvər bɪn əˈflɪktɪd wɪθ ə ˈsizənəl koʊld, fɛlt ɔˈkeɪʒənəl fəˈtig æt wərk, ˈsəfərd ə roʊˈmæntɪk rɪˈʤɛkʃən, ər bɪˈkəm ənˈkəmftəbli ˈhəŋgri, ɪt wɑz hɑrd tɪ du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ mɔr ðən ɪkˈsprɛs ðɛr proʊˈfaʊnd ˈsɑroʊ fər hɪz ˈbæfəlɪŋ ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ənd ˈɔfər ˌwəˈtɛvər kənˈsoʊlɪŋ wərdz ðeɪ kʊd. hɑrd tɪ bɪˈliv ðət θɪŋz ˈæˌkʧuəli əraɪz ɪn ðə kɔrs əv hɪz laɪf ðət ˌɪmˈpid hɪz plænz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz deɪ mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt. aɪ noʊ haʊ ˈɛniˌwən kən dil wɪθ that.”*.” wik, aɪ sɔ dəg ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈɔfəs ˈprɪnər, ənd ɪt wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli mælˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ ɔn ɪm raɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ə tʊk mi ə waɪl tɪ ˈivɪn ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn, bɪˈkəz aɪ hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðət kʊd happen,”*,” sɛd ˈpitər bæŋks, ˈsupərˌvaɪzər æt wərk. ðət, aɪ θɔt, gɑd, ðɪs pur mæn. lʊk æt ðɪs ˈɑbstəkəl ɪn hɪz weɪ hi həz tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm. haʊ terrible.’*.’ ˈɛvər sɪns, bɪn ˈstɑpɪŋ baɪ hɪz dɛsk ʤɪst tɪ pæt ɪm ɔn ðə bæk ənd æsk ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ aɪ kən du tɪ hɛlp ɪm out.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt hɑrd tɪ bɪˈliv ðət θɪŋz ˈæˌkʧuəli əraɪz ɪn ðə kɔrs əv hɪz laɪf ðət ˌɪmˈpid hɪz plænz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz deɪ mɔr difficult,”*,” bæŋks ˈædɪd. noʊ haʊ ˈɛniˌwən kən dil wɪθ that.”*.” wən frɛnd toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ʃi wɑz ˈdipli ˈʃeɪkən ˈæftər ˈbɛlsən ˈmɛnʃənd hi wɑz ˈhævɪŋ ˈtrəbəl wɪθ hɪz ˈlænˌdlɔrd ənd ðɛn, ən ɪnˈtaɪər wik ˈleɪtər, toʊld hər ðə ˈmætər hæd jɛt tɪ bi riˈzɑlvd. waɪl ˈmɛni əv ˈprɑbləmz rɪˈpɔrtədli goʊ əˈweɪ baɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ər ər ˈrɛndərd mut baɪ ðə ˈpæsɪʤ əv taɪm, ˈsɔrsəz ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət səm əˈpɛrəntli hæv tɪ bi ˈæktɪvli sɑlvd. ˌɪnˈdid, ˈsɛvərəl ˈvɪzəbli əˈgæst əkˈweɪntənsɪz kənˈfərmd ðət ˈsərtən ˈhɪndrənsɪz ɪn laɪf kən pərˈsɪst fər mənθs ər ˈivɪn jɪrz, ɛz həz bɪn ðə keɪs wɪθ hɪz ˈkrɑnɪk peɪn ənd hɪz ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli ˈdɪstənt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ hɪz ˈfɑðər. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðoʊz kloʊz tɪ ˈbɛlsən sɛd ðeɪ wər lɛft ˈstægərd ˈæftər dɪˈskəvərɪŋ hi ɪz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz bɪˈsɛt baɪ ˈməltəpəl ˈprɑbləmz æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪm ðə soʊl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪn ɪgˈzɪstəns hu ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl deɪ həz tɪ kənˈtɛnd wɪθ səʧ ˈɪʃuz ɛz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈstudənt loʊn ˈpeɪmənt ɔn taɪm, ðə ˌɪnkənˈvinjəns əv ə lɔŋ laɪn æt hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt lənʧ pleɪs, ənd æŋˈzaɪəti ˈoʊvər ˈwɛðər hi drɪŋks tu məʧ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt əˈmeɪzɪŋ dəg stɪl faɪndz ðə strɛŋθ tɪ ˈkɛri ɔn ˈivɪn ðoʊ θɪŋz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wərk aʊt ɪgˈzæktli ðə weɪ hi intends,”*,” sɛd ˈkɑlɪʤ frɛnd grɛg jæŋ, ˈædɪŋ ðət ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ ˈbɛlsən ˈɔlˌweɪz meɪk ɪm fil ɪkˈstrimli ˈfɔrʧənət ðət hi ˈnɛvər həz tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ɛnˈkaʊnərɪŋ ən ˌɪmˈpɛdəmənt ɪn ˈɛni ˈæˌspɛkt əv hɪz oʊn ɪgˈzɪstəns. hi kɔlz mi əp tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt haʊ strɛst aʊt hi ɪz, aɪ ʤɪst traɪ tɪ bi ə gʊd ˈlɪsənər, waɪl ˈkipɪŋ ɪn maɪnd ðət ˈnɛvər ˈtruli ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ hɑrd ɪt ɪz fər ɪm. haʊ kʊd aɪ, ju know?”*?” ““really*, wɪn ju kənˈsɪdər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ hi həz tɪ goʊ θru, ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl hi ˈoʊnli kəmˈpleɪnz tɪ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi əraʊnd ɪm ə fju ˈdəzən taɪmz ə day,”*,” hi ˈædɪd.
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boston—expressing the sadness they feel for the beleaguered man and his incomprehensible plight, friends, family, and acquaintances of area man doug belson confirmed wednesday that he is the only person in the world who has problems.
reports indicate the 34-year-old account manager, who has suffered from this unique affliction for most of his life, is entirely alone in experiencing such phenomena, which from time to time cause him to be unhappy and prevent his life from going as smoothly as he would like.
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“it’s hard to understand, but for some reason things don’t go doug’s way 100 percent of the time. just so tragic,” said coworker elizabeth waite, explaining that she, like everyone on earth aside from belson, has never encountered an unexpected situation that interfered with her pursuit of a desired outcome. “and not just that he’s had one or two of these problems. he’s had quite a few. like the other day he was stuck in traffic and had to just sit there, trapped, even though he had someplace he needed to be. can you imagine what that must have felt like?”
“and to think it was only a few months ago that his car actually broke down, without any kind of warning, and he had to have it repaired,” she continued. “i don’t even know what to say to a person who’s been through something like that.”
according to people familiar with belson’s personal trials, in just the past week the problems he—and he alone—has faced include having to drag himself out of bed for work even though he hadn’t slept all that well, feeling trapped in a tedious and unchallenging job, and enduring a sense of loneliness while watching television by himself in his apartment—all awful experiences that belson’s acquaintances said they struggled to even fathom.
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while conveying a desire to support the hapless man through his debilitating predicaments, concerned sources said that because none of them had ever been afflicted with a seasonal cold, felt occasional fatigue at work, suffered a romantic rejection, or become uncomfortably hungry, it was hard to do anything more than express their profound sorrow for his baffling circumstances and offer whatever consoling words they could.
“it’s hard to believe that things actually arise in the course of his life that impede his plans, making his day more difficult. i don’t know how anyone can deal with that.”
“last week, i saw doug using the office printer, and it was actually malfunctioning on him right before a meeting—it took me a while to even figure out what was going on, because i had no idea something like that could happen,” said peter banks, belson’s supervisor at work. “after that, i thought, ‘my god, this poor man. look at this obstacle in his way he has to overcome. how terrible.’ ever since, i’ve been stopping by his desk just to pat him on the back and ask if there’s anything i can do to help him out.”
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“it’s hard to believe that things actually arise in the course of his life that impede his plans, making his day more difficult,” banks added. “i don’t know how anyone can deal with that.”
one friend told reporters she was deeply shaken after belson mentioned he was having trouble with his landlord and then, an entire week later, told her the matter had yet to be resolved. while many of belson’s problems reportedly go away by themselves or are rendered moot by the passage of time, sources explained that some apparently have to be actively solved. indeed, several visibly aghast acquaintances confirmed that certain hindrances in belson’s life can persist for months or even years, as has been the case with his chronic lower-back pain and his emotionally distant relationship with his father.
in addition, those close to belson said they were left staggered after discovering he is sometimes beset by multiple problems at the same time, making him the sole individual in existence who in a single day has to contend with such issues as making a student loan payment on time, the inconvenience of a long line at his favorite lunch place, and anxiety over whether he drinks too much.
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“it’s amazing doug still finds the strength to carry on even though things sometimes don’t work out exactly the way he intends,” said college friend greg yang, adding that conversations with belson always make him feel extremely fortunate that he never has to worry about encountering an impediment in any aspect of his own existence. “whenever he calls me up to talk about how stressed out he is, i just try to be a good listener, while keeping in mind that i’ll never truly understand how hard it is for him. how could i, you know?”
“really, when you consider everything he has to go through, incredible he only complains to everybody around him a few dozen times a day,” he added.
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ˈmɑrkɪts fɔrst ðə truθ frəm ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ɪn ˈləndən læst wik ənd ɪkˈspoʊzd ðə ˈkɑrənt stæns əv ðə ˈləndən ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈskɑtlənd fər wət ɪt ɪz. fər ðə ˈɪnəsənt ˈvoʊtər, siɪŋ θru ðə fɔg ənd nɔɪz əv rɪˈmɑrkəbli ˌɪnˈtɛmpərət ˈʃaʊtɪŋ frəm lɑts əv ˈsinjər ˈfɪgjərz hu ʃʊd noʊ ˈbɛtər ɪz nɑt ˈɔfən ˈsɪmpəl. ðə ˈtɑpɪks kən bi ˈkɑmplɛks ənd ˌɑrˈkeɪn, bət ðeɪ ˈmætər, ˈvɛri məʧ, fər haʊ wi lɪv ɑr lɪvz. ðə ˈnæʃənəl dɛt ɪz ˈvɛri lɑrʤ ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli tɑpt ˈtrɪljən læst jɪr. ðə kɔst əv peɪɪŋ ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɔn ɪt ˈænjuəli wɪl əˈproʊʧ ˈbɪljən. ðɪs ɪz ə lɔt əv ˈməni. ðə peɪz mɔr fər ɪts dɛt ðən ˈmɛni sˈmɔlər ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz wɪθ ˈbɛtər ˈkrɛdɪt ˈrɛkərdz. læst wik, ðə ˈtrɛʒəri ˈɪʃud ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ˈgaɪdəns tɪ ðə ˈmɑrkɪts tɪ ðə ˈifɛkt ðət ðə wʊd stænd bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs dɛt ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt əv ˈskɑtlənd bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt. dɛt prəˈvaɪdərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə bæŋk əv ˈɪŋglənd, wɪʧ oʊnz əˈbaʊt ˌwənˈθərd, hæv ə ˈligəl ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt pəˈzɪʃən ɪz ðət ˈskɑtlənd wʊd bi ə nu steɪt, hɛns ðə nid tɪ ˌriəplaɪ tɪ ðə eu*, fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈrəðər ðən ə mɔr ˌkoʊˈɑˌpərətɪv ˈaʊtˌkəm biɪŋ wən əv tu səkˈsɛsər steɪts ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪŋ raɪts ənd ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz. ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðə ˈmɛni ˈnɛgətɪv ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz, fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz, əv ðɛr oʊn pəˈzɪʃən. ðɛr ˈʤɛnərəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl pəˈzɪʃən ɪz ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɪl goʊ rɔŋ fər ˈskɑtlənd ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə wɪl dɪˈplɔɪ ˈpɑləsiz tɪ ðə ˈdɛtrəmənt əv ˈskɑtlənd ɪn ə ðaɪ neighbour”*” stæns. ðɪs ɪz ˈniðər ˈtruθfəl nɔr ˈlaɪkli nɔr ə rɪˈflɛkʃən əv ˈɛni ɪkˈwɪvələnt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈhɪstəri. bət ðə stæns ðeɪ hæv ˈteɪkən ɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ ðɪs faɪt ɪz tɪ bi ˈɪnfəntɪl ənd pjuˈril. ənd ɔn ðə ˈnæʃənəl dɛt kˈwɛʃən ɪt ʤɪst gɑt ɪkˈspoʊzd fər wət ɪt ɪz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, lɛt ˈjuˈɛs bi ˈbɪgər ˈpipəl ðən ðət. ɪt ɪz rikˈwaɪərd əv ˈjuˈɛs ɛz prɑˈgrɛsɪvz. lɛt ˈjuˈɛs kənˈkər ðət waɪl ˈskɑtlənd naʊ həz ˈlɪtərəli ˈziroʊ ˈligəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ əkˈsɛpt ˈɛni dɛt ʃɛr, wi du hæv ə ˈmɔrəl wən ənd ˈlaɪkli ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl wən wɪn əˈgrimənt dɪˈskəʃənz kəˈmɛns. kip ɪn maɪnd ðə ˈligəl ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl dɪˈstɪŋkʃən ɛz taɪm goʊz ɔn. ʤɪst ɛz ðɛr wɪl bi kɔsts tɪ bi dɪˈvaɪdɪd ənd dɛts tɪ bi dɪˈvaɪdɪd, soʊ tɪ ðɛr wɪl bi ˈɪnˌkəm ənd ˈæˌsɛts. səʧ ɛz ðə ˈæˌsɛts əv ðə bæŋk əv ˈɪŋglənd, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ənˈlɛs əv kɔrs wi rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ˈstərlɪŋ, ɛz ˈɛvriˌwən wɪl bi tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr. ju θɪŋk ðət tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ɑr ˈləndən ˈgəvərnmənt əv kɔrs. soʊ hir fər ˈrizənəbəl ˈpipəl ˈɛvriˌwɛr ɪz ðə ˈɑbviəs ˈædəlt rut θru. ɪf ˈskɑtlənd bɪˈkəmz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ənd teɪk ə ʃɛr əv ðə dɛt, ðə kɔst əv ˈsərvɪsɪŋ ðət dɛt wɪl raɪz fər ðə rɛst əv ðə, ɛz ðeɪ wɪl hæv ə sˈmɔlər ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈsərvɪsɪŋ ðə seɪm dɛt, soʊ ðə rɪsk wɪl raɪz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə kɔsts. soʊ ðə ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv ɪz fər ðə ˈtrɛʒəri tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈædəlt əˈgɛn ðə ˈmɪnət wi voʊt jɛs ɔn ðɪs ɛz ɪn ˈəðər ˈɪʃuz. ðə ˈprɑbləm fər ˈskɑtlənd ɪz ðət wi hæv noʊ ˈkrɛdɪt ˈreɪtɪŋ. nɑt ɑr fɔlt ʤɪst wi ˈkərəntli hæv noʊ paʊər tɪ ˈbɑˌroʊ. ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ ˌjunəˈvərsəti həz ðə paʊər ənd ə ˈbɛtər ˈkrɛdɪt ˈreɪtɪŋ ðən ðə. wi nid tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə ˈrɛkərd əv biɪŋ gʊd ˈbɑroʊərz soʊ ðə ˈmɑrkɪts wɪl lɛnd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs æt gʊd reɪts. ɪf wi teɪk ɔn, seɪ, ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd dɛt æt ˈkɑrənt ˈsərvɪsɪŋ kɔsts əv mɔr ðən ˈbɪljən pər jɪr, ɪt ɪz ˈlaɪkli ðə kɔst əv ˈsərvɪsɪŋ ɪt wɪl goʊ əp ɛz ðə ˈmɑrkɪts wɔʧ fər ɑr ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti. ðə kɔst fər ðə rɛst əv ðə kʊd raɪz ˈɔlsoʊ, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ˈmɑrkɪts fɛlt ðeɪ wər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ θru ɔn ðɛr ˈrɛtərɪk ɔn boʊθ ˈneɪbər ənd sɛlf. wi kən ˈpəblɪʃ ˈfɪskəl rulz ənd ˈgaɪdəns, əv kɔrs, bət ðə ˈmɑrkɪts ˈlərnɪd frəm ˈfeɪljərz nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz tɪ bɪˈliv ðɛm. ðeɪ wɪl ʤəʤ ˈjuˈɛs baɪ wət wi du. soʊ ɪt wʊd bi ɪn ˈɪntəˌrɛst fər ðə dɛt tɪ rɪˈmeɪn wɪθ ðə dɛt ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈɔfəs (dmo*) ənd fər ˈskɑtlənd tɪ peɪ ðə kɔst əv ˈsərvɪsɪŋ ɪt. ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ wʊd ðɛn ˈoʊnli bi ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə dɛt fər ˈfəndɪŋ fˈjuʧər ˈdɛfɪsɪts wɪθ ðə ˈsərvɪs ˈʧɑrʤɪz ɪn ðə ˈmɪljənz nɑt ˈbɪljənz. ðɪs wʊd iz ðə trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ə nu ˈkrɛdɪt ˈhɪstəri, ɪnˈʃʊr wi mɛt ɑr ˈmɔrəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz tɪ ðə rɛst əv ðə ənd riˈmuv ˈɛni ˈmɑrkɪt ər ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈtrəbəl fər ðə ˈtrɛʒəri. ɪt wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈskɑtlənd tɪ əˈʧiv ə ˈbɛtər rɪsk ˈreɪtɪŋ ənd dɛt praɪs ðən ðə, ɛz ˈmɛni ˈəðər smɔl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz hæv, ənd soʊ peɪ daʊn ðə ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd dɛt ɪn taɪm. ɪn səʧ ən ˈaʊtˌkəm ˈɛvriˌwən wɪnz ənd ðə trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ə ˈfʊli ɪmˈpaʊərd ˈnɔrməl ˈkəntri ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli, ɛz ɪt wɪl bi, ðə sˈmuðəst əv ˈɛni nu ˈneɪʃən ˈɛvər. wi stɑrt wɪθ ə ˈrɪʧər ɪˈkɑnəmi ðən ˈɛni ˈkəntri ðət həz bɪˈkəm ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌbiˈfɔr. ðə kˈwɛʃən rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɪz haʊ ðə əˈgrimənts wɪl bi ɔn haʊ ɪt wɪl wərk. ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə ˈɪnfəntɪl ˈʃaʊtɪŋ ənd kraɪz əv ““can’t”*” ənd rɪˈflɛkt ɔn ðə ˌriˈæləˌtiz ənd ðə ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz tɪ du raɪt baɪ ɔl ˈsɪtɪzənz ɔn boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə twid. ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ðət ðɪs kʊd, ʃʊd ənd wɪl bi ə ˈmɑdəl ˈprɔˌsɛs wɪθ gʊd ˈaʊtˌkəmz. wi ˈrɪli hæv bɪn θru tu məʧ təˈgɛðər fər tu lɔŋ fər ɪt tɪ bi ˈɛni ˈəðər weɪ. tˈwɪtər:
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markets forced the truth from politicians in london last week and exposed the current stance of the london government in scotland for what it is.
for the innocent voter, seeing through the fog and noise of remarkably intemperate shouting from lots of senior figures who should know better is not often simple. the topics can be complex and arcane, but they matter, very much, for how we live our lives.
the uk national debt is very large and probably topped £1.2 trillion last year. the cost of paying the interest on it annually will approach £50 billion. this is a lot of money. the uk pays more for its debt than many smaller european countries with better credit records.
last week, the treasury issued inevitable guidance to the markets to the effect that the uk would stand behind this debt in the event of scotland becoming independent. debt providers, including the bank of england, which owns about one-third, have a legal contract with the uk government.
the uk government position is that scotland would be a new state, hence the need to reapply to the eu, for instance, rather than a more co-operative outcome being one of two successor states inheriting rights and obligations. this is one of the many negative consequences, for themselves, of their own position.
their general political position is that everything will go wrong for scotland and the rest of the uk will deploy policies to the detriment of scotland in a “beggar thy neighbour” stance.
this is neither truthful nor likely nor a reflection of any equivalent situation in history. but the stance they have taken in fighting this fight is to be infantile and puerile. and on the national debt question it just got exposed for what it is.
however, let us be bigger people than that. it is required of us as progressives. let us concur that while scotland now has literally zero legal obligation to accept any uk debt share, we do have a moral one and likely a political one when agreement discussions commence. keep in mind the legal and political distinction as time goes on. just as there will be costs to be divided and debts to be divided, so to there will be income and assets. such as the assets of the bank of england, for example, unless of course we remain in sterling, as everyone will be incentivised to ensure. you wouldn’t think that to listen to our london government of course.
so here for reasonable people everywhere is the obvious adult route through.
if scotland becomes independent and doesn’t take a share of the debt, the cost of servicing that debt will rise for the rest of the uk, as they will have a smaller economy servicing the same debt, so the risk will rise along with the costs. so the incentive is for the treasury to become adult again the minute we vote yes on this as in other issues.
the problem for scotland is that we have no credit rating. not our fault – it’s just we currently have no power to borrow. cambridge university has the power and a better credit rating than the uk. we need to establish a record of being good borrowers so the markets will lend to us at good rates. if we take on, say, £102bn inherited uk debt at current servicing costs of more than £4 billion per year, it is likely the cost of servicing it will go up as the markets watch for our credibility. the cost for the rest of the uk could rise also, especially if markets felt they were following through on their rhetoric on beggaring both neighbour and self.
we can publish fiscal rules and guidance, of course, but the markets learned from uk failures not always to believe them. they will judge us by what we do.
so it would be in everyone’s interest for the debt to remain with the uk debt management office (dmo) and for scotland to pay the cost of servicing it. the scottish dmo would then only be charged with raising the debt for funding scotland’s future deficits with the service charges in the millions not billions. this would ease the transition to a new credit history, ensure we met our moral obligations to the rest of the uk and remove any market jitter or administrative trouble for the uk treasury. it would also incentivise scotland to achieve a better risk rating and debt price than the uk, as many other small european countries have, and so pay down the inherited uk debt in time.
in such an outcome everyone wins and the transition to a fully empowered normal country is probably, as it will be, the smoothest of any new nation ever.
we start with a richer economy than any country that has become independent before. the question remaining is how well-managed the agreements will be on how it will work. ignore the infantile shouting and cries of “can’t” and reflect on the realities and the incentives to do right by all citizens on both sides of the tweed.
the reality is that this could, should and will be a model process with good outcomes. we really have been through too much together for too long for it to be any other way.
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2 muvd tɪ "ˈveɪkeɪt" hər ˈʤəʤmənt ənd "sɛt əˈsaɪd" hər ˈsɛntəns. ðət wɑz dɪˈnaɪd. 3 ˈɑrgjud ɪn ə ˈmoʊʃən ðət ɪt wɑz "ənˈlɔfəl" wɪn ʃi wɑz faʊnd tɪ hæv ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ðə tərmz əv hər drəŋk ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈsɛntəns. ðə kɔrt dɪˈnaɪd ðə ˈmoʊʃən. (ˈbækˌgraʊnd: ðɪs goʊz bæk tɪ meɪ ənd ʤun wɪn mɪst ə ˈælkəˌhɑl tɛst bɪˈkəz ʃi wɑz ɪn ˈtaɪˌlænd.) ɪn hɪz ˈrɪtən dɪˈsɪʒən, ʤəʤ ˈstivən ˈɛrənsən roʊt, "(astacio*) wɑz əˈwɛr əv ðə tərmz ənd kənˈdɪʃənz" ənd ʃi lɛft juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts "æt hər oʊn ˈpɛrəl." 4 ˈɑrgjud ɪn ə ˈmoʊʃən ðət ʃi wɑz ˌɪˈligəli ˈsɛntənst tɪ proʊˈbeɪʃən ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ. ðə kɔrt dɪˈnaɪd ðət ˈmoʊʃən. ɪn ðə ˈmoʊʃən, ˈɑrgjud ðə lɔ sɪz ʃi ʃʊd hæv bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈrɪtən lɪst əv ðə tərmz əv hər proʊˈbeɪʃən æt ðə taɪm əv hər ˈsɛntənsɪŋ. ʃi dɪd nɑt rɪˈsivd ənd saɪn ðə ˈrɪtən tərmz ənˈtɪl ʃi wɑz riˈlist frəm ʤeɪl ə wik ˈleɪtər. ʤəʤ ˈɔrdər rɪˈkɔld ðə keɪɑs ɪn ðə ˈkɔrˌtrum æt ðə taɪm ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈmɛmbər əv ʤəʤ ˈfæməli ˈjɛlɪŋ ənd sˈwɛrɪŋ æt ɪm. ʤəʤ ˈɔrdər ˈɔlsoʊ sɪz, "ðə dɪˈfɛndənt ɪz ə ˈsɪti kɔrt ʤəʤ" ənd "geɪv noʊ əˈbʤɛkʃənz tɪ ðə tərmz vɔɪst praɪər tɪ ˈsɛntənsɪŋ." (ˈbækˌgraʊnd: ðə deɪ ˈæftər ʤəʤ gɑt riˈlist frəm ðə mənˈroʊ ˈkaʊnti ʤeɪl, ʃi wɑz əˈlɛʤd tɪ hæv kənˈsumd ˈælkəˌhɑl wɪʧ ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ðə tərmz əv hər proʊˈbeɪʃən. ʤəʤ həz ˈɔlˌweɪz meɪnˈteɪnd ðət ʃi ˈnɛvər dræŋk ənd ðə ˈæŋkəl ˈmɑnətər dɪˈtɛktɪd ðə ˈælkəˌhɑl ɪn ðə fʊt krim ʃi juzd.) 5 ˈɑrgjud ʃi ʃʊd nɑt hæv tɪ peɪ fər ðə skræm (alcohol-monitoring*) ˈæŋkəl ˈbreɪslət. ðə kɔrt dɪˈnaɪd ðə ˈmoʊʃən. ʤəʤ ˈɛrənsən roʊt ʤəʤ "həz ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl əˈbɪləˌti tɪ peɪ ɪkˈspɛnsɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ hər ˈkrɪmənəl bɪˈheɪvjər... ˈæskɪŋ ðə ˈkaʊnti tɪ peɪ fər ðə ɪkˈspɛns ɪz ə slæp ɪn ðə feɪs tɪ ˈtækˌspeɪərz." ɪn hɪz moʊst ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈraɪtɪŋ, ʤəʤ ˈɛrənsən roʊt "ˌɪˈmæʤən ə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˈdiˈdəbəˈljuˈaɪ dɪˈfɛndənt ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ðət ˈtækˌspeɪərz peɪ fər ðə juz əv ə skræm dɪˈvaɪs!" ʤəʤ ˈɛrənsən raɪts ðət hi dɪz nɑt kənˈsɪdər ʤəʤ tɪ bi ə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr bət hi raɪts "ʃi meɪks noʊ kleɪm ðət ðə kɔst əv ðə dɪˈvaɪs kriˈeɪts ə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈhɑrdʃɪp." 6 ˈɑrgjud ɪn ə ˈmoʊʃən ðət hər ˈsɛntəns ɪz "hɑrʃ ənd ɪkˈsɛsɪv." ðə kɔrt ruld ɪt ɪz nɑt. ʤəʤ ˈɛrənsən raɪts ðət "(astacio*) həz ˈnɛvər ækˈnɑlɪʤd riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər hər bɪˈheɪvjərz. ʃi həz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ən ˈətər læk əv rɪˈspɛkt fər ˈɛni ənd ɔl əˈθɔrətiz." ʤəʤ ˈɛrənsən raɪts ðət proʊˈbeɪʃən "ɪz ˈtoʊtəli kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ə ˈbælənsɪŋ əv ˌriəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən, dɪˈtərəns, ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ənd ˌrɛtrəˈbjuʃən, ɛz rikˈwaɪərd baɪ lɔ." soʊ wɛr dɪz ðɪs liv ˈjuˈɛs? ʤəʤ rɪˈmeɪnz ɔn proʊˈbeɪʃən. ʃi həz əˈnəðər əˈpil ɪn frənt əv kɔrt ʤəʤ ˈwɪljəm ˈkɔʧər. həz riʧt aʊt tɪ ðə ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər, ʤəʤ ənd hər əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs. kɔrt ˈpeɪpərz
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2) astacio moved to "vacate" her judgment and "set aside" her sentence. that was denied.
3) astacio argued in a motion that it was "unlawful" when she was found to have violated the terms of her drunk driving sentence. the court denied the motion.
(background: this goes back to may and june when astacio missed a court-ordered alcohol test because she was in thailand.) in his written decision, judge stephen aronson wrote, "(astacio) was aware of the terms and conditions" and she left united states "at her own peril."
4) astacio argued in a motion that she was illegally sentenced to probation in july. the court denied that motion.
in the motion, astacio argued the law says she should have been given a written list of the terms of her probation at the time of her sentencing. she did not received and sign the written terms until she was released from jail a week later. judge aronson's order recalled the chaos in the courtroom at the time including a member of judge astacio's family yelling and swearing at him. judge aronson's order also says, "the defendant is a city court judge" and "gave no objections to the terms voiced prior to sentencing."
(background: the day after judge astacio got released from the monroe county jail, she was alleged to have consumed alcohol which violated the terms of her probation. judge astacio has always maintained that she never drank and the ankle monitor detected the alcohol in the foot cream she used.)
5) astacio argued she should not have to pay for the scram (alcohol-monitoring) ankle bracelet. the court denied the motion.
judge aronson wrote judge astacio "has the financiallity to pay expenses related to her criminal behavior... asking the county to pay for the expense is a slap in the face to taxpayers." in his most animated writing, judge aronson wrote "imagine a billionaire dwi defendant insisting that taxpayers pay for the use of a scram device!" judge aronson writes that he does not consider judge astacio to be a billionaire but he writes "she makes no claim that the cost of the device creates a financial hardship."
6) astacio argued in a motion that her sentence is "harsh and excessive." the court ruled it is not.
judge aronson writes that "(astacio) has never acknowledged responsibility for her behaviors. she has demonstrated an utter lack of respect for any and all authorities." judge aronson writes that probation "is totally consistent with a balancing of rehabilitation, deterrence, isolation and retribution, as required by law."
so where does this leave us?
judge astacio remains on probation. she has another appeal in front of acting-county court judge william kocher.
news10nbc has reached out to the prosecutor, judge astacio and her attorney's office.
court papers
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ɪmˈbɛd ðɪs ɔn jʊr saɪt! ˈɪmɪʤ sɔrs: bɛst ʧɔɪs rəvˈjuz ðə ˈkæmərə ˌrivˈju ˈɛdɪtərz æt bɛst ʧɔɪs rəvˈjuz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈrisərʧ ðə ˈtɑpɪk əv: ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈfɪnɪʃ: ðə raɪz əv ˈoʊvər ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkæmərə ə tsuˈnɑmi əv ˈjusɪʤ ɪn 2013 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈrisənt ˈstədi baɪ ˈrisərʧ: 1 ˈbɪljən: ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈæktɪv, ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd, ɪn juz əraʊnd ðə wərld baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2013 2 57 pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈmɑrkɪt hɛld baɪ ˈænˌdrɔɪd 3 21 pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt kleɪmd baɪ ˈioʊs 4 ˈəðər ki pleɪərz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ˈwɪndoʊz ˈjuzərz, prɪˈdɪktɪd æt 45 ˈmɪljən ənd ˈblækˌbɛri 10 10 ˈmɪljən ˈjuzərz ˈspikɪŋ əv android…*… 1 55 pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈoʊnərz ɪn ʤəˈpæn ər ˈjuzərz ˈvərsəz. 39 pərˈsɛnt fər ˈioʊs 2 ˈænˌdrɔɪd ɪz ˈnəmbər wən ɪn nu ˈzilənd 41 ðə juz. 40 ənd ˈʧaɪnə 38 bət dɪz nɑt ˈdɑməˌneɪt ɪn ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈsərˌveɪd ˈkəntri ɪkˈsɛpt ˌɑrʤənˈtinə 33 pərˈsɛnt ˈvərsəz. 18 fər ˈblækˌbɛri) fækt: 52 əv ʧaɪˈniz rɪˈspɑndənts ˈsərˌveɪd sɛd ðeɪ juz ə bɪˈkəz ðeɪ kən juz ɪt biɪŋ sin easily.”*.” seɪm rɪˈspɑns ɪn ˈiʤɪpt 43 ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ 41 ənd brəˈzɪl 39 ˈjuzər ˈfrɛndli 59 əv ʧaɪˈniz ˈjuzərz ʃɑp frəm ðɛr foʊnz, kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ˈoʊnli 41 ɪn ˈiʤɪpt. 41 pərˈsɛnt əv ʧaɪˈniz ˈjuzərz ˈɔlsoʊ ləv tɪ raɪt rəvˈjuz, praɪˈmɛrəli əv ˈloʊkəl ˈbɪznɪsɪz ˈæftər ˈlʊkɪŋ ɪt əp ɔn ðɛr. ɪn ʤəˈpæn ˈoʊnli 24 əv rɪˈspɑndənts du ðɪs. 50 əv nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkənz, əˈmɛrɪkənz ənd kəˈneɪdiənz, juz ðɛr foʊnz tɪ sərʧ fər ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ənd bɑrz. ðeɪ liv hoʊm wɪˈθaʊt ɪt 80 pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv juz. ˈoʊnərz hu seɪ ðeɪ liv hoʊm wɪˈθaʊt ðɛr wən ɪn θri wʊd ˈivɪn gɪv əp ðɛr ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛr ˈmoʊbəl devices!”*!” ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti ɪkˈsploʊʒən: 6 ɔˈstreɪljə, u.k*., sˈwidən, ˈnɔrˌweɪ, ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ənd iʧ hæv mɔr ðən 50 pərˈsɛnt əv ðɛr ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɔn smartphones,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈgugəl ˈmoʊbəl ædz grup ˈprɑdəkt ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈmænɪʤər daɪ fæm. 7 ˈnəmbər əv əˈdɪʃənəl countries—u.s*., nu ˈzilənd, ˈdɛnˌmɑrk, ˈaɪərlənd, ˈnɛðərləndz, speɪn ənd naʊ hæv ˈgreɪtər ðən 40 pərˈsɛnt ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃən. moʊst ˈpɑpjələr æps: ˈgipiˈɛs ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən tɑpt ˈɪnstənt ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ ɛz ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. ˈgipiˈɛs ˈjusɪʤ ˈlidərz: 1 ˈfɪnˌlænd 77 2 sˈwidən 75 3 ˈdɛnˌmɑrk 88 4 brəˈzɪl 68 5 ɔˈstreɪljə 66 6 ˈʤərməni 57 7 speɪn 56 8 ˈjuˈɛs 54 9 41 ˈsɛkənd moʊst ˈpɑpjələr æp, ˈɪnstənt ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ 1 brəˈzɪl 68 2 ˈʧaɪnə 67 3 ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ 64 4 ˈkænədə 46 5 ˈɪtəli, speɪn, ˈnɛðərləndz, ənd sˈwidən (bɪtˈwin 6 ˈjuˈɛs 40 7 fræns 38 8 ˈʤərməni 34 9 ðə 26 foʊn ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv 2013 ˈɪndiən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ɪz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ðə fərst fər ˈvɪʒwəli ˌɪmˈpɛrd ˈpipəl: 1 ðə skrin kənˈteɪnz pɪnz wɪʧ muv tɪ fɔrm breɪl ˈkɛrɪktərz wɪn ən ˌɛˌsɛˈmɛs ər iˈmeɪl ɪz rɪˈsivd 2 ɪt ˈjuzɪz ʃeɪp ˈmɛməri ˈæˌlɔɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɪʧ ɪnˈʃʊrz pɪnz ˈkɑnˌtrækt bæk tɪ ðɛr ərˈɪʤənəl pəˈzɪʃən 3 ðə foʊn wɪl ˈriˌteɪl fər əˈbaʊt 185 4 foʊn dɪz nɑt hæv ən əˈfɪʃəl neɪm, jɛt 5, ən ˌɪnərˈækʃən dɪˈzaɪn ˈgræʤəˌweɪt əv ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv dɪˈzaɪn, keɪm əp wɪθ ðə aɪˈdiə fər ðə foʊn θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ ər dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ðə seɪlz əv ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkæmərəz 27 pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈpɪkʧərz ˈteɪkən baɪ əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈjuzɪŋ ə ɪn 2011 17 pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈpɪkʧərz ˈteɪkən ˈjuzɪŋ ə ɪn 2010 20 pərˈsɛnɪʤ ˈdiˌkris ɪn ˈtoʊtəl ˈgloʊbəl ˈʃɪpmənts əv kənˈsumər ˈdɪʤɪtəl stɪl ˈkæmərəz prɪˈdɪktɪd fər 2013 46 əˈmaʊnt, ɪn ˈbɪljənz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪn seɪlz baɪ ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkæmərə ˈɪndəstri θru 2017 ˈsɔrsəz http://investorplace.com/2013/01/the-digital-camera-market-an-ugly-picture*/ http://www.abiresearch.com/research/product/1004938-smartphone-technologies-and-markets*/
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photo finish: the rise of smartphones over digital camera
a tsunami of smartphone usage in 2013
according to a recent study by abi research:
1. 1.4 billion: total number of the number of active smartphones, estimated, in use around the world by the end of 2013
2. 57: percentage of smartphone market held by android
3. 21: percentage of the smartphone market claimed by ios
4. other key players expected to be windows users, predicted at 45 million and blackberry 10, 10 million users
speaking of android…
1. 55 percentage of smartphone owners in japan are users vs. 39 percent for ios
2. android is number one in new zealand (41 %), the u.s. (40 %), and china (38 %), but does not dominate in any other surveyed country except argentina (33 percent vs. 18 % for blackberry)
fact: 52 % of chinese respondents surveyed said they use a smartphone because they can use it “without being seen easily.” same response in egypt (43%), mexico (41%) and brazil (39%).
user friendly
• 59 % of chinese users shop from their phones, compared with only 41% in second-place egypt.
• 41 percent of chinese users also love to write reviews, primarily of local businesses after looking it up on their smartphone. in japan only 24% of respondents do this.
• 50 % of north americans, americans and canadians, use their phones to search for restaurants and bars.
they don’t leave home without it
80: percentage of u.s. smartphone owners who say they don’t leave home without their device—and one in three would even give up their tv before their mobile devices!”
popularity explosion:
6: australia, u.k., sweden, norway, saudi arabia and uae each have more than 50 percent of their population on smartphones,” according to google mobile ads group product marketing manager dai pham.
7: number of additional countries—u.s., new zealand, denmark, ireland, netherlands, spain and switzerland—that now have greater than 40 percent smartphone penetration.
most popular apps: gps navigation topped instant messaging as an application. gps usage leaders:
1. finland (77%)
2. sweden (75%)
3. denmark (88%)
4. brazil (68%)
5. australia (66%)
6. germany (57%)
7. spain (56%)
8. us (54%)
9. uk (41%)
second most popular app, instant messaging
1. brazil 68%)
2. china (67%)
3. mexico (64%)
4. canada (46%)
5. italy, spain, netherlands, and sweden (between 43%-to-48%)
6. us (40%)
7. france (38%)
8. germany (34%)
9. the uk (26%)
smart-in-braille phone is coming before the end of 2013
indian engineer sumit dagar is developing the world’s first smartphone for visually impaired people:
1. the phone’s screen contains pins which move to form braille characters when an sms or email is received
2. it uses shape memory alloy technology which ensures pins contract back to their original position
3. the phone will retail for about $185
4. phone does not have an official name, yet
5. dagar, an interaction design graduate of india’s national institute of design, came up with the idea for the phone three years ago
smartphones are destroying the sales of standalone digital cameras
27: percentage of pictures taken by americans using a smartphone in 2011.
17: percentage of pictures taken using a smartphone in 2010.
20: percentage decrease in total global shipments of consumer digital still cameras predicted for 2013.
46: amount, in billions expected in sales by the digital camera industry through 2017.
sources
http://www.reportlinker.com/p01025605/global-digital-camera-industry-trend-profit-and-forecast-analysis.html
http://focustaiwan.mobi/latestnews/latestnewsshow.aspx?newsid=201305040017
http://investorplace.com/2013/01/the-digital-camera-market-an-ugly-picture/
http://pmanewsline.com/tag/camera-sales/#.uy6lhpxknow
http://www.abiresearch.com/research/product/1004938-smartphone-technologies-and-markets/
http://www.webpronews.com/google-analyzes-how-people-use-smartphones-in-different-countries-2012-05
http://www.businessinsider.com/13-amazing-facts-about-smartphone-use-around-the-world-2012-5
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110711006694/en/idg-global-survey-shows-smartphone-growing-rapidly
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/26/tech/mobile/first-braille-smartphone
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tu mənθs ˈæftər ə ˈgənmən kɪld ˈdəzənz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ən ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈnaɪtˌkləb, ðə saʊnd əv ˈpɑpɪŋ bəˈlunz ˈprɑmptɪd ˈʃɑpərz tɪ ˈfrænəkəli fli ən ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ mɔl, ˈɪnʤərɪŋ naɪn. ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs əˈfɪʃəlz ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ˈdɛpjəti roʊz ˈsɪlvə tɛlz nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛts ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈgənmən æt ðə ˈflɔrɪdə mɔl. ðə laʊd saʊnz wər ˈæˌkʧuəli frəm sɪks lɑrʤ bəˈlunz biɪŋ pɑpt ɛz pɑrt əv ən ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən fər ðə grænd ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ˈfɔrmər ˈsɪŋər ʤoʊi nu ˈrɛˌstrɑnt. ˈdɛpjətiz seɪ ən əˈnaʊnsmɛnt wɑz meɪd ɔn ðə pɑ ˈsɪstəm ˌɪnˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈʃɑpərz ənd ɪmˈplɔɪiz ðət ðə tɛst wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ bi kənˈdəktəd, bət ðə laʊd ˈnɔɪzɪz stɪl kɔzd ˈpipəl tɪ rən. ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈkaʊnti faɪər ənd ˈrɛskju əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ naɪn ˈpipəl wər ˈtritɪd æt ðə sin, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ fɔr hu wər ˈhɑspɪtəˌlaɪzd fər ˈmaɪnər ˈɪnʤəriz.
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two months after a gunman killed dozens inside an orlando nightclub, the sound of popping balloons prompted shoppers to frantically flee an orlando mall, injuring nine.
orange county sheriff's officials spokeswoman deputy rose silva tells news outlets there was no gunman at the florida mall. the loud sounds were actually from six large balloons being popped as part of an industry-standard inspection for the grand opening of former 'nsync singer joey fatone's new restaurant.
deputies say an announcement was made on the pa system informing shoppers and employees that the test was about to be conducted, but the loud noises still caused people to run.
orange county fire and rescue officials say nine people were treated at the scene, including four who were hospitalized for minor injuries.
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bæk ɪn pɑrt 4 əv ðɪs ˈsɪriz wi ˌɪntrəˈdust tu ˈmɛθədz əv ˈækˌsɛsɪŋ frəm ɑr kəˈnɛkt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈviə ðə (ˈbraʊzər) ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ɛz wiv ˈrɪtən ɔl əv ɑr koʊd ɪn soʊ fɑr, ɪts ə ʃeɪm tɪ hæv swɪʧ tɪ əˈnəðər ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ɪn ðɪs ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt wɪl teɪk ə lʊk æt ənd haʊ wi kən ˈɪnəˌgreɪt ɪt ˈɪntu ɑr ˈprɑʤɛkt. riˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ɑr kəˈnɛkt ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ɪn pɑrt 4 wi ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈækˌsɛsɪŋ ðə ˈviə ðə ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt. ðɪs ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ ˈstændərd tɪ ˈoʊpən ə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈʧænəl bɪtˈwin ðə ˈpɛrənt (i.e*.) peɪʤ ənd ðə ʧaɪld peɪʤ (i.e*. ɛmˈbɛdɪd kəˈnɛkt ˈkɑntɛnt). ðɪs ˈjuzɪz ə ˈspɛʃəl() kɔl tɪ hæv ðə ˈpɛrənt peɪʤ meɪk ˈeɪˈsɪŋkrənəs kɔlz ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə ʧaɪld. wi prəˈvaɪdɪd səm ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ɪn pɑrt 4 əv əv ðɪs ˈsɪriz: kəˈnɛkt ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrts ə klaɪənt saɪd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ˌeɪˈpi (fər plugins*") ðət əˈlaʊz ju tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ðə hoʊst ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ju kən meɪk ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪtəd rɪkˈwɛsts tɪ ðə rɛst ap.require('request*', function(request*) rɪkˈwɛst({ url*: 1.0/user*/', səkˈsɛs: function(data*) $('#displayname*') .text(data.user.display_name*) .next('.loading').hide*(); ənd sɛt ˈkʊkiz (ˈbraʊzər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈpɑləsiz ˈɔfən prɪˈvɛnt ðɪs frəm biɪŋ dən ɪn iframes*). 'example-visits*'; ap.require('cookie*', function(cookie*) cookie.read(cookie_name*, function(visits*) ˈvɪzɪts (ˈvɪzɪts parseint(visits*) 0 1 cookie.save(cookie_name*, ˈvɪzɪts, 30 $('#pagevisits*') .text(visits*) .next('.loading').hide*(); ˌhaʊˈɛvər ɛz wiv ˈrɪtən ɑr ɪn pjʊr soʊ fɑr ɪt simz ə ʃeɪm nɑt goʊ ðə hoʊl weɪ. ˈɛnər... soʊ wət ɪz? ɪz ə ˈvərʒən əv ðət ˈtɑrgəts ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ənd ˈgugəl ˈkloʊʒər. ðɪs əˈlaʊz dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ raɪt ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈsəbˌsɛt əv ðət wɪl rən ɪn ðə ˈbraʊzər. ðɪs brɪŋz ə ˈnəmbər əv ædˈvæntɪʤɪz səʧ ɛz ˈdætə ˈstrəkʧərz, macros*, ənd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈviə (ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv wɪʧ wɪl gɪt ˈɪntu ɪn ə ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt). soʊ lɛts pɔrt ɑr ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt wɪʧ ˈɪnərˌfeɪsɪz wɪθ ðə tɪ... riˈstrəkʧərɪŋ ɑr ˈprɑʤɛkt bət ðə fərst θɪŋ wɪl wɔnt tɪ du ɪz riˈstrəkʧər ɑr ˈprɑʤɛkt ə ˈlɪtəl. baɪ dɪˈfɔlt ˈpleɪsɪz ɔl koʊd ˈɪntu src*/ ˌhaʊˈɛvər wɪl naʊ bi ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ tu kəmˈpaɪlərz (wən fər ənd əˈnəðər fər), soʊ ɪts gʊd ˈpræktɪs tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ðə tu codebases*, soʊ wɪl muv ðɛm ˈɪntu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt subdirectories*: [ssmith:~/projects/hello-connect*] -pi/ [ssmith:~/projects/hello-connect*] src/hello_connect*// [ssmith:~/projects/hello-connect*] -pi src/cljs/hello_connect*/ naʊ wi hæv ənd wi ʤɪst nid tɪ tɛl əˈbaʊt ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ɑr ["src*" "src/clojure*"] ["tɛst" "test/clojure*"] ˈtrænsˌleɪtɪŋ frəm tɪ naʊ ðət wi hæv ə hoʊm fər ɑr ˈmɑʤul, lɛts ˈproʊdus ə streɪt pɔrt əv tɪm ɪgˈzæmpəl ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt: kəˈnɛkt ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrts ə klaɪənt saɪd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ˌeɪˈpi (fər plugins*") ðət əˈlaʊz ju tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ðə hoʊst ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ju kən meɪk ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪtəd rɪkˈwɛsts tɪ ðə rɛst (:ˌrikˈwaɪər :ɛz ˈridər] :ɛz dɑm] :ɛz staɪl])) (enable-console-print*!) [ˈdætə] (lɛt [neɪm ˈdætə) "ˈjuzər") "display_name*")] "displayname*") neɪm)) "nloading*") fɔls)))) (.ˌrikˈwaɪər "rɪkˈwɛst" [rɪkˈwɛst] (rɪkˈwɛst {"url*" 1.0/user*/" "səkˈsɛs"})))) ənd sɛt ˈkʊkiz (ˈbraʊzər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈpɑləsiz ˈɔfən prɪˈvɛnt ðɪs frəm biɪŋ dən ɪn iframes*). "example-visits*") [kaʊnt] "pagevisits*") kaʊnt)) "cloading*") fɔls))) (.ˌrikˈwaɪər "ˈkʊki" [ˈkʊki] (.rɛd ˈkʊki [ˈvɪzɪts] (lɛt [ɛn (ɪŋk ˈvɪzɪts))] (.seɪv ˈkʊki ɛn 30 ɛn)))))) ɛz ju kən si əˈbəv, ðɪs lʊks laɪk ə ˈmɪksʧər əv ənd ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt. ðə fərst θɪŋ wi du ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrt səm əv ðə ˈkloʊʒər ənd juˈtɪlətiz, ənd ðɛn dɪˈfaɪn səm ˈfəŋkʃənz tɪ juz ðiz ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ðə dɑm ənd sɛt ɑr ˈvæljuz. ðɛn wi meɪk tu kɔlz tɪ ðə() wɪθ tɪ ˈlʊkəp ðə ˈvæljuz. wɪʧ ɪz tɪ seɪ ɑr koʊd ˈfəŋkʃənz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm ɛz ðə ərˈɪʤənəl. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmeɪʤər ˈdɪfərəns ɪz ðət wɪr ˈjuzɪŋ ˈkloʊʒər ˈlaɪbrɛˌri tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ðə dɑm ˌɪnˈstɛd əv jquery*. ˈbɪldɪŋ wi pʊt ðɪs koʊd ˈɪntu ənd naʊ wi nid tɪ kəmˈpaɪl ɪt. ˈnæʧərəli həz ə tɪ hɛlp wɪθ ðɪs, soʊ lɛts æd ɪt tɪ ðə ˈsɛkʃən: wi ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ æd ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ ðə :dɪˈpɛndənsiz ˈsɛkʃən: (ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz ju kən juz lin ˈeɪnʧənt tɪ kip ðiz dɪˈpɛndənsiz əp tɪ deɪt.) naʊ wi nid tɪ kənˈfɪgjər ðə kəmˈpaɪlər ˌɪtˈsɛlf, wɪʧ həz səm ˈtreɪˌdɔfs ənd meɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər səm ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən... ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə kəmˈpaɪlər ðə ˈgugəl ˈkloʊʒər kəmˈpaɪlər həz ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈlɛvəlz ðət hæv ˈdɪfərənt ˈifɛkts ɔn ðə code-base*. ðə meɪn tu wɪr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ər :nən wɪʧ ɪz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd fər dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ənd :ədˈvænst wɪʧ ɪz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd fər pərˈdəkʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər :nən rikˈwaɪərz ðə dɪˈvɛləpər tɪ prəˈvaɪd səm dɪˈpɛndənsiz ˈmænjuəli wɪʧ ər nɑt rikˈwaɪərd ɪn pərˈdəkʃən (ɛz :ədˈvænst dɪz mɔr ˈpækɪŋ ənd minimisation*); ðɪs ˈifɛktɪvli minz ju məst juz sˈlaɪtli ˈdɪfərənt ɪn dɛv, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt ə greɪt aɪˈdiə. ɪt ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli kənˈsɪdərd bæd ˈpræktɪs tɪ meɪk ə lɔt əv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈmuvɪŋ frəm dɛv tɪ pərˈdəkʃən. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd ðə :ədˈvænst ər ˈrɪli sloʊ 11 ˈsɛkənd ˌkɑmpəˈleɪʃən taɪm fər ɑr ˈsɪmpəl koʊd). ˌhaʊˈɛvər laɪk sloʊ ˈstɑrˌtəp taɪm nɑt biɪŋ ən ˈɪʃu ɪn ˈpræktɪs bɪˈkəz wi ˈɔlˌweɪz liv ðə ˈrənɪŋ, ɪn ˈpræktɪs wi doʊnt riˈbɪld frəm skræʧ. waɪl səˈpɔrts dɪˈvɛləpmənt, əˈnəðər ˈɔpʃən ɪz tɪ juz ɪts ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl ˌkɑmpəˈleɪʃən. ˈbeɪsɪkli ɔl wi nid tɪ du ɪz rən lin ˈɔtoʊ ənd nɑt ˈoʊnli wɪl ɪt kəmˈpaɪl ðə koʊd bət ɪt wɪl wɔʧ ðə sɔrs faɪlz ənd ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt ə kənˈdɪʃənəl ˌkɑmpəˈleɪʃən ɔn ʧeɪnʤ, wɪʧ ɪz məʧ ˈfæstər: [ssmith:~/projects/hello-connect*] lin ˈɔtoʊ ˈwɑʧɪŋ fər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˌbiˈfɔr kəmˈpaɪlɪŋ... kəmˈpaɪlɪŋ "target/cljs/public/cljs/core.js*" frəm ["src/cljs*"]... səkˈsɛsfəli kəmˈpaɪld "target/cljs/public/cljs/core.js*" ɪn ˈsɛkəndz. kəmˈpaɪlɪŋ "target/cljs/public/cljs/core.js*" frəm ["src/cljs*"]... səkˈsɛsfəli kəmˈpaɪld "target/cljs/public/cljs/core.js*" ɪn ˈsɛkəndz. ənd fər mɔr ədˈvænst dɪˈvɛləpmənt sɪˈnɛrioʊz ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ figwheel*, wɪʧ wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪntu ə ˈrənɪŋ ˈbraʊzər ˈwɪndoʊ. soʊ wi wɔnt tɪ bɪld ɑr wɪθ :ədˈvænst, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðɛr ɪz wən ˈgɑʧə ɪn duɪŋ ðət. :ədˈvænst ɪz ˈvɛri əˈgrɛsɪv ənd wɪl ˈmæŋgəl ˈɛni ˈfəŋkʃən neɪmz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfəŋkʃənz ðət ər ɪkˈstərnəl tɪ ɑr koʊd; ɪn ðɪs keɪs ðə() (.ˌrikˈwaɪər) kɔlz. ðɛr ə ˈkəpəl əv weɪz tɪ fɪks ðɪs, bət ðə list ˌɪnˈtrusɪv ɪz tɪ ʤɪst dɪˈklɛr ˈɛni 'prəˈtɛktɪd' ˈsɪmbəlz tɪ ðə kəmˈpaɪlər. ðɪs ɪz dən baɪ ˈædɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ə faɪl ɔn ðə pæθ, ɪn ɑr keɪs ˈəndər ˌeɪˈpi ˈfəŋkʃən() function(method*, func*) ðɪs dɪˈklɛrz ðət ðə ˌeɪˈpi ˈmɑʤul ənd ˌrikˈwaɪər() ˈfəŋkʃənz ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈmæŋgəld. ˈbɪldɪŋ (əˈgɛn) naʊ wi kən gɪv ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪt nidz tɪ kəmˈpaɪl ɑr koʊd ɪn ɑr {:bɪldz ["src/cljs*"] :kəmˈpaɪlər "target/cljs/public/cljs/core.js*" ["ap-externs.js*"] :ədˈvænst}}]} ðɪs kəmˈpaɪlz ɑr koʊd ˈɪntu ə ˈsɪŋgəl faɪl ɪf wi ˈɪʃu lin ˈɔtoʊ wid ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ðɪs koʊd wɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ ɑr soʊ wi æd ðə ˈaʊtˌpʊt dɪˈrɛktəri ˈɪntu ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz pæθ soʊ ɪt gɪts mərʤd wɪθ ɔl ɑr ˈəðər, css*, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə: ["ˈrisɔrsɪz" "target/cljs*"] əv kɔrs, wi ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt ɑr tɪ juz ɑr ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt. ˈoʊpən ɑr ˈtɛmplət ənd ʧeɪnʤ ðə laɪn: <skrɪpt src="/js/addon.js"></script*> tɪ: <skrɪpt src="/cljs/core.js"></script*> ðə læst θɪŋ wi nid tɪ du ɪz tɛl ðət wi wʊd laɪk ɑr kɔld ɛz pɑrt əv ˈɛni bɪldz ɪt pərˈfɔrmz: :hʊks [leiningen.cljsbuild*] ənd ðæts ɪt. wi kən naʊ bɪld ənd rən ɑr ɛz wi dɪd ɪn pɑrt 5 ənd wi kən si ɑr ˈrənɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈbraʊzərz. nɛkst taɪm wiv prəˈdust ə lɔt əv ˈbɔɪlərˌpleɪt koʊd ˈoʊvər ðiz 6 pɑrts əv ɑr tuˈtɔriəl. bət ˈbɔɪlərˌpleɪt ˈɪzənt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət fɪts ˈɪntu ðə wərld; ɪf ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv ðɛn ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd əˈweɪ. ɪn ðə nɛkst ˌɪnˈstɔlmənts wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ə lʊk æt səm əv ðə weɪz ənd ɪts ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm ɪˈneɪbəlz ðɪs. ðə koʊd ðə koʊd fər ðɪs pɑrt əv ðə tuˈtɔriəl ˈsɪriz ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə tæg ɪn ðə əˈkəmpəniɪŋ riˈpɑzəˌtɔri. ðɛr wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi koʊd əˈpɪrɪŋ ðɛr fər ðə ˈleɪtər pɑrts ɛz aɪ wərk ɔn ðɛm ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ skɪp əˈhɛd.
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back in part 4 of this series we introduced two methods of accessing bitbucket from our atlassian connect add-on, including via the client-side (browser) javascript api. however as we've written all of our server-side code in clojure so far, it's a shame to have switch to another language. in this installment we'll take a look at clojurescript and how we can integrate it into our project.
revisiting our connect javascript
in part 4 we introduced accessing the bitbucket api via the javascript api. this api uses the cross-domain messaging standard to open a communication channel between the parent (i.e. bitbucket) page and the iframe child page (i.e. embedded connect add-on content). this api uses a special ap.require() call to have the parent page make asynchronous calls on behalf of the child iframe. we provided some examples of using this api in part 4 of of this series:
// bitbucket connect also supports a client side library - ap (for "atlassian plugins") - that // allows you to interact with the host application. for example, you can make authenticated // requests to the bitbucket rest api ... ap.require('request', function(request) { request({ url: '/1.0/user/', success: function(data) { $('#displayname') .text(data.user.display_name) .next('.loading').hide(); } }); }); // ... and set cookies (browser security policies often prevent this from being done in iframes). var cookie_name = 'example-visits'; ap.require('cookie', function(cookie) { cookie.read(cookie_name, function(visits) { visits = (visits ? parseint(visits) : 0) + 1; cookie.save(cookie_name, visits, 30); $('#pagevisits') .text(visits) .next('.loading').hide(); }); });
however as we've written our add-on in pure clojure so far it seems a shame not go the whole way. enter clojurescript...
so what is clojurescript?
clojurescript is a version of clojure that targets javascript and google closure. this allows developers to write a major subset of clojure that will run in the browser. this brings a number of advantages such as immutable/persistent data structures, macros, and access to channel-based concurrency via core.async (the benefits of which we'll get into in a later installment). so let's port our javascript which interfaces with the bitbucket api to clojurescript...
restructuring our project
but the first thing we'll want to do is restructure our project a little. by default leiningen places all clojure code into src/ . however we'll now be working with two compilers (one for clojure and another for clojurescript), so it's good practice to separate the two codebases, so we'll move them into separate subdirectories:
[ssmith:~/projects/hello-connect] $ mkdir -p src/clojure/ [ssmith:~/projects/hello-connect] $ mv src/hello_connect/ src/clojure/ [ssmith:~/projects/hello-connect] $ mkdir -p src/cljs/hello_connect/
now we have src/clojure and src/cljs ; we just need to tell leiningen about this change in our project.clj :
:source-paths ["src" "src/clojure"] :test-paths ["test" "test/clojure"]
translating from js to cljs
now that we have a home for our clojurescript module, let's produce a straight port of tim pettersen's example javascript:
;; bitbucket connect also supports a client side library - ap (for "atlassian plugins") - that ;; allows you to interact with the host application. for example, you can make authenticated ;; requests to the bitbucket rest api ... (ns hello_connect.core (:require [cljs.reader :as reader] [goog.dom :as dom] [goog.style :as style])) (enable-console-print!) (defn set-name [data] (let [name (((js->clj data) "user") "display_name")] (-> (dom/getelement "displayname") (dom/settextcontent name)) (-> (dom/getelement "nloading") (style/setelementshown false)))) (.require js/ap "request" (fn [request] (request (clj->js {"url" "/1.0/user/" "success" set-name})))) ;; ... and set cookies (browser security policies often prevent this from being done in iframes). (def cookie-name "example-visits") (defn set-count [count] (-> (dom/getelement "pagevisits") (dom/settextcontent count)) (-> (dom/getelement "cloading") (style/setelementshown false))) (.require js/ap "cookie" (fn [cookie] (.read cookie cookie-name (fn [visits] (let [n (inc (reader/read-string visits))] (.save cookie cookie-name n 30) (set-count n))))))
as you can see above, this looks like a mixture of clojure and javascript. the first thing we do is import some of the closure and clojure utilities, and then define some functions to use these libraries to manipulate the dom and set our values. then we make two calls to the bitbucket ap.require() api with callbacks to lookup the values. which is to say our code functions almost exactly the same as the original. the only major difference is that we're using google's closure library to manipulate the dom instead of jquery.
building clojurescript
we put this code into src/cljs/hello_connect/core.cljs , and now we need to compile it. naturally leiningen has a plugin to help with this, so let's add it to the :plugins section:
[lein-cljsbuild "1.1.1"]
we also need to add clojurescript itself to the :dependencies section:
[org.clojure/clojurescript "1.7.48"]
(as always you can use lein ancient to keep these dependencies up to date.)
now we need to configure the compiler itself, which has some trade-offs and may require some explanation...
understanding the clojure/closure compiler
the google closure compiler has a number of optimisation levels that have different effects on the code-base. the main two we're interested in are :none , which is recommended for development, and :advanced which is recommended for production. however :none requires the developer to provide some dependencies manually which are not required in production (as :advanced does more packing and minimisation); this effectively means you must use slightly different html in dev, which is not a great idea. it is usually considered bad practice to make a lot of changes moving from dev to production. on the other hand the :advanced optimisations are really slow (11 second compilation time for our simple clojurescript code). however like clojure/leiningen's slow start-up time not being an issue in practice because we always leave the repl running, in practice we don't rebuild clojurescript from scratch. while clojurescript supports repl development, another option is to use its incremental compilation. basically all we need to do is run lein cljsbuild auto and not only will it compile the code but it will watch the source files and initiate a conditional compilation on change, which is much faster:
[ssmith:~/projects/hello-connect] $ lein cljsbuild auto watching for changes before compiling clojurescript... compiling "target/cljs/public/cljs/core.js" from ["src/cljs"]... successfully compiled "target/cljs/public/cljs/core.js" in 10.46 seconds. compiling "target/cljs/public/cljs/core.js" from ["src/cljs"]... successfully compiled "target/cljs/public/cljs/core.js" in 2.489 seconds.
and for more advanced development scenarios there is also figwheel, which will also live-load clojurescript into a running browser window.
so we want to build our clojurescript with :advanced optimisations, however there is one gotcha in doing that. :advanced is very aggressive and will mangle any function names, including functions that are external to our code; in this case the ap.require() / (.require js/ap) calls. there a couple of ways to fix this, but the least intrusive is to just declare any 'protected' symbols to the compiler. this is done by adding them to a file on the path, in our case under resources/ap-externs.js :
var ap = function() {} ap.require = function(method, func) {}
this declares that the ap module and require() functions should not be mangled.
building clojurescript (again)
now we can give leiningen the information it needs to compile our code in our project.clj :
:cljsbuild {:builds [{:source-paths ["src/cljs"] :compiler {:output-to "target/cljs/public/cljs/core.js" :externs ["ap-externs.js"] :optimizations :advanced}}]}
this compiles our code into a single file core.js if we issue lein cljsbuild auto . we'd also like to include this code when building our uberjar , so we add the output directory into the resources path so it gets merged with all our other html, css, etc:
:resource-paths ["resources" "target/cljs"]
of course, we also need to update our html to use our generated javascript. open our template connect-example.selmer and change the line:
<script src="/js/addon.js"></script>
to:
<script src="/cljs/core.js"></script>
the last thing we need to do is tell leiningen that we would like our cljsbuild called as part of any builds it performs:
:hooks [leiningen.cljsbuild]
and that's it. we can now build and run our uberjar as we did in part 5, and we can see our clojurescript running in the browsers.
next time
we've produced a lot of boilerplate code over these 6 parts of our tutorial. but boilerplate isn't something that fits into the clojure world; if something is repetitive then it should be automated away. in the next installments we're going to have a look at some of the ways clojure and its ecosystem enables this.
the code
the code for this part of the tutorial series is available in the part-6 tag in the accompanying hello-connect bitbucket repository. there will also be code appearing there for the later parts as i work on them if you want to skip ahead.
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ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 4 1939 ðə ˈjæŋkiz hɛld ˈgɛrɪg əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən day,”*,” ɪn wɪʧ hi bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst pleɪər ɪn ðə ˈmeɪʤər ligz tɪ hæv hɪz ˈnəmbər rɪˈtaɪrd. bɪtˈwin geɪmz əv ə double-header*, ˈfɔrmər ˈtimˌmeɪts ənd ˈdɪgnəˌtɛriz ˈɑnərd ˈgɛrɪg wɪθ ˈspiʧɪz ənd ðɛn əˈdrɛst ðə kraʊd: ðə pæst tu wiks ju hæv bɪn ˈrɛdɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə bæd breɪk. jɛt təˈdeɪ aɪ kənˈsɪdər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ðə ˈləkiəst mæn ɔn ðə feɪs əv ðə ərθ soʊ aɪ kloʊz ɪn seɪɪŋ ðət aɪ meɪ hæv hæd ə təf breɪk, bət aɪ hæv ən ˈɔfəl lɔt tɪ lɪv rɪˈmeɪnd wɪθ ðə tim tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp kɑrd fər ðə rɪˈmeɪndər əv ðə yankees’*’ wərld ˈsizən. ˈæftər ðə ˈsizən, hi wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd tɪ ðə ˈbeɪsˈbɔl hɔl əv feɪm nu jɔrk meɪər fiɔˈrɛloʊ lɑ gˈwɑrdiə ˈɔfərd ɪm ðə ʤɑb əv nu jɔrk ˈsɪti pəroʊl kəˈmɪʃənər. ˈgɛrɪg sərvd ə jɪr ənd ə hæf ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˈfɪzɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən bɪˈkeɪm tu pur tɪ kənˈtɪnju. ɪn ˈlɛtərz bɪtˈwin ˈgɛrɪg ənd hɪz ˈdɔktər æt ðə meɪoʊ ˈklɪnɪk wɪʧ wər riˈlist ˈpəblɪkli ɪn 2009 ɪt ɪz rɪˈvild ðət ˈgɛrɪg wɑz ˌənəˈwɛr əv ðə tru sɪˈvɛrɪti əv hɪz dɪˈziz. hi hɛld aʊt hoʊp fər rɪˈkəvəri, ðoʊ, ɛz hɪz kənˈdɪʃən ˈwərsənd, hi bɪˈgæn tɪ əkˈsɛpt hɪz ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ hoʊld ɔn ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ənd ðɛn ɪf ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl kəmz, aɪ wɪl əkˈsɛpt ɪt ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəli ənd hoʊp fər ðə best,”*,” hi roʊt ɔn ʤæn. 13 1941 ɔl wi kən ʤun 2 1941 lu ˈgɛrɪg daɪd ɪn hɪz brɑŋks hɑm i. flægz wər floʊn æt ɪn nu jɔrk ənd ˈbɔlˌpɑrks əˈkrɔs ðə ˈwɛstˌbrʊk roʊt ɪn ðə nu jɔrk world-telegram*, lu ʃʊd nɑt bi rɛr. ðeɪ ʃʊd bi ðə ˈstændərd ˈjumən taɪp, fər, ˈæftər ɔl, lu wɑz ə ˈsɪmpəl soʊl, wɪθ noʊ affectations*, hu ˈdɪdənt hæv tɪ wərk æt biɪŋ gʊd ənd kaɪnd. ðət wɑz wət ɪt wɑz ðət meɪd ˈgɛrɪg greɪt əˈbəv ənd bɪɔnd hɪz saɪz ənd əˈʧivmənts, ənd ɪt ɪz noʊ ˈkrɛdɪt tɪ ðə brid ðət soʊ ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs ər soʊ ənˈlaɪk ðɪs faɪn mæn ðət wi məst stænd ɪn səʧ ɔ əv hɪz ˈsɪmpəl virtues.”*.”
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on july 4, 1939, the yankees held “lou gehrig appreciation day,” in which he became the first player in the major leagues to have his number retired. between games of a double-header, former teammates and dignitaries honored gehrig with speeches and gifts.gehrig then addressed the crowd: “for the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break. yet today i consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth . … so i close in saying that i may have had a tough break, but i have an awful lot to live for.”gehrig remained with the team to carry out the lineup card for the remainder of the yankees’ world series-winning season. after the season, he was elected to the baseball hall of fame new york mayor fiorello la guardia offered him the job of new york city parole commissioner. gehrig served a year and a half before his physical condition became too poor to continue. in letters between gehrig and his doctor at the mayo clinic , which were released publicly in 2009, it is revealed that gehrig was unaware of the true severity of his disease. he held out hope for recovery, though, as his condition worsened, he began to accept his fate.“i intend to hold on as long as possible and then if the inevitable comes, i will accept it philosophically and hope for the best,” he wrote on jan. 13, 1941. “that’s all we can do.”on june 2, 1941, lou gehrig died in his bronx hom e. flags were flown at half-staff in new york and ballparks across the country.sportswriter westbrook pegler wrote in the new york world-telegram, “the lou gehrigs should not be rare. they should be the standard human type, for, after all, lou was a simple soul, with no affectations, who didn't have to work at being good and kind. … that was what it was that made gehrig great above and beyond his size and achievements, and it is no credit to the breed that so many of us are so unlike this fine man that we must stand in such awe of his simple virtues.”
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ɔn meɪ 5 ˈdeɪvɪd frəm ðət ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ əv ˈsɪŋkoʊ də meɪoʊ ɪz ðət rəˈpɛlɪŋ ə ˈtɪrəni rikˈwaɪərz ə army”*” ˈrəðər ðən bənʧ əv members.”*.” hɪz twit: ˈmɛsɪʤ əv ˈsɪŋkoʊ də meɪoʊ: ɪf jʊr ˈkəntri ɪz ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd baɪ ˈtaɪrənts, ju wɔnt ə ˈprɑpər ˈɑrmi tɪ stɑp ðɛm, nɑt ə bənʧ əv ˈmɛmbərz ˈdeɪvɪd frəm (@davidfrum*) meɪ 5 2013 frəm sɛnt ðɪs twit ɪgˈzæktli wən wik ˈæftər ˈnumərəs ˈspikərz æt ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈfɔrəm ˌriəˈfərmd ɑr ˈfaʊndɪŋ fathers’*’ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən ðət juz. ˈsɪtɪzənz wər ɑrmd tɪ rɪˈpɛl ə ˈtɪrəni. ˈsɛnətər tɛd kruz (r-tx*) strɛst ðɪs ˈmɛsɪʤ wɪn riˈmaɪndɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz waɪ ðə raɪt tɪ kip ənd bɛr ɑrmz ɪz soʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. kruz sɛd: wɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt wɑz ˈdræftɪd ɪt əˈbaʊt ˈhəntɪŋ. ˈhəntɪŋ ɪz ə lɔt əv fən. ɪn ˈtɛksəs aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈhəntɪŋ. ˈtərgət ˈʃutɪŋ ɪz greɪt fən. ðə ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt ɪz nɑt əˈbaʊt ˈtərgət ˈʃutɪŋ ˈiðər. ðə ˈrizən ðə ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt ɪz ɪn ðə bɪl əv raɪts ɪz bɪˈkəz ðə ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt rɪˈflɛkts ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl raɪt əv iʧ ənd ˈɛvəri wən əv ˈjuˈɛs tɪ prəˈtɛkt ɑr hoʊmz ənd ɑr ˈfæməliz ənd ɑr ˈʧɪldrən frəm ˈɛniˌwən ðət wʊd sik tɪ du ðɛm hɑrm. ənd ðə ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈzaɪnd ɛz ə ʧɛk ɔn ˈgəvərnmənt ˈtɪrəni. ðət ən ɑrmd ˈsɪtɪzənri ɪz ə fri ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈsɪtɪzənri ɪmˈpaʊərd tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ɑr ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈlɪbərˌtiz. wərdz ər ə rɪˈflɛkʃən əv ʤeɪmz ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪn ˈfɛdərəlɪst 46 wɛˈrɪn ˈmædɪsən ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət əˈmɛrɪkənz ər ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl bɪˈkəz ɑrmd, ənd ðə citizens’*’ raɪt tɪ bɛr ɑrmz ɪnˈʃʊrz ðət ðeɪ kən bænd təˈgɛðər tɪ rɪˈpɛl ˈtɪrəni frəm ən ˈoʊvərˌriʧɪŋ ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt. lʊkt æt ɪn əˈnəðər laɪt, twit ɪz ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt əv ðə kaɪnd əv ˈhɔti ˈsteɪtmənts meɪd baɪ ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌrɛvəˈluʃən. ˈæftər ɔl, ðət wɑz ə wɔr ɪn wɪʧ nu wərld əˈnɔrgəˌnaɪzd ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ðə əp tɪ dɪˈfit ə ənd ˈfʊli ˈmɪlətərˌaɪzd ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɑrmi. ðɛr ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən wɑz ˈfridəm θru ˈvɪktəri; ðeɪ wər dɪˈtərmənd tɪ kæst ɔf ðə joʊk əv kɪŋ ʤɔrʤ iii*, wɪθ ɪts ˈmɪriəd ənd ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən əv ˈlɪbərˌti. ðə faɪt ɪz ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz ə faɪt fər ɪt ɪz wən ðeɪ ər ˈwɪnɪŋ. ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz laɪk frəm ənd hu bɪˈliv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ treɪd ðɛr ˈfridəm fər ən ˈoʊvərˈbɛrɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənt hæv mɪst, nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə læst 10 jɪrz əv ðə ɪkˈspænʧən ɪn ˈmɛmbərz ənd paʊər, bət əˈmɛrɪkən gən owners’*’ dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən tɪ lɪv ɪn ˈʃæˌdoʊ. ˈhɔkɪnz ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt ˈkɑləmnəst fər nuz ənd hoʊst əv ˈbʊləts wɪθ ˈhɔkɪnz, ə nuz ˈpɔdˌkæst. hi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈænəlɪst fər ɑrmd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈreɪdiˌoʊ. ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər: @awrhawkins*. riʧ ɪm dɪˈrɛkli æt awrhawkins@breitbart.com*.
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on may 5 david frum tweeted that the message of cinco de mayo is that repelling a tyranny requires a “proper army” rather than “a bunch of nra members.”
his tweet:
message of cinco de mayo: if your country is invaded by tyrants, you want a proper army to stop them, not a bunch of nra members david frum (@davidfrum) may 5, 2013
frum sent this tweet exactly one week after numerous speakers at the nra-ila leadership forum reaffirmed our founding fathers’ intention that u.s. citizens were armed to repel a tyranny. senator ted cruz (r-tx) stressed this message when reminding nra members why the right to keep and bear arms is so important.
cruz said:
when the second amendment was drafted it wasn’t about hunting. hunting is a lot of fun. in texas i enjoy hunting. target shooting is great fun. the second amendment is not about target shooting either. the reason the second amendment is in the bill of rights is because the second amendment reflects the fundamental right of each and every one of us to protect our homes and our families and our children from anyone that would seek to do them harm. and the second amendment was also designed as a check on government tyranny. that an armed citizenry is a free and independent citizenry empowered to defend our fundamental liberties.
cruz’s words are a reflection of james madison’s message in federalist 46, wherein madison explained that americans are exceptional because armed, and the citizens’ right to bear arms ensures that they can band together to repel tyranny from an overreaching central government.
looked at in another light, frum’s tweet is reminiscent of the kind of haughty statements made by british military leadership during the american revolution. after all, that was a war in which new world colonists–largely unorganized and without military training, particularly in the south–rose up to defeat a well-ordered and fully militarized british army. their motivation was freedom through victory; they were determined to cast off the yoke of king george iii, with its myriad taxations and the subsequent deprivation of liberty.
the nra’s fight is likewise a fight for freedom–and it is one they are winning. commentators like frum and would-be despots who believe the american people are willing to trade their freedom for an overbearing government have missed, not only the last 10 years of the nra’s expansion in members and power, but law-abiding american gun owners’ determination to live in liberty’s shadow.
awr hawkins is the second amendment columnist for breitbart news and host of bullets with awr hawkins, a breitbart news podcast. he is also the political analyst for armed american radio. follow him on twitter: @awrhawkins. reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.
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ðə moʊst ““feminine”*” ʤɑb ˈpoʊstɪŋz wər ðoʊz fər hoʊm hɛlθ eɪdz, ə ʤɑb ðət ɪz 89 pərˈsɛnt ˈfiˌmeɪl ənd prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ groʊ 38 pərˈsɛnt baɪ 2024 ˈkɑmən ki wərdz ɪn ðə ʤɑb dɪˈskrɪpʃənz wər ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk, kɛr, ˈfɑstərz, ˈɛmpəθi ənd ˈfæməliz ɔl əv wɪʧ həz faʊnd əˈpil mɔr tɪ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkænədɪts ənd ər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ rɪˈzəlt ɪn ə ˈfiˌmeɪl haɪər. ʤɑb ˈlɪstɪŋz fər ˈəðər ənd ʤɑbz laɪk nərs prækˈtɪʃənər, ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈkaʊnsələr ənd fəˈzɪʃən əˈsɪstənt juzd ˈsɪmələrli ˈfɛmənən ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. kəmˈpɛr ðət wɪθ ʤɑb ˈlɪstɪŋz fər, wən əv ðə fju ʤɑbz ðət ɪz. ɪt ɪz 62 pərˈsɛnt meɪl ənd ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ groʊ 29 pərˈsɛnt baɪ 2024 ˈkɑmən ki wərdz wər ˈmænɪʤ, ˈfɔrsɪz, ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl, ˈpruvən ənd suˈpɪriər. ðiz wərdz tɛnd tɪ əˈpil tɪ mɛn ənd ˈʤɛnərəli rɪˈzəlt ɪn ə meɪl haɪər, faʊnd. ʤɑb dɪˈskrɪpʃənz fər ðə tu ʤɑbz ðət mɛn ˈmoʊstli du wɪnd ˈtərbaɪn tɛkˈnɪʃənz ənd kəˈmərʃəl ˈdaɪvərz ˈɔlsoʊ juzd ˈmæskjələn ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. bət ʤɪst ɛz nid tɪ bi ““exceptional”*” ənd ““proven,”*,” soʊ du hɛlθ eɪdz. ðə rɪˈvərs ɪz nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli tru ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli nid tɪ bi ““sympathetic”*” ər ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ““families”*” tɪ ɪkˈsɛl. ðət maɪt bi wən ˈrizən ðət ˈwɪmən hæv hɪˈstɔrɪkəli ˈɛnərd prəˈfɛʃənz, laɪk lɔ ər ˈmænɪʤmənt, mɔr ðən mɛn hæv ˈɛnərd wənz, laɪk ˈtiʧɪŋ ər ˈnərsɪŋ. səˈsaɪɪtəl ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ənd kənˈsərnɪŋ ˌmæskjəˈlɪnəti dɪˈtər mɛn frəm ˈfɛmənən ʤɑbz, ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsaɪəntɪsts seɪ, soʊ səm hɛlθ kɛr ɪmˈplɔɪərz hæv traɪd tɪ juz mɔr ˈmæskjələn ˈlæŋgwɪʤ tɪ əˈpil tɪ mɛn, laɪk ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə rush”*” əv biɪŋ ən ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ rum nərs. ə ˈbɛtər səˈluʃən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə, ɪz tɪ juz ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪn ʤɑb ˈpoʊstɪŋz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, sɛd ɪt ˌɪmˈpruvd ðə rɪˈzəlts fər ə ʤɑb ˈpoʊstɪŋ fər ə ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈmænɪʤər baɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ə fju wərdz frəm ˈmæskjələn tɪ ˈʤɛndər ˈnutrəl: ““premier”*” ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ““world-class,”*,” ““extraordinary”*” ˌɪnˈstɛd əv star”*” ənd ə ˌfæstˈpeɪst schedule”*” ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ““manage”*” ɪt.
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the most “feminine” job postings were those for home health aides, a job that is 89 percent female and projected to grow 38 percent by 2024. common key words in the job descriptions were sympathetic, care, fosters, empathy and families — all of which textio has found appeal more to female candidates — and are more likely to result in a female hire. job listings for other fast-growing and female-dominated jobs like nurse practitioner, genetic counselor and physician assistant used similarly feminine language.
compare that with job listings for cartographers, one of the few fast-growing jobs that is male-dominated. it is 62 percent male and expected to grow 29 percent by 2024. common key words were manage, forces, exceptional, proven and superior. these words tend to appeal to men and generally result in a male hire, textio found. job descriptions for the two fastest-growing jobs that men mostly do — wind turbine technicians and commercial divers — also used masculine language.
but just as cartographers need to be “exceptional” and “proven,” so do health aides. the reverse is not necessarily true — cartographers necessarily need to be “sympathetic” or focused on “families” to excel. that might be one reason that women have historically entered male-dominated professions, like law or management, more than men have entered female-dominated ones, like teaching or nursing.
societal expectations and stigmas concerning masculinity deter men from feminine jobs, social scientists say, so some health care employers have tried to use more masculine language to appeal to men, like talking about the “adrenaline rush” of being an operating room nurse. a better solution, according to textio’s data, is to use gender-neutral language in job postings.
for example, textio said it improved the results for a job posting for a software development manager by changing a few words from masculine to gender neutral: “premier” instead of “world-class,” “extraordinary” instead of “rock star” and “handle a fast-paced schedule” instead of “manage” it.
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dɪd ju noʊ ju kən gɪt jʊr ˈsiˌhɔks fɪks ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ɑr ˈioʊs æp ənd saɪn əp fər ˈdeɪli iˈmeɪl ˈəpˌdeɪts! dɪd ju noʊ ju kən gɪt jʊr ˈsiˌhɔks fɪks ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ɑr ˈioʊs æp ənd saɪn əp fər ˈdeɪli iˈmeɪl ˈəpˌdeɪts! baɪ ʤæn 13 2013 æˈtlæntə, ˈʤɔrʤə, ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ; siˈætəl ˈsiˌhɔks kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈrəsəl ˈwɪlsən 3 ˈkɛriz ðə bɔl fər ə ˈtəʧˌdaʊn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər əˈgɛnst ðə æˈtlæntə ˈfælkənz ɪn ðə dɪˈvɪʒənəl pleɪɔf geɪm æt ðə ˈʤɔrʤə doʊm. ˈmændəˌtɔri ˈkrɛdɪt: ʤɑn ˈdeɪvɪd təˈdeɪ spɔrts ɪn keɪs ju tɛl frəm maɪ ˈθiˌsɪs ɔn ʤəkoʊˈmiˌni ə ˈkəpəl deɪz əˈgoʊ, ə ˈdætə ˈdrɪvən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl. ˈivɪn wɪn nɑt ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ən ˈɑrtɪkəl fər 12thmr*, aɪ stɪl faɪnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ənd ˈsiˌhɔks rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈdætə ʤɪst fər ðə fən əv ɪt. ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈlʊkɪŋ æt səm ˈrəsəl ˈwɪlsən stæts, ənd ðɛn kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ðoʊz tɪ ðə ˈəðər ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ənd dɪˈskəvərd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ: ðə ˈnəmbərz ʃoʊ ðət hi pleɪd ɛz wɛl læst ˈsizən ɛz ɪt simd hi dɪd. ðət ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə keɪs, bət ɪt ˈdɛfənətli ɪz hir. soʊ lɛts teɪk ə lʊk æt səm əv ðə stæts ðət ər aʊt fər ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪŋ. ˈdætə kəmz frəm proʊ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈfoʊkɪs, stæts llc*, ənd espn*. ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈreɪtɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr wi breɪk ɪt daʊn ˈɪntu səm əv ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈpisɪz ðət meɪk əp pleɪ, lɛts stɑrt baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə fju əv ðə ˈdɪfərənt ðət ˈmɛʒər pleɪ. ˈreɪtɪŋ: bɛst ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈreɪtɪŋ: bɛst ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl pərˈfɔrməns ˈreɪtɪŋz: bɛst ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈtoʊtəl: bɛst ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈækjərəsi kəmˈpliʃən pərˈsɛnɪʤ ðə ˈkɑmən ˈmɛtrɪk fər ˈækjərəsi, bət ɪt əˈkaʊnt fər θɪŋz laɪk spaɪkt ˈpæsɪz, bɔlz θroʊn əˈweɪ, drɑpt bɔlz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.. ðət meɪks ɪt ən ˌɪnkəmˈplit ˈmɛʒər əv haʊ tru ˈækjərəsi. əˈʤəstɪŋ fər ðiz ˈfæktərz, ˈækjərəsi pərˈsɛnɪʤ frəm 2012 kəmz aʊt tɪ bi wɪʧ wɑz ðə bɛst ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. ðə ˈnəmbərz ˈɔlsoʊ lʊk gʊd wɪn ju lʊk ʤɪst æt dip ˈpæsɪz (pæs wɛr ðə ˈtərgət ɪz æt list 20 jɑrdz downfield*). ɪn ðoʊz ˈkeɪsɪz, hɪz ˈækjərəsi pərˈsɛnt ɪz wɪʧ wɑz bɛst ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər ˈoʊnli wən ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl (maɪk vɪk) wɑz ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər ˈɔfən ˈɔfən ðən ˈwɪlsən wɪn ˈdrɑpɪŋ bæk tɪ pæs. ˈwɪlsən wɑz ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər ɔn əv hɪz pæs əˈtɛmpts. ðɪs hæd ɛz məʧ tɪ du wɪθ hɪz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈɔntu ðə bɔl tu lɔŋ ɛz ɪt dɪd ðə əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn, bət mɔr ɔn ðət ɪn ə ˈmɪnət. ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl hæv tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈhændəl ˈprɛʃər ənd stɪl pərˈfɔrm. ˈwɪlsən hæd noʊ ˈprɑbləm ɪn ðɪs ˈɛriə. wɪn ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər, hɪz ˈækjərəsi pərˈsɛnɪʤ wɑz stɪl wɪʧ wɑz bɛst ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. rɛd zoʊn tɪ bi ˈtruli səkˈsɛsfəl ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl, ə ʤɪst bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəmˈplit ˈpæsɪz bɪtˈwin ðə 20’s*. hi məst bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ du soʊ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə wɛr ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪz gɪt mɔr ˈkɑmpækt ənd ðə ˈpæsɪŋ ˈwɪndoʊz gɪt sˈmɔlər. ˈfeɪljər tɪ du soʊ minz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv tds*, wɪʧ ˈjuʒəwəli ˈtrænsˌleɪts tɪ ˈwɪnɪŋ lɛs geɪmz. ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə 20 ˈreɪtɪŋ wɑz wɪʧ wɑz bɛst ðɛn ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə 10 jɑrd laɪn ɪt drɑps daʊn ə ˈlɪtəl tɪ wɪʧ ɪz stɪl bɛst ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. kˈwɔrtər nɑt ˈrɪli ˈɪntu kˈwɔrtər kəm bæks ɛz ə ˈmɛʒər fər. tu ˈmɛni ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv pleɪərz hu pleɪ wɛl ˈərli ɪn ðə geɪm, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə kˈwɔrtər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. aɪ θɪŋk wi ʃʊd gɪv ˈpipəl ˈkrɛdɪt fər sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðət ðeɪ kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ pleɪɪŋ ˈpurli. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ ðət ˈmɛni ˈpipəl əˈgri wɪθ mi. soʊ lɛts teɪk ə lʊk ˈɛniˌweɪz. kˈwɔrtər ˈreɪtɪŋ wɑz wɪʧ wɑz bɛst ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. aɪ ˈrɪli wɪʃ ðət ənd ˈtoʊtəl splɪts laɪk ðɪs wər əˈveɪləbəl, bət ðeɪ æt ðɪs taɪm. kənˈkluʒən ɔl ju hæv tɪ du ɪz lʊk æt ɔl ðə ˈfeɪzɪz wɛr hɪz stæts ər kəmˈpɛrd tɪ hɪz ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl pɪrz ənd noʊ wət goʊɪŋ tɪ raɪt hir. wi ɔl nu ˈwɪlsən wɑz gʊd læst ˈsizən, bət həz ɪt ˈrɪli səŋk ɪn ʤɪst haʊ wɛl hi pleɪd? nɑt ʃʊr ɪt həz. ˈɔlsoʊ kip ɪn maɪnd ðət ðə fərst 3 ənd hæf geɪmz wər ˈfɛrli ˈbrutəl. ˈwɪlsən ʃoʊd ˈflæʃɪz əv wət wɑz tɪ kəm, bət hi ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊd ðət hi wɑz ə ˈrʊki ənd ðə ˈnəmbərz wər ˈprɪti bæd. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt pərˈfɔrməns ˈreɪtɪŋz ˈæftər 3 geɪmz ənd siɪŋ ˈwɪlsən ˈsɪtɪŋ æt ɪn ðə lig, ʤɪst əˈbəv bleɪn ˈgæbərt. ðɪs ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt bɪˈkəz ɪt ʃoʊz ðət ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfaɪnəl 12 geɪmz, hi pleɪd ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛni əv ðə stæts ˈlɪstɪd əˈbəv. ðə stæts frəm ðoʊz ˈfaɪnəl 12 geɪmz ər biɪŋ down”*” baɪ ðə fərst 4 ənd jɛt hɪz ˈfaɪnəl ˈnəmbərz ər stɪl əˈməŋ ðə bɛst. ɪf ˈoʊnli ðə stæts wər əˈveɪləbəl ˈoʊvər ʤɪst ðə ˈfaɪnəl 8 ər 12 geɪmz, ˈgɛsɪŋ ˈwɪlsən wʊd bi ˈivɪn haɪər ɪn ðə ˈræŋkɪŋz ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈkætəˌgɔri. ˈrəsəl ˈwɪlsən ɪz ˈvɛri gʊd. ju hərd ɪt hir fərst.
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jan 13, 2013; atlanta, ga, usa; seattle seahawks quarterback russell wilson (3) carries the ball for a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the atlanta falcons in the nfc divisional playoff game at the georgia dome. mandatory credit: john david mercer-usa today sports
in case you couldn’t tell from my crazy-long thesis on breno giacomini a couple days ago, a data driven individual. even when not working on an article for 12thmr, i still find myself looking over nfl and seahawks related data just for the fun of it.
yesterday, i started looking at some russell wilson stats, and then comparing those to the other nfl qbs and discovered something interesting: the numbers show that he played as well last season as it seemed he did. that isn’t always the case, but it definitely is here.
so lets take a look at some of the stats that are out for evaluating qbs. data comes from pro football focus, stats llc, and espn.
overall qb rating
before we break it down into some of the individual pieces that make up qb play, lets start by looking at a few of the different meta-stats that measure qb play.
qb rating: 100.0 – 5th best in the nfl
pff qb rating: 98.32 – 4th best in the nfl
pff performance ratings: + 39.4 – 5th best in the nfl
total qbr: 69.6 – 8th best in the nfl
accuracy
completion percentage the common metric for gaging accuracy, but it doesn’t account for things like spiked passes, balls thrown away, dropped balls, etc.. that makes it an incomplete measure of how true qb accuracy.
adjusting for these factors, wilson’s accuracy percentage from 2012 comes out to be 77.1%, which was the 4th best in the nfl.
the numbers also look good when you look just at deep passes (pass where the target is at least 20 yards downfield). in those cases, his accuracy percent is 48.4%, which was 5th best in the nfl
under pressure
only one qb in the nfl (mike vick) was under pressure often often than wilson when dropping back to pass. wilson was under pressure on 39.2% of his pass attempts. this had as much to do with his holding onto the ball too long as it did the offensive line, but more on that in a minute.
nfl qbs have to be able to handle pressure and still perform. wilson had no problem in this area. when under pressure, his accuracy percentage was still 66.0%, which was 5th best in the nfl.
red zone
to be truly successful in the nfl, a qb just be able to complete passes between the 20’s. he must be able to also do so inside the redzone where the defenses get more compact and the passing windows get smaller. failure to do so means getting fgs instead of tds, which usually translates to winning less games.
inside the 20, wilson’s qb rating was 107.5, which was 3rd best then nfl. inside the 10 yard line it drops down a little to 100.0, which is still 6th best in the nfl.
4th quarter
i’m not really into 4th quarter come backs as a measure for qbs. too many examples of players who don’t play well early in the game, forcing the 4th quarter situation. i don’t think we should give people credit for surviving a situation that they created by playing poorly. i also know that many people don’t agree with me. so lets take a look anyways.
wilson’s 4th quarter qb rating was 102.7, which was 5th best in the nfl. i really wish that pff and total qbr splits like this were available, but they aren’t at this time.
conclusion
all you have to do is look at all the bolded phases where his stats are compared to his nfl peers and you’ll know what going to write here. we all knew wilson was good last season, but has it really sunk in just how well he played? not sure it has.
also keep in mind that the first 3 and half games were fairly brutal. wilson showed flashes of what was to come, but he also showed that he was a rookie and the numbers were pretty bad. i remember looking at pff’s performance ratings after 3 games and seeing wilson sitting at 31st in the league, just above blaine gabbert.
this is significant because it shows that over the final 12 games, he played better than any of the stats listed above. the stats from those final 12 games are being “weighted down” by the first 4, and yet his final numbers are still among the league’s best. if only the stats were available over just the final 8 or 12 games, guessing wilson would be even higher in the rankings in every category.
russell wilson is very good. you heard it here first.
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ɪts bɪn mɔr ðən tɛn mənθs sɪns wi hərd ðət ðə ˈklæsɪk ˈhɔrər ænˈθɔləˌʤi ʃoʊ teɪlz frəm ðə krɪpt wʊd bi rɪˈsivɪŋ ə rɪˈvaɪvəl ˈkərtəsi əv ɛm. naɪt ənd tnt*, ənd ˈoʊvər ðiz tɛn mənθs ðə nuz həz ʃɛrd həz ˈgɔtən ˈbɛtər ənd ˈbɛtər. æt fərst, hi wɑz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt duɪŋ ˈstɔri ɑrks ɔn ðə ʃoʊ, ən aɪˈdiə aɪ ˈwəzənt ˈɪntu ðæts nɑt maɪ krɪpt. ˈleɪtər hi ʧeɪnʤd hɪz maɪnd ənd sɛd hi wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv duɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ˌɪnˈstɛd, laɪk ðə oʊld ʃoʊ. ðæts mɔr laɪk ɪt. naʊ, waɪl ə ˈkɑntɛst ðət wʊd əˈlaʊ ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ meɪk ɪts weɪ ˈɔntu ðə ʃoʊ simd tɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət æt list səm əv ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz wʊd hæv ərˈɪʤənəl ˈstɔriz, həz kənˈfərmd ðət, laɪk ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər, hɪz teɪlz frəm ðə krɪpt wɪl bi drɔɪŋ ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən fər ɪts ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz frəm ðə ˈkɑmɪks əv ðə ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn ðoʊz ˈhɔrər ˈkɑmɪks ɪz fɛr geɪm tɪ juz. frəm ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ kreɪv: soʊ nɑt ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ du jʊr oʊn θɪŋ. noʊ, noʊ, noʊ. goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈstɔriz. ðiz ər ðə ˈkɑmɪks, jæ. jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt wən frəm ðə ˈkɑmɪks ðət bɪn dən jɛt? [θɪŋks.] ə bənʧ. aɪ hæv ə ˈfoʊldər əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪts, laɪk maɪ tˈwɛnti ər ˈθərˌdi ˈfeɪvərɪts. traɪɪŋ tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðɛm. aɪ min soʊ wɪrd. wən wɛr ə wən, wɛr ən oʊld ˈleɪdi ənd teɪks ðə waɪf, ənd ðə ˈhəzbənd həz tɪ ˈfɪgjər ɪt aʊt. hi kips ðə oʊld ˈleɪdi ɪn ðə ˈklɑzət bət ˈrɪli hɪz waɪf naʊ. swɔpt, ju noʊ? ənd hi kɪl ðɪs ˈwʊmən bət naʊ ə ˈbjutəfəl ˈwʊmən. ðɪs ɪz greɪt nuz ɛz fɑr ɛz əm kənˈsərnd, aɪ æm ˈvɛri glæd tɪ hir ðət ðeɪ wɪl bi ˈstɪkɪŋ wɪθ ðə sɔrs məˈtɪriəl fər ðɪs ʃoʊ. tɪ rɛd mɔr əv wət hæd tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt teɪlz frəm ðə krɪpt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz θɔts ɔn ðə krɪpt ˈkipər ɛz ðə əv mɛnz sɪnz, hɛd ˈoʊvər tɪ kreɪv fər ðə fʊl ˈɪntərvˌju.
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it's been more than ten months since we heard that the classic horror anthology show tales from the crypt would be receiving a revival courtesy of m. night shyamalan and tnt, and over these ten months the news shyamalan has shared has gotten better and better. at first, he was talking about doing season-long story arcs on the show, an idea i wasn't into - that's not my crypt. later he changed his mind and said he was thinking of doing individual episodes instead, like the old show. that's more like it.
now, while a contest that would allow user-generated content to make its way onto the show seemed to indicate that at least some of the episodes would have original stories, shyamalan has confirmed that, like its predecessor, his tales from the crypt will be drawing inspiration for its episodes from the ec comics of the 1950s - everything in those ec horror comics is fair game to use.
from an interview with crave:
so you’re not just going to do your own thing. no, no, no. you’re going back to the original stories. these are the comics, yeah. what’s your favorite one from the comics that hasn’t been done yet? [thinks.] there’s a bunch. i have a folder of my favorites, like my twenty or thirty favorites. i’m trying to remember them. i mean they’re so weird. there’s one where there’s a bewitching one, where an old lady bewitches and takes the wife, and the husband has to figure it out. he keeps the old lady in the closet but that’s really his wife now. they’ve swapped, you know? and he can’t kill this woman but she’s now a beautiful woman.
this is great news as far as i'm concerned, i am very glad to hear that they will be sticking with the source material for this show.
to read more of what shyamalan had to say about tales from the crypt, including his thoughts on the crypt keeper as the cataloguer of men's sins, head over to crave for the full interview.
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1 ˈsikrɪts əv ðə ˌmɪljəˈnɛr maɪnd: ˈmæstərɪŋ ðə ˈɪnər geɪm əv wɛlθ kleɪm tɪ feɪm ɪz ðət hi tʊk ə ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd loʊn, ˈoʊpənd "wən əv ðə fərst ˈfɪtnəs stɔrz ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə," tərnd ɪt ˈɪntu ə ʧeɪn əv 10 wɪˈθɪn tu ənd ə hæf jɪrz ənd soʊld ɪt ɪn 1987 fər ə kul (bət ˈsəmˈwət modest-seeming*) ˈmɪljən. naʊ ðə ˌɑntrəprəˈnʊr ðə ˈkɑntənənt wɪθ hɪz "ˌmɪljəˈnɛr maɪnd ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv ˈsɛməˌnɑr," ɔn wɪʧ ðɪs ˈdeɪbju ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənəl ˈbɪznɪs ˈmænjuəl ɪz beɪst. wət sɛts ɪt əˈpɑrt ɪz ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə weɪ ˈpipəl θɪŋk ənd fil əˈbaʊt ˈməni ənd hɪz ˈkæni, æˈnælɪˌsiz əv brɔd ˈdɪfərənsɪz əˈməŋ grups. ɪn ˈrætəˈtæt, "lɛt mi ɪkˈspleɪn" seminar-speak*, æsks ˈridərz tɪ θɪŋk bæk tɪ ðɛr ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊdz ənd pɪk əˈpɑrt ðə ˈlɛsənz ðeɪ ˈpæsɪvli əbˈzɔrbd frəm ˈpɛrənts ənd ˈəðərz əˈbaʊt ˈməni. wɪθ səʧ ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈnəgəts ɛz "rɪʧ ˈpipəl ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˌɑpərˈtunətiz/ pur ˈpipəl ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈɑbstəkəlz," pʊts ə ˈpɑzətɪv spɪn ɔn ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ˈpɑvərti bɪˈgɪnz, ər ˈrəðər, ɪz əˈlaʊd tɪ kənˈtɪnju, ɪn wənz ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən fərst, wɪθ ˈækʧəwəl məˈtɪriəl laɪf bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈprɑfəsi. tɪ ðət ɛnd, ˈkaʊnsəlz fər ˌædmərˈeɪʃən ənd əˈgɛnst rɪˈzɛntmənt, fər positivity*, ənd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ bɪg ənd əˈgɛnst ˈwɑloʊɪŋ, ənd small-mindedness*. waɪl məʧ əv ðə ədˈvaɪs ɪz self-evident*, ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ɪz pərˈmɪʃən tɪ θɪŋk əv wənz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈfɔɪbəlz ɛz ə kaɪnd əv ˈmɛntəl illness—one*, hi sɪz, ðət həz ə ˈrɛdi sɛt əv laɪfs ˈmɪsɪŋ ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən ˈmænjuəl ðə ˈgaɪdˌbʊk ju ʃʊd hæv bɪn ˈgɪvɪn æt bərθ ʤoʊ laɪf ˈmænjuəl ɪz pækt wɪθ hɪz ˈhaɪli ˈpərsɪnəl brænd əv ˈwɪzərdri ənd ˌɪnˈskrutəbəl ˈpæsɪʤɪz frəm ˈəðər ˈmɑdərn deɪ ˈsɛlfˈhɛlp fəˈlɑsəfərz. wɪθ ˈæfərˌɪzəmz, ˈmæksəmz ənd ˈfeɪbəlz ɔn aɪˈdiəz ənd ˈsəbʤɪkts ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm sɛks, fud ənd fərˈgɪvnəs tɪ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈfaɪˌnæns, ˈtæksɪz, ˈpərpəs ɪn laɪf ənd haʊ tɪ ˈhændəl dɛθ, hi ə brɔd, mɪkst bæg əv ədˈvaɪs səm hi roʊt ənd səm hi wɪθ ə təʧ əv ˈhjumər ənd ə dæʃ əv preachiness*. ˈrəðər ðən prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgjələr wərld vju ər ˈmɔrəl ˈsɪstəm, ˌvaɪˈtæl koʊmz ˈpɑpjələr ˈsɛlfˈhɛlp bɛst ˈsɛlərz, kənˈsəlts səm sˈwipɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈkɑnsɛpts, ənd ðɛr ˈtiʧɪŋz wɪθ hɪz oʊn ˈɪnˌsaɪt. ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ bʊk ɪz æt taɪmz kwaɪt ʃɑrp ənd smɑrt, ənd æt taɪmz sɪmˈplɪstɪk ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ rɪʧ jʊr oʊn weɪ: əˈʧiv ɔl jʊr ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl goʊlz ˈfæstər ðən ju ˈɛvər θɔt ˈpɑsəbəl ɪf ju goʊ əraʊnd ˈhəmɪŋ, "ɪf aɪ wər ə rɪʧ mæn" frəm "ˈfɪdələr ɔn ðə rʊf", ɪt maɪt bi taɪm tɪ stɑp ˈfɪdlɪŋ ənd goʊ əraʊnd ˈrɛdɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɛd. ɪf wɛlθ ɪz jʊr goʊl, mæn ər ˈwʊmən, hɛlp ˈjɔrsɛlf tɪ ə ˈsərvɪŋ əv səm ˈvɪntɪʤ braɪən ˈtreɪsi ədˈvaɪs. hi ˈɔfərz ə ˈteɪsti stu əv ˈmæksəmz, ˈæfərˌɪzəmz, ˈænɪkˌdoʊts ənd ˈʤɛnərəl wərdz əv ˈwɪzdəm ðət wɪl ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt ju tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈbɛtər æt wət ju du, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈrɪʧər. ˈtreɪsi ɪz ə ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈɔrəkəl əv ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən. ɪf jʊr dɪˈzaɪər tɪ bi ˈwɛlθi simz laɪk ə paɪp drim, weɪk əp tɪ ðə blɛnd əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən hi həz əˈsɛmbəld. ɛz ðə ˈmæstər əv ˈsɛlfˈhɛlp bʊks, ˈtreɪsi ˈɔfərz ˈpræktɪkəl ədˈvaɪs, ɛnˈkərɪʤmənt, ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən ənd ˈifɛktɪv tɛkˈniks fər ˈsɛlfɪmˈpruvmənt. ɪn ðɪs bʊk, hi tɛlz ju haʊ tɪ hɛlp ˈjɔrsɛlf tɪ ˈməni. ðæts ɛz gʊd ən ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən ɛz wiv sin ˈɛniˌwɛr. naʊ lɛts si ɪf ɪt wərks. ɪn haɪ hoʊps, wi ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈtreɪsiz ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əv ˈəpˌbit fəˈlɑsəfi tɪ ðə goʊl əv əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə wən ˈmɪnət ˌmɪljəˈnɛr: ðə ˌɛnˈlaɪtənd weɪ tɪ wɛlθ fərst, ðɪs bʊk ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl! ˈɔfərɪŋ boʊθ nɑn ˈfɪkʃənəl ənd ˈfɪkʃənəl məˈtɪriəl, raɪt ənd lɛft ˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈstɪmjəˌleɪt jʊr raɪt ənd lɛft breɪnz. aɪ hæv lɔŋ bɪn ə fæn əv ˈrɑbərt ˈælən ənd mɑrk ˈvɪktər ˈhænsən ɛz wɛl ɛz ʤæk ˈkænˌfild. ˈælən ənd ˈhænsən hæv ˈaʊtˈdən ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɪθ ðɪs ˈəðər ˈrizən ðət aɪ æm ˌɪmˈprɛst ɪz ˈoʊnli wən ˈnɛgətɪv ˌrivˈju! waʊ! pərˈhæps ˈivɪn ðə ˈbæʃərz ər ˈrɛdɪŋ ənd məˈtɪriəl ənd groʊɪŋ. naʊ ðət ɪz ˈsteɪtɪd; ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ bi ə səkˈsɛs, rɛd ðɪs bʊk. ɪt wɪl kriˈeɪt ðə raɪt ˈmɛntəl səkˈsɛs ɪz nɑt ən ˈæksədənt: ʧeɪnʤ jʊr ˈʧɔɪsɪz; ʧeɪnʤ jʊr laɪf aɪ rɛd ðɪs bʊk əˈbaʊt ə jɪr əˈgoʊ ənd wɑz ˈvɛri ˈhæpi wɪθ ɪt. ɪts wən əv ðə fju bʊks ðət aɪ hæv bɪn ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪˈnəf ɪn tɪ steɪ wɪθ ənd ˈfɪnɪʃ wɪˈθɪn 2 deɪz. aɪ faʊnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf əˈneɪbəl tɪ pʊt ɪt daʊn. naʊ doʊnt gɪt mi rɔŋ ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən hir ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ərθ ˈʃætərɪŋ. ə lɔt əv ɪt ɪz traɪd ənd tru ˈprɪnsəpəlz ðət hæv bɪn əraʊnd fər ˈmɛni ˈhənərdz əv jɪrz. wət meɪks ðɪs bʊk wərk ɪz ðə dɪˈlɪvəri ənd ˈraɪtɪŋ staɪl. ɪt ˈprɛzənts goʊl ˈsɛtɪŋ ɪn ə klɪr, ˌəndərˈstændəbəl ənd ˈvɛri ˈfæʃən. ɪf ju ər ˈɪntu goʊl ˈsɛtɪŋ aɪ θɪŋk jul faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðɪs bʊk əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn. aɪ noʊ aɪ hæv ənd ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ɪt ˈhaɪli.
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1. secrets of the millionaire mind: mastering the inner game of wealth eker's claim to fame is that he took a $2,000 credit card loan, opened "one of the first fitness stores in north america," turned it into a chain of 10 within two and a half years and sold it in 1987 for a cool (but somewhat modest-seeming) $1.6 million. now the vancouver-based entrepreneur traverses the continent with his "millionaire mind intensive seminar," on which this debut motivational business manual is based. what sets it apart is eker's focus on the way people think and feel about money and his canny, class-based analyses of broad differences among groups. in rat-a-tat, "let me explain" seminar-speak, eker asks readers to think back to their childhoods and pick apart the lessons they passively absorbed from parents and others about money. with such psychological nuggets as "rich people focus on opportunities/ poor people focus on obstacles," eker puts a positive spin on stereotypes, arguing that poverty begins, or rather, is allowed to continue, in one's imagination first, with actual material life becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. to that end, eker counsels for admiration and against resentment, for positivity, self-promotion and thinking big and against wallowing, self-abnegation and small-mindedness. while much of the advice is self-evident, eker's contribution is permission to think of one's financial foibles as a kind of mental illness—one, he says, that has a ready set of cures.2. life's missing instruction manual : the guidebook you should have been given at birth joe vitale's life manual is packed with his highly personal brand of new-age wizardry and inscrutable passages from other modern day self-help philosophers. with aphorisms, maxims and fables on ideas and subjects ranging from sex, food and forgiveness to personal finance, taxes, purpose in life and how to handle death, he proffers a broad, mixed bag of advice - some he wrote and some he anthologizes - with a touch of humor and a dash of preachiness. rather than presenting a singular world view or moral system, vitale combs popular self-help best sellers, consults some sweeping religious concepts, and synthesizes their teachings with his own insight. the resulting book is at times quite sharp and smart, and at times simplistic and sentimental.3. getting rich your own way: achieve all your financial goals faster than you ever thought possible if you go around humming, "if i were a rich man" from "fiddler on the roof", it might be time to stop fiddling and go around reading instead. if wealth is your goal, man or woman, help yourself to a serving of some vintage brian tracy advice. he offers a tasty stew of maxims, aphorisms, anecdotes and general words of wisdom that will motivate you to become better at what you do, in order to become richer. tracy is a walking oracle of motivation. if your desire to be wealthy seems like a pipe dream, wake up to the blend of information he has assembled. as the master of self-help books, tracy offers practical advice, encouragement, motivation and effective techniques for self-improvement. in this book, he tells you how to help yourself to money. that's as good an invitation as we've seen anywhere. now let's see if it works. in high hopes, we recommend tracy's application of upbeat philosophy to the goal of accumulating wealth.4. the one minute millionaire: the enlightened way to wealth first, this book is incredible! offering both non fictional and fictional material, right and left sided to stimulate your right and left brains. i have long been a fan of robert allen and mark victor hansen as well as jack canfield. allen and hansen have outdone themselves with this one.the other reason that i am impressed is only one negative review! wow! perhaps even the bashers are reading pma and inspritional material and growing. now that is impressive!simply stated; if you want to be a success, read this book. it will create the right mental mindset.5. success is not an accident: change your choices; change your life i read this book about a year ago and was very happy with it. it's one of the few books that i have been interested enough in to stay with and finish within 2 days. i found myself unable to put it down. now don't get me wrong - the information here is nothing earth shattering. a lot of it is tried and true principles that have been around for many hundreds of years. what makes this book work is the delivery and writing style. it presents goal setting in a clear, understandable and very useable fashion. if you are into goal setting i think you'll find yourself referring to this book again and again. i know i have and recommend it highly.
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ðɪs ˈʤinjəs ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən pʊts ðə ˈwɛðər ˈfɔrˌkæst ɪn ə bɑks fər ju. ˈnɛvər bi kɔt wɪˈθaʊt jʊr ˈəmˌbrɛlə əˈgɛn θæŋks tɪ ðɪs ˈlɪtəl bɑks wɪʧ ˈrɛkriˌeɪts ˈwɛðər ˈfɔrˌkæst ɪn jʊr ˈlɪvɪŋ rum wɪθ ˈækʧəwəl reɪn ənd stɔrm klaʊdz. jæ, ju kən gɪt ən æp fər ðət bət ɪt lʊk ˈɛniˌwɛr nɪr ɛz kul ɔn jʊr ˈbɛdˌsaɪd ˈteɪbəl. ðə ɪz ðə ˈbreɪnˌʧaɪld əv kɛn kɑwɑˈmoʊtoʊ ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr baɪ deɪ, ˈgæʤət ˈʤinjəs baɪ naɪt ənd ɪz pɑrt əv hɪz plæn ðə ˈbɛriər bɪtˈwin ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl wərld ənd ðə ril world.’*.’ ðə ˈmaɪkrəˌkɑzəm ɪn ə bɑks kən kriˈeɪt ril ˈreɪnˌdrɑps ənd klaʊdz, ənd ˈsɪmjəˌleɪt ˈθəndər stɔrmz, ˈlaɪtnɪŋ, ənd ˈglɔriəs ˈsənˌʃaɪn tɪ ʃoʊ ju ðə ˈwɛðər ˈfɔrˌkæst, ər ðə ˈrilˌtaɪm ˈwɛðər, ɪn jʊr ˈlɪvɪŋ rum. soʊ, ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪf ju lɪv ɪn ə basement/cave*, ər ɪf ˈɔlˌweɪz biɪŋ kɔt aʊt baɪ ðə ˈwɛðər. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˈgæʤət teɪks ˈaʊrli ˈfɔrˌkæsts frəm jʊr kəmˈpjutər ər ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈwaɪrlɪs kəˈnɛkʃən, ənd ðɛn sɛts əˈbaʊt ˈrɛkriˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌmitiˌɔrəˈlɑʤɪkəl kənˈdɪʃənz ɪn ə ˈtaɪni kənˈfaɪnd speɪs. ɪt kənˈteɪnz ə ˈwɔtər pəmp, mɪst diffuser*, ənd tɪ kriˈeɪt ɔl ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˈifɛkts, pləs ən ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər tɪ kənˈtroʊl ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. hir kəmz ðə sən (ˈpɪkʧər:) ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ɪt ˈrɛkriˌeɪt ɪz snoʊ bɪˈkəz, wɛl, frəm ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ ənd ðeɪ gɪt məʧ snoʊ ðɛr. kɛn plænz tɪ ðə ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr (ju kən saɪn əp hir tɪ bi ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd wɪn hi dɪz), bət ɪf ˈtɛknɪkəli ˈmaɪndɪd, ˈhɛlpfəli riˈlist ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ɔn haʊ tɪ bɪld jʊr oʊn hir. kən ˈsəmˌwən bɪld ˈjuˈɛs wən waɪl æt ɪt? pliz. mɔr: wɔnt: ðə læmp ðət kriˈeɪts ə ˈθəndərˌstɔrm ɪn jʊr ˈlɪvɪŋ rum ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt
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this genius invention puts the weather forecast in a box for you.
you’ll never be caught without your umbrella again thanks to this little box which recreates tomorrow’s weather forecast in your living room – with actual rain and storm clouds.
yeah, you can get an app for that but it won’t look anywhere near as cool on your bedside table.
the tempescope is the brainchild of ken kawamoto – software engineer by day, gadget genius by night – and is part of his plan ‘break the barrier between the digital world and the real world.’
the microcosm in a box can create real raindrops and clouds, and simulate thunder storms, lightning, and glorious sunshine to show you the weather forecast, or the real-time weather, in your living room.
so, it’s perfect if you live in a basement/cave, or if you’re always being caught out by the weather.
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the gadget takes hourly forecasts from your computer or smartphone using a wireless connection, and then sets about recreating the meteorological conditions in a tiny confined space.
it contains a water pump, mist diffuser, and leds to create all the special effects, plus an arduino microcomputer to control everything.
here comes the sun (picture: tempescope)
the only thing it won’t recreate is snow because, well, ken’s from tokyo and they don’t get much snow there.
ken plans to crowdfund the tempescope later this year (you can sign up here to be notified when he does), but if you’re technically minded, he’s helpfully released instructions on how to build your own here.
can someone build us one while you’re at it? please.
more: want: the lamp that creates a thunderstorm in your living room
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ˈdætə əbˈteɪnd baɪ ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl səˈʤɛsts ðət ˈɔrdərz hæv ˌɪnˈkrist ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd ənd ðət ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti rɪˈmeɪn sild." jəŋ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈgəvərnmənt rɪkˈwɛsts fər ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk sərˈveɪləns ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz rɪˈmeɪn ˈəndər sil lɔŋ ˈæftər ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz hæv ˈɛndɪd, ˈʤɛnəfər əv ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl rɪˈpɔrts. ðə ˈpræktɪs ɪz ənˈlaɪk ˈnɪrli ɔl ˈəðər ˈæˌspɛkts əv əˈmɛrɪkən ʤuˈdɪʃəl prəˈsidɪŋz, wɛr kɔrts hæv hɛld ðət sərʧ ˈwɔrənts ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ʃʊd bi meɪd ˈpəblɪk. ðə θɪŋ ɪz ðət ˈgɪtɪŋ pərˈmɪʃən fər ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk sərˈveɪləns tɛkˈniks ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈtrækɪŋ ənd ˈgæðərɪŋ ɔl ˈsɛlˌfoʊnz kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ə sɛl taʊər ɪz ˈiziər ðən ˈgɪtɪŋ ə sərʧ ər ˈwaɪərˌtæp ˈwɔrənt. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz ˈɑrgjud ɪn kɔrt ðət ˈsɛlfoʊn ˈkəstəmərz "hæv noʊ ˈpraɪvəsi ˈɪntəˌrɛst" ɪn ðɛr loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈdætə. ˈfərðər, moʊst əv ðə ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn kˈwɛʃən du nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈmætərz wɪʧ lɛd ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈeɪʤənsi tɪ ˈgæðər foʊn ˈdætə ɔn ˈmɪljənz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz bət juz ˈmɛni əv ðə seɪm sərˈveɪləns ˈmɛθədz. ˈsɛvərəl ˈʤəʤɪz ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz toʊld ðə ˈʤərnəl ðət ðə juˈbɪkwɪtəs ˌkɑnfəˌdɛnʃiˈæləti "meɪks ɪt ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ðə ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz tɪ ˈmɑnətər ˈwɛðər ðə juz. ɪz əˈbaɪdɪŋ" baɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ðə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk sərˈveɪləns. "ˈkɑŋgrəs kænt ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt wət ɪt kænt si," ˈstivən smɪθ, ə ˈhjustən ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪt ʤəʤ hu həz ˈrɪtən ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ɔn ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk sərˈveɪləns, toʊld ðə ˈʤərnəl. "ɪn fækt, ɪts ˈdɪfəkəlt fər mi tɪ faɪnd aʊt wəts goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪn əˈnəðər ˈdɪstrɪkt ɪf ðə keɪs ɪz sild." ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kənˈtɛndz ðət ðə ˈrɛkərdz kən rɪˈvil ˌɪnˈfɔrmənts, cooperators*, ənd ðə ˈtɛknɪkəl tulz juzd ɪn ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz, ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðeɪ ər drɑpt ər ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt ɪz ˌæprɪˈhɛndəd.
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data obtained by the wall street journal suggests that "electronic-surveillance orders have increased over the past decade and that the vast majority remain sealed." reuters/jim young thousands of government requests for electronic surveillance in connection with criminal investigations remain under seal long after the investigations have ended, jennifer valentino-devries of the wall street journal reports.
the practice is unlike nearly all other aspects of american judicial proceedings, where courts have held that search warrants eventually should be made public.
the thing is that getting permission for electronic surveillance techniques including tracking metadata and gathering all cellphones connected to a cell tower is easier than getting a search or wiretap warrant.
the obama administration has argued in court that cellphone customers "have no privacy interest" in their location data.
further, most of the cases in question do not involve national-security matters which led the national security agency to gather phone data on millions of americans but use many of the same surveillance methods.
several judges and former prosecutors told the journal that the ubiquitous confidentiality "makes it difficult for the public and lawmakers to monitor whether the u.s. is abiding" by the federal law enabling the electronic surveillance.
"congress can't regulate what it can't see," stephen smith, a houston magistrate judge who has written extensively on electronic surveillance, told the journal. "in fact, it's difficult for me to find out what's going on in another district if the case is sealed."
the government contends that unsealing the records can reveal informants, cooperators, and the technical tools used in investigations, even after they are dropped or the suspect is apprehended.
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bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər əv 2016 ˈrɛˌstrɑnts wɪθ mɔr ðən 20 loʊˈkeɪʃənz wɪl bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈkælɔˌri ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðɛr ˈmɛnjuz, dɪˈspaɪt ˈɛvədəns ðət ðɪs dɪz nɑt ˈɪnfluəns ˈɔrdərɪŋ dɪˈsɪʒənz. ðɪs nu ˈmænˌdeɪt ɪz pɑrt əv ðə rul roll-out*. waɪl bɪg ʧeɪn ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ənd ðɛr ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl səˈplaɪərz laɪk ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ ər ˈbədwaɪzər wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðɪs rul ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈizəli, ðɪs kʊd ˈifɛktɪvli bæn kræft bɪr frəm ðiz ɛˈstæblɪʃmənts ɛz sˈmɔlər ˈbruəriz ˈstrəgəl tɪ kəmˈplaɪ: bruərz ər ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ˈspɛndɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈθaʊzənz tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˈkælɔˌri kaʊnts fər ˈɛvəri vərˈaɪəti əv bɪr prəˈdust. ənˈlɛs ðeɪ spɛnd ðə ˈməni tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˈbruəriz meɪ ˈnɛvər gɪt ðɛr ˈprɑdəkts ˈɪntu ʧeɪn ˈrɛˌstrɑnts, laɪk ˈbəfəˌloʊ waɪld wɪŋz ənd applebee’s*. ɛz ɪz ˈɔfən ðə keɪs wɪθ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, sˈmɔlər ˈbruəriz stænd tɪ luz ðə moʊst. ˈriʤənəl kræft bruər ər ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈbruəri kən sprɛd ðə kɔst ˈoʊvər ə məʧ ˈlɑrʤər ˈvɑljum əv seɪlz ənd nɑt soʊ ənˈriznəbəl fər them,”*,” sɛd pɔl ˈgɑtzə, ə ˈfɔrmər bruər hu naʊ hɛdz ðə ˈboʊldər, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, beɪst brewers’*’ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, ən ˈɪndəstri grup. ðə nu ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ˈɔlsoʊ wɪl əˈplaɪ tɪ ˈgroʊsəri ənd kənˈvinjəns stɔrz, ˈboʊlɪŋ ˈæliz, ˈmuvi ˈθiətərz ənd spɔrts ˈvɛnuz səˈvɪrli kərˈteɪlɪŋ wɛr səm bɪrz ər soʊld. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðiz rulz ər nɑt ðə fərst ər ˈoʊnli weɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt meɪks laɪf ˈdɪfəkəlt fər bɪr bruərz ənd ˈdrɪŋkərz. ɛz ˈrɪtən ˌbiˈfɔr hir æt rɛr, bɪr wɑz fərst brud ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn 1587 ənd sɪns ðɛn ˈloʊkəl ˈælkəˌhɑl bænz, ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, ənd ˈnæʃənəl bɪr ˈtæksɪz hæv ˈgræʤuəli ˌɪnˈkrist. baɪ ðə taɪm ˈnæʃənəl ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən wɛnt ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt ɪn 1920 23 steɪts wər ɔˈrɛdi draɪ, ənd ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈbruəriz ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd hæd ʃrəŋk frəm mɔr ðən tɪ fjuər ðən ˈlɪkər wɑz ˈligəl əˈgɛn wɪθ ðə ɛnd əv ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən ɪn 1933 bət ʤɪst 756 bruərz sərˈvaɪvd ðə lɔŋ bæn tɪ riˈoʊpən ɪn 1934 ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst 50 jɪrz, bɪr ˈtæksɪz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ klaɪm, hoʊm bruɪŋ wɑz ˌɪˈligəl, ənd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈbruəriz ʃræŋk tɪ ə ˈrɛkərd loʊ əv ʤɪst 80 baɪ 1983 kræft bruɪŋ wɑz ɛˈsɛnʃəli dɛd, ɛz ðə sɪks ˈbruəriz (anheuser-busch*, ˈmɪlər, ˈhaɪlmən, stroʊ, kurz, ənd pæbst) [kənˈtroʊld] 92 əv juz. bɪr production.”*.” baɪ ðə ˈərli 1980s*, əˈmɛrɪkən bɪrz wər noʊn fər biɪŋ blænd ənd ˈjunəˌfɔrm, ðə vərˈaɪəti ənd laɪf səkt aʊt əv ðɛm baɪ ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˌproʊəˈbɪʃənz, haɪ ˈtæksɪz, ˈoʊnərəs ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, ənd hoʊm bruɪŋ bænz ðət meɪd ɪt ɪkˈstrimli ˈdɪfəkəlt fər nu bruərz tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ðə ˈpɪkʧər wɑz grɪm. ðɛn, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ʧeɪnʤd. hoʊm bruɪŋ wɑz ˈfɛdərəli ˈligəˌlaɪzd ɪn 1978 ənd ɛz əv læst ˈsəmər, ˈligəl ɪn ɔl 50 steɪts. təˈdeɪ, ðɛr ər ˈoʊvər 1 ˈmɪljən hoʊm bruərz ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd, ə ʧeɪnʤ əˈlaʊd ˈθaʊzənz əv nu bruərz tɪ lɔnʧ ðɛr smɔl ˈbɪznɪsɪz aʊt əv ðɛr hoʊmz. naʊ, ðɛr ər mɔr ðən kræft bruərz ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd, bət smɔl ˈbruəriz ər stɪl ˈsædəld wɪθ ˈoʊnərəs ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ðət meɪk ðɛr ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt ənd ðɛr ˈprɑdəkts mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv. ju kən rɛd mɔr hir.
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beginning in december of 2016, restaurants with more than 20 locations will be required to provide calorie information on their menus, despite evidence that this does not influence ordering decisions. this new mandate is part of the multi-stage obamacare rule roll-out.
while big chain restaurants and their large-scale suppliers like coca-cola or budweiser will be able to follow this rule relatively easily, this could effectively ban craft beer from these establishments as smaller breweries struggle to comply:
brewers are facing the prospect of spending potentially thousands to determine calorie counts for every variety of beer produced. unless they spend the money to provide the information, breweries may never get their products into chain restaurants, like buffalo wild wings and applebee’s. as is often the case with regulations, smaller breweries stand to lose the most. “a regional craft brewer or a major brewery can spread the cost over a much larger volume of sales and it’s not so unreasonable for them,” said paul gatza, a former brewer who now heads the boulder, colorado,ed brewers’ association, an industry group. … the new regulations also will apply to grocery and convenience stores, bowling alleys, movie theaters and sports venues — severely curtailing where some beers are sold.
unfortunately, these obamacare rules are not the first or only way the government makes life difficult for beer brewers and drinkers.
as i’ve written before here at rare, beer was first brewed in america in 1587, and since then local alcohol bans, state-level regulations, and national beer taxes have gradually increased. by the time national prohibition went into effect in 1920, 23 states were already dry, and the total number of breweries nationwide had shrunk from more than 4,000 to fewer than 1,500.
liquor was legal again with the end of prohibition in 1933, but just 756 brewers survived the long ban to reopen in 1934. over the next 50 years, beer taxes continued to climb, home brewing was illegal, and the number of breweries shrank to a record low of just 80 by 1983. craft brewing was essentially dead, as the “top six breweries (anheuser-busch, miller, heileman, stroh, coors, and pabst) [controlled] 92% of u.s. beer production.”
by the early 1980s, american beers were known for being bland and uniform, the variety and life sucked out of them by decades of prohibitions, high taxes, onerous regulations, and home brewing bans that made it extremely difficult for new brewers to enter the market. the picture was grim.
then, everything changed. home brewing was federally legalized in 1978, and as of last summer, it’s legal in all 50 states. today, there are over 1 million home brewers nationwide, a change that’s allowed thousands of new brewers to launch their small businesses out of their homes. now, there are more than 2,400 craft brewers nationwide, but small breweries are still saddled with onerous regulations that make their operations more difficult and their products more expensive.
you can read more here.
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ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsaɪəntɪsts nəʤd bæk ðə ˈmɪnət hænd əv ðə sɪmˈbɑlɪk ˈdumzˌdeɪ ðeɪ preɪzd ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə fər ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ pʊl ðə wərld bæk frəm ˈnukliər ər ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kəˈtæstrəfi. "ɪt ɪz sɪks ˈmɪnəts tɪ ˈmɪdˌnaɪt," ðə ˈbʊlɪtən əv əˈtɑmɪk ˈsaɪəntɪsts (bas*), wɪʧ kriˈeɪtɪd ðə ˈdumzˌdeɪ klɑk ɪn 1947 ɛz ə bərˈɑmɪtər əv haʊ kloʊz ðə wərld ɪz tɪ ən əˌpɑkəˈlɪptɪk ɛnd. "fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns əˈtɑmɪk bɑmz wər drɑpt ɪn 1945 ˈlidərz əv ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz steɪts ər tɪ ˈvæstli rɪˈdus ðɛr ˈɑrsənəlz ənd sɪˈkjʊr ɔl ˈnukliər məˈtɪriəl," ðə ˈsteɪtmənt baɪ ðə ˈpænəl əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsaɪəntɪsts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 19 noʊˈbɛl ˈlɔriəts, sɛd. "fər ðə fərst taɪm ˈɛvər, ənd dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəntriz əˈlaɪk ər ˈplɛʤɪŋ tɪ ˈlɪmət gæs ɪˈmɪʃənz ðət kʊd ˈrɛndər ɑr ˈplænət ˈnɪrli ˌənɪnˈhæbətəbəl." ə ki pleɪər ɪn ðə nu, ˈgloʊbəl ˈɪrə əv wɑz ˈmɪstər ˌoʊˈbɑmə, huz ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn 2008 ˈəʃərd ɪn "ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənts ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən təˈwɔrd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əˈfɛrz", sɛd prəˈfɛsər ˈlɔrəns kraʊs, əv bɔrd əv ˈspɑnsərz, ˈspikɪŋ æt ðə ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni tɪ tərn bæk ðə hænz əv ðə sɪmˈbɑlɪk klɑk. ˈmɪstər ˌoʊˈbɑmə brɔt wɪθ ɪm tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs "ə mɔr prægˈmætɪk, əˈproʊʧ" ðən hɪz ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər, ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ, ðə ˈsaɪəntɪsts sɛd. "nɑt ˈoʊnli həz ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd nu ɑrmz rɪˈdəkʃən tɔks wɪθ ˈrəʃə, hi həz ˈstɑrtɪd nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑn tɪ kloʊz ɪts ˈnukliər ɪnˈrɪʧmənt ˈproʊˌgræm, ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ lɛd ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈɛfərt tɪ sɪˈkjʊr lus ˈfɪsəl məˈtɪriəl ɪn fɔr jɪrz," kraʊs sɛd, ˈrɛdɪŋ frəm ðə ˈsteɪtmənt. sɪns ɪt wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈsaɪəntɪsts hu hɛlpt tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðə wərldz fərst əˈtɑmɪk ˈwɛpənz, ðə ˈdumzˌdeɪ klɑk həz kəm tɪ bi sin ɛz ə ˈmɛʒər əv wət ˈprɑˌgrɛs, ɪf ˈɛni, ðə wərld həz meɪd ɪn ˈmuvɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ðə rɪsk əv ˈnukliər, ər kəˈtæstrəfi. ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ɔn ðə klɑk ˈsɪgnəˌfaɪz ðə əˈpɑkəˌlɪps, ənd ðə ˈmɪnət hænd ðə ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn tɪ dɪˈzæstər. ðə læst taɪm ðə ˈmɪnət hænd wɑz muvd wɑz ɪn 2007 wɪn bʊʃ wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt. ðɛn, ðə klɑk wɑz bəmpt tu ˈmɪnəts ˈkloʊzər tɪ ˈmɪdˌnaɪt. ɪn ðə klɑk ðɪs jɪr, ðə ˈsaɪəntɪsts sɛd ðeɪ wər ɪnˈkərəʤd baɪ ˈrisənt dɪˈvɛləpmənts, bət hæd ˈʧoʊzən tɪ pʊt bæk ðə klɑk baɪ ˈoʊnli wən ˈmɪnət tɪ ʃoʊ ðeɪ wər "ˈmaɪndfəl ðət ðə klɑk ɪz ˈtɪkɪŋ", sɛd kraʊs. "baɪ ˈʃɪftɪŋ ðə hænd bæk frəm ˈmɪdˌnaɪt baɪ ˈoʊnli wən əˈdɪʃənəl ˈmɪnət, wi haʊ məʧ nidz tɪ bi əˈkɑmplɪʃt" waɪl æt ðə seɪm taɪm ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðət ˈgloʊbəl həz muvd ˈfɔrwərd, hi sɛd. ˈpʊtɪŋ bæk ðə klɑk baɪ ˈoʊnli wən ˈmɪnət ˈɔlsoʊ mɛnt ðət "ðɛrz greɪt pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ɪt tɪ muv əˈgɛn, ɪn ˈiðər dɪˈrɛkʃɪn", sɛd kraʊs. wɪʧ weɪ ðə hænz əv ðə klɑk ər muvd nɛkst taɪm wɑz əp tɪ ˈsaɪəntɪsts, wərld ˈlidərz ənd ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈpipəl, sɛd kraʊs, ˈərʤɪŋ ðɛm ɔl tɪ siz ðə "juˈnik ˌɑpərˈtunəti wi hæv raɪt naʊ tɪ bɪˈgɪn tɪ fri ɑrˈsɛlvz frəm ðə ˈtɛrər əv ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz ənd sloʊ ˈdræstɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ɑr ʃɛrd ˈgloʊbəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. "wi ər naʊ pɔɪzd æt ə juˈnik taɪm, wɪθ hoʊp ənd ˌɑpərˈtunəti. lɛts nɑt bloʊ ɪt," hi sɛd.
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international scientists nudged back the minute hand of the symbolic doomsday clock,as they praised us president barack obama for helping to pull the world back from nuclear or environmental catastrophe.
"it is six minutes to midnight," the bulletin of atomic scientists (bas), which created the doomsday clock in 1947 as a barometer of how close the world is to an apocalyptic end.
"for the first time since atomic bombs were dropped in 1945, leaders of nuclear weapons states are co-operating to vastly reduce their arsenals and secure all nuclear bomb-making material," the statement by the panel of international scientists, including 19 nobel laureates, said.
"for the first time ever, industrialised and developing countries alike are pledging to limit climate-changing gas emissions that could render our planet nearly uninhabitable."
a key player in the new, global era of co-operation was mr obama, whose election in 2008 ushered in "a change in the us government's orientation toward international affairs", said professor lawrence krauss, co-chair of bas's board of sponsors, speaking at the ceremony to turn back the hands of the symbolic clock.
mr obama brought with him to the white house "a more pragmatic, problem-solving approach" than his predecessor, george w. bush, the scientists said.
"not only has obama initiated new arms reduction talks with russia, he has started negotiations with iran to close its nuclear enrichment program, and directed the us government to lead a global effort to secure loose fissile material in four years," prof krauss said, reading from the bas statement.
since it was created by scientists who helped to develop the world's first atomic weapons, the doomsday clock has come to be seen as a measure of what progress, if any, the world has made in moving away from the risk of nuclear, climate-caused or bio-warfare catastrophe.
midnight on the clock signifies the apocalypse, and the minute hand symbolises the countdown to disaster.
the last time the minute hand was moved was in 2007, when bush was president.
then, the clock was bumped two minutes closer to midnight.
in resetting the clock this year, the scientists said they were encouraged by recent developments, but had chosen to put back the clock by only one minute to show they were "mindful that the clock is ticking", said prof krauss.
"by shifting the hand back from midnight by only one additional minute, we emphasise how much needs to be accomplished" while at the same time recognising that global co-operation has moved forward, he said.
putting back the clock by only one minute also meant that "there's great potential for it to move again, in either direction", said prof krauss.
which way the hands of the clock are moved next time was up to scientists, world leaders and ordinary people, said prof krauss, urging them all to seize the "unique opportunity we have right now to begin to free ourselves from the terror of nuclear weapons and slow drastic changes to our shared global environment.
"we are now poised at a unique time, with hope and opportunity. let's not blow it," he said.
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pleɪ, lərn, ɪkˈsplɔr: ˈfɔrɪst pɑrk ɪn st*. luɪs! wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈərbən pɑrks ɪn ðə juz., ˈfɔrɪst pɑrk ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə hɑrt əv st*. luɪs. wɛl noʊn ɛz ðə saɪt əv ðə 1904 worlds’*’ fɛr, ˈfɔrɪst pɑrk ɪz kənˈteɪnd wɪˈθɪn ˈeɪkərz, ənd hoʊsts əˈprɑksəmətli triz. ɪt ɪz hoʊm tɪ ˈmɛni ˈkəlʧərəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə st*. luɪs ɑrt mˈjuziəm, məˈzʊri ˈhɪstəri mˈjuziəm, st*. luɪs zu, st*. luɪs saɪəns ˈsɛnər ənd ðə ˈθiətər. ˈfɔrɪst pɑrk æp fər ˈaɪˌfoʊn bɪlt ɛz ə ˈmoʊbəl tul fər ðə 12 ˈmɪljən ˈænjuəl ˈvɪzɪtərz, ðə ˌɪnərˈæktɪv mæp ɪz ə greɪt weɪ fər ˈvɪzɪtərz tɪ: ʃɛr ɪn ðə ˈvɪzɪtər ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈjuzɪŋ ˈviə ˈnævəˌgeɪt jʊr weɪ ˈviə strits, ˈwɔkˌweɪz ənd baɪk pæθs. faɪnd ðə bɛst pleɪs tɪ pɑrk ənd ˈəðər ˈsərvɪsɪz: ˈrɛˌstrumz, ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈfaʊntənz, ˈpɪkˌnɪk ˈɛriəz ənd ˈrɛˌstrɑnts. wi ɪnˈkərəʤ ju tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə æp, ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə mægˈnɪfɪsənt ˈfɔrɪst pɑrk fər ˈjɔrsɛlf!
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play, learn, explore: forest park in st. louis!
one of the largest urban parks in the u.s., forest park is located in the heart of st. louis. well known as the site of the 1904 worlds’ fair, forest park is contained within 1,293 acres, and hosts approximately 18,000 trees. it is home to many cultural institutions including the st. louis art museum, missouri history museum, st. louis zoo, st. louis science center and the muny theatre.
forest park app for iphone
built as a mobile tool for the park’s 12 million annual visitors, the interactive map is a great way for visitors to:
share in the visitor experience using #forestpark via instagram
navigate your way via streets, walkways and bike paths.
find the best place to park and other services: restrooms, drinking fountains, picnic areas and restaurants.
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ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən brɪŋz ðə ril θrɛt əv wɔr, nɑt ˈdɑnəld trəmp, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn, ɛz ɪˈlɛkʃən nuz həz ˈrəʃə ˈgɪrɪŋ əp fər ə ˈpɑsəbəl əˈtæk. ˈɪmɪʤ ɛz ə wɔr hɔk ɪz lɔst ɔn ˈmeɪnˌstrim əˈmɛrɪkən ˈvoʊtərz, bət ˈrəʃə, ˈjʊrəp, ənd ˈəðər ˈneɪʃənz sɔ ə saɪd əv ˈhɪləri wɪn ʃi wɑz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt, ənd ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv ˈmɪsɪz. ˌɪnərˈsɛptɪd iˈmeɪlz həz nɑt sərvd tɪ suð ðɛr fɪrz. vˈlædəmɪr ˈoʊpən kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən hæv pʊt ˈrəʃənz ənd roʊˈmeɪniənz ˈəndər ə lɔt əv strɛs. ˈputɪn wɑz ɪnˈkərəʤd baɪ ˈdɑnəld ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət hi wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈrəʃən ˈlidərz, bət ɛz ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ dræg ðɛr fit ɔn wət ˈrəʃənz noʊ ʃʊd bi ən ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt əv ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən, ˈtɛnʧənz kənˈtɪnju tɪ raɪz. ˈdɑnəld trəmp rɪˈsivd ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd kæmˈpeɪn ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən frəm ˈfilɪks ˈkoʊlski, ə ˈrəʃən mæn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əbˈzərvər. ðə əˈkəmpəniɪŋ ˈlɛtər ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə ˈrizən fər ðɪs gɪft əv ˈrubəlz ˈmɪstər. ˈkoʊlski həz plænd tɪ ˈpərʧəs ˈdɛnʧərz wɪθ ðə ˈməni, hɪz ɪnˈtaɪər ˈseɪvɪŋz, bət wʊd ˈrəðər stɑp ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər wɔr frəm ˈhɪləri. kʊd lɪv wɪˈθaʊt tiθ ɪf ðɛr wʊd bi noʊ wɔr. lʊk æt ˈhɪləri, ɪz ˈrɛdi tɪ stɔrm ˈrəʃə tomorrow!”*!” ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən həz bɪn ˌɪnˈfərɪŋ ðət ˈdɑnəld bræʃ pərˈsoʊnə wʊd bi ə pur mæʧ fər ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi. waɪl vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn sɪz ˈəðərˌwaɪz, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ɪz kˈwoʊtɪd ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ɪn ə ˈvɛri ˌnɑnspəˈsɪfɪk weɪ waɪ trəmp ɪz tu ˌtɛmpərˈmɛntəl tɪ bi ˈprɛzɪdənt. ɪz nɑt ˈsəmˌwən hu ʃʊd ˈɛvər hæv ðə ˈnukliər koʊdz bɪˈkəz nɑt hɑrd tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈlidɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪntu ə wɔr ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ˈsəmˌbɑdi gɑt ˈəndər hɪz ˈvɛri θɪn skin.”*.” ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən [ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˈʤəstɪn ˈɪmɪʤɪz] aɪˈrɑnɪkli, ˈhɪləri wɔr hɔk weɪz hæv ðə ˈrəʃən ˈpəblɪk skɛrd tɪ dɛθ ɪn ə ˈvɛri spɪˈsɪfɪk weɪ, ənd ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn ɪz ˈgɪrɪŋ əp fər wət ɪt pərˈsivz ɛz ən ənˈwɔntɪd bət ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl wɔr wɪθ ˈhɪləri. ˈputɪn seɪ ˈhɪləri ɪz hi sɪz ˈseɪtən ˌɪnˈkɑrˌneɪt. vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn dɪz nɑt ˈɑbfəˌskeɪt hɪz əˈpɪnjən əv ˈmɪstər. ənd ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən. ðeɪ ər boʊθ ˈseɪtən ɪn hɪz aɪz. ˈmɛni ˈoʊldər ˈrəʃənz bleɪm bɪl ˈklɪntən fər ðə kəˈlæps əv ðə ˈrəʃən ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 1990s*, waɪl ˈjəŋgər ˈpipəl hæv fɔrmd ðɛr əˈpɪnjənz beɪst ɔn ˈrəʃən ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts. ðə əbˈzərvər rɪˈpɔrts wərdz ɛz hi dɪˈskraɪbz hɪz vju əv ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən. ““first*, ðɛr wɑz bʊʃ ˈsinjər ɪn paʊər, ðɛn bʊʃ ˈʤunjər. [bɪl] ˈklɪntən wɑz [juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt] tu taɪmz ɪn ə roʊ, naʊ hɪz waɪf həz æmˈbɪʃənz. əˈgɛn, ðə ˈfæməli maɪt steɪ ɪn paʊər. ɛz ðeɪ seɪ ɪn ˈrəʃə, ə ˈhəzbənd ənd ə waɪf ər ðə seɪm satan.”*.” ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɪz ˈseɪtən tɪ ðə ˈrəʃən ˈpipəl, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əbˈzərvər, waɪl ðeɪ si æt list ə reɪ əv hoʊp ɪn ˈdɑnəld trəmp. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən [ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˈspɛnsər ˈɪmɪʤɪz] vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn həz ˈɔrdərd ðə ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs dɪˈfɛns ˈfɔrsɪz tɪ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt ðə dɪˈplɔɪmənt əv tu ər mɔr ˈmɪsəl əˈtæk ˈərli ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ˈsætəˌlaɪts. hi toʊld hɪz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈlidərz tɪ priˈpɛr fər ˈɪmənənt wɔr ɪf ˈhɪləri ɪz ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ etf*. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən, war.”*.” ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɔˈrɛdi həz roʊˈmeɪniə ənd ˈrəʃə ˈtɛrəˌraɪzd wɪθ hɪz nu ˈmɪsəl ˈsɪstəm, wɪʧ wɑz kəmˈplitɪd ʤɪst læst wik, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ etf*. səm ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz kleɪm ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən feɪzd əˈdæptɪv əˈproʊʧ ˈmɪsəl ˈsɪstəm kʊd rɪˈdus ɔl roʊˈmeɪniə tɪ ruɪnz. ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə ˈpleɪsɪŋ əv ðiz ˈmɪsəlz ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə rɪsk əv ˈnukliər wɔr ənd dɪˈrɛkli θˈrɛtənd ˈrəʃə ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˌoʊˈbɑmə kleɪmz ðeɪ wɪl bi eɪmd æt ˌɪˈrɑn. rɪˈleɪtɪd rɪˈpɔrts baɪ ðə ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɪz ˈəndər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ fər mɔr ðən ˈiˌmeɪl: ɪf ɪˈlɛktɪd, kʊd ʃi bi ˌɪmˈpiʧt? ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɪkˈspoʊzd baɪ ˈhækərz? ˈʤuljən sɛd həz ɪˈnəf ˈɛvədəns pərˈsid tɪ indictment’*’ ɛz ɪkˈspoʊzɪz ˈdiˌɛnˌsi plɑt ðə ˈklɪntən faʊnˈdeɪʃən: ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊər ˈʧɑrəlz kleɪmz ɪt ɪz ˈlɑrʤəst ˈʧɛrɪti frɔd ˈɛvər attempted’*’ ˈrəʃən əˈfɪʃəlz ˈɑrgju ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈvaɪəleɪts ðə 1987 ˈtriti ðət ˈɛndɪd ðə koʊld wɔr. ðə ˈnukliər ˈfɔrsɪz ˈtriti bænd ˈmɪsəlz wɪˈθɪn ə reɪnʤ əv fjuər ðən maɪəlz. ɪt kʊd ˈizəli bi sin baɪ ðə ˈrəʃənz ɛz ə ˈsɪmələr ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈkjubən ˈmɪsəl ˈkraɪsəs ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənsi. vˈlædəmɪr ˈspoʊksmən, dˈmitri ɛs. peskov*, toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn fɛlt ˌɪmˈpɛrəld baɪ ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ðiz ˈwɛpənz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ˈnɪrˈbaɪ roʊˈmeɪniə, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz hæv bɪn seɪɪŋ raɪt frəm wɪn ðɪs ˈstɔri ˈstɑrtɪd ðət ɑr ˈɛkspərts ər kənˈvɪnst ðət ðə dɪˈplɔɪmənt əv ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈpoʊzɪz ə ˈsərtən θrɛt tɪ ðə ˈrəʃən ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən. ˈmɛʒərz ər biɪŋ ˈteɪkən tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈlɛvəl əv sɪˈkjʊrəti fər ˈrəʃə. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt hɪmˈsɛlf, lɛt mi riˈmaɪnd ju, həz rɪˈpitɪdli æst hu ðə ˈsɪstəm wɪl wərk against.”*.” ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən kips əˈlɛʤɪŋ ðət ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz nɑt ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈfɔrən riˈleɪʃənz, bət dɪz ˈklɪntən hæv ən ˌɪmˈpɛndɪŋ wɔr wɪθ vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn ʤɪst ˈweɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə wɪŋz ɪf ʃi ɪz ɪˈlɛktɪd? [ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ʤoʊ ənd ˈænə ˈɪmɪʤɪz]
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hillary clinton brings the real threat of war, not donald trump, according to vladimir putin, as election news has russia gearing up for a possible attack. hillary’s image as a war hawk is lost on mainstream american voters, but russia, europe, and other nations saw a not-so-warm-and-fuzzy side of hillary when she was secretary of state, and the contents of mrs. clinton’s intercepted emails has not served to soothe their fears.
vladimir putin’s open concerns about hillary clinton have put russians and romanians under a lot of stress. putin was encouraged by donald trump’s message that he was willing to work with russian leaders, but as the fbi drag their feet on what russians know should be an indictment of mrs. clinton, tensions continue to rise.
donald trump received an unexpected campaign contribution from felix kolsky, a 75-year-old russian man, according to the observer. the accompanying letter explains the reason for this gift of 100,000 rubles ($1,500). mr. kolsky has planned to purchase dentures with the money, his entire life’s savings, but would rather stop the potential for war from hillary.
“i could live without teeth if there would be no war. look at hillary, it’s clear—she is ready to storm russia tomorrow!”
hillary clinton has been inferring that donald trump’s brash persona would be a poor match for foreign policy. while vladimir putin says otherwise, the former secretary of state is quoted in the national interest explaining in a very nonspecific way why trump is too temperamental to be president.
“this is not someone who should ever have the nuclear codes because it’s not hard to imagine donald trump leading us into a war just because somebody got under his very thin skin.”
hillary clinton [photo by justin sullivan/getty images] ironically, hillary clinton’s war hawk ways have the russian public scared to death in a very specific way, and the kremlin is gearing up for what it perceives as an unwanted but inevitable war with hillary. putin doesn’t say hillary is thin-skinned — he says she’s satan incarnate.
vladimir putin does not obfuscate his opinion of mr. and mrs. clinton. they are both satan in his eyes. many older russians blame bill clinton for the collapse of the russian economy during the 1990s, while younger people have formed their opinions based on russian media reports. the observer reports putin’s words as he describes his view of mrs. clinton.
“first, there was bush senior in power, then bush junior. [bill] clinton was [u.s. president] two times in a row, now his wife has ambitions. again, the family might stay in power. as they say in russia, a husband and a wife are the same satan.”
hillary clinton is satan to the russian people, according to the observer, while they see at least a ray of hope in donald trump.
hillary clinton [photo by spencer platt/getty images] vladimir putin has ordered the aerospace defense forces to accelerate the deployment of two or more missile attack early warning system satellites. he told his military leaders to prepare for imminent war if hillary is elected according to etf.
“if it’s hillary clinton, it’s war.”
barack obama already has romania and russia terrorized with his new missile system, which was completed just last week, according to etf. some online commentators claim the european phased adaptive approach missile system could reduce all romania to ruins. the new york times reports that the placing of these missiles increases the risk of nuclear war and directly threatened russia even though obama claims they will be aimed at iran.
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hillary clinton exposed by hackers? julian assange said wikileaks has enough evidence ‘to proceed to indictment’ as guccifer 2.0 exposes dnc plot
the clinton foundation: whistleblower charles ortel claims it is ‘the largest unprosecuted charity fraud ever attempted’
russian officials argue the system violates the 1987 treaty that ended the cold war. the intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty banned land-based missiles within a range of fewer than 3,400 miles. it could easily be seen by the russians as a similar situation to the cuban missile crisis during kennedy’s presidency.
vladimir putin’s spokesman, dmitri s. peskov, told reporters the kremlin felt imperiled by the presence of these weapons located in nearby romania, according to the new york times
“we have been saying right from when this story started that our experts are convinced that the deployment of the abm system poses a certain threat to the russian federation. measures are being taken to ensure the necessary level of security for russia. the president himself, let me remind you, has repeatedly asked who the system will work against.”
hillary clinton keeps alleging that donald trump is not capable of foreign relations, but does clinton have an impending war with vladimir putin just waiting in the wings if she is elected?
[photo by joe raedle and anna sergeeva/getty images]
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ˈəpˌdeɪt: ðə ˈhirɪŋ həz bɪn poʊstˈpoʊnd bɪˈkəz əv ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˌɪnˈklɛmənt ˈwɛðər. ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ stɪl stændz. ðə ˈpoʊkər pleɪərz əˈlaɪəns (ppa*) həz pʊt aʊt ə kɔl tɪ ðə ˈpoʊkər kəmˈjunɪti, ˈæskɪŋ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi tɪ meɪk ðɛr ˈvɔɪsɪz bi hərd ɪn ədˈvæns əv ðə mɑrʧ kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈhirɪŋ fər ðə ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən əv waɪər ækt bɪl (rawa*). h.r*. 707 wʊd meɪk ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpoʊkər ˌɪˈligəl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈivɪn ɪn ðə θri steɪts nəˈvɑdə, ˈdɛləˌwɛr, ənd nu ˈʤərzi ɪn wɪʧ ɪt həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈligəˌlaɪzd ənd ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd. ə ˈhirɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəs h.r*. 707 həz bɪn ˈskɛʤʊld fər ɛt ɪn frənt əv ðə haʊs ˈsəbkəˈmɪti ɔn kraɪm, ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti, ənd ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈreɪbərn haʊs ˈɔfəs ˈbɪldɪŋ. ðə bɪl wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust baɪ rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈʤeɪsən (ɑr ˈjuˌtɔ), hu, nɑt koʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli, ɪz ɔn ðə ˈsəbkəˈmɪti. ðə kəmˈplit ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp əv ðə ˈsəbkəˈmɪti ɪz ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈkɛrən bæs (d-ca*), ˈdɪstrɪkt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. maɪk ˈbɪʃəp (r-mi*), ˈdɪstrɪkt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. kɛn bək (r-co*), ˈdɪstrɪkt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. stiv ʃəˈboʊ (r-oh*), ˈdɪstrɪkt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈʤeɪsən (r-ut*), ˈdɪstrɪkt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈʤudi ʧu (d-ca*), ˈdɪstrɪkt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈrændi fɔrbz (r-va*), ˈdɪstrɪkt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. lui (r-tx*), ˈdɪstrɪkt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. bɑb (r-va*), ˈdɪstrɪkt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. treɪ ˈgaʊdi (r-sc*), ˈdɪstrɪkt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. luis guˈtjɛrɛz (d-il*), ˈdɪstrɪkt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈʃilə ˈʤæksən li (d-tx*), ˈdɪstrɪkt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (r-id*), ˈdɪstrɪkt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈpeɪdroʊ ˈrikoʊ), æl ˈdɪstrɪkt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. tɛd poʊ (r-tx*), ˈdɪstrɪkt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈsɛdrɪk ˈrɪʧmənd (d-la*), ˈdɪstrɪkt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ʤeɪmz ˈsɛnsənˌbrɛnər (r-wi*), ˈdɪstrɪkt ɔn ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, theppa.org*, ðə ˈpoʊkər pleɪərz əˈlaɪəns həz ˈpoʊstɪd ən ˈərʤənt ˈmɛsɪʤ, ˈərʤɪŋ ˈpoʊkər səˈpɔrts tɪ twit ənd kɔl ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈsəbkəˈmɪti tɪ vɔɪs ðɛr ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ h.r*. 707 ðə fʊl ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz ɛz ˈfɑloʊz (ˈɛmfəsɪs ðə): ɔn mɑrʧ, ðə haʊs ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri ˈsəbkəˈmɪti ɔn kraɪm, ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ɪz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə ˈhirɪŋ ɔn h.r*. 707 ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld rɪˈstɔr waɪər ækt bɪl. ɛz ju noʊ, ðɪs bɪl wʊd bæn steɪts frəm ˈɔθərˌaɪzɪŋ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpoʊkər ənd ˈəðər ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈweɪʤərɪŋ. ɪt wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ʃət daʊn ðə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈsɪstəmz ðət ər əp ənd ˈrənɪŋ ɪn ˈsɛvərəl steɪts. ðə əˈpoʊnənts əv jʊr ˈfridəm tɪ pleɪ ˈɔnˌlaɪn, lɛd baɪ kəˈsinoʊ ˈmægˌneɪt ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˈʃɛldən ˈædəlsən, hæv stækt ðə dɛk fər ðɪs ˈhirɪŋ. ðeɪ hæv ˈloʊdɪd ðə ˈwɪtnəs ˈpænəl wɪθ ˈzɛləts hu hæv noʊ ril wərld ˈnɑlɪʤ əv haʊ ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈpoʊkər wərks. ðət ɪz waɪ ju nid tɪ stænd əp fər jʊr raɪts. pliz teɪk ə ˈmɪnət tɪ sɛnd ə twit tɪ ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv ðɪs ˈsəbkəˈmɪti. ˈɔlsoʊ, ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ju kɔl iʧ əv ðiz ˈɔfəsɪz ənd tɛl ðɛm tɪ əˈpoʊz h.r*. 707 ðə bɪl ˌɪgˈnɔrz ðə raɪts əv steɪts tɪ ˈɔθərˌaɪz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpoʊkər, ɪt pʊts ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd ɪt ˈtræmpəlz ɔn jʊr ˈfridəm tɪ pleɪ ðə geɪm wi ləv. nɑt məʧ həz bɪn meɪd əv ðə ˈwɪtnəs ˈpænəl jɛt ənd ɪts ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən ɪz nɑt ˈivɪn ˈlɪstɪd ɔn ðə wɛb peɪʤ. ɛz əv naʊ, ɪt ɪz ə ˈpænəl: prəˈfɛsər ʤɑn kɪnt ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌɪləˈnɔɪz lɛs ˈbərnəl ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈrɛktər, stɑp ˈprɛdəˌtɔri ˈgæmbəlɪŋ prəˈfɛsər maɪk ˈfeɪgən ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˌjunəˈvərsəti (st*. luɪs) lɔ skul ˈpɛri əˈtərni, ˈfaʊndər əv waɪərd ˈseɪfti, ˈfɔrmər bɔrd ˈmɛmbər əv ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈpɛri ɪz ðə loʊn ˈmɛmbər əv ðə grup hu wɪl spik əp fər ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ðoʊ ʃi ɪz nɑt poker,”*,” pər seɪ. ʃi ɪz ən ˈɛkspərt ɔn ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈseɪfti ənd ˈfʊli ˌəndərˈstændz ðət ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən wɪl prəˈtɛkt ɪgˈzæktli ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi. ɪn ˈɔgəst, ʃi rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ə ˈtɛrəbəl ˈpoʊkər ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ˈnuzˌwik baɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ, ɪn pɑrt, ɔl ˈgæmbəlɪŋ ɪz baɪ ɪts ˈneɪʧər ˈrɪski ənˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd ˈgæmbəlɪŋ ɪz səbˈstænʃəli wərs. mɔr bænz ʤɪst wərk. wɪˈθaʊt ˈplætˌfɔrmz fər seɪf ənd ˈligəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ, ðə juz. wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ faɪnd ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪn ðə ənˈfɔrʧənət pəˈzɪʃən əv biɪŋ ˈhɛlpləs tɪ stɑp ər prəˈtɛkt ðoʊz hu wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈgæmbəl online.”*.” ðə zealots”*” ər ðə ˈəðər θri. ðət ɪz ə bɪt əv ən ɪgˌzæʤərˈeɪʃən, bət ðeɪ ˈsərtənli wɪl nɑt bi səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpoʊkər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈhirɪŋ. prəˈfɛsər kɪnt ɪz ðə tru ˈzɛlət əv ðə grup hi wɔnts tɪ ˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪz ɔl ˈgæmbəlɪŋ ənd həz ˈfrikwɛntli pərˈvərtɪd ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈgæmbəlɪŋ ˌɪmˈpækt ˈstədi kəˈmɪʃən (ngisc*) tɪ sut hɪz əˈʤɛndə. hi ɪz ðə sɔrs əv ðə ˈgæmbəlɪŋ ɪz ðə kræk koʊˈkeɪn əv gambling”*” ˈbʊlˌʃɪt. lɛs ˈbərnəl ɪz əˈgɛnst ɔl ˈgæmbəlɪŋ, bət ɪz nɑt əˈgɛnst ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpoʊkər mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls. hi ɪz ˈlaɪkli ə səˈpɔrtər əv, bət sɪns stɪl əˈlaʊz fər ˈɔnˌlaɪn hɔrs ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈbɛtɪŋ ənd ˈfænəsi spɔrts, hi maɪt hæv səm ˈmɛntəl ˈkɑnflɪkt əˈbaʊt ɪt. prəˈfɛsər ˈfeɪgən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt æt ɔl ə səˈpɔrtər əv ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpoʊkər, bət hɪz pæst əˈbʤɛkʃənz hæv bɪn mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˌəndɪˈzaɪrəbəl ˈɛləmənts ənd ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə ˈækʧəwəl geɪmz ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ʃʊd hi si ˈsɑləd ˈɛvədəns ðət ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən kən ˈifɛktɪvli kip ˈkrɪmənəlz aʊt əv ˈpoʊkər ənd prəˈtɛkt pleɪərz, hi meɪ ˈsɔfən hɪz ˈgæmbəlɪŋ stæns. ðə peɪʤ wɪθ ənd kənˈgrɛʃənəl foʊn ˈnəmbərz kən bi faʊnd æt
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update: the rawa hearing has been postponed because of expected inclement weather. the ppa’s message still stands.
the poker players alliance (ppa) has put out a call to the poker community, asking everybody to make their voices be heard in advance of the march 5th congressional hearing for the restoration of america’s wire act bill (rawa). h.r. 707 would make online poker illegal in the united states, even in the three states – nevada, delaware, and new jersey – in which it has already been legalized and regulated.
a hearing to discuss h.r. 707 has been scheduled for 9:30am et in front of the house subcommittee on crime, terrorism, homeland security, and investigations in the rayburn house office building. the bill was introduced by rep. jason chaffetz (r – utah), who, not coincidentally, is on the subcommittee. the complete membership of the subcommittee is as follows:
rep. karen bass (d-ca), 37th district
rep. mike bishop (r-mi), 8th district
rep. ken buck (r-co), 4th district
rep. steve chabot (r-oh), 1st district
rep. jason chaffetz (r-ut), 3rd district
rep. judy chu (d-ca), 27th district
rep. randy forbes (r-va), 4th district
rep. louie gohmert (r-tx), 1st district
rep. bob goodlatte (r-va), 6th district
rep. trey gowdy (r-sc), 4th district
rep. luis gutierrez (d-il), 4th district
rep. sheila jackson lee (d-tx), 18th district
rep. raúl labrador (r-id), 1st district
rep. pedro pierluisi (d-puerto rico), al district
rep. ted poe (r-tx), 2nd district
rep. cedric richmond (d-la), 2nd district
rep. james sensenbrenner (r-wi), 5th district
on its website, theppa.org, the poker players alliance has posted an urgent message, urging poker supports to tweet and call members of the subcommittee to voice their opposition to h.r. 707. the full message is as follows (emphasis the ppa’s):
on march 5th, the house judiciary subcommittee on crime, terrorism, homeland security and investigations is holding a hearing on h.r. 707, the so-called restore america’s wire act bill. as you know, this bill would ban states from authorizing online poker and other online wagering. it would also shut down the successful systems that are up and running in several states.
the opponents of your freedom to play online, led by casino magnate billionaire sheldon adelson, have stacked the deck for this hearing. they have loaded the witness panel with anti-poker zealots who have no real world knowledge of how internet poker works.
that is why you need to stand up for your rights. please take a minute to send a pre-filled tweet to the members of this subcommittee. also, it is very important you call each of these offices and tell them to oppose h.r. 707. the bill ignores the rights of states to authorize online poker, it puts politicians in charge of the internet and it tramples on your freedom to play the game we love.
not much has been made of the witness panel yet and its composition is not even listed on the hearing’s web page. as of now, it is a four-member panel:
professor john kindt – university of illinois
les bernal – national director, stop predatory gambling
professor mike fagan – washington university (st. louis) law school
parry aftab – attorney, founder of wired safety, former board member of fairplay usa
parry aftab is the lone member of the group who will speak up for online, though she is not “pro-online poker,” per se. she is an expert on internet safety and fully understands that prohibition will protect exactly nobody. in august, she responded to a terrible anti-online poker article in newsweek by writing, in part, “while all gambling is by its nature risky unregulated gambling is substantially worse. more bans just won’t work. without platforms for safe and legal online gaming, the u.s. will continue to find itself in the unfortunate position of being helpless to stop – or protect – those who will continue to gamble online.”
the “anti-poker zealots” are the other three. that is a bit of an exaggeration, but they certainly will not be supporting online poker during the hearing. professor kindt is the true zealot of the group – he wants to criminalize all gambling and has frequently perverted the findings of the national gambling impact study commission (ngisc) to suit his agenda. he is the source of the “online gambling is the crack cocaine of gambling” bullshit.
les bernal is against all gambling, but is not against online poker more than anything else. he is likely a supporter of rawa, but since rawa still allows for online horse racing betting and fantasy sports, he might have some mental conflict about it.
professor fagan is also not at all a supporter of online poker, but his past objections have been more about the undesirable elements and people involved in the industry, as opposed to the actual games themselves. should he see solid evidence that regulation can effectively keep criminals out of poker and protect players, he may soften his anti-online gambling stance.
the ppa page with pre-filled tweets and congressional phone numbers can be found at http://theppa.org/fight-hr707/
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ɪkˈsklusɪv ju 11 pərˈdəkʃən tʊr! ˈhoʊstɪd ə ˈmidiə tʊr əv ðɛr fəˈsɪlɪtiz ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə ˈfæktəri, dɪˈzaɪn ˈstudiˌoʊ, ənd læb tɪ səm ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, meɪ 15 2017 ˈæftər siɪŋ fərst hænd əv wət goʊz ˈɪntu ˈmeɪkɪŋ dɪˈvaɪsɪz, aɪ hæv nu əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ənd ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə dɪˈvaɪs! ðɛr fəˈsɪlɪtiz ər tɔp nɑʧ ənd ðɪs poʊst ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪv ju ə glɪmps əv wət aɪ gɑt tɪ si. fərst əv ɔl, siɪŋ ðə nu ju 11 ɪn pərˈdəkʃən wɑz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv! ðə foʊn lɔnʧ ɪˈvɛnt ɪz meɪ ənd biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ si ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt hɪts ðə strits wɑz ˈrɪli kul. nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən məʧ əv wət aɪ sɔ wɑz ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˈivɪn ˈəðər ˈmidiə həz nɑt sin pɑrts əv wət ðə grup sɔ. ðɪs wɑz ðə fərst taɪm ˈlɛtɪŋ foʊks laɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈzaɪn ˈstudiˌoʊ! ðə ˈfæktəri ðə tʊr ˈstɑrtɪd ɔf wɪθ ðə ˈfæktəri. ðɪs ɪz wɛr wi gɑt tɪ si ɪmˈplɔɪiz əˈsɛmbəlɪŋ, ˌɪnˈspɛktɪŋ, ənd prəˈdusɪŋ spəˈsɪfɪkli ðə nu ju 11 ðə ˈsteɪʃənz ˈvɛrid frəm cpu*, ˈkæmərəz, ˈhaʊzɪŋz, ənd ɔl ðə kəmˈpoʊnənts ðət meɪk əp ə foʊn, ðə ju 11 ðə pɑrt ðət ˌɪmˈprɛst mi ðə moʊst wɪθ ðɪs tʊr wɑz ðə məˈtɪkjələs tɛsts ənd ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz ðət goʊz ˈɪntu iʧ kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ðə foʊn. ðə læst stɛp əv ðə wərk floʊ ɪz wət meɪd ðɪs ˈɛləmənt stænd aʊt ðə moʊst. ðɛr wɑz ə rum fʊl əv ˈwərkərz ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛr taɪm ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə foʊn ɪz ˈpərˌfɪkt, ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ðə dɪˈvaɪsɪz ʃɪp aʊt. ðə dɪˈzaɪn ˈstudiˌoʊ ðɪs ɪz wɛr ɪt stɑrts. ðə aɪˈdiəz ənd ˈvɪʒənz əv wət bɪˈkəmz ə dɪˈvaɪs. wi ˈæˌkʧuəli gɑt tɪ si səm ˈkɑnsɛpts frəm jɪrz əˈgoʊ, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv wət həz bɪn prəˈdust. ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz kwaɪt ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ. ɪt ɪz ə grin ˈstrəkʧər. ˈminɪŋ ɪt həz ˈmɛni dɪˈzaɪnz ðət ər ərθ ˈfrɛndli. ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtərz ˈjuzɪz oʊn ˈɛnərʤi tɪ paʊər ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ðə ɛr ɪz ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪd ɪn ə weɪ ðət ðeɪ hæv tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli tərn ɔn ðə a/c*. ˈwɔtər ɪz riˈsaɪkəld. ðə lɪst goʊz ɔn. ˈrɪli kul tɛk ənd dɪˈzaɪn tɪ rɪˈdus pəˈluʃən ənd ˈɛnərʤi. ə dɪˈzaɪn læb ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ɪkˈspleɪnd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ðə ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən əv ðə nu glæs bæks əv ðɪs ˈflægˌʃɪp ənd frəm ðə ju ˈəltrə. ðə dɪˈzaɪn ɪz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd frəm ˈwɔtər. iʧ ˈkələr həz ə juˈnik ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk ənd ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən. səʧ ɛz ðə kɑzˈmɛtɪk pɪŋk. nɑt jʊr ˈævərɪʤ pɪŋk bɪˈkəz ɪt dɪˈraɪvz ˈkələrz frəm ə pɪŋk flaʊər wɪθ ˈjɛloʊ ˈæksɛnts. ˈtruli ə ˈbjutəfəl ˈkələr. maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt wɑz ðə ˈgleɪʃər waɪt, wɪʧ ɪn maɪ əˈpɪnjən lʊks ʤɪst laɪk ə pərl. iʧ ˈkələr ɪz fænˈtæstɪk! læb saɪəns! ðɪs pɑrt əv ðə tʊr wɑz maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ənd ɪz wət ˈrɪli geɪv mi ðə əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən əv ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə nu foʊn. ɪz noʊn fər, ju ˈsɑnɪk, ənd ˈkæmərə kˈwɑləti. ðiz ər ˈfiʧərz ðət meɪk stænd aʊt frəm ðə rɛst. soʊ məʧ soʊ, ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz traɪd tɪ ˈkɑpi ðə taɪp əv ˈɑdiˌoʊ tɛk wɪθ frənt ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈspikərz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ðə ˈʧeɪmbər wɑz maɪnd bloʊɪŋ! ə saʊnd ˈdɛfənɪŋ rum ðət həz ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ ˈɛkoʊ æt ɔl. ɛz ə ˈmætər əv fækt ʤɪst ˈstændɪŋ ɪn ðə rum wɑz eerie…*… fər ə ˈmoʊmənt aɪ fɛlt ə ˈlɪtəl əv wət ˈmoʊʃən ˈsɪknəs ɪz laɪk. ˈkreɪzi, raɪt? ɪn ðə ˈʧeɪmbər ðeɪ tɛst aʊt ˈɑdiˌoʊ laɪk kɔl kˈwɑləti. wɛl, ju maɪt bi ˈæskɪŋ ðət ˈrɪli gɪv ril wərld rɪˈzəlts wɪn wi hæv soʊ məʧ nɔɪz əraʊnd ˈjuˈɛs, soʊ haʊ dɪz tɛst ril wərld ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts? ðə nɛkst rum ˈsɪmjəˌleɪts ˈvɛriəs taɪps əv ˈnɔɪzɪz. səʧ ɛz roʊd nɔɪz, ˈɔfəsɪz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ ɪz ˈtɛstɪd fər kɔlz, rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, ˈvɪdioʊ, ənd mɔr. ˈlæstli, ðə ˈkæmərə wɑz əˈnəðər ˈɛriə wi gɑt tɪ tʊr. ɪn ðɪs læb ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd haʊ ðeɪ ˈkæləˌbreɪt ðə ˈkæmərə fər waɪt ˈbæləns, ˈkələrz, ənd ðoʊz taɪps əv ˈɛləmənts tɪ gɪv greɪt ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ənd ˈvɪdioʊ rɪˈzəlts. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ə ˈdɛmoʊ əv ˈtɛstɪŋ (ˈɑptɪk ˈɪmɪʤ ˌsteɪbələˈzeɪʃən). nɛkst tɪ ðə dɪˈvaɪs wɑz ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn wɪˈθaʊt ənd ðɛr wɑz ə ˈvɛri ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə foʊn wɪθ ˈvərsəz wɪˈθaʊt. kˈwaɪətli ˈbrɪljənt wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ə greɪt tʊr ɪkˈspɪriəns. ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ wɪl ˈnɛvər fərˈgɛt. əˈgɛn, ə nu əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən əv wət goʊz ˈɪntu ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə smartphone*. laɪk ɑrt tɪ mi. biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ si wɛr ən aɪˈdiə kəmz tɪ ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ˌɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ tɪ kip kriˈeɪtɪŋ. fər mɔr ˈɪnfoʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ju 11 lɔnʧ ɪˈvɛnt klɪk hir. steɪ tund fər mɔr ˈkəvərɪʤ! bi ʃʊr tɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ ðə ˈjuˌtub ˈʧænəl ənd ˈfɑloʊ ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə fər mɔr ˈkɑntɛnt ɔn ðə ju 11 lɪŋks bɪˈloʊ! θæŋks fər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə taɪm tɪ rɛd ðɪs poʊst ənd sɪnˈsɪrli hoʊp ɪt wɑz faʊnd ˈhɛlpfəl ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪəbəl! pliz fil fri tɪ liv θɔts daʊn bɪˈloʊ ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ənd fərˈgɛt tɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ beɪn tɛk ɔn ˈjuˌtub, ˈgugəl+, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər instagram*! ˈɪmɪʤɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ. ðɪs wɑz ən ɪkˈsklusɪv lʊk æt fəˈsɪlɪtiz.
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exclusive htc u 11 production tour! htc hosted a media tour of their facilities that included the factory, design studio, and r&d lab to some influencers on monday, may 15, 2017. after seeing first hand of what goes into making htc devices, i have new appreciation of the company and process of making a device! their facilities are top notch and this post is going to give you a glimpse of what i got to see.
first of all, seeing the new htc u 11 in production was impressive! the phone launch event is may 16th and being able to see it before it hits the streets was really cool. not to mention much of what i saw was confidential information and even other media has not seen parts of what the group saw. this was the first time letting folks like myself into the design studio!
the factory
the tour started off with the factory. this is where we got to see employees assembling, inspecting, and producing specifically the new htc u 11. the stations varied from cpu, cameras, housings, and all the components that make up a phone, the htc u 11.
the part that impressed me the most with this tour was the meticulous tests and inspections that goes into each component of the phone. the last step of the work flow is what made this element stand out the most. there was a room full of workers taking their time making sure everything about the phone is perfect, just before the devices ship out.
the design studio
this is where it starts. the ideas and visions of what becomes a device. we actually got to see some concepts from years ago, along with the evolution of what has been produced. the building itself is quite fascinating. it is a green structure. meaning it has many designs that are earth friendly. the elevators uses it’s own energy to power itself. the air is circulated in a way that they don’t have to actually turn on the a/c. water is recycled. the list goes on. really cool tech and design to reduce pollution and energy.
a design lab representative explained to us the inspiration of the new glass backs of this year’s flagship and from the htc u ultra. the design is inspired from water. each color has a unique characteristic and inspiration. such as the cosmetic pink. it’s not your average pink because it derives colors from a pink flower with yellow accents. it’s truly a beautiful color. my favorite was the glacier white, which in my opinion looks just like a pearl. each color is fantastic!
r&d lab
science! this part of the tour was my favorite and is what really gave me the appreciation of the development of making a new phone. htc is known for boomsound, u sonic, and camera quality. these are features that make htc stand out from the rest. so much so, many other manufacturers tried to copy the boomsound type of audio tech with front facing speakers, etc.
the anechoic chamber was mind blowing! it’s a sound deafening room that has absolutely no echo at all. as a matter of fact just standing in the room was eerie… for a moment i felt a little of what motion sickness is like. crazy, right? in the anechoic chamber they test out audio like call quality.
well, you might be asking that doesn’t really give real world results when we have so much noise around us, so how does htc test real world environments?
the next room simulates various types of noises. such as road noise, offices, etc. the audio is tested for calls, recording, video, and more.
lastly, the camera was another area we got to tour. in this lab engineers demonstrated how they calibrate the camera for white balance, colors, and those types of elements to give great photo and video results. they also had a demo of testing ois (optic image stabilization). next to the htc device was an iphone without ois and there was a very noticeable difference between the phone with ois vs without.
htc quietly brilliant
htc was able to demonstrate a great tour experience. something i will never forget. again, a new appreciation of what goes into making a smartphone. it’s like art to me. being able to see where an idea comes to reality is inspiring to keep creating.
for more info about the htc u 11 launch event click here. stay tuned for more coverage! be sure to subscribe to the youtube channel and follow on social media for more content on the htc u 11. links below!
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images provided by htc. this was an exclusive look at htc facilities.
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ˈæftər ˈweɪvɪŋ ˌgʊdˈbaɪ tɪ ðə pæst, ðə ˈpeɪsərz gɑt ðɛr fərst glɪmps ˈɪntu ðə fˈjuʧər. pɪk t.j*. lif meɪd hɪz ˈdeɪbju, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˌənəˈfɪʃəl, ɪn ðə pacers’*’ ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər ˈʃɑrlət ˈsənˌdi ɪn ðə ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ proʊ ˈsəmər lig, ˈskɔrɪŋ 12 pɔɪnts wɪθ faɪv ˈriˌbaʊndz ɪn 24 ˈmɪnəts. wɪθ ðə ɛnd əv ðə pɔl ʤɔrʤ ˈɪrə, ðə ˈpeɪsərz ər riˈtulɪŋ ðɛr ˈrɑstər, ənd lif ɪz wən əv fɔr jəŋ bɪg mɛn ðət ˈprɑməs tɪ bi ˈsɛntrəl tɪ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. maɪlz ˈtərnər, ˈɛnərɪŋ hɪz θərd ˈsizən, ˈsədənli faɪndz hɪmˈsɛlf ðə feɪs əv ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz, ə roʊl ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈsɪriəsli ɛz ˈɛvɪdənst baɪ hɪz ˈprɛzəns ɪn ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ɛz ə ʃoʊ əv səˈpɔrt. ˈsɛnər sabonis*, əkˈwaɪərd əˈlɔŋ wɪθ gɑrd ˈvɪktər frəm ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti ɪn ðə ʤɔrʤ treɪd, kʊd muv raɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈlaɪˌnəp. pɪk aɪk pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsəmər lig waɪl hɪz ˈtrəbəlsəm raɪt ni ɪz re-evaluated*, ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi ɪkˈspɛkts tɪ bi ˈrɛdi fər ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp. soʊ fər naʊ, ðə ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz ɔn lif, hu mɪst ðə fərst ˈsəmər lig geɪm, ən ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər ðə hoʊst ˈmæʤɪk, tɪ sərv ɛz ðə bɛst mæn ɪn hɪz ˈwɛdɪŋ. ə jəŋ kɪd bət ˈvɛri skɪld ənd ˈvɛri ˈtæləntɪd, əˈspɛʃəli ɔn ðə əˈfɛnsɪv end,”*,” sɛd ˈpɑˌpaɪ ʤoʊnz, ðə ˈsəmər lig koʊʧ. traɪɪŋ tɪ du əˈfɛnsɪvli ɪz pleɪ laɪk ə ˈrændəm taɪp əv əˈfɛns, gɪt ðə bɔl ˈmuvɪŋ, move-and-cut*, ənd ˈrɪli gʊd æt ðət. ˈrɪli gʊd æt pleɪɪŋ ðət staɪl əv bɔl laɪk ju si paʊər ˈfɔrwərdz pleɪ ɪn ðə lig naʊ, siɪŋ ɪm aʊt ɔn ðə pərˈɪmətər biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk pleɪz ɔf ðə ˈdrɪbəl frəm ðə laɪn ənd sɛt ˈtimˌmeɪts əp. gʊd æt duɪŋ that.”*.” hi dɪd ðət ə fju taɪmz əˈgɛnst ˈʃɑrlət. lif wɑz ə 466 58 əˈtɛmpts ɪn 35 geɪmz) ˈʃutər æt ucla*, ənd wɪl nid tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ə mɔr ˈkɑnstənt θrɛt frəm ðə ɑrk ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kip dɪˈfɛndərz ˈɑnəst. bət hi ʃoʊd ðə ɪkˈspɛktɪd bɔl skɪlz ənd ˈsævi. fɔrst tɪ pleɪ ˈsɛnər bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈæbsənsɪz əv, ˈkrɪsməs (ˈæŋkəl) ənd ˌɔˈgəstoʊ ˈlimə (bæk), hi geɪv əp 75 paʊnz əˈgɛnst ˈsɛnər ɪn ðə poʊst dɪˈfɛnsɪvli bət juzd hɪz kˈwɪknəs tɪ hɛʤ ənd frənt ðə ˈbɪgər mæn dɪˈfɛnsɪvli. ənd əˈfɛnsɪvli hi juzd hɪz kˈwɪknəs tɪ fʊl ædˈvæntɪʤ, ˈrɛndərɪŋ mut ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf. "aɪ wʊd reɪt maɪ fərst geɪm ɛz ˈsɑləd," sɛd lif. "ɪt wɑz gʊd tɪ gɪt wən ˈəndər maɪ bɛlt. aɪ noʊ wət ɪts laɪk naʊ ɛz fɑr ɛz ðə physicality*. aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf aɪ wɑz səˈpraɪzd, bət naʊ aɪ noʊ wət tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt." ʤoʊnz wɑz ˌɪmˈprɛst baɪ təˈnæsɪti, bət ɪz ˈfʊli əˈwɛr ðə ˈrʊki wɪl nid tɪ æd strɛŋθ tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəmˈpit kənˈsɪstəntli əˈgɛnst ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ bɪg mɛn. ə kənˈsərn, noʊ daʊt əˈbaʊt it,”*,” ʤoʊnz sɛd. lʊk æt hɪz ˈbɑdi ənd tɪ bi ə paʊər ˈfɔrwərd, goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ gɪt ˈstrɔŋgər ənd wi noʊ wɪθ eɪʤ goʊɪŋ tɪ dɪˈvɛləp. wi hæv ə greɪt strɛŋθ koʊʧ ənd ðə tim ɪn ðɛr ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ du ə gʊd ʤɑb əv ˈbɪldɪŋ hɪz ˈbɑdi, ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪm ɪn ðə weɪt rum laɪk bɪn duɪŋ wɪθ maɪlz ðɪs ˈsəmər. ɪt ɪz ə kənˈsərn ðət hi nidz tɪ gɪt ˈstrɔŋgər bət ðə skɪl ˈlɛvəl ɪz ðɛr ənd ˈvɛri ˈprɑməsɪŋ. wi noʊ wi kən gɪt ɪm stronger.”*.” pərˈhæps ðə ˈbɪgəst ˌɪmˈprɛʃən həz bɪn meɪd baɪ ˈvɛtərən ˈʃutɪŋ gɑrd ˈtrævɪs ˈlɛsli. ðə frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈʤɔrʤə həz rækt əp 40 pɔɪnts ɪn 47 ˈmɪnəts ɔf ðə bɛnʧ, ˈmeɪkɪŋ 16 əv 29 551 ˈoʊvərˌɔl ənd 3 əv 8 375 frəm ðə ɑrk. bɪlt laɪk ə ˈbʊlˌdɔg æt 205 ˈlɛsli ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈæftər ˈspɛndɪŋ ðə pæst fju ˈsizənz ˈbaʊnsɪŋ frəm fræns tɪ ˌlɪθəˈweɪniə wɛr hi wən ðə ˈtaɪtəl twaɪs tɪ ˈʤərməni ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlændɪŋ ɪn fɔrt weɪn læst ˈsizən. wɪθ, læns ˈstivənsən ənd ˈɛlɪs, ðə ˈpeɪsərz ər æt ˈʃutɪŋ gɑrd, bət ˈlɛsli həz kənˈsɪstəntli bɪn ðə bɛst əˈfɛnsɪv pleɪər ɔn ðə flɔr, ʃoʊɪŋ ˈɛksələnt strɛŋθ ənd ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti ɛz wɛl ɛz ən ˌɪmˈpruvd ʤəmp ʃɑt. ɪt bɪn kwaɪt ɛz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv fər ʤoʊ jəŋ, bət hi ˈdɛfənətli meɪd ˈprɑˌgrɛs. ˈæftər ə ˈʃeɪki ˈoʊpənər (faɪv ˈtərˌnoʊvərz), hi wɑz məʧ mɔr kəmˈpoʊzd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈhɔrnəts, kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ðə əˈfɛns frəm ðə pɔɪnt gɑrd pəˈzɪʃən. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈpeɪsərz dɪd nɑt pɪk əp hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈɔpʃən, ðeɪ stɪl kənˈsɪdər ɪm ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈbæˌkəp pɔɪnt gɑrd ˈkænədɪt, bət ðɪs geɪmz ər hɪz ɑˈdɪʃən. ðə ˈpeɪsərz ər ɪn fərst pleɪs ˈæftər tu deɪz wɪθ 13 pɔɪnts. timz ər əˈwɔrdɪd wən pɔɪnt fər ˈwɪnɪŋ ə kˈwɔrtər, fɔr pɔɪnts fər ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə geɪm. ðeɪ feɪs maɪˈæmi təˈnaɪt æt 5 ˈdæləs æt 3 p.m*. ˈtuzˌdeɪ ənd ðɛn kloʊz θɪŋz aʊt ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp raʊnd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv t.j*. lif baɪ fræŋk
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after waving goodbye to the past, the pacers got their first glimpse into the future.
first-round pick t.j. leaf made his debut, however unofficial, in the pacers’ 84-77 victory over charlotte sunday in the orlando pro summer league, scoring 12 points with five rebounds in 24 minutes.
with the end of the paul george era, the pacers are retooling their roster, and leaf is one of four young big men that promise to be central to the process.
myles turner, entering his third season, suddenly finds himself the face of the franchise, a role he’s taking seriously -- as evidenced by his presence in orlando as a show of support. second-year center domantas sabonis, acquired along with guard victor oladipo from oklahoma city in the george trade, could move right into the starting lineup. second-round pick ike anigbogu isn’t playing in the summer league while his troublesome right knee is re-evaluated, although he expects to be ready for training camp.
so for now, the focus is on leaf, who missed the first summer league game, an 85-74 victory over the host magic, to serve as the best man in his brother’s wedding.
“he’s a young kid but he’s very skilled and very talented, especially on the offensive end,” said popeye jones, the summer league coach. “what we’re trying to do offensively is play like a random drive-and-kick type of offense, get the ball moving, move-and-cut, move-and-pass and he’s really good at that. he’s really good at playing that style of ball like you see power forwards play in the league now, you’re seeing him out on the perimeter being able to make plays off the dribble from the 3-point line and set teammates up. he’s good at doing that.”
he did that a few times against charlotte. leaf was a high-percentage (.466), low-volume (58 attempts in 35 games) 3-point shooter at ucla, and will need to establish himself as a more constant threat from the arc in order to keep defenders honest. but he showed the expected ball skills and preternatural savvy.
forced to play center because of the absences of anigbogu, rakeem christmas (ankle) and augusto lima (back), he gave up 75 pounds against 300-pound center przemek karnowski in the post defensively but used his quickness to hedge and front the bigger man defensively. and offensively he used his quickness to full advantage, rendering karnowski moot in the second half.
"i would rate my first game as solid," said leaf. "it was good to get one under my belt. i know what it's like now as far as the physicality. i don't know if i was surprised, but now i know what to expect."
jones was impressed by leaf’s tenacity, but is fully aware the rookie will need to add strength to be able to compete consistently against nba big men.
“it’s a concern, no doubt about it,” jones said. “we look at his body and to be a power forward, he’s going to have to get stronger and we know with age he’s going to develop. we have a great strength coach and the team in there is going to do a good job of building his body, getting him in the weight room like they’ve been doing with myles this summer. it is a concern that he needs to get stronger but the skill level is there and that’s very promising. we know we can get him stronger.”
perhaps the biggest impression has been made by veteran shooting guard travis leslie. the 27-year-old from the university of georgia has racked up 40 points in 47 minutes off the bench, making 16 of 29 (.551) overall and 3 of 8 (.375) from the arc. built like a bulldog at 6-4, 205, leslie is trying to return to the nba after spending the past few seasons bouncing from france to lithuania -- where he won the league’s slam-dunk title twice -- to germany before landing in fort wayne last season.
with oladipo, lance stephenson and monta ellis, the pacers are well-stocked at shooting guard, but leslie has consistently been the best offensive player on the floor, showing excellent strength and finishing ability as well as an improved jump shot.
it hasn’t been quite as impressive for joe young, but he definitely made progress. after a shaky opener (five turnovers), he was much more composed against the hornets, controlling the offense from the point guard position. although the pacers did not pick up his contract option, they still consider him a possible backup point guard candidate, but this week’s games are his audition.
the pacers are in first place after two days with 13 points. teams are awarded one point for winning a quarter, four points for winning the game. they face miami tonight at 5, dallas at 3 p.m. tuesday and then close things out in the championship round on thursday.
photo of t.j. leaf by frank mcgrath/pacers
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wi ɔl noʊ wət ˈhæpənd læst ˈsəmər. ðə ˌməntriˈɔl pʊld ɔf ðɛr moʊst ˈpoʊlərˌaɪzɪŋ treɪd ɪn əˈbaʊt 20 jɪrz wɪθ ðə p.k*. ˈwɛbər ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ. waɪl ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ʃɪpt aʊt ə fæn ˈfeɪvərɪt ənd ˈnɔrɪs, ðə əkˈwaɪərd ə ˈbruzɪŋ (boʊθ wɪθ hɪz ˈfɪzɪkəl pleɪ ənd ˈdeɪnʤərəs slapshot*) pleɪər wɪθ strɔŋ ˈlidərˌʃɪp kˈwɑlətiz. ˈwɛbər ɪz ðə taɪp əv gaɪ ðət pleɪərz laɪk ˈændru ʃɔ du nɑt laɪk tɪ pleɪ əˈgɛnst. aɪˈrɑnɪkli, ʃɔ, hum ðə ˈɔlsoʊ əkˈwaɪər əraʊnd ðə seɪm taɪm, ɪz ə ˈpɛski, əˈnɔɪɪŋ, sən əv ə gən hɪmˈsɛlf. ðə hæbz wər ˈɔlsoʊ lɪŋkt wɪθ əˈnəðər təf pleɪər, ˈmaɪˌlæn lucic*, ˈdʊrɪŋ fri ˈeɪʤənsi læst jɪr. ɪt ˈdɪdənt ˈhæpən. lucic*, ˈwɛbər, ənd ʃɔ iʧ ʃɛr ðə ˈkɑmən bɑnd əv biɪŋ rəf, ˈsændˌpeɪpər gaɪz wɪθ ə fɛr əˈmaʊnt əv skɪl, ənd jʊd məʧ ˈrəðər hæv ðɛm ɔn jʊr saɪd ðən feɪs ðɛm ɔn ðə aɪs. ðət ˈsəmər, ðə' muvz hæd mi ˈwəndərɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈmæstər plæn. ˌɪˈmæʤən ə #hæbz tim wɪθ ˈmaɪˌlæn lucic*, ˈændru ʃɔ, ənd ʃeɪ ˈwɛbər. ər ðə #hæbz traɪɪŋ tɪ tərn ˈɪntu ðə bruɪnz? ˈʤuljən məˈkɛnzi (@jkamckenzie*) ʤun 30 2016 ˈoʊvər ə jɪr ˈleɪtər, ðə ər kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ pʊʃ ðət bɪˈlif. ɪt goʊz weɪ bɪɔnd ðə fækt ðət ðə 2011 ˈbɔstən bruins’*’ hɛd koʊʧ, klɔd ˈʤuliən, ɪz naʊ ðə mæn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə canadiens’*’ bɛnʧ. kəmˈpɛr ənd ˈkɑntræst mɪʧ ˈgæloʊ səˈʤɛstɪd ðɛr wər ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz bɪtˈwin ðə bɪld əv ðə bruɪnz ənd ðə ˈdʊrɪŋ læst ˈwɛnzˌdeɪz "ˈmɛlnɪk ɪn ðə ˌæftərˈnun" ʃoʊ (skɪp tɪ hi ˈleɪtər ɪˈlæbəreɪtəd ɔn ðoʊz θɔts ɔn tˈwɪtər, wɛr ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz ˈɔlˌweɪz goʊ wɛl ənd ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ wən ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ bi kənˈtɛnʃəs. wət ju doʊnt θɪŋk ðə hæbz hæv ˈɛniˌwən? lɔl. ˈbɛtər ðən ˈhɔrtən, gallagher-marchand*, drouin-seguin*, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə ˌɛtˈsɛtərə mɪʧ ˈgæloʊ (@mitchygallo*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 13 2017 ˈgæloʊ meɪd səm ˈvælɪd kəmˈpɛrəsənz ɪn ðət θrɛd. ju ɔˈrɛdi gɪt ðə aɪˈdiə wɪθ ˈændru ʃɔ ənd ˈmaɪˌlæn lucic*; tu gaɪz hu ər ɪkˈstrimli əˈnɔɪɪŋ tɪ pleɪ əˈgɛnst. ˈʤɑnəθən drwin ɪz ðə 2011 bruɪnz' ˈtaɪlər ˈsigən, ɪn ðət hiz ə jəŋ pleɪər wɪθ pəˈtɛnʃəl. boʊθ pleɪərz wər ˈɔlsoʊ pɪks ɪn ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv dræft ˈklæsɪz. ðeɪ kən (əˈlɛʤədli) pleɪ ˈsɛntər ənd wɪŋ. ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin ˈwɛðər drwin kən ˈtruli bi ðə habs’*’ ˌnəmbərˈwən ˈsɛntər goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, bət hiz əp fər ðə ˈʧælənʤ. ˈbrɛndən ˈgæləgər ɪz, ənd həz bɪn, ðə timz ˈkloʊsəst ˈkɑmprəbəl tɪ bræd mɑˈrʧænd. ðə ˈlætər ɪz suˈpɪriər, bɪˈkəz hiz ðə ligz prɛˈmɪr ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈæʤəˌteɪtər ənd əˈfɛnsɪv kənˈtrɪbjətər. ɪt ʤɪst soʊ ˈhæpənz ðət ˈgæləgər kən du ðə seɪm, ˈivɪn ɪf hi ˈɪzənt ˈkaʊntɪd ɔn ɪn ə ˈpraɪˌmɛri roʊl laɪk mɑˈrʧænd, ənd hɪz peɪs həz ˈdiˌkrist ˈoʊvər ðə læst tu ˈsizənz. ˈkɛri praɪs ɪz tɪm ˈtɑməs. jɛs, aɪ noʊ, ɪts kaɪnd əv wɪrd, ənd aɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈnɛvər meɪk ðɪs kəmˈpɛrəsən bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈɛvər əˈgɛn. ðeɪ ˈkʊdənt bi ˈɛni ˈdɪfərənt ɪn tərmz əv staɪl, bət ˈtɑməs wɑz ə vɛˈzinə ɪn 2011 hi ərnd ɪt wɪθ ə laɪn əv 35 wɪnz, ə ˈævərɪʤ əv ənd ə seɪv pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv 938 praɪs həz ə ˈstɛdi græsp ɔn ðə ˈɑnər əv "bɛst ɔn ˈplænət ərθ" θæŋks tɪ hɪz ˈnæʃənəl ˈhɑki lig ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈækəˌleɪdz. hi ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən ˈtɑməs, bət ðə pɔɪnt ɪz ðət boʊθ timz hæv æt ðə tɔp əv ðɛr geɪmz. aɪ maɪt hæv bɪn ə ˈlɪtəl hɑrʃ wɪθ ðɛr əˈsɛsmənt ɪn maɪ fərst poʊst, bət ðə doʊnt hæv ə tən əv spid ər flæʃ ɔn dɪˈfɛns. bət ˈniðər dɪd ðə 2011 bruɪnz. ‘‘cute’*’ ˈwəzənt wət ðə bruɪnz wər ˈeɪmɪŋ fər. ðə kəmˈpɛrəsənz ɪn ðə ˈmeɪˌkəp əv ðiz timz ər ðɛr, ɪkˈsɛpt fər ðə ˈɑbviəs: ˈbɔstənz ˈsɛntər dɛpθ wɑz weɪ ˈbɛtər ðən ðə hæbz ˈkərəntli boʊst. ðə ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt drwin ənd ˈfɪlɪp ɛz ðɛr tɔp tu ˈsɛntərz., ənd toʊˈmɑs ɛz ðɛr θərd. ðə ˈdɑmənənt pənʧ əv pəˈtris ˈbərgərɔn ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkrɛʤsi droʊv ðə bruɪnz ɪn ənd rɪˈmeɪnz ˌɪnˈtækt təˈdeɪ. ðɛrz stɪl taɪm, ənd ˈrisɔrsɪz, əˈveɪləbəl fər ðə tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðət dɛpθ ɪf ðeɪ ʧuz. ɪts ɔl ɪn ðə ˈnəmbərz soʊ ɪz ɪt rɔŋ fər ðə tɪ bi ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈbluˌprɪnt frəm ə tim ðət læst sɔ səkˈsɛs sɪks ˈsəmərz əˈgoʊ? stəˈtɪstɪkəli, ˈmeɪbi nɑt. dɪˈfɛns ˈʤuliən ɪz ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd ɛz ə koʊʧ. fər sɪks streɪt ˈsizənz ˈəndər hɪz wɔʧ bɪtˈwin tɪ ðə bruɪnz ˈfɪnɪʃt noʊ loʊər ðən fɪθ ɪn goʊlz əˈlaʊd. ɪn ðeɪ əˈlaʊd goʊlz pər geɪm, wɪʧ wɑz ɪn ðə lig. ðə kləb ˈhæzənt bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈdupləˌkeɪt ðət fɔrm ˈoʊvər ðə læst fju jɪrz, bət ˈʤuliən ɪz naʊ ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ə nu tim ðət ˈpriʧɪz, æd ˈnaʊˌzim, ðə wərθ əv biɪŋ dɪˈfɛnsɪvli riˈspɑnsəbəl. læst ˈsizən, ɪn ə jɪr wɛr ˈʤuliən wɑz koʊʧ fər ʤɪst 23 geɪmz, ðə əˈlaʊd goʊlz ə geɪm, ɪn ðə nhl*. ɛz gʊd dɪˈfɛnsɪvli (stəˈtɪstɪkəli ˈspikɪŋ) ɛz ðə hæbz wər læst jɪr, ðɛrz stɪl wərk tɪ bi dən ɪf ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ mæʧ ðə bruins’*’ ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈsizən. ɪf ðə wɔnt ðɛr ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfəsəs ˈɪntu ðə bruɪnz tɪ bi kəmˈplit, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛl nid tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðɛr ˈskɔrɪŋ reɪt. ðə hæbz ˈævrɪʤd goʊlz pər geɪm læst ˈsizən; ɪn ðə lig. ðə bruɪnz wər ə ˈskɔrɪŋ tim ɪn ðɛr ˈstænli ˈsizən, ənd hæd fɔr pleɪərz hu skɔrd 20 ər mɔr goʊlz ðət jɪr. ˌməntriˈɔl hæd ʤɪst tu ɪn mæks həz ɔˈrɛdi ɛmˈbreɪst ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈteɪkɪŋ mɔr ˈʧænsɪz əˈfɛnsɪvli. ðə əˈdɪʃən əv drwin ʃʊd hɛlp ɛz wɛl. ðə hæbz stɪl kʊd juz səm hɛlp daʊn ðə ˈmɪdəl, ənd ə tɔp meɪ stɪl bi ə praɪˈɔrəti, bət pərˈhæps ðə ʤɪst ˈvælju biɪŋ taɪt dɪˈfɛnsɪvli laɪk ðɛr ˈbɪtər ˈraɪvəlz əv ðə pæst fər naʊ. ðə stəˈtɪstɪks, ðə bɪld, ənd, jɛs, ðə ˈkoʊʧɪŋ, səˈpɔrt ðɪs ˈθɪri.
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we all know what happened last summer.
the montreal canadiens pulled off their most polarizing trade in about 20 years with the p.k. subban-shea weber exchange. while the acquisition shipped out a fan favourite and norris trophy-winner, the canadiens acquired a bruising (both with his physical play and dangerous slapshot) player with strong leadership qualities.
weber is the type of guy that players like andrew shaw do not like to play against. ironically, shaw, whom the canadiens also acquire around the same time, is a pesky, annoying, son of a gun himself.
the habs were also linked with another tough player, milan lucic, during free agency last year. it didn't happen.
lucic, weber, and shaw each share the common bond of being rough, sandpaper guys with a fair amount of skill, and you'd much rather have them on your side than face them on the ice.
that summer, the canadiens' moves had me wondering about their master plan.
imagine a #habs team with milan lucic, andrew shaw, and shea weber.
are the #habs trying to turn into the bruins? julian mckenzie (@jkamckenzie) june 30, 2016
over a year later, the canadiens are continuing to push that belief. it goes way beyond the fact that the 2011 boston bruins’ head coach, claude julien, is now the man behind the canadiens’ bench.
compare and contrast
tsn 690's mitch gallo suggested there were similarities between the build of the 2010-11 bruins and the 2017-18 canadiens during last wednesday's "melnick in the afternoon" show (skip to 8:43). he later elaborated on those thoughts on twitter, where conversations always go well and absolutely no one is trying to be contentious.
what you don't think the habs have anyone? lol. pacioretty better than horton, gallagher-marchand, drouin-seguin, lucic-shaw etc etc mitch gallo (@mitchygallo) september 13, 2017
gallo made some valid comparisons in that thread. you already get the idea with andrew shaw and milan lucic; two guys who are extremely annoying to play against.
jonathan drouin is the 2011 bruins' tyler seguin, in that he's a young player with sky-high potential. both players were also top-three picks in their respective draft classes. they can (allegedly) play centre and wing. it remains to be seen whether drouin can truly be the habs’ number-one centre going forward, but he's up for the challenge.
brendan gallagher is, and has been, the team's closest comparable to brad marchand. the latter is superior, because he's the league's premier combination of agitator and offensive contributor. it just so happens that gallagher can do the same, even if he isn't counted on in a primary role like marchand, and his goal-scoring pace has decreased over the last two seasons.
carey price is tim thomas. yes, i know, it's kind of weird, and i'll probably never make this comparison between the two ever again. they couldn't be any different in terms of goaltending style, but thomas was a vezina trophy-winner in 2011. he earned it with a line of 35 wins, a goals-against average of 2.00, and a save percentage of .938.
price has a steady grasp on the honour of "best goaltender on planet earth" thanks to his national hockey league and international accolades. he is better than thomas, but the point is that both teams have goaltenders at the top of their games.
i might have been a little harsh with their assessment in my first post, but the canadiens don't have a ton of speed or flash on defence. but neither did the 2011 bruins. ‘cute’ wasn't what the bruins were aiming for.
the comparisons in the makeup of these teams are there, except for the obvious: boston's centre depth was way better than the habs currently boast. the canadiens are looking at drouin and phillip danault as their top two centres., and tomas plekanec as their third. the dominant one-two punch of patrice bergeron and david krejci drove the bruins in 2010-11, and remains intact today. there's still time, and resources, available for the canadiens to improve that depth if they choose.
it's all in the numbers
so is it wrong for the canadiens to be looking at the blueprint from a team that last saw success six summers ago? statistically, maybe not.
defence
julien is characterized as a defensive-minded coach. for six straight seasons under his watch between 2008-09 to 2013-14 the bruins finished no lower than fifth in goals allowed. in 2010-11, they allowed 2.30 goals per game, which was second-best in the league. the club hasn't been able to duplicate that form over the last few years, but julien is now coaching a new team that preaches, ad nauseam, the worth of being defensively responsible.
last season, in a year where julien was coach for just 23 games, the canadiens allowed 2.41 goals a game, fourth-best in the nhl. as good defensively (statistically speaking) as the habs were last year, there's still work to be done if they want to match the bruins’ championship season.
offence
if the canadiens want their metamorphosis into the bruins to be complete, however, they'll need to improve their scoring rate. the habs averaged 2.72 goals per game last season; 15th-best in the league. the bruins were a top-five scoring team in their stanley cup-winning season, and had four players who scored 20 or more goals that year. montreal had just two in 2016-17.
max pacioretty has already embraced the idea of taking more chances offensively. the addition of drouin should help as well. the habs still could use some help down the middle, and a top puck-mover may still be a priority, but perhaps the canadiens just value being tight defensively like their bitter rivals of the past for now. the statistics, the build, and, yes, the coaching, support this theory.
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈtɛstɪŋ graʊnd fər ˈproʊˌgræmz wɪθ ðə 2008 ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ˌdiˈsi, ə ˈmɑdəst ˈvɛnʧər ðət bɪˈgæn wɪθ 10 ˈrɛntəl kiɔsks. ɪts səkˈsɛsər, ˈkæpɪtəl bikeshare*, ˈkərəntli ˈɑpərˌeɪts ˈɔlˌmoʊst 500 dɑks. θri nu ˈproʊˌgræmz mobike*, ənd spɪn ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈɛni: ə lɑk ðə ˈbaɪsɪkəl ənˈtɪl ə ˈraɪdər skænz ə bɑr koʊd wɪθ ə ˈkæmərə tɪ ˈæktəˌveɪt ɪt. wɪn ˈfɪnɪʃt wɪθ ə trɪp, ðə ˈraɪdər kən liv ðə baɪk ˈɛniˌwɛr ˈligəl. bət ˈkrɪtɪks ˈwəri moʊst əˈbaʊt bɪˈgɪnər ˈərbən ˈraɪdərz ˈnævəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌsɛgˈmɛnɪd ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ˈbaɪsɪkəl leɪnz: ðeɪ bɪˈgɪn ənd ɛnd ˈsimɪŋli æt ˈrændəm, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈsaɪkəlɪsts tɪ vɪr ˈɪntu roʊdz wɪθ ˈpɑˌthoʊlz ənd ˈərbən grɪt. ˈbəsɪz ənd ˈhərid ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil ˈtræfɪk pʊʃ ðɛm ˈɪntu ðə leɪn, wɛr dɔrz əv pɑrkt kɑz kən swɪŋ ˈoʊpən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪdli, ˈkætəˌpəltɪŋ ˈsaɪkəlɪsts. teɪk ðə list ˌɪnˈtrusɪv rut ˈpɑsəbəl, ənd aɪ stɪl prɪˈvɛnt ˈgɪtɪŋ ‘‘doored,’*,’ sɛd ˈmɑrkəs ˈgrinbərg, ə ˈbaɪsɪkəl kəmˈjutər əv fɔr jɪrz, ləˈmɛntɪŋ ðət ˈdraɪvərz kərs ɪm ˈɔntu ðə ˈsaɪdˌwɔks waɪl pəˈdɛstriənz kərs ɪm ˈɔntu ðə roʊdz. ə baɪk leɪn, ðə məˈnɔrəti ˈɛvriˌbɑdi heɪts ju. ju flɪp ˈoʊvər jʊr ˈhændəlˌbɑrz, ənd ðə ˈdraɪvər wɔnts ju tɪ peɪ fər ðə dɛnt jʊr hɛd meɪd ɪn ðɛr prius.”*.” wən ˈbɛriər tɪ kənˈsɪstənt baɪk leɪnz ɪz wət ˈraɪdərz kɔl ““bikelash,”*,” ər ˈloʊkəl rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ ˈbaɪsɪkəl leɪn ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən wɪn ɪt θˈrɛtənz ˈpɑrkɪŋ əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti. ɪn 2015 wɪn ðə ˈsɪti kənˈsɪdərd ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ fɔr blɑks əv baɪk leɪnz ɪn ˈistərn ˈpɔrʃənz əv ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn, ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ʧərʧ ˈkɑŋgrəgənts ˈproʊˌtɛstəd ɪn səʧ lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz ðət ə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈmitɪŋ wɑz dɪˈspərst du tɪ ə vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə faɪər koʊd. əˈnəðər ˈbɛriər ɪz ðə əv əv service,”*,” ən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈmɛʒərmənt fər ðə reɪt æt wɪʧ ə ˈmoʊtər ˈviɪkəl kən bi muvd θru ən ˈərbən ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz kənˈʤɛsʧən. səʧ wɑz ðə keɪs ɔn grænt ˈsərkəl ɪn ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, wɛr ə ˈrisənt plæn tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ə prəˈtɛktɪd baɪk leɪn wɑz skræʧt bɪˈkəz ɪt wʊd hæv ˈnɛroʊd ðə ˈmoʊtər ˈviɪkəl pæθ tɪ wən leɪn frəm tu.
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washington became the nation’s testing ground for bike-sharing programs with the 2008 introduction of smartbike dc, a modest venture that began with 10 rental kiosks. its successor, capital bikeshare, currently operates almost 500 docks. three new programs — mobike, limebike and spin — don’t require any: a frame-mounted lock immobilizes the bicycle until a rider scans a bar code with a smartphone camera to activate it. when finished with a trip, the rider can leave the bike anywhere legal.
but critics worry most about beginner urban riders navigating the segmented nature of the city’s designated bicycle lanes: they begin and end seemingly at random, forcing cyclists to veer into four-lane roads stippled with potholes and urban grit. buses and hurried automobile traffic push them into the right-most lane, where doors of parked cars can swing open unexpectedly, catapulting cyclists.
“i take the least intrusive route possible, and i still can’t prevent getting ‘doored,’ ” said marcus greenberg, a bicycle commuter of four years, lamenting that drivers curse him onto the sidewalks while pedestrians curse him onto the roads. “without a bike lane, you’re the minority — everybody hates you. you flip over your handlebars, and the driver wants you to pay for the dent your head made in their prius.”
one barrier to consistent bike lanes is what riders call “bikelash,” or local resistance to bicycle lane installation when it threatens parking availability. in 2015, when the city considered installing four blocks of bike lanes in eastern portions of downtown, nearby church congregants protested in such large numbers that a department of transportation meeting was dispersed due to a violation of the fire code.
another barrier is the prioritization of “levels of service,” an engineering measurement for the rate at which a motor vehicle can be moved through an urban intersection to minimize congestion. such was the case on grant circle in northwest washington, where a recent plan to install a protected bike lane was scratched because it would have narrowed the motor vehicle path to one lane from two.
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ˈfɛbruˌɛri 13 2017 baɪ kəmˈpæʃən ˈoʊvər ˈkɪlɪŋ stæf taɪm ənd əˈgɛn, kəmˈpæʃən ˈoʊvər ˈkɪlɪŋ həz krækt ˈoʊpən ðə truθ bɪˈhaɪnd ɛg ˈɪndəstri ˈkruəlti, frəm ɑr ˌəndərˈkəvər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz, tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ mɪsˈlidɪŋ kɛr certified”*” ˈleɪbəlz riˈmuvd frəm ˈkɑrtənz, ənd ɑr kənˈtɪnjud ˈɛfərts tɪ prəˈtɛkt boʊθ hɛnz ənd kənˈsumərz. ɪn ðə fərst ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ən ɛg fɑrm fər vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv priˈvɛnʃən əv fɑrm ˈænəməl ˈkruəlti ækt (noʊn ɛz ˈpoʊltri ˈrænʧəz ɪn ɑnˈtɛrioʊ, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈænəməl ˈkruəlti ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈæftər hɛnz wər faʊnd ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈfɪlθi kənˈdɪʃənz, pækt ˈɪntu ˈoʊvərˌkraʊdɪd ˈkeɪʤɪz. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə sərʧ əv ðə fəˈsɪlɪti baɪ ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ɑnˈtɛrioʊ pəˈlis ənd ˈəðərz, ðə sæn ˌbərnɑrˈdinoʊ ˈkaʊnti ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈɔfəs həz ʧɑrʤd ðə ɑnˈtɛrioʊ fɑrm ənd ɪts ˈoʊnər wɪθ 16 ˌmɪsdəˈminər kaʊnts əv ˈænəməl ˈkruəlti ɛz wɛl ɛz 39 ˌmɪsdəˈminər kaʊnts əv vaɪəˈleɪʃənz. ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs taɪmz kwoʊts ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni maɪk ˈrɑmoʊs: ə ˈvɛri ˌɪnhjuˈmeɪn ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ɪf ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ hɑrm ˈænəməlz hir ɪn ðə ˈɪnˌlænd ˈɛmpaɪər, wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ hoʊld ju responsible.”*.” hi ˈædɪd: ˈoʊvərˌkraʊdɪd kənˈdɪʃənz ðiz ˈænəməlz wər fɔrst tɪ lɪv ɪn wər kruəl. ɪt wɑz ə ˈhɔrəbəl existence.”*.” ɪn səm əv ðə ˈkraʊdɪd ˈkeɪʤɪz, dɛd hɛnz wər faʊnd lɛft tɪ dɪˈkeɪ əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd lɪv, stɪl hɛnz. ˈsædli, ðɪs ɪz nɑt ənˈkɑmən ɪn ðə ɛg ˈɪndəstri, wɛr taɪm ənd əˈgɛn, ˈkruəlti həz bɪn faʊnd tɪ bi ˈstændərd ˈpræktɪs. ɪkˈstrim kənˈfaɪnmənt ɪn ˈbætəri ˈkeɪʤɪz ɪz ˌɪnˈdid ə existence”*” ˈsəfərd baɪ ˈmɪljənz əv hɛnz ˈɛvəri deɪ. ðə gʊd nuz ɪz ˈiziər ðən ˈɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈʧɪkənz ənd ɔl ˈænəməlz baɪ ˈlivɪŋ ɛgz ənd mit ɔf ɑr pleɪts. wi kən hɛlp ju gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd təˈdeɪ æt tryveg.com*.
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february 13, 2017
by compassion over killing staff
time and again, compassion over killing has cracked open the truth behind egg industry cruelty, from our undercover investigations, to getting misleading “animal care certified” labels removed from cartons, and our continued efforts to protect both hens and consumers.
in the first charges against an egg farm for violations of california’s prevention of farm animal cruelty act (known as “prop 2”), hohberg poultry ranches in ontario, california is facing criminal animal cruelty charges after 28,000 hens were found living in filthy conditions, packed into overcrowded cages.
following a search of the facility by the humane society of the united states, ontario police and others, the san bernardino county district attorney’s office has charged the ontario farm and its owner with 16 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty as well as 39 misdemeanor counts of “prop 2” violations.
the los angeles times quotes district attorney mike ramos: “it’s a very inhumane situation. if you are going to harm animals here in the inland empire, we are going to hold you responsible.”
he added: “the overcrowded conditions these animals were forced to live in were cruel. it was a horrible existence.”
in some of the crowded cages, dead hens were found left to decay alongside live, still egg-laying hens. sadly, this is not uncommon in the egg industry, where time and again, cruelty has been found to be standard practice.
extreme confinement in battery cages is indeed a “horrible existence” suffered by millions of egg-laying hens every day. the good news is easier than ever before to protect chickens and all animals by leaving eggs and meat off our plates.
we can help you get started today at tryveg.com.
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frəm ðə ˈleɪbəl ðɛr ər 3 ˌɪnˈkludɪd wɪθ ðə bɑks (mæn ˈbəfəˌloʊ) ˈrisəntli riˈɪʃud ˈɛlˈpi, ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ 500 ˈkɑpiz, ənd naʊ aʊt əv prɪnt. ʤəˈpæn ʤæm (ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɛlˈpi) lɪv ˈkɑnsərt rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, ˈvɛri klin, ˈvɛri gʊd. ˈkɛrəˌvæn: 20 jɪr ˌænəˈvərsəri (ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɛlˈpi) rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn ðə ənd juzd ɛz ə ˈproʊˌmoʊ. boʊθ əv ðiz ərˈɪʤənəl wər ˈnɛvər kəˈmərʃəli soʊld, ðeɪ ər dɛd stɑk frəm ðə bænd. boʊθ wər ərˈɪʤənəli prɛst wɪˈθaʊt ˈkəvərz. ˈæftər ðeɪ wər meɪd, ən ˈɑrtɪst meɪd ə moʊld aʊt əv wʊd ðət wɑz juzd ɛz ə stæmp ɔn ˈpeɪpər fər ðə ˈɑrtˌwərk. aɪ gɑt ə ˈsæmpəl əv ðiz ˈkəvərz frəm ðə bænd. wɪn wi wɛnt tɪ meɪk mɔr ˈkəvərz fər ðə bɑks sɛt, wi dɪˈskəvərd ðə moʊld hæd bɪn dɪˈstrɔɪd baɪ ðə tsuˈnɑmi, soʊ wi couldn’t*. wi ˈðɛrˌfɔr gɑt ˈsəmˌwən tɪ skrin ðə ˈkəvərz fər ˈjuˈɛs beɪst ɔn ðə ˈɑrtˌwərk ˈsæmpəlz wi gɑt. ðə ˈkəvərz ər ˈðɛrˌfɔr əv ˈkəvərz ðət wər meɪd post-release*. ðə fərst ˈpoʊstər əv ðə feɪs ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wɑz meɪd frəm ˈlɛðər fər ðə bænd baɪ ən ˈæbˌstrækt taɪ ˈɑrtɪst. ə ril pis əv ˈɑrtˌwərk 3-d*, soʊ wi juzd ə ˈkæmərə ənd tərnd ɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈpoʊstər fər ðɪs sɛt. ðə ˈəðər ˈpoʊstər ˈfiʧərz ðə mæn ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈælbəm ˈkəvər. ðə ˈbɑksɪz ər meɪd frəm wʊd ənd ˈpeɪpər, ə ˈpeɪpər ˈneɪtɪv tɪ ˈtaɪˌlænd. ju kən ˈoʊnli juz ðɪs ˈpeɪpər ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsərtən ˈsizənz ɛz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈreɪni ˈsizənz. ðiz wər dɪˈzaɪnd ənd ˈpeɪnɪd baɪ ən ˈɑrtɪst kloʊz wɪθ ðə bænd, ənd həz bɪn fər ˈmɛni jɪrz
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from the label
there are 3 lps included with the box -
?? ??? (man & buffalo) recently reissued lp, limited to 500 copies, and now out of print.
japan jam (original lp) live concert recording, very clean, very good.
caravan: 20 year anniversary (original lp) recorded in the 90’s and used as a promo.
both of these original lps were never commercially sold, they are dead stock from the band.
both lps were originally pressed without covers. after they were made, an artist made a mold out of wood that was used as a stamp on paper for the artwork. i got a sample of these covers from the band. when we went to make more covers for the box set, we discovered the mold had been destroyed by the tsunami, so we couldn’t. we therefore got someone to screen the covers for us based on the artwork samples we got. the covers are therefore re-productions of covers that were made post-release.
the first poster of the face is something that was made from leather for the band by an abstract thai artist. that’s a real piece of artwork that’s 3-d, so we used a hi-def camera and turned it into a poster for this set. the other poster features the man & buffalo album cover.
the boxes are made from wood and saa paper, a paper native to thailand. you can only use this paper during certain seasons as it’s impossible to work with during the rainy seasons. these were designed and painted by an artist who’s close with the band, and has been for many years
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ˈprivˌju: ˌwʊlvərˈin: moʊst ˈwɔntɪd 1 taɪm fər ðə ˌloʊˈtɛk tɪ goʊ ˌhaɪˈtɛk wɪθ ˌwʊlvərˈin: ʤəˈpænz moʊst ˈwɔntɪd, ə nu ˈwikli ˈɪnfənət ˈkɑmɪks ˈsɪriz ənd ðət minz ɪts ə ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ɪkˈspɪriəns dɪˈzaɪnd spəˈsɪfɪkli fər ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈfɔrˌmæt. ˈʤeɪsən ˈɛrən, ˈʤeɪsən ləˈtʊr ənd ˈpeɪkoʊ diɑz ər ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˈfɔrsɪz fər ðɪs ˈɛfərt, bət ɔl wi noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈstɔri frəm ˈmɑrvəlz prɛs riˈlis ɪz ðət ˈsɪlvər ˈsæmʊˌraɪ, ənd ˈnɪnʤəz ər ˈæftər ɪm ɪn ʤəˈpæn ʤɪst ɪn taɪm tɪ ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd wɪθ ðə ˌwʊlvərˈin, ðə ˈmuvi ˈsɛndɪŋ ju ˈvərʒən əv ˈloʊgən tɪ ʤəˈpæn ɛz wɛl. ˈɪnfənət ˈkɑmɪks ɔn ə ˈwikli ˈbeɪsɪs ər ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ sniz æt, ðoʊ. iʧ ˈpænəl, iʧ ˈɪmɪʤ ənˈfoʊldz ɪgˈzæktli ðə weɪ ðə kriˈeɪtərz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ju doʊnt gɪt tɪ si tu ˈpeɪʤɪz ənd snik əˈhɛd ju gɪt ðə ˈstɔri ɛz ɪt wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi rɛd, wɪˈθaʊt ðə ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈɔkwərdnəs əv ˈfɔrsɪŋ ə leɪaʊt dɪˈzaɪnd fər ðə ˈprɪnɪd peɪʤ fɔrst ˈɪntu ə moʊd ɛz ɪz ðə keɪs wɪθ ə lɔt əv ˈəðər bʊks. ʧɛk aʊt ðiz ˈprivˌju ˈɪmɪʤɪz frəm ˌwʊlvərˈin: ʤəˈpænz moʊst ˈwɔntɪd 1 ˌɔlˈðoʊ wɪθ ˈɪnfənət ˈkɑmɪks, ˈprivˌju ˈɪmɪʤɪz kən ˈoʊnli ˈɪləˌstreɪt soʊ məʧ. ɪts ɔl ɪn ðə ənˈfoʊldɪŋ. ðɛn, ˈkəmɪŋ ðɪs ɑkˈtoʊbər ɔn ðə hilz əv ðɪs ˌwʊlvərˈin teɪl, wɪl bi ˈgɪtɪŋ mɔr ˈwikli ˈɪnfənət ˈkɑmɪks ɪn ðə fɔrm əv aɪərn mæn: ˈfeɪtəl frənˈtɪr, wɪʧ wɪl taɪ dɪˈrɛkli ˈɪntu ˈgɪlənz ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ aɪərn mæn rən. ˈgɪlən wɪl bi ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈɑrtɪst læn məˈdinə ɔn ə ˈstɔri ðət pɪts ˈtoʊni stɑrk ˈvərsəz. ˈdɑktər. dum ɔn ðə mun. ðæts ðə stəf ˈkɑmɪk bʊks ər meɪd əv.
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preview: wolverine: japan’s most wanted #1
time for the low-tech canucklehead to go high-tech with wolverine: japan's most wanted, a new 13-part weekly infinite comics series – and that means it's a comic book experience designed specifically for the digital format. jason aaron, jason latour and paco diaz are joining forces for this effort, but all we know about the story from marvel's press release is that silver samurai, sabretooth and ninjas are after him in japan – just in time to coincide with the wolverine, the movie sending hugh jackman's version of logan to japan as well.
infinite comics on a weekly basis are nothing to sneeze at, though.ch panel,ch image unfolds exactly the way the creators intended – you don't get to see two pages and sneak ahead – you get the story as it was supposed to be read, without the occasional awkwardness of forcing a layout designed for the printed page forced into a panel-by-panel mode as is the case with a lot of other books.
check out these preview images from wolverine: japan's most wanted #1, although with infinite comics, preview images can only illustrate so much. it's all in the unfolding.
then, coming this october on the heels of this wolverine tale, we'll be getting more weekly infinite comics in the form of iron man: fatal frontier, which will tie directly into kieron gillen's ongoing iron man run. gillen will be working with artist lan medina on a story that pits tony stark vs. dr. doom on the moon. that's the stuff comic books are made of.
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gɪt ðə ˈleɪtəst nuz ənd ˈvɪdioʊz fər ðɪs geɪm ˈdeɪli, noʊ spæm, noʊ fəs. ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈmɪrərz ɛʤ tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt həz ˈpoʊstɪd ən ˈɪmɪʤ əv ðə wərd "ˈkætəˌlɪst," ˈspɑrkɪŋ dɪˈskəʃənz əv ən rɪˈvil ənd ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ðət ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ riˈbut meɪ naʊ bi kɔld ˈmɪrərz ɛʤ: ˈkætəˌlɪst. ˈərliər təˈdeɪ ə ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk fər ˈkætəˌlɪst wɑz ˈspɑtɪd ɔn ðə ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti saɪt, ðə ˈɔfəs fər ˌhɑrmənɪˈzeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑrkɪt. ˈfaɪlɪŋ rɪˈvild ˈlɪtəl, ˈəðər ðən ðə ˈstændərd dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv "kəmˈpjutər geɪm ˈsɔfˌwɛr; kəmˈpjutər geɪm ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈviə ə ˈgloʊbəl kəmˈpjutər ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd ˈwaɪrlɪs dɪˈvaɪsɪz, ənd ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈsɔfˌwɛr." ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, "ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈsərvɪsɪz, ˈneɪmli, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn kəmˈpjutər geɪm" ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlɪstɪd. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɪs meɪ ˈsɪmpli bi ˈkəvərɪŋ ɔl ɪts ˈbeɪsɪs, ɛz ˈpəblɪʃərz tɛnd tɪ du wɪθ nu ˈtreɪdˌmɑrks, ɪt meɪ ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd səˈʤɛst ˈkætəˌlɪst ɪz ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn kəmˈpoʊnənt tɪ ðə nu ˈmɪrərz ɛʤ. ðə ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk ˈlɪstɪŋ wɑz ˈkloʊsli ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ðə twit bɪˈloʊ, wɪʧ ˈprɑmənəntli ˈfiʧərz ðə wərd "ˈkætəˌlɪst." əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðət ɪz ə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪz ˈvɛri məʧ ɪn laɪn wɪθ ðə ˈnɛrətɪv θimz əv ˈmɪrərz ɛʤ ənd ðə ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənz əv feɪθ, ðə geɪmz proʊˈtægənəst. ðə ˈmɪrərz ɛʤ ˈsikwəl wɑz fərst rɪˈvild ɪn ʤun 2013 wɪθ daɪs kənˈfərmd ɛz ɪts dɪˈvɛləpər. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈlɪtəl ɪz noʊn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, həz sɛd ɪt wɪl ˈfiʧər ən open-world*. baɪ ɪts oʊn əˈkaʊnt, ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈmɪrərz ɛʤ wɑz ə ˈfɛrli nɪʧ ˈtaɪtəl ðət ˈdɪdənt əˈʧiv kəˈmərʃəl səkˈsɛs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ kæst ə ˈwaɪdər nɛt ənd ril ɪn ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈɔdiəns wɪθ ðə ˈsikwəl. "ɑr goʊl ɪn ˈɛni ˈprɑdəkt ɪz tɪ traɪ ənd groʊ ðə ˈɔdiəns," ˈpriviəs ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv fræŋk ʒɪˈboʊ ɪkˈspleɪnd. "wɪr ˈdɛfənətli ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ riʧ ə ˈbɪgər grup əv ˈpipəl. wi θɪŋk wiv gɑt ðə raɪt ˈstɔri ənd ˌæksɛsəˈbɪlɪti ðət kən du ðət." geɪmz vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈpætrɪk ˈsɑdərlənd ˈpriviəsli dɪˈskraɪbd ðə nu ˈmɪrərz ɛʤ ɛz ə "tru aɪˈdiə." "ɪt ʤɪst ˈhæpənd tɪ bi ə geɪm dɪˈzaɪn ðət aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ju kən bɪld ɔn ən məˈʃin," ˈsɑdərlənd sɛd. "ɪt ˈdəzənt wərk ðə weɪ ɪts dɪˈzaɪnd. ənd ðət ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpilz tɪ mi. wi kʊd ˈmeɪbi gɪt ɪt tɪ wərk ɔn wən, bət wi wʊd hæv tɪ ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ɔn tu ˈmɛni θɪŋz. wɪθ ðɪs wi ˈdɪdənt hæv tɪ." "ɪts ə tru aɪˈdiə," hi ˈædɪd. "wɪθ ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən ənd ðət fɛlt raɪt." ðə ˈmɪrərz ɛʤ ˈsikwəl ɪz ˈkərəntli ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt fər ðə wən, ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 4 ənd ˈpiˈsi. ɪn ə ˈrisənt kɔl wɪθ ˌɪnˈvɛstərz, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈændru ˈwɪlsən ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðə ˈmɪrərz ɛʤ riˈlis deɪt wʊd bi ɪn ˈərli 2016 2015 prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns həz bɪn kənˈfərmd fər ʤun 15 ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ stɑr wɔrz: ˈbætəlˌfrənt, ðɪs jɪrz spɔrts geɪmz, ənd ðə nɛkst nid fər spid, ˈmɪrərz ɛʤ ənd ðə nu mæs ˈifɛkt ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ meɪk ən əˈpɪrəns.
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the official mirror's edge twitter account has posted an image of the word "catalyst," sparking discussions of an e3 reveal and speculation that the upcoming reboot may now be called mirror's edge: catalyst.
earlier today a trademark for catalyst was spotted on the eu intellectual property site, the office for harmonization in the international market. ea's filing revealed little, other than the standard description of "computer game software; downloadable computer game software via a global computer network and wireless devices, and video game software."
interestingly, "entertainment services, namely, providing an on-line computer game" is also listed. although this may simply be ea covering all its basis, as publishers tend to do with new trademarks, it may on the other hand suggest catalyst is the online component to the new mirror's edge.
the trademark listing was closely followed by the tweet below, which prominently features the word "catalyst." along with that is a definition, which is very much in line with the narrative themes of mirror's edge and the motivations of faith, the game's protagonist.
the mirror's edge sequel was first revealed in june 2013, with dice confirmed as its developer. although little is known about the project, ea has said it will feature an open-world.
by its own account, the original mirror's edge was a fairly niche title that didn't achieve mass-market commercial success. however, ea is aiming to cast a wider net and reel in a larger audience with the sequel.
"our goal in any product is to try and grow the audience," previous ea executive frank gibeau explained. "we're definitely taking into account the opportunity to reach a bigger group of people. we think we've got the right story and accessibility that can do that."
ea games vice president patrick soderlund previously described the new mirror's edge as a "true next-gen idea."
"it just happened to be a game design that i don't think you can build on an old-gen machine," soderlund said. "it doesn't work the way it's designed. and that also appeals to me. we could maybe get it to work on one, but we would have to compromise on too many things. with this we didn't have to."
"it's a true next-gen idea," he added. "with next-gen execution and that felt right."
the mirror's edge sequel is currently in development for the xbox one, playstation 4, and pc. in a recent call with investors, ea cheif executive andrew wilson indicated the mirror's edge release date would be in early 2016.
ea's e3 2015 press conference has been confirmed for june 15. in addition to star wars: battlefront, this year's ea sports games, and the next need for speed, mirror's edge and the new mass effect are expected to make an appearance.
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ˈæməˌzɑn əˈnaʊnst ˈtuzˌdeɪ ðət ɪt həz rɪˈnud trænˈspɛrənt fər ə fɔrθ ˈsizən, wɪθ kriˈeɪtər ʤɪl ˈsoʊloʊˌweɪ kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ sərv ɛz fər ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈsɪriz. ˈʤɛfri, ˈʤudɪθ laɪt, ˈgæbi ˈhɔfmən, ˈeɪmi ənd ʤeɪ ər ɔl sɛt tɪ rɪˈtərn fər ðə fɔrθ ˈsizən, wɪʧ wɪl prɛˈmɪr ɔn ˈæməˌzɑnz praɪm ˈvɪdioʊ ɪn 2017 ˌɑnˈdreɪə ˈspərlɪŋ wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ sərv ɛz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər ɔn ðə ˈsɪriz. ðə rɪˈnuəl nuz kəmz əˈhɛd əv ðə prɛˈmɪr əv θərd ˈsizən, wɪʧ ɪz sɛt fər ðɪs fɔl. "ɛz ðə kˈwɑləti əv ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈraɪzɪz tɪ nu haɪts, trænˈspɛrənt kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ stænd aʊt fər ɪts dɛpθ əv ˈkɛrɪktər, kəmˈpæʃənət ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ ənd ɪts ˈɪnfənət kriˈeɪtɪv risk-taking*," ˈæməˌzɑn ˈstudiˌoʊz' hɛd əv ˈhæˌfaʊər ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʤoʊ luɪs sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. "wɪr ˈgreɪtfəl ðət ˈkəstəmərz hæv rɪˈspɑndɪd soʊ ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪkli tɪ ðə ˈfæməli ənd wɪr ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ brɪŋ ðɛm əˈnəðər ˈʧæptər əv ðɛr ˈstɔri." ˈsoʊloʊˌweɪ ˈædɪd, "ˈæməˌzɑnz ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈfridəm ənd ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈθɪŋkɪŋ həz ˈgɪvɪn bərθ tɪ ðɪs ʃoʊ. ɪts soʊ məʧ mɔr ðən ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, ɪts ɑr ˈvərʒən əv ðə moʊst æmˈbɪʃəs ˈstrimɪŋ ɑrt wi kən ˈkɑnʤər. wɪr ˈhævɪŋ ðə taɪm əv ɑr lɪvz ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈsizən tu fər ðə əˈwɔrdz ˈsizən ˈhuˌplɑ, ənd ˈɛdɪtɪŋ ənd ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ əp ˈsizən θri fər ə fɔl riˈlis. ðɪs nuz əv ən ˈɔrdər fər ˈsizən fɔr ɪz soʊ soʊ swit. ðə hæv ˈmɛni mɔr ˈstɔriz tɪ tɛl ənd wi kænt weɪt tɪ kip ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm." trænˈspɛrənt həz wən tu ˈgoʊldən gloʊbz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən fər ɪn hɪz ˈstɑrɪŋ roʊl ɛz ˈmɔrə; faɪv ˈɛmiz; ə skrin ˈæktərz gɪld əˈwɔrd fər; ənd ənd əˈwɔrdz. ðə ˈhæˌfaʊər ˈsɪriz stɑrz ɛz ðə ˈpeɪtriˌɑrk əv ðə ˈfæməli, hu kəmz aʊt ɛz ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər ənd bɪˈgɪnz tɪ lɪv laɪf ɛz ˈmɔrə. laɪt pleɪz ˈmɔrəz ˈɛksˈwaɪf ˈʃɛli wɪθ ðə ˈʧɪldrən pleɪd baɪ ˈhɔfmən, ənd.
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amazon announced tuesday that it has renewed transparent for a fourth season, with creator jill soloway continuing to serve as showrunner for the award-winning original series.
jeffrey tambor, judith light, gaby hoffman, amy landecker and jay duplass are all set to return for the fourth season, which will premiere on amazon's prime video in 2017. andrea sperling will continue to serve as executive producer on the series.
the renewal news comes ahead of the premiere of transparent's third season, which is set for this fall.
"as the quality of television rises to new heights, transparent continues to stand out for its depth of character, compassionate storytelling and its infinite creative risk-taking," amazon studios' head of half-hour tv joe lewis said in a statement. "we're grateful that customers have responded so enthusiastically to the pfefferman family and we're excited to bring them another chapter of their story."
soloway added, "amazon's explosive freedom and revolutionary thinking has given birth to this show. it's so much more than tv to us, it's our version of the most ambitious streaming art we can conjure. we're having the time of our lives sharing season two for the awards season hoopla, and editing and finishing up season three for a fall release. this news of an order for season four is so so sweet. the pfeffermans have many more stories to tell and we can't wait to keep making them."
transparent has won two golden globes, including one for tambor in his starring role as maura pfefferman; five emmys; a screen actors guild award for tambor; and dga and pga awards.
the half-hour series stars tambor as the patriarch of the pfefferman family, who comes out as transgender and begins to live life as maura. light plays maura's ex-wife shelly with the pair's children played by hoffmann, landecker and duplass.
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bronies* wər ɪn ðə haʊs. ðə ˈdəzənz əv "maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈpoʊˌni" ˈmɪnɪʧərz kəræld ɔn ðə fud kɔrt ˈteɪbəl ɪn frənt əv maɪk ˈkɪlgɔr əv ˈwɪlmɪŋtən blu hɪz ˈkəvər. wər ɪn ðə haʊs. ɪn fækt, ðə lænd əv ðə si ˈpoʊniz fər mɛn hu laɪk ðə "maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈpoʊˌni: ˈfrɛndʃɪp ɪz ˈmæʤɪk" ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz wɑz ˈhæpənɪŋ ˈeɪprəl 13 æt ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns mɔl ɪn ˈwɪlmɪŋtən. ˈoʊnli ðɪs əv naɪn si ˈpoʊniz wɑz kræʃt baɪ ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈwɪmən, ˈkeɪti mɑrˈsɛl, 17 əv ənd ˈʤɛsi smɔl, 23 əv ˈnupɔrt. ˈæˌkʧuəli, ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈwɪmən tɪ mɛn æt ðə ˈwɪlmɪŋtən wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl haɪər ðən ðət sin wɪn mɔr ðən pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsərˌveɪ fər ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl 2012 steɪt əv ðə hərd rɪˈpɔrt. ðət ˈsərˌveɪ faʊnd pərˈsɛnt əv rɪˈspɑndɪŋ wər meɪl. ɪt ˈlaɪkli wʊd bi səˈpraɪzɪŋ ɪf ˈwɪmən laɪk mɑrˈsɛl, hu wɔʧt ˈərliər ˈvərʒənz əv "maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈpoʊˌni" ɛz ə ˈlɪtəl gərl, wərənt əˈməŋ ˈtudeɪz. ðə ˈərliəst ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz ɛrd ɔn sɛpt. 15 1986 ɛz "maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈpoʊˌni" ənd ræn fər ə jɪr. ə ˈleɪtər ˈvərʒən, "maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈpoʊˌni teɪlz," ɛrd bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn 1992 ənd, jɛt, ðɛr ər ɔl ðoʊz mɛn. mɛn ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə ʃoʊ fər ˈlɪtəl gərlz. pərˈsɛnt əv ðɛm ˈsɪŋgəl. mɛn kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈkələrfəl tɔɪ ˈpoʊniz wɪθ neɪmz laɪk ənd tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈspɑrkəl. ənd ðiz mɛn ˈkɔlɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ təˈgɛðər ɪn ˈpərsən ər ˈɔnˌlaɪn tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ʃoʊz. ɛz əv ˈmənˌdeɪ, ðɛr wər 484 ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə n.c*. grup ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2011 ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd peɪʤ ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn mɑrʧ 2011 ɪz laɪkt baɪ kloʊz tɪ ˈpipəl. waɪl 139 əv ðoʊz rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ðə hərd rɪˈpɔrt ˈsərˌveɪ wər frəm nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, rɪˈzəlts ʃoʊ ðə fəˈnɑməˌnɑn həz sprɛd frəm koʊst tɪ koʊst ɪn ðə læst ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz. ɪf ðɛr wərənt soʊ ˈmɛni hu hæv gɔn ˈpəblɪk, ðə hoʊl ˈmuvmənt maɪt kəm ɔf ɛz mɔr ðən ə ˈlɪtəl ˈkripi fər səm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈpædək. ˈkrækɪŋ ˈʤɛndər koʊdz ˈdɑnə kɪŋ, ə ˌsoʊsiˈɑləʤɪst æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈwɪlmɪŋtən hu ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪz ɪn ˈʤɛndər ənd pɑp ˈkəlʧər, sɛd ðɛrz ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt "maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈpoʊˌni" ðət ɪz ˌstɛrioʊˈtɪpɪkəˌli ˈmæskjələn. "ɪts ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si jəŋ mɛn, ənd ɪts nɑt ʤɪst jəŋ mɛn, hu ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwɑʧɪŋ ənd kəˈlɛktɪŋ ðiz ˈænəməlz, əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ wət wən wʊd si ɛz ˈkoʊdɪd fər ˈlɪtəl gərlz," kɪŋ sɛd. "ənd ðət ðɛr duɪŋ ɪt wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈaɪrəni." waɪl ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ θim əv ɔl ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ɪz ˈfrɛndʃɪp, ðə ˈraɪtərz əv "maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈpoʊˌni" ˈfrikwɛntli θroʊ ˈkɛrəts tɪ ðə ɪn ðə ˈɔdiəns. fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈrisənt ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz hæv ˈfiʧərd ʧeɪs sinz laɪk ðoʊz sin ɪn ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkɑmədi ˈsɪriz "ðə ˈbɛni hɪl ʃoʊ," ˈkɪlgɔr sɛd. bi ə ˈbroʊˌni əˈbaʊt 29 pərˈsɛnt əv fɔl ɪn ðə eɪʤ grup. ˈtrævɪs əv ˈtrævəld mɔr ðən ən aʊər tɪ ðə wɪθ tu meɪl frɛndz. stiv ˈteɪlər, 17 əv ˈmɔrhɛd ˈsɪti wɑz ˈpraʊdli ˈwɛrɪŋ hɪz ˈbroʊˌni ˈtiˌsərt æt ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns mɔl. ðə wɛst ˈkɑrtərɪt haɪ skul ˈstudənt sɛd hi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ðə ʃoʊ ɪz ˈsædəld wɪθ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ. bət, "jʊr ˈnɛvər tu oʊld tɪ lərn ˈlɛsənz əˈbaʊt ˈfrɛndʃɪp," ˈteɪlər sɛd. ˈdəbəlju. ˈfərgəsən, ə ˌsoʊsiˈɑləʤi ˌɪnˈstrəktər æt cfcc*, sɛd ðə ˈbroʊˌni ˈsəbˌkəlʧər ɪz juˈnaɪtɪŋ əraʊnd ə kɑrˈtun ðət ˈstrɛsɪz ðə ˈpɑzətɪvz əv ˈfrɛndʃɪp ənd ˈhæpinəs. "ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ə kɑrˈtun ðət ɪnˈkərəʤəz səʧ ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks ʃʊd nɑt bi sin ɛz ə ˈnɛgətɪv, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd, ɛz ə ˈpɑzətɪv saɪn ðət səm ər ˈbreɪkɪŋ fri frəm ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈʤɛndər nɔrmz ðət kən bi kwaɪt ˈstaɪfəlɪŋ tɪ boʊθ meɪlz ənd ˈfiˌmeɪlz, wɪʧ meɪks ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈbɛtər ɪkˈwɪpt tɪ dil wɪθ ðə væst vərˈaɪəti əv laɪf ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz," ˈfərgəsən sɛd. kɔl fər kənˈsərn? ðə ˌʤəkstəpəˈzɪʃən əv ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊ eɪmd æt ˈlɪtəl gərlz wɪθ ən əbˈsɛst ˈɔdiəns əv mɛn ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ prɑmpt ˈkɔʃən flægz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪnfɪlˈtreɪʃən əv ˈpɛdəfɪlz ər ˈəðərz əv ˈivəl ˌɪnˈtɛnt. ˈrɑbərt wɔrd, 26 əv ˈlilənd ɪz ən ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ɪn ðə n.c*. grup ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz ðɛr ər bæd ˈæpəlz ɪn ɔl fæn ˈbeɪsɪz. æst spəˈsɪfɪkli əˈbaʊt ˈpɛdəfɪlz əˈməŋ, wɔrd, hu ɪz ˈmɛrid ənd həz ə ˈdɔtər əv hɪz oʊn, sɛd, "ɪf ðɛr ɪz wən aʊt ðɛr, aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪm." ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə kəmˈpjutər ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈstudənt æt ˈkɑlɪʤ sɛd hi noʊz əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɛmbərz hu ər ˈkrɪsʧɪnz. "wi bɪˈliv ɪn ˈtɑlərəns," hi sɛd. ˈdænjəl, 19 əv ˈgrinzbərroʊ ɪz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl saɪəns ˈmeɪʤər æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti hu ˈɪzənt əˈfreɪd tɪ proʊˈkleɪm hɪz ər ˈwərid əˈbaʊt wət ˈəðərz maɪt θɪŋk. bət ɪt tʊk səm kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd bɔt ɪn. "æt fərst ʃi ˈdɪdənt bɪˈliv mi ənd ðɛn aɪ brɔt hər bæk tɪ ðə haʊs ənd ʃi sɔ maɪ ki ʧeɪn," sɛd. ðə ki ʧeɪn, ˈhændɪd aʊt baɪ məkˈdɑnəldz, ˈfiʧərd ə ˈkɛrɪktər frəm "maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈpoʊˌni." "ʃi ˈriəˌlaɪzd aɪ wɑz ˈsɪriəs," hi sɛd. "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk æt ˈɛni pɔɪnt ʃi faʊnd ɪt ˈwərisəm ər θˈrɛtənɪŋ." ənd gərlz wɔrd, mɑrˈsɛl ənd ˈkɪlgɔr sɛd ðə ðət həz groʊn aʊt əv ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz ɪz ɛz məʧ ən əˈtrækʃən tɪ ɛz ðə ʃoʊ ˌɪtˈsɛlf. wɪˈθɪn ə deɪ ˈæftər ðə ˈsizən fəˈnæli ɛrd ˈeɪprəl 21 ˈtrɪbjut ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz, drɔɪŋz, sɔŋz ənd ˈstɔriz əˈpɪrd ɔn ˈɪntərˌnɛt saɪts, wɔrd sɛd. "ðɛrz ə lɔt əv ˈtælənt ɪn ðɪs," sɛd mɑrˈsɛl, ə haɪ skul ˈsinjər hu həz bɪn ækˈsɛptɪd æt ˈwɛstərn ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˌjunəˈvərsəti, wɛr ʃi plænz tɪ ˈstədi ˈnərsɪŋ ənd ˈspænɪʃ. ˈpʊʃɪŋ hər sɛl foʊn ˈfɔrwərd, ʃi dɪˈspleɪd ə "maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈpoʊˌni" ˈkɛrɪktər ʃi hæd kriˈeɪtɪd. smɔl, hu sɛd ʃi ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər wərk, əraɪvd æt ðə ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈpændə ˈbækˌpæk, ə pɪŋk ənd ə ˈjɛloʊ ˈtiˌsərt. ʃi həz gɔn ə stɛp ˈfərðər ðən moʊst, kriˈeɪtɪŋ wət mɑrˈsɛl kɔlz ə "ponysona*" ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑrt əv hər neɪm frəm ðə "maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈpoʊˌni" tɔɪ ʃi ˈkɛrid ɪn hər hænz, smɔl bɪˈkeɪm noʊn əˈməŋ hər ɛz niʃiˈmʊrə. kæʃ ɔn ðə ˈhɔrsɪz waɪl səm maɪt si ɛz ə ʤoʊk, ˈəðərz maɪt nɑt. wɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən əv ðə ˈleɪtəst ˌɪnˈkɑrˈneɪʃən əv ðə ʃoʊ prɛˈmɪrd sɛpt. 17 2011 ɔn ðə həb ˈnɛtˌwərk, ˈpipəl wər ˈwɑʧɪŋ. ðə ˈsɪriz' fəˈnæli, "ə ˈwɛdɪŋ," hæd ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd vjuərz ɔn ˈeɪprəl 21 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈsərˌveɪd sɛd ðeɪ hæd ˈpərʧəst "maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈpoʊˌni" tɔɪz. əˈnəðər 30 pərˈsɛnt hæd ˈpərʧəst ˈkloʊðɪŋ. ˈeɪˈtin pərˈsɛnt bɔt kræfts. ˈklɪrli, ˈɑrənt əˈfreɪd tɪ ˈpoʊˌni əp ə ˈlɪtəl kæʃ tɪ fid ðɛr ˈhæbəts. "ɪts ən əkˈwaɪərd teɪst," mɑrˈsɛl sɛd, "laɪk ˈælkəˌhɑl." ʤɪm wɛr: ɔn tˈwɪtər:
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bronies were in the house.
the dozens of "my little pony" miniatures corralled on the food court table in front of 33-year-old mike kilgore of wilmington blew his cover.
bronies were in the house. in fact, the land of the sea ponies meet-up for men who like the "my little pony: friendship is magic" animated tv series was happening april 13 at independence mall in wilmington. only this meetup of nine sea ponies was crashed by a couple of women, katie marcel, 17, of swansboro and jessie small, 23, of newport.
actually, the percentage of women to men at the wilmington meetup was a little higher than that seen when more than 9,000 bronies participated in an online survey for the international 2012 state of the herd report. that survey found 85.7 percent of responding bronies were male.
it likely would be surprising if women like marcel, who watched earlier versions of "my little pony" as a little girl, weren't among today's bronies. the earliest version of the tv series aired on sept. 15, 1986, as "my little pony" and ran for a year. a later version, "my little pony tales," aired beginning in 1992.
and, yet, there are all those men. men watching a show for little girls. ninety-seven percent of them single. men collecting colorful toy ponies with names like fluttershy and twilight sparkle. and these men calling each other and getting together in person or online to talk about the shows.
as of monday, there were 484 members of the n.c. bronies group started on facebook in november 2011. the official nationwide bronies page on facebook, started in march 2011, is liked by close to 42,000 people.
while 139 of those responding to the herd report survey were from north carolina, results show the phenomenon has spread from coast to coast in the last couple of years.
if there weren't so many bronies who have gone public, the whole movement might come off as more than a little creepy for some outside the paddock.
cracking gender codes
donna king, a sociologist at the university of north carolina wilmington who specializes in gender and pop culture, said there's nothing about "my little pony" that is stereotypically masculine.
"it's very interesting to see young men, and it's not just young men, who are also watching and collecting these animals, appreciating and enjoying what one would see as coded for little girls," king said. "and that they're doing it without any irony."
while the underlying child-safe theme of all episodes is friendship, the writers of "my little pony" frequently throw carrots to the bronies in the audience. for instance, recent episodes have featured chase scenes like those seen in the british comedy series "the benny hill show," kilgore said.
be a brony
about 29 percent of bronies fall in the 15-to-17 age group.
seventeen-year-old travis barharini of swansboro traveled more than an hour to the meetup with two 17-year-old male friends.
steve taylor, 17, of morehead city was proudly wearing his brony t-shirt at the independence mall meetup. the west carteret high school student said he recognizes the show is saddled with the little-girl image.
but, "you're never too old to learn lessons about friendship," taylor said.
bethaney w. ferguson, a sociology instructor at cfcc, said the brony subculture is uniting around a cartoon that stresses the positives of friendship and happiness.
"embracing a cartoon that encourages such characteristics should not be seen as a negative, but instead, as a positive sign that some are breaking free from aspects of the traditional gender norms that can be quite stifling to both males and females, which makes the individual better equipped to deal with the vast variety of life circumstances," ferguson said.
call for concern?
the juxtaposition of a tv show aimed at little girls with an obsessed audience of men is likely to prompt caution flags about the infiltration of pedophiles or others of evil intent.
robert ward, 26, of leland is an administrator in the n.c. bronies group on facebook and acknowledges there are bad apples in all fan bases.
asked specifically about pedophiles among bronies, ward, who is married and has a daughter of his own, said, "if there is one out there, i don't know him."
instead, the computer engineering student at miller-motte college said he knows of several members who are christians.
"we believe in tolerance," he said.
daniel aldret, 19, of greensboro is a political science major at elon university who isn't afraid to proclaim his bronyism or worried about what others might think.
but it took some convincing before his girlfriend bought in.
"at first she didn't believe me and then i brought her back to the house and she saw my key chain," aldret said. the key chain, handed out by mcdonald's, featured a character from "my little pony."
"she realized i was serious," he said. "i don't think at any point she found it worrisome or threatening."
fanboys and girls
ward, marcel and kilgore said the fandom that has grown out of the tv series is as much an attraction to bronyism as the show itself.
within a day after the season finale aired april 21, tribute animations, drawings, songs and stories appeared on internet sites, ward said.
"there's a lot of talent in this fandom," said marcel, a swansboro high school senior who has been accepted at western carolina university, where she plans to study nursing and spanish.
pushing her cell phone forward, she displayed a "my little pony" character she had created.
small, who said she is looking for work, arrived at the meetup wearing a panda backpack, a pink crinoline and a yellow t-shirt. she has gone a step further than most, creating what marcel calls a "ponysona" on facebook
taking part of her name from the "my little pony" toy she carried in her hands, small became known among her bronies as hoshi fluttershy nishimura.
cash on the horses
while some might see bronyism as a joke, others might not.
when the second season of the latest incarnation of the show premiered sept. 17, 2011, on the hub network, 339,000 people were watching. the series' second-season finale, "a canterlot wedding," had an estimated 1,032,400 viewers on april 21.
thirty-nine percent of bronies surveyed said they had purchased "my little pony" toys. another 30 percent had purchased clothing. eighteen percent bought crafts.
clearly, bronies aren't afraid to pony up a little cash to feed their habits.
"it's an acquired taste," marcel said, "like alcohol."
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈnaʊnst ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðət hi hæd riʧt ə understanding”*” wɪθ ʧaɪˈniz ˈprɛzɪdənt ʃi ɔn ˈkərbɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈsaɪbər ˈɛspiənɑʤ, bət θˈrɛtənd tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz juz. ˈsæŋkʃənz ɔn ʧaɪˈniz ˈhækərz hu pərˈsɪst wɪθ ˈsaɪbər kraɪmz. ðə tu ˈlidərz ˈɔlsoʊ ənˈveɪld ə dil tɪ bɪld ɔn ə ˈlændˌmɑrk ɪˈmɪʃənz əˈgrimənt strək læst jɪr, ˈaʊˌtlaɪnɪŋ nu stɛps ðeɪ wɪl teɪk tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ɔn ˈplɛʤɪz ðeɪ meɪd ðɛn tɪ slæʃ ðɛr ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ɪˈmɪʃənz. ˈspikɪŋ ˈæftər waɪt haʊs tɔks ˈdʊrɪŋ fərst juz. steɪt ˈvɪzɪt, ˌoʊˈbɑmə kˈwɪkli hoʊmd ɪn ɔn ðə ˈθɔrniəst dɪˈspjut bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈbɪgəst ɪˈkɑnəmiz groʊɪŋ juz. kəmˈpleɪnts əˈbaʊt ʧaɪˈniz ˈhækɪŋ əv ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈkɔrpərət ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz, ənd ðə səˈspɪʃən ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ðət ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ɪz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt. həz tɪ stop,”*,” ˌoʊˈbɑmə toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz æt ə ʤɔɪnt nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ðə waɪt haʊs roʊz ˈgɑrdən, wɪθ ʃi ˈstændɪŋ ˌbiˈsaɪd ɪm. ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd hi ənd ʃi meɪd progress”*” ɔn ˈsaɪbər sɪˈkjʊrəti. bət hi ˈædɪd ˈwɛrəli: kˈwɛʃən naʊ ɪz, ər wərdz ˈfɑloʊd baɪ actions?”*?” ənd meɪd klɪr hi ɪz priˈpɛrd tɪ ˈlɛvi ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈgɛnst ˈsaɪbər ˈkrɪmənəlz. ðə tu ˈlidərz sɛd ðeɪ əˈgrid ðət ˈniðər ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd ˈnoʊɪŋli səˈpɔrt ˈsaɪbər θɛft əv ˈkɔrpərət ˈsikrɪts ər ˈbɪznɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. bət ðə əˈgrimənt stɑpt ʃɔrt əv ˈɛni ˈprɑməs tɪ rɪˈfreɪn frəm trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈsaɪbər spaɪɪŋ fər ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈpərpəsɪz. ðət kʊd ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈmæsɪv hæk əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˌpərsəˈnɛl ˈɔfəs ðɪs jɪr ðət ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd ðə ˈdætə əv mɔr ðən 20 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl. juz. əˈfɪʃəlz hæv treɪst ðət bæk tɪ ˈʧaɪnə bət hæv nɑt sɛd ˈwɛðər ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl. ʃi riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd dɪˈnaɪəl əv ˈɛni ˈgəvərnmənt roʊl ɪn ðə ˈhækɪŋ əv juz. ˈkɔrpərət ˈsikrɪts ənd sɛd ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈprɑbləm wɑz θru baɪˈlætərəl kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ənd nɑt tɪ ðɪs issue.”*.” ənd ˈfrɪkʃən ər nɑt ðə raɪt ʧɔɪs fər boʊθ sides,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈʧaɪnə həz ruˈtinli ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ɪt tu ɪz ə ˈvɪktɪm əv ˈsaɪbər ˈhækɪŋ. ˈænəlɪsts sɛd ðə əˈgrimənt wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt. ʤeɪmz luɪs, ˈsinjər ˈfɛloʊ æt ðə ˈsɛnər fər strəˈtiʤɪk ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈstədiz, sɛd ðə likt plæn fər ˈsæŋkʃənz hɛlpt pʊʃ ðə ʧaɪˈniz təˈwɔrd ə əˈgrimənt, bət ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ gɑt ˈwɔʃɪŋtən tɪ kənˈsɪdər səm ʧaɪˈniz ˈkɑnsɛpts fər nɔrmz əv bɪˈheɪvjər. pɑmp ənd tɛk ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈhoʊstɪd ə ˈlævɪʃ steɪt ˈdɪnər fər ʃi ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt, ˈfiʧərɪŋ meɪn ˈlɑbstər ənd ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ læm fər əˈbaʊt 200 gɛsts, wɪθ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ˈfiʧərd əˈməŋ ðɛm. ˈsitɪd wɪθ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd ʃi æt ðə hɛd ˈteɪbəl wər ˈæpəl ˈsiˌiˈoʊ tɪm kʊk, ˈsɑtjə əv ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft, mɑrk ˈzəkərˌbərg ənd mɑrk benioff*. ɪn ðɛr ˈdɪnər toʊsts, boʊθ ˈlidərz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə θim əv ˈfrɛndʃɪp. bət ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛfərənst ðə ˈtɛnʧənz. wɪl bi taɪmz wɪn ðɛr ər ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin ɑr tu ˈkəntriz. inevitable,”*,” ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈʤɛntli ˈərʤɪŋ ˈʧaɪnə tɪ əkˈsɛpt dɪˈvərs vjuz ənd ðə rights”*” əv ɔl ˈpipəl. juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə (ɛl) ʃeɪks hænz wɪθ ʧaɪˈniz ˈprɛzɪdənt ʃi ɛz hi ˈwɛlkəmz ɪm tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən sɛpˈtɛmbər 25 2015 ˈərliər ɪn ðə deɪ, ðə tu mɛn strək ə ˈsɪriəs, ˈbɪznɪsˌlaɪk toʊn wɪn ðeɪ əˈpɪrd ˌbiˈfɔr rɪˈpɔrtərz, ʃoʊɪŋ ˈlɪtəl saɪn əv kloʊz ˈpərsɪnəl ræˈpɔr ɛz ˌoʊˈbɑmə leɪd aʊt kənˈsərnz wɪθ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑləsiz, ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl dɪˈspjuts wɪθ ɪts ˈneɪbərz ənd ɪts ˈjumən raɪts ˈrɛkərd. ɛz ðə tu ˈlidərz spoʊk, ˈdəzənz əv proʊ- ənd ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ˈgæðərd nɪr ðə waɪt haʊs graʊnz, ˈweɪvɪŋ flægz, ˈbitɪŋ drəmz ənd ˈʃaʊtɪŋ sˈloʊgənz. juz. ənd ʧaɪˈniz əˈfɪʃəlz sɔt tɪ kæst ðɛr tɔks ɪn ə ˈfeɪvərəbəl laɪt baɪ ˈʃoʊkeɪsɪŋ æt list wən ˈɛriə əv kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ðə ˈgloʊbəl faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. ɛz pɑrt əv ðɛr əˈgrimənt, ʃi əˈnaʊnst ðət ˈʧaɪnə, ðə ˈbɪgəst ɪˈmɪtər əv ˈgrinˌhaʊs ˈgæsɪz, wɪl lɔnʧ ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈkɑrbən ˈsɪstəm ɪn 2017 tɪ hɛlp kənˈteɪn ðə ɪˈmɪʃənz. fər ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ðə dil wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə ˈstrɛŋθənz hɪz hænd əˈhɛd əv ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈsəmɪt ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈpɛrɪs ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər. bət ˌdɪsəˈgrimənts ɔn ˈəðər ˈɪʃuz lumd. ˌoʊˈbɑmə toʊld ʃi ˈæftər ə səˈlut æt ə ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wʊd kənˈtɪnju tɪ spik aʊt ˈoʊvər ɪts ˈdɪfərənsɪz wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə, bət hi riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈwɛlkəmz ðə raɪz əv ə ˈʧaɪnə ðət ɪz ““stable*, ˈprɑspərəs ənd peaceful.”*.” ʃi, hu ˈfeɪsɪz ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm æt hoʊm ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈprɛʃər tɪ gɪt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk haʊs ɪn ˈɔrdər, kɔld fər respect.”*.” 12 ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ɪn ðɛr tɔks, ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈɔlsoʊ prɛst ʃi tɪ ˈfɑloʊ θru ɔn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈfɔrmz ənd nɑt dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt əˈgɛnst juz. ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. səm ˈænəlɪsts bɪˈliv ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz mɔr ˈlɛvərɪʤ du tɪ sloʊɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ, wɪʧ həz dɪˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzd ˈgloʊbəl ˈmɑrkɪts. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz stɪl æt ə lɔs əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ kərb əˈsərtɪvnəs ɪn ðə saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə si, wɛr ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ həz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ riˈkleɪm lænd fər pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri juz dɪˈspaɪt kənˈflɪktɪŋ kleɪmz wɪθ ɪts ˈneɪbərz. ʃi dɪˈfɛndɪd hɪz tɪ əˈphoʊld ɑr oʊn ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl sovereignty”*” ənd dɪˈnaɪd ˈɛni plæn tɪ juz ɪts ˈɛfərts tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊldz. ɪn ə riˈmaɪndər əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈflæʃˌpɔɪnts, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈʧaɪnə ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzd ə plæn eɪmd æt rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə rɪsk əv ˈɛriəl kəˈlɪʒənz bɪtˈwin ˈwɔrˌpleɪnz ɪn ˈɛriəz səʧ ɛz ðə saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə si θru əˈdɑpʃən əv ˈkɑmən rulz əv bɪˈheɪvjər.
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washington (reuters) - president barack obama announced on friday that he had reached a “common understanding” with chinese president xi jinping on curbing economic cyber espionage, but threatened to impose u.s. sanctions on chinese hackers who persist with cyber crimes.
the two leaders also unveiled a deal to build on a landmark emissions agreement struck last year, outlining new steps they will take to deliver on pledges they made then to slash their greenhouse gas emissions.
speaking after white house talks during xi’s first u.s. state visit, obama quickly homed in on the thorniest dispute between the world’s two biggest economies - growing u.s. complaints about chinese hacking of government and corporate databases, and the suspicion in washington that beijing is sometimes behind it.
“it has to stop,” obama told reporters at a joint news conference in the white house rose garden, with xi standing beside him. obama said he and xi made “significant progress” on cyber security.
but he added warily: “the question now is, are words followed by actions?” and made clear he is prepared to levy sanctions against cyber criminals.
the two leaders said they agreed that neither government would knowingly support cyber theft of corporate secrets or business information.
but the agreement stopped short of any promise to refrain from traditional government-to-government cyber spying for intelligence purposes. that could include the massive hack of the federal government’s personnel office this year that compromised the data of more than 20 million people. u.s. officials have traced that back to china but have not said whether they believe the government was responsible.
xi reiterated china’s denial of any government role in the hacking of u.s. corporate secrets and said the best way to address the problem was through bilateral cooperation and not to “politicize this issue.”
“confrontation and friction are not the right choice for both sides,” he said. china has routinely insisted that it too is a victim of cyber hacking.
analysts said the agreement was significant. james lewis, senior fellow at the center for strategic and international studies, said the leaked plan for sanctions helped push the chinese toward a better-than-expected agreement, but noted that beijing also got washington to consider some chinese concepts for norms of behavior.
pomp and tech
obama hosted a lavish black-tie state dinner for xi on friday night, featuring maine lobster and colorado lamb for about 200 guests, with technology executives featured among them.
seated with obama and xi at the head table were apple ceo tim cook, satya nadella of microsoft, facebook’s mark zuckerberg and salesforce.com’s marc benioff.
in their dinner toasts, both leaders focused on the theme of friendship. but obama also referenced the tensions. “there will be times when there are differences between our two countries. it’s inevitable,” obama said, also gently urging china to accept diverse views and “uphold the rights” of all people.
u.s. president barack obama (l) shakes hands with chinese president xi jinping as he welcomes him to the white house in washington september 25, 2015 reuters/kevin lamarque
earlier in the day, the two men struck a serious, businesslike tone when they appeared before reporters, showing little sign of close personal rapport as obama laid out concerns with beijing’s economic policies, territorial disputes with its neighbors and its human rights record.
as the two leaders spoke, dozens of pro- and anti-xi protesters gathered near the white house grounds, waving flags, beating drums and shouting slogans.
u.s. and chinese officials sought to cast their talks in a favorable light by showcasing at least one area of cooperation – the global fight against climate change.
as part of their agreement, xi announced that china, the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, will launch a national carbon cap-and-trade system in 2017 to help contain the country’s emissions.
for obama, the deal with china strengthens his hand ahead of a global summit on climate change in paris in december.
but disagreements on other issues loomed.
obama told xi after a 21-gun salute at a morning welcoming ceremony that the united states would continue to speak out over its differences with china, but he reiterated that the united states welcomes the rise of a china that is “stable, prosperous and peaceful.”
xi, who faces rising nationalism at home as well as pressure to get china’s economic house in order, called for “mutual respect.”
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in their talks, obama also pressed xi to follow through on economic reforms and not discriminate against u.s. companies operating in china. some analysts believe obama has more leverage due to china’s slowing economic growth, which has destabilized global markets.
at the same time, the obama administration is still at a loss about how to curb china’s assertiveness in the south china sea, where beijing has continued to reclaim land for potential military use despite conflicting claims with its neighbors.
xi defended his government’s “right to uphold our own territorial sovereignty” and denied any plan to use its island-building efforts to create military strongholds.
in a reminder of potential flashpoints, the united states and china also finalized a plan aimed at reducing the risk of aerial collisions between warplanes in areas such as the south china sea through adoption of common rules of behavior.
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ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ kənˈtɪnjuz 11 mənθ ˈrɛkərd ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz baɪɪŋ strik ˈædɪŋ mɔr gənz tɪ ˈjuˈɛs hoʊmz ɪn ˈeɪprəl ˈeɪprəl 2011 ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛks əp pərˈsɛnt ˈnuˌtaʊn, kɑn –-(–-(ammoland.com*)- ðə ˈeɪprəl 2011 ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstənt ˈkrɪmənəl ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛk ˈsɪstəm (nics*) ˈfɪgjər əv ɪz ən ˌɪnˈkris əv pərˈsɛnt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfɪgjər əv ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2010 fər kəmˈpɛrəsən, ðə ˌənəˈʤəstɪd ˈeɪprəl 2011 ˈfɪgjər əv ɪz ən ˌɪnˈkris əv pərˈsɛnt ˈoʊvər ðə ˌənəˈʤəstɪd ˈfɪgjər əv ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2010 ðɪs mɑrks ðə ˈilɛvənθ streɪt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈfɪgjərz. ðə əˈʤəstɪd ˈdætə wɑz dəraɪvd baɪ baɪ səbˈtræktɪŋ aʊt ɔl ˈpərpəs koʊd ˈpərˌmɪt ʧɛks juzd baɪ ˈsɛvərəl steɪts səʧ ɛz kənˈtəki, ˈaɪəwə ənd ˈjuˌtɔ fər ˈpərˌmɪt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ʧɛks ɛz wɛl ɛz ʧɛks ɔn ˈæktɪv ˈpərˌmɪt ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz. ðoʊ nɑt ə dɪˈrɛkt ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən tɪ ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz seɪlz, ðə ˈdætə prəˈvaɪdz ə mɔr ˈækjərət ˈpɪkʧər əv ˈkɑrənt ˈmɑrkɪt kənˈdɪʃənz. kˈwɛsʧənz kənˈsərnɪŋ ˈdætə ʃʊd bi dɪˈrɛktɪd tɪ ˈrisərʧ æt ər [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd] ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈəðər ˈpərpəsɪz, ɪz juzd tɪ ʧɛk trænˈzækʃənz əv ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz seɪlz ənd ˈtrænsfərz ɔn nu ənd juzd ˈhændˌgənz ənd lɔŋ gənz. fər əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ər tɪ vju ə kəmˈplit sɛt əv ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈmənθli rɪˈpɔrts, pliz ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ˈmɛmbərz meɪ ˈækˌsɛs hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈmənθli rɪˈpɔrts baɪ ˈlɔgɪŋ ɪn tɪ ðə ˈmɛmbərz ˈsɛkʃən əv nssf.org*. əˈbaʊt ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈʃutɪŋ spɔrts faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz ðə treɪd əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən fər ðə ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ˈɪndəstri. ɪts ˈmɪʃən ɪz tɪ prəˈmoʊt, prəˈtɛkt ənd prɪˈzərv ˈhəntɪŋ ənd ðə ˈʃutɪŋ spɔrts. fɔrmd ɪn 1961 həz ə ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp əv mɔr ðən ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz, dɪˈstrɪbjətərz, ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ˈriˌteɪlərz, ˈʃutɪŋ ˈreɪnʤɪz, ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ənd ˈpəblɪʃərz. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, lɔg ɔn tɪ www.nssf.org*.
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usa continues 11 month record firearms buying streak adding 840,000+ more guns to us homes in april
april 2011 nssf-adjusted nics background checks up 15.2 percent
newtown, conn –-(ammoland.com)- the april 2011 nssf-adjusted national instant criminal background check system (nics) figure of 843,484 is an increase of 15.2 percent over the nssf-adjusted nics figure of 731,955 in april 2010.
for comparison, the unadjusted april 2011 nics figure of 1,339,673 is an increase of 9.2 percent over the unadjusted nics figure of 1,226,760 in april 2010.
this marks the eleventh straight month-over-month increase in nssf-adjusted nics figures.
the adjusted nics data was derived by nssf by subtracting out all nics purpose code permit checks used by several states such as kentucky, iowa and utah for ccw permit application checks as well as checks on active ccw permit databases.
though not a direct correlation to firearms sales, the nssf-adjusted nics data provides a more accurate picture of current market conditions. questions concerning nssf-adjusted nics data should be directed to nssf research at 203-426-1320 or [email protected]
in addition to other purposes, nics is used to check transactions of firearms sales and transfers on new and used handguns and long guns. for additional information on nics or to view a complete set of the current monthly reports, please visit the nics website.
nssf members may access historical monthly nics reports by logging in to the members section of nssf.org.
about nssf
the national shooting sports foundation is the trade association for the firearms industry. its mission is to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports.
formed in 1961, nssf has a membership of more than 6,000 manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen's organizations and publishers. for more information, log on to www.nssf.org.
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wɪn aɪ læst ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ʤæŋ pərʤ frəm ðə tɔp əv nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈlidərˌʃɪp, fju ˈditeɪlz hæd ˈimərʤd əˈbaʊt waɪ prɪˈsaɪsli kɪm hæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ teɪk ðə stɛps hi dɪd. ʤæŋ, ðə jəŋ ˈəŋkəl, ˈbrəðərɪnˌlɔ tɪ hɪz ˈfɑðər, wɑz vaɪs ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈfɛns kəˈmɪʃən (ndc*). sɪns ðɛn, rɪˈpɔrts ˈimərʤd ðət ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈrizənz fər dɪsˈmɪsəl, ɛz ˈsteɪtɪd baɪ ðə kɪm rəˈʒim, ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈfækʃənəˌlɪzəm, kərˈəpʃən, ˈsəbstəns əˈbjuz, ækˈtɪvɪtiz (ˈsəmθɪŋ hɪz ˈkloʊsəst əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts wər ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd fər) ənd ˈwʊməˌnaɪzɪŋ. ðə ˈlætər pɔɪnt səˈʤɛsts ðət ʤæŋ ənd hɪz waɪf, kɪm (kɪm ˈsɪstər, ə kɪm baɪ ˈɛni ˈmɛʒər) hæd groʊn ɛˈstreɪnʤd. kɪm ˈoʊvərʧər tɪ teɪk ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ʤæŋ wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli əˈbɛtɪd baɪ ðɪs dɪˈvɛləpmənt. pərʤ ɪz ə juʤ dil ənd ðə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈpəblɪk ˈɛrɪŋ əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əraʊnd ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz əv hɪz rɪˈmuvəl baɪ ðə rəˈʒim səˈʤɛst ðət kɪm wɔnts ɪt noʊn ðət hi noʊ ˈlɔŋgər rikˈwaɪərz ðə sɔrt əv supervision”*” ʤæŋ wɑz pərˈsivd tɪ prəˈvaɪd. ˈfərstli, fɔl frəm greɪs ˈifɛktɪvli ˈdæʃɪz ðə hoʊps əv ˈmɛni ˈænəlɪsts hu rɛd ɪm ɛz ə θaɪn saɪn ər dɛŋ ˈfɪgjər, ˈimərʤɪŋ frəm ðə ˈæʃɪz əv ə dɪˈspɑndənt oʊld gɑrd tɪ brɪŋ rɪˈfɔrm ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk prɑˈspɛrəti. ˌɪnˈdid, ˌbiˈfɔr ʤæŋ, kɪm ˈweɪstɪd noʊ taɪm ɪn ˈpərʤɪŋ ðə ˈəðər ˈkænədɪt fər ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə: ˈʤɛnərəl yong-ho*. ɛz fɑr ɛz ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz goʊ ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, ðə ˌwəˈmæn, one-dear-leader*, ˈmɑdəl prɪˈfərd baɪ kɪm ənd kɪm wɪl pərsəˈvɪr. wɪθ ʤæŋ ənd gɔn, kɪm ˈifɛktɪvli ˈsɪgnəlz hɪz ənˈwɪlɪŋnɪs tɪ ˈtɑlərˌeɪt ˈɛni ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈloʊkəs əv paʊər (ɛz wən ˈænəlɪst kɔld ɪt). ˈkjʊriəsli, ˈædəm ˈkæθkɑrt, ə nɔrθ æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv lidz, pɔɪnts aʊt ðət ˈvɔɪsɪz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ər dɪˈpɪktɪŋ vjuz ɛz ˈhævɪŋ bɪn əˈpoʊzd tɪ line,’*,’ wɪʧ ˈpleɪsɪz ˈnukliər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɛz ə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˌprikənˈdɪʃən fər (ənd, ˈɑdli, ə ˈstɪmjələnt tɪ) ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk growth.”*.” ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, prɑkˈsɪməti tɪ ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ maɪt hæv ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ðə pərʤ. ʤæŋ wɑz pərˈhæps mæn ɪn ˈpjɔŋˈjæŋ ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz. kɪm həz jɛt tɪ meɪk ə trɪp əˈbrɔd (dɪˈspaɪt ˈbərʤənɪŋ ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃənz ɪn ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ). ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin wət ðə ˈlɔŋgər tərm ˌɪmˈpækt əv dɪsˈmɪsəl kʊd bi ɔn riˈleɪʃənz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈbɔrdər wɪθ nɔrθ ˈbɪgər ˈneɪbər ənd ˈoʊnli frɛnd (fər mɔr ɔn ðɪs, si maɪ ˈkɑlig pis). ɪf kɪm teɪks stɛps tɪ roʊl bæk ðə trəˈʤɛktəri əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈfɔrm səʧ ɛz ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk zoʊnz fər ˈsərtən ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstərz, ɪt wʊd ˌriɪnˈfɔrs ðɪs laɪn əv ˈrizənɪŋ. ɛz ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə keɪs wɪθ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, ˈsɛvərəl kˈwɛsʧənz rɪˈmeɪn ˌəˈnænsərd əˈbaʊt ðə kənˈdɪʃənz sərˈaʊndɪŋ pərʤ. wət ɪz əˈpriʃəbəl æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ðət wət wɑz wəns pərˈsivd tɪ hæv bɪn ə ˈrɛlətɪvli smuð ˈprɔˌsɛs əv paʊər trænˈzɪʃən frəm wən kɪm tɪ əˈnəðər wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli frɔt wɪθ ˈfækʃənəˌlɪzəm ənd ˈstrəgəl. ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin ɪf kɪm wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ prun ðə nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən oʊld gɑrd ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtɪŋ hɪz paʊər ənd hɪz kəlt əv ˌpərsəˈnælɪti. noʊt: sɪns ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɑz ˈrɪtən, rɪˈpɔrts hæv kənˈfərmd ðət ʤæŋ həz bɪn ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə. ðə ˈdɪpləˌmæt ɪz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən.
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when i last reported on jang song-thaek’s purge from the top echelon’s of north korean leadership, few details had emerged about why precisely kim jong-un had decided to take the steps he did. jang, the young kim’s uncle, brother-in-law to his father, was vice chairman of the powerful national defense commission (ndc).
since then, reports emerged that the specific reasons for jang’s dismissal, as stated by the kim regime, included factionalism, corruption, substance abuse, anti-state activities (something his closest associates were executed for) and womanizing. the latter point suggests that jang and his wife, kim kyong-hui (kim jong-il’s sister, a full-blooded kim by any measure) had grown estranged. kim jong-un’s overture to take action against jang was probably abetted by this development.
jang’s purge is a huge deal and the relatively public airing of information around the circumstances of his removal by the regime suggest that kim jong-un wants it known that he no longer requires the sort of “adult supervision” jang was perceived to provide.
firstly, jang’s fall from grace effectively dashes the hopes of many analysts who read him as a thein sein or deng xiaoping-esque figure, emerging from the ashes of a despondent old guard to bring reform and economic prosperity. indeed, before jang song-thaek, kim jong-un wasted no time in purging the other candidate for reformism in north korea: general ri yong-ho. as far as personalities go in north korea, the one-man, one-dear-leader, one-god model preferred by kim il-sung and kim jong-il will persevere.
with jang and ri gone, kim jong-un effectively signals his unwillingness to tolerate any alternate locus of power (as one analyst called it). curiously, adam cathcart, a north korea-watcher at the university of leeds, points out that “knowledgeable voices in china are depicting jang’s views as having been opposed to ‘the byungjin line,’ which places nuclear development as a necessary precondition for (and, oddly, a stimulant to) economic growth.”
interestingly, jang’s proximity to beijing might have accelerated kim’s decision to move forward with the purge. jang was perhaps beijing’s man in pyongyang in many ways. kim jong-un has yet to make a trip abroad (despite burgeoning invitations in beijing). it remains to be seen what the longer term impact of jang’s dismissal could be on relations across the border with north korea’s bigger neighbor and only friend (for more on this, see my colleague shannon’s piece). if kim jong-un takes steps to roll back the trajectory of economic reform such as the special economic zones for certain foreign investors, it would reinforce this line of reasoning.
as is always the case with north korea, several questions remain unanswered about the conditions surrounding jang’s purge. what is appreciable at this point, however, is that what was once perceived to have been a relatively smooth process of power transition from one kim to another was actually fraught with deep-seated factionalism and struggle. it remains to be seen if kim jong-un will continue to prune the north korean old guard in favor of consolidating his power and his cult of personality.
note: since this article was written, reports have confirmed that jang song-thaek has been executed in north korea. the diplomat is following the situation.
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ðə kriˈeɪtər əv ðə haɪ laɪn ədˈmɪtəd ðə dɪˈzaɪn ɪz noʊ gʊd fər ˈneɪbərz hu hæv lɔŋ graɪpt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑnstənt pəreɪd əv ˈtʊrɪsts ˈmɑrʧɪŋ ʤɪst fit frəm ðɛr hoʊmz, ə nu rɪˈpɔrt rɪˈvilz. dɪˈzaɪnərz kɛrd mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə lʊk əv ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd pɑrk ðən haʊ ɪt wʊd əˈfɛkt ðə foʊks hu lɪv ʤɪst fit frəm ɪt, sɛd ˈrɑbərt ˈhæmənd. əv ˈæskɪŋ wət ðə dɪˈzaɪn ʃʊd lʊk laɪk, aɪ wɪʃ æst, kən wi du fər you?’,”*?’,” ˈhæmənd toʊld ˈsɪti læb. ˈpipəl hæv ˈbɪgər ˈprɑbləmz ðən design.”*.” hi ədˈmɪtəd ðə screw-up*, seɪɪŋ hi wʊd du ɪt ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ɪf hi kʊd tərn bæk taɪm. wər frəm ðə kəmˈjunɪti. wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ du ɪt fər ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. ˈəltəmətli, wi failed,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə ˈtʊrɪst əˈtrækʃən həz drɔn ˈmɪljənz əv ˈvɪzɪtərz sɪns ɪt ˈoʊpənd ɪn 2009 bət ˈneɪbərz hæv kəmˈpleɪnd əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm laʊd kraʊdz tɪ ɑbˈnɑkʃəs ˈtʊrɪsts sˈnæpɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ðɛr bæk jɑrdz, seɪɪŋ ɪt dɪˈstrɔɪz ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ɪt kəts θru. ˈhæmənd ɪz naʊ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv frɛndz əv ðə haɪ laɪn, wɪʧ həz lɔnʧt ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs səm əv ðə ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋz.
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the creator of the high line admitted the design is no good for neighbors who have long griped about the constant parade of tourists marching just feet from their homes, a new report reveals.
designers cared more about the look of the elevated park than how it would affect the folks who live just feet from it, said co-founder robert hammond.
“instead of asking what the design should look like, i wish we’d asked, ‘what can we do for you?’,” hammond told city lab. “because people have bigger problems than design.”
he admitted the screw-up, saying he would do it differently if he could turn back time.
“we were from the community. we wanted to do it for the neighborhood. ultimately, we failed,” he said.
the tourist attraction has drawn millions of visitors since it opened in 2009.
but neighbors have complained about everything from loud crowds to obnoxious tourists snapping photos of their back yards, saying it destroys the neighborhood it cuts through.
hammond is now executive director of friends of the high line, which has launched programs to address some of the park’s shortcomings.
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nɑt ʃʊr wət tɪ meɪk əv ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, bət ɪt ˈmætərz ənd soʊ hir wi ər: ə dræft əv prəˈvɪʒənz ðət rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlidərz ɪn ðə haʊs ər əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ dɪˈmænd ɪn rɪˈtərn fər əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə dɛt ˈsilɪŋ tɪ bi reɪzd ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv nɛt nuˈtræləti. ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈaʊˌtlaɪn ðət ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌrivˈju əbˈteɪnd kɔlz fər ðə ““blocking”*” əv nɛt nuˈtræləti. nɛt nuˈtræləti, ɪf ju noʊ, ɪz ðə sɛt əv rulz ˈfɔrsɪŋ trit ˈtræfɪk ɔn ðɛr ˈnɛtˌwərks ˈikwəli, nɑt ˈspidɪŋ ər sloʊɪŋ ˈɛni wən pis əv ˈkɑntɛnt mɔr ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər. ðɪs ˈmætərz ɛz ˈmɛni ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət prəˈvaɪd ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈækˌsɛs ər ˈɔlsoʊ pɑrt əv ˈlɑrʤər kənˈglɑmərəts ðət ˈproʊdus ˈmidiə. ðoʊz ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv ən ˌɪnˈhɛrənt ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ spid ðɛr ˈkɑntɛnt ənd sloʊ ðət əv ðɛr ˈraɪvəlz. ˈɔlsoʊ, nɛt nuˈtræləti prəˈtɛkts ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət prəˈvaɪd ˈkɑntɛnt, səʧ ɛz netflix*, frəm biɪŋ ənˈfɛrli ʧɑrʤd baɪ fər ðə dɪˌsɛməˈneɪʃən əv ðɛr wɛrz. ðɛr ɪz məʧ ˈligəl ˈræŋgəlɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðɪs ˈɪʃu ɪn kɔrts æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt, ˈmoʊstli ˈsɛntərd əraʊnd ə ˈlɔˌsut bɪtˈwin ˌvɛˈraɪzən ənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. bi pleɪn: ju wɔnt nɛt nuˈtræləti ɪf ju wɔnt ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt tɪ rən məʧ ɛz ɪt həz ðiz pæst fju ˈdɛkeɪdz. taɪɪŋ nɛt nuˈtræləti tɪ ðə dɛt ˈsilɪŋ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ˈbɑŋkərz. ðə tu hæv noʊ riˈleɪʃən. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ˈtækɪŋ rɪkˈwɛsts tɪ ðɛr ˈkəmɪŋ ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz tɪ reɪz ðə dɛt ˈsilɪŋ tɪ əˈpiz ðɛr oʊn ˈmɛmbərz, ənd ðəs nɑt ˈæbrəˌgeɪt ðə ˈhæstərt rul waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt ˈkɔzɪŋ ə ˈfɛdərəl dɪˈfɔlt. ðə moʊst ˈæsəˌnaɪn pɑrt əv ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ɪz ðət wi ər dɪˈskəsɪŋ ˈfɪskəl ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈɪʃu. ʤɑʃ ˈbɑroʊ əv ˈbɪznɪs ˌɪnˈsaɪdər wɑz blənt ɪn hɪz əˈsɛsmənt əv ðə ˌɪnˈkluʒən, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv ədˈmɪtəd ðət ðə faɪt ˈoʊvər ðə dɛt ˈsilɪŋ ɛz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ debt.”*.” ɪn səm sɪˈnɛrioʊ wi kʊd, æt list ɪn səm haʊs ˈvɪʒənz əv θɪŋz ðət wi du, æks wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈpisɪz əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ɪn pleɪs, ˈsɪmpli tɪ baɪ ɔf pɑrt əv wən ˈpɑrti ɪn ðə loʊər ˈʧeɪmbər əv ˈkɑŋgrəs soʊ ðət wi kən peɪ ɑr ˈnæʃənəl bɪlz. ðɪs ɪz prɪˈsaɪsli waɪ ju laɪk tɛkˈnɑləʤi mɔr ðən ˈpɑləˌtɪks. tɔp ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt:
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not sure what to make of this episode, but it matters and so here we are: a draft of provisions that republican leaders in the house are attempting to demand in return for allowing the debt ceiling to be raised includes the elimination of net neutrality.
the language of the legislative outline that the national review obtained calls for the “blocking” of net neutrality.
net neutrality, if you didn’t know, is the set of rules forcing isps treat traffic on their networks equally, not speeding or slowing any one piece of content more than any other. this matters as many companies that provide internet access are also part of larger conglomerates that produce media. those companies have an inherent incentive to speed their content and slow that of their rivals.
also, net neutrality protects companies that provide content, such as netflix, from being unfairly charged by isps for the dissemination of their wares. there is much legal wrangling over this issue in courts at the moment, mostly centered around a long-running lawsuit between verizon and the government.
i’ll be plain: you want net neutrality if you want the internet to run much as it has these past few decades.
tying net neutrality to the debt ceiling, however, is bonkers. the two have no relation. instead, it appears that house republicans are tacking porkish requests to their coming compromise to raise the debt ceiling to appease their own members, and thus not abrogate the hastert rule while also not causing a federal default.
the most asinine part of this episode is that we are discussing fiscal politics in relation to a technology regulatory issue. josh barro of business insider was blunt in his assessment of the inclusion, stating that republicans have “finally admitted that the fight over the debt ceiling as nothing to do with debt.”
in some bizarro scenario we could, at least in some wild-eyed house member’s visions of things that we shouldn’t do, ax one of the most important pieces of technology regulation in place, simply to buy off part of one party in the lower chamber of congress so that we can pay our national bills.
this is precisely why you like technology more than politics.
top image credit: ttarasiuk
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ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈrulər əv ˈʧɛʧniə,, həz ɪnˈgeɪʤd ʤɑn ˈɑlɪvər ɪn ən ənˈlaɪkli ˈɔnˌlaɪn spæt ˈæftər ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈmidiən mɑkt ðə ˈhɑrdmən ˈlidər fər ˈpoʊstɪŋ ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn əˈpil əˈbaʊt ə lɔst kæt. ˈɑlɪvər mɑkt ɪn ə ˌsɛgˈmɛnt ɔn læst wik təˈnaɪt ˈæftər ðə ˈʧɛʧɪn ˈlidər əˈpild tɪ ðə wərld tɪ hɛlp faɪnd hɪz kæt, ə ˈsoʊˈkɔld toyger*, ə dəˈmɛstɪk kæt brɛd tɪ rɪˈzɛmbəl ə ˈtaɪgər kəb. læst wik, ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈmɛsɪʤ ɔn tɪ æsk fər hɛlp ɪn ˈloʊˌkeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈænəməl. hæv ˈbeɪgən tɪ ˈsɪriəsli worry,”*,” hi roʊt, ˈæskɪŋ fər ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈwɛrəˌbaʊts tɪ gɪt ɪn təʧ. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə skɛʧ ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ˈɑlɪvər sɛd, hu poʊsts ˈrɛgjələr ˈvɪdioʊz əv hɪz ɪn ðə ʤɪm ɔn, ɪz laɪk ə kən əv ˈmɑnstər ˈɛnərʤi drɪŋk kəm tɪ life”*”. hi ˈɔlsoʊ tizd ðə ˈʧɛʧɪn fər hɪz prəˈpɛnsɪti tɪ wɛr ˈtiˌsərts ˈbɛrɪŋ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˈprɛzɪdənt vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn. ˈɑlɪvər ˈleɪtər ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈfoʊtəˌgræf ɔn tˈwɪtər əv hɪmˈsɛlf ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə kæt, ˈæskɪŋ ɪf ɪt wɑz hɪz. ʤɑn ˈɑlɪvər (@iamjohnoliver*) ɪz ðɪs jʊr kæt? ðə stənt prəˈvoʊkt ə graʊl əv ˈproʊˌtɛst frəm ðə ˈʧɛʧɪn. leɪt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ, hi rɪˈspɑndɪd wɪθ ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ˈɑlɪvər ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈputɪn ˈtiˌsərt, ənd wɪθ ðə ˈkæpʃən taɪərd əv ʤoʊks, aɪ wɔnt tɪ kɛr fər kæts ɪn ˈʧɛʧniə. baɪ ðə weɪ, ˈputɪn ɪz ɑr leader!”*!” həz bɪn əˈkjuzd əv ə strɪŋ əv ˈjumən raɪts əˈbjuzɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz rul ˈoʊvər ˈʧɛʧniə. mɛn kloʊz tɪ ɪm ər ðə praɪm ˈsəˌspɛkts ɪn ðə ˈmərdər əv ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ˈbɔrɪs ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ læst jɪr. hi həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəm noʊn fər hɪz ˌɪdioʊˌsɪnˈkrætɪk fid, wɪʧ ˈfrikwɛntli ˈfiʧərz ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs ənd ˈvɪdioʊ əv ɪgˈzɑtɪk ˈænəməlz, fæst kɑz, ənd əˈpɛrənt dɛθ θrɛts tɪ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈlidərz. rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈɑlɪvər wɑz əˈkəmpənid baɪ ə lɔŋ tɛkst ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ: ˈæŋkərˌmæn kəˈmidiən ʤɑn ˈɑlɪvər æsks ˈmɪljənz əv vjuərz tɪ lʊk fər ə kæt. aɪ nu lɔŋ əˈgoʊ ðət ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ əˈnivənli brið tɪ maɪ ˈjəŋgər frɛndz. wən deɪ ˈhɔrsɪz əˈlaʊd tɪ ʤəmp, ðə ˈəðər ə kæt ɪz ə ril stɑr əv ə show,”*,” hi roʊt. hi sɛd ɪt wɑz noʊ səˈpraɪz ðət hi laɪkt tɪ wɛr ˈputɪn ˈtiˌsərts, ənd ðət əv ˈpipəl rɪˈʤɔɪs ˈtiˌsərts wɪθ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl leader”*”. ðɪs, sɛd, wɑz bɪˈkəz ˈputɪn ɪz ə ““wise*, kərˈeɪʤəs, ˈrɛzəˌlut hɛd, hu ˈmænɪʤd tɪ wɪθˈstænd ənˈfrɛndli kæmˈpeɪn, wɪʧ ɪz kənˈdəktəd baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ənd ɪts assistants”*”. dɪˈspaɪt ðə əˈpɛrənt ˈsɪriəsnəs əv ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl poʊst ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ðə kæt, səˈʤɛstɪd ðə hoʊl əˈfɛr wɑz mɔr əv ə stɔrm ɪn ə ˈtiˌkəp, ənd ðət ðə kæt hæd ˈmɪrli lɛft tɪ ˌriprəˈdus. kæt ˈrumərz hi həz ɪn ɑr ˈdɪstrɪkt ə fəˈmɪljər wɪθ wɪʧ goʊɪŋ tɪ stɑrt ə ˈfæməli. ʃʊr ðət ˈæftər spərɪŋ əˈfɛrz, ðə kæt wɪl rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈneɪtɪv wɔlz. pərˈhæps, brɪŋ hɪz swit ləv wɪθ him,”*,” roʊt. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər, ˈstrɔŋˌmæn ˈlidər. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: mɪˈkeɪl ɪt ɪz nɑt ðə fərst taɪm ˈɑlɪvər həz prəˈvoʊkt ə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ˈɪntu ə spæt. ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2015 ðə ˌɛkwəˈdɔriən ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl ˈkɔriə, kɔld ˈɑlɪvər ən ““oxymoron”*” bɪˈkəz hi wɑz ən comedian”*”, ˈæftər ˈɑlɪvər əˈkjuzd əv ɪm biɪŋ thin-skinned*. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈhoʊpfəl ˈdɑnəld trəmp sɛd hi hæd tərnd daʊn ən ˌɪnˈvaɪt tɪ bi ɔn ðə ʃoʊ, ə kleɪm dɪˈspjutɪd baɪ læst wik təˈnaɪt: ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) ʤɑn ˈɑlɪvər hæd hɪz ˈpipəl kɔl tɪ æsk mi tɪ bi ɔn hɪz ˈvɛri ˈbɔrɪŋ ənd loʊ ˈreɪtɪd ʃoʊ. aɪ sɛd "noʊ θæŋks" weɪst əv taɪm ˈɛnərʤi!
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the controversial ruler of chechnya, kremlin-backed ramzan kadyrov, has engaged john oliver in an unlikely online spat after the british comedian mocked the hardman leader for posting an online appeal about a lost cat.
oliver mocked kadyrov in a five-minute segment on hbo’s last week tonight after the chechen leader appealed to the world to help find his cat, a so-called toyger, a domestic cat bred to resemble a tiger cub.
last week, kadyrov posted a message on instagram to ask for help in locating the animal. “we have begun to seriously worry,” he wrote, asking for anyone with information on the cat’s whereabouts to get in touch.
during the sketch on sunday, oliver said kadyrov, who posts regular videos of his work-outs in the gym on instagram, is “basically like a can of monster energy drink come to life”. he also teased the chechen for his propensity to wear t-shirts bearing the image of president vladimir putin.
oliver later posted a photograph on twitter of himself holding a cat, asking kadyrov if it was his.
john oliver (@iamjohnoliver) .@rkadyrov is this your cat? pic.twitter.com/2uacv3km7j
the stunt provoked a growl of protest from the chechen.
late on monday evening, he responded with a photoshopped picture of oliver wearing a putin t-shirt, and with the caption “i’m tired of jokes, i want to care for cats in chechnya. by the way, putin is our leader!”
kadyrov has been accused of a string of human rights abuses during his rule over chechnya. men close to him are the prime suspects in the murder of opposition politician boris nemtsov in moscow last year.
he has also become known for his idiosyncratic instagram feed, which frequently features photographs and video of exotic animals, fast cars, and apparent death threats to opposition leaders.
kadyrov’s instagram response to oliver was accompanied by a long text in semi-comprehensible english: “the anchorman comedian – john oliver asks millions of viewers to look for a cat. i knew long ago that in the usa unevenly breathe to my younger friends. one day horses aren’t allowed to jump, the other - a cat is a real star of a show,” he wrote.
he said it was no surprise that he liked to wear putin t-shirts, and that “millions of people rejoice t-shirts with the image of the national leader”. this, said kadyrov, was because putin is a “wise, courageous, resolute head, who managed to withstand unfriendly campaign, which is conducted by the usa and its assistants”.
despite the apparent seriousness of the initial post looking for the cat, kadyrov suggested the whole affair was more of a storm in a teacup, and that the cat had merely left to reproduce.
“by cat rumors he has in our district a familiar she-cat with which he’s going to start a family. i’m sure that after spring affairs, the cat will return to native walls. perhaps, he’ll bring his sweet love with him,” kadyrov wrote.
facebook twitter pinterest ramzan kadyrov, chechnya’s strongman leader. photograph: mikhail metzel/tass
it is not the first time oliver has provoked a politician into a spat.
in february 2015 the ecuadorian president, rafael correa, called oliver an “oxymoron” because he was an “english comedian”, after oliver accused of him being thin-skinned.
in october, republican presidential hopeful donald trump said he had turned down an invite to be on the show, a claim disputed by last week tonight:
donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) .@thehill john oliver had his people call to ask me to be on his very boring and low rated show. i said "no thanks" waste of time & energy!
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ˈpɛbəl meɪ hæv ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt ɛz ə fər ˈərli əˈdɑptərz, wɪθ ɪts dɪˈzaɪn ənd ən ˈoʊpən ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈplætˌfɔrm, bət ˈrisənt ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz əv ˈpɛbəl ʃoʊ ðət ðə ˈstɑrˌtəp ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ əˈpil mɔr tɪ ðə ˈmæsɪz. ənd ɪts ˈleɪtəst ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈəpˌdeɪt ɪz əˈnəðər stɛp təˈwɔrd ðət. təˈdeɪ ˈpɛbəl ɪz ˈroʊlɪŋ aʊt ə nu, fri ˈsɪstəm kɔld ˈpɛbəl hɛlθ, ˈædɪŋ ˈneɪtɪv stɛp ˈkaʊntɪŋ ənd slip ˈtrækɪŋ tɪ nuər ˈpɛbəl (ˈɛvəri wɔʧ ɪkˈsɛpt ðə ˈpɛbəl ˈklæsɪk ənd ˈpɛbəl ˈklæsɪk stil). ˈpriviəsli, ju kʊd rən ə ˈvərʒən əv ə æp, laɪk ˈmɪsˌfɪt ər ˈʤɔˌboʊn əp, tɪ gɪt ə glɪmps əv jʊr ækˈtɪvɪti ˈlɛvəlz ɔn ˈpɛbəl. naʊ ˈpɛbəl ˈklɪrli wɔnts tɪ oʊn ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns, æt list tɪ ə pɔɪnt. ðə æp wɪl ʃɛr ðə ˈdætə tɪ hɛlθ æp ənd ˈgugəl fɪt, wɛr ˈjuzərz kən gɪt ə mɔr ˈgrænjələr vju əv ðɛr hɛlθ ˈdætə. ˈpɛbəl hɛlθ ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli træks jʊr stɛps ənd slip soʊ wət wɪl meɪk oʊn ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈɛni ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðə ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈɔpʃənz aʊt ðɛr? ənd waɪ ʃʊd ju trəst ˈpɛbəl wɪθ jʊr hɛlθ ˈdætə? fər wən, ˈpɛbəl sɪz ɪt həz bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈstænfərd ˈrɛlətɪvli nu ˈwɛrəbəl hɛlθ læb tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ɪts ˈælgərˌɪðəmz fər ækˈtɪvɪti ˈtrækɪŋ. ðɪs ʤɪst fər ˈækjərəsi; ˈpɛbəl sɪz ðə læb ɪz ˈplænɪŋ tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəm, soʊ ðət ˈsaɪəntɪsts kən ˈækˌsɛs ɪt ənd ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt ɪt fər ˈrisərʧ ˈpərpəsɪz. (ˈmɛni ˈəðər kəˈmərʃəl ˈwɛrəbəl ˈkəmpəˌniz ʃɛr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əraʊnd haʊ, ɪgˈzæktli, ðeɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt jʊr ækˈtɪvɪti ˈlɛvəlz.) ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ə ˈrisərʧ læb ˈnæʧərəli brɪŋz əp kˈwɛsʧənz əv ˈpraɪvəsi əraʊnd hɛlθ ˈdætə, bət ˈpɛbəl sɪz ˈstænfərdz læb woʊnt hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈpɛbəl ˈjuzər ˈdætə; ʤɪst ðət ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəm ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɪl bi ˈpəblɪk, soʊ ɪt kən bi juzd ənd ˈtɛstɪd ɪn ən ˌənˈbaɪəst ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ˈpɛbəl ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvɪrɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈstændərd stɛps" ˈmæntrə ɪn. ðə ˈpɛbəl hɛlθ æp əˈʤəsts ˈdeɪli goʊlz beɪst ɔn haʊ ˈæktɪv bɪn ˈpriviəsli. ə græf wɪˈθɪn ðə wɔʧ æp ʃoʊz haʊ məʧ juv muvd ər slɛpt ðə deɪ ənd wik ˌbiˈfɔr, ˈpɪtɪŋ ju əˈgɛnst jʊr oʊn ˈərliər ækˈtɪvɪtiz. ənd ðə ˈprɑməs əv ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən wɪθ ˈtaɪmlaɪn, ˈkæləndər ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ðət wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust wɪθ ðə ˈpɛbəl taɪm ənd ɪz naʊ əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ɔl ˈpɛbəl ˈwɑʧɪz. ðə ˈpɛbəl hɛlθ æp wɪl, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, pɪn ən aɪˈdil taɪm fər ju tɪ gɪt səm stɛps ɪn, beɪst ɔn ðə ˈmitɪŋz ˈskɛʤʊld ɪn jʊr ˈkæləndər. ðə aɪˈdiə, ðɛn, ɪz nɑt ʤɪst tɪ træk wət ɔˈrɛdi dən, bət tɪ tɛl ju wɪn tɪ du θɪŋz ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. lɑts əv ˈəðər hæv traɪd ðɪs ˌbiˈfɔr, bət moʊst səˈluʃənz hæv bɪn ˈhæfˌbeɪkt. bɪn ˈwɛrɪŋ ə 249 ˈpɛbəl taɪm raʊnd ənd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə nu hɛlθ ˈsɔfˌwɛr sɪns leɪt læst wik, soʊ, nɑt fər ˈvɛri lɔŋ. ˈpɛbəl ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ kræm ə səˈpraɪzɪŋ əˈmaʊnt əv ˈdætə ˈɪntu ə ˈrəðər ˈprɪmɪtɪv ˈɪnərˌfeɪs, ənd aɪ laɪk ðət ðɛr ɪz, ˈlɪtərəli, ə bɑr sɛt fər haʊ ˈæktɪv aɪ ʃʊd bi. (aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk ðət ðə ˈpɛbəl taɪm raʊnd lʊks... laɪk ə wɔʧ, ənd nɑt ə tɔɪ ɔn maɪ rɪst.) fər ˈpɛbəl, ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz tɪ kip ˈpipəl ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛr ˈpɛbəlz bət weɪ tu sun tɪ əˈsɛs wət ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈvælju əv ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpɛbəl hɛlθ ɪz kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ˈəðər dɪˈvaɪsɪz, ɪf ˈɛni æt ɔl. ˈvɛri məʧ ə wərk ɪn ˈprɑˌgrɛs. ˈpɛbəl ɪz stɪl ˈwərkɪŋ aʊt haʊ tɪ dɪˈspleɪ hɛlθ ˈɪnfoʊ ɪn ɪts oʊn ˈmoʊbəl æp, soʊ fər raɪt naʊ, ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈdætə tɪ ˈæpəl hɛlθ ər ˈgugəl fɪt ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈɔpʃən fər vjuɪŋ ɪt ɔn ˈmoʊbəl. ənd dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈkərəntli teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˈpɛbəl hɛlθ ənd bɪld ðɛr oʊn æps ər ˈwɪʤɪts fər ɪt (rɛd: noʊ weɪ tɪ si ˈpɛbəl hɛlθ stɛps dɪˈrɛkli ɔn ə feɪs). ˈpɛbəl sɪz ðət ɪt wɪl riˈlis ə nu ˈvərʒən əv ɪts ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpmənt kɪt ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ðət wɪl ɪˈneɪbəl ðɪs. ðɪs ˈɔlsoʊ ðə kaɪnd əv hɛlθ æp goʊɪŋ tɪ træk ˈwərˌkaʊt ˈsɛʃənz, soʊ ˈpipəl ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈtrækɪŋ ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ˈwərˌkaʊts wɪl faɪnd ðɪs tɪ bi ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈlaɪtˈweɪt æp. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ˈpɛbəl ɪz wən əv ðə fju aʊt ðɛr ðət nid tɪ bi ʧɑrʤd ˈɛvəri naɪt, soʊ ɪts wɛl pəˈzɪʃənd tɪ bɪˈkəm ən aɪˈdil slip ˈtrækər əˈsumɪŋ ˈækjərət ɪˈnəf ˈoʊvər ðə lɔŋ tərm. ju ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ pʊt ðə wɔʧ ˈɪntu ˈɛni kaɪnd əv slip moʊd fər ɪt tɪ ˌɪnˈtərprət slip. fər ˈpɛbəl, wɪʧ həz feɪst ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ɛz ˈɛvəri ˈkəmpəˌni ənd ɪts ˈpɛrənt ˈkəmpəˌni meɪks ə, ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz tɪ kip ˈjuzərz ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛr ˈpɛbəlz. ˈfaʊndər ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈɛrɪk sɪz ˈpɛbəl həz wət hi bɪˈlivz ɪz "ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə bɛst riˈtɛnʃən reɪt ɪn ðə fild əv," ənd ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz "əbˈsɛst wɪθ rɪˈteɪnɪŋ ˈjuzərz." ˈpɛbəl hɛlθ ɪz ˈklɪrli əˈnəðər əˈtɛmpt æt nɑt ˈluzɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈfiʧər sɛts.
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pebble may have started out as a smartwatch for early adopters, with its bare-bones design and an open software platform, but recent iterations of pebble show that the startup is trying to appeal more to the masses. and its latest software update is another step toward that.
today pebble is rolling out a new, free health-tracking system called pebble health, adding native step counting and sleep tracking to newer pebble smartwatches (every watch except the pebble classic and pebble classic steel). previously, you could run a version of a third-party app, like misfit or jawbone up, to get a glimpse of your activity levels on pebble. now pebble clearly wants to own the experience, at least to a point. the app will share the data to apple’s health app and google fit, where users can get a more granular view of their health data.
pebble health automatically tracks your steps and sleep
so what will make pebble’s own health-tracking experience any different from the many, many other options out there? and why should you trust pebble with your health data?
for one, pebble says it has been working with stanford university’s relatively new wearable health lab to come up with its algorithms for activity tracking. this isn’t just for accuracy; pebble says the lab is planning to publish the algorithm, so that scientists can access it and replicate it for research purposes. (many other commercial wearable companies don’t share information around how, exactly, they calculate your activity levels.)
the partnership with a research lab naturally brings up questions of privacy around health data, but pebble says stanford's lab won't have access to pebble user data; just that the algorithm itself will be public, so it can be used and tested in an unbiased environment.
pebble is also veering away from the standard "10,000 steps" mantra in wearables. the pebble health app adjusts daily goals based on how active you’ve been previously. a week-long graph within the watch app shows how much you've moved or slept the day and week before, pitting you against your own earlier activities.
and there’s the promise of integration with timeline, pebble’s scrolling calendar interface that was introduced with the pebble time and is now available on all pebble watches. the pebble health app will, for example, pin an ideal time for you to get some steps in, based on the meetings scheduled in your calendar. the idea, then, is not just to track what you’ve already done, but to tell you when to do things in the future. lots of other wearables have tried this before, but most solutions have been half-baked.
i’ve been wearing a $249 pebble time round and using the new health software since late last week, so, not for very long. pebble manages to cram a surprising amount of data into a rather primitive health-tracking interface, and i like that there is, literally, a bar set for how active i should be. (i also like that the pebble time round looks... like a watch, and not a toy on my wrist.)
for pebble, the idea is to keep people using their pebbles
but it’s way too soon to assess what the long-term value of using pebble health is compared with other activity-tracking devices, if any at all. it’s very much a work in progress. pebble is still working out how to display health info in its own mobile app, so for right now, sharing data to apple health or google fit is the only option for viewing it on mobile. and third-party developers currently can’t take advantage of pebble health and build their own apps or widgets for it (read: no way to see pebble health steps directly on a smartwatch face). pebble says that it will release a new version of its software development kit in january that will enable this.
this also isn’t the kind of health app that’s going to track workout sessions, so people interested in tracking dedicated workouts will find this to be an incredibly lightweight app. on the other hand, pebble is one of the few smartwatches out there that doesn’t need to be charged every night, so it's well positioned to become an ideal sleep tracker — assuming it’s accurate enough over the long term. you also don’t need to put the watch into any kind of sleep mode for it to interpret sleep.
for pebble, which has faced increasing competition as every company and its parent company makes a smartwatch, the idea is to keep users using their pebbles. founder and ceo eric migicovsky says pebble has what he believes is "probably the best retention rate in the field of wearables," and that the company is "obsessed with retaining users." pebble health is clearly another attempt at not losing people to competing feature sets.
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ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ðə ˈdɑnəldz ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈaɪtəmz laɪk trəmp ˈvɑdkə ənd trəmp steɪks meɪk ən əˈpɪrəns hir ɛz wɛl, ənd ðɛrz ˈivɪn ə "smɔl hænz" moʊd (ˈpɪkʧərd əˈbəv) ðət ʃʊd meɪk læst wik təˈnaɪts ʤɑn ˈɑlɪvər ˈgɪgəl. ðɛrz noʊ wərd ɪf ðə geɪm wɑz ˈkoʊdɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, ðoʊ. oʊ, raɪt: ju kən pleɪ wɪθ trəmps hɛr ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, ənd kən ˈivɪn gɪv ɪm ə ˈmæˌkoʊvər waɪl hɪz ʧɛst ɪz ˈoʊpən. nɑt ðət ðɛrz ˈɛni nid tɪ mɛs wɪθ pərˈfɛkʃən, bət ðə ˈɑpʃənz ðɛr ɪf ju soʊ dɪˈzaɪər. ðə ɪkˈspænʧən ɪz fri fər ˈsərʤɪn ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtər ˌænəˈvərsəri ɪˈdɪʃən ˈoʊnərz, bət ðə tim æt ˈstudiˌoʊz hæv ən ˈəpˈgreɪd plæn ɪf ju ˈoʊnli hæv ðə geɪmz 2013 ɪˈdɪʃən. θru ʤun ɔn stim, ðoʊz foʊks kən ˈəpˈgreɪd tɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst ənd ˈgreɪtəst ˈvərʒən fər 2 ənd gɪt ðə trəmp fər 80 pərˈsɛnt ɔf ðə ˈnɔrməl praɪs. ɪf ðət stɪl simz tu stip, ˈmeɪbi ðə ˈvɪdioʊ bɪˈloʊ wɪl kənˈvɪns ju ˈəðərˌwaɪz.
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a handful of the donald's signature items like trump vodka and trump steaks make an appearance here as well, and there's even a "small hands" mode (pictured above) that should make last week tonight's john oliver giggle. there's no word if the game was coded using drumpf's programming language, though. oh, right: you can play with trump's hair during the operation, and can even give him a makeover while his chest is splayed open. not that there's any need to mess with perfection, but the option's there if you so desire.
the downloadable expansion is free for surgeon simulator anniversary edition owners, but the team at bossa studios have an upgrade plan if you only have the game's 2013 edition. through june 11th on steam, those folks can upgrade to the latest and greatest version for $2 and get the trump add-on for $0.60 -- 80 percent off the normal price. if that still seems too steep, maybe the video below will convince you otherwise.
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ˈʤinoʊ, kɑvɑˈlɪri di græn ˈkroʊʧi ˌɪˈtæljən prəˌnənsiˈeɪʃən: ˈˈbartali*]; 18 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1914 5 meɪ ˈnɪkˌneɪmd ˈʤinoʊ ðə paɪəs ənd (ɪn ˈɪtəli) ginettaccio*, wɑz ə ˈʧæmpiən roʊd ˈsaɪkəlɪst. hi wɑz ðə moʊst rɪˈnaʊnd ˌɪˈtæljən ˈsaɪkəlɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsɛkənd wərld wɔr, ˈhævɪŋ wən ðə twaɪs 1936 1937 ənd ðə tʊr də fræns ɪn 1938 ˈæftər ðə wɔr hi ˈædɪd wən mɔr ˈvɪktəri ɪn iʧ ɪˈvɛnt: ðə ɪn 1946 ənd ðə tʊr də fræns ɪn 1948 hɪz ˈsɛkənd ənd læst tʊr də fræns ˈvɪktəri ɪn 1948 geɪv ɪm ðə ˈlɑrʤəst gæp bɪtˈwin ˈvɪktəriz ɪn ðə ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2013 13 jɪrz ˈæftər hɪz dɛθ, wɑz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɛz ə "ˈraɪʧəs əˈməŋ ðə ˈneɪʃənz" baɪ fər hɪz ˈɛfərts tɪ eɪd ʤuz ˈdʊrɪŋ wərld wɔr ˈərli laɪf ənd ˈæməˌʧər kərɪr ˈɛdət ðə haʊs wɛr ˈʤinoʊ wɑz bɔrn ɪn pɑnt ə ˈimə, ˈflɔrəns ˈʤinoʊ wɑz bɔrn ɪn pɑnt ə ˈimə, ˈflɔrəns, ˈɪtəli, ðə θərd sən əv fɔr ˈʧɪldrən əv ə tɔˈrɛloʊ. hi wɑz ˈpaʊərfli bɪlt, wɪθ ə brɔd noʊz ənd ə ˈbɑksərz hi ərnd ˈpɑkət ˈməni baɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ tɪ ˈmeɪkərz əv ˈkəvərz fər waɪn ˈbɑtəlz. hi bɪˈgæn wərk ɪn ə ˈbaɪsɪkəl ʃɑp wɪn hi wɑz 13 hi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈreɪsɪŋ æt 13 bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈprɑməsɪŋ ˈæməˌʧər ənd tərnd prəˈfɛʃənəl ɪn 1935 wɪn hi wɑz 21 hi wɑz ˌɪˈtæljən ˈʧæmpiən ðə nɛkst jɪr. ɔn 14 noʊˈvɛmbər 1940 ˈmɛrid ˌeɪdriˈænə ɪn ˈflɔrəns. ðə ˈwɛdɪŋ wɑz ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd baɪ ˈkɑrdɪnəl ˈdɛlə ˈkɔstɑ ənd wɑz blɛst baɪ poʊp paɪəs, tɪ hum ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ə ˈbaɪsɪkəl. prəˈfɛʃənəl kərɪr ˈɛdət wən ə steɪʤ əv ðə 1935 ənd wɑz kɪŋ əv ðə ˈmaʊntənz, ðə fərst əv ˈsɛvən taɪmz hi wən ðə ˈtaɪtəl ɪn ðə. hi wɑz 20 ɪn 1936 ˌbiˈfɔr hi tərnd 22 hi wən ðə ənd ðə di, ˌɔlˈðoʊ hɪz ˈsizən wɑz mɑrd wɪn hɪz ˈbrəðər, ˈʤulioʊ, daɪd ɪn ə ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈæksədənt ɔn 14 keɪm kloʊz tɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ əp ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ. hi wɑz pərsˈweɪdɪd tɪ rɪˈtərn ənd ɪn 1937 wən ðə əˈgɛn. hɪz ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈɪtəli wɑz ðət hi wɑz jɛt əˈnəðər ˌɪˈtæljən hu kʊd nɑt raɪd wɛl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd hɪz ˈkəntri. ðɛr wɑz səm truθ ɪn ðə kleɪm. ðə ˈraɪtər tɪm ˈhɪltən sɛd: wɑz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ən ˌɪˈtæljən ˈsaɪkəlɪst, ə ˈʧæmpiən hu roʊd wɪˈθɪn saɪt əv hɪz oʊn ˈpipəl, ənd wɑz əˈnizi wɪn ðə tʊr də fræns ˈtrævəld nɔrθ əv ˈpɛrɪs. hi ˈnɛvər dɪˈspjutɪd ðə ˈnɔrðərn stəŋ baɪ ðə kleɪm, hi roʊd ðə tʊr də fræns ɪn 1937 hi gɑt ɔf tɪ ə bæd stɑrt, ˈluzɪŋ mɔr ðən eɪt ˈmɪnəts baɪ ðə θərd steɪʤ ənd mɔr ðən tɛn baɪ ðə ˈbælən d'alsace*, ə ˈmaʊntən ɪn ðə vosges*. ðɛr hi keɪm bæk tɪ laɪf ənd lɛd baɪ ˈoʊvər ðə rɛst ənd baɪ ɪˈnəf ˈoʊvər ðə ˈlidərz ðət hi tʊk ðə ˈlidərz ˈʤərzi ðət naɪt ɪn grəˈnoʊbəl. bət ðət wɑz ðə ɛnd əv hɪz reɪs. hi ənd tu ˈhɛlpərz, ʤulz ˈrɔsi ənd frænˈʧɛskoʊ, wər ˈraɪdɪŋ əˈkrɔs ə ˈwʊdən brɪʤ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈrɪvər wɪn ˈrɔsi ˈskɪdɪd. roʊd ˈɪntu ə ˈpɛrəˌpɛt ənd fɛl ˈɪntu ðə ˈrɪvər. ˈrɑʤər roʊt: "ɪn ðə ˈvæli ðət lidz tɪ briançon*, aɪ sɔ ðə ˈæksədənt tɪ ðə,. ðə ˈnɛroʊ ənd ˈbəmpi roʊd ræn əˈlɔŋ ðə fʊt əv ə rɑk. ˈsədənli ˈrɔsi, hu wɑz ˈlidɪŋ, tʊk ə bɛnd ˈbædli, breɪkt ənd hɪz bæk wil hɪt ðə ˈpɛrəˌpɛt əv ə brɪʤ., hu wɑz ˌbiˈsaɪd ˈrɔsi, ˈkʊdənt gɪt klɪr ənd aɪ sɔ ɪm fɔl ˈoʊvər ðə brɪʤ ənd ˈɪntu ðə ˈlɪtəl ˈrɪvər θri ˈmitərz pʊld ɪm aʊt. wɑz kət tɪ hɪz ɑrm ənd ni ənd hæd ˈtrəbəl ˈbriðɪŋ bɪˈkəz əv ə bloʊ tɪ ðə ʧɛst. hi roʊd ɔn tɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ, ˈɔfən pʊʃt baɪ hɪz ˈhɛlpərz. hi ˈfɪnɪʃt 10 ˈmɪnəts bɪˈhaɪnd ðə rɛst bət kɛpt hɪz lɛd. hi gɑt θru ðə ælps, baɪ ðɛn ˈhævɪŋ lɔst hɪz ˈʤərzi, ənd rɪˈtaɪrd ɪn mɑrˈsaɪl. ˌbiˈfɔr hi drɑpt aʊt, hi ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd ðə organiser*, ˌɔˈri desgrange*, hu sɛd: "ju ər ðə fərst ˈraɪdər tɪ kəm tɪ si mi ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdrɑpɪŋ aʊt. jʊr ə gʊd mæn [ˈjuˈɛn breɪv garçon*], ˈʤinoʊ. wɪl si iʧ ˈəðər əˈgɛn nɛkst jɪr ənd jul hi dɪd rɪˈtərn ɪn 1938 ənd ˈoʊvərˈkeɪm ðə ˈtimˌwərk əv ðə ˈbɛlʤənz, ðə koʊld ənd reɪn ənd ə ˈpəŋkʧər ɔn ðə də l'iseran*. hi wən ðə ˈhɑrdəst steɪʤ, frəm tɪ briançon*, baɪ mɔr ðən faɪv ˈmɪnəts. ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər ˈʤɔrʤɪz briquet*, ˈæftər hi hæd sin ðə kraʊdz əv ˌɪˈtæljənz ˈgritɪŋ wɪθ flægz sɛd: "ðiz ˈpipəl hæd faʊnd ə ˈsupərˌmæn. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd hoʊˈtɛl æt aix-les-bains*, ən ˌɪˈtæljən ˈʤɛnərəl wɑz ˈʃaʊtɪŋ 'doʊnt təʧ ɪm hiz ə gɑd.'" ə ˈpəblɪk səbˈskrɪpʃən wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn hɪz neɪm ɪn ˈɪtəli, ənd bɪˈniˌtoʊ ˌmusoʊˈlini wɑz əˈməŋ ðə kənˈtrɪbjətərz. ðə əˈproʊʧɪŋ wɔr lɛd ˈɪtəli nɑt tɪ sɛnd ə tim ɪn 1939 si. 1945 wən ðə twaɪs ˌbiˈfɔr ðə wɔr ɪn 1936 ənd 1937 ənd wəns ˈæftər ɪt 1946 hi wən ˈklæsɪks səʧ ɛz ˈrɛmoʊ, ðə di ənd ðə züri-metzgete*. hɪz moʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈvɪktəri wɑz ðə 1948 tʊr də fræns. 1948 ˈsɛkənd tʊr ˈɛdət ˈwɪnɪŋ 1948 wɑz fər ɪm ə ˈsɪmpəl fɔrˈmæləti. nɑt ˈoʊnli wɑz hi ðə bɛst ˈklaɪmər, æt ðə eɪʤ əv 34 bət hi wɑz ðə ˈfæstəst mæn ɔn ðə flæt. tɛn jɪrz ˈæftər hɪz fərst pɑrk dɪ ˈprɪnsɪz læp əv ˈɑnər hi roʊd əˈnəðər wɪθ ðə ˈvɪktərz buˈkeɪ. ˈʤinoʊ kʊd fil ˈrɪli praʊd, fər hi hæd wən ˈsɛvən ˈsteɪʤɪz. ənd hi wən ðɛm ɪn ðə hɪˈroʊɪk ˈmænər əv ðə ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ʤaɪənts əv ˈjɛstərˌjɪr tʊrz. hi tʊk ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ steɪʤ, ðɛn tu ɪn səkˈsɛʃən ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈpɪrəiz, ðɛn ə greɪt ˈklaɪˌmæks əv θri səkˈsɛsɪv ˈælˌpaɪn ˈsteɪʤɪz. wən ðət 1948 tʊr nɑt baɪ ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈsɛkəndz bət baɪ ˈoʊvər 26 ˈmɪnəts frəm ˈrənərˌəp schotte*. rené*é də rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə tʊr ɪn 1948 tɪ faɪnd ðət ˈmɛni ˈraɪdərz hi hæd noʊn hæd daɪd ɪn ðə wɔr ənd ðət ðɛr wər ɛz ˈmɛni mɔr hu hæd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈreɪsɪŋ sɪns hi stɑpt (si bɪˈloʊ fər wɔr ˈrɛkərd). hi wɑz soʊ ˈwərid ðət hi spɛnt ən ˈivnɪŋ tu ˈdəzən ˈraɪdərz hi dɪd nɑt noʊ. ðə tʊr ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ə ˈreɪnˌstɔrm ənd faʊnd hi kʊd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi bɪˈkəz ðə hoʊl fild wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ waterproofs*. hi tʊk hɪz ʧæns ənd faʊnd hi wɑz wɪθ schotte*. ðə tu ˈfɪnɪʃt təˈgɛðər æt trouville*, ənd tʊk ðə ˈjɛloʊ ɪt wɑz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət tʊr ðət ðə ˈlidər əv ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti,, wɑz ʃɑt ɪn ðə nɛk baɪ ə sˈnaɪpər ɛz hi wɑz ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈpɑrləmɛnt ˈbɪldɪŋ. ðə ˈraɪtər ˈbərnərd sɛd: ˈhɪstəri ənd mɪθ juˈnaɪtɪd, ənd ə ˈmɪrəkəl ɪf ju laɪk, bɪˈkəz ðət ˈivnɪŋ gɑt ə foʊn kɔl æt hɪz hoʊˈtɛl. ɪn ə bæd mud, ˈdubiəs, hi ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ ˈænsər. bət ˈsəmˌwən ˈwɪspərd ðət ɪt wɑz ˈælˌsaɪd də gasperi*, hɪz oʊld frɛnd frəm ˈkæθlɪk ˈækʃən, naʊ ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈprɛzɪdənt, hu toʊld ɪm ðət, əv ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti, hæd bɪn ʃɑt æt ənd hæd sərˈvaɪvd baɪ ə ˈmɪrəkəl. ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə pəˈnɪnsələ wɑz ˈvɛri tɛns əˈmɪd ðə ˈrævɪʤɪz əv ðə koʊld wɔr. ˈɪtəli ˈnidɪd tɪ du wət hi bɛst nu haʊ tɪ du, tɪ wɪn ðə ˈkɑmjənəsts ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ˈfæktəriz ənd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsteɪʃənz, ənd ˈæŋgri roʊz ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt keɪm kloʊz tɪ bloʊz. ə rɪˈvoʊlt wɑz ˈlumɪŋ. ðɛn wən θri ˈsteɪʤɪz ɪn ə roʊ ənd lɛd ðə tʊr baɪ 14 ˈmɪnəts. ən oʊˈbɪʧuˌɛri sɪz: ʤɪst ɛz ɪt simd ðə ˈkɑmjənəsts wʊd steɪʤ ə ˌfʊlˈskeɪl rɪˈvoʊlt, ə ræn ˈɪntu ðə ˈʧeɪmbər ˈʃaʊtɪŋ wən ðə tʊr də fræns!' ɔl ˈdɪfərənsɪz wər æt wəns fərˈgɑtən ɛz ðə fˈjudɪŋ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz əˈplɔdɪd ənd kənˈgræʧəˌleɪtɪd iʧ ˈəðər ɔn ə kɔz fər səʧ ˈnæʃənəl praɪd. ðət deɪ, wɪθ ˌɪˈmækjulɪt ˈtaɪmɪŋ, əˈwoʊk frəm hɪz ˈkoʊmə ɔn hɪz ˈhɑˌspɪtəl bɛd, ˌɪnkˈwaɪərd haʊ ðə tʊr wɑz goʊɪŋ, ənd ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd kɑm. ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkəntri pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌænəˈmɑsətiz wər fər ðə taɪm biɪŋ swɛpt əˈsaɪd baɪ ðə ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz ənd ə ˈlumɪŋ ˈkraɪsəs wɑz ðə ˈfɔrmər praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈʤulioʊ ˌændriˈɑdi sɛd: "tɪ seɪ ðət ˈsɪvəl wɔr wɑz əˈvərtəd baɪ ə tʊr də fræns ˈvɪktəri ɪz ˈʃʊrli ɪkˈsɛsɪv. bət ɪt ɪz ˌəndɪˈnaɪəbəl ðət ɔn ðət əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ əv 1948 deɪ əv ðə əˈtæk ɔn, kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ iz ðə 1950 tʊr də fræns ˈɛdət ˈʤinoʊ hæd ə roʊ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 1950 tʊr də fræns wɪθ ðə frɛnʧ ˈraɪdər ʤin. ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz meɪd məʧ əv ɪt, ənd ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr wɑz tɛns. gɑt klɪr əv ɔn ðə ɪn ðə ˈpɪrəiz. meɪd əp graʊnd ˈoʊvər ðə tourmalet*, tʊk ðə dɪˈsɛnt tɪ ənd ˈstɑrtɪd əp ðə d'aspin*. ðɛr hi kɔt ənd ðə tu roʊd təˈgɛðər. ðə tu rəbd ˈʃoʊldərz ənd ðeɪ fɛl. sɛd frɛnʧ fænz baɪ ðə roʊd wər soʊ ˈæŋgri, əˈkjuzɪŋ ɪm əv ˈsæbəˌtɑʒɪŋ ˈʧænsɪz, ðət ðeɪ pənʧt ɪm ənd ðət wən θˈrɛtənd ɪm wɪθ ə naɪf. ənd wən ðə steɪʤ., ˈlidɪŋ ðə ˌɪˈtæljən 'bi' tim, ðə cadetti*, tʊk ðə ˈjɛloʊ ˈʤərzi. ðə pɛr ənd ðɛr timz hæd ˈbɛrli rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðɛr hoʊˈtɛl wɪn sɛd hi wɑz goʊɪŋ hoʊm ənd soʊ, hi sɛd, wər ðə tu ˌɪˈtæljən ðə organisers*, ʤæk ənd lévitan*, wɛnt tɪ hɪz hoʊˈtɛl, ðə də fræns, ɪn lɔrdz, tɪ dɪsˈweɪd ɪm., ə ˌsɪgəˈrɛt ɪn hɪz maʊθ, sɛd, "aɪ hæv noʊ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv ˈrɪskɪŋ maɪ laɪf tɪ ə ˈmædˌmæn." ðə truθ əv wət ˈhæpənd meɪ ˈnɛvər bi noʊn: bobet*, hu sɔ ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɔn ðə ˈmaʊntən, sɛd: "əm ˈprɪti ʃʊr ðət ɪn ðə taɪm ɪt tʊk mi tɪ pæs ɪm, ˈwəzənt strək, ənd aɪ θɪŋk hi mɪˈstʊk ɛz bloʊz wət wɑz ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ gɪt ɪm bæk ɪn ðə ˈsædəl. ə hənt ˈstɑrtɪd fər ðə bət ɔl ˈspɛkteɪtərz kʊd rɪˈmɛmbər wɑz ðət ə mæn hu hæd bɪn sˈlaɪsɪŋ səˈlɑmi stɪl hæd hɪz naɪf ɪn hɪz hænd wɪn hi wɛnt tɪ ˈnidɪd] ɪt ðɛn ˈimərʤd ðət ðə ˌɪˈtæljən timz hæd bɪn wɪθˈdrɔn baɪ ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən. ˌɪˈtæljən fænz gru soʊ ˈæŋgri ðət ə steɪʤ du tɪ krɔs ðə ˈbɔrdər tɪ sæn ˈrɛmoʊ stɑpt ʤɪst ʃɔrt əv ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˈbɔrdər ˌɪnˈstɛd, æt ðə əˈfɛr ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈlɛvəl wɪn ðə frɛnʧ ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈrɑbərt ˈʃumən, əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd tɪ hɪz ˌɪˈtæljən ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt fər wət simd tɪ bi noʊ mɔr ðən ə mæn ˌɪntərˈəptɪd ɪn ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ əv ə ˈsænwɪʧ. rené*é də ləˈtʊr sɛd: tɪ seɪ ðət wɑz sɔr ɪz ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt ˈvɛri ˈmaɪldli ˌɪnˈdid. wɪn hi spoʊk tɪ mɛn hi kʊd trəst, hi wʊd seɪ: 'ˈʤinoʊ noʊz wət hɪz ˈlɪtəl geɪm ɪz. hi ɪz tu ˈklɛvər tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə fækts ðət hi wɪl bi ˈləki tɪ wɪn ðɪs tʊr, ənd hi prɪˈfərz ə ˈfɔrən tim wɪn ˈrəðər ðən si wən əv ɑr tim səkˈsid, əˈspɛʃəli mi. ɪt wɑz bæd ɪˈnəf fər ɪm wɪθ ˈwɪnɪŋ læst ˈrɛˌskjuz ənd rɪˈzɪstəns roʊl ˈdʊrɪŋ wərld wɔr ˈɛdət juzd ˈbaɪsɪkəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɛz ə ˈkəvər fər ˈsikrɪt ˈɛfərts tɪ ˈrɛskju ʤuz. ərnd rɪˈspɛkt fər hɪz wərk ɪn ˈhɛlpɪŋ ʤuz hu wər biɪŋ ˈpərsəˌkjutəd baɪ ðə ˈnɑtsiz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə taɪm əv ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˈsoʊʃəl riˈpəblɪk. ɪt ˈimərʤd ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2010 ðət hæd ˈhɪdən ə ʤuɪʃ ˈfæməli ɪn hɪz ˈsɛlər ənd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wən əv ðə sərˈvaɪvərz, seɪvd ðɛr lɪvz ɪn duɪŋ juzd hɪz feɪm tɪ ˈkɛri ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ənd ˈdɑkjəmənts tɪ ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˈsaɪkəld frəm ˈflɔrəns θru ˈtəskəni, ˈəmbriə, ənd mɑrʃ, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɛz fɑr əˈfild ɛz roʊm, ɔl ðə waɪl ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈʤərzi ɛmˈbleɪzənd wɪθ hɪz neɪm. ˈniðər ðə ˈfæʃɪst pəˈlis nɔr ðə ˈʤərmən trups rɪskt dɪskənˈtɛnt baɪ ərˈɛstɪŋ ɪm. ˈʤɔrʤioʊ ˈnɪsɪm, ə ʤuɪʃ əˈkaʊntənt frəm wɑz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ðə ˈjunjən əv ðə kəmˈjunɪtiz tɪ hɛlp ʤuɪʃ ˌɪˈtæljənz ɪˈskeɪp ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən. ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪn ˈtəskəni wɑz dɪˈskəvərd ɪn ˈɔtəm 1943 ənd ɔl ˈmɛmbərz ɪkˈsɛpt ˈnɪsɪm sɛnt tɪ ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən kæmps. hi mɛt poʊp paɪəs ənd, wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ðə ˈɑrʧˈbɪʃəp əv ˈʤɛnoʊə, ðə frænˈsɪskən fraɪərz ənd ˈəðərz hi riˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ənd hɛlpt 800 ɪˈskeɪp. ˈnɪsɪm daɪd ɪn 2000 hɪz sənz faʊnd frəm hɪz ˈdaɪəriz ðət hæd juzd hɪz feɪm tɪ hɛlp. ˈnɪsɪm ənd ðə fraɪərz əv ˈlukə fɔrʤd ˈdɑkjəmənts ənd ˈnidɪd ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs əv ðoʊz ðeɪ wər ˈhɛlpɪŋ. juzd tɪ liv ˈflɔrəns ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ, priˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ treɪn, raɪd tɪ ə ˈkɑnˌvɛnt ɪn wɪʧ ðə ʤuz wər ˈhaɪdɪŋ, kəˈlɛkt ðɛr ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs ənd raɪd bæk tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ juzd hɪz pəˈzɪʃən tɪ lərn əˈbaʊt reɪdz ɔn safehouses*. wɑz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈvɪlə ɪn ˈflɔrəns. ðə ənd ðə ˌɪˈtæljən əˈfɪʃəl ˈmɑrioʊ carità*à kˈwɛsʧənd, θˈrɛtənɪŋ hɪz ˈsɪmpli ˈænsərd, "aɪ du wət aɪ fil [ɪn maɪ hɑrt]". kənˈtɪnjud ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə əˈsisi ˈnɛtˌwərk. ɪn 1943 hi lɛd ʤuɪʃ ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz təˈwɔrdz ðə swɪs ælps hɪmˈsɛlf. hi ˈsaɪkəld, ˈpʊlɪŋ ə ˈwægən wɪθ ə ˈsikrɪt kəmˈpɑrtmənt, ˈtɛlɪŋ pəˈtroʊlz ɪt wɑz ʤɪst pɑrt əv hɪz ˈtreɪnɪŋ. toʊld hɪz sən ˌɑnˈdreɪə ˈoʊnli ðət "wən dɪz ðiz θɪŋz ənd ðɛn ðæts ɪn ʤun 2012 ə bʊk əˈbaʊt ˈwɔrˌtaɪm ækˈtɪvɪtiz, roʊd tɪ ˈvælər baɪ ənd ˈɑndreɪz məˈkɑnən, wɑz ɪn 2013 əˈwɔrdɪd ˈʤinoʊ ðə ˈɑnər ˈraɪʧəs əˈməŋ ðə hi ɪz ə ˈsɛntrəl ˈfɪgjər ɪn ðə 2014 ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri maɪ ˌɪˈtæljən ˈsikrɪt: ðə fərˈgɑtən ˈraɪdɪŋ staɪl ənd ˈlɛgəsi ˈɛdət aɪ hæv ˈnɛvər sin ə spɔrts ˈhɪroʊ soʊ əˈdɔrd. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər taɪmz wɪn ˈʤinoʊ kʊd nɑt gɪt aʊt əv ə hoʊˈtɛl ˈivɪn, səʧ wɑz ðə krəʃ əv fænz ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ si ɪm. ɔl ðə taɪm ðɛr wʊd bi ðə rɔr əv ʃaʊts wɪʧ hi nu soʊ wɛl, wɪʧ wɑz ˈrɪli mˈjuzɪk ɪn hɪz ɪrz: gi-no*, gi-no*, gi-no*... ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə tʊr əv ˈɪtəli, ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈnidɪd ə bɑks əv wæks bɔlz tɪ stɑp hɪz ɪrz wɪn hi wɑz ɪn bɛd. wɪˈθaʊt ðɛm ðɛr wʊd hæv bɪn noʊ pis; fər raɪt θru ðə naɪt ðə roʊ kɛpt ɔn, ˈəndər ðə ˈwɪndoʊ əv hɪz rum. rené*é də wɑz ə gʊd ˈklaɪmər ənd ə ˌpaɪəˈnɪr əv gɪrz. hɪz staɪl wɑz ənˈjuˌʒuəl: hi ˈrɛrli dænst ɔn ðə ˈpɛdəlz ənd ˈɔfən steɪd ɪn ðə ˈsædəl θruaʊt ə 15 klaɪm. wɪn ˈəðərz əˈtækt, hi steɪd ɪn ðə ˈsædəl bət ʧeɪnʤd əp gɪr, tɪ ə ˈsprɑkət θri tiθ ˈnidɪd] hi roʊd sˈmuðli ɔn ˈmaʊntənz bət ˈɛvəri naʊ ənd ðɛn freewheeled*, ˈɔlˌweɪz wɪθ hɪz raɪt fʊt loʊərd wɪθ hɪz weɪt ɔn ɪt. ðɛn ə ˈsɛkənd ər tu ˈleɪtər hi wʊd stɑrt ˈnidɪd] fit əv ˈwɪnɪŋ θri kənˈsɛkjətɪv ˈmaʊntən ˈsteɪʤɪz 13 14 ənd 15 ɪn ðə 1948 tʊr də fræns həz ˈnɛvər bɪn ˈikwəld. ɪt ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ əˈkɑmplɪʃmənts ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv roʊd ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ. ɪt wʊd bi 50 jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛniˌwən əˈgɛn wən θri kənˈsɛkjətɪv ˈsteɪʤɪz, wɪn ˌɪˈtæljən ˈsaɪkəlɪst ˈmɑrioʊ dɪd soʊ ɪn ðə ˈərli (flæt) ˈsteɪʤɪz əv ðə 1999 tʊr də fræns, ˈwɪnɪŋ fɔr kənˈsɛkjətɪv sprɪnt ˈfɪnɪʃɪz ɪn ˈsteɪʤɪz 4 5 6 ənd 7 ˈraɪvəlri wɪθ ˈɛdət "ðɪs mərˈkjʊriəl bɪˈgɪnər [ˈfɔstoʊ] ʤɔɪnd tim ɪn 1940 ənd ðɛn wən ðə wɪθ ə ˈmæsɪv lɛd ˈoʊvər hɪz tim ˈlidər. wɑz əˈstɑnɪʃt ənd əˈfrəntɪd. henceforward*, ðə tu ˈraɪdərz wər ɪn ˈpərsɪnəl ˈkɑmbæt ɪt ˈɔfən simd ðət, ɛz fɪrs ˈraɪvəlz, ðeɪ kɛrd lɛs əˈbaʊt ˈwɪnɪŋ ə reɪs ðən ˈbitɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər." tɪm ˈhɪltən, 'ðə ˈraɪvəlri wɪθ ˈfɔstoʊ dɪˈvaɪdɪd, ə kənˈsərvətɪv, wɑz ˈvɛnərˌeɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈrʊrəl, əˈgrɛriən saʊθ, waɪl, mɔr ˈwərldli, ˈsɛkjələr, ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ɪn daɪət ənd ˈtreɪnɪŋ, wɑz ə ˈhɪroʊ əv ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl nɔrθ. ðə lɪvz əv iʧ keɪm təˈgɛðər ɔn 7 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1940 wɪn pavesi*, hɛd əv ðə tim, tʊk ɔn tɪ raɪd fər. θɔt wɑz "ɛz θɪn ɛz ə ˈmətən boʊn", bət ækˈsɛptɪd. ðɛr ˈraɪvəlri ˈstɑrtɪd wɪn, ðə ˈhɛlpər, wən ðə ənd, ðə stɑr, ˈmɑrʃəld ðə tu mɛnz tim tɪ ʧeɪs ɪm. baɪ ðə 1948 wərld ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp æt valkenburg*, boʊθ klaɪmd ˈnidɪd] ˈrəðər ðən hɛlp ðə ˈəðər wɪn. ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən sɛd: "ðeɪ hæv fərˈgɑtən tɪ ˈɑnər ðə ˌɪˈtæljən prɛˈstiʒ ðeɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt. ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈoʊnli əv ðɛr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈraɪvəlri, ðeɪ əˈbændənd ðə reɪs, tɪ ðə ˌæprəˈbeɪʃən əv ɔl ˈspɔrtsmɪn." ðeɪ wər səˈspɛndɪd fər tu ðə θɔ ˈpɑrtli broʊk wɪn ðə pɛr ʃɛrd ə drɪŋk ˈbɑtəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə klaɪm əv ðə ɪn ðə 1952 bət ðə tu mɛn fɛl aʊt ˈoʊvər hu hæd ˈɔfərd ɪt. "aɪ dɪd," ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd. "hi ˈnɛvər geɪv mi ðɛr ˈraɪvəlri wɑz ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈkəvərɪʤ ənd rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ˈmɛni ˈɛpɪk ˈreɪsɪz. wɪn prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈsaɪkəl ˈreɪsɪŋ rɪˈzumd ɪn 1946 ˈæftər wərld wɔr, ˈnɛroʊli bit ɪn ðət jɪrz, waɪl wən ˈrɛmoʊ. wən ðə tʊr də swɪs twaɪs, əˈnəðər ˈrɛmoʊ, ənd ðə 1948 tʊr də fræns ə fʊl tɛn jɪrz ˈæftər hɪz læst ˈvɪktəri. tʊk ˈvɪktəriz ɪn ðə 1947, ðə di ənd ðə grænd pri dɪ ˈneɪʃənz. dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈraɪvəlri, pərˈhæps ˈhaɪtənd baɪ ˈvɪktəri ɪn ðə 1949, səˈpɔrtɪd bɪd ɪn ðə 1949 tʊr də fræns. ðə tu ˌɪˈtæljən ˈtimˌmeɪts dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə reɪs ɛz ə ˈkɑntɛst ɪn ə ˈmaʊntənəs ˈælˌpaɪn steɪʤ ˈoʊvər ðə də vɑrz ənd. wɪn hæd ə ˈpəŋkʧər ɔn ðə izoard*, ˈweɪtɪd fər ɪm, ðɛn dɪd ðə seɪm ənd ˈweɪtɪd. ɔn ðə ˈfaɪnəl klaɪm tɪ briançon*, əˈlaʊd tɪ wɪn (ɔn hɪz ˈbərθˌdeɪ) ənd teɪk ðə ˈjɛloʊ ˈʤərzi. bət əˈsumd ðə ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ deɪ ˈæftər hæd ə ˈpəŋkʧər wɪθ 40 əv ðə steɪʤ stɪl tɪ reɪs. rɪˈteɪnd ðə lɛd tɪ ˈpɛrɪs, waɪl tʊk ˈsɛkənd pleɪs. ðə 1950 tʊr də fræns sɔ ɪm lɛd ðə ˌɪˈtæljən tim əˈgɛn, wɪθ ɪˈlɛktɪŋ nɑt tɪ ˈkɑntɛst ðə reɪs, bət ˈhævɪŋ bɪn θˈrɛtənd baɪ ˈfrɛnzid fænz, ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌɪˈtæljən tim rɪˈzaɪnd frəm ðə reɪs. ˈɔlˌweɪz səˈspɛktɪd ðət tʊk drəgz. ɔn ðə əv ðə di ˈbrækoʊ, ˈdʊrɪŋ ə steɪʤ əv ðə 1946 frəm ˈʤɛnoʊə tɪ terme*, dræŋk frəm ə glæs ənd θru ɪt ˈɪntu ðə vərʤ. droʊv bæk ˈæftər ðə reɪs ənd faʊnd ɪt. hi sɛd: wɪθ ðə məˈtɪkjələs kɛr əv ə dɪˈtɛktɪv kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈɛvədəns fər ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪntɪŋ aɪ pɪkt ɪt əp, drɑpt ɪt ˈɪntu ə waɪt ˈɛnvəˌloʊp ənd pʊt ɪt ˈkɛrfəli ɪn maɪ ˈpɑkət. ðə nɛkst deɪ aɪ rəʃt raʊnd tɪ maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈdɔktər ənd æst ɪm tɪ sɛnd ðə tɪ ə læb fər æˈnælɪsɪs. ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt: noʊ drəg, noʊ ˈmæʤɪk ˈpoʊʃən. ɪt wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ən ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈtɑnɪk, meɪd ɪn fræns, ðət aɪ kʊd hæv bɔt wɪˈθaʊt ə aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət aɪ ʃʊd hæv tɪ traɪ tɪ ˈaʊtsˌmɑrt ɪm ənd aɪ dɪˈvaɪzd maɪ oʊn ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm. ðə fərst θɪŋ wɑz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz steɪd æt ðə seɪm hoʊˈtɛl fər ə reɪs, ənd tɪ hæv ðə rum nɛkst tɪ hɪz soʊ aɪ kʊd maʊnt ə sərˈveɪləns. aɪ wʊd wɔʧ ɪm liv wɪθ hɪz meɪts, ðɛn aɪ wʊd ˈtɪpˌtoʊ ˈɪntu ðə rum wɪʧ tɛn ˈsɛkəndz ˈərliər hæd bɪn hɪz ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz. aɪ wʊd rəʃ tɪ ðə weɪst bɪn ənd ðə ˈbɛdˌsaɪd ˈteɪbəl, goʊ θru ðə ˈbɑtəlz, flæsks, phials*, tubz, ˈkɑrtənz, ˈbɑksɪz, aɪ swɛpt əp ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. aɪ hæd bɪˈkəm soʊ ˈɛkspərt ɪn ˈɪntərˌprɛtɪŋ ɔl ðiz ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəlz ðət aɪ kʊd prɪˈdɪkt haʊ ˈfɔstoʊ wʊd bɪˈheɪv ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kɔrs əv ðə steɪʤ. aɪ wʊd wərk aʊt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈtreɪsɪz əv ðə ˈprɑdəkt aɪ faʊnd, haʊ ənd wɪn hi wʊd əˈtæk ˈpərsɪnəl laɪf ˈɛdət wɪθ waɪf ˌeɪdriˈænə ənd sənz ˌɑnˈdreɪə ənd luˈiʤi ɪn 1963 gru əp ɪn ə rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈfæməli ɪn ˈtəskəni, ənd hɪz bɪˈlif ərnd ɪm ðə ˈnɪkˌneɪm "ˈʤinoʊ ðə paɪəs". hi preɪd ˌbiˈfɔr milz ənd riˈzɛnəd wɪn ˈtimˌmeɪts swɔr. ɪn ˈkɑntræst, gru əp ɪn ˈpidˌmɑnt ɪn ðə nɔrθ ənd wɑz nɑt rɪˈlɪʤəs æt ɔl. wɑz praʊd ðət poʊp ʤɑn hæd æst ɪm tɪ tiʧ ɪm tɪ raɪd ə hi meɪd noʊ ˈsikrɪt ðət hi səˈpɔrtɪd ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti bət hɪz ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ɪnˈʃʊrd ðət hi wɑz fərˈgɪvən baɪ ðə ˈraɪvəl tɪm ˈhɪltən roʊt: wɑz ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli rɪˈlɪʤəs mæn, ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz ˈpəblɪk ənd, ɪn rɪˈtərn, bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə ˈvætɪkənz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈspɔrtsmən hi wɑz ˈpərsənəli blɛst baɪ θri poʊpz. hi wʊd sɛt əp ʃraɪnz ɪn hɪz hoʊˈtɛl ˈbɛˌdrumz wɪn hi roʊd ðə ənd ðə tʊr də fræns, ənd, ɔn səm ˈmaʊntənz, ˈʧɪldrən frəm ˈsəmər kæmps sæŋ ɛz hi ˈpɛdəld pæst, ə prist kənˈdəktɪŋ ðɛr ˈɪnfənt wɑz ˈfrikwɛntli ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪk. wən əv hɪz ˈkəstəˌmɛri ˈfreɪzɪz wɑz "ˈɛvriˌθɪŋz rɔŋ; wɪl hæv tɪ stɑrt ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə bɛst ðə hɪˈstɔriən piɛr ˈʧeɪni kʊd seɪ əv ɪm wɑz ðət waɪl hi ˈɔfən ˈboʊstɪd əv wət hi hæd dən ɔn ˈmaʊntənz wɪn ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wɑz ðɛr tɪ si ɪm, hi hæd ðə greɪs ˈnɛvər tɪ tɛl ðə ˈstɔri ˈdɪfərˈɛntli. lɪvd æt 173 ˈviə chiantigiana*, ˈflɔrəns ɪn ə hoʊm fʊl əv ˌsuvəˈnɪrz. hɪz waɪf daɪd ɪn 2014 ˈeɪʤɪd 94 ˈleɪtər laɪf ənd dɛθ ˈɛdət stɑpt ˈreɪsɪŋ wɪn hi wɑz 40 ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈɪnʤərd ɪn ə roʊd baɪ ðɛn hi hæd lɔst məʧ əv hɪz ˈməni. hɪz wɛlθ wɑz "ənˈsərtən", sɛd rené*é də hæd ə hɑrt ˈbaɪˌpæs ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ənd ðɛn daɪd əv ə hɑrt əˈtæk ɪn meɪ 2000 ˈhævɪŋ rɪˈsivd ðə læst raɪts 10 deɪz ˈərliər. hi lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd hɪz waɪf, ˌeɪdriˈænə, tu sənz ənd ə ˈdɔtər. ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, ˌʤuliˈɑnoʊ ɑˈmɑˌtoʊ, sɛnt kənˈdoʊlənsəz. roʊˈmɑˌnoʊ ˈproʊdi, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən, kɔld ɪm "ə ˈsɪmbəl əv ðə moʊst ˈnoʊbəl ˈspɔrtsmənˌʃɪp." ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˈnæʃənəl oʊˈlɪmpɪk kəˈmɪti (coni*) kɔld fər tu deɪz əv ˈmɔrnɪŋ ənd ˈsaɪləns wɑz əbˈzərvd ˌbiˈfɔr spɔrts ɪˈvɛnts. kərɪr əˈʧivmənts ˈɛdət ˈmeɪʤər rɪˈzəlts ˈɛdət grænd tʊr rɪˈzəlts ˈtaɪmlaɪn ˈɛdət 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 7 1 1 2 9 1 2 8 2 2 10 5 4 13 ˈsteɪʤɪz wən 1 3 4 4 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ˈmaʊntənz ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 pɔɪnts ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən tʊr də fræns 1 1 2 4 4 11 ˈsteɪʤɪz wən 1 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 ˈmaʊntənz ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən 1 1 2 2 6 pɔɪnts ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən 9 ə ˈsteɪʤɪz wən ˈmaʊntənz ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən pɔɪnts ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈlɛʤənd 1 ˈwɪnər tɔp tɔp ˈəðər ˈfɪnɪʃ dɪd nɑt ˈɛnər dɪd nɑt ˈfɪnɪʃ (rɪˈtaɪrd ɔn steɪʤ ɛks) dɪd nɑt stɑrt (noʊ ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn steɪʤ ɛks) dɪskˈwɑləˌfaɪd nɑt hɛld nɑt ræŋkt ɪn ðɪs ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈmɑnjəmənts rɪˈzəlts ˈtaɪmlaɪn ˈɛdət ˈmɑnjəmənt 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 ˈrɛmoʊ 4 23 7 1 1 12 11 5 4 1 30 15 1 27 37 34 13 tʊr əv ˈflændərz 6 di 3 1 2 2 1 1 9 2 3 2 31 11 36 ˈlɛʤənd dɪd nɑt kəmˈpit reɪs nɑt hɛld si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət
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gino bartali, cavaliere di gran croce omri[1] ( italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒiːno ˈbartali]; 18 july 1914 5 may 2000[2]), nicknamed gino the pious and (in italy) ginettaccio, was a champion road cyclist. he was the most renowned italian cyclist before the second world war, having won the giro d'italia twice (1936, 1937) and the tour de france in 1938. after the war he added one more victory in each event: the giro d'italia in 1946 and the tour de france in 1948. his second and last tour de france victory in 1948 gave him the largest gap between victories in the race.[3]
in september 2013, 13 years after his death, bartali was recognised as a "righteous among the nations" by yad vashem for his efforts to aid jews during world war ii.[4]
early life and amateur career [ edit ]
the house where gino bartali was born in ponte a ema, florence
gino bartali was born in ponte a ema, florence, italy, the third son of four children of a smallholder,[5] torello bartali. he was powerfully built, with a broad nose and a boxer's face.[6] he earned pocket money by selling raffia to makers of covers for wine bottles. he began work in a bicycle shop when he was 13. he started racing at 13, became a promising amateur and turned professional in 1935 when he was 21. he was italian champion the next year. on 14 november 1940 bartali married adriana bani in florence. the wedding was celebrated by cardinal della costa and was blessed by pope pius xii, to whom bartali donated a bicycle.
professional career [ edit ]
bartali won a stage of the 1935 giro d'italia and was king of the mountains, the first of seven times he won the title in the giro. he was 20. in 1936, before he turned 22, he won the giro and the giro di lombardia, although his season was marred when his brother, giulio, died in a racing accident on 14 june.[7] bartali came close to giving up cycling.
he was persuaded to return and in 1937 won the giro again. his reputation outside italy was that he was yet another italian who could not ride well outside his country. there was some truth in the claim. the writer tim hilton said: "bartali was essentially an italian cyclist, a champion who rode within sight of his own people, and was uneasy when the tour de france travelled north of paris. he never disputed the northern classics."[8]
stung by the claim, he rode the tour de france in 1937. he got off to a bad start, losing more than eight minutes by the third stage and more than ten by the ballon d'alsace, a mountain in the vosges. there he came back to life and led by 1m 14s over the rest and by enough over the leaders that he took the leader's jersey that night in grenoble. but that was the end of his race. he and two helpers, jules rossi and francesco camusso, were riding across a wooden bridge over the river colau when rossi skidded. bartali rode into a parapet and fell into the river.
roger lapébie wrote: "in the valley that leads to briançon, i saw the accident to the maillot jaune, bartali. the narrow and bumpy road ran along the foot of a rock. suddenly rossi, who was leading, took a bend badly, braked and his back wheel hit the parapet of a bridge. bartali, who was beside rossi, couldn't get clear and i saw him fall over the bridge and into the little river three metres below."[9] camusso pulled him out. bartali was cut to his arm and knee and had trouble breathing because of a blow to the chest. he rode on to the end of the day, often pushed by his helpers. he finished 10 minutes behind the rest but kept his lead.
he got through the alps, by then having lost his jersey, and retired in marseille. before he dropped out, he notified the organiser, henri desgrange, who said: "you are the first rider to come to see me before dropping out. you're a good man [un brave garçon], gino. we'll see each other again next year and you'll win."[3]
he did return in 1938 and overcame the teamwork of the belgians, the cold and rain and a puncture on the col de l'iseran. he won the hardest stage, from digne to briançon, by more than five minutes. the radio commentator georges briquet, after he had seen the crowds of italians greeting bartali with green-white-red flags said: "these people had found a superman. outside bartali's hotel at aix-les-bains, an italian general was shouting 'don't touch him he's a god.'" a public subscription was started in his name in italy, and benito mussolini was among the contributors.
the approaching war led italy not to send a team in 1939.
bartali c. 1945
bartali won the giro d'italia twice before the war in 1936 and 1937 and once after it (1946). he won classics such as milan–san remo, the giro di lombardia and the züri-metzgete. his most famous victory was the 1948 tour de france.
1948: second tour [ edit ]
winning [1948] was for him a simple formality. not only was he the best climber, at the age of 34, but he was the fastest man on the flat. ten years after his first parc des princes lap of honour he rode another with the victor's bouquet. gino could feel really proud, for he had won seven stages. and he won them in the heroic manner of the legendary giants of yesteryear tours. he took the opening stage, then two in succession entering the pyrenees, then a great climax of three successive alpine stages. bartali won that 1948 tour not by a handful of seconds but by over 26 minutes from runner-up briek schotte. rené de latour,[10]
bartali returned to the tour in 1948 to find that many riders he had known had died in the war and that there were as many more who had started racing since he stopped (see below for bartali's war record). he was so worried that he spent an evening memorising two dozen riders he did not know. the tour started in a rainstorm and bartali found he could identify nobody because the whole field was wearing waterproofs. he took his chance and found he was with briek schotte. the two finished together at trouville, and bartali took the yellow jersey.[11][12]
it was during that tour that the leader of the italian communist party, palmiro togliatti, was shot in the neck by a sniper as he was leaving the parliament building. the writer bernard chambaz said:
history and myth united, and a miracle if you like, because that evening bartali got a phone call at his hotel. in a bad mood, dubious, he didn't want to answer. but someone whispered that it was alcide de gasperi, his old friend from catholic action, now parliamentary president, who told him that palmiro togliatti, secretary-general of the communist party, had been shot at and had survived by a miracle. the situation in the peninsula was very tense amid the ravages of the cold war. italy needed bartali to do what he best knew how to do, to win stages.[7]
the communists occupied factories and radio and television stations, and angry rows in parliament came close to blows. a revolt was looming. then bartali won three stages in a row and led the tour by 14 minutes. an obituary says:
just as it seemed the communists would stage a full-scale revolt, a deputy[13] ran into the chamber shouting 'bartali's won the tour de france!' all differences were at once forgotten as the feuding politicians applauded and congratulated each other on a cause for such national pride. that day, with immaculate timing, togliatti awoke from his coma on his hospital bed, inquired how the tour was going, and recommended calm. all over the country political animosities were for the time being swept aside by the celebrations and a looming crisis was averted.[6]
the former prime minister, giulio andreotti said: "to say that civil war was averted by a tour de france victory is surely excessive. but it is undeniable that on that 14th of july of 1948, day of the attack on togliatti, bartali contributed to ease the tensions."[14]
1950: tour de france [ edit ]
gino bartali had a row during the 1950 tour de france with the french rider jean robic. newspapers made much of it, and the atmosphere was tense. robic got clear of bartali on the col d'aubisque in the pyrenees. bartali made up ground over the tourmalet, took the descent to sainte-marie-de-campan and started up the col d'aspin. there he caught robic and the two rode together. the two rubbed shoulders and they fell.
bartali said french fans by the road were so angry, accusing him of sabotaging robic's chances, that they punched him and that one threatened him with a knife. bartali remounted and won the stage. fiorenzo magni, leading the italian 'b' team, the cadetti, took the yellow jersey. the pair and their teams had barely returned to their hotel when bartali said he was going home and so, he said, were the two italian teams.[5] the organisers, jacques goddet and félix lévitan, went to his hotel, the hôtel de france, in lourdes, to dissuade him. bartali, a cigarette in his mouth, said, "i have no intention of risking my life to a madman." the truth of what happened may never be known: louison bobet, who saw the incident on the mountain, said: "i'm pretty sure that in the time it took me to pass him, bartali wasn't struck, and i think he mistook as blows what was an attempt to get him back in the saddle. a hunt started for the knifeman but all spectators could remember was that a man who had been slicing salami still had his knife in his hand when he went to help.[clarification needed]
it then emerged that the italian teams had been withdrawn by the italian cycling association. italian fans grew so angry that a stage due to cross the border to san remo stopped just short of the italian border instead, at menton.[5] the affair escalated to the national level when the french foreign minister, robert schuman, apologised to his italian counterpart for what seemed to be no more than a man interrupted in the making of a sandwich. rené de latour said:
to say that magni was sore is putting it very mildly indeed. when he spoke to men he could trust, he would say: 'gino knows what his little game is. he is too clever to ignore the facts that he will be lucky to win this tour, and he prefers a foreign team win rather than see one of our team succeed, especially me. it was bad enough for him with coppi winning last year.[10]
rescues and resistance role during world war ii [ edit ]
bartali used bicycle training as a cover for secret efforts to rescue jews.
bartali earned respect for his work in helping jews who were being persecuted by the nazis during the time of the italian social republic. it emerged in december 2010 that bartali had hidden a jewish family in his cellar and, according to one of the survivors, saved their lives in doing so.[15]
bartali used his fame to carry messages and documents to the italian resistance.[16][17] bartali cycled from florence through tuscany, umbria, and marche, sometimes traveling as far afield as rome, all the while wearing the racing jersey emblazoned with his name. neither the fascist police nor the german troops risked discontent by arresting him.
giorgio nissim, a jewish accountant from pisa,[16] was a member of delasem,[18] founded by the union of the israelitic communities to help jewish italians escape persecution. the network in tuscany was discovered in autumn 1943 and all members except nissim sent to concentration camps. he met pope pius xii and, with the help of the archbishop of genoa, the franciscan friars and others he reorganized delasem and helped 800 escape.
nissim died in 2000. his sons found from his diaries that bartali had used his fame to help. nissim and the oblati friars of lucca forged documents and needed photographs of those they were helping. bartali used to leave florence in the morning, pretending to train, ride to a convent in which the jews were hiding, collect their photographs and ride back to nissim.[19][20] bartali also used his position to learn about raids on safehouses.
bartali was eventually taken to villa triste in florence. the sd and the italian rss official mario carità questioned bartali, threatening his life.[20] bartali simply answered, "i do what i feel [in my heart]".
bartali continued working with the assisi network. in 1943, he led jewish refugees towards the swiss alps himself. he cycled, pulling a wagon with a secret compartment, telling patrols it was just part of his training. bartali told his son andrea only that "one does these things and then that's that".[20]
in june 2012, a book about bartali's wartime activities, road to valor by aili and andres mcconnon, was published.[21]
in 2013, yad vashem awarded gino bartali the honour righteous among the nations.[22] he is a central figure in the 2014 documentary my italian secret: the forgotten heroes.[4]
riding style and legacy [ edit ]
i have never seen a sports hero so adored. i remember times when gino could not get out of a hotel even, such was the crush of fans waiting to see him. all the time there would be the roar of shouts which he knew so well, which was really music in his ears: ' gi-no, gi-no, gi-no... ' during the tour of italy, bartali always needed a box of wax balls to stop his ears when he was in bed. without them there would have been no peace; for right through the night the row kept on, under the window of his room. rené de latour,[10]
bartali was a good climber and a pioneer of derailleur gears. his style was unusual: he rarely danced on the pedals and often stayed in the saddle throughout a 15 km climb. when others attacked, he stayed in the saddle but changed up gear, to a sprocket three teeth smaller.[citation needed]
he rode smoothly on mountains but every now and then freewheeled, always with his right foot lowered with his weight on it. then a second or two later he would start pedalling again.[citation needed]
bartali's feat of winning three consecutive mountain stages (13, 14 and 15) in the 1948 tour de france has never been equaled. it is one of the most astonishing accomplishments in the history of road cycling. it would be 50 years before anyone again won three consecutive stages, when italian cyclist mario cipollini did so in the early (flat) stages of the 1999 tour de france, winning four consecutive sprint finishes in stages 4, 5, 6 and 7.
rivalry with coppi [ edit ]
"this mercurial beginner [fausto coppi] joined bartali's team in 1940, and then won the giro d'ltalia with a massive lead over his team leader. bartali was astonished and affronted.
henceforward, the two riders were in personal combat it often seemed that, as fierce rivals, they cared less about winning a race than beating each other." tim hilton, 'the guardian'[8]
bartali's rivalry with fausto coppi divided italy.[12] bartali, a conservative, was venerated in the rural, agrarian south, while coppi, more worldly, secular, innovative in diet and training, was a hero of the industrial north.
the lives of each came together on 7 january 1940 when eberrardo pavesi, head of the legnano team, took on coppi to ride for bartali. bartali thought coppi was "as thin as a mutton bone", but accepted. their rivalry started when coppi, the helper, won the giro and bartali, the star, marshalled the two men's team to chase him. by the 1948 world championship at valkenburg, both climbed off[clarification needed] rather than help the other win. the italian cycling association said: "they have forgotten to honour the italian prestige they represent. thinking only of their personal rivalry, they abandoned the race, to the approbation of all sportsmen." they were suspended for two months.[23]
the thaw partly broke when the pair shared a drink bottle during the climb of the col d'izoard in the 1952 tour[24] but the two men fell out over who had offered it. "i did," bartali insisted. "he never gave me anything.".[25] their rivalry was the subject of intense coverage and resulted in many epic races.
when professional cycle racing resumed in 1946 after world war ii, bartali narrowly beat coppi in that year's giro, while coppi won milan–san remo. bartali won the tour de suisse twice, another milan–san remo, and the 1948 tour de france a full ten years after his last victory. coppi took victories in the 1947 giro d'italia, the giro di lombardia and the grand prix des nations.
despite the rivalry, perhaps heightened by coppi's victory in the 1949 giro, bartali supported coppi's bid in the 1949 tour de france. the two italian teammates destroyed the race as a contest in a mountainous alpine stage over the col de vars and col d'izoard. when coppi had a puncture on the izoard, bartali waited for him, then bartali did the same and coppi waited. on the final climb to briançon, coppi allowed bartali to win (on his 35th birthday) and take the yellow jersey. but coppi assumed the maillot jaune the following day after bartali had a puncture with 40 km of the stage still to race. coppi retained the lead to paris, while bartali took second place.
the 1950 tour de france saw him lead the italian team again, with coppi electing not to contest the race, but having been threatened by frenzied fans, the entire italian team resigned from the race.
bartali always suspected that coppi took drugs. on the hairpins of the col di bracco, during a stage of the 1946 giro from genoa to montecatini terme, coppi drank from a glass phial and threw it into the verge. bartali drove back after the race and found it. he said:
with the meticulous care of a detective collecting evidence for fingerprinting i picked it up, dropped it into a white envelope and put it carefully in my pocket. the next day i rushed round to my personal doctor and asked him to send the phial to a lab for analysis. disappointment: no drug, no magic potion. it was nothing more than an ordinary tonic, made in france, that i could have bought without a prescription.[26]
i realised that i should have to try to outsmart him and i devised my own investigation system. the first thing was to make sure i always stayed at the same hotel for a race, and to have the room next to his so i could mount a surveillance. i would watch him leave with his mates, then i would tiptoe into the room which ten seconds earlier had been his headquarters. i would rush to the waste bin and the bedside table, go through the bottles, flasks, phials, tubes, cartons, boxes, suppositories i swept up everything. i had become so expert in interpreting all these pharmaceuticals that i could predict how fausto would behave during the course of the stage. i would work out, according to the traces of the product i found, how and when he would attack me.[26]
personal life [ edit ]
bartali with wife adriana bani and sons andrea and luigi bartali in 1963
bartali grew up in a religious family in tuscany, and his belief earned him the nickname "gino the pious". he prayed before meals and resented when teammates swore. in contrast, coppi grew up in piedmont in the north and was not religious at all. bartali was proud that pope john xxiii had asked him to teach him to ride a bicycle.[6] he made no secret that he supported the catholic-leaning christian democratic party but his personality ensured that he was forgiven by the rival communists.[6] tim hilton wrote: "bartali was a genuinely religious man, making his devotions public and, in return, becoming the vatican's favourite sportsman he was personally blessed by three popes. he would set up shrines in his hotel bedrooms when he rode the giro and the tour de france, and, on some mountains, children from summer camps sang canticles as he pedalled past, a priest conducting their infant worship."[8]
bartali was frequently pessimistic. one of his customary phrases was "everything's wrong; we'll have to start all over again."[6] the best the historian pierre chany could say of him was that while he often boasted of what he had done on mountains when nobody was there to see him, he had the grace never to tell the story differently.
bartali lived at 173 via chiantigiana, florence in a home full of souvenirs. his wife died in 2014 aged 94.
later life and death [ edit ]
bartali stopped racing when he was 40, after being injured in a road accident.[5] by then he had lost much of his money. his wealth was "uncertain", said rené de latour.[10]
bartali had a heart bypass operation and then died of a heart attack in may 2000, having received the last rites 10 days earlier. he left behind his wife, adriana, two sons and a daughter. the prime minister, giuliano amato, sent condolences. romano prodi, president of the european commission, called him "a symbol of the most noble sportsmanship." the italian national olympic committee (coni) called for two days of mourning and silence was observed before sports events.
career achievements [ edit ]
major results [ edit ]
sources:[27][28][29]
grand tour results timeline [ edit ]
sources:[27][28][30]
1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 giro d'italia 7 1 1 dne 2 9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 2 8 2 2 10 5 4 13 stages won 1 3 4 — 4 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 mountains classification 1 1 1 — 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 nr 3 3 nr points classification n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a tour de france dne dne dnf-12a 1 dne n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a dne 1 2 dnf-12 4 4 11 dne stages won — — 1 2 — — 7 1 1 0 0 0 — mountains classification — — nr 1 — — 1 2 nr 2 6 — — points classification n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 9 — vuelta a españa dne dne n/a n/a n/a n/a dne dne n/a n/a dne dne dne dne n/a dne n/a n/a n/a n/a stages won — — — — — — — — — mountains classification — — — — — — — — — points classification n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
legend 1 winner 2–3 top three-finish 4–10 top ten-finish 11– other finish dne did not enter dnf-x did not finish (retired on stage x) dns-x did not start (no started on stage x) dsq disqualified n/a race/classification not held nr not ranked in this classification
monuments results timeline [ edit ]
sources:[28][29]
monument 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 milan–san remo 4 23 — 7 1 1 12 11 5 n/a n/a 4 1 30 15 1 27 37 34 13 tour of flanders — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — paris–roubaix — — — — — n/a n/a n/a — — — — — — — — — — — — liège–bastogne–liège — — — — — n/a n/a n/a — n/a — — — — — — 6 — — — giro di lombardia 3 1 2 2 1 1 9 2 n/a n/a 3 — 2 — — 31 11 36 — —
legend — did not compete n/a race not held
see also [ edit ]
references [ edit ]
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neɪm: səˈlin eɪʤ: 60 ˈkaʊnti əv ˈrɛzɪdəns: ˌæləˈgeɪni ˈproʊnaʊnz: ʃi ər ðeɪ haʊ du ju dɪˈskraɪb jʊr aɪˈdɛntəˌti? genderfluid*, pansexual*, femme-presenting*, dɑm waɪt ɛz bliʧt flaʊər ɔˈtɪstɪk, neurodivergent*, ˈməltəˌplaɪ dɪˈseɪbəld, dɪˈseɪbəld, ˈvɪzəbli dɪˈseɪbəld, ˈɔdɪˌtɔri ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ dɪˈsɔrdər, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈfəŋkʃən dɪˈsɔrdər, ˈɛlərz ˈsɪnˌdroʊm, ˈpɑrʃəli ˈæmbjələˌtɔri pliz dɪˈskraɪb jʊr ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt ɪkˈspɪriəns. wɛr dɪd ju faɪnd səˈpɔrt? wət ˈʧælənʤɪz dɪd ju feɪs? hæv bɪn mɔr ər lɛs aʊt ɛz ɔl maɪ laɪf. hæd səm ˈɛksələnt frɛndz, ˈɔlsoʊ səm frɛndz əv maɪ wər səˈpɔrtɪv. ˈsɛvərəl ˈtiʧərz. gɑt bit əp, ɪkˈskludɪd, gamed*. ˈɔˌtɪzəm (ənˈdaɪægnoʊst) wɑz nɑt ˈhɛlpfəl ɪn noʊɪŋ hum tɪ trəst. haʊ wʊd ju dɪˈskraɪb ˈjɔrsɛlf naʊ ɪn tərmz əv out”*”? ˈvɛri ɪf ju ˈvælju ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt wərk əv ðɪs blɔg, pliz kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ kip ˈjuˈɛs ˈrənɪŋ! tɛl mi əˈbaʊt ðə fərst ˈpərsən hum ju mɛt. wət ˌɪmˈpækt dɪd ðeɪ hæv ɔn jʊr laɪf? haɪ skul frɛnd. kwɪr, ˈfæbjələs dræg ˌpərsəˈnælɪti. ləvd hɪz ˌɪnˈsɪstəns ɔn biɪŋ ˈtritɪd wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt. pæst ər ˈprɛzənt, ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈkɛrɪktər ər kriˈeɪtər ɪn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, fɪlm ər ˈlɪtərəʧər? pliz tɛl ˈjuˈɛs waɪ. ˈlɔri ˈpɛni (ˈpɛni rɛd) fərˈoʊʃəs ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ˈraɪtər- ʃɑrp, pərˈsɛptɪv ɛz hɛl. haʊ du ju steɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrmd əˈbaʊt ˈɪʃuz? dɪˈskraɪb jʊr ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəl kəmˈjunɪti. ˈriʤənt skwɛr ɪz ˈvɛri queer-inclusive*, bət ə trænˈzɪʃənɪŋ frɛnd əv maɪn wɑz həræst raɪt nɪr ðɛr haʊs ʤɪst ˈæftər ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. dɪˈskraɪb jʊr ˈloʊkəl ər ˈriʤənəl kəmˈjunɪti. ˈpɪtsbərg ɪgˈzæktli ˈkətɪŋ ɛʤ, bət ˈgræʤuəli dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ. ˈpipəl ɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti kən bi ˈɪnsələr, bət ər ˈʤɛnərəli kaɪnd. hæv ju ˈɛvər ɪkˈspɪriənst dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən beɪst ɔn jʊr aɪˈdɛntəˌti? spəˈsɪfɪkli, ɪn ə ʤɑb ˈsɛtɪŋ, wɪn əˈplaɪɪŋ fər ˈhaʊzɪŋ ər waɪl ɪn ˈpəblɪk. hæv bɪn ˈpəblɪkli həræst ˈmɛni taɪmz. tɛl ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈækˌsɛs tɪ hɛlθ kɛr ɪn ˈwɛstərn pɑ. həz ɪt bɪn ˈkɑmpətɪnt (ər nɑt?) ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈfæməli ˈpræktɪs, ˈkæθi ˈɔsəm. ˈtɛrəˌfaɪd əv goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən wɪθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, ðoʊ. ər ðɛr ˈɪʃuz ˌɪmˈpæktɪŋ jʊr ˈneɪbərz ðət ˈvɪzəbəl ər pɑrt əv ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈdaɪəˌlɔg? aɪ ˈrɪli pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈdaɪəlɔg, soʊ aɪ noʊ. aɪ noʊ hərd əˈbaʊt læk əv ənd səˈvɪr baɪ ðə mɔr ædˈvæntɪʤd ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti. wət wʊd ju laɪk tɪ si ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz du tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv laɪf fər ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪniənz? nɑnˌdɪskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wɛˈrɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl. ˈmeɪkɪŋ klɪr ðət hərˈæsɪŋ bɪˈheɪvjər wɪl nɑt bi ˈtɑlərˌeɪtəd. pliz ʃɛr ə lɪvd ɪkˈspɪriəns, ˈænɪkˌdoʊt ər fækt əˈbaʊt laɪf ɛz ən ˈpərsən ɪn jʊr kəmˈjunɪti. maɪ spaʊs ənd aɪ, ˈoʊldər ˈwɪmən, mi wɪθ ən ˈɑbviəs ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti, wər ˈpɔɪntɪˌdli ˌɪgˈnɔrd æt ə ‘‘trendy’*’ meɪl kwɪr oʊnd ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ənˈtɪl wi lɛft. bɪɔnd dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən, wət ˈəðər ˈbɛriərz kriˈeɪt ˈʧælənʤɪz fər jʊr ˈneɪbərz? læk əv ˈʤɛnərəl ˈsoʊʃəl əˈwɛrnəs əv ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz juˈnik tɪ ðə kəmˈjunɪti. pleɪn ˈɪgnərəns. wət ˈfrɛndli ˈrisɔrsɪz ər əˈveɪləbəl fər jʊr ˈneɪbərz? ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈpræktɪs ɪn ˈɛʤˌwʊd taʊn ˈsɛntər- ˈɔsəm ˈdɑktərz. skwɛr kəˈfeɪ ˈriʤənt sq*. ˈθieɪtər wət ɪz jʊr ˈgreɪtəst fɪr fər ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə? wɪl bi traɪˈəmfənt, ənd ˌʤɛriˈmændərɪŋ wɪl meɪk ɪt ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt. wət ɪz jʊr ˈgreɪtəst hoʊp fər ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə? ðət wi kən ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən əv ɑr ˈgəvərnmənt æt ɔl ˈlɛvəlz, wət kən ˈælaɪz du tɪ səˈpɔrt jʊr kəmˈjunɪti? ˈlɪsən haʊ kən geɪ mɛn ənd ˈlɛzbiənz səˈpɔrt ðə ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl, ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər ənd kwɪr ˈmɛmbərz əv ɑr kəmˈjunɪti? əkˈsɛpt. ˈwɛlkəm. wət ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ju tɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt? ə rɪkˈwɛst tɪ hɛlp ðə kəmˈjunɪti. ˈfaɪnəli, wət kˈwɛʃən ʃʊd aɪ hæv æst? pliz ˈɔlsoʊ ʃɛr jʊr ˈænsər. du ju hæv ˈɛni taɪp əv ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti? jɛs. θæŋk ju, səˈlin. ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ goʊ bɪɔnd ðət, bət ə stɑrt. rɛd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈæmpləˌfaɪ ˈɑrˌkaɪv. səbˈmɪt jʊr oʊn ˈjuzɪŋ ɑr ˈɔnˌlaɪn fɔrm. ˈæmpləˌfaɪ ɪz ə ˈsɪriz əv blɔg poʊsts dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ gɪv ə boost”*” tɪ ðə ˈvɔɪsɪz əv ɑr ˈneɪbərz θruaʊt ˈwɛstərn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə. ðiz ər ˈglɪmpsɪz ɪn tɪ ðə lɪvd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz əv ˈpipəl ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ɛz toʊld ɪn ðɛr oʊn ˈvɔɪsɪz.
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name: selene depackh
age: 60
county of residence: allegheny
pronouns: she or they
how do you describe your identity? genderfluid, pansexual, femme-presenting, dom
white as f*ing bleached flour
autistic, neurodivergent, neuroqueer
multiply disabled, invisibly disabled, visibly disabled, auditory processing disorder, executive function disorder, ehlers danlos syndrome, partially ambulatory
please describe your coming out experience. where did you find support? what challenges did you face? have been more or less out as weird-queer all my life. had some excellent friends, also some friends of my mother’s were supportive. several teachers.
got beat up, excluded, gamed. autism (undiagnosed) was not helpful in knowing whom to trust.
how would you describe yourself now in terms of “being out”? very
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tell me about the first lgbtq person whom you met. what impact did they have on your life? high school friend. queer, fabulous drag personality. loved his insistence on being treated with respect.
past or present, favorite lgbtq character or creator in television, film or literature? please tell us why. laurie penny (penny red) – ferocious bisexual writer- sharp, perceptive as hell.
how do you stay informed about lgbtq issues? interwebz
describe your geographical community. regent square is very queer-inclusive, but a transitioning friend of mine was harassed right near their house just after the election.
describe your local or regional lgbtq community. pittsburgh isn’t exactly cutting edge, but it’s gradually developing. people in the community can be insular, but are generally kind.
have you ever experienced discrimination based on your identity? specifically, in a job setting, when applying for housing or while in public. have been publicly harassed many times.
tell us about your access to health care in western pa. has it been lgbtq competent (or not?) metro family practice, kathy homrok – awesome. terrified of what’s going to happen with insurance, tho.
are there issues impacting your lgbtq neighbors that aren’t visible or part of the local dialogue? i don’t really participate in the local dialog, so i don’t know. i know heard about lack of inclusivity and severe privilege-blindness by the more advantaged members of the community.
what would you like to see elected officials do to improve life for lgbtq pennsylvanians? non-discrimination legislation wherever possible. making clear that harassing behavior will not be tolerated.
please share a lived experience, anecdote or fact about life as an lgbtq person in your community. my spouse and i, older women, me with an obvious disability, were pointedly ignored at a ‘trendy’ male queer owned establishment until we left.
beyond discrimination, what other barriers create challenges for your lgbtq neighbors? lack of general social awareness of the challenges unique to the community. plain ignorance.
what lgbtq friendly resources are available for your neighbors? metro medical practice in edgewood town centre- awesome doctors.
square cafe
regent sq. theater
what is your greatest fear for the lgbtq community in western pennsylvania? trumpism will be triumphant, and gerrymandering will make it permanent.
what is your greatest hope for the lgbtq community in western pennsylvania? that we can change the composition of our government at all levels,
what can allies do to support your lgbtq community? listen
how can gay men and lesbians support the bisexual, transgender and queer members of our community? accept. welcome.
what motivated you to take part in this project? a request to help the community.
finally, what question should i have asked? please also share your answer. do you have any type of disability? yes.
thank you, selene.
there are a lot of places to go beyond that, but it’s a start.
read the entire amplify lgbtq q&a archive.
submit your own q&a using our online form.
amplify lgbtq is a series of blog posts designed to give a “signal boost” to the voices of our lgbtq neighbors throughout western pennsylvania. these are glimpses in to the lived experiences of lgbtq people in western pennsylvania as told in their own voices.
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microsoft’s* skaɪp həz kˈwaɪətli pʊld ðə pləg ɔn ˈaɪˈɛˈmoʊ, ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ ˈsərvɪs ðət prəˈvaɪdz səˈpɔrt fər ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈjɑˌhu, jabber*, ˈgugəl tɔk ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. waɪl noʊ klɪr ˈditeɪlz hæv bɪn prəˈvaɪdɪd ɔn ðə ˈmætər, ˈaɪˈɛˈmoʊ ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz ˈstɑrtɪd rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ kənɛkˈtɪvɪti ˈɪʃuz tɪ skaɪp ˈsərvərz ə fju aʊərz əˈgoʊ, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft həz moʊst ˈlaɪkli blɑkt ðə ˈækˌsɛs əv ðɛr ˈsərvɪs tɪ ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm. ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ səˈpɔrt skaɪp du tɪ ɑr ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ kəˈnɛkt tɪ ðɛr ˈsərvərz. wi doʊnt noʊ ɪf wi wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ səˈpɔrt skaɪp ˈɛni taɪm sun ɛz ɪt dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ˈfæktərz aʊt əv ɑr control,”*,” ə ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn əˈfɪʃəl peɪʤ ridz. ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ɪz jɛt tɪ riˈlis ə ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðɪs, bət ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni fər ə wərd ɔn ðɪs, soʊ aɪ wɪl ˈəpˌdeɪt ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl wɪn ənd ɪf aɪ gɪt ən ˈænsər.
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microsoft’s skype has quietly pulled the plug on imo, a popular web-based messaging service that provides support for the most popular protocols on the market, including yahoo, jabber, google talk and facebook.
while no clear details have been provided on the matter, imo administrators started reporting connectivity issues to skype servers a few hours ago, claiming that microsoft has most likely blocked the access of their service to the voip platform.
“we are unable to support skype due to our inability to connect to their servers. we don't know if we will be able to support skype any time soon as it depends on factors out of our control,” a notification posted on imo’s official page reads.
microsoft is yet to release a comment on this, but i’ve contacted the company for a word on this, so i will update the article when and if i get an answer.
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0 ʃɛrz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈgugəl prɪnt meɪl ɪt həz bɪˈkəm ə ˈpɑpjələr θim ɪn ðə ˈmidiə ˈleɪtli ðət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi əv ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz dumd bɪˈkəz ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ðət səˈpɔrtɪd ɪm ɪn 2008 həz ˈʃætərd ˈəndər ðə weɪt əv ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt ənd ˈæŋgər, bət ðə fækts tɛl ə ˈdɪfərənt teɪl. ˈpoʊlɪŋ tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə rɪˈmeɪnz ˈwaɪldli ˈpɑpjələr wɪθ ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz, ˈlɪˌbərəlz, ˈdɛməˌkræts, lɑˈtinoʊs, ˈvoʊtərz ənd ˈwɪmən. ɪn ʃɔrt, ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ɪz əˈlaɪv ənd wɛl. ɛz səm ˈprɑmənənt prɑˈgrɛsɪvz hæv groʊn ɪnˈreɪʤd ˈoʊvər tæks kət ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz, ə reɪʤ wɪʧ ˈæˌkʧuəli həz mɔr tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈɔpʃən nɑt biɪŋ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə ˈhɛlθˌkɛr bɪl ðən ˈtæksɪz, ðə ˈmidiə həz ˈteɪkən ðɪs ɛz ə saɪn ðət səˈpɔrt həz kəˈlæpst wɪθ hɪz beɪs. noʊ ˈmætər wət ðə sɔrs, ðə ˈkɑmən θim ðət ju wɪl ˈnoʊtɪs ɪn ɔl ðə rɪˈpɔrts əˈbaʊt dɪˈmaɪz ɪz ðət ðeɪ ˈnɛvər prəˈvaɪd ˈɛni stəˈtɪstɪkəl ˈɛvədəns tɪ səˈpɔrt ðɛr pɔɪnt. ðə ˈrizən waɪ ðeɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈɛni ˈɛvədəns ɪz du tɪ ðə fækt ðət nən ɪgˈzɪsts. ˈoʊvər æt fərst rɛd, ðeɪ ˈpoʊstɪd səm ˈrisənt poʊl ˈnəmbərz ðət rɪˈvil ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə rɪˈmeɪnz ˈvɛri strɔŋ wɪθ hɪz ðə seɪm ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ðət ˈkɛrid ɪm tɪ ˈvɪktəri ɪn 2008 ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ə 90 əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ wɪθ ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkənz, ənd ən 82 əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræts. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə 79 əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ wɪθ ˈlɪˌbərəlz, ə 56 əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ wɪθ lɑˈtinoʊs, ə 53 əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ wɪθ ˈvoʊtərz eɪʤ ə 49 əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ wɪθ ðoʊz ˈeɪʤɪz ənd ə 52 əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ wɪθ ˈwɪmən. ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə ˈnoʊʃən ðət hɪz ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən həz ˈsplɪntərd, ˌoʊˈbɑmə rɪˈmeɪnz ɛz strɔŋ ɛz ˈɛvər wɪθ hɪz beɪs. baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ bæk æt ðə ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən əv ðə 2008 ɪˈlɛktərət, wi kən ˈizəli si haʊ ðɪs wɪl ˌɪmˈpækt ðə 2012 ɪˈlɛkʃən. əv ðə 131 ˈmɪljən ˈbæləts kæst ɪn 2008 25 əv ðɛm wər kæst baɪ ə məˈnɔrəti. hɪˈspænɪk ˈvoʊtər ˈtərˌnaʊt ʤəmpt tɪ 49 ɪn 2008 ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈtərˌnaʊt wɑz 65 ˌoʊˈbɑmə gɑt 95 əv ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkən voʊts, ənd 67 əv ðə hɪˈspænɪk voʊts kæst ɪn 2008 əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋz təˈdeɪ ər stɪl æt ðə seɪm ˈlɛvəl ɛz ðə səˈpɔrt ðət hi gɑt ɪn 2008 wɪθ ðiz tu grups. ˈfɪfti sɪks pərˈsɛnt əv ˈwɪmən ˈvoʊtɪd fər ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɪʧ ɪz raɪt ɪn laɪn wɪθ hɪz əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ wɪθ ðɛm təˈdeɪ. ɪf ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən həz nɑt ˈsplɪntərd ənd əˈbændənd ɪm, ðɛn wɛr dɪd ðɪs fɔls ˈnɛrətɪv kəm frəm? ɪt ɪz maɪ əˈpɪnjən ðət ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə pɪkt əp ðə ˈgrəmbəlɪŋz əv səm əv ðə haɪ ˈproʊˌfaɪl blɔgz ənd ˈwɛbˌsaɪts aʊt ðɛr hum ðeɪ hæv əˈnɔɪntɪd ɛz ˈspikɪŋ fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər lɛft. ðeɪ prɑˈʤɛktəd ðə ˈæŋgər æt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ðət ðeɪ keɪm əˈkrɔs ɛz ə rɪˈflɛkʃən əv ðə weɪ ɔl əv ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən məst fil əˈbaʊt ɪm. ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ðət ðə ˈæŋgri lɛft, ðə wənz hu ˈɛvəri taɪm ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ dɪsəˈgri teɪk tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt tɪ poʊst ər twit ər ʃɛr ðə θrɛt ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪz dən səˈpɔrtɪŋ him,”*,” ɪz ə ˈtaɪni, ɔl bi ɪt ˈvoʊkəl, pis əv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən. θɪŋk əv ðɛm ɛz ðə ˈvərʒən əv ðə ti ˈpɑrti. tɪ ðɛm ðə ˈæŋgriər ənd mɔr ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃənəl ðə ˈdɛməˌkræt, ðə mɔr bɪˈləvəd ðeɪ ər. ðiz ər ðə kiθ prɑˈgrɛsɪvz, bət ɪf wən nidz tɪ faɪnd ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsilɪŋ fər ðə ˈæŋgri prəˈgrɛsɪv foʊk ˈhɪroʊ, ʤɪst æsk sun tɪ bi ˈfɔrmər rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈælən ˈgreɪsən. ðə ˈæŋgər ənd ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt əv səm ɔn ðə lɛft ɪz ləˈʤɪtəmət, bət ðeɪ spik fər ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd ˈlɪˌbərəlz. ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz ən ˈæŋgri məˈnɔrəti əv prɑˈgrɛsɪvz ðət həz dimd ˌoʊˈbɑmə ə ˈfeɪljər bɪˈkəz hi dɪd nɑt pæs ðɛr ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈpjʊrɪti tɛst, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˈnɛvər ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ wɪθ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz; ðɪs ɪz nɑt ˈækjərət dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv haʊ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən stɪl filz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. dɪˈspaɪt rɪˈpɔrts tɪ ðə ˈkɑntrɛri, ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ɪz əˈlaɪv ənd wɛl, wɪʧ ɪz ˈmaɪnər ˈmɪrəkəl kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət ðɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt həz hæd tɪ dil wɪθ. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈvoʊtərz wɪl bi bæk aʊt ɪn fɔrs ɪn 2012 ənd ɪf hɪz səˈpɔrtərz nid ə ˈlɪtəl ˈnəʤɪŋ ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɪl hæv ə ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz ɪn hɪz wɔr ʧɛst ənd ə tɔp nɑʧ gɪt aʊt ðə voʊt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ðət wɪl bi ˈvərʧuəli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl fər ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌnɑməˈni tɪ mæʧ. ðə ˈmidiə ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ kip ˈgɪvɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈæŋgri prɑˈgrɛsɪvz bɪˈkəz ˈkɑnflɪkt brɪŋ ˈridərz, ˈreɪtɪŋz, ənd kæʃ, bət aɪ gɪv məʧ θɔt tɪ ðə ˈæŋgər bɪˈkəz wɪn 2012 roʊlz əraʊnd ənd ðiz seɪm ˈaʊˌtreɪʤd prɑˈgrɛsɪvz ər feɪst wɪθ ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈpælɪn, ðeɪ wɪl wəns əˈgɛn bi ɪn ðə frənt roʊ ˈʧæntɪŋ, ““yes*, wi can”*” ɪn 2012 ɪf ˈrɛdi tɪ rɛd mɔr frəm ðə ənd tim, saɪn əp fər ɑr ˈnuzˌlɛtər hir! iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs: liv ðɪs fild ˈɛmti ɪf jʊr ˈjumən:
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it has become a popular theme in the media lately that the presidency of barack obama is doomed because the coalition that supported him in 2008 has shattered under the weight of disappointment and anger, but the facts tell a different tale. polling tells us that obama remains wildly popular with african-americans, liberals, democrats, latinos, voters 18-29, and women. in short, the obama coalition is alive and well.
as some prominent progressives have grown enraged over obama’s tax cut compromise, a rage which actually has more to do with the public option not being included in the healthcare bill than taxes, the media has taken this as a sign that obama’s support has collapsed with his base. no matter what the source, the common theme that you will notice in all the reports about obama’s demise is that they never provide any statistical evidence to support their point.
the reason why they provide any evidence is due to the fact that none exists. over at msnbc’s first read, they posted some recent poll numbers that reveal that obama remains very strong with his the same coalition that carried him to victory in 2008. obama has a 90% approval rating with african americans, and an 82% approval rating with democrats. the president also has a 79% approval rating with liberals, a 56% approval rating with latinos, a 53% approval rating with voters age 18-29, a 49% approval rating with those ages 18-34, and a 52% approval rating with women.
contrary to the notion that his coalition has splintered, obama remains as strong as ever with his base. by looking back at the composition of the 2008 electorate, we can easily see how this will impact the 2012 election. of the 131 million ballots cast in 2008, 25% of them were cast by a minority. hispanic voter turnout jumped to 49% in 2008, african american turnout was 65%. obama got 95% of the african american votes, and 67% of the hispanic votes cast in 2008. obama’s approval ratings today are still at the same level as the support that he got in 2008 with these two groups. fifty six percent of women voted for obama which is right in line with his approval rating with them today.
if obama’s coalition has not splintered and abandoned him, then where did this false narrative come from? it is my opinion that the mainstream media picked up the grumblings of some of the high profile blogs and websites out there whom they have anointed as speaking for the entire left. they projected the anger at obama that they came across as a reflection of the way all of the president’s coalition must feel about him.
the reality is that the angry left, the ones who every time obama does something they disagree take to the internet to post or tweet or share the threat that “if obama does ______, i’m done supporting him,” is a tiny, all be it vocal, piece of the obama coalition. think of them as the left’s version of the tea party. to them the angrier and more confrontational the democrat, the more beloved they are. these are the keith olbermann progressives, but if one needs to find the political ceiling for the angry progressive folk hero, just ask soon to be former rep. alan grayson.
the anger and disappointment of some on the left is legitimate, but they speak for the vast majority of democrats and liberals. just because there is an angry minority of progressives that has deemed obama a failure because he did not pass their ideological purity test, which involves never compromising with the republicans; this is not accurate description of how the obama coalition still feels about the president. despite reports to the contrary, the obama coalition is alive and well, which is minor miracle considering everything that this president has had to deal with.
the obama voters will be back out in force in 2012, and if his supporters need a little nudging obama will have a billion dollars in his war chest and a top notch get out the vote operation that will be virtually impossible for the republican nominee to match. the media is going to keep giving attention to the angry progressives because conflict bring readers, ratings, and cash, but i wouldn’t give much thought to the anger because when 2012 rolls around and these same outraged progressives are faced with the prospect of a president palin, they will once again be in the front row chanting, “yes, we can” in 2012.
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ðiz ər səm əv ðə ˈkɑmən məˈkænɪkəl ˈprɑbləmz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ˈmɛˌtroʊ ðət ər ə peɪn fər ˈraɪdərz. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) ðiz ər səm əv ðə ˈkɑmən məˈkænɪkəl ˈprɑbləmz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ˈmɛˌtroʊ ðət ər ə peɪn fər ˈraɪdərz. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈænθɔˌni fɑks stɛpt əp hɪz ˈprɛʃər ɔn ˈmɛˌtroʊ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɪts ˈseɪfti pərˈfɔrməns ˈθərzˌdeɪ baɪ rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ θri ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈtrænzɪt bɔrd wɪθ ɪkˈspɪriənst prəˈfɛʃənəlz. fɑks, hu həz bɪn ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd baɪ ðə dɪˈleɪ ɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə nu ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈseɪfti ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ˈɔfəs, meɪd klɪr ɪn ə ˈrɪtən əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ðət hɪz ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns wɑz groʊɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ənd ðə θri ˈloʊkəl ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃənz ðət hɛlp ˈgəvərn ɪt. ðə kənˈtɪnjud ˈərʤənsi, wi wɪl bi fɔrst tɪ juz ˈɛvəri əˈveɪləbəl ˈlɛvər æt ɑr dɪˈskrɛʃən tɪ fɔrs ˈækʃən ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ˈseɪfti fər ðə ˈtrævəlɪŋ public,”*,” fɑks sɛd. mɔr excuses.”*.” ɪn ə ˈtaɪmli riˈmaɪndər əv ðə ˈprɑbləmz ðət fɑks wɔnts əˈdrɛst, ˈmɛˌtroʊ əˈnaʊnst ə ˈsərvɪs sˈloʊˌdaʊn əˈlɔŋ pɑrt əv ðə rɛd laɪn soʊ wərk kruz kən ˈkɛri aʊt wət ðə ˈeɪʤənsi kɔld ə surge.”*.” ðə rɪˈpɛr ˈɛfərt ˈfɑloʊz ˈsɛvərəl deɪz əv rɛd laɪn dɪsˈrəpʃənz bɪtˈwin ðə væn ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər ˈsteɪʃənz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən ˈimərʤənsi ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən əv treɪn ˈpæsənʤərz ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt bɪˈkəz əv ən ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈprɑbləm ðət kɔzd smoʊk ɪn ə ˈtənəl. [ˈmɛˌtroʊ sæŋk ˈɪntu ˈkraɪsəs dɪˈspaɪt ˈdɛkeɪdz əv θri nu ˈfɛdərəl bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz, hu wɪl teɪk ˈɔfəs ʤun 1 ər ˈkɛrəl ˈkɑrmoʊdi, ˈfɔrmər vaɪs ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈseɪfti bɔrd; ˈdeɪvɪd ˈstrɪklənd, ˈfɔrmər ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈhaɪˌweɪ ˈtræfɪk ˈseɪfti ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən; ənd ˈrɑbərt, ʧif ˈseɪfti ˈɔfɪsər əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈreɪˌlroʊd ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ðeɪ wɪl ˌriˈpleɪs ˈmɔrtɪmər ˈdaʊni, hu ˈrisəntli kəmˈplitɪd ə tərm ɛz bɔrd ˈʧɛrmən; ˈhɛriət ˈtrɛgənɪŋ, ə ˈsinjər əˈfɪʃəl æt ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd ˈərbən dɪˈvɛləpmənt: ənd ˈænθɔˌni ɑr. ˈʤɑŋkoʊlɑ, ˈfɔrmər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˈkaʊnti ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz. fɑks preɪzd ðə ˈaʊtˌgoʊɪŋ dɪˈrɛktərz fər ðɛr service,”*,” bət ðɛr wɑz noʊ mɪˈsteɪkɪŋ hɪz dɪˈzaɪər tɪ fɔrs ʧeɪnʤ ɔn ðə bɔrd soʊ ˈmɛˌtroʊ wʊd dil mɔr əˈgrɛsɪvli wɪθ ˈseɪfti. dɪˈspaɪt ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˈwɔrnɪŋz frəm ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈəðərz, ˈmɛˌtroʊ həz feɪld tɪ ˌɪnˈstɪl ə ɪn ɪts ˈwərkˌfɔrs ənd əˈlaʊd ɪts ɪkˈwɪpmənt tɪ dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪt soʊ məʧ ðət ɪt ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɛnˈdeɪnʤərz ˈraɪdərz. ə ˈseɪfti ˈkəlʧər ɪz nɑt ˈizi ənd rikˈwaɪərz rɪˈlɛntlɪs ˈfoʊkɪs æt ˈɛvəri level,”*,” fɑks roʊt. θri nu ˈfɛdərəl ˈmɛmbərz wɪl bɪld ɔn ɑr ˈprɑməs tɪ brɪŋ ə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈtrænzɪt ˈsɪstəm əv ɑr ˈkæpɪtəl ɛz seɪf ɛz possible.”*.” ˈækʃən kəmz æt ə taɪm əv ˌɪnˈkrist ˈskrutəni əv ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈstrəkʧər, wɪʧ həz lɔŋ bɪn bleɪmd ɛz ə kənˈtrɪbjətər tɪ ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz. [ˈflɔrɪdə ˈkɑŋgrəsmən ˈleɪbəlz ˈmɛˌtroʊ mess.’*.’] ə fju aʊərz ˈæftər ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt, rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ʤɑn dəˈleɪni (d-md*.) faɪld ə bɪl ɪn ðə haʊs ðət wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər θri əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl fɔr bɔrd əˈpɔɪntiz tɪ bi ˈsərtəˌfaɪd ɛz ˈɛkspərts ɪn ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən, ˈmænɪʤmənt, ˈfaɪˌnæns ər ˈseɪfti. dəˈleɪni sɛd ɪt əˈpɪrd ðət ðə θri nu ˈmɛmbərz mit hɪz ˈstændərdz, bət hi stɪl ˈwɔntɪd ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ˈkɑdəˌfaɪd ˈɪntu lɔ. ðə bɪl ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪdz ðət ɪf ðə ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈkɑmpækt ðə ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ɪz əˈmɛndɪd, ðɛn ðə seɪm ˈstændərdz wʊd əˈplaɪ tɪ ˈmɛmbərz əˈpɔɪntɪd baɪ ðə θri ˈloʊkəl ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃənz ðət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈgəvərn ˈmɛˌtroʊ. ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt, vərˈʤɪnjə ənd ˈmɛrələnd iʧ əˈpɔɪnt fɔr bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz. ðə ˈmɛˌtroʊ bɔrd ˈʧɛrmən, ʤæk ˈɛvənz, wɑz kul tɪ ðə bɪl, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ˈkɑŋgrəs wʊd du ˈbɛtər tɪ gɪv ˈmɛˌtroʊ mɔr ˈməni. ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ bɪl [bət] aɪ noʊ ðət ˈhævɪŋ ˈɛni kaɪnd əv ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɪn ˈtrænzɪt ər ˈəðər θɪŋz ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ bi ə bɔrd member,”*,” ˈɛvənz sɛd, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət hi wʊd bi prɪˈkludɪd frəm ˈsərvɪŋ ɔn ðə bɔrd. ə ˈlɔjər baɪ ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ˈɛvənz həz bɪn ə d.c*. ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbər fər 25 jɪrz, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ wɔrd 2 ˈɛvənz həz bɪn ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ gɪv ˈmɛˌtroʊ 300 ˈmɪljən ə jɪr əˈprɑksəmətli wət iʧ əv ðə θri ˈloʊkəl ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃənz kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ hɛlp ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ˈkəvər ɪts ˈænjuəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ˈdɛfəsət. wət aɪ wʊd seɪ. aɪ wʊd æsk ˈɛvəri ˈmɛmbər əv ˈkɑŋgrəs hu wɔnts tɪ hɛlp tɪ gɪt mi maɪ 300 ˈmɪljən. ˌɪntrəˈdus [ə] bɪl tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ʧɛrz ɔn ðə dɛk əv ðə titanic,”*,” ˈɛvənz sɛd. dəˈleɪni, ˈkɑŋgrəsmən huˈɛvər hir, ðɛr ənd ˈɛvriˌwɛr hɛlp mi gɪt maɪ 300 ˈmɪljən. aɪ tɛl ju ˈɛniˌθɪŋ mɔr ˈkrɪtɪkəl tɪ ðə agency.”*.” fɑks həz ˈteɪkən ən ənˈjuˌʒuəli ˌhænˈzɔn əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈseɪfti æt ˈmɛˌtroʊ. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈsɪriz əv ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈseɪfti ˈlæpsɪz, fɑks əˈnaʊnst ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈtrænzɪt ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wʊd teɪk riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ˈseɪfti ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt əv reɪl ˈsɪstəm. ðə muv wɑz ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən ðət ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈriʤənəl ˈseɪfti ˈeɪʤənsi, ðə ˈtraɪˈsteɪt ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt kəˈmɪti hæd ˈlɑrʤli feɪld ɪn ɪts ʤɑb. fɑks ˈɔlsoʊ həz kɛpt ðə ˈprɛʃər ɔn ˈlidərz ɪn ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt, ˈmɛrələnd ənd vərˈʤɪnjə tɪ sɛt əp ə rɪˈpleɪsmənt ˈbɑdi. hi həz θˈrɛtənd tɪ wɪθˈhoʊld ˈfɛdərəl fəndz ɪf ðeɪ feɪl tɪ ækt baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs jɪr. əˈpɔɪntmənts ˈɔlsoʊ maɪt bi sin ɛz ən ˈɛfərt tɪ blənt ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm frəm ðə ntsb*, wɪʧ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ riˈlis ɪts rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ðə ˈfeɪtəl 2015 ˈjɛloʊ laɪn smoʊk ˈɪnsədənt ˈərli nɛkst mənθ. əv ðə nu bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz, ˈkɑrmoʊdi ənd ˈstrɪklənd wɪl bi ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz. wɪl bi ən ˈɔltərˌneɪt, hu voʊts ˈoʊnli wɪn wən əv ðə tu ˈfɛdərəl ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz ɪz ˈæbsənt. ðə fɔrθ ˈkɑrənt ˈfɛdərəl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv, ˈænθɔˌni i. ˈkɔstɑ, ən ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈmɛmbər, rɪˈmeɪnz ɔn ðə bɔrd. ðə moʊst ˈprɑmənənt ˈmɛmbər tɪ ˈɛksət ðə bɔrd ɪz ˈdaʊni, ə ˈfɔrmər juz. ˈdɛpjəti ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən. hi sɛd hi dɪd nɑt vju hɪz rɪˈpleɪsmənt ɛz ə rɪˈbjuk əv hɪz pərˈfɔrməns ɪn sɪks jɪrz ɔn ðə ˈmɛˌtroʊ bɔrd. hi sɛd hi tɔkt wɪθ fɑks əˈbaʊt ɪt ənd ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ɪt ɪz nɑt ɪn hɪz vju ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɛni əˈbʤɛkʃən tɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ done.”*.” ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈdaʊni sɛd, duɪŋ wət ðeɪ θɪŋk ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ fər results.”*.” ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmeɪntənəns wərk ɔn ðə rɛd laɪn, treɪnz ʃɛr wən træk bɪtˈwin væn nɛs ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ənd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ frəm 10 a.m*. tɪ 3 p.m*., ənd frəm 8 p.m*. tɪ ˈmɪdˌnaɪt; ənd ɔl deɪ ənd naɪt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd. bɪˈkəz əv ðə single-tracking*, weɪt taɪmz bɪtˈwin treɪnz wɪl bi ɪkˈstɛndɪd baɪ æt list 20 ˈmɪnəts. ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər pɔl ʤeɪ. sɛd ðə rɪˈpɛrz wər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz ðət ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə ˈsəbˌweɪ ɪz əˈspɛʃəli dip ənd həz lɔŋ bɪn pleɪgd baɪ ˈmɔɪsʧər ˈsipɪŋ ɪn frəm ðə graʊnd. ˈlɔri kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt.
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these are some of the common mechanical problems reported on metro that are a pain for riders. (claritza jimenez/the washington post)
these are some of the common mechanical problems reported on metro that are a pain for riders. (claritza jimenez/the washington post)
transportation secretary anthony foxx stepped up his pressure on metro to improve its safety performance thursday by replacing three members of the transit agency’s board with experienced transportation-safety professionals.
foxx, who has been frustrated by the delay in creating a new metro safety oversight office, made clear in a written announcement that his impatience was growing with the agency and the three local jurisdictions that help govern it.
“given the continued urgency, we will be forced to use every available lever at our discretion to force action as soon as possible to improve safety for the traveling public,” foxx said. “no more excuses.”
in a timely reminder of the problems that foxx wants addressed, metro announced a four-day service slowdown along part of the red line so work crews can carry out what the agency called a “maintenance surge.”
the repair effort follows several days of red line disruptions between the van ness-udc and medical center stations — including an emergency evacuation of train passengers saturday night because of an electrical problem that caused smoke in a tunnel.
[metro sank into crisis despite decades of warnings.]the three new federal board members, who will take office june 1, are carol carmody, former vice chairman of the national transportation safety board; david strickland, former administrator of the national highway traffic safety administration; and robert lauby, chief safety officer of the federal railroad administration.
they will replace mortimer downey, who recently completed a term as board chairman; harriet tregoning, a senior official at the department of housing and urban development: and anthony r. giancola, former executive director of the national association of county engineers.
foxx praised the outgoing directors for their “excellent service,” but there was no mistaking his desire to force change on the board so metro would deal more aggressively with safety.
despite decades of warnings from the federal government and others, metro has failed to instill a safety-first mind-set in its workforce and allowed its equipment to deteriorate so much that it sometimes endangers riders.
“building a safety culture is not easy and requires relentless focus at every level,” foxx wrote. “these three new federal members will build on our promise to bring a laser-like focus on making the transit system of our nation’s capital as safe as possible.”
foxx’s action comes at a time of increased scrutiny of metro’s governing structure, which has long been blamed as a contributor to the agency’s difficulties.
[florida congressman labels metro ‘a screwed-up mess.’]
a few hours after the announcement, rep. john delaney (d-md.) filed a bill in the house that would require three of the federal government’s four board appointees to be certified as experts in transportation, management, finance or safety.
delaney said it appeared that the three new members meet his bill’s standards, but he still wanted the requirements codified into law.
the bill also provides that if the metro compact — the agency’s governing document — is amended, then the same standards would apply to members appointed by the three local jurisdictions that also govern metro. the district, virginia and maryland each appoint four board members.
the metro board chairman, jack evans, was cool to the bill, suggesting that congress would do better to give metro more money.
“it’s an interesting bill [but] i know that having any kind of background in transit or other things is necessary to be a board member,” evans said, noting that he would be precluded from serving on the board. a lawyer by training, evans has been a d.c. council member for 25 years, representing ward 2.
evans has been pressing congress to give metro $300 million a year — approximately what each of the three local jurisdictions contributes — to help the agency cover its annual operational deficit.
“here’s what i would say. . . . i would ask every member of congress who wants to help to get me my $300 million. . . . introduce [a] bill to change the chairs on the deck of the titanic,” evans said. “congressman delaney, congressman whoever — here, there and everywhere — help me get my $300 million. i tell you anything more critical to the agency.”
foxx has taken an unusually hands-on approach to safety at metro.
in october, following a series of high-profile safety lapses, foxx announced that the federal transit administration would take responsibility for safety oversight of metro’s rail system. the move was recognition that the current regional safety agency, the tri-state oversight committee had largely failed in its job.
foxx also has kept the pressure on leaders in the district, maryland and virginia to set up a replacement body. he has threatened to withhold federal funds if they fail to act by the end of this year.
thursday’s appointments also might be seen as an effort to blunt criticism from the ntsb, which is expected to release its report on the fatal 2015 yellow line smoke incident early next month.
of the new board members, carmody and strickland will be voting members. lauby will be an alternate, who votes only when one of the two federal voting members is absent.
the fourth current federal representative, anthony e. costa, an alternate member, remains on the board.
the most prominent member to exit the board is downey, a former u.s. deputy secretary of transportation. he said he did not view his replacement as a rebuke of his performance in six years on the metro board.
he said he talked with foxx about it and the secretary “says it is not in his view that this is taking any objection to anything i’ve done.”
instead, downey said, “they’re doing what they think is necessary, and they’re looking for results.”
during the maintenance work on the red line, trains share one track between van ness and medical center on thursday and friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and from 8 p.m. to midnight; and all day and night over the weekend.
because of the single-tracking, wait times between trains will be extended by at least 20 minutes.
metro general manager paul j. wiedefeld said the repairs were necessary in part because that section of the subway is especially deep and has long been plagued by moisture seeping in from the ground.
lori aratani contributed to this report.
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kənˈsɪdərɪŋ haʊ əˈmɛrɪkən ðə ˈfilɪŋ ɪz, ðɛr ʃʊd bi ə wərd ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ fər ðə dɪˈspɛr ðət əˈtɛndz ɑr ˈmoʊmənts əv ˈreɪʃəl atomization*. ˈɛvəri fju jɪrz, ən ɪˈvɛnt flɛrz θru ðə ˈwaɪrɪŋ əv ɑr kəˈlɛktɪv gɪlt, ˈɛnmɪti, ənd ʃeɪm, ənd ɪt filz laɪk wi hæv fjuər wərdz ðən ˈɛvər. wi wɔʧ wən mɔr vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv juˈmænɪti ənˈfoʊld. wi lʊk əraʊnd, θroʊ ˈsəmθɪŋ sɔft əˈgɛnst ə wɔl, ənd sərˈɛndər tɪ wiks əv ə pəls ðət həz noʊ neɪm ənd noʊ ˈtritmənt. ɪn ˈpɔrʧəˌgiz, ðɛr ər wərdz laɪk ““saudade,”*,” fər ðə ˈbjutəfəl ˈsædnəs ðət ˈjuˈɛs ənd sˈwitənz ðə ɛr. ðɪs əˈmɛrɪkən sɛnˈseɪʃən wɔnts ə ˈʃɑrpər wərd, ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ““helpless”*” bət mɔr tannic*, mɔr əˈkjut. wi hæv ðɪs wərd, ənd wi nid ɪt mɔr ˈɛvəri jɪr. nuz əv ðə ˈvərdɪkt fər ðə ˈmɑrtɪn keɪs riʧt mi wɪn aɪ wɑz ɪn ˈmænˌʧɛstər, ˈɪŋglənd. aɪ nu wət ðə strim əv ““nooooo”*” mɛnt ənd aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bɪˈliv ðət aɪ hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə wət ðeɪ mɛnt. wiks ˈleɪtər, ənˈʃʊr əv wət tɪ raɪt, ənd ðɪs ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˈneɪmləs əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfilɪŋ. ˈpipəl hu ər ðə ˈkɑnstənt ˈtɑrgəts əv ˈligəl ənd ˈkəlʧərəl ˈvaɪələns du nɑt kɛr wət ə ˈpərsən laɪk mi, wɪθ ˈnɔrmətɪv ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ, θɪŋks əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈhɛlpləsnəs, nɔr ʃʊd ðeɪ, soʊ ðə ˈbaɪˌstændər lɛts hɪz ˈɛmpəθi slɪp ˈɪntu ə ˈgɑrbɪʤ kən ənd ʤɪst goʊz hoʊm, mjut, nɑt ˈivɪn ˈsərtən wət hoʊm minz ɪkˈsɛpt ðət wi ɔl lɪv hir, knee-to-knee*. ˌhaʊˈɛvər θɪk ðə ˈdɑrknəs, wi dræg ɑrˈsɛlvz ˈɪntu ˈɑrgjəmənts, əp tɪ lecterns*, bɪˈkəz wi hæv nɑt lɛt goʊ əv iʧ ˈəðər jɛt. wi stɪl θɪŋk wi kən fɪks ə θɪŋ ðət ʃoʊz noʊ saɪn əv ˈɛvər biɪŋ fɪkst. soʊ aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ fɪks ʤeɪ zi, hum aɪ ləv, ənd hu nidz noʊ ˈfɪksɪŋ. bət hi, tu, kən ˈtrɪgər ðɪs əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfilɪŋ, ə ˈnɔʃəs əˈwɛrnəs əv ðə kræks bɪtˈwin ˈjuˈɛs ˈwaɪdənɪŋ. ʤeɪ nu ˈælbəm, ˈkɑrtə ˈhoʊli grail,”*,” həz soʊld sɪks ˈhənərd ənd ˈsɛvəntiˌfaɪv ˈθaʊzənd ˈkɑpiz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈnilsən ˈsaʊndˌskæn. ɪf ju oʊn məʧ mˈjuzɪk, dɪˈvərtɪŋ ɪˈnəf, ðoʊ ɪt wʊd bi hɑrd tɪ gɪt θru ðə hoʊl θɪŋ ɪn wən ˈsɪtɪŋ. ɪf ju noʊ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ræp, sˈlaɪtli ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ. ɪf ju ləv ʤeɪ zi, ɪt gɪvz ju ðət əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfilɪŋ, ðət ““oh*, christ”*” ˈfilɪŋ ðət meɪks ju ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ sɪt daʊn. ɪt ɪz mˈjuzɪk meɪd fər ənd baɪ ˈpipəl hu ər ɪn noʊ ˈdeɪnʤər əv ˈprɑksəmət hɑrm. ˈkɑrtə ˈhoʊli grail”*” wɑz meɪd baɪ ˈsəmˌwən hu θɔt ɪt wʊd bi əˈpilɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈvaɪt ðə wən pər sɛnt əv ðə wən pər sɛnt əv ðə ɑrt wərld ənd dæns fər ðɛm, wɪθ ðɛm, fər sɪks aʊərz, æt ə ɑrt ˈgæləri. ju ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd, bət ˈwəri: ˈsɛrə nɪˈkoʊl ˈprɪkɪt ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns, ənd ju kən si wət ɪt lʊkt laɪk sun, ɪf ju hæv ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ. haʊ ðə hɛl kən ju ˈtrænsfər ðə ˈmɪzəri əv ðə ˈmɑrtɪn keɪs tɪ ʤeɪ zi ənd hɪz ˈdoʊpi nu ˈælbəm? ʤeɪ zi gru əp ɪn ɛz məʧ ˈdeɪnʤər ɛz ˈmɑrtɪn, ɪf nɑt mɔr soʊ. hi roʊt wən əv hɪz bɛst ˈvərsɪz ˈɛvər əˈbaʊt ˈreɪʃəl ˈproʊˌfaɪlɪŋ (ənd ðə fɔrθ əˈmɛndmənt əv ðə juz. ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən) fər problems.”*.” hi ɪz ɛz gʊd ə ˈræpər ɛz həz ˈɛvər lɪvd, ənd ɪf hɪz sɔŋz wər səbˈmɪtəd tɪ æˈnælɪsɪs, hi wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi rɪˈvild ɛz ɑr ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤɔrdən, ɑr maɪəlz ˈdeɪvɪs, ðə ðət ˈaʊˌtlæsts ˈjuˈɛs ɔl. hɛl, fərˈgɛt ðə aɪ sɔ ɪm ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ ɔn ðə ðə throne”*” tʊr, aɪ hɛlp biɪŋ dɪˈlaɪtɪd baɪ haʊ məʧ ˈræpɪŋ dɪˈlaɪts ɪm. nɑt bɪˈkəz hi ˈrɛlɪʃɪz hɪz oʊn ˈkəlʧərəl sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns ər hɪz oʊn ˈklɛvərnəs bət bɪˈkəz əv haʊ ʤeɪ zi rɪˈleɪts tɪ ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ækt əv seɪɪŋ lɑts əv wərdz ɪn ə roʊ. ðɛr ər ˈoʊnli ə ˈdəzən ər soʊ ˈpipəl əˈlaɪv hu kən ræp ɛz ˈɛfərtləsli ɛz ʤeɪ zi dɪz, ənd hi dɪz ɪt wɪθ ən əˈfɛkt ðət bɪˈtreɪz ə gɪft, ðət lɛts ɔn haʊ məʧ ʤɔɪ hi teɪks ɪn ðə wərk. ʤeɪ zi ɪz ɛz ˈʧɑrmɪŋ ə pərˈfɔrmər ɛz əˈmɛrɪkə həz. waɪ ˈʤɛri sælts bi kənˈvərtɪd wɪn ʤeɪ lʊkt ɪm ɪn ðə aɪ? huz ˈpɑləˌtɪks ər strɔŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli θroʊ əˈweɪ ən ˌɪnˈvaɪt tɪ hæŋ wɪθ ʤeɪ fər sɪks aʊərz? bət ʤɪst laɪk ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ðət hi ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli tɛksts, ʤeɪ zi ɪz ɪgˈzæktli hu ʃʊd ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt ˈjuˈɛs, ənˈlɛs ɑr ˌædmərˈeɪʃən ɪz mjut kənˈfɔrməti ənd ɑr ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm wɑz ə ˈpɑrti smaɪl. hɪz frɛnd həz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd ˈjuˈɛs baɪ əˈlaʊɪŋ ə skˈwiʤi əv sərˈveɪləns tɪ bi drægd əˈkrɔs əˈmɛrɪkə ənd əˈpruvɪŋ ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ əv ˈfɔrən səˈvɪljənz wɪθ ˈroʊˌbəts. ðoʊz səˈvɪljənz, ɪn əˈnəðər ˈkəntri, si əˈmɛrɪkə ðə weɪ ˈmɑrtɪn sɔ ʤɔrʤ fɔrs ðeɪ stɑp ˈfɪzɪkəli kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈstɔri ðeɪ faɪt hɪˈstɔrɪkəli. soʊ wət ʃʊd ʤeɪ zi bi duɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈkəriɪŋ ˈfeɪvər wɪθ ˈkrɪtɪks ɪn ən ɑrt ˈgæləri? ˈmeɪbi ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk wət hɪz frɛnd wɛst θɔt əp ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ˈhərəˌkeɪnz kəˈtrinə, wɪn hi ˈblərtɪd aʊt, bʊʃ kɛr əˈbaʊt blæk people.”*.” ʤeɪ zi meɪ bi ɑr moʊst əˈkɑmplɪʃt ˈræpər bət hi ˈrɛrli dɪz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ ˈeɪljəˌneɪt ˈɛniˌwən ðə weɪ ðət wɛst kənˈtɪnjuəli, ənd valuably*, dɪz. wɪʧ ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli waɪ ˈkɑrtər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈæθˌlits naʊ, fər ˈprɑfɪt ənd ˈplɛʒər. hæŋ ɔn, hæŋ ˌɛnərˈteɪnər həz tɪ bɪˈkəm ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfɪgjər bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər, wɛl, pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfɪgjərz, raɪt? (ʤeɪ zi prɪˈfərz ðə wərd ““influence,”*,” wɪʧ hi wɪl ədˈmɪt tɪ ˈhævɪŋ.) ʤeɪ pərˈfɔrməns æt ðə peɪs ˈgæləri, ə trænˈspɛrənt ˈriˌraɪt əv mərˈinə ˈɑrtɪst ɪz present,”*,” tʊk pleɪs θri deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈzɪmərmən ˈvərdɪkt, soʊ wət kʊd hi hæv dən tɪ ˈlɛvərɪʤ hɪz ˈɪnfluəns? hi kʊd hæv dɪʧt ðə aɪˈdiə əv tɪ baby”*” (ə wik riˈtrɛd əv problems”*”) ənd ˈrɛkriˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn wɪθ ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ðə rum, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðɛm əraʊnd ðə pərˈɪmətər əv ðə ˈgæləri ənd ˈskɛrɪŋ ðə ʃɪt aʊt əv ðɛm, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈpʊlɪŋ ə gən. ənd ðoʊ ðət wʊd hæv bɪn ðə əˈgrɛsɪv ˈvɪʒən əv ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈɑrtɪst, ʤeɪ zi ɪz ɪgˈzæktli ðə kaɪnd əv ˈfɪgjər hu kʊd ˈwɛðər ðə ˈɛnsuɪŋ ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi, rɪˈteɪnɪŋ ɔl əv hɪz hoʊmz ənd ˈmeɪbi ˈivɪn hɪz ˈsæmˌsəŋ dil. wɔʧ ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ fər skinhead,”*,” əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˌɪnˈvərtɪd, blæk klæn hʊdz, ənd ju wɪl faɪnd ɪt hɑrd tɪ kip ðə ˈzɪmərmən ˈvərdɪkt aʊt əv jʊr hɛd. ðə ˌɪnərˈæktɪv daʊn ðə træk ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə ˈkæmərə ʤɪst ˈdoʊpi aɪ ˈkændi əv ðə ˈmoʊmənt, bət ðə træk ɪz ən ˈæŋgri həm ðət strɪŋz təˈgɛðər ˈvɛriəs ˈmoʊmənts əv ˈreɪʃəli beɪst frəˈstreɪʃənz wɪˈθaʊt ˈsɛtəlɪŋ ɔn ˈɛni wən ˈtɑpɪk. ɪt kˈwɪkli ˈsəmənz ə mud, wɪʧ tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ðə mud əv ðə ˈkəntri mənθs ˈæftər ðə sɔŋ wɑz riˈlist. (ðə s.n.l*. pərˈfɔrməns, inconveniently*, ɪz mɔr ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ðən ðɪs kəmˈpjutərˈʤɛnərˌeɪtəd klɪp.) ““yeezus”*” ɪz ðə goʊst ðət hɔnts ˈkɑrtə ˈhoʊli grail.”*.” ðoʊ wɛst əˈpɛrəntli wərkt ɔn sɔŋz ðət meɪk ðə ˈælbəm, ʤeɪ oʊld frɛnd ənd protégé*é ɪz ˈnoʊˌwɛr ɔn carta.”*.” ðɛr ər wɪrd ˈɛkoʊz. laɪk ““yeezus,”*,” ðə træks fər carta”*” əˈkritɪd ɪn ðə kɔrs əv ə jɪr ər tu, ənd wər ðɛn kəmˈplitɪd ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli, wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv rɪk ˈrubɪn, hu sərvd ɛz ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ən ɑrˈtɪstɪk dɪˈrɛktər ənd ædˈvaɪzər fər boʊθ ““yeezus”*” ənd ˈkɑrtə ˈhoʊli grail.”*.” bət ““yeezus”*” ɪz ə kəmˈpɛlɪŋ pis əv wərk, ənd ˈivɪn ɪf wɛst meɪd ə ˈsɪŋgəl bit ɔn ðə ˈælbəm (hi dɪd) ɪt dɪˈtrækt frəm ðə ˈjunɪti əv ə koʊˈhisɪv ənd pis əv wərk. haʊ? ɪˈnəf soʊ ðət spɪn ˈpəblɪʃt talks,”*,” wɛr ˈbæˌdæs ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkəlʧər ˈkrɪtɪks əˈsɛs ənd, wɛl, ˈbæʧələr party.”*.” ðət ɪz ˈiðər ə ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni tɪ ˈmɪzəʤɪni ər hɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns, ər boʊθ. bət ʤeɪ zi sɪz θɪŋz ðət saʊnd ˈɪnfənətli wərs ɔn carta,”*,” ənd fju ˈivɪn ˈnoʊtɪs. wət hərts mɔr ðən biɪŋ mɑkt? biɪŋ ˌɪgˈnɔrd, wɪʧ ˈmeɪbi ɪz waɪ ju meɪk ə dil wɪθ ə foʊn ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ə ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl hir jʊr ˈælbəm ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðeɪ laɪk ɪt. (ðɪs meɪ bi wət ʤeɪ zi minz baɪ ðə rules.”*.”) carta”*” filz laɪk ʤeɪ zi ˈgræspɪŋ fər ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns ðət hi hæd fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə ˈdɛkeɪd streɪt, ənd ðət wɛst həz naʊ. ðə ˈælbəm ˈoʊpənz wɪθ ˌdɛspərˈeɪʃɪn: grail”*” ˈjuzɪz ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˌkɑnsiˈɛrʒ, ˈʤəstɪn ˈtɪmbərˌleɪk, tɪ hɛlp sɪŋ pɑrt əv laɪk tin spirit.”*.” wən ˈmɪnət ɪn, ʤeɪ zi ˌɪnˈvoʊks hɪz oʊn ˈɪnfənt ɛz ə sɔrs əv authority—what*, blu ˈaɪvi ˈkɑrtər ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ meɪk ˈjuˈɛs kraɪ ənd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ðə vɔɪs əv gɑd, pʊlz ðə wərst muv əv ðə jɪr. nɪrˈvɑnə. spirit.”*.” laɪk ʤeɪ zi æst pænˈdɔrə tɪ ˈproʊdus ðə ˈrɛkərd ənd ðɛn lɛft fər ə ˈmitɪŋ. ˈkɑrtə ˈhoʊli grail”*” ɪz ə bənʧ əv sɔŋz bægd əp ˈwikli baɪ ðə fɔrm əv ðə ˈælbəm, laɪk treɪl mɪks meɪd baɪ ʤɪst ˈpʊtɪŋ θɪŋz nɛkst tɪ iʧ ˈəðər. ðə wən gʊd pɔɪnt ɪz ðət carta”*” kənˈteɪnz səm əv ðə moʊst ˈvɪvɪd pərˈdəkʃən həz rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn jɪrz, ɔl əv ɪt ˈbɛrid ˌəndərˈniθ kræmpt, dəl raɪmz ðət ˈɛniˌwən kʊd hæv ˈrɪtən. ɪf ju kən meɪk ɪt tɪ ðə fɪfˈtinθ træk, familia”*” (ən ənˈfɔrʧənət riˈmaɪndər əv ˈdaɪnəsti: rɑk lɑ familia,”*,” ʤeɪ wən ˈtruli ˈtɛrəbəl ˈælbəm), hir ʤeɪ seɪ, ðiz pʊl ðeɪ fuckin’*’ skərt daʊn, aɪ kʊd si ðeɪ ovaries.”*.” nɑt ɛz dɪˈrɛkli dɪsˈmɪsɪv ɛz shit,”*,” bət ˈtɛkstˌbʊk ˈmɪzəʤɪni. ɪf ðiz wərdz ˈsɪmpli straɪk ju ɛz ˈɛvərˌgrin træʃ tɔk, ˈdeɪli spɔrts brəˈvɑdoʊ, ɔl ðə mɔr ˈrizən tɪ pɔz. ðɪs ɪz haʊ wi gɪt nɔrmz wi ənˈhɪnʤ, ˈprɛʤədɪsɪz ðət jild ˈbɑdi kaʊnts ənd riˈstreɪnɪŋ ˈɔrdərz. ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ðə sɔŋ, skərts ənd ˈoʊˌvəriz ər, kwaɪt ˈklɪrli, bæd θɪŋz ðət ˈsɪgnəl ˈwiknəs ənd dɪˈfɪʃənsi. ˈwɪmən hæv ˈoʊˌvəriz. hɪz waɪf juzd hərz tɪ meɪk blu, hu ʃʊr dɪz kəm ɪn ˈhændi ɛz ə drəˈmætɪk fɔɪl wɪn ʤeɪ nidz hər. wɛst, fər ɔl əv hɪz ˈəgli ˌɪˈrəpʃənz, ˈrɛrli əˈbaʊt ˈwɪmən ɔn ““yeezus.”*.” hi həz spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌɪnərˈækʃənz wɪθ spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈpipəl hu, ðoʊ ənˈneɪmd, meɪ bi ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs, ɛz grɛg teɪt pɔɪnts aʊt ɪn hɪz spɪn ˌrivˈju. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ, wi rɪsk ˈprɪti ˈdaɪsi kənˈkluʒənz ɪf wi ʤəʤ wɛst ər ˈoʊnli hæv ðɛr ˈlɪrɪks. ““yeezus”*” meɪ bi ˈəgli bət ɪt gɪv mi ə ˈfilɪŋ əv ˈʤɛnərəˌlaɪzd fɪr ər ˈheɪtrəd (ɪkˈsɛpt əv wɛst hɪmˈsɛlf). ʤeɪ, ðoʊ, lidz wɪθ ə ˈklæsɪk ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən muv, ˈhoʊldɪŋ əp ðə ˈbeɪbi; ðə fərst wərdz aʊt əv hɪz maʊθ ɔn carta”*” ər toʊld mi riˈmaɪnd you.”*.” bət ˈæftər ˈnɑkɪŋ bæk ə fju, ɔn ðə kɔrt, ˈkɔlɪŋ hɪz əˈpoʊnənts gərlz. bət teɪk maɪ wərd fər ɪt. wɔʧ ðɪs nu ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈɛliət ˈwɪlsən ənd lɛt ʤeɪ zi tɛl ju wət hi θɪŋks hi ʃʊd bi duɪŋ wɪθ hɪz ““influence.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ʤeɪ zi, hɪz ɪz charity.”*.” (hi sɪz ðət twaɪs.) hir ɪm seɪ ðət ðə ækt əv nɑt duɪŋ θɪŋz ɪz ə səˈfɪʃənt wərk fər ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd, baɪ ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən, ʤeɪ zi. ðoʊ hi əˈlaʊz ðət ðɛr ɪz stɪl bɪt əv racism,”*,” hi ɪz məʧ mɔr ˈvoʊkəl ɔn hɪz nid tɪ bi ˈæktɪv ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈwɛlθi ˈæθˌlits. hi dɪz ˈdɛdəˌkeɪt young”*” tɪ ˈmɑrtɪn ɪn ˈkɑnsərts, wɪʧ məst teɪk əp ðə ˈbɛtər pɑrt əv ə ˈmɪnət, ənd æt reɪts, wərθ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz məʧ ɛz ðə wərk ðət hæŋz æt peɪs ˈgæləri. ɪn wən əv ðə ˈwɪrdəst ənd list əˈpilɪŋ ˈmoʊmənts, ʤeɪ zi dɪˈfɛndz səm əv ðə ˈlɪrɪks ɔn ənd dimes,”*,” wɪʧ ˈrɛfərəns ˈhɛri ˈkɑmɛnt, meɪd læst ˈɔgəst æt ðə fɪlm ˈfɛstɪvəl, ðət ˈɑrtɪsts laɪk ʤeɪ zi ənd beyoncé*é hæd ðɛr bæk ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl responsibility.”*.” ðə ˌbɛləˈfɑnti ɪz ˈæktɪvli ˈfaɪtɪŋ ðə stænd jʊr graʊnd lɔz; pərˈhæps spərd baɪ ˌbɛləˈfɑnti (ər nɑt), ʤeɪ zi ənd beyoncé*é hæv əˈtɛndəd æt list wən ˈræli ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ˈmɑrtɪn (ðoʊ ɪf jʊr mɪr ˈprɛzəns ɪz ˈʧɛrɪti, ˈmeɪbi duɪŋ gʊd ˈɛvəri deɪ ˈsɪmpli baɪ ˈweɪkɪŋ əp). ɔn hɪz nu sɔŋ, ʤeɪ zi ræps, ʤɪst traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ˈkɑmən graʊnd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmɪstər. ˌbɛləˈfɑnti kəm ənd ʧɑp ə daʊn. ˈmɪstər. day-o*, ˈmeɪʤər fail.”*.” ɪn ðə ˈɪntərvˌju, ʤeɪ zi ˈɪntu ˈdəbəlˌspik, ər wərs. əv, ər tɪ, ˌbɛləˈfɑnti, hi sɪz, ˈsprɪŋˌstin ɪz ə greɪt gaɪ, ju noʊ wət aɪ ə ˈæktɪvɪst ənd ju ʤɪst əp ðə waɪt gaɪ əˈgɛnst mi ɪn ðə waɪt ˈmidiə. ənd nɑt seɪɪŋ ðət ɪn ə ˈreɪʃəl weɪ, ʤɪst seɪɪŋ wət ɪz, ðə fækts əv wət ɪt wɑz. ənd ɪt wɑz laɪk, ðət wɑz ðə rɔŋ weɪ tɪ goʊ əˈbaʊt it.”*.” ɛz ˈkɑmɛnts wər ˈwaɪdli ənd ˌriˈpɔrtəd, aɪ hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə wət media”*” minz hir; ɪf ʤeɪ zi ɪz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə guy”*” bət nɑt ə ˈreɪʃəl way,”*,” aɪ kən ˈoʊnli əˈsum hi minz chromatically*. sɪns brus ˈʤɛnərəli spɔrts ən ˈivɪn tæn, ʤeɪ zi, æt bɛst, nidz hɪz aɪz ʧɛkt. ðə ril ˈstɪŋər ɪz ðə læst bɪt: rɔŋ weɪ tɪ goʊ əˈbaʊt it.”*.” ˈoʊnli ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr, waɪl dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðə ““travesty”*” əv spɔrts pleɪərz ənd ðɛr ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl woʊz, ʤeɪ zi spoʊk əˈbaʊt hɪz ræp ˈɛldərz laɪk rakim*: hæv tɪ rɪˈspɛkt ðə ˈpərsən ðət ˈoʊpənd ðə dɔr ənd leɪd səm ˈgraʊndˌwərk fər you.”*.” ɪf ˈɛnibədi leɪd ðə ˈgraʊndˌwərk fər ˌɛnərˈteɪnərz əv ˈkələr ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, ɪt wɑz ˈhɛri ˌbɛləˈfɑnti. ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪm ““mr*. day-o”*” ənd ˈfɔltɪŋ hɪz ˈtæktɪks ɪz ˈdipli kˈwɛsʧənəbəl, ənd ɪt meɪks mi ˈwəndər wət ðə hɛl ʤeɪ zi θɪŋks ““respect”*” minz. ʤeɪ zi hɪmˈsɛlf brɪŋz əp rɪˈspɛkt ɔn baby”*”: ˈsɪmpəθi fər ðə kɪŋ, huh?”*?” noʊ, nɑt ənˈtɪl wi faɪnd ðət əˈmɛrɪkən wərd. ɪt lɔŋ əˈgoʊ wɪn ɪgˈzæktli ðə kaɪnd əv ˈlɛksɪkəl ku ʤeɪ zi wʊd pʊl ɔf, jɪr ˈæftər jɪr. ðə ˈkloʊsəst θɪŋ wi hæv ɪz ə saʊnd, ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk skinhead,”*,” wɪʧ ɪz stɪl tu ˈkɑnfədənt, ˈɔlˌmoʊst traɪˈəmfənt ɪn ɪts ˌæʤəˈteɪʃən. ðɪs wərd vɪkˈtɔriəs ɪn ˈɛni weɪ. wi juz ɪt wɪn ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wɪnz ənd ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ˈsɛləˌbreɪts ənd ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi slips. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf baɪ ˈʤoʊzəf okpako/getty*.
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considering how american the feeling is, there should be a word in english for the despair that attends our moments of racial atomization. every few years, an event flares through the unsheathed wiring of our collective guilt, enmity, and shame, and it feels like we have fewer words than ever. we watch one more violation of humanity unfold. we look around, throw something soft against a wall, and surrender to weeks of a sciatic pulse that has no name and no treatment. in portuguese, there are words like “saudade,” for the beautiful sadness that immobilizes us and sweetens the air. this american sensation wants a sharper word, something like “helpless” but more tannic, more acute. we don’t have this word, and we need it more every year.
news of the verdict for the trayvon martin case reached me when i was in manchester, england. i knew what the stream of “nooooo” tweets meant and i wanted to believe that i had no idea what they meant. weeks later, unsure of what to write, and this is part of the nameless american feeling. people who are the constant targets of legal and cultural violence do not care what a person like me, with normative privilege, thinks about their helplessness, nor should they, so the bystander lets his empathy slip into a garbage can and just goes home, mute, not even certain what home means except that we all live here, knee-to-knee. however thick the darkness, we drag ourselves into arguments, up to lecterns, because we have not let go of each other yet. we still think we can fix a thing that shows no sign of ever being fixed. so i decided to fix jay z, whom i love, and who needs no fixing. but he, too, can trigger this american feeling, a nauseous awareness of the cracks between us widening.
jay z’s new album, “magna carta holy grail,” has sold six hundred and seventy-five thousand copies according to nielsen soundscan. if you don’t own much music, it’s diverting enough, though it would be hard to get through the whole thing in one sitting. if you know anything about rap, it’s slightly embarrassing. if you love jay z, it gives you that american feeling, that “oh, christ” feeling that makes you just want to sit down. it is music made for and by people who are in no danger of proximate harm. “magna carta holy grail” was made by someone who thought it would be appealing to invite the one per cent of the one per cent of the art world and dance for them, with them, for six hours, at a blue-chip art gallery. you weren’t invited, but don’t worry: sarah nicole prickett reported on the experience, and you can see what it looked like soon, if you have hbo.
how the hell can you transfer the misery of the trayvon martin case to jay z and his dopey new album? jay z grew up in as much danger as martin, if not more so. he wrote one of his best verses ever about racial profiling (and the fourth amendment of the u.s. constitution) for “99 problems.” he is as good a rapper as has ever lived, and if his songs were submitted to sabermetric analysis, he would likely be revealed as our michael jordan, our miles davis, the playlist that outlasts us all. hell, forget the numbers—when i saw him a few years ago on the “watch the throne” tour, i couldn’t help being delighted by how much rapping delights him. not because he relishes his own cultural significance or his own cleverness but because of how jay z relates to the physical act of saying lots of words in a row. there are only a dozen or so people alive who can rap as effortlessly as jay z does, and he does it with an affect that betrays a gift, that lets on how much joy he takes in the work.
jay z is as charming a performer as america has. why wouldn’t jerry saltz be converted when jay looked him in the eye? whose politics are strong enough to actually throw away an invite to hang with jay for six hours?
but just like the politician that he occasionally texts, jay z is exactly who should disappoint us, unless our admiration is mute conformity and our optimism was a party smile. his friend has disappointed us by allowing a squeegee of surveillance to be dragged across america and approving the killing of foreign civilians with robots. those civilians, in another country, see america the way trayvon martin saw george zimmerman—a force they couldn’t stop physically creating a story they couldn’t fight historically. so what should jay z be doing instead of currying favor with critics in an art gallery? maybe something like what his friend kanye west thought up in the aftermath of hurricane katrina, when he blurted out, “george bush doesn’t care about black people.” jay z may be our most accomplished rapper but he rarely does anything to alienate anyone the way that west continually, and valuably, does. which is probably why carter represents athletes now, for profit and pleasure.
hang on, hang on—no entertainer has to become a political figure because they are, well, de-facto political figures, right? (jay z prefers the word “influence,” which he will admit to having.) jay z’s performance at the pace gallery, a transparent rewrite of marina abramović’s “the artist is present,” took place three days before the zimmerman verdict, so what could he have done to leverage his influence? he could have ditched the idea of lip-synching to “picasso baby” (a weak retread of “99 problems”) and recreated the zimmerman-martin showdown with everyone in the room, following them around the perimeter of the gallery and scaring the shit out of them, eventually pulling a gun. and though that would have been the aggressive vision of a different artist, jay z is exactly the kind of figure who could weather the ensuing controversy, retaining all of his homes and maybe even his samsung deal.
watch this video for kanye west’s “black skinhead,” especially the inverted, black klan hoods, and you will find it hard to keep the zimmerman verdict out of your head. the video’s interactive options—slowing down the track and changing the camera angles—are just dopey eye candy of the moment, but the track is an angry hum that strings together various moments of racially based frustrations without settling on any one topic. it quickly summons a mood, which turned out to be the mood of the country months after the song was released. (the s.n.l. performance, inconveniently, is more exciting than this computer-generated clip.)
west’s “yeezus” is the ghost that haunts “magna carta holy grail.” though west apparently worked on songs that didn’t make the album, jay z’s old friend and protégé is nowhere on “magna carta.” there are weird echoes. like “yeezus,” the tracks for “magna carta” accreted in the course of a year or two, and were then completed very quickly, with the help of rick rubin, who served as something of an artistic director and advisor for both “yeezus” and “magna carta holy grail.” but “yeezus” is a compelling piece of work, and even if west hadn’t made a single beat on the album (he did) it wouldn’t detract from the unity of a cohesive and off-putting piece of work. how off-putting? enough so that spin published “sheezus talks,” where “seven badass female culture critics assess and, well, psychoanalyze kanye west’s bachelor party.” that is either a testimony to west’s misogyny or his importance, or both. but jay z says things that sound infinitely worse on “magna carta,” and few even notice. what hurts more than being mocked? being ignored, which maybe is why you make a deal with a phone company to make sure a million people hear your album whether or not they like it. (this may be what jay z means by the “new rules.”) “magna carta” feels like jay z grasping for the deep-rooted significance that he had for almost a decade straight, and that west has now.
the album opens with desperation: “holy grail” uses the world’s most popular concierge, justin timberlake, to help sing part of nirvana’s “smells like teen spirit.” one minute in, jay z invokes his own infant as a source of authority—what, blue ivy carter is supposed to make us cry and also be the voice of god, huh?—and pulls the worst dad-hop move of the year. nirvana. “teen spirit.” it’s like jay z asked pandora to produce the record and then left for a meeting.
“magna carta holy grail” is a bunch of songs bagged up weakly by the form of the album, like trail mix that’s made by just putting things next to each other. the one good point is that “magna carta” contains some of the most vivid production timbaland has recorded in years, all of it buried underneath cramped, dull rhymes that anyone could have written. if you can make it to the fifteenth track, “la familia” (an unfortunate reminder of “the dynasty: roc la familia,” jay z’s one truly terrible pre-retirement album), you’ll hear jay say, “tell these niggas pull they fuckin’ skirt down, i could see they ovaries.” that’s not as directly dismissive as “bitches ain’t shit,” but it’s textbook misogyny. if these words simply strike you as evergreen trash talk, daily sports bravado, all the more reason to pause. this is how we get norms we can’t unhinge, prejudices that yield body counts and restraining orders. in the context of the song, skirts and ovaries are, quite clearly, bad things that signal weakness and deficiency. women have ovaries. his wife used hers to make blue, who sure does come in handy as a dramatic foil when jay needs her. west, for all of his ugly eruptions, rarely generalizes about women on “yeezus.” he has specific interactions with specific people who, though unnamed, may be enjoying themselves. that’s their business, as greg tate points out in his spin review. at the end of the day, we risk pretty dicey conclusions if we judge west or carter’s souls—we only have their lyrics. “yeezus” may be ugly but it doesn’t give me a feeling of generalized fear or hatred (except of west himself). jay, though, leads with a classic politician move, holding up the baby; the first words out of his mouth on “magna carta” are “blue told me remind you.” but after knocking back a few, on the court, calling his opponents girls.
but don’t take my word for it. watch this new interview with the journalist elliott wilson and let jay z tell you what he thinks he should be doing with his “influence.” according to jay z, his “presence is charity.” (he says that twice.) hear him say that the act of not doing things is a sufficient work for obama and, by implication, jay z. though he allows that there is still “a bit of racism,” he is much more vocal on his need to be active on behalf of incredibly wealthy athletes. he does dedicate “forever young” to trayvon martin in concerts, which must take up the better part of a minute, and at jay’s rates, that’s worth almost as much as the work that hangs at pace gallery.
in one of the weirdest and least appealing moments, jay z defends some of the lyrics on “nickels and dimes,” which reference harry belafonte’s comment, made last august at the locarno film festival, that artists like jay z and beyoncé had “turned their back on social responsibility.” the eighty-six-year-old belafonte is actively fighting the stand your ground laws; perhaps spurred by belafonte (or not), jay z and beyoncé have attended at least one rally in support of martin (though if your mere presence is charity, maybe you’re doing good every day simply by waking up). on his new song, jay z raps, “i’m just trying to find common ground before mr. belafonte come and chop a nigga down. mr. day-o, major fail.” in the interview, jay z devolves into doublespeak, or worse. of, or to, belafonte, he says, “you bigged up—bruce springsteen is a great guy, you know what i mean?—you a civil-rights activist and you just bigged up the white guy against me in the white media. and not saying that in a racial way, just saying what is, the facts of what it was. and it was like, that was the wrong way to go about it.”
as belafonte’s comments were widely and agnostically reported, i have no idea what “white media” means here; if jay z is talking about a “white guy” but not “in a racial way,” i can only assume he means chromatically. since bruce generally sports an even tan, jay z, at best, needs his eyes checked. the real stinger is the last bit: “the wrong way to go about it.” only minutes before, while discussing the “travesty” of sports players and their financial woes, jay z spoke about his rap elders like rakim: “you have to respect the person that opened the door and laid some groundwork for you.” if anybody laid the groundwork for entertainers of color in america, it was harry belafonte. calling him “mr. day-o” and faulting his tactics is deeply questionable, and it makes me wonder what the hell jay z thinks “respect” means.
jay z himself brings up respect on “picasso baby”: “no sympathy for the king, huh?” no, not until we find that american word. it wasn’t long ago when that’s exactly the kind of lexical coup jay z would pull off, year after year. the closest thing we have is a sound, something like kanye’s “black skinhead,” which is still too confident, almost triumphant in its agitation. this word isn’t victorious in any way. we use it when nobody wins and nobody celebrates and nobody sleeps.
photograph by joseph okpako/getty.
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ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk ˈdɑnəld trəmp səˈpɔrtər ənd waɪt male”*” weɪn ˈælɪn rut əˈpɪrd ɔn ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈɪntərvˌju hi wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ ˈkɑndəkt wɪθ trəmp ənd hɪz kənˈvɪkʃən ðət ðə ˌnɑməˈni ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈlidɪŋ ɪn ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl reɪs, dɪˈspaɪt poʊlz ʃoʊɪŋ ˈəðərˌwaɪz. rut ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət kæmˈpeɪn həz ðə moʊˈmɛntəm now,”*,” ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈrisənt nuz əv ˈprimiəm haɪks ənd hɪz kənˈtɛnʃən ðət ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈhɪləri iˈmeɪl ˈsərvər wɑz rigged.”*.” hi ˈrɛfərənst ə rɪˈpɔrt ðət vərˈʤɪnjə gəv. ˈtɛri pæk kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə steɪt ˈsɛnɪt kæmˈpeɪn əv ðə waɪf əv ən ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ əˈfɪʃəl hu ˈleɪtər bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən; noʊ ˈɛvədəns ðət ðə doʊˈneɪʃən hæd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˈklɪntən. ““folks*, goʊɪŋ ɔn ˈnæʃənəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd seɪɪŋ, goʊ ɪn ənd ərˈɛst ðət ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ agent,”*,” rut dɪˈklɛrd. ɪz ə ˈkrɪmənəl, hi ɪz ˈgɪlti əv əkˈsɛptɪŋ braɪbz, ðɪs ɪz dɪsˈgəstɪŋ. ənd wɪn ˈdɑnəld meɪ bi bɪˈkəz əv, nɑt wɪn hi wɪnz? gɛs ðə fərst θɪŋ goʊɪŋ tɪ du. goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈprɑsəˌkjut ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ənd pʊt ðət ˈwʊmən ɪn prison.”*.” trəmp hɪmˈsɛlf həz sɛd ðət ˈklɪntən wʊd ɪn jail”*” ɪf hi wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ðət ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɑməˈni tɪ goʊ tɪ jail.”*.”
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enthusiastic donald trump supporter and self-described “angry white male” wayne allyn root appeared on newsmax yesterday to discuss the radio interview he was about to conduct with trump and his conviction that the gop nominee is actually leading in the presidential race, despite polls showing otherwise.
root insisted that trump’s campaign has “all the momentum now,” citing recent news of obamacare premium hikes and his contention that the fbi investigation into hillary clinton’s email server was “completely rigged.” he referenced a report that virginia gov. terry mcauliffe’s pac contributed to the state senate campaign of the wife of an fbi official who later became involved in overseeing the investigation; there’s no evidence that the donation had anything to do with clinton.
“folks, i’m going on national tv and saying, go in and arrest that fbi agent,” root declared. “he is a criminal, he is guilty of accepting bribes, this is disgusting. and when donald wins—it may be because of obamacare, not this—but when he wins? guess the first thing he’s going to do. he’s going to prosecute hillary clinton and put that woman in prison.”
trump himself has said that clinton would “be in jail” if he was president and that the democratic nominee “has to go to jail.”
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nra* ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdeɪvɪd kin sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ˈdeɪvɪd ˈgrɛgəri ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd ˈoʊvər ðə gən ˈmægəˌzin hi ʃoʊd ɔn "mit ðə prɛs." ˈgrɛgəri ɪz ˈkərəntli biɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ pəˈlis ˈæftər hi ʃoʊd wət əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ə gən ˈmægəˌzin ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ weɪn ˈlæpiɛr ɔn ˈsənˌdi. d.c*. ˈsɪti koʊd ˈstɪpjəˌleɪts ðət ɪt ɪz ˌɪˈligəl fər ˈɛniˌwən tɪ pəˈzɛs, ˈtrænsfər ər sɛl ə ˈmægəˌzin. ɪt ɪz nɑt noʊn ˈwɛðər ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz hæd pərˈmɪʃən tɪ juz ðə ˈmægəˌzin, ənd ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk həz nɑt ˈkɑmɛntəd ɔn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən jɛt. kin əˈpɪrd ɔn ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. wɪn æst ɪf hi bɪˈlivd ˈgrɛgəri ʃʊd bi ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd, hi rɪˈspɑndɪd, "noʊ, aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk soʊ." hi sɛd ðət ˈgrɛgəriz ˈækʃənz ʃoʊd ðət ˈoʊnɪŋ ə ˈmægəˌzin ɪz "ə ˈsɪli ˈfɛləni." hi kənˈtɪnjud, "aɪ ˈrɪli θɪŋk wət ˈdeɪvɪd ˈgrɛgəri dɪd waɪl hi wɑz ˌɪnədˈvərtəntli ˈflaʊtɪŋ ðə lɔ wɑz ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪŋ ɪn ə ˈvɛri ˈgræfɪk weɪ, pərˈhæps nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli, bət ɪn ə ˈgræfɪk weɪ ʤɪst haʊ ˈsɪli səm əv ðiz lɔz ər."
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nra president david keene said thursday that david gregory should not be prosecuted over the gun magazine he showed on "meet the press."
gregory is currently being investigated by police after he showed what appeared to be a thirty-bullet gun magazine during an interview with nra's wayne lapierre on sunday. d.c. city code stipulates that it is illegal for anyone to possess, transfer or sell a magazine. it is not known whether nbc news had permission to use the magazine, and the network has not commented on the situation yet.
keene appeared on cnn on thursday. when asked if he believed gregory should be prosecuted, he responded, "no, i don't think so."
he said that gregory's actions showed that owning a magazine is "a silly felony." he continued, "i really think what david gregory did while he was inadvertently flouting the law was illustrating in a very graphic way, perhaps not intentionally, but in a graphic way just how silly some of these laws are."
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən æt list 92 ɛr fɔrs ˈɔfɪsərz əˈsaɪnd tɪ ðə ˈnukliər ˈɑrsənəl hæv bɪn ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪtɪd ɪn ə ˈʧitɪŋ ˈskændəl ənd ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli rɪˈlivd əv ðɛr ˈdutiz, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ, əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðət ðeɪ hæd ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli ˈteɪkən aʊt əv kəˈmɪʃən ˈnɪrli əv ðə ˈnukliər fɔrs. ðə ˈwaɪdənɪŋ ˈskændəl, wɪʧ keɪm tɪ laɪt ˈæftər ə proʊb ˈɪntu əˈlɛʤd drəg juz baɪ ˈnukliər ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz, həz ɪkˈspoʊzd sɪˈstɛmɪk ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti ˈlæpsɪz ɪn wən əv ðə moʊst ˈkrɪtɪkəl, ɔlˈbiɪt ˈlɑrʤli ənˈsin, ˈmɪʃənz. əˈdɪʃənəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən rɪˈmeɪnz kəmˈplitli unacceptable,”*,” ɛr fɔrs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈdɛbərə li ʤeɪmz sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ. bɪˈliv naʊ ðət wi du hæv sɪˈstɛmɪk ˈprɑbləmz wɪˈθɪn ðə force.”*.” ʤeɪmz, hu ˈrisəntli rɪˈtərnd frəm ə trɪp tɪ ɛr fɔrs ˈbeɪsɪz wɛr ʃi mɛt wɪθ ˈɛrˌmɛn əˈsaɪnd tɪ ðə ˈnukliər ˈmɪʃən, sɛd ðə ˈʧitɪŋ ˈskændəl əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv ˈimərʤd wɪˈθɪn ə fild bɪˈsɛt baɪ strɛs ənd fear.”*.” hərd rɪˈpitɪdli ðət ðə ˈsɪstəm kən bi ˈvɛri ˈpjunətɪv, kəm daʊn ˈvɛri hɑrd ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˈivɪn smɔl, ˈmaɪnər ˈɪʃuz ðət krɑp up,”*,” ʃi sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ˈɛrˌmɛn fil ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈduli rɪˈwɔrdɪd ər ækˈnɑlɪʤd fər ˈsɑləd pərˈfɔrməns. ʤeɪmz, hu wɑz swɔrn ɪn læst wik, sɛd ðə prəˈfɪʃənsi tɛsts wər biɪŋ juzd ɛz ðə meɪn, ɪf nɑt soʊl, ˈbeɪsɪs tɪ prəˈmoʊt ˈɔfɪsərz. ðə 92 səˈspɛndɪd ˈɔfɪsərz wər ˈiðər kɔt ˈʧitɪŋ ɔn ðə tɛst ər faʊnd tɪ hæv tərnd ə blaɪnd aɪ tɪ ðə ˈlæpsɪz, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. bɪˈliv ðət ə ˈvɛri ˈtɛrəbəl ˈaɪrəni ɪn ðɪs hoʊl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz ðət ðiz ʧit tɪ pæs, ðeɪ ˈʧitɪd bɪˈkəz ðeɪ fɛlt ˈdrɪvən tɪ gɪt 100 percent,”*,” ʃi sɛd. 90 pərˈsɛnt ər 95 pərˈsɛnt wɑz kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈfeɪljər ɪn ðɛr eyes.”*.” ðə 92 ˈɔfɪsərz hu wər diˈsərtəˌfaɪd ər beɪst æt ˈmælmstrəm ɛr fɔrs beɪs ɪn mɑnˈtænə. ˌpərsəˈnɛl æt ðə beɪs ˈoʊvərˌsi 150 ˈmɪnətˌmæn ˈnukliər ˈmɪsəlz, ˌwənˈθərd əv ðə ˈmɪnətˌmæn ˈɑrsənəl. ðə beɪs ɪz wən əv θri wɛr 450 ˌɪntərˌkɑntəˈnɛntəl bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəlz ər kɛpt. ʃɛr
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washington — at least 92 air force officers assigned to the nation’s nuclear arsenal have been implicated in a proficiency-test cheating scandal and temporarily relieved of their duties, officials said thursday, announcing that they had temporarily taken out of commission nearly one-fifth of the nuclear force.
the widening scandal, which came to light after a probe into alleged drug use by nuclear operators, has exposed systemic integrity lapses in one of the pentagon’s most critical, albeit largely unseen, missions.
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“this situation remains completely unacceptable,” air force secretary deborah lee james said thursday. “i believe now that we do have systemic problems within the force.”
james, who recently returned from a trip to air force bases where she met with airmen assigned to the nuclear mission, said the cheating scandal appears to have emerged within a field beset by “undue stress and fear.”
“i heard repeatedly that the system can be very punitive, come down very hard in the case of even small, minor issues that crop up,” she said, adding that airmen feel they are not duly rewarded or acknowledged for solid performance.
james, who was sworn in last week, said the proficiency tests were being used as the main, if not sole, basis to promote officers. the 92 suspended officers were either caught cheating on the test or found to have turned a blind eye to the lapses, officials said.
“i believe that a very terrible irony in this whole situation is that these missileers didn’t cheat to pass, they cheated because they felt driven to get 100 percent,” she said. “getting 90 percent or 95 percent was considered a failure in their eyes.”
the 92 officers who were decertified are based at malmstrom air force base in montana. personnel at the base oversee 150 minuteman iii nuclear missiles, one-third of the nation’s minuteman iii arsenal. the base is one of three where america’s 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles are kept.
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kiˈɑnu rivz ɪz ˈmɛni θɪŋz tɪ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl: ˈnioʊ frəm fɪlmz, tɛd ““theodore”*” ˈloʊgən frəm ðə bɪl tɛd ˈmuviz, ˈʤɑni ˈjuˌtɔ frəm pɔɪnt breɪk, ənd jɛs, ˈivɪn sæd kiˈɑnu. bət hɪz ˈleɪtəst ˈmuvi, mæn əv taɪ kaɪ (ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈfraɪˌdeɪ), mɑrks boʊθ hɪz dɪrɛkˈtɔriəl ˈdeɪbju ənd ə rivz ˈrɛrɪti: pleɪɪŋ ðə ˈvɪlən. ðə fɪlm stɑrz hɪz oʊld frɛnd ˈtaɪgər hu ʧɛn, ə ɔn ˈmuviz, hu pleɪz ə wɪθ ənˈraɪvəld taɪ kaɪ skɪlz. rivz ɪz, ʧif əv ən ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈfaɪtɪŋ rɪŋ hu siz pəˈtɛnʃəl əv bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈfaɪtər ɪn hɪz hi kən tərn tɪ ðə dɑrk saɪd. ðə ˈhɑliˌwʊd blɔg mɛt əp wɪθ rivz ɪn ˈbrʊklɪn ɔn ðə sɛt əv hɪz ˈleɪtəst fɪlm, ʤɑn wɪk, tɪ dɪˈskəs dɪˈrɛktɪŋ mæn əv taɪ kaɪ, ðə ˈʧænsɪz əv ə θərd bɪl tɛd ˈmuvi, ənd si ɪf kiˈɑnu rivz ˈtruli laɪks pleɪɪŋ ðə ˈvɪlən. ðə ˈhɑliˌwʊd blɔg: tɛl mi haʊ ðɪs gɑt ˈstɑrtɪd. *kiˈɑnu ənd aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ wərk təˈgɛðər ənd wi ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ wərk ɔn ə ˈstɔri əraʊnd 2007 ər 2008 wi wər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ə ˈstɔri wɛr pərˈhæps aɪ wɑz hɪz ˈstudənt ənd bi ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ˈʧaɪnə frəm ðə steɪts, ənd hi wɑz ɪn ˈtrəbəl wɪθ hɪz noʊ, ðə ˌoʊldˈskul ˈstɔriˌlaɪn. ənd ðɛn ɛz ðə ˈstɔri dɪˈvɛləpt, ðɪs aɪˈdiə əv ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈfaɪtɪŋ keɪm əp, ənd ðə gaɪ hu ræn ðə ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈfaɪtɪŋ, ʤɪst simd tɪ hæv ə proʊˈklɪvəti fər ðə vɔɪs. wət wɑz ðə ˈbɪgəst fɪr ər kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɪs stɛp? aɪ hæd ə greɪt prəˈdusər ənd ˌsɪnɪməˈtɑgrəfər ənd pərˈdəkʃən dɪˈzaɪnər, ˈrɪli greɪt kəˈlæbərˌeɪtərz, ənd hæd ə nis prɛp, soʊ wi wər ˈrɛdi. aɪ sinz ðət aɪ fɛlt wi ˈnidɪd ənd soʊ aɪ fɛlt priˈpɛrd baɪ ðə taɪm wi roʊld. ɪt ɔl fɛlt ˈkəmfərtəbəl tɪ mi. bɪn ɪn ə lɔt əv ðoʊz rumz ˌbiˈfɔr ɪn prɛp, aɪ ʤɪst bɪn ðə dɪˈrɛktər, bət ðə ˈoʊnli ˈdɪfərəns ɪz ju fil ə greɪt sɛns əv riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə ˈstɔri. wi si ju ɛz ðə ˈvɪlən məʧ. ˈwɔntɪd tɪ traɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ nu? ɪt əˈbaʊt ˈhævɪŋ nɑt dən ɪt ˈɔfən ɪn ðə pæst; ɪt wɑz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈstɔri ənd ðɪs aɪˈdiə əv ə duəl laɪf. ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ dɪˈvɛləp, ənd tɪ mi ðə dɑrk ˈmæstər əv taɪ kaɪ, soʊ gɑt ðə tɛmˈteɪʃən ənd ðə məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən, soʊ fər mi pɑrt əv ðə ˈmuvi ɪz ə ˈkɔʃəˌnɛri teɪl ənd ˈtaɪgər ɪz sɪˈdust baɪ hɪz dɪˈzaɪər, wɪʧ ɪz. wən ˈɪnstəns wɛr ju gɪv ðɪs ˌɪnˈseɪn skrim ˈɪntu ðə ˈkæmərə. ˈnɛvər sin ju du ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðət ˌbiˈfɔr. ɪz ðət ə keɪs wɛr ðə dɪˈrɛktər, soʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk ˈlɪbərˌtiz? ə ˈmoʊmənt wɛr aɪ fɛlt rɪˈvilz hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈtaɪgər æt ə ˈtʊrnəmənt wɛr hi stɑrz tɪ luz kənˈsərn təˈwɔrdz hɪz əˈpoʊnənt, goʊɪŋ tɪ ə ˈdɑrkər pleɪs. ənd ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ ðɪs, ənd ðɪs ɪz wət hi wɔnts ˈtaɪgər tɪ du, hi gɪts ə raɪz ɪn hɪz bləd ləst, ənd aɪ ˈwɔntɪd hɪz ˈdɑrknəs tɪ ʃoʊ. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈɛləˌveɪt ðə ˈmoʊmənt frəm ʤɪst ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdimən rɪˈvilɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf. soʊ ðə ˈæktər dɪd ðət ənd ðə dɪˈrɛktər laɪkt ɪt. wət stɪl ˈɪntərɪsts ju ɪn ðə ˈækʃən ˈʒɑnrə? ˈjuʒəwəli ˈstrəgəl ər ˈoʊvərˌkəmɪŋ ər ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈkələr əv ðə ˈmoʊmənt, soʊ drəˈmætɪkəli ˈrɪli fən, ənd feɪk faɪts ər fən. soʊ ju stɪl ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə physicality*? ˌæbsəˈlutli. jæ. ˈgɑnə ʧeɪnʤ gɪrz, bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl wɔnt tɪ noʊ, wɪl ðɛr bi ə bɪl tɛd 3 bɪl tɛd 3 ɪz ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ə ˈriˌraɪt frəm ðə ˈraɪtərz, ənd stɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ðə fɪlm. wi hæv ə dɪˈrɛktər, wi hæv ˈɛni ˈməni, soʊ traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ə skrɪpt. ˈmeɪbi ɪf wi hæv ə skrɪpt, ðeɪ wɪl kəm, aɪ noʊ. bət ˈtoʊtəli ɔn bɔrd? ˌæbsəˈlutli. bət ɪt stɪl həz tɪ kəm təˈgɛðər. ɪt həz tɪ faɪnd ðə raɪt prəˈdusər ənd dɪˈrɛktər. aɪ θɪŋk kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈstɔri ðət ɪz fən ənd ˈfəni ənd wʊd bi ˈvɛri sərˈil fər mi tɪ pleɪ, soʊ ɪf ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ kəmz təˈgɛðər ðə raɪt weɪ ɪt kʊd bi fən. ju sim tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt tɛd. wɑz ðɛr ə taɪm ɪn jʊr kərɪr wɪn ju ˈwɔntɪd ˈpipəl tɪ fərˈgɛt ðət roʊl? ˈɔlˌweɪz laɪkt ˈspikɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪm. ðoʊz ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪn ðoʊz fɪlmz, ðeɪ wər greɪt taɪmz tɪ meɪk ənd kloʊz tɪ maɪ hɑrt ənd aɪ ləvd ðoʊz ˈstɔriz. wət ju wɔnt tɪ du, ju wɔnt tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə ˈstɔri ənd ˈpipəl ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɪt ənd ɪmˈbreɪs ɪt ənd gɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ aʊt əv ɪt. ɪz ðɛr ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈkɛrɪktər pleɪd ðət laɪk tɪ teɪk ɔn əˈgɛn? aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ hæv pleɪd ʤɑn ˈkɑnstənˌtin əˈgɛn. aɪ laɪkt pleɪɪŋ ðət ˈkɛrɪktər ənd ðɛr simd tɪ bi ə weɪ tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðət. ðə ˈoʊnli wən ðət kəmz tɪ maɪnd. wɪl wi si ju dɪˈrɛkt əˈgɛn? aɪ hoʊp soʊ. laɪk tɪ. ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ˈstɔri. ˈæktɪvli ˈlʊkɪŋ? wɛl, raɪt naʊ ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ʤɑn wɪk, bət aʊt ðɛr ɪn ðə ˈjunəˌvərs.
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keanu reeves is many things to many people: neo from thematrix films, ted “theodore” logan from the bill & ted movies, johnny utah from point break, and yes, even sad keanu. but his latest movie, man of tai chi (opening friday), marks both his directorial debut and a reeves rarity: playing the villain. the film stars his old friend tiger hu chen, a stuntman on thematrix movies, who plays a deliveryman with unrivaled tai chi skills. reeves is donaka, chief of an underground fighting ring who sees chen’s potential of becoming the greatest fighter in his stable—if he can turn to the dark side.
the hollywood blog met up with reeves in brooklyn on the set of his latest film, john wick, to discuss directing man of tai chi, the chances of a third bill & ted movie, and see if keanu reeves truly likes playing the villain.
the hollywood blog: tell me how this got started.
*keanu reeves:*tiger and i wanted to work together and we started to work on a story around 2007 or 2008. we were thinking of a story where perhaps i was his student and i’d be coming to china from the states, and he was in trouble with his dojo—you know, the old-school martial-arts storyline. and then as the story developed, this idea of underground fighting came up, and the guy who ran the underground fighting, donaka—i just seemed to have a proclivity for the voice.
what was the biggest fear or concern about taking this step?
i had a great producer and cinematographer and production designer, really great collaborators, and had a nice prep, so we were ready. i storyboarded scenes that i felt we needed and so i felt prepared by the time we rolled. it all felt comfortable to me. i’ve been in a lot of those rooms before in prep, i just haven’t been the director, but the only difference is you feel a great sense of responsibility to telling the story.
we don’t see you as the villain much. wanted to try something new?
it wasn’t about having not done it often in the past; it was about the story and this idea of a dual life. donaka started to develop, and to me he’s the dark master of tai chi, so he’s got the temptation and the manipulation, so for me part of the movie is a cautionary tale and tiger is seduced by his desire, which is donaka.
there’s one instance where you give this insane scream into the camera. i’d never seen you do something like that before. is that a case where you’re the director, so you’re going to take liberties?
there’s a moment where i felt donaka reveals himself as he’s watching tiger at a tournament where he stars to lose concern towards his opponent, he’s going to a darker place. and donaka witnessing this, and this is what he wants tiger to do, he gets a rise in his blood lust, and i wanted his darkness to show. i wanted to elevate the moment from just witnessing to the demon revealing himself. so the actor did that and the director liked it.
what still interests you in the action genre?
there’s usually struggle or overcoming or whatever the color of the moment, so dramatically it’s really fun, and fake fights are fun.
so you still enjoy the physicality?
absolutely. yeah.
gonna change gears, because people want to know, will there be a bill & ted 3?
bill & ted 3 is waiting for a rewrite from the writers, and we’re still trying to find a way to finance the film. we don’t have a director, we don’t have any money, so we’re trying to get a script. maybe if we have a script, they will come, i don’t know.
but you’re totally on board?
absolutely. but it still has to come together. it has to find the right producer and director. i think they’ve created a story that is fun and funny and would be very surreal for me to play, so if everything comes together the right way it could be fun.
you seem to enjoy talking about ted. was there a time in your career when you wanted people to forget that role?
i’ve always liked speaking about him. those characters in those films, they were great times to make and close to my heart and i loved those stories. that’s what you want to do, you want to participate in the story and people enjoy it and embrace it and get something out of it.
is there any other character you’ve played that you’d like to take on again?
i would like to have played john constantine again. i liked playing that character and there seemed to be a way to continue that. that’s the only one that comes to mind.
will we see you direct again?
i hope so. i’d like to. i’m looking for a story.
you’re actively looking?
well, right now i’m working on john wick, but it’s out there in the universe.
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fər mɔr ˈkɑntɛnt laɪk ðɪs, saɪn əp fər ˈnuzˌlɛtər. əˈnəðər jəŋ ˈwʊmən həz bɪn fɔrst tɪ ˈsəfər æt ðə hænz əv ðə ˈtɑksɪk ˌmæskjəˈlɪnəti ðət pleɪgz ɑr ˈkəlʧər. ən ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈmaɪnər pʊʃt ˈɛdwərdz əˈweɪ læst mənθ ɛz hi traɪd tɪ kɪs hər. hi rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ ˈpənʧɪŋ hər ɪn ðə feɪs, ˈsəbsəkwəntli ˈbreɪkɪŋ hər ʤɔ. hi həz bɪn ərˈɛstɪd ənd ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈsɪmpəl əˈsɔlt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrts ɪn steelton*, pɑ wɛr ðə ˈɪnsədənt əˈkərd. ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst əˈnəðər ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪn ə strɪŋ əv ˈvaɪələns təˈwɔrd blæk ˈwɪmən hu doʊnt meɪk ðɛmˈsɛlvz ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ mɛn ɛz rɪkˈwɛstɪd. ʤɪst læst ˈwiˌkɪnd, wɑz ʃɑt ɪn ðə feɪs ənd kɪld baɪ ə mæn hum ʃi æst tɪ stɑp ˈgraɪndɪŋ ɔn hər æt ˈfɛstɪvəl. waɪl wi kənˈtɪnju tɪ dɪg dip ˈɪntu ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən əˈbaʊt wət ˈʤəstɪs ənd ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən lʊk laɪk fər blæk foʊks, ðə ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz əv ˈvaɪələns ðət blæk ˈwɪmən feɪs, ˈɔfən æt ðə hænz əv blæk mɛn, teɪk ə bæk sit. dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp roʊlz ðət blæk ˈwɪmən hoʊld wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈmuvmənt, ðə ˈfoʊkɪs simz tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈrutɪd ɪn ðə ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz əv blæk mɛn. naʊ mɔr ðən ˈɛvər, ɪt simz tɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər: noʊ fri ənˈlɛs wi ɔl gɪt fri."
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another young woman has been forced to suffer at the hands of the toxic masculinity that plagues our culture. an unidentified minor pushed taijae edwards away last month as he tried to kiss her. he responded by punching her in the face, subsequently breaking her jaw. he has been arrested and charged with simple assault according to police reports in steelton, pa where the incident occurred. this is just another example in a string of violence toward black women who don't make themselves accessible to men as requested. just last weekend, tiarah poyau was shot in the face and killed by a man whom she asked to stop grinding on her at brooklyn’s j’ouvert festival. while we continue to dig deep into conversation about what justice and liberation look like for black folks, the experiences of violence that black women face, often at the hands of black men, take a back seat. despite the leadership roles that black women hold within the movement, the focus seems to remain rooted in the experiences of black men. now more than ever, it seems to important to remember: "ain’t no free unless we all get free."
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sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ ˈbəʤɪt ˈprɑbləmz æt sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ steɪt hæv ənˈsɛtəld ðə ˈkæmpəs ɛz dɪˈpɑrtmənts toʊld tɪ kˈwɪkli əˈʤəst hæv ˈkænsəld ˈklæsɪz ʤɪst ɛz ˈstudənts bɪˈgɪn tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər fər ðə spərɪŋ səˈmɛstər. leɪt læst wik ʤɪst deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən bɪˈgæn dɪˈrɛktərz ənd dɪˈpɑrtmənt hɛdz ˈlərnɪd ðeɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈdipli kət ðɛr ˈproʊˌgræmz, ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, tɪ kip ðə ˈbəʤɪt ˈbælənst. ɪz ən ˌæbsəˈlutli rɪˈdɪkjələs weɪ əv ˈrənɪŋ ə business,”*,” sɛd ˈʃərli reekie*, hɛd əv ðə ˌkɪnɪˌsiˈɑləʤi dɪˈpɑrtmənt, hu sɛd ʃi wɑz ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd æt 4 p.m*. ˈθərzˌdeɪ tɪ kət ər 20 ˈklæsɪz baɪ 5 p.m*. tɛl ˈpipəl tɪ meɪk ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɔlərz əv kəts ɪn ən hour.”*.” nuz əv ðə ˈbəʤɪt ˈtaɪtənɪŋ kɔt ˈstudənts ənd ˈfækəlti baɪ səˈpraɪz; ɪt keɪm ə jɪr ˈæftər ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈvoʊtərz əˈpruvd prɑp. 30 wɪʧ ˈprɑməst rɪˈlif frəm jɪrz əv rɪˈlɛntlɪs ˈbəʤɪt kəts. ðə ˈkæmpəs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən sɪz ˈmɪrli ˈæskɪŋ ɪts ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ lɪv wɪˈθɪn ðɛr ˈbəʤɪts ənd ðət ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə ˈmɪˌdjɪr kət. ˌtərmɪˈnɑləʤi əˈsaɪd, ˈstudənts wɪl hæv ə ˈhɑrdər taɪm ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈklæsɪz nɛkst tərm. scary,”*,” sɛd ˈgræfɪk dɪˈzaɪn ˈmeɪʤər braɪən tɑˈmɑjoʊ. ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪŋ nɛkst səˈmɛstər ənd aɪ wɔnt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr aɪ gɪt ðə raɪt courses.”*.” ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən pæt ˈhɛrɪs sɛd ʃi noʊ haʊ ˈmɛni ˈproʊˌgræmz ər dɪˈpɑrtmənts wər ɪn ðɪs pəˈzɪʃən, ər haʊ ˈmɛni ˈklæsɪz wʊd bi kət. ʃi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət əˈʤəstmənts ər meɪd iʧ fɔl. wɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt moʊ bɪˈkeɪm ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn 2011 hi vaʊd tɪ sˈwɪftli kət ðə 32 ˈmɪljən ˈdɛfəsət, ˈstɑrtɪŋ ðə ˌækəˈdɛmɪk jɪr wɪθ ə ˈbælənst ˈbəʤɪt. bət baɪ ɑkˈtoʊbər, ɪt bɪˈkeɪm klɪr ðət ðə ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈproʊˌgræmz wər ɔn træk tɪ ˈoʊvərˌspɛnd ˈmɪljən, ˈhɛrɪs sɛd. wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə jɪr wɪθ ə ˈbælənst budget,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˈʧælənʤ ɪz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr wi steɪ wɪˈθɪn that.”*.” ɪn ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ əv əˈplaɪd ˈsaɪənsɪz ənd ðə ɑrts, ɪt wɪl min ˈlɑrʤər ənd fjuər ˈklæsɪz, din ˈʧɑrəlz si. ˈbʊlək ɪkˈspleɪnd ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪn ə ˈlɛtər iˈmeɪld tɪ ˈfækəlti. əv ɑr ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm ˈfækəlti wɪl luz pɑrt ər ɔl əv ðɛr ˈjuʒəwəl klæs assignments,”*,” ðə ˈlɛtər sɛd. rɛr ˈkeɪsɪz, ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm ənd ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ˈfækəlti meɪ bi æst tɪ tiʧ ˈklæsɪz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðɛr ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈɛriə əv expertise.”*.” ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm skul sɛd hi ɪz stɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈvaɪz ə plæn. hi ˈwəriz ðət ˈstudənts wɪl saɪn əp fər ˈkɔrsɪz ðət wɪl ˈleɪtər bi ˈkænsəld ər fər ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈkɔrsɪz ðət ər fɑr tu bɪg. ɔl ˈskræmbəlɪŋ tɪ traɪ tɪ mit ðoʊz ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz bət ˈfɪrfəl ɪt maɪt ˈdæmɪʤ ðə kˈwɑləti əv ɑr education,”*,” sɛd bɑb ˈrəkər, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə skul əv ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ənd mæs kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz æt. ˈtrəbəlɪŋ tɪ mi ənd ɔl əv ɑr faculty.”*.” ˈfrɛʃmən bleɪk loʊˈnɛroʊ sɛd hi ənd hɪz ˈklæsˌmeɪts wər ʃɑkt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ wɪn ən ˌɪnˈstrəktər toʊld ðɛm əˈbaʊt ðə kəts. peɪɪŋ ɔl ðɪs ˈməni tɪ əˈtɛnd ðɪs school,”*,” loʊˈnɛroʊ sɛd. fil laɪk wi ʃʊd bi ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ teɪk ðə ˈklæsɪz wi wɔnt tɪ take.”*.” ˈfɑloʊ ˈkeɪti ˈmərfi æt twitter.com/katymurphy*.
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san jose — budget problems at san jose state have unsettled the campus as departments — told to quickly adjust — have canceled classes just as students begin to register for the spring semester.
late last week — just days before registration began — directors and department heads learned they needed to deeply cut their programs, immediately, to keep the budget balanced.
“that is an absolutely ridiculous way of running a business,” said shirley reekie, head of the 1,000-student kinesiology department, who said she was instructed at 4 p.m. thursday to cut $55,000 — or 20 classes — by 5 p.m. “you don’t tell people to make thousands of dollars of cuts in an hour.”
news of the budget tightening caught students and faculty by surprise; it came a year after california voters approved prop. 30, which promised relief from years of relentless budget cuts. the campus administration says it’s merely asking its academic programs to live within their budgets and that this is not a midyear cut.
terminology aside, students will have a harder time getting into classes next term.
“it’s scary,” said graphic design major brian tamayo. “i’m graduating next semester and i want to make sure i get the right courses.”
sjsu spokeswoman pat harris said she didn’t know how many programs or departments were in this position, or how many classes would be cut. she noted that adjustments are made each fall.
when president mo qayoumi became president in 2011, he vowed to swiftly cut the campus’s $32 million deficit, starting the 2013-14 academic year with a balanced budget. but by october, it became clear that the university’s academic programs were on track to overspend $3.8 million, harris said.
“we went into the year with a balanced budget,” she said. “the challenge is to make sure we stay within that.”
in the college of applied sciences and the arts, it will mean larger — and fewer — classes, dean charles c. bullock explained monday in a letter emailed to faculty. “some of our part-time faculty will lose part or all of their usual class assignments,” the letter said. “in rare cases, part-time and full-time faculty may be asked to teach classes outside of their primary area of expertise.”
the director of the journalism school said he is still trying to devise a plan. he worries that students will sign up for courses that will later be canceled or for writing courses that are far too big.
“we’re all scrambling to try to meet those obligations but we’re fearful it might damage the quality of our education,” said bob rucker, director of the school of journalism and mass communications at sjsu. “that’s troubling to me and all of our faculty.”
sjsu freshman blake lonero said he and his classmates were shocked on tuesday when an instructor told them about the cuts.
“we’re paying all this money to attend this school,” lonero said. “i feel like we should be given the opportunity to take the classes we want to take.”
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ɔn ðə ˈlɔrə ˈflændərz ʃoʊ, rɔɪ wɑz æst hər vjuz ɔn ðə noʊˈbɛl pis praɪz: rɔɪ: "lʊk, ɪts ə ˈdɪfəkəlt θɪŋ tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt bɪˈkəz ɪz ə breɪv gərl ənd aɪ θɪŋk ʃi həz naʊ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈspikɪŋ aʊt əˈgɛnst ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈveɪʒənz ənd ˈbɑmɪŋz ðət ər goʊɪŋ ɔn. "bət ˈsərtənli... ɛz ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ rɪˈzɪst greɪt paʊərz traɪɪŋ tɪ koʊɑpt ju ənd, traɪɪŋ tɪ juz ju ɪn ˈsərtən weɪz, ənd ʃiz ˈoʊnli ə kɪd, ju noʊ, ənd ʃi ˈkænɑt bi ˈfɔltɪd æt ɔl fər wət ʃi dɪd, bət ˈsərtənli ðə greɪt geɪm ɪz goʊɪŋ ɔn, ju noʊ. "ənd, əv kɔrs, ðə aɪˈdiə əv ən ˈɪndiən ənd ə ˌpækɪˈstæni biɪŋ ðə noʊˈbɛl praɪz dɪz hæv tɪ du wɪθ ˈgloʊbəl ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd ɪt dɪz hæv tɪ du wɪθ ðə fækt ðət ənˈtɪl ðə 1990s*, ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd əˈmɛrɪkə wər ˈælaɪz. naʊ, wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈtrəbəl ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ stɛp bæk frəm ðət mɑrʃ ənd lʊk fər ˈfərmər graʊnd, ɪn ˈɪndiə. "soʊ wi ər æt ðə rɪˈsivɪŋ ɛnd əv ðə kɪs əv dɛθ, ɪf ju laɪk, ənd soʊ boʊθ ðə naʊ, ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd ˈɪndiə, hæv tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈhɛrəm. ju noʊ, ðeɪ hæv tɪ bi boʊθ bi... "aɪ æm ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈteɪkən ɛz ɪf aɪ æm ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz æt ɔl, bət wɪn ðə greɪt geɪm ɪz æt pleɪ, ðɛn ðeɪ pɪk aʊt əv ˈjuˈɛs, aɪ æm əˈwɛr əv... æt list ju hæv tɪ bi əˈwɛr əv ɪt..."
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on the laura flanders show, arundhati roy was asked her views on the nobel peace prize:
arundhati roy:
"look, it's a difficult thing to talk about because malala is a brave girl and i think she has now started speaking out against us invasions and bombings that are going on. "but certainly... as an individual, it is very difficult to resist great powers trying to co-opt you and, trying to use you in certain ways, and she's only a kid, you know, and she cannot be faulted at all for what she did, but certainly the great game is going on, you know.
"and, of course, the idea of an indian and a pakistani being given...sharing the nobel prize does have to do with global politics and it does have to do with the fact that until the 1990s, pakistan and america were allies. now, with all the trouble in pakistan, the us is trying to step back from that marsh and look for firmer ground, in india.
"so we are at the receiving end of the kiss of death, if you like, and so both the begums now, pakistan and india, have to be in the sheikh's harem. you know, they have to be both be...
"i am not...this should not be taken as if i am criticising the individuals at all, but when the great game is at play, then they pick out people...all of us, i am aware of... at least you have to be aware of it..."
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ˈrisərʧərz æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɑzloʊ hæv ˈtɛstɪd ə nu dɪˈvaɪs fər dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ˈhɔrˌmoʊn ˈtritmənts fər ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs θru ðə noʊz. ðɪs ˈmɛθəd wɑz faʊnd tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ˈmɛdəsən tɪ ðə breɪn wɪθ fju saɪd ˈifɛkts. əˈbaʊt wən aʊt əv ˈɛvəri ˈhənərd nɔrˈwiʤənz dɪˈvɛləp ˌskɪtsəˈfriniə ər ˈɔˌtɪzəm ɪn ðə kɔrs əv ðɛr ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm. mɔˈroʊvər, æt ˈɛni wən taɪm səm ˈpipəl ər rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈtritmənt fər ðiz ˈprɑbləmz. ˈmɛni ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk dɪˈsɔrdərz səʧ ɛz ˈɔˌtɪzəm, ˌskɪtsəˈfriniə ənd baɪˈpoʊlər dɪˈsɔrdər ər baɪ pur ˈsoʊʃəl ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ. ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən ɪz ə ˈhɔrˌmoʊn ðət ˈɪnˌfluənsɪz ˈsoʊʃəl bɪˈheɪvjər ənd həz ʃoʊn ˈprɑməs fər ðə ˈtritmənt əv ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs. ˈrisərʧərz æt hæv naʊ dɪˈskəvərd ðət loʊ ˈdoʊsɪz əv ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən meɪ hɛlp ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs tɪ ˈbɛtər pərˈsiv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsɪgnəlz. ɛz pɑrt əv ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt, ðeɪ hæv kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni, hu hæv dɪˈvɛləpt ə nu dɪˈvaɪs dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ˈmɛdəsən dɪˈlɪvəri tɪ ðə breɪn ˈviə ðə noʊz. ˈrɛgjəˌleɪts ˈsoʊʃəl bɪˈheɪvjər ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən həz hɪˈstɔrɪkəli bɪn noʊn tɪ pleɪ ə ˈkruʃəl roʊl ɪn ʧaɪld ˈrɪrɪŋ ɛz ɪt fəˈsɪləˌteɪts ˈprɛgnənsi, bərθ, ənd ðə riˈlis əv mɪlk ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈnərsɪŋ. ˈfərðər, ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən hɛlps ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ˈkɑrdiˌæk ˈfəŋkʃənz ənd fluɪd ˈlɛvəlz. mɔr ˈrisənt ˈrisərʧ həz rɪˈvild ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən fər ˈsoʊʃəl bɪˈheɪvjər. ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən ɪz ə ənd wɑz dɪˈskəvərd ɪn 1953 ˈpɛpˌtaɪdz ər ə grup əv ˈmɑləˌkjulz ðət kənˈsɪst əv ə ʧeɪn əv əˈminoʊ ˈæsədz. əˈminoʊ ˈæsədz ər ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ blɑks əv ˈproʊˌtinz, wɪʧ wi faɪnd ɪn ɔl taɪps əv sɛlz. ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən ɪz prəˈdust ɪn ðə hypothalamus*, wɪʧ ɪz ðə breɪnz koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈsɛntər fər ðə ˈhɔrˌmoʊn ˈsɪstəm. ˈmɛdəsən θru ðə noʊz bɪˈkəz əv roʊl ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl bɪˈheɪvjər, ˈrisərʧərz hæv ɪkˈsplɔrd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ædˈmɪnɪˌstərɪŋ ðə ˈhɔrˌmoʊn fər ðə ˈtritmənt əv ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs. ɛz ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən ɪz ə ˈrɛlətɪvli lɑrʤ ˈmɑləˌkjul, ɪt həz ˈtrəbəl ˈkrɔsɪŋ ðə ˈbɛriər bɪtˈwin ðə breɪn ənd ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪŋ bləd. ðəs, ˈrisərʧərz hæv ədˈmɪnɪstərd ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən tɪ ˈpeɪʃənz θru ðə noʊz ɛz ðɪs rut ˈɔfərz ə dɪˈrɛkt ˈpæθˌweɪ tɪ ðə breɪn ðət ˈbaɪˌpæsɪz ðɪs ˈbɛriər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈrisərʧərz hæv ə pur ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv haʊ ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən ˈriʧɪz ənd əˈfɛkts ðə breɪn. ðə moʊst ˈifɛktɪv doʊs fər ˈtritmənt həz ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈsivd ˈlɪtəl ˈrisərʧ əˈtɛnʃən. prəˈfɛsər ˌoʊˈleɪ ə. ˈændrəsən ənd hɪz ˈrisərʧ tim hæv kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ɔn ə ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd tu ˈdɪfərənt ˈdoʊsɪz əv ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən ənd ɔn haʊ ðeɪ əˈfɛkt ðə weɪ ɪn wɪʧ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsɪgnəlz ər pərˈsivd. loʊ ˈdoʊsɪz wərk bɛst ˈsɪkˈstin ˈhɛlθi mɛn rɪˈsivd tu ˈdɪfərənt ˈdoʊsɪz əv ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ pləˈsiboʊ. ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈgɪvɪn ən ˌɪntrəˈvinəs doʊs əv ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən, fər ə kəmˈpɛrəsən əv ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən ɪn ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪŋ bləd. ðə ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊd ðət ˈoʊnli ðoʊz ədˈmɪnɪstərd ə loʊ doʊs əv ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən ɪkˈspɪriənst ən ˈifɛkt ɔn haʊ ðeɪ pərˈsivd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsɪgnəlz. prəˈfɛsər ˌoʊˈleɪ ə. ˈændrəsən ɪkˈspleɪnz: "ðə rɪˈzəlts ʃoʊ ðət ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, i.e*. ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən θru ðə noʊz, əˈfɛkts ðə ˈfəŋkʃən əv ðə breɪn. ɛz noʊ ˈifɛkt wɑz əbˈzərvd ˈæftər ˌɪntrəˈvinəs ˈtritmənt, ðɪs ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ədˈmɪnɪstərd ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən ˈtrævəlz dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ðə breɪn, ɛz wi hæv lɔŋ bɪˈlivd. ðə fækt ðət wi hæv ʃoʊn ðə ˈɛfɪˌkæsi əv ə loʊ doʊs əv ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl pərˈsɛpʃən ɪz ˈivɪn mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ə doʊs ðət ɪz loʊər, bət ðət stɪl ˈɪnˌfluənsɪz bɪˈheɪvjər, wɪl ɛnˈteɪl ə loʊər rɪsk əv əˈfɛktɪŋ ˈəðər ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈsɪstəmz ɪn ðə ˈbɑdi. ˈvɛri haɪ ˈdoʊsɪz əv ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən kʊd, ɪn fækt, hæv ðə ˈɑpəzɪt ˈifɛkt ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl bɪˈheɪvjər." ðə ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəvərd ðət ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪθ ˈlɑrʤər ˈneɪzəl ˈkævɪtiz hæd ə ˈstrɔŋgər rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə loʊ doʊs əv ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən. ˈbriðɪŋ hɛlps ˈjuzɪz ə nu tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut ˈmɛdəsən tɪ ðə breɪn, ˈmeɪkɪŋ juz əv ðə ˈjuzərz brɛθ tɪ prəˈpɛl ˈmɛdəsən dip ˈɪntu ðə ˈneɪzəl ˈkævəti. ðə dɪˈvaɪs ædˈmɪnɪstərz ˌɑksəˈtoʊsən haɪ əp ˈɪntu ðə ˈpeɪʃənts ˈneɪzəl ˈkævəti. wɪn ðə ˈmɛdəsən ɪz ˈtɑrgətɪd dip ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə noʊz, ɪt ɪˈneɪbəlz breɪn dɪˈlɪvəri əˈlɔŋ nərv ˈpæθˌweɪz frəm ðə ˈəpərˌmoʊst pɑrt əv ðə ˈneɪzəl ˈkævəti. kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈneɪzəl spreɪ dɪˈvaɪsɪz ər nɑt ˈsutɪd tɪ kənˈsɪstəntli dɪˈlɪvər ˈmɛdəsən haɪ əp ɪˈnəf ˈɪntu ðə noʊz. ðə dɪˈvaɪs ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspændz ðə ˈneɪzəl ˈkævəti, fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪŋ ˈmɛdəsən dɪˈlɪvəri. ɛz ðə ˈjuzər ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈvaɪs, ðɪs ˈkloʊzɪz ðə sɔft ˈpælɪt ənd prɪˈvɛnts ðə ˈmɛdəsən frəm biɪŋ lɔst daʊn ðə θroʊt. sɪns lɛs ˈmɛdəsən ɪz lɔst əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ, ˈpeɪʃənz kən teɪk sˈmɔlər ˈdoʊsɪz ənd əˈkɔrdɪŋli ɪkˈspɪriəns fjuər saɪd ˈifɛkts. meɪ jild nu ˈtritmənts ðə nɛkst stɛp ɪn ðə ˈrisərʧ ɪz tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ðə seɪm tɛsts ɔn ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs. "wi ər naʊ ˈrənɪŋ tɛsts ɪn ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ ˈɔˌtɪzəm ˈspɛktrəm dɪˈsɔrdərz," sɪz ˈdɑktər kwinˈtænə. "wi hoʊp ðət ðɪs ˈrisərʧ ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz ðə fərst stɛp ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ə ˈsɪriz əv nu ˈmɛdəsənz ðət meɪ bi əv greɪt hɛlp tɪ mɔr ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs," kənˈkludz prəˈfɛsər ˈændrəsən.
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researchers at the university of oslo have tested a new device for delivering hormone treatments for mental illness through the nose. this method was found to deliver medicine to the brain with few side effects.
about one out of every hundred norwegians develop schizophrenia or autism in the course of their lifetime. moreover, at any one time some 20,000 people are receiving treatment for these problems. many psychiatric disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are characterised by poor social functioning.
oxytocin is a hormone that influences social behaviour and has shown promise for the treatment of mental illness.
researchers at uio have now discovered that low doses of oxytocin may help patients with mental illness to better perceive social signals. as part of this project, they have collaborated with the company optinose, who have developed a new device designed to improve medicine delivery to the brain via the nose.
regulates social behaviour
oxytocin has historically been known to play a crucial role in child rearing as it facilitates pregnancy, birth, and the release of milk during nursing. further, oxytocin helps regulate cardiac functions and fluid levels. more recent research has revealed the importance of oxytocin for social behaviour.
oxytocin is a neuropeptide and was discovered in 1953. peptides are a group of molecules that consist of a chain of amino acids. amino acids are also known as the building blocks of proteins, which we find in all types of cells. oxytocin is produced in the hypothalamus, which is the brain's coordinating centre for the hormone system.
medicine through the nose
because of oxytocin's role in social behaviour, researchers have explored the possibility of administering the hormone for the treatment of mental illness. as oxytocin is a relatively large molecule, it has trouble crossing the barrier between the brain and circulating blood. thus, researchers have administered oxytocin to patients through the nose as this route offers a direct pathway to the brain that bypasses this barrier.
however, researchers have a poor understanding of how oxytocin reaches and affects the brain. the most effective dose for treatment has also received little research attention.
professor ole a. andreassen and his research team have collaborated with optinose on a project that evaluated two different doses of oxytocin and on how they affect the way in which social signals are perceived.
low doses work best
sixteen healthy men received two different doses of oxytocin, along with placebo. volunteers were also given an intravenous dose of oxytocin, for a comparison of the effects of oxytocin in circulating blood. the research showed that only those administered a low dose of oxytocin experienced an effect on how they perceived social signals.
professor ole a. andreassen explains: "the results show that intranasal administration, i.e. introducing oxytocin through the nose, affects the function of the brain.
as no effect was observed after intravenous treatment, this indicates that intranasally administered oxytocin travels directly to the brain, as we have long believed. the fact that we have shown the efficacy of a low dose of oxytocin on social perception is even more important.
a dose that is lower, but that still influences behaviour, will entail a lower risk of affecting other regulatory systems in the body. very high doses of oxytocin could, in fact, have the opposite effect on social behaviour."
the scientists also discovered that individuals with larger nasal cavities had a stronger response to a low dose of oxytocin.
breathing helps
optinose uses a new technology to distribute medicine to the brain, making use of the user's breath to propel medicine deep into the nasal cavity.
the device administers oxytocin high up into the patient's nasal cavity. when the medicine is targeted deep inside the nose, it enables brain delivery along nerve pathways from the uppermost part of the nasal cavity. conventional nasal spray devices are not suited to consistently deliver medicine high up enough into the nose.
the device also expands the nasal cavity, facilitating nose-to-brain medicine delivery. as the user exhales into the device, this closes the soft palate and prevents the medicine from being lost down the throat.
since less medicine is lost along the way, patients can take smaller doses and accordingly experience fewer side effects.
may yield new treatments
the next step in the research is to carry out the same tests on people with mental illness.
"we are now running tests in volunteers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders," says dr quintana.
"we hope that this research project is the first step in the development of a series of new medicines that may be of great help to more people with mental illness," concludes professor andreassen.
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taɪm tɪ gɪt wɛt ənd waɪld ɪn ˈvɛktər ˈsikwəl tɪ ðə ˈgɔrʤəs ʤɛt ski ˈhaɪˌdroʊ ʤɛt ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈsɪriz ˈtaɪtəld ðɪs taɪm brɪŋz tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl tənz əv nu ˈfiʧərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən ɔl nu kərɪr moʊd, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈməltiˌpleɪər, ən ɔl nu stənt ˈsɪstəm ənd ə hoʊl lɔt mɔr. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ɔl ðə nu ˈfiʧərz, ɪz ˈbjutəfəl ənd həz bɪn kɔld ˈkɑnsoʊl ˈraɪvəlɪŋ. stənts fər spid kənˈtroʊl waɪz wərks laɪk ə ʧɑrm. ˌækˌsɛlərˈeɪʃən ɪz ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ənd ju ʤɪst tɪlt jʊr dɪˈvaɪs tɪ stɪr lɛft ənd raɪt. ɔn taɪt tərnz ðɛr ɪz breɪk ˈbətənz soʊ ju goʊ kərˈinɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə wɔlz. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə bust ˈbətən ðət kən ʃut ju əˈhɛd əv jʊr ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ðɪs bust bɑr ˈrɪli ɪz ə juʤ kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈreɪsɪz ənd ə juʤ kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ðət ɪz ɪn stənts. æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ju ʤɪst hæv stənts bət ðɛr ɪz ə hoʊl vərˈaɪəti əv ðɛm wɪʧ ˌkɔrəˈspɑnd tɪ ˈdɪfərənt təʧ skrin swaɪp kəˈmændz. fər ˈɪnstəns sˈwaɪpɪŋ boʊθ ˈfɪŋgərz ˈəpwərdz dɪz ə ˈhændəlˌbɑr trɪk, bət sˈwaɪpɪŋ ðɛm boʊθ daʊn, ər aʊt frəm iʧ ˈəðər, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. dɪz ˈdɪfərənt trɪks. ɛz ju wɪn ˈreɪsɪz ju ræŋk əp ənd geɪn skɪl pɔɪnts ju kən juz tɪ ənˈlɑk ˈbɛtər ənd mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd stənts wɪʧ ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˈlɔŋgər strɪŋ əv təʧ skrin ˈɪnˌpʊts. pɪmp ðət ˈhaɪˌdroʊ ʤɛt ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈgeɪnɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns frəm ˈreɪsɪz tɪ ˈlɛvəl əp ju ˈɔlsoʊ geɪn praɪz ˈməni fər ˈpleɪsɪŋ ɪn fərst, ˈsɛkənd ər θərd. ðɪs ˈməni ɪz ðɛn juzd tɪ ˈkəstəˌmaɪz jʊr ˈhaɪˌdroʊ ʤɛt ɪn ə ˈməltəˌtud əv weɪz. fərst ɔf ju kən twik ðə pərˈfɔrməns əv jʊr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈhaɪˌdroʊ ʤɛt tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ˌækˌsɛlərˈeɪʃən, tɔp spid, ˈhændəlɪŋ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. bət ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpərʧəs ˈbɛtər ˈhaɪˌdroʊ ʤɛts wɪʧ hæv ˈbɛtər beɪs stæts ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈkəstəˌmaɪz ðɛm ɪn tərmz əv ˈpeɪnɪŋ ðɛm ˌhaʊˈɛvər ju wɔnt. vərˈaɪəti əv staɪlz wən əv ðə ˈbɛtər θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ɪz ðɛr ɪz ə tən əv ˈdɪfərənt reɪs taɪps əv moʊdz əv ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ tɪ kip ju ˈbɪzi. fər kərɪr moʊd ðɛr ər θri taɪps əv ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ; ˈnɔrməl læp ˈreɪsɪz, hɑt læp wɛr ju nid tɪ gɪt ðə bɛst taɪm ɪn ʤɪst wən læp ənd ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən wɛr ðə læst pleɪs pleɪər gɪts ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd ˈɛvəri 15 ˈsɛkəndz. ˈgɪtɪŋ fərst ɪn ðiz ˈreɪsɪz gɪts ju θri stɑr ˈræŋkɪŋz wɪʧ ər juzd tɪ ənˈlɑk nu mæps ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr mɔr ˈkɑntɛnt. bət wən əv ðə nu ˈfiʧərz ɪn ðɪs taɪm əraʊnd ɪz ɪn ðə ˈməltiˌpleɪər moʊd. waɪl ɪt ɪz ˈfɛrli ˈbeɪsɪk ənd ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd ðə ˈməltiˌpleɪər moʊd ɪz stɪl ˈɔsəm ənd ˈprɪti wɛl dən. ˈmæʧɪz ər sɛt əp ˈprɪti kˈwɪkli ənd aɪ hæv nɑt hæd ˈɛni kəˈnɛkʃən ər læg ˈprɑbləmz. ˈfərðərˌmɔr aɪ laɪk haʊ ðə mæp ˈpɪkɪŋ ɪz voʊt beɪst ənd ðət wərks ˈnaɪsli ɛz wɛl. frənt roʊ wɪl gɪt wɛt gɪt ˈrɛdi tɪ gɪt wɛt pleɪɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈgræfɪks ənd pərˈfɔrməns ɪz soʊ ðət ju ˈrɪli fil laɪk ˈzumɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈwɔtər. ɪz ˈrənɪŋ ðə nu ˈvɛktər ˈɪnʤən 4 wɪʧ əˈlaʊz fər ˈstənɪŋ ˈgræfɪks ənd ɪz ɪkˈsklusɪvli fər 4 wɪʧ həz ˈkɑmplɛks ənd daɪˈnæmɪk ˈlaɪtɪŋ. ðə ɛnd ˈprɑdəkt tɪ ɔl ðət ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈʤɑrgən ɪz ə ˈbjutəfəl geɪm. ðə weɪ ðə sən ˈglɪmərz ɔf ðə ˈwɔtər ənd haʊ ðə ˈwɔtər floʊz ənd ˈsplæʃɪz əˈbaʊt meɪks mi fil laɪk pleɪɪŋ ən geɪm ər ˈsəmθɪŋ. ðɛr ər ˈivɪn ˈifɛkts laɪk wɪn ju hɪt ə bɪg weɪv jʊr skrin həz ˈwɔtər ˈdrɑpləts ɔn ɪt ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə ˌɪˈluʒən ju ˈrɪli ər ðə ˈraɪdər. wərθ ɪt? ðə bɪg kˈwɛʃən əv kɔrs ɪz ɪf ɪz wərθ ðə praɪs tæg əv ðɪs ɪz ə ˈdɔlər mɔr ðən ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ənd aɪ səˈpoʊz mɔr ðən ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl weɪv əv ʤɪst 099 ˈmoʊbəl geɪmz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər fər wət ˈɔfərz aɪ fil ɪt ɪz ˈdɛfənətli wərθ ðə praɪs. ˈgɪtɪŋ tənz əv ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti, greɪt ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈməltiˌpleɪər moʊd ənd ˈstənɪŋ ˈkɑnsoʊl ˈraɪvəlɪŋ ˈgræfɪks ɔn ə ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪs. wət mɔr du ju wɔnt?
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time to get wet and wild in vector unit‘s sequel to the gorgeous jet ski hydro jet racing series titled riptide gp2. this time riptide gp2 brings to the table tons of new features including an all new career mode, online multiplayer, an all new stunt system and a whole lot more. in addition to all the new features, riptide gp2 is beautiful and has been called console rivaling.
stunts for speed
control wise riptide gp2 works like a charm. acceleration is automatic and you just tilt your device to steer left and right. on tight turns there is brake buttons so you don’t go careening into the walls. there is also a boost button that can shoot you ahead of your competition. this boost bar really is a huge component of winning races and a huge component of that is in stunts. at the beginning you just have “tier 1” stunts but there is a whole variety of them which correspond to different touch screen swipe commands. for instance swiping both fingers upwards does a handlebar trick, but swiping them both down, or out from each other, etc. does different tricks. as you win races you rank up and gain skill points you can use to unlock better and more complicated stunts which require a longer string of touch screen inputs.
pimp that hydro jet
in addition to gaining experience from races to level up you also gain prize money for placing in first, second or third. this money is then used to customize your hydro jet in a multitude of ways. first off you can tweak the performance of your existing hydro jet to improve acceleration, top speed, handling, etc. but you can also purchase better hydro jets which have better base stats as well as actually customize them in terms of painting them however you want.
variety of styles
one of the better things about riptide gp2 is there is a ton of different race types of modes of gameplay to keep you busy. for singleplayer career mode there are three types of gameplay; normal lap races, hot lap where you need to get the best time in just one lap and elimination where the last place player gets eliminated every 15 seconds. getting first in these races gets you three star rankings which are used to unlock new maps and therefore more content. but one of the new features in gp2 this time around is in the multiplayer mode. while it is fairly basic and straightforward the multiplayer mode is still awesome and pretty well done. matches are set up pretty quickly and i have not had any connection or lag problems. furthermore i like how the map picking is vote based and that works nicely as well.
front row will get wet
get ready to get wet playing riptide gp2 as the graphics and performance is so optimized that you really feel like you’re zooming across the water. riptide gp2 is running the new vector engine 4 which allows for stunning hd graphics and is exclusively optimized for tegra 4 which has complex shaders and dynamic lighting. the end product to all that technological jargon is a beautiful game. the way the sun glimmers off the water and how the water flows and splashes about makes me feel like playing an xbox game or something. there are even effects like when you hit a big wave your screen has water droplets on it giving the illusion you really are the rider.
worth it?
the big question of course is if riptide gp2 is worth the price tag of $2.99. this is a dollar more than the original riptide gp and i suppose more than the typical wave of just $.099 mobile games. however for what riptide gp2 offers i feel it is definitely worth the price. you’re getting tons of singleplayer functionality, great online multiplayer mode and stunning console rivaling graphics on a mobile device. what more do you want?
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ctvnews.ca* stæf ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈkænədɪt ɪn meɪərəl reɪs ɪz əˈpilɪŋ tɪ kæt ˈləvərz wɪθ ə ˈplætˌfɔrm ðət ʃaɪnz ə laɪt ɔn ðə ˈfiˌlaɪn frɛndz. ˌtəkˈsidoʊ stæn, ə kæt bɔrn tɪ ə ˈfɛrəl ˈməðər, həz klɔd hɪz weɪ ˈɪntu ðə meɪərəl reɪs. ˈoʊnərz ju ənd ˈkæθi ˈʧɪzəm lɔnʧt ðə ˌtəkˈsidoʊ ˈpɑrti, wɪθ stæn ɛz ɪts ˈlidər, ɛz ə minz tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ˈfɛrəl kæts. hæv ən ɪkˈsploʊʒən əv cats,”*,” ju ˈʧɪzəm, ə rɪˈtaɪrd ˌvɛtərəˈnɛriən, toʊld əˈtlæntɪk ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. hæv ˈlɪtərəli ˈhənərdz, ˈθaʊzənz əv kæts ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə streets.”*.” ðə sˈloʊgən ɪz ˈnɛglɪʤəns working”*” ənd ɪts eɪm ɪz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈwɛlˌfɛr əv kæts θruaʊt ðə ˈsɪti. ˌtəkˈsidoʊ stæn həz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ə fɛr əˈmaʊnt əv bəz ɪn ˈhælɪˌfæks, wɪθ ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔn ðə kæmˈpeɪn. seɪlz əv ˌtəkˈsidoʊ stæn ˈbətənz, lɔn saɪnz ənd ˈtiˌsərts goʊ tɪ ə day”*” ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv wɪʧ hɛlps ˌloʊˈɪnkəm ˈfæməliz tɪ speɪ ər ˈnutər ðɛr kæts. tu ˈkænədɪts ɪn ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ mjuˈnɪsəpəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ðət ðeɪ əˈtɛndəd sɛpt. 10 lɔnʧ ˈpɑrti, wɪʧ wɑz rum only.”*.” ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ən ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈɪʃu, bət ən issue,”*,” roʊt ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈkænədɪt ˈpitər ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. ˈkænədɪt weɪ ˈmeɪsən: ʤɪst glæd nɑt ˈrənɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˌtəkˈsidoʊ stæn. hi ɪz ˈɛvriˌwɛr ðiz deɪz. #hfxpoli.”*.” waɪl ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əˈməŋ ˈvoʊtərz ɪz ɔn ðə raɪz, mjuˈnɪsəpəl lɔz ˈdɪkˌteɪt ðət ə kæt ˈkænɑt rən fər meɪər. bət nɑt ˈstɑpɪŋ ˌtəkˈsidoʊ stæn frəm mˈjuzɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɔn hɪz əˈfɪʃəl ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ, wɪʧ həz mɔr ðən 800 laɪks. "ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪz ə lɔt laɪk hunting,”*,” ridz ə poʊst frəm stæn. nid tɪ bi ˈvɛri ˈpeɪʃənt, ðɛn ju straɪk wɪθ ˈlaɪtnɪŋ spid ənd hæv noʊ ˈmərsi. ɪf ju du ɪt raɪt, ju ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli gɪt rɪd əv ðə ræts."
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a controversial candidate in halifax’s mayoral race is appealing to cat lovers with a platform that shines a light on the city’s feline friends.
tuxedo stan, a three-year-old cat born to a feral mother, has clawed his way into the city’s mayoral race.
owners hugh and kathy chisholm launched the tuxedo party, with stan as its leader, as a means to address halifax’s problem with feral cats.
“we have an explosion of cats,” hugh chisholm, a retired veterinarian, told ctv atlantic on thursday. “we have literally hundreds, thousands of cats living in the streets.”
the party’s slogan is “because negligence isn’t working” and its aim is to improve the welfare of cats throughout the city.
tuxedo stan has generated a fair amount of buzz in halifax, with local media reporting on the cat’s campaign.
sales of tuxedo stan buttons, lawn signs and t-shirts go to a “spay day” initiative which helps low-income families to spay or neuter their cats.
two candidates in the upcoming municipal election tweeted that they attended stan’s sept. 10 launch party, which was “standing room only.”
“it is not only an election issue, but an on-going issue,” wrote election candidate peter grabosky on facebook.
candidate waye mason tweeted: “i’m just glad i’m not running against tuxedo stan. he is everywhere these days. #hfxpoli.”
while tuexdo stan’s popularity among voters is on the rise, municipal laws dictate that a cat cannot run for mayor.
but that’s not stopping tuxedo stan from musing about politics on his official facebook page, which has more than 800 likes.
"politics is a lot like hunting,” reads a post from stan. “you need to be very patient, then you strike with lightning speed and have no mercy. if you do it right, you eventually get rid of the rats."
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wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst pleɪz ˈsənˌdi ˌæftərˈnun wɑz ðə ˈpeɪtriəts dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd ˈʧændlər ʤoʊnz sæk ənd ˈfəmbəl əv ˌtɛnəˈsi ˈtaɪtənz kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ʤeɪk ˈlɑkər, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈlaɪnˌbækər ˈhaɪˌtaʊərz ˈfəmbəl rɪˈkəvəri fər ðə ˈteɪkɪŋ səm taɪm tɪ goʊ ˈoʊvər ðə fɪlm frəm ðə geɪm, hɪrz haʊ ðət pleɪ ðɪs fərst slaɪd jul si ˈʧændlər ʤoʊnz laɪnd əp daʊn ɔn ðə laɪn əv ˈskrɪmɪʤ ɔn ðə raɪt hænd saɪd. bɪˈhaɪnd ɪm ɪz ˈʤɛrəd meɪoʊ, ənd tɪ hɪz lɛft ɪz ðɪs slaɪd jul si ɔn ðə snæp ðət ʤoʊnz ˈrəʃɪz ɪn əˈgɛnst ˈtaɪtənz lɛft ˈtækəl ˈmaɪkəl ruz, ˈfeɪkɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd. jul si ɪn ðə nɛkst slaɪd ðət ʤoʊnz ðɛn swɪmz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ənd meɪks hɪz muv təˈwɔrd ʤeɪk ˈlɑkər, hu ˈdəzənt si ɪm gɪts ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ruz, ənd ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ əraʊnd ðə lɛft hænd saɪd naʊ wɛr hiz goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈlɑkər ɪn ðə nɛkst slaɪd. jul si ˈhaɪˌtaʊər ɪz bæk ɪn ˈkəvərɪʤ, ənd bət hiz raɪt wɛr hiz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ənd laɪk ˈɛni gʊd dɪˈfɛnsɪv pleɪər həz hɪz hɛd ɔn ə pʊts ə hɪt ɔn ˈlɑkər hu ju kən tɛl ɪn ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ ˈnɛvər sɔ ɪm ˈkəmɪŋ ənd teɪks ɪm daʊn, ˈnɑkɪŋ ðə bɔl aʊt. ˈhaɪˌtaʊər siz ðə pleɪ, ənd jul si ɪn ðə nɛkst slaɪd ðət hiz goʊɪŋ tɪ kəm əp ənd skup əp ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl. ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ noʊt ɔn ðɪs pleɪ ðət ˈlaɪnˌbækər rɑb wɑz double-teamed*, waɪl vɪns wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ mæʧt əp əˈgɛnst tu swups ɪn ənd skups əp ðə bɔl, ənd hiz goʊɪŋ tɪ raɪt ˈɪntu ðə endzone*, wɪθ hɪz pæθ ʃoʊn baɪ ðə ˈjɛloʊ ˈɛroʊ. ʤoʊnz meɪd ə greɪt pleɪ, bət ˈkrɛdɪt ˈhaɪˌtaʊər fər hɪz əˈwɛrnəs ənd hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli riækt ənd kəm ɪn ənd meɪk ðə rɪˈkəvəri ənd teɪk ɪt ɪn fər ðə ɪn ɔl ɪt wɑz ə greɪt pleɪ baɪ nu ˈɪŋgləndz ˈrʊkiz, ənd ˈkrɛdɪt ðɛm boʊθ fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə bɪg pleɪ ðət æt ðə taɪm pʊt nu ˈɪŋglənd əp ənd pʊt ðɛm ɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl geɪm.
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one of the biggest plays sunday afternoon was the patriots defensive end chandler jones sack and fumble of tennessee titans quarterback jake locker, as well as linebacker dont'a hightower's fumble recovery for the touchdown.after taking some time to go over the film from the game, here's how that play unfolded:in this first slide you'll see chandler jones lined up down on the line of scrimmage on the right hand side. behind him is jerod mayo, and to his left is dont'a hightower.in this slide you'll see on the snap that jones rushes in against titans left tackle michael roos, faking inside. you'll see in the next slide that jones then swims outside and makes his move toward jake locker, who doesn't see him coming.jones gets outside of roos, and is coming around the left hand side now where he's going to get locker in the next slide. you'll see hightower is back in coverage, and but he's right where he's supposed to be and - like any good defensive player - has his head on a swivel.jones puts a hit on locker - who you can tell in this image never saw him coming - and takes him down, knocking the ball out. hightower sees the play, and you'll see in the next slide that he's going to come up and scoop up the football. it's also interesting to note on this play that linebacker rob ninkovich was double-teamed, while vince wilfork was also matched up against two defenders.hightower swoops in and scoops up the ball, and he's going to right into the endzone, with his path shown by the yellow arrow. jones made a great play, but credit hightower for his awareness and his ability to immediately react and come in and make the recovery and take it in for the touchdown.all in all it was a great play by new england's rookies, and credit them both for making a big play that at the time put new england up 14-3 and put them in control of the football game.
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ufc* 162 ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi bəˈnænəz. ðət kɑrd ɪz ə ˈwɪnər frəm tɔp tɪ ˈbɑtəm, bət ðə baʊt əm ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ moʊst ɪz ðə meɪn ɪˈvɛnt. aɪv bɪn ə bɪg fæn əv ˈændərsən ˈsɪlvə fər ə lɔŋ taɪm, ənd hæv fɛlt ðət hi ɪz ðə paʊnd fər paʊnd ʧæmp fər ə fju jɪrz naʊ. ðɛn əˈlɔŋ kəmz krɪs ˈwaɪdmən, ə kɪd wɪθ ləˈʤɪtəmət paʊər, ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ənd jitsu*, ɔl roʊld əp ˈɪntu ə nit ˈpækɪʤ. ɪts bɪn ə lɔŋ taɪm sɪns wiv sin ˈsəmˌwən ðət ˈpoʊzɪz ə ril θrɛt, ənd aɪl bi ðə fərst tɪ ədˈmɪt, əm ɔn ðə ˈwaɪdmən wɔr ˈwægən. aɪ hæv bɪn frəm ðə stɑrt. ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ, wɪn ˈsɑnən wɑz pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ faɪt ˈændərsən ɪn ðɛr fərst ˈaʊtɪŋ, nɑt ˈmɛni wər ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪm ə ʧæns tɪ gɪt pæst ðə ʧæmp. ðɛn, hi kəmz ɪn, gənz ˈloʊdɪd ənd ˈrɛdi, ənd bits ðə kræp aʊt əv ˈændərsən fər raʊnz əv ðə faɪt. noʊ ˈmætər ðə ˈrizən, rɪb ˈɪnʤəriz ər nɑt, ðət faɪt əˈlaʊd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ si ðət ˈsɪlvə wɑz stɪl ˈjumən ənd kʊd bi stɑpt. aɪ θɪŋk krɪs ˈwaɪdmən wɪl bi ðə mæn tɪ du ɪt. aɪ ˈrisəntli kənˈdəktəd ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ mæt ˈsɛrə, wɛr hi spoʊk əˈbaʊt krɪs' ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ teɪk ʃɔrt ˈnoʊtɪs faɪts, ənd ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, hɪz ˈɔfər tɪ stɛp əp tɪ feɪs ʤɑn ʤoʊnz wɪn dæn ˈhɛndərsən ˈsəfərd ən ˈɪnʤəri ðət fɔrst ɪm aʊt əv ðɛr ˈskɛʤʊld baʊt læst ˈsəmər. ˈsɛrəz ˈkɑmɛnts spɑrkt maɪ ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti ənd aɪ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ gɪt ə ˈrɪli kwɪk ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ krɪs tɪ dɪˈskəs ɪt, ənd ə ˈpɑsəbəl weɪt klæs ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. hɪrz wət hi hæd tɪ seɪ: ðə weɪt kət frəm hɛl maɪə faɪt) ðət faɪt, aɪ tʊk ɪt ɔn 10 deɪz ˈnoʊtɪs. aɪ ˈwəzənt ɪn ʃeɪp æt ɔl. ˈɑnəstli, aɪ oʊd ə lɔt əv ˈməni ɪn ˈtæksɪz ənd aɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ peɪ ðɛm, soʊ aɪ θɔt ɪt wɑz ə gʊd aɪˈdiə tɪ teɪk ðə faɪt. aɪ fɛlt aɪ kʊd wɪn, bət aɪ ˈfɪgjərd ðə bɪg θɪŋ wɑz ˈgɑnə bi maɪ weɪt kət. aɪv bɪn ˈkətɪŋ weɪt maɪ hoʊl laɪf, ənd noʊ ˈmætər wət, weɪt kəts sək, bət ðɪs faɪt geɪv mi ə hoʊl nu rɪˈspɛkt fər ˈkətɪŋ weɪt. ɪt wɑz ðə ˈhɑrdəst kət aɪv ˈɛvər meɪd. aɪ keɪm tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr wɪn aɪ wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɔnə, ənd ˈjuʒəwəli ju luz ə 2 paʊnz, jɛt aɪ wɑz ˈgeɪnɪŋ 2 paʊnz ˈsəmˌhaʊ. aɪ wɑz ˈgeɪnɪŋ weɪt ɪn ðɛr, ənd aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kwɪt soʊ bæd. aɪ wɑz stɪl ə paʊnd ənd ə hæf ˈoʊvər æt ðət pɔɪnt. aɪ ˈdɪdənt noʊ wət ðə hɛk wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪt ɪt dən, ənd maɪ ˈkoʊʧɪz wər laɪk, 'noʊ, mæn, jʊr dən', bət aɪ hæd tɪ kip goʊɪŋ. aɪ wɑz dɪˈlɪriəs ənd faintish*. ɪt wɑz hɛl. wɪn aɪ gɑt dən, aɪ pʊʃt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, ənd ˈsəmˌhaʊ faʊnd ə weɪ tɪ wɪn ðət faɪt. aɪ ˈdɪdənt əˈlaʊ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈɛni ɪkˈskjuzɪz tɪ luz ðət faɪt. aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn, noʊ ˈmætər wət. ɪt wɑz təf, ðæts fər ʃʊr. ˈkɑnfədɛns pərˈsɑnəˌfaɪd (ʤɑn ʤoʊnz) əm ðə taɪp əv gaɪ ðət ləvz bɪg ˌɑpərˈtunətiz. aɪ laɪk wɪn ðə kɑrdz ər əˈgɛnst mi, ənd ˈpipəl θɪŋk ðət aɪ hæv noʊ ʧæns. aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, soʊ wɪn ðət faɪt keɪm aʊt ðət ɪt wɑz ɪn ˈʤɛpərdi, aɪ kɔld maɪ ˈmænɪʤər ənd æst ɪf ðɛr wɑz ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət aɪ kʊd gɪt ðə faɪt bɪˈkəz aɪ θɪŋk aɪ kʊd teɪk ɪt. hi wɑz laɪk, 'ˈrɪli?' ənd aɪ wɑz laɪk, 'jæ.' hi sɛd gɪv mi ə ˈkəpəl deɪz, ənd aɪ toʊld ɪm aɪ wɑz ˈrɛdi tɪ goʊ. soʊ, hi kɔld ʤoʊ ˈsɪlvə, ənd hi wɑz laɪk, 'ər ju ˈkɪdɪŋ mi?' aɪ θɪŋk ʤoʊ laɪkt ðə fækt ðət aɪ dɪd ðət. soʊ hi sɛd hi ˈwəzənt goʊɪŋ tɪ tɛl ˈdeɪnə ənd ðɛm ənˈlɛs aɪ kɔld maɪ ˈkoʊʧɪz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ɪt wɑz ɔl 100 aɪ kɔld mæt ənd toʊld ɪm ðət aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ðɪs. ðeɪ wər ɔl ɔn bɔrd, soʊ aɪ kɔld bæk maɪ ˈmænɪʤər, ənd hi tɛlz ʤoʊ ˈsɪlvə, ənd hi θɔt ɪt wɑz ˈɔsəm, soʊ hi kɔld ˈdeɪnə waɪt, bət ðɛn ðeɪ ˈɛndɪd əp θroʊɪŋ ðə faɪt aʊt, ənd ðɛn ðə hoʊl kɑrd aʊt. aɪ wɑz ɔl ˈrɛdi tɪ goʊ [læfs]. aɪ ræn streɪt tɪ ðə ʤɪm ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ aʊt. ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ laɪt ˈhɛviˌweɪt jæ, hu noʊz. aɪ wɔnt tɪ kip ˈfaɪtɪŋ æt 185 ənd wɪn ðə bɛlt ðɛr fərst. ɪf ðə fænz ənd ðə wɔnt mi tɪ goʊ əp, aɪ kʊd du ðət, bət aɪ meɪk 185 ˈprɪti ˈizi. əm æt 203 raɪt naʊ, wɪʧ ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈprɪti laɪt fər ə lɔt əv middleweights*. aɪ θɪŋk aɪ kʊd ˈdɛfənətli bi ə 205er*, tu. aɪd ʤɪst pʊt ˈməsəl ɔn ənd hɛd ɔn əp. ɪts ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə fænz ənd wɔnt, bət raɪt naʊ, maɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz ɔn ˈmɪdəlˌweɪt ənd ˈændərsən ˈsɪlvə. aɪd ˈnɛvər muv daʊn ɪn weɪt, ðoʊ. 185 ɪz maɪ ˈlɪmət. ˈfɔrmjələ tɪ wɪn hi (ˈsɪlvə) rɪˈlæksɪz ˈrɪli wɛl, ˈivɪn ɪn təf taɪmz. juv gɑt tɪ noʊ wɪn tɪ pʊʃ ɪt ənd wɪn nɑt tɪ. ðə moʊst rɪˈlækst, ˈkɑnfədənt gaɪ wɪl wɪn ðə faɪt. *ˈpərsɪnəl θæŋks tɪ ˈwaɪdmən fər biɪŋ ˈɔsəm ənd fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪŋ ðɪs ju kən ˈfɑloʊ krɪs ˈviə hɪz tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt,
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ufc 162 is going to be bananas. that card is a winner from top to bottom, but the bout i'm looking forward to most is the main event. i've been a big fan of anderson silva for a long time, and have felt that he is the pound for pound champ for a few years now. then along comes chris weidman, a kid with legitimate power, wrestling and jiu jitsu, all rolled up into a neat package. it's been a long time since we've seen someone that poses a real threat, and i'll be the first to admit, i'm on the weidman war wagon. i have been from the start.
a few years ago, when chael sonnen was preparing to fight anderson in their first outing, not many were giving him a chance to get past the champ. then, he comes in, guns loaded and ready, and beats the crap out of anderson for 4.5 rounds of the fight. no matter the reason, rib injuries or not, that fight allowed us to see that silva was still human and could be stopped. i think chris weidman will be the man to do it.
i recently conducted an interview with matt serra, where he spoke about chris' willingness to take short notice fights, and in particular, his offer to step up to face jon jones when dan henderson suffered an injury that forced him out of their scheduled bout last summer. serra's comments sparked my curiosity and i managed to get a really quick interview with chris to discuss it, and a possible weight class change in the future. here's what he had to say:
the weight cut from hell (demian maia fight)
that fight, i took it on 10 days notice. i wasn't in shape at all. honestly, i owed a lot of money in taxes and i needed to pay them, so i thought it was a good idea to take the fight. i felt i could win, but i figured the big thing was gonna be my weight cut. i've been cutting weight my whole life, and no matter what, weight cuts suck, but this fight gave me a whole new respect for cutting weight. it was the hardest cut i've ever made. i came to the point where when i went into the sauna, and usually you lose a p1.5 - 2 pounds, yet i was gaining .2 pounds somehow.
i was gaining weight in there, and i wanted to quit so bad. i was still a pound and a half over at that point. i didn't know what the heck was going on. i wanted to get it done, and my coaches were like, 'no, man, you're done', but i had to keep going. i was delirious and faintish. it was hell.
when i got done, i pushed myself, and somehow found a way to win that fight. i didn't allow myself any excuses to lose that fight. i was going to win, no matter what. it was tough, that's for sure.
confidence personified (jon jones)
i'm the type of guy that loves big opportunities. i like when the cards are against me, and people think that i have no chance. i believe in myself, so when that fight came out that it was in jeopardy, i called my manager and asked if there was a possibility that i could get the fight because i think i could take it. he was like, 'really?' and i was like, 'yeah.' he said give me a couple days, and i told him i was ready to go.
so, he called joe silva, and he was like, 'are you kidding me?' i think joe liked the fact that i did that. so he said he wasn't going to tell dana and them unless i called my coaches to make sure it was all 100%. i called matt and told him that i wanted to this. they were all on board, so i called back my manager, and he tells joe silva, and he thought it was awesome, so he called dana white, but then they ended up throwing the fight out, and then the whole card out. i was all ready to go [laughs]. i ran straight to the gym and started working out.
possibility of moving to light heavyweight
yeah, who knows. i want to keep fighting at 185 and win the belt there first. if the fans and the ufc want me to go up, i could do that, but i make 185 pretty easy. i'm at 203 right now, which is actually pretty light for a lot of middleweights. i think i could definitely be a 205er, too. i'd just put muscle on and head on up. it's whatever the fans and ufc want, but right now, my focus is on middleweight and anderson silva. i'd never move down in weight, though. 185 is my limit.
formula to win
he (silva) relaxes really well, even in tough times. you've got to know when to push it and when not to. the most relaxed, confident guy will win the fight.
*personal thanks to marivi weidman for being awesome and facilitating this interview*
you can follow chris via his twitter account, @chrisweidmanufc
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ðə bərd flu ˈvaɪrəs meɪ bi ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ sprɛd frəm ˈmæməl tɪ ˈmæməl, sɪz ə tim hu hæv dɪˈskəvərd ðət pɪgz ɪn ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd wɪθ ðə dɪˈziz sɪns 2005 wən stɛp ɪn ðə ˈfraɪtənɪŋ ʧeɪn əv ɪˈvɛnts ðət kʊd lɛd tɪ ˈjumən trænzˈmɪʃən ənd ə pænˈdɛmɪk. ðə bərd flu kɪlz 60 pər sɛnt əv ðə ˈpipəl ɪt ˌɪnˈfɛkts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, moʊst ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz əˈkər ˈæftər dɪˈrɛkt ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ən ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd bərd ənd ðə dɪˈziz dɪz nɑt əˈpɪr tɪ sprɛd wɛl bɪtˈwin ˈjumənz. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈjumən tɪ ˈjumən trænzˈmɪʃən rɪˈmeɪnz rɛr, ðə ˈvaɪrəs ˈkænɑt kɔz ə flu pænˈdɛmɪk. ðɪs kʊd ʧeɪnʤ. wən weɪ ðə ˈvaɪrəs kʊd dɪˈvɛləp ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ sprɛd əˈməŋ ˈjumənz ɪz tɪ fərst ˌɪnˈfɛkt pɪgz, wɪʧ hæv ˈmɛni ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪkəl ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz tɪ ˈjumənz. flu ˈvaɪrəsɪz əˈdæptɪd tɪ pɪgz hæv lɛs ˈtrəbəl əˈdæptɪŋ tɪ ˈjumənz ðən du bərd flu ˈvaɪrəsɪz wən ˈvaɪrəs kɔzd ðə swaɪn flu pænˈdɛmɪk ɪn 2009 əv ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn surabaya*, ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə, ənd ˈkɑligz ɪn ʤəˈpæn, hæv bɪn ˈtrækɪŋ ɪn pɪgz sɪns 2005 ɪn ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə, ðə ˈkəntri ˈhɑrdəst hɪt baɪ ðə ˈeɪviən flu ˈvaɪrəs. ðeɪ naʊ rɪˈpɔrt ðət bɪtˈwin 2005 tɪ 2007 wɪn ðə ˈeɪviən flu pikt, pər sɛnt əv 700 pɪgz ðeɪ ˈtɛstɪd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɛrid ðɛr hæv bɪn spərˈædɪk rɪˈpɔrts əv ɪn pɪgz, bət ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst taɪm ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv ðə ˈprɑbləm həz bɪn ˈmɛʒərd. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈpoʊltri tɪ pɪg ɪn iʧ keɪs, ðə ˈvaɪrəs ɪn pɪgz ˈkloʊsli rɪˈzɛmbəld frəm ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈaʊtˌbreɪks ɪn ˈpoʊltri, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ɪt həz ʤəmpt frəm ðə bərd tɪ ðə pɪg ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ðət ənd ðə smɔl prəˈpɔrʃən əv pɪgz ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd səˈʤɛsts ðə ˈvaɪrəs ˈkænɑt jɛt sprɛd bɪtˈwin pɪgz. ðə ˈvaɪrəs wɑz ˈbɛtər əˈdæptɪd tɪ pɪgz ɪt wʊd hæv sprɛd laɪk wildfire,”*,” sɪz æb ˈɑstərhaʊs əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈrɑtərˌdæm ɪn ðə ˈnɛðərləndz, ə flu ˈɛkspərt nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈrisərʧ. sɪns 2007 ˈeɪviən flu ˈaʊtˌbreɪks hæv dɪˈmɪnɪʃt ɪn ˈpoʊltri ənd ɪn ˈpipəl ɪn ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə ənd ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz faʊnd ðət ðə ðə reɪt əv ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən ɪn pɪgz həz ˈsɪmələrli drɑpt. ˌɔlˈðoʊ pɪgz ər stɪl ˈkɛriɪŋ saɪnz əv ˈrisənt ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən. ðɪs minz ðə ˈvaɪrəs kʊd stɪl bi ˈsprɛdɪŋ ənd ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ bɪˈkəz ðə tim dɪˈskəvərd, tɪ ðɛr səˈpraɪz, ðət ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd pɪgz ʃoʊ noʊ ˈsɪmptəmz. ˈvaɪrəsɪz kʊd ˈizəli ɪˈveɪd dɪˈtɛkʃən ɛz ðeɪ sprɛd θru ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə ɪn ˌeɪˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk pigs,”*,” wɔrn ənd ˈkɑligz. ənd ðɛr ər ˈwəriɪŋ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz ðət ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ. sɪz ðət ɪn wən pɪg, ðə ˈvaɪrəs hæd dɪˈvɛləpt ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ baɪnd tɪ ə ˈmɑləˌkjul ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə ˈnoʊzɪz əv boʊθ pɪgz ənd ˈjumənz. ɪgˈzæktli ðə kaɪnd əv ʧeɪnʤ ðət kʊd əˈlaʊ ɪt tɪ sprɛd bɪtˈwin ˈpipəl. ʃoʊz wi ʃʊd kip ə kloʊz wɔʧ ɔn pɪg flu, ɛz ɪt kən ʧeɪnʤ rapidly,”*,” wɔrnz ˈɑstərhaʊs. ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ɪz ˈhidɪŋ ðə kɔl ənd ɪz ˈfəndɪŋ ə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən kɔld flupig*, tɪ ˈstədi haʊ bərd flu əˈdæpts tɪ pɪgz ənd haʊ pɪg flu sprɛdz tɪ ˈpipəl. ɪt wɪl mit fər ðə fərst taɪm ˈleɪtər ðɪs mənθ. ˈʤərnəl ˈrɛfərəns: ˈimərʤɪŋ ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs dɪˈzizɪz
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the h5n1 bird flu virus may be evolving the ability to spread from mammal to mammal, says a team who have discovered that pigs in indonesia have been infected with the disease since 2005. it’s one step in the frightening chain of events that could lead to human transmission and a pandemic.
the h5n1 bird flu kills 60 per cent of the people it infects. however, most infections occur after direct contact with an infected bird and the disease does not appear to spread well between humans. as long as human to human transmission remains rare, the virus cannot cause a flu pandemic.
this could change. one way the virus could develop the ability to spread among humans is to first infect pigs, which have many biochemical similarities to humans. flu viruses adapted to pigs have less trouble adapting to humans than do bird flu viruses – one pig-adapted virus caused the swine flu pandemic in 2009.
chairul nidom of airlangga university in surabaya, indonesia, and colleagues in japan, have been tracking h5n1 in pigs since 2005 in indonesia, the country hardest hit by the avian flu virus. they now report that between 2005 to 2007 when the avian flu peaked, 7.4 per cent of 700 pigs they tested also carried h5n1. there have been sporadic reports of h5n1 in pigs, but this is the first time the extent of the problem has been measured.
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in each case, the virus in pigs closely resembled h5n1 from nearby outbreaks in poultry, suggesting it has jumped from the bird to the pig population. that and the small proportion of pigs infected suggests the virus cannot yet spread between pigs. “if the virus was better adapted to pigs it would have spread like wildfire,” says ab osterhaus of the university of rotterdam in the netherlands, a flu expert not involved in the research.
since 2007, avian flu outbreaks have diminished in poultry and in people in indonesia and the investigators found that the the rate of infection in pigs has similarly dropped. although pigs are still carrying signs of recent infection.
this means the virus could still be spreading and evolving because the team discovered, to their surprise, that infected pigs show no symptoms. “h5n1 viruses could easily evade detection as they spread through indonesia in asymptomatic pigs,” warn nidom and colleagues.
and there are worrying indications that h5n1 is already evolving. nidom says that in one pig, the virus had developed the ability to bind to a molecule present in the noses of both pigs and humans. that’s exactly the kind of change that could allow it to spread between people.
“this shows we should keep a close watch on pig flu, as it can change rapidly,” warns osterhaus. theropean union is heeding the call and is funding a scientific collaboration called flupig, to study how bird flu adapts to pigs and how pig flu spreads to people. it will meet for the first time later this month.
journal reference: emerging infectious diseases , doi:10.3201/eid1610.100508
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ˈoʊpən sɔrs ˌpaɪəˈnɪr həz sɛd ðət ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃənz (ec*) plænz fər ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈmɑrkɪt pʊt kənˈsumərz' ˈpraɪvəsi æt rɪsk. ɛz pɑrt əv ɪts plæn tɪ muv frəm 28 ˈnæʃənəl ˈmɑrkɪts tɪ wən, ðə həz prəˈpoʊzd ə 'ˌjʊrəˈpiən fri floʊ əv ˈdætə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv' wɪʧ wɪl əˈlaʊ ˈdætə tɪ muv ˈfrili əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkɑntənənt. ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl ləˈgunə, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv, sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ðət, waɪl ən ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz ə gʊd θɪŋ, ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv pʊts ˈjuzər ˈpraɪvəsi æt rɪsk. hi sɛd: "wi əˈgri wɪθ ðə kəˈmɪʃən ðət ən ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪt ənd mɔr ʧɔɪs əv gʊdz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪz greɪt fər kənˈsumərz ənd ˈbɪznɪsɪz əˈlaɪk. bət wi ʃʊd nɑt hæv tɪ treɪd ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi fər ðət ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ. "ðə kəˈmɪʃən nidz tɪ seɪ mɔr əˈbaʊt haʊ ɪt plænz tɪ ˌriɪnˈfɔrs trəst ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪn ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsərvɪsɪz. fri ˈmuvmənt əv ˈdætə ɪn ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən dɪz nɑt saʊnd laɪk kənˈsumərz wɪl hæv ˈgreɪtər kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər hu kən juz ðɛr ˈdætə. "ˌɪnˈstɛd ɪt ˈsɪmpli fəˈsɪləˌteɪts ðə ˈtreɪdɪŋ ənd ˈsɛlɪŋ əv ɑr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈdætə bɪtˈwin ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪn ðə neɪm əv 'ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən'." ðə rɪˈvild ɪts plænz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈmɑrkɪt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈaʊˌtlaɪnɪŋ 16 ˈpɑləsiz əˈkrɔs θri ˈpɪlərz. ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ðə fri ˈmuvmənt əv ˈdætə əˈkrɔs ˈjʊrəp, ðə fərst ˈpɪlər ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn prəˈvaɪdɪŋ "ˈbɛtər ˈækˌsɛs fər kənˈsumərz ənd ˈbɪznɪsɪz tɪ ˈdɪʤɪtəl gʊdz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz əˈkrɔs ˈjʊrəp." əˈməŋ ðə ˈpɑləsiz ˈəndər ðɪs ˈpɪlər ɪz ˈpʊtɪŋ ən ɛnd tɪ əv ˈkɑntɛnt, wɛr ˈsərvɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ðət kənˈsumərz hæv peɪd fər ɪn wən ˈriʤən ˈkænɑt bi juzd ɪn əˈnəðər, ˈɔfən fər noʊ dɪˈsərnəbəl ˈrizən. ə rɪˈfɔrm əv ˈkɑpiˌraɪt lɔ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ðə əˈʤɛndə. ðə wɔnts tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈsɪtɪzənz hu baɪ fɪlmz, mˈjuzɪk ər ˈəðər ˈɑrtɪkəlz æt hoʊm kən ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɛm waɪl ˈtrævəlɪŋ əˈkrɔs ˈjʊrəp. ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə laɪks əv, ðə ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ənd skaɪ goʊ əˈveɪləbəl əˈkrɔs ˈjʊrəp. "[ənd ðɛr wɪl bi] ə ˌrivˈju əv ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪt ənd ˈkeɪbəl dɪˈrɛktɪv tɪ əˈsɛs ɪf ɪts skoʊp nidz tɪ bi ˌɛnˈlɑrʤd tɪ ˈbrɔdˌkæstərz' ˈɔnˌlaɪn trænzˈmɪʃənz ənd tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr haʊ tɪ bust ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈbrɔdˌkæstərz' ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn ˈjʊrəp," ðə sɛd. ðə ˌbibiˈsi sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˌbibiˈsi nuz ðət ɪt wɪl lʊk æt riˈmuvɪŋ ðə riˈstrɪkʃənz əv ðə əv ɪts ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsərvɪs. "wi noʊt ðə kəˈmɪʃənz ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz mɔr ˈpɔrtəbəl tɪ ˈjuzərz waɪl ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɪn ˈjʊrəp, ənd wɪl bɪˈgɪn wərk tɪ lʊk æt ðə ˈtɛknɪkəl ənd ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz," ə ˈspoʊkspərsən fər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɛd. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈpɪlər ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz sɛt əp tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ənd groʊθ, wɪʧ ðə hoʊps tɪ du wɪθ ən ˈoʊvərˌhɔl əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈtɛləkɑmz roʊlz, ə ˈkrækˌdaʊn ɔn ˌɪˈligəl ˈkɑntɛnt ənd ə ˌrivˈju əv ðə dɪˈrɛktɪv tɪ ˌriɪnˈfɔrs trəst ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪn ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðə wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrivˈju ðə bɪˈheɪvjər əv wɛb ˈkəmpəˌniz səʧ ɛz ˈgugəl tɪ ɪˈrædəˌkeɪt ˌæntɪkəmˈpɛtɪtɪv bɪˈheɪvjər. ðə θərd ənd ˈfaɪnəl ˈpɪlər həz ɪts saɪts sɛt ɔn ðə groʊθ pəˈtɛnʃəl əv ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪˈkɑnəmi, wɪʧ ðə plænz tɪ du baɪ dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ˈstændərdz ənd ɪn ˈɛriəz səʧ ɛz ənd ˈtrænspɔrt ˈplænɪŋ. ðɪs ˈpɪlər ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd plænz tɪ fri ˈmuvmənt əv ˈdætə. ˈprɛzɪdənt sɛd: "təˈdeɪ wi leɪ ðə ˈgraʊndˌwərk fər ˈjʊrəps ˈdɪʤɪtəl fˈjuʧər. aɪ wɔnt tɪ si ˈtɛləkɑmz ˈnɛtˌwərks, ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ðət krɔs ˈbɔrdərz ənd ə weɪv əv ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈstɑrˌtəps. "aɪ wɔnt tɪ si ˈɛvəri kənˈsumər ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə bɛst dilz ənd ˈɛvəri ˈbɪznɪs ˈækˌsɛsɪŋ ðə ˈwaɪdəst ˈmɑrkɪt wɛˈrɛvər ðeɪ ər ɪn ˈjʊrəp. "ɪgˈzæktli ə jɪr əˈgoʊ, aɪ ˈprɑməst tɪ meɪk ə ˈfʊli ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmɑrkɪt wən əv maɪ tɔp praɪˈɔrətiz. təˈdeɪ, wi ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ gʊd ɔn ðət ˈprɑməs. ðə 16 stɛps əv ɑr ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˈstrætəʤi wɪl hɛlp meɪk ðə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmɑrkɪt fɪt fər ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl eɪʤ." ˈæntəni ˈwɔkər, ˈdɛpjəti ˈsiˌiˈoʊ, əˈplɔdɪd ðə muv, bət sɛd ðət ðə ʃʊd ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈgloʊbəl, ˈrəðər ðən ˈriʤənəl, ˈstændərdz. "ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈɛləmənts wi səˈpɔrt ɪn ˈtudeɪz ˈstrætəʤi. ˈhævɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt rulz ɪn 28 ˈmɛmbər steɪts həz hɛld bæk ðə groʊθ əv ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪˈkɑnəmi," hi sɛd. "prəˈpoʊzəlz tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ˈbɛriərz tɪ ðə dɪˈlɪvəri əv ˈdɪʤɪtəl gʊdz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz əˈkrɔs ðə wɪl bi gʊd fər ˈbɪznɪs, gʊd fər kənˈsumərz ənd gʊd fər groʊθ. ðə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə əv ɔl ˈsɛktərz əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi wɪl bi ɛˈsɛnʃəl fər ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti. "bət wi hæv tɪ gɑrd əˈgɛnst nu ˈbɛriərz biɪŋ ɪˈrɛktɪd. ˈjʊrəp ʃʊd bi ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈstændərdz nɑt ˈriʤənəl wənz. "ɪt ʃʊd bi kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər ðə fˈjuʧər, nɑt ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪŋ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən dɪˈzaɪnd fər ðə pæst, ənd ɪt nidz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət nu prəˈpoʊzəlz fər ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ər beɪst ɔn ə klɪr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə fækts, nɑt əˈsəmpʃənz əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪˈkɑnəmi wərks ər əˈtɛmpts tɪ kəmˈpɛtɪtərz." ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˈprɑʤɛkt tim wɪl naʊ wərk tɪ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ðə dɪˈlɪvəri əv ðiz ˈpɑləsiz soʊ ðət ðeɪ kən bi ɪn pleɪs baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2016 prəˈvaɪdɪd ðeɪ rɪˈsiv ðə ˈbækɪŋ əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrləmɛnt ənd ðə ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˈjʊrəp.
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open source pioneer open-xchange has said that the european commission's (ec) plans for a single digital market put consumers' privacy at risk.
as part of its 16-policy plan to move from 28 national markets to one, the ec has proposed a 'european free flow of data initiative' which will allow data to move freely across the continent.
rafael laguna, ceo of open-xchange, said in a statement that, while an open market is a good thing, the initiative puts user privacy at risk.
he said: "we agree with the commission that an open market and more choice of goods and services is great for consumers and businesses alike. but we should not have to trade our privacy for that privilege.
"the commission needs to say more about how it plans to reinforce trust and security in digital services. free movement of data in the european union does not sound like consumers will have greater control over who can use their data.
"instead it simply facilitates the trading and selling of our personal data between companies in the name of 'encouraging innovation'."
the ec revealed its plans to create a single digital market on wednesday, outlining 16 policies across three pillars.
as well as calling for the free movement of data across europe, the ec's first pillar focuses on providing "better access for consumers and businesses to digital goods and services across europe."
among the policies under this pillar is putting an end to geo-blocking of content, where services such as netflix that consumers have paid for in one region cannot be used in another, often for no discernible reason.
a reform of copyright law is also on the agenda. the ec wants to ensure that citizens who buy films, music or other articles at home can also enjoy them while travelling across europe.
as well as the likes of netflix, the ec is also looking at making services such as iplayer and sky go available across europe.
"[and there will be] a review of the satellite and cable directive to assess if its scope needs to be enlarged to broadcasters' online transmissions and to explore how to boost cross-border access to broadcasters' services in europe," the ec said.
the bbc said in a statement given to bbc news that it will look at removing the restrictions of the of its iplayer online catch-up service.
"we note the commission's interest in making services more portable to uk users while temporarily travelling in europe, and will begin work to look at the technical and legislative implications," a spokesperson for the company said.
the second pillar focuses on ensuring that the market is set up to encourage digital innovation and growth, which the ec hopes to do with an overhaul of european telecoms roles, a crackdown on illegal content and a review of the e-privacy directive to reinforce trust and security in digital services.
the ec will also review the behaviour of web companies such as google to eradicate anticompetitive behaviour.
the third and final pillar has its sights set on maximising the growth potential of the digital economy, which the ec plans to do by defining standards and interoperability in areas such as e-health and transport planning. this pillar also included plans to free movement of data.
ec president jean-claude juncker said: "today we lay the groundwork for europe's digital future. i want to see pan-continental telecoms networks, digital services that cross borders and a wave of innovative european startups.
"i want to see every consumer getting the best deals and every business accessing the widest market - wherever they are in europe.
"exactly a year ago, i promised to make a fully digital single market one of my top priorities. today, we are making good on that promise. the 16 steps of our digital single market strategy will help make the single market fit for a digital age."
antony walker, techuk’s deputy ceo, applauded the ec's move, but said that the ec should focus on the development of global, rather than regional, standards.
"there are many elements we support in today's strategy. having different rules in 28 member states has held back the growth of europe’s digital economy," he said.
"proposals to eliminate barriers to the delivery of digital goods and services across the eu will be good for business, good for consumers and good for growth. the focus on accelerating the digitisation of all sectors of the economy will be essential for driving europe’s productivity.
"but we have to guard against new barriers being erected. europe should be driving the development of global standards not regional ones.
"it should be creating a regulatory framework for the future, not reinforcing regulation designed for the past, and it needs to ensure that new proposals for legislation are based on a clear understanding of the facts, not assumptions about how the digital economy works or attempts to rein-in europe’s competitors."
the digital single market project team will now work to coordinate the delivery of these policies so that they can be in place by the end of 2016, provided they receive the backing of the european parliament and the council of europe. µ
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ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən təˈdeɪ ərʤd ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz tɪ riˈmuv ˈbɛriərz ðət kən prɪˈvɛnt ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 70 ˈmɪljən ˈsɪtɪzənz wɪθ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈrɛkərdz frəm pərˈsuɪŋ haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ˈʧɪlɪŋ ˈifɛkt əv ˌɪnkˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈərli ɪn ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈwɛðər prəˈspɛktɪv ˈstudənts hæv ˈɛvər bɪn ərˈɛstɪd. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt meɪd ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən ɪn ə nu ˈrisɔrs gaɪd, bɪɔnd ðə bɑks: ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, wɪʧ ɪnˈkərəʤəz ɔlˈtərnətɪvz tɪ ˌɪnkˈwaɪərɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈkrɪmənəl ˈhɪstəriz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈkɑlɪʤ ədˈmɪʃənz ənd prəˈvaɪdz ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz tɪ səˈpɔrt ə hoʊˈlɪstɪk ˌrivˈju əv ˈæplɪkənts. bɪˈliv ɪn ˈsɛkənd ˈʧænsɪz ənd wi bɪˈliv ɪn fairness,”*,” juz. ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ʤɑn bi. kɪŋ jr*. sɛd. ˈkɑlɪʤ ədˈmɪʃənz ˈprɔˌsɛs sərv ɛz ə ˈroʊdˌblɑk tɪ ˌɑpərˈtunəti, bət ʃʊd sərv ɛz ə ˈgeɪtˌweɪ tɪ ənˈlɑkɪŋ ənˈtæpt pəˈtɛnʃəl əv ˈstudənts. ɛz ˈneɪʃən wi məst wərk tɪ meɪk ðət ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs. wi məst ɪnˈʃʊr ðət mɔr ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðoʊz hu wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪstəm ɪn ðɛr pæst bət peɪd ðɛr dɛt tɪ soʊˈsaɪɪti, hæv ðə ʧæns æt haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ðət lɛd tɪ səkˈsɛsfəl, pərˈdəktɪv lɪvz, ənd ˈəltəmətli kriˈeɪt ˈstrɔŋgər, ˈseɪfər communities.”*.” ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkənz ər dɪˈnaɪd ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ lɛd fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ ənd pərˈdəktɪv lɪvz bɪˈkəz əv ə pæst ərˈɛst ər kənˈvɪkʃən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ə kˈwɑləti ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən," sɛd əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl lərˈɛtə i. lɪnʧ. ˈækˌsɛs tɪ haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz kən hɛlp ðɛm stɛp aʊt əv ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ əv ðɛr pæsts ənd ɪmˈbɑrk ɔn ðə pæθ tɪ ə ˈbraɪtər fˈjuʧər. aɪ kəˈmɛnd ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən fər ɪts kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər rɪˈtərnɪŋ ˈsɪtɪzənz, ənd aɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ wərk wɪθ ðɛm ənd wɪθ ɑr ˈpɑrtnərz əˈkrɔs ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ gɪv ˈɛvəri dɪˈzərvɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkən ə ˈminɪŋfəl ənd fɛr ˈsɛkənd chance.”*.” kɪŋ meɪd ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt æt ucla*, pɑrt əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈsɪstəm, wɪʧ dɪz nɑt ˌɪnkˈwaɪr əˈbaʊt ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɔn ɪts ədˈmɪʃənz ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ˈhoʊlhɑrtɪdli səˈpɔrt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ðə box’*’ ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv, ənd aɪ bɪˈliv ðɛr ər ˈbɛtər weɪz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˈkæmpəs ˈseɪfti ðən ˈstɪgməˌtaɪzɪŋ ðoʊz hu ər traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈbɛtər ðɛr lɪvz θru haɪər education,”*,” ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʤænɪt nɑˌpoʊliˈtɑnoʊ sɛd. ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˌɑpərˈtunəti, nɑt ˈpənɪʃmənt. ˈkæmpəsɪz æsk ˈæplɪkənts fər ədˈmɪʃən tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt pæst ˈkrɪmənəl kənˈvɪkʃənz, ənd ɑr ədˈmɪʃənz dɪˈrɛktərz si noʊ nid tɪ du so.”*.” ““opportunity*, hoʊp, ənd ˈsɛkənd ˈʧænsɪz ər ˈɪnəgrəl tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɛrɪktər," sɛd lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs meɪər ˈɛrɪk ˌgɑˈrʧɛti. lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, wɛr aɪ ən ˈɔfəs əv tɪ əˈsɪst mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən hu wər ˈfɔrmərli ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd, wi ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ greɪt straɪdz təˈwɔrd ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðoʊz hu hæv peɪd fər ðɛr mɪˈsteɪks kən ˈfʊli riˈʤɔɪn ɑr kəmˈjunɪtiz. aɪ æm plizd ðət ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðɪs ˈmɪʃən tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈækˌsɛs tɪ haɪər education.”*.” ˈɛvədəns səˈʤɛsts ðət rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən meɪ dɪˈtər pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈæplɪkənts frəm ɛnˈroʊlɪŋ ɪn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈtreɪnɪŋ. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə 2015 ˈsɛnər fər kəmˈjunɪti ɔlˈtərnətɪvz ˈstədi ʃoʊd ðət ˌtuˈθərdz əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪθ ˈfɛləni kənˈvɪkʃənz hu ˈstɑrtɪd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ədˈmɪʃən tɪ steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nu jɔrk skulz ˈnɛvər ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs- ɪn pɑrt tɪ ðə ˈoʊnərəs rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər dɪˈteɪlɪŋ ðɛr kənˈvɪkʃənz. baɪ ˈkɑntræst, ðə əˈtrɪʃən reɪt ɔn ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ɔl ˈæplɪkənts wɑz ˈoʊnli 21 pərˈsɛnt. ˈkæmpəs ˈseɪfti ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt ɪn ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənts əv ˈʤəstɪs ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən rɪˈmeɪn kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ skulz ɪnˈʃʊr ə seɪf ˈlərnɪŋ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ ˈsɪtɪzənz hu meɪ hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪstəm ɪn ðə pæst. ðə ˈrisɔrs gaɪd riˈlist təˈdeɪ ˌɪnˈkludz ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ɔn haʊ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz maɪt kənˈsɪdər ˈkæmpəs ˈseɪfti ənd applicants’*’ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈhɪstəri wɪˈθaʊt ənˈduli dɪˈskərɪʤɪŋ ər rɪˈʤɛktɪŋ ˈkænədɪts. ɔl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ðət kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ˈfɛdərəl ˈstudənt ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl eɪd ər rikˈwaɪərd baɪ lɔ tɪ dɪˈskloʊz ˈkæmpəs kraɪm stəˈtɪstɪks ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪz meɪd əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk θru ə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈdætəˌbeɪs. səm əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈsɪstəmz du nɑt kəˈlɛkt ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs, waɪl ˈəðərz laɪk nu jɔrk ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˌrivˈju pæst ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ˈoʊnli ˈæftər prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ədˈmɪʃənz dɪˈsɪʒənz hæv bɪn meɪd. ˈpɑsəbli bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈʧɪlɪŋ ˈifɛkt frəm ðiz kˈwɛsʧənz ɪn ðə ədˈmɪʃənz ˈprɔˌsɛs, ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈdætə ənd ˈrisərʧ ɪgˈzɪsts əˈbaʊt ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl lɪŋks bɪtˈwin ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈhɪstəri ənd ˈkæmpəs ˈseɪfti. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈrisərʧ ðət dɪz ɪgˈzɪst səˈʤɛsts ðət ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ðət ədˈmɪt ˈstudənts wɪθ ə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈhɪstəri hæv noʊ ˈgreɪtər kraɪm ðən ðoʊz ðət du nɑt. ðə ˈrisɔrs gaɪd ˈmɛnʃənz ˈəðər ˈprɑməsɪŋ ˈpræktɪsɪz ənd ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ: dɪˈleɪɪŋ ðə rɪkˈwɛst fər ər kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən əv ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ənˈtɪl ˈæftər ən ədˈmɪʃən dɪˈsɪʒən həz bɪn meɪd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ə ˈʧɪlɪŋ ˈifɛkt ɔn pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈæplɪkənts huz ˈbækˌgraʊndz meɪ ˈəltəmətli bi dimd ˌɪˈrɛləvənt baɪ ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən; trænˈspɛrəntli ənd ˈklɪrli ˌɪnˈfɔrmɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈstudənts ɛz ˈərli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ɪn ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs ɔn haʊ tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðə ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri əˈbaʊt ˈkrɪmənəl pæsts; ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ðə kˈwɛsʧənz ər ˈnɛroʊli ˈfoʊkɪst, əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ˈoʊvərli brɔd rɪkˈwɛsts əˈbaʊt ˈkrɪmənəl ˈhɪstəri; ˈgɪvɪŋ ɔl prəˈspɛktɪv ˈstudənts ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ənd priˈpɛrədnəs fər ˈstədi; ənd, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ədˈmɪʃənz ˌpərsəˈnɛl ənd ˈkaʊnsələrz ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈifɛktɪv juz əv ˈkrɪmənəl ˈhɪstəri ˈdætə. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈɔfərz ˈstrætəʤiz fər ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ pərˈsɪstəns ənd kəmˈpliʃən fər ədˈmɪtəd ˈstudənts, əˈməŋ ðɛm: prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ənd kərɪr ˈgaɪdəns; ˌɪnˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈstudənts əv əˈveɪləbəl səˈpɔrt ˈsərvɪsɪz; rɪˈkrutɪŋ pɪr ˈmɛnˌtɔrz ənd ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈkoʊʧɪz tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈstudənts; səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈstudənt grups fər juθs; prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈstudənts ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈminɪŋfəl wərk ˌɑpərˈtunətiz; ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈstudənt ˈfidˌbæk wɪn dɪˈtərmənɪŋ səˈpɔrt ˈsərvɪsɪz fər ˈstudənts; ˈɔfərɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl eɪd ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ; ənd, ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps wɪθ ðə kəmˈjunɪti. ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz ə fər ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz wɛr ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər ˈkrɪmənəl ˈhɪstəri ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ədˈmɪʃənz, ənd ɪf soʊ, ɪnˈʃʊr ðət stæf ər treɪnd ɔn haʊ tɪ ˌrivˈju ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ɪz əˈnəðər ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˌɑpərˈtunəti ɛz ə ki pɑrt əv ˈɛfərts tɪ rɪˈdus rəˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm, ənd ˈkɑmbæt ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv mæs ˌɪnˌkɑrsərˈeɪʃən ɔn kəmˈjunɪtiz. læst ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ðə ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈnaʊnst ðə ˈsɛkənd ʧæns pɛl ˈpaɪlət ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ tɛst nu ˈmɑdəlz tɪ əˈlaʊ ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd əˈmɛrɪkənz tɪ rɪˈsiv pɛl grænts ənd pərˈsu ə ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən wɪθ ðə goʊl əv ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðɛm gɪt ʤɑbz, səˈpɔrt ðɛr ˈfæməliz, ənd tərn ðɛr lɪvz əraʊnd. ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈɔlsoʊ əˈnaʊnst əp tɪ 8 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈædəlt riˈɪntri ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən grænts tɪ səˈpɔrt ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl əˈteɪnmənt ənd riˈɪntri səkˈsɛs fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd. ðiz ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz ər θru ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˌɪntərˈeɪʤənsi riˈɪntri ˈkaʊnsəl ənd ðə waɪt maɪ ˈkipər ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv, ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz meɪd greɪt straɪdz təˈwɔrd ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə laɪf ˈaʊtˌkəmz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz hu meɪ hæv kəm ˈɪntu ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðə ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪstəm baɪ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ənd ˈhaʊzɪŋ. ðə riˈlis əv ðə bɪɔnd ðə bɑks ˈrisɔrs gaɪd fər ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz rɪˈspɑndz tɪ ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz pʊt fɔrθ baɪ ðə maɪ ˈkipər tæsk fɔrs, wɪʧ wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈbɛriərz tɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ə ˈsɛkənd ʧæns.
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the u.s. department of education today urged america’s colleges and universities to remove barriers that can prevent the estimated 70 million citizens with criminal records from pursuing higher education, including considering the chilling effect of inquiring early in the application process whether prospective students have ever been arrested.
the department made the recommendation in a new resource guide, beyond the box: increasing access to higher education for justice-involved individuals, which encourages alternatives to inquiring about criminal histories during college admissions and provides recommendations to support a holistic review of applicants.
“we believe in second chances and we believe in fairness,” u.s. secretary of education john b. king jr. said. “the college admissions process shouldn’t serve as a roadblock to opportunity, but should serve as a gateway to unlocking untapped potential of students. as nation we must work to make that commonplace. we must ensure that more people, including those who were involved in the criminal justice system in their past but paid their debt to society, have the chance at higher education opportunities that lead to successful, productive lives, and ultimately create stronger, safer communities.”
“too many americans are denied opportunities to lead fulfilling and productive lives because of a past arrest or conviction - including opportunities to access a quality education," said attorney general loretta e. lynch. “expanding access to higher education for justice-involved individuals can help them step out of the shadow of their pasts and embark on the path to a brighter future. i commend the department of education for its commitment to expanding opportunities for returning citizens, and i look forward to continuing to work with them - and with our partners across the obama administration - to give every deserving american a meaningful and fair second chance.”
king made the announcement at ucla, part of the university of california system, which does not inquire about criminal justice involvement on its admissions applications.
“i wholeheartedly support secretary king’s ‘beyond the box’ initiative, and i believe there are better ways to ensure campus safety than stigmatizing those who are trying to better their lives through higher education,” university of california president janet napolitano said. “the university of california represents opportunity, not punishment. uc campuses don’t ask applicants for admission to provide information about past criminal convictions, and our admissions directors see no need to do so.”
“opportunity, hope, and second chances are integral to the american character," said los angeles mayor eric garcetti. “in los angeles, where i re-established an office of re-entry to assist men and women who were formerly incarcerated, we are making great strides toward ensuring those who have paid for their mistakes can fully rejoin our communities. i am pleased that the department of education is working to expand this mission to include access to higher education.”
evidence suggests that requesting criminal justice information may deter potentially well-qualified applicants from enrolling in postsecondary education and training. for example, a 2015 center for community alternatives study showed that two-thirds of individuals with felony convictions who started applications for admission to state university of new york schools never finished the application process- in part to the onerous requirements for detailing their convictions. by contrast, the attrition rate on applications for all applicants was only 21 percent.
campus safety is absolutely paramount in this process. the departments of justice and education remain committed to helping schools ensure a safe learning environment while also opening educational opportunities to citizens who may have been involved in the criminal justice system in the past. the resource guide released today includes a variety of recommendations on how institutions might consider campus safety and applicants’ criminal justice history without unduly discouraging or rejecting otherwise-qualified candidates. all postsecondary institutions that qualify for federal student financial aid are required by law to disclose campus crime statistics and security information, which is made available to the public through a searchable online database.
some of the nation’s largest colleges and university systems do not collect criminal justice information as part of the application process, while others like new york university review past criminal involvement only after preliminary admissions decisions have been made. possibly because of the chilling effect from these questions in the admissions process, limited data and research exists about the potential links between criminal justice history and campus safety. however, the research that does exist suggests that colleges and universities that admit students with a criminal justice history have no greater crime than those that do not.
the resource guide mentions other promising practices and recommendations, including:
delaying the request for – or consideration of – criminal justice involvement until after an admission decision has been made to avoid a chilling effect on potential applicants whose backgrounds may ultimately be deemed irrelevant by the institution;
transparently and clearly informing potential students as early as possible in the application process on how to respond to the inquiry about criminal pasts;
ensuring that the questions are narrowly focused, avoiding overly broad requests about criminal history;
giving all prospective students the opportunity to explain criminal justice involvement and preparedness for postsecondary study; and,
providing admissions personnel and counselors training on the effective use of criminal history data.
in addition, the report offers strategies for ensuring postsecondary persistence and completion for admitted students, among them:
providing well-informed academic and career guidance;
informing students of available support services;
recruiting peer mentors and college coaches to work with justice-involved students;
supporting student groups for justice-involved youths;
providing justice-involved students access to meaningful work opportunities;
incorporating student feedback when determining support services for justice-involved students;
offering justice-involved individuals financial aid counseling; and,
establishing partnerships with the community.
the report recommends a self-assessment for colleges and universities where the institutions determine whether criminal history information is necessary for admissions, and if so, ensure that staff are trained on how to review criminal justice information.
today’s announcement is another example of the obama administration’s commitment to expanding educational opportunity as a key part of efforts to reduce recidivism, and combat the impact of mass incarceration on communities.
last july, the education department announced the second chance pell pilot program to test new models to allow incarcerated americans to receive pell grants and pursue a postsecondary education with the goal of helping them get jobs, support their families, and turn their lives around. in november, the department also announced up to $8 million in adult reentry education grants to support educational attainment and reentry success for individuals who have been incarcerated.
these initiatives are through the federal interagency reentry council and the white house’s my brother’s keeper initiative, the administration has made great strides toward improving the life outcomes of americans who may have come into contact with the justice system by increasing access to education, employment and housing. the release of the beyond the box resource guide for postsecondary institutions responds to recommendations put forth by the president’s my brother’s keeper task force, which was designed to eliminate unnecessary barriers to giving justice-involved individuals a second chance.
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skwɛr ˈɛnɪks tʊk ðə veɪl ɔf ɪts ˈleɪtəst ˈbraʊzər geɪm təˈdeɪ. ˈtaɪtəld ˈkrɪstəl ˈkɑŋkwɛst, ðə "ril taɪm ˈbætəl ˈstrætəʤi geɪm" wɪl bɪˈgɪn ˈsərvɪs ɔn ˈjɑˌhu! geɪmz ðɪs ˈsəmər. waɪl skwɛr prɛs riˈlis rɪˈfərz tɪ ˈkrɪstəl ˈkɑŋkwɛst ɛz ə "ril taɪm ˈbætəl ˈstrætəʤi geɪm," ə æt ðə əˈfɪʃəl saɪt ˈklɛrəˌfaɪz ðət ɪts ˈæˌkʧuəli ə saɪd ˈækʃən geɪm wɪθ səˈpɔrt fər 20 ˈvərsəz 20 ˈbætəlz 12 ˈvərsəz 12 ɪn ðə ˈælfə tɛst). pleɪərz pleɪ ɛz wən əv fɔr ˈklæsɪz ənd meɪk juz əv skɪlz ənd ˈsəmənz tɪ dɪˈfit ðə ðɛr ˈɛnəmiz. ðə "ˈstrætəʤi" ˈmɛnʃənd baɪ skwɛr ˈɛnɪks meɪ kəm ɪn pɑrt frəm ðə ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz ju du ɪn ðə ˈlɑbi. jul nid tɪ ɪkˈwɪp jʊr ˈwɔrjər wɪθ ˈpaʊərfəl skɪlz baɪ əˈsɛmbəlɪŋ ə skɪl dɛk ənd waɪld kɑrd skɪl dɛk ɪn ədˈvæns. ðɪs ɪz ðə bɪg ˈsəmər geɪm skwɛr ˈɛnɪks wɑz ˈtizɪŋ læst wik. ˈækˌsɛs ðə əˈfɪʃəl saɪt hir fər ˈditeɪlz ɔn ən ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈælfə tɛst.
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square enix took the veil off its latest browser game today. titled crystal conquest, the free-to-play "real time battle strategy game" will begin service on yahoo! games this summer.
while square enix's press release refers to crystal conquest as a "real time battle strategy game," a faq at the official site clarifies that it's actually a team-based side scrolling action game with support for 20 vs 20 battles (12 vs 12 in the alpha test). players play as one of four classes and make use of skills and summons to defeat the their enemies.
the "strategy" mentioned by square enix may come in part from the pre-battle preparations you do in the lobby. you'll need to equip your warrior with powerful skills by assembling a skill deck and wild card skill deck in advance.
this is the big summer game square enix was teasing last week. access the official site here for details on an upcoming alpha test.
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it’s* taɪm fər ə ˈmæˌkoʊvər æt dɛl ˈtɑkoʊ, ðə leɪk ənd fæst fud ʧeɪn. ə nu ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ənd ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈloʊgoʊ ˈdeɪbjutɪd ˈmənˌdeɪ æt loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ˈərvaɪn ənd ˈtɛksəs ˈæftər mənθs əv ˈrisərʧ. ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈpɑpjələr kɪdz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ məkˈdɑnəldz ənd kfc*, hæv ˌəndərˈgɔn dɪˈzaɪn ˈoʊvərˌhɔlz ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ɔf ðɛr ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃənz fər biɪŋ steɪd ənd ənˈhɛlθfəl. æt dɛl ˈtɑkoʊ, ə braɪt nu ˈkələr skim bɪlt əraʊnd ə riˈvæmpt ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈloʊgoʊ, wɪθ ɪts sən ənd ˈroʊlɪŋ hɪlz. ðə ˈfərnɪʧər wɪl bi sˈlikər, ɛz wɪl ðə ˈsɑlsə bɑrz. ðə ˈsitɪŋ ˈsɛˌtəp wɪl əˈkɑməˌdeɪt grups əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈsaɪzɪz, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɛd. ðə wɔlz wɪl bi ɛmˈbleɪzənd wɪθ sˈloʊgənz kroʊɪŋ əˈbaʊt dɛl ˈɛfərts tɪ juz frɛʃ ˌɪnˈgridiənts: grɪld here”*” ənd here,”*,” fər ɪgˈzæmpəl. ðə ʧeɪn ɪz ˈplænɪŋ ə waɪd əv ðə nu ˈloʊgoʊ ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər ənd wɪl kənˈtɪnju ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈpaɪlət ˈrɛˌstrɑnt dɪˈzaɪn. dɛl ˈtɑkoʊ həz mɔr ðən 525 ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ɪn 17 steɪts. ðə ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ər æt 4376 ˈdəbəlju. ˈsənˌsɛt ˈbʊləˌvɑrd. ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ənd 59 tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn ˈərvaɪn. rɪˈleɪtɪd: haʊ ˈmɛni ˈkælɔˌriz ɪn ðət ˈpitsə? ˈrɛˌstrɑnts wɔnt 'ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti' ɪn ˈmɛnju ˈleɪbəlɪŋ ˈhɛlθiər fæst fud fər kɪdz? ˈtɪfəni ʃu ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪps əv dɛl nu ˈloʊgoʊ ənd ˌɪnˈtɪriər. ˈkrɛdɪt: dɛl ˈtɑkoʊ
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it’s time for a makeover at del taco, the lake forest-based and mexican-inspired fast food chain.
a new restaurant prototype and updated logo debuted monday at locations in los angeles, irvine and texas after months of research.
many of the industry’s popular kids, including mcdonald's and kfc, have undergone design overhauls in recent years in an attempt to off their reputations for being staid and unhealthful.
at del taco, there’s a bright new color scheme built around a revamped version of the company’s logo, with its saw-toothed sun and rolling hills. the furniture will be sleeker, as will the salsa bars.
the seating setup will accommodate groups of different sizes, the company said. the walls will be emblazoned with slogans crowing about del taco’s efforts to use fresh ingredients: “chicken grilled here” and “cheddar hand-grated here,” for example.
the chain is planning a wide roll-out of the new logo starting in the fourth quarter and will continue evaluating the pilot restaurant design. del taco has more than 525 restaurants in 17 states.
the prototype locations in california are at 4376 w. sunset blvd. in los angeles and 59 technology in irvine.
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-- tiffany hsu
photos: prototypes of del taco's new logo and interior. credit: del taco
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ˈsəkər bɔrn ˈɛvəri ˈmɪnət lɑ mˈjuzɪk əˈwɔrdz ðɪs wik ˈsəkərz tægz: lɑ mˈjuzɪk əˈwɔrdz, skæm ˈʤeɪsən ˈfɪʃər noʊˈvɛmbər 17 2010 noʊˈvɛmbər 17 2010 wən θɪŋ aɪ ˈrɪli heɪt ɪn ðə mˈjuzɪk wərld ɪz ˈpipəl ˈteɪkɪŋ ædˈvæntɪʤ əv bændz. aɪ hir ɔl ðə taɪm əˈbaʊt ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ bændz ˈməni fər 'gʊd ˈsiˈdi rəvˈjuz'. ðɛn ju hæv ðə ˈsiˈdi ˌkɑmpəˈleɪʃən skæm wɛr ˈpipəl ʧɑrʤ bændz 250 tɪ bi ɔn ə ˈsiˈdi mˈjuzɪk ˌkɑmpəˈleɪʃən ðət ˈnɛvər gɪts meɪd. ðə nu weɪ tɪ gɪt ˈməni frəm hɑrd ˈwərkɪŋ ˈɪndi bændz ɪz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ən "əˈwɔrdz ʃoʊ." ju ˌɪnˈvaɪt ə bənʧ əv ˈloʊkəl bændz daʊn tɪ ə ˈθieɪtər fər ən əˈwɔrdz ʃoʊ ənd ˈiðər tɛl ðɛm ðeɪ wən, ər hæv ðɛr fænz voʊt ɪn ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn poʊl. ðə kæʧ ɪz ðə bænd həz tɪ peɪ 300 ər mɔr pər ˈtɪkɪt tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈɔdiəns. ɪf ðeɪ doʊnt peɪ, ðeɪ doʊnt gɪt ðə əˈwɔrd. ðɛn ɪf jʊr bænd wɔnts tɪ pərˈfɔrm ɔn steɪʤ, ðæts goʊɪŋ tɪ kɔst ju əˈnəðər 500 ˈæftər ə waɪl, ˈpipəl kæʧ ɔn soʊ ɪt gɪts ə bɪt ˈhɑrdər fər ðə əˈwɔrdz ʃoʊ tɪ wɪθ dip ˈpɑkəts, soʊ ðeɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈrɛpjətəbəl prɛs ˈaʊˌtlɛts ənd bɪˈgɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛr neɪmz tɪ lʊr nu bændz ɪn. dɪz ðə əˈwɔrd min ˈɛniˌθɪŋ? noʊ! ɪt ʤɪst minz ju wər ˈteɪkən fər ə raɪd laɪk 10 ˈəðər bændz wər læst jɪr. ju ər nɑt ˈvoʊtɪd ɔn baɪ ə lɑrʤ krɔs ˈsɛkʃən əv jʊr pɪrz ɪn mˈjuzɪk, nɔr dɪz ən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd fərm ˈsərtəˌfaɪ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ər ə lɪst əv ðɪs jɪrz ˈsəkərz ðət fɛl fər wət ɪz ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs mˈjuzɪk ˈbɪlbi ɔn smɪθ ˈfɪnli ər ˈəðərz ðət peɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˈhənərd ˈdɔlərz tɪ pərˈfɔrm ˈɔlsoʊ. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ kæst ə ˈbælət, ju ˈɔlsoʊ məst peɪ 15 fər ðə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ tɪ ju ər gʊd, ju ˈɔlsoʊ ˈræŋgəl ˈməni aʊt əv ðoʊz prɛs ˈaʊˌtlɛts ˈkəvərɪŋ jʊr ɪˈvɛnt huz neɪm ju ju ər ɪn ə bænd, ənd ju wɪn ən əˈwɔrd ər gɪt ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd, du jʊr ˈhoʊmˌwərk. ʧɛk wɪθ ˈpriviəs ˈwɪnərz. si haʊ θɪŋz wərkt aʊt fər ðɛm. dɪd ðeɪ gɪt ɪkˈspoʊʒər frəm əˈtɛndɪŋ ðə əˈwɔrdz ʃoʊ? dɪd ɪt ˈoʊpən dɔrz? doʊnt ˈblaɪndli stɑrt ˈraɪtɪŋ ʧɛks tɪ ˈpipəl hu seɪ ju wən ðeɪ ər frəm naɪˈʤɪriə.
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sucker born every minute - la music awards this week
suckers
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la music awards, scam
jason fisher november 17, 2010
november 17, 2010
one thing i really hate in the music world is people taking advantage of bands. i hear all the time about websites charging bands money for 'good cd reviews'. then you have the cd compilation scam where people charge bands $250+ to be on a cd music compilation that never gets made. the new way to get money from hard working indie bands is holding an "awards show." you invite a bunch of local bands down to a theater for an awards show and either tell them they won, or have their fans vote in an online poll. the catch is the band has to pay $300 or more per ticket to be in the audience. if they don't pay, they don't get the award. then if your band wants to perform on stage, that's going to cost you another $500. after a while, people catch on so it gets a bit harder for the awards show to attractbands with deep pockets, so they contact reputable press outlets and begin using their names to lure new bands in. does the award mean anything? no! it just means you were taken for a ride like 10 other bands were last year. you are not voted on by a large cross section of your peers in music, nor does an outside firm certify the election results.here are a list of this years suckers that fell for what is the los angeles music awards:storytimethe spectacularshopdown bilby bandtruth on earthmichael smith bandadriano apontedavid osbornejoe finlay bandthere are others that paid several hundred dollars to perform also. if you want to cast a ballot, you also must pay $15 for the privilege to vote.if you are good, you also wrangle money out of those press outlets covering your event whose name you used.if you are in a band, and you win an award or get nominated, do your homework. check with previous winners. see how things worked out for them. did they get exposure from attending the awards show? did it open doors? don't blindly start writing checks to people who say you won something...unless they are from nigeria.
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hɔŋ kɔŋg (ˈrɔɪtərz) əraʊnd ə ˈdəzən hɔŋ kɔŋg ˌjunəˈvərsətiz dreɪpt lɑrʤ ˈbænərz ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ɔn ˈnæʃənəl deɪ, dɪˈfaɪɪŋ əˈθɔrətiz wɪθ dɪˈmændz fər ðə ʧaɪˈniz kənˈtroʊld ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri tɪ splɪt wɪθ ˈmeɪnˌlænd ˈʧaɪnə. lɑrʤ ˈbænərz ˈrɛdɪŋ kɔŋg independence”*” wər strəŋ əp əˈkrɔs ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɪti ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈloʊkəl ˈbrɔdˌkæstər ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ðə ˈsteɪtmənt sɛd ɪt wɑz nɑt klɪr hu pʊt əp ðə lɑrʤ rɛd ənd waɪt ˈbænərz bət ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlənʧˌtaɪm, ðə ˈbænərz æt ˈbæptɪst ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd ˈsɪti ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn tɔŋ hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn riˈmuvd. skulz ɪn ðə ˈspɛʃəl ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈriʤən ər bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə nu ˈbætəlˌgraʊnd ɪn ə ˈneɪsənt kæmˈpeɪn fər ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns. ðə ˈbɪznɪs həb həz bɪn ɔn ɛʤ ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz ˈoʊvər ə kæmˈpeɪn baɪ səm ˈrɛzɪdənts tɪ prɪˈzərv ənd prəˈmoʊt ðɛr ˈfridəmz ɪn ðə feɪs əv wət ðeɪ si ɛz ə bɪd baɪ ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ tɪ kərb ðɛm. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri rɪˈtərnd tɪ ʧaɪˈniz rul ɪn 1997 ˈəndər ə ˈkəntri, tu systems”*” pækt mɛnt tɪ ˈseɪfˌgɑrd ɪts weɪz bət ðə rɪfˈjuzəl əv ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ tɪ gɪv graʊnd ɔn ə dɪˈmænd fər fʊl dɪˈmɑkrəsi həz sæpt ˈmɛni feɪθ ɪn ðə ˈfɔrmjələ. dəˈbeɪt ɔn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns wɑz wəns ənˈhərd əv ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg ənd fər moʊst ˈrɛzɪdənts ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈjuθfəl drim ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈsɪriəs prəˈpoʊzəl ðət ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ wɪl ˈɛvər kənˈsɪdər. bət ðə fækt ðət ɪt ɪz biɪŋ dəˈbeɪtɪd ˈɪləˌstreɪts wət ˈmɛni ɪn ðə ˈsɪti kənˈsɪdər ə si ʧeɪnʤ brɔt əˈbaʊt baɪ 79 deɪz əv ˈproʊˌtɛsts ɪn 2014 sɪns ðɛn, ˈmɛni ˈsɪti ˈrɛzɪdənts hæv dɪˈkraɪd wət ðeɪ si ɛz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˈsɛktərz tɪ ˈstaɪfəl dɪˈsɛnt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪn skulz.
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hong kong (reuters) - around a dozen hong kong universities draped large banners calling for the city’s independence on china’s national day, defying authorities with demands for the chinese controlled territory to split with mainland china.
large banners reading “hong kong independence” were strung up across the financial city on saturday, local broadcaster rthk reported.
the statement said it was not clear who put up the large red and white banners but before lunchtime, the banners at baptist university and city university in kowloon tong had already been removed.
schools in the special administrative region are becoming a new battleground in a nascent campaign for the city’s independence.
the free-wheeling business hub has been on edge over the past couple of years over a campaign by some residents to preserve and promote their city’s freedoms in the face of what they see as a bid by beijing to curb them.
the former british territory returned to chinese rule in 1997 under a “one country, two systems” pact meant to safeguard its ways but the refusal of beijing to give ground on a demand for full democracy has sapped many people’s faith in the formula.
debate on independence was once unheard of in hong kong and for most residents it remains a youthful dream rather than a serious proposal that beijing will ever consider.
but the fact that it is being debated illustrates what many in the city consider a sea change brought about by 79 days of student-led pro-democracy protests in 2014.
since then, many city residents have decried what they see as increasing beijing interference in various sectors to stifle dissent, including in schools.
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juz. əˈθɔrətiz ər ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈplɪtɪkli ɪkˈsploʊsɪv keɪs ðət ˌhɛzbɑˈlə, ðə ˈlɛbəˌniz ˈmɪlətənt grup, ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz ˌɪtˈsɛlf θru ə væst ˈnɛtˌwərk ðət lɪŋks ə ˈlɛbəˌniz bæŋk, ə ˈvaɪələnt ˈmɛksəkən kɑrˈtɛl ənd juz. koʊˈkeɪn ˈjuzərz. ˈfɛdərəl ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ˈtuzˌdeɪ ʧɑrʤd, ən əˈkjuzd ˈlɛbəˌniz drəg ˈkɪŋˌpɪn ənd ˌhɛzbɑˈlə ˌfɪnənˈsir, əv sˈməgəlɪŋ tənz əv koʊˈkeɪn ənd ˈlɔndərɪŋ ˈhənərdz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz wɪθ ðə kɑrˈtɛl əv ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ. ɪz wən əv tɔp gaɪz ɪn ðə wərld æt wət hi dɪz: ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl drəg ˈtræfɪkɪŋ ənd ˈməni laundering,”*,” ə juz. əˈfɪʃəl sɛd. həz ˌɪnərˈækʃən wɪθ ˌhɛzbɑˈlə. noʊ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðət ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl. business.”*.” ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt ɪn vərˈʤɪnjə rɪˈzəlts frəm ə kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ ðə juz. drəg ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˌhɛzbɑˈlə, wɪʧ həz ə ˈblədi ˈhɪstəri əv ˈtɛrər əˈtæks əˈgɛnst ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈɪzriəl. naʊ ə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈpɑrtnər ɪn ˈlɛbənənz ˈgəvərnmənt, ˌhɛzbɑˈlə ˈprɛzənts ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz ə ləˈʤɪtəmət pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrti ənd ˈriʤɛkts ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. bət ˈtuzˌdeɪz keɪs rɪˈflɛkts ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ kənˈsərn ðət ˌhɛzbɑˈlə ənd ɪts ˈælaɪ, ˌɪˈrænz ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪs, ər ɪkˈspændɪŋ ðɛr ˈprɛzəns ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ɛz ˈkɑnflɪkt wɪθ ðə wɛst ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪz ˈoʊvər ˌɪˈrænz ˈnukliər ˈproʊˌgræm. ˌhɛzbɑˈlə əˈlɛʤədli ˈjuzɪz ðə koʊˈkeɪn treɪd tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈrɛvəˌnu ənd bɪld ˈfɔrən ˈnɛtˌwərks, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ juz., ˌjʊrəˈpiən ənd ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈfɪʃəlz. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ʧɑrʤd ən ˈrɛzɪdənt əv ˈtɛksəs ənd tu ˌɪˈrɑniən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈɔfɪsərz wɪθ ˈplɑtɪŋ tɪ haɪər ˈmɛksəkən kɑrˈtɛl ˈgənˌmɛn tɪ əˈsæsəˌneɪt ðə ˈsɔdi æmˈbæsədər ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ˈæktɪŋ ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˈəndər ðə ˈpeɪtriət ækt, ðə juz. ˈtrɛʒəri dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈpəblɪkli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðə ˈlɛbəˌniz kəˈneɪdiən ˈnæʃənəl bæŋk əv beɪˈrut, ˈlɛbənənz bæŋk, ɛz ə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən əv ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈməni ˈlɔndərɪŋ concern”*” lɪŋkt tɪ ˌhɛzbɑˈlə. əˈθɔrətiz əˈlɛʤd ðət ðə bæŋk fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪd ðə fɪˈnænsɪŋ əv ˌhɛzbɑˈlə baɪ, ə ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn hu spiks ˈɛksələnt ˈspænɪʃ ənd rɪˈzaɪdɪd ˈmɛni jɪrz ɪn kəˈləmbiə. əˈbaʊt ˈilɛvən jɪrz əˈgoʊ, hi ˈʃɪftɪd hɪz beɪs tɪ ˈlɛbənən bɪˈkəz əv lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈprɛʃər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ juz. əˈfɪʃəlz. ðə di dɪˈskraɪbd ɪm ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr ɛz ðə həb əv ə səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ðət həz sˈməgəld koʊˈkeɪn frəm saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə tɪ ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ˈjʊrəp, ənd ˈlɔndərd ˈprɑfɪts ˈviə ˈməni ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˈhaʊsɪz, ˈbɪznɪsɪz ənd ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒə. ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt ənˈveɪld ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ə ˈdɪfərənt pis əv ðə ˈpəzəl: koʊˈkeɪn ˈtræfɪkɪŋ. əˈlɛʤədli koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd ðə sˈməgəlɪŋ əv æt list 85 tənz əv kəˈləmbiən koʊˈkeɪn θru ˈsɛntrəl əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ɪn ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə, ðə ˈbrutəl ˈmɛksəkən kɑrˈtɛl ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ˈfɔrmər kəˈmænˌdoʊz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt. bɪtˈwin 1997 ənd 2010 ˈmɑfiə ˈlɔndərd ˈhənərdz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz fər ðə ənd ðɛr kəˈləmbiən ənd ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən səˈplaɪərz, ˈrɛgjələrli ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ˈsaʊθˌbaʊnd bəlk kæʃ ˈʃɪpmənts əv 2 ˈmɪljən tɪ 4 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈsɪti, ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt sɪz. ɪz əˈkjuzd əv fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪŋ ðə ˈʃɪpmənts əv juʤ əˈmaʊnts əv koʊˈkeɪn fər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts waɪl ˈlɔndərɪŋ ðə prəˈsidz ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə globe,”*,” sɛd di ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər mɪˈʃɛl ˈlɛnhɑrt. tɪ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ˈsɔrsəz, hɪz əˈlɛʤd drəg ənd ˈməni ˈlɔndərɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪtiz fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪd ˈnumərəs ˈgloʊbəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz əv ðə lɔs ˈmɛksəkən drəg cartel.”*.” faɪld baɪ ðə juz. əˈtərni ɪn ðə ˈistərn ˈdɪstrɪkt əv vərˈʤɪnjə, ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt dɪz nɑt ˈmɛnʃən ˌhɛzbɑˈlə. bət juz. əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ðə əˈlaɪəns wɪθ ðə wɑz pɑrt əv ðə ɔˈrɛdi ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈnɛtˌwərk lɪŋkt tɪ ðə ˈlɛbəˌniz ˈmɪlətənt grup. ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt dɪz nɑt rɪˈflɛkt ɔl əv ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt has,”*,” sɛd ə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈfɪʃəl. ˈækjərət ðət ˈtrɛʒəriz ˈpriviəs ˈsteɪtmənt kəˈnɛktɪd ˈmɪstər. tɪ ˌhɛzbɑˈlə. ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪz ongoing.”*.” ˌæntɪˈdrəg əˈfɪʃəlz ˈkɔʃənd ðət ðə kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ˌhɛzbɑˈlə ənd ðə ɪz ˌɪndərˈɛkt, wɪθ drəg ənd ˈməni ˈnɛtˌwərk ɛz ðə həb ðət dɪz ˈbɪznɪs wɪθ boʊθ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz. nɑt laɪk ə bɪtˈwin ðə ˈlidərz əv ˌhɛzbɑˈlə ənd ðə zetas,”*,” wən əˈfɪʃəl sɛd. ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪz ˈplɪtɪkli ˈsɛnsɪtɪv bɪˈkəz vjuz əv ˌhɛzbɑˈlə ənd ɪts əˈlɛʤd ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðə drəg treɪd ˈdɪfər əraʊnd ðə wərld ənd ˈivɪn ɪn ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə ʃiaɪt mɪˈlɪʃə kɪld ˈhənərdz əv ˈpipəl ɪn ˈtɛrər straɪks ɪn ðə ənd 1990s*, frəm ðə əv ðə juz. mərˈin ˈbɛrəks ɪn beɪˈrut tɪ əˈtæks ɔn ʤuɪʃ ˈtɑrgəts ɪn ˌɑrʤənˈtinə. ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ðoʊ, ˌhɛzbɑˈlə həz kərbd əˈtæks ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ɪts ˈbɪtər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈstrəgəl wɪθ ˈɪzriəl ənd groʊɪŋ roʊl ɪn ˈlɛbəˌniz ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ðə grup ɪz sin ɪn ˈlɛbənən, ðə ˈærəb wərld ənd pɑrts əv ðə wɛst ɛz ə ləˈʤɪtəmət rɪˈzɪstəns ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. ɛz ˌɪˈrɑn pərˈsuz ɪts ˈnukliər æmˈbɪʃənz, ˌhɛzbɑˈlə ənd ˌɪˈrɑn ər lɑkt ɪn ə ˈwərsənɪŋ ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˈkɑnflɪkt wɪθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈɪzriəl. ðɪs wik, ˌhɛzbɑˈlə ˈlidərz kleɪmd ðət ðeɪ hæd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd klænˈdɛstɪn siaɪeɪ ˈɔfɪsərz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˈlɛbənən. ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsæŋkʃənz hæv hərt ˌɪˈrɑn, wɪʧ hɛlps fənd, treɪn ənd dɪˈrɛkt ˌhɛzbɑˈlə. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ðə ˈmɪlətənt grup həz rɪˈlaɪd mɔr ˈhɛvəli ɔn ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm taɪz tɪ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈrækəts ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈlɛbəˌniz daɪˈæspərə. ðə di həz pərˈsud ˈsɛvərəl ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn wɪʧ ˌhɛzbɑˈlə ˈɑpərətɪvz əˈlɛʤədli timd əp wɪθ ər tækst ˈtræfɪkərz əv saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkən koʊˈkeɪn. ðə keɪs ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst soʊ fɑr. ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn juz. ˈdɑkjəmənts ɛnˈkəmpəsəz ˈrɛlətɪvz ənd əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts hu oʊn ˈməni ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz, stɔrz ənd ˈəðər ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɪn kəˈləmbiə, ˈpænəˌmɑ, ˈlɛbənən, ˈbinɪn ənd ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk riˈpəblɪk əv ðə ˈkɑŋgoʊ. həz ˈoʊvərˌsin floʊz əv koʊˈkeɪn frəm kəˈləmbiə ənd ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə θru tu sˈməgəlɪŋ ˈpaɪˌplaɪnz: nɔrθ θru ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ist θru ˈæfrɪkɑ tɪ ˈjʊrəp ənd ðə ˈmɪdəl ist. ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ʧɑrʤd ɪts ˈpɑrtnərz ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr bɪtˈwin 8 pərˈsɛnt ənd 14 pərˈsɛnt fər ˈjuzɪŋ ɪts səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˌæpərˈætəs tɪ ˈlɔndər ðə juʤ kæʃ prəˈsidz, ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt sɪz. ɪt əˈkjuzɪz əv ˈlɔndərɪŋ mɔr ðən 250 ˈmɪljən aʊt əv æt list 850 ˈmɪljən ɪn prəˈsidz. dəraɪvd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrt frəm ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz əv network,”*,” sɪz ə ˈtrɛʒəri dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ðət leɪd aʊt ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlɛbəˌniz kəˈneɪdiən bæŋk ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri. ““additionally*, ˌɛˌsiˈbi ˈmænɪʤərz ər lɪŋkt tɪ ˌhɛzbɑˈlə əˈfɪʃəlz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈlɛbənən. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈhɛzbɑˌləz ˈɛnvɔɪ ˌæbˈdælə ɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˌɪˈrɑniən əˈfɪʃəlz' ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌɛˌsiˈbi ənd ki ˌɛˌsiˈbi ˈmænɪʤərz, hu prəˈvaɪd ðɛm ˈbæŋkɪŋ services.”*.” ə ˈməni ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ haʊs ɪn ˈnɛtˌwərk juzd ə brænʧ əv ðə ˈlɛbəˌniz bæŋk tɪ dɪˈpɑzət prəˈsidz əv drəg sales”*” ənd ðɛn waɪər ðɛm tɪ juzd kɑr dealers,”*,” ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt sɪz. ðə kɑz wər soʊld ənd sɛnt tɪ ˈæfrɪkɑ ɪn səˈspɪʃəsli ˈstrəkʧərd trænˈzækʃənz, juz. əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ. ðə ˈlɛbəˌniz bæŋk dɪˈnaɪd ðə juz. ˈʧɑrʤɪz ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri. ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə ˈtrɛʒəri ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈlɛbənənz ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk əˈnaʊnst ðət ə ˈlɛbəˌniz səbˈsɪdiˌɛri əv ˌsoʊsiɛˈteɪ ˌʤɛnərˈæl wʊd əkˈwaɪər ðə ˈæˌsɛts ənd ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtiz əv ˈlɛbəˌniz kəˈneɪdiən bæŋk, wɪʧ hæd 35 ˈbrænʧɪz ənd 5 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈæˌsɛts. krɪs ɪn ˌboʊgəˈtɑ, kəˈləmbiə, kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs ˈstɔri.
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u.s. authorities are building a politically explosive case that hezbollah, the lebanese militant group, finances itself through a vast drug-smuggling network that links a lebanese bank, a violent mexican cartel and u.s. cocaine users.
federal prosecutors tuesday charged ayman joumaa, an accused lebanese drug kingpin and hezbollah financier, of smuggling tons of u.s.-bound cocaine and laundering hundreds of millions of dollars with the zetas cartel of mexico.
“ayman joumaa is one of top guys in the world at what he does: international drug trafficking and money laundering,” a u.s. anti-drug official said. “he has interaction with hezbollah. there’s no indication that it’s ideological. it’s business.”
the indictment in virginia results from a continuing investigation by the u.s. drug enforcement administration targeting hezbollah, which has a bloody history of terror attacks against the unitedates and israel.
now a powerful partner in lebanon's government, hezbollah presents itself as a legitimate political party and rejects allegations of terrorism. but tuesday's case reflects increasing concern that hezbollah and its ally, iran's intelligence service, are expanding their presence in latin america as conflict with the west intensifies over iran's nuclear program.
hezbollah allegedly uses the cocaine trade to develop revenue and build foreign networks, according to u.s., european and israeli officials. in october, the justice department charged an iranian-american resident of texas and two iranian intelligence officers with plotting to hire mexican cartel gunmen to assassinate the saudi ambassador in washington.
acting in february under the patriot act, the u.s. treasury department publicly identified the lebanese canadian national bank of beirut, lebanon's eighth-largest bank, as a “financial institution of primary money laundering concern” linked to hezbollah. authorities alleged that the bank facilitated the financing of hezbollah by joumaa, a 47-year-old businessman who speaks excellent spanish and resided many years in colombia. about eleven years ago, he shifted his base to lebanon because of law enforcement pressure, according to u.s. anti-drug officials.
the dea described him earlier this year as the hub of a sophisticated operation that has smuggled cocaine from south america to africa and europe, and laundered profits via money exchange houses, used-car businesses and other companies in the unitedates, latin america, africa and southeast asia.
the indictment unveiled tuesday focuses on a different piece of the puzzle: u.s.-bound cocaine trafficking.
joumaa allegedly coordinated the smuggling of at least 85 tons of colombian cocaine through central america and mexico in partnership with the zetas, the brutal mexican cartel founded by former commandos, according to the indictment. between 1997 and 2010, joumaa's mafia laundered hundreds of millions of dollars for the zetas and their colombian and venezuelan suppliers, regularly picking up southbound bulk cash shipments of $2 million to $4 million in mexico city, the indictment says.
“ayman joumaa is accused of facilitating the shipments of huge amounts of cocaine for the unitedates while laundering the proceeds all over the globe,” said dea administrator michele leonhart. “according to information from sources, his alleged drug and money laundering activities facilitated numerous global drug-trafficking organizations, including the criminal activities of the los zetas mexican drug cartel.”
filed by the u.s. attorney in the eastern district of virginia, the indictment does not mention hezbollah. but u.s. officials say the alliance with the zetas was part of the already targeted network linked to the lebanese militant group.
“the indictment does not reflect all of the information that the government has,” said a justice department official. “it's accurate that treasury's previousatement connected mr. joumaa to hezbollah. the investigation is ongoing.”
antidrug officials cautioned that the connection between hezbollah and the zetas is indirect, with joumaa’s drug and money network as the hub that does business with both organizations.
“it’s not like there’s a sit-down between the leaders of hezbollah and the zetas,” one official said.
the investigation is politically sensitive because views of hezbollah — and its alleged involvement in the drug trade — differ around the world and even in the u.s. government.
the shiite militia killed hundreds of people in terrorrikes in the 1980s and 1990s, from the car-bombing of the u.s. marine barracks in beirut to attacks on jewish targets in argentina. in recent years, though, hezbollah has curbed attacks outside of the middle east, focusing on its bitter militaryruggle with israel and growing role in lebanese politics. the group is seen in lebanon, the arab world and parts of the west as a legitimate resistance organization.
as iran pursues its nuclear ambitions, hezbollah and iran are locked in a worsening shadow conflict with the unitedates and israel. this week, hezbollah leaders claimed that they had identified clandestine cia officers working in lebanon.
international sanctions have hurt iran, which helps fund, train and direct hezbollah. as a result, antiterror officials say the militant group has relied more heavily on longtime ties to criminal rackets involving members of the far-flung lebanese diaspora. the dea has pursued several cases in which hezbollah operatives allegedly teamed up with or taxed lebanese-connected traffickers of south american cocaine.
the joumaa case is the biggest so far. the network described in u.s. documents encompasses joumaa relatives and associates who own money exchanges,ores and other businesses in colombia, panama, lebanon, benin and the democratic republic of the congo.
joumaa allegedy has overseen flows of cocaine from colombia and venezuela through two smuggling pipelines: north through mexico to the unitedates and east through africa to europe and the middle east.
the organization charged its partners in mexico and elsewhere between 8 percent and 14 percent for using its sophisticated apparatus to launder the huge cash proceeds, the indictment says. it accuses joumaa of laundering more than $250 million out of at least $850 million in drug-related proceeds.
“hezbollah derived financial support from the criminal activities of joumaa's network,” says a treasury department document that laid out allegations about the lebanese canadian bank in february. “additionally, lcb managers are linked to hezbollah officials outside lebanon. for example, hezbollah's tehran-based envoy abdallah safieddine is involved in iranian officials' access to lcb and key lcb managers, who provide them banking services.”
a money exchange house in joumaa's network used a branch of the lebanese bank to deposit “bulk proceeds of drug sales” and then wire them to “u.s.-based used car dealers,” the document says. the cars were sold and sent to africa in suspiciouslyructured transactions, u.s. officials say.
the lebanese bank denied the u.s. charges in february. in the wake of the treasury allegations, however, lebanon's central bank announced that a lebanese subsidiary of societe generale would acquire the assets and liabilities of lebanese canadian bank, which had 35 branches and $5 billion in assets.
chris kraul in bogota, colombia, contributed to thisory.
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ʤeɪ ʃʊlts həz ˈoʊnli ˈmænɪʤd wən geɪm ðɪs jɪr pɔrt ˈædəˌleɪd ki ˈfɔrwərd ʤeɪ ʃʊlts wɪl rɪˈtərn fər ðə rən ˈɪntu ðə ˈfaɪnəlz ɪn ə bust tɪ ðə paʊərz ˈfaɪnəlz ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz. ʃʊlts həz bɪn ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnd sɪns ðə paʊərz ˈoʊpənɪŋ raʊnd ˈvɪktəri əˈgɛnst ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ bæk ˈsərʤəri. ðə ɪz naʊ ˈlaɪkli tɪ rɪˈtərn wɪˈθɪn θri tɪ faɪv wiks, ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪm ɔn træk fər ðə kləbz fərst geɪm ˈæftər ðə baɪ wɪn pɔrt hoʊsts ˈrɪʧmənd ɪn raʊnd 15 æt ðə ˈædəˌleɪd ˈoʊvəl ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1 "ɪts bɪn ə θɪŋ fər schulzy*, siɪŋ haʊ hi rɪˈspɑndz tɪ rihæb ənd sˈloʊli ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪm tɪ wɛr hi nidz tɪ bi," ˈdɑrən ˈbərʤəs toʊld ðə kləbz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. "wɪr ˈprɪti ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ wɛr hiz æt ənd wi hoʊp tɪ gɪt ɪm bæk ˌbiˈfɔr ðə baɪ, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ʤɪst ˈæftər ɪz ə mɔr ˈlaɪkli ˈɛstəˌmeɪt." ðə ˈɪnʤəri lɪst: jʊr kləbz ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnd pleɪərz ʃʊlts həz kɪkt 266 goʊlz ɪn 117 geɪmz fər pɔrt ˈædəˌleɪd sɪns ˈkəmɪŋ əˈkrɔs frəm ˈrɪʧmənd æt ðə ɛnd əv 2009 ˈfɛloʊ ˈfɔrwərd mæt waɪt, hu ɪz ɔn ðə paʊərz ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈɪnʤəri lɪst, ɪz sˈleɪtɪd tɪ rɪˈtərn frəm ə ˈpɛktərəl ˈɪnʤəri ɪn faɪv tɪ sɪks wiks. dɪˈfɛndər ʤæk wɪl bi əˈsɛst æt ˈtreɪnɪŋ ðɪs wik ˈæftər ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ðə graʊnd wɪθ ə ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ ˈɪnʤəri ɪn ðə paʊərz wɪn əˈgɛnst ˈmɛlbərn æt ˈælɪs spərɪŋz læst ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ.
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jay schulz has only managed one game this year
port adelaide key forward jay schulz will return for the run into the finals in a boost to the power's finals aspirations.
schulz has been sidelined since the power's opening round victory against st kilda after having back surgery.
the 31-year-old is now likely to return within three to five weeks, putting him on track for the club's first game after the bye when port hosts richmond in round 15 at the adelaide oval on july 1.
"it's been a week-to-week thing for schulzy, seeing how he responds to rehab and slowly getting him to where he needs to be," darren burgess told the club's website.
"we're pretty comfortable with where he's at and we hope to get him back before the bye, although just after is a more likely estimate."
the injury list: your club's sidelined players
schulz has kicked 266 goals in 117 games for port adelaide since coming across from richmond at the end of 2009.
fellow forward matt white, who is on the power's long-term injury list, is slated to return from a pectoral injury in five to six weeks.
defender jack hombsch will be assessed at training this week after coming off the ground with a hamstring injury in the power's 45-point win against melbourne at alice springs last saturday.
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"gamergate*" hir. fər ðə taɪp əv ænt, si fər ˈəðər ˈjuzɪz, si (disambiguation*) ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi stɛmd frəm ə hərˈæsmənt kæmˈpeɪn kənˈdəktəd praɪˈmɛrəli θru ðə juz əv ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg. ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˈsɛntərd ɔn ˈɪʃuz əv ˈsɛksɪzəm ənd ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈkəlʧər. ɪz juzd ɛz ə ˈblæŋkɪt tərm fər ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ɛz wɛl ɛz fər ðə hərˈæsmənt kæmˈpeɪn ənd ˈækʃənz əv ðoʊz pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ɪt. bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn ˈɔgəst 2014 ə hərˈæsmənt kæmˈpeɪn ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈɪndəstri; ˈnoʊtəbli geɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz zoë*ë kwɪn ənd briˈænə wu, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈfɛmənɪst ˈmidiə ˈkrɪtɪk əˈnitə. ˈæftər ˈɪrɑn, kwɪnz ˈfɔrmər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd, roʊt ə dɪˈspɛrɪʤɪŋ blɔg poʊst əˈbaʊt hər, ˈhæʃˌtæg ˈjuzərz ˈfɔlsli əˈkjuzd kwɪn əv ən əˈnɛθɪkəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈneɪθən ˈgreɪsən. hərˈæsmənt kæmˈpeɪnz əˈgɛnst kwɪn ənd ˈəðərz ˌɪnˈkludɪd, θrɛts əv reɪp, ənd dɛθ θrɛts. prəˈpoʊnənts ("gamergaters*") hæv ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðeɪ wər ə ˈmuvmənt, bət hæd noʊ əˈfɪʃəl ˈlidərz ər ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ. səˈpɔrtərz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd əˈnɑnəməsli ər ɔn ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈplætˌfɔrmz səʧ ɛz, ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈriˌleɪ ʧæt, tˈwɪtər, ənd reddit*. ˈsteɪtmənts ˈkleɪmɪŋ tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt hæv bɪn ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ goʊlz ənd ˈmoʊtɪvz. səˈpɔrtərz sɛd ðɛr wɑz əˈnɛθɪkəl kəˈluʒən bɪtˈwin ðə prɛs ənd ˈfɛmənɪsts, prɑˈgrɛsɪvz, ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkrɪtɪks. ðiz kənˈsərnz hæv bɪn dɪsˈmɪst baɪ ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz ɛz ˈtrɪviəl, kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪriz, ˈgraʊndləs, ər ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈækʧəwəl ˈɪʃuz əv ˈɛθɪks. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, həz ˈɔfən bɪn dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ðə hərˈæsmənt ɪts səˈpɔrtərz ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn. səˈpɔrtərz hæv ˈfrikwɛntli rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðɪs baɪ dɪˈnaɪɪŋ ðət ðə hərˈæsmənt tʊk pleɪs ər baɪ ˈfɔlsli ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ɪt wɑz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd baɪ ðə ˈvɪktɪmz. ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi həz bɪn dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə ˌmænəfɛˈsteɪʃən əv ə ˈkəlʧər wɔr ˈoʊvər ˈkəlʧərəl dɪˌvərsəfəˈkeɪʃən, ɑrˈtɪstɪk ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən, ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz, ənd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsoʊʃəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv ˈgeɪmərz. ˈmɛni səˈpɔrtərz əv əˈpoʊz wət ðeɪ vju ɛz ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈɪnfluəns əv ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm ɔn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈkəlʧər; ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ɪz ˈɔfən vjud ɛz ə ˈbæˌklæʃ əˈgɛnst. ˈɪndəstri rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ ðə hərˈæsmənt kæmˈpeɪn hæv ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn weɪz tɪ hɑrm ənd prɪˈvɛnt ˈsɪmələr ɪˈvɛnts. həz lɛd ˈfɪgjərz boʊθ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈɪndəstri tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈmɛθədz əv æˈdrɛsɪŋ ˈɔnˌlaɪn hərˈæsmənt. ˈhɪstəri zoë*ë kwɪn ənd dɪˈprɛʃən kwɛst ɪn 2013 zoë*ë kwɪn, ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt geɪm dɪˈvɛləpər, riˈlist dɪˈprɛʃən kwɛst, ə geɪm dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ kənˈveɪ ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns əv dɪˈprɛʃən ðoʊ ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈfɪkʃənəl beɪst ɪn pɑrt ɔn kwɪnz oʊn ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ðə ðə geɪm rɪˈsivd ˈpɑzətɪv rəvˈjuz ɪn ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈmidiə, bət feɪst ˈbæˌklæʃ ˈɔnˌlaɪn frəm ˈgeɪmərz hu dɪsˈlaɪkt ɪts dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ˈtɪpɪkəl geɪm ˈfɔrˌmæts ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzɪŋ ˈvaɪələns ənd ənd hu əˈpoʊzd "pəˈlɪtɪkəl" ˌɪnˈtruʒənz ˈɪntu ˈgeɪmər kwɪn wɑz səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ˈsɛvərəl mənθs əv hərˈæsmənt ˈæftər ɪts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ reɪp ənd dɛθ kwɪn ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ðə hərˈæsmənt ʃi rɪˈsivd ənd spoʊk ˈoʊpənli tɪ ðə ˈmidiə əˈbaʊt ɪt, wɪʧ lɛd tɪ ən ˈivɪn ˈgreɪtər ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti əv əˈbjuz əˈgɛnst hər, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈpoʊstɪŋ əv hər hoʊm ˈæˌdrɛs ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ʃi ˈəltəmətli flɛd hər haʊs aʊt əv fɪr fər hər geɪm dɪˈvɛləpər zoë*ë kwɪn ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈtərgət əv ðə hərˈæsmənt kæmˈpeɪn ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsiz ənd ɪˈvɛnts ðət wʊd kəm tɪ bi noʊn ɛz bɪˈgæn ɪn 2014 ɛz ə ˈpərsɪnəl əˈtæk ɔn kwɪn, ˌɪnˈsaɪtɪd baɪ ə blɔg poʊst baɪ kwɪnz ˈfɔrmər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd ˈɪrɑn kɔld ðə "zoʊi post",[a*] ɪt wɑz ə ˈlɛŋθi, dɪˈteɪld əˈkaʊnt əv ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ənd ˈbreɪˌkəp ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈkɑpiz əv ˈpərsɪnəl ʧæt lɔgz, iˈmeɪlz, ənd tɛkst ðə blɔg ˈfɔlsli ˌɪmˈplaɪd ðət kwɪn hæd ˈgɔtən ə ˈfeɪvərəbəl ˌrivˈju əv dɪˈprɛʃən kwɛst bɪˈkəz əv hər ˈsɛkʃuəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈneɪθən ˈgreɪsən, ə rivˈjuər fər ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt kotaku*. ˈgreɪsən ˈnɛvər ˈæˌkʧuəli rivˈjud kwɪnz geɪmz, ənd ˈoʊnli ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ hər wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ˈleɪtər ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd hɪz blɔg poʊst tɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤ seɪɪŋ ðət ə ˌtaɪpəˈgræfɪkəl ˈɛrər wɑz tɪ ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ə lɪŋk tɪ ðə blɔg ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn, wɛr ˈmɛni pɑrˈtɪsəpənts hæd ˈpriviəsli bɪn ˈhaɪli ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv dɪˈprɛʃən kwɛst, lɛd tɪ rɪˈnud əˈtæks ɔn ˈæftər blɔg poʊst, kwɪn ənd hər ˈfæməli wər səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ə ˈvɪrələnt ənd ˈɔfən hərˈæsmənt ˈɔnˌlaɪn əˈtækərz əv kwɪn æt fərst juzd ðə ˈleɪbəl ˈleɪtər əˈdɑptɪŋ ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg "#gamergate*" ˈæftər ɪt wɑz kɔɪnd baɪ ðə ˈæktər ˈædəm baldwin,[b*] huz ˈnɪrli tˈwɪtər ˈfɑloʊərz hɛlpt ðə sprɛd əv ðə hərˈæsmənt əv ˈtɑrgəts wɑz koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd ˈviə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈriˌleɪ ʧæt (irc*), ˈsprɛdɪŋ ˈræpədli ˈoʊvər ənd ˈfɔrəmz laɪk ənd lɛs ðən fɔr mənθs ˈæftər bɪˈgæn, kwɪnz ˈrɛkərd əv θrɛts ʃi hæd rɪˈsivd hæd groʊn æt ə ˈkɑnfərəns kwɪn sɛd, "aɪ juzd tɪ goʊ tɪ geɪm ɪˈvɛnts ənd fil laɪk aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ hoʊm naʊ ɪts ʤɪst laɪk... ər ˈɛni əv ðə ˈpipəl əm ˈkərəntli ɪn ðə rum wɪθ wənz ðət sɛd ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bit mi tɪ wən əˈnɑnəməs ˈjuzər θˈrɛtənd tɪ "gɪv hər ə ˈkrɪpəlɪŋ ˈɪnʤəri ðæts ˈnɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈfʊli ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz boʊθ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈɪndəstri kənˈdɛmd ðə əˈtæks əˈgɛnst ðə əˈtæks ˌɪnˈkludɪd (riˈsərʧɪŋ ənd ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˈpərsənəli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪəbəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl) ənd ˈhækɪŋ əv hər ˈtəmblər, dropbox*, ənd skaɪp əˈkaʊnts; ʃi wɑz əˈgɛn səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ reɪp ənd dɛθ kwɪn əˈgɛn flɛd hər hoʊm tɪ steɪ wɪθ ʃi roʊt ðət "ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt spɛnt ðə læst mənθ ˈsprɛdɪŋ maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əraʊnd, ˈsɛndɪŋ mi θrɛts, ˈhækɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən səˈspɛktɪd əv biɪŋ frɛndz wɪθ mi, ˈkɔlɪŋ maɪ dæd ənd ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪm ə hɔr, ˈsɛndɪŋ nud ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv mi tɪ ˈkɑligz, ənd ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈgɪvɪŋ mi ðə 'bərn ðə wɪʧ' ˈəðər ˈtɑrgəts əv hərˈæsmənt səˈpɔrtərz səˈbʤɛktɪd ˈəðərz tɪ ˈsɪmələr hərˈæsmənt,, ənd dɛθ θrɛts. ðoʊz hu keɪm tɪ ðə ˈvɪktɪmz' dɪˈfɛns wər ˈrɪdəˌkjuld ɛz "waɪt naɪts", ər "ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈwɔrjərz" ðɪs ˌkɛrɪktərɪˈzeɪʃən wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈhɛrən, ˈbɛlfərd ənd goker*, tɪ ˈnutrəˌlaɪz ˈɛni ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən baɪ kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ðɛr ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg wɑz kɔɪnd, ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm dɪˈvɛləpər fɪl fɪʃ hæd hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈvɛriəs əˈkaʊnts ənd ˈpæsˌwərdz, hækt ənd ˈpəblɪkli ˈpoʊstɪd ɪn riˌtæliˈeɪʃən fər dɪˈfɛndɪŋ kwɪn ənd əˈtækɪŋ hər ðə hæks ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspoʊzd ˈdɑkjəmənts rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪʃɪz ˈkəmpəˌni, ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, fɪʃ lɛft ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ənd pʊt əp fər seɪl, ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən "ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl" ənd seɪɪŋ, "ɪts nɑt wərθ ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈklud rɪˈnud hərˈæsmənt əv ˈfɛmənɪst ˈmidiə ˈkrɪtɪk əˈnitə, hu hæd ˈpriviəsli bɪn ə ˈtərgət əv ˈɔnˌlaɪn hərˈæsmənt du ɪn pɑrt tɪ hər ˈjuˌtub ˈvɪdioʊ ˈsɪriz ˈvərsəz. ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz, wɪʧ ˈænəˌlaɪzɪz ˈsɛksɪst ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ əˈtækərz tʊk hər ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ɛz ˌɔnˈfɛr ənd ənˈwɔrəntɪd, ənd kənˈsɪdərd hər ən ˈæftər ə nu ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ˈvərsəz. ˈwɪmən wɑz riˈlist ɔn ˈɔgəst 24 2014 rɪˈsivd reɪp ənd dɛθ θrɛts, ənd ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hər hoʊm ˈæˌdrɛs wɑz likt; ʃi wɑz kəmˈpɛld tɪ fli hər æt ðə ɑrts ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd, ˈɔrəˌgɑn, ʃi sɛd, ɪn rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ðə ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz ðət ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈwɪmən wər ˈmeɪkɪŋ əp ðə θrɛts əˈgɛnst ðɛm, ðət "wən əv ðə moʊst ˈrædɪkəl θɪŋz ju kən du ɪz tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪˈliv ˈwɪmən wɪn ðeɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðɛr ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz". "ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz", wɛnt ɔn tɪ seɪ, "du nɑt si ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz æt ɔl ðeɪ si ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ˈnoʊbəl ˈkænsəld ən ɑkˈtoʊbər 2014 ˈspikɪŋ əˈpɪrəns æt ˈjuˌtɔ steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti (usu*) ˈæftər ðə skul rɪˈsivd θri əˈnɑnəməs θrɛts, ðə ˈsɛkənd əv wɪʧ kleɪmd əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl θrɛt prəˈpoʊzd ðət "ə ˌməntriˈɔl ˈmæsəkər staɪl əˈtæk wɪl bi ˈkɛrid aʊt əˈgɛnst ðə əˈtɛnˈdiz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈstudənts ənd stæf æt ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈwɪmənz ˈsɛnər", əˈludɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈmæsəkər, ə 1989 mæs ˈʃutɪŋ ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈproʊvoʊst riˈlist ə ʤɔɪnt ˈsteɪtmənt seɪɪŋ ðət usu*, ɪn ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən wɪθ steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz, hæd əˈsɛst ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈkrɛdəbəl θrɛt tɪ ˈstudənts, stæf, ər ðə rɪkˈwɛsts fər əˈdɪʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈmɛʒərz wər dɪˈklaɪnd bɪˈkəz əv ˈjutɑz ˈoʊpən ˈkɛri lɔz, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ðə ðə θrɛts dru ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə tɪ ðə ˈwɪŋˌfild əv ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz rɪˈfərd tɪ ðə θrɛt ɛz "ðə moʊst ˈnɑkʃəs ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə wiks lɔŋ kæmˈpeɪn tɪ dɪˈskrɛdət ər ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən ˈkrɪtɪks əv ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ənd ɪts ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən (ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ) ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ðə θrɛt tɪ əˈtæk ənd ˈəðər ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz, wɪʧ wər pleɪgd wɪθ ˌʤʊrəsˈdɪkʃənəl ˈɪʃuz, ˈəltəmətli kloʊzd wɪθ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz əv səm θrɛts ənd dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ tɪ ˈprɑsəˌkjut ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm dɪˈvɛləpər briˈænə wu ˈsəfərd hərˈæsmənt bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn leɪt 2014 ɪn briˈænə wu, əˈnəðər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt geɪm dɪˈvɛləpər ənd əv ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈstudiˌoʊ ʤaɪənt spacekat*, sɔ hər hoʊm ˈæˌdrɛs ənd ˈəðər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ɛz riˌtæliˈeɪʃən fər ˈmɑkɪŋ. wu ðɛn bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈtərgət əv reɪp ənd dɛθ θrɛts ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr. ˈæftər ˈkɑnˌtæktɪŋ pəˈlis, wu flɛd hər hoʊm wɪθ hər ˈhəzbənd, seɪɪŋ ʃi wʊd nɑt əˈlaʊ ðə θrɛts tɪ ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt hər ˈɪntu wu əˈnaʊnst ən rɪˈwɔrd fər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ə kənˈvɪkʃən fər ðoʊz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn hər hərˈæsmənt, ənd sɛt əp ə ˈligəl fənd tɪ hɛlp ˈəðər geɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz hu hæv bɪn həræst ɛz əv ˈeɪprəl 2016 wu wɑz stɪl rɪˈsivɪŋ θrɛts ɪn səʧ ˈvɑljum ðət ʃi ɪmˈplɔɪd ˈfʊlˌtaɪm stæf tɪ ˈdɑkjəmɛnt hərˈæsmənt rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ kənˈtɪnjud fər ˈsɛvərəl mənθs ˈæftər ðə ˈɔnˌsɛt əv ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi. tu ˈkrɪtɪks əv wər ˈtɑrgəts əv əˈtɛmptəd rɪˈpɔrts tɪ ˈimərʤənsi ˈsərvɪsɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ prəˈvoʊk ə swɑt tim rɪˈspɑns æt ðə ˈtɑrgəts hoʊm. ðə ˈgɑrdiən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət boʊθ əˈtɛmpts wər koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd θru ðə "baphomet*" əv ˈæftər ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl rəʃ əv θrɛts ðət kɔzd hər tɪ fli hər hoʊm, wu ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈrəfli 45 dɛθ θrɛts baɪ ˈeɪprəl 2015 ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli ˌɪnˈvɛstər mɑrk ˈɔfərd əp tɪ ə rɪˈwɔrd fər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ðə kənˈvɪkʃən əv ðoʊz hu meɪd ðə wuz ˈstudiˌoʊ, ʤaɪənt spacekat*, wɪθˈdru frəm ðə ˈɛkspoʊ hɔl əv pæks ist 2015 wu ˈsaɪtɪd sɪˈkjʊrəti kənˈsərnz, læk əv ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ðə ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ðɛr ˈfeɪljər tɪ rɪˈtərn ˈæktrəs ənd ˈgeɪmər fəˈliʃə deɪ roʊt ə blɔg poʊst əˈbaʊt hər kənˈsərnz ˈoʊvər ənd hər fɪr əv riˌtæliˈeɪʃən ɪf ʃi spoʊk əˈgɛnst ɪt. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli hər hoʊm ˈæˌdrɛs ənd foʊn ˈnəmbər wər ˈpoʊstɪd ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ hərˈæsɪŋ ˈlɛtərz ənd foʊn ˈæktər wɪl ˈwitən ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl pleɪər krɪs ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpoʊstɪd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəmz əv. ˈstivən ˈkoʊlbərt kˈwɛsʧənd waɪ mɛn laɪk hæd nɑt bɪn θˈrɛtənd baɪ, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðə ˈtɑrgəts wər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪnˈtaɪərli səm hu hæv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz səˈpɔrtərz sɛd ðət ðeɪ hæv bɪn ˈjuˌtub ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ˈstivən ˈwɪljəmz rɪˈmɑrkt ðət ə ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn wən əv hɪz ˈvɪdioʊz ˌɪnˈkludɪd hɪz ˈæˌdrɛs ənd ə θrɛt tɪ hɪz waɪfs ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˌbibiˈsi θri, səˈpɔrtər ʤɑn beɪn, noʊn baɪ hɪz ˈjuˌtub ˈmɑnɪkər "totalbiscuit*", sɛd hi hæd bɪn ðə ˈtərgət əv dɛθ θrɛts ənd hərˈæsmənt frəm əˈnɑnəməs ˈpipəl hu əˈpoʊzd hɪz vju ɔn maɪk ˈdaɪvər roʊt ɪn vaɪs ðət θrɛts əˈgɛnst səˈpɔrtərz hæd bɪn nɪˈglɛktɪd ɪn prɛs bɔm θrɛts hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn meɪd təˈwɔrdz ɪˈvɛnts əˈtɛndəd baɪ səˈpɔrtərz. ə meɪ 2015 ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən d.c*. əreɪnʤd baɪ ˈraɪtər krɪˈstinə hɔf ˈsəmərrz ənd ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈmaɪloʊ wɑz ðə ˈtərgət əv ə bɔm θrɛt meɪd ˈoʊvər tˈwɪtər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən səˈplaɪd baɪ ðə ˈdʊrɪŋ "airplay*", ən ɪˈvɛnt rən baɪ ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti əv prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈʤərnəlɪsts ɪn ˈɔgəst 2015 ˈməltəpəl bɔm θrɛts wər meɪd. ðɪs lɛd tɪ ðə ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd ðə sərˈaʊndɪŋ koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən əv hərˈæsmənt hərˈæsmənt wɑz ˈɔrkɪˌstreɪtɪd ˈlɑrʤli θru əˈnɑnəməs ˈmɛsɪʤ bɔrdz səʧ ɛz,, ənd ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðə "kotakuinaction*" ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ə ˈsɪriz əv dɪˈskəʃən lɔgz səˈʤɛsts ðət tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnts wər juzd tɪ ˈpɑpjələrˌaɪz ðə ˈhɛrən, ˈbɛlfərd, ənd goker*, ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə lɔgz, sɛd ðət ˈərli dɪˈskəʃənz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ ðə hərˈæsmənt əv kwɪn baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈæstroʊˌtərf kæmˈpeɪnz tɪ pʊʃ əˈtæks əˈgɛnst hər ˈɪntu ˈmeɪnˌstrim vju. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskraɪb haʊ ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ˈkəltəˌveɪt ə ˈpælpəbəl ˈnɛrətɪv fər ˈpəblɪk kənˈsəmʃən waɪl ˌɪnˈtərnəli ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ˈpərsɪnəl ˈgrəʤɪz əˈgɛnst kwɪn ənd əˈgrɛsɪv ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈmɔrtɪnsən roʊt ɪn geɪmz ənd ˈkəlʧər ðət ˈstrəkʧər ɛz ən əˈnɑnəməs swɔrm əˈlaʊd ɪt tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt wɛr ˈɛniˌwən hu ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ɪt ər bɪˈkeɪm ɪts ˈtərgət wɑz æt rɪsk, waɪl əˈlaʊɪŋ ðɛm tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ðɛr həz bɪn kənˈsɪdərəbəl dɪˈskəʃən əv ənd ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti səˈpɔrtərz əv ʃɛr wɪn ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg ɪz juzd fər hərˈæsmənt. ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈwɛbˌsaɪts hæv blɑkt ˈjuzərz, riˈmuvd poʊsts, ənd kriˈeɪtɪd ˈpɑləsiz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðɛr ˈjuzərz frəm θˈrɛtənɪŋ kwɪn ənd ˈəðərz wɪθ, əˈsɔlt, reɪp ənd ˈmərdər, ənd ˈplænɪŋ ənd koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ səʧ ˈfaʊndər ˈkrɪstəfər pul bænd ɔl dɪˈskəʃən əv ɔn ðə saɪt ɛz mɔr əˈtæks əˈkərd, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ səˈpɔrtərz ˈjuzɪŋ ɛz ðɛr ˈsɛntrəl ˈmɛni səˈpɔrtərz hæv dɪˈnaɪd ðət ðə hərˈæsmənt tʊk pleɪs, ər ˈfɔlsli əˈkjuzd ˈvɪktɪmz əv ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪŋ ðə səˈpɔrtərz hæv juzd ðə tərm "ˈlɪtərəli hu" tɪ rɪˈfər tɪ ˈvɪktɪmz əv hərˈæsmənt səʧ ɛz kwɪn, seɪɪŋ ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈrɛləvənt tɪ goʊlz ənd ˈpərpəsɪz. ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz hæv dɪˈkraɪd ðə juz əv səʧ ˌtərmɪˈnɑləʤi ɛz diˈhjuməˌnaɪzɪŋ, ənd sɛd ðət dɪˈskəʃənz ɔn ˈfɔrəmz ˈɔfən ˈsɛnər əraʊnd ðoʊz rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz "ˈlɪtərəli səm səˈpɔrtərz hæv dɪˈnaʊnst ðə hərˈæsmənt, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz ər ɪn ðə məˈnɔrəti ənd du nɑt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt baɪ sɛpˈtɛmbər 24 2014 ˈoʊvər wən ˈmɪljən tˈwɪtər ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg hæd bɪn ə ˈnuzˌwik ənd æˈnælɪsɪs faʊnd mɔr ðən tu ˈmɪljən tˈwɪtər ˈmɛsɪʤɪz bɪtˈwin sɛpˈtɛmbər ənd ɑkˈtoʊbər ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpər ˈændi ˈbɑioʊ ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈdust ən æˈnælɪsɪs əv ʃoʊɪŋ ə dɪˈskəʃən ðət wɑz ˈpoʊlərˌaɪzd bɪtˈwin proʊ- ənd ˈfækʃənz. wən kˈwɔrtər əv ðə ˈsæmpəld wər prəˈdust baɪ ˈjuzərz nu tɪ tˈwɪtər, moʊst əv hum wər waɪl ðə ˈnəmbər əv səˈpɔrtərz ɪz ənˈklɪr, ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2014 ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd səˈpɔrtərz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈjuzərz dɪˈskəsɪŋ ɔn ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðə ˈsɪriz əv ɪˈvɛnts ðət keɪm tɪ bi noʊn ɛz həz bɪn dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ˈkɑmplɛks". ɛz ə ˈmuvmənt, ɪt hæd noʊ əˈfɪʃəl ˈlidərz ər ˈklɪrli dɪˈfaɪnd əˈʤɛndə. bɪˈkəz əv ɪts əˈnɑnəməs ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp, læk əv ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ənd ˈlidərləs ˈneɪʧər, ˈsɔrsəz ˈdɪfər ɛz tɪ ðə goʊlz ər ˈmɪʃən əv ənd dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ɪt həz bɪn fræŋk lænts əv geɪm ˈsɛnər roʊt ðət hi kʊd nɑt faɪnd "ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən əv ə koʊˈhɪrənt ˈkrɪstəfər grænt, əv ˈpɑlɪˌgɑn, toʊld ðə kəˈləmbiə ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ˌrivˈju: "ðə ˈkloʊsəst θɪŋ wiv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈvaɪn ɪz ðət ɪts nɔɪz. ɪts keɪɑs ɔl ju kən du ɪz faɪnd ˈpætərnz. ənd ˈəltəmətli wɪl bi θɪŋk həz bɪn səm əv ɪts ɛz ðə θrɛts ɪkˈspændɪd, ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmidiə ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈvaɪələnt, ˈɛləmənt ənd ɪts ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ˈprɛzənt ə koʊˈhɪrənt ˈmɛsɪʤ. bɑb stɔrt, ɪn ðə ˈdeɪli ˈtɛləˌgræf, ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət həz sɪns swɛld ˈɪntu ən ənˈwildi ˈmuvmənt wɪθ noʊ əˈpɛrənt ˈlidərz, ˈmɪʃən ˈsteɪtmənt, ər eɪmz bɪɔnd ˈkɔlɪŋ aʊt 'ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈwɔrjərz'. wɪn ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə geɪmz ˈɪndəstri ər biɪŋ ˈdrɪvən frəm ðɛr ˈhaʊsɪz ənd ʤɑbz, θˈrɛtənd, ər əˈbjuzd, ɪt meɪks kleɪm ðət ɪt ɪz ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ən ˈɛθɪkəl kæmˈpeɪn əˈpɪr ðə kæmˈpeɪnz ˈfoʊkɪs ˈbrɔdənd tɪ teɪk ɔn ˈəðər ˈtɑrgəts ɪn ðə nuz ˈmidiə, ɛz wɪθ həlk ˈhoʊˌgɑnz ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst ˈgɑkər ˈʤɛsi, ɪn nu jɔrk, ˈsteɪtɪd ðət hi hæd ˈspoʊkən tɪ ˈsɛvərəl səˈpɔrtərz tɪ traɪ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðɛr kənˈsərnz, bət faʊnd kənˈflɪktɪŋ aɪˈdilz ənd ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt ˈmɛsɪʤɪz. əbˈzərvd səˈpɔrtərz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈkɑnstənt ˈsɪriz əv əˈtæks ɔn kwɪn,, ənd ˈəðər ˈwɪmən, waɪl ˈfrikwɛntli ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət "ɪz nɑt əˈbaʊt" krɪs ˌaɪˌpi əv ðə kəˈləmbiə ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ˌrivˈju sɛd ðət ˈɛni ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈmɛsɪʤ frəm səˈpɔrtərz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈɛθɪks ɪn ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm wɑz lɔst ɪn ðə nɔɪz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ hərˈæsmənt, ˈsɛksɪzəm, ənd ˈnidɪd] wɪθ ˈɛniˌwən ˈeɪbəl tɪ twit ˈəndər ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg ənd noʊ ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpərsən ˈwɪlɪŋ ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg ənd teɪk riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ɪts ˈækʃənz, ˌaɪˌpi sɛd ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈpɑsəbəl fər ˈʤərnəlɪsts tɪ ˈnitli ˈsɛpərˌeɪt əˈbjuzərz frəm ðoʊz ˈsikɪŋ ˈrizənəbəl ʤɑn stoʊn roʊt ɪn ðə ˈgɑrdiən ðət "[gamergate*] ənd ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ əˈtɛmpts tɪ dɪˈsɑrm ənd dɪˈspərs ɪts noxiousness*, ˌdɪsəˈfɛktɪd ˈvɔɪsɪz ɪn ən ækt əv kənˈtɪnjuəl riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ θru ˈtɑrgəts, pretexts*, manifestoes*, ənd grænt sɛd ðət həz rɪˈmeɪnd əˈmɔrfəs ənd ˈlidərləs soʊ ðət ðə hərˈæsmənt kən bi kənˈdəktəd wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈnidɪd] waɪl ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd θru əˈnɑnəməs ˈmɛsɪʤ bɔrdz səʧ ɛz ənd reddit*, hərˈæsmənt wɑz moʊst ˈprɑmənənt ɔn tˈwɪtər. ˈmaɪkəl ˈsɔltər, ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈwɛstərn ˈsɪdni ˌkrɪmɪˈnɑləʤɪst, raɪts ðət dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər wɑz "ˈhaɪli kənˈdusɪv" tɪ səʧ əˈbjuz kæmˈpeɪnz, əˈlaʊɪŋ tɪ ˌoʊvərˈwɛlm ˈjuzərz' əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli blɑk ðə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv feɪk ər "sockpuppet*" əˈkaʊnts juzd tɪ sɛnd əˈbjusɪv ənd hərˈæsɪŋ ˈmɛsɪʤɪz. tˈwɪtər wɑz ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd fər ɪts ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ rɪˈspɑnd kˈwɪkli ənd prɪˈvɛnt hərˈæsmənt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsərvɪs. wɪˈθɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, tˈwɪtər ənd ˈəðər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə saɪts ər nɑt ˈlaɪəbəl fər ˈkɑntɛnt ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ əv ðɛr ˈsərvɪs ˈəndər ˈsɛkʃən 230 əv ðə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈdisənsi ækt 1996 ənd soʊ hæv noʊ ˈligəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ pəˈlis məˈlɪʃəs ˈkɑntɛnt səʧ ɛz hərˈæsmənt ənd briˈænə wu, ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈtərgət əv hərˈæsmənt, ˈsteɪtɪd ðət tˈwɪtər fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪd hərˈæsmənt baɪ ðə iz wɪθ wɪʧ ˈɛniˌwən kʊd meɪk ə nu əˈkaʊnt ˈivɪn ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ ən ˈərliər əˈkaʊnt blɑkt, ənd ˈʧælənʤd ðə ˈsərvɪs tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɪts rɪˈspɑnsɪvnəs tɪ kəmˈpleɪnts. ˈrɑbənsən maɪər əv ðə əˈtlæntɪk sɛd ɪz ən "aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈkraɪsəs" fər tˈwɪtər, ənd baɪ nɑt ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ hərˈæsɪŋ ˈjuzərz, ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm ɪz ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈərli ɔn ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpər ˈrændi ˈhɑrpər ˈstɑrtɪd ðə "gʊd geɪm ˈɔtoʊ ˈblɑkər" ər "ggautoblocker*", ən ɪkˈspændɪŋ lɪst əv noʊn tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnts ðət wər taɪd tɪ ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg wɪʧ kʊd bi ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli blɑkt, ˈðɛrˌfɔr rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə dɪˈgri əv hərˈæsmənt ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2014 tˈwɪtər əˈnaʊnst ə kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt grup "ˈwɪmən, ˈækʃən ðə ˈmidiə" (wam*), ɪn wɪʧ ˈjuzərz əv tˈwɪtər kən rɪˈpɔrt hərˈæsmənt tɪ ə tul ˈmɑnətərd baɪ ˈmɛmbərz, hu wʊd ˈfɔrwərd əˈfərmd ˈɪʃuz tɪ tˈwɪtər wɪˈθɪn 24 aʊərz. ðə muv, waɪl ərˈaɪzɪŋ ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə hərˈæsmənt, wɑz du tɪ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈɪʃuz əv ðə hərˈæsmənt əv ˈwɪmən ɔn ðə ɪn meɪ 2015 ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət əv 512 ˌriˈpɔrtəd hərˈæsmənt ˈɪnstənsɪz baɪ ðə tul ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə mənθ əv noʊˈvɛmbər 2014 12 əv ðoʊz wər taɪd tɪ ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi beɪst ɔn ðə lɪst, wɪθ moʊst hərˈæsmənt əˈkərɪŋ frəm əˈkaʊnts ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɛfərts tɪ əˈfɛkt ˈpəblɪk pərˈsɛpʃənz ˈərli ɪn ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi, ˈpoʊstərz ɔn ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ tɪ ə ˈrædɪkəl ˈfɛmənɪst grup kɔld ðə faɪn jəŋ ˈkæpətəlɪsts (tfyc*), hu hæd bɪn ɛmˈbrɔɪld ɪn ə dɪˈspjut wɪθ kwɪn ˈoʊvər ə geɪm dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈkɑntɛst ðeɪ hæd ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd. ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ doʊˈneɪʃənz tɪ hɛlp kriˈeɪt ðə geɪm, ˈpoʊstərz ɔn ˈpɑləˌtɪks bɔrd ˈɑrgjud ðət səʧ doʊˈneɪʃənz wʊd meɪk ðɛm "lʊk ˈrɪli gʊd" ənd wʊd meɪk ðɛm tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ɛz, ˈpoʊstərz ɔn kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈsɛkənd tˈwɪtər ˈhæʃˌtæg, #notyourshield*, ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ʃoʊ ðət wɑz nɑt əˈbaʊt ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm ər ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ pʊʃ ˈwɪmən aʊt əv ˈgeɪmɪŋ. ɪn ðə poʊst ðət meɪ hæv kɔɪnd ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg, ɪt wɑz freɪmd ɛz ə weɪ tɪ "dɪˈmænd ðə stɑp ˈjuzɪŋ ju ɛz ə ʃild tɪ dɪˈflɛkt ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈmɛni əv ðə əˈkaʊnts juzd tɪ twit ðə tæg simd tɪ bi ðət hæd ˈkɑpid ðɛr ˈævəˌtɑrz frəm ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt; ðə ˈmɛθədz juzd tɪ kriˈeɪt ɪt hæv bɪn kəmˈpɛrd tɪ #endfathersday*, ə hoʊks ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd ɔn ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsɪmələr kwɪn sɛd ðət ɪn laɪt əv ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈtɑrgətɪŋ əv ˈwɪmən ər ðoʊz hu stʊd əp fər ˈwɪmən, wɑz, aɪˈrɑnɪkli, ˈsoʊəli dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ bi ə ʃild fər ðɪs kæmˈpeɪn wəns ˈpipəl ˈstɑrtɪd ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪt ˈɑrθər ʧu roʊt ðət ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg wɑz ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈlɛvərɪʤ waɪt gɪlt ənd tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈælaɪz frəm səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈpipəl biɪŋ əˈtækt baɪ ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈædvərˌtaɪzərz səˈpɔrtərz wər ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv ðə weɪv əv ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈkɔlɪŋ fər dɪˈvərsɪti ðət ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈaʊtˌbreɪk əv ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi; ˈɪntərˌprɛtɪŋ ðɛm ɛz ən əˈtæk ɔn geɪmz ənd ˈgeɪmər ˈkəlʧər. rɪˈspɑndɪd wɪθ ə koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd iˈmeɪl kæmˈpeɪn ðət dɪˈmændɪd ˈædvərˌtaɪzərz drɔp ˈsɛvərəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz; ɪn ə 'wɔr plæn' əˈgɛnst ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðət əˈfɛndɪd ðɛm, ə ˈpoʊstɪŋ dɪˈskraɪbd haʊ ðeɪ wʊd ʧuz frəm ə lɪst əv ˈtərgət ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, pɪk ə ˈgrivəns frəm ə lɪst ˈəðərz hæd kəmˈpaɪld, ənd sɛnd ə fɔrm ˈlɛtər kənˈteɪnɪŋ ɪt tɪ ən ˌɪnˈtɛl riˈæktɪd tɪ ðɪs baɪ wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ ən æd kæmˈpeɪn frəm ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2014 ˈæftər ə ˈnəmbər əv geɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ˌɪnˈtɛl fər ðɪs, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ɪt kʊd hæv ə ˈʧɪlɪŋ ˈifɛkt ɔn fri spiʧ ənd ðət ɪt əˈmaʊnɪd tɪ səˈpɔrtɪŋ hərˈæsmənt, ˌɪnˈtɛl əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd fər əˈpɪrɪŋ tɪ teɪk saɪdz ɪn ðə ənd rɪˈzumd ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ɔn ɪn sæd ˈpəpiz bɪˈkeɪm əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə "sæd ˈpəpiz" ənd "ˈræbɪd ˈpəpiz" ˈdʊrɪŋ 2015 ˈjugoʊ əˈwɔrdz fər saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ˈraɪtɪŋ. ðiz grups ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˈvoʊtɪŋ blɑks ðət ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ðə 2015 ˈjugoʊ əˈwɔrdz. ðə kæmˈpeɪn wɑz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə ˈbæˌklæʃ əˈgɛnst ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈreɪʃəl, ˈɛθnɪk, ənd ˈʤɛndər dɪˈvərsɪti ɪn saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən. ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə blɑk sɛd ðət ðeɪ sɔt tɪ ˈkaʊntərˌækt wət ðeɪ sɔ ɛz ə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈgɪvɪŋ əˈwɔrdz beɪst ɔn ðə reɪs, ɛθˈnɪsɪti, ər ˈʤɛndər əv ðə ˈɔθər ər ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈrəðər ðən kˈwɑləti, ənd bɪˈmoʊnɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈprɑmənəns əv wət ðeɪ dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz 'ˈmɛsɪʤ' ˈfɪkʃən wɪθ fjuər trəˈdɪʃənəl "zæp gən" baɪ 2018 ðə sæd ˈpəpiz hæd dɪˈmɪnɪʃt ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti, ənd kwɪnz 2017 ˈmɛmˌwɑr, kræʃ ˈoʊvərˌraɪd: haʊ (ˈnɪrli) dɪˈstrɔɪd maɪ laɪf, ənd haʊ wi kən wɪn ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈɔnˌlaɪn heɪt, wɑz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd fər ðə 2018 ˈjugoʊ əˈwɔrd fər bɛst rɪˈleɪtɪd wərk (fər nɑnˈfɪkʃən wərks rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ər ˈɛθɪks ɪn ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm kəmˈpleɪnts ðə moʊst ˈæktɪv səˈpɔrtərz ər sɛd ðət wɑz ə ˈmuvmənt fər ˈɛθɪks ɪn geɪmz ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ənd ðət ˈɛni hərˈæsmənt əv ˈwɪmən wɑz dən baɪ ˈəðərz nɑt əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ðeɪ ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə kloʊz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps bɪtˈwin ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ə kənˈspɪrəsi əˈməŋ rivˈjuərz tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑnflɪkts əv səm səˈpɔrtərz ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ wət ðeɪ kənˈsɪdərd ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənɪt preɪz fər geɪmz səʧ ɛz dɪˈprɛʃən kwɛst ənd gɔn hoʊm, wɪʧ ˈfiʧər ˌənkənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ənd ˈstɔriz wɪθ ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz, waɪl ðeɪ vjud trəˈdɪʃənəl ˌtrɪpəˈleɪ geɪmz ɛz ˈʤərnəlɪsts hu dɪd nɑt ˈkəvər ðə ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən ˈɪntu kwɪnz ˈpraɪvət laɪf wər əˈkjuzd əv kənˈspɪrəsi, ənd ə ˈblæˌklɪst ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪd baɪ əbˈzərvərz ɪn ðə ˈmidiə hæv ˈlɑrʤli rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðiz kleɪmz ɛz ˈbeɪsləs. krɪs ˌaɪˌpi əv ðə kəˈləmbiə ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ˌrivˈju roʊt ðət "ˈmɛni ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəmz əv prɛs ˈkəvərɪʤ baɪ ˈpipəl hu aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ wɪθ hæv bɪn dɪˈbəŋkt" ənd kənˈkludɪd ðət "æt kɔr, ðə ˈmuvmənt ɪz ə ˈklæsɪk ˈkəlʧər ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪn vɑks, tɑd ˈvændərˌwərf sɛd ðət ˈsɪŋgəl kˈwɛʃən əv ˌʤərnəˈlɪstɪk ˈɛθɪks həz brɔt əp həz ˈiðər bɪn dɪˈbəŋkt ər dɛlt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ li ˌælɪgˈzændər, ðɛn əv, ðə ˈɛθɪks kənˈsərnz wər ə kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪri, ɔlˈbiɪt ə sɪnˈsɪr wən; ˌælɪgˈzændər raɪts ðət ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ əˈnɛθɪkəl əˈbaʊt ˈʤərnəlɪsts biɪŋ əkˈweɪnɪd wɪθ ðoʊz ðeɪ ˈkəvər ənd ðət ˈminɪŋfəl rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ rikˈwaɪərz ˈʤərnəlɪsts tɪ dɪˈvɛləp prəˈfɛʃənəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ, vɑks, ənd waɪərd, əˈməŋ ˈəðərz, ˈsteɪtɪd ðət dɪˈskəʃənz əv ˈʤɛndər ɪkˈwɑləti, ˈsɛksɪzəm ənd ˈəðər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɪʃuz ɪn geɪm rəvˈjuz ˈprɛzənt noʊ ˈɛθɪkəl ˈsɛvərəl ˈraɪtərz hu əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənz kənˈkludɪd ðət, ˈrəðər ðən rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ pərˈpɔrtɪd ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ˈɛθɪks, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ən ˈɛfərt tɪ səˈprɛs əˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈsɔltər raɪts ðət "mæs ˈmidiə hæd ə dɪˈsaɪsɪv roʊl ɪn ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪŋ ðə kəmˈpitɪŋ kleɪmz əv ənd ɪts ˈkrɪtɪks, ənd ˈəltəmətli dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ ɛz ə ˈmɪzəʤɪnɪst əˈbjuz kæmˈpeɪn". əv bɔrdz, kəˈlɛktəd ənd ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ kwɪn, səˈʤɛstɪd ðət kəmˈpleɪnts əˈbaʊt ˈɛθɪks ɪn geɪmz ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm wər ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd poʊst hɑk baɪ tɪ dɪˈstrækt ˈkrɪtɪks frəm ðɛr ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ əˈbjuz əv ʤeɪ ˈhæθəˌweɪ roʊt æt ˈgɑkər ðət ðɪs ˈstrætəʤi ˈimərʤd wəns faʊnd ðət hərˈæsɪŋ kwɪn əˈbaʊt hər ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈhɪstəri wɑz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ wɪn ðɛm səˈpɔrt; əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈhæθəˌweɪ, ʧæt lɔgz ʃoʊd ðət "ðə [gamergate*] ˈmuvmənt wɑz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ zoë*ë kwɪn fərst, rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ geɪmz rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈəðər ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz ˈɑrgjud ðət hæd ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ reɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈɪʃuz ɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm, bət ðət ðə weɪv əv hərˈæsmənt ənd əˈbjuz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg hæd ˈpɔɪzənd ðə wɛl, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈɑnəst ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm frəm ˈsɛksɪst ˈvɪzəbəl səˈpɔrt fər ɪn ðə fɔrm əv, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈvɪdioʊz, ənd blɔgz ˈsɛldəm ˌɪnˈvɑlvd dɪˈskəʃən əv ˈɛθɪks, bət ˈɔfən ˈfiʧərd ˈreɪsɪst ðə ˈtɑrgəts wər ˈmeɪnli ˈfiˌmeɪl geɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz, ˌækəˈdɛmɪks, ənd ˈraɪtərz. ˈrisərʧərz æt ðə ˈbərkmən ˈsɛnər fər ˈɪntərˌnɛt soʊˈsaɪɪti æt ˈhɑrvərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə "ˌvɪtriˈɑlɪk kæmˈpeɪn əˈgɛnst kwɪn ðət kˈwɪkli morph[ed*] ˈɪntu ə ˈbrɔdər kruˈseɪd əˈgɛnst əˈlɛʤd kərˈəpʃən ɪn geɪmz ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm" wɪʧ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd kənˈsɪdərəbəl əˈbjuz ənd hərˈæsmənt əv ˈfiˌmeɪl dɪˈvɛləpərz ənd geɪm kənˈsərnz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn reɪzd wɪn ˌʤəkstəˈpoʊzɪŋ ðə bɪˈheɪvjər əv səˈpɔrtərz wɪθ ðɛr kleɪmd ˈmɛsɪʤ: ˈdɑktər. kæθˈlin ˈkəlvər, ə prəˈfɛsər ənd ˈmidiə ˈɛθɪks ˈɛkspərt æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv wisconsin–madison*, roʊt ðət waɪl səˈpɔrtərz kleɪmd tɪ bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ˈɛθɪks, ðɛr ənd θˈrɛtənɪŋ" bɪˈheɪvjər bɪˈlaɪd ðɪs kleɪm. "məʧ əv ðə aɪ kən ˈivɪn kɔl ɪt bɪn ə ˈtɑksɪk sləʤ əv ˈrumər, ˌɪnˈvɛktɪv, ənd ˈʤɛndər baɪəs. ðə ˈaɪrəni kəmz frəm ˈpipəl hu kleɪm tɪ bi ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ðə ˈɛθɪks əv geɪm ˈʤərnəlɪsts θru ˈpætəntli əˈnɛθɪkəl ˈæftər ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ə ˈsæmpəl əv rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ, ˈnuzˌwik kənˈkludɪd ðət ɪt wɑz praɪˈmɛrəli əˈbaʊt hərˈæsmənt ˈrəðər ðən ˈɛθɪks, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ðə ˈsæmpəl "səˈʤɛsts ðət ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ɪts ˈsteɪtɪd goʊl, spɛnz mɔr taɪm ˈnɛgətɪvli æt geɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz ðən æt geɪm ˈkeɪsi ˈʤɑnstən roʊt fər ðət, beɪst ɔn lɔgz frəm ðə ˈjuzərz hu ˌɪˈnɪʃəli pʊʃt ˈɪntu ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt, ðə goʊl bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg kæmˈpeɪn wɑz tɪ "pərˈpɛʧəˌweɪt əˈtæks baɪ ˈræpɪŋ ðɛm ɪn ə dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ən ˌækəˈdɛmɪk æˈnælɪsɪs əv ə wiks wərθ əv ˈpəblɪk poʊsts tægd wɪθ faʊnd ðət ðə ˈɪʃu ˈpəblɪks ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wər nɑt "ˈoʊnli ər ˈivɪn praɪˈmɛrəli" kənˈsərnd wɪθ ˈɛθɪks ɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ əˈnitə ɪn ðə ˈgɑrdiən, ˈʤɛsɪkə vɑˈlɛnˌti sɛd ðət "ðə ˈmuvmənts ˈmæntrə, 'ɪts əˈbaʊt ˈɛθɪks ɪn ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm'" wɑz sin baɪ ˈəðərz ɛz "ə ˈnæʧərəl ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv ˈsɛksɪst hərˈæsmənt ənd ðə fɪr əv ˈfiˌmeɪl ɛnˈkroʊʧmənt ɔn ə trəˈdɪʃənəli meɪl speɪs". æst, "ɪf ðɪs 'ˈmuvmənt' wɑz əˈbaʊt ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm, waɪ ˈwəzənt ɪt ˈʤərnəlɪsts hu hæd tɪ dil wɪθ ə bərɑʒ əv reɪp ənd dɛθ wu toʊld ðə ˈbɔstən gloʊb ðət ðə ˈɛθɪks kleɪmz wər "ə ˈpriˌtɛkst" ənd dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz "ən ˈækʧəwəl heɪt grup ðɛr ˈəpˌsɛt ənd θˈrɛtənd baɪ ˈwɪmən hu ər biɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən əˈbaʊt həz bɪn ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd fər ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ˈwɪmən, əˈspɛʃəli ˈfiˌmeɪl dɪˈvɛləpərz, waɪl ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ˈmɛni ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl ˌʤərnəˈlɪstɪk ˈɛθɪks ˈɪʃuz. ˈæləks ˈgoʊldmən əv ˈɛnˈpiˈɑrz ɔn ðə ˈmidiə ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd fər ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈɪndi dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈrəðər ðən ˌtrɪpəˈleɪ geɪmz ˈpəblɪʃərz, ənd sɛd kleɪmz əv əˈnɛθɪkəl bɪˈheɪvjər baɪ kwɪn ənd wər ɪn waɪərd, ˈlɔrə ˈhədsən faʊnd ɪt ˈtɛlɪŋ ðət səˈpɔrtərz ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ɔn ˌɪmˈpɑvrɪʃt ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt kriˈeɪtərz ənd ˈkrɪtɪks, ənd ˈnɪrli ɪkˈsklusɪvli ˈwɪmən, ˈrəðər ðən ðə lɑrʤ geɪm ˈkəmpəˌniz huz wərk ðeɪ vɑks ˈraɪtər tɑd ˈvændərˌwərf ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ən ˈɛˌseɪ ˈrɪtən baɪ geɪm dɪˈvɛləpər ˈdeɪvɪd hɪl, hu sɛd ðət kərˈəpʃən, ˈnɛpəˌtɪzəm, ənd ɪkˈsɛsɪv kəˈmərʃəˌlɪzəm ɪgˈzɪstəd ɪn ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈɪndəstri, bət ðət wɑz nɑt æˈdrɛsɪŋ ðoʊz ˈrɑbərtsən, əv ðə vərʤ, ˈkɑmɛntəd ɔn ðə ˈɛθɪkəl ˈɪʃuz ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm həz dɛlt wɪθ, bət ðət moʊst səˈpɔrtərz dɪd nɑt sim ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn "æˈdrɛsɪŋ ˈprɑbləmz ðət doʊnt dɪˈrɛkli rɪˈleɪt tɪ ˈfɛmənɪst ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ər ðə ˈtaɪni ˈɪndi geɪmz ɪn 2014 ˈmaɪloʊ, ˈvoʊkəl ˈkrɪtɪk əv ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm ənd ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤiz, ˈpəblɪʃt likt dɪˈskəʃənz frəm ə ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪst fər ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈʤərnəlɪsts kɔld ɔn ðə nuz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ənd səˈpɔrtərz sɔ ðə ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪst ɛz ˈɛvədəns əv kəˈluʒən əˈməŋ ðə lɪsts ˈfaʊndər ækˈnɑlɪʤd səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ˈʤərnəlɪsts raɪt ən ˈoʊpən ˈlɛtər əv səˈpɔrt tɪ kwɪn ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə hərˈæsmənt ʃi wɑz ˈfeɪsɪŋ, bət sɛd ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə lɪst hæd rɪˈʤɛktɪd hɪz səˈʤɛsʧən ənd hɛlpt ɪm ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ hɪz aɪˈdiə wɑz ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz dɪd nɑt kənˈsɪdər ðə lɪst tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt kəˈluʒən, əbˈzərvɪŋ ðət ɪt ɪz ə ˈstændərd ˈpræktɪs əˈkrɔs prəˈfɛʃənz tɪ əˈdɑpt ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ˈvɛnuz fər dɪˈskəsɪŋ ˈmætərz əv prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə lik, ðə ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪst wɑz ˈsoʊʃəl, ˈkəlʧərəl, ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪmˈpækt əbˈzərvərz hæv ˈʤɛnərəli dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈkəlʧər wɔr əˈgɛnst ˈɛfərts tɪ dɪˈvərsəˌfaɪ ðə trəˈdɪʃənəli meɪl ˈvɪdioʊ ˈgeɪmɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən ˈwɪmən. ðeɪ saɪt səˈpɔrtərz' ˈfrikˌwɛnt hərˈæsmənt əv ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈfɪgjərz ɪn ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ənd ɪts ˈoʊvərt hɑˈstɪləti təˈwɔrd ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ənd æˈnælɪsɪs əv ˈvɪdioʊ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊsts ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkəlʧər ˈraɪtər ˈkeɪtlɪn dui sɛd ðət "ˌwəˈtɛvər meɪ hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ɛz, ɪt ɪz naʊ ən ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈkəlʧər wɔr" bɪtˈwin ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli ˈfiˌmeɪl geɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz ənd ˈkrɪtɪks ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ fər ˈgreɪtər ˌɪnˈkluʒən, ənd "ə ˈmɑtli əˈlaɪəns əv ˌvɪtriˈɑlɪk ˌneɪˈseɪərz" əˈpoʊzd tɪ səʧ vɑks sɛd ðət səˈpɔrtərz wər lɛs ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ ˈɛθɪkəl ˈɪʃuz ðən ɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ənd æˈnælɪsɪs əv ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ənd ɪn hərˈæsmənt əv ˈprɑmənənt kˈwoʊtɪd ˈərli ˈmɛmbərz ɛz seɪɪŋ ðət ðeɪ hæd noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ənd wər praɪˈmɛrəli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn əˈtækɪŋ həz bɪn dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz biɪŋ ˈdrɪvən baɪ səm səˈpɔrtərz hæv dɪˈnaɪd ðɪs, bət ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ðɛr ər ˈvɔɪsɪz wɪˈθɪn ənˈtɑnsən, æsk, ənd roʊt ɪn ˈnɔrdɪk ˈʤərnəl əv saɪəns ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈstədiz "ɪn ðə keɪs əv, ɪt ɪz ðə ɪkˈsplɪsət goʊl əv ˈmɛni əv ðə pɑrˈtɪsəpənts tɪ ɪkˈsklud grups əv ˈpipəl, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈwɪmən, frəm ðə dəˈbeɪt ənd frəm ðə geɪm ˈɪndəstri ənd ˈlɪmət ˈwɪmənz raɪts ɛz ʤɑn stoʊn, ɪn ðə ˈgɑrdiən, kɔld ɪt ə "sˈwɛlɪŋ əv ˈvɪʃəs ˈsɛnəmənt" ənd kəmˈpɛrd ɪt tɪ ðə mɛnz raɪts ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz səʧ ɛz stoʊn, liˈɑnə ˈkərznər, ənd raɪən ˈkupər hæv sɛd ðət ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ɪz biɪŋ ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd baɪ ˈvɔɪsɪz ənd baɪ kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpəndɪts hu hæd ˈlɪtəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈhərzɑg steɪts ðət ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈvaɪələnt ˈsɛksɪzəm, həz ˈvɪrələnt streɪnz ənd ˈvaɪələnt ˈsɛnəmənts əv ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbiə, transphobia*, anti-semitism*, ˈreɪˌsɪzəm, ənd səm ˈfɪgjərz ənd ˈtæktɪks əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ wɛnt ɔn tɪ bɪˈkəm kəmˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld wɪʧ ˈfiʧərd ɪn ðə 2016 əˈmɛrɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ənd ɪn ˈəðər, mɔr ˈtɑrgətɪd hərˈæsmənt kæmˈpeɪnz səʧ ɛz lərn tɪ koʊd ɪn ˈərli 2019 176 kwɪn sɛd ðə kæmˈpeɪn hæd "roʊpt ˈpipəl hu kɛrd əˈbaʊt ˈɛθɪks ənd trænˈspɛrənsi ˈɪntu ə heɪt ənd ərʤd ˈɪndəstri ˈpəblɪʃərz ənd dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ kənˈdɛm ðə ʃi ˈfərðər æst ðoʊz səˈpɔrtərz hu hæd ˈɛni ˈərnɪst dɪˈskəʃən əˈbaʊt ˈɛθɪks tɪ muv əˈweɪ frəm ðə" ˈgeɪmər aɪˈdɛntəˌti ɪz ˈɔfən kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi ə riˈækʃən tɪ ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈkəlʧərəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv ðə "ˈgeɪmər". ɛz ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz gru ɪn ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 1990s*, ə "ˈgeɪmər" aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈimərʤd əraʊnd geɪmz ˈmɑrkətɪd tɪ ən ˈɔdiəns ðət wɑz ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli jəŋ, meɪl ənd ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl. ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, ðə groʊɪŋ ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv geɪmz ɪkˈspændɪd ðət ˈɔdiəns tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈmɛni hu dɪd nɑt fɪt ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈgeɪmər ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈwɪmən. geɪmz wɪθ ɑrˈtɪstɪk ənd ˈkəlʧərəl θimz gru ɪn ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti, ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm dɪˈvɛləpmənt meɪd ðiz geɪmz mɔr ˈkɑmən, waɪl ˈmoʊbəl ənd ˈkæʒəwəl geɪmz ɪkˈspændɪd ðə skoʊp əv ðə ˈɪndəstri bɪɔnd ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈgeɪmər ðə geɪmz moʊst ˈpɑpjələr wɪθ ˈtɪpɪkəl "ˈgeɪmərz", ˈɔfən ˈfiʧərɪŋ ɪkˈsplɪsət ˈvaɪələns əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪtɪd ˈʤɛndər ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps, wər ʤɔɪnd baɪ ə mɔr dɪˈvərs sɛt əv geɪmz ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd geɪ, ˈlɛzbiən, ənd ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər θimz. "ˈɪndi" ˈgeɪmɪŋ blɔgz ənd ˈwɛbˌsaɪts wər kriˈeɪtɪd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðiz dɪˈvɛləpmənts, ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ ðə mɔr ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈgeɪmɪŋ prɛs, wɪʧ wɑz trəˈdɪʃənəli dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ðə geɪmz ˈɪndəstri ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ðə ˈskɑlər ɑdriˈɛn raɪts ðət ɪz ə dɪˈrɛkt rɪˈspɑns tɪ səʧ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈkɑntɛnt ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks əv pleɪərz. ˈsərˌveɪz baɪ ðə ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈsɔfˌwɛr əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ɪn 2014 ənd 2015 ʃoʊd ðət pleɪərz wər bɪtˈwin 44 ənd 48 wɪθ ən ˈævərɪʤ eɪʤ əv ˈθərdiˌfaɪv. ðɪs ˈbrɔdər ˈɔdiəns bɪˈgæn tɪ kˈwɛʃən səm əˈsəmpʃənz ənd ðət hæd bɪn ˈkɑmən ɪn geɪmz. ˈʃɪrə ʧɛs ənd ɑdriˈɛn ʃɔ raɪt ðət kənˈsərn ˈoʊvər ðiz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪz ˈɪnəgrəl tɪ, əˈspɛʃəli ə fɪr ðət geɪmz eɪmd praɪˈmɛrəli æt jəŋ mɛn maɪt ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bi ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ lɛs geɪmz ˈmɑrkətɪd tɪ ˈbrɔdər ˈɔfən dɪsˈmɪs səʧ geɪmz ənd ðɛr mɔr dɪˈvərs, ˈkæʒəwəl grup əv pleɪərz ɛz biɪŋ nɑt "ril" geɪmz ər ˈgeɪmərz. əˈlɪsə ˈroʊzənbərg əv ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst sɛd ðət səm əv' kənˈsərnz wər ˈrutɪd ɪn ə vju əv ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ɛz "əˈplaɪənsɪz" ˈrəðər ðən ɑrt, ðət ʃʊd bi rivˈjud beɪst ɔn ˈfiʧər ˈʧɛˌklɪsts ˈrəðər ðən trəˈdɪʃənəl ɑrˈtɪstɪk krɪs əv ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈjuzɪz əv ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈmidiəm, ənd ðə bɪˈlif ðət ˌɪnˈkrist ˈkəvərɪʤ ənd preɪz əv ɑrˈtɪstɪk geɪmz laɪk gɔn hoʊm wʊd ˈnɛgətɪvli əˈfɛkt ˈblɑkˌbəstər geɪmz səʧ ɛz grænd θɛft ˈɔtoʊ ɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv ˈsoʊˈkɔld "ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈwɔrjərz" ɪn ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ənd ˈmidiə, hu ər pərˈsivd ɛz ə θrɛt tɪ trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈkəlʧər. ɛz ðə ˈmɑrkɪt gru mɔr dɪˈvərs, ˈkəlʧərəl ˈkrɪtɪks bɪˈkeɪm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈɪʃuz əv ˈʤɛndər ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌti ɪn wən ˈprɑmənənt ˈfɛmənɪst ˈkrɪtɪk əv ðə ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪz əˈnitə huz ˈvərsəz. ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps ɪn geɪmz. hər kæmˈpeɪn ənd ˈvɪdioʊz wər mɛt wɪθ hɑˈstɪləti ənd hərˈæsmənt baɪ səm ˈgeɪmərz. ˈfərðər ˈɪnsədənts reɪzd kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˈsɛksɪzəm ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ praɪər tɪ ˈɔgəst 2014 ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪŋ hərˈæsmənt ˈprɑmptɪd ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl geɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən (igda*) tɪ prəˈvaɪd səˈpɔrt grups fər həræst dɪˈvɛləpərz ənd tɪ bɪˈgɪn dɪˈskəʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ tɪ hɛlp ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ˈɔnˌlaɪn hərˈæsmənt əv geɪm ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ɔn ˈkɑmədi ˈsɛntrəlz ˈproʊˌgræm ðə ˈkoʊlbərt rɪˈpɔrt, sɛd ʃi bɪˈlivz ˈwɪmən ər ˈtɑrgətɪd bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər "ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ əv ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɛz ə ɪn leɪt ˈɔgəst 2014 ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz əˈgɛnst ˈgreɪsən ənd hərˈæsmənt əv kwɪn, ˈsɛvərəl ˈgeɪmɪŋ saɪts ˈpəblɪʃt əˈpɪnjən ˈɛˌseɪz ɔn ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ðət ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə groʊɪŋ dɪˈvərsɪti əv ˈgeɪmɪŋ ənd ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrimɪŋ əv ðə ˈmidiəm, səm əv wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ˈsɛksɪzəm wɪˈθɪn ˈgeɪmər ðiz ˈsoʊˈkɔld "ˈgeɪmərz ər dɛd" ˈɑrtɪkəlz wər sin ɛz pɑrt əv ə kənˈspɪrəsi tɪ ˈəndərˌkət trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈgeɪmər ənd wər juzd baɪ pɑrˈtɪsəpənts tɪ ˈræli səˈpɔrt fər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈaʊərbɑk ənd ðə ˈdeɪvɪd ɛlks ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðiz ˈɑrtɪkəlz fər ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪŋ ðɛr ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz' ˈɔdiəns baɪ əˈtækɪŋ ðə ˈgeɪmər ˈraɪtɪŋ fər peɪst, ɛl. roʊdz sɛd ðə ænˈtægəˌnɪzəm ɪn ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi wɑz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˈɪndəstri ˈsikɪŋ tɪ ˈwaɪdən ɪts ˈkəstəmər ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn kɔr ˈgeɪmərz, wɪʧ roʊdz sɪz "ɪz prɪˈsaɪsli wət ˈbrɛndən ˈkioʊ əv ˈoʊvərˌlænd ˈsteɪtɪd ðət "dɪz nɑt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ə marginalised*, dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪtɪd aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈəndər əˈtæk soʊ məʧ ɛz ə ˌhɛgəˈmɑnɪk ənd ˈnɔrmətɪv ˈmeɪnˌstrim biɪŋ fɔrst tɪ ˌridɪˈstrɪbjut səm əv ɪts ˈmɪzəʤɪni ənd ˈsɛksɪzəm həz bɪn dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ən ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ˈsɛksɪzəm ənd ˈmɪzəʤɪni wɪˈθɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈkəlʧər; ɪts meɪn θimz ər ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm ənd ˈsoʊˈkɔld "ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈwɔrjərz", hu ər pərˈsivd ɛz ə θrɛt tɪ trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. ˈwɪmənz ˈgreɪtər ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti ɪn ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈɪndəstri həz sin ə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ raɪz ɪn hərˈæsmənt ənd ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən dɪˈrɛktɪd æt əˈməŋ ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈʤərnəlɪsts, ðə hərˈæsmənt kæmˈpeɪn ðət bɪˈkeɪm noʊn ɛz ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ˌɛmbləˈmætɪk əv ðɪs sərʤ əv ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈmɪzəʤɪni. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsɛrə ˈkæplən əv ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, "ˈsɛksɪzəm ɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪz ə long-documented*, bət ˈsimɪŋli ˌɪnˈtræktəbəl ˈprɑbləm", ənd bɪˈkeɪm ðə krəks əv ðə ˈhaɪmi ˈwaɪnmən ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪn sɛd, ɪt wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ər nɑt, ɪz ˈlɑrʤli əˈbaʊt dɪˈskəsɪŋ ɔn hər blɔg, ʤeɪn məkˈmænəs kəmˈpɛrd ðə ˈmɪzəʤɪni ðət ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ɪkˈspɪriəns tɪ ðət feɪst baɪ ðə fərst ˈwɪmən ˈɛnərɪŋ ˈspɔrtɪŋ kəˈneɪdiən praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈʤəstɪn truˈdoʊ həz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz "ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wi nid tɪ stænd ˈklɪrli ˈsɛksɪzəm ənd ˈmɪzəʤɪni hæd bɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ˈprɑbləmz ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈɪndəstri ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn kəmˈjunɪti praɪər tɪ ðə ɪˈvɛnts əv kənˈsɪdərd ðət ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt həz ə fil" tɪ ɪt, wɪθ meɪl ˈjuzərz traɪɪŋ tɪ ʃoʊ ɔf tɪ iʧ ˈəðər wɪʧ ˈkɔzɪz ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈkeɪsɪz əv hərˈæsmənt ɪn ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz laɪk ɪn mɑrʧ 2014 geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər klɪf roʊt ə blɔg poʊst ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ɔn ðə "ˈleɪtənt ˈreɪˌsɪzəm, ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbiə ənd ˈmɪzəʤɪni" ðət ɪgˈzɪstəd wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪn ə noʊˈvɛmbər 2014 ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ dɪˈvɛləp, wu sɛd ðə geɪm ˈɪndəstri "həz bɪn ə bɔɪz' kləb fər 30 jɪrz", ənd ðət ðə ˈkɑmən pɔrˈtreɪəl əv ˈwɪmən ɛz "sɛks ˈsɪmbəlz ənd ɪn dɪˈstrɛs" ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz həz lɛd tɪ ðə pleɪərz ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈbrɛndən ˈsɪnklɛr, ˈraɪtɪŋ fər gamesindustry.biz*, ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə ɪˈvɛnts əv ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi wər "ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl ənd ˈsædənɪŋ" ənd "ðɪs ˈɪndəstri həz səm proʊˈfaʊnd ˈɪʃuz ɪn ðə weɪ ɪt trits ˈmɛni ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz hæv sɛd ðət ðə hərˈæsmənt əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ spərɪŋz frəm ðɪs ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ wɛl əv ˈmɪzəʤɪni, ənd ðət ɪt wɑz ˈmɪrli brɔt tɪ ðə fɔr baɪ ðə ˌænəˈnɪmɪti əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ˈlisə nɑkɑˈmʊrə, ə prəˈfɛsər əv ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈstədiz æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈmɪʃɪgən, roʊt ðət "ʃoʊd ðə wərld ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv ˈgeɪmɪŋz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə fɔls ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əˈgɛnst kwɪn, əˈmændə mɑrˈkɔt ɪn ən ˈɑrtɪkəl fər ðə ˈdeɪli bist əˈkjuzd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm wərld əv biɪŋ "θɪk wɪθ ˈmɪzəʤɪnɪsts hu ər ˈeɪkɪŋ tɪ swɔrm" wɪθ heɪt ɔn ˈɛni "ˈrændəm ˈwʊmən hɛld əp fər ðɛm tɪ heɪt, noʊ ˈmætər wət ðə ˈpriˌtɛkst". ʃi rɪˈleɪtɪd ðiz əˈtæks tɪ hərˈæsmənt sɛnt tɪ ə ˈwʊmən hu ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ə tin ˈtaɪtənz ˈkəvər ənd tɪ ə kəmˈjunɪti ˈmænɪʤər əv ðə ˈmaɪti noʊ. 9 geɪm bɪˈkəz ʃi dru ə ˈfɛmənən ˈmɛgə mæn, ənd ˈvərʧuəl reɪps kəˈmɪtɪd əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmənz pleɪər ˈævəˌtɑrz ɪn grænd θɛft ˈɔtoʊ vi ənd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə ˌbibiˈsi, kwɪn ˈsteɪtɪd ðət [gamergate*] hæd ə neɪm, ɪt wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ bət traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt mi tɪ kɪl ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈpipəl tɪ hərt mi, goʊɪŋ ˈæftər maɪ ˈfæməli. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈmɛnʃən əv ˈɛθɪks ɪn ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm æt ɔl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə seɪm ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən ˈɛvriˌbɑdi meɪks təˈwɔrdz ˈɛni səkˈsɛsfəl ˈwʊmən; ðət ˈklɪrli ʃi gɑt tɪ wɛr ʃi ɪz bɪˈkəz ʃi hæd sɛks wɪθ ˌdænˈjɛl ˈsɪtrənz əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈmɛrələnd roʊt ðət ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnt əv ðɪs taɪp əv hərˈæsmənt ɪz tɪ dɪˈmin ðə ˈvɪktɪm, meɪk ðɛm daʊt ðɛr oʊn ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti, ənd tɪ ridɪˈfaɪn ðə ˈvɪktɪmz aɪˈdɛntəˌti ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ "ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli dɪˈstɔrt hu ʃi ˈtɑrgəts əv səˈpɔrtərz hæv ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli bɪn ˈwɪmən, ˈivɪn wɪn mɛn wər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə səˈpoʊzd rɔŋˈduɪŋz. ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə nu ˈjɔrkər, ˈsaɪmən ˈpɑrkɪn əbˈzərvd ðət kwɪn wɑz əˈtækt waɪl ðə meɪl ˈʤərnəlɪst hu wɑz ˈfɔlsli əˈkjuzd əv rivˈjuɪŋ hər wərk ˈfeɪvərəbli ˈlɑrʤli ɪˈskeɪpt, rɪˈvilɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɛz "ə priˈtɛns tɪ meɪk ˈfərðər hərˈæsmənt əv ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, krɪs sɛd ðət ə pəˈtɪʃən sɔt tɪ hæv ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkɑlig faɪərd fər ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ ðə pɔrˈtreɪəl əv ˈwɪmən ɪn grænd θɛft ˈɔtoʊ vi, waɪl hi ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər meɪl ˈkrɪtɪks reɪzd ˈsɪmələr kənˈsərnz bət dɪd nɑt feɪs ˈsɪmələr moʊst ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz hæv dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz kənˈsɪstɪŋ ˈlɑrʤli əv waɪt meɪlz, ðoʊ səm səˈpɔrtərz hæv sɛd ðət ɪt ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈnoʊtəbəl pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈwɪmən, məˈnɔrətiz ənd ˈkrɪtɪks əv ðə ˈmuvmənt hæv dɪˈskraɪbd ɪt ɛz ə kaɪnd əv ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə wik, raɪən ˈkupər kɔld ðə hərˈæsmənt kæmˈpeɪn "ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn fɔrm əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm" ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ rɪˈvərs ə trɛnd ɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈkəlʧər təˈwɔrd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ əkˈsɛptəns əv ˈwɪmən, ənd ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈplætˌfɔrmz nid tɪ ˈtaɪtən ðɛr ˈpɑləsiz ənd prəˈtɛkʃənz əˈgɛnst θrɛts ənd ˈspikɪŋ ɔn ˈaɪəwə ˈpəblɪk ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈsɪndi sɛd ðə hərˈæsmənt kæmˈpeɪn wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ draɪv ˈwɪmən frəm ˈpəblɪk ˈspeɪsɪz ənd ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt ðɛm ˈɪntu prof*. ʤoʊæn st*. luɪs əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɑtəˌwɑ ˈsteɪtɪd ðət hərˈæsmənt ənd θrɛts ʃʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd ækts əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ɛz ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz sik tɪ hɑrm ˈwɪmən ənd tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðɛm frəm ˈspikɪŋ bæk ər dɪˈfɛndɪŋ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈkæθərɪn klɑrk ðə juz. ˈkɑŋgrəsˌwʊmən frəm ˌmæsəˈʧusəts' ˈdɪstrɪkt, sɔt tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ teɪk ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðət feɪst baɪ wu. ðoʊ ˈnuzˌwik ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ hæd ə faɪl rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ, noʊ ərˈɛsts hæv bɪn meɪd nɔr ˈʧɑrʤɪz ənd pɑrts əv ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə θrɛts hæd bɪn kloʊzd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2015 du tɪ ə læk əv ˈfɔrmər ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˌsupərˈvaɪzəri ˈspɛʃəl ˈeɪʤənt fər, tɪm raɪən, ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˈkeɪsɪz ər ə loʊ praɪˈɔrəti fər əˈθɔrətiz bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ træk daʊn ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtər ənd ðeɪ hæv loʊər ˈpɛnəltiz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈəðər kraɪmz ðeɪ ər tæskt tɪ ɪn ʤun 2015 ðə ˈjuˈɛs səˈprim kɔrt ruld ɪn vi. juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ðət hərˈæsɪŋ ˈmɛsɪʤɪz sɛnt ˈɔnˌlaɪn ər nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli tru θrɛts ðət wʊd bi ˈprɑsɪˌkjutəbəl ˈəndər ˈkrɪmənəl lɔ ənd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈsɪfɪk ˈstændərd, ðɪs ˈpoʊzɪz ə ˈfərðər ˈʧælənʤ ɪn pəˈlisɪŋ ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə kɔrts dɪˈsɪʒən ˈɔlsoʊ səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ɪf θrɛts meɪd ˈoʊvər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə wər faʊnd tɪ bi tru θrɛts, ðeɪ ʃʊd bi ˈtritɪd ðə seɪm ɛz θrɛts meɪd ɪn ˈəðər fɔrmz əv wu həz ɪkˈsprɛst hər frəˈstreɪʃən ˈoʊvər haʊ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz hæv rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðə θrɛts ðət ʃi ənd ˈəðər ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə geɪm ˈɪndəstri hæv ɔn ˈpəblɪk riˈlis əv ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪz keɪs faɪlz ɔn, wu sɛd ʃi wɑz "ˈlɪvɪd", ənd ðət "ˈoʊnli ə ˈfrækʃən əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wi geɪv ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ wɑz lʊkt ˈɪntu. ðeɪ feɪld ɔn ɔl læk əv ˈligəl ɛnˈfɔrsmənt kənˈtrɪbjuts təˈwɔrdz ðə hərˈæsərz' əˈbɪləˌti tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðiz ækˈtɪvɪtiz wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni rɪsk əv ˈpənɪʃmənt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈhərzɑg əv ðə ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈkəriər; æt wərst, hərˈæsərz wʊd si ðɛr ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə əˈkaʊnts səˈspɛndɪd bət ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ tərn əraʊnd tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər nu əˈkaʊnts tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ juz. ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˈkæθərɪn klɑrk, wən əv huz kənˈstɪʧuənts wɑz briˈænə wu, kɔld fər ə ˈstrɔŋgər rɪˈspɑns frəm lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt tɪ ˈɔnˌlaɪn əˈbjuz, ˈpɑrtli ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈædvəkəsi baɪ ðə ˈwɪmən ˈtɑrgətɪd baɪ ɔn mɑrʧ 10 2015 klɑrk roʊt ə ˈlɛtər tɪ ðə haʊs əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃənz kəˈmɪti ˈæskɪŋ ɪt tɪ kɔl ɔn ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt tɪ kræk daʊn ɔn ðə hərˈæsmənt əv ˈwɪmən ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, seɪɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn əv ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ hæd ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ðə ʃi æst ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs tɪ "praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪz" ˈɔnˌlaɪn θrɛts əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən, seɪɪŋ, "wi du nɑt θɪŋk ðɪs ə ˈhɑrmləs hoʊks. wi θɪŋk ðɪs həz ˈriˌllaɪf ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər klɑrk ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhoʊstɪd ə kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈbrifɪŋ ɔn mɑrʧ 15 əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈvɪktɪmz' raɪts ˈkɔkəs tɪ ˌrivˈju ˈɪʃuz əv ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn θrɛts; ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈbrifɪŋ, kwɪn spoʊk əv hər ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz wɪθ, wɪʧ ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əˈgɛnst dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns dɪˈskraɪbd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈhirɪŋ ɛz "ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn heɪt grup wɪʧ wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd baɪ ən ˈɛksˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd tɪ ruɪn [kwɪnz] ɔn meɪ 27 ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ˈfɔrməli səˈpɔrtɪd klɑrks rɪkˈwɛst fər ˌɪnˈkrist ˈmɛʒərz tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ˈɔnˌlaɪn əˈbjuz əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən, ɪkˈsplɪsətli ˈprɛsɪŋ fər mɔr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ənd ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃənz baɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ɔn ʤun 2 rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. klɑrk ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə "praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈɔnˌlaɪn θrɛt ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ækt əv 2015 tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs. ðə bɪl wʊd hæv ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd mɔr ˈfəndɪŋ fər ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪ əˈdɪʃənəl ˈeɪʤənts tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs lɔz əˈgɛnst, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈkrɪmənəl hərˈæsmənt, ənd tu jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ɪn ʤun 2017 rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. klɑrk ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə "ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈseɪfti ˌmɑdərnəˈzeɪʃən ækt əv 2017 wɪθ rɛps. ˈsuzən brʊks (ˌɪndiˈænə) ənd pæt ˈmiən (ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə), wɪʧ kəmˈbaɪnd ˈsɛvərəl əv klɑrks ˈpriviəs bɪlz. ðə bɪl ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈpinəˌlaɪzɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz", ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ,, ənd sextortion*, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈgrænɪŋ 20 ˈmɪljən fər lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈtreɪnɪŋ tɪ hɛlp ˈtækəl səʧ kraɪmz, ənd 4 ˈmɪljən tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈrisɔrs ˈsɛnər ɔn əˈgɛnst ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈstədi ənd kəˈlɛkt stəˈtɪstɪks ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðiz ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈɪndəstri rɪˈspɑns ðə hərˈæsmənt əv kwɪn,, wu, ənd ˈəðərz lɛd ˈprɑmənənt ˈɪndəstri prəˈfɛʃənəlz tɪ kənˈdɛm ðə əˈtæks fər ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈgeɪmɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti ənd ðə ˈpəblɪk pərˈsɛpʃən əv ðə ˈvænɪti fɛrz ˈlɔrə ˈpɑrkər ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən lɛd ðoʊz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈɪndəstri tɪ bi "ˈflədɪd wɪθ ˈɛvədəns əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɛz ə ˈpɔɪzənəs ənd pleɪs", ˈfərðərɪŋ ˈɛni ˈnɛgətɪv vjuz ðeɪ meɪ hæv hæd əv ˈvɪdioʊ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt geɪm dɪˈvɛləpər ɑnˈdreɪəs ˈzɛkər roʊt ən ˈoʊpən ˈlɛtər ˈkɔlɪŋ əˈpɑn ðə kəmˈjunɪti tɪ teɪk ə stænd əˈgɛnst ðə əˈtæks, əˈtræktɪŋ ðə ˈsɪgnəʧərz əv mɔr ðən tu ˈθaʊzənd prəˈfɛʃənəlz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈmɛni ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri sɔ ðə ˈsɪgnəʧərz "ɛz pruf ðət ðə ˈpipəl ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈvɪʃəs əˈtæks æt kwɪn ənd wərənt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈɪndəstri ˈraɪtɪŋ fər ðə ˈgɑrdiən, ʤɛn fræŋk dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈtæktɪks juzd ɪn ðə hərˈæsmənt kæmˈpeɪn ənd ðə ˈklaɪmɪt əv fɪr ɪt ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd θru ɪts əˈtæks ɔn ˈwɪmən ənd ðɛr ˈælaɪz, kənˈkludɪŋ ðət ðɪs ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪŋ ənd əˈbjusɪv ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt wʊd hɑrm nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈwɪmən bət ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈɪndəstri ɛz ə fræŋk hərˈsɛlf rɪˈsivd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt hərˈæsmənt fər ˈraɪtɪŋ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl, ənd əˈnaʊnst ən ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ kwɪt geɪmz ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ɛz ə geɪmz dɪˈzaɪnər ˈʃubərt roʊt ðət wɑz "ən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd [sɪk]", ənd ðət ˈsaɪlənsɪŋ krɪˈtiks əv geɪmz hɑrmz geɪmz dɪˈvɛləpərz baɪ dɪˈpraɪvɪŋ ðɛm əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz, ˈʤərnəlɪsts, ənd ˈgeɪmərz frəm əˈkrɔs ˈvɛriəs ˈʤɛndər, ˈreɪʃəl, ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈbækˌgraʊndz əˈdɑptəd nu tˈwɪtər hashtags*, səʧ ɛz #ineeddiversegames*, ənd #gamersagainstgamergate*, tɪ ʃoʊ ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti wɪθ ðə ˈpipəl ˈtɑrgətɪd baɪ ðə hərˈæsmənt ənd ðɛr ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə riˈækʃəˌnɛri ˈmɛsɪʤɪz frəm ðə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk frənˈtɪr faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd ɛz ə "ˈmægnət fər hərˈæsmənt", ənd noʊts ðə ˈpɑsəbəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl rɪsk fər ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ɪt ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ðə ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈsɔfˌwɛr əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən (esa*) ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt kənˈdɛmɪŋ ðə hərˈæsmənt, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ɪz noʊ pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ɑr ˈpərsɪnəl əˈtæks ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt maɪk ˈgæləgər, ˈspikɪŋ æt ðə ʤun 2015 ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈɛkspoʊ, ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðət ðə dɪd nɑt bɪˈkəm mɔr ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɛz ðeɪ fɛlt ɪt wɑz ən ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət wɑz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðɛr ˈɪndəstri ənd ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt wʊd hæv bɪn dɪsˈrəptɪv, bət preɪzd ðə ˈɛfərts tɪ ˈkaʊntər hərˈæsmənt ðət wɪl ˈbɛnəfɪt ðə ˈɪndəstri ɪn ðə æt 2014 ˈblɪzərd ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd maɪk dɪˈnaʊnst ˈrisənt hərˈæsmənt; ˈbleɪmɪŋ ə "smɔl grup əv ˈpipəl [hu] hæv bɪn duɪŋ ˈrɪli ˈɔfəl θɪŋz" ənd "ˈtɑrnɪʃɪŋ ɑr ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən" ɛz ˈgeɪmərz. hi kɔld ɔn əˈtɛnˈdiz tɪ trit iʧ ˈəðər wɪθ ˈkaɪndnəs ənd ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt tɪ ðə wərld ðət ðə kəmˈjunɪti ˈriʤɛkts hərˈæsmənt. hɪz ˈsteɪtmənts wər ˈwaɪdli ˌɪnˈtərprətəd ɛz rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ əv boʊθ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ənd ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈbrænʧɪz əv ˈsoʊni kəmˈpjutər ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, ʃɔn ˈleɪdən ənd ʤɪm raɪən rɪˈspɛktɪvli, sɛd ðə hərˈæsmənt ənd ˈbʊliɪŋ wər ˌæbsəˈlutli hɔˈrɪfɪk ənd ðət səʧ ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt bɪˈheɪvjər wʊd nɑt bi ˈtɑlərˌeɪtəd æt ðə sˈwidɪʃ geɪmz ˈɪndəstri ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt dɪˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə hərˈæsmənt ənd ˈsɛksɪzəm frəm rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ hæv ɪnˈkərəʤd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈɪndəstri tɪ ˌrivˈju ɪts ˈtritmənt əv ˈwɪmən ənd məˈnɔrətiz, ənd tɪ meɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ səˈpɔrt ˌɪnˈtɛl, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪts ˌæksəˈdɛnəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn, plɛʤd mɔr ðən 300 ˈmɪljən tɪ hɛlp səˈpɔrt ə "dɪˈvərsɪti ɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi" ˈproʊˌgræm wɪθ ˈpɑrtnərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfɛmənɪst ˈfrikwənsi ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ənd ðə, eɪmd æt ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈwɪmən ənd məˈnɔrətiz ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri. ˌɪnˈtɛl ˈsiˌiˈoʊ braɪən ˈsteɪtɪd ɪn əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ðət "ɪts nɑt gʊd ɪˈnəf tɪ seɪ wi ˈvælju dɪˈvərsɪti, ənd ðɛn hæv ɑr ˈɪndəstri nɑt ˈfʊli ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ɑrts (ea*) ku ˈpitər mʊr sɛd ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi meɪd peɪ mɔr əˈtɛnʃən tɪ dɪˈvərsɪti ənd ˌɪnˈkluʒən, ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈfɔrʧən ðɛrz bɪn ˈɛni ˈbɛnəfɪt tɪ, aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ʤɪst meɪks ˈjuˈɛs θɪŋk twaɪs æt ˈspikɪŋ əˈbaʊt hərˈæsmənt tɪ ðə siˈætəl taɪmz, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər keɪt ˈɛdwərdz sɛd, "ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈkəlʧər həz bɪn ˈprɪti fər ə lɔŋ taɪm naʊ. ðɛrz ˈæmpəl ˈɛvədəns əv ðət ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn... wət wɪr ˈfaɪnəli siɪŋ ɪz ðət ɪt bɪˈkeɪm soʊ ɪˈgriʤəs ðət naʊ ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ weɪk əp ənd seɪ, "wi nid tɪ stɑp ðɪs. ðɪs həz gɑt tɪ ðə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈɛkspoʊ 2015 ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈmɑrkɪdli mɔr ˈfiˌmeɪl proʊˈtægənəsts ɪn ðiz nu geɪmz, ɛz wɛl ɛz mɔr ˈvɪzəbəl ˈprɛzəns baɪ ˈwɪmən æt ðə ɪˈvɛnt. səm ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd ðɪs ɛz ə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ənd ə rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv ðə ðə geɪm ˈbætˌmæn: naɪt ˈrɛfərənsɪz wɪθ ˈhæʃˌtæg, #crusadergate*, wɪʧ ðə ˈrɪdlər ˈjuzɪz tɪ ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəli traɪ tɪ ˈræli ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt əˈgɛnst ˈbætˌmæn; bɪˈmoʊnɪŋ ɪts ˈfeɪljər, ðə ˈrɪdlər dɪˈskraɪbz ðoʊz hu juz ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg ɛz "ˌɪdiˈɑtɪk ənd ˈizəli raʊzd ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən ɪn ˈmidiə "ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən geɪm", ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ðə kraɪm ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪriz lɔ ˈɔrdər: ˈspɛʃəl ˈvɪktɪmz ˈjunɪt, pɔrˈtreɪz ə ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪzd ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈkɛrɪktər hum səm əbˈzərvərz sɛd rɪˈzɛmbəld ənd huz ˈstɔri simd beɪst ɔn ðoʊz əv ˈwɪmən ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ðə hərˈæsmənt ðə 2015 ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri fɪlm ˈænəˌlaɪzd ˈɪʃuz əv ˈsɛksɪzəm ənd hərˈæsmənt ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ ˈgeɪmɪŋ. ðə fɪlmz dɪˈrɛktər, ˈʃænən sun-higginson*, ˈsteɪtɪd wɑz "ə ˈtɛrəbəl, ˈtɛrəbəl θɪŋ, bət ɪts ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk əv ə ˈwaɪdər, ˈkəlʧərəl, sɪˈstɛmɪk ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɑz ˈkəvərd ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈtɑpɪk əv ˈɔnˌlaɪn hərˈæsmənt əv ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə ʤun 21 2015 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv læst wik təˈnaɪt wɪθ ʤɑn ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ɔn briˈænə wu wɑz ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ðə mɑrʧ 16 2016 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ruɪnd maɪ rɪˈdusɪŋ ˈɔnˌlaɪn hərˈæsmənt ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2015 kwɪn ənd ˈæləks kriˈeɪtɪd ðə kræʃ ˈoʊvərˌraɪd ˈnɛtˌwərk, ə ˈpraɪvət grup əv ˈɛkspərts hu prəˈvaɪd fri səˈpɔrt ənd ˈkaʊnsəl tɪ ðoʊz ðət hæv bɪn həræst ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv, ənd tɪ wərk wɪθ lɔ əˈθɔrətiz ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə saɪts ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ səʧ ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpər ˈrændi ˈhɑrpər ˈfaʊndɪd ə ˈsɪmələr grup, ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn əˈbjuz priˈvɛnʃən ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv, ə ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət ˈɔlsoʊ siks tɪ prəˈvaɪd eɪd tɪ ðoʊz həræst əˈnitə wɑz neɪmd ɛz wən əv taɪm ˈmægəˌzinz lɪst əv ðə 30 moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈpipəl ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪn mɑrʧ 2015 ənd ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə ˈmægəˌzinz tɔp 100 moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈpipəl əv 2015 ɪn ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əv hər roʊl ɪn ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ˈsɛksɪzəm ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə ʃi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ɛz wən əv ˈfɪfti "ˈɪntərˌnɛts moʊst ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ" ɪn ə 2015 lɪst du tɪ hər ˈɛfərts tɪ kərb ˈɔnˌlaɪn ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn əˈbjuz ˈpænəl (ˌɪtˈsɛlf ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi) æt ðə 2016 ˈfɛstɪvəl sɛd ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl səˈluʃən tɪ ðə ˈprɑbləm əv hərˈæsmənt ˈgɪvɪn ˈjumən ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈpɑləsi ˈʧeɪnʤɪz hæv bɪn meɪd, ðə ˈlɑrʤər ˈɪʃu ɪz mɔr səˈsaɪɪtəl ðən rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə dɪˈskəʃən æt ɪn ə spiʧ fər ˈwɪmənz ˈhɪstəri mənθ, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd ðət "wi noʊ ðət ˈwɪmən ˈgeɪmərz feɪs hərˈæsmənt ənd ˈstɔkɪŋ ənd θrɛts əv ˈvaɪələns frəm ˈəðər pleɪərz. wɪn ðeɪ spik aʊt əˈbaʊt ðɛr ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz, ðɛr əˈtækt ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd ˈəðər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts, ˈivɪn θˈrɛtənd ɪn ðɛr ˌoʊˈbɑmə ərʤd ˈtɑrgəts əv hərˈæsmənt tɪ spik aʊt, ˈpreɪzɪŋ ðə kərɪʤ əv ðoʊz hu hæd rɪˈzɪstɪd ˈɔnˌlaɪn hərˈæsmənt. "ənd wəts brɔt ðiz ˈɪʃuz tɪ laɪt ɪz ðət ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv ˈwɪmən aʊt ðɛr, əˈspɛʃəli jəŋ ˈwɪmən, hu ər ˈspikɪŋ aʊt ˈbreɪvli əˈbaʊt ðɛr ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz, ˈivɪn wɪn ðeɪ noʊ ðɛl bi əˈtækt fər si ˈɔlsoʊ noʊts ˈpɛni ɑrˈkeɪd ənd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɔfəl. ˈæftər ɪt wɑz riˈmuvd baɪ ðə saɪts' ˈmɑdərˌeɪtərz, ˈpəblɪʃt "ðə zoʊi poʊst" ˈviə ðə ˈblɔgɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrm ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈpəblɪʃt ðə poʊst ɔn ðə sitesand*. ˈæftər ɪt wɑz riˈmuvd baɪ ðə saɪts' ˈmɑdərˌeɪtərz, ˈpəblɪʃt "ðə zoʊi poʊst" ˈviə ðə ˈblɔgɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrm wordpress*. 30 ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg nɪr ðə ɛnd əv ˈɔgəst əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ə pɛr əv ˈvɪdioʊz prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðə "quinnspiracy*" baɪ ə ˈjuˌtub ˈjuzər kɔld ˈɪntərˌnɛt hi wʊd ˈleɪtər tɛl ən ˈɪntərvˌjuər ðət ə "ˈkəlʧər wɔr" wɑz ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ "pəˈlɪtɪkəl kræp" ɔn ˈbɔldwən, noʊn fər hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg nɪr ðə ɛnd əv ˈɔgəst əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ə pɛr əv ˈvɪdioʊz prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðə "quinnspiracy*" baɪ ə ˈjuˌtub ˈjuzər kɔld ˈɪntərˌnɛt wʊd ˈleɪtər tɛl ən ˈɪntərvˌjuər ðət ə "ˈkəlʧər wɔr" wɑz ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ "pəˈlɪtɪkəl kræp" ɔn ˈgeɪmərz. ˈrɛfərənsɪz
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"gamergate" redirects here. for the type of ant, see gamergate . for other uses, see gamergate (disambiguation)
the gamergate controversy stemmed from a harassment campaign conducted primarily through the use of the hashtag #gamergate. the controversy centered on issues of sexism and progressivism in video game culture. gamergate is used as a blanket term for the controversy as well as for the harassment campaign and actions of those participating in it.
beginning in august 2014, a harassment campaign targeted several women in the video game industry; notably game developers zoë quinn and brianna wu, as well as feminist media critic anita sarkeesian. after eron gjoni, quinn's former boyfriend, wrote a disparaging blog post about her, #gamergate hashtag users falsely accused quinn of an unethical relationship with journalist nathan grayson. harassment campaigns against quinn and others included doxing, threats of rape, and death threats.
gamergate proponents ("gamergaters") have stated that they were a movement, but had no official leaders or manifesto. gamergate supporters organized anonymously or pseudonymously on online platforms such as 4chan, internet relay chat, twitter, and reddit. statements claiming to represent gamergate have been inconsistent, making it difficult for commentators to identify goals and motives. gamergate supporters said there was unethical collusion between the press and feminists, progressives, and social critics. these concerns have been dismissed by commentators as trivial, conspiracy theories, groundless, or unrelated to actual issues of ethics. as a result, gamergate has often been defined by the harassment its supporters engaged in. gamergate supporters have frequently responded to this by denying that the harassment took place or by falsely claiming that it was manufactured by the victims.
the controversy has been described as a manifestation of a culture war over cultural diversification, artistic recognition, and social criticism in video games, and over the social identity of gamers. many supporters of gamergate oppose what they view as the increasing influence of feminism on video game culture; as a result, gamergate is often viewed as a right-wing backlash against progressivism. industry responses to the harassment campaign have focused on ways to minimise harm and prevent similar events. gamergate has led figures both inside and outside the industry to focus on methods of addressing online harassment.
history
zoë quinn and depression quest
in 2013, zoë quinn, an independent game developer, released depression quest, a text-focused game designed to convey the experience of depression though a series of fictional scenarios,[1][2] based in part on quinn's own experience with the illness.[3][4] the game received positive reviews in the gaming media, but faced backlash online from gamers who disliked its departure from typical game formats emphasizing violence and skill[5] and who opposed "political" intrusions into gamer culture.[6] quinn was subjected to several months of harassment after its release,[7][8][9][10] including rape and death threats.[2][11] quinn documented the harassment she received and spoke openly to the media about it, which led to an even greater intensity of abuse against her, including the posting of her home address online. she ultimately fled her house out of fear for her safety.[4]
game developer zoë quinn , the initial target of the harassment campaign
the controversies and events that would come to be known as gamergate began in 2014 as a personal attack on quinn, incited by a blog post by quinn's former boyfriend eron gjoni.[3][15] called the "zoe post",[a] it was a lengthy, detailed account of their relationship and breakup that included copies of personal chat logs, emails, and text messages.[10] the blog falsely implied that quinn had gotten a favorable review of depression quest because of her sexual relationship with nathan grayson, a video-game reviewer for the website kotaku. grayson never actually reviewed quinn's games, and grayson's only article mentioning her was published before their relationship began.[21][22][23] gjoni later updated his blog post to acknowledge this,[22] saying that a typographical error was to blame.[11] nonetheless, a link to the blog posted on 4chan, where many participants had previously been highly critical of depression quest, led to renewed attacks on quinn.[24]
after gjoni's blog post, quinn and her family were subjected to a virulent and often misogynistic harassment campaign.[25][26][27] online attackers of quinn at first used the label "quinnspiracy",[21][28][29] later adopting the hashtag "#gamergate" after it was coined by the actor adam baldwin,[b] whose nearly 190,000 twitter followers helped the spread of the hashtag.[34] harassment of gamergate targets was coordinated via internet relay chat (irc), spreading rapidly over imageboards and forums like 4chan and reddit.[35][27][36][37]
less than four months after gamergate began, quinn's record of threats she had received had grown 1,000-fold.[16] at a conference quinn said, "i used to go to game events and feel like i was going home [...] now it's just like... are any of the people i'm currently in the room with ones that said they wanted to beat me to death?".[38] one anonymous 4chan user threatened to "give her a crippling injury that's never going to fully heal".[4] commentators both inside and outside the video game industry condemned the attacks against quinn.[9][21][40] the attacks included doxing (researching and broadcasting personally identifiable information about an individual) and hacking of her tumblr, dropbox, and skype accounts; she was again subjected to rape and death threats.[7][9][25][40] quinn again fled her home to stay with friends.[16] she wrote that "the internet spent the last month spreading my personal information around, sending me threats, hacking anyone suspected of being friends with me, calling my dad and telling him i’m a whore, sending nude photos of me to colleagues, and basically giving me the 'burn the witch' treatment".[41][21]
other targets of harassment
gamergate supporters subjected others to similar harassment, doxing, and death threats. those who came to the victims' defense were ridiculed as "white knights", or "social justice warriors" (sjws);[27] this characterization was intended, according to heron, belford and goker, to neutralize any opposition by questioning their motives.[27] shortly after the gamergate hashtag was coined, video game developer phil fish had his personal information, including various accounts and passwords, hacked and publicly posted in retaliation for defending quinn and attacking her detractors.[42][43] the hacks and doxing also exposed documents relating to fish's company, polytron.[44] as a result, fish left the gaming industry and put polytron up for sale, calling the situation "unacceptable" and saying, "it's not worth it".[7][42][45]
the campaign expanded to include renewed harassment of prominent[46][47] feminist media critic anita sarkeesian, who had previously been a target of online harassment due in part to her youtube video series tropes vs. women in video games, which analyzes sexist stereotypes in video games.[48] sarkeesian's attackers took her critical commentary as unfair and unwarranted, and considered her an interloper.[49][50][51] after a new episode of tropes vs. women was released on august 24, 2014, sarkeesian received rape and death threats, and private information including her home address was leaked; she was compelled to flee her home.[52][53] at the xoxo arts and technology conference in portland, oregon, she said, in regard to the accusations that high-profile women were making up the threats against them, that "one of the most radical things you can do is to actually believe women when they talk about their experiences". "the perpetrators", sarkeesian went on to say, "do not see themselves as perpetrators at all [...] they see themselves as noble warriors".[54]
sarkeesian canceled an october 2014 speaking appearance at utah state university (usu) after the school received three anonymous threats, the second of which claimed affiliation with gamergate.[55] the initial threat proposed that "a montreal massacre style attack will be carried out against the attendees, as well as the students and staff at the nearby women's center", alluding to the école polytechnique massacre, a 1989 mass shooting motivated by antifeminism.[56] usu's president and provost released a joint statement saying that usu, in consultation with state and federal law enforcement agencies, had assessed that there was no credible threat to students, staff, or the speaker.[57] requests for additional security measures were declined because of utah's open carry laws, leading to the cancellation.[58][59][60] the threats drew the attention of mainstream media to the gamergate situation.[61] wingfield of the new york times referred to the threat as "the most noxious example of a weeks long campaign to discredit or intimidate outspoken critics of the male-dominated gaming industry and its culture".[58] the federal bureau of investigation (fbi) investigated the threat to attack sarkeesian and other gamergate-related threats.[62] the investigations, which were plagued with jurisdictional issues, ultimately closed with the fbi failing to identify the perpetrators of some threats and declining to prosecute others.[63][64]
video game developer brianna wu suffered gamergate-related harassment beginning in late 2014.
in mid-october brianna wu, another independent game developer and of video game studio giant spacekat, saw her home address and other identifying information posted on 8chan as retaliation for mocking gamergate. wu then became the target of rape and death threats on twitter and elsewhere. after contacting police, wu fled her home with her husband, saying she would not allow the threats to intimidate her into silence.[58][65][66] wu announced an us$11,000 reward for information leading to a conviction for those involved in her harassment, and set up a legal fund to help other game developers who have been harassed online.[67] as of april 2016, wu was still receiving threats in such volume that she employed full-time staff to document them.[68]
harassment related to gamergate continued for several months after the onset of the controversy. two critics of gamergate were targets of attempted "swatting"—hoaxed reports to emergency services intended to provoke a swat team response at the target's home. the guardian reported that both swatting attempts were coordinated through the "baphomet" subforum of 8chan.[69][70] after the initial rush of threats that caused her to flee her home, wu documented receiving roughly 45 death threats by april 2015; silicon valley investor marc andreessen offered up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of those who made the threats.[71] wu's studio, giant spacekat, withdrew from the expo hall of pax east 2015. wu cited security concerns, lack of confidence in the management and their failure to return calls.[72][73][74]
actress and gamer felicia day wrote a blog post about her concerns over gamergate and her fear of retaliation if she spoke against it. almost immediately her home address and phone number were posted online, leading to harassing letters and phone calls.[75][76][77] actor wil wheaton and former nfl player chris kluwe also posted criticisms of gamergate. stephen colbert questioned why men like kluwe had not been threatened by gamergate, noting that the targets were almost entirely women.[78][79]
some who have identified as gamergate supporters said that they have been harassed.[80][81] youtube personality steven "boogie2988" williams remarked that a comment on one of his videos included his address and a threat to his wife's life.[80][82] in an interview with bbc three, gamergate supporter john bain, known by his youtube moniker "totalbiscuit", said he had been the target of death threats and harassment from anonymous people who opposed his view on gamergate.[83] mike diver wrote in vice that threats against gamergate supporters had been neglected in press coverage.[80]
bomb threats have also been made towards events attended by gamergate supporters. a may 2015 meeting in washington d.c. arranged by writer christina hoff sommers and journalist milo yiannopoulos was the target of a bomb threat made over twitter, according to local police responding to information supplied by the fbi.[84] during "airplay", an event run by the society of professional journalists in august 2015, multiple bomb threats were made. this led to the evacuation of the building and the surrounding neighborhood.[85]
coordination of harassment
gamergate harassment was orchestrated largely through anonymous message boards such as 4chan, 8chan, and reddit,[86] particularly the "kotakuinaction" subreddit.[89][90] ars technica reported that a series of 4chan discussion logs suggests that twitter sockpuppet accounts were used to popularize the gamergate hashtag.[37] heron, belford, and goker, analyzing the logs, said that early gamergate irc discussions focused on coordinating the harassment of quinn by using astroturf campaigns to push attacks against her into mainstream view. they also describe how initial organizers attempted to cultivate a palpable narrative for public consumption while internally focusing on personal grudges against quinn and aggressive sexual imagery.[27] mortensen wrote in games and culture that gamergate's structure as an anonymous swarm allowed it to create an environment where anyone who criticized it or became its target was at risk, while allowing them to avoid individual responsibility for harassment.[92]
there has been considerable discussion of self-policing and the responsibility supporters of gamergate share when the hashtag is used for harassment. a number of websites have blocked users, removed posts, and created policies to prevent their users from threatening quinn and others with doxing, assault, rape and murder, and planning and coordinating such threats.[7][9] 4chan founder christopher poole banned all discussion of gamergate on the site as more attacks occurred, leading to gamergate supporters using 8chan as their central hub.[36][93]
many gamergate supporters have denied that the harassment took place, or falsely accused victims of fabricating the evidence.[27][53] gamergate supporters have used the term "literally who" to refer to victims of harassment such as quinn, saying they are not relevant to gamergate's goals and purposes. commentators have decried the use of such terminology as dehumanizing, and said that discussions on gamergate forums often center around those referred to as "literally who".[89][10][94] some gamergate supporters have denounced the harassment, arguing that the perpetrators are in the minority and do not represent them.[80][81]
by september 24, 2014, over one million twitter messages incorporating the gamergate hashtag had been sent.[95] a newsweek and brandwatch analysis found more than two million twitter messages between september and october 2014.[96] software developer andy baio also produced an analysis of #gamergate tweets showing a discussion that was polarized between pro- and anti-gamergate factions. one quarter of the tweets sampled were produced by users new to twitter, most of whom were pro-gamergate.[97] while the number of gamergate supporters is unclear, in october 2014 deadspin estimated 10,000 supporters based on the number of users discussing gamergate on reddit.[98]
organization
the series of events that came to be known as gamergate has been described as "torturously complex". as a movement, it had no official leaders or clearly defined agenda. because of its anonymous membership, lack of organization and leaderless nature, sources differ as to the goals or mission of gamergate and defining it has been difficult.[89] frank lantz of nyu's game center wrote that he could not find "a single explanation of a coherent gamergate position".[102] christopher grant, editor-in-chief of polygon, told the columbia journalism review: "the closest thing we've been able to divine is that it's noise. it's chaos [...] all you can do is find patterns. and ultimately gamergate will be defined—i think has been defined—by some of its basest elements."[103][98]
as the threats expanded, international media focused on gamergate's violent, misogynistic element and its inability to present a coherent message. bob stuart, in the daily telegraph, reported that "gamergate has since swelled into an unwieldy movement with no apparent leaders, mission statement, or aims beyond calling out 'social justice warriors'. [...] when members of the games industry are being driven from their houses and jobs, threatened, or abused, it makes gamergate's claim that it is engaged in an ethical campaign appear laughable."[35] the campaign's focus broadened to take on other targets in the news media, as with hulk hogan's lawsuit against gawker media.[104]
jesse singal, in new york, stated that he had spoken to several gamergate supporters to try to understand their concerns, but found conflicting ideals and incoherent messages. singal observed gamergate supporters making a constant series of attacks on quinn, sarkeesian, and other women, while frequently stating that gamergate "is not about" them.[89] chris ip of the columbia journalism review said that any legitimate message from gamergate supporters regarding ethics in journalism was lost in the noise created by harassment, sexism, and misogyny.[verification needed] with anyone able to tweet under the hashtag and no single person willing or able to represent the hashtag and take responsibility for its actions, ip said it is not possible for journalists to neatly separate abusers from those seeking reasonable debate.[98]
jon stone wrote in the guardian that "[gamergate] readjusts and reinvents itself in response to attempts to disarm and disperse its noxiousness, subsuming disaffected voices in an act of continual regeneration, cycling through targets, pretexts, manifestoes, and moralisms".[105] polygon's grant said that gamergate has remained amorphous and leaderless so that the harassment can be conducted without any culpability.[106][time needed]
while organized through anonymous message boards such as 4chan and reddit, gamergate harassment was most prominent on twitter. michael salter, a university of western sydney criminologist, writes that twitter's design and architecture was "highly conducive" to such abuse campaigns, allowing gamergaters to overwhelm users' ability to individually block the large numbers of fake or "sockpuppet" accounts used to send abusive and harassing messages.
twitter was criticized for its inability to respond quickly and prevent harassment over the service. within the united states, twitter and other social media sites are not liable for content posted by third-parties of their service under section 230 of the communications decency act (1996), and so have no legal obligation to police malicious content such as harassment and threats.[108] brianna wu, shortly after becoming a target of harassment, stated that twitter facilitated harassment by the ease with which anyone could make a new account even after having an earlier account blocked, and challenged the service to improve its responsiveness to complaints. robinson meyer of the atlantic said gamergate is an "identity crisis" for twitter, and by not dealing with harassing users, the platform is failing to protect victims.[110]
early on during gamergate, software developer randi harper started the "good game auto blocker" or "ggautoblocker", an expanding list of known twitter accounts that were tied to the gamergate hashtag which could be automatically blocked, therefore reducing the degree of harassment received.[111] in november 2014, twitter announced a collaboration with the non-profit group "women, action & the media" (wam), in which users of twitter can report harassment to a tool monitored by wam members, who would forward affirmed issues to twitter within 24 hours. the move, while arising in the wake of the gamergate harassment, was due to general issues of the harassment of women on the internet.[114] in may 2015, wam reported that of 512 reported harassment instances by the tool during the month of november 2014, 12% of those were tied to the gamergate controversy based on the ggautoblocker list, with most harassment occurring from single-instance accounts targeting a single person.[115]
efforts to affect public perceptions
early in the controversy, posters on 4chan focused on donating to a self-described radical feminist group called the fine young capitalists (tfyc), who had been embroiled in a dispute with quinn over a female-only game development contest they had organized. advocating donations to help tfyc create the game, posters on 4chan's politics board argued that such donations would make them "look really good" and would make them "pr-untouchable".[116][117]
to respond to widespread criticism of gamergate as misogynistic, posters on 4chan created a second twitter hashtag, #notyourshield, intended to show that gamergate was not about opposition to feminism or wanting to push women out of gaming. in the 4chan post that may have coined the hashtag, it was framed as a way to "demand the sjws stop using you as a shield to deflect genuine criticism".[37][118][119] many of the accounts used to tweet the tag seemed to be sockpuppets that had copied their avatars from elsewhere on the internet; the methods used to create it have been compared to #endfathersday, a hoax manufactured on 4chan using similar methods.[37][119] quinn said that in light of gamergate's exclusive targeting of women or those who stood up for women, "#notyourshield was, ironically, solely designed to be a shield for this campaign once people started calling it misogynistic".[120] arthur chu wrote that the hashtag was an attempt to leverage white guilt and to prevent allies from supporting the people being attacked by gamergate.[121]
targeting advertisers
gamergate supporters were critical of the wave of articles calling for diversity that followed the initial outbreak of the controversy; interpreting them as an attack on games and gamer culture. gamergaters responded with a coordinated email campaign that demanded advertisers drop several involved publications; in a five-step 'war plan' against organizations that offended them, a gamergate posting described how they would choose from a list of target organizations, pick a grievance from a list others had compiled, and send a form letter containing it to an advertiser.[122] intel reacted to this by withdrawing an ad campaign from gamasutra in october 2014. after a number of game developers criticized intel for this, arguing that it could have a chilling effect on free speech and that it amounted to supporting harassment, intel apologized for appearing to take sides in the controversy[123][124] and resumed advertising on gamasutra in mid-november.[125]
sad puppies
gamergate became associated with the "sad puppies" and "rabid puppies" during 2015 hugo awards for science fiction writing. these groups organized voting blocs that dominated the 2015 hugo awards. the campaign was described as a backlash against the increasing racial, ethnic, and gender diversity in science fiction. members of the bloc said that they sought to counteract what they saw as a focus on giving awards based on the race, ethnicity, or gender of the author or characters rather than quality, and bemoaning the increasing prominence of what they described as 'message' fiction with fewer traditional "zap gun" science-fictional trappings.[126][127][128] by 2018, the sad puppies had diminished visibility, and quinn's 2017 memoir, crash override: how gamergate (nearly) destroyed my life, and how we can win the fight against online hate, was nominated for the 2018 hugo award for best related work (for non-fiction works related to science fiction or fantasy).[129]
ethics in journalism complaints
the most active gamergate supporters or "gamergaters"[131] said that gamergate was a movement for ethics in games journalism and that any harassment of women was done by others not affiliated with gamergate.[2][11] they argued that the close relationships between journalists and developers demonstrated a conspiracy among reviewers to focus on progressive social issues,[8][89] leading to conflicts of interest.[132][133] some supporters pointed to what they considered disproportionate praise for games such as depression quest and gone home, which feature unconventional gameplay and stories with social implications, while they viewed traditional aaa games as downplayed.[134][135][136] journalists who did not cover the examination into quinn's private life were accused of conspiracy, and a blacklist circulated by gamergate supporters.[137]
observers in the media have largely rejected these claims as baseless. chris ip of the columbia journalism review wrote that "many criticisms of press coverage by people who identify with gamergate [...] have been debunked" and concluded that "at core, the movement is a classic culture war".[98] writing in vox, todd vanderwerff said that "[e]very single question of journalistic ethics gamergate has brought up has either been debunked or dealt with".[138] according to leigh alexander, then editor-at-large of gamasutra, the ethics concerns were a conspiracy theory, albeit a sincere one; alexander writes that there is nothing unethical about journalists being acquainted with those they cover and that meaningful reporting requires journalists to develop professional relationships with sources.[139] ars technica, vox, and wired, among others, stated that discussions of gender equality, sexism and other social issues in game reviews present no ethical conflict.[37][92][96][138][140][141]
several writers who attempted to understand gamergate's motivations concluded that, rather than relating to purported issues with gaming journalism ethics, gamergate represented an effort to suppress opposing views.[98][142][143][144] salter writes that "mass media had a decisive role in evaluating the competing claims of gamergate and its critics, and ultimately dismissing gamergate as a misogynist abuse campaign". screenshots of 4chan boards, collected and published by quinn, suggested that complaints about ethics in games journalism were invented post hoc by gamergaters to distract critics from their ongoing abuse of her.[37] jay hathaway wrote at gawker that this strategy emerged once gamergaters found that harassing quinn about her sexual history was unlikely to win them support; according to hathaway, irc chat logs showed that "the [gamergate] movement was focused on destroying zoë quinn first, reforming games reporting second".[147][148]
other commentators argued that gamergate had the potential to raise significant issues in gaming journalism, but that the wave of misogynistic harassment and abuse associated with the hashtag had poisoned the well, making it impossible to separate honest criticism from sexist trolling.[149][27][150] visible support for gamergate in the form of tweets, online videos, and blogs seldom involved discussion of ethics, but often featured misogynistic and/or racist commentary.[2] the targets were mainly female game developers, academics, and writers.
researchers at the berkman center for internet & society at harvard university described gamergate as a "vitriolic campaign against quinn that quickly morph[ed] into a broader crusade against alleged corruption in games journalism" which involved considerable abuse and harassment of female developers and game critics.[144] concerns have also been raised when juxtaposing the behavior of gamergate supporters with their claimed message: dr. kathleen bartzen culver, a professor and media ethics expert at the university of wisconsin–madison, wrote that while gamergate supporters claimed to be interested in journalism ethics, their "misogynistic and threatening" behavior belied this claim. "much of the conversation—if i can even call it that—has been a toxic sludge of rumor, invective, and gender bias. the irony comes from people who claim to be challenging the ethics of game journalists through patently unethical behavior."[141]
after analyzing a sample of tweets related to gamergate, newsweek concluded that it was primarily about harassment rather than ethics, stating that the sample "suggests that [...] contrary to its stated goal, gamergate spends more time tweeting negatively at game developers than at game journalists".[96] casey johnston wrote for ars technica that, based on logs from the 4chan users who initially pushed gamergate into the spotlight, the goal behind the hashtag campaign was to "perpetuate misogynistic attacks by wrapping them in a debate about ethics".[37] an academic analysis of a week's worth of public posts tagged with #gamergate found that the issue publics involved were not "only or even primarily" concerned with ethics in gaming journalism.[152][153]
in an interview with anita sarkeesian in the guardian, jessica valenti said that "the movement's much-mocked mantra, 'it's about ethics in journalism'" was seen by others as "a natural extension of sexist harassment and the fear of female encroachment on a traditionally male space". sarkeesian asked, "if this 'movement' was about journalism, why wasn't it journalists who had to deal with a barrage of rape and death threats?".[154] wu told the boston globe that the ethics claims were "a pretext" and described gamergate as "an actual hate group [...] they're upset and threatened by women who are being very outspoken about feminism".[155][156]
gamergate has been criticized for focusing on women, especially female developers, while ignoring many large-scale journalistic ethics issues. alex goldman of npr's on the media criticized gamergate for targeting female indie developers rather than aaa games publishers, and said claims of unethical behavior by quinn and sarkeesian were unfounded.[149] in wired, laura hudson found it telling that gamergate supporters concentrated on impoverished independent creators and critics, and nearly exclusively women, rather than the large game companies whose work they enjoyed.[140] vox writer todd vanderwerff highlighted an essay written by game developer david hill, who said that corruption, nepotism, and excessive commercialism existed in the gaming industry, but that gamergate was not addressing those issues.[157] adi robertson, of the verge, commented on the long-standing ethical issues gaming journalism has dealt with, but that most gamergate supporters did not seem interested in "addressing problems that don't directly relate to feminist criticism or the tiny indie games scene".[158]
in mid-september 2014, milo yiannopoulos, vocal critic of feminism and left-wing ideologies, published leaked discussions from a mailing list for gaming journalists called gamejournopros on the breitbart news website. yiannopoulos and gamergate supporters saw the mailing list as evidence of collusion among journalists.[159] the list's founder acknowledged suggesting that journalists write an open letter of support to quinn in response to the harassment she was facing, but said other members of the list had rejected his suggestion and helped him understand why his idea was inappropriate.[160][161] commentators did not consider the list to represent collusion, observing that it is a standard practice across professions to adopt informal venues for discussing matters of professional interest.[162] following the leak, the mailing list was closed.[161]
social, cultural, and political impact
observers have generally described gamergate as part of a long-running culture war against efforts to diversify the traditionally male video gaming community, particularly targeting outspoken women. they cite gamergate supporters' frequent harassment of female figures in the gaming industry and its overt hostility toward people involved in social criticism and analysis of video games.[98][163] the washington post's digital culture writer caitlin dewey said that "whatever gamergate may have started as, it is now an internet culture war" between predominantly female game developers and critics advocating for greater inclusion, and "a motley alliance of vitriolic naysayers" opposed to such changes.[164][165] vox said that gamergate supporters were less interested in criticizing ethical issues than in opposition to social criticism and analysis of video games and in harassment of prominent women.[138] ars technica quoted early members as saying that they had no interest in videogames and were primarily interested in attacking quinn.[37]
gamergate has been described as being driven by antifeminist ideologies.[116][166][167] some supporters have denied this, but acknowledge that there are misogynistic voices within gamergate.[89][80][81][116] antonsen, ask, and karlstrom wrote in nordic journal of science and technology studies "in the case of #gamergate, it is the explicit goal of many of the participants to exclude groups of people, particularly women, from the debate and from the game industry and limit women's rights as citizens."[168] jon stone, in the guardian, called it a "swelling of vicious right-wing sentiment" and compared it to the men's rights movement.[166] commentators such as stone, liana kerzner, and ryan cooper have said that the controversy is being exploited by right-wing voices and by conservative pundits who had little interest in gaming.[166][169][105] chrisella herzog states that in addition to violent sexism, gamergate has virulent strains and violent sentiments of homophobia, transphobia, anti-semitism, racism, and neo-nazism.[94] some figures and tactics associated with gamergate went on to become components of the so-called alt-right [170][171] which featured in the 2016 american presidential election[172][173][174][175] and in other, more targeted harassment campaigns such as learn to code in early 2019. [176]
quinn said the campaign had "roped well-meaning people who cared about ethics and transparency into a pre-existing hate mob",[177] and urged industry publishers and developers to condemn the hashtag.[178] she further asked those gamergate supporters who had any earnest discussion about ethics to move away from the "gamergate" tag.[178]
gamer identity
gamergate is often considered to be a reaction to the changing cultural identity of the "gamer". as video games grew in mainstream popularity during the 1990s, a "gamer" identity emerged around games marketed to an audience that was predominantly young, male and heterosexual. over the years, the growing popularity of games expanded that audience to include many who did not fit the traditional gamer demographic, particularly women. games with artistic and cultural themes grew in popularity, and independent video game development made these games more common, while mobile and casual games expanded the scope of the industry beyond the traditional gamer identity.[139][181] the games most popular with typical "gamers", often featuring explicit violence along with exaggerated gender stereotypes, were joined by a more diverse set of games that included gay, lesbian, and transgender themes. "indie" gaming blogs and websites were created to comment on these developments, in contrast to the more established gaming press, which was traditionally dependent on the games industry itself.
the media-studies scholar adrienne massanari writes that gamergate is a direct response to such changes in video-game content as well as changes in the demographics of players. surveys by the entertainment software association in 2014 and 2015 showed that video-game players were between 44% and 48% female,[182] with an average age of thirty-five. this broader audience began to question some assumptions and tropes that had been common in games. shira chess and adrienne shaw write that concern over these changes is integral to gamergate, especially a fear that sexualized games aimed primarily at young men might eventually be replaced by less sexualized games marketed to broader audiences.[183] gamergaters often dismiss such games and their more diverse, casual group of players as being not "real" games or gamers. alyssa rosenberg of the washington post said that some of gamergaters' concerns were rooted in a view of video games as "appliances" rather than art, that should be reviewed based on feature checklists rather than traditional artistic criteria.[143] chris suellentrop of the new york times criticized resistance to innovative uses of the gaming medium, and the belief that increased coverage and praise of artistic games like gone home would negatively affect blockbuster games such as grand theft auto v.[135]
gamergate is particularly associated with opposition to the influence of so-called "social justice warriors" in the gaming industry and media, who are perceived as a threat to traditional gaming culture. as the video-game market grew more diverse, cultural critics became interested in issues of gender representation and identity in games.[150][139] one prominent feminist critic of the representation of women in gaming is anita sarkeesian,[46][47] whose tropes vs. women in video games project is devoted to female stereotypes in games. her fund-raising campaign and videos were met with hostility and harassment by some gamers. further incidents raised concerns about sexism in video gaming.[150][139][184] prior to august 2014, escalating harassment prompted the international game developers association (igda) to provide support groups for harassed developers and to begin discussions with the fbi to help investigate online harassment of game developers.[184] in an interview on comedy central's program the colbert report, sarkeesian said she believes women are targeted because they are "challenging the status quo of gaming as a male-dominated space".[185]
in late august 2014, shortly after the initial accusations against grayson and harassment of quinn, several gaming sites published opinion essays on the controversy that focused on the growing diversity of gaming and the mainstreaming of the medium, some of which included criticism of sexism within gamer culture.[186][187] these so-called "gamers are dead" articles were seen as part of a conspiracy to undercut traditional gamer identity[183] and were used by participants to rally support for gamergate.[188] slate's david auerbach and the sentinel's david elks criticized these articles for alienating their publications' audience by attacking the gamer identity.[189] writing for paste, l. rhodes said the antagonism in the gamergate controversy was a result of the industry seeking to widen its customer demographic instead of focusing on core gamers, which rhodes says "is precisely what videogames needed".[190] brendan keogh of overland stated that gamergate "does not represent a marginalised, discriminated identity under attack so much as a hegemonic and normative mainstream being forced to redistribute some of its power".[134]
misogyny and sexism
gamergate has been described as an expression of sexism and misogyny within gaming culture; its main themes are criticism of feminism and so-called "social justice warriors", who are perceived as a threat to traditional video games. women's greater visibility in the gaming industry has seen a corresponding rise in gendered harassment and intimidation directed at them.[6] among mainstream journalists, the harassment campaign that became known as gamergate is considered emblematic of this surge of online misogyny. according to sarah kaplan of the washington post, "sexism in gaming is a long-documented, much-debated but seemingly intractable problem", and became the crux of the gamergate controversy.[25] jaime weinman writing in maclean's said, "[w]hether it was supposed to be or not, gamergate is largely about women".[192] discussing gamergate on her espn blog, jane mcmanus compared the misogyny that women in the gaming industry experience to that faced by the first women entering sporting communities.[193] canadian prime minister justin trudeau has described gamergate as "something that we need to stand clearly against".[194]
sexism and misogyny had been identified as problems in the video game industry and online community prior to the events of gamergate.[195][196] sarkeesian considered that the internet has a "boys'-locker-room feel" to it, with male users trying to show off to each other which causes escalating cases of harassment in situations like gamergate.[154] in march 2014, game designer cliff bleszinski wrote a blog post commenting on the "latent racism, homophobia and misogyny" that existed within the online gaming community.[135] in a november 2014 interview with develop, wu said the game industry "has been a boys' club for 30 years", and that the common portrayal of women as "sex symbols and damsels in distress" in video games has led to the players taking the same attitudes.[197] brendan sinclair, writing for gamesindustry.biz, stated that the events of the gamergate controversy were "reprehensible and saddening" and "this industry has some profound issues in the way it treats women".[198]
many commentators have said that the harassment associated with gamergate springs from this existing well of deep-seated misogyny, and that it was merely brought to the fore by the anonymity of the internet. lisa nakamura, a professor of digital studies at the university of michigan, wrote that gamergate "showed the world the extent of gaming's misogyny".[199][200] regarding the false allegations against quinn, amanda marcotte in an article for the daily beast accused the video game world of being "thick with misogynists who are aching to swarm" with hate on any "random woman held up for them to hate, no matter what the pretext". she related these attacks to harassment sent to a woman who criticized a teen titans cover and to a community manager of the mighty no. 9 game because she drew a feminine mega man, and virtual rapes committed against women's player avatars in grand theft auto v and dayz.[40] in an interview with the bbc, quinn stated that "[b]efore [gamergate] had a name, it was nothing but trying to get me to kill myself, trying to get people to hurt me, going after my family. [...] there is no mention of ethics in journalism at all outside of making the same accusation everybody makes towards any successful woman; that clearly she got to where she is because she had sex with someone."[38] danielle citron of the university of maryland wrote that the intent of this type of harassment is to demean the victim, make them doubt their own integrity, and to redefine the victim's identity in order to "fundamentally distort who she is".[71]
targets of gamergate supporters have overwhelmingly been women, even when men were responsible for the supposed wrongdoings. writing in the new yorker, simon parkin observed that quinn was attacked while the male journalist who was falsely accused of reviewing her work favorably largely escaped, revealing the campaign as "a pretense to make further harassment of women in the industry permissible".[4] in the new york times, chris suellentrop said that a petition sought to have a female colleague fired for criticizing the portrayal of women in grand theft auto v, while he and many other male critics raised similar concerns but did not face similar reprisals.[135] most commentators have described gamergate as consisting largely of white males, though some supporters have said that it includes a notable percentage of women, minorities and lgbt members.[201]
critics of the movement have described it as a kind of misogynistic terrorism.[203] writing in the week, ryan cooper called the harassment campaign "an online form of terrorism" intended to reverse a trend in gaming culture toward increasing acceptance of women, and stated that social media platforms need to tighten their policies and protections against threats and abuse.[204] speaking on iowa public radio, academic cindy tekobbe said the harassment campaign was intended to drive women from public spaces and intimidate them into silence.[205] prof. joanne st. lewis of the university of ottawa stated that gamergate's harassment and threats should be considered acts of terrorism as the perpetrators seek to harm women and to prevent them from speaking back or defending others.[206]
law enforcement
katherine clark , the u.s. congresswoman from massachusetts' 5th district, sought to expand the fbi's ability to take action against cyberharassment similar to that faced by wu.
though newsweek reported that the fbi had a file regarding gamergate, no arrests have been made nor charges filed,[207] and parts of the fbi investigation into the threats had been closed in september 2015 due to a lack of leads.[64] former fbi supervisory special agent for cybercrimes, tim ryan, stated that cyberharassment cases are a low priority for authorities because it is difficult to track down the perpetrator and they have lower penalties compared to other crimes they are tasked to enforce.[208] in june 2015, the us supreme court ruled in elonis v. united states that harassing messages sent online are not necessarily true threats that would be prosecutable under criminal law and, according to pacific standard, this poses a further challenge in policing gamergate-related harassment.[209] however, the court's decision also suggested that if threats made over social media were found to be true threats, they should be treated the same as threats made in other forms of communication.[108]
wu has expressed her frustration over how law enforcement agencies have responded to the threats that she and other women in the game industry have received.[210] on public release of the fbi's case files on gamergate, wu said she was "livid", and that "only a fraction of information we gave the fbi was looked into. they failed on all levels."[211]the lack of legal enforcement contributes towards the harassers' ability to maintain these activities without any risk of punishment, according to chrisella herzog of the diplomatic courier; at worst, harassers would see their social media accounts suspended but are able to turn around to register new accounts to continue to engage.[94]
u.s. representative katherine clark, one of whose constituents was brianna wu, called for a stronger response from law enforcement to online abuse, partly as a result of advocacy by the women targeted by gamergate.[213] on march 10, 2015, clark wrote a letter to the house appropriations committee asking it to call on the justice department to crack down on the harassment of women on the internet, saying the campaign of intimidation associated with gamergate had highlighted the problem.[214][215] she asked the u.s. department of justice to "prioritize" online threats against women, saying, "we do not think this a harmless hoax. we think this has real-life implications for women".[213] clark also hosted a congressional briefing on march 15, along with the congressional victims' rights caucus to review issues of cyberstalking and online threats; during the briefing, quinn spoke of her experiences with gamergate, which an executive director of the national coalition against domestic violence described during the hearing as "an online hate group [...] which was started by an ex-boyfriend to ruin [quinn's] life".[216] on may 27, the united states house of representatives formally supported clark's request for increased measures to combat online abuse against women, explicitly pressing for more investigations and prosecutions by the department of justice.[217][218] on june 2, rep. clark introduced the "prioritizing online threat enforcement act of 2015" to congress. the bill would have allocated more funding for the fbi to employ additional agents to enforce laws against cyberstalking, online criminal harassment, and threats.[219][220][221] two years later, in june 2017, rep. clark introduced the "online safety modernization act of 2017" with co-sponsors reps. susan brooks (indiana) and pat meehan (pennsylvania), which combined several of clark's previous bills. the bill focused on penalizing "cybercrimes against individuals", including doxing, swatting, and sextortion, as well as granting $20 million for law enforcement training to help tackle such crimes, and $4 million to establish the national resource center on cybercrimes against individuals in order to study and collect statistics and information related to these crimes.[222][223]
gaming industry response
the harassment of quinn, sarkeesian, wu, and others led prominent industry professionals to condemn the gamergate attacks for damaging the video gaming community and the public perception of the industry.[133][224] vanity fair's laura parker stated that the gamergate situation led those outside of the video game industry to be "flooded with evidence of the video-game community as a poisonous and unwelcoming place", furthering any negative views they may have had of video games.[225] independent game developer andreas zecher wrote an open letter calling upon the community to take a stand against the attacks, attracting the signatures of more than two thousand professionals within the gaming industry.[163][181] many in the industry saw the signatures "as proof that the people sending vicious attacks at quinn and sarkeesian weren't representative of the video game industry overall".[226] writing for the guardian, jenn frank described the tactics used in the harassment campaign and the climate of fear it generated through its attacks on women and their allies, concluding that this alienating and abusive environment would harm not only women but also the industry as a whole.[227] frank herself received significant harassment for writing this article, and announced an intention to quit games journalism as a result.[150] games designer damion schubert wrote that gamergate was "an unprecedented catastrof**k [sic]", and that silencing critiques of games harms games developers by depriving them of feedback.[228] several video game developers, journalists, and gamers from across various gender, racial, and social backgrounds adopted new twitter hashtags, such as #ineeddiversegames, #stopgamergate2014 and #gamersagainstgamergate, to show solidarity with the people targeted by the harassment and their opposition to the reactionary messages from gamergate supporters.[229][230]
the electronic frontier foundation characterized gamergate as a "magnet for harassment", and notes the possible financial risk for companies dealing with it on social media platforms.[231] the entertainment software association (esa) issued a statement condemning the harassment, stating that "[t]here is no place in the video game community—or our society—for personal attacks and threats".[232] esa president mike gallagher, speaking at the june 2015 electronic entertainment expo, clarified that the esa did not become more involved as they felt it was an argument that was outside their industry and their involvement would have been disruptive, but praised the efforts to counter harassment that will benefit the industry in the future.[233] at blizzcon 2014, blizzard entertainment president and mike morhaime denounced recent harassment; blaming a "small group of people [who] have been doing really awful things" and "tarnishing our reputation" as gamers. he called on attendees to treat each other with kindness and demonstrate to the world that the community rejects harassment. his statements were widely interpreted as referring to gamergate.[234][235][236] ceos of both the american and european branches of sony computer entertainment, shawn layden and jim ryan respectively, said the harassment and bullying were absolutely horrific and that such inappropriate behavior would not be tolerated at sony.[237][238][239] the swedish games industry issued a statement denouncing the harassment and sexism from gamergate supporters.[240]
responses to gamergate have encouraged the video game industry to review its treatment of women and minorities, and to make changes to support them.[241][242][243][244] intel, following its accidental involvement in gamergate, pledged more than $300 million to help support a "diversity in technology" program with partners including sarkeesian's feminist frequency organization and the igda, aimed at increasing the number of women and minorities in the industry. intel ceo brian krzanich stated in announcing the program that "it's not good enough to say we value diversity, and then have our industry not fully represent".[245][246][247] electronic arts (ea) coo peter moore said the controversy made ea pay more attention to diversity and inclusion, telling fortune "[i]f there's been any benefit to gamergate, [...] i think it just makes us think twice at times".[248] speaking about gamergate harassment to the seattle times, igda executive director kate edwards said, "gaming culture has been pretty misogynistic for a long time now. there's ample evidence of that over and over again... what we're finally seeing is that it became so egregious that now companies are starting to wake up and say, "we need to stop this. this has got to change."[249]
the electronic entertainment expo 2015 included markedly more female protagonists in these new games, as well as more visible presence by women at the event. some commentators characterized this as a response to gamergate and a rejection of the misogynistic gamergate harassment.[250][251][252][253]
the game batman: arkham knight references gamergate with hashtag, #crusadergate, which the riddler uses to unsuccessfully try to rally the internet against batman; bemoaning its failure, the riddler describes those who use the hashtag as "idiotic and easily roused rabble".[254][253]
gamergate representation in media
"intimidation game", an episode of the crime television series law & order: special victims unit, portrays a fictionalized version of the gamergate controversy, including a character whom some observers said resembled sarkeesian and whose story seemed based on those of women subject to the harassment campaign.[255][256] the 2015 documentary film gtfo analyzed issues of sexism and harassment in video gaming. the film's director, shannon sun-higginson, stated gamergate was "a terrible, terrible thing, but it's actually symptomatic of a wider, cultural, systemic problem".[257][258] the gamergate situation was covered as part of a larger topic of online harassment of women in the june 21, 2015, episode of last week tonight with john oliver.[259] the impact of the gamergate controversy on brianna wu was the subject of the march 16, 2016, episode of the internet ruined my life.[260]
reducing online harassment
in january 2015, quinn and alex lifschitz created the crash override network, a private group of experts who provide free support and counsel to those that have been harassed online, including as a result of gamergate, and to work with law authorities and social media sites in response to such threats.[261][262] software developer randi harper founded a similar group, the online abuse prevention initiative, a non-profit organization that also seeks to provide aid to those harassed online.[263]
anita sarkeesian was named as one of time magazine's list of the 30 most influential people on the internet in march 2015, and later in the magazine's top 100 most influential people of 2015, in recognition of her role in highlighting sexism in the video game community in the wake of the gamergate controversy.[264][265] she was also highlighted as one of cosmopolitan's fifty "internet's most fascinating" in a 2015 list due to her efforts to curb online harassment.[51]
an on-line abuse panel (itself the subject of controversy) at the 2016 sxsw festival said that there was no technological solution to the problem of harassment given human nature;[266] although policy changes have been made, the larger issue is more societal than platform-specific.[267][268] referring to the discussion at sxsw in a speech for women's history month, president of the united states barack obama said that "we know that women gamers face harassment and stalking and threats of violence from other players. when they speak out about their experiences, they're attacked on twitter and other social media outlets, even threatened in their homes."[269] obama urged targets of harassment to speak out, praising the courage of those who had resisted online harassment. "and what's brought these issues to light is that there are a lot of women out there, especially young women, who are speaking out bravely about their experiences, even when they know they'll be attacked for it".[269][270]
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^ penny arcade and something awful. after it was removed by the sites' moderators, gjoni published "the zoe post" via the blogging platform wordpress.[16] gjoni initially published the post on the video-game sitesand. after it was removed by the sites' moderators, gjoni published "the zoe post" via the blogging platform wordpress. ^ [30] tweeted the hashtag #gamergate near the end of august alongside a pair of videos promoting the "quinnspiracy" by a youtube user called internet aristocrat.[31] he would later tell an interviewer that a left-wing "culture war" was imposing "political crap" on gamers.[33] baldwin, known for his right-wing political views,tweeted the hashtag #gamergate near the end of august alongside a pair of videos promoting the "quinnspiracy" by a youtube user called internet aristocrat.he would later tell an interviewer that a left-wing "culture war" was imposing "political crap" on gamers.
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ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt həz kənˈtɪnjud ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ˈɪntu ˈrisərʧ əv kˈwɑntəm kəmˈpjutɪŋ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ steɪ əˈhɛd əv ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs meɪd baɪ ˈəðər ˈkəntriz. kˈwɑntəm kəmˈpjutɪŋ koʊdz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪn kˈwɑntəm bɪts (qubits*) ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈbaɪnəˌri koʊd laɪk ˈklæsɪkəl kəmˈpjutərz, wɪʧ meɪks ðɪs nu tɛkˈnɑləʤi pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈmɪljənz əv taɪmz mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ðən ˌsupərkəmˈpjutərz. ðə meɪn pleɪərz ɪn kˈwɑntəm kəmˈpjutɪŋ ˈrisərʧ ər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm, ɔˈstreɪljə, ˈkænədə, ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ nɛd ˈælən, ʧif ˈsaɪəntɪst ənd ˈkɔrpərət ˈsinjər ˈfɛloʊ æt ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm fəndz kˈwɑntəm kəmˈpjutɪŋ ˈrisərʧ ənd ɔˈstreɪljə ˈɔfərz tæks ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz fər ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt kˈwɑntəm ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz. ər sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts biɪŋ meɪd ɪn ˈrəʃə ənd ˈpræktɪkəli ˈɛvəri ˈəðər dɪˈvɛləpt country,”*,” sɛd tɪm poʊlk, əˈsɪstənt dɪˈrɛktər əv æt ðə waɪt haʊs ˈɔfəs əv saɪəns ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈpɑləsi. ðə kˈwɑntəm ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən saɪəns grup koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts ðə ˈfəndɪŋ ðət kˈwɑntəm ˈrisərʧ rɪˈsivz əˈkrɔs ˈeɪʤənsiz. poʊlk sɛd ðət ðə ˈəðər ˈkəntriz ðət ˌɪnˈvɛst hæv ðə dɛpθ ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts dɪz, bɪˈkəz ðə juz. həz ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn kˈwɑntəm kəmˈpjutɪŋ sɪns 1994 bət ðoʊz ˈkəntriz stɪl poʊz ə ˈʧælənʤ. kˈwɑntəm kəmˈpjutɪŋ həz ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz bɪˈkəz əv ɪts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈmɛni səˈluʃənz tɪ ˈrilˌwərld ˈprɑbləmz kˈwɪkli ənd ˈɑptɪˌmaɪz ˈsɪstəmz. gɪvz ˈmɛni ˈfaɪˌnaɪt səˈluʃənz ɪn ə ˈfaɪˌnaɪt əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm ˈvərsəz ˈgɪvɪŋ wən səˈluʃən ɪn ən ənˈnoʊn əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm wɪθ ə ˈklæsɪkəl system,”*,” sɛd ʤɑn ˈkɛli, dɪˈrɛktər əv ˌænəˈlɪtɪks æt qxbranch*. wəns ə kˈwɑntəm kəmˈpjutər ʧərnz aʊt ˈsɛvərəl səˈluʃənz tɪ ə ˈprɑbləm, ˈjuzərz kən ðɛn ˌdɪˈsaɪd wɪʧ səˈluʃən ɪz bɛst fər ðɛm, səʧ ɛz wɪʧ wən ɪz ðə moʊst kɔst ˈifɛktɪv. ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs kən draɪv ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti dɪˈsɪʒənz. ðən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪŋ, ˈeɪbəl tɪ prəˈvaɪd ən ɪgˈzækt solution,”*,” sɛd ˈkɛli. poʊlk sɛd ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn kˈwɑntəm kəmˈpjutɪŋ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ənd sˈmɔlər kˈwɑntəm dɪˈvaɪsɪz laɪk klɑks, ˈsɛnsərz, ənd ˈnævəˌgeɪtərz ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt pʊts ɔl əv ɪts ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈɪntu kˈwɑntəm kəmˈpjutɪŋ. nid tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ wɔk ˌbiˈfɔr wi kən run,”*,” poʊlk sɛd. ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪz ˈoʊnli ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən. traɪɪŋ tɪ muv ðə bɔl ˈfɔrwərd ɪˈnəf soʊ ˈɪndəstri kən teɪk ɪt ənd run.”*.” poʊlk sɛd ðət ðɪs ˈmɛθəd əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt wɪl əˈlaʊ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz tɪ ˈmæstər kˈwɑntəm kəmˈpjutɪŋ ənd bɪld ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs ˈnidɪd fər kˈwɑntəm dɪˈvaɪsɪz. ˈælən əˈgrid ðət kˈwɑntəm kəmˈpjutərz wɪl ˈnɛvər ˈfəŋkʃən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli, bət wɪl ˈkɑmbaɪn wɪθ səˈluʃənz frəm ˈklæsɪkəl kəmˈpjutərz ənd ˈɪnˌpʊt frəm ˈjumənz. ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn ˈjuzɪz ˌsupərkəmˈpjutərz tɪ ˈkɑndəkt flaɪt ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃənz soʊ ðət ˈsaɪəntɪsts kən ˈkɑndəkt tɛst flaɪts əv ɪts ˈprɑdəkts θruaʊt ðə laɪf əv ðə nu ˈsɪstəm. ˈælən sɛd ðət ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn wɔnts tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wɛr ˈpaɪləts si ə blu ˈɛrər skrin ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ə flaɪt ənd ər ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd tɪ riˈbut ðə ˈsɪstəm wɪθ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈluzɪŋ ˈdætə. kˈwɑntəm kəmˈpjutərz kʊd hɛlp ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn ˈɑptɪˌmaɪz ðiz ˈsɪstəmz soʊ ðət ən ˈɛrər ɪz lɛs ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈhæpən. əv ðə kɔst əv dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə nu ˈsaɪbər ˈsɪstəm ɪz ðə software,”*,” ˈælən sɛd. gɪt rɪd əv ɔl ðə errors.”*.” ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn spɛnz 50 ˈmɪljən iʧ deɪ ɔn ˈrənɪŋ tɛsts tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈɛrərz ənd ˈɑptɪˌmaɪz ɪts ˈsɔfˌwɛr. naɪn jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn bɔt ə kˈwɑntəm kəmˈpjutər tɪ with”*” ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ si ɪf ɪt kʊd hɛlp ðɛm gɪt rɪd əv mɔr ˈɛrərz ɪn ɪts ˈsɪstəmz. ðə goʊl ɪz tɪ bɪld kˈwɑntəm kəmˈpjutərz wɪθ ˈoʊvər 50 bɪˈkəz ðət ɪz ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ˈrisərʧərz ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ prɪˈdɪkt wət ðə kəmˈpjutərz wɪl du frəm ðɛn ɔn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrɑbərt wisnieff*, dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt ˈrisərʧ stæf ˈmɛmbər æt ˈwɑtsən ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər. wəns ðə kəmˈpjutərz riʧ ðət ˈlɛvəl əv səˌfɪstəˈkeɪʃən, ðeɪ wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk ˌɪmˈpruvmənts tɪ məˈʃin ˈlərnɪŋ, bɪg ˈdætə ˌænəˈlɪtɪks, ənd dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ˈbɛtər ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz. ɪt wɪl teɪk 20 tɪ 30 jɪrz tɪ gɪt səˈluʃənz tɪ ðoʊz ˈprɑbləmz θru kˈwɑntəm kəmˈpjutɪŋ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wisnieff*. kəmˈpjutərz wɪl gɪv ˈjuˈɛs səˈluʃənz tɪ ˈklæsɪkəl ˈprɑbləmz ðət ˈklæsɪkəl ˈsɪstəmz ˈrɪli ˈstrəgəl with,”*,” sɛd ˈlændən daʊnz, ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd əv 1qbit*.
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the federal government has continued investments into research of quantum computing in order to stay ahead of the progress made by other countries.
quantum computing codes information in quantum bits (qubits) instead of binary code like classical computers, which makes this new technology potentially millions of times more powerful than today’s supercomputers.
the main players in quantum computing research are the united kingdom, australia, canada, and the united states, according to ned allen, chief scientist and corporate senior fellow at lockheed martin. the united kingdom funds quantum computing research and australia offers tax incentives for companies that investigate quantum capabilities.
“there are significant investments being made in russia and practically every other developed country,” said tim polk, assistant director of cybersecurity at the white house office of science and technology policy.
the quantum information science group coordinates the funding that quantum research receives across agencies. polk said that the other countries that invest have the depth that the united states does, because the u.s. has invested in quantum computing since 1994, but those countries still pose a challenge. quantum computing has national security implications because of its ability to provide many solutions to real-world problems quickly and optimize systems.
“it gives many finite solutions in a finite amount of time versus giving one solution in an unknown amount of time with a classical system,” said john kelly, director of analytics at qxbranch.
once a quantum computer churns out several solutions to a problem, users can then decide which solution is best for them, such as which one is the most cost effective. this process can drive national security decisions.
“rather than estimating, it’s able to provide an exact solution,” said kelly.
polk said that the government should invest in quantum computing infrastructure and smaller quantum devices like clocks, sensors, and navigators before it puts all of its resources into quantum computing.
“we need to be able to walk before we can run,” polk said. “government investment is only the foundation. we’re trying to move the ball forward enough so industry can take it and run.”
polk said that this method of investment will allow engineers to master quantum computing and build the workforce needed for quantum devices.
allen agreed that quantum computers will never function independently, but will combine with solutions from classical computers and input from humans. lockheed martin uses supercomputers to conduct flight simulations so that scientists can conduct test flights of its products throughout the life of the new system.
allen said that lockheed martin wants to prevent situations where pilots see a blue error screen in the middle of a flight and are instructed to reboot the system with the possibility of losing data. quantum computers could help lockheed martin optimize these systems so that an error is less likely to happen.
“half of the cost of developing a new cyber system is the software,” allen said. “you can’t get rid of all the errors.”
lockheed martin spends $50 million each day on running tests to prevent errors and optimize its software. nine years ago, lockheed martin bought a quantum computer to “mess with” in order to see if it could help them get rid of more errors in its systems.
the goal is to build quantum computers with over 50 qubits because that is the point where researchers are unable to predict what the computers will do from then on, according to robert wisnieff, distinguished research staff member at ibm tj watson research center. once the computers reach that level of sophistication, they will be able to make improvements to machine learning, big data analytics, and designing better medications. it will take 20 to 30 years to get solutions to those problems through quantum computing, according to wisnieff.
“these computers will give us solutions to classical problems that classical systems really struggle with,” said landon downs, president and co-founder of 1qbit.
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ˌkɑmˈbæˌtɪv waɪt haʊs ʧif ˈstrætɪʤɪst ˈstivən keɪ. ˈbænən həz bɪn noʊn tɪ bət hɛdz wɪθ ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmps ˈsənɪnˌlɔ, ˈʤɛrɪd ˈkəʃnər, ə ˈsinjər ædˈvaɪzər dəbd trəmp whisperer.”*.” trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən officials”*” toʊld ðə ˈdeɪli bist ðət ˈbænən həz kɔld ˈkəʃnər ə ““globalist”*” ənd, wərs, ə ““cuck”*” ə ˈpɑpjələr ˌɪnˈsəlt. ðə ˈdeɪli bist ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət wən sɔrs sɛd ˈbænən tɪ ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt ˈʤɛrɪd biɪŋ ə ‘‘globalist’*’ ənd ə ‘‘cuck’”*’” ənd həz bɪn ˈgrəmbəlɪŋ ðət ˈkəʃnər traɪd tɪ ɪm ənd pʊʃ ɪm aʊt ðə door.”*.” ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ənd hɪz ˈpɑpjələst ˈælaɪz vju ˈsərkəl wɪθ groʊɪŋ səˈspɪʃən, ˈwəriɪŋ əˈlaʊd ðət ðə grup hum ðeɪ dɪsˈmɪs ɛz 'ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts,' 'ðə nu ˈjɔrkərz' ər, ˈsɪmpli, 'ˈgoʊldmən' ər ˈpʊʃɪŋ trəmp ɪn ə 'ˈdɛməˌkræt laɪt' direction.”*.” bət ðə poʊst həz nɑt kənˈfərmd ðət ˈbænən həz rɪˈfərd tɪ ˈkəʃnər ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈʃɔrtənd ˈvərʒən əv ““cuckservative,”*,” wɪʧ kəmˈbaɪnz ““cuckold”*” ənd ““conservative.”*.” ðə ˈpæləs ˌɪnˈtrig bɪˈkeɪm ə praɪm ˈtərgət ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt fər ˈstivən ˈkoʊlbərt, hu əˈdrɛst rɪˈmuvəl frəm ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl, ˈʤoʊkɪŋ: wɑz nɑt ˈizi tɪ riˈmuv ˈbænən ðeɪ hɛld ə hɑt mæʧ əˈgɛnst hɪz bæk ənˈtɪl hi riˈlist hɪz pincers.”*.” ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp ɔn ˈeɪprəl 5 riˈmuvd waɪt haʊs ʧif ˈstrætɪʤɪst ˈstivən keɪ. ˈbænən frəm ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl. hɪrz wət ju nid tɪ noʊ. (ˈbæstən ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) ðə waɪt haʊs sɛd hɪz dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ðə wɑz nɑt ə dɪˈmoʊʃən, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ˈbænən hæd əˈkɑmplɪʃt wət hi hæd sɛt aʊt tɪ du waɪl ɔn ðə ˈkaʊnsəl. ˈkoʊlbərt wɑz ˈskɛptɪkəl. nɑt ʃʊr ɪf hi əˈkɑmplɪʃt hɪz goʊl ðɛr ər stɪl səm ˈməzlɪmz ɪn america,”*,” ðə show”*” hoʊst sɛd. wərd ɔn ðə strit ɪz ðət ˈʤɛrɪd ˈkəʃnər hɛlpt pʊʃ stiv ˈbænən aʊt. haʊ ˈmɛni ʤɑbz dɪz ðət kɪd have?”*?” kˈwoʊtɪŋ frəm ə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈɑrtɪkəl, ˈkɑbərt ˈædɪd: traɪd tɪ stɑp ðə dɪˈmoʊʃən, θˈrɛtənɪŋ æt wən pɔɪnt tɪ kwɪt ɪf ɪt muvd ˈfɔrwərd. weɪt ə ˈsɛkənd, ˈstivən ˈbænən, ju θˈrɛtənd tɪ kwɪt bɪˈkəz ju gɑt kɪkt ɔf ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl? ðɛn ju gɑt kɪkt ɔf ənd ju kwɪt? ə tcm*, bro.”*.” ə ˈbumɪŋ vɔɪs ðɛn əˈnaʊnst: move!”*!” [‘‘cuckservative’*’ ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˌɪnˈsəlt əv ðə mənθ, ɪkˈspleɪnd] ““cuckservative”*” ɪts weɪ ˈɪntu ðə əˈmɛrɪkən pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlɛksɪˌkɑn ɪn 2015 ˈæftər rəʃ ˈlɪmˌbɔ kɔld trəmps ˈkrɪtɪks republicans,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ breitbart*, ə nuz ənd əˈpɪnjən saɪt ðət wɑz ˈəndər ˈlidərˌʃɪp æt ðə taɪm. ɪn ən explainer*, ðə poʊsts ˈdeɪvɪd ˈwaɪgəl kɔld kənˈsərvətɪv ˌɪnˈsəlt əv ðə month.”*.” ðət wɑz mɔr ðən 20 mənθs əˈgoʊ; ðə pəˈʤɔrətɪv stɪl ˈhæzənt gɔn əˈweɪ. æt ðə taɪm, ˈwaɪgəl spoʊk tɪ ˈrɪʧərd ˈspɛnsər, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑləsi ˈɪnstɪˌtut, hu sɛd, “'#“'#cuckservative*' ɪz ə ˌfʊlˈskeɪl rɪˈvoʊlt, baɪ ənd wət kɔld ðə 'ɑlt raɪt,' əˈgɛnst ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ənd kənˈsərvətɪv ˈmuvmənt. ðə 'cuck*' slər ɪz ˈvəlgər, jɛs, bət ðɛn ˈækjərət. ɪt ɪz ðə hu, ˈwɛðər ˈnoʊɪŋli ər ənˈnoʊɪŋli, ˈluzɪz kənˈtroʊl əv hɪz fˈjuʧər. ðɪs ɪz ən æpt ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈpɔrtrət əv waɪt 'kənˈsərvətɪvz,' huz ˈoʊnli aɪˈdɛntəˌti ɪz kəmˈpraɪzd əv veɪg, ˈæbˌstrækt 'ˈvæljuz,' ənd hu ər pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə dɪˈspleɪsmənt əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən əˈmɛrɪkənz ðɛr oʊn children.”*.” wɛr dɪd ɪt kəm frəm? ˈwaɪgəl roʊt: ““cuckservatism”*” ɪz əˈbaʊt nɑt ʤɪst ˈpɑləˌtɪks, bət ˈnæʃənəl ənd ˈreɪʃəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti. ʤoʊ ˈbərnstin ənd ðə nu riˈpəblɪks hiər hæv treɪst ðə ˈɔrəʤɪnz əv ðə tərm tɪ ðə waɪt suˈprɛməsɪst blɔg ðə raɪt stəf ənd ðə bɔrd maɪ ˈpoʊstɪŋ kərɪr. hiər, hu dɛlvd ˈfərðər ðən simz ˈhɛlθi ˈɪntu haʊ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt kriˈeɪtɪd ðɪs tərm, ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ðə ˈʃɔrtənd ˈprifɪks ““cuck”*” ɪz boʊθ ˈʒɑnrə wɛr ˈhəzbəndz, ˈɔfən waɪt, wɔʧ ðɛr waɪvz hæv sɛks wɪθ ˈəðər mɛn, ˈɔfən african-american”*” ənd snɪr ɔn ðə website.”*.” ənd ˈbərnstin pɔɪnts aʊt ðət ðə fərst ˌkɑnˈtɛksˌʧuəl juz əv ðə tərm keɪm frəm @drunknsage*, hu hæd bɪn ə səˈpɔrtər əv ðə kruˈseɪd əˈgɛnst ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈʤəstɪs ˈwɔrjərz əv ðə left.”*.” hu wʊd bi kɔld ə ““cuckservative”*” ər ə ““cuck?”*?” ˈtɑrgəts ər kənˈsərvətɪvz hu sim tɪ hæv meɪd pis wɪθ ˈɛləmənts ˈeɪliən tɪ trəˈdɪʃənəl waɪt americanism,”*,” ˈwaɪgəl roʊt. kʊd min ðə ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər ˈmuvmənt; ɪt kʊd min ˈnɑnˈwaɪt ˈɪməgrənts. ˈsərtənli, ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ trəmps ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ðə ˈbɔrdər, seɪɪŋ hi wɪl ˈeɪljəˌneɪt ˈsərtən ˈvoʊtərz, ɪz ə traɪəl rən fər status.”*.” bət ˈnɛvərˌmaɪnd ðə ˈɔrəʤən ˈstɔri əv ðə ˌɪnˈsəlt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdeɪli bist, ˈbænən juzd ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl pəˈʤɔrətɪv tɪ ˈrɛfərəns ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts ˈpaʊərfəl ˈsənɪnˌlɔ ənd ɪf ðæts tru, ðɛrz ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt ə wərs wərd tɪ juz əˈgɛnst səʧ ən ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈraɪvəl. [ˈɛrɪk trəmp kɔlz ˈnɛpəˌtɪzəm ˈfæktər əv life.’*.’ wət hi meɪ nɑt ˌəndərˈstænd əˈbaʊt ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ.] ɛz ðə poʊsts ˈʤɛnəfər ˈrubɪn roʊt: həz ˈbroʊkən ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəl rul əv ˈɔfəs ˈpɑləˌtɪks: ˌɪnˈsəlt ðə ˈrɛlətɪvz. ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ bɪˈheɪv prəˈfɛʃənəli ənd ˈsɪvɪli ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, hɪz ˈprɛfərəns fər ˈɪməˌteɪtɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt bɪˈheɪvjər meɪ spɛl doom.”*.” ðə poʊst ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət frɛndz əv boʊθ ˈbænən ənd ˈkəʃnər, hu tɔk ˈdeɪli ənd stɪl hæv ə ˈkɔrʤəl ræˈpɔr, seɪ ðə ˈtɛnʧənz ər ˈmoʊstli ˈdrɪvən baɪ policy.”*.” stɪl, ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈædɪd ðət ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəl wɔrnd ðət ˈbænən wɑz pleɪɪŋ 'ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs geɪm' bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz 'nɑt ə smɑrt ˈstrætəʤi tɪ goʊ əp əˈgɛnst ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd hɪz ˈfæməli. ə geɪm stiv wɪl ˈnɛvər win.'”*.'” ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈkəʃnər ə ““cuck”*” wʊd bi ɔn ə hoʊl 'ˈnəðər ˈlɛvəl. ˈraɪvəlz noʊ ʤɪst haʊ ɔl ðət sounds,”*,” ˈrubɪn roʊt, ɪz prɪˈsaɪsli waɪ ðeɪ likt ɔl this.”*.” rɛd mɔr: ʧɛr slæmz va*. guˌbərnəˈtɔˌriəl kənˈtɛndər fər ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈraɪvəl ə ‘‘cuckservative’*’ sad,’*,’ down,’*,’ ‘‘cuckservative’*’: kənˈsərvətɪvz riækt tɪ kruz ˈbækɪŋ trəmp
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combative white house chief strategist stephen k. bannon has been known to butt heads with president trump's son-in-law, jared kushner, a senior adviser dubbed “the trump whisperer.”
“several trump administration officials” told the daily beast that bannon has called kushner a “globalist” and, worse, a “cuck” a popular right-wing insult.
the daily beast reported that one source said bannon “vented to us about jared being a ‘globalist’ and a ‘cuck’” and has been grumbling that kushner tried to “shiv him and push him out the door.”
the washington post reported thursday that “bannon and his populist allies view kushner’s circle with growing suspicion, worrying aloud that the group whom they dismiss as 'the democrats,' 'the new yorkers' or, simply, 'goldman' are pushing trump in a 'democrat lite' direction.” but the post has not confirmed that bannon has referred to kushner using a shortened version of “cuckservative,” which combines “cuckold” and “conservative.”
the palace intrigue became a prime target thursday night for stephen colbert, who addressed bannon's removal from the national security council, joking: “it was not easy to remove bannon they held a hot match against his back until he released his pincers.”
president trump on april 5 removed white house chief strategist stephen k. bannon from the national security council. here's what you need to know. (bastien inzaurralde/the washington post)
the white house said his departure from the nsc was not a demotion, noting that bannon had accomplished what he had set out to do while on the council.
colbert was skeptical.
“i’m not sure if he accomplished his goal there are still some muslims in america,” the “late show” host said. “but word on the street is that jared kushner helped push steve bannon out. how many jobs does that kid have?”
quoting from a new york times article, cobert added: “bannon tried to stop the demotion, threatening at one point to quit if it moved forward. wait a second, steven bannon, you threatened to quit because you got kicked off the national security council? then you got kicked off and you didn’t quit?
“that’s a tcm, bro.”
a booming voice then announced: “total cuck move!”
[‘cuckservative’ the conservative insult of the month, explained]
“cuckservative” weaseled its way into the american political lexicon in 2015, after rush limbaugh called trump's critics “cuckolded republicans,” according to breitbart, a news and opinion site that was under bannon's leadership at the time.
in an explainer, the post's david weigel called cuckservative “the conservative insult of the month.”
that was more than 20 months ago; the pejorative still hasn't gone away.
at the time, weigel spoke to richard spencer, president of the white nationalist national policy institute, who said, “'#cuckservative' is a full-scale revolt, by identitarians and what i’ve called the 'alt right,' against the republican party and conservative movement. the 'cuck' slur is vulgar, yes, but then piercingly accurate. it is the cuckold who, whether knowingly or unknowingly, loses control of his future. this is an apt psychological portrait of white 'conservatives,' whose only identity is comprised of vague, abstract 'values,' and who are participating in the displacement of european americans their own children.”
where did it come from?
weigel wrote:
“cuckservatism” is about not just politics, but national and racial identity. buzzfeed's joe bernstein and the new republic's jeet heer have traced the origins of the term to the white supremacist blog the right stuff and the right-wing board my posting career. heer, who delved further than seems healthy into how the internet created this term, pointed out that the shortened prefix “cuck” is both “a genre where husbands, often white, watch their wives have sex with other men, often african-american” and “a much-deployed sneer on 4chan the imageboard website.” and bernstein points out that the first contextual use of the term came from @drunknsage, who had been a supporter of the #gamergate crusade against so-called “social justice warriors of the left.”
who would be called a “cuckservative” or a “cuck?”
“the hashtag's targets are conservatives who seem to have made peace with elements alien to traditional white americanism,” weigel wrote. “that could mean the transgender movement; it could mean nonwhite immigrants. certainly, criticizing trump's visit to the border, saying he will alienate certain voters, is a trial run for cuckservative status.”
but nevermind the origin story of the insult.
according to the daily beast, bannon used the political pejorative to reference the president's powerful son-in-law and if that's true, there's probably not a worse word to use against such an influential rival.
[eric trump calls nepotism ‘a factor of life.’ here’s what he may not understand about privilege.]
as the post's jennifer rubin wrote: “bannon has broken the cardinal rule of office politics: don’t insult the boss’s relatives. bannon’s inability to behave professionally and civilly in other words, his preference for imitating president trump’s behavior may spell doom.”
the post reported thursday that “some friends of both bannon and kushner, who talk daily and still have a cordial rapport, say the tensions are mostly driven by policy.” still, the article added that “one administration official warned that bannon was playing 'a dangerous game' because it is 'not a smart strategy to go up against the president and his family. that’s a game steve will never win.'”
calling kushner a “cuck” would be on a whole 'nother level.
“bannon’s rivals know just how cringeworthy all that sounds,” rubin wrote, “which is precisely why they leaked all this.”
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ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə haɪt əv ðə koʊld wɔr, ə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˌsəbmərˈin ˌmɪˈstɪrjəsli sæŋk ɪn ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ˈoʊʃən. hɛld ə kru əv ˈnɪrli 100 ˈseɪlərz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə fʊl ˈpeɪˌloʊd əv ˈnukliər ˈmɪsəlz. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪts lɔs, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈneɪvi ˈnoʊtɪd ðə ˈfləri əv ˈsoʊviˌɛt ækˈtɪvɪti dɪˈspæʧt tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt ðə ʃɪp ənd sɔ ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ geɪn ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðɛr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsikrɪts. ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt ənd ðɛn stil ðə səb. ðə fækt ðət ðɪs wɑz ˈfɪzɪkəli, ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli, ənd pərˈhæps ˈligəli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl lɛd ðə tim əˈsaɪnd tɪ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ ˈɔfən æd hɑk, ər ˌæksəˈdɛnəli kriˈeɪt, iterate*, ənd əˈplaɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ðət wʊd ˈrædɪkli ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈɪndəstri fərˈɛvər. ˈɔθər ənd ˈʤərnəlɪst ʤɑʃ nu bʊk ɪz ðə ˈteɪkɪŋ əv haʊ ðə siaɪeɪ juzd haʊərd juz tɪ stil ə ˈrəʃən səb ɪn ðə moʊst ˈdɛrɪŋ ˈkoʊvərt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈhɪstəri ənd tɛlz ðə ˈstɔri əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, wɪʧ eɪmd tɪ græb ðə səb frəm ɪts ˈrɛstɪŋ pleɪs θri maɪəlz bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə ˈoʊʃən. ˈspɪˌrhɛdɪd baɪ ðə siaɪeɪ ənd ˈfəndɪd baɪ ə tɔp ˈsikrɪt blæk ˈbəʤɪt, ðə ˈproʊˌgræm rikˈwaɪərd ˈnumərəs tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, ən aʊˈtreɪʤəs ˈviɪkəl tɪ ˈkɛri ənd ˈɪmpləmənt ðɛm, ənd ə ˈkəvər ˈstɔri tɪ kip ðə ˈrəʃənz ənd ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪn ðə ðət ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪdli hɛlpt ʤəmp stɑrt ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ən ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɪndəstri. ðə ʃɪp ðət ðə siaɪeɪ ˈkɑnˌtræktərz dɪˈzaɪnd wɑz kɔld ðə ˈgloʊmɑr ɪkˈsplɔrər, ənd ɪt wɑz laɪk ˈnəθɪŋ ðət hæd bɪn bɪlt ˌbiˈfɔr. wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ʃɪps ˈɛvər kənˈstrəktɪd, ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈsɛkʃən əv ɪts dɛk wɑz ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈdɛrɪk, wɪʧ kʊd loʊər fit əv ˈmɛtəl ˈpaɪpɪŋ daʊn tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə si. ɪts həl kənˈsild ə juʤ klɔ ðət kʊd bi ɪkˈstɛndɪd ɔn ðɪs θri maɪəlz əv ˈpaɪpɪŋ tɪ græb ðə səb, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə ˈsikrɪt, ˈkævəti ˈkeɪpəbəl əv riˈtræktɪŋ, sˈwɑloʊɪŋ, ənd trænˈspɔrtɪŋ ɪt. ðə ˈgloʊmɑr ɪkˈsplɔrər wɑz ðəs ɪkˈstrimli kənˈspɪkjuəs ɪt wɑz soʊ bɪg, ɪt kʊd bi sin frəm speɪs. bət bɪˈkəz ɪt hæd tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ˈoʊpənli ənd wɪθ ˌɪmˈpjunɪti ɔn ðə ˈoʊpən siz, ðə siaɪeɪ hæd tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛnt ə bəˈlivəbəl ˈkəvər ˈstɔri soʊ ðə ˈrəʃənz wʊd nɑt bɪˈkəm səˈspɪʃəs əv ðɛr ril ˈmoʊtɪvz. ðə wən ðeɪ ˈsɛtəld ɔn wɑz ðət ɪt wɑz ən ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈmaɪnɪŋ ʃɪp, bɪlt fər ən ˈɪndəstri ðət dɪd nɑt ɪgˈzɪst æt ðə taɪm, ənd oʊnd baɪ rɪˈklusɪv ˌbɪljəˈnɛr haʊərd juz, hu wɑz prɛst ˈɪntu ˈsərvɪs tɪ bæk əp ðiz kleɪmz. tɪ ˈfɑstər ðə pərˈsɛpʃən ðət ðɪs wɑz tru, ðə siaɪeɪ haɪərd ˈɛkspərts tɪ raɪt ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈpeɪpərz fər ˈmaɪnɪŋ ənd ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz, pərˈzɛnəd ðə ʃɪp ənd ɪts ˈmɪʃən æt ˈɪndəstri ˈkɑnfərənsəz ənd ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz, ənd ““leaked”*” ðə ˈstɔri tɪ ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim prɛs tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈkəvərɪʤ. bɪn ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪt ðə moʊst spɪˈsɪfɪk tul ˈɛvər made,”*,” din sɪz ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə vərʤ. ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ɛz ə stɛp təˈwɔrd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ɪt wɑz bɪlt tɪ ˈlɪtərəli du wən θɪŋ, wɪʧ wɑz tɪ pʊl ə tu ˈmɪljən paʊnd həŋk əv stil ɔf ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə ocean.”*.” æt ðə taɪm, ɪt wɑz soʊ bɪɔnd ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz əv ˈɛni məˈʃin ɔn ðə ˈplænət, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ɪt rikˈwaɪərd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, ə blæŋk ʧɛk, ənd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ səm əv ðə bɛst ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk tulz, ˈθɪŋkərz, ənd ˈkɑnˌtræktərz. ðɪs kaɪnd əv kɑrt blænʧ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ wɑz nɑt ən ənˈkɑmən ˈpræktɪs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɪrə. æt ðə taɪm, ðɛr wɑz ə ʃɛrd bɪˈlif ðət ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʧælənʤɪz kʊd bi sɑlvd baɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə sˈmɑrtəst ˈɛkspərts ɪn ðə wərld ɔn ðə ˈtɑpɪk, ənd ˈfəndɪŋ ðɛm ənˈtɪl ðeɪ ˈfɪgjərd ɪt aʊt, ənd ðət, bɪˈkəz ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ənd ˈpɑsəbəl ˈbɛnəfɪts wʊd bi haɪ, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd bi ðə sɔrs əv ðɪs ˈfəndɪŋ. ˈnæsə ɪz ə ki ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðət. bət din ˈɑrgjuz ðət ðə siaɪeɪ wɑz əˈnəðər. əv ðə ˈsikrətɪv ˈneɪʧər əv ðə siaɪeɪ, ðɪs ˈwaɪdli ˌəndərˈstʊd, bət ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv saɪəns ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi æt ðət taɪm wɑz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ðɪs rɪˈdɪkjələs fər æmˈbɪʃəs engineering,”*,” din sɪz. lɛs ðən tˈwɛnti jɪrz, ðeɪ bɪlt ðə ðə sərˈveɪləns pleɪn ˈɛvər meɪd, ənd ðeɪ bɪlt ðə stɪl ðə ˈfæstəst pleɪn ˈɛvər meɪd. bət ðə steɪks əv ðə koʊld wɔr wər soʊ haɪ ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt wɑz, ðə sərˈvaɪvəl əv ðə ˈneɪʃən ənd ðə ˈplænət dɪˈpɛndz ɔn this.”*.” laɪk ˈmɛni ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈproʊˌgræmz ɪn ðə ˈɪrə, məʧ əv ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi dɪˈvɛləpt fər ðə ʃɪp ˈɛndɪd əp ˈhævɪŋ ɪkˈstrimli ˈrɛləvənt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ wɑz ðə bɪg one,”*,” din sɪz, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə juz əv θˈrəstərz æt ə ˈkɔrnərz, wɪʧ juzd ˈspɛʃəl ˈmɑrkərz ɔn ðə tɪ hɛlp ðə ʃɪp meɪnˈteɪn ɪts pəˈzɪʃən. ðɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɛz ˈɔfˈʃɔr ɔɪl ˈdrɪlɪŋ bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈstændərd ˈpræktɪs, sɪns ɪt əˈlaʊd ə ʃɪp tɪ ˈhəvər ˈoʊvər ə spɪˈsɪfɪk drɪl pɔɪnt ənd ˌɪnˈsərt ənd ə drɪl ˈɪntu ðə seɪm hoʊl. wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ wən əv ðə fərst, ɪf nɑt ðə fərst, ʃɪps tɪ hæv ˈsætəˌlaɪt pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ, tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ɪt wɑz ɪn ðə raɪt pleɪs ɔn ðə map,”*,” din sɪz, wɑz soʊ steɪt əv ðə ɑrt æt ðət time.”*.” ɔl əv ðɪs wɑz paʊərd baɪ səm əv ðə fərst kəmˈpjutərz ˈɛvər ˈloʊdɪd əˈbɔrd ə ʃɪp, bət mɔr ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ðən ðiz ˈərli, məˈʃinz wɑz ðə ˌkɑmpjəˈteɪʃən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ðɪs ˈbihəməθ ənd ɔl əv ɪts ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈsɪstəmz. wɑz ɔl dən wən slaɪd rulz ənd calculators,”*,” din sɪz əv ðə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ tim. wər noʊ kəmˈpjutər ˈmɑdəlz, ðiz gaɪz wər duɪŋ ɪt ɔn ˈpeɪpər wɪθ ˈpɛnsəl basically.”*.” ˈkloʊzɪŋ ðə ˈsərkəl bɪtˈwin ˈfænəsi ənd ˈɑrgoʊ mits ðə abyss—scientific*, ˈɪndəstri, ənd ˈpɑpjələr ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ˈæˌkʧuəli hɛlpt ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈpræktɪs əv ˈmaɪnɪŋ. ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkəntriz bɪˈgæn ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈrəʃənz, hu hæd ˈklɪrli sˈwɑloʊd ðə ˈfoʊni teɪl. wɑz ˈrɪli ə ˈgoʊldən ˈɪrə əv moonshots”*” mɔr ˈpɔɪntɪˌdli, ˈæftər ɪts tɔp ˈsikrɪt ˈmɪʃən wɑz kəmˈplit, ðə ˈgloʊmɑr ɪkˈsplɔrər ˈæˌkʧuəli wɛnt ˈɪntu ˈsərvɪs ɛz ən ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈviɪkəl ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri ɪts feɪk ˈkəvər hɛlpt tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛnt. ðə ʃɪp, ðɛn oʊnd baɪ ˈlɑˌkhid, wɑz sɛnt aʊt fər tɛsts ɔf ˌkætəˈlinə ˈaɪlənd ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ənd səkˈsɛsfəli pɪkt əp ˈmæŋgəˌniz ˈnɑʤulz frəm ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə ˈoʊʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr wɑz ən ˈɪʃu. pɪkt əp ə lɔt mɔr ˈnɑʤulz ðət wi ɪkˈspɛktɪd ənd ʤæmd ðə system,”*,” sɪz stiv ˈbeɪli, ə məˈkænɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr hu ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ðə ˈtɛðərd ˈmaɪnɪŋ proʊb æt ðə taɪm, toʊld ðə vərʤ. wəns ɪt ʤæmd, wi it.”*.” ðɛr wər plænz tɪ sɛnd ðə ʃɪp bæk aʊt ɪn ðɪs kəˈpæsɪti, bət nu ˈgloʊbəl si ˈtritiz, ˈpləmətɪŋ ˈmɪnərəl ənd ˈmɛtəl ˈpraɪsɪz, ənd ˈəðər ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌdɪsɪnˈsɛntɪvz kənˈspaɪərd tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ ən ɛnd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈbeɪli bɪˈlivz ɪt stɪl meɪ kəm tɪ fruˈɪʃən. stɪl oʊnz ðə raɪts tɪ ðə wɛr wi wər working,”*,” hi sɪz. ər ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðət æt ðə reɪt æt wɪʧ ˈnɪkəl ɪz ˈkərəntli biɪŋ juzd, wi meɪ rən aʊt ɪn fɔr jɪrz, ənd səm ˈnɑʤulz ər rɪʧ ɪn ˈnɪkəl. ðɛr ər səm ˈpleɪsɪz wɛr rɛr ərθ ˈmɪnərəlz ər ɪn ðə ˈnɑʤulz ɛz wɛl, ənd ðə ˈoʊnli pleɪs wɛr ju kən gɪt ðɛm naʊ ɪz ˈʧaɪnə. soʊ ðɛr meɪ bi ˈɪntəˌrɛst again.”*.” ˈminˌwaɪl, strɔŋ ˌɑntrəprəˈnəriəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfəndɪŋ fər aʊˈtreɪʤəs, bət pəˈtɛnʃəli ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri, aɪˈdiəz, simz tɪ bi æt ən ɔl taɪm loʊ, wɪθ ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ər diˈfəndɪŋ saɪəns eɪmd æt ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈɛnərʤi, kəmˈbætɪŋ ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, ənd speɪs ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən, ənd ˈivɪn əv ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˌkɑləbərˈeɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈɪndəstri. ˈspikɪŋ ɔn ˈrisərʧ ðət əˈkərd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə koʊld wɔr, din sɪz, wɑz ˈrɪli ə ˈgoʊldən ˈɪrə əv moonshots*, ˈlɪtərəli ənd figuratively.”*.”
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during the height of the cold war, a soviet submarine mysteriously sank in the pacific ocean. k-129 held a crew of nearly 100 sailors, as well as a full payload of nuclear missiles. following its loss, the us navy noted the flurry of soviet activity dispatched to locate the ship and saw an opportunity to gain access to their rival’s military secrets. they decided to locate and then steal the sub. the fact that this was physically, scientifically, and perhaps legally impossible led the team assigned to the project to — often ad hoc, or accidentally — create, iterate, and apply technologies that would radically change the transportation industry forever.
author and journalist josh dean’s new book is the taking of k-129: how the cia used howard hughes to steal a russian sub in the most daring covert operation in history and tells the story of the project, which aimed to grab the sub from its resting place — three miles below the surface of the ocean. spearheaded by the cia and funded by a top secret black budget, the program required numerous uninvented technologies, an outrageous vehicle to carry and implement them, and a fantastical cover story to keep the russians and the public in the dark—one that unexpectedly helped jump start the existence of an entire industry.
the ship that the cia contractors designed was called the glomar explorer, and it was like nothing that had been built before. one of the largest ships ever constructed, the central section of its 600-foot-long deck was dominated by an enormous derrick, which could lower 17,000 feet of metal piping down to the bottom of the sea. its hull concealed a huge claw that could be extended on this three miles of piping to grab the sub, along with a secret, giant-doored cavity capable of retracting, swallowing, and transporting it.
the glomar explorer was thus extremely conspicuous — it was so big, it could be seen from space. but because it had to operate openly and with impunity on the open seas, the cia had to invent a believable cover story so the russians would not become suspicious of their real motives. the one they settled on was that it was an experimental seafloor mining ship, built for an industry that did not exist at the time, and owned by reclusive billionaire howard hughes, who was pressed into service to back up these claims. to foster the perception that this was true, the cia hired experts to write scientific papers for mining and shipping publications, presented the ship and its mission at industry conferences and publications, and “leaked” the story to the mainstream press to encourage coverage.
“i’ve been calling it the most specific tool ever made,” dean says in an interview with the verge. “it wasn’t intended as a step toward anything. it was built to literally do one thing, which was to pull a two million pound hunk of steel off the bottom of the ocean.” at the time, it was so beyond the capabilities of any machine on the planet, creating it required pie-eyed thinking, a nine-figure blank check, and access to some of the nation’s best scientific tools, thinkers, and contractors.
this kind of carte blanche engineering was not an uncommon practice during the era. at the time, there was a shared belief that technological and social challenges could be solved by putting the smartest experts in the world on the topic, and funding them until they figured it out, and that, because investment and possible benefits would be high, the government should be the source of this funding. nasa is a key example of that. but dean argues that the cia was another.
“because of the secretive nature of the cia, this isn’t widely understood, but the director of science and technology at that time was essentially this ridiculous skunk-works for ambitious engineering,” dean says. “in less than twenty years, they built the u2, the highest-flying surveillance plane ever made, and they built the sr-71, still the fastest plane ever made. but the stakes of the cold war were so high the argument was, the survival of the nation and the planet depends on this.”
like many experimental government programs in the era, much of the boundary-leaping technology developed for the ship ended up having extremely relevant applications. “dynamic positioning was the big one,” dean says, referring to the use of thrusters at a ship’s corners, which used special markers on the seafloor to help the ship maintain its position. this technology became important as offshore oil drilling became a standard practice, since it allowed a ship to hover over a specific drill point and insert and reinsert a drill serially into the same hole.
“it was also one of the first, if not the first, ships to have satellite positioning, to make sure that it was in the right place on the map,” dean says, “this was so state of the art at that time.”
all of this was powered by some of the first computers ever loaded aboard a ship, but more impressive than these early, room-sized machines was the computation involved in designing this behemoth and all of its necessary systems. “this was all done one slide rules and calculators,” dean says of the engineering team. “there were no computer models, these guys were doing it on paper with pencil basically.”
closing the circle between fantasy and reality—like argo meets the abyss—scientific, industry, and popular interest in the cia’s invented backstory actually helped jump-start the international practice of seafloor mining. a number of countries began exploring the possibility, including the russians, who had clearly swallowed the phony tale.
“it was really a golden era of moonshots”
more pointedly, after its top secret mission was complete, the glomar explorer actually went into service as an experimental sea-floor mining vehicle in the now-real industry its fake cover helped to invent. the ship, then owned by lockheed, was sent out for tests off catalina island in california, and successfully picked up manganese nodules from the bottom of the ocean. however, there was an issue. “we picked up a lot more nodules that we expected and jammed the system,” says steve bailey, a mechanical engineer who operated the tethered mining probe at the time, told the verge. “and once it jammed, we couldn’t un-jam it.”
there were plans to send the ship back out in this capacity, but new global sea treaties, plummeting mineral and metal prices, and other environmental and economic disincentives conspired to bring the program to an end. however, bailey believes it still may come to fruition. “lockheed still owns the rights to the seafloor where we were working,” he says. “there are estimates that at the rate at which nickel is currently being used, we may run out in four years, and some nodules are rich in nickel. there are some places where rare earth minerals are in the nodules as well, and the only place where you can get them now is china. so there may be interest again.”
meanwhile, strong entrepreneurial government funding for outrageous, but potentially revolutionary, ideas, seems to be at an all time low, with the trump administration ignoring or defunding science aimed at alternative energy, combatting climate change, and space exploration, and even of innovative collaborations between government and existing industry. speaking on research that occurred during the cold war, dean says, “it was really a golden era of moonshots, literally and figuratively.”
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newsfamily*, ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ˌʤuˈlaɪ 19 2012 (lifesitenews.com*) ˈɛltən ʤɑn sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ðɪs wik ðət ɪt wɪl bi ““heartbreaking”*” fər hɪz sən tɪ groʊ əp wɪˈθaʊt ə mɑm. ˈɛltən ənd hɪz ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ˈpɑrtnər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈfərnɪʃ gɑt ‘‘married’*’ ɪn 2005 ənd, ˈæftər traɪɪŋ ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəli tɪ əˈdɑpt ə ʧaɪld ɪn juˈkreɪn, əreɪnʤd fər ə bɔɪ ʧaɪld, ˈzækəri, tɪ bi bɔrn tɪ ə ˈsərəˌgeɪt ˈməðər ɪn 2010 ʤɑn ədˈmɪtəd tɪ mæt laʊər ɔn ˈɛnˌbiˈsi təˈdeɪ, goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈhɑrtˌbreɪkɪŋ fər ɪm tɪ groʊ əp ənd ˈriəˌlaɪz hi gɑt ə mummy.”*.” ʤɑn sɛd hi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwərid əˈbaʊt wɪn ˈzækəri goʊz tɪ ˈpriˌskul ənd ˈəðər ˈʧɪldrən æsk ɪm waɪ hi hæv ə mɑm. hi sɛd ðət hi ənd ˈfərnɪʃ wʊd laɪk tɪ hæv əˈnəðər ʧaɪld soʊ ˈzækəri hæv goʊ θru ɪt əˈloʊn. gwɛn ˈlænˌdoʊlt əv ril ˈwɪmən əv ˈkænədə toʊld lifesitenews*: kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ɪt ðɛn waɪ ɔn ərθ ɪz hi əˈdɑptɪŋ ðə ʧaɪld noʊɪŋ ðə ʧaɪld ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ə ˈdɪfəkəlt laɪf wɪθ məʧ mɔr ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃənz ðən ə child”*” wɪθ ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl ˈpɛrənts? ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli wɪn ˈsɪmələr ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz tɪ ər meɪd baɪ ðeɪ ər ˈɔfən mɛt baɪ ˈoʊvərt hɑˈstɪləti. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr ə gərl rɪˈsivd dɛθ θrɛts ˈæftər ʃi toʊld ˈmɛrələnd ˈsɛnɪt ʤuˈdɪʃəl prəˈsidɪŋz kəˈmɪti, ˈrɪli fil bæd fər ðə kɪdz hu hæv tu ˈpɛrənts əv ðə seɪm ˈʤɛndər. ˈivɪn ðoʊ səm kɪdz θɪŋk faɪn, ðeɪ hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə wət kaɪnd əv ˈwəndərfəl ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ðeɪ mɪs aʊt on.”*.” ʃi spoʊk tɪ ðə kəˈmɪti ˈæskɪŋ ðɛm tɪ voʊt ‘‘no’*’ tɪ ə geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ prəˈpoʊzəl. ˈsɛvərəl ˈstədiz ɔn ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ˈpɛrəntɪŋ hæv kənˈkludɪd ðət ðɛr ər noʊ ɪl ˈifɛkts tɪ ə ʧaɪld wɪθ ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ˈpɛrənts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn 2005 baɪ hazteoir*, ˈspænɪʃ ˈfɔrəm fər ðə ˈfæməli, ənd ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ˈfæməli ˈpɑləsi, moʊst əv ðiz ˈstədiz hæv bɪn dən baɪ ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ˈæktɪvɪsts, ˈjuzɪŋ smɔl səˈlɛktɪv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ənd rɪˈpɔrts frəm ˈpɛrənts ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈʧɪldrən. ðə rɪˈpɔrt, ɛnˈtaɪtəld ɔn ˈɪnfəntɪl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ˌseɪmˈsɛks couples”*”, ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkts ðə ˈəðər ˈstədiz. ɪt sɪz ðət əˈməŋ ˈʧɪldrən reɪzd baɪ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈkəpəlz ðɛr ər sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn loʊ self-esteem*, strɛs, ˈsɛkʃuəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti kənfˈjuʒən, ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs, drəg juz, ˌprɑmɪˈskjuəti, std’s*, ənd ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl bɪˈheɪvjər. ə nu ˈstədi ɔn ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ˈpɛrəntɪŋ, baɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈtɛksəs prəˈfɛsər mɑrk, wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ðɪs mənθ ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl saɪəns ˈrisərʧ. ɪt həz bɪn heɪld ɛz ə standard’*’ ˈstədi bɪˈkəz əv ɪts juz əv ə lɑrʤ, ˈrændəm ˈsæmpəl wɪθ rɪˈspɑnsɪz frəm ˈʧɪldrən ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈpɛrənts. ˈɛriəz ɪgˈzæmənd ˌɪnˈklud reɪts əv ɪmˈplɔɪmənt, ˈvoʊtɪŋ, ˈsuɪˌsaɪd, ˌfaɪˈdɛləti ɪn riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps, ənd ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz. ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz ʃoʊ ðət ˈʧɪldrən wɪθ ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl ˈpɛrənts fɛr ˈbɛtər, ɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɛriəz ðən ðoʊz wɪθ ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ˈpɛrənts. fər ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz əv hɪz ˈrisərʧ həz bɪn ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ kəmˈpleɪnts baɪ ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ˈæktɪvɪsts ənd ɪz naʊ ˈəndər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈtɛksəs. ˈlænˌdoʊlt sɪz ˈpɛrəntɪŋ baɪ ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ˈkəpəlz ɪz tɪ ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld raɪts əv ðə ˈædəlt nɑt ðə bɛst ˈɪntərɪsts əv ðə ʧaɪld. ə ʧaɪld nidz ə ˈməðər ənd ə ˈfɑðər ənd ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ðeɪ kən lərn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʤɛndər ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn wɪʧ ðə hoʊl wərld functions.”*.”
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newsfamily, homosexuality
july 19, 2012 (lifesitenews.com) – elton john said in an interview this week that it will be “heartbreaking” for his son to grow up without a mom.
elton and his homosexual partner david furnish got ‘married’ in 2005, and, after trying unsuccessfully to adopt a child in ukraine, arranged for a boy child, zachary, to be born to a surrogate mother in 2010.
john admitted to matt lauer on nbc today, “it’s going to be heartbreaking for him to grow up and realise he hasn’t got a mummy.”
john said he is also worried about when zachary goes to preschool and other children ask him why he doesn’t have a mom. he said that he and furnish would like to have another child so zachary doesn’t have go through it alone.
gwen landolt of real women of canada told lifesitenews: “if he’s concerned about it then why on earth is he adopting the child knowing the child is going to have a difficult life with much more complications than a child” with heterosexual parents?
interestingly when similar observations to john’s are made by non-homosexuals they are often met by overt hostility.
earlier this year a 14-year-old girl received death threats after she told maryland senate judicial proceedings committee, “i really feel bad for the kids who have two parents of the same gender. even though some kids think it’s fine, they have no idea what kind of wonderful experiences they miss out on.” she spoke to the committee asking them to vote ‘no’ to a gay marriage proposal.
several studies on homosexual parenting have concluded that there are no ill effects to a child with homosexual parents. however, according to a report published in 2005 by hazteoir, spanish forum for the family, and the institute for family policy, most of these studies have been done by homosexual activists, using small selective populations and reports from parents instead of children.
the report, entitled “report on infantile development in same-sex couples”, contradicts the other studies. it says that among children raised by same-sex couples there are significant increases in low self-esteem, stress, sexual identity confusion, an increase in mental illness, drug use, promiscuity, std’s, and homosexual behaviour.
a new study on homosexual parenting, by university of texas professor mark regnerus, was published this month in social science research. it has been hailed as a ‘gold standard’ study because of its use of a large, random sample with responses from children instead of parents. areas regnerus examined include rates of employment, voting, suicide, fidelity in relationships, and sexual abuse. the study’s findings show that children with heterosexual parents fare better, in a number of areas than those with homosexual parents.
for the findings of his research regenerus has been subject to complaints by homosexual activists and is now under investigation by the university of texas.
landolt says parenting by homosexual couples is “looking to the so-called rights of the adult not the best interests of the child. a child needs a mother and a father and that’s the only way they can learn about the gender differences in which the whole world functions.”
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vælv meɪ bi pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ ʃoʊ ɔf ɪts oʊn ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts stim dɪˈvɛləpər deɪz ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2014 vælv həz ˈskɛʤʊld ɪn tu ˈsɛʃənz ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts dɪˈvɛləpər deɪz, wən ˈtaɪtəld "wət kʊd, ʃʊd, ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli wɪl bi tu jɪrz" ənd əˈnəðər neɪmd "ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ənd stim". ɪn ðə ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən, vælv ædz ðət ðiz ˈsɛʃənz wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ə "dɪˈskəʃən əv ðə stim ˈoʊvərˌleɪ ɪn, "stim stɔr ˈʧeɪnʤɪz" ənd ðə plæn fər steamworks*." kʊd vælv hæv ɪts oʊn ˈraɪvəl ɔn ðə weɪ? rɪft ˈfaʊndər ˈpɑmər ˈləki ˈrisəntli toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðət ðə rɪft tim wər stɪl "greɪt frɛndz" wɪθ vælv, soʊ wi du ˈwəndər ɪf wi kʊd ˈivɪn si səm sɔrt əv ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðə tu. ˈləki ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ duɪŋ ə tɔk æt ðə dɛv deɪz kɔld "ˈpɔrtɪŋ geɪmz tɪ ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti", soʊ hu noʊz. ˈgɑgəlz ɔn, pliz vælv həz ɔˈrɛdi əˈnaʊnst ɪts stim məˈʃinz ənd stim ɑs, wɪʧ wɪl əraɪv nɛkst jɪr. ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈleɪtəst ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən, wi ˈrɛkən wi maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ si ə vælv ˈhɛdˌsɛt əraɪv æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ sun daʊn ðə laɪn. ðə rɪft ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ sɛt tɪ hɪt ðə graʊnd ɪn nɛkst jɪr ənd ˈsoʊni ɪz tɪ bi ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn wən fər ðə ˈminɪŋ 2014 kʊd bi ðə jɪr wi ˈfaɪnəli si teɪk ɔf. heɪ, ˈmeɪbi ðɪs ɪz waɪ 3 həz ˈteɪkən soʊ lɔŋ...
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valve may be preparing to show off its own vr prototype during its steam developer days in january 2014.
valve has scheduled in two sessions during its developer days, one titled "what vr could, should, and almost certainly will be withing two years" and another named "virtual reality and steam".
in the invitation, valve adds that these sessions will include a "discussion of the steam overlay in vr, "steam store changes" and the "vr plan for steamworks." could valve have its own oculus rival on the way?
oculus rift founder palmer luckey recently told us that the oculus rift team were still "great friends" with valve, so we do wonder if we could even see some sort of partnership between the two. luckey is also doing a talk at the dev days called "porting games to virtual reality", so who knows.
goggles on, please
valve has already announced its steam machines and steam os, which will arrive next year. given the latest revelation, we reckon we might also see a valve headset arrive at the same time, or following soon down the line.
the oculus rift is also set to hit the ground in q3 next year and sony is rumoured to be working on one for the ps4, meaning 2014 could be the year we finally see vr take off.
hey, maybe this is why half-life 3 has taken so long...
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ˈæbˌstrækt ðə moʊst ɪkˈsploʊsɪv vɑlˈkænɪk ɪˈvɛnt əv ðə kˈwɑtərˌnɛri wɑz ðə ˌɪˈrəpʃən əv ˈɛmˈti., ˌsuˈmɑtrə, waɪ əˈgoʊ, wɪʧ prəˈdust vəˈlumənəs æʃ dɪˈpɑzəts faʊnd əˈkrɔs məʧ əv ðə ˈɪndiən ˈoʊʃən, ˈɪndiən pəˈnɪnsələ, ənd saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə si. ə ˈmeɪʤər klaɪˈmætɪk ˈdaʊnˌtərn əbˈzərvd wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈgrinˌlænd aɪs kɔrz həz bɪn əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ ðə ˈkulɪŋ ˈifɛkts əv ðə æʃ ənd ˈɛrəˌsɑlz ɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪˈrəpʃən əv ðə ˈjəŋgəst təf (ytt*). ðiz ɪˈvɛnts ˌkoʊənˈsaɪdəd ˈrəfli wɪθ ə haɪˈpɑθəˌsaɪzd ˈjumən ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈbɑtəlˌnɛk, wɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv ɑr ˈspiʃiz ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ meɪ hæv bɪn rɪˈdust tɪ nɪr ɪkˈstɪŋʃən. səm hæv ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd ðət ðə dɪˈmaɪz əv ˈərli ˈmɑdərn ˈjumənz æt ðət taɪm wɑz du ɪn pɑrt tɪ ə drəˈmætɪk ˈklaɪmɪt ʃɪft ˈtrɪgərd baɪ ðə supereruption*. ˈəðərz hæv ˈɑrgjud ðət ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kənˈdɪʃənz wʊd nɑt hæv bɪn soʊ səˈvɪr tɪ hæv səʧ ən ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ɑr ˈænˌsɛstərz, ənd ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ðət ˈmɑdərn ˈjumənz meɪ hæv ɔˈrɛdi ɪkˈspændɪd bɪɔnd ˈæfrɪkɑ baɪ ðɪs taɪm. wi rɪˈpɔrt ən ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən əv ðə ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ, rɪˈkəvərd ɛz ə leɪər ɪn leɪk məˈlɑwi ˈsɛdəmənts, wɛst əv ðə sɔrs vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ. ðə prəˈvaɪdz ən ˈækjərət ənd prɪˈsaɪs eɪʤ ˈɛstəˌmeɪt fər ðə leɪk məˈlɑwi ˈrɛkərd, wɪʧ rɪˈvaɪzɪz ðə krəˈnɑləʤi əv pæst klaɪˈmætɪk ɪˈvɛnts ɪn ist ˈæfrɪkɑ. ðə ɪn leɪk məˈlɑwi ɪz nɑt əˈkəmpənid baɪ ə ˈmeɪʤər ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈsɛdəmənt ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən ər ˈɛvədəns fər səbˈstænʃəl ˈtɛmpərəʧər ʧeɪnʤ, ˌɪmˈplaɪɪŋ ðət ðə ˌɪˈrəpʃən dɪd nɑt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪmˈpækt ðə ˈklaɪmɪt əv ist ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd wɑz nɑt ðə kɔz əv ə ˈjumən ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈbɑtəlˌnɛk æt ðət taɪm.
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abstract
the most explosive volcanic event of the quaternary was the eruption of mt. toba, sumatra, 75,000 y ago, which produced voluminous ash deposits found across much of the indian ocean, indian peninsula, and south china sea. a major climatic downturn observed within the greenland ice cores has been attributed to the cooling effects of the ash and aerosols ejected during the eruption of the youngest toba tuff (ytt). these events coincided roughly with a hypothesized human genetic bottleneck, when the number of our species in africa may have been reduced to near extinction. some have speculated that the demise of early modern humans at that time was due in part to a dramatic climate shift triggered by the supereruption. others have argued that environmental conditions would not have been so severe to have such an impact on our ancestors, and furthermore, that modern humans may have already expanded beyond africa by this time. we report an observation of the ytt in africa, recovered as a cryptotephra layer in lake malawi sediments, >7,000 km west of the source volcano. the ytt isochron provides an accurate and precise age estimate for the lake malawi paleoclimate record, which revises the chronology of past climatic events in east africa. the ytt in lake malawi is not accompanied by a major change in sediment composition or evidence for substantial temperature change, implying that the eruption did not significantly impact the climate of east africa and was not the cause of a human genetic bottleneck at that time.
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ˈpɔrtlənd əˈlərt: lɪv ˈəpˌdeɪts. ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd: ðɪs poʊst wɑz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd wɪθ əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðə ˈpɔrtlənd ˈwɔtər ˈbjʊroʊ ˈɪʃud ə bɔɪl ˈnoʊtɪs ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈæftər ˈwɔtər ˈstæfərz dɪˈtɛktɪd i. ˈkoʊli ɪn θri ˈsɛpərˌeɪt tɛsts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə pæst θri deɪz. ðə ˈɔrəˌgɑn hɛlθ əˈθɔrəti rikˈwaɪərd ðə ˈnoʊtɪs, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ əˈplaɪz tɪ ˈpɔrtləndz ˈkəstəmərz ðət ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈsiv ˈwɔtər frəm ðə bʊl rən ˈwɔtərˌʃɛd. ruˈtin ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz æt tu əv ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈɛmˈti. ˈteɪbər ˈrɛzərvˌwɑrz prəˈdust ðə θri ˈpɑzətɪv i. ˈkoʊli tɛsts. ˈsɪti ɪmˈplɔɪiz pərˈfɔrmd ðə tɛsts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ˈbjʊroʊ ˈspoʊkspərsən. steɪt əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ðə tɛsts ʃoʊd saɪnz əv ˈfikəl ˈmætər. ðə bɔɪl ˈnoʊtɪs əˈplaɪz tɪ ˈkəstəmərz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ. ˈpɔrtlənd səˈplaɪz ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər tɪ ˈkəstəmərz ɪn ðə ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈriʤən. ˈsɪti əˈfɪʃəlz ˈhoʊstɪd ən ˈimərʤənsi prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns æt nun. "waɪl wi bɪˈliv æt ðɪs taɪm ðət ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl hɛlθ rɪsk ɪz ˈrɛlətɪvli smɔl, wi teɪk ˈɛni kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən ˈsɪriəsli ənd ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɛvəri priˈkɔʃən tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ," sɛd ˈpɔrtlənd ˈwɔtər ˈbjʊroʊ ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ˈdeɪvɪd ʃæf ɪn ðə riˈlis. ðə ˌɔrəˈgoʊniən wɪl bi ðɛr ənd ðɪs ˈstɔri wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd. sɛd ðə bɔɪl ˈnoʊtɪs wɪl bi ɪn ˈifɛkt ənˈtɪl ðə ˈsɪti prəˈdusɪz "ə klin ˈsæmpəl." sɛd ʃi həz noʊ aɪˈdiə wɪn ðət maɪt bi. hɪrz ðə fʊl riˈlis frəm ðə ˈsɪti: ðə steɪt əv ˈɔrəˌgɑn hɛlθ əˈθɔrɪtiz ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər ˈproʊˌgræm həz rikˈwaɪərd ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈpɔrtlənd tɪ ˈɪʃu ə bɔɪl ˈwɔtər ˈnoʊtɪs fər ɔl ˈpɔrtlənd ˈwɔtər ˈbjʊroʊ ˈkəstəmərz ənd səm ˈriʤənəl ˈwɔtər prəˈvaɪdərz. ənˈtɪl ˈfərðər ˈnoʊtɪs, ɔl ˈpɔrtlənd ˈwɔtər ˈbjʊroʊ ˈkəstəmərz ənd ðoʊz ɪn ðə əˈfɛktɪd ˈɛriəz ʃʊd bɔɪl ɔl tæp ˈwɔtər juzd fər ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ, fud ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən, tuθ ˈbrəʃɪŋ ənd aɪs fər æt list wən ˈmɪnət. aɪs ər ˈɛni ˈbɛvrɪʤɪz priˈpɛrd wɪθ tæp ˈwɔtər ɔn ər ˈæftər meɪ 20 ʃʊd bi dɪˈskɑrdɪd. dɪˈteɪld mæps, fækt ʃits ənd əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kən bi faʊnd ɔn ðə ˈwɔtər ˈbjʊroʊz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt æt ər baɪ ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈkəstəmər ˈsərvɪs æt ɪn θri ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈɪnsədənts frəm meɪ 20 tɪ meɪ 23 rɪˈpit ˈwɔtər ˈsæmpəlz kənˈfərmd ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈtoʊtəl ˈkɔləˌfɔrm ənd i. ˈkoʊli ɪn ruˈtin ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər ˈsæmpəlz. ðə ˈwɔtər ˈsæmpəlz ðət ˈtɛstɪd ˈpɑzətɪv fər bækˈtɪriə wər kəˈlɛktəd æt ðə ˈaʊˌtlɛts əv ˈɛmˈti. ˈteɪbər ˈrɛzərvˌwɑrz 1 ənd 5 ənd æt ðə seɪ ˈævəˌnu ənd ˈsæmən strit ˈwɔtər ˈsæmplɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən. boʊθ ˈrɛzərvˌwɑrz hæv bɪn ˈteɪkən ˈɔˌflaɪn. ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns wɪl bi hɛld æt nun təˈdeɪ æt ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈpɔrtlənd ˈimərʤənsi koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən ˈsɛnər, 9911 seɪ bʊʃ strit ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd. ɔl ˈpɔrtlənd ˈwɔtər ˈbjʊroʊ ˈkəstəmərz ər əˈfɛktɪd. ˈɔlsoʊ əˈfɛktɪd ər ˈkəstəmərz əv ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈwɔtər prəˈvaɪdərz: ˈbərlɪŋtən ˈwɔtər ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈsɪti əv ˈgrɛʃəm (nɔrθ əv leɪk groʊv ˈwɔtər ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈlɔrnə ˈpɔrtlənd ˈwɔtər ˈpæləˌtaɪn hɪl ˈwɔtər ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈrɑkˌwʊd ˈwɔtər ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈwɔtər ˈsərvɪs ˈɛriə (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈdʊˈrhæm, kɪŋ ˈsɪti ənd bʊl ˈmaʊntən) ˈvæli vju ˈwɔtər ˈdɪstrɪkt wɛst sloʊp ˈwɔtər ˈdɪstrɪkt "waɪl wi bɪˈliv æt ðɪs taɪm ðət ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl hɛlθ rɪsk ɪz ˈrɛlətɪvli smɔl, wi teɪk ˈɛni kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən ˈsɪriəsli ənd ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɛvəri priˈkɔʃən tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ," sɛd ˈpɔrtlənd ˈwɔtər ˈbjʊroʊ ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ˈdeɪvɪd ʃæf. kənˈsumɪŋ bɔɪld ənd ˈbɑtəld ˈwɔtər wɪl ɪnˈʃʊr ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ prəˈtɛkʃən ənˈtɪl ðə ˈwɔtər ˈbjʊroʊ kən dɪˈtərmən ðət ðə ˈwɔtər ˈsɪstəm ɪz klin əv kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən θru sərˈveɪləns ˈsæmplɪŋ. ˈkəstəmərz wɪl bi ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd wɪn ðeɪ noʊ ˈlɔŋgər hæv tɪ bɔɪl ðɛr ˈwɔtər. ðə ˈpɔrtlənd ˈwɔtər ˈbjʊroʊ ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˌməlˈnoʊmə ˈkaʊnti hɛlθ dɪˈpɑrtmənt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk. "ðə ʧæns əv ˈɛni hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðɪs ˈwɔtər tɛst rɪˈzəlt ɪz loʊ. ɪf ˈɛni ˈprɑbləmz əˈkər, wi wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ˌdaɪərˈiə," sɛd ˈdɑktər. pɔl luɪs, ˈɪnərəm hɛlθ ˈɔfɪsər. "wi ˈmɑnətər ˈkeɪsɪz əv bækˈtɪriəl ˌdaɪərˈiə ənd wɪl bi əˈwɛr əv ˈɛni ˌɪnˈkris ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt." ðə ˈpɔrtlənd ˈwɔtər ˈbjʊroʊ kəˈlɛkts əˈprɑksəmətli 240 ruˈtin bækˈtɪriəl ˈsæmpəlz pər mənθ θruaʊt ðə ˈsɪstəm. ðə tɛst tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə ˈprɛzəns əv bækˈtɪriə teɪks əˈbaʊt 18 aʊərz. ɪt ɪz nɑt ənˈjuˌʒuəl fər wən əv ðiz ˈsæmpəlz tɪ tɛst ˈpɑzətɪv fər bækˈtɪriə. ˈsæmpəlz tɪ kənˈfərm ˈpɑsəbəl kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən ər kəˈlɛktəd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ən ˌɪˈnɪʃəl dɪˈtɛkʃən əv ðə ˈprɛzəns əv bækˈtɪriə ɪn ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər. wəns ðə dɪˈtɛkʃən həz bɪn kənˈfərmd, ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ əˈfɪʃəlz ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ðət ðə ˈpəblɪk bɔɪl ɔl tæp ˈwɔtər ˌbiˈfɔr kənˈsumɪŋ. kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən kən əˈkər wɪn ðɛr ɪz ə lɔs əv ˈwɔtər ˈprɛʃər, ə paɪp breɪks, ər kənˈdɪʃənz ðət ɪkˈspoʊz ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər tɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈɛləmənts. ðə ˈpɔrtlənd ˈwɔtər ˈbjʊroʊ ɪz pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ə fʊl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə kɔz əv ðə kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ meɪk ən ɪgˈzækt dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən. ˈkəstəmərz kən ˈvɪzɪt dɪˈtərmən ɪf ðɛr hoʊm ər ˈbɪznɪs ɪz ɪn ðə bɔɪl ˈwɔtər ˈnoʊtɪs ˈɛriə. ðə bɔɪl ˈwɔtər ˈnoʊtɪs, fækt ʃits ənd ˈkɑnˌtækt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ər prəˈvaɪdɪd ɔn ðɪs seɪm ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, əˈfɛktɪd ˈkəstəmərz ʃʊd ˈkɑnˌtækt ðə ˈpɔrtlənd ˈwɔtər ˈbjʊroʊ ˈkəstəmər ˈsərvɪs æt du nɑt kɔl ənˈlɛs ju hæv ən ˈimərʤənsi. ˈfɑloʊ ˈəpˌdeɪts ɔn tˈwɪtər æt #pdxboil*.
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portland boil-water alert: live updates.
updated: this post was updated with additional information
the portland water bureau issued a city-wide boil notice on friday morning after water staffers detected e. coli in three separate tests during the past three days.
the oregon health authority required the city-wide notice, which also applies to portland's whole-sale customers that also receive water from the bull run watershed.
routine inspections at two of the city's mt. tabor reservoirs produced the three positive e. coli tests. city employees performed the tests, according to jaymee cuti, bureau spokesperson.
state officials said the tests showed signs of fecal matter.
the boil notice applies to 670,000 customers, according to cuti. portland supplies drinking water to 935,000 customers in the metro region.
city officials hosted an emergency press conference at noon.
"while we believe at this time that the potential health risk is relatively small, we take any contamination seriously and are taking every precaution to protect public health," said portland water bureau administrator david shaff in the release.
the oregonian will be there and this story will continue to be updated.
cuti said the boil notice will be in effect until the city produces "a clean sample." cuti said she has no idea when that might be.
here's the full release from the city:
the state of oregon health authority's drinking water program has required the city of portland to issue a boil water notice for all portland water bureau customers and some regional water providers.
until further notice, all portland water bureau customers and those in the affected areas should boil all tap water used for drinking, food preparation, tooth brushing and ice for at least one minute. ice or any beverages prepared with un-boiled tap water on or after may 20 should be discarded. detailed maps, fact sheets and additional information can be found on the water bureau's website at www.portlandoregon.gov/water/boilwaternotice or by calling customer service at 503-823-7770.
in three separate incidents from may 20 to may 23, repeat water samples confirmed the presence of total coliform and e. coli in routine drinking water samples. the water samples that tested positive for bacteria were collected at the outlets of mt. tabor reservoirs 1 and 5, and at the se 2nd avenue and salmon street water sampling station. both reservoirs have been taken offline.
a press conference will be held at noon today at the city of portland emergency coordination center, 9911 se bush street in portland.
all portland water bureau customers are affected. also affected are customers of the following water providers:
burlington water district
city of gresham (north of i-84)
lake grove water district
lorna portland water
palatine hill water district
rockwood water district
tigard water service area (including durham, king city and bull mountain)
valley view water district
west slope water district
"while we believe at this time that the potential health risk is relatively small, we take any contamination seriously and are taking every precaution to protect public health," said portland water bureau administrator david shaff.
consuming boiled and bottled water will ensure public health protection until the water bureau can determine that the water system is clean of contamination through surveillance sampling. customers will be notified when they no longer have to boil their water. the portland water bureau is working with the multnomah county health department to provide health-related information to the public.
"the chance of any health problems related to this water test result is low. if any problems occur, we would expect diarrhea," said dr. paul lewis, interim tri-county health officer. "we monitor cases of bacterial diarrhea and will be aware of any increase following this event."
the portland water bureau collects approximately 240 routine bacterial samples per month throughout the system. the test to determine the presence of bacteria takes about 18 hours. it is not unusual for one of these samples to test positive for bacteria. samples to confirm possible contamination are collected immediately after an initial detection of the presence of bacteria in drinking water. once the detection has been confirmed, public health officials recommend that the public boil all tap water before consuming.
contamination can occur when there is a loss of water pressure, a pipe breaks, or conditions that expose drinking water to outside elements. the portland water bureau is performing a full investigation to identify the cause of the contamination. however, it is not always possible to make an exact determination.
customers can visit www.portlandoregon.gov/water/boilwaternoticeto determine if their home or business is in the boil water notice area. the boil water notice, fact sheets and contact information are provided on this same website. for more information, affected customers should contact the portland water bureau customer service at 503-823-7770.
do not call 9-1-1 unless you have an emergency. follow updates on twitter at #pdxboil.
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bokura* ˈʤɔrʤə ˈaɪˈtiˈeɪ ˈɔθər rɪˈlisɪz nu ˈsɪriz ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ɔn ˈʤɔrʤə ˈaɪˈtiˈeɪ (wi wər ðɛr) ɪz sɛt ɔf tɪ ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ə nu ˈmæŋgə ˈsɪriz ˈtaɪtəld ðɪs sɛpˈtɛmbər ˈɪʃu əv ðə ˈkʊki ˈmægəˌzin. ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əˈnaʊnst əv ðɪs nu ˈsɪriz ɪn ðə wərks, wɪʧ ˈfɑloʊz ə ˈvɛri ˈsɛnsɪtɪv plɑt əˈbaʊt ə jəŋ gərl ənd ðə laɪf əv biɪŋ ˈbʊlid. ɪn ðə plɑt, ðə gərl wɑz pʊʃt əˈbaʊt ɔn tu məʧ dɪˈprɛʃən ðət ʃi wɑz ɔn ðə vərʤ əv kəˈmɪtɪŋ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd. ˈləkəli, ʃi sərˈvaɪvz ðɪs əˈtɛmpt. ðɪs stɑrts hər nu ˈʤərni təˈwɔrdz ˈfeɪsɪŋ laɪf. ˈpriviəs kriˈeɪʃən, wi wər ðɛr, wɑz ə hɪt ˈmæŋgə wɪʧ ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪriz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪn 2006 ðə ˈstɔri ˈfɑloʊz tu haɪ skul ˈstudənts hu fɛl ɪn ləv wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər. ðə ˈroʊmæns həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn əˈdæptɪd ˈɪntu ˈmuvi pleɪd baɪ ˈpɑpjələr ˈæktrəs ənd ˈtoʊmə. ɪz nuəst əˈdɪʃən tɪ hər ˈnɑvəlz, ˈæftər ˈɛndɪŋ wi wər ðɛr ɪn ðə ˈmənθli ˈmægəˌzin baɪ ðɪs ˈfɛbruˌɛri. ˈkʊki ˈmægəˌzin həz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˌædvərˈtaɪzd ðɪs nu ˈprɑʤɛkt ɛz ə ˈmæŋgə plɑt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə sɛpˈtɛmbər ˈɪʃu əv ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən həz rɪˈvild ðə fərst ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt wɪʧ kənˈfərmz ɪt tɪ bi ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈsɪriz. ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsæmplɪŋ əv ðə fərst ˈʧæptər ɪz əˈveɪləbəl fər vjuɪŋ ɔn ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ɪn ðə ˈstɔri, ɪz ə haɪ skul ˈfrɛʃmən hu ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz hɑrʃ ˈbʊliɪŋ. ʃi traɪz tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ðɪs ˈkruəlti baɪ ˈʤəmpɪŋ frəm ə brɪʤ ˈɪntu ə ˈrɪvər tɪ teɪk hər laɪf. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʃi ˈbɛrli sərˈvaɪvz ənd ɛndz əp biɪŋ kənˈfaɪnd ɪn ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. hər dɪˈspɑndənsi sun ˈdiˌkrist ɛz ʃi kəˈnɛkts wɪθ ˈəðər jəŋ ˈpeɪʃənz æt ðə wɔrd, sˈloʊli ˈhɛlpɪŋ hər tɪ geɪn ˈkɑnfədɛns ənd kərɪʤ tɪ trəʤ ɪn laɪf əˈgɛn. ðɪs nu ˈsɪriz ɪz meɪd tɪ ˈtækəl ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ˈɪʃuz ðət dil wɪθ jəŋ laɪf. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈpipəl əraʊnd ðə wərld ðət ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ˈbʊliɪŋ, wɪʧ rɪˈzəlts tɪ ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈstrəgəlz. ɪz noʊn fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ haɪ skul plɑts wɪθ tru tɪ laɪf ˈnɛrətɪvz, wɪʧ meɪks ðə ˈstɔriz ənd rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ.
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bokura ga ita author releases new series published by on
bokura ga ita (we were there) mangaka yuuki obata is set off to launching a new manga series titled forget-me-not this september issue of the shueisha cookie magazine. on thursday, a publication announced of this new series in the works, which follows a very sensitive plot about a young girl and the life of being bullied. in the plot, the girl was pushed about on too much depression that she was on the verge of committing suicide. luckily, she survives this attempt. this starts her new journey towards facing life.
obata’s previous creation, we were there, was a hit manga which inspired a television anime series created by the studio artland in 2006. the story follows two high school students who fell in love with each other. the shoujo romance has also been adapted into movie played by popular actress yoshitaka yuriko and ikuta toma.
forget-me-not is obata’s newest addition to her novels, after ending we were there in the monthly betsucomi magazine by shogakukan this february. cookie magazine has initially advertised this new project as a one-shot manga plot. however the september issue of the publication has revealed the first installment which confirms it to be an ongoing series. an online sampling of the first chapter is available for viewing on their website.
in the story, umeno shinozaki is a high school freshman who experiences harsh bullying. she tries to escape this cruelty by jumping from a bridge into a river to take her life. however, she barely survives and ends up being confined in a hospital. her despondency soon decreased as she connects with other young patients at the ward, slowly helping her to gain confidence and courage to trudge in life again.
this new series is made to tackle realistic issues that deal with young life. there are many people around the world that experiences bullying, which results to emotional struggles. obata is known for creating high school shoujo plots with true to life narratives, which makes the stories relatable and refreshing.
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keɪn seɪnt ˈpɑbloʊ tʊr ˈkɑnsərt ɪn sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ kˈwɪkli tərnd keɪˈɑtɪk ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt ˈæftər ðə ˈræpər dɪˈlɪvərd ə ˈnɪrli pəˈlɪtɪkəl spiʧ ɪn wɪʧ hi sɛd hi wʊd hæv ˈvoʊtɪd fər ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪn ðə juz. ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən. toʊld aɪ voʊt, raɪt? bət ɪf aɪ wər tɪ voʊt, aɪ wʊd hæv ˈvoʊtɪd ɔn trump,”*,” ðə ˈræpər toʊld ðə kraʊd, wɪʧ rɪˈspɑndɪd wɪθ ə ˈkɔrəs əv buz. wɛst ðɛn preɪzd kərˈɛkt stæns ənd sɛd ðət hi filz ˈvɪndəkeɪtɪd ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˈpərsəˌkjutəd fər səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə president-elect*. wɛst kənˈtɪnjud ðə ʃoʊ, ˈɔrdərɪŋ hɪz tɪ pleɪ hɪz 2008 hɪt ““heartless.”*.” ðə kraʊd ˈlaʊdli sæŋ ðə ˈlɪrɪks, bət wər ˌɪntərˈəptɪd baɪ jɛt əˈnəðər rænt frəm ðə ˈræpər. ʤɪst sɛd ðət aɪ wʊd hæv ˈvoʊtɪd fər ˈdɑnəld trəmp ənd ðɛn aɪ dɪd ə sɔŋ ənd sæŋ ɪt æt ðə tɔp əv jʊr lungs,”*,” wɛst toʊld ðə kraʊd. min ðət ə trəmp səˈpɔrtər. ðət ʤɪst minz ju ˈoʊˈkeɪ wɪθ ə səˈlɛbrɪti ˈhævɪŋ ðɛr oʊn əˈpɪnjən. ər ðət ˈsəmˌwən ɛls ɪz ˈoʊˈkeɪ tɪ hæv ðɛr oʊn əˈpɪnjən. ðət maɪt nɑt bi jʊr əˈpɪnjən bət ju kən stɪl laɪk ðət ˈpərsən ər stɪl laɪk ðət music.”*.” ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə ʃoʊ, wɛst spɑrkt əˈnəðər raʊnd əv buz wɪn hi rɪˈbjukt blæk ˈpipəl fər ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ˈreɪˌsɪzəm. tɪ blæk ˈpipəl, stɑp ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ˈreɪˌsɪzəm. ðɪs wərld ɪz ˈreɪsɪst, ˈoʊˈkeɪ? stɑp biɪŋ dɪˈstræktɪd tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðət ɛz much,”*,” ðə sɛd. wɛst ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈniðər ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən nɔr trəmp ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈɛndɪd ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. ʤɪst ə ˈfəkɪŋ fækt. wi ər ɪn ə ˈreɪsɪst ˈkəntri. period,”*,” hi sɛd. wən ər ðə ˈəðər ˈkænədɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈɪnstəntli bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʧeɪnʤ that.”*.” wɛst təˈnaɪt ˈspikɪŋ ɔn ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. "spəˈsɪfɪkli tɪ blæk ˈpipəl, stɑp ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt reɪs soʊ məʧ." ˈbrændən ˈpætərsən (@myblackmindd*) noʊˈvɛmbər 18 2016 wɛst kənˈtɪnjud tɪ rænt, ɛz ˈnoʊtɪd baɪ wən hu ðə ˈmɑnəˌlɔg. hi ˈɔlsoʊ bæʃt ðə ˈɔdiəns fər biɪŋ closed-minded*, ənd əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə liberal”*” ˈmidiə ənd ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt tɪ kənˈvɪns ðɛm ðət ˈklɪntən wʊd wɪn. əˈnəðər ʃoʊ stɑpt. ɪz ˈæskɪŋ hu ˈvoʊtɪd fər ˈhɪləri, mɪkst ʧɪrz ənd buz. ɪz ˈkɔlɪŋ aʊt trəmp səˈpɔrtərz. ʤi ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ (@raptorjesuss*) noʊˈvɛmbər 18 2016 "ˈpipəl hu ˈvoʊtɪd fər ˈiðər saɪd kəm aʊt tɪ ðə ʃoʊ, aɪ noʊ ˈmidiə ɪz mɔr ˈlɪˌbərəl, wət əm seɪɪŋ ɪz əm nɑt ˈʤəʤɪŋ trəmp ˈvoʊtərz" ʤi ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ (@raptorjesuss*) noʊˈvɛmbər 18 2016 "ðɛr ər ˈhɪləri səˈpɔrtərz ðət meɪ bi ˈlaʊdər, bət maɪ fækt ɪz ðət ðɛr ər ˈpipəl hu hu ˈvoʊtɪd fər trəmp hir æt ðə ʃoʊ" ʤi ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ (@raptorjesuss*) noʊˈvɛmbər 18 2016 "ðə ˈdəməst θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪz ðət ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˈsɛpərˌeɪt, nɑt wən saɪd ər ðə ˈəðər saɪd ɪz bæd, ɪts nɑt ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ər rɪˈpəblɪkən" ʤi ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ (@raptorjesuss*) noʊˈvɛmbər 18 2016 "ˈɛkoʊɪŋ ɪz wət meɪd ˈpipəl θɪŋk ˈhɪləri wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn, ju θɔt bɪˈkəz wət ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt wɑz ˈtɛlɪŋ ju, ðət ʃi wɑz ˈgɑnə wɪn" ʤi ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ (@raptorjesuss*) noʊˈvɛmbər 18 2016 "ˈræpərz ər fəˈlɑsəfərz əv ɑr naʊ, səˈlɛbrɪtiz ər ðə əv ɑr naʊ, ʤɪst lʊk æt ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, hi ˈwəzənt ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks wən" ʤi ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ (@raptorjesuss*) noʊˈvɛmbər 18 2016 ˌbiˈfɔr kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ hɪz ˈplɪtɪkli ʧɑrʤd rænt, wɛst ˈhɪnɪd æt hɪz plæn tɪ rən fər ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn 2020 wɪn əˈnaʊnsɪz hiz ˈrənɪŋ ɪn 2020 miˈkeɪlə (@whitemikaela*) noʊˈvɛmbər 18 2016 ˈsəmˌwən ɪn ðə kraʊd əˈpɛrəntli θru ˈsəmθɪŋ æt wɛst, waɪl hi wɑz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ jɛt əˈnəðər rænt. wɛst ʤɪst stɑpt ðə ʃoʊ əˈgɛn tɪ tɛl ˈjuˈɛs ðət laɪkt trəmps kæmˈpeɪn. ˈsəmˌwən θru ˈsəmθɪŋ æt bət hi ˈɪzənt mæd. ʤi ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ (@raptorjesuss*) noʊˈvɛmbər 18 2016 ˈmoʊmənts ˈleɪtər, əˈnəðər flaɪɪŋ ˈɑbʤɛkt əˈpɛrəntli hɪt ðə ˈræpər. ˈsəmˌwən θru ˈsəmθɪŋ æt ðət hɪt ɪm, hiz naʊ θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ ˈkænsəl ðə ʃoʊ. "æm aɪ nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ hæv ən əˈpɪnjən?" ʤi ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ (@raptorjesuss*) noʊˈvɛmbər 18 2016 wɛst həz gɔn ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsaɪlənt sɪns ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈkɑnsərt. hɪz nɛkst ʃoʊ ɪz ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt ɪn ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ˈfɑloʊ ʤəroʊm ˈhədsən ɔn tˈwɪtər:
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kayne west’s saint pablo tour concert in san jose quickly turned chaotic thursday night after the rapper delivered a nearly hour-long political speech in which he said he would have voted for donald trump in the u.s. presidential election.
“i told y’all i didn’t vote, right? but if i were to vote, i would have voted on trump,” the rapper told the crowd, which responded with a chorus of boos.
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west then praised trump’s anti-politically correct stance and said that he feels vindicated after having been persecuted for supporting the president-elect.
west continued the show, ordering his dj to play his 2008 hit “heartless.” the crowd loudly sang the song’s lyrics, but were interrupted by yet another rant from the grammy-winning rapper.
“i just said that i would have voted for donald trump and then i did a song and y’all sang it at the top of your lungs,” west told the crowd. “that doesn’t mean that you’re a trump supporter. that just means you ok with a celebrity having their own opinion. or that someone else is ok to have their own opinion. that might not be your opinion but you can still like that person or still like that person’s music.”
later in the show, west sparked another round of boos when he rebuked black people for focusing on racism.
“specifically to black people, stop focusing on racism. this world is racist, ok? let’s stop being distracted to focus on that as much,” the chart-topper said.
west noted that neither hillary clinton nor trump winning the election would’ve ended racism in america.
“it’s just a fucking fact. we are in a racist country. period,” he said. “not one or the other candidate was going to instantly be able to change that.”
kanye west tonight speaking on racism in america. "specifically to black people, stop talking about race so much." pic.twitter.com/htwljgdq7e — brandon patterson (@myblackmindd) november 18, 2016
west continued to rant, as noted by one concertgoer who live-tweeted the monologue. he also bashed the audience for being closed-minded, and allowing the “more liberal” media and the internet to convince them that clinton would win.
another show stopped. kanye is asking who voted for hillary, mixed cheers and boos. kanye is calling out trump supporters. — darion g @ tokyo 🇵 (@raptorjesuss) november 18, 2016
"people who voted for either side come out to the show, i know media is more liberal, what i'm saying is i'm not judging trump voters" — darion g @ tokyo 🇵 (@raptorjesuss) november 18, 2016
"there are hillary supporters that may be louder, but my fact is that there are people who who voted for trump here at the show" — darion g @ tokyo 🇵 (@raptorjesuss) november 18, 2016
"the dumbest thing about politics is that politics separate, not one side or the other side is bad, it's not democratic or republican" — darion g @ tokyo 🇵 (@raptorjesuss) november 18, 2016
"echoing is what made people think hillary was going to win, you thought because what the internet was telling you, that she was gonna win" — darion g @ tokyo 🇵 (@raptorjesuss) november 18, 2016
"rappers are philosophers of our now, celebrities are the influencers of our now, just look at the president, he wasn't in politics & won" — darion g @ tokyo 🇵 (@raptorjesuss) november 18, 2016
before continuing his politically charged rant, west hinted at his plan to run for president in 2020.
when kanye announces he's running in 2020 pic.twitter.com/r1vuio1b0d — mikaela (@whitemikaela) november 18, 2016
someone in the crowd apparently threw something at west, while he was beginning yet another pro-trump rant.
kanye west just stopped the show again to tell us that kanye liked trumps campaign. someone threw something at kanye but he isn't mad. — darion g @ tokyo 🇵 (@raptorjesuss) november 18, 2016
moments later, another flying object apparently hit the rapper.
someone threw something at kanye that hit him, he's now threatening to cancel the show. "am i not allowed to have an opinion?" — darion g @ tokyo 🇵 (@raptorjesuss) november 18, 2016
west has gone radio silent since thursday night’s controversial concert. his next show is saturday night in sacramento, california.
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bæd bɔɪz! bæd bɔɪz! ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz sɛt əp ə stɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈrɔli, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə tɪ kənˈfrənt pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz hu meɪ bi ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə spid ˈlɪmət. ˈdraɪvərz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ˈrɛgjələrli luz ðɛr ˈlaɪsənsɪz fər ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈoʊvər 15 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ. ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ si ɪf ˈɔfɪsərz ˈæˌkʧuəli oʊˈbeɪ ðə lɔz ðeɪ ər tæskt wɪθ ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ. ˈfɑloʊ ɔn ˈgugəl+ ðə tim frəm ˈeɪˌbiˌsi rɪˈvil ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl əˈmaʊnt əv əˈbjuz baɪ əˈθɔrətiz hu draɪv ˈsəmˌtaɪmz 20 ənd 30 maɪəlz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈlɪmət. ðə nuz kruz kʊd ˈbɛrli ˈivɪn kip əp ɪn ðɛr kɑz tɪ træk ðə ˈɔfɪsərz, soʊ ðeɪ pʊl ɪn ə ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər tɪ hɛlp ðɛm træk ðɛm daʊn. wən pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ɪz ˈivɪn rɪˈvild ɛz ə ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˌɪnˈstrəktər, hu ðeɪ teɪl ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ hɪz nɛkst ˈlɛsən. wən əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈrizənz ðeɪ faɪnd ðət wən ˈɔfɪsər ɪz ˈspidɪŋ? dunkin’*’ ˈdoʊˌnəts. ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈbɪznɪs nuz
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bad boys! bad boys!
abc news set up a sting operation in raleigh, north carolina to confront police officers who may be breaking the speed limit. drivers in the area regularly lose their licenses for driving over 15 mph. they wanted to see if officers actually obey the laws they are tasked with enforcing.
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the team from abc reveal an incredible amount of abuse by authorities who drive sometimes 20 and 30 miles over the limit. the news crews could barely even keep up in their cars to track the officers, so they pull in a helicopter to help them track them down. one police officer is even revealed as a driving instructor, who they tail all the way to his next lesson.
one of the major reasons they find that one officer is speeding? dunkin’ donuts.
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dɪˈspæʧɪz frəm ˈɛrɪk ɔn meɪ 18th*, tu tɔp ˈpipəl æt ˈneɪtoʊ, wən biɪŋ ɪts ˈkɑrənt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈʤɛnərəl ðə ˈvɛri tɔp ˈpərsən leɪd aʊt ɪn prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri fɔrm ðə keɪs fər wɔr əˈgɛnst ˈrəʃə, wɪʧ prɪˈzuməbli wɪl bi pərˈzɛnəd ɪn mɔr ˈditeɪl æt ðə ˈneɪtoʊ ˈsəmɪt tɪ bi hɛld ɪn ˈpoʊlənd ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ðɪs jɪr. ɛz ɪf ðət bæd ɪˈnəf, ðə ˈmætər ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ braɪən æt strəˈtiʤɪk ˈkəlʧər, ˈhɛˌdlaɪnɪŋ ɔn meɪ 19th*, təˈwɔrdz jɛt əˈnəðər war”*”, wɛr hi ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz noʊ ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl raɪts əv ˈɛni sɔrt, ɪn ðə saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə si wɪʧ ɪz maɪəlz ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz) frəm ɪts wɛst koʊst. ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ ðət ˈʤəstəˌfaɪz ɪts ˌjunəˈlætərəl ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ‘‘challenge’*’ tɪ presence”*” ðɛr, ɪn ðət ˈɛriə wɪʧ ɪz kənˈtɛstəd bɪtˈwin faɪv ˈkəntriz: ˈʧaɪnə, ˈfɪləˌpinz, viˌɛtˈnɑm, məˈleɪʒə, ənd bruˈnaɪ. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈgəvərnmənt, wɪʧ həz noʊ əˈθɔrəti tɪ spik fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər wərld rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ əv wɪʧ ðə juz. ˌɪtˈsɛlf həz bɪn pərˈhæps ðə moʊst ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈvaɪəˌleɪtər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə pæst 16 jɪrz əv ðə world,”*,” ˈsərtənli nɑt ʤəʤ ənd ˈʤʊri ənd ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənər (wɛl, ˈmeɪbi ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənər) əv ðə wərld, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈmɪrli ən əˈspaɪrɪŋ ˈgloʊbəl θəg: ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn dɪˈklɛrd ɔn 10 meɪ ðət ˈmærəˌtaɪm kleɪmz ər ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ ɛz rɪˈflɛktɪd ɪn ðə lɔ əv ðə si kənˈvɛnʃən ɪn ðət ðeɪ ˈpərˌpɔrt tɪ riˈstrɪkt ðə ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən raɪts ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ɔl steɪts ər ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ exercise’.”*’.” pɔɪnts aʊt ðət ðə juz. tɪ ˈrætəˌfaɪ ðə lɔ əv ðə si kənˈvɛnʃən waɪl ˈɔrdərɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈəðər ˈkəntri tɪ əˈbaɪd baɪ it.”*.” ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt ˈʧɛrɪtəbli: ðə əˈmɛrɪkən noʊ əˈθɔrəti tɪ spik fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər wərld rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ wɪʧ ðə juz. ˌɪtˈsɛlf həz bɪn pərˈhæps ðə moʊst ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈvaɪəˌleɪtər. ənd ˈbɪgəst ˈdeɪnʤər tɪ ðə wərld, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ɪts (ðɛr) əˈgrɛʃənz əˈgɛnst ˈrəʃə, baɪ: 1 ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈprɑməs ðət ðə ˈeɪʤənts əv juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈhərbərt ˈwɔkər bʊʃ meɪd ɪn 1990 tɪ ðə ussr’s*, ənd ðɛn, ˈprɛzɪdənt, mɪˈkeɪl ˈgɔrbəˌʧɔf ənd ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv wɪʧ ðə wɑz dɪˈzɑlvd ənd ðə ˈwɔrˌsɔ pækt ˈtərməˌneɪtɪd ðət ˈneɪtoʊ wʊd nɑt bi ɪkˈspændɪd ɪnʧ tɪ ðə east”*” (i.e*., təˈwɔrd ˈrəʃə), ə ˈprɑməs ðət wɑz ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd baɪ bɪl ˈklɪntən (ʧɛk riˈpəblɪk, ˈhəŋgəri, ˈpoʊlənd), ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ (bəlˈgɛriə, ɛˈstoʊniə, ˈlætviə, ˌlɪθəˈweɪniə, roʊˈmeɪniə, sˌloʊˈvɑˌkiə, sˌloʊˈviniə), ənd ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə (ælˈbeɪniə ənd kroʊˈeɪʃə wɪθ ˈkɑrənt ˈæspərənts biɪŋ ˈbɑzniə, ˈʤɔrʤə, ˌmɑntəˈneɪgroʊ, ˌmæsəˈdoʊniə, ənd juˈkreɪn). ˈgɔrbəˌʧɔf wʊd hæv hæd tɪ hæv bɪn ˈkreɪzi tɪ hæv ˈɛndɪd ðə koʊld wɔr ˈəndər ðoʊz kənˈdɪʃənz ɪf hi hæd noʊn əˈbaʊt ɪt noʊn ðət bʊʃ ənd hɪz səkˈsɛsər ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts ər ə bənʧ əv laɪɪŋ θəgz. bət bɪˈkəz hi ˈtrəstɪd ðə wərd əv bʊʃ ənd hɪz ˈeɪʤənts (səʧ ɛz ʤeɪmz ˈbeɪkər, frɑnsˈwɑ miterrand*, ənd ˈhɛlmət koʊl), ˈrəʃə ɪz naʊ ɪn ðɪs ɪkˈstrimli ˈvəlnərəbəl pəˈzɪʃən, ənd ˈgɔrbəˌʧɔf hɪmˈsɛlf ðəs həz ðə loʊəst əv ɔl ˈrulərz sɪns ðə zɑrz: bɪˈloʊ ˈivɪn ðət əv ˈstɑlən 28 ənd ˈjɛltsən 17 əˈnəðər poʊl, əv ˈoʊnli ˈlidərz əv ˈrəʃə (i.e*., ɪkˈskludɪŋ ˈputɪn ənd ˈmɛdvəˌdɛv, boʊθ əv hum skɔrd əˈtɑp ðət ˈəðər poʊl), ˈreɪtɪd ˈbrɛznɛf ðə bɛst, ənd ˈgɔrbəˌʧɔf ðə wərst. (ðət poʊl ˌɪnˈkludɪd zɑr ˈnɪkələs ii*, hu, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈlɛnɪn ənd ˈkrusˌʧɛv, ˈreɪtɪd nɪr 50 əˈpruvəl. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈlidər hu wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz ɛz 20 wɑz ˈjɛltsən, æt 22 ðoʊ ˈgɔrbəˌʧɔf wɑz ə ˈsəkər, ˈrisənt ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts hæv bɪn ˈivɪn wərs ðən ðət ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər wərld ɪz naʊ θˈrɛtənd baɪ wət ðeɪ dɪd (ənd, ˈəndər ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ər duɪŋ, pərˈhæps ˈkəlməˌneɪtɪŋ). 2 ˈoʊvərθˌroʊɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkjələr ˈlidər əv ˈlɪˌbiə, hu hɛld ðət ˈneɪʃən təˈgɛðər ənd geɪv ɪt ðə haɪəst ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ ˈoʊvərθˌroʊɪŋ muˈæmər bɪˈkəz hi wɑz ˈfrɛndli təˈwɔrd ˈrəʃə tərnd ðət ˈkəntri ˈɪntu ə feɪld steɪt ənd əˈnəðər ˈfɛstərɪŋ ˈhɑtˌbɛd fər ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts. 3 ˈskimɪŋ ˈɛvər sɪns 1949 tɪ ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ ˈsɛkjələr ˈlidərz soʊ ɛz tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ˈsɔdi ɔɪl tɪ bi θru ɪt ˈɪntu ˈjʊrəp soʊ ɛz tɪ ʧoʊk ɔf ˈlɑrʤəst ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈmɑrkɪt ənd hænd ɪt tɪ ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlɪst sɔd ˈfæməli hu oʊn ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, ənd ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlɪst ˈfæməli hu oʊn ˌkəˈtɑr boʊθ əv wɪʧ ˈfæməliz (ənd əˈspɛʃəli ðə sauds*) ər tɔp ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈbækərz əv ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts (ˈɛvriˌwɛr bət ɪn ðɛr oʊn ˈkəntriz), wɪʧ ər bɛst əˈgɛnst ðə ˈlidərz əv ˈneɪʃənz hu ər ˈfrɛndli tɪ ˈrəʃə (ənd ɪn wər traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈputɪn ˌoʊvərθˈroʊn). ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈivɪn praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪzɪz ˈaʊstɪŋ əˈsɑd ˈoʊvər dɪˈfitɪŋ ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts, ɛz ə ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv wɪʧ ˈsɪriə həz baɪ fɑr ðə haɪəst ɪn ˈpoʊlɪŋ əv 140 ˈneɪʃənz, ənd ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt ˈnoʊtɪd ðət list ˈsɪriənz hæv hæd ˈɔrgənz riˈmuvd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wɔr ðəs far”*” ənd, ðɪs ˈtræʤɪk ˈjumən ˈhɔrər ˈoʊnli əˈkərz bɪˈkəz əv ən ˈoʊvərli əˈgrɛsɪv, ˌɪmˌpiriəˈlɪstɪk ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə pæθ əv keɪɑs ənd dɪˈstrəkʃən əˈkrɔs ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ənd nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ˈsikrɪtli səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts tɪ faɪt ˈprɑksi wɔrz tɪ ˌɪˈligəli ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ ˈsɑvrən ˈnæʃənəl ˈgəvərnmənts laɪk assad’s.”*.” ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðət ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər ˌɪgˈnɔrd ðə ki fækt: ðət ðə ˈrizən ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɔnts əˈsɑd ˌoʊvərθˈroʊn ɪz ðət əˈsɑd səˈpɔrts ənd ɪz səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈrəʃə. ˈgəvərnmənt maɪt hæv ˈdɪfərənt ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən ɔn ðət ˈmætər, bət ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz səˈpɔrts ðə ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts ənd ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli ˈprɑfətɪŋ frəm ðə organ-trade*.) 4 ˈoʊvərθˌroʊɪŋ ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪkli ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt əv juˈkreɪn ɪn 2014 ənd rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ hɪz ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈgəvərnmənt baɪ ə bɑrˈbɛrɪk ˈfæʃɪst rəˈʒim wɪʧ ˈpərpəˌtreɪtɪd ə ˈmæsɪv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əˈgɛnst ɪts ˈfɔrmər ˈriʤən, wɪʧ hæd ˈvoʊtɪd 90 fər ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt. ðɛn sˈlæpɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈgɛnst, ənd naʊ ˈivɪn θˈrɛtənɪŋ ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv, ˈrəʃə, fər ˈhævɪŋ prəˈtɛktɪd (hu hæd ˈvoʊtɪd 75 fər ðət ˌoʊvərθˈroʊn ˈprɛzɪdənt) frəm ðɛr biɪŋ ˈsɪmələrli ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd, ənd frəm ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd əv ki ˈneɪvəl beɪs ðɛr æt sebastopol*. (oʊ, ənd dɪd aɪ ˈmɛnʃən, ˈkræʃɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi, ənd ˈstrɪpɪŋ ɪt bət tu məʧ ˈmɪzəri ɪn juˈkreɪn naʊ tɪ ˈivɪn bɪˈgɪn tɪ ˈaɪtəˌmaɪz.) 5 kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ˈjʊrəp, wɪʧ ˈoʊnli ˈproʊdus hɛl fər ðə ˈmɪljənz əv ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz frəm kuz ənd ˌɪnˈveɪʒənz, bət wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwikənz ˈjʊrəp ən əˈmɛrɪkən ‘‘ally,’*,’ bət ən ‘‘ally’*’ wɪʧ ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts wɔnt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈoʊvərˌteɪk ðə juz. soʊ ɛz tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə tɔp dɔg. 6 naʊ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli traɪɪŋ tɪ du ðə seɪm θɪŋ ɪn ˈeɪʒə, əˈspɛʃəli tɪ kip ˈʧaɪnə daʊn. ðɪs ɪz ə fɑr kraɪ frəm ðə əˈmɛrɪkə əv ˈfræŋklɪn ˈdɛlənoʊ ˈruzəˌvɛlt, hu wʊd bi tˈwɪstɪŋ ɪn hɪz greɪv tɪ noʊ wət hɪz səkˈsɛsərz hæv bɪn duɪŋ ˈæftər ðə wɔr wɑz wən ɪn 1991 bɪˈkəm ə ˈʃeɪmfəl əˈmɛrɪkə, wɪʧ ɪz ˈʃeɪmləs. ənd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl tɪ bleɪm fər ɪt; ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɛrəˈstɑkrəsi, wɪʧ rul hir, ər. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl hæv bɪn ˈkɑŋkərd, tu. ˌɛrəˈstɑkrəsi ər ɛz ˈgɪlti ɛz sɪn. tɔp dɔg, bət ðɪs dɔg ɪz ˈræbɪd, ənd ɪt naʊ θˈrɛtənz ðə ɪnˈtaɪər wərld. nɑt ʤɪst ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ, ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ənd ðə kochs*, ənd ʤɔrʤ ˈsɔroʊs, bət ðə hoʊl ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl lɔt əv ðɛm, ðə ɪnˈtaɪər əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɛrəˈstɑkrəsi, ðə ˈpipəl hu ˈmɪrli rən ðɪs ˈlunəˌtɪk əˈsaɪləm, ðə meɪd ɪt goʊ mæd ənd ər traɪɪŋ tɪ sɪk ɪt əˈgɛnst ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld. soʊ, pərˈhæps si wət ˈhæpənz ˈæftər ˌʤuˈlaɪ ənd 9th*. wɪl ðeɪ kɔl ɔf ðɛr wɔr? ər ɛz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈɛskəˌleɪt ɪt tɪ ðə nɛkst ˈlɛvəl? əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɔθər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv hɪˈstɔriən ˈɛrɪk ɪz ðə ˈɔθər, moʊst ˈrisəntli, əv nɑt ˈivɪn kloʊz: ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈvərsəz. rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈrɛkərdz, ənd əv ventriloquists*: ðə ɪˈvɛnt ðət kriˈeɪtɪd ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti. =səbˈskraɪb təˈdeɪ! ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ luz, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ geɪn.= fri seɪf ˌɪnˈvæljəbəl ɪf ju əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ɑr ˈɑrtɪkəlz, du ðə raɪt θɪŋ ənd lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ baɪ səbˈskraɪbɪŋ. fri ənd ɪt ˌɪmˈplaɪz noʊ ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ you—ever*. wi ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ hæv ə weɪ tɪ riʧ ɑr moʊst lɔɪəl ˈridərz ɔn ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɔˈkeɪʒənz wɪn ðɛr ˈɪnˌpʊt ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ɪn rɪˈtərn ju gɪt ɑr iˈmeɪl ˈnuzˌlɛtər kəmˈpaɪlɪŋ ðə bɛst əv ðə poʊst ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ə wik. namefield=”yes”*” desc=””*=”” group=”public”*”]
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dispatches from eric zuesse
on may 18th, two top people at nato, one being its current secretary general — the very top person — laid out in preliminary form the case for war against russia, which presumably will be presented in more detail at the nato summit to be held in poland on 8-9 july this year.
as if that weren’t bad enough, there’s the matter reported by bryan cloughly at strategic culture, headlining on may 19th, “surging towards yet another war”, where he pointed out that “the united states has no territorial rights of any sort, in the south china sea which is 7,000 miles (11,000 kilometres) from its west coast. there is nothing in international law that justifies its unilateral military ‘challenge’ to china’s presence” there, in that area which is contested between five countries: china, philippines, vietnam, malaysia, and brunei. the american government, which has no authority to speak for the entire world regarding international law — of which the u.s. itself has been perhaps the most frequent violator during the past 16 years — isn’t “policeman of the world,” certainly not judge and jury andcutioner (well, maybecutioner) of the world, but instead it’s merely an aspiring global thug: “the pentagon declared on 10 may that china’s ‘excessive maritime claims are inconsistent with international law as reflected in the law of the sea convention in that they purport to restrict the navigation rights that the united states and all states are entitled torcise’.” cloughly points out that the u.s. “refuses to ratify the law of the sea convention — while ordering every other country to abide by it.”
putting it charitably: the american government…has no authority to speak for the entire world regarding international law — which the u.s. itself has been perhaps the most frequent violator.
america’s — and nato’s — biggest danger to the world, however, is its (their) aggressions against russia, by:
1: violating the promise that the agents of u.s. president george herbert walker bush made in 1990 to the ussr’s, and then russia’s, president, mikhail gorbachev — and on the basis of which the ussr was dissolved and the warsaw pact terminated — that nato would not be expanded “one inch to the east” (i.e., toward russia), a promise that was violated by bill clinton (czech republic, hungary, poland), george w. bush (bulgaria, estonia, latvia, lithuania, romania, slovakia, slovenia), and barack obama (albania and croatia — with current aspirants being bosnia, georgia, montenegro, macedonia, and ukraine). gorbachev would have had to have been crazy to have ended the cold war under those conditions if he had known about it — known that ghw bush and his successor presidents are a bunch of lying thugs. but because he trusted the word of bush and his agents (such as james baker, francois miterrand, and helmut kohl), russia is now in this extremely vulnerable position, and gorbachev himself thus has the lowest approval-rating of all russia’s rulers since the czars: below even that of stalin (28%) and yeltsin (17%). another poll, of only 20th-century leaders of russia (i.e., excluding putin and medvedev, both of whom scored atop that other poll), rated brezhnev the best, and gorbachev the worst. (that poll included czar nicholas ii, who, along with lenin and khrushchev, rated near 50% approval. the only leader who was almost as low-rated as gorbachev’s 20% was yeltsin, at 22%.) though gorbachev was a sucker, america’s recent presidents have been even worse than that — and the entire world is now threatened by what they did (and, under obama, are doing, perhaps culminating).
2: overthrowing the secular leader of libya, who held that nation together and gave it the highest living-standard in africa — overthrowing muammar gaddafi because he was friendly toward russia — turned that country into a failed state and another festering hotbed for jihadists.
3: scheming ever since 1949 to overthrow syria’s secular leaders so as to enable saudi oil to be pipelined through it into europe so as to choke off russia’s largest oil and gas market and hand it to the fundamentalist saud family who own saudi arabia, and the fundamentalist thani family who own qatar — both of which families (and especially the sauds) are top financial backers of jihadists (everywhere but in their own countries), which are america’s best foot-soldiers against the leaders of nations who are friendly to russia (and in chechnia were trying to get putin overthrown). obama even prioritizes ousting assad over defeating syria’s jihadists, as a consequence of which syria has by far the world’s highest misery-index in gallup’s polling of 140 nations, and a comprehensive article on the subject noted that “at least 18,000 syrians have had organs removed during the war thus far” and, “all this tragic human horror only occurs because of an overly aggressive, imperialistic us-israeli foreign policy creating a path of chaos and destruction across the middle east and north africa secretly supporting islamic terrorists to fight us-israeli proxy wars to illegally overthrow sovereign national governments like assad’s.” unfortunately, that commentator ignored the key fact: that the reason obama wants assad overthrown is that assad supports and is supported by russia. (israel’s government might have different motivation on that matter, but likewise supports the jihadists — and is importantly profiting from the organ-trade.)
4: overthrowing the democratically elected president of ukraine in 2014 and replacing his democratic government by a barbaric fascist regime which perpetrated a massive ethnic-cleansing operation against its former donbass region, which had voted 90% for that president. then slapping economic sanctions against, and now even threatening invasion of, russia, for russia’s having protected crimeans (who had voted 75% for that overthrown president) from their being similarly invaded, and from obama’s intended take-over of russia’s key naval base there at sebastopol. (oh, and did i mention, crashing ukraine’s economy, and stripping it — but there’s too much misery in ukraine now to even begin to itemize.)
5: creating the refugee crisis in europe, which doesn’t only produce hell for the millions of refugees from america’s coups and invasions, but which also weakens europe — an american ‘ally,’ but an ‘ally’ which america’s presidents don’t want to be able to overtake the u.s. so as to become the world’s top dog.
6: now increasingly trying to do the same thing in asia, especially to keep china down.
this is a far cry from the america of franklin delano roosevelt, who would be twisting in his grave to know what his successors have been doing after the anti-communist war was won in 1991. it’s become a shameful america, which is shameless. and the american people aren’t to blame for it; the american aristocracy, which rule here, are. the american people have been conquered, too. america’s aristocracy are as guilty as sin. they’re top dog, but this dog is rabid, and it now threatens the entire world. it’s not just george w. bush, barack obama, and the kochs, and george soros, but it’s the whole hypocritical lot of them, the entire american aristocracy, the people who don’t merely run this lunatic asylum, they’re the schemers who’ve made it go mad and are trying to sic it against the rest of the world.
so, perhaps we’ll see what happens after july 8th and 9th. will they call off their war? or — as expected — escalate it to the next level?
about the author investigative historian eric zuesse is the author, most recently, of they’re not even close: the democratic vs. republican economic records, 1910-2010, and of christ’s ventriloquists: the event that created christianity.
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480 n gulph rd,
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-30+ casual game system section
-artist alley (vendors will be announced closer to the event)
-2 arcade sections
-additional info coming soon…
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street fighter v (ps4)
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king of fighters 14 – pot bonus info coming soon
guilty gear xrd: revelator (ps4) – $1000 pot bonus
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persona 4 arena ultimax (ps3)
tekken tag tournament 2 (ps3)
under night in-birth: exe (ps3)
soul calibur v (ps3)
king of fighters 13 (ps3)
ultimate marvel vs capcom 3 (xbox 360) – for every 100 players that pre-register, big e will add $250 to pot bonus.
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ultra street fighter iv (xbox 360)
super smash bros 4 (wii u) – for every 100 players that pre-register, big e will add $250 to the pot bonus.
pokken tournament (wii u)
killer instinct (xbox one)
capcom v snk 2
pokemon
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important rules regarding controllers:
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– legacy ps3 controllers are banned for street fighter v.
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streams:
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ˈnɔrðərn ˈaɪrləndz ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ˈkləstər həz kəm təˈgɛðər ˈəndər wən brænd ɪn ə bɪd tɪ bust seɪlz ˈɪntu səm əv ðə wərldz ˈbɪgəst pleɪn ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz. ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv fərmz tɪ bi noʊn ɛz ˈkɔzˌweɪ ˈɛroʊ ɔˈrɛdi fɔrm pɑrt əv ðə səˈplaɪ ʧeɪn ˈɪntu ˈkəmpəˌniz səʧ ɛz ˌbɑmbərˈdɪr ənd ˈɛrbəs. ðə grup brɪŋz təˈgɛðər beɪs, ˈplæstɪks, priˈsɪʒən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ, priˈsɪʒən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd ˈhəʧɪnsən ˈɛroʊˌtɛk. ˈspikɪŋ frəm ðə ˈfɑrnbəroʊ wɛr ðə kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɑz əˈnaʊnst grup ˈʧɛrmən ʤɑn ˈreɪni sɛd ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər fər 16 mənθs "tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ æd ˈvælju tɪ pəˈtɛnʃəl səˈplaɪ ʧeɪn ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps wɪθ ˈmeɪʤər ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ˈkəmpəˌniz baɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ haʊ wi kən hɛlp rɪˈdus kɔsts ənd ˌɪmˈpruv ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti ənd dɪˈlɪvəri". "wi ər dɪˈlaɪtɪd wɪθ ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst ənd ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt əv nu ənd pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkəstəmərz tɪ deɪt," hi sɛd. "ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm (natep*) grænt ˈɔfərd baɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈnɔrðərn ˈaɪərlənd, wi ər ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ dɪˈlɪvər nu ˈɛrˌkræft ˈgæli tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ wən əv ˈjʊrəps ˈlidɪŋ ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈkəmpəˌniz. ɪz ðə aɪˈdil ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ lɔnʧ ðɪs nu ˈvɛnʧər ənd ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ɑr kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ wərk ɪn kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə kənˈtɪnjud groʊθ əv ˈnɔrðərn ˈaɪrləndz ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs səˈplaɪ base.”*.” ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈmɪnɪstər ˈsaɪmən ˈhæməltən, hu ɪz æt ðə, ˈwɛlkəmd ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp. "ˈnɔrðərn ˈaɪərlənd ɪz ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈlidər ɪn ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɪθ ˈɛvəri ˈmeɪʤər kəˈmərʃəl ˈɛrˌkræft ˈproʊˌgræm dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ˈstrəkʧərz, kəmˈpoʊnənts ənd ˈɛkspərt ˈsərvɪsɪz frəm ɑr ˈloʊkəl səˈplaɪ beɪs," hi sɛd. "ˈkɔzˌweɪ ˈɛroʊ brɪŋz təˈgɛðər ðə kəmˈbaɪnd skɪlz, ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ə ˈnəmbər əv ɑr ˈloʊkəl ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ˈbɪznɪsɪz tɪ pərˈsu ˈlɑrʤər ənd mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks wərk ˈpækɪʤɪz ɪn ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ˈɪndəstri. ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ nu ˈvɛnʧər əˈlaɪnz wɪθ ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈaɪərlənd ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ˈpɑrtnərɪŋ fər groʊθ ˈstrætəʤi, wɛr ˈloʊkəl ˈkəmpəˌniz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈdəbəlɪŋ ðə saɪz əv ðə ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ˈsɛktər tɪ ˈbɪljən seɪlz ˈænjuəli ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪmənt frəm tɪ baɪ 2024 faɪv ˈkɔzˌweɪ ˈɛroʊ ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˈhaɪli səkˈsɛsfəl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ənd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz wɪθ ˈwərldˌklæs ˌɛkspərˈtiz ɪn ðɛr oʊn specialisms*, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ʃit ˈmɛtəl ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃən, dɪˈzaɪn, ˈtulɪŋ, priˈsɪʒən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd ˈplæstɪks ˈmoʊldɪŋ. aɪ æm plizd ðeɪ əˈveɪld əv səˈpɔrt frəm ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈnɔrðərn ˈaɪrləndz kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪv ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈproʊˌgræm. ðɪs ˈfəndɪŋ hɛlps ˈkəmpəˌniz, ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ənd ˈəðər ˈsteɪˌkhoʊldərz tɪ kəˈlɛktɪvli ɪkˈsplɔr weɪz tɪ skoʊp ənd ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ ɛnˈhæns ðɛr kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ɛʤ. ˈɛroʊ ˈɔfərz ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ənd kɔst ˈifɛktɪv səˈluʃənz tɪ ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs praɪmz ənd tir wənz, ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə nu əˈproʊʧ wɪʧ wɪl ˈstrɛŋθən ˈnɔrðərn ˈaɪərlənd ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ɛz ə hoʊl ənd æt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈkəmpəˌni level.”*.” ˈlɛsli ɔr, ædz (ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs dɪˈfɛns sɪˈkjʊrəti) ni ˈmænɪʤər ˈædɪd: prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈvæljəbəl ˈplætˌfɔrm fər ˈkɔzˌweɪ ˈɛroʊ tɪ ˈprɛzənt ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən əˈveɪləbəl frəm ˈnɔrðərn ˈaɪrləndz səˈplaɪ beɪs tɪ ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɔdiəns. ənd ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈnɔrðərn ˈaɪərlənd hæv bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ˈkloʊsli wɪθ ðɪs ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɛz ðeɪ pul ðɛr ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd ˌɛkspərˈtiz tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ɪn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl marketplace.”*.” ˈstivən kaʊən, ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt, səˈplaɪ ʧeɪn, ˌbɑmbərˈdɪr ˈbɛlˌfæst, ˈædɪd: ɪz ˈvaɪtəl ðət wi hæv səˈplaɪərz ðət kən kəmˈpit ənd wɪn ˈbɪznɪs ɪn ðɪs high-technology*, ˈhaɪli kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ənd ˈkɑnstəntli ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɪndəstri. wi ˈðɛrˌfɔr səˈpɔrt ðə eɪmz əv ðɪs nu ˈvɛnʧər tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz ənd kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs əv ðə ˈloʊkəl səˈplaɪ ʧeɪn. ˈkɔzˌweɪ ˈɛroʊ həz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ hɛlp groʊ ðə pɑrˈtɪsəpənt ˈkəmpəˌniz æt ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈlɛvəl ənd əˈʧiv ˈgreɪtər ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌɪmˈpækt θru ðɛr kəmˈbaɪnd strengths.”*.” ˈkɔzˌweɪ ˈɛroʊ wɑz ˈɔfərd ˈoʊvər ˈəndər ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm (natep*), θru ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈnɔrðərn ˈaɪrləndz grænt fər, wɪʧ ɪz pɑrt ˈfəndɪd baɪ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈriʤənəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt fənd.
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northern ireland's aerospace cluster has come together under one brand in a bid to boost sales into some of the world's biggest plane manufacturers.
the network of firms - to be known as causeway aero - already form part of the supply chain into companies such as bombardier and airbus.
the group brings together base, denroy plastics, moyola precision engineering, dontaur precision engineering and hutchinson aerotech.
speaking from the farnborough airshow where the collaboration was announced denroy group chairman john rainey said the network had already been working together for 16 months "to identify opportunities to add value to potential supply chain partnerships with major aerospace companies by demonstrating how we can help reduce costs and improve flexibility and delivery".
"we are delighted with the interest and engagement of new and potential customers to date," he said.
"as a result of a national aerospace technology exploitation programme (natep) r&d grant offered by invest northern ireland, we are working to deliver new aircraft galley technology to one of europe's leading aerospace interior companies.
“farnborough airshow is the ideal opportunity to launch this new venture and demonstrate our commitment to work in collaboration to support the continued growth of northern ireland's aerospace supply base.”
economy minister simon hamilton, who is at the airshow, welcomed the partnership.
"northern ireland is a global leader in aerospace technology with every major commercial aircraft programme depending on structures, components and expert services from our local supply base," he said.
"causeway aero brings together the combined skills, capabilities and experience of a number of our local aerospace businesses to pursue larger and more complex work packages in the global aerospace industry.
“this exciting new venture aligns with the northern ireland aerospace partnering for growth strategy, where local companies committed to doubling the size of the aerospace sector to £2 billion sales annually and increasing employment from 8,000 to 12,000 by 2024.
“the five causeway aero companies are highly successful manufacturers and engineers with world-class expertise in their own specialisms, including sheet metal fabrication, design, tooling, precision engineering and plastics moulding. i am pleased they availed of support from invest northern ireland's collaborative network programme. this funding helps companies, academic institutions and other stakeholders to collectively explore ways to scope and exploit opportunities to enhance their competitive edge.
“causeway aero offers innovative and cost effective solutions to aerospace primes and tier ones, and represents a new approach which will strengthen northern ireland aerospace as a whole and at individual company level.”
leslie orr, ads (aerospace defence security) ni manager added: “farnborough airshow provides a valuable platform for causeway aero to present the capabilities and innovation available from northern ireland's supply base to an international audience.
“ads and invest northern ireland have been working closely with this network of businesses as they pool their resources and expertise to take advantage of opportunities in the international marketplace.”
stephen cowan, vice-president, supply chain, bombardier belfast, added: “it is vital that we have suppliers that can compete and win business in this high-technology, highly competitive and constantly changing international industry. we therefore support the aims of this new venture to improve the capabilities and competitiveness of the local supply chain. causeway aero has the potential to help grow the participant companies at an individual level and achieve greater overall impact through their combined strengths.”
causeway aero was offered over £95,000 under the national aerospace technology exploitation programme (natep), through invest northern ireland's grant for r&d, which is part funded by the european regional development fund.
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ˈbreɪdən pleɪd ɪn hɪz geɪm ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt fər ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈkæpɪtəlz. ðɪs ˈɪzənt ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn, bət hi ɪz ðə fərst ˈdræftɪd sɪns ðə 2006 dræft tɪ riʧ 150 geɪmz. ɪn fækt, hiz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈgoʊli frəm ðə pæst naɪn dræft ˈklæsɪz tɪ hæv riʧt 100 geɪmz. ˈændərz (ˈdæləs stɑrz) ɪz æt 94 bət ɪz nɑt rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈrɛgjələr pleɪɪŋ taɪm. ˈrɑbɪn ˈlɛnər (ˈɑtəˌwɑ ˈsɛnətərz) ɪz æt 80 bət wʊd nid ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈɪnʤəri tɪ kreɪg ˈændərsən ər ə treɪd tɪ riʧ 100 ɪn ˈændərsən (ˈænəˌhaɪm dəks), hu həz ðə kˈwərki ˈɑnər əv ˈlidɪŋ tu dræft ˈklæsɪz ɪn geɪmz pleɪd baɪ ə ˈgoʊli, ɪz æt 70 ənˈlɛs pleɪz sɪks mɔr geɪmz ðɪs ˈsizən, ðə kæmˈpeɪn wɪl bɪˈgɪn wɪθ wən frəm ðə pæst 10 dræft ˈklæsɪz ˈhævɪŋ riʧt 100 geɪmz. waɪ ɪz ðət? ðɛr ər ə fju ˈfæktərz. fər ˈstɑrtərz, ðɛr ər ˈoʊnli 60 ʤɑbz əˈveɪləbəl. ðɛr ər greɪt ˈdræftɪd ˈprɑspɛkts aʊt ðɛr hu maɪt bi nhl-ready*; gaɪz laɪk ʤɑn ˈgɪbsən ənd ˈænˌdreɪ kəm tɪ maɪnd, bət iʧ ɪz ˈkərəntli blɑkt baɪ ən ˈgoʊli. ˈɔfən, timz doʊnt wɔnt ə tɔp ˈprɑspɛkt ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə bɛnʧ bɪˈhaɪnd ən ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈstɑrtər (ðoʊ ˈtæmpə beɪ həz ʧeɪnʤd kɔrs ɔn ðət wɪθ ənd ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ gɪv ɪm mɔr pleɪɪŋ taɪm ðən ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈbæˌkəp). ˈɔlsoʊ, ʤɪst teɪk ˈlɔŋgər tɪ dɪˈvɛləp. ˈvɛri fju pleɪ ˈrɛgjələrli ɪn ðə ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ ər 21 ər 22 jɪrz oʊld. ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ˈɛni frəm ðə pæst fju ˈklæsɪz tɪ bi ˈstɑrtərz baɪ naʊ ɪz nɑt fɛr tɪ ðɛm. ˈklɪrli, bɪˈkəz teɪk ˈlɔŋgər tɪ dɪˈvɛləp, ðət meɪks ðɛm ˈhɑrdər tɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt ɛz 18-year-olds*. ðɛr ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi mɔr ˈskaʊtɪŋ mɪˈsteɪks, gaɪz hu wər mɪst ər ˈoʊvərˌvæljud. "aɪ wɑz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd biɪŋ ˈdræftɪd soʊ leɪt. aɪ wɑz naɪnθ raʊnd, 271 ˈoʊvərˌɔl," nu jɔrk ˈaɪləndərz sɛd. "ðɛr wɑz ə lɔt əv ˈteɪkən ɪn frənt əv mi. aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ˈdəzənt ˈmætər. fərst raʊnd ɪz fərst raʊnd ənd ju gɪt ə lɔt əv ˌɑpərˈtunətiz, bət ɔl ðə raʊnz ˈæftər ðət ju ʤɪst hæv tɪ pruv ˈjɔrsɛlf." əˈnəðər ˈmeɪʤər ˈfæktər ɪz ðə ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli frəm ˈjʊrəp ənd ˈhɑki. ʧɛk aʊt ðə əˈkəmpəniɪŋ græfs tɪ si ʤɪst haʊ təf ɪt həz bɪn fər timz tɪ ˈækjərətli skaʊt, dræft ənd dɪˈvɛləp ˈtælənt æt ðə pəˈzɪʃən. ðɛr hæv bɪn 95 tɪ meɪk ðɛr ˈdeɪbju sɪns ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈsizən. ˈθərdiˌfaɪv (ˈnɪrli 37 pərˈsɛnt) əv ðɛm wər ˈnɛvər ˈdræftɪd. ˈnɪrli ɛz ˈmɛni wər ˈdræftɪd ˈæftər ðə θərd raʊnd ɛz wər səˈlɛktɪd ɪn ðə fərst θri raʊnz. "ɪt ɪz nis tɪ si ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən gaɪz kəm ˈoʊvər ənd ɪkˈsɛl raɪt əˈweɪ," sɛd ˈænəˌhaɪm dəks ˈkæptən raɪən, hu həz sin ˈʤoʊnəs ˈhɪlər ənd ˈvɪktər kəm ˈoʊvər ənd hæv ˈərli səkˈsɛs. "wɪn ðeɪ kəm ɪn, ju doʊnt ˈrɪli noʊ wət tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt, bət wiv sin gaɪz kəm ˈoʊvər ənd ˈsɛtəl ɪn ənd ðeɪ pleɪ æt ə məˈʧʊr ˈlɛvəl ənd æt ə kənˈsɪstənt ˈlɛvəl ðət ə lɔt əv jəŋ hæv ə təf taɪm duɪŋ." ðɛr hæv bɪn 80 tɪ əˈpɪr ɪn ən geɪm ðɪs ˈsizən. əˈgɛn, ˈnɪrli ɛz ˈmɛni hu wər ˈdræftɪd ˈæftər ðə θərd raʊnd ər ɔn ðə lɪst ɛz hu wɛnt ɪn ðə fərst θri raʊnz. ənd ˈnɪrli 25 pərˈsɛnt wər nɑt ˈdræftɪd. pleɪərz ər nɑt pʊt ɔn ə klɑk baɪ timz ər ðə kəˈlɛktɪv ˈbɑrgɪnɪŋ əˈgrimənt, soʊ ðeɪ ər əˈlaʊd tɪ dɪˈvɛləp æt ðɛr oʊn peɪs. ɪt ɪz ə pəˈzɪʃən wɛr səm pleɪərz ʤɪst ˈblɑsəm æt ə ˈleɪtər eɪʤ, ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz əv ðə lɑrʤ roʊl ˈmɛntəl ˈtəfnəs ənd məˈʧʊrəti pleɪz ɪn bɪˈkəmɪŋ ən. "aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz tɛl ðɛm ðeɪ ˈoʊnli hæv wən ʤɑb," sɛd. "noʊ [əm ˈʤoʊkɪŋ], bət ɪt ɪz laɪk ðət ɪn səm ˈæˌspɛkt. wɪθ, aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt məˈʧʊrəti ˈlɛvəl ənd biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ fərˈgɛt əˈbaʊt ðə læst pleɪ ənd tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk ðə nɛkst wən. wɪn ju hæv ðət ɪkˈspɪriəns, aɪ θɪŋk ɪt gɪvz ju ən ædˈvæntɪʤ." ðɛr hæv bɪn jɪrz wɛr ðɛr ʤɪst ˈwəzənt ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈlɛvəl əv ˈtælənt æt ðə pəˈzɪʃən. ðə klæs əv 2003 wɑz ˈbaʊnɪfəl, ənd faɪv əv ðə ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ ðə 2015 ˈhɔndə ˌɔlˈstɑr geɪm keɪm frəm ðət dræft jɪr. skɑt ˈdɑrlɪŋ ər ˈælən jɔrk wɪl bi rɪˈmɛmbərd ɛz ðə bɛst ˈgoʊli frəm ðə klæs əv 2007 ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti əv ˈdræftɪŋ ənd dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ɪz ə ril ˈprɑbləm fər səm timz. ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈsɛvən ˈdræftɪd sɪns 2006 10 dræft ˈklæsɪz) wɪθ 100 geɪmz əv ɪkˈspɪriəns, ənd ðə ˈkæpɪtəlz səˈlɛktɪd ənd dɪˈvɛləpt θri əv ðɛm (holtby*, ənd ˈmɪʧəl neuvirth*). ðə ˈkælgəri fleɪmz ˈhævənt ˈdræftɪd ə ˈgoʊli hu bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈstɑrtər ɪn ðə lig sɪns 1999 (nu ˈʤərzi ˈhæzənt ɪn ˈlɔŋgər, bət ðɛr wɑz ə gaɪ ˈwɛrɪŋ noʊ. 30 hu pleɪd ə bɪg roʊl ɪn ðət). ðə ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə flaɪərz hæv səˈlɛktɪd 17 ɪn ðə pæst 15 dræfts, ənd ðeɪ hæv kəmˈbaɪnd tɪ pleɪ θri geɪmz. ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ðət ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti, pləs ðə səkˈsɛs timz ər ˈhævɪŋ baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ ə ˈeɪʤɪd fri ˈeɪʤənt hu həz jɪrz əv ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ə tɔp ˌjʊrəˈpiən lig, həz lɛd tɪ ə dərθ əv jəŋ ˈdræftɪd ənd dɪˈvɛləpt. "ðɛr ər ˈoʊnli tu spɑts ɔn ˈɛni tim fər ə, soʊ ˈmeɪbi ðoʊz gaɪz tʊk ˈlɔŋgər tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə tɔp timz," ˈnæʃvɪl ˈfɔrwərd ˈfɪlɪp ˈfɔrsbərg sɛd. "aɪ θɪŋk ðət ɪz ə ˈkrɛdɪt tɪ ðə sˈwidɪʃ [ˈhɑki] lig ənd ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ lig. ənd ðə ˈsɛkənd ligz tu. ðeɪ ər ˈrɪli gʊd ligz ənd ˈrɪli gʊd æt dɪˈvɛləpmənt ligz. aɪ keɪm ɪn frəm ðə ˈsɛkənd lig [ɪn sˈwidən] ənd aɪ ˈrɪli laɪkt ðə weɪ wi pleɪd bæk hoʊm. ɪt wɑz ə gʊd stɛp fər mi, ənd ʃʊr ɪt wɑz ə gʊd stɛp fər ðɛm tu." dɪˈskleɪmər: waɪl ðə ˈsupər 16 ɪz ˈwikli paʊər ˈræŋkɪŋz, ɪt ˈfoʊkɪsɪz mɔr ɔn ðə "paʊər" ðən ðə "ˈræŋkɪŋz" wɪn dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ðə ˈɔrdər. ɪts nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ lʊk laɪk ðə lig ˈstændɪŋz ənd ˈlaɪkli wɪl teɪk mɔr əv ə lɔŋ vju ðən ə ʃɔrt wən. ɪf tu timz ər kloʊz ðə ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz ɪz ðɪs: ɪf ðə tu timz ˈstɑrtɪd ə ˈsɪriz raɪt naʊ, hu wʊd prɪˈveɪl? stɑp baɪ tɪ si wɛr jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt tim ræŋks, bət steɪ fər ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ɔl ˈræŋkɪŋz, ˈrɛkərdz ənd stəˈtɪstɪks ər θru ðə geɪmz pleɪd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt. 1 st*. luɪs bluz ðə bluz hæv wən sɪks ɪn ə roʊ, bət ðɛr ˈbɪgəst lɔs ɪn wiks wɑz ˈkɛvɪn ˈnidɪŋ əbˈdɑmənəl ˈsərʤəri. hiz ˈsɛkənd ɪn ðə lig wɪθ 24 pɔɪnts. hi ˈɔlsoʊ lidz ðə wɪθ 11 ˈpraɪˌmɛri əˈsɪsts ɔn ðə paʊər pleɪ, ənd ˌælɪgˈzændər stin ɪz nɑt fɑr bɪˈhaɪnd wɪθ 10 ðeɪv hæd ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ɔn mɔr ðən hæf əv st*. luɪs' 41 goʊlz. 2 ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈblæˌkhɔks ðə læst taɪm ə pleɪər frəm ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ lɛd ðə ɪn ˈskɔrɪŋ wɑz ənd ðɛr ɪz ə ˈstæˌʧu əv ðə gaɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd juˈnaɪtɪd ˈsɛnər. ˈiðər stæn mɪˈkitə ər ˈbɑbi həl lɛd ər hæd ə ʃɛr əv ðə lig ˈskɔrɪŋ reɪs ˈsɛvən taɪmz ɪn ðə 1960s*, ənd ˈpætrɪk keɪn həz ə ʧæns tɪ bi ðə fərst ˈblæˌkhɔks pleɪər tɪ du ɪt sɪns ðə fərst jɪr əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl twɛlv. 3 ˈnæʃvɪl ˈprɛdətərz ðə læst taɪm ðə ˈprɛdətərz lʊkt laɪk wən əv ðə bɛst timz ɪn ðə lig, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ˈdeɪvɪd pʊʃt ə bənʧ əv ʧɪps ɪn ənd ˈædɪd tu pleɪərz æt ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn ənd ə θərd wɪn ðə ˈhɑki lig ˈsizən wɑz ˈoʊvər. laɪk ðə ˈblæˌkhɔks, ˈnæʃˌvɪlz 2012 rən ɪn ðə ˈstænli kəp pleɪɔfs wɑz ˈɛndɪd baɪ maɪk smɪθ ðət wən jɪr hi wɑz greɪt. maɪt nɑt jild hɪz pɪk fər ə ˈfɔrwərd (laɪk pɔl ˈgaʊstəd), bət goʊɪŋ ˈæftər əˈnəðər ˈfɔrwərd tɪ pleɪ wɪθ maɪk ˈfɪʃər ənd ˈkoʊlɪn ˈwɪlsən kʊd meɪk ə lɔt əv sɛns. 4 ˈænəˌhaɪm dəks ðɪs ˈdəzənt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli min hi ʃʊd bi ðə mvp*, bət həz 17 mɔr pɔɪnts ðən ˈɛniˌwən ɛls ɔn ðə dəks. ˈænəˌhaɪm ɪz ə ˈprɪti dip tim, bət ˈkɔri ˈpɛri wɑz ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈərliər ɪn ðə ˈsizən baɪ ðə məmps ənd ə ni ˈɪnʤəri ənd noʊ wən ɛls həz prəˈdust mɔr ðən 34 pɔɪnts. ðə əˈkəmpəniɪŋ græf ʃoʊz ðə pleɪərz wɪθ ðə ˈbɪgəst lidz ɔn ðɛr ˈkloʊsəst ˈtiˌmeɪt ɪn pɔɪnts ðɪs ˈsizən. 5 ˈtæmpə beɪ ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ðə ˈlaɪtnɪŋ hæv ðə bɛst pərˈsɛnɪʤ æt ˈivɪn strɛŋθ ɪn ðə, bət ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ "ˈoʊnli" pərˈsɛnt. ðət wʊd bi ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ tɪ lɛd ðə lig sɪns ðə bɪˈgæn ˈtrækɪŋ mɪst ənd blɑkt ʃɑts ɪn kʊd mɔr timz ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ˌænəˈlɪtɪks lɛd tɪ ə trɛnd əv mɔr ˈpɛrəti ɪn ðə pək pəˈzɛʃən stæts? 6 ˈdiˌtrɔɪt rɛd wɪŋz ðɛr ər ˈkərəntli ˈsɛvən pleɪərz ɪn ðə hu hæv pleɪd æt list 500 ˈmɪnəts æt ˈivɪn strɛŋθ ənd ər ɔn ðə aɪs fər 44 ʃɑt əˈtɛmpts əˈgɛnst pər 60 ˈmɪnəts ər lɛs. ðeɪ ɔl pleɪ fər ðə rɛd wɪŋz. ˈpævəl datsyuk*, ˈhɛnrɪk ənd ˈʤəstɪn ər ɪn ðət grup, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ əˈtɑp dɪˈtrɔɪts kˈwɑləti əv ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən lɪst, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈprɪti ˈsɑləd ˈɑrgjəmənt fər ðɛm ɛz ðə tɔp ˈʃətˌdaʊn laɪn ɪn ðə lig raɪt naʊ. 7 ˈpɪtsbərg ˈpɛŋgwənz ˈdeɪvɪd ˈpɛrən ɔˈrɛdi həz tu mɔr goʊlz ɪn 13 geɪmz wɪθ ðə ˈpɛŋgwənz ðən hi hæd ɪn 38 geɪmz wɪθ ðə ˈɛdməntən ˈɔɪlərz. ɪts ə ˈsɪmpəl ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən. hiz ˈpʊtɪŋ twaɪs ɛz ˈmɛni ʃɑts ɔn nɛt pər geɪm, əp frəm ʤɪst lɛs ðən ənd twaɪs ɛz ˈmɛni ər goʊɪŋ ɪn pərˈsɛnt, əp frəm ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ maɪt ˈlɛvəl ɔf, bət ɪf ðə ˈvɑljum kips əp, hiz goʊɪŋ tɪ skɔr ə lɔt əv goʊlz ɪn ðə nɛkst 15 mənθs fər ˈpɪtsbərg. 8 nu jɔrk ˈaɪləndərz ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈkɔrsi ənd ˈfɛnˌwɪk ɪz ˈprɪti ˈsɪmpəl (teɪk əˈweɪ blɑkt ʃɑts), bət dɪˈtərmənɪŋ waɪ ə ˈsərtən tim ɪz ˈbɛtər ər wərs æt wən ɪz nɑt ɛz ˈsɪmpəl ɛz "ðeɪ gɪt mɔr ʃɑts θru." ðə ˈaɪləndərz hæv ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈpɑzətɪv dɪˈspɛrəti wɪθ ˈfɛnˌwɪk, ˈʧɛkɪŋ ɪn æt ˈbɛtər ðən 55 pərˈsɛnt ənd ˈnɪrli tu pərˈsɛnt ˈbɛtər ðən ðə timz pərˈsɛnɪʤ, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ stɪl ˈɛksələnt. 9 ˈbɔstən bruɪnz sɪns ˈʧɑrə ənd ðɛn ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkrɛʤsi rɪˈtərnd frəm ˈɪnʤəri ənd ðə bruɪnz wər ɛˈsɛnʃəli hoʊl əˈgɛn ɔn dɛk. 17 ˈbɔstən ɪz θərd ɪn ðə lig ɪn goʊlz əˈgɛnst ənd taɪd fər fɔrθ ɪn seɪv pərˈsɛnɪʤ. 10 lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs kɪŋz wən əv ðoʊz timz ɪz ðə kɪŋz, hu kənˈtɪnju tɪ peɪs ðə lig ɪn pək pəˈzɛʃən ɪf ðə pərˈæmətərz ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ðə pæst ˈkəpəl əv mənθs, bət lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs həz sɪks wɪnz ɪn 21 geɪmz sɪns dɛk. 11 ðə ˈleɪkərz hæv wən ˈsɛvən taɪmz sɪns dɛk. 11 11 ˌməntriˈɔl ðə hæv ə ʧæns tɪ teɪk kənˈtroʊl əv ðə əˈtlæntɪk dɪˈvɪʒən ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri θæŋks tɪ ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ə ˈvɛri ˈfeɪvərəbəl ˈskɛʤʊl ənd ə ˈvɛri təf wən fər boʊθ ðə ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ənd rɛd wɪŋz. hoʊm ˈlɔsɪz tɪ ðə timz ðət wʊd ræŋk ənd ɪf ðɪs wər kɔld ðə tərˈɪfɪk 30 ɪz nɑt ɪgˈzæktli ðə bɛst stɑrt. eɪt əv ðə nɛkst 11 geɪmz ər əˈgɛnst timz aʊt əv ðə pleɪɔf reɪs ðoʊ. 12 ˈwɪnɪpəg ʤɛts ðə ʤɛts lʊkt ɪn greɪt ʃeɪp fər ə fərst ˈstænli kəp pleɪɔfs bərθ sɪns ˈmuvɪŋ frəm æˈtlæntə wɪθ 34 geɪmz lɛft ɪn ðə ˈsizən, bət wɪθ 29 lɛft ðə ˈnəmbər ɪn ðə wɪn ˈkɑləm ˈhæzənt ʧeɪnʤd. ˈwɪnɪpəg ənd ðə vænˈkuvər ˈkeɪnəks nɑt ˈoʊnli hæv tɪ aɪərn aʊt ðɛr ˈkɑrənt ˈprɑbləmz, ðeɪv gɑt ə grup əv fɔr timz ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ðɛm ðət ər ˈtæləntɪd ɪˈnəf tɪ du ɪt. 13 nu jɔrk ˈreɪnʤərz kwɪz taɪm: 1 neɪm ðə læst ˈfɔrwərd tɪ wɪn ðə hɑrt ˈtroʊfi wɪn nɑt ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ɪn ðə tɔp θri ɪn ðə ɪn ˈskɔrɪŋ. 2 neɪm ðə læst ˈfɔrwərd tɪ wɪn ðə hɑrt ˈtroʊfi wɪn nɑt ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ɪn ðə tɔp faɪv ɪn pɔɪnts. 3 neɪm ðə tu ˈfɔrwərdz hu hæv wən ðə hɑrt ˈtroʊfi dɪˈspaɪt nɑt ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ɪn ðə tɔp 10 ɪn pɔɪnts. ˈænsərz: 1 mɑrk ˈmɛsiər wɑz fɪθ ɪn pɔɪnts ɪn 2 ˈbɑbi klɑrk wɑz sɪksθ ɪn pɔɪnts ɪn 3 tɛd ˈkɛnədi, ɪn ənd fræŋk nighbor*, ðə ˌɪˈnɔgərəl ˈwɪnər ɪn rɪk næʃ ɪz ˈkərəntli ɪn ðə ɪn pɔɪnts. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ðə fərst jɪr əv ðə əˈwɔrd, ənd ðɛr ɪz noʊ greɪt ˈnɛrətɪv fər ˈɛni ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr pleɪər tɪ wɪn ðə fərst ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl əˈwɔrd əv hɪz kərɪr laɪk ðɛr wɑz wɪθ ˈkɛnədi. ɪf næʃ ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi mvp*, hiz goʊɪŋ tɪ nid mɔr pɔɪnts. 14 ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈkæpɪtəlz pleɪər soʊ ˈtɛri ˈsɔʧək 57 345 ˈælɪk ˈkɑnəl 50 154 ˈmɑrtɪn ˈbrɑdər 32 305 ˈhɛri ˈləmli 31 459 rəˈbɛrtoʊ luˈoʊŋgoʊ 23 266 stiv ˈmeɪsən 23 300 fræŋk 22 139 tərk ˈbroʊdə 21 188 ˈrɑʤər ˈkroʊʒər 20 241 krɪs ˈɑsˌgʊd 20 221 ˈkɛri praɪs 19 310 glɛn hɔl 17 148 ˈbreɪdən 17 149 ˈhɛnrɪk 17 195 ʃət aʊt ðə kɪŋz ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ɪt wɑz hɪz sɪksθ ˈʃəˌtaʊt əv ðə ˈsizən, ənd əv hɪz kərɪr. ɛz ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv, ðə ˈkæpɪtəlz hæv bɪn ðə wən tim ðət həz ˈdræftɪd ənd dɪˈvɛləpt wɛl ɪn ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd, ənd bɪˈkəz əv ðət dɪd hæv tɪ ˈmɛrəˌneɪt ə ˈlɪtəl ˈlɔŋgər ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɑki lig ðən hi maɪt hæv ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. hɪz ˈfrikwənsi əv ˈrækɪŋ əp ˈərli ɪn hɪz kərɪr ɪz kwaɪt rɪˈmɑrkəbəl. ðɪs ɪz ˈsizən, ɛz dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ (eɪʤ ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 1 ðɛr ər 14 ɪn ˈhɪstəri wɪθ æt list 17 baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðɛr ˈsizənz. ɪz əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪŋ æt ə reɪt əv lɛs ðən wən ˈɛvəri naɪn geɪmz. ʧɛk aʊt ðə əˈkəmpəniɪŋ ˈteɪbəl, wɪʧ həz ðə 14. əv ðə eɪt hu hæv pleɪd sɪns ðə 1960s*, ˈʃəˌtaʊt reɪt ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən ɔl əv ðɛm, ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər ðən ðə kərɪr ˈlidər, ˈmɑrtɪn ˈbrɑdər. ɪf hi kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ kəˈlɛkt ðɛm æt hɪz ˈkɑrənt peɪs, hi wʊd æd əˈnəðər θri ər fɔr ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən ənd bi ɪn ðə əv ɔl taɪm ɪn baɪ ə pleɪərz ˈsizən. ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ fɪθ ðɪs ˈsizən ɪn ˈævərɪʤ ənd fɪθ ɪn seɪv pərˈsɛnɪʤ 925 waɪl siɪŋ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈwərˌkloʊd (θərd ɪn seɪvz). hi ɪz ˈtrɛndɪŋ təˈwɔrd ə ʧæns æt biɪŋ ə vɛˈzinə ˈtroʊfi ˈfaɪnəlɪst. 15 ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə waɪld lʊk wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ðə waɪld hæv ə ˈstɑrtɪŋ. nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪz ˈdɛvən ˈstɑpɪŋ mɔr ʃɑts, bət ðə waɪld əˈpɪr tɪ hæv riˈgeɪnd səm əv ðɛr ˈmoʊʤoʊ. pur pleɪz ɔn ðə maɪndz əv ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ə ˈlɑkər rum. ðə ˈblæˌkhɔks meɪ hæv bɪn sˈləgɪʃ, bət ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtəz wɪn ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt wɑz fər ðə waɪld. 16 ˈkælgəri fleɪmz wɪn məˈkeɪl ˈbæklənd ɪz ɔn ðə aɪs wɪθ mɑrk ʤɔrˈdɑnoʊ æt ˈivɪn strɛŋθ, ðə fleɪmz kənˈtroʊl mɔr ðən 53 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ʃɑt əˈtɛmpts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ stats.hockeyanalysis.com*. wɪn ˈbæklənd ɪz ɔn ðə aɪs ɪn frənt əv ˈʤoʊnəs ˈhɪlər, ɪts mɔr ðən 50 pərˈsɛnt (kəmˈpɛrd tɪ 44 pərˈsɛnt fər ðə fleɪmz ɪn frənt əv ˈhɪlər wɪˈθaʊt ɪm). ðɪs ˈɪzənt ə nu θɪŋ. ðə ˈnəmbərz wər ˈsɪmələr læst ˈsizən fər ˈbæklənd ənd ʤɔrˈdɑnoʊ (ənd tɔs ɪn hɪz dɪˈfɛns ˈpɑrtnər t.j*. ˈbroʊti ɛz wɛl). ˈbæklənd wɑz hərt fər ə lɑrʤ ʧəŋk əv ðɪs ˈsizən ðoʊ. ðə fleɪmz ər sɪns hi rɪˈtərnd.
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braden holtby played in his 150th nhl game thursday night for the washington capitals.
this isn't a particularly notable milestone, but he is the first drafted goaltender since the 2006 nhl draft to reach 150 games. in fact, he's the only goalie from the past nine draft classes to have reached 100 nhl games.
anders lindback (dallas stars) is at 94, but is not receiving regular playing time. robin lehner (ottawa senators) is at 80, but would need a long-term injury to craig anderson or a trade to reach 100 in 2014-15. frederik andersen (anaheim ducks), who has the quirky honor of leading two nhl draft classes in games played by a goalie, is at 70.
unless lindback plays six more games this season, the 2015-16 campaign will begin with one goaltender from the past 10 draft classes having reached 100 games. why is that? there are a few factors.
for starters, there are only 60 jobs available. there are great drafted goaltending prospects out there who might be nhl-ready; guys like john gibson and andrei vasilevskiy come to mind, but each is currently blocked by an above-average goalie. often, nhl teams don't want a top prospect sitting on the bench behind an established starter (though tampa bay has changed course on that with vasilevskiy and is expected to give him more playing time than a typical backup).
also, goaltenders just take longer to develop. very few play regularly in the nhl before they are 21 or 22 years old. expecting any from the past few classes to be starters by now is not fair to them.
clearly, because goaltenders take longer to develop, that makes them harder to project as 18-year-olds. there are going to be more scouting mistakes, guys who were missed or overvalued.
"i was disappointed being drafted so late. i was ninth round, 271 overall," new york islanders goaltender jaroslav halak said. "there was a lot of goalies taken in front of me. i think it doesn't matter. first round is first round and you get a lot of opportunities, but all the rounds after that you just have to prove yourself."
another major factor is the invasion of undrafted goaltenders, particularly from europe and ncaa hockey. check out the accompanying graphs to see just how tough it has been for nhl teams to accurately scout, draft and develop talent at the goaltending position.
there have been 95 goaltenders to make their nhl debut since the start of the 2008-09 season. thirty-five (nearly 37 percent) of them were never drafted. nearly as many were drafted after the third round as were selected in the first three rounds.
"it is nice to see the european guys come over and excel right away," said anaheim ducks captain ryan getzlaf, who has seen jonas hiller and viktor fasth come over and have early success. "when they come in, you don't really know what to expect, but we've seen guys come over and settle in and they play at a mature level and at a consistent level that a lot of young goalies have a tough time doing."
there have been 80 goaltenders to appear in an nhl game this season. again, nearly as many who were drafted after the third round are on the list as goalies who went in the first three rounds. and nearly 25 percent were not drafted.
undrafted players are not put on a clock by nhl teams or the collective bargaining agreement, so they are allowed to develop at their own pace. it is a position where some players just blossom at a later age, in part because of the large role mental toughness and maturity plays in becoming an nhl-quality goaltender.
"i always tell them they only have one job," getzlaf said. "no [i'm joking], but it is like that in some aspect. with goalies, i think it is all about maturity level and being able to forget about the last play and to be able to make the next one. when you have that experience, i think it gives you an advantage."
there have been years where there just wasn't a typical level of talent at the position. the class of 2003 was bountiful, and five of the goaltenders invited to the 2015 honda nhl all-star game came from that draft year. scott darling or allen york will be remembered as the best nhl goalie from the class of 2007. the difficulty of drafting and developing goalies is a real problem for some teams.
there have been seven goalies drafted since 2006 (10 draft classes) with 100 games of nhl experience, and the capitals selected and developed three of them (holtby, semyon varlamov and michal neuvirth). the calgary flames haven't drafted a goalie who became a starter in the league since 1999 (new jersey hasn't in longer, but there was a guy wearing no. 30 who played a big role in that). the philadelphia flyers have selected 17 goaltenders in the past 15 drafts, and they have combined to play three nhl games.
a combination of that difficulty, plus the success teams are having by signing a mid-20s aged free agent who has years of experience in a top european league, has led to a dearth of young drafted and developed goaltenders.
"there are only two spots on any team for a goaltender, so maybe those guys took longer to get to the top teams," nashville forward filip forsberg said. "i think that is a credit to the swedish [hockey] league and the finnish league. and the second leagues too. they are really good leagues and really good at development leagues. i came in from the second league [in sweden] and i really liked the way we played back home. it was a good step for me, and sure it was a good step for them too."
disclaimer: while the super 16 is nhl.com's weekly power rankings, it focuses more on the "power" than the "rankings" when determining the order. it's not always going to look like the league standings and likely will take more of a long view than a short one. if two teams are close the tiebreaker almost always is this: if the two teams started a seven-game series right now, who would prevail? stop by to see where your favorite team ranks, but stay for the information. all rankings, records and statistics are through the games played wednesday night.
1. st. louis blues (33-13-4)
the blues have won six in a row, but their biggest loss in weeks was kevin shattenkirk needing abdominal surgery. he's second in the league with 24 power-play points. he also leads the nhl with 11 primary assists on the power play, and alexander steen is not far behind with 10. they've had the primary on more than half of st. louis' 41 extra-man goals.
2. chicago blackhawks (31-18-2)
the last time a player from chicago led the nhl in scoring was 1967-68, and there is a statue of the guy outside united center. either stan mikita or bobby hull led or had a share of the league scoring race seven times in the 1960s, and patrick kane has a chance to be the first blackhawks player to do it since the first year of the nhl's original twelve.
3. nashville predators (33-11-6)
the last time the predators looked like one of the best teams in the league, general manager david poile pushed a bunch of chips in and added two players at the deadline and a third when the kontinental hockey league season was over. like the blackhawks, nashville's 2012 run in the stanley cup playoffs was ended by mike smith that one year he was great. poile might not yield his first-round pick for a bottom-six forward (like paul gaustad), but going after another forward to play with mike fisher and colin wilson could make a lot of sense.
4. anaheim ducks (33-12-6)
this doesn't necessarily mean he should be the mvp, but getzlaf has 17 more points than anyone else on the ducks. anaheim is a pretty deep team, but corey perry was limited earlier in the season by the mumps and a knee injury and no one else has produced more than 34 points. the accompanying graph shows the players with the biggest leads on their closest teammate in points this season.
5. tampa bay lightning (32-15-5)
the lightning have the best corsi-for percentage at even strength in the nhl, but it is also "only" 54.6 percent. that would be the second-lowest percentage to lead the league since the nhl began tracking missed and blocked shots in 2005-06. could more teams embracing analytics lead to a trend of more parity in the puck possession stats?
6. detroit red wings (29-12-9)
there are currently seven players in the nhl who have played at least 500 minutes at even strength and are on the ice for 44 shot attempts against per 60 minutes or less. they all play for the red wings. pavel datsyuk, henrik zetterberg and justin abdelkader are in that group, and also atop detroit's quality of competition list, which is a pretty solid argument for them as the top shutdown line in the league right now.
7. pittsburgh penguins (29-14-8)
david perron already has two more goals in 13 games with the penguins than he had in 38 games with the edmonton oilers. it's a simple combination. he's putting twice as many shots on net (4.0 per game, up from just less than 2.0) and twice as many are going in (13.5 percent, up from 6.8). the percentage might level off, but if the volume keeps up, he's going to score a lot of goals in the next 15 months for pittsburgh.
8. new york islanders (32-17-1)
the difference between corsi and fenwick is pretty simple (take away blocked shots), but determining why a certain team is better or worse at one is not as simple as "they get more shots through." the islanders have the greatest positive disparity with fenwick, checking in at better than 55 percent and nearly two percent better than the team's corsi-for percentage, which is also still excellent.
9. boston bruins (27-17-7)
since zdeno chara and then david krejci returned from injury and the bruins were essentially whole again on dec. 17, boston is third in the league in goals against and tied for fourth in save percentage.
10. los angeles kings (21-17-12)
one of those teams is the kings, who continue to pace the league in puck possession if the parameters change to the past couple of months, but los angeles has six wins in 21 games since dec. 11. the lakers have won seven times since dec. 11.
11. montreal canadiens (32-15-3)
the canadiens have a chance to take control of the atlantic division in february thanks to a combination of a very favorable schedule and a very tough one for both the lightning and red wings. back-to-back home losses to the teams that would rank 29th and 30th if this were called the terrific 30 is not exactly the best start. eight of the next 11 games are against teams out of the playoff race though.
12. winnipeg jets (26-18-9)
the jets looked in great shape for a first stanley cup playoffs berth since moving from atlanta with 34 games left in the season, but with 29 left the number in the win column hasn't changed. winnipeg and the vancouver canucks not only have to iron out their current problems, they've got a group of four teams chasing them that are talented enough to do it.
13. new york rangers (30-15-4)
quiz time: 1. name the last forward to win the hart trophy when not finishing in the top three in the nhl in scoring. 2. name the last forward to win the hart trophy when not finishing in the top five in points. 3. name the two forwards who have won the hart trophy despite not finishing in the top 10 in points.
answers: 1. mark messier was fifth in points in 1991-92. 2. bobby clarke was sixth in points in 1974-75. 3. ted kennedy, in 1954-55, and frank nighbor, the inaugural winner in 1923-24.
rick nash is currently 13th in the nhl in points. this is not the first year of the award, and there is no great narrative for any particular player to win the first individual award of his career like there was with kennedy. if nash is going to be mvp, he's going to need more points.
14. washington capitals (26-15-10)
player so gp g/so terry sawchuk 57 345 6.05 alec connell 50 154 3.08 martin brodeur 32 305 9.53 harry lumley 31 459 14.81 roberto luongo 23 266 11.57 steve mason 23 300 13.04 frank brimsek 22 139 6.32 turk broda 21 188 8.95 roger crozier 20 241 12.05 chris osgood 20 221 11.05 carey price 19 310 16.32 glenn hall 17 148 8.71 braden holtby 17 149 8.75 henrik lundqvist 17 195 11.47
holtby shut out the kings on tuesday. it was his sixth shutout of the season, and 17th of his career. as mentioned above, the capitals have been the one team that has drafted and developed goaltenders well in the past decade, and because of that holtby did have to marinate a little longer in the american hockey league than he might have in a different organization.
his frequency of racking up shutouts early in his career is quite remarkable. this is holtby's age-25 season, as defined by hockey-reference.com (age on feb. 1). there are 14 goaltenders in nhl history with at least 17 shutouts by the end of their age-25 seasons.
holtby is accumulating shutouts at a rate of less than one every nine games. check out the accompanying table, which has the 14 goaltenders. of the eight goaltenders who have played since the 1960s, holtby's shutout rate is better than all of them, even better than the nhl's career leader, martin brodeur.
if he continues to collect them at his current pace, he would add another three or four before the end of the season and be in the top-10 of all time in shutouts by a player's age-25 season.
holtby is also fifth this season in goals-against average (2.17) and fifth in save percentage (.925), while seeing a significant workload (third in saves). he is trending toward a chance at being a vezina trophy finalist.
15. minnesota wild (24-20-6)
look what happens when the wild have a top-29 starting goaltender. not only is devan dubnyk stopping more shots, but the wild appear to have regained some of their mojo. poor goaltending plays on the minds of everyone in a locker room. the blackhawks may have been sluggish, but minnesota's win tuesday night was october/early november-esque for the wild.
16. calgary flames (29-20-3)
when mikael backlund is on the ice with mark giordano at even strength, the flames control more than 53 percent of the shot attempts, according to stats.hockeyanalysis.com. when backlund is on the ice in front of jonas hiller, it's more than 50 percent (compared to 44 percent for the flames in front of hiller without him).
this isn't a new thing. the numbers were similar last season for backlund and giordano (and toss in his defense partner t.j. brodie as well). backlund was hurt for a large chunk of this season though. the flames are 8-4-0 since he returned.
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trænzˈleɪtər: ˈɛdɪtər: (θæŋk ju ˈɛrən, kizarat*, roanz*, vimal*, krɪs, soriosh*, ˈnɪroʊ, fɑks fər ˈhɛlpɪŋ mi wɪθ ˈpruˌfridɪŋ ɔn ðə lɪv dræft! 3 ɔl raɪts bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ nagatsuki*, ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɔθər əv re:zero*, ðɪs ɪz ə trænzˈleɪʃən əv ðə fri ˌʤæpəˈniz wɛb ˈnɑvəl ˈɪntu ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˌʤæpəˈniz wɛb ˈnɑvəl sɔrs: ˈpriviəs ˈʧæptər: ɑrk 4 ðə ˌɛvərˈlæstɪŋ ˈkəvənənt ˈʧæptər 50 [ə ˈdɪstənt rɔr] ˈbɪloʊɪŋ weɪvz əv ˈʃæˌdoʊz ˈbɛrɪŋ əˈfɛkʃən prɛst təˈwɔrdz ˈsubəru. ˈdæŋgəlɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə trəŋk əv ə lɑrʤ tri, ˈbɛrli ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈɔntu ə brænʧ, ˈsubəru hæd noʊ minz əv ɪˈskeɪp. hi glænst ˈoʊvər tɪ ˌbiˈsaɪd ɪm, ˈoʊnli tɪ si ðət, [ˈsubəru:!?] lɛt goʊ əv ðə ˈbrænʧɪz, riˈlisɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ə ˈfriˌfɔl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlændɪŋ ɔn ðə graʊnd. ðə ˈsərfəs rəʃt tɪ pʊl æt hɪz fit, bət, nɑt ˈmaɪndɪŋ ɪt, swəŋ daʊn hɪz ɑrmz ɛz ɪf tɪ pɪrs ˈɪntu ðə graʊnd, ˈpleɪsɪŋ ɔl fɔr lɪmz ɪn ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðə ərθ, [garfiel*: laɪk hɛl æm aɪ waitin’*’ əraʊnd sˈwɑloʊd! wwwwrraaaahhh――*――!!] ˈrɔrɪŋ, fləŋ əp ðə ɑrmz hi hæd stæbd ˈɪntu ðə graʊnd. ənd əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈmoʊʃən, ðə ˈʃædoʊi ˈsərfəs əv ðə ərθ hivd ˈəpwərdz laɪk ə əv ˈmæsɪv proportions――*―― ˈraɪzɪŋ tɪ mit ðə dɑrk, ˈsərʤɪŋ weɪv ˈoʊnli ˈɪnʧɪz əˈweɪ frəm ɪnˈgəlfɪŋ ðɛm. wɪθ əv sɔɪl ˈhərtlɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ɛr əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə saʊnd əv ə ˈvaɪələnt kræk, ðə ərθ kræʃt ˈɪntu ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ. bət ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əˈgɛnst ðə səˈpoʊzədli ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˈoʊnli ˈlæstɪd fər ən ˈɪnstənt, ˌbiˈfɔr ðə stɔrm əv ərθ wɑz sˈwɑloʊd ʤɪst laɪk ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt. ðə ˈʃædoʊi weɪv roʊz haɪər, ɪts brɛdθ ˈwaɪdənd, ənd ɪts hju ˈdipənd. ðə mɔr ɪt sˈwɑloʊd ðə mɔr ˈvɪʃəs ɪt grew――*―― bət ðə məˈnuvər hæd bɔt ðɛm ʤɪst ðə sˈmɔləst dɪˈleɪ. [garfiel*: ɪf gɪt jər æs daʊn leavin’*’ jɑ bɪˈhaɪnd!] [ˈsubəru: uuuoowa――*――!] waɪl ˈgeɪzɪŋ, ˈdəmˌstrək, æt ðə ənˈfoʊldɪŋ saɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ɪm, ə ˈsədən ˌɪmˈpækt nɑkt ˈsubəru ɔf ðə brænʧ, ˈsɛndɪŋ ɪm ˈpləmətɪŋ tɪ ðə graʊnd. bət ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr hi kʊd kræʃ ˈɪntu ðə ərθ, strək aʊt hɪz ɑrm ənd næbd ɪm baɪ ðə weɪst, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪm tɪ ən əˈbrəpt stɑp. wɪθ hɪz aɪz roʊld bæk, bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət ˈhæpənd, [ˈsubəru: hæv tɪ kɪk mi daʊn!?] [garfiel*: jər bein’*’ tu sloʊ decidin’*’. aɪ θɪŋk ðət gɑt ə krəʃ ɔn jɑ. ˈnɛvərˌmaɪnd mi, ɪf kɔt jər gettin’*’ sˈwɑloʊd əp ɪn ə ˈsɛkənd] stɪl ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈsubəru ɪn hɪz grɪp, nəʤd hɪz ʧɪn æt ðə ˈɛvər ˌɛnˈlɑrʤɪŋ ˈʃæˌdoʊ wɪθ ə ˈfɛrəl grɪn. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz geɪz tɪ ðə rut əv ðə shadow――*―― ˈsubəru kʊd si ðə feɪnt ˈaʊˌtlaɪn əv ə ˈpərsən, ˈriʧɪŋ aʊt ɪts hænd tɪ ɪm. aɪ ləv ju aɪ ləv ju aɪ ləv ju aɪ ləv ju aɪ ləv ju aɪ ləv ju aɪ ləv ju aɪ ləv ju aɪ ləv ju aɪ ləv ju aɪ ləv ju aɪ ləv ju aɪ ləv ju aɪ ləv ju aɪ ləv you――*――} dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈdɪstəns ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðɛm, hi kʊd hir ðət ˈmərki vɔɪs ɛz ðoʊ ɪt wɑz biɪŋ ˈwɪspərd ˈɪntu hɪz ɪrz. dɪˈfaɪɪŋ ðə lɔz əv ˈfɪzɪks, ɛz ɪf ðɛr ˈdɪstəns mɛnt ˈnəθɪŋ, ðə ˌæbnɔrˈmæləti əv ðɪs vɔɪs ˈsɪkənd ɪm tɪ ðə kɔr. ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðət ˈʃæˌdoʊ dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ɪts dɑrk, ˌɪˈmɛns ˈpæʃən təˈwɔrdz ɪm, ənˈbɛrəbəl dɪsˈgəst ənd rɪˈvəlʃən sərʤd əp ʧɛst. ɪt wɑz ðə ˈrizən hi kʊd rɪˈtərn baɪ dɛθ, ənd ɪn ə sɛns, hi wɑz ɪn ɪts dɛt. bət ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ əkˈsɛpt ɪt. baɪəˈlɑʤɪkli, ənd frəm hɪz ˈvɛri soʊl, hi wɑz rɪˈʤɛktɪŋ ɪt. ɪn fækt, hi wʊd ˈrəðər ʤəmp ˈɪntu ðə maʊθ əv ðə waɪt weɪl ðən bi ɛmˈbreɪst baɪ ðət ˈʃæˌdoʊ. [ˈsubəru:, wət du wi do……*……!] [garfiel*: backin’*’ ɔl wi gɑt! ˈivɪn ðət ˈbæstərd bi ˈkaʊntɪd ɔn hir. ræm granny……*…… ənd stænd ə ʧæns əˈgɛnst ðət θɪŋ] nɔd hɪz fæŋz ənd ˈrufəli graʊld ˈəndər hɪz brɛθ. ənˈlaɪk ˈsubəru, hi hæd sin ðət ˈʃæˌdoʊ sˈwɔloʊ ræm ənd wɪθ hɪz oʊn aɪz. soʊ ɪt hɑrd tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən wət hi məst bi ˈfilɪŋ. bət sɪns ˈsubəru stɪl ˈhɑrbərd səʧ ˈheɪtfəl ˈmɛməriz əv, ɪt ˈoʊnli bɪˈkeɪm ɔl ðə mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd tɪ naʊ si ɪm ɪn grif. [ˈsubəru: ɪf ðə ˈrɪθɪŋ ˈʃæˌdoʊ kʊd bi kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ə ʤaɪənt pɑm, ðɛn ɪts ˈfɪŋgərz ˈsədənli lənʤd aʊt təˈwɔrdz ˈsubəru ənd. æt ðə læst ˈsɛkənd, ˈgrɪpɪŋ ˈsubəru ˈtaɪtli, aʊt əv ðə weɪ. baɪ ˈtrɛdɪŋ ɔn graʊnd ðət wɑz lɛs ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ˈʃæˌdoʊ, ɪf hi kʊd ʤɪst ˈwaɪdən ðɛr ˈdɪstəns frəm ðə hɑrt əv ðə ʃeɪd, ðeɪ ʃʊd æt list bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈpləmətɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə bɔg. [ˈsubəru: ˈivɪn ɪf wi kip ˈrənɪŋ, θɪŋz gɪt ˈɛni better……*…… wət ˈhæpənd tɪ jʊr əˈtæks?] [garfiel*: aɪ breɪk θru drɛs. maɪt bi ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔri ɪf aɪ gɪt ə əˈtæk ɪn, bət meɪk ɪt] ˈteɪkɪŋ ə lɑrʤ lip ˈbækwərdz, ˈsubəru ənd ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd ðɛr θɔts waɪl flaɪɪŋ θru ðə gæps bɪtˈwin ðə triz. ðɛr spid ʃʊd hæv ˈizəli lɛft ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə ˈfɔrɪst, bət ˈsəmˌhaʊ, ðeɪ ʤɪst sim tɪ ʃeɪk ðə ˈdɑrknəs, sˈloʊli ˈɪnʧɪŋ ˈkloʊzər. pərˈhæps, ðɪs ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl ˈkloʊsnɪs wɑz ʤɪst ðə əˈθɔrəti. bət ðət wɑz nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli ˌæbnɔrˈmæləti. [garfiel*: …………shit*] ˈspɪtɪŋ, ˈgrəntɪd ɪn ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən. hɪz ˈʃoʊldərz wər ˈhivɪŋ wɪθ ˈrægəd ˈbriðɪŋ. prəfˈjus əˈmaʊnts əv swɛt wɑz ˈimərʤɪŋ ɔn hɪz ˈfɔrhɛd, ənd ˈɛvəri ˈmuvmənt ˈkɛrid ə sɛns əv ˌɪŋkɔŋˈruɪti ðət ˈsubəru hæd ˈnɛvər sin frəm ɪm ˌbiˈfɔr. ɪt əˈpɪr tɪ bi fəˈtig frəm ˈkɛriɪŋ weɪt. siɪŋ ðɪs, ˈsubəru fəroʊd hɪz braʊz. ənd, ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ riˈækʃən, [tch*], klɪkt hɪz təŋ, [garfiel*: maɪ gettin’*’ ənˈjuˌʒuəli ˈhɛvi. ――――th’fuckin’*’ ˈsəkɪŋ ɔl ðə əraʊnd ɪt] [ˈsubəru: ju min ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ bɪˈniθ ˈjuˈɛs!?] ˈpænɪkɪŋ æt ˈænsər, ˈsubəru hɪmˈsɛlf əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˈivɪn ðoʊ hɪz fit ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈtəʧɪŋ ðə ground――*―― ˈʃɪvərɪŋ æt ðə ˈɛndləs ˈdɑrknəs ˈkəvərɪŋ ˈoʊvər ɔl ðə græs. ənd ˈoʊnli ðɛn, dɪd ðə tru θrɛt əv ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˈfaɪnəli dɔn ɔn ɪm. [ˈsubəru: ɔɪ, noʊ way――*――] ˈfɔrɪst wɑz ˈfɑlɪŋ. ðə triz əv ðə ˈfɔrɪst sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri wər tɔl, ˈboʊstɪŋ ə ˈkænəpi θɪk ɪˈnəf tɪ kənˈsil ðə mun ənd stɑrz. bət naʊ, ðə ˈfɔrɪst skaɪ wɑz ˈfɪlɪŋ ˈklɪrli ˈɪntu hɪz aɪz. ɪt bɪˈkəz ðə triz wər kət daʊn, ər ðət ðə livz wər bərnd əˈweɪ. ðə roʊz əv grin ˈtriˌtɔps wər stɪl ðɛr, ðɛr livz ˈrəslɪŋ ɪn ðə wɪnd. ðə ˈfɔrɪst hæd ˈfɑlən soʊ loʊ ðət hɛd wʊd pɑp aʊt ɪf hi ʤəmpt. [ˈsubəru: ðə ˈfɔrɪst ɪz sinking――*――!?] [garfiel*: ˈhæpən t’*’ ˈjuˈɛs ɪf wi kip movin’*’. guessin’*’ ðət θɪŋ gɪts mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ðə mɔr ɪt eats――*――!] ˈhævɪŋ sprɛd tɪ ðə ɛndz əv ðə ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri, ðə paʊər gru, ənd wɑz naʊ sˈwɑloʊɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈfɔrɪst ˈɪntu ˈdɑrknəs. frənt bæk lɛft raɪt, ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ spænd ɛz fɑr ɛz aɪz kʊd si. ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ krɔst ðə ˈbɛriər ər lɛft ðə ˈfɔrɪst, ðɛr wʊd stɪl bi noʊ ɛnd tɪ ðɪs dɪˈspɛr. ˈsubəru hæd bɪn soʊ dɪˈstræktɪd baɪ ðə ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ðə ˈlɔˌŋoʊvərˈdu əˈpɪrəns əv ðə wɪʧ əv ˈɛnvi ðət hi hæd mɪsˈʤəʤd ðə θrɛt hɪz ˈɛnəmi poʊzd. ðɪs wɑz ðə wɪʧ əv wən hu wəns sˈwɑloʊd hæf ðə wərld, huz mɑrks stɪl grɪpt ðə ˈprɛzənt wərld ɪn ˈtɛrər, ðə ˈətˌmoʊst əv kəˈlæmətiz. [ˈsubəru: ðət θɪŋ ˈæˌkʧuəli ɛnd əp ˈkəvərɪŋ hæf ðə wərld, wɪl it……*……?] [garfiel*: ˈstɔri goʊz ðət ɪt sˈwɑloʊd ˈkəntriz hoʊl. maɪt ˈwɑnə noʊ ðət ˌbiˈfɔr shruggin’*’ ɪt ɔf] snɪrd, kənˈfərmɪŋ fɪrz. ðə ˈvɪzəbəl ɪgˈzɔsʧən ɔn hɪz feɪs məst bi du tɪ ðə ˈɪnfluəns, ənd ɛz ðə reɪt əv ðə ɛnˈkroʊʧmənt ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd, ðə sɛnˈseɪʃən əv ˈsɪŋkɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ərθ gru ˈstrɔŋgər. ˈɛvəri stɛp simd tɪ sɪŋk ˈdipər ðən ðə læst, ənd ðə ˈɛfərt bɪˈhaɪnd iʧ straɪd ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəli roʊz. ðə truθ ɪz, ɪf wɑz əˈloʊn, hi kʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli escape――*―― [ˈsubəru:, ðət θɪŋ ɪz ˈæftər mi. so……*……] [garfiel*: ɪf jər fuckin’*’ tellin’*’ mi jɑ, ˈgɑnə baɪt jər ˈfɪŋgərz ɔf wən baɪ wən, ɔɪ!] biɪŋ tərnd daʊn ˌbiˈfɔr hi kʊd ˈivɪn vɔɪs hɪz prəˈpoʊzəl, ˈsubəru fɛl ˈsaɪlənt. bət, kˈwɪkli ˈʃeɪkɪŋ ɔf hɪz dejection*, ˈsubəru rɪˈzumd ˈglɛrɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə saɪd əv feɪs, [ˈsubəru: ðɪs ðə taɪm tɪ bi seɪɪŋ ðət! boʊθ goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈitən laɪk ðɪs! ɪf aɪ feɪs ðət θɪŋ, aɪ ʃʊd æt list bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ baɪ ˈjuˈɛs səm taɪm. ˈminˌwaɪl you……*……] [garfiel*: aɪ ʃʊd rən? ər y’sayin’*’ aɪ ʃʊd goʊ gɪt ðət ˈbæstərd? fərst θɪŋ ðət ˈʃæˌdoʊ dɪd wɑz hɛd fər ðə ˈsɛnər əv th’village……*…… ənd ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz, roswaal……*…… ɔl ˈitən ɔˈrɛdi] [ˈsubəru: ――――gh*. ˌæbsəˈlutli ʃʊr?] [garfiel*: si, bət ðə hoʊl ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri wɑz sˈwɑloʊd. lɔŋ ɛz ðeɪ ɔl goʊ ɔn ə spɑnˈteɪniəs moon-watchin’*’ trɪp ˈɪntu th’forest*, ʃʊr] ˈpleɪnli kənˈveɪɪŋ ðɪs, ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈiˌmoʊʃən ɪn wərdz. ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ hɪz ˈjuʒəwəl ˈætəˌtud, ɪt ˈoʊnli ʃoʊd ðət hi wɑz ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə truθ. nɑt ʤɪst ðə dɪˈfɛnsləs ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ər ðə ˈpisfəl ˈrɛzɪdənts əv ðə ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri, bət ˈivɪn wɑz ˈitən. ɪf ðət wɑz ðə keɪs, ðɛn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ ʃɔrt əv ˈhoʊpləs. fər, hu ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪz ɪn kloʊz kˈwɔrtər ˈkɑmbæt, ðə əˈtæks əv ðə wɪʧ əv ˈɛnvi kʊd bi sɛd tɪ bi hɪz wərst ˈmæʧəp. ɪf ˈoʊnli ðeɪ hæd ər ræm hir, pərˈhæps ðeɪ wʊd stɪl hæv stʊd ə ʧæns wɪθ ə koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən əv kloʊz ənd ˈlɔŋˈreɪnʤ əˈtæks. [ˈsubəru: bət ðət ʤɪst minz wɪˈθaʊt ju, bi noʊ weɪ lɛft tɪ əˈpoʊz it……*……] [garfiel*: ˈgræni! ræm! ənd ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls! ɔl ɔˈrɛdi bɪn eaten……*……!] [ˈsubəru: [garfiel*: ɔn tɔp əv ðət, mi ju tu? mi myself……*……? ˈnɛvər, ˈnɛvər, ˈnɛvər ˈgɑnə du ðət. fuckin’*’ skɑrz fade!”*!” aɪ ˈgɑnə bi ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd aɪ bæʃ ðət θɪŋ əp!!] bɛrd hɪz fæŋz, ˈbɑrkɪŋ. hɪz ɪkˈsprɛʃən wɑz əv ˈbaʊndləs reɪʤ təˈwɔrdz ðə shadow――*―― pərˈhæps, ðɛr wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls ɛz wɛl, ər wɑz ˈsubəru ʤɪst ɪt? ˈhævɪŋ hæd ˈɛvriˌwən ˈprɛʃəs ˈstoʊlən frəm ɪm, bɑrks əv reɪʤ bi ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ hɪz heart――*―― ɪf hi,, wɑz ðət kaɪnd əv ˈpərsən, [ˈsubəru: ðɛn waɪ dɪd ju du ðət tɪ everyone……*……] waɪ wɑz hi soʊ kruəl tɪ tɪr ðə dɪˈfaɪənt ˈvɪlɪʤərz tɪ ˈpisɪz? ʃʊd noʊ ðə peɪn əv ˈhævɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən ˈteɪkən frəm ɪm, ənd noʊ ðə ˈæŋgwɪʃ əv lɔs. ɪf hi dɪd, ðɛn hi ʃʊd bi ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈɛmpəθi. ðɛn waɪ dɪd hi teɪk hɪz ˈkruəlti soʊ fɑr? ˈprɑbəˌbli hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə wət rɛnʧt aʊt kˈwɛʃən wɑz ˈæskɪŋ. hi ˈoʊnli ˈtaɪtənd hɪz grɪp ɔn ˈsubəru, ʃoʊɪŋ noʊ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv ˈlɛtɪŋ ɪm goʊ. hi ræn, seɪm ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr, ər ˈrəðər, ɛz ðə ɪnˈkroʊʧɪŋ ˈʃæˌdoʊ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd, wɑz ˈpʊtɪŋ mɔr ənd mɔr fɔrs ˈɪntu hɪz stɛps tɪ ɪˈskeɪp, ˈlipɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, ənd ˈfɔrwərd, flaɪɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈsɪŋkɪŋ ˈfɔrɪst. tɔrn bɪtˈwin ənd ðə θrɛt bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛm, ðə ˈsədən ɪkˈspænʧən əv hɪz ˈvɪʒəwəl fild meɪd ˈsubəru lɪft hɪz feɪs ɪn səˈpraɪz. ˈʃutɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈsɪŋkɪŋ ˈfɔrɪst, ðə tu flu aʊt ˈɪntu ə ˈklɪrɪŋ. æt læst, ɪt wɑz ən ˈɛriə wɛr ðə ˈɪnfluəns wɑz stɪl wik. hi kʊd si ˈneɪkəd ərθ, ənd ʃɔrt, ˈstəntɪd flaʊərz, bət, moʊst ˈʃɑkɪŋ əv ɔl, [ˈsubəru: ――――eh*!?] ðə ˈmoʊmənt ɪt ˈɛnərd hɪz aɪz, ˈbɑdi wɑz tɔst ˈɔntu ðə tərf. ˈgrəntɪŋ ɪn ʃɑk ɛz hi roʊld ɔn ðə graʊnd, hi kləʧt ðə sɔɪl tɪ stɑp hɪmˈsɛlf, ðɛn ʃʊk hɪz hɛd. bət, mɔr ðən ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs hɪz ˌɪndɪgˈneɪʃən æt biɪŋ θroʊn, wɑz ðə nid tɪ æsk əˈbaʊt wət hi wɑz siɪŋ. ðət ɪz, [ˈsubəru: waɪ ɪz here――*――?] ˈstændɪŋ ɪn frənt əv ˈtrɛmbəlɪŋ vɔɪs wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl gərl wɪθ lɔŋ, pɪŋk hair――*―― ər soʊ ʃi əˈpɪrd, dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ˈpərsən ˌɪnˈsaɪd.. (ðə fæn ɑrt fər ðə ˈθəmˌneɪl ɪz baɪ ðə əˈmeɪzɪŋ @harusabin*!) nɛkst pɑrt
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translator: translationchicken
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editor: translationchicken
(thank you aaron, kizarat, roanz, vimal, chris, soriosh, nero, fox for helping me with proofreading on the live draft! <3)
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all rights belong to tappei nagatsuki, the original author of re:zero, this is a translation of the free japanese web novel into english
japanese web novel source: http://ncode.syosetu.com/n2267be/216/
previous chapter: https://translationchicken.com/2017/10/22/rezero-arc-4-chapter-49-loveloveloveloveloveloveyou-part-233/
arc 4
the everlasting covenant
chapter 50 [a distant roar]
billowing waves of shadows bearing pitch-black affection pressed towards subaru.
dangling against the trunk of a large tree, barely holding onto a branch, subaru had no means of escape. he glanced over to garfiel beside him, only to see that,
[subaru: garfiel!?]
garfiel let go of the branches, releasing himself into a freefall before landing on the ground. the shadow-infused surface rushed to pull at his feet, but garfiel, not minding it, swung down his arms as if to pierce into the ground, placing all four limbs in contact with the earth,
[garfiel: like hell am i waitin’ around t’get swallowed! wwwwrraaaahhh――!!]
roaring, garfiel flung up the arms he had stabbed into the ground.
and along with his motion, the shadowy surface of the earth heaved upwards like a table-flip of massive proportions―― rising to meet the dark, surging wave only inches away from engulfing them.
with clods of soil hurtling into the air alongside the sound of a violent crack, the upturned earth crashed into the shadow. but the impact against the supposedly massless shadow only lasted for an instant, before the storm of earth was swallowed just like the building before it.
the shadowy wave rose higher, its breadth widened, and its hue deepened. the more it swallowed the more vicious it grew―― but the maneuver had bought them just the smallest delay.
[garfiel: if y’don’t get yer ass down i’m leavin’ ya behind!]
[subaru: uuuoowa――!]
while gazing, dumbstruck, at the unfolding sight before him, a sudden impact knocked subaru off the branch, sending him plummeting to the ground. but just before he could crash into the earth, garfiel struck out his arm and nabbed him by the waist, bringing him to an abrupt stop. with his eyes rolled back, beginning to understand what happened,
[subaru: y-you didn’t have to kick me down!?]
[garfiel: yer bein’ too slow decidin’. i think that thing’s got a crush on ya. nevermind me, if y’get caught yer gettin’ swallowed up in a second]
still holding subaru in his grip, garfiel nudged his chin at the ever enlarging shadow with a feral grin. following his gaze to the root of the shadow―― subaru could see the faint outline of a person, singlemindedly reaching out its hand to him.
{???: i love you i love you i love you i love you i love you i love you i love you i love you i love you i love you i love you i love you i love you i love you i love you――}
despite the distance separating them, he could hear that murky voice as though it was being whispered into his ears.
defying the laws of physics, as if their distance meant nothing, the abnormality of this voice sickened him to the core.
watching that shadow directing its dark, immense passion towards him, unbearable disgust and revulsion surged up subaru’s chest.
it was the reason he could return by death, and in a sense, he was in its debt.
but it was impossible. it was impossible to accept it. biologically, and from his very soul, he was rejecting it.
in fact, he would rather jump into the mouth of the white whale than be embraced by that shadow.
[subaru: garfiel, what do we do……!]
[garfiel: backin’ off’s all we got! even that bastard roswaal be counted on here. ram ‘n granny…… and th’others didn’t stand a chance against that thing]
garfiel gnawed his fangs and ruefully growled under his breath.
unlike subaru, he had seen that shadow swallow ram and lewes with his own eyes. so it hard to imagine what he must be feeling.
but since subaru still harbored such hateful memories of garfiel, it only became all the more complicated to now see him in grief.
[subaru: ――――!]
if the writhing shadow could be compared to a giant palm, then its fingers suddenly lunged out towards subaru and garfiel. at the last second, gripping subaru tightly, garfiel back-stepped out of the way. by treading on ground that was less saturated by shadow, if he could just widen their distance from the heart of the shade, they should at least be able to avoid plummeting into the bog.
[subaru: even if we keep running, things won’t get any better…… what happened to your attacks?]
[garfiel: i break through th’shadow’s dress. might be a different story if i get a full-powered attack in, but make th’opportunity t’do it]
taking a large leap backwards, subaru and garfiel exchanged their thoughts while flying through the gaps between the trees. their speed should have easily left the shadow on the other side of the forest, but somehow, they just couldn’t seem to shake the darkness, slowly inching closer.
perhaps, this inescapable closeness was just the shadow’s authority. but that was not the only abnormality.
[garfiel: ……shit]
spitting, garfiel grunted in irritation.
his shoulders were heaving with ragged breathing. profuse amounts of sweat was emerging on his forehead, and every movement carried a sense of incongruity that subaru had never seen from him before.
it didn’t appear to be fatigue from carrying subaru’s weight.
seeing this, subaru furrowed his brows. and, noticing subaru’s reaction, [tch], garfiel clicked his tongue,
[garfiel: my body’s gettin’ unusually heavy. ――th’fuckin’ shadow’s sucking all the lifeforce around it]
[subaru: you mean the shadow beneath us!?]
panicking at garfiel’s answer, subaru squirmed himself away from the shadow even though his feet weren’t actually touching the ground―― shivering at the endless darkness covering over all the grass.
and only then, did the true threat of the shadow finally dawn on him.
[subaru: oy, no way――]
――the forest was falling.
the trees of the forest surrounding the sanctuary were tall, boasting a canopy thick enough to conceal the moon and stars. but now, the forest sky was filling clearly into his eyes.
it because the trees were cut down, or that the leaves were burned away. the rows of green treetops were still there, their leaves rustling in the wind.
――but the forest had fallen so low that subaru’s head would pop out if he jumped.
[subaru: the forest is sinking――!?]
[garfiel: same’ll happen t’ us if we don’t keep movin’. i’m guessin’ that thing gets more powerful the more it eats――!]
having spread to the ends of the sanctuary, the shadow’s power grew, and was now swallowing the entire forest into darkness.
front back left right, the shadow spanned as far as subaru’s eyes could see. even if they crossed the barrier or left the forest, there would still be no end to this despair.
subaru had been so distracted by the unprecedented development and the long-overdue appearance of the witch of envy that he had misjudged the threat his enemy posed.
this was the witch of envy――the one who once swallowed half the world, whose marks still gripped the present world in terror, the utmost of calamities.
[subaru: that thing won’t actually end up covering half the world, will it……?]
[garfiel: story goes that it swallowed countries whole. might wanna know that before shruggin’ it off]
garfiel sneered, confirming subaru’s fears.
the visible exhaustion on his face must be due to the witch’s influence, and as the rate of the shadow’s encroachment accelerated, the sensation of sinking into the earth grew stronger.
every step seemed to sink deeper than the last, and the effort behind each stride exponentially rose. the truth is, if garfiel was alone, he could probably escape――
[subaru: garfiel, that thing is after me. so……]
[garfiel: if yer fuckin’ tellin’ me t’drop ya, i’m gonna bite yer fingers off one by one, oy!]
being turned down before he could even voice his proposal, subaru fell silent. but, quickly shaking off his dejection, subaru resumed glaring into the side of garfiel’s sweat-drenched face,
[subaru: this the time to be saying that! we’re both going to be eaten like this! if i face that thing, i should at least be able to buy us some time. meanwhile you……]
[garfiel: i should run? or y’sayin’ i should go get that bastard roswaal? first thing that shadow did was head for the center of th’village…… th’villagers and refugees, ‘n roswaal…… all eaten already]
[subaru: ――gh. y-you’re absolutely sure?]
[garfiel: y’didn’t see, but the whole sanctuary was swallowed. long as they didn’t all go on a spontaneous moon-watchin’ trip into th’forest, i’m sure]
plainly conveying this, there was no emotion in garfiel’s words. in contrast to his usual over-emotional attitude, it only showed that he was telling the truth.
not just the defenseless refugees or the peaceful residents of the sanctuary, but even roswaal was eaten. if that was the case, then the situation was nothing short of hopeless.
for garfiel, who specializes in close quarter combat, the long-reaching attacks of the witch of envy could be said to be his worst matchup.
if only they had roswaal or ram here, perhaps they would still have stood a chance with a coordination of close and long-range attacks.
[subaru: but that just means without you, there’ll be no way left to oppose it……]
[garfiel: granny! ram! and everyone else! they’ve all already been eaten……!]
[subaru: ――――!]
[garfiel: on top of that, y’want me t’abandon you too? y’want me t’shame myself……? never, never, never gonna do that. fuckin’ “pararagurara’s scars don’t fade!” i ain’t gonna be satisfied ‘till i bash that thing up!!]
garfiel bared his fangs, barking. his expression was of boundless rage towards the shadow―― perhaps, there was something else as well, or was subaru just overthinking it?
having had everyone precious stolen from him, barks of rage couldn’t be the only thing dominating his heart―― if he, garfiel, was that kind of person,
[subaru: then why did you do that to everyone……]
why was he so cruel to tear the defiant villagers to pieces?
garfiel should know the pain of having someone taken from him, and know the anguish of loss. if he did, then he should be capable of empathy.
then why did he take his cruelty so far?
garfiel probably had no idea what subaru’s wrenched out question was asking.
he only wordlessly tightened his grip on subaru, showing no intention of letting him go. he ran, same as before, or rather, as the encroaching shadow accelerated, garfiel was putting more and more force into his steps to escape, leaping forward, and forward, flying out of the sinking forest.
torn between garfiel’s obstinance and the threat behind them, the sudden expansion of his visual field made subaru lift his face in surprise.
shooting out of the sinking forest, the two flew out into a clearing. at last, it was an area where the shadow’s influence was still weak. he could see naked earth, and short, stunted flowers, but, most shocking of all,
[subaru: ――eh!?]
the moment it entered his eyes, subaru’s body was tossed onto the turf.
grunting in shock as he rolled on the ground, he clutched the soil to stop himself, then shook his head. but, more than the desire to express his indignation at being thrown, was the need to ask about what he was seeing. that is,
[subaru: why is lewes-san here――?]
standing in front of subaru’s trembling voice was a little girl with long, pink hair―― or so she appeared, despite the ancient person inside. lewes.
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(the fan art for the thumbnail is by the amazing @harusabin!)
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ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə kən bi wən əv ðə moʊst ɪgˈzɪlərˌeɪtɪŋ ʤɑbz ɔn ərθ. ər wən əv ðə moʊst dɪˈprɛsɪŋ. oʊɪŋ tɪ ˈdɪstəns ənd ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɔntu ənd ɔf əv ðə ˈkɑntənənt, moʊst ˈpipəl hu goʊ spɛnd mənθs ðɛr. ðə ˈbjuti ənd ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən boʊθ ˌɪnˈspaɪrz ənd ˈkrəʃɪz. soʊ tɪ steɪ seɪn, ˈmɛni ˈsaɪəntɪsts, tɛkˈnɪʃənz, kʊks ənd ˈdraɪvərz æt ðə meɪn ˈjuˈɛs ˈsteɪʃən ənd ðə saʊθ ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈlubrəkənt əv ˈælkəˌhɑl tɪ decompress*. bət ɛz ðə ˈɔstrəl ˈsəmər ˈrisərʧ ˈsizən gɪts ˌəndərˈweɪ ðɪs mənθ, ə nu ˈmænˌdeɪt frəm ˈwɔʃɪŋtən meɪ ˈdæmpən ðə ˈspɪrɪts əv ðə æˈnɑrtɪk kəmˈjunɪti. ənd tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ɪt, ðə ˈnæʃənəl saɪəns faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ tɪ ðə draɪəst, ˈkoʊldəst, ˈwɪrdəst ˈkɑntənənt. wət ˈhæpənd: læst jɪr ðə ˈɔfəs əv ðə ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl kənˈdəktəd ə hɛlθ ənd ˈseɪfti ˈɔdɪt əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈbeɪsɪz. hæd ə waɪd riˈmɪt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈdɪsəplən, ˈtreɪnɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɑrʃəlz hu pəˈlis ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə, ənd ˈivɪn ˈfɪgjərɪŋ aʊt haʊ tɪ dil wɪθ ə paɪl əv ɪkˈspaɪrd prəˈskrɪpʃən ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz æt məkˈmərdoʊ. ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈsplɔrd ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈjuzɪŋ tɪ tɛl ɪf ˌpərsəˈnɛl ər fɪt tɪ wərk. əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə toʊld ˈɑdətərz ðət ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ həz kriˈeɪtɪd bɪˈheɪvjər ðət həz lɛd tɪ faɪts, ˌɪnˈdisənt ɪkˈspoʊʒər, ənd ɪmˈplɔɪiz ərˈaɪvɪŋ tɪ wərk ˈəndər ðə influence.”*.” bət ðə ril ˈprɑbləm simd tɪ bi ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈkəlʧər klæʃ bɪtˈwin ˈsaɪəntɪsts ɪn ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə (““beakers,”*,” ɛz noʊn daʊn ðɛr) ənd ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈwərkərz. ðə dɪˈvaɪd bɪtˈwin ðə ˈsaɪəntɪsts ənd ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈwərkərz ɪz ə wən. ðeɪ tɛnd tɪ it, drɪŋk, ənd ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪz ˈsɛpərətli, ʤɪst laɪk ˈɔfɪsərz ənd ˌɛnˈlɪstɪd ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. ə ˈvɛri bɪg ˈkəlʧərəl splɪt ɪn antarctica,”*,” sɪz ˈfɪlɪp ˈbrɔtən, hu ˈwɪntərd ˈoʊvər æt ðə oʊld saʊθ poʊl ˈsteɪʃən bæk ɪn 2003 ˈbrɔtən sərvd drɪŋks ɛz ə ˈbɑrˌtɛndər tɪ boʊθ grups wɪn hi ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə tɛkˈnɪʃən ɔn ðə saʊθ poʊl ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈtɛləˌskoʊps. hæv ə ˈlaɪsəns tɪ kill,”*,” ˈbrɔtən sɪz. ɪz ˈlɪtəl ˈkɑnsəkwəns fər wət ðeɪ du daʊn there.”*.” ənd ˌɪnˈdid, ðə ˈɑdətərz faʊnd ðət ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈɔfən gɪt əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə rulz mɔr ðən ðə ˈkɑnˌtræktərz hu kip ðə ˈbeɪsɪz ˈrənɪŋ. ˈdʊrɪŋ ə saɪt ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ðə saʊθ poʊl, ˈɑdətərz faʊnd ə ˈrisərʧər bruɪŋ hɪz oʊn bɪr ɪn wən əv ðə saɪəns læbz. ə vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv rulz, ðoʊ tru ðət ðə saʊθ poʊl ˈsteɪʃən həz ə smɔl ˈʤɛnərəl stɔr wɛr ˈɛniˌwən kən baɪ ə ˈsɪkˌspæk fər 6 ər 7 ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈhɑrdər stəf, ənd teɪk ɪt tɪ ə smɔl laʊnʤ ɪn wən əv ðə sərˈvaɪvəl pɑdz. ənd məkˈmərdoʊ, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsɛtəlmənt ɔn ðə ˈkɑntənənt, həz θri bɑrz. bət ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ɔn ðə ʤɑb ər ˈdʊrɪŋ wərk aʊərz ɪz ə bɪg no-no*. ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪˈligəl tɪ dɪˈstɪl ər bru ˈɛni ˈspɪrɪts ɔn ðə beɪs. ðə ˈɑdətərz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət waɪl ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈrisərʧər wɛnt hoʊm, hi kɛpt hɪz ʤɑb. ə ˈsɪmələr əˈfɛns baɪ ə ˈkɑnˌtræktər, ðə rɪˈpɔrt səˈʤɛstɪd, meɪ hæv lɛd tɪ ðət ˈpərsən ˈgɪtɪŋ faɪərd. wʊd hɛlp? ˈmænɪʤərz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən seɪ stɪl ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈwɛðər ˈʃɪpɪŋ ə fju tɪ məkˈmərdoʊ (wɪʧ ˈhaʊsɪz əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈbɪzi ˈsəmər ˈsizən) ər ðə sˈmɔlər saʊθ poʊl ˈsteɪʃən 150 stæf ənd ˈsaɪəntɪsts) ɪz ə gʊd aɪˈdiə, ər ˈivɪn ˈligəl. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt oʊnz ənd ˈɑpərˌeɪts ˈbeɪsɪz ðɛr, ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə ˈjuˈɛs ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. hu wʊd ədˈmɪnɪstər ðə tɛsts? wɛr wʊd ˈpipəl ˈʧælənʤ ðə ˈɔrdər, ər ðə rɪˈzəlts? ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə hæv ˈɛni ˈkɔrˌtrumz ər, ˈθæŋkfəli, ˈmɛni ˈlɔjərz. ˈivɪn saɪəns ˌɪtˈsɛlf əˈgɛnst. saʊθ poʊl ˈsteɪʃən ɪz æt ən ˈæltəˌtud əv əˈtɑp ə haɪ plæˈtoʊ. ðət meɪks ðə dɪˈvaɪs ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈkæləˌbreɪt. tərmz əv ˈmitɪŋ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt, ðɛr ɪz ə kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˈligəl ˈɑrgjəmənt tɪ bi meɪd ðət 'ju meɪk mi du sɪz. əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ðeɪ ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ rɪˈdus ˈprɑbləmz, ənd ðət θɪŋz ɛz daɪər ɛz ðə rɪˈpɔrt meɪks aʊt. mɪˈskɑndəkt ɪz nɑt ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənətli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd æt ðə æˈnɑrtɪk stations,”*,” sɪz ˈspoʊksmən ˈpitər wɛst ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. bət ðə fækt ɪz, ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ kʊd kɔz ˈsɪriəs ˈprɑbləmz. ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə ɪz æt ə ˈmɪnəməm ˈsɛvərəl aʊərz əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈkloʊsəst ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˈmɛdɪkəl kɛr ɪn nu ˈzilənd. soʊ, jɛs, ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈwərkɪŋ aʊərz ənd nɑt ˈæftərwərdz æt ðə laɪk ˈɛni bɪg ˈkəmpəˌni ər ˈɔfəs. ɪkˈsɛpt ðət ɪz maɪəlz əˈweɪ. stɪl, ðət minz ə ˈʤəʤmənt ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ˈkipɪŋ ðə beɪs seɪf wɪn ˈsəmˌwən həz ə fju tu ˈmɛni ənd klaɪmz ɔn ə aɪs ˈtræktər. ə faɪn laɪn bɪˈkəz ju hæv tɪ lɛt ˈpipəl du ðɛr oʊn θɪŋ ənd bi responsible,”*,” sɛd wən ˈwərkər, hu sɪz hi plænz ɔn rɪˈtərnɪŋ ənd dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ juz hɪz neɪm. saʊθ poʊl ɪz səʧ ə smɔl kəmˈjunɪti, ˈoʊnli wən ˈpərsən fər iʧ job.”*.”
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working in antarctica can be one of the most exhilarating jobs on earth. or one of the most depressing. owing to distance and the difficulty of getting onto and off of the continent, most people who go spend months there. the beauty and isolation both inspires and crushes. so to stay sane, many scientists, technicians, cooks and drivers at the main us bases—mcmurdo station and the south pole—employ the social lubricant of alcohol to decompress.
but as the austral summer research season gets underway this month, a new teetotaling mandate from washington may dampen the spirits of the tight-knit antarctic community. and to enforce it, the national science foundation is thinking about deploying breathalyzers to the driest, coldest, weirdest continent.
here’s what happened: last year the office of the inspector general conducted a health and safety audit of us bases. oig had a wide remit, including discipline, training the us marshals who police antarctica, and even figuring out how to deal with a pile of expired prescription medications at mcmurdo. the report also explored the idea of using breathalyzers to tell if personnel are fit to work.
nsf officials in antarctica told auditors that drinking has created “unpredictable behavior that has led to fights, indecent exposure, and employees arriving to work under the influence.” but the real problem seemed to be an ongoing culture clash between scientists in antarctica (“beakers,” as known down there) and contract workers.
the divide between the scientists and the contract workers is a long-standing one. they tend to eat, drink, and socialize separately, just like officers and enlisted in the military. “there’s a very big cultural split in antarctica,” says philip broughton, who wintered over at the old dome-covered south pole station back in 2003. broughton served drinks as a bartender to both groups when he wasn’t working as a technician on the south pole radio telescopes. “the beakers have a license to kill,” broughton says. “there is little consequence for what they do down there.”
and indeed, the auditors found that scientists often get away with breaking the rules more than the contractors who keep the bases running. during a site visit to the south pole, auditors found a researcher brewing his own beer in one of the science labs. a violation of rules, though true that the south pole station has a small general store where anyone can buy a six-pack for $6 or $7, as well as the harder stuff, and take it to a small byob lounge in one of the base’s fire-proof survival pods. and mcmurdo, the largest settlement on the continent, has three bars.
but drinking on the job or during work hours is a big no-no. also illegal to distill or brew any spirits on the base. the auditors pointed out that while the university researcher went home, he kept his job. a similar offense by a contractor, the report suggested, may have led to that person getting fired.
would breathalyzers help?
nsf managers in washington say still looking at whether shipping a few breathalyzers to mcmurdo (which houses about 1,000 people during the busy summer season) or the smaller scott-admundsen south pole station (150 staff and scientists) is a good idea, or even legal. even though the us government owns and operates bases there, antarctica us territory. who would administer the tests? where would people challenge the order, or the results? antarctica doesn’t have any courtrooms or, thankfully, many lawyers.
even science itself conspires against breathalyzers. south pole station is at an altitude of 10,000, atop a high plateau. that makes the device difficult to calibrate. “in terms of meeting requirements for the contract, there is a convincing legal argument to be made that 'you make me do this,'"broughton says.
nsf officials say they just want to reduce alcohol-related problems, and that things aren’t as dire as the report makes out. “alcohol-related misconduct is not disproportionately represented at the antarctic stations,” says usap/nsf spokesman peter west in a statement. but the fact is, out-of-hand drinking could cause serious problems. antarctica is at a minimum several hours away from the closest comprehensive medical care in new zealand. so, yes, the problem is drinking during working hours and not afterwards at the bar—just like any big company or office. except that hr is 10,000 miles away.
still, that means a supervisor’s judgment is the only thing keeping the base safe when someone has a few too many and climbs on a fourteen-ton ice tractor. “it’s a fine line because you have to let people do their own thing and be responsible,” said one worker, who says he plans on returning and declined to use his name. “the south pole is such a small community, only one person for each job.”
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[θæŋks tɪ səm ˈpipəl ɔn ˈtəmblər, əˈspɛʃəli prophecyformula*, fər hɛlp ənd səˈʤɛsʧənz.] ən oʊld philosophers’*’ seɪɪŋ trəst ðoʊz hu sik ðə truθ, dɪˈstrəst ðoʊz hu seɪ faʊnd ɪt. ðə sɪˈkaɪətri ˈvərʒən əv ðɪs goʊz ðoʊz hu sik ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈəndərˌpɪnɪŋz fər ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs, dɪˈstrəst ðoʊz hu seɪ faʊnd them.”*.” ɛt æl 2015 seɪ faʊnd ðɛm. ðɛr ˈpeɪpər dɪˈskraɪbz ə ˈprɔˌsɛs baɪ wɪʧ ðeɪ ˈhənɪd fər ɪn ðɪs keɪs ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ʤin ɪkˈsprɛʃən ðət prɪˈdɪkt ˈsuɪˌsaɪd rɪsk əˈməŋ ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˈpeɪʃənz. ðeɪ tɛst ˈvɛriəs grups əv ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˈpeɪʃənz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ poʊstˈmɔrtɛm ˈtɪʃu frəm ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈvɪktɪmz) tɪ faɪnd səm ˈplɔzəbəl ʤinz. ðɛn ðeɪ juz ðoʊz ʤinz tɪ prɪˈdɪkt ɪn tu ˈkoʊhɔrts əv əˈbaʊt 100 ˈpeɪʃənz iʧ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈpipəl wɪθ dɪˈprɛʃən, ˌskɪtsəˈfriniə, dɪˈsɔrdər, ənd baɪˈpoʊlər dɪˈsɔrdər. ðeɪ əraɪv æt ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv 92 ðət biɪŋ ðə ˈɛriə ˈəndər ðə kərv ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti ˈvərsəz. ˌspɛsəˈfɪsəti, ə ˈkɑmən ˈmɛʒər əv ðə ˈækjərəsi wɪθ wɪʧ ðeɪ kən dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ ˈpipəl hu wɪl ˈvərsəz. bi ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ðə saɪəns prɛs, ʃoʊɪŋ ðə ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm ənd rɪˈstreɪnt fər wɪʧ ðeɪ ər ˈfeɪməs, ʤəmp ɔn bɔrd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. ə nu bləd tɛst kən prɪˈdɪkt ˈwɛðər ə ˈpeɪʃənt wɪl hæv ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl θɔts wɪθ mɔr ðən 90 ˈækjərəsi, sɪz ˈpɑpjələr saɪəns. nu bləd tɛst prɪˈdɪkts fˈjuʧər ˈsuɪˌsaɪd əˈtɛmpts, sɪz pbs*. ðɛr ɪz ə prəˈsiʤər fər ðɪs sɔrt əv θɪŋ. ðə prəˈsiʤər ɪz ðət ðə rɛst əv ˈjuˈɛs sɪt bæk ənd kˈwaɪətli weɪt fər ʤeɪmz kɔɪn, ˈɔθər əv haʊ tɪ krɪˈtik kleɪmz fər ə bləd tɛst fər dɪˈprɛʃən, tɪ tɛl ˈjuˈɛs ɪgˈzæktli waɪ ɪt ɪz rɔŋ. bət bɪn ˈoʊvər ə wik naʊ ənd ðɪs ˈhæpənd ənd ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ˈwəri əsˈlip ɔn ðə ʤɑb. soʊ ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðɪs ɪz ˈsəmˈwət ˈaʊtˈsaɪd maɪ ˈɛriə əv ˌɛkspərˈtiz, lɛt mi dɪˈskəs ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈfæktərz ðət kənˈsərn mi əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈstədi. ðə 92 ˈækjərəsi kleɪm ɪz fər ðə authors’*’ ˈmɑdəl, kɔld, wɪʧ kəmˈbaɪnz 11 ənd tu ˈklɪnɪkəl priˈdɪkʃən ˈɪnstrəmənts. ə ˈklɪnɪkəl priˈdɪkʃən ˈɪnstrəmənt ɪz ə tɛst wɪʧ æsks kˈwɛsʧənz laɪk dɪˈprɛst ər ju ˈfilɪŋ raɪt now?”*?” ər ˈmɛni taɪmz hæv ju əˈtɛmptəd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd before?”*?”. baɪ kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ðə prɪˈdɪktɪv paʊər əv ðə ˈilɛvən ʤinz ənd tu ˈɪnstrəmənts, ðeɪ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ riʧ ðə 92 ˈnəmbər ˌædvərˈtaɪzd ɪn ðə ˈæbˌstrækt. ɪt maɪt əˈkər tɪ ju tɪ æsk ““wait*, ə tɛst ɪn wɪʧ ju kən ʤɪst æsk ˈpipəl ɪf dɪˈprɛst ənd heɪt ðɛr laɪf saʊnz ə lɔt ˈiziər ðən ðɪs θɪŋ. ər wi ʃʊr ðət nɑt ʤɪst ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔl əv ðɛr prɪˈdɪktɪv paʊər frəm there?”*?” ðə ˈænsər ɪz: noʊ, nɑt ʃʊr æt ɔl, ənd ɛz fɑr ɛz aɪ kən tɛl ðə ˈstədi goʊz tɪ greɪt peɪnz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk ɪt hɑrd tɪ tɛl tɪ wət dɪˈgri ðeɪ ər duɪŋ ðɪs. kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈwɪzdəm sɪz ðət ˈklɪnɪkəl ˈɪnstrəmənts fər prɪˈdɪktɪŋ kən əˈteɪn əv tɪ ðɪs ɪz moʊst əv ðə weɪ tɪ ðə ʃoʊn ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstədi, bət nɑt kwaɪt ɛz haɪ. bət ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstədi kəmˈbaɪnz tu ˈdɪfərənt ˈklɪnɪkəl priˈdɪkʃən ˈɪnstrəmənts. ɪn kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ skeɪlz tɪ əˈsɛs ˈsuɪˌsaɪd rɪsk, ə ˈspænɪʃ tim kəmˈbaɪnz ə fju ˈdɪfərənt ˈklɪnɪkəl priˈdɪkʃən ˈɪnstrəmənts tɪ gɪt ən ɪf ju lʊk ˈrɪli ˈkloʊsli æt ɛt bɪg rɪˈzəlts ˈteɪbəl, ju faɪnd ðət iʧ əv ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl priˈdɪkʃən ˈɪnstrəmənts ðeɪ juz dɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz wɛl ənd ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz ˈbɛtər ðən ðɛr ˈmɑdəl ɛz ə hoʊl. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wɪn prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ˌaɪdiˈeɪʃən ɪn ɔl ˈpeɪʃənz, ðə ˈɪnstrəmənt həz ən əv kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər wɪn prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ˌhɑspɪtələˈzeɪʃənz ɪn dɪˈprɛst ˈpeɪʃənz, ðə həz ən əv kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər hir ðə ər ʤɪst ˈædɪŋ nɔɪz! ər ðə ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈmɑdəl ˈaʊtpərˈfɔrmz ðə ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ðə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli hɛlp? wi hæv noʊ weɪ əv noʊɪŋ. ðɛr ər tu ˈklɪnɪkəl priˈdɪkʃən ˈɪnstrəmənts, ðə ənd ðə sæs. kəmˈbaɪnd, ðeɪ ʃʊd ˈaʊtpərˌfɔrm ˈiðər wən əˈloʊn. soʊ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɔn ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ˌaɪdiˈeɪʃən əˈməŋ ɔl ˈpeɪʃənz, ðə sæs həz ən əv ðə həz ən əv ənd ðə ˈmɑdəl ɛz ə hoʊl (boʊθ ˈɪnstrəmənts kəmˈbaɪnd 11) həz ən əv ɪf wi ʤɪst kəmˈbaɪnd ðə ənd sæs, ənd θru aʊt ðə, wʊd wi du ˈbɛtər ər wərs ðən aɪ noʊ ənd ðeɪ tɛl ˈjuˈɛs. wɪn ɔl duɪŋ ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈmɑdəl, ðə meɪ bi ˈhɛlpɪŋ, ˈhərtɪŋ, ər ˈtoʊtəli ˌɪˈrɛləvənt. soʊ wət ɪf wi θroʊ aʊt ðə ˈklɪnɪkəl priˈdɪkʃən ˈɪnstrəmənts ənd ʤɪst lʊk æt ðə? ðə ˈɔθərz juz ðɛr ˈpænəl əv fər fɔr ˈdɪfərənt kənˈdɪʃənz: dɪˈprɛʃən, baɪˈpoʊlər, ˌskɪtsəˈfriniə, ənd. ənd ðeɪ hæv tu ˈdɪfərənt ˈaʊtˌkəmz: ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ˌaɪdiˈeɪʃən əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə tɛst əv səʧ, ənd ˈækʧəwəl ˌhɑspɪtələˈzeɪʃən fər ˈsuɪˌsaɪd. ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 4 ɛks 2 8 tɛsts ðət kənˈdəktɪŋ. əv ðiz eɪt ˈdɪfərənt tɛsts, ðə ˈpænəl əv ˈteɪkən təˈgɛðər kəm bæk ˌɪnsɪgnˈjɪfɪkənt ɔn ˈsɛvən əv ðɛm. ənd səʧ ə θɪŋ ɛz təˈwɔrdz significance”*”, bət ðɪs ɪt. hir, gɪv p-values*: depression/ideation*: pi depression/hospitalization*: pi schizoaffective/ideation*: pi schizoaffective/hospitalization*: pi schizophrenia/ideation*: pi schizophrenia/hospitalization*: pi bipolar/hospitalization*: pi ðə ˈoʊnli tɛst əv ðə eɪt ðət kəmz aʊt sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ɪz bipolar/ideation*, wɛr pi ðɪs ɪz faɪn (wɛl, faɪn ɪf səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi kərˈɛkʃən, wɪʧ aɪ bi ʃʊr əv frəm ðə ˈpeɪpər). bət aɪ ˈnoʊtɪs θri θɪŋz. ˈnəmbər wən, ðɛr wər ˈoʊnli 29 ˈpipəl ɪn ðɪs grup. ˈnəmbər tu, səm əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈlʊkɪŋ ʤinz fər ðə ˌaɪdiˈeɪʃən kənˈdɪʃən wər ˈwərθləs fər ðə ˌhɑspɪtələˈzeɪʃən kənˈdɪʃən. wɪʧ gɑt pi fər ðə ˌaɪdiˈeɪʃən kənˈdɪʃən, gɑt pi fər ðə ˈsɛkənd kənˈdɪʃən ənd ˈæˌkʧuəli hæd ˈnɛgətɪv prɪˈdɪktɪv ˈvælju. ənd θərd, səm əv ðə ʤinz ðət bɛst prɪˈdɪktɪd baɪˈpoʊlər ɪn ðə ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən ˈdætə hæd noʊ prɪˈdɪktɪv ˈvælju fər baɪˈpoʊlər æt ɔl ɪn ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈdætə, ənd wər ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz ðeɪ prɪˈdɪktɪd ˈmeɪʤər dɪˈprɛsɪv dɪˈsɔrdər əˈloʊn. ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðə ˈifɛkts ʤəmp əˈkrɔs ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsiz ənd feɪl tɪ ˈkɛri ˈoʊvər ˈɪntu ˈivɪn ə sˈlaɪtli ˈdɪfərənt ˈmɛθəd əv əˈsɛsɪŋ, ðɪs lʊks ə lɔt lɛs laɪk ə ril ˈfaɪndɪŋ ənd ə lɔt mɔr laɪk ə stəˈtɪstɪkəl blɪp. ˈfaɪnəli, noʊt ðət ˈivɪn ɪn baɪˈpoʊlər ˌaɪdiˈeɪʃən, ðɛr wən əˈpɛrənt səkˈsɛs, ðə ˈoʊnli gɑt ən əv loʊər ðən ˈiðər ˈklɪnɪkəl prɪˈdɪktɪv ˈɪnstrəmənt. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈrizən ðɛr ˈmɑdəl dɪd ˈbɛtər wɑz bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈædɪd ɔn ðə ˈklɪnɪkəl prɪˈdɪktɪv ˈɪnstrəmənts ðɛmˈsɛlvz. soʊ hir ɪt lʊks laɪk ˈsɛvən aʊt əv ðɛr eɪt tɛsts feɪld ˈmɪzərəbli, wən əv ðɛm səkˈsidɪd ɪn ə ˈvɛri səˈspɪʃəs weɪ, ənd ðeɪ ˈkəvərd ˈoʊvər ðɪs baɪ kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ðə ˈdætə wɪθ ðə ˈklɪnɪkəl prɪˈdɪktɪv ˈɪnstrəmənts wɪʧ ˈɔlˌweɪz wərkt ˈvɛri wɛl. ðɛn ˈɛvriˌwən ˌɪnˈtərprətəd ðɪs ɛz ðə ˈsɛksi ənd ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ rɪˈzəlt work!”*!” ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈbɔrɪŋ rɪˈzəlt feɪl, bət ɪf ju juz ˈəðər stəf ˌɪnˈstɛd stɪl bi okay.”*.” ðə ˈæbsəˌlut ˈstrɔŋgəst kənˈkluʒən ju kən drɔ frəm ðɪs ˈstədi ɪz meɪ prɪˈdɪkt rɪsk əv ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ˌaɪdiˈeɪʃən ɪn baɪˈpoʊlər dɪˈsɔrdər wɪθ ən əv ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈɛvriˌwən θɪŋks prɪˈdɪkt ənd ˌhɑspɪtələˈzeɪʃən ɪn ə sɛt əv fɔr ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈsɔrdərz wɪθ əv wɪʧ ɪz weɪ bɪɔnd wət ðə ˈɛvədəns kən səˈpɔrt. ii*. soʊ məʧ fər ðət. naʊ lɛt mi ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ ɪt ˈmætər məʧ ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ wər raɪt. ɪz ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv tu stəˈtɪstɪks kɔld ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti ənd ˌspɛsəˈfɪsəti. ə ˈlɪtəl ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd, bət ɪf wi əˈsum ɪt minz ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti ənd ˌspɛsəˈfɪsəti ər boʊθ 92 wi bi fɑr ɔf. ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti ɪz ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti ðət ə ˈrændəmli ˈʧoʊzən ˈpɑzətɪv keɪs ɪn fækt tɛsts ˈpɑzətɪv. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ɪt minz ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti ðət, ɪf ˈsəmˌwən ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl, ðə ˈmɑdəl flægz ðɛm ɛz haɪ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd rɪsk. ˌspɛsəˈfɪsəti ɪz ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti ðət ə ˈrændəmli ˈʧoʊzən ˈnɛgətɪv keɪs ɪn fækt tɛsts ˈnɛgətɪv. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ɪt minz ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti ðət, ɪf ˈsəmˌwən ɪz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl, ðə ˈmɑdəl flægz ðɛm ɛz loʊ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd rɪsk. ɪn ðɪs ˈstədi ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, əˈbaʊt əv ðɛr ˈpeɪʃənz ər ˈhɑspɪtəˌlaɪzd fər iʧ jɪr. soʊ səˈpoʊz ju gɑt ə ˈmɪljən dɪˈprɛst ˈpipəl ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðiz. wʊd əˈtɛmpt ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ðət jɪr, ənd. naʊ, səˈpoʊz ju geɪv jʊr ˈmɪljən dɪˈprɛst ˈpipəl ðɪs tɛst wɪθ ə 92 ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti ənd ˌspɛsəˈfɪsəti. əv ðə ˈpipəl, 92 wɪl bi kərˈɛktli ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ɛz. 8 wɪl bi mɪˈsteɪkənli ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ɛz ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl. əv ðə ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ˈpipəl, 92 wɪl bi kərˈɛktli ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ɛz ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl. 8 wɪl bi mɪˈsteɪkənli ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ɛz. bət ðɪs minz ðət əv ðə ˈpipəl ðə tɛst sɪz ər ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl, ˈoʊnli lɛs ðən hæf ˈæˌkʧuəli wɪl bi! soʊ wɪn ˈpipəl seɪ hæv ə bləd tɛst tɪ ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs wɪθ 92 accuracy!”*!”, ˈivɪn ɪf tru, wət ðeɪ min ɪz ðət ðeɪ hæv ə bləd tɛst wɪʧ, ɪf ɪt kəmz bæk ˈpɑzətɪv, stɪl lɛs ðən ɑdz ðə ˈpərsən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪz ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl. ˌoʊˈkeɪ. seɪ ə səˈkaɪətrəst. ə 48 ʧæns jʊr ˈpeɪʃənt ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ɪn ðə nɛkst jɪr. wət ər ju goʊɪŋ tɪ du? kəˈmɪt hər tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl? aɪ ʃʊr hoʊp nɑt. æsk hər səm kˈwɛsʧənz, meɪk ʃʊr duɪŋ ˌoʊˈkeɪ, wɔʧ hər kaɪnd əv ˈkloʊsli? ə səˈkaɪətrəst ənd jʊr dɪˈprɛst ˈpeɪʃənt, ju wʊd hæv bɪn duɪŋ ðət ˈɛniˌweɪ. ðɪs bləd tɛst ɪz nɑt ˈrɪli ˈækʃənəbəl. ənd ðɛn rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ðɪs ðə bləd tɛst wi hæv. wi hæv səm ˈklɪnɪkəl priˈdɪkʃən ˈɪnstrəmənts ðət du ðɪs, ənd wi hæv ə bləd tɛst wɪʧ ˈmeɪbi, ɪf ju ər ˈvɛri ˈtrəstɪŋ, ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsiz ɪn baɪˈpoʊlər dɪˈsɔrdər wɪθ 75 ˈækjərəsi. æt 75 ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti ənd ˌspɛsəˈfɪsəti, ˈoʊnli tˈwɛnti pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈpipəl hu tɛst ˈpɑzətɪv wɪl bi ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl. soʊ wət? ðɛr wɪl ˈnɛvər bi ə bləd tɛst fər ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ðət wərks 100 bɪˈkəz ˈsuɪˌsaɪd 100 ɪn ðə bləd. aɪ æm ðə moʊst ˈpərsən ju noʊ (ənˈlɛs ju noʊ jayman*), aɪ æm ˈhæpi tɪ əˈgri wɪθ ˈmɑrtɪn ənd ðət ðət ðə əv ˈlərnɪŋ ˈlætən ɪz 26 ənd ðə əv ʤæz ɪz 45 ənd soʊ ɔn, bət ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl. ˈmeɪbi ˈpipəl nid səm kaɪnd əv ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌpridɪspəˈzɪʃən tɪ kənˈsɪdər ˈsuɪˌsaɪd. bət ˈwɛðər ðeɪ goʊ əˈhɛd wɪθ ɪt ər nɑt dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ˈwɛðər ðeɪ hæv ə gʊd ər bæd deɪ, ˈwɛðər ðɛr ˈpɑrtnər breɪks əp wɪθ ðɛm, ˈwɛðər ə frɛnd hænz ðɛm ə bɪr ənd ðeɪ gɪt ˈrɪli drəŋk, ɛt ˈsɛtərə. ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔl əv ðɪs ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt, ˈrɪli ənˈlaɪkli ðət ə bləd tɛst wɪl ˈɛvər gɪt ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ənd spɪˈsɪfɪk ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðiz ˈhərdəlz. wi ʃʊd kənˈtɪnju ˈrisərʧ ɔn ðə ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈəndərˌpɪnɪŋz əv dɪˈprɛʃən ənd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd, boʊθ fər ðə seɪk əv ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd bɪˈkəz ɪt maɪt lɛd tɪ ˈbɛtər ˈtritmənts. bət ˈhævɪŋ bləd tɛst fər suicide”*” bi ˈvɛri ˈjusfəl, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt wərks.
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