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seven years ago, disney released enchanted, which was nominated for an oscar and a golden globes award. today, according to deadline, disney has signed off on a sequel to the popular princess adventure. j. david stem and david n. weiss have been hired to write the movie, which will be their first joint project since are we there yet? and daddy day camp.
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anne fletcher's name has also been tied to the project. there is no word yet as to which of the original cast members will make an appearance.
enchanted is a live-action musical which follows giselle from her fairy tale world to new york city. along her jouney to find her way back home, she meets some new friends, breaks out into song, and discovers a few things about herself. amy adams stars as giselle. the cast also includes patrick dempsey, james marsden, timothy spall, idina menzel, rachel covey, and susan sarandon.
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screenshots* frəm ˈbrɔdˌkæst. ˈdɑnəld trəmp θæŋkt ðə ˈpipəl əv ðə wərld ɪn hɪz ˌɪˈnɔgərəl spiʧ, vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn məst hæv θɔt tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf, ər, ɛz hi riˈkæpt ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən ɔn ˈflægˌʃɪp ʃoʊ nedeli.”*.” ɪn ə ˈkəntri wɛr ˈʤərnəlɪsts hæv ˈlɪtəl ər noʊ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, ˈwikli ʃoʊ ɪz ə fər ˈrəʃənz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn ɪz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ˈkluləs aʊtˈsaɪdərz ər ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ juz ðə ʃoʊ ɛz ə bərˈɑmɪtər əv ðə mud. ðɪs ˈsənˌdi, ðə mud wɑz gʊd ɛz, ðə hoʊst ənd ə ˈsæŋkʃənd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl baɪ ðə eu*, spɛnt tu aʊərz ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ tɪ ˈmɪljənz əˈkrɔs ˈrəʃə waɪ əˈsɛnt ɪz geɪn ənd ɪts enemies’*’ lɔs. fər jɪrz həz lɛd ˈrəʃən ˈɛfərt tɪ spɛl aʊt tɪ ˈrəʃənz ðə ˈfeɪljərz əv ˈwɛstərn dɪˈmɑkrəsiz ənd ɪkˈstoʊl əˈkɑmplɪʃmənts. mɔr ˈrisəntli, hɪz ˈfoʊkɪs həz bɪn ˈnɛroʊd tɪ ˈrutɪŋ fər ˈvɪktəri ənd dɪˈbəŋkɪŋ ˈwɛstərn lies”*” əˈgɛnst ðə nu juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt. ˌʤubəˈleɪʃən ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ʃoʊ. ðɛr wɑz ən ɛr əv ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən tɪ ˈrəʃən ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən ˈkəvərɪʤ. ɔn ˈrɔsiə lɪv ˈkəvərɪʤ, əˈlɛkˌseɪ pushkov*, hɛd əv ˈfɔrən əˈfɛrz kəˈmɪti, sɛd ðət ˈrəʃə həz ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən war”*” boʊθ ˈgloʊbəli ənd ɔn juz. sɔɪl ɛz ɪt səkˈsɛsfəli tæpt ˈɪntu ðə dɪskənˈtɛnt əv ˈmɪljənz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz. ɛz əˈnəðər nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛt pʊt ɪt, ðə ˈfeɪdɪd ʤɪst ɛz ðə ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər ˈkɛriɪŋ ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈweɪ frəm ðə waɪt haʊs ˈɪntu ðə ˈglumi skies”*” ˈoʊvər ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*. ə laɪn frəm spiʧ ðət hi tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz ɑr weɪ əv laɪf ɔn anyone”*” wɑz ˈleɪtər lupt ɪn ðə ˈrəʃən nuz. ðə tɛkst ɔn ðə skrin bɪˈhaɪnd ˌɪntrəˈdusɪz ˈsɛnətər ʤɑn məˈkeɪn ɛz ˈpaɪlət mccain.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrəʃən ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, əˈθɛnɪk ˌmæskjəˈlɪnəti ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˈrizən waɪ trəmp ənd ˈputɪn klɪk. trəmp ɪz ““muzhik,”*,” sɛd, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə wərld fər ə man”*” ɪn ˈrəʃən, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ ðət ðə nu waɪt haʊs ˈwɛbˌsaɪt noʊ ˈlɔŋgər həz ə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd raɪts peɪʤ. ðɛn kənˈtræstəd ðə man”*” trəmp tɪ juz. ˈsɛnətər ʤɑn məˈkeɪn, hum hi dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ““senile”*” ənd ““old.”*.” ðə ʃoʊ hæd sɛnt ə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt tɪ viˌɛtˈnɑm tɪ faɪnd ðə reasons”*” fər wət ðeɪ dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ““hatred”*” fər ˈrəʃə. ðə rɪˈpɔrt, wɪʧ ˈfiʧərd viˌɛtnɑˈmis wɔr ˈvɛtərənz ɪkˈstoʊlɪŋ ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən ənd ˈsɪŋɪŋ ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈɑrmi sɔŋz, əˈkjuzd məˈkeɪn əv ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈstɔriz əv hɪz ˈtɔrʧər ənd kənˈkludɪd ðət hɪz ˈheɪtrəd fər ɔl θɪŋz ˈrəʃən deɪts tɪ wɪn hɪz pleɪn wɑz ʃɑt daʊn baɪ ðə nɔrθ viˌɛtnɑˈmis. ðə nɛkst ˌsɛgˈmɛnt ɔn ðə ʃoʊ wɑz ə lɔŋ ˈkɑmpləmɛnt tɪ trəmp ənd hər ʧɔɪs əv ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən drɛs. təˈwɔrdz ðə ɛnd, brɔt əp hər ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər: ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən deɪ mɪˈʃɛl, ɪn hər drɛs, nɛkst tɪ, lʊkt laɪk hər ˈhaʊˌskipər hu həz ʤɪst ˈteɪkən ɔf hər waɪt ˈeɪprən. ər du ju hæv səm ˈəðər əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz frəm ðiz tu outfits?”*?”, laɪk ˈəðər ˈrəʃən ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz, ˈɔlsoʊ rɪpt ɔn ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn fər ɪts rɪˈpɔrt ɔn haʊ ðə ʧeɪn əv kəˈmænd wʊd bi pæst daʊn ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt əv dɛθ. ðə ˈrəʃən ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈnɛtˌwərks dɪˈskraɪbd ðə rɪˈpɔrt ɛz ən ˌənəˈbæʃt ˌɪnˈsaɪtmənt tɪ əˈsæsəˌneɪt trəmp. ðɛr wɑz ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ, tu, ɪn ˈrəʃən ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ðə mɑrʧ. ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn ðɛr ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ɪn juˈkreɪn, wɔrnd, ðə ˈproʊˌtɛstərz pərˈpɛrɪŋ əˈgɛnst trump.”*.” ðiz ˈpipəl, hi sɛd, ənˈliʃt ðə fʊl reɪʤ əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsiz, ˈmidiə, ˈhɑliˌwʊd ənd women”*” əˈgɛnst ðə nu ˈprɛzɪdənt. tɪ bi ʃʊr, ɪt peɪnz tɪ si ðə juz. soʊ dɪˈvaɪdɪd. ˈrəʃə, wi noʊ wət ə ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈvaɪd means,”*,” hi sɛd. ɪn ðə pæst ˈsɛnʧəri, bɪˈkeɪm ˈfeɪtəl fər ˈrəʃə. ˈhoʊpfəli, ɪn ðɪs ˈsɛnʧəri wɪl nɑt bɪˈkeɪm ˈfeɪtfəl fər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states.”*.” bət pʊts hɪz feɪθ ɪn trəmp. hɪz ʃoʊ ˈəltəmətli dɪˈpɪktɪd trəmp ˈoʊvər foʊz ənd ˈdænsɪŋ tɪ fræŋk way’*’ ɔn ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən naɪt. ðə ʧɔɪs əv ðə sɔŋ, sɛd əˈpruvɪŋli, ɪz ə saɪn ðət, noʊ ˈmætər wət, trəmp stɪk tɪ hɪz way.”*.”
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“when donald trump thanked the people of the world in his inaugural speech, vladimir putin must have thought to himself, ‘you are welcome,’”said dmitry kiselyov, as he recapped trump’s inauguration on russia’sagship show “vesti nedeli.”
in a country where journalists have little or no access to politicians, kiselyov’s weekly show is a must-watch for russians trying to understand what vladimir putin is thinking. clueless outsiders are encouraged to use the show as a barometer of the kremlin’s mood. this sunday, the mood was good as kiselyov, the host and a sanctioned individual by the eu, spent two hours explaining to millions across russia why trump’s ascent is moscow’s gain and its enemies’ loss.
for years kiselyov has led russian state-controlled media’s effort to spell out to russians the failures of western democracies and extol putin’s accomplishments. more recently, his focus has been narrowed to rooting for trump’s victory and debunking western “media lies” against the new u.s. president.
jubilation wasn’t limited to kiselyov’s show. there was an air of celebration to russian television’s inauguration coverage. on rossiya 24’s live coverage, alexei pushkov, head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said that russia has “won the information war” both globally and on u.s. soil as it successfully tapped into the discontent of millions of americans.
as another news outlet put it, the ill-wishers faded just as the helicopter carrying barack obama away from the white house “vanished into the gloomy skies” over washington, d.c. a line from trump’s speech that he won’t “seek to impose our way of life on anyone” was later looped in the russian news.
the text on the screen behind dmitry kiselyov introduces senator john mccain as “downed pilot mccain.”
according to russian tv, trump’s authentic masculinity is part of the reason why trump and putin click. trump is “muzhik,” said kiselyov, using the world for a “real man” in russian, before noticing that the new white house website no longer has a dedicated lgbtq rights page.
kiselyov then contrasted the “real man” trump to u.s. senator john mccain, whom he described as “senile” and “old.” the show had sent a correspondent to vietnam to find the “real reasons” for what they described as mccain’s “hatred” for russia. the report, which featured vietnamese war veterans extolling the soviet union and singing soviet army songs, accused mccain of fabricating stories of his torture and concluded that his hatred for all things russian dates to when his plane was shot down by the soviet-backed north vietnamese.
the next segment on the show was a long compliment to melania trump and her choice of inauguration dress. towards the end, kiselyov brought up her predecessor: “on inauguration day michelle, in her short-sleeved dress, next to melania, looked like her why-is-she-here housekeeper who has just taken off her white apron. or do you have some other associations from these two outfits?”
kiselyov, like other russian commentators, also ripped on cnn for its report on how the chain of command would be passed down in the event of trump’s death. the russian tv networks described the report as an unabashed incitement to assassinate trump.
there was a warning, too, in russian media’s coverage of the women’s march. building on their experience of revolution in ukraine, kiselyov warned, the protesters “are preparing maidan against trump.” these people, he said, unleashed the full rage of intelligence agencies, media, hollywood and “resentful women” against the new president.
to be sure, it pains kiselyov to see the u.s. so divided. “in russia, we know what a national divide means,” he said. in the past century, “year [19]17 became fatal for russia. hopefully, in this century [20]17 will not became fateful for the united states.”
but kiselyov puts his faith in trump. his show ultimately depicted trump triumphing over foes and dancing to frank sinatra’s ‘my way’ on inauguration night. the choice of the song, kiselyov said approvingly, is a sign that, no matter what, trump “will stick to his way.”
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mˈjuziəm ˈmɛmbərz: 20 nɑnˈmɛmbərz: 30 ˈʧɪldrən 12 ˈəndər: 10 maɪˈæmi ˈsɪti ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri, 1800 ni ˈɑˌveɪ, maɪˈæmi, 33132 naʊ æt tu taɪmz! ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ˈdɑktər. ˈbərθˌdeɪ ənd gɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˌhæləˈwin ˈspɪrɪt wɪθ mˈjuziəm ɔn ðɪs ˈhɔntɪd ˈhɪstəri tʊr! lərk əˈməŋ ðə ˈtumˌstoʊnz əv ðɪs hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈgreɪvˌjɑrd ənd hir ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt ðə mɪˈstɪriəs dɛθs əv ɪts ˌɪnˈhæbɪtənts. ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈrɛstɪŋ pleɪs əv ˈərli ˈsɛtələrz, fərst meɪər, ðə bərˈdin ˈfæməli, ənd ˈʤuljə ˈtətəl. ˈtɪkɪt ˌɪnˈkludz ədˈmɪʃən tɪ mˈjuziəm. əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən pɑrk ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri frənt geɪt æt 1800 ni ˈævəˌnu. ˈkɑstumz ər ˈwɛlkəm! noʊ ˈɑdiˌoʊ ər ˈvɪdioʊ fəˈtɑgrəfi, pliz. pliz noʊt ðət ðɛr ər noʊ ˈriˌfəndz ər ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ˈɑnˈsaɪt ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən wɪl ˌɪnˈkər ə 10 pər ˈpərsən ˈsərˌʧɑrʤ. ˈɑnˈsaɪt ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən nɑt əˈveɪləbəl ɪf tʊr ɪz soʊld aʊt. reɪts ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ. riˈlis baɪ əˈtɛndɪŋ ðɪs ˈproʊˌgræm, ju kənˈsɛnt tɪ interview(s*), fəˈtɑgrəfi, ˈɑdiˌoʊ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, ˈvɪdioʊ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ənd riˈlis, ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən, ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən, ər ˌriprəˈdəkʃən tɪ bi juzd fər nuz, wɛb kæsts, pərˈmoʊʃənəl ˈpərpəsɪz, ˈtɛləˌkæsts, ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ, ˌɪnˈkluʒən ɔn wɛb saɪts, ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈpərpəs baɪ mˈjuziəm (həm) ənd ɪts əˈfɪliˌeɪts ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz. ju riˈlis mˈjuziəm (həm) ɪts ˈɔfɪsərz ənd ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ənd iʧ ənd ɔl ˈpərsənz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd frəm ˈɛni ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti kəˈnɛktɪd wɪθ ðə ˈteɪkɪŋ, rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, ˈdɪʤəˌtaɪzɪŋ, ər ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ˈɪntərvˌjuz, ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs, kəmˈpjutər ˈɪmɪʤɪz, ˈvɪdioʊ ər saʊnd rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz. baɪ ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈprɛməsəz, ju weɪv ɔl raɪts ju meɪ hæv tɪ ˈɛni kleɪmz fər ˈpeɪmənt ər ˈrɔɪəltiz ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ˈɛni ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən, ˈstrimɪŋ, webcasting*, ˈtɛləˌvaɪzɪŋ, ər ˈəðər ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ðiz məˈtɪriəlz, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˈpərpəs ər ˈspɑnsərɪŋ əv səʧ ɪgˈzɪbɪtɪŋ, ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ, webcasting*, ər ˈəðər ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən ˌɪrəˈspɛktɪv əv ˈwɛðər ə fi fər ədˈmɪʃən ər ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp ɪz ʧɑrʤd. ju ˈɔlsoʊ weɪv ˈɛni raɪt tɪ ˌɪnˈspɛkt ər əˈpruv ˈɛni ˈfoʊˌtoʊ, ˈvɪdioʊ, ər ˈɑdiˌoʊ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈteɪkən baɪ mˈjuziəm (həm) ər ðə ˈpərsən ər ˈɛntɪti ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd tɪ du soʊ baɪ mˈjuziəm (həm) ju hæv bɪn ˈfʊli ˌɪnˈfɔrmd əv jʊr kənˈsɛnt, ˈweɪvər əv ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti, ənd riˈlis ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈprɛmɪs.
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museum members: $20, non-members: $30, children 12 & under: $10
miami city cemetery, 1800 ne ave, miami, fl 33132
now at two times!
celebrate dr. george’s birthday and geto the halloween spirit with historymiami museum on this haunted history tour! lurk among the tombstones of this historic graveyard and hear stories about the mysterious deaths of its inhabitants. visit the final resting place of early settlers, miami’s first mayor, the burdine family, and julia tuttle.
ticket includes admission to historymiami museum.
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park inside the cemetery front gate at 1800 ne avenue. costumes are welcome!
no audio or video photography, please. please note that there are no refunds or exchanges. onsite registration will incur a $10 per person surcharge. onsite registration not available if tour is sold out. rates subject to change.
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ðə ərˈɪʤənəl kˈwɛʃən waɪ ɪz wən lup soʊ məʧ sloʊər ðən tu lups? kənˈkluʒən: keɪs 1 ɪz ə ˈklæsɪk ˈprɑbləm ðət ˈhæpənz tɪ bi ən ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt wən. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ θɪŋk ðət ðɪs wɑz wən əv ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈrizənz əv waɪ ˈmɛni məˈʃin ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧərz ənd dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈɛndɪd əp ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz wɪθ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ du ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈpɛrəˌlɛl ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ. ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ɪt frəm ðɪs kaɪnd əv ən əˈproʊʧ wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ haʊ ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr, ɑs ənd compiler(s*) wərks təˈgɛðər tɪ du hip ˌæləˈkeɪʃənz ðət ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ræm, kæˈʃeɪ, peɪʤ faɪlz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.; ðə ˌmæθəˈmætɪks ðət ər æt ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən əv ðiz ˈælgərˌɪðəmz ʃoʊz ˈjuˈɛs wɪʧ əv ðiz tu ɪz ðə ˈbɛtər səˈluʃən. wi kən juz ən əˈnæləʤi wɛr ə bɔs ər səˈmeɪʃən ðət wɪl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ə fər lup ðət həz tɪ ˈtrævəl bɪtˈwin ˈwərkərz ə bi wi kən ˈizəli si ðət keɪs 2 ɪz æt list 1 2 ɛz fæst ɪf nɑt ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən keɪs 1 du tɪ ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə ˈdɪstəns ðət ɪz ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈtrævəl ənd ðə taɪm ˈteɪkən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈwərkərz. ðɪs mæθ laɪnz əp ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈvərʧuəli ənd ˈpərfəktli wɪθ boʊθ ðə bɛnʧ mɑrk taɪmz ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn əˈsɛmbli ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz. aɪ wɪl naʊ bɪˈgɪn tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn haʊ ɔl əv ðɪs wərks bɪˈloʊ. əˈsɛsɪŋ ðə ˈprɑbləm ðə ɑps koʊd: j=0;j<n;j*++){ a1[j*] b1[j*]; c1[j*] d1[j*]; ənd j=0;j<n;j*++){ a1[j*] b1[j*]; j=0;j<n;j*++){ c1[j*] d1[j*]; ðə kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ɑps ərˈɪʤənəl kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt ðə 2 ˈvɛriənts əv ðə fər lups ənd hɪz əˈmɛndɪd kˈwɛʃən təˈwɔrdz ðə bɪˈheɪvjər əv ˈkæʃɪz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈəðər ˈɛksələnt ˈænsərz ənd ˈjusfəl ˈkɑmɛnts; aɪd laɪk tɪ traɪ ənd du ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt hir baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈdɪfərənt əˈproʊʧ əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ənd ˈprɑbləm. ðə əˈproʊʧ kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə tu lups ənd ɔl əv ðə dɪˈskəʃən əˈbaʊt kæˈʃeɪ ənd peɪʤ ˈfaɪlɪŋ aɪd laɪk tɪ teɪk əˈnəðər əˈproʊʧ ɛz tɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðɪs frəm ə ˈdɪfərənt pərˈspɛktɪv. wən ðət ˈdəzənt ˌɪnˈvɑlv ðə kæˈʃeɪ ənd peɪʤ faɪlz nɔr ðə ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənz tɪ ˈæləˌkeɪt ˈmɛməri, ɪn fækt ðɪs əˈproʊʧ ˈdəzənt ˈivɪn kənˈsərn ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ər ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr æt ɔl. ðə pərˈspɛktɪv ˈæftər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə koʊd fər ə waɪl ɪt bɪˈkeɪm kwaɪt əˈpɛrənt wət ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ənd wət ɪz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪt. lɛts breɪk ðɪs daʊn ˈɪntu ən ˈprɑbləm ənd lʊk æt ɪt frəm ðə pərˈspɛktɪv əv ˈjuzɪŋ ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl noʊˈteɪʃənz ðɛn əˈplaɪ ən əˈnæləʤi tɪ ðə mæθ ˈprɑbləmz ɛz wɛl ɛz tɪ ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəmz. wət wi du noʊ wi noʊ ɪz ðət hɪz lup wɪl rən taɪmz. wi ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ ðət ˈsiˈwən ər ˈpɔɪntərz ɔn ə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər. wɪˈθɪn si++ ɔn ə məˈʃin ɔl ˈpɔɪntərz ər 4 baɪts ənd ɔn ə məˈʃin ðeɪ ər 8 baɪts ɪn saɪz sɪns ˈpɔɪntərz ər əv ə fɪkst lɛŋθ. wi noʊ ðət wi hæv 32 baɪts ɪn wɪʧ tɪ ˈæləˌkeɪt fər ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈdɪfərəns ɪz wi ər ˈæləˌkeɪtɪŋ 32 baɪts ər 2 sɛts əv ɔn iʧ ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən wɛr ɪn ðə keɪs wi ər ˈæləˌkeɪtɪŋ 16 baɪts fər iʧ ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən fər boʊθ əv ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt lups. soʊ boʊθ lups stɪl ˈikwəlz 32 baɪts ɪn ˈtoʊtəl ˌæləˈkeɪʃənz. wɪθ ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən lɛts goʊ əˈhɛd ənd ʃoʊ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl mæθ, ˈælgərˌɪðəm ənd əˈnæləʤi əv ɪt. wi du noʊ ðə əˈmaʊnt əv taɪmz ðət ðə seɪm sɛt ər grup əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz wɪl hæv tɪ bi pərˈfɔrmd ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz. wi du noʊ ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈmɛməri ðət nidz tɪ bi ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz. wi kən ˈæsəz ðət ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl wərk loʊd əv ðə ˌæləˈkeɪʃənz bɪtˈwin boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz wɪl bi əˈprɑksəmətli ðə seɪm. wət wi doʊnt noʊ wi du nɑt noʊ haʊ lɔŋ ɪt wɪl teɪk fər iʧ keɪs ənˈlɛs ɪf wi sɛt ə ˈkaʊntər ənd rən ə bɛnʧ mɑrk tɛst. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə bɛnʧ mɑrks wər ɔˈrɛdi ˌɪnˈkludɪd frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl kˈwɛʃən ənd frəm səm əv ðə ˈænsərz ənd ˈkɑmɛnts ɛz wɛl ənd wi kən si ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə tu ənd ðɪs ɪz ðə hoʊl ˈrizənɪŋ əv ðɪs kˈwɛʃən tɪ ðɪs ˈprɑbləm ənd fər ðə ˈænsərɪŋ əv ɪt tɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ. lɛts ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ɪt ɪz ɔˈrɛdi əˈpɛrənt ðət ˈmɛni hæv ɔˈrɛdi dən ðɪs baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə hip ˌæləˈkeɪʃənz, bɛnʧ mɑrk tɛsts, ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ræm, kæˈʃeɪ ənd peɪʤ faɪlz. ˈlʊkɪŋ æt spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈdætə pɔɪnts ənd spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ˈɪndɛksɪz wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ənd ðə ˈvɛriəs ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz əˈbaʊt ðɪs spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈprɑbləm həz ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ kˈwɛʃən ˈəðər rɪˈleɪtɪd θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ɪt. soʊ haʊ du wi bɪˈgɪn tɪ lʊk æt ðɪs ˈprɑbləm baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˈælgərˌɪðəmz ənd əˈplaɪɪŋ ən əˈnæləʤi tɪ ɪt? wi stɑrt ɔf baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈkəpəl əv əˈsərʃənz! ðɛn wi bɪld aʊt ɑr ˈælgərˌɪðəm frəm ðɛr. ɑr əˈsərʃənz: wi wɪl lɛt ɑr lup ənd ɪts ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz bi ə səˈmeɪʃən ðət stɑrts æt 1 ənd ɛndz æt 100000 ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ 0 ɛz ɪn ðə lups fər wi doʊnt nid tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ðə 0 ˈɪndɛksɪŋ skim əv ˈmɛməri æˈdrɛsɪŋ sɪns wi ər ʤɪst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəm ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz wi hæv 4 ˈfəŋkʃənz tɪ wərk wɪθ ənd 2 ˈfəŋkʃən kɔlz wɪθ 2 ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz biɪŋ dən ɔn iʧ ˈfəŋkʃən kɔl. soʊ wi wɪl sɛt ðiz əp ɛz ˈfəŋkʃənz ənd ˈfəŋkʃən kɔlz tɪ bi f(a*) f(b*) f(c*) ənd f(d*) ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəmz: keɪs: ˈoʊnli wən səˈmeɪʃən bət tu ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈfəŋkʃən kɔlz. səm f(a*) f(a*) f(b*); f(c*) f(c*) f(d*); keɪs: tu səˈmeɪʃənz bət iʧ həz ɪts oʊn ˈfəŋkʃən kɔl. f(a*) f(a*) f(b*); f(c*) f(c*) f(d*); ɪf ju ˈnoʊtɪst ˈoʊnli ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn səm wɛr boʊθ ənd ˈoʊnli kənˈteɪnz ðɪs wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈɛvədənt ˈleɪtər ɔn ɛz wɛl wɪn wi bɪˈgɪn tɪ kənˈklud ðət ðɛr ɪz sɔrt əv ən ɑptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən ˈhæpənɪŋ frəm ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈælgərˌɪðəm. ðə ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz θru ðə fərst keɪs səm kɔlz f(a*) ðət wɪl æd tɪ ɪts sɛlf f(b*) ðɛn ɪt kɔlz f(c*) ðət wɪl du ðə seɪm bət æd f(d*) tɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf fər iʧ 100000 ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd keɪs wi hæv ənd ənd boʊθ ækt ðə seɪm ɛz ɪf ðeɪ wər ðə seɪm ˈfəŋkʃən biɪŋ kɔld twaɪs ɪn ə roʊ. ɪn ðɪs keɪs wi kən trit ənd ɛz ʤɪst pleɪn oʊld səm wɛr səm ɪn ðɪs keɪs lʊks laɪk ðɪs: səm f(a*) f(a*) f(b*); ənd naʊ ðɪs lʊks laɪk ən ɑptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən wɛr wi kən ʤɪst kənˈsɪdər ɪt tɪ bi ðə seɪm ˈfəŋkʃən. ˈsəməri wɪθ əˈnæləʤi wɪθ wət wi sin ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd keɪs ɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst əˈpɪrz ɛz ɪf ðɛr ɪz ɑptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən sɪns boʊθ fər lups hæv ðə seɪm ɪgˈzækt ˈsɪgnəʧər, bət ðɪs ˈɪzənt ðə ril ˈɪʃu. ðə ˈɪʃu ˈɪzənt ðə wərk ðət ɪz biɪŋ dən baɪ f(a*) f(b*) f(c*) f(d*) ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz ənd ðə kəmˈpɛrəsən bɪtˈwin ðə tu ɪt ɪz ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə ˈdɪstəns ðət ðə səˈmeɪʃən həz tɪ ˈtrævəl ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz ðət gɪvz ju ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn taɪm ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən. θɪŋk əv ðə fər lups ɛz biɪŋ ðə səˈmeɪʃənz ðət dɪz ðə ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz ɛz biɪŋ ə bɔs ðət ɪz ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈɔrdərz tɪ tu ˈpipəl ə bi ənd ðət ðɛr ʤɑbz ər tɪ mit si di rɪˈspɛktɪvli ənd tɪ pɪk əp səm ˈpækɪʤ frəm ðɛm ənd rɪˈtərn ɪt. ɪn ðə əˈnæləʤi hir ðə fər lup ər səˈmeɪʃən ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz ənd kənˈdɪʃən ʧɛks ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈdəzənt ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə bɔs wət ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðə bɔs hir ɪz nɑt frəm ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˈælgərˌɪðəmz dɪˈrɛkli, bət frəm ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈkɑnsɛpt əv skoʊp ənd koʊd blɑk wɪˈθɪn ə ruˈtin ər sub-routine*, ˈmɛθəd, ˈfəŋkʃən, trænzˈleɪʃən ˈjunɪt, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ðə fərst ˈælgərˌɪðəm həz 1 skoʊp wɛr ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəm həz 2 kənˈsɛkjətɪv skoʊps. wɪˈθɪn ðə fərst keɪs ɔn iʧ kɔl slɪp ðə bɔs goʊz tɪ ə ənd gɪvz ðə ˈɔrdər ənd ə goʊz ɔf tɪ fɛʧ biz ˈpækɪʤ ðɛn ðə bɔs goʊz tɪ si ənd gɪvz ðə ˈɔrdərz tɪ du ðə seɪm ənd rɪˈsiv ðə ˈpækɪʤ frəm di ɔn iʧ ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən. wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd keɪs ðə bɔs wərks dɪˈrɛkli wɪθ ə tɪ goʊ ənd fɛʧ biz ˈpækɪʤ ənˈtɪl ɔl ˈpækɪʤɪz ər rɪˈsivd. ðɛn ðə bɔs wərks wɪθ si tɪ du ðə seɪm fər ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔl əv diz ˈpækɪʤɪz. sɪns wi ər ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ən 8 baɪt ˈpɔɪntər ənd ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ hip ˌæləˈkeɪʃən lɛts kənˈsɪdər ðɪs ˈprɑbləm hir. lɛt ˈjuˈɛs seɪ ðət ðə bɔs ɪz 100 fit frəm ə ənd ðət ə ɪz 500 fit frəm si wi doʊnt nid tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt haʊ fɑr ðə bɔs ɪz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli frəm si bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈɔrdər əv ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənz. ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz ðə bɔs ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈtrævəlz frəm ə fərst ðɛn tɪ bi ðɪs əˈnæləʤi ˈɪzənt tɪ seɪ ðət ðɪs ˈdɪstəns ɪz ɪgˈzækt; ɪt ɪz ʤɪst ə juz tɛst keɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ tɪ ʃoʊ ðə ˈwərkɪŋz əv ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəmz. ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz wɪn duɪŋ hip ˌæləˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə kæˈʃeɪ ənd peɪʤ faɪlz, ðiz ˈdɪstənsɪz bɪtˈwin ˈæˌdrɛs loʊˈkeɪʃənz meɪ nɑt ˈvɛri ðət məʧ ɪn ˈdɪfərənsɪz ər ðeɪ kən ˈvɛri sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ˈdætə taɪps ənd ðə əreɪ ˈsaɪzɪz. ðə tɛst ˈkeɪsɪz: fərst keɪs: ɔn fərst ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ðə bɔs həz tɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃəli goʊ 100 fit tɪ gɪv ðə ˈɔrdər slɪp tɪ ə ənd ə goʊz ɔf ənd dɪz hɪz θɪŋ, bət ðɛn ðə bɔs həz tɪ ˈtrævəl 500 fit tɪ si tɪ gɪv ɪm hɪz ˈɔrdər slɪp. ðɛn ɔn ðə nɛkst ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ənd ˈɛvəri ˈəðər ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ˈæftər ðə bɔs həz tɪ goʊ bæk ənd fɔrθ 500 fit bɪtˈwin ðə tu. ˈsɛkənd keɪs: ðə bɔs həz tɪ ˈtrævəl 100 fit ɔn ðə fərst ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən tɪ ə bət ˈæftər ðət hi ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ðɛr ənd ʤɪst weɪts fər ə tɪ gɪt bæk ənˈtɪl ɔl slɪps ər fɪld. ðɛn ðə bɔs həz tɪ ˈtrævəl 500 fit ɔn ðə fərst ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən tɪ si bɪˈkəz si ɪz 500 fit frəm ə sɪns ðɪs bɔs( səˈmeɪʃən, fər lup ɪz biɪŋ kɔld raɪt ˈæftər ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ə ənd ðɛn ʤɪst weɪts laɪk hi dɪd wɪθ ə ənˈtɪl ɔl əv siz ˈɔrdər slɪps ər dən. ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ˈdɪstənsɪz ˈtrævəld ɛn 100000 100 500 500 ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ 600 600 9999900 10000500 ˈdɪstəns ˈtrævəld ɔn fərst ˈælgərˌɪðəm 100 500 600 ˈdɪstəns ˈtrævəld ɔn ˈsɛkənd ˈælgərˌɪðəm 600ft*; ðə kəmˈpɛrəsən əv ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri ˈvæljuz wi kən ˈizəli si ðət 600 ɪz fɑr lɛs ðən 10 ˈmɪljən. naʊ ðɪs ˈɪzənt ɪgˈzækt, bɪˈkəz wi doʊnt noʊ ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ˈdɪstəns bɪtˈwin wɪʧ ˈæˌdrɛs əv ræm ər frəm wɪʧ kæˈʃeɪ ər peɪʤ faɪl iʧ kɔl ɔn iʧ ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi du tɪ ˈmɛni ˈəðər ənˈsin ˈvɛriəbəlz, bət ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst ən əˈsɛsmənt əv ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən tɪ bi əˈwɛr əv ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ lʊk æt ɪt frəm ðə wərst keɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ. soʊ baɪ ðiz ˈnəmbərz ɪt wʊd ˈɔlˌmoʊst lʊk ɛz ɪf ˈælgərˌɪðəm wən ʃʊd bi 99 sloʊər ðən ˈælgərˌɪðəm tu; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs ɪz ˈoʊnli ðə ðə ˈbɔsɪz pɑrt ər riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəmz ənd ɪt ˈdəzənt əˈkaʊnt fər ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈwərkərz ə bi si di ənd wət ðeɪ hæv tɪ du ɔn iʧ ənd ˈɛvəri ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən əv ðə lup. soʊ ðə ˈbɔsɪz ʤɑb ˈoʊnli əˈkaʊnts fər əˈbaʊt 15 40 əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl wərk biɪŋ dən. soʊ ðə bəlk əv ðə wərk wɪʧ ɪz dən θru ðə ˈwərkərz həz ə slaɪt ˈbɪgər ˌɪmˈpækt təˈwɔrdz ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv ðə spid reɪt ˈdɪfərənsɪz tɪ əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən: ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈælgərˌɪðəmz ɪn ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪt ɪz ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ðə wərk biɪŋ dən ənd ɪt dɪz goʊ tɪ ʃoʊ ðət keɪs 2 ɪz mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt frəm boʊθ ðət ˈpɑrʃəl ɑptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən əv ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈsɪmələr ˈfəŋkʃən ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən ənd ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən wɛr ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli ðə ˈvɛriəbəlz ðət ˈdɪfər baɪ neɪm. ənd wi ˈɔlsoʊ si ðət ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈdɪstəns ˈtrævəld ɪn keɪs 1 ɪz məʧ ˈfɑrðər ðən ɪt ɪz ɪn keɪs 2 ənd wi kən kənˈsɪdər ðɪs ˈdɪstəns ˈtrævəld ɑr taɪm ˈfæktər bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈælgərˌɪðəmz. keɪs 1 həz kənˈsɪdərəbəl mɔr wərk tɪ du ðən keɪs 2 dɪz. ðɪs wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ sin ɪn ðə ˈɛvədəns əv ðə ðət wɑz ʃoʊn bɪtˈwin boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz. ˈivɪn wɪθ wət wɑz ɔˈrɛdi sɛd əˈbaʊt ðiz ˈkeɪsɪz, ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdəzənt əˈkaʊnt fər ðə fækt ðət ɪn keɪs 1 ðə bɔs wɪl hæv tɪ weɪt fər boʊθ ə si tɪ gɪt bæk ˌbiˈfɔr hi kən goʊ bæk tɪ ə əˈgɛn ɔn ðə nɛkst ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ənd ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdəzənt əˈkaʊnt fər ðə fækt ðət ɪf ə ər bi ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ən ɪkˈstrimli lɔŋ taɪm ðɛn boʊθ ðə bɔs ənd ðə ˈəðər worker(s*) ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈweɪtɪŋ æt ən ˈaɪdəl. ɪn keɪs 2 ðə ˈoʊnli wən biɪŋ ˈaɪdəl ɪz ðə bɔs ənˈtɪl ðə ˈwərkər gɪts bæk. soʊ ˈivɪn ðɪs həz ən ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəm. ðə ɑps əˈmɛndɪd question(s*) ˈɛdət: ðə kˈwɛʃən tərnd aʊt tɪ bi əv noʊ ˈrɛləvəns, ɛz ðə bɪˈheɪvjər səˈvɪrli dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ðə ˈsaɪzɪz əv ðə əreɪz (ɛn) ənd ðə kæˈʃeɪ. soʊ ɪf ðɛr ɪz ˈfərðər ˈɪntəˌrɛst, aɪ riˈfreɪz ðə kˈwɛʃən: kʊd ju prəˈvaɪd səm ˈsɑləd ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈditeɪlz ðət lɛd tɪ ðə ˈdɪfərənt kæˈʃeɪ bɪˈheɪvjərz ɛz ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd baɪ ðə faɪv ˈriʤənz ɔn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ græf? ɪt maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧərz, baɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə ˈsɪmələr græf fər ðiz cpus*. rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðiz kˈwɛsʧənz ɛz aɪ hæv ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd wɪˈθaʊt ə daʊt, ðɛr ɪz ən ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈɪʃu ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr bɪˈkəmz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. naʊ ɛz fər ðə ˈmænɪʤmənt əv ˈmɛməri ənd ˈkæʃɪŋ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ peɪʤ faɪlz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. wɪʧ ɔl wərks təˈgɛðər ɪn ən ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd sɛt əv ˈsɪstəmz bɪtˈwin: ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ˈhɑrdˌwɛr, firmware*, səm ɛmˈbɛdɪd ˈdraɪvərz, ˈkərnəlz ənd ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən sɛts ðə ɑs faɪl ənd ˈmɛməri ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈsɪstəmz, ˈdraɪvərz ənd ðə ˈrɛʤɪstri ðə kəmˈpaɪlər trænzˈleɪʃən ˈjunɪts ənd əv ðə sɔrs koʊd ənd ˈivɪn ðə sɔrs koʊd ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɪθ ɪts set(s*) əv dɪˈstɪŋktɪv ˈælgərˌɪðəmz; wi kən ɔˈrɛdi si ðət ðɛr ɪz ə ˈbɑtəlˌnɛk ðət ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ wɪˈθɪn ðə fərst ˈælgərˌɪðəm ˌbiˈfɔr wi ˈivɪn əˈplaɪ ɪt tɪ ˈɛni məˈʃin wɪθ ˈɛni ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ɑs ənd ˈproʊˌgræməbəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈælgərˌɪðəm. soʊ ðɛr ɔˈrɛdi ɪgˈzɪstəd ə ˈprɑbləm ˌbiˈfɔr ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ðə əv ə ˈmɑdərn kəmˈpjutər. ðə ˈɛndɪŋ rɪˈzəlts ˌhaʊˈɛvər; ɪt ɪz nɑt tɪ seɪ ðət ðiz nu kˈwɛsʧənz ər nɑt əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ər ənd ðeɪ du pleɪ ə roʊl ˈæftər ɔl. ðeɪ du ˌɪmˈpækt ðə prəˈsiʤərz ənd ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl pərˈfɔrməns ənd ðət ɪz ˈɛvədənt wɪθ ðə ˈvɛriəs græfs ənd əˈsɛsmənts frəm ˈmɛni hu hæv ˈgɪvɪn ðɛr answer(s*) ənd ər comment(s*). ɪf ju peɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə əˈnæləʤi əv ðə bɔs ənd ðə tu ˈwərkərz ə bi hu hæd tɪ goʊ ənd rɪˈtriv ˈpækɪʤɪz frəm si di rɪˈspɛktɪvli ənd kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl noʊˈteɪʃənz əv ðə tu ˈælgərˌɪðəmz ɪn kˈwɛʃən ju kən si ðət wɪˈθaʊt ˈivɪn ðə ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt əv ðə kəmˈpjutər keɪs 2 ɪz əˈprɑksəmətli 60 ˈfæstər ðən keɪs 1 ənd wɪn ju lʊk æt ðə græfs ənd ʧɑrts ˈæftər ðiz ˈælgərˌɪðəmz hæv bɪn əˈplaɪd tɪ sɔrs koʊd, kəmˈpaɪld ənd ənd ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd θru ðə ɑs tɪ pərˈfɔrm ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɔn ðə ˈgɪvɪn ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ju ˈivɪn si ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˌdɛgrəˈdeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ðiz ˈælgərˌɪðəmz. naʊ ɪf ðə "ˈdætə" sɛt ɪz ˈfɛrli smɔl ɪt meɪ nɑt sim ɔl ðət bæd əv ə ˈdɪfərəns æt fərst bət sɪns keɪs 1 ɪz əˈbaʊt 60 70 sloʊər ðən keɪs 2 wi kən lʊk æt ðə groʊθ əv ðɪs ˈfəŋkʃən ɛz biɪŋ ɪn tərmz əv ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn taɪm ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənz: əˈprɑksəmətli loop1(time*) loop2(time*) //wɛr loop1(time*) loop2(time*) əˈprɑksəmətli soʊ wɪn wi ˈsəbstəˌtut ðɪs bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪkˈweɪʒən wi ɛnd əp wɪθ əˈprɑksəmətli (loop2(time*) loop2(time*) ənd ˈfaɪnəli wi kən ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ ðɪs tɪ əˈprɑksəmətli 0.6,0.7]*(loop2(time*) ənd ðɪs əˌprɑksəˈmeɪʃən ɪz ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðiz tu lups boʊθ ənd məˈʃin ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr ənd məˈʃin ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz. soʊ wɪn ðə ˈdætə sɛt groʊz ˈlɪniərli, soʊ dɪz ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn taɪm bɪtˈwin ðə tu. ˈælgərˌɪðəm 1 həz mɔr ˈfɛʧɪz ðən ˈælgərˌɪðəm 2 wɪʧ ɪz ˈɛvədənt wɪn ðə bɔs hæd tɪ ˈtrævəl bæk ənd fɔrθ ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈdɪstəns bɪtˈwin ə si fər ˈɛvəri ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ˈæftər ðə fərst ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən waɪl ˈælgərˌɪðəm 2 ðə bɔs hæd tɪ ˈtrævəl tɪ ə wəns ənd ðɛn ˈæftər biɪŋ dən wɪθ ə hi hæd tɪ ˈtrævəl ə ˈmæksəməm ˈdɪstəns ˈoʊnli wən taɪm wɪn goʊɪŋ frəm ə tɪ si
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the original question
why is one loop so much slower than two loops?
conclusion:
case 1 is a classic interpolation problem that happens to be an inefficient one. i also think that this was one of the leading reasons of why many machine architectures and developers ended up building and designing multi-core systems with the ability to do multi-threaded applications as well as parallel programming.
looking at it from this kind of an approach without involving how the hardware, os and compiler(s) works together to do heap allocations that involves working with ram, cache, page files, etc.; the mathematics that are at the foundation of these algorithms shows us which of these two is the better solution. we can use an analogy where a boss or summation that will represent a for loop that has to travel between workers a & b we can easily see that case 2 is at least 1/ 2 as fast if not a little more than case 1 due to the difference in the distance that is needed to travel and the time taken between the workers. this math lines up almost virtually and perfectly with both the bench mark times as well as the amount of differences in assembly instructions.
i will now begin to explain how all of this works below.
assessing the problem
the op's code:
const int n=100000; for(int j=0;j<n;j++){ a1[j] += b1[j]; c1[j] += d1[j]; }
and
for(int j=0;j<n;j++){ a1[j] += b1[j]; } for(int j=0;j<n;j++){ c1[j] += d1[j]; }
the consideration
considering the op's original question about the 2 variants of the for loops and his amended question towards the behavior of caches along with many of the other excellent answers and useful comments; i'd like to try and do something different here by taking a different approach about this situation and problem.
the approach
considering the two loops and all of the discussion about cache and page filing i'd like to take another approach as to looking at this from a different perspective. one that doesn't involve the cache and page files nor the executions to allocate memory, in fact this approach doesn't even concern the actual hardware or the software at all.
the perspective
after looking at the code for a while it became quite apparent what the problem is and what is generating it. lets break this down into an algorithmic problem and look at it from the perspective of using mathematical notations then apply an analogy to the math problems as well as to the algorithms.
what we do know
we know is that his loop will run 100,000 times. we also know that a1 , b1 , c1 & d1 are pointers on a 64-bit architecture. within c++ on a 32-bit machine all pointers are 4 bytes and on a 64-bit machine they are 8 bytes in size since pointers are of a fixed length. we know that we have 32 bytes in which to allocate for in both cases. the only difference is we are allocating 32 bytes or 2 sets of 2-8bytes on each iteration where in the 2nd case we are allocating 16 bytes for each iteration for both of the independent loops. so both loops still equals 32 bytes in total allocations. with this information let's go ahead and show the general math, algorithm and analogy of it. we do know the amount of times that the same set or group of operations will have to be performed in both cases. we do know the amount of memory that needs to be allocated in both cases. we can asses that the overall work load of the allocations between both cases will be approximately the same.
what we don't know
we do not know how long it will take for each case unless if we set a counter and run a bench mark test. however the bench marks were already included from the original question and from some of the answers and comments as well and we can see a significant difference between the two and this is the whole reasoning of this question to this problem and for the answering of it to begin with.
let's investigate
it is already apparent that many have already done this by looking at the heap allocations, bench mark tests, looking at ram, cache and page files. looking at specific data points and specific iteration indexes was also included and the various conversations about this specific problem has many people starting to question other related things about it. so how do we begin to look at this problem by using mathematical algorithms and applying an analogy to it? we start off by making a couple of assertions! then we build out our algorithm from there.
our assertions:
we will let our loop and its iterations be a summation that starts at 1 and ends at 100000 instead of starting with 0 as in the loops for we don't need to worry about the 0 indexing scheme of memory addressing since we are just interested in the algorithm itself.
in both cases we have 4 functions to work with and 2 function calls with 2 operations being done on each function call. so we will set these up as functions and function calls to be f1() , f2() , f(a) , f(b) , f(c) and f(d) .
the algorithms:
1st case: - only one summation but two independent function calls.
sum n=1 : [1,100000] = f1(), f2(); f1() = { f(a) = f(a) + f(b); } f2() = { f(c) = f(c) + f(d); }
2nd case: - two summations but each has its own function call.
sum1 n=1 : [1,100000] = f1(); f1() = { f(a) = f(a) + f(b); } sum2 n=1 : [1,100000] = f1(); f1() = { f(c) = f(c) + f(d); }
if you noticed f2() only exists in sum where both sum1 and sum2 only contains f1() . this will also be evident later on as well when we begin to conclude that there is sort of an optimization happening from the second algorithm.
the iterations through the first case sum calls f(a) that will add to its self f(b) then it calls f(c) that will do the same but add f(d) to itself for each 100000 iterations . in the second case we have sum1 and sum2 and both act the same as if they were the same function being called twice in a row. in this case we can treat sum1 and sum2 as just plain old sum where sum in this case looks like this: sum n=1 : [1,100000] { f(a) = f(a) + f(b); } and now this looks like an optimization where we can just consider it to be the same function.
summary with analogy
with what we seen in the second case it almost appears as if there is optimization since both for loops have the same exact signature, but this isn't the real issue. the issue isn't the work that is being done by f(a) , f(b) , f(c) & f(d) in both cases and the comparison between the two it is the difference in the distance that the summation has to travel in both cases that gives you the difference in time execution.
think of the for loops as being the summations that does the iterations as being a boss that is giving orders to two people a & b and that their jobs are to meat c & d respectively and to pick up some package from them and return it. in the analogy here the for loop or summation iterations and condition checks themselves doesn't actually represent the boss . what actually represents the boss here is not from the actual mathematical algorithms directly, but from the actual concept of scope and code block within a routine or sub-routine, method, function, translation unit, etc. the first algorithm has 1 scope where the 2nd algorithm has 2 consecutive scopes.
within the first case on each call slip the boss goes to a and gives the order and a goes off to fetch b's package then the boss goes to c and gives the orders to do the same and receive the package from d on each iteration.
within the second case the boss works directly with a to go and fetch b's package until all packages are received. then the boss works with c to do the same for getting all of d's packages.
since we are working with an 8 byte pointer and dealing with heap allocation let's consider this problem here. let us say that the boss is 100 feet from a and that a is 500 feet from c . we don't need to worry about how far the boss is initially from c because of the order of executions. in both cases the boss initially travels from a first then to b . this analogy isn't to say that this distance is exact; it is just a use test case scenario to show the workings of the algorithms. in many cases when doing heap allocations and working with the cache and page files, these distances between address locations may not vary that much in differences or they can very significantly depending on the nature of the data types and the array sizes.
the test cases:
first case: on first iteration the boss has to initially go 100 feet to give the order slip to a and a goes off and does his thing, but then the boss has to travel 500 feet to c to give him his order slip. then on the next iteration and every other iteration after the boss has to go back and forth 500 feet between the two.
second case: the boss has to travel 100 feet on the first iteration to a , but after that he is already there and just waits for a to get back until all slips are filled. then the boss has to travel 500 feet on the first iteration to c because c is 500 feet from a since this boss( summation, for loop ) is being called right after working with a and then just waits like he did with a until all of c's order slips are done.
the difference in distances traveled
const n = 100000 disttraveledoffirst = (100 + 500) + ((n-1)*(500 + 500); // simplify disttraveledoffirst = 600 + (99999*100); disttraveledoffirst = 600 + 9999900; disttraveledoffirst = 10000500; // distance traveled on first algorithm = 10,000,500ft disttraveledofsecond = 100 + 500 = 600; // distance traveled on second algorithm = 600ft;
the comparison of arbitrary values
we can easily see that 600 is far less than 10 million. now this isn't exact, because we don't know the actual difference in distance between which address of ram or from which cache or page file each call on each iteration is going to be due to many other unseen variables, but this is just an assessment of the situation to be aware of and trying to look at it from the worst case scenario.
so by these numbers it would almost look as if algorithm one should be 99% slower than algorithm two; however, this is only the the boss's part or responsibility of the algorithms and it doesn't account for the actual workers a , b , c , & d and what they have to do on each and every iteration of the loop. so the bosses job only accounts for about 15 - 40% of the total work being done. so the bulk of the work which is done through the workers has a slight bigger impact towards keeping the ratio of the speed rate differences to about 50-70%
the observation: - the differences between the two algorithms
in this situation it is the structure of the process of the work being done and it does go to show that case 2 is more efficient from both that partial optimization of having a similar function declaration and definition where it is only the variables that differ by name. and we also see that the total distance traveled in case 1 is much farther than it is in case 2 and we can consider this distance traveled our time factor between the two algorithms. case 1 has considerable more work to do than case 2 does. this was also seen in the evidence of the asm that was shown between both cases. even with what was already said about these cases, it also doesn't account for the fact that in case 1 the boss will have to wait for both a & c to get back before he can go back to a again on the next iteration and it also doesn't account for the fact that if a or b is taking an extremely long time then both the boss and the other worker(s) are also waiting at an idle. in case 2 the only one being idle is the boss until the worker gets back. so even this has an impact on the algorithm.
the ops amended question(s)
edit: the question turned out to be of no relevance, as the behavior severely depends on the sizes of the arrays (n) and the cpu cache. so if there is further interest, i rephrase the question:
could you provide some solid insight into the details that lead to the different cache behaviors as illustrated by the five regions on the following graph?
it might also be interesting to point out the differences between cpu/cache architectures, by providing a similar graph for these cpus.
regarding these questions
as i have demonstrated without a doubt, there is an underlying issue even before the hardware and software becomes involved. now as for the management of memory and caching along with page files, etc. which all works together in an integrated set of systems between: the architecture { hardware, firmware, some embedded drivers, kernels and asm instruction sets }, the os { file and memory management systems, drivers and the registry }, the compiler { translation units and optimizations of the source code }, and even the source code itself with its set(s) of distinctive algorithms; we can already see that there is a bottleneck that is happening within the first algorithm before we even apply it to any machine with any arbitrary architecture , os , and programmable language compared to the second algorithm. so there already existed a problem before involving the intrinsics of a modern computer.
the ending results
however; it is not to say that these new questions are not of importance because they themselves are and they do play a role after all. they do impact the procedures and the overall performance and that is evident with the various graphs and assessments from many who have given their answer(s) and or comment(s). if you pay attention to the analogy of the boss and the two workers a & b who had to go and retrieve packages from c & d respectively and considering the mathematical notations of the two algorithms in question you can see that without even the involvement of the computer case 2 is approximately 60% faster than case 1 and when you look at the graphs and charts after these algorithms have been applied to source code, compiled and optimized and executed through the os to perform operations on the given hardware you even see a little more degradation between the differences in these algorithms.
now if the "data" set is fairly small it may not seem all that bad of a difference at first but since case 1 is about 60 - 70% slower than case 2 we can look at the growth of this function as being in terms of the differences in time executions:
deltatimedifference approximately = loop1(time) - loop2(time) //where loop1(time) = loop2(time) + (loop2(time)*[0.6,0.7]) // approximately // so when we substitute this back into the difference equation we end up with deltatimedifference approximately = (loop2(time) + (loop2(time)*[0.6,0.7])) - loop2(time) // and finally we can simplify this to deltatimedifference approximately = [0.6,0.7]*(loop2(time)
and this approximation is the average difference between these two loops both algorithmically and machine operations involving software optimizations and machine instructions. so when the data set grows linearly, so does the difference in time between the two. algorithm 1 has more fetches than algorithm 2 which is evident when the boss had to travel back and forth the maximum distance between a & c for every iteration after the first iteration while algorithm 2 the boss had to travel to a once and then after being done with a he had to travel a maximum distance only one time when going from a to c .
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5 səˈpɔrt nu ˈtrævəl ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz wɪθ ɛˈsɛnʃəli fər ˈtrævəl, ðɪs ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪz ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈpipəl ðə paʊər tɪ stɑrt ər səˈpɔrt ˈloʊkəl ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ˈprɑʤɛkts. ˈwɛðər ɪn jʊr ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn ər ɪn jʊr nɛkst ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən, ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz reɪnʤ frəm juθ ˈhɑstəlz ɪn ðə wɛlʧ ˈkæpɪtəl, tɪ riˈbɪldɪŋ ən ɪnˈtaɪər ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪn nəˈpɔl, ənd iʧ ˈɔfər rɪˈwɔrdz ɪn rɪˈtərn fər jʊr ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrt. 6 si ðə wərld θru ˈpɛrəˌskoʊp ðə wərld θru ðə aɪz əv ˈsəmˌbɑdi else”*” ɪz haʊ ˈpɛrəˌskoʊp sɛlz ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ðə æp, dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ tˈwɪtər ənd əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ˈænˌdrɔɪd ənd ˈioʊs, əˈlaʊz ju tɪ ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈvɪdioʊ, lɪv frəm ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn ðə wərld tɪ jʊr ˈfɑloʊərz. ɪf nɑt ɔl ˈɔnˌlaɪn tɪ si ju ɪn ˈækʃən ðoʊ, ju kən stɔr ɪt soʊ ðeɪ kən riˈpleɪ ˈleɪtər. 7 ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən wɪθ ˈkərənsi kənˈvərtər nɑt ɪgˈzæktli ə nu ˈkɑnsɛpt, bət ðɪs æp ɪz ə ɔn ˈɛni ənd ˈtæblət. ˈkɑnvərt ˈɛni ˈkərənsi ɪn ˈsɛkəndz wɪθ ðə tæp əv ʤɪst ə fju ˈbətənz. 8 ʧeɪs ðə ˈnɔrðərn laɪts wɪθ ərˈɔrə əˈlərt wən əv ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈnæʧərəl ˈwəndərz əv ðə wərld, ðə ˈnɔrðərn laɪts (ər ərˈɔrə ˌbɔriˈæləs) ər noʊ lɛs ɪˈlusɪv ðən ðeɪ ər ˈbjutəfəl. ərˈɔrə əˈlərt ɪz ə ˈhændi æp ʃoʊɪŋ ˈridɪŋz ɪn jʊr ˈkɑrənt loʊˈkeɪʃən, ənd ˈɔfərz ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃənz lɛt ju noʊ wɪn ðə ˈwɛðər ɪz bɛst fər ə dæns ɪn ðə skaɪ. 9 ˈtrævəl ˈplænɪŋ wɪθ ˈniðər ðə moʊst ˈbjutəfəl nɔr ðə moʊst ˌɪnˈtuətɪv ˈtrævəl ˈplænər ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, bət wi ləv ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv. pɪn ɔl jʊr stɑps ɔn ə mæp, ʧuz haʊ ˈtrævəl ɪn bɪtˈwin iʧ pleɪs ənd æd ɪn deɪts ðə ˈəltəmət tul fər ˈɛni fæˈstɪdiəs ˈtrævələr. 10 ˈtrævəl wɪθ ˈkərəntli ˈoʊnli əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ˈbeɪtə ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti, bət ˈhoʊpɪŋ wɪl bi ˈroʊlɪŋ aʊt mɔr ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz sun. ðə æp əˈlaʊz ju tɪ ˈɪnˌpʊt jʊr ˈtrævəl deɪts, ʧuz ðə ˈtʊrɪst əˈtrækʃənz ju wɔnt tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ənd ðɛn ɪt ˈmæʧɪz ju wɪθ ˈəðər ˈtrævələrz duɪŋ ðə seɪm θɪŋ, soʊ ju kən hæv ˈsəmˌwən tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ə nu ˈsɪti wɪθ. 11 ˈfrɛʃən əp wɪθ ɔl bɪn ðɛr: gɑt ə naɪt flaɪt bət hæv tɪ ʧɛk aʊt əv jʊr hoʊˈtɛl æt 10am*. goʊɪŋ tɪ əraɪv æt ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt hɑt, sˈwɛti ənd ˈstɪŋkɪŋ əv ðə ˈsaɪtˈsiɪŋ. nɑt aɪˈdil. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ðɪs ɪz wɛr kəmz ɪn. ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd ˌɪmˈpɛndɪŋ fri ˈænˌdrɔɪd ənd ˈioʊs æp ˈoʊnli ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ɪn ˈɪndiə (ðoʊ ən ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv laɪk tɪ si roʊld aʊt ɪn mɔr ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz) əˈlaʊz ju tɪ bʊk ə hoʊˈtɛl rum fər ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz sɪks aʊərz, ˈminɪŋ ju kən græb ə ʃaʊər ənd teɪk ə næp tɪ ˈfrɛʃən əp ˌbiˈfɔr jʊr lɔŋ flaɪt. si mɔr ˈtrævəl ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən fər 2016 wɪθ ðə rəf gaɪd tɪ 2016 kəmˈpɛr flaɪts, faɪnd tʊrz, bʊk ˈhɑstəlz ənd hoʊˈtɛlz fər jʊr trɪp, ənd fərˈgɛt tɪ ˈpərʧəs ˈtrævəl ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˌbiˈfɔr ju goʊ. tɔp ˈɪmɪʤ ˈæfrɪkɑ
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5. support new travel initiatives with travelstarter
essentially kickstarter for travel, this website is a global crowdfunding platform giving people the power to start or support local tourism projects. whether it’s in your hometown or in your next destination, initiatives range from youth hostels in the welsh capital, to rebuilding an entire village in nepal, and each offer rewards in return for your financial support.
6. see the world through periscope
“explore the world through the eyes of somebody else” is how periscope sells itself. the app, developed by twitter and available on android and ios, allows you to broadcast video, live from anywhere in the world to your followers. if they’re not all online to see you in action though, you can store it so they can replay later.
7. calculation with xe currency converter
it’s not exactly a new concept, but this app is a must-have on any traveller’s smartphone and tablet. convert any currency in seconds with the tap of just a few buttons.
8. chase the northern lights with aurora alert
one of the most famous natural wonders of the world, the northern lights (or aurora borealis) are no less elusive than they are beautiful. aurora alert is a handy app showing kp readings in your current location, and offers notifications that’ll let you know when the weather is best for a dance in the sky.
9. travel planning with travellerspoint
it’s neither the most beautiful nor the most intuitive travel planner on the internet, but we love the concept of travellerspoint. pin all your stops on a map, choose how you’ll travel in between each place and add in dates – the ultimate tool for any fastidious traveller.
10. travel meet-ups with adventurely
it’s currently only available in beta in new york city, but we’re hoping adventurely will be rolling out more destinations soon. the app allows you to input your travel dates, choose the tourist attractions you want to visit and then it matches you with other travellers doing the same thing, so you can have someone to explore a new city with.
11. freshen up with 6hourly
we’ve all been there: you’ve got a night flight but have to check out of your hotel at 10am. you’re going to arrive at the airport hot, sweaty and stinking of the day’s sightseeing. it’s not ideal. fortunately, this is where 6hourly comes in. the website and impending free android and ios app – only operational in india (though it’s an initiative we’d like to see rolled out in more destinations) – allows you to book a hotel room for as little as six hours, meaning you can grab a shower and take a nap to freshen up before your long flight.
see more travel inspiration for 2016 with the rough guide to 2016. compare flights, find tours, book hostels and hotels for your trip, and don’t forget to purchase travel insurance before you go.
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ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ju maɪt fil ə ˈlɪtəl ˈfɑgi ənd ˈnoʊtɪs ðət jʊr ˈhævɪŋ ˈtrəbəl rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɔn jʊr ˌtuˈdu lɪst. ənd ðət ˈæktrəs hu wɑz ɪn ðət ʃoʊ wɪθ whatshisface*? hər neɪm ˈɪzənt ˈivɪn kloʊz tɪ ðə tɪp əv jʊr ɪz nɑt ʤɪst bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈnɔrməl ˈeɪʤɪŋ pɑrt əv ðə ˈnɔrməl ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈeɪʤɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. "wi hæv ˈɛstrəʤən rəˈsɛptərz ɪn tu breɪn ˈɛriəz ðət kənˈtroʊl ˈmɛməri, ənd wɪn ðɛrz lɛs ˈɛstrəʤən, ðɛr ər ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðoʊz ˈɛriəz," ɪkˈspleɪnz pɔˈlin ˈmɑki, ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi, ə prəˈfɛsər əv sɪˈkaɪətri ənd saɪˈkɑləʤi ənd ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈwɪmənz ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈrisərʧ ˈproʊˌgræm æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌɪləˈnɔɪz æt ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɛnəˌpaʊz soʊˈsaɪɪti. ðə fərst ˈɛriə ɪz ðə ˌhɪpoʊˈkæmpəs, kənˈsɪdərd ðə ˈmɛməri ˈsɛnər əv ðə breɪn, ənd ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪz ðə priˈfrəntəl ˈkɔrtɛks, "wɪʧ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪn ˈminɪŋfəl weɪz soʊ wi kən rɪˈmɛmbər ɪt ˈbɛtər," sɪz ˈmɑki. ˈɛstrəʤən ˈɔlsoʊ busts ˈlɛvəlz əv əˌsɛtəlˈkoʊlin, ə ðət hɛlps ˈjuˈɛs fɔrm nu gʊd nuz, ðoʊ, ɪz ðət jʊr ˈɪzənt ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt. "ðə breɪn ˈbaʊnsɪz bæk ˈæftər ˈmɛnəˌpaʊz," sɪz ˈmɑki. "ɪt əˈdæpts tɪ loʊər ˈɛstrəʤən ˈlɛvəlz, ənd ɪt ˈkɑmpənˌseɪts." ju maɪt bi ˈwəndərɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈskɪpɪŋ ðə hoʊl feɪz wɪθ ˈɛstrəʤən ˈθɛrəpi. ɪt dɪz sim tɪ hɛlp, ɛz ˈwɪmən pleɪst ɪn breɪn ˈskænərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈmɛməri tæsks ʃoʊd mɔr ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn ðə ˌhɪpoʊˈkæmpəs wɪn ðeɪ wər pʊt ɔn ðə ˈθɛrəpi, sɪz ˈmɑki. bət ʃi noʊts ðət ˈmɛməri ˈɪʃuz əˈloʊn ˈɑrənt ə kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˈrizən tɪ goʊ ɔn ˈhɔrˌmoʊn ˈθɛrəpi, ɛz ɪt kəmz wɪθ ˈsɪriəs rɪsks laɪk ˌɪnˈkrist ˈʧænsɪz əv brɛst ˈkænsər, hɑrt dɪˈziz ənd stroʊk.
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you might feel a little foggy and notice that you're having trouble remembering everything on your to-do list. and that actress who was in that show with whatshisface? her name isn't even close to the tip of your tongue.this is not just because of the normal aging process–it's part of the normal female aging process. "we have estrogen receptors in two brain areas that control memory, and when there's less estrogen, there are structural changes in those areas," explains pauline maki, phd, a professor of psychiatry and psychology and the director of the women's mental health research program at the university of illinois at chicago, and president of the north american menopause society. the first area is the hippocampus, considered the memory center of the brain, and the second is the prefrontal cortex, "which organizes information in meaningful ways so we can remember it better," says maki. estrogen also boosts levels of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that helps us form new memories.the good news, though, is that your forgetfulness isn't permanent. "the brain bounces back after menopause," says maki. "it adapts to lower estrogen levels, and it compensates." you might be wondering about skipping the whole forgetfulness phase with estrogen therapy. it does seem to help, as women placed in brain scanners during memory tasks showed more activity in the hippocampus when they were put on the therapy, says maki. but she notes that memory issues alone aren't a convincing reason to go on hormone therapy, as it comes with serious risks , like increased chances of breast cancer, heart disease and stroke.
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it’s* nɑt ˈɛvəri deɪ ðət ə ˈsaɪəntɪst ˈstədiɪŋ wən ˈænəməl ˈspiʃiz kəmz əˈkrɔs əˈnəðər, ˈpriviəsli ənˈnoʊn, wən. bət wət ˈhæpənd tɪ əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ɪn nu ˈzilənd. wət meɪks ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri ˈivɪn mɔr ənˈjuˌʒuəl ɪz ðə ˈstætəs əv ðə nu ˈspiʃiz: ɪkˈstɪŋkt. mɪz. ənd hər ˈkɑligz wər ˈstədiɪŋ ən ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd nu ˈzilənd bərd, ðə ˈpɛŋgwən antipodes*), traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈtərmən ɪf ɪt wɑz ˈnæʧərəli rɛr ər hæd bɪn mɔr əˈbəndənt ɪn ðə pæst. ðeɪ lʊkt æt ˈlɪvɪŋ bərdz ənd mˈjuziəm ˈspɛsəmənz ˈdeɪtɪŋ bæk ˈhənərdz əv jɪrz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɛni frəm ə pɑrt əv nu saʊθ ˈaɪlənd wɛr ˈpɛŋgwənz ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər faʊnd. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ bət ʤəˈnɛtɪk æˈnælɪsɪs, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌmɔrfəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɛvədəns frəm boʊnz, ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ə ˈstɑrtlɪŋ ˈfaɪndɪŋ: ðə ˈoʊldəst ˈspɛsəmənz, frəm ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ərˈaɪvəl əv ˌjʊrəˈpiənz ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, wər ˈdɪfərənt frəm mɔr ˈrisənt bərdz. soʊ ˈdɪfərənt, ðə ˈrisərʧərz rɪˈpɔrt ɪn ðə prəˈsidɪŋz əv ðə rɔɪəl soʊˈsaɪɪti bi: ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsaɪənsɪz, ðət ðiz ˈoʊldəst ˈspɛsəmənz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ə nu ˈspiʃiz, wɪʧ ðeɪ neɪmd. mɪz. sɛd ʃi wɑz ʃɑkt baɪ ðə ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈdætə. wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðiz ˈsikwənsɪz ənd seɪɪŋ, du aɪ hæv ðiz wɪrd ˈpætərnz here?’*?’ ʃi sɛd. ˈnɛvər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ faɪnd əˈnəðər species.”*.” ʃi sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈlaɪkli ðət ˌbiˈfɔr ðə fərst ˈjumənz əraɪvd ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, ɛm. wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ðə ˈpɛŋgwənz, ˈrɛləˌgeɪtɪŋ ðɛm tɪ sˈmɔlər ˈaɪləndz tɪ ðə saʊθ. bət ðɛn əraɪvd ənd wɪˈθɪn 200 jɪrz hæd waɪpt aʊt ˈmɛni bɪg ˈænəməlz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ, prɪˈzuməbli, ɛm.. ðɛr kəmˈpɛtɪtərz gɔn, mɪz. sɛd, ˈpɛŋgwənz wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk ˈoʊvər. greɪt tɪ si ðət ə ˈspiʃiz laɪk ðət həz bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ expand,”*,” ʃi sɛd, ɪt stɪl ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈvəlnərəbəl population.”*.”
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it’s not every day that a scientist studying one animal species comes across another, previously unknown, one. but that’s what happened to sanne boessenkool of the university of otago in new zealand.
what makes the discovery even more unusual is the status of the new species: it’s extinct.
ms. boessenkool and her colleagues were studying an endangered new zealand bird, the yellow-eyed penguin (megadyptes antipodes), trying to determine if it was naturally rare or had been more abundant in the past. they looked at living birds and museum specimens dating back hundreds of years, including many from a part of new zealand’s south island where yellow-eyed penguins are no longer found.
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but genetic analysis, as well as morphological evidence from bones, pointed to a startling finding: the oldest specimens, from before the arrival of europeans in the 17th century, were different from more recent birds. so different, the researchers report in the proceedings of the royal society b: biological sciences, that these oldest specimens actually represent a new species, which they named megadyptes waitaha.
ms. boessenkool said she was shocked by the genetic data. “i was looking at these sequences and saying, ‘why do i have these weird patterns here?’ ” she said. “we never expected to find another species.”
she said it was likely that before the first humans arrived in the 13th century, m. waitaha was able to outcompete the yellow-eyed penguins, relegating them to smaller islands to the south. but then polynesians arrived and within 200 years had wiped out many big animals including, presumably, m. waitaha.
their competitors gone, ms. boessenkool said, yellow-eyed penguins were able to take over.
“it’s great to see that a species like that has been able to expand,” she said, “but it still is a very vulnerable population.”
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ˈrɔli, mˈjuʧuəl dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni əˈnaʊnst təˈdeɪ ðət ɪt həz ˈædɪd ˈflɔrɪdə bɪr ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ ɪts bɪr pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ. ɪn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən sɪns 1997 ˈflɔrɪdə bɪr ɪz ˈlɑrʤəst kræft bruər. ər ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ hæv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈpɑrtnər wɪθ mˈjuʧuəl dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ ɛz ɑr ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd ˈpɑrtnər ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə. wi lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ mˈjuʧuəl ənd ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ɑr brændz tɪ ðə kræft bɪr ɛnˈθuziˌæsts əv ðɪs state,”*,” sɛd ʤɪm mɑˈsoʊni, ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈflɔrɪdə bɪr. ər ɪkˈstrimli plizd əˈbaʊt ðə əˈdɪʃən əv ˈflɔrɪdə bɪr ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ ɑr portfolio,”*,” sɛd ˈwɪljəm ˈraɪli, vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv seɪlz. bɪˈliv ðət ˈflɔrɪdə bɪr ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ə greɪt ˈbruəri, wɪθ ə ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ðɛr kræft, ənd wi lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər ɪn nɔrθ carolina.”*.” ˈflɔrɪdə bɪr ˈkəmpəˌni wɪl ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈɛnər nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ɪn ˈɔgəst wɪθ ki wɛst ˈsəðərnˌmoʊst wit, ðɛr wɛl noʊn swɔmp eɪp ˈdəbəl ipa*, ənd ðə nu ˈsənˌʃaɪn seɪt ˈpɪlznər. əˈdɪʃənəl ˈɔfərɪŋz wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ənd ˈpɑsəbli fʊl taɪm ˈbeɪsɪs ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ər ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ bi ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈflɔrɪdə bɪr ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ nɔrθ carolina,”*,” sɛd ˈmaɪkəl heɪɪk, ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd bɪr dɪˈvɪʒən ˈmænɪʤər fər mˈjuʧuəl. bɪr koʊ. həz ə səkˈsɛsfəl træk ˈrɛkərd ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə, ənd ɪz ˈvɛri ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ groʊθ ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə. wi noʊ ðət ɑr ˈkəstəmərz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈhævɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðɛr ɪkˈspændɪd ˈprɑdəkt line.”*.” mˈjuʧuəl dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ə ˈhoʊlˌseɪl bɪr ənd waɪn dɪˈstrɪbjətər ˈsərvɪsɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər steɪt əv nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə. wɪθ ˈoʊvər 650 ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd ˈsɛvən brænʧ ˈɔfəsɪz θruaʊt ðə steɪt, mˈjuʧuəl ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ kˈwɑləti ˈprɑdəkts ənd ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl ˈkəstəmər ˈsərvɪs.
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raleigh, nc — mutual distributing company announced today that it has added florida beer company to its beer portfolio. in operation since 1997, florida beer is florida’s largest craft brewer.
“we are very excited to have the opportunity to partner with mutual distributing as our statewide partner in north carolina. we look forward to working with mutual and introducing our brands to the craft beer enthusiasts of this state,” said jim massoni, president and ceo of florida beer.
“we are extremely pleased about the addition of florida beer company to our portfolio,” said william riley, vice president of sales. “we believe that florida beer company is a great brewery, with a dedication to their craft, and we look forward to working together in north carolina.”
florida beer company will initially enter north carolina in august with key west southernmost wheat, their well known swamp ape double ipa, and the new sunshine sate pilsner. additional offerings will be available in a limited and possibly full time basis in the future.
“we are very excited to be bringing florida beer company to north carolina,” said michael hayek, statewide beer division manager for mutual. “florida beer co. has a successful track record in florida, and is very dedicated to growth in north carolina. we know that our customers are going to enjoy having access to their expanded product line.”
mutual distributing company is a wholesale beer and wine distributor servicing the entire state of north carolina. with over 650 employees and seven full-service branch offices throughout the state, mutual is committed to providing quality products and exceptional customer service.
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ɛd ˈændərsən 2010 tɪ traɪ tu ˈrɛsəpiz frəm maɪ swit ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, klɪk hir fər də (ˈpiˌnət marzipans*) ənd hir fər ˈkɛrəməl ˈpɑpˌkɔrn bɔlz. ˈʤəʤɪŋ frəm ðə ˈnəmbər əv bərˈitoʊ ʤɔɪnts ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən fud kɔrts, ju kʊd seɪ ðət ˈmɛksəkən fud həz meɪd ðə ʤəmp tɪ ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim. ɪt ɪz soʊ əv ðə ˈtɑkoʊz, ˈnɑˌʧoʊz ənd ˌtɔrˈtiəz ðət wi hu lɪv nɔrθ əv ðə ˈrioʊ grænd ˈɔfən kɔl wi ˈsəmˌtaɪmz fərˈgɛt ɪts lɪŋk tɪ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ. ðɛrz ə ˈtɛlɪŋ (ənd ˈfəni) ˈmoʊmənt ɪn ʤɑn ˈmuvi mɛn wɪθ gənz wɪn ðə ˈgrɪŋgoʊ ˈkəpəl ðət ɪz ˈtrævəlɪŋ θru ə steɪt sɪts daʊn fər ə mil ɪn ə ˈloʊkəl ˈrɛˌstrɑnt. ðə ˈhəzbənd tərnz tɪ hɪz waɪf, hu ɪz sˈlaɪtli mɔr baɪˈlɪŋgwəl, ənd æsks: "haʊ du ju seɪ 'quesadilla*' ɪn ˈspænɪʃ?" soʊ ɪt wɑz wɪθ greɪt ˈplɛʒər ðət aɪ ˈoʊpənd ˈmɛksəkən ˈpeɪstri ʃɛf nu ˈkʊkˌbʊk, maɪ swit ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, wɪʧ ˈditeɪlz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ənd ˈɔfən ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt pɑrt əv ˈmɛksəkən cuisine—dessert*. ˈʤərsən, hu gru əp ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈsɪti, ɪz ə ˈgræʤəˌweɪt əv ðə ˈkjulɪˌnɛri ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv əˈmɛrɪkə ənd həz wərkt ɪn ɔl sɔrts əv ˈrɛˌstrɑnts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ akelare*, ə ˈspænɪʃ ˈmɪʃələn three-star*. dɪˈspaɪt ə səkˈsɛsfəl prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈkʊkɪŋ kərɪr, ʃi ˈnɛvər fərˈgɑt ðə trits əv hər ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd, səʧ ɛz goʊts mɪlk ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ paɪn nəts ər ʤaɪənt ənd ˌsɔrˈbeɪ. ðɪs bʊk ɪz ən ˈɑməʤ tɪ hər ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ ləv əˈfɛr ənd ɪz pækt wɪθ ˈrɛsəpiz fər ɔl sɔrts əv kənˈfɛkʃənz frəm swit drɪŋks (rompope*, ən ˈbɛvərɪʤ ənd vəˈnɪlə ˈkɔrʤəl) tɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ swit brɛdz (ɛz ɪn ənd huachibolas*, wɪʧ ər krim ʧiz ˈmɔrnɪŋ roʊlz) tɪ ˈɛˌrlum swits (ˈpəmpkɪn sid nougat*, swit mɪlk fəʤ). ɛd ˈændərsən 2010 tɪ ˈrisərʧ ðə bʊk, ˈʤərsən spɛnt ə jɪr ˈtrævəlɪŋ əraʊnd ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈkʊkɪŋ ˈsikrɪts ənd ˈfæməli ˈrɛsəpiz. ʃi ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˈbeɪkəriz ənd swit ʃɑps, aɪs krim ˈpɑrlərz ənd ˈmɑrkɪts, ɛz wɛl ɛz mˈjuziəmz, ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz, ənd ðə hoʊmz əv ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈspɛʃəltiz tɪ ʃɛr. ʃi wɑz ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd baɪ ˈpæʃən fər ðə fud, bət ʃi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ muvd tɪ ˈrɛkərd trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈrɛsəpiz ðət ər ɔn ðə vərʤ əv ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ. ðə ɑrt əv ˈmɛksəkən kənˈfɛkʃənz, ʃi sɪz, ɪz ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd. ʃi raɪts, "ˈmɛni əv ðiz ˈɛˌrlum ˈrɛsəpiz ər pɑrt əv ən ˈɔrəl trəˈdɪʃən ðət ɪz biɪŋ lɔst." ˌgloʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ɪts ˈfɔrsɪz ər rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə (ˈsɪnəmən ˈʃʊgər "ɪrz") wɪθ ˈdoʊˌnəts.
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ed anderson © 2010
to try two recipes from fany gerson's my sweet mexico, click here for mazapanes de cacahuate (peanut marzipans) and here for mexican-style caramel popcorn balls.
judging from the number of burrito joints in north american food courts, you could say that mexican food has made the jump to the mainstream. it is so entrenched—think of the tacos, nachos and tortillas that we who live north of the rio grande often call wraps—that we sometimes forget its link to mexico. there's a telling (and funny) moment in john sayles's movie men with guns when the gringo couple that is travelling through a war-torn state sits down for a meal in a local restaurant. the husband turns to his wife, who is slightly more bilingual, and asks: "how do you say 'quesadilla' in spanish?"
so it was with great pleasure that i opened mexican pastry chef fany gerson's new cookbook, my sweet mexico, which details an important and often overlooked part of mexican cuisine—dessert. gerson, who grew up in mexico city, is a graduate of the culinary institute of america and has worked in all sorts of restaurants, including akelare, a spanish michelin three-star. despite a successful professional cooking career, she never forgot the treats of her childhood, such as goat's milk caramels decorated with pine nuts or giant meringues and tamarind sorbet. this book is an homage to her lifelong love affair and is packed with recipes for all sorts of confections from sweet drinks (rompope, an eggnog-like beverage and vanilla cordial) to morning sweet breads (as in churros and huachibolas, which are cream cheese morning rolls) to heirloom sweets (pumpkin seed nougat, sweet milk fudge).
ed anderson © 2010
to research the book, gerson spent a year traveling around mexico collecting cooking secrets and family recipes. she visited bakeries and sweet shops, ice cream parlors and markets, as well as museums, libraries, and the homes of people with specialties to share. she was motivated by passion for the food, but she was also moved to record traditional recipes that are on the verge of disappearing. the art of mexican confections, she says, is endangered. she writes, "many of these heirloom recipes are part of an oral tradition that is being lost." globalization and its homogenizing forces are replacing the orejones (cinnamon sugar "ears") with doughnuts.
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riækt ˈneɪtɪv mˈjuzɪk æp pɑrt 1 ˈnɪkoʊˌlaɪ æst ˈkjʊriəs haʊ tɪ meɪk ə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈɑdiˌoʊ pleɪər ɪn riækt ˈneɪtɪv? ə weɪ tɪ pleɪ frəm ə rɪˈmoʊt location”*”, soʊ hir wi ər: bɪld ə riækt ˈneɪtɪv mˈjuzɪk æp tuˈtɔriəl! ɑr æp loʊdz ɛz ə lɪst əv mˈjuzɪk ˈʒɑnrəz. wi faɪnd ðə ““album”*” ɑrt ɔn ˈflɪkər, loʊd ə lɪst əv sɔŋz frəm, ənd strim mˈjuzɪk frəm ðɛr. wɛl, goʊɪŋ tɪ strim frəm. raɪt naʊ wi ʃoʊ ə dɪˈrɛkt lɪŋk tɪ ðə strim. ˈbɪldɪŋ ɑr mˈjuzɪk æp ɪn tu pɑrts bɪˈkəz riækt ˈneɪtɪv muvz fæst ənd breɪks θɪŋz. aɪ ræn ˈɪntu bɪld ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ənd ˈfɪgjərd ðɛm aʊt jɛt. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd ɪz sloʊ tɪ ˈɪʃu kiz ɛz wɛl. ˈmænjuəl ˈprɔˌsɛs, teɪks əp tɪ ə mənθ bət aɪ faʊnd ə weɪ əraʊnd ðət. bət ˈsəmθɪŋ nɑt kəmˈpaɪlɪŋ, wət broʊk ˈjuˈɛs. nɛkst taɪm wərk! səbˈskraɪb baɪ iˈmeɪl ənd meɪk ʃʊr ju mɪs riækt ˈneɪtɪv mˈjuzɪk æp pɑrt 2 wət ju wɪl lərn təˈdeɪ: haʊ tɪ juz ðə ˈjuzɪŋ ˈriˌdəks fər steɪt ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈhækɪŋ ˈflɪkər ənd haʊ tɪ ˈpeɪnləsli ˈdaʊnˈgreɪd riækt ˈneɪtɪv, ɪf ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ si haʊ aɪ bɪlt ðɪs frəm skræʧ, ju kən ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈɑrˌkaɪv ɔn maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈjuˌtub ˈʧænəl. ju kən si ðə fʊl koʊd ɔn github*. ˈsɛˌtəp ˈprɑʤɛkt ɛz əv ðɪs ˈraɪtɪŋ, meɪ 2017 kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə nu riækt ˈneɪtɪv ˈprɑʤɛkt gɪvz ju ənd riækt 16 ˈælfə. ˌoʊˈkeɪ, nu tɛk ɪz greɪt. aɪ θɪŋk ˈhævɪŋ ˈælfə ˈvərʒən ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz baɪ dɪˈfɔlt ɪz ən ɑd ʧɔɪs, bət ʃʊr ðə noʊ wət duɪŋ. riækt fæst peɪs pʊts ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ə ˈpɪkəl, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. bɪˈkəz əv səm ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, ðə (rɛd: i’ve*) ˈgɔtən juzd tɪ fər ˈstaɪlɪŋ səˈpɔrt jɛt. ʃʊr ɪt wɪl sun, bət raɪt naʊ wi hæv tɪ ɑr æp, ðɛn ˈdaʊnˈgreɪd. bət wi kən kip riækt 16 jeɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt meɪ 30 2017 ə ˈbɛtər weɪ tɪ ““downgrade”*” riækt ˈneɪtɪv ɪz tɪ wɪθ ðə kərˈɛkt ˈvərʒən ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. laɪk ðɪs: --ˈvərʒən ðə æp: ˈsiˈdi ðɛn ˈoʊpən ənd ʧeɪnʤ ðɪs laɪn: "react-native*": "react-native*": riækt ˈneɪtɪv ˈvərʒən goʊz frəm tɪ naʊ ˈrɛdi tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl dɪˈpɛndənsiz fər ɑr mˈjuzɪk æp. laɪk ðɪs: ˌɪnˈstɔl ˈriˌdəks lɪŋk ɪf ju rən ju ʃʊd si ə ˈwərkɪŋ dɪˈfɔlt riækt ˈneɪtɪv æp. ðə wən ðət tɛlz ju ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ˌoʊˈkeɪ ənd jʊr ˈsɛˌtəp wərkt. noʊt, nɑt ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ʤɪst jɛt. ɪt rikˈwaɪərz ˈspɛʃəl stɛps ðət aɪ kwaɪt ˈfɪgjərd aʊt. ˌɪnˈstɔl ɪt ɪn pɑrt 2 fərˈgɛt tɪ səbˈskraɪb soʊ ju mɪs ɪt. pʊt ɔl ɑr koʊd ɪn ðə/ dɪˈrɛktəri, soʊ ju ʃʊd ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrt æp frəm/ ənd ˈrɛndər <æp ðɪs meɪks ɪt ˈiziər tɪ ʃɛr ɑr koʊd əˈkrɔs boʊθ ˈioʊs ənd ˈænˌdrɔɪd. ˈlɪstɪŋ ˈʒɑnrəz wɪθ ˈflɪkər ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðə kɔr əv ɑr ˈflɪkər ˈɪmɪʤ ˈloʊdɪŋ əˈproʊʧ ɪz ə kəmˈpoʊnənt. ɪt ˈjuzɪz ˈloʊkəl steɪt ənd tɪ sərʧ ˈflɪkər wɪn ɪt ˈrɛndərz. jɛs, wi sɛd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈriˌdəks ɪn ðɪs æp. noʊ, wi nid ˈriˌdəks fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðɪs ˈlɪtəl kəmˈpoʊnənt kɛrz wɪʧ ˈɪmɪʤ ɪz ˈrɛndərd. ʤɪst ðət ən ˈɪmɪʤ. ˈædɪŋ ˈriˌdəks tɪ ðɪs floʊ wʊd ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪt ɑr koʊd. ju kən si haʊ ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ðət stəf gɪts ɪn maɪ ˈriˌdəks ʧæt æp tuˈtɔriəl. ˈloʊdɪŋ steɪts, pri ˈloʊdɪŋ steɪts, poʊst ˈloʊdɪŋ steɪts. soʊ məʧ wərk. ɑr kəmˈpoʊnənt dɪz ɪt ɔl ɪn 16 laɪnz əv koʊd kənˈteɪnd ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl faɪl. ˌɪmˈpɔrt ˈflɪkər frəm './flickrhelper*'; ˈɛkspɔrt dɪˈfɔlt klæs ɪkˈstɛndz kəmˈpoʊnənt steɪt ˈjəri: nəl () this.setstate*({ ˈjəri ˈrɛndər() ˈjəri this.state*; rɪˈtərn ˈjəri (<ˈɪmɪʤ source={{uri*: ˈjəri}} stylename="medium-wide*" (<vju style={{paddingtop*: 85 kəmˈpoʊnənt steɪt stɑrts wɪθ ən ˈɛmti ˈjəri wi kɔl ˈflɪkər() wɪθ ðə ˈʒɑnrə neɪm ɪn ənd ˈəpˌdeɪt steɪt wɪn ðə ˈprɑməs riˈzɑlvz. ɪn ˈrɛndər wi ʧɛk ðə ˈjəri ɪf ɪt ɪgˈzɪsts, wi ˈrɛndər ən ˈɪmɪʤ, ɪf ɪt, wi ˈrɛndər ən ˈɛmti skwɛr. ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈflɪkər waɪl ˈflɪkər dɪz hæv ə ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt, ɪt wərk wɪθ riækt ˈneɪtɪv. ɪt ˈjuzɪz ə lɔt əv ˌɪnˈtərnəl ənd aɪ wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ gɪt ɪt ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ rn-nodeify*. soʊ wi hækt ɑr oʊn ˈmɪni ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. ɪt həz ə ˈsɪŋgəl kɔl sərʧ. ˈɛkspɔrt dɪˈfɔlt ˈflɪkər ˈfəŋkʃən (sərʧ) rɪˈtərn fɛʧ( `https://api.flickr.com/services/rest/?method=flickr.photos.search&format=json&nojsoncallback=true&api_key=8dacb3c2a9b8ff4016fab4a76df1441c&license=1&safe_search=1&content_type=1&text=${search*} mˈjuzɪk` res.json*()) nu promise((resolve*, ˈriʤɛkt) fɑrm, ˈsərvər, ˈaɪˈdi, ˈsikrɪt resolve(`https://farm${farm}.staticflickr.com/${server}/${id}_${secret}_z.jpg*`); hacky*? jɛs. wərks ðoʊ. ju ʃʊd meɪk jʊr oʊn ˈflɪkər dɪˈvɛləpər əˈkaʊnt ənd gɪt ən ɛmˈbɛdɪd ɪn ðə əˈbəv bɪˈkəz aɪ maɪnd ɪf ju juz ɪt, bət bi nis. ɑr ˈmɪni ˈlaɪbrɛˌri: ˈɪʃuz ə ˈflɪkər ˈɪmɪʤ sərʧ ˈjuzɪŋ ${ˈʒɑnrə} mˈjuzɪk ɛz ðə kˈwiri ɛz ðə kˈwiri ˈlɪmɪts ðə sərʧ tɪ kriˈeɪtɪv ˈkɑmənz ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðə rɪˈspɑnsɪz ɛz ə blɑb teɪks ə ˈrændəm tɔp 10 ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑnstrəkts ðə dɪˈrɛkt ˈɪmɪʤ rɪˈtərnz ɪt baɪ riˈzɑlv -ɪŋ ðə ˈprɑməs ðət gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs wən ““album”*” ɑrt fər wən ˈʒɑnrə. tɪ meɪk ə grɪd, wi juz kəmˈpoʊnənt. fər ə grɪd əv ˈɪmɪʤɪz wi bɪld ɑr grɪd vju ɛz ə ˈʒɑnrəz kəmˈpoʊnənt. klæs ˈʒɑnrəz ɪkˈstɛndz kəmˈpoʊnənt renderrow(rowdata*, sectionid*, ˈɪndɛks) rowdata.map((genre*, ˈaɪˈdi) key={id*} genre={genre*} rɪˈtərn {cellviews*} </gridrow*> ˈrɛndər() gridrow.groupbyrows(this.props.genres*, 2 rɪˈtərn data={groupedgenres*} renderrow={this.renderrow*} ɛs ər bɪlt ɛz ə ˈspɛʃəl keɪs. wi stɑrt wɪθ ə wɪʧ gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs ənd roʊz. ðɛn wi ˈrɛndər iʧ roʊ ɛz ə grɪd əv ˈkɑləmz. wɪθ ðɪs əˈproʊʧ, wi kən hæv ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkɑləmz ɪn iʧ roʊ. ə lɑrʤ ˈhɛdər ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə grɪd ɪz ˈkɑmən, fər ˈɪnstəns. tɪ əˈʧiv ðɪs wi rɪˈtərn ə frəm ɑr ˈrɛndər ˈmɛθəd. ɪt teɪks ɑr ˈdætə, wɪʧ ɪz ə lɪst əv grupt ˈʒɑnrəz, ənd ə ˈmɛθəd. ðə ˈmɛθəd ɪz wɛr wi rɪˈtərn ə wɪθ 2 ˈkɑləmz ˌɪnˈsaɪd, wi θru ˈʒɑnrəz ɪn ðɪs roʊ ənd rɪˈtərn ə kəmˈpoʊnənt fər iʧ. iʧ ɪz ə kəmˈpoʊnənt ðət ˈrɛndərz ə skwɛr wɪθ ənd səm tɛkst. wɪn ðə ˈʒɑnrə ɪz pleɪɪŋ, ɪt ˈrɛndərz ðə soʊ ənd so”*” tɛkst. kəˈnɛkt( (steɪt) : ˈʒɑnrə,, dɪˈspæʧ stylename="flexible*"={() dispatch(playgenre(genre*))}> <vju> <kɑrd stylename="flexible*"> <pleɪɪŋ name={genre.name*} <ˈsəbˌtaɪtəl numberoflines={1}>{genre.name}</subtitle*> </kɑrd> </vju> </touchableopacity*> ɑr kəmˈpoʊnənt teɪks frəm ðə ˈriˌdəks stɔr ənd ˈrɛndərz ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt vju. ˈiðər ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs: ər ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs: ðə dɪˈspæʧɪz ə ˈriˌdəks ˈækʃən. mɔr əˈbaʊt ɑr ˈriˌdəks ˈsɛˌtəp ɪn ðə nɛkst ˈsɛkʃən. ɪf nu tɪ ˈriˌdəks, ju kən rɛd maɪ ˈriˌdəks 101 ˈʧæptər frəm ə fju æps əˈgoʊ. bət ˌbiˈfɔr wi gɪt ðɛr, wi stɪl nid ɑr æp kəmˈpoʊnənt. æp kəmˈpoʊnənt hoʊldz θɪŋz təˈgɛðər ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl, ɑr æp kəmˈpoʊnənt ɪz ə ˈglɔrəˌfaɪd kənˈteɪnər. ɪt sɛts əp ə ˈriˌdəks stɔr, ˈrɛndərz ə ˈhɛdər, ənd fɪlz ðə rɛst wɪθ ðə ˈʒɑnrəz kəmˈpoʊnənt. ðɛr ər 3 ˈpisɪz. 1 ˈreɪdiˌoʊ <ˈɪmɪʤ source={require('./media/radio.png*')} style={{width*: 64 haɪt: 64 ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˈhɛdər. ðɪs ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri ənd ˈgɔrʤəs ˈaɪkɑn raɪt hir: 2 ðɛn wi hæv ðə kəmˈpoʊnənt. kəˈnɛkts tɪ ˈriˌdəks tɪ gɪt ə lɪst əv əˈveɪləbəl ˈʒɑnrəz ənd ˈrɛndərz ðə. kəˈnɛkt( (steɪt) ˈʒɑnrəz: ˈʒɑnrəz <skrin> <vju style={{paddingtop*: 80 <ˈhɛdɪŋ stylename="h-center*"> wət du ju fil laɪk? </ˈhɛdɪŋ> <ˈʒɑnrəz genres={genres*} </vju> </skrin> ɪz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ kəmˈpoʊnənt. aɪ ˈfʊli ɪkˈsplɔrd wət ɪt kən du jɛt, bət lʊks laɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ moʊst æps nid: ə ˈtaɪtəl, ə ˈhæmbərgər, ənd ən ˈaɪkɑn. wi juz ɪt tɪ ʃoʊ ə ˈbʊmˌbɑks 3 stɔr createstore*(, applymiddleware*( thunkmiddleware*, createlogger*() klæs æp ɪkˈstɛndz kəmˈpoʊnənt ˈrɛndər() rɪˈtərn <prəˈvaɪdər store={store*}> </prəˈvaɪdər> wi sɛt əp ə stɔr ˈjuzɪŋ ɑr ənd səm ˈriˌdəks middleware*. ˈlɑgər gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ˈhæpənɪŋ, ənd gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ˈeɪˈsɪŋkrənəs ˈriˌdəks ˈækʃənz. ðə æp kəmˈpoʊnənt ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈrɛndərz ə prəˈvaɪdər wɪθ ən ɪf nɑt mɪˈsteɪkən, ðət pʊts stɔr ɪn ə riækt ˈkɑntɛkst ənd meɪks ɪt ˈgloʊbəli əˈveɪləbəl. dɪˈtɛktɪŋ tæps ənd ˈloʊdɪŋ sɔŋz meɪd ɪt tɪ ðə ˈriˌdəks stuff”*” ˈsɛkʃən. ðət minz ju hæv ə ˈwərkɪŋ ənd ʤɪst hæv tɪ waɪər əp ðə ˈriˌdəks stəf. huzzah*! ˈriˌdəks stɑrt wɪθ ɑr ðə breɪnz əv ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. ˈdɪkˌteɪt haʊ ɑr steɪt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈækʃənz. (steɪt , ˈækʃən) swɪʧ (action.type*) keɪs 'playing_genre*': rɪˈtərn object.assign*({}, steɪt, : keɪs 'found_songs*': sɔŋz, ˈʒɑnrə ˈækʃən; rɪˈtərn object.assign*({}, steɪt, sɔŋz: object.assign*({}, state.songs*, [genre.id*]: sɔŋz dɪˈfɔlt: rɪˈtərn steɪt; ɑr stɑrts wɪθ ən ənd rɪˈtərnz steɪt baɪ dɪˈfɔlt: ɪf rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈækʃən, wi sɛt ðə ˈprɑpərti. wɪn rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ wi æd ən ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ ðə sɔŋz ˈprɑpərti. ðɪs əˈproʊʧ ɪˈneɪbəlz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ kæˈʃeɪ sɔŋ lɪsts ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ˈloʊdɪŋ sɔŋz riˈmuv ˈpriviəsli ˈloʊdɪd sɔŋz. ənˈlɛs fər ðə seɪm əv kɔrs. wɪθ səm kɛr, wi kən əˈvɔɪd ˈpɪŋɪŋ ðə, ɪf sɔŋz fər ə ˈʒɑnrə hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈloʊdɪd. naʊ, ðə weɪ wi du ðɪs sɔŋz θɪŋ ɪz un-kosher*. ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ə dip ˈprɑpərti əv ən ˈɑbʤɛkt, wɪʧ minz wi ʃʊd meɪk ə nu ənd ˈkɑmbaɪn ðɛm. meh*. fər ə smɔl æp ðɪs ɪz faɪn tu. ɑr lʊks laɪk ə lɔŋ lɪst əv ˈʒɑnrəz ənd ə bənʧ əv nulls*. ˈʒɑnrəz: ["ɔlˈtərnətɪv rɑk", "ˈæmbiənt", "ˈklæsɪkəl", "ˈkəntri", "edm*", "dancehall*", "dip haʊs", "ˈdɪskoʊ", "drəm bæs", "dubstep*", "ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk", "foʊk", "singer-songwriter*", "ræp", "haʊs", "ˈɪndi", "ʤæz bluz", "ˈlætən", "ˈmɛtəl", "piˈænə", "pɑp", soʊl", "ˈrɛˌgeɪ", "ˌrɛgeɪˈtoʊn", "rɑk", "ˈsaʊnˌtræk", "ˈtɛknoʊ", "træns", "træp", "triphop"].map*( (neɪm, aɪ) ˈaɪˈdi: aɪ, neɪm : ˈaɪˈdi: nəl, neɪm: nəl sɔŋz: meɪk sɛns? lɪst ˈʒɑnrəz ðət wi wɔnt tɪ juz, sɛt tɪ noʊp, ənd ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt ən ˈɛmti sɔŋz ˈɑbʤɛkt. ˈriˌdəks ˈækʃənz tɪ draɪv ɑr ənd tɔk tɪ ɑr, wi nid 3 ˈriˌdəks ˈækʃənz: ənd ðeɪ goʊ ɪn ðə faɪl ənd lʊk laɪk ðɪs: ˌɪmˈpɔrt sərʧ frəm './soundcloudhelper*'; ˈɛkspɔrt (ˈʒɑnrə) taɪp: 'playing_genre*', ˈʒɑnrə ˈɛkspɔrt (ˈʒɑnrə) rɪˈtərn ˈfəŋkʃən (dɪˈspæʧ) dispatch(playinggenre(genre*)); search(genre.name*) dispatch(foundsongs(result.collection*, ˈʒɑnrə)); ˈɛkspɔrt (sɔŋz, ˈʒɑnrə) taɪp: 'found_songs*', sɔŋz, ˈʒɑnrə sɪz ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz pleɪɪŋ raɪt naʊ. ɪt tɛlz ðə wət ɪz pleɪɪŋ. ɪz ðə smɑrt ˈækʃən, ə ˈriˌdəks θənk ɪn fækt. ɪt dɪˈspæʧɪz ðə ˈækʃən, ˈjuzɪz sərʧ() tɪ tɔk tɪ, ðɛn dɪˈspæʧɪz wɪθ ðə rɪˈzəlts. sɪz ðət sɔŋz hæv bɪn faʊnd. ɪt tɛlz ðə wɪʧ sɔŋz ənd wɪʧ ˈʒɑnrə ðeɪ bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ. ənd naʊ ðə fən pɑrt: ˈhækɪŋ ðə wɪˈθaʊt ən ki. ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˌbiˈfɔr wi kənˈtɪnju, aɪ ʃʊd seɪ ðət aɪ du nɑt kənˈdoʊn ˈhækɪŋ ɪn ðə wɪˈθaʊt permission”*” ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən. wət duɪŋ hir ɪz ɔn ðə ɛʤ. ˌsərkəmˈvɛntɪŋ əˈfɪʃəl ˈækˌsɛs bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər sloʊ tɪ ˈɪʃu kiz. aɪ juzd ðɛr dɪˈvɛləpər ˈpɔrtəl tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər ən æp, bət goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk ðɛm əp tɪ ə mənθ tɪ rɪˈplaɪ. ənˈtɪl ðɛn, haʊ aɪ gɑt əraʊnd ðə ˈprɑbləm. ˈjuzɪŋ oʊn ki. ðə wən ðeɪ juz tɪ draɪv sərʧ ɔn ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. aɪ faʊnd ɪt baɪ pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ə sərʧ ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk tæb ɪn kroʊm dɛv tulz. ðɪs ki ʃʊd gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɔl ˈpəblɪk ˈmɛθədz ðət wi nid: sərʧ ənd strim. goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ʃʊr tɪ əˈtrɪˌbjut ɔl sɔŋz tɪ ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈɑrtɪsts ənd ɛz ə ˈplætˌfɔrm. bɪˈkəz nɑt ˈsævɪʤɪz. ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəz ɪn ðə tos*. oʊ ənd əˈfɪʃəl ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt wərk ɪn riækt ˈneɪtɪv. əˈsumz ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈɑbʤɛkt. soʊ wi hæv tɪ meɪk ə ˈhɛlpər ʤɪst laɪk wi dɪd fər ˈflɪkər. laɪk ðɪs: 2t9lonqh90kzjcsfcoddigxfp325aq4z*'; ˈɛkspɔrt sərʧ (kˈwiri, ˈlɪmət 10 peɪʤ 0 rɪˈtərn fɛʧ( res.json*()) nu promise((resolve*, ˈriʤɛkt) resolve(json*); ˈɛkspɔrt (trackurl*) `${trackurl}/stream?client_id=${sc_key*}`; ðə sərʧ ˈfəŋkʃən meɪks ə fɛʧ() kɔl tɪ, ðə rɪˈspɑns ɛz ə blɑb, ənd riˈzɑlvz ə nu ˈprɑməs wɪθ ðə ˈdætə. nɑt ɪnˈtaɪərli ʃʊr ðət læst ˈprɑməs ɪz ˈnidɪd sərʧ rɪˈtərnz sɔŋz wɪθ ə bənʧ əv ˈprɑpərtiz. goʊɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðoʊz ɪn pɑrt 2 əv ðɪs tuˈtɔriəl. fərˈgɛt tɪ səbˈskraɪb soʊ ju mɪs ɪt. ðə wən wi kɛrd əˈbaʊt ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪz ɪt gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs ə dɪˈrɛkt lɪŋk tɪ ə sɔŋ, wɪʧ wi ˈkɑnvərt ˈɪntu ə dɪˈrɛkt wɪθ səm əˈdɪʃənz. wi juzd ɪt tɪ traɪ ˈsɛtɪŋ əp, wɪʧ kwaɪt wərk aʊt. jɛt. ˈwərkɪŋ mˈjuzɪk æp pɑrt 1 ɪf bɪn ˈfɑloʊɪŋ əˈlɔŋ, ju ʃʊd naʊ hæv ə ˈwərkɪŋ mˈjuzɪk æp. ɪt jɛt pleɪ mˈjuzɪk, bət ɪt lɛts ju pɪk ə ˈʒɑnrə, faɪndz ə sɔŋ tɪ pleɪ, ənd tɛlz ju wɪʧ sɔŋ ɪt wʊd pleɪ ɪf ɪt kʊd pleɪ ə sɔŋ. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz gʊd, raɪt? ɪf ɪt wərk, ʧɛk aʊt ðə fʊl sɔrs koʊd ɔn github*.
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react native music app part 1
nikolai asked “i’m curious how to make a basic audio player in react native? a way to play from a remote location”, so here we are: build a react native music app tutorial!
our app loads as a list of music genres. we find the “album” art on flickr, load a list of songs from soundcloud, and stream music from there.
well, going to stream from soundcloud. right now we show a direct link to the stream.
we’re building our music app in two parts because react native moves fast and breaks things. i ran into build issues with the react-native-audio-streaming library and haven’t figured them out yet.
on the other hand soundcloud is slow to issue api keys as well. manual process, takes up to a month … but i found a way around that.
but something not compiling, that’s what broke us. next time it’ll work!
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here’s what you will learn today:
how to use the shoutem ui toolkit gridview
using redux for state management
hacking flickr and soundcloud apis
how to painlessly downgrade react native, if necessary
if you want to see how i built this from scratch, you can check out the livecoding archive on my personal youtube channel.
you can see the full code on github.
setup project
as of this writing, may 2017, creating a new react native project gives you react-native 0.44.0 and react 16 alpha. that’s okay, new tech is great. i think having alpha version libraries by default is an odd choice, but i’m sure the maintainers know what they’re doing.
react native’s fast pace puts us in a pickle, however. because of some breaking changes, the shoutem ui toolkit we’ve (read: i’ve) gotten used to for styling doesn’t support react-native 0.44.x yet. i’m sure it will soon, but right now we have to init our app, then downgrade.
but we can keep react 16. yay 🙂
update may 30, 2017: a better way to “downgrade” react native is to init with the correct version in the first place. like this:
$ react-native init musicapp --version react-native@0.43.3
init the app:
$ react-native init musicapp $ cd musicapp
then open musicapp/package.json and change this line:
// package.json "react-native": "0.44.0", ---> "react-native": "0.43.0"
react native version goes from 0.44.0 to 0.43.0 .
now you’re ready to install dependencies for our music app. like this:
$ rm -rf node_modules/react-native $ npm install react-native @shoutem/ui react-redux redux redux-logger redux-thunk $ react-native link $ mkdir src
if you run $ react-native run-ios , you should see a working default react native app. the one that tells you that everything is okay and your setup worked.
note, not installing react-native-audio-streaming just yet. it requires special steps that i haven’t quite figured out. we’ll install it in part 2. forget to subscribe so you miss it.
we’ll put all our code in the src/ directory, so you should change index.<yourplatform>.js to import app from src/ and render <app /> . this makes it easier to share our code across both ios and android.
listing genres with flickr images
the core of our flickr image loading approach is a genreart component. it uses local state and componentdidmount to search flickr when it renders.
yes, we said using redux in this app. no, we need redux for everything. nobody outside this little component cares which image is rendered. just that there’s an image. adding redux to this flow would complicate our code.
you can see how complicated that stuff gets in my redux chat app tutorial. loading states, pre loading states, post loading states. so much work.
our genreart component does it all in 16 lines of code contained in a single file.
// src/genreart.js import flickr from './flickrhelper'; export default class genreart extends component { state = { uri: null } componentdidmount() { flickr(this.props.name).then(uri => this.setstate({ uri })); } render() { const { uri } = this.state; return uri ? (<image source={{uri: uri}} stylename="medium-wide" />) : (<view style={{paddingtop: 85}} />); } }
component state starts with an empty uri . we call flickr() with the genre name in componentdidmount , and update state when the promise resolves.
in render , we check the uri . if it exists, we render an image, if it doesn’t, we render an empty square.
talking to flickr
while flickr does have a javascript sdk, it doesn’t work with react native. it uses a lot of node’s internal apis and i was unable to get it working with rn-nodeify.
so we hacked our own mini library. it has a single call search.
// src/flickrhelper.js export default flickr = function (search) { return fetch( `https://api.flickr.com/services/rest/?method=flickr.photos.search&format=json&nojsoncallback=true&api_key=8dacb3c2a9b8ff4016fab4a76df1441c&license=1&safe_search=1&content_type=1&text=${search} music` ).then(res => res.json()) .then(json => new promise((resolve, reject) => { const { farm, server, id, secret } = json.photos.photo[math.round(math.random()*10)]; resolve(`https://farm${farm}.staticflickr.com/${server}/${id}_${secret}_z.jpg`); })); };
hacky? yes. works tho.
you should make your own flickr developer account and get an api_key . mine’s embedded in the url above because i mind if you use it, but be nice.
our mini library:
issues a flickr api image search using ${genre} music as the query
as the query limits the search to creative commons images
parses the responses as a json blob
takes a random top 10 image
constructs the direct image url
returns it by resolve -ing the promise
that gives us one “album” art for one genre. to make a scrollable grid, we use shoutem’s gridview component.
gridview for a grid of images
we build our grid view as a genres component.
// src/genres.js class genres extends component { renderrow(rowdata, sectionid, index) { const cellviews = rowdata.map((genre, id) => ( <genrebutton key={id} genre={genre} /> )); return ( <gridrow columns={2}> {cellviews} </gridrow> ) } render() { const groupedgenres = gridrow.groupbyrows(this.props.genres, 2); return ( <listview data={groupedgenres} renderrow={this.renderrow} /> ) } }
shoutem’s gridview s are built as a listview special case. we start with a listview , which gives us scrolling and rows. then we render each row as a grid of columns.
with this approach, we can have change the number of columns in each row. a large header followed by a grid is common, for instance.
to achieve this we return a listview from our render method. it takes our data, which is a list of grouped genres, and a renderrow method.
the renderrow method is where we return a gridview with 2 columns . inside, we iterate through genres in this row and return a genrebutton component for each.
genrebutton
each genrebutton is a redux-connected component that renders a square with genreart and some text. when the genre is playing, it renders the “playing so and so” text.
// src/genres.js const genrebutton = connect( (state) => ({ currentlyplaying: state.currentlyplaying }) )(({ genre, currentlyplaying, dispatch }) => ( <touchableopacity stylename="flexible" onpress={() => dispatch(playgenre(genre))}> <view> <card stylename="flexible"> {currentlyplaying.id === genre.id ? <playing /> : <genreart name={genre.name} />} <subtitle numberoflines={1}>{genre.name}</subtitle> </card> </view> </touchableopacity> ));
our genrebutton component takes currentlyplaying from the redux store and renders the appropriate view.
either something like this:
or something like this:
the onpress callback dispatches a playgenre redux action. more about our redux setup in the next section. if you’re new to redux, you can read my redux 101 chapter from a few apps ago.
but before we get there, we still need our app component.
app component holds things together
as usual, our app component is a glorified container. it sets up a redux store, renders a header, and fills the rest with the genres component.
there are 3 pieces.
1:
// src/index.js
const radio = () => (
<image source={require('./media/radio.png')}
style={{width: 64, height: 64 }} />
);
radio is part of the header. this unnecessary and gorgeous icon right here:
2:
then we have the appui component. connects to redux to get a list of available genres and renders the ui.
// src/index.js const appui = connect( (state) => ({ genres: state.genres }) )(({ genres }) => ( <screen> <navigationbar centercomponent={<radio />} /> <view style={{paddingtop: 80}}> <heading stylename="h-center"> what do you feel like? </heading> <genres genres={genres} /> </view> </screen> ));
navigationbar is an interesting shoutem ui component. i haven’t fully explored what it can do yet, but looks like something most apps need: a title, a hamburger, and an icon.
we use it to show a boombox
3:
// src/index.js const store = createstore( rootreducer, applymiddleware( thunkmiddleware, createlogger() ) ); class app extends component { render() { return ( <provider store={store}> <appui /> </provider> ) } }
we set up a store using our rootreducer and some redux middleware. logger gives us insight into what’s happening, and thunks give us asynchronous redux actions.
the app component itself renders a provider with an appui . if i’m not mistaken, that puts store in a react context and makes it globally available.
detecting taps and loading soundcloud songs
you’ve made it to the “soundcloud & redux stuff” section. that means you have a working ui and just have to wire up the redux stuff. huzzah!
redux reducer
let’s start with our reducer , the brains of the operation. reducers dictate how our state changes in response to actions.
// src/reducer.js const rootreducer = (state = initialstate, action) => { switch (action.type) { case 'playing_genre': return object.assign({}, state, { currentlyplaying: action.genre }); case 'found_songs': const { songs, genre } = action; return object.assign({}, state, { songs: object.assign({}, state.songs, { [genre.id]: songs }) }) default: return state; } };
our rootreducer starts with an initalstate and returns state by default: . if responding to the playing_genre action, we set the currentlyplaying property. when responding to found_songs , we add an object to the songs property.
this approach enables us to cache song lists in the future. loading songs doesn’t remove previously loaded songs. unless they’re for the same genre.id of course. with some care, we can avoid pinging the soundcloud api, if songs for a genre have already been loaded.
now, the way we do this songs thing is un-kosher. changing a deep property of an object, which means we should make a new reducer and combine them.
meh. for a small app this is fine too.
our initialstate looks like a long list of genres and a bunch of nulls.
// src/reducer.js const initialstate = { genres: ["alternative rock", "ambient", "classical", "country", "edm", "dancehall", "deep house", "disco", "drum & bass", "dubstep", "electronic", "folk", "singer-songwriter", "rap", "house", "indie", "jazz & blues", "latin", "metal", "piano", "pop", "r&b & soul", "reggae", "reggaeton", "rock", "soundtrack", "techno", "trance", "trap", "triphop"].map( (name, i) => ({ id: i, name }) ), currentlyplaying: { id: null, name: null }, songs: {} };
make sense? list genres that we want to use, set currentlyplaying to nope, and initiate an empty songs object.
redux actions
to drive our reducer and talk to our ui, we need 3 redux actions: playinggenre , playgenre , and foundsongs .
they go in the actions.js file and look like this:
// src/actions.js import { search } from './soundcloudhelper'; export const playinggenre = (genre) => ({ type: 'playing_genre', genre }); export const playgenre = (genre) => { return function (dispatch) { dispatch(playinggenre(genre)); search(genre.name) .then(result => { dispatch(foundsongs(result.collection, genre)); }); } }; export const foundsongs = (songs, genre) => ({ type: 'found_songs', songs, genre });
playinggenre says that something is playing right now. it tells the reducer what is playing.
playgenre is the smart action, a redux thunk in fact. it dispatches the playinggenre action, uses search() to talk to soundcloud, then dispatches foundsongs with the results.
foundsongs says that songs have been found. it tells the reducer which songs and which genre they belong to.
and now the fun part: hacking the soundcloud api without an api key.
talking to soundcloud
before we continue, i should say that i do not condone hacking in the “access without permission” definition. what doing here is on the edge.
we’re circumventing soundcloud’s official api access because they are slow to issue keys. i used their developer portal to register an app, but it’s going to take them up to a month to reply.
until then, here’s how i got around the problem.
we’re using soundcloud’s own api key. the one they use to drive search on their website. i found it by performing a search and looking at the network tab in chrome dev tools.
this key should give us access to all public methods that we need: search and stream.
we’re going to make sure to attribute all songs to their respective artists and soundcloud as a platform. because not savages. also because it’s in the tos.
oh and soundcloud’s official javascript sdk doesn’t work in react native. assumes there’s a document object. so we have to make a helper just like we did for flickr.
like this:
// src/soundcloudhelper.js const sc_key = '2t9lonqh90kzjcsfcoddigxfp325aq4z'; export const search = (query, limit = 10, page = 0) => { return fetch( `https://api-v2.soundcloud.com/search/tracks?q=${query}&client_id=${sc_key}&limit=${limit}&offset=${page*limit}&linked_partitioning=1` ).then(res => res.json()) .then(json => new promise((resolve, reject) => { resolve(json); })); }; export const streamurl = (trackurl) => `${trackurl}/stream?client_id=${sc_key}`;
the search function makes a fetch() call to soundcloud’s api, parses the response as a json blob, and resolves a new promise with the json data. i’m not entirely sure that last promise is needed .
soundcloud search returns songs with a bunch of properties. going to explore those in part 2 of this tutorial. forget to subscribe so you miss it.
the one we cared about during livecoding is trackurl . it gives us a direct link to a song, which we convert into a direct streamurl with some additions.
we used it to try setting up react-native-audio-streaming, which didn’t quite work out. yet.
working music app part 1
if you’ve been following along, you should now have a working music app. it doesn’t yet play music, but it lets you pick a genre, finds a song to play, and tells you which song it would play if it could play a song.
that’s almost as good, right?
if it didn’t work, check out the full source code on github.
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nɑrlz ˈbɑrkli ɪz ən əˈmɛrɪkən soʊl ˈduoʊ, kəmˈpoʊzd əv grin ənd prəˈdusər ˈdeɪnʤər maʊs. ðeɪ riˈlist ðɛr ˈdeɪbju ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈælbəm, st*. ˈɛlsˌwɛr, ɪn 2006 ɪt kənˈteɪnd ðɛr hɪt ˈsɪŋgəl "ˈkreɪzi", wɪʧ pikt æt ˈnəmbər tu ɔn ðə ˈjuˈɛs hɑt 100 ənd tɑpt ðə ˈsɪŋgəlz ʧɑrt. ɪt wɑz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd æt ðə 2007 ˈgræmi əˈwɔrdz fər ˈrɛkərd əv ðə jɪr, ənd wɑz ˈplætənəm ˈsərtəˌfaɪd fər ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈoʊvər st*. ˈɛlsˌwɛr ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈsivd ə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən fər ˈælbəm əv ðə jɪr. ðə ɑd ˈkəpəl, ðɛr ˈsɛkənd ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈælbəm, wɑz ˈskɛʤʊld fər riˈlis ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2008 bət du tɪ ə lik əv ðɛr ˈælbəm ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ riˈlis ɪt ðə ˈælbəm ɪn ɪts ɪnˈtaɪərti rɪˈsivd gʊd rəvˈjuz, bət dɪd nɑt hæv ɛz məʧ kəˈmərʃəl səkˈsɛs ɛz ðɛr fərst ˈælbəm. ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˈɛdət grin fərst ˈɛnərd ðə sin ɛz pɑrt əv ðə æˈtlæntə hɪp hɑp grup ˈgʊdi mɑb wɪʧ hæd ə lɑrʤ hænd ɪn ðə ˈdərti saʊθ ˈmuvmənt əv ðə 1990s*. grin lɛft ðə grup ˈæftər ðɛr θərd ˈælbəm ɪn 1999 ənd ˈstɑrtɪd hɪz ˈsoʊˌloʊ kərɪr. ðət jɪr hi sæŋ ɔn "du ju laɪk ðə weɪ" əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hɪl ɔn ˌsupərˈnæʧərəl ˈælbəm. braɪən ˈʤoʊzəf ˈbərtən, ˈbɛtər noʊn baɪ hɪz steɪʤ neɪm ˈdeɪnʤər maʊs, həz prəˈdust ˈælbəmz fər ə ˈnəmbər əv hɪp hɑp ənd rɑk ˈɑrtɪsts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ gorillaz*' ˈdimən deɪz, ənd ðə blæk kiz' əˈtæk riˈlis, ɛl kəˈminoʊ, ənd tərn blu. hi rɪˈsivd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əˈtɛnʃən fər hɪz ðə greɪ ˈælbəm, wɪʧ ˈblɛndɪd ðə ə kɑˈpɛlə ɪˈdɪʃən əv ðə blæk ˈælbəm wɪθ ˈsæmpəlz frəm ðə ˈbitəlz' waɪt ˈælbəm. ðə ˈduoʊ fərst mɛt waɪl grin wɑz ɔn ə tʊr fər wɪʧ ˈdeɪnʤər maʊs ˈhæpənd tɪ bi ðə. ðeɪ bɪˈkeɪm mˈjuzɪkəl ˈpɑrtnərz ənd wərkt təˈgɛðər ɔn ðə sɔŋz ðət wʊd bɪˈkəm st*. ˈɛlsˌwɛr; praɪər tɪ ðə riˈlis əv ðət ˈælbəm ðeɪ kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd ɔn ðə sɔŋz "wət ju sittin*' ɔn?" fər lɛks ˈrɛkərdz ɪn 2004 ənd "ˈbɛnzi bɑks" frəm ðə ˈdeɪnʤər dum ˈælbəm ðə maʊs ənd ðə mæsk ɪn 2005 bænd neɪm ˈɛdət ɪn 2006 ˌsɑnˈʤiv ˈɪntərvˌjud ðə ˈduoʊ fər ðə ˈgɑrdiən ənd æst əˈbaʊt wɛr ðɛr bænd neɪm keɪm frəm, tɪ wɪʧ grin rɪˈplaɪd: "ju æsk mi waɪ wɪr kɔld nɑrlz ˈbɑrkli ənd əm ˈæskɪŋ ju 'waɪ neɪm nɑrlz ˈbɑrkli ˈɪzənt ˈæŋkərd daʊn. ɪts ə ˈdrɪftər. ə haɪ pleɪnz ˈdrɪftər, aɪ maɪt ˈdeɪnʤər maʊs sɛd: "ðɛrz noʊ ˈstɔri bɪˈhaɪnd neɪm ˈdəzənt hæv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl bɪˈliv ðət ðɛr neɪm həz ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˈfɔrmər ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ pleɪər ˈʧɑrəlz ˈbɑrkli; wɪn ˌsɑnˈʤiv æst ðɛm əˈbaʊt ɪt, ˈdeɪnʤər maʊs rɪˈplaɪd: "noʊp. ɪts ʤɪst laɪk ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls ɔn ðɪs ˈrɛkərd. ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈkɑnʃəs dɪˈsɪʒən əˈbaʊt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈbɪlˌbɔrd ˈɑrtɪkəl: "ˈbərtən ənd hæv bɪn ˈkeɪʤi əˈbaʊt wət ðə neɪm əv ðə ækt minz, ənd iʧ lɪv pərˈfɔrməns ɪz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ pleɪ ɛz ˈtɛnɪs pleɪərz, ˈæstrəˌnɔts ənd ʃɛfs, əˈməŋ ˈmɛni ˈəðər get-ups*. ðə ɪkˈstɛndz tɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ʃuts, ɛz ˈbərtən ənd loʊ wʊd ˈrəðər ˌɪmˈpərsəˌneɪt ˈkɛrɪktərz frəm səʧ fɪlmz ɛz bæk tɪ ðə fˈjuʧər ər weɪnz wərld. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæv drɛst əp ɛz ˈkɛrɪktərz frəm fɪlmz ə ˈklɑkˌwərk ˈɔrɪnʤ ənd nəˈpoʊljən ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt. grin sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju: ðət ɪz ðət ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈjʊrə soʊl, ðæts wət aɪ kɔl ɪt... ɪf aɪ kən kɔl ɪt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ɪt ˈtruli ɪz ˈʃeɪpləs ənd formless*. maɪ staɪl ənd maɪ əˈproʊʧ ɪz stɪl ˈwɔtər, ənd ɪt rənz soʊ dip. soʊ, wɪθ ðət ˈprɑʤɛkt aɪ gɑt ə ʧæns tɪ bi ə lɪl' ˈzeɪni, əv kɔrs ə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən əv ˌɛksənˈtrɪsəti, ˈæbˌstrækt ənd veɪg, ənd ɔl əv ðoʊz ˈwəndərfəl θɪŋz ðət meɪk ɑrt ɪgˈzæktli wət ɪt ɪz. ənd ðæts ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən. ɛz fɑr ɛz ðə hɪmˈsɛlf, ɪt dɪz ˈkeɪtər tɪ ənd ɪkˈstɛnd ðə ˈlɛgəsi əv loʊ grin, ənd ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ðə dɪˈvərsɪti ənd reɪnʤ ənd ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv loʊ grin. ɪt ɪz ə greɪt ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət əm ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri praʊd st*. ˈɛlsˌwɛr ˈɛdət ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈwɔrnərz bros*. ˈrɛkərdz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm saɪnd ðə bænd ˈæftər ˈsɛvərəl sɔŋz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ "ˈkreɪzi" wər pleɪd fər ðɛm baɪ ˈdeɪnʤər ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈkəmpəˌni "ˈkreɪzi" wɑz riˈlist ɛz ðɛr fərst ˈsɪŋgəl ɔn ˈeɪprəl 3 2006 prɪˈsidɪd baɪ ɪts riˈlis ɛz ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ənd 12 ˈvaɪnəl ˈrɛkərd ˈsɪŋgəl ɪn mɑrʧ 2006 ɪt geɪnd səm əv ɪts ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti du tɪ ɪts juz ɔn ˈpraɪmˌtaɪm ˌbibiˈsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ 1 zeɪn loʊz ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən advert*, ənd ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ˈrɛkərd əv ðə wik baɪ kɛn brus əv ˌbibiˈsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ 2 skɑt mɪlz ənd ʤoʊ əv ˌbibiˈsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ 1 ɛz wɛl ɛz biɪŋ meɪd 'ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈænθəm' baɪ ənd ˈsɛrə kɑks (ˈɔlsoʊ əv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ 1 ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈstivən əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈsɪŋgəl "ˈkreɪzi", æst ðə ˈduoʊ, "ɪz ɪt tru ðət rɪˈkɔrdɪd ðə ˈvoʊkəlz fər "ˈkreɪzi" ɪn ʤɪst wən teɪk?" tɪ wɪʧ ˈdeɪnʤər maʊs rɪˈplaɪd, "jæ. hi hæd ðə wərdz ˈrɪtən ɔn ˈpeɪpər, ənd wət ju hir ɔn ðə ˈælbəm wɑz ðə fərst taɪm hi ˈɛvər traɪd ˈsɪŋɪŋ ɪt. hi wɛnt ɪn ənd geɪv ɪt ə ʃɑt, ˈrɪli ʤɪst tɪ si wət ɪt wʊd saʊnd laɪk. wi ʤɪst kɛpt ɪt bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈsaʊndɪd ðə sɔŋ wɑz, ɪn əˈdɪʃən, kənˈsɪdərd baɪ ðə ˈduoʊ tɪ bi ən "ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ʤɔɪnt ˈvɛnʧər," peɪd fər ɪnˈtaɪərli "out-of-pocket*." ˈkætəˌpəltɪŋ ðə tu ˈɪntu ˈstɑrdəm, ðə ˈsɪŋgəl wɑz praɪˈmɛrəli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðɛr səkˈsɛs, ɛz ðeɪ "ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn hæv ə ˈfɔrməl dil ɪn pleɪs" ənˈtɪl ðə sɔŋ hɪt noʊ. ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm, "ˈkreɪzi" bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈɛvər ˈsɪŋgəl tɪ tɔp ðə ˈsɪŋgəlz ʧɑrt ˈpjʊrli ɔn ˈdaʊnˌloʊd seɪlz ɛz ɪt wɑz riˈlist ˈɔnˌlaɪn ə wik ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt wɑz riˈlist ɛz ə ˈsiˈdi ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə fərst ˈsɪŋgəl tɪ tɔp ðə ˈsɪŋgəlz ʧɑrt fər naɪn wiks kənˈsɛkjətɪvli sɪns 1994 wɪn wɛt wɛt "ləv ɪz ɔl əraʊnd" wɑz ˈnəmbər wən fər ˈfɪfˈtin wiks (ðə læst sɔŋ tɪ spɛnd ɪgˈzæktli naɪn wiks ɔn tɔp wɑz "tu traɪbz" baɪ ˈfræŋki goʊz tɪ ˈhɑliˌwʊd ɪn 1984 ɪt həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈikwəld ðə kwin 1975 ˈklæsɪk "boʊˈhimiən ˈræpsədi", wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ tɑpt ðə ˈsɪŋgəlz ʧɑrt fər naɪn wiks. nɑrlz ˈbɑrkli əˈnaʊnst ðət ɛz ðə ˈrɛkərd hæd spɛnt ɪts naɪnθ wik æt ˈnəmbər wən, ɪt wɑz tɪ bi dɪˈlitəd ɛz ə ˈlɪstɪŋ frəm meɪ 28 2006 soʊ ˈpipəl wɪl "rɪˈmɛmbər ðə sɔŋ ˈfɑndli ənd nɑt gɪt sɪk əv "ˈkreɪzi" ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst ˌnəmbərˈwən ɔn ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ʧɑrt wɪθ ɪts steɪ ˈlæstɪŋ ˈilɛvən kənˈsɛkjətɪv wiks. ɪn leɪt 2009 ðə sɔŋ wɑz ˈvoʊtɪd ɛz ðə bɛst sɔŋ əv ðə ˈdɛkeɪd baɪ ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊn ðə grup riˈlist ðɛr ˈdeɪbju ˈælbəm, st*. ˈɛlsˌwɛr, ɔn ˈeɪprəl 24 2006 ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm ənd ɔn meɪ 9 2006 ɪn ðɛr ˈneɪtɪv juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. fər ðɛr əˈmɛrɪkən ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈdeɪbju ɔn leɪt naɪt wɪθ ˈkoʊnən oʊˈbraɪɪn, meɪ 24 2006 ðə bænd pərˈfɔrmd "ˈkreɪzi". ðeɪ pərˈfɔrmd əˈlɔŋ wɪθ krɪˈstinə ɑgwiˈlɛrə, afi*, ənd æt ðə ˈɛmˈtiˈvi ˈmuvi əˈwɔrdz 2006 ɔn ʤun 8 ðeɪ wər drɛst ɛz ˈkɛrɪktərz frəm ðə fɪlm ˈsɪriz stɑr wɔrz. ˈrɛbəl əˈlaɪəns ˈpaɪləts, ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈɔfɪsərz, stormtroopers*, chewbacca*, fɛt, obi-wan*, wɪθ ˈsɪŋɪŋ ɛz ən ənˈmæskt dɑrθ ˈveɪdər. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2006 nɑrlz ˈbɑrkli rɪˈkɔrdɪd ə lɪv ˈsɛʃən fər lɪv frəm ˈæbi roʊd æt ˈæbi roʊd ˈstudiˌoʊz. st*. ˈɛlsˌwɛr həz bɪn ˈsərtəˌfaɪd ˈplætənəm baɪ ðə fər ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈælbəmz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪˈdɪʃən dəˈləks ˈpækɪʤ əv st*. ˈɛlsˌwɛr wɑz riˈlist ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 7 2006 ðə ˈpækɪʤ ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈbʊklɪt, fɔr mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊz ənd ˈboʊnəs sɔŋz frəm lɪv st*. ˈɛlsˌwɛr wɑz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd fər fɔr ˈgræmi əˈwɔrdz ɪn 2007 ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ fər ˈrɛkərd əv ðə jɪr, ənd ˈælbəm əv ðə jɪr, ˈwɪnɪŋ tu əv ðɛm fər bɛst ˈɔltərˌneɪt mˈjuzɪk ˈælbəm, ənd bɛst pərˈfɔrməns fər nɑrlz ˈbɑrkli æt ðə ˈmɪni vi ˈfɛstɪvəl ɪn ˈmɛlbərn, 2007 frəm ˈʤænjuˌɛri ənˈtɪl mɑrʧ 2007 ðeɪ tʊrd wɪθ ðə rɛd hɑt ˈʧɪli ˈpɛpərz θru ðə ðeɪ dɪd ə kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪv ʃɔrt fɪlm ɪn boʊθ ðə spərɪŋ əv 2006 ənd 2007 wɪθ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz kəŋ foʊ wɪʧ ɛrz ˈhɛvəli ɔn ˈʧænəl vi əraʊnd ðə wərld, ənd ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ tʊrd ɔˈstreɪljə ɪn mɑrʧ ənd ˈeɪprəl 2007 ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈʧænəl vi ˈnidɪd] ðə ɑd ˈkəpəl 2008 ˈɛdət ɪn ˈərli mɑrʧ 2008 ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈælbəm, ðə ɑd ˈkəpəl, wɑz likt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈprɑmptɪŋ ðə ˈduoʊ tɪ pʊʃ ðə riˈlis deɪt əp frəm ˈeɪprəl 8 ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈmægəˌzin, ˈdeɪnʤər maʊs sɛd ðət hi "nu ɪt [ðə lik] wɑz deɪ, aɪ ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ gɪt ə kɔl seɪɪŋ ɪt likt, ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli aɪ gɑt ə kɔl seɪɪŋ ɪt ɔn mɑrʧ 18 2008 ðə ˈælbəm bɪˈkeɪm əˈveɪləbəl ˈviə ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ɔn ðə ˈaɪˌtunz stɔr ənd ˈæməˌzɑn hɑrd ˈkɑpiz əv ðə ˈælbəm wər riˈlist ɔn mɑrʧ 25 praɪər tɪ ɪts əˈfɪʃəl riˈlis, grin spoʊk tɪ ðə ˈælbəmz kˈwɑlətiz, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ˈbləntli ðət "ðɛrz noʊ ˈfɔrmjələ tɪ ɪt," ənd ðət tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ðə seɪm waɪld səkˈsɛs əv st*. ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɪz tɪ nɪˈglɛkt ðə "rɪsk ˈfæktər ɪn ˈɛni ɑrˈtɪstɪk ɪnˈdɛvər." hi kɔld ɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ən "ækt əv feɪθ" ə tru, ˈərnɪst əˈtɛmpt tɪ kriˈeɪt ənd dɪˈsɛməˌneɪt ə pis əv ɑrt tɪ ðoʊz hu wʊd sik aʊt ɪts ðeɪ əˈpɪrd ɛz ðə mˈjuzɪkəl gɛst ɔn ðə ˈeɪprəl 12 2008 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt lɪv. ðeɪ wər səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ɪn ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ʃɔrt ˈæməˌʧər mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə tɛkst bət ˈoʊnli əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə ˈsɪŋɪŋ pərˈfɔrmənsɪz əv ðə lɪv ˈbrɔdˌkæst. ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 11 2008 ðeɪ riˈlist ən ep*, huz ˈgɑnə seɪv maɪ soʊl, ˈfiʧərɪŋ fɔr ˈvərʒənz əv ðə sɔŋ wɪʧ ərˈɪʤənəli əˈpɪrd ɔn ðə ɑd ˈkəpəl, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə lɪv ˈvərʒən əv "ˈneɪbərz" ənd ə ˈpriviəsli ənrɪˈlist sɔŋ, "ˈmɪstəri mæn." ə mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊ fər "ˈmɪstəri mæn" wɑz dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ˈwɔltər ˈroʊˌbət ənd prɛˈmɪrd ɔn ˈjɑˌhu! θərd ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈælbəm 2010–present*) ˈɛdət ɪn 2010 grin əˈnaʊnst nɑrlz ˈbɑrkli wʊd stɑrt rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ðɛr θərd ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈælbəm ˈæftər hi ˈfɪnɪʃt wərk ɔn ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈgʊdi mɑb ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə nɑrlz ˈbɑrkli ˈælbəm dɪd nɑt məˈtɪriəˌlaɪz ənd ðə ˈduoʊ wɑz ˈdɔrmənt fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz. ɪn 2013 grin ˈsteɪtɪd ðeɪ wɪl bi riˈlisɪŋ ə θərd ˈælbəm ˈsəmˌtaɪm ɪn ðə ɪn leɪt 2017 loʊ ˈsteɪtɪd hæv ɔˈrɛdi ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn ə nu [nɑrlz ˈbɑrkli] ˈælbəm, ˈhæfˈweɪ ɪn ənd wi hæv səm ˈoʊvərˌʧʊrz frəm ðə ˈəðər ˈprɑʤɛkts ðət meɪ nɑt hæv stʊd ðə tɛst əv taɪm, wi noʊ yet.”*.” 22 dɪˈskɔgrəfi ˈɛdət əˈwɔrdz ˈɛdət bɛt əˈwɔrdz brɪt əˈwɔrdz ˈgræmi əˈwɔrdz 23 ˈɛmˈtiˈvi ˈjʊrəp mˈjuzɪk əˈwɔrdz jɪr ˌnɑməˈni wərk əˈwɔrd rɪˈzəlt 2006 nɑrlz ˈbɑrkli fˈjuʧər saʊnd wən "ˈkreɪzi" bɛst sɔŋ wən bɛst ˈvɪdioʊ ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd ˈɛmˈtiˈvi ˈvɪdioʊ mˈjuzɪk əˈwɔrdz ˈwʊdi əˈwɔrdz jɪr ˌnɑməˈni wərk əˈwɔrd rɪˈzəlt 2006 nɑrlz ˈbɑrkli lɛft fild ˈwʊdi wən "ˈkreɪzi" bɛst ˈvɪdioʊ ˈwʊdi ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd 2008 "huz ˈgɑnə seɪv maɪ soʊl" bɛst ˈvɪdioʊ ˈwʊdi ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd ˈɪmɪʤ əˈwɔrdz jɪr ˌnɑməˈni wərk əˈwɔrd rɪˈzəlt 2007 nɑrlz ˈbɑrkli ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˈduoʊ ər grup ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd "ˈkreɪzi" ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ sɔŋ ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd kju əˈwɔrdz jɪr ˌnɑməˈni wərk əˈwɔrd rɪˈzəlt 2006 "ˈkreɪzi" bɛst træk wən "sˈmaɪli feɪs" bɛst ˈvɪdioʊ ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd soʊl treɪn mˈjuzɪk əˈwɔrdz tin ʧɔɪs əˈwɔrdz jɪr ˌnɑməˈni wərk əˈwɔrd rɪˈzəlt 2006 nɑrlz ˈbɑrkli ʧɔɪs mˈjuzɪk: meɪl ˈbreɪˌkaʊt ˈɑrtɪst ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd "ˈkreɪzi" ʧɔɪs mˈjuzɪk: ˈsəmər sɔŋ ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd 2009 ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊn 100 bɛst sɔŋz əv ðə ˈdɛkeɪd noʊ. 1 "ˈkreɪzi" si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət
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gnarls barkley is an american soul duo, composed of singer-songwriter ceelo green and producer danger mouse. they released their debut studio album, st. elsewhere, in 2006. it contained their hit single "crazy", which peaked at number two on the us hot 100 and topped the uk singles chart. it was nominated at the 2007 grammy awards for record of the year, and was platinum certified for shipping over 1,000,000 records.[4] st. elsewhere also received a nomination for album of the year. the odd couple, their second studio album, was scheduled for release in april 2008, but due to a leak of their album over the internet, they decided to release it early.[5] the album in its entirety received good reviews, but did not have as much commercial success as their first album.
history [ edit ]
background [ edit ]
ceelo green first entered the scene as part of the atlanta hip hop group goodie mob which had a large hand in the dirty south movement of the 1990s. green left the group after their third album in 1999 and started his solo career. that year he sang on "do you like the way" along with lauryn hill on santana's multi-platinum supernatural album.
brian joseph burton, better known by his stage name danger mouse, has produced albums for a number of hip hop and rock artists, including gorillaz' demon days, and the black keys' attack & release, el camino, and turn blue. he received international attention for his mash-up the grey album, which blended the a cappella edition of jay-z's the black album with samples from the beatles' white album.
the duo first met while green was on a tour for which danger mouse happened to be the dj. they became musical partners and worked together on the songs that would become st. elsewhere; prior to the release of that album they collaborated on the songs "what you sittin' on?" for lex records in 2004, and "benzie box" from the danger doom album the mouse and the mask in 2005.
band name [ edit ]
in 2006, sanjiv bhattacharya interviewed the duo for the guardian and asked about where their band name came from, to which green replied: "you ask me why we're called gnarls barkley and i'm asking you 'why not?'...the name gnarls barkley isn't anchored down. it's a drifter. a high plains drifter, i might add".[6] danger mouse said: "there's no story behind it...the name doesn't have anything to do with anything".[6] although many people believe that their name has something to do with former nba player charles barkley; when sanjiv asked them about it, danger mouse replied: "nope. it's just like everything else on this record. there was no conscious decision about stuff".[6]
according to a billboard article: "burton and ceelo have been cagey about what the name of the act means, and each live performance is an opportunity to play dress-up as tennis players, astronauts and chefs, among many other get-ups. the costuming extends to photo shoots, as burton and cee lo would rather impersonate characters from such films as back to the future or wayne's world. they also have dressed up as characters from films a clockwork orange and napoleon dynamite.
ceelo green said in an interview:
that is that electric industrial euro soul, that's what i call it... if i can call it anything. it truly is shapeless and formless. my style and my approach is still water, and it runs so deep. so, with that project i got a chance to be a lil' zany, of course a continuation of eccentricity, abstract and vague, and all of those wonderful things that make art exactly what it is. and that's subject to interpretation. as far as the artiste himself, it does cater to and extend the legacy of cee lo green, and showcase the diversity and range and intention of cee lo green. it is a great project that i'm very, very proud of.[7]
st. elsewhere (2006–2007) [ edit ]
downtown/atlantic in the united states and warners bros. records in the united kingdom signed the band after several songs including "crazy" were played for them by danger mouse's management company waxploitation.[8] "crazy" was released as their first single on april 3, 2006, preceded by its release as digital download and 12" vinyl record single in march 2006. it gained some of its popularity due to its use on primetime bbc radio 1 dj zane lowe's television advert, and it was also made record of the week by ken bruce of bbc radio 2, scott mills and jo whiley of bbc radio 1 as well as being made 'weekend anthem' by dj spoony and sara cox (also of radio 1).
in an interview with journalist stephen mooallem about their single "crazy", mooallem asked the duo, "is it true that cee-lo recorded the vocals for "crazy" in just one take?" to which danger mouse replied, "yeah. he had the words written on paper, and what you hear on the album was the first time he ever tried singing it. he went in and gave it a shot, really just to see what it would sound like. we just kept it because it sounded great."[9] the song was, in addition, considered by the duo to be an "independent joint venture," paid for entirely "out-of-pocket." catapulting the two into stardom, the single was primarily responsible for their success, as they "didn't even have a formal deal in place" until the song hit no. 1.[10]
in the united kingdom, "crazy" became the first ever single to top the uk singles chart purely on download sales as it was released online a week before it was released as a cd single.[11] it is also the first single to top the uk singles chart for nine weeks consecutively since 1994 when wet wet wet's "love is all around" was number one for fifteen weeks (the last song to spend exactly nine weeks on top was "two tribes" by frankie goes to hollywood in 1984). it has also equaled the queen 1975 classic "bohemian rhapsody", which also topped the uk singles chart for nine weeks. gnarls barkley announced that as the record had spent its ninth week at number one, it was to be deleted as a vinyl/cd listing from may 28, 2006, so people will "remember the song fondly and not get sick of it".[12] "crazy" is also the longest number-one on the uk official download chart with its stay lasting eleven consecutive weeks. in late 2009 the song was voted as the best song of the decade by rolling stone magazine.[13]
the group released their debut album, st. elsewhere, on april 24, 2006, in the united kingdom and on may 9, 2006, in their native united states. for their american television debut on late night with conan o'brien, may 24, 2006, the band performed "crazy".
they performed along with christina aguilera, afi, and wolfmother at the mtv movie awards 2006 on june 8, 2006.[14] they were dressed as characters from the film series star wars. rebel alliance pilots, imperial officers, stormtroopers, chewbacca, jango fett, obi-wan, with cee-lo singing as an unmasked darth vader.
in october 2006, gnarls barkley recorded a live session for live from abbey road at abbey road studios.
st. elsewhere has been certified platinum by the riaa for selling over 1,000,000 albums in the united states. a limited edition deluxe package of st. elsewhere was released on november 7, 2006. the cd+dvd package includes a 92-page booklet, four music videos and bonus songs from live performance.[4]
st. elsewhere was nominated for four grammy awards in 2007 including for record of the year, and album of the year, winning two of them for best alternate music album, and best urban/alternate performance for "crazy".[15]
gnarls barkley at the mini v festival in melbourne, 2007
from january until march 2007, they toured with the red hot chili peppers through the u.s.[16]
they did a collaborative short film in both the spring of 2006 and 2007 with the international tv series kung faux which airs heavily on channel v around the world, and they also toured australia in march and april 2007 as part of the channel v festival.[citation needed]
the odd couple (2008) [ edit ]
in early march 2008, the duo's second album, the odd couple, was leaked over the internet prompting the duo to push the release date up from april 8. in an interview with entertainment magazine, danger mouse said that he "knew it [the leak] was coming...every day, i expected to get a call saying it leaked, and eventually i got a call saying it leaked."[17] on march 18, 2008, the album became available via download on the itunes store and amazon mp3. hard copies of the album were released on march 25.
prior to its official release, green spoke to the album's anti-formulaic qualities, noting bluntly that "there's no formula to it," and that to expect the same wild success of st. elsewhere is to neglect the ever-present "risk factor in any artistic endeavor." he called it something of an "act of faith" – a true, earnest attempt to create and disseminate a piece of art to those who would seek out its conception.[18]
they appeared as the musical guest on the april 12, 2008 episode of nbc's saturday night live. they were supposed to be in a digital short parodying amateur music videos according to the scrolled text but only appeared in the singing performances of the live broadcast.
on november 11, 2008, they released an ep, who's gonna save my soul, featuring four versions of the song which originally appeared on the odd couple, along with a live version of "neighbors" and a previously unreleased song, "mystery man." a music video for "mystery man" was directed by walter robot and premiered on yahoo! music.[19]
third studio album (2010–present) [ edit ]
in 2010, green announced gnarls barkley would start recording their third studio album after he finished work on the latest goodie mob album.[20] however, the gnarls barkley album did not materialize and the duo was dormant for several years. in 2013, green stated they will be releasing a third album sometime in the future.[21] in late 2017, cee lo stated “we have already started on a new [gnarls barkley] album, we’re halfway in and we have some overtures from the other projects that may not have stood the test of time, we don’t know yet.” [22]
discography [ edit ]
awards [ edit ]
bet awards
brit awards
grammy awards
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mtv europe music awards
year nominee / work award result 2006 gnarls barkley future sound won "crazy" best song won best video nominated
mtv video music awards
mtvu woodie awards
year nominee / work award result 2006 gnarls barkley left field woodie won "crazy" best video woodie - animated nominated 2008 "who's gonna save my soul" best video woodie nominated
naacp image awards
year nominee / work award result 2007 gnarls barkley outstanding duo or group nominated "crazy" outstanding song nominated
q awards
year nominee / work award result 2006 "crazy" best track won "smiley face" best video nominated
soul train music awards
teen choice awards
year nominee / work award result 2006 gnarls barkley choice music: male breakout artist nominated "crazy" choice music: summer song nominated
2009 rolling stone 100 best songs of the decade – no. 1 "crazy"
see also [ edit ]
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ˈreɪdiˌoʊ hoʊst ˈdeɪnə loʊʃ ɪz nɑt ˈbækɪŋ daʊn ˈæftər ə ˈmɑnəˌlɔg ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ ““flat-chested”*” trəmp səˈpɔrtər ənd ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈænəlɪst ˈmækəˌneɪni rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ˈbæˌklæʃ frəm kənˈsərvətɪvz. ˈæftər ɪt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈmækəˌneɪni ɪz ˌəndərˈgoʊɪŋ mæˈstɛktəmi ˈsərʤəri du tɪ ˈhævɪŋ ðə ˈkænsərəs ʤin loʊʃ wəns ðə ˈɛdɪtər əv bɪg ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm roʊt ɔn hər ˈpərsɪnəl blɔg ðət ʃi dɪd nɑt krɔs ə laɪn, ənd hər ˈkrɪtɪks ʃʊd fil ““shame…*… fər səʧ ə rɪˈdɪkjələs deflection.”*.” ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsaɪkəl ðə moʊst ˈfərvənt trəmp səˈpɔrtərz hæv ɪkˈskjuzd, dɪˈfɛndɪd, ˈivɪn ʧɪrd ə ˈkænədɪt ðət həz mɑkt ə dɪˈseɪbəld rɪˈpɔrtər, ðə əˈpɪrəns əv ˈkɑrli fiɔˈrinə (ˈsædli, ðɪs ʤin ˈɔlsoʊ rənz ɪn maɪ ˈfæməli wɪʧ həz bɪn ˈrævɪʤd baɪ ˈkænsər), ənd ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. ɪn fækt, ðɪs moʊst ˈfərvənt bɪˈheɪvjər ɪz ðə ɪˈpɪtəmi əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈwɔrjər pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs. aɪ ˈpɔɪntɪd ðɪs aʊt ɪn maɪ ˈmɑnəˌlɔg (ˈɔlsoʊ hir ənd hir) rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ə trəmp ˈsərəˌgeɪt hu hæd ðə ɑˈdæsəti tɪ pleɪ ˈbaʊnsər əv ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈmuvmənt baɪ ˈpərsənəli əˈtækɪŋ ənd sˈmɪrɪŋ kənˈsərvətɪvz aɪ noʊ ənd ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ju bi ə tru kənˈsərvətɪv ənˈlɛs ju səˈpɔrt ˈdɑnəld trəmp. hər ˈsteɪtmənt wɑz ˈæsəˌnaɪn ənd maɪ ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən, dɪˈlɪvərd ɪn ðə ˈsteɪtɪd staɪl əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp, wɑz ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈvælɪd. ðət aɪ ʧoʊz ðɪs rɪˈtɔrɪkəl dɪˈvaɪs (aɪ ˈivɪn prɪˈdɪktɪd ðə ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ənd ˈlɪtərəli mɑkt ɪt ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ) sərvd ðə ˈpərpəs əv ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ðə hɪˈpɑkrəsi əv ðiz moʊst ˈfərvənt səˈpɔrtərz, ənd ðeɪ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt wɪθ ðɛr ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl riˈækʃən. ɛz ʃi prəˈmoʊtəd ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn tˈwɪtər, loʊʃ kleɪmd æt list eɪt taɪmz ðət ʃi həz ðə seɪm ʤin ɪn hər ˈfæməli, bət ʃi ˈteɪkən priˈvɛntətɪv ˈmɛʒərz laɪk ˈmækəˌneɪni. ʃi ækˈnɑlɪʤd siɪŋ ɪts ˈifɛkts ˈfərsthænd, ˈraɪtɪŋ: wɔʧt ˈɛvəri ˈwʊmən ɪn maɪ ˈfæməli daɪ ə ˈhɔrəbəl dɛθ frəm it.”*.” aɪ hæv ðə seɪm ʤin ɪn maɪ ˈfæməli. stɑp ˈjuzɪŋ prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈtæktɪks tɪ dɪˈflɛkt. ˈdeɪnə loʊʃ (@dloesch*) meɪ 11 2016 aɪ du. maɪ ˈfæməli həz ðə seɪm ʤin. stɑp ˈjuzɪŋ prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈtæktɪks ˈdeɪnə loʊʃ (@dloesch*) meɪ 11 2016 θæŋks ɪz fər ˈwɪʃɪŋ mi dɛd! maɪ ˈfæməli həz ðə ʤin ənd aɪ lɔst maɪ ˈgrændˌməðərz tɪ ɪt. ˈdeɪnə loʊʃ (@dloesch*) meɪ 11 2016 aɪ hæv ðə seɪm kənˈdɪʃən. ɪts ə meɪd əp dɪˈflɛkʃən bɪˈkəz maɪ pɔɪnt ɔn ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɪʃu wɑz ˈvælɪd. ˈdeɪnə loʊʃ (@dloesch*) meɪ 11 2016 ʃeɪm ɔn ðoʊz ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪŋ ə ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt ə kənˈdɪʃən maɪ ˈfæməli ʃɛrz tɪ dɪˈflɛkt frəm ˈvælɪd pɔɪnt ɔn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɪʃu ˈdeɪnə loʊʃ (@dloesch*) meɪ 11 2016 ju doʊnt nid tɪ riˈmaɪnd mi. aɪv wɔʧt ˈɛvəri ˈwʊmən ɪn maɪ ˈfæməli daɪ ə ˈhɔrəbəl dɛθ frəm ɪt, θæŋks. ˈdeɪnə loʊʃ (@dloesch*) meɪ 11 2016 kənˈsɪdərɪŋ maɪ ˈfæməli həz ðə ʤin ju meɪ gɪt jʊr dɛθ wɪʃ ɔn mi. ˈɔlsoʊ: ˈdeɪnə loʊʃ (@dloesch*) meɪ 11 2016 loʊʃ, əv glɛn ðə bleɪz ˈkeɪbəl ˈnɛtˌwərk, fərst ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ˈmækəˌneɪni ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ hər ɛz ““flat-chested,”*,” wɪʧ spɑrkt ðə ˈbæˌklæʃ. ˈæftər ðɪs ˈmɑnəˌlɔg keɪm tɪ laɪt ɪn ə ˈʧɪrɪŋ poʊst frəm wɛr loʊʃ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd blɑnd hɛr ənd tiθ ɪt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈmækəˌneɪni ˈstɑrtɪd ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˌəndərˈgoʊɪŋ ə priˈvɛntətɪv mæˈstɛktəmi ˈæftər ʃi faʊnd aʊt ʃi wɑz ˈpɑzətɪv. ðə ˈdeɪli ˈbɛtsi ˈrɔθstin sɛd loʊʃ wɔnt tɪ ˈbɛri hər hɛd ɪn sænd fər ə deɪ ər two.”*.” ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈʤərnəl sɛd ðət ðə ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ɔn laɪf ˈstɔri ɪz ˈvæljəbəl laɪf lesson”*” fər loʊʃ. ə poʊst ɔn ðə ˈdeɪli waɪər sɛd loʊʃ hər mind”*” ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmɑnəˌlɔg. ə blɔg ɔn patheos*, ʃɛrd ɔn tˈwɪtər baɪ ˈæktrəs ˈsteɪsi dæʃ, ʧæˈstaɪzd loʊʃ fər prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ə pur ɪgˈzæmpəl əv hər prəˈfɛst ˈkrɪsʧɪn feɪθ: jɛs, ðɪs ɪz wɛr wi ər ɪn ðə 2016 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl reɪs. ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn kənˈsərvətɪv hu heɪt ðə ˈdɑnəld fər əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz ˈmeɪkɪŋ fən əv ˈwɪmən, ʧuz tɪ mɑk hɪz səˈpɔrtərz fər biɪŋ ˈwɪmən hu ʤɪst ɛz ˈprɪti ɛz ðeɪ ʃʊd bi. biɪŋ ˈpɑzətɪv minz ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl həz ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ʤin ðət ˈkɔzɪz ɔn ˈævərɪʤ ə 65 pərˈsɛnt ʧæns əv dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈsərtən taɪps əv ˈkænsər. ˈmækəˌneɪni ɪz ˈpɑzətɪv ənd eɪt əv hər ɔnts hæv iʧ hæd brɛst ˈkænsər. hæd ˌɪmˈplænts pʊt in,”*,” ˈmækəˌneɪni ˈpriviəsli ɪkˈspleɪnd, seɪɪŋ hər nɛkst stɛp wɪl bi tɪ riˈmuv ðə brɛst ˈtɪʃu ənd ðɛn ˈleɪtər, hər ˈoʊˌvəriz. ˈtɛrəˌfaɪd ˈɛvəri taɪm aɪ gɪt ən haunting.”*.”
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radio host dana loesch is not backing down after a monologue criticizing “flat-chested” trump supporter and cnn analyst kayleigh mcenany resulted in backlash from conservatives.
after it was reported that mcenany is undergoing mastectomy surgery due to having the cancerous gene brca1, loesch — once the editor of breitbart’s big journalism — wrote on her personal blog that she did not cross a line, and her critics should feel “shame… for such a ridiculous deflection.”
this election cycle the most fervent trump supporters have excused, defended, even cheered a candidate that has mocked a disabled reporter, the appearance of cancer-survivor carly fiorina (sadly, this gene also runs in my family which has been ravaged by cancer), and women in general. … in fact, this most fervent group’s behavior is the epitome of social justice warrior political correctness. i pointed this out in my monologue (also here and here) regarding a trump surrogate who had the audacity to play bouncer of the conservative movement by personally attacking and smearing conservatives i know and claiming that you can’t be a true conservative unless you whole-heartedly support donald trump. her statement was asinine and my observation, delivered in the stated style of donald trump, was absolutely valid. that i chose this rhetorical device (i even predicted the outrage and literally mocked it mid-monologue in the video) served the purpose of highlighting the hypocrisy of these most fervent supporters, and they didn’t disappoint with their hypocritical reaction.
as she promoted the article on twitter, loesch claimed at least eight times that she has the same gene in her family, but she hasn’t taken preventative measures like mcenany. she acknowledged seeing its effects firsthand, writing: “i’ve watched every woman in my family die a horrible death from it.”
@joeprich @ksanton63 i have the same gene in my family. stop using progressive tactics to deflect. https://t.co/uucnhjtqsf — dana loesch (@dloesch) may 11, 2016
@fayingegneri i do. my family has the same gene. stop using progressive tactics https://t.co/uucnhjtqsf @petersthoughts — dana loesch (@dloesch) may 11, 2016
@kayemarcy thanks is for wishing me dead! my family has the gene and i lost my grandmothers to it. https://t.co/uucnhjtqsf — dana loesch (@dloesch) may 11, 2016
@kayemarcy i have the same condition. it's a made up deflection because my point on the political issue was valid. https://t.co/uucnhjtqsf — dana loesch (@dloesch) may 11, 2016
shame on those fabricating a story about a condition my family shares to deflect from valid point on political issue https://t.co/uucnhjtqsf — dana loesch (@dloesch) may 11, 2016
@fayingegneri you don't need to remind me. i've watched every woman in my family die a horrible death from it, thanks. — dana loesch (@dloesch) may 11, 2016
considering my family has the gene you may get your death wish on me. also: https://t.co/uucnhjtqsf https://t.co/0o5guyg7n1 — dana loesch (@dloesch) may 11, 2016
loesch, of glenn beck’s the blaze cable network, first criticized mcenany on monday afternoon, referring to her as “flat-chested,” which sparked the backlash.
after this monologue came to light in a cheering post from redstate — where loesch also criticized mcenany’s blonde hair and teeth — it was reported that mcenany started the process of undergoing a preventative mastectomy after she found out she was brca1 positive. the daily caller’s betsy rothstein said loesch “may want to bury her head in sand for a day or two.”
independent journal said that the oversight on mcenany’s life story is “a valuable life lesson” for loesch.
a post on the daily wire said loesch “lost her ever-loving mind” during the monologue. a blog on patheos, shared on twitter by actress stacey dash, chastised loesch for presenting a poor example of her professed christian faith:
yes, this is where we are in the 2016 presidential race. the christian conservative #nevertrumps who hate the donald for — among other things — making fun of women, choose to mock his supporters for being women who just aren’t as pretty as they should be.
being brca1 positive means an individual has a particular gene that causes on average a 65 percent chance of developing certain types of cancer. mcenany is brca1 positive and eight of her aunts have each had breast cancer.
“i had implants put in,” mcenany previously explained, saying her next step will be to remove the breast tissue and then later, her ovaries. “i’m terrified every time i get an mri … it’s haunting.”
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ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən ðət ʤɪst rɑkt ðə juz. ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈhæpənd ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz əˈmɛrɪkənz wər ˈbɑroʊɪŋ ənd ˈspɛndɪŋ mɔr ðən ðeɪ kʊd əˈfɔrd. naʊ, θri jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ˈdaʊnˌtərn bɪˈgæn, ˈfæməliz ər ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfæstər ðən ˈmɛni ˈænəlɪsts hæd ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ pʊt ðɛr ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz ɪn ˈɔrdər baɪ peɪɪŋ daʊn dɛt ənd ˈbustɪŋ ðɛr ˈseɪvɪŋz. ðət boʊdz wɛl fər ðə rɪˈkəvəri. wəns əˈmɛrɪkənz gɪt ðɛr ˈseɪvɪŋz tɪ ə ˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈlɛvəl, ðeɪ kən ˌɪnˈkris ðɛr ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔl ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn bət ðɪs taɪm wɪˈθaʊt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu hɑk ənd gɪv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ə ˈbædli ˈnidɪd lɪft. kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðə ˈsəmər əv 2008 wɪn kənˈsumər dɛt pikt, əˈmɛrɪkənz naʊ hæv 7 pərˈsɛnt lɛs ˈmɔrgɪʤ dɛt, 12 pərˈsɛnt lɛs ɪn ˈɔtoʊ loʊnz ənd 15 pərˈsɛnt lɛs ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd dɛt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv bæŋk əv nu jɔrk. loʊn ˈpeɪmənts læst jɪr wər æt ðɛr loʊəst ˈlɛvəl ɪn ə ˈdɛkeɪd. ˈminˌwaɪl, əˈmɛrɪkənz ər ˈseɪvɪŋ æt ˈnɪrli ˈtrɪpəl ðə reɪt ðeɪ dɪd bɪtˈwin 2007 ənd 2009 ˈsɛtɪŋ əˈsaɪd pərˈsɛnt əv ðɛr dɪˈspoʊzəbəl ˈɪnˌkəm ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkɑmərs dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ɪts nɑt ʤɪst ðət ˈpipəl ər bɪˈkəmɪŋ mɔr ˈfrugəl. ˌɪnˈdɛtɪdnɪs həz ˈdiˌkrist ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz bæŋks ər lɛs ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd loʊnz ənd hæv ˈrɪtən ɔf ˈbɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɪn loʊnz ðət wɛnt bæd. bət ə reɪnʤ əv ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈdætə ʃoʊ ðət ˈɔrdəˌnɛri əˈmɛrɪkənz, səʧ ɛz ˈbrɛndə ˈmɑrʃəl əv ˈklɪntən, ər pleɪɪŋ ə lɑrʤ roʊl ɪn ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɪkʧər. "aɪ ˈnɛvər wʊd hæv θɔt aɪ wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt maɪ ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd bɪlz ˈəndər kənˈtroʊl, ənd əm ˈrɪli praʊd ðət aɪv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ɪt," sɛd ˈmɑrʃəl, 52 ʃi həz peɪd əˈbaʊt ɪn ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd dɛt ˈoʊvər ðə pæst jɪr ənd ɪkˈspɛkts tɪ ˌriˈtaɪər ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ baɪ ˈeɪprəl. "ðə ˈbɪgəst θrɪl ɪz wɪn ju gɪt jʊr ˈsteɪtmənt ˈɛvəri mənθ ənd si ðət ðə ˈbæləns həz gɔn daʊn," ʃi sɛd. ˈmɑrʃəl həz rɪˈdust hər dɛt baɪ ˈkətɪŋ bæk ɔn ˈkloʊðɪŋ ˈpərʧəsɪz, ˈrɛˌstrɑnt milz ənd ˈəðər ˈsplərʤɪs, ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪŋ wən əv ðə ki ˈrizənz ðə juz. ɪˈkɑnəmi həz bɪn groʊɪŋ soʊ sˈloʊli sɪns ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən əˈfɪʃəli ˈɛndɪd mɔr ðən 18 mənθs əˈgoʊ. əˈmɛrɪkənz hæv bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ riˈbɪld ðɛr ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz ˈæftər bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˌoʊvərɪkˈstɛndəd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə bum jɪrz, ˈpʊtɪŋ ə breɪk ɔn ˈspɛndɪŋ naʊ. ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts æt ðə ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv bæŋk əv sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ hu ˈstədid ðə jɪrz ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən faʊnd ðət juz. ˈkaʊntiz wɛr ˈpipəl tʊk ɔn ðə list dɛt ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm ər ɪn məʧ ˈbɛtər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ʃeɪp ðən ðoʊz wɪθ ðə haɪəst dɛt ˈbərdən. ə ˈmeɪʤər kˈwɛʃən naʊ ɪz haʊ məʧ ˈlɔŋgər əˈmɛrɪkənz wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ pɛr ðɛr dɛt ənd riˈbɪld ðɛr ˈseɪvɪŋz. ðə ˈænsər dɪˈpɛndz ɔn wɛr dɛt loʊdz ənd ˈseɪvɪŋz reɪts wɪl ˈəltəmətli ˈsɛtəl. baɪ səm ˈmɛʒərz, ɪt lʊks ɛz ðoʊ ðɛrz stɪl ə lɔŋ weɪ tɪ goʊ. ðə əˈmaʊnt əv dɛt ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl saɪz əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi rɪˈmeɪnz ˈvɛri haɪ baɪ hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈstændərdz. ənd ðə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈseɪvɪŋz reɪt rɪˈmeɪnz wɛl bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈævərɪʤ əv 7 pərˈsɛnt fər ðə pæst 50 jɪrz.
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the recession that just rocked the u.s. economy happened in part because americans were borrowing and spending more than they could afford. now, three years after the downturn began, families are moving faster than many analysts had expected to put their finances in order by paying down debt and boosting their savings.
that bodes well for the recovery. once americans get their savings to a comfortable level, they can increase their spending all over again - but this time without necessarily going into hock - and give the economy a badly needed lift.
compared with the summer of 2008, when consumer debt peaked, americans now have 7 percent less mortgage debt, 12 percent less in auto loans and 15 percent less credit card debt, according to the federal reserve bank of new york. loan payments last year were at their lowest level in a decade.
meanwhile, americans are saving at nearly triple the rate they did between 2007 and 2009, setting aside 5.3 percent of their disposable income in december, according to the commerce department.
it's not just that people are becoming more frugal. indebtedness has decreased in part because banks are less inclined to extend loans and have written off billions of dollars in loans that went bad.
but a range of government and private data show that ordinary americans, such as brenda marshall of clinton, are playing a large role in improving the economic picture.
"i never would have thought i would be able to get my credit card bills under control, and i'm really proud that i've been able to do it," said marshall, 52. she has paid about $5,000 in credit card debt over the past year and expects to retire the remaining $3,000 by april.
"the biggest thrill is when you get your statement every month and see that the balance has gone down," she said.
marshall has reduced her debt by cutting back on clothing purchases, restaurant meals and other splurges, illustrating one of the key reasons the u.s. economy has been growing so slowly since the recession officially ended more than 18 months ago. americans have been trying to rebuild their finances after becoming overextended during the boom years, putting a brake on spending now.
economists at the federal reserve bank of san francisco who studied the years leading up to the recession found that u.s. counties where people took on the least debt relative to their income are in much better economic shape than those with the highest debt burden.
a major question now is how much longer americans will continue to pare their debt and rebuild their savings. the answer depends on where debt loads and savings rates will ultimately settle.
by some measures, it looks as though there's still a long way to go. the amount of debt relative to the overall size of the economy remains very high by historical standards. and the personal savings rate remains well below the average of 7 percent for the past 50 years.
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dɪˈzaɪnərz wət həz jʊr wərk əˈʧivd təˈdeɪ? ˈædəm ˈhɑpˌwʊd blɑkt ˈfɑloʊ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɔkt 15 2014 ˈoʊˈkeɪ, soʊ ðət ˌridɪˈzaɪn həz sin ə 30 ˌɪnˈkris ɪn kənˈvərʒən. bɪn ˈlɔdɪd wɪθ preɪz ɔn tˈwɪtər fər ˈsətəl ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ənd rɪˈspɑnsɪv ˈkɑntɛnt ˌkɔriˈɑgrəfi. ˈivɪn bɪn ˈfiʧərd ɔn ə fju dɪˈzaɪn ˈgæləriz. bət wət wɑz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɪs wərk? haʊ dɪd ɪt əˈfɛkt ðə wərld? ɛz dɪˈzaɪnərz, wi soʊ ˈɔfən əbˈsɛst wɪθ ˈditeɪlz wi ˈɔfən mɪs ðə ril ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ɑr wərk. wi tɛnd tɪ fərˈgɛt wət ðət ‘‘submit’*’ ˈbətən ˈæˌkʧuəli minz fər ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ril wərld waɪl tˈwikɪŋ ðə ˈpædɪŋ æt ə taɪm. ðə truθ ɪz, ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv əˈmeɪzɪŋ wərk goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪn ˈdɪʤɪtəl dɪz ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl fər soʊˈsaɪɪti. du wi ˈrɪli nid əˈnəðər weɪ tɪ ɑr ˈfoʊˌtoʊz? du wi ˈrɪli nid əˈnəðər weɪ tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈbjutəfəl lɪsts? ər worse…*… əˈnəðər ˈɛlɪgənˌtli ˈsɪmpəl weɪ tɪ gɪt ə peɪ deɪ loʊn? θɪŋ aɪ heɪt ðə moʊst əˈbaʊt ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ɪz ðət ɪt əˈtrækts ɔl ðə braɪt, kriˈeɪtɪv ənd æmˈbɪʃəs jəŋ ˈpipəl, ˈlivɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ˈmeɪnli wɪθ ðə sloʊ ənd tɪ bɪˈkəm ɑr ˈɑrtɪsts. ˈmɑdərn ɑrt ɪz ə dɪˈzæstər ˈɛriə. ˈnɛvər ɪn ðə fild əv ˈjumən ˈhɪstəri həz soʊ məʧ bɪn juzd baɪ soʊ ˈmɛni tɪ seɪ soʊ little.”*.” ðɪs kwoʊt baɪ rɪŋz tu kloʊz tɪ hoʊm fər mi. ənd pərˈhæps ju tu. dɪˈmɛnʃiə, ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti, ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈlərnɪŋ ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti, ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, dɪˈprɛʃən, ˈjumən raɪts, dɪˈmɑkrəsi, ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt, stroʊk, poverty…*… ðiz ər ɔl ˈɪʃuz wɛr ˈdɪʤɪtəl kʊd hɛlp. nɑt ɛz ɪf wi ər əˈblɪviəs tɪ ðɪs fækt. wərk fər ˈnɑnˈprɔfɪts ənd fər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɪʃuz ər ˈkɑmən ənd ˈpɑpjələr. bət ə wən deɪ ɪˈvɛnt dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ən æp tɪ hɛlp ˈpipəl wɪθ dɪˈmɛnʃiə ɪz nɑt ˌriəˈlɪstɪkli goʊɪŋ tɪ sɑlv ə ˈprɑbləm wɪʧ rikˈwaɪərz səm ˈsɪriəs ˈjuzər ˈrisərʧ ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ. ðiz ˈɛfərts sim ə ˈlɪtəl ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðə taɪm ənd ˈɛfərt goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈivɪn ðə moʊst ˈbeɪsɪk ˈstɑrˈtəps? wən deɪ wi ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðət ðə fər ˈʧɛrɪti, ðɛn ðə nɛkst wi priʧ tɪ ɑr klaɪənts əˈbaʊt haʊ greɪt dɪˈzaɪn teɪks taɪm ənd ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən. ðiz ˈprɑbləmz dɪˈzərv ɛz məʧ əˈtɛnʃən, taɪm ənd ˈtælənt ɛz ɑr ˈrɛgjələr wərk? nɑt ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst. ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkɔzɪz hæv tɪ bi ər ˈsəmθɪŋ dən ɪn spɛr taɪm. ˈfəndərz laɪk ðə trəst ˈrɛgjələrli fənd tɛk stɑrt əps wɪθ ə ˈsoʊʃəl kɔz. ˈmɛni ˈʧɛrɪtiz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈɪʃuz əv ɑr taɪm hæv ðə ˈbəʤɪts tɪ spɛnd ɔn ˈprɑʤɛkts, wɪʧ meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns tɪ ðɛr kɔz. dæn tɛd tɔk ˈrɪli ʧeɪnʤd maɪ vju əv ˈʧɛrɪti. wi nid tɪ stɑp ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈʧɛrɪtiz ɛz ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈlɛsər ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz hu wɔnt ˈɛkspərt ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ðət səm ˈʧɛrɪtiz tərn ˈoʊvər tɛnz əv ˈmɪljənz ənd ˈraɪvəl səm əv ðə bɛst ˈpraɪvət ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪn ˈmɑdərn ˈwərkɪŋ. ˈʧɛrɪtiz laɪk kənˈtɪnjuəli ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ə ˈlɛvəl əv ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ɔn ˈpɛrəˌlɛl wɪθ ˈɛni səkˈsɛsfəl ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər ˈkəmpəˌni. aɪ min tɪ kəˈmərʃəl dɪˈzaɪn wərk. ðə dɪˈzaɪn ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz biɪŋ əˈʧivd θru ˈpɑpjələst kəˈmərʃəl ˈvɛnʧərz hæv haʊ wi θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈprɑdəkts ənd hæv prəˈvaɪdɪd ə ˈfərtəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ graʊnd fər ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˈɔsəm dɪˈzaɪnərz. nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən prəˈvaɪdɪd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi. bət ɛz ə dɪˈzaɪnər, haʊ gʊd wʊd ɪt fil tɪ noʊ ðət ðə ˈstədi, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkrist kənˈvərʒən baɪ 25 wɑz ˈfəndɪŋ 12 mɔr ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz fər ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ ˈrəðər ðən ˈsɛlɪŋ ə fju mɔr pɛrz əv ˈtreɪnərz? haʊ greɪt wʊd ɪt fil tɪ noʊ ðət ˈsətəl peɪʤ trænˈzɪʃən wɑz ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən wɪθ ə ˈlərnɪŋ ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti mɔr ˈizəli græsp ən ˈɪʃu laɪk ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈrəðər ðən ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈvɑdkə ˈmɑrkətɪŋ peɪʤ ‘‘pop!’*!’? ɪt bi əˈmeɪzɪŋ ɪf jʊr dip ˈnɑlɪʤ əv dɪˈzaɪn saɪˈkɑləʤi wɑz juzd nɑt tɪ nəʤ ˈpipəl ˈɪntu baɪɪŋ ən ˈɛkstrə ˈtɪkɪt bət ˈɪntu ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ ən ˈɛkstrə tɪ bit ˈkænsər? ɛz dɪˈzaɪnərz wi ər ˈəltəmətli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər wət wi pʊt ˈɪntu ðə wərld. maɪk tɔk dɪˈzaɪnərz dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə world’*’ ˈrɪli pʊt ðɪs ˈɪntu pərˈspɛktɪv fər mi ənd ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd haʊ məʧ paʊər wi hæv. wi ər ðə ˈgeɪtˌkipərz tɪ gʊd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ənd wi kən ʧuz ðə kaɪnd əv wərk wi juz ɑr skɪlz fər. ɛz ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈɪnəˌveɪtərz wi kreɪv nu ˈhɛˌdlaɪn ˈgræbɪŋ ‘‘game-changers’*’, bət ˈifɛktɪv ˈsoʊʃəl ʧeɪnʤ wərk ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ər bɛst sərvd 100 ˈdɪʤətəli. tɪ sɑlv ðiz ˈprɑbləmz wi nid tɪ wərk wɪθ ənd wɪˈθɪn ˈʧɛrɪtiz, ˈgəvərnmənts ənd ˈspɛʃəlɪst ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ɔˈrɛdi ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðiz ˈɛriəz tɪ faɪnd ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ənd ˌɪnˈspaɪr ə ˈmɑdərn ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkəlʧər. ˈwərkɪŋ wɪˈθɪn ðiz ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ˈizi. ˈtaɪni ˈbəʤɪts, smɔl stæf kəˈpæsɪti ənd ðə ˈkɑnstənt ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən əv ˈɛvəri paʊnd spɛnt meɪk fər ðə aɪˈdil pleɪs tɪ ˈpræktɪs ˈmɑdərn ˈæʤəl dɪˈzaɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt. bət ɪt kən bi dən ənd meɪks ɪt ɔl ðə mɔr rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ wɪn ɪt wərks. ɪn ˈpoʊlənd ər trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən fər dɛf ˈpipəl. breɪn ɪn hænd ɪz əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈɔˌtɪzəm koʊp wɪθ ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. ɑr oʊn æp ɪz ˈhɛlpɪŋ sɛks ˈwərkərz steɪ seɪf. ðiz ər ɔl ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ril ˈpɑzətɪv ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə wərld. wi nid mɔr dɪˈzaɪn ˈtælənt tɪ meɪk mɔr θɪŋz laɪk ðɪs ə ˌriˈæləˌti. ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ bɪld ə tim əv wərld klæs ˈpipəl tɪ wərk ɔn ˈprɑʤɛkts laɪk ðiz ɔn ə ˈdeɪli ˈbeɪsɪs. ˈrizən ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪz ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈʧɛrɪtiz ənd ɔn ˈprɑʤɛkts duɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl gʊd ɪn ðə wərld. ɪf ˈɛni əv ðɪs poʊst ˈrɛzəˌneɪts ju æt ɔl, teɪk ə lʊk æt ɑr ˈleɪtəst dɪˈzaɪn ˈveɪkənsi ənd si ɪf ju ər ə gʊd fɪt.
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designers — what has your work achieved today?
adam hopwood blocked unblock follow following oct 15, 2014
ok, so that homepage redesign has seen a 30% increase in conversion. been lauded with praise on twitter for it’s subtle css animation and responsive content choreography. it’s even been featured on a few design galleries.
but what was the result of this work? how did it affect the world?
as designers, we so often obsessed with details we often miss the real outcome of our work. we tend to forget what that ‘submit’ button actually means for people in the real world while tweaking the padding 1px at a time. the truth is, the vast majority of amazing work going on in digital does very little for society.
do we really need another way to organise our photos? do we really need another way to create beautiful lists? or worse… another elegantly simple way to get a pay day loan?
“the thing i hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists. modern art is a disaster area. never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.”
this quote by banksy rings too close to home for me. and perhaps you too.
dementia, physical disability, isolation, education, learning disability, climate change, depression, human rights, democracy, unemployment, stroke, poverty… these are all issues where digital could help.
it’s not as if we are oblivious to this fact. pro-bono work for non-profits and hack-a-thons for social issues are common and popular. but a one day event designing an app to help people with dementia is not realistically going to solve a problem which requires some serious on-going user research and testing. these efforts seem a little embarrassing compared with the time and effort going into even the most basic start-ups?
one day we celebrate that the hack-a-thon for charity, then the next we preach to our clients about how great design takes time and iteration. these problems deserve as much attention, time and talent as our regular work?
i’m not a socialist. working on social causes doesn’t have to be pro-bono or something done in you’re spare time. funders like the nominet trust regularly fund tech start ups with a social cause. many charities working on the biggest issues of our time have the budgets to spend on projects, which truely make a difference to their cause.
dan pallota’s ted talk really changed my view of charity. we need to stop thinking about charities as somehow lesser organisations who want expert services. the reality is that some charities turn over tens of millions and rival some of the best private companies in modern working. charities like charity:water continually demonstrate a level of innovation on parallel with any successful private sector company.
i mean to down-play commercial design work. the design innovations being achieved through populist commercial ventures have revolutionised how we think about digital products and have provided a fertile training ground for a generation of awesome designers. not to mention provided cruicial investment in technology.
but as a designer, how good would it feel to know that the a/b study, which increased conversion by 25%, was funding 12 more operations for children in africa rather than selling a few more pairs of trainers?
how great would it feel to know that subtle page transition was helping someone with a learning disability more easily grasp an issue like voting rather than making a vodka marketing page ‘pop!’?
wouldn’t it be amazing if your deep knowledge of design psychology was used not to nudge people into buying an extra ticket but into donating an extra £1 to beat cancer?
as designers we are ultimately responsible for what we put into the world. mike monterio’s talk ‘how designers destroyed the world’ really put this into perspective for me and highlighted how much power we have. we are the gatekeepers to good communication and we can choose the kind of work we use our skills for.
as digital innovators we crave new headline grabbing ‘game-changers’, but effective social change work isn’t always innovative or best served 100% digitally. to solve these problems we need to work with and within charities, governments and specialist organisations already working in these areas to find opportunities for digital intervention and inspire a modern digital culture.
working within these organisations isn’t easy. tiny budgets, small staff capacity and the constant interrogation of every pound spent make for the ideal place to practice modern agile design & development. but it can be done and makes it all the more rewarding when it works.
migam in poland are transforming communication for deaf people. brain in hand is allowing people with autism cope with everyday situations. our own safetynets app is helping sex workers stay safe.
these are all projects making a real positive impact on the world. we need more design talent to make more things like this a reality.
we’re looking to build a team of world class like-minded people to work on projects like these on a daily basis. reason digital is a social enterprise working with charities and pro-social orgs on projects doing a little good in the world.
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ðə trænˈspɛrənsi ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən æst ðə sən fər hɪz ˈʃɛrɪŋ ɪts wərk, ɪn kənˈtɛstɪŋ ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, ənd ɪn ərˈeɪnʤɪŋ fər ˈʤuljən tɪ bi æmˈbæsədər tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. səbˈskraɪb tɪ ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˈpɑləsi ˈdeɪli ə ˈraʊnˌdəp əv aɪˈdiəz ənd ɪˈvɛnts ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ðə stroʊk əv ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 20 2016 æt ðə haɪt əv læst ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən, ðə tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt sɛnt ə ˈpraɪvət dɪˈrɛkt ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ˈdɑnəld trəmp jr*., ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈoʊldəst sən ənd kæmˈpeɪn ˈsərəˌgeɪt. pæk rən saɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt tɪ launch,”*,” roʊt. pæk ɪz ə riˈsaɪkəld wɔr pæk. wi hæv gɛst ðə ˈpæsˌwərd. ɪt ɪz ‘‘putintrump.’*.’ si ‘‘about’*’ fər hu ɪz bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt. ˈɛni comments?”*?” (ðə saɪt, wɪʧ həz sɪns bɪˈkəm ə ʤɔɪnt ˈprɑʤɛkt wɪθ ˈməðər ʤoʊnz, wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ rɑb ˈgleɪzər ə tɛk ˌɑntrəprəˈnʊr, ənd wɑz ˈfəndɪd baɪ ˈprɑˌgrɛs fər ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈækʃən kəˈmɪti.) ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ, əˈbaʊt 12 aʊərz ˈleɪtər, trəmp jr*. rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ. ðə ˈrɛkərd aɪ noʊ hu ðət ɪz, bət æsk around,”*,” hi roʊt ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 21 2016 ““thanks.”*.” rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈstɔri dɪd ˈmænəfɔrt juz trəmp tɪ ˈkəri ˈfeɪvər wɪθ ə ˈputɪn ˈælaɪ? ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz, əbˈteɪnd baɪ ðə əˈtlæntɪk, wər ˈɔlsoʊ tərnd ˈoʊvər baɪ trəmp ˈlɔjərz tɪ kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz. ðeɪ ər pɑrt əv ə ˈlɑrʤli bɪtˈwin ənd ðə sən ðət kənˈtɪnjud ənˈtɪl æt list ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2017 ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ʃoʊ, ə ˈrædɪkəl trænˈspɛrənsi ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti bɪˈlivz wɑz ˈʧoʊzən baɪ ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ dɪˈsɛməˌneɪt ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪt hæd hækt, ˈæktɪvli səˈlɪsətɪŋ trəmp kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən. meɪd ə ˈsɪriz əv ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli boʊld rɪkˈwɛsts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈæskɪŋ fər trəmps tæks rɪˈtərnz, ˈərʤɪŋ ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn tɪ ˈriʤɛkt ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ɛz rɪgd, ənd rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ ðət ðə tɛl ɔˈstreɪljə tɪ əˈpɔɪnt ˈʤuljən æmˈbæsədər tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðə læst ˈsɛvərəl mənθs, wi hæv wərkt koʊˈɑprətɪvli wɪθ iʧ əv ðə kəˈmɪtiz ənd hæv ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli tərnd ˈoʊvər ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɑkjəmənts ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðɛr requests,”*,” sɛd ˈælən futerfas*, ən əˈtərni fər ˈdɑnəld trəmp jr*. əˈsaɪd ðə kˈwɛʃən ɛz tɪ waɪ ər baɪ hum səʧ ˈdɑkjəmənts, prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈəndər ˈprɑməsəz əv ˌkɑnfəˌdɛnʃiˈæləti, hæv bɪn səˈlɛktɪvli likt, wi kən seɪ wɪθ ˈkɑnfədɛns ðət wi hæv noʊ kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðiz ˈdɑkjəmənts ənd ˈɛni kˈwɛsʧənz reɪzd əˈbaʊt ðɛm hæv bɪn ˈizəli ˈænsərd ɪn ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt forum.”*.” dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ rɪkˈwɛsts fər ˈkɑmɛnt. ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz wər tərnd ˈoʊvər tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs ɛz pɑrt əv ðət ˈvɛriəs ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ˈɪntu ˈrəʃən ˈmɛdəlɪŋ ɪn ðə 2016 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn. əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪsɪz hæv əˈkjuzd ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn əv ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ə dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt ˈɛfərt tɪ bust ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld ˈʧænsɪz waɪl ˈbrɪŋɪŋ daʊn hɪz ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈraɪvəl, ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən. ðət ðə rɪˈspɑns tɪ spɔnd ˈməltəpəl kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz, ənd ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈkaʊnsəl ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ðət həz lɛd tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt əv ˈfɔrmər kæmˈpeɪn ʧɛr, pɔl ˈmænəfɔrt, fər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl kraɪmz. ðoʊ trəmp jr*. ˈmoʊstli ˌɪgˈnɔrd ðə ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈmɛsɪʤɪz frəm, hi æt taɪmz əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv ˈæktɪd ɔn ɪts rɪkˈwɛsts. wɪn fərst riʧt aʊt tɪ trəmp jr*. əˈbaʊt, fər ˈɪnstəns, trəmp jr*. ˈfɑloʊd əp ɔn hɪz ˈprɑməs tɪ around.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə sɔrs fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ˈɪntu ˈrəʃən ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns wɪθ ðə 2016 kæmˈpeɪn, hu rɪkˈwɛstɪd ˌænəˈnɪmɪti bɪˈkəz ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪz ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ, ɔn ðə seɪm deɪ ðət trəmp jr*. rɪˈsivd ðə fərst ˈmɛsɪʤ frəm, hi iˈmeɪld ˈəðər ˈsinjər əˈfɪʃəlz wɪθ ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ stiv ˈbænən, ˈkɛliˈæn ˈkɑnˌweɪ, bræd parscale*, ənd trəmp ˈsənɪnˌlɔ ˈʤɛrɪd ˈkəʃnər, ˈtɛlɪŋ ðɛm hæd meɪd ˈkɑnˌtækt. ˈkəʃnər ðɛn ˈfɔrwərdɪd ðə iˈmeɪl tɪ kæmˈpeɪn kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈstæfər hoʊp hɪks. æt noʊ pɔɪnt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns dɪz trəmp, jr*. rɪˈbəf, wɪʧ hæd ˈpəblɪʃt ˈstoʊlən ˈdɑkjəmənts ənd wɑz ɔˈrɛdi əbˈzərvd tɪ bi riˈlisɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd ˈrəʃən ˈɪntərɪsts. ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 3 2016 roʊt əˈgɛn. ““hiya*, bi greɪt ɪf ju gaɪz kʊd ˈkɑmɛnt ðɪs story,”*,” səˈʤɛstɪd, əˈtæʧɪŋ ə kwoʊt frəm ˌnɑməˈni ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən əˈbaʊt ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ drone”*” ˈfaʊndər, ˈʤuljən. dɪd ðət ˈərliər today,”*,” trəmp jr*. rɪˈspɑndɪd ən ˈleɪtər. əˈmeɪzɪŋ wət ʃi kən gɪt əˈweɪ with.”*.” tu ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər, trəmp jr*. roʊt əˈgɛn, ˈæskɪŋ, bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ lik aɪ kip ˈrɛdɪŋ about?”*?” ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr, ˈrɑʤər stoʊn, ən ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ædˈvaɪzər tɪ ˈdɑnəld trəmp, hæd ɪz dən. #wikileaks.”*.” rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðət ˈmɛsɪʤ, bət ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 12 2016 ðə əˈkaʊnt əˈgɛn trəmp jr*. ˈdɑnəld, greɪt tɪ si ju ənd jʊr dæd ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɑr publications,”*,” roʊt. (æt ə ˈræli ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 10 ˈdɑnəld trəmp hæd proʊˈkleɪmd ləv wikileaks!”*!”) səˈʤɛst jʊr dæd ðɪs lɪŋk ɪf hi ˈmɛnʃənz us,”*,” wɛnt ɔn, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ trəmp jr*. tɪ ðə lɪŋk wlsearch.tk*, wɪʧ ɪt sɛd wʊd hɛlp ˈfɑloʊərz dɪg θru ðə troʊv əv ˈstoʊlən ˈdɑkjəmənts ənd faɪnd ˈstɔriz. ˈmɛni greɪt ˈstɔriz ðə prɛs ər ˈmɪsɪŋ ənd ʃʊr səm əv jʊr ˈfɑloʊz [sɪk] wɪl faɪnd it,”*,” wɛnt ɔn. wi ʤɪst riˈlist poʊˈdɛstə iˈmeɪlz pɑrt trəmp jr*. dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðɪs ˈmɛsɪʤ, bət tu deɪz ˈleɪtər, ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 14 2016 hi aʊt ðə lɪŋk hæd prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪm. ðoʊz hu hæv ðə taɪm tɪ rɛd əˈbaʊt ɔl ðə kərˈəpʃən ənd hɪˈpɑkrəsi ɔl ðə iˈmeɪlz ər raɪt hir: http://wlsearch.tk*/ hi roʊt. ˈæftər ðɪs pɔɪnt, trəmp jr*. sist rɪˈspɑnd tɪ dɪˈrɛkt ˈmɛsɪʤɪz, bət ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪd ɪts rɪkˈwɛsts. dɑn. wi hæv ən ənˈjuˌʒuəl idea,”*,” roʊt ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 21 2016 ˈjuˈɛs wən ər mɔr əv jʊr tæks returns.”*.” ðɛn leɪd aʊt θri ˈrizənz waɪ ðɪs wʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt boʊθ ðə trəmps ənd. wən, ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz hæd ɔˈrɛdi ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈfrægmənt əv tæks rɪˈtərnz ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1 tu, ðə rɛst kʊd kəm aʊt ˈɛni taɪm ðə moʊst baɪəst sɔrs (e.g*. nyt/msnbc).”*).” ɪt ɪz ðə θərd ˈrizən, ðoʊ, roʊt, ðət ðə ril kicker.”*.” wi ˈpəblɪʃ ðɛm ɪt wɪl drəˈmætɪkəli ˌɪmˈpruv ðə pərˈsɛpʃən əv ɑr impartiality,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnd. minz ðət ðə væst əˈmaʊnt əv stəf ðət wi ər ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ɔn ˈklɪntən wɪl hæv məʧ haɪər ˌɪmˈpækt, bɪˈkəz ɪt bi pərˈsivd ɛz ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ə ‘‘pro-trump’*’ ‘‘pro-russia’*’ source.”*.” ɪt ðɛn prəˈvaɪdɪd ən iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ənd lɪŋk wɛr ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn kʊd sɛnd ðə tæks rɪˈtərnz, ənd ædz, seɪm fər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈnɛgətɪv stəf (ˈdɑkjəmənts, rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz) ðət ju θɪŋk həz ə ˈdisənt ʧæns əv ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt. lɛt ˈjuˈɛs pʊt ɪt out.”*.” trəmp jr*. dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðɪs ˈmɛsɪʤ. raɪt əˈgɛn ənˈtɪl ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ, noʊˈvɛmbər 8 2016 dɑn ɪf jʊr ˈfɑðər ‘‘loses’*’ wi θɪŋk ɪt ɪz məʧ mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɪf hi dɪz nɑt [sɪk] ənd spɛnz taɪm ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ðə ˈmidiə ənd ˈəðər taɪps əv ˈrɪgɪŋ ðət hi həz ˌɪmˈplaɪd ðət hi maɪt do,”*,” roʊt æt 6:35pm*, wɪn ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ˈklɪntən wʊd wɪn wɑz stɪl ðə prɪˈveɪlɪŋ kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈwɪzdəm. (ɛz leɪt ɛz ðət naɪt, fivethirtyeight*, ə ˈtrəstɪd əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, geɪv ˈklɪntən ə 71 pərˈsɛnt ʧæns əv ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi.) ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət kənˈtɛstɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən rɪˈzəlts wʊd bi gʊd fər ˈrumərd plænz tɪ stɑrt ə ˈmidiə ˈnɛtˌwərk ʃʊd hi luz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi. dɪˈskəʃən kən bi ˌtrænsˈfɔrmɑˌtɪv ɛz ɪt ɪkˈspoʊzɪz ˈmidiə kərˈəpʃən, ˈpraɪˌmɛri kərˈəpʃən, pæk kərˈəpʃən, etc.,”*.,” roʊt.
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the transparency organization asked the president’s son for his cooperation—in sharing its work, in contesting the results of the election, and in arranging for julian assange to be australia’s ambassador to the united states.
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just before the stroke of midnight on september 20, 2016, at the height of last year’s presidential election, the wikileaks twitter account sent a private direct message to donald trump jr., the republican nominee’s oldest son and campaign surrogate. “a pac run anti-trump site putintrump.org is about to launch,” wikileaks wrote. “the pac is a recycled pro-iraq war pac. we have guessed the password. it is ‘putintrump.’ see ‘about’ for who is behind it. any comments?” (the site, which has since become a joint project with mother jones, was founded by rob glaser , a tech entrepreneur, and was funded by progress for usa political action committee.) the next morning, about 12 hours later, trump jr. responded to wikileaks. “off the record i know who that is, but i’ll ask around,” he wrote on september 21, 2016. “thanks.” related story did manafort use trump to curry favor with a putin ally? the messages, obtained by the atlantic, were also turned over by trump jr.’s lawyers to congressional investigators. they are part of a long—and largely one-sided—correspondence between wikileaks and the president’s son that continued until at least july 2017. the messages show wikileaks, a radical transparency organization that the american intelligence community believes was chosen by the russian government to disseminate the information it had hacked, actively soliciting trump jr.’s cooperation. wikileaks made a series of increasingly bold requests, including asking for trump's tax returns, urging the trump campaign to reject the results of the election as rigged, and requesting that the president-elect tell australia to appoint julian assange ambassador to the united states. “over the last several months, we have worked cooperatively with each of the committees and have voluntarily turned over thousands of documents in response to their requests,” said alan futerfas, an attorney for donald trump jr. “putting aside the question as to why or by whom such documents, provided to congress under promises of confidentiality, have been selectively leaked, we can say with confidence that we have no concerns about these documents and any questions raised about them have been easily answered in the appropriate forum.” wikileaks did not respond to requests for comment.
the messages were turned over to congress as part of that body’s various ongoing investigations into russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign. american intelligence services have accused the kremlin of engaging in a deliberate effort to boost president donald trump’s chances while bringing down his democratic rival, hillary clinton. that effort—and the president’s response to it—has spawned multiple congressional investigations, and a special counsel inquiry that has led to the indictment of trump’s former campaign chair, paul manafort, for financial crimes. though trump jr. mostly ignored the frequent messages from wikileaks, he at times appears to have acted on its requests. when wikileaks first reached out to trump jr. about putintrump.org, for instance, trump jr. followed up on his promise to “ask around.” according to a source familiar with the congressional investigations into russian interference with the 2016 campaign, who requested anonymity because the investigation is ongoing, on the same day that trump jr. received the first message from wikileaks, he emailed other senior officials with the trump campaign, including steve bannon, kellyanne conway, brad parscale, and trump son-in-law jared kushner, telling them wikileaks had made contact. kushner then forwarded the email to campaign communications staffer hope hicks. at no point during the 10-month correspondence does trump, jr. rebuff wikileaks, which had published stolen documents and was already observed to be releasing information that benefited russian interests.
on october 3, 2016, wikileaks wrote again. “hiya, it’d be great if you guys could comment on/push this story,” wikileaks suggested, attaching a quote from then-democratic nominee hillary clinton about wanting to “just drone” wikileaks founder, julian assange. “already did that earlier today,” trump jr. responded an hour-and-a-half later. “it’s amazing what she can get away with.” two minutes later, trump jr. wrote again, asking, “what’s behind this wednesday leak i keep reading about?” the day before, roger stone, an informal advisor to donald trump, had tweeted , “wednesday@hillaryclinton is done. #wikileaks.” wikileaks respond to that message, but on october 12, 2016, the account again messaged trump jr. “hey donald, great to see you and your dad talking about our publications,” wikileaks wrote. (at a rally on october 10, donald trump had proclaimed , “i love wikileaks!”) “strongly suggest your dad tweets this link if he mentions us,” wikileaks went on, pointing trump jr. to the link wlsearch.tk, which it said would help trump’s followers dig through the trove of stolen documents and find stories. “there’s many great stories the press are missing and we’re sure some of your follows [sic] will find it,” wikileaks went on. “btw we just released podesta emails part 4.” trump jr. did not respond to this message, but two days later, on october 14, 2016, he tweeted out the link wikileaks had provided him. “for those who have the time to read about all the corruption and hypocrisy all the @wikileaks emails are right here: http://wlsearch.tk/ ,” he wrote.
after this point, trump jr. ceased respond to wikileaks’s direct messages, but wikileaks escalated its requests. “hey don. we have an unusual idea,” wikileaks wrote on october 21, 2016. “leak us one or more of your father’s tax returns.” wikileaks then laid out three reasons why this would benefit both the trumps and wikileaks. one, the new york times had already published a fragment of trump’s tax returns on october 1; two, the rest could come out any time “through the most biased source (e.g. nyt/msnbc).” it is the third reason, though, wikileaks wrote, that “is the real kicker.” “if we publish them it will dramatically improve the perception of our impartiality,” wikileaks explained. “that means that the vast amount of stuff that we are publishing on clinton will have much higher impact, because it won’t be perceived as coming from a ‘pro-trump’ ‘pro-russia’ source.” it then provided an email address and link where the trump campaign could send the tax returns, and adds, “the same for any other negative stuff (documents, recordings) that you think has a decent chance of coming out. let us put it out.” trump jr. did not respond to this message. wikileaks write again until election day, november 8, 2016. “hi don if your father ‘loses’ we think it is much more interesting if he does not conceed [sic] and spends time challenging the media and other types of rigging that occurred—as he has implied that he might do,” wikileaks wrote at 6:35pm, when the idea that clinton would win was still the prevailing conventional wisdom. (as late as 7:00pm that night, fivethirtyeight, a trusted prognosticator of the election, gave clinton a 71 percent chance of winning the presidency.) wikileaks insisted that contesting the election results would be good for trump’s rumored plans to start a media network should he lose the presidency. “the discussion can be transformative as it exposes media corruption, primary corruption, pac corruption, etc.,” wikileaks wrote.
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ɛz ə ʧaɪld groʊɪŋ əp ɪn ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs, ˈɔskər ˈrɑbərtsən ˈnɛvər əˈtɛndəd ðə ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs 500 ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈrɑbərtsən kʊd hir ðə rɔr əv ðə ˈɛnʤənz frəm hɪz ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, ənd ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪt tʊk pleɪs nɑt fɑr frəm haɪ skul, wɪʧ hi lɛd tɪ kənˈsɛkjətɪv ˌɪndiˈænə steɪt ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps ɪn ðə mid-1950s*, hi dɪd nɑt əˈtɛnd ðə reɪs ənˈtɪl hi wɑz ə ˈkɑlɪʤ stɑr æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌsɪnsəˈnæti. əˈwɛr əv ɪt, əv kɔrs, bət ɪt ʤɪst simd laɪk ju wər ˈtoʊtəli ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈlʊkɪŋ in,”*,” ˈrɑbərtsən, wən əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst pɔɪnt gɑrdz tɪ pleɪ ðə geɪm, sɛd ɪn ə ˈrisənt foʊn ˈɪntərvˌju. wɑz ˈkəlʧərəl. maɪ dæd ˈnɛvər wɛnt. aɪ fɛlt ðət ðeɪ wɔnt blæk ˈpipəl tɪ kəm aʊt ðɛr. aɪ wɑz ʤɪst toʊld blæks goʊ there.”*.” ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, hi wɪl rɪˈtərn. ˈrɑbərtsən, hu ɪz 76 ənd eɪt ˈəðər sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp tim, ənd ðə ˈʧɪˌrlidərz, wɪl sərv ɛz grænd ˈmɑrʃəlz ɪn ðə ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs 500 ˈfɛstɪvəl pəreɪd.
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as a child growing up in indianapolis, oscar robertson never attended the indianapolis 500.
even though robertson could hear the roar of the engines from his neighborhood, and even though it took place not far from crispus attucks high school, which he led to consecutive indiana state basketball championships in the mid-1950s, he did not attend the race until he was a college star at the university of cincinnati.
“you’re aware of it, of course, but it just seemed like you were totally on the outside looking in,” robertson, one of the greatest point guards to play the game, said in a recent phone interview.
“it was cultural. my dad never went. i felt that they didn’t want black people to come out there. i was just told blacks don’t go there.”
on saturday, he will return. robertson, who is 76, and eight other surviving members of the crispus attucks championship team, and the team’s cheerleaders, will serve as grand marshals in the indianapolis 500 festival parade.
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ˈgrɛgər ɑˈmɔn, huz ˈkəmpəˌni ˈsɪmpli ˈtrævəl ækˈsɛpts, juzd ðə prəˈsidz frəm ðə əˈsɛnt ˈɪntu ðə reɪnʤ tɪ fənd, ə nu ˈioʊs æp wɪθ æmˈbɪʃənz tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm ðə weɪ wi deɪt. læst jɪr, ɑˈmɔn lʊkt æt ɛz ən ˈɔpʃən fər hɪz ˈtrævəl ˈbɪznɪs. wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ mi ɪn ðoʊz days,”*,” hi sɛd. hi riʧt aʊt tɪ ˈɔstən ənd kreɪg, ðə ˈjuˌtɔ ˈkəpəl ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli lɪvd ɔn fər 90 deɪz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtrævəld ˈjuzɪŋ ˈnəθɪŋ bət ðə ˈkərənsi noʊ ˈizi fit. əˈpɑn ˈhirɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə plænz, ɑˈmɔn ˈɔfərd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈtrævəl ˈeɪʤənsi ˈsərvɪs ðət wʊd əkˈsɛpt tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt flaɪts ənd hoʊˈtɛlz tɪ bi peɪd ɪn ðə cryptocurrency*. wi gɑt ðɛm, ðeɪ wər əˈbaʊt 100 each,”*,” sɛd ɑˈmɔn leɪt læst sɛpˈtɛmbər, wɪn ðə praɪs wɑz nɑt ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ baɪ məʧ. θɔt, æt list ðeɪ ər nɑt decreasing.”*.” ðə praɪs əv ˈskaɪˌrɑkətɪd ɪn 2013 tɪ ə haɪ əv ɪn ˈərli dɪˈsɛmbər. ˈfəndɪŋ ðə æp ɑˈmɔn hæd ðə ˈfɔrˌsaɪt tɪ siz ðə ˈraɪzɪŋ praɪs əv ɛz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti. hi sɛd ɪt simd laɪk ə ˈpərˌfɪkt kənˈvərʤəns əv ɪˈvɛnts æt ðə taɪm: wɑz əp tɪ aɪ θɔt ɪt wɑz ə gʊd taɪm tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ðə ˈdeɪtɪŋ æp wi ʤɪst juzd ɑr bɪˈkəz əv ðə reɪz ɪn ˈvælju ənd ʤɪst hæd ɪˈnəf ˈməni tɪ gɪt əp ənd running.”*.” hi peɪd ə ˈlɔjər ɪn tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈrɪtən ˈpraɪvəsi ˈpɑləsiz fər ðə æp, bət hæd ˈtrəbəl ˈfaɪndɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpərz hi kʊd peɪ ɪn ðət maɪt hæv bɪn ˈfɔrʧənət kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ɪts ˈkɑrənt praɪs. ɑˈmɔn sɛd hi soʊld ə gʊd ˈnəmbər əv kɔɪnz ɪn ðə reɪnʤ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə praɪs həz drɑpt kənˈsɪdərəbli sɪns ðɛn. wət ɪz? ˈjuzɪz tɪ əˈplaɪ ˈbluˌtuθ loʊ ˈɛnərʤi tɪ prɑkˈsɪməti baɪ ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ aʊt ə juˈnik aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪər. ˈpipəl ˈmoʊstli mit sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈəðərz əˈməŋ frɛndz, ˈkoʊˈwərkərz ənd ˈbɪznɪs ˈpɑrtnərz, ɑˈmɔn ˈnoʊtɪd. ðə æp hɛlps ˈpipəl faɪnd pəˈtɛnʃəl meɪts ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsɛtɪŋz. ðə aɪˈdiə sprəŋ frəm ðə ˈnoʊʃən ðət moʊst ˈdeɪtɪŋ æps ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ mæʧ ˈstreɪnʤərz ˈpipəl wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈnɛvər mit ˈəðərˌwaɪz. ɑˈmɔn sɛd: wɛr ðə aɪˈdiə ɪˈvɑlvd: ju teɪk əˈweɪ ðə fɪr əv ˈpəblɪk rɪˈʤɛkʃən baɪ ðɪs ˈdəbəl blaɪnd ˈmæʧɪŋ tul. bət ju ər ˈmæʧɪŋ ˈsəmˌbɑdi ju ɔˈrɛdi know.”*.” aɪˈdiəz ər juzd mɔr ənd mɔr tɪ fənd ˈstɑrˌtəps. ðə bust fənd, wɪʧ wɑz juzd tɪ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt ˈsɛvən ˈstɑrˌtəps læst ˈsəmər ɪn ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli, hɛld 25 əv ɪts ˈvælju ɪn ənd ðə rɛst ɪn kæʃ. haɪv, ə ˈwɔlət wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni tʊk ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt frəm ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈrɑʤər vər, ən ˈərli ˌɪnˈvɛstər. ɛz wɪθ ˈəðər ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz ðət hæv ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzd ɔn ðə səkˈsɛs əv ə cryptocurrency*, hɛlpt ˈriəˌlaɪz wət wɑz wəns ʤɪst ən aɪˈdiə. naʊ kəmz ðə hɑrd pɑrt: ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈjuzər əˈdɑpʃən. ɪz naʊ əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə ˈæpəl æp stɔr. ðə ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈvərʒən ɪz sɛt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ æt ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs mənθ. ˈmoʊbəl æp ˈɪmɪʤ ˈviə
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gregor amon, whose company simply travel accepts bitcoin, used the proceeds from the currency’s ascent into the $1,000 range to fund sumtu, a new ios app with ambitions to transform the way we date.
last year, amon looked at bitcoin as an option for his travel business. “bitcoin was already interesting to me in those days,” he said.
he reached out to austin and beccy craig, the utah couple that not only lived on bitcoin for 90 days, but also traveled using nothing but the currency – no easy feat.
upon hearing about the couple’s plans, amon offered to provide a travel agency service that would accept bitcoin to facilitate flights and hotels to be paid in the cryptocurrency.
“when we got them, they were about $100 each,” said amon late last september, when the price was not increasing by much. “i thought, at least they are not decreasing.”
the price of bitcoin skyrocketed in 2013 to a high of $1,147.25 in early december.
funding the app
amon had the foresight to seize the rising price of bitcoin as an opportunity. he said it seemed like a perfect convergence of events at the time:
“bitcoin was up to $1,000. i thought it was a good time to finance the dating app … we just used our bitcoin because of the raise in value and just had enough money to get sumtu up and running.”
he paid a lawyer in bitcoins to develop written privacy policies for the app, but had trouble finding developers he could pay in bitcoin – that might have been fortunate considering its current price.
amon said he sold a good number of coins in the $900-$1,000 range. however, the price has dropped considerably since then.
what is sumtu?
sumtu uses apple’s ibeacon to apply bluetooth low energy to proximity by broadcasting out a unique identifier.
people mostly meet significant others among friends, coworkers and business partners, amon noted. the sumtu app helps people find potential mates in social settings. the idea sprung from the notion that most dating apps are designed to match strangers people would probably never meet otherwise. amon said:
“that’s where the idea evolved: you take away the fear of public rejection by this double blind matching tool. but you are matching somebody you already know.”
bitcoin-funded ideas
cryptocurrencies are used more and more to fund startups. the boost bitcoin fund, which was used to accelerate seven bitcoin startups last summer in silicon valley, held 25% of its value in bitcoin and the rest in cash.
hive, a user-friendly bitcoin wallet was also bitcoin-funded. the company took investment from seedcoin as well as roger ver, an early bitcoin investor.
as with other entrepreneurs that have capitalized on the success of a cryptocurrency, bitcoin helped anon realise what was once just an idea. now comes the hard part: increasing user adoption.
sumtu is now available in the apple app store. the android version is set to follow at the end of this month.
mobile app image via shutterstock
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ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə nu klaʊd fər ˈwɪndoʊz 10 wɪʧ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi nɛkst teɪk ɔn. ɛz ɪt wɑz ˈrisəntli ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ˈsɛvərəl ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz, ˈwɪndoʊz 10 klaʊd wʊd bi ə ˈlaɪtˈweɪt ˈvərʒən əv ˈwɪndoʊz, ˈpɑsəbli fər ˈwɪndoʊz 10 ɔn ɑrm plænz. ən ˈərli ˈvərʒən əv ˈwɪndoʊz 10 klaʊd həz bɪn likt ˈɔnˌlaɪn wɪʧ gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈtaɪni glɪmps æt wət ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ɪz ˈkʊkɪŋ əp æt ˈrɛdmənd. ən əv ə ˈwɪndoʊz 10 klaʊd bɪld wɑz likt baɪ tˈwɪtər ˈjuzər @adguard*, wɪʧ ju kən ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌɪnˈstɔl təˈdeɪ. ˈnidləs tɪ seɪ, wi ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ɪt ɔn ən ˈækʧəwəl məˈʃin, soʊ meɪk ʃʊr tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ɪt ɔn ə ˈvərʧuəl məˈʃin ˌɪnˈstɛd. ɛz ˈpriviəs rɪˈpɔrts ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd, ˈwɪndoʊz 10 klaʊd wɪl ˈoʊnli əˈlaʊ ˈjuzərz tɪ rən ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈwɪndoʊz ˈplætˌfɔrm æps frəm ðə ˈwɪndoʊz stɔr. ɪn ðə bɪˈloʊ, aɪ traɪd ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈstudiˌoʊ koʊd wɪʧ ɪz ə æp ənd ˈwɪndoʊz 10 klaʊd ʃoʊd ən əˈlərt ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ðə æp aɪ wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl dɪˈzaɪnd fər ðɪs ˈvərʒən əv windows.”*.” mɔˈroʊvər, ðə ˈdaɪəlɔg steɪts ðət ˈvərʒən [ˈwɪndoʊz 10 klaʊd] wɑz meɪd tɪ hɛlp prəˈtɛkt ju ənd jʊr dɪˈvaɪs baɪ ɪkˈsklusɪvli ˈrənɪŋ ˈwɪndoʊz stɔr apps”*” wɪʧ, wəns əˈgɛn, kənˈfərmz ðət ðə wɪl ˈoʊnli əˈlaʊ ˈjuzərz tɪ rən æps frəm ðə ˈwɪndoʊz stɔr: ˈgæləri wət ɪz kwaɪt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ðət ju kən ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈdaʊnˌloʊd səm æps frəm ðə ˈwɪndoʊz stɔr. ðiz æps ər ɪn ðə ˈwɪndoʊz stɔr ˈviə oʊn ˈdɛskˌtɑp æp kənˈvərtər ðət əˈlaʊz dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ brɪŋ ðɛr æps tɪ ðə ˈwɪndoʊz stɔr bət ðeɪ ər stɪl biɪŋ ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd ɛz ə æp bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ju ˈæˌkʧuəli rən æps ðət ju ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd frəm ðə ˈwɪndoʊz stɔr. ɛz ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst ən ˈərli ˈvərʒən əv ˈwɪndoʊz 10 klaʊd, aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wʊd bi aɪˈdil tɪ kleɪm ðət ˈwɪndoʊz 10 klaʊd əˈlaʊ ˈjuzərz tɪ rən æps ðət wər ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd frəm ðə ˈwɪndoʊz stɔr. ˈpɑsəbəl ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft wɪl əˈlaʊ ðɪs tɪ ˈhæpən ɪn ðə near-future*, bət hæv tɪ weɪt ənd si ənˈtɪl ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft əˈfɪʃəli rɪˈlisɪz ðɪs nu ˈvərʒən əv ˈwɪndoʊz 10 ˈwɪndoʊz 10 klaʊd kʊd bi ə ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈvərʒən əv ˈwɪndoʊz, tɪ bi ˈɑnəst. ˈwɪndoʊz 10 klaʊd simz laɪk ˈsɛkənd teɪk ɔn ˈwɪndoʊz rt*, wɪʧ ˈrɪli səkˈsid du tɪ ðə ˈwɪndoʊz stɔr nɑt ˈhævɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈjusfəl ənd ˈpaʊərfəl æps bæk ðɛn. ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə nu ˈwɪndoʊz stɔr ənd ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈwɪndoʊz ˈplætˌfɔrm, ðə ˈstɔri məʧ ˈdɪfərənt ˈiðər kənˈsumərz, əˈspɛʃəli paʊər ˈjuzərz, wʊd stɪl wɔnt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ rən ðə ˈklæsɪk æps ɔn ðɛr ˈpiˈsi ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ ər frəm ðə ˈwɪndoʊz stɔr. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈwɪndoʊz 10 klaʊd meɪ əˈlaʊ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft tɪ kəmˈpit wɪθ baɪ ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ˈʧipər ˈwɪndoʊz 10 dɪˈvaɪsɪz waɪl ˈɔfərɪŋ gʊd pərˈfɔrməns ənd ə smuð ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns.
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microsoft is working on a new cloud sku for windows 10 which is expected to be redmond’s next take on chromebooks. as it was recently reported by several publications, windows 10 cloud would be a lightweight version of windows, possibly for microsoft’s windows 10 on arm plans.
an early version of windows 10 cloud has been leaked online which gives us a tiny glimpse at what microsoft is cooking up at redmond. an iso of a windows 10 cloud build was leaked by twitter user @adguard, which you can actually install today. needless to say, we wouldn’t recommend installing it on an actual machine, so make sure to install it on a virtual machine instead.
as previous reports indicated, windows 10 cloud will only allow users to run universal windows platform apps from the windows store. in the screenshot below, i tried installing microsoft’s visual studio code which is a win32 app — and windows 10 cloud showed an alert stating that the app i was trying to install “isn’t designed for this version of windows.” moreover, the dialog states that “this version [windows 10 cloud] was made to help protect you and your device by exclusively running windows store apps” which, once again, confirms that the sku will only allow users to run apps from the windows store:
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what is quite interesting, however, is that you can actually download some win32 apps from the windows store. these win32 apps are in the windows store via microsoft’s own desktop app converter that allows developers to bring their win32 apps to the windows store but they are still being executed as a win32 app behind the scenes. therefore, you can’t actually run win32 apps that you downloaded from the windows store.
as this is just an early version of windows 10 cloud, i don’t think it would be ideal to claim that windows 10 cloud won’t allow users to run win32 apps that were downloaded from the windows store. possible microsoft will allow this to happen in the near-future, but we’ll have to wait and see until microsoft officially releases this new version of windows 10.
windows 10 cloud could be a very interesting version of windows, to be honest. windows 10 cloud seems like microsoft’s second take on windows rt, which didn’t really succeed due to the windows store not having a lot of useful and powerful apps back then. in the case of the new windows store and the universal windows platform, the story isn’t much different either — consumers, especially power users, would still want to be able to run the classic win32 apps on their pc — even if they are from the windows store.
however, windows 10 cloud may allow microsoft to compete with google’s chromebooks by introducing cheaper windows 10 devices while offering good performance and a smooth user experience.
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rɪˈmɛmbər bæk ɪn 2013 wɪn ˈænɪbəl ˈsænʧɛz rɪˈkɔrdɪd 17 ˈstraɪˌkaʊts əˈgɛnst ðə æˈtlæntə breɪvz? ðoʊz wər ðə deɪz, ˈbeɪsˈbɔl fænz. naʊ hir ɪn leɪt 2017 ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu ə fju ənˈsərtən jɪrz əv ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈtaɪgərz riˈbɪldɪŋ. ˈæftər ə fju rəf ˈsizənz, ðə ˈtaɪgərz ər nɑt ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ pɪk əp ˈkɑnˌtrækt fər əˈnəðər jɪr ənd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, hɪz grænd ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm hoʊm hɪt ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ðə haʊs ɪz ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ faɪv ˈbɛˌdrumz, ə fju ˈlɪvɪŋ rumz, ə bɪg ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈbeɪsmənt, ə ˈmæsɪv waɪn ˈsɛlər, ənd soʊ ˈmɛni ˈmɛməriz. ðə haʊs ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə wʊd ˈpænəld dɛn, wɪʧ wəns hɛld ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm əv ˈænɪbəl ˈsænʧɛz ˌmɛmərəˈbiljə; naʊ ɪt simz soʊ ˈɛmti. ðə haʊs ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz ˈmɛni ˈɔpʃənz ðət ə bɪg, ɛkˈstrævəgənt ˈmænʃən bɪlt ɪn 2005 maɪt hæv: ˈvɔltɪd ˈsilɪŋz, ə sˈwipɪŋ ˈstɛrˌkeɪs, ə ʤaɪənt ˈmæstər ˈbæθˌrum wɪθ ə ˈwɔˌkɪn ˈklɑzət ˈbɪgər ðən səm əˈpɑrtmənts. ə ˈləvli haʊs fər ðə baɪər wɪθ ˈmɪljən tɪ spɛnd. ˈlɪstɪd θru mɔˈrin ˈfrænsɪs æt ˈkoʊldˌwɛl ˈbæŋkər wir mɑnˈwɛl.
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remember back in 2013 when anibal sanchez recorded 17 strikeouts against the atlanta braves? those were the days, baseball fans. now we’re here in late 2017 heading into a few uncertain years of detroit tigers rebuilding. after a few rough seasons, the tigers are not expected to pick up sanchez’s contract for another year and yesterday, his grand birmingham home hit the market.
the house is loaded with five bedrooms, a few living rooms, a big finished basement, a massive wine cellar, and so many memories. the house also has a wood paneled den, which once held a lifetime of anibal sanchez memorabilia; now it seems so empty.
the house also features many options that a big, extravagant mansion built in 2005 might have: vaulted ceilings, a sweeping staircase, a giant master bathroom with a walk-in closet bigger than some apartments. it’s a lovely house for the buyer with $1.9 million to spend. it’s listed through maureen francis at coldwell banker weir manuel.
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baɪ, ɑkˈtoʊbər 30 2013 (afp*) stɛrz æt ə kɔrps ɛksˈhjumd frəm ə ˈgeɪpɪŋ, hoʊl wɛr ˈhənərdz əv ˈməzlɪmz ənd kroʊɑts ˈmæsəkərd ɪn ðə ˈbɑzniən wɔr wər tɔst tu ˈdɛkeɪdz əˈgoʊ. ðə ˈbɑdi, sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ˈɛkspərts, meɪ bi hɪz ˈəŋkəl ər hɪz ˈkəzən, boʊθ əv hum ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd ɪn ðə ˈmeɪˌhɛm əv ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt ðət ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˈbreɪˌkəp əv ðə oʊld ˈjugoʊsˌlɑv ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən. "aɪ hoʊp wɪθ ɔl maɪ hɑrt ðət ðeɪ wɪl bi faʊnd hir," sɛd ðə 57-year-old*, ə sərˈvaɪvər əv ðə moʊst noʊˈtɔriəs dɪˈtɛnʃən kæmps sɛt əp ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wɔr. ðə greɪv wɑz dɪˈskəvərd ɪn ˈeɪprəl ɪn ə maɪn ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ əv ɪn ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn ˈriʤən əv prɪˈʤɛdər. ɛksˌhjuˈmeɪʃən wərk ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ɪn wət ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst mæs greɪv faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈriʤən. "wən əv maɪ fɔr ˈəŋkəlz hu wər ˈmərdərd baɪ kaʊərdz, fehim*, wɑz dɪˈskəvərd hir, θæŋk gɑd," hi sɛd ɪn ə ˈwɪspər, hɪz vɔɪs ˈbreɪkɪŋ wɪθ ˈiˌmoʊʃən. "kasim*, hɪz sən emsud*, maɪ ˈəŋkəl ənd əˈnəðər, latif*, ər stɪl ˈmɪsɪŋ," sɛd, huz ˈfɑðərz rɪˈmeɪnz wər ˈoʊnli faʊnd ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ ɪn əˈnəðər mæs greɪv. ðə ˈbɑzniən, hu naʊ lɪvz ɪn ðə ˈistərn frɛnʧ taʊn əv ˈməˌlhaʊs bət rɪˈtərnz hoʊm tu ər θri taɪmz ə jɪr, wɑz hɛld ɪn boʊθ ðə oʊˈmɑrskə ənd kæmps. ðiz, wɪθ ðə ˌtɛrnəˈpɔljɛ kæmp, fɔrmd wət bɪˈkeɪm noʊn ɛz ðə wɔrz "ˈtraɪˌæŋgəl əv ˈhɔrər" frəm wɪʧ ˈmɛni dɪˌteɪˈniz ˈnɛvər ˌriəˈpɪrd. ˈbɑzniən sərb ˈfɔrsɪz sɛt əp ðə θri kæmps, ɔl ɪn ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛst, æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə wɔr, wɪʧ kleɪmd lɪvz ənd lɛft ə ˈlɛgəsi əv ˈɛθnɪk ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl dɪˈvɪʒənz ðət ˈkɛri ɔn təˈdeɪ. ɪt wɑz ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs əv ɪˈmeɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ˈprɪzənərz æt oʊˈmɑrskə ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt əv ˈhɔləˌkɔst ˈvɪktɪmz ɪn ˈnɑtsi dɛθ kæmps fərst ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 1992 ðət ʃɑkt ðə wərld ənd dru ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə sərb kæmˈpeɪn əv ˈsoʊˈkɔld "ˈɛθnɪk ˈklɛnzɪŋ". wɑz dɪˈteɪnd ɪn meɪ 1992 ɪn kozarac*, nɪr prɪˈʤɛdər, ə mənθ ˈæftər ˈbɑzniən sərbz bɪˈgæn ðɛr siʤ əv ˌsɑrəˈjeɪvoʊ. hi wɑz fərst sɛnt tɪ kæmp ðɛn ˈtrænsfərd ə wik ˈleɪtər tɪ oʊˈmɑrskə, ə saɪt ɪn ən oʊld aɪərn maɪn hi dɪˈskraɪbz ɛz "hɛl". ˈleɪtər ɔn hi wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ mɑnˈʤɑkə, əˈnəðər kæmp sɛt əp baɪ ðə ˈbɑzniən sərb ˈwɔrˌtaɪm əˈθɔrətiz. ðə greɪv æt, wɪʧ laɪz 20 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz 12 maɪəlz) frəm ðə ˈsɪti əv prɪˈʤɛdər, wɑz dɪˈskəvərd baɪ ðə ˈbɑzniən ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈpipəl beɪst ɔn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ˈfɔrmər ˈbɑzniən sərb ˈsoʊlʤərz. ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɪz stɪl ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ˈpipəl frəm ðə hu wɛnt ˈmɪsɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wɔr. "sɪns ðə stɑrt əv ɛksˌhjuˈmeɪʃən wərk, ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 3 wi ɛksˈhjumd 240 ˈvɪktɪmz, ənd əˈməŋ ðɛm 170 kəmˈplit ˈbɑdiz," ðə ˈɪnstɪtuts ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən toʊld afp*. ʃi sɛd ˌɪnkəmˈplit ˈskɛlətənz wər ðoʊz əv ˈvɪktɪmz muvd frəm tɪ əˈnəðər greɪv ɪn ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈkoʊˌsɑ tɪ traɪ tɪ ˈkəvər əp ðə kraɪmz. ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv 373 ˈpipəl wər ɛksˈhjumd frəm ðət greɪv ɪn 2001 sɛd, hu sɛd ðə ˈbɑdiz hæd bɪn ˈʃætərd baɪ ˈbʊlˌdoʊzərz juzd baɪ ˈbɑzniən sərb ˈfɔrsɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə muv. 'ə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ kɪl' ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ˈɛkspərts kənˈtɪnju tɪ ɛksˈhjum "ˈhənərdz əv ˈvɪktɪmz" æt ðə saɪt, sɛd ðə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən, seɪɪŋ ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə ˈbɪgəst mæs greɪv faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈriʤən bət meɪ bɪˈkəm ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈɛvər faʊnd ɪn ˈbɑzniə. ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈgreɪvˌsaɪt soʊ fɑr wɑz dɪˈskəvərd ɪn 2003 ɪn vrh*, ɪn ðə ˈkəntriz ist, wɛr ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv 629 ˈpipəl wər rɪˈkəvərd. ˈbɑzniən sərbz tʊk kənˈtroʊl əv ðə prɪˈʤɛdər ˈriʤən ɪn ˈeɪprəl 1992 ˈfɔrsɪŋ tɪ liv ðɛr hoʊmz wɪʧ ðeɪ ðɛn dɪˈstrɔɪd. ˈfæməliz wər ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd ənd ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl wər θroʊn ˈɪntu dɪˈtɛnʃən kæmps, hɛld ɪn skˈwɑləd ˈlɪvɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz, ˈmɛni ˈtɔrʧərd, ˈmɛni ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd. ɪn ðə prɪˈʤɛdər ˈɛriə əˈloʊn mɔr ðən ˈpipəl daɪd ɪn ðə kæmps əv oʊˈmɑrskə, ˌtɛrnəˈpɔljɛ ənd. tˈwɛnti jɪrz ɔn, səm əv ðə ˈbɑdiz æt ər səˈpraɪzɪŋli ˈpræktɪkəli ˌɪnˈtækt, sɛd ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ˈɛkspərt begic*. "ðɪs ɪz du tɪ ðə ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən əv ðə sɔɪl ənd ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəz ðə ˈbɑdiz wər ˈvɛri dip. ðeɪ wər faʊnd 10 tɪ 12 ˈmitərz fit) ˈəndər ðə ərθ," hi sɛd. stɪl baɪ hɪz taɪm ɪn oʊˈmɑrskə wɛr hi sɛd hi wɑz ˈrɛgjələrli ˈbitən,, ə ˈməzlɪm, həz faʊnd pis ɪn hɪz feɪθ. "aɪ wɪl ˈnɛvər ˌəndərˈstænd ðɪs dɪˈzaɪər tɪ kɪl," hi sɛd. "ən ˈænəməl stɑps wɪn ɪt ˈkæʧɪz ɪts preɪ. ðeɪ (ðə sərb ˈfɔrsɪz ˈrənɪŋ ðə kæmp), ˈnɛvər hæd ɪˈnəf əv dɛθ. aɪ hoʊp ðət noʊ wən ɛls ɔn ðə ˈplænət lɪvz θru wət wi hæv lɪvd," hi sɛd.
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by rusmir smajilhodzic
tomasica, october 30, 2013 (afp) - suad zeric stares expectantly at a corpse exhumed from a gaping, freshly-dug hole where hundreds of muslims and croats massacred in the bosnian war were tossed two decades ago.
the body, surrounded by forensic experts, may be his uncle or his cousin, both of whom disappeared in the ethnic-driven mayhem of the 1992-95 conflict that followed the breakup of the old yugoslav federation.
"i hope with all my heart that they will be found here," said the 57-year-old, a survivor of the most notorious serb-run detention camps set up during the war.
the grave was discovered in april in a disused mine in the village of tomasica in the northwestern region of prijedor. exhumation work started in september in what is the biggest mass grave found in the region.
"one of my four uncles who were murdered by cowards, fehim, was discovered here, thank god," he said in a whisper, his voice breaking with emotion.
"kasim, his son emsud, my uncle salih and another, latif, are still missing," said zeric, whose father's remains were only found a few years ago in another mass grave.
the bosnian, who now lives in the eastern french town of mulhouse but returns home two or three times a year, was held in both the omarska and keraterm camps. these, with the trnopolje camp, formed what became known as the war's "triangle of horror" from which many detainees never reappeared.
bosnian serb forces set up the three camps, all in the northwest, at the start of the war, which claimed 100,000 lives and left a legacy of ethnic and political divisions that carry on today.
it was photographs of emaciated prisoners at omarska -- reminiscent of holocaust victims in nazi death camps -- first broadcast in the summer of 1992 that shocked the world and drew international attention to the serb campaign of so-called "ethnic cleansing".
zeric was detained in may 1992 in kozarac, near prijedor, a month after bosnian serbs began their siege of sarajevo.
he was first sent to keraterm camp then transferred a week later to omarska, a site in an old iron mine he describes as "hell". later on he was taken to manjaca, another camp set up by the bosnian serb wartime authorities.
the grave at tomasica, which lies 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the city of prijedor, was discovered by the bosnian institute for missing people based on information from former bosnian serb soldiers.
the institute is still searching for 1,200 people from the 3,000 who went missing in the area during the war.
"since the start of exhumation work, on september 3, we exhumed 240 victims, and among them 170 complete bodies," the institute's spokeswoman lejla cengic told afp.
she said incomplete skeletons were those of victims moved from tomasica to another grave in nearby jakarina kosa to try to cover up the crimes.
the remains of 373 people were exhumed from that grave in 2001, said cengic, who said the bodies had been shattered by bulldozers used by bosnian serb forces during the move.
'a desire to kill'
forensic experts continue to exhume "hundreds of victims" at the tomasica site, said the spokeswoman, saying it is not only the biggest mass grave found in the region but may become the largest ever found in bosnia.
the biggest gravesite so far was discovered in 2003 in crni vrh, in the country's east, where the remains of 629 people were recovered.
bosnian serbs took control of the prijedor region in april 1992, forcing non-serbs to leave their homes which they then destroyed.
families were separated and thousands of people were thrown into detention camps, held in squalid living conditions, many tortured, many executed.
in the prijedor area alone more than 1,500 people died in the camps of omarska, trnopolje and keraterm.
twenty years on, some of the bodies at tomasica are surprisingly practically intact, said forensic expert mujo begic.
"this is due to the composition of the soil and also because the bodies were very deep. they were found 10 to 12 metres (33-39 feet) under the earth," he said.
still traumatised by his time in omarska where he said he was regularly beaten, zeric, a muslim, has found peace in his faith.
"i will never understand this desire to kill," he said.
"an animal stops when it catches its prey. they (the serb forces running the camp), never had enough of death. i hope that no one else on the planet lives through what we have lived," he said.
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ˈtɪpɪkəli faʊnd ɪn ˈfrɛʃˌwɔtər ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts, ˈliʧɪz ər ˈtaɪni ˈmɑnstərz kəm tɪ laɪf frəm ə saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ˈmuvi. ʃeɪpt laɪk wərmz bət ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ ˈsəkərz ənd tiθ, ðeɪ əˈtæʧ tɪ jʊr skɪn wɪθ wən goʊl ɪn maɪnd: sək jʊr bləd. ðə ˈdeɪnʤər ɪn riˈmuvɪŋ wən əv ðiz ˈlɪtəl bləd ˈləvərz kəmz frəm ðə bækˈtɪriə haʊzd ɪn ðɛr ˈstəmək. rɪp ðɛm ɔf ˈkɛrlɛsli ənd ju rɪsk ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðət bækˈtɪriə ˈɪntu jʊr ˈoʊpən wund, ˈkɔzɪŋ ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, ˈkɑmən rɪˈmuvəl tɛkˈniks laɪk ˈsɔltɪŋ ənd ˈbərnɪŋ ðə liʧ hæv ðɛr oʊn ˈnɛgətɪv ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz, laɪk ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə liʧ ˈvɑmət ðət bæd stəf ˈɪntu jʊr wund. ɪf ju faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ ɛz ən ˈbəfət, gɪt rɪd əv jʊr bɛst ˈkəstəmər ðə raɪt weɪ. laɪk ðɪs ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd gaɪd? ðɛn goʊɪŋ tɪ ləv ɑr bʊk ðə ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd ɑrt əv manliness*! pɪk əp ə ˈkɑpi ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn. ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən baɪ tɛd
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bɪˈkəz wi steɪ əˈweɪ frəm 1981 kəm bæk fər ðə ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl laɪf ˈpɑrtnər, ˈblədi ˈbərθˌdeɪ. əˈpɛrəntli wi kən æd ˈplænəˌtɛri əˈlaɪnmənts tɪ ðə ˈʤɪnʤər ʤin ɛz ˈkɔzɪz fər ˈpipəl tɪ bi bɔrn wɪˈθaʊt soʊlz. ˌdaɪəˈbɑlɪkəl ˈdɛbi, ˈkərtɪs ənd ˈsupərflˌwəs stiv kət ə ˈblədi swɑθ θru ˈɛnibədi ɪn taʊn hu dɛrz tɪ krɔs ðɛm, gɪt ɪn ðɛr weɪ ər traɪ tɪ hæv sɛks. raɪt, ˈnəθɪŋ simz tɪ stim ðə kɪdz mɔr ðən ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈæntɪks əv ðɛr tin ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ˈɔsəm ˈfɛðər boʊə strɪp tiz? ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl!!! ðɪs ɪz wət ˈhæpənz wɪn heɪt gɪts aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl kɪdz stɑrt bɔl ˈbəstɪŋ ənd ɛz ˈərli ɛz 10 ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi gɪts leɪd ənd ˈivɪn mɔr ˈsaɪkoʊ ər bɔrn ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt. ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd 17 ˈblədi ˈbərθˌdeɪ nɛkst wik wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ stɪk wɪθ ðə ˈmərdərəs ˈfæməli θim wɪθ ðə ˈgræni. wɪn hər ˈgridi ˈfæməli ˌdɪˈsaɪdz ðeɪ wɔnt hər gɔn soʊ ðeɪ kən gɪt hər ˈməni, ænəˈsteɪʒə ““granny”*” rɪˈtərnz frəm ðə dɛd tɪ ˈmərdər ðɛm ɔl ɪn hɪˈlɛriəs ˈfæʃən. əˈpɛrəntli ðɪs fɪlm həz ə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən fər biɪŋ bæd good”*” laɪk troʊl 2 soʊ ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ gʊd θɪŋz. ju kən ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈtreɪlər hir: sɪns ðɪs faɪn fɪlm ˈnɛvər gɑt ə ˌdiˌviˈdi riˈlis ənd ɪz nɑt ˈkərəntli əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ˈɛni ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈstrimɪŋ saɪts, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈɔpʃən ɪz tɪ wɔʧ ɪt ɔn ˈjuˌtub. səm kaɪnd soʊl ˈpoʊstɪd ɪt ɪn sɪks pɑrts wɪθ ðə fərst pɑrt əˈveɪləbəl hir: ɪf fər səm ˈrizən ju nid tɪ du ə sərʧ fər ɪt, sərʧ ˈgræni rɪˈmɛmbər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri ˈmuvi wi wɔʧ ɪz əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈstrimɪŋ ɔn ər ˈjuˌtub! (ɪkˈsɛpt ðɪs ɪz ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn ˈɪnstənt) səbˈskraɪb ˈviə ˈaɪˌtunz hæv ə səˈʤɛsʧən fər ə ˈmuvi? hæv θɔts ɔn ðə ˈmuvi əv ðə wik ər pæst ˈmuvi? goʊ tɪ ɑr ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs peɪʤ fər ɑr ˈiˌmeɪl, tˈwɪtər, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. θim prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ˈʤɑnəθən mæn. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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because we couldn’t stay away from 1981, we’ve come back for the pit’s heterosexual life partner, bloody birthday. apparently we can add eclipses/weird planetary alignments to the ginger gene as causes for people to be born without souls. diabolical debbie, creeper curtis and superfluous steve cut a bloody swath through anybody in town who dares to cross them, get in their way or try to have sex. that’s right, nothing seems to steam the cockblock kids more than the sexual antics of their town’s teen population. beverly’s awesome feather boa strip tease? unacceptable!!! this is what happens when hate gets out of control – kids start ball busting and cockblocking as early as 10, nobody gets laid and even more psycho slashers are born as a result.
download mp3 – episode 17: bloody birthday
next week we decided to stick with the murderous family theme with 1995’s the granny. when her greedy family decides they want her gone so they can get her money, anastasia “granny” gargoli returns from the dead to murder them all in hilarious fashion. apparently this film has a reputation for being “so bad it’s good” like troll 2, so we’re expecting good things. you can check out the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb9qtptgp1a since this fine film never got a dvd release and is not currently available on any legitimate streaming sites, the only option is to watch it on youtube. some kind soul posted it in six parts with the first part available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igg6emsvolm if for some reason you need to do a search for it, search “the granny 1995”.
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pɑrt 4 ɪz dən! ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ teɪk ðɪs ʧæns tɪ rɛd ɪt frəm ðə beginning.bonus*: fər ˈhɑrdˈkɔr moʊd, ˈlɪsən tɪ ðɪs waɪl ju rɛd ðə ˈstɔri: [lɪŋk] nɛkst: rɛd ðə əv ðə ˈɛləmənts əv ˈhɑrməni ˈstɑrtɪd ðɪs ˈkɑmɪk tɪ ˈænsər ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ wɑz ðə ˈbænɪʃmənt fər 1000 jɪrz? waɪ soʊ dɪd ˈnaɪtˌmɛr mun ˈsədənli bɪˈkəm ˈlunə wɪθ noʊ ˈpɪriəd æt dɪz ɪt meɪk sɛns ðət spɛnt ˈɛni taɪm ɪn ðə dɑrk æt ɔl (bæk wɪn ˈlunə səˈpoʊzədli tərnd ˈivəl)? ðət ˈnɛvər simd ˌriəˈlɪstɪk tɪ ɪz tru ˈneɪʧər wɪθ rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈlunə, bət naʊ ju noʊ. pərˈhæps ɪt ˈwəzənt ɪgˈzæktli laɪk ðɪs (əˈspɛʃəli wɪθ ðə pɑrts wɛr aɪ ˌɪnˈkludɪd maɪ aɪˈdiə əv ðɛr ˈpɛrənts), bət beɪst ɔn ɔl ðə əˈveɪləbəl ˈɛvədəns, aɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˈθɪriz ənd ˈkɑnsɛpts pɔrˈtreɪd hir ər ˈfɛrli hoʊp ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðɪs ˈkɑmɪk ənd, rɛst əˈʃʊrd, aɪ hæv mɔr plænd, bət ðoʊz wɪl hæv tɪ weɪt ə waɪl. ˈmɛni laɪf riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz ər dɪˈsɛndɪŋ əˈpɑn mi æt wəns ənd wɪl si haʊ sun aɪ kən gɪt tɪ drɔɪŋ əˈgɛn. θæŋks fər jʊr səˈpɔrt əv ðɪs ˈwəndərfəl tɪ ənd ˈhæzbroʊ fər ðə wərld ənd ˈkɛrɪktərz (ənd səm ˈpɔrʃənz əv ðə ɑrt ðət aɪ traced)edit*: baɪ rɪkˈwɛst, ðə feɪt əv ənd ˈpɛrənts: aɪ ˈfɪgjər ðɛr ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈrɛstɪŋ ər hæv muvd tɪ ðɛr ˈvɛriəs ˈdutiz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ər ɔn ðə ˈfrɪnʤɪz əv equestria*. ðeɪ stɪl kip ə ˈwɑʧfəl aɪ ɔn θɪŋz θru ðɛr ˈæˌspɛkts (ðə sən ənd mun), bət fər naʊ, ˈæftər 1000 jɪrz, ðeɪv ərnd ə rɛst
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part 4 is done! you might want to take this chance to read it from the beginning.bonus: for hardcore mode, listen to this while you read the story: [link] next: read the side-story of the elements of harmony here:=============================i started this comic to answer the following questions:why was the banishment for 1000 years? why so long?why did nightmare moon suddenly become luna with no tranistion period at all?how does it make sense that nopony spent any time in the dark at all (back when luna supposedly turned evil)? that never seemed realistic to me.what is celestia's true nature with regards to not only luna, but anypony else?and now you know. perhaps it wasn't exactly like this (especially with the parts where i included my idea of their parents), but based on all the available evidence, i believe the theories and concepts portrayed here are fairly accurate.i hope you enjoyed this comic and, rest assured, i have more planned, but those will have to wait a while. many life responsibilities are descending upon me at once and we'll see how soon i can get to drawing again. thanks for your support of this wonderful show!thanks to and hasbro for the world and characters (and some portions of the art that i traced)edit: by request, the fate of celestia and luna's parents: i figure they're probably resting or have moved to their various duties outside of or on the fringes of equestria. they still keep a watchful eye on things through their aspects (the sun and moon), but for now, after 1000 years, they've earned a rest
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fænz əv ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz ər ɪn lək: nu ˈklaɪmɪt rulz ʧeɪnʤ məʧ. hir, koʊl ˈhɑpərz ɔn ə spər træk ɪn ˈprɪnər, kənˈtəki, ɔn ʤun 3 2014 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ luk ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə pərˈzɛnəd ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈvərʒən əv hɪz ˈsɛntərˌpis ˈklaɪmɪt plæn tɪ məʧ ˈfænˌfɛr. bət dɪˈspaɪt ðə brəˈvɑdoʊ wɪθ wɪʧ ðə plæn wɑz əˈnaʊnst, nɑt ˈivɪn dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈproʊdus ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ʃɪft ɪn ðə ˈəpˌteɪk əv riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi. ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət ðə plæn ʤɪst pərˈpɛʧəˌweɪts ˈbɪznɪs ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl, wɪθ ˈnæʧərəl gæs ɛz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈwɪnər. ɪn 2030 ˈnæʧərəl gæs wɪl bi ðə ˈdɑmənənt sɔrs əv ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, ə trɛnd ɔˈrɛdi wɛl ˌəndərˈweɪ. dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ koʊl, ɪf ju dɪg ˈɪntu ðə ˈlɛŋθi tɛkst, ðə ˈtɑrgəts kɔl fər ən ˈivɪn sloʊər trænˈzɪʃən frəm koʊl tɪ ˈnæʧərəl gæs ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst 15 jɪrz ðən hæd ˈoʊvər ðə læst 10 ʤeɪmz ˈhænsən, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈnæsə ˈsaɪəntɪst hu həz reɪzd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli daɪər ˈklaɪmɪt ˈwɔrnɪŋz, kɔld plæn worthless.”*.” ˈbɛrid ɔn peɪʤ 636 ðə ˈklaɪmɪt plæn steɪts ðət ˈtɑrgəts ər: kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðə ˈrisənt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ənd ˈkɑrənt trɛnz ɪn ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, ənd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, wʊd baɪ noʊ minz ɛnˈteɪl ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˌridərˈɛkʃən əv ðə ˈɛnərʤi ˈsɛktər. ðət θɔt kənˈtɪnjuz ɔn ðə nɛkst peɪʤ: wi ɪkˈspɛkt ðət ðə meɪn ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðɪs rul ɔn ðə mɪks əv ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən wɪl bi tɪ rɪˈdus ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, bət ɪn ən əˈmaʊnt ənd baɪ ə reɪt ðət ɪz kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ˈrisənt hɪˈstɔrɪkəl dɪˈklaɪnz ɪn ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. spəˈsɪfɪkli, frəm əˈprɑksəmətli 2005 tɪ 2014 ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən dɪˈklaɪnd æt ə reɪt ðət wɑz ˈgreɪtər ðən ðə reɪt əv rɪˈdust ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ðət wi ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ rɪˈzəlt frəm ðɪs ˈrulˌmeɪkɪŋ frəm 2015 tɪ 2030 ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈəndər ðɪs rul, ðə trɛnz fər ɔl ˈəðər taɪps əv ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈnæʧərəl ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, ˈnukliər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, ənd riˈnuəbəl ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˈʤɛnərəli kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ wət ðɛr trɛnz wʊd bi ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv ðɪs rul. ɛz ˈmɛni əbˈzərvərz hæv ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt, ðɪs ɪz ˈfərðər ˈɛvədəns ðət ðə ˈflægˌʃɪp ˈklaɪmɪt ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv du məʧ tɪ kət ˈkɑrbən ɪˈmɪʃənz bɪɔnd ɔˈrɛdi ˈhæpənɪŋ. ɪn fækt, ɪn əˈnəðər ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈpæsɪʤ ɔn peɪʤ 17 əv ðə fʊl tɛkst əv ðə nu plæn, baɪ 2030 ənd ˈnæʧərəl gæs wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ðə tu ˈlidɪŋ ˈsɔrsəz əv electricity.”*.” ɛz ˈmaɪkəl ˈgrənˌwɔld noʊts, ðət minz ˈoʊvərˌɔl wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæˌkʧuəli sloʊ ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst 15 jɪrz, nɑt spid əp, ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv plæn. ɪn ən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈfɔrmər nu jɔrk ˈsɪti meɪər ˈmaɪkəl ˈblumbərg pɔɪnts aʊt ðət ˈizi tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ə daɪɪŋ ˈɪndəstri: ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈhæfˈweɪ tɪ ðə jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ɪts rulz teɪk fʊl ˈifɛkt, ənd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmɛni əv ðə koʊl plænt ˈkloʊzɪŋz ðət ər ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ ˈhæpən ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst decade.”*.” ðoʊz koʊl plænt ˈkloʊzɪŋz wʊd hæv ˈhæpənd wɪˈθaʊt nu rulz, θæŋks tɪ groʊɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈhɛdˌwɪndz. ɛz ˈblumbərg pʊts ɪt, koʊl ɪz daɪɪŋ əv ˈnæʧərəl causes.”*.” ɪn fækt, əˈnəðər bɪg koʊl ˈkəmpəˌni dɪˈklɛrd ˈbæŋkrəptsi ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr plæn wɑz əˈnaʊnst. ˈklaɪmɪt plæn feɪlz tɪ ˈminɪŋfəli bɪld ɔn ðɪs trɛnd ɔˈrɛdi ɪn pleɪs. tɪ bi fɛr, ɛz ˈdeɪvɪd ˈrɑbərts pɔɪnts aʊt, ɪf ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi groʊz mɔr kˈwɪkli ðən ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst 15 jɪrz, ðə plæn wɪl hɛlp lɑk ɪn ˈdaʊnwərd ˈspaɪrəl. bət ˈlɪtəl ˈkəmfərt wɪn ju ˈriəˌlaɪz ðə ˌmɑnjəˈmɛnəl ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv kwɪk ˈækʃən ðət saɪəns sɪz ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈklaɪmɪt, ˈmeɪbi ˈsɛtɪŋ səʧ ə loʊ bɑr fər ˈklaɪmɪt ˈækʃən wɑz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl. bət baɪ ˈboʊstɪŋ əˈbaʊt səʧ ən ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl ʧeɪnʤ, ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ˈtruli boʊld ˈklaɪmɪt ˈækʃən tɪ pæs θru ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ jɪrz. ɪf rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈpʊtɪŋ əp səʧ ə faɪt tɪ wət ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə plæn, ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən pʊt ðɛr weɪt bɪˈhaɪnd ə mɔr ˈminɪŋfəl wən wɪˈθaʊt ˈsɪriəs kənˈsɛʃənz.
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fans of fossil fuels are in luck: obama’s new climate rules won’t change much. here, coal hoppers on a spur track in printer, kentucky, on june 3, 2014. photo by luke sharrett/getty images
on monday, president obama presented the final version of his centerpiece climate plan to much fanfare. but despite the bravado with which the plan was announced, it’s not even designed to produce a significant shift in the uptake of renewable energy.
it turns out that the president’s plan just perpetuates business as usual, with natural gas as the biggest winner. in 2030, natural gas will be the dominant source of electricity generation in america, a trend that’s already well underway. despite the plan’s headline focus on eliminating coal, if you dig into the lengthy text, the targets call for an even slower transition from coal to natural gas over the next 15 years than we’ve had over the last 10. james hansen, the former nasa scientist who has raised increasingly dire climate warnings, called obama’s plan “practically worthless.”
buried on page 636, the climate plan states that targets are:
…fully consistent with the recent changes and current trends in electricity generation, and as a result, would by no means entail fundamental redirection of the energy sector.
that thought continues on the next page:
we expect that the main impact of this rule on the nation’s mix of generation will be to reduce coal-fired generation, but in an amount and by a rate that is consistent with recent historical declines in coal-fired generation. specifically, from approximately 2005 to 2014, coal-fired generation declined at a rate that was greater than the rate of reduced coal-fired generation that we expect to result from this rulemaking from 2015 to 2030. in addition, under this rule, the trends for all other types of generation, including natural gas-fired generation, nuclear generation, and renewable generation, will remain generally consistent with what their trends would be in the absence of this rule.
as many observers have pointed out, this is further evidence that the president’s flagship climate initiative won’t do much to cut carbon emissions beyond what’s already happening. in fact, in another telling passage on page 17 of the full text of the new plan, by 2030, “coal and natural gas will remain the two leading sources of electricity.”
as politico’s michael grunwald notes, that means america’s overall decarbonization will also actually slow over the next 15 years, not speed up, as a result of obama’s plan. in an op-ed on tuesday, former new york city mayor michael bloomberg points out that it’s easy to regulate a dying industry: “we are already halfway to the epa’s goal—seven years before its rules take full effect, and before many of the coal plant closings that are scheduled to happen over the next decade.” those coal plant closings would have happened without obama’s new rules, thanks to growing public opposition and economic headwinds. as bloomberg puts it, “king coal is dying of natural causes.” in fact, another big coal company declared bankruptcy on monday, hours before obama’s plan was announced. obama’s climate plan fails to meaningfully build on this trend that’s already in place.
to be fair, as vox’s david roberts points out, if the economy grows more quickly than expected over the next 15 years, the president’s plan will help lock in coal’s downward spiral. but that’s little comfort when you realize the monumental importance of quick action that science says is necessary.
given the current political climate, maybe setting such a low bar for climate action was inevitable. but by boasting about such an incremental change, obama is actually making it more difficult for truly bold climate action to pass through congress in the coming years. if republicans are already putting up such a fight to what is essentially a business-as-usual plan, it’s difficult to imagine they’d put their weight behind a more meaningful one without serious concessions.
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ðə flɛkst ˈnuli ˈgrænɪd ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈməsəl ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɪn ˈɛfərts tɪ riˈzɑlv drəg ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz, riˈlisɪŋ ə strəˈtiʤɪk plæn ənd ə prəˈpoʊzd rul. ðə strəˈtiʤɪk plæn, ˈmænˌdeɪtɪd baɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs læst ˈsəmər, eɪmz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz ɪn ðə lɔŋ tərm baɪ ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə ˈeɪʤənsiz rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈɪmənənt ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz ənd æˈdrɛsɪŋ ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈkɔzɪz əv ðɛm. ðə ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪʃud ə prəˈpoʊzd rul ɪkˈspændɪŋ ɪts ˈərli ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən rɪkˈwaɪrmənt tɪ baɪəˈlɑʤɪks ənd ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ðə ɪkˈspændɪd ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən rɪkˈwaɪrmənts kɔld fər ˈəndər ðə ˈseɪfti ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ækt (fdasia*), wɪʧ bɪˈkeɪm lɔ ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2012 "ðɪs hoʊl ˈɛfərt ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈpeɪʃənz, ðɛr əˈproʊpriˌeɪt kɛr, ənd ɑr ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr wi du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn ɑr paʊər tɪ gɪt ðɛm ðə ˈmɛdəsənz ðeɪ nid wɪn ðeɪ nid ðɛm," kəˈmɪʃənər ˈmɑrgərɪt ˈhæmbərg, md*, sɛd ɪn ə kɔl wɪθ rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈθərzˌdeɪ. wən ɑrm əv ðə strəˈtiʤɪk plæn ˈhɪnʤɪz ɔn ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən əv ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz. goʊlz kɔl fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈmoʊbəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən tɪ sɛnd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt drəg ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz ənd riˈvæmpɪŋ ˌɪnərˈækʃənz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈɔfəsɪz ðət ˈhændəl ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz. ðə səˈlɪsɪtɪd ˈfidˌbæk ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈrɛʤɪstər ˈnoʊtɪs ənd juzd ɪts oʊn ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðə strəˈtiʤɪk plæn. "ɛz pɑrt əv ðɪs wərk, wi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðət wi nid tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɑr kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz boʊθ bɪtˈwin grups wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ɛz wɛl ɛz kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈhɛlθˌkɛr prəˈvaɪdərz əˈbaʊt drəg ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz," sɛd ˈdəgləs, md*, ˈdɛpjəti dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈproʊˌgræmz æt ðə ˈsɛnər fər drəg ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən ənd ˈrisərʧ. ðə plæn ˈɔlsoʊ siks tɪ dɪˈvɛləp weɪz tɪ ˈbɛtər prɪˈvɛnt ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz frəm əˈkərɪŋ ɪn ðə mɔr ˈdɪstənt fˈjuʧər. ˈstrætəʤiz ˌɪnˈklud: aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ weɪz ðə kən ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ənd ˈprɑdəkt kˈwɑləti dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ əˈproʊʧɪz tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈərli ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈsɪgnəlz fər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ənd kˈwɑləti ˈprɑbləmz ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ ˈfərðər dɪˈvɛləp ˈɪʃuz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwɛðər ə kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈpɑrtnər ˈproʊˌgræm wʊd bi ˈfizəbəl "ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈkænɑt dɪˈrɛkli əˈfɛkt ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz ðət kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ drəg ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz, ɪz tɪ pleɪ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt roʊl ɛz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz wərk tɪ rɪˈstɔr lɔst pərˈdəkʃən əv ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz," ðə strəˈtiʤɪk plæn ˈsteɪtɪd. sɛd ðə ɪz aɪɪŋ ðə kriˈeɪʃən ən ˈɔfəs əv kˈwɑləti wɪˈθɪn cder*, sɪns ə læk əv kˈwɑləti ˈɔfən lidz tɪ drəg ˈriˌkɔlz ənd ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz. ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ˈwɛðər ər nɑt tɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˈbɪlˌdəp əv drəg səˈplaɪ ˌbiˈfɔr kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ʧeɪnʤ ənd ˈəðər ˈmænˌdeɪts. ðə prəˈpoʊzd rul riˈlist ˈθərzˌdeɪ baɪ ðə ˈfɔrməˌlaɪzɪz ðə kənˈdɪʃənz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz məst əˈlərt ðə əv wɪʧ meɪ lɛd tɪ ə ˈʃɔrtɪʤ ər dɪsˈrəpʃən ɪn səˈplaɪ əv ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl drəg. ðə hɛdz əp tɪ ðə əˈlaʊz ðə ˈeɪʤənsi tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈdrəgˌmeɪkərz tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ˈɪʃuz ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ə dɪsˈrəpʃən, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈəðər weɪz tɪ meɪk əp fər ðə ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl, ər ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz ənd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz tɪ ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt ə ˈʃɔrtɪʤ. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ˈɪʃud baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪn leɪt ɑkˈtoʊbər 2011 ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz wər æst tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪ ðə əv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈhæbəts ðət kʊd kriˈeɪt ə ˈʃɔrtɪʤ ər dɪsˈrəpʃən. meɪd ðət ˈvɑləntɛri ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈɪntu ə ˈmænˌdeɪt. ˈθərzˌdeɪz prəˈpoʊzd rul ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈstɛndz ðət ˈərli ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən rɪkˈwaɪrmənt tɪ baɪəˈlɑʤɪks. ðə sɛd ðə ˈərli ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃənz hɛlpt prɪˈvɛnt 195 drəg ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz ɪn 2011 ənd 282 læst jɪr, ənd hæv lɛd tɪ rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz ˈoʊvərˌɔl. ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈjuˌtɔ drəg ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈsərvɪs həz trækt ʤɪst 86 nu ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz θru ˌʤuˈlaɪ 31 əv ðɪs jɪr, daʊn frəm 204 ɪn ɔl əv læst jɪr, 267 ɪn 2011 ənd 211 ɪn 2010 ɪt sɛd ˈərliər ðɪs ˈsəmər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈæktɪv ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz ɛz əv ðə ɛnd əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ wɑz 302 ˈrəfli wət ɪt həz bɪn sɪns ðə θərd kˈwɔrtər əv 2012
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washington -- the fda flexed newly granted regulatory muscle on thursday in efforts to resolve drug shortages, releasing a strategic plan and a proposed rule.
the strategic plan, mandated by congress last summer, aims to prevent shortages in the long term by improving the agency's response to imminent shortages and addressing the underlying causes of them.
the fda also issued a proposed rule expanding its early notification requirement to biologics and implementing the expanded notification requirements called for under the fda safety and innovation act (fdasia), which became law in july 2012.
"this whole effort is about patients, their appropriate care, and our ongoing commitment to make sure we do everything in our power to get them the medicines they need when they need them," fda commissioner margaret hamburg, md, said in a call with reporters thursday.
one arm of the strategic plan hinges on improving the fda's coordination of and communication about shortages. goals call for creating a mobile smartphone application to send information about drug shortages and revamping interactions between the various fda offices that handle shortages.
the fda solicited feedback following a federal register notice and used its own experiences to develop the strategic plan.
"as part of this work, we also recognized that we need to improve our communications both between groups within the agency as well as communications with the public and healthcare providers about drug shortages," said douglas throckmorton, md, deputy director of regulatory programs at the fda's center for drug evaluation and research.
the plan also seeks to develop ways to better prevent shortages from occurring in the more distant future. strategies include:
identifying ways the fda can incentivize manufacturing and product quality
developing approaches to identify early warning signals for manufacturing and quality problems
working to further develop issues related to shortages, including whether a qualified manufacturing partner program would be feasible
"although fda cannot directly affect many of the business and economic decisions that contribute to drug shortages, fda is well-positioned to play a significant role as manufacturers work to restore lost production of life-saving medications," the strategic plan stated.
throckmorton said the fda is eyeing the creation an office of quality within cder, since a lack of quality often leads to drug recalls and shortages. the agency is also examining whether or not to require a buildup of drug supply before creating a manufacturing change and other mandates.
the proposed rule released thursday by the fda formalizes the conditions manufacturers must alert the fda of which may lead to a shortage or disruption in supply of a critical drug.
the heads up to the fda allows the agency to work with drugmakers to investigate issues leading to a disruption, identify other ways to make up for the shortfall, or expedite inspections and applications to mitigate a shortage.
following an executive order issued by president obama in late october 2011, manufacturers were asked to voluntarily notify the fda of changes in manufacturing habits that could create a shortage or disruption. fdasia made that voluntary notification into a mandate.
thursday's proposed rule also extends that early notification requirement to biologics.
the fda said the early notifications helped prevent 195 drug shortages in 2011 and 282 last year, and have led to reducing the number of shortages overall.
the university of utah drug information service has tracked just 86 new shortages through july 31 of this year, down from 204 in all of last year, 267 in 2011, and 211 in 2010, it said earlier this summer. however, the number of active shortages as of the end of july was 302 -- roughly what it has been since the third quarter of 2012.
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wi ər ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ rɪˈvil ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈræzˌbɛri paɪ bʊk. ðɪs gaɪd tɪ kəmˈpjutɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈræzˌbɛri paɪ ˌɪnˈkludz ɔl ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: ə paɪ ˈziroʊ ˈdəbəlju kəmˈpjutər ðə əˈfɪʃəl keɪs wɪθ θri ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈkəvərz ənd əˈdæptər ˈkeɪbəlz ˈmaɪˌkroʊ kɑrd wɪθ ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ə gaɪd tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈræzˌbɛri paɪ kəmˈpjutər bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɪs bʊk fər ə waɪl naʊ. beɪst ɔn ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈstɑrtər gaɪdz ju faɪnd ɪn ðə, ənd ˈkəvərz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ðə paɪ ˈziroʊ tɪ ˈlərnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ. ənd, ɛz wɪθ ɔl ɑr bʊks ənd ˈmægəˌzinz. ju kən ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ə fri ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪˈdɪʃən ɪn ˈfɔrˌmæt (ðɪs dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ðə paɪ ˈziroʊ ˈdəbəlju ər ˈəðər ækˈsɛsəriz). ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ˈræzˌbɛri paɪ ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈræzˌbɛri paɪ bʊk ɪz naʊ ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈstɑrtər pæk fər ˈnuˌkəmərz tɪ ˈræzˌbɛri paɪ. ðə meɪd ˈhɪstəri wɪn ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈɛvər ˈmægəˌzin tɪ ə kəmˈpjutər. ənd stɪl əˈmeɪzɪŋ ðət wi kən ˌɪnˈklud ə kəmˈpjutər ɔn ðə ˈkəvər əv ə bʊk. ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈræzˌbɛri paɪ bʊk kəmz wɪθ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju nid tɪ gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ˈræzˌbɛri paɪ təˈdeɪ! ˌɪnˈsaɪd faɪnd ə ˈræzˌbɛri paɪ ˈziroʊ ˈdəbəlju, ðə əˈfɪʃəl keɪs (wɪθ θri ˈkəvərz), kɑrd wɪθ, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ənd əˈdæptər ˈkeɪbəlz. ðə əˈkəmpəniɪŋ bʊk ɪz pækt wɪθ gaɪdz tɪ hɛlp ju ˈmæstər jʊr nu ˈræzˌbɛri paɪ! ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈræzˌbɛri paɪ bʊk kɔsts ənd ɪz əˈveɪləbəl raɪt naʊ frəm ðə nu ˈræzˌbɛri paɪ prɛs stɔr.
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we are incredibly excited to reveal the official raspberry pi beginner’s book.
this 116-page guide to computing with the raspberry pi includes all the following:
a pi zero w computer
the official case with three separate covers
usb and hmdi adaptor cables
8gb micro sd card pre-loaded with the noobs operating system
a 116-page beginner’s guide to using a raspberry pi computer
we’ve been working on this book for a while now. it’s based on many of the starter guides you find in the magpi, and covers everything from setting up the pi zero to learning programming and making.
and, as with all our books and magazines. you can download a free digital edition in pdf format (this does not include the pi zero w or other accessories).
the best way to get started with raspberry pi
the official raspberry pi beginner’s book is now the official starter pack for newcomers to raspberry pi.
the magpi made history when it became the first ever magazine to cover-mount a computer. and it’s still amazing that we can include a computer on the cover of a book.
the official raspberry pi beginner’s book comes with everything you need to get started with raspberry pi today! inside you’ll find a raspberry pi zero w, the official case (with three covers), sd card with noobs pre-loaded, not to mention usb and hdmi adapter cables. the accompanying 116-page book is packed with beginner’s guides to help you master your new raspberry pi!
the official raspberry pi beginner’s book costs £24.99 and is available right now from the new raspberry pi press store.
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ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈtərki əˈnaʊnst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðət ɪt wɪl ˈoʊpən ɪts fərst ˈkəlʧərəl ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn kərˈɑkəs, ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈvɪzɪt baɪ ðət ˈdɪkteɪtər,, tɪ ˈæŋkərə fər tɔks ɔn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɪʃuz. ðə ˈdeɪbju əv ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈkəlʧərəl ˈsɛnər əv kərˈɑkəs wɪl bi ðə fərst səʧ ˈprɑʤɛkt baɪ ðə ˈɪsləmɪst ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn ðə ˈriʤən ˈæftər ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈkjubə rɪˈʤɛktɪd hɪz prəˈpoʊzəl fər ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ə mɔsk ɔn ðə ˈaɪlənd. həz rɪˈpitɪdli ɪkˈsprɛst ðə bɪˈlif ðət ˈməzlɪm ɪkˈsplɔrərz riʧt əˈmɛrɪkə ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkrɪstəfər kəˈləmbəs ənd ˈsaɪtɪd ɪt ɛz ə ˈrizən fər ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðə riʧ əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk wərld ˈɪntu ˈhɛvəli ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə. ˈtərkɪʃ ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər kənˈfərmd ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðət ɪn ðə ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ baɪ hɪz ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt ˈhɔrheɪ fɔr əˈgrimənts wɪθ ˈæŋkərə ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈvɪzɪt ðə fildz əv ɪˈkɑnəmi, sɪˈkjʊrəti, fud, ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər, ˈænəməl ˈhəzbəndri ənd ˈtʊˌrɪzəm wɪl ˈfərðər ˈstrɛŋθən ɑr relations.”*.” hi ˈædɪd ðət ˈtərki wɪl ɑr fərst ˈtərkɪʃ ˈkəlʧərəl ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə, ɪn caracas.”*.” ˈniðər ˈeɪʤənsi ər hæv ɪˈlæbəreɪtəd ɔn ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈkəlʧərəl ˈsɛnər. ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən ˈaʊˌtlɛts ər rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsikɪŋ tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˈtərkɪʃ ˈstədiz ˈʧɛrmənˌʃɪps ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˌjunəˈvərsətiz θru ə ˈproʊˌgræm lɛd baɪ chávez*, ˈbrəðər əv ðə leɪt ˈdɪkteɪtər ˈjugoʊ chávez*. əˈtɛmpts tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə ˈkəlʧərəl ˈfʊˌthoʊld ɪn ˈwikənd ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ər əˈspɛʃəli ˈnoʊtəbəl ɪn laɪt əv ə feɪld plæn tɪ bɪld ə ˈtərkɪʃ mɔsk ɪn ˈkjubə. ɪn 2015 toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ðət hi wɑz ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ kənˈvɪns ðə ˈkɑmjənəst rəˈʒim əv ˈkæstroʊ tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈtərki tɪ bɪld ə mɔsk ɪn ˈkjubə, mənθs ˈæftər hi hæd əˈlɛʤd ðət ˈməzlɪmz hæd sɛt fʊt ɔn ðə ˈaɪlənd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkrɪstəfər kəˈləmbəs. ˈseɪlərz riʧt ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɑntənənt 314 jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr kəˈləmbəs, ɪn əˈsərtəd ɪn 2014 ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ˈkjubə wʊd nɑt hæv tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ðə mɔsk ˈprɑʤɛkt. pərˈzɛnəd ɔl ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˈprɑʤɛkt wərk ənd ˈvɪʒwəlz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə mɔsk. wɪl du ðɪs ɑrˈsɛlvz. wi wɔnt ə ˈpɑrtnər. ɪf ju faɪnd ɪt əˈproʊpriˌeɪt wi wɔnt tɪ du this’,”*’,” sɛd hi toʊld ðə ˈkæstroʊ rəˈʒim. ðə ˈkæstroʊ rəˈʒim, ən əˈvaʊd ˈmɑrksɪst ˈeɪθiəst ˈɛntɪti, rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə plæn. ˈtərkɪʃ ənd ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən steɪt ˈaʊˌtlɛts hæv nɑt ɪˈlæbəreɪtəd ɔn wət sɔrt əv fud ənd ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər dilz boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz saɪnd. fud sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈlækɪŋ ɪn ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə, wɛr ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈkænɑt əˈfɔrd θri milz ə deɪ ənd lɔst 19 paʊnz ɪn weɪt ˌɪnˌvɑlənˈtərəli læst jɪr. ˈsoʊʃəlɪst rəˈʒim həz sizd lɑrʤ ˈpɔrʃənz əv ðə ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl lænd frəm ˈpraɪvət ˈoʊnərz, ˈhæmpərɪŋ pərˈdəkʃən, ənd ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz ɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ðə fud səˈplaɪ ˈɔfən dɪˈmænd lɑrʤ braɪbz fər ˈækˌsɛs, ˈlivɪŋ ˈboʊˌtloʊdz əv fud tɪ rɑt ɪn pɔrts wɪn noʊ wən kən əˈfɔrd ðə braɪbz. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ rɪˈmɑrks, toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ðət hi wɑz ˈsikɪŋ prəˈmoʊt riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə tɪ ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ‘‘win-win,'”*,'” ˈbɑroʊɪŋ ə freɪz ˈkɑmən ɪn ʧaɪˈniz dɪˈploʊməsi., ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈɪʃud ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈsteɪtmənts ˈɑnərɪŋ ðə ˈtərkɪʃ riˈpəblɪk, waɪl ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈdɪkteɪtər leɪɪŋ ə riθ æt ðə tum əv muˈstɑfə kəˈmɑl, ðə ˈsɛkjələrɪst ˈfaʊndər əv ˈmɑdərn ˈtərki. ðə ˈfaʊndər əv ðə riˈpəblɪk əv ˈtərki, muˈstɑfə kəˈmɑl, ɪz tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ðɪs ˈbrəðər nation,”*,” rɪˈpɔrtədli sɛd. ðə ˈpɑrti ðət ˈfaʊndɪd, ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti (chp*), ɪz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈɑməʤ, rɪˈpɔrts ðət mɛt wɪθ ˈspikər əv ðə grænd ˈnæʃənəl əˈsɛmbli ˈɪsmeɪl ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈtərkɪʃ ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz. ˈvɪzɪt ɪz pɑrt əv ə ˈlɑrʤər pis tour”*” ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd stɑps ɪn æˈlʤɪriə, ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs, ənd ˈrəʃə. ˈfɑloʊ ˈfrænsɪs ˈmɑrˌtɛl ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd tˈwɪtər.
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the government of turkey announced friday that it will open its first cultural center in latin america in caracas, venezuela, following a visit by that nation’s dictator, nicolás maduro, to ankara for talks on economic and national security issues.
the debut of the yunus emre turkish cultural center of caracas will be the first such project by the islamist government of president recep tayyip erdogan in the region after the communist government of cuba rejected his proposal for the construction of a mosque on the island. erdogan has repeatedly expressed the belief that muslim explorers reached america before christopher columbus and cited it as a reason for wanting to expand the reach of the islamic world into heavily christian latin america.
turkish foreign minister mevlut cavusoglu confirmed on friday that maduro’s government—represented in the meeting with cavusoglu by his counterpart jorge arreaza—signed four agreements with ankara during his visit “in the fields of economy, security, food, agriculture, animal husbandry and tourism will further strengthen our relations.” he added that turkey will “open our first yunus emre turkish cultural center in latin america, in caracas.”
neither turkey’s anadolu agency or venezuela’s vtv have elaborated on the nature of the turkish cultural center. venezuelan outlets are reporting, however, that maduro is also seeking to establish turkish studies chairmanships in venezuela’s public universities through a program led by adán chávez, brother of the late dictator hugo chávez.
erdogan’s attempts to establish a cultural foothold in weakened venezuela are especially notable in light of a failed plan to build a turkish mosque in cuba. in 2015, erdogan told reporters that he was hoping to convince the communist regime of raúl castro to allow turkey to build a mosque in cuba, months after he had alleged that muslims had set foot on the island before christopher columbus. “muslim sailors reached the american continent 314 years before columbus, in 1178,” erdogan asserted in 2014. erdogan later insisted that cuba would not have to invest in the mosque project.
“i presented all the information, project work and visuals regarding the ortakoy mosque. ‘we will do this ourselves. we don’t want a partner. if you find it appropriate we want to do this’,” erdogan said he told the castro regime.
the castro regime, an avowed marxist atheist entity, rejected the plan.
turkish and venezuelan state outlets have not elaborated on what sort of food and agriculture deals both parties signed. food security is significantly lacking in venezuela, where the majority of citizens cannot afford three meals a day and lost 19 pounds in weight involuntarily last year. venezuela’s socialist regime has seized large portions of the nation’s agricultural land from private owners, hampering production, and the soldiers in control of the food supply often demand large bribes for access, leaving boatloads of food to rot in ports when no one can afford the bribes.
in addition to cavusoglu’s remarks, erdogan told reporters following his meeting with maduro that he was seeking “to promote relations with venezuela to on the basis of ‘win-win,'” borrowing a phrase common in chinese diplomacy.
maduro, meanwhile, issued a series of statements honoring the turkish republic, while state-run vtv published a video of the socialist dictator laying a wreath at the tomb of mustafa kemal atatürk, the secularist founder of modern turkey. “honoring the founder of the republic of turkey, mustafa kemal atatürk, is to recognize the historical importance of this brother nation,” maduro reportedly said.
http://vtvadminweb.vtv.gob.ve/app/uploads/2017/10/visita-de-maduro-al-mousoleo-turco.mp4
the party that atatürk founded, the republican people’s party (chp), is a member of the socialist international.
in addition to the homage, vtv reports that maduro met with speaker of the grand national assembly ismail kahraman and several other turkish lawmakers. maduro’s visit is part of a larger “bolivarian peace tour” that included stops in algeria, belarus, and russia.
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ˈɔrɪnʤ ə ˈmɪnəməm sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɪnˌmeɪt əˈsaɪnd tɪ faɪt ðə ˈkænjən faɪər 2 wɔkt əˈweɪ frəm hɪz poʊst ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ɔkt. 15 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kərˈɛkʃənz əˈfɪʃəlz. ɑrˈmɑndoʊ ˌkæˈstɪloʊ, 31 wɑz læst sin æt əraʊnd p.m*. nɪr ˈpitərz ˈkænjən ˈriʤənəl pɑrk ˌbiˈfɔr kruz rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈprɑdoʊ ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən kæmp ɪn sæn ˌbərnɑrˈdinoʊ ˈkaʊnti. ˌkæˈstɪloʊ wɑz əˈsaɪnd tɪ ðə oʊk glɛn ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən kæmp ɪn ˌjuˈkaɪpə tɪ hɛlp ˈbætəl ðə faɪər ðət ˈstɑrtɪd ɔkt. 9 ənd həz sprɛd tɪ ˈeɪkərz ɪn ˌnɔrˈθistərn ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈkaʊnti bət, baɪ ˈmənˌdeɪ, hæd bɪn ˈnɪrli kənˈteɪnd. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə kips ə ˈsikrɪt lɪst əv ˈkrɪmənəl kɑps, bət sɪz ju hæv ɪt sæn wɑn ˌkæpɪˈstrɑnoʊ mæn daɪz ˈæftər biɪŋ strək baɪ 3 kɑz ɔn ɪn ˈdeɪnə pɔɪnt nu ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈkaʊnti ˈdiˈeɪ ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˌəndərˈgoʊ ˈfɛdərəl proʊˈbeɪʃən tɪ ɛnd ‘‘snitch’*’ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈkɔstɑ ˈmeɪsə mæn strək ənd kɪld baɪ səˈspɛktɪd ˈdiˈjuˈaɪ ˈdraɪvər waɪl ˈwɔkɪŋ ɔn 710 ˈfriˌweɪ, əˈθɔrətiz seɪ ˈfɔrmər ˈhəntɪŋtən biʧ ˈtiʧər gɪts 2 jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən fər ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪŋ tin ɪn lɔŋ biʧ ˌkæˈstɪloʊ wɑz ˈsərvɪŋ ə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr ˈsɛntəns ðət ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ˈɔgəst 2016 əˈsaɪnd frəm lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈkaʊnti, fər pəˈzɛʃən əv ə ˈfaɪˌrɑrm ənd ɪˈveɪdɪŋ ə pis ˈɔfɪsər waɪl ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈrɛkləsli. hi wɑz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ bi riˈlist tɪ proʊˈbeɪʃən ɪn meɪ 2018 ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv kərˈɛkʃənz ənd ˌriəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən, kæl faɪər, ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈhaɪˌweɪ pəˈtroʊl ənd ˈloʊkəl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz wər ˈhɛlpɪŋ wɪθ ðə sərʧ. əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ðɛr wər əˈbaʊt 500 ˈɪnˌmeɪts əˈsaɪnd tɪ ðə bleɪz. ˌkæˈstɪloʊ ɪz hɪˈspænɪk, 5 fit 11 ənd weɪz 191 paʊnz. hi həz braʊn aɪz ənd blæk hɛr. ˈɛniˌwən hu siz ˌkæˈstɪloʊ ʃʊd kɔl 911 ər pəˈlis ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əv hɪz ˈwɛrəˌbaʊts ɪz æst tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ext*. 5439 ər ðə oʊk glɛn ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən kæmp æt
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orange a minimum security inmate assigned to fight the canyon fire 2 walked away from his post on sunday, oct. 15, according to corrections officials.
armando castillo, 31, was last seen at around 4:45 p.m. near peters canyon regional park before crews returned to prado conservation camp in san bernardino county.
castillo was assigned to the oak glen conservation camp in yucaipa to help battle the fire that started oct. 9 and has spread to 9,200-plus acres in northeastern orange county but, by monday, had been nearly contained.
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former huntington beach teacher gets 2 years in prison for sexually assaulting teen in long beach castillo was serving a five-year sentence that started in august 2016, assigned from los angeles county, for possession of a firearm and evading a peace officer while driving recklessly. he was scheduled to be released to probation in may 2018.
the california department of corrections and rehabilitation, cal fire, the california highway patrol and local law enforcement agencies were helping with the search.
officials said there were about 500 inmates assigned to the blaze.
castillo is hispanic, 5 feet 11 and weighs 191 pounds. he has brown eyes and black hair.
anyone who sees castillo should call 911 or police immediately. anyone with information of his whereabouts is asked to contact 209-984-5291, ext. 5439, or the oak glen conservation camp at 909-797-0196.
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ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi fər self-driving*, kɑz ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ kˈwɪkli θru ðə gɪrz. wət wɪl ðɪs min fər ˈsaɪkəlɪsts? kɑz əv ðə fˈjuʧər wɪl bi ˈfɪtɪd wɪθ sits" ðət gɪv ˈdraɪvərz ə ʤoʊlt ˈɛvəri taɪm ðeɪ ʃaʊt æt ˈsaɪkəlɪsts "ɔɪ, ju doʊnt peɪ roʊd tæks". ˈæˌkʧuəli, kɑz woʊnt nid tɪ bi soʊ ɪkˈwɪpt bɪˈkəz ðə moʊst ˈdeɪnʤərəs kəmˈpoʊnənt ɔn ðə kɑr ðə lus nət bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈstɪrɪŋ wil kʊd sun bi ɪˈrædəˌkeɪtɪd. ˈmænjuəli ˈdraɪvɪŋ ə kɑr meɪ bɪˈkəm ə kweɪnt, mˈjuziəm pis, wɪθ ən ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈklɑrksən ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ wət ə kləʧ wɑz. wɪn ɔl kɑz ər self-driving*, ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ laɪt dɪˈtɛktɪŋ ənd ˈreɪnʤɪŋ (lidar*) ənd ˈkæmərəz, ðɛr wɪl bi noʊ mɔr "ˈsɑri, meɪt aɪ ˈdɪdənt si ju". ənd ðə ɔˈtɑnəməs kɑr wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ wɪn ɪts ənˈseɪf fər ðə "ˈdraɪvər" tɪ ˈɛksət: soʊ əv ˈsaɪkəlɪsts wɪl bi ˈhɪstəri. ɪn ə wərld wɪθ kɑz ðət doʊnt kɪl, ˈtæksiz wɪˈθaʊt ˈkæbiz, ənd ˈdrɪvən baɪ kəmˈpjutərz nɑt ˈdraɪvərz, ðɛr wɪl bi lɛs nid fər hɑrd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. ˈmɛni ˈbaɪsɪkəl ˈædvəˌkeɪts bɪˈliv wiv ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn ə trəˈʤɛktəri tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈsaɪkəl pæθs ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvriˌwɛr, bət ˈdraɪvərlɪs kɑz wɪl bi hir lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðət. ðæts wən ˈvɪʒən əv ðə fˈjuʧər. ə mɔr wən ˌɪnˈvɑlvz pləˈtunz əv ˈspidɪŋ ˈmeɪkɪŋ roʊdz ˈivɪn mɔr ˈdipli ənˈplɛzənt ənd ðən ðeɪ ər təˈdeɪ. pəˈdɛstriənz ənd ˈsaɪkəlɪsts meɪ hæv tɪ bi riˈstrɪktɪd "fər ðɛr oʊn ˈseɪfti." ˈæftər ɔl, ɪf ju nu ðət ðə trək təˈwɔrdz ju wʊd ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli breɪk ɪf ju ˈwɑbəld aʊt ɪn frənt əv ɪt, jʊd hæv ˈlɪtəl ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ steɪ ɪn ðə ˈgətər ənd ˈɛvəri ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ pleɪ ˌwənˈsaɪdəd ˈʧɪkən. ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðə leɪn wʊd teɪk ɔn ə hoʊl nu ˈminɪŋ ɛz ˈsaɪkəlɪsts ˈblaɪθli blɑkt robovehicles*. ðə əˈθɔrətiz wʊd bi ˈəndər ˌɪˈmɛns ˈprɛʃər tɪ stæmp aʊt ˈʤeɪˌwɔkɪŋ ənd jaycycling*. wɪθ kɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ spid θru junctions*, ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪkəˌli ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər, ənd wɪθ noʊ nid fər ˈtræfɪk laɪts, ɪt wʊd bi ˈhɑrdər fər ˈjumənz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈdraɪvərlɪs kɑz tɪ juz ðə roʊdz. ɪf ju θɪŋk ɔl əv ðɪs ɪz saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən, θɪŋk əˈgɛn. ə rɪˈpɔrt frəm ənd əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈsɛntər fər ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv ˈrisərʧ kənˈkludz ðət ˈdraɪvərlɪs kɑz wɪl bi wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs "ˈsunər ðən ju θɪŋk". ˈgugəl həz bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə tɛk fər ˈnɪrli faɪv jɪrz, ənd ɪts tɛst kɑz hæv ˈdrɪvən maɪəlz ɔn ðə ˈpəblɪk roʊdz əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ˈgugəl ˈsɛrʤi brɪn sɛd læst jɪr: "ju kən kaʊnt ɔn wən hænd ðə ˈnəmbər əv jɪrz ənˈtɪl ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈpipəl kən ɪkˈspɪriəns [ˈdraɪvərlɪs kɑz]." wəts mɔr, ən ˈɑksfərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈrisərʧ tim ɪz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈdraɪvərlɪs kɑr tɛk sɛd tɪ bi məʧ ˈʧipər ənd ˈsɪmpələr ðən ˈsɪstəm. ˈnisɑn ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, ˈkɑrloʊs ghosn*, gəʃt æt ðɪs jɪrz ˈfræŋkfərt ˈmoʊtər ʃoʊ: "ɪn 2020 ɔl ðə ˈprɑbləmz ðət wi hæv ɪn əˈlaʊɪŋ ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈdraɪvɪŋ wɪl bi sɑlvd." ðə tɔk əv ðə ʃoʊ wɑz ðə ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈʤərni əv ən mərˈseɪdiz wɪʧ 65 maɪəlz, frəm ˈmænhaɪm tɪ ɪn ˈʤərməni. wət wɪl ðɪs min fər ˈsaɪkəlɪsts? ˈdraɪvərlɪs kɑr kənˈsəltənt bræd ˈtɛmpəltən, hu wərkt wɪθ ˈgugəl ɔn ɪts ɔˈtɑnəməs kɑr ˈprɑʤɛkt fər tu jɪrz, siz ə fˈjuʧər wɛr səm fɔrm əv ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ˈprɑspərz: "ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ kʊd bi greɪt fər kəmˈjut taɪmz. ˈmɛni kəmˈjutərz maɪt bi ˈhæpi tɪ gɪt ə raɪd tɪ ðə ˈaʊtˌskərts əv ðə [ˈsɛntrəl ˈbɪznɪs ˈdɪstrɪkt], bət ɛz ðeɪ ˈɛnər ðə kənˈʤɛstɪd zoʊn, hæv ðɛr kɑr drɔp ðɛm ɔf nɛkst tɪ ə baɪk fər ə kwɪk raɪd tɪ wərk." ənd ðə ˈprɑməs əv ˈdraɪvərlɪs kɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli woʊnt kjʊr ˈtræfɪk kənˈʤɛsʧən. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ɪts ˈhaɪli ˈlaɪkli ðət mɔr ˈʤərniz wɪl bi meɪd, kˈwɪkli nɪˈgeɪtɪŋ ˈɛni ˈbɛnəfɪt. ənd mɔr ənd mɔr ˈʤərniz wɪl min ðə klɔgd roʊdz əv təˈdeɪ wɪl bi rɪˈmɛmbərd ɛz kəmˈpærətɪvˌli ˈɛmti. ðɛr wɪl bi ˈprɛʃərz tɪ spid əp ðə ˈtræfɪk ˈjuzɪŋ mɔr ənd mɔr tɛk, ənd pərˈhæps ˈprɛʃər tɪ riˈstrɪkt ðə ˈfridəm əv ˈsaɪkəlɪsts ənd pəˈdɛstriənz. ər ˈspɪnɪŋ ðə daɪs əˈgɛn ðɛr kʊd bi mɔr speɪs fər ˈsaɪkəlɪsts bɪˈkəz ðə ˈækjərətli ˈdrɪvən ənd əv ðə fˈjuʧər wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ stɪk tɪ ˈvɛri ˈnɛroʊ ˈvərʧuəl leɪnz, friɪŋ əp speɪs fər ˈsaɪkəlɪsts ənd ˈəðər moʊdz əv ˈtrænspɔrt. ˈrɑʤər ˈgɛfən toʊld ðə ˈgɑrdiən: "ɪt ɪz hɑrd tɪ tɛl wət ˈdraɪvərlɪs kɑr tɛkˈnɑləʤi wʊd du fər ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ. ɪt maɪt lɛd tɪ væst ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɪn ˈsaɪkəlɪsts' ˈseɪfti, ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə rɪsks frəm ðoʊz hu draɪv əˈgrɛsɪvli, ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbli ər ʤɪst wɪˈθaʊt peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən. ðɛn əˈgɛn, ɪf pəˈdɛstriənz ənd ˈsaɪkəlɪsts kən rən ər swərv aʊt ɪn frənt əv kɑz noʊɪŋ ðeɪ wɪl stɑp, səm ˈpipəl wɪl ˈdaʊtləs teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðɪs. ðət wʊd ˌɪnfˈjʊriˌeɪt ˈdraɪvərz, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ kɔlz fər ənd ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ tɪ bi bænd ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. ˈvɛri sərˈvaɪvəl wʊd ðɛn bi ˈhoʊli dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv, ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈsaɪkəl ˈnɛtˌwərks bɪlt. ˈiðər weɪ, wi nid tɪ stɑrt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ θru ðə ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ˈdraɪvərlɪs kɑz." ənd wid ˈbɛtər stɑrt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ sun. ˈdraɪvərlɪs kɑz wɪl bi ˈtɛstɪd ɔn ðə ˈpəblɪk roʊdz əv ˈbrɪtən baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs jɪr, sɪz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt meɪ teɪk 30 tɪ 40 jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə roʊdz əv ˈbrɪtən ər ˈfʊli ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd wɪθ ˈdraɪvərlɪs kɑz. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz kʊd lin ɔn ðə nu kɑr əˈsɛsmənt ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈɛvəri nu kɑr ɪz ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ ðə sɔrt əv ˈsaɪkəlɪst ənd pəˈdɛstriən dɪˈtɛkʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðət ˈvoʊlvoʊ həz hæd sɪns 2010 ɪf kɑz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər kɪl ˈjuˈɛs wi wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ juz ðə roʊdz əˈgɛn wɪˈθaʊt fɪr. baɪk pæθs? wɛr wɪr goʊɪŋ wi woʊnt nid baɪk pæθs, ɛz ˈdɑktər ˈɛmɪt braʊn maɪt hæv sɛd.
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the technology for self-driving, bike-detecting cars is moving quickly through the gears. what will this mean for cyclists?
cars of the future will be fitted with "shocka seats" that give drivers a jacksie jolt every time they shout at cyclists "oi, you don't pay road tax". actually, cars won't need to be so equipped because the most dangerous component on the car – the loose nut behind the steering wheel – could soon be eradicated. manually driving a car may become a quaint, how-we-used-to-live museum piece, with an animatronic jeremy clarkson explaining what a clutch was.
when all cars are self-driving, equipped with light detecting and ranging (lidar) and 360-degree cameras, there will be no more "sorry, mate i didn't see you". and the autonomous car will also know when it's unsafe for the "driver" to exit: so dooring of cyclists will be history.
in a world with cars that don't kill, taxis without cabbies, and hgvs driven by computers not blindspot-afflicted drivers, there will be less need for hard infrastructure. many bicycle advocates believe we've started on a dutch-style 40-year trajectory to getting segregated cycle paths almost everywhere, but driverless cars will be here long before that.
that's one vision of the future. a more dystopian one involves platoons of speeding robocars making roads even more deeply unpleasant and motor-centric than they are today. pedestrians and cyclists may have to be restricted "for their own safety." after all, if you knew that the truck barrelling towards you would automatically brake if you wobbled out in front of it, you'd have little incentive to stay in the gutter and every incentive to play one-sided chicken. claiming the lane would take on a whole new meaning as cyclists blithely blocked robovehicles. the authorities would be under immense pressure to stamp out jaywalking – and jaycycling. with cars able to speed through junctions, electronically interacting with each other, and with no need for traffic lights, it would be harder for humans outside of driverless cars to use the roads.
if you think all of this is science fiction, think again. a report from kpmg and america's centre for automotive research concludes that driverless cars will be with us "sooner than you think". google has been working on the tech for nearly five years, and its test cars have driven 500,000 miles on the public roads of california. google co-founder sergey brin said last year: "you can count on one hand the number of years until ordinary people can experience [driverless cars]."
what's more, an oxford university research team is developing retrofittable driverless car tech said to be much cheaper and simpler than google's lidar-based system. nissan chief executive, carlos ghosn, gushed at this year's frankfurt motor show: "in 2020 all the problems that we have in allowing autonomous driving will be solved." the talk of the show was the autonomous journey of an s-class mercedes which auto-drove 65 miles, from mannheim to pforzheim in germany.
what will this mean for cyclists? driverless car consultant brad templeton, who worked with google on its autonomous car project for two years,
sees a future where some form of cycling prospers:
"cycling could be great for commute times. many commuters might be happy to get a ride to the outskirts of the [central business district], but as they enter the congested zone, have their car drop them off next to a bike for a quick ride to work."
and the promise of driverless cars probably won't cure traffic congestion. instead, it's highly likely that more journeys will be made, quickly negating any benefit.
and more and more journeys will mean the clogged roads of today will be remembered as comparatively empty. there will be pressures to speed up the traffic using more and more tech, and perhaps pressure to restrict the freedom of cyclists and pedestrians.
or – spinning the futurology dice again – there could be more space for cyclists because the accurately driven robocars and semi-robocars of the future will be able to stick to very narrow virtual lanes, freeing up space for cyclists and other modes of transport.
ctc's roger geffen told the guardian:
"it is hard to tell what driverless car technology would do for cycling. it might lead to vast improvements in cyclists' safety, eliminating the risks from those who drive aggressively, irresponsibly or just without paying attention.
then again, if pedestrians and cyclists can run or swerve out in front of cars knowing they will stop, some people will doubtless take advantage of this. that would infuriate drivers, leading to calls for jay-walking and on-road cycling to be banned altogether. cycling's very survival would then be wholly dependent on getting comprehensive, high-quality segregated cycle networks built. either way, we need to start thinking through the implications of driverless cars."
and we'd better start thinking soon. driverless cars will be tested on the public roads of britain by the end of this year, says the government,
although it may take 30 to 40 years before the roads of britain are fully populated with driverless cars. in the meantime, legislators could lean on the eu's new car assessment programme to make sure every new car is equipped with the sort of cyclist and pedestrian detection technology that volvo has had since 2010.
if cars no longer kill us we will be able to use the roads again without fear. bike paths? where we're going we won't need bike paths, as dr emmett brown might have said.
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ˈæktər neɪm ˈælən ˈændərsən bərθ deɪt sɛpˈtɛmbər 13 2008 bərθ pleɪs lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈjuˈɛs ˈfæməli a.j*. kʊk (ˈməðər) ˈneɪθən ˈændərsən (ˈfɑðər) ˈfinɪks skaɪ ˈændərsən (ˈbrəðər) maɪk kʊk (məˈtərnəl ˈgrænˌfɑðər) ˈsændrə kʊk (məˈtərnəl ˈgrændˌməðər) ˈneɪθən kʊk (məˈtərnəl ˈəŋkəl) pɔl kʊk (məˈtərnəl ˈəŋkəl) ˈænʤələ kʊk (məˈtərnəl ɔnt) rɛt ˈændərsən (pəˈtərnəl ˈəŋkəl) ˈneɪθən skaɪ ˈændərsən jɪrz ˈæktɪv ˈændərsən ɪz ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈæktər hu ɪz ˈkərəntli pleɪɪŋ ðə roʊl əv ˈhɛnri ˌlɑmɑnˈteɪn ɪn ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz ˈkrɪmənəl maɪndz. ˈkɑntɛnts ʃoʊ] baɪˈɑgrəfi ˈændərsən ɪz ðə sən əv ˈæktrəs a.j*. kʊk, hu ɪz ˈkərəntli pɔrˈtreɪɪŋ ˈʤɛnəfər ɔn ˈkrɪmənəl maɪndz. hɪz ˈfɑðər ɪz hər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd ənd ˈleɪtər ˈhəzbənd, ˈneɪθən ˈændərsən. kʊk əˈnaʊnst hər ˈprɛgnənsi ɪn mɑrʧ əv 2008 ənd hər sən wɑz bɔrn ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 13 2008 weɪɪŋ 7 paʊndz 10 ɑz, wɪθ ə haɪt əv 20 ˈɪnʧɪz. hi wɑz ˈkrɪsənd ˈælən. kʊk ˈkɑmɛntəd: "hiz səʧ ə gʊd ˈbeɪbi. aɪ fil soʊ ˈləki ðət hiz maɪn. maɪ ˈhəzbənd ənd aɪ fil ˈvɛri ˈkrɪmənəl maɪndz ɔn ðə ʃoʊ, ˈændərsən pɔrˈtreɪz ˈhɛnri ˌlɑmɑnˈteɪn, ðə sən əv hɪz ˈməðərz ˈkɛrɪktər. hi əˈpɪrd ɪn tɛn ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ɪn ˈtoʊtəl (nɑt ˈilɛvən, sɪns "hɪt" ənd "rən" ər pɑrts əv ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd).
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actor name mekhai allan andersen birth date september 13, 2008 birth place los angeles, california, us family a.j. cook (mother)
nathan andersen (father)
phoenix sky andersen (brother)
mike cook (maternal grandfather)
sandra cook (maternal grandmother)
nathan cook (maternal uncle)
paul cook (maternal uncle)
angela cook (maternal aunt)
rhett andersen (paternal uncle) nathan andersenphoenix sky andersenmike cooksandra cooknathan cookpaul cookangela cookrhett andersen years active 2009-present
mekhai andersen is an american actor who is currently playing the role of henry lamontagne in the tv series criminal minds.
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biography
andersen is the son of actress a.j. cook, who is currently portraying jennifer jareau on criminal minds. his father is her long-time boyfriend and later husband, nathan andersen. cook announced her pregnancy in march of 2008 and her son was born on september 13, 2008, weighing 7 lbs 10 oz, with a height of 20 inches. he was christened mekhai allan. cook commented: "he's such a good baby. i feel so lucky that he's mine. my husband and i feel very blessed!"[1].
criminal minds
on the show, andersen portrays henry lamontagne, the son of his mother's character. he appeared in ten episodes in total (not eleven, since "hit" and "run" are parts of a two-hour special episode).
filmography
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ˈkəmɪŋ æt ju ðɪs wik ˈmɛtrə fɛr haɪk hɛˈloʊ ɪf ju swɪʧt tɪ ˈmɛtrə tɪ ɪˈlud haɪər toʊlz ðət wɛnt ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt ʤæn. 1 jʊr aʊt əv lək ɛz əv ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈmɛtrə fɛrz wɪl spaɪk ðɪs wik baɪ ən ˈævərɪʤ əv 30 pərˈsɛnt fər ˈtɪkɪts ənd 29 pərˈsɛnt fər ˈmənθli ˈpæsɪz. ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ pləg ə ˈbəʤɪt hoʊl əv əˈbaʊt 53 ˈmɪljən. fər ə lɔt əv səˈbərbən kəmˈjutərz, ðə fɛr haɪk ɪz ʤɪst wən mɔr hɪt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ haɪər gæs, fud ənd ˈwɔtər ˈsərvɪs bɪlz. "ɪt hərts," ˈpæsənʤər ʤeɪ ˈnɪkəlsən sɛd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ æt ðə ˈdaʊnərz groʊv ˈsteɪʃən. "əm nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈreɪzɪz ˌɛniˈmɔr, soʊ ɪt ɔl ædz əp." "ɪn ə weɪ, aɪ θɪŋk ɪts tu məʧ, bət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz goʊɪŋ əp," ˈglɔriə toʊld mi. bət ˈgɛri θɪŋks "ju kænt bleɪm (ˈmɛtrə). ðə steɪts goʊɪŋ ˈbæŋkrəpt. ðə ˈkaʊntiz ər goʊɪŋ ˈbæŋkrəpt. "ɪt wɪl bi ə ˈhɑrdʃɪp, bət aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd. ɪf ðeɪ meɪk ləˈʤɪtəmət ˌɪmˈpruvmənts, ɪt wɪl bi ɔl raɪt." wət taɪp əv ˌɪmˈpruvmənts? "ˈhævɪŋ ðə treɪnz rən ɔn taɪm wʊd bi ˈhɛlpfəl," sɛd. "læst ˈsənˌdi, aɪ wɑz ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ə treɪn ɪn ˈwitən ðət wɑz 45 ˈmɪnəts leɪt." ˈsɔrɪŋ ˈdizəl fjuəl ˈpraɪsɪz, haɪər ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns kɔsts ənd ˈpriviəs ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl mɪsˈmænɪʤmənt nəˈsɛsəˌteɪtəd ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. "ɪn 2011 ˈmɛtrə ˈfəndɪd ən ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈbəʤɪt gæp wɪθ ˈkæpɪtəl ˈdɔlərz. ɪn 2012 wi dɪskənˈtɪnjud ðɪs ˈpræktɪs, rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈmɛtrə tɪ brɪʤ ðə gæp. ˈgɪvɪn ə ʧɔɪs bɪtˈwin ˈsərvɪs kəts ər ˈreɪzɪŋ fɛrz, ˈraɪdərz toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ə fɛr ˌɪnˈkris wɑz prɪˈfərd," ˈmɛtrə ʧif kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər ˈrɑbərt ˈkɑrltən sɛd ɪn ən iˈmeɪl. "ˈmɛtrə ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ noʊ səbˈstænʃəl fɛr ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ənd ɪkˈspɛkts ðət fˈjuʧər fɛr ˌɪnˈkrisɪz, ɪf rikˈwaɪərd, wɪl bi sˈmɔlər." æst haʊ ðə ˈeɪʤənsi wɪl kənˈteɪn kɔsts ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, hi ɪkˈspleɪnd, "wi wɪl kənˈtɪnju ðə seɪm ˈstrætəʤi ðət wi juzd tɪ ˈkəvər ɑr 2011 ˈdɛfəsət wɪˈθaʊt ə fɛr ˌɪnˈkris ənd juzd ɪn ɑr 2012 ˈbəʤɪt ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ rɪˈdus ðə saɪz əv ðə fɛr ˌɪnˈkris ˈnidɪd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ˌɪnˈtərnəl ɪˈfɪʃənsiz ðət rɪˈdus kɔsts. "fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wi lɑkt ɪn moʊst əv ɑr fjuəl nidz fər 2012 ənd plæn tɪ sik ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv əˈpruvəl ðɪs jɪr fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ hɛʤ ɑr fjuəl kɔsts wɪn ɪt meɪks sɛns tɪ du soʊ. "wi wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈskrutəˌnaɪz ɔl ˈkɑnˌtrækts, prəˈsiʤərz ənd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ weɪz tɪ du θɪŋz mɔr kɔst ˈifɛktɪvli wɪˈθaʊt ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ ˈseɪfti, sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ðə ˈpæsənʤər ɪkˈspɪriəns." ˈmɛtrə hæd ˈpriviəsli ˈbɑˌroʊd frəm ɪts ˈkæpɪtəl ˈbəʤɪt, ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ fənd rɪˈpɛrz, ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd ɪkˈspænʧən, tɪ peɪ fər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ kɔsts. "rɪˈteɪnɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəl ˈdɔlərz ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ˈbəʤɪt wɪl hɛlp hoʊld daʊn ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ kɔsts baɪ ˈkipɪŋ ɪkˈwɪpmənt ɪn ˈbɛtər rɪˈpɛr," ˈkɑrltən sɛd. "nu ɪkˈwɪpmənt ðət wɪl stɑrt ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈsɪstəm æt ðə ɛnd əv 2013 ðə stɑrt əv ðə rɪˈpleɪsmənt əv ðə ˈmɛtrə ɪˈlɛktrɪk flit wɪl rɪˈdus ðə kɔsts wi naʊ peɪ tɪ kip ðət ˈeɪʤɪŋ flit ɪn ˈsərvɪs. goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, wi wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ lʊk fər ˌɪnˈtərnəl ɪˈfɪʃənsiz ðət rɪˈdus kɔsts wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪmˈpæktɪŋ ɑr ˈsərvɪs tɪ ˈraɪdərz." ˈmɛtrə dɪˈrɛktər ˈmaɪkəl məˈkɔɪ, hu ʤɔɪnd ðə bɔrd læst jɪr, sɛd ˈbɑroʊɪŋ frəm ðə ˈkæpɪtəl fənd ˌəndərˈmaɪnd ˈɛfərts tɪ kip ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪn ə steɪt əv gʊd rɪˈpɛr. "wi fɛlt ðɪs wʊd bi ə ˈwəˌtaɪm hɪt," sɛd məˈkɔɪ, ən ərˈɔrə ˈrɛzɪdənt ənd ˈfɔrmər keɪn ˈkaʊnti bɔrd ˈʧɛrmən. "goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, aɪ doʊnt ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ si fɛr ˌɪnˈkrisɪz nɛkst jɪr, ənd ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ðeɪ ʃʊd bi beɪst mɔr ɔn kɔst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ər səm taɪp əv ˈɪndɛks soʊ ðət ɑr ˈspɛndɪŋ ənd ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ saɪd ʃʊd nɑt raɪz ˈfæstər ðən ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi." gɑt ən əˈpɪnjən ɔn ðə fɛr ˌɪnˈkris? drɔp mi ən iˈmeɪl æt mpyke@dailyherald.com*. ə fju riˈmaɪndərz əˈbaʊt ðə ʧeɪnʤ. tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈhɔrdɪŋ, ˈwənˈweɪ ənd ˈtɪkɪts bɔt frəm noʊv. 12 θru ˈtuzˌdeɪ wɪl ɪkˈspaɪr mɑrʧ 1 ˈəðər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈifɛktɪv ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˌɪnˈklud: ˈwənˈweɪ ˈtɪkɪts wɪl bi ˈvælɪd fər 14 deɪz, nɑt ə jɪr. ˈmənθli ˈpæsɪz wɪl bi ˈvælɪd θru ðə ɛnd əv ðə mənθ, nɑt nun ðə fərst deɪ əv ðə nɛkst mənθ. ˈsəbsɪdiz fər ðə ənd pləs bəs ər gɔn. fər mɔr ˈɪnfoʊ ɔn spɪˈsɪfɪk reɪts, ʧɛk aʊt metrarail.com*. jʊr vɔɪs ˈæftər ˈraɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə prəˈpoʊzd steɪt lɔ ˈgɪvɪŋ kəmˈjutərz ˈgreɪtər ˈliˌweɪ ɪn ˈkrɔsɪŋ loʊərd ˈreɪˌlroʊd geɪts, aɪ hæd ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ iˈmeɪl frəm ʤeɪmz ˈwɪlsən əv ˈneɪpərˌvɪl. ə ˈvɛtərən ɪn ðə ˈreɪˌlroʊd ˈɪndəstri, huz ɪkˈspɪriəns ˌɪnˈkludz ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə ˈseɪfti ˈsupərˌvaɪzər ənd ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər, ˈwɪlsən roʊt, "ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv kəmˈjutər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ðɪs ˈɛriə ər ɔn ˈməltəpəl meɪn træk laɪnz əv tu tɪ fɔr træks wɪθ spid ˈlɪmɪts ˈəpwərd əv 70 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ ənd ˈmeɪbi haɪər fər səm ˈæmtræk treɪnz. "ðə ɑdz əv ˈhævɪŋ ə pəˈdɛstriən ˈæksədənt goʊ əp ɛz ðɛr ər mɔr treɪnz, ˈvɛriəs spidz, kərvz, ˈwɛðər, ənd ˈlaɪtɪŋ ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz. moʊst əv ðoʊz ˈæksədənts ər ə rɪˈzəlt əv mɪsˈʤəʤmənt əv treɪn loʊˈkeɪʃən, spid, ənd ðə ˈætəˌtud əv 'aɪ hæv tɪ meɪk maɪ treɪn.' ðiz ˈæksədənts ər ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ. "ðə lɔz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈreɪˌlroʊd pəˈdɛstriən ˈkrɔsɪŋz wər pʊt ɪn pleɪs du tɪ ðiz ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. wi ɛz ə soʊˈsaɪɪti pʊt ðiz lɔz ɪn pleɪs ɛz ˈkɑmən sɛns, fər prəˈtɛkʃən ənd ˈseɪfti. wi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ˈmɛtrə treɪnz, ənd ðeɪ grænt ˈækˌsɛs fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ goʊ ɔn ðɛr ˈprɑpərti tɪ bɔrd ənd raɪd ðə treɪnz. ɪf ðiz ˈkəmpəˌniz hæd ðə raɪt tɪ pʊt ðɛr oʊn rulz ɪn pleɪs, ðeɪ wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli bi mɔr riˈstrɪktɪv. "aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ˈpərsɪnəl ˈlɪbərˌti fər ˈɛvriˌwən, bət ˈivɪn wɪθ ðə lɔz wi hæv ðɛr ər tu ˈmɛni dɛθs, tu ˈmɛni ˈpipəl wɪθ ɑrmz ənd lɛgz ˈmɪsɪŋ, tu ˈmɛni əˈfɛktɪd lɪvz tɪ nɑt hæv səm ˈæbsəˌlut rulz ɪn pleɪs æt ˈreɪˌlroʊd pəˈdɛstriən ˈkrɔsɪŋz. tɪ meɪk ðə kaɪnd əv prəˈpoʊzd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə lɔ wʊd liv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈoʊpən fər ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən frəm ðə pəˈlismən tɪ ðə səˈprim kɔrt ənd (rɪˈzəlt ɪn) mɔr ˈpipəl (biɪŋ) kɪld ər meɪmd ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs." ju ʃʊd noʊ æˈtlæntəz ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɪz ðə ˈneɪʃənz ˈbɪziəst ˈɛrˌpɔrt waɪl ɑr oʊn oʊˈhɛr ræŋks noʊ. 2 ðə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈθərzˌdeɪ. hu ɛls gɑt ɪn ðə tɔp 10 ju æsk? ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrts wɪθ ðə moʊst flaɪt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈæftər ənd oʊˈhɛr ɪn dɪˈsɛndɪŋ ˈɔrdər ər wərθ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt, ˈdɛnvər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt, lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt, ˈʃɑrlət ˈdəgləs ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt, lɔs ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt, ˈhjustənz ʤɔrʤ bʊʃ ˌɪntərˌkɑntəˈnɛntəl ˈɛrˌpɔrt, ˈfinɪks skaɪ ˈhɑrbər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt ənd ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt. ˈgrɪˌdlɑk əˈlərt ɪf jʊr ˈhɛdɪd tɪ ðə saʊθ ˈsəbərbz, wɔʧ aʊt fər brɪʤ wərk ɔn ðə ˈtraɪˈsteɪt bɪtˈwin strit ənd θru ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ʤɪst ə wik əˈweɪ. vrum. vrum. ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈɔtoʊ ʃoʊ rənz ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 10 tɪ 19 fər ˈɪnfoʊ, ʧɛk aʊt //chicagoautoshow.com">chicagoautoshow.com*.
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coming at you this week -- metra fare hike
hello
if you switched to metra to elude higher tolls that went into effect jan. 1, you're out of luck as of wednesday.
metra fares will spike this week by an average of 30 percent for 10-ride tickets and 29 percent for monthly passes.
the increase is intended to plug a budget hole of about $53 million.
for a lot of suburban commuters, the fare hike is just one more hit along with higher gas, food and water service bills.
"it hurts," bnsf passenger jay nicholson said friday at the downers grove station. "i'm not getting raises anymore, so it all adds up."
"in a way, i think it's too much, but everything is going up," gloria zavos told me.
but gary kursaitis thinks "you can't blame (metra). the state's going bankrupt. the counties are going bankrupt.
"it will be a hardship, but i understand. if they make legitimate improvements, it will be all right."
what type of improvements?
"having the trains run on time would be helpful," kursaitis said. "last sunday, i was waiting for a train in wheaton that was 45 minutes late."
soaring diesel fuel prices, higher insurance costs and previous financial mismanagement necessitated the changes, officials said.
"in 2011, metra funded an operating budget gap with capital dollars. in 2012, we discontinued this practice, requiring metra to bridge the gap. given a choice between service cuts or raising fares, riders told us a fare increase was preferred," metra chief communications and marketing officer robert carlton said in an email.
"metra is committed to no substantial fare increases and expects that future fare increases, if required, will be smaller."
asked how the agency will contain costs in the future, he explained, "we will continue the same cost-cutting strategy that we used to cover our 2011 deficit without a fare increase and used in our 2012 budget process to reduce the size of the fare increase needed -- identifying internal efficiencies that reduce costs.
"for example, we locked in most of our fuel needs for 2012, and plan to seek legislative approval this year for us to hedge our fuel costs when it makes sense to do so.
"we will continue to scrutinize all contracts, procedures and operations to identify ways to do things more cost effectively without undermining safety, security and the passenger experience."
metra had previously borrowed from its capital budget, intended to fund repairs, equipment and expansion, to pay for operating costs.
"retaining capital dollars in the capital budget will help hold down operating costs by keeping equipment in better repair," carlton said.
"new equipment that will start entering the system at the end of 2013 -- the start of the replacement of the metra electric fleet -- will reduce the costs we now pay to keep that aging fleet in service. going forward, we will continue to look for internal efficiencies that reduce costs without impacting our service to riders."
metra director michael mccoy, who joined the board last year, said borrowing from the capital fund undermined efforts to keep the system in a state of good repair.
"we felt this would be a one-time hit," said mccoy, an aurora resident and former kane county board chairman.
"going forward, i don't expect to see fare increases next year, and in the future they should be based more on cost of living or some type of index ... so that our spending and operating side should not rise faster than the economy."
got an opinion on the fare increase? drop me an email at mpyke@dailyherald.com.
a few reminders about the change. to prevent hoarding, one-way and 10-ride tickets bought from nov. 12 through tuesday will expire march 1.
other changes effective wednesday include:
• one-way tickets will be valid for 14 days, not a year.
• monthly passes will be valid through the end of the month, not noon the first day of the next month.
• subsidies for the link-up and plus bus are gone.
for more info on specific rates, check out metrarail.com.
your voice
after writing about a proposed state law giving commuters greater leeway in crossing lowered railroad gates, i had an interesting email from james wilson of naperville.
a 34-year veteran in the railroad industry, whose experience includes working as a safety supervisor and operating officer, wilson wrote, "the majority of commuter operations in this area are on multiple main track lines of two to four tracks with speed limits upward of 70 mph and maybe higher for some amtrak trains.
"the odds of having a pedestrian accident go up as there are more trains, various speeds, curves, weather, and lighting variations. most of those accidents are a result of misjudgment of train location, speed, and the attitude of 'i have to make my train.' these accidents are devastating.
"the laws regarding railroad pedestrian crossings were put in place due to these circumstances. we as a society put these laws in place as common sense, for protection and safety. we also contract with private/public companies to operate metra trains, and they grant access for us to go on their property to board and ride the trains. if these companies had the right to put their own rules in place, they would probably be more restrictive.
"i believe in personal liberty for everyone, but even with the laws we have there are too many deaths, too many people with arms and legs missing, too many affected lives to not have some absolute rules in place at railroad pedestrian crossings. to make the kind of proposed changes in the law would leave everything open for interpretation from the policeman to the supreme court and (result in) more people (being) killed or maimed in the process."
you should know
atlanta's hartsfield-jackson international airport is the nation's busiest airport while our own o'hare ranks no. 2, the faa reported thursday. who else got in the top 10, you ask? the airports with the most flight operations after hartsfield-jackson and o'hare in descending order are dallas/fort worth international airport, denver international airport, los angeles international airport, charlotte douglas international airport, los vegas-mccarran international airport, houston's george bush intercontinental airport, phoenix sky harbor international airport and philadelphia international airport.
gridlock alert
if you're headed to the south suburbs, watch out for bridge work on the tri-state tollway between 147th street and i-57 through wednesday.
upcoming
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baylor's* ˈkrɪsti ˈwɔlɪs 4 ˈpæsɪz ðə bɔl əˈgɛnst ən oʊˈhaɪoʊ steɪts ˈeɪʒə dɔs ˈsɛnər, ənd siˈɛrə kæˈlhun 4 dɪˈfɛndz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst hæf əv ən ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈbæskətˌbɔl geɪm æt ðə gəlf koʊst ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈsənˌdi, noʊv. 27 2016 ɪn estero*, fla*. ˈbeɪlər wən (ˌeɪˈpi ɛm. ˈælvərˌɛz) (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs) estero*, fla*. (ˌeɪˈpi) ˈbeɪlər wɑz ənkˈwɛsʧənəbli ðə ɪˈlit kləb ɪn ðə gəlf koʊst ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs. ənd noʊ, ðət ˈsɪmətri ˈwəzənt lɔst ɔn ˈleɪdi bɛrz koʊʧ kɪm ˈməlki. iʧ əv ðə læst θri ˈsizənz həz ˈɛndɪd ðə seɪm weɪ fər ˈbeɪlər wɪθ ə lɔs ɪn ðə ˈriʤənəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp raʊnd ɪn ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt, wən geɪm ʃaɪ əv ˈgɪtɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl fɔr. soʊ ˈməlki wɛnt ənd meɪd ðə ˈskɛʤʊl fər ðɪs tim ɛz ˈbrutəl ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, wɪθ ðə hoʊp ðət ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈlɛsənz gɪt ˈlərnɪd naʊ peɪ ɔf æt ˈtərni taɪm. ˈərli rɪˈtərnz ər ˈprɑməsɪŋ. ðə bɛrz tɑpt noʊ. 8 oʊˈhaɪoʊ steɪt ɔn ˈsənˌdi tɪ wɪn ðə gəlf koʊst ˈtaɪtəl, ˈkæpɪŋ ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt noʊˈvɛmbər sleɪt fər kləb. ˈbeɪlər həz ɔˈrɛdi pleɪd fɔr ræŋkt əˈpoʊnənts, θri əv ðɛm noʊ. 9 ər haɪər. "ɪts wət wi nid fər leɪt ɪn ðə ˈsizən, ðə pleɪɔfs ɪn ɑr bɪg 12 ˈkɑnfərəns, tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt pæst ðət ɪˈlit eɪt," ˈməlki sɛd. "wɪr taɪərd əv ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ɪn ən ɪˈlit eɪt. wi ˈprɛzənt ə ˈskɛʤʊl tɪ ðɛm ðət meɪks ðɛm hæv tɪ kəm frəm bɪˈhaɪnd, meɪks ðɛm hæv tɪ wərk fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈivɪn ɪf ju gɪt bit, ðɛrz soʊ məʧ tɪ lərn frəm ðət." ənd ˈivɪn wɪθ θri bɪg wɪnz ɪn ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ˈflɔrɪdə ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd, ˈməlki ənd ðə ˈleɪdi bɛrz θɪŋk ðeɪ ˈlərnɪd ˈplɛnti. θri wɪnz ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd keɪm baɪ 42 ˈoʊvər kɛnt steɪt, 32 ˈoʊvər noʊ. 18 dɪˈpɔl ənd 17 pɔɪnts ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ənd ðə ˈrizən waɪ ðə ˈmɑrʤən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈbəˌkaɪz wɑz ðət kloʊz wɑz ðə ˈleɪdi bɛrz wər 19 fər 32 frəm ðə faʊl laɪn. ðə bɛrz treɪld fər ɪgˈzæktli 6 ˈmɪnəts, 16 ˈsɛkəndz ɪn ðə θri ˈmæʧəps, ənd ðɛr əˈpoʊnənts mɔr ðən ə ɛʤ ɔn ðə glæs. "wɪr gʊd. wi noʊ wɪr gʊd. bət haʊ gʊd ər wi?" ˈməlki sɛd. "ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ju kən geɪʤ ðət ɪz goʊ pleɪ ˈəðər timz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri ðət ˈpipəl θɪŋk ər gʊd." ðə ˈoʊnli lɔs soʊ fɑr wɑz æt uconn*, ə geɪm wɛr ðə rɪˈvild jɛt əˈnəðər ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈbænər ənd pleɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ə pækt haʊs. ˈbeɪlər ˈdɪdənt səˈkəm ðət naɪt ənˈtɪl ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈmɪnəts. "ðɛrz ˈoʊnli wən tim ðɪs jɪr ðæts goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ tɪ stɔrz wɪn ðeɪ drɔp ə ˈbænər, ənd ðət wɑz ˈjuˈɛs," ˈməlki sɛd. "wi nu ðət goʊɪŋ ɪn ənd wi nid ðət. wi nid ðət ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, wi nid ðət taɪp əv ˈsɛtɪŋ." ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə ˈhɑki ərˈinə ˈwəzənt əˈbaʊt ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ər ˈsɛtɪŋ. ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ hɛld ˈoʊnli ə ˈkəpəl ˈhənərd fænz ər soʊ fər iʧ geɪm, ənd ðə ʧɪl frəm ðə aɪs bɪˈloʊ kʊd bi fɛlt ˈkəmɪŋ θru ðə kɔrt. ɪt wɑz əˈbaʊt ðə graɪnd əv pleɪɪŋ θri gʊd timz ɪn lɛs ðən 72 aʊərz, ənd ˈbeɪlər keɪm θru wɪθ flaɪɪŋ ˈkələrz. "wɪr ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðət ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən naʊ soʊ wi kən bi ˈrɛdi æt ðə ɛnd ənd ɪmˈbreɪs ðə ˈmoʊmənt," ˈleɪdi bɛrz ˈstænˌdaʊt braʊn sɛd. ðɛrz əˈnəðər bɪg tɛst ˈkəmɪŋ nɛkst ˈwiˌkɪnd wɪn ˈbeɪlər goʊz tɪ ˌtɛnəˈsi ɪn ðə bɪg ˈʧælənʤ. ðɛn ˌbiˈfɔr lɔŋ, ˈkɑnfərəns pleɪ wɪl bɪˈgɪn. "ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ɪt," sɛd ˈleɪdi bɛrz gɑrd ˈkrɪsti ˈwɔlɪs, ðə əv ðə gəlf koʊst ˈtʊrnəmənt. "ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈʧælənʤ. ˈɪtəl bi ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ." læst ˈsizən, ˈbeɪlər ˈdɪdənt feɪs ɪts θərd tim ənˈtɪl mɑrʧ 7 wɪθ ðɪs ˈskɛʤʊl, ðɛrz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi noʊ weɪ ˈməlki ˈwəndərz ɪf hər tim wɑz ˈprɑpərli wɪn ðɪs ˈsizənz ˈtʊrnəmənt roʊlz əraʊnd. "aɪ noʊ waɪ wi dɪd ɪt," ˈməlki sɛd. "wɪr traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt pæst ðə ɪˈlit eɪt." ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2016 ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs. ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd. ðɪs məˈtɪriəl meɪ nɑt bi ˈpəblɪʃt, ˈbrɔdˌkæst, riˈrɪtən ər ˌridɪˈstrɪbjətɪd.
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baylor's kristy wallace (4) passes the ball against an ohio state's asia doss center, and sierra calhoun (4) defends during the first half of an ncaa college basketball game at the gulf coast showcase tournament sunday, nov. 27, 2016, in estero, fla. baylor won 85-68. (ap photo/luis m. alvarez) (photo: the associated press)
estero, fla. (ap) — baylor was unquestionably the elite club in the eight-team gulf coast showcase.
and no, that symmetry wasn't lost on lady bears coach kim mulkey.
each of the last three seasons has ended the same way for baylor — with a loss in the regional championship round in the ncaa tournament, one game shy of getting back to the final four. so mulkey went and made the schedule for this team as brutal as possible, with the hope that whatever lessons get learned now pay off at tourney time.
early returns are promising. the fifth-ranked bears (7-1) topped no. 8 ohio state 85-68 on sunday to win the gulf coast title, capping a very difficult november slate for mulkey's club. baylor has already played four ranked opponents, three of them no. 9 or higher.
"it's what we need for late in the season, the playoffs in our big 12 conference, to be able to get past that elite eight," mulkey said. "we're tired of finishing in an elite eight. we present a schedule to them that makes them have to come from behind, makes them have to work for everything — even if you get beat, there's so much to learn from that."
and even with three big wins in southwest florida this weekend, mulkey and the lady bears think they learned plenty.
baylor's three wins this weekend came by 42 over kent state, 32 over no. 18 depaul and 17 points on sunday, and the reason why the margin over the buckeyes was that close was the lady bears were 19 for 32 from the foul line. the bears trailed for exactly 6 minutes, 16 seconds in the three matchups, and outrebounded their opponents 156-76 — more than a 2-to-1 edge on the glass.
"we're good. we know we're good. but how good are we?" mulkey said. "the only way you can gauge that is go play other teams across the country that people think are good."
the only loss so far was at uconn, a game where the huskies revealed yet another national championship banner and played before a packed house. baylor didn't succumb that night until the final minutes.
"there's only one team this year that's going to go to storrs when they drop a banner, and that was us," mulkey said. "we knew that going in and we need that. we need that environment, we need that type of setting."
this weekend inside a minor-league hockey arena wasn't about environment or setting. the building held only a couple hundred fans or so for each game, and the chill from the ice below could be felt coming through the court.
it was about the grind of playing three good teams in less than 72 hours, and baylor came through with flying colors.
"we're looking to get that competition now so we can be ready at the end and embrace the moment," lady bears standout kalani brown said.
there's another big test coming next weekend when baylor goes to tennessee in the big 12/sec challenge. then before long, conference play will begin.
"looking forward to it," said lady bears guard kristy wallace, the mvp of the gulf coast tournament. "it's going to be a challenge. it'll be exciting."
last season, baylor didn't face its third top-10 team until march 7. with this schedule, there's going to be no way mulkey wonders if her team was properly battle-tested when this season's ncaa tournament rolls around.
"i know why we did it," mulkey said. "we're trying to get past the elite eight."
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ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˌɪˈrɑk wɔr ɪn 2003 mɑrkt ə ˈkruʃəl breɪk bɪtˈwin ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ðə steɪts əv ðə ˈriʤən. "nən əv ˌɪˈrɑks ˈneɪbərz, ˌæbsəˈlutli nən, wər plizd baɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən əv ˌɪˈrɑk," sɪz ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər, zebari*. ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˌɪˈrɑk wɔr ɪn 2003 mɑrkt ə ˈkruʃəl breɪk bɪtˈwin ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ðə steɪts əv ðə ˈriʤən. "nən əv ˌɪˈrɑks ˈneɪbərz, ˌæbsəˈlutli nən, wər plizd baɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən əv ˌɪˈrɑk," sɪz ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər, zebari*. ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈjuˈɛs ˈælaɪz laɪk ˈtərki əˈstɑnɪʃt ðə waɪt haʊs baɪ rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs trups tɪ juz ɪts ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri tɪ ˌɪnˈveɪd ˌɪˈrɑk. ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə, hu meɪd hɪz fərst əˈfɪʃəl ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ðə ˈkəntri ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ɪz naʊ traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪsɪnˈgeɪʤ frəm ˌɪˈrɑk wɪˈθaʊt əˈpɪrɪŋ tɪ ˈskətəl ər liv ˈænərˌki bɪˈhaɪnd. hi ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ wɪn bæk oʊld ˈælaɪz, ənd, ɛz hi meɪd klɪr ɪn ə spiʧ ɪn ˈæŋkərə ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, tɪ ɛnd ðə ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˌɪsˈlɑm wɪʧ wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbʊʃɪz ˈlɛgəsi. ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈizi fər ˈmɪstər ˌoʊˈbɑmə tɪ rɪˈvərs ðə taɪd əv ər brɪŋ tɪ ən ɛnd ðə wɔrz wɪʧ ˈmɪstər bʊʃ bɪˈgæn. fər ɔl ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈgəvərnmənts kleɪm ðət laɪf ɪz rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ˈnɔrməl ɪn ˈbægdæd ðə læst fju deɪz hæv sin ə krɪˈʃɛndoʊ əv ˈvaɪələns. ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əraɪvd sɪks bɑmz ɪkˈsploʊdɪd ɪn ˈdɪfərənt pɑrts əv ˈbægdæd, ˈkɪlɪŋ 37 ˈpipəl. ənd ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈmɪstər ˌoʊˈbɑmə wʊd laɪk tɪ trit ðə ˌɪˈrɑk wɔr ɛz ˈeɪnʧənt ˈhɪstəri, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪz stɪl ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ ˈɛkstrəˌkeɪt ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ðə ˈvɛri fækt ðət ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈprɛzɪdənt hæd tɪ əraɪv ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk baɪ səˈpraɪz, ɛz ʤɔrʤ bʊʃ ənd ˈtoʊni blɛr ˌɪnˈvɛriəbli dɪd, fər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈrizənz, ʃoʊz ðət ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪz rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ goʊ əˈweɪ. ðə ˌɪˈræki praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt rɪˈmeɪn hoʊld əp ɪn ðə 'grin zoʊn' moʊst əv ðə taɪm. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈprɛzɪdənt kʊd nɑt flaɪ ˈɪntu ðə grin zoʊn baɪ ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər bɪˈkəz əv bæd ˈwɛðər bət ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt roʊd ɪz stɪl ənˈseɪf ənd ˈbægdæd rɪˈmeɪnz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈkəntriz ɪn ðə wərld. ðə ˌɪˈræki pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlænˌskeɪp tu wɑz ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli ˈɔltərd baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈveɪʒən ənd ɪt wɪl bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈsteɪbəl ˌɪˈræki steɪt wɪʧ dɪz nɑt dɪˈpɛnd ɔn ðə ˈjuˈɛs. əˈpɪnjən poʊlz ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ʃoʊ ðət moʊst ˌɪˈrækiz bɪˈliv ðət ɪt ɪz ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd nɑt ðɛr oʊn ˈgəvərnmənt wɪʧ ɪz ɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ðɛr ˈkəntri. wən ʧeɪnʤ wɪʧ ɪz tɪ ˈmɪstər ˌoʊˈbɑməz ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪz ðət ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmidiə həz ˈlɑrʤli stɑpt rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ noʊ ˈlɔŋgər hæv ðə ˈməni tɪ du soʊ ənd ə məˈʤɔrəti əv əˈmɛrɪkənz θɪŋk ðə wɔr wɑz wən. bət ðə ˈdeɪnʤər fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz ðət ɪf ðɛr ɪz ə frɛʃ ɪkˈsploʊʒən ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, hi meɪ bi bleɪmd fər θroʊɪŋ əˈweɪ ə ˈvɪktəri ðət wɑz wən baɪ hɪz ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər. ðə ˈrɛtərɪk wɪθ wɪʧ ðə ˈjuˈɛs kənˈdəkts ɪts dɪˈploʊməsi ɪz ˈiziər tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðən fækts ɔn ðə graʊnd ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ər æfˈgænəˌstæn. ˈmɪstər ˌoʊˈbɑməz spiʧ tɪ ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈpɑrləmɛnt ɪn ˈæŋkərə wɑz ə ˈkɛrfəli ʤəʤd bɪd tɪ ˌriəˈʃʊr ðə ˈməzlɪm wərld ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪz nɑt æt wɔr wɪθ ˌɪsˈlɑm. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ hi sɛd wɑz ɪn ʃɑrp ˈkɑntræst tɪ ʤɔrʤ ˈbʊʃɪz ˈbɛləˌkoʊs θrɛts poʊst əˈbaʊt ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ə "kruˈseɪd". ˈmɪstər ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈɛfərt tɪ meɪk ə ˈjuˌtərn ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɑləsi təˈwɔrdz ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk wərld wɪl ˈəltəmətli dɪˈpɛnd ɔn haʊ fɑr hi ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈjuˈɛs ˈpɑləsi təˈwɔrdz ˈɪzriəl ənd ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz, ðə ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən əv ˌɪˈrɑk, ðə ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑn ənd ˈsɪriə ənd ðə wɔr ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn. ðə ˌɪˈrɑniənz, fər ˈɪnstəns, noʊt ðət dɪˈspaɪt ˈmɪstər ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈfrɛndliər əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðɛm ðə ˈjuˈɛs əˈfɪʃəl ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈgɛnst ðɛm ɪz ə frəm ðə bʊʃ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən wɪθ ˌɪsˈlɑm poʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz hæd mɔr tɪ du wɪθ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈfɔrən ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ənd ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən ðən ɪt dɪd wɪθ ˈkəlʧərəl ˈdɪfərənsɪz; ðə moʊst ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkli rɪˈlɪʤəs ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈkəntriz səʧ ɛz ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə səˈpɔrtɪd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ɪt ɪz ˈdaʊtfəl haʊ fɑr ˈfaɪtərz wər ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd praɪˈmɛrəli baɪ rɪˈlɪʤəs fəˈnætəˌsɪzəm. ðə ʧif ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈtɛrəˌgeɪtər ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, ˈmeɪʤər ˈmæθju ˌælɪgˈzændər sɪz ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃənz hi ˈsupərˌvaɪzd, hi keɪm əˈkrɔs ˈoʊnli wən tru ˈaɪdiəloʊg. hi ɪz kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ ðət: "aɪ ˈlɪsənd taɪm ənd taɪm əˈgɛn tɪ ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz, ənd ˈsuni ˌɪˈrækiz, steɪt ðət ðə noʊ 1 ˈrizən ðeɪ hæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ pɪk əp ɑrmz ənd ʤɔɪn wɑz ðə əˈbjuzɪz æt ˈæbu ənd ðə ˈtɔrʧər ənd əˈbjuz æt gˌwɑnˈtɑnəˌmoʊ beɪ." ðɪs ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs baɪ ˈmeɪʤər ˌælɪgˈzændər ɪz kənˈfərmd baɪ ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌfəndəˈmɛnəˌlɪzəm əˈkrɔs ðə ˈməzlɪm wərld ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 30 jɪrz. ɪt wɑz ðə səkˈsɛs əv ðə ˌɪˈrɑniən ˌrɛvəˈluʃən əˈgɛnst ðə ʃɑ ɪn wɪʧ bɪˈgæn ən ˈɪrə wɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪsˈlɑm wɑz sin ɛz ə θrɛt baɪ ðə wɛst, bət ˌaɪəˈtoʊlə koʊˈmeɪniz əˈpil tɪ ˌɪˈrɑniənz ˈɔlˌweɪz hæd ə strɔŋ streɪn əv ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm ənd hɪz baɪ ðə ʃɑ ɪn 1964 wɑz bɪˈkəz əv hɪz ˈvoʊkəl ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ raɪts fər ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌpərsəˈnɛl ɪn ˌɪˈrɑn. ðə səkˈsɛs əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪsˈlɑm ˈoʊvər ˈsɛkjələr ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm ɪn ðə ˈærəb wərld həz ˈlɑrʤli bɪn bɪˈkəz əv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ rɪˈzɪst ðə ˈɛnəmiz əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti ər ðə steɪt. ɔl ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri rəˈʒimz ɪˈspaʊzɪŋ ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm ənd ˈsɛkjələrˌɪzəm ɪn ðə ˈærəb wərld bɪˈgæn ər ˈɛndɪd əp ˈtərnɪŋ ˈɪntu kərəpt ənd ˈbrutəl autocracies*. ɪn ˈkɑntræst, pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪsˈlɑm həz bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ goʊ səm weɪ təˈwɔrdz dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ɪts ˈprɑməsəz əv dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ðə kəmˈjunɪti. ˈsɛkjələrˌɪzəm ɪn ðə ˈærəb wərld ənd ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, həz ðə ˈprɑbləm ðət ɪt ɪz sin ɛz biɪŋ æt ðə ˈsərvɪs əv ˈfɔrən ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən. ˈmɪstər ˌoʊˈbɑməz eɪm əv ˈɛndɪŋ ðə ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ðə ˈməzlɪm wərld ɪz boʊθ ˈiziər ənd mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt ðən ɪt lʊks. ɪt ɪz ˈiziər bɪˈkəz ðə ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ɪz nɑt praɪˈmɛrəli ˈoʊvər rɪˈlɪʤən ər ˈklæʃɪŋ ˈkəlʧərz. bət ðə ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ɪz ˈoʊvər ril ˈɪʃuz səʧ ɛz ðə feɪt əv ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz, ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ðə kənˈtroʊl əv æfˈgænəˌstæn. ənd ˈivɪn ɪf ˈmɪstər ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈjuˈɛs pəˈlɪtɪkəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈɪzriəl, ɪt ɪz nɑt klɪr ðət hi həz ˈɛni mɔr pəˈlɪtɪkəl strɛŋθ æt hoʊm ðən ʤɔrʤ bʊʃ hæd tɪ du soʊ. ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt nuz ˈsərvɪs)
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the start of the iraq war in 2003 marked a crucial break between the us and almost all the states of the region. "none of iraq's neighbours, absolutely none, were pleased by the american occupation of iraq," says the iraqi foreign minister, hoshyar zebari.
the start of the iraq war in 2003 marked a crucial break between the us and almost all the states of the region. "none of iraq's neighbours, absolutely none, were pleased by the american occupation of iraq," says the iraqi foreign minister, hoshyar zebari.
long-term us allies like turkey astonished the white house by refusing to allow us troops to use its territory to invade iraq.
barack obama, who made his first official visit to the country yesterday, is now trying to disengage from iraq without appearing to scuttle or leave anarchy behind.
he is trying to win back old allies, and, as he made clear in a speech in ankara on monday, to end the confrontation between the us and islam which was president bush's legacy.
it is not easy for mr obama to reverse the tide of anti-americanism or bring to an end the wars which mr bush began. for all the iraqi government's claim that life is returning to normal in baghdad the last few days have seen a crescendo of violence. the day before the president arrived six bombs exploded in different parts of baghdad, killing 37 people.
and as much as mr obama would like to treat the iraq war as ancient history, the us is still struggling to extricate itself. the very fact that the democratic president had to arrive in iraq by surprise, as george bush and tony blair invariably did, for security reasons, shows that the conflict is refusing to go away.
the iraqi prime minister and president remain holed up in the 'green zone' most of the time. the american president could not fly into the green zone by helicopter because of bad weather but the airport road is still unsafe and baghdad remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world.
the iraqi political landscape too was permanently altered by the us invasion and it will be difficult to create a stable iraqi state which does not depend on the us. opinion polls in iraq show that most iraqis believe that it is the us and not their own government which is in control of their country.
one change which is to mr obama's advantage is that the american media has largely stopped reporting the conflict because they no longer have the money to do so and a majority of americans think the war was won. but the danger for the president is that if there is a fresh explosion in iraq, he may be blamed for throwing away a victory that was won by his predecessor.
the rhetoric with which the us conducts its diplomacy is easier to change than facts on the ground in iraq or afghanistan. mr obama's speech to the turkish parliament in ankara was a carefully judged bid to reassure the muslim world that the us is not at war with islam. everything he said was in sharp contrast to george bush's bellicose threats post 9/11 about launching a "crusade".
mr obama's effort to make a u-turn in american policy towards the islamic world will ultimately depend on how far he changes us policy towards israel and the palestinians, the occupation of iraq, the confrontation with iran and syria and the war in afghanistan.
the iranians, for instance, note that despite mr obama's friendlier approach to them the us official in washington in charge of implementing sanctions against them is a hold-over from the bush administration.
the american confrontation with islam post 9/11 always had more to do with opposition to foreign intervention and occupation than it did with cultural differences; the most ideologically religious islamic countries such as saudi arabia supported the us and it is doubtful how far al-qa'ida fighters were motivated primarily by religious fanaticism.
the chief us interrogator in iraq, major mathew alexander says that during 1,300 interrogations he supervised, he came across only one true ideologue. he is quoted as saying that: "i listened time and time again to foreign fighters, and sunni iraqis, state that the no 1 reason they had decided to pick up arms and join al-qa'ida was the abuses at abu ghraib and the authorised torture and abuse at guantanamo bay."
this diagnosis by major alexander is confirmed by the history of islamic fundamentalism across the muslim world over the past 30 years.
it was the success of the iranian revolution against the shah in 1978/79 which began an era when political islam was seen as a threat by the west, but ayatollah khomeini's appeal to iranians always had a strong strain of nationalism and his exiling by the shah in 1964 was because of his vocal opposition to extra-territorial rights for us military personnel in iran.
the success of political islam over secular nationalism in the arab world has largely been because of the former's ability to resist the enemies of the community or the state.
all the military regimes espousing nationalism and secularism in the arab world began or ended up turning into corrupt and brutal autocracies. in contrast, political islam has been able to go some way towards delivering its promises of defending the community.
secularism in the arab world and in afghanistan, on the other hand, has the problem that it is seen as being at the service of foreign intervention. mr obama's aim of ending the confrontation between the us and the muslim world is both easier and more difficult than it looks.
it is easier because the confrontation is not primarily over religion or clashing cultures. but the confrontation is over real issues such as the fate of the palestinians, the future of iraq and the control of afghanistan.
and even if mr obama wanted to change the us political relationship with israel, it is not clear that he has any more political strength at home than george bush had to do so. (© independent news service)
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waɪl ðɛr wɑz noʊ ʧeɪnʤ ðɪs wik ɪn ðə ˈstændɪŋz, ðɛr ɪz ˈplɛnti tɪ bi ɪkˈsaɪtɪd fər wɪθ ðə ˈnæʃənəl lig ˈsɛntrəl dɪˈvɪʒən. ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ kəbz: ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ kəbz geɪnd noʊ graʊnd ðɪs wik, ˈæftər ˈluzɪŋ boʊθ əv ðɛr ˈsɪriz ðɪs wik. ˈæftər goʊɪŋ daʊn 3 geɪmz tɪ 1 əˈgɛnst ðə st*. luɪs ˈkɑrdɪnəlz, ðə kəbz ðɛn fɛl 2 geɪmz tɪ 1 əˈgɛnst ðə læst pleɪs mɪlˈwɔki bruərz. bət nɑt ɔl ðə nuz ɪz blu ðɪs wik. ʤɑn ˈlɛstər nɑʧt hɪz wɪn əv ðə ˈsizən əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəlz, ˈɛndɪŋ ðə rɛd bərdz eɪt geɪm ˈwɪnɪŋ strik. ɪn 7 ˈɪnɪŋz, hi ˈoʊnli əˈlaʊd 1 ərnd rən ənd ˈgɑrnərd səˈpɔrt frəm ˈænθɔˌni ˈrɪzoʊ 3 rbi’s*). ˈæftər ə təf wik fər ðə kəbz, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ʤoʊ steɪz ˈpɑzətɪv. ˈæftər ðə lɔs ɪn st*. luɪs, hi meɪd ɪt klɪr ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈlɔŋˈtərm, nɑt dɪˈskərɪʤd baɪ ðɪs ə lɔŋ ˈsizən, foʊks. wi pleɪd ˈrɪli wɛl fər fɔr geɪmz here.”*.” ˈrɛkərd: ˌsɪnsəˈnæti rɛdz: ðə ˌsɪnsəˈnæti rɛdz pleɪd θri geɪmz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈpɪtsbərg ˈpaɪrəts ˌbiˈfɔr ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ waɪt sɑks. ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈɪʃu fər ðə rɛdz ðɪs wik wɑz ʤoʊi ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ˈəmˌpaɪər krɪs ˈkɔnrɔɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈɑrgjəmənt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpaɪrəts. hæd ʤɪst bɪn strək aʊt baɪ ˈʤɛrɪt koʊl ənd sɛd ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈwɔrəntɪd biɪŋ ɪˈʤɛktɪd frəm ðə geɪm. ɪn ðə hit əv ðə ˈmoʊmənt, hi meɪd ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ˈkɔnrɔɪ, ənd wɑz səˈspɛndɪd 1 geɪm ənd faɪnd ən ˌəndɪˈskloʊzd əˈmaʊnt. ə gʊd ˈspɔrtsmən, həz əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd tɪ ˈkɔnrɔɪ ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈəmˌpaɪər kru. ðə rɛdz wɛnt ɔn tɪ luz tu əv θri əˈgɛnst ðə waɪt sɑks ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈsɪriz. ˈrɛkərd: mɪlˈwɔki bruərz: ðoʊ stɪl ˈtreɪlɪŋ geɪmz ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl, ðə həz æt list mɔr tɪ bi ɪkˈsaɪtɪd fər ðɪs wik ðən ˈpriviəsli. ˈæftər ˈsplɪtɪŋ ə ˈsɪriz wɪθ ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈdɑʤərz, ðə bruərz wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ kloʊz aʊt ðə wik wɪθ ə ˈsɪriz wɪn ˈoʊvər ðə kəbz. ˈfɔrmər bruər 2004 kreɪg ˈkaʊnsəl wɑz saɪnd ɛz ðə nu ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ɔn meɪ 4th*. hɪz fərst ˌmænɪˈʤɪriəl pəˈzɪʃən, ˈkaʊnsəl həz saɪnd ə 3 jɪr ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ðə bruərz. ˈpɪʧər ˈbrændən wɑz rɪˈkɔld frəm ənd ˈɔpʃənd rɑb ˈwutən tɪ. ˈrɛkərd: ˈpɪtsbərg ˈpaɪrəts: ˈæftər ˈluzɪŋ ə ˈsɪriz tɪ ðə rɛdz, ðə ˈpaɪrəts keɪm aʊt tɪ teɪk tu frəm ðɛr st*. luɪs ˈraɪvəl. a.j*. bərˈnɛt pɪkt əp hɪz fərst wɪn əv ðə ˈsizən ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə rɛdz. ˈændru wɑz pleɪst ɔn ðə dɪˈseɪbəld lɪst, ənd stiv wɑz kɔld əp tɪ fɪl ɪn. ˈʤɛrɪt wɑz ˈfaɪnəli ˈbroʊkən baɪ ðə rɛdz. bət dɪˈspaɪt səm əv ðiz ˈtrəbəlz, ðə bəks ˈmænɪʤd tɪ dɪˈfit ðə kɑrdz ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ənd dɪd soʊ əˈgɛn ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ˈæftər ˈændru məˈkəʧən dɪˈspɛld ˌwəˈtɛvər wɑz ˈpleɪgɪŋ hɪz pleɪt əˈpɪrənsəz. ˈæftər ðɪs ˈrɪʧuəl, məˈkəʧən ˈdəbəld ənd skɔrd hɪz nɛkst taɪm əp ənd wɑz ðɛn wɔkt tɪ ɛnd ðə geɪm ˈsənˌdi. ˈrɛkərd st*. luɪs ˈkɑrdɪnəlz ðə rɛd bərdz meɪnˈteɪn ə geɪm lɛd ˈoʊvər ˈsɛkənd pleɪs kəbz æt ðə kloʊz əv ðɪs wik. hɛlpt baɪ ðɛr 3 wɪnz əˈgɛnst ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ənd dɪˈspaɪt ˈdrɑpɪŋ ðə ˈsɪriz ɪn ˈpɪtsbərg, ðə kɑrdz hæv ə ˈkəmfərtəbəl lɛd ðə fərst wik əv meɪ. ðeɪ wər ðə fərst tim tɪ hɪt 20 wɪnz ənd ər ˈdɑməˌneɪt ɪn ðə lig wɪθ ə 710 wɪn pərˈsɛnɪʤ θru ðə fərst wik əv meɪ. riˈlivər mɪʧ ˈhɛrɪs meɪd ˈhɪstəri ɔn meɪ wɪn hi bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈjuˈɛs ˈneɪvi græd tɪ ərn ə ˈmeɪʤər lig wɪn. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈəðər ˈneɪvi græd tɪ pɪʧ ɪn ðə wɑz ˈnɛmoʊ geɪnz, hu pleɪd fər ðə ˈsɛnətərz ˈoʊvər 90 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ˈʤɔrdən ˈwɔldən wɑz pleɪst ɔn ðə du tɪ streɪn, ənd wɪl moʊst ˈlaɪkli bi ˌənəˈveɪləbəl ənˈtɪl ˈæftər ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr breɪk. mæt ˈkɑrpəntər wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ə breɪk du tɪ fatigue”*” ənd dɪd nɑt ʤɔɪn ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəlz ɪn ˈpɪtsbərg. ˈrɛkərd: pəˈzɪʃən pleɪər əv ðə wik: wɔŋ 480 ˌbiˈeɪ, 2 hr*, 9 rbi*, 519 (meɪ ˈpɪʧər əv ðə wik: ə. ʤeɪ. bərˈnɛt ˌaɪˌpi, ˈɪrə, 4 paʊər ˈræŋkɪŋz:
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while there was no change this week in the standings, there is plenty to be excited for with the national league central division.
chicago cubs:
the chicago cubs gained no ground this week, after losing both of their series this week. after going down 3 games to 1 against the st. louis cardinals, the cubs then fell 2 games to 1 against the last place milwaukee brewers.
but not all the news is blue this week.
jon lester notched his 2nd win of the season against the cardinals, ending the red birds eight game winning streak. in 7 innings, he only allowed 1 earned run and garnered support from anthony rizzo (3 rbi’s).
after a tough week for the cubs, general manager joe maddon stays positive. after the loss in st. louis, he made it clear looking long-term, “i’m not discouraged by this series…it’s a long season, folks. we played really well for four games here.”
record: 15-15
cincinnati reds:
the cincinnati reds played three blow-out games against the pittsburgh pirates before struggling with the chicago white sox.
the biggest issue for the reds this week was joey votto’s contact with home-plate umpire chris conroy during an argument on wednesday during their 3-0 victory over the pirates. votto had just been struck out by gerrit cole and said something that warranted being ejected from the game. in the heat of the moment, he made contact with conroy, and was suspended 1 game and fined an undisclosed amount.
a good sportsman, votto has apologized to conroy and the rest of the umpire crew.
the reds went on to lose two of three against the white sox during the weekend series.
record: 15-16
milwaukee brewers:
though still trailing 11.5 games in the nl central, the brew-crew has at least more to be excited for this week than previously.
after splitting a series with the los angeles dodgers, the brewers were able to close out the week with a series win over the cubs.
former brewer (2004; 2007-11) craig counsell was signed as the new general manager on may 4th. his first managerial position, counsell has signed a 3 year contract with the brewers.
pitcher brandon kintzler was recalled from triple-a and optioned rob wooten to triple-a.
record: 11-21
pittsburgh pirates:
after losing a series to the reds, the pirates came out to take two from their st. louis rival.
a.j. burnett picked up his first win of the season facing the reds. andrew lambo was placed on the 15-day disabled list, and steve lombardozzi was called up to fill in.
gerrit cole’s 8-game win-streak was finally broken by the reds.
but despite some of these troubles, the bucs managed to defeat the cards on saturday, and did so again on sunday, after andrew mccutchen dispelled whatever was plaguing his plate appearances.
after this ritual, mccutchen doubled and scored his next time up and was then walked to end the game sunday.
record 15-16
st. louis cardinals
the red birds maintain a 6.5 game lead over second place cubs at the close of this week. helped by their 3 wins against chicago, and despite dropping the series in pittsburgh, the cards have a comfortable lead the first week of may. they were the first team to hit 20 wins and are dominate in the league with a .710 win percentage through the first week of may.
reliever mitch harris made history on may 6th when he became the first us navy grad to earn a major league win. the only other navy grad to pitch in the mlb was nemo gaines, who played for the senators over 90 years ago.
jordan walden was placed on the dl due to right-shoulder strain, and will most likely be unavailable until after the all-star break.
matt carpenter was given a break due to “extreme fatigue” and did not join the cardinals in pittsburgh.
record: 22-9
position player of the week: kolten wong – .480 ba, 2 hr, 9 rbi, .519 obp (may 4-10)
pitcher of the week: a. j. burnett – 7.0 ip, 1.66 era, 4 k’s
power rankings:
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tɪm ˈkəri rɪˈpɔrtədli rɪˈkəvərɪŋ wɛl ˈæftər ˈsəfərɪŋ stroʊk læst naɪt baɪ mæk ˈrændəm ˈɑrtɪkəl blɛnd wət ˈmɑrʃə ˈhərwɪts toʊld 'tɪm ɪz duɪŋ greɪt. hi ˌæbsəˈlutli kən spik ənd ɪz rɪˈkəvərɪŋ æt ðɪs taɪm ənd ɪn greɪt humor.”*.” ˈoʊnli sixty-seven-years-old*, ˈkəri həz bɪn bɪˈsɛt baɪ səm hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz ˈoʊvər ðə læst fju jɪrz. hi wɑz fɔrst tɪ pʊl aʊt əv ə pleɪ bæk ɪn 2011 rɪˈpɔrtədli bɪˈkəz hi wɑz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ gɪt hɪz ˈæzmə əˈtæks ˈəndər kənˈtroʊl. ˈɑbviəsli, ðɪs stroʊk ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz kwaɪt ə bɪt mɔr ˈsɪriəs, bət ɪf ɔˈrɛdi ˈtɔkɪŋ ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʤoʊks, noʊ ˈrizən tɪ θɪŋk hi meɪk ə fʊl rɪˈkəvəri. θruaʊt hɪz ˈdɛkeɪdz lɔŋ kərɪr, ˈkəri həz ˈnɛvər bɪn əˈməŋ ðə mɔr ˈfeɪməs mɛn ɪn ˈhɑliˌwʊd ər ˈivɪn əˈməŋ ðə moʊst ˈlukrətɪv, bət fər ə ˈsərtən kaɪnd əv roʊl, moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli ə ˈwɪrdoʊ, noʊ wən ˈbɛtər. hi brɪŋz ə ˈlɛvəl əv prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm ənd səˌfɪstəˈkeɪʃən ðət sɛts ɪm əˈpɑrt, ənd ˈhɑliˌwʊd ɪz ə sˈlaɪtli lɛs ˌɛkˈsɛntrɪk, lɛs ˈmɛmərəbəl pleɪs wɪn nɑt kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ. pɑp θɔts goʊ aʊt tɪ ˈkəri ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm əv nid. tɪ ˈhoʊpɪŋ hi ˈbaʊnsɪz bæk frəm ðɪs kˈwɪkli ənd faɪndz ə fju bɪˈləvəd ˈæktər tɪm ˈkəri, bɛst noʊn fər hɪz roʊlz ɛz ˈdɑktər. ɪn ˈrɑki ˈhɔrər ˈpɪkʧər ʃoʊ ənd ˈwɑdzwərθ ɪn klu wɑz rəʃt tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈæftər hi rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈsəfərd ə stroʊk ˌɪnˈsaɪd hɪz lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈɛriə hoʊm læst naɪt. ˈditeɪlz ər stɪl ɪkˈstrimli ˈfəzi ɔn wət ɪgˈzæktli ˈhæpənd, bət ɪf hɪz ˈeɪʤənt ɪz tɪ bi bɪˈlivd, rɪˈkəvərɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈnaɪsli ənd ɪz ɔn ðə wət ˈmɑrʃə ˈhərwɪts toʊld ðə ˈdeɪli meɪl ˈoʊnli sixty-seven-years-old*, ˈkəri həz bɪn bɪˈsɛt baɪ səm hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz ˈoʊvər ðə læst fju jɪrz. hi wɑz fɔrst tɪ pʊl aʊt əv ə pleɪ bæk ɪn 2011 rɪˈpɔrtədli bɪˈkəz hi wɑz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ gɪt hɪz ˈæzmə əˈtæks ˈəndər kənˈtroʊl. ˈɑbviəsli, ðɪs stroʊk ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz kwaɪt ə bɪt mɔr ˈsɪriəs, bət ɪf ɔˈrɛdi ˈtɔkɪŋ ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʤoʊks, noʊ ˈrizən tɪ θɪŋk hi meɪk ə fʊl hɪz ˈdɛkeɪdz lɔŋ kərɪr, ˈkəri həz ˈnɛvər bɪn əˈməŋ ðə mɔr ˈfeɪməs mɛn ɪn ˈhɑliˌwʊd ər ˈivɪn əˈməŋ ðə moʊst ˈlukrətɪv, bət fər ə ˈsərtən kaɪnd əv roʊl, moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli ə ˈwɪrdoʊ, noʊ wən ˈbɛtər. hi brɪŋz ə ˈlɛvəl əv prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm ənd səˌfɪstəˈkeɪʃən ðət sɛts ɪm əˈpɑrt, ənd ˈhɑliˌwʊd ɪz ə sˈlaɪtli lɛs ˌɛkˈsɛntrɪk, lɛs ˈmɛmərəbəl pleɪs wɪn nɑt θɔts goʊ aʊt tɪ ˈkəri ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm əv nid. tɪ ˈhoʊpɪŋ hi ˈbaʊnsɪz bæk frəm ðɪs kˈwɪkli ənd faɪndz ə fju mɔr roʊlz ðət wɪl ˈfərðər ɛnˈdir ɪm tɪ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpəblɪk. ˈblɛndɪd frəm əraʊnd ðə wɛb ˈfeɪsˌbʊk bæk tɪ tɔp
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tim curry reportedly recovering well after suffering stroke last night by mack rawden random article blend
here’s what marcia hurwitz told
'tim is doing great. he absolutely can speak and is recovering at this time and in great humor.”
only sixty-seven-years-old, curry has been beset by some health problems over the last few years. he was forced to pull out of a much-hyped play back in 2011, reportedly because he was struggling to get his asthma attacks under control. obviously, this stroke situation is quite a bit more serious, but if he’s already talking and making jokes, there’s no reason to think he won’t make a full recovery.
throughout his decades long career, curry has never been among the more famous men in hollywood or even among the most lucrative, but for a certain kind of role, most notably a weirdo, there’s no one better. he brings a level of professionalism and sophistication that sets him apart, and hollywood is a slightly less eccentric, less memorable place when he’s not contributing.
pop blend’s sincerest thoughts go out to curry during this time of need. here’s to hoping he bounces back from this quickly and finds a few beloved actor tim curry, best known for his roles as dr. frank-n-furter in rocky horror picture show and wadsworth in clue , was rushed to the hospital after he reportedly suffered a stroke inside his los angeles area home last night. details are still extremely fuzzy on what exactly happened, but if his agent is to be believed, he’s recovering very nicely and is on the mend.here’s what marcia hurwitz told the daily mail only sixty-seven-years-old, curry has been beset by some health problems over the last few years. he was forced to pull out of a much-hyped play back in 2011, reportedly because he was struggling to get his asthma attacks under control. obviously, this stroke situation is quite a bit more serious, but if he’s already talking and making jokes, there’s no reason to think he won’t make a full recovery.throughout his decades long career, curry has never been among the more famous men in hollywood or even among the most lucrative, but for a certain kind of role, most notably a weirdo, there’s no one better. he brings a level of professionalism and sophistication that sets him apart, and hollywood is a slightly less eccentric, less memorable place when he’s not contributing.pop blend’s sincerest thoughts go out to curry during this time of need. here’s to hoping he bounces back from this quickly and finds a few more roles that will further endear him to the general public. blended from around the web facebook
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bioware*, ˈsinjər dɪˈzaɪnər ɛr ɪz ə ˈsinjər dɪˈzaɪnər ˈwərkɪŋ æt ɔn mæs ˈifɛkt 3 ˈpriviəsli hi wərkt æt ˈreɪvən ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɪn ə vərˈaɪəti əv roʊlz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˈproʊˌgræmər, geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər, ənd lɛd dɪˈzaɪnər fər ˈməltəpəl geɪmz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈʃutər wolfenstein*. ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd frəm vərˈʤɪnjə tɛk ɪn 2004 wɛr hi rɪˈsivd ə əv saɪəns ɪn kəmˈpjutər saɪəns ənd ə ˈmaɪnər ɪn ˌmæθəˈmætɪks. həz ˈpriviəsli ˈspoʊkən æt ˈkɑnfərənsəz səʧ ɛz ðə geɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈkɑnfərəns, ðə d.i.c.e*. ˈsəmɪt, games+learning+society*, ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈfɔrəm, ənd ˈəðərz. həz ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli ˈrɪtən ə dɪˈzaɪn blɔg, dɪˈzaɪn ˈræmˌpeɪʤ, ɛz wɛl ɛz kənˈtrɪbjutɪd ˈɑrtɪkəlz tɪ ˈaʊˌtlɛts səʧ ɛz gamasutra*. wɪn nɑt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz, hi kən bi faʊnd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ə nis ˈbərbən, ɪf hi kən faɪnd wən ɪn ˈkænədə. haʊ tɪ ˈtaɪtən əp ðə ˈgræfɪks ɔn ˈlɛvəl 3 ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈɪndəstri ɪz groʊɪŋ ənd mɔr ənd mɔr ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪŋ ˈstudənts wɔnt tɪ bi ə pɑrt əv ɪt. kən ju bleɪm ðɛm? ˈmeɪkɪŋ geɪmz fər ə ˈlɪvɪŋ saʊnz laɪk ə lɔt əv fən! bət wət dɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈɪndəstri ˈrɪli min? ðɪs tɔk wɪl goʊ ˈɪntu wət laɪk tɪ wərk ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz frəm ˈsəmˌwən hu həz wərkt ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri fər ˈoʊvər sɪks jɪrz. frəm haʊ tɪ gɪt ɪn, tɪ wət tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ðɛr, tɪ waɪ ðə ˈɪndəstri fər ˈɛvriˌwən, ðɪs tɔk wɪl goʊ ɪn dɛpθ tɪ ˈænsər ɔl ðə kˈwɛsʧənz ju hæd əˈbaʊt wət ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈɪndəstri ɪz ˈrɪli laɪk. ˈmeɪbi ˈivɪn lərn haʊ tɪ ˈtaɪtən əp ðə ˈgræfɪks ɔn ˈlɛvəl 3
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bioware, senior designer
manveer heir is a senior designer working at bioware montréal on mass effect 3. previously he worked at raven software in a variety of roles including gameplay programmer, game designer, and lead designer for multiple games including 2009′s first-person shooter wolfenstein. manveer graduated from virginia tech in 2004 where he received a bachelor’s of science in computer science and a minor in mathematics.
manveer has previously spoken at conferences such as the game developers conference, the d.i.c.e. summit, games+learning+society, igda leadership forum, and others. manveer has occasionally written a design blog, design rampage, as well as contributed articles to outlets such as gamasutra. when not thinking about video games, he can be found enjoying a nice bourbon, if he can find one in canada.
how to tighten up the graphics on level 3
the video game industry is growing and more and more graduating students want to be a part of it. can you blame them? making games for a living sounds like a lot of fun! but what does working in the video game industry really mean? this talk will go into what it’s like to work in video games from someone who has worked in the industry for over six years. from how to get in, to what to expect there, to why the industry isn’t for everyone, this talk will go in depth to answer all the questions you had about what working in the video game industry is really like. maybe you’ll even learn how to tighten up the graphics on level 3.
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ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ (ˈrɔɪtərz) snoʊ, slit ənd heɪl sˈnɑrəld ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən əˈkrɔs əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈbɪziəst ˈtrævəl wiks, ˈæftər ˈdəzənz daɪd ɪn juz. stɔrmz ðət wər pɑrt əv ə waɪld ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈwɛðər ˈsɪstəm sin ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkrɪsməs ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈpɪriəd. ə sən ˈkəntri ˈɛˌrlaɪnz pleɪnz wɪŋ ɪz ɛz ə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈɛˌrlaɪnz pleɪn weɪts æt ðə ˈsteɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ə sˈnoʊˌstɔrm æt ˈloʊgən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɪn ˈbɔstən, ˌmæsəˈʧusəts, juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts dɪˈsɛmbər 29 2015 ˈnɪkəlsən mɔr ðən 40 ˈpipəl wər kɪld baɪ tɔrˈneɪdoʊz ənd flədz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈsizən, wɛr rɛr ˈwɪntər tɔrˈneɪˌdoʊ ˈwɔrnɪŋz wər ˈɪʃud ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ˌæləˈbæmə, ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi ənd ðə ˈflɔrɪdə ˈpænˌhændəl wər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bɛr ðə brənt əv ðə əv ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst stɔrmz, ˈsinjər ˌmitiərˈɑləʤɪst ˈmaɪkəl sɛd. əˈbaʊt flaɪts hæd bɪn ˈkænsəld æt juz. ˈɛrˌpɔrts baɪ 11 p.m*. ɛst ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ flightaware.com*, waɪl əˈnəðər dɪˈleɪz wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ˈɛrˌpɔrts wər wərst hɪt wɪθ ˈhənərdz əv flaɪts ˈkænsəld ɛz ðə ˈsɪti wɑz swɛpt baɪ slit ənd heɪl ənd juˈnaɪtɪd ˈɛˌrlaɪnz ˈgrænɪd ɪgˈzɛmpʃənz frəm fiz fər səm ˈtrævələrz ˌɪmˈpæktɪd baɪ ðə stɔrmz. mɔr ðən ə fʊt 30 cm*) əv snoʊ wɑz ˈfɔrˌkæst fər ˌsaʊθˈwɛstərn wɪˈskɑnsən ənd ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə, ənd snoʊ wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɑlɪŋ ɪn ˈaɪəwə, nəˈbræskə ənd məˈzʊri. ə flæʃ fləd ˈwɔrnɪŋ wɑz ɪn ˈifɛkt ɪn ˈistərn məˈzʊri ənd ˈsəðərn ˌɪləˈnɔɪz, ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈwɛðər ˈsərvɪs sɛd. ˈθərˈtin ˈpipəl daɪd ɪn flæʃ flədz ɪn ðoʊz tu steɪts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ fɔr ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈtreɪnɪŋ æt ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri beɪs ɪn məˈzʊri, ðə ˈɑrmi sɛd. ðə stɔrmz keɪm ɛz ˈəðər ˈkəntriz ˈstrəgəld wɪθ ɪkˈstrim ˈwɛðər ənd strɛst ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. ɪn ˈbrɪtən, ˈhənərdz əv trups wər dɪˈplɔɪd ənd ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsi sɛd ə rethink”*” əv fləd dɪˈfɛnsɪz wɑz ˈnidɪd ˈæftər əv ˈnɔrðərn ˈɪŋglənd wər ˈɪnənˌdeɪtɪd baɪ ˈrɪvərz ðət bərst ðɛr bæŋks. səˈvɪr ˈwɛðər ˈɔlsoʊ hɪt pɑrts əv ɔˈstreɪljə, wɛr mɔr ðən 100 hoʊmz wər lɔst ɪn ˈkrɪsməs deɪ ˈbrəʃˌfaɪrz. ðɛn ɔn ˈsənˌdi ə freɪt treɪn ˈkɛriɪŋ ˈæsəd dɪˈreɪld ɪn ðə ˈaʊtˌbæk, ənd ə kˈwinzˌlænd reɪl ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən toʊld ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə ðət flədz hæd stɑpt kruz ˈriʧɪŋ ðə sin. (ˈvɪdioʊ: reut.rs/1r3qywt*) lɪvz ənd hoʊmz lɔst ðə bæd ˈwɛðər kɔzd tu ˈkænədɪts fər ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən, nu ˈʤərzi ˈgəvərnər krɪs ˈkrɪsti ənd juz. ˈsɛnətər ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈrubioʊ, tɪ ˈkænsəl kæmˈpeɪn ɪˈvɛnts ɪn ˈaɪəwə. ɪn ˈɑrkənˌsɑ, ə mæn draʊnd ɪn ə krik əˈbaʊt 65 maɪəlz ˌnɔrθˈwɛst əv ˈlɪtəl rɑk, əˈθɔrətiz sɛd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. sɪks tɔrˈneɪdoʊz wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ˈsənˌdi θri ɪn ˈɑrkənˌsɑ, wən ɪn ˈtɛksəs, ənd tu ɪn ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi. juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ɔn veɪˈkeɪʃən ɪn həˈwaɪˌi, kɔld ˈtɛksəs ˈgəvərnər grɛg ˈæbət ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ tɪ rɪˈsiv ən ˈəpˌdeɪt ənd tɪ ˈɔfər hɪz kənˈtɪnjud səˈpɔrt ˈæftər ˈwiˌkɪnd tɔrˈneɪdoʊz ðət kɪld æt list 11 ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈdæləs ˈɛriə ənd ˈdæmɪʤd əˈbaʊt ˈstrəkʧərz ənd hoʊmz. wən tˈwɪstər ɪn ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈgɑrlənd, ˈtɛksəs, hæd wɪndz əv əp tɪ 200 maɪəlz pər aʊər 322 pər aʊər) ənd kɪld eɪt ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈwʊmən ənd hər sən. ər ˈvɛri blɛst ðət wi hæv mɔr ˈɪnʤəriz ənd mɔr fatalities,”*,” meɪər ˈdəgləs ˈeɪðəz toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. ɑr wərld apart”*” ɪn ðə ˈdæləs ˈsəbərbz əv ˈgɑrlənd ənd ˈroʊlɪt, wɪʧ wər ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd baɪ tɔrˈneɪdoʊz ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈmɛni ˈrɛzɪdənts tərnd tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə tɪ tɛl ˈstɔriz əv sərˈvaɪvəl ənd tɪ æsk fər hɛlp ˈfaɪndɪŋ lɔst pɛts. briˈɑnə ˈlændrəm ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv hər ˈlɪvɪŋ rum kaʊʧ sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ˈrɛkɪʤ wɛr hər haʊs wəns stʊd ɪn ˈroʊlɪt. hər tu kæts ər ˈmɪsɪŋ, ʃi roʊt, ənd ðə ˈfrizɪŋ reɪn həz meɪd ˈsərʧɪŋ fər hər babies”*” ˈdɪfəkəlt. rʊf fɛl ɔn ˈjuˈɛs wən ˈsɛkənd ənd ðə nɛkst, ɪt wɑz gone,”*,” ʃi roʊt. tɔrˈneɪˌdoʊ rɪpt ɑr wərld dɛθs ənd 58 ˈɪnʤəriz wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi, ənd ˈhənərdz əv hoʊmz wər ˈdæmɪʤd, əˈθɔrətiz sɛd. wən mæn ˌriˈkaʊntɪd haʊ ə tɔrˈneɪˌdoʊ swɛpt hɪz ˈædəlt sən θru ˈtriˌtɔps ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdrɑpɪŋ ɪm ˈhənərdz əv fit əˈweɪ. ɪn ˈflədɪd ˈsəðərn məˈzʊri, ˈdəzənz əv ˈædəlts ənd ˈʧɪldrən fɔrst frəm ðɛr hoʊmz tʊk ˈrɛfjuʤ æt rɛd krɔs ˈʃɛltərz. fɔr ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsoʊlʤərz rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ æt ðə fɔrt ˈlɛnərd wʊd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri beɪs draʊnd wɪn ðɛr ˈviɪkəl wɑz swɛpt ˈɪntu fləd ˈwɔtərz ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ðə ˈɑrmi sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ðɛr aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz ənd hoʊm ˈkəntriz hæv nɑt jɛt bɪn riˈlist. 9 ˈɪmɪʤɪz) rɛd krɔs ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ˈʤuli sɛd ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈtɛlɪŋ wɪn dɪˈspleɪst ˈpipəl maɪt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈtərn hoʊm. ˈfidɪŋ ðɛm, ˈʃɛltərɪŋ ðɛm, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ hɛlθ services,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ɪn ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə, ˈgəvərnər ˈmɛri ˈfælɪn ɪkˈstɛndɪd ə steɪt əv ˈimərʤənsi fər ɔl 77 ˈkaʊntiz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈæftər ˈfrizɪŋ reɪn, aɪs ənd slit lɛft ˈnɪrli hoʊmz wɪˈθaʊt paʊər.
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chicago (reuters) - snow, sleet and hail snarled transportation across swaths of the united states on monday during one of the busiest travel weeks, after dozens died in u.s. storms that were part of a wild worldwide weather system seen over the christmas holiday period.
a sun country airlines plane's wing is de-iced as a united airlines plane waits at the de-icing station during a snowstorm at logan international airport in boston, massachusetts, united states december 29, 2015. reuters/lucy nicholson
more than 40 people were killed by tornadoes and floods in the united states during the holiday season, where rare winter tornado warnings were issued in alabama on monday.
alabama, mississippi and the florida panhandle were expected to bear the brunt of the of the day’s strongest storms, accuweather senior meteorologist michael leseney said.
about 2,900 flights had been canceled at u.s. airports by 11 p.m. est on monday, according to flightaware.com, while another 4,800 delays were reported.
chicago-area airports were worst hit with hundreds of flights canceled as the city was swept by sleet and hail and united airlines granted exemptions from fees for some travelers impacted by the storms.
more than a foot (30 cm) of snow was forecast for southwestern wisconsin and southeastern minnesota, and snow was also falling in iowa, nebraska and missouri.
a flash flood warning was in effect in eastern missouri and southern illinois, the national weather service said. thirteen people died in flash floods in those two states during the weekend, including four international soldiers training at a military base in missouri, the army said.
the storms came as other countries struggled with extreme weather and stressed holiday infrastructure.
in britain, hundreds of troops were deployed and a government agency said a “complete rethink” of flood defenses was needed after swathes of northern england were inundated by rivers that burst their banks.
severe weather also hit parts of australia, where more than 100 homes were lost in christmas day brushfires.
then on sunday a freight train carrying sulphuric acid derailed in the outback, and a queensland rail spokeswoman told local media that floods had stopped crews reaching theene. (video: reut.rs/1r3qywt)
lives and homes lost
the bad weather caused two candidates for the republican presidential nomination, new jersey governor chris christie and u.s. senator marco rubio, to cancel campaign events in iowa.
in arkansas, a 31-year-old man drowned in a flood-swollen creek about 65 miles northwest of little rock, authorities said on monday. six tornadoes were reported on sunday - three in arkansas, one in texas, and two in mississippi.
u.s. president barack obama, on vacation in hawaii, called texas governor gregg abbott on monday to receive an update and to offer his administration’s continued support after weekend tornadoes that killed at least 11 people in the dallas area and damaged about 1,600 structures and homes.
one twister in the city of garland, texas, had winds of up to 200 miles per hour (322 km per hour) and killed eight people, including a 30-year-old woman and her year-old son.
“we are very blessed that we didn’t have more injuries and more fatalities,” garland’s mayor douglas athas told cnn.
“ripped our world apart”
in the dallas suburbs of garland and rowlett, which were devastated by tornadoes on saturday, many residents turned to social media to tell stories of survival and to ask for help finding lost pets.
briana landrum posted a photo of her living room couch surrounded by wreckage where her house once stood in rowlett. her two cats are missing, she wrote, and the freezing rain has made searching for her “sweet babies” difficult.
“the roof fell on us one second and the next, it was gone,” she wrote. “the tornado ripped our world apart.”ten deaths and 58 injuries were reported in mississippi, and hundreds of homes were damaged, authorities said. one man recounted how a tornado swept his adult son through treetops before dropping him hundreds of feet away.
in flooded southern missouri, dozens of adults and children forced from their homes took refuge at red cross shelters. four international soldiers receiving training at the fort leonard wood military base drowned when their vehicle was swept into flood waters on sunday, the army said in a statement. their identities and home countries have not yet been released.
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red cross spokeswoman julie stolting said there was no telling when displaced people might be able to return home. “but we’re feeding them, we’re sheltering them, we’re providing health services,” she said.
in oklahoma, governor mary fallin extended a state of emergency for all 77 counties on monday after freezing rain, ice and sleet left nearly 200,000 homes without power.
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fɔr mənθs ˈæftər ðə səˈprim kɔrt sɛt əˈsaɪd ðə ˈpræktɪs əv ər ˈɪnstənt ˈtrɪpəl, lɑk ˈθərzˌdeɪ pæst ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈwɪmən (prəˈtɛkʃən əv raɪts ɔn ˈmɛrɪʤ) bɪl, ˈaʊˌtlɔɪŋ. lɔ ˈmɪnɪstər ˌrɑˈvi ˈʃæŋkɑr ˈpræsəd heɪld ðə ˈpæsɪʤ əv ðə bɪl, seɪɪŋ ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈhɪstəri today”*”. ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ðə prəˈpoʊzd lɔ, wɪʧ meɪks ə ənd offence”*”, həz prəˈvɪʒənz əv fər ə tərm wɪʧ meɪ ɪkˈstɛnd tɪ θri jɪrz ənd fine”*” fər ˈɛni ˈməzlɪm mæn hu dɪˈvɔrsɪz hɪz waɪf baɪ ˈətərɪŋ θri taɪmz ɪn kwɪk səkˈsɛʃən. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪdz fər allowance”*” tɪ ˈməzlɪm ˈwɪmən ənd ˈkəstədi əv ˈmaɪnər ˈʧɪldrən ɛz bi dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ðə magistrate”*”. ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈpɑrtiz laɪk ðə rjd*, aimim*, bjd*, ənd əˈbʤɛktəd wɪn ðə bɪl wɑz biɪŋ ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ðə haʊs. bət ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈpɑrtiz dɪd nɑt ˈræli təˈgɛðər æt ðə taɪm ðə bɪl wɑz ˈteɪkən əp fər ˈvoʊtɪŋ æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə dɪˈskəʃən. ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs dɪd nɑt ˈivɪn gɪv ˈnoʊtɪs tɪ əˈpoʊz ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ðə bɪl ənd ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs dɪd nɑt pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə dɪˈskəʃən., hu əˈlɛʤd interests”*” bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, sɛd ɪt wɑz ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈməzlɪm mɛn. ðə bɪl, hi meɪnˈteɪnd, ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl raɪts. sɛd waɪl ðə bɪl tɔks ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt ˈməzlɪm ˈwɪmən biɪŋ əˈbændənd, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt əˈbændənd ˈwɪmən əv ɔl riˈlɪʤənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɑr ɪn gujarat”*”. ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈoʊnli pɔɪnt ɔn wɪʧ ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ʃoʊd ə ˈsɛmbləns əv ˈjunɪti wɑz ɪn ɪts dɪˈmænd fər ˈsɛndɪŋ ðə bɪl tɪ ə ˈstændɪŋ kəˈmɪti fər ˈwaɪdər ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən. ðət, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɑz tərnd daʊn baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɪʧ ɪnˈʃʊrd ðət ðə bɪl, ˈoʊnli ˈlɪstɪd fər ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən, wɑz dɪˈskəst ənd klɪrd θru ə vɔɪs voʊt. ˈpræsəd sɛd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt vjuz ðə bɪl nɑt θru ðə lɛnz əv ““siyasat”*” (ˈpɑləˌtɪks) bət ““insaniyat”*” (juˈmænɪti). ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ðə bɪl, hi toʊld ðoʊz əˈpoʊzɪŋ ɪt ðət nɑ kɑ hai*, nɑ kɑ hai*, nɑ kɑ hai*, nɑ kɑ hai*, jɛ nyay*, kɑ hai”*” (ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə lɔ fər ˈɛni prɛr ər rɪˈlɪʤən bət ɪt ɪz fər ˈʤəstɪs tɪ ˈwɪmən, ðɛr ˈdɪgnəti ənd rɪˈspɛkt). ɪf noʊ lɔ, wɪl ˈwɪmən hæŋ səˈprim kɔrt ˈvərdɪkt ɪn rumz, sɪz ˌrɑˈvi ˈʃæŋkɑr ˈpræsəd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə dɪˈskəʃən, ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈmɛmbərz æst ðə ˈgəvərnmənt waɪ ɪt wɑz ɪn ə ˈhəri tɪ rəʃ ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wɪˈθaʊt ˈprɑpər ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən əˈməŋ ˈsteɪˌkhoʊldərz. səm kˈwɛsʧənd ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpræktɪs əv ˈtrɪpəl waɪl ˈəðərz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt haʊ kʊd ə mæn ɪn ʤeɪl prəˈvaɪd səbˈsɪstəns əˈlaʊəns. stɪl ˈəðərz wɔrnd əv ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər mɪsˈjuz əv ðə lɔ, seɪɪŋ ɪt kʊd breɪk ˈmɛrɪʤɪz. rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ðə dəˈbeɪt, ˈpræsəd ˈkaʊnərd ðə əˈbʤɛkʃənz. hi sɛd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hæd tɪ kəm aʊt wɪθ ðə bɪl sɪns ˈtrɪpəl kənˈtɪnjud tɪ bi ɪn ˈpræktɪs dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ ˈaʊˌtlɔd baɪ ðə səˈprim kɔrt ɪn ˈɔgəst. wər ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ðət ˈæftər ðɪs ˈʤəʤmənt, ˈtrɪpəl ˈkeɪsɪz wʊd kəm daʊn ənd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wʊd improve…*… but…*… əˈbaʊt 300 ˈtrɪpəl ˈkeɪsɪz ˈhæpənd ɪn 2017 ənd 100 wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈæftər ðə səˈprim judgment,”*,” hi sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ðɛr wɑz wən rɪˈpɔrt əv ə ˈwʊmən biɪŋ ˈgɪvɪn ˈtrɪpəl ˈmɪrli bɪˈkəz ʃi woʊk əp leɪt ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ˈwɪmən ɔn ˈtrɪpəl bɪl: seɪn ˈwʊmən æst mi, waɪ nɑt ˈʤəstɪs ɔn ˈmærətəl rape?’*?’ ɔn ðə ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə prəˈvɪʒən, ˈpræsəd ðɛr wɑz ðə ˈpræktɪkəl nid tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm fər əˈgrivd ˈvɪktɪmz əv ˌɪˈligəl dɪˈvɔrsɪz tɪ gɪv ˈifɛkt tɪ ðə səˈprim kɔrt ˈɔrdər. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈvərdɪkt, ˈsɛvərəl ˈwɪmən ˈvɪktɪmz əv ˌɪˈligəl dɪˈvɔrsɪz, hi sɛd, wɛnt tɪ pəˈlis tɪ kəmˈpleɪn bət wər tərnd əˈweɪ. sɛd ðeɪ hæv noʊ powers…*… ʃʊd wi hæv æst ðiz ˈwɪmən tɪ freɪm ənd dɪˈspleɪ ðə ˈɔrdər ɪn ðɛr rumz? wi wɔnt pəˈlis ənd kɔrts tɪ gɪv ˈʤəstɪs tɪ ðiz women,”*,” hi sɛd. hi sɔt tɪ əˈleɪ ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃənz ðət ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wɑz ə veɪld əˈtɛmpt tɪ weɪd ˈɪntu ˈməzlɪm ˈpərsɪnəl lɔ. du nɑt wɔnt tɪ ˌɪnərˈfɪr ɪn ðə ˈʃɑriə. ðɪs bɪl ɪz ɔn talaq-e-biddat…*… ðə ˈɪʃu ɪz nɑt əv rɪˈlɪʤən, feɪθ,, ðə ˈɪʃu ɪz əv ˈʤɛndər ˈʤəstɪs, ɪkˈwɑləti ənd dignity…*… ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈkɑmən ˈsɪvəl koʊd ɪn this.”*.” ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈdræftɪd ðə bɪl ˈæftər ðə səˈprim kɔrt, ɪn ə ˈlændˌmɑrk ˈvərdɪkt ɔn ˈɔgəst 22 sɛt əˈsaɪd ðə ˈpræktɪs əv. θri əv faɪv ˈʤəʤɪz ɔn ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən bɛnʧ ˈʤəstɪsɪz ɛf nariman*, ˈudeɪ ju ləˈlit ənd ˈkjʊriən ˈʤoʊzəf kɔld ðə ˈpræktɪs ənd ““arbitrary”*” ənd dɪsəˈgrid wɪθ ðə vju ðət ˈtrɪpəl wɑz ən ˈɪnəgrəl pɑrt əv rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈpræktɪs. ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ bət ðə məˈnɔrəti ˈrulɪŋ əv ðɛn ʧif ˈʤəstɪs əv ˈɪndiə ʤeɪ ɛs ənd ˈʤəstɪs ɛs æbˈdul nazeer*, waɪl ˈəndərˌlaɪnɪŋ ðə ˈpraɪməsi əv ˈməzlɪm ˈpərsɪnəl lɔ, sɛd ðə ˈpræktɪs ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl prəˈtɛkʃən ənd wɑz bɪɔnd ðə skoʊp əv ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈskrutəni. ðeɪ wər əv ðə vju ðət ˈpɑrləmɛnt ʃʊd kənˈsɪdər ən ““appropriate”*” lɔ tɪ dil wɪθ ðə ˈɪʃu əv.
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four months after the supreme court set aside the centuries-old practice of talaq-e-biddat or instant triple talaq, lok sabha thursday passed the muslim women (protection of rights on marriage) bill, outlawing talaq-e-biddat. law minister ravi shankar prasad hailed the passage of the bill, saying “we are making history today”.
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the proposed law, which makes talaq-e-biddat a “cognizable and non-bailable offence”, has provisions of “imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and fine” for any muslim man who divorces his wife by uttering talaq three times in quick succession. it also provides for “subsistence allowance” to muslim women and custody of minor children as “may be determined by the magistrate”.
opposition parties like the rjd, aimim, bjd, iuml and aiadmk objected when the bill was being introduced in the house. but the opposition parties did not rally together at the time the bill was taken up for voting at the end of the discussion. the congress did not even give notice to oppose introduction of the bill and the trinamool congress did not participate in the discussion.
aimim’s asaduddin owaisi, who alleged “vested interests” behind the legislation, said it was an attempt to demonise muslim men. the bill, he maintained, violated fundamental rights. owaisi said while the bill talks only about muslim women being abandoned, the government should also worry about “20 lakh abandoned women of all religions, including our bhabhi in gujarat”.
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the only point on which the opposition showed a semblance of unity was in its demand for sending the bill to a standing committee for wider consultation. that, however, was turned down by the government which ensured that the bill, only listed for introduction, was discussed and cleared through a voice vote. prasad said the government views the bill not through the lens of “siyasat” (politics) but “insaniyat” (humanity). introducing the bill, he told those opposing it that “yeh kanoon na kisi puja ka hai, na prarthana ka hai, na ibadat ka hai, na majhab ka hai, yeh kanoon naari nyay, naari garima aur naari samman ka hai” (this is not a law for any prayer or religion but it is for justice to women, their dignity and respect).
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during the discussion, opposition members asked the government why it was in a hurry to rush the legislation without proper consultation among stakeholders. some questioned the government’s intention over criminalising the practice of triple talaq while others pointed out how could a man in jail provide subsistence allowance. still others warned of the potential for misuse of the law, saying it could break marriages.
responding to the debate, prasad countered the opposition’s objections. he said the government had to come out with the bill since triple talaq continued to be in practice despite being outlawed by the supreme court in august. “we were expecting that after this judgment, triple talaq cases would come down and situation would improve… but… about 300 triple talaq cases happened in 2017 and 100 were reported after the supreme court’s judgment,” he said, adding that there was one report of a woman being given triple talaq merely because she woke up late in the morning.
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on the opposition’s criticism of the criminalisation provision, prasad there was the practical need to provide a redressal mechanism for aggrieved victims of illegal divorces to give effect to the supreme court order. following the verdict, several women victims of illegal divorces, he said, went to police to complain but were turned away. “police said they have no powers… should we have asked these women to frame and display the sc order in their rooms? we want police and courts to give justice to these women,” he said.
he sought to allay apprehensions that the legislation was a veiled attempt to wade into muslim personal law. “we do not want to interfere in the sharia. this bill is on talaq-e-biddat… the issue is not of religion, faith, puja, the issue is of gender justice, equality and dignity… there is no common civil code in this.”
the government drafted the bill after the supreme court, in a landmark 3-2 verdict on august 22, set aside the practice of talaq-e-biddat. three of five judges on the constitution bench justices rohinton f nariman, uday u lalit and kurian joseph called the practice un-islamic and “arbitrary” and disagreed with the view that triple talaq was an integral part of religious practice.
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but the minority ruling of then chief justice of india j s khehar and justice s abdul nazeer, while underlining the primacy of muslim personal law, said the practice enjoyed constitutional protection and was beyond the scope of judicial scrutiny. they were of the view that parliament should consider an “appropriate” law to deal with the issue of talaq-e-biddat.
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ɪz ˈmɛksəkən ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ ðə ril ˈklæsɪk? hæv ə teɪst əv ðə ril θɪŋ ˈʃʊgər, ðət ɪz keɪn ˈʃʊgər juzd tɪ sˈwitən ˈmɛksəkən ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ ɪz mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ðən. keɪn ˈʃʊgər juzd tɪ sˈwitən ˈmɛksəkən ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ ɪz mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ðən. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: rɪk fɛld əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: rɪk fɛld əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈɪmɪʤ 1 əv 1 ˈkæpʃən kloʊz ɪz ˈmɛksəkən ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ ðə ril ˈklæsɪk? 1 1 bæk tɪ ˈgæləri ɪz ˈmɛksəkən ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ ðə thing”*”? bɪn ə pərˈsɪstənt kˈwɛʃən sɪns ðə ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ koʊ. ʧeɪnʤd ɪts ərˈɪʤənəl ˈfɔrmjələ ɪn 1985 rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ɪt wɪθ nu koʊk. ə fju mənθs ˈleɪtər, ˈæftər pəˈtɪʃənz ənd ˈbɔɪˌkɑts, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ækˈnɑlɪʤd ɪts ˈbləndər ənd koʊk meɪd wɪθ ðə oʊld ˈfɔrmjələ. ðeɪ feɪld tɪ ˈmɛnʃən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ ˈklæsɪk, ɛz ɪt həz bɪn noʊn sɪns ðɛn, ɪgˈzæktli ðə oʊld ˈfɔrmjələ, bɪˈkəz ɪt noʊ ˈlɔŋgər kənˈteɪnd keɪn ˈʃʊgər. ˌɪnˈstɛd ɪt wɑz sˈwitənd wɪθ kɔrn ˈsɪrəp (hfcs*). rəˈgɑrdləs, seɪlz ˈskaɪˌrɑkətɪd ənd ˈɔrdər wɑz rɪˈstɔrd tɪ ðə ˈjunəˌvərs. naʊ, ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈleɪtər, ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk glæs ˈbɑtəlz əv ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ sˈwitənd wɪθ keɪn ˈʃʊgər hæv bɪn əˈpɪrɪŋ ɔn stɔr ʃɛlvz əraʊnd ðə juz. aɪˈrɑnɪkli, ðɪs ˈɑrgjuəbli mɔr ril ˈvərʒən əv ðə ril θɪŋ ˈhæpənz tɪ bi meɪd ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, wɛr ˈbɑtlərz stɪl juz keɪn ˈʃʊgər. ðə sərʤ əv ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv ˈmɛksəkən ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ ɪn ðə juz. meɪk ðə ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ˈhæpi, ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz əv ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl raɪts, bət mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, bɪˈkəz keɪn ˈʃʊgər ɪz ə mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˌɪnˈgridiənt ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri ðən, θæŋks tɪ ˈtɛrəfs ənd fɑrm ˈsəbsɪdiz. ɪz ˈʧipər bɪˈkəz ɪt kəmz frəm kɔrn. ðə sˈwitənər ɪz meɪd ɪn ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət ˈjuzɪz ˈɛnˌzaɪmz tɪ ˈpɑrʃəli ˈkɑnvərt ˈnɪrli pjʊr ˈgluˌkoʊs kɔrn ˈsɪrəp ˈɪntu ˈfrəkˌtoʊs; ðə ˈfrəkˌtoʊs ɪz ðɛn wɪθ ˈgluˌkoʊs tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈmɪksʧər əv ˈvɛriɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd juz. ðə sɔft drɪŋk ˌɪnˈgridiənt, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, kənˈteɪnz 55 pərˈsɛnt ˈfrəkˌtoʊs ənd 45 pərˈsɛnt ˈgluˌkoʊs. keɪn ˈʃʊgər, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ɪz ˈsukroʊs, ə əv ˈgluˌkoʊs ənd ˈfrəkˌtoʊs əbˈteɪnd frəm ˈʃʊgər keɪn, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt ˈwaɪdli groʊn ɪn ðə juz. ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz əv keɪn ˈʃʊgər kənˈtɛnd ðət ɪt ɪz ə ““natural”*” sˈwitənər ənd ɪz nɑt. ðə jɛt dɪˈtərmənd wət ““natural”*” ɪz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈsɛnər fər saɪəns ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈɪntəˌrɛst θˈrɛtənd ə ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst ˈkædˌbɛri ʃwɛps fər ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət 7up*, wɪʧ kənˈteɪnz, wɑz natural”*” ənd ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ʧeɪnʤd ɪts ˈleɪbəl. səm ˈsaɪəntɪsts kleɪm tɪ hæv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈkɑmpaʊndz ɪn ðət lɛd tɪ əˈbisəti ənd ˌdaɪəˈbitiz, ənd ðeɪ ər kənˈsərnd baɪ ðə ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd kəmˈpoʊnənts ɪn kɔrn ənd ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌzaɪmz juzd ɪn ðə kənˈvərʒən ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈəðər ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈkaʊntər ðət həz ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm ˈkælɔˌriz, kəmˈpoʊnənt ˈʃʊgərz ənd teɪst ɛz keɪn ˈʃʊgər, ənd ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ kənˈklusɪv ˈɛvədəns ðət ɪt ɪz mɔr ˈhɑrmfəl ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər sˈwitənər. ˈprɑbləm wɪθ haɪ ˈfrəkˌtoʊs kɔrn ˈsɪrəp ɪz ðət ɪt teɪst ɛz swit ɛz ˈsukroʊs. ðə ˈtɛndənsi ɪz tɪ æd mɔr ənd more,”*,” sɪz ʃɛf ˈrudɔlf spiz, ˈbeɪkɪŋ ənd ˈpeɪstri prəˈfɛsər æt ðə ˈkjulɪˌnɛri ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn haɪd pɑrk, n.y*. ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ɪz ˈoʊˈkeɪ ɪn ðə daɪət, bət wi ʤɪst juz tu məʧ əv ɪt. ɪt ɪz ɪn everything.”*.” ɪn ˈfɛrnəs, ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈɛkˌsɛs kənˈsəmʃən əv keɪn ˈʃʊgər ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd baɪ ˌdaɪəˈtɪʃənz, ˈdɑktərz ər ˈdɛntɪsts, ˈiðər. ɪt meɪ bi ðə ˈtoʊtəl əv ɔl ðə ˈʃʊgərz wi ɪz ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˌdaɪəˈbitiz ənd əˈbisəti ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri. hɛlθ ˈɪʃuz əˈsaɪd, wət əˈbaʊt ðə teɪst? mɑrt ˈmɑrtɪn, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən dɪˈvɪʒən ɪn æˈtlæntə, sɪz ðɛr ɪz ə teɪst difference”*” bɪtˈwin juz. ənd ˈmɛksəkən ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈjunjən ˈtrɪbjun. tɪ faɪnd aʊt, wi kənˈdəktəd ə blaɪnd ˈteɪstɪŋ əv ˈmɛksəkən ənd juz. ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ðə ˈkjulɪˌnɛri ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ. ənˈmɑrkt ˈsæmpəlz, boʊθ ˈteɪkən frəm glæs ˈbɑtəlz, wər sərvd tɪ ðə ˈstudənts ənd ˈfækəlti, hu ˈreɪtɪd ðɛr ˈrɛlətɪv sˈwitnəs ənd ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈfleɪvər. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, ˈpipəl hu hæd bɪn reɪzd ɪn ər nɪr ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈɔfən ˈɪnstəntli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðə ˈmɛksəkən ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ ənd ˌjunəˈvərsəli prɪˈfərd ɪt, waɪl ðoʊz reɪzd ɪn ðə steɪts prɪˈfərd ðə ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, wi tɛnd tɪ laɪk wət juzd tɪ. wən θɪŋ ðət ˈtɛstɪd ɪz haʊ məʧ ˈɪnfluəns ðə ʃeɪp əv ðə ˈmɛksəkən ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ ˈbɑtəl ənd ðə ˈleɪbəl maɪt hæv ɔn teɪst pərˈsɛpʃən. ˈæftər ɔl, nɔˈstælʤə ɪz ə θərst fər ˈsəmθɪŋ swit frəm ðə pæst. ˈmɛksəkən ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ ɪz əˈveɪləbəl æt ˈsɛntrəl ˈmɑrkɪt ənd səm ˈmɛksəkən ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ənd ˈmɑrkɪts. krɪs dən ɪz ə ˈgræʤəˌweɪt əv ðə ˈkjulɪˌnɛri ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv əˈmɛrɪkə sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ ənd ə ˈfriˌlæns ˈraɪtər.
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is mexican coca-cola the real classic? have a taste of the real thing – sugar, that is
cane sugar used to sweeten mexican coca-cola is more expensive than hfcs. cane sugar used to sweeten mexican coca-cola is more expensive than hfcs. photo: ric feld :, associated press photo: ric feld :, associated press image 1 of / 1 caption close is mexican coca-cola the real classic? 1 / 1 back to gallery
is mexican coca-cola the “real thing”?
that’s been a persistent question since the coca-cola co. changed its original formula in 1985, replacing it with new coke. a few months later, after petitions and boycotts, the company acknowledged its blunder and re-marketed coke made with the old formula.
they failed to mention, however, that coca-cola classic, as it has been known since then, wasn’t exactly the old formula, because it no longer contained cane sugar. instead it was sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup (hfcs). regardless, sales skyrocketed and order was restored to the universe.
now, decades later, iconic glass bottles of coca-cola sweetened with cane sugar have been appearing on store shelves around the u.s. ironically, this arguably more real version of the real thing happens to be made in mexico, where soft-drink bottlers still use cane sugar. the surge of popularity of mexican coca-cola in the u.s. doesn’t make the corporation happy, partly because of territorial rights, but more important, because cane sugar is a more expensive ingredient in this country than hfcs, thanks to tariffs and farm subsidies.
hfcs is cheaper because it comes from corn. the sweetener is made in a complex process that uses enzymes to partially convert nearly pure glucose corn syrup into fructose; the fructose is then recombined with glucose to create a high-fructose mixture of varying percentages, depending on the intended use. the soft drink ingredient, for example, contains 55 percent fructose and 45 percent glucose.
cane sugar, on the other hand, is sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose obtained from sugar cane, which is not widely grown in the u.s.
manufacturers of cane sugar contend that it is a “natural” sweetener and hfcs is not. the fda hasn’t yet determined what “natural” is. however, the center for science in the public interest threatened a lawsuit against cadbury schweppes for claiming that 7up, which contains hfcs, was “all natural” — and the soft-drink manufacturer changed its label. .
some scientists claim to have identified compounds in hfcs that lead to obesity and diabetes, and they are concerned by the genetically modified components in corn and in the enzymes used in the conversion process.
other scientists counter that hfcs has exactly the same calories, component sugars and taste as cane sugar, and that there is no conclusive evidence that it is more harmful than any other sweetener.
“the problem with high fructose corn syrup is that it doesn’t taste as sweet as sucrose. the tendency is to add more and more,” says chef rudolph spiess, baking and pastry professor at the culinary institute of america in hyde park, n.y.
“a little bit of hfcs is ok in the diet, but we just use too much of it. it is in everything.”
in fairness, it should be noted that excess consumption of cane sugar isn’t recommended by dietitians, doctors or dentists, either. it may be the total of all the sugars we consumethat is causing the increase in diabetes and obesity in this country.
health issues aside, what about the taste? mart martin, a spokesman for coca-cola’s north american division in atlanta, says there is “not a perceivable taste difference” between u.s. and mexican coca-cola, according to the san diego union tribune.
to find out, we conducted a blind tasting of mexican and u.s. coca-cola with the help of the culinary institute of america in san antonio. unmarked samples, both taken from glass bottles, were served to the students and faculty, who rated their relative sweetness and overall flavor.
interestingly, people who had been raised in or near mexico often instantly identified the mexican coca-cola and universally preferred it, while those raised in the states preferred the u.s.-made coca-cola. in other words, we tend to like what we’re used to.
one thing that wasn’t tested is how much influence the shape of the mexican coca-cola bottle and the label might have on taste perception. after all, nostalgia is a thirst for something sweet from the past.
mexican coca-cola is available at central market and some mexican restaurants and markets.
chris dunn is a graduate of the culinary institute of america — san antonio and a freelance writer.
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ðə ˈbəfəˌloʊ bɪlz wɪl bi wən əv ˈsɛvərəl timz əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈfɔrmər ˈbeɪlər rɪˈsivər ʤɑʃ proʊ deɪ ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɪn ˈhjustən, ə sɔrs tɛlz ðə ist blɔg. ˈgɔrdən ɪz ən ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ ənd æθˈlɛtɪk ˈprɑspɛkt hu ɪz ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl dræft. ˈbəfəˌloʊ hæd ə greɪt offseason*, bət kˈwɛsʧənz stɪl ˈlɪŋər æt waɪd rɪˈsivər. ðət kʊd ɪkˈspleɪn ðə bɪlz ʃoʊɪŋ səm ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈgɔrdən. ˈbəfəˌloʊ tɔp rɪˈsivər stiv ˈʤɑnsən, bət ə hoʊst əv ənˈpruvən pleɪərz ər kəmˈpitɪŋ fər ðə noʊ. 2 rɪˈsivər roʊl. ðət lɪst ˌɪnˈkludz ˈdɑnəld ʤoʊnz, ˈmɑrkəs ˈizli ənd ˈrʊki pɪk t.j*. græm. ðə bɪlz maɪt bi wən əv ðə timz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ æd əˈnəðər rɪˈsivər æt ðə raɪt praɪs. ˈgɔrdən, hu ɪz ˈlɪstɪd æt ənd 225 paʊnz, læst pleɪd æt ˈbeɪlər ɪn 2010 wɛr hi rɪˈkɔrdɪd 42 rɪˈsɛpʃənz fər 714 jɑrdz ənd ˈsɛvən ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz. ˈərli rɪˈpɔrts səˈʤɛst hi kʊd goʊ ˈɛniˌwɛr frəm ðə raʊnd əv ðə ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl dræft.
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the buffalo bills will be one of several teams attending former baylor receiver josh gordon’s pro day on thursday in houston, a source tells the afc east blog. gordon is an intriguing and athletic prospect who is entering the nfl's supplemental draft.
buffalo had a great offseason, but questions still linger at wide receiver. that could explain the bills showing some interest in gordon. buffalo re-signed top receiver steve johnson, but a host of unproven players are competing for the no. 2 receiver role. that list includes donald jones, marcus easley and rookie third-round pick t.j. graham.
the bills might be one of the teams willing to add another receiver at the right price. gordon, who is listed at 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds, last played at baylor in 2010, where he recorded 42 receptions for 714 yards and seven touchdowns. early reports suggest he could go anywhere from the second-to-fourth round of the supplemental draft.
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ˈbɔstən (ˈsiˌbiˌɛs) ˈstudənts æt ə ˈnəmbər əv skulz əraʊnd ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd neɪm ˈkɔlɪŋ day”*” ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. pɑrt əv ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən saɪnd ɪn meɪ 2010 neɪm ˈkɔlɪŋ day”*” wɑz sɛt fər ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ʤæn. 25 baɪ gəv. dɪˈvɑl ˈpætrɪk ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ. maɪ roʊl ɛz ˈgəvərnər ənd ɛz ə ˈfɑðər əv tu ˈdɔtərz, aɪ ˈfərmli bɪˈliv ðət ˈɛvəri ʧaɪld ʃʊd kəm tɪ skul noʊɪŋ ðət ðeɪ ər seɪf ənd fri frəm bullying,”*,” sɛd gəv. ˈpætrɪk ˈviə ə prɛs riˈlis. ˈstudənts wər ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ wɛr blæk ɛz ə saɪn əv ðɛr kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ aʊt bullying.”*.” noʊ, frəm ə lɔŋ træk ˈrɛkərd əv ɪkˈspɪriəns, ðət neɪmz ˈɔfən, ɪf nɑt ˈʧælənʤd kənˈfrəntɪd, kən lɛd tɪ mɔr sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪnˈsəlts ənd dɪˈstrəktɪv bɪˈheɪvjərz, ˈwɛðər ɪt bi ˈəðər ækts əv baɪəs ənd dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən, ər ˈivɪn, ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, ɪn kən ˈɛskəˌleɪt ˈɪntu violence,”*,” sɛd ˈdɛrɪk ˈʃʊlmən, ðə ˈriʤənəl dɪˈrɛktər fər ðə lig əv nu ˈɪŋglənd. ˈʃʊlmən sɪz ˈbænərz ər əp ɪn skulz əraʊnd ðə steɪt ðət hæv ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˈsaɪbər ˈbʊliɪŋ, wɪʧ hi kɔlz ˈræmpənt, wɪθ ə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ənd ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn jəŋ lɪvz.
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boston (cbs) students at a number of schools around massachusetts recognized “no name calling day” on wednesday.
part of the anti-bullying legislation signed in may 2010, “no name calling day” was set for wednesday, jan. 25 by gov. deval patrick earlier this month.
“in my role as governor and as a father of two daughters, i firmly believe that every child should come to school knowing that they are safe and free from bullying,” said gov. patrick via a press release.
students were encouraged to wear black as a sign of their commitment to “black out bullying.”
“we know, from a long track record of experience, that names often, if not challenged and/or confronted, can lead to more significant insults and destructive behaviors, whether it be other acts of bias and discrimination, or even, in some cases, in can escalate into violence,” said derek shulman, the regional director for the anti-defamation league of new england.
shulman says banners are up in schools around the state that have a special emphasis on cyber bullying, which he calls rampant, with a devastating and long-term impact on young lives.
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ˈplænət trænz timz əp wɪθ kwɪr laɪf ɔn ˈɛˈfɛm bɪn ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ laɪk ðɪs fər kwaɪt səm taɪm, ənd ɑr wɪʃ həz naʊ kəm tru. mit ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər ˈwʊmən ˈkreɪmər hu hoʊsts kwɪr laɪf ɔn ˈɛˈfɛm, ˈfraɪˌdeɪz, nɔrθ beɪ, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. kwɪr laɪf ɪz ə saɪt ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈɑrtɪkəlz, nuz, ənd ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ðət ər ˈrɛləvənt tɪ ən kəmˈjunɪti əv kwɪr ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. ðə kwɪr laɪf ɪz ˈæmpləˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈvɔɪsɪz əv ˈəðərˌwaɪz məˈnɔrətiz: ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəlz, ˈwɪmən, geɪz, ˈlɛzbiənz, ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr, pur, trænz*, polyamorous*, ənd ðoʊz wɪθ ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈrædɪkəl ðət ˈʧælənʤ ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ. kwɪr laɪf ɛrz ˈɛvəri ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ beɪ ˈɛriə ənd ðə nɔrθ nɑt ɔl. ðə kwɪr laɪf ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ˈgugəl+ ənd ˈjuˌtub. bi ʃʊr tɪ ʧɛk aʊt ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd 19 təˈnaɪt ɔn ˈgugəl+ dɪˈzizd laɪərz ənd vampires”*” ðə kwɪr laɪf ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt: ðə kwɪr ˈfeɪsˌbʊk: ðə kwɪr laɪf tˈwɪtər: ˈreɪdiˌoʊ: ˈɛˈfɛm, ˈfraɪˌdeɪz, nɔrθ beɪ ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈjuˌtub: ˈkɛli ˈbəsi ˈɛdɪtər ɪn ʧif æt ˈplænət ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər ˈkɛli ˈbəsi ən ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən ˈgɑnzoʊ staɪl ˈʤərnəlɪst həz bɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ sɪns 2007 ɪn 2008 ʃi brɔt ðə ˈdæləs ˈædvəˌkeɪt ˈɔnˌlaɪn ənd həz ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ðə ˈrɛkənˌsaɪlɪŋ ˈmɪnɪstriz ˈnɛtˌwərk, ðə trænˈsɛkʃjuəl ˈmɛnɪs, ðə ˈdeɪli kɑs, frɑk ˈmægəˌzin ðə transadvocate*, ðə ˈdæləs vɔɪs ənd ðə ˈædvəˌkeɪt. ˈkɛli, ən ˈævɪd ˈrənər ɪz ˈɛdɪtər ɪn ʧif æt ˈplænət ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər wɪʧ ʃi ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 2007 rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈkɑmɛnts
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planet trans teams up with queer life on kbbf 89.1 fm
we’ve been searching for a radio show like this for quite some time, and our wish has now come true. meet transgender woman kaiya kramer who hosts queer life on kbbf 89.1 fm, fridays 6-8pm, north bay, california. queer life is a site dedicated to providing articles, news, and entertainment that are relevant to an all-inclusive community of queer individuals.
the queer life is amplifying the voices of otherwise under-represented minorities: bisexuals, women, gays, lesbians, people of color, poor, trans*, polyamorous, and those with otherwise radical existences that challenge the status quo.
queer life airs every friday night 6-8pm all over the san francisco bay area and the north bay.but that’s not all.
the queer life also simulcasts on google+ and youtube.
be sure to check out episode 19 tonight simucast on google+ “gay diseased liars and vampires”
the queer life radio show
website: the queer life.org
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twitter: @thequeerlife
radio: kbbf 89.1 fm, fridays 6-8pm, north bay – california
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kelli busey editor in chief at planet transgender kelli busey an outspoken gonzo style journalist has been writing since 2007. in 2008, she brought the dallas advocate on-line and has articles published by the reconciling ministries network, the transsexual menace, the daily kos, frock magazine the transadvocate, the dallas voice and the advocate. kelli, an avid runner is editor in chief at planet transgender which she founded in 2007.
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president-elect* ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈmɛzmərˌaɪzd ənd ˈɔfən ˈtɛrəˌfaɪd ðə nuz ˈmidiə, wɪʧ rɪˈspɑndɪd wɪθ ˈnɛgətɪv, ˈivɪn ˌɪnˈkrɛʤələs ˈkəvərɪʤ fər mənθs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. wən ˈmeɪʤər ˈstədi faʊnd ðət 91 pərˈsɛnt əv ðət ˈkəvərɪʤ wɑz ˈkrɪtɪkəl. dɪˈspaɪt ðə hɑˈstɪləti, ˈmɪstər. ˈstɔri həz ˈimərʤd ənˈsəlid, ənd ɪt ɪz boʊθ ˈəˌplɪftɪŋ ənd ˌɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ. ə waɪd əreɪ əv əbˈzərvərz ˈɔfərd ˈkændɪd teɪks ɔn ˈkænədɪt trəmp θruaʊt 2016 hir ɪz hɪz ˈsɑgə, ɛz toʊld θru ˈaɪtəmz wɪʧ əˈpɪrd ɪn ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈbɛltˌweɪ ðɪs jɪr. ðə fərst fju mənθs ʤæn. 19 ˈʤɛfri lɔrd, ˈɔθər ənd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈspɛkteɪtər ˈkɑləmnəst: ˈdɑnəld trəmp lɔnʧt hɪz kæmˈpeɪn, ðə ˈmidiə ˈtritɪd ɪm laɪk ə ʤoʊk. ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ˈtritɪd ɪm laɪk ən ˌɪnkənˈvinjəns. bət æt kæmˈpeɪn stɑp ˈæftər kæmˈpeɪn stɑp, mənθ ˈæftər mənθ, trəmp həz drɔn əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ ˈnəmbərz əv səˈpɔrtərz. wɪθ lɛs ðən tu wiks tɪ goʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈaɪəwə ˈkɔkəsɪz, trəmp ɪz ðə frənt ˈlidər. waɪ? bɪˈkəz ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz ɪgˈzæktli wət əˈmɛrɪkə nidz raɪt now.”*.” ʤæn. 22 ˈrupərt ˈædəmz, ˈspoʊksmən fər ˈwɪljəm hɪl, ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈbʊkmeɪkər: kən rɪˈpɔrt ðət ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz fər ðə fərst taɪm ðə ˈfeɪvərɪt tɪ wɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən æt ˈhævɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd æt hi ɪz ðə ˈfeɪvərɪt tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə nɛkst ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states.”*.” mɑrʧ 7 ˈmaɪkəl ˈgʊdwɪn, nu jɔrk poʊst ˈkɑləmnəst: hoʊm strɛʧ əv ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən reɪs ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi fərˈoʊʃəs, ənd ɪf hi sərˈvaɪvz, trəmp ˈfeɪsɪz ə ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən wɔr əˈgɛnst ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ənˈlaɪk ˈɛni ɪn ˈmɑdərn taɪmz. ɪz trəmp bɪlt tɪ goʊ ðə ˈdɪstəns? kən hi kloʊz ðə dil əv ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm? jɛs, hi kən. tɪ kip hɪz aɪ ɔn ðə praɪz, hi maɪt ˈʧænəl hɪz ˈɪnər vɪns lɑmˈbɑrdi, ðə ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ˈfʊtˌbɔl koʊʧ hu ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz ˈɛksələnt æt ˈkloʊzɪŋ ðə dil. everything,’*,’ lɑmˈbɑrdi sɛd. ðə ˈoʊnli thing.’”*.’” mɑrʧ 30 ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈbɔrdər pəˈtroʊl ˈkaʊnsəl: nid ə ˈpərsən ɪn ðə waɪt haʊs hu fɪr ðə ˈmidiə, hu ɪmˈbreɪs pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs, hu nid ðə ˈməni, hu ɪz fəˈmɪljər wɪθ səkˈsɛs, hu boʊ tɪ ˈfɔrən ˈdɪkteɪtərz, hu ɪz ənd ˈvæljuz lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, ənd hu ɪz ˈæŋgri fər əˈmɛrɪkə ənd nɑt səbˈsərviənt tɪ ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv ˈəðər ˈneɪʃənz. ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz səʧ ə man.”*.” ðə ˈbætəl ˈreɪʤɪz ˈeɪprəl 21 ˈdɑnəld trəmp tɪ fɑks nuz hoʊst bɪl o’reilly*. bɪn duɪŋ wɛl. dən wɛl maɪ hoʊl laɪf. hæd ˈvɪktəriz maɪ hoʊl laɪf. soʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv əˈnəðər victory.”*.” meɪ 6 ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kəˈmɪti, ɪn ə ˈpəblɪk ˈsteɪtmənt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ nuz ðət ˈmɪstər. trəmp wɑz ðə priˈzəmptɪv rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌnɑməˈni. ““yikes.”*.” meɪ 16 ʤɑn ˈhɛrɪs, ˈkəlʧər ˈraɪtər fər ðə ˈgɑrdiən, ˈæftər faɪv deɪz ɪn ˌɪndiˈænə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn: nən əv ðə aɪ mɛt simd tɪ bi ðə ˈzɛləts əv ˈlɪˌbərəl demonology.”*.” ʤun 3 ˈlɪdiə sɑd, ˈgæləp poʊl ˈænəlɪst; ðə reɪs fər ˈprɛzɪdənt kəmz daʊn tɪ ˈdɑnəld trəmp ənd ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən, trəmp kʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ən ɛʤ ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑnfədɛns ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu əˈmɛrɪkənz ər praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪzɪŋ moʊst ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən. ɪˈkɑnəmi, ʤɑbz, ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, ˈtæksɪz, ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt, gən ˈpɑləsi ənd immigration.”*.” ʤun 30 ʤeɪmz ˈdɑbsən, ˈfaʊndər əv ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈfæməli: trəmp əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˈtɛndər tɪ θɪŋz əv ðə ˈspɪrɪt. ɔl aɪ kən tɛl ju ɪz ðət wi hæv ˈoʊnli tu ˈʧɔɪsɪz. ˈhɪləri ər ˈdɑnəld. ˈhɪləri skɛrz mi tɪ dɛθ. ɪf ˈkrɪsʧɪnz steɪ hoʊm bɪˈkəz hi ə ˈbɛtər ˈkænədɪt, ˈhɪləri wɪl rən ðə wərld fər pərˈhæps eɪt jɪrz. ðə ˈvɛri θɔt hɔnts maɪ naɪts ənd days.”*.” ə ˈprɑməsɪŋ trəˈʤɛktəri ˈɔgəst. 8 ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən; ˈpəblɪk ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ ˈmɛsɪʤ: meɪ stɪl bit me.”*.” sɛpt. 14 ˈæktər ˈrɑbərt ˈdɑvi; ˈpəblɪk ˈvɪdioʊ rɪˈbətəl tɪ ““deplorables,”*,” ˈmɪsɪz. ˌkɛrɪktərɪˈzeɪʃən əv trəmp səˈpɔrtərz. bi dɪˈplɔrəbəl. dɪˈplɔrəbəl bɪˈkəz wi stænd fər əˈmɛrɪkə fərst. wi wɔnt ˈfɔrən ənd dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑləsi tɪ bi əˈmɛrɪkən fərst. dɪˈplɔrəbəl bɪˈkəz wi stænd fər ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈænθəm. dɪˈplɔrəbəl bɪˈkəz wi wɔnt gɑd tɪ blɛs əˈmɛrɪkə. dɪˈplɔrəbəl bɪˈkəz ˈvoʊtɪŋ sɛpt. 29 ˈæktər ʤɑn vɔɪt; tɪ fɑks nuz: trəmp həz noʊ bləd ɔn hɪz hænz, ɛz dɪz ˈhɪləri. rɪˈmɛmbər benghazi*, rɪˈmɛmbər benghazi*. ənd aɪ kən tɛl ju ðɪs: wən θɪŋ ju kən bi ʃʊr əv ɪz ðət ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz noʊ laɪər. aɪ noʊ ˈdɑnəld trəmp. aɪ noʊ ðə θɪŋz ðət hi sɪz, ənd aɪ faɪnd ðɛm tɪ bi tru. hi sɪz ɪgˈzæktli wət nidz tɪ bi sɛd. ənd hi tɛlz ðə truth.”*.” ɔkt. 11 vaɪs ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni maɪk pɛns, ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ɔn ˈmidiə hɑˈstɪləti: aɪ hæv tɪ tərn maɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ɔn wɪθ ə stick.”*.” ðə əˈmeɪzɪŋ fəˈnæli ɪˈlɛkʃən naɪt, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz ˈvɪktəri: ˈdɑnəld trəmp: taɪm fər əˈmɛrɪkə tɪ baɪnd ðə wundz əv dɪˈvɪʒən; hæv tɪ gɪt təˈgɛðər. tɪ ɔl rɪˈpəblɪkənz ənd ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənts əˈkrɔs ðɪs ˈneɪʃən, aɪ seɪ ɪt ɪz taɪm fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ kəm təˈgɛðər ɛz wən juˈnaɪtɪd ˈpipəl. aɪ plɛʤ tɪ ˈɛvəri ˈsɪtɪzən əv ɑr lænd ðət aɪ wɪl bi ˈprɛzɪdənt fər ɔl əˈmɛrɪkənz, ənd ðɪs ɪz soʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ mi. bɪn ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈpɪriəd. ənd aɪ ləv ðɪs country.”*.” noʊv. 9 ɪˈvænʤəlɪst ˈfræŋklɪn græm: gɑd ʃoʊ əp? ɪn ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə nuz ˈæftər ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, ðə ˈsɛkjələr ˈmidiə kip ˈæskɪŋ dɪd ðɪs happen?’*?’ wɛnt wrong?’*?’ dɪd wi mɪs this?’*?’ səm ər ɪn ʃɑk. pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpəndɪts ər stənd. ˈmɛni θɔt ðə ˈtɪkɪt hæv ə ʧæns. nən əv ðɛm ˌəndərˈstænd ðə god-factor.”*.” əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈkrɪsʧɪnz frəm əˈkrɔs ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts hæv bɪn preɪɪŋ. ðɪs jɪr ðeɪ keɪm aʊt tɪ ˈɛvəri steɪt ˈkæpɪtəl tɪ preɪ fər ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv əˈmɛrɪkə. prɛr grups wər ˈstɑrtɪd. ˈfæməliz preɪd. ˈʧərʧɪz preɪd. ðɛn ˈkrɪsʧɪnz wɛnt tɪ ðə poʊlz, ənd gɑd ʃoʊd up.”*.” ˈhæpi nu jɪr, ənd θæŋk ju fər ˈrɛdɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈbɛltˌweɪ. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2019 ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən taɪmz, llc*. klɪk hir fər riˈprɪnt pərˈmɪʃən.
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president-elect donald trump mesmerized and often terrified the left-leaning news media, which responded with negative, even incredulous coverage for months during the election. one major study found that 91 percent of that coverage was critical.
despite the hostility, mr. trump’s story has emerged unsullied, and it is both uplifting and inspiring. a wide array of observers offered candid takes on candidate trump throughout 2016; here is his saga, as told through items which appeared in inside the beltway this year.
the first few months
jan. 19: jeffrey lord, author and american spectator columnist:
“when donald trump launched his campaign, the media treated him like a joke. the republican establishment treated him like an inconvenience. but at campaign stop after campaign stop, month after month, trump has drawn astonishing numbers of supporters. with less than two weeks to go before the iowa caucuses, trump is the front leader. why? because donald trump is exactly what america needs right now.”
jan. 22: rupert adams, spokesman for london-based william hill, the world’s biggest bookmaker:
“we can report that donald trump is for the first time the favorite to win the republican presidential nomination at 5/4, having started at 33/1. he is the 10/3 favorite to become the next president of the united states.”
march 7: michael goodwin, new york post columnist:
“the home stretch of the nomination race is going to be ferocious, and if he survives, trump faces a general election war against hillary clinton unlike any in modern times. is trump built to go the distance? can he close the deal of a lifetime? yes, he can. to keep his eye on the prize, he might channel his inner vince lombardi, the legendary football coach who also was excellent at closing the deal. ‘winning isn’t everything,’ lombardi said. ‘it’s the only thing.’”
march 30: the national border patrol council:
“we need a person in the white house who doesn’t fear the media, who doesn’t embrace political correctness, who doesn’t need the money, who is familiar with success, who won’t bow to foreign dictators, who is pro-military and values law enforcement, and who is angry for america and not subservient to the interests of other nations. donald trump is such a man.”
the battle rages
april 21: donald trump to fox news host bill o’reilly.
“we’ve been doing well. i’ve done well my whole life. i’ve had victories my whole life. so we’re going to have another victory.”
may 6: democratic national committee, in a public statement following news that mr. trump was the presumptive republican nominee.
“yikes.”
may 16: john harris, culture writer for the guardian, after five days in indiana following the trump campaign:
“almost none of the trumpites i met seemed to be the gun-toting zealots of liberal demonology.”
june 3: lydia saad, gallup poll analyst;
“if the race for president comes down to donald trump and hillary clinton, trump could benefit from an edge in public confidence on the issue americans are prioritizing most this election. economy, jobs, terrorism, national security, taxes, the federal government, gun policy and immigration.”
june 30: james dobson, founder of focus on the family:
“donald trump appears to be tender to things of the spirit. all i can tell you is that we have only two choices. hillary or donald. hillary scares me to death. if christians stay home because he isn’t a better candidate, hillary will run the world for perhaps eight years. the very thought haunts my nights and days.”
a promising trajectory
aug. 8: hillary clinton; public fundraising message:
“he may still beat me.”
sept. 14: actor robert davi; public video rebuttal to “deplorables,” mrs. clinton’s characterization of trump supporters.
“let’s be deplorable. we’re deplorable because we stand for america first. we want foreign and domestic policy to be american first. we’re deplorable because we stand for the national anthem. we’re deplorable because we want god to bless america. we’re deplorable because we’re voting trump/pence 2016.”
sept. 29: actor jon voight; to fox news:
“donald trump has no blood on his hands, as does hillary. remember benghazi, remember benghazi. and i can tell you this: one thing you can be sure of is that donald trump is no liar. i know donald trump. i know the things that he says, and i find them to be true. he says exactly what needs to be said. and he tells the truth.”
oct. 11: vice presidential nominee mike pence, commenting on media hostility:
“sometimes i have to turn my tv on with a stick.”
the amazing finale
election night, following his victory: president-elect donald trump:
“now it’s time for america to bind the wounds of division; have to get together. to all republicans and democrats and independents across this nation, i say it is time for us to come together as one united people. i pledge to every citizen of our land that i will be president for all americans, and this is so important to me. it’s been an amazing two-year period. and i love this country.”
nov. 9: evangelist franklin graham:
“did god show up? in watching the news after the election, the secular media keep asking ‘how did this happen?’ ‘what went wrong?’ ‘how did we miss this?’ some are in shock. political pundits are stunned. many thought the trump/pence ticket didn’t have a chance. none of them understand the god-factor.”
“hundreds of thousands of christians from across the united states have been praying. this year they came out to every state capitol to pray for this election and for the future of america. prayer groups were started. families prayed. churches prayed. then christians went to the polls, and god showed up.”
• happy new year, and thank you for reading inside the beltway.
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ˈkəmɪŋ sun blæk mun ɪn ˈsɛnʧəri ˈɪtəli, ə ˈtiˌneɪʤ ˈmɪdˌwaɪf əˈkjuzd əv ˈwɪʧˌkræft məst ʧuz bɪtˈwin ə ləv ənd fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ hər ˈpaʊərfəl ˈdɛstəni. sis ˈmeɪnoʊz (ˈwərkɪŋ ˈtaɪtəl) θri ˈɔrfənd ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts ˈwɔrjərz ʤɔɪn ˈfɔrsɪz wɪθ ə di ˈeɪʤənt ənd ə ˈmɛksəkən tɪ əˈvɛnʤ ðə dɛθ əv ðɛr bɪˈləvəd ˈmɛnˌtɔr. ðə ˈɛmpərər əv pɔrn ðɪs ˈfɑloʊz ðə ˌtuˈməˌlʧuəs laɪf əv dɪˈrɛktər ˈtɔru muranishi*, hu ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnaɪzd ðə pɔrn ˈɪndəstri ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk bum əv ʤəˈpæn. flɪnʧ feɪst wɪθ ˈvɛriəs ˈfraɪtənɪŋ ənd ənˈkəmfərtəbəl ɪˈvɛnts, kənˈtɛstənts ɪn ðɪs geɪm ʃoʊ hæd ˈbɛtər nɑt flɪnʧ ər ðɛl ˈsəfər ˈpeɪnfəl ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. gup ˈprɑʤɛkt gˈwɪnəθ ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl saɪt, gup, gaɪdz ðə ˈdipli ˈkjʊriəs ɪn ən ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən əv ˈwɛlnəs ˈtɑpɪks. hək hək ˈjuzɪz hɪz ˈspɛʃəl gɪfts tɪ du gʊd didz, bət wɪn hɪz ˈsikrɪt ɪz rɪˈvild, hi wɪndz əp ɔn ə ˈlaɪfˌʧeɪnʤɪŋ ədˈvɛnʧər. beɪst ɔn mɑrk ˈkɑmɪks. ˈʤupɪtərz ˈlɛgəsi wɪn ə ˌsupərˈhiroʊ ˈsizɪz kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˈhɪroʊz məst ʤɔɪn ðə nu rəˈʒim ər faɪt bæk. beɪst ɔn mɑrk ˈkɑmɪks. ˈɛmprɛs ˈæftər ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ frəm hər hɔˈrɪfɪk ˈhəzbənd, kwin ɛmˈpɔriə ənd hər kɪdz məst haɪd frəm hɪz ˈɑrmi æt ɔl kɔsts ˈivɪn baɪ tɪ ˈdɪfərənt ˈplænəts.
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ðə ˈvɛtərən ˈbrɔdˌkæstər sər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈæˌtənbəroʊ ɪz tɪ dɪˈskəs hɪz ˌɪˈləstriəs kərɪr æt ðə ˈɛdənbəroʊ ˈfɛstɪvəl. ðə wɪl ˈriˌkɔl mɔr ðən 60 jɪrz əv ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˌbibiˈsi ˈdʊrɪŋ ən əˈpɪrəns æt ðə ˈɛdənbəroʊ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈfɛstɪvəl nɛkst mənθ. hi ʤɔɪnz ðə laɪks əv ʤɑn snoʊ, ˈrəsəl brænd, ˈrɔri ˈbrɛmnər, ˈɛvən ˈdeɪvɪs ənd su ˈpərkɪnz ɪn ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp fər ðə ɪˈvɛnt. ðə ˈnæʧərələst wɪl ˈspikɪŋ æt ðə ˈnɪrli 20 jɪrz ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈɑnərd æt ðə ˈɛdənbəroʊ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl saɪəns ˈfɛstɪvəl. sər ˈdeɪvɪd, hu bɪˈgæn hɪz kərɪr ɛz ə prəˈdusər ɪn 1950 ˈæftər ˈsərvɪŋ hɪz ˈnæʃənəl ˈsərvɪs ɪn ðə ˈneɪvi, həz bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈneɪʧər wɪθ ðə ˌbibiˈsi sɪns 1979 dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ ðə ˌbibiˈsi ɛz ˈgɑdˌfɑðər əv ˈnæʧərəl history,”*,” hi həz ˈfrəntɪd əˈkleɪmd ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri laɪk laɪf ɔn ərθ, ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈplænət, blu ˈplænət ənd ˈplænət ərθ, ɛz wɛl ɛz mɔr ðən 250 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ɔn wən. rɛd mɔr: flaʊər prəˈdusɪz ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ æt rɔɪəl bəˈtænɪk ˈgɑrdənz ˌhaʊˈɛvər hɪz kərɪr ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ə spɛl ɛz kənˈtroʊlər əv ɪn ðə ənd hɪz kəˈmɪʃənɪŋ əv laɪk kɔl maɪ bləf, ðə ˈməni ˈproʊˌgræm ənd ˈmɔnti flaɪɪŋ ˈsərkəs, ənd ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ˈtɛləˌvaɪzd sˈnʊkər. sər ˈdeɪvɪd wɪl bi ʤɔɪnd ɔn steɪʤd æt ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈfɛstɪvəl baɪ ˈʤuljən ˈhɛktər, hɛd əv ðə ˌbibiˈsi ˈnæʧərəl ˈhɪstəri ˈjunɪt, wɪʧ ɪz ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ɪts ˌænəˈvərsəri ðɪs jɪr. sər ˈdeɪvɪd, ˈpɪkʧərd bɪˈloʊ, sɛd: dɪˈlaɪtɪd tɪ bi æt ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈfɛstɪvəl tɪ ˈriˌkɔl ðə ˈhɪstəri əv wət wɑz ðə fərst ˈnæʧərəl ˈhɪstəri ˈjunɪt tɪ bi sɛt əp ɪn ðə wərld ənd tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt səm əv ɪts milestones.”*.” ˈmɪstər ˈhɛktər ˈædɪd: gru əp wɪθ ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ wərld pərˈzɛnəd baɪ ˈpitər fræns ɔn ˈreɪdiˌoʊ 4 ənd wɑz ˈstədiɪŋ zoʊˈɑləʤi æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti baɪ ðə taɪm sər ˈdeɪvɪd laɪf ɔn ərθ wɑz fərst ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɪn 1979 ˌbibiˈsi ˈnæʧərəl ˈhɪstəri ˈjunɪt həz bɪn pɑrt əv maɪ laɪf ˈɛvər sɪns, ənd aɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈʃɛrɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈfɛstɪvəl ɔl əv ðə əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ wərk ðət goʊz ɔn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz tɪ meɪk ðiz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl series.”*.” ðə conversation”*” ɪˈvɛnt æt ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl, wɪʧ rənz frəm ˈɔgəst, ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈhɪstəri ˈʒɑnrə, ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ðɪs həz hæd ɔn ˈpəblɪk ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ənd pərˈsɛpʃən əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl wərld, ənd ðə ˈleɪtəst tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈbreɪkɪŋ nu graʊnd ɪn documentary-making*. ˈfɛstɪvəl dɪˈrɛktər ˈlisə ˈkæmbəl sɛd: ˈdeɪvɪd ˈæˌtənbəroʊ ɪz ə ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˈlɛʤənd, səˈnɑnəməs wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ meɪd baɪ ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈhɪstəri ˈjunɪt, ənd ˈsəmˌwən huz ˈwɪzdəm ənd ˈnɑlɪʤ ɪz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd əˈkrɔs ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz. lɔŋ bɪn ən æmˈbɪʃən əv maɪn tɪ ˈwɛlkəm sər ˈdeɪvɪd tɪ ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl ənd aɪ hæv noʊ daʊt ðət ɪt wɪl bi ə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ənd hɪˈstɔrɪk session.”*.” rɛd mɔr: ɪz ðə bæs rɑk ə ˈwəndər əv ðə wərld? ʃʊr ɪt ɪz sɪz sər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈæˌtənbəroʊ ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl həz əˈnaʊnst ðət ˈʧænəl 4 nuz ˈprɛzəntər ʤɑn snoʊ wɪl bi dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ðə ˈkiˌnoʊt məkˈtægərt ˈlɛkʧər æt ðə ɪˈvɛnt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈfʊtˌstɛps əv ˈdɛnɪs ˈpɑtər, ˈrupərt ˈmərdɑk, ˈkɛvɪn ˈspeɪsi, ˈʤænɪt ənd ɑrˈmɑndoʊ iəˈnuʧi. fərst ˈmɪnɪstər nɪˈkoʊlɑ ˈstərʤɪn ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ laɪnd əp fər ən əˈpɪrəns æt ðə ɪˈvɛnt tu jɪrz ˈæftər ʃi dɪˈlɪvərd ðə mactaggart”*”, ə roʊl ˈrəsəl brænd wɪl bi ˈfɪlɪŋ ðɪs jɪr. ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən prəˈdusər ˈrəsəl ti ˈdeɪviz, hu wɑz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə rɪˈvaɪvəl əv ˈdɔktər hu, ɛz wɛl ɛz torchwood*, kwɪr ɛz foʊk, bɑb roʊz, ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈkəmɪŋ ənd ˌkæsəˈnoʊvɑ, wɪl rɪˈsiv ən ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ əˈʧivmənt əˈwɔrd æt ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl. ˈlidɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz du tɪ əˈpɪr ˌɪnˈklud dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈkɛvɪn lygo*, ˈʃɑrlət mʊr, ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈkɑntɛnt, ənd ˈʧænəl ʧif kriˈeɪtɪv ˈɔfɪsər, ʤeɪ hənt. ˈvɛtərən blu ˈpitər ˈprɛzəntərz ˈvæləri ˈsɪŋgəltən ənd ˈpitər pərvz wɪl bi əˈpɪrɪŋ æt ə ˈspɛʃəl ɪˈvɛnt tɪ mɑrk ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri, waɪl ˈrɔri ˈbrɛmnər wɪl bi ˈlidɪŋ ə dəˈbeɪt ɔn əˈpɛrənt læk əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈtɑpɪkəl ˈkɑmədi ɔn tv.”*.” ˈəðər ˈspɛʃəl gɛsts ˌɪnˈklud ˈæktrəs ˈvɪki məˈklur, ˈkɑmɪk ˈkæθərɪn raɪən ənd ˈfibi waller-bridge*, ðə kriˈeɪtər əv ðə hɪt ˌbibiˈsi ˈkɑmədi ˈsɪriz fleabag*, wɪʧ ˈstɑrtɪd laɪf æt ðə ˈɛdənbəroʊ ˈfɛstɪvəl frɪnʤ. raɪs, ˈgæbi ˈrɑslɪn, ˈidɪθ ˈboʊmən, nɪk ˈgrɪmˌʃɔ, ˈkrɪʃnən guru-murphy*, ˈlɔrən ləˈvərn, mɪr ənd wɔrk ər əˈməŋ ðə ˈəðər ˈbrɔdˌkæstərz du tɪ əˈpɪr ɔn steɪʤ.
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the veteran broadcaster sir david attenborough is to discuss his illustrious career at the edinburgh festival.
the 91-year-old will recall more than 60 years of working with the bbc during an appearance at the edinburgh international television festival next month.
he joins the likes of jon snow, russell brand, rory bremner, evan davis and sue perkins in the line-up for the event.
the world-renowned naturalist will speaking at the eicc nearly 20 years after being honoured at the edinburgh international science festival.
sir david, who began his career as a producer in 1950 after serving his national service in the navy, has been making nature programmes with the bbc since 1979.
described by the bbc as “the godfather of natural history,” he has fronted acclaimed documentary programmes like life on earth, the living planet, blue planet and planet earth, as well as more than 250 episodes of wildlife on one.
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however his career also includes a spell as controller of bbc2 in the 1960s and his commissioning of programmes like call my bluff, the money programme and monty python’s flying circus, and introducing televised snooker.
sir david will be joined on staged at the tv festival by julian hector, head of the bbc natural history unit, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.
sir david, pictured below, said: “i’m delighted to be at the tv festival to recall the history of what was the first natural history unit to be set up in the world and to celebrate some of its milestones.”
mr hector added: “i grew up with the living world presented by peter france on radio 4 and was studying zoology at university by the time sir david attenborough’s life on earth was first broadcast in 1979.
“the bbc natural history unit has been part of my life ever since, and i look forward to sharing with the tv festival all of the astonishing work that goes on behind the scenes to make these incredible series.”
the “in conversation” event at the festival, which runs from 23-25 august, is expected to explore the evolution of the natural history genre, the impact this has had on public understanding and perception of the natural world, and the latest technology breaking new ground in documentary-making.
festival director lisa campbell said: “sir david attenborough is a broadcasting legend, synonymous with the incredible programming made by the bbc’s natural history unit, and someone whose wisdom and knowledge is enjoyed across generations.
“it’s long been an ambition of mine to welcome sir david to the festival and i have no doubt that it will be a remarkable and historic session.”
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the festival has announced that channel 4 news presenter jon snow will be delivering the keynote mactaggart lecture at the event – following in the footsteps of dennis potter, rupert murdoch, kevin spacey, janet street-porter and armando iannucci.
first minister nicola sturgeon is also lined up for an appearance at the event – two years after she delivered the “alternative mactaggart”, a role russell brand will be filling this year.
television producer russell t davies, who was behind the revival of doctor who, as well as torchwood, queer as folk, bob & rose, the second coming and casanova, will receive an outstanding achievement award at the festival.
leading industry executives due to appear include itv’s director of television kevin lygo, charlotte moore, the bbc’s director of content, and channel four’s chief creative officer, jay hunt. veteran blue peter presenters valerie singleton and peter purves will be appearing at a special event to mark the show’s 60th anniversary, while rory bremner will be leading a debate on “the apparent lack of british topical comedy on tv.”
other special guests include actress vicky mcclure, comic katherine ryan and phoebe waller-bridge, the creator of the hit bbc comedy series fleabag, which started life at the edinburgh festival fringe.
anneka rice, gaby roslin, edith bowman, nick grimshaw, krishnan guru-murphy, lauren laverne, aasmah mir and kirsty wark are among the other broadcasters due to appear on stage.
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ˈpælɪn: aɪ kwɪt əˈlæskə ˈgəvərnərˌʃɪp soʊ ðət win’*’ ˈsɛrə ˈpæʃənət ənd rɪˈpitɪd dɪˈfɛns əv tɔk ʃoʊ hoʊst ˈdɑktər. ˈlɔrə ʃoʊz ðə ˈfɔrmər əˈlæskə ˈgəvərnər ənd vaɪs ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ɪz ˈlɔŋgər fɪt tɪ lead,”*,” ˈprɑmənənt blæk kənˈsərvətɪvz seɪ. ðə ˈdeɪli ʤɑn ˈɪntərvˌjud blæk ˈlidərz ɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ənd kənˈsərvətɪv ˈmuvmənt ənd faʊnd fju ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ bæk dɪˈfɛns əv ˈlɔrə ʃˈlɛsɪnʤər, hu əˈnaʊnst ðɪs wik ʃi wʊd bi ˈɛndɪŋ hər ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ ˈæftər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ““n-word”*” 11 taɪmz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə dəˈbeɪt wɪθ ə ˈkɔlər. ˈmɪʧəl ˈfɔknər, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈʧælənʤɪŋ haʊs rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈʧɑrli ˈrænˈʤɛl ɪn ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən, toʊld: ˈsɛrə ˈpælɪn filz ʃi nidz tɪ ʤɔɪn ɪn tɪ ˈdɑktər. ˈpərsɪnəl ˈmɛltˌdaʊn ɪz bɪɔnd mi. ˈsaʊndɪŋ laɪk ʃi ʤɪst laɪks tɪ hir hər oʊn ðə vɔɪs ðət ʃi həz ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈkrɛdəbəl. ɪt sɪz ðət ə ˈlidɪŋ vɔɪs əˈməŋ kənˈsərvətɪvz həz ʤɔɪnd ðə ræŋks əv ðə tɪ ʃɑk ˈjuˈɛs iʧ deɪ wɪθ mɔr ənd mɔr aʊˈtlændɪʃ ˈkɑmənˌtɛri. ənd æt ðət ˈmoʊmənt ðət ˈpərsən ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər fɪt tɪ lead.ã¢â‚¬â*.ã¢â‚¬â ðə ˈæŋgər æt ˈpælɪn ˈkəmɪŋ frəm blæk kənˈsərvətɪvz lɛd tɪ kənˈklud ðət ˈpælɪn ˈfaɪnəli hæv gɔn tu fɑr ənd pɪkt ə faɪt ʃi ˈkænɑt win.”*.” ˈpælɪn sɛnt aʊt ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈərliər ðɪs wik, ˈərʤɪŋ ˈdɑktər. ˈlɔrə nɑt tɪ bi ˈsaɪlənst baɪ ðə ˈæŋgər ˈoʊvər hər ˈkɑmɛnts. riˈtrit reload!”*!” ˈpælɪn ərʤd ʃˈlɛsɪnʤər. ““lady*, ər ju ˈkɪdɪŋ me?”*?” ˈfɔknər æst. ɪz ˈskɛri ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪn ˌtərmɪˈnɑləʤi. ˈsɛrə ˈpælɪn skɛrz me.”*.” kənˈsərvətɪv ˈkɑləmnəst ˈdɪrɔɪ ˈmərdɑk ən ˈivɪn ˈhɑrdər line”*” wɪθ ˈpælɪn, ðə ˈdeɪli bist rɪˈpɔrts: ˈsɛrə rɪˈzɛmbəl ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈskrɪbəld baɪ ə ˈʧɪˌrlidər. ɪz ɪt ˈæskɪŋ tu məʧ fər ə rɪˈpjutɪd əˈmɛrɪkən pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidər tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ɪn kəmˈplit ˈsɛntənsɪz? ˈgrævətəs gæp ɪz groʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈgrævətəs canyon,ã¢â‚¬â*,ã¢â‚¬â sɛd ðə ˈmidiə ˈfɛloʊ æt ðə ˈhuvər ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ɔn wɔr, ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ənd pis æt ˈstænfərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti. wərs, ʃi dɪˈplɔɪz hər tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ən əˈsɛrbɪk hoʊst hu ʤɪst ˈdɛtəˌneɪtəd hərˈsɛlf baɪ ˈtɔsɪŋ əraʊnd ðə wərd ‘‘ni**er’*’ ɔn ðə ɛr 11 taɪmz, ɛz ɪf ɪt wər ə ˈvɑliˌbɔl. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən raɪt kən du ˈbɛtər ðən ðɪs. ənd ɪt məst. ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ti ʤoʊ hɪks dɪˈspjutɪd əˈsərʃən fərst əˈmɛndmənt raɪts tɪ exist”*” ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi. fərst əˈmɛndmənt raɪts? əv kɔrs. bət [ˈdɑktər. ˈlɔrə] ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ drɔp hər ʃoʊ. soʊ nɑt ɪgˈzæktli ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ wət ˈsɛrə ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ɪz hir. ənd ɪt kəmˈplitli aʊt əv ˈkɛrɪktər, wɪʧ ɪz ˈvɛri ənˈfɔrʧənət. ʃi kips ˈdrɑpɪŋ ðɪs bɪˈzɑr stəf ɪt sɪz ðɪs ˈwʊmən ˈrɪli həz noʊ ˈlɑrʤər ˈvɪʒən əv wət ʃi ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ du ɪn ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ə ˈprɪti ˈnɛroʊ ˈɪnəˌlɛkt æt wərk hir əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ðə ˌɪndɪˈfɛnsəbəl ɪz ʤɪst kaɪnd əv ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ. ˈpælɪn, fər hər pɑrt, kənˈtɪnjud tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ˈdɑktər. ˈlɔrə ɪn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈpoʊstɪŋz ðɪs wik. ˈɛniˌwən ˈsɪriəsli bɪˈliv ðət ˈdɑktər. ˈlɔrə ʃˈlɛsɪnʤər ɪz ə ˈreɪsɪst? ˈɛniˌwən, aɪ min, hu ɔˈrɛdi əˈkjuzɪŋ ɔl kənˈsərvətɪvz, rɪˈpəblɪkənz, ti ˈpɑrti əˈmɛrɪkənz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. əv biɪŋ racists?”*?” ʃi roʊt. ˈpælɪn wɛnt ɔn tɪ ɪkˈweɪt hər oʊn ˈstrəgəlz wɪθ ˈmidiə ənd ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən tɪ ˈdɑktər. ənd ˈivɪn səˈʤɛstɪd ðət hər ˈhɛvəli ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ kwɪt ðə əˈlæskə ˈgəvərnərˌʃɪp wɑz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ən ˈɛfərt baɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈpoʊnənts ˈsaɪləns ðoʊz wɪθ hum ðeɪ disagree.”*.”
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palin: i quit alaska governorship so that ‘obstructionists wouldn’t win’
sarah palin’s passionate and repeated defense of talk show host dr. laura shows the former alaska governor and vice presidential candidate is “no longer fit to lead,” prominent black conservatives say.
the daily beast’s john avlon interviewed black leaders in the republican party and conservative movement and found few willing to back palin’s defense of laura schlessinger, who announced this week she would be ending her long-running radio show after using the “n-word” 11 times during a debate with a caller.
michel faulkner, a republican challenging house rep. charlie rangel in this fall’s election, told avlon: ã¢â‚¬å“why sarah palin feels she needs to join in to dr. lauraã¢â‚¬â„¢s personal meltdown is beyond me. sheã¢â‚¬â„¢s sounding like she just likes to hear her own voiceã¢â‚¬â€and the voice that she has is no longer credible. it says that a leading voice among conservatives has joined the ranks of the entertainersã¢â‚¬â€trying to shock us each day with more and more outlandish commentary. and at that moment that person is no longer fit to lead.ã¢â‚¬â
the anger at palin coming from black conservatives led avlon to conclude that palin “might finally have gone too far and picked a fight she cannot win.”
palin sent out a series of tweets earlier this week, urging dr. laura not to be silenced by the anger over her comments. “don’t retreat … reload!” palin urged schlessinger.
“lady, are you kidding me?” faulkner asked. “that is scary language in anyoneã¢â‚¬â„¢s terminology. sarah palin scares me.”
conservative columnist deroy murdock “took an even harder line” with palin, the daily beast reports:
sarah palin’s tweets resemble something scribbled by a ninth-grade cheerleader. is it asking too much for a reputed american political leader to communicate in complete sentences? palin’s gravitas gap is growing into the gravitas canyon,ã¢â‚¬â said the media fellow at the hoover institution on war, revolution and peace at stanford university. ã¢â‚¬å“even worse, she deploys her vacuity to defend an acerbic talk-show host who just detonated herself by tossing around the word ‘ni**er’ on the air 11 times, as if it were a volleyball. the american right can do better than this. and it must.
california tea partier joe hicks disputed palin’s assertion schlessinger’s first amendment rights “ceased to exist” over the controversy.
first amendment rights? of course. but [dr. laura] wasnã¢â‚¬â„¢t firedã¢â‚¬â€she decided to drop her show. so iã¢â‚¬â„¢m not exactly understanding what sarah palinã¢â‚¬â„¢s understanding of the constitution is here. and it isnã¢â‚¬â„¢t completely out of character, which is very unfortunate. she keeps dropping this bizarre stuff … it says this woman really has no larger vision of what she is trying to do in a political senseã¢â‚¬â€thereã¢â‚¬â„¢s a pretty narrow intellect at work here … attempting to defend the indefensible is just kind of insulting.
palin, for her part, continued to defend dr. laura in facebook postings this week.
“does anyone seriously believe that dr. laura schlessinger is a racist? anyone, i mean, who isnã¢â‚¬â„¢t already accusing all conservatives, republicans, tea party americans, etc., etc., etc. of being racists?” she wrote.
palin went on to equate her own struggles with media and public opinion to dr. laura’s and even suggested that her heavily criticized decision to quit the alaska governorship was a result of an effort by palin’s political opponents “to silence those with whom they disagree.”
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mangalore*: pleɪərz frəm ˈsɪti sɛt fər ˈgɪnəs ˈrɛkərd əˈtɛmpt prɑˈkɑʃ ˈmidiə ˈnɛtˌwərk , mɑr 26 əˈbaʊt 50 pleɪərz frəm ər ɔl sɛt tɪ gɪt ðɛr neɪmz ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn ðə ənd wərld ˈgɪnəs bʊk əv ˈrɛkərdz æt ðə jhenkara’*’ ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ bi hɛld æt ˈpæləs graʊnz, ˈbæŋgəˌlɔr, ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ mɑrʧ 28 ðɛr wɪl bi ə ˈrɛkərd pərˈfɔrmərz pleɪɪŋ ðə frəm ˈvɛriəs pɑrts əv ðə steɪt, fər ə ˈrɛkərd taɪm., ə ˈtiʧər hu həz bɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈklæsɪz frəm ðə pæst naɪn jɪrz æt hər ˈkɛndrə ɪn, geɪv ə læst deɪ ˈpræktɪs ˈsɛʃən ɔn ˈsənˌdi mɑrʧ 25 ʃi sɛd ðət hər ˈstudənts ˌɪnˈklud ðoʊz ɪn ðə eɪʤ grup əv 13 tɪ 63 wət meɪks ˈdɪfərənt frəm ˈəðərz ɪz ðət ʃi həz ‘‘online’*’ ˈstudənts hum ʃi ˈtiʧɪz ðə. ʃi ˈjuzɪz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ʧæt ˈmɛsənʤərz laɪk skaɪp əˈməŋ ˈəðərz tɪ tiʧ hər ˈstudənts ɪn ˈbæŋgəˌlɔr ənd mysore*. ʃi sɛd ðət ʃi hæd ˈpərʧəst ˈsiˈdiz əv ˈwɛdɪŋ bɛlz ənd ˈtɛmpəl bɛlz mˈjuzɪk əv bɑˈbu ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈtiʧɪŋ ˈstudənts tɪ pleɪ ðə. ər səm ˈɪnstənsɪz wɛr ˈstudənts hæv bɪn faʊnd tɪ hæv ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈlərnɪŋ tɪ pleɪ ðə ənd ðeɪ hæv bɪn treɪnd wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ ʧɑrʤd ˈɛni fiz, wɪθ ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ ðə instruments,”*,” sɛd. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈkɔld ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈdɪfəkəlt deɪz wɛr ʃi hæd tɪ ˈstrəgəl tɪ faɪnd ˈstudənts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈæftər ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ˈwərkˌʃɑps ənd ˈpipəl gɑt tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈklæsɪz ənd ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ aʊt əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst. æst əˈbaʊt haʊ ʃi gɑt ˈɪntu ðɪs ɑrt, sɛd ðət hər ˈfɑðər ɛs vi wɑz ˈtiʧɪŋ æt ðə ɪn ˈbæŋgəˌlɔr ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 1953 ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpraʊdli sɛd ðət ʃi hæd meɪd hər ˈstudənts pleɪ tɪ ðə tun əv mahanubhavalo’*’ ə rɪˈnaʊnd ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən ɪn keerthane’*’ əv thyagarajam*. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɑndli rɪˈkɔld hər ˈtiʧərz ɑr keɪ ˈmərθi ənd ɑr keɪ hu tɔt hər ɪn ˈbæŋgəˌlɔr æt ðə eɪʤ əv 16 ˈɔlsoʊ həz ðə ˈkrɛdɪt əv ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ɪn ənd ɑrt. æst əˈbaʊt ðə pur rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ɑrt əv pleɪɪŋ trəˈdɪʃənəl mˈjuzɪkəl ˈɪnstrəmənts ɪn, ʃi ədˈmɪtəd ðə fækt ənd sɛd ðət ðə mɛnˈtælɪti əv ðə ˈpipəl təˈwɔrdz ɑrt ʃʊd ˌɪmˈpruv ənd ðə ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən ʃi gɑt frəm ˈlərnɪŋ ənd ˈseɪvərɪŋ ðə ɑrt ɪz nɑt ɪkˈspleɪnəbəl ɪn wərdz. kən ˌriˈpleɪs ðɪs ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən. ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈneɪbərɪŋ steɪts græb ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu wərld ˈrɛkərdz, ɑr ʃʊd meɪk it,”*,” ʃi sɛd ənd ˈædɪd ðət ðə ˈpæləs graʊnd ˈproʊˌgræm wʊd hæv pərˈfɔrmərz frəm ˈvɛriəs pɑrts əv ðə steɪt pleɪɪŋ ðə. ˈkɛndrə ənd ɑrt əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ər ˈʤɔɪntli ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt. ðeɪ wɪl ɔl pleɪ ðə tun bhajeham’*’ ɔn ðət deɪ. toʊld hər ˈstudənts tɪ ˈpræktɪs mɔr ɔn ðə læst deɪ ɛz ðeɪ ər ˈlivɪŋ fər ˈbæŋgəˌlɔr ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ mɑrʧ 27 kən bi ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd æt 8880558610 hər ˈklæsɪz teɪk pleɪs æt ˈkɛndrə, ˈɑpəzɪt ˈtɛmpəl, nɪr ɑrʧ.
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mangalore: veena players from city set for guinness record attempt
prakash samaga
daijiworld media network - mangalore
mangalore, mar 26: about 50 veena players from mangalore are all set to get their names registered in the limca and world guinness book of records at the ‘sahasra veena jhenkara’ programme to be held at palace grounds, bangalore, on wednesday march 28.
there will be a record 1,008 performers playing the veena from various parts of the state, for a record time. vaniraj, a teacher who has been taking veena classes from the past nine years at her shree vani veena vidhya kendra in kadri, gave a last day practice session on sunday march 25. she said that her students include those in the age group of 13 to 63.
what makes vaniraj different from others is that she has ‘online’ students whom she teaches the veena. she uses online chat messengers like skype among others to teach her students in bangalore and mysore. she said that she had purchased cds of wedding bells and temple bells music of vidhwan chitti babu and started teaching students to play the veena.
“there are some instances where students have been found to have a genuine interest in learning to play the veena and they have been trained without being charged any fees, with the institution providing them with the instruments,” said vaniraj.
she also recalled the initial difficult days where she had to struggle to find students. however, after organizing workshops and programmes people got to know about the veena classes and starting joining out of interest.
asked about how she got into this art, vaniraj said that her father s v venkateshaiah was teaching veena at the shree vani sangeetha vidyalaya in bangalore started in 1953. vaniraj also proudly said that she had made her students play veena to the tune of ‘endalo mahanubhavalo’ a renowned composition in ‘pancharathna keerthane’ of thyagarajam.
she also fondly recalled her teachers r k shreenivas murthy and r k suryanarayan who taught her veena in bangalore at the age of 16. vaniraj also has the credit of incorporating the veena in yakshagana and bharathanatyam art.
asked about the poor response to the art of playing traditional musical instruments in mangalore, she admitted the fact and said that the mentality of the people towards art should improve and the satisfaction she got from learning and savoring the art is not explainable in words.
“nothing can replace this satisfaction. before any other neighbouring states grab the opportunity of getting into world records, our karnataka should make it,” she said and added that the palace ground programme would have 1,008 performers from various parts of the state playing the veena. rajani kala kendra and art of living are jointly organizing this event. they will all play the tune ‘vathapi ganapathim bhajeham’ on that day.
vaniraj told her students to practice more on the last day as they are leaving for bangalore on tuesday march 27. vaniraj can be contacted at 8880558610. her classes take place at shree vani veena vidya kendra, opposite koddhabbu temple, near kadri arch.
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aɪ æm wən vɔɪs aʊt əv ðə ˈmɪljənz bət ɛz ju meɪ noʊ baɪ naʊ, aɪ lɪv ɪn ˈjʊrəp, ˈmɛni əv maɪ ˈɔnˌlaɪn frɛndz, du nɑt. wət brɔt ˈjuˈɛs təˈgɛðər wɑz, ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ə mɪr ləv fər seɪ ˈjʊri ɔn aɪs, mimz, youtubers*. ɪn ðə ˈrisənt mənθs, ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt həz bɪn ˈəndər əˈtæk, fri spiʧ ənd fɛr juz ər biɪŋ ˈsaɪlənst. θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðɪs: ʤɪst ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊ frəm jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈaɪdəl, ˈwɛðər ɪt bi ˈteɪlər swɪft ər kwin, ju ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðət ˈkɑntɛnt ɛz ju goʊ tɪ ðə nɛkst ˈvɪdioʊ ɪt sɪz ““error*, ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz nɑt əˈveɪləbəl ɪn jʊr country”*” ju θɪŋk ‘‘okay*, whatever’*’ ənd muv ɔn tɪ ðə nɛkst wən, seɪm ˈmɛsɪʤ, ju skɪp tɪ ðə nɛkst wən əˈgɛn, seɪm ˈmɛsɪʤ əˈgɛn. ðɛn ju ˈriəˌlaɪz, ɔl ˈkɑntɛnt baɪ ˈteɪlər swɪft həz bɪn blɑkt baɪ ˈjuˌtub. ɔl ˈkɑntɛnt baɪ bi həz bɪn blɑkt baɪ ˈjuˌtub. ˈɑrtɪkəl 13 θˈrɛtənz tɪ blɑk sɔŋz laɪk despacito*, despacito*, ə sɔŋ ðət geɪnd ˈoʊvər vjuz, ˈoʊvər ə dɪˈrɛktɪv. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə ʤoʊk ˌɛniˈmɔr. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə bæn law”*”, ðɪs wɪl əˈfɛkt ðə uk*, ðɪs wɪl əˈfɛkt jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt nɑn ˌjʊrəˈpiən kriˈeɪtərz, ðɪs wɪl əˈfɛkt ju. ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkɑntɛnt kriˈeɪtərz wɪl nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk ˈkɑntɛnt ˌɛniˈmɔr. nɑt wɪˈθaʊt ˈlaɪsənsɪz fər ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl θɪŋ ðeɪ ʃoʊ, du ənd pʊt ɛz ˈbækˌgraʊnd mˈjuzɪk. ðɪs θˈrɛtənz tɪ kɪl ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ənd ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɛz wi noʊ ɪt. ɑr fˈjuʧər, ɪz ɪn ˈʤɛpərdi ɪf ðɪs gɪts pæst. wɪˈθaʊt ˈjʊrəp, nɛt nuˈtræləti ɔˈrɛdi bɪn nɑn ɛgˈzɪstənt. ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt nidz tɪ bi seɪvd. nɑt ʤɪst fər ˈjuˈɛs, bət fər ɑr fˈjuʧər. ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə wərld. ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt brɔt ˈjuˈɛs təˈgɛðər ɛz ə wərld ənd ʃoʊn ɪt ˈmɛni taɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr haʊ strɔŋ ɪt kən bi. wi hæv tɪ ʃoʊ ðət strɛŋθ əˈgɛn. wi hæv lɔst ə ˈkruʃəl ˈbætəl bæk ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, bət wi hæv nɑt lɔst ðə wɔr. wi hæv tɪ kip ˈfaɪtɪŋ ənd tɪ pʊʃ ɑr bɪˈlif. tɪ pʊʃ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈfərðər. tɪ groʊ ɛz ə kəmˈjunɪti, ɛz ə soʊˈsaɪɪti. wət ˈjʊrəp wɔnts tɪ du ɪz prəˈtɛkt ˈkɑpiˌraɪt, wɪʧ ɪz ˈnidɪd jɛs, bət nɑt ɪn ðɪs ɪkˈstrim, laɪk wɪn ju wər ɪn ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri skul ənd ðɪs wən kɪd ruɪnd ə fild trɪp fər ˈɛvriˌwən. wi ˈkænɑt lɛt ðɛm teɪk əˈweɪ ɑr ˈɪntərˌnɛt. faɪt fər jʊr raɪt tɪ fri spiʧ, faɪt fər jʊr raɪt tɪ hæv fɛr juz. faɪt fər jʊr ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪf ə ˈkəmpəˌni laɪk ˈjuˌtub, ə ˈgugəl oʊnd ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ˈlɪtərəli oʊnz ɔl jʊr ˈdætə ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli soʊld ɪt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈmɪljənz ɔf əv ɪt, ɪz nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈfɔrd ə dɪˈrɛktɪv laɪk ˈɑrtɪkəl 13 pliz, aɪ bɛg ju, tɪ ʃɛr ðɪs wɪθ jʊr frɛndz, jʊr ˈfæməli, tɪ twit jʊr mep’s*, tɪ iˈmeɪl ðɛm, tɪ kɔl ðɛm, tɪ riˈmaɪnd jʊr ˌjʊrəˈpiən frɛndz tɪ du ðət. wi ər strɔŋ. wi ər ə ˈjunɪti. wi ər ə kəmˈjunɪti. wi ər ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. wi hæv pʊt ɑr strɛŋθs təˈgɛðər tɪ seɪv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. θæŋk ju fər ˈlɪsənɪŋ. gɪv əp. steɪ strɔŋ.
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i am one voice out of the millions but
as you may know by now, i live in europe, many of my online friends, do not. what brought us together was, the internet.
a mere love for say yuri on ice, memes, youtubers.
in the recent months, the internet has been under attack, free speech and fair use are being silenced.
think about this: you’re just watching a music video from your favorite idol, whether it be taylor swift or queen, you really enjoy that content
as you go to the next video it says “error, this video is not available in your country” you think ‘okay, whatever’ and move on to the next one, same message, you skip to the next one again, same message again.
then you realize, all content by taylor swift has been blocked by youtube. all content by cardi b has been blocked by youtube.
article 13 threatens to block songs like despacito, despacito, a song that gained over 90b views, over a directive.
this is not a joke anymore. this is not a “meme ban law”, this will affect the uk, this will affect your favorite non european creators, this will affect you.
european content creators will not be able to make content anymore. not without licenses for every single thing they show, do and put as background music.
this threatens to kill creativity and the internet as we know it.
our future, is in jeopardy if this gets passed. without europe, net neutrality would’ve already been non existent.
the internet needs to be saved.
not just for us, but for our future. the future of the world. the internet brought us together as a world and we’ve shown it many times before how strong it can be.
we have to show that strength again.
we have lost a crucial battle back in september, but we have not lost the war. we have to keep fighting and to push our belief. to push the internet further. to grow as a community, as a society.
what europe wants to do is protect copyright, which is needed yes, but not in this extreme, it’s like when you were in elementary school and this one kid ruined a field trip for everyone.
we cannot let them take away our internet. fight for your right to free speech, fight for your right to have fair use.
fight for your internet
if a company like youtube, a google owned company that literally owns all your data and probably sold it making millions off of it, is not able to afford a directive like article 13.
please, i beg you, to share this with your friends, your family, to tweet your mep’s, to email them, to call them, to remind your european friends to do that.
we are strong.
we are a unity.
we are a community.
we are the internet.
we have put our strengths together to save the internet.
thank you for listening. don’t give up. stay strong.
@ace-pervert @someoneintheshadow456 @nunyabizni @hijerking
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wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈwɪðərɪŋ ˈspɑˌtlaɪt ɛz noʊ ˈəðər fɪlm həz ˈɛvər bɪn ˌbiˈfɔr, ˈɔrsən "ˈsɪtɪzən keɪn" hæd ɪz wərld æt ðə ˈpæləs læst ˈivnɪŋ. ənd naʊ ðət ðə ræps ər ɔf, ðə ˈmɪstəri həz bɪn ɪkˈspoʊzd ənd ˈmɪstər. wɛlz ənd ðə dɪˈrɛktərz hæv ˈteɪkən ðə lip, ɪt kən bi ˈseɪfli ˈsteɪtɪd ðət səˈprɛʃən əv ðɪs fɪlm wʊd hæv bɪn ə kraɪm. fər, ɪn spaɪt əv səm ˌdɪskənˈsərtɪŋ ˈlæpsɪz ənd streɪnʤ æmbəˈgjuətiz ɪn ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈkɛrɪktər, "ˈsɪtɪzən keɪn" ɪz fɑr ənd əˈweɪ ðə moʊst səˈpraɪzɪŋ ənd ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈmoʊʃən ˈpɪkʧər tɪ bi sin hir ɪn ˈmɛni ə mun. ɛz ə ˈmætər əv fækt, ɪt kəmz kloʊz tɪ biɪŋ ðə moʊst sɛnˈseɪʃənəl fɪlm ˈɛvər meɪd ɪn ɔn ˈmɪstər. wɛlz; hi ˈdəzənt du θɪŋz baɪ hævz. biɪŋ ə mərˈkjʊriəl ˈfɛloʊ, wɪθ ə ˈfraɪtənɪŋ θiˈætrɪkəl flɛr, hi muvd raɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈmuviz, græbd ðə ˈmidiəm baɪ ðə ɪrz ənd bɪˈgæn tɪ tɔs ɪt əraʊnd wɪθ ðə dɛkˈstɛrɪti əv ə ˈsizənd ˈvɛtərən. fækt ɪz, hi ˈhændəld ɪt wɪθ mɔr vərv ənd ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ˌɪnʤəˈnuəˌti ðən ˈɛni əv ðə ˈɛldər ˈkræftsmɛn hæv ɪgˈzɪbətəd ɪn jɪrz. wɪθ ðə ˈeɪbəl əˈsɪstəns əv grɛg ˈtoʊlənd, huz ˈsərvɪsɪz ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt, hi faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈkæmərə ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈɪnstrəmənt tɪ ɛnˈkəmpəs hɪz drəˈmætɪk ˈɛnərʤiz ənd əbˈzɔrb hɪz proʊˈlɪfɪk aɪˈdiəz. əˈpɑn ðə skrin hi dɪˈskəvərd ən ˈɛriə lɑrʤ ɪˈnəf fər hɪz ɪkˈspænsɪv wɪmz tɪ hæv fri pleɪ. ənd ðə ˈkɑnsəkwəns ɪz ðət hi həz meɪd ə ˈpɪkʧər əv trɪˈmɛndəs ənd ˈoʊvərˈpaʊrɪŋ skoʊp, nɑt ɪn ˈfɪzɪkəl ɪkˈstɛnt soʊ məʧ ɛz ɪn ɪts ˈræpɪd ənd ˈgræfɪk roʊˈteɪʃən əv θɔts. ˈmɪstər. wɛlz həz pʊt əˈpɑn ðə skrin ə ˈmoʊʃən ˈpɪkʧər ðət ˈrɪli fər ðə ˈstɔri wɪʧ hi wɪʧ həz prəˈvoʊkt səʧ ən ənˈkɑmən ˈkɔrnər ˈfræŋkli hoʊldz kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən. ˈnæʧərəli wi ˈwʊdənt noʊ haʊ æt ˈpɛrəˌlɛlz ðə laɪf əv ən ˈɛmənənt ˈpəblɪʃər, ɛz həz bɪn ˈsəmˈwət əˈlɛʤd. bət ðət ɪz ˌbiˈsaɪd ðə pɔɪnt ɪn ə ˈrɪʤɪdli ˈkrɪtɪkəl əˈpreɪzəl. ðə ˈsərkəmˌstæns ɪz ðət ɪt feɪlz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə klɪr ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə ˈkɛrɪktər ənd ˈmoʊtɪvz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə mæn əˈbaʊt hum ðə hoʊl θɪŋ ðə ˈpɪkʧər ˈoʊpənz, ˈʧɑrəlz keɪn laɪz daɪɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈfæbjələs ˈkæsəl hi həz ˈkæsəl kɔld xanadu*, ɪn wɪʧ hi həz sərˈaʊndɪd hɪmˈsɛlf wɪθ væst ˈtrɛʒərz. ənd ɛz dɛθ ˈkloʊzɪz hɪz aɪz hɪz ˈhɛvi lɪps ˈmərmər wən wərd, "ˈroʊzbəd." ˈsədənli ðə dɛθ sin ɪz ˈbroʊkən; ðə skrin bɪˈkəmz əˈlaɪv wɪθ ə stəˈkɑˌtoʊ nuz ˈfiʧər ˌriˈkaʊntɪŋ ðə kərɪr əv ðə dɛd man—how*, ɛz ə pur bɔɪ, hi keɪm ˈɪntu greɪt wɛlθ, haʊ hi bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈpəblɪʃər ɛz ə jəŋ mæn, haʊ hi əˈspaɪrd tɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɔfəs, wɑz dɪˈfitɪd bɪˈkəz əv ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈskændəl, dɪˈvoʊtɪd hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ məˈtɪriəl ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ənd ˈfaɪnəli ðə ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə nuz ˈfiʧər ɪz nɑt ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd; hi wɔnts tɪ noʊ ðə ˈsikrɪt əv keɪnz streɪnʤ ˈneɪʧər ənd əˈspɛʃəli wət hi mɛnt baɪ "ˈroʊzbəd." soʊ ə rɪˈpɔrtər ɪz dɪˈspæʧt tɪ faɪnd aʊt, ənd ðə rɪˈmeɪndər əv ðə ˈpɪkʧər ɪz dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ən əbˈzɔrbɪŋ ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən əv keɪnz fəˈnɑmənəl kərɪr ɛz toʊld baɪ hɪz ˈbɔɪˌhʊd ˈgɑrdiən, tu əv hɪz ˈkloʊsəst ˈnuzˌpeɪpər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts ənd hɪz ˈmɪstrəs. iʧ ɪz əˈgrid ɔn wən keɪn wɑz ə taɪˈtænɪk ˌigoʊˈmeɪniæk. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈklɪrli rɪˈvild ðət ðə mæn wɑz ɪn səm weɪ kənˈsumd baɪ hɪz oʊn ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈsɛlfɪʃnəs. bət ʤɪst ɪgˈzæktli wət ɪt ɪz ðət its əˈpɑn ɪm, waɪ ɪt ɪz ðɛr ənd, fər ðət ˈmætər, ˈwɛðər keɪn ɪz ˈrɪli ə ˈvɪlən, ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt, ɪz ˈnɛvər ˈklɪrli rɪˈvild. ənd ðə ˈfaɪnəl, ˈpɔɪnjənt aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən əv "ˈroʊzbəd" ʃɛdz ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən ə veɪg, ˌsɛnəˈmɛnəl laɪt əˈpɑn hɪz ˈkɛrɪktər. æt ðə ɛnd keɪn ɪz stɪl ən ˈvɛri kənfˈjuzɪŋ ʧɛk ðət ɔf tɪ ðə əbˈzɔrpʃən əv ˈmɪstər. wɛlz ɪn mɔr ˈvɪzəbəl ˈditeɪlz. laɪk ðə ˈnɑvələst, ˈtɑməs wʊlf, hɪz əˈbəndəns əv ˈɪmɪʤri ɪz soʊ greɪt ðət ɪt ˈsəmˌtaɪmz gɪts ɪn ðə weɪ əv hɪz ˈlɑʤɪk. ənd ðə lɛs ˈkrɪtɪkəl wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ˈkɑntɛnt wɪθ ən ˌəndɪˈfaɪnd keɪn, ˈɛniˌhaʊ. ˈæftər ɔl, ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ˌəndərˈstʊd ɪm. waɪ ʃʊd ˈmɪstər. wɛlz? ˈɪzənt ɪt ɪˈnəf ðət hi ˈprɛzənts ə θiˈætrɪkəl ˈkɛrɪktər wɪθ ˈkɑnsəˌmeɪt wʊd, ˌɪnˈdid, laɪk tɪ seɪ ɛz ˈmɛni nis θɪŋz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls ɪn ðɪs ðə ˈɛksələnt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ˈmɪstər. wɛlz, əˈbaʊt ðə ʃʊr ənd ˈpɛnəˌtreɪtɪŋ pərˈfɔrmənsɪz əv ˈlɪtərəli ˈɛvəri ˈmɛmbər əv ðə kæst ənd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈstənɪŋ ˈmænər ɪn wɪʧ ðə mˈjuzɪk əv ˈbərnərd ˈhɛrmən həz bɪn juzd. speɪs, ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪz ʃɔrt. ɔl wi kən seɪ, ɪn kənˈkluʒən, ɪz ðət ju ˈʃʊdənt mɪs ðɪs fɪlm. ɪt ɪz ˈsɪnɪkəl, aɪˈrɑnɪk, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz əˈprɛsɪv ənd ɛz ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ɛz ə slæp. bət ɪt həz mɔr vaɪˈtæləti ðən ˈfɪfˈtin ˈəðər fɪlmz wi kʊd neɪm. ənd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt meɪ nɑt gɪv ə ˈθəroʊli klɪr ˈænsər, æt list ɪt brɪŋz tɪ maɪnd wən ˈdipli ˈmɔrəl θɔt: fər wət ʃæl ɪt ˈprɑfɪt ə mæn ɪf hi ʃæl geɪn ðə hoʊl wərld ənd luz hɪz oʊn soʊl? si "ˈsɪtɪzən keɪn" fər ˈfərðər ˈditeɪlz. ˈsɪtɪzən keɪn; ərˈɪʤənəl skrin pleɪ baɪ ˈɔrsən wɛlz ənd ˈhərmən ʤeɪ. ˈmæŋkɪwɪts; prəˈdust ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ˈɔrsən wɛlz; fəˈtɑgrəfi baɪ grɛg ˈtoʊlənd; mˈjuzɪk kəmˈpoʊzd ənd kənˈdəktəd baɪ ˈbərnərd ˈhɛrmən; riˈlist θru rko-radio*. æt ðə ˈfɑstər keɪn ˈɔrsən welleskane*, ˈeɪʤɪd 8 ˈbədi ˈsəni ˈfɑðər ˈhɛri ˈlilənd ˈʤoʊzəf ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈdɔrθi comingoremr*. ˈbərnstin ˈɛvərət ˈdəbəlju. ˈgɛtiz reɪ pɑrks ˈθæʧər ʤɔrʤ ˈməðər ˈægnɪs pɔl ˈnɔrtən ruθ ˈkɑrtər ˈərˌskaɪn ˈwɪljəm ˈændərsən ˈʤɔrʤə backusmr*. ˈfɪlɪp væn gəs
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within the withering spotlight as no other film has ever been before, orson welles's "citizen kane" had is world première at the palace last evening. and now that the wraps are off, the mystery has been exposed and mr. welles and the rko directors have taken the much-debated leap, it can be safely stated that suppression of this film would have been a crime. for, in spite of some disconcerting lapses and strange ambiguities in the creation of the principal character, "citizen kane" is far and away the most surprising and cinematically exciting motion picture to be seen here in many a moon. as a matter of fact, it comes close to being the most sensational film ever made in hollywood.count on mr. welles; he doesn't do things by halves. being a mercurial fellow, with a frightening theatrical flair, he moved right into the movies, grabbed the medium by the ears and began to toss it around with the dexterity of a seasoned veteran. fact is, he handled it with more verve and inspired ingenuity than any of the elder craftsmen have exhibited in years. with the able assistance of gregg toland, whose services should not be overlooked, he found in the camera the perfect instrument to encompass his dramatic energies and absorb his prolific ideas. upon the screen he discovered an area large enough for his expansive whims to have free play. and the consequence is that he has made a picture of tremendous and overpowering scope, not in physical extent so much as in its rapid and graphic rotation of thoughts. mr. welles has put upon the screen a motion picture that really moves.as for the story which he tells—and which has provoked such an uncommon fuss—this corner frankly holds considerable reservation. naturally we wouldn't know how closely—if at all—it parallels the life of an eminent publisher, as has been somewhat cryptically alleged. but that is beside the point in a rigidly critical appraisal. the blamable circumstance is that it fails to provide a clear picture of the character and motives behind the man about whom the whole thing revolves.as the picture opens, charles kane lies dying in the fabulous castle he has built—the castle called xanadu, in which he has surrounded himself with vast treasures. and as death closes his eyes his heavy lips murmur one word, "rosebud." suddenly the death scene is broken; the screen becomes alive with a staccato march-of-time-like news feature recounting the career of the dead man—how, as a poor boy, he came into great wealth, how he became a newspaper publisher as a young man, how he aspired to political office, was defeated because of a personal scandal, devoted himself to material acquisition and finally died.but the editor of the news feature is not satisfied; he wants to know the secret of kane's strange nature and especially what he meant by "rosebud." so a reporter is dispatched to find out, and the remainder of the picture is devoted to an absorbing visualization of kane's phenomenal career as told by his boyhood guardian, two of his closest newspaper associates and his mistress. each is agreed on one thing—that kane was a titanic egomaniac. it is also clearly revealed that the man was in some way consumed by his own terrifying selfishness. but just exactly what it is that eats upon him, why it is there and, for that matter, whether kane is really a villain, a social parasite, is never clearly revealed. and the final, poignant identification of "rosebud" sheds little more than a vague, sentimental light upon his character. at the end kubla kane is still an enigma—a very confusing one.but check that off to the absorption of mr. welles in more visible details. like the novelist, thomas wolfe, his abundance of imagery is so great that it sometimes gets in the way of his logic. and the less critical will probably be content with an undefined kane, anyhow. after all, nobody understood him. why should mr. welles? isn't it enough that he presents a theatrical character with consummate theatricality?we would, indeed, like to say as many nice things as possible about everything else in this film—about the excellent direction of mr. welles, about the sure and penetrating performances of literally every member of the cast and about the stunning manner in which the music of bernard herrmann has been used. space, unfortunately, is short. all we can say, in conclusion, is that you shouldn't miss this film. it is cynical, ironic, sometimes oppressive and as realistic as a slap. but it has more vitality than fifteen other films we could name. and, although it may not give a thoroughly clear answer, at least it brings to mind one deeply moral thought: for what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? see "citizen kane" for further details.
citizen kane; original screen play by orson welles and herman j. mankiewicz; produced and directed by orson welles; photography by gregg toland; music composed and conducted by bernard herrmann; released through rko-radio. at the palace.charles foster kane . . . . . orson welleskane, aged 8 . . . . . buddy swankane 3d . . . . . sonny buppkane's father . . . . . harry shannonjedediah leland . . . . . joseph cottensusan alexander . . . . . dorothy comingoremr. bernstein . . . . . everett sloanejames w. gettys . . . . . ray collinswalter parks thatcher . . . . . george coulouriskane's mother . . . . . agnes mooreheadraymond . . . . . paul stewartemily norton . . . . . ruth warrickherbert carter . . . . . erskine sanfordthompson . . . . . william allandmiss anderson . . . . . georgia backusmr. rawlston . . . . . philip van zandtheadwaiter . . . . . gus schillingsignor matiste . . . . . fortunio bonanova
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hi ɪkˈsidɪd ə laɪf ɪkˈspɛktənsi ənd faʊnd ə ˈləvɪŋ hoʊm baɪ ˌkætəˈlinə bɛˈrioʊz haʊ həz jʊr laɪf ʧeɪnʤd sɪns ˈbrɪŋɪŋ jʊr pɛt hoʊm? maɪ laɪf bɪn ðə seɪm. ɛz fɑr ɛz aɪ kən rɪˈmɛmbər, maɪ ˈfæməli ˈɔlˌweɪz hæd ə pɛt. wi ˈɔlˌweɪz hæd æt list 1 bərd ənd maɪ mɑm ləvd hər bərdz ˈweɪkɪŋ hər əp ˈɛvəri ˈmɔrnɪŋ. maɪ ˈsɪstərz ənd aɪ lʊkt ˈfɔrwərd ˈɛvəri ˈsɛkənd ˈwiˌkɪnd goʊɪŋ tɪ ɑr ˈfæməli fɑrm, əˈbaʊt aʊərz əˈweɪ frəm hoʊm, wɛr wi spɛnt taɪm wɪθ ðə dɔgz, kæts, bərdz, ˈhɔrsɪz ənd ˈivɪn pɪgz. ðə laɪf əv lɪz ənd ˈiən ˈfɪnli frəm ˈɪŋglənd, ʧeɪnʤd 27 jɪrz əˈgoʊ wɪn ˈnətˌmɛg, hu wɑz 5 jɪrz oʊld, ʤɔɪnd ðɛr ˈfæməli. ðə əˈdɑptəd ˈnətˌmɛg ˈæftər ˈfaɪndɪŋ ɪm ɪn ðɛr ˈgɑrdən ɪn 1990 ˈkrɛdɪt: bɔrd ˈpændə 31 kæt ˈnətˌmɛg ˈnətˌmɛg lɪvd ə ˈhɛlθi laɪf ənˈtɪl ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ə ˈsɪriəs ˈsiʒər ənd stroʊk ɪn 2015 ˈnətˌmɛg ˈhæpi ˈoʊnərz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ hɪz ˈbərθˌdeɪ ˈɛvəri mɑrʧ ənd ˈspɔɪlɪŋ ɪm ə lɔt. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈnətˌmɛg ˈoʊnli hæd θri tiθ lɛft ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈitɪŋ roʊst ˈʧɪkən ənd ˈtunə. ðə sɔ ˈnətˌmɛg ɛz ðɛr sən sɪns ðeɪ hæd noʊ kɪdz, ənd hæv ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈləvɪŋ ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ kɛr əv ɪm. hɛlθ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈgɪtɪŋ wərs ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpæsɪŋ əˈweɪ læst ˈɔgəst. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm, ˈnətˌmɛg wɑz ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ə bæd tuθ ənd hæd brɛθ ənd lɪz ənd ˈiən nu ðət wəns ðeɪ tʊk ɪm tɪ ðə ˌvɛtərəˈnɛriən, ðeɪ ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪm hoʊm.
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he exceeded a cat’s life expectancy and found a loving home
by catalina barrios
how has your life changed since bringing your pet home? my life hasn’t been the same. as far as i can remember, my family always had a pet. we always had at least 1 bird and my mom loved her birds waking her up every morning. my sisters and i looked forward every second weekend going to our family farm, about 1.5 hours away from home, where we spent time with the dogs, cats, birds, horses and even pigs.
the life of liz and ian finlay from england, changed 27 years ago when nutmeg, who was 5 years old, joined their family. the finlays adopted nutmeg after finding him in their garden in 1990.
credit: bored panda / 31 year-old cat nutmeg
nutmeg lived a healthy life until suffering from a serious seizure and stroke in 2015. nutmeg happy owners enjoyed celebrating his birthday every march and spoiling him a lot. even though nutmeg only had three teeth left and enjoyed eating roast chicken and tuna.
the finlay’s saw nutmeg as their son since they had no kids, and have enjoyed loving and taking care of him. nutmeg’s health started getting worse a couple of weeks before passing away last august. during this time, nutmeg was suffering from a bad tooth and had rasping breath and liz and ian knew that once they took him to the veterinarian, they weren’t bringing him home.
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æt list 84 ˈpipəl hæv bɪn kɪld ənd ˈdəzənz ˈɪnʤərd ˈæftər ə trək plaʊd ˈɪntu ə kraʊd ɪn nis, fræns, ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌbæˈstɪl deɪ ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz. ˈwɛpənz ənd grəˈneɪdz wər faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈviɪkəl ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə əˈtæk. rɛd mɔr: ɪkˈstrimli ˈgrusəm ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊz ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ˌbæˈstɪl deɪ əˈtæk (ˈgræfɪk ˈkɑntɛnt) ðə ˈaɪˈdi wɑz faʊnd ɪn ðə trək, rɪˈvilɪŋ ðət hi wɑz ə mæn əv ˌtuˈniʒən ˈɔrəʤən, ˌriˈpɔrtəd, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈsɔrsəz. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəl sɛd ðət ðə əˈtækər hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn noʊn tɪ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, bət ˈoʊnli fər ˈmaɪnər kraɪmz ənd nɑt ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. ˈhəmbərt, ðə ˈpriˌfɛkt fər ðə ˈɛriə, dɪˈteɪld ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz əv ðə kræʃ, ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðə haɪ ˈnəmbər əv ˈkæʒəwəltiz tɪ. əm ɪn #nis ənd ˈkænɑt dɪˈskraɪb ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən- ˈskɛri ˈɔfəl. dɛd ˈbɑdiz ˈɛvriˌwɛr ˈpipəl kɪld ɪn frənt əv maɪ aɪz. hæd tɪ bi plænd ˈsərtəˌfaɪd tæks koʊʧ (@certtaxcoach*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 14 2016 "ə trək ræmd ˈɪntu ðə kraʊd ˈoʊvər ə lɔŋ ˈdɪstəns, wɪʧ ɪkˈspleɪnz ðɪs ɪkˈstrimli ˈhɛvi toʊl," hi sɛd. ˈfɔrmər nis meɪər ˈkrɪsʧɪn sɛd ðə trək ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ ˈwɛpənz ənd grenades,”*,” ˈspikɪŋ tɪ. lɪv əˈtæk' ɔn ˌbæˈstɪl deɪ ɪn nis ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə trək wɪθ ðə əˈtækər ræmd ðə kraʊd fər 2 ˈkɪləˌmitərz ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt wɑz stɑpt. ˈdeɪmiən ˈælɪmənd, ə rɪˈpɔrtər hu ˈwɪtnəst ðə əˈtæk, sɛd ðə əˈseɪlənt wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈmæksəˌmaɪz ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkæʒəwəltiz baɪ ˈmuvɪŋ ðə trək ɛˈrætɪkli. ɪˈnɔrmɪs waɪt trək keɪm əˈlɔŋ æt ə ˈkreɪzi spid, ˈtərnɪŋ ðə wil tɪ moʊ daʊn ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl," hi roʊt, ˈædɪŋ ðət ðə ˈvɪktɪmz' ˈbɑdiz wər laɪk ˈboʊlɪŋ pɪnz əˈlɔŋ ɪts rut." nis ˈriʤənəl ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈɛrɪk ˈʧoʊti kənˈfərmd tɪ ðət ðə əˈtækər wɑz kɪld "əˈpɛrəntli ˈæftər ən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ əv ˈgənˌfaɪər." ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə dɛθ toʊl həz ˈrɪzən tɪ ˈoʊvər 70 ˈpipəl, hi roʊt, kənˈfərmɪŋ ðə ˈərliər rɪˈpɔrts. "ðɪs ɪz ðə wərst ˈdrɑmə ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv nis wɪθ mɔr ðən 70 ˈvɪktɪmz ɔˈrɛdi," hi sɛd ɔn tˈwɪtər. rɛd mɔr: ˈpænɪk keɪɑs ɪn nis: ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊz ʃoʊ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈæftərˌmæθ əv trək əˈtæk (ˈgræfɪk) ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət əˈθɔrətiz hæv ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɛz ən ““attack.”*.” ər ˈpipəl ɪn bləd, ˈprɑbəˌbli fʊl əv wounded,”*,” ə rɪˈpɔrtər fər ðə nis ˈnuzˌpeɪpər sɛd. rɛd mɔr: ˌoʊˈbɑmə rɪˈspɑndz tɪ trək əˈtæk ɪn nis, fræns əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˈaɪˈwɪtnəs rɪˈpɔrt ˈsaɪtɪd baɪ, ðə ˈdraɪvər əv ðə trək ˈʃaʊtɪd, akbar!”*!” ˌbiˈfɔr ðə əˈtæk. ˈwɪtnəsɪz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə trək ðət droʊv ˈɪntu ðə kraʊd waɪl ˈpipəl wər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪrˌwərks ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən əv ˌbæˈstɪl deɪ. ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈimərʤd ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ʃoʊɪŋ ˈɪnʤərd ˈpipəl laɪɪŋ ɔn ðə graʊnd ɛn mæs. lə ki ə foncé*é sər lɑ (@nice_matin*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 14 2016 ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈproʊvəns koʊt ˈriʤən ˈkrɪsʧɪn sɛd ɔn tˈwɪtər ðət ““dozens”*” əv ˈpipəl hæd bɪn kɪld ɪn ðə ˈɪnsədənt. pəˈlis ˈkɔrdənd ɔf ˌprɑməˈneɪd dɪ kəmˈplitli ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə əˈtæk. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ liv ðə ˈɛriə æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt, əˈleɪn marchall*, ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt æt ðə saɪt, ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ˌprɑməˈneɪd ɪz kloʊzd, lɑkt, ɛz aɪ æm ˈspikɪŋ. ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ [geɪn] ˈækˌsɛs. ðə pəˈlis ənd ˈpraɪvət sɪˈkjʊrəti hæv ˈkɔrdənd ɪt ɔf. wi ˈkænɑt muv ˈfɔrwərd ər goʊ əˈlɔŋ ˌprɑməˈneɪd dɪ anglais,”*,” hi sɛd. si ˈrɛzɪdənts hu ˈwəndər haʊ ðeɪ kən ˈækˌsɛs ðɛr əˈpɑrtmənts, wɪʧ ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl æt ðə moment.”*.” ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz hæv lɔnʧt ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈkeɪsɪz əv ənd əˈtɛmptəd ˈmərdər ɪn ən ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd grup lɪŋkt tɪ ə ˈtɛrərɪst enterprise.”*.” ðə ˈjunɪt əv ðə ˈpɛrɪs ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ˈɔfəs ɪz biɪŋ ɛnˈtrəstɪd wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ðə əˈtæk. ˈminˌwaɪl, frɑnsˈwɑ həz ɪkˈstɛndɪd ðə steɪt əv ˈimərʤənsi, wɪʧ həz bɪn ɪn pleɪs sɪns noʊˈvɛmbər 2015 fər əˈnəðər θri mənθs. ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə əˈtæk, fræns wɪl rɪˈkrut ən ˈɛkstrə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz, sɪz. ˈwɔrnɪŋ: ˈgræfɪk ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈhɔrəbəl ˈpɪkʧərz ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn frəm rɪˈpɔrts səˈʤɛst ˈfaɪrˌfaɪt ˈdraɪvər ənd sɛk ˈfɔrsɪz ˈæftər ðə əˈtæk ˈtɑntən də blɛd (@nextdoorarab*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 14 2016 nis dɪ də də mˈjutənt ɔn pɑz ˈjænɪk (@yvnnick*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 14 2016 dər ˈmoʊmənt, aɪn ereignet*. ənd nin, ˈrɪʧərd (@gutjahr*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 14 2016 ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts, ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ dɪˈtɛkt baɪ ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ˈtɛrər groups’*’ ðə əˈtæk ɪn nis ˈfɑloʊz ðə ˈpætərn əv ˈəðər ˈrisənt ˈtɛrər ækts ɪn ˈjʊrəp ənd wɑz mɔr ˈlaɪkli ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ðə ækˈtɪvɪtiz əv ˈtɛrərɪst grups ðən ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd baɪ ðɛm, ˈfɔrmər siaɪeɪ ˈɔfɪsər ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈlɔjər ʤæk raɪs toʊld rt*. hi ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ðɪs meɪks ɪt ɪkˈstrimli ˈʧælənʤɪŋ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt səʧ kaɪnd əv əˈtæks. rɛd mɔr: ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈdæləs ˈbɪldɪŋ lɪt əp wɪθ frɛnʧ ˈæftər nis əˈtæk (ˈfoʊˌtoʊz) wɑz ə taɪm wɪn əˈtæks wər ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs dɪˈrɛkli frəm ðə laɪks əv [ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt] ər ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ ər ˈəðərz ənd ju kʊd ˈfɑloʊ ðə lɪŋk, ju wʊd si wət ðɛr wər duɪŋ ənd ðɛr wɑz ə kəˈmændɪŋ kənˈtroʊl structure,”*,” raɪs sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ə shift”*” ɪz ðə ril ˈprɑbləm ðət boʊθ frɛnʧ ənd ˈjuˈɛs əˈθɔrətiz ɪnˈkaʊnər. ju ər siɪŋ naʊ ˈfrikwɛntli ɪz əˈtæks ðət ər beɪst ɔn inspiration,”*,” hi ˈɑrgjud. ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðət ɪz ðɪs nu ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm riˈzɑlvz wɪθ ə læk əv kəˈnɛkʃən, wɪθ ə læk əv kəˈnɛktɪŋ ðə dots,”*,” raɪs ˈædɪd, seɪɪŋ ðət trəˈdɪʃənəl weɪ əv ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ wərk ɪn ðiz ˈkeɪsɪz., ˈrisərʧər æt ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈstədiz ɪn ˈbɛlˌgrɑd, weɪd ɪn ɔn ðə ˈbrɔdər ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ðə əˈtæk ənd ðə ˈifɛkt ɪt maɪt hæv ɔn ˌjʊrəˈpiən sɪˈkjʊrəti. rɛd mɔr ““probably*, ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈpipəl wɪl bi ðə ˈvɪktɪmz. baɪ ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈpipəl aɪ min ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈməzlɪmz ðət wɪl ənˈfɔrʧənətli bi ˈtɑrgətɪd bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈʤɛnərəl fɪr ɪn ˌjʊrəˈpiən societies,”*,” sɛd, ˈstrɛsɪŋ ðət ðə əˈtæk wɪl ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt mɔr fear”*” ənd kərb ˈfridəm. ˈspikɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə terrorists’*’ ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv ənd ðɛr rɪˈpitɪd ʧɔɪs əv fræns ɛz ə ˈtərgət, hi ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət həz bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈɪntu ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkɑnflɪkts ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, ˈstɑrtɪŋ frəm ðɛr ˈvɛri ˈvoʊkəl səˈpɔrt əv ˈbɑmɪŋ əv ˈlɪˌbiə, həz tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪθ it.”*.” rɛd ˈraɪzɪŋ frəm ˈaɪfəl taʊər ˈkɔzɪz ˈtɛrər skɛr ɪn weɪk əv nis əˈtæk (ˈvɪdioʊz) ðə ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈtɛrər θrɛt kʊd prɑmpt ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ə ˈkɑmən ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈɑrmi, ə prəˈpoʊzəl ɔˈrɛdi ˈtaʊtɪd baɪ səm ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈlidərz ɛz əv leɪt, ənd ˈjuˌnaɪt ˈjʊrəp ɪn ðə feɪs əv ðə ˈkɑmən sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈʧælənʤ. ʃʊd bi ənd ðɛr wɪl bi ˈsərtənti ə kɔl fər mɔr sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ðɪs dɪˈmænd wɪl bi vɔɪst baɪ ðə ˈpipəl ðət fɪr fər ðɛr lɪvz ənd lɪvz əv ðɛr ˈfæməliz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənts, ənd ɪt maɪt bi juzd ɛz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl tul fər mɔr koʊˈhiʒən əv wət ɪz lɛft əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ˈæftər brexit,”*,” sɛd. ˈrisəntli hərd kɔlz fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈɑrmi, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ maɪt kəm æt ə table,”*,” hi ˈædɪd.
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at least 84 people have been killed and dozens injured after a truck plowed into a crowd in nice, france, during bastille day celebrations. weapons and grenades were found in the vehicle following the attack.
read more: extremely gruesome video shows aftermath of nice’s bastille day attack (graphic content)
the attacker’s id was found in the truck, revealing that he was a 31-year-old man of tunisian origin, nice-matin reported, citing sources.
meanwhile, tv channel i-tele said that the attacker had already been known to law enforcement, but only for minor crimes and not in connection with terrorism.
sebastien humbert, the prefect for the alpes-maritime area, detailed the circumstances of the crash, explaining the high number of casualties to bfm.
i'm in #nice and cannot describe the situation- scary awful. dead bodies everywhere people killed in front of my eyes. had to b planned — certified tax coach (@certtaxcoach) july 14, 2016
"a truck rammed into the crowd over a long distance, which explains this extremely heavy toll," he said.
former nice mayor christian estrosi said the truck “was loaded with weapons and grenades,” speaking to bfm.
live updates:'truck attack' on bastille day in nice
bmf reported that the truck with the attacker rammed the crowd for 2 kilometers before it was stopped.
damien allemand, a nice-matin reporter who witnessed the attack, said the assailant was trying to maximize the number of casualties by moving the truck erratically.
“an enormous white truck came along at a crazy speed, turning the wheel to mow down the maximum number of people," he wrote, adding that the victims' bodies were “flying like bowling pins along its route."
nice regional president eric ciotti confirmed to bfm that the attacker was killed "apparently after an exchange of gunfire."
meanwhile, the death toll has risen to over 70 people, he wrote, confirming the earlier reports.
"this is the worst drama in the history of nice with more than 70 victims already," he said on twitter.
read more: panic & chaos in nice: terrifying videos show immediate aftermath of truck attack (graphic)
bfm also said that authorities have classified the incident as an “attack.”
“there are people in blood, probably full of wounded,” a reporter for the nice matin newspaper said.
read more: obama responds to truck attack in nice, france
according to an eyewitness report cited by bfm, the driver of the truck shouted, “allahu akbar!” before the attack.
witnesses reported that the truck that drove into the crowd while people were watching the fireworks celebration of bastille day. photos emerged on social media showing injured people lying on the ground en masse.
le camion qui a foncé sur la foule pic.twitter.com/h4qubabjmx — nice-matin (@nice_matin) july 14, 2016
president of the provence alpes cote d'azur region christian estrosi said on twitter that “dozens” of people had been killed in the incident.
police cordoned off promenade des anglais completely following the attack. nobody is able to leave the area at the moment, alain marchall, the bfm correspondent at the site, reported.
“the promenade is closed, locked, as i am speaking. it is impossible to [gain] access. the police and private security have cordoned it off. we cannot move forward or go along promenade des anglais,” he said.
“i see residents who wonder how they can access their apartments, which is impossible at the moment.”
prosecutors have launched an investigation into cases of “murder and attempted murder in an organized group linked to a terrorist enterprise.”
the anti-terrorist unit of the paris prosecutor's office is being entrusted with the investigation of the attack.
meanwhile, francois hollande has extended the state of emergency, which has been in place since november 2015 for another three months.
in response to the attack, france will recruit an extra 10,000 military police officers, hollande says.
warning: graphic photos
horrible pictures coming in from #nice#france reports suggest firefight btwn driver and sec forces after the attack pic.twitter.com/jayb93wv2d — tonton du bled (@nextdoorarab) july 14, 2016
jss dans nice y'a des mouvements de foule de mutant on sait pas pk pic.twitter.com/byxnaig0qk — yannick (@yvnnick) july 14, 2016
der moment, wenn sich vor deinen augen ein terroranschlag ereignet. und nein, jetzt kein periscope-livestream #nizzapic.twitter.com/xbtjeexcyh — richard gutjahr (@gutjahr) july 14, 2016
‘attack inspired by terrorists, impossible to detect by chasing terror groups’
the attack in nice follows the pattern of other recent terror acts in europe and was more likely inspired by the activities of terrorist groups than organized by them, former cia officer and international lawyer jack rice told rt. he pointed out that this makes it extremely challenging to prevent such kind of attacks.
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“there was a time when attacks were taking place directly from the likes of isil [islamic state] or al-qaeda or others and you could follow the link, you would see what there were doing and there was a commanding control structure,” rice said, adding that a “paradigm shift” is the real problem that both french and us authorities encounter.
“what you are seeing now frequently is attacks that are based on inspiration,” he argued.
“the problem with that is this new paradigm resolves with a lack of connection, with a lack of connecting the dots,” rice added, saying that traditional way of investigating doesn’t work in these cases.
stevan gajic, researcher at the institute for european studies in belgrade, weighed in on the broader consequences of the attack and the effect it might have on european security.
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“probably, ordinary people will be the victims. by ordinary people i mean ordinary muslims that will unfortunately be targeted because of the general fear in european societies,” gajic said, stressing that the attack will “only generate more fear” and curb freedom.
speaking about the terrorists’ incentive and their repeated choice of france as a target, he pointed out that “france has been involved into a number of conflicts in the middle east, starting from their very vocal support of bombing of libya, has to do something with it.”
read more:smoke rising from eiffel tower causes terror scare in wake of nice attack (videos)
the rising terror threat could prompt the establishment of a common european army, a proposal already touted by some european leaders as of late, and unite europe in the face of the common security challenge.
“there should be and there will be certainty a call for more security and this demand will be voiced by the people that fear for their lives and lives of their families, but also by the governments, and it might be used as a political tool for more cohesion of what is left of the european union after brexit,” gajic said.
“we’ve recently heard calls for creating a european army, which also might come at a table,” he added.
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““i’d* seɪ ə trɛnd əv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən dɪˈvɛləpmənt wɪθ ə ˈdiˌkrisɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv lɪv bərθs ənd ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv dɛθs ɪn ɑr ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ˈvɛri səˈpraɪzɪŋ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ðə maɪˈgreɪʃən ˈbæləns. ðə nɛt maɪˈgreɪʃən, fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn mɔr ðən tɛn jɪrz, ɪz ˈnɛgətɪv. ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ˈprɑbəˌbli ɪz ðət ɪt rɪˈflɛkts ðə steɪt əv ɑr ɪˈkɑnəmi. ɪf ju lʊk æt ðə ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt hu ɪz ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈkəntri, ðiz ər ˈmeɪnli ˈpipəl frəm juˈkreɪn, viˌɛtˈnɑm, ˌmoʊlˈdoʊvə, ənd soʊ ɔn, hu ər ˈlɔŋˈtərm bət nɑt ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈrɛzɪdənts ənd hu keɪm tɪ wərk ɪn ðə ʧɛk republic.”*.” bət ˈɔlsoʊ ʧɛks hu ər ˈlivɪŋ; səm ˈpipəl lɛft ðə ˈkəntri læst jɪr. ɪz ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ bi siɪŋ ɪn ˈgreɪtər ˈnəmbərz ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ jɪrz? θɪŋk ðət həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈhæpənɪŋ bət wɑz nɑt ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd bɪˈkəz ɑr nɛt maɪˈgreɪʃən wɑz ˈpɑzətɪv. aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈkəntri həz bɪn ˈluzɪŋ ˈpipəl ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈdɛkeɪd, wɪθ mɔr ʧɛks ˈlivɪŋ ðən ˈkəmɪŋ back.”*.” wɪn wi lʊk æt ðə meɪn ˈrizən bɪˈhaɪnd ðə slaɪt drɔp ɪn ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən waɪ ər fjuər ənd fjuər ˈʧɪldrən bɔrn? meɪn ˈrizən ɪz ðə dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈməðərz. ðə strɔŋ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz bɔrn ɪn ðə ənd ər ˈlivɪŋ ðə sin, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈʧɪldrən əv ðə. ər ˈlivɪŋ wət aɪ kɔl ðə ˌriprəˈdəktɪv ˈmɑrkɪt, ənd ər ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ məʧ lɛs ˈnumərəs ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz əv ˈwɪmən bɔrn ɪn ðə ənd ɪn ˈifɛkt, wi hæv fjuər pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈməðərz. reɪts ər ðə seɪm wɪθ slaɪt groʊθ ˈtɛndənsiz bət ðə ˈdiˌkris ɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈməðərz ɪz ənd wɪl bi ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər məʧ ˈstrɔŋgər ðən ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪn fərˈtɪlɪti. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, wi ɪkˈspɛkt ə səbˈstænʃəli loʊər ˈnəmbərz əv bərθs ɪn fˈjuʧər years.”*.”
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“i’d say it’s a trend of population development with a decreasing number of live births and an increasing number of deaths in our population. what’s very surprising, however, is the migration balance. the net migration, for the first time in more than ten years, is negative.
“the explanation probably is that it reflects the state of our economy. if you look at the details about who is leaving the country, these are mainly people from ukraine, vietnam, moldova, and so on, who are long-term but not permanent residents and who came to work in the czech republic.”
but it’s also czechs who are leaving; some people left the country last year. is that something we’ll be seeing in greater numbers in the coming years?
“i think that has always been happening but was not highlighted because our net migration was positive. i think the country has been losing people over the last decade, with more czechs leaving than coming back.”
when we look at the main reason behind the slight drop in the country’s population – why are fewer and fewer children born?
“the main reason is the decline in the number of potential mothers. the strong generations born in the 1970s and 80s are leaving the scene, particularly the so-called husák’s children of the 1970s.
“they are leaving what i call the reproductive market, and are replaced by much less numerous generations of women born in the 1990s and in effect, we have fewer potential mothers.
“fertility rates are the same with slight growth tendencies but the decrease in the number of potential mothers is and will be in the future much stronger than the increase in fertility. as a result, we expect a substantially lower numbers of births in future years.”
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ʤeɪl beɪl fənd: məˈzʊriənz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ fər rɪˈfɔrm ənd ɪmˈpaʊərmənt (mɔr) ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ɪkˈsplɪsətli fər fər beɪl fəndz ənd ˈligəl səˈpɔrt fər ˈfərgəsən ˈproʊˌtɛstərz. http://www.organizemo.org*/ ˈɑrtɪsts ɛz ˈtutərz: ˈɑrtɪsts ɛz ˈtutərz prəˈvaɪdz ˈfərgəsən ˈstudənts wɪθ ˈhoʊmˌwərk hɛlp ənd ˈʃɛrɪŋ skɪlz ɪn mˈjuzɪk, ˈvɪʒəwəl ɑrt, kriˈeɪtɪv ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd ˈθieɪtər. http://artistsastutors.weebly.com*/ ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm: ˈfridəm ˈfaɪtərz ə ˈproʊˌgræm kəˈlɛktɪŋ ənd dɪˈsɛməˌneɪtɪŋ hɪˈstɔrɪkəl blæk ˈlɪtərəʧər fər ˈædəlts ənd ˈʧɪldrən. tɛk ˌɪmˈpækt ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv: hænz əp juˈnaɪtɪd ɛz ə weɪ ˈkaʊntər ˈsaɪbər ˈwɔrˌfɛr, kloʊz ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl dɪˈvaɪd ənd ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈɪʃuz əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ɪkˈwɑləti, hænz əp juˈnaɪtɪd wɪl lɛd ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈwərkˌʃɑps tɪ ðə ˈfərgəsən kəmˈjunɪti. http://www.handsupunited.org*/ ˈræzə unida*: lɑˈtinoʊs ɛn juθ ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈproʊˌgræm fər ləˈtinoʊ juθ bɪtˈwin ˈeɪʤɪz 12 18 ɪt wɪl teɪk pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 2015 ənd wɪl prəˈmoʊt sɛlf ɪmˈpaʊərmənt, kəmˈjunɪti ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm ənd bɪld blæk ənd braʊn ˌkɑləbərˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈəðər st*. luɪs grups. ðə trænˈzɪʃənəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm: ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz hɛlp ər həʃ prəˈvaɪdz trænˈzɪʃənəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ fər ˈproʊˌtɛstərz hu hæv lɔst ˈɪnˌkəm ər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrt ənd ər ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈhoʊmləsnəs ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɛr ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm. http://operationhelporhush.org*/ bərˈivmənt fənd:: ˈfɛloʊˌʃɪp əv ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən (fər) -ˈwərkɪŋ fər pis, ˈʤəstɪs, ənd nɑnˈvaɪələns sɪns 1915 fər həz bɪn ɪn ˈfərgəsən prəˈvaɪdɪŋ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ əˈsɪstəns tɪ bərˈivd ˈfæməliz ənd ˈæktɪvɪst grups ɔn ðə graʊnd. http://forusa.org*/
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* jail & bail fund: missourians organizing for reform and empowerment (more) - $35,000 - designated explicitly for re-granting for bail funds and legal support for ferguson protesters. http://www.organizemo.org/ .
* artists as tutors: artists as tutors - $2,000 - provides ferguson students with homework help and sharing skills in music, visual art, creative writing and theater. http://artistsastutors.weebly.com/ .
* revolutionary reading program: freedom fighters - $2,000 - a ferguson-based program collecting and disseminating historical black literature for adults and children. http://twitter.com/ff_stl .
* tech impact initiative: hands up united - $2,000 - . as a way counter cyber warfare, close the digital divide and address the issues of economic equality, hands up united will lead technical training workshops to the ferguson community. http://www.handsupunited.org/ .
* juventud raza unida: latinos en axion stl - $2,000 - youth leadership program for latino youth between ages 12- 18. it will take place in the summer of 2015 and will promote self empowerment, community activism trainings and build black and brown collaborations with other st. louis groups. http://www.latinosenaxionstl.com .
* the transitional housing program: operations help or hush - $2,000 - provides transitional housing for protesters who have lost income or financial support and are facing homelessness as a result of their activism. http://operationhelporhush.org/ .
* bereavement fund:: fellowship of reconciliation (for) - $3,800 -working for peace, justice, and nonviolence since 1915, for has been in ferguson providing providing assistance to bereaved families and activist groups on the ground. http://forusa.org/ .
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz poʊzd baɪ kənˈkəʃən ər ˈkərəntli ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈskrutəni ɪn ˈsɛvərəl spɔrts ˈɛkspərts hu wɔnt ˈtaɪtər ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən əv kənˈkəʃən ɪn spɔrt ər nu ˈmɛdɪkəl tɛsts ðət kʊd prəˈvaɪd ˈræpɪd, ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs. ðə "rɪˈtərn tɪ pleɪ dɪˈsɪʒən" ˈæftər ə hɛd ˈɪnʤəri ɪz ə ˈsɪriəs ˈprɑbləm ðət həz kɔzd ˈtræʤədi ənd ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi. əˈməŋ ðə nu prəˈpoʊzəlz ɪz ə brɛθ tɛst, wɪʧ səkˈsɛsfəli dɪˈtɛkts ki ˈkɛmɪkəlz ɪn ˈərli ˈlæbrəˌtɔri traɪəlz. prəˈdust baɪ ðə ˈdæmɪʤd breɪn, ðiz ˈkɛmɪkəlz ər noʊn tɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ə breɪn ˈɪnʤəri wɪn faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈblədˌstrim. ˈfərðər traɪəlz wɪl ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˈwɛðər ðə seɪm ˈmɑrkərz kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi dɪˈtɛktɪd ɪn ˈæθˌlits' brɛθ, ənd ˈwɛðər səʧ ə brɛθ tɛst wʊd pɪk əp ðə kaɪnd əv breɪn ˈɪnʤəriz ˈkɑmənli sin ɪn spɔrts laɪk ˈrəgbi, ˈfʊtˌbɔl ənd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfʊtˌbɔl. "ðiz ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪkəl ˈkɑmpaʊndz frəm ðə breɪn kən bi ˈmɛʒərd ɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈdɪfərənt fluɪdz fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, səˈlaɪvə ənd brɛθ," ɪkˈspleɪnd ˈtoʊni ˈbɛli, ə ˈnʊroʊˌsərʤən ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrisərʧər frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm. "æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ə ɪz tund tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ˈælkəˌhɑl bət ju kən riˌɛnʤəˈnɪr ɪt tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ˈəðər θɪŋz. ənd ju nid tɪ rɪˈfaɪn ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi æt ðə seɪm taɪm, tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ˈvɛri smɔl əˈmaʊnts." ɪf kʊd bi əˈdæptɪd ɪn ðɪs weɪ, ˈbɛli sɛd ðət ðə ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈsɪgnəʧər əv kənˈkəʃən kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli bi dɪˈtɛktɪd wɪˈθɪn faɪv ər 10 ˈmɪnəts əv ðə ˈɪnʤəri. ˈbɛli ənd hɪz ˈkɑlig ˈdɑktər ˈmaɪkəl greɪ pərˈzɛnəd ðɛr wərk æt ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ saɪəns ˈfɛstɪvəl ɪn ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm. ˌɑbʤɛkˈtɪvɪti kɔld fər ˈkərəntli, ˈdɪfərənt spɔrts juz ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl tɛsts ənd ˈweɪtɪŋ ˈpɪriədz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ sɛnd ə pleɪər bæk ˈɔntu ðə fild. ðə riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti əv ðiz tɛsts ɪz ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ənd ɪt həz bɪn səˈʤɛstɪd ðət pleɪərz kən fəʤ ðɛm ər ˈivɪn "ˈsændˌbæg" ðə rɪˈzəlts, baɪ dɪˈlɪbərətli ˈəndərpərˌfɔrmɪŋ ɪn ðə tɛsts ðət ər juzd fər kəmˈpɛrəsən. əˈməŋ ðə tɛsts ɪz ə əˈsɛsmənt ˌɪntrəˈdust baɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈrəgbi bɔrd ɪn 2012 wɪʧ əˈtræktəd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən kən ˈhɛdɪŋ ðə bɔl kɔz breɪn ˈtrɔmə ɪn footballers*? ˈfɔrmər ˈaɪərlənd ənd ˈrəgbi ˈmɛdɪkəl ædˈvaɪzər ˈdɑktər ˈbɛri oʊˈdrɪskɑl wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈspikɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt æt ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ saɪəns ˈfɛstɪvəl. hi sɛd: "ðɪs wɑz ˈbeɪsɪkli ðə ˈrizən aɪ rɪˈzaɪnd frəm ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈrəgbi bɔrd. əm əˈfreɪd ðət tɛst wɑz ənˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ɪt ˈdɪdənt pruv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ˈrɪli." ðə ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm ˈrisərʧərz wɔnt tɪ brɪŋ mɔr saɪəns tɪ bɛr ɔn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæŋʃəs tɪ reɪz əˈwɛrnəs əv "ˈsɛkənd kənˈkəʃən ˈsɪnˌdroʊm", wɪʧ ðeɪ seɪ ɪz nɑt ɛz ˈwaɪdli ˌəndərˈstʊd ɪn ðə ɛz ɪt ɪz ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə. ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈkɑntrəˌvərsiz ðɪs ˈsɪnˌdroʊm wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ənˈtaɪmli dɛθ əv ˈnɔrðərn ˈaɪərlənd ˈskulˌbɔɪ ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈrɑbənsən ɪn 2011 ˈæftər hi rɪˈsivd ˈməltəpəl ˈhɛvi bloʊz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈrəgbi geɪm. prəˈpoʊzəlz fər ə ˈstɑpɪʤ ɪn ˈfʊtˌbɔl ər biɪŋ kənˈsɪdərd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə strɪŋ əv ˈkɑntrəˌvərsiz ɪn ðə spɔrt. ˈtɑtənˌhæm wər læst ˈsizən fər ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈkipər ˈjugoʊ kənˈtɪnju pleɪɪŋ ˈæftər hi hæd ˈbrifli lɔst ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ɪn ə drɔ əˈgɛnst ˈɛvərtən. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wərld kəp ɪn ðə ˈsəmər, əlˈvɑroʊ pərˈɛrə əv ˈjərəgˌweɪ wɑz lɛft ˌənˈkɑnʃəs ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə kəˈlɪʒən wɪθ ˈɪŋgləndz rəˈhim ˈstərlɪŋ, bət wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈkɛri ɔn pleɪɪŋ ˈæftər wɪθ ˈdɑktərz. ðə moʊst ˈækjərət ˈmɛθədz ˈprɛzəntli əˈveɪləbəl fər ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsɪŋ kənˈkəʃən ər ənd ˌɪnˈvɑlv breɪn skænz. ˈbɛli ənd ˈdɑktər greɪ ər kin tɪ ˈɔfər mɔr ˈɔpʃənz boʊθ fər dɪˈsɪʒənz əˈbaʊt ə pleɪərz rɪˈkəvəri, ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli pərˈhæps fər ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs. "[breɪn skænz] ər wɛl ənd gʊd fər prəˈfɛʃənəl pleɪərz. bət wət du wi du fər ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈkəntri? wət du wi du fər ðə əˈkædəmiz ənd ðə skulz, ðət doʊnt hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈskænərz?" sɛd ˈbɛli. "wi ʤɪst doʊnt hæv ɪˈnəf ˈskænərz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, fər ə stɑrt." ðeɪ ər riˈsərʧɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ bləd tɛsts fər ˈkɛmɪkəlz ənd ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈmɑləˌkjulz ðət ər riˈlist wɪn ðə breɪn gɪts ˈɪnʤərd, ənd ə nu tɛst beɪst ɔn ðə breɪnz kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈməsəlz. ðɪs ˈsɛkənd prəˈpoʊzəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˈjuzɪŋ ə lɑrʤ ˈmægnət tɪ ˈæktəˌveɪt smɔl ˈɛriəz əv ðə breɪn (kɔld mægˈnɛtɪk ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən, ər tms*) waɪl rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn ˈməsəlz. ðə ˈsaɪəntɪsts seɪ ɔl ðiz tɛsts ʃoʊ ˈprɑməs, ənd ər ˈkloʊzər tɪ biɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpt ðən ðə aɪˈdiə. ðiz tɛkˈniks kʊd bi juzd fər "rɪˈtərn tɪ pleɪ" dɪˈsɪʒənz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ wiks, ˈrəðər ðən ˈmɪnəts, ɔn ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪn. ˈdɑktər oʊˈdrɪskɑl toʊld ðə ˌbibiˈsi hi wʊd ˈwɔrmli ˈwɛlkəm ˈɛni əˈdɪʃənəl ˈmɛθədz tɪ ɑˈbʤɛktɪvli əˈsɛs ðə hɛlθ əv pleɪərz' breɪnz. "aɪ θɪŋk ˈprɑbəˌbli, ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈrisərʧ ðæts goʊɪŋ ɔn, wɪr ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt ðət fɑr ɔf ɪt. ˈɪtəl teɪk ə fju jɪrz tɪ pruv ɪt ɪt wɪl hæv tɪ bi kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ˈəðər tɛsts ðət wiv gɑt," hi sɛd. 'laɪf ənd dɛθ' ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɛkspərts ər ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv rɪˈpitɪd, mɔr ˈmaɪnər bloʊz tɪ ðə hɛd, wɪʧ maɪt nɑt kɔz kənˈkəʃən bət ɔl təˈgɛðər kən ˈproʊdus ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ˈdæmɪʤ. "ɪts nɑt ɛz ɪf ðə breɪn ˈdəzənt gɪt ˈdæmɪʤd baɪ ðoʊz ˈlɛsər ˌɪmˈpækts," sɛd ˈdɑktər ˈwɪljəm stuərt, ə breɪn ˈtrɔmə ˈspɛʃəlɪst æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈglæˌskoʊ. "ðeɪ meɪ bi ʤɪst ɛz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt." ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ðə rɪsks əv ˈfrikwɛntli ˈhɛdɪŋ ðə bɔl ɪn ˈfʊtˌbɔl. ə kæmˈpeɪn ɔn ðɪs ˈsəbʤɪkt, ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ˈlɔŋˈtərm, dɪˈteɪld ˈrisərʧ, həz bɪn ˈspɪˌrhɛdɪd baɪ ðə ˈfæməli əv ˈfɔrmər ˈɪŋglənd ənd wɛst ˈbrɑmwɪʧ ˈælbiən pleɪər ʤɛf ˈæsəl. ˈæsəl, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˈɪnkˌwɛst, daɪd frəm breɪn ˈtrɔmə kɔzd baɪ rɪˈpitɪdli ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈfʊtˌbɔlz. hɪz ˈdɔtər dɔn ˈæsəl, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɛzənt æt ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl, sɛd əv pleɪərz ɪn ˈɛni spɔrt hu traɪ tɪ ʧit ðə kənˈkəʃən tɛsts tɪ gɪt bæk ɔn ðə fild: "ðeɪ ʤɪst nid tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt laɪf ənd dɛθ." mɪz ˈæsəl ˈædɪd: "aɪ θɪŋk ɛz ə footballer*, ju ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ hæv nɑks... ju ɪkˈspɛkt ˈmeɪbi tɪ hæv ɑrθˈraɪtɪs ˈleɪtər ɔn ɪn jɪrz. ju du nɑt ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ daɪ əv breɪn ˈdæmɪʤ ˈeɪʤɪd 59 ˈfɑloʊ ˈʤɑnəθən ɔn tˈwɪtər.
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image copyright getty images image caption the dangers posed by concussion are currently the subject of considerable scrutiny in several sports
experts who want tighter regulation of concussion in sport are trialling new medical tests that could provide rapid, pitchside diagnosis.
the "return to play decision" after a head injury is a serious problem that has caused tragedy and controversy.
among the new proposals is a breath test, which successfully detects key chemicals in early laboratory trials.
produced by the damaged brain, these chemicals are known to indicate a brain injury when found in the bloodstream.
further trials will establish whether the same markers can also be detected in athletes' breath, and whether such a breath test would pick up the kind of brain injuries commonly seen in sports like rugby, football and american football.
"these biochemical compounds from the brain can be measured in a number of different fluids - for example, saliva and breath," explained prof tony belli, a neurosurgeon and medical researcher from the university of birmingham.
"at the moment a breathalyser is tuned to detect alcohol - but you can reengineer it to detect other things. and you need to refine the technology at the same time, to detect very small amounts."
if breathalysers could be adapted in this way, prof belli said that the tell-tale chemical signature of concussion could potentially be detected within five or 10 minutes of the injury.
prof belli and his colleague dr michael grey presented their work at the british science festival in birmingham.
objectivity called for
currently, different sports use a variety of psychological tests and waiting periods before making a decision to send a player back onto the field.
the reliability of these tests is controversial and it has been suggested that players can fudge them or even "sandbag" the results, by deliberately underperforming in the pre-game tests that are used for comparison.
among the tests is a five-minute assessment introduced by the international rugby board in 2012, which attracted criticism.
image copyright getty images image caption can heading the ball cause brain trauma in footballers?
former ireland full-back and rugby medical adviser dr barry o'driscoll was also speaking on the subject at the british science festival. he said: "this was basically the reason i resigned from the international rugby board. i'm afraid that five-minute test was unscientific - it didn't prove anything, really."
the birmingham researchers want to bring more science to bear on the situation. they are also anxious to raise awareness of "second concussion syndrome", which they say is not as widely understood in the uk as it is in north america.
football controversies
this syndrome was responsible for the untimely death of northern ireland schoolboy benjamin robinson in 2011, after he received multiple heavy blows during a rugby game.
proposals for a three-minute stoppage in football are being considered following a string of controversies in the sport.
tottenham were criticised last season for letting keeper hugo lloris continue playing after he had briefly lost consciousness in a goalless draw against everton.
during the world cup in the summer, alvaro pereira of uruguay was left unconscious following a collision with england's raheem sterling, but was able to carry on playing after remonstrating with doctors.
the most accurate methods presently available for diagnosing concussion are time-consuming and involve brain scans.
prof belli and dr grey are keen to offer more options - both for longer-term decisions about a player's recovery, and eventually perhaps for pitch-side diagnosis.
"[brain scans] are well and good for professional players. but what do we do for the rest of the country? what do we do for the academies and the schools, that don't have access to mri scanners?" said prof belli.
"we just don't have enough mri scanners in the country, for a start."
they are researching multiple possibilities, including blood tests for chemicals and biological molecules that are released when the brain gets injured, and a new test based on the brain's communication with the muscles.
this second proposal involves using a large magnet to activate small areas of the brain (called transcranial magnetic stimulation, or tms) while recording the resulting electrical activity in muscles.
the scientists say all these tests show promise, and are closer to being developed than the breathalyser idea. these techniques could be used for "return to play" decisions following weeks, rather than minutes, on the sideline.
dr o'driscoll told the bbc he would warmly welcome any additional methods to objectively assess the health of players' brains.
"i think probably, looking at the research that's going on, we're probably not that far off it. it'll take a few years to prove it - it will have to be compared with other tests that we've got," he said.
'life and death'
medical experts are also concerned about the consequences of repeated, more minor blows to the head, which might not cause concussion but all together can produce permanent, sometimes devastating damage.
"it's not as if the brain doesn't get damaged by those lesser impacts," said dr william stewart, a brain trauma specialist at the university of glasgow. "they may be just as important."
this includes the ongoing debate about the risks of frequently heading the ball in football.
a campaign on this subject, calling for long-term, detailed research, has been spearheaded by the family of former england and west bromwich albion player jeff astle.
astle, according to an inquest, died from brain trauma caused by repeatedly heading footballs.
his daughter dawn astle, also present at the festival, said of players in any sport who try to cheat the concussion tests to get back on the field: "they just need to realise that it is about life and death."
ms astle added: "i think as a footballer, you expect to have knocks... you expect maybe to have arthritis later on in years. you do not expect to die of brain damage aged 59."
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈrɔɪtərz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈændrəs læst jɪr ˈæftər naɪn jɪrz ɪn ˈɔfəs, ɛˈstoʊniən piɛm ˈændrəs həz əˈnaʊnst hɪz ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ə səkˈsɛsər tɪ lɛd hɪz ˈpɑrti ˈɪntu 2015 ɪˈlɛkʃənz. ˈmɪstər, hu æt 57 ɪz ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ɪn ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən, ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃənər ˈkæləz. hi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd hɑrʃ ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ˈmɛʒərz ɛz ɛˈstoʊniə ˈɛnərd ˌriˈsɛʃən ˈæftər ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs ɪn 2008 ˈmɪstər ˈɔlsoʊ brɔt ɛˈstoʊniə ˈɪntu ðə ɪn 2011 ɛˈstoʊniə həz bɪn ˈwaɪdli preɪzd fər ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ə ðə təf ˈmɛʒərz frəm ənd ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi baʊnst bæk ɪn 2011 ˈklaɪmɪŋ bət ðə rɪˈkəvəri həz ˈfɑltərd ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs wɪθ groʊθ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ˈlɪtəl əˈbəv 2 ðɪs jɪr ənd ˈmɪstər ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti həz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪpt. ə treɪnd ˈkɛmɪst ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti əˈfɪʃəl ɪn ðə jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə əv ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən, ˈmɪstər bɪˈkeɪm meɪər əv ˈsɛkənd ˈsɪti ˌtɑrˈtu ˌbiˈfɔr ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. hɪz rɪˈfɔrm ˈpɑrti wɪʧ lidz ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən həz bɪn kɔt əp ɪn ə ˈpɑrti ˈfəndɪŋ ˈskændəl. əˈpɪnjənz poʊlz pʊt ðə ˈpɑrtiz səˈpɔrt æt ɪts loʊəst ˈlɛvəl sɪns hi keɪm tɪ ˈɔfəs. 'ˈpoʊstər ʧaɪld' ˈəndər ɛˈstoʊniən lɔ, ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstərz ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən brɪŋz ən ɛnd tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈhɛndrɪk naʊ həz 14 deɪz tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ə ˈkænədɪt tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ɪm. ˈmɪstər həz hɪmˈsɛlf ɪkˈsprɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˈbrəsəlz, waɪl ˈmɪstər ˈkæləz hu ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən ɪz ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ɛz praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər. ˈmɪstər ˈkæləz həz ɔˈrɛdi sərvd ɛz praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər. ɛˈstoʊniə wɑz wəns dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ ə ˈkrɪtɪk ɛz ə "ˈpoʊstər ʧaɪld fər ˌɔˈstɛrɪti dɪˈfɛndərz". wɪn ɪt wɑz hɪt baɪ ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs, ˈmɪstər ˈgəvərnmənt riˈæktɪd baɪ sˈlæʃɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛktər ˈweɪʤɪz ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ˈspɛndɪŋ. ˈmɪnɪstərz ˈɔlsoʊ sɔ ə bɪg kət ɪn ˈsæləriz. ə 21 flæt reɪt əv ˈɪnˌkəm tæks ˈɔlsoʊ keɪm ˈɪntu fɔrs. ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈkɑntræktəd baɪ ə fɪθ bət kˈwɪkli rɪˈkəvərd.
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image copyright reuters image caption andrus ansip last year
after nine years in office, estonian pm andrus ansip has announced his resignation to enable a successor to lead his party into 2015 elections.
mr ansip, who at 57 is the longest-serving prime minister in the european union, is likely to be replaced by european commissioner siim kallas.
he implemented harsh austerity measures as estonia entered recession after the global financial crisis in 2008.
mr ansip also brought estonia into the eurozone in 2011.
estonia has been widely praised for introducing a the tough measures from 2008-2009 and the economy bounced back in 2011, climbing 9.6%.
but the recovery has faltered in recent months with growth expectations little above 2% this year and mr ansip's popularity has also dipped.
a trained chemist and former communist party official in the years before the break-up of the soviet union, mr ansip became mayor of estonia's second city tartu before joining the government.
his reform party which leads the centre-right coalition has been caught up in a party funding scandal. opinions polls put the party's support at its lowest level since he came to office.
'poster child'
under estonian law, the prime minister's resignation brings an end to the government. president toomas hendrik ilves now has 14 days to come up with a candidate to replace him.
mr ansip has himself expressed interest in working in brussels, while mr kallas who is currently vice-president of the european commission is hoping to return to tallinn as prime minister. mr kallas has already served as prime minister.
estonia was once described by a critic as a "poster child for austerity defenders".
when it was hit by the global financial crisis, mr ansip's government reacted by slashing public sector wages and government spending. ministers also saw a big cut in salaries. a 21% flat rate of income tax also came into force.
the economy contracted by a fifth but quickly recovered.
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wi wər ˈsɪtɪŋ daʊn fər ˈdɪnər læst naɪt æt ðə ˈdaɪnɪŋ rum ˈteɪbəl, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈnɔrməl ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ˈmɛni ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz. wi tɛl iʧ ˈəðər ʤoʊks ɛz wi it ɑr ˈdɪnər ənd ə gʊd taɪm tɪ kæʧ əp ɔn ðə ˈbɪzi lɪvz əv ˈjuˈɛs ənd ðə kɪdz. wi ɔl hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ seɪ ənd ə laʊd taɪm ɛz ˈɛvriˌbɑdi wɔnts tɪ spik æt wəns. ðə ˈoʊnli wən hu seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪz stɔrm. hi ˈpeɪʃəntli sɪts nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl ənd sɪz ˈnəθɪŋ. ɪn ðə pæst aɪ θɔt hi sɛd ˈnəθɪŋ bɪˈkəz hi hæd ˈnəθɪŋ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ seɪ bət ɪf ju hæv ə gʊd lʊk æt ɪm ˈnoʊtɪs ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt. ˈplænɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ, hɪz aɪz dɑrt əraʊnd ðə ˈpipəl ˈsɪtɪŋ æt ðə ˈteɪbəl ɛz hi əˈsɛsɪz iʧ əv ˈjuˈɛs ɛz hi æst hɪmˈsɛlf ə ˈsɪmpəl kˈwɛʃən əv ðiz ˈpipəl ər goʊɪŋ tɪ drɔp səm əv ðɛr fud ɔn ðə flɔr accidentally?”*?” stɔrm həz dən ə rɪsk əˈsɛsmənt ənd həz kəm tɪ ðə kənˈkluʒən ðət ɪf ðɪs ˈtræʤɪk ɪˈvɛnt əˈkərd hi kʊd bi ɪn ðə aɪˈdil loʊˈkeɪʃən tɪ klin ɪt əp ənd dɪˈspoʊz əv ðə fud ɪn ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ə dɔg noʊz haʊ tɪ. hi wʊd bi duɪŋ hɪz ˈmæstərz ə greɪt ˈsərvɪs, ðɪs meɪks ˈpərˌfɪkt sɛns tɪ stɔrm ɛz hi ˈɔlˌweɪz θɪŋks ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə wərld ə ˈbɛtər pleɪs baɪ hɪz ˈækʃənz. ɑr kæts seɪ ˈəðərˌwaɪz bət əˈnəðər ˈstɔri. hi sɪts ðɛr ˈɛvəri naɪt ənd ʤɪst weɪts, ˈlʊkɪŋ əp æt ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ hɪz ˈsɑroʊfəl aɪz. soʊ fɑr ɪt wərkt ənd hi wɔks əˈweɪ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd ðət hɪz əˈtɛmpt æt ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən həz feɪld. hi ˈnɛvər wɔks əˈweɪ ˈhəŋgri ˌhaʊˈɛvər bɪˈkəz ɔˈrɛdi fɛd ɪm hɪz ˈdɪnər, bət hi ˌəndərˈstænd ənd ˈfərmli bɪˈlivz ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈʧitɪd ɪm aʊt əv fud. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz təˈmɑˌroʊ, bi ðɛr əˈgɛn ˈweɪtɪŋ baɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl fər ðə raɪt ˈmoʊmənt. ðɪs taɪm ɪt wɪl wərk, hi ˌgɛrənˈtiz ɪt.
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we were sitting down for dinner last night at the dining room table, which is a normal event in many households. we tell each other jokes as we eat our dinner and it’s a good time to catch up on the busy lives of us and the kids. we all have something to say and it’s a loud time as everybody wants to speak at once.
the only one who doesn’t say anything is storm. he patiently sits next to the table and says nothing. in the past i thought he said nothing because he had nothing important to say but if you have a good look at him you’d notice something different.
he’s planning something, his eyes dart around the people sitting at the table as he assesses each of us as he asked himself a simple question – “which of these people are going to drop some of their food on the floor accidentally?” storm has done a risk assessment and has come to the conclusion that if this tragic event occurred he could be in the ideal location to clean it up and dispose of the food in the only way a dog knows how to.
he would be doing his masters a great service, this makes perfect sense to storm as he always thinks he’s making the world a better place by his actions. our cats say otherwise but that’s another story.
he sits there every night and just waits, looking up at us with his sorrowful eyes. so far it hasn’t worked and he walks away disappointed that his attempt at emotional manipulation has failed. he never walks away hungry however because we’ve already fed him his dinner, but he doesn’t understand and firmly believes we’ve somehow cheated him out of food.
there is always tomorrow, he’ll be there again waiting by the table for the right moment. this time it will work, he guarantees it.
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[wcs*] bɛst ənd wərst əv əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ˈjʊrəp tɛkst baɪ 2013 ˈjʊrəp ˈsizən wən əˈmɛrɪkə ˈbrækɪts ənd ˈstændɪŋz ɔn ˈjʊrəp ˈbrækɪts ənd ˈstændɪŋz ɔn əˈmɛrɪkə ˈbrækɪts ənd ˈstændɪŋz ɔn ˈjʊrəp ˈbrækɪts ənd ˈstændɪŋz ɔn ðə bɛst ənd wərst əv ðə ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˈsteɪʤɪz əv əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ˈjʊrəp ər ˈoʊvər, ənd wɪr ˈhɛdɪd tɪ ðə lɪv raʊnz ˈhoʊstɪd ɪn kəˈloʊn ənd nu jɔrk ˈsɪti. bət ˌbiˈfɔr wi muv ˈɔntu ðə nɛkst feɪz əv ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt, lɛts teɪk ə brif lʊk bæk æt ðə bɛst ənd wərst ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn raʊnz hæd tɪ ˈɔfər. bɛst geɪm: ˈvərsəz. ɪf ju ˈhævənt sin ðɪs geɪm baɪ naʊ, stɑp ˈrɛdɪŋ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli goʊ ənd wɔʧ ɪt. goʊ! goʊ! waɪl ðə geɪm fərst əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ə ˈprɪti ˈstændərd tvz*, ɪt broʊk daʊn ˈɪntu ˈətər keɪɑs ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə beɪs treɪd. ˈnɔrməli ɪn ðoʊz ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz, wən saɪd kəmz aʊt wɪθ ə dɪˈsaɪsɪv lɛd wəns ðə dəst ˈsɛtəlz, bət nɑt ɪn ðɪs geɪm. ðə ˈθərˌdi ˈmɪnəts ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə beɪs treɪd wər pleɪd ɔn ə ɛʤ, ənd noʊ wən hæd ˈɛni aɪˈdiə haʊ ðə hɛl ɪt wɑz ɔl goʊɪŋ tɪ ɛnd ənˈtɪl ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈmɪnət əv ðə geɪm. ɪn tərmz əv ˈtɛnʃən, ɪkˈsaɪtmənt, ənd drəˈmætɪk twɪsts ənd tərnz, ðɪs geɪm ɪz wən əv ðə bɛst ðɪs jɪr. ˈrənərˌəp: ˈvərsəz. ˌɪˈluʒən wərst geɪm: ˈvərsəz. bət ˈhoʊli gɑd, wɑz ðət geɪm ˈpurli pleɪd. naʊ, ɪts tru ðət wɪθ ˈpərˌfɪkt pleɪ, wid ˈnɛvər si lɛd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər ˈkəmˌbæks, ənd geɪmz wʊd ʤɪst bi ˌɪˈmɛnsli ˈbɔrɪŋ sˈnoʊˌbɔlɪŋ ˈsikwənsɪz ˈæftər wən saɪd teɪks ə lɛd (ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz 'ʧaɪˈniz dota*' ər 'ˌkɔˈriən lɔl'). wi əkˈsɛpt ðət ˈlɪtəl flɔz ɪn pleɪ ənd ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈlæpsɪz ɪn ˈʤəʤmənt meɪk fər mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈmæʧɪz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, bɪɔnd ə ˈsərtən pɔɪnt, ðə mɪˈsteɪks bɪˈkəm tu ɪˈgriʤəs, ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ˈmeɪkɪŋ soʊ ˈtɛrəbəl ðət ju hæv tɪ stɑrt ˈwəndərɪŋ "wət ðə æm aɪ ˈwɑʧɪŋ?" ɪts kaɪnd əv laɪk səˈspɛnʃən əv ˌdɪsbɪˈlif waɪl ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə ˈsəmər ˈblɑkˌbəstər: ju kən ˈoʊvərˌlʊk plɑt hoʊlz ənd ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli dəm ˈækʃənz frəm ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ɪt sərvz tɪ meɪk ðə ˈmuvi mɔr fən. bət æt ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ˈjumənz ər ˈjuzɪŋ ə tɪ ˈəˌploʊd ˈvaɪrəsɪz tɪ ən ˈeɪliən ˈməðərˌʃɪp, ðæts ʤɪst ə laɪn tu fɑr. ðə seɪm goʊz fər hɑrt ˈluzɪŋ wɪθ ɪn ðə bæŋk, ˈluzɪŋ ə fju ˈdəzən ˈbɪldɪŋz tɪ ultralisks*, ənd əˈbaʊt 80 əv wət hi dɪd ɪn ðə geɪm. ʃʊr, hi kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ wən əv ðə bɛst ˈkəmˌbæks ɪn ˈhɪstəri, bət ɪt wɪl ˈnɛvər bi ðə bɛst bɪˈkəz əv ðə flɔz ɪn hɪz pleɪ. ˈrənərˌəp: ˈvərsəz. ˈgrəbi moʊst ˈplɛzənt səˈpraɪz: fri fər ənd æm wɪn fərst riˈlist ðɛr ˈleɪtəst səbˈskrɪpʃən plæn, ˈmɛni wər ˌɪnˈdɪfərənt. ɪt wɑz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, ʃʊr, bət ɪt wɑz fər səm əv ðə bɛst geɪmz ɪn ðə wərld ənd ðət keɪm æt ə ˈprimiəm. ðɛn keɪm əraʊnd, ənd waɪl ðə pərˈdəkʃən ənd ˈkæstɪŋ maɪt hæv bɪn səˈvɪrli ˈlækɪŋ kəmˈpɛr tɪ, ɪt keɪm æt ə loʊ praɪs əv 5 fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsizən. ʧeɪnʤd ðə bɔlˈgeɪm wəns mɔr, ˈɔfərɪŋ fri əˈkrɔs ðə θri ˈriʤənz, bət wɪθ ðə ˈkeɪviˌæt ðət ˈsərvɪsɪz maɪt bi pay-only*. nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋli, kɛpt ðɛr (ðeɪ dɪd spɛnd ə tən əv ˈməni ˈbɪldɪŋ ə nu ˈstudiˌoʊ), bət ɪt wɑz ˈplɛzənt tɪ si ðət æm ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ əˈlaʊz fər fri. ɪn keɪs, ðeɪ ˈivɪn hæv kˈwɑləti ɔn ˈrənərˌəp: tɑd ənd kaelaris*' səˈpraɪzɪŋ ˈkɛmɪstri, bɛst ˌaɪˌpi θɛft: ˌɪˈluʒən lɪfts bɪld ɪts fən tɪ si ðə weɪ ˈstrætəʤiz ər trænzˈmɪtəd frəm pleɪər tɪ pleɪər, ˈkɑntənənt tɪ ˈkɑntənənt. ˈbəstɪd aʊt ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ weɪsts bɪld æt ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm, wɪʧ kən bi dɪˈskraɪbd ˈʃɔrtli ɛz drɔp həræs ˈɪntu all-in*." ˈæftər ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ˈprɪti ˈifɛktɪvli æt, ðɛn brɔt ɪt tɪ wɛr hi tʊk ə mæp ɔf ˈtaɪtən ˈjuzɪŋ ðə bɪld ɛz wɛl. ʤɪst deɪz ˈleɪtər, wi sɔ ˌɪˈluʒən goʊ fər bɛst ðə ˈheɪtərz" pərˈfɔrməns: ˈmɛni wər ˈbæfəld tɪ si 'ɛs neɪm ɔn ðə lɪst wɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkə ˌɪnˈvaɪts wər əˈnaʊnst. hi wɑz ə pleɪər ˈbɛrli ˈɛniˌwən hæd hərd əˈbaʊt, ɪkˈsɛpt ˈmeɪbi frəm kəmˈpleɪnts frəm ˈəðər ˈstrimərz ðət hi wɑz wən əv ðə ˈʧiziɪst pleɪər ɔn ərθ. ðə ˈheɪtərz wɪθ gli ɛz pʊt ɪn ˈdɪzməl pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ɪn hɪz fərst θri ˈmæʧɪz, ˈhævɪŋ hɪz ʃət daʊn baɪ ənd hɑrt. wən geɪm əˈweɪ frəm ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ luz ənd dɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ kəmˈplitli nu: hi meɪd ə ˈnɛksəs. ɛz ɪt tərnd aʊt, ðət wɑz ɔl ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin biɪŋ ə ˈlæfɪŋ stɑk æt ənd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ə ˈfɔrmər koʊd ɛs pleɪər frəm əˈmɛrɪkə. hɑrt wɑz wərst mæp: ˈnukərk ˈpriˌsɪŋkt ˈnukərk, ˈsɑri tɪ breɪk ɪt tɪ ju bət ju sək (ju tu, krɪs paɪn). ðə tu ˈnɛroʊ ʧoʊks ðət brɪʤ ðə ˈkloʊsli speɪst ˈsɛvən ˈbeɪsɪz lidz tɪ lɔŋ, ˈbɔrɪŋ ðət ɛnd ɪn juʤ anticlimaxes*. ˈrənərˌəp: ˈdeɪˌbreɪk moʊst pər ˈmɪnərəl): fərst ðɛr wɑz, ə ˈmɛtrɪk tɪ ˈmɛʒər ə pleɪərz spid. ðɛn keɪm, ən ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈmɛtrɪk ðət traɪd tɪ əˈkaʊnt fər flɔz. naʊ, wɪθ ðə riˈlis əv hɑts, ɪts klɪr ðət ˈniðər nɔr ər səˈfɪʃənt tɪ ˈmɛʒər ðə ˈsɪŋgəl moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈfæktər ɪn sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ ˈvɪktəri:. ðəs, wi ˌɪntrəˈdus ðə nuəst ədˈvænst ˈmɛtrɪk, pər ˈmɪnərəl). wɪθ ðə hɪˈstɛriə sˈwipɪŋ ɔl əv ˈjʊrəp, ðɛr wər ə ˈplɛθərə əv pleɪərz hu wər vaɪɪŋ tɪ bi ðə moʊst ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd prəˈdusər. bət ɪn ðə ɛnd, ðɛr wɑz ˈlɪtəl ˈkɑntɛst ɛz ˈkoʊpənˌhɑgən wʊlvz' stʊd aʊt əˈbəv ðə rɛst wɪθ ən əˈstaʊndɪŋ ˈævərɪʤ əv 520 ɪn ə wərld wɛr hæv tɪ kəmˈpit wɪθ maɪnz, medivacs*, mərˈinz ənd mərˈɔdərz fər əˈtɛnʃən, ˈoʊnli ˈbəni steɪd kəmˈplitli dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ðə ˈrənərˌəp: bɛst kəˈmidɪk ˈtaɪmɪŋ: ðɪs wɪl ˈnɛvər gɪt oʊld. moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi əˈdɑptəd ɛz əˈmɛrɪkən: wɪn wɑz fərst əˈnaʊnst, ðɛr wər ə ˈplɛθərə əv frəm ˈvɛriəs ˌkɔˈriən ˈheɪlɪŋ ɛz ə ˈprɑfət ənd ə ˈʤinjəs, fər hi lɛft ˌkɔˈriə tɪ ˈstədi ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts æt ðə ɛnd əv 2012 ðɪs həz tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ə ˈbrɪljənt kərɪr muv, wɪθ ðə nu ˈriʤənəl ˈsɪstəm ˈfeɪvərɪŋ ɪm ˈgreɪtli. həz ˈmænɪʤd tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf æt ˈɔstən, rɪˈsiv ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp wɪθ stɔrm, kənˈvɪns tɪ du ɔl əv hɪz fər fri, ənd həz ˈʤɛnərəli pʊt hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt pəˈzɪʃən tɪ pleɪ ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. ˈkəpəld wɪθ ðə fækt ðət hiz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈpərsənəbəl ənd moʊst ˈɪŋlɪʃ əˈdɛpt ˌkɔˈriən pleɪərz aʊt ðɛr, ənd ɪt bi səˈpraɪzɪŋ tɪ si ˈspɛkteɪtərz ˈʧæntɪŋ ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ usa”*” wɛˈnɛvər wɪnz. moʊst səˈpraɪzɪŋ (in-game*) rɪˈzəlt: mɔr ðən wən pleɪər frəm ðə əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt aʊt əv ðə goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɛni ˈpəndɪts ənd ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz wər ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ðeɪ bi səˈpraɪzd" tɪ si 0 pleɪərz frəm ðə əˈmɛrɪkəz ədˈvæns. ðət priˈdɪkʃən həz tərnd aʊt tɪ bi rɔŋ, bət ðə moʊst səˈpraɪzɪŋ rɪˈzəlt wɑz ðət ə pleɪər ˈəðər ðən ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ədˈvæns. waɪl ə lɔt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz dɪd fɔl (dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈjuˈɛs biɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈhɛvəli ˈsidɪd ˈkəntri), ˈivəl ˈʤinjəsɪz' ʃɑkt ˈɛvriˌwən baɪ ədˈvænsɪŋ ɛz fərst ɪn hɪz grup, dɪˈfitɪŋ ˌkɔˈriən laɪk ənd. ɪts ðə ˈsɛkənd səʧ ˈəndərˌdɔg pərˈfɔrməns fər ˈɛvər sɪns hi pleɪst tɔp eɪt æt ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈfaɪnəlz læst jɪr. waɪl hɪz fɔrm simz tɪ ˈvɛri ˈgreɪtli dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn haʊ hɪz skul ˈwərˌkloʊd ɪz, æt hɪz bɛst kʊd ˈvɛri wɛl dɪˈzərv tɪ bi kɔld ðə bɛst pleɪər ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ. bɛst pərˈfɔrməns ðət wi ˈprɑbəˌbli ʃʊd hæv ɪkˈspɛktɪd:, ðə ˈfʊli ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzd bist frəm ðə ist ɪz bæk ənd ɪn fʊl fɔrs. ˈhævɪŋ steɪd kwaɪət ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈfeɪzɪz əv hɑts (hi hæd tɪ ənˈfɔrʧənətli ˈkænsəl aʊt əv ˈdæləs), hi həz naʊ stɛpt bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt ˈæftər ˈtɑpɪŋ hɪz grup wɪˈθaʊt ˈdrɑpɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgəl mæp. hi krəʃt ðə ˈʤərmən ənd ðɛn wɛnt ɔn tɪ teɪk aʊt fɔr taɪm ˈwɪnər wɪθ rɪˈmɑrkəbəl iz. səm stɪl hæv ðɛr ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz, ɛz ɪz noʊn tɪ bi ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt, ənd hæd tɪ ˈsəfər θru ˈsərvər læg. wɪl hæv ə ʧæns tɪ pʊt ɔl ðiz daʊts tɪ rɛst ɪn ðə wɛr hi teɪks ɔn θri əv ˈjʊrəps bɛst ɪn fist,, ənd. ˈrənərˌəp: ˈtroʊlɪŋ: ðə mæn əv ˈmɛni hɑrts ənd həˈlusəneɪtɪd vɔɪd reɪz, həz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˌəndərˈstʊd ðə ˈvælju əv ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ hɪz fænz. ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi wɑz ˈnɛroʊli ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd frəm ðə əˈmɛrɪkə prɛˈmɪr lig baɪ ˈtaɪˈwɑnz sɛn, hi ˈdɪdənt liv wɪˈθaʊt ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔn ə pərˈfɔrməns wərθ ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt. ɪt wɑz klɪr ðət wɑz ə stɛp əˈbəv 2012 ˌɑrʤənˈtinə ˈwɪnər wɪn ðeɪ feɪst ɔf ɪn ðə ˈluzərz' mæʧ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈroʊlɪŋ tɪ ə ˈsɪmpəl 2 0 ˈvɪktəri, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ʃoʊ hɪz saɪd baɪ ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt, ənd ˈpoʊkɪŋ fən æt ən ˈɛrər frəm: ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈstɔkər hi hæd træpt ˌɪnˈsaɪd hɪz oʊn ˈbɪldɪŋz. ˈivɪn ɛz ˈbætərd daʊn dɪˈfɛnsɪz, hi meɪd ʃʊr ðə ˈtræʤɪk ˈlɪtəl ˈstɔkər wʊd sərˈvaɪv ðə ɔrˈdil. moʊst ˌɛnərˈteɪnd fæn: ðɛrz noʊ kˈwɛʃən ðət ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ˈwɑʧɪŋ prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈstɑrˌkræft, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ɪz pleɪɪŋ. ɪn fækt, hi meɪd ʃʊr tɪ hæv ðə ənˈfɔrʧənətli, lɔst ɪn ə ˈnɛroʊ 1 2 ˈsɪriz tɪ sɛn, ˈsidɪŋ ðə spɑt tɪ ðə ˈtaɪwɑˈniz pleɪər. stɪl, laɪk ˈɛni tru fæn, meɪd ʃʊr tɪ moʊst ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ læk əv: ðə xmg.monchi*/ grup ˈivɪn nu wət wɑz əp wɪn ðə ˈtriˌoʊ əv monchi*, dayshi*, ənd ˈɛnərd grup ɛf, ənd ðeɪ ˈweɪstɪd noʊ taɪm traɪɪŋ tɪ pleɪ əp ðə væst pəˈtɛnʃəl. ˈækʧəwəl pərˈdəkʃən skrin. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, nən əv ðə pleɪərz lɪvd əp ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz, ˈkɑmli aʊt əv ðɛr geɪmz wɪˈθaʊt ə fəs æt ɔl. ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn θroʊ ðə fænz ə boʊn wɪθ əˈbaʊt ˈbæləns ˈæftər ðə geɪmz. ɑr ˈhəmbəl səˈʤɛsʧən tɪ fər nɛkst ˈsizən, soʊ ðət ðɛr wɪl ˈnɛvər bi səʧ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt əˈgɛn: lɪv grup səˈlɛkʃənz ˈsɛrəˌmoʊniz fər ðə wɪθ ə 1 aʊər ˈoʊpən bɑr bɪˈfɔˌrhænd. bɛst pleɪər nɑt frəm nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə, saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈeɪʒə, ˈjʊrəp, ˈæfrɪkɑ ər ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə: frəm ðə stɑrt, ɪt wɑz ˈɑbviəs ðət əˈmɛrɪkə wʊd bi ðə ˈoʊnli ˈrɛfjuʤ fər ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv pleɪərz hu ˈdɪdənt fɔl ˈɪntu ˈjʊrəp ər ˌkɔˈriə. dɪˈspaɪt ðɛr groʊs mɪˈstritmənt əv ʧaɪˈniz pleɪərz, æt list sɔ ɪt fɪt tɪ əˈwɔrd wən spɑt tɪ ðə ˈriʤən noʊn ɛz "si", ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt tɪ 2012 ˌkɑntəˈnɛnəl ˈʧæmpiən ɪf wɑz ˈfilɪŋ ðə ˈprɛʃər əv biɪŋ ðə soʊl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv ɔl ðə pleɪərz wɪˈθɪn ə fju ˈhənərd ˈmɪljən skwɛr ˈkɪləˌmitərz, hi ˈdɪdənt lɛt ɪt ʃoʊ. tɔst ˈɪntu ə grup wɪθ əˈlɪʃə, ənd ˈoʊvərˈkeɪm ə lɔs ɪn hɪz ˌɪˈnɪʃəl geɪm tɪ wɪn tu streɪt ˈsɪriz ənd sɪˈkjʊr hɪz spɑt ɪn ðə ɪt wɪl ˈoʊnli gɪt ˈtəfər fər ɪn ðə bət wɪr ʃʊr hil kənˈtɪnju tɪ kip hɪz kəmˈpoʊʒər. ɪts nɑt laɪk fˈjuʧər sidz ənd kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz fər hɪz ˈriʤən ər ɔn ðə laɪn ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ! ɪf ju ˈhævənt sin ðɪs geɪm baɪ naʊ, stɑp ˈrɛdɪŋ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli goʊ ənd wɔʧ ɪt. ðə geɪm fərst əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ə ˈprɪti ˈstændərd tvz*, ɪt broʊk daʊn ˈɪntu ˈətər keɪɑs ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə beɪs treɪd. ˈnɔrməli ɪn ðoʊz ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz, wən saɪd kəmz aʊt wɪθ ə dɪˈsaɪsɪv lɛd wəns ðə dəst ˈsɛtəlz, bət nɑt ɪn ðɪs geɪm. ðə ˈθərˌdi ˈmɪnəts ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə beɪs treɪd wər pleɪd ɔn ə ɛʤ, ənd noʊ wən hæd ˈɛni aɪˈdiə haʊ ðə hɛl ɪt wɑz ɔl goʊɪŋ tɪ ɛnd ənˈtɪl ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈmɪnət əv ðə geɪm. ɪn tərmz əv ˈtɛnʃən, ɪkˈsaɪtmənt, ənd drəˈmætɪk twɪsts ənd tərnz, ðɪs geɪm ɪz wən əv ðə bɛst ðɪs ˈhoʊli gɑd, wɑz ðət geɪm ˈpurli pleɪd. naʊ, ɪts tru ðət wɪθ ˈpərˌfɪkt pleɪ, wid ˈnɛvər si lɛd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər ˈkəmˌbæks, ənd geɪmz wʊd ʤɪst bi ˌɪˈmɛnsli ˈbɔrɪŋ sˈnoʊˌbɔlɪŋ ˈsikwənsɪz ˈæftər wən saɪd teɪks ə lɛd (ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz 'ʧaɪˈniz dota*' ər 'ˌkɔˈriən lɔl'). wi əkˈsɛpt ðət ˈlɪtəl flɔz ɪn pleɪ ənd ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈlæpsɪz ɪn ˈʤəʤmənt meɪk fər mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈmæʧɪz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, bɪɔnd ə ˈsərtən pɔɪnt, ðə mɪˈsteɪks becomeegregious*, ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ðət ju hæv tɪ stɑrt ˈwəndərɪŋ "wət ðə æm aɪ kaɪnd əv laɪk səˈspɛnʃən əv ˌdɪsbɪˈlif waɪl ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə ˈsəmər ˈblɑkˌbəstər: ju kən ˈoʊvərˌlʊk plɑt hoʊlz ənd ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli dəm ˈækʃənz frəm ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ɪt sərvz tɪ meɪk ðə ˈmuvi mɔr fən. bət æt ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ˈjumənz ər ˈjuzɪŋ ə tɪ ˈəˌploʊd ˈvaɪrəsɪz tɪ ən ˈeɪliən ˈməðərˌʃɪp, ðæts ʤɪst ə laɪn tu fɑr. ðə seɪm goʊz fər hɑrt ˈluzɪŋ wɪθ ɪn ðə bæŋk, ˈluzɪŋ ə fju ˈdəzən ˈbɪldɪŋz tɪ ultralisks*, ənd əˈbaʊt 80 əv wət hi dɪd ɪn ðə geɪm. ʃʊr, hi kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ wən əv ðə bɛst ˈkəmˌbæks ɪn ˈhɪstəri, bət ɪt wɪl ˈnɛvər bi ðə bɛst bɪˈkəz əv ðə flɔz ɪn hɪz fərst riˈlist ðɛr ˈleɪtəst səbˈskrɪpʃən plæn, ˈmɛni wər ˌɪnˈdɪfərənt. ɪt wɑz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, ʃʊr, bət ɪt wɑz fər səm əv ðə bɛst geɪmz ɪn ðə wərld ənd ðət keɪm æt ə ˈprimiəm. ðɛn keɪm əraʊnd, ənd waɪl ðə pərˈdəkʃən ənd ˈkæstɪŋ maɪt hæv bɪn səˈvɪrli ˈlækɪŋ kəmˈpɛr tɪ, ɪt keɪm æt ə loʊ praɪs əv 5 fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsizən. ʧeɪnʤd ðə bɔlˈgeɪm wəns mɔr, ˈɔfərɪŋ fri əˈkrɔs ðə θri ˈriʤənz, bət wɪθ ðə ˈkeɪviˌæt ðət ˈsərvɪsɪz maɪt bi pay-only*. nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋli, kɛpt ðɛr (ðeɪ dɪd spɛnd ə tən əv ˈməni ˈbɪldɪŋ ə nu ˈstudiˌoʊ), bət ɪt wɑz ˈplɛzənt tɪ si ðət æm ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ əˈlaʊz fər fri. ɪn keɪs, ðeɪ ˈivɪn hæv kˈwɑləti ɔn ˈjuˌtub wɪˈθɪn aʊərz əv ə mæʧ. ənd ðæts frəm ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət traɪd tɪ hoʊld ə ˈoʊnli lɪv ˈtʊrnəmənt læst jɪr. wi laɪk ðə weɪ ɪz ənd kaelaris*' səˈpraɪzɪŋ ˈkɛmɪstri, ˈrɑtərˌdæm ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntu kæst fər ə deɪ ɪts fən tɪ si ðə weɪ ˈstrætəʤiz ər trænzˈmɪtəd frəm pleɪər tɪ pleɪər, ˈkɑntənənt tɪ ˈkɑntənənt. ˈbəstɪd aʊt ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ weɪsts bɪld æt ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm, wɪʧ kən bi dɪˈskraɪbd ˈʃɔrtli ɛz drɔp həræs ˈɪntu all-in*." ˈæftər ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ˈprɪti ˈifɛktɪvli æt, ðɛn brɔt ɪt tɪ wɛr hi tʊk ə mæp ɔf ˈtaɪtən ˈjuzɪŋ ðə bɪld ɛz wɛl. ʤɪst deɪz ˈleɪtər, wi sɔ ˌɪˈluʒən goʊ fər ə ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr ˈstrætəʤi əˈgɛnst əˈlɪʃə ɪn hɪz oʊn grup, ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt tɪ skɔr hɪz ˈsɪŋgəl wɪn ɪn ə 1 2 lɔs. biɪŋ ə swid, wɪr ʃʊr ˈdɪdənt maɪnd ðə fri juz əv hɪz ɑrˈtɪstɪk wər ˈbæfəld tɪ si 'ɛs neɪm ɔn ðə lɪst wɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkə ˌɪnˈvaɪts wər əˈnaʊnst. hi wɑz ə pleɪər ˈbɛrli ˈɛniˌwən hæd hərd əˈbaʊt, ɪkˈsɛpt ˈmeɪbi frəm kəmˈpleɪnts frəm ˈəðər ˈstrimərz ðət hi wɑz wən əv ðə ˈʧiziɪst pleɪər ɔn ərθ. ðə ˈheɪtərz wɪθ gli ɛz pʊt ɪn ˈdɪzməl pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ɪn hɪz fərst θri ˈmæʧɪz, ˈhævɪŋ hɪz ʃət daʊn baɪ ənd geɪm əˈweɪ frəm ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ luz ənd dɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ kəmˈplitli nu: hi meɪd ə ˈnɛksəs. ɛz ɪt tərnd aʊt, ðət wɑz ɔl ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin biɪŋ ə ˈlæfɪŋ stɑk æt ənd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ə ˈfɔrmər koʊd ɛs pleɪər frəm əˈmɛrɪkə. hɑrt wɑz krəʃt baɪ ˈmækroʊ pleɪ, ənd wɑz sɛnt ˈhərtlɪŋ daʊn tɪ ðə ˈʧælɪnʤər lig. waɪl ˈdɪdənt wɪn fʊl vɪndəˈkeɪʃən, ˈgɪtɪŋ krəʃt wəns mɔr baɪ ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsɪriz, hi stɪl əkˈwɪtɪd hɪmˈsɛlf fɑr ˈbɛtər ðən moʊst əv hɪz əˈmɛrɪkən peers.newkirk*, ˈsɑri tɪ breɪk ɪt tɪ ju bət ju sək (ju tu, krɪs paɪn). ðə tu ˈnɛroʊ ʧoʊks ðət brɪʤ ðə ˈkloʊsli speɪst ˈsɛvən ˈbeɪsɪz lidz tɪ lɔŋ, ˈbɔrɪŋ ðət ɛnd ɪn juʤ anticlimaxes*. ˈgrəbi ˈvərsəz. ɪz ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə kaɪnd əv ˈhɔrər ðət kən əˈkər. ɛz ðə geɪm wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə ˈleɪtər ˈsteɪʤɪz, ɪt dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪtɪd ˈɪntu ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈɛndləs swɔrmz əv ˈloʊkəsts ˈfɔrwərd waɪl ˈgrəbi spɛnt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər geɪm ˈtreɪdɪŋ gæs ənd ˈmɪnərəlz fər ˈnəθɪŋ. ðə geɪm ˈfaɪnəli ˈɛndɪd wɪn ˈgrəbi hæd noʊ bæŋk ˈæftər ˈluzɪŋ ə ˈbætəl, waɪl hæd gɔn tɪ pɔr hɪmˈsɛlf ə drɪŋk ər ˈsəmθɪŋ. ðɪs ˈɪzənt ə nu trɛnd ˈiðər, ɛz wi ɔˈrɛdi sɔ ðə wərst ˈnukərk hæd tɪ ˈɔfər ɪn ðə ˈvɛri fərst ˈtʊrnəmənt ɪt wɑz juzd. pliz ˈnɛvər rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈɛni mæp pul ˈæftər ðɪs ðɛr wɑz, ə ˈmɛtrɪk tɪ ˈmɛʒər ə pleɪərz spid. ðɛn keɪm, ən ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈmɛtrɪk ðət traɪd tɪ əˈkaʊnt fər flɔz. naʊ, wɪθ ðə riˈlis əv hɑts, ɪts klɪr ðət ˈniðər nɔr ər səˈfɪʃənt tɪ ˈmɛʒər ðə ˈsɪŋgəl moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈfæktər ɪn sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ ˈvɪktəri:. ðəs, wi ˌɪntrəˈdus ðə nuəst ədˈvænst ˈmɛtrɪk, pər ðə hɪˈstɛriə sˈwipɪŋ ɔl əv ˈjʊrəp, ðɛr wər ə ˈplɛθərə əv pleɪərz hu wər vaɪɪŋ tɪ bi ðə moʊst ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd prəˈdusər. bət ɪn ðə ɛnd, ðɛr wɑz ˈlɪtəl ˈkɑntɛst ɛz ˈkoʊpənˌhɑgən wʊlvz' ˈbəni stʊd aʊt əˈbəv ðə rɛst wɪθ ən əˈstaʊndɪŋ ˈævərɪʤ əv 520 ɪn ə wərld wɛr hæv tɪ kəmˈpit wɪθ maɪnz, medivacs*, mərˈinz ənd mərˈɔdərz fər əˈtɛnʃən, ˈoʊnli ˈbəni steɪd kəmˈplitli dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ðə ˈvərsəz. ˈbəni, ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈbəni ˈsɪriz ˈhoʊpfəli ðɪs wɪl sərv ɪm ˈbɛtər ɪn ðə ˈʧælɪnʤər lig ðən ɪt dɪd ɪn ðə prɛˈmɪr wɪl ˈnɛvər gɪt wɑz fərst əˈnaʊnst, ðɛr wər ə ˈplɛθərə əv frəm ˈvɛriəs ˌkɔˈriən ˈheɪlɪŋ ɛz ə ˈprɑfət ənd ə ˈʤinjəs, fər hi lɛft ˌkɔˈriə tɪ ˈstədi ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts æt ðə ɛnd əv 2012 ðɪs həz tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ə ˈbrɪljənt kərɪr muv, wɪθ ðə nu ˈriʤənəl ˈsɪstəm ˈfeɪvərɪŋ ɪm ˈgreɪtli. həz ˈmænɪʤd tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf æt ˈɔstən, rɪˈsiv ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp wɪθ stɔrm, kənˈvɪns tɪ du ɔl əv hɪz fər fri, ənd həz ˈʤɛnərəli pʊt hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt pəˈzɪʃən tɪ pleɪ ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. ˈkəpəld wɪθ ðə fækt ðət hiz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈpərsənəbəl ənd moʊst ˈɪŋlɪʃ əˈdɛpt ˌkɔˈriən pleɪərz aʊt ðɛr, ənd ɪt bi səˈpraɪzɪŋ tɪ si ˈspɛkteɪtərz ˈʧæntɪŋ ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ usa”*” wɛˈnɛvər ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɛni ˈpəndɪts ənd ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz wər ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ðeɪ bi səˈpraɪzd" tɪ si 0 pleɪərz frəm ðə əˈmɛrɪkəz ədˈvæns. ðət priˈdɪkʃən həz tərnd aʊt tɪ bi rɔŋ, bət ðə moʊst səˈpraɪzɪŋ rɪˈzəlt wɑz ðət ə pleɪər ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ədˈvæns. waɪl ə lɔt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz dɪd fɔl (dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈjuˈɛs biɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈhɛvəli ˈsidɪd ˈkəntri), ˈivəl ˈʤinjəsɪz' ʃɑkt ˈɛvriˌwən baɪ ədˈvænsɪŋ ɛz fərst ɪn hɪz grup, dɪˈfitɪŋ ˌkɔˈriən laɪk hɑrt ðə ˈsɛkənd səʧ ˈəndərˌdɔg pərˈfɔrməns fər ˈɛvər sɪns hi pleɪst tɔp eɪt æt ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈfaɪnəlz læst jɪr. waɪl hɪz fɔrm simz tɪ ˈvɛri ˈgreɪtli dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn haʊ hɪz skul ˈwərˌkloʊd ɪz, æt hɪz bɛst kʊd ˈvɛri wɛl dɪˈzərv tɪ bi kɔld ðə bɛst pleɪər ɪn ðə usa.dimaga*, ðə ˈfʊli ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzd bist frəm ðə ist ɪz bæk ənd ɪn fʊl fɔrs. ˈhævɪŋ steɪd kwaɪət ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈfeɪzɪz əv hɑts (hi hæd tɪ ənˈfɔrʧənətli ˈkænsəl aʊt əv ˈdæləs), hi həz naʊ stɛpt bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt ˈæftər ˈtɑpɪŋ hɪz grup wɪˈθaʊt ˈdrɑpɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgəl mæp. hi krəʃt ðə ˈʤərmən ənd ðɛn wɛnt ɔn tɪ teɪk aʊt fɔr taɪm ˈwɪnər wɪθ rɪˈmɑrkəbəl iz. səm stɪl hæv ðɛr ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz, ɛz ɪz noʊn tɪ bi ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt, ənd hæd tɪ ˈsəfər θru ˈsərvər læg. wɪl hæv ə ʧæns tɪ pʊt ɔl ðiz daʊts tɪ rɛst ɪn ðə wɛr hi teɪks ɔn θri əv ˈjʊrəps bɛst ɪn fist,, ənd. ðə mæn əv ˈmɛni hɑrts ənd həˈlusəneɪtɪd vɔɪd reɪz, həz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˌəndərˈstʊd ðə ˈvælju əv ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ hɪz fænz. ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi wɑz ˈnɛroʊli ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd frəm ðə əˈmɛrɪkə prɛˈmɪr lig baɪ ˈtaɪˈwɑnz sɛn, hi ˈdɪdənt liv wɪˈθaʊt ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔn ə pərˈfɔrməns wərθ ˈtɔkɪŋ wɑz klɪr ðət wɑz ə stɛp əˈbəv 2012 ˌɑrʤənˈtinə ˈwɪnər wɪn ðeɪ feɪst ɔf ɪn ðə ˈluzərz' mæʧ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈroʊlɪŋ tɪ ə ˈsɪmpəl 2 0 ˈvɪktəri, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ʃoʊ hɪz saɪd baɪ ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt, ənd ˈpoʊkɪŋ fən æt ən ˈɛrər frəm: ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈstɔkər hi hæd træpt ˌɪnˈsaɪd hɪz oʊn ˈbɪldɪŋz. ˈivɪn ɛz ˈbætərd daʊn dɪˈfɛnsɪz, hi meɪd ʃʊr ðə ˈtræʤɪk ˈlɪtəl ˈstɔkər wʊd sərˈvaɪv ðə noʊ kˈwɛʃən ðət ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ˈwɑʧɪŋ prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈstɑrˌkræft, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ɪz pleɪɪŋ. ɪn fækt, hi meɪd ʃʊr tɪ hæv ðə bɛst sits ɪn ðə haʊs wɪn pleɪd hɪz koʊd ɛs grup læst ˈsizən. soʊ ɪt wɑz noʊ səˈpraɪz ðət əˈpɪrd tɪ hæv kwaɪt ə gʊd taɪm ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə grup, ɛz hi wɛnt əp əˈgɛnst sɛn, kræŋk, ənd capoch.unfortunately*, lɔst ɪn ə ˈnɛroʊ 1 2 ˈsɪriz tɪ sɛn, ˈsidɪŋ ðə spɑt tɪ ðə ˈtaɪwɑˈniz pleɪər. stɪl, laɪk ˈɛni tru fæn, meɪd ʃʊr tɪ wɪn ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈfiʧər ə əv hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt pleɪər ɪn ðə hoʊl waɪd nu wət wɑz əp wɪn ðə ˈtriˌoʊ əv monchi*, dayshi*, ənd ˈɛnərd grup ɛf, ənd ðeɪ ˈweɪstɪd noʊ taɪm traɪɪŋ tɪ pleɪ əp ðə væst potential.unfortunately*, nən əv ðə pleɪərz lɪvd əp ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz, ˈkɑmli aʊt əv ðɛr geɪmz wɪˈθaʊt ə fəs æt ɔl. ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn θroʊ ðə fænz ə boʊn wɪθ əˈbaʊt ˈbæləns ˈæftər ðə geɪmz. ɑr ˈhəmbəl səˈʤɛsʧən tɪ fər nɛkst ˈsizən, soʊ ðət ðɛr wɪl ˈnɛvər bi səʧ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt əˈgɛn: lɪv grup səˈlɛkʃənz ˈsɛrəˌmoʊniz fər ðə wɪθ ə 1 aʊər ˈoʊpən bɑr ðə stɑrt, ɪt wɑz ˈɑbviəs ðət əˈmɛrɪkə wʊd bi ðə ˈoʊnli ˈrɛfjuʤ fər ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv pleɪərz hu ˈdɪdənt fɔl ˈɪntu ˈjʊrəp ər ˌkɔˈriə. dɪˈspaɪt ðɛr groʊs mɪˈstritmənt əv ʧaɪˈniz pleɪərz, æt list sɔ ɪt fɪt tɪ əˈwɔrd wən spɑt tɪ ðə ˈriʤən noʊn ɛz "si", ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt tɪ 2012 ˌkɑntəˈnɛnəl ˈʧæmpiən ɪf wɑz ˈfilɪŋ ðə ˈprɛʃər əv biɪŋ ðə soʊl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv ɔl ðə pleɪərz wɪˈθɪn ə fju ˈhənərd ˈmɪljən skwɛr ˈkɪləˌmitərz, hi ˈdɪdənt lɛt ɪt ʃoʊ. tɔst ˈɪntu ə grup wɪθ ˌɪˈluʒən ənd ˈmeɪkər ˈoʊvərˈkeɪm ə lɔs ɪn hɪz ˌɪˈnɪʃəl geɪm tɪ wɪn tu streɪt ˈsɪriz ənd sɪˈkjʊr hɪz spɑt ɪn ðə ɪt wɪl ˈoʊnli gɪt ˈtəfər fər ɪn ðə bət wɪr ʃʊr hil kənˈtɪnju tɪ kip hɪz kəmˈpoʊʒər. ɪts nɑt laɪk fˈjuʧər sidz ənd kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz fər hɪz ˈriʤən ər ɔn ðə laɪn ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ!
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[wcs] best and worst of ro32 - america and europe text by teamliquid esports
2013 wcs europe wcs season one
wcs america brackets and standings on
wcs europe brackets and standings on
wcs america brackets and standings on liquipedia wcs europe brackets and standings on liquipedia the best and worst of the ro32 the online, ro32 stages of wcs america and europe are over, and we're headed to the live ro16 rounds hosted in cologne and new york city. but before we move onto the next phase of the tournament, let's take a brief look back at the best and worst the online rounds had to offer.
best game: eg.suppy.rc vs. ax.heart
if you haven't seen this game by now, stop reading immediately go and watch it. go! go!
while the game first appeared to be a pretty standard tvz, it broke down into utter chaos following a base trade. normally in those situations, one side comes out with a decisive lead once the dust settles, but not in this game. the thirty minutes following the base trade were played on a knife's edge, and no one had any idea how the hell it was all going to end until the final minute of the game. in terms of tension, excitement, and dramatic twists and turns, this game is one of the best this year.
runner-up: moonglade vs. illusion
worst game: eg.suppy.rc vs. ax.heart
but holy god, was that game poorly played. now, it's true that with perfect play, we'd never see lead changes or comebacks, and games would just be immensely boring snowballing sequences after one side takes a lead (also known as 'chinese dota' or 'korean lol'). we accept that little flaws in play and occasional lapses in judgment make for more interesting matches. however, beyond a certain point, the mistakes become too egregious, the decision making so terrible that you have to start wondering "what the f*** am i watching?"
it's kind of like suspension of disbelief while watching a summer blockbuster: you can overlook plot holes and incredibly dumb actions from the characters as long as it serves to make the movie more fun. but at the point where humans are using a macbook to upload viruses to an alien mothership, that's just a line too far. the same goes for heart losing with 7k in the bank, losing a few dozen liftable buildings to ultralisks, and about 80% of what he did in the game. sure, he contributed to one of the best comebacks in sc2 history, but it will never be the best because of the flaws in his play.
runner-up: stephano vs. grubby
most pleasant non-game surprise: free vods for eu and am
when gomtv first released their latest subscription plan, many were indifferent. it was expensive, sure, but it was for some of the best games in the world and that came at a premium. then proleague came around, and while the production and casting might have been severely lacking compare to gomtv, it came at a low price of $5 for the entire season. wcs changed the ballgame once more, offering free 720p across the three regions, but with the caveat that vod services might be pay-only. not surprisingly, gomtv kept their vods subscription-only (they did spend a ton of money building a new studio), but it was pleasant to see that wcs am and eu decided to allows vods for free. in mlg's case, they even have 1080p quality vods on
runner-up: tod and kaelaris' surprising chemistry,
best ip theft: illusion lifts thorzain's build
it's fun to see the way strategies are transmitted from player to player, continent to continent. thorzain busted out an interesting akilon wastes tvp build at dreamhack stockholm, which can be described shortly as "hellbat drop harass into two-base marauder-hellbat all-in." after using it pretty effectively at dreamhack, thorzain then brought it to wcs eu where he took a map off titan using the build as well. just days later, we saw illusion go for
best "f*** the haters" performance: hellokitty
many were baffled to see 's name on the list when the wcs america invites were announced. he was a player barely anyone had heard about, except maybe from complaints from other streamers that he was one of the cheesiest player on earth. the haters cackled with glee as hellokitty put in dismal performances in his first three wcs matches, having his all-ins shut down by ryung and heart.
one game away from elimination, hellokitty decided there was nothing to lose and did something completely new: he made a nexus. as it turned out, that was all the difference between being a laughing stock at and eliminating a former code s player from wcs america. heart was
worst map: newkirk precinct
newkirk, sorry to break it to you but you suck (you too, chris pine). the two narrow chokes that bridge the closely spaced seven bases leads to long, boring stalemates that end in huge anticlimaxes.
runner-up: daybreak
most hpm (hellbats per mineral): cw.bunny
first there was apm, a metric to measure a player's speed. then came eapm, an improved metric that tried to account for apm's flaws. now, with the release of hots, it's clear that neither apm nor eapm are sufficient to measure the single most important factor in securing victory: hellbats. thus, we introduce the newest advanced metric, hpm (hellbats per mineral).
with the hellbat hysteria sweeping all of europe, there were a plethora of terran players who were vying to be the most dedicated hellbat producer. but in the end, there was little contest as copenhagen wolves' stood out above the rest with an astounding average hpm of 520. in a world where hellbats have to compete with mines, medivacs, marines and marauders for terran attention, only bunny stayed completely devoted to the hellbat (
runner-up: na`vi.strelok
best comedic timing: idra
this will never get old.
most likely to be adopted as american: cmstorm_polt
when wcs was first announced, there were a plethora of tweets from various korean progamers hailing as a prophet and a genius, for he left korea to study in the united states at the end of 2012. this has turned out to be a brilliant career move, with the new regional wcs system favoring him greatly. polt has managed to acclimatize himself at ut austin, receive a personal sponsorship with cm storm, convince tespa to do all of his pr for free, and has generally put himself in the perfect position to play in wcs america. coupled with the fact that he's one of the most personable and most english adept korean players out there, and it won’t be surprising to see spectators chanting “usa usa usa” whenever polt wins.
most surprising (in-game) result: more than one player from the americas making it out of the ro32
going into the ro32, many pundits and commentators were stating that they "wouldn’t be surprised" to see 0 players from the americas advance. that prediction has turned out to be wrong, but the most surprising result was that a player other than managed to advance. while a lot of americans did fall (despite the us being the most heavily seeded country), evil geniuses' shocked everyone by advancing as first in his group, defeating korean terrans like and ryung.
it's the second such underdog performance for suppy ever since he placed top eight at the wcs global finals last year. while his form seems to vary greatly depending on how his school workload is, suppy at his best could very well deserve to be called the best player in the usa.
best out-of-nowhere performance that we probably should have expected: dimaga
dimaga, the fully capitalized beast from the east is back and in full force. having stayed quiet in the early phases of hots (he had to unfortunately cancel out of mlg dallas), he has now stepped back into the spotlight after topping his wcs eu ro32 group without dropping a single map. he crushed the german protoss , and then went on to take out four time gsl winner with remarkable ease. some still have their reservations, as socke is known to be inconsistent, and mvp had to suffer through kr-eu server lag. dimaga will have a chance to put all these doubts to rest in the ro16, where he takes on three of europe's best in feast, thorzain, and stephano.
runner-up: na`vi.babyknight
gosuest trolling: eg.huk.rc
, the man of many shift-queue hearts and hallucinated void rays, has always understood the value of entertaining his fans. even though he was narrowly eliminated from the wcs america premier league by taiwan's sen, he didn't leave without putting on a performance worth talking about.
it was clear that huk was a step above 2012 wcs argentina winner when they faced off in the losers' match. however, instead of rolling to a simple 2 - 0 victory, huk decided to show his mirthful side by pointing out, and poking fun at an error from capoch: a critical stalker he had trapped inside his own buildings. even as huk battered down capoch's defenses, he made sure the tragic little stalker would survive the ordeal.
most entertained fan: alliance.naniwa
there's no question that enjoys watching professional starcraft, especially when is playing. in fact, he made sure to have the
unfortunately, huk lost in a narrow 1 - 2 series to sen, ceding the ro16 spot to the taiwanese player. still, like any true fan, naniwa made sure to
most disappointing lack of bm:
the xmg.monchi/ mill.dayshi / acer.nerchio group
even esl knew what was up when the trio of monchi, dayshi, and nerchio entered group f, and they wasted no time trying to play up the vast bm potential.
actual esl production screen.
unfortunately, none of the players lived up expectations, calmly gg'ing out of their games without a fuss at all. they didn't even throw the fans a bone with snarky tweets about balance after the games. our humble suggestion to esl for next season, so that there will never be such disappointment again: live group selections ceremonies for the ro16, with a 1 hour open bar beforehand.
best player not from north america, south america, asia, europe, africa or antarctica: moonglade
from the start, it was obvious that wcs america would be the only refuge for a large number of players who didn't fall into wcs europe or wcs korea. despite their gross mistreatment of chinese players, mlg at least saw it fit to award one spot to the region known as "sea", giving it to wcs 2012 continental champion . if moonglade was feeling the pressure of being the sole representative of all the players within a few hundred million square kilometers, he didn't let it show. tossed into a group with alicia, , and , moonglade overcame a loss in his initial game to win two straight series and secure his spot in the ro16. it will only get tougher for moonglade in the ro16, but we're sure he'll continue to keep his composure. it's not like future seeds and considerations for his region are on the line or anything!
if you haven't seen this game by now, stop reading immediately go and watch it. go!while the game first appeared to be a pretty standard tvz, it broke down into utter chaos following a base trade. normally in those situations, one side comes out with a decisive lead once the dust settles, but not in this game. the thirty minutes following the base trade were played on a knife's edge, and no one had any idea how the hell it was all going to end until the final minute of the game. in terms of tension, excitement, and dramatic twists and turns, this game is one of the best this year.but holy god, was that game poorly played. now, it's true that with perfect play, we'd never see lead changes or comebacks, and games would just be immensely boring snowballing sequences after one side takes a lead (also known as 'chinese dota' or 'korean lol'). we accept that little flaws in play and occasional lapses in judgment make for more interesting matches. however, beyond a certain point, the mistakes becomeegregious, the decision makingterrible that you have to start wondering "what the f*** am i watching?"it's kind of like suspension of disbelief while watching a summer blockbuster: you can overlook plot holes and incredibly dumb actions from the characters as long as it serves to make the movie more fun. but at the point where humans are using a macbook to upload viruses to an alien mothership, that's just a line too far. the same goes for heart losing with 7k in the bank, losing a few dozen liftable buildings to ultralisks, and about 80% of what he did in the game. sure, he contributed to one of the best comebacks in sc2 history, but it will never be the best because of the flaws in his play.when gomtv first released their latest subscription plan, many were indifferent. it was expensive, sure, but it was for some of the best games in the world and that came at a premium. then proleague came around, and while the production and casting might have been severely lacking compare to gomtv, it came at a low price of $5 for the entire season. wcs changed the ballgame once more, offering free 720p across the three regions, but with the caveat that vod services might be pay-only. not surprisingly, gomtv kept their vods subscription-only (they did spend a ton of money building a new studio), but it was pleasant to see that wcs am and eu decided to allows vods for free. in mlg's case, they even have 1080p quality vods on youtube within hours of a match. and that's from a company that tried to hold a pay-per-view only live tournament last year. we like the way esports is going!tod and kaelaris' surprising chemistry, rotterdam coming into cast for a day it's fun to see the way strategies are transmitted from player to player, continent to continent. thorzain busted out an interesting akilon wastes tvp build at dreamhack stockholm, which can be described shortly as "hellbat drop harass into two-base marauder-hellbat all-in." after using it pretty effectively at dreamhack, thorzain then brought it to wcs eu where he took a map off titan using the build as well. just days later, we saw illusion go for a very similar strategy against alicia in his own wcs group, using it to score his single win in a 1 - 2 loss. being a swede, we're sure thorzain didn't mind the free use of his artistic creation.many were baffled to see hellokitty 's name on the list when the wcs america invites were announced. he was a player barely anyone had heard about, except maybe from complaints from other streamers that he was one of the cheesiest player on earth. the haters cackled with glee as hellokitty put in dismal performances in his first three wcs matches, having his all-ins shut down by ryung and heart.one game away from elimination, hellokitty decided there was nothing to lose and did something completely new: he made a nexus. as it turned out, that was all the difference between being a laughing stock at and eliminating a former code s player from wcs america. heart was crushed by hk's macro play, and was sent hurtling down to the challenger league. while hk didn't win full vindication, getting crushed once more by ryung in the following series, he still acquitted himself far better than most of his american peers.newkirk, sorry to break it to you but you suck (you too, chris pine). the two narrow chokes that bridge the closely spaced seven bases leads to long, boring stalemates that end in huge anticlimaxes. grubby vs. stephano is the perfect example of the kind of horror that can occur. as the game went into the later stages, it deteriorated into stephano sending endless swarms of locusts forward while grubby spent the entire game trading gas and minerals for nothing. the game finally ended when grubby had no bank after losing a battle, while stephano had gone to pour himself a drink or something. this isn't a new trend either, as we already saw the worst newkirk had to offer in the very first tournament it was used. please never return to any map pool after this season.daybreakfirst there was apm, a metric to measure a player's speed. then came eapm, an improved metric that tried to account for apm's flaws. now, with the release of hots, it's clear that neither apm nor eapm are sufficient to measure the single most important factor in securing victory: hellbats. thus, we introduce the newest advanced metric, hpm (hellbats per mineral).with the hellbat hysteria sweeping all of europe, there were a plethora of terran players who were vying to be the most dedicated hellbat producer. but in the end, there was little contest as copenhagen wolves' bunny stood out above the rest with an astounding average hpm of 520. in a world where hellbats have to compete with mines, medivacs, marines and marauders for terran attention, only bunny stayed completely devoted to the hellbat ( forgg vs. bunny, a typical bunny series ). hopefully this quailty will serve him better in the challenger league than it did in the premier league.na`vi.strelokthis will never get old.when wcs was first announced, there were a plethora of tweets from various korean progamers hailing polt as a prophet and a genius, for he left korea to study in the united states at the end of 2012. this has turned out to be a brilliant career move, with the new regional wcs system favoring him greatly. polt has managed to acclimatize himself at ut austin, receive a personal sponsorship with cm storm, convince tespa to do all of his pr for free, and has generally put himself in the perfect position to play in wcs america. coupled with the fact that he's one of the most personable and most english adept korean players out there, and it won’t be surprising to see spectators chanting “usa usa usa” whenever polt wins.going into the ro32, many pundits and commentators were stating that they "wouldn’t be surprised" to see 0 players from the americas advance. that prediction has turned out to be wrong, but the most surprising result was that a player acer.scarlett managed to advance. while a lot of americans did fall (despite the us being the most heavily seeded country), evil geniuses' suppy shocked everyone by advancing as first in his group, defeating korean terrans like heart andit's the second such underdog performance for suppy ever since he placed top eight at the wcs global finals last year. while his form seems to vary greatly depending on how his school workload is, suppy at his best could very well deserve to be called the best player in the usa.dimaga, the fully capitalized beast from the east is back and in full force. having stayed quiet in the early phases of hots (he had to unfortunately cancel out of mlg dallas), he has now stepped back into the spotlight after topping his wcs eu ro32 group without dropping a single map. he crushed the german protoss socke , and then went on to take out four time gsl winner mvp with remarkable ease. some still have their reservations, as socke is known to be inconsistent, and mvp had to suffer through kr-eu server lag. dimaga will have a chance to put all these doubts to rest in the ro16, where he takes on three of europe's best in feast, thorzain, and stephano. huk , the man of many shift-queue hearts and hallucinated void rays, has always understood the value of entertaining his fans. even though he was narrowly eliminated from the wcs america premier league by taiwan's sen, he didn't leave without putting on a performance worth talking about.it was clear that huk was a step above 2012 wcs argentina winner capoch when they faced off in the losers' match. however, instead of rolling to a simple 2 - 0 victory, huk decided to show his mirthful side by pointing out, and poking fun at an error from capoch: a critical stalker he had trapped inside his own buildings. even as huk battered down capoch's defenses, he made sure the tragic little stalker would survive the ordeal.there's no question that naniwa enjoys watching professional starcraft, especially when huk is playing. in fact, he made sure to have the best seats in the house when huk played his code s group last season. so it was no surprise that naniwa appeared to have quite a good time watching huk in wcs america group, as he went up against sen, crank, and capoch.unfortunately, huk lost in a narrow 1 - 2 series to sen, ceding the ro16 spot to the taiwanese player. still, like any true fan, naniwa made sure to retweet mlg when they decided to feature a vod of his favorite player in the whole wide world.even esl knew what was up when the trio of monchi, dayshi, and nerchio entered group f, and they wasted no time trying to play up the vast bm potential.unfortunately, none of the players lived up expectations, calmly gg'ing out of their games without a fuss at all. they didn't even throw the fans a bone with snarky tweets about balance after the games. our humble suggestion to esl for next season, so that there will never be such disappointment again: live group selections ceremonies for the ro16, with a 1 hour open bar beforehand.from the start, it was obvious that wcs america would be the only refuge for a large number of players who didn't fall into wcs europe or wcs korea. despite their gross mistreatment of chinese players, mlg at least saw it fit to award one spot to the region known as "sea", giving it to wcs 2012 continental champion nv.moonglade . if moonglade was feeling the pressure of being the sole representative of all the players within a few hundred million square kilometers, he didn't let it show. tossed into a group with illusion , and maker , moonglade overcame a loss in his initial game to win two straight series and secure his spot in the ro16. it will only get tougher for moonglade in the ro16, but we're sure he'll continue to keep his composure. it's not like future seeds and considerations for his region are on the line or anything!
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aɪ hæv ˈmaɪˌgreɪtɪd boʊθ ˌθiəˈlɑʤɪkli ənd ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəli frəm wɛr aɪ wɑz reɪzd. maɪ muv frəm ðə ist tɪ ðə wɛst koʊst wɑz ˈmɪrərd baɪ ə ˈsɪmələr (ənd mɔr ðən sɪmˈbɑlɪk) muv ɪn θiˈɑləʤi. aɪ gru əp wɪθ ʤɑʃ məkˈdaʊəl biɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈrizənəbəl (pən ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd) vɔɪs əv feɪθ. aɪ ˈivɪn wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈbɪli græm skul əv ɪˈvænʤəˌlɪzəm ənd ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn. aɪ bɔt ˌrɑˈvi ˌzækərˈaɪəs bʊks ɔn teɪp (ənd ˈleɪtər ˈsiˈdiz) ənd juzd maɪ bɛst stəf wɪn aɪ spoʊk tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ grups ər æt outreaches*. aɪ ləvd ɪt ənd ɪt wɛnt ˈprɪti wɛl moʊst əv ðə taɪm. æt wən pɔɪnt ðə kˈwɛsʧənz ʧeɪnʤd ənd ðɛn ðə ˈænsərz sim tɪ wərk ɛz wɛl. əraʊnd ðɪs seɪm taɪm aɪ rɛd braɪən məˈklɛrən ənd lɛn swit ənd, laɪk ə ˈbɪljərd bɔl strək baɪ ðə kju bɔl, aɪ wɑz ˈrædɪkli ˌridərˈɛktɪd ˈɪntu ə ˈdɪfərənt trəˈʤɛktəri. ˈæˌkʧuəli, truθ bi toʊld, aɪ noʊ ðət æt ðə taɪm. aɪ ˈfɪgjər ɪt aʊt ənˈtɪl aɪ wɑz ˈkɔʃənd əˈbaʊt ˈjuzɪŋ n.t*. raɪt ɛz maɪ ˈskɑlər. wən deɪ ɪt ʤɪst hɪt mi: ɪf məˈklɛrən ənd raɪt ər ðə fɑr ɛʤ ˌbiˈfɔr ju ər əv bounds’*’ ðɛn aɪ maɪt bi pleɪɪŋ ðə rɔŋ game…*… ər list hæv bɪn tɔt ðə rɔŋ rulz. aɪ wɛnt tɪ ə prəˈgrɛsɪv ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl (baɪ ðət aɪ min ðət ɪt ækˈnɑlɪʤd ənd ˌɪnərˈæktəd wɪθ ˈbɪblɪkəl ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp) ənd ðɛn muvd əˈgɛn tɪ ə ˈrædɪkli ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɑktərəl ˈproʊˌgræm ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ æt ə ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn ʧərʧ. aɪ ləv ðə ˈdɑktrənəl ˈfridəm ənd ðə ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti, ˈivɪn ɛz aɪ du mɪs ə ˈkəpəl əv θɪŋz ɛz wɛl. pərˈhæps ðə ˈgreɪtəst əˈʤəstmənt aɪ hæv hæd tɪ meɪk ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ðə ˈæbsəns əv (wɪʧ ɪz ˈnoʊtəsəbəl) bət ðə ˈprɛzəns əv əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzɪŋ fər ɑr ˈkrɪsʧɪn heritage/perspective*. ɪt gɪvz mi ˈwɪˌplæʃ ˈɛvəri taɪm aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət wi hæv muvd frəm tɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzɪŋ fər ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti. naʊ, aɪ hæv strɔŋ ˌænəˈbæptəst ˈlinɪŋ ənd aɪ æm ɛz səˈspɪʃəs əv ɛz ˈɛniˌwən. bət aɪ θɪŋk ðət wi ər ɪn ril ˈdeɪnʤər hir. ə ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr blɔg frəm ə rɪˈnaʊnd ˈskɑlər keɪm aʊt ðɪs wik ðət æst ɪf prəˈgrɛsɪv ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti ɪz ðə læst bɛst hoʊp fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə ʧərʧ. nɑt kənˈvɪnst ðət ɪt ɪz, ɪn fækt ˈnərvəs əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðɪs brænʧ əv ðə ˈfæməli tri. du aɪ θɪŋk ðət ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs ənd saɪəns ər wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs? ˌæbsəˈlutli. du aɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənəl ənd ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənəl ˈʧælənʤɪz ðət sim tɪ wərk əˈgɛnst ˈjuˈɛs? ˈdɛfənətli. fərˈgɪv mi ɪf ju θɪŋk ðət aɪ æm biɪŋ hɑrʃ. aɪ æm ˈsɪmpli traɪɪŋ tɪ seɪ ðət ɪf wi hu ər nɑt goʊ ˈɪntu ðə wərld ˈfilɪŋ bæd əˈbaʊt wət wi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ənd ɪmˈbɛrəst əˈbaʊt ðə trəˈdɪʃən ðət wi hæv ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd, ɪt prəˈvaɪd məʧ tɪ bɪld ɔn. ɛz ə ˌkɑnˈtɛksˌʧuəl ˌθiəˈloʊʤiən aɪ æm ə juʤ prəˈpoʊnənt əv ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ɑr ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kənˈstrəktɪd ɛmˈbɛdɪd kənˈdɪʃənd located-ness*. bət ɪf wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ wɔk əraʊnd wɪθ ɑr teɪlz bɪtˈwin ɑr lɛgz ˈpipəl wɪl mɪˈsteɪk ɑr ˌɛpɪˈstɛmɪk hjuˈmɪlɪti fər biɪŋ ˈspaɪnləs ənd ˈɪmpətənt. praʊd tɪ bi ə ˈθɔtfəl ˈkrɪsʧɪn. aɪ θɪŋk ðət wi brɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ greɪt tɪ ðə wərld. aɪ hæv noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzɪŋ fər ˈspikɪŋ frəm ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn pərˈspɛktɪv, bət ˈniðər du aɪ hæv ˈɛni dɪˈzaɪər tɪ kənˈsid ðə ˈmaɪkrəˌfoʊn ər ˈpəblɪk ˈspɑˌtlaɪt tɪ [sɪns noʊ wən ɪz thought-less*] ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈvɔɪsɪz (ie*. pæt ˈrɑbərtsən) ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər laʊd ənd praʊd. piz. aɪ hæv bɪn kənˈtɛndɪŋ fər ðə ˌɪnˈhɛrənt ˌθiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈvælju əv ðə tərmz ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl, ˈlɪˌbərəl, prəˈgrɛsɪv, ənd ˈimərʤənt. məˈklɛrən həz ə greɪt ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt nɑt biɪŋ ˈspaɪnləs ɪn ˈdaɪəˌlɔg ˈdʊrɪŋ maɪ ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ɪm. *ʤɔrʤ fɑks ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈsɛməˌnɛri
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i have migrated both theologically and geographically from where i was raised. my move from the east to the west coast was mirrored by a similar (and more than symbolic) move in theology.
i grew up with josh mcdowell being the most reasonable (pun intended) voice of faith. i even went to the billy graham school of evangelism and focused on apologetics. i bought ravi zacharias books on tape (and later cds) and used my best stuff when ioke to college groups or at outreaches. i loved it and it went pretty well most of the time.
at one point the questions changed and then the answers didn’t seem to work as well. around this same time i read brian mclaren and len sweet and, like a billiard ball struck by the cue ball, i was radically redirected into a different trajectory. actually, truth be told, i didn’t know that at the time. i didn’t figure it out until i was cautioned about using n.t. wright as my go-to scholar. one day it just hit me: if mclaren and wright are the far edge before you are ‘out of bounds’ then i might be playing the wrong game… or least have been taught the wrong rules.
i went to a progressive evangelical seminary* (by that i mean that it acknowledged post-modernity and interacted with biblical scholarship) and then moved again to a radically liberal doctoral program and started working at a mainline church. i love the doctrinal freedom and the intellectual integrity, even as i do miss a couple of things as well.
perhaps the greatest adjustment i have had to make is not just the absence of apologetics (which is noticeable) but the presence of apologizing for our christian heritage/perspective. it gives me whiplash every time i realize that we have moved from apologetics to apologizing for christianity.
now, i have strong anabaptist leaning and i am as suspicious of christian-ism as anyone. but i think that we are in real danger here.
a very popular blog from a renowned scholar came out this week that asked if progressive christianity is the last best hope for the future of the church. i’m not convinced that it is, in fact i’m nervous about the future of this branch of the family tree. do i think that the nature of the universe and science are with us? absolutely. do i worry about the organizational and motivational challenges that seem to work against us? definitely.
forgive me if you think that i am being harsh. i am simply trying to say that if we who are not conservative-fundamentalist go into the world feeling bad about what we represent and embarrassed about the tradition that we have inherited, it doesn’t provide much to build on.
as a contextual theologian i am a huge proponent of articulating our particular constructed embedded conditioned located-ness. but if we are going to walk around with our tails between our legs people will mistake our epistemic humility for beingineless and impotent.
i’m proud to be a thoughtful christian. i think that we bring something great to the world. i have no interest in apologizing foreaking from a christian perspective, but neither do i have any desire to concede the microphone or publicotlight to less-thoughtful [since no one is thought-less] christian voices (ie. pat robertson) just because they are loud and proud.
p.s. i have been contending for the inherent theological value of the terms evangelical, liberal, progressive, and emergent.
p.p.s mclaren has a great story about not beingineless in inter-religious dialogue during my interview with him.
*george fox evangelical seminary
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ðə ˈsərvər ɪz naʊ ˈoʊpən! ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɪn ðə wərld əv wəns əˈgɛn! wi wɪl bi pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ə ˈskɛʤʊld ˈmeɪntənəns, ɔkt 6 2015 ˈstɑrtɪŋ æt 07:00(utc*), (pdt*). ˈmeɪntənəns ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ læst əˈprɑksəmətli sɪks aʊərz. ˈmeɪntənəns noʊts ˈkɑntɛnts ɪˈvɛnts ækt 6 daɪz irae*: prist əˈweɪkənɪŋ prist ˈprimiəm ɪˈvɛnt ˈdrægən roʊd ɪˈvɛnt ˈgritɪŋ (ˈwɛlkəm bæk) ɪˈvɛnt floʊɪŋ wɪθ mɪlk ˈhəni riˈvɪzətɪd seɪlz prist ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈævəˌtɑrz ˈpɛti frɛndz: prist ˈaɪtəm əv ðə mənθ fər mɔr ˈditeɪlz, pliz rɪˈfər tɪ ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt peɪʤ. ˈdæmɪʤ dɛlt ɔn ˈɑbʤɛkts naʊ ˈprɑpərli ʃoʊn ˈdæmɪʤ busts fər ˈhɑloʊ ˈæmjələt fɪkst ɛz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈwɛpən ˈrɛntəl ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən əˈʤəstɪd 7 ˌriɪnˈfɔrsmənt 5 rɪˈfaɪn 10 ˌriɪnˈfɔrsmənt 5 rɪˈfaɪn) ənd ðə ɪˈvɛnt ɪkˈstɛndɪd tɪl ɔkt 27 (ˈkɑŋkər ðə speɪs ɪˈvɛnt tɪ bi ˈɛndɪd ɔkt 20 ɛz plænd) ənd əˈweɪkənɪŋ ˈklɪrəns ˈtɪkɪt ˈgrænɪŋ ˌɪmˈprɑpər ˈvælju fər səm ˈklæsɪz fɪkst əˈweɪkənd wən bid skɪl ɛnˈʧænɪŋ reɪt ˌɪnˈkrist fər səm skɪlz ˈmaɪnər tɛkst ˈɪʃuz fɪkst ˈloʊdɪŋ skrin ˈkɑntɛst rɪˈwɔrd ˈgɪvɪn ˈwɔlˌpeɪpər ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ɪˈvɛnt rɪˈwɔrd ˈgɪvɪn prist ˈtizər ˈtreɪlər ɪˈvɛnt rɪˈwɔrd ˈgɪvɪn blaɪnd dil bɑks ˈrændəm ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns ˈɛrər ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən (ðə seɪm bɑks tɪ bi ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ˈoʊnli wəns pər əˈkaʊnt baɪ *blɪts gɪft ˈæftər ɔkt. 6 ˈmeɪntənəns tɪl ɔkt. 12 (utc*) *blɪts gɪft ˈaɪkɑn əˈpɪrɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðə ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən ɔn həd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpɪriəd. θæŋk ju fər jʊr ˈpeɪʃəns ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ. ˈdənʤən ˈfaɪtər ˈɔnˌlaɪn səˈpɔrt tim
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panaji*: ðə goʊə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv əˈsɛmbli ˈsɛʃən, wɪʧ bɪˈgæn hir ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, wɪl ˈmoʊstli bi ə ˈpeɪpərləs əˈfɛr wɪθ ðə ˈbɪznɪs biɪŋ ˈəˌploʊdɪd ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər dɪˈpɑrtmənt ækˈsɛptɪd məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə kˈwɛsʧənz ˈɔnˌlaɪn frəm ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz fər ðɪs ˈsɛʃən, waɪl ðə rɪˈplaɪz ˈteɪbəld ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kˈwɛʃən aʊər təˈdeɪ wər ˈəˌploʊdɪd ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt əv ðə əˈsɛmbli. ðə steɪt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər dɪˈpɑrtmənt həz rɪˈsivd kˈwɛsʧənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ stɑrd kˈwɛsʧənz, wɪʧ wʊd bi ˈteɪbəld ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛʃən. ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtər ˈvɪʃnu tɑps ðə lɪst əv ˈmɛmbərz fər ˈteɪbəlɪŋ ˈmæksəməm kˈwɛsʧənz, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtər ənd ˈkɑŋgrəs laʊˈrɛnkoʊ. ðə ˈsɛʃən wɪl ˈkəlmɪˌneɪt ɔn ˈɔgəst 21 əˈsɛmbli ˈspikər hæd ˈərliər əˈnaʊnst ðət ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsɛʃən wʊd bi ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈpeɪpərləs, wɪθ ˈoʊvər 95 pər sɛnt əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs goʊɪŋ ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛʃən, ðə steɪt ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈteɪbəl rɑʤ əˈmɛndmənt bɪl ənd əˈmɛndmənt tɪ ðə mjuˈnɪsəpəl ækt, ˈsɔrsəz sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈteɪbəlɪŋ goʊə pəˈlis bɪl, wɪʧ həz bɪn ˈpɛndɪŋ sɪns lɔŋ. ʧif ˈmɪnɪstər ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈteɪbəl ðə ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈpɑləsi ənd ˈɔlsoʊ əˈnaʊns ə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈpækɪʤ tɪ sɛt ɔf ðə loʊnz əv ðə ˈpipəl əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ˈkloʊʒər əv ˈmaɪnɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn ðə steɪt.
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panaji: the goa legislative assembly session, which began here on tuesday, will mostly be a paperless affair with the business being uploaded online.
the legislature department accepted majority of the questions online from the legislators for this session, while the replies tabled during the question hour today were uploaded on the website of the assembly.
the state legislature department has received 2,600 questions, including 1,200 starred questions, which would be tabled during the session.
bjp legislator vishnu wagh tops the list of members for tabling maximum questions, followed by independent legislator naresh sawal and congress mla aleixo reginaldo lourenco.
the session will culminate on august 21.
assembly speaker rajendra arlekar had earlier announced that the entire session would be almost paperless, with over 95 per cent of the business going online.
during the session, the state government is expected to table panchayati raj amendment bill and amendment to the municipal act, sources said, adding there is also a possibility of tabling goa police bill, which has been pending since long.
chief minister manohar parrikar is expected to table the mining policy and also announce a financial package to set off the loans of the people affected by closure of mining activity in the state.
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ə bɑks əv ˈbitəlz kəˈlɛktəd baɪ ˈdɑktər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈlɪvɪŋˌstoʊn 150 jɪrz əˈgoʊ hæv bɪn dɪˈskəvərd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ruˈtin mˈjuziəm kəˈlɛkʃən ʧɛk ðə ˌtrəˈstiz əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈhɪstəri mˈjuziəm, ˈləndən ðə ˌtrəˈstiz əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈhɪstəri mˈjuziəm, ˈləndən saɪəns ənˈkəvərd rənz sɛpˈtɛmbər 26 2014 3pm-10.30pm*. ədˈmɪʃən fri. ðə ˌtrəˈstiz əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈhɪstəri mˈjuziəm, ˈləndən ðə ˌtrəˈstiz əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈhɪstəri mˈjuziəm, ˈləndən ðə ˌtrəˈstiz əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈhɪstəri mˈjuziəm, ˈləndən ðə ˌtrəˈstiz əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈhɪstəri mˈjuziəm, ˈləndən ðə ˌtrəˈstiz əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈhɪstəri mˈjuziəm, ˈləndən ɪn ə drim ˌdɪˈskəvri, mæks ˈbɑrˌkli, ə ˈbitəl ˈkjʊrətər æt ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈhɪstəri mˈjuziəm, əˈpɑn ən ““unusual”*” bɑks fɪld wɪθ 20 pɪnd ˈbitəlz, iʧ ˌɪnˈskraɪbd wɪθ ðə neɪm ˈdɑktər ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ruˈtin ʧɛk əv ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈləndən kəˈlɛkʃən, ðə ˈspɛsəmənz tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ðə doʊˈneɪʃənz əv ˈɛdwərd jəŋ ˈwɛstərn, ə ˈlɔjər ənd ˈæməˌʧər ˌɛntəˈmɑləʤəst hu ɪz θɔt tɪ hæv bɔt ðə ˈbitəlz frəm ə ˈmɛmbər əv ˈdeɪvɪd ˈɪnfəməs ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈrɪvər 150 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, wɪn hi dɪˈskəvərd leɪk hæv wərkt hir fər mɔr ðən 10 jɪrz ənd ɪt wɑz ə kəmˈplit səˈpraɪz ənd ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ðiz ˈbitəlz, brɔt bæk frəm ˈæfrɪkɑ 150 jɪrz əˈgoʊ ˈɔlˌmoʊst tɪ ðə day,”*,” sɪz ˈspɛsəmənz ər stɪl ˈvæljəbəl tɪ saɪəns. mˈjuziəm ˈrisərʧərz juz hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈspɛsəmənz tɪ ˈstədi ðə ˈifɛkt əv ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts ɔn plænts ənd ˈænəməlz əraʊnd ðə ˈlɪvɪŋˌstoʊn dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə hero”*” baɪ ðə mˈjuziəm lɛd ðə ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən bɪtˈwin 1858 ənd 1864 ðə ˈspɛsəmənz ər ðə ˈoʊnli sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ɪgˈzæmpəlz noʊn tɪ hæv bɪn kəˈlɛktəd baɪ ɪm ɪn, ənd wɪl goʊ ɔn ʃoʊ tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪn ðɛr ərˈɪʤənəl bɑks ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈænjuəl saɪəns ənˈkəvərd ˈivnɪŋ əv ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən æt ðə mˈjuziəm nɛkst takano*, ən ˌɛntəˈmɑləʤəst æt ðə mˈjuziəm, həz riˈtreɪst ˈdɑktər pæθ ˈɪntu moʊst ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ θɪŋ fər mi ɪz noʊɪŋ ðət ˈbitəlz aɪ kəˈlɛkt wɪl bi prɪˈzərvd ɪn ðə kəˈlɛkʃənz əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈhɪstəri mˈjuziəm nɛkst tɪ ðoʊz kəˈlɛktəd baɪ ðə greɪt ɪkˈsplɔrərz əv ðə pæst laɪk ˈdɑktər livingstone,”*,” hi ˈspɛsəmənz wɪl rɪˈmeɪn tɪ bi ˈstədid baɪ ˈsaɪəntɪsts nɑt jɛt bɔrn, ˈmeɪbi tɪ ˈænsər kˈwɛsʧənz wi hæv nɑt jɛt fænz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn ˈhənərdz əv ækˈtɪvɪtiz ənd mit ˈlidɪŋ ˈrisərʧərz ɔn ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈhɪstəri mˈjuziəm hoʊldz wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst, ˈoʊldəst ənd moʊst ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv kəˈlɛkʃənz əv ɪts kaɪnd, kənˈsəltɪd ˈɛvəri jɪr baɪ ˈhənərdz əv ˈsaɪəntɪsts frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə world,”*,” sɪz ˈbitəl kəˈlɛkʃən əˈloʊn ˌɪnˈkludz ˈɔlˌmoʊst 10 ˈmɪljən ˈspɛsəmənz, əˈsɛmbəld ˈoʊvər ˈsɛnʧəriz. tɪ ˈstədi ðɛm ɔl wɪl teɪk ə lifetime.”*.”
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a box of beetles collected by dr david livingstone 150 years ago have been discovered during a routine museum collection check
© the trustees of the natural history museum, london
© the trustees of the natural history museum, london
science uncovered runs september 26 2014, 3pm-10.30pm. admission free.
© the trustees of the natural history museum, london
© the trustees of the natural history museum, london
© the trustees of the natural history museum, london
© the trustees of the natural history museum, london
© the trustees of the natural history museum, london
in a dream behind-the-scenes discovery, max barclay, a beetle curator at the natural history museum, chanced upon an “unusual” box filled with 20 pinned beetles, each inscribed with the name dr livingstone.found during a routine check of the incredible london collection, the specimens turned out to be the donations of edward young western, a lawyer and amateur entomologist who is thought to have bought the beetles from a member of david livingstone’s infamous expedition along the zambezi river 150 years ago, when he discovered lake malawi.“i have worked here for more than 10 years and it was a complete surprise and incredibly exciting to find these well-preserved beetles, brought back from africa 150 years ago almost to the day,” says barclay.“these specimens are still valuable to science. museum researchers use historical specimens to study the effect of changing environments on plants and animals around the world.”dr livingstone – described as a “victorian hero” by the museum – led the expedition between 1858 and 1864. the specimens are the only surviving examples known to have been collected by him in zambezi, and will go on show to the public in their original box during the annual science uncovered evening of exploration at the museum next week.hitoshi takano, an entomologist at the museum, has retraced dr livingstone’s path into africa.“the most exciting thing for me is knowing that beetles i collect will be preserved in the collections of the natural history museum next to those collected by the great explorers of the past like dr livingstone,” he enthuses.“my specimens will remain to be studied by scientists not yet born, maybe to answer questions we have not yet asked.”science fans will also be able to take part in hundreds of activities and meet leading researchers on the night.“the natural history museum holds one of the largest, oldest and most comprehensive collections of its kind, consulted every year by hundreds of scientists from all over the world,” says barclay.“the beetle collection alone includes almost 10 million specimens, assembled over centuries. to study them all will take a lifetime.”
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ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 1994 məsk ənd hɪz ˈbrəðər,, tʊk ðɛr fərst stɛps təˈwɔrd bɪˈkəmɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkənz. ðeɪ sɛt ɔf ɔn ə roʊd trɪp əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri. hæd bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə ˈfrænˌʧaɪˈzi fər ˈkɑlɪʤ proʊ ˈpeɪnərz ənd dən wɛl fər hɪmˈsɛlf, ˈrənɪŋ wət əˈmaʊnɪd tɪ ə smɔl ˈbɪznɪs. hi soʊld ɔf hɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ənd puld ðə ˈməni wɪθ wət məsk hæd ɔn hænd tɪ baɪ ə ˈbiˌɛmˈdəbəlju 320i*. ðə ˈbrəðərz bɪˈgæn ðɛr trɪp nɪr sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ɪn ˈɔgəst, ɛz ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə sɔrd. ðə fərst pɑrt əv ðə draɪv tʊk ðɛm daʊn tɪ ˈnidəlz, ə ˈsɪti ɪn ðə moʊˈhɑvi ˈdɛzərt. ðɛr ðeɪ ɪkˈspɪriənst ðə sˈwɛti θrɪl əv ˈwɛðər ɪn ə kɑr wɪθ noʊ ˈɛrkənˌdɪʃənɪŋ ənd ˈlərnɪd tɪ ləv pɪt stɑps æt jr*. ˈbərgər ʤɔɪnts, wɛr ðeɪ spɛnt aʊərz rɪˈkupərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə koʊld. ðə trɪp prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈplɛnti əv taɪm fər jʊr ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈhɪʤɪŋks ənd ˈreɪʤɪŋ ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈdeɪˌdrimɪŋ. ðə wɛb hæd ʤɪst ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ bɪˈkəm ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk θæŋks tɪ ðə raɪz əv dɪˈrɛktəri saɪts laɪk ˈjɑˌhu! ənd tulz laɪk ˈbraʊzər. ðə ˈbrəðərz wər tund ɪn tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd θɔt ðeɪ maɪt laɪk tɪ stɑrt ə ˈkəmpəˌni təˈgɛðər duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɔn ðə wɛb. frəm ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə tɪ ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ, saʊθ dəˈkoʊtə, ənd ˌɪləˈnɔɪz, ðeɪ tʊk tərnz ˈdraɪvɪŋ, ˈbreɪnˌstɔrmɪŋ, ənd ˈtɔkɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhɛdɪŋ bæk ist tɪ gɪt məsk tɪ skul ðət fɔl. ðə bɛst aɪˈdiə tɪ əraɪz frəm ðə ˈʤərni wɑz ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈnɛtˌwərk fər ˈdɑktərz. ðɪs mɛnt tɪ bi ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛz æmˈbɪʃəs ɛz ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk hɛlθ ˈrɛkərdz bət mɔr əv ə ˈsɪstəm fər fɪˈzɪʃənz tɪ ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd kəˈlæbərˌeɪt. simd laɪk ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɪndəstri wɑz wən ðət kʊd bi disrupted,”*,” sɛd. wɛnt tɪ wərk ɔn ə ˈbɪznɪs plæn ənd ðə seɪlz ənd ˈmɑrkətɪŋ saɪd əv ɪt ˈleɪtər, bət ɪt flaɪ. wi ləv it.”*.” məsk hæd spɛnt ðə ˈərliər pɑrt əv ðət ˈsəmər ɪn ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli, ˈhoʊldɪŋ daʊn ə pɛr əv ˈɪntərnˌʃɪps. baɪ deɪ, hi wərkt æt ˈpɪnəkəl ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut. beɪst ɪn lɔs ˈgɑˌtoʊs, ˈpɪnəkəl wɑz ə ˈstɑrˌtəp wɪθ ə tim əv ˈsaɪəntɪsts ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ weɪz ɪn wɪʧ kʊd bi juzd ɛz ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri fjuəl sɔrs ɪn ɪˈlɛktrɪk ənd ˈhaɪbrɪd ˈviɪkəlz. ðə wərk ˈɔlsoʊ list mɔr bɪˈzɑr ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. məsk kʊd tɔk æt lɛŋθ əˈbaʊt haʊ maɪt bi juzd tɪ bɪld ˈsaɪdɑrmz ɪn ðə trəˈdɪʃən əv stɑr wɔrz ənd ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛni ˈəðər fˌjuʧərˈɪstɪk fɪlm. ðə ˈleɪzər gənz wʊd riˈlis raʊnz əv ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈɛnərʤi, ənd ðɛn ðə ˈʃutər wʊd ˌriˈpleɪs ən æt ðə beɪs əv ðə gən, məʧ laɪk sˈwɑpɪŋ aʊt ə klɪp əv ˈbʊləts, ənd stɑrt ˈblæstɪŋ əˈweɪ əˈgɛn. ˈɔlsoʊ lʊkt ˈprɑməsɪŋ ɛz ðə paʊər səˈplaɪz fər ˈmɪsəlz. ðeɪ wər mɔr rɪˈzɪljənt ðən ˈbætəriz ˈəndər ðə məˈkænɪkəl ˈstrɛsɪz əv ə lɔnʧ ənd wʊd hoʊld ə mɔr kənˈsɪstənt ʧɑrʤ ˈoʊvər lɔŋ ˈpɪriədz əv taɪm. məsk fɛl ɪn ləv wɪθ ðə wərk æt ˈpɪnəkəl ənd bɪˈgæn ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ɛz ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər səm əv hɪz ˈbɪznɪs plæn ɪkˈspɛrəmənts æt pɛn ənd fər hɪz ˌɪnˈdəstriəlɪst ˈfænəsiz. ɪn ðə ˈivnɪŋz, məsk ˈhɛdɪd tɪ ˈrɑkət saɪəns geɪmz, ə ˈstɑrˌtəp beɪst ɪn ˈpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ ðət ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə moʊst ədˈvænst ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ˈɛvər meɪd baɪ ˈmuvɪŋ ðɛm ɔf ˈkɑrtrəʤəz ənd ˈɔntu ˈsiˈdiz ðət kʊd hoʊld mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ðə ˈsiˈdiz wʊd ɪn ˈθɪri əˈlaʊ ðɛm tɪ brɪŋ ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ ənd pərˈdəkʃən kˈwɑləti tɪ ðə geɪmz. ə tim əv ˈbədɪŋ hu wər ə mɪks əv ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ənd fɪlm ˈpipəl wɑz əˈsɛmbəld tɪ pʊl ɔf ðə wərk. ˈtoʊni fadell*, hu wʊd ˈleɪtər draɪv məʧ əv ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv boʊθ ðə ˈaɪˌpɔd ənd ˈaɪˌfoʊn æt ˈæpəl, wərkt æt ˈrɑkət saɪəns, ɛz dɪd ðə gaɪz hu dɪˈvɛləpt ðə kˈwɪkˌtaɪm ˌməltiˈmidiə ˈsɔfˌwɛr fər ˈæpəl. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ˈpipəl hu wərkt ɔn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl stɑr wɔrz ˈifɛkts æt ˌɪnˈdəstriəl laɪt ˈmæʤɪk ənd səm hu dɪd geɪmz æt ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt. ˈrɑkət saɪəns geɪv məsk ə ˈfleɪvər fər wət ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli hæd tɪ ˈɔfər boʊθ frəm ə ˈtælənt ənd ˈkəlʧər pərˈspɛktɪv. ðɛr wər ˈpipəl ˈwərkɪŋ æt ðə ˈɔfəs tˈwɛntiˌfɔr aʊərz ə deɪ, ənd ðeɪ θɪŋk ɪt æt ɔl ɑd ðət məsk wʊd tərn əp əraʊnd 5 p.m*. ˈɛvəri ˈivnɪŋ tɪ stɑrt hɪz ˈsɛkənd ʤɑb. brɔt ɪm ɪn tɪ raɪt səm ˈvɛri ˈminiəl ˌloʊˈlɛvəl code,”*,” sɛd ˈpitər ˈbɛrɪt, ən ɔˈstreɪljən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr hu hɛlpt stɑrt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. wɑz kəmˈplitli ənˈflæpəbəl. ˈæftər ə ʃɔrt waɪl, aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛniˌwən wɑz ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪm ˈɛni dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, ənd hi ˈɛndɪd əp ˈmeɪkɪŋ wət hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ make.”*.”
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in the summer of 1994, musk and his brother, kimbal, took their first steps toward becoming honest-to-god americans. they set off on a road trip across the country.
kimbal had been working as a franchisee for college pro painters and done well for himself, running what amounted to a small business. he sold off his part of the franchise and pooled the money with what musk had on hand to buy a beat-up 1970s bmw 320i. the brothers began their trip near san francisco in august, as temperatures in california soared. the first part of the drive took them down to needles, a city in the mojave desert. there they experienced the sweaty thrill of 120-degree weather in a car with no air-conditioning and learned to love pit stops at carl’s jr. burger joints, where they spent hours recuperating in the cold.
the trip provided plenty of time for your typical twenty-something hijinks and raging capitalist daydreaming. the web had just started to become accessible to the public thanks to the rise of directory sites like yahoo! and tools like netscape’s browser. the brothers were tuned in to the internet and thought they might like to start a company together doing something on the web. from california to colorado, wyoming, south dakota, and illinois, they took turns driving, brainstorming, and talking s–t before heading back east to get musk to school that fall. the best idea to arise from the journey was an online network for doctors. this meant to be something as ambitious as electronic health records but more of a system for physicians to exchange information and collaborate. “it seemed like the medical industry was one that could be disrupted,” kimbal said. “i went to work on a business plan and the sales and marketing side of it later, but it didn’t fly. we didn’t love it.”
musk had spent the earlier part of that summer in silicon valley, holding down a pair of internships. by day, he worked at pinnacle research institute. based in los gatos, pinnacle was a much-ballyhooed start-up with a team of scientists exploring ways in which ultracapacitors could be used as a revolutionary fuel source in electric and hybrid vehicles. the work also veered—at least conceptually—into more bizarre territory. musk could talk at length about how ultracapacitors might be used to build laser-based sidearms in the tradition of star wars and just about any other futuristic film. the laser guns would release rounds of enormous energy, and then the shooter would replace an ultracapacitor at the base of the gun, much like swapping out a clip of bullets, and start blasting away again. ultracapacitors also looked promising as the power supplies for missiles. they were more resilient than batteries under the mechanical stresses of a launch and would hold a more consistent charge over long periods of time. musk fell in love with the work at pinnacle and began using it as the basis for some of his business plan experiments at penn and for his industrialist fantasies.
in the evenings, musk headed to rocket science games, a start-up based in palo alto that wanted to create the most advanced video games ever made by moving them off cartridges and onto cds that could hold more information. the cds would in theory allow them to bring hollywood-style storytelling and production quality to the games. a team of budding all-stars who were a mix of engineers and film people was assembled to pull off the work. tony fadell, who would later drive much of the development of both the ipod and iphone at apple, worked at rocket science, as did the guys who developed the quicktime multimedia software for apple. they also had people who worked on the original star wars effects at industrial light & magic and some who did games at lucasarts entertainment. rocket science gave musk a flavor for what silicon valley had to offer both from a talent and culture perspective. there were people working at the office twenty-four hours a day, and they didn’t think it at all odd that musk would turn up around 5 p.m. every evening to start his second job. “we brought him in to write some very menial low-level code,” said peter barrett, an australian engineer who helped start the company. “he was completely unflappable. after a short while, i don’t think anyone was giving him any direction, and he ended up making what he wanted to make.”
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ər ˈstudiˌoʊz ˈhævɪŋ mɔr ˈtrəbəl ðən ˈnɔrməl dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃɪŋ bɪtˈwin bæd fɪlmz ənd ənˈjuˌʒuəl wənz? ðə kˈwɛʃən ərˈaɪzɪz bɪˈkəz ˈʧæpi, ə ˈsaɪənsˌfɪkʃən ˈpɛrəbəl əˈbaʊt ə ˈroʊˌbət, frəm ðə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn dɪˈrɛktər nil, həz ɔl bət bɪn pɔrd daʊn ðə sɪŋk baɪ ˈsoʊni ˈpɪkʧərz, ʤɪst ə fju wiks ˈæftər ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈpɪkʧərz geɪv ðə seɪm ˈtritmənt tɪ ˈmaɪkəl ˈglɪsənɪŋ ˈhækɪŋ θˈrɪlər blackhat*. ˌɪˈmæʤən ə ˈkəlʧər ðət pʊʃt ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv bət ækˈsɛsəbəl ˈmuviz laɪk ðiz ɛz ˈblɑkˌbəstər ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, ˈrəðər ðən tərn ðɛm lus laɪk ənˈwɔntɪd pɛts ɪn ðə post-oscars*, ˈweɪˌstlænd əv leɪt ˈfɛbruˌɛri ənd ˈərli mɑrʧ. ðiz ər ðə fɪlmz ɑr ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən wɪl ridɪˈskəvər ˈdɛkeɪdz frəm naʊ, kəmˈpɛr ðɛr ˈfɪgjərz tɪ ðoʊz əv ðə ˈlɛsər ˈɛntriz ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˌsupərˈhiroʊ ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz, ənd ˈwəndər waɪ ɔn ərθ wi peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən. ənd hæv ə ˈvɛri gʊd pɔɪnt. ˈʧæpi ˈnɪrli ɛz strɔŋ ə fɪlm ɛz blackhat*, nɔr ˈdɪstrɪkt 9 ˈraɪtli ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd, 2009 ˈdeɪbju. bət ə ˈbrɔni, ˌɪnˈvɛntɪv ˈækʃən rɑmp ɛz ˈhæpi ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ˈrɑkəts æt ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz ɛz ɪt ɪz ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪŋ ðə kɑrˈtiʒən ˈmɑdəl əv ˈduəˌlɪzəm, wɪʧ gɪvz ɪt ə ˈsætɪsˌfaɪɪŋ, tɑŋ əv ɪts oʊn. ɛz ɪn ˈdɪstrɪkt 9 ðə ˈsɛtɪŋ ɪz ə ˌʤoʊˈhænɪsbərg, wɛr lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt həz bɪn ˈkɑntræktəd aʊt tɪ ə flit əv ˈænˌdrɔɪdz (ʃeɪdz əv ˈroʊboʊˌkɑp), wən əv hum tərnz ɔn hɪz weɪ tɪ ðə scrapheap*: ə ˈvɛri swərv ˈɪntu pɪˈnoʊkioʊ ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, wɪθ ə hɪnt əv ðə ˈkjutsi ˈeɪtiz ˈfæməli ˈkɑmədi ʃɔrt ˈsərkət. ðə robots’*’ jəŋ ˌɪnˈvɛntər diɑn (dɛv pəˈtɛl) həz ˈkoʊdɪd ən eɪaɪ pæʧ ðət wɪl əˈlaʊ hɪz kriˈeɪʃənz tɪ θɪŋk, lərn, ˈivɪn peɪnt fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɛz hɪz bɔs (ən ˌəndərˈjuzd sɪˈgɔrni ˈwivər) pɔɪnts aʊt, ðə ədˈvæns, waɪl ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv, ɪz əv ˈlɪmɪtɪd juz tɪ ðə ɑrmz ˈɪndəstri. ˌəndɪˈtərd, hi ˌɪnˈstɔlz ɪt ɪn ə ˈfɔlti ˈmɑdəl, ənd ˈʧæpi ɪz bɔrn. dɛv pəˈtɛl ɪn 'ˈʧæpi' ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈstɛfəni θru ə strɪŋ əv kənˈtraɪvənsɪz, ðɛn əˈdɑptəd baɪ ə ˈtriˌoʊ əv ˈgæŋstərz hu lɪv ɪn ən əˈbændənd ˈwɛˌrhaʊs ənd wɔnt tɪ juz ɪm ɪn læst job”*” (ðɛr ˈækʧəwəl wərdz, soʊ ju kən ˌɪˈmæʤən haʊ wɛl ðət tərnz aʊt). tu əv ðɛm ər pleɪd baɪ ðə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈræpərz daɪ, hu ækt, bət ˌɪntrəˈdus ə tɔp noʊt əv sˈwægərɪŋ ðət ˈnaɪsli fɪts ðə mud. waɪl diɑn frɛts ɔn ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnz əˈbaʊt hɪz choices”*”, ðə ˈhudləmz tiʧ ɪm tɪ swɛr, ʃut ənd ɛnd hɪz ˈsɛntənsɪz wɪθ ə ˈdɛsəlˌtɔri nose-wipe*. ˌɛnərˈʤɛtɪk, ˈfʊli pərˈfɔrməns ɛz ˈʧæpi gɪv ˈændi ˈɛni sˈlipləs naɪts. bət ɛz ˈdɪstrɪkt 9 ənd ɪts 2013 ˈfɑloʊˌəp, ɪˈlɪziəm, boʊθ pruvd, həz ə rɛr næk fər ˈgraʊndɪŋ kəmˈpjutər ˈifɛkts ɪn ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl wərld. ənd ˌɪnərˈækʃənz wɪθ ˈjumənz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn hɪz ˈbɑdi ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɛz hɪz ˈkɑnʃəsnəs məˈʧʊrz frəm tɪ ˈtiˌneɪʤ, ər ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli (aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðə sin ɪn wɪʧ hi sloʊps hoʊm wɪθ ə ˈstoʊlən paɪl əv ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən waɪl diɑn lʊks ɔn, dɪsˈmeɪd). əˈdɑptɪv ˈfæməli ər ˈskaʊndrəlz. ðə ɪz meɪn ˈraɪvəl æt wərk: ə ˈvɛri ˈæŋgri ɔˈstreɪljən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr kɔld ˈvɪnsɪnt (ju ˈʤækmən), wɪθ ə ˈhɛrˌkət soʊ bæd ɪt ərnz ə læf baɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈvɪnsɪnt həz ə ˈvɛstɪd ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn siɪŋ ˈroʊˌbəts feɪl spɛkˈtækjələrli: hɪz oʊn praɪd ənd ʤɔɪ, ə səˈdɪstɪk kɔld ðə mus, ɪz ˈlæŋgwɪʃɪŋ ɔn ðə ʃɛlvz. ju ˈʤækmən ɪn 'ˈʧæpi' ˈkrɛdɪt: ctmg*, həz tɪ fəʤ hɪz plɑt ə ˈlɪtəl tu ˈɔfən tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈvɪnsɪnt, diɑn ənd daɪ ˈrɛgjələrli krɔs iʧ others’*’ pæθs. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ up’*’ ðɛr nu ˈroʊˌbət, ðə gæŋ əˈbændən ɪm ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˈsɪti, wɪʧ meɪks noʊ sɛns æt ɔl kənˈsɪdərɪŋ wi noʊ haʊ ˈvæljəbəl hi ɪz tɪ ðɛm ənd æt ˈmoʊmənts laɪk ðɪs, wɪn ðə ˈstɪʧɪŋ θˈrɛtənz tɪ kəm əˈpɑrt, ju faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈwɪʃɪŋ ˈʧæpi kwaɪt soʊ kənˈsɛpʧuəli ˈoʊvərˌstəft. ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ˈkɑnʃəsnəs, ðə ənd riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz əv ˈpɛrənˌthʊd ənd ðə ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən əv lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ər ə lɔt fər wən ˌsaɪˈfaɪ fɪlm tɪ gɪt θru, ənd ɪts θimz ɪkˈsplɔrd wɪθ ðə seɪm dɪˈgri əv ˈθɔtfəlnɪs ər fɪˈnɛs ʃoʊn baɪ ˈæləks ɛks machina*, tɪ ʧuz ə ˈvɛri ˈrisənt ɪgˈzæmpəl lɛt əˈloʊn ə tru ˈklæsɪk əv ðə ˈʒɑnrə laɪk ˈstivən eɪaɪ: ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns. bət ɪf, baɪ ɪts ˌpaɪroʊˈtɛknɪk ˈklaɪˌmæks, ðə fɪlm filz laɪk ən ˈoʊnli ˈpɑrtli səkˈsɛsfəl ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, ju hæv tɪ ædˈmaɪr ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv ɪkˌspɛrəmənˈteɪʃən ɪn wɪʧ ɪt wɑz ˈkræftɪd. ɪt wɑz əˈnaʊnst læst wik, wɪθ mɔr ˈvɑljum ənd ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm ðən ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈʧæpi pəˈblɪsɪti kæmˈpeɪn pʊt təˈgɛðər, ðət nɛkst fɪlm wɪl bi ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪn ðə ˈeɪliən ˈfrænˌʧaɪz. ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ nuz. bət ərˈɪʤənəl fɪlmz ər mɔr ðən ʤɪst ɑˈdɪʃən teɪps.
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are studios having more trouble than normal distinguishing between bad films and unusual ones? the question arises because chappie, a science-fiction parable about a sentient robot, from the south african director neill blomkamp, has all but been poured down the sink by sony pictures, just a few weeks after universal pictures gave the same treatment to michael mann’s glistening hacking thriller blackhat.
imagine a culture that pushed innovative but accessible movies like these as blockbuster entertainment, rather than turn them loose like unwanted pets in the post-oscars, pre-cannes wasteland of late february and early march. these are the films our children and grandchildren will rediscover decades from now, compare their box-office figures to those of the lesser entries in various superhero franchises, and wonder why on earth we weren’t paying attention. and they’ll have a very good point.
chappie isn’t nearly as strong a film as blackhat, nor district 9, blomkamp’s rightly celebrated, apartheid-allegorising 2009 debut. but it’s a brawny, inventive action romp that’s as happy firing rockets at helicopters as it is contemplating the cartesian model of mind-body dualism, which gives it a satisfying, sweet-and-sour tang of its own.
as in district 9, the setting is a near-future johannesburg, where law enforcement has been contracted out to a fleet of hyper-efficient androids (shades of robocop), one of whom turns sentient on his way to the scrapheap: a very blomkampian swerve into pinocchio territory, with a hint of the cutesy eighties family comedy short circuit.
the robots’ young inventor deon (dev patel) has coded an ai patch that will allow his creations to think, learn, even paint for themselves – although as his boss (an underused sigourney weaver) points out, the advance, while impressive, is of limited use to the arms industry. undeterred, he installs it in a faulty model, and chappie is born.
dev patel in 'chappie' credit: stephanie blomkamp
through a string of contrivances, chappie’s then adopted by a trio of small-time gangsters who live in an abandoned warehouse and want to use him in “one last job” (their actual words, so you can imagine how well that turns out). two of them are played by the south african rappers die antwoord, who can’t act, but introduce a top note of swaggering oddness that nicely fits the mood.
while deon frets on the sidelines about his child’s “lifestyle choices”, the hoodlums teach him to swear, shoot and end his sentences with a desultory nose-wipe. copley’s energetic, fully digitised performance as chappie won’t give andy serkis any sleepless nights. but as district 9 and its under-appreciated 2013 follow-up, elysium, both proved, blomkamp has a rare knack for grounding computer effects in the physical world. and chappie’s interactions with humans, as well as the changes in his body language as his consciousness matures from child-like to teenage, are incredibly well-handled (i enjoyed the scene in which he slopes home with a stolen pile of playstation 4s while deon looks on, dismayed).
chappie’s adoptive family are loveable scoundrels. the film’s villain-in-chief is deon’s main rival at work: a very angry australian engineer called vincent (hugh jackman), with a haircut so bad it earns a laugh by itself. vincent has a vested interest in seeing deon’s robots fail spectacularly: his own pride and joy, a sadistic tank-on-legs called the moose, is languishing on the shelves.
hugh jackman in 'chappie' credit: ctmg, inc/stephanie blomkamp
blomkamp has to fudge his plot a little too often to make sure vincent, deon and die antwoord regularly cross each others’ paths. in order to ‘toughen up’ their new robot, the gang abandon him in the middle of the city, which makes no sense at all considering we know how valuable he is to them – and at moments like this, when the film’s stitching threatens to come apart, you find yourself wishing chappie wasn’t quite so conceptually overstuffed.
the nature of consciousness, the rigours and responsibilities of parenthood and the privatisation of law enforcement are a lot for one sci-fi film to get through, and its themes aren’t explored with the same degree of thoughtfulness or writerly finesse shown by alex garland’s ex machina, to choose a very recent example – let alone a true classic of the genre like steven spielberg’s ai: artificial intelligence.
but if, by its pyrotechnic climax, the film feels like an only partly successful experiment, you have to admire the spirit of experimentation in which it was crafted. it was announced last week, with more volume and enthusiasm than the entire chappie publicity campaign put together, that blomkamp’s next film will be the latest instalment in the alien franchise. that’s exciting news. but original films are more than just audition tapes.
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ʤeɪmz ˈfɪʃər), pɑrt əv ʤeɪmz ˈfɪʃər ənd sənz plc*, prəˈvaɪdɪd ˌɛkspərˈtiz fər ə ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ənd dɪˈspoʊz əv ˌənɪkˈsploʊdɪd ˈɔrdnəns (uxo*) æt ˈɔfˈʃɔr wɪnd fɑrm ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd 16 ˈkɪləˌmitərz ɔf ðə nɔrθ si koʊst əv ˈʤərməni. ˈɔfˈʃɔr wɪnd fɑrm dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈspɛʃəlɪsts ˈɔfˈʃɔr səˈluʃənz əˈproʊʧt tɪ juz ɪts ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃən tɛkˈniks tɪ ˈsərˌveɪ ðə priˈkɛriəs ˈɛriə ənd riˈmuv ɔl ˌənɪkˈsploʊdɪd mjuˈnɪʃənz. ðə, wɪʧ hæd bɪn riˈlist baɪ ˈsɛntrəl paʊərz ənd ˈæˌlaɪd ˈfɔrsɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ wwi*, hæd dɪˈleɪd plænd kənˈstrəkʃən wərks ənd wɑz æt rɪsk əv ˈkɔstɪŋ ðə dɪˈvɛləpər ˈmɪljənz ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt. əv ðə 224 ˈtɑrgəts aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd, 72 wər dimd tɪ bi ənd hæd tɪ bi ˈdɛtəˌneɪtəd wɪθ ˈmɪnəməl ˌɪmˈpækt tɪ si laɪf. ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈmænɪʤər, mæks ˈklɛmənts, sɛd, tɪ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈdeɪnʤərəs kəmˈplɛksɪtiz- səʧ ɛz rəf taɪd, ˈhɛvəli ˈbɛrid ˈɔrdnəns ənd ˌɪnˈklɛmənt ˈwɛðər- ðə tim wɑz prɛpt tɪ bi ˈrɛdi æt ə ˈnoʊtɪs wɛˈnɛvər ə ˈsutəbəl ˈwɛðər ˈwɪndoʊ ˈoʊpənd up.”*.” wɪθ ɔl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈseɪfti wɑz əv ðə praɪˈɔrəti ənd frəm ðə ˈplænɪŋ ˈsteɪʤɪz wi ɪnˈʃʊrd wi hæd ˈprɑʤɛkt spɪˈsɪfɪk ɪkˈwɪpmənt, ˈwərldˌklæs ˌɛkspərˈtiz ənd ɛnˈkəmpəsɪŋ ˈmɛθəd ˈsteɪtmənts ɪn pleɪs. ðiz ˈmɛʒərz ɪnˈʃʊrd ðə timz wər seɪf, ðə wər riˈmuvd ɪˈfɪʃəntli ənd ðə klaɪənt rɪˈsivd ə wərld klæs service,”*,” ˈklɛmənts ˈædɪd. du tɪ ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ənd ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, sɛd ɪt hæd tɪ wərk wɪˈθɪn ˈnɛroʊ ˈwɛðər ˈwɪndoʊz ənd ˈɔfən ɪn ˈʃæloʊ ˈwɔtərz wɪθ rəf taɪdz. ˈtərgət loʊˈkeɪʃən,, ˌdɛtəˈneɪʃən ˈspɛʃəlɪsts ənd səˈpɔrt ˈvɛsəlz wər ɔl juzd ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈtərnˌki səˈluʃən, ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðə prɪˈsaɪs ənd ɪˈfɪʃənt dɪˈlɪvəri əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. tu ˈvɛsəlz wər dɪˈplɔɪd fər ðə ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, wɪθ ˈspɛʃəlɪst ˈdaɪvərz juzd tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt ənd riˈmuv ðə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ ənd dɪˈspæʧt tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ənd ˈɛkskəˌveɪt θru ðə naɪt. ðɪs əˈproʊʧ spɛd əp ðə ˈklɪrəns ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd rɪˈdust ðə dɪˈleɪ tɪ ðə stɑrt deɪt. wɪnd ˈtərbaɪn saɪts ər ˈɔfən pleɪgd wɪθ ənd ər ə kənˈtɪnjuəl ˈprɑbləm wi kəm əp əˈgɛnst ˈdʊrɪŋ kənˈstrəkʃən. du tɪ ðə ˌɛkspərˈtiz ʃoʊd θruaʊt ðə ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs wi wɪl moʊst ˈlaɪkli bi ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛr ˈsərvɪsɪz again,”*,” sɛd ʤæn ˈpætrɪk ˈdænjəl, ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈmænɪʤər æt.
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james fisher subsea (jf subsea), part of james fisher and sons plc, provided expertise for a project to locate, identify and dispose of deep-sea unexploded ordnance (uxo) at nordergründe offshore wind farm located 16 kilometers off the north sea coast of germany.
offshore wind farm development and management specialists wpd offshore solutions approached jf subsea to use its excavation techniques to survey the precarious area and remove all unexploded munitions. the uxos, which had been released by central powers and allied forces during wwi, had delayed planned construction works and was at risk of costing the developer millions as a result.
of the 224 targets identified, 72 were deemed to be uxos and had to be detonated with minimal impact to sea life. jf subsea’s project manager, max clements, said, “due to the project’s potentially dangerous complexities- such as rough tide, heavily buried ordnance and inclement weather- the team was prepped to be ready at a moment’s notice whenever a suitable weather window opened up.”
“as with all uxo operations safety was of the upmost priority and from the planning stages we ensured we had project specific equipment, world-class expertise and encompassing method statements in place. these measures ensured the teams were safe, the uxo’s were removed efficiently and the client received a world class service,” clements added.
due to the complex and unpredictable nature of the project, jf subsea said it had to work within narrow weather windows and often in shallow waters with rough tides. target location, rovs, detonation specialists and bespoke uxo support vessels were all used as part of a turnkey solution, ensuring the precise and efficient delivery of the project.
two vessels were deployed for the duration on the project, with specialist divers used to locate and remove the uxos during the day and rovs dispatched to detect and excavate through the night. this dual-pronged approach sped up the clearance process and reduced the delay to the client’s start date.
“offshore wind turbine sites are often plagued with uxos and are a continual problem we come up against during construction. due to the expertise jf subsea showed throughout the excavation process we will most likely be using their services again,” said jan patrick daniel, offshore project manager at wpd.
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əˈnəðər wik, əˈnəðər ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈskændəl. nuz ðət ˈbɑrkliz həz bɪn faɪnd fər traɪɪŋ tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ə ki ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪt həz ˈfərðər rɑkt ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ðə ˈsɛktər. ˈsɪmələr teɪlz ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈəðər bæŋks meɪ naʊ ˈfɑloʊ ɛz ðə ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz lʊk ˈɪntu ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈsɛktər. bət waɪ dɪd ˈbɑrkliz du ɪt, ənd wət dɪz ɪt min fər ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈseɪvərz ənd ˈbɑroʊərz? ðə ˈænsərz bɪˈloʊ meɪ hɛlp. ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz əˈθɔrəti (fsa*) sɛd ˈtreɪdərz frəm ðə bæŋk laɪd əˈbaʊt wət ɪt wɑz ˈkɔstɪŋ ɪt tɪ ˈbɑˌroʊ. ðɪs ɪn tərn ˈɪnfluənst ˈliˌbɔr, wɪʧ ɪz ðə reɪt bæŋks juz tɪ lɛnd tɪ iʧ ˈəðər. ˈliˌbɔr ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk fər ˈpraɪsɪŋ ˈəðər dilz ənd ˈɪnˌfluənsɪz ðə praɪs ðət wi ɔl peɪ tɪ ˈbɑˌroʊ. ˈbɑrkliz stæf faɪld mɪsˈlidɪŋ ˈfɪgjərz fər ˈbɑroʊɪŋz ðət ðeɪ hæd meɪd frəm ˈəðər bæŋks. ðeɪ dɪd ðɪs ɪn tu weɪz. bɪtˈwin 2005 ənd 2008 ðeɪ traɪd tɪ ˈɪnfluəns ðə reɪt tɪ bust ðɛr ˈprɑfɪts. ˈɛvədəns əv ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz iˈmeɪlz bɪtˈwin ˈtreɪdərz ənd reɪt æt ðə bæŋk, wɪθ ˈtreɪdərz ˈərʤɪŋ ðə ˈlætər tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə reɪt. ɪn wən rɪkˈwɛst fər ə ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ˈliˌbɔr, ə ˈtreɪdər sɛd: "pliz fil fri tɪ seɪ noʊ. ˈkɔfiz wɪl bi ˈkəmɪŋ jʊr weɪ ˈiðər weɪ, ʤɪst tɪ seɪ θæŋk ju fər jʊr hɛlp ɪn ðə pæst fju wiks." ðə reɪt rɪˈplaɪd: "dən fər ju bɪg bɔɪ." bɑb ˈdaɪmənd, ˈbɑrkliz' ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, sɛd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ðət ðə ˈtreɪdərz' ˈækʃənz wər "ˈpjʊrli fər ðɛr oʊn ˈbɛnəfɪt". ðɛn, æt ðə pik əv ðə ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈkraɪsəs, ðə bæŋk lɑʤd ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəli loʊ ˈfɪgjərz (si bɪˈloʊ). səm əv ðə məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən wɑz dən tɪ meɪk ˈməni fər ðə bæŋk ənd ˈtreɪdərz, ɛz ʃoʊn ɪn ðə iˈmeɪl əˈbəv. bət ˈɛkspərts səˈʤɛst ðət ðə ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəli loʊ ˈfɪgjərz, faɪld bɪtˈwin 2007 ənd 2009 ˈkəvərd əp ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl strɛs ðət ðə bæŋk wɑz ˈəndər, baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt lʊk ɛz ɪf ɪt wɑz peɪɪŋ lɛs tɪ ˈbɑˌroʊ ˈməni. ðoʊz sin ɛz haɪər rɪsk ər ʧɑrʤd mɔr tɪ ˈbɑˌroʊ. ˈmɪstər ˈdaɪmənd sɛd: "ˈbɑrkliz ɪnˈkaʊnərd noʊ lɪkˈwɪdɪti ˈprɑbləmz θru 2007 ənd 2008 ðə ˌɪˈnækjərət ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən əˈbaʊt pəˈtɛnʃəl lɪkˈwɪdɪti ˈprɑbləmz ɪn ðə tu ˈpɪriədz ˈnoʊtɪd kriˈeɪtɪd ə ril ənd məˈtɪriəl rɪsk ðət ðə bæŋk ənd ɪts ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz wʊd ˈsəfər ˈdæmɪʤ. bət ˈivɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ əˈkaʊnt əv ðə æbˈnɔrməl ˈmɑrkɪt kənˈdɪʃənz æt ðə haɪt əv ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs, ənd ðət ðə ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən wɑz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə bæŋk, nɑt tɪ ˈɪnfluəns ðə ˈəltəmət reɪt, aɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ loʊər səbˈmɪʃənz wɑz rɔŋ." hu həz lɔst ənd geɪnd frəm ˈbɑrkliz' ˈækʃənz? ɪt ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ seɪ. ðə ˈliˌbɔr reɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs. səm ˈmɔrgɪʤɪz ər dɪˈrɛkli lɪŋkt tɪ ˈliˌbɔr ənd ðə reɪts wɪl muv əp ənd daʊn wɪθ ɪt. ðɪs ɪz əˈspɛʃəli tru əv ˈmɔrgɪʤɪz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈivɪn ɪf jʊr ˈmɔrgɪʤ ɪz nɑt dɪˈrɛkli lɪŋkt, jʊr ˈlɛndər wɪl hæv bɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ˈliˌbɔr tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈwɛðər tɪ meɪk loʊnz, ˈmɔrgɪʤɪz ər ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd dilz mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ər ˈʧipər. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wɪn ˈhælɪˌfæks reɪzd ɪts dɪˈfɔlt ˈstændərd ˈvɛriəbəl ˈmɔrgɪʤ reɪt ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, əˈfɛktɪŋ ˈkəstəmərz, ɪt ˈsaɪtɪd ə haɪ ˈliˌbɔr reɪt tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ɪts ˈækʃənz. ɪf ˈbɑrkliz' ˈtreɪdərz dɪd səkˈsid ɪn məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈliˌbɔr ˈdaʊnwərd, ðɛn ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈkəstəmərz meɪ hæv geɪnd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ʃʊr ðət ðə bæŋks ˈækʃənz hæd ðɪs ˈifɛkt. ðə sɛd ɪts ˈækʃənz "kʊd hæv kɔzd ˈsɪriəs hɑrm" tɪ ˈəðər ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ənd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, bət dɪz nɑt kənˈklud ðət ðeɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪd. bət ðə ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈɪʃu, sɛd ðət ɔn səm ɔˈkeɪʒənz ðə reɪt wɑz əˈfɛktɪd. ðə məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃənz meɪd baɪ ˈtreɪdərz bɪtˈwin 2005 ənd 2008 meɪ hæv muvd ˈliˌbɔr əp ənd ɪf ðeɪ dɪd, ðɪs kʊd hæv meɪd səm ˈpipəlz ˈmɔrgɪʤɪz mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv. əv ðə ˈleɪtər ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ˈfɪksɪŋ, reɪ əv ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈbroʊkər ʤɑn sɛd: "ˈɛni ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˈmɔrgɪʤɪz wɪl hæv bɪn ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl, bɪˈkəz ˈɛni ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ˈliˌbɔr reɪt wɪl hæv bɪn tɪ sɛt ɪt loʊər ðən ɪt ʃʊd hæv bɪn". bət ˈmɪstər ˈdaɪmənd muvd tɪ dɪsˈmɪs ˈɛni ˈnoʊʃən ðət ˈbɑroʊərz wʊd hæv bɪn əˈfɛktɪd. hi sɛd: "ðə ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz ɪn kˈwɛʃən wər ˈtɪpɪkəli ɔn ðə ˌʃɔrtˈtərm wən ənd [ˈliˌbɔr] reɪts ˈrɛləvənt tɪ ðə ˈhoʊlˌseɪl ˈmɑrkɪts ənd nɑt ðə reɪts juzd tɪ sɛt, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈriˌteɪl ˈmɔrgɪʤɪz." wət ɪz ˈbɑrkliz duɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs? ɪt həz bɪn wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, wɪʧ lɛd tɪ ə rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ðə faɪn. ˈmɪstər ˈdaɪmənd həz weɪvd hɪz ˈænjuəl ˈboʊnəs fər 2012 hi riˈlist ən əˈpɑləˌʤi, seɪɪŋ: "aɪ æm ˈsɑri ðət səm ˈpipəl ˈæktɪd ɪn ə ˈmænər nɑt kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ɑr ˈkəlʧər ənd ˈvæljuz. "ðə ɪˈvɛnts wɪʧ geɪv raɪz tɪ ˈtudeɪz ˌrɛzəˈluʃənz rɪˈleɪt tɪ pæst ˈækʃənz wɪʧ fɛl wɛl ʃɔrt əv ðə ˈstændərdz tɪ wɪʧ ˈbɑrkliz əˈspaɪərz ɪn ðə ˈkɑndəkt əv ɪts ˈbɪznɪs." səm bɪˈliv ðət hi ənd ˈəðər bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz ər ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər tɪ rɪˈzaɪn, wɪθ ˈmɪstər ˈɔzˌbɔrn seɪɪŋ ˈmɪstər ˈdaɪmənd məst prəˈvaɪd ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ɪgˈzæktli wɪn hi nu əˈbaʊt ðə məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən. wət wɪl ˈhæpən naʊ? ˈsɛvənˈtin ˈəðər bæŋks, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ lɔɪdz, ənd hsbc*, ər ˈɔlsoʊ biɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ənd ˈəðər ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz əˈkrɔs ðə wərld, wɪθ səm ˈɛkspərts bɪˈlivɪŋ ðət ðə ˈbɑrkliz ˈliˌbɔr ˈskændəl ɪz ʤɪst ðə tɪp əv ðə ˈaɪsbərg. ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈbæŋkərz' əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən (bba*) ɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ haʊ ɪt kən ʧeɪnʤ ðə weɪ ˈliˌbɔr ɪz sɛt. ˈkərəntli, æt əraʊnd nun ˈɛvəri deɪ, ðə reɪt ɪz ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ðə, beɪst ɔn reɪts səbˈmɪtəd baɪ ˈdəzənz əv bæŋks. "kənˈtrɪbjətər bæŋks məst mit ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz ənd əbˈzərv ðə haɪəst ˈstændərdz ɪn ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðə ˈækjərəsi əv ðə reɪt," ðə sɛd. ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪz pərˈsuɪŋ ə ˈkrɪmənəl proʊb əˈgɛnst ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈbɑrkliz' ˈraɪvəlz. əm ə ˈbɑrkliz ˈkəstəmər ənd aɪ wɔnt ðɛm tɪ noʊ haʊ krɔs aɪ æm. wət kən aɪ du? ɪt ˈɪzənt ʤɪst ˈbɑrkliz ðət ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪtɪd ɪn ˈliˌbɔr ˈfɪksɪŋ, wɪθ ˈəðər bæŋks ɔˈrɛdi biɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə proʊb. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt həz bɪn ə ˈtɔrəd wik fər ðə bæŋks, wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ swɪʧ əˈweɪ frəm ˌnætˈwɛst bɪˈkəz əv ðə kəmˈpjutər glɪʧ. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ swɪʧ, sˈmɔlər bæŋks səʧ ɛz ðə ˌkoʊˈɑˌpərətɪv, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˈbɪldɪŋ soʊˈsaɪɪti, ˈrɛgjələrli du wɛl ɪn ðə ˈkəstəmər ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən lig ˈteɪbəlz. fərst dɪˈrɛkt, oʊnd baɪ hsbc*, ˈɔlsoʊ dɪz wɛl.
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another week, another banking scandal. news that barclays has been fined £290m for trying to manipulate a key interest rate has further rocked confidence in the sector. similar tales involving other banks may now follow as the regulators look into the rest of the sector. but why did barclays do it, and what does it mean for ordinary savers and borrowers? the answers below may help.
the financial services authority (fsa) said traders from the bank lied about what it was costing it to borrow. this in turn influenced libor, which is the rate banks use to lend to each other. libor is important because it is a benchmark for pricing other deals and influences the price that we all pay to borrow.
barclays staff filed misleading figures for borrowings that they had made from other banks. they did this in two ways. between 2005 and 2008 they tried to influence the rate to boost their profits. evidence of this includes emails between traders and rate submitters at the bank, with traders urging the latter to change the rate. in one request for a change to libor, a trader said: "please feel free to say no. coffees will be coming your way either way, just to say thank you for your help in the past few weeks." the rate submitter replied: "done for you big boy." bob diamond, barclays' chief executive, said yesterday that the traders' actions were "purely for their own benefit". then, at the peak of the banking crisis, the bank lodged artificially low figures (see below).
some of the manipulation was done to make money for the bank and traders, as shown in the email above.
but experts suggest that the artificially low figures, filed between 2007 and 2009, covered up the amount of financial stress that the bank was under, by making it look as if it was paying less to borrow money. those seen as higher risk are charged more to borrow.
mr diamond said: "barclays encountered no liquidity problems through 2007 and 2008. the inaccurate speculation about potential liquidity problems in the two periods noted created a real and material risk that the bank and its shareholders would suffer damage. but even taking account of the abnormal market conditions at the height of the financial crisis, and that the motivation was to protect the bank, not to influence the ultimate rate, i accept the decision to lower submissions was wrong."
who has lost and gained from barclays' actions?
it is difficult to say. the libor rate is important to all of us. some mortgages are directly linked to libor and the rates will move up and down with it. this is especially true of buy-to-let mortgages. however, even if your mortgage is not directly linked, your lender will have been using libor to decide whether to make loans, mortgages or credit card deals more expensive or cheaper. for example, when halifax raised its default standard variable mortgage rate earlier this year, affecting 800,000 customers, it cited a high libor rate to explain its actions.
if barclays' traders did succeed in manipulating libor downward, then mortgage customers may have gained. however, not everyone is sure that the bank's actions had this effect. the fsa said its actions "could have caused serious harm" to other institutions and individuals, but does not conclude that they actually did.
but the us department of justice, which is also investigating the issue, said that on some occasions the rate was affected. the manipulations made by traders between 2005 and 2008 may have moved libor up – and if they did, this could have made some people's mortgages more expensive.
of the later episodes of fixing, ray boulger of mortgage broker john charcol said: "any impact on mortgages will have been beneficial, because any impact on the libor rate will have been to set it lower than it should have been".
but mr diamond moved to dismiss any notion that borrowers would have been affected. he said: "the interventions in question were typically on the short-term one and three-month [libor] rates relevant to the wholesale markets and not the longer-term rates used to set, for example, retail mortgages."
what is barclays doing about this?
it has been co-operating with the fsa's investigation, which led to a 30pc reduction in the fine.
mr diamond has waived his annual bonus for 2012. he released an apology, saying: "i am sorry that some people acted in a manner not consistent with our culture and values.
"the events which gave rise to today's resolutions relate to past actions which fell well short of the standards to which barclays aspires in the conduct of its business."
some believe that he and other board members are under pressure to resign, with mr osborne saying mr diamond must provide details about exactly when he knew about the manipulation.
what will happen now?
seventeen other banks, including lloyds, rbs and hsbc, are also being investigated by the fsa and other regulators across the world, with some experts believing that the barclays libor scandal is just the tip of the iceberg. the british bankers' association (bba) is investigating how it can change the way libor is set.
currently, at around noon every day, the rate is published by the bba, based on rates submitted by dozens of banks. "contributor banks must meet the necessary regulatory obligations and observe the highest standards in ensuring the accuracy of the rate," the bba said. the us justice department is pursuing a criminal probe against a number of barclays' rivals.
i'm a barclays customer and i want them to know how cross i am. what can i do?
it isn't just barclays that is likely to be implicated in libor fixing, with other banks already being involved in the probe. however, it has been a torrid week for the banks, with many looking to switch away from natwest because of the long-running computer glitch.
if you want to switch, smaller banks such as the co-operative, as well as nationwide building society, regularly do well in the customer satisfaction league tables. first direct, owned by hsbc, also does well.
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traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt frəm ˈwɪnzər tɪ ləˈsæl, ər vaɪs ˈvərsə? naʊ ju kən teɪk ə bəs. ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ mɑrkt ðə ˈdeɪbju əv ˈtrænzɪt ˈsərvɪs bɪtˈwin ðə tu mˌjunɪsəˈpælɪtiz. frəm naʊ ɔn, ˈbəsɪz ɔn ðə nu ləˈsæl 25 rut wɪl meɪk ˈrɛgjələr trɪps bɪtˈwin ðə st*. klɛr ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈkæmpəs ɪn saʊθ ˈwɪnzər ənd ˈvɑlmər ˈkɑmplɛks. ˈbjuti əv ðɪs ɪz ðət ə ˈsimləs service,”*,” sɛd ˈwɪnzər meɪər dru, hu ˈbɔrdɪd ðə bəs ˈtuzˌdeɪ fər ɪts ˌɪˈnɔgərəl raɪd tɪ ləˈsæl. ˈtrænzɪt ˈwɪnzər ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə rut. ðə taʊn əv ləˈsæl ɪz peɪɪŋ ˈænjuəli fər ðə ˈsərvɪs. ðə nu ərˈeɪnʤmənt həz bɪn ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt fər jɪrz. ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ðə læst taɪm ðɛr wɑz ˈtrænzɪt ˈsərvɪs bɪtˈwin ˈwɪnzər ənd ləˈsæl wɑz ɪn ðə 1970s*. θɪŋk səm dɪˈmænd. ləˈsæl θɪŋks demand,”*,” sɛd. ““hopefully*, ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈfreɪmˌwərk ðət lɛts ˈjuˈɛs ɪkˈspænd ðə ˈsərvɪs ˈfərðər ˈɪntu ˈɛsɪks county.”*.” ðə rut wɪl ˈɔpərˌeɪt bɪtˈwin 7 a.m*. ənd 7 p.m*. ˈmənˌdeɪ tɪ ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. wən bəs wɪl bi ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ðə rut moʊst əv ðə taɪm, wɪθ ə ˈsɛkənd bəs ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə rut ˈdʊrɪŋ pik ˈmɔrnɪŋ ənd ˌæftərˈnun aʊərz. ðə rut həz mɔr ðən 90 stɑps, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈsɛntərz əv ˈmɔldən roʊd ənd frənt roʊd. ɪt teɪks əˈbaʊt 90 ˈmɪnəts fər wən bəs tɪ meɪk ə kəmˈplit lup. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə taʊn əv ləˈsæl, ðə rut ɛnˈkəmpəsəz əˈprɑksəmətli 75 pər sɛnt əv ɔl ˈrɛzɪdənsɪz ɪn ðə mˌjunɪsəˈpæləti. ləˈsæl meɪər kɛn ɑnˈteɪə hu ˈgritɪd æt ðə ˈvɑlmər ˈkɑmplɛks ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ðət ðə bəs wɪl bi fri tɪ raɪd fər ðə fərst fɔr mənθs əv ɪts ˈdeɪbju, frəm sɛpˈtɛmbər tɪ dɪˈsɛmbər əv ðɪs jɪr. ˈpæsənʤərz wɪl bi ʧɑrʤd noʊ fɛr ənˈtɪl ʤæn. 1 2018 wɪn ðə bəs wɪl hæv ðə ˈstændərd ˈtrænzɪt ˈwɪnzər fɛr əv 3 pər ˈsɪŋgəl raɪd. ɪz əˈnəðər stɛp ɪn ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs əv ðə community,”*,” ɑnˈteɪə sɛd. ˈæŋʃəs tɪ si haʊ ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɛmˈbreɪsɪz it.”*.” ˈpəblɪk ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən pleɪd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt roʊl ɪn ðə dɪˈsɪʒən, ɑnˈteɪə sɛd. rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə kɔst tɪ ðə taʊn, ɑnˈteɪə sɛd: nɑt duɪŋ ðɪs fər ˈprɑfɪt. dɪˈtərmən ðə səkˈsɛs əv ðə ˈsərvɪs baɪ ðə əkˈsɛptəns əv ðoʊz ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt nɑt baɪ ðə ˈdɔlərz ənd cents.”*.” ɑnˈteɪə sɛd ðə ˈbəsɪz biɪŋ juzd fər ðə rut wɪl bi ræpt ɪn ðə taʊn əv ənd ˈdiˌkælz æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv nɛkst jɪr. bɪn ə lɔt əv work,”*,” ˈædɪd pæt ˈdɛlmɔr, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈtrænzɪt ˈwɪnzər. mənθs əv ˈplænɪŋ, ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən, ənd kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə taʊn əv ləˈsæl. hir, ənd ðə ˈbəsɪz ər rolling.”*.” greɪd 9 ˈstudənt ˈlusi ˈfɪlbɪn, 13 wɑz əˈməŋ ðə fərst ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈpæsənʤərz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hər ˈfɑðər stiv ənd hər ˈlɪtəl ˈbrəðər ˈɛdi. ðə ˈfæməli ˈbɔrdɪd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ tɪ əˈkəmpəni ˈlusi tɪ hər fərst deɪ æt ˈsænwɪʧ ˈsɛkənˌdɛri skul. ʤɪst ˈtɛstɪŋ ɪt out,”*,” sɛd ˈlusi, hu ˈɔlˌweɪz wɔkt tɪ skul ˈdʊrɪŋ hər ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri jɪrz. glæd ðɪs həz ˈfaɪnəli happened.”*.” stiv ˈfɪlbɪn sɛd hi wɑz toʊld baɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk skul bɔrd ðət ˈlusi ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ðə ˈrɛgjələr skul bəs tɪ ˈsænwɪʧ ˈsɛkənˌdɛri. ʤɪst ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə zone.”*.” ɛz fər ðə nɛkst stɛp təˈwɔrd ə ˈriʤənəl ˈtrænzɪt ˈsɪstəm, sɛd ləv tɪ hæv ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz əˈbaʊt ɪt ɔl ðə əˈʤeɪsənt municipalities.”*.” fər naʊ, bɪn kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən əv ˈtrænzɪt ˈsərvɪs tɪ ˈleɪkˌʃɔr spəˈsɪfɪkli ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɔn pəˈtɪloʊ roʊd ðət ɪmˈplɔɪ ˈmɛni ˈwɪnzər ˈrɛzɪdənts. tɪ si ə kəmˈplit mæp ənd ˈskɛʤʊl əv ðə ləˈsæl 25 bəs rut, ˈvɪzɪt ənd lʊk ˈəndər ðə ɑr kəmˈjunɪti ˈmɛnju fər ləˈsæl ˈtrænzɪt ˈsərvɪs.
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trying to get from windsor to lasalle, or vice versa? now you can take a bus.
tuesday morning marked the debut of transit service between the two municipalities. from now on, buses on the new lasalle 25 route will make regular trips between the st. clair college campus in south windsor and lasalle’s vollmer complex.
“the beauty of this is that it’s a seamless service,” said windsor mayor drew dilkens, who boarded the bus tuesday for its inaugural ride to lasalle.
transit windsor is responsible for the route. the town of lasalle is paying $400,000 annually for the service.
the new arrangement has been in development for years. dilkens pointed out that the last time there was transit service between windsor and lasalle was in the 1970s.
“we think there’s some demand. lasalle thinks there’s demand,” dilkens said. “hopefully, this is the framework that lets us expand the service further into essex county.”
the route will operate between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. monday to saturday. one bus will be dedicated to the route most of the time, with a second bus joining the route during peak morning and afternoon hours.
the route has more than 90 stops, including the shopping centres of malden road and front road.
it takes about 90 minutes for one bus to make a complete loop.
according to the town of lasalle, the route encompasses approximately 75 per cent of all residences in the municipality.
lasalle mayor ken antaya who greeted dilkens at the vollmer complex on tuesday emphasized that the bus will be free to ride for the first four months of its debut, from september to december of this year.
passengers will be charged no fare until jan. 1, 2018, when the bus will have the standard transit windsor fare of $3 per single ride.
“this is another step in the progress of the community,” antaya said. “we’re anxious to see how the community embraces it.”
public consultation played a significant role in the decision, antaya said.
regarding the cost to the town, antaya said: “we’re not doing this for profit. we’ll determine the success of the service by the acceptance of those using it not by the dollars and cents.”
antaya said the buses being used for the route will be wrapped in the town of lasalle’s colours and decals at the beginning of next year.
“it’s been a lot of work,” added pat delmore, executive director of transit windsor. “many months of planning, preparation, and collaboration with the town of lasalle.
“we’re here, and the buses are rolling.”
grade 9 student lucy philbin, 13, was among the route’s first legitimate passengers, along with her father steve and her little brother eddie.
the family boarded on tuesday morning to accompany lucy to her first day at sandwich secondary school.
“i’m just testing it out,” said lucy, who always walked to school during her elementary years. “i’m glad this has finally happened.”
steve philbin said he was told by the public school board that lucy isn’t eligible for the regular school bus to sandwich secondary. “we’re just outside the zone.”
as for what’s the next step toward a regional transit system, dilkens said he’d love to have conversations about it “with all the adjacent municipalities.”
for now, there’s been consideration of transit service to lakeshore specifically the manufacturing facilities on patillo road that employ many windsor residents.
to see a complete map and schedule of the lasalle 25 bus route, visit www.lasalle.ca and look under the our community menu for lasalle transit service.
dchen@postmedia.com
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əˈweɪ frəm ˈrioʊ, ə bɪg ˈvɪktəri fər ə smɔl ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən grup waɪl wərld ˈlidərz ɪn ˈrioʊ wər ˈkæstɪŋ əˈdrɪft ən ˌɪmˈpɛrəld ˈplænət, ən ˌɪmˈpæʃənd jəŋ fɔrst ə ʤaɪənt ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ʧeɪn tɪ stɑp priˈtɛndɪŋ ðət ɪts ˈtrɔlər flit wɑz ˈseɪfˌgɑrdɪŋ ðə fˈjuʧər əv fɪʃ. ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə mæp mɔrt ˈgloʊbəl ædˈvɛnʧərz ɪn ɑrˈtɪləri tərmz, ðə keɪs əˈgɛnst intermarché*é baɪ klɛr ənd hər ˈtaɪni ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, blum, ɪz ˈprɪti kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ə dəd ərθ ˈsəmɪt. jɛt ɛz ðə frɛnʧ ˌoʊʃəˈnɑgrəfər fɪˈlipeɪ ɪgˈzəltɪd wɪn hi hərd ðə nuz, ˈvɪktəriz wɪn greɪt wars.”*.” ðət rɪŋz tru tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrtər hu ˈoʊvər ˈdɛkeɪdz həz wɔʧt ˈgəvərnmənts ənd bɪg ˈbɪznɪs ˈsaɪdˌstɛp ˈsɪriəs ˈækʃən tɪ əˈvərt ɛkəˈlɑʤɪkəl kəˈlæmɪti. mɪz. hɔld intermarché*é ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˈʤʊri ɪn ðə frɛnʧ kɔrt ðət ˈoʊvərˌsiz truθ ɪn ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ. wɪn ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈsɪtɪzənz lʊkt æt ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈɛvədəns, ðə keɪs wɑz ˈoʊpən ənd ʃət. rɪt lɑrʤ, ðə dɪˈsɪʒən səˈʤɛsts ðət ˈmɛʒərz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə dˈwɪndəlɪŋ ˈrisɔrsɪz meɪ hæv tɪ kəm frəm ðə ˈbɑtəm əp. ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈlidərz noʊ ˈvoʊtərz rɪˈzɪst ˈprɛzənt ˈsækrəˌfaɪs fər fˈjuʧər ˈbɛnəfɪt. ˈsɪmələrli, ˈkəmpəˌni ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ˈprɑfɪt naʊ, nɑt ˈprɑspɛkts ˈleɪtər. soʊ ˈlɪtəl gɪts dən ənˈlɛs ˈsəmˌwən ɪz ˈpɪlərid ɪn ˈpəblɪk. mɪz. ˈlændˌmɑrk ər æt list ˈwɔtərˌmɑrk keɪs wɑz əˈbaʊt ˈbɑtəm trawling*, ðə juz əv ˈhɛvi nɛts ðət skreɪp ˈfræʤəl ˈoʊʃən flɔrz fər ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈspiʃiz. intermarché*é bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ ðə frɛnʧ grup, lɛs mousquetaires*, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ oʊnz ə lɑrʤ ˈtrɔlər flit ðət səˈplaɪz ɪts fɪʃ ˈkaʊntərz. ɪts æd kæmˈpeɪn ˈboʊstɪd ðət ɪt ə dɪˈtərmənənt roʊl ɪn meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ səˈsteɪnəbəl ˈfɪʃɪŋ ɪn fræns, ðə ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən ənd rɪˈnuəl əv mərˈin resources.”*.” mɪz. ʤəmpt ɔn ðə əˈsərʃən ðət ɪts ˈfɪʃɪŋ ˈpræktɪsɪz daʊn tɪ ˈmitərz, ər əˈbaʊt fit, kɔzd lɛs ˈdæmɪʤ ðən ə ˈfʊtˌprɪnt ɔn ə biʧ. wʊd bi ˈlæfəbəl ɪf ɪt soʊ daʊt əˈməŋ əˈfɪʃəlz ənd legislators,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˈtoʊtəl skɔrn fər truθ bɔgz daʊn ðə dəˈbeɪt ɪn ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈditeɪl ənd səˈʤɛsts ðɛr ɪz ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi, wɪʧ ðɛr ɪz not.”*.” ʃi ˈsaɪtɪd ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkaʊnsəl fər ðə ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən əv ðə si, wɪʧ klæst ɔl frɛnʧ ənd ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən kæʧ ɛz bɪɔnd seɪf ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈlɪmɪts. ðə frɛnʧ kɔrt ˈɔrdərd intermarché*é tɪ stɑp ðə æd kæmˈpeɪn ənd ˈɔlsoʊ drɔp ə ˈloʊgoʊ ðət ɪz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə mərˈin ˈstuərdˌʃɪp ˈkaʊnsəl sil əv əˈpruvəl. (ən intermarché*é ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən toʊld ðə ˈdeɪli lə ˈfɪgərˌoʊ ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hæd nɑt plænd tɪ rɪˈpit ðə kæmˈpeɪn ənd ðət ʃi dɪd noʊ wət wʊd bi dən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈleɪbəl.) səʧ smɔl stɛps frəm ðə ˈbɑtəm ˈhɑrdli sim əp tɪ ˈseɪvɪŋ ə lɑrʤ ˈplænət əv dɪˈvərʤənt ˈɪntərɪsts. ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðə ˈrulɪŋ, səm frɛnʧ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ɪn ˈbrəsəlz əˈpɪr dɪˈtərmənd tɪ dɪˈfɛnd pəˈzɪʃən. bət θɪŋz muv fæst ɪn ə waɪərd wərld. mɪz. rɪˈpɔrts əˈmeɪzɪŋ riʧ ənd result.”*.” mərˈiə damanaki*, ðə e.u*. ˈfɪʃɪŋ kəˈmɪʃənər, nuz əv ðə ˈvɪktəri. blum ɪz pɑrt əv ðə dip si ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən, wɪʧ meɪd səm weɪvz ɪn ˈrioʊ. ɪn ˈɛni keɪs, ɪf wərld ˈlidərz lɛd, wət ɪz ðə ˈɔpʃən?
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away from rio, a big victory for a small conservation group
while world leaders in rio were casting adrift an imperiled planet, an impassioned young frenchwoman forced a giant supermarket chain to stop pretending that its bottom-fishing trawler fleet was safeguarding the future of fish.
all over the map mort rosenblum’s global adventures
in artillery terms, the case against intermarché by claire nouvian and her tiny non-profit association, bloom, is pretty small-bore compared to a dud earth summit.
yet as the french oceanographer philippe cury exulted when he heard the news, “small victories win great wars.”
that rings true to a reporter who over decades has watched governments and big business sidestep serious action to avert ecological calamity.
ms. nouvian hauled intermarché before a jury in the french court that oversees truth in advertising. when ordinary citizens looked at scientific evidence, the case was open and shut.
writ large, the decision suggests that measures to protect the earth’s dwindling resources may have to come from the bottom up.
elected leaders know voters resist present sacrifice for future benefit. similarly, company executives worry about profit now, not prospects later. so little gets done unless someone is pilloried in public.
ms. nouvian’s landmark — or at least watermark — case was about bottom trawling, the use of heavy nets that scrape fragile ocean floors for endangered slow-growing species.
intermarché belongs to the french group, les mousquetaires, which also owns a large brittany-based trawler fleet that supplies its well-stocked fish counters.
its ad campaign boasted that it “plays a determinant role in maintaining sustainable fishing in france, the preservation and renewal of marine resources.”
ms. nouvian jumped on the company’s assertion that its fishing practices down to 1,500 meters, or about 5,000 feet, caused less damage than a hiker’s footprint on a beach.
“that would be laughable if it didn’t sow doubt among officials and legislators,” she said. “this total scorn for truth bogs down the debate in technical detail and suggests there is scientific controversy, which there is not.”
she cited the gold-standard international council for the exploitation of the sea, which classed all french and european union deep-sea catch as beyond safe biological limits.
the french court ordered intermarché to stop the ad campaign and also drop a logo that is similar to the marine stewardship council seal of approval.
(an intermarché spokeswoman told the daily le figaro that the company had not planned to repeat the campaign and that she did know what would be done about the label.)
such small steps from the bottom hardly seem up to saving a large planet of divergent interests. even after the ruling, some french politicians in brussels appear determined to defend intermarché’s position.
but things move fast in a wired world. ms. nouvian reports “an amazing reach and result.” maria damanaki, the e.u. fishing commissioner, news of the victory. bloom is part of the deep sea conservation coalition, which made some waves in rio.
in any case, if world leaders don’t lead, what is the option?
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waɪl ðə ˈreɪnʤərz ənd ˈdɛvəlz wər kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ðɛr ˈbætəl fər ˈistərn ˈkɑnfərəns səˈprɛməsi læst naɪt, ðə tim ðeɪ wər kəmˈpitɪŋ tɪ feɪs ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəlz wɑz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ səm taɪm ɔf. ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs kɪŋz ræpt əp ðɛr ˈsɪriz wɪθ ðə kaɪˈoʊtis ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ tɪ kəmˈplit ə ˈstənɪŋ rən θru ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈkɑnfərəns, ənd wɪl ˈlaɪkli ˈɛnər ðə ˈfaɪnəlz ɛz ðə kənˈsɛnsəs ə ˈʃɑkɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpmənt, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðeɪ ˈbɛrli meɪd ðə pleɪɔfs ənd wər kənˈsɪdərd ə tim ɪn ˈtərˌmɔɪl ˈoʊnli ə fju mənθs əˈgoʊ. ˈkɑmbaɪn ðɛr ˈlæˌkləstər ˈsizən wɪθ ðɛr ˈstætəs ɛz ə wɛst koʊst ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ðət ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈdəzənt gɪt məʧ ˈkəvərɪʤ ɪn ðə rɛst əv nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə, ənd ɪts ˈlaɪkli ðət ˈmɛni ˈhɑki fænz doʊnt noʊ ɛz məʧ əˈbaʊt ðə tim ɛz ðeɪd wɛl du ju noʊ ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs kɪŋz? teɪk ðɪs kwɪz ənd faɪnd wər kənˈsɪdərd trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈkələrz əv wər ðə seɪm ˈkələrz wɔrn baɪ ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈwɔntɪd tɪ juz əp æt list wən ˈɔfəl ˈkələr ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪkˈspænʧən timz əraɪvd ənd tʊk ðɛm all.hey*, ˈnəθɪŋ sɪz ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən laɪk ə ˈmaɪldli bruzd wər θri əv ðɛm, ənd ðə kɪŋz' ˈloʊgoʊ wɑz ə freɪz "ˈtrɪpəl kraʊn" ɪz ˈfrikwɛntli juzd ɪn ˈvɛriəs spɔrts tɪ dɪˈnoʊt ɪmˈplɔɪi ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈneɪmɪŋ laɪnz baɪ ʤɪst ˈteɪkɪŋ iʧ pleɪərz ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt spɛl ˈsəmθɪŋ wɑz əˈpɛrəntli sɪk ðət ˈwɔntɪd tɪ seɪv ðə neɪm 600 paʊndz əv ənˈstɑpəbəl fɔrs" fər fˈjuʧər juz baɪ ˈdəstɪn kɪŋz wər ə ˈskræpi ˈəndərˌdɔg ðət pleɪd wɪθ ˈplɛnti əv ˈfiʧərd weɪn ˈgrɛtˈski pleɪɪŋ ˈɑrgjuəbli ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈhɑki əv hɪz ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri əv ˈbɛri ˈmələt meɪk ju fil ˈbɛtər əˈbaʊt jʊr oʊn haɪ skul ˈjɪrˌbʊk ˈbrɪŋɪŋ əp ðət jɪrz pleɪɔfs stɪl ˈɪnstəntli ˈkɔzɪz ˈɛni ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈmeɪpəl lif fæn tɪ fɔl ˈoʊvər ənd twɪʧ ɔn ðə tim hæd tɪ faɪl fər ˈbæŋkrəptsi du tɪ ˈoʊvərˌspɛndɪŋ ɔn pleɪər ˈgrɛtˈski wɑz ˈtreɪdɪd tɪ ðə st*. luɪs bluz wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛvər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp tɪ gaɪ hu dɪz ðɛr tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt ˈbɛrli ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈfəni æt ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðɛr "ɪnˈʃʊr səkˈsɛs baɪ ʤɪst kəˈlɛktɪŋ ɔl əv læst jɪrz ˈɛdməntən ˈɔɪlərz" ˈstrætəʤi hæd ə ˈpɑsəbəl laɪk bræd pɪt ər ˈskɑrlɪt ˈhɑki fænz laɪk ˈkjubə ˈgʊdɪŋ jr*. ər kənfˈjuzd ʤæk ˈnɪkəlsən ˈwəndərɪŋ waɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ʤɪst pleɪɪŋ θru ðɛr ˈɪnʤəriz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə bɪg dil aʊt əv ˈɛvəri bruzd ʃɪn ər ˈtəmi oʊld gaɪ hu sɪz hiz ˌpɔˈlinə kənˈtɪnjuz hɪz ˈdɑmənənt ˈfɪzɪkəl kən skɔr wən ər tu mɔr kləʧ goʊlz wɪn ðə tim nidz ɪm ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ rɪˈkəvər frəm ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈɪnʤəri hi ˈrisəntli ˈsəfərd ðət meɪks ɪm drəˈmætɪkəli fɔl ˈoʊvər ˈɛvəri taɪm ˈɛniˌwən ˈbrəʃɪz əp əˈgɛnst kwɪk lɛts ɪm ˈbɑˌroʊ ˈoʊnli koʊʧ tɪ riʧ ðə ˈfaɪnəlz baɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə 1 2 ənd 3 sid ɪn hɪz ˈkɑnfərəns wɪθ tu ˈdɪfərənt fɪrs kəmˈpɛtɪtər əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ wɪn hɪz fərst kərɪr ˈstænli ˈleɪtəst ˈrizən jʊr fleɪmz fæn frɛnd ˈrændəmli breɪks ˈɪntu tɪrz soʊ mcchatterbox*, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈmidiə huv spɛnt ðə læst sɪks wiks ˈkəvərɪŋ ʤɑn daʊn ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðɛr ˈpɑsəbəl əˈpoʊnənts ənd dɪˈvaɪz ən ˈifɛktɪv ənd rɪˈkupərˌeɪt frəm ˈvɛriəs əp tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ðeɪ si, æsk wət ðə skɔr əv læst naɪts flaɪərz' geɪm wɑz, ənd ðɛn læf ˌhɪˈstɛrɪkli waɪl ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪkli (maɪk ˈrɪʧərdz ənd ʤɛf ˈkɑrtər ˈmɛʒər ənd ðɛr stɪk curves.congratulations*, juv kəmˈplitɪd ðə kwɪz! naʊ ˈtæli əp jʊr skɔr tɪ faɪnd aʊt haʊ ju noʊ ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs noʊ ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əˈbaʊt ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ʃʊd bi ˈdipli ɪmˈbɛrəst baɪ jʊr kəmˈplit ənd ˈətər læk əv ˈnɑlɪʤ wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs kings.hello*, ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈloʊkəl lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs spɔrts ˈmidiə!
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while the rangers and devils were continuing their battle for eastern conference supremacy last night, the team they were competing to face in the finals was enjoying some time off. the los angeles kings wrapped up their series with the coyotes on tuesday to complete a stunning 12-2 run through the western conference, and will likely enter the finals as the consensus favorite.that's a shocking development, considering they barely made the playoffs and were considered a team in turmoil only a few months ago. combine their lackluster season with their status as a west coast franchise that typically doesn't get much coverage in the rest of north america, and it's likely that many hockey fans don't know as much about the team as they'd like.how well do you know the los angeles kings? take this quiz and find out.they were considered traditional colors of royalty.they were the same colors worn by the los angeles lakers.they wanted to use up at least one eye-gougingly awful color combination before the mid-90s expansion teams arrived and took them all.hey, nothing says intimidation like a mildly bruised banana.there were three of them, and the kings' logo was a crown.the phrase "triple crown" is frequently used in various sports to denote excellence.the long-time nhl employee in charge of naming lines by just taking each player's initial and making it spell something was apparently sick that day.they wanted to save the name "600 lbs of unstoppable force" for future use by dustin penner.the kings were a scrappy underdog that played with plenty of heart.it featured wayne gretzky playing arguably the greatest hockey of his legendary career.pictures of barry melrose's mullet make you feel better about your own high school yearbook photos.casually bringing up that year's playoffs still instantly causes any nearby maple leaf fan to fall over and twitch on the ground.the team had to file for bankruptcy due to overspending on player contractswayne gretzky was traded to the st. louis blues without ever bringing a championship to la.that guy who does their twitter account barely tweeted anything funny at all.they realized their long-time "ensure success by just collecting all of last year's edmonton oilers" strategy had a possible flaw.famous mega-celebrities like brad pitt or scarlett johansson.well-known hockey fans like cuba gooding jr. or rainn wilson.a confused jack nicholson wondering why everyone is just playing through their injuries instead of making a big deal out of every bruised shin or tummy ache.some old guy who says he's paulina gretzky's dad.he continues his dominant physical play.he can score one or two more clutch goals when the team needs him most.he manages to recover from whatever inner-ear injury he recently suffered that makes him dramatically fall over every time anyone brushes up against him.jonathan quick lets him borrow it.the only coach to reach the finals by eliminating the #1, #2 and #3 seed in his conference with two different teams.a fierce competitor attempting to win his first career stanley cup.the latest reason your flames fan friend randomly breaks into tears so often.smiley mcchatterbox, according to east-coast media who've spent the last six weeks covering john tortorella.break down video of their possible opponents and devise an effective gameplan.rest and recuperate from various injuries.go up to everyone they see, ask what the score of last night's flyers' game was, and then laugh hysterically while enthusiastically high-fiving (mike richards and jeff carter only)obsessively measure and re-measure their stick curves.congratulations, you've completed the quiz! now tally up your score to find out how you did.you know a lot about the los angeles kings.you know a little bit about the los angeles kings.you should be deeply embarrassed by your complete and utter lack of knowledge when it comes to the los angeles kings.hello, member of the local los angeles sports media!
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (jta*) ˈsaɪtɪŋ hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ˈskɛʤʊl, ˈbərni ˈsændərz sɛd hi wʊd nɑt ˈæˌdrɛs ˈkɑnfərəns nɛkst wik, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪm ðə ˈoʊnli ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ðət wɪl nɑt əˈtɛnd ðə lɑrʤ ˈænjuəl ˈgæðərɪŋ ðɪs jɪr. wʊd ˈvɛri məʧ hæv ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈspikɪŋ æt ðə ˈaɪˌpæk conference,”*,” ˈsændərz sɛd ɪn ə ˈlɛtər ˈfraɪˌdeɪ tɪ ˈrɑbərt koʊən, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɪzriəl ˈpəblɪk əˈfɛrz kəˈmɪti ˈprɛzɪdənt. ““obviously*, ˈɪʃuz ˌɪmˈpæktɪŋ ˈɪzriəl ənd ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ər əv ðə ˈətˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns tɪ mi, tɪ ɑr ˈkəntri ənd tɪ ðə world,”*,” hi sɛd. ““unfortunately*, aɪ æm goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈtrævəlɪŋ θruaʊt ðə wɛst ənd ðə kæmˈpeɪn ˈskɛʤʊl ðət wi hæv prɪˈvɛnts mi frəm əˈtɛndɪŋ. sɪns ˈaɪˌpæk həz ˈʧoʊzən nɑt tɪ ˈpərˌmɪt ˈkænədɪts tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈkɑnfərəns riˈmoʊtli, ðə bɛst ðət aɪ kən du ɪz tɪ sɛnd ju ə ˈkɑpi əv ðə rɪˈmɑrks ðət aɪ wʊd hæv ˈgɪvɪn ɪf aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ attend.”*.” ˈsændərz ˈnoʊtɪd ðət hi ənd koʊən hæd ˈspoʊkən ˈərliər ɪn ðə deɪ. ˈsændərz, ˈtreɪlɪŋ ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɪn ðə reɪs fər ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən, ˈfeɪsɪz ˈkɑntɛsts ɪn ˈjuˌtɔ, ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ ənd ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈaɪˌpæk həz əˈlaʊd ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪts tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ˈspiʧɪz riˈmoʊtli ɪn pæst ɪˈlɛkʃənz. ɪn 2012 mɪt ˈrɑmni ənd nut ˈgɪŋgrɪʧ, ðɛn ˈkænədɪts fər ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən, əˈdrɛst ðə ˈaɪˌpæk ˈkɑnfərəns ˈviə ˈsætəˌlaɪt. ˈaɪˌpæk sɛd ɪt wɑz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ðə ˈpræktɪs tɪ ˈpərˌmɪt rɪˈmoʊt ˈæˈdrɛsɪz. ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ðə ˈsɛnətər ənd wi geɪv ɪm ðə seɪm ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ spik ɛz ðə ˈəðər candidates,”*,” ən ˈaɪˌpæk əˈfɪʃəl toʊld ɪn ən iˈmeɪl ˌəndərˈstænd ðət hi ˈvɛri məʧ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kəm bət kʊd nɑt gɪt bæk frəm wɛst koʊst tɪ du ɪt. wi dɪd ʧeɪnʤ ɑr ˈpɑləsi ənd noʊ ˈkænədɪt wɑz ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈkɑnfərəns riˈmoʊtli ðɪs year.”*.” ˈsændərz sɛd hi wʊd bi səbˈmɪtɪŋ ðə tɛkst əv ə spiʧ tɪ ˈaɪˌpæk ənd æst ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən tɪ meɪk ɪt əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðə ˈæktɪvɪsts hu wɪl bi əˈtɛndɪŋ. ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ðət spiʧ tɪ ju ɔn monday,”*,” sɛd ˈsændərz, hu həz bɪn pəˈtɪʃənd baɪ ˈaɪˌpæk ˈkrɪtɪks nɑt tɪ əˈtɛnd ðə ˈkɑnfərəns. hɛlp ðət ju kʊd gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ðoʊz rɪˈmɑrks aʊt tɪ jʊr ˈmɛmbərz wʊd bi məʧ appreciated.”*.” ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈklɪntən, rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkænədɪts ˈdɑnəld trəmp, sɛn. tɛd kruz, r-texas*, ənd oʊˈhaɪoʊ gəv. ʤɑn ˈkɑsɪʧ ər æˈdrɛsɪŋ ðə ˈkɑnfərəns.
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washington (jta) — citing his campaign schedule, bernie sanders said he would not address aipac’s conference next week, making him the only presidential candidate that will not attend the large annual pro-israel gathering this year.
“i would very much have enjoyed speaking at the aipac conference,” sanders said in a letter friday to robert cohen, the american israel public affairs committee president.
“obviously, issues impacting israel and the middle east are of the utmost importance to me, to our country and to the world,” he said. “unfortunately, i am going to be traveling throughout the west and the campaign schedule that we have prevents me from attending. since aipac has chosen not to permit candidates to address the conference remotely, the best that i can do is to send you a copy of the remarks that i would have given if i was able to attend.”
sanders noted that he and cohen had spoken earlier in the day.
sanders, trailing hillary clinton in the race for the democratic nomination, faces contests in utah, idaho and arizona on tuesday.
aipac has allowed presidential candidates to deliver speeches remotely in past elections. in 2012, mitt romney and newt gingrich, then candidates for the republican presidential nomination, addressed the aipac conference via satellite.
aipac said it was no longer the lobby’s practice to permit remote addresses.
“we invited the senator and we gave him the same opportunity to speak as the other candidates,” an aipac official told jta in an email “we understand that he very much wanted to come but could not get back from west coast to do it. we did change our policy and no candidate was offered/permitted the opportunity to address the conference remotely this year.”
sanders said he would be submitting the text of a speech to aipac and asked the organization to make it available to the 18,000 activists who will be attending.
“we should be able to get that speech to you on monday,” said sanders, who has been petitioned by aipac critics not to attend the conference. “any help that you could give us in getting those remarks out to your members would be much appreciated.”
in addition to clinton, republican candidates donald trump, sen. ted cruz, r-texas, and ohio gov. john kasich are addressing the conference.
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ə 23 ˈɑrtɪst ənd ˈstudənt æt ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ kənˈsərvətɔri əv mˈjuzɪk hæd hɪz ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ˈsaɪlənst wɪn ə ˈkəpəl əˈlɛʤədli stoʊl hɪz ˈʧɛloʊ frəm ðə skul. ʤin ɛl rɪˈpɔrts. (ˈpəblɪʃt ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, sɛpt. 19 2012 ə ˈɑrtɪst ənd ˈstudənt æt ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ kənˈsərvətɔri əv mˈjuzɪk hæd hɪz ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ˈsaɪlənst wɪn ə ˈkəpəl əˈlɛʤədli stoʊl hɪz ˈʧɛloʊ frəm ðə skul. sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ pəˈlis seɪ ɪt ˈhæpənd ˈsənˌdi waɪl ðə ˈkæmpəs wɑz ˈoʊpən fər ə ˈkɑnsərt. ðɛr ɪz sərˈveɪləns ˈvɪdioʊ əv ə ˈkəpəl ˈsərʧɪŋ ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd ˈlivɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈʧɛloʊ. ðə ˈkəpəl, pəˈlis sɛd, əˈlɛʤədli stoʊl ɪt aʊt əv ˈædəm jəŋz ənˈlɑkt ˈlɑkər. jəŋ ɪz ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd: "ɪts ˈpraɪsləs tɪ mi ɪts ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt ðət ɛnˈkəmpəsəz maɪ soʊl." ˈkəpəl wɔks əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈʧɛloʊ jəŋ nidz ðə ˈʧɛloʊ fər skul, fər wərk ənd fər ˈʃɛrɪŋ hɪz kriˈeɪtɪv vɔɪs. ðə ˈɪnstrəmənt ɪz ə ˈhænˈmeɪd wərθ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɔlərz. bət fər jəŋ ɪt ɪz wərθ soʊ məʧ mɔr. vju ˈɪmɪʤɪz teɪk frəm ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkæmərə hir.
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a 23- year-old artist and student at the san francisco conservatory of music had his creativity silenced when a couple allegedly stole his cello from the school. jean elle reports. (published wednesday, sept. 19, 2012)
a 23-year-old artist and student at the san francisco conservatory of music had his creativity silenced when a couple allegedly stole his cello from the school.
san francisco police say it happened sunday while the campus was open for a concert.
there is surveillance video of a well-dressed couple searching the building and leaving with the cello. the couple, police said, allegedly stole it out of adam young's unlocked locker.
young is devastated: "it's priceless to me it's the object that encompasses my soul."
couple walks away with cello
young needs the cello for school, for work and for sharing his creative voice.
the instrument is a handmade bubenreuth worth thousands of dollars. but for young it is worth so much more.
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mərˈændə bɪn ɔn ə breɪk frəm ˈpoʊstɪŋ, bət həz kəm bæk wɪθ ə ˈduzi, ən ˈwərθləs ənd ˈdeɪnʤərəs report“—*“— əv ðə rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈkɑnfərəns əv ˈkæθlɪk ˈbɪʃəps (lɪŋk tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt ɪz ɔn hər poʊst). ju maɪt hæv hərd ðət ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə ˈwaɪtˌwɑʃ, fər ɪt pɪnz ðə pərˈveɪsɪv ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz əv ˈʧɪldrən baɪ ˈkæθlɪk prists nɑt ɔn ðə prists ðɛmˈsɛlvz, bət ɔn ðə pərˈmɪsɪvnəs ənd ““deviant”*” bɪˈheɪvjərz əv ðə ˈsɪkstiz ənd ˈsɛvəntiz. bət ˈivɪn wərs ðən ju θɔt. mərˈændə həz ə θəroʊ (bət nɑt ˈoʊvərli lɔŋ) æˈnælɪsɪs, soʊ goʊ rɛd ɪt. ðə θri θɪŋz ðət ˈhɔrəˌfaɪd mi ðə moʊst (ənd ðɛr ər ˈmɛni θɪŋz tɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz) wər ðiz: 1 ðə rɪˈpɔrt simz tɪ hæv bɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈfaɪˌnænst baɪ ðə ʧərʧ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ər baɪ ˈkæθlɪk ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz. hæf ðə ˈfəndɪŋ keɪm frəm ðə ˈkɑnfərəns ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ənd məʧ əv ðə rɛst frəm grups laɪk ðə naɪts əv kəˈləmbəs. naʊ ðɪs dɪz nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli dɪˈskrɛdət ðə rɪˈpɔrt, fər aɪ daʊt ðət ˈɛni ˈəðər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz wər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ du ðə ˈstədi, bət ˈɔlˌweɪz ə bɪt ˈwərisəm wɪn ən wən wɪθ ə ˈhɪstəri əv səˈprɛsɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ɪts ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ənd, ʃʊr ɪˈnəf, ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz ˈlɑrʤli ˌɛkˈskəlpeɪt ðə ʧərʧ, ˈbleɪmɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz ɔn ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ənd ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈklaɪmɪt əbˈteɪnɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɛkeɪdz əˈgoʊ. ˈikwəli ˈwərisəm ɪz ðət məʧ əv ðə ˈdætə ər beɪst ɔn baɪ ðə ʧərʧ ˌɪtˈsɛlf: θɪŋz laɪk ɪts ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ əˈfɛndɪŋ prists ənd ˈsəməriz ˌðɛˈrəv kənˈdəktəd nɑt baɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz, bət baɪ ðə ʧərʧ ˌɪtˈsɛlf. 2 ɪf ðə prists tɪ bleɪm, wət wɑz? ɛz aɪ sɛd, ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪts ðə waɪld ənd ˈwʊli ˈsɪkstiz ənd ˈsɛvəntiz. mərˈændə noʊts ðət ðə rɪˈpɔrt attempt[s*] tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðɪs səˈpoʊzd ““peak”*” ɪn ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz ˈkeɪsɪz (əˈgɛn, rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ɔl əv ðɪs ˈdætə kəmz frəm ðə ““censuses”*” ðeɪ sɛnt tɪ ðə ˈdaɪəˌsizəz) tɪ ðə kənˈkərənt ʃɪft ɪn ˈkəlʧərəl indicators”*” 36 ənd raɪz ɪn behaviors”*” 46 praɪˈmɛrəli ““divorce*, juz əv ˌɪˈligəl drəgz, ənd crime”*” 36 ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət: ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd raɪz ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz əv əˈbjuz ɪn ðə ənd ɪz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə raɪz ɪn ˈəðər taɪps əv ““deviant”*” bɪˈheɪvjər ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti, ənd ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdz wɪθ ˈsoʊʃəl ʧeɪnʤ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm period”*” 46 ɛz ʃi pɔɪnts aʊt, ðɪs ɪz ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən, nɑt ˌkɔˈzeɪʃən (ənd wɪn wɑz ““divorce”*” ə behavior”*” ɪkˈwɪvələnt tɪ ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz əv ə ʧaɪld?). wən maɪt ɛz wɛl ˈɔlsoʊ noʊt ðə raɪz əv ɔn mɛn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈɪrə; ˈmeɪbi ðət hæd ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə əˈbjuz, tu! ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈfərðər kleɪmz ðət ˈsɛməˌnɛriz ˈsɪmpli feɪld tɪ priˈpɛr fər ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz əv ðɪs ˈɪrə. wɛl, aɪ wɑz ə jəŋ mæn ɪn ðə ˈsɪkstiz ənd ˈsɛvəntiz, ənd aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈlaɪsənst ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz əv ˈʧɪldrən bæk ðɛn. ˈfərðər, aɪ dɪˈstɪŋktli rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi, wɪʧ əv kɔrs ɪz kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ʧaɪld ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz, wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ sin ɛz ə ˈsɪriəs kraɪm ɪn ðoʊz deɪz. 3 tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz ɪts ˌmælˈfizəns, ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈsɪmpli ridɪˈfaɪnz ˌpɛdəˈfɪljə ɛz ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz əv ə ʧaɪld 10 jɪrz oʊld ər ˈjəŋgər. bət ðə ˌdaɪəgˈnɑstɪk ənd stəˈtɪstɪkəl ˈmænjuəl əv ˈmɛntəl ““dsm,”*,” wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈhændˌbʊk juzd baɪ prəˈfɛʃənəlz tɪ ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs ðə ˈkəˌtɔf eɪʤ æt 13 ˈgrænɪd, ˈɛni səʧ eɪʤ ɪz ˈsəmˈwət ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri fər ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsɪŋ ə dɪˈsɔrdər, bət ˈræŋklɪŋ ɪz ðət ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈəðərˌwaɪz rɪˈlaɪz ɔn ðə fər ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈsɪmptəmz əv ˌpɛdəˈfɪljə! baɪ ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛrəli loʊərɪŋ frəm 13 tɪ 10 ðə eɪʤ æt wɪʧ ʧaɪld əˈbjuz ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ˌpɛdəˈfɪljə, ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ loʊər ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ““pedophilic”*” ækts frəm ˈnɪrli 73 əv ˈtoʊtəl əˈbjuz tɪ ˈoʊnli 22 ˈnəθɪŋ ˈəðər ðən ə ˈbleɪtənt məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈdætə tɪ meɪk ðə ʧərʧ sim lɛs ˈkəlpəbəl. dɪsˈgəstɪŋ. ðə mɔr aɪ lərn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ, ðə mɔr aɪ si ðət, ɛz ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən, soʊ nəˈfɛriəs ɛz tɪ ˈbɔrdər ɔn ˈivəl. aɪ noʊ haʊ mɔr ˈlɪˌbərəl ər ˈkæθlɪks kən, ɪn gʊd ˈkɑnʃəns, rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ðə ʧərʧ. lɛt ˈjuˈɛs si ɪf ə ˈsaɪzəbəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈkæθlɪk leɪˈpipəl reɪz ə hju ənd kraɪ əˈbaʊt ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt. aɪ daʊt ɪt. ənd səˈpoʊzd tɪ pæt ðɪs ʧərʧ ɔn ðə bæk bɪˈkəz ɪts əˈfɪʃəl ˈdɔktərɪn ɪz ˈfrɛndli tɪ ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌɛvəˈluʃən?
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miranda hale’s been on a break from posting, but has come back with a doozy, an analysis—”a worthless and dangerous report“— of the 143-page report by the united states conference of catholic bishops (link to the report is on her post). you might have heard that this report is something of a whitewash, for it pins the pervasive sexual abuse of children by catholic priests not on the priests themselves, but on the permissiveness and “deviant” behaviors of the sixties and seventies. but it’s even worse than you thought. miranda has a thorough (but not overly long) analysis, so go read it.
the three things that horrified me the most (and there are many things to criticize) were these:
1. the report seems to have been almost entirely financed by the church itself or by catholic organizations. half the funding came from the conference itself, and much of the rest from groups like the knights of columbus. now this does not necessarily discredit the report, for i doubt that any other organizations were willing to do the study, but it’s always a bit worrisome when an organization—particularly one with a history of suppressing information and whitewashing its actions—investigates itself. and, sure enough, the findings largely exculpate the church, blaming sexual abuse on the social and sexual climate obtaining several decades ago. equally worrisome is that much of the data are based on self-reporting by the church itself: things like its interviews with offending priests and summaries thereof conducted not by outside investigators, but by the church itself.
2. if the priests weren’t to blame, what was? as i said, the report implicates the wild and wooly sixties and seventies. miranda notes that the report
attempt[s] to connect this supposed “peak” in sexual abuse cases (again, remember that all of this data comes from the “censuses” they sent to the dioceses) to the concurrent shift in cultural norms/”social indicators” (36) and rise in “deviant behaviors” (46), primarily “divorce, use of illegal drugs, and crime” (36), arguing that: “[t]he documented rise in cases of abuse in the 1960s and 1970s is similar to the rise in other types of “deviant” behavior in society, and coincides with social change during this time period” (46).
as she points out, this is correlation, not causation (and when was “divorce” a “deviant behavior” equivalent to sexual abuse of a child?). one might as well also note the rise of moustaches on men during the same era; maybe that had something to do with the abuse, too! the report further claims that seminaries simply failed to prepare priests-in-training for the social changes of this era. well, i was a young man in the sixties and seventies, and i remember that society licensed the sexual abuse of children back then. further, i distinctly remember that child pornography, which of course is connected to child sexual abuse, was also seen as a serious crime in those days.
3. to minimize its malfeasance, the report simply redefines pedophilia as sexual abuse of a child 10 years old or younger. but the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders—the “dsm,” which is a handbook used by mental-health professionals to diagnose problems—sets the cutoff age at 13. granted, any such age is somewhat arbitrary for diagnosing a disorder, but rankling is that the bishop’s report otherwise relies on the dsm for recognizing the symptoms of pedophilia!
by arbitrarily lowering from 13 to 10 the age at which child abuse is considered pedophilia, the report manages to lower the percentage of “pedophilic” acts from nearly 73% of total abuse to only 22%. that’s nothing other than a blatant manipulation of data to make the church seem less culpable. it’s disgusting.
the more i learn about the catholic church, the more i see that, as an institution, it’s so nefarious as to border on evil. i know how more liberal or open-minded catholics can, in good conscience, remain in the church. let us see if a sizable number of catholic laypeople raise a hue and cry about this report. i doubt it.
and supposed to pat this church on the back because its official doctrine is friendly to biological evolution?
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jʊr ˈbraʊzər dɪz nɑt səˈpɔrt ˈvɪdioʊ hir tɪ vju ərˈɪʤənəl wən mənθ frəm təˈdeɪ, ə reɪs wɪl bi hɛld ɪn tuˈluz, fræns. timz frəm əraʊnd ðə wərld wɪl reɪs ˈviɪkəlz bɪlt frəm lɛs ðən 100 ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈætəmz, æt ˈblɪstərɪŋ spidz əv əp tɪ faɪv ˈnænoʊˌmitərz pər aʊər. tɪ pʊt ðət ɪn pərˈspɛktɪv, ɪt wʊd teɪk ðiz ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑpɪk kɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst 37 ˈmɪljən jɪrz tɪ draɪv ə ˈsɪŋgəl maɪl. ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd baɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɛnər fər ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈrisərʧ ɪn fræns, ðə reɪs, ðə fərst əv ɪts kaɪnd, wɪl teɪk pleɪs ɔn ə ˈtaɪni goʊld dɪsk ʧɪld tɪ 454 dɪˈgriz ˈfɛrənˌhaɪt, ɔn træks ʤɪst 100 ˈnænoʊˌmitərz lɔŋ. soʊ haʊ wɪl ˈspɛkteɪtərz ənd timz si ɔl ðə ˈækʃən? θru ˈɪmɪʤɪz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə cnrs’*’ ˈkəstəˌmaɪzd ˈskænɪŋ ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp ðət ˈfiʧərz fɔr ˈskænɪŋ tɪps fər əbˈzərvɪŋ, ənd ˈpaɪlətɪŋ, ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈtaɪni reɪs kɑz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt jʊr ˈbraʊzər dɪz nɑt səˈpɔrt ˈvɪdioʊ hir tɪ vju ərˈɪʤənəl bɪˈkəz əv ðoʊz ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz ˈoʊnli fɔr timz wɪl ˈæˌkʧuəli gɪt tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə reɪs. fræns, sˈwɪtsərlənd, ˈʤərməni, ʤəˈpæn, ˈɔstriə, ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, hæv ɔl ˈɛnərd ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, bət ðə ˈfaɪnəl reɪs ˈlaɪˌnəp əˈpɪr tɪ bi əˈveɪləbəl jɛt. wi æst fər ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ənd ˈəpˌdeɪt wɪn wi hir bæk. ðoʊ ðə kɑz kən ˈoʊnli bi 100 ˈætəmz ɪn ˈreɪsɪŋ lig həz ɪts ər fri tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ðɛm ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðeɪ θɪŋk ɪz aɪˈdil. səm wərk laɪk ˈtaɪni ˈwɪndˌmɪlz, waɪl ˈəðərz roʊl ɔn fɔr rilz laɪk ðə reɪs kɑz mɔr fəˈmɪljər wɪθ. ˌjunəˈvərsəl əˈkrɔs ɔl ðə ˈreɪsərz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ðət nən əv ðɛm hæv ən ˈɪnʤən. ɔl əv ðɛr paʊər wɪl ˌɪnˈstɛd kəm frəm ðə ˌɪˈlɛktrɑn ˈskænɪŋ tɪps, wɪʧ wɪl ʧɑrʤ əp ðə ˈviɪkəlz wɪθ ˌɪˈlɛktrɑnz, ˈæktəˌveɪtɪŋ ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm iʧ tim həz ˌɛnʤəˈnird tɪ sɛnd ɪts kɑr ˈspidɪŋ ɔf. ɛz wi ˈnoʊtɪd ˌbiˈfɔr, ðə ˈviɪkəlz muv ʤɪst faɪv ˈnænoʊˌmitərz pər aʊər, soʊ ˈprɑˌgrɛs wɪl bi ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋli sloʊ, ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə ʧæns ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ʧɑrʤ wɪl dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə kɑz. ˈæftər 36 aʊərz, wɪˈʧɛvər ˈviɪkəl həz ˈtrævəld ðə ˈfərθəst, wɪl bi ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈʧɛkərd flæg. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt soʊ waɪ ɪgˈzæktli ɪz ə reɪs ju si ər hir ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ? ðə frɪnʤ ˈbɛnəfɪt tɪ ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ɪz ðət ˈrisərʧərz wɪl hæv tɪ faɪnd nu weɪz tɪ bɪld məˈʃinz. wən deɪ, kɑz laɪk ðiz maɪt bi ˈdraɪvɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪdz əv ɑr ˈbɑdiz ɛz pɑrt əv ˈmɛdɪkəl prəˈsiʤərz. ðə ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv ˈɪndəstri həz ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd ˈgreɪtli frəm ðə ˈbreɪkθˌruz ənd ədˈvænsmənts meɪd ɪn ˈɔtoʊ ˈreɪsɪŋ, ənd ˈhoʊpfəli, ðə seɪm wɪl ˈhæpən fər ˈnɑnoʊ tɛkˈnɑləʤi θæŋks tɪ ðɪs ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ʤɪst ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ si ˈɛni spɛkˈtækjələr pileups*. reɪs ˈviə nu ˈætləs]
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one month from today, a record-setting race will be held in toulouse, france. teams from around the world will race nano-scale vehicles built from less than 100 individual atoms, at blistering speeds of up to five nanometers per hour. to put that in perspective, it would take these microscopic cars almost 37 million years to drive a single mile.
organized by the national center for scientific research in france, the nanocar race, the first of its kind, will take place on a tiny highly-polished gold disc chilled to -454 degrees fahrenheit, on tracks just 100 nanometers long. so how will spectators and teams see all the action? through images created by the cnrs’ customized scanning tunnelling microscope that features four scanning tips for observing, and piloting, the incredibly tiny race cars.
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because of those limitations only four teams will actually get to participate in the race. france, switzerland, germany, japan, austria, and the united states, have all entered the competition, but the final race lineup doesn’t appear to be available yet. we asked for the information, and we’ll update when we hear back.
though the cars can only be 100 atoms in size—every racing league has its rules—teams are free to design them however they think is ideal. some work like tiny windmills, while others roll on four reels like the human-scale race cars we’re more familiar with.
what’s universal across all the nanocar racers, however, is that none of them have an engine. all of their power will instead come from the electron microscope’s scanning tips, which will charge up the vehicles with electrons, activating whatever mechanismch team has engineered to send its car speeding off. as we noted before, the vehicles move just five nanometers per hour, so progress will be painstakingly slow, and there’s always the chance the electrical charge will destroy the cars. after 36 hours, whichever vehicle has travelled the furthest, will be given the checkered flag.
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so why exactly is a race you can’t see or hear exciting? the fringe benefit to the competition is that researchers will have to find new ways to build atomic-scale machines. one day, cars like these might be driving around the insides of our bodies as part of medical procedures. the automotive industry has benefited greatly from the breakthroughs and advancements made in auto racing, and hopefully, the same will happen for nano technology thanks to this competition. just don’t expect to see any spectacular multi-car pileups.
[nanocar race via new atlas]
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fifa* 15 ˈəltəmət tim: nu ˈsizən ˈfiʧərz ˈoʊvər pleɪərz frəm ˈoʊvər 500 ˈlaɪsənst timz, wɪθ kɪts, bɔlz, pleɪərz, ənd buts frəm ðə ˈsizən. pləs, ˈoʊvər 30 ril ligz ənd ˈsteɪdiəmz! bɪld ə drim skwɑd əv ənd pʊt ðɛm tɪ ðə tɛst. frəm ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ prɛˈmɪr lig, lɑ liga*, ənd mls*, tɪ ðə ˈʤərmən ənd bɪɔnd. ðɪs æp ˈɔfərz ˈpərʧəsɪz. ju meɪ dɪˈseɪbəl ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ˈjuzɪŋ jʊr dɪˈvaɪs ˈsɛtɪŋz. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈhaɪli dɪˈteɪld geɪm əv suˈpɪriər kˈwɑləti. pliz meɪk ʃʊr ju hæv æt list əv fri speɪs ɔn jʊr dɪˈvaɪs. bɪld jʊr ˈəltəmət tim ərn, treɪd, ənd kəˈlɛkt ˌsupərˈstɑrz laɪk ˈlaɪənəl tɪ kriˈeɪt jʊr oʊn ˈfænəsi tim. ʧuz jʊr pleɪ staɪl, fɔrˈmeɪʃən, kɪts, ənd mɔr. pleɪ ɪn kwɪk ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən moʊd pʊt jʊr ˈmænɪʤmənt skɪlz tɪ ðə tɛst wɪθ nu kwɪk ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃənz. sɛt əp jʊr skwɑd, stɑrt ðə mæʧ, ənd wɔʧ ɪt ənˈfoʊld. meɪk smɑrt səbz, ˈtæktɪkəl twiks, ənd geɪʤ tim ˈɛfərt əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ. jʊr mæʧ rɪˈzəlts dɪˈpɛnd ɪnˈtaɪərli ɔn jʊr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈmænɪʤ pleɪər skɪlz ənd ˈkɛmɪstri. ər teɪk ɪt tɪ ðə pɪʧ! ɪf nu tɪ ɔn ˈmoʊbəl, traɪ aʊt ɑr controls”*”, wɪθ ˈɛlɪgənˌtli ˈsɪmpəl ˈbətənz laɪk ““shoot”*”, ““pass”*”, ər ““sprint”*”. wəns ˈfilɪŋ ˈkəmfərtəbəl, muv ɔn tɪ controls”*”, wɪʧ lɛt ju æd ˈiðər passes”*” ər moves”*” tɪ jʊr ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈɑrsənəl. ər, ju kən ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ jʊr tim dɪˈrɛkli, ˈtæpɪŋ ɔn pleɪərz tɪ pæs ðə bɔl ənd sˈwaɪpɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ðə nɛt tɪ ʃut. ril wərld mæʧ əps pleɪ jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt nɛkst ˈfɪksʧər, pləs 3 ˈəðər ˈmeɪʤər ˈhæpənɪŋ əraʊnd ðə wərld ˈɛvəri wik! ʤəmp ˈɪntu ðə ˈækʃən ənd fil ðə ˈpæʃən əv jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt spɔrt wɪθ 15 ˈəltəmət tim: nu ˈsizən! ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kənˈsumər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən: ðɪs æp rikˈwaɪərz ə pərˈsɪstənt ˈɪntərˌnɛt kəˈnɛkʃən (ˈnɛtˌwərk fiz meɪ əˈplaɪ). rikˈwaɪərz əkˈsɛptəns əv ˈpraɪvəsi ˈkʊki ˈpɑləsi, ənd ˈjulə. kəˈlɛkts ˈdætə θru θərd ˈpɑrti ˌænəˈlɪtɪks tɛkˈnɑləʤi (si ˈpraɪvəsi ˈkʊki ˈpɑləsi fər ˈditeɪlz). kənˈteɪnz dɪˈrɛkt lɪŋks tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ saɪts ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər ən ˈɔdiəns ˈoʊvər 13 tərmz əv ˈsərvɪs: ˈpraɪvəsi ˈkʊki ˈpɑləsi: geɪm ˈjulə: http://tos.ea.com/legalapp/mobileeula/us/en/other*/ ˈvɪzɪt fər əˈsɪstəns ər ˌɪnkˈwaɪəriz. meɪ ˌriˈtaɪər ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈfiʧərz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈæftər 30 days’*’ ˈnoʊtɪs ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn
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fifa 15 ultimate team: new season features over 10,000 players from over 500 licensed teams, with kits, balls, players, and boots from the 2015/2016 season. plus, over 30 real leagues and stadiums! build a dream squad of footballers and put them to the test. from the english premier league, la liga, and mls, to the german bundesliga and beyond. this app offers in-app purchases. you may disable in-app purchasing using your device settings. ** this is a highly detailed game of superior quality. please make sure you have at least 1.35gb of free space on your device. ** build your ultimate team earn, trade, and collect superstars like lionel messi to create your own fantasy team. choose your play style, formation, kits, and more. play in quick simulation mode put your management skills to the test with new quick simulations. set up your squad, start the match, and watch it unfold. make smart subs, tactical tweaks, and gauge team effort along the way. your match results depend entirely on your ability to manage player skills and chemistry. or take it to the pitch! if you’re new to fifa on mobile, try out our “casual controls”, with elegantly simple buttons like “shoot”, “pass”, or “sprint”. once you’re feeling comfortable, move on to “classic controls”, which let you add either “through passes” or “skill moves” to your gaming arsenal. or, you can interact with your team directly, tapping on players to pass the ball and swiping towards the net to shoot. real world match ups play your favorite team’s next fixture, plus 3 other major match-ups happening around the world every week! jump into the action and feel the passion of your favorite sport with fifa 15 ultimate team: new season! important consumer information: this app requires a persistent internet connection (network fees may apply). requires acceptance of ea’s privacy & cookie policy, tos and eula. collects data through third party analytics technology (see privacy & cookie policy for details). contains direct links to the internet and social networking sites intended for an audience over 13. terms of service: http://terms.ea.com privacy & cookie policy: http://privacy.ea.com game eula: http://tos.ea.com/legalapp/mobileeula/us/en/other/ visit https://help.ea.com for assistance or inquiries. ea may retire online features and services after 30 days’ notice posted on www.ea.com/1/service-updates
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beɪst ɔn ðə æˈnælɪˌsiz əv 100 ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈkəntri ˈproʊˌfaɪlz, ðə wərld hɛlθ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən (hu) həz riˈlist ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈstætəs rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ˈælkəˌhɑl ənd hɛlθ ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ əˈveɪləbəl ˈɛvədəns ɔn ˈælkəˌhɑl kənˈsəmʃən, ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz ənd ˈpɑləsi ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz æt ˈgloʊbəl, ˈriʤənəl ənd ˈnæʃənəl ˈlɛvəlz. ðə ˈhɑrmfəl juz əv ˈælkəˌhɑl ɪz ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈprɑbləm wɪʧ ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzɪz boʊθ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ənd ˈsoʊʃəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ɪt ˈkɔzɪz hɑrm fɑr bɪɔnd ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ənd ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl hɛlθ əv ðə ˈdrɪŋkər, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə hɑrm tɪ ðə ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ ənd hɛlθ əv ˈpipəl əraʊnd ðə ˈdrɪŋkər. ˈælkəˌhɑl ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈsɪriəs ˈsoʊʃəl ənd dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl ˈɪʃuz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈvaɪələns, ʧaɪld nɪˈglɛkt ənd əˈbjuz, ənd ˌæbsənˈtiɪzəm ɪn ðə ˈwərkˌpleɪs. ðə ˈhɑrmfəl juz əv ˈælkəˌhɑl (dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ɪkˈsɛsɪv juz tɪ ðə pɔɪnt ðət ɪt ˈkɔzɪz ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ hɛlθ) həz ˈmɛni ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz ɔn ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ɛz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ki ˈfaɪndɪŋz: ˈhɑrmfəl juz əv ˈælkəˌhɑl rɪˈzəlts ɪn ðə dɛθ əv ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ˈænjuəli, ˈkɔzɪz ˈɪlnəs ənd ˈɪnʤəri tɪ ˈmɪljənz mɔr, ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli əˈfɛkts ˈjəŋgər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz ənd ˈdrɪŋkərz ɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəntriz. ˈnɪrli 4 əv ɔl dɛθs ər rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈælkəˌhɑl. moʊst dɛθs ər kɔzd baɪ ˈælkəˌhɑl rɪˈzəlt frəm ˈɪnʤəriz, ˈkænsər, ˌkɑrdioʊˈvæskjələr dɪˈzizɪz ənd ˈlɪvər sərˈoʊsəs. əv meɪl dɛθs ər rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈælkəˌhɑl, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ əv ˈfiˌmeɪl dɛθs. 320 000 jəŋ ˈpipəl ˈeɪʤɪd jɪrz daɪ ˈænjuəli, frəm ˈkɔzɪz, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn 9 əv ɔl dɛθs ɪn ðət eɪʤ grup. ˈɔlˌmoʊst 50 əv mɛn ənd ˌtuˈθərdz əv ˈwɪmən du nɑt kənˈsum ˈælkəˌhɑl. ˈhɑrmfəl ˈælkəˌhɑl juz ɪz wən əv fɔr ˈkɑmən rɪsk ˈfæktərz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ təˈbæˌkoʊ juz, pur daɪət ənd ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌɪnækˈtɪvɪti, fər ðə fɔr meɪn grups əv dɪˈzizɪz (ncds*) ˌkɑrdioʊˈvæskjələr dɪˈzizɪz, ˈkænsər, ˈkrɑnɪk ləŋ dɪˈzizɪz ənd ˌdaɪəˈbitiz. ˈælkəˌhɑl ɪz ðə wərldz θərd ˈlɑrʤəst rɪsk ˈfæktər fər dɪˈziz ˈbərdən; ɪt ɪz ðə ˈlidɪŋ rɪsk ˈfæktər ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn pəˈsɪfɪk ənd ðə əˈmɛrɪkəz ənd ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈlɑrʤəst ɪn ˈjʊrəp. ðə ˈhɑrmfəl juz əv ˈælkəˌhɑl ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs dɪˈzizɪz laɪk hiv/aids*, təˌbərkjəˈloʊsɪs ənd ˈsɛkʃuəli trænzˈmɪtəd ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz (stis*). ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz ˈælkəˌhɑl kənˈsəmʃən ˈwikənz ðə ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm, rɪˈdusɪz ˌɪnəˈbɪʃənz, əˈfɛkts ˈʤəʤmənt ənd həz ə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈifɛkt ɔn ˈpeɪʃənz' əˈdhɪrəns tɪ ˈtritmənt. ˈælkəˌhɑl ˌɪmˈpækt ˈmɛʒərd ɪn pəˈtɛnʃəl jɪrz əv laɪf lɔst du tɪ ˌpriməˈʧʊr dɛθ: ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈrisərʧ, ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ʧɑrt frəm ðə ˈgloʊbəl hɛlθ rɪsks rɪˈpɔrt kəmˈpɛrz ðə tɔp ˈgloʊbəl hɛlθ kənˈsərnz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə laɪf jɪr (ˈdeɪli). ˈdeɪli ɪkˈstɛndz ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv pəˈtɛnʃəl jɪrz əv laɪf lɔst du tɪ ˌpriməˈʧʊr dɛθ tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ɪkˈwɪvələnt jɪrz əv "ˈhɛlθi" laɪf lɔst baɪ ˈvərʧu əv biɪŋ ɪn steɪts əv pur hɛlθ ər ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti. ɛz ju kən si bɪˈloʊ, əv 19 hɛlθ kənˈsərnz, ˈælkəˌhɑl ɪz ræŋkt 3 ənd ɪz ˈgreɪtər ðən ənˈseɪf ˈwɔtər, haɪ bləd ˈprɛʃər, təˈbæˌkoʊ, əˈbisəti ənd ˌɪˈlɪsət drəgz (ræŋkt 18 ˈfɪgjər: ˈgloʊbəl pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz əv əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ 19 ˈlidɪŋ rɪsk ˈfæktərz baɪ ˈɪnˌkəm grup. sɔrs: ˈgloʊbəl hɛlθ rɪsks 2009 ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə groʊɪŋ ˈgloʊbəl ˈkraɪsəs, ɪn meɪ 2010 ðə wərld hɛlθ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən (hu) riˈlist ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈstrætəʤi tɪ rɪˈdus ðə ˈhɑrmfəl juz əv ˈælkəˌhɑl, ɛnˈdɔrst baɪ huz ˈmɛmbər steɪts. ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈstrætəʤi prəˈmoʊts ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpruvən ˈifɛktɪv ˈmɛʒərz fər rɪˈdusɪŋ hɑrm ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ:
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based on the analyses of 100 individual country profiles, the world health organization (who) has released the global status report on alcohol and health focused on analyzing available evidence on alcohol consumption, consequences and policy interventions at global, regional and national levels.
the harmful use of alcohol is a global problem which compromises both individual and social development. it causes harm far beyond the physical and psychological health of the drinker, including the harm to the well-being and health of people around the drinker. alcohol is associated with many serious social and developmental issues, including violence, child neglect and abuse, and absenteeism in the workplace.
the harmful use of alcohol (defined as excessive use to the point that it causes damage to health) has many implications on public health as demonstrated in the following key findings:
harmful use of alcohol results in the death of 2.5 million people annually, causes illness and injury to millions more, and increasingly affects younger generations and drinkers in developing countries.
nearly 4% of all deaths are related to alcohol. most alcohol-related deaths are caused by alcohol result from injuries, cancer, cardiovascular diseases and liver cirrhosis.
6.2% of male deaths are related to alcohol, compared to 1.1% of female deaths.
320 000 young people aged 15-29 years die annually, from alcohol-related causes, resulting in 9% of all deaths in that age group.
almost 50% of men and two-thirds of women do not consume alcohol.
harmful alcohol use is one of four common risk factors, along with tobacco use, poor diet and physical inactivity, for the four main groups of noncommunicable diseases (ncds) – cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic lung diseases and diabetes.
alcohol is the world's third largest risk factor for disease burden; it is the leading risk factor in the western pacific and the americas and the second largest in europe.
the harmful use of alcohol is also associated with several infectious diseases like hiv/aids, tuberculosis and sexually transmitted infections (stis). this is because alcohol consumption weakens the immune system, reduces inhibitions, affects judgment and has a negative effect on patients' adherence to antiretroviral treatment.
alcohol impact measured in potential years of life lost due to premature death:
as part of the research, the following chart from the global health risks report compares the top global health concerns using the disability-adjusted life year (daly). daly extends the concept of potential years of life lost due to premature death to include equivalent years of "healthy" life lost by virtue of being in states of poor health or disability.
as you can see below, of 19 health concerns, alcohol is ranked #3, and is greater than unsafe water, high blood pressure, tobacco, obesity and illicit drugs (ranked #18).
figure: global percentages of dalys1 attributed to 19 leading risk factors by income group.
source: global health risks (2009)
in response to the growing global crisis, in may 2010, the world health organization (who) released the global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol, endorsed by who's member states. http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/msbalcstragegy.pdf
the global strategy promotes a number of proven effective measures for reducing alcohol-related harm including:
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məˈnɪlə: ə ˈmaɪgrənt ərʤd ˌfɪləˈpinoʊz ɪn ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə tɪ bi mɔr ˈkɔʃəs ɪn ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ðɛr feɪθ ˈæftər ðə ˈkəntriz moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈskɑlər ˈɪʃud ə ˈfɑtwɑ əˈgɛnst rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈstrəkʧərz ɪn ðə ˈærəb pəˈnɪnsələ. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, ʤɑn ˈlɛnərd, ist ˈriʤənəl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər, sɛd ɪt ɪz ˌəndərˈstændəbəl waɪ ə rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlidər əv ə ˈkɪŋdəm ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə lɑrʤ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈmaɪgrənt ˈwərkərz wʊd ˈɪʃu səʧ ə riˈstrɪkʃən ɔn ðə ˈɛksərˌsaɪz əv rɪˈlɪʤən ˈəðər ðən ˌɪsˈlɑm. hi sɛd ðət ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈkəntri ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə lɑrʤ ˈməzlɪm ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən bət ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ɛz ðə ˈsɛntər əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk feɪθ. "ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ɪz ən ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt. ɪt ɪz wɛr ðə tu ˈhoʊli mɔsks ər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd," sɛd, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə æl ɪn ənd ðə æl nabawi*. hi ərʤd ˈfɛloʊ ˌfɪləˈpinoʊ ˈwərkərz ənd ðə ˌfɪləˈpinoʊ kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə tɪ ɪgˈzərt ˈɛkstrə ˈkɔʃən ənd əˈvɔɪd ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ðə rɪˈlɪʤəs riˈstrɪkʃənz ˌɪmˈpoʊzd baɪ ðə hoʊst ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ əˈvɔɪd biɪŋ penalised*. "ðə ˈfɑtwɑ ʃʊd bi vjud ɛz ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ. ðə hoʊst ˈgəvərnmənt. ənd ˈsɔdi rɪˈlɪʤəs əˈfɪʃəlz ər wɛl əˈwɛr ðət ðɛr ər rɪˈlɪʤəs ækˈtɪvɪtiz biɪŋ hɛld ɪn hoʊmz ənd əˈpɑrtmənts baɪ non-muslims*," sɛd. hi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət læst jɪr ðɛr wər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌfɪləˈpinoʊ ˈwərkərz ənd ˈəðər ˌnæʃəˈnælɪtiz ðət wər ərˈɛstɪd baɪ ˈsɔdi rɪˈlɪʤəs pəˈlis ɪn riɑd fər ˌɪˈligəli kənˈdəktɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈwərʃɪp ənd ækˈtɪvɪtiz. "ðə ˌfɪləˈpinoʊz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðɛr ˈpæstərz, wər ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli riˈlist ɔn ðə kənˈdɪʃən ðət ðeɪ wɪl stɑp ðɛr ˈrɛgjələr rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈwərʃəps ənd ˈgæðərɪŋz," sɛd. aʊt əv ðə ˈmɪljən ˌfɪləˈpinoʊz ɪn ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, əˈbaʊt 10 tɪ 15 pər sɛnt ər ˈməzlɪm ənd əˈbaʊt 5 pər sɛnt hæv kənˈvərtɪd tɪ ˌɪsˈlɑm, sɛd. ˈlidərz əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈkrɪsʧɪn ðə ˈrəʃən ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ˈʧərʧəz ˈɑrʧˈbɪʃəp mɑrk əv ənd ðə ˈroʊmən ˈkæθlɪk əv ˈɔstriə ənd ðə ˈɪʃud baɪ wən grænd ʃeɪk æbˈdul əˈziz æl æl ʃeɪk. ðə grænd ˈɪʃud ðə ˈæftər ə tɔp kuˈweɪti əˈfɪʃəl hæd sɔt hɪz əˈpɪnjən rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈwərʃɪp ˈsɛntərz ər ˈʧərʧɪz ɪn kuˈweɪt. ðə ˈfɑtwɑ dɪˈklɛrd ðət ˈtɛmpəlz, chapels*, ənd ˈʧərʧɪz əv ˈkrɪsʧɪn dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃənz ɪn kuˈweɪt ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈærəb pəˈnɪnsələ məst bi bænd ənd ðət ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈkrɪsʧɪn ʃʊd bi dɪˈstrɔɪd. praɪər tɪ ðɪs, ðɛr hæd bɪn ən əˈpil frəm səm ˈroʊmən ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ ˈlidərz tɪ gɪv ðə rɪˈlɪʤəs məˈnɔrətiz səm ˈfridəm ɪn ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪŋ ðɛr feɪθ ɛz ˈməzlɪmz ɪn ˈəðər ˈkəntriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz, hæv bɪn ˈgɪvɪn. ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz həz ə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈmoʊstli ˈkrɪsʧɪnz. ðə ˈkəntri, ʤɪst laɪk moʊst əv ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒə, boʊsts ˈtɑlərənt ˈpɑləsiz wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə ˈɛksərˌsaɪz əv rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈfridəm.
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manila: a migrant watchgroup urged filipinos in saudi arabia to be more cautious in expressing their faith after the country's most influential islamic scholar issued a fatwa against religious structures in the arab peninsula.
in a statement, john leonard monterona, migrante-middle east regional coordinator, said it is understandable why a religious leader of a kingdom hosting a large population of migrant workers would issue such a restriction on the exercise of religion other than islam.
he said that saudi arabia is not just any other country hosting a large muslim population but is considered as the centre of the islamic faith.
"saudi arabia is an islamic state. it is where the two holy mosques are located," monterona said, referring to the masjid al haram in makkah and the masjid al nabawi.
he urged fellow non-muslim filipino workers and the filipino community in saudi arabia to exert extra caution and avoid violating the religious restrictions imposed by the host government to avoid being penalised.
"the fatwa should be viewed as a warning. the host government. and saudi religious officials are well aware that there are religious activities being held discretely in homes and apartments by non-muslims," monterona said.
he noted that last year there were a number of filipino workers and other nationalities that were arrested by saudi religious police in riyadh for illegally conducting religious worship and activities.
"the filipinos, along with their pastors, were eventually released on the condition that they will stop their regular religious worships and gatherings," monterona said.
out of the 1.2 million filipinos in saudi arabia, about 10 to 15 per cent are muslim and about 5 per cent have converted to islam, monterona said.
leaders of different christian denominations--including the russian orthodox church's archbishop mark of yegoryesk and the roman catholic archbishops of austria and germany--have criticised the fātwa issued by one grand mufti shaikh abdul aziz al al shaikh.
the grand mufti issued the fātwa after a top kuwaiti official had sought his opinion regarding the construction of christian worship centres or churches in kuwait.
the fatwa declared that temples, chapels, and churches of christian denominations in kuwait and the entire arab peninsula must be banned and that existing christian edifices should be destroyed.
prior to this, there had been an appeal from some roman catholic church leaders to give the religious minorities some freedom in exercising their faith as muslims in other countries, including the philippines, have been given.
the philippines has a population of mostly christians. the country, just like most of southeast asia, boasts tolerant policies when it comes to the exercise of religious freedom.
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ˈbɑbi jɪp ˈrɔɪtərz ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ˈɛdwərd sˈnoʊdən, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈkɑnˌtræktər æt ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈeɪʤənsi, ˈprɪnɪd ɔn ðə frənt ˈpeɪʤɪz əv ˈloʊkəl ˈɪŋlɪʃ- ənd ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg ɔn ʤun 11 2013 ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd: ʤun 24 a.m*. wɪn ðə ˈpaɪlət əˈnaʊnst hɪz dɪˈsɛnt təˈwɔrd ˈmɔˌskaʊ ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ˈɛdwərd sˈnoʊdən, wən əv ðə moʊst ˈwɔntɪd mɛn ɪn ðə juz., wʊd hæv hæd ˈrizən tɪ bi boʊθ ˈnərvəs ənd rɪˈlivd. ðɛr ər nɑt ˈmɛni ˈkəntriz lɛft ɔn ðə ˈplænət wɛr hi kən ˈseɪfli sɛt fʊt sɪns hi likt ə troʊv əv ˈsikrɪts frəm ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈeɪʤənsi ɪn ðə pæst wiks. bət æt list ɛz ə ˈtrænzɪt pɔɪnt, ˈrəʃə wɑz ˈlaɪkli ə rɪˈlaɪəbəl bɛt. ɪt həz noʊ ˌɛkstrəˈdɪʃən ˈtriti wɪθ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ənd sˈnoʊdən wʊd nɑt bi ðə fərst ˈwɛstərn tɪ gɪt ə bɪt əv hɛlp ɪn ˈrəʃə. ɪn 2001 ðə fərst fʊl jɪr əv vˈlædəmɪr ˈprɛzɪdənsi, ˈrɪʧərd ˈtɑmlɪnsən, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈɔfɪsər əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈsərvɪs wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ə ˈmɛmˌwɑr leɪst wɪθ ˈsikrɪts. ˈbrɪtɪʃ əˈθɔrətiz traɪd hɑrd tɪ kip hɪz ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz ˈəndər ræps, ˈivɪn ˈsɛntənsɪŋ ɪm tɪ ə jɪr ɪn ˈprɪzən fər ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ əˈfɪʃəl ˈsikrɪts wɪn hi sɛnt hɪz ˈmænjəˌskrɪpt əraʊnd tɪ ˈpəblɪʃərz. hi sərvd faɪv mənθs əv ðət ˈsɛntəns ɪn 1997 bət ˈæftər hɪz riˈlis, ə fərm ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ wɪʧ hæd ɔl ðə ˈaʊtwərd ˈtræpɪŋz əv ə frənt fər ðə ˈrəʃən sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪsɪz əˈgrid tɪ prɪnt hɪz ˈmɛmˌwɑr; ɪt wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli bʊk ðət ˈpəblɪʃər ˈɛvər riˈlist. ˈtaɪtəld ðə bɪg briʧ, wərk əˈlɛʤd ˈmɛni ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪsɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ plænz tɪ kɪl ˈfɔrən ˈlidərz laɪk muˈæmər ənd sˈloʊboʊˌdɑn mɪˈloʊsəvɪʧ. hɪz bʊk wɑz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, nɑt ˈnɪrli ɛz ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ tɪ ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪsɪz ɛz ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz hæv bɪn fər ðɛr juz. ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts ɪn ðə pæst mənθ. ɪn ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈtɔpˌsikrɪt ˈdɑkjəmənts wɪθ ðə ˈgɑrdiən ənd ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, sˈnoʊdən ɪkˈspoʊzd ə væst sərˈveɪləns ənd ˈproʊˌgræm ðət juz. spaɪ ˈeɪʤənsiz hæv bɪn ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt fər jɪrz ɔn ˈmɪljənz əv juz. ˈsɪtɪzənz. ˌɪˈnɪʃəli, hi flɛd tɪ hɔŋ kɔŋg, wɪʧ dɪz hæv ən ˌɛkstrəˈdɪʃən ˈtriti wɪθ ðə juz., bət ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ kip ˈrənɪŋ ˈæftər ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɔn ʤun 21 ˈfɔrməli ʧɑrʤd ðə wɪθ ˈɛspiənɑʤ ənd θɛft əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈprɑpərti ˈʧɑrʤɪz ðət iʧ ˈkɛri əp tɪ 10 jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən. ˈrəʃən əˈθɔrətiz ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ðeɪ wər nɑt ˌɪnˈfɔrmd bɪˈfɔˌrhænd əv ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ flaɪ tɪ ˈmɔˌskaʊ, ənd ðət ˈtɛknɪkəli hi ˈnɛvər ˈɛnərd ˈrəʃən ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. hi həz nɑt klɪrd ˈpæˌspɔrt kənˈtroʊl æt ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ. ˌɪnˈstɛd, əˈfɪʃəlz frəm ˈɛkwəˌdɔr, wɛr sˈnoʊdən ɪz ˈsikɪŋ əˈsaɪləm, keɪm tɪ mit wɪθ ɪm ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtərmənəl ə sɔrt əv ˌɛkstrəˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl ˈlɪmboʊ. ənd ɪt ˈsərtənli simd tɪ bi ə kwɪk ˈleɪˌoʊvər: ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, sˈnoʊdən wɑz bʊkt əˈbɔrd ən ˈɛroʊˌflɑt flaɪt tɪ həˈvænə, ˈkjubə, θɔt tɪ bi ə ˈstɑˌpoʊvər ɛn rut tɪ hɪz prɪˈdɪktɪd ˈfaɪnəl ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən. bət ə θrɔŋ əv ˈʤərnəlɪsts hu stʊd ˈvɪʤəl æt ðə geɪt ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ ənd ˈleɪtər ˈbɔrdɪd ðə pleɪn ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər ə glɪmps əv ðə ˈlikər wər ˈgritɪd baɪ ðə ˈɛmti sit wɪʧ hæd bɪn ˈrɛʤɪstərd tɪ sˈnoʊdən. ðə mɪst flaɪt livz hɪz ˈkɑrənt ˈwɛrəˌbaʊts ə ˈmɪstəri, bət hi əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˈteɪkɪŋ hɪz kjuz frəm ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən,. ðə ˈfaʊndər əv, ˈʤuljən assange*, həz fər mənθs bɪn ˈdɑʤɪŋ ərˈɛst æt ðə ˌɛkwəˈdɔriən ˈɛmbəsi ɪn ˈləndən, ənd hɪz əˈsɪstənt wɑz rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈʃæpərˌoʊnɪŋ sˈnoʊdən ɔn hɪz flaɪt frəm hɔŋ kɔŋg tɪ ˈmɔˌskaʊ ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ðə ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt əv ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlps ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ʧɔɪs əv ˈrəʃə ɛz ə ˈtrænzɪt pɔɪnt. assange*, ˈæftər mənθs əv ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən læst jɪr, gɑt səm ˈbædli ˈnidɪd hɛlp ənd ɪkˈspoʊʒər frəm ðə ˈrəʃən steɪt nuz ˈnɛtˌwərk rt*, wɪʧ ˈɔfərd ɪm ə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ʃoʊ tɪ hoʊst. ðə ʧɔɪs əv ˈrəʃə dɪd kəm wɪθ səm rɪsks fər sˈnoʊdən, ɔlˈbiɪt ˈmaɪnər wənz. ˈsɛrˌgeɪ baʊt, ðə ˈbrəðər əv kənˈvɪktəd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɑrmz ˈtræfɪkər ˈvɪktər baʊt, kɔld ɔn ˈsənˌdi fər sˈnoʊdən tɪ bi ərˈɛstɪd ənd swɔpt fər hɪz ˈbrəðər, hu ɪz ˈsərvɪŋ ə ˈlɛŋθi ˈsɛntəns ɪn ə juz. ˈprɪzən. bət ɛz ˈigər ɛz ˈrəʃən əˈθɔrətiz hæv bɪn tɪ brɪŋ ˈvɪktər baʊt hoʊm, ðeɪ dɪd nɑt gɪv ˈɛni əˈfɪʃəl səˈpɔrt tɪ ˈsɛrˌgeɪ ˈmædˌkæp səˈʤɛsʧən. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðeɪ meɪd klɪr sˈnoʊdən hæd noʊ ˈrizən tɪ fɪr ərˈɛst ɪn ˈrəʃə. dɪz nɑt hæv ˈɛni ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈwɔrənts fər hɪz arrest,”*,” ə sɔrs ɪn ðə ˈrəʃən sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪsɪz toʊld nuz ˈeɪʤənsi. həz nɑt pæst ˈkəstəmz, soʊ hi həz nɑt ˈfɔrməli krɔst ðə border.”*.” ðət læst pɔɪnt kʊd hæv bɪn ə hɪnt æt ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv ˈrəʃən ˌhɑspəˈtæləti ɪf hi dɪz krɔs ðə ˈbɔrdər, ðə ˈpɪkʧər kʊd ʧeɪnʤ. bət fər naʊ, ɪt simz ˈmɔˌskaʊ ɪz ə seɪf ɪˈnəf pleɪs fər tɪ sik səm ˈrɛspɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˈtɛmpərˌɛri. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl həz bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ðə fækt ðət sˈnoʊdən feɪld tɪ ʃoʊ əp fər hɪz ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ flaɪt tɪ həˈvænə. ɪz ə ˈʤərnəlɪst ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ ənd ə əv ðə nu noʊˈbɪləti, ə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈrəʃən sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn ðə ˈɪrə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt kəˈlæps
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bobby yip / reuters photos of edward snowden, a former contractor at the national security agency, printed on the front pages of local english- and chinese-language newspapers in hong kong on june 11, 2013
updated: june 24, 11:30 a.m.
when the pilot announced his plane’s descent toward moscow on sunday, whistle-blower edward snowden, one of the most wanted men in the u.s., would have had reason to be both nervous and relieved. there are not many countries left on the planet where he can safely set foot since he leaked a trove of secrets from the national security agency in the past weeks. but at least as a transit point, russia was likely a reliable bet. it has no extradition treaty with washington, and snowden would not be the first western whistle-blower to get a bit of help in russia.
in 2001, the first full year of vladimir putin’s presidency, richard tomlinson, a former officer of the british foreign-intelligence service mi6, was looking to publish a memoir laced with secrets. british authorities tried hard to keep his revelations under wraps, even sentencing him to a year in prison for exposing official secrets when he sent his manuscript around to publishers. he served five months of that sentence in 1997. but after his release, a fly-by-night firm in moscow — which had all the outward trappings of a front for the russian security services — agreed to print his memoir; it was the only book that publisher ever released. titled the big breach, tomlinson’s work alleged many embarrassing things about the british intelligence services, including plans to kill foreign leaders like muammar gaddafi and slobodan milosevic.
his book was, however, not nearly as damaging to british intelligence services as snowden’s revelations have been for their u.s. counterparts in the past month. in sharing top-secret documents with the guardian and the washington post, snowden exposed a vast surveillance and data-gathering program that u.s. spy agencies have been carrying out for years on millions of u.s. citizens.
initially, he fled to hong kong, which does have an extradition treaty with the u.s., but decided to keep running after the justice department on june 21 formally charged the 30-year-old with espionage and theft of government property — charges that each carry up to 10 years in prison.
russian authorities insisted that they were not informed beforehand of snowden’s intention to fly to moscow, and that technically he never entered russian territory. he has not cleared passport control at sheremetyevo airport in moscow. instead, officials from ecuador, where snowden is seeking asylum, came to meet with him inside the international terminal — a sort of extraterritorial limbo. and it certainly seemed to be a quick layover: on monday morning, snowden was booked aboard an aeroflot flight to havana, cuba, thought to be a stopover en route to his predicted final destination. but a throng of journalists who stood vigil at the gate in moscow and later boarded the plane hoping for a glimpse of the leaker were greeted by the empty 17a seat which had been registered to snowden. the missed flight leaves his current whereabouts a mystery, but he appears to be taking his cues from the world’s most famous whistle-blowing organization, wikileaks.
the founder of wikileaks, julian assange, has for months been dodging arrest at the ecuadorean embassy in london, and his assistant was reportedly chaperoning snowden on his flight from hong kong to moscow on sunday. the involvement of wikileaks also helps explain the choice of russia as a transit point. assange, after months of isolation last year, got some badly needed help and exposure from the russian state news network rt, which offered him a television show to host.
the choice of russia did come with some risks for snowden, albeit minor ones. sergei bout, the brother of convicted international arms trafficker viktor bout, called on sunday for snowden to be arrested and swapped for his brother, who is serving a lengthy sentence in a u.s. prison. but as eager as russian authorities have been to bring viktor bout home, they did not give any official support to sergei bout’s madcap suggestion. instead, they made clear snowden had no reason to fear arrest in russia. “snowden does not have any international warrants for his arrest,” a source in the russian security services told itar-tass news agency. “he has not passed customs, so he has not formally crossed the border.”
that last point could have been a hint at the limits of russian hospitality — if he does cross the border, the picture could change. but for now, it seems moscow is a safe enough place for whistle-blowers to seek some respite, however temporary.
this article has been updated to reflect the fact that snowden failed to show up for his monday morning flight to havana.
soldatov is a journalist in moscow and a co-author of the new nobility, a history of russian security services in the era following the soviet union’s collapse
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ɪn ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, ˈrɑbərt ɪz ʤɔɪnd baɪ ˈændru hɔl, hu ʃoʊz ə ˈnəmbər əv kul diˈbəgɪŋ tɪps ənd trɪks fər si++ dɪˈvɛləpərz. mɔr spəˈsɪfɪkli, hi ʃoʊz: kənˈfɪgjərɪŋ lɔnʧ ˈɔpʃənz frəm ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈprɑpərtiz (kəˈmænd laɪn ˈɑrgjəmənts ənd ˈsɛtɪŋ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈvɛriəbəlz) siɪŋ ˈfəŋkʃən rɪˈtərn ˈvæljuz sɛt nɛkst ˈsteɪtmənt stɛp ˈɪntu spɪˈsɪfɪk rən tɪ ˈkərsər ˈɛdət ənd kənˈtɪnju (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ səˈpɔrt) ɪkˈsɛpʃən ˈsɛtɪŋz kənˈdɪʃənəl, hɪt kaʊnt, ənd ˈfɪltər ˈpɪnɪŋ ˈpɛrəˌlɛl stæks ˈwɪndoʊ ʃoʊ ɪkˈstərnəl koʊd ˈpɛrəˌlɛl wɔʧ ˈwɪndoʊ friz ənd θɔ θrɛdz flæg θrɛdz ənd rən flægd θrɛdz tɪ ˈkərsər ʃoʊ θrɛdz ɪn sɔrs diˈbəg loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈtulˌbɑr diˈbəgɪŋ hip kərˈəpʃən wɪθ peɪʤ hip ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈproʊˌfaɪlɪŋ ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈmɛməri ˈproʊˌfaɪlɪŋ ʃoʊɪŋ wət sɔrs koʊd ˈkɔzɪz ən ˈækˌsɛs vaɪəˈleɪʃən
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in this episode, robert is joined by andrew hall, who shows a number of cool debugging tips and tricks for c++ developers. more specifically, he shows:
configuring launch options from project properties (command line arguments and setting environment variables) [01:25]
seeing function return values [02:34]
set next statement [03:16]
step into specific [04:07]
run to cursor [05:05]
edit and continue (including x64 support) [06:57]
exception settings [08:31]
conditional, hit count, and filter breakpoints [13:44]
pinning datatips [19:17]
parallel stacks window [19:42]
show external code [20:30]
parallel watch window [22:00]
freeze and thaw threads [23:13]
flag threads and run flagged threads to cursor [24:18]
show threads in source [26:13]
debug location toolbar [28:09]
debugging heap corruption with page heap [29:43]
perftips [33:32]
integrated cpu profiling [35:53]
integrated memory profiling [38:01]
natvis [41:03]
showing what source code causes an access violation [42:43]
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ə ˈstɛdi səkˈsɛʃən əv dɪˈpɑzəts 500 tənz əv weɪst iʧ deɪ ˈɪntu ðə gˌwɑtəˈmɑlə ˈsɪti ˈgɑrbɪʤ dəmp. ˈwərkərz ˈskævənʤ θru iʧ ˈkɑntɛnts fər ˈaɪtəmz tɪ juz ər sɛl. ðɪs dəmp, wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr, teɪks ɪn ˌwənˈθərd əv ðə ˈgɑrbɪʤ. ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl weɪst dɪˈspoʊzd hir ˈpoʊzɪz ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ hɛlθ rɪsks tɪ ðə ˈwərkərz ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz hu meɪk ðɛr ˈlɪvɪŋ ənd hoʊm ˈnɪrˈbaɪ. dəmp ˈwərkərz ər ðə əv gˌwɑtəˈmɑlən soʊˈsaɪɪti, ðə moʊst unwanted—murderers*, ˈkrɪmənəlz, ðə ˈmɛnəli ənˈsteɪbəl. kraɪm ɪz ˈræmpənt ɪn ðɪs ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. ʧərʧ æt ðə dəmp ðə ˈsɪti dəmp simz laɪk ən ənˈlaɪkli pleɪs tɪ plænt ə ʧərʧ. bət tɪ wən ˈkəpəl, ɪt ˈsaʊndɪd laɪk ə ˈpərˌfɪkt loʊˈkeɪʃən. ˈdeɪnə kræft bɪˈgæn ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˈmɪʃən trɪps tɪ gˌwɑtəˈmɑlə ɪn 2007 bət hæd noʊ ˈlɔŋˈtərm plænz fər ˈmɪnɪstri ðɛr. əˈmɪd ə ˈsɪriz əv dəˈbɪləˌteɪtɪŋ hɛlθ ˈɪʃuz, hi sərˈɛndərd hɪz kərɪr goʊlz fər ðə ˈfɔrən ˈmɪʃən fild. dɪˈspaɪt hɪz ˈkrɑnɪk hɛlθ kənˈdɪʃən, kræft ənd hɪz waɪf, dəˈmɑrəs, muvd tɪ gˌwɑtəˈmɑlə ˈsɪti ɪn ʤun 2012 tɪ ˈmɪnɪstər tɪ ðə list riʧt. ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ə ˈmɪʃən ˈʧælənʤ, wɪʧ siks tɪ ˈfeɪθfəli ˌɪnˈstrəkt gˌwɑtəˈmɑlən ˈpæstərz, ˈlidərz, ənd ʧərʧ ˈmɛmbərz ɪn saʊnd ˈdɔktərɪn. kræft fərst ˈplænɪd ðə hoʊm ʧərʧ, ˈkrɪˌstoʊ mi (kraɪst maɪ redeemer*), 45 ˈmɪnəts frəm ðə dəmp. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz hi ˈwɪtnəst ðə ˌɪˈmɛns ˈfɪzɪkəl ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl nidz əv ðoʊz ˈlɪvɪŋ əˈməŋ ðə weɪst, hi nu ən ʧərʧ plænt wɑz ˈvaɪtəl. nˈweɪvoʊ (nu ˈsənˌraɪz) naʊ sɪts 100 ˈmitərz frəm ðə dəmp ˈɛntrəns, ˈrɛdi tɪ ˈmɪnɪstər tɪ ðə 500 ˈfæməliz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. wɪn kræft fərst priʧt æt ðə ʧərʧ ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri hi toʊld ðə ˈkɑŋgrəgənts ðɛr ɪˈnəf ˈdoʊnərz tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr lɪvz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli; ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðət kʊd ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz ðə ˈseɪvɪŋ paʊər əv ˈʤizəs kraɪst. ɪn ɪts ʃɔrt ɪgˈzɪstəns, nˈweɪvoʊ həz ˈwɪtnəst ˈmɛni ʧeɪnʤd lɪvz. æt ə mɑrʧ 2015 juθ ɪˈvɛnt, mɔr ðən 150 keɪm tɪ hir ðə gʊd nuz ənd ɪmˈbreɪs kraɪst. kənfˈjuzd ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti gˌwɑtəˈmɑlə, ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələs ˈkəntri ɪn ˈsɛntrəl əˈmɛrɪkə, həz ə lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri əv ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˈmɪʃən grups ˈpriʧɪŋ ðə tru ˈgɔspəl ˈmɛsɪʤ bət nɑt steɪɪŋ lɔŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt discipleship*. ðəs, ˈmɛni gˌwɑtəˈmɑlən bɪˈlivərz hæv noʊ ruts ənd ər ˈizi ˈtɑrgəts fər fɔls ˈdɔktərɪn. gˌwɑtəˈmɑlə ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌti. wɪθ ˈnɪrli ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈʧərʧɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən wərld, ðɛr ɪz ə ʧərʧ ɔn ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri ˈkɔrnər, iʧ fɪld wɪθ ˈkɑŋgrəgənts ˈigər tɪ hir ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kræft wɔrnz əˈgɛnst bɪˈlivɪŋ ðə 96 pərˈsɛnt ˈkrɪsʧɪn əˈdhɪrəns stəˈtɪstɪk, sɪns ˈmɛni hu aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ɛz ˈkrɪsʧɪnz hæv ˈlɪtəl tɪ noʊ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə tru ˈgɔspəl. hi sɪz ˈsɛvən aʊt əv tɛn ˈʧərʧˌgoʊərz ər ˌɪˈlɪtərət ənd dɪˈpɛnd ɪnˈtaɪərli ɔn ðə ˈtiʧɪŋ əv ðə ˈpæstər fər ðɛr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ˈskrɪpʧər. ˈsædli, ˈmɛni əv ðiz ˈpæstərz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪˈlɪtərət; ðeɪ ˈmɪrli rɪˈpit ˈtiʧɪŋ hərd frəm ˈəðərz, wɪʧ lidz tɪ fɔls ər skjud ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃənz əv ˈskrɪpʧər. ə gʊd deɪ ðeɪ priʧ ə prɑˈspɛrəti message,”*,” kræft əbˈzərvz. ɔn ə bæd deɪ ðə truθ mɪkst wɪθ (ən ˈeɪnʧənt maɪən idol).”*).” ɪn ˈmɛni ˈʧərʧɪz ə ˈkrusəˌfɪks hæŋz nɛkst tɪ, rɪˈvilɪŋ ən ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈtɛndənsi ˈprɛvələnt əˈməŋ gˌwɑtəˈmɑlən ˈʧərʧɪz təˈwɔrd ˈmɪksɪŋ ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti wɪθ kəlt ˈpræktɪsɪz. kræft ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtɪsɪz ðət ˈmɛni ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈʧərʧɪz, ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈkaʊntər ˈaɪdəl ˈwərʃɪp, hæv fərˈgɑtən ðə greɪs ðət ɛmˈbɑdiz ðə ˈgɔspəl. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðeɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˌlɛgəˈlɪstɪk ˈpræktɪsɪz. ə ˌrɛfərˈmeɪʃən ɪz ˈnidɪd fər ðə gˌwɑtəˈmɑlən ʧərʧ. ˈkəntri
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a steady succession of semi-trucks deposits 500 tons of waste each day into the 40-acre guatemala city garbage dump. workers scavenge through each truck’s contents for items to use or sell.
this dump, one of the largest in the western hemisphere, takes in one-third of the country’s garbage. the medical waste disposed here poses devastating health risks to the 8,000 workers and their families who make their living and home nearby. dump workers are the dalits of guatemalan society, the most unwanted—murderers, criminals, the mentally unstable. crime is rampant in this neighborhood.
church at the dump
the city dump seems like an unlikely place to plant a church. but to one couple, it sounded like a perfect location.
dana craft began short-term mission trips to guatemala in 2007 but had no long-term plans for ministry there. amid a series of debilitating health issues, he surrendered his career goals for the foreign mission field. despite his chronic health condition, craft and his wife, damaris, moved to guatemala city in june 2012 to minister to the least reached. they started a mission challenge, which seeks to faithfully instruct guatemalan pastors, leaders, and church members in sound doctrine.
craft first planted the home church, cristo mi redentor (christ my redeemer), 45 minutes from the dump. however, as he witnessed the immense physical and emotional needs of those living among the waste, he knew an on-site church plant was vital. nuevo amanecer (new sunrise) now sits 100 meters from the dump entrance, ready to minister to the 500 families in the area. when craft first preached at the church in february he told the congregants there weren’t enough donors to change their lives financially; the only thing that could change their situation is the saving power of jesus christ. in its short existence, nuevo amanecer has witnessed many changed lives. at a march 2015 youth event, more than 150 came to hear the good news and embrace christ.
confused christianity
guatemala, the most populous country in central america, has a long history of short-term mission groups preaching the true gospel message but not staying long enough to carry out discipleship. thus, many guatemalan believers have no roots and are easy targets for false doctrine.
guatemala feigns a christian identity. with nearly 25,000 evangelical churches, according to operation world, there is a church on nearly every corner, each filled with congregants eager to hear the pastor’s message. however, craft warns against believing the 96 percent christian adherence statistic, since many who identify as christians have little to no understanding of the true gospel.
he says seven out of ten churchgoers are illiterate and depend entirely on the teaching of the pastor for their understanding of scripture. sadly, many of these pastors are also illiterate; they merely repeat teaching they’ve heard from others, which leads to false or skewed interpretations of scripture. “on a good day they preach a prosperity message,” craft observes. “and on a bad day it’s the truth mixed with maximón (an ancient mayan idol).” in many churches a crucifix hangs next to maximón, revealing an underlying tendency prevalent among guatemalan churches toward mixing christianity with cult practices.
craft also notices that many evangelical churches, in an effort to counter idol worship, have forgotten the grace that embodies the gospel. instead, they focus on legalistic practices. a reformation is needed for the guatemalan church.
resource-starved country
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ən ˈɔfɪsər ɪz ˈəndər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən fər ˈjuzɪŋ ɪkˈsɛsɪv fɔrs ˈæftər ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈsərfɪst əv ɪm ˈpʊʃɪŋ ə ˈtiˌneɪʤ gərl əˈgɛnst ə wɔl, ˈnɑkɪŋ hər tɪ ðə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ˈpætrɪk ˈlærɪsən həz bɪn pleɪst ɔn ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv waɪl ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ənd ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪz keɪs ˈɪnsədənt kɔt ɔn teɪp. ə ˈfinɪks pəˈlis ɪmˈplɔɪi sɔ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ənd toʊld ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, æt ˈɑmbədzmən ˈʧɑrtər skul, ðə gərl wɑz kɔt ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ æt skul. wɪn hər mɑm əraɪvd, ʃi ənd hər mɑm gɑt ˈɪntu ə ˈfɪzɪkəl faɪt, ənd ðə pəˈlis wər wɑz əˈpɛrəntli bəˈlɪʤərənt ənd wɔkt əˈweɪ frəm ˈɔfɪsərz. ðæts wɪn ˈɔfɪsər ˈlærɪsən juzd ən 'ˌɪmˈpækt pʊʃ' tɪ stɑp hər ənd ˈhændˌkəf taɪp əv ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz ˈvɛri kənˈsərnɪŋ, wi doʊnt wɔnt ðət tɪ bi ɑr ˈɪmɪʤ wɪˈθɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti, bət ənˈfɔrʧənətli wi hæv ðiz θɪŋz əˈkər," sɪz ˈsɑrʤənt. trɛnt feɪs ˈvælju ɔl ju si ɪz ðə fɔrs, ɪt ˈsərtənli əˈpɪrz æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪt ɪz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈbaʊndəriz kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi ˈrizənəbəl... wi hæv tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm əv gərl wɑz əˈnɪnʤərd. ˈlærɪsən həz bɪn ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə fɔrs fər 6 jɪrz.
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an officer is under investigation for using excessive force after a video surfaced of him pushing a teenage girl against a wall, knocking her to the ground.phoenix police officer patrick larrison has been placed on administrative while the criminal and internal investigation is underway.the use-of-force case incident caught on tape. a phoenix police employee saw the video and told supervisors.back in january, at ombudsman charter school, the 15-year-old girl was caught drinking at school. when her mom arrived, she and her mom got into a physical fight, and the police were called.she was apparently belligerent and walked away from officers. that's when officer larrison used an 'impact push' to stop her and handcuff her."that type of video is very concerning, we don't want that to be our image within the community, but unfortunately we have these things occur," says sgt. trent crump."at face value all you see is the force, it certainly appears at this point it is outside of the boundaries considered to be reasonable... we have to get to the bottom of it."the girl was uninjured. larrison has been a member of the force for 6 years.
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rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈkɛrəlɪn məˈloʊni wɑz ə əv ðə ˈrisərʧ wərks ækt ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˈnilsən ˈɪmɪʤɪz fər ˈsɛtəlmənt haʊs ðə tu əv ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl bɪl ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈrisərʧ əˈnaʊnst ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ðət ðeɪ wʊd əˈlaʊ ɪt tɪ laɪ ˈfæˌloʊ. ðə bɛst ðət kən bi sɛd əv ðə bɪl, kɔld ðə ˈrisərʧ wərks ækt, ɪz ðət ɪt wɑz riˈfrɛʃɪŋli ʃɔrt ənd ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd. ðə wʊd hæv proʊˈhɪbətəd ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsiz frəm rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ðət ˈrisərʧ ðeɪ fənd bi meɪd ˈpəblɪkli əˈveɪləbəl. wɪn rɛps. ˈkɛrəlɪn məˈloʊni, d-n.y*., ənd ˈdɛrəl ˈɪsə, r-calif*., ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, ɪt prəˈvoʊkt ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk kəmˈjunɪti. baɪ ənd lɑrʤ, ˈsaɪəntɪsts sɔ ðə lɔ ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ ˈoʊnli ˈmeɪʤər ˈskɑlərli ˈpəblɪʃərz. wən əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər prəˈpoʊnənts wɑz ˈɛlsəˌvɪr, wən əv ðə moʊst ˈprɑmənənt səʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhæpənz tɪ bi wən əv ˈmeɪʤər kæmˈpeɪn kənˈtrɪbjətərz. bət ˈɛlsəˌvɪr, tu, wɪθˈdru ɪts səˈpɔrt fər ðə ækt ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ðoʊ ɪn ɪts wɪθˈdrɔəl, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɛd ɪt stɪl səˈpɔrtɪd ðə eɪmz əv ðə ækt, ðoʊ nɑt ðə ækt ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ðə dɪˈfit ɪz ə ˈvɪktəri fər ðə ˈmɛni ˈsaɪəntɪsts hu reɪzd ðə əˈlɑrm əˈbaʊt, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðə səm ˈrisərʧərz hu saɪnd ɔn tɪ ə ˈbɔɪˌkɑt əv ˈɛlsəˌvɪr. ɪn səm weɪz, ðə ˈbætəl wɑz ə bɪt laɪk ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts, rɪt sˈmɔlər. sɪns ˈeɪprəl 2008 ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪˌtuts əv hɛlθ (wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈfɛdərəl ˈfəndərz əv ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈrisərʧ) həz rikˈwaɪərd ðət ˈrisərʧ ˈstɛmɪŋ frəm ɪts grænts bi meɪd ˈpəblɪkli əˈveɪləbəl. (mɔr ɔn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈoʊpən ˈækˌsɛs ɪz əˈveɪləbəl hir.) ðə ˈvərʧu əv səʧ ə ˈmænˌdeɪt ɪz ðət ɪt əˈlaʊz ˈrisərʧ ˈpeɪpərz tɪ bi meɪd ækˈsɛsəbəl ɪn ə ˈsɛntrəl ˈdætəˌbeɪs. səm ˈpəblɪʃərz, laɪk ˈɛlsəˌvɪr, əˈpoʊz səʧ ˈmænˌdeɪts aʊt əv kənˈsərn fər ðɛr ˈprɑfɪts; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə dəˈbeɪt ɪz ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd, bɪˈkəz ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈʤərnəlz ər ˈfəndɪd baɪ ˈɔθər ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ˈrəðər ðən ˈridər ˈpeɪmənts. ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, ə bɪl ðət wʊd ɪkˈspænd ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt tɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ˈfɛdərəl ˈfəndɪd ˈrisərʧ (ə dɪˈrɛkt ˈkaʊntərˌpɔɪnt tɪ ðə) wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust baɪ rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. maɪk dɔɪl. fər naʊ, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈækʃən plænd ɔn bɪl, ˈiðər. ˈpæsɪʤ əv ðə wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ənˈlaɪkli. ðə seɪm əˈplaɪz tɪ prəˈpoʊzəl. bət elsevier’s*,, ənd ˈbækˌtrækɪŋ meɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ə ʃɪft ɪn wɪʧ weɪ ðə wɪnd ɪz bloʊɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ˈrisərʧ.
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rep. carolyn maloney was a co-sponsor of the research works act
photo by neilson barnard/getty images for riis settlement house
the two co-sponsors of a controversial bill involving the publication of academic research announced yesterday that they would allow it to lie fallow.
the best that can be said of the zombiefied bill, called the research works act, is that it was refreshingly short and straightforward. the rwa would have prohibited federal agencies from requiring that research they fund be made publicly available. when reps. carolyn maloney, d-n.y., and darrell issa, r-calif., introduced the rwa in december, it provoked the scientific community. by and large, scientists saw the law benefiting only major scholarly publishers. one of the rwa’s major proponents was elsevier, one of the most prominent such publishers—which also happens to be one of maloney’s major campaign contributors. but elsevier, too, withdrew its support for the act yesterday, though in its non-withdrawal withdrawal, the company said it still supported the aims of the act, though not the act itself.
the defeat is a victory for the many scientists who raised the alarm about rwa, particularly the some 7,500 researchers who signed on to a boycott of elsevier. in some ways, the rwa battle was a bit like the sopa protests, writ smaller.
since april 2008, the national institutes of health (one of the largest federal funders of scientific research) has required that research stemming from its grants be made publicly available. (more on the history of public and open access is available here.) the virtue of such a mandate is that it allows research papers to be made accessible in a central database. some publishers, like elsevier, oppose such mandates out of concern for their profits; however, the debate is complicated, because an increasing number of scientific journals are funded by author contributions rather than reader payments.
earlier this month, a bill that would expand the nih requirement to almost all federal funded research (a direct counterpoint to the rwa) was introduced by rep. mike doyle. for now, there is no action planned on doyle’s bill, either.
passage of the rwa was always unlikely. the same applies to doyle’s proposal. but elsevier’s, maloney’s, and issa’s backtracking may indicate a shift in which way the wind is blowing in the ongoing debate over open-access research.
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ˈɑtəˌwɑ æmˈbæsədər tɪ ˈkænədə sɪz ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ˈmɛmbərz ˈkænɑt out”*” əv ˈpɔrʃənz əv ðə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd treɪd əˈgrimənt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə kənˈtɛnʃəs klɔz. ðə rɪˈmɑrks baɪ ˈwərnər wʊd sim tɪ kənˈfərm dɪˈspaɪt ˈrisənt ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈkɑntrɛri ðət ðə ˈsɛtə dil ɪz ɔn træk fər kəmˈpliʃən. ðə ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmɑrkɪt, soʊ ju kən hæv ˈoʊnli wən treɪd ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk əˈgrimənt ðət məst əˈplaɪ tɪ ɔl ˈmɛmbər states,”*,” ˈwərnər sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju, ʤɪst deɪz ˈæftər praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈstivən ˈhɑrpər ənd hɪz ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts saɪnd ɔf ɔn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈsɛtə tɛkst ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈlidərz ˈsəmɪt ɪn ˈɑtəˌwɑ. ˈvɛri ˈkɑnfədənt ðət wi kən sɔrt ðɪs aʊt. ðɪs, ɪn noʊ weɪ, ɛnˈdeɪnʤərz ðə ˈsɛtə əˈgrimənt pækt wɑz kənˈkludɪd læst ɑkˈtoʊbər ˈæftər jɪrz əv nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz. waɪl ðə tɛkst wɑz riˈlist ɪn ˈɔgəst tɪ kəˈneɪdiən ənd ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz, ðə fʊl əˈgrimənt ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt wɑz nɑt riˈlist ˈpəblɪkli ənˈtɪl læst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ðət wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ mɑrk ðə ɛnd əv ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃən steɪʤ, wɪθ ˌrætəfəˈkeɪʃən baɪ ɔl pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi kəmˈplitɪd ənd ðə dil ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ˈərli ɪn 2016 bət ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ kənˈsərnz rɪˈmeɪn əˈməŋ səm ˌjʊrəˈpiən əˈfɪʃəlz, moʊst ˈvoʊkəli frəm ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈmɪnɪstər ˈgeɪbriəl, hu həz ɪkˈsprɛst səm kənˈsərnz ˈoʊvər ðə dɪˈspjut ˈsɛtəlmənt (isds*) klɔz ðət wʊd əˈlaʊ ˈfɔrən ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ ˈʧælənʤ dəˈmɛstɪk rulz ɪn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌtraɪˈbjunəlz. ˈsərtən ˈɪʃuz min ðət ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt, tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə, ˈivɪn tɪ ðə ˈwərdɪŋ əv ðə text,”*,” ˈmɪstər. sɛd. ˈvɛri ˈkɑnfədənt ðət wi kən sɔrt ðɪs aʊt. ðɪs, ɪn noʊ weɪ, ɛnˈdeɪnʤərz ðə ˈsɛtə agreement.”*.” æst ˈwɛðər wən ər mɔr ˈmɛmbərz kʊd bi ɪkˈskludɪd frəm ˈklɔzɪz ɪn ˈsɛtə, səʧ ɛz ðə prəˈvɪʒən, ðə æmˈbæsədər rɪˈplaɪd: ““no*, ðɛr ɪz noʊ opt-out.”*.” kɔrs, ju hæv tɪ teɪk ðə kənˈsərnz əv jʊr oʊn ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈsɪriəsli. ənd ðət ɪz wət wi hæv sin ɪn ˈrisənt deɪz ənd wiks, ənd ðət həz bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɛz ˈʤərməni ɪz nɑt, wɛl, səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈsɛtə əˈgrimənt, wɪʧ ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli wrong,”*,” hi sɛd. ɪz ˈvɛri səˈpɔrtɪv tɪ ðɪs əˈgrimənt [ənd] wɑz frəm ðə ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. wi θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz ðə raɪt θɪŋ tɪ du. ən ˈɛksələnt əˈgrimənt. ə ˈvɛri ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv one.”*.” ˈmɪstər., ɛz tɔp ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ɪn ˈkænədə, həz faʊnd hɪmˈsɛlf æt ðə ˈsɛntər əv ðə dəˈbeɪt. ɪt ɪz ən ˈɪʃu ðət həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈteɪkən ɔn ˈbrɔdər ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ðə, wɪʧ ɪz tu jɪrz ˈɪntu nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz fər ə ˈsɪmələr əˈgrimənt wɪθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, noʊn ɛz ðə ˌtrænzəˈtlænɪk treɪd ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp (ttip*). sɪˈsiljə ˈmælmstrəm, hu teɪks ˈoʊvər ɛz treɪd kəˈmɪʃənər ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, həz ɔˈrɛdi ˈsɪgnəld ʃi ɪz nɑt ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv riˈoʊpənɪŋ tɔks ɔn ˈsɛtə tɪ ˈpɑsəbli ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ðə klɔz ðɛn ju wʊd ˈoʊpən ðə hoʊl ˈkænədə əˈgrimənt ənd ɪt wʊd rɪsk ˈfɑlɪŋ apart.”*.” ðɪs min ðət ˌɪnˈklud ɪt [isds*] ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ɪn ðə? noʊ. aɪ daʊt ðət ɪn ðə ɛnd ɪt wɪl bi ˈteɪkən aʊt əv ðɪs, bət ðɪs ɪz tu ˈərli tɪ say.”*.” ˈmɪstər. strɛst ðət ˈsɛtə nɑt ə ˈbluˌprɪnt fər ðə agreement.”*.” waɪl ækˈnɑlɪʤɪŋ ˈsɛtə standards”*” fər ˈsɪmələr əˈgrimənts, hi sɛd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈkəntri ɪz different.”*.” kɔrs, nɑt ˈstændərd ɪn ðə sɛns ðət ˈɛni fˈjuʧər əˈgrimənt məst bi ɪgˈzæktli laɪk ˈsɛtə ə ˈbluˌprɪnt fər fˈjuʧər əˈgrimənts bət ɪt ˈsərtənli həz aɪˈdiəz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ fri treɪd, rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈivɪn ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪts, ənd soʊ ɔn ənd soʊ fɔrθ, wɪʧ wi ʃɛr wɪθ canada,”*,” hi sɛd. fər hɪz pɑrt, ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl treɪd ˈmɪnɪstər ɛd fæst sɛd ˈsɛtə ɪz moʊst ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv treɪd əˈgrimənt ðət ˈkænədə həz ˈɛvər signed.”*.” wɔnt kəˈneɪdiən ˈbɪznɪsɪz tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðɪs əˈgrimənt, now,”*,” hi toʊld ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ɪz ə brænd nu ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər kəˈneɪdiən ɪkˈspɔrtərz ənd investors.”*.” ɛz fər riˈoʊpənɪŋ əp ˈsɛtə tɔks, wən kəˈneɪdiən ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəl sɛd ˈbləntli: ər over.”*.” tɛkst həz bɪn riˈlist ɪn ˈkænədə ənd ˈjʊrəp ənd ˈprɑvənsəz ənd ˈmɛmbərz hæv hæd ɪt sɪns ðə əˈfɪʃəl sɛd. dɪˈspjut wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli əˈgrid tɪ bæk ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər ɪn ðə səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ all.”*.” ɛz fər ðə əˈpɛrənt splɪt ɪn ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən, ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈpɑləˌtɪks wɪˈθɪn ˈʤərməni ənd wɪθ ðə commission.”*.” ˈivɪn soʊ, ˈmɪstər. sɛd nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, ðɛr ər ˈsərtən rulz. ənd wən rul ɪz ðət ˈnəθɪŋ ɪz əˈgrid ənˈtɪl ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz əˈgrid. ənd ðɛn final.”*.” ɪz ə lɔŋ process,”*,” hi ˈædɪd.
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ottawa germany’s ambassador to canada says european union members cannot “opt out” of portions of the comprehensive economic and trade agreement, including the contentious dispute-settlement clause. the remarks by werner wnendt would seem to confirm despite recent speculation to the contrary that the long-anticipated ceta deal is on track for completion.
the 28-nation eu “is a single market, so you can have only one trade and economic agreement that must apply to all member states,” werner wnendt said in an interview, just days after prime minister stephen harper and his eu counterparts signed off on the final ceta text during a leaders summit in ottawa.
i’m very confident that we can sort this out. this, in no way, endangers the ceta agreement
canada-eu pact was concluded last october after years of negotiations. while the text was released in august to canadian and european government officials, the full agreement a 1,500-page document was not released publicly until last friday.
that was supposed to mark the end of the negotiation stage, with ratification by all participants expected to be completed and the deal implemented early in 2016. but lingering concerns remain among some european officials, most vocally from germany’s economy minister sigmar gabriel, who has expressed some concerns over the investor-state dispute settlement (isds) clause that would allow foreign companies to challenge domestic rules in independent tribunals.
“raising certain issues doesn’t mean that there’s opposition to the concept, to the idea, even to the wording of the text,” mr. wnendt said. “i’m very confident that we can sort this out. this, in no way, endangers the ceta agreement.”
asked whether one or more eu members could be excluded from clauses in ceta, such as the isds provision, the ambassador replied: “no, there is no opt-out.”
“of course, you have to take the concerns of your own citizens seriously. and that is what we have seen in recent days and weeks, and that has been reported as germany is not, well, supporting the ceta agreement, which is absolutely wrong,” he said.
“germany is very supportive to this agreement [and] was from the very, very beginning. we think this is the right thing to do. it’s an excellent agreement. it’s a very comprehensive one.”
mr. wnendt, as germany’s top representative in canada, has found himself at the centre of the ceta-isds debate. it is an issue that has also taken on broader implications for the eu, which is two years into negotiations for a similar agreement with the united states, known as the transatlantic trade and investment partnership (ttip).
cecilia malmstrom, who takes over as eu’s trade commissioner in november, has already signaled she is not in favour of reopening talks on ceta to possibly eliminate the isds clause “because then you would open the whole canada agreement and it would risk falling apart.”
“does this mean that we’ll include it [isds] automatically in the ttip? no. . . . i doubt that in the end it will be taken out of this, but this is too early to say.”
mr. wnendt stressed that ceta “is not a blueprint for the ttip agreement.”
while acknowledging ceta “sets standards” for similar agreements, he said “the situation in every country is different.”
“of course, not standard in the sense that any future agreement must be exactly like ceta a blueprint for future agreements but it certainly has ideas regarding free trade, regarding investment, regarding even access to labour markets, and so on and so forth, which we share with canada,” he said.
for his part, international trade minister ed fast said ceta is “the most comprehensive trade agreement that canada has ever signed.”
“we want canadian businesses to take advantage of this agreement, now,” he told members of parliament on wednesday. “this is a brand new opportunity for canadian exporters and investors.”
as for reopening up ceta talks, one canadian government official said bluntly: “negotiations are over.”
“the text has been released in canada and europe and provinces and eu members have had it since aug.15,” the official said. “the investor-state dispute was actually agreed to back in october in the agreement-in-principle supported by all.”
as for the apparent split in the european union, “it’s internal politics within germany and with the eu commission.”
even so, mr. wnendt said “in negotiations, there are certain rules. and one rule is that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. and then it’s final.”
“this is a long process,” he added.
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uv* ˌɪˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən əv ðə aɪz əv ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd maɪs ˌɪnˈdusɪz əv frəm maʊs ˈgæŋgliə ɪn ˈvivoʊ 13 ˈðɛrˌfɔr, wi ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd maɪs wɪθ baɪ ˌkɔrˈnil scarification*, ənd 2 wiks ˈleɪtər wi ˌsəpləˌmɛntɪd ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər wɪθ, ˈglaɪˌsin, ər noʊ ˌsəpləˈmɛnt. ˈæftər 2 wiks əv ˌsəpləˈmɛnt 4 wiks ˈæftər ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən), ðə ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd ˈænəməlz wər, ðə aɪz wər ˌɪˈreɪdiˌeɪtɪd wɪθ laɪt, ənd 2 deɪz ˈleɪtər ðə ˈænəməlz wər ənd ðɛr ˈgæŋgliə wər hoʊˈmɑʤəˌnaɪzd ənd fər ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs ˈvaɪrəs. ðɪs ˈæsi tɛsts fər ˈvaɪrəs ɔˈrɛdi ˈriˈæktəˌveɪtɪd frəm ðə ˈgæŋgliə ɪn ˈvivoʊ, sɪns ðə ˈtɪʃu ɪz hoʊˈmɑʤəˌnaɪzd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ˈdaɪsɛkʃən. ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ɪn ˈgæŋgliə frəm maɪs ˈtritɪd wɪθ wɑz əˈbaʊt hæf ðət əv maɪs ˈtritɪd wɪθ ˈwɔtər ər ˈglaɪˌsin ɪn 3 ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts (ˈfɪgjər 1 ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ənd ˈwɔtər wɑz stəˈtɪstɪkəli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ɪn ðə fərst ɪkˈspɛrəmənt (pi ɪgˈzækt tɛst), bət nɑt ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd ənd θərd ɪkˈspɛrəmənts, wɪʧ hæd fjuər ˈænəməlz; ðə ˈdɪfərəns wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt wɪn ðə 3 ɪkˈspɛrəmənts wər puld (pi ɪgˈzækt tɛst). ɪn ˈkɑntræst, ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈglaɪˌsin ənd ˈwɔtər wɑz nɑt sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ɪn ˈɛni əv ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪkˈspɛrəmənts ər ɪn ðə puld ɪkˈspɛrəmənt (pi ɪgˈzækt tɛst). ˈfɪgjər 1 əv ɪn ˈgæŋgliə əv maɪs rɪˈsivɪŋ, ˈglaɪˌsin, ər noʊ ˌsəpləˈmɛnt ɪn ðɛr ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər. ˈænəməlz wər ˌɪˈnɑkjəˌleɪtɪd wɪθ baɪ ˌkɔrˈnil scarification*, rɪˈsivd ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl əˈminoʊ ˈæsəd 2 wiks ˈleɪtər, ənd ðɛn, ˈæftər ən əˈdɪʃənəl 2 wiks, wər ənd ðɛr aɪz ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ˌɪˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən. tu deɪz ˈleɪtər, ˈænəməlz wər, ˈgæŋgliə wər riˈmuvd ənd hoʊˈmɑʤəˌnaɪzd, wər ˈpleɪtɪd ˈɔntu ˈvɛroʊ sɛl monolayers*, ənd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈgæŋgliə wɪθ ˈriˈæktəˌveɪtɪd ˈvaɪrəs wɑz dɪˈtərmənd. θri ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts wər pərˈfɔrmd (a–c*), ənd rɪˈzəlts æt deɪ 5 ɪn ˈkəlʧər fər ɔl 3 ɪkˈspɛrəmənts ər ʃoʊn (di). ɪkˈspɛrəmənt 1 hæd 25 maɪs ɪn iʧ grup, ənd ɪkˈspɛrəmənts 2 ənd 3 hæd 15 maɪs iʧ ɪn ðə ənd ˈglaɪˌsin grups ənd 7 ənd 10 maɪs ɪn ðə noʊ ˌsəpləˈmɛnt grup, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ɪgˈzækt tɛst wɑz juzd fər stəˈtɪstɪks. ðə ˈstændərd ˈænəməl ˈmɑdəl tɪ əˈsɛs spɑnˈteɪniəs əv ɪz ðə ˈgɪni pɪg ˈmɑdəl. wi ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd ˈgɪni pɪgz wɪθ 2 105 əv (streɪn mɪz), ˈmɑnətərd ðə ˈænəməlz fər 2 wiks, ənd ˈrændəˌmaɪzd ðə ˈænəməlz (beɪst ɔn ˈsɪmələr əˈkjut dɪˈziz skɔrz) tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈiðər 3 ɪn ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər) ər noʊ ˌsəpləˈmɛnt. ˈænəməlz ðət rɪˈsivd hæd fjuər ɪn 2 ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈtritmənt ˈpɪriəd deɪz ˈæftər ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən; ˈfɪgjər 2 ə ənd bi). ɪn ðə fərst ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, wɪθ 9 ˈænəməlz ɪn iʧ grup, ðə ˈdɪfərəns wɑz nɑt sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt (pi ti tɛst; ˈfɪgjər 2a*) fər ðə ˈɛriə ˈəndər ðə kərv; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, wɪθ 15 ˈænəməlz ɪn iʧ grup, ðə ˈdɪfərəns wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt (pi ti tɛst; ˈfɪgjər 2b*). wɪn wi puld ðə ˈdætə fər ðiz 2 ˈtritmənt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts, ðə ˈdɪfərəns wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt (pi æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈtritmənt ˈpɪriədz, ɔl ˈænəməlz wər ˈteɪkən ɔf ˈθɛrəpi (ˈwɑˌʃaʊt ˈpɪriəd), ənd waɪl ðɛr wɑz stɪl ə slaɪt rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ɪn ˈænəməlz ðət hæd rɪˈsivd, ðə ˈdɪfərəns wɑz dɪˈmɪnɪʃt ənd nɑt sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt (pi ti tɛst, ˈfɪgjər 2c*; pi ti tɛst, ˈfɪgjər 2d*), ənd ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz wər nɑt sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt wɪn ðiz ˈdætə wər puld. ˈgɪni pɪg vəˈʤaɪnəl swɑbz wər əbˈteɪnd frəm 30 ˈænəməlz rɪˈsivɪŋ ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ər kənˈtroʊl, ənd ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ wɑz dɪˈtərmənd baɪ kˈwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv. ˈoʊnli 1 əv 60 ˈsæmpəlz frəm ðə grup wɑz ˈpɑzətɪv; ɪn ˈkɑntræst, 2 əv 60 ˈsæmpəlz frəm ðə grup wər ˈpɑzətɪv, ənd 3 ˈəðərz wər ˈpɑzətɪv bət bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈstændərd kərv (ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈfɪgjər 1 ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl məˈtɪriəl əˈveɪləbəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn wɪθ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl; ˈfɪgjər 2 reɪt əv əv ˈʤɛnətəl ɪn ˈgɪni pɪgz rɪˈsivɪŋ ər noʊ ˌsəpləˈmɛnt ɪn ðɛr ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər. ˈænəməlz wər ˌɪˈnɑkjəˌleɪtɪd wɪθ ənd ˈæftər rɪˈkəvəri 2 wiks ˈleɪtər ɔn deɪ 15 ðeɪ wər dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu 2 grups (beɪst ɔn ˈliʒən skɔrz ˈæftər əˈkjut ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən) ənd wɑz ˈædɪd tɪ ðə ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər əv 1 əv ðə 2 grups. ˈænəməlz wər ˈmɑnətərd fər, ənd dɪˈziz skɔrz wər əbˈteɪnd iʧ deɪ; ðə min ˈnəmbər əv ˈkjumjələtɪv pər ˈgɪni pɪg ɪn iʧ grup wɑz ˈplɑtɪd ɪn iʧ əv 2 ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts (ə ənd bi). æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈtritmənt ˈpɪriədz, ɔl ˈænəməlz wər ˈteɪkən ɔf ˈθɛrəpi (ˈwɑˌʃaʊt ˈpɪriəd) ənd ˈmɑnətərd fər ɪn iʧ əv ðə 2 ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts (si ənd di). ɪkˈspɛrəmənt 1 (ə ənd si) hæd 9 ˈænəməlz pər grup; ɪkˈspɛrəmənt 2 (bi ənd di) hæd 15 pər grup. ti tɛst wɑz juzd fər stəˈtɪstɪks. ðə ˈleɪtənt ˈvaɪrəl loʊd ɪn maʊs ˈgæŋgliə 14 ənd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪnˈfɪlˌtreɪtɪŋ ti sɛlz ɪn ˈgæŋgliə boʊθ ˈkɔrəˌleɪt wɪθ ðə ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd əv ɛks ˈvivoʊ 14 15 haɪər ˈvaɪrəl loʊdz ənd loʊər ˈnəmbərz əv ti sɛlz ər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˌɪnˈkrist reɪts əv. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, wi ˈtɛstɪd ˈwɛðər ˈtritmənt əv maɪs rɪˈdusɪz ðə ˈleɪtənt ˈvaɪrəl loʊd ɪn ˈgæŋgliə ər ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪnˈfɪlˌtreɪtɪŋ ti sɛlz. ðə ˈleɪtənt ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈlɛvəl ɪn ˈgæŋgliə əv maɪs ˈtritɪd wɪθ wɑz nɑt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðət əv ˈænəməlz ˈtritɪd wɪθ ˈglaɪˌsin ər ˈwɔtər əˈloʊn (ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈfɪgjər 2a*; pi baɪ tɛst). ðə ˈnəmbər əv ti sɛlz ˌɪnˈfɪlˌtreɪtɪŋ ðə ˈgæŋgliə ɪn ˈænəməlz ˈtritɪd wɪθ wɑz nɑt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðət ɪn ˈænəməlz ˈtritɪd wɪθ ˈglaɪˌsin ər ˈwɔtər əˈloʊn (ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈfɪgjər 2b*; pi tɛst). ðəs, ðə loʊər reɪts əv əbˈzərvd ɪn maɪs ˈtritɪd wɪθ wər nɑt du tɪ loʊər ˈleɪtənt loʊd ər ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv ti sɛlz ɪn ðə ˈgæŋgliə. tɪ ˈfərðər ˈænəˌlaɪz ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm wɛrˈbaɪ ˈtritmənt rɪˈdusɪz əv ɪn ˈvivoʊ, wi pərˈfɔrmd ɪkˈspɛrəmənts kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ʤin ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv maʊs ˈgæŋgliə fər ˈænəməlz ˈtritɪd wɪθ ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ənd ðoʊz ˈtritɪd wɪθ ˈglaɪˌsin. waɪl ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ʤin ɪkˈsprɛʃən wər ˈnoʊtɪd ɪn 3 ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts (ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈteɪbəl 1 dɪˈpɑzətəd ɪn ʤin ɪkˈsprɛʃən ˈɑmnəbəs, 5 ʤinz wər kənˈsɪstəntli ɪn ɔl 3 ɪkˈspɛrəmənts (ˈteɪbəl 1 ənd ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈfɪgjər 3a*) ənd noʊ ʤinz wər kənˈsɪstəntli (ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈfɪgjər 3b*) ɪn ˈænəməlz ˈtritɪd wɪθ ˈvərsəz ˈglaɪˌsin. fɔr əv ðiz faɪv ʤinz ˈproʊˌtin 47 ˈlɪgənd 9 ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ˌɪnˈdust baɪ ifn-γ*-γ [mɪg]), (igtp*), ənd (ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ər noʊn tɪ bi ˌɪnˈdust baɪ ifn-γ*-γ ənd wər ɪkˈsprɛst æt haɪər ˈlɛvəlz ɪn ˈænəməlz ˈtritɪd wɪθ ənd kənˈfərmd baɪ kˈwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv rɪˈvərs (ˈteɪbəl 1 ðə fɪθ ʤin, ˈproʊˌtin əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd 4 həz nɑt bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ hæv bɪn ˈtɛstɪd fər rɪˈspɑnsɪvnəs tɪ ifn-γ*-γ. æˈnælɪsɪs əv ʤin sɛts ʃoʊd ðət sɛts əv ʤinz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ˈsɛljələr rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ ənd rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ ˌmaɪkroʊˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz wər kənˈsɪstəntli ɪn ˈgæŋgliə əv maɪs ˈtritɪd wɪθ ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈvərsəz ˈglaɪˌsin (ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈfɪgjər 3c*, ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈfɪgjərz ənd ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈteɪbəl 2 ˈteɪbəl 1 ˈsɛljələr ʤinz ɪn ɔl 3 ɪn ˈgæŋgliə əv maɪs ˈtritɪd wɪθ sɪns ˌɪnˈkrist ðə ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ʤinz əv ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd maɪs, wi ˈtɛstɪd ˈwɛðər maɪs əˈneɪbəl tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ifn-γ*-γ wʊd feɪl tɪ ʃoʊ ə ˈdiˌkris ɪn əv ˈæftər ˈtritmənt. ifng–/–*–/– maɪs (ifn-γ*-γ ˈnɑˌkaʊt maɪs) wər ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd wɪθ ənd ˈtritɪd wɪθ ər noʊ ˌsəpləˈmɛnt ɛz dɪˈskraɪbd əˈbəv. ðə ˈfrikwənsi əv wɑz haɪər ɪn ifn-γ*-γ ˈnɑˌkaʊt maɪs kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ maɪs ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl, prɪˈzuməbli bɪˈkəz əv ðə roʊl əv ifn-γ*-γ ɪn kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ðə ˈvaɪrəl loʊd ənd. ˈtritmənt əv ifn-γ*-γ ˈnɑˌkaʊt maɪs wɪθ hæd ˈlɪtəl ˈifɛkt ɔn rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə reɪt əv kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðət ɪn ˈænəməlz rɪˈsivɪŋ noʊ ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ɪn 2 ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts (ˈfɪgjər 3 ə ənd bi), kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðə ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən ðət ʤinz. ˈfɪgjər 3 əv frəm ˈgæŋgliə əv ənd ifn-γ*-γ ˈnɑˌkaʊt maɪs, ənd ti sɛlz ɪn maɪs rɪˈsivɪŋ ər noʊ ˌsəpləˈmɛnt. (ə ənd bi) əv frəm ˈgæŋgliə (tg*) əv ənd ifn-γ*-γ ˈnɑˌkaʊt maɪs rɪˈsivɪŋ ər noʊ ˌsəpləˈmɛnt ɪn ðɛr ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər. ðə fərst ɪkˈspɛrəmənt hæd 10 maɪs ənd 11 ifn-γ*-γ ˈnɑˌkaʊt maɪs ɪn ðə grup ənd 13 maɪs ənd 12 ifn-γ*-γ ˈnɑˌkaʊt maɪs ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər grup (ə); ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪkˈspɛrəmənt hæd 17 maɪs ənd 16 ifn-γ*-γ ˈnɑˌkaʊt maɪs ɪn ðə grup ənd 15 maɪs ənd 16 ifn-γ*-γ ˈnɑˌkaʊt maɪs ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər grup (bi). si ˈlɛʤənd tɪ ˈfɪgjər 1 fər ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈditeɪlz. (si ənd di) ˈnəmbər əv ti sɛlz pər 106 ˈlɪmfəˌsaɪts (si) ənd ˈtoʊtəl ti sɛlz pər (di) əv maɪs rɪˈsivɪŋ ər noʊ ˌsəpləˈmɛnt ɪn ðɛr ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər. ðə rɪˈzəlts əv 4 ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts wər puld. tɛn maɪs wər juzd ɪn ðə noʊ ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən grup, ənd 30 iʧ ɪn ðə noʊ ˈtritmənt ənd grups. tɛst wɑz juzd fər stəˈtɪstɪks; min ɪz ʃoʊn. tɪ ˈfərðər ˈstədi ðə roʊl əv ənd ifn-γ*-γ ɪn prɪˈvɛnɪŋ, wi lʊkt æt ti sɛlz ɪn ðə ˈgæŋgliə, sɪns ðiz sɛlz ər θɔt tɪ bi ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈgæŋgliə 16 ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd maɪs ˈtritɪd wɪθ hæd sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli haɪər ˈnəmbərz əv ti sɛlz ɪn ˈgæŋgliə ðən ənˈtritɪd ˈænəməlz (pi tɛst) (ˈfɪgjər 3c*), waɪl ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv ti sɛlz ɪn ˈtritɪd ənd ənˈtritɪd grups wɑz nɑt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈdɪfərənt (pi (ˈfɪgjər 3d*). ðiz rɪˈzəlts, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz ɪn ðə ifn-γ*-γ ˈnɑˌkaʊt maɪs, ənd ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz, səˈpɔrt ðə haɪˈpɑθəsəs ðət ækts θru ðə ifn-γ*-γ ˈpæθˌweɪ tɪ rɪˈdus. waɪl kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ əˈfɛkt ˈvaɪrəs ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃən, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr, wi θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz lɛs ˈlaɪkli sɪns praɪər ˈstədiz ʃoʊ noʊ ˈifɛkt əv ɔn ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃən əv ɪn ˈvɪtroʊ 12 ifn-γ*-γ ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn kənˈtroʊlɪŋ. ti sɛlz ɪn ˈgæŋgliə əv ˈjumənz ənd maɪs ɪkˈsprɛs ifn-γ*-γ 17 ifn-γ*-γ rɪˈdusɪz frəm ˈleɪtənsi ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈænəməl ˈmɑdəlz. ifn-γ*-γ ɪz prəˈdust baɪ ti sɛlz ɪn sɛl səˈspɛnʃənz frəm maʊs ˈgæŋgliə 18 əˈdɪʃən əv ifn-γ*-γ tɪ ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd sɛl ˈkəlʧərz rɪˈdusɪz 18 ifn-γ*-γ ˈnɑˌkaʊt maɪs hæv haɪər reɪts əv 19 wi faʊnd ðət ˌɪnˈkrist ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈsɛvərəl ʤinz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wɪʧ ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl fər kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ˈʤɛnətəl baɪ ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪzɪŋ ti sɛlz tɪ ðə ˈnərvəs ˈsɪstəm ənd vəˈʤaɪnə ɪn maɪs 20 səm ˈstədiz kˈwɛʃən ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ti sɛlz fər kənˈtroʊlɪŋ sɪns ˈoʊnli ə smɔl ˈpɔrʃən əv ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd ˈjumən ˈnʊrɑnz ər sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ti sɛlz; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ti sɛlz əˈʤeɪsənt tɪ ˈnʊrɑnz ɪz θɔt tɪ ˌɪnˈkris wɪn ˌloʊˈlɛvəl ˈvaɪrəs əˈkərz ɪn ðiz ˈnʊrɑnz 21 22 strɛs kən rɪˈzəlt ɪn dɪˈpliʃən ənd ˌɪmˈpɛrd ˈlɪmfəˌsaɪt ˈfəŋkʃən. strɛs ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə reɪt əv 23 strɛs kən rɪˈdus ðə ˈnəmbər əv ti sɛlz ɪn ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd ˈgæŋgliə ənd ðə əˈbɪləˌti əv ti sɛlz ɪn ˈgæŋgliə tɪ ˈproʊdus ifn-γ*-γ ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈvaɪrəs 23 ˈðɛrˌfɔr, meɪ rɪˈvərs ðə ˈifɛkts əv strɛs ɔn ti sɛl rɪˈspɑnsɪz ənd rɪˈdus. waɪl rɪˈdust ðə reɪt əv ɪn ˈvivoʊ ɪn maʊs ˈgæŋgliə baɪ ˈoʊnli 50 ðɪs ɪz ðə seɪm ˈlɛvəl əv ˈifɛkt ðət ˌæntiˈvaɪrəl ˈθɛrəpi həz ɪn rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə reɪt əv ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk əv ˈhərpiz 24 ɪn əˈdɪʃən, waɪl əˈsɪkloʊˌvɪr ˈpɑrʃəli rɪˈdusɪz ˈʤɛnətəl, ɪt dɪz nɑt rɪˈdus ðə 2 tɪ ˌɪnˈkrist rɪsk əv ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ 25 ðəs, ðɛr ɪz ə klɪr nid fər ˈəðər ˈθɛrəpiz tɪ səˈprɛs ˈɔrəl ənd ˈʤɛnətəl. ðə əˈbɪləˌti əv tɪ rɪˈdus ɪn 2 ˈdɪfərənt ˈænəməl ˈmɑdəlz səˈʤɛsts ə nu əˈproʊʧ tɪ rɪˈdus əv ðə ˈvaɪrəs ɪn ˈjumənz.
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uv irradiation of the eyes of latently infected mice induces reactivation of hsv-1 from mouse trigeminal ganglia in vivo (13). therefore, we infected mice with hsv-1 by corneal scarification, and 2 weeks later we supplemented drinking water with glutamine, glycine, or no supplement. after 2 weeks of supplement (4 weeks after infection), the latently infected animals were anesthetized, the eyes were irradiated with uv light, and 2 days later the animals were euthanized and their trigeminal ganglia were homogenized and assayed for infectious virus. this assay tests for virus already reactivated from the ganglia in vivo, since the tissue is homogenized immediately after dissection. the percentage of uv-induced hsv-1 reactivation in trigeminal ganglia from mice treated with glutamine was about half that of mice treated with water or glycine in 3 independent experiments (figure 1). the difference between glutamine and water was statistically significant in the first experiment (p = 0.042, fisher’s exact test), but not in the second and third experiments, which had fewer animals; the difference was significant when the 3 experiments were pooled (p = 0.0047, fisher’s exact test). in contrast, the difference between glycine and water was not significant in any of the individual experiments or in the pooled experiment (p = 0.47, fisher’s exact test).
figure 1 reactivation of hsv-1 in trigeminal ganglia of mice receiving glutamine, glycine, or no supplement in their drinking water. animals were inoculated with hsv-1 by corneal scarification, received supplemental amino acid 2 weeks later, and then, after an additional 2 weeks, were anesthetized and their eyes exposed to uv irradiation. two days later, animals were euthanized, trigeminal ganglia were removed and homogenized, homogenates were plated onto vero cell monolayers, and the number of ganglia with reactivated virus was determined. three separate experiments were performed (a–c), and results at day 5 in culture for all 3 experiments are shown (d). experiment 1 had 25 mice in each group, and experiments 2 and 3 had 15 mice each in the glutamine and glycine groups and 7 and 10 mice in the no supplement group, respectively. fisher’s exact test was used for statistics.
the standard animal model to assess spontaneous reactivation of hsv-2 is the guinea pig model. we infected guinea pigs intravaginally with 2 × 105 pfu of hsv-2 (strain ms), monitored the animals for 2 weeks, and randomized the animals (based on similar acute disease scores) to receive either glutamine (3 g/dl in drinking water) or no supplement. animals that received glutamine had fewer recurrences in 2 separate experiments during the 63-day treatment period (15–77 days after infection; figure 2, a and b). in the first experiment, with 9 animals in each group, the difference was not significant (p = 0.093, t test; figure 2a) for the area under the curve; however, in the second experiment, with 15 animals in each group, the difference was significant (p = 0.0322, t test; figure 2b). when we pooled the data for these 2 treatment experiments, the difference was significant (p = 0.007). at the end of the treatment periods, all animals were taken off therapy (washout period), and while there was still a slight reduction in recurrences in animals that had received glutamine, the difference was diminished and not significant (p = 0.886, t test, figure 2c; p = 0.645, t test, figure 2d), and the differences were not significant when these data were pooled. guinea pig vaginal swabs were obtained from 30 animals receiving supplemental glutamine or control, and hsv-2 dna was determined by quantitative pcr. only 1 of 60 samples from the glutamine-treated group was positive; in contrast, 2 of 60 samples from the glycine-treated group were positive, and 3 others were positive but below the standard curve (supplemental figure 1; supplemental material available online with this article; https://doi.org/10.1172/jci88990ds1).
figure 2 rate of recurrences of genital hsv-2 in guinea pigs receiving glutamine or no supplement in their drinking water. animals were inoculated intravaginally with hsv-2, and after recovery (2 weeks later on day 15) they were divided into 2 groups (based on lesion scores after acute infection) and glutamine was added to the drinking water of 1 of the 2 groups. animals were monitored for recurrences, and disease scores were obtained each day; the mean number of cumulative recurrences per guinea pig in each group was plotted in each of 2 separate experiments (a and b). at the end of the treatment periods, all animals were taken off therapy (washout period) and monitored for recurrences in each of the 2 separate experiments (c and d). experiment 1 (a and c) had 9 animals per group; experiment 2 (b and d) had 15 per group. two-tailed t test was used for statistics.
the hsv-1 latent viral load in mouse trigeminal ganglia (14) and the number of infiltrating cd8 t cells in ganglia both correlate with the likelihood of ex vivo reactivation (14, 15). higher viral loads and lower numbers of cd8 t cells are associated with increased rates of reactivation. therefore, we tested whether glutamine treatment of mice reduces the latent viral load in trigeminal ganglia or the number of infiltrating cd8 t cells. the latent hsv-1 dna level in trigeminal ganglia of mice treated with glutamine was not significantly different from that of animals treated with glycine or water alone (supplemental figure 2a; p ≥ 0.14 by kruskal-wallis test). the number of cd8 t cells infiltrating the ganglia in animals treated with glutamine was not significantly different from that in animals treated with glycine or water alone (supplemental figure 2b; p = 0.58, kruskal-wallis test). thus, the lower rates of reactivation observed in mice treated with glutamine were not due to lower latent hsv-1 load or an increase in the total number of cd8 t cells in the trigeminal ganglia.
to further analyze the mechanism whereby glutamine treatment reduces reactivation of hsv in vivo, we performed rna microarray experiments comparing gene expression of latently hsv-1–infected mouse trigeminal ganglia for animals treated with supplemental glutamine and those treated with glycine. while diet-associated differences in gene expression were noted in 3 independent experiments (supplemental table 1; deposited in ncbi gene expression omnibus, gse95716), 5 genes were consistently upregulated in all 3 experiments (table 1 and supplemental figure 3a) and no genes were consistently downregulated (supplemental figure 3b) in animals treated with glutamine versus glycine. four of these five genes — ifn-γ–inducible protein 47 (ifi47), chemokine ligand 9 (cxcl9, also known as monokine induced by ifn-γ [mig]), ifn-γ–induced gtpase (igtp), and cd274 (also known as pdl1) — are known to be induced by ifn-γ and were expressed at higher levels in animals treated with glutamine and confirmed by quantitative reverse transcriptase pcr (table 1). the fifth gene, protein disulfide isomerase associated 4 (pdia4), has not been reported to have been tested for responsiveness to ifn-γ. analysis of gene sets showed that sets of genes important for cellular responses to ifn and responses to microorganisms were consistently upregulated in latently hsv-1–infected ganglia of mice treated with supplemental glutamine versus glycine (supplemental figure 3c, supplemental figures 4–11, and supplemental table 2).
table 1 cellular genes upregulated in all 3 microarray assays in trigeminal ganglia of mice treated with glutamine
since glutamine increased the expression of ifn-γ–induced genes of latently infected mice, we tested whether mice unable to express ifn-γ would fail to show a decrease in reactivation of hsv-1 after glutamine treatment. ifng–/– mice (ifn-γ knockout mice) were infected with hsv-1 and treated with glutamine or no supplement as described above. the frequency of reactivation was higher in ifn-γ knockout mice compared with wt mice in the absence of supplemental glutamine, presumably because of the role of ifn-γ in controlling the viral load and reactivation. treatment of ifn-γ knockout mice with glutamine had little effect on reducing the rate of reactivation compared with that in animals receiving no supplemental glutamine in 2 independent experiments (figure 3, a and b), consistent with the observation that glutamine upregulates ifn-γ–inducible genes.
figure 3 reactivation of hsv-1 from trigeminal ganglia of wt and ifn-γ knockout mice, and hsv-1–specific ifn-γ–producing cd8 t cells in wt mice receiving glutamine or no supplement. (a and b) reactivation of hsv-1 from trigeminal ganglia (tg) of wt and ifn-γ knockout mice receiving glutamine or no supplement in their drinking water. the first experiment had 10 wt mice and 11 ifn-γ knockout mice in the glutamine group and 13 wt mice and 12 ifn-γ knockout mice in the water group (a); the second experiment had 17 wt mice and 16 ifn-γ knockout mice in the glutamine group and 15 wt mice and 16 ifn-γ knockout mice in the water group (b). see legend to figure 1 for experimental details. (c and d) number of hsv-1–specific ifn-γ–producing cd8 t cells per 106 lymphocytes (c) and total cd8 t cells per ganglion (d) of mice receiving glutamine or no supplement in their drinking water. the results of 4 independent experiments were pooled. ten mice were used in the no infection group, and 30 each in the no treatment and glutamine groups. mann-whitney test was used for statistics; mean ± sem is shown.
to further study the role of glutamine and ifn-γ in preventing reactivation, we looked at hsv-specific ifn-γ–producing cd8 t cells in the ganglia, since these cells are thought to be important for preventing reactivation in the ganglia (16). latently infected mice treated with glutamine had significantly higher numbers of hsv-specific ifn-γ–producing cd8 t cells in trigeminal ganglia than untreated animals (p = 0.007, mann-whitney test) (figure 3c), while the total number of cd8 t cells in treated and untreated groups was not significantly different (p = 0.375) (figure 3d). these results, along with the observations in the ifn-γ knockout mice, and the rna microarray findings, support the hypothesis that glutamine acts through the ifn-γ pathway to reduce hsv-1 reactivation. while glutamine could also affect virus replication, and therefore reactivation, we think this is less likely since prior studies show no effect of glutamine on replication of wt hsv in vitro (12).
ifn-γ is important in controlling hsv reactivation. t cells in latently hsv-1–infected ganglia of humans and mice express ifn-γ (17). ifn-γ reduces reactivation from latency in several animal models. ifn-γ is produced by cd8 t cells in cell suspensions from latently hsv-1–infected mouse trigeminal ganglia (18). addition of ifn-γ to latently infected trigeminal cell cultures reduces hsv-1 reactivation (18). ifn-γ knockout mice have higher rates of hsv reactivation (19). we found that glutamine increased the level of several ifn-γ–inducible genes, including cxcl9, which is critical for controlling genital hsv-2 by mobilizing virus-specific cytotoxic t cells to the nervous system and vagina in mice (20). some studies question the importance of t cells for controlling reactivation since only a small portion of latently infected human neurons are surrounded by t cells; however, the number of activated t cells adjacent to hsv-infected neurons is thought to increase when low-level virus reactivation occurs in these neurons (21, 22).
stress can result in glutamine depletion and impaired lymphocyte function. stress also increases the rate of hsv reactivation (23). stress can reduce the number of cd8 t cells in latently infected ganglia and the ability of hsv-1–specific cd8 t cells in ganglia to produce ifn-γ in response to virus reactivation (23). therefore, glutamine may reverse the effects of stress on cd8 t cell responses and reduce reactivation.
while glutamine reduced the rate of in vivo hsv-1 reactivation in mouse trigeminal ganglia by only 50%, this is the same level of effect that antiviral suppressive therapy has in reducing the rate of symptomatic recurrences of hsv-1 herpes labialis (24). in addition, while acyclovir partially reduces hsv-2 genital recurrences, it does not reduce the 2- to 3-fold increased risk of hiv acquisition associated with hsv-2 (25). thus, there is a clear need for other therapies to suppress oral and genital hsv recurrences. the ability of glutamine to reduce hsv reactivation in 2 different animal models suggests a new approach to reduce reactivation of the virus in humans.
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meɪər ənd coun*. ʃɔn ʧu klæʃt ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈoʊvər ðə ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈkɑmɛnts meɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈrisənt trɪp tɪ ˈbɔstən əˈbaʊt ˈubər ənd ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əˈgɛnst ðə ˈdraɪvərz. ɪt bɪˈgæn ˈɪnəsəntli ɪˈnəf. ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz frəm ˈkælgəri ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt wər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə praɪˈɔrətiz ənd ˈfaɪˌnæns kəˈmɪti wɪθ ən ˈəpˌdeɪt ɔn ɪts ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈstrætəʤi. soʊ fɑr, soʊ gʊd. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən, ʧu æst ˈkælgəri ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈmɛri mɔˈræn tɪ ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ðə ˈrisənt trɪps tɪ juz. ˈsɪtiz, səm ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ, tɪ lʊr ˌɪnˈvɛstərz, ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz, ənd ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ ˈkælgəri. mɔˈræn ɪkˈspleɪnd səm əv ðə ɪkˈskərʒənz wər ɪkˈsplɔrəˌtɔri ɪn ˈneɪʧər, waɪl ˈəðərz, laɪk ðə ˈrisənt ˈvɪzɪt tɪ lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs tɪ pɪʧ nu fɪlm ˈsɛntər tɪ tɔp ˈhɑliˌwʊd prəˈdusərz, wər mɔr ɪkˈsplɪsət ɪn ðɛr ˈmɪʃən. ðɛn ʧu lɑbd ə grəˈneɪd ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈskəʃən ɛz hi ˈsədənli ˈʃɪftɪd hɪz ˈfoʊkɪs tɪ trɪp tɪ ˈbɔstən ɪn ˈeɪprəl ənd ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈligəl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ðə ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ˈubər. wɑz kɔt ɔn ˈkæmərə ɪn ˈeɪprəl baɪ hɪz ˈdraɪvər ɪn ˈbɔstən ˈmeɪkɪŋ dɪˈspɛrɪʤɪŋ rɪˈmɑrks əˈbaʊt ˈubər stæf ənd ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪts ˈsiˌiˈoʊ, ˈtrævɪs kalanick*, ə ““dick.”*.” hi ˈɔlsoʊ səˈʤɛstɪd ðə ˈsɪti juzd sɛks əˈfɛndərz ənd ˈvaɪələnt ˈkrɪmənəlz tɪ tɛst ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˈskrinɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðə meɪər əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd fər hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts ˈæftər ðə ˈvɪdioʊ wɑz meɪd ˈpəblɪk. ˈsɪti nu ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti kəˈmɪʃənər ɪz naʊ rivˈjuɪŋ ðə ˈmætər ɔn rɪkˈwɛst. ə fʊl ˈtrænˌskrɪpt əv ðə ˈtɛsti ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ bɪtˈwin ʧu ənd: ʧu: ˈkænɑt hɛlp ˌmaɪˈsɛlf əˈbaʊt ðə ˈleɪtəst θɪŋ ɪn ˈbɔstən. raɪt əˈweɪ, ðə wən wərd ðət pɑpt ˈɪntu maɪ maɪnd ɪz ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti. ˈrumərz flaɪɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwɛr əˈbaʊt ˈubər ɪz goʊɪŋ du something.”*.”: hæv tɪ stɑp naʊ. ju hæv tɪ stɑp naʊ. biɪŋ ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt. biɪŋ ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt, ənd ju hæv tɪ stop.”*.” ʧu: ʤɪst ˈæskɪŋ ðə question.”*.”: hæv tɪ stɑp. ju tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈligəl ˈækʃən ɪn ðɪs ˈfɔrəm. ənd baɪ ðə weɪ, ðɛr any…”*…” ʧu: rumour…”*…”: ʧu. ɛz ə, ju du nɑt ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˈrumərz ɪn ə ˈpəblɪk forum.”*.” ʧu: du ðət ɔl ðə time.”*.”: ““well*, ju shouldn’t*. aɪ noʊ ju do…”*…” ʧu: hæv ðə flɔr. θæŋk ju. θæŋk ju ˈvɛri məʧ ʧɛr. ər ju done?”*?”: æm, bət aɪ wɪl kət ɔf jʊr mɪk ɪf ju continue.”*.” ʧu: ““ok*. θæŋk ju. ju noʊ wət? ju ʃʊd kɑm daʊn ə ˈlɪtəl bit.”*.”: ʧu. ɪnˈtaɪərli kɑm. pliz æsk mi tɪ kɔl ju tɪ order.”*.” ʧu: shaking.”*.”: chu.”*.” ʧu: ““yes?”*?”: ju ˈvɛri məʧ fər jʊr ˈmɛdɪkəl ədˈvaɪs. ˈmuvɪŋ ɔn naʊ tɪ ðə nɛkst speaker.”*.” ʧu: ˈfɪnɪʃt here.”*.”: ˈsɑri. please.”*.” ʧu: finished…”*…”: kət ɔf jʊr mɪk, sorry.”*.” ʧu: hæv ðə floor.”*.”: ðə ʧɛr aɪ hæv ðə raɪt tɪ kɔl ˈɛni ˈmɛmbər tɪ ˈɔrdər, ənd ʤɪst daʊn soʊ. soʊ, please.”*.” ʧu: ˈʧælənʤ ðə chair.”*.”: fri. ɔl ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ðə challenge?”*?” ˈoʊnli ʧu ˈvoʊtɪd ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv hɪz ˈʧælənʤ, ənd ðə ˈmitɪŋ kənˈtɪnjud wɪˈθaʊt ˈfərðər ˈɪnsədənt.
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mayor naheed nenshi and coun. sean chu clashed tuesday over the mayor’s explosive comments made during his recent trip to boston about uber and calgary’s enforcement operation against the u.s.-based drivers.
it began innocently enough.
representatives from calgary economic development were providing the city’s priorities and finance committee with an update on its 10-year economic strategy. so far, so good.
following the presentation, chu asked calgary economic development ceo mary moran to clarify the agency’s recent trips to u.s. cities, some involving nenshi, to lure investors, entrepreneurs, and companies to calgary.
moran explained some of the excursions were exploratory in nature, while others, like the recent visit to los angeles to pitch calgary’s new film centre to top hollywood producers, were more explicit in their mission.
then chu lobbed a grenade into the discussion as he suddenly shifted his focus to nenshi’s trip to boston in april and the potential legal implications of the mayor’s comments about uber.
nenshi was caught on camera in april by his lyft driver in boston making disparaging remarks about uber staff and calling its ceo, travis kalanick, a “dick.” he also suggested the city used sex offenders and violent criminals to test uber’s background screening process.
the mayor apologized for his comments after the video was made public. city hall’s new integrity commissioner is now reviewing the matter on council’s request.
here’s a full transcript of the testy exchange between chu and nenshi:
chu: “i cannot help myself about the latest thing in boston. right away, the one word that popped into my mind is liability. rumours flying everywhere about uber is going do something.”
nenshi: “you have to stop now. you have to stop now. being inappropriate. being inappropriate, and you have to stop.”
chu: “i’m just asking the question.”
nenshi: “you have to stop. you can’t talk about ongoing legal action in this forum. and by the way, there isn’t any…”
chu: “the rumour…”
nenshi: “councillor chu. as a councillor, you do not comment on rumours in a public forum.”
chu: “you do that all the time.”
nenshi: “well, you. i know you do…”
chu: “i have the floor. thank you. thank you very much chair. are you done?”
nenshi: “i am, but i will cut off your mic if you continue.”
chu: “ok. thank you. you know what? you should calm down a little bit.”
nenshi: “councillor chu. i’m entirely calm. please ask me to call you to order.”
chu: “you’re shaking.”
nenshi: “councillor chu.”
chu: “yes?”
nenshi: “thank you very much for your medical advice. moving on now to the next speaker.”
chu: “i haven’t finished here.”
nenshi: “i’m sorry. councillor pootmans please.”
chu: “i haven’t finished…”
nenshi: “i cut off your mic, i’m sorry.”
chu: “i have the floor.”
nenshi: “as the chair i have the right to call any member to order, and i’ve just down so. so, councillor pootmans please.”
chu: “i challenge the chair.”
nenshi: “feel free. all in favour of the challenge?”
only chu voted in favour of his challenge, and the meeting continued without further incident.
thowell@postmedia.com
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ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft əˈnaʊnst ɪt wɑz ˈpərʧəsɪŋ sˈwidɪʃ geɪm dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈstudiˌoʊ æb, ˈmeɪkərz əv ðə ˈstægərˌɪŋˌli ˈpɑpjələr ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm, fər ˈbɪljən. ə ˈmæsɪv dil, wɪθ juʤ ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz. tɔk əv ðə dil hæd bɪn sˈwərlɪŋ fər ə wik, ənd ðə ˈrumərd ˌækwəˈzɪʃən wɑz ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn səˈpraɪz tɪ ðə geɪmz ənd tɛk ˈɪndəstri; ˈblumbərg ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈpərʧəs wʊd bi ðə ˈbɪgəst dil ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft həz meɪd sɪns ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈsɑtjə ˌriˈpleɪst stiv ˈbælmər ɛz ðə tɔp ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ. bət ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim prɛs ˈstrəgəld tɪ ˈfæðəm waɪ wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst neɪmz ɪn tɛk wʊd wɔnt, æt list fər səʧ ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs praɪs. ɪn ˈkipɪŋ wɪθ ə rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ trɛnd ðət ˈfɑloʊz ˈɛni ˈmeɪʤər ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn ðə geɪmz ˈɪndəstri, ðɛr wɑz ə leɪər əv ˌɪnkrəˈdulɪti tɪ ðə prəˈsidɪŋz. ðɛr hæv bɪn. ɪz ə ˈtaɪni ˈstudiˌoʊ wɪθ wən əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm səkˈsɛs ˈstɔriz ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs. ðə əv hɪts, wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpərsən, ðə ˈproʊˌgræmər ˈmɑrkəs ““notch”*” ˈprɛsən, ənd həz blocky*, ˈvɪʒwəlz ðət ə bɪg ˈstudiˌoʊ wʊd ˈnɛvər greenlight*. prɪˈzuməbli ɪn ˈlɑrʤli pɑrt bɪˈkəz əv ðiz əˈtrɪˌbjuts, ðə ˈwaɪdər ˈbɪznɪs wərld ˈæktɪd ˈpəzəld wɪn ˈrumərz əv ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ˈsərfɪst. ðɪs riˈækʃən wʊd hæv bɪn əˈproʊpriˌeɪt faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ, wɪn fərst əˈpɪrd. naʊ ʤɪst ˈsɪli. ɪz wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst geɪmz ɪn ðə wərld. ju kən pleɪ ɪt ɔn ˈɛni ənd, ənd ˈtæbləts, mæks ənd ˈpiˈsiz. nɑt ˈɛni ʧaɪld oʊld ɪˈnəf tɪ juz səm taɪp əv kənˈtroʊlər, ənd ðeɪ ˈvɛri ˈlaɪkli noʊ əv, ər hæv pleɪd, ðə ɪts əˈpil ɪz ˌjunəˈvərsəl. gɪvz pleɪərz wərldz ðət ər ə blæŋk ˈkænvəs fər ðɛm tɪ meɪk ˌwəˈtɛvər ðeɪ kən ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈjuzɪŋ ən ˈɛndləs səˈplaɪ əv ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈbɪldɪŋ blɑks. ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈrizənz waɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft wʊd wɔnt tɪ baɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət meɪks. səm əv ðɛm hæv tɪ du wɪθ wən həz bɪn ˈlægɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 4 ɪn seɪlz sɪns lɔnʧ, ənd ˈoʊnɪŋ minz ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈliʤən əv jəŋ fænz hu ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli hæv ə ˈkɑnsoʊl əˈliʤəns. ˈəðər ˈrizənz hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. ɪn fækt, ðət pərˈspɛktɪv meɪ pruv ˈʃɔrtˈsaɪtɪd. ɛz ˈstivən totilo*, əv kotaku*, steɪts ɪn ə ˈrisənt ˈnuˌzaʊr pis, ðə ˈstɔri ɪz əˈbaʊt məʧ mɔr ðən geɪmz: nɑt ˈrɪli siɪŋ ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz əˈbaʊt bɪg ˈmərʤərz əv trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈkəmpəˌniz. wət siɪŋ ɪz ən ˈæməˌzɑn ər ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛm ə ˈgugəl traɪɪŋ tɪ baɪ twɪʧ, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈsərvɪs wɛr ju wɔʧ ˈpipəl pleɪ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. ju si ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔn baɪɪŋ oculus*, wɪʧ ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti. jɛs, ɪt kʊd bi əˈbaʊt ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. bət ɪt kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi əˈbaʊt ˈmɛdəsən, ənd ˌtɛləˈkɑnfrənsɪŋ, ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. ˈsɪmələrli, ɪf ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt, ɪt tu ɪt ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm. ɛz aɪ wɑz seɪɪŋ, ˈvərʧuəl ˈbɪldɪŋ blɑks. ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈpipəl kən juz fər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti ənd ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti. soʊ aɪ θɪŋk wət nɑt siɪŋ ɪz noʊ soʊ məʧ ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ʤɪst ɪn ˈpjʊrli əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ər ə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈstudiˌoʊ, bət əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðət kʊd bi juzd fər geɪmz, bət kʊd bi juzd fər ə lɔt əv ˈəðər ˈbrɔdər ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ɛz well.”*.” mɔr, ɔl ˈmænər əv ˈprɛsɪdənt fər ðɪs sɔrt əv θɪŋ. ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ər ˈɔfən graʊnd ˈziroʊ fər ˈɛni ˈnəmbər əv ˈwaɪdər trɛnz ər ˈɪʃuz ɪn tɛk ənd ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, ənd naʊ ðət ðə ˈpipəl riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈsədənli sim tɪ bi wərθ tu ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz, ðə mæd dæʃ tɪ breɪk daʊn wət maɪt bi goʊɪŋ ɔn hir simz tɪ ˌɪmˈplɪsətli ækˈnɑlɪʤ ə ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋ: wi mɪst ˈsəmθɪŋ. ənd ɪt ˈhæpənz ɔl ðə taɪm. ˈprɑʤɛkts ər naʊ ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋli juˈbɪkwɪtəs, ˈrɛgjələrli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɔlərz fər bɪˈzɑr frivolities*, bət ðə fərst tɪ meɪk ə ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz ɪn 24 aʊərz ə ˈmuvi ər ˈgæʤət ər ˈtroʊlɪŋ wɑz ə geɪm baɪ bɪˈləvəd dɪˈvɛləpər tɪm ˈʃeɪfər ðət dɪˈspleɪd ðə ˈstægərˌɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl əv fæn crowdfunding*, ˈivɪn ɪf noʊ wən tʊk noʊt ənˈtɪl rɑb ˈtɑməs ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ meɪk ə vərˈɑnɪkə mɑrz ˈmuvi. ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ənd ðə dɪˈklaɪn əv ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈmidiə? ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz bɪˈgæn ˈrɛsəlɪŋ wɪθ ðət ɪn ˈərnɪst wɪθ ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv dɪˈvɛləpər stim ˈplætˌfɔrm ɪn 2003 ˈkəmbərsəm ˈdɪʤɪtəl raɪts ˈmænɪʤmənt ɪnˈkroʊʧɪŋ ɔn jʊr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈmuviz? ðə geɪmz wərld ɪz ʧɑk fʊl əv keɪs ˈstədiz ɔn waɪ ɪt dɪz nɑt wərk, ɛz wɛl ɛz biɪŋ ən ˈɛriə ˈæktɪvli pʊʃt fər ˈmidiə. ɪn leɪt ˈɔgəst, wɪn ˈæməˌzɑn ˈpərʧəst twɪʧ, ə ˈsərvɪs ˈmoʊstli juzd fər ˈstrimɪŋ ənd ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ wɪθ lɪv ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ənd ˈkɑmənˌtɛri, ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz kaɪnd əv skræʧt ɪts hɛd ənd sɛd ðiz days.’*.’ twɪʧ soʊld fər ə ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz, ənd ðə ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə nuz wɑz weɪt, ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈpipəl pleɪ geɪmz ɪz ə thing?‘*?‘ tɪ pʊt ɪt ɪn ˈklɪrər tərmz: ɪt ɪz nɑt ə koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ðət ɪz ˌɪˈmɛnsli ˈpɑpjələr ɔn twɪʧ. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈpætərn hir. dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ðeɪ ər ə 21 ˈbɪljən ˈɪndəstri wɪθ ə dɪˈvərs ˈɔdiəns, ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi sɪkˈwɛstərd əˈweɪ frəm ˈmeɪnˌstrim nuz rɪˈpɔrts. ə ˈpəzəlɪŋ fəˈnɑməˌnɑn, ənd ðə ˈɪgnərəns əv ˈmeɪnˌstrim nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛts ˈrɪli stɑrts tɪ ʃoʊ wɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ meɪks ə ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz ənd ˈɛvriˌwən ˈskræmbəlz tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ. ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ə ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti, bət wi trit ðɛm ɛz səʧ wɛˈnɛvər nuz ˈkɑmprəbəl tɪ ðə ˈrumərd dil faɪndz ɪts weɪ tɪ ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz, ˈsimɪŋli aʊt əv ˈnoʊˌwɛr. geɪmz ər ə juʤ pɑrt əv haʊ wi spɛnd ɑr ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈdɔlərz ənd ˈlɛʒər taɪm. wi ʃʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli trit ðɛm ɛz səʧ.
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monday morning, microsoft announced it was purchasing swedish game development studio mojang ab, makers of the staggeringly popular multi-platform video game minecraft, for $2.4 billion. it’s a massive deal, with huge implications. talk of the deal had been swirling for a week, and the rumored acquisition was a genuine surprise to the games and tech industry; bloomberg stated that the purchase would be the biggest deal microsoft has made since ceo satya nadella replaced steve ballmer as the company’s top executive three years ago.
but the mainstream press struggled to fathom why one of the biggest names in tech would want mojang, at least for such an enormous price. in keeping with a reporting trend that follows any major happening in the games industry, there was a layer of incredulity to the proceedings.
there shouldn’t have been.
mojang is a tiny studio with one of the greatest video game success stories in the business. the unlikeliest of hits, minecraft was created by a single person, the programmer markus “notch” presson, and has blocky, low-fi visuals that a big studio would never greenlight. presumably in largely part because of these attributes, the wider business world acted puzzled when rumors of mojang’s acquisition surfaced. this reaction would have been appropriate five years ago, when minecraft first appeared. now it’s just silly.
minecraft is one of the biggest games in the world. you can play it on any platform—playstation and, smartphones and tablets, macs and pcs. it’s not obscure—ask any child old enough to use some type of controller, and they very likely know of, or have played, the game—and its appeal is universal. minecraft gives players worlds that are a blank canvas for them to make whatever they can imagine using an endless supply of digital building blocks.
there are a number of reasons why microsoft would want to buy the company that makes minecraft. some of them have to do with games—microsoft’s one has been lagging behind the playstation 4 in sales since launch, and owning minecraft means having a legion of young fans who don’t necessarily have a console allegiance. other reasons have nothing to do with video games. in fact, that perspective may prove shortsighted. as stephen totilo, editor-in-chief of kotaku, states in a recent pbs newshour piece, the microsoft/mojang story is about much more than games:
“you’re not really seeing headlines about big mergers of traditional video game companies. what you’re seeing is an amazon or before them a google trying to buy twitch, which is a service where you watch people play video games. you see facebook spending on buying oculus, which is about virtual reality. yes, it could be about video games. but it can also be about medicine, and teleconferencing, and education. similarly, if you think about minecraft, it too — it is not just a video game. as i was saying, it’s virtual building blocks. it’s something that people can use for education, productivity and creativity. so i think what we’re not seeing is no so much an interest just in purely acquiring a video game or a video game studio, but acquiring a technology that could be used for games, but could be used for a lot of other broader applications as well.”
what’s more, there’s all manner of precedent for this sort of thing. video games are often ground zero for any number of wider trends or issues in tech and entertainment, and now that the people responsible for minecraft suddenly seem to be worth two billion dollars, the mad dash to break down what might be going on here seems to implicitly acknowledge a shortcoming: we missed something. and it happens all the time.
crowdfunded projects are now frustratingly ubiquitous, regularly making thousands of dollars for bizarre frivolities, but the first kickstarter to make a million dollars in 24 hours wasn’t a movie or gadget or trolling stunt—it was a game by beloved developer tim schafer that displayed the staggering potential of fan crowdfunding, even if no one took note until rob thomas decided to make a veronica mars movie. digital distribution and the decline of physical media? video games began wrestling with that inrnest with the introduction of developer valve’s steam platform in 2003. cumbersome digital rights management encroaching on your ability to enjoy music and movies? the games world is chock full of case studies on why it does not work, as well as being an area that’s actively pushed for drm-free media. in late august, when amazon purchased twitch, a service mostly used for streaming and interacting with live gameplay and commentary, the new york times kind of scratched its head and said ‘kids these days.’ twitch sold for a billion dollars, and the overwhelming response to the news was ‘oh wait, watching people play games is a thing?‘
to put it in clearer terms: it is not a coincidence that minecraft is immensely popular on twitch. there is a pattern here.
despite the fact that they are a $21 billion industry with a diverse audience, video games continue to be sequestered away from mainstream news reports. it’s a puzzling phenomenon, and the ignorance of mainstream news outlets really starts to show when something game-related makes a billion dollars and everyone scrambles to understand why. video games aren’t a curiosity, but we treat them as such whenever news comparable to the rumored microsoft/mojang deal finds its way to headlines, seemingly out of nowhere. games are a huge part of how we spend our entertainment dollars and leisure time. we should probably treat them as such.
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stɑr wɔrz fænz ˈoʊnli hæv əˈbaʊt ə mənθ tɪ weɪt fər ðə ənˈveɪlɪŋ əv stɑr wɔrz: ˈbætəlˌfrənt, kwaɪt ˈpɑsəbli ðə moʊst ˈhɑtli ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd stɑr wɔrz ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈtaɪtəl ˈɛvər. waɪl ðeɪ wɪl nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ðɛr hænz ɔn ðə geɪm ʤɪst jɛt (ðə ˈtaɪtəl ɪz sɛt fər ə dɪˈsɛmbər 2015 riˈlis), ðeɪ wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ fist ðɛr ˈθərsti aɪz ɔn səm ˈækʃən ənd ðə wɪl bi fɛd səm nu krəmz əv tɪ kip ɪts gɪrz ˈtərnɪŋ. əˈfɪʃəli əˈnaʊnst æt læst stɑr wɔrz: ˈbætəlˌfrənt həz ɔˈrɛdi ˈɔfərd ə ˈprɛʃəs fju ˈglɪmpsɪz ˈɪntu ðə ˈvərʧuəl wərld ðət ɪz ˈhoʊpɪŋ wɪl lʊr skɔrz ənd skɔrz əv pleɪərz tɪ ðə ˈtaɪtəl, ənd ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz kwaɪt ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ wət ðeɪ sɔ. ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈeɪprəl 16 ðoʊ, æt ðə stɑr wɔrz ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən ɪn ˈænəˌhaɪm, ˈsiˈeɪ, fænz ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ si ə ˈdɪfərənt bist, wɪθ kloʊz tɪ ə wərk əv dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈəndər ɪts bɛlt ənd ɪf ðeɪ wər ˌɪmˈprɛst ðə fərst taɪm, hoʊp bi ˈdaʊnˌraɪt dɪˈlaɪtɪd ðɪs taɪm əraʊnd. ɛz ðə deɪt əv ðə ənˈveɪlɪŋ drɔz nɪr, mɔr ənd mɔr ˈditeɪlz ˈimərʤ kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə geɪm. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈrumərz həz əˈpɛrəntli ˈænsərd ə kˈwɛʃən rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈplætˌfɔrmz ðət ðə geɪm wɪl kræʃ tɪ), stɑr wɔrz: ˈbætəlˌfrənt wɪl ˈoʊnli bi əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈpiˈsi, fər ənd fər wən. ɪt wɪl əˈpɛrəntli nɑt bi riˈlist fər ənd 360 bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə fərst geɪm əv ɪts ɪlk tɪ skɪp ðə ˈoʊldər kənˈsoʊlz. ðə ˈækʧəwəl, dɪˈsɛmbər 15 riˈlis wɪl bi bɪlt əp ˈgræʤuəli ənd spɛkˈtækjələrli: ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈnɑvəlz wɪl lænd ðɪs fɔl, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ðə ˈivɪn mɔr ˈhɑtli ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd stɑr wɔrz ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd vii*: ðə fɔrs əˈweɪkənz. wən θɪŋ ɪz ˈsərtən: ɪt həz ˈnɛvər bɪn mɔr ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ tɪ bi ə stɑr wɔrz fæn ðən ɪt wɪl bi ðɪs ˈkəmɪŋ dɪˈsɛmbər! ˈfɪlɪp həz bɪn ə sɪns 2007 həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ðə tɔp ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən fər strimz, dɪˈskəʃən, nuz, ənd ˈʤɛnərəl kəmˈjunɪti vaɪb. (ˈvɪzɪtɪd 184 taɪmz, 1 ˈvɪzɪts təˈdeɪ)
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star wars fans only have about a month to wait for the unveiling of star wars: battlefront, quite possibly the most hotly anticipated star wars gaming title ever. while they will not be able to get their hands on the game just yet (the title is set for a december 2015 release), they will probably be able to feast their thirsty eyes on some in-game action and the hype-machine will be fed some new crumbs of information/details to keep its gears turning.
officially announced at last year’s e3, star wars: battlefront has already offered a precious few glimpses into the virtual world that ea is hoping will lure scores and scores of players to the title, and everyone was quite impressed with what they saw. starting april 16 though, at the star wars celebration in anaheim, ca, fans are likely to see a different beast, with close to a year’s work of development under its belt and if they were impressed the first time, let’s hope they’ll be downright delighted this time around.
as the date of the unveiling draws near, more and more details emerge concerning the game. according to the latest rumors (ea has apparently answered a fan’s question regarding the platforms that the game will crash to), star wars: battlefront will only be available for pc, for ps4 and for xbox one. it will apparently not be released for ps3 and xbox 360, becoming the first game of its ilk to skip the older consoles.
the game’s actual, december 15 release will be built up gradually and spectacularly: a series of novels will land this fall, followed by the even more hotly anticipated star wars episode vii: the force awakens. one thing is certain: it has never been more exciting and potentially rewarding to be a star wars fan than it will be this coming december!
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ˈrɪʧərd ˈgɑrnər ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt mɑrʧ 14 2008 ˈbɪgəst teachers’*’ ˈjunjən həz əˈkjuzd ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv dɪˈfɛns əv ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə lɔ ˈoʊvər ə ˈlɛsən plæn drɔn əp tɪ tiʧ ˈpjupəlz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪˈrɑk wɔr. ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈjunjən əv ˈtiʧərz kleɪmz ɪt ˈbriʧɪz ðə 1996 ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ækt, wɪʧ eɪmz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ɔl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɪʃuz ər ˈtritɪd ɪn ə ˈbælənst weɪ. ˈtiʧərz wɪl θˈrɛtən tɪ ˈbɔɪˌkɑt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn skulz æt ðə ˈænjuəl ˈkɑnfərəns nɛkst ˈwiˌkɪnd, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðə ˈlɛsən plæn ɪz ə ““propaganda”*” ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ənd meɪks noʊ ˈmɛnʃən əv ˈɛni səˈvɪljən ˈkæʒəwəltiz ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə wɔr. ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz, dɪˈzaɪnd fər juz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈklæsˌrum dɪˈskəʃənz ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ˈstədiz ər ˈpərsɪnəl, ˈsoʊʃəl ənd hɛlθ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən (pse*) ˈlɛsənz, ər ˈɑrgjuəbli ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈriˌraɪt ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˌɪˈrɑk ˌɪnˈveɪʒən ʤɪst ɛz ðə wərld pərˈpɛrz tɪ mɑrk ɪts fɪθ ˌænəˈvərsəri. stiv ˈsɪnət, ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ðə nət, sɛd: ən əˈtæk ɔn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈnəθɪŋ əv ðə sɔrt. aɪ noʊ dən ˈvæljəbəl wərk ɪn ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ pis ɪn səm ˈkəntriz. ɪt ɪz ən əˈtæk ɔn ˈpræktɪsɪz ðət wi ˈkænɑt kənˈdoʊn ɪn skulz. ɪt ɪz ə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ju ˈprɛzənt fɛr ənd ˈbælənst vjuz ər pʊt ˈfɔrwərd ˈprɛʤədɪs ənd ˌprɑpəˈgændə tɪ youngsters.”*.” æt ðə hɑrt əv ðə kənˈsərn ɪz ə ˈlɛsən plæn kəˈmɪʃənd baɪ ən ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən kɔld kɪdz kəˈnɛkʃənz fər ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv dɪˈfɛns eɪmd æt ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈklæsˌrum dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪˈrɑk wɔr. rɛd ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɑrtɪkəl
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richard garner
the independent
march 14, 2008
britain’s biggest teachers’ union has accused the ministry of defence of breaking the law over a lesson plan drawn up to teach pupils about the iraq war. the national union of teachers claims it breaches the 1996 education act, which aims to ensure all political issues are treated in a balanced way.
teachers will threaten to boycott military involvement in schools at the union’s annual conference next weekend, claiming the lesson plan is a “propaganda” exercise and makes no mention of any civilian casualties as a result of the war.
they believe the instructions, designed for use during classroom discussions in general studies or personal, social and health education (pse) lessons, are arguably an attempt to rewrite the history of the iraq invasion just as the world prepares to mark its fifth anniversary.
steve sinnott, the general secretary of the nut, said: “this isn’t an attack on the military – nothing of the sort. i know they’ve done valuable work in establishing peace in some countries. it is an attack on practices that we cannot condone in schools. it is a question of whether you present fair and balanced views or put forward prejudice and propaganda to youngsters.”
at the heart of the union’s concern is a lesson plan commissioned by an organisation called kids connections for the ministry of defence aimed at stimulating classroom debate about the iraq war.
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ðɛr ɪz ə lɔt əv dɪˈskəʃən əˈbaʊt ʧɔɪs ɪn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪn ælˈbərtə. skul ʧɔɪs ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ən ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ælˈbərtə ɪn 2016 bət ʧɔɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ juzd ɛz ə ˈjufəˌmɪzəm tɪ ɪkˈsklud ˈstudənts ənd dɪˈvərt fəndz frəm ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɪstəm. ɪn ælˈbərtə təˈdeɪ, ˈstudənts kən faɪnd skulz ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɪn ˈməltəpəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz, ˈspɛʃəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ɑrts, saɪəns ənd rɪˈlɪʤən ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ trəˈdɪʃənəl kəmˈjunɪti skulz. sɪns 1988 ˈstudənts kən ˈækˌsɛs ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈproʊˌgræmz θru ðɛr ˈloʊkəl skul bɔrd, ɔl 100 pər sɛnt ˈpəblɪkli ˈfəndɪd. ə səˈlɛkt ˈnəmbər əv ælˈbərtə ˈstudənts əˈtɛnd ˈpəblɪkli ˈfəndɪd ˈʧɑrtər skulz. ðiz skulz ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈɪʃu əv ʧɔɪs fər ðiz ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈstudənts, bət ˈʧɑrtərz hæv nɑt rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈpərpəs əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈʃɛrɪŋ ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈwaɪdər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən kəmˈjunɪti. ɔlˈtərnətɪvli, səm ˈstudənts liv ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɪstəm, ˈækˌsɛsɪŋ wət ər aɪˈrɑnɪkli rɪˈfərd tɪ baɪ səm ɛz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt skulz. ðiz ˈpraɪvət skulz rɪˈsiv əp tɪ 70 pər sɛnt pər ˈstudənt ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfəndɪŋ ənd məst əˈdhɪr tɪ ðə skul ækt ənd prəˈvɪnʃəl kərˈɪkjələm. bɪɔnd tjuˈɪʃən kɔst, ˈpraɪvət ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən minz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ɪkˈsklud ə ˈstudənt, fər ˈɛni ˈrizən: ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl, rɪˈlɪʤəs, ˈʤɛndər aɪˈdɛntəˌti, ˈfɪzɪkəl ər ˈmɛntəl əˈbɪləˌti. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə ˌɪˈnɛkwətiz bɪtˈwin ˈfæməliz ˈeɪbəl ənd əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈnævəˌgeɪt ðə ˈpraɪvət ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs. ʧɔɪs dɪd nɑt ˈhæpən serendipitously*; ɪt wɑz ɪnˈtaɪərli baɪ dɪˈzaɪn. ˈməltəpəl jɪrz əv ˈkrɑnɪkəli ˈəndərˌfəndɪŋ ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɪstəm kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈklaɪmɪt wɛr ðoʊz hu kʊd əˈfɔrd ““better”*” kʊd faɪnd ““better.”*.” ən ˈəndərˌfəndɪd ˈpəblɪk ˈsɪstəm wɑz dimd tɪ bi waɪl ən ɪkˈspidiənt ˈpraɪvət səˈluʃən wɑz biɪŋ ˈfəndɪd. ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnt wɑz tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm beɪst ɔn ə ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəl ənd ðə rɪˈzəlt: ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs fər ðə ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən wɑz bɔrn ɛz dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ mɔd ˈbɑˌrloʊ ənd ˈrɑbərtsən ɪn ðɛr 1994 bʊk warfare.”*.” ðə groʊθ əv ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɪstəm ɪz ˌsɪmbiˈɑtɪk wɪθ ðə ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk ˈəndərˌfəndɪŋ əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɪstəm. klæs ˈsaɪzɪz gru, skulz wər nɑt bɪlt, ˈproʊˌgræmz laɪk ˈspɛʃəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ɑrts wər kət, ˈpəblɪk skulz wər toʊld ðɛr ɪˈnəf ˈməni tɪ mit ðɛr nidz. jɛt ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 2008 ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈgəvərnmənt kˈwaɪətli ˌɪnˈkrist ðə pər ˈstudənt ˈfəndɪŋ əv ˈpraɪvət skul ˈstudənts frəm 60 pər sɛnt tɪ 70 pər sɛnt. ˌɪnˈkrist tæks ˈdɔlərz wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɪstəm ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈdaʊnˌtərn waɪl ˈstudənts ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn kəmˈjunɪtiz ɪn saʊθ ˈɛdməntən ˈweɪtɪd fər skulz tɪ bi bɪlt. ə mɑrʧ 2015 stəˈtɪstɪks ˈkænədə rɪˈpɔrt ʃoʊd ðət ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ˈaʊtˌkəmz bɪtˈwin ˈpraɪvət ənd ˈpəblɪk skulz ɪz ˈlɑrʤli du tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈkrist ˈstætəs əv ˈpraɪvət skul ˈstudənts. nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪz ælˈbərtə ˈsaɪfənɪŋ fəndz frəm ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɪstəm, ðeɪ ər duɪŋ soʊ fər ðə moʊst ædˈvæntɪʤd ˈstudənts. ɛz ˈpipəl ɑpt aʊt əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɪstəm, ðeɪ teɪk wɪθ ðɛm ˈdɔlərz ðət kʊd hæv bɪlt skulz ənd ˈstrɛŋθənd kəmˈjunɪtiz θruaʊt ælˈbərtə. wɪn fəndz liv, skulz ʤɪst luz ˈfəndɪŋ, kəmˈjunɪtiz luz ɪnˈgeɪʤd ˈfæməliz ənd ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ dɪˈvərsɪti ɪz mɪst. səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə raɪt tɪ ʧuz ən ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪz ˈvæstli ˈdɪfərənt ðən ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli ˈsaɪfənɪŋ fəndz frəm ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɪstəm tɪ du soʊ. ɑnˈtɛrioʊ, p.e.i*., ˈnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə, ənd ˈnufəndlənd du nɑt fənd ˈpraɪvət skulz. ælˈbərtə prəˈvaɪdz ðə haɪəst pər ˈstudənt ˈfəndɪŋ fər ˈpraɪvət skulz ɪn ˈkænədə. taɪm fər ælˈbərtə tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ræŋks əv ˈəðər kəˈneɪdiən ˈprɑvənsəz ənd juz ɔl fəndz ˈɪrˌmɑrkt fər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ˈfʊli fənd ənd səˈpɔrt ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɪstəm. dɪˈzərv kəmˈjunɪti skulz, skulz wɪθ ʤɪmz ənd ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz, skulz wɪθ ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ mit ðə nidz əv ɔl ˈstudənts. ɔl ˈʧɪldrən dɪˈzərv ə ˈmɪnəməm ˈstændərd əv ˈɛksələns ɪn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, rəˈgɑrdləs əv wɛr ðeɪ lɪv, ðɛr ˈstætəs, rɪˈlɪʤən ər aɪˈdɛntəˌti. tæks ˈdɔlərz ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪz ˈməni wɛl spɛnt. ˈpəblɪk skulz ər ðə ˈbərθˌpleɪs əv ɪnˈgeɪʤd ənd ˈnɑləʤəbəl ˈsɪtɪzənz; dɪˈvərtɪŋ fəndz frəm ˈstudənts sərvd baɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɪstəm ɪz ə ˈkɔstli ʧɔɪs fər ælˈbərtə ˈstudənts. ˈkɛrəlɪn blasetti*, ˈbɑrbərə ˈsɪlvə ənd ˈlisə ˈtərnər ər ˈpɛrənts əv kɪdz ɪn ælˈbərtə ənd dɪˈrɛktərz əv ɛoʊɛs ælˈbərtə (səˈpɔrt ɑr ˈstudənts ælˈbərtə) ə ˈgræsˈruts ˈpəblɪk ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈædvəkəsi ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən.
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there is a lot of discussion about choice in education in alberta. school choice is considered an advantage of living in alberta in 2016, but choice is also used as a euphemism to exclude students and divert funds from the public system.
in alberta today, students can find schools specializing in multiple languages, special education, arts, science and religion in addition to traditional community schools.
since 1988, students can access alternative programs through their local school board, all 100 per cent publicly funded.
a select number of alberta students attend publicly funded charter schools. these schools address the issue of choice for these particular students, but charters have not resulted in the intended purpose of information sharing and innovation within the wider education community.
alternatively, some students leave the public system, accessing what are ironically referred to by some as independent schools. these private schools receive up to 70 per cent per student government funding and must adhere to the school act and provincial curriculum. beyond tuition cost, private education means the ability to exclude a student, for any reason: financial, religious, gender identity, physical or mental ability. it also highlights the inequities between families able and unable to navigate the private application process.
choice did not happen serendipitously; it was entirely by design. multiple years of chronically underfunding the public system created a climate where those who could afford “better” could find “better.” an underfunded public system was deemed to be under-performing while an expedient private solution was being funded.
the intent was to create an education system based on a business model and the result: the marketplace for the privatization of education was born as described by maude barlow and heather-jane robertson in their 1994 book “class warfare.”
the growth of the private system is symbiotic with the systematic underfunding of the public system.
class sizes grew, schools were not built, programs like special education, physical education and arts were cut, public schools were told there wasn’t enough money to meet their needs. yet in the summer of 2008, the provincial government quietly increased the per student funding of private school students from 60 per cent to 70 per cent.
increased tax dollars went to the private system during an economic downturn while students living in communities in south edmonton waited for schools to be built.
a march 2015 statistics canada report showed that the difference in outcomes between private and public schools is largely due to the increased socio-economic status of private school students.
not only is alberta siphoning funds from the public system, they are doing so for the most advantaged students. as people opt out of the public system, they take with them dollars that could have built schools and strengthened communities throughout alberta. when funds leave, schools don’t just lose funding, communities lose engaged families and an opportunity to encourage diversity is missed.
supporting the right to choose an education is vastly different than financially siphoning funds from the public system to do so. ontario, p.e.i., nova scotia, and newfoundland do not fund private schools.
alberta provides the highest per student funding for private schools in canada.
it’s time for alberta to join the ranks of other canadian provinces and use all funds earmarked for education to fully fund and support the public system. albertans deserve community schools, schools with gyms and libraries, schools with the resources to meet the needs of all students.
all alberta’s children deserve a minimum standard of excellence in education, regardless of where they live, their socio-economic status, religion or identity.
tax dollars invested in public education is money well spent. public schools are the birthplace of engaged and knowledgeable citizens; diverting funds from students served by the public system is a costly choice for alberta students.
carolyn blasetti, barbara silva and lisa turner are parents of school-age kids in alberta and directors of sos alberta (support our students alberta) a grassroots public education advocacy organization.
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1 kəp ˈkrimi ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər kəp ˈbətər kəp laɪt braʊn ˈʃʊgər kəps ˈpaʊdərd ˈʃʊgər 2 kəps mɪlk ˈʧɔklət ʧɪps (ər 12 ˈaʊnsɪz mɪlk ˈʧɔklət, ʧɑpt) 2 ˈteɪbəlˌspunz ˈvɛʤtəbəl ˈʃɔrtənɪŋ laɪn ə ˈbeɪkɪŋ ʃit wɪθ wæks ˈpeɪpər ər ˈpɑrʧmənt ˈpeɪpər; sɛt əˈsaɪd. ɪn ə ˈmidiəm ˈsɔˌspæn, ˈkɑmbaɪn ðə ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər, ˈbətər, ənd braʊn ˈʃʊgər ˈoʊvər ˈmidiəm hit. hit ənˈtɪl kəmˈplitli ˈmɛltɪd ənd ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ˈbəbəl ə ˈlɪtəl, stərɪŋ ˈkɑnstəntli. riˈmuv frəm ðə hit. æd ðə ˈpaʊdərd ˈʃʊgər ə kəp æt ə taɪm, stərɪŋ ənˈtɪl kəmˈplitli kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ðə ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər ˈmɪksʧər ˈæftər iʧ əˈdɪʃən. sɛt əˈsaɪd ənd lɛt kul tɪ rum ˈtɛmpərəʧər. ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈmidiəm ˈkʊki skup ər ə ˈhipɪŋ ˈteɪbəlˌspun, skup aʊt ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər ˈmɪksʧər ənd ʃeɪp ˈɪntu ɛgz. aɪ faʊnd ɪt ˈiziəst tɪ roʊl ðə skup ˈɪntu ə bɔl, ənd ðɛn roʊl ɪt ˈɪntu ə ʃɔrt ˈsɪlɪndər. aɪ pleɪst ɪt ɔn ðə ˈbeɪkɪŋ ʃit, ənd ðɛn juzd maɪ ˈfɪŋgərz tɪ ʃeɪp ðə ɛndz ˈɪntu ən ˈoʊvəl. rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪt tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər ɛgz tɪ sɛt, əˈbaʊt 30 ˈmɪnəts. wəns ðə ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər ɛgz ər sɛt, mɛlt ðə ˈʧɔklət ʧɪps ənd ˈʃɔrtənɪŋ təˈgɛðər ɪn ðə ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv ɔn 50 paʊər ɪn ˈɪŋkrəˌmɛnts, stərɪŋ ˈæftər iʧ, ənˈtɪl kəmˈplitli ˈmɛltɪd. wən æt ə taɪm, dɪp ə ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər ɛg ˈɪntu ðə ˈʧɔklət ənd, ˈjuzɪŋ ə fɔrk, flɪp ɪt ˈoʊvər soʊ ɪt ɪz kəmˈplitli ˈkəvərd. riˈmuv ɪt frəm ðə boʊl, ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈɛni ˈɛkˌsɛs ˈʧɔklət drɪp ɔf. rɪˈtərn ɪt tɪ ðə ˈbeɪkɪŋ ʃit, ənd rɪˈpit wɪθ ɔl əv ðə ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər ɛgz. ˈsprɪŋkəl wɪθ ˌdɛkərˈeɪʃənz, ɪf dɪˈzaɪərd. rɪˈtərn ðə ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər ɛgz tɪ ðə rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtər tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˈʧɔklət tɪ sɛt, əˈbaʊt 30 ˈmɪnəts. stɔr ɪn ðə rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtər ɪn ən ˈɛrˌtaɪt kənˈteɪnər ənˈtɪl ˈrɛdi tɪ sərv. ˈistər ˈɔlˌweɪz kəmz wɪθ ðə bɛst ˈkændi. fər mi, ðət minz ˈrisɪz ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər ɛgz- əm ə freakin*' lun əˈbaʊt ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər ənd ˈʧɔklət təˈgɛðər. ɪz ðɛr ˈɛni ˈbɛtər wɪn aɪ sɔ ðiz ɔn braʊn aɪd ˈbeɪkər aɪ nu aɪ hæd tɪ traɪ ðɛm! aɪ wɔnt tɪ bɪˈgɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈhoʊˈmeɪd ˈvərʒənz maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈʧɔklət ˈkændi bɑrz. əm ˈhɛlpɪŋ maɪ ˈgrændmɑ hoʊst ˈistər ˈdɪnər ðɪs jɪr, soʊ aɪ ˈfɪgjərd aɪd meɪk ə ˈlɪtəl trit. (ˈivɪn wɪn jʊr fʊl, ðɛrz ˈɔlˌweɪz rum fər ə trit- raɪt?) ˈivɪn ɪf ju kænt meɪk ðiz ənˈtɪl ˈæftər ˈistər, ðiz wʊd bi greɪt ɛz ˈlɪtəl raʊnd ˈtrəfəlz (i.e*. ˈbəˌkaɪz), wɪʧ ər ˈrɪli ˈpɑpjələr ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər ɛgz ˈoʊnli hæv 6 ˌɪnˈgridiənts (moʊst əv wɪʧ ju hæv ɔn hænd ɔˈrɛdi) ənd teɪk wən aʊər tɪ meɪk. haʊ məʧ ˈsɪmpələr kən ɪt gɪt? ɪt wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli teɪk ju ˈlɔŋgər tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə ˈgroʊsəri stɔr ənd baɪ ˈrisɪz ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər ɛgz. (əˈspɛʃəli wɪθ ˈistər biɪŋ ɔn ˈsənˌdi!) ðiz ər weɪ ˈbɛtər ðən store-bought*-- bət ˈɑrənt moʊst θɪŋz ˈbɛtər ˈhoʊˈmeɪd? ðiz ər ˈsɪriəsli dɪˈlɪʃəs. ðiz wʊd bi greɪt ɛz gɪfts, ˈiðər tɪ kɪdz ər ðə ˈpipəl jʊr ˈhoʊstɪŋ ˈdɪnər ɛgz ˈɑrənt ˈpərfəktli ənd ðə ˈʧɔklət leɪər ˈɪzənt ˈpərˌfɪkt, ˈiðər. əm stɪl ˈlərnɪŋ ˈstaɪlɪŋ ənd biɪŋ ə bɪt ˈnitər ɪn maɪ ˈkʊkɪŋ, soʊ bɛr wɪθ mi :)jild: əˈbaʊt 15 ɛgz (dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn haʊ bɪg ju meɪk frəm braʊn aɪd ˈbeɪkər vi.
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1 cup creamy peanut butter
¼ cup unsalted butter
¼ cup light brown sugar
1¼ cups powdered sugar
2 cups milk chocolate chips (or 12 ounces milk chocolate, chopped)
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
line a baking sheet with wax paper or parchment paper; set aside. in a medium saucepan, combine the peanut butter, butter, and brown sugar over medium heat. heat until completely melted and starting to bubble a little, stirring constantly. remove from the heat. add the powdered sugar a ¼ cup at a time, stirring until completely combined with the peanut butter mixture after each addition. set aside and let cool to room temperature. using a medium cookie scoop or a heaping tablespoon, scoop out peanut butter mixture and shape into eggs. i found it easiest to roll the scoop into a ball, and then roll it into a short cylinder. i placed it on the baking sheet, and then used my fingers to shape the ends into an egg-like oval. refrigerate to allow the peanut butter eggs to set, about 30 minutes. once the peanut butter eggs are set, melt the chocolate chips and shortening together in the microwave on 50% power in 30-second increments, stirring after each, until completely melted. one at a time, dip a peanut butter egg into the chocolate and, using a fork, flip it over so it is completely covered. remove it from the bowl, letting any excess chocolate drip off. return it to the baking sheet, and repeat with all of the peanut butter eggs. sprinkle with decorations, if desired. return the chocolate-covered peanut butter eggs to the refrigerator to allow the chocolate to set, about 30 minutes. store in the refrigerator in an airtight container until ready to serve.
easter always comes with the best candy. for me, that means reese's peanut butter eggs- i'm a freakin' loon about peanut butter and chocolate together. is there any better combination?so when i saw these on brown eyed baker , i knew i had to try them! i want to begin making homemade versions my favourite chocolate candy bars. i'm helping my grandma host easter dinner this year, so i figured i'd make a little after-dinner treat. (even when you're full, there's always room for a treat- right?) even if you can't make these until after easter, these would be great as little round truffles (i.e. buckeyes), which are really popular lately.these peanut butter eggs only have 6 ingredients (most of which you have on hand already) and take one hour to make. how much simpler can it get? it would probably take you longer to go to the grocery store and buy reese's peanut butter eggs. (especially with easter being on sunday!) these are way better than store-bought-- but aren't most things better homemade? these are seriously delicious. these would be great as gifts, either to kids or the people you're hosting dinner for!my eggs aren't perfectly egg-shaped and the chocolate layer isn't perfect, either. i'm still learning styling and being a bit neater in my cooking, so bear with me :)yield: about 15 eggs (depending on how big you make them)recipe from brown eyed baker cheers,izzy v.
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əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɑr 7 fər ə dæm gʊd ˈʃɪndɪg, rul 1 ɪz ðət ə məst bi immersive*. soʊ wi nu ɪf wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ θroʊ ə ˈhɑgˌwɔrts əˈləmˌnaɪ ˈdɪnər ˈpɑrti, ðɛn baɪ ʤɔrʤ, ɪt ˈbɛtər fil laɪk wi ər ˈæˌkʧuəli æt ˈhɑgˌwɔrts. teɪk ə lʊk æt ðə ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən əv əˈpɑrtmənt ˈlɪvɪŋ rum ˈɪntu ðə greɪt hɔl. ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv? wi θɪŋk soʊ. steɪ tund tɪ lərn haʊ wi dɪd ɪt! greɪt hɔl wɔlz fərst fərst: ɪt ʤɪst ˈhɑgˌwɔrts wɪˈθaʊt səm ˈsɑləd stoʊn wɔlz. wi ləv ðət ˈʃɪˌti ˈplæstɪk ˈbækˌdrɑp ˈʃitɪŋ ju kən gɪt æt ˈɛvəri ˈpɑrti ˈsɪti. ʧip ɛz dərt soʊ ju kən ˈkəvər evvverrrryyything*. ðə mɔr ju du, ðə ˈbɛtər ɪt sɛlz. wi bɔt ɑrz ɪn bəlk frəm ˈæməˌzɑn bət ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv ˈɔpʃənz aʊt ðɛr. faɪnd wən ðət skrimz ˈhɑgˌwɔrts tɪ ju! bɪˈwɛr, ə rum ɛnˈkeɪst ɪn ˈplæstɪk ˈʃitɪŋ rikˈwaɪərz gʊd ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən! (wi ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈlərnɪd ðət ðə hɑrd weɪ.) ˈhɛlpfəl hɪnt: kip ðə rum dɑrk tɪ kip ðə rɪˈflɛkʃən tɪ ə ˈmɪnəməm ənd tɪ haɪd flɔz. əˈnəðər weɪ tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz əˈspɛʃəli ˈʃaɪni ˈɛriəz ɪz tɪ spreɪ braʊn striks ɛn tɪps ɔn ðoʊz spɑts. ɪf ju hæv ˈɛni dɑrk wʊd ər ˈmoʊldɪŋ, wi ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈlivɪŋ ðət ɪkˈspoʊzd, ɛz ðə greɪt hɔl ˈfiʧərz səm ˈprɪti əˈmeɪzɪŋ. haʊ tɪ tɪ pʊt əp ðə ˈʃitɪŋ, stɑrt ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər, ˌənˈroʊl ə gʊd lɛŋθ, ənd tæk ðə tɔp wɪθ teɪp ər θəm tæks. pʊl ðə ˈʃitɪŋ sˈmuðli daʊn tɪ ðə flɔr, ənd kət ðə ˈbɑtəm wɛr ɪt mits jʊr flɔr ər ˈmoʊldɪŋ. əˈtæʧ æt ðə ˈbɑtəm wəns jʊr ʃit ɪz ɛz smuð ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. rɪˈpit ɔl ðə weɪ əraʊnd ðə rum. ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə taɪm tɪ kət aʊt ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ rum ˈfiʧərz, laɪk ə wɔl vɛnt ər ˈwɪndoʊ freɪm wɪl hɛlp ðə lʊk əv ðə ˈʃitɪŋ. ɪts ə peɪn ɪn ðə bət, bət ɪts wərθ ɪt. wɔl ɑrt wəns ɔl dən wɪθ ðə stoʊn leɪər ɪts taɪm tɪ æd ˈbænərz ənd ˈpɔrtrəts! ʧɛk aʊt ɑr tuˈtɔriəl hir ɔn haʊ tɪ kriˈeɪt jʊr oʊn haʊs ˈbænərz. fər ˈpɔrtrəts əv ðə ˈhɑgˌwɔrts ˈfaʊndərz, wi ˈprɪnɪd aʊt ðiz ˈbjutəfəl ˈpɔrtrəts baɪ ɔn bɑnd ˈpeɪpər. ðiz gaɪz ər saɪzd æt ɛks ənd kət tɪ ðə ɛʤ əv ðə ˈbɔrdərz. wi stək ðɛm streɪt tɪ ɑr ˈʃitɪŋ, bət wən kən ˈɔlˌweɪz maʊnt ənd freɪm ðɛm ɪf ju soʊ ʧuz. ɪf ju faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf wɪθ ə blæŋk wɔl ər ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈʃaɪni bɪt əv ˈʃitɪŋ, ðɪs ɪz ə greɪt weɪ tɪ æd səm ˈhɑgˌwɔrts ˌpərsəˈnælɪti. səm ɛnˈʧænɪd ˈsilɪŋ ðə greɪt ɛnˈʧænɪd ˈsilɪŋ ɪz ə ˈvɪʒəwəl ðət həz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ˈɛvəri ˈhɛri ˈpɑtər fæn. wi nu wi hæd tɪ du ɪt ˈʤəstɪs (ər æt list ən ˈɑnərəbəl ˈmɛnʃən). wi gɑt θri roʊlz əv ˈplæstɪk ˈʃitɪŋ ðə seɪm məˈtɪriəl ɛz ðə stoʊn wɔlz tɪ ˈkəvər ɑr ˈsilɪŋ wɪθ ə naɪt skaɪ. ˈæftər ˈpʊtɪŋ əp ðə wɔlz, wi θɔt ðɪs bi tu təf bət bɔɪ, wər wi rɔŋ! ˈgrævɪti ɪz ə θɪŋ. wɪθ lɑts əv ˈkərsɪŋ pænts, ɛkˈspɛrəˌmɛntɪŋ wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt teɪp taɪps, ənd ˈpʊlɪŋ ənd sˈmuðɪŋ, wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ə ˈrɪðəm goʊɪŋ. teɪp ˈwɪnər: gaffers’*’ teɪp! bɪˈliv ˈjuˈɛs, ɪf wi ˈrɛntərz wi wʊd hɑrd kɔr ʤɪst hæv ˈpeɪnɪd ən ˌɛvərˈlæstɪŋ ɛnˈʧænɪd ˈsilɪŋ raɪt əp ðɛr, bət əˈlæs, ðɪs wɑz ə greɪt ˈtɛmpərˌɛri səˈluʃən. haʊ tɪ ju nid æt list tu ˈpipəl tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ ðɪs fit. tɪ pʊt əp ðə ˈsilɪŋ, stɑrt ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər ənd wərk jʊr weɪ daʊn ənd ˈoʊvər. ðə fərst ˈpərsən ʃʊd əˈlaɪn ðə ˈkɔrnərz əv ʃit tɪ ˈsilɪŋ ənd teɪp ˈɪntu pleɪs. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈpərsən ædz roʊld ˈpisɪz əv teɪp tɪ ðə lɛŋθ əv ðə ˈsilɪŋ ɛz ðə fərst ˈpərsən smuðz ðə ˈʃitɪŋ, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ʃi hɪts ɔl əv ðə teɪpt ˈpisɪz. swɪʧ wɪn jʊr ɑrmz gɪt taɪərd! wəns ɪgˈzɔstɪd ðə roʊlz əv ˈʃitɪŋ (ənd jʊr ɑrmz), goʊ bæk ɪn ənd meɪk ʃʊr tɪ smuð aʊt ˈɛni ˈbəbəlz ənd ˌriɪnˈfɔrs simz wɛr ɪt nidz ɪt. nɛkst əp, ˈfloʊtɪŋ ˈkændəlz! ðɛr ər ˈdəzənz əv tuˈtɔriəlz aʊt ðɛr ɔn haʊ tɪ kriˈeɪt greɪt ˈfloʊtɪŋ ˈkændəlz, soʊ wi bɔr ju wɪθ əˈnəðər. bət wi meɪd ɪt ˈizi ɔn ɑrˈsɛlvz ənd ˈɛndɪd əp baɪɪŋ 24 ʧip ˈflɪkərɪŋ ˈteɪpər ˈkændəlz, ənd ˈhæŋɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl θrɛd ənd pʊʃ pɪnz. (ðə pʊʃ pɪnz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈeɪdɪd ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈsilɪŋ ˈʃitɪŋ ɪn pleɪs.) proʊ tɪp: ˈvɛri ðə lɛŋθ əv jʊr strɪŋz soʊ ðə ˈkændəlz kləmp ɔl təˈgɛðər ˈvɪʒwəli, ɪt meɪks jʊr ˈsilɪŋ lʊk haɪər! ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈifɛkt wɑz ˈstənɪŋ, ənd wi kɔt gɛsts ˈglænsɪŋ əp ˈkɑnstəntli wɪθ grɪnz ɔn ðɛr ˈfeɪsɪz. wɛl wərθ ðə taɪərd ɑrmz! ərˈeɪnʤɪŋ ðə greɪt hɔl ˈteɪbəlz wi ˈɑptɪd tɪ goʊ wɪθ ˈpɪkˌnɪk ˈteɪbəlz ənd ˈbɛnʧɪz fər ɑr ˈpɑrti, soʊ wi kʊd əˈʧiv ðə ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk lʊk əv ðə greɪt hɔl. wi spɛnt wiks ˈtrækɪŋ daʊn ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈrɛntəl ˈɔpʃənz, ənd ˈfaɪnəli faʊnd ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt fɪt. ɪt wɑz ə ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ sərʧ sɪns wi ər nɑt ɛz ˈwɛlθi ɛz səm ˈkəstəmərz bət wi dɪˈskəvərd əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ ðət ju kən bɪld jʊr oʊn ˈbɛnʧɪz fər ʧip tɪ pɛr wɪθ jʊr oʊn ˈteɪbəlz! haʊ. wi leɪd aʊt ɑr rum wɪθ tu roʊz əv tu 6 fʊt ˈteɪbəlz, wɪʧ wi kʊd ʤɪst skwiz ɪn ɑr ˈpɑrti əv 26 wɪθ əkˈsɛptəbəl ˈkəmfərt ˈjunɪti, gaɪz). iʧ əv ðiz ˈteɪbəlz wɑz leɪd wɪθ rɔɪəl blu ənd ˈspɑrkli goʊld ˈteɪbəlˌklɔθs, ənd sɛt ˌɛkskˈwɪzɪtli ɪn ˈhɑgˌwɔrts ˈfæʃən. ə ˈsɛntərˌpis ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈhɑgˌwɔrts ˈhaʊsɪz wɑz pleɪst ɔn iʧ ˈteɪbəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər wi dɪd nɑt sit ɑr gɛsts baɪ haʊs, ˌɪnˈstɛd wi æst ɑr əˈləmˌnaɪ tɪ ˈmɪŋgəl wɪθ ˈəðər ˈhaʊsɪz ˈæftər ɔl, wi hæd ən ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ ˈprɛzəns. naʊ jʊr tərn. wət pɑrt əv ˈhɛri wərld wʊd ju laɪk tɪ ˈrɛkriˌeɪt ɪn jʊr hoʊm?
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according to our 7 musts for a damn good shindig, rule #1 is that a dgs must be immersive. so we knew if we were going to throw a hogwarts alumni dinner party, then by george, it better feel like we are actually at hogwarts. take a look at the transformation of ellie’s apartment living room into the great hall. impressive? we think so. stay tuned to learn how we did it!
great hall walls
first thing’s first: it just isn’t hogwarts without some solid stone walls. we love that shitty plastic backdrop sheeting you can get at every party city. it’s cheap as dirt so you can cover evvverrrryyything. the more you do, the better it sells. we bought ours in bulk from amazon but there are plenty of options out there. find one that screams hogwarts to you! beware, a room encased in plastic sheeting requires good ventilation! (we almost learned that the hard way.)
helpful hint: keep the room dark to keep the reflection to a minimum – and to hide flaws. another way to minimize especially shiny areas is to spray brown streaks n tips on those spots. if you have any dark wood panelling or moulding, we recommend leaving that exposed, as the great hall features some pretty amazing panelling.
how to
to put up the sheeting, start in the corner, unroll a good length, and tack the top with tape or thumb tacks. pull the sheeting smoothly down to the floor, and cut the bottom where it meets your floor or moulding. attach at the bottom once your sheet is as smooth as possible. repeat all the way around the room. taking the time to cut out existing room features, like a wall vent or window frame will help the look of the sheeting. its a pain in the butt, but its worth it.
wall art
once you’re all done with the stone layer its time to add banners and portraits! check out our diy tutorial here on how to create your own house banners. for portraits of the hogwarts founders, we printed out these beautiful portraits by unripehamadryad on bond paper. these guys are sized at 24″w x 36″h and cut to the edge of the borders. we stuck them straight to our sheeting, but one can always mount and frame them if you so choose. if you find yourself with a blank wall or a particularly shiny bit of sheeting, this is a great way to add some hogwarts personality.
some enchanted ceiling
the great hall’s enchanted ceiling is a visual that has inspired every harry potter fan. we knew we had to do it justice (or at least an honorable mention).
we got three rolls of star-speckled plastic sheeting – the same material as the stone walls – to cover our ceiling with a night sky. after putting up the walls, we thought this wouldn’t be too tough – but boy, were we wrong! gravity is a thing. with lots of cursing merlin’s pants, experimenting with different tape types, and pulling and smoothing, we were able to get a rhythm going. tape winner: gaffers’ tape! believe us, if we weren’t renters we would hard core just have painted an everlasting enchanted ceiling right up there, but alas, this was a great temporary solution.
how to
you need at least two people to accomplish this feat. to put up the ceiling, start in the corner and work your way down and over. the first person should align the corners of sheet to ceiling and tape into place. the second person adds rolled pieces of tape to the length of the ceiling as the first person smooths the sheeting, making sure she hits all of the taped pieces. switch when your arms get tired! once you’ve exhausted the rolls of sheeting (and your arms), go back in and make sure to smooth out any bubbles and reinforce seams where it needs it.
next up, floating candles!
there are dozens of tutorials out there on how to create great floating candles, so we won’t bore you with another. but we made it easy on ourselves and ended up buying 24 cheap flickering taper candles, and hanging them with invisible thread and push pins. (the push pins also aided keeping the ceiling sheeting in place.) pro tip: vary the length of your strings so the candles don’t clump all together visually, it makes your ceiling look higher!
the overall effect was stunning, and we caught guests glancing up constantly with grins on their faces. well worth the tired arms!
arranging the great hall tables
we opted to go with picnic tables and benches for our party, so we could achieve the iconic look of the great hall. we spent weeks tracking down the perfect rental options, and finally found the perfect fit. it was a frustrating search since we are not as wealthy as some gringotts customers but we discovered along the way that you can build your own benches for cheap to pair with your own tables! here’s how.
we laid out our room with two rows of two 6 foot tables, which we could just squeeze in our party of 26 with acceptable comfort (inter-house unity, guys). each of these tables was laid with royal blue and sparkly gold tablecloths, and set exquisitely in hogwarts fashion. a centerpiece representing the various hogwarts houses was placed on each table. however we did not seat our guests by house, instead we asked our alumni to mingle with other houses – after all, we had an overwhelming gryffindor presence.
now it’s your turn. what part of harry potter’s world would you like to recreate in your home?
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səm ˈriˌteɪlərz ər ˈsɛlɪŋ ə tɔɪ ˈvərʒən əv ə ˈlaɪvˌstɑk ˈtrænspɔrt ˈviɪkəl ðət teɪks ˈænəməlz tɪ ðə ðə ˈhɑləˌdeɪz. ɪt ˈivɪn kəmz wɪθ ˈdɑli stands,”*,” prɪˈzuməbli ˈpərˌfɪkt fər ˈpɪkɪŋ əp daʊnd ˈænəməlz ənd ˈhɔlɪŋ ðɛm ɔf tɪ sˈlɔtər ɛz wɛl. soʊ ˈpitə sɛnt ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ə ˈlɛtər ˈæskɪŋ ðət ɪt bi meɪd mɔr ˌriəˈlɪstɪk. ɪn ɑr ˈlɛtər tɪ ˈgrɛgəri ʤeɪ. kilrea*, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, wi roʊt ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: wi səˈʤɛst ðət ju ˌɪnˈklud ˈmɪnɪˌʧʊr pɪgz soʊ ðət ˈʧɪldrən kʊd kræm ðɛm ˈɪntu ðə trək soʊ ˈtaɪtli ðət ðeɪ muv ər tərn əraʊnd. ju kʊd glu ə flɑk əv tɔɪ ˈʧɪkənz tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ðə trək soʊ ðət jəŋ ˈpipəl wʊd si ðət ðə ˈænəməlz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ər ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ðə ˈɛləmənts ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz daɪ ˈfroʊzən tɪ ðə saɪdz əv ðə ˈtreɪlər. ɪt wʊd bi gʊd tɪ ˌɪnˈklud səm kaʊz, ənd fər ə ˌriəˈlɪstɪk dɪˈpɪkʃən əv ˈkætəl juzd baɪ ðə bif ər ˈdɛri ˈɪndəstri, ðə flɔr əv ðə ˈtreɪlər ʃʊd bi ˈkoʊtɪd ɪn ən sləʤ əv ˈjʊrən ənd məˈnʊr, wɪʧ bɪldz əp ɔn ðɛr lɔŋ ˈʤərni tɪ ðə sˈlɔtərˌhaʊs. ənd waɪ nɑt ˈmɑrkɪt ə kəmˈpænjən sˈlɔtərˌhaʊs ˈrɛplɪkə? wɪθ səʧ ə tɔɪ, ɑr kɪdz wʊd lərn ðət ˈænəməlz məst bi həŋ ˈəpˈsaɪd daʊn ənd hæv ðɛr θroʊts kət wəns ðeɪ əraɪv æt ðɛr ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən ɪn ðət ˈtrænspɔrt trək. ðə mit, ˈdɛri, ənd ɛg ˈɪndəstriz ˈsəbʤɪkt ˈænəməlz tɪ hɔˈrɪfɪk əˈbjuz ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ ər ˈkruli kɪld fər fud. bɪˈkəz ðə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈsizən ɪz əˈbaʊt wɔrmθ, ʤɔɪ, ənd ˈkaɪndnəs, wi ər ˈpəzəld baɪ ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv ə tɔɪ ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts soʊ məʧ peɪn ənd ˈsəfərɪŋ. sɪns ðə tɔɪ ɪgˈzɪsts, wi hoʊp ju wɪl ˌɪnˈkris ɪts ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˈvælju baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ɛz ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. pɪg: kaʊ: istock.com/evafotographie*; ˈʧɪkən: kəmˈplitli ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt tɪ ˈproʊdus ənd sɛl ə tɔɪ ðət ˈsɛləˌbreɪts ˈbɪljənz əv animals’*’ ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ trɪps tɪ slaughter,”*,” sɪz ˈpitə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt (ənd ˈməðər) ˈtreɪsi ˈraɪmən. hæv ə ˈnæʧərəl ˈɛmpəθi fər ˈænəməlz, ənd ɪf ðeɪ nu ðət ðɛr tɔɪ wɑz ə ˈrɛplɪkə əv ə trək juzd tɪ trək ˈænəməlz tɪ ðɛr dɛθs, ðeɪ wʊd θroʊ ɪt streɪt ˈɪntu ðə garbage.”*.”
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some retailers are selling a toy version of a livestock transport truck—a vehicle that takes animals to the slaughterhouse—for the holidays. it even comes with “movable dolly stands,” presumably perfect for picking up downed animals and hauling them off to slaughter as well. so peta sent the toy’s manufacturer a letter asking that it be made more realistic.
in our letter to gregory j. kilrea, the president and ceo of tomy international, we wrote the following:
we suggest that you include miniature pigs so that children could cram them into the truck so tightly that they couldn’t move or turn around. you could glue a flock of toy chickens to the inside of the truck so that young people would see that the animals inside are exposed to the elements and sometimes die frozen to the sides of the trailer. it would be good to include some cows, and for a realistic depiction of cattle used by the beef or dairy industry, the floor of the trailer should be coated in an ankle-deep sludge of urine and manure, which builds up on their long journey to the slaughterhouse. and why not market a companion slaughterhouse replica? with such a toy, our kids would learn that animals must be hung upside down and have their throats cut once they arrive at their destination in that transport truck. … the meat, dairy, and egg industries subject animals to horrific abuse before they are cruelly killed for food. because the holiday season is about warmth, joy, and kindness, we are puzzled by the production of a child’s toy that represents so much pain and suffering. since the toy exists, we hope you will increase its educational value by making it as realistic as possible.
pig: istock.com/yobro10; cow: istock.com/evafotographie; chicken: istock.com/malerapaso
“it’s completely inappropriate to produce and sell a children’s toy that celebrates billions of animals’ terrifying trips to slaughter,” says peta executive vice president (and mother) tracy reiman. “kids have a natural empathy for animals, and if they knew that their toy was a replica of a truck that’s used to truck animals to their deaths, they would throw it straight into the garbage.”
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““i* ʤɪst hoʊp aɪ gɪt tɪ bi rɪʧ ɪˈnəf soʊ ðət wən deɪ aɪ hæv tɪ sək ɔn ˈɛni mɔr ʤuɪʃ dicks.”*.” ˈmɛrəlɪn mənˈroʊ ˈʃɔrtli ˌbiˈfɔr hər ˈmərdər. ɪz ə kæʧ ɪt frəm ʤeɪ. stil, səm taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈmərdər. mæt laʊər wɑz ɔn təˈdeɪ ʃoʊ fər 20 jɪrz. təˈwɔrdz ðə ɛnd əv hɪz kərɪr hi wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ 20 ˈmɪljən ə jɪr. wən əv ðə pərks əv hɪz ʤɑb wɑz ðət ə ˈbətən wɑz pleɪst ɔn hɪz dɛsk soʊ ðə ʤuɪʃ mæn kʊd ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪkəˌli lɑk hɪz ˈɔfəs dɔr ənd bɑr ðə ɪˈskeɪp əv ˈɛni ˈʤɛnˌtaɪl ˈwʊmən hu rɪfˈjuzd hɪz ədˈvænsɪz. soʊ haʊ dɪd ʤuɪʃ mɛn gɪt soʊ məʧ ənˈʧɛkt paʊər ˈoʊvər ˈʤɛnˌtaɪl ˈwɪmən? ɪt bɪˈgæn ɪn 1913 wɪθ ðə reɪp ənd ˈmərdər əv ˈmɛri ˈfeɪgən ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsmənt əv ə ˈpɛnsəl ˈfæktəri ɪn æˈtlæntə ˈʤɔrʤə. ðə wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd tɪ pruv ðə ˈɪnəsəns əv ˈlioʊ fræŋk. tɪ ðɪs deɪ ðeɪ kleɪm ðə blæk ˈʤænətər, ʤɪm ˈkɑnli, wɑz ˈgɪlti. bət ˈreɪsɪst waɪt ˈʤɔrʤə kɑps dɪd nɑt θɪŋk soʊ. ðə əˈtɛmptəd tɪ gɪt ðə grænd ˈʤʊri tɪ ˌɪnˈdaɪt ˈkɑnli bət ðeɪ rɪfˈjuzd. əˈtərni krɔs ɪgˈzæmənd ˈkɑnli fər 16 aʊərz tɪ noʊ əˈveɪl. ˈligəl dɪˈfɛns tim wɑz əˈkjuzd əv əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ braɪb ənd ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt ˈwɪtnəsɪz. ðə wɑz fɔrmd ˈæftər ˈmərdər ənd reɪzd ˈməni tɪ gɪt ˈlioʊ dɛθ ˈsɛntəns kəmˈjutɪd. ə wɛl ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd kru əv mɛn ɪn 8 kɑz broʊk ˈɪntu ðə ˈprɪzən. ðeɪ kət ˈtɛləˌfoʊn laɪnz ənd dreɪnd ðə gæs frəm ˈprɪzən kɑz. ðeɪ droʊv æt 18 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ tɪ ˌmɛriˈɛtə wɛr fræŋk wɑz hæŋd. ˈmɛni wər ˈprɑmənənt mɛn əv ðə deɪ. mɔr ˈrisəntli ðə ˈæktrəs ˈmɪsti ˈəpəm wɑz bɪˈlivd baɪ hər ˈfæməli tɪ hæv bɪn ˈmərdərd. ðə ˈʤɛnˌtaɪl ˈwʊmən hu ɪz nɑt waɪt daɪd frəm ˈɪnʤəriz tɪ hər hɛd ənd ˈtɔrˌsoʊ. hər ˈfæməli sɪz ɪt wɑz ˈdɛfənətli nɑt ə ˈsuɪˌsaɪd. ʃi hæd bɪn ˈbrutəli reɪpt baɪ ə ˈwaɪnˌstin ˈkəmpəˌni ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv æt ðə 2013 ˈgoʊldən gloʊbz əˈwɔrdz ɪn ðə ˈbæθˌrum tɪ ðə ˈʧɪrɪŋ əˈplɔz əv ˈəðər mɛn ˈprɛzənt. ɪn 1947 ə ˈbrutəl ˈprɛsɪdənt wɑz sɛt, ə sɔrt əv ˈtiʧɪŋ ˈmoʊmənt fər ɔl ˈʤɛnˌtaɪl ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ʃɔrt wɑz ən əˈspaɪrɪŋ ˈæktrəs hu wɑz juzd baɪ ʤuɪʃ mɛn əv ˈhɑliˌwʊd. ʃi wɑz ˈmərdərd. ˈjuʒəwəli, ə ˈmərdərər traɪz tɪ haɪd ðə ˈbɑdi. ʃi wɑz ˈgətɪd ənd lɛft ɔn dɪˈspleɪ ɪn ə ˈveɪkənt lɔt ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ bɪn fɔrs fɛd ˈjumən spərm ənd ˈfiˌsiz. hər keɪs wɑz kɔld ðə blæk ˈdæljə. ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈmuvmənt ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd ɪn ðə weɪk əv ɛz jɛt əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈprɑsəˌkjut ˈhɑrvi ˈwaɪnˌstin fər ðə reɪp əv ˈʤɛnˌtaɪl ˈwɪmən. ðə ˈtælməd ˈtiʧɪz ðə ʤu ðət ɔl ˈʤɛnˌtaɪl ˈwɪmən ər prɪˈzumd tɪ bi ˈprɑstəˌtuts. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ʤuz ənd ˈʤɛnˌtaɪlz ðət ˈkænɑt bi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd baɪ waɪts fər ɪf ɪt wər, ðeɪ wʊd bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ækt. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ wɑz ˈrɪtən 94 jɪrz əˈgoʊ: ər tu ɪn ðə wərld aɪ noʊ: ʤuɪʃ ənd ˈʤɛnˌtaɪl, ɑrz ənd du nɑt bɪˈliv ðət ðɪs ˈpraɪməl ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈʤɛnˌtaɪl ənd ʤu ɪz reconcilable*. ju ənd wi meɪ kəm tɪ ən ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ, ˈnɛvər tɪ ə ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən. ðɛr wɪl bi ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈjuˈɛs ɛz lɔŋ ɛz wi ər ɪn ˈɪnɪmət ˈkɑnˌtækt. fər ˈneɪʧər ənd ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ənd ˈvɪʒən dɪˈvaɪd ˈjuˈɛs frəm ɔl əv ju forever.”*.” (ˈmɑrɪs ˈsæmjul, ju ˈʤɛnˌtaɪlz, ˈhɑrˌkɔrt, breɪs koʊ., nu jɔrk, 1924 pp*. 19 23 ˈdɑktər mɑrk ˈskɪdmɔr ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ðət frəm 1998 tɪ 2015 21 ˈtrɪljən hæd gɔn ˈmɪsɪŋ frəm ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd ˈərbən dɪˈvɛləpmənt (həd) ənd ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn. ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈɑrmi hæd ə 122 ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlər ˈænjuəl ˈbəʤɪt bət ðeɪ hæd soʊ məʧ ˈməni ˈmɪsɪŋ ðət ðə ˈtrɛʒəri dɪˈpɑrtmənt roʊt ðɛm ə ʧɛk fər 800 ˈbɪljən tɪ ˈkəvər ðə leakages*. gɛs wət? ðə ˈwɪzərdz əv wɔr æt ðə lɔst ðət ˈməni tu! ðə ˈtælməd toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðət ðɪs wʊd ˈhæpən. ðə ˈtælməd tɔt ðə ʤu ðət ɪt wɑz ˈligəl tɪ rɑb ðə ˈʤɛnˌtaɪl ɛz sun ɛz wi gɪt kənˈtroʊl əv ðɛr ˈgəvərnmənt. si ðɪs: ˈɪzriəl shahak*: ðə lɔz əˈgɛnst ɪn 2 ˈmɪnəts https://vidrebel.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/israel-shahak-the-laws-against-non-jews-in-2-minutes*/ aɪ æm kənˈvɪnst ðət ˈʤɛnˌtaɪlz wɪl sun bi fɔrst tɪ ˈiðər ˈrɛbəl ər daɪ. ðə ðə ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv ɪz ə ʤuɪʃ ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈsɪstəm wɪʧ gɪvz ðɛm ðə raɪt tɪ ʧɑrʤ ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɔn ˈməni ðeɪ kriˈeɪtɪd aʊt əv ˈnəθɪŋ. ɪt ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts ˈmaʊntənz əv ənˈpeɪəbəl dɛts wɪʧ ˈəndər ɑr ˈsɪstəm kən ˈoʊnli bi ˈkænsəld baɪ ə dɪˈprɛʃən. sɪns təˈdeɪ wi hæv ˈmɛni mɔr dɛts ðən ɪn 1929 wi wɪl feɪs ə fɑr wərs dɪˈprɛʃən ðən əˈmɛrɪkə dɪd ɪn 1933 wɪn ʃi lɔst θri ˈmɪljən ˈsɪtɪzənz tɪ stɑrˈveɪʃən. aɪ hæv ˈpriviəsli sɛd wi ər ˈɛnərɪŋ ə grænd ˈsoʊlər ˈmɪnəməm ɪn 1929 ɪn ðə ˈmɪnəməm ðə praɪs əv wit roʊz 400 ɪn ðə uk*. ˈkɑmbaɪn ə 1933 staɪl dɪˈprɛʃən wɪθ skaɪ haɪ fud ˈpraɪsɪz ənd ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkəl ˈhitɪŋ bɪlz, ənd ju wɪl hæv ə ˈpərˌfɪkt stɔrm fər rɪˈbɛljən. ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ priˈpɛr ðə weɪ baɪ ˈʃɛrɪŋ wən əv ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɑrtɪkəlz: kwoʊts əˈbaʊt ʤuz ju wɪl ˈnɛvər hir ɪn skulz ˈhoʊli holohoax*. maɪ ˈgəvərnmənt laɪ tɪ mi. https://vidrebel.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/holy-holohoax-my-government-wouldnt-lie-to-me*/ aɪ æm kənˈvɪnst ðət ðɛr ɪz ə weɪ aʊt. ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt tɪ ʤuɪʃ ˈpipəl ðət wɪn ˈɪzriəl dɪd 911 ðət ðeɪ kɪld 400 əˈmɛrɪkən ʤuz æt ðə wərld treɪd ˈsɛnər. ðə ˌɪzˈreɪliz dɪd nɑt kɛr əˈbaʊt ju soʊ waɪ du ju kɛr fər ðɛm? aɪ wʊd nɑt hoʊld maɪ brɛθ ˈweɪtɪŋ fər əˈmɛrɪkən ʤuz tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðə truθ əˈbaʊt ˈɪzriəl ənd ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər ɪn ˈləndən ˈʤudiˌɪzəm ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd. ðə ˈbæŋkərz hu ræn ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn sleɪv treɪd ðɛn wɛnt ˈɪntu ˌɪˈligəl drəgz. ðeɪ kənˈvɪnst hər ʤuɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ faɪt tu ˈoʊpiəm wɔrz əˈgɛnst ˈʧaɪnə. tɪ ðɪs deɪ ˈbæŋkərz meɪk ə ˈfɔrʧən ˈlɔndərɪŋ ə ˈtrɪljən ˈdɔlərz ə jɪr ɪn ˌɪˈligəl drəgz ənd ˈwɛpənz. ðeɪ ˈprɑfɪt frəm ðə kərˈəpʃən ðət gɪvz ðɛr ˈivəl didz ˈkəvər bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlɔndər 500 ˈbɪljən ə jɪr ɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl braɪbz. aɪ si wən ˈvaɪəbəl ˈɛksət pæθ. ðət ɪz ðət ˈʤunjər ˈɔfɪsərz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri steɪʤ ə ku. wi ər ˈhɛdɪd tɪ ə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl kəˈlæps ənd ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd fud raɪəts. ðə ˈpəblɪk wɪl dɪˈmænd ˈmɑrʃəl lɔ soʊ ə ku wɪl nɑt bi ðət məʧ əv ə strɛʧ. ðə ku kʊd ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəm ˈpɑpjələr ɪf ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ərˈɛstɪd ðə ˈbæŋkərz, sizd ðɛr ˈæˌsɛts ənd juzd ðə ˈməni wɔl strit stoʊl frəm ˈjuˈɛs tɪ fənd dɛt ˌkænsəˈleɪʃən. ðət wʊd ɛnd ðə dɪˈprɛʃən ənd əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðə ˈʧælənʤ əv ə grænd ˈsoʊlər ˈmɪnəməm. pliz kənˈsɪdər ðɪs: haʊ ənd waɪ ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ku kʊd seɪv ðə wərld https://vidrebel.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/how-and-why-an-american-military-coup-could-save-the-world*/
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“i just hope i get to be rich enough so that one day i won’t have to suck on any more jewish dicks.” marilyn monroe shortly before her murder.
“anti-semitism is a disease–you catch it from jews”–edgar j. steele, some time before his judicial murder.
matt lauer was on nbc’s today show for 20 years. towards the end of his career he was making $20 million a year. one of the perks of his job was that a button was placed on his desk so the jewish man could electronically lock his office door and bar the escape of any gentile woman who refused his advances.
so how did jewish men get so much unchecked power over gentile women?
it began in 1913 with the rape and murder of mary phagan in the basement of a pencil factory in atlanta georgia. the adl was founded to prove the innocence of leo frank. to this day they claim the black janitor, jim conley, was guilty. but racist white georgia cops did not think so. the adl attempted to get the grand jury to indict conley but they refused. frank’s attorney cross examined conley for 16 hours to no avail. frank’s legal defense team was accused of attempting to bribe and intimidate witnesses. the adl was formed after phagan’s murder and raised money to get leo frank’s death sentence commuted. a well organized crew of men in 8 cars broke into the prison. they cut telephone lines and drained the gas from prison cars. they drove at 18 mph to marietta where frank was hanged. many were prominent men of the day.
more recently the actress misty upham was believed by her family to have been murdered. the gentile woman who is not white died from blunt-force injuries to her head and torso. her family says it was definitely not a suicide. she had been brutally raped by a weinstein company executive at the 2013 golden globes awards in the men’s bathroom to the cheering applause of other men present.
in 1947 a brutal precedent was set, a sort of teaching moment for all gentile women in southern california. elizabeth short was an aspiring actress who was used by jewish men of hollywood. she was murdered. usually, a murderer tries to hide the body. she was gutted and left on display in a vacant lot after having been force fed human sperm and feces. her case was called the black dahlia.
the modern #metoo movement originated in the wake of as yet unfruitful attempt to prosecute harvey weinstein for the rape of gentile women. the talmud teaches the jew that all gentile women are presumed to be prostitutes.
there is a difference between jews and gentiles that cannot be recognized by whites for if it were, they would be required to act. the following was written 94 years ago:
“there are two life-forces in the world i know: jewish and gentile, ours and yours…i do not believe that this primal difference between gentile and jew is reconcilable. you and we may come to an understanding, never to a reconciliation. there will be irritation between us as long as we are in intimate contact. for nature and constitution and vision divide us from all of you forever.” (maurice samuel, you gentiles, harcourt, brace & co., new york, 1924, pp. 19, 23).
dr mark skidmore documented that from 1998 to 2015 $21 trillion had gone missing from housing and urban development (hud) and the pentagon. the us army had a $122 billion dollar annual budget but they had so much money missing that the treasury department wrote them a check for $800 billion to cover the leakages. guess what? the wizards of war at the dod lost that money too!
the talmud told us that this would happen. the talmud taught the jew that it was legal to rob the gentile as soon as we get control of their government. see this:
israel shahak: the laws against non-jews in 2 minutes
https://vidrebel.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/israel-shahak-the-laws-against-non-jews-in-2-minutes/
i am convinced that gentiles will soon be forced to either rebel or die. the the federal reserve is a jewish banking system which gives them the right to charge us interest on money they created out of nothing. it generates mountains of unpayable debts which under our system can only be cancelled by a depression. since today we have many more debts than in 1929, we will face a far worse depression than america did in 1933 when she lost three million citizens to starvation.
i have previously said we are entering a grand solar minimum in 1929. in the maunder minimum the price of wheat rose 400% in the uk. combine a 1933 style depression with sky high food prices and astronomical heating bills, and you will have a perfect storm for rebellion.
you might want to prepare the way by sharing one of following articles:
quotes about jews you will never hear in schools
https://vidrebel.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/quotes-about-jews-you-will-never-hear-in-schools
holy holohoax. my government wouldn’t lie to me.
https://vidrebel.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/holy-holohoax-my-government-wouldnt-lie-to-me/
i am convinced that there is a way out. you might want to point out to jewish people that when israel did 911 that they killed 400 american jews at the world trade center. the israelis did not care about you so why do you care for them?
i would not hold my breath waiting for american jews to realize the truth about israel and its predecessor in london – judaism incorporated. the bankers who ran the african slave trade then went into illegal drugs. they convinced her majesty’s jewish government to fight two opium wars against china. to this day bankers make a fortune laundering a trillion dollars a year in illegal drugs and weapons. they profit from the corruption that gives their evil deeds cover because they also launder $500 billion a year in political bribes.
i see one viable exit path. that is that junior officers in the us military stage a coup. we are headed to a financial collapse and nationwide food riots. the public will demand martial law so a coup will not be that much of a stretch. the coup could only become popular if the us military arrested the bankers, seized their assets and used the money wall street stole from us to fund debt cancellation.
that would end the depression and allow us to respond to the challenge of a grand solar minimum. please consider this:
how and why an american military coup could save the world
https://vidrebel.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/how-and-why-an-american-military-coup-could-save-the-world/
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ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz iˈmeɪlz gɪt ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz əˈlərts ənd ˈspɛʃəl rɪˈpɔrts. ðə nuz ənd ˈstɔriz ðət ˈmætər, dɪˈlɪvərd ˈwikˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋz. ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 8 2017 æm ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 8 2017 piɛm baɪ ˌælɪgˈzændər smɪθ ˈpipəl hu wɔnt tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts kʊd bi æst tɪ hænd ˈoʊvər ðɛr ˈpæsˌwərdz tɪ əˈfɪʃəlz ɛz pɑrt əv ɛnˈhænst sɪˈkjʊrəti ʧɛks, ðə ˈkəntriz tɔp dəˈmɛstɪk sɪˈkjʊrəti ʧif sɛd. ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʤɑn ˈkɛli toʊld ˈkɑŋgrəs ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ðə ˈmɛʒər wɑz wən əv ˈsɛvərəl biɪŋ kənˈsɪdərd tɪ vɛt ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ənd ˈvizə ˈæplɪkənts frəm ˈsɛvən ˈkəntriz. "wi wɔnt tɪ gɪt ɔn ðɛr ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, wɪθ ˈpæsˌwərdz: wət du ju du, wət du ju seɪ?" hi toʊld ðə haʊs ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti kəˈmɪti. "ɪf ðeɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ kˈwɑpərˌeɪt ðɛn ju doʊnt kəm ɪn." hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts keɪm ðə seɪm deɪ ˈʤəʤɪz hərd ˈɑrgjəmənts ˈoʊvər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmps ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli ˈbɑrɪŋ ˈɛntri tɪ moʊst ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ənd ˈtrævələrz frəm ˈsɪriə, ˌɪˈrɑk, ˌɪˈrɑn, səˈmɑljə, suˈdæn, ˈlɪˌbiə ənd ˈjɛmən. ˈkɛli, ə trəmp əˈpɔɪnti, strɛst ðət ˈæskɪŋ fər ˈpipəlz ˈpæsˌwərdz wɑz ʤɪst wən əv "ðə θɪŋz ðət wɪr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt" ənd ðət nən əv ðə səˈʤɛsʧənz wər ˈkɑnkrit. ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʤɑn ˈkɛli ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə haʊs ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti kəˈmɪti ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈændru ˌeɪˈpi ˈəndər ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈvɛtɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈkɛli, əˈfɪʃəlz "doʊnt hæv ə lɔt tɪ wərk wɪθ," riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈæplɪkənts ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən ənd ˈæskɪŋ ðɛm kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈbækˌgraʊnd. hi sɛd ðɪs wɑz ˈivɪn mɔr ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk wɪn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈsoʊˈkɔld "feɪld steɪts" səʧ ɛz ˈsɪriə ər səˈmɑljə, wɛr ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ənd həz bɪn dɪˈgreɪdɪd baɪ ˈkɑnflɪkt. "wɪn ˈsəmˌwən sɪz, 'əm frəm ðɪs taʊn ənd ðɪs wɑz maɪ ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən,' [əˈfɪʃəlz] ɛˈsɛnʃəli hæv tɪ teɪk ðə wərd əv ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl," hi sɛd. "aɪ ˈfræŋkli doʊnt θɪŋk ðæts ɪˈnəf, ˈsərtənli ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp ˈdəzənt θɪŋk ðæts ɪˈnəf. soʊ wiv gɑt tɪ ˈmeɪbi æd səm əˈdɪʃənəl leɪərz." ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈæskɪŋ ˈpipəl fər ðɛr ˈpæsˌwərdz, ˈkɛli sɛd hi wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt traɪɪŋ tɪ əbˈteɪn ˈpipəlz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈrɛkərdz. "wi kən ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈməni, soʊ tɪ spik. haʊ ər ju ˈlɪvɪŋ, huz ˈsɛndɪŋ ju ˈməni?" hi sɛd. "ɪt əˈplaɪz ˈəndər ˈsərtən ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, tɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu meɪ bi ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ɔn ðə ˈpeɪˌroʊl əv ˈtɛrərɪst ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz." əbˈteɪnɪŋ ˈvɪzɪtərz' ˈpæsˌwərdz wɑz kənˈsɪdərd baɪ tɔp əˈfɪʃəlz æt ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈəndər ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, bət ðə ˈpɑləsi wɑz ˈnɛvər əˈdɑptəd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈmɛˌmoʊ əbˈteɪnd baɪ ɪn 2015
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feb. 8, 2017, 11:55 am gmt / updated feb. 8, 2017, 12:51 pm gmt by alexander smith
people who want to visit the united states could be asked to hand over their social-media passwords to officials as part of enhanced security checks, the country's top domestic security chief said.
homeland security secretary john kelly told congress on tuesday the measure was one of several being considered to vet refugees and visa applicants from seven muslim-majority countries.
"we want to get on their social media, with passwords: what do you do, what do you say?" he told the house homeland security committee. "if they don't want to cooperate then you don't come in."
his comments came the same day judges heard arguments over president donald trump's executive order temporarily barring entry to most refugees and travelers from syria, iraq, iran, somalia, sudan, libya and yemen.
kelly, a trump appointee, stressed that asking for people's passwords was just one of "the things that we're thinking about" and that none of the suggestions were concrete.
homeland security secretary john kelly testifies before the house homeland security committee on tuesday. andrew harnik / ap
under the existing vetting process, according to kelly, officials "don't have a lot to work with," relying on the applicant's documentation and asking them questions about their background.
he said this was even more problematic when dealing with so-called "failed states" such as syria or somalia, where infrastructure and record-keeping has been degraded by conflict.
"when someone says, 'i'm from this town and this was my occupation,' [officials] essentially have to take the word of the individual," he said. "i frankly don't think that's enough, certainly president trump doesn't think that's enough. so we've got to maybe add some additional layers."
as well as asking people for their passwords, kelly said he was looking at trying to obtain people's financial records.
"we can follow the money, so to speak. how are you living, who's sending you money?" he said. "it applies under certain circumstances, to individuals who may be involved in on the payroll of terrorist organizations."
obtaining visitors' passwords was considered by top officials at the department of homeland security under the obama administration, but the policy was never adopted, according to an internal department memo obtained by msnbc in 2015.
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ðə kɑt ʃi slɛpt ɔn, ðə pleɪts ɔn wɪʧ ʃi eɪt, ðə kloʊðz ʃi wɔr, ðə bægz ʃi ˈkɛrid wɪn ʃi wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈwikli ˈmɑrkɪt, ðə kɔrn ʃi ˈhɑrvəstɪd, ðə ɔɪl ʃi juzd, ðə ˈbæŋgəlz ʃi wɔr. ɔl ðə bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz əv wər ˈɔfərd æt hər greɪv ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪn ˈsəðərn. ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ, hər ˈməðər əˈlɛʤd hər ˈdɔtər hæd bɪn drægd əˈweɪ frəm ðɛr hoʊm baɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌpərsəˈnɛl ɔn ʤun 13 ðə nɛkst deɪ, ðə pəˈlis sɛnt bæk hər kɔrps. stɑrk nud ˈbɑdi ræpt ɪn plastic,”*,” sɛd. ðə ˈbɑdi wɑz mˈjutəˌleɪtɪd, ʃi wɛnt ɔn, kənˈtroʊlɪŋ hər vɔɪs frəm ˈbreɪkɪŋ. ðə lɛft hænd lʊkt ˈbroʊkən ənd ðə rɪst wɑz pleɪst ɔn ðə ˈbɑdi. tiθ wər ˈbroʊkən. ðɛr wər kəts ɔn hər noʊz, ɪrz ənd ʧɛst. waɪl ˈməðər sɔ ðə kəts ɔn hər ˈbɑdi ɛz mˌjutəˈleɪʃənz, ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl ðeɪ hæd bɪn meɪd ɪn ðə kɔrs əv ə poʊstˈmɔrtɛm. ðɛr əˈpɪrd tɪ bi tu wundz wən ɔn ðə ˈfɔrhɛd, ə ˈlɪtəl əˈbəv lɛft aɪ, ənd əˈnəðər ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ðə ˈsɛntər əv ðə ˈbɑdi, ˈpɔɪntɪd. ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈvərʒən leɪt naɪt ɔn ʤun 13 əˈfɪʃəlz æt ðə pəˈlis ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz əv, ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt wɛr laɪz, ˈɪʃud ə prɛs ˈsteɪtmənt ˈɔfərɪŋ ðɛr ˈvərʒən ɔn dɛθ: ˈdɪstrɪkt rɪˈzərv gɑrd (drg*) ənd ˈspɛʃəl tæsk fɔrs (stf*) əv pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən ðət lɛft ɔn ə sərʧ pəˈtroʊl ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ə fɪrs gən ˈbætəl wɪθ ðə ɪn ðə ˈfɔrəsts əv ənd. ðə ənd fɔt ðə ˈbreɪvli hu ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ˌdɪsəˈpɪr ˈɪntu ðə ˈfɔrəsts əˈneɪbəl tɪ wɪθˈstænd ðə fɪrs ˈfaɪtɪŋ.... pəˈlis ˈleɪtər rɪˈkəvərd ðə ˈbɑdi əv ə ˈjunəˌfɔrmd ˈwʊmən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz, ˈmɛmbər əv pləˈtun noʊ. 8 ˈɛriə. ðə pəˈlis ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈkəvərd ə ‘‘bharmar’*’ gən) nɛkst tɪ ðə body…*… ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt əv pəˈlis,, ˈmɪstər riʧt ðə spɑt tɪ kənˈgræʧəˌleɪt ənd ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt ðə ˈfaɪtɪŋ jawans*. ðə pəˈlis ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈmɛni mɔr tɪ hæv bɪn ˈɪnʤərd ənd kɪld ənd ə sərʧ fər ðɛr ˈbɑdiz wɑz on.....”*.....” ðə pəˈlis riˈlist ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ðət ʃoʊd ðə ˈbɑdi əv ɔn ðə graʊnd. ʃi wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə krɪsp, aɪərnd maʊɪst ˈjunəˌfɔrm. ðə ˈaʊtˌsaɪzd pænts hæd bɪn roʊld əp ˈnitli əraʊnd ðə ˈæŋkəlz. fər ˈmɛni hu sɔ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ, ɪt dɪd nɑt lʊk laɪk ðət əv ə maʊɪst hu hæd gɔn daʊn ˈfaɪtɪŋ. ðɛr wər noʊ ˈvɪzəbəl hoʊlz ɪn ðə ˈjunəˌfɔrm ðət ðə ˈbʊləts wʊd prɪˈzuməbli hæv meɪd. kənˈvɪnst ðət hər ˈdɔtər hæd bɪn reɪpt ənd ˈtɔrʧərd ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ ˈmərdərd, pəˈtɪʃənd ðə haɪ kɔrt æt ɔn ʤun 20 ˈteɪkɪŋ ə vju, ðə haɪ kɔrt ˈɪʃud ən ˈɔrdər ðə nɛkst deɪ fər ˈbɑdi tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ðə pəˈtɪʃənər ənd ˈəðər ˈfæməli members”*”. ən ˈædvəˌkeɪt kʊd bi ˈprɛzənt æt ðə ɛksˌhjuˈmeɪʃən ɪf dɪˈzaɪərd baɪ ðə pəˈtɪʃənər, ðə kɔrt sɛd. ðə kɔrt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔrdərd ə frɛʃ poʊstˈmɔrtɛm baɪ ə kəˈmɪti lɛd baɪ ðə hɛd əv ðə ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk dɪˈpɑrtmənt æt ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn jagdalpur*, ðə dɪˈvɪʒənəl ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz əv ˈriʤən. ə teɪp əˈlɔŋ wɪθ dɪˈteɪld rɪˈpɔrt dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ðə kɔz əv dɛθ ɪz tɪ bi səbˈmɪtəd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kɔrt ɔn ʤun 27, ˈsɛkənd frəm lɛft, wɪθ hər frɛndz. ðə pəˈlis ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt əv, eleselya*, ɪkˈsprɛst hɪz ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə keɪs ɪn greɪt ˈditeɪl ˈgɪvɪn ðət ɪt wɑz sub-judice*. hi meɪnˈteɪnd ðət ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz hæd ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ə lɔŋ ɪnˈkaʊnər wɪθ ðə maʊɪsts ɪn ðə ˈfɔrəsts əv ɔn ʤun 13 dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskloʊz ðə taɪm əv ðə ɪnˈkaʊnər, hi sɛd ɪt hæd rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ðə dɛθ əv. hi kleɪmd ˈfiʧərd ɪn ðə pəˈlis ˈrɛkərdz ɛz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti əv ˈɪndiə (maʊɪst) ɪn ˈɛriə. hi sɛd ə poʊstˈmɔrtɛm hæd bɪn kənˈdəktəd ɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ˈbɑdi wɑz ˈhændɪd tɪ ðə ˈfæməli. rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ˈpɛrənts ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ðət ʃi hæd bɪn reɪpt ənd ˈmərdərd, hi sɛd, "aɪ rɪˈspɛkt ðɛr ˈsɛnəmənts ənd əˈweɪt ðə kənˈkluʒən əv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ə fər ðə ˈmætər tɪ bi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd baɪ ðə kɔrt." wət ðə ˈvɪlɪʤərz əˈlɛʤd ə tim əv skroʊl rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˈvɪlɪʤ ɔn ʤun 19 ˈæftər ˈwɔkɪŋ 20. ˈsɛvərəl ˈvɪlɪʤərz hæd ˈgæðərd æt haʊs. hər ˈpɛrənts ˈkoʊˌsɑ ənd wər əˈweɪ ðeɪ hæd ˈtrævəld tɪ tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns. ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈfæməli ənd ðə ˈvɪlɪʤərz dɪˈskraɪbd wət hæd ˈhæpənd ɔn ʤun 13 ˈsəbsəkwəntli, skroʊl mɛt ˈpɛrənts ɪn. ðɪs əˈkaʊnt ɪz pist təˈgɛðər beɪst ɔn ɔl ðə ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊniz. frɛndz ɪn ˈvɪlɪʤ. ɔn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ əv ʤun 13 wɑz ˈrɛstɪŋ æt hoʊm tɪ rɪˈkəvər frəm ə baʊt əv ˈɪlnəs, ðeɪ sɛd. hər ˈməðər wɑz ˈpaʊndɪŋ raɪs, waɪl ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈfæməli hæd gɔn tɪ wərk, səm tɪ ploʊ ðə fildz, ənd ˈəðərz tɪ ˈgæðər torra*, ðə frut əv ðə tri. əraʊnd 8 æm, ə lɑrʤ grup əv ˈjunəˌfɔrmd ənd ɑrmd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌpərsəˈnɛl bɑrʤd ˈɪntu ðə haʊs. baɪ ðɛn, ˈsɛvərəl ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ hæd bɪn əˈlərtɪd tɪ ðə ˈprɛzəns əv sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz frəm ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ kæmp, əˈbaʊt eɪt frəm ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ. ðə kæmp ˈhaʊsɪz ə ˈkəmpəˌni əv ðə ˈsɛntrəl rɪˈzərv pəˈlis fɔrs, wɪʧ pəˈtroʊlz ðə ˈɛriə, ˈɔfən ɪn ʤɔɪnt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz wɪθ pəˈlis. ɛz ɪz ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈpræktɪs ɪn ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ðət laɪ ɪn ˈɛriəz, ðə jəŋ mɛn ɪˈskeɪpt ˈɪntu ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ər ˈɪntu ðə ˈfɔrəsts. ənd hər ˈməðər wər əˈməŋ ðoʊz hu hæd nɑt ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ɪˈskeɪp. ˈæftər ˈbɑrʤɪŋ ˈɪntu ðɛr məd haʊs, ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌpərsəˈnɛl drægd aʊt. hər ˈməðər skrimd æt ðɛm tɪ lɛt hər ˈdɔtər əˈloʊn. bɪˈgæn tɪ weɪl ənd hɛld hər weɪst ɛz ʃi wɑz biɪŋ drægd aʊt. ʃi wɑz slæpt ə ˈkəpəl əv taɪmz, ˈpipəl sɛd. hər ˈməðər wɑz ˈbitən wɪθ ə stɪk tɪl ʃi fɛl ˌənˈkɑnʃəs. θri ˈwɪmən frəm ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, bhoome*, ənd unge*, traɪd tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin, ˈplidɪŋ ðət ðeɪ liv ðə gərl əˈloʊn. ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti mɛn ʃəvd, pʊʃt ənd bit əp ðə ˈwɪmən, θˈrɛtənɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ gənz tɪ nɑt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðɛm. ə ˈlɪtəl waɪl ˈleɪtər, riˈgeɪnd ˈkɑnʃəsnəs. ˈmɛni sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌpərsəˈnɛl wər stɪl əraʊnd, ˈlutɪŋ ðə hoʊmz əv ðə ˈvɪlɪʤərz, ˈteɪkɪŋ əˈweɪ ðɛr ˈækˌsɪz, boʊz ənd ˈɛroʊz, kɔɪnz, hɛnz, ˈitɪŋ ðə ˈmətən kʊkt ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈwɛdɪŋ fist. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə grup əv ˈwɪmən, traɪd tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðə grup əv mɛn hu hæd ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ hər ˈdɔtər bət ðeɪ kʊd nɑt bi treɪst. ðə sərʧ fər ɪn ðə ˌæftərˈnun, ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ hɛd əv, ˈdɑrmə, lɛd əˈbaʊt 50 ˈwɪmən ənd mɛn tɪ kæmp, eɪt əˈweɪ, ˈplidɪŋ wɪθ ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌpərsəˈnɛl tɪ riˈlis ˈdɔtər. ðə mɛn æt ðə kæmp feɪnd ˈɪgnərəns ənd æst ðɛm tɪ ʧɛk ɪn, wɪʧ ɪz 20 əˈweɪ. sɪns ɪt wʊd bi ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ gɪt ðɛr ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsənˌsɛt, ðə ˈvɪlɪʤərz frəm steɪd ɪn. ˈərli nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ, ðeɪ ræn ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri hu hæd bɪn ˈsəmənd baɪ ðə pəˈlis wɪθ ə ˈmɛsɪʤ: ðeɪ hæd ðə ˈbɑdi əv ə ˈwʊmən frəm ənd ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd ɪm tɪ hɛlp ðɛm aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ hər. ˈfɪrɪŋ ðɪs kʊd bi hər ˈdɔtər, wɑz ˈstrɪkən wɪθ grif. ðə lɔŋ aʊərz əv wɔk ðə ˈpriviəs deɪ ənd ðə ˈtrɔmə ʃi hæd gɔn θru hæd dreɪnd hər ˈfɪzɪkəli ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli. ʃi kʊd nɑt wɔk ˈfərðər. ˈæftər ən weɪt, əraʊnd 4 piɛm, ðə ˈbɑdi əraɪvd ɪn ən ˈɔtoʊ əˈkəmpənid baɪ ə pəˈlismən. ɪt wɑz ræpt ɪn ə ʃit. ʤɪst ðə saɪt əv ðə bɛr toʊz ˈstɪkɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈplæstɪk ˈkəvər wɑz ɪˈnəf fər tɪ noʊ ɪt wɑz hər ˈdɔtərz kɔrps. wɪθ ðə ˈɔtoʊ ðət hæd brɔt ðə ˈbɑdi rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ ˈtrævəl tɪ, ðə ˈvɪlɪʤərz ˈkɛrid bæk ˈbɑdi fər ðə rɛst əv ðə 15, ˈriʧɪŋ hoʊm ɪn ðə ˈərli aʊərz əv ʤun 15 ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ˈæftər ðə ˈdeɪˌlaɪt broʊk ðət ðeɪ riˈmuvd ðə ˈkəvər ənd sɔ ðə kəts ɔn ˈbɑdi. ðə ˈvɪlɪʤərz ðɛn ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ˈsoʊˌni, ðə ˈæktɪvɪst ənd ˈlidər əv ðə ˈpɑrti. ʃi ədˈvaɪzd ðɛm tɪ ˈbɛri ðə ˌdikəmˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈbɑdi ənˈtɪl ə pəˈtɪʃən kʊd bi faɪld ˈsikɪŋ ə poʊstˈmɔrtɛm əv ðə ˈbɑdi. filz hər ˈstrəgəl həz ˈpɑrʃəli peɪd wɪθ ðə haɪ kɔrt ˈɔrdər. kən brɪŋ maɪ ˈdɔtər bæk tɪ life,”*,” ʃi sɛd, ˈfaɪtɪŋ hər tɪrz. bət ʃi filz ðə kɔrt wɪl ˈvɪndəkeɪt hər kleɪmz ðət hər ˈdɔtər wɑz ˈbrutəli reɪpt, ˈtɔrʧərd ənd ˈmərdərd, dɪˈmɑlɪʃɪŋ ðə pəˈlis ˈvərʒən əv ən ɪnˈkaʊnər. ɪf ʃi ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ˈʤəstɪs fər hər ˈdɔtər, ðət wɪl tɪ səm ɪkˈstɛnt lɛt hər muv ɔn ɪn laɪf, ʃi sɛd. ˈpɛrənts. ðə keɪs ɪn ðə kɔrt waɪl ˈmɛni fil ˈvɪndəkeɪtɪd baɪ ðə kɔrt ˈɔrdərz, ˈæktɪvɪst kuˈmɑr rɪˈmeɪnz sceptical*. kuˈmɑr ræn ən ɛŋˈgoʊ kɔld ɪn ənˈtɪl hi wɑz fɔrst tɪ liv ɪn 2010 ˈæftər hi ˈproʊˌtɛstəd əˈgɛnst, ə ˈsɪvəl səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ðə steɪt. hi rɪˈkɔld əˈnəðər keɪs əv əˈlɛʤd ɪnˈkaʊnər ˈkɪlɪŋz ðət tʊk pleɪs ɪn ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2009 ˈnɪrli 13 ˈbɑdiz wər ɛksˈhjumd ənd ə poʊstˈmɔrtɛm wɑz kənˈdəktəd. ðə rɪˈpɔrts wər səbˈmɪtəd bət ðə faɪlz ər stɪl laɪɪŋ ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ðə kɔrt. ˈsɛvən jɪrz frəm naʊ, ˈpipəl ər stɪl ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ˈʤəstɪs, hi sɛd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ˈpipəl rɛd əˈbaʊt ɪnˈkaʊnər dɛθs ər ðə ərˈɛsts əv ənd pɔz tɪ kənˈsɪdər ˈwɛðər ðə kleɪmz meɪd baɪ ðə pəˈlis ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn, ðɛn ðə ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ həz sərvd æt list səm ˈpərpəs, kuˈmɑr ˈædɪd. ˈæktɪvɪst ənd ˈlidər əv ðə ˈpɑrti, ˈsoʊˌni, ʃɛrd scepticism*. ʃi ənd hər ˈpɑrti ˈmɛmbərz wər bɑrd frəm ˈtrævəlɪŋ tɪ. ðeɪ spɛnt deɪz ɪn, wɛr ə mɑb əˈtækt ðɛm, ˈkɔlɪŋ ðɛm maʊɪst səˈpɔrtərz. ðə pəˈlis dɪd nɑt teɪk ˈɛni stɛps tɪ kwɛl ðə mɑb ənd ðə ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪt əv ərʤd ðɛm tɪ rɪˈtərn. fɛlt ðət ðə pəˈlis ənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd traɪ ðɛr bɛst tɪ səbˈvərt ˈʤəstɪs ɪn ðə keɪs. ðə ˌəˈnænsərd kˈwɛsʧənz ɛz ðə ˈbɑdi wɑz rɪˈpɔrtədli ɛksˈhjumd fər poʊstˈmɔrtɛm ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, lɑrʤ kˈwɛsʧənz lumd: wɪl ðə poʊstˈmɔrtɛm rɪˈvil ðət dɪd nɑt daɪ ɪn ən ɪnˈkaʊnər bət wɑz ˈmərdərd? wɪl ɪt pruv ˈwɛðər wɑz reɪpt? wɑz ʃi ˈtɔrʧərd ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi səˈkəmd tɪ dɛθ? wət ðə poʊstˈmɔrtɛm wɪl ˈsərtənli nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ pruv ɪz ˈwɛðər wɑz ə maʊɪst. ɔn ðɛr pɑrt, θru ə ˈpoʊstər pɪnd ɔn ðə triz ɪn ðə ˈfɔrɪst sərˈaʊndɪŋ, ðə maʊɪsts hæv dɪˈklɛrd ðət wɑz ən ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈwʊmən ənd nɑt wən əv ðɛr ˈkædriz. hər ˈməðər kleɪmd wɑz ˈnɛvər ə maʊɪst. ðə ˈɛldəst əv faɪv ˈdɔtərz, wɑz ə ˈʧɪrfəl ənd ˈtɔkətɪv gərl, hər frɛnd sɛd, ˌrɛkəˈlɛktɪŋ ðɛr taɪmz təˈgɛðər. ðə ˈvɪlɪʤərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hər frɛndz, wər nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ saɪt ˈɛni ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈrizən fər səʧ ə ˈbrutəl əˈsɔlt, bət ˈniðər dɪd ðeɪ ɪkˈsprɛs məʧ səˈpraɪz. ˈmɛni ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ hæd bɪn ərˈɛstɪd, ˈraʊndɪd əp, dɪˈteɪnd ənd ˈbitən ˈmɪrli ɔn ðə səˈspɪʃən əv biɪŋ maʊɪsts, ðeɪ sɛd. tˈwɛnti ˌriˈkaʊntɪd haʊ hi wɑz pɪkt əp frəm hɪz fild ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2015 dɪˈteɪnd ɪn kæmp fər faɪv deɪz, sɛnt tɪ fər tu mənθs, ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz lɛt ɔf. ɪn, hi wɑz wəns həŋ ˈəpˈsaɪd daʊn ənd ˈbitən wɪθ ə stɪk æt hɪz weɪst, hi əˈlɛʤd. ɪn, hi wɑz meɪd tɪ wɑʃ kloʊðz əv ðə jawans*, wɑʃ juˈtɛnsəlz, swip ðə kæmp ənˈtɪl ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ riˈlis ɪm, hi kleɪmd. oʊld fjudz kuˈmɑr ˈɔfərd ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈrizən fər waɪ hæd bɪn targetted*. ʃi meɪ hæv bɪn mɪˈsteɪkənli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd fər wən əv ðə 12 pəˈtɪʃənərz hu faɪld ə ˈkrɪmənəl rɪt pəˈtɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈmæsəkər əv 2009 hi ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2009 16 mɛn, ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən naɪn frəm ənd ˈsɛvən ˈəðərz frəm ðə ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz əv velpocha*, nalkathong*, hæd bɪn ˈbrutəli əˈtækt ənd ˈmərdərd baɪ ˈæktɪvɪsts. ðə keɪs hæd ˈrisəntli kəm əp fər ˈhirɪŋ ɪn ðə səˈprim kɔrt. steɪt fər ˈrizənz noʊn wɛl wɪl wɔnt nən əv ðɛm tɪ əˈpɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kɔrt ɔn ʤun sɛd kuˈmɑr. ɪn, ˈvɪlɪʤərz sɛd ən ˈætməsˌfɪr əv fɪr ənd ənˈsərtənti həz lumd ɪn ðɛr ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈæftər ðə 2009 ˈmæsəkər. ə jəŋ ˈwʊmən sɛd ʃi ˈbɛrli stɛpt aʊt əv ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ. ʃi wɑz əˈbaʊt eɪt wɪn ðə ˈkɑrnɪʤ ˈhæpənd. ʃi lɔst hər ˈməðər, ˈfɑðər ənd ˈsɪstər. dɑrk ˈmɛməriz ˈsərfɪst ɛz ʃi sæt ɔn ə kɑt, ˈstɛrɪŋ æt ðə ˈɛmti speɪs, wət ʃi rɪˈmɛmbərd. kʊd ðə ˈrisənt reɪd ɔn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ bi pɑrt əv ðɪs fjud ðət hæd splɪt ðə ˈɛriəz kəmˈjunɪti? ˈməðər kleɪmd ʃi nu æt list faɪv əv ðə mɛn hu hæd bɑrʤd ˈɪntu hər hoʊm ɔn ʤun 13 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hər, ðeɪ wər judev*, ˈɛrə, ˈrɑju, ˈsɑnˌtɑʃ ənd muddaraj*. ˈɛrə ənd ˈrɑju ər frəm. ðə ˈəðərz wər frəm ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz. əv ˈvɪlɪʤ hæd bɪn wɪθ ðə sɪns 2005 ˈrɑju hæd rən əˈweɪ wɪθ ə gərl ðə ˈɛldərz ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ dɪd nɑt əˈpruv əv. ðə ˈəðər θri wər ˈfɔrmər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə maʊɪst pəˈlɪtɪkəl kəˈmɪti kɔld ðə ənd hæd sərˈɛndərd tɪ ðə pəˈlis læst jɪr. kleɪmd ðət ˈsɑnˌtɑʃ, waɪl hi wɑz stɪl wɪθ ðə, hæd kəm tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈfæməli ənd hæd æst ðɛm tɪ lɛt ʤɔɪn ðə maʊɪsts. hæd rɪfˈjuzd, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ʃi ˈnidɪd tɪ hɛlp hər æt hoʊm. ʃi sɛd ʃi wɑz ʃɑkt tɪ faɪnd ðə mɛn hu wərkt wɪθ ðə maʊɪsts wər naʊ pɑrt əv ðə pəˈlis fɔrs. flɔd ˈstrætəʤi wən əv ðə ki ˈstrætəʤiz dɪˈplɔɪd baɪ pəˈlis ɪn ɪts ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz həz bɪn ðə wuɪŋ əv maʊɪst ˈkædriz. ˈmɛni əv ðɛm hæv sərˈɛndərd tɪ ðə pəˈlis, əˈtræktəd baɪ ʤɑbz ˈɔfərd baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪθ fju ˈəðər ʤɑbz əˈveɪləbəl, ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ðɛm hæv bɪn pleɪst ɪn ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt rɪˈzərv grup, ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈjunɪt meɪd əp əv kənˈstæbjəˌlɛri. drɔn frəm ðə ˈvɪlɪʤɪz, ðiz mɛn ər wɛl vərst wɪθ ðə təreɪn ənd ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, ɛz wɛl ɛz fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ˈpipəl hu hæv bɪn əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə maʊɪst ˈmuvmənt. ˈæktɪvɪsts fɪr ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt rɪˈzərv grup mɛn, kin tɪ sɪˈkjʊr prəˈfɛʃənəl rɪˈwɔrdz, ənd ˈigər tɪ ˌɪmˈprɛs ðɛr ˈsinjərz, ˈtərgət ˈivɪn ðoʊz hu hæd lɔŋ ˈgɪvɪn əp ðɛr ɑrmz ənd əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə maʊɪsts ənd wər ˈlidɪŋ ə kwaɪət laɪf ɛz ˈfɑrmərz ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤɪz. ðɪs ˈstrætəʤi maɪt bi ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt ðət ɪt hæd əp ðə ˈbɑdi kaʊnt əv ˈsoʊˈkɔld maʊɪsts, waɪl ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðɛr ər ˈmɪnəməl ˈkæʒəwəltiz tɪ ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz. bət ɪn ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm, ðɪs ˈstrætəʤi ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ʃɔrt əv counter-productive*, ɛz ɪt kriˈeɪts frɛʃ rɪˈzɛntmənts ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ, ˈkipɪŋ ə ˈkɑnflɪkt əˈlaɪv.
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the cot she slept on, the plates on which she ate, the clothes she wore, the bags she carried when she went to the weekly market, the corn she harvested, the oil she used, the bangles she wore.
all the meagre belongings of 23-year-old madkam hidme were offered at her grave outside gompad village in southern chhattisgarh.
in the village, her disconsolate mother madkam lakshmi alleged her daughter had been dragged away from their home by security personnel on june 13.
the next day, the police sent back her corpse. “a stark nude body wrapped in plastic,” lakshmi said.
the body was mutilated, she went on, controlling her voice from breaking. the left hand looked broken and the wrist was placed on the body. hidme’s teeth were broken. there were cuts on her nose, ears and chest.
while hidme’s mother saw the cuts on her daughter’s body as mutilations, it is possible they had been made in the course of a postmortem.
there appeared to be two wounds – one on the forehead, a little above hidme’s left eye, and another somewhere in the centre of the body, lakshmi pointed.
the official version
late night on june 13, officials at the police headquarters of sukma, the district where gompad lies, issued a press statement offering their version on hidme’s death:
“the district reserve guard (drg) and special task force (stf) of konta police station that left on a search patrol engaged in a fierce gun battle with the naxalites in the forests of gompad and gorkha. the drg and stf fought the naxalites bravely who managed to disappear into the forests unable to withstand the fierce fighting.... “the police later recovered the body of a uniformed woman identified as madkam hidme, member of platoon no. 8 kistaram area. the police also recovered a ‘bharmar’ (country-made gun) next to the body… superintendent of police, sukma, mr elesela reached the spot to congratulate and motivate the fighting jawans. the police suspect many more naxalites to have been injured and killed and a search for their bodies was on.....”
the police released a photo that showed the body of hidme splayed on the ground. she was wearing a crisp, ironed maoist uniform. the outsized pants had been rolled up neatly around the ankles. for many who saw the image, it did not look like that of a maoist who had gone down fighting. there were no visible holes in the uniform that the bullets would presumably have made.
convinced that her daughter had been raped and tortured before being murdered, lakshmi petitioned the chhattisgarh high court at bilaspur on june 20. taking a favourable view, the high court issued an order the next day for hidme’s body to be “exhumed in the presence of the petitioner and other family members”. an advocate could be present at the exhumation if desired by the petitioner, the court said.
the court also ordered a fresh postmortem by a three-member committee led by the head of the forensic department at the government-run maharani hospital in jagdalpur, the divisional headquarters of bastar region. a videographed tape along with detailed report determining the cause of death is to be submitted before the court on june 27.
hidme, second from left, with her friends.
the police superintendent of sukma, ik eleselya, expressed his inability to discuss the case in great detail given that it was sub-judice. he maintained that the security forces had engaged in a 45-minutes long encounter with the maoists in the forests of gompad on june 13. declining to disclose the time of the encounter, he said it had resulted in the death of madkam hidme. he claimed hidme featured in the police records as a member of the communist party of india (maoist) in kishtaram area. he said a postmortem had been conducted in sukma before hidme's body was handed to the family.
responding to hidme's parents allegations that she had been raped and murdered, he said, "i respect their sentiments and await the conclusion of the process of a re-postmortem for the matter to be decided by the court."
what the villagers alleged
a team of scroll reporters visited gompad village on june 19 after walking 20 kms. several villagers had gathered at hidme’s house. her parents madkam kosa and lakshmi were away – they had travelled to raipur to address a press conference. other members of hidme’s family and the villagers described what had happened on june 13. subsequently, scroll met hidme’s parents in dantewada. this account is pieced together based on all the testimonies.
hidme's friends in gompad village.
on the morning of june 13, hidme was resting at home to recover from a bout of illness, they said. her mother was pounding rice, while the rest of the family had gone to work, some to plough the family’s fields, and others to gather torra, the fruit of the mahua tree.
around 8 am, a large group of uniformed and armed security personnel barged into the house. by then, several people in the village had been alerted to the presence of security forces from the nearby gorkha camp, about eight kms from the village. the camp houses a company of the central reserve police force, which patrols the area, often in joint operations with chhattisgarh police.
as is the usual practice in villages that lie in maoist-dominated areas, the young men escaped into neighbouring villages or into the forests. hidme and her mother were among those who had not managed to escape.
after barging into their mud house, the security personnel dragged hidme out. her mother lakshmi screamed at them to let her daughter alone. hidme began to wail and held her mother’s waist as she was being dragged out. she was slapped a couple of times, people said. her mother was beaten with a stick till she fell unconscious.
three women from the neighbourhood, bhoome, linge and unge, tried to intervene, pleading that they leave the girl alone. the security men shoved, pushed and beat up the women, threatening them with guns to not to follow them.
a little while later, lakshmi regained consciousness. many security personnel were still around, looting the homes of the villagers, taking away their axes, bows and arrows, coins, hens, eating the mutton cooked as part of a wedding feast.
along with a group of women, lakshmi tried to follow the group of men who had taken away her daughter but they could not be traced.
the search for hidme
in the afternoon, the village head of gompad, soyam dharma, led about 50 women and men to gorkha camp, eight kms away, pleading with the security personnel to release lakshmi’s daughter. the men at the gorkha camp feigned ignorance and asked them to check in konta, which is 20 kms away. since it would be impossible to get there before sunset, the villagers from gompad stayed in gorkha.
early next morning, on the way to konta, they ran into the panchayat secretary who had been summoned by the police with a message: they had the body of a woman from gompad and they wanted him to help them identify her.
fearing this could be her daughter, lakshmi was stricken with grief. the long hours of walk the previous day and the trauma she had gone through had drained her physically and emotionally. she could not walk further.
after an agonising wait, around 4 pm, the body arrived in an auto accompanied by a policeman. it was wrapped in a tarpaulin sheet. just the sight of the bare toes sticking out of the plastic cover was enough for lakshmi to know it was her daughter's corpse.
with the auto that had brought the body refusing to travel to gompad, the villagers carried back hidme’s body for the rest of the 15 kms, reaching home in the early hours of june 15.
it was only after the daylight broke that they removed the cover and saw the cuts on hidme's body. the villagers then contacted soni sori, the activist and leader of the aam aadmi party. she advised them to bury the decomposing body until a petition could be filed seeking a postmortem of the body.
lakshmi feels her struggle has partially paid with the high court order. “nothing can bring my daughter back to life,” she said, fighting her tears. but she feels the court will vindicate her claims that her daughter hidme was brutally raped, tortured and murdered, demolishing the police version of an encounter. if she is able to get justice for her daughter, that will to some extent let her move on in life, she said.
hidme's parents.
the case in the court
while many feel vindicated by the court orders, activist himanshu kumar remains sceptical. kumar ran an ngo called vanvasi chetna ashram in dantewada until he was forced to leave in 2010 after he protested against salwa judum, a civil milita supported by the state.
he recalled another case of alleged encounter killings that took place in singaram village in january 2009. nearly 13 bodies were exhumed and a postmortem was conducted. the reports were submitted but the files are still lying somewhere in the court. seven years from now, people are still waiting for justice, he said.
however, if people read about encounter deaths or the arrests of adivasis and pause to consider whether the claims made by the police are actually genuine, then the outrage has served at least some purpose, kumar added.
activist and leader of the aam aadmi party, soni sori, shared kumar’s scepticism. she and her party members were barred from travelling to gompad. they spent two-and-half days in konta, where a mob attacked them, calling them maoist supporters. the police did not take any steps to quell the mob and the sub-divisional magistrate of konta urged them to return.
sori felt that the police and the government would try their best to subvert justice in the case.
the unanswered questions
as the body was reportedly exhumed for post-mortem on saturday, large questions loomed: will the postmortem reveal that hidme did not die in an encounter but was murdered? will it prove whether hidme was raped? was she tortured before she succumbed to death?
what the postmortem will certainly not be able to prove is whether hidme was a maoist.
on their part, through a poster pinned on the trees in the forest surrounding gompad, the maoists have declared that hidme was an ordinary adivasi woman and not one of their cadres.
her mother claimed hidme was never a maoist. the eldest of five daughters, hidme was a cheerful and talkative girl, her friend nagmani said, recollecting their times together.
the villagers, including her friends, were not able to cite any particular reason for such a brutal assault, but neither did they express much surprise.
many in the village had been arrested, rounded up, detained and beaten merely on the suspicion of being maoists, they said.
twenty year-old madkam budra recounted how he was picked up from his field in december 2015, detained in bhejji camp for five days, sent to sukma thana for two months, before he was let off. in bhejji, he was once hung upside down and beaten with a stick at his waist, he alleged. in sukma, he was made to wash clothes of the jawans, wash utensils, sweep the camp until they decided to release him, he claimed.
old feuds
himanshu kumar offered a possible reason for why hidme had been targetted. she may have been mistakenly identified for one of the 12 petitioners who filed a criminal writ petition in the gompad massacre of 2009, he speculated.
in october 2009, 16 men, women and children – nine from gompad and seven others from the neighbouring villages of velpocha, nalkathong, bandarpadar – had been brutally attacked and murdered by salwa judum activists. the case had recently come up for hearing in the supreme court. “the state for reasons known well will want none of them to appear before the court on june 29,” said kumar.
in gompad, villagers said an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty has loomed in their village after the 2009 massacre. a young woman said she barely stepped out of the village. she was about eight when the carnage happened. she lost her mother, father and sister. dark memories surfaced as she sat on a cot, staring at the empty space, narrating what she remembered.
could the recent raid on the village be part of this long-running feud that had split the area's adivasi community?
hidme’s mother lakshmi claimed she knew at least five of the men who had barged into her home on june 13. according to her, they were podiam judev, madvi erra, madvi raju, kurram santosh and muddaraj.
erra and raju are from gompad. the others were from nearby villages.
muddiraj of mosalmadgu village had been with the judum since 2005.
raju had run away with a girl the elders in the village did not approve of.
the other three were former members of the village-level maoist political committee called the sangham and had surrendered to the police last year.
lakshmi claimed that santosh, while he was still with the sangham, had come to visit the family and had asked them to let hidme join the maoists. lakshmi had refused, stating that she needed hidme to help her at home.
she said she was shocked to find the men who worked with the maoists were now part of the police force.
flawed strategy
one of the key strategies deployed by bastar police in its anti-maoist operations has been the wooing of maoist cadres. many of them have surrendered to the police, attracted by jobs offered by the government. however, with few other jobs available, a large number of them have been placed in the district reserve group, a special unit made up of adivasi constabulary. drawn from the villages, these men are well versed with the terrain and language, as well as familiar with people who have been associated with the maoist movement.
activists fear the newly-recruited district reserve group men, keen to secure professional rewards, and eager to impress their seniors, target even those who had long given up their arms and association with the maoists and were leading a quiet life as farmers in the villages.
this strategy might be working to the extent that it had ratched up the body count of so-called maoists, while ensuring there are minimal casualties to the security forces.
but in the long-term, this strategy is nothing short of counter-productive, as it creates fresh resentments in the village, keeping a long-drawn conflict alive.
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"ˈdænsɪŋ ʃrɪmp" hir. fər ðə ʃrɪmp ˈspiʃiz, si "ˈdænsɪŋ ʃrɪmp") ɪz ə ˈsuʃi ˈdɛlɪkəsi əv ʤəˈpæn, ənd ə fɔrm əv. ðə ˈsuʃi kənˈteɪnz ˈbeɪbi ʃrɪmp ˌbɔriˈæləs ər ˈnidɪd] ðət ər stɪl əˈlaɪv ənd ˈeɪbəl tɪ muv ɪts lɛgz ənd ænˈtɛnə waɪl biɪŋ ˈitən. ðə mil ɪz priˈpɛrd kˈwɪkli tɪ kip ðə ʃrɪmp əˈlaɪv, ənd wɪn ɪt ɪz ˈitən ðə ʃrɪmp ər ˈjuʒəwəli dəŋkt ˈɪntu seɪk soʊ ɛz tɪ ˌɪnˈtɑksəˌkeɪt ðə ʃrɪmp, ðɛn ˈɪntu ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈdɪpɪŋ sɔs, ənd ˈfaɪnəli kˈwɪkli ʧud tɪ kɪl ɪt. ðə ʃrɪmp kən bi sərvd ˈiðər hoʊl ər ʃɛld wɪθ ðə hɛd riˈmuvd; ðə hɛd ənd ʃɛl ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kˈwɪkli dip frid ənd sərvd ɔn ðə kənˈsumɪŋ ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ meɪ bi ə ˈsɪriəs hɛlθ ˈhæzərd du tɪ ðə rɪsk əv si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət ikizukuri*, ðə ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən əv frəm ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈænəməlz sannakji*, ˈɑktəˌpʊs ˈitən əˈlaɪv ɪn ˌkɔˈriən kwɪˈzin ˈdrəŋkən ʃrɪmp, ʃrɪmp ˈitən əˈlaɪv ɪn ʧaɪˈniz kwɪˈzin ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət
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"dancing shrimp" redirects here. for the shrimp species, see rhynchocinetes uritai
odori ebi (踊り海老/躍り海老, "dancing shrimp") is a sushi delicacy of japan, and a form of sashimi. the sushi contains baby shrimp (pandalus borealis or marsupenaeus japonicus)[citation needed] that are still alive and able to move its legs and antenna while being eaten. the meal is prepared quickly to keep the shrimp alive, and when it is eaten the shrimp are usually dunked into sake so as to intoxicate the shrimp, then into a special dipping sauce, and finally quickly chewed to kill it.
the shrimp can be served either whole or shelled with the head removed; the head and shell are sometimes quickly deep fried and served on the side.[1]
consuming uncooked shellfish may be a serious health hazard due to the risk of paragonimiasis.[2]
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ikizukuri, the preparation of sashimi from living animals
sannakji, octopus eaten alive in korean cuisine
drunken shrimp, shrimp eaten alive in chinese cuisine
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strongsville*, oʊˈhaɪoʊ skulz spɛnt mɔr ðən ˈmɪljən θru ðə fərst tu wiks əv ə ˈtiʧərz straɪk, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjərz ðə ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ʃɛrd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈæftər əbˈteɪnɪŋ ˈdɑkjəmənts θru ə rɪkˈwɛst. ðə ˈtiʧərz ˈjunjən ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðət ðə tæb, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ðə kɔst əv ˈsəbstəˌtut ˈtiʧərz, wɪl sərˈpæs ˈmɪljən baɪ ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ðə ɛnd əv ðə straɪks fɔrθ wik. æt ə reɪt əv 175 ə deɪ fər iʧ ˈsəbstəˌtut ˈtiʧər, ðə skul ˈdɪstrɪkt wɪl spɛnd θru fɔr wiks, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈjunjən. ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈɔlsoʊ peɪz ən əˈdɪʃənəl 30 ə deɪ pər ˈsəbstəˌtut tɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət prəˈvaɪdz ðə riˈpleɪsmənts. ðət 20 pərˈsɛnt fi ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ kɔst ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd θru ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. skul ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈtrɛʒərər ˈdɛbi ˈhɛrmən, ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt ʤɑn krəˈpɪnski ənd skul bɔrd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdeɪvɪd frəˈzi wər ˌənəˈveɪləbəl tɪ kənˈfərm ðə ˈjunjənz ˈfɪgjərz. ðə ˈtiʧərz sɛd ðeɪ rɪˈsivd ðə ˈdɑkjəmənts ˈæftər ðə oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt əv əˈpilz fɔrst ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðɛm ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə rɪkˈwɛst. ðə ˈrɛkərdz ˌɪnˈklud ˈɪnvɔɪsɪz frəm ˈhəfˌmæstər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni prəˈvaɪdɪŋ straɪk ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd ˈditeɪl haʊ məʧ ˈməni ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ɪz ˈspɛndɪŋ tɪ kip ðə skulz ˈoʊpən. əˈməŋ ðə ˈəðər ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ɪkˈspɛndɪʧərz θru fɔr wiks ər fər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɔfɪsərz, fər ˈrɛntɪd ˈviɪkəlz ənd fər ˈlɑʤɪŋ. ɪn ə ˈrisənt pleɪn ˈdilər ˈstɔri, ˈhɛrmən sɛd ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt peɪd fər ˈsəbstəˌtuts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd wik əv ðə straɪk, waɪl ðə ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˈtiʧərz ˈtɪpɪkəli ərn əˈbaʊt ɪn ə wik. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðət əˈloʊn ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə ˈseɪvɪŋz əv ˈhɛrmən ənd krəˈpɪnski boʊθ bɔkt æt ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə loʊər kɔst əv ˈsəbstəˌtuts ə ˈseɪvɪŋz. tæd ˈkɑlbɛk, ən oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˈtiʧərz, sɛd ˈɛstəˌmeɪt əv ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli loʊ, ənd hi kˈwɛsʧənd ˈwɛðər ʃi ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ənd rɪˈtaɪərmənt ˈsɪstəm kɔsts ɪn ðə ˈtoʊtəl. boʊθ saɪdz mɛt ˈtuzˌdeɪ ɪn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns fər ˈnɪrli 12 aʊərz wɪθ ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈmidiˌeɪtər, bət ðeɪ ˈimərʤd seɪɪŋ noʊ ˈprɑˌgrɛs həz bɪn meɪd təˈwɔrd ə səˈluʃən ənd ðət noʊ ˈfərðər nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz hæv bɪn ˈskɛʤʊld.
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strongsville, ohio -- strongsville schools spent more than $1.1 million through the first two weeks of a teachers strike, according to figures the strongsville education association shared thursday after obtaining documents through a public-records request.
the teachers union estimates that the tab, which includes the cost of substitute teachers, will surpass $1.8 million by saturday, the end of the strike's fourth week.
at a rate of $175 a day for each substitute teacher, the school district will spend $550,000 through four weeks, according to the union. the district also pays an additional $30 a day per substitute to the company that provides the replacements. that 20 percent fee is expected to cost the district an estimated $110,000 through saturday.
strongsville school district treasurer debbie herrmann, superintendent john krupinski and school board president david frazee were unavailable to confirm the union's figures.
the teachers said they received the documents after the 8th ohio district court of appeals forced the district to provide them in response to a public-records request. the records include invoices from huffmaster -- the company providing strike services -- and detail how much money the district is spending to keep the schools open.
among the other estimated expenditures through four weeks are $338,000 for security officers, $87,000 for rented vehicles and $183,000 for lodging.
in a recent plain dealer story, herrmann said the district paid $150,000 for substitutes during the second week of the strike, while the striking teachers typically earn about $460,000 in a week.
although that alone represents a savings of $310,000, herrmann and krupinski both balked at calling the lower cost of substitutes a savings.
tad colbeck, an ohio education association representative working with the striking teachers, said herrmann's estimate of $460,000 is probably low, and he questioned whether she included insurance and retirement system costs in the total.
both sides met tuesday in independence for nearly 12 hours with a federal mediator, but they emerged saying no progress has been made toward a solution and that no further negotiations have been scheduled.
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ˈrɔɪtərz ˈneɪθən ˈhɛndrɪks əv ˈɔstən, ˈtɛksəs, laɪz ɔn ə ˈmætrəs ɪn pɑrk ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ɛz ðə wɔl street’*’ ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən kənˈtɪnjud fər ðə ˈsɛkənd wik. nu jɔrk ˈsɪti meɪər ˈmaɪkəl ˈblumbərg reɪzd ðə ˈspɛktər əv ˈʃətɪŋ daʊn ə lɔŋ ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən ɔn wɔl strit, ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈproʊˌtɛstərz hu ər ˈspikɪŋ aʊt əˈgɛnst grid ənd kərˈəpʃən ðət ðə bæŋks dɪˈzərv səˈpɔrt. æst dɪˈrɛkli ɔn hɪz ˈwikli ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈwɛðər hi wɪl əˈlaʊ ðə ˈproʊˌtɛstərz tɪ steɪ ˌɪnˈdɛfənətli, ˈblumbərg rɪˈplaɪd, see.”*.” hæv ðə raɪt tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst, bət wi ˈɔlsoʊ hæv tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ˈpipəl hu wɔnt tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst kən goʊ daʊn ðə strits unmolested,”*,” sɛd ˈblumbərg, ə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr hu ərnd hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl ˈfɔrʧən ˈsɛlɪŋ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈbɪznɪs kəmˈjunɪti. hæv tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət waɪl ju hæv ə raɪt tɪ seɪ wət ju wɔnt tɪ seɪ, ˈpipəl hu wɔnt tɪ seɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt hæv ə raɪt tɪ seɪ ðət ɛz wɛl. greɪt əˈbaʊt ðɪs country,”*,” ˈblumbərg ˈædɪd. raɪt tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst ɪz pɑrt əv ɑr ˈkəlʧər. ˈɔlsoʊ tru ðət ðɛr ər ˈəðər səˈsaɪɪtəl concerns.”*.”
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reuters nathan hendrix of austin, texas, lies on a mattress in zucotti park on thursday, as the ‘occupy wall street’ demonstration continued for the second week.
new york city mayor michael bloomberg raised the specter of shutting down a two-week long demonstration on wall street, telling protesters who are speaking out against greed and corruption that the banks deserve support.
asked directly on his weekly radio show friday whether he will allow the protesters to stay indefinitely, bloomberg replied, “we’ll see.”
“people have the right to protest, but we also have to make sure that people who don’t want to protest can go down the streets unmolested,” said bloomberg, a 69-year-old billionaire who earned his personal fortune selling financial information to the business community.
“we have to make sure that while you have a right to say what you want to say, people who want to say something very different have a right to say that as well. that’s what’s great about this country,” bloomberg added. “the right to protest is part of our culture. it’s also true that there are other societal concerns.”
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nu ˈfɪgjərz hæv rɪˈvild ðət ˈɛvəri ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈpərsən wʊd bi əp tɪ wərs ɔf ˈəndər ˈæləks ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns plænz, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ən əˈsɛsmənt əv dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ ɔɪl ˈrɛvəˌnuz ənd ðət fækt ðət ðə ˈævərɪʤ skɑt hæv tɪ peɪ mɔr tæks tɪ meɪk əp fər ɪt. ðə ˈtɛləˌgræf rɪˈpɔrts ðət ˈɑksfərd. iˈeɪn məˈklin həz sɛd ðət nu ˈfɪgjərz ðət ɪf ˈskɑtlənd ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd naʊ ɪts ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz wʊd bi ˈbɪljən ˈdipər ɪn ðə rɛd ðən ɪf ɪt rɪˈmeɪnd pɑrt əv ðə uk.”*.” ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈtækˌspeɪərz wʊd bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ fʊt ðə bɪl fər ðə ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl, wɪθ ˈpipəl ˈhævɪŋ tɪ peɪ mɔr iʧ pər jɪr ɪn tæks tɪ kip ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪsɪz æt ðɛr ˈkɑrənt ˈlɛvəl. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈəðər ˈɔpʃən, hi kleɪmz, ɪz ðət ˈskɑtlənd wʊd hæv tɪ slæʃ ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔn ɪts ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ðə. ðə nuz kəmz ɛz ðə ˈpoʊlɪŋ gæp ˈnɛroʊz bɪtˈwin ðə jɛs ənd noʊ [tɪ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns] kæmˈpeɪnz. ˈrisənt ˈsərˌveɪz ʃoʊ ðət ðɛr ər ʤɪst sɪks pɔɪnts bɪtˈwin ðə tu kæmˈpeɪnz, wɪθ 11 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpipəl stɪl ˌəndɪˈsaɪdɪd. məˈklin toʊld ðə ˈtɛləˌgræf: skɑt wʊd ˈɪnstəntli bi əˈbaʊt wərs ɔf. tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstændərd əv ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪsɪz ʃi wʊd hæv tɪ peɪ ə jɪr mɔr ɪn tæks. ər, ɪf tæks reɪts steɪd ɛz ðeɪ ər, ʃi wʊd rɪˈsiv lɛs wərθ əv hɛlθ, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ər ˈpɛnʃənz spending”*”. ɪz ʃɪr ˈmæʤɪkəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪz ðət ˈpipəl wɪl bi ˈbɛtər ɔf ɔn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns deɪ, wɪθ mɔr tɪ spɛnd ɔn ðə. ɔn ðə ˈleɪtəst əˈveɪləbəl ˈnəmbərz, ðeɪ wɪl bi wərs ɔf, wɪθ lɛs tɪ spɛnd ɔn ðə ənˈlɛs ðeɪ kət ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈsəmˌwɛr else.”*.” ˈskɑtlənd goʊz tɪ ðə poʊlz ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, sɛpˈtɛmbər.
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new figures have revealed that every scottish person would be up to £480 worse off under alex salmond’s independence plans, following an assessment of declining oil revenues and that fact that the average scot woul have to pay more tax to make up for it.
the telegraph reports that oxford university’s prof. iain mclean has said that new figures “show that if scotland separated now its finances would be £2.5 billion deeper in the red than if it remained part of the uk.”
scottish taxpayers would be expected to foot the bill for the shortfall, with people having to pay £480 more each per year in tax to keep public services at their current level. the only other option, he claims, is that scotland would have to slash spending on its public services such as the nhs.
the news comes as the polling gap narrows between the yes and no [to independence] campaigns. recent surveys show that there are just six points between the two campaigns, with 11 percent of people still undecided.
prof mclean told the telegraph: “…each scot would instantly be about £480 worse off. to maintain the current standard of public services she would have to pay £480 a year more in tax. or, if tax rates stayed as they are, she would receive £480 less worth of health, education, or pensions spending”.
“what is sheer magical thinking is that people will be better off on independence day, with more to spend on the nhs. on the latest available numbers, they will be worse off, with less to spend on the nhs unless they cut spending somewhere else.”
scotland goes to the polls on thursday, 18th september.
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ɪn ðə deɪz ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ðə rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ əv, ˈlidɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈʃiə kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn rɪˈsivd əˈnɑnəməs tɛkst ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ˈwɔrnɪŋ əv ˈvaɪələns tɪ kəm: "kɪl, kɪl, ˈʃiə". ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, wɪʧ nɑt lɔŋ əˈgoʊ θruaʊt ðə ˈkəntri wɑz ən əˈkeɪʒən wɪʧ ˈsʊˌniz, ˈʃiəz ənd ˈəðərz əˈməŋ ˈpækɪˌstænz mɪˈljʊ wʊd kəˈmɛmərˌeɪt təˈgɛðər ɪn ˈhɑrməni həz bɪˈkəm ən ˈænjuəl ˈflæʃˌpɔɪnt ɪn ˈpækɪˌstænz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli sɛkˈtɛriən ənd ˈvaɪələnt rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈkəlʧər. ˈtræʤɪkli, ənd dɪˈspaɪt ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈɛfərts baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ klæmp daʊn ɔn ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈmɪlətənts tɪ ˈtərgət ˈwərʃɪpərz səʧ ɛz ðə ˈsɛlfoʊn ˈsərvɪs ənd ˈbænɪŋ əv ˈmoʊtərˌsaɪkəlz frəm ˈpəblɪk roʊdz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ, ðɪs jɪrz ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn ˈsɪgnəˌfaɪd ə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈkəntriz ˈspaɪrəl ˈɪntu kəmˈjunəl ˈvaɪələns. ə ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmər ɪn ðə ˈsɪti əv ˌræwɔlˈpɪndi hərld ə grəˈneɪd ˈɪntu ðə mɪst əv ə ˈʃiə prəˈsɛʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdɛtəˌneɪtɪŋ hɪz vɛst ənd ˈkɪlɪŋ 23 ˈpipəl, waɪl ˈəðər əˈtæks θruaʊt ðə ˈkəntri frəm kɑˈrɑʧi tɪ ˈɪsmeɪl kɑn kleɪmd ðə lɪvz əv ˈdəzənz mɔr. ðə əˈtæks wər kleɪmd baɪ ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈtælɪˌbæn (ttp*) ˈmɪlətənts hu dɪˈnaʊnst ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ɛz "blasphemers*" ənd ˈsteɪtɪd ðeɪ wər ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ə "wɔr əv bɪˈlif" wɪθ ˈʃiəz ˈsteɪtɪŋ ˈfərðər ðət əˈtæks əˈgɛnst ðɛm wʊd kənˈtɪnju ənˈtɪl ðeɪ, ɪn ðɛr ˈmɪljənz, wər waɪpt aʊt əv ðə ˈkəntri. ðət ðə fəˈnætɪkəl ˈnaɪəˌlɪzəm əv ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæks əˈgɛnst ˈpəblɪk rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈsɛrəˌmoʊniz ˈsɛrəˌmoʊniz wɪʧ hæv bɪn əbˈzərvd sɪns ðə ˈkəntriz ˈfaʊndɪŋ həz bɪˈkəm ənd ruˈtin ɪz ə saɪn əv ðə dɛpθs tɪ wɪʧ ˈpækɪˌstæn həz səŋk ɪn tərmz əv sɛkˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˌfrægmənˈteɪʃən ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd. ˌpækɪˈstæniz dɪˈmænd əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti fər ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈkɪlɪŋz wəns ə rɪˈspɛktɪd ənd məˈnɔrəti ɪn ə ˈkəntri wɛr ðeɪ kəmˈpraɪz ˈrəfli 20 pər sɛnt əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ənd kaʊnt ðə ˈneɪʃənz ˈfaʊndər ɛz wən əv ðɛr oʊn, ˈʃiə ˈməzlɪmz wɪˈθɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn hæv bɪˈkəm ə kəmˈjunɪti ˈəndər siʤ ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz ənd ər ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɪʧ ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli biɪŋ dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ ˈmɛni ˌpækɪˈstæniz ɛz ə ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd. ˈsɛvərəl ˈhənərd ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈʃiəz hæv bɪn kɪld ðɪs jɪr əˈloʊn ɪn ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl əˈtæks baɪ ɪkˈstrimɪst ˈmɪlətənts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən ˈɪnsədənt kɔt ɔn ˈvɪdioʊ ɪn ˈɔgəst ɪn wɪʧ ˈpæsənʤərz wər fɔrst ɔf ə bəs ɪn ðə ˈgɪlʤɪt ˈriʤən ənd ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd baɪ ɑrmd ˈmɪlətənts hu ʧɛkt ðɛr ˈvɪktɪmz' ˈaɪˈdi kɑrdz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkɪlɪŋ ˌhumsoʊˈɛvər ðeɪ kʊd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ɛz biɪŋ ˈʃiə. ɪt ɪz bɪˈlivd ðət sɪns ðə ˈərli 1990s*, ˈnɪrli ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈʃiəz hæv bɪn ˈmərdərd ɪn sɛkˈtɛriən əˈtæks, ənd æt ə peɪs wɪʧ həz ˈræpədli ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz. ðə ˈtræʤɪk ˈaɪrəni əv ðɪs ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈvaɪələnt sɛkˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm ɪz ðət mʊˈhɑməd ˈɑli jinnah*, ˈwaɪdli noʊn ənd rɪˈvɪrd ɛz ðə "ˈfɑðər əv ðə ˈneɪʃən" əv ˈpækɪˌstæn wɑz hɪmˈsɛlf ə ˈʃiə ˈməzlɪm ðoʊ hi meɪnˈteɪnd ə ˈsɛkjələr ˈpəblɪk rɪˈlɪʤəs aɪˈdɛntəˌti ənd priʧt ðə seɪm fər ðə ˈkəntri wɪʧ hi kriˈeɪtɪd. hɪz ˈfeɪməs spiʧ tɪ ˌpækɪˈstæniz ɪn wɪʧ hi sɛd: "ju ər fri; ju ər fri tɪ goʊ tɪ jʊr ˈtɛmpəlz. ju ər fri tɪ goʊ tɪ jʊr mɔsks ər tɪ ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈpleɪsɪz əv ˈwərʃɪp ɪn ðɪs steɪt əv ˈpækɪˌstæn. ju meɪ bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ˈɛni rɪˈlɪʤən, kæst ər creed…*…", ˈsɪgnəˌfaɪz haʊ fɑr həz dɪˈpɑrtɪd frəm ɪts ˈfaʊndɪŋ aɪˈdilz ənd bɪˈkəm ə pleɪs wɛr ðə ˈkəntriz ˈfaʊndər hɪmˈsɛlf wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi θˈrɛtənd ənd ənˈwɛlkəm. ahmadis*, barelvis*, ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ənd ˈhɪnˌduz hæv ɔl bɪˈkəm ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən wɪˈθɪn ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˌpækɪˈstæni soʊˈsaɪɪti, bət ɪt ɪz ˈʃiəz hu hæv ˈsəfərd ðə haɪəst toʊl əv ˈblədˌʃɛd ənd huz feɪt ɪz moʊst taɪd tɪ ɪkˈstərnəl ˈfɔrsɪz ˌɪnˈtɛnt ɔn ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpækɪˌstæn ɛz ə ˈbætəlˌgraʊnd fər ˈbrɔdər ˈriʤənəl ˈkɑnflɪkts. ˈpækɪˌstæn ɛz sɛkˈtɛriən ˈbætəlˌgraʊnd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˈrɔɪtərz, ˈmælɪk ˈɪʃæk, ðə ˈlidər əv wən əv ˈpækɪˌstænz moʊst noʊˈtɔriəs ɪkˈstrimɪst grups (lej*) dɪˈklɛrd ˈʃiə ˈməzlɪmz "ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈɪnfɪdɛlz ɔn ərθ" ənd dɪˈmændɪd ðət ðə ˌpækɪˈstæni steɪt "dɪˈklɛr ˈʃiə ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ðɛr bɪˈlifs". ˈdɛməˌgɑgəri ɪz nɑt ˈaɪdəl tɔk, dɛθ skwɑdz ər bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv bɪn riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˈkɪlɪŋz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈʃiəz θruaʊt ðə ˈkəntri, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə kæmˈpeɪn əv ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈmərdərz ɪn 2011 wɪʧ kɪld ˈdəzənz əv ˈʃiə ˈdɑktərz, ˈlɔjərz ənd ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz rɪˈzaɪdɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmeɪʤər əv kɑˈrɑʧi. wən ˈɑpərətɪv naʊ ɪn pəˈlis ˈkəstədi, ˈmæmud ˈbeɪbər, rɪˈpɔrtədli ʧoʊkt wɪθ praɪd ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃən waɪl dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrtərz hɪz "greɪt ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən" æt biɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn 14 ˈmərdərz ˈoʊvər hɪz ˈmɪlətənt kərɪr, seɪɪŋ əv ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ˈpərpəs: "gɪt rɪd əv ˈʃiəz. ðət ɪz ɑr goʊl. meɪ gɑd hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs". dɪˈspaɪt hɪz ˌənrɪˈpɛntənt ˈædvəkəsi ənd ˌprɑpəˈgeɪʃən əv ˈvaɪələns, ˈɪʃæk hɪmˈsɛlf həz bɪn əkˈwɪtɪd ˈoʊvər 30 taɪmz ɔn ˈhɑməˌsaɪd ənd ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ˈʧɑrʤɪz ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl rən əv ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈfɔrʧən wɪʧ ˈmɛni hæv əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ ˈkoʊvərt səˈpɔrt frəm ˈɛləmənts wɪˈθɪn ˈpækɪˌstænz ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt wɪʧ hæv lɔŋ ˈkəltəˌveɪtɪd səʧ grups ɛz pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈwɛpənz əˈgɛnst ˈriʤənəl ˈraɪvəl səʧ ɛz ˈɪndiə. ˌɪnˈdid, waɪl ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz laɪk ðə, ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈtælɪˌbæn, ənd ˈɔfˌʃuts səʧ ɛz ðə (ssp*) ˈfoʊkɪs ðɛr ˈvaɪələns ɔn ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈʃiəz, ðeɪ ər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv ə ˈbrɔdər ˈriʤənəl ˈnɛrətɪv tɪ wɪʧ ðə ˈʃiə kəmˈjunɪti ɪz ˈlɑrʤli ə ˈvɪktɪm əv ˌʤioʊpəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsərkəmˌstæns ənd məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən baɪ ɪkˈstərnəl ˈpɑrtiz. ˈpækɪˌstæn həz lɔŋ bɪn ə frənt ɪn ðə ˈbætəl fər ˈriʤənəl ˈɪnfluəns bɪtˈwin ˌɪˈrɑn ənd ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, ənd ðə ˈpætrənɪʤ əv ˈvaɪələnt ɪkˈstrimɪst grups praɪˈmɛrəli baɪ ðə ˈlætər həz bɪn ɛz ə tul tɪ ˈkaʊntər pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈɪnfluəns wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ðə ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈʃiə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈpækɪˌstænz ˈsoʊʃəl koʊˈhiʒən ɛz ə hoʊl, hæv bɪn ðə kəˈlætərəl ˈdæmɪʤ ɪn ðɪs ˈbætəl ɛz ˈwɛlθi gəlf ˈdoʊnərz hæv ɑrmd ənd ˈfəndɪd sɛkˈtɛriən dɛθ skwɑdz tɪ rik ˈhævək əˈgɛnst ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈʃiəz ənd ˈəðər rɪˈlɪʤəs məˈnɔrətiz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ˈdəzənz kɪld ɪn strɪŋ əv ˈpækɪˌstæn ˈbɑmɪŋz ˈkeɪbəlz riˈlist ɪn 2009 dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv wɪʧ ðɪs səˈpɔrt həz bɪn fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪd: "ˈdoʊnərz ɪn ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ɛz ðə moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt sɔrs əv ˈfəndɪŋ tɪ ˈsuni ˈtɛrərɪst grups worldwide…*… fər grups əˈlaɪnd wɪθ ənd ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ stəˈbɪlɪti ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn ənd ˈpækɪˌstæn". ðə likt rɪˈpɔrt dɪˈskraɪbz ɪn ˈditeɪl ðə ɪkˈstɛnt tɪ wɪʧ ˈwɛlθi, kənˈsərvətɪv gəlf ˈdoʊnərz hæv sɔt tɪ juz ˈpækɪˌstæn ɛz ə ˈbætəlˌfrənt fər ðɛr wɔr əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈrɑn ə wɔr ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ si ɔl ˈʃiəz əˈkrɔs ðə wərld ɛz biɪŋ ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈtɑrgəts fər ˈvaɪələns. ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd pər jɪr həz floʊd frəm ˈdoʊnərz frəm ðə gəlf tɪ fənd ɪkˈstrimɪst grups ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd sprɛd sɛkˈtɛriən ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi ə ˈmæsɪv səm əˈspɛʃəli fər ə dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəntri səʧ ɛz ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd wən wɪʧ həz bɪn ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli səkˈsɛsfəl ɪn səbˈvərtɪŋ ðə ˈhɛtərəˌdɑks ənd ˈtɑlərənt ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk trəˈdɪʃən wɪʧ həz hɪˈstɔrɪkəli bɪn ˈprɛvələnt ɪn ðə səbˈkɑntɪnənt. ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ˈɔfən ˈplaɪəbəl ˈkænədɪts fər ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmɪŋz, hæv bɪn spəˈsɪfɪkli rɪˈkrutɪd fər ˌɪnˌdɑktrəˈneɪʃən wɪθ ðoʊz "bɪtˈwin ðə ˈeɪʤɪz əv 8 tɪ 12 ənd huz ˈfæməliz ər "ˈsəfərɪŋ ɪkˈstrim ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz" biɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈtɑrgəts əv rɪˈkrutmənt baɪ sɛkˈtɛriən ɪkˈstrimɪst grups. ɪkˈstrimɪst rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈsɛnəmənts waɪl ˈʃiə ˈmɪlətənt grups səʧ ɛz ˈɔlsoʊ du ɪgˈzɪst, ðiz ər ˈwaɪdli kənˈsɪdərd baɪ ˈænəlɪsts tɪ bi ˈmɑrʤənəl ənd ˈlɑrʤli riˈækʃəˌnɛri ðə ˈʃiə kəmˈjunɪti həz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli bɪn ðə rɪˈsɪpiənt əv ˈvaɪələns ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ɪts pərˈveɪər ənd həz bɪˈkəm ðə ˈtərgət əv ɪkˈstərnəl ˈpɑrtiz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpækɪˌstæn ɛz ə fild əˈpɑn wɪʧ tɪ ˈsɛtəl ˈriʤənəl skɔrz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈsikɪŋ tɪ gɪv ˈvaɪələnt ɪkˈsprɛʃən tɪ ðɛr oʊn ɪkˈstrimɪst rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈsɛnəmənts. ɛz dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ən ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl baɪ ðə ɪkˈsprɛs ˈtrɪbjun: "ə fækt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd baɪ ɔl ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn ɪz ðət ðə ˈpipəl əv ðə ˈkəntri ər nɑt sectarian-minded*. ˌbiˈfɔr ˈʤihɑd tʊk hoʊld əv ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd ɪkˈstrimɪst ˈklɛrɪks bɪˈkeɪm θˈrɛtənɪŋ, ðɛr wɑz kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈhɑrməni bɪtˈwin ðə sɛkts. məˈhærəm wɑz nɑt ðə ˈsizən əv sɛkˈtɛriən ˈvaɪələns ənd ˈmeɪˌhɛm. təˈdeɪ, ðə wərld ˌəndərˈstændz ðət ðə ˌɪnˌtɛnsɪfəˈkeɪʃən əv ðə sɛkˈtɛriən ˈfilɪŋ əˈməŋ ðə ˈklɛrɪks ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ə rɪˈzəlt əv ə wɔr ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪd frəm ˈpækɪˌstænz ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ɪn ðə gəlf." ˈtræʤɪkli, ɪt həz bɪˈkəm ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈʃiəz, ə kəmˈjunɪti wɪʧ həz ˈlɪtəl ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈhitɪd ˈkɑnflɪkt bɪtˈwin ˌɪˈrɑn ənd ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, ðət həz təˈdeɪ bɪˈkəm əˈməŋ ɪts ˈbɪgəst ˈvɪktɪmz əv ðət ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈkɑnflɪkt. ðɛr ɪz groʊɪŋ ˈriləˈzeɪʃən wɪˈθɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn ðət ðə ˈsɪnɪkəl məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˈkəntri baɪ ˈriʤənəl ˈæktərz ɪz ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɛgˌzɪˈstɛnʃəl ˈkraɪsəs fər ðə steɪt. ˈʃiəz meɪk əp ə lɑrʤ pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðə ˈkəntriz ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv 180 ˈmɪljən ənd əˈkaʊnt fər ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt prəˈpɔrʃən əv ðə prəˈfɛʃənəl klæs wɪʧ ɪz ˈvaɪtəl tɪ ðə ˈneɪʃənz kənˈtɪnjud vaɪəˈbɪləti. ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs, ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlidərz frəm əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri kənˈvind ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl əv ˌɪsˈlæməbæd fər ə ˈkɑnfərəns ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ prəˈmoʊt ˈjunɪti ənd "pʊt ðə ˈʤini əv sɛkˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm bæk ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəl", waɪl ˈsɛkjələr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ˈfɔrsfəl dɪˌnənsiˈeɪʃənz əv ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈvaɪələnt sɛkˈtɛriən ˈʃoʊvəˌnɪzəm wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkəntri. dɪˈspaɪt ðiz ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ prəˈnaʊnsmənts, ðə ˈhɔrəˌfaɪɪŋ sinz əv ˈmərdər wɪʧ pleɪd aʊt ɔn ˌpækɪˈstæni strits ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs jɪrz kəˌmɛmərˈeɪʃənz ər ə stɑrk riˈmaɪndər əv haʊ ˈdipli ɛmˈbɛdɪd ˈvaɪələntli ɪkˈstrimɪst rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈætəˌtudz hæv bɪˈkəm wɪˈθɪn ˌsɛgˈmɛnts əv ˌpækɪˈstæni soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz. ˈmɛni ˈænəlɪsts hæv wɔrnd ðət ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈʃiəz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli feɪs "sɛkˈtɛriən ˈklɛnzɪŋ" frəm ðə ˈkəntri ɪf ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ðɛm kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt, ə feɪt wɪʧ wʊd bi ə ˈtræʤɪk ɛnd tɪ ə kəmˈjunɪti wɪʧ fər moʊst əv ðə ˈpækɪˌstænz ˈhɪstəri həz lɪvd ɪn kəmˈjunəl ˈhɑrməni wɪθ məˈʤɔrəti ˈsʊˌniz ənd ˈəðərz wɪˈθɪn ˈpækɪˌstænz ˈɛθnɪk ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈtæpəstri. ɪf ðə ˈmɛʒər əv ə soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪz haʊ ɪt trits ɪts məˈnɔrətiz, ðə ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd biɪŋ ˈpərpəˌtreɪtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈʃiə kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn ɪz ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv əv ə ˈkəntri wɪʧ həz ˌækwiˈɛst tɪ biɪŋ dɪˈvaʊərd frəm ðə ənd wɪʧ həz ˈsækrəˌfaɪst fər ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈɛni ˈvɪʒən əv ə ˈtɑlərənt ənd prəˈgrɛsɪv fˈjuʧər. ˌɑpərˌtuˈnɪstɪk gəlf ˈaɪdiəlɔgz hæv tərnd ˈpækɪˌstæn ˈɪntu ə ɪn pərˈsut əv ðɛr oʊn sɛkˈtɛriən ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈʤɛndəz; ənˈtɪl ˌpækɪˈstæniz ˈfɔrsfəli ˈriʤɛkt ðə ˈpərpəs təˈwɔrdz wɪʧ ðɛr ˈkəntri ɪz biɪŋ ˈsɪnɪkəli, ðə ˈdaʊnwərd ˈspaɪrəl əv kəmˈjunəl ˈvaɪələns wɪl pərˈsid ənd ðə feɪt əv ˈpækɪˌstænz ˈʃiə kəmˈjunɪti wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi mɑrkt baɪ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈwɔntən ˈmæsɪkərz ənd ˈblədˌʃɛd. wɛr ˈsʊˌniz ənd ˈʃiəz wɪˈθɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn wəns kəˈmɛmərˌeɪtɪd ðɛr ˈhɑləˌdeɪz təˈgɛðər ɪn ˈrɛlətɪv ˈhɑrməni, ðɛr həz groʊn ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli stɑrk dɪˈvaɪd ənˈlɛs ɪt ɪz brɪʤd ənd ənˈlɛs ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd ɪkˈstrimɪst ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤiz ər ˈstaɪfəld, ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈpækɪˌstæn ɛz ə ˈjunəˌfaɪd ənd koʊˈhisɪv steɪt wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi θˈrɛtənd. huˈseɪn ɪz ə ˈraɪtər ənd ˈænəlɪst ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈɪʃuz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər:
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in the days leading up to the religious holiday of ashura, leading members of the pakistani shia community in pakistan received anonymous text messages warning of violence to come: "kill, kill, shia".
in recent years, ashura - which not long ago throughout the country was an occasion which sunnis, shias and others among pakistan's ethno-religious milieu would commemorate together in harmony - has become an annual flashpoint in pakistan's increasingly sectarian and violent religious culture.
tragically, and despite high-profile efforts by the government to clamp down on the ability to militants to target worshippers such as the limitating cellphone service and banning of motorcycles from public roads during the holiday, this year's ashura in pakistan signified a continuation of the country's spiral into self-destructive communal violence.
a suicide bomber in the city of rawalpindi hurled a grenade into the midst of a shia procession before detonating his vest and killing 23 people, while other attacks throughout the country from karachi to dera ismail khan claimed the lives of dozens more.
the attacks were claimed by pakistani taliban (ttp) militants who denounced the victims as "blasphemers" and stated they were engaged in a "war of belief" with shias - stating further that attacks against them would continue until they, in their millions, were wiped out of the country.
that the fanatical nihilism of terrorist attacks against public religious ceremonies - ceremonies which have been observed since the country's founding - has become normalised and routine is a sign of the depths to which pakistan has sunk in terms of sectarianism and social fragmentation over the past decade.
pakistanis demand accountability for
targeted killings
once a respected and well-integrated minority in a country where they comprise roughly 20 per cent of the population and count the nation's founder as one of their own, shia muslims within pakistan have become a community under siege in recent years and are facing a situation which is increasingly being described by many pakistanis as a slow-motion genocide.
several hundred pakistani shias have been killed this year alone in increasingly high-profile attacks by extremist militants, including one incident caught on video in august in which passengers were forced off a bus in the gilgit region and executed by armed militants who checked their victims' id cards before killing whomsoever they could identify as being shia.
it is believed that since the early 1990s, nearly 4,000 pakistani shias have been murdered in sectarian attacks, and at a pace which has rapidly accelerated in recent years. the tragic irony of this increasingly violent sectarianism is that muhammad ali jinnah, widely known and revered as the "father of the nation" of pakistan was himself a shia muslim though he maintained a secular public religious identity and preached the same for the country which he created.
his famous speech to pakistanis in which he said: "you are free; you are free to go to your temples. you are free to go to your mosques or to any other places of worship in this state of pakistan. you may belong to any religion, caste or creed…", signifies how far modern-pakistan has departed from its founding ideals and become a place where the country's founder himself would likely be threatened and unwelcome.
ahmadis, barelvis, christians and hindus have all become subject to persecution within an increasingly religiously-chauvinistic pakistani society, but it is shias who have suffered the highest toll of bloodshed and whose fate is most tied to external forces intent on using pakistan as a battleground for broader regional conflicts.
pakistan as sectarian battleground
in an interview given to reuters, malik ishaq, the leader of one of pakistan's most notorious anti-shia extremist groups lashkar-e-jhangvi (lej) declared shia muslims "the greatest infidels on earth" and demanded that the pakistani state "declare shia non-muslims on the basis of their beliefs".
ishaq's demagoguery is not idle talk, lej death squads are believed to have been responsible for the killings of thousands of shias throughout the country, including a campaign of targeted murders in 2011 which killed dozens of shia doctors, lawyers and politicians residing in the major port-city of karachi.
one lower-level lej operative now in police custody, mahmoud baber, reportedly choked with pride and emotion while describing to reporters his "great satisfaction" at being involved in 14 murders over his militant career, saying of the organisations purpose: "get rid of shias. that is our goal. may god help us".
despite his unrepentant advocacy and propagation of violence, ishaq himself has been acquitted over 30 times on homicide and terrorism charges - an incredible run of judicial fortune which many have attributed to covert support from elements within pakistan's national security establishment which have long cultivated such groups as potential weapons against regional rival such as india.
indeed, while organisations like the lej, pakistani taliban, lashkar-e-taiba and offshoots such as the sipah-e-sahaba (ssp) focus their violence on pakistani shias, they are representative of a broader regional narrative to which the shia community is largely a victim of geopolitical circumstance and manipulation by external parties.
pakistan has long been a front in the battle for regional influence between iran and saudi arabia, and the patronage of violent extremist groups primarily by the latter has been utilised as a tool to counter potential iranian influence within the country.
the pakistani shia population, as well as the pakistan's social cohesion as a whole, have been the collateral damage in this battle as wealthy gulf donors have armed and funded sectarian death squads to wreak havoc against pakistani shias and other religious minorities within the country.
dozens killed in string of pakistan bombings
wikileaks cables released in 2009 described the extent of which this support has been facilitated: "donors in saudi arabia as the most significant source of funding to sunni terrorist groups worldwide… for groups aligned with al-qaida and focused on undermining stability in afghanistan and pakistan".
the leaked report describes in detail the extent to which wealthy, conservative gulf donors have sought to use pakistan as a battlefront for their war against iran - a war in which they see all shias across the world as being legitimate targets for violence.
an estimated $100m per year has flowed from donors from the gulf to fund extremist groups in pakistan and spread sectarian ideology - a massive sum especially for a developing country such as pakistan and one which has been increasingly successful in subverting the heterodox and tolerant islamic tradition which has historically been prevalent in the subcontinent.
children in particular, often pliable candidates for suicide bombings, have been specifically recruited for indoctrination with those "between the ages of 8 to 12" and whose families are "suffering extreme financial difficulties" being the most favoured targets of recruitment by sectarian extremist groups.
extremist religious sentiments
while shia militant groups such as sipah-e-muhammad also do exist, these are widely considered by analysts to be marginal and largely reactionary - the shia community has overwhelmingly been the recipient of violence as opposed to its purveyor and has become the target of external parties using pakistan as a field upon which to settle regional scores, as well as seeking to give violent expression to their own extremist religious sentiments.
as described in an editorial by the karachi-based express tribune: "a fact recognised by all in pakistan is that the people of the country are not sectarian-minded. before jihad took hold of pakistan and extremist clerics became threatening, there was considerable harmony between the sects. muharram was not the season of sectarian violence and mayhem. today, the world understands that the intensification of the sectarian feeling among the clerics is actually a result of a war relocated from pakistan's neighbourhood in the gulf."
tragically, it has become pakistani shias, a community which has little if anything to do with the increasingly heated conflict between iran and saudi arabia, that has today become among its biggest victims of that escalating conflict.
there is growing realisation within pakistan that the cynical manipulation of the country by regional actors is leading to a potential existential crisis for the state. shias make up a large percentage of the country's population of 180 million and account for a significant proportion of the professional class which is vital to the nation's continued viability.
in recent months, high-profile religious leaders from across the country convened in the capital of islamabad for a conference intended to promote intra-communal unity and "put the genie of sectarianism back in the bottle", while secular political leaders have also made forceful denunciations of the increasingly violent sectarian chauvinism within the country.
despite these encouraging pronouncements, the horrifying scenes of murder which played out on pakistani streets during this year's ashura commemorations are a stark reminder of how deeply embedded violently extremist religious attitudes have become within segments of pakistani society in recent years.
many analysts have warned that pakistani shias increasingly face "sectarian cleansing" from the country if violence against them continues to accelerate, a fate which would be a tragic end to a community which for most of the pakistan's history has lived in communal harmony with majority sunnis and others within pakistan's once-inclusive ethnic and religious tapestry.
if the measure of a society is how it treats its minorities, the slow-motion genocide being perpetrated against the shia community in pakistan is indicative of a country which has acquiesced to being devoured from the inside-out and which has sacrificed for itself any vision of a tolerant and progressive future.
opportunistic gulf ideologues have turned pakistan into a charnel-house in pursuit of their own sectarian and political agendas; until pakistanis forcefully reject the purpose towards which their country is being cynically utilised, the downward spiral of communal violence will proceed and the fate of pakistan's shia community will continue to be marked by increasingly wanton massacres and bloodshed.
where sunnis and shias within pakistan once commemorated their holidays together in relative harmony, there has grown an increasingly stark divide - unless it is bridged and unless imported extremist ideologies are stifled, the future of pakistan as a unified and cohesive state will continue to be threatened.
murtaza hussain is a toronto-based writer and analyst focused on issues related to middle eastern politics.
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ˈnɪkɔləs ˈmələr stənz ðə sˈnoʊˌbɔrd kəmˈjunɪti ənd livz ˈbərtən fər nu hərd ˈrumərz fər ə waɪl naʊ ðət ˈnɪkɔləs ˈmeɪbi ˈmuvɪŋ ɔn frəm ˈbərtən, ənd ˈraɪdɪŋ fər ˈsəmˌwən ɛls. ˈrumərz wɛr kənˈfərm ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ wɪθ ə riˈlis frəm nu. prɛs riˈlis frəm nu: nu ɪz praʊd tɪ ˈwɛlkəm ˈnɪkɔləs tɪ ðə tim. ˈraɪdɪŋ, ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ənd ˈvɛri biɪŋ ˈkɑmpləmɛnts ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ nu bɪˈlivz, straɪvz fər ənd hoʊldz dɪr. fər nu ˈfaʊndərz maɪk ˈoʊlsən ənd pit ˈsɑri ənd ˈbɪldɪŋ drim bɔrdz həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn əˈbaʊt kriˈeɪtɪv ɪkˈsprɛʃən, ˈprɑbləm ˈsɑlvɪŋ ənd ˈhoʊldɪŋ "ðə ril wərld" æt beɪ fər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ðɪs ˌənriˈæləti ˈɔlsoʊ ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn haʊ ˈnɪkɔləs ˈjuzɪz hɪz sˈnoʊˌbɔrd tɪ ˌɪnˈtərprət ðə wərld əraʊnd ɪm. fju ˈraɪdərz hæv ˈɛvər ˈʧænəld ə mɔr ərˈɪʤənəl ənd ɪkˈsploʊsɪv əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈmaʊntən ˈraɪdɪŋ ðən ˈnɪkɔləs. ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ənd ə fri ˈspɪrɪt ər ˈɛvriˌwɛr ɪn hɪz, hɪz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə spɔrt, ðə ˈkəlʧər ənd ɪts ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə wərld. ˈnikoʊ ɪz ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ə tim əv fɪˈnɛs ˈfriˌstaɪl ˈmæstərz səʧ ɛz ˈfɔrɪst ˈbeɪli, bleɪk pɔl ənd ˈtɛmpəl ˈkəmɪnz. ðɪs kru pɛrd wɪθ boʊld ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ, ə kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ɑrt, ˈɑrtɪsts ənd ˈɑrtɪstri, ə kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ seɪf ˈwərkɪŋ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts fər sˈnoʊˌbɔrdərz ˈbɪldɪŋ sˈnoʊˌbɔrdz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ, ənd ðə ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəli ˈnaɪsər ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈpræktɪsɪz əv ˈmərvɪn ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ɔl ædz əp tɪ ən ənˈril ˈmɪksʧər əv skɪl, dɪˈzaɪn, ɛsˈθɛtɪks, ədˈvɛnʧər ənd prəˈgrɛʃən. ɪts ˈɔlˌmoʊst tu gʊd tɪ bi tru. wɪθ ˈnɪkɔləs, nu ɪz ənˈril. ˈnɛvər stændz stɪl ənd wɪr hir tɪ meɪk ðə moʊst əv ɪt. ˈraɪdɪŋ fər nu ɪz ə fən ədˈvɛnʧər aɪ kən nɑt mɪs. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən keɪm ˈnæʧərəli wɪn aɪ faʊnd mt.weird*. aɪ æm ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ klaɪm ɪt ənd raɪd ɪt ˈɛvəri day.”*.” ~ˈnɪkɔləs wɪθ ˈnaɪki ˈpʊlɪŋ aʊt əv, steɪ tund fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɛr ˈnɪkɔləs goʊz nɛkst fər but ənd ˈaʊtərˌwɛr ˈspɑnsər.
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nicolas muller stuns the snowboard community and leaves burton for gnu
we’ve heard rumors for a while now that nicolas maybe moving on from burton, and riding for someone else. rumors where confirm this morning with a release from gnu.
press release from gnu: gnu is proud to welcome nicolas müller to the team. nico's riding, personality and very being compliments everything gnu believes, strives for and holds dear. for gnu founders mike olson and pete saari snowboarding and building dream boards has always been about creative expression, problem solving and holding "the real world" at bay for as long as possible. this unreality also exists in how nicolas uses his snowboard to interpret the world around him. few riders have ever channeled a more original and explosive approach to mountain riding than nicolas müller. creativity and a free spirit are everywhere in his snowboarding, his relationship with the sport, the culture and it's impact on the world.
nico is joining a team of finesse freestyle masters such as forest bailey, blake paul and temple cummins. this crew paired with gnu's bold engineering, a commitment to art, artists and artistry, a commitment to safe working environments for snowboarders building snowboards in the usa, and the environmentally nicer building practices of mervin manufacturing all adds up to an unreal mixture of skill, design, aesthetics, adventure and progression. it's almost too good to be true. with nicolas müller, gnu is unreal snowboarding.
“life never stands still and we're here to make the most of it. riding for gnu is a fun adventure i can not miss. the decision came naturally when i found mt.weird. i am very excited to climb it and ride it every day.” ~nicolas müller
with nike pulling out of snowboarding, stay tuned for more information where nicolas goes next for boot and outerwear sponsor.
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ˈprɑdəkt koʊd: 82430210 tɪ si ɔl ðət ðɪs ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən həz tɪ ˈɔfər, pliz drɔp baɪ ə brænʧ ənd æsk ə ˈpɑrtnər fər ə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən. ðə ˈsoʊni ˈbælənsɪz smɑrt ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən kənɛkˈtɪvɪti wɪθ fʊl vjuɪŋ ənd ˈizi skrin ˈmɪrərɪŋ. ˈbɪlˌtɪn ˈwaɪˌfaɪ meɪks ˈstrimɪŋ kæʧ əp ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ər ˈmidiə ˈviə ˈsimləs, waɪl ˈpaʊərfəl bæs ˈriflɛks ˈspikərz æd mɔr dɛpθ tɪ ˈsaʊnˌtræks. ðɪs ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən lʊks ðə pɑrt tu wɪθ ɪts məˈtælɪk ɑrʧt stænd ənd trɪm dɪˈzaɪn. ki ˈbɛnəfɪts: ˈwɔrmər ənd ɛnˈhænst ˈkɑntræst proʊ ædz ən ˈɛkstrə dɪˈmɛnʃən əv ˈɪmɪʤ ˈklɛrɪti tɪ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju wɔʧ. drɔɪŋ ɔn ə ˈdætəˌbeɪs əv ˈvɪʒəwəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ɪt æˈnælɪˌsiz ənd ɛnˈhænsɪz ˈɛvəri ˈɪmɪʤ, əˈspɛʃəli gʊd wɪθ ˈfeɪsɪz ənd skɪn toʊn. ædz ən ˈɛkstrə dɪˈmɛnʃən əv ˈɪmɪʤ ˈklɛrɪti tɪ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju wɔʧ. drɔɪŋ ɔn ə ˈdætəˌbeɪs əv ˈvɪʒəwəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ɪt æˈnælɪˌsiz ənd ɛnˈhænsɪz ˈɛvəri ˈɪmɪʤ, əˈspɛʃəli gʊd wɪθ ˈfeɪsɪz ənd skɪn toʊn. skrin ˈmɪrərɪŋ lɛts ju kəˈnɛkt jʊr ər ˈtæblət tɪ jʊr ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ðɛn ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ jʊr ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, ˈvɪdioʊz, æps, wɛb ˈpeɪʤɪz ənd geɪmz ɪn ɔn ðə bɪg skrin. ʤɪst juz jʊr tɪ swaɪp, ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ, muv ənd səˈlɛkt. lɛts ju kəˈnɛkt jʊr ər ˈtæblət tɪ jʊr ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ðɛn ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ jʊr ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, ˈvɪdioʊz, æps, wɛb ˈpeɪʤɪz ənd geɪmz ɪn ɔn ðə bɪg skrin. ʤɪst juz jʊr tɪ swaɪp, ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ, muv ənd səˈlɛkt. ˈbɪlˌtɪn bæs ˈriflɛks bɑks ˈspikərz dɪˈrɛkt saʊnd təˈwɔrdz ju, dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ɪkˈstɛndɪd loʊ ˈfrikwənsiz ənd klɪr, ˈspɑrkəlɪŋ haɪz. slɪm ənd ˈkɑmpækt, ðeɪ vaɪˈbreɪʃən ənd ˈrɛzənəns tu. dɪˈrɛkt saʊnd təˈwɔrdz ju, dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ɪkˈstɛndɪd loʊ ˈfrikwənsiz ənd klɪr, ˈspɑrkəlɪŋ haɪz. slɪm ənd ˈkɑmpækt, ðeɪ vaɪˈbreɪʃən ənd ˈrɛzənəns tu. ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ə juʤ reɪnʤ əv fri ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈʧænəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ programmes*, wɪˈθaʊt səbˈskrɪpʃənz θru ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd noʊ ˈkɑnˌtrækt ənd noʊ nid fər ə bɑks ər ˈsætəˌlaɪt dɪʃ. ɔl ˈizəli ækˈsɛsəbəl ˈjuzɪŋ ʤɪst wən rɪˈmoʊt kənˈtroʊl ənd jʊr ɪkˈstərnəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈɛriəl. tɪ wɔʧ ˈbrɔdˌkæsts nid tɪ ʧɛk ðət ju kən rɪˈsiv ɪt ɪn jʊr ˈɛriə. noʊ ˈkɑnˌtrækt ənd noʊ nid fər ə bɑks ər ˈsætəˌlaɪt dɪʃ. ɔl ˈizəli ækˈsɛsəbəl ˈjuzɪŋ ʤɪst wən rɪˈmoʊt kənˈtroʊl ənd jʊr ɪkˈstərnəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈɛriəl. tɪ wɔʧ ˈbrɔdˌkæsts nid tɪ ʧɛk ðət ju kən rɪˈsiv ɪt ɪn jʊr ˈɛriə. daɪˈnæmɪk ɛʤ lɛd dɪmz ənd ˈbraɪtənz spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈɛriəz əv ðə skrin fər ɛnˈhænst ˈkɑntræst ənd mɔr ˈnæʧərəl. ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈfiʧər lɛts ju juz jʊr ər ˈtæblət ɛz ə rɪˈmoʊt waɪl ˈlərnɪŋ mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈwɑʧɪŋ. ˈfiʧər lɛts ju juz jʊr ər ˈtæblət ɛz ə rɪˈmoʊt waɪl ˈlərnɪŋ mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈwɑʧɪŋ. wɪθ spɔrts ənd ˈəðər fæst ˈmuvɪŋ ˈækʃən lʊks sˈmuðər ənd ˈʃɑrpər. juz ˈbɪlˌtɪn ˈwaɪˌfaɪ ɔn jʊr ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðə ˈsoʊni ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd strim ˈkɑntɛnt frəm ən ˈkætəˌlɔg əv ˈmuviz, mˈjuzɪk ənd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəlz. ɪt ˈɔfərz ə wɛb ˈbraʊzər tu, pləs æps laɪk tˈwɪtər, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ˈjuˌtub ənd skaɪp. ɔn jʊr ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðə ˈsoʊni ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd strim ˈkɑntɛnt frəm ən ˈkætəˌlɔg əv ˈmuviz, mˈjuzɪk ənd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəlz. ɪt ˈɔfərz ə wɛb ˈbraʊzər tu, pləs æps laɪk tˈwɪtər, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ˈjuˌtub ənd skaɪp. ðə ˈtiˈviz ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd stænd ˈdəbəlz ɛz ə ˈbrækɪt, soʊ ðɛrz noʊ nid tɪ goʊ aʊt ənd baɪ wən. pliz noʊt, ðɪs ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ɪz nɑt kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ˈəðər, ɪkˈstərnəl ˈbrækɪts. saʊnd bɑrz wɪθ ˈtiˈviz ˈgɪtɪŋ sˈlɪmər ənd ˈbɪlˌtɪn ˈspikərz ˈgɪtɪŋ sˈmɔlər ˈʧuzɪŋ ðə raɪt saʊnd ˈsɪstəm ɪz mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən ˈɛvər. saʊnd bɑrz æd ðət ˈɛkstrə ˈɑdiˌoʊ pənʧ tɪ ɔl jʊr ˈmuviz, geɪmz ənd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən programmes*. mɔr əˈfɔrdəbəl ənd ˈiziər tɪ sɛt əp ðən ə fʊl saɪz ˈspikər ˈsɪstəm, ðeɪ ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ɔn kˈwɑləti ˈiðər. teɪk ə lʊk æt ɑr fʊl reɪnʤ hir.
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