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there will be no deal this year between the eu and us on the trans-atlantic trade and investment partnership (ttip), says french president francois hollande. several french and german ministers echoed the statement, citing us unwillingness to compromise.
"the negotiations are bogged down, positions have not been respected, it's clearly unbalanced," hollande said in a speech to french ambassadors.
according to the french president, there will not be any agreement on ttip “by the end of the year.”
"les discussions sur le #tafta ne pourront pas aboutir à un accord d'ici à la fin de l'année. la france ne pourra l'approuver" #directpr — élysée (@elysee) august 30, 2016
earlier, minister of state for foreign trade matthias fekl told french media that the current ttip talks should be halted and new ones should begin.
“there is no more political support in france for these negotiations,” and “france calls for an end to these negotiations,” fekl told rmc radio.
la france demande l'arrêt des négociations du #tafta#ttip — matthias fekl (@matthiasfekl) august 30, 2016
one of the problems of the deal lies in the us attitude towards the negotiations, he said.
read more: ttip ‘doesn’t respect eu interests’: french pm valls says ‘non’ to transatlantic treaty
“the americans give nothing or just crumbs… that is not how negotiations are done between allies,” fekl said. “we need a clear and definitive halt to these negotiations in order to restart on a good foundation.”
france “demands a halt to tafta [transatlantic free trade area] and ttip [transatlantic trade and investment partnership],” he tweeted.
fekl said that france will raise the case at a meeting of eu foreign trade ministers in bratislava, slovakia, in september.
german foreign minister frank-walter steinmeier added that us and eu still are “far away” and have work to do on the standards of the deal.
‘#ttip negotiations between eu and us have de facto failed’ – german economy minister https://t.co/mahhdsucuk — rt (@rt_com) august 28, 2016
according to german vice-chancellor and economy minister sigmar gabriel, the unwillingness of washington to compromise in fact halted the deal.
“i believe that the americans have actively ended ttip. i don't see any willingness to compromise with the europeans,” gabriel said.
on sunday, gabriel admitted that ttip negotiations had essentially failed.
“in my opinion the negotiations with the united states have de facto failed, even though nobody is really admitting it,” the minister told zdf broadcaster. “[they] have failed because we europeans did not want to subject ourselves to american demands.”
the deal still has backing in some quarters, however, with a number of eu officials speaking out in support of it.
italian minister of economic development carlo calenda believes that the ttip talks must continue.
“ttip will be sealed. it is inevitable," he said in an interview with corriere della sera newspaper. “we have to carry on. this accord is essential for italy.”
in the meantime, a spokesman for us trade representative michael froman told der spiegel newspaper that the talks “are in fact making steady progress.”
washington has been insisting that the free trade deal be signed before the end of 2016, but it has encountered strong opposition from a number of european nations.
the ttip is a eu-us free trade treaty project that was dubbed as controversial the moment it was proposed three years ago and has been criticized for its secretiveness and lack of accountability ever since.
the proposed deal aims at promoting trade and multilateral economic growth by creating the world’s largest free-trade zone. backers say it will help small businesses opening up markets and making customs processes easier, while trade tariffs on products would be reduced.
but critics of ttip fear big corporations will be the only ones to profit from the deal, with corporate interest coming even ahead of national interest.
according to the director of the group global justice now, nick dearden, the ttip “is a very dangerous trade deal which is less about trade and more about big business taking control over our regulations.”
“there is so much pressure on both sides of the atlantic,” he told rt, “the negotiating teams… are trying to make it look like they are meeting the will of the people and also doing what the deal was all about – handing big chunks of our democracy to the rule of big business.”
anti-ttip activist sakina sheikh said negotiations on ttip should not be held at all.
“we have over 3 million signatures saying ‘this is not a deal we want.’ not just for the reasons that france and germany talk about, which is about regulations. but because of the public services, because of the setting up of corporate courts and giving corporations too much power. i think it’s about time we let ttip die,” she told rt.
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ˈoʊvər ðə pæst tu ˈdɛkeɪdz, ˌgloʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən, digitization*, ənd ðə raɪz əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt hæv iʧ kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ə nu ˈprɑmənəns fər ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti lɔ ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi dəˈbeɪts əraʊnd ðə wərld. kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt haʊ ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti ɪz kənˈtroʊld, ˈlaɪsənst, juzd, ənd riuzd ər ɔl pɑrt əv ə groʊɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈdɪskɔrs ðət naʊ ɪnˈgeɪʤɪz fɑr mɔr ðən ən ɪˈlit ˈkædri əv ˈlɔjərz. bɪˈkəz ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti lɔ naʊ ˈtrɛnʧɪz soʊ ˈdipli ɔn ˈɪʃuz əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks, ˈkəlʧər, hɛlθ, ˈkɑmərs, ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti, ənd ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈfridəm, ɪt ɪz noʊ səˈpraɪz ðət ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈbərʤənɪŋ ˈlɪtərəʧər ɔn ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti ˈɪʃuz ðət kəmz, nɑt ʤɪst frəm ˈligəl ˌækəˈdɛmɪks ər ˈlɔjərz, bət frəm ðoʊz treɪnd ɪn ˈəðər ˈdɪsəplənz. ɪn ðə spərɪŋ əv 2012 ðə ˈsɛntər fər lɔ, tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ənd soʊˈsaɪɪti æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɑtəˌwɑ ˈhoʊstɪd ə ˈwərkˌʃɑp ðət sɔt tɪ brɪŋ təˈgɛðər ˌækəˈdɛmɪks frəm ˈdɪfərənt ˈdɪsəplənz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti lɔ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈstɪmjəˌleɪt dɪˈskəʃən əˈkrɔs ˈdɪsəplənz, tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪv ˈɛfərts, ənd tɪ ˈproʊdus ə ˈbɑdi əv ˈrisərʧ ðət ɪkˈsplɔrz ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti lɔ ˈɪʃuz frəm ɪkˈsplɪsətli ˌɪntərˈdɪsəpləˌnɛri pərˈspɛktɪvz. ðə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈpeɪpərz ɪn ðɪs bʊk ɪz ðə ˈprɑdəkt əv ðɪs ənd ɪˈdɪʃənz meɪ bi ˈpərʧəst frəm ˈərwɪn lɔ
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over the past two decades, globalization, digitization, and the rise of the internet have each contributed to a new prominence for intellectual property law in public policy debates around the world. questions about how intellectual property is controlled, licensed, used, and reused are all part of a growing public discourse that now engages far more than an elite cadre of lawyers. because intellectual property law now trenches so deeply on issues of economics, culture, health, commerce, creativity, and intellectual freedom, it is no surprise that there is also a burgeoning literature on intellectual property issues that comes, not just from legal academics or lawyers, but from those trained in other disciplines. in the spring of 2012, the centre for law, technology, and society at the university of ottawa hosted a workshop that sought to bring together academics from different disciplines interested in intellectual property law in order to stimulate discussion across disciplines, to encourage the development of collaborative efforts, and to produce a body of research that explores intellectual property law issues from explicitly interdisciplinary perspectives. the collection of papers in this book is the product of this workshop.paperback and ebook editions may be purchased from irwin law
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ðə rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈbrɪzˌbeɪn tʊk ə hɪt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. boʊθ ˈeɪbəl truˈhioʊ ənd ˈʤəstɪn ˈskɑgɪnz ər ɔf ðə kɑrd æt faɪt naɪt: hənt ˈvərsəz. mɪr, ðə əˈnaʊnst. truˈhioʊ həz ˈvizə ˈɪʃuz ənd wɪl nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk hɪz faɪt əˈgɛnst rɔs ˈpɪrsən, waɪl ˈskɑgɪnz ɪz ˈɪnʤərd ənd aʊt əv hɪz baʊt wɪθ bɛn nuˈjɛn. ðə gʊd nuz ɪz ðət ʧæd ˈlɑpraɪz həz stɛpt ɪn fər truˈhioʊ ənd wɪl feɪs ˈpɪrsən. ðə faɪt bɪtˈwin ˈskɑgɪnz ənd nuˈjɛn həz bɪn kɔld ɔf. ðə ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ən əˈpoʊnənt tɪ feɪs ərˈɪʤənəl foʊ ɔn ðə kɑrd, ˈælən ˈpætrɪk. ˈlɑpraɪz ðə ˈəltəmət ˈfaɪtər ˈneɪʃənz ˈwɪnər, ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ðə fərst lɔs əv hɪz kərɪr tɪ frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈviə ˈnɑˌkaʊt ɪn læst ˈɔgəst. ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, ðə kəˈneɪdiən hæd kəmˈpaɪld θri ˈsɑləd wɪnz ɪn ðə ənd ə ˈkəpəl ɪn bellator*. ˈlɑpraɪz, 29 treɪnz æt ˈtraɪˌstɑr ʤɪm ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl wɪθ ðə laɪks əv ˈʤɔrʤɪz ənd ˈrɔri məkˈdɑnəld ˈəndər ðə ˈtjutɪlɪʤ əv zahabi*. ˈpɪrsən 1 nc*) ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ, koʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli, ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ə lɔs tɪ, bæk ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri baɪ juˈnænəməs dɪˈsɪʒən. ðə ˈɪŋglɪʃmən həz ˈɔltərˌneɪtəd wɪnz ənd ˈlɔsɪz ɪn hɪz kərɪr sɪns 2013 soʊ hiz du ɪn ðɪs baʊt. ˈpɪrsən, 31 wɪl hæv ˈsəmˈwət əv ə hoʊm keɪʤ ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪn ˈbrɪzˌbeɪn. ɔˈstreɪljə ɪz ðə hoʊm ˈkəntri əv hɪz waɪf ənd ˈpɪrsən ɪz ˈnɪrli ən ˈɑnərˌɛri ˈɔsi, ˈspɛndɪŋ ə lɔt əv taɪm ɪn ɑz. truˈhioʊ 1 nc*) həz wən tu streɪt, ˈeɪdɪd baɪ ə baʊt ðət wɑz ˈoʊvərˌtərnd ˈɪntu ə wɪn əˈgɛnst tibau*, hu ˈtɛstɪd ˈpɑzətɪv fər drəgz in-competition*. ɪn ɔl, truˈhioʊ, 32 ˈoʊnli həz ˈlɔsɪz tɪ ˈtoʊni ˈfərgəsən ənd goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ 2011 faɪt naɪt 85 ɪz ˈhɛˌdlaɪnd baɪ ə ˈhɛviˌweɪt kənˈtɛndər baʊt bɪtˈwin mɑrk hənt ənd fræŋk mɪr. ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt, ˈhɛktər ˈlɑmbɑrd rɪˈtərnz frəm ə drəg səˈspɛnʃən tɪ teɪk ɔn nil magny*. ðɪs wɪl bi ðə fərst trɪp bæk tɪ ˈbrɪzˌbeɪn sɪns hənts ˈɛpɪk ˈbætəl wɪθ ænˈtoʊnioʊ ˈsɪlvə ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2013
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the ufc's return to brisbane took a hit friday.
both abel trujillo and justin scoggins are off the card at ufc fight night: hunt vs. mir, the ufc announced. trujillo has visa issues and will not be able to make his fight against ross pearson, while scoggins is injured and out of his bout with ben nguyen.
the good news is that chad laprise has stepped in for trujillo and will face pearson. the fight between scoggins and nguyen has been called off. the ufc is currently looking for an opponent to face laprise's original foe on the card, alan patrick.
laprise (10-1), the ultimate fighter nations winner, is coming off the first loss of his career to francisco trinaldo via first-round knockout in tko last august. before that, the canadian had compiled three solid wins in the ufc and a couple in bellator. laprise, 29, trains at tristar gym in montreal with the likes of georges st-pierre and rory macdonald under the tutelage of firas zahabi.
pearson (18-10, 1 nc) is also, coincidentally, coming off a loss to trinaldo, back in january by unanimous decision. the englishman has alternated wins and losses in his career since 2013, so he's due in this bout. pearson, 31, will have somewhat of a home cage advantage in brisbane. australia is the home country of his wife and pearson is nearly an honorary aussie, spending a lot of time in oz.
trujillo (14-6, 1 nc) has won two straight, aided by a bout that was overturned into a win against gleison tibau, who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in-competition. in all, trujillo, 32, only has losses to tony ferguson and khabib nurmagomedov going back to 2011.
ufc fight night 85 is headlined by a heavyweight contender bout between mark hunt and frank mir. in the co-main event, hector lombard returns from a year-long drug suspension to take on neil magny. this will be the ufc's first trip back to brisbane since hunt's epic battle with antonio silva in december 2013.
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swtor-miner* həz bɪn pleɪɪŋ əraʊnd wɪθ pæʧ ənd faʊnd əˈlɑt əv nu ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ stəf. fərst ɔf sˈməgələrz ənd ˈeɪʤənts sim tɪ gɪt səm ˈfɛrli ˈhɛfti ˈʧeɪnʤɪz: ˈeɪʤənts: ˈəpər bəf ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˌɪnˈkrist frəm 10 tɪ 15 ˈsɛkəndz. ʃut straɪk hæd ðɛr ˈɛnərʤi kɔst ˈdiˌkrist baɪ 2 ˌɪnˈkrist baɪ ˈsɛkəndz, ənd hæd ðɛr ˈdæmɪʤ ˌɪnˈkrist baɪ 14 sɛt ˈboʊnəsɪz gɑt swɔpt. ˈfreɪtər straɪk ɪz naʊ ə ˈsɛkənd kæst ðət kɔsts 10 ˈɛnərʤi wɪθ ə 45 ˈsɛkənd. ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənt ˈɔlsoʊ gɑt rɪˈdust baɪ 62 ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtrupərz ənd ˈbaʊnti ˈhəntərz ər ˈgɪtɪŋ səm ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðət əˈnaʊnst jɛt. ðɪs ɪz ˈprɪti məʧ ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈhaɪbrɪd dps*: ˈhəntərz: pəls fleɪm θroʊər ˈtælənt naʊ rikˈwaɪərz haɪ ˈɛnərʤi ˈɛnərʤi gæs ˈsɪlɪndər hir ər ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz faʊnd ɪn ðə pæʧ: əv nu stəf fər gəˈlæktɪk ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə pæʧ. wət pɑps aʊt: ʃild ˈbaɪˌpæs ənd ʧæns həz bɪn rɪˈdust əˈkrɔs ðə bɔrd wɪθ ðə kəmˈpænjən əˈbɪləˌti ˈbaɪˌpæs ˈgɪtɪŋ hɪt ðə ˈhɑrdəst. ˈmɪsəl reɪnʤ ˈbustɪŋ kəmˈpoʊnənt ˈəpˌgreɪdz wər ˈdəbəld ɪn ˈɛfɪˌkæsi. ʃɪps gɑt nu stæts ðət hæv tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət ðeɪ du. ə ɛkˈstrækʃən əv ə strɪŋ ˈteɪbəl (stb*) ðət həz səm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ nu stəf ɪn ɪt. moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli: ˈpɪˌkəps ˈtoʊtəl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ju pɪkt əp ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈbætəl. dɪˈlɪvəriz ˈtoʊtəl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ju səkˈsɛsfəli dɪˈlɪvərd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈbætəl. ˈkɛriər pɔɪnts fər ɔl əv jʊr əv ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ˈkɛriɪŋ pleɪərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈkɑrˌgoʊ rən ˈbætəlz. ɪt simz bi ə tim moʊd, ənd 4! nɑt ʃʊr ɪf ɔl 4 wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ɔl mæʧ taɪps. geɪnd ɔl 4 paʊər əps æt wəns ɪn ə gəˈlæktɪk mæʧ. gɑt 5 ɪn ə dɛθ match”*” gəˈlæktɪk mæʧ. ðə ər: ˈdæmɪʤ ˈoʊvərˌʧɑrʤ ˈɪnʤən ˈoʊvərˌʧɑrʤ ʃild ˈoʊvərˌʧɑrʤ ˈwɛpən ˈoʊvərˌʧɑrʤ (ˈvɪzɪtɪd 37 taɪmz, 1 ˈvɪzɪts təˈdeɪ)
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swtor-miner has been playing around with pts patch 2.5.2, and found alot of new interesting stuff. first off smugglers and agents seem to get some fairly hefty changes:
smugglers/imperial agents:
upper hand/tactical advantage’s buff duration increased from 10 to 15 seconds.
shoot first/hidden strike had their energy cost decreased by 2, cooldown increased by 1.5 seconds, and had their damage increased by ~14%.
gunslinger/sniper pvp 2pc/4pc set bonuses got swapped.
xs freighter flyby/orbital strike is now a 2.5 second cast that costs 10 energy with a 45 second cooldown. it’s coefficient also got reduced by ~62%.
also troopers and bounty hunters are getting some changes that haven’t’been announced yet. this is pretty much the end of the hybrid dps:
troopers/bounty hunters:
pulse generator/prototype flame thrower talent now requires high energy cell/high energy gas cylinder
here are the images found in the patch:
lot’s of new stuff for galactic starfighter is also in the patch. here’s what pops out:
shield bypass and crit chance has been reduced across the board with the companion ability bypass getting hit the hardest. (35%->16%)
missile range boosting component upgrades were doubled in efficacy.
ships got new stats that i’ll have to figure out what they do. 🙂
here’s a pastebin extraction of a string table (stb) that has some interesting new gsf stuff in it. most notably:
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3346836085539209,cargo pickups
3346836085539210,the total amount of cargo you picked up during the battle.
3346836085539211,cargo deliveries
3346836085539212,the total amount of cargo you successfully delivered during the battle.
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3346836085539217,cargo carrier kill/assist points
3346836085539218,earnings for all of your kills/assists of cargo carrying players during cargo run battles.
it seems there’ll be a team deathmatch mode, and 4 power-ups! i’m not sure if all 4 will be available in all match types.
gained all 4 power ups at once in a galactic starfighter match.
got 5 power-ups in a “team death match” galactic starfighter match.
the power-ups are:
damage overcharge
engine overcharge
shield overcharge
weapon overcharge
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ðɪs ˈɛntri ɪz pɑrt əv ə ˈsɪriz əv poʊsts əˈbaʊt səm əv ɑr prəˈpoʊzd ˈprɑʤɛkts. si hir ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən blɔg poʊst. fər ril ˈpipəl wət ɪz ɪt: ɪz ə tul ðət ɪz juzd baɪ dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs ənd ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈmɛməri ˈjusɪʤ bɪˈheɪvjərz əv ðə ˈbraʊzərz. ɪt həz bɪn ˌɪˈmɛnsli ˈjusfəl fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ faɪnd bəgz ɪn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd ˈvælədeɪt ðə ˈfɪksɪz tɪ ðoʊz bəgz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ɪz tu ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn fər ðə ˈbraʊzər dɪˈvɛləpərz, bət ðə əˈveɪləbəl ˈdætə ðɛr kʊd bi pərˈzɛnəd ɪn ˈdɪfərənt weɪz tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlp wɛb dɪˈvɛləpərz ənd ˈrɛgjələr ˈjuzərz hu wɔnts tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ iʧ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt kənˈsumz ˈmɛməri. ɪgˈzæmpəl juz keɪs: ˈjuzər ˈoʊpənz ðə nu ənd siz ðət ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ə (tæb 1 ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ənd ˈwɛbˌsaɪt bi (tæb 2 ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ 12mb*. ˈæftər 30min*, ðə ˈjuzər ˈoʊpənz ðə tul əˈgɛn, naʊ tɪ si ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ə stɪl ˈteɪkɪŋ ənd ˈwɛbˌsaɪt bi ˈteɪkɪŋ naʊ 30mb*. ðeɪ ðɛn kən kənˈklud ðət ˈwɛbˌsaɪt bi ɪz kənˈsumɪŋ mɔr ˈmɛməri ɛz taɪm ˈpæsɪz, waɪl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ə ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ɪts ˈmɛməri rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ˈstɛdi. wət dɪz ɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlv: ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑrənt ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈdætə əˈveɪləbəl ənd ɪts ˈbreɪkˌdaʊnz prəˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈvɛriəs ˈdɪfərənt weɪz tɪ ˈvɪʒwəli ˈprɛzənt ðət ˈdætə ənd ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ɪt (e.g*., ˈsɔrtɪŋ, taɪm sˈlaɪsɪŋ, ˈmərʤɪŋ tæbz frəm ðə seɪm doʊˈmeɪn, ˈdætə ˈoʊvər taɪm, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) prəˈpoʊzɪŋ ən ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈoʊpənˌsɔrs ˈgræfɪks ˈlaɪbrɛˌri tɪ bi juzd fər ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz hu wərk ɔn ˈmɛməri ɑptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən ənd prəˈvaɪd ˈfidˌbæk fər mɔr ˈdætə ðət wʊd bi ˈjusfəl ɪf ɪt wər əˈveɪləbəl ʃʊd bi dən ɛz ən ˈjuzɪŋ ðə non-goals*: ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt wɪl nɑt riˈmuv ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ, bət wɪl kriˈeɪt ə nu wən. ˈɔlsoʊ, ju ʃʊd nɑt traɪ tɪ kriˈeɪt jʊr oʊn ˈgræfɪks ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, ɛz nɑt ɪˈnəf taɪm əˈveɪləbəl tɪ du boʊθ θɪŋz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈskɛʤʊl. wɛr tɪ stɑrt: ju ʃʊd stɑrt baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑrənt ənd ɪts koʊd ənd tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ˈdætə ɪz riˈtrivd frəm ðə ˈmɛməri ˈmɛʒərmənts koʊd. ju ðɛn nid tɪ ˈænəˌlaɪz ðə əˈveɪləbəl ˈdætə tɪ ɪts ˈminɪŋ ənd stɑrt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɔn haʊ ju wɔnt tɪ ˈprɛzənt ðət ɪn ə mɔr ˈvɪʒwəli ˌɪnərˈæktɪv weɪ. ðə ˈjusɪʤ əv ðə wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi rikˈwaɪərd bət wɪl bi ˈvɛri ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈpækɪʤɪŋ ənd ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ðə, ɛz ðə meɪn koʊd wɪl bi ə ˈsɪmpəl peɪʤ ðət ˈɪmpləmənts jʊr nu (əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪts səˈpɔrtɪŋ ənd faɪlz). skɪlz ˈnidɪd: ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ənd skɪlz, ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ˈdætə ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən. ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ wən ˈgræfɪks ˈlaɪbrɛˌri wʊd bi greɪt. wət ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪn jʊr ˈprɑʤɛkt prəˈpoʊzəl: ə greɪt ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, ɪts goʊlz ənd non-goals*, ənd ə gʊd aɪˈdiə ɔn haʊ tɪ əˈproʊʧ iʧ əv ðə ˈfiʧərz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ənd haʊ tɪ taɪm slaɪs ðɛm. ə prəˈpoʊzəl fər æt list 4 ˈdɪfərənt weɪz tɪ ˈvɪʒwəˌlaɪz ðə ˈdætə, dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ wət taɪp əv græfs wɪl bi juzd ənd ðə ˈpɑsəbəl ˌɪnərˈækʃənz ðət ɪt wɪl prəˈvaɪd. ðə səˈlɛkʃən əv ðə ˈgræfɪks ˈlaɪbrɛˌri tɪ bi juzd. lɪŋks tɪ ˈoʊpənˌsɔrs koʊd (e.g*. ə ˈproʊˌfaɪl) ðət ju hæv prəˈdust (ˈspɛʃəli wənz ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈdætə ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən). ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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this entry is part of a series of posts about some of our proposed gsoc projects. see here the introduction blog post.
about:memory for real people
what is it: about:memory is a tool that is used by firefox developers to diagnose and understand the memory usage behaviors of the browsers. it has been immensely useful for us to find bugs in the memshrink project and validate the fixes to those bugs. however, it is too focused on firefox’s internals for the browser developers, but the available data there could be presented in different ways to also help web developers and regular users who wants to understand how each website consumes memory.
example use case: user opens the new about:memory and sees that website a (tab 1) is taking 15mb and website b (tab 2) is taking 12mb. after 30min, the user opens the tool again, now to see website a still taking 17mb and website b taking now 30mb. they then can conclude that website b is consuming more memory as time passes, while website a is able to maintain its memory requirements steady.
what does it involve:
looking into the current about:memory and understanding the existing data available and its breakdowns
proposing various different ways to visually present that data and interact with it (e.g., sorting, time slicing, merging tabs from the same domain, animating data over time, etc.)
proposing an existing open-source js dataviz graphics library to be used for the project
interact with the firefox developers who work on memory optimization and provide feedback for more data that would be useful if it were available
should be done as an add-on using the add-on sdk
non-goals: this project will not remove the existing about:memory, but will create a new one. also, you should not try to create your own graphics library as part of the project, as there’s not enough time available to do both things during the official schedule.
where to start: you should start by looking into the current about:memory and its code and to understand how data is retrieved from the memory measurements code. you then need to analyze the available data to undestand its meaning and start thinking on how you want to present that in a more visually interactive way. the usage of the add-on sdk will also be required but will be very limited to packaging and setting up the add-on, as the main code will be a simple html page that implements your new about:memory (along with its supporting css and js files).
skills needed: javascript and css skills, and experience with data visualization. experience with one js graphics library would be great.
what is expected in your project proposal: a great understanding of the project, its goals and non-goals, and a good idea on how to approach each of the features involved and how to time slice them. a proposal for at least 4 different ways to visualize the data, describing what type of graphs will be used and the possible interactions that it will provide. the selection of the graphics library to be used. links to open-source code (e.g. a github profile) that you have produced (specially ones involving data visualization).
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wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə læb, ˈæksədənts ˈɑrənt ˈjuʒəwəli ə gʊd θɪŋ, bət ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd rɪˈzəlt həz lɛd ˈkɛmɪsts tɪ ə ˈsɪstəm ðət kʊd meɪk ˈbætəriz læst əp tɪ 400 taɪmz ˈlɔŋgər ðən ðə ˈbætəriz təˈdeɪ. waɪl ðə nu ˈbætəri wʊd stɪl nid tɪ bi riˈʧɑrʤd, ðə bɪg ˈdɪfərəns ɪz ɪt wʊd kip ˈwərkɪŋ ɪˈfɪʃəntli ˈoʊvər ʧɑrʤ ˈsaɪkəlz wɪʧ ɪz ˈprɪti məʧ ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm əv juz wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ dɪˈvaɪsɪz səʧ ɛz foʊnz, kəmˈpjutərz, kɑz, ənd ˈivɪn ˈspeɪˌskræft. ənd ɪts ə hoʊl lɔt ˈlɔŋgər ðən ðə əv ˈtudeɪz ˈlɪθiəm ˈbætəriz. ðə ˈæksədənt pɑrt ɪz ðət ðə ˈrisərʧərz stɪl ˈɑrənt ʃʊr ɪgˈzæktli haʊ ðə ˈsɪstəm wərks. "wi ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈsaɪkəl ðə dɪˈvaɪsɪz, ənd ðɛn ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ðeɪ wərənt goʊɪŋ tɪ daɪ," lɛd ˈrisərʧər ˈrɛʤənəld ˈpɛnər frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈərvaɪn, toʊld ˈpɑpjələr saɪəns. "wi doʊnt ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm əv ðət jɛt." ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈlɪθiəm, ðə nu ˈbætəriz stɔr ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ɪn goʊld. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl eɪm əv ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɑz ˈsɪmpli tɪ meɪk ə ˈsɑlədˈsteɪt ˈbætəri ðət juzd ən ʤɛl ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈlɪkwɪd tɪ hoʊld ɪts ʧɑrʤ ˈlɪθiəm ˈbætəriz kənˈteɪn ˈlɪkwɪd, wɪʧ meɪks ðɛm ɪkˈstrimli ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsɛnsɪtɪv tɪ ˈtɛmpərəʧər. bət wɪn ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ɛkˈspɛrəˌmɛntɪŋ wɪθ goʊld səˈspɛndɪd ɪn ðɪs ʤɛl, ðeɪ faʊnd ðət ðə ˈsɪstəm wɑz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli rɪˈzɪljənt. ɪn fækt, ɪt wɑz weɪ, weɪ mɔr rɪˈzɪljənt ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈbætəri ˈsɪstəm. ðə goʊld ər ˈθaʊzənz əv taɪmz ˈθɪnər ðən ə ˈjumən hɛr, ənd ðə tim ˈɪzənt ðə fərst tɪ juz ðɛm tɪ stɔr ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti əˈlɔŋ ðɛr lɛŋθ. bət ɪn ðə pæst, ðiz ˈsɪstəmz hæd bɪn ˈbrɪtəl ənd proʊn tɪ ˈkrækɪŋ. ðə əˈdɪʃən əv ðə ʤɛl baɪ ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi ˈkænədɪt lə taɪ simz tɪ hæv meɪd ɔl ðə ˈdɪfərəns, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈkoʊtɪŋ ðə ɪn ˈmæŋgəˌniz ˈɑkˌsaɪd. wɑz pleɪɪŋ əraʊnd, ənd ʃi ˈkoʊtɪd ðɪs hoʊl θɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈvɛri θɪn ʤɛl leɪər ənd ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈsaɪkəl ɪt," sɛd ˈpɛnər. "ʃi dɪˈskəvərd ðət ʤɪst baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ʤɛl, ʃi kʊd ˈsaɪkəl ɪt ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv taɪmz wɪˈθaʊt ˈluzɪŋ ˈɛni kəˈpæsɪti." "ðət wɑz ˈkreɪzi," hi ˈædɪd, "bɪˈkəz ðiz θɪŋz ˈtɪpɪkəli daɪ ɪn drəˈmætɪk ˈfæʃən ˈæftər ər ər ˈsaɪkəlz æt moʊst." wɪθ ˈnɔrməl ˈbætəriz, ðə mɔr ju ʧɑrʤ ənd riˈʧɑrʤ ðɛm, ðə lɛs ɪˈfɪʃənt ðeɪ bɪˈkəm. ˈæftər ə fju ˈhənərd ʧɑrʤ ˈsaɪkəlz, ðeɪ ˈʤɛnərəli ˈoʊnli kənˈteɪn ə smɔl əˈmaʊnt əv ʧɑrʤ ɛz ˈɛniˌwən hu həz ə ˈlæpˌtɑp ər foʊn ˈoʊldər ðən ə fju jɪrz wɪl bi wɛl əˈwɛr əv. bət ˈtɛstɪŋ ʃoʊd ðət ðə nu ˈsɪstəm kʊd wɪθˈstænd ʧɑrʤ ˈsaɪkəlz ˈoʊvər θri mənθs ənd ˈoʊnli luz 5 pərˈsɛnt əv ɪts kəˈpæsɪti. ðə tim ˈstrɛsɪz ðət ðə ˈsɪstəm ðeɪv bɪlt ˈɪzənt ə ˈbætəri ʤɪst jɛt, soʊ tɪ bi klɪr, ðɛrz noʊ ˌgɛrənˈti ðət ðɪs ɪˈfɪʃənsi wɪl bi meɪnˈteɪnd wɪn skeɪld əp ˈɪntu ə dɪˈvaɪs ju kʊd juz ɪn jʊr foʊnz ər ˈlæpˌtɑps ər ðət ˈɪtəl wərk æt ɔl. ðə ˈəðər bæd nuz ɪz ðət ˈɛni ˈbætəriz ˈjuzɪŋ goʊld ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ɪkˈspɛnsɪv noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˈtaɪni ðə goʊld ər, soʊ ðə tim ɪz naʊ ɛkˈspɛrəˌmɛntɪŋ wɪθ ˈnɪkəl ˌɪnˈstɛd, tɪ si ɪf ðeɪ kən əˈʧiv ˈsɪmələr rɪˈzəlts. oʊ ənd ðɛrz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə smɔl ˈmætər əv ˈfɪgjərɪŋ aʊt ɪgˈzæktli waɪ ðə ˈsɪstəm wərks soʊ wɛl. wəns ðeɪ noʊ ðət, ˈɪtəl hɛlp ðə tim twik ðə ˈbætəri ˈsɪstəm tɪ meɪk ɪt mɔr ˈpræktɪkəl ənd əˈfɔrdəbəl fər ˈrilˌwərld ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. hu noʊz, ðeɪ maɪt ˈivɪn bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk ɪt læst ˈivɪn ˈlɔŋgər. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪf ju æsk ˈjuˈɛs, ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm ɪz mɔr ðən ɪˈnəf, θæŋk ju. ðə ˈrisərʧ həz bɪn ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˈɛnərʤi ˈlɛtərz.
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when it comes to the lab, accidents aren't usually a good thing, but an unexpected result has led chemists to a system that could make batteries last up to 400 times longer than the best-performing batteries today.
while the new battery would still need to be recharged, the big difference is it would keep working efficiently over 200,000 charge cycles - which is pretty much a lifetime of use when it comes to devices such as phones, computers, cars, and even spacecraft. and it's a whole lot longer than the lifespand of today's lithium batteries.
the accident part is that the researchers still aren't sure exactly how the system works.
"we started to cycle the devices, and then realised that they weren't going to die," lead researcher reginald penner from the university of california,vine, told popular science. "we don't understand the mechanism of that yet."
instead of lithium, the new batteries store electricity in gold nanowires. the original aim of the experiment was simply to make a solid-state battery that used an electrolyte gel rather than a liquid to hold its charge - lithium batteries contain liquid, which makes them extremely combustible and also sensitive to temperature.
but when they started experimenting with gold nanowires suspended in this electrolyte gel, they found that the system was incredibly resilient. in fact, it was way, way more resilient than any other battery system.
the gold nanowires are thousands of times thinner than a human hair, and the team isn't the first to use them to store electricity along their length. but in the past, these systems had been brittle and prone to cracking.
the addition of the electrolyte gel by phd candidate mya le thai seems to have made all the difference, as well as coating the nanowires in manganese oxide.
"mya was playing around, and she coated this whole thing with a very thin gel layer and started to cycle it," said penner. "she discovered that just by using this gel, she could cycle it hundreds of thousands of times without losing any capacity."
"that was crazy," he added, "because these things typically die in dramatic fashion after 5,000 or 6,000 or 7,000 cycles at most."
with normal batteries, the more you charge and recharge them, the less efficient they become. after a few hundred charge cycles, they generally only contain a small amount of charge - as anyone who has a laptop or phone older than a few years will be well aware of.
but testing showed that the new system could withstand 200,000 charge cycles over three months and only lose 5 percent of its capacity.
the team stresses that the system they've built isn't a battery just yet, so to be clear, there's no guarantee that this efficiency will be maintained when scaled up into a device you could use in your phones or laptops - or that it'll work at all.
the other bad news is that any batteries using gold are going to be expensive no matter how tiny the gold nanowires are, so the team is now experimenting with nickel instead, to see if they can achieve similar results.
oh and there's also the small matter of figuring out exactly why the system works so well. once they know that, it'll help the team tweak the battery system to make it more practical and affordable for real-world applications. who knows, they might even be able to make it last even longer. although if you ask us, a lifetime is more than enough, thank you.
the research has been published in energy letters.
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tɛkˈnɑləʤi riˈfoʊkəst tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈkəstəmər ɪkˈspɪriəns ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti plæn tɪ rɪˈdus ˈwərkˌfɔrs baɪ əˈprɑksəmətli 2 pərˈsɛnt ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɪnˌkəm groʊθ ˈtərgət ˌɪnˈkrist tɪ æt list 500 ˈmɪljən ˈhjustən, ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 29 2016 (gloʊb ˈnuzˌwaɪr) ˈsɪskoʊ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən (nyse:syy*) təˈdeɪ əˈnaʊnst əˈdɪʃənəl ˈditeɪlz əv ɪts ˈkɑrənt θˈriˌjɪr plæn, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə rɪˈvaɪzd ˈbɪznɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈstrætəʤi ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə ˈkəstəmər ɪkˈspɪriəns, ə ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti plæn tɪ rɪˈdus ɪts ˈwərkˌfɔrs baɪ əˈprɑksəmətli 2 pərˈsɛnt, ənd ə mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɪnˌkəm groʊθ ˈtərgət. ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ˈrisənt ˈbɪznɪs pərˈfɔrməns, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðiz ki stɛps ɔn tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti, gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ðə ˈkɑnfədɛns tɪ reɪz ɑr ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɪnˌkəm groʊθ ˈtərgət frəm 400 ˈmɪljən tɪ æt list 500 ˈmɪljən baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ˈfɪskəl sɛd bɪl dəˈleɪni, ˈsɪskoʊ ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔfɪsər. rɪˈflɛkts ɑr ˈərli ˈprɑˌgrɛs təˈwɔrd əˈʧivɪŋ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl əˈbʤɛktɪvz əv ɑr θˈriˌjɪr plæn. wi kənˈtɪnju tɪ əˈgrɛsɪvli ˌrivˈju ɔl ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs fər ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl opportunities.”*.” ɪn riˈfoʊkəsɪŋ ɪts tɛkˈnɑləʤi əˈproʊʧ, ˈsɪskoʊ plænz tɪ ˈmɑdərˌnaɪz ɛz wɛl ɛz æd nu ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti ənd ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti tɪ ɪts ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ, ˈpruvən səs ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈrisɔrs ˈplænɪŋ (erp*) ˈsɪstəm ðət ɪz ˈteɪlərd tɪ ðə nidz əv ɪts ˈkəstəmərz. ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ ðiz stɛps, ˈsɪskoʊ plænz tɪ riˈmuv ðə sæp ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈkərəntli juzd baɪ 12 əv ɪts ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ˈfɪskəl 2017 ˈsɪskoʊ wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ juz ariba*, səkˈsɛs ˈfæktərz, ənd ˈbɪznɪs ˈplænɪŋ ənd kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən (bpc*) səˈluʃənz. nu əˈproʊʧ tɪ ɑr ˈbɪznɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈstrætəʤi ɪˈneɪbəlz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ əˈʧiv ɑr ərˈɪʤənəl ˈbɪznɪs ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən əˈbʤɛktɪvz ˈsunər, æt ə loʊər kɔst, wɪθ lɛs rɪsk, ənd prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈbɛtər ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns fər ɑr ˈkəstəmərz ənd ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ companies,”*,” dəˈleɪni sɛd. tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɛfərts goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd wɪl ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli bi dɪˈrɛktɪd təˈwɔrd dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ tulz ənd ˈsɪstəmz ðət æd ˈvælju tɪ ɑr customers’*’ ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈbɪznɪs ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ˈsɪskoʊ. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, wi wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈsɪstəmz ðət ɪˈneɪbəl ðə juz əv ʃɛrd ˈsərvɪsɪz əˈkrɔs ðə enterprise.”*.” ðə ˈstrætəʤi əv rɪˈnuɪŋ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ənd ˈpruvən tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈsɪstəmz həz geɪnd vaɪəˈbɪləti ənd ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz du tɪ ˈmeɪʤər ədˈvænsɪz səʧ ɛz klaʊd kəmˈpjutɪŋ, ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧərz, ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɛz ə ˈsərvɪs ənd ˈmoʊbəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən ənd ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ðiz tɛkˈnɑləʤiz həz meɪd ɪt nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈpɑsəbəl, bət ˈprɛfərəbəl ɪn ˈmɛni ˈɪnstənsɪz, tɪ kənˈtɪnjuəsli rɪˈnu ənd ˈmɑdərˌnaɪz ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz ˈrəðər ðən dɪˈplɔɪ ˈtoʊtəli nu ˈplætˌfɔrmz. ˈsɪskoʊ ɪkˈspɛkts tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt tɛkˈnɑləʤi kɔst ˈseɪvɪŋz wəns ðə kənˈvərʒən tɪ ðə səs ɪz kəmˈplitɪd ɪn ˈfɪskəl 2017 ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ðiz ˈseɪvɪŋz wɪl bi ˌriɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈplætˌfɔrm tɪ ˈbɛtər sərv ˈkəstəmərz. pɑrt əv ðə θˈriˌjɪr plæn, wi hæv ˈɔlsoʊ riʧt ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ rɪˈdus ðə saɪz əv ɑr wərk force,”*,” dəˈleɪni sɛd. teɪk ˈsɪriəsli ˈɛni dɪˈsɪʒən ðət ˌɪmˈpækts ɑr əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts, bət ðɪs ɪz ən ɛˈsɛnʃəl stɛp təˈwɔrd bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. ðɪs ˈækʃən wɪl pəˈzɪʃən ˈjuˈɛs tɪ kəmˈpit mɔr ˈifɛktɪvli ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪts wi sərv, waɪl kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ɑr ˈbɪznɪs, groʊ ɑr ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd, meɪk strəˈtiʤɪk ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz ənd riˈpərʧəs shares.”*.” ˈsɪskoʊ plænz tɪ rɪˈdus ɪts ˈwərkˌfɔrs baɪ əˈprɑksəmətli 2 pərˈsɛnt ər pəˈzɪʃənz ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst 15 mənθs. ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈfoʊkɪs əv ðɪs rɪˈdəkʃən wɪl bi ɔn ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv, roʊlz. spəˈsɪfɪkli, ˈloʊkəl ˈmɑrkətɪŋ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts ɛz wɛl ɛz dɪˈlɪvəri ənd ˈwɛˌrhaʊs əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts wɪl nɑt bi ˌɪmˈpæktɪd baɪ ðɪs ˈækʃən. ˈsɪskoʊ ɪkˈspɛkts tɪ ˈrɛkərd ˈʧɑrʤɪz fər ˈsɛˌvərəns ənd rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈbɛnəfɪt kɔsts əv 25 ˈmɪljən tɪ 30 ˈmɪljən ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst 15 mənθs, bɪˈgɪnɪŋ wɪθ ðə θərd kˈwɔrtər əv ˈfɪskəl 2016 ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɪl ˌɪnˈkər ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv əˈprɑksəmətli 70 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈfɪskəl 2016 ənd əˈprɑksəmətli 130 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈfɪskəl 2017 rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ write-offs*, ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd dɪˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən ənd kənˈvərʒən kɔsts rɪˈzəltɪŋ frəm ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈstrætəʤi. ““collectively*, ðiz muvz wɪl ɛnˈhæns ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈlænˌskeɪp, ˈbɛtər sərv ɑr ˈkəstəmərz, ˌɪnˈkris ɑr ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti ɛz ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ənd ˈmæksəˌmaɪz ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər returns,”*,” dəˈleɪni kənˈkludɪd. ˈkɑnfərəns kɔl ˈsɪskoʊ wɪl hoʊst ən ˌɪnˈvɛstər ˈkɑnfərəns kɔl tɪ dɪˈskəs ðiz dɪˈvɛləpmənts təˈdeɪ æt a.m*. ˈistərn taɪm. ə lɪv əv ðə kɔl ənd ə ˈkɑpi əv ðɪs nuz riˈlis wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn æt investors.sysco.com*. fər ˈpərpəsɪz əv ˈpəblɪk dɪˈskloʊʒər, ˈsɪskoʊ plænz tɪ juz ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstər riˈleɪʃənz ˈpɔrʃən əv ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɛz ə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈʧænəl fər ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ki ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ɪts ˌɪnˈvɛstərz, səm əv wɪʧ meɪ kənˈteɪn məˈtɪriəl ənd ˈpriviəsli nɑnˈpəblɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ə lɪv əv ðə kɔl ənd ə ˈkɑpi əv ðɪs prɛs riˈlis wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn æt investors.sysco.com*. wi ɪnˈkərəʤ ˌɪnˈvɛstərz tɪ kənˈsəlt ðət ˈsɛkʃən əv ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ər ɑr ˌɪnˈvɛstər riˈleɪʃənz æp ˈrɛgjələrli fər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈjuˈɛs. əˈbaʊt ˈsɪskoʊ ˈsɪskoʊ ɪz ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈlidər ɪn ˈsɛlɪŋ, ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ənd dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ fud ˈprɑdəkts tɪ ˈrɛˌstrɑnts, ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl fəˈsɪlɪtiz, ˈlɑʤɪŋ ɛˈstæblɪʃmənts ənd ˈəðər ˈkəstəmərz hu priˈpɛr milz əˈweɪ frəm hoʊm. ɪts ˈfæməli əv ˈprɑdəkts ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd səˈplaɪz fər ðə ˈfudˈsərvɪs ənd ˌhɑspəˈtæləti ˈɪndəstriz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɑpərˌeɪts 196 ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən fəˈsɪlɪtiz ˈsərvɪŋ əˈprɑksəmətli ˈkəstəmərz. fər ˈfɪskəl 2015 ðət ˈɛndɪd ʤun 27 2015 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd seɪlz əv mɔr ðən 48 ˈbɪljən. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˈvɪzɪt ər kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ˈsɪskoʊ ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk æt ər tˈwɪtər æt https://twitter.com/sysco*. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt nuz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈsɪskoʊ ɪz əˈveɪləbəl æt www.sysco.com/investors*. ju kən ˈfɑloʊ ˈjuˈɛs æt ənd ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə ˈsɪskoʊ æp, əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ðə ˈaɪˌtunz æp stɔr ənd ðə ˈgugəl pleɪ ˈmɑrkɪt. ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ər ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ rɛd ɑr nuz rɪˈlisɪz ənd ˈfaɪlɪŋz wɪθ ðə sɪˈkjʊrətiz ənd ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ kəˈmɪʃən. ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wi dɪˈskloʊz θru ˈɛni əv ðiz ˈʧænəlz əv ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən kʊd bi dimd tɪ bi məˈtɪriəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ˈsteɪtmənts ˈsteɪtmənts meɪd ɪn ðɪs nuz riˈlis ər ɪn ɑr ˌɪnˈvɛstər kɔl ðət lʊk ˈfɔrwərd ɪn taɪm ər ðət ɪkˈsprɛs bɪˈlifs, ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ər hoʊps ər ˈsteɪtmənts wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈminɪŋ əv ðə ˈpraɪvət sɪˈkjʊrətiz ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən rɪˈfɔrm ækt əv 1995 səʧ ˈsteɪtmənts rɪˈflɛkt ðə vjuz əv ˈmænɪʤmənt æt ðə taɪm səʧ ˈsteɪtmənts ər meɪd ənd ər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv rɪsks, ənˈsərtəntiz, ˈɛstəˌmeɪts, ənd əˈsəmpʃənz ðət meɪ kɔz ˈækʧəwəl rɪˈzəlts tɪ ˈdɪfər məˈtɪriəli frəm ˈkɑrənt ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. ðiz ˈsteɪtmənts ˌɪnˈklud ɑr plænz ənd ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈkris əv ɑr ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɪnˌkəm groʊθ ˈtərgət tɪ æt list 500 ˈmɪljən baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ˈfɪskəl 2018 pərˈsuənt tɪ ɑr θˈriˌjɪr strəˈtiʤɪk plæn, ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ɑr rɪˈvaɪzd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈstrætəʤi ənd ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ˈbɛnəfɪts ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi kɔst ˈseɪvɪŋz, ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ fˈjuʧər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈæˌsɛts, ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv pəˈzɪʃənz ˌɪmˈpæktɪd baɪ ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs rɪˈdəkʃən ənd ðə ˈtaɪmlaɪn ˌðɛˈrəv ənd ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈbɛnəfɪts, ənd ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə əˈmaʊnt ənd ˈtaɪmɪŋ əv ˈsɛˌvərəns ənd ˈəðər ˈʧɑrʤɪz tɪ bi ˌɪnˈkərd ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈstrætəʤi ənd ˈwərkˌfɔrs rɪˈdəkʃən. ðə səkˈsɛs əv ɑr plænz ənd ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ɑr ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ pərˈfɔrməns, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ɑr ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɪnˌkəm groʊθ, ər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl rɪsks əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ɑr ˈbɪznɪs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə rɪsks əv ˌɪntərˈəpʃən əv səˈplaɪz du tɪ læk əv ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈkɑnˌtrækts, səˈvɪr ˈwɛðər, krɑp kənˈdɪʃənz, wərk ˈstɑpɪʤɪz, ˌɪnˈtɛns ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, tɛkˈnɑləʤi dɪsˈrəpʃənz, dɪˈpɛndəns ɔn lɑrʤ ˈriʤənəl ənd ˈnæʃənəl ˈkəstəmərz, ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən rɪsks, ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv fjuəl ˈpraɪsɪz, ˌædˈvərs pəˈblɪsɪti, ənd ˈleɪbər ˈɪʃuz. rɪsks ənd ənˈsərtəntiz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈklud rɪsks ˌɪmˈpæktɪŋ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈʤɛnərəli, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə rɪsks ðət ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈʤɛnərəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kənˈdɪʃənz wɪl dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪt, ər kənˈsumər ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ər kənˈsumər ˈspɛndɪŋ, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɔn food-away-from-home*, meɪ dɪˈklaɪn. ˈmɑrkɪt kənˈdɪʃənz meɪ nɑt ˌɪmˈpruv. ɪf seɪlz frəm ɑr ˈloʊkəli ˈmænɪʤd ˈkəstəmərz du nɑt groʊ æt ðə seɪm reɪt ɛz seɪlz frəm ˈriʤənəl ənd ˈnæʃənəl ˈkəstəmərz, ɑr groʊs ˈmɑrʤənz meɪ dɪˈklaɪn. ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ mit ɑr ˈlɔŋˈtərm strəˈtiʤɪk əˈbʤɛktɪvz dɪˈpɛndz ˈlɑrʤli ɔn ðə səkˈsɛs əv ɑr ˈvɛriəs ˈbɪznɪs ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɛfərts rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈmænɪʤmənt, ɪkˈspɛns ˈmænɪʤmənt, ɑr ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈstrætəʤi ənd ˈɛni ˈɛfərts rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ riˈstrəkʧərɪŋ. ðɛr ər ˈvɛriəs rɪsks rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðiz ˈɛfərts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈɛfərts rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ ɑr tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈstrætəʤi ənd ˈwərkˌfɔrs rɪˈdəkʃən dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ðɪs riˈlis, səʧ ɛz ðə rɪsk ðət ðiz ˈɛfərts meɪ nɑt prəˈvaɪd ðə ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈbɛnəfɪts ɪn ɑr ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd taɪm freɪm, ɪf æt ɔl, ənd meɪ pruv ˈkɔstliər ðən ɪkˈspɛktɪd; ðə rɪsk ðət ðə ˈækʧəwəl kɔsts əv ˈɛni ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz meɪ bi ˈgreɪtər ər lɛs ðən ˈkərəntli ɪkˈspɛktɪd; ənd ðə rɪsk əv ˌædˈvərs ˈifɛkts tɪ ɑr ˈbɪznɪs, rɪˈzəlts əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ənd lɪkˈwɪdɪti ɪf pæst ənd fˈjuʧər ˈəndərˌteɪkɪŋz, ənd ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ɑr ˈbɪznɪs, du nɑt pruv tɪ bi kɔst ˈifɛktɪv ər du nɑt rɪˈzəlt ɪn ðə kɔst ˈseɪvɪŋz ənd ˈəðər ˈbɛnəfɪts æt ðə ˈlɛvəlz ðət wi ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt. ɑr plænz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ənd ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ əv ˈɛni ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz ər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ æt ˈɛni taɪm beɪst ɔn səˈbʤɛktɪv ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən əv ɑr ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈbɪznɪs nidz. ɪf wi ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðə ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ˈbɛnəfɪts frəm ɑr ˈɛfərts, wi kʊd bɪˈkəm kɔst ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤd ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs, ənd ɑr kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs ənd ɑr ˌprɑfɪtəˈbɪlɪti kʊd ˈdiˌkris. ˈkæpɪtəl ɪkˈspɛndɪʧərz ənd fˈjuʧər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi meɪ ˈvɛri beɪst ɔn ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈbɪznɪs plænz ənd ˈəðər ˈfæktərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ rɪsks rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ˈvɛriəs ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz, ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ ənd səkˈsɛsfəl kəmˈpliʃən əv ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz, kənˈstrəkʃən ˈskɛʤʊlz ənd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ˈəðər kæʃ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts kʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn dɪˈleɪz ər ˌkænsəˈleɪʃənz əv ˈkæpɪtəl ˈspɛndɪŋ. ˈpɪriədz əv haɪ ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən, ˈiðər ˈoʊvərˌɔl ər ɪn ˈsərtən ˈprɑdəkt ˈkætəˌgɔriz, kən hæv ə ˈnɛgətɪv ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˈjuˈɛs ənd ɑr ˈkəstəmərz, ɛz haɪ fud kɔsts kən rɪˈdus kənˈsumər ˈspɛndɪŋ ɪn ðə hoʊm ˈmɑrkɪt, ənd meɪ ˈnɛgətɪvli ˌɪmˈpækt ɑr seɪlz, groʊs ˈprɑfɪt, ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɪnˌkəm ənd ˈərnɪŋz, ənd ˈpɪriədz əv dɪˈfleɪʃən kən bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ˈifɛktɪvli. ˌfləkʧuˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ənd dɪˈfleɪʃən, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌfləkʧuˈeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈvælju əv ˈfɔrən ˈkərənsiz, ər bɪɔnd ɑr kənˈtroʊl ənd ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˈbrɔdər ˈmɑrkɪt ˈfɔrsɪz. ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˈɪntu ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑrkɪts ˈprɛzənts juˈnik ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd rɪsks, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ kəmˈplaɪəns wɪθ ˈloʊkəl lɔz, ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ənd ˈkəstəmz ənd ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˈloʊkəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kənˈdɪʃənz, ənd səʧ ɪkˈspænʧən ˈɛfərts meɪ nɑt bi səkˈsɛsfəl. ˈɛni ˈbɪznɪs ðət wi əkˈwaɪər meɪ nɑt pərˈfɔrm ɛz ɪkˈspɛktɪd, ənd wi meɪ nɑt ˈriəˌlaɪz ðə ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ɑr ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz. fər ə dɪˈskəʃən əv əˈdɪʃənəl ˈfæktərz ˌɪmˈpæktɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs, si ðə ˈænjuəl rɪˈpɔrt ɔn fɔrm fər ðə jɪr ˈɛndɪd ʤun 27 2015 ɛz faɪld wɪθ ðə sɪˈkjʊrətiz ənd ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ kəˈmɪʃən, ənd ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈfaɪlɪŋz wɪθ ðə sɛk. ˈsɪskoʊ dɪz nɑt ˈəndərˌteɪk tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt ɪts ˈsteɪtmənts. mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən: ˈʧɑrli ˈwɪlsən vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt, kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ti nil ˈrəsəl vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˌɪnˈvɛstər riˈleɪʃənz ti
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technology refocused to improve the customer experience
productivity plan to reduce workforce by approximately 2 percent
operating income growth target increased to at least $500 million
houston, feb. 29, 2016 (globe newswire) -- sysco corporation (nyse:syy) today announced additional details of its current three-year plan, including a revised business technology strategy focused on improving the customer experience, a productivity plan to reduce its workforce by approximately 2 percent, and a more aggressive operating income growth target.
“our improving recent business performance, along with these key steps on technology and productivity, give us the confidence to raise our operating income growth target from $400 million to at least $500 million by the end of fiscal 2018,” said bill delaney, sysco chief executive officer. “this reflects our early progress toward achieving the financial objectives of our three-year plan. we continue to aggressively review all aspects of the business for incremental cost-savings opportunities.”
in refocusing its technology approach, sysco plans to modernize as well as add new capability and functionality to its existing, proven sus enterprise resource planning (erp) system that is tailored to the needs of its customers. in conjunction with these steps, sysco plans to remove the sap erp platform currently used by 12 of its operating companies by the end of fiscal 2017. sysco will continue to use sap’s ariba, success factors, and business planning and consolidation (bpc) solutions.
“this new approach to our business technology strategy enables us to achieve our original business transformation objectives sooner, at a lower cost, with less risk, and provides a better user experience for our customers and operating companies,” delaney said. “our technology efforts going forward will increasingly be directed toward developing customer-facing tools and systems that add value to our customers’ overall business experience with sysco. additionally, we will continue to develop integrated systems that enable the use of shared services across the enterprise.”
the strategy of renewing existing and proven technology systems has gained viability and popularity in recent years due to major advances such as cloud computing, services architectures, software as a service and mobile applications. the introduction and evolution of these technologies has made it not only possible, but preferable in many instances, to continuously renew and modernize existing systems rather than deploy totally new platforms.
sysco expects to realize significant technology cost savings once the conversion to the sus erp is completed in fiscal 2017. a portion of these savings will be reinvested in optimizing the company’s technology platform to better serve customers.
“as part of the three-year plan, we have also reached a very difficult decision to reduce the size of our work force,” delaney said. “we take seriously any decision that impacts our associates, but this is an essential step toward becoming a more efficient organization. this action will position us to compete more effectively in the markets we serve, while continuing to invest in our business, grow our dividend, make strategic acquisitions and opportunistically repurchase shares.”
sysco plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 2 percent – or 1,200 positions – over the next 15 months. the primary focus of this reduction will be on administrative, non-customer-facing roles. specifically, local marketing associates as well as delivery and warehouse associates will not be impacted by this action.
sysco expects to record charges for severance and related benefit costs of $25 million to $30 million over the next 15 months, beginning with the third quarter of fiscal 2016. in addition, the company will incur charges of approximately $70 million in fiscal 2016 and approximately $130 million in fiscal 2017 related to write-offs, accelerated depreciation and conversion costs resulting from the changes in technology strategy.
“collectively, these moves will enhance our ability to respond to the ever-changing market landscape, better serve our customers, increase our productivity as an organization and maximize shareholder returns,” delaney concluded.
conference call & webcast
sysco will host an investor conference call to discuss these developments today at 11:30 a.m. eastern time. a live webcast of the call and a copy of this news release will be available online at investors.sysco.com.
for purposes of public disclosure, sysco plans to use the investor relations portion of its website as a primary channel for publishing key information to its investors, some of which may contain material and previously non-public information. as a result, a live webcast of the call and a copy of this press release will be available online at investors.sysco.com. we encourage investors to consult that section of our website or our investor relations app regularly for important information about us.
about sysco
sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. the company operates 196 distribution facilities serving approximately 425,000 customers. for fiscal 2015 that ended june 27, 2015, the company generated sales of more than $48 billion. for more information, visit www.sysco.com or connect with sysco on facebook at www.facebook.com/syscocorporation or twitter at https://twitter.com/sysco. important news regarding sysco is available at www.sysco.com/investors. you can follow us at www.twitter.com/syscostock and download the sysco ir app, available on the itunes app store and the google play market. investors are encouraged to read our news releases and filings with the securities and exchange commission. it is possible that the information we disclose through any of these channels of distribution could be deemed to be material information.
forward-looking statements
statements made in this news release or in our investor call that look forward in time or that express management’s beliefs, expectations or hopes are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995. such forward-looking statements reflect the views of management at the time such statements are made and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, estimates, and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.
these statements include our plans and expectations related to the increase of our operating income growth target to at least $500 million by the end of fiscal 2018 pursuant to our three-year strategic plan, expectations regarding our revised technology strategy and anticipated benefits and technology cost savings, expectations regarding future investment in technology assets, expectations concerning the number of positions impacted by the workforce reduction and the timeline thereof and expected benefits, and expectations concerning the amount and timing of severance and other charges to be incurred in connection with the changes in technology strategy and workforce reduction.
the success of our plans and expectations regarding our operating performance, including expectations regarding our operating income growth, are subject to the general risks associated with our business, including the risks of interruption of supplies due to lack of long-term contracts, severe weather, crop conditions, work stoppages, intense competition, technology disruptions, dependence on large regional and national customers, inflation risks, the impact of fuel prices, adverse publicity, and labor issues. risks and uncertainties also include risks impacting the economy generally, including the risks that the current general economic conditions will deteriorate, or consumer confidence in the economy or consumer spending, particularly on food-away-from-home, may decline. market conditions may not improve. if sales from our locally managed customers do not grow at the same rate as sales from regional and national customers, our gross margins may decline. our ability to meet our long-term strategic objectives depends largely on the success of our various business initiatives, including efforts related to revenue management, expense management, our digital e-commerce strategy and any efforts related to restructuring. there are various risks related to these efforts, including the efforts relating to our technology strategy and workforce reduction described in this release, such as the risk that these efforts may not provide the expected benefits in our anticipated time frame, if at all, and may prove costlier than expected; the risk that the actual costs of any initiatives may be greater or less than currently expected; and the risk of adverse effects to our business, results of operations and liquidity if past and future undertakings, and the associated changes to our business, do not prove to be cost effective or do not result in the cost savings and other benefits at the levels that we anticipate. our plans related to and the timing of any initiatives are subject to change at any time based on management’s subjective evaluation of our overall business needs. if we are unable to realize the anticipated benefits from our efforts, we could become cost disadvantaged in the marketplace, and our competitiveness and our profitability could decrease. capital expenditures and future investments in technology may vary based on changes in business plans and other factors, including risks related to the implementation of various initiatives, the timing and successful completion of acquisitions, construction schedules and the possibility that other cash requirements could result in delays or cancellations of capital spending. periods of high inflation, either overall or in certain product categories, can have a negative impact on us and our customers, as high food costs can reduce consumer spending in the food-away-from home market, and may negatively impact our sales, gross profit, operating income and earnings, and periods of deflation can be difficult to manage effectively. fluctuations in inflation and deflation, as well as fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies, are beyond our control and subject to broader market forces. expanding into international markets presents unique challenges and risks, including compliance with local laws, regulations and customs and the impact of local political and economic conditions, and such expansion efforts may not be successful. any business that we acquire may not perform as expected, and we may not realize the anticipated benefits of our acquisitions. for a discussion of additional factors impacting sysco’s business, see the company’s annual report on form 10-k for the year ended june 27, 2015, as filed with the securities and exchange commission, and the company’s subsequent filings with the sec. sysco does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.
more information: charley wilson vice president, communications t 281-584-2423 neil russell vice president, investor relations t 281-584-1308
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ɛz pɑrt əv pˈwɛbloʊ də kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈvælju fər ðə kəmˈjunɪtiz ənd ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ɪt ɪz ˈsɪʧuˌeɪtɪd ɪn, pˈwɛbloʊ də ˈɔroʊ ˈrisəntli səˈpɔrtɪd ðə mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈpipəl əv sto*. toʊˈmɑs, baɪ ˈspɑnsərɪŋ ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl. hɛld ˈænjuəli ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl ɪz ə ˈwiˌklɔŋ ˈspɛʃəl ɪˈvɛnt ˌkoʊənˈsaɪdɪŋ wɪθ sto*. tomas’*’ ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˌænəˈvərsəri. ðə ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən wɑz ə ˈsɪriz əv ðət ˈkəlməˌneɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈhaɪli ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ˈmɑrdi grɑ strit dæns ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ðɪs fɛˈstɪvətiz wər eɪmd æt ˈdrəmɪŋ əp səˈpɔrt fər ðə ədˈvænsmənt əv sto*. toʊˈmɑs frəm ə mˌjunɪsəˈpæləti tɪ ə ˈsɪti ɛz ɪts ɪˈkɑnəmi kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ groʊ. ˌɔlˈðoʊ stɪl kənˈsɪdərd ɛz ən ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl taʊn, sto*. toʊˈmɑs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ hoʊm tɪ ˈmeɪʤər ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ɛˈsteɪts ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn ˈtægəˌlɑg ˈɛriə, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ laɪt ˈɪndəstri saɪəns pɑrk iii*, wɪʧ wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ pˈwɛbloʊ də ˈsɪstər ˈkəmpəˌni, saɪəns pɑrk əv ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz. pˈwɛbloʊ də ˈɔroʊ ɪz ɪn ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt əv æˈdrɛsɪŋ ðə nid fər kˈwɑləti haʊs ənd lɑts ɪn ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈmɛˌtroʊ məˈnɪlə.
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as part of pueblo de oro’s continuing programs to create value for the communities and the environment it is situated in, pueblo de oro batangas recently supported the municipal government and people of sto. tomas, batangas by sponsoring the 7th mahaguyog festival.
held annually in february, the mahaguyog festival is a weeklong special event coinciding with sto. tomas’ founding anniversary. the 11-day celebration was a series of mini-events that culminated in the highly anticipated mardi gras street dance competition.
this year’s festivities were aimed at drumming up support for the advancement of sto. tomas from a municipality to a city as its economy continues to grow. although still considered as an agricultural town, sto. tomas is also home to major industrial estates in the southern tagalog area, including light industry & science park iii, which was developed by pueblo de oro’s sister company, science park of the philippines.
pueblo de oro is in the forefront of addressing the need for quality house and lots in batangas and outside metro manila.
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ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv tu ˈpænəl dɪˈskəʃənz ənd ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ geɪm dɪˈrɛktər tɑd haʊərd, wi ˈgæðərd nu ˌɪnˈtɛl ɔn ðə ˈhaɪli ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd rɪˈtərn əv ˈfɔˌlaʊt. rɛd mɔr tɪ lərn əˈbaʊt haʊ səm əv ðə geɪm ˈsɪstəmz ər ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ fər ðə trɪp tɪ ˌɪˈreɪdiˌeɪtɪd ˈbɔstən ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpiˈsi, wən, ənd ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 4 ˈgeɪmərz wɪl bi ˈmeɪkɪŋ kəm noʊˈvɛmbər 10 ˈfɔˌlaʊt 4 ɪz ðə moʊst dɪˈteɪld, dɛns ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt bəˈθɛzdə həz meɪd tɪ deɪt. ðə wərld həz soʊ məʧ ˈkɑntɛnt ˈivɪn geɪm dɪˈrɛktər tɑd haʊərd ˈhæzənt sin ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn ðə geɪm. ðə ˈɛkstrə ˈgræfɪkəl ˈhɔrˌspaʊər prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə nu ˈkɑnsoʊl geɪv ðə tim ə tɛk ˈbækˌboʊn tɪ ɔn ɪts kriˈeɪʃən ˈɪnʤən ənd æd mɔr daɪˈnæmɪk ˈditeɪlz. ˈrɛndərɪŋ ənd ˈlaɪtɪŋ hɛlp kriˈeɪt mɔr ˈætməsˌfɪr ɪn ðə wərld, ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə geɪm əp tɪ mɔr ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ. ˈfɔˌlaʊt ˈnɛrətɪv həz ə lɔt mɔr ˈbrænʧɪŋ pæθs ənd ˈoʊvərˌlæpɪŋ əv "ɪf ðət ðən ðɪs" ðən ˈfɔˌlaʊt 3 ðeɪ wɔnt ðə geɪm tɪ ˈhændəl ɔl ðə feɪl steɪts əv ˈmɪʃənz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈfɔrsɪŋ pleɪərz tɪ riˈloʊd seɪvz. ˈbɔstən ənd ɪts sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈriʤənz ˈɔfər mɔr ˈvɛrid, ˈvɪvɪd ˈkələrz ðən ˈfɔˌlaʊt 3 ðoʊ ðə ˈkələr ˈpælɪt stɪl rɪˈlaɪz ˈhɛvəli ɔn greɪz ənd braʊnz ɪn ðə blæst zoʊn wɛr ðə nuk wɑz ˈdɛtəˌneɪtəd. ˈfɔˌlaʊt 4 həz ə fʊl ˈwɛðər ˈsɪstəm ðət sɛndz ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən stɔrmz əˈkrɔs ðə wərld. bəˈθɛzdə həz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈvæljud pleɪər ˈfridəm əˈbəv ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ, bət wɪθ ˈfɔˌlaʊt 4 ðə tim wɔnts tɪ brɪŋ mɔr ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈrɛzənəns tɪ ðə plɑt θrɛd ˈrənɪŋ θru ðə geɪm. ðɪs ɪz waɪ ðeɪ ʧoʊz tɪ rɪˈkrut vɔɪs ˈæktərz fər boʊθ ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ənd meɪl proʊˈtægənəsts ðə pleɪər kən meɪk ðɛr oʊn. ˈkɑmbæt ɪz rɪˈsivɪŋ ə ˈmeɪʤər θæŋks tɪ səm kənˈsəltɪŋ wɪθ ˈaɪˈdi ˈsɔfˌwɛr tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈʃutɪŋ. goʊl? tɪ hæv ðə ˈʃutɪŋ stænd ˈʃoʊldər tɪ ˈʃoʊldər wɪθ ðə ˈəðər greɪt ˈɔpʃənz ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈivɪn haɪərd əˈweɪ səm ˈtælənt tɪ hɛlp wɪθ ðɪs riˈmɑdəl. wɪθ ðə nu, ˈʃutɪŋ ˈsɪstəm, haʊərd sɪz ˈfɔˌlaʊt 4 pleɪz məʧ mɔr laɪk ə ˈmɑdərn ˈʃutər. ju kən eɪm daʊn ðə saɪts, juz v.a.t.s*., ənd pleɪ ɪn fərst ər θərd ˈpərsən. v.a.t.s*. həz rɪˈsivd səm slaɪt ˈoʊvərˌhɔlz. ɪt noʊ ˈlɔŋgər kəmˈplitli ˈpɔzɪz ðə ˈækʃən, ənd ˈkrɪtɪkəl ʃɑts ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈrændəm. ɪf ju lʊk æt ðə ˈvɪdioʊz, jul ˈnoʊtɪs ə "ˈkrɪtɪkəl" bɑr ɔn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə skrin ðət ðə pleɪər fɪlz. wəns ɪt ɪz ˈfʊli fɪld ju kən ˌdɪˈsaɪd wɪn tɪ juz ɪt. jʊr lək skɪl dɪˈtərmənz haʊ fæst ðə bɑr ˌɪnˈkrisɪz, ənd ðɛr ər pərks ðət dɪg ˈɪntu haʊ wərk ənd haʊ ju juz ðɛm.
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over the course of two bethesda-hosted panel discussions and a conversation with game director todd howard, we gathered new intel on the highly anticipated return of fallout. read more to learn about how some of the game systems are evolving for the trip to irradiated boston millions of pc, xbox one, and playstation 4 gamers will be making come november 10.
fallout 4 is the most detailed, dense environment bethesda has made to date. the world has so much content even game director todd howard hasn't seen everything in the game.
the extra graphical horsepower provided by the new console gave the team a tech backbone to iterate on its creation engine and add more dynamic details. physics-based rendering and volumetric lighting help create more atmosphere in the world, opening the game up to more environmental storytelling.
fallout 4's narrative has a lot more branching paths and overlapping of "if that than this" than fallout 3. they want the game to handle all the fail states of missions instead of forcing players to reload saves.
boston and its surrounding regions offer more varied, vivid colors than fallout 3, though the color palate still relies heavily on grays and browns in the blast zone where the nuke was detonated.
fallout 4 has a full weather system that sends radiation storms across the world.
bethesda has always valued player freedom above storytelling, but with fallout 4 the team wants to bring more emotional resonance to the plot thread running through the game. this is why they chose to recruit voice actors for both the female and male protagonists the player can make their own.
combat is receiving a major stimpak thanks to some consulting with id software to improve the second-to-second shooting. bethesda's goal? to have the shooting stand shoulder to shoulder with the other great options on the market. the studio even hired away some bungie talent to help with this remodel. with the new, built-from-scratch shooting system, howard says fallout 4 plays much more like a modern shooter. you can aim down the sights, use v.a.t.s., and play in first or third person.
v.a.t.s. has received some slight overhauls. it no longer completely pauses the action, and critical shots are no longer random. if you look at the videos, you'll notice a "critical" bar on the bottom of the screen that the player fills. once it is fully filled you can decide when to use it. your luck skill determines how fast the bar increases, and there are perks that dig into how criticals work and how you use them.
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sɪˈnɑpsɪs: ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ ðə breɪn ˈsərkəts bɪlt ˈjuzɪŋ ˈstrɔŋli ˈkɔrəˌleɪtəd ˌɪˈlɛktrɑn məˈtɪriəlz kən ˈsɪmjəˌleɪt breɪn ˈfəŋkʃənz səʧ ɛz ˈlərnɪŋ ənd ˈstɔrɪŋ ˈmɛməriz. ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ðət ˈmɪmɪk ðə bi juzd tɪ ˈstədi haʊ ðə breɪn wərks ər tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ˈsərkəts ðət ˈbɑˌroʊ frəm ðə kəmˈpjutɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti. səʧ dɪˈvaɪsɪz ˈɛmjəˌleɪt ˈnʊrɑnz ənd ðə ˈsɪæpsɪz bɪtˈwin ðɛm wɪθ ˈsərkəts ðət ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˈsɪgnəlz ɪn ə kəˈnɛktɪd ˈnɛtˌwərk. bət kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈsərkəts ˈkænɑt ˈizəli ˌriprəˈdus ðə synapses’*’ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ənd ˈwikən ˈoʊvər taɪm wɪθ ki ˈprɑpərti, noʊn ɛz ““plasticity,”*,” ðət fɔrmz ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ˈlərnɪŋ ənd ˈmɛməri. ə ˈrisərʧ grup æt ˈhɑrvərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti, lɛd baɪ ramanathan*, həz naʊ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ˈsərkəts ðət ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt ðə əv ˈsɪæpsɪz. ðɛr skimz ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈsɪmjəˌleɪt ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈnʊrəl ˈprɑsɛsəz: ˈlərnɪŋ, unlearning*, ənd ˈstɔrɪŋ ˈmɛməriz. ðə ˈɔθərz juz ə ˈjunɪt ðeɪ ˈpriviəsli ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd: ə trænˈzɪstər huz ˈkɑrənt dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ðə əv ɪts ˈʧænəl, meɪd əv ə ˈnɪkəl ˈɑkˌsaɪd (sno*). ˈprɑpərtiz ər ki tɪ: ənˈlaɪk kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˌsɛmɪkənˈdəktərz, ðɪs ˈstrɔŋli ˈkɔrəˌleɪtəd ˈsɪstəm kən hæv ə məʧ ˈgreɪtər reɪnʤ əv ˈpɑsəbəl steɪts. wɪn ðə sɪæps ɪz ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪd ɪˈlɛktrɪkəli, ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈvælju. beɪst ɔn səʧ ˈplæstɪk bɪˈheɪvjər, ðə ˈrisərʧərz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt smɔl ˈsərkəts, kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv ˈsɛvərəl trænˈzɪstərz, wɪʧ ˈkɛri aʊt ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈnʊrəl ˈfəŋkʃənz. ðə dɪˈvaɪsɪz ər ˈkeɪpəbəl, fər ˈɪnstəns, əv ˈlərnɪŋ ðət tu ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ ər lɪŋkt (laɪk ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin fud ənd ə bɛl rɪŋ ɪn ˈfeɪməs ɪkˈspɛrəmənts wɪθ dɔgz). ðeɪ kən ˈɔlsoʊ (ɪf ðə ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ ər nɑt ˈkəpəld fər səm taɪm, ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ɪz fərˈgɑtən) ənd stɔr ˈmɛməriz əv rɪˈsivd ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ. ðɪs ˈrisərʧ ɪz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌrivˈju əˈplaɪd. ˈrini
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synopsis: mimicking the brain
circuits built using strongly correlated electron materials can simulate brain functions such as learning and storing memories.
sieu ha/harvard university
neuromimetic devices—artificial electronics that mimic the brain’s neurons—could be used to study how the brain works or to design circuits that borrow from the brain’s computing ability. such devices emulate neurons and the synapses between them with voltage-driven circuits that exchange signals in a connected network. but conventional circuits cannot easily reproduce the synapses’ ability to strengthen and weaken over time with stimulation—a key property, known as “plasticity,” that forms the basis of learning and memory. a research group at harvard university, led by shriram ramanathan, has now demonstrated neuromimetic circuits that replicate the plasticity of synapses. their schemes are able to simulate a variety of neural processes: learning, unlearning, and storing memories.
the authors use a synapse-like unit they previously demonstrated: a transistor whose current depends on the resistivity of its channel, made of a samarium nickel oxide (sno). sno’s properties are key to plasticity: unlike conventional semiconductors, this strongly correlated system can have a much greater range of possible resistivity states. when the synapse is stimulated electrically, the resistivity changes to a different value. based on such plastic behavior, the researchers demonstrate small circuits, consisting of several transistors, which carry out a variety of neural functions. the devices are capable, for instance, of learning that two stimuli are linked (like the association between food and a bell ring in pavlov’s famous experiments with dogs). they can also unlearn (if the stimuli are not coupled for some time, the association is forgotten) and store memories of received stimuli.
this research is published in physical review applied.
–matteo rini
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(ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: maɪk ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈkɛvɪn ˈɪmɪʤɪz) læst jɪr, ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz ðət ˈeɪmi ˈʃumər ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ bət ə ˈloʊli wɛnt ˈvaɪrəl. ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri ˈkɑmədi fæn kɔt ðət ˈdæmɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈʤɑrɪŋ ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz tɪ hər ˈstænˌdəp məˈtɪriəl tɪ ðət əv ˈkaʊntləs kəˈmidiənz, deɪv ʃəˈpɛl əˈməŋ ðɛm. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈʃumər ˈædəməntli dɪˈnaɪd ðə kleɪmz ənd riˈgeɪnd ðə səˈpɔrt əv hər fanbase*, ʃi ʤɪst kænt ʃeɪk hər ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən. ɔn reddit*, ə nu ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz ˈtrɛndɪŋ kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ə ʤoʊk ʃi meɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ hər 2017 ˈspɛʃəl tɪ wən toʊld baɪ zæk bæk ɪn 2013 wɔʧ bɪˈloʊ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt θæŋks fər ˈwɑʧɪŋ! ˈvɪzɪt ˈwɛbˌsaɪt naʊ, ˈæksədənts ˈhæpən, ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kəˈmidiənz seɪ θɪŋz ɪn ðə ˈmoʊmənt ðeɪ meɪ hæv hərd ˌbiˈfɔr. ənd ðɛr ər ˈoʊnli soʊ ˈmɛni ʤoʊks tɪ goʊ əraʊnd soʊ koʊˌɪnsəˈdɛntəl ˈoʊvərˌlæp ɪz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt θæŋks fər ˈwɑʧɪŋ! ˈvɪzɪt ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt θæŋks fər ˈwɑʧɪŋ! ˈvɪzɪt ˈwɛbˌsaɪt bət ðə ˈvɪdioʊ bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ən ˈɛksərpt frəm ə 2012 ˈɪntərvˌju ˈʃumər geɪv wɪθ ˌeɪˈvi kləb, wɛr ʃi ədˈmɪts ʃi ɪz ə fæn əv' wərk. soʊ ʃi ˈlaɪkli dɪd hir ɪm tɛl ðə ʤoʊk ˌbiˈfɔr, bət ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ʃi ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ stil ɪt kən ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli bi ˈpruvən. wət du ju θɪŋk? ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əˈbəv ənd si ɪf ˈʃumər ɪz ˈgɪlti əv ðə ˈgrævəst sɪn ə kəˈmidiən kən kəˈmɪt, ər ɪf ɪts ˈrɪli ʤɪst ən hɪt ʤɑb baɪ hər ˈheɪtərz. riˈvɪzɪt hər ˈpriviəs ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz, bɪˈloʊ.
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last year, accusations that amy schumer is nothing but a lowly joke-stealer went viral. just about every comedy fan caught that damning video pointing out the jarring similarities to her stand-up material to that of countless comedians, dave chappelle among them.
even though schumer adamantly denied the claims and regained the support of her fanbase, she just can't shake her reputation.
on reddit, a new video is trending comparing a joke she made during her 2017 netflix special to one told by zach galifianakis back in 2013. watch below.
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now, accidents happen, and sometimes comedians say things in the moment they may have heard before. and there are only so many jokes to go around so coincidental overlap is inevitable.
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but the video begins with an excerpt from a 2012 interview schumer gave with av club, where she admits she is a fan of galifianakis' work. so she likely did hear him tell the joke before, but whether or not she intended to steal it can never really be proven.
what do you think? check out the video above and see if schumer is guilty of the gravest sin a comedian can commit, or if it's really just an ill-conceived hit job by her haters.
revisit her previous accusations, below.
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dəg ˈstɑkmən ˈɔlˌweɪz həz hæd ə ˈpæʃən fər ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz, soʊ 20 jɪrz əˈgoʊ hi meɪd ə ˈbɪznɪs aʊt əv ɪt. təˈdeɪ, hɪz ʃɑp, ˈtæktɪkəl, ɪz wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst gən ˈdilərz ɪn vərˈʤɪnjə, wɪθ 10 ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈklæsɪz ənd ˈfæʃən bægz. ˈmɪstər. ˈstɑkmən ənd kərt səˈbæsʧən ər pɑrt əv ən ˈɪndəstri ðət ædz ˈbɪljən tɪ ðə juz. ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈrəfli ɪkˈwɪvələnt tɪ ˈnæʃənəl ˈbəʤɪt. bət ˈmɪstər. ˈstɑkmən ənd ˈəðərz ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri ˈwəri ðət ˈhaɪtənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈskrutəni ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz wɪl pʊt ðɛm aʊt əv ˈbɪznɪs. læst jɪr, wɪn ən ˌɪnˈspɛktər frəm ðə ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈælkəˌhɑl, təˈbæˌkoʊ, ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ənd ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz drɑpt baɪ ˈfrɛdərɪksbərg ʃɑp fər ən ˌənəˈnaʊnst ˈɔdɪt, ˈmɪstər. ˈstɑkmən θɔt hi wɑz priˈpɛrd. iʧ əv ðə ˈrəfli gənz hɪz ˈbɪznɪs soʊld ðət jɪr rikˈwaɪərd ə fɔrm 4473 ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ðət ðə ˈpərʧəsər ənd ˈsɛlər məst kəmˈplit, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ə ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛk. ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: hænd ˈkænənz: ðə wərldz moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl ˈhændˌgənz ðə fɔrm 4473 æsks kˈwɛsʧənz səʧ ɛz wɛr ðə ˈpərʧəsər lɪvz ənd ˈwɛðər ðə ˈpərsən həz ˈɛvər kəˈmɪtɪd ə kraɪm. ˈlivɪŋ wən əv ðə 132 ˈaɪtəmz ɔn ðə kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr blæŋk, ər ˈfɪlɪŋ ɪt ɪn ˌɪnkərˈɛktli, ɪz ən vaɪəˈleɪʃən. wən vaɪəˈleɪʃən kən lɛd tɪ ə ˈlaɪsəns ˌrɛvəˈkeɪʃən, wɪʧ wʊd pʊt ˈmɪstər. ˈstɑkmən aʊt əv ˈbɪznɪs. aʊt əv gənz soʊld, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni kʊd hæv meɪd ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz mɪˈsteɪks frəm ðə fɔrm 4473 əˈloʊn. tərnz aʊt, ˈmɪstər. tim meɪd əˈbaʊt 180 ˈɛrərz ə pərˈsɛnt ˈækjərəsi reɪt. ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə vaɪəˈleɪʃənz wər ɔn ðə 4473 ənd ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˌɪnkərˈɛkt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ɛθˈnɪsɪti, rɔŋ deɪts ənd ˈlivɪŋ ə bɑks ˈɛmti wɪn ðə ˈsɪti ənd ˈkaʊnti goʊ baɪ ðə seɪm neɪm, ˈmɪstər. ˈstɑkmən sɛd. mɪˈsteɪks wər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət ˈwɪlfəl ðeɪ wər ˈsɪmpli ˈjumən error,”*,” hi sɛd. ““now*, ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ mɔr tərnz əp, ɪn ˈɛni fˈjuʧər ˈɔdɪt, wi kʊd luz ɑr ˈlaɪsəns ɑr business.”*.” ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ˈɑbləˌgeɪts ˈlaɪsənst ˈfaɪˌrɑrm ˈdilərz tɪ ˈrɛkərd ɔl trænˈzækʃənz soʊ gənz kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ kraɪmz kən bi treɪst. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ 100 pərˈsɛnt kəmˈplaɪəns ɔn ðə fɔrm 4473 ˈdilərz məst lɔg ɔl ənd dispositions”*” baɪ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər, ˈpərʧəsər, ˈmɑdəl, ˈsɪˌriəl ˈnəmbər ənd ˈkæləbər, ənd ðə deɪt ðə ˈdilər bɔt ənd soʊld iʧ gən. ɔl ˈpeɪpərˌwərk nidz tɪ bi kɛpt fər 20 jɪrz ənd bi meɪd əˈveɪləbəl fər ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən. ˈmɪstər. ˈɔdɪt tʊk əˈbaʊt ˈsɛvən mənθs tɪ kəmˈplit ənd rikˈwaɪərd ɪm tɪ meɪk wən əv hɪz ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ɪmˈplɔɪiz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ hɛlp kəmˈplaɪəns ˈɔfɪsər sɪft θru ðə ˈrɛkərdz. ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈvərʧuəli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ groʊ ə business,”*,” sɛd ˈmɪstər. ˈstɑkmən. əˈmaʊnt əv ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz həz ˈoʊnli groʊn ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz ənd ɪn ðɪs administration.”*.” mɔr ˈskrutəni ˈəndər ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˌɪnˈdid, ðə ˈskrutəni əv gən ˈriˌteɪlərz həz ˌɪnˈkrist ˈəndər ˈprɛzɪdənt wɔʧ. sɪns 2005 ðə ˈnəmbər əv fild ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz həz kənˈdəktəd ɔn ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ˈdilərz həz ˈdəbəld. ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈmɪstər. tərm, ðə ˈnəmbər əv vaɪəˈleɪʃənz ənˈkəvərd həz ʤəmpt 30 pərˈsɛnt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɪndəstri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən rɪˈzəlts, ə rɪˈpɔrt ˈtrækɪŋ ðə 2013 ˈɑdəts fər ðə ˈɪndəstri. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz ənd vaɪəˈleɪʃənz həz ʤəmpt, ðə sɪˈvɛrɪti əv ðə əˈfɛnsɪz həz nɑt, ðə ˈdætə ʃoʊ. ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən ˈfɛdərəl ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz licensees”*” kəˈmɪtɪd læst jɪr wɑz ˌɪmˈprɑpərli kəmˈplitɪŋ ðə fɔrm 4473 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt. ðə nɛkst fɔr moʊst ˈkɑmən ˈɛrərz wər ˈəðər vaɪəˈleɪʃənz rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈpeɪpərˌwərk, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɪnkərˈɛkt deɪts ənd ˈfeɪljər tɪ ˈrɛkərd ˌɪnˈbaʊnd ˈʃɪpmənts wɪˈθɪn ə ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd taɪm. ˈsɛlɪŋ ə ˈfaɪˌrɑrm tɪ ə ˈpərsən hu ʃʊd nɑt hæv bɪn əˈlaʊd tɪ baɪ ə gən ræŋkt aʊt əv 10 ɔn ðə lɪst. moʊst ˈkɑmən vaɪəˈleɪʃən ənd ˈjuʒəwəli ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə seɪm ɪz ðə sɛd ˈlɛri kin, ˈsinjər vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈʃutɪŋ spɔrts faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ðə ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz treɪd əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən. lɔt əv taɪmz ðiz gaɪz wɪl meɪk ðə seɪm mɪˈsteɪk ɔn ðiz fɔrmz rɪˈpitɪdli ənd ɪt həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti. ɪt meɪks ðə vaɪəˈleɪʃən ˈnəmbərz sim ə lɔt wərs ðən ðeɪ are.”*.” ˈɛvriˌwən wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri əˈgriz ðət ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz tɪ noʊn ˈkrɪmənəlz ənd nɑt ˈkipɪŋ ˈprɑpər tæbz ɔn ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ər ˈsɪriəs vaɪəˈleɪʃənz ðət ðə ʃʊd træk ənd ðət ˈdilərz ʃʊd bi hɛld tɪ əˈkaʊnt. ðə smɔl stəf səʧ ɛz ˌɪnədˈvərtənt ˈklɛrɪkəl ˈɛrərz ðət bifs əp vaɪəˈleɪʃən stəˈtɪstɪks, kriˈeɪts ˈpəblɪk riˈleɪʃənz mɪskənˈsɛpʃənz, ˈreɪzɪz ðə rɪsk fər ˈlaɪsəns ˌrɛvəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪz kəmˈplaɪəns kɔsts fər ðoʊz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri. tɪ prɪˈvɛnt vaɪəˈleɪʃən ˈnəmbərz frəm ˈmaʊntɪŋ, ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈʃutɪŋ spɔrts faʊnˈdeɪʃən kənˈdəkts ˈsɛməˌnɑrz ənd həz ˈpoʊstɪd ə ðə details”*” slaɪd ɔn ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt tɪ koʊʧ ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ˈdilərz θru ðə ˈpeɪpərˌwərk. ðə ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈdəkts səʧ ˈklæsɪz ənd əˈlaʊz ən ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈvərʒən əv ðə fɔrm 4473 tɪ bi juzd, wɪʧ flægz mɪˈsteɪks ənd oʊˈmɪʃənz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə fɔrm kən bi ˈprɪnɪd. bɪˈkəz ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɪz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, ˈoʊnli ˈlɑrʤər, ˈriˌteɪlərz hæv ɪmˈplɔɪd ɪt, ˈmɪstər. kin sɛd. naʊ hæv ə ˈvɛri haɪ pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈriˌteɪlərz biɪŋ ˌɪnˈspɛktɪd ˈfrikwɛntli, ənd rikˈwaɪərd tɪ hæv 100 pərˈsɛnt accuracy,”*,” ˈmɪstər. kin sɛd. rikˈwaɪərz ə lɔt əv taɪm ənd ˈɛnərʤi tɪ treɪn jʊr ɪmˈplɔɪiz, tɪ ˈdəbəˌlʧɛk ɔl wərk. wi spɛnd ə lɔt əv taɪm ənd ˈɛnərʤi ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə ˈgɔspəl əv kəmˈplaɪəns bɪˈkəz wi wɔnt tɪ kip ðiz gaɪz ɪn ˈbɪznɪs. wən vaɪəˈleɪʃən kən pʊt ðɛm under.”*.” ˈɑdəts ənd dɪˈskrɛpənsiz əˈbaʊt hæf əv ðə gən ˈriˌteɪlərz hu ˌəndərˈgoʊ ˈɑdəts kəm aʊt wɪθ vaɪəˈleɪʃənz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə. ðoʊz ˈriˌteɪlərz ər ˈgɪvɪn ə lɪst əv rɔŋˈduɪŋz, ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈlɛtərz əv ˈpɑsəbəl ˌrɛvəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈkɑnfərənsəz wɪθ ˌɪnˈspɛktərz tɪ hæʃ θru ðə dɪˈskrɛpənsiz ɪf ˈnidɪd. teɪk ɑr riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ ˈpərsənz ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ, ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪŋ ənd ˈdilɪŋ ɪn ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz, ənd ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðoʊz hu ər ˈlaɪsənst tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ðoʊz ˈbɪznɪsɪz du soʊ ɪn kəmˈplaɪəns wɪθ ˈæpləkəbəl lɔz ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, ˈvɛri seriously,”*,” sɛd ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈgɑsɪlɪn, ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən æt. ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl ðət [gən ˈdilərz] kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ðə gən kənˈtroʊl ækt ənd ɪts ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz fərst ənd ˈfɔrˌmoʊst tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti, ənd ˈsɛkənd tɪ əˈsɪst lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɛfərts ənd prɪˈvɛnt ðə dɪˈvərʒən əv ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz frəm ˈlɔfəl ˈkɑmərs tɪ ðə ˌɪˈligəl market.”*.” ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈlaɪsənsɪz ðə 81 læst jɪr ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə smɔl pərˈsɛnɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri, ðə θrɛt əv biɪŋ ʃət daʊn lumz lɑrʤ fər ˈoʊnərz səʧ ɛz ˈmɪstər. ˈstɑkmən. ˈtæktɪkəl həz mɛt wɪθ tɪ wərk θru ðə ˈɔdɪt. ðə ʃɑp həz kriˈeɪtɪd ə plæn tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ɔl əv ðə kənˈsərnz, ənd ɪt həz riˈtreɪnd ɪts ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɔn ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈpeɪpərˌwərk. ˈmɪstər. ˈstɑkmən ˈɛstəˌmeɪts hi həz spɛnt ɪn ˈaʊrli ˈweɪʤɪz hɪz bʊks. hɪz ʃɑp wɪl bi ˈɔdɪtɪd əˈgɛn æt ən ənˈnoʊn taɪm ðɪs jɪr ɛz ɪz ˈproʊtəˌkɔl wɪn ə vaɪəˈleɪʃən ɪz faʊnd ənd hɪz ˈlaɪsəns kʊd bi rɪˈvoʊkt ɪf ˈgəvərnmənt kənˈsərnz pərˈsɪst. gən kənˈtroʊl ˈædvəˌkeɪts vju ˈdilər kəmˈplaɪəns ˈɛfərts ɛz ðə praɪs əv ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ˈɪndəstri ənd ər ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt fər mɔr ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz ənd ˈtəfər ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. bɪˈliv ðət nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈmɛʒərz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈpipəl gɪt gənz həz ə ˈvɛri haɪ kɔst ɛz wi kən si ɪn ðə ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkənz kɪld baɪ gən ˈvaɪələns ˈɛvəri day,”*,” sɛd ˈɛrɪkə ˈsoʊtoʊ læm, ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər fər gən ˈseɪfti ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈstɑrtɪd baɪ ˈfɔrmər nu jɔrk meɪər ˈmaɪkəl ɑr. ˈblumbərg. ðə ˈbreɪdi kæmˈpeɪn tɪ prɪˈvɛnt gən ˈvaɪələns ənd ˈəðər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz wʊd laɪk ɔl ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ˈdilərz tɪ goʊ θru ˈɑdəts ˈænjuəli. ɪn ˈfɪskəl jɪr 2011 kənˈdəktəd ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz ɔn pərˈsɛnt əv ɪts ˈfɛdərəl ˈfaɪˌrɑrm ˌlaɪsənˈsiz. baɪ ˈkɑntræst, 2011 ˈɑdəts əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈɪnˌkəm tæks rɪˈtərnz baɪ ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈsərvɪs wɑz pərˈsɛnt. læst jɪr, 14 pərˈsɛnt əv ɔl ˈfɛdərəl ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ˈlaɪsənsɪz wər ˈɔdɪtɪd. ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ˈhændˌkəfs baɪ ɪt frəm kənˈdəktɪŋ mɔr ðən wən spɑt ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən ə jɪr fər gən ˈdilərz, ər frəm rikˈwaɪərɪŋ stɔr inventories,”*,” ˈbɛkɑ nɑks, dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈrisərʧ fər ðə ˈbreɪdi kæmˈpeɪn, sɛd ɪn ən iˈmeɪl tɪ ðə ˈsɛnər fər ˈpəblɪk ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti. ˈbælənsɪŋ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən fər ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti wɪθ ˈɪndəstri groʊθ ɪz ˈtrɪki ənd ˈplɪtɪkli skjud əˈgɛnst ðoʊz ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs, sɛd ˈmæθju ˈbərgstrɑm, ðə ˈmænəʤɪŋ əˈtərni æt ˈɑrsənəl əˈtərniz, wɪʧ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts gən ˈoʊnərz ənd ðə ˈfaɪˌrɑrm ˈɪndəstri ˈnæʃənəli. ju tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪɪŋ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ɔn gən ˈdilərz, ˈpipəl wɪl əˈkjuz ju əv traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt gənz ɪn ðə hænz əv bæd gaɪz, soʊ ˈvɛri hɑrd tɪ hæv ən ˈɑnəst conversation,”*,” sɛd ˈmɪstər. ˈbərgstrɑm. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl kəˈmɪt ə kraɪm ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ə ˈfaɪˌrɑrm əbˈteɪnd ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz ə mɪˈsteɪk wɑz meɪd ɔn ə 4473 gɑt tɪ bi ˈziroʊ. ə juʤ ˈbərdən ɔn ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl gən ˈdilər tɪ kəmˈplit ɔl ðə ˈpeɪpərˌwərk 100 pərˈsɛnt ˈækjərətli ər ðeɪ kən bi pʊt aʊt əv ˈbɪznɪs fər ðə moʊst ˌɪnsɪgnˈjɪfɪkənt practices,”*,” sɛd ˈmɪstər. ˈbərgstrɑm. ˈnɛvər hæv ən ˈænsər ɛz tɪ haʊ məʧ ɪz tu məʧ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən, bɪˈkəz dip daʊn ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈædvəˌkeɪts wɔnt ˈɛniˌwən tɪ oʊn ˈɛni gənz. ənd soʊ ðə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz wɪl kənˈtɪnju ˈoʊnərz wɪl bi hurt.”*.” ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2019 ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən taɪmz, llc*. klɪk hir fər riˈprɪnt pərˈmɪʃən.
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doug stockman always has had a passion for firearms, so 20 years ago he made a business out of it.
today, his shop, ssg tactical, is one of the largest gun dealers in virginia, with 10 employees, training classes and concealed-carry fashion bags.
mr. stockman and co-owner curt sebastian are part of an industry that adds $31.8 billion to the u.s. economy roughly equivalent to nigeria’s national budget.
but mr. stockman and others in the industry worry that heightened federal scrutiny and government regulations will put them out of business.
last year, when an inspector from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives dropped by ssg tactical’s fredericksburg shop for an unannounced audit, mr. stockman thought he was prepared.
each of the roughly 7,500 guns his business sold that year required a form 4473, the federal document that the purchaser and seller must complete, in addition to a background check.
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the form 4473 asks questions such as where the purchaser lives and whether the person has ever committed a crime.
leaving one of the 132 items on the six-page questionnaire blank, or filling it in incorrectly, is an atf violation. one violation can lead to a license revocation, which would put mr. stockman out of business.
out of ssg tactical’s 7,500 guns sold, the company could have made as many as 990,000 mistakes from the form 4473 alone.
turns out, mr. stockman’s team made about 180 errors a 99.98 percent accuracy rate.
the majority of the violations were on the 4473 and included incorrect information on ethnicity, wrong dates and leaving a box empty when the city and county go by the same name, mr. stockman said.
“these mistakes were anything but willful they were simply human error,” he said. “now, if anything more turns up, in any future audit, we could lose our license our business.”
federal law obligates licensed firearm dealers to record all transactions so guns connected to crimes can be traced. in addition to 100 percent compliance on the form 4473, dealers must log all “acquisitions and dispositions” by manufacturer, purchaser, model, serial number and caliber, and the date the dealer bought and sold each gun.
all paperwork needs to be kept for 20 years and be made available for inspection. mr. stockman’s audit took about seven months to complete and required him to make one of his full-time employees available to help atf’s compliance officer sift through the shop’s records.
“the government is making it virtually impossible to grow a business,” said mr. stockman. “the amount of oversight and regulations has only grown over the years and in this administration.”
more scrutiny under obama
indeed, the government’s scrutiny of gun retailers has increased under president obama’s watch.
since 2005, the number of field inspections atf has conducted on firearms dealers has doubled. during mr. obama’s term, the number of violations uncovered has jumped 30 percent, according to the atf’s industry operation inspection results, a report tracking the agency’s 2013 audits for the industry.
although the number of inspections and violations has jumped, the severity of the offenses has not, the data show.
the most common “failing federal firearms licensees” committed last year was improperly completing the form 4473, according to the report. the next four most common errors were other violations relating to paperwork, including incorrect dates and failure to record inbound shipments within a specified time.
selling a firearm to a person who should not have been allowed to buy a gun ranked 10th out of 10 on the list.
“the most common violation and it’s usually almost always the same is the 4473,” said larry keane, senior vice president of the national shooting sports foundation, the firearms trade association. “a lot of times these guys will make the same mistake on these forms repeatedly and it has nothing to do with public safety. it makes the violation numbers seem a lot worse than they are.”
everyone within the industry agrees that selling firearms to known criminals and not keeping proper tabs on inventory are serious violations that the atf should track and that dealers should be held to account. it’s the small stuff such as inadvertent clerical errors that beefs up violation statistics, creates public relations misconceptions, raises the risk for license revocation and increases compliance costs for those already in the industry.
to prevent atf violation numbers from mounting, the national shooting sports foundation conducts seminars and has posted a “sweat the details” slide on its website to coach firearms dealers through the paperwork.
the atf also conducts such classes and allows an electronic version of the form 4473 to be used, which flags mistakes and omissions before the form can be printed. because the software is expensive, only larger, big-box retailers have employed it, mr. keane said.
“we now have a very high percentage of retailers being inspected frequently, and they’re required to have 100 percent accuracy,” mr. keane said. “this requires a lot of time and energy to train your employees, to double-check all work. we spend a lot of time and energy pushing the gospel of compliance because we want to keep these guys in business. one violation can put them under.”
audits and discrepancies
about half of the gun retailers who undergo audits come out with violations, according to atf data. those retailers are given a list of wrongdoings, warning letters of possible revocation and conferences with atf inspectors to hash through the discrepancies if needed.
“we take our responsibility for licensing persons engaged in manufacturing, importing and dealing in firearms, and ensuring those who are licensed to engage in those businesses do so in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, very seriously,” said elizabeth gosselin, a spokeswoman at atf. “it is critical that [gun dealers] comply with the gun control act and its implementing regulations first and foremost to ensure public safety, and second to assist law enforcement efforts and prevent the diversion of firearms from lawful commerce to the illegal market.”
although the number of licenses the atf revokes 81 last year represents a small percentage in the industry, the threat of being shut down looms large for small-business owners such as mr. stockman.
ssg tactical has met with atf to work through the audit. the shop has created a plan to address all of the government’s concerns, and it has retrained its employees on the importance of paperwork.
mr. stockman estimates he has spent $100,000 in hourly wages triple-checking his books. his shop will be audited again at an unknown time this year as is protocol when a violation is found and his license could be revoked if government concerns persist.
gun control advocates view dealer compliance efforts as the price of entering the firearms industry and are pushing the government for more inspections and tougher regulations.
“we believe that not taking measures to ensure that dangerous people can’t get guns has a very high cost as we can see in the many americans killed by gun violence every day,” said erika soto lamb, a spokeswoman for everytown for gun safety an organization started by former new york mayor michael r. bloomberg.
the brady campaign to prevent gun violence and other organizations would like all firearms dealers to go through audits annually. in fiscal year 2011, atf conducted inspections on 9.4 percent of its federal firearm licensees. by contrast, 2011 audits of individual income tax returns by the internal revenue service was 1.1 percent. last year, 14 percent of all federal firearms licenses were audited.
federal law handcuffs atf by “barring it from conducting more than one spot inspection a year for gun dealers, or from requiring store inventories,” becca knox, director of research for the brady campaign, said in an email to the center for public integrity.
balancing regulation for public safety with industry growth is tricky and politically skewed against those in the business, said matthew bergstrom, the managing attorney at arsenal attorneys, which represents gun owners and the firearm industry nationally.
“if you talk about simplifying regulation on gun dealers, people will accuse you of trying to get guns in the hands of bad guys, so it’s very hard to have an honest conversation,” said mr. bergstrom. “how many people commit a crime involving a firearm they’ve obtained only because a mistake was made on a 4473? it’s got to be zero.
“there’s a huge burden on the individual gun dealer to complete all the paperwork 100 percent accurately or they can be put out of business for the most insignificant practices,” said mr. bergstrom. “we’ll never have an answer as to how much is too much regulation, because deep down inside the anti-gun advocates don’t want anyone to own any guns. and so the regulations will continue small-business owners will be hurt.”
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lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ə ˈfɔrmər ˈneɪvi rɪˈzərvɪst hu wɑz faɪərd frəm ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪn 2008 həz gɔn ɔn ə ˈmərdərəs ˈræmˌpeɪʤ eɪmd æt pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz, lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈkɪlɪŋ æt list θri ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən ˈvɛtərən əv ðə ˈrɪvərˌsaɪd pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd ˈsɛtɪŋ ɔf ə juʤ ˈmænˌhənt əˈkrɔs ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ðə pəˈlis wər ɔn haɪ əˈlərt ɪn ə ˈdrægˌnɛt ðət əˈpɪrd tɪ ˈrætəl ˈivɪn ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈkəntri fəˈmɪljər wɪθ sˈwipɪŋ pəˈlis hənts. prəˈtɛkʃən timz wər dɪˈspæʧt ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt tɪ gɑrd ˈjunəˌfɔrmd ˈɔfɪsərz ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz, skɔrz əv ˈɔfɪsərz sɛt əp laɪnz əv dɪˈfɛns ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈfɔrtrəs ðət ɪz ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz, ənd ˈmoʊtərˌsaɪkəl ˈɔfɪsərz wər ˈɔrdərd tɪ riˈtrit tɪ ðə ˈseɪfti əv pəˈtroʊl kɑz. ɪn ˈtɔrəns, tu ˈwɪmən dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz wər ʃɑt ənd ˈwundɪd baɪ pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz hu mɪˈstʊk ðə toʊˈjoʊtə ˈpɪˌkəp ðeɪ wər ˈdraɪvɪŋ fər ðə wən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈgənmən, ə greɪ ˈnisɑn. əˈbaʊt 12 aʊərz ˈleɪtər ɪn sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, skwɑdz əv pəˈlis kɑz, ɪn ə bleɪz əv rɛd laɪts ənd ˈskriʧɪŋ taɪərz, kənˈvərʤd ɔn ə moʊˈtɛl wɛr ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt wɑz mɪˈsteɪkənli θɔt tɪ bi ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˈæftər hɪz ˈwɔlət wɑz faʊnd ɔn ə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk.
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los angeles — a former navy reservist who was fired from the los angeles police department in 2008 has gone on a murderous rampage aimed at police officers and their families, law enforcement officials said thursday, killing at least three people — including an 11-year veteran of the riverside police department — and setting off a huge manhunt across southern california.
the police were on high alert in a dragnet that appeared to rattle even a part of the country familiar with sweeping police hunts. protection teams were dispatched overnight to guard uniformed officers and their families, scores of officers set up lines of defense outside the fortress that is the los angeles police department headquarters, and motorcycle officers were ordered to retreat to the safety of patrol cars.
in torrance, two women delivering newspapers were shot and wounded by police officers who mistook the toyota pickup they were driving for the one identified as belonging to the gunman, a gray nissan. about 12 hours later in san diego, squads of police cars, in a blaze of red lights and screeching tires, converged on a motel where the suspect was mistakenly thought to be hiding after his wallet was found on a sidewalk.
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bət weɪt, ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ˈjuʒəwəli ðə ril ˈsəltənz əv spɪn? ðɪs ɪz nɑt feɪk nuz: meɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈpɑrti, fiˈænə, ɪz tɪ kɔl fər təf lɔz tɪ kərb ðə ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk əv feɪk nuz wɪθ ˈhɛfti ˈpənɪʃmənts ðət ˌɪnˈklud əp tɪ faɪv jɪrz ɪn ʤeɪl. ðɛr ɪz noʊ daʊt wi lɪv ɪn ˈkreɪzi pəˈlɪtɪkəl taɪmz. trəmp ɪz ɪn ˈɔfəs ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd wərld pis ɪz θˈrɛtənd baɪ ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə. tərˈisə meɪ ɪz ɔn ˈlidɪŋ ðə ˈɪntu ə ˈdaʊtfəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk fˈjuʧər. hir ɪn ˈaɪərlənd, æt ðə moʊst ˈdeɪnʤərəs əv taɪmz bɪˈkəz əv brexit*, wi hæv ʤɪst ˈnɛroʊli əˈvɔɪdɪd ə ɪˈlɛkʃən. bɪˈkəz əv ðə raɪz əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ɪn ðiz streɪnʤ pəˈlɪtɪkəl taɪmz, wi ˈɔlsoʊ lɪv ɪn ə sərˈil ˌriˈæləˌti wɛr news’*’ ɪz əbˈskjʊrɪŋ ɑr pərˈsɛpʃən əv ðə truθ. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, nu ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪz biɪŋ ˈteɪbəld baɪ fiˈænə ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɑn huz ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈgəvərnmənt oʊz ɪts ɪgˈzɪstəns tɪ ˈtækəl ðə skərʤ əv feɪk nuz. fiˈænə faɪts əˈgɛnst feɪk nuz ə nu bɪl həz bɪn ˈrɪtən baɪ fiˈænə ʤeɪmz ˈlɔləs ðət wɪl meɪk ɪt ən tɪ ˈæktɪvli prəˈmoʊt feɪk nuz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə saɪts səʧ ɛz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd tˈwɪtər. spəˈsɪfɪkli, ɪt ˈtɑrgəts ðə juz əv ðət ər biɪŋ juzd tɪ ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl message”*”. ðə bɪl kənˈteɪnz riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn ˈɔnˌlaɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ənd wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ðoʊz hu ˈpərʧəs ðə ædz tɪ dɪˈspleɪ ə ˈnoʊtɪs ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðɛr ˈpərpəs ənd ˈtərgət ˈɔdiəns. ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz noʊ daʊt wɛl ˈminɪŋ, bət ɪt flaɪ ɪn ðə feɪs əv haʊ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz trəˈdɪʃənəli ˈgɑrnər səˈpɔrt baɪ ˈstoʊkɪŋ əp ðə ˈmæsɪz fər ər əˈgɛnst ə kɔz? əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈaɪrɪʃ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt, ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wɪl kəm wɪθ ˈhɛfti faɪnz, ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm əp tɪ ər ˈivɪn əp tɪ faɪv years’*’ ʤeɪl taɪm. ðə bɪl dɪˈfaɪnz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈplætˌfɔrmz ðət sprɛd feɪk nuz ɛz ˈɛni ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərks ər sərʧ ˈɛnʤənz, ðət həz mɔr ðən juˈnik ˈmənθli ˈvɪzɪtərz. ɪt ˈtɑrgəts ðə juz əv ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd ðət rən 25 ər mɔr ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə əˈkaʊnts ər ˈproʊˌfaɪlz ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ənd ˈɛni ˈpərsən ðət ˈjuzɪz ər ˈməltəpəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈproʊˌfaɪlz tɪ ækt ɪn ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl weɪ kʊd bi ˈgɪlti əv. ˈlɔləs ɪz raɪt ðɛr ɪz ə skərʤ əv feɪk nuz ənd ɪt ɪz fɛr tɪ sərˈmaɪz ðət ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈnɛtˌwərks hæv dən ˈlɪtəl soʊ fɑr tɪ kərb ɪt. bət, ɪn ˈaɪərlənd, ə ˈkəntri ðət həz soʊ fɑr feɪld tɪ ʤeɪl ˈbæŋkərz ðət dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə hoʊps ənd drimz əv ɪnˈtaɪər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz, ɪt ɪz hɑrd tɪ si səʧ ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɛˈnæktəd tɪ ʤeɪl ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, ər ˈivɪn si ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz hir bi ˈdɪʤətəli ˈnɑləʤəbəl ɪˈnəf tɪ pʊt tɪ nəˈfɛriəs juz. wərs stɪl, ɪt ɪz hɑrd tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz goʊɪŋ tɪ ʤeɪl fər duɪŋ wət ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz dən: spɪn tɪ ðə ˈmæsɪz. wi wɪl weɪt ənd si.
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but wait, politicians usually the real sultans of spin?
this is not fake news: ireland’s main opposition party, fianna fáil, is to call for tough laws to curb the epidemic of fake news with hefty punishments that include up to five years in jail.
there is no doubt we live in crazy political times. trump is in office in the us and world peace is threatened by sabre-rattling in north korea. theresa may is hellbent on leading the uk into a doubtful economic future. here in ireland, at the most dangerous of times because of brexit, we have just narrowly avoided a pre-christmas election.
because of the rise of social media in these strange political times, we also live in a surreal reality where ‘fake news’ is obscuring our perception of the truth.
interestingly, new legislation is being tabled by fianna fáil also upon whose sufferance the current government owes its existence to tackle the scourge of fake news.
fianna fáil fights against fake news
a new bill has been written by fianna fáil td james lawless that will make it an offence to actively promote fake news using social media sites such as facebook and twitter.
specifically, it targets the use of bots that are being used to “disseminate a political message”.
the bill contains restrictions on online political advertising and will require those who purchase the ads to display a notice stating their purpose and target audience.
the idea is no doubt well meaning, but doesn’t it fly in the face of how politicians traditionally garner support by stoking up the masses for or against a cause?
according to the irish independent, the proposed legislation will come with hefty fines, ranging from €500 up to €10,000, or even up to five years’ jail time.
the bill defines online platforms that spread fake news as any website, including social networks or search engines, that has more than 10,000 unique monthly visitors.
it targets the use of automated bots that run 25 or more social media accounts or profiles online, and any person that uses bots or multiple online profiles to act in a political way could be guilty of offence.
lawless is right there is a scourge of fake news and it is fair to surmise that the major social media networks have done little so far to curb it.
but, in ireland, a country that has so far failed to jail bankers that destroyed the hopes and dreams of entire generations, it is hard to see such legislation enacted to jail politicians, or even see politicians here be digitally knowledgeable enough to put bots to nefarious use. worse still, it is hard to imagine politicians going to jail for doing what politicians have always done: spin to the masses.
we will wait and see.
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ˈpɛrɪs ðə ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv əv kɑzˈmɛtɪks ʤaɪənt, agon*, əˈnaʊnst təˈdeɪ ðət kiθ ˈrɪʧərdz əv ðə ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊnz wɪl bi ðə nu 2009 ˈmeɪbəˌlin spokesmodel*. ɛz ˈrənˌweɪ ˈmɑdəlz rɪˈsivd læst ˈmɪnət ˈmeɪˌkəp ənd ˈgɑrmənt əˈʤəstmənts ˈbækˈsteɪʤ æt ðə ˈænjuəl ˈfæʃən kɛrz ˈʧɛrɪti ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ˈpɛrɪs, ɪkˈspleɪnd ðə ˈʤinjəs bɪˈhaɪnd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmɪstər. ˈrɪʧərdz tɪ sɛl kɑzˈmɛtɪks ənd ækˈsɛsəriz. bɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ fər nu weɪz tɪ ɪkˈspænd seɪlz ɪn ɑr ˈleɪtəst laɪn əv kɑzˈmɛtɪks. ən ˈævəˌnu tɪ əˈtrækt ˈkəstəmərz hu ˈnɔrməli wɔk əp tɪ ə ˈmeɪˌkəp ˈkaʊntər ɪn ənd æsk tɪ si ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn ðɛr ˈkələr. wɛl, aɪ wɑz æt ə ˈpɑrti ˈsɛvərəl mənθs əˈgoʊ æt ðə mænˈhætən ˈpɛnˌthaʊs əv ə ˈvɛri ˈfeɪməs ˈpərsən, hu ʃæl rɪˈmeɪn ˈneɪmləs, ənd aɪ ˈnoʊtɪst ə ˈstɑrtlɪŋ saɪt ɔn ðə settee*. ðɛr wɑz ə ˈkoʊməˌtoʊs mæn ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈbjutəfli ˈkələrd headscarf*, wɪθ ə ˈhɛdˌbænd ˈoʊvər ðət ənd ə sɔrt əv ˈdərbi ˈhəvərɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə hoʊl mɛs. hɪz ʃərt wɑz ˈoʊpən tɪ hɪz weɪst, hɪz ʧɛst ˈkəvərd ɪn ˈhɛvi ˈsɪlvər ˈnɛkləsɪz, ənd hi tɑpt ɪt ɔl ɔf wɪθ ˈhɛvi aɪ ˈlaɪnər ənd ˈlɪpˌstɪk. aɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst daɪd! aɪ traɪd tɪ spik tɪ ɪm bət wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ weɪk ɪm aʊt əv hɪz ˈstupər. aɪ faʊnd aʊt ˈleɪtər ðət ɪt wɑz ə gɪˈtɑr pleɪər ɪn ðə ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊnz. ðə mɪk ˈʤægər ˈroʊlɪŋ stones!”*!” ʤɪst ðɛn ə ˈwʊmən skrimd ɛz ə kraʊd əv ˈpipəl ræn təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈɛntrəns. roʊld hɪz aɪz ənd smaɪld, ˈʃeɪkɪŋ hɪz hɛd. du bɪˈliv ˈmɪstər. ˈrɪʧərdz həz arrived.”*.” kiθ ˈrɪʧərdz ˈstəmbəld θru ðə kraʊd, ˈməmbəld ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ə ˈskæntəli klæd jəŋ ˈmɑdəl ənd ðɛn ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd ˈɪntu ðə rum. wɪn æst wət kiθ ˈrɪʧərdz hæd tɪ ˈɔfər ə kɑzˈmɛtɪks ˈkəmpəˌni ðət wʊd ˌɪnˈkris seɪlz, smaɪld ˈnoʊɪŋli. noʊ æt fərst ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi kwaɪt ˈdəmfaʊndɪd əˈbaʊt ðə hoʊl θɪŋ. bət wəns ɑr æd kæmˈpeɪn gɪts ˈroʊlɪŋ, ju mɑrk maɪ wərdz, ðɛr ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi oʊld mɛn ɪn mæˈskɛrə ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld. ˈpɛrɪs! nu jɔrk! ˈləndən! beirut!”*!” kiθ ˈrɪʧərdz keɪm ˈstægərˌɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈrɛˌstrum hɛld əp baɪ ˈsɛvərəl lɑrʤ mɛn hu wɔkt ɪm tɪ ðə ˌviˌaɪˈpi ˈɛriə. ðə ˈdeɪli ræʃ hæd əbˈteɪnd ə pæs əˈlaʊɪŋ ə ˌwənɔnˈwən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈmɪstər. ˈrɪʧərdz. ɛz ðə prɛs ˈweɪtɪd fər ˈɪntərvˌju taɪm tɪ əraɪv, fɪld ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ɔn ðə ˈditeɪlz əv nuəst ˌækwəˈzɪʃən. feɪs ɪt, ðə ˈævərɪʤ əˈmɛrɪkən meɪl ɪz ə pantywaist*. ðə læst ˈkəpəl əv ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz wər reɪzd ɔn ˈoʊprə, ˈʧɑprə, ˌriˈæləˌti ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd naʊ msnbc*. ɪf ju jɛl ““boo!”*!” ðeɪ hæv tɪ teɪk ə pɪl ənd kɔl ə frɛnd tɪ səˈpɔrt ðɛm θru ðə naɪt. naʊ, gɪt mi rɔŋ, ˌjʊrəˈpiənz ər ˈivɪn wərs, bət mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ðɛr sissyness*. əˈmɛrɪkən mɛn jərn fər ðət bət ˈmɛməriz əv ðɛr grandfathers’*’ ˌmæskjəˈlɪnəti hɔnts ðɛm æt naɪt. kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˌjʊrəˈpiən mɛn ər frəm ə lɔŋ laɪn əv ˈtɪmɪd ənd ˈdɛləkət meɪlz soʊ ðeɪ ˈtɔrˌmɛntɪd laɪk ðɛr əˈmɛrɪkən counterparts.”*.” kəˈmoʊʃən ˌɪˈrəptɪd frəm ðə ˌviˌaɪˈpi tɛnt ənd ˈsɛvərəl sɪˈkjʊrəti gɑrdz ræn ɪn. richards,”*,” kənˈtɪnjud, ðə mæn hu, ðoʊ bɪn ʃənd baɪ soʊˈsaɪɪti fər ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɛkeɪdz, ɪz stɪl əˈlaɪv ənd ˈhəŋgri fər ədˈvɛnʧər. ðiz mɛn ər ˈhɛvi ˈdrɪŋkərz, ˈhɛvi sˈmoʊkərz ənd ə lɑrʤ məˈʤɔrəti ˌɪnˈʤɛst lɑrʤ kˈwɑntətiz əv drəgz. bət ðeɪ teɪk æŋˈzaɪəti pɪlz ər dɪˈprɛʃən ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz. ðeɪ drɪŋk ʤæk ˈdænjɛlz baɪ ðə ˈbɑtəl, smoʊk ˌsɪgəˈrɛts baɪ ðə ˈkɑrtən ənd səkt soʊ məʧ dəst əp ðɛr noʊz ju kən pɑrk ən ɪn ðɛr ˈnɑstrəlz. ðoʊz ər ðə mɛn wi ər ˈtɑrgətɪŋ. wɪn ðeɪ si wən əv ðɛr oʊn ˈgreɪsɪŋ ˈmægəˌzin ˈkəvərz wɪθ hɪz rɑ ˌmæskjəˈlɪnəti, æt ðə seɪm taɪm ˈwɛrɪŋ aɪ ˈlaɪnər ənd wɔʧ ðə riˈækʃən əv ðoʊz fərˈgɑtən ˈmɑʧoʊ mɛn aʊt ðɛr ˈnərsɪŋ ˈhæˌŋoʊvərz ənd ˈkɑfɪŋ əp bləd. kiθ ˈrɪʧərdz ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ kɑzˈmɛtɪks ənd ˌriəˈbɪləˌteɪtɪv bləd trænsfˈjuʒənz ˈɪntu vogue.”*.” sɪˈkjʊrəti klɪrd ðə weɪ fər ðə ˈdeɪli ræʃ tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˌviˌaɪˈpi tɛnt wɛr kiθ ˈrɪʧərdz sæt æt ə ˈteɪbəl sˈmoʊkɪŋ. hi græspt ðə ˈteɪbəl ənd, ˈbælənsɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf, wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ stænd. hi lʊkt æt ðə ˈpipəl ˈstændɪŋ əraʊnd ənd læft. hi kɔft ˈvaɪələntli fər ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɪnəts ənd bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈstægər təˈwɔrdz ðə rum. gɑt tɪ ˈpaʊdər mi noʊz, meɪts, bi raɪt back,”*,” hi sɛd tɪ ðə ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd ðɛn wɪŋkt ɛz sɪˈkjʊrəti ɛˈskɔrtɪd ɪm tɪ ðə rum. ˈoʊvər ən aʊər hæd pæst wɪn ðə ˈʤərnəlɪsts wər toʊld ðət ˈmɪstər. ˈrɪʧərdz wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə næp ɔn ðə ˈlævəˌtɔri flɔr ənd wʊd nɑt bi ˈgɪvɪŋ ˌɛniˈmɔr ˈɪntərvˌjuz.
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paris – the chief executive of cosmetics giant l’oreal, jean-paul agon, announced today that keith richards of the rolling stones will be the new 2009 maybelline spokesmodel. as runway models received last minute make-up and garment adjustments backstage at the annual fashion cares charity event in paris, jean-paul explained the genius behind using mr. richards to sell cosmetics and accessories.
“we’d been looking for new ways to expand sales in our latest line of cosmetics. an avenue to attract customers who wouldn’t normally walk up to a make-up counter in walgreen’s and ask to see something in their color. well, i was at a party several months ago at the manhattan penthouse of a very famous person, who shall remain nameless, and i noticed a startling sight on the settee. there was a comatose man wearing the most beautifully colored headscarf, with a headband over that and a sort of derby hovering over the whole mess. his shirt was open to his waist, his chest covered in heavy silver necklaces, and he topped it all off with heavy eye liner and lipstick. i almost died! i tried to speak to him but was unable to wake him out of his stupor. i found out later that it was a guitar player in the rolling stones. the mick jagger rolling stones!”
just then a woman screamed as a crowd of people ran towards the entrance. jean-paul rolled his eyes and smiled, shaking his head.
“i do believe mr. richards has arrived.”
keith richards stumbled through the crowd, mumbled something to a scantily clad young model and then disappeared into the men’s room.
when asked what keith richards had to offer a cosmetics company that would increase sales, jean-paul smiled knowingly.
“i know at first everyone is going to be quite dumbfounded about the whole thing. but once our ad campaign gets rolling, you mark my words, there are going to be old men in mascara all over the world. paris! new york! london! beirut!”
keith richards came staggering out of the restroom held up by several large men who walked him to the vip area. the daily rash had obtained a pass allowing a one-on-one interview with mr. richards. as the press waited for interview time to arrive, jean-paul filled everyone in on the details of maybelline’s newest acquisition.
“let’s face it, the average american male is a pantywaist. the last couple of generations were raised on oprah, depak chopra, reality tv and now msnbc. if you yellboo!” they have to take a pill and call a friend to support them through the night. now, get me wrong, europeans are even worse, but they’re more comfortable with their sissyness. american men yearn for that but memories of their grandfathers’ masculinity haunts them at night. contemporary european men are from a long line of timid and delicate males so they aren’t tormented like their american counterparts.”
commotion erupted from the vip tent and several security guards ran in.
“keith richards,” jean-paul continued,represents the man who, though been shunned by society for several decades, is still alive and hungry for adventure. these men are heavy drinkers, heavy smokers and a large majority ingest large quantities of drugs. but they take anxiety pills or depression medications. they drink jack daniels by the bottle, smoke non-filtered cigarettes by the carton and they’ve sucked so much dust up their nose you can park an rv in their nostrils. those are the men we are targeting. when they see one of their own gracing magazine covers with his raw masculinity, at the same time wearing eye liner and l’oreal accessories…just watch the reaction of those forgotten macho men out there nursing hangovers and coughing up blood. keith richards is going to bring cosmetics and rehabilitative blood transfusions into vogue.”
security cleared the way for the daily rash to enter the vip tent where keith richards sat at a table smoking. he grasped the table and, balancing himself, was able to stand. he looked at the people standing around and laughed. he coughed violently for several minutes and began to stagger towards the men’s room.
“i’ve got to powder me nose, mates, be right back,” he said to the journalists and then winked as security escorted him to the men’s room.
over an hour had passed when the journalists were told that mr. richards was taking a nap on the lavatory floor and would not be giving anymore interviews.
11/05/09
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““feed* əp taɪm, homies*! laɪn ðət æs up!”*!” jɛld ˈdijɑn, sˈwɛtɪŋ laɪk pæt juɪŋ ɪn ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər ˈoʊvər ðət skreɪpt ˈʧɑrˌkoʊl grɪl baɪ ðə geɪt. hi hæd pækt ɪt wɪθ ˈlɪtəl wɪŋz, ˈsɔlti ˈtərki fræŋks ənd ˈsɔltiər ˈtərki ˈbərgərz ɔn ə dɪˈgri deɪ daʊn ɪn ˈboʊˌʧɛk pɑrk. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: ˈsənˌdi soʊ oʊld hɛdz laɪk mi θroʊ ɔn ˈəndər ˈɑrmər mɪkst wɪθ ˈnaɪki draɪ fɪt ənd traɪ tɪ blɛnd ɪn wɪθ ðə haɪ ˈskulərz ɔn ðə ˈblækˌtɑp ðə stɑrz. fər aʊərz wi kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvli θroʊ crossovers*, ʤəmp ʃɑts ənd slərz æt iʧ ˈəðər ɪn fən ənd pis. aɪ lɔst maɪ ˈsɛkənd geɪm ənd maɪ mæks, soʊ aɪ hɪt ðə grɪl laɪn. ər ðiz ˈʧɪkən ər ˈpɪʤɪn wings?”*?” aɪ æst. frəm aldi’s*, yo!”*!” wi ɔl læft ənd sɛd ˈdɛfənətli ˈpɪʤɪn. aɪ θru θri ɔn maɪ pleɪt, snæʧt ə dɪr pɑrk frəm ðə ˈkulər ənd faʊnd ə spɑt ɪn ðə ʃeɪd. dəb roʊld əp ɔn mi ˈlʊkɪŋ ɔl ˈərʤənt ənd əˈnizi wɪθ ˈaɪˌbraʊz laɪk, joʊ, joʊ, ˈlɛmə ræp tɪ ju raɪt kwɪk, d.”*.” maɪ wɪŋz ənd aɪ hɑpt əp ənd ˈfɑloʊd ɪm təˈwɔrd ðə strit. bɪlt laɪk ə ˈvaɪkɪŋ stoʊv ɪn wərk buts. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər wɪn hi wɑz rɪpt laɪk ə ˈmɑdəl, bət ðɪs fud meɪks ˈjuˈɛs ɔl fæt ənd sɪk. ju wɔnt, dəb? traɪɪŋ tɪ eat!”*!” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: hi dəg ɪn hɪz ˈpɑkət ənd pʊld aʊt ə ˈfoʊldɪd ˈlɛtər. ɪf ju tɛl ˈsəmˌbɑdi, kɪl ju, ɪn ril life,”*,” hi ˈməmbəld. ˈsəmˌwən frəm ðə kɔrt æst ɪf aɪ hæd nɛkst, bət aɪ weɪvd ðɛm ɔf. ju sɪk ər ˈsəmθɪŋ? goʊɪŋ on?”*?” hi toʊld mi ðət hi hæd bɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ ɔn ðə foʊn wɪθ hɪz ˈdɔtər ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə æt list wəns ə wik. ʃi hæd ðə braɪt aɪˈdiə əv ðɛm ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈlɛtərz ənd hæd ˈivɪn sɛnt ðə fərst wən. wət ju wɔnt mi tɪ hɛlp ju raɪt ə letter?”*?” aɪ æst. ðət personal?”*?” di. aɪ wɔnt ju tɪ rɛd ɪt fər mi. aɪ noʊ wət ʃi ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt. tɛl ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi mæn aɪ swear!”*!” hi lʊkt daʊn æt hɪz buts ənd kɪkt ˈgrævəl. aɪ ˈwəndərd haʊ kʊd ə mæn nɑt noʊ haʊ tɪ rɛd? ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: aɪ fərst θɔt əv ˈdɛkstər ˈmænli, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈrɛdˌskɪn hu ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd haɪ skul, spɛnt fɔr jɪrz æt ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə steɪt, ənd meɪd ɪt tɪ ðə proʊz ɔl waɪl biɪŋ ˌɪˈlɪtərət. hɪz ˈtælənts əˈlaʊd ɪm tɪ bi rɑbd əv hɪz ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. ɪn ə weɪ, dəb ɪz laɪk ˈmænli. ˌbiˈfɔr hi ˈlændɪd hɪz ˈsɪti ʤɑb, weɪ bæk ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˈprɪzən bɪt dəb wɑz ən ɛnˈfɔrsər, wɪʧ ɪz ðə gaɪ hu bit əp ðə gaɪz hu oʊd ðə ˈkɪŋˌpɪnz ˈməni. səm ˈdɛtərz gɑt ˈdæŋgəld aʊt əv ˈwɪndoʊz; ˈəðərz rən daʊn ənˈtɪl ðeɪ wər ˈbrɛθləs ənd ðɛn graɪnd ðə hil əv hɪz but ˈɪntu ðɛr gəm laɪn. ˈrɛdɪŋ ə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər hɪz ʤɑb, ənd hi meɪd ˈplɛnti əv ˈməni, ʤɪst laɪk ˈmænli. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: wi juzd tɪ kɔl hɪz raɪt ðə sˈlipər bɪˈkəz ˈɛvəri dud ðət kɔt ɪt wɛnt raɪt tɪ slip ənd dəb bɪˈliv ɪn pɪks ər ˈʧɔɪsɪz. hi nɑkt aʊt jəŋ gaɪz, ˈtiˌneɪʤərz, oʊld hɛdz, doʊp findz, ˈstudənt ˈæθˌlits, strit gaɪz, ˈræpərz ənd ʧərʧ bɔɪz. mi tɪ ðə stɔr, man,”*,” aɪ sɛd. hi ˈfɑloʊd mi əp ˈmædɪsən ənd daʊn ˈkərli, du ju wɔnt mi tɪ tiʧ ju haʊ tɪ read?”*?” hi sɛd noʊ bɪˈkəz hi wɑz tu oʊld, ˈgɔtən ðɪs fɑr wɪˈθaʊt ˈrɛdɪŋ ənd hɪz breɪn wərk ðət wɛl ˌɛniˈmɔr. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: gɑt ləv fər ju maɪ ˈbrəðər, bət jʊr ˈænsər saʊnz laɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈoʊnli ə ˈpərsən hu rɛd wʊd seɪ! nɑt ˈrɛdɪŋ jʊr ˈlɛtər ənˈlɛs ju lɛt mi ər ˈsəmˌwən ɛls tiʧ ju. bi bɪtˈwin us.”*.”, mæn, aɪ wərk ənd aʊt ðə strit joʊ. aɪ ʤɪst ˈwɑnə noʊ wət hər seɪ ənd ˈmeɪbi gɪt wən bæk. peɪ ju, bət aɪ readin*, ʃɪt ˈbɔrɪn anyway.”*.” ɪz boring”*” ɪz ə freɪz bɪn ˈhirɪŋ æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv iʧ səˈmɛstər frəm ðə ˈfrɛʃmɪn æt ˈkɑpɪn steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti, wɛr aɪ tiʧ ˈɪŋlɪʃ 101 aɪ gɪv ðɛm maɪ səˈlɪləkwi ɔn waɪ ɪt wɑz ˌɪˈligəl fər sleɪvz tɪ rɛd ənd haʊ ˈizi ɪt wɑz fər ˈmæstərz tɪ kənˈtroʊl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz əv ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈlɪmɪtɪd θɔts ˈpɑrʃəli du tɪ ˌɪˈlɪtərəsi. aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli seɪ, smɑrt ənd dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkɑmplɛks θɔts wɪˈθaʊt ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪz laɪk traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ʃˈwɔrzəˌneɪgər ˈməsəlz wɪˈθaʊt ˈwərkɪŋ out.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: ðɛn aɪ əˈsaɪn bʊks laɪk ““buck”*” baɪ asante*, ““decoded”*” baɪ ʤeɪ zi ənd ˈəðər wɛs moore”*” baɪ wɛs mʊr. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ skaʊər ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt fər ˈɑrtɪkəlz ðət spik dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ðɛm. aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˈɛvriˌwən wʊd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪf ðeɪ hæd ðə raɪt məˈtɪriəl. əbˈteɪnɪŋ ðət məˈtɪriəl wʊd nɑt ˈoʊnli prəˈvaɪd ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən fər ðə ˈbeɪsɪk skɪlz ˈnidɪd bət ˈɔlsoʊ spɑrk ə ˈgreɪtər ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈlɪtərəʧər ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈklæsˌrum. ɛz ə kɪd aɪ wɑz ˈoʊnli ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ bʊks laɪk "tɑm ˈsɔjər" ənd "hək fɪn" ðoʊz bʊks meɪd mi ʃən ˈlɪtərəʧər. naʊ aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ greɪt mɑrk tweɪn ɪz, bət ɛz kɪd aɪ keɪm frəm ə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd wɪθ ˈʃutaʊts, dərt baɪks, pəˈlis reɪdz, ˈʤəŋki faɪts, blɑk ˈpɑrtiz ənd hup ˈtərnəmənts. ædˈvɛnʧərz ˈhæpənd ˈɛvəri deɪ ənd tweɪn simd ˈkɔrni tɪ kɪdz laɪk ˈjuˈɛs ˈfɛnsɪz biɪŋ ˈwaɪtˌwɑʃt wɪθ peɪnt bət ˈsaɪdˌwɔks wər biɪŋ wɪθ bləd ənd wi wər ɪn ðə mɪks. aɪ hʊkt ɔn bʊks ənˈtɪl aɪ rɛd ˈkoʊldəst ˈwɪntər ever,”*,” ““clockers”*” baɪ ˈrɪʧərd praɪs ənd ə fju ˈʃərmən ˈɛˌseɪz. ðoʊz bʊks ˈoʊpənd əp maɪ maɪnd ənd lɛd tɪ mi kənˈsumɪŋ mɔr ənd mɔr. maɪ θɔts ʧeɪnʤd, aɪ dɪˈvɛləpt nu aɪˈdiəz ənd aɪ wɑz fərˈɛvər trænsˈfɔrmd. wɪˈθɪn mənθs aɪ wɛnt frəm ə gaɪ hu sɑlvd ˈprɑbləmz baɪ ˈbreɪkɪŋ ə ˈbɑtəl ˈoʊvər ˈfɔrhɛd tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ wɪn riˈzɑlvɪŋ ˈɪʃuz ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈɪnstəntli ˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd mi. ənd ɪf ɪt kən wərk fər mi, aɪ bɪˈliv ɪt kən wərk fər ˈɛnibədi. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: dəb ənd aɪ spɪt ˈsənˌflaʊər sid ʃɛlz aʊt ɔn ðə weɪ bæk tɪ ðə kɔrt. aɪ stɑpt ənd rɛd ðə ˈlɛtər tɪ ɪm ˈæftər hi æst fər ðə taɪm. ʃi kloʊzd wɪθ ju fər ðə ˈɛkstrə kæʃ aɪ bɪˈliv ˈfaɪnəli ɔf tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ. aɪ ləv ju. ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ə pɑrt əv mi ənd ˈivɪn ðoʊ ju ðɛr ɪn ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, blɛst tɪ hæv ju hir now.”*.” dəb pɔzd ənd snæʧt ðə ˈlɛtər. hi tərnd əˈweɪ ənd sɛd, əp di, aɪ ˈgɑtə goʊ daʊn hir raɪt kwɪk joʊ. si ɔn ðə court.”*.” ər ju crying?”*?” aɪ æst. ɪˈnəf əv ə ˈrizən tɪ lərn! right?”*?” hi kənˈtɪnjud daʊn ˈkərli strit wɪˈθaʊt ə rɪˈspɑns. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: fər wiks ˈæftər, aɪ θɔt əˈbaʊt dəb ənd hɪz ˈdɔtər, ˈwəndərɪŋ wət aɪ kʊd du. tɪ deɪt ˈrɪtən ˈɛˌseɪz ðət hæv bɪn rɛd baɪ ˈθaʊzənz bət moʊst əv maɪ frɛndz ɪn ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, wɛr ˈoʊnli 7 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən meɪlz ɪn ðə eɪθ greɪd rɛd ɔn greɪd ˈlɛvəl klɪkt ɔn wən. ðɪs dɪsˈgəstɪŋ ˌriˈæləˌti həz ədˈvænst maɪ ˈfoʊkɪs. ˌɪˈnɪʃəli aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ reɪz əˈwɛrnəs ɔn ðə ɪlz əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ðə ˈmɑdərn blæk ɪkˈspɪriəns baɪ ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈstɔriz streɪt frəm maɪ ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, ənd ˈwərkɪŋ bɪˈkəz aʊtˈsaɪdərz ər rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ mi ənd ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðɛr ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ənd ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd pərˈspɛktɪvz θru ənd iˈmeɪl; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðət ˈɪnfluəns tɪ ˈtrɪkəl daʊn ˈɪntu maɪ ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ɪˈnəf. riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðə paʊər əv ˈrɛdɪŋ wɪθ ɛz ˈmɛni ˌloʊˈɪnkəm ˈpipəl ɛz aɪ kən riʧ. nɑt biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ riʧ ˈɛvriˌwən dɪz nɑt ɪgˈzɛmpt mi frəm ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈkɑnʃəs ˈɛfərt tɪ pʊʃ ˈlɪtərəsi ˈɛvəri deɪ ɪn ðə strits, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ənd ɪn ðə skulz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: aɪ wɪl du ðɪs baɪ kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪt məˈtɪriəl ðət ɪz tɪ ˌnɑntrəˈdɪʃənəl ˈridərz ənd, mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ mɔr ˈpipəl tɪ raɪt, soʊ ɪf maɪ ˈstɔri ˈrɛzəˌneɪt wɪθ ə ˌsɛgˈmɛnt əv ˈridərz, ˈsəmˌwən wɪl. aɪ kɔt əp wɪθ dəb æt ə ˈpɑrti ə wik əˈgoʊ. moʊst əv ðə gaɪz frəm ðə kɔrt ɪn ðə ˈsəmər wər ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðɛr ˌoʊldˈskul krɔs ˈkələr ʤinz ənd swɛts. dəb wɑz frɛʃ ɪn ˈnɔtəkə, nu ˈbæləns ənd skwɛr freɪmz ʤɪst laɪk wɪn aɪ mɛt ɪm bæk ɪn ðə deɪ. ju lʊk æt fæt æs ˈəŋkəl fɪl ˈvərʒən əv ðə dəb aɪ nu ɪn aɪ jɛld, ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪm ə paʊnd ənd ə həg. ðə seɪm ˈbʊlˌʃɪt ˈpɪʤɪn wɪŋz wər biɪŋ sərvd wɪθ ʧɪps, ə ˈsəbˌweɪ ˈplætər ənd ə bənʧ əv ˈælkəˌhɑl. aɪ pʊld dəb tɪ ðə saɪd ənd sɛd, stɪl daʊn ɔn ðət ˈrɛdɪŋ θɪŋ wi ræpt əˈbaʊt ɪf ju wɔnt mæn. ɪn ðə ˈsɪti ˈpeɪpər ɔn ðə ˈpɑzətɪv tɪp ənd ju ˈivɪn ʧɛk mi out.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: hi ˌɪnˈheɪld fɔr ər faɪv wɪŋz æt ə taɪm, ənd spɪt ðə boʊnz aʊt laɪk ˈʃɑtˌgən ʃɛlz. kənˈgræts maɪ homie*, bət aɪ gɑt ðə taɪm. seɪv jʊr ðoʊ. aɪ ˈgɑtə ˈsɛkənd ʤɑb naʊ soʊ maɪ ˈbeɪbi gərl mɔr ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈməni. ʃi ðə smɑrt wən ənd gʊd fər ɪˈnəf fər me!”*!” ðət wɑz gʊd ɪˈnəf fər ɪm, bət nɑt fər mi. aɪ noʊ ðət ˈlɪtərəsi pleɪz ə ki roʊl ɪn kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ənd ɑr ˈfeɪljər tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ɪz ˈɛvədənt ɪn ðə ˈkraʊdɪd ʤeɪlz, ðə træʃ ˈpɪʤɪn wɪŋz wi it, ðə ˈməltəpəl pəˈlis ˈʃutɪŋz ənd ðə ˈmɛni ˈreɪʃəl dɪˈvaɪdz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. ˈoʊˈkeɪ biɪŋ wən əv ðə 32 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə hu rɛd ənd aɪ fɔrs ɪm tɪ bɪˈkəz weɪ ˈbɪgər ðən mi bət aɪ æm goʊɪŋ tɪ du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn maɪ paʊər tɪ meɪk ˈrɛdɪŋ kul ənd dɪˈstrɔɪ ðət dəb mɛnˈtælɪti, wɪʧ ɪz soʊ ˈkɑmən ɪn ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˌloʊˈɪnkəm ˈɛriəz əˈkrɔs əˈmɛrɪkə. ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪˈlɪtərət ˈpipəl ɪn ɑr ˈkəntri ɪz ˈkrɪmənəl. ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl hu ər əˈwɛr əv ðə ˈlɪtərəsi reɪt ənd ʧuz tɪ du ˈnəθɪŋ ɪz ˈivɪn mɔr ˈkrɪmənəl. kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ rɛd ɪn ə soʊˈsaɪɪti wɛr ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri juz fər bʊks ɪz ˌdɛkərˈeɪʃənz ənd drɪŋk ˈkoʊstərz wɪl bi ɪkˈstrimli ˈdɪfəkəlt; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪ θɪŋk wi kən du ɪt ɪf wi wərk təˈgɛðər kəˈlɛktɪvli ənd ʤɪst teɪk ɪt wən wərd, wən ˈsɛntəns, wən ˈpɛrəˌgræf ənd wən bʊk æt ə taɪm.
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“feed up time, homies! line that ass up!” yelled deion, sweating like pat ewing in the fourth quarter over that scraped charcoal grill by the gate.
he had packed it with little wings, salty turkey franks and saltier turkey burgers on a 90-plus degree day down in bocek park.
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it’s sunday so old heads like me throw on under armour mixed with nike dry fit and try to blend in with the high schoolers on the blacktop ⎯ the up-and-coming stars. for hours we competitively throw crossovers, jump shots and slurs at each other in fun and peace. i lost my second game and two’s my max, so i hit the grill line.
“yo are these chicken or pigeon wings?” i asked.
“they from aldi’s, yo!”
we all laughed and said definitely pigeon. i threw three on my plate, snatched a deer park from the cooler and found a spot in the shade. dub rolled up on me looking all urgent and uneasy with smirked eyebrows like, “ yo, yo, lemme rap to you right quick, d.”
my wings and i hopped up and followed him toward the street. he’s built like a six-burner viking stove in work boots. i remember when he was ripped like a protein-powder model, but this food makes us all fat and sick.
“what you want, dub? trying to eat!”
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he dug in his pocket and pulled out a folded letter.
“yo if you tell somebody, ima kill you, in real life,” he mumbled. someone from the court asked if i had next, but i waved them off.
“yo you sick or something? what’s going on?”
he told me that he had been talking on the phone with his daughter in north carolina at least once a week. she had the bright idea of them exchanging letters and had even sent the first one.
“so what you want me to help you write a letter?” i asked. “isn’t that personal?”
“naw d. i want you to read it for me. i know what she talking about. tell nobody man i swear!”
he looked down at his boots and kicked gravel. i wondered how could a 45-year-old man not know how to read?
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i first thought of dexter manley, the former washington redskin who graduated high school, spent four years at oklahoma state, and made it to the pros all while being illiterate. his talents allowed him to be robbed of his education.
in a way, dub is like manley. before he landed his city job, way back before his prison bit ⎯ dub was an enforcer, which is the guy who beat up the guys who owed the kingpins money. some debtors got dangled out of windows; others he’d run down until they were breathless and then grind the heel of his boot into their gum line. reading a requirement for his job, and he made plenty of money, just like manley.
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we used to call his overhand right the sleeper because every dude that caught it went right to sleep and dub didn’t believe in picks or choices. he knocked out young guys, teenagers, old heads, dope fiends, student athletes, street guys, rappers and church boys.
“walk me to the store, man,” i said. he followed me up madison and down curley, “so do you want me to teach you how to read?”
he said no because he was too old, he’d gotten this far without reading and his brain doesn’t work that well anymore.
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“i got love for you my brother, but your answer sounds like something that only a person who couldn’t read would say! not reading your letter unless you let me or someone else teach you. it’ll be between us.”
“naw, man, i work and out the street yo. i just wanna know what her letta say and maybe get one back. i’ll pay you, but i ain’t learnin readin, shit borin anyway.”
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“reading is boring” is a phrase been hearing at the beginning of each semester from the freshmen at coppin state university, where i teach english 101. i give them my soliloquy on why it was illegal for slaves to read and how easy it was for masters to control populations of people with limited thoughts ⎯ partially due to illiteracy. i usually say, “being smart and developing complex thoughts without reading is like trying to get schwarzenegger muscles without working out.”
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then i assign books like “buck” by mk asante, “decoded” by jay z and “the other wes moore” by wes moore. i also scour the internet for articles that speak directly to them. i believe that everyone would enjoy reading if they had the right material. obtaining that material would not only provide the foundation for the basic skills needed but also spark a greater interest in literature outside of the classroom.
as a kid i was only introduced to books like "tom sawyer" and "huck finn" ⎯ those books made me shun literature. now i understand how great mark twain is, but as kid i came from a neighborhood with shootouts, dirt bikes, police raids, junkie fights, block parties and hoop tournaments. adventures happened every day and twain seemed corny to kids like us ⎯ fences weren’t being whitewashed with paint but sidewalks were being red-washed with blood and we were in the mix.
i hooked on books until i read sista souljah’s “the coldest winter ever,” “clockers” by richard price and a few sherman alexie essays. those books opened up my mind and led to me consuming more and more. my thoughts changed, i developed new ideas and i was forever transformed. within months i went from a guy who solved problems by breaking a bottle over someone’s forehead to using solution-based thinking when resolving issues ⎯ reading instantly civilized me. and if it can work for me, i believe it can work for anybody.
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dub and i spit sunflower seed shells out on the way back to the court. i stopped and read the letter to him after he asked for the ten-thousandth time. she closed with “thank you for the extra cash ☺ i can’t believe finally off to college. i love you. you’ll always be a part of me and even though you weren’t there in the beginning, blessed to have you here now.”
dub paused and snatched the letter. he turned away and said, “hol up d, i gotta go down here right quick yo. i’ll see on the court.”
“yo are you crying?” i asked. “that’s enough of a reason to learn! right?”
he continued down curley street without a response.
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for weeks after, i thought about dub and his daughter, wondering what i could do. to date written essays that have been read by thousands but most of my friends in baltimore, where only 7 percent of african-american males in the eighth grade read on grade level ⎯ clicked on one. this disgusting reality has advanced my focus.
initially i wanted to raise awareness on the ills affiliated with the modern black experience by telling stories straight from my neighborhood, and working because outsiders are responding to me and sharing their changes and updated perspectives through tweets and email; however, waiting for that influence to trickle down into my neighborhoods enough.
i’m responsible for sharing the power of reading with as many low-income people as i can reach. not being able to reach everyone does not exempt me from making a conscious effort to push literacy every day in the streets, online and in the schools.
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i will do this by continuing to create material that is relatable to nontraditional readers and, more important, encouraging more people to write, so if my story doesn’t resonate with a segment of readers, someone else’s will.
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i caught up with dub at a '90s party a week ago. most of the guys from the court in the summer were present in their old-school cross colour jeans and kani sweats. dub was fresh in nautica, new balance and square frames just like when i met him back in the day.
“yooooo you look at fat ass uncle phil version of the dub i knew in 96!” i yelled, giving him a pound and a hug. the same bullshit pigeon wings were being served with chips, a subway platter and a bunch of alcohol. i pulled dub to the side and said, “yo still down on that reading thing we rapped about if you want man. in the city paper on the positive tip and you can’t even check me out.”
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he inhaled four or five wings at a time, and spit the bones out like shotgun shells.
“d congrats my homie, but i ain’t got the time.a save your write-up tho. i gotta second job now so sendin my baby girl more college money. she the smart one and good for enough for me!”
that was good enough for him, but not for me. i know that literacy plays a key role in communication and our failure to communicate is evident in the crowded jails, the trash pigeon wings we eat, the multiple police shootings and the many racial divides in america in general. dub’s ok being one of the 32 million people in america who can’t read and i can’t force him to because he’s way bigger than me ⎯ but i am going to do everything in my power to make reading cool and destroy that dub mentality, which is so common in baltimore and many other low-income areas across america.
the number of illiterate people in our country is criminal. the number of people who are aware of the literacy rate and choose to do nothing is even more criminal. convincing people to read in a society where the primary use for books is decorations and drink coasters will be extremely difficult; however, i think we can do it if we work together collectively and just take it one word, one sentence, one paragraph and one book at a time.
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2nd* ˈəpˌdeɪt: θɔr: ðə dɑrk wərld həz pərˈfɔrmd mɔr ˈstrɔŋli ðən ɪkˈspɛktɪd ənd ɪt wɪl ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈɛniˌwɛr frəm ˈmɪljən ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd tɪ ˈmɪljən, ˈivɪn ðoʊ aɪ hæv wən ˈpəndət hu filz ɪt kʊd ɪkˈsid ðət. ðoʊ ˈmɛni əv ɑr ˈkɑmɛntərz hæv ˈteɪkən ˈæftər θɔr (ənd mi, bət ðə ˈlætər ɪz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ˈgɪvɪn hu aɪ æm ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ) ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnt θrɛd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðɪs bɑks ˈɔfəs rɪˈpɔrt, θɔr 2 ɪz duɪŋ wət ə ˈsikwəl ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ du. ɪt ɪz ðə naɪnθ ˈbɪgəst noʊˈvɛmbər ˈdeɪbju ˈɛvər, ˈkəmɪŋ ʤɪst bɪˈhaɪnd læst 007 pɪk ˈmɪljən, ənd ɪt ɪz ðə fɔrθ ˈbɪgəst ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd əv ðə jɪr bɪˈhaɪnd aɪərn mæn 174 ˈmɪljən, mæn əv ˈmɪljən ənd fæst ˈmɪljən. ɪt ɪz ˈskɔrɪŋ wɪθ ˈjəŋgər ˈɔdiənsəz. ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli, ɪt ɪz duɪŋ twaɪs ɛz wɛl ˈoʊvərˈsiz ɛz hir, ənd ðət minz ðə fɪlm kʊd lænd ˈəpwərdz əv 600 ˈmɪljən. ðə ki wɪl bi haʊ ɪt pleɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ðə ˈhəŋgər geɪmz: ˈkæʧɪŋ faɪər, wɪʧ kʊd hæv ə 150 ˈmɪljən ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd ənd kənˈsum ɔl ðə ˈɑksɪʤən ɪn ðə rum. ˈmɑrvəl simz tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du noʊ rɔŋ. ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪz ɪn ə zoʊn sin ɪn ðə pæst ˈoʊnli wɪθ ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd fɪlmz, bæk wɪn ˈʤɛfri ˈdɪzni wɑz ˈkræŋkɪŋ aʊt wən ˈklæsɪk ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈklæsɪk ˈæftər ðə ˈəðər (maɪ kɪdz wər smɔl ðɛn, aɪ sɔ ðə ˈlɪtəl ˈmərˌmeɪd, ðə laɪən kɪŋ, ˈbjuti ənd ðə bist ˈprɑbəˌbli 500 taɪmz iʧ ənd nu ðə wərdz tɪ ˈɛvəri tun), ənd ʤɑn ˈpɪksɑr. ˈmɑrvəl kʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli skɔr ə bɪg hɪt raɪt naʊ wɪθ ə ˈmuvi dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ tɑm ˈkɛrɪktər. ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ wɪl ənˈdaʊtɪdli kəm bæk tɪ ərθ æt səm pɔɪnt, ɛz ðə ˈleɪbəl traɪz tɪ lɔnʧ nu ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz laɪk ˈgɑrdiənz əv ðə ˈgæləksi ənd ant-man*, ənd ðoʊz wɪl bi ˈkɛvɪn ril tɛst. ə ril hɔrs reɪs goʊɪŋ ɔn fər ˈsɛkənd pleɪs, ənd ɔl θri əv ðə ˈhɔrsɪz hæv hɛld ˈstrɔŋli. ə ˈvərʧuəl dɛd hit fər bæd ˈgrændˌpɑ, fri bərdz ənd læst ˈveɪgəs. ðə ˈdrɑˌpɔfs frəm læst ˈnəmbərz ər loʊ kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ərˈaɪvəl əv θɔr 2 bæd ˈgrændˌpɑ ˈoʊnli fɛl 43 fri bərdz ɪz ɔf 30 ənd læst ˈveɪgəs ˈoʊnli 32 ɛz ə ˈjəŋgər ˈɔdiəns ɪz ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt ə ʃɑt. sɪns ə stəˈtɪstɪkəl ˈmɑrʤən əv ˈɛrər ɪn ˈərli ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈnəmbərz, ðə ˈsɛkənd pleɪs ˈwɪnər bi noʊn ənˈtɪl ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈfɪnɪʃ kəmz ɪn təˈmɑˌroʊ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, wɪn ɔl əv ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈgroʊsɪz ər səbˈmɪtəd ənd sɛndz aʊt bɑks ˈɔfəs ˈækʧəwəl ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈgroʊsɪz. əˈnəðər ˈtaɪtəl wərθ ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪz sloʊ bɪld ɔn ðə bʊk θif, ðə braɪən əv ðə ˈmɑrkəs ˈnɑvəl fər fɑks 2000 ɪt ˈoʊpənd ɪn fɔr loʊˈkeɪʃənz ənd pʊt əp ə pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ əv fər ˈtoʊtəl. ˈʤæˌkæs ˈprɛzənts: bæd ˈgrændˌpɑ hæd əˈnəðər strɔŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd ənd lʊks ˈlaɪkli tɪ skwik aʊt ˈsɛkənd pleɪs. aɪ sɔ ðɪs ˈmuvi ɔn ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈtræʤədi, pɪkt əp maɪ dɪˈstrɔt sən frəm ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd tʊk ɪm ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ pʊl ɪm aʊt əv ðə rət. aɪ səˈpoʊz ɪt ɪz ˈizi tɪ ˈkrɪtɪkəli dɪsˈmɪs ˈmuviz raɪf wɪθ ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈkɑmədi, bət ðə tu əv ˈjuˈɛs læft laɪk ˈɪˌdiəts, ənd dɪˈrɛktər ʤɛf trɪˈmeɪn ənd ˈʤɑni ˈnɑksvɪl wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ə pleɪs ɪn maɪ hɑrt fər ˈhɛlpɪŋ maɪ sən gɪt θru wət wʊd hæv ˈəðərˌwaɪz bɪn ən ənˈbɛrəbəl ˈivnɪŋ. ɛz trɪˈmeɪn toʊld mi, ““sometimes*, ju ʤɪst nid tɪ laugh.”*.” ðət ˈmuvi, wɪʧ kɔst ə ˌriˈpɔrtəd 15 ˈmɪljən, ɛndz ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd əraʊnd ˈmɪljən ɛz trɪˈmeɪn kənˈtɪnjuz hɪz ˌɛvəˈluʃən ɛz ə ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər wɪθ ə ˈmuvi ɔn ðə ˈdɛkədənt rɑk bænd ˈmɑtli crue*. ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn θərd wɪl bi fri bərdz, ðə ˌrɛləˈtɪvəti riˈlist ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd fɪlm ðət kʊd gɪt tɪ 30 ˈmɪljən ˈæftər ɪts ˈsɛkənd freɪm. ɪz ðət ə gʊd ˈaʊtˌkəm fər ə fɪlm wɪθ ə ˌriˈpɔrtəd 55 ˈmɪljən ˈbəʤɪt? aɪ sɔ ðə ˌrɛləˈtɪvəti tim æt læst prɛˈmɪr əv ðə skɑt aʊt əv ðə ˈfərnəs (mɔr ɔn ðət ɪn ə ˈleɪtər poʊst), ənd ðeɪ simd rɪˈlivd ðət ðə fɪlm wɑz pərˈfɔrmɪŋ mɔr ˈstrɔŋli ðən wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd. ˈoʊvər hæf ðət ˈbəʤɪt wɑz ˈkəvərd baɪ ˈfɔrən ɪn wət wɑz ðə fərst fɪlm frəm ˌrɛləˈtɪvəti ənd ril ɛz ðeɪ faɪnd ðɛr ˈfʊtɪŋ ɪn ˌænəˈmeɪʃən. ɛz fər ðə rɛst əv ðə tɔp 10 ðə ˈmɪljən læst ˈveɪgəs wɪl ˈfɪnɪʃ fɔrθ ənd gɪt tɪ 33 ˈmɪljən; geɪm ʃʊd ˈfɪnɪʃ wɪθ ə 44 ˈmɪljən groʊs. fər ə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈstɑrtər wɪθ ə 110 ˈmɪljən praɪs tæg, ðət ʤɪst gɪt ɪt dən. ˈgrævɪti kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ dɪˈfaɪ ɪts ˈtaɪtəl, ˈɛndɪŋ ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd wɪθ ə dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs əraʊnd 231 ˈmɪljən. ˈkəvərd ɔl əv ðə twɪsts ənd tərnz wɪn ænʤɛˈlinə ˌʤoʊˈli drɑpt aʊt ənd ˌjunəˈvərsəl punted*; wɪn ˈwɔrnər bros*. ˈstrəgəld tɪ faɪnd ə ˈpækɪʤ ðət wərkt. ðeɪ keɪm æt ˌʤoʊˈli əˈgɛn ənd wɪn ʃi pæst ə ˈsɛkənd taɪm, ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈfoʊkɪst ɪn ɔn ˈnætəli ˈpɔrtmən ənd ˈsændrə ˈbʊlək, ˈæftər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə fild əv ˈæktrəsɪz ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd neɪˈoʊmi wɑts, ˈmɛriən cotillard*, ˈkɛri ˈməlɪgən, ˈskɑrlɪt ˌʤoʊˈhɑnsən ənd səm ˈəðərz. ðɛn ˈrɑbərt ˈdaʊni jr*. drɑpt aʊt, ənd ʤɔrʤ ˈkluni stɛpt əp. wɪn aɪ sɔ ðə ˈmuvi, bɪɔnd ˈfilɪŋ ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd baɪ ən ˈaʊtɪŋ, aɪ kɛpt ˈæskɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, haʊ ðə hɛl dɪd ðɪs ˈmuvi gɪt meɪd? nən əv fɪˈnænsɪŋ ˈpɑrtnərz wʊd təʧ ɪt wɑz ˈgɪftɪd ðə fɪlm). ɪt meɪd noʊ sɛns ɔn ˈpeɪpər, ɛz greɪt fɪlmz ˈɔfən. ɪt kəmz daʊn tɪ ˈbɛtɪŋ 100 ˈmɪljən ɔn ə wərld klæs ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər. ˈgloʊbəli ɪt həz krɔst 430 ˈmɪljən. moʊst riˈfrɛʃɪŋli, laɪk ɪts ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt laɪf əv paɪ, ˈgrævɪti həz noʊ ˈsikwəl ɪn ɪt. ʤɪst ə greɪt ˌwəˈnɔf, wɪθ noʊ fˈjuʧər ˌɪnˈstɔlmənts tɪ ˈwɔtər daʊn ɪts ˈmɛməri. wən əv ðə ˈəðər tu ˈnoʊtˌwərði fɪlmz ɪn ðə tɔp 10 ɪz 12 jɪrz ə sleɪv. aɪ məst ədˈmɪt, aɪ ˈkænɑt stænd ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən (stɪl sin ˈprɪzənərz) ənd ˈmeɪbi waɪ aɪ hæv mɪst siɪŋ ðɪs ˈmuvi æt ɪts tərˈɑntoʊ, ənd ˈhæmptənz ʃoʊɪŋz. maɪ bɑks ˈɔfəs ˈsɔrsəz tɛl mi ðət ðə ˌɛskəˈleɪʃən frəm 734 tɪ 1144 skrinz, wɪʧ ˈprɑmptɪd ə 37 spaɪk ɪn ˈbɪznɪs, ɪz gʊd nɑt greɪt. bət ðə fɪlm həz ə ʧæns tɪ pleɪ wɛl fər ə lɔŋ taɪm, ɛz əˈwɔrdz ˈsizən hits əp. aɪ wɪl si ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛn. ˈrɪʧərd əˈbaʊt taɪm wɪl ˈfɪnɪʃ naɪnθ ɪn ðə ˈræŋkɪŋz, ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ ə ˈmɪljən groʊs. dɪz ðət meɪk ɪt ə flɑp? aɪ θɪŋk soʊ. toʊld baɪ ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz ðət ðə fɪlm kɔst ˈəndər 15 ˈmɪljən tɪ meɪk, ənd ɪz həz ɔˈrɛdi groʊst 43 ˈmɪljən ˈoʊvərˈsiz. ju ɪmˈpaʊər ə laɪk ˈkərtɪs ənd hoʊp ju gɪt əˈnəðər ləv ˈæˌkʧuəli. ˈivɪn ɪf ju, wɪn hi ˈkəvərz ðə bɛt laɪk hi wɪl hir, gʊd nuz ðət hi kən kip ˈteɪkɪŋ hɪz swɪŋz. ˈfaɪnəli, ə wərd əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər əv bɑks ˈɔfəs rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ. ðɪs ɪz maɪ ˈsɛkənd ˈwiˌkɪnd æt ɪt; læst wik aɪ pʊt əp ˈnəmbərz bɪˈkəz ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɛls dɪd. ənd soʊ aɪ dɪd ɪt, ɪn bɪtˈwin ˈmɑdərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈpænəlz æt ɑr kənˈtɛndərz ɪˈvɛnt. aɪ hæv maɪ aɪ ɔn ˈsəmˌwən sun bi ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɪs ˈoʊvər ənd hu wɪl ˈɛləˌveɪt ɪt ənd meɪk ɪt ðɛr oʊn. bət aɪ du hæv səm ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz əˈbaʊt ðɪs bit. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈlərnɪŋ kərv hir, ʤɪst ɛz aɪ æm ˈlərnɪŋ θɪŋz ˈɛvəri deɪ ɪn maɪ nu ədˈvɛnʧər hir ɪn ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈæftər ˈkəvərɪŋ ðɪs ˈbɪznɪs frəm lɔŋ ˈaɪlənd fər soʊ lɔŋ. fər ˈɪnstəns, aɪ ˈlərnɪd frəm læst aʊt əv ðə ˈfərnəs prɛˈmɪr ðət wɪn ðeɪ poʊst ə stɑrt taɪm, wət ðeɪ ˈrɪli min ɪz ðeɪ bi ˈdrɑpɪŋ ðə pək fər æt list ən aʊər ˈæftər ðət. bɑks ˈɔfəs həz ˈsɪmələr ˈʧælənʤɪz fər ə ˈnuˌkəmər. ˈpipəl hu hæv bɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv bɑks ˈɔfəs ˈkəvərɪʤ ɪn ðə pæst hæv sɛd fɪlmz gɑt θəmpt beɪst ɔn ðə baɪəst ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz əv ˈstudiˌoʊz ˈʤɑkiɪŋ fər pəˈzɪʃən. aɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ðət, bət aɪ hæv sin ɔl ðə ˈspɪnɪŋ ðət goʊz ɔn ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd, ənd ən ˈizi træp tɪ fɔl ˈɪntu ɪf ju ˈæˌkʧuəli goʊ si ðə fɪlmz ənd bi ˈbɛtər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʤəʤ kˈwɑləti. aɪ kən si ðə spɪn æt wərk, haʊ wən ˈstudiˌoʊ wɪl ə ˈwiˌkɪnd ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz, soʊ ðət wɪn ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈnəmbərz roʊl ɪn, ðə ˈmuvi kən bi spən ɛz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ. ər haʊ rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈfæktərz ɪn ˈtrækɪŋ ˈsərvɪs prɑˈʤɛkʃənz. ˈtrækɪŋ ɪz ə tul ðət əˈlaʊz ˈstudiˌoʊz tɪ si ˈwɛðər ðɛr ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ɪz kriˈeɪtɪŋ əˈwɛrnəs, ənd kæmˈpeɪnz ər ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl wiks beɪst ɔn ðoʊz rɪˈzəlts. ðət ˈtrækɪŋ ɪz nɑt ə rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˈmɛʒər əv pərˈfɔrməns. wɪn səm ˈʤərnəlɪsts si ðət ˈækʧəwəl fɪlm pərˈfɔrməns fɔlz bɪˈloʊ ˈtrækɪŋ prɑˈʤɛkʃənz, ðeɪ θəmp ðə ˈmuviz ənd nɑt ðə flɔd ˈtrækɪŋ. aɪ kən tɛl ju ðət waɪl aɪ æm duɪŋ ðɪs fər ðə nɛkst ˈkəpəl əv wiks, aɪ wɪl traɪ maɪ bɛst tɪ si ɛz ˈmɛni əv ðə nu ˈmuviz ɛz aɪ kən, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ə praɪˈɔrəti hir. aɪ hæv ə ˈhɛlθi rɪˈspɛkt fər ðə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈprɔˌsɛs, fər haʊ hɑrd ɪt ɪz tɪ meɪk ə ˈmuvi, ənd ɔl ðə ˈpleɪsɪz ɪt kən goʊ rɔŋ. læst naɪt æt aʊt əv ðə ˈfərnəs, aɪ mɛt wɪθ ðə dɪˈrɛktər, skɑt ˈkupər. hir wɑz ə gaɪ hu pʊt hɪz oʊn ˌɪmˈprɪnt ɔn ə spɛk skrɪpt baɪ bræd (hu wɑz ˈsɛlɪŋ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns wɪn hi gɑt peɪd əˈgɛnst ˈmɪljən wɪn ˈrɪdli skɑt wɑz dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ənd ˈlioʊ dɪˈkæpriˌoʊ ˈstɑrɪŋ), ənd ˈkupər meɪd ɪt ˈvɛri ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt əv wən əv maɪ feɪv fɪlmz ðə dɪr ˈhəntər, wɪθ ˈtaɪmli θimz əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈhɑrdʃɪp ənd poʊst trɔˈmætɪk strɛs dɪˈsɔrdər ɪn ˈsoʊlʤərz rɪˈtərnɪŋ frəm ðə ˈmɪdəl ist. wɪn aɪ toʊld ˈkupər haʊ məʧ aɪ laɪkt hɪz ˈmuvi, aɪ kʊd si ɪm ˈlʊkɪŋ hɑrd æt mi, ɛz ðoʊ traɪɪŋ tɪ bi ʃʊr aɪ ˈʃaɪnɪŋ ɪm ɔn (aɪ). ˈmeɪbi ɪt bi ðɪs weɪ fər ˈɛvəri fɪlm hi meɪks, bət aɪ kʊd tɛl ðɪs wən həz θimz ðət ər ˈvɛri ˈpərsɪnəl tɪ ˈkupər ənd hi ˈrɪli θru hɪmˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ðɪs. ˈmeɪbi ðɪs sɛns əv ˈɛmpəθi wɪl meɪk mi ðə wərst bɑks ˈɔfəs rɪˈpɔrtər əv ɔl taɪm. aɪ hæv sin ɔˈrɛdi ɪt ˈplizɪŋ səm ˈridərz hu kəm fər bloodsport*. aɪ ˈfɪgjər ðiz wʊd hæv bɪn ˈrənɪŋ əraʊnd ɪn ɪn ˈeɪnʧənt roʊm, ˈjuzɪŋ ˈfreɪzɪz laɪk fail”*” wɪn ðeɪ stɑpt θroʊɪŋ ˈkrɪsʧɪnz tɪ ðə laɪənz. ðə ˈoʊnli bləd ɔn dɪˈspleɪ hir wɪl bi maɪ oʊn, bɪˈkəz aɪ tɛnd tɪ blid ɔn ðə peɪʤ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz. ɪf nɑt gʊd ɪˈnəf, soʊ bi ɪt. tɔp 10 1 θɔr: ðə dɑrk wərld/ ˈdɪzni 1 rənz: 3841 nu fri*./ sæt. 0 sən. 30 ˈmɪljən fər ˈwiˌkɪnd. pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ: ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs soʊ fɑr ˈmɪljən. 2 ˈʤæˌkæs ˈprɛzənts: bæd ˈgrændˌpɑ/ ɑr ˈreɪtɪŋ, ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt/ wik 3 rənz: 3187 158 fri*./ sæt. 43 sən. 40 ˈmɪljən fər ˈwiˌkɪnd. pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ: ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs soʊ fɑr ˈmɪljən. 3 fri bərdz/ pg*/ ˌrɛləˈtɪvəti wik 2 rənz: 3736 fri*./ sæt. 97 sən. 35 ˈmɪljən fər ˈwiˌkɪnd. pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ: ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs soʊ fɑr ˈmɪljən. 4 læst ˈveɪgəs/ ˈsiˌbiˌɛs wik 2 rənz: 3082 17 fri*./ sæt. 49 sən. 40 ˈmɪljən fər ˈwiˌkɪnd. pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ: ˈtoʊtəl ˈwiˌkɪnd groʊs ˈmɪljən. 5 geɪm/ wik 2 rənz: 3407 0 fri*./ sæt. 53 sən. 35 ˈmɪljən fər ˈwiˌkɪnd. pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ: ˈtoʊtəl ˈwiˌkɪnd dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs ˈmɪljən. 6 ˈgrævɪti/ ˈwɔrnər bros*/ 6 rənz: 2720 304 fri*./ sæt. 69 sən. 45 ˈmɪljən fər ˈwiˌkɪnd. pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ: ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs 231 ˈmɪljən. 7 12 jɪrz ə sleɪv/ ɑr/ fɑks ˈsərˌʧlaɪt/ 4 rənz: 1144 734 fri*./ sæt. 55 sən. 35 ˈmɪljən fər ˈwiˌkɪnd. pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ: ˈmɪljən. ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs ˈmɪljən. 8 capt*. ˈfɪlɪps/ ˈsoʊni 5 rənz: 2646 375 fri*./ sæt. 60 sən. 45 ˈmɪljən fər ˈwiˌkɪnd. pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ: ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs ˈmɪljən. 9 əˈbaʊt taɪm/ ɑr/ ˌjunəˈvərsəl/ 2 rənz: 1200 1025 fri*./ sæt. 24 sən. 35 ˈmɪljən fər ˈwiˌkɪnd. pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ: ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs ˈmɪljən. 10 ˈklaʊdi wɪθ ə ʧæns əv ˈmitˌbɔlz 2 pg*/ ˈsoʊni 7 rənz: 1836 594 fri*./ sæt. 121 sən. 35 ˈmɪljən fər ˈwiˌkɪnd. pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ: ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs soʊ fɑr ˈmɪljən. rɪˈleɪtɪd: ‘‘thor*: ðə dɑrk world’*’ ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈprivˌjuz wild 7.1m*; ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈpæsɪz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd: ɛz ɪkˈspɛktɪd, θɔr: ðə dɑrk wərld drɑpt ðə ˈhæmər ɔn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən tɪ groʊs əraʊnd 31 ˈmɪljən bɪtˈwin ˈθərzˌdeɪ ənd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪts. ðə fɪlm gɑt ən ə- ənd dɪd ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər ðən ðət ɪn ðə jəŋ ˈdɛmoʊ. ɪt wɪl ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪn ðə 83 ˈmɪljən reɪnʤ fər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd. naʊ, ðət ˈsərtənli ɪz ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ, bət ɪt ɪz nɑt ɛz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ɛz læst jɪr, wɪn ðə 007 ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt groʊst ˈmɪljən. ðɛn əˈgɛn, ðə fərst θɔr hæd ə dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs əv 65 ˈmɪljən ɔn ɪts ˈoʊpənɪŋ freɪm. ðət ɪz wət ju wɔnt frəm ə ˈsikwəl, tɪ ɪkˈsid ðə ərˈɪʤənəl. ðɪs kəmz ə ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈæftər ðə fɪlm ˈoʊpənd tɪ nɪr 110 ˈmɪljən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli. ˈwəndər haʊ səm ˈəðər ˈwərði fɪlmz ðət hæd ðɛr groʊθ ˈstəntɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈbrutəli kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈsəmər wʊd hæv dən ɪf bɪn seɪvd tɪ ˈoʊpən ɪn ðɪs ˈkɔrɪdər? ðɪs maɪt wɛl ɪˈstæblɪʃ deɪ ɛz ə ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən bɑks ˈɔfəs ˈwiˌkɪnd, seɪm ɛz ˈwiˌkɪnd həz bɪˈkəm. weɪ bɪˈloʊ ðoʊz θɔr ˈgroʊsɪz kəmz ə ˈbætəl fər ˈrənərˌəp. ɪt lʊks laɪk læst ˈveɪgəs wɪl ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈsɛkənd, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ðə ˈfəni ˈʤæˌkæs ˈprɛzənts: bæd ˈgrændˌpɑ, ðə ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd fri bərdz ənd geɪm. ðə ˈlætər wɑz ən ˌənəˈbæʃt ˈfrænˌʧaɪz pleɪ, bət ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd kʊd pruv ə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈɛndər; ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs groʊs ɪz daʊn ˈoʊvər 60 frəm læst ˈwiˌkɪnd, ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə groʊs ˈæftər tu ˈwiˌkɛndz æt ˈmɪljən. nɑt gʊd ɪˈnəf. ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn bɪˈhaɪnd ðət ɪz ˌælˈfɑnsoʊ ˈgrævɪti, wɪʧ kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi ə ˈmɑrvəl ðət wɪl ˈfɪnɪʃ ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd æt ˈoʊvər 230 ˈmɪljən; 12 jɪrz ə sleɪv, ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈdɑrlɪŋ əpt ɪts skrinz tɪ 1144 ənd ʃʊd groʊs əraʊnd ˈmɪljən fər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd fər ə ˈmɪljən ˈtoʊtəl soʊ fɑr. bɪˈhaɪnd ðət ɪz ˈkæptən ˈfɪlɪps, əˈnəðər prɛˈstiʒ ˈpɪkʧər wɪʧ ɪn ɪts fɪθ ˈwiˌkɪnd ʃʊd bi æt ə ˈtoʊtəl 91 ˈmɪljən groʊs ˈæftər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd. tɔp 10 1 θɔr: ðə dɑrk wərld/ ˈdɪzni wik 1 rənz: 3841 nu fri*./ sæt. 5 sən. 30 pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ: ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs ˈmɪljən. 2 ˈʤæˌkæs ˈprɛzənts: bæd ˈgrændˌpɑ/ ɑr ˈreɪtɪŋ, ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt/ wik 3 rənz: 3187 fri*./ sæt. 45 sən.= ˈdrɑˌpɔf 44 frəm læst ˈwiˌkɪnd. pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ: ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs ˈmɪljən. ˈveɪgəs/ ˈsiˌbiˌɛs fɪlmz wik 2 rənz: 3082 fri*./ sæt. 55 sən. 40 ˈdrɑˌpɔf frəm læst ˈwiˌkɪnd: 32 pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ: ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs ˈmɪljən. 4 fri bərdz/ pg*/ ˌrɛləˈtɪvəti. wik 2 rənz: 3736 fri*./ sæt. 100 sən. 35 30 pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ: ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs 30 ˈmɪljən. 5 geɪm// wik 2 rənz: 3407 fri*./ sæt. 50 sən. 35 ˈwiˌkɪnd drɔp ɔf ɪz 62 pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ ɪz ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs ˈmɪljən. 6 ˈgrævɪti/ 6 rənz: 2720 fri*./ sæt. 75 sən. 45 ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈdrɑˌpɔf ɪz 34 pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ ɪz ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs ɪz ˈmɪljən. 7 12 jɪrz ə sleɪv/ ɑr/ fɑks ˈsərˌʧlaɪt wik 4 rənz: 1144 ˌɪnˈkrist frəm 734 fri*./ sæt. 55 sən. 35 ˈwiˌkɪnd groʊs ɪz əp 37 frəm læst ˈwiˌkɪnd. pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ: ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs ˈmɪljən. 8 capt*. ˈfɪlɪps/ ˈsoʊni/ wik 5 rənz: 2646 fri*./ sæt. 65 sən. 45 ˈdrɑˌpɔf frəm læst ˈwiˌkɪnd 33 pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ: ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs 9 əˈbaʊt taɪm/ ɑr/ ˌjunəˈvərsəl wik 2 rənz: 1200 fri*./ sæt. 40 sən. 35 əp 369 frəm læst ˈlɪmɪtɪd riˈlis. pər skrin avg*: ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs ˈmɪljən. 10 ˈklaʊdi wɪθ ə ʧæns əv ˈmitˌbɔlz 2 pg*/ ˈsoʊni wik 7 rənz: 1836 fri*./ sæt. 125 sən. 35 ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈdrɑˌpɔf ɪz 35 pər skrin ˈævərɪʤ ɪz ˈtoʊtəl dəˈmɛstɪk groʊs ˈmɪljən.
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2nd update: thor: the dark world has performed more strongly than expected and it will finish anywhere from $85.8 million this weekend to $87.7 million, even though i have one pundit who feels it could exceed that. though many of our commenters have taken after thor (and me, but the latter is inevitable given who i am temporarily replacing) in the comment thread following this box office report, thor 2 is doing what a sequel is supposed to do. it is the ninth biggest november debut ever, coming just behind last year’s 007 pic skyfall‘s $88.36 million, and it is the fourth biggest opening weekend of the year behind iron man 3‘s $174 million, man of steel‘s $116.6 million and fast 6‘s $97.4 million. it is scoring with younger audiences. internationally, it is doing twice as well overseas as here, and that means the film could land upwards of $600 million.
the key will be how it plays before the opening of the hunger games: catching fire, which could have a $150 million opening weekend and consume all the oxygen in the room. marvel seems to be able to do no wrong. the studio is in a zone i’ve seen in the past only with animated films, back when jeffrey katzenberg‘s disney was cranking out one classic 2d animated classic after the other (my kids were small then, i saw the little mermaid, the lion king, beauty and the beast probably 500 times each and knew the words to every tune), and john lasseter‘s pixar. marvel could probably score a big hit right now with a movie devoted to tom hiddleston‘s loki character. the studio will undoubtedly come back to earth at some point, as the label tries to launch new franchises like guardians of the galaxy and ant-man, and those will be kevin feige‘s real test.
there’s a real horse race going on for second place, and all three of the horses have held strongly. it’s a virtual dead heat for bad grandpa, free birds and last vegas. the drop-offs from last week’s numbers are low considering the arrival of thor 2. bad grandpa only fell 43%, free birds is off 30% and last vegas only 32% as a younger audience is giving it a shot. since there’s a statistical margin of error in early weekend numbers, the second place winner won’t be known until the photo finish comes in tomorrow morning, when all of the final grosses are submitted and rentrak sends out box office actual weekend grosses.
another title worth watching is fox‘s slow build on the book thief, the brian percival-directed adaption of the markus zusak wwii novel for fox 2000. it opened in four locations and put up a per screen average of $27,000, for $108,000 total.
jackass presents: bad grandpa had another strong weekend and looks likely to squeak out second place. i saw this movie on the anniversary of a personal tragedy, picked up my distraught son from college and took him hoping to pull him out of the rut. i suppose it is easy to critically dismiss movies rife with physical comedy, but the two of us laughed like idiots, and director jeff tremaine and johnny knoxville will always occupy a place in my heart for helping my son get through what would have otherwise been an unbearable evening. as tremaine told me, “sometimes, you just need to laugh.” that movie, which cost a reported $15 million, ends the weekend around $78.5 million as tremaine continues his evolution as a filmmaker with a movie on the decadent rock band motley crue.
coming in third will be free birds, the relativity released animated film that could get to $30 million after its second frame. is that a good outcome for a film with a reported $55 million budget? i saw the relativity team at last night’s afi premiere of the scott cooper-directed out of the furnace (more on that in a later post), and they seemed relieved that the film was performing more strongly than was expected going into the weekend. over half that budget was covered by foreign pre-sales in what was the first film from relativity and reel fx as they find their footing in animation.
as for the rest of the top 10, the under-$30 million last vegas will finish fourth and get to $33 million; ender’s game should finish with a $44 million gross. for a franchise starter with a $110 million price tag, that just won’t get it done. gravity continues to defy its title, ending the weekend with a domestic gross around $231 million. i’d covered all of the project’s twists and turns when angelina jolie dropped out and universal punted; when warner bros. struggled to find a package that worked. they came at jolie again and when she passed a second time, the studio focused in on natalie portman and sandra bullock, after looking at a field of actresses that included naomi watts, marion cotillard, carey mulligan, scarlett johansson and some others. then robert downey jr. dropped out, and george clooney stepped up. when i saw the movie, beyond feeling overwhelmed by an auteur-de-force cuaron outing, i kept asking myself, how the hell did this movie get made? none of wb’s financing partners would touch it (ratpac was gifted the film). it made no sense on paper, as great films often don’t. it comes down to betting $100 million on a world class filmmaker. globally it has crossed $430 million. most refreshingly, like its counterpart life of pi, gravity has no sequel in it. it’s just a great one-off, with no future installments to water down its memory.
one of the other two noteworthy films in the top 10 is 12 years a slave. i must admit, i cannot stand violence against women and children (still haven’t seen prisoners) and maybe that’s why i have missed seeing this movie at its toronto, nyff and hamptons showings. my box office sources tell me that the film’s escalation from 734 to 1144 screens, which prompted a 37% spike in business, is good not great. but the film has a chance to play well for a long time, as awards season heats up. i will see it before then.
richard curtis’s about time will finish ninth in the rankings, getting to a $6.2 million gross. does that make it a flop? i don’t think so. i’m told by insiders that the film cost under $15 million to make, and is has already grossed $43 million overseas. you empower a writer/director like curtis and hope you get another love actually. even if you don’t, when he covers the bet like he will here, it’s good news that he can keep taking his swings.
finally, a word about the future of deadline’s box office reporting. this is my second weekend at it; last week i put up numbers because nobody else did. and so i did it, in between moderating panels at our contenders event. i have my eye on someone who’ll soon be taking this over and who will elevate it and make it their own. but i do have some observations about this beat. there is a learning curve here, just as i am learning things every day in my new adventure here in hollywood after covering this business from long island for so long. for instance, i learned from last night’s out of the furnace premiere that when they post a 6pm start time, what they really mean is they won’t be dropping the puck for at least an hour after that. box office has similar challenges for a newcomer.
people who have been critical of deadline’s box office coverage in the past have said films got thumped based on the biased observations of studios jockeying for position. i don’t know about that, but i have seen all the spinning that goes on this weekend, and it’s an easy trap to fall into if you don’t actually go see the films and be better able to judge quality. i can see the spin at work, how one studio will over-project a rival’s weekend expectations, so that when the actual numbers roll in, the movie can be spun as disappointing. or how reporting factors in tracking service projections. tracking is a tool that allows studios to see whether their marketing is creating awareness, and campaigns are fine-tuned in the final weeks based on those results. that tracking is not a reliable measure of performance. when some journalists see that actual film performance falls below tracking projections, they thump the movies and not the flawed tracking.
i can tell you that while i am doing this for the next couple of weeks, i will try my best to see as many of the new movies as i can, something that wasn’t a priority here. i have a healthy respect for the creative process, for how hard it is to make a movie, and all the places it can go wrong. last night at out of the furnace, i met with the director, scott cooper. here was a guy who put his own imprint on a spec script by brad inglesby (who was selling insurance when he got paid $500,000 against $1.5 million when ridley scott was directing and leo dicaprio starring), and cooper made it very reminiscent of one of my fave films the deer hunter, with timely themes of economic hardship and post traumatic stress disorder in soldiers returning from the middle east. when i told cooper how much i liked his movie, i could see him looking hard at me, as though trying to be sure i wasn’t shining him on (i wasn’t). maybe it won’t be this way for every film he makes, but i could tell this one has themes that are very personal to cooper and he really threw himself into this. maybe this sense of empathy will make me the worst box office reporter of all time. i have seen already it isn’t pleasing some readers who come for bloodsport. i figure these would have been running around in togas in ancient rome, using phrases like “epic fail” when they stopped throwing christians to the lions. the only blood on display here will be my own, because i tend to bleed on the page sometimes. if that’s not good enough, so be it.
top 10
1) thor: the dark world/ pg13/ disney / wk 1/ runs: 3841/ new / $31.850 fri./ $31.737 sat. 0% / $22.216 sun. -30% = $85.803 million for weekend. per screen average: $22,339. total domestic gross so far $85.8 million.
2) jackass presents: bad grandpa/ r rating, paramount/ week 3/ runs: 3187/ -158 / $3.366 fri./ $4.801 sat. 43% / $2.881 sun. -40% = $11.048 million for weekend. per screen average: $3,466. total domestic gross so far $78.5 million.
3) free birds/ pg/ relativity / week 2/ runs: 3736/ $2.559 fri./ $5.039 sat. 97% / $3.275 sun. -35% = $10.873 million for weekend. per screen average: $2,910. total domestic gross so far $29.9 million.
4) last vegas/ pg13/ cbs / week 2/ runs: 3082/ 17 / $3.209 fri./ $4.790 sat. 49% / $2.874 sun. -40% = $10.9 million for weekend. per screen average: $3,528. total weekend gross $33.3 million.
5) ender’s game/ pg13/ lionsgate / week 2/ runs: 3407/ 0 / $2.927 fri./ $4.478 sat. 53% / $2.911 sun. -35% = $10.316 million for weekend. per screen average: $3,028. total weekend domestic gross $44.1 million.
6) gravity/ pg13/ warner bros/ wk 6/ runs: 2720/ -304 / $2.291 fri./ $3.870 sat. 69% / $2.129 sun. -45% = $8.290 million for weekend. per screen average: $3,048. total domestic gross $231 million.
7) 12 years a slave/ r/ fox searchlight/ wk 4/ runs: 1144/ 734 / $1.847 fri./ $2.867 sat. 55% / $1.864 sun. -35% = $6.578 million for weekend. per screen average: $5.75 million. total domestic gross $17.3 million.
8 ) capt. phillips/ pg13/ sony / wk 5/ runs: 2646/ -375 / $1.578 fri./ $2.531 sat. 60% / $1.392 sun. -45% = $5.5 million for weekend. per screen average: $2,079. total domestic gross $90.7 million.
9) about time/ r/ universal/ wk 2/ runs: 1200/ 1025 / $1.551 fri./ $1.918 sat. 24% / $1.247 sun. -35% = $4.716 million for weekend. per screen average: $3,930. total domestic gross $6.2 million.
10) cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2/ pg/ sony / wk 7/ runs: 1836/ -594 / $0.576 fri./ $1.275 sat. 121% / $0.829 sun. -35% = $2.68 million for weekend. per screen average: $1,460. total domestic gross so far $109.9 million.
related: ‘thor: the dark world’ thursday previews wield $7.1m; international cume passes $150m
updated: as expected, marvel‘s thor: the dark world dropped the hammer on the competition to gross around $31 million between thursday and friday nights. the film got an a- cinemascore and did even better than that in the young demo. it will finish in the $83 million range for the weekend.
now, that certainly is imposing, but it is not as impressive as last year, when the 007 installment skyfall grossed $88.4 million. then again, the first thor had a domestic gross of $65 million on its opening frame. that is what you want from a sequel, to exceed the original. this comes a weekend after the film opened to near $110 million internationally. wonder how some other worthy films that had their growth stunted during the brutally competitive summer would have done if they’d been saved to open in this corridor? this might well establish veteran’s day as a destination box office weekend, same as mlk weekend has become.
way below those thor grosses comes a battle for runner-up. it looks like last vegas will finish second, followed by the raucously funny jackass presents: bad grandpa, the animated free birds and ender’s game. the latter was an unabashed franchise play, but the weekend could prove a franchise ender; the box office gross is down over 60% from last weekend, putting the gross after two weekends at $44.2 million. that’s not good enough. coming in behind that is alfonso cuaron’s gravity, which continues to be a marvel that will finish the weekend at over $230 million; 12 years a slave, the critical darling upped its screens to 1144 and should gross around $6.5 million for the weekend for a $17.2 million total so far. behind that is captain phillips, another prestige picture which in its fifth weekend should be at a total $91 million gross after the weekend.
top 10
1) thor: the dark world/ pg13/ disney / week 1/ runs: 3841/ new / $31.85 fri./ $30.258 sat. -5% / $21.18 sun. -30% = $83.288. per screen average: $21,684. total domestic gross $83.3 million.
2) jackass presents: bad grandpa/ r rating, paramount/ week 3/ runs: 3187/ $3.366 fri./ $4.881 sat. 45% / $2.928 sun.= $11.175. dropoff -44% from last weekend. per screen average: $3,506. total domestic gross $78.6 million.
3)last vegas/ pg13 / cbs films / week 2/ runs: 3082/ $3.208 fri./ $4.972 sat. 55% / $2.983 sun. -40% = $11.164. dropoff from last weekend: -32%. per screen average: $3,622. total domestic gross $33.6 million.
4) free birds/ pg/ relativity. week 2/ runs: 3736/ $2.559 fri./ $5.118 sat. 100% / $3.327 sun. -35% = $11.004 wknd -30%. per screen average: $2,945. total domestic gross $30 million.
5) ender’s game/ pg13/ lionsgate/ week 2/ runs: 3407/ $2.927 fri./ $4.391 sat. 50% / $2.854 sun. -35% = $10.171 weekend drop off is -62%. per screen average is $2,985. total domestic gross $43.9 million.
6) gravity/ pg13/ wb / wk 6/ runs: 2720/ $2.291 fri./ $4.009 sat. 75% / $2.205 sun. -45% = $8.505 weekend dropoff is -34%. per screen average is $3,127. total domestic gross is $231.2 million.
7) 12 years a slave/ r/ fox searchlight / week 4/ runs: 1144, increased from 734/ $1.847 fri./ $2.863 sat. 55% / $1.861 sun. -35% = $6.571 weekend gross is up 37% from last weekend. per screen average: $5,744. total domestic gross $17.3 million.
8 ) capt. phillips/ pg13/ sony/ week 5/ runs: 2646/ $1.578 fri./ $2.604 sat. 65% / $1.432 sun. -45% = $5.614. dropoff from last weekend -33%. per screen average: $2,122. total domestic gross $90.8.
9) about time/ r/ universal / week 2/ runs: 1200 / $1.526 fri./ $2.136 sat. 40% / $1.389 sun. -35% = $5.051. up 369% from last weekend’s limited release. per screen avg: $4,209. total domestic gross $6.6 million.
10) cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2/ pg/ sony / week 7/ runs: 1836/ $0.576 fri./ $1.296 sat. 125% / $0.842 sun. -35% = $2.714. weekend dropoff is -35%. per screen average is $1,478. total domestic gross $109.9 million.
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əˈbaʊt: ɪz ə ˈprimiəm ˈprɪnɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɪn ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ənd ˈmɑdəlz fər ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˈprɪnərz. ɔl ˈmɑdəlz ˈfiʧərd ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ər high-poly*, wɪθ dɪˈteɪld ɪz ə meɪn ˈbætəl ˈsoʊviˌɛt tæŋk ðət fərst ˈɛnərd pərˈdəkʃən ɪn 1961 ðə tæŋk kənˈtɪnjud tɪ bi prəˈdust ənˈtɪl 1975 ɪt ɪz ə ˈkɑmbæt tæŋk wɪθ gən. ˌbiˈfɔr ɛmˈbɑrkɪŋ ɔn ðɪs ˈʤərni əv ˈmɑdəlɪŋ ðə tæŋk, wi hæd riˈsərʧt ɪts dɪˈzaɪn ˈskɛʧɪz. ðə bɪg pləs əˈbaʊt fər ˈprɪnɪŋ ɪz ðət ðə ˈmɑdəl ˌɪnˈkludz fʊl ˌɪnˈtɪriər leɪaʊt. ɪt wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ðɪs ˈmɑdəl wɪl bi bɪg ɪn saɪz. ðɪs mɛnt ðət ðə ˈmɑdəl hæd tɪ bi ˈbroʊkən daʊn ˈɪntu ˈmɛni ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈpisɪz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðə ˈmɑdəl kən bi ˈprɪnɪd ɔn ðə ˈrɛgjələr prɪnt bɛd. ðɛr ər 62 pɑrts ɪn ðə ˈmɑdəl ə pjʊr koʊˈɪnsɪdəns, ər ˈmeɪbi nɑt wən seɪ ðət ə ˈsərtən pɑrt wɑz ðə moʊst ˈdɪfəkəlt pɑrt tɪ ˈmɑdəl. ðə ˈmɑdəl ɛz ə hoʊl wɑz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ kriˈeɪt, ɛz ɪt rikˈwaɪərd ə lɔt əv əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ɔl ðə smɔl ˈditeɪlz ənd ðə ˈhɪnʤɪz, wɪʧ ər ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈmɑdəl tɪ prəˈvaɪd əv ðə. əv kɔrs, ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv smɔl ˈɛləmənts ðət ər əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə ˈaʊtər ʃɛl əv ðə ˈmɑdəl. bət wi wɪl ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈmɑdəlɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɛləmənts əv ˈɛvəri tæŋk: ðə həl; ðə tərət; ðə ˈkætəˌpɪlər træks; ðə wilz; ənd ðə hɪnʤ tɪ ðə ðət meɪk ðɛm ˈɑpərəbəl. ðə ˈmɑdəl wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd ɪn ˈɔtoʊˌdɛsk maɪə ˈmɑdəlɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr. ɔl ər frəm ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə tæŋk ˈmɑdəl həz ə lɔt əv ˈaʊtər ʃɛl ˈditeɪlz ənd ə fʊl ˌɪnˈtɪriər leɪaʊt, wi wɪl ˈfoʊkɪs ɪn ðɪs ɔn ˈmɑdəlɪŋ ðə ʃɛl.
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t-62 is a main battle soviet tank that first entered production in 1961. the tank continued to be produced until 1975. it is a combat tank with 115mm gun.
before embarking on this journey of modeling the t-62 tank, we had researched its design sketches. the big plus about t-62 for 3d printing is that the model includes full interior layout.
it was initially decided that this 3d model will be big in size. this meant that the model had to be broken down into many separate pieces to make sure that the model can be printed on the regular print bed. there are 62 parts in the 3d model – a pure coincidence, or maybe not ;)
one can’t say that a certain part was the most difficult part to model. the t-62 3d model as a whole was difficult to create, as it required a lot of attention to all the small details and the hinges, which are incorporated in the model to provide workability of the manholes.
of course, there are a lot of small elements that are attached to the outer shell of the 3d model. but we will focus on modeling the following important elements of every tank:
- the hull;
- the turret;
- the caterpillar tracks;
- the wheels;
- and the hinge to the manholes that make them operable.
the 3d model was designed in autodesk maya 3d modeling software. all screenshots are from the program.
* although the t-62 tank 3d model has a lot of outer shell details and a full interior layout, we will focus in this instructable on modeling the tank’s shell.
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spomenka* šštimec*, hu raɪts ɪn boʊθ hər ˈneɪtɪv kroʊˈeɪʃən ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ, ˈrisəntli hæd hər bʊk kroʊˈeɪʃən wɔr nɑkˈtərnəl ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ən ˈɪŋlɪʃ trænzˈleɪʃən baɪ səˈbæsʧən ˈʃulmən baɪ ˈfoʊnim ˈmidiə. aɪ kənˈdəktəd ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ hər baɪ weɪ əv ˈiˌmeɪl ənd səˈbæsʧən trænzˈleɪʃən frəm ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ, wɛr ʃi spiks əˈbaʊt bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ raɪt ɪn ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪn ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ ənd kroʊˈeɪʃən, wət ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn naʊ ənd mɔr. literalab*: haʊ ənd wɪn dɪd ju fərst θɪŋk əv ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪn ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ? aɪ fərst bɪˈgæn ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪn ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ waɪl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪn 1978 əraʊnd mi bəzd ənd ðə saʊnd əv ˈɪŋlɪʃ, ə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ aɪ dɪd nɑt spik, ənd ə ˈpipəl huz kənˈsərnz wər soʊ ˈdɪfərənt frəm maɪ oʊn. ɪn ðə ˈivnɪŋz, aɪ sæt æt maɪ dɛsk wɪθ ə pɛn ɪn hænd tɪ ʤɑt daʊn ə fju aɪˈdiəz frəm maɪ ˈfilɪŋz əv ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ənd ˈpɑvərti. ənd ðə wərdz pɔrd aʊt ɪn ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ soʊ ˈbjutəfli, soʊ ˈlaɪtli. ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪn ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ geɪv mi ə sɛns əv ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən, əv biɪŋ unchained*, əv ə kaɪnd əv ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ. ðə teɪl aɪ bɪˈgæn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɛn bɪˈkeɪm maɪ ʃɔrt ˈstɔri lænd əˈneɪbəl tɪ peɪ ɪts debts”*” (lɑ ˈlændoʊ). ðə ˈstɔri rɪˈsivd ən əˈwɔrd ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈænjuəl ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən) æt ðə 1978 ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈkɑŋgrəs əv ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ ɪn varna*, bəlˈgɛriə. ðə preɪz aɪ hərd ðɛr, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə dɪˈploʊmɑ saɪnd baɪ bɑlˈdʊr ˈmɑrvələs poʊət frəm ðə smɔl ˌɑnərˈɛriəm aɪ rɪˈsivd ɔl ˈædɪd tɪ ðə ˈplɛʒər aɪ gɑt frəm ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf. frəm ðət, aɪ ˌəndərˈstʊd haʊ ðə ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ kəmˈjunɪti wʊd riækt tɪ maɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ. ðə nɛkst taɪm aɪ sæt æt maɪ dɛsk, aɪ stɛrd æt ðə tɪp əv maɪ pɛn traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ɪn wət ˈlæŋgwɪʤ tɪ raɪt ənd ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ ʤɪst bɪˈgæn tɪ floʊ. literalab*: wət dɪd ɪt min tɪ ju tɪ raɪt spəˈsɪfɪkli əˈbaʊt ðə wɔr ɪn ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ? haʊ məʧ ˈdɪfərənt wʊd ðə bʊk hæv bɪn ɪf ju hæd ˈrɪtən ɪt ɪn kroʊˈeɪʃən? aɪ laɪk ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ðɛr ɪgˈzɪsts ən ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ kəmˈjunɪti, ə grup əv ˈpipəl hu rɛd ˈlɪtərəʧər ɪn ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ. aɪ hæv hæd ðə ˈplɛʒər ˈmɛni taɪmz əv ˈmitɪŋ maɪ ˈridərz sprɛd θruaʊt ðə ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ wərld. wɪn ðə wɔr bɪˈgæn ɪn maɪ ˈkəntri, ɪn kroʊˈeɪʃə, ɪn 1991 aɪ hæd ðə ˈfilɪŋ ðət wɔrz wər ˈhæpənɪŋ æt ðə seɪm taɪm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld, bət naʊ hir aɪ wɑz, ən ˈraɪtər hu kʊd sərv ɛz ðɪs ˈwɪtnəs. nɑt ˈɛvəri ˈriʤən həz əˈməŋ ɪts ˈsəmˌwən hu wɪl bɛr dɪˈrɛkt ˈwɪtnəs, ˈsəmˌwən fər hum ðɛr oʊn ˈwɔrˌtaɪm ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz səˈʤɛst ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ə ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈsəbʤɪkt soʊ ˈrɛdəli. sɪns ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪz soʊ sprɛd aʊt ənd kwaɪt fɑr əˈweɪ, aɪ məst ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ səm əv ðə ˈkəlʧərəˌli spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈrɛfərənsɪz ɪn maɪ wərk wɪn aɪ raɪt ɪn ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ. soʊ, jɛs, ðɪs bʊk wʊd hæv bɪn kwaɪt ˈdɪfərənt hæd aɪ ˈrɪtən ɪt ɪn kroʊˈeɪʃən. bət ðə kroʊˈeɪʃən ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈpəblɪk həz hæd ˈmɛni ˈɔθərz hu hæv prəˈdust ən əˈbəndənt ˈlɪtərəʧər ɔn ðə θim əv wɔr. ˌɪnˈdid, ðə ˈrɛzɪdənts əv kroʊˈeɪʃə sɔ wɔr θri taɪmz ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. jɛt ɪn 1991 wɪn aɪ roʊt kroʊˈeɪʃən wɔr nɑkˈtərnəl, ðɛr wər fju ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ ˈraɪtərz ˈɛniˌwɛr hu roʊt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpərsɪnəl, lɪvd ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈkɑnflɪkt. ˈæftərwərdz, aɪ roʊt əˈbaʊt ðə wɔr ɪn kroʊˈeɪʃən ɛz wɛl. ɪn 2014 fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv wɔr ˈstɔriz ə teɪl frəm ðə ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk wɔr wɑz riˈlist, wɪʧ ˈfiʧərd maɪ ˈstɔri ˈstudənt əv sˈlɑvɪk studies”*”. ðə writers’*’ ˈjunjən hæd hɛld ə ˈkɑntɛst ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈskrinˌpleɪz ənd frəm ðət ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən keɪm ðɪs bʊk. ən ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ ˈvərʒən əv ðə seɪm ˈstɔri ˈrisəntli əˈpɪrd ɪn ə 2017 ˈɪʃu əv ðə nu ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈʤərnəl almanako*. ə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən frəm kroʊˈeɪʃən wɔr nɑkˈtərnəl əv ðə ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt ðə taʊn əv ˈvukəˌvɑr. literalab*: haʊ ˈdɪfərənt ɪz ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ju ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪn ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ ənd kroʊˈeɪʃən? ɪz ɪt ˈiziər ɪn kroʊˈeɪʃən, ər ɪz ðɛr ˈsəmθɪŋ pərˈhæps mɔr ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪtɪŋ ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈdɪfərənt ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪn ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ? ˈdɪfəkəlt fər mi tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ˈprɑsɛsəz. ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪn kroʊˈeɪʃən ənd ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪn ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ ər boʊθ ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪtɪŋ, bət ɪn ˈdɪfərənt weɪz. ðə weɪ əv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪz ˈdɪfərənt, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈmɛtəfɔrz, ðə ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz, and…*… ðə ˈɔdiəns. literalab*: həz ðə ˈnɑvəl bɪn trænzˈleɪtəd ˈɪntu kroʊˈeɪʃən, ənd ɪf soʊ, haʊ wɑz ɪt rɪˈsivd? kroʊˈeɪʃən wɔr nɑkˈtərnəl həz nɑt bɪn trænzˈleɪtəd ˈɪntu kroʊˈeɪʃən. ðə bʊk fərst əˈpɪrd ɪn ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ ɪn viˈɛnə, ˈɔstriə. ˈɪntəˌrɛst gru ˈʃɔrtli ðɛˈræftər ənd ɪt həz bɪn ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˌʤæpəˈniz, ˈʤərmən, ʧaɪˈniz, aɪsˈlændɪk, ənd frɛnʧ ɪˈdɪʃənz. æt fərst, ðɪs wɑz wɪθ ˈpəblɪʃərz ðət hu ɔˈrɛdi hæd ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ. ðə wərk əv ðə fɛlt ðə nid tɪ ʃɛr ðɪs bʊk wɪθ ˈəðərz ɪn ðɛr hoʊm ˈkəntriz ənd wər kəmˈpɛld tɪ faɪnd ˈtruli ˈædmərəbəl. literalab*: du ju hæv plænz fər jʊr nɛkst ˌɛspərˈæntoʊ ˈnɑvəl kroʊˈeɪʃən ˈnɑvəl? maɪ moʊst ˈrisənt bʊk wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn kroʊˈeɪʃən ɪn 2016 kɔld dɑm ju europi*, wɪʧ minz hoʊm ɪn ˈsɛntrəl europe.”*.” ɪt kənˈsɪsts praɪˈmɛrəli əv trænzˈleɪʃənz ənd ˌædəpˈteɪʃənz frəm maɪ wərks, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə fju ˈfrægmənts frəm kroʊˈeɪʃən wɔr nɑkˈtərnəl. ðə bʊk ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈteɪnz proʊz ˈrɪtən ˈsoʊəli ɪn kroʊˈeɪʃən. raɪt naʊ, aɪ æm ˈbɪzi pərˈpɛrɪŋ ðə ˈfʊtˌnoʊts fər ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz trænzˈleɪʃən əv maɪ bʊk ɛn ˈmoʊstɑr ɪn mostar,”*,” 2006 literalab*: sɪns ðə bʊk wɑz fərst ˈpəblɪʃt ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈmɛni bʊks ənd fɪlmz əˈbaʊt ðə wɔr ðət hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈpipəl hu ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪt ˈvɛriəs ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz ənd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz əv wət tʊk pleɪs. ˈæftər ɔl ðɪs taɪm wət du ju θɪŋk stændz aʊt frəm kroʊˈeɪʃən wɔr nɑkˈtərnəl ɛz ən ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ðət ə ˈridər wɪl teɪk əˈweɪ əˈbaʊt ðə wɔr? aɪ wʊd ɪt laɪk ɪt ɪf maɪ bʊk, ˈæftər ɔl ðɪs taɪm, kʊd sərv ɛz ə kloʊz ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən əv wət ðə ˈrəʃən poʊət mərˈinə mɛnt wɪn ʃi sɛd (ənd aɪ hir aɪ ˈpɛrəˌfreɪz), wɔr ɪt ɪz laɪk ðɪs: məˈʃin gən ˈvərsəz məˈʃin gən, bət nɑt ˌæləkˈsændər blɑk ˈvərsəz ˈreɪnər mərˈiə rilke.”*.”
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spomenka štimec, who writes in both her native croatian as well as esperanto, recently had her book croatian war nocturnal published in an english translation by sebastian schulman by phoneme media. i conducted an interview with her by way of e-mail and sebastian schulman’s translation from esperanto, where she speaks about beginning to write in the language, the difference between writing in esperanto and croatian, what she’s working on now and more.
literalab: how and when did you first think of writing in esperanto?
i first began writing in esperanto while in the united states in 1978. around me buzzed and bustled the sound of english, a language i did not speak, and a people whose concerns were so different from my own. in the evenings, i sat at my desk with a pen in hand to jot down a few ideas from my feelings of isolation and poverty. and the words poured out in esperanto so beautifully, so lightly.
writing in esperanto gave me a sense of liberation, of being unchained, of a kind of homecoming. the tale i began working on then became my short story “the land unable to pay its debts” (la nepagipova lando). the story received an award as part of the annual belarta konkurso (“belles-lettres competition) at the 1978 universal congress of esperanto in varna, bulgaria. the praise i heard there, as well as the diploma signed by baldur ragnarsson—the marvelous esperanto-language poet from iceland—and the small honorarium i received all added to the pleasure i got from the writing itself. from that, i understood how the esperanto community would react to my writing. the next time i sat at my desk, i stared at the tip of my pen trying to decide in what language to write and esperanto just began to flow.
literalab: what did it mean to you to write specifically about the war in esperanto? how much different would the book have been if you had written it in croatian?
i like the idea that there exists an esperanto community, a group of people who read literature in esperanto. i have had the pleasure many times of meeting my readers spread throughout the esperanto world. when the war began in my country, in croatia, in 1991, i had the feeling that wars were happening at the same time all over the world, but now here i was, an esperanto-language writer who could serve as this war’s witness. not every war-torn region has among its esperantists someone who will bear direct witness, someone for whom their own wartime experiences suggest themselves as a literary subject so readily.
since the esperanto-reading public is so spread out and quite far away, i must sometimes clarify some of the culturally specific references in my work when i write in esperanto. so, yes, this book would have been quite different had i written it in croatian. but the croatian reading public has had many authors who have produced an abundant literature on the theme of war. indeed, the residents of croatia saw war three times in the 20th century. yet in 1991, when i wrote croatian war nocturnal, there were few esperanto writers anywhere who wrote about the personal, lived experience of military conflict. afterwards, i wrote about the war in croatian as well. in 2014, for example, a croatian-language collection of war stories a tale from the patriotic war was released, which featured my story “a student of slavic studies”. the writers’ union had held a contest looking for screenplays and from that competition came this book. an esperanto version of the same story recently appeared in a 2017 issue of the new york-based literary journal beletra almanako. it’s a continuation from croatian war nocturnal of the story about the town of vukovar.
literalab: how different is the process for you writing in esperanto and croatian? is it easier in croatian, or is there something perhaps more liberating or otherwise different writing in esperanto?
it’s difficult for me to describe processes. writing in croatian and writing in esperanto are both liberating, but in different ways. the way of thinking is different, as well as the metaphors, the explanations, and… the audience.
literalab: has the novel been translated into croatian, and if so, how was it received?
croatian war nocturnal has not been translated into croatian. the book first appeared in esperanto in vienna, austria. interest grew shortly thereafter and it has been published in japanese, german, chinese, icelandic, and french editions. at first, this was with publishers that who already had a special interest in esperanto. the work of the translators—who felt the need to share this book with others in their home countries and were compelled to find publishers—is truly admirable.
literalab: do you have plans for your next esperanto novel and/or croatian novel?
my most recent book was published in croatian in 2016. it’s called dom u srednjoj europi, which means “a home in central europe.” it consists primarily of translations and adaptations from my esperanto-language works, including a few fragments from croatian war nocturnal. the book also contains prose written solely in croatian.
right now, i am busy preparing the footnotes for the japanese translation of my esperanto-language book hodler en mostar (“hodler in mostar,” edistudio 2006).
literalab: since the book was first published there have been many books and films about the war that have given people who didn’t experience it various impressions and experiences of what took place. after all this time what do you think stands out from croatian war nocturnal as an overall impression that a reader will take away about the war?
i would it like it if my book, after all this time, could serve as a close illustration of what the russian poet marina tsvetaeva meant when she said (and i here i paraphrase), “with war it is like this: machine gun versus machine gun, but not aleksandr blok versus rainer maria rilke.”
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moʊˈhɑmɛd, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈʃɑriə ˈlɔjər hu wərkt fər ðə ˈtɛrər grup ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ ˈkæpʧərd baɪ ðə fri ˈsɪriən ˈɑrmi ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, sɛd ðət ðə waɪf hæd bɪn toʊld hər ˈhəzbənd wɑz dɛd. ʃi æst əˈbaʊt hər ˈhəzbənd ʃi rɪˈsivd ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət hi hæd bɪn executed,”*,” toʊld al-an*, ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəl lɪŋkt tɪ ðə fri ˈsɪriən ˈɑrmi, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ʤəʤ hu hæv ðə ˈsɛntəns əˈgɛnst hər mæn ðɛn tʊk hər ɛz ə wife.”*.” sɛd ðət ðə ˈkəpəl hæd bɪn ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd ɛz sun ɛz ðeɪ əraɪvd ɪn ɪz ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. mæn ənd hɪz waɪf ər ‘‘muhajerin’*’ [ˈɪməgrənts] frəm sˈwidən. ɛz sun ɛz ðeɪ meɪd ɪt tɪ ɪz ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, ðeɪ wər sizd baɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti agents,”*,” sɛd. waɪf wɑz pleɪst ɪn ə gɛst haʊs ənd ðə mæn wɑz sɛnt tɪ ə kɔrt ˈhirɪŋ tɪ si haʊ hi wʊd bi ˈtritɪd later.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ðə waɪf wɑz ðɛn toʊld ðət hər ˈhəzbənd hæd bɪn ˈsɛntənst tɪ dɛθ fər spaɪɪŋ. ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ˈleɪtər ðət ʃi dɪˈskəvərd ðət ʃi hæd bɪn laɪd tɪ, ənd ðət hər ˈhəzbənd hæd ˌɪnˈstɛd bɪn ʤeɪld fər eɪt mənθs, bət baɪ ðɪs taɪm ðə ʤəʤ wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈmɛrid tɪ hɪz waɪf. ɛz sun ɛz hi wɑz riˈlist, hi wɑz sɛnt tɪ ðə frənt wɛr hi wɑz kɪld ɪn ˈbætəl. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ðɪs wɑz wən əv tu ˈkeɪsɪz hi wɑz əˈwɛr əv wɛr ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈʤəʤɪz hæd əˈbjuzd ðɛr paʊərz tɪ gɪt ðɛr hænz ɔn ðə waɪvz əv ˌvɑlənˈtɪr ˈfaɪtərz. ðə ˈəðər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ə ˈkəpəl frəm ˌtuˈniʒə. ðə mæn toʊld ˈnuzˌpeɪpər, wɪʧ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈɪntərvˌju, ðət hi dɪd nɑt noʊ ðə neɪm əv ðə sˈwidɪʃ ˈkəpəl. mˈjʊræd shawakh*, ðə rɪˈpɔrtər hu dɪd ðə ˈɪntərvˌju sɛd ðət ðə ˈkəpəl wər ˈɛθnɪk sˈwidɪʃ ənd nɑt frəm ən ˈɪməgrənt ˈbækˌgraʊnd.
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mohammad hallabia, a former sharia lawyer who worked for the terror group before being captured by the free syrian army territory, said that the man’s wife had been told her husband was dead.
“when she asked about her husband she received the information that he had been executed,” hallabia told akhbar al-an, a tv channel linked to the free syrian army, according to expressen . “the judge who have the sentence against her man then took her as a wife.”
hallabia said that the couple had been separated as soon as they arrived in is territory.
“the man and his wife are ‘muhajerin’ [immigrants] from sweden. as soon as they made it to is territory, they were seized by security agents,” hallabia said. “the wife was placed in a guest house and the man was sent to a court hearing to see how he would be treated later.”
according to hallabia, the wife was then told that her husband had been sentenced to death for spying.
it was only later that she discovered that she had been lied to, and that her husband had instead been jailed for eight months, but by this time the judge was already married to his wife. as soon as he was released, he was sent to the front where he was killed in battle.
according to hallabia, this was one of two cases he was aware of where islamic state’s shariah judges had abused their powers to get their hands on the wives of volunteer fighters. the other involved a couple from tunisia.
the man told sweden’s expressen newspaper, which reported hallabia's interview, that he did not know the name of the swedish couple.
murad shawakh, the reporter who did the interview said that the couple were ethnic swedish and not from an immigrant background.
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ˈlɔŋˌmɑnt, ˈkoʊloʊ. (cbs4/ap*) tu mɛn, ə ˈwʊmən ənd ə jəŋ ˈædəlt ˈfiˌmeɪl ər dɛd frəm ˈgənˌʃɑt wundz ɪn ˈlɔŋˌmɑnt ˈæftər wət pəˈlis ər ˈkɔlɪŋ ə ˈtrɪpəl murder-suicide*. ðə ˈgənmən həz bɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ˈdænjəl ˈsænʧɛz. pəˈlis sɛd hi ˈbɑndɪd aʊt əv ðə ˈboʊldər ˈkaʊnti ʤeɪl ˈmənˌdeɪ əraʊnd 10 p.m*. ˈæftər biɪŋ ʧɑrʤd wɪθ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst wən əv ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ, hɪz ˈɛkzˈgərlˌfrɛnd,. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ʃɑt hər ˈsɪstər, mərˈiə, ənd hər ˈhəzbənd, mæks əgˈwɪreɪ oʊˈjeɪdə, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtərnɪŋ ðə gən ɔn hɪmˈsɛlf. ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ˈhæpənd əˈbaʊt 4 a.m*. ɪn ðə ˈlɔŋvˌju ˈsəbdɪˌvɪʒən æt 11464 hɑt spərɪŋz, nɪr ˈhaɪˌweɪ 119 ənd ˈkaʊnti roʊd 3 ɪn ðə ˈistərn pɑrt əv ˈlɔŋˌmɑnt ɪn wɛld ˈkaʊnti, nɪr ˈjunjən ˈrɛzəvˌwɑr. wən əv ðə ˈwɪmən hu wɑz kɪld kɔld 911 ənd toʊld ðə ˈdɪˌspæʧər wɛr ʃi wɑz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wɛld ˈkaʊnti ˈspoʊksmən ˈsɑrʤənt. tɪm ʃwɔrts. ˈdɪˌspæʧər ðɛn hərd ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈpɑrti ˈhɑlərɪŋ ‘‘no*, noʊ, no’*’ ˈfɑloʊd baɪ gunfire,”*,” ʃwɔrts sɛd. meɪl ˈkɔlər ðɛn gɑt ɔn ðə foʊn ənd sɛd hi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ kɪl hɪmˈsɛlf. æt ðət taɪm ðə ˈdɪˌspæʧər ðɛn hərd əˈnəðər gunshot.”*.” sun ˈæftər ðət ðə wɛld ˈkaʊnti swɑt tim ˈɛnərd ðə hoʊm ənd faʊnd ðə fɔr ˈbɑdiz ənd faʊnd ə ˈhændˌgən ðət ʃwɔrts sɛd hæd bɪn faɪərd ˈməltəpəl taɪmz. ʃwɔrts sɛd hɪz dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˈwɛðər ðɛr wɑz ə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈvaɪələns æt ðə hoʊm ənd ˈɪntərvˌjuɪŋ ˈneɪbərz. ʃɑt aʊt ðə bæk door,”*,” wɛld ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪf ʤɑn kʊk sɛd. ʃɑt ðət aʊt ðɛn geɪnd ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ðə house.”*.” ðə ˈbɑdiz əv oʊˈjeɪdə ənd hɪz waɪf wər faʊnd ɪn wən ˈbɛˌdrum ənd ənd ˈsænʧɛz wər faʊnd ɪn əˈnəðər, kʊk sɛd. əˈθɔrətiz faʊnd ə glɑk ˈhændˌgən nɪr ˈbɑdi ənd 16 spɛnt ʃɛl ˈkeɪsɪŋz əraʊnd ðə haʊs, kʊk sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz wər stɪl ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ðə haʊs ənd maɪt faɪnd mɔr. ˈsænʧɛz hæd bɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn əˈnəðər haʊs ɪn ðə seɪm ˈneɪbərˌhʊd əv ˈtaɪdi ˈmɑʤələr hoʊmz, ˈwaɪndɪŋ ˈwɔkˌweɪz ənd pɑrks. ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ˈsərʧɪŋ ðət hoʊm faʊnd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl bɑks ðə ˈhændˌgən hæd bɪn soʊld ɪn, bət ðeɪ dɪd nɑt faɪnd ə rɪˈsit, ənd ɪt wɑz ənˈklɪr wɪn hi bɔt ɪt, kʊk sɛd. kʊk sɛd ˈsænʧɛz hæd tu ˈmægəˌzinz fər ðə gən, ənd iʧ hɛld 13 raʊnz əv ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən. ˈvɪdioʊ ˈæftər ˈdeɪˌbreɪk ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ʃoʊd kraɪm sin teɪp sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə haʊs ənd ɪts frənt jɑrd. ˈkrɪsməs laɪts əˈdɔrnɪŋ ðə hoʊm wər stɪl ˌɪˈluməˌneɪtəd, ənd ðɛr wɑz ə riθ ˈhæŋɪŋ ɔn ðə frənt əv ðə hoʊm. ˈɛdi ˈsɪlvə sɪz ʃi ɪz ðə ɔnt əv mərˈiə ənd. ʤɪst muvd frəm ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəntri ənd fər ðɪs tɪ ˈhæpən ɪz ʤɪst horrible,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ðə wɛld ˈkaʊnti ˈɔfəs sɛd hæd ˈrisəntli ˈbroʊkən əp wɪθ ˈsænʧɛz ənd muvd ˈɪntu ðə hoʊm əv hər ˈsɪstər ənd hər ˈhəzbənd. ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˈsænʧɛz wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ənd ʧɑrʤd wɪθ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns ˈæftər ˈhɪtɪŋ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdɛpjətiz, wɑz toʊld nɑt tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈrɛzɪdəns ʃi ʃɛrd wɪθ ˈsænʧɛz ənd ʃi tərnd daʊn prəˈtɛkʃən. ˈkaʊnti dɪd ðɛr ʤɑb. ðeɪ ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd hər wɪn hi wɑz released,”*,” ʃwɔrts sɛd. ˈvɪdioʊ: pəˈlis nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ɔn ðə ˈɪnsədənt ʃwɔrts sɛd hi tɔkt tɪ ðə ˈdɪˌspæʧər hu tʊk ðə kɔl, bət hi dɪd seɪ ʃi ənd ðə ˈɔfɪsərz hu wər fərst ɔn ðə sin ər moʊst ˈlaɪkli ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən hɑrd. wʊd ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈprɪti ˈʃeɪkən up,”*,” ʃwɔrts sɛd. ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz bɪˈliv ˈʤɛləsi wɑz ðə ˈmoʊtɪv fər ðə ˈʃutɪŋz ɛz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz sərʧt ðə hoʊm, ə ˈwʊmən slɪpt ˈəndər ðə kraɪm teɪp ənd ræn təˈwɔrd ðə haʊs. ðə ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈwʊmən wɑz riˈstreɪnd baɪ pəˈlis, fɛl tɪ ðə graʊnd ɔn hər niz ənd bɪˈgæn kraɪɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ lɛd əˈweɪ. ə ˈpɪˌkəp trək wɪθ ˈtɛksəs ˈlaɪsəns pleɪts, ˈminˌwaɪl, sæt ˈaɪdəlɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈdraɪvˌweɪ waɪl pəˈlis ˈweɪtɪd fər pərˈmɪʃən tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈviɪkəl. ə ˈneɪbər sɛd ɪt hæd bɪn ˈrənɪŋ sɪns ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ˈsɛvərəl ˈneɪbərz dɪˈskraɪbd wət ˈhæpənd əraʊnd 4 a.m*. ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ʤɔɪs ˈvɪbərt sɛd ʃi hərd θri ˈgənˌʃɑts ənd ə vɔɪs. wɑz ʤɪst ˈskrimɪŋ. aɪ hir wət ʃi wɑz seɪɪŋ. ɪt wɑz ʤɪst screaming,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˈvɪbərt sɛd ʃi si wət wɑz ˈhæpənɪŋ frəm hər ˈbɛˌdrum ˈwɪndoʊ. ˈkæθi təb sɛd ʃi hərd ðə ʃɑts æt əˈbaʊt ðə seɪm taɪm ənd hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə wət wɑz ˈhæpənɪŋ. ʃi sɛd wɪn hər ˈhəzbənd wɛnt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd tɪ wɔrm əp ðə kɑr tɪ goʊ tɪ wərk, ʃi sɔ ə pəˈlismən ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈhɛlmət ənd ɑrmd wɪθ ə ˈraɪfəl ˈstændɪŋ ɪn ðə strit. təb sɛd hər ˈhəzbənd wɑz ˈwərid ðɛr maɪt bi ə ˈgənmən stɪl ɔn ðə lus ənd fɪrd fər hɪz laɪf. sɛd ʃi əˈwoʊk ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər 4 a.m*. ənd hərd rɪˈpitɪd ˈʃaʊtɪŋ, ˈkaʊnti dɪˈpɑrtmənt! ˈoʊpən ðə bæk dɔr! du ɪt now!”*!” ənd ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2012 ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ɪŋk. ənd ɪts ˈrɛləvənt səbˈsɪdiˌɛriz. ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ənd aɪ ˈloʊgoʊ ənd ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2012 ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ɪŋk. juzd ˈəndər ˈlaɪsəns. ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd. ðɪs məˈtɪriəl meɪ nɑt bi ˈpəblɪʃt, ˈbrɔdˌkæst, riˈrɪtən, ər ˌridɪˈstrɪbjətɪd. ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt.)
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longmont, colo. (cbs4/ap) two men, a woman and a young adult female are dead from gunshot wounds in longmont after what police are calling a triple murder-suicide.
the gunman has been identified as 31-year-old daniel sanchez. police said he bonded out of the boulder county jail monday around 10 p.m. after being charged with domestic violence against one of the victims in the shooting, his ex-girlfriend, 25-year-old beatriz cintora-silva. he also shot her sister, 22-year-old maria cintora-silva, and her husband, 32-year-old max aguirre ojeda, before turning the gun on himself.
the shooting happened about 4 a.m. in the longview subdivision at 11464 hot springs, near highway 119 and county road 3 1/2. that’s in the eastern part of longmont in weld county, near union reservoir.
one of the women who was killed called 911 and told the dispatcher where she was, according to weld county sheriff’s spokesman sgt. tim schwartz.
“our dispatcher then heard the female party hollering ‘no, no, no’ … followed by gunfire,” schwartz said. “a male caller then got on the phone and said he was going to kill himself. at that time the dispatcher then heard another gunshot.”
soon after that the weld county swat team entered the home and found the four bodies and found a handgun that schwartz said had been fired multiple times.
schwartz said his department is investigating whether there was a history of violence at the home and interviewing neighbors.
“he shot out the back door,” weld county sheriff john cook said. “he shot that out then gained entry into the house.”
the bodies of ojeda and his wife were found in one bedroom and beatriz cintora-silva and sanchez were found in another, cook said.
authorities found a .45-caliber glock handgun near sanchez’s body and 16 spent shell casings around the house, cook said, adding that investigators were still examining the house and might find more.
sanchez had been living in another house in the same neighborhood of tidy modular homes, winding walkways and parks. investigators searching that home found the original box the handgun had been sold in, but they did not find a receipt, and it was unclear when he bought it, cook said.
cook said sanchez had two magazines for the gun, and each held 13 rounds of ammunition.
copter4 video after daybreak on tuesday showed crime scene tape surrounding the house and its front yard. christmas lights adorning the home were still illuminated, and there was a wreath hanging on the front of the home.
eddy silva says she is the aunt of maria cintora-silva and beatriz cintnora-silva.
“they just moved from a different country and for this to happen is just horrible,” she said.
the weld county sheriff’s office said beatriz cintnora-silva had recently broken up with sanchez and moved into the home of her sister and her husband. on sunday sanchez was arrested and charged with domestic violence after hitting beatriz cintnora-silva. according to deputies, beatriz cintnora-silva was told not to return to the residence she shared with sanchez and she turned down protection.
“boulder county did their job. they notified her when he was released,” schwartz said.
video: police news conference on the incident
schwartz said he hasn’t talked to the dispatcher who took the call, but he did say she and the officers who were first on the scene are most likely taking the situation hard.
“i would imagine she’s pretty shaken up,” schwartz said.
investigators believe jealousy was the motive for the shootings .
as investigators searched the home, a woman slipped under the crime tape and ran toward the house. the unidentified woman was restrained by police, fell to the ground on her knees and began crying before being led away.
a pickup truck with texas license plates, meanwhile, sat idling in the driveway while police waited for permission to enter the vehicle. a neighbor said it had been running since morning.
several neighbors described what happened around 4 a.m. tuesday.
joyce vibbert said she heard three gunshots and a woman’s voice.
“it was just screaming. i couldn’t hear what she was saying. it was just screaming,” she said.
vibbert said she couldn’t see what was happening from her bedroom window.
kathy tubb said she heard the shots at about the same time and had no idea what was happening.
she said when her husband went outside to warm up the car to go to work, she saw a policeman wearing a helmet and armed with a rifle standing in the street. tubb said her husband was worried there might be a gunman still on the loose and feared for his life.
desirae swazoe said she awoke shortly after 4 a.m. and heard repeated shouting, “weld county sheriff’s department! open the back door! do it now!”
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ˈbrʊklɪn ˈmɛˌmoʊ tɪ ðə ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ kɪŋz: ““fuhgetaboutit,”*,” ɛz wi seɪ ɪn ˈbrʊklɪn. ðə kɪŋz hæv hæd ðɛr aɪ ɔn ˈmeɪsən ˈpləmˌli ˈɛvər sɪns ðə ˈsəmər, wɪn ˈpləmˌli wɑz ə juz. wərld kəp ˈtiˌmeɪt əv ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ ˈsɛnər ˈdɛmɑrkɪs ˈkəzənz. ˈkəzənz ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˈpləmˌli tɪ ˈdɪnər wən naɪt ə ˈlɪtəl waɪn ənd daɪn, ɪf ju wɪl. ðə kɪŋz ˈrisəntli riʧt aʊt tɪ ðə nɛts, ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ meɪk ə dil ðət wʊd brɪŋ ˈpləmˌli frəm ˈbrʊklɪn tɪ ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ. ˈæftər ˈpləmˌli ˈpoʊstɪd hɪz ˈsɛkənd streɪt, ənd wɪld ðə nɛts tɪ ə wɪn ɪn ˈbɑrkliz ˈsɛnər ˈoʊvər ðə ˈdɛnvər ˈnəgəts, ðə kɪŋz wɪl hæv tɪ lʊk ˈɛlsˌwɛr tɪ du ðɛr ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈʃɑpɪŋ. ˈpləmˌli skɔrd 19 pɔɪnts ɔn ˈʃutɪŋ, græbd ə 13 ˈriˌbaʊndz, ənd blɑkt θri ʃɑts. ɪt wɑz hɪz fɪθ əv ðə ˈsizən, hɪz fɔrθ ɪn ðə læst ˈsɛvən geɪmz. ər ʤɪst ɪn ðə moment,’’*,’’ sɛd ˈpləmˌli ˈæftər hɪz θˈrɪlɪŋ pərˈfɔrməns. ɪn ðə zoʊn səm ˈpipəl wʊd seɪ, bət ə ʤɪst greɪt feeling.’’*.’’ ʤoʊ ˈʤɑnsən wɑz ðə ˈmɪstər. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd tɪ ˈmɪstər. ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ˈskɔrɪŋ 27 pɔɪnts. ˈʤɛrət ʤæk, ˈstɑrtɪŋ fər ðə ˈsɛkənd streɪt geɪm æt pɔɪnt gɑrd ɪn pleɪs əv ðə ˈɪnʤərd ˈwɪljəmz, hæd ə ˈsɑləd geɪm wɪθ 17 pɔɪnts ənd eɪt əˈsɪsts. ðə wɪn lɪfts ðə nɛts tɪ ˈdɛnvər fɛl tɪ stɑr: ˈpləmˌli əˈgɛn. ˈævrɪʤd pɔɪnts, ˈriˌbaʊndz ənd blɑks ˈoʊvər ðə læst sɪks geɪmz. ɛz kloʊz tɪ ən ənˈtəʧəbəl pleɪər ɛz ðə nɛts hæv. meɪd ə ˈkɑnʃəs dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ goʊ ənd pleɪ ənd nɑt ˈwəri əˈbaʊt wət aɪ seɪ, ɪf aɪ jɛl æt ɪm, ɪf aɪ teɪk ɪm aʊt əv ðə game,’’*,’’ sɛd koʊʧ ˈlaɪənəl ˈhɑlɪnz. goʊ pleɪ. hɪz ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪz ˈraɪzɪŋ. duɪŋ səm stəf ðət aɪ sin ˈmeɪsən du sɪns bɪn hir, ənd gʊd tɪ see.’’*.’’ ki stæt: ˈjuʒəwəli wɪn ə tim gɪts outrebounded*, ɛz ðə nɛts dɪd, ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt ɪz ə lɔs. bət ðə nɛts tərnd ɪt əraʊnd ɪn ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər, ˈdɛnvər ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə ˈnəgəts tɪ ʤɪst wən əˈfɛnsɪv riˈbaʊnd. ki strɛʧ: daʊn ˈərli ɪn ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər, ˈmeɪsən ˈpləmˌli θru daʊn ən əˈfɛnsɪv riˈbaʊnd fər ə dəŋk ðət spɑrkt ən rən. hi ðɛn meɪd ə ˈmɑnstər blɑk ɔn ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd ənd paʊərd ɪn ə rɪˈvərs ðət fjuəld ə sərʤ. ki pleɪ: ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm wɑz mɔr ər lɛs ɪn hænd, bət ˈtreɪlɪŋ wɪθ 30 ˈsɛkəndz lɛft, ˈdɛnvər hæd ðə bɔl ɔn ə fastbreak*. ˈkɛnɪθ traɪd ə pæs ðət ˈsɛrʤi ˌɪnərˈsɛptɪd ənd ˈfɑloʊd wɪθ ə fid tɪ ˈʤɛrət ʤæk fər ə ənd ə nets’*’ lɛd. nets’*’ geɪnz: brʊk ˈloʊpɛz mɪst ðə læst eɪt geɪmz wɪθ ə loʊər bæk streɪn. hi rɪˈtərnd təˈnaɪt, skɔrd sɪks pɔɪnts ɔn ˈʃutɪŋ, ənd græbd faɪv ˈriˌbaʊndz ɪn eɪt ˈmɪnəts ənd 15 ˈsɛkəndz. tɔk: ər ðə ˈɛfərt pleɪz ðət ɪt teɪks tɪ wɪn ɪn ðɪs league,’’*,’’ sɛd koʊʧ ˈhɑlɪnz. kən meɪk wən ˈɛfərt, bət tɪ meɪk tu ənd θri ənd nɑt riækt tɪ ɪt, bɪˈkəz ðə θɪŋ tɪ do.’’*.’’
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brooklyn - memo to the sacramento kings: “fuhgetaboutit,” as we say in brooklyn.
the kings have had their eye on mason plumlee ever since the summer, when plumlee was a u.s. world cup teammate of sacramento center demarcus cousins.
cousins invited plumlee to dinner one night – a little wine and dine, if you will.
the kings recently reached out to the nets, looking to make a deal that would bring plumlee from brooklyn to sacramento.
after plumlee posted his second straight double-double, and willed the nets to a 102-96 win in barclays center over the denver nuggets, the kings will have to look elsewhere to do their holiday shopping.
plumlee scored 19 points on 9-of-14 shooting, grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds, and blocked three shots. it was his fifth double-double of the season, his fourth in the last seven games.
“you are just in the moment,’’ said plumlee after his thrilling performance. “you’re in the zone some people would say, but it’s a just great feeling.’’
joe johnson was the mr. outside to plumlee’s mr. inside, scoring 27 points. jarrett jack, starting for the second straight game at point guard in place of the injured deron williams, had a solid game with 17 points and eight assists.
the win lifts the nets to 12-15. denver fell to 12-17.
star: plumlee – again. he’s averaged 18.1 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks over the last six games. he’s as close to an untouchable player as the nets have.
“mason made a conscious decision to go and play and not worry about what i say, if i yell at him, if i take him out of the game,’’ said coach lionel hollins. “just go play. his confidence is rising. he’s doing some stuff that i haven’t seen mason do since been here, and it’s good to see.’’
key stat: usually when a team gets outrebounded, 51-39, as the nets did, the end result is a loss. but the nets turned it around in the fourth quarter, outrebounding denver 13-11, holding the nuggets to just one offensive rebound.
key stretch: down 85-78 early in the fourth quarter, mason plumlee threw down an offensive rebound for a dunk that sparked an 8-0 run. he then made a monster block on the defensive end and powered in a reverse layup that fueled a 22-6 surge.
key play: the outcome was more or less in hand, but trailing 100-93 with 30 seconds left, denver had the ball on a fastbreak. kenneth faried tried a crosscourt pass that sergey karasev intercepted and followed with a feed to jarrett jack for a layup and a 102-93 nets’ lead.
nets’ gains: brook lopez missed the last eight games with a lower back strain. he returned tonight, scored six points on 3-of-5 shooting, and grabbed five rebounds in eight minutes and 15 seconds.
talk: “those are the effort plays that it takes to win in this league,’’ said coach hollins. “everybody can make one effort, but to make two and three and not react to it, because it’s the thing to do.’’
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baɪ ʤeɪmz ˈfræŋki hərd ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt ə ˈhənərd taɪmz, freɪzd ə ˈhənərd ˈdɪfərənt weɪz. ɪt ɔl bɔɪlz daʊn tɪ ðə seɪm ˈbeɪsɪk mɛnˈtælɪti: ʃɔrt tərm ˈmɪʃən trɪps, ðoʊz eɪt tɪ tɛn deɪ vacations”*” ər ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ə weɪst əv taɪm ənd ˈməni juzd tɪ meɪk ˈstudənts, jəŋ ˈædəlts, ənd ˈfæməliz ˈsækrəˌfaɪs wən əv ðɛr ˈjɪrli gɪt ˈeɪˌweɪz tɪ meɪk ðɛm good”*” əˈbaʊt ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ə ˈlɪtəl ˈsɛlfˈhɛlp trɪp. bət ɪz ðɪs tru? ɪf soʊ, wət ɪz ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv? ɪf nɑt, waɪ du soʊ ˈmɛni bɪˈliv ɪt tɪ bi? ˈhævɪŋ ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ðə læst θri jɪrz əv maɪ laɪf tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ənd ˈlidɪŋ ʃɔrt tərm ˈmɪʃən trɪps, ðɪs θɔt, ˈnidləs tɪ seɪ, rəbz mi ðə rɔŋ weɪ. du aɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈɛvəri ˈmɪʃən trɪp ɪz ˈpərˌfɪkt? ˌæbsəˈlutli nɑt. du aɪ θɪŋk ðət ðɛr ər səm ˈmɪʃən trɪps ðət du ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən juz ðə ˈpipəl ənd ˈkəlʧər əv ə pleɪs ɛz ə fɔrm əv ʃɑk ˈθɛrəpi, soʊ ðət ðə ˈmɪʃəˌnɛriz goʊ hoʊm ““changed”*” ənd appreciative”*” əv ɔl ðət ðeɪ hæv? absolutely…*… ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðət, ɪf ðət ɪz ɔl ɪt dɪz, ɪz ˈhɔrəbəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə fækt ðət səm ˈmɪʃən trɪps ər əˈbjuzd ənd ˈpurli dən dɪz nɑt min ðət ɔl əv ðɛm ər. ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst pɑrt əv ə ˈsɪriz əv blɔgz dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ˈænsərɪŋ ðə kˈwɛsʧənz ˈfrikwɛntli æst əˈbaʊt ʃɔrt tərm ˈmɪʃən trɪps. ər ˈmɪʃən trɪps ə weɪst əv ˈməni? ðə fərst ˈɑrgjəmənt əˈgɛnst ʃɔrt tərm ˈmɪʃən trɪps ɪz ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk wən. kɔst əv ə ˈmɪʃən trɪp 900 ə ˈpərsən ɛks 20 ˈpipəl ɪz tu məʧ, ɪt wʊd bi ˈbɛtər tɪ sɛnd ðə ˈməni ˈsəmˌwɛr ənd steɪ home.”*.” ɪt saʊnz laɪk ə gʊd θɔt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz məʧ mɔr ðən hoʊm ənd sɛnd money”*”. ðə fərst səˈluʃən tɪ ðɪs ɪz tɪ goʊ ɔn ə ˈmɪʃən trɪp wɪθ ə grup ðət ɪz nɑt ə ˈbɪznɪs! səm ˈmɪʃən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ɪgˈzɪst tɪ ɪˈvænʤəˌlaɪz ənd sərv ðə pur (www.fmcmissions.com*, www.lifeteen.com/missions*, www.focusmissions.org*, əˈməŋ ˈəðərz) ənd səm ɪgˈzɪst tɪ du work’*’ ənd meɪk ə ˈprɑfɪt, tɪ bi ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈbɪznɪs, wət poʊp ˈfrænsɪs maɪt kɔl ə ngo”*” (http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1301190.htm*). ðɛr ər ə fju ˈmɪʃən grups aʊt ðɛr ðət ˈtruli strɛʧ ˈɛvəri ˈdɔlər ənd daɪm, ənd hu du nɑt ʧɑrʤ ən ɑrm ənd ə lɛg, tɪ sərv ðə ˈpipəl ðeɪ ər sɛnt tɪ ˈmɪnɪstər tɪ. du nɑt θroʊ ðə ˈbeɪbi aʊt wɪθ ðə bæθ ˈwɔtər baɪ ˈgrupɪŋ ðiz ˈmɪnɪstriz ɪn wɪθ ðoʊz ðət ər nɑt gʊd stuərdz əv ðə wərk ðeɪ hæv bɪn ɛnˈtrəstɪd wɪθ. ˈsɛkənd, kənˈsɪdər ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv. ðə truθ ɪz ðət ə lɑrʤ pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈmɪʃən trɪps ər meɪd əp əv ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənts ˈspɛndɪŋ ðɛr spərɪŋ breɪk ɪn ˈmɪʃənz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ɪn ˌkɑŋˈkun. ðə kɔst əv ðiz ˈtɪpɪkəl spərɪŋ breɪk bloʊaʊts, ˈpɑrtiɪŋ ɔl naɪt ɔn ðə biʧ, ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ɛz ˈmɛni bɑrz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, ənd nɑt kwaɪt ˈlɪvɪŋ əp tɪ ðə ˈstændərdz əv ˈhoʊlinəs ðət kraɪst lɛft fər ˈjuˈɛs, wɪl ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz bi haɪər ðən ðət əv ə ʃɔrt tərm ˈmɪʃən. ɪf ðə ʧɔɪs ɪz bɪtˈwin 500 spɛnt ɪt up’*’ ɪn maɪˈæmi ər 500 tɪ spɛnt ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə θərd wərld ˈkəntri, ˈfidɪŋ ðə pur, ˈbɪldɪŋ hoʊmz, ənd ˈpriʧɪŋ ðə ˈgɔspəl.. wɪʧ wʊd ju ʧuz? ənd nɑt ʤɪst fər ˈjɔrsɛlf, bət wɪʧ wʊd ju ʧuz fər jʊr ˈʧɪldrən, ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən, ənd ðə jəŋ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈkərəntli biɪŋ fɔrmd baɪ ðɛr frɛndz, prəˈfɛsərz, ənd ˈkɑligz? ˈθərdli, wət ɪz ðə ˈpərpəs əv ə ʃɔrt tərm ˈmɪʃən trɪp? ɪf ðə ˈpərpəs əv ə ˈmɪʃən trɪp ɪz tɪ bɪld ə haʊs ər dɪg ə well…*… ðɛn jɛs, steɪ hoʊm ənd sɛnd ðə ˈməni. ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli ɪt ɪz məʧ ˈwaɪzər tɪ sɛnd ɔl ðə ˈməni ðət wʊd bi juzd ɔn ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ənd kɔst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ, ðən baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt əp, ˈlivɪŋ ˈoʊnli smɔl əˈmaʊnt ənd ˈbraɪnɪŋ ðət wɪθ ju. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ðə ˈpərpəs əv ə ˈmɪʃən trɪp ɪz tɪ ɪˈvænʤəˌlaɪz, tɪ brɪŋ ˈʤizəs kraɪst, hɪz ləv, ənd ðə gʊd nuz əv ðə ˈgɔspəl tɪ ðə ɛndz əv ðə ərθ, ðɛn wi məst goʊ! waɪ? wɛl, bɪˈkəz ˈʤizəs sɛd ənd meɪk dɪˈsaɪpəlz əv ɔl ˈneɪʃənz, them…*… ˈtiʧɪŋ them…”*…”. (ˈɛmˈti baɪ ʤeɪmz ˈfræŋki rɛd pɑrt tu əv ðɪs blɔg ˈsɪriz
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by james franke
i’ve heard the argument a hundred times, phrased a hundred different ways. it all boils down to the same basic mentality: short term mission trips, those eight to ten day “poverty vacations” are nothing more than a waste of time and money used to make students, young adults, and families sacrifice one of their yearly get aways to make them “feel good” about themselves, a little self-help trip.
but is this true? if so, what is the alternative? if not, why do so many believe it to be?
having dedicated the last three years of my life to organizing and leading short term mission trips, this thought, needless to say, rubs me the wrong way. do i think that every mission trip is perfect? absolutely not. do i think that there are some mission trips that do nothing more than use the people and culture of a place as a form of shock therapy, so that the missionaries go home “changed” and “more appreciative” of all that they have? absolutely… and i think that, if that is all it does, is horrible. however the fact that some mission trips are abused and poorly done does not mean that all of them are. this is the first part of a series of blogs devoted to answering the questions frequently asked about short term mission trips.
are mission trips a waste of money?
the first argument against short term mission trips is the economic one. “the cost of a mission trip ($900 a person x 20 people = $18,000) is too much, it would be better to send the money somewhere and stay home.” it sounds like a good thought, however the reality is much more than “stay home and send money”.
the first solution to this is to go on a mission trip with a group that is not a business! some mission organizations exist to evangelize and serve the poor (www.fmcmissions.com, www.lifeteen.com/missions, www.focusmissions.org, among others) and some exist to do ‘good work’ and make a profit, to be a successful business, what pope francis might call a “pitiful ngo” (http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1301190.htm).
there are a few mission groups out there that truly stretch every dollar and dime, and who do not charge an arm and a leg, to serve the people they are sent to minister to. do not throw the baby out with the bath water by grouping these ministries in with those that are not good stewards of the work they have been entrusted with.
second, consider the alternative. the truth is that a large percentage of mission trips are made up of college students spending their spring break in missions instead of in cancun. the cost of these typical spring break blowouts, partying all night on the beach, visiting as many bars as possible, and not quite living up to the standards of holiness that christ left for us, will almost always be higher than that of a short term mission. if the choice is between $500 spent ‘living it up’ in miami or $500 to spent living in a third world country, feeding the poor, building homes, and preaching the gospel.. which would you choose? and not just for yourself, but which would you choose for your children, grandchildren, and the young generation of americans currently being formed by their friends, professors, and colleagues?
thirdly, what is the purpose of a short term mission trip? if the purpose of a mission trip is to build a house or dig a well… then yes, stay home and send the money. economically it is much wiser to send all the money that would be used on transportation and cost of living, than by using it up, leaving only small amount and brining that with you. however, if the purpose of a mission trip is to evangelize, to bring jesus christ, his love, and the good news of the gospel to the ends of the earth, then we must go! why? well, because jesus said “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them… teaching them…”. (mt 28:20-21).
by james franke
read part two of this blog series
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ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn 19 dɪˈsɛmbər 2009 ðə ˈjuˈɛn ˈklaɪmɪt tɔks ɪn ˈkoʊpənˌhɑgən wər ˈɪnʧɪz əˈweɪ frəm ˈtoʊtəl ˈfeɪljər ənd ˈɛndɪd wɪθ ən ˈaʊtˌkəm fɑr tu wik tɪ ˈtækəl ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, sɛd təˈdeɪ. wɑz æt ðə brɪŋk əv ˈfeɪljər du tɪ pur ˈlidərˌʃɪp kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ən ˌənkənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˈlɛvəl əv ambition”*”, sɛd kɪm kɑrˈstɛnsən, ˈlidər əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈklaɪmɪt ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv. ðə ˈjuˈɛn ˈklaɪmɪt tɔks ɪn ˈkoʊpənˌhɑgən wər ˈɪnʧɪz əˈweɪ frəm ˈtoʊtəl ˈfeɪljər ənd ˈɛndɪd wɪθ ən ˈaʊtˌkəm fɑr tu wik tɪ ˈtækəl ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, sɛd wɑz æt ðə brɪŋk əv ˈfeɪljər du tɪ pur ˈlidərˌʃɪp kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ən ˌənkənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˈlɛvəl əv ambition”*”, sɛd kɪm kɑrˈstɛnsən, ˈlidər əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈklaɪmɪt mɛnt bət ˈhæfˌhɑrtɪd ˈplɛʤɪz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ɑr ˈplænət frəm ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ər ˈsɪmpli nɑt səˈfɪʃənt tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ə ˈkraɪsəs ðət kɔlz fər kəmˈplitli nu weɪz əv kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən əˈkrɔs rɪʧ ənd pur əraʊnd ðə wərld sim tɪ bi ɪn əˈgrimənt ðət wi məst steɪ bɪˈloʊ ðə 2 dɪˈgri si θˈrɛˌʃoʊld əv ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl rɪsks əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈθɪri. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈpræktɪkəli wət ˈlidərz hæv pʊt ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl ædz əp tɪ 3 dɪˈgriz si əv ˈwɔrmɪŋ ər mɔr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ əv lɪvz, ˈhənərdz əv ˈbɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ənd ə wɛlθ əv lɔst ˌɑpərˈtunətiz laɪ ɪn ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈrɛtərɪk ənd ˌriˈæləˌti ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ wɪl naʊ ʃɪft tɪ ˈfɑloʊ əp nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪʧ nid tɪ fɪl aʊt ˈmɛni ˈditeɪlz ɪn ðə ˈɔfən veɪg əˈkɔrd ənd, ɔn ə mɔr ˈpɑzətɪv noʊt, tɪ ə hoʊst əv ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz baɪ ˈkəntriz, ˈsɪtiz, ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd kəmˈjunɪtiz ðət ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ bɪld loʊ ˈkɑrbən ɪˈkɑnəmiz frəm ðə beɪs ðə ˈkɑnfərəns ˈaʊtˌkəm əˈgɛnst ə 10 ˈɛləmənt ˈskɔrˌkɑrd, ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðət nən əv ðə əˈbʤɛktɪvz ˈnidɪd tɪ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl eɪm əv ˈkipɪŋ ˈævərɪʤ ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈwaɪdli əˈgrid 2 dɪˈgri si haɪ rɪsk ˈlɛvəl hæd bɪn mɛt, ˌɔlˈðoʊ səm hæd bɪn ˈpɑrtli dræft ˈkoʊpənˌhɑgən əˈkɔrd ɪz ə lɔŋ weɪ frəm dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈligəli ˈbaɪndɪŋ ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˈækʃən ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ˈnidɪd ə ˈtriti naʊ ənd æt bɛst, wi wɪl bi ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn wən ɪn hæf ə time,”*,” sɛd wi hæv ˈæftər tu jɪrz əv nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ɪz ə ˈhæfˌbeɪkt tɛkst əv ənˈklɪr ˈsəbstəns. wɪθ ðə ˈpɑsəbəl ɪkˈsɛpʃənz əv ˈjuˈɛs ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ənd ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋz əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl floʊz, nən əv ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɑbstəkəlz tɪ ˈifɛktɪv ˈklaɪmɪt ˈækʃən hæv bɪn læk əv ˈklɛrɪti ɪz ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd baɪ ə kɔl fər ə ˈgloʊbəl pik ɪn ɪˈmɪʃənz sun ɛz possible”*”, ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ ðə 2007 kɔl əv ðə fər ɪˈmɪʃənz tɪ pik ɪn rɪˈdəkʃənz ˈplɛʤɪz rɪˈmeɪn fɑr loʊər ðən wət ɪz rikˈwaɪərd, wɪθ ə likt æˈnælɪsɪs baɪ ðə ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛriət ʃoʊɪŋ ə ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl ðət wʊd lɛd tɪ 3 dɪˈgriz si əv ˈwɔrmɪŋ ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ər ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd bət ðə ˈstɔri continues,”*,” sɛd kɑrˈstɛnsən. soʊˈsaɪɪti wɑz ɪkˈskludɪd frəm ðiz ˈfaɪnəl nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz tɪ ən ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri dɪˈgri, ənd ðət wɑz fɛlt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kənˈkludɪŋ deɪz ɪn kən əˈʃʊr ðə wərld, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ənd ˈəðər ˈɛləmənts əv ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti wɪl kənˈtɪnju ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ˈɛvəri stɛp əv ˈfərðər negotiations.”*.”
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posted on 19 december 2009
the un climate talks in copenhagen were inches away from total failure and ended with an outcome far too weak to tackle dangerous climate change, wwf said today. “copenhagen was at the brink of failure due to poor leadership combined with an unconvincing level of ambition”, said kim carstensen, leader of wwf’s global climate initiative.
– the un climate talks in copenhagen were inches away from total failure and ended with an outcome far too weak to tackle dangerous climate change, wwf said today.“copenhagen was at the brink of failure due to poor leadership combined with an unconvincing level of ambition”, said kim carstensen, leader of wwf’s global climate initiative.“well meant but half-hearted pledges to protect our planet from dangerous climate change are simply not sufficient to address a crisis that calls for completely new ways of collaboration across rich and poor countries.”politicians around the world seem to be in agreement that we must stay below the 2 degree c threshold of unacceptable risks of climate change – in theory. however, practically what leaders have put on the table adds up to 3 degrees c of warming or more, according to wwf estimates.“millions of lives, hundreds of billions of dollars and a wealth of lost opportunities lie in the difference between rhetoric and reality on climate change action.”attention will now shift to follow up negotiations which need to fill out many details in the often vague accord – and, on a more positive note, to a host of initiatives by countries, cities, companies and communities that are starting to build low carbon economies from the base up.wwf analysed the conference outcome against a 10 element scorecard, finding that none of the objectives needed to fulfil the political aim of keeping average global warming below the widely agreed 2 degree c high risk level had been met, although some had been partly fulfilled.the draft copenhagen accord is a long way from developing into a legally binding framework for decisive action on climate change.“we needed a treaty now and at best, we will be working on one in half a year’s time,” said carstensen.“what we have after two years of negotiation is a half-baked text of unclear substance. with the possible exceptions of us legislation and the beginnings of financial flows, none of the political obstacles to effective climate action have been solved.”the lack of clarity is illustrated by a call for a global peak in emissions “as soon as possible”, in contrast to the 2007 call of the ipcc for emissions to peak in 2017.emissions reductions pledges remain far lower than what is required, with a leaked analysis by the unfccc secretariat showing a shortfall that would lead to 3 degrees c of warming even without considering extensive loopholes.“we are disappointed but the story continues,” said carstensen. “civil society was excluded from these final negotiations to an extraordinary degree, and that was felt during the concluding days in copenhagen.”“we can assure the world, however, that wwf and other elements of civil society will continue engaging in every step of further negotiations.”
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ˈdɛnvər zu ɪz ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ðə bərθ əv fɔr ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈtaɪgər kəbz bɔrn meɪ 31 ɪn ə ˈpraɪvət məˈtərnɪti dɛn. ðə kəbz ˈkænɑt bi sin baɪ ˈvɪzɪtərz jɛt ənd ər biɪŋ ˈmɑnətərd baɪ ˈkipərz ˈviə ə ˈkæmərə. zu geɪv ðə kəbz ə klin bɪl əv hɛlθ æt ə ˈrisənt kəbz ər ðə fərst tɪ bi bɔrn æt ˈdɛnvər zu sɪns 2003 ən əˈnaʊnsmɛnt wɪl bi meɪd wɪn ðə kəbz ər bɪg ɪˈnəf tɪ bi sin ɪn ðɛr zu ˈhæbəˌtæt. ðə fɔr ənˈneɪmd kəbz, tu meɪl ənd tu ˈfiˌmeɪl, wər bɔrn tɪ ˈməðər, (koosh-kuh*), ənd ˈfɑðər, (wald-uh-meer*). wɑz bɔrn æt ˈdɛnvər zu ɪn 2003 bət wɑz bɔrn æt ðə ˈbɪrdzli zu ɪn ˈbrɪʤˌpɔrt, kəˈnɛtəkət ɪn 2005 ənd keɪm tɪ ˈdɛnvər ɪn leɪt 2008 ðə tu wər pɛrd ˈəndər ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən əv ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv zuz ənd əkˈwɛriəmz (aza*) ˈspiʃiz sərˈvaɪvəl plæn (ssp*) wɪʧ ɪnˈʃʊrz ˈhɛlθi ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ənd ʤəˈnɛtɪk dɪˈvərsɪti əˈməŋ zu ˈænəməlz. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə ˈkəpəl həz pruvd tɪ bi ən ˈɛksələnt mæʧ. ˈtaɪgərz ər ˈsizənəl ˈbridərz ənd ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ˈʤɛnərəli brid ˈʤænjuˌɛri θru ʤun. ˈæftər ə ʤɛˈsteɪʃən ˈpɪriəd əv əˈprɑksəmətli θri mənθs, tu tɪ fɔr kəbz ər bɔrn ɪn ə ˈʃɛltərd dɛn. ðeɪ ər nərst baɪ ðɛr ˈməðər, hu ˈrɛrli livz ðɛm. æt əˈbaʊt tu wiks oʊld ðɛr aɪz ˈoʊpən ənd ðɛr fərst tiθ bɪˈgɪn tɪ ˈirəpt. ˈtaɪgərz ər ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ɛz ˈkrɪtɪkəli ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd, wɪθ ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv lɛs ðən 400 ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɪn ðə waɪld. ðiz ˈænəməlz wər wəns kɔld saɪˈbɪriən ˈtaɪgərz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər faʊnd θruaʊt saɪˈbɪriə. ðeɪ ər naʊ ˈɔlˌmoʊst kəmˈplitli kənˈfaɪnd tɪ ðə fɑr ist ˈpɔrʃən əv ˈeɪʒə əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈrɪvər ənd bɪˈkəz əv ðɪs ðeɪ ər naʊ ˈkɑmənli kɔld ˈtaɪgərz. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈhæbəˌtæt lɔs, ðə ˈbɪgəst θrɛts tɪ ðiz ˈtaɪgərz kəmz frəm ˈpoʊʧɪŋ, boʊθ fər ðɛr fər ənd ðɛr ˈəðər ˈbɑdi pɑrts wɪʧ ər juzd ɪn trəˈdɪʃənəl ʧaɪˈniz ˈmɛdəsən. ˈtaɪgərz ər ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈmɛmbər əv ðə kæt ˈfæməli. ðeɪ kən groʊ tɪ ˈnɪrli ənd mɔr ðən seven-feet-long*. ɪz sˈmɔlər ðən, weɪɪŋ ɪn æt mɔr ðən 280 paʊnz ˈdʊrɪŋ hər ˈwɛlnəs ɪgˈzæm, waɪl weɪz ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 360 paʊnz. ˈtaɪgərz ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ˈlɔŋgər hɛr ənd mɔr waɪt ɔn ðɛr koʊts ðən ˈəðər ˈtaɪgərz.
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denver zoo is celebrating the birth of four endangered amur tiger cubs born may 31 in a private maternity den. the cubs cannot be seen by visitors yet and are being monitored by keepers via a closed-circuit camera. zoo veterniarians gave the cubs a clean bill of health at a recent exam.the quadruplet cubs are the first to be born at denver zoo since 2003. an announcement will be made when the cubs are big enough to be seen in their zoo habitat.
the four unnamed cubs, two male and two female, were born to mother, koshka (koosh-kuh), and father, waldemere (wald-uh-meer). waldemere was born at denver zoo in 2003, but koshka was born at the beardsley zoo in bridgeport, connecticut in 2005 and came to denver in late 2008. the two were paired under recommendation of the association of zoos and aquariums (aza) species survival plan (ssp) which ensures healthy populations and genetic diversity among zoo animals. fortunately, the couple has proved to be an excellent match.
amur tigers are seasonal breeders and in north america generally breed january through june. after a gestation period of approximately three months, two to four cubs are born in a sheltered den. they are nursed by their mother, who rarely leaves them. at about two weeks old their eyes open and their first teeth begin to erupt.
amur tigers are classified as critically endangered, with an estimated population of less than 400 individuals remaining in the wild. these animals were once called siberian tigers because they were found throughout siberia. they are now almost completely confined to the far east portion of asia along the amur river and because of this they are now commonly called amur tigers. in addition to habitat loss, the biggest threats to these tigers comes from poaching, both for their fur and their other body parts which are used in traditional chinese medicine.
amur tigers are the largest member of the cat family. they can grow to nearly four-feet-tall and more than seven-feet-long. koshka is smaller than waldemere, weighing in at more than 280 pounds during her wellness exam, while waldemere weighs an estimated 360 pounds. amur tigers also have longer hair and more white on their coats than other tigers.
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ə ˈtiˌneɪʤ gərl ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə həz bɪn ʤeɪld fər ˈtræfɪkɪŋ ˈəndərɪʤ gərlz fər sɛks. ˈkæləs 17, frəm ˈfrɛznoʊ, həz bɪn ˈsɛntənst tɪ sərv 13 jɪrz ɪn ʤeɪl ˈæftər hər pɑrt ɪn ˈlʊrɪŋ ənd ˈfɔrsɪŋ ə grup əv ˈəndərɪʤ gərlz tɪ wərk ɛz ˈprɑstəˌtuts. wɑz ʤɪst 16 jɪrz əv eɪʤ wɪn ʃi kəˈmɪtɪd ðə kraɪmz ənd həz, baɪ ɔl əˈkaʊnts, ʃoʊn ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ rɪˈmɔrs fər hər kraɪmz. wən əv ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ hər juz əv ˈvərbəl θrɛts əˈgɛnst ðə gərlz wɪʧ ɪz ˈtɛknɪkəli ˈtɛrərɪst threats’*’ ɪn ˈjuˈɛs lɔ. wʊd poʊst ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs əv gərlz, hu wər ˈɔfən ɛz jəŋ ɛz 14 ər 15 ˈɔntu ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən ˈwɛbˌsaɪts, əreɪnʤ mits wɪθ mɛn ənd ðɛn teɪk ðɛm tɪ spɪˈsɪfɪk moʊˈtɛlz wɛr ðə gərlz wʊd ðɛn bi reɪpt. ˈsædli, nɑt ən ənˈkɑmən ˈstɔri. gərlz ər trɪkt ənd fɔrst ˈɪntu ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən ɔl əˈkrɔs əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ðə wərld. bət ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə həz ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈprɑbləm. ə fju aʊərz nɔrθ əv ˈfrɛznoʊ ɪn ðə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈrʊrəl ˈɛriə əv ˈhəmˌboʊlt ˈkaʊnti ən ˈɪnəsənt jəŋ gərl neɪmd ɛl snoʊ tɛlz hər oʊn ˈtrəbəlɪŋ ˈstɔri əv ˈfaɪndɪŋ hərˈsɛlf ɪn dip ˈtrəbəl ˈæftər ˈmitɪŋ ðə rɔŋ mæn wən ˈivnɪŋ. mɛt maɪ ˈtræfɪkər ðə seɪm weɪ ə lɔt əv ˈjuˈɛs du. aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət aɪ hæd bɪn mɑrkt. ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ, aɪ woʊk əp ənd ðɪs mæn wɑz ˈstændɪŋ ɪn frənt əv mi. hi hæd ðiz 6 ɪnʧ hilz wɪʧ ˈnɛvər wɔrn hilz ɪn maɪ laɪf biɪŋ 6 fit tɔl ənd ðɪs ˈlɪtəl pɪŋk skərt. ˈnɛvər wɔrn pɪŋk ɪn maɪ laɪf. ənd hi ˈwɔntɪd mi tɪ pʊt ðiz ɔn ənd toʊld mi aɪ hæd tɪ gɪt tɪ work.”*.” wɑz noʊ weɪ tɪ gɪt aʊt əv ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. hi tʊk maɪ kloʊðz, maɪ ʃuz, maɪ kiz, maɪ foʊn, ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli hi ˈstɑrtɪd seɪɪŋ hi ɪz nɑt hu hi sɛd hi wɑz, ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli ə pɪmp, ənd ðɪs ɪz haʊ ˈprɑstəˌtuts ər made.”*.” nɛkst θɪŋ aɪ noʊ wɑz biɪŋ ˈteɪkən tɪ ə ˈbrɑθəl. ðə ˈpərʧəsərz ˈrɪli wɔnt nu ˈprɑdəkts ɔl ðə taɪm. ðə sɛks ˈtræfɪkərz laɪk tɪ muv ðɛr ˈvɪktɪmz ˈfrikwɛntli soʊ ðeɪ gɪt tɪ noʊ ˈɛniˌwən ənd ˈhɑrdər fər lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt tɪ træk them.”*.” ɛl həz sɪns sɛt əp hər oʊn ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ˈəndərɪʤ sɛks ˈtræfɪkɪŋ kɔld over’*’. ʃi wərks ˈtaɪrləsli tɪ hɛlp stɑp ðiz ˈdeɪnʤərəs əˈfɛndərz ənd hɛlp ənˈdu ðə ˈdæmɪʤ ðət ˈpipəl laɪk ðɛm ənd du tɪ jəŋ gərlz. mɔr ɔn ˈrɪli kwaɪt ˈʃɑkɪŋ ˈstɔri:
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a teenage girl in california has been jailed for trafficking underage girls for sex. callous 17 year-old jelinajane bedrijo almario, from fresno, has been sentenced to serve 13 years in jail after her part in luring and forcing a group of underage girls to work as prostitutes.
almario was just 16 years of age when she committed the crimes and has, by all accounts, shown absolutely no remorse for her crimes.
one of the charges related to her use of verbal threats against the girls which is technically ‘making terrorist threats’ in us law.
almario would post photographs of girls, who were often as young as 14 or 15, onto well-known prostitution websites, arrange meets with men and then take them to specific motels where the girls would then be raped.
sadly, not an uncommon story. girls are tricked and forced into prostitution all across america and the world. but california has a particular problem. a few hours north of fresno in the relatively rural area of humboldt county an innocent young girl named elle snow tells her own troubling story of finding herself in deep trouble after meeting the wrong man one evening.
“i met my trafficker the same way a lot of us do. i didn’t realize that i had been marked. the next morning, i woke up and this man was standing in front of me. he had these 6 inch heels which i’ve never worn heels in my life being 6 feet tall and this little pink skirt. i’ve never worn pink in my life. and he wanted me to put these on and told me i had to get to work.”
“there was no way to get out of this situation. he took my clothes, my shoes, my keys, my phone, and eventually he started saying he is not who he said he was, that he’s actually a pimp, and this is how prostitutes are made.”
“the next thing i know was being taken to a brothel. the purchasers really want new products all the time. the sex traffickers like to move their victims frequently so they can’t get to know anyone and harder for law enforcement to track them.”
elle has since set up her own organization to combat underage sex trafficking called ‘game over’. she works tirelessly to help stop these dangerous offenders and help undo the damage that people like them and jelinajane bedrijo almario do to young girls.
here’s more on elle’s really quite shocking story:
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ɪn ðə weɪk əv ˈrisənt ˈproʊˌtɛsts əraʊnd ðə) bænd dɛθ ɪn ʤun, səm θɔts ɔn haʊ wi kən dɪˈvɛləp ən ˈmuvmənt fər ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ɛz dɛθ ɪn ʤun bɪˈgæn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪts raʊnz ɔn ðə dɛθ əv ðə wɛst tʊr (ə laɪn ˈɔfən juzd θruaʊt waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈlɪtərəʧər, ənd ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv ə bʊk baɪ ˈpəblɪk feɪs, ˈpætrɪk bjuˈkænən), ən grup bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈræli tɪ hæv ðə deɪts ˈkænsəld ənd ʃoʊz ˈproʊˌtɛstəd. ɛz ðə ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ bɪˈgæn ðɛr wɑz ə mæd rəʃ tɪ dɪˈfɛnd baɪ ə fæn beɪs ðət kʊd nɑt ˌɪˈmæʤən ðət ən ˌaɪkənəˈklæstɪk bænd səʧ ɛz ðɪs kʊd ˈrɪli bi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə kaɪnd əv heɪt ðeɪ wər biɪŋ əˈkjuzd əv. ər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ə kaɪnd əv foʊk culture.”*.” ˈoʊnli juz ˈfæʃɪst ˈɪmɪʤri ɛz ən aɪˈrɑnɪk shock.”*.” ər kwɪr ˈfrɛndli, ənd pleɪ ɪn israel.”*.” ðiz ər ˈoʊnli ə fju əv ðə ˌʤəstɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz ˈgɪvɪn, waɪl moʊst ˈpipəl ˈsɪmpli ˈsaɪtɪd ðət ðeɪ ˈjuʒəwəli seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈreɪʃəl soʊ ˈðɛrˌfɔr du nɑt fɪt ɪn ðə ˈnɑtsi ˈkætəˌgɔri. ðɪs wɑz rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ baɪ ə ˈdɪfəkəlt dɪˈskəʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfækʃənz wɪˈθɪn ˈnæzɪzəm ənd ən əˈtɛmpt æt ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl æˈnælɪsɪs əˈbaʊt ðə juz əv ˈfæʃɪst ənd ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈɪmɪʤri, moʊst əv wɪʧ wɑz lɔst ɔn ðoʊz dɪˈfɛndɪŋ. wət ðɪs tɛndz tɪ brɪŋ əp ɪz lɛs ə kˈwɛʃən əv haʊ ˈprɛzənts ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd mɔr ə ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ɪn ðə ˈdɪskɔrs əraʊnd anti-fascism*. təˈdeɪ ə ˈraɪzɪŋ taɪd əv ˈfæˌʃɪzəm teɪks ɔn ˈməltəpəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈproʊˌgræmz, faɪndz ˈɪntu ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈkəlʧərəl ˈmuvmənts sin ɛz trəˈdɪʃənəli boʊθ lɛft ənd raɪt, ənd ˈɔfən taɪmz ʃeɪdz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪn ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðət ər kəmˈplitli ˈeɪliən. ðə tərm ˈnɑtsi ɪz ˈɔfən hɑrd tɪ əˈplaɪ, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ðə dɪˈskəʃən ˈɔfən kriˈeɪts kənfˈjuʒən ənd rɑbz əv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈtruli ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz əraʊnd ðɪs ˈɪʃu. ɪt ɪz məʧ ˈiziər, ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən, tɪ ˈtərgət θɪŋz laɪk ðə nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə taʊn biɪŋ ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈmuvmənt ənd ðə ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ˈmuvmənt (ˈfɔrmərli wərld ʧərʧ əv ðə kriˈeɪtər) ɛz ðə ɛsˈθɛtɪks ənd moʊst ˈpipəl ˈʤɛnərəli ˌəndərˈstænd ˈrɛtərɪk. bət wət əˈbaʊt ðə ˈrɛtərɪk ˈprɛzənt ɪn? haʊ əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈskəʃən əv ˈpeɪgəˌnɪzəm, raɪt wɪŋ anti-capitalism*, ˈfoʊkɪʃ ˈkəlʧər, ənd ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈtɛnənts əv ˈraɪzɪŋ ””intellectual”*” ˈfæˌʃɪzəm. ðɪs kriˈeɪts ə dɪskəˈnɛkt ɛz ər ˈɔfən rɪˈdust tɪ ðə moʊst ˈɑbviəs, ənd ˈɔfən list ˈifɛktɪv, ˈtərgət. ðə kˈwɛʃən hir bɪˈkəmz wət ðə goʊlz əv ən ˈmuvmənt ʃʊd bi, ənd wət ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ə ˈfæʃɪst ˈkɑrənt kən bi wɪn nɑt ˈkaʊnərd. ðɛr ər tu ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈprɑbləmz ðət ə ˈfæʃɪst ˈmuvmənt kən kriˈeɪt wɪn ˈɛnərɪŋ ə kəmˈjunɪti. 1 ɪkˈstrim ˈvaɪələns təˈwɔrdz ˈmɛmbərz əv kəmˈjunɪtiz ðət əˈpoʊz ðɛm. ðɪs minz ðə ˈtɑrgətɪŋ əv məˈnɔrətiz, ʤuz, foʊks, ənd ˈəðərz fər ˈvaɪələns. 2 ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈmuvmənts tɪ pʊʃ ðɛm ɪn ə ˈfæʃɪst dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, ˈwɛðər ɔn ðə raɪt ər ðə lɛft. ðə fərst wən həz ˈɔfən bɪn ðə ˈtərgət əv grups, ənd fər gʊd ˈrizən. ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən ˈɪʃu ðət ə ˈmɪlətənt ˈreɪsɪst ˈmuvmənt wɪl kɔz ɪz spɑnˈteɪniəs ˈvaɪələns fər ˈpipəl, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈrændəm əˈtæks ɔn ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr ɔn ðə strit. ðɪs ɪz ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈprɑbləm sɪns, baɪ ənd lɑrʤ, grups ər ˈrɪli nɑt ɪkˈwɪpt fər ðə kaɪnd əv kəmˈjunɪti pəˈlisɪŋ ðət ðɪs rikˈwaɪərz. ðɪs dɪz nɑt min ɪt ɪz ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri, bət ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti ɪt kriˈeɪts səʧ ə pɔɪnt əv ˈvaɪələns ðət moʊst ˈpipəl ˈkænɑt rɪsk ðɛr lɪvz tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, ðoʊ ˈpipəl ˈɔfən hərl ˈɛpəˌθɛts æt ðə pəˈlis, ˈkɔlɪŋ ðɛm ˈfæʃɪsts, ðeɪ ər ˈjuʒəwəli nɑt, ənd ðə pəˈlis ˈjuʒəwəli ˈtɑrgəts ˈnɑtsi gæŋz ˈprɪti ˈrɛgjələrli. ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ðə pəˈlis du nɑt ˈjuʒəwəli kəm frəm ðɛr pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ˈoʊpənli ˈfæʃɪst ˈmuvmənts (æt list ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri), bət ˌɪnˈstɛd ɪn ðɛr prəˈtɛkʃən əv ə ˈsɪstəm əv ˈkæpɪtəl ənd ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəˌlaɪzd əˈprɛʃən. ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪgˈzɪbəts kənˈsɪstənt ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ɔn ə ˈdeɪli ˈbeɪsɪs, bət ðɪs ɪz ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ˈdɪfərənt ðən ə ˌpɛrəˈmɪləˌtɛri fɔrs ðət hoʊps tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ən ɪkˈsplɪsətli ˈreɪsɪst ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsɪstəm. fər ðət du wɔnt tɪ ˈtərgət ðiz grups, ðeɪ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ kəˈmɪt tɪ ə laɪf æt rɪsk əv ˈvaɪələns ənd riˌtæliˈeɪʃən. ðɪs fækt dɪz nɑt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, min ðət ðɛr ˈɛfərts ər nɑt ˈnidɪd, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd məʧ lɛs ˈifɛktɪv. ðə ˈvaɪələns əv ɪkˈsplɪsət ˈnɑtsiz ɪz ˈɔfən ˌənprəˈvoʊkt, ənˈplænd, ənd ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈkaʊntər. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ə ˈpræksɪs əv kəmˈjunɪti prəˈtɛkʃən ənd ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti kən bi ɪmˈplɔɪd, wɛr seɪf ˈspeɪsɪz ər ɪˈstæblɪʃt ənd ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl kəmˈjunɪti rɪˈspɑns ˈnɛtˌwərks kən bi kriˈeɪtɪd. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðə wən ðət ɪz boʊθ mɔr pərˈsɪstənt ɪn ɑr ˈkɑrənt ˈklaɪmɪt ənd ˈɔfən lɛs ˈtɑrgətɪd. ðɪs kəmz ɪn ˈsɛvərəl fɔrmz, lɛs ˈɔfən ˈhævɪŋ pɑrˈtɪsəpənts əv ən ˈoʊpən self-identification*. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðiz ˈpipəl meɪ rɪˈfər tɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ˈrædɪkəl trəˈdɪʃnələsts, ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri kənˈsərvətɪvz, riˈækʃəˌnɛriz, neo-pagans*, ər ˈsɪmpli citizens.”*.” ðə ˈrɛtərɪk hir ˈɔfən ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wɪθ ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈkəlʧərəl əv ðiz aɪˈdiəz ər, bət ðə fækt rɪˈmeɪnz ðət ðeɪ ʃɛr ə waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪst. ðɛr ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz tɪ naʊ ˈɛnər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmuvmənts, kəmˈjunɪti ˈspeɪsɪz, ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl kəmˈjunɪtiz, ənd ðə laɪk, ənd ˈɪnfluəns ðɛm ɪn ə ˈsərtən dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, ˈjuʒəwəli təˈwɔrdz ðə əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən trəˈdɪʃənz ənd people.”*.” ðeɪ meɪ nɑt rəˈsaɪt ðə words”*” ɪkˈsplɪsətli, bət ðə ˈkɑntɛnt əv ðɛr spiʧ rɪˈmeɪnz ðə seɪm. ɪt ɪz hir ðət θɪŋz bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt, bət ðɛr ər səm ˈmeɪnˌsteɪz ðət wi kən lʊk təˈwɔrdz. wət ɪz ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈɪʃu fər waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪsts tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn? ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən (ju meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ seɪ əˈfərmətɪv ˈækʃən, bət ðɪs həz ˈrɪli rɪˈsidɪd ɛz wɪl bi dɪˈskəst ˈleɪtər). wət ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd moʊst ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈɪʃu fər ðɛm? ðɛr ɪz nən. ðɪs ɪz nɑt bɪˈkəz waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪsts vju ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ɛz ə ˈprɑbləm əˈbəv ɔl ɛls, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðɛr ˈkɑrənt ˈrɛtərɪk wɪl lɛd ju tɪ bɪˈliv ðɪs. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðeɪ hæv faʊnd ə dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈɪʃu ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ kən ˈɛnər ənd ʃɪft ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən kənˈsɪstəntli. ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, ðɛr wər kənˈtɛnʃəs ˈɪʃuz ðət wər ˈizi tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈpəblɪk dɪˈskəʃən əˈbaʊt, jɛt təˈdeɪ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ɪz ɔn ˈmɛni maɪndz ənd mɪkst ˈkɑnʃəsnəs əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈɪʃu ɪz ˈkɑmən ˈivɪn ɪn ““progressive”*” kəmˈjunɪtiz. ə greɪt ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈklɪrli ˈwɛbˌsaɪt vdare*. rən baɪ waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪst pɔl goddfried*, ðɪs ɪz ən ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðət hoʊsts ə əv viewpoints”*” ðət ər ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən. ɪt ɪz θru ðɪs ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ənd ˈrɪli ˈoʊnli θru ðɪs taɪp əv ˈdɪskɔrs, ðət ˈsəmˌwən laɪk ˈpitər ˈbrɪməloʊ ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ bi ˈteɪkən ˈsɪriəsli ənd bi ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ ˈmeɪnˌstrim kənˈsərvətɪv ɪˈvɛnts laɪk c-pac*. ˈbrɪməloʊ hoʊsts ˈoʊpənli ˈreɪsɪst ˈraɪtərz ɔn vdare*, ɛz wɛl ɛz wɛl noʊn riˈækʃəˌnɛriz laɪk pæt bjuˈkænən. hir ðeɪ ər ˈgɪvɪn ə gɪft ɪn ðət ˈreɪsɪst ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən aɪˈdiəz ər stɪl ˈmeɪnˌstrim ənd ækˈsɛptɪd wɪˈθɪn ðə sfɪr əv discourse,”*,” ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr waɪt ˈsɛpərətɪst aɪˈdiəz bɪˈkəm pɑrt əv ðɪs sfɪr θru pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu. ðə seɪm ɪz tru əv ˈoʊvərt ˈreɪsɪsts laɪk stiv ˈseɪlər ənd ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈnæʃənəl ˌrivˈju kənˈtrɪbjətər ʤɑn ˈdərbiˌʃər. ˈəðər ˈɪʃuz kəm ənd goʊ ɛz ˈreɪsɪsts fil ɛz ðoʊ ðeɪ kən ˈjutəˌlaɪz ðɛm. æt taɪmz ðeɪ hæv bɪn ɔn boʊθ ðə ˈvænˌgɑrd əv ðə proʊ ənd ˈmuvmənts. ðeɪ hæv æt taɪmz bɪn kənˈsərvətɪv ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈkrɪsʧɪnz, waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈʃɪftɪŋ tɪ ʤərˈmænɪk ˈmuvmənts wɪθ ən ˈɛθnɪk identitarianism*. ðeɪ ər boʊθ ˈhaɪpər ˈræʃənəl, ənd ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv məˈtɪriəˌlɪzəm ənd saɪəns. ðeɪ læk kənˈsɪstənsi ɪn ðɛr ˈɪʃuz ənd ðɛr əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm, jɛt rɪˈmeɪn kənˈsɪstənt ɪn ðɛr kənˈkluʒənz. ðə dɪˈvərsɪti ənd kəmˈplɛksɪti əv ðɪs həz ˈrɪli ˈteɪkən ʃeɪp wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən əv ˌækəˈdɛmɪks ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈdɪskɔrs, ˈjuʒəwəli ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ˈwɛstərn ˈjʊrəp. ˈmuvmənts laɪk drois*, grece*, ðə frɛnʧ nu raɪt, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈɔθərz laɪk əˈleɪn ənd ˈʤɑnəθən ˈboʊdən dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˈkænən tɪ bi ɛˈsɛnʃəli ðə ˈfæʃɪst ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ˈfræŋkfərt skul ˈmɑrksɪzəm. dəˈmɛstɪkli, ðə ˈvænˌgɑrd əv ðɪs riˈsteɪtmənt əv fascism”*” kəmz ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ɔlˈtərnətɪv raɪt, ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ, vɔɪs əv ˈrizən ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, ənd ˈəðərz. ðɛr ɪz əˈgɛn ˈnəθɪŋ kənˈsɪstənt ɪn ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks əv ðiz ˈɛriəz, ɪkˈsɛpt ðɛr ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəmz əv ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəˌlɪzəm, iˌgæləˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm, ənd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət kʊd ˈpɑsəbli rɪp waɪt ˌjʊrəˈpiənz frəm ðɛr history.”*.” æt əˈtæk ðə ˈsɪstəm wi si ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən lɛd əv ˈnæʃənəl anarchism*, əˈməŋst ˈəðər ˈsɪmələr streɪnz laɪk ənd anarcho-monarchism*. hir ˈfɔrmər ˈwərkər ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti əˈlaɪəns ˈmɛmbər tərnd ˈnæʃənəl ˈænərˌkɪst, səˈpɔrts sɪˈsɛʃənɪst ˈmuvmənts wɛr ˈpipəl əˈbɑlɪʃ ðə steɪt ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈɛθnɪkli həˈmɑʤənəs ˈtraɪbəl sɛkts. ˈrɪʧərd ˈspɛnsər, ˈpriviəsli əv ɔlˈtərnətɪv raɪt ənd naʊ ˈʤərnəl, ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn wət hi kɔlz ˈrædɪkəl traditionalism*, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ən ənd ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsɪstəm. hir hi kənˈsɪstəntli ˈɑrgjuz fər ˈfæʃɪst ˈpɑləsiz ɛz ðə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən əv ðə greɪt civilization,”*,” beɪst ɔn ˈhɛroʊˌɪzəm, strɛŋθ, ənd ə strɪkt ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm. ɔl əv ðiz ˈjutəˌlaɪz ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ˌækəˈdimiə ənd ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm tɪ ˈɑrgju fər səm əv ðə moʊst ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl vjuz ɔn reɪs ənd ˈpɑləˌtɪks, wɪθ ə ˈstɑrtɪŋ pɔɪnt ðət ˈpɑpjələr dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪz ə pərˈvərʒən ənd ðət ˈpipəl ər ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli əˈnikwəl. ðɛr hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ɔn ðə fɑr raɪt, soʊ ðiz nu tərmz ənd ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz ər ˈnəθɪŋ nu. wət ɪz ˈdɪfərənt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ðət ðə ˈvɪʤələns əv ðɛr həz weɪnd. ɪt meɪ sim ˈɑbviəs wɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðɛr ˈraɪtɪŋ ðət ðeɪ ər ˈgɪtɪŋ æt ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ˈfæʃɪst, ˈivɪn wɪn əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ðə wərd ˈaʊˈtraɪt. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ɛz ðiz aɪˈdiəz ˈɛnər ɑr ˈmuvmənts wi hæv nɑt kriˈeɪtɪd ðə kaɪnd əv juˈnaɪtɪd frənts ðət ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðɪs həz bɪn ðə ənˈkəmfərtəbəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðiz ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈmuvmənts ənd ðə ˈrædɪkəl ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ənd kərənts. waɪl ˈpipəl laɪk ʤɑn ənd ˈkɛvɪn ˈtəkər krɪˈtik ɔl ˈæˌspɛkts əv ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən fər ɪts ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈifɛkts, ənd ˈædvəˌkeɪt ə rɪˈtərn tɪ ə weɪ əv ˈlɪvɪŋ, ðɛr ər ˈdɛfənət ˈɛləmənts tɪ ðɛr ˈdɪskɔrs ðət hæv bɪˈkəm kˈwɛsʧənəbəl. wət ˈɔfən rɪˈfərz tɪ ɛz ə krɪˈtik əv ˈkəlʧərəl orientation”*” ˈɔfən rɪˈzɛmbəlz ðə ˈnuli ˈfɔrmɪŋ krɪˈtiks əv ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəˌlɪzəm ðət ər ˈhæpənɪŋ ɔn ðə, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˌɪnˈhɛrənt bɪˈlif ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks ðət ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈspɛʃəl nidz məst bi ˈsækrəˌfaɪst. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈdɛfənət ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈɛləmənt tɪ ðɪs æˈnælɪsɪs, æt taɪmz ˈɛkoʊɪŋ ðə ˈfoʊkɪʃ kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈpipəl ənd ðə lænd. ˈfɛtɪˌʃɪzəm əv ˈtraɪbəl kəmˈjunɪtiz ɪz ˈkɑmən, ˈɔfən fərˈgɛtɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəs haʊ ə rɪˈtərn tɪ ðiz ərˈɪʤənəl ˈtraɪbəl kəmˈjunɪtiz ˈɔfən teɪks ðə fɔrm əv ˈreɪʃəl ˌsɛgrəˈgeɪʃən. ðɪs ɪz nɑt tɪ seɪ ðət ˈpipəl laɪk hɪmˈsɛlf ʃɛr ðiz ˈfæʃɪst, ənd ˈlaɪkli fɑr frəm ɪt, bət ðɪs həz kriˈeɪtɪd ə klɪr ˈoʊpənɪŋ. ˈrisəntli, ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈænərˌkɪst wɑz ˈædɪd tɪ ðə ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl kəˈlɛktɪv əv grin ˈænərˌkɪst ɪn ˈbrɪtən, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈmɛni tɪ riˈmuv ɪt frəm ðɛr ʃɛlvz. ˈɔfən taɪmz ðɪs ˈdɪskɔrs həz əˈfɛktɪd grin kəmˈjunɪtiz, ənd ɪt ɪz nɑt ənˈkɑmən fər θɪŋz laɪk reɪs ənd ˈneɪʃən tɪ bi dɪˈskəst əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðiz pərˈspɛktɪvz. ɪn dip grin rɪˈzɪstəns wi si ə rɪˈspɛkt fər ðə ˈtɔpˌdaʊn mɪˈlɪʃə staɪl ðət wi si ɪn paramilitarism*, ɛz wɛl ɛz ən əkˈsɛptəns əv wɪˈθaʊt ə kənˈsɪstənt ˈbæˌklæʃ. ɛz wi ˈɛnərd ˈɪntu ðə ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ˈmuvmənt, ðə dɪˈvərsɪti əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl aɪˈdiəz ənd ˈbækˌgraʊndz kriˈeɪtɪd ə lɔt əv ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈkɑnflɪkts. waɪl ðɪs dɪsəˈgrimənt ɪz ˈtoʊtəli ˈwɛlkəm ɪn ə ˌməltiˈfæsətɪd mæs ˈmuvmənt, wi əˈgɛn sɔ ə rɪˈtərn əv ðə kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪri ənd moʊst ˈænərˌkɪsts, ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈkæpətəlɪsts ˌlɪbərˈtɛˌriənz filz laɪk ə pənʧ ɪn ðə ˈstəmək). wi sɔ θɪŋz laɪk truthers*, ˈmaɪzɪz ˈɪnstɪˌtut ˈfɛloʊz, ənd ˈmɛni ɔn ðə ˈfrɪnʤɪz əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks biɪŋ dɪˈskəst. ɛz ən ˈəndərˌkərənt tɪ ˈmɛni əv ðiz ər ˈklæsɪk kənˈspɪrəsiz əˈbaʊt ðə kənˈtroʊl ʤuz hæv ɪn ðə ˈmidiə, ˈbæŋkɪŋ, ənd ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ˈmɛni əv wɪʧ ər ðə seɪm ðət ðə ʤɑn bərʧ soʊˈsaɪɪti hæd ɪn ðə pæst. ðə ˌɪnˈhɛrənt ““inequality”*” əv ˈpipəl ɪz ˈsɛntrəl tɪ ðə aɪˈdiəz ˈprɛzənt ɪn ˈpipəl laɪk ˈməri ˈrɔθbərd, ənd hɪz ˈreɪʃəl vjuz ər wɛl noʊn. ɛz ə sərʧ fər ˈoʊpənəs wɑz ˈhɛrəldɪd ɛz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ɪn ðiz ˈbərʤənɪŋ ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃənz, wi bɪˈgæn tɪ si ən ənkˈwɛsʧənɪŋ əkˈsɛptəns əv ˈbɔrdərˌlaɪn kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪriz ənd dɪsˈgəstɪŋ vjuz ɔn ðə pur ɛz pɑrt əv ðə əkˈsɛptəbəl reɪnʤ əv ˈdɪskɔrs. waɪl ˈmɛni əv ðiz ““libertarians”*” hæd kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ neo-confederate*, mɪˈlɪʃə, ənd ˈreɪʃəl ˈmuvmənts, wi stɪl sæt θru tɔks ɔn ðə goʊld ˈstændərd ənd ðə ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv ɛz ɪf ðɪs frɪnʤ ˈɛləmənt wɑz ʤɪst ə pɑrt əv ɑr ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri mɪˈljʊ. ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz, ðeɪ aren’t*. ðiz aɪˈdiəz du nɑt meɪk əp pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈælaɪz ɪn lɛft kəmˈjunɪtiz, əˈspɛʃəli wənz ðət hæv kəˈmɪtɪd ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ ən ɪˌgæləˈtɛriən. wɪˈθaʊt ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðɪs ˈrɛtərɪk fər wət ɪt ɪz ɪt ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ si ɪt wɪn ɪt bɪˈgɪnz tɪ ˈɪnfluəns ɑr ˈmuvmənts. ʤɪst laɪk ə ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt tərnz ɪts hoʊst əˈgɛnst ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ðiz ˈmuvmənts goʊ frəm biɪŋ ɑr tulz fər ˈsoʊʃəl ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ðɛr ˈwɛpən fər ˈsoʊʃəl dɪˈstrəkʃən. ðə kˈwɛʃən ðət kəmz əp hir ɪz haʊ kən wi goʊ ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ən ˈpræksɪs ðət kən bi boʊθ ˈifɛktɪv ənd ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv. ðɪs ˈɔfən bɪˈgɪnz baɪ noʊɪŋ wət wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər, ənd wət wi ər ˈfaɪtɪŋ. wɪˈθaʊt ə klɪr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv wət ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ɪz wi wɪl ˈoʊnli bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ spɑt ɪt ɪn ɪts moʊst ˈɑbviəs ˈkɛrɪkəˌʧərz əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə ˈfæʃɪst ˈmuvmənts ðət wɪl əˈtɛmpt tɪ geɪn ˈpaʊərfəl hoʊldz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə wɪl ˈlaɪkli nɑt bi ˈəndər ə ˈnɑtsi flæg. ðɪs meɪks ðɛm ˈhɑrdər tɪ spɑt, ˈhɑrdər tɪ əˈtæk, ənd ˈhɑrdər tɪ ˈsəfəˌkeɪt. wət ˈpipəl hæv dən fər jɪrz ɪz əˈtɛmpt tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv fascism.”*.” wət ðɪs minz ɪz ə weɪ tɪ dɪˈskraɪb wət ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ɪz ðət ɪz nɑt dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈmuvmənt, ˈkɑnflɪkt, ˈkəntri, ər ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm. wət ɪz ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈfæʃɪst ˈɛləmənt? səm ˈɑrgju ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ʤəˈnɛrɪk ˈfæˌʃɪzəm bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə fɔls ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi ðət ɪz spɪˈsɪfɪk tɪ ðə ˈdɪkteɪtər ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz ʤɪst ə weɪ tɪ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. waɪl ðɪs ɪz tru, ðɛr ər ˈkɑmən ˈfiʧərz ðət baɪnd təˈgɛðər ˈfæʃɪst ˈmuvmənts ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðeɪ meɪ bi ˈkəlʧərəˌli ənd ˈdɪfərənt. ðɛr həz ˈɔfən bɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈsɪmpli dɪˈfaɪn əˌθɔrəˈtɛriən ˈmuvmənts ɛz ˈfæʃɪst, ðoʊ ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə ˌjunəˈvərsəl kəˈnɛkʃən. ˈmɑrksɪsts ˈɔfən dɪˈfaɪn ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ɛz ðə mɔr riˈækʃəˌnɛri ˈsɛktər əv ˈkæpɪtəl, bət ðɪs ˈmɪsɪz ɪts moʊst ki ˈɛləmənts. ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ɛz ə steɪt fəˈlɑsəfi ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌjunəˈvərsəli bɪˈkəz ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm kriˈeɪts tu məʧ ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəˌlɪzəm ənd dɪz nɑt pʊt ðə ˈwɛlˌfɛr əv ə həˈmɑʤənəs ˈreɪʃəl ər ˈkəlʧərəl grup fərst. ɪn ðɪs weɪ ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ɪz ˈɔfən dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm, wɛr baɪ ə ˈwɛlˌfɛr steɪt ɪz juzd tɪ ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli ɪkˈsklud ˈpipəl. ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl kɔr əv ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ɪz ðə bɪˈlif ɪn ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈneɪʧər əv ˈhaɪˌrɑrki. ɪf ˈpipəl ər ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli əˈnikwəl, ðɛn soʊˈsaɪɪti ʃʊd bi ˈstrætəˌfaɪd ənd dɪˈmɑkrəsi ʃʊd bi weɪnd sɪns ðə ˈgəvərnɪŋ əv ðə ˈpipəl ɪz bɛst lɛft əp tɪ ən ɪˈlit. ˈɛni fɔrm əv ˈkæpətəlɪst ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv dɪˈmɑkrəsi, wɪʧ moʊst ˈænərˌkɪsts ənd wʊd seɪ ˈivɪn ə tru dɪˈmɑkrəsi, əˈlaʊz fər tu məʧ klæs moʊˈbɪlɪti ənd ˈpɑpjələr kənˈtroʊl. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ə ˈfæʃɪst steɪt ɪz mɛnt tɪ fɔrs ˈhaɪˌrɑrki tɪ ɪgˈzɪst wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˌɪˌrɛgjəˈlɛrəti əv ˈkæpɪtəl. ðɪs steɪt ɪz mɛnt tɪ səbˈvərt ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz əˈlɔŋ ən ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl laɪn, fɔrs collaboration,”*,” ənd meɪk ʃʊr ðət ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti ɪz əbˈzərvd. ˈmɛni ɔn ðə ˈmɑdərn ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈfæʃɪst laɪn rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə aɪˈdiəz əv ˈʤuljəs ɛˈvoʊlə, ə ˈrædɪkəl raɪt wɪŋ fəˈlɑsəfər ðət steɪts ðət səˈsaɪɪtiz ər ˈhɛlθiər ðə mɔr ˈklɪrli ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ənd ˈhaɪˌrɑrki ɪz. hi əˈsərts ðət mɑˈdərnəti ɪz ə ““feminizing”*” ənd ˈikwəˌlaɪzɪŋ fɔrs ðət strɪps əv ɑr ˈnæʃənəl, ˈreɪʃəl, ənd ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti, wɪʧ ɪz ˌɪnˈhɛrənt ɪn ““traditional”*” səˈsaɪɪtiz. ðɪs ʃoʊz ðə nɛkst ki ˈɛləmənt əv ˈfæˌʃɪzəm, wɪʧ ɪz ə mɪθ əˈbaʊt ðə nature”*” əv soʊˈsaɪɪti. ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ˈprɑməsəz tɪ rɪˈstɔr ðə tru ˈɔrdər, ðə hɪˈroʊɪk ˈhɪstəri ðət ˈnɛvər wɑz. ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ˈaʊˌtlaɪnz ə məˈθɑləˌʤi əˈbaʊt ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈgrupɪŋ baɪ səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ɪn ðə pæst ɪt wɑz ˈreɪʃəli həˈmɑʤənəs, fɪld wɪθ ˈhɪroʊz, ˈpərfəktli rən, ənd wɛr baɪ ˈpipəl ər ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəˌli fʊlˈfɪld. ðɪs ˈɔfən fərˈgɛts ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ɪkˈstrim əˈprɛʃən ðət moʊst ˈpipəl ɪkˈspɪriənst hɪˈstɔrɪkəli ɛz ˈsəbʤɪkts əv ðə ˈɛmpaɪərz ðeɪ hoʊp tɪ ˈɛmjəˌleɪt ɪn ə ˈmɑdərn ˈkɑntɛkst, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə fækt ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˌhɑməʤəˈniəti ɪn ˈɛni əv ðiz ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəmˈjunɪtiz æt ˈɛni pɔɪnt ɪn ˈhɪstəri. ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ðət ðɪs ˈvɪʒən əv ɪts pæst wɑz ˈnɛvər tru, bət ðət dɪz nɑt nɪˈgeɪt ðət ˈfæʃɪsts bɪˈliv wi kən rɪˈtərn tɪ ɪt. ˈɛlɪˌtɪzəm, essentialism*, ənd ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ər ɔl ki sɪns ðeɪ kriˈeɪt ə ðət ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti ɪz ““natural”*” ənd ðət ˈneɪʃənz ər ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks əv ə baɪˈɑləʤi. wɪˈθaʊt ðɪs rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə pjʊr ɛˈsɛnʃəl ɪt ɪz hɑrd fər ðɛm tɪ ˈɑrgju ðət ə ˈneɪʃən həz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈkruʃəl tɪ ˈɔfər, bət ɪf ju əˈsum ðət ɔl θɪŋz ər beɪst ɪn baɪˈɑləʤi ðeɪ kən strɪŋ təˈgɛðər ə ˈnɛrətɪv ðət ˈreɪʃəl ˈkætəˌgɔriz dɪˈfaɪn ɑr ˈkəlʧərəl ˌriˈæləˌtiz. ðɛr ɪz noʊ kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri saɪəns tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðiz ˈreɪʃəl ˈkætəˌgɔriz ənd noʊ ˈɛvədəns tɪ prəˈpoʊz ðət ˈpipəl əv ʤərˈmænɪk ˈdisənt hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ˈdɪfərənt əˈbaʊt ðɛm ðən ˈɛniˌwən frəm ˈɛni ˈəðər pɑrt əv ðə wərld, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ðeɪ ˈizəli slɪp ˈɪntu ˈdəbəl spik, kˈwoʊtɪŋ əbˈskjʊr fəˈlɑsəfərz ənd pleɪɪŋ wɪθ səˈbʤɛktɪv tərmz laɪk ““identity”*” ðɛr ɪz ə lɔt əv dɪˈskəʃən əˈbaʊt wət ɪz ˈtruli ˈfæʃɪst, wət ɪz proto-fascist*, ənd wət ˈsɪmpli həz elements.”*.” ðə ˈænsər tɪ ðɪs fər ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz kəmz ə lɔt ˈdɪfərənt ðən ˌækəˈdɛmɪks ðət meɪk ɪt ˈsɪmpli ən ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈɛksərˌsaɪz. ˌɪnˈstɛd, wi hæv tɪ si ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ɛz ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ bi əˈpoʊzd ənd ˈkaʊnərd, nɑt ˈsɪmpli ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ɪgˈzɪsts ɛz ən aɪˈdiə ɔn ɪts oʊn. ˈfæˌʃɪzəm əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈkɑŋkər ənd ˈtrænsfɔrm ɑr kəmˈjunɪtiz, soʊ ɪts ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ɪz ˈoʊnli ɛz ˈjusfəl ɛz wi kən juz ɪt ɛz ə ˈkætəˌgɔri tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ənd dɪˈstrɔɪ. ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ɪz nɑt dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ɪts kəˈmænd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ər ɪts anti-capitalism*, bət baɪ ɪts ɪˈlitɪst, ˌhaɪˈrɑrkəkəl, ˈreɪsɪst ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm ənd məˈθɑləˌʤi. pərˈsivd rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə pæst, ɪts juˈtoʊpiən ˈvɪʒənz əv ˌsupɪriˈɔrɪti, ənd ɪts bɪˈlif ɪn ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈneɪʧər əv ˈsɛkʃuəl, ˈʤɛndər, ˈreɪʃəl, ənd ˈsoʊʃəl roʊlz. wɪˈθɪn ðɪs ˈkɑntɛkst wi kən si ən ɪnˈtaɪər hɪˈstɔrɪkəl rən fər ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ɛz ɪt ərˈaɪzɪz ɛz ə dɪˈstɪŋkt ˈkɑrənt wɪˈθɪn ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmuvmənt, ˈivɪn ɪf ðət ˈkɑrənt dɪz nɑt teɪk ˈoʊvər ˈɛvəri ˌæpərˈætəs əv ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈsoʊʃəl laɪf. ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ʤəˈpæn, ˈnɑtsi ˈʤərməni, ənd ˈfæʃɪst ˈɪtəli ər ˈɔfən prəˈpoʊzd ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli tru ˌmænəfɛˈsteɪʃənz əv ˈfæˌʃɪzəm, bət ðɪs nɪˈgeɪts ðə ˌriˈæləˌti əv ɪts pleɪs ɪn ðə ɪn speɪn, ðə aɪərn gɑrd ɪn roʊˈmeɪniə, ənd, moʊst ˈrisəntli, ðə ˈpɛrəˌnɔɪd ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm əv nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə. ˈfæˌʃɪzəm meɪks əp ə dɪˈstɪŋkt wɛr baɪ ˈɪmɪʤri həz ˈsəbstəntɪv ˈminɪŋ ənd ɛθˈnɪsɪti ɪz ə dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk. ˈfæˌʃɪzəm dɪz ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz nɑt əˈtæʧ ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ spɪˈsɪfɪk pəˈlɪtɪkəl fɔrˈmeɪʃənz. ðɛr həz ˈɔfən bɪn ə ˈvɛri ˈkɑmən kəmˈpɛrəsən, ˈjuʒəwəli baɪ ðə lɛs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt kənˈsərvətɪv mɪˈljʊ, ðət ˈɛni kaɪnd əv ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪzd ˈɪndəstri ðəs dɪˈnoʊts ˈfæˌʃɪzəm bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪzd ðət ˈɪndəstri ɪn ˈʤərməni ənd ˈɪtəli. ðɪs ɪz ən ˈɑbviəs ˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈfæləsi, bət dɪz ˈprɛzənt səm əv ðə ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ dɪˈsərnɪŋ ˈfæˌʃɪzəm. waɪl ɪt dɪz ˈɔfən teɪk ɔn əˌθɔrəˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm, ənd ðə aɪˈdiə əv əˈθɔrəti ˈwɛðər ɪn ə ˈmækroʊ ˈlɛvəl θru ““fuher”*” taɪp ˈlidərˌʃɪp ənd ɔn ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊ ˈlɛvəl baɪ strɔŋ mɛn wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈfæməli, ɪt dɪz nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli dɪˈnoʊt ˌtoʊˌtæləˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm. ˈnæʃənəl ˈænərˌkɪsts ˈɑrgju fər ə fɔrm əv ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm, wɛr baɪ ˈtraɪbəl ənd ˈreɪʃəl əˈθɔrətiz ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˌæpərˈætəs əv ðə steɪt. ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðə ˈmɛni position”*” ˈfæʃɪst aɪˈdiəz ðət hæv bɪˈkəm ˈpɑpjələr, wɛr ɪt ɪz nɑt ənˈkɑmən tɪ ˈkɑmbaɪn ˈpriviəsli θɔt əv ɛz ˈsoʊʃəl aɪˈdiəz. ðə ki ˈɛləmənt hir wɪl ˈnɛvər bi ə taɪp əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl məˈʃinəri, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd ə dɪˈstɪŋkt wən əv ˈvæljuz. pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ˈʧoʊzən bɪˈkəz əv ɪts pərˈsivd ˈifɛktɪvnəs ɪn ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ə sɔrt əv ˈvælju. frəm ðə pərˈspɛktɪv əv moʊst ˈpipəl, ɪkˈwɑləti, ˈfridəm, ənd ðə laɪk ər ˈkɑmən ˈvæljuz, ðoʊ ðə ˈmɛθədz əv haʊ tɪ əˈʧiv ðɪs ˈvɛri ˈgreɪtli. əˈməŋ ðə ˈrædɪkəl raɪt, ðɪs sɛns əv ˈvælju ɪz kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈhaɪˌrɑrki, əˈθɔrəti, trəˈdɪʃən, ənd strɛŋθ ˈoʊvər ðə wik ər ðə ˈvæljuz, ənd ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌæpərˈætəs ðət ɪz ˈʧoʊzən ɪz ʤɪst ðə ˈmɛθəd. waɪl ðə kaɪnd əv steɪt ˈfæˌʃɪzəm sin ɪn ˈɪtəli ənd ˈʤərməni meɪ bi ðə kaɪnd ðət ɪz ˈkɑmənli noʊn, ɪt ɪz nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmɛθəd ðət ðiz ˈpipəl kəm əp wɪθ. ðə ˌtoʊˌtælɪˈtɛriən ˈtɪrəni əv ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈrəʃə tʊk ɔn ˈmɛni əv ðə steɪt ˈfəŋkʃənz ðət ˈnɑtsi ˈʤərməni dɪd, bət ˈdɪfərənt ɪn ðət ðeɪ θɔt ðɪs əˈprɛʃən kʊd lɛd tɪ ən ɪˌgæləˈtɛriən dɪˈmɑkrəsi. ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪz ðə ˈnɑtsiz juzd ðiz tulz tɪ smæʃ boʊθ. frəm hir wi kən bɪˈgɪn tɪ skɛʧ təˈgɛðər ə ˈproʊˌfaɪl ðət ɪz ˈkɑmən əˈməŋst ðə ˈvɛriəs grups, ˈɔfən ˈhaɪdɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ““dualism”*” əv θərd pəˈzɪʃən ˈfæˌʃɪzəm. æt ðɛr kɔr ɪz ə ˌdɪsbɪˈlif ɪn ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti əv ɔl ˈpipəl tɪ rul, ðə ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti ənd əˈməŋst ˈpipəl, ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈneɪʧər əv ˈvælju ɪn baɪˈɑləʤi, ənd ðə nid tɪ lɛd θru ˈvaɪələns, ˈhɛroʊˌɪzəm, ənd strɛŋθ. ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ʃʊd ðɛn kəm frəm wət ɪz ˈjusfəl ˈrəðər ðən wət ɪz ˌækəˈdɛmɪkli ˈpərˌfɪkt. ɪn ðɪs weɪ, ðə ˈbrɔdər ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈfæˌʃɪzəm kən treɪs ə ˈsɪriz əv ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ðət meɪ nɑt fɪt ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz vərˈbeɪtəm. ðə ˈrizən ɪz ðət waɪl ðiz ˈmuvmənts ər dɪˈvərs ənd meɪ nɑt hoʊld ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɛləmənt əv ˈfæˌʃɪzəm, ðɪs ɪz stɪl ðɛr ˈdɑmənənt ˈkɑrənt ənd kən bi rɪˈdust tɪ ðɪs ˈkɑmən dɪˈnɑməˌneɪtər fər ðə ˈpərpəs əv ˈtɑrgətɪŋ. ðɪs dɪz nɑt min, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət wi ʃʊd bi ˈlɪˌbərəl wɪθ ðə tərm. wɪˈθaʊt ðə ki ˈɛləmənts əv ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti, əˌθɔrəˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm, ənd ðə laɪk ɪt dɪz nɑt ˈrɪli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈfæʃɪst ˈkɑrənt, bət ˈrəðər ʤɪst ðə moʊst ˈbɑrbərəs ˈɛləmənts əv ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈsɪstəm. wɪn ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ənd ˈpriviəsli bʊʃ, ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˈkɔrpərəˌtɪzəm ənd ˌtoʊˌtæləˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm, ɪt dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli meɪk ɪt ˈfæʃɪst. ɛz wi ɔˈrɛdi hæv ə krɪˈtik əv ðiz ˈɛləmənts ənd ˈkərəntli əˈpoʊz ðə steɪt əv ðə ˈsɪstəm, bət ðɪs dɪz nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈfæˌʃɪzəm. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ rən ˈkaʊntər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ənd ðə steɪt sɪns ðeɪ du nɑt ˈpərfəktli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈfɔrsfəl ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðɛr ˈvɪʒən. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðeɪ kən ˈɪnfluəns ər ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ ðə steɪt, ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ ðət ˈvɛriəs streɪnz əv ðə lɛft kʊd. wi ˈvɛri wɛl kʊd dɪˈvɑlv ˈɪntu ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, bət ɪt ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ nɑt ˈsɪmpli kəm frəm ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈfəŋkʃənz əv ˈkæpɪtəl ənd ðə steɪt. ðə wɔr ðət ɪz æt pleɪ hir ɪz nɑt wɪθ ðə ˈfæʃɪsts fər ðə feɪt əv soʊˈsaɪɪti (jɛt), bət ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈoʊvər ðə feɪt əv ˈrædɪkəˌlɪzəm. ˈfæˌʃɪzəm, ɛz ə ˈrædɪkəl ˈkɑrənt, krɪˈtiks ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɔrdər fər ˈvɛriəs ˈrizənz, ˈɔfən taɪmz ˈteɪkɪŋ tɪ tæsk ðə seɪm θɪŋz ðət ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛriz du ɔn ðə lɛft. ˈbɔrdəm. ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl dɪˈstrəkʃən. ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən. pur ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈstændərdz. ɔl əv ðiz θɪŋz ər pərˈzɛnəd ˈɔfən taɪmz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈfæʃɪst ˈproʊˌgræm əv krɪˈtik, bət ɪt dɪz soʊ wɪθ ə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ˈdɪfərənt sɛt əv ˈvæljuz. ɛz ðeɪ kəm ɪn ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ˈpipəl ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ˈdipər æˈnælɪsɪs ənd hæv ə ˈʤɛnərəl dɪˈstrəst əv ðə ˈsɪstəm, ðeɪ ˈprɛzənt ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv. ðeɪ du ðɪs ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈrædɪkəl ˈmuvmənts ðət ər æt pleɪ tɪ əˈtrækt ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛriz, ənd ˌɪnˈsaɪd kənˈsərvətɪv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmuvmənts tɪ əˈtrækt ðə rɪˈfɔrmɪsts. waɪl wi wɪl nɑt bi pərsˈweɪdɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkɑnvərts ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈmuvmənt, ðoʊz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˌpælɪˈstɪniən səˈpɔrt ənd ˈrædɪkəl ɛnˈvaɪrənˌmɛnəˌlɪzəm kən ənd ʃʊd bi ˈkɑmˌrædz ɪn ən ˈstrəgəl əˈgɛnst əˈprɛʃən. ɪf ðiz ˈstrəgəlz ər ˈpraɪˌmɛri tɪ ˈsəmˌwən, ðeɪ ər səˈsɛptəbəl tɪ sɪˈstɛmɪk krɪˈtiks ðət səˈpɔrt ðɛr ˈkɑrənt ˈɪʃu. ɪf wi əˈlaʊ ðiz dɪsˈgəstɪŋ aɪˈdiəz tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈvaɪəbəl ˈɔpʃən fər ðoʊz ɪn ˈstrəgəl, wi wɪl lɛt ɑr ˈmuvmənts bi ˈɛriəz əv ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən fər ðə ˈfæʃɪst ˈmuvmənts. fər kəˈmɪtɪd ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz ðɛr nidz tɪ bi ə fju aɪˈdiəz ðət kən lɛd ə weɪ ˈfɔrwərd əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈfeɪljərz ənd tɪ bɪˈgɪn tɪ ˈtərgət ˈfæʃɪst ˈmuvmənts ɛz ðeɪ əraɪz, traɪ tɪ meɪk ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ˈrædɪkəˌlɪzəm, ənd ʃɪft ˈkɑrənt ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmuvmənts. 1 ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt ˈfæʃɪst ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈmuvmənts ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ frəm ˈfæʃɪst gæŋ ˈkəlʧər. ðə meɪn ˈrizən fər ðɪs ɪz nɑt ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl, bət ˈtæktɪkəl. ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˈskɪnˌhɛd gæŋz ər ˈkeɪˈkeɪˈkeɪ ˈmɪlətənts ðɛr ɪz ˈrɛrli ə ˈdipli θɔt ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl rut, bət ˈrəðər ə ˈpɛrɪŋ əv ˈreɪʃəl ˈdɪfərəns wɪθ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˈpərsɪnəl straɪf. hir ðeɪ tɛnd tɪ rɪˈkrut ðə daʊn ənd aʊt, ˈɔfən juθs wɪθ ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈbækˌgraʊndz, ənd ðɛr meɪn tul ɪz ˈvaɪələns. ðə ˌriˈæləˌti hir ɪz ðət ðeɪ wɪl ˈnɛvər ˈɪnfluəns ˈɛni ˈmuvmənt, ənd ˈivɪn ðə fɑr raɪt wʊd laɪk tɪ ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃieɪt æt ˈɛni ʧæns. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðeɪ poʊz ðə rɪsk əv spɑnˈteɪniəs ˈvaɪələns tɪ kəmˈjunɪtiz əv ˈkələr, ˈkələr, ənd ˈɛniˌwən ɛls ðeɪ bɪˈgɪn tɪ æd tɪ ðɛr lɪst əv ˌdɪskənˈtɛnts. ðɪs ˈprɛzənts ə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ˈdɪfərənt ˈʧælənʤ frəm ˈtɑrgətɪŋ waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪsts ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˌrɛnəˈsɑns ər ðə ˌɑksəˈdɛntəl əbˈzərvər, hu ər ðɛr ˈmeɪkɪŋ pɔɪzd ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɑrgjəmənts tɪ ˈpipəl ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ əbˈzɑlv ðɛmˈsɛlvz əv kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈɛθɪkəl ˈlɑʤɪk. ðə plæn əv ˈækʃən ɪz kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt, ɛz əˈproʊʧɪŋ ˈskɪnˌhɛdz ɪz ˈrɪli ə ˈmætər əv ˈfɪzɪkəl dɪˈfɛns əv sɛlf ənd kəmˈjunɪti. hir ðeɪ nid tɪ bi dɛlt wɪθ ˈsɪmpli ɛz ˈeɪʤənts əv ˈvaɪələns, ənd ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti pəˈlis wɪl stɪl ækt ɛz ðɛr ˈædvərˌsɛri. ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt ə kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈbætəl əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ɛz ɪt wʊd bi wɪθ ˈækʧəwəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz, ənd ju du nɑt hæv tɪ wɪn ˈpipəl tɪ jʊr saɪd sɪns ðeɪ hæv ɔˈrɛdi dən ə ˈprɪti gʊd ʤɑb ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən əraʊnd ðɛm ɔˈrɛdi. ðɪs dɪz nɑt min ðət ʃʊd nɑt straɪk əˈgɛnst grups laɪk ˈkɑmbæt 18 bət ɪt minz ðət ðɪs ɪz ə gərˈɪlə wɔr ənd kəmˈjunɪti ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ dɪz nɑt teɪk ɔn ðə seɪm ˈprɛsədəns. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ɪt ɪz ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmuvmənt ˈfæʃɪsts ənd ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˌraɪtˈwɪŋərz ðət nid tɪ bi ˈtɑrgətɪd θru ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmuvmənts ðət hoʊld ə ˈrædɪkəl ɪˈnəf æˈnælɪsɪs ðət ðɛr ʃəreɪd kən bi ənˈveɪld. 2 ðə ˈfæˌʃɪzəm əv təˈmɑˌroʊ wɪl ˈnɛvər lʊk laɪk ðə ˈfæˌʃɪzəm əv ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ. waɪl ə ˈfɛtɪˌʃɪzəm əv ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɪz ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈfɪksʧər əv fɑr raɪt ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz, wɪθ dɛθ ɪn ʤun biɪŋ ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə moʊst ˈklæsɪk ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv wərld wɔr ˈfæˌʃɪzəm hæv bɪn kəmˈplitli strɪpt frəm ðə ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmuvmənt ˈfæʃɪsts. ju ər nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ si ə sˈwɑstɪkə frəm ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈænərˌkɪsts æt ə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti ˈræli, nɔr ər ju goʊɪŋ tɪ si ˈpɪkʧərz əv ˈhɪtlər ɪn ðə ˈpeɪʤɪz əv ðə. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ si veɪg ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm, aɪˈdɛntəˌti, ˌspɪrɪˌʧuˈæləˌti, trəˈdɪʃən, ənd ðə laɪk, ɔl əv wɪʧ kən goʊ ˈəndər ðə ˈreɪˌdɑr ɪf ju ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər hitlers.”*.” ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ðət ðə ˈɑbviəs ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv trəˈdɪʃənəl wɔr ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ər soʊ rɪˈpəgnənt tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ˈmɑdərn soʊˈsaɪɪti ðət ˈpipəl hu ʃɛr ðoʊz aɪˈdiəz ər ˈnɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ kloʊk ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ðɛm ɪf ðeɪ wɔnt ˈɛni ʧæns əv səkˈsɛs. ðə ˈfæʃɪst ˈmuvmənts ðət du soʊ, laɪk ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈmuvmənt ər ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˈlaɪəns, meɪk əp ðə moʊst ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd wɪŋ əv ðə ˈskɪnˌhɛd gæŋ ˈkəlʧər, bət ɪn ðə ɛnd ðə ˈoʊnli θrɛt ðeɪ ˈprɛzənt ɪz ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtɪŋ spɑnˈteɪniəs ˈvaɪələns. ðeɪ wɪl ˈnɛvər hæv paʊər ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmuvmənts ər ˈsteɪtɪst ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈfæˌʃɪzəm wɪl teɪk ɔn ðə seɪm kɔr ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈprɪnsəpəlz ənd ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt ðɛm wɪˈθɪn ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈmuvmənts. ðɪs wɑz sin ˈvɛri ˈpleɪnli ɪn ðə riˈækʃəˌnɛri bɪˈheɪvjər əv ðə ti ˈpɑrti, ənd ðə ˈoʊpən ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən ðət ðeɪ geɪv tɪ ˈoʊpənli ˈfæʃɪst ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz laɪk ðə əˈmɛrɪkən θərd pəˈzɪʃən ˈpɑrti (naʊ kɔld ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfridəm ˈpɑrti). hir ðə ˈrɛtərɪk wɑz ðə seɪm, ðoʊ kloʊkt ɪn ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈʤɑrgən. ðɪs soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪz biɪŋ strɪpt frəm ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd baɪ ˈɪməgrənts ənd ˈnɑnˈwaɪts, dɪˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ ɑr ˈkəlʧər, ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈkəntri frəm ɪts ˈraɪtfəl inheritors*. ðə ˈrɛtərɪk wɑz soʊ ˈklinli dɪsˈgaɪzd ðət ɪt wɑz ˈɔfən dɪsˈmɪst baɪ ˈivɪn ˈpipəl ɛz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈhoʊli ˈdɪfərənt. wɪn ðə riˈlis əv ðə rɑn pɔl ˈpeɪpərz keɪm aʊt, hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪsˈgaɪz ˈklɪrli ˈreɪsɪst ənd ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbɪk ˈɑrtɪkəlz ɛz biɪŋ səm kaɪnd əv ˈklɛrɪkəl ˈɛrər. wɪn əˈnɑnəməs hækt ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt fər ðə əˈmɛrɪkən θərd pəˈzɪʃən ˈpɑrti ðeɪ faʊnd klɪr kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðoʊz ɪn ðə rɑn pɔl kæmp ənd ðoʊz ɪn ðə only”*” pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrti. ðɛr wɑz ˈivɪn ən ˈɪmɪʤ əv rɑn pɔl ˈʃeɪkɪŋ hænz wɪθ dɑn blæk, ðə ˈfaʊndər əv ðə lɑrʤ waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈnɛtˌwərk stormfront*. nən əv ðɪs simd tɪ ˈmætər tɪ jəŋ rɑn pɔl səˈpɔrtərz hu wər mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn hɪz əˈtæks ɔn ðə ənd ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə lɔz ðən ðə fækt ðət hi wɑz ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ ˈreɪʃəl ˈtɛnʃən tɪ brɪŋ ɪn ə ˈsəðərn ˈvoʊtɪŋ beɪs. ðiz ər ˈfæʃɪst aɪˈdiəz ˈripækɪʤd, ənd ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈklɪrli səkˈsɛsfəl ˈstrætəʤi tɪ ˈɪnfluəns pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈdɪskɔrs. ˈsɪmələr ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz hæv əˈkərd ɪn ˈdɪfərənt ˈrædɪkəl kəmˈjunɪtiz, ˈwɛðər ɪt ɪz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪriz əraʊnd ðə əˈtæks ər ˈɪnˌfluənsɪŋ ðə ˈpeɪgən rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈmuvmənt baɪ əˈsoʊsiˌeɪtɪŋ nɔrs ˈpeɪgəˌnɪzəm wɪθ ˈɛθnɪk aɪˈdɛntəˌti. ðə neɪmz ənd ˈfeɪsɪz hæv ʧeɪnʤd, bət ðə kɔr ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi həz nɑt. ɪt minz ðət waɪl wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər sˈwɑstɪkəz, wi mɪs ðə əˈlaɪəns kriˈeɪtɪŋ bɑndz bɪtˈwin ˈmeɪnˌstrim ənd waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪsts. ˈnɑtsiz wɪl ˈnɛvər raɪz əˈgɛn, bət ˈnæʃənəlɪsts əv ə ˈdɪfərənt sɔrt kən ənd wɪl ˈɪnfluəns ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmuvmənts ðət kənˈtɪnjuəli riˈʃeɪp soʊˈsaɪɪti. 3 ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt bɪtˈwin ˈfæʃɪsts, bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈrizən tɪ du soʊ wɪn ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ˈpəblɪkli. ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ˈfæʃɪst aɪˈdiəz, ˈɪmɪʤri, ənd ˈhɪstəri soʊ ðət ðeɪ kən bi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ənd ðɛr ˈɛfərts ˈkaʊnərd, bət ðɪs dɪz nɑt min ðət wi nid tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn lɔŋ ˈwɪndɪd ˈpəblɪk ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz ɔn ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈnæʃənəl ˈboʊlʃəˌvɪzəm ənd ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈseɪtəˌnɪzəm. ˌɪnˈstɛd, kɔl ə ˈfæʃɪst ə ˈfæʃɪst. ðɛr ɪz ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt bɪtˈwin proto-fascism*, crypto-fascism*, ənd ril ˈfæˌʃɪzəm, bət ɪn ðə ɛnd ðeɪ ər ɔl ʤɪst ˈvɛriəs ˈlɛvəlz əv ðə seɪm θɪŋ. tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk, ðə ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃənz ʃʊd bi ˈsɪmpəl. ˈsəmˌwən kən goʊ ɔn lɔŋ ˈdaɪəˌtraɪbz əˈbaʊt ˈɛθnɪk aɪˈdɛntəˌti ənd ˈɑrkɪˌtaɪps, bət ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti ðeɪ ˈsɪmpli ər ə ˈreɪsɪst. ɪt meɪ bi mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ðən ðət tɪ ðɛm, bət ɪt ɪz nɑt ɪn ˈɛni ˈpræktɪkəl tərmz tɪ ðə. ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ˈfæˌʃɪzəm məst rɪˈmeɪn ˈjusfəl, soʊ du nɑt ˈpəblɪkli ðə dɪˈskəʃən. ðɪs ˌdɪfərˌɛnʧiˈeɪʃən ɪz ɪgˈzæktli wət ðeɪ wɔnt sɪns ðeɪ du si ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ðən ðoʊz ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps, bət ɪt ɪz mɔr ˈjusfəl tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðɛm bɪˈkəz ɪn ðə ɛnd ðeɪ ˈsɪmpli ər anti-egalitarian*, anti-democratic*, reɪs ˈbeɪtɪŋ authoritarians*. tɪ səkˈsɛsfəli ˈtərgət ðɛm wi nid ˈrisərʧ, bət tɪ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wi nid ˈoʊnli skɔrn 4 drɔp jʊr ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈmɔrəˌlɪzəm. ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ɪz ðə kɔr ˈɑpəzɪt əv ə fri ənd ˈikwəl soʊˈsaɪɪti. ɪt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðə əv ðə ˈdɑrkəst pɑrts əv juˈmænɪti, ənd ðə ˈbɑrbərˌɪzəm ðət ɪz æt ðə ˈpoʊlər ˈɑpəzɪt əv ənd ɪˌgæləˈtɛriən ˈmuvmənts. ðɛr ʃʊd bi wən, ənd ˈoʊnli wən goʊl, dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈfæˌʃɪzəm. ðə kaɪnd əv rɪˈspɛkt ənd pleɪɪŋ field”*” ˈlɑʤɪk ðət ˈmɛni ˈpipəl laɪk tɪ ˈjutəˌlaɪz ɪn ə ˈlɪˌbərəl dɪˈmɑkrəsi nidz tɪ goʊ aʊt ðə ˈwɪndoʊ wɪn ju ər ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ə dɪˈrɛkt spɔn əv ˈivəl. səkˈsɛs ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti; ðɛr dɪˈfit ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli goʊl. ðɪs ʃʊd kəm frəm ˈɛni minz ˈpɑsəbəl, wɪθ noʊ ˈmɔrəl ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən. ðɪs dɪz nɑt min ðət ju ʃʊd ˈtərgət kənfˈjuzd ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈæbsəˌlut ˌɪmˈpjunɪti, bət noʊ ə ril ˈfæʃɪst ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzər wɪn ju si wən ənd sik tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ. ðeɪ du nɑt dɪˈzərv tɪ meɪk ðɛr keɪs, ðɪs əˈlaʊz ðɛm tɪ tɔk əraʊnd ˈɪʃuz ənd klaʊd θɪŋz. du nɑt lɛt ðɛm spik, du nɑt lɛt ðɛm hæv ðɛr oʊn ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, du nɑt lɛt ðɛm hæv ə ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd, du nɑt lɛt ðɛm lɪv ɪn jʊr kəmˈjunɪti. 5 noʊ ˈfæˌʃɪzəm wɪn ju si ɪt, bət nɑt ɔl θɪŋz ðət ʃʊd bi əˈpoʊzd ər ˈfæʃɪst. fri ˈmɑrkɪt ˈkɔrpərət ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ɪz ə ˈrædɪkəl tul əv klæs dɪˈstrəkʃən ənd ʃʊd bi əˈpoʊzd. ˌɪmˈpɪriəlɪst wɔrz ɔn ðə ˈməzlɪm wərld ər ˈreɪsɪst ənd juzd tɪ ˈdipən ðə ˈpɑkəts əv ˈkɔrpərət ˈpɑkəts, ənd ʃʊd bi əˈpoʊzd. reɪp ˈkəlʧər ɪz ə dɪsˈgəstɪŋ ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˌpeɪtriˈɑrkəl ˈstrəkʧər, ənd ʃʊd bi əˈpoʊzd. dəˈmɛstɪk spaɪɪŋ ənd ˈwaɪərˌtæpɪŋ ər ən ɪnˈkroʊʧɪŋ pəˈlis steɪt ðət strɪps ˈjuˈɛs əv ɑr ˈlɪbərˌtiz, ənd ʃʊd bi əˈpoʊzd. ðɪs dɪz nɑt min ðət ðeɪ ər ɔl ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈfæʃɪst. ɪf ju hæv ə klɪr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv wət ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ɪz ðɛn ju wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈtərgət ənd ˌɪˈreɪdiˌeɪt ɪt. ɪf ju hæv ə ˈsoʊʃəl ənd klæs æˈnælɪsɪs ðət ɪz groʊɪŋ ənd ˈtɑrgəts sɪˈstɛmɪk flɔz, ðɛn ju hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈrɪli dil wɪθ soʊˈsaɪɪti ɛz ə hoʊl. ðɪs minz noʊɪŋ wət ju ər ˈlʊkɪŋ ənd siɪŋ ɪt fər wət ɪt ɪz. ɛz ən ˈænərˌkɪst aɪ faɪnd ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ənd ðə steɪt ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli tərˈænɪkəl, bət ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈfæʃɪst (ənd təˈdeɪ, ˈjuʒəwəli ər nɑt). ˈfæˌʃɪzəm rɪˈmeɪnz ðə ˈvænˌgɑrd əv ðə riˈækʃəˌnɛri ˈɛləmənts əv ˈɛvəri ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsɛktər, bɔɪld daʊn ənd ˈmægnəˌfaɪd. wɛr dɪz ðɪs liv ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ dɛθ ɪn ʤun? ɛz həz bɪn ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt baɪ ˈmɛni ən blɔg, hɪz aɪˈdiəz meɪk əp ən əˈfɪnɪti fər ˈrædɪkəl ˈfæˌʃɪzəm əˈlaɪnd wɪθ ˈnæʃənəl ˈboʊlʃɪˌvɪst θərd positionism*. ðɪs saʊnz laɪk ˌækəˈdɛmɪk pseudo-jargon*, ənd ɪt ɪz. ðə fækt əv ðə ˈmætər ɪz ðət ðɪs ɪz haʊ ðeɪ si ðɛmˈsɛlvz, haʊ ðeɪ ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt ðɛmˈsɛlvz frəm ðə ˈəðər fɔrmz əv ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ðət ðeɪ du nɑt ˈpərfəktli əˈlaɪn ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɪθ. wət dɪz ɪt min fər ˈjuˈɛs? ðə ˈbɑtəm laɪn ɪz ðət ðeɪ ər ˈfæʃɪst, nɑt ˈmætər wət səb ˈleɪbəlz ənd trəˈdɪʃənz ðeɪ əˈtɛmpt tɪ kwoʊt frəm. ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz ðeɪ əˈpil tɪ ə kwɪr ˈɔdiəns ər pleɪ ʃoʊz ɪn ˈɪzriəl dɪz nɑt ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt ðə leɪərz əv ˈfæʃɪst aɪˈdiəz ðət ˈpərmiˌeɪt nɑt ˈoʊnli ðɛr ˈɪmɪʤri ənd ˈlɪrɪks, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈaʊˈtraɪt ˈsteɪtmənts ɪn ˈɪntərvˌjuz. wi du nɑt nid tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ə dɪˈskəʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈditeɪlz, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn wi kən lʊk æt ðoʊz ˈditeɪlz ənd si ðɛm fər wət ðeɪ ˈrɪli ər. ə ˈfæʃɪst dɪz nɑt dɪˈzərv tɪ bi ˈɑrgjud wɪθ. ðeɪ du nɑt dɪˈzərv pɔɪnt ənd ˈkaʊntər pɔɪnt. ðeɪ du nɑt dɪˈzərv tɪ hæv ðɛr aɪˈdiəz pɛrd əˈgɛnst ɑrz. ðeɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈpjʊrəst fɔrm əv ðə ˈɛnəmi, ðə əv ˈɛvəri ˈɛləmənt əv ðə ˈkɑrənt soʊˈsaɪɪti ðət ˈfɔrsɪz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈriʤɛkt ɪts ˈbeɪsɪk ˈprɛmɪs. ɪf dɛθ ɪn ʤun wɔnts tɪ goʊ ɔn ˈdaɪəˌtraɪb əˈbaʊt ˈfoʊkɪʃ kəmˈjunɪtiz ənd trəˈdɪʃən, lɛt ðɛm. wi wɪl bi ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd traɪɪŋ tɪ ɛnd ðə wərdz ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ ˈivɪn bɪˈgɪn. tɪ ˈrɪli ˈkɑmbæt ˈfæˌʃɪzəm, wi hæv tɪ noʊ wət ɪt lʊks laɪk ənd wət ɪts ˈtæktɪks wɪl bi. tɪ du ðɪs wi nid ə weɪ ˈfɔrwərd ðət dɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli lʊk tɪ ðə pæst, bət lʊks æt ɑr oʊn kəmˈjunɪtiz ənd siz ɪt wɪn ɪt bɪˈgɪnz tɪ teɪk ʃeɪp. dɛθ ɪn ʤun həz ˈhɪdən ˌɪtˈsɛlf frəm ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm wɪθ ˈaɪrəni ənd kɔlz tɪ ˈpeɪgəˌnɪzəm, ənd ðiz ər kleɪmz ðət kən bi dɪˈbəŋkt wɪθ ə kwɪk ˈgugəl sərʧ. pɪrs həz sɛd ˈoʊpənli ðət ðeɪ bɪˈgæn ˈlʊkɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ðə aɪˈdiəz əv ˈərli ˈnɑtsi ˈgrɛgər ˈstræsər, wɪʧ ˈɔfən teɪks ə mɔr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli ˈsoʊʃəlɪst pəˈzɪʃən ðən ˈhɪtlər ˈɛndɪd əp ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈpɑrti ɪn ˈleɪtər jɪrz. ɪn ən ˈɑrtɪkəl baɪ ʤɑn ˈidən æt hu meɪks ðə ˈnɑtsiz, hi ˈpəblɪk əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən fər ˈvaɪələnt waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈækʃənz. həz bɪn ˈwaɪdli kərˈɑbərˌeɪtɪd ðət pɪrs ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ə sɔŋ frəm ðə steɪʤ tɪ ðə wolves’*’ ə ˈgrupɪŋ hu hæd ˌɪˈnɪʃəli kleɪmd riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ðiz əˈtrɑsətiz. ɪn məʧ ðə seɪm ˈspɪrɪt, ə ˌvæləˈdɪktəri ˈmɛsɪʤ wɑz ˈpoʊstɪd tɪ ðə ˈjɑˌhu grup ˈfɔrəm ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈændərz ˈmæsəkər, ənd ˈmeɪnˌlænd bombing.”*.” pɪrs həz ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊn ˈoʊpən səˈpɔrt fər ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪdəl kroʊˈeɪʃən ˈnæʃənəlɪsts, ənd kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ teɪk ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən frəm ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈboʊlʃɪˌvɪst ˈmuvmənt ðət ɪz ˈpɑpjələr əˈməŋst ðə moʊst ˈvaɪələnt ˈskɪnˌhɛd gæŋz ɪn ˈrəʃə. juˈʤɛnɪk aɪˈdiəz hæv bɪn ˈpoʊstɪd ɪn ˈvɛri klɪr tərmz, ðoʊ hi ˈɔfən ʃeɪdz ðə ˈreɪʃəl ˈɛləmənts. jʊˈroʊpə, həz səˈvɪr stɑk ˈprɑbləmz. ðət, ɛz fɑr ɛz aɪ kən si həz ˈoʊnli gɑt wərs. ðoʊz hu bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ brid ər duɪŋ soʊ wɪθ səʧ ˈfrikwənsi ðət ðə ɪz biɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd baɪ ˈmɔˌrɑnz wɪθ ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du ɪkˈsɛpt həræs ðə rɛst əv ðə population,”*,” sɛd pɪrs. ˈwɛðər ɪt wɑz wɪn hi ˈglɔrəˌfaɪd waɪt ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən əv ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr baɪ seɪɪŋ ðə gɑdz fər euro-colonialism,”*,” ər wɪn hi ˈoʊpənli əˈtæks ˈnɑnˈwaɪt ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˌɪsˈlɑm, ɪt ɪz ˈprɪti klɪr wɛr hɪz əˈliʤənsɪz ər. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ɪn 1998 wɪθ ˈskeɪpˌgoʊt hi sɛd ˈpleɪnli, əˈpɑn ðɛr ‘‘version’*’ əv ˈreɪʃəˌlɪzəm, ðɛn 9 taɪmz aʊt əv 10 aɪ fil ˈvɛri ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ it.”*.” ðiz kwoʊts ər nɑt fər ɪm, ənd ðɪs həz ˈhæpənd ɔn ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈbeɪsɪs. fər ðoʊz hu si ðə ˌɛsəˈtɛrɪk ənd ˈgɑθɪk tərn ðət ə lɔt əv waɪt ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm həz ˈteɪkən ɪn ðə læst tˈwɛnti jɪrz, ðɛn ðɪs ɪz noʊ səˈpraɪz. bət fər ðoʊz hu ər ˈrɛgjələrli ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈdimənz, ðeɪ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ˈtrəbəl ˈpɑrsɪŋ ðɛm aʊt ɪn ə ðət trits ʃɑk ɛz ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli ɑrˈtɪstɪkli ˈvælɪd. ðeɪ ər ˈlaɪkli nɑt tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ɔˈkeɪʒənəl əkˈsɛptəns əv ˈvɛriəs kwɪr aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz ɪn waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈsərkəlz ðiz deɪz, ˈɔfən ˈʧæmpiənd baɪ ʤæk ˈdɑnəvən hu rɪˈfərz tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ən ““andriophile”*” bɪˈkəz ““gay”*” ɪz wɪθ effeminacy*, ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm, ənd ˈlɛftɪst politics.”*.” ðə pɔɪnt hir ɪz nɑt ðət ðɛr ɪz ə ˈkɑmən əkˈsɛptəns əv kwɪr aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz ɔn ðə fɑr raɪt, wɪʧ ðɛr ɪz ˈsərtənli nɑt ɪn ˈɛni ˈminɪŋfəl weɪ, bət ðət wən pɔɪnt əv ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃən ɪz nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ dɪˈskrɛdət ðɛr ˈfæʃɪst taɪz. ˈmɛni əv ðiz ˈmuvmənts ər ˈpərfəktli ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ əkˈsɛpt ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃənz ɪn ðə ˈfeɪvər əv ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðɛr əˈʤɛndə. ðə mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɑrgjəmənt, ˈrəðər ðən ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ʤɪst ɔn ðə bænd ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ɪz tɪ ˈrɪli lʊk wət ðeɪ ˈoʊpən ə speɪs fər. ɪf ju ər tɪ faɪnd ˈmɛni əv ðə mɔr kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪsts frəm ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz laɪk counter-currents*, ˌɑksəˈdɛntəl əbˈzərvər, ɔlˈtərnətɪv raɪt, ənd əˈmɛrɪkən ˌrɛnəˈsɑns ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, ju wɪl faɪnd ðət ðɛr ɪz ə dɪˈrɛkt ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə bænd. ɛz ən ˈɑrtɪkəl æt ðə wən ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt, ɪt ɪz məʧ mɔr ðət ðə bænd kriˈeɪts ə ˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈmitɪŋ speɪs fər ˈpipəl wɪθ ðiz ˈreɪʃəl pərˈspɛktɪvz. wən ˈfɔrmər fæn rɪˈflɛkts ɔn ðɛr ɪkˈspɪriəns æt ə ʃoʊ: "ðɛn aɪ sɔ ðə fərst kɔl ðə ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪks ʃərt, ənd ðɛn ʃɪt gɑt ˈivɪn lɛs ˈsətəl əp tɪ ənd ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl əˈlaɪəns ˈpæʧɪz ənd ˈnɑtsi ˈmɛdəlz. ðɪs wɑz nɑt ə kraʊd aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ˈhæŋɪŋ aʊt wɪθ ɔl naɪt. maɪnd ju, ðeɪ wər ə ˈvɛri smɔl ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə əˈtɛndənts bət ðə fækt ðət ðeɪ wər ðɛr æt ɔl wɑz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli əpˈsɛtɪŋ ɛz ðə naɪt wɛnt ɔn. moʊst əv ðə foʊks wər ʤɪst sɔrt əv ˈwɪlfəli ˈɪgnərənt əv wət wɑz əraʊnd ðɛm. ʤɪst laɪk mi." "aɪ ˈnoʊtɪst ˈkɛvɪn aɪ. sˈlɔtər ɪn ðə ˈɔdiəns. hɪz ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈəndərˌgraʊnd əmˈjuzmənts ˈpəblɪʃɪz səm əv ðə wərks əv ʤæk ˈdɑnəvən ən anti-feminist*, anti-gay*, ˈɔθər. ðɛr wɑz ə ˈkəpəl nɛkst tɪ mi ðət wɑz ˈʧæntɪŋ aʊt ˈɛni laɪn ðeɪ faʊnd ˈædəkwɪtli ˈreɪsɪst ənd kɛpt ˈjɛlɪŋ fər ə sɔŋ kɔld within”*” ðət ˈnɛvər hərd ˌbiˈfɔr (aɪ lʊkt ðə ˈlɪrɪks əp wɪn aɪ gɑt hoʊm ənd wɑz nɑt səˈpraɪzd wət aɪ faʊnd. əg.)." "wɪn aɪ gɑt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ɪt wɑz ɔl ˈprɪti məʧ leɪd bɛr. ðə foʊks hu hæd bɪn æst tɪ ˈkəvər ər riˈmuv əˈfɛnsɪv ˈsɪmbəlz ðɛm (ðə ɪkˈstrimli stæf əv ðə ˈvɛnju wɑz ɪkˈstrimli ˈvɪʤələnt ɪn ðɛr ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əv ðɪs ˈstændərd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə kləb ənd ˈɛniˌwən wɑz hu dɪd nɑt kəmˈplaɪ wɑz toʊld ðeɪ hæd tɪ liv ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə kləb ðeɪ hæd noʊ seɪ) ənd ɪt wɑz æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ðət aɪ ʤɪst sɛd this”*” ənd wɔkt hoʊm ˈfilɪŋ laɪk ə ˈsəkər ðət hæd pleɪd ə pɑrt ɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wɑz ˈrɪli ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl ənd ˈʃeɪmfəl." ɪf wi gɪv ðə ɪkˈskjuzɪz ɑrˈsɛlvz ɛz tɪ waɪ ðɪs kaɪnd əv θɪŋ ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd ɪn ɑr kəmˈjunɪtiz ðɛn wi kriˈeɪt ðə speɪs fər ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ə ˈfæʃɪst ˈmuvmənt ðət wɪl groʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt kən bi kənˈfrəntɪd. ðə bɛst ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈvaɪələns ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt ˈivɪn teɪks ʃeɪp, ənd wi nid tɪ noʊ ðət wɪˈθaʊt ə strɔŋ fɔrm əv rɪˈzɪstəns ðɛn ðɪs dɪskənˈtɛnt ənd kəˈlæps ɪn ɑr ˈkəntri kən ˈizəli bɪˈkəm ðə kaɪnd əv riˈækʃəˌnɛri weɪv ðət wi ˈnɛvər ˈpriviəsli bɪˈlivd wʊd bi ˈprɛzənt. [aɪ] bɪg θæŋks tɪ hu prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈmɛni əv ðə kwoʊts baɪ pearce.[/i*]
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in the wake of recent protests around the neo-folk(and neo-fascist) band death in june, some thoughts on how we can develop an anti-fascist movement for the 21st century.
as death in june began making its rounds on the death of the west tour (a line often used throughout white nationalist literature, and the title of a book by it’s public face, patrick buchanan), an anti-fascist group began to rally to have the dates canceled and shows protested. as the organizing began there was a mad rush to defend dij by a fan base that could not imagine that an iconoclastic band such as this could really be responsible for the kind of hate they were being accused of. “they are representing a kind of folk culture.” “they only use fascist imagery as an ironic shock.” “they are queer friendly, and play in israel.” these are only a few of the justifications given, while most people simply cited that they don’t usually say anything racial so therefore do not fit in the nazi category. this was responded to by a difficult discussion about the factions within nazism and an attempt at a critical analysis about the use of fascist and nationalist imagery, most of which was lost on those defending dij.
what this tends to bring up is less a question of how dij presents themselves and more a difficulty in the discourse around anti-fascism. today a rising tide of fascism takes on multiple political programs, finds entryism into a variety of cultural movements seen as traditionally both left and right, and often times shades itself in images that are completely alien.
the term nazi is often hard to apply, and therefore the discussion often creates confusion and robs anti-fascists of the ability to truly mobilize around this issue. it is much easier, in comparison, to target things like the north dakota town being infiltrated by the national socialist movement and the creativity movement (formerly world church of the creator) as the aesthetics and most people generally understand rhetoric. but what about the tribalist rhetoric present in dij? how about the discussion of paganism, right wing anti-capitalism, folkish culture, and the various tenants of rising ”intellectual” fascism. this creates a disconnect as anti-fascists are often reduced to the most obvious, and often least effective, target. the question here becomes what the goals of an anti-fascist movement should be, and what the results of a fascist current can be when not countered.
there are two primary problems that a fascist movement can create when entering a community.
1. extreme violence towards members of communities that oppose them. this means the targeting of minorities, jews, lgbtq folks, and others for violence.
2. entry into existing movements to push them in a fascist direction, whether on the right or the left.
the first one has often been the target of anti-fascist groups, and for good reason. the most common issue that a militant racist movement will cause is spontaneous violence for people, such as the random attacks on people of color on the street. this is an incredibly difficult problem since, by and large, anti-fascist groups are really not equipped for the kind of community policing that this requires. this does not mean it is unnecessary, but in reality it creates such a point of violence that most people cannot risk their lives to participate. likewise, though people often hurl epithets at the police, calling them fascists, they are usually not, and the police usually targets nazi gangs pretty regularly. problems with the police do not usually come from their participation in openly fascist movements (at least in this country), but instead in their protection of a system of capital and institutionalized oppression. the system exhibits consistent racism on a daily basis, but this is fundamentally different than a paramilitary force that hopes to establish an explicitly racist social system. for anti-fascists that do want to target these groups, they are going to have to commit to a life at risk of violence and retaliation.
this fact does not, however, mean that their efforts are not needed, but instead much less effective. the violence of explicit nazis is often unprovoked, unplanned, and difficult to counter. instead, a praxis of community protection and solidarity can be employed, where safe spaces are established and large-scale community response networks can be created.
the second problem is the one that is both more persistent in our current climate and often less targeted. this comes in several forms, less often having participants of an open neo-nazi self-identification. instead, these people may refer to themselves as radical traditionalists, revolutionary conservatives, reactionaries, neo-pagans, or simply “concerned citizens.” the rhetoric here often changes with whatever the cultural subsets of these ideas are, but the fact remains that they share a white nationalist worldview. their primary focus is to now enter social movements, community spaces, spiritual communities, and the like, and influence them in a certain direction, usually towards the “preservation of the european traditions and people.” they may not recite the “14 words” explicitly, but the content of their speech remains the same. it is here that things become more difficult, but there are some mainstays that we can look towards.
what is the primary issue for white nationalists to focus on? immigration (you may also say affirmative action, but this has really receded as will be discussed later). what is the second most primary issue for them? there is none.
this is not because white nationalists view immigration as a problem above all else, even though their current rhetoric will lead you to believe this. instead, they have found a dividing issue in which they can enter and shift the conversation consistently. in a different generation, there were contentious issues that were easy to enter the public discussion about, yet today immigration is on many people’s minds and mixed consciousness about this issue is common even in “progressive” communities.
a great example of this is the clearly racialist website vdare. run by white nationalist paul goddfried, this is an anti-immigration website that hosts a “variety of viewpoints” that are critical of immigration. it is through this website, and really only through this type of discourse, that someone like peter brimelow is able to be taken seriously and be invited to mainstream conservative events like c-pac. brimelow hosts openly racist writers on vdare, as well as well known reactionaries like pat buchanan. here they are given a gift in that racist immigration ideas are still mainstream and accepted within the sphere of “reasonable discourse,” and therefore white separatist ideas become part of this sphere through vdare’s position on the issue. the same is true of overt racists like steve sailer and the former national review contributor john derbyshire.
other issues come and go as racists feel as though they can utilize them. at times they have been on both the vanguard of the pro and anti-environmental movements. they have at times been conservative evangelical christians, while also shifting to germanic neo-pagan movements with an ethnic identitarianism. they are both hyper rational, and critical of materialism and science. they lack consistency in their issues and their approach to criticism, yet remain consistent in their conclusions.
the diversity and complexity of this has really taken shape with the injection of far-right academics into this discourse, usually coming out of western europe. movements like noveaux drois, grece, the french new right, as well as individual authors like alain debenoit and jonathan bowden developed a canon to be essentially the fascist equivalent of frankfurt school marxism. domestically, the vanguard of this “novel restatement of fascism” comes in places like alternative right, count-currents publishing, voice of reason radio, and others. there is again nothing consistent in the politics of these areas, except their criticisms of multiculturalism, egalitarianism, and anything that could possibly rip white europeans from their “glorious history.” at attack the system we see the north american lead of national anarchism, amongst other similar strains like anarcho-feudalism and anarcho-monarchism. here former worker solidarity alliance member turned national anarchist, supports secessionist movements where people abolish the state in favor of ethnically homogenous tribal sects. richard spencer, previously of alternative right and now radix journal, focuses on what he calls radical traditionalism, creating an essentialist and biological explanation for almost every social system. here he consistently argues for fascist policies as the continuation of the great “western civilization,” based on heroism, strength, and a strict nationalism. all of these utilize the language of academia and activism to argue for some of the most reprehensible views on race and politics, with a starting point that popular democracy is a perversion and that people are inherently unequal.
there have always been intellectual vanguards on the far right, so these new terms and publications are nothing new. what is different, however, is that the vigilance of their entryism has waned. it may seem obvious when looking at their writing that they are getting at something fundamentally fascist, even when avoiding the word outright. at the same time, as these ideas enter our movements we have not created the kind of united fronts that are important.
an example of this has been the uncomfortable relationship between these nationalist neo-tribalist movements and the radical environmental and anarcho-primitivist currents. while people like john zerzan and kevin tucker critique all aspects of civilization for its alienating effects, and advocate a return to a pre-civilized way of living, there are definite elements to their discourse that have become questionable. what zerzan often refers to as a critique of “mass cultural orientation” often resembles the newly forming critiques of multiculturalism that are happening on the far-right, as well as the inherent belief in primitivist politics that people with special needs must be sacrificed. there is a definite spiritual element to this analysis, at times echoing the folkish connection between the people and the land. fetishism of tribal communities is common, often forgetting to discuss how a return to these original tribal communities often takes the form of racial segregation. this is not to say that people like zerzan himself share these fascist worldview, and likely far from it, but this has created a clear opening. recently, a national anarchist was added to the editorial collective of green anarchist in britain, forcing many infoshops to remove it from their shelves. often times this discourse has affected green communities, and it is not uncommon for things like race and nation to be discussed alongside these anti-civ perspectives. in deep green resistance we see a respect for the top-down militia style that we see in right-wing paramilitarism, as well as an acceptance of transphobia without a consistent backlash.
as we entered into the occupy movement, the diversity of political ideas and backgrounds created a lot of ideological conflicts. while this disagreement is totally welcome in a multifaceted mass movement, we again saw a return of the conspiracy theory and “libertarianism”(for most anarchists, calling capitalists libertarians feels like a punch in the stomach). we saw things like 9/11 truthers, mises institute fellows, and many on the fringes of right-wing economics being discussed. as an undercurrent to many of these are classic conspiracies about the control jews have in the media, banking, and politics, many of which are the same that the john birch society had in the past. the inherent “inequality” of people is central to the ideas present in people like murray rothbard, and his racial views are well known. as a search for openness was heralded as incredible in these burgeoning occupations, we began to see an unquestioning acceptance of borderline conspiracy theories and disgusting views on the poor as part of the acceptable range of discourse. while many of these “libertarians” had connections to neo-confederate, militia, and racial movements, we still sat through talks on the gold standard and the federal reserve as if this fringe element was just a part of our revolutionary milieu.
the problem is, they aren’t. these ideas do not make up political allies in left communities, especially ones that have committed themselves to an anti-racist egalitarian worldview. without the ability to identify this rhetoric for what it is it is difficult to be able to see it when it begins to influence our movements. just like a parasite turns its host against itself, these movements go from being our tools for social change to their weapon for social destruction.
the question that comes up here is how can we go forward with an anti-fascist praxis that can be both effective and comprehensive. this often begins by knowing what we are looking for, and what we are fighting. without a clear understanding of what fascism is we will only be able to spot it in its most obvious caricatures of itself. unfortunately, the fascist movements that will attempt to gain powerful holds in america will likely not be under a nazi flag. this makes them harder to spot, harder to attack, and harder to suffocate.
what people have done for years is attempt to create a “generic definition of fascism.” what this means is a way to describe what fascism is that is not dependent on a particular movement, conflict, country, or period of time. what is the specific fascist element? some argue that there is no generic fascism because it is always a false ideology that is specific to the dictator and always just a way to exploit a population. while this is true, there are common features that bind together fascist movements even though they may be culturally and contextually different.
there has often been an effort to simply define authoritarian movements as fascist, though this is not a universal connection. marxists often define fascism as the more reactionary sector of capital, but this misses its most key elements. fascism as a state philosophy is almost universally anti-capitalist because capitalism creates too much multiculturalism and does not put the welfare of a homogenous racial or cultural group first. in this way fascism is often described as a right-wing socialism, where by a welfare state is used to systematically exclude people. the fundamental core of fascism is the belief in the essential nature of hierarchy. if people are fundamentally unequal, then society should be stratified and democracy should be waned since the governing of the people is best left up to an elite. any form of capitalist representative democracy, which most anarchists and anti-authoritarians would say isn’t even a true democracy, allows for too much class mobility and popular control. instead, a fascist state is meant to force hierarchy to exist without the irregularity of capital. this state is meant to subvert democratic institutions along an ideological line, force “class collaboration,” and make sure that inequality is observed. many on the modern intellectual fascist line return to the ideas of julius evola, a radical right wing philosopher that states that societies are healthier the more clearly the social stratification and hierarchy is. he asserts that modernity is a “feminizing” and equalizing force that strips of our national, racial, and spiritual identity, which is inherent in “traditional” societies. this shows the next key element of fascism, which is a paleogenic myth about the “true nature” of society. fascism promises to restore the true order, the heroic history that never was. fascism outlines a mythology about a particular grouping by suggesting that in the past it was racially homogenous, filled with heroes, perfectly run, and where by people are spiritually fulfilled. this often forgets the history of extreme oppression that most people experienced historically as subjects of the empires they hope to emulate in a modern context, as well as the fact that there is no genetic homogeneity in any of these european communities at any point in history. the reality is that this vision of its past was never true, but that does not negate that fascists believe we can return to it.
elitism, essentialism, and racism are all key since they create a worldview that inequality is “natural” and that nations are essential characteristics of a person’s biology. without this return to the pure essential it is hard for them to argue that a nation has something crucial to offer, but if you assume that all things are based in biology they can string together a narrative that racial categories define our cultural realities. there is no contemporary science to justify these racial categories and no evidence to propose that people of germanic decent have something fundamentally different about them than anyone from any other part of the world, which is why they easily slip into pseudo-scientific double speak, quoting obscure philosophers and playing with subjective terms like “identity”
there is a lot of discussion about what is truly fascist, what is proto-fascist, and what simply has “fascist elements.” the answer to this for anti-fascist organizers comes a lot different than academics that make it simply an intellectual exercise. instead, we have to see fascism as something to be opposed and countered, not simply something that exists as an idea on its own. fascism attempts to conquer and transform our communities, so its definition is only as useful as we can use it as a category to identify and destroy. fascism is not defined by its command economics or its anti-capitalism, but by its elitist, hierarchical, racist nationalism and mythology. it’s perceived return to the past, its utopian visions of superiority, and its belief in the essential nature of sexual, gender, racial, and social roles.
within this context we can see an entire historical run for fascism as it arises as a distinct current within a political movement, even if that current does not take over every apparatus of government and social life. imperial japan, nazi germany, and fascist italy are often proposed as the only true manifestations of fascism, but this negates the reality of its place in the fallange in spain, the iron guard in romania, and, most recently, the paranoid race-based nationalism of north korea. fascism makes up a distinct worldview where by imagery has substantive meaning and ethnicity is a defining characteristic.
fascism does likewise not attach itself to specific political formations. there has often been a very common comparison, usually by the less intelligent conservative milieu, that any kind of nationalized industry thus denotes fascism because they also nationalized that industry in germany and italy. this is an obvious logical fallacy, but does present some of the problems with discerning fascism. while it does often take on authoritarianism, and the idea of authority whether in a macro level through “fuher” type leadership and on the micro level by strong men within the family, it does not necessarily denote totalitarianism. national anarchists argue for a state-free form of nationalism, where by tribal and racial authorities are important without the apparatus of the state. this is one of the many “third position” fascist ideas that have become popular, where it is not uncommon to combine previously thought of as non-complimentary social ideas.
the key element here will never be a type of political machinery, but instead a distinct one of values. political methodology is usually chosen because of its perceived effectiveness in realizing a sort of value. from the perspective of most people, equality, freedom, and the like are common values, though the methods of how to achieve this very greatly. among the radical right, this sense of value is completely different. instead, hierarchy, authority, tradition, and strength over the weak are the values, and the political apparatus that is chosen is just the method. while the kind of state fascism seen in italy and germany may be the kind that is commonly known, it is not the only method that these people come up with. the totalitarian tyranny of soviet russia took on many of the state functions that nazi germany did, but different in that they thought this oppression could lead to an egalitarian democracy. the difference is the nazis used these tools to smash both.
from here we can begin to sketch together a profile that is common amongst the various groups, often hiding behind the syncretic “dualism” of third position fascism. at their core is a disbelief in the capability of all people to rule, the inequality and stratification amongst people, the essential nature of value in biology, and the need to lead through violence, heroism, and strength.
the definition of fascism should then come from what is useful rather than what is academically perfect. in this way, the broader definition of the history of fascism can trace a series of examples of fascism that may not fit the definitions verbatim. the reason is that while these movements are diverse and may not hold every single element of fascism, this is still their dominant current and can be reduced to this common denominator for the purpose of targeting. this does not mean, however, that we should be liberal with the term. without the key elements of inequality, authoritarianism, and the like it does not really represent a revolutionary fascist current, but rather just the most barbarous elements of the current capitalist system. when the obama, and previously bush, administration engage in corporatism and totalitarianism, it does not inherently make it fascist. as anti-authoritarians we already have a critique of these elements and currently oppose the state of the system, but this does not necessarily represent fascism. instead, fascism is going to run counter the current mechanisms of capitalism and the state since they do not perfectly represent the forceful implementation of their vision. instead, they can influence or overthrow the state, in the same way that various strains of the left could. we very well could devolve into fascism in america, but it is likely to not simply come from the regular functions of capital and the state.
the war that is at play here is not with the fascists for the fate of society (yet), but instead over the fate of radicalism.
fascism, as a radical current, critiques the current social order for various reasons, often times taking to task the same things that revolutionaries do on the left. boredom. environmental destruction. alienation. poor living standards. all of these things are presented often times within the fascist program of critique, but it does so with a fundamentally different set of values. as they come in contact with people looking for a deeper analysis and have a general distrust of the system, they present an alternative. they do this inside the various radical movements that are at play to attract revolutionaries, and inside conservative social movements to attract the reformists. while we will not be persuading potential converts inside the right-wing anti-immigration movement, those working in palestinian support and radical environmentalism can and should be comrades in an intersectional struggle against oppression. if these struggles are primary to someone, they are susceptible to systemic critiques that support their current issue. if we allow these disgusting ideas to become a viable option for those in struggle, we will let our movements be areas of inflation for the fascist movements.
for committed anti-fascist organizers there needs to be a few ideas that can lead a way forward away from the current failures and to begin to target fascist movements as they arise, try to make entry into radicalism, and shift current social movements.
1. it is important to differentiate fascist intellectual movements and political organizing from fascist gang culture. the main reason for this is not ideological, but tactical. in the case of skinhead gangs or kkk militants there is rarely a deeply thought ideological root, but rather a pairing of racial difference with economic and personal strife. here they tend to recruit the down and out, often youths with difficult backgrounds, and their main tool is violence. the reality here is that they will never influence any movement, and even the far right would like to disassociate at any chance. instead, they pose the risk of spontaneous violence to communities of color, lgbt color, and anyone else they begin to add to their list of discontents. this presents a fundamentally different challenge from targeting white nationalists in american renaissance or the occidental observer, who are there making poised ideological arguments to people willing to absolve themselves of conventional ethical logic. the plan of action is completely different, as approaching skinheads is really a matter of physical defense of self and community. here they need to be dealt with simply as agents of violence, and in reality police will still act as their adversary. this is also not a conventional battle of political organizing as it would be with actual political organizers, and you do not have to win people to your side since they have already done a pretty good job alienating everyone around them already. this does not mean that anti-fascists should not strike against groups like combat 18, but it means that this is a guerilla war and community organizing does not take on the same precedence. instead, it is social movement fascists and intellectual right-wingers that need to be targeted through social movements that hold a radical enough analysis that their charade can be unveiled.
2. the fascism of tomorrow will never look like the fascism of yesterday. while a fetishism of nationalist images is a permanent fixture of far right institutions, with death in june being the perfect example, the most classic images of world war ii fascism have been completely stripped from the intellectual and social movement fascists. you are not going to see a swastika from the national anarchists at a palestinian solidarity rally, nor are you going to see pictures of hitler in the pages of the radix. instead, you are going to see vague references to nationalism, identity, spirituality, tradition, and the like, all of which can go under the radar if you are looking for “heil hitlers.” the reality is that the obvious images of traditional war fascism are so repugnant to everyone in modern society that people who share those ideas are never going to cloak themselves in them if they want any chance of success. the fascist movements that do so, like the national socialist movement or the national alliance, make up the most organized wing of the skinhead gang culture, but in the end the only threat they present is motivating spontaneous violence. they will never have power in social movements or statist politics. instead, fascism will take on the same core ideological principles and motivate them within existing movements. this was seen very plainly in the reactionary behavior of the tea party, and the open invitation that they gave to openly fascist organizations like the american third position party (now called the american freedom party). here the rhetoric was the same, though cloaked in libertarian jargon. this society is being stripped from the inside by immigrants and non-whites, degenerating our culture, and taking the country from its rightful inheritors. the rhetoric was so cleanly disguised that it was often dismissed by even left-wing people as something wholly different. when the release of the ron paul papers came out, he was able to disguise clearly racist and homophobic articles as being some kind of clerical error. when anonymous hacked the website for the american third position party they found clear communication between those in the ron paul camp and those in the “whites only” political party. there was even an image of ron paul shaking hands with don black, the founder of the large white nationalist network stormfront. none of this seemed to matter to young ron paul supporters who were more interested in his attacks on the tsa and marijuana laws than the fact that he was exploiting racial tension to bring in a southern voting base. these are fascist ideas repackaged, and having a clearly successful strategy to influence political discourse. similar situations have occurred in different radical communities, whether it is continuing anti-semitic conspiracy theories around the 9/11 attacks or influencing the pagan religious movement by associating norse paganism with ethnic identity. the names and faces have changed, but the core ideology has not. it means that while we are looking for swastikas, we miss the asatru alliance creating bonds between mainstream wiccans and white nationalists. nazis will never rise again, but nationalists of a different sort can and will influence the social movements that continually reshape society.
3. anti-fascist organizers should be able to differentiate between fascists, but there is no reason to do so when organizing publicly. it is important to be able to understand fascist ideas, imagery, and history so that they can be identified and their efforts countered, but this does not mean that we need to engage in long winded public exercises on the difference between national bolshevism and nationalist satanism. instead, call a fascist a fascist. there is an effort to differentiate between proto-fascism, crypto-fascism, and real fascism, but in the end they are all just various levels of the same thing. to the public, the declarations should be simple. someone can go on long diatribes about ethnic identity and jungian archetypes, but in reality they simply are a racist. it may be more complicated than that to them, but it is not in any practical terms to the anti-fascist. the definition of fascism must remain useful, so do not publicly overcomplicate the discussion. this differentiation is exactly what they want since they do see themselves as more complicated than those stereotypes, but it is more useful to maintain them because in the end they simply are anti-egalitarian, anti-democratic, race baiting authoritarians. to successfully target them we need research, but to the outside we need only scorn
4. drop your liberal moralism. fascism is the core opposite of a free and equal society. it represents the exploitations of the darkest parts of humanity, and the barbarism that is at the polar opposite of anti-authoritarian and egalitarian movements. there should be one, and only one goal, destroy fascism. the kind of respect and “even playing field” logic that many people like to utilize in a liberal democracy needs to go out the window when you are dealing with a direct spawn of evil. success is the only possibility; their defeat is the only goal. this should come from any means possible, with no moral reservation. this does not mean that you should target confused people with absolute impunity, but know a real fascist organizer when you see one and seek to destroy. they do not deserve to make their case, this allows them to talk around issues and cloud things. do not let them speak, do not let them have their own organizations, do not let them have a livelihood, do not let them live in your community.
5. know fascism when you see it, but not all things that should be opposed are fascist. free market corporate capitalism is a radical tool of class destruction and should be opposed. imperialist wars on the muslim world are racist and used to deepen the pockets of corporate pockets, and should be opposed. rape culture is a disgusting aspect of the ongoing patriarchal structure, and should be opposed. domestic spying and wiretapping are an encroaching police state that strips us of our liberties, and should be opposed. this does not mean that they are all necessarily fascist. if you have a clear understanding of what fascism is then you will be able to target and irradiate it. if you have a social and class analysis that is growing and targets systemic flaws, then you have the ability to really deal with society as a whole. this means knowing what you are looking and seeing it for what it is. as an anarchist i find capitalism and the state incredibly tyrannical, but they are not always fascist (and today, usually are not). fascism remains the vanguard of the reactionary elements of every social sector, boiled down and magnified.
where does this leave us with death in june? as has been pointed out by many an anti-fascist blog, his ideas make up an affinity for radical strasserist fascism aligned with national bolshevist third positionism. this sounds like academic pseudo-jargon, and it is. the fact of the matter is that this is how they see themselves, how they differentiate themselves from the other forms of fascism that they do not perfectly align themselves with. what does it mean for us? the bottom line is that they are fascist, not matter what sub labels and traditions they attempt to quote from. simply because they appeal to a queer audience or play shows in israel does not mitigate the layers of fascist ideas that permeate not only their imagery and lyrics, but also outright statements in interviews. we do not need to get into a discussion about the details, especially when we can look at those details and see them for what they really are. a fascist does not deserve to be argued with. they do not deserve point and counter point. they do not deserve to have their ideas paired against ours. they represent the purest form of the enemy, the crystallization of every element of the current society that forces us to reject its basic premise. if death in june wants to go on diatribe about folkish communities and tradition, let them. we will be on the other side trying to end the words before they even begin. to really combat fascism, we have to know what it looks like and what its tactics will be. to do this we need a way forward that does not only look to the past, but looks at our own communities and sees it when it begins to take shape.
death in june has hidden itself from criticism with irony and calls to pre-christian paganism, and these are claims that can be debunked with a quick google search. pearce has said openly that they began looking towards the ideas of early nazi gregor strasser, which often takes a more economically socialist position than hitler ended up taking the party in later years. in an article by john eden at who makes the nazis, he re-asserted pearce’s public affiliation for violent white nationalist actions. “it has been widely corroborated that pearce dedicated a song from the stage to the ‘white wolves’ – a neo-nazi grouping who had initially claimed responsibility for these atrocities. in much the same spirit, a valedictory message was posted to the di6 yahoo group forum immediately following anders breivik’s utoya massacre, and mainland bombing.” pearce has also shown open support for genocidal croatian nationalists, and continues to take inspiration from the neo-fascist national bolshevist movement that is popular amongst the most violent skinhead gangs in russia.
pearce’s eugenic ideas have been posted in very clear terms, though he often shades the racial elements. “mainland europa, has severe stock problems. that, as far as i can see has only got worse. those who shouldn’t be able to breed are doing so with such frequency that the uk is being over populated by morons with nothing to do except harass the rest of the population,” said pearce. whether it was when he glorified white domination of people of color by saying “thank the gods for euro-colonialism,” or when he openly attacks non-white immigration and islam, it is pretty clear where his allegiances are. in an interview in 1998 with scapegoat he said plainly, “depending upon their ‘version’ of eurocentric racialism, then 9 times out of 10 i feel very comfortable with it.”
these quotes are not a-typical for him, and this has happened on a regular basis. for those who see the esoteric and gothic turn that a lot of white nationalism has taken in the last twenty years, then this is no surprise. but for those who are regularly looking for the traditional demons, they are going to have trouble parsing them out in a subcultural that treats shock as inherently artistically valid. they are likely not to know about the occasional acceptance of various queer identities in white nationalist circles these days, often championed by portland’s jack donovan who refers to himself as an “andriophile” because “gay” is “associated with effeminacy, feminism, and leftist politics.” the point here is not that there is a common acceptance of queer identities on the far right, which there is certainly not in any meaningful way, but that one point of contradiction is not enough to discredit their fascist ties. many of these movements are perfectly willing to accept internal contradictions in the favor of pushing their agenda.
the more important argument, rather than focusing just on the band themselves, is to really look what they open a space for. if you are to find many of the more contemporary intellectual white nationalists from organizations like counter-currents, occidental observer, alternative right, and american renaissance on social media, you will find that there is a direct correlation to the band. as an article at the one people’s project pointed out, it is much more that the band creates a comfortable meeting space for people with these racial perspectives. one former fan reflects on their experience at a show:
"then i saw the first call the paramedics shirt, and then shit got even less subtle up to and including national alliance patches and nazi medals. this was not a crowd i wanted to be hanging out with all night. mind you, they were a very small portion of the attendants but the fact that they were there at all was increasingly upsetting as the night went on. most of the folks were just sort of willfully ignorant of what was around them. just like me."
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"i noticed kevin i. slaughter in the audience. his publishing company – underground amusements - publishes some of the works of jack donovan an anti-feminist, anti-gay, anti-equality author. there was a couple next to me that was chanting out any line they found adequately racist and kept yelling for a song called “enemy within” that i’d never heard before (i looked the lyrics up when i got home and was not surprised what i found. ugh.)."
"when i got outside, it was all pretty much laid bare. the folks who had been asked to cover or remove offensive symbols re-revealed them (the extremely anti-racist staff of the venue was extremely vigilant in their enforcement of this standard inside the club and anyone was who did not comply was told they had to leave – outside the club they had no say) and it was at this point that i just said “fuck this” and walked home feeling like a sucker that had played a part in something that was really disrespectful and shameful."
if we give the excuses ourselves as to why this kind of thing should be allowed in our communities then we create the space for the development of a fascist movement that will grow before it can be confronted. the best organizing disallows the violence before it even takes shape, and we need to know that without a strong form of resistance then this discontent and collapse in our country can easily become the kind of reactionary wave that we never previously believed would be present.
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big thanks to nyc anti-fa who provided many of the quotes by pearce.[/i]
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ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkrɛdɪt: baɪ ˈeɪʒə ˌbiˈbi ɪz ə dɪˈfɛnsləs ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈwʊmən hu wɑz məˈlɪʃɪsli əˈkjuzd əv ““blasphemy”*” baɪ hər ˈməzlɪm ˈneɪbərz. ðeɪ dɪd ðɪs tɪ ˈsɛtəl ə skɔr ˈæftər ʃi kəˈmɪtɪd ðə ˈəðər ““crime,”*,” ɛz ə non-muslim*, əv ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər frəm ðə seɪm kəp ɛz ðɛm. ˈeɪʒə wɑz ˈsɛntənst baɪ kɔrts tɪ dɛθ baɪ ˈhæŋɪŋ ɪn 2010 ʃi ˈlæŋgwɪʃɪz ɪn ʤeɪl əˈweɪtɪŋ ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən ənˈtɪl ðɪs deɪ. soʊ fɑr, soʊ əbˈsin. faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈeɪʒə məst hæv θɔt ʃi hæd bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈlaɪˌflaɪn. ˌɪˈmæʤən ðə dɪˈlaɪt fɛlt baɪ ðɪs ˈpaʊərləs ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ər ə ˈtaɪni ənd dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪtɪd əˈgɛnst məˈnɔrəti ɪn ðə ˈgəvərnər əv ˈlɑrʤəst ˈprɑvɪns, ðə flæmˈbɔɪənt ˈsɛkjələr ˈməzlɪm,, ˈpəblɪkli tʊk əp hər keɪs. wɪθ səʧ ə ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈʧæmpiən, ˈeɪʒə wʊd hæv bɪn fərˈgɪvən fər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət hər ˈseɪvjər hæd əraɪvd ənd ðət ʃi wʊd sun bi frid. ðə wərld rild ɪn ʃɑk æt wət ˈhæpənd nɛkst. ˈmələ ˈmɑfiə pruvd ˈstrɔŋgər ðən ðə ˈgəvərnər əv ˈpənˌʤæb. ɪn 2011 wɑz gənd daʊn baɪ hɪz oʊn ˈbɑdiˌgɑrd,, hu ˈbrutəli pəmpt naɪn ˈbʊləts ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɑdi əv ðə mæn hi ˈmərsələsli bɪˈtreɪd. ““crime”*” wɑz tɪ kæmˈpeɪn ˈpəblɪkli ɪn dɪˈfɛns əv ˈeɪʒə, ənd fər ə ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ɑrˈkeɪɪk ˈblæsfəmi lɔz. keɪm tɪ bi rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ə ˈhɪroʊ baɪ ˈmɛni ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈməzlɪmz fər ““defending”*” ðə ““honor”*” əv ðə ˈprɑfət mʊˈhɑməd. ənd ɛz ɪf tɪ rəb ˈæsəd ˈɪntu ðə wundz, ðə əˈsæsən wɑz ʃaʊərd wɪθ roʊz ˈpɛtəlz ɛz hi wɔkt tɪ hɪz traɪəl θru spɑnˈteɪniəs ˈræliz hɛld ɪn hɪz səˈpɔrt. bət læst wik, ˈfaɪnəli wɑz ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd baɪ ðə steɪt əv ˈpækɪˌstæn fər hɪz kraɪm. ˈpleɪsɪŋ maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv ðə dɛθ ˈsɛntəns fər ˈkrɪmənəlz səʧ ɛz tɪ wən saɪd, ðə keɪs əv ʃʊd naʊ hæv bɪn kənˈsɪdərd kloʊzd. fɑr frəm ɪt. tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈməzlɪmz ʤɔɪnd fˈjunərəl prəˈsɛʃən tɪ mɔrn hɪz dɛθ, ənd tɪ heɪl ɪm ɛz ə ˈmɑrtər. əˈsaɪd frəm haʊ məʧ ˈhɑrdər ðɪs meɪks ɪt tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən əv ˈeɪʒə ˌbiˈbi frəm hər ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt fər ðə əv ““blasphemy,”*,” wət ðɪs sɪz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl steɪt əv ðə ˌpækɪˈstæni maɪ oʊn ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈməzlɪm ˈdipli dɪˈprɛsɪŋ. kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ðə neɪm əv ðə sɔrs bɪˈloʊ.
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photo credit: asif hassan/afp/getty
by maajid nawaz
asia bibi is a defenseless pakistani christian woman who was maliciously accused of “blasphemy” by her muslim neighbors. they did this to settle a score after she committed the other “crime,” as a non-muslim, of drinking water from the same cup as them. asia was sentenced by pakistan’s courts to death by hanging in 2010. she languishes in jail awaiting execution until this day. so far, so obscene.
five years ago, asia must have thought she had been given a lifeline. imagine the delight felt by this powerless woman—for christians are a tiny and discriminated against minority in pakistan—when the governor of pakistan’s largest province, the flamboyant secular muslim, salmaan taseer, publicly took up her case. with such a high-profile champion, asia would have been forgiven for thinking that her savior had arrived and that she would soon be freed.
the world reeled in shock at what happened next.
pakistan’s mullah mafia proved stronger than the governor of punjab.
in 2011 salmaan taseer was gunned down by his own bodyguard, mumtaz qadri, who brutally pumped nine bullets into the body of the man he mercilessly betrayed.
salmaan’s “crime” was to campaign publicly in defense of asia, and for a change to pakistan’s archaic blasphemy laws.
qadri came to be regarded as a hero by many barelwi pakistani sufi muslims for “defending” the “honor” of the prophet muhammad. and as if to rub acid into the wounds, the assassin was showered with rose petals as he walked to his trial through spontaneous rallies held in his support.
but last week, qadri finally was executed by the state of pakistan for his crime. placing my personal rejection of the death sentence for criminals such as qadri to one side, the case of salmaan taseer should now have been considered closed.
far from it.
tens of thousands of pakistani muslims joined qadri’s funeral procession to mourn his death, and to hail him as a martyr.
aside from how much harder this makes it to imagine the liberation of asia bibi from her imprisonment for the thought-crime of “blasphemy,” what this says about the psychological state of the pakistani nation—and my own pakistani muslim heritage—is deeply depressing.
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ˈʤɛrɪd ˈkəʃnər ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld ˈdɔtər trəmp, hɪz waɪf, wɔk daʊn ðə wɛst wɪŋ ˌkɑləˈneɪd ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 10 ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ʧɪp ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðə ˈfæməli əv ˈʤɛrɪd ˈkəʃnər ɪz əˈpɛrəntli ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ˈɛni kənˈsərnz ənd ɪz ˈpəblɪkli traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈməni fər juz. ˈprɑʤɛkts, ˈreɪzɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə weɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld ˈsənɪnˌlɔ ənd ædˈvaɪzər kʊd ˈprɑfɪt frəm hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt poʊst. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈsɪstər nɪˈkoʊl maɪər traɪd tɪ kənˈvɪns mɔr ðən 100 ʧaɪˈniz ˌɪnˈvɛstərz tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ə ˈʤərzi ˈsɪti ˈhaʊzɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpmənt. tɪ wu ˌɪnˈvɛstərz, maɪər ˈtaʊtɪd wət ɪz noʊn ɛz ən ˌɪnˈvɛstər ˈvizə. ðə ˈproʊˌgræm gɪvz ə pæθ tɪ ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp tɪ ˈɛniˌwən hu ˌɪnˈvɛsts æt list ɪn ən əˈmɛrɪkən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɑʤɛkt. ən æd fər ðə ɪˈvɛnt hɛld æt ðə leɪd ɪt aʊt ɪkˈsplɪsətli: ənd ˈɪməˌgreɪt tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states.”*.” ɪn ə ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ˈbɔˌlrum ˈkəʃnər ˈfæməli ˈʧɑrʤɪz fər ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ wɪθ visa’*’ tɪ ˈwɛlθi ʧaɪˈniz joefaz™®*™® (@joefaz*) meɪ 6 2017 boʊθ ðə trəmp ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ənd ˈfæməli ˈbɪznɪs hæv juzd ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈvizə ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ əˈtrækt ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ˌbiˈfɔr, bət naʊ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt həz vaʊd tɪ ˈtaɪtən ðə ðət ɪz biɪŋ juzd ɛz ə ˈsɛlɪŋ pɔɪnt. ˈərli, ənd ju wɪl ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈəndər ðə oʊld rules,”*,” wən ˈspikər sɛd æt ðə ɪˈvɛnt. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ wɑz ˈpəblɪkli ˌædvərˈtaɪzd, nu jɔrk taɪmz ənd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˈʤərnəlɪsts wər kɪkt aʊt əv ðə ɪˈvɛnt. wən pɔɪnt, ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz græbd ə foʊn ənd ˈbækˌpæk tɪ traɪ tɪ fɔrs ðət ˈpərsən tɪ leave,”*,” noʊts ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst. ““later*, ɛz ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ˈstɑrtɪd ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈbɔˌlrum, ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz ˈfɪzɪkəli sərˈaʊndɪd əˈtɛnˈdiz tɪ stɑp ðɛm frəm ˈgɪvɪŋ interviews.”*.”
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jared kushner and president donald trump’s daughter ivanka trump, his wife, walk down the west wing colonnade on feb. 10 in washington. chip somodevilla/getty images
the family of jared kushner is apparently ignoring any conflict-of-interest concerns and is publicly trying to get overseas money for u.s. projects, raising questions about the way president donald trump’s son-in-law and adviser could profit from his government post. on saturday, kushner’s sister nicole meyer tried to convince more than 100 chinese investors to invest in a jersey city housing development.
to woo investors, meyer touted what is known as an investor visa. the eb-5 program gives a path to citizenship to anyone who invests at least $500,000 in an american development project. an ad for the event held at the ritz-carlton laid it out explicitly: “invest $500,000 and immigrate to the united states.”
in a beijing ballroom kushner family charges $500,000 for entry into the usa with ‘investor visa’ to wealthy chinese https://t.co/yohnm4umqt pic.twitter.com/9mwuvwrmzo — joefaz™® vetsresistsquadron (@joefaz) may 6, 2017
both the trump organization and kushner’s family business have used the controversial visa program to attract investors before, but now the president has vowed to tighten the border—and that is being used as a selling point. “invest early, and you will invest under the old rules,” one speaker said at the event.
although the event in beijing was publicly advertised, new york times and washington post journalists were kicked out of the event. “at one point, organizers grabbed a reporter’s phone and backpack to try to force that person to leave,” notes the washington post. “later, as investors started leaving the ballroom, organizers physically surrounded attendees to stop them from giving interviews.”
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kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˈrəʃən ˈhækɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə noʊˈvɛmbər 8 ɪˈlɛkʃən hæv naʊ riʧt ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn wɛr ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛriz tɔp ˈsaɪbər əˈfɪʃəl həz ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd ə plæn tɪ hɛlp ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ənd dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti tɪ træk ən ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈɔltərɪŋ əˈtæk. wəts mɔr, adm*. ˈmaɪkəl ɛs. ˈrɑʤərz, kəˈmændər əv juz. ˈsaɪbər kəˈmænd, həz ˈædɪd hɪz vɔɪs tɪ ðət əv ˈhoʊmˌlænd ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈʤɑnsən hu ɪz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈwɛðər ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsɪstəm ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, laɪk ðə paʊər grɪd ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛktər, ənd ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˈfɛdərəl ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt. "wət ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ɪn ðɪs ˈdɪʤɪtəl eɪʤ? ˈdætə, aɪ wʊd ˈɑrgju, ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈvælju ɪn ənd əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ənd ðə əˈbɪləˌti əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz tɪ ˈhɑrnɪs ðə tulz əv bɪg ˈdætə ˌænəˈlɪtɪks naʊ meɪk ˈækˌsɛs tɪ lɑrʤ ˈdætə əˈtræktɪv," ˈrɑʤərz sɛd æt ˈhɑrvərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ðɪs mənθ ɪn ə ˈvɪdioʊ riˈlist ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. "aɪ lʊk æt ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsikwəns fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv, 'du wi nid tɪ stɛp bæk ənd riəˈsɛs ðɪs? heɪ, lʊk, ðɪs ˈrɪli ɪz pɑrt əv ɑr ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər?" hi sɛd. ˈrɑʤərz, æt ən ɪˈvɛnt ˈspɑnsərd baɪ ˈhɑrvərdz ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˈspikər ˈproʊˌgræm, kˈwɪkli ˈædɪd ðət ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɪz ənd woʊnt bi ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ɪˈlɛkʃənz, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd ɪn ˈtrækɪŋ ˈfɔrən əˈtækərz ɪf ðɛr ər ˈɛni. "wət wi du ɪz wi ər traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈækʃənz əv ˈfɔrən ˈæktərz ɛz ðeɪ ər traɪɪŋ tɪ əˈproʊʧ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk, ɪf ju wɪl," hi toʊld ðə ˈstudənt ˈɔdiəns. ˈrɑʤərz sɛd ðət ðɛr ɪz ən ædˈvæntɪʤ tɪ ˈhævɪŋ 50 ˈsɛpərˌeɪt steɪt ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsɪstəmz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə ˈnæʃənəl wən ðət wʊd bi ən ˈiziər ˈtərgət. bət hi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət wən steɪt kʊd meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns ɪf rɪˈzəlts ər məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪd. ɪf ə proʊb wər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ dɪˈtərmən ɪf ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən wɑz hækt, hi sɛd ˈhoʊmˌlænd wʊd teɪk ðə lɛd. ˈʤɑnsən ˈrisəntli sɛd, "ðɛrz ə ˈvaɪtəl ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ɑr ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs, soʊ aɪ du θɪŋk wi nid tɪ kənˈsɪdər ˈwɛðər ɪt ʃʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd baɪ maɪ dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd ˈəðərz ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər." ɪn ə hæk ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, ˈrɑʤərz ɪkˈspleɪnd wət wʊd ˈhæpən. "wər ðɛr kənˈsərnz ðət ðeɪ θɔt ðɛr wər ən ˈɪʃu ðət wʊd kɔl ˈɪntu kˈwɛʃən ðə rɪˈzəlt, [steɪts] pəˈtɛnʃəli wʊd əˈproʊʧ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti wʊd ˈlaɪkli hæv ˈoʊvərˌɔl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti, ðeɪ ˈlaɪkli wʊd tərn tɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ, ˈjuˈɛs, ənd ˈmeɪbi wən ər tu ˈəðərz, tɪ seɪ, 'kən wi pʊt təˈgɛðər ə tim ənd ˈhɑrnɪs ðə brɛdθ əv ðɪs ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd ˈɪnˌsaɪt ənd ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti ðət ju hæv tɪ kəm bæk wɪθ ən əˈsɛsmənt: du wi θɪŋk ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ˈvælɪd? du wi θɪŋk ɪt wɑz məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪd ɪn ˈɛni weɪ? soʊ ðæts haʊ aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wʊd pleɪ aʊt," sɛd ðə ˈædmərəl. "aɪ wʊd nɑt bi səˈpraɪzd ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ðət wi goʊ ɪn ə ˈbrɔdər, mɔr lɔŋ tərm ˈɛfərt tɪ stɛp bæk, əˈsɛs ɪt, ənd æsk ɑrˈsɛlvz, 'ər wi ˈrɪli ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ðɪs ˈstrəkʧər, du wi nid tɪ meɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz?'" hi ˈædɪd. pɔl bɪˈdɑrd, ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɛgˈzæmənərz "ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈsikrɪts" ˈkɑləmnəst, kən bi ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd æt
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concerns about russian hacking into the november 8 election have now reached the pentagon where the military's top cyber official has outlined a plan to help the fbi and department of homeland security to track an election altering attack.
what's more, adm. michael s. rogers, commander of u.s. cyber command, has added his voice to that of homeland secretary jeh johnson who is considering whether the election system is critical infrastructure, like the power grid and financial sector, and subject to federal oversight.
"what is critical infrastructure in this digital age? data, i would argue, is taking on a very different value in and of itself. and the ability of individuals to harness the tools of big data analytics now make access to large data concentrations...very attractive," rogers said at harvard university this month in a video released wednesday.
"i look at the election sequence for example, as an example of, 'do we need to step back and reassess this? hey, look, this really is part of our critical infrastructure?" he said.
rogers, at an event sponsored by harvard's institute of politics speaker program, quickly added that the military is and won't be involved in elections, but instead in tracking foreign attackers if there are any.
"what we do is we are trying to understand the actions of foreign actors as they are trying to approach the network, if you will," he told the student audience.
rogers said that there is an advantage to having 50 separate state election systems instead of a national one that would be an easier target. but he noted that one state could make a difference if results are manipulated.
if a probe were required to determine if the election was hacked, he said homeland would take the lead. johnson recently said, "there's a vital national interest in our election process, so i do think we need to consider whether it should be considered by my department and others critical infrastructure."
in a hack situation, rogers explained what would happen.
"were there concerns that they thought there were an issue that would call into question the result, [states] potentially would approach the federal government. the department of homeland security would likely have overall responsibility, they likely would turn to the fbi, us, and maybe one or two others, to say, 'can we put together a team and harness the breadth of this knowledge and insight and capability that you have to come back with an assessment: do we think the result is valid? do we think it was manipulated in any way? so that's how i think it would play out," said the admiral.
"i would not be surprised in the aftermath of the election that we go in a broader, more long term effort to step back, assess it, and ask ourselves, 'are we really comfortable with this structure, do we need to make changes?'" he added.
paul bedard, the washington examiner's "washington secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com
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(ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ˈdɑnəld trəmps ˈbɔɪstərəs ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ɪz fˈjulɪŋ hɪz kæmˈpeɪn, bət ðə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə mɔr ˈdɪgnəˌfaɪd saɪd tɪ ɪm. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz ˈændərsən ˈkupər ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, trəmp hu kriˈeɪtɪd wən əv ðə moʊst ˈmɛmərəbəl ˈmoʊmənts əv ðə 2016 kæmˈpeɪn soʊ fɑr baɪ ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈraɪvəl ˈlɪndzi græmz sɛl foʊn ˈnəmbər ɔn ˈnæʃənəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən səˈʤɛstɪd ðət hi wʊd ʃɪft hɪz ˈrɛtərɪk ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt. "ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt, ju wʊd ʧeɪnʤ jʊr toʊn?" ˈkupər æst. "oʊ, aɪd θɪŋk soʊ," trəmp sɛd. "aɪl ʧeɪnʤ maɪ toʊn." trəmp dɪˈfɛndɪd hɪz ˈrisənt əˈtæks ɔn hɪz ˈfɛloʊ ˈkænədɪts, seɪɪŋ hi həz bɪn ˈhɪtɪŋ bæk bɪˈkəz hi wɑz fərst prəˈvoʊkt. "aɪ ˈdɪdənt stɑrt ɪt wɪθ ˈlɪndzi græm. aɪ ˈkʊdənt kɛr lɛs əˈbaʊt ˈlɪndzi græm. hiz ˈrɛʤɪstərd æt aɪ θɪŋk ˈziroʊ ɪn ðə poʊlz," trəmp sɛd. "ˈlɪndzi græm kɔld mi ə ˈʤæˌkæs. soʊ æm aɪ səˈpoʊzd tɪ seɪ, 'oʊ, ɪts ˈoʊˈkeɪ'? əm kɔld ə ˈʤæˌkæs. ju hæv tɪ faɪt bæk." ʤɪst wɔʧt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈɪntərvˌju pɑrt 1 riˈpleɪ mɔr ˈvɪdioʊz məst wɔʧ ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈɪntərvˌju pɑrt 1 ðə ˈfɔrmər hoʊst əv "ðə əˈprɛntɪs" wɑz rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑmɛnts græm meɪd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz keɪt ˈərliər ðɪs wik. ðə saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə rɪˈpəblɪkən həz ˈhɑrʃli ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd trəmp fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ dɪˈspɛrɪʤɪŋ ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt sɛn. ʤɑn məˈkeɪnz ˈsərvɪs ɪn ðə viˌɛtˈnɑm wɔr. trəmp rɪˈmɑrkt læst ˈwiˌkɪnd ðət məˈkeɪn, ə ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪd ˈvɛtərən hu spɛnt mɔr ðən faɪv jɪrz ɪn kæpˈtɪvəti ənd dɪˈnaɪd ˈərli riˈlis, wɑz ə "wɔr ˈhɪroʊ bɪˈkəz hi wɑz ˈkæpʧərd." "aɪ laɪk ˈpipəl ðət wərənt ˈkæpʧərd, ˈoʊˈkeɪ?" trəmp sɛd, drɔɪŋ swɪft ənd ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm. biɪŋ kɔld ə "ˈʤæˌkæs" simz tɪ hæv ˈklɪrli strək ə nərv wɪθ trəmp. æt ə kæmˈpeɪn ɪˈvɛnt ɪn saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈtuzˌdeɪ, hi kɔld græm ən "ˈɪˌdiət," ðɛn dɪˈplɔɪd ən əˈnɔrθəˌdɑks ˈmɛθəd əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpeɪˌbæk: hi rɛd aʊt laʊd græmz sɛl foʊn ˈnəmbər "lɛts traɪ ɪt," trəmp sɛd, twaɪs riˈsaɪtɪŋ ə 202 ˈɛriə koʊd foʊn ˈnəmbər ənd ˈgoʊdɪŋ ðə ˈɔdiəns tɪ "gɪv ɪt ə ʃɑt." ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, trəmp toʊld ˈkupər ðət hi hæd bɪn "ənˈfɛrli" ˈtɑrgətɪd baɪ græm hum trəmp sɛd ʤɪst jɪrz əˈgoʊ hæd səˈlɪsɪtɪd ɪm fər ˈməni ənd ədˈvaɪs. "aɪ wɑz kɔld neɪmz baɪ ˈsəmˌbɑdi," trəmp sɛd. "ˈsəmˌbɑdi ðæts ˈhɪtɪŋ mi seɪɪŋ wət ə bæd gaɪ aɪ æm, hu wɑz əp ɪn maɪ ˈɔfəs ˈæskɪŋ fər ˈməni, ənd ˈæskɪŋ ɪf aɪ kən gɪt ɪm ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən." trəmp, hu həz ˈrisəntli ˈteɪkən ðə lɛd əˈməŋ ˈkænədɪts ɪn ˈnæʃənəl poʊlz, ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd hi ˈwəzənt ˈwərid əˈbaʊt hɪz haɪ ˈreɪtɪŋz. ʤɪst wɔʧt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈɪntərvˌju pɑrt 1 riˈpleɪ mɔr ˈvɪdioʊz məst wɔʧ ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈɪntərvˌju pɑrt 1 "aɪ min, aɪ tərnd ə lɔt əv ðɛm əraʊnd, ənd ɛz ju noʊ ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, ɪt wɑz ˈnɛgətɪv ənd naʊ ɪts laɪk, trɪˈmɛndəsli ˈpɑzətɪv," hi sɛd. "wɪn ˈpipəl hir wət aɪ sɛd əˈbaʊt ðə vɛts, ənd haʊ strɔŋ maɪ kəˈmɪtmənt ɪz tɪ ðə vɛts ðət hæv bɪn ðeɪv bɪn ˈtritɪd soʊ ˈbædli ənd tɪ ðə ˈbɔrdər, wɪʧ ɪz ʤɪst ˈhɔrəbəl, aɪ min ˈɛvəri taɪm ˈpipəl ˈlɪsən tɪ mi, ɔl əv ə ˈsədən ɪt bɪˈkəmz ˈvɛri ˈfeɪvərəbəl." 'rɪˈpɛntɪŋ ɪz tərˈɪfɪk' æt ðə seɪm ɪˈvɛnt wɛr trəmp ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪd ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfaɪrˌstɔrm baɪ kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ məˈkeɪnz ˈsərvɪs ɪn viˌɛtˈnɑm, hi sɛd ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls ðət reɪzd ˈaɪˌbraʊz. dɪˈskəsɪŋ hɪz feɪθ trəmp sɛd hi hæd ˈnɛvər æst fərˈgɪvnəs frəm gɑd. "wɪn aɪ drɪŋk maɪ ˈlɪtəl waɪn wɪʧ ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈoʊnli waɪn aɪ drɪŋk ənd hæv maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈkrækər, aɪ gɛs ðət ɪz ə fɔrm əv ˈæskɪŋ fər fərˈgɪvnəs," hi sɛd. ɪn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪz ˈɪntərvˌju, trəmp sɛd ɪt ˈwəzənt soʊ məʧ ðət hiz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə əv rɪˈpɛntəns "aɪ θɪŋk rɪˈpɛntɪŋ ɪz tərˈɪfɪk," hi kwɪpt bət ðət hi ˈdəzənt meɪk ə lɔt əv mɪˈsteɪks ðət ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈæskɪŋ fər fərˈgɪvnəs. "aɪ traɪ ənd lɛd ə laɪf wɛr aɪ doʊnt hæv tɪ æsk gɑd fər fərˈgɪvnəs," hi sɛd. "waɪ du aɪ hæv tɪ æsk fər fərˈgɪvnəs ɪf jʊr nɑt ˈmeɪkɪŋ mɪˈsteɪks? aɪ wərk hɑrd, əm ən ˈɑnərəbəl ˈpərsən." ʤɪst wɔʧt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈɪntərvˌju pɑrt 3 riˈpleɪ mɔr ˈvɪdioʊz məst wɔʧ ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈɪntərvˌju pɑrt 3 ɔn dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ˈteɪkɪŋ kəmˈjunjən ɛz ˈitɪŋ ə "ˈlɪtəl ˈkrækər," hi sɛd ðə ˈkɑmɛnts wər ɔl ənd ðət ðə ˈɔdiəns tʊk noʊ əˈfɛns. "wi wər ˈhævɪŋ fən wɪn aɪ sɛd, aɪ drɪŋk ðə waɪn, aɪ it ðə ˈkrækər bət wɪr ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt kəmˈjunjən ənd ju noʊ wət, ðə hoʊl rum wɑz ˈlæfɪŋ," hi sɛd. pəˈlɪtɪkəl rɪˈpɔrtərz ər 'ˈrɪli dɪˈsɑnəst' ɪf trəmp kʊd hæv ɪt hɪz weɪ, ðə 2016 kæmˈpeɪn wʊd bi ˈkəvərd baɪ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl prɛs ˈrəðər ðən pəˈlɪtɪkəl rɪˈpɔrtərz. ðə ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈmoʊgəl ˈbrɪsəld wɪn ˈkupər ˈmɛnʃənd ə ˈnuli riˈlist ˌjunəˈvərsəti poʊl ðət ʃoʊd trəmp wɪθ ə haɪ ˈreɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈərli steɪts. "ju ˈoʊnli wɔnt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈnɛgətɪv. waɪ doʊnt ju brɪŋ əp ðə ˈpɑzətɪv poʊlz, ˈændərsən?" trəmp sɛd. "əm ˈlidɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə bɔrd. ənd ðɛn ju hɪt mi wɪθ ðɪs poʊl ðət aɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn si ˌbiˈfɔr. hi sɛd hiz ˈlɑrʤli rɪˈsivd fɛr ˈkəvərɪʤ frəm ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl prɛs bɪˈkəz hɪz ˈbɪznɪs ˈvɛnʧərz hæv bɪn soʊ səkˈsɛsfəl. "ˈnəmbərz ər ˈnəmbərz, ənd maɪ ˈnəmbərz ˈhæpən tɪ bi greɪt," hi sɛd. rɪˈpɔrtərz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ər ə ˈdɪfərənt brid, hi sɛd. "aɪ faɪnd ðət 60 70 əv ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmidiə ɪz ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli dɪˈsɑnəst." ˈsændrə blænd ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi trəmp weɪd ɪn ɔn ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ərˈɛst əv ən ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən ˈwʊmən ɪn ˈtɛksəs ðət həz ˈgɑrnərd ˈnæʃənəl ˈbæˌklæʃ. ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊz ə ˈtɛksəs steɪt ˈtrupər ˈpʊlɪŋ ˈoʊvər ə ˈwʊmən neɪmd ˈsændrə blænd ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ fər əˈlɛʤədli ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ juz hər tərn ˈsɪgnəl. ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ bɪtˈwin ðə ˈɔfɪsər ənd blænd kˈwɪkli gɪts ˈhitɪd wɪn blænd dɪˈklaɪnz tɪ pʊt aʊt hər ˌsɪgəˈrɛt, ənd ɪz æst tɪ gɪt aʊt əv hər ˈviɪkəl. ðə ˈɔfɪsər ðɛn pʊlz aʊt wət əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə ˈteɪzər, ˈskrimɪŋ, "gɪt aʊt əv ðə kɑr! aɪ wɪl laɪt ju əp!" trəmp sɛd hi bɪˈlivd ðə ˈɔfɪsər simd "ˈoʊvərli əˈgrɛsɪv." "hi ʤɪst lʊkt ˈvɛri əˈgrɛsɪv. aɪ ˈdɪdənt laɪk hɪz dɪˈminər, aɪ θɔt ɪt wɑz ˈtɛrəbəl, tɪ bi ˈɑnəst wɪθ ju," hi sɛd. "aɪ æm ə juʤ fæn əv ðə pəˈlis. aɪ θɪŋk ðə pəˈlis hæv tɪ bi ˈgɪvɪn bæk paʊər. bət ðɪs gaɪ wɑz ˈoʊvərli əˈgrɛsɪv, ˈtɛrəbli əˈgrɛsɪv." trəmp wɛnt ɔn tɪ æd ðət hi həz ə "greɪt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp" wɪθ ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz: "aɪ ʤɪst hæv greɪt rɪˈspɛkt fər ðɛm ənd ðeɪ laɪk mi, aɪ laɪk ðɛm."
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(cnn) donald trump's boisterous personality is fueling his campaign, but the billionaire businessman insists there is also a more dignified side to him.
in an interview with cnn's anderson cooper on wednesday, trump — who created one of the most memorable moments of the 2016 campaign so far by sharing rival lindsey graham's cell phone number on national television — suggested that he would shift his rhetoric as president.
"as president, you would change your tone?" cooper asked.
"oh, i'd think so," trump said. "i'll change my tone."
trump defended his recent attacks on his fellow candidates, saying he has been hitting back because he was first provoked.
"i didn't start it with lindsey graham. i couldn't care less about lindsey graham. he's registered at i think zero in the polls," trump said. "lindsey graham called me a jackass. so am i supposed to say, 'oh, it's ok'? i'm called a jackass. you have to fight back."
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the former host of "the apprentice" was referring to comments graham made in an interview with cnn's kate bolduan earlier this week. the south carolina republican has harshly criticized trump for making disparaging comments about sen. john mccain's service in the vietnam war.
trump remarked last weekend that mccain, a decorated veteran who spent more than five years in captivity and denied early release, was a "war hero because he was captured."
"i like people that weren't captured, ok?" trump said, drawing swift and widespread criticism.
being called a "jackass" seems to have clearly struck a nerve with trump. at a campaign event in south carolina tuesday, he called graham an "idiot," then deployed an unorthodox method of political payback: he read out loud graham's cell phone number
"let's try it," trump said, twice reciting a 202 area code phone number and goading the audience to "give it a shot."
on wednesday, trump told cooper that he had been "unfairly" targeted by graham — whom trump said just years ago had solicited him for money and advice.
"i was called names by somebody," trump said. "somebody that's hitting me saying what a bad guy i am, who was up in my office asking for money, and asking if i can get him on television."
trump, who has recently taken the lead among gop candidates in national polls, also said he wasn't worried about his high unfavorability ratings.
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"i mean, i turned a lot of them around, and as you know in north carolina, it was negative and now it's like, tremendously positive," he said. "when people hear what i said about the vets, and how strong my commitment is to the vets that have been they've been treated so badly and to the border, which is just horrible, i mean every time people listen to me, all of a sudden it becomes very favorable."
'repenting is terrific'
at the same event where trump ignited a political firestorm by questioning mccain's service in vietnam, he said something else that raised eyebrows.
discussing his faith , trump said he had never asked forgiveness from god.
"when i drink my little wine -- which is about the only wine i drink -- and have my little cracker, i guess that is a form of asking for forgiveness," he said.
in wednesday's interview, trump said it wasn't so much that he's opposed to the idea of repentance -- "i think repenting is terrific," he quipped -- but that he doesn't make a lot of mistakes that require asking for forgiveness.
"i try and lead a life where i don't have to ask god for forgiveness," he said. "why do i have to ask for forgiveness if you're not making mistakes? i work hard, i'm an honorable person."
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on describing taking communion as eating a "little cracker," he said the comments were all good-natured and that the audience took no offense.
"we were having fun when i said, i drink the wine, i eat the cracker -- but we're talking about communion and you know what, the whole room was laughing," he said.
political reporters are 'really dishonest'
if trump could have it his way, the 2016 campaign would be covered by the financial press rather than political reporters.
the real estate mogul bristled when cooper mentioned a newly released quinnipiac university poll that showed trump with a high unfavorability rating in the early states.
"you only want to talk about negative. why don't you bring up the positive polls, anderson?" trump said. "i'm leading across the board. and then you hit me with this poll that i didn't even see before.
he said he's largely received fair coverage from the financial press because his business ventures have been so successful. "numbers are numbers, and my numbers happen to be great," he said.
poliitcal reporters, however, are a different breed, he said. "i find that 60, 70% of the political media is really, really dishonest."
sandra bland controversy
trump weighed in on the controversial arrest of an african-american woman in texas that has garnered national backlash.
dashcam video shows a texas state trooper pulling over a woman named sandra bland earlier this month for allegedly failing to use her turn signal. the exchange between the officer and bland quickly gets heated when bland declines to put out her cigarette, and is asked to get out of her vehicle.
the officer then pulls out what appears to be a taser, screaming, "get out of the car! i will light you up!"
trump said he believed the officer seemed "overly aggressive."
"he just looked very aggressive. i didn't like his demeanor, i thought it was terrible, to be honest with you," he said. "i am a huge fan of the police. i think the police have to be given back power. but this guy was overly aggressive, terribly aggressive."
trump went on to add that he has a "great relationship" with african-americans: "i just have great respect for them and they like me, i like them."
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sɛpˈtɛmbər 5 2017 ʃʊd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɑrm juˈkreɪn? fər ðə ˈænsər, lʊk tɪ ðə wɔr baɪ ˈʤɑni hərbst ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2014 ˈrəʃə sizd ənd ˈænɛkst kraɪˈmiə; ə fju wiks ˈleɪtər, ˈmɔˌskaʊ lɔnʧt ɪts ˈhaɪbrɪd wɔr əˈgɛnst juˈkreɪn ɪn ðə ənd oblasts*. ɪt ɪz naʊ 2017 ənd ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən rɪˈmeɪnz ˈrɛlətɪvli ənˈʧeɪnʤd. ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn ðə ist ɪz æt ə ˈstændˌstɪl, noʊ saɪd həz ə klɪr ædˈvæntɪʤ, ənd ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət kraɪˈmiə wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ˈrəʃən hænz fər ðə fɔrˈsiəbəl fˈjuʧər. ðɪs ˈkɑrənt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈbɛnəfɪts ˈrəʃə, ɛz ɪt siks tɪ dɪˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz ðə juˈkreɪniən ˈgəvərnmənt θru ə wɔr ðət dɪz nɑt prəˈvoʊk ə strɔŋ riˈækʃən frəm ðə wɛst. waɪl ˈsæŋkʃənz hæv hæd ən ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ˈrəʃən ɪˈkɑnəmi, ðeɪ hæv nɑt səˈfɪʃəntli pərsˈweɪdɪd ðə ˈrəʃənz tɪ sis ˈɑrmɪŋ ənd səˈplaɪɪŋ trups tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈhɛlpɪŋ juˈkreɪn θwɔrt ˈrəʃən əˈgrɛʃən. ˈmɔˌskaʊ ɪz ˈsikɪŋ tɪ ˈæktɪvli ˈəndərˌmaɪn ðə wɔr sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɔrdər ɪn ˈjʊrəp. səkˈsɛsfəl ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns wʊd bi ə ˈmeɪʤər bloʊ tɪ ˈkrɛmlɪn ˈɛfərts. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈʧiv ðɪs pərsˈweɪd ˈrəʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn tɪ riˈmuv hɪz trups ənd ˈwɛpənz frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz ˈoʊnli tɪ lʊk tɪ ɪts pæst: ðə ðət faɪt, əˈmɛrɪkən səˈpɔrt tɪ ðə ˌmuʤəhɛˈdin, wɪʧ wɑz noʊn ɛz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən sɪˈkloʊn, ɪz kənˈsɪdərd wən əv ðə moʊst ˈifɛktɪv ˈkoʊvərt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈɛvər kənˈdəktəd baɪ ðə siaɪeɪ. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˌɪˈnɪʃəli prəˈvaɪdɪd eɪd ənd ˈoʊldər ˈwɛpənz, ˈmɛni əv ðɛm frəm wərld wɔr ii*, tɪ ðə ˌmuʤəhɛˈdin; ðɪs hæd ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈifɛkt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn 1986 ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts bɪˈgæn prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈstɪŋər ˈmɪsəlz ənd ˈəðər mɔr ədˈvænst ˈwɛpənri ðət hɛlpt ˈlɛvəl ðə ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈspɛrəti, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz, ðət ðə ˌmuʤəhɛˈdin feɪst. ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn, ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈɑrmər ənd ɑrˈtɪləri wər ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈjusləs ɪn ðə ˈæfˌgæn ˈmaʊntənz. ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz wər ɛˈsɛnʃəl ɪn ˈstraɪkɪŋ ðə ˈmaʊntən ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ðət wər ˈkruʃəl tɪ ðə ˌmuʤəhɛˈdin. ðəs, baɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə ˌmuʤəhɛˈdin wɪθ ˈstɪŋər ˈmɪsəlz, ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈsoʊviˌɛt ædˈvæntɪʤ wɑz juˈkreɪn, ˈrəʃən ˈlɔŋˈreɪnʤ ɑrˈtɪləri ənd tæŋks hæv bɪn ðə ˈmeɪʤər kənˈtrɪbjətər tɪ juˈkreɪniən ˈkæʒəwəltiz. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz prəˈvaɪdɪd nɑnˈliθəl eɪd ənd səˈpɔrt tɪ juˈkreɪniən ˈfɔrsɪz, bət ðɪs həz nɑt stɑpt ˈrəʃə frəm prəˈvaɪdɪŋ trups, ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ənd ˈmɑdərn ˈwɛpənz tɪ ðə ˈsɛpərətɪsts. tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ðɪs, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ʃʊd sɛnd ˈmɪsəlz, səʧ ɛz, ənd mɔr ˈreɪˌdɑr tɪ ðə juˈkreɪniən ˈfɔrsɪz, wɪʧ wʊd ˈɔfˌsɛt ðə separatists’*’ ənd russians’*’ ædˈvæntɪʤ. prəˈvaɪdɪŋ wɪl min ðət ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈrəʃən ˈsisˈfaɪər vaɪəˈleɪʃənz, ənd ˈɛfərts tɪ teɪk mɔr juˈkreɪniən lænd, wɪl rɪˈzəlt ɪn mɔr ˈrəʃən ˈmeɪʤər ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti fər ˈputɪn. ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə wɔr ənd ðə ˈifɛkt ðət ðə ˈstɪŋər ˈmɪsəl hæd, ðiz ˈwɛpənz wʊd hɛlp ʃrɪŋk ðə ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈspɛrəti ənd meɪk ˈrəʃən ˈfɔrsɪz bi klɪr, ðoʊ: əˈmɛrɪkən səˈpɔrt tɪ ðə ˈrɛbəlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wɔr dɪd nɑt gɪv ðə ˌmuʤəhɛˈdin ə dɪˈsaɪsɪv ər kwɪk ˈvɪktəri. ɪn fækt, ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈfɔrsɪz ˈɔfən dɪˈfitɪd ðə ˌmuʤəhɛˈdin ɪn ˈkɑmbæt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt reɪzd ðə kɔst əv ðə wɔr ənd ɪnˈʃʊrd ðət ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛts kʊd nɑt əˈʧiv ə dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˈvɪktəri. ɪn ðə ɛnd, ɪt wɑz dəˈmɛstɪk kənˈsərnz ðət fɔrst ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛts aʊt. ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ hæd sloʊd ɪn ðə ənd mɪˈkeɪl ˈgɔrbəˌʧɔf sɔt tɪ ˈʤəmpˌstɑrt ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈfɔrən səˈpɔrt baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd eɪd frəm ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, ðə wɔr bɪˈkeɪm tu ˈkɔstli, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ðə soviets’*’ wɪθˈdrɔəl. ˈfɔrən eɪd ənd ˈtreɪnɪŋ wər ðə ki kənˈtrɪbjətərz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðə sərˈvaɪvəl əv ðə ˌmuʤəhɛˈdin ənd wər ɛˈsɛnʃəl ɪn ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛts tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ. ˈsɪmələrli, səˈplaɪɪŋ juˈkreɪniən ˈfɔrsɪz wʊd kriˈeɪt ən əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˈmænˌpaʊər kɔst tɪ ˈrəʃə ɛz səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈsɛpərətɪsts bɪˈkəmz mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈfæktər ɪz ðət prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈliθəl eɪd tɪ juˈkreɪn wɪl min mɔr ˈrəʃən ˈkæʒəwəltiz, ə ˈmeɪʤər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti fər ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wɔr, ðɪs wɑz lɛs əv ə ˈfæktər, ɛz ˈpəblɪk ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm wɑz ˈstaɪfəld baɪ ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, nuz əv ˈsoʊviˌɛt dɛθs dɪd nɑt sprɛd ɛz ðeɪ wʊd təˈdeɪ wɪθ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə. təˈdeɪ, ˈfɔrən ˈɛkˌsplɔɪts ər wɛl rɪˈsivd baɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈoʊnli wɪn ðə kɔst ɪz ˈrɛlətɪvli loʊ. ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn ˌəndərˈstændz ðə θrɛt ðət ˈrəʃən dɛθs hoʊldz, ənd ðət ɪz waɪ ɪt həz əˈtɛmptəd tɪ haɪd ˈɛvədəns əv ˈrəʃən ˈkæʒəwəltiz ɪn juˈkreɪn. ɪn fækt, ðə ˈrəʃən ˈpipəl stɪl du nɑt səˈpɔrt ðə juz əv ˈrɛgjələr ˈrəʃən trups ɪn juˈkreɪn, dɪˈspaɪt ˈmæsɪv ˌprɑpəˈgændə kæmˈpeɪnz əˈgɛnst ðə ““fascist”*” ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn səm weɪz, juˈkreɪn ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ædˈvæntɪʤɪz ðət ðə ˌmuʤəhɛˈdin lækt. juˈkreɪniən trups ər fɑr ˈbɛtər treɪnd ənd ɑrmd ðən ðə ˌmuʤəhɛˈdin ˈɛvər wər. ðə ˌmuʤəhɛˈdin wər əˈnɔrgəˌnaɪzd, ˈpurli treɪnd, ənd dɪd nɑt hæv ˈsɛntrəl ˈlidərˌʃɪp. ˈvɛriəs ˌmuʤəhɛˈdin grups wər ˈlusli əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd ənd ˈɔfənˌtaɪmz kəmˈpitɪd wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər fər ˈrisɔrsɪz. ɪn juˈkreɪn, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wʊd prəˈvaɪd ˈwɛpənz ənd ˈtreɪnɪŋ tɪ ən ɔˈrɛdi ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ðət həz ˈmæsɪvli stɛpt əp ɪts geɪm sɪns 2014 ə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈrizən fər ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt wɪθˈdrɔəl ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn wɑz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk woʊz. ɛz ɪn ðə wɔr, ðə ˈrəʃən ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈstrəgəlɪŋ, du ˈlɑrʤli tɪ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈsæŋkʃənz ˈlɛvid baɪ ðə wɛst ənd ðə drɔp ɪn ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz. waɪl ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz sˈloʊli rɪˈkəvərɪŋ, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ʃʊd nɑt ˈhɛzəˌteɪt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈliθəl eɪd tɪ juˈkreɪn. kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ɑr ˈsæŋkʃənz ˈpɑləsi, ðɪs wʊd reɪz ðə kɔst əv ˈkrɛmlɪn əˈgrɛʃən ənd ˈheɪsən ðə deɪ ðət ˈmɔˌskaʊ ɛndz ɪts wɔr ɪn ðə hərbst ɪz ən ˈænəlɪst æt ˈstrætəʤiz ənd ə ˈmæstərz ˈstudənt æt ʤɔrʤ ˈmeɪsən ˌjunəˈvərsəti.
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september 5, 2017
should the us arm ukraine? for the answer, look to the soviet-afghan war by johnny herbst
in february 2014, russia seized and annexed crimea; a few weeks later, moscow launched its no-longer-covert hybrid war against ukraine in the luhansk and donetsk oblasts. it is now 2017 and the situation remains relatively unchanged. the conflict in the east is at a standstill, no side has a clear advantage, and it appears that crimea will remain in russian hands for the foreseeable future. this current situation benefits russia, as it seeks to destabilize the ukrainian government through a low-intensity war that does not provoke a strong reaction from the west. while western-levied sanctions have had an impact on the russian economy, they have not sufficiently persuaded the russians to cease arming and supplying troops to the separatists.the united states has a major interest in helping ukraine thwart russian aggression. moscow is seeking to actively undermine the post-cold war security order in europe. ukraine’s successful self-defense would be a major blow to kremlin efforts. in order to achieve this goal—to persuade russian president vladimir putin to remove his troops and weapons from the donbas—the united states has only to look to its past: the soviet-afghan war.in that fight, american support to the mujahideen, which was known as operation cyclone, is considered one of the most effective covert operations ever conducted by the cia. the united states initially provided aid and older weapons, many of them from world war ii, to the mujahideen; this had a limited effect. however, starting in 1986, the united states began providing stinger missiles and other more advanced weaponry that helped level the technological disparity, particularly with regard to soviet helicopters, that the mujahideen faced. in afghanistan, soviet armor and artillery were relatively useless in the afghan mountains. helicopters were essential in striking the mountain villages that were crucial to the mujahideen. thus, by providing the mujahideen with stinger missiles, the major soviet advantage was ended.in ukraine, russian long-range artillery and tanks have been the major contributor to ukrainian casualties. the united states has provided non-lethal aid and support to ukrainian forces, but this has not stopped russia from providing troops, training, and modern weapons to the separatists. to combat this, the united states should send anti-tank missiles, such as javelins, and more counter-battery radar to the ukrainian forces, which would offset the separatists’ and russians’ advantage. providing javelins will mean that ongoing russian ceasefire violations, and efforts to take more ukrainian land, will result in more russian casualties—a major liability for putin. similar to the soviet-afghan war and the effect that the stinger missile had, these weapons would help shrink the technological disparity and make russian forces vulnerable.let’s be clear, though: american support to the rebels during the soviet-afghan war did not give the mujahideen a decisive or quick victory. in fact, soviet forces often defeated the mujahideen in combat. however, it raised the cost of the war and ensured that the soviets could not achieve a decisive victory. in the end, it was domestic concerns that forced the soviets out. soviet economic growth had slowed in the 1970s and mikhail gorbachev sought to jumpstart the economy. as a result of foreign support by the united states and aid from pakistan and saudi arabia, the war became too costly, leading to the soviets’ withdrawal. foreign aid and training were the key contributors to ensuring the survival of the mujahideen and were essential in forcing the soviets to withdraw. similarly, supplying ukrainian forces would create an additional economic and manpower cost to russia as supporting the separatists becomes more expensive.another important factor is that providing lethal aid to ukraine will mean more russian casualties, a major political liability for the kremlin. during the soviet-afghan war, this was less of a factor, as public criticism was stifled by the soviet government. likewise, news of soviet deaths did not spread as they would today with social media. today, russia’s foreign exploits are well received by the public only when the cost is relatively low. the kremlin understands the threat that russian deaths holds, and that is why it has attempted to hide evidence of russian casualties in ukraine. in fact, the russian people still do not support the use of regular russian troops in ukraine, despite moscow’s massive propaganda campaigns against the “fascist” government in kyiv.in some ways, ukraine enjoys advantages that the mujahideen lacked. ukrainian troops are far better trained and armed than the mujahideen ever were. the mujahideen were unorganized, poorly trained, and did not have central leadership. various mujahideen groups were loosely affiliated and oftentimes competed with each other for resources. in ukraine, the united states would provide weapons and training to an already established military that has massively stepped up its game since 2014 a primary reason for the soviet withdrawal in afghanistan was russia’s economic woes. as in the soviet-afghan war, the russian economy is currently struggling, due largely to economic sanctions levied by the west and the drop in oil prices. while russia’s economy is slowly recovering, the united states should not hesitate to provide lethal aid to ukraine. combined with our sanctions policy, this would raise the cost of kremlin aggression and hasten the day that moscow ends its war in the donbas.johnny herbst is an analyst at netimpact strategies and a master's student at george mason university.
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ˈpɑpjələr 98 ˈækjərət gʊd ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti 13 ʃeɪps 8 ˈkələrz dɪˈskrɪpʃən: waɪ juz ðə? səˈpɔrt fər ˈkələrˌblaɪnd pleɪərz 13 ˈdɪfərənt ʃeɪps ˈdaʊnˌloʊd: ˈspɔɪlər 1337 blæk haɪ ˈkɑntræst grin wɪθ ˈaʊˌtlaɪn: ˈjɛloʊ: ʃeɪp: noʊ mɔr grin ˈeɪmɪŋ ˈsərkəl ɔn rɛd ˌsɪləˈwɛt! bum! (səʧ ɛz riˈloʊd ˈtaɪmər) stɪl wərk rɛd ənd grin ˈkələrz frəm ˈɪrɪˌteɪt ju ˈɛni ˈlɔŋgər, sɪns jʊr ɪz waɪt naʊ pɪŋk ˈpoʊˌni ðə ˈpoʊˌni smaɪlz ˈɛvriˌtaɪm ju kɪl ə haɪ mɔr grin ˈeɪmɪŋ ˈsərkəl ɔn rɛd silhouette!boom*! (səʧ ɛz riˈloʊd ˈtaɪmər) stɪl ənd grin ˈkələrz frəm ˈɪrɪˌteɪt ju ˈɛni ˈlɔŋgər, sɪns jʊr ɪz waɪt ˈpoʊˌni smaɪlz ˈɛvriˌtaɪm ju kɪl ə ðɪs mɔd rɪˈpleɪsɪz ðə blu wɪθ ən ˈækjərət haɪ ˈkɑntræst ɪn ðə ˈkələr əv jʊr ʧɔɪs ənd ˈæktəˌveɪts baɪ dɪˈfɔlt. səʧ ɛz "riˈloʊd ˈtaɪmər" stɪl ɪz nɑt ˈvɪzəbəl fər ɪz ˈvɛri ˌɪˈnækjərət. ðɛr ər juʤ ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ˈækjərəsi ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ðə tərət lægz fɑr bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ɔn ðə skrin. ðə ɪz ˈsɪmpli mɔr ˈækjərət. bət ðə meɪn ˈrizən fər ˈjuzɪŋ ɪz server-lag*. ðə teɪks læg ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt waɪl ðə doesnt*. (ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wɪn ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ɔn ðə muv ər ˈtərnɪŋ ðə ju pik əraʊnd ə ˈkɔrnər ənd faɪər æt ðə ˈɛnəmi ˈjuzɪŋ ðə, jʊr ʃɑt ˈɔfən wɪl hɪt ə wɔl nɛkst tɪ ju, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ju hæd ə klɪr ʃɑt æt ðə ˈɛnəmi. bɪˈkəz ðə ˈsərvər faɪərd ju gən frəm ðə pəˈzɪʃən ju wər 2 ˈsɛkəndz əˈgoʊ (stɪl bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ju hæv ðə ɔn ðə ˈɛnəmi, ju wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz hɪt ɪm (ənˈlɛs ju hæv əv wɪn ˈtərnɪŋ ðə ˈtərnɪŋ ðə tərət æt mæks spid ðə gæp bɪtˈwin ənd ˈækʧəwəl tərət ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən bɪˈkəmz juʤ. ˈivɪn mɔr wɪθ læg ənd. ənd ˈivɪn mɔr wɪn ˈtərnɪŋ ðə həl. təˈdeɪ aɪ dɪd ə ˈjuˌtərn ɪn maɪ ləreɪn ənd ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin klaɪənt ənd wɑz ˈoʊvər ə ˈpɪriəd əv 5 ðə ɪz ˈɔfən ˈtoʊtəli ɔf, ðə ɪz dɪˈspleɪd wɪθ ˈoʊnli ə ˈmaɪnər ˈɛrər əv geɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz du nɑt teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ðət ˈmɛni pleɪərz hæv ˈtrəbəl siɪŋ ˈsərtən əˈmaʊnt əv pleɪərz wɪθ ˈkələr ˈwiknəsɪz ɪz haɪər ðən wən maɪt θɪŋk. moʊst pleɪərz ˈivɪn noʊ ðeɪ hæv ə ˈwiknəs: 15 əv ˈwiknəs: lɛs ðən 1 əv hæv ə blu ˈwiknəs bət stɪl aɪ hæd ˈtrəbəl tɪ si ðə blu dɪˈfɔlt. ðæts waɪ aɪ hæv kriˈeɪtɪd ðɪs mɔd. ɔl pleɪərz ʃʊd hæv ˈikwəl ˈʧænsɪz. ðə ˈɔpʃənəl pæk" ˈɔfərz ɪn 8 ˈkələrz ənd gʊd ˈkɑntræst soʊ ðət ɔl pleɪərz gɪt ðə ʧæns tɪ pleɪ wɪθ ə ˈpərfəktli ˈvɪzəbəl pæk" ˌɪnˈkludz ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt ʃeɪps, səʧ ɛz: circle-shape*, circle-dot-shape*, semicircle-shape*, ənd ˈʤərmən ju hæv ə ˈkələr ˈwiknəs ju ʃʊd pɪk ə ʃeɪp wɪθ haɪ tɪ fər ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ ðə skrɪpt mɔd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz əv sniper-mode*. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ sɛt jʊr oʊn zum ˈlɛvəlz, ˈoʊpən ðə "input_handler*" faɪl ənd ʧeɪnʤ ɪt tɪ jʊr ˈpipəl hæv ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ rɛd ənd grin, ˈəðərz wɪθ blu. ɪf ə ˈkələr lʊks ˈbləri ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ʃɑrp tɪ ju, pɪk wərk ˈbɛtər ɪn ˈpərsən screenshots*:
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98 accurate serverside crosshairs - good visibility - 13 shapes - 8 colors
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why use the serverside crosshair?
support for colorblind players
13 different shapes
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1337 black crosshair - high contrast
green crosshair with outline:
yellow crosshair
square-shaped crosshair:
circle-cross shape:
no more green aiming circle on red silhouette!
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boom! crosshair mods (such as reload timer) still work
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red and green colors from otm dont irritate you any longer, since your crosshair is white now
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pink pony the pony smiles everytime you kill a t-59
- high contrastno more green aiming circle on red silhouette!boom! crosshair mods (such as reload timer) still workred and green colors from otm dont irritate you any longer, since your crosshair is white nowthe pony smiles everytime you kill a t-59
this mod replaces the blue serverside crosshair with an accurate high contrast crosshair in the color of your choice and activates serverside crosshair by default. crosshair mods such as "reload timer" still work.default crosshair is not visible for everyonethe clientside crosshair is very inaccurate. there are huge differences in serverside accuracy calculation and also the turret lags far behind the clientside crosshair on the screen. the serverside crosshair is simply more accurate. but the main reason for using serverside crosshair is server-lag. the serverside crosshair takes lag into account while the clientside crosshair doesnt. (very important when firing on the move or turning the turret!)if you peek around a corner and fire at the enemy using the clientside crosshair, your shot often will hit a wall next to you, even though you had a clear shot at the enemy. thats because the server fired you gun from the position you were 2 seconds ago (still behind the wall).if you have the serverside crosshair on the enemy, you will always hit him (unless you have paketloss of course).turret-lag when turning the turret:when turning the turret at max speed the gap between clientside crosshair and actual turret orientation becomes huge. even more with lag and paketloss. and even more when turning the hull. today i did a u-turn in my lorraine and the difference between client crosshair and serverside crosshair was 90° (!) over a period of 5 seconds.while the clientside crosshair is often totally off, the serverside crosshair is displayed with only a minor error of 40-100msmost game developers do not take into account that many players have trouble seeing certain colors.the amount of players with color weaknesses is higher than one might think. most players dont even know they have a weakness.red/green weakness: aprox 15% of playersblue weakness: less than 1% of playersi dont have a blue weakness but still i had trouble to see the blue default crosshair. that's why i have created this mod. all players should have equal chances. the optional "crosshair pack" offers crosshairs in 8 colors and good contrast so that all players get the chance to play with a perfectly visible crosshair.the "crosshair pack" includes many different shapes, such as: circle-shape, circle-dot-shape, semicircle-shape, square-shape and german shape.if you have a color weakness you should pick a shape with high contrast.serverside crosshairs (8.1):thanks to garnet_auxo for updating the script files!this mod changes zoom-levels of sniper-mode. if you want to set your own zoom levels, open the "input_handler" file and change it to your liking(some people haveoblems with red and green, others with blue. if a color looks blurry instead of sharp to you, dont pick it!)(small crosshairs work better in 3rd person view)more screenshots:
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"jonbenét*" hir. fər ðə əˈmɛrɪkən nɔɪz rɑk ˈaʊtˌfɪt frəm ˈhjustən, ˈtɛksəs, si ðə pəˈtrɪʃə ˈræmzi ˈɔgəst 6 1990 dɪˈsɛmbər 25 1996 wɑz ən əˈmɛrɪkən ʧaɪld ˈbjuti kwin hu wɑz kɪld ɪn hər ˈfæməliz hoʊm ɪn ˈboʊldər, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ. ə ˈlɛŋθi ˈhænˌdrɪtən ˈrænsəm noʊt wɑz faʊnd ɪn ðə haʊs, ənd ˈfɑðər ʤɑn faʊnd hər ˈbɑdi ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsmənt əv ðɛr haʊs əˈbaʊt eɪt aʊərz ˈæftər ʃi hæd bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈmɪsɪŋ. ʃi səˈsteɪnd ə ˈbroʊkən skəl frəm ə bloʊ tɪ ðə hɛd ənd hæd bɪn ˈstræŋgəld; ə wɑz faʊnd taɪd əraʊnd hər nɛk. ðə ˈɔˌtɑpsi rɪˈpɔrt ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə əˈfɪʃəl kɔz əv dɛθ wɑz baɪ ˌstræŋgjəˈleɪʃən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ hər dɛθ wɑz ruld ə ðə keɪs ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈmidiə ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz hər ˈməðər ˈpætsi ˈræmzi (hərˈsɛlf ə ˈfɔrmər ˈbjuti kwin) hæd ˈɛnərd ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ʧaɪld ˈbjuti ˈpæʤənts. ðə kraɪm ɪz stɪl ənˈsɑlvd ənd rɪˈmeɪnz ən ˈoʊpən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈboʊldər pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ðə pəˈlis ˌɪˈnɪʃəli səˈspɛktɪd ðət ðə ˈrænsəm noʊt hæd bɪn ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈməðər, ənd ðət ðə noʊt ənd əˈpɪrəns əv ðə ʧaɪldz ˈbɑdi hæd bɪn steɪʤd baɪ hər ˈpɛrənts ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈkəvər əp ðə kraɪm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn 1998 ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni sɛd ðət du tɪ ə nu ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ æˈnælɪsɪs, nən əv ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz wər ˈəndər səˈspɪʃən fər ðə ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn 1998 ðə pəˈlis ənd ðə ˈdiˈeɪ boʊθ sɛd ðət ˈbrəðər bərk, hu wɑz naɪn jɪrz oʊld æt ðə taɪm əv hər dɛθ, wɑz nɑt ə ðə ˈræmziz geɪv ˈsɛvərəl ˈtɛləˌvaɪzd ˈɪntərvˌjuz bət rɪˈzɪstɪd pəˈlis kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpt ɔn ðɛr oʊn tərmz. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2013 ənˈsild kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts rɪˈvild ðət ə 1999 grænd ˈʤʊri hæd ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ˈfaɪlɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ˈpɛrənts fər pərˈmɪtɪŋ ðə ʧaɪld tɪ bi ɪn ə θˈrɛtənɪŋ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ʤɑn ənd ˈpætsi wər ˈɔlsoʊ əˈkjuzd əv ˈhɪndərɪŋ ðə ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən əv ən ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈpərsən hu hæd "kəˈmɪtɪd ðə kraɪm əv ˈmərdər ɪn ðə fərst dɪˈgri ənd ʧaɪld əˈbjuz rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈdiˈeɪ dɪˈtərmənd ðət ðɛr wɑz ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt ˈɛvədəns tɪ pərˈsu ə səkˈsɛsfəl ɪn 2002 ðə ˈdiˈeɪz səkˈsɛsər tʊk ˈoʊvər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ðə keɪs frəm ðə pəˈlis ənd praɪˈmɛrəli pərˈsud ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈθɪri ðət ən ˌɪnˈtrudər hæd kəˈmɪtɪd ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ. ɪn 2003 treɪs ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ðət wɑz ˈteɪkən frəm ðə ˈvɪktɪmz kloʊðz wɑz faʊnd tɪ bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ən ənˈnoʊn meɪl; ðɪs ˌdɪˈskəvri ˌɪnˈdust ðə ˈdiˈeɪ tɪ sɛnd ðə ˈræmziz ə ˈlɛtər əv əˈpɑləˌʤi ɪn 2008 dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ðə ˈfæməli "kəmˈplitli ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2009 ðə ˈboʊldər pəˈlis tʊk ðə keɪs bæk frəm ðə ˈdiˈeɪ ənd riˈoʊpənd ðə ˈmidiə ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ðə keɪs həz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn brif ˈbjuti ˈpæʤənt kərɪr, ɛz wɛl ɛz hər ˈpɛrənts' wɛlθ ənd ðə ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˈɛvədəns faʊnd ɪn ðə keɪs. ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts hæv ˈɔlsoʊ kˈwɛsʧənd haʊ ðə pəˈlis ˈhændəld ðə keɪs. ˈræmzi ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz ənd ðɛr frɛndz hæv faɪld ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən suts əˈgɛnst ˈsɛvərəl ˈmidiə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz. laɪf ənd greɪv æt seɪnt ʤeɪmz ɪˈpɪskəpəl ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri ɪn ˌmɛriˈɛtə, ˈʤɔrʤə. ˈræmzi wɑz bɔrn ɪn 1990 ɪn æˈtlæntə, ˈʤɔrʤə, ðə ˈjəŋgər əv tu ˈʧɪldrən əv ˈpætsi ənd ʤɑn ˈræmzi ʃi hæd ən ˈoʊldər ˈbrəðər neɪmd bərk hər fərst neɪm ɪz ə əv hər ˈfɑðərz fərst ənd ˈmɪdəl neɪmz. wɑz ɛnˈroʊld ɪn ˈkɪndərˌgɑrtən æt haɪ piks ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri skul ɪn ˈboʊldər, daɪd ɪn 1996 ɪn ˈboʊldər, ənd wɑz leɪd tɪ rɛst æt st*. ʤeɪmz ɪˈpɪskəpəl ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri ɪn ˌmɛriˈɛtə, ˈʤɔrʤə. ʃi wɑz ˌɪnˈtərd nɛkst tɪ hər məʧ ˈoʊldər ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ pæsk ˈræmzi, hu hæd daɪd ɪn ə kɑr kræʃ fɔr jɪrz ˈərliər æt eɪʤ ˈpɛrənts ʤɑn ˈræmzi wɑz ə ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn hu wɑz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈækˌsɛs ˈgræfɪks, ə kəmˈpjutər ˈsɪstəm ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ˈleɪtər bɪˈkeɪm ə səbˈsɪdiˌɛri əv ˈlɑˌkhid hɪz fərst ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈɛndɪd ɪn dɪˈvɔrs ɪn 1978 ənd hɪz tu sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈædəlt ˈʧɪldrən (ə sən ənd ə ˈdɔtər) lɪvd ˈɛlsˌwɛr. əˈnəðər ˈdɔtər, ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ, daɪd ɪn ə 1992 kɑr ɪn 1991 ʤɑn muvd hɪz ˈsɛkənd ˈfæməli tɪ ˈboʊldər, wɛr ˈækˌsɛs ˈgræfɪks' ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz wɑz pəˈtrɪʃə "ˈpætsi" ˈræmzi ˈɛnərd hər ˈdɔtər ɪn ˈvɛriəs ʧaɪld ˈbjuti ˈpæʤənts ðət wər hɛld ɪn hæd wən ðə ˈtaɪtəlz əv əˈmɛrɪkəz rɔɪæl mɪs, ˈlɪtəl mɪs ˈʃɑrləvwə, ˈlɪtəl mɪs ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ steɪt ˌɔlˈstɑr kɪdz ˈkəvər gərl, ənd ˈnæʃənəl ˈtaɪni mɪs ˈæktɪv roʊl ɪn ʧaɪld ˈbjuti ˈpæʤənts ənd ˌriˈpɔrtəd "ˈpæʤənt ˈməðər" bɪˈheɪvjər wər ˈbrɔdˌkæst baɪ ðə ˈmidiə ˈæftər ðə ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv sɪks mənθs ˈæftər ˈræmziz lɛft ˈboʊldər ənd ðɛr ˈsəmər hoʊm ɪn ˈʃɑrləvwə, ˈmɪʃɪgən ənd muvd bæk tɪ ˈpætsi daɪd əv oʊˈvɛˌriən ˈkænsər æt eɪʤ 49 ɪn 2006 ənd wɑz ˌɪnˈtərd nɛkst tɪ hər ˈɛvədəns ˈrænsəm noʊt ðə ˈrænsəm noʊt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsteɪtmənts ðət ˈpætsi geɪv tɪ əˈθɔrətiz ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 26 1996 ʃi ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət hər ˈdɔtər wɑz ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈæftər ʃi faʊnd ə ˈhænˌdrɪtən ˈrænsəm noʊt ɔn ðə ˈkɪʧən ˈstɛrˌkeɪs. ðə noʊt dɪˈmændɪd fər ðə ʧaɪldz seɪf ðə ɪgˈzækt ˈvælju əv ə ˈboʊnəs hər ˈhəzbənd hæd rɪˈsivd ˈərliər ðət ðə ˈrænsəm noʊt wɑz ənˈjuˌʒuəli lɔŋ, ənd ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ toʊld ðə pəˈlis ðət ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri ənˈjuˌʒuəl fər səʧ ə noʊt tɪ bi ˈrɪtən æt ðə kraɪm ðə pəˈlis bɪˈlivd ðət ðə noʊt wɑz steɪʤd bɪˈkəz ɪt dɪd nɑt hæv ˈɛni ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnts ənd ˌɪnˈkludɪd ən ənˈjuˌʒuəl juz əv ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən mɑrks ənd ðə noʊt ənd ə ˈpræktɪs dræft wər ˈrɪtən wɪθ ə pɛn ənd pæd əv ˈpeɪpər frəm ðə ˈræmzi əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən rɪˈpɔrt, "ðɛr ər ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz ðət ðə ˈɔθər əv ðə ˈrænsəm noʊt ɪz pəˈtrɪʃə ˈræmzi." ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ kʊd nɑt dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli pruv kɔl ənd ˌɪˈnɪʃəl sərʧ fər ðə ʧaɪld ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpipəl noʊn tɪ bi ɪn ðə haʊs ɔn ðə naɪt əv dɛθ wər hər ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈfæməli: bərk, ˈpætsi ənd ʤɑn ðə ˈrænsəm noʊt kənˈteɪnd spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ðət ðə pəˈlis ənd frɛndz ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd, bət ˈpætsi ˈtɛləˌfoʊnd ðə pəˈlis æt a.m*. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld ˈfæməli ənd tu pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðə kɔl ənd əraɪvd æt ðə ˈræmzi hoʊm wɪˈθɪn θri ˈmɪnəts. ðeɪ kənˈdəktəd ə ˈkərsəri sərʧ əv ðə haʊs bət dɪd nɑt faɪnd ˈɛni saɪn əv fɔrst entry.[31][a*] ˈɔfɪsər rɪk frɛnʧ wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈbeɪsmənt ənd keɪm tɪ ə dɔr ðət wɑz sɪˈkjʊrd baɪ ə ˈwʊdən læʧ. hi pɔzd fər ə ˈmoʊmənt ɪn frənt əv ðə dɔr, bət meɪd ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈɛrər wɪn hi wɔkt əˈweɪ wɪˈθaʊt ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪt. ənˈnoʊn tɪ ɪm, ˈbɑdi wɑz ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə dɔr. ʤɑn meɪd ərˈeɪnʤmənts tɪ peɪ ðə ˈrænsəm. ə ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪks tim wɑz dɪˈspæʧt tɪ ðə haʊs. ðə tim ˌɪˈnɪʃəli bɪˈlivd ðət ðə ʧaɪld hæd bɪn ˈkɪdˌnæpt, ənd ˈbɛˌdrum wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli rum ɪn ðə haʊs ðət wɑz ˈkɔrdənd ɔf tɪ prɪˈvɛnt kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən əv ˈɛvədəns. noʊ priˈkɔʃənz wər ˈteɪkən tɪ prɪˈvɛnt kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən əv ˈɛvədəns ɪn ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈminˌwaɪl, frɛndz ənd ðə ˈfæməliz ˈmɪnɪstər əraɪvd æt ðə hoʊm tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˈræmziz. ˈvɪktɪm ˈædvəˌkeɪts ˈɔlsoʊ əraɪvd æt ðə sin. ˈvɪzɪtərz pɪkt əp ənd klind ˈsərfəsɪz ɪn ðə ˈkɪʧən, ˈpɑsəbli dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ˈboʊldər dɪˈtɛktɪv ˈlɪndə ɑrnt əraɪvd æt əˈbaʊt 8 a.m*. mst*, wɪθ ðə goʊl əv əˈweɪtɪŋ ðə kidnapper(s*)' ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz, bət ðɛr wɑz ˈnɛvər ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ kleɪm ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ðə ˈbɑdi æt p.m*. mst*, dɪˈtɛktɪv ɑrnt æst ʤɑn ənd flit waɪt, ə ˈfæməli frɛnd, tɪ sərʧ ðə haʊs tɪ si ɪf "ˈɛniˌθɪŋ simd ʤɑn ənd waɪt ˈstɑrtɪd ðɛr sərʧ ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsmənt. ʤɑn ˈfaɪnəli ˈoʊpənd ðə læʧt dɔr ðət ˈɔfɪsər frɛnʧ hæd feɪld tɪ ˈoʊpən ənd faʊnd hɪz ˈdɔtərz ˈbɑdi ɪn wən əv ðə maʊθ wɑz ˈkəvərd wɪθ dəkt teɪp, ə ˈnaɪˌlɑn kɔrd wɑz faʊnd əraʊnd hər rɪsts ənd nɛk, ənd hər ˈtɔrˌsoʊ wɑz ˈkəvərd baɪ ə waɪt ˈræmzi meɪd ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈɛrər wɪn hi ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli pɪkt əp ðə ʧaɪldz ˈbɑdi ənd tʊk ɪt əpˈstɛrz. wɪn wɑz muvd, ðə kraɪm sin wɑz kənˈtæməˌneɪtɪd ənd ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ˈɛvədəns wɑz dɪˈstərbd fər ðə rɪˈtərnɪŋ ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪks team.[32][b*] iʧ əv ðə ˈræmziz prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈhænˌdraɪtɪŋ, bləd, ənd hɛr ˈsæmpəlz tɪ ðə pəˈlis. ʤɑn ənd ˈpætsi pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn ə prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈɪntərvˌju fər mɔr ðən tu aʊərz, ənd bərk wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪntərvˌjud wɪˈθɪn ðə fərst ˈkəpəl əv wiks ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɔˌtɑpsi ðə ˈɔˌtɑpsi rɪˈvild ðət hæd bɪn kɪld baɪ ˌstræŋgjəˈleɪʃən ənd ə skəl ˈfrækʧər. ðə əˈfɪʃəl kɔz əv dɛθ wɑz baɪ ˌstræŋgjəˈleɪʃən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈɛvədəns əv kənˈvɛnʃənəl reɪp, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt kʊd nɑt bi ruld aʊt. ˌɔlˈðoʊ noʊ ˈsimən wɑz faʊnd, ðɛr wɑz ˈɛvədəns ðət ðɛr hæd bɪn ə vəˈʤaɪnəl ˈɪnʤəri ənd æt ðə taɪm əv ðə ˈɔˌtɑpsi ɪt əˈpɪrd hər vəˈʤaɪnəl ˈɛriə hæd bɪn waɪpt wɪθ ə hər dɛθ wɑz ruld ə ə ðət wɑz meɪd frəm ə lɛŋθ əv ˈnaɪˌlɑn kɔrd ənd ðə ˈbroʊkən ˈhændəl əv ə ˈpeɪntˌbrəʃ wɑz taɪd əraʊnd nɛk ənd hæd əˈpɛrəntli bɪn juzd tɪ ˈstræŋgəl hər. pɑrt əv ðə ˈbrɪsəl ɛnd əv ðə ˈpeɪntˌbrəʃ wɑz faʊnd ɪn ə təb kənˈteɪnɪŋ ɑrt səˈplaɪz, bət ðə ˈbɑtəm θərd əv ɪt wɑz ˈnɛvər faʊnd dɪˈspaɪt ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈsərʧɪŋ əv ðə haʊs baɪ ðə pəˈlis ɪn ˈsəbsəkwənt ðə ˈɔˌtɑpsi ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈvild ə "ˈvɛʤtəbəl ər frut məˈtɪriəl wɪʧ meɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈpaɪˌnæpəl" wɪʧ hæd ˈitən ə fju aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr hər ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs əv ðə hoʊm ˈteɪkən ɔn ðə deɪ wɪn ˈbɑdi wɑz faʊnd ʃoʊ ə boʊl əv ˈpaɪˌnæpəl ɔn ðə ˈkɪʧən ˈteɪbəl wɪθ ə spun ɪn ˌhaʊˈɛvər, boʊθ ʤɑn ənd ˈpætsi sɛd ðeɪ dɪd nɑt rɪˈmɛmbər ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə boʊl ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl ər ˈfidɪŋ ˈpaɪˌnæpəl tɪ pəˈlis ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðeɪ faʊnd ˈbrəðər bərk ˈræmziz ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnts ɔn ðə ðə ˈræmziz hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz meɪnˈteɪnd ðət bərk slɛpt θru ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ənˈtɪl hi wɑz əˈweɪkənd ˈsɛvərəl aʊərz ˈæftər ðə pəˈlis mɪkst bləd ˈsæmpəl ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2003 ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ɛkˈstræktɪd ɪˈnəf məˈtɪriəl frəm ə mɪkst bləd ˈsæmpəl faʊnd ɔn ˈəndərˌwɛr tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ðət ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ ən ənˈnoʊn meɪl ˈpərsən. ðə ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ wɑz səbˈmɪtəd tɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪz kəmˈbaɪnd ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈɪndɛks ˈsɪstəm (codis*), ə ˈdætəˌbeɪs kənˈteɪnɪŋ mɔr ðən ˈmɪljən ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈproʊˌfaɪlz, bət ðə ˈsæmpəl dɪd nɑt mæʧ ˈɛni ˈproʊˌfaɪl ɪn ðə ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2016 nu ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk æˈnælɪsɪs rɪˈvild ðət ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli kənˈteɪnd ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈmɑrkərz frəm tu ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˈəðər ðən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɛkspərts, ˈmidiə ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz, ənd ðə ˈræmziz hæv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈsəˌspɛkts ɪn ðə ˈboʊldər pəˈlis ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈfoʊkɪst ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪkˈsklusɪvli əˈpɑn ʤɑn ənd bət baɪ ɑkˈtoʊbər 1997 hæd ˈoʊvər ˈpipəl ɪn ðɛr ˈɪndɛks əv ˈpərsənz əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst fər ðə ˈɛrərz ðət wər meɪd ɪn ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əv ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd ˈæpləkəbəl ˈθɪri. ðoʊz ˈɛrərz ˌɪnˈkludɪd lɔs ənd kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən əv ˈɛvədəns, læk əv ɪkˈspɪriənst ənd ˈtɛknɪkəl stæf ɔn ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ˈɛvədəns ʃɛrd wɪθ ðə ˈræmziz, ənd dɪˈleɪd ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ ðə parents.[32][48][c*] lu smɪt wɑz ə dɪˈtɛktɪv hu keɪm aʊt əv rɪˈtaɪərmənt ɪn ˈərli 1997 tɪ əˈsɪst ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs wɪθ ðə keɪs. ɪn meɪ 1998 hi pərˈzɛnəd hɪz ˈfaɪndɪŋz tɪ ðə ˈboʊldər pəˈlis wɪθ ˈəðər stæf ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈdiˈeɪz ˈɔfəs, kənˈkludɪŋ ðət ðə ˈɛvədəns ˈpɔɪntɪd əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈræmziz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ wər əˈneɪbəl tɪ səkˈsɛsfəli ˈʧælənʤ ðə pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənts ˈstɛdˌfæst bɪˈlif ðət ðə ˈræmziz wər ˈgɪlti. ðə ˈdiˈeɪz ˈɔfəs sɔt tɪ teɪk kənˈtroʊl əv ðə du tɪ ðə ˌænəˈmɑsəti bɪtˈwin ðə pəˈlis ənd ðə ˈdiˈeɪz ˈɔfəs, ənd ðə ˈprɛʃər tɪ əbˈteɪn ə kənˈvɪkʃən, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈgəvərnər rɔɪ ˈroʊmər ˌɪntərˈsidɪd ənd neɪmd ˈmaɪkəl keɪn ɛz ˈspɛʃəl ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər tɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt ə grænd tu əv ðə lɛd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ɪn ðə keɪs hu hæd əˈpoʊzɪŋ vjuz, smɪt ənd stiv ˈtɑməs, rɪˈzaɪnd smɪt bɪˈkəz hi bɪˈlivd ðət ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən hæd ˌɪnˈkɑmpətəntli ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt ðə ˌɪnˈtrudər ənd ˈtɑməs bɪˈkəz ðə ˈdiˈeɪz ˈɔfəs hæd ˌɪnərˈfɪrd wɪθ ənd feɪld tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə pəˈlis ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ðə ə grænd ˈʤʊri wɑz kənˈvind bɪˈgɪnɪŋ sɛpˈtɛmbər 15 1998 tɪ kənˈsɪdər ˌɪnˈdaɪtɪŋ ðə ˈræmziz fər ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə ɪn 1999 ðə grænd ˈʤʊri rɪˈtərnd ə tru bɪl tɪ ʧɑrʤ ðə ˈræmziz wɪθ ˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə ʧaɪld æt rɪsk ɪn ə weɪ ðət lɛd tɪ hər dɛθ ənd wɪθ əbˈstrəktɪŋ ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ˈmərdər, beɪst ɔn ðə ˈprɑbəbəl kɔz ˈstændərd əˈplaɪd ɪn səʧ grænd ˈʤʊri prəˈsidɪŋz, bət ˈboʊldər ˈkaʊnti ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni ˈæləks ˈhəntər dɪd nɑt ˈprɑsəˌkjut ðɛm bɪˈkəz hi dɪd nɑt bɪˈliv ðət hi kʊd mit ðə haɪər ˈstændərd əv ˈpruvɪŋ gɪlt bɪɔnd ə ˈrizənəbəl daʊt, wɪʧ ɪz rikˈwaɪərd fər ə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈmɛri ˈleɪsi, ðə nɛkst ˈboʊldər ˈkaʊnti ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni, tʊk ˈoʊvər ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən frəm ðə pəˈlis ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 26 2002 ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2003 ʃi əˈgrid wɪθ ə ˈfɛdərəl ʤəʤ hu sæt ɔn ə 2002 ˈlaɪbɛl keɪs ðət ˈɛvədəns ɪn ðə sut ɪz "mɔr kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ə ˈθɪri ðət ən ˌɪnˈtrudər ˈmərdərd ðən ɪt wɑz wɪθ ə ˈθɪri ðət ˈmɪsɪz. ˈræmzi ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2 2009 ˈboʊldər pəˈlis ʧif mɑrk ˈbɛknər əˈnaʊnst ðət stæn ˈgɑrnɪt, ðə nu ˈboʊldər ˈkaʊnti ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni, wɑz ˈtərnɪŋ ðə keɪs ˈoʊvər tɪ hɪz ˈeɪʤənsi ənd ðət hɪz tim wʊd ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˈgɑrnɪt faʊnd ðət ðə ˈstæʧut əv ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz fər ðə kraɪmz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɪn ðə 1999 grænd ˈʤʊri tru bɪl hæd ɪkˈspaɪrd, ənd dɪd nɑt pərˈsu ˌrivˈju əv ðə keɪs əˈgɛnst ðə ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2010 ðə keɪs wɑz riˈoʊpənd. nu ˈɪntərvˌjuz wər kənˈdəktəd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə frɛʃ ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri baɪ ə kəˈmɪti ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz. pəˈlis wər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ juz ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn ðɛr ðɛr wɑz noʊ nu ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən glind frəm ðoʊz ˈɪntərvˌjuz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ɪt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2016 ðət ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu dɛθ kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi ən ˈæktɪv ˈhɑməˌsaɪd keɪs, pər ˈboʊldər pəˈlis ʧif grɛg testa.[43][d*] ˈθɪriz ənd ˈsəˌspɛkts ˌɪnˈtrudər ˈθɪriz ðɛr ər tu taɪps əv ˈθɪriz əˈbaʊt ðə dɛθ əv. wən ɪz ðə ˌɪnˈtrudər ˈθɪri ðət wɑz pərˈsud baɪ ðə ˈboʊldər ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərniz office,[55][e][f*] wɪθ hum ðə ˈræmziz dɪˈvɛləpt ə relationship.[48][g*] ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə pəˈlis meɪ hæv hæd ðə ˈræmziz ˈəndər ən "ˈəmˌbrɛlə əv səˈspɪʃən", ðeɪ ənd ðə ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ˈfɑloʊd lidz fər ˌɪnˈtrudərz ˈpɑrtli du tɪ ðə ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd but mɑrk lɛft ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsmənt rum wɛr ˈbɑdi wɑz ˈərli ˈsəˌspɛkts ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈneɪbər bɪl məˈkreɪnəldz hu pleɪd ˈsænə klɔz, ˈfɔrmər ˈfæməli ˈhaʊˌskipər ˈlɪndə hoffmann-pugh*, ənd ə mæn neɪmd ˈmaɪkəl hu daɪd ɪn ən əˈpɛrənt ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər dɛθ. ˈhənərdz əv ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ tɛsts wər pərˈfɔrmd tɪ faɪnd ə mæʧ tɪ ðə ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ rɪˈkəvərd ˈdʊrɪŋ hər smɪt əˈsɛst ðə ˈɛvədəns ənd kənˈkludɪd ðət ən ˌɪnˈtrudər hæd kəˈmɪtɪd ðə ˈθɪri wɑz ðət ˈsəmˌwən broʊk ˈɪntu ðə ˈræmziz' hoʊm θru ðə ˈbroʊkən ˈbeɪsmənt ˈwɪndoʊ. ðə ˌɪnˈtrudər səbˈdud ˈjuzɪŋ ə stən gən ənd tʊk hər daʊn tɪ ðə ˈbeɪsmənt. wɑz kɪld ənd ə ˈrænsəm noʊt wɑz ˈθɪri wɑz səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈfɔrmər ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənt ʤɑn i. ˈdəgləs, hu hæd bɪn haɪərd baɪ ðə ˈræmzi family.[58][h*] bɪˈlivɪŋ ðət ðə ˈræmziz wər ˈɪnəsənt, smɪt rɪˈzaɪnd frəm ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 20 1998 faɪv deɪz ˈæftər ðə grænd ˈʤʊri kənˈvind əˈgɛnst ðə waɪl noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ən əˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ɔn ðə keɪs, smɪt kənˈtɪnjud tɪ wərk ɔn ɪt ənˈtɪl hɪz dɛθ ɪn ˈstivən ˈsɪŋgjələr, ˈɔθər əv ðə bʊk prɪˈzumd ˈgɪlti: ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˈræmzi keɪs, ðə ˈmidiə ənd ðə ˈkəlʧər əv pɔrˈnɑgrəfi, rɪˈfərz tɪ ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃənz wɪθ ˈspɛʃəlɪsts hu bɪˈliv ðət, du tɪ hər ˈbjuti ˈpæʤənt ɪkˈspɪriəns, kʊd hæv əˈtræktəd ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ʧaɪld ˌpɔrˈnɑgrəfərz ənd ɪt wɑz dɪˈtərmənd ðət ðɛr hæd bɪn mɔr ðən 100 ˈbərgləriz ɪn ðə ˈræmziz' ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ɪn ðə mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmərdər. ðɛr wər 38 ˈrɛʤɪstərd sɛks əˈfɛndərz ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪˈθɪn ə 3 km*) ˈreɪdiəs əv ðə ˈræmziz' ɪn 2001 ˈfɔrmər ˈboʊldər ˈkaʊnti ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər trɪp ˈdiməθ ənd ˈboʊldər ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs dɪˈtɛktɪv stiv ˈeɪnswərθ ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðɛr ʃʊd bi ə mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ðə ˌɪnˈtrudər wən əv ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ðət smɪt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ə ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈəndər hɪz ˌɪnˈtrudər ˈθɪri wɑz ˈgɛri haʊərd oʊˈlivə, hu wɑz ərˈɛstɪd fər "tu kaʊnts əv əˈtɛmptəd ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən əv ə ʧaɪld ənd wən kaʊnt əv ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən əv ə ʧaɪld" ˈʧɑrʤɪz ɪn ʤun 2016 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdeɪli ˈkæmərə. oʊˈlivə, ə ˈrɛʤɪstərd sɛks əˈfɛndər, wɑz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ə ˈsəˌspɛkt ɪn ən ɑkˈtoʊbər 2002 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv 48 aʊərz ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ əv: ðə truθ ənˈkəvərd, ˈbrɔdˌkæst baɪ ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 5 2016 kənˈkludɪd ðət ən ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd meɪl wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər dɛθ, du tɪ ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ æˈnælɪsɪs. ˈdɑktər. ˈlɔrəns ˈkɑmɛntəd ðət ðə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri ʃoʊd ðət ən ˌɪnˈtrudər "kəˈmɪtɪd ðət ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ənd ˈmərdərd ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər ˈθɪriz ðə ˈsɛkənd grup əv ˈθɪriz ɪz ðət ə ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn hər dɛθ. ˈboʊldər pəˈlis ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪkˈsklusɪvli əˈpɑn ʤɑn ənd ˈpætsi əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ grɛg məˈkrɛri, ə rɪˈtaɪrd wɪθ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, "stəˈtɪstɪkəli, ɪt ɪz ə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti ðət ɪts ə ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər ər ə kɛr ˈgɪvər" hu ɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə dɛθ əv ə frəm ðə pəˈlisɪz pərˈspɛktɪv, ðeɪ dɪd nɑt si ˈɛvədəns əv ə fɔrst ˈɛntri, sɔ ˈɛvədəns əv ˈsteɪʤɪŋ laɪk ðə ˈrænsəm noʊt, ənd dɪd nɑt faɪnd ðə ˈræmziz koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ɪn ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðɛm sɑlv ðə dɛθ əv ðɛr daughter.[48][i*] ðə ˈræmziz hæd ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðɛr rɪˈləktəns wɑz du tɪ ðɛr fɪr ðət ðɛr wʊd nɑt bi ə fʊl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən fər ˌɪnˈtrudərz ənd ðət ðeɪ wʊd bi ˈheɪstəli səˈlɛktɪd ɛz ðə ki ˈsəˌspɛkts ɪn ðə keɪs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdeɪli wən ˈθɪri ɪz ðət ˈpætsi strək ɪn ə fɪt əv reɪʤ ˈæftər ə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, ənd ðɛn ˈstræŋgəld hər tɪ ˈkəvər əp wət hæd ˈhæpənd ˈæftər mɪˈsteɪkənli ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ʃi wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʃi dɪd nɑt hæv ə noʊn ˈhɪstəri əv ˌənkənˈtroʊld ˈbrəðər ˈleɪtər sɛd "wi ˈdɪdənt gɪt spæŋkt, ˈnəθɪŋ əv ðə sɔrt, ˈnəθɪŋ kloʊz, ˈnəθɪŋ nɪr leɪɪŋ ə ˈfɪŋgər ɔn ˈjuˈɛs, lɛt əˈloʊn ˈkɪlɪŋ jʊr ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəli, ðə ˌstræŋgjəˈleɪʃən kʊd hæv bɪn ə "ˈrɛˈdhɛrɪŋ" ˈæˌspɛkt tɪ kənˈsil wət hæd ˈæˌkʧuəli bərk, hu wɑz naɪn jɪrz oʊld æt ðə taɪm əv dɛθ, wɑz ˈɪntərvˌjud baɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz æt list θri ðə fərst tu ˈɪntərvˌjuz dɪd nɑt reɪz ˈɛni kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt bərk. ə ˌrivˈju baɪ ə ʧaɪld saɪˈkɑləʤəst ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ɪt əˈpɪrd ðət ðə ˈræmziz hæd "ˈhɛlθi, ˈkɛrɪŋ ˈfæməli ɪn 1998 ˈboʊldər pəˈlis ʧif mɑrk ˈbɛknər sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ə nuz rɪˈpɔrtər ðət bərk ˈræmzi wɑz nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ əv hɪz ˈsɪstər. ɪn meɪ 1999 ðə ˈboʊldər ˈkaʊnti ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd ðət bərk ˈræmzi wɑz nɑt ə ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz hæd ˈnɛvər kənˈsɪdərd ɪm ə ə rɪˈwɔrd wɑz ˈɔfərd baɪ ðə ˈræmziz ɪn ə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər æd ɔn ˈeɪprəl 27 θri deɪz ˈleɪtər, ðeɪ səbˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈfɔrməl ˈɪntərvˌjuz fər ðə fərst taɪm æt ðə ˈboʊldər ˈkaʊnti ˈʤəstɪs ɪn 1999 ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈgəvərnər bɪl oʊənz toʊld ðə ˈpɛrənts əv ˈræmzi tɪ "kwɪt ˈhaɪdɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛr əˈtərniz, kwɪt ˈhaɪdɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛr firm".[64][i*] ə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ grænd ˈʤʊri hæd ˈvoʊtɪd ɪn 1999 tɪ ˌɪnˈdaɪt ðə parents.[65][j*] ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt ˈsaɪtɪd "tu kaʊnts iʧ əv ʧaɪld əˈbjuz" ənd sɛd ðə ˈpɛrənts "dɪd ənˈlɔfəli, ˈnoʊɪŋli, ˈrɛkləsli ənd ˈpərˌmɪt ə ʧaɪld tɪ bi ənˈrizənəbli pleɪst ɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðət poʊzd ə θrɛt əv ˈɪnʤəri tɪ ðə ʧaɪldz laɪf ər hɛlθ, wɪʧ rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ðə dɛθ əv ˈræmzi, ə ʧaɪld ˈəndər ðə eɪʤ əv əˈməŋ ðə ˈɛkspərts ɪn ðə keɪs wər ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈspɛʃəlɪst ˈbɛri ʃɛk ənd ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ˈɛkspərt ˈdɑktər. ˈhɛnri ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 13 1999 ˈæləks ˈhəntər, hu wɑz ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni æt ðə taɪm, rɪfˈjuzd tɪ saɪn ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt, seɪɪŋ ðət ðə ˈɛvədəns wɑz ðɪs lɛft ðə ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ðət ðə grænd ˈʤʊri ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən hæd bɪn ɪn 2002 ðə ˈstæʧut əv ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz ɔn ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt wɑz nɑt noʊn ˈpəblɪkli ənˈtɪl ɑkˈtoʊbər 25 2013 wɪn ˈpriviəsli sild kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts wər released.[68][k*] ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 9 2008 ðə ˈboʊldər ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs əˈnaʊnst ðət, ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈnuli dɪˈvɛləpt ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈsæmplɪŋ ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ tɛkˈniks (təʧ ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ æˈnælɪsɪs), ðə ˈræmzi ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz wər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər kənˈsɪdərd ˈsəˌspɛkts ɪn ðə case.[72][73][l*] ˈgɔrdən kumz, ˈfɔrmər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər fər ðə ˈboʊldər ˈkaʊnti ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs, kˈwɛsʧənd ˈtoʊtəl ˌæbsəˈluʃən əv ðə ramseys.[55][m*] ðə pəˈlis sɔt tɪ ˈɪntərvˌju bərk ˈræmzi əˈgɛn ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2010 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɛl. lɪn wʊd, ə ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈlaɪbɛl (ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən) əˈtərni hum ðə ˈræmzi ˈfæməli haɪərd ɪn ɪn 2012 ˈfɔrən ˈfækʃən hu ˈrɪli ˈkɪdˌnæpt ˈʤɔnbəˈneɪ? baɪ ə. ʤeɪmz ˈkoʊlər, ə ˈfɔrmər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ˈəndər ˈboʊldər ˈkaʊnti ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni ˈleɪsi, wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt. ðə bʊk ˈdɪˌskaʊnts ðə ˌɪnˈtrudər ˈθɪri ənd prəˈpoʊzɪz sɪˈnɛrioʊz əv ˈræmzi ˈfæməli ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðə keɪs əv: ˈræmzi, ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɔn ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 18 ənd 19 2016 juzd ə grup əv ˈɛkspərts tɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ðə ˈɛvədəns ənd θiəraɪzd ðət bərk hɪt hɪz ˈsɪstər ɪn ðə hɛd wɪθ ə ˈhɛvi ˈɑbʤɛkt, pərˈhæps nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ kɪl hər. ɪt səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðə ˈrænsəm ˈlɛtər wɑz ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈkəvər əp ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz əv ˈʤɔnbəˈneɪs wʊd, ɔn bɪˈhæf əv bərk ˈræmzi, faɪld ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən ˈlɔˌsuts əˈgɛnst ˈsiˌbiˌɛs, ðə prəˈdusərz əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm, ənd ˈsɛvərəl əv ɪts pɑrˈtɪsəpənts, beɪst ɔn ɪts fɔls kənˈfɛʃən ʤɑn mɑrk kɑr, ə ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri skul ˈtiʧər, wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɪn ˈbæŋkɑk, ˈtaɪˌlænd, ɔn ˈɔgəst 15 2006 wɪn hi ˈfɔlsli kənˈfɛst tɪ ˈmərdərɪŋ hi kleɪmd ðət hi hæd drəgd, ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪd, ənd ˌæksəˈdɛnəli kɪld əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn, "əˈθɔrətiz ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðeɪ dɪd nɑt faɪnd ˈɛni ˈɛvədəns ˈlɪŋkɪŋ [kɑr] tɪ ðə kraɪm hi hæd prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈoʊnli ˈbeɪsɪk fækts ðət wər ˈpəblɪkli noʊn ənd feɪld tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈɛni kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˈditeɪlz. hɪz kleɪm ðət hi hæd drəgd wɑz ˈdaʊtɪd bɪˈkəz ðə ˈɔˌtɑpsi ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət noʊ drəgz wər faʊnd ɪn hər ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈsæmpəlz ðət wər ˈteɪkən frəm kɑr dɪd nɑt mæʧ ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ faʊnd ɔn body.[79][81][82][n*] ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən ˈlɔˌsuts lɪn wʊd, ðə ˈræmziz' ˈfæməli ˈlaɪbɛl əˈtərni, faɪld ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən ˈlɔˌsuts əˈgɛnst ˈsɛvərəl ˈpipəl ənd ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət hæd ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ðə keɪs, ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn 1999 stɑr ˈmægəˌzin ənd ɪts ˈpɛrənt ˈkəmpəˌni əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmidiə, ɪŋk. wər sud ɔn ðɛr sənz bɪˈhæf ɪn ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən suts hæv bɪn faɪld baɪ ðə ˈræmziz ənd ðɛr frɛndz əˈgɛnst ˈsɛvərəl ənˈneɪmd ˈmidiə ə ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən sut wɑz faɪld ɪn 2001 əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɔθərz ənd ˈpəblɪʃər əv: ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈræmzi ˈmərdər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ðə sut əˈgɛnst dɑn ˈdeɪvɪs, ˈstivən ˈtɑməs, ənd st*. ˈmɑrtənz prɛs wɑz ˈsɛtəld aʊt əv kɔrt ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ʤɑn ənd ˈpætsi ˈræmzi wər sud ɪn tu ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən ˈlɔˌsuts ərˈaɪzɪŋ frəm ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ðɛr bʊk, ðə dɛθ əv ˈɪnəsəns. ðiz suts wər brɔt baɪ tu ˈpərsənz neɪmd ɪn ðə bʊk hu wər sɛd tɪ hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ˈboʊldər pəˈlis ɛz ˈsəˌspɛkts ɪn ðə keɪs. ðə ˈræmziz wər dɪˈfɛndɪd ɪn ðoʊz ˈlɔˌsuts baɪ lɪn wʊd ənd θri ˈəðər æˈtlæntə əˈtərniz, ʤeɪmz si. rɔlz, ˈɛrɪk pi. ʃˈroʊdər, ənd ɛs. ˈdɛrɪk baʊər. ðeɪ əbˈteɪnd ðə dɪsˈmɪsəl əv boʊθ ˈlɔˌsuts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən dɪˈsɪʒən baɪ juz. ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt ʤəʤ ˈʤuli kɑrnz ðət "əˈbəndənt ˈɛvədəns" ɪn ðə ˈmərdər keɪs ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ən ˌɪnˈtrudər ˈhævɪŋ kəˈmɪtɪd ðə ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2006 rɑd wɛstˈmɔrlənd, ə frɛnd əv ʤɑn ˈræmzi, faɪld ə ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən sut əˈgɛnst ən əˈnɑnəməs wɛb ˈsərfər hu hæd ˈpoʊstɪd tu ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ɔn ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈfɔrəmz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈsudəˌnɪm "undertheradar*" ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪtɪŋ wɛstˈmɔrlənd ɪn ðə ˈdʊrɪŋ ə sɛpˈtɛmbər 2016 ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ənd ɪn ðə keɪs əv: ˈræmzi ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈproʊˌgræm, ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk pəˈθɑləʤəst ˈdɑktər. ˈwərnər spɪts əˈkjuzd bərk ˈræmzi əv ˈkɪlɪŋ hɪz ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 6 2016 bərk faɪld ə ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst spɪts. bərk ənd hɪz əˈtərniz, hu ˌɪnˈklud lɪn wʊd, sɔt ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 150 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈpjunətɪv ənd kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔri ˈdæmɪʤɪz. wʊd sɛd hi wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ faɪl ə sut əˈgɛnst ˈsiˌbiˌɛs æt ðə ɛnd əv ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 28 2016 bərk ˈræmziz ˈlɔjərz faɪld ən əˈdɪʃənəl ˈsɪvəl ˈlɔˌsut ðət əˈkjuzd ˈsiˌbiˌɛs, ðə pərˈdəkʃən ˈkəmpəˌni ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈkɑntɛnt ənd ˈsɛvən ˈɛkspərts ənd kənˈsəltənts əv ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən əv ˈkɛrɪktər. ðeɪ sɔt 250 ˈmɪljən ɪn kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔri ˈdæmɪʤɪz ənd 500 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈpjunətɪv ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2018 ə ʤəʤ dɪˈnaɪd ðə ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˈmoʊʃən tɪ dɪsˈmɪs ənd ðə sut wɑz əˈlaʊd tɪ ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2019 wʊd əˈnaʊnst ðət ðə ˈlɔˌsut hæd bɪn ˈsɛtəld "tɪ ðə ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən əv ɔl ˈpɑrtiz." 99 si ˈɔlsoʊ noʊts 32 lu smɪt, ə prəˈpoʊnənt əv ðə ˌɪnˈtrudər ˈθɪri, bɪˈlivd ðət ðə ˌɪnˈtrudər ˈɛnərd θru ðɪs ˈbeɪsmənt ˈwɪndoʊ. ə ˈsutˌkeɪs wɑz faʊnd ɔn ðə flɔr ˈɔlˌmoʊst dɪˈrɛkli ˌəndərˈniθ ðɪs ˈwɪndoʊ. smɪt θiəraɪzd ðə attacker(s*) plænd tɪ juz ðɪs ˈsutˌkeɪs tɪ gɪt ˈiðər əˈlaɪv ɛz ə ˈkɪdˌnæp ˈvɪktɪm ər hər ˈbɑdi aʊt əv ðə haʊs, bət ðɪs pruvd ɪt wɑz ˈleɪtər dɪˈtərmənd ðət ðɛr hæd bɪn səm ənˈlɑkt ˈwɪndoʊz ənd ən ənˈlɑkt dɔr ðət naɪt. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ə ˈbeɪsmənt ˈwɪndoʊ wɑz ˈpriviəsli ˈbroʊkən baɪ ʤɑn ˈræmzi wɪn hi wɑz lɑkt aʊt əv ðə smɪt, ə prəˈpoʊnənt əv ðə ˌɪnˈtrudər ˈθɪri, bɪˈlivd ðət ðə ˌɪnˈtrudər ˈɛnərd θru ðɪs ˈbeɪsmənt ˈwɪndoʊ. ə ˈsutˌkeɪs wɑz faʊnd ɔn ðə flɔr ˈɔlˌmoʊst dɪˈrɛkli ˌəndərˈniθ ðɪs ˈwɪndoʊ. smɪt θiəraɪzd ðə attacker(s*) plænd tɪ juz ðɪs ˈsutˌkeɪs tɪ gɪt ˈiðər əˈlaɪv ɛz ə ˈkɪdˌnæp ˈvɪktɪm ər hər ˈbɑdi aʊt əv ðə haʊs, bət ðɪs pruvd ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. 36 ˈfɔrmər ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ʤɑn i. ˈdəgləs hu wɑz brɔt ɪn tɪ əˈsɪst ðə ˈræmziz ˈlɔjərz ɔn keɪs ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1997 tɪ əˈsɛs ˈwɛðər ðə ˈræmziz wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ɪf ə ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ə ˈmərdər, ðeɪ wʊd ˈʤɛnərəli kənˈstru ɪˈvɛnts soʊ ðət əˈnəðər ˈpərsən faʊnd ðə ˈbɑdi. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ʤɑn faʊnd ðə ˈbɑdi ənd hɪz frɛnd ˈfɑloʊd ɪm ˈɪntu ðə ˈbeɪsmənt rum. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdəgləs, wɪn ə ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər ɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ə ˈmərdər, ðeɪ ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈkəvər ðɛr ʧaɪldz ˈbɑdi ɪn ə prəˈtɛktɪv ˈmænər, ˈkəvərɪŋ ɔl bət ðɛr hɛd. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ʤɪst ðə ˈtɔrˌsoʊ wɑz ˈkəvərd, wɪʧ dɪd nɑt dɪˈnoʊt ðə kaɪnd əv ækt ə ˈpɛrənt wʊd ˈʤɛnərəli pərˈfɔrm. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ʤɑn riˈmuvd ðə dəkt teɪp frəm hər maʊθ ənd ˈlusənd ðə kɔrd əraʊnd hər, wɪʧ goʊz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈθɪri əv "ˈsteɪʤɪŋ" ðə ˈbɑdi. ɑrnt meɪd ən ˈɛrər wɪn ʃi muvd ˈɪntu ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ rum. 48 ə ˈboʊldər dɪˈfɛns əˈtərni, li hɪl, ˈkɑmɛntəd ðət: "ðə ˈpəblɪk filz ðət ðə pəˈlis hæv ˈkɑdəld ðə ˈræmziz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər rɪʧ ənd ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ɪn ˈboʊldər." 43 ˈboʊldər pəˈlis ʧif grɛg ˈtɛstə ˈsteɪtɪd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2016 ðət "tɪ deɪt, ðə ˈboʊldər pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt həz ˈprɑsɛst mɔr ðən ˈpisɪz əv ˈɛvədəns, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə æˈnælɪsɪs əv ˈoʊvər 200 ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈsæmpəlz. ɑr ˈmeɪʤər kraɪmz ˈjunɪt həz rɪˈsivd ənd rivˈjud ər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ˈoʊvər tɪps, ˈlɛtərz ər iˈmeɪlz. ɑr dɪˈtɛktɪvz hæv ˈtrævəld tɪ ˈoʊvər 18 steɪts ənd ˈɪntərvˌjud ər ˈspoʊkən wɪθ mɔr ðən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz." ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni, ˈæləks ˈhəntər, pərˈsud ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv kənˈvɪktəd ˈpɛdəfɪlz ɪn ðə ˈboʊldər ˈɛriə, jɛt ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət hi wʊd nɑt klɪr ðə ˈræmziz. ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˈpɛdəfɪlz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd tɪ ˈfɔrmər ˈdɛnvər ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər kreɪg ˈsɪlvərˌmæn ðət ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˌɪnˈtrudər ˈθɪri. ˈsɪlvərˌmæn ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd, "wəns ju hæv kənˈsidɪd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ən ˌɪnˈtrudər, aɪ doʊnt si haʊ ˈɛni ˈræmzi kʊd ˈɛvər bi səkˈsɛsfəli ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd." 55 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈgɔrdən kumz, ˈboʊldər ˈkaʊnti ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər frəm 2008 tɪ 2011 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə taɪm ðət hi wərkt ɪn ðə ˈɔfəs ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni ˈmɛri ˈleɪsi ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli hɛld stæf lənʧ ˈsɛʃənz tɪ ˈprɛzənt ðə ˈθɪri ðət wɑz kɪld baɪ ən ˌɪnˈtrudər. ˈvænɪti fɛr ˈɔθər, roʊt ðət ðɛr wər ˈwikli ˈbrɛkfəst ˈmitɪŋz bɪtˈwin ə ˈræmzi dɪˈfɛns ˈlɔjər ənd ˈpitər hofstrom*, ðə ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz liˈeɪˌzɑn tɪ ðə ˈræmzi ðə ˈsɪtiz meɪər ˈlɛsli ɛl ˈdərʤɪn sɛd, "əm ɪkˈstrimli kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs ənd ðə ˈræmzi əˈtərniz. ðə pərˈsɛpʃən ɪz ðət ðeɪ ər ˈkloʊzər ðən wi θɔt." æn luiz bardach,author*, roʊt ðət ðɛr wər ˈwikli ˈbrɛkfəst ˈmitɪŋz bɪtˈwin ə ˈræmzi dɪˈfɛns ˈlɔjər ənd ˈpitər hofstrom*, ðə ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz liˈeɪˌzɑn tɪ ðə ˈræmzi ˈfæməli. ðə ˈkeɪsɪz ðət hɔnt ˈjuˈɛs, ˈfɔrmər ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənt 58 ɪn hɪz bʊk, ˈfɔrmər ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənt ʤɑn i. ˈdəgləs (haɪərd baɪ ðə ˈræmzi ˈfæməli) raɪts ðət hi wɪθ ə fju əv ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃənz bət ˈʤɛnərəli əˈgrid wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd kənˈkluʒənz. ˈdəgləs ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli preɪzd ˌdɪˈskəvri ɪn ˈɔˌtɑpsi ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv wət əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ˈɛvədəns əv ə stən gən ˈhævɪŋ bɪn juzd tɪ səbˈdu. ə bi ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz sɛd "ðə ˈræmziz hæv kənˈsɪstəntli meɪnˈteɪnd ðɛr ˈɪnəsəns. bət fər fɔr mənθs ˈæftər ðə ˈmərdər, ðeɪ dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ tɔk tɪ ðə pəˈlis. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðeɪ ˈmaʊnɪd ə dɪˈfɛns tim ðət saʊnz laɪk ə dɪˈfɛns ˈlɔjərz ˈkrɪsməs ˈkɛrəl: eɪt ˈlɔjərz, fɔr ˈpəblɪsɪsts, θri ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz, tu ˈhænˌdraɪtɪŋ ˈænəlɪsts ənd wən rɪˈtaɪrd f.b.i*. ʤeɪmz brʊk "ðə ˈræmziz hæv kənˈsɪstəntli meɪnˈteɪnd ðɛr ˈɪnəsəns. bət fər fɔr mənθs ˈæftər ðə ˈmərdər, ðeɪ dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ tɔk tɪ ðə pəˈlis. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðeɪ ˈmaʊnɪd ə dɪˈfɛns tim ðət saʊnz laɪk ə dɪˈfɛns ˈlɔjərz ˈkrɪsməs ˈkɛrəl: eɪt ˈlɔjərz, fɔr ˈpəblɪsɪsts, θri ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz, tu ˈhænˌdraɪtɪŋ ˈænəlɪsts ənd wən rɪˈtaɪrd f.b.i*.." 6 bərk ˈræmziz əˈtərni, ʤɪm ˈʤɛŋkɪnz, sɔt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt hɪz ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪɪŋ æt ðə grænd ˈʤʊri ənd tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ɪm ɛz ə ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈdiˈeɪz ˈɔfəs ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət bərk wɑz nɑt ənd hæd ˈnɛvər bɪn ən bərk ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd æt ə 1999 grænd ˈʤʊri ˈræmziz əˈtərni, ʤɪm ˈʤɛŋkɪnz, sɔt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt hɪz ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪɪŋ æt ðə grænd ˈʤʊri ənd tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ɪm ɛz ə ðə ˈdiˈeɪz ˈɔfəs ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət bərk wɑz nɑt ənd hæd ˈnɛvər bɪn ən ˈsəˌspɛkt. ˈdeɪli ˈkæmərə rɪˈpɔrtər ˈʧɑrli ˈbrɛnən ənd ðə rɪˈpɔrtərz kəˈmɪti fər ˈfridəm əv ðə prɛs faɪld ə ˈlɔˌsut tɪ prɛs ˈdiˈeɪ stæn ˈgɑrnɪt tɪ riˈlis ðə grænd ˈʤʊriz ɪn mid-october*, ðə ʤəʤ ruld ðət ðə ˈdiˈeɪ məst ʃoʊ waɪ ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt ʃʊd rɪˈmeɪn ðə ˈdɛnvər poʊst (ə ˈsɪstər ˈpeɪpər əv ðə ˈdeɪli ˈkæmərə) ˈpəblɪʃt ən ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt tɪ bi ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ˈʧɑrli ˈbrɛnən ənd ðə rɪˈpɔrtərz kəˈmɪti fər ˈfridəm əv ðə prɛs faɪld ə ˈlɔˌsut tɪ prɛs ˈdiˈeɪ stæn ˈgɑrnɪt tɪ riˈlis ðə grænd ˈʤʊriz mid-october*, ðə ʤəʤ ruld ðət ðə ˈdiˈeɪ məst ʃoʊ waɪ ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt ʃʊd rɪˈmeɪn ˈsɪstər ˈpeɪpər əv ðə) ˈpəblɪʃt ən ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt tɪ bi ənˈsild. ðɪs nu ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈɛvədəns kənˈvɪnsɪz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ steɪt ðət wi du nɑt kənˈsɪdər jʊr ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈfæməli, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ju, jʊr waɪf, ˈpætsi, ənd jʊr sən, bərk, tɪ bi ˈəndər ˈɛni səˈspɪʃən ɪn ðə kəˈmɪʃən əv ðɪs kraɪm.... ðə mæʧ əv meɪl ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ɔn tu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈaɪtəmz əv ˈkloʊðɪŋ wɔrn baɪ ðə ˈvɪktɪm æt ðə taɪm əv ðə ˈmərdər meɪks ɪt klɪr tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ðət ən ənˈnoʊn meɪl ˈhændəld ðiz ˈaɪtəmz. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈɪnəsənt ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər ɪts ˌɪnˈkrɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ˈprɛzəns æt θri saɪts ɔn ðiz tu ˈdɪfərənt ˈaɪtəmz əv ˈkloʊðɪŋ ðət wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ æt ðə taɪm əv hər ðə ɪkˈstɛnt ðət wi meɪ hæv kənˈtrɪbjutɪd ɪn ˈɛni weɪ tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk pərˈsɛpʃən ðət ju maɪt hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðɪs kraɪm, aɪ æm ˈdipli ˈsɑri. noʊ ˈɪnəsənt ˈpərsən ʃʊd hæv tɪ ɪnˈdʊr səʧ ən ɪkˈstɛnsɪv traɪəl ɪn ðə kɔrt əv ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ˈpəblɪk əˈfɪʃəlz hæv nɑt hæd səˈfɪʃənt ˈɛvədəns tɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt ə traɪəl ɪn ə kɔrt əv lɔ.... wi ˌɪnˈtɛnd ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər tɪ trit ju ɛz ðə ˈvɪktɪmz əv ðɪs kraɪm, wɪθ ðə ˈsɪmpəθi du ju bɪˈkəz əv ðə hɔˈrɪfɪk lɔs ju ˈsəfərd.... aɪ æm əˈwɛr ðət ðɛr wɪl bi ðoʊz hu wɪl ʧuz tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈdɪfər wɪθ ɑr kənˈkluʒən. bət ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ɪz ˈvɛri ˈɔfən ðə moʊst rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ˈɛvədəns wi kən hoʊp tɪ faɪnd ənd wi rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ɪt ˈɔfən tɪ brɪŋ tɪ ˈʤəstɪs ðoʊz hu hæv kəˈmɪtɪd kraɪmz. aɪ æm ˈvɛri ˈkəmfərtəbəl ðət ɑr kənˈkluʒən ðət ðɪs ˈɛvədəns həz ˈvɪndəkeɪtɪd jʊr ˈfæməli ɪz beɪst ˈfərmli ɔn ɔl əv ðə ˈɛvədəns. ɪn laɪt əv ðə nu ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈɛvədəns, ˈboʊldər ˈkaʊnti ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni ˈmɛri ˈleɪsi geɪv ə ˈlɛtər tɪ ʤɑn ˈræmzi ðət seɪm deɪ, ɪn wɪʧ ʃi əˈfɪʃəli əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd tɪ ðə ˈræmzi ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz: 55 ˈfɔrmər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər fər ðə ˈboʊldər ˈkaʊnti ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs ˈgɔrdən kumz kleɪmd ðət: "wi ɔl ʃɛd ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ɔl ðə taɪm wɪˈθɪn ɑr skɪn sɛlz. ɪt kən bi dɪˈpɑzətəd ˈɛniˌwɛr æt ˈɛni taɪm fər ˈvɛriəs ˈrizənz, ˈrizənz ðət ər bɪˈnaɪn. tɪ klɪr ˈsəmˌbɑdi ʤɪst ɔn ðə ˈprɛmɪs əv təʧ ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ju hæv ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr ðə kraɪm sin ˈwəzənt sɪˈkjʊr æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ˈrɪli ɪz ə strɛʧ." 83 ˈæftər kɑr wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ənd brɔt bæk tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs, hi wɑz riˈlist tɪ feɪs ˌɛkstrəˈdɪʃən fər du tɪ læk əv waɪl ˈəndər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ðə prɛs ˈkəvərɪʤ əv fɔls kənˈfɛʃən wɑz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə əˈθɔrətiz hæd trækt kɑr daʊn baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈæftər iˈmeɪlz wər sɛnt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə keɪs tɪ ˈmaɪkəl ˈtreɪsi ə ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm prəˈfɛsər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈæftər kɑr wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ənd brɔt bæk tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs, hi wɑz riˈlist tɪ feɪs ˌɛkstrəˈdɪʃən fər ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ˈʧɑrʤɪz ðət ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd ɪn səˈnoʊmə ˈkaʊnti, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. kɑr wɑz ˈsəbsəkwəntli riˈlist frəm ðə ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi tɪ læk əv ˈəndər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ðə prɛs ˈkəvərɪʤ əv fɔls kənˈfɛʃən wɑz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə ˈmidiə ˈfrɛnzi ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈfərðər ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈɑrtɪkəlz
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"jonbenét" redirects here. for the american noise rock outfit from houston, texas, see the jonbenét
jonbenét patricia ramsey (; august 6, 1990 – december 25, 1996) was an american child beauty queen who was killed in her family's home in boulder, colorado. a lengthy handwritten ransom note was found in the house, and jonbenét's father john found her body in the basement of their house about eight hours after she had been reported missing. she sustained a broken skull from a blow to the head and had been strangled; a garrote was found tied around her neck. the autopsy report stated that the official cause of death was "asphyxia by strangulation associated with craniocerebral trauma."[1][2] her death was ruled a homicide.[3] the case generated nationwide public and media interest, in part because her mother patsy ramsey (herself a former beauty queen) had entered jonbenét in a series of child beauty pageants. the crime is still unsolved and remains an open investigation with the boulder police department.
the police initially suspected that the ransom note had been written by jonbenét's mother, and that the note and appearance of the child's body had been staged by her parents in order to cover up the crime. however, in 1998, the district attorney said that due to a new dna analysis, none of the immediate family members were under suspicion for the crime.[4] also in 1998, the police and the da both said that jonbenét's brother burke, who was nine years old at the time of her death, was not a suspect.[5][6] the ramseys gave several televised interviews but resisted police questioning except on their own terms. in october 2013, unsealed court documents revealed that a 1999 grand jury had recommended filing charges against jonbenét's parents for permitting the child to be in a threatening situation. john and patsy were also accused of hindering the prosecution of an unidentified person who had "committed ... the crime of murder in the first degree and child abuse resulting in death".[7] however, the da determined that there was insufficient evidence to pursue a successful indictment.[7]
in 2002, the da's successor took over investigation of the case from the police and primarily pursued an alternative theory that an intruder had committed the killing. in 2003, trace dna that was taken from the victim's clothes was found to belong to an unknown male; this discovery induced the da to send the ramseys a letter of apology in 2008, declaring the family "completely cleared."[8] in february 2009, the boulder police took the case back from the da and reopened the investigation.[9]
media coverage of the case has focused on jonbenét's brief beauty pageant career, as well as her parents' wealth and the unusual evidence found in the case. media reports have also questioned how the police handled the case. ramsey family members and their friends have filed defamation suits against several media organizations.
life and interment
jonbenét's grave at saint james episcopal cemetery in marietta, georgia.
jonbenét ramsey was born in 1990 in atlanta, georgia, the younger of two children of patsy (1956–2006)[10] and john ramsey (1943–).[11] she had an older brother named burke (1987–).[12] her first name is a feminized portmanteau of her father's first and middle names. jonbenét was enrolled in kindergarten at high peaks elementary school in boulder, colorado.[13]
jonbenét died in 1996 in boulder, and was laid to rest at st. james episcopal cemetery in marietta, georgia. she was interred next to her much older half-sister elizabeth pasch ramsey, who had died in a car crash four years earlier at age 22.[14][15]
parents
john ramsey was a businessman who was the president of access graphics, a computer system company that later became a subsidiary of lockheed martin.[16] his first marriage ended in divorce in 1978, and his two surviving adult children (a son and a daughter) lived elsewhere. another daughter, elizabeth, died in a 1992 car crash.[17] in 1991, john moved his second family to boulder, where access graphics' headquarters was located.[18]
patricia "patsy" ramsey entered her daughter in various child beauty pageants that were held in boulder.[16] jonbenét had won the titles of america's royale miss, little miss charlevoix, little miss colorado, colorado state all-star kids cover girl, and national tiny miss beauty.[19] jonbenét's active role in child beauty pageants and patsy's reported "pageant mother" behavior were broadcast by the media after the murder.[12]
in the summer of 1997—approximately six months after jonbenét's death—the ramseys left boulder and their summer home in charlevoix, michigan and moved back to atlanta.[20] patsy died of ovarian cancer at age 49 in 2006 and was interred next to her daughter.[21]
evidence
ransom note
the ransom note
according to statements that patsy gave to authorities on december 26, 1996, she realized that her daughter was missing after she found a two-and-a-half-page handwritten ransom note on the kitchen staircase. the note demanded $118,000 for the child's safe return—almost the exact value of a bonus her husband had received earlier that year.[22]
the ransom note was unusually long, and the fbi told the police that it was very unusual for such a note to be written at the crime scene.[23] the police believed that the note was staged because it did not have any fingerprints and included an unusual use of exclamation marks and acronyms.[24][25] the note and a practice draft were written with a pen and pad of paper from the ramsey home.[26][27] according to a colorado bureau of investigation report, "there are indications that the author of the ransom note is patricia ramsey." however, they could not definitively prove it.[28]
9-1-1 call and initial search for the child
the only people known to be in the house on the night of jonbenét's death were her immediate family: burke, patsy and john ramsey.[29] the ransom note contained specific instructions that the police and friends should not be contacted, but patsy telephoned the police at 5:52 a.m. mst.[30] she also called family and friends.[31] two police officers responded to the 9-1-1 call and arrived at the ramsey home within three minutes. they conducted a cursory search of the house but did not find any sign of forced entry.[31][a] officer rick french went to the basement and came to a door that was secured by a wooden latch. he paused for a moment in front of the door, but made a critical error when he walked away without opening it. unknown to him, jonbenét's body was on the other side of the door.
john made arrangements to pay the ransom. a forensics team was dispatched to the house. the team initially believed that the child had been kidnapped, and jonbenét's bedroom was the only room in the house that was cordoned off to prevent contamination of evidence. no precautions were taken to prevent contamination of evidence in the rest of the house.[32] meanwhile, friends and the family's minister arrived at the home to support the ramseys. victim advocates also arrived at the scene. visitors picked up and cleaned surfaces in the kitchen, possibly destroying evidence.[32] boulder detective linda arndt arrived at about 8 a.m. mst, with the goal of awaiting the kidnapper(s)' instructions, but there was never an attempt to claim the money.[34]
discovery of the body
at 1:00 p.m. mst, detective arndt asked john and fleet white, a family friend, to search the house to see if "anything seemed amiss."[32] john and white started their search in the basement. john finally opened the latched door that officer french had failed to open and found his daughter's body in one of the rooms.[32] jonbenét's mouth was covered with duct tape, a nylon cord was found around her wrists and neck, and her torso was covered by a white blanket.[35][36] ramsey made a critical error when he immediately picked up the child's body and took it upstairs. when jonbenét was moved, the crime scene was contaminated and critical forensic evidence was disturbed for the returning forensics team.[32][b]
each of the ramseys provided handwriting, blood, and hair samples to the police. john and patsy participated in a preliminary interview for more than two hours, and burke was also interviewed within the first couple of weeks following jonbenét's death.[36]
autopsy
the autopsy revealed that jonbenét had been killed by strangulation and a skull fracture. the official cause of death was "asphyxia by strangulation associated with craniocerebral trauma."[1][2] there was no evidence of conventional rape, although sexual assault could not be ruled out. although no semen was found, there was evidence that there had been a vaginal injury and at the time of the autopsy it appeared her vaginal area had been wiped with a cloth.[37] her death was ruled a homicide.[3]
a garrote that was made from a length of nylon cord and the broken handle of a paintbrush was tied around jonbenét's neck and had apparently been used to strangle her. part of the bristle end of the paintbrush was found in a tub containing patsy's art supplies, but the bottom third of it was never found despite extensive searching of the house by the police in subsequent days.[38]
the autopsy also revealed a "vegetable or fruit material which may represent pineapple" which jonbenét had eaten a few hours before her death.[2][39] photographs of the home taken on the day when jonbenét's body was found show a bowl of pineapple on the kitchen table with a spoon in it.[39] however, both john and patsy said they did not remember putting the bowl on the table or feeding pineapple to jonbenét.[39][40] police reported that they found jonbenét's nine-year-old brother burke ramsey's fingerprints on the bowl.[40] the ramseys have always maintained that burke slept through the entire episode until he was awakened several hours after the police arrived.[18]:w186–87[41]
mixed blood sample
in december 2003, forensic investigators extracted enough material from a mixed blood sample found on jonbenét's underwear to establish a dna profile.[42] that dna belonged to an unknown male person. the dna was submitted to the fbi's combined dna index system (codis), a database containing more than 1.6 million dna profiles, but the sample did not match any profile in the database.[43] in october 2016, new forensic analysis revealed that the original dna actually contained genetic markers from two individuals other than jonbenét.[44][45]
investigation
experts, media commentators, and the ramseys have identified potential suspects in the case.[46] boulder police initially focused almost exclusively upon john and patsy,[46] but by october 1997 had over 1,600 people in their index of persons of interest for the case.[47]
errors that were made in the initial investigation complicated the resolution of the investigation and applicable theory. those errors included loss and contamination of evidence, lack of experienced and technical staff on the investigation, evidence shared with the ramseys, and delayed informal interviews with the parents.[32][48][c]
lou smit was a detective who came out of retirement in early 1997 to assist the district attorney's office with the case. in may 1998, he presented his findings to the boulder police with other staff members of the da's office, concluding that the evidence pointed away from the ramseys. however, they were unable to successfully challenge the police department's steadfast belief that the ramseys were guilty. the da's office sought to take control of the investigation.[49] due to the animosity between the police and the da's office, and the pressure to obtain a conviction, colorado governor roy romer interceded and named michael kane as special prosecutor to initiate a grand jury.[17][50] two of the lead investigators in the case who had opposing views, smit and steve thomas, resigned – smit because he believed that the investigation had incompetently overlooked the intruder hypothesis,[17] and thomas because the da's office had interfered with and failed to support the police investigation of the case.[1][18][38][51]
a grand jury was convened beginning september 15, 1998 to consider indicting the ramseys for charges relating to the case.[20][52] in 1999, the grand jury returned a true bill to charge the ramseys with placing the child at risk in a way that led to her death and with obstructing an investigation of murder, based on the probable cause standard applied in such grand jury proceedings, but boulder county district attorney alex hunter did not prosecute them because he did not believe that he could meet the higher standard of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, which is required for a criminal conviction.[52]
mary lacy, the next boulder county district attorney, took over the investigation from the police on december 26, 2002. in april 2003, she agreed with a federal judge who sat on a 2002 libel case that evidence in the suit is "more consistent with a theory that an intruder murdered jonbenét than it was with a theory that mrs. ramsey did".[20] on february 2, 2009, boulder police chief mark beckner announced that stan garnett, the new boulder county district attorney, was turning the case over to his agency and that his team would resume investigating it.[9] garnett found that the statute of limitations for the crimes identified in the 1999 grand jury true bill had expired, and did not pursue review of the case against the ramseys.[52] in october 2010, the case was reopened. new interviews were conducted following a fresh inquiry by a committee that included state and federal investigators. police were expected to use the latest dna technology in their investigation.[53] there was no new information gleaned from those interviews, according to abc news.[54] it was reported in september 2016 that the investigation into jonbenét's death continues to be an active homicide case, per boulder police chief greg testa.[43][d]
theories and suspects
intruder theories
there are two types of theories about the death of jonbenét. one is the intruder theory that was pursued by the boulder district attorney's office,[55][e][f] with whom the ramseys developed a relationship.[48][g] although the police may have had the ramseys under an "umbrella of suspicion", they and the prosecutors followed leads for intruders partly due to the unidentified boot mark left in the basement room where jonbenét's body was found.[32]
early suspects included neighbor bill mcreynolds who played santa claus, former family housekeeper linda hoffmann-pugh, and a man named michael helgoth who died in an apparent suicide shortly after jonbenét's death. hundreds of dna tests were performed to find a match to the dna recovered during her autopsy.[57]
smit assessed the evidence and concluded that an intruder had committed the crime.[58] smit's theory was that someone broke into the ramseys' home through the broken basement window. the intruder subdued jonbenét using a stun gun and took her down to the basement. jonbenét was killed and a ransom note was left.[35] smit's theory was supported by former fbi agent john e. douglas, who had been hired by the ramsey family.[58][h] believing that the ramseys were innocent, smit resigned from the investigation on september 20, 1998, five days after the grand jury convened against the ramseys.[20] while no longer an official investigator on the case, smit continued to work on it until his death in 2010.[58]
stephen singular, author of the book presumed guilty: an investigation into the jonbenét ramsey case, the media and the culture of pornography, refers to consultations with cyber-crime specialists who believe that jonbenét, due to her beauty pageant experience, could have attracted the attention of child pornographers and pedophiles.[59]
it was determined that there had been more than 100 burglaries in the ramseys' neighborhood in the months before jonbenét's murder. there were 38 registered sex offenders living within a two-mile (3 km) radius of the ramseys' home.[60] in 2001, former boulder county prosecutor trip demuth and boulder county sheriff's detective steve ainsworth stated that there should be a more aggressive investigation of the intruder theory.[33]
one of the individuals that smit identified as a suspect under his intruder theory was gary howard oliva, who was arrested for "two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a child and one count of sexual exploitation of a child" charges in june 2016 according to boulder's daily camera. oliva, a registered sex offender, was identified as a suspect in an october 2002 episode of 48 hours investigates.[34]
the killing of jonbenét: the truth uncovered, broadcast by a&e on september 5, 2016, concluded that an unidentified male was responsible for jonbenét's death, due to dna analysis. dr. lawrence kobilinsky commented that the documentary showed that an intruder "committed that sexual assault and murdered jonbenet".[61]
family member theories
the second group of theories is that a family member was involved in her death. boulder police initially concentrated almost exclusively upon john and patsy ramsey.[46][48] according to gregg mccrary, a retired profiler with the federal bureau of investigation, "statistically, it is a 12-to-1 probability that it's a family member or a care giver" who is involved in the death of a child.[48] from the police's perspective, they did not see evidence of a forced entry, saw evidence of staging like the ransom note, and did not find the ramseys cooperative in helping them solve the death of their daughter.[48][i] the ramseys had stated that their reluctance was due to their fear that there would not be a full investigation for intruders and that they would be hastily selected as the key suspects in the case, according to the daily camera.[30]
one theory is that patsy struck jonbenét in a fit of rage after a bed-wetting episode, and then strangled her to cover up what had happened after mistakenly thinking she was already dead.[30][62] however, she did not have a known history of uncontrolled anger.[62] jonbenét's brother later said "we didn't get spanked, nothing of the sort, nothing close, nothing near laying a finger on us, let alone killing your child."[62]
theoretically, the strangulation could have been a "red-herring" aspect to conceal what had actually happened.[49][62]
burke, who was nine years old at the time of jonbenét's death, was interviewed by investigators at least three times.[63] the first two interviews did not raise any concerns about burke. a review by a child psychologist stated that it appeared that the ramseys had "healthy, caring family relationships".[49] in 1998, boulder police chief mark beckner said during an interview with a news reporter that burke ramsey was not involved in the killing of his sister. in may 1999, the boulder county district attorney's office reiterated that burke ramsey was not a suspect.[5] the investigators had never considered him a suspect.[6]
a $100,000 reward was offered by the ramseys in a newspaper ad on april 27, 1997.[20] three days later, they submitted to separate formal interviews for the first time at the boulder county justice center.[20]
in 1999, colorado governor bill owens told the parents of jonbenét ramsey to "quit hiding behind their attorneys, quit hiding behind their pr firm".[64][i]
a colorado grand jury had voted in 1999 to indict the parents.[65][j] the indictment cited "two counts each of child abuse" and said the parents "did unlawfully, knowingly, recklessly and feloniously permit a child to be unreasonably placed in a situation that posed a threat of injury to the child's life or health, which resulted in the death of jonbenét ramsey, a child under the age of sixteen."[66] among the experts in the case were dna specialist barry scheck and forensic expert dr. henry lee.[20] on october 13, 1999, alex hunter, who was the district attorney at the time, refused to sign the indictment, saying that the evidence was insufficient.[20][65] this left the impression that the grand jury investigation had been inconclusive.[67] in 2002, the statute of limitations on the charges expired.[66] the indictment was not known publicly until october 25, 2013, when previously sealed court documents were released.[68][k]
on july 9, 2008, the boulder district attorney's office announced that, as a result of newly developed dna sampling and testing techniques (touch dna analysis), the ramsey family members were no longer considered suspects in the case.[72][73][l] gordon coombs, former investigator for the boulder county district attorney's office, questioned total absolution of the ramseys.[55][m]
the police sought to interview burke ramsey again in september 2010, according to l. lin wood, a high-profile libel (defamation) attorney whom the ramsey family hired in 1999.[17][20] in 2012, foreign faction – who really kidnapped jonbenet? by a. james kolar, a former investigator under boulder county district attorney lacy, was published. the book discounts the intruder theory and proposes scenarios of ramsey family involvement in jonbenét's death.[20]
the case of: jonbenét ramsey, broadcast on cbs on september 18 and 19, 2016, used a group of experts to evaluate the evidence and theorized that burke hit his sister in the head with a heavy object, perhaps not intending to kill her. it suggested that the ransom letter was an attempt to cover up the circumstances of jonbenet's death.[74] wood, on behalf of burke ramsey, filed defamation lawsuits against cbs, the producers of the program, and several of its participants, based on its conclusion.[75]
false confession
john mark karr, a 41-year-old elementary school teacher, was arrested in bangkok, thailand, on august 15, 2006 when he falsely confessed to murdering jonbenét.[76] he claimed that he had drugged, sexually assaulted, and accidentally killed her.[77] according to cnn, "authorities also said they did not find any evidence linking [karr] to the crime scene."[78][79] he had provided only basic facts that were publicly known and failed to provide any convincing details. his claim that he had drugged jonbenét was doubted because the autopsy indicated that no drugs were found in her body.[80] dna samples that were taken from karr did not match dna found on jonbenét's body.[79][81][82][n]
defamation lawsuits
lin wood, the ramseys' family libel attorney, filed defamation lawsuits against several people and companies that had reported on the case, starting in 1999. star magazine and its parent company american media, inc. were sued on their son's behalf in 1999.[89] defamation suits have been filed by the ramseys and their friends against several unnamed media outlets.[90] a defamation suit was filed in 2001 against the authors and publisher of jonbenét: inside the ramsey murder investigation. the suit against don davis, steven thomas, and st. martin's press was settled out of court the following year.[91]
john and patsy ramsey were sued in two defamation lawsuits arising from the publication of their book, the death of innocence. these suits were brought by two persons named in the book who were said to have been investigated by boulder police as suspects in the case. the ramseys were defended in those lawsuits by lin wood and three other atlanta attorneys, james c. rawls, eric p. schroeder, and s. derek bauer. they obtained the dismissal of both lawsuits, including an in-depth decision by u.s. district court judge julie carnes that "abundant evidence" in the murder case pointed to an intruder having committed the crime.[92]
in november 2006, rod westmoreland, a friend of john ramsey, filed a defamation suit against an anonymous web surfer who had posted two messages on internet forums using the pseudonym "undertheradar" implicating westmoreland in the murder.[93]
during a september 2016 interview with cbs detroit and in the case of: jonbenét ramsey documentary television program, forensic pathologist dr. werner spitz accused burke ramsey of killing his sister.[94] on october 6, 2016, burke filed a defamation lawsuit against spitz. burke and his attorneys, who include lin wood, sought a total of $150 million in punitive and compensatory damages. wood said he would also file a suit against cbs at the end of october.[95][96]
on december 28, 2016, burke ramsey's lawyers filed an additional civil lawsuit that accused cbs, the production company critical content llc and seven experts and consultants of defamation of character. they sought $250 million in compensatory damages and $500 million in punitive damages.[97] in january 2018, a judge denied the cbs motion to dismiss and the suit was allowed to proceed.[98] in january 2019, wood announced that the lawsuit had been settled "to the satisfaction of all parties." [99]
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notes
^ [32] lou smit, a proponent of the intruder theory, believed that the intruder entered through this basement window. a suitcase was found on the floor almost directly underneath this window. smit theorized the attacker(s) planned to use this suitcase to get either jonbenét alive as a kidnap victim or her body out of the house, but this proved impossible.[33] it was later determined that there had been some unlocked windows and an unlocked door that night. in addition, a basement window was previously broken by john ramsey when he was locked out of the house.lou smit, a proponent of the intruder theory, believed that the intruder entered through this basement window. a suitcase was found on the floor almost directly underneath this window. smit theorized the attacker(s) planned to use this suitcase to get either jonbenét alive as a kidnap victim or her body out of the house, but this proved impossible. ^ [36] former fbi profiler john e. douglas , who was brought in to assist the ramsey's lawyers on case in january 1997 to assess whether the ramseys were involved, stated that if a family member was involved in a murder, they would generally construe events so that another person found the body. in this case, john found the body and his friend followed him into the basement room. according to douglas, when a family member is involved in a murder, they are likely to cover their child's body in a protective manner, covering all but their head. in this case, just the torso was covered, which did not denote the kind of act a parent would generally perform. in addition, john removed the duct tape from her mouth and loosened the cord around her, which goes against the theory of "staging" the body. arndt made an error when she moved jonbenét into the living room. ^ [48] a boulder defense attorney, lee hill, commented that: "the public feels that the police have coddled the ramseys because they are rich and influential in boulder." ^ [43] boulder police chief greg testa stated in september 2016 that "to date, the boulder police department has processed more than 1,500 pieces of evidence, including the analysis of over 200 dna samples. [...] our major crimes unit has received and reviewed or investigated over 20,000 tips, letters or emails. our detectives have traveled to over 18 states and interviewed or spoken with more than 1,000 individuals." ^ [48][56] the initial district attorney, alex hunter, pursued an investigation of convicted pedophiles in the boulder area, yet also said that he would not clear the ramseys. the district attorney's office investigating pedophiles indicated to former denver prosecutor craig silverman that the district attorney's office followed the intruder theory. silverman also said, "once you have conceded the possibility of an intruder, i don't see how any ramsey could ever be successfully prosecuted." ^ [55] according to gordon coombes, boulder county district attorney's office investigator from 2008 to 2011, during the time that he worked in the office district attorney mary lacy occasionally held staff lunch sessions to present the theory that jonbenét was killed by an intruder. ^ vanity fair author, wrote that there were weekly breakfast meetings between a ramsey defense lawyer and peter hofstrom, the prosecutor's liaison to the ramsey family.[48] the city's mayor leslie l durgin said, "i'm extremely concerned about the relationship between the district attorney's office and the ramsey attorneys. the perception is that they are closer than we thought." ann louise bardach,author, wrote that there were weekly breakfast meetings between a ramsey defense lawyer and peter hofstrom, the prosecutor's liaison to the ramsey family. ^ the cases that haunt us, former fbi agent [58] in his book, former fbi agent john e. douglas (hired by the ramsey family) writes that he quibbled with a few of smit's interpretations but generally agreed with the smit's investigation and conclusions. douglas particularly praised smit's discovery in autopsy photos of what appeared to be previously-overlooked evidence of a " stun gun " having been used to subdue jonbenét. a b the new york times said "the ramseys have consistently maintained their innocence. but for four months after the murder, they declined to talk to the police. instead, they mounted a defense team that sounds like a defense lawyer's christmas carol: eight lawyers, four publicists, three private investigators, two handwriting analysts and one retired f.b.i. profiler."[48] james brooke ofsaid "the ramseys have consistently maintained their innocence. but for four months after the murder, they declined to talk to the police. instead, they mounted a defense team that sounds like a defense lawyer's christmas carol: eight lawyers, four publicists, three private investigators, two handwriting analysts and one retired f.b.i. profiler." ^ [6] burke ramsey's attorney, jim jenkins, sought to prevent his testifying at the grand jury and to eliminate him as a suspect[63] before the da's office reported that burke was not and had never been an suspect.[5][6] burke testified at a 1999 grand jury hearing.burke ramsey's attorney, jim jenkins, sought to prevent his testifying at the grand jury and to eliminate him as a suspectbefore the da's office reported that burke was not and had never been an suspect. ^ daily camera reporter charlie brennan and the reporters committee for freedom of the press filed a lawsuit to press da stan garnett to release the grand jury's indictment.[69] in mid-october, the judge ruled that the da must show why the indictment should remain sealed.[70] the denver post (a sister paper of the daily camera) published an editorial calling for the indictment to be unsealed.[71] in september 2013,reporter charlie brennan and the reporters committee for freedom of the press filed a lawsuit to press da stan garnett to release the grand jury's indictment.in mid-october, the judge ruled that the da must show why the indictment should remain sealed.(a sister paper of the) published an editorial calling for the indictment to be unsealed. ^ this new scientific evidence convinces us ... to state that we do not consider your immediate family, including you, your wife, patsy, and your son, burke, to be under any suspicion in the commission of this crime.... the match of male dna on two separate items of clothing worn by the victim at the time of the murder makes it clear to us that an unknown male handled these items. there is no innocent explanation for its incriminating presence at three sites on these two different items of clothing that jonbenét was wearing at the time of her murder....to the extent that we may have contributed in any way to the public perception that you might have been involved in this crime, i am deeply sorry. no innocent person should have to endure such an extensive trial in the court of public opinion, especially when public officials have not had sufficient evidence to initiate a trial in a court of law.... we intend in the future to treat you as the victims of this crime, with the sympathy due you because of the horrific loss you suffered.... i am aware that there will be those who will choose to continue to differ with our conclusion. but dna is very often the most reliable forensic evidence we can hope to find and we rely on it often to bring to justice those who have committed crimes. i am very comfortable that our conclusion that this evidence has vindicated your family is based firmly on all of the evidence. in light of the new dna evidence, boulder county district attorney mary lacy gave a letter to john ramsey that same day, in which she officially apologized to the ramsey family members: ^ [55] former investigator for the boulder county district attorney's office gordon coombs claimed that: "we all shed dna all the time within our skin cells. it can be deposited anywhere at any time for various reasons, reasons that are benign. [...] to clear somebody just on the premise of touch dna, especially when you have a situation where the crime scene wasn't secure at the beginning . . . really is a stretch." ^ [83] after karr was arrested and brought back to the us, he was released to face extradition for [79][84] due to lack of evidence.[20] while under investigation, the press coverage of karr's false confession was described as a [85][86][87][88] authorities had tracked karr down by using the internet after emails were sent regarding the case to michael tracey , a journalism professor at the university of colorado after karr was arrested and brought back to the us, he was released to face extradition for child pornography charges that originated in sonoma county, california. karr was subsequently released from the child pornography chargesdue to lack of evidence.while under investigation, the press coverage of karr's false confession was described as a media frenzy
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center emeka okafor is strongly considering sitting out the remainder of this season, according to a report from espn's mark stein.
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he was dealt to phoenix in the october 2013 trade that landed center marcin gortat with the washington wizards but entered free agency this summer after not playing for the suns.
it was believed okafor would be available at some point this season, but he is considering waiting until this summer to commit to joining a new team, the report says.
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ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl ɪz rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðət ˈæpəl ˈtoʊtəli ˈrulɪŋ aʊt ə taɪm ˈwɔrnər ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ɛz tɔks bɪtˈwin ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd əˈpɪr tɪ bi ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd. ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ɪt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ə ˈmərʤər wɪθ taɪm ˈwɔrnər, ðɛn təˈdeɪ ɪt wɑz ˈsɛpərətli ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə tɔks kʊd bi məʧ ˈfərðər əˈlɔŋ ðən ˈpriviəsli ˌriˈpɔrtəd. naʊ ðə ɪz ˈædɪŋ ðət ˈæpəl ɪz wəns əˈgɛn ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈkloʊsli ənd həz ˈivɪn əˈproʊʧt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ðə læst fju months…*… ˈæpəl ɪŋk. ə fju mənθs əˈgoʊ əˈproʊʧt taɪm ˈwɔrnər ɪŋk. əˈbaʊt pərˈsuɪŋ ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən, bət ðə dɪˈskəʃənz ˈprɑˌgrɛs bɪɔnd ə prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri steɪʤ ənd nən ər ˈkərəntli ˈəndər weɪ, ˈpipəl fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ˈmætər sɛd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. frəm ɛnd, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ˈəndər ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv tɪm ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈərliər tɔks, ənd naʊ ˈæpəl ɪz ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, wən əv ðə ˈpipəl sɛd. ɪf ˈæpəl ɪz ˌɪnˈdid nɑt ˈkloʊzɪŋ ðə dɔr tɪ ə taɪm ˈwɔrnər ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ðɪs meɪk ðə fərst taɪm ɪn ˈrisənt ˈhɪstəri. bæk ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ɪt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈæpəl meɪ wɔnt tɪ əkˈwaɪər ðə ˈmidiə ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ ˈboʊlstər ɪts ˈstrimɪŋ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsərvɪs plænz, bət ðoʊz plænz hæv sɪns bɪn pʊt ɔn ðə ʃɛlf. ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsəmər ɪt wɑz əˈgɛn sɛd ðət ˈæpəl ˌɪnˈdid kənˈsɪdərɪŋ baɪɪŋ taɪm ˈwɔrnər bət ˈfoʊkɪst ˌɪnˈstɛd ɔn ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkɑntɛnt əv ɪts oʊn. ɪn ə ˈhɑliˌwʊd rɪˈpɔrtər ˈproʊˌfaɪl bæk ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ˈæpəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən hɛd ˈɛdi kju ˈæˌkʧuəli kuld ðə fleɪmz ɔn ˈrumərz əv ˈæpəl prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsərvɪs wɪn æst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈrumərd ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn taɪm ˈwɔrnər: ˈwɛðər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ɪt ər ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɛls ɪz, ɪt ˈrɪli ˈmætər tɪ ˈjuˈɛs. wət traɪɪŋ tɪ du ɪz bɪld ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm ðət əˈlaʊz ˈɛnibədi tɪ gɪt ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ kənˈsumərz. ɪf ə taɪm ˈwɔrnər [ˈkeɪbəl] ər ə dɪˈrɛkˈtiˈvi wɔnts tɪ ˈɔfər ə ˈbəndəl ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðeɪ ʃʊd du ɪt θru ˈæpəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd ˈaɪˌpæd ənd ˈaɪˌfoʊn. ɛz ə ˈmætər əv fækt, nɑt ə bɪg fæn əv ðə ˈskɪni ˈbəndəl. bət læst mənθ ˈæpəl haɪərd ə ˈfɔrmər ˌviˈpi əv taɪm ˈwɔrnər tɪ wərk ɔn klaʊd ˈsərvɪsɪz æt ˈæpəl ˈəndər ˈɛdi kju. fər ɪts pɑrt, ˈæpəl həz bɪn ˈrumərd tɪ bi ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈnəmbər əv θɪŋz ɪn ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən speɪs ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən ˈækʧəwəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən əv ɪts oʊn ənd ə ˈstrimɪŋ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsərvɪs ˈsɪmələr tɪ slɪŋ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ər vju ˌɔlˈðoʊ boʊθ əv ðiz ˈprɑʤɛkts hæv bɪn pʊt ɔn hoʊld ˌɪnˈdɛfənətli. ˈleɪtəst ˈvɛnʧər ɪz sɛd tɪ bi ə ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən gaɪd ðət pʊlz ɪn ˈkɑntɛnt frəm ˈvɛriəs ˈstrimɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ ˈprɛzənt ə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈbraʊzɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns. ˈfiʧərz laɪk ˌjunəˈvərsəl sərʧ ɔn ðə nu ˈæpəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən goʊ baɪ ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ˈkɑntɛnt əˈkrɔs ˈməltəpəl ˈʧænəlz. ˈæpəl həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɑməst ə nu ˈsɪŋgəl ˈfiʧər ðət ˈməltəpəl ˈʧænəlz frəm ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈkɑntɛnt prəˈvaɪdər ɔn ˈioʊs ənd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɪs ˈfiʧər ɪz bɪld ɛz ˈkəmɪŋ sun. ˈæpəl həz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ spik ˈoʊpənli əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbroʊkən ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈkərəntli, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈivɪn ˈæftər ˈʃɪpɪŋ ðə nu ˈæpəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən wɪθ ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm. ɛz ˈrisəntli ɛz ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ æt ˈvænɪti ˈænjuəl ˈsəmɪt əv ˈmidiə ˌɛgˈzɛks, ˈɛdi kju həz tɔkt əˈbaʊt ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ɪkˈspɪriəns biɪŋ stək ɪn ðə pæst. ɛz fər ðə taɪm ˈwɔrnər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪz əˈspɛʃəli ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ɛz rɪˈpɔrts hæv kənˈtɪnjuəsli dɪˈskraɪbd ˈæpəl ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən frəm ə ˈsəmˈwət ˈdɪstənt pəˈzɪʃən.
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the wall street journal is reporting that apple isn’t totally ruling out a time warner acquisition as talks between the network and at&t appear to be moving forward. yesterday it was reported that at&t is looking at the possibility of a merger with time warner, then today it was separately reported that the talks could be much further along than previously reported. now the wsj is adding that apple is once again monitoring the situation closely and has even approached the company in the last few months…
apple inc. a few months ago approached time warner inc. about pursuing a combination, but the discussions didn’t progress beyond a preliminary stage and none are currently under way, peoplemiliar with the matter said friday. […] from apple’s end, executives under chief executive tim cookwere involved in the earlier talks, and now apple is monitoring the current situation, one of the people said.
if apple is indeed not closing the door to a time warner acquisition, this wouldn’t make the first time in recent history. back in january it was reported that apple may want to acquire the media company to bolster its streaming tv service plans, but those plans have since been put on the shelf.
over the summer it was again said that apple indeed considering buying time warner but focused instead on investing in original content of its own. in a hollywood reporter profile back in july, apple tv head eddy cue actually cooled the flames on rumors of apple providing a tv service when asked about the rumored interest in time warner:
whether we’re providing it or somebody else is, it really doesn’t matter to us. what we’re trying to do is build the platform that allows anybody to get content to consumers. if a time warner [cable] or a directv wants to offer a bundle themselves, they should do it through apple tv and ipad and iphone. as a matter ofct, i’m not a bign of the skinny bundle.
but last month apple hired a former vp of time warner to work on cloud services at apple under eddy cue.
for its part, apple has been rumored to be working on a number of things in the tv space including an actual tv of its own and a streaming tv service similar to sling tv or ps vue although both of these projects have been put on hold indefinitely.
apple’s latest venture is said to be a universal tv guide that pulls in content from various streaming services to present a traditional tv browsing experience. features like universal search on the new apple tv go half-way by searching for content across multiple channels.
apple has also promised a new single sign-on feature that unlocks multiple channels from a single content provider on ios and tvos, although this feature is billed as coming soon.
apple has continued to speak openly about the broken experience of tv currently, however, even after shipping the new apple tv with the tvos platform. as recently as yesterday at vanityir‘s annual summit of media execs, eddy cue has talked about the tv experience being stuck in the past.
as for the time warner situation, apple’s interest is especiallyscinating as reports have continuously described apple watching the situation from a somewhat distant position.
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rossella* ɔˈrlɑnˌdi ɪl ˈkɑpoʊ dɛl. di voci*, ˈɔrə ufficiale*:. æl ɪl dell'economia*,, hɑ di ˈjuˈɛn di ˈfɛroʊ:, ˈuˌnoʊ di., scorsi*, politiche*, æl, ʧeɪ ˈjuˈɛn æl prɛˈmɪr mɑˈteɪoʊ ˈrɛnzi hɑ più*ù lɑ pər ruˈfini i nɑn hɑ lɑ ostilità*à ˈdɛlə, ʧeɪ ɪn ˈjuˈɛn kəm nɑn ˌpɑpoʊˈlɑri ɪn di aɪ più*ù di scontro*, ɪl noʊ ˈdɛlə nɛl 2015 ˈɑlə dɛl 3 pər saltata*) ʧeɪ ɪn ə ˈsɪlvioʊ ˌbərləˈskoʊni di ˈdɛlə pər i ˈɔrə autorità*à europee*); lɑ contrarietà*à æl di lə əˈkjuz ˈprimə dɛl swi ˈtərmɪˌnaɪ di (ˈunə di dæl); i, ˈdiˈeɪ ultimo*, ɪl dɛl kɑn lɑ dɛl hɑ ˈdɛlə flæks tæks (lɑ di ˈjʊrə pər aɪ super-ricchi*) eɪaɪ ˈsoʊˌli stranieri*, kɑn ɪl hɑ ˈsoʊˌloʊ di nɑn ˈɑlə ɔˈrlɑnˌdi, ʧeɪ ɪl 12 giugno*. loʊ giorno*, ˈsɑlvə lɑ possibilità*à di ˈunə tecnica*, si insedierà*à æl ərˈnɛstoʊ ruˈfini, du dæl ˈrɛnzi kəm ˈuˌnoʊ di, lɑ ʧeɪ hɑ ɪl di lə già*à scorso*, di ˈrɛnzi ˈdɛlə di (ɪn realtà*à nell'agenzia*) ˈɪrə eɪaɪ kəm lɑ di ˈjuˈɛn i ˈdɛlə ɔˈrlɑnˌdi. ɛks i ɪl nˈwoʊvoʊ hɑ pər più*ù di kəm ˈtuti aɪ dɛl i hɑ ɪn kɑn ˈmæsɪˌmoʊ roʊˈmɑˌnoʊ, ɪl grænd di ˈlɑtə ʧeɪ pər du fu ˈdiˈeɪ ˈproʊdi i ˈviskoʊ i pər du ˈdiˈeɪ ˌbərləˈskoʊni i tremonti*. ruˈfini ˈjuˈɛn ʧeɪ si fɔrˈmɑtoʊ nɛl i hɑ ˈfinoʊ æl 2015 kəm kɑn fɑnˈtoʊtsi ɪn ˈuˌnoʊ più*ù di aɪ di diritto*, ə ˈjuˈɛn evasore*»., ʧeɪ loʊ hɑ ə ˈkɑpoʊ di, i ə ˈunə ʧeɪ hɑ ˌɛˈsprɛsoʊ dɛl istituzioni*: ɪl ˈpæˌdreɪ fu democristiano*, ˈuˌnoʊ æl kɑn ˈʧɛrtoʊ ɪl æl dɛl nɑn ˈdiˈeɪ scarsità*à di risultati*: kɑn ɔˈrlɑnˌdi, dɛl hɑ nɛl 2016 ɪl ˈrɛkərd ˈnɛlə ˈlɑtə, kɑn 19 di rɪˈkupərˌeɪt i.
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rossella orlandi
rimosso il capo del fisco. dopo mesi di voci, ora è ufficiale:. al suo posto il ministro dell'economia, piercarlo padoan, ha deciso di nominare un renziano di ferro:, attuale numero uno di equitalia. padoan, nei mesi scorsi, aveva resistito alle pressioni politiche, anche interne al governo, che chiedevano un cambio al vertice dell'agenzia fiscale.l'ex premier matteo renzi ha dichiarato più volte anche pubblicamente la sua stima per ruffini e non ha nascosto invece la sua crescente ostilità nei confronti della, che in un paese come l'italia non è sempre popolare in tempi di campagna elettorale.tra i casi più vistosi di scontro, spicca il no della direttrice dell'agenzia nel dicembre 2015 alla famosa leggina del 3 per cento (poi saltata) che avrebbe consentito in particolare a silvio berlusconi di chiedere l'annullamento della condanna definitiva per frode fiscale;(poi varata ugualmente e ora contestata dalle autorità europee); la sua contrarietà al progetto di annullare tutte le accuse fiscali contestate prima delle nuove norme sui termini di prescrizione (una specie di amnistia poi ritirata dal governo); e, da ultimo, il testo del regolamento con cui la responsabile delle entrate ha limitato l'applicazione della flax tax (la tassa fissa di centomila euro per i super-ricchi) ai soli cittadini veramente stranieri, escludendo invece gli italiani con dubbie residenze nei paradisi fiscali.formalmente il ministro padoan ha deciso solo di non rinnovare l'incarico alla orlandi, che scade appunto il 12 giugno. lo stesso giorno, salva la possibilità di una brevissima proroga tecnica, si insedierà al vertice dell'agenzia l'ex avvocato ernesto ruffini, scelto due anni fa dal governo renzi come numero uno di equitalia, la struttura che ha il compito di riscuotere le tasse già accertate.ancora l'anno scorso, l'annuncio di renzi della cosiddetta abolizione di equitalia (in realtà assorbita nell'agenzia) era stata interpretata dagli addetti ai lavori come la premessa di un ridimensionamento e successiva rimozione della orlandi. l'ormai ex direttrice e il nuovo direttore hanno profili molto diversi.orlandi ha lavorato per più di trent'anni come funzionaria statale scalando tutti i gradini dell'agenzia delle entrate e ha fatto carriera in particolare con l'ex direttore massimo romano, il grande esperto di lotta all'evasione che per due volte fu nominato da prodi e visco e per due volte rimosso da berlusconi e tremonti. ruffini invece è un giurista che si è formato nel privato e ha lavorato fino al 2015 come professionista con l'ex ministro fantozzi in uno dei più importanti studi di commercialisti italiani.tra i suoi libri di diritto, «l'evasione spiegata a un evasore». mentre, che lo ha voluto a capo di equitalia, e appartiene a una famiglia palermitana che ha espresso importanti esponenti delle istituzioni: il padre fu ministro democristiano, mentre uno zio materno è stato al governo con berlusconi.di certo il cambio al vertice del fisco non dipende da scarsità di risultati: con rossella orlandi, l'agenzia delle entrate ha raggiunto nel 2016 il record storico nella lotta all'evasione, con oltre 19 miliardi di somme effettivamente recuperate e incassate dallo stato.
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ən dɪˈsɪʒən ɔn ˈwɛðər tɪ əˈpruv ən ælˈbərtə ɪgˈzɑtɪk ˈpɪstəl kʊd ˈwaɪdən ə ˈluˌphoʊl ˈdəbəlɪŋ ðə ˈligəl ˈmægəˌzin kəˈpæsɪti fər ˈraɪfəlz. læst jɪr ˈɛdwərd ˈɔzˌbɔrn, ə ˈkælgəri gən kəˈlɛktər ənd kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈtərgət ˈʃutər, ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd ə ˈpɪstəl, ə ˈʃɔrtənd ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈraɪfəl, frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. laɪk ɪt bɪˈkəz ˈvɛri unique,”*,” hi sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju. laɪk ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ənd ðɪs ɪz wən ðət ˈnɛvər sin before.”*.” hi spɛnt əˈbaʊt tɪ baɪ ðə gən. bət wɪn ɪt əraɪvd ənd hi traɪd tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər ɪt, ɪt tərnd aʊt ðət ˈmɑdəl ɪn ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz. fər ˈɔzˌbɔrn tɪ oʊn ɪt ˈligəli, tɛkˈnɪʃənz nid tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ənd ˈklæsəˌfaɪ ɪt. ðə naʊ lɑkt ɪn ən læb, ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ə dɪˈsɪʒən. ðə kʊd ˈklæsəˌfaɪ ɪt ɛz ə riˈstrɪktɪd ˈfaɪˌrɑrm, wɪʧ minz ɪt wʊd bi ˈtritɪd laɪk ə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈhændˌgən, ər ɛz ə proʊˈhɪbətəd ˈfaɪˌrɑrm, wɪʧ wʊd meɪk ɪts pəˈzɛʃən ˌɪˈligəl. bət mɔr æt steɪk ðən ən ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv dɪˈsɪʒən əˈbaʊt ən əbˈskjʊr əv ˈpɪstəl. ɪf klæst ɛz ə ˈligəl ˈhændˌgən, ðə ˈpɪstəl ɪz əˈlaʊd ə ˈmægəˌzin. ənd ðoʊz ˈmægəˌzinz kən ɪn tərn ˈligəli bi juzd ɪn ˈɛni ˈraɪfəlz ðət əkˈsɛpt ðɛm ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈraɪfəlz, wɪʧ ər naʊ riˈstrɪktɪd tɪ ˈmægəˌzinz. rɛd: sɪz ˈmægəˌzin ˈluˌphoʊl wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd; ˈɔθər dɪsəˈgriz læst jɪr, ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈrɛʤɪstri wɑz dɪˈlitəd, ʤɪst ˈəndər ˈraɪfəlz wər ˈpraɪvətli oʊnd ɪn ˈkænədə, əˈbaʊt 60 əv ðɛm ɪn b.c*. ənd ælˈbərtə. rɛd: ˈpækɪŋ hit: haʊ gən lɔ ˈluˌphoʊlz ˈtrɪpəld ˈraɪfəl ˈmægəˌzin ˈlɪmɪts ˈraɪfəlz ər ɪn ˈθɪri ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈmægəˌzinz ˈəndər gən kənˈtroʊl lɔz ˈdeɪtɪŋ frəm ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ðə ˌməntriˈɔl ˈmæsəkər. bət ə 2011 ˈbʊlɪtən sɛd ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ lɔ əˈlaʊz ˈpɪstəl ˈmægəˌzinz tɪ bi juzd ɪn ˈraɪfəlz ɪf ðət wərks məˈkænɪkli, wɪʧ ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz ɪt dɪz.), ən ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈkəmpəˌni beɪst nɪr ˈɛrˌpɔrt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd tɛl ɑˈviv, həz ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈɔfər ə ˈmægəˌzin stæmpt ˈpɪstəl ˈmægəˌzin 10 raʊnd capacity”*” wɪʧ, frəm ðə weɪ ɪn wɪʧ mɑrkt ənd ˌædvərˈtaɪzd, əˈpɪrz prəˈdust spəˈsɪfɪkli fər ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈmɑrkɪt. stæmpt ənd ˈmɑrkətɪd ɛz ə ˈmægəˌzin dɪˈzaɪnd fər ðə ˈpɪstəl, wɪˈθaʊt ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈfaɪˌrɑrm.) ˈwɛbˌsaɪt əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈpɪstəl ɪz wɪθ, ənd hi dɪz səm wərk fər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. ðeɪ hæv ˈprɑdəkt kˈwɛsʧənz ðət nɑt fluənt ɪˈnəf ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ fər, ər ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu ɪz ˈnɪrˈbaɪ hu θɪŋks ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz aʊt əv spɛk ðət ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ teɪk ə lʊk æt, ðeɪ kən meɪl ɪt tɪ mi bɪˈkəz ə ˈloʊkəl ˈæˌdrɛs fər ðɛm. aɪ wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ du ˈmɑrkətɪŋ məˈtɪriəl fər them.”*.” ˈɔzˌbɔrn sɛd dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˈɔfər ə ˈmægəˌzin stæmpt fər ðə ˈpɪstəl ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ə rɪkˈwɛst hi meɪd: æst ðɛm ɪf ðeɪ kʊd gɪt ə ˈmægəˌzin fər mi wɪn aɪ bɔt ðə gən, ənd ðeɪ sɛd ðeɪ could.”*.” dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ə rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈkɑmɛnt. rɪˈtaɪrd ɑnˈtɛrioʊ prəˈvɪnʃəl pəˈlis stæf ˈsɑrʤənt dəg ˈkɑrlsən, hu ræn ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn gən kənˈtroʊl ˈsɪstəm fər sɪks jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz rɪˈtaɪərmənt, sɪz ɪt wʊd bi ““ridiculous”*” fər ðə tɪ ˈklæsəˌfaɪ ðə ə ˈligəl ˈhændˌgən. tɪ bi ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ɛz ə ˈhændˌgən ɪn ˈkænədə, ə ˈfaɪˌrɑrm məst bi ““designed*, ˈɔltərd ər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi eɪmd ənd faɪərd baɪ ðə ˈækʃən əv wən hand.”*.” ˈkɛrid ˈvɛriəs ˈhændˌgənz fər ˈoʊvər 35 jɪrz ɛz ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər, wɪn wən kənˈsɪdərz ʤɪst ðə lɛŋθ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪt wʊd bi rɪˈdɪkjələs tɪ bɪˈliv ðɪs ˈmɑdəl wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd tɪ bi faɪərd baɪ wən hand,”*,” hi sɛd. wən kənˈsɪdərz ɪt ˈjuzɪz ˈraɪfəl ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən, ɪt meɪks noʊ sɛns ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər. aɪ juz ðə seɪm ɪn ə ˈraɪfəl tɪ hənt mus iʧ jɪr ənd ˈkænɑt ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈjuzɪŋ wən hænd tɪ faɪər ðə weapon.”*.” ˈɔzˌbɔrn sɪz hi hæd noʊ ˈɪʃuz ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ðə gən one-handed*, seɪɪŋ ɪt wɑz laɪk ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈhændˌgən. fər ðə ˈluˌphoʊl tɪ əˈplaɪ, ðə ˈhændˌgən məst bi available”*”. sɪns ˈoʊnli wən ˈpɪstəl ɪz noʊn tɪ bi ˈpraɪvətli oʊnd ɪn ðə hoʊl ˈkəntri, ənd ˈɔzˌbɔrn hæd tɪ goʊ tɪ səm ˈtrəbəl tɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrt ɪt, ɪt wʊd sim nɑt tɪ mit ðət ˈstændərd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˌɪnˈtərprəts available”*” ɛz ˈkəvərɪŋ ðət ər mæs prəˈdust ənd, ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ər nɑt rɛr, wən əv ə kaɪnd, ər ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪn availability,”*,” ˈsɑrʤənt. grɛg kɑks ɪkˈspleɪnd ɪn ən ˈiˌmeɪl. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz noʊ plæn tɪ riˈvɪzɪt ˈmægəˌzin ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, ə ˈspoʊkspərsən fər ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti ˈmɪnɪstər ˈstivən ˈbleɪni kənˈfərmd. θɪŋk ðət gən ˈoʊnərz ˈʃutərz ənd ˈhəntərz wɔnt tɪ strɛʧ ðə lɔ, bət ðɛr ər səm hu du, ənd wɪl, ənd wɪl juz ə ˈmaɪnər ˈluˌphoʊl tɪ goʊ bɪɔnd ðə law,”*,” sɛd ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti ˈkrɪtɪk weɪn ˈistər. wʊd ju ˈɛvər nid ˈɛni mɔr ðən faɪv [raʊnz ɪn ə magazine]?”*]?” hæv ˈmægəˌzin ˈlɪmɪts fər ə ˈrizən, ənd ðət həz tɪ du wɪθ ˈpəblɪk safety,”*,” sɛd ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti ˈkrɪtɪk ˈrændəl ˈgærɪsən. ʃʊd bi ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðoʊz rulz wərk, ənd nɑt əˈlaʊ əˈdɪʃənəl ˈluˌphoʊlz wɪʧ əˈlaʊ ˈlɑrʤər ˈmægəˌzinz. ðət ˈluˌphoʊl kʊd bi pləgd baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ɪf ðeɪ wɪʃt tɪ teɪk action.”*.”
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an rcmp decision on whether to approve an alberta man’s exotic pistol could widen a loophole doubling the legal magazine capacity for semi-automatic rifles.
last year edward osborne, a calgary gun collector and competitive target shooter, imported a czech-made vz58 pistol, a shortened version of the popular cz858 rifle, from the united states.
“i like it because it’s very unique,” he said in an interview. “i like the vz58 platform in general, and this is one that i’d never seen before.”
he spent about $1,400 to buy the gun. but when it arrived and he tried to register it, it turned out that model wasn’t in rcmp databases. for osborne to own it legally, rcmp technicians need to examine and classify it.
the gun’s now locked in an rcmp lab, waiting for a decision. the rcmp could classify it as a restricted firearm, which means it would be treated like a traditional handgun, or as a prohibited firearm, which would make its possession illegal.
but there’s more at stake than an administrative decision about an obscure subcategory of pistol.
if it’s classed as a legal handgun, the vz58 pistol is allowed a 10-round magazine. and those magazines can in turn legally be used in any rifles that accept them – including semi-automatic cz858 rifles, which are now restricted to five-round magazines.
read: rcmp says magazine loophole was intended; law’s author disagrees
last year, before the long-gun registry was deleted, just under 7,500 cz858 rifles were privately owned in canada, about 60% of them in b.c. and alberta.
read: packing heat: how gun law loopholes tripled canada’s rifle magazine limits
(semi-automatic rifles are in theory limited to five-round magazines under gun control laws dating from the aftermath of the montreal massacre. but a 2011 rcmp bulletin said existing law allows 10-round pistol magazines to be used in rifles if that works mechanically, which in many cases it does.)
zahal, an israeli company based near ben-gurion airport outside tel aviv, has started to offer a 10-round magazine stamped “vz58 – pistol magazine – 10 round capacity” which, from the way in which it’s marked and advertised, appears produced specifically for the canadian market. (it’s stamped and marketed as a magazine designed for the vz58 pistol, without reference to any other firearm.)
osborne’s website about his pistol is co-branded with zahal, and he does some work for the company.
“when they have product questions that they’re not fluent enough in english for, or somebody who is nearby who thinks that something is out of spec that they want to take a look at, they can mail it to me because i’m a local address for them. i will also do marketing material for them.”
osborne said zahal’s decision to offer a 10-round magazine stamped for the vz58 pistol started with a request he made:
“i asked them if they could get a magazine for me when i bought the gun, and they said they could.”
zahal did not respond to a request for comment.
retired ontario provincial police staff sergeant doug carlson, who ran northwestern ontario’s gun control system for six years before his retirement, says it would be “ridiculous” for the rcmp to classify the vz58 a legal handgun.
to be classified as a handgun in canada, a firearm must be “designed, altered or intended to be aimed and fired by the action of one hand.”
“having carried various handguns for over 35 years as a police officer, when one considers just the length itself it would be ridiculous to believe this model was created to be fired by one hand,” he said.
“when one considers it uses rifle ammunition, it makes no sense whatsoever. i use the same calibre in a rifle to hunt moose each year and cannot imagine using one hand to fire the weapon.”
osborne says he had no issues firing the gun one-handed, saying it was like firing a heavy-calibre traditional handgun.
for the loophole to apply, the handgun must be “commonly available”. since only one vz58 pistol is known to be privately owned in the whole country, and osborne had to go to some trouble to import it, it would seem not to meet that standard. however, the rcmp interprets “commonly available” as covering “firearms that are mass produced and, therefore, are not rare, one of a kind, or limited in availability,” sgt. greg cox explained in an e-mail.
the government has no plan to revisit magazine regulations, a spokesperson for public safety minister steven blaney confirmed.
“i don’t think that law-abiding gun owners – shooters and hunters – want to stretch the law, but there are some who do, and will, and will use a minor loophole to go beyond the law,” said liberal public safety critic wayne easter. “why would you ever need any more than five [rounds in a magazine]?”
“we have magazine limits for a reason, and that has to do with public safety,” said ndp public safety critic randall garrison.
“we should be making sure those rules work, and not allow additional loopholes which allow larger magazines. that loophole could be plugged by the government, if they wished to take action.”
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ən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈnəmbər əv ˈwərkərz æt ˈhænfərd hæv bɪn ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈveɪpərz sɪns ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈeɪprəl 28 ɪn wən wiks taɪm ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 47 ˈpipəl ˈiðər sɔt ˈmɛdɪkəl əˈtɛnʃən ˈæftər ˈsəfərɪŋ ˈsɪmptəmz du tɪ ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈveɪpər rɪˈlisɪz ər ɛz ə prɪˈkɔʃənɛri ˈmɛʒər. ˈsɪmptəmz ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ˈwərkərz ˌɪnˈklud ə ˈhɛˌdeɪk, ˈbərnɪŋ noʊz ənd θroʊt, ˈnɔziə, ə məˈtælɪk teɪst ɪn ðə maʊθ, ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd bləd ˈprɛʃər, ənd ˈdɪzinəs. ˈɛkspərts haɪərd baɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈɛnərʤi, wɪʧ oʊnz ˈhænfərd, hæv faʊnd ˈivɪn ə ʃɔrt bərst əv ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈveɪpərz kən kɔz lɔŋ tərm hɛlθ ˈifɛkts səʧ ɛz breɪn ˈdæmɪʤ ənd ləŋ dɪˈziz. ˈwərkərz ˈsɪkənd baɪ ðə ˈsədən riˈlis əv ˈtɑksɪk ˈgæsɪz æt ˈhænfərd həz bɪn ə ˈprɑbləm fər ˈnɪrli 25 jɪrz, bət ðoʊz fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ˈnukliər saɪt ˈkænɑt rɪˈmɛmbər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈvɪktɪm ɪn səʧ ə ʃɔrt ˈpɪriəd. ˈhæpənɪŋ æt ˈhænfərd raɪt, ənd aɪ æm ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ˈfərðər ˈligəl ˈɔpʃənz tɪ kip ɑr ˈwərkərz safe,”*,” sɛd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl bɑb ˈfərgəsən. saɪn əp fər ðə ˈdeɪli 5 θɪŋz tɪ noʊ ˈnuzˌlɛtər θæŋk ju ˈsəmθɪŋ wɛnt rɔŋ. ðɪs iˈmeɪl wɪl bi dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ jʊr wəns ə deɪ ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ. θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp fər ðə 5 θɪŋz tɪ noʊ ˈnuzˌlɛtər pliz traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər. səbˈmɪt ˈfərgəsən faɪld ə ˈlɔˌsut ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər əˈgɛnst ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈɛnərʤi ənd ɪts ˈkɑnˌtræktər, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈrɪvər prəˈtɛkʃən səˈluʃənz (wrps*) ˈoʊvər ðə læk əv prəˈtɛkʃənz fər ˈwərkərz. ˈfərgəsən faɪld ðə sut ˈæftər ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ ðə kɪŋ 5 ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz, ˈjumən toʊl əv ˈdərti secrets”*”. ðə 2014 ˈsɪriz ɪkˈspoʊzd ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ɪts ˈkɑnˌtræktərz hɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˌædˈvərs hɛlθ ˈifɛkts əv ˈveɪpərz tɪ ˈwərkərz fər ˈdɛkeɪdz ənd tɪ ðɪs deɪ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ədˈvaɪs ɔn haʊ bɛst tɪ kip ˈwərkərz seɪf. ˈloʊkəl ˈjunjən 598 wɪʧ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈhænfərd ənd ˈwɛldərz, ənd ðə ˈædvəkəsi grup ˈhænfərd ˈʧælənʤ, ˈɔlsoʊ faɪld ə ˈlɔˌsut tɪ fɔrs prəˈtɛkʃən fər ˈwərkərz ɔn ðə seɪm deɪ ɛz ðə əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl. ɪˈvɛnts əv ðə pæst ˈsɛvərəl deɪz ər ə dɪˈstərbɪŋ ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən əv waɪ aɪ faɪld ə ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˌwɔʃɪŋˈtoʊniənz hu wərk æt hanford,”*,” sɛd ˈfərgəsən, hu wɪl ˈvɪzɪt ðə saɪt ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ˈfərgəsən ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld ðə kənˈtɪnjud ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ˈwərkər ɪkˈspoʊʒərz ““shameful.”*.” ɔn meɪ 4 tu mɔr ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃənz wər ɛˈnæktəd æt ðə saɪt ˈæftər ˈwərkərz smɛld ˈoʊdərz ənd ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈsɪmptəmz. naɪn ˈwərkərz wɛnt tɪ ˈɑnˈsaɪt ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈklɪnɪk. ɔn meɪ 5 ən əˈdɪʃənəl faɪv ˈwərkərz wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈɑnˈsaɪt ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈklɪnɪk du tɪ ɪkˈspoʊʒərz ˈsəfərd ˈərliər ɪn ðə wik. ɪmˈplɔɪiz hæv bɪn ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ɛz ə prɪˈkɔʃənɛri ˈmɛʒər du tɪ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈoʊdərz ər ˈsɪmptəmz æt ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl fəˈsɪlɪti sɪns ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˌriˈpɔrtəd hɛlθ ˈsɪmptəmz waɪl 11 wɛnt fər ˈkɔʃəˌnɛri ˈrizənz. ɔl hæv bɪn riˈlist tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ work”*” sɛd rɑb əv ðə dept*. əv ˈɛnərʤi, ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt sɛnt tɪ kɪŋ 5 ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈveɪpər rɪˈlisɪz æt ˈhænfərd kəm frəm ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈnukliər weɪst ˈstɔrɪʤ tæŋks ðət vɛnt ðə ˈgæsɪz wɪˈθaʊt ˈwɔrnɪŋ. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 46 jɪrz əv pluˈtoʊniəm pərˈdəkʃən æt ˈhænfərd, ˈhənərdz əv ˈkɛmɪkəlz wər juzd tɪ ˈɛkˌstrækt pluˈtoʊniəm frəm spɛnt fjuəl rɑdz. ðət lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd ə ˈkɑkˌteɪl əv ˈliθəl ˈkɛmɪkəlz mɪkst wɪθ ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv weɪst biɪŋ hɛld ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ɪn ˈmæsɪv ˈstɔrɪʤ tæŋks. ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt kriˈeɪtɪd ðə ˈhænfərd ˈnukliər saɪt ɪn ðə ˈərli ɛz pɑrt əv ðə mænˈhætən ˈprɑʤɛkt. ðə pluˈtoʊniəm prəˈdust ðɛr fjuəld ðə ˈnukliər bɔm drɑpt ɔn ˌnɑgɑˈsɑki, ʤəˈpæn ɪn 1945 pərˈdəkʃən kənˈtɪnjud θruaʊt ðə koʊld wɔr tɪ bɪld əp ðə ˈkəntriz ˈnukliər ˈɑrsənəl. sɪns 1989 wərk æt ðə saɪt həz bɪn fər ˈkliˌnəp ˈpərpəsɪz ˈoʊnli. ðə wərk ɪz ˈrɪdəld wɪθ ˈprɑbləmz səʧ ɛz dɪˈleɪz, ˈskaɪˌrɑkətɪŋ kɔsts, ˈlikɪŋ ˈnukliər weɪst tæŋks ənd ðə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən əv ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈveɪpər ɪkˈspoʊʒərz. "ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈrɪvər prəˈtɛkʃən səˈluʃənz (wrps*) həz ˈteɪkən ə ˈnəmbər əv stɛps tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðə ˈhæzərdz poʊzd baɪ ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈveɪpərz. ðiz stɛps ˌɪnˈklud ˌɛnʤəˈnird kənˈtroʊlz, ˈsɛtɪŋ əp riˈstrɪktɪd ˈɛriəz wɛr noʊn ˈveɪpər ˈsɔrsəz ɪgˈzɪst, ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪiz tɪ strɪkt prəˈsiʤərz ənd səˈplaɪɪŋ ˈwərkərz wɪθ prəˈtɛktɪv ɪkˈwɪpmənt, əp tɪ juz əv ə ˈsɛlfkənˈteɪnd ˈbriðɪŋ ˌæpərˈætəs səˈplaɪd wɪθ ˈbɑtəld ɛr," roʊt. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2016 kɪŋ
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an unprecedented number of workers at hanford have been exposed to dangerous chemical vapors since thursday, april 28. in one week's time a total of 47 people either sought medical attention after suffering symptoms due to chemical vapor releases or as a precautionary measure.
symptoms reported by workers include a headache, burning nose and throat, nausea, a metallic taste in the mouth, elevated blood pressure, and dizziness. experts hired by the department of energy, which owns hanford, have found even a short burst of exposure to chemical vapors can cause long term health effects such as brain damage and lung disease.
workers sickened by the sudden release of toxic gasses at hanford has been a problem for nearly 25 years, but those familiar with the nuclear site cannot remember so many people falling victim in such a short period.
“what’s happening at hanford right, and i am exploring further legal options to keep our workers safe,” said washington state attorney general bob ferguson.
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ferguson filed a lawsuit in september against the u.s. department of energy and its contractor, washington river protection solutions (wrps) over the lack of protections for workers. ferguson filed the suit after an eight-month investigation by the king 5 investigators, “the human toll of hanford’s dirty secrets”. the 2014 series exposed that the federal government and its contractors hid information about the adverse health effects of vapors to workers for decades and to this day aren’t following their own expert’s advice on how best to keep workers safe.
local union 598, which represents hanford pipefitters and welders, and the seattle-based advocacy group hanford challenge, also filed a lawsuit to force protection for workers on the same day as the attorney general.
“the events of the past several days are a disturbing illustration of why i filed a lawsuit against the federal government to protect washingtonians who work at hanford,” said ferguson, who will visit the site on thursday. ferguson also called the continued episodes of worker exposures “shameful.”
on may 4, two more evacuations were enacted at the site after workers smelled odors and experienced symptoms. nine workers went to hanford’s onsite medical clinic. on may 5, an additional five workers went to the onsite medical clinic due to exposures suffered earlier in the week.
“forty-two employees have been evaluated as a precautionary measure due to reported odors or symptoms at the on-site medical facility since thursday. thirty-one employees reported health symptoms while 11 went for cautionary reasons. all have been released to return to work” said rob roxburgh of the dept. of energy, in a statement sent to king 5 on wednesday.
chemical vapor releases at hanford come from underground nuclear waste storage tanks that vent the gasses without warning. during the 46 years of plutonium production at hanford, hundreds of chemicals were used to extract plutonium from spent fuel rods. that left behind a cocktail of lethal chemicals mixed with radioactive waste being held underground in massive storage tanks.
the federal government created the hanford nuclear site in the early 1940’s as part of the manhattan project. the plutonium produced there fueled the nuclear bomb dropped on nagasaki, japan in 1945. production continued throughout the cold war to build up the country's nuclear arsenal.
since 1989, work at the site has been for cleanup purposes only. the work is riddled with problems such as delays, skyrocketing costs, leaking nuclear waste tanks and the continuation of chemical vapor exposures.
"washington river protection solutions (wrps) has taken a number of steps to manage the hazards posed by chemical vapors. these steps include engineered controls, setting up restricted areas where known vapor sources exist, training employees to strict procedures and supplying workers with protective equipment, up to use of a self-contained breathing apparatus supplied with bottled air," wrote roxburgh.
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mɪt ˈrɑmni ənd æl gɔr hæv ˈsɪmələr ˈɪʃuz wɪθ əˈθɛnɪk mɪt baɪ ʤoʊ ˈɪmɪʤɪz. æl gɔr baɪ ˈændi ˈɪmɪʤɪz fər ˈsɛnər. rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ kwaɪt streɪnʤ æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. ðeɪ ər ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈʧuzɪŋ ə ˈkænədɪt hum ˈhɑrdli ˈɛni əv ðɛm ˈæˌkʧuəli laɪks. ðoʊ mɪt ˈrɑmni wən ðə ˈflɔrɪdə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈhændəli ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ˈrəmbəlz əv ˌdɪsætɪsˈfækʃən wɪθ ɪm ˈrɑmni soʊ məʧ ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ɛz ˈhævɪŋ ɪt dɪˈfɔlt tɪ ɪm fər læk əv ˈɛni kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ɔlˈtərnətɪv. ðə keɪs fər ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər ˈrɑmni goʊz ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪts, hi ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli wən wɪθ ˈɛni ril ʧæns əv dɪˈfitɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər. ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ðɪs ɪˌlɛktəˈbɪləti haɪˈpɑθəsəs, ˈædvəˌkeɪts ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt səʧ kˈwɑlətiz ɛz ðə læk əv ˈɛni ˈɑbviəs ˈmɛntəl ˈdifɛkt, ðə əv hɪz vjuz, ənd hɪz ˈvæstli suˈpɪriər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ənd ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənəl ˈrisɔrsɪz. ˈsɛldəm, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, du hɪz ˈhæfˌhɑrtɪd səˈpɔrtərz ɪˈvɪns ˈɛni əˈfɛkʃən ər ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm fər ðə mæn hɪmˈsɛlf. ðeɪ ˈʤɛnərəli ækˈnɑlɪʤ ˈrɑmni tɪ bi ən ˌɪnˈsɪpəd, ˈsəmˈwət blæŋk ˌpərsəˈnælɪti, hu ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst əbˈsərdli ˈvɛriəbəl ɪn hɪz pəˈzɪʃənz ənd kɔr bɪˈlifs. ɪn ðɪs rɪˈspɛkt, ˈrɑmni ˈstrɔŋli rɪˈzɛmbəlz tu ˈsɪmələrli ənˈləvd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɑməˈniz frəm ðə ˈrisənt pæst, æl gɔr ənd ʤɑn ˈkɛri. gɔr ənd ˈkɛri boʊθ ˈsəfərd frəm ðə seɪm ˌkɛrɪktərɪˈzeɪʃənz ðət gɪt əˈplaɪd tɪ ˈwʊdən ɪn ˈpərsən waɪl tu ˈflɛksəbəl ɪn ðɛr vjuz. ðɛr səˈpɔrtərz ˈɔfən ˈɑrgjud ðət kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃənz wər wət ˈmætərd. bət ˈɑmənəsli fər ˈrɑmni, boʊθ gɔr ənd ˈkɛri lɔst ˈwɪnəbəl ˈreɪsɪz bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr flɔd ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz. ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, gɑt ɪˈlɛktɪd ənd re-elected*, dɪˈspaɪt hɪz ɪˈnɔrmɪs, ˈsəbstəntɪv ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋz, bɪˈkəz ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈpipəl faʊnd ɪt ˈizi tɪ rɪˈleɪt tɪ ɪm æt ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈlɛvəl. ðeɪ fɛlt hi traɪɪŋ tɪ bi ˈsəmˌwən ˈdɪfərənt frəm hu hi wɑz. ˈrɑmni, ˈkɛri, ənd gɔr ər ɔl, ɪn ə weɪ, ˈvərʒənz əv ðə seɪm pəˈlɪtɪkəl taɪp. ˌstæʧuˈɛsk, ˈhænsəm, frəm ˈprɪvɪlɪʤd ˈbækˌgraʊndz ənd ˌɪmˈpɛkəbli krəˈdɛnʃəld, ðeɪ hæv noʊ ˈstɔriz tɪ ˈhjuməˌnaɪz ənd graʊnd ðɛm. ənˈlaɪk ə ˈlɪndən ˈʤɑnsən, ə ˈrɪʧərd ˈnɪksən, ə ˈrɑnəld ˈrigən, ə bɪl ˈklɪntən, ər ə ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ðeɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ˈhəmbəl ˈɔrəʤɪnz ər ˈbroʊkən ˈfæməliz. ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɪz ˈeɪliən tɪ moʊst əˈmɛrɪkənz nɑt bɪˈkəz hi dɪˈsɛndz frəm bət bɪˈkəz hɪz ˈfɑðər wɑz ə ˈgəvərnər əv ˈmɪʃɪgən, ən ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil ˈkəmpəˌni ˈsiˌiˈoʊ, ənd ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt. ɪn hɪz əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm hɪz ˈprɪvɪlɪʤd ˈɔrəʤɪnz, ðə ənˈləvd ˈkænədɪt ˈstrəgəlz tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ hɪz ɪn weɪz ðət ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli ˈbækˌfaɪr. hi taʊts hɪz trəks, ˈkəntri mˈjuzɪk, ˈtræʃi ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli ˌoʊvərˈdəz ɪt ər gɪts ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd mˈjuzɪk rɔŋ. æl əˈtɛmpt tɪ lʊk lɛs laɪk ə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ˈjildɪd ðə tones”*” fiˈæskoʊ. ʤɑn ˈkɛri æst fər hɪz ˈfɪli wɪθ swɪs ʧiz, ənd wɑz ˈfoʊtəˌgræft ˈnɪbəlɪŋ æt ðɪs ˈeɪliən ˈɑbʤɛkt ˈrəðər ðən ˈtəkɪŋ ɪn, ɛz wən dɪz. ˈrɑmni dɪˈfɛndɪd hɪz kleɪmz ɛz ə ˈspɔrtsmən baɪ əˈsərtɪŋ ðət hi hæd gɔn aʊt ˈhəntɪŋ fər ˈroʊdənts ənd ðən tu times.”*.” ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈjuʒəwəli pɪks əp ɔn ðɪs ˌɔθənˈtɪsɪti speɪs bɪtˈwin hu ðə ˈkænədɪt ˈrɪli ɪz ənd haʊ hi wɔnts tɪ bi sin. ɪn iʧ keɪs, ðə ˈprɑbləm ˈmænəˌfɛsts ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪn ə slaɪt ˈdɪfərənt weɪ. ə ˈtɛknəˌkræt baɪ ˈneɪʧər, gɔr dɪsˈlaɪkt ðə pərˈfɔrmətɪv saɪd əv ˈpɑləˌtɪks. hi ˈwaɪldli fər ðɪs baɪ ˈæŋgrəli ˈʃaʊtɪŋ hɪz ˈspiʧɪz æt ˈræliz ənd ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ ˈɑrdər fər hɪz naʊ ˈɛksˈwaɪf wɪθ ə soʊl kɪs æt ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk kənˈvɛnʃən. hɪz ˌhaɪpərˈbɑlɪk ˈpæʃən ɔn ðə kæmˈpeɪn treɪl meɪd ɪt ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈmætər fər rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ brænd gɔr ɛz ə kəmˈpəlsɪv hu kleɪmd tɪ hæv ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ˈprɑbləm wɑz ðət hi wɑz ˈpɑmpəs, tu ˌsɛnəˈtɔriəl, ənd ləvd əv ðə saʊnd əv hɪz oʊn vɔɪs. ðɪs əˈlaʊd ðə bʊʃ kæmˈpeɪn ɪn 2004 tɪ peɪnt ɪm ˈkɛri ɛz ““french”*”: ən ɛˈfit snɑb ənd ən ənˈprɪnsəpəld flip-flopper*. ˈivɪn mɔr ðən gɔr ənd ˈkɛri, ˈrɑmni ɪz ˈrənɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm hɪz oʊn pərˈfɛkʃən. hi məst ˈgræpəl wɪθ ðə əˈflɪkʃən əv ɪkˈsɛsɪv handsomeness*, hɪz hɛr ʤɪst soʊ ˌbiˈfɔr əˈpɪrənsəz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈlʊkɪŋ laɪk ə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈæŋkərˌmæn. hi ˈstrəgəlz tɪ sim ˈɔrdəˌnɛri dɪˈspaɪt hɪz ˈrɪʧɪz. bət ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈrɑmni dɪz tɪ ˈdaʊnˌpleɪ hɪz wɛlθ ˈmɪrli ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə ˈvæstnəs əv ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈfɔrʧən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd æt mɔr ðən 250 ˈmɪljən. ənd fər ðə taɪm biɪŋ, æt list, ˈrɑmni məst dɪsˈgaɪz hɪz ˈrizənəˌbəlnəs, hɪz ˈrɛkərd əv ˈbɪznɪsˌlaɪk ˌpræktɪˈkæləti ənd ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌmɑdərˈeɪʃən. ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl hu kən ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz wɪθ səʧ ˈprɑbləmz ɪz ˈrəðər smɔl. ə ˈvərʒən əv ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl taɪmz. kərˈɛkʃən, ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 1 2012 ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ərˈɪʤənəli sɛd ðət sɛd ˈoʊnli 51 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈrɑmni ˈvoʊtərz wər ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ ˈrɑmni. ðɪs wɑz ə mɪsˈridɪŋ əv ðə poʊl rɪˈzəlts. ɪn fækt, 95 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈrɑmni ˈvoʊtərz sɛd ðeɪ wʊd bi ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ ɪm ɛz ðə ˌnɑməˈni, ənd ˈrɑmni wən 51 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈvoʊtərz ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ ðə ˈkɑrənt fild. (rɪˈtərn tɪ kərˈɛktɪd ˈsɛntəns.)
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mitt romney and al gore have similar issues with authentic self-portrayal
mitt romeny by joe raedle/getty images. al gore by andy kropa/getty images for rfk center.
republicans are doing something quite strange at the moment. they are in the process of choosing a candidate whom hardly any of them actually likes. though mitt romney won the florida primary handily yesterday, rumbles of dissatisfaction with him continue.* romney isn’t so much winning the republican nomination as having it default to him for lack of any compelling alternative.
the case for voting for romney goes as follows: of the republican presidential candidates, he is the only one with any real chance of defeating president obama in november. in support of this electability hypothesis, romney’s advocates elaborate such qualities as the candidate’s lack of any obvious mental defect, the nonextremity of his views, and his vastly superior financial and organizational resources. seldom, however, do his half-hearted supporters evince any affection or enthusiasm for the man himself. they generally acknowledge romney to be an insipid, somewhat blank personality, who is almost absurdly variable in his positions and core beliefs.
in this respect, romney strongly resembles two similarly unloved democratic nominees from the recent past, al gore and john kerry. gore and kerry both suffered from the same characterizations that get applied to romney—too wooden in person while too flexible in their views. their supporters often argued that qualifications were what mattered. but ominously for romney, both gore and kerry lost winnable races because of their flawed personalities. george w. bush, on the other hand, got elected and re-elected, despite his enormous, substantive shortcomings, because ordinary people found it easy to relate to him at a personal level. they felt he wasn’t trying to be someone different from who he was.
romney, kerry, and gore are all, in a way, versions of the same political type. statuesque, handsome, from privileged backgrounds and impeccably credentialed, they have no log-cabin stories to humanize and ground them. unlike a lyndon johnson, a richard nixon, a ronald reagan, a bill clinton, or a barack obama, they didn’t overcome humble origins or broken families. romney’s background is alien to most americans not because he descends from polygamists but because his father was a governor of michigan, an automobile company ceo, and a presidential candidate.
in his attempt to overcome his privileged origins, the unloved candidate struggles to establish his plain-folks ordinariness in ways that inevitably backfire. he touts his plebian tastes—pick-up trucks, country music, trashy food—and inevitably overdoes it or gets the background music wrong. al gore’s attempt to look less like a washington politician yielded the “earth tones” fiasco. john kerry asked for his philly cheesesteak with swiss cheese, and was photographed nibbling at this alien object rather than tucking in, as one does. romney defended his claims as a sportsman by asserting that he had gone out hunting for rodents and varmints “more than two times.”
the public usually picks up on this authenticity gap—the space between who the candidate really is and how he wants to be seen. in each case, the problem manifests itself in a slight different way. a technocrat by nature, gore disliked the performative side of politics. he wildly overcompensated for this by angrily shouting his speeches at rallies and demonstrating ardor for his now ex-wife with a soul kiss at the democratic convention. his hyperbolic passion on the campaign trail made it a simple matter for republicans to brand gore as a compulsive exaggerator who claimed to have invented the internet. kerry’s problem was that he was pompous, too senatorial, and loved of the sound of his own voice. this allowed the bush re-election campaign in 2004 to paint him kerry as “french”: an effete snob and an unprincipled flip-flopper.
even more than gore and kerry, romney is running away from his own perfection. he must grapple with the affliction of excessive handsomeness, mussing his hair just so before appearances to avoid looking like a television anchorman. he struggles to seem ordinary despite his riches. but anything romney does to downplay his wealth merely highlights the vastness of a personal fortune estimated at more than $250 million. and for the time being, at least, romney must disguise his reasonableness, his record of businesslike practicality and ideological moderation. the number of people who can sympathize with such problems is rather small.
a version of this article appears in the financial times.
correction, feb. 1, 2012: the article originally said that said only 51 percent of romney voters were satisfied with romney. this was a misreading of the poll results. in fact, 95 percent of romney voters said they would be satisfied with him as the nominee, and romney won 51 percent of the republican voters satisfied with the current field. (return to corrected sentence.)
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ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈkraɪsəs həz hɪt ə hoʊl lɔt əv ˈpipəl ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt noʊ ðeɪ kʊd gɪt hərt hoʊm, ˈmoʊstli. ˈhoʊmləsnəs ɪz ə səbˈstænʃəl ˈprɑbləm ɪn ə lɔt əv ˈɛriəz, wɪθ ˈmɛni jəŋ ənd oʊld ˈpipəl biɪŋ praɪst aʊt əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈbɪgər ðən ə ˈʃubɑks. bət waɪl moʊst ˈpipəl fil ˈpaʊərləs ɛz ðə ˈsɪstəm kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ kɪk ðɛm daʊn, ˈəðərz hæv faʊnd kwaɪt səˈpraɪzɪŋ hoʊmz əˈweɪ frəm hoʊm. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl 7 ə kəˈləmbiən ˈkəpəl lɪvd ɪn ə suər fər 22 jɪrz wʊd ju laɪk tɪ lɪv ɪn ə suər? ðə ˈænsər tɪ ðət kˈwɛʃən ˈvɛriz frəm ˈpərsən tɪ ˌædəˈlɛsənt mˈjuˌteɪtɪd ˈrɛptaɪl. bət ju ˈʃʊdənt nɑk ɪt ənˈtɪl juv traɪd ɪt. ʤɪst æsk mɪˈgɛl rɛˈstrɛpoʊ ənd hɪz waɪf, mərˈiə ˌgɑrˈsiə. ðeɪv bɪn duɪŋ ɪt fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ənd ˈkʊdənt bi ˈhæpiər. rɔl ˈɪmɪʤɪz "wi hæv ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ plænz tɪ əˈtæk ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ˈpɛŋgwənz ˈkɛriɪŋ ˈlɪtəl ˈrɑkəts!" kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˈkəpəl lɪvz ɪn mɪˈdɛlɪn, kəˈləmbiə ər ˌəndərˈniθ ɪt, tɪ bi mɔr spɪˈsɪfɪk. ˈæftər ˈluzɪŋ hɪz ʤɑb mɔr ðən 20 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, rɛˈstrɛpoʊ gɑt taɪərd əv ðə ræt reɪs ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ teɪk hɪmˈsɛlf, mərˈiə, ənd ðɛr dɔg ɔf ðə grɪd ənd ˈɪntu ðə suərz. rɔl ˈɪmɪʤɪz wɛr ðeɪ faʊnd ən ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt ræt reɪs. ənd ɪts kwaɪt nis. nɑt wət jʊd ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ə hoʊm ɔn ðə rɔŋ saɪd əv ə ˈmænˌhoʊl, mɪˈgɛl ənd mərˈiəz ˌkaʊəˈbəngə pæd ɪz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət groʊs. ðeɪv gɑt ɪt hʊkt əp. ɪts gɑt ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti, ə ˈkɪʧən, ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ənd ˈfərnɪʧər. "aɪ lɪv ˈbɛtər ðən ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt," mɪˈgɛl boʊsts, "bɪˈkəz hir noʊ wən ˈbɑðərz mi ənd aɪ doʊnt ˈbɑðər ˈɛniˌwən."
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the housing crisis has hit a whole lot of people in places they didn't know they could get hurt -- home, mostly. homelessness is a substantial problem in a lot of areas, with many young and old people being priced out of anything bigger than a shoebox. but while most people feel powerless as the system continues to kick them down, others have found quite surprising homes away from home. for example ...
7 a colombian couple lived in a sewer for 22 years
would you like to live in a sewer? the answer to that question varies from person to adolescent mutated reptile. but you shouldn't knock it until you've tried it. just ask miguel restrepo and his wife, maria garcia. they've been doing it for decades, and couldn't be happier.
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"we have absolutely no plans to attack anyone with penguins carrying little rockets!"
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the couple lives in medellin, colombia -- or underneath it, to be more specific. after losing his job more than 20 years ago, restrepo got tired of the rat race and decided to take himself, maria, and their dog negrita off the grid and into the sewers.
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where they found an entirely different rat race.
and ... it's quite nice. not what you'd expect from a home on the wrong side of a manhole, miguel and maria's cowabunga pad is anything but gross. they've got it hooked up. it's got electricity, a kitchen, a tv, and furniture. "i live better than the president," miguel boasts, "because here no one bothers me and i don't bother anyone."
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waɪl ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt wət ˈhæpənd wɪn ə ˈgənmən ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd hər hoʊm ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈsiˈeɪ traɪ nɑ spɑnˈteɪniəsli kɔld ˈoʊvər hər sən ku mu, 11 ənd ʃoʊd haʊ ə gən wɑz hɛld tɪ hɪz hɛd. ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈmaɪkəl sɪrz baɪ əv ðə ʤeɪ roʊ ənd hɪz waɪf, ˈsiˈeɪ nɑ, wər ɪn ðɛr ˈkɪʧən ˈərli ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, pərˈpɛrɪŋ ə trəˈdɪʃənəl bərˈmiz ˈbrɛkfəst. hi wɑz ˈpilɪŋ ˈgɑrlɪk, ʃi wɑz ˈwɑʃɪŋ ˈdɪʃɪz. ðɛn ðɛr sən, ku mu, wɔkt ˈɪntu ðə rum wɪθ ə ˈstreɪnʤər, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə gən əˈgɛnst ðə bɔɪz nɛk. waɪl əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ gɪt hɪz sən aʊt əv ˈdeɪnʤər, roʊ, 48 wɑz ʃɑt dɛd baɪ ðə ɑrmd ˈrɑbər, hu flɛd ðə ˈfæməliz hoʊm nɪr ɛn. ənd ˈdəbəlju. ˈʧɛri strits ɪn mɪlˈwɔki. ə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈbɛriər, fɪr ənd bæd lək kənˈvərʤd ðət deɪ; ðə ˈfæməli hæd spɛnt jɪrz ɪn ə ˈrɛfjuʤi kæmp ɪn ˈtaɪˌlænd ənd wər ˈwərkɪŋ hɑrd tɪ stɑrt ə nu laɪf ɪn mɪlˈwɔki. pəˈlis ər ˈsikɪŋ ˈsəˌspɛkts ənd ə ˈmoʊtɪv fər ðə ˈhɑməˌsaɪd. ˈsiˈeɪ traɪ nɑ, 44 hu spoʊk wɪθ kəmˈpoʊʒər ˈfraɪˌdeɪ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ˈlidɪŋ tɪ hər ˈhəzbəndz dɛθ, sɛd ʃi ˈhædənt fɛlt ənˈseɪf ɪn hər hoʊm ˌbiˈfɔr ˈθərzˌdeɪ bət naʊ ʃi wɔrnz ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ nɑt ˈoʊpən ðə dɔr tɪ ˈstreɪnʤərz. "wi θɔt, 'wi lɪv hir, ənd wi doʊnt ˈbɑðər ˈɛniˌwən, soʊ noʊ wən wɪl ˈbɑðər ˈjuˈɛs,'" nɑ sɛd θru ə trænzˈleɪtər ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ðə bərˈmiz ˈfæməli roʊ ənd nɑ, ðɛr fɔr ˈʧɪldrən, ˈeɪʤɪz 5 7 9 ənd 11 ənd ˈpɛrənts lɪvd ɔn ðə ˈsɪtiz wɛst saɪd, ˈæftər ərˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn mɪlˈwɔki ɪn 2011 ðeɪd spɛnt æt list eɪt jɪrz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə taɪ ˈrɛfjuʤi kæmp, wɛr roʊ ənd nɑ ˈmɛrid ɪn 2002 ˈkæθlɪk ˈʧɛrɪtiz hɛlpt ðɛm riˈsɛtəl ɪn mɪlˈwɔki, əˈsɪstɪŋ wɪθ rɛnt ənd ˈhɛlpɪŋ sɪˈkjʊr wərk. roʊ ˈbrifli wərkt æt ˈkɑrˌgɪl mit səˈluʃənz ɪn ðə ˈvæli bət lɔst hɪz ʤɑb wɪn ðə plænt kloʊzd læst jɪr. hi ˈhædənt faʊnd ɪmˈplɔɪmənt sɪns. hi ənd hɪz waɪf spɛnt ðɛr taɪm ˈkɛrɪŋ fər ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈklæsɪz. ˈərli ˈθərzˌdeɪ, əraʊnd a.m*., ðə ˈkəpəl wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈbrɛkfəst wɪn ðə ˈdɔrˌbɛl ræŋ. θri əv ðə ˈʧɪldrən wər əˈweɪk. ɪt wɑz mu hu ˈænsərd ðə dɔr. ðə ˈstreɪnʤərz wər ˈplɛzənt ənd toʊld ðə bɔɪ ðeɪ wər rɪˈpɛrˌmɛn. ðə lɛt ðɛm ɪn. ðæts wɪn ðeɪ stɑpt biɪŋ ˈfrɛndli. ðə mɛn pʊld ðɛr sˈwɛtˌʃərts ˈoʊvər ðɛr maʊðz ənd ˈtaɪtənd ðə hʊdz. wən mæn wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə ˈgrændˌpɛrənts' ˈbɛˌdrum, ˈraɪflɪŋ fər ˈvæljəbəlz waɪl ðə ˈɛldərli ˈkəpəl wɔʧt ˈrɛndərd ˈsaɪlənt baɪ ə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈbɛriər, ənd fɪr. wɪθ roʊ ənd nɑ stɪl ˌənəˈwɛr əv ˌɪnˈtrudərz ɪn ðə hoʊm, ðə ˈəðər mæn græbd mu, ræpt hɪz ɑrm əraʊnd ðə bɔɪz hɛd ənd ˈpɔɪntɪd ə gən tɪ hɪz nɛk. hi drægd mu θru ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ənd ˈdaɪnɪŋ rumz ənd ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɪʧən. ðə mæn dɪˈmændɪd ˈməni. roʊ ənd nɑ nu wət hi ˈwɔntɪd, bət nɑt wət tɪ seɪ æt list nɑt ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ. "ʃi gɑt ˈrɪli skɛrd, bət ʃi ˈkʊdənt du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ," sɛd ʃu mɑ, ə trænzˈleɪtər wɪθ ˈkæθlɪk ˈʧɛrɪtiz hu ˌɪnˈtərprətəd fər ðə ˈfæməli ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. "ʃi ˌəndərˈstʊd ɪm bət ˈdɪdənt noʊ haʊ tɪ rɪˈplaɪ." roʊ muvd tɪ græb ðə ˈstreɪnʤərz hænz ənd gɪt ðə ˈwɛpən ɔf hɪz sənz nɛk. hi wɑz æt ɑrmz lɛŋθ wɪn ðə mæn tərnd ðə gən tɪ ʧɛst ənd faɪərd, nɑ sɛd. ˈæftər ðə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ, boʊθ ˌɪnˈtrudərz flɛd ðə haʊs aʊt əv ðə frənt dɔr, wɪθ nɑ ˈskrimɪŋ ənd ˈʧeɪsɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛm. ʃi sɛd ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt lʊk bæk. ˈstivən ʒɔŋ, ðə ˈfæməliz ˈkeɪsˌwərkər ənd dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈrɛfjuʤi riˈsɛtəlmənt fər ˈkæθlɪk ˈʧɛrɪtiz, sɛd roʊ wɑz ə ˈhɑrdˌwərkɪŋ mæn hu ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ prəˈvaɪd fər hɪz ˈfæməli. "hi wɑz ə nis gaɪ, ə sˈmaɪlɪŋ gaɪ," hi sɛd əv roʊ. "hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi frɛndz wɪθ ˈɛvriˌwən. hi hæd ə bɪg ˈfæməli hir ɪn mɪlˈwɔki, ənd ˈmɛni frɛndz." ə məˈmɔriəl ˈsərvɪs fər roʊ wɪl bi hɛld ˌʤuˈlaɪ 4 æt st*. ˈmaɪkəl ˈpɛrɪʃ, 1445 ɛn. st*.
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while talking about what happened when a gunman invaded her family’s home friday, ca tri na spontaneously called over her son htee ku moo, 11, and showed how a gun was held to his head. credit: michael sears
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jay ro and his wife, ca na, were in their kitchen early thursday morning, preparing a traditional burmese breakfast. he was peeling garlic, she was washing dishes.
then their 11-year-old son, htee ku moo, walked into the room with a stranger, holding a gun against the boy's neck.
while attempting to get his son out of danger, ro, 48, was shot dead by the armed robber, who fled the family's home near n. 30th and w. cherry streets in milwaukee.
a language barrier, fear and bad luck converged that day; the family had spent years in a refugee camp in thailand and were working hard to start a new life in milwaukee. police are seeking suspects and a motive for the homicide.
ca tri na, 44, who spoke with composure friday about the circumstances leading to her husband's death, said she hadn't felt unsafe in her home before thursday but now she warns everyone to not open the door to strangers.
"we thought, 'we live here, and we don't bother anyone, so no one will bother us,'" na said through a translator friday.
the burmese family ro and na, their four children, ages 5, 7, 9 and 11, and ro's parents lived on the city's west side, after arriving in milwaukee in 2011. they'd spent at least eight years living in a thai refugee camp, where ro and na married in 2002.
catholic charities helped them resettle in milwaukee, assisting with rent and helping secure work. ro briefly worked at cargill meat solutions in the menomonee valley but lost his job when the plant closed last year. he hadn't found employment since. he and his wife spent their time caring for their children and taking english language classes.
early thursday, around 6:30 a.m., the couple was making breakfast when the doorbell rang. three of the children were awake. it was moo who answered the door.
the strangers were pleasant and told the boy they were repairmen. the 11-year-old let them in.
that's when they stopped being friendly. the men pulled their sweatshirts over their mouths and tightened the hoods.
one man went into the grandparents' first-floor bedroom, rifling for valuables while the elderly couple watched rendered silent by a language barrier, and fear.
with ro and na still unaware of intruders in the home, the other man grabbed moo, wrapped his arm around the boy's head and pointed a gun to his neck. he dragged moo through the living and dining rooms and into the kitchen.
the man demanded money. ro and na knew what he wanted, but not what to say at least not in english.
"she got really scared, but she couldn't do anything," said shu ma, a translator with catholic charities who interpreted for the family friday.
"she understood him but didn't know how to reply."
ro moved to grab the stranger's hands and get the weapon off his son's neck. he was at arm's length when the man turned the gun to ro's chest and fired, na said.
after the single discharge, both intruders fled the house out of the front door, with na screaming and chasing behind them.
she said they didn't look back.
steven xiong, the family's caseworker and director of refugee resettlement for catholic charities, said ro was a hardworking man who just wanted to provide for his family.
"he was a nice guy, a smiling guy," he said of ro. "he wanted to be friends with everyone. he had a big family here in milwaukee, and many friends."
a memorial service for ro will be held july 4 at st. michael parish, 1445 n. 24th st.
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ʤɛf ˈlænə dɛl ˈælbəm ˈkəvərz ər ə juʤ pɑrt əv hər ˌaɪkəˈnɑgrəfi. wɪn ðə ˈsɪŋər tizd hər ləst fər laɪf ˈɑrtˌwərk ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈælbəmz riˈlis ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ə ˈpɑpjələr fæn ˈθɪri ðət ɔl fɔr əv hər ˈkəvərz tɛl ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈstɔri tʊk ɔf, ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz soʊ kənˈvɪnsɪŋ. ju kən θæŋk ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈɑrtɪst ʧək grænts əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ˈditeɪl fər ðət. ʧək, ˈsɪstər, ʃɑt ðə ˈglɔsi, ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd, ˈbjutəfəl ˈkəvər ˈfoʊˌtoʊz fər ləst fər laɪf ənd ˈhəniˌmun ɛz wɛl ɛz səm əv ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɑrtˌwərk. ənd beɪst ɔn wət ˈlænə toʊld ˈɛmˈtiˈvi nuz ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt ˈgæbi ˈwɪlsən æt ðə 2017 ˈimə, ʧək kʊd bi ˈʃutɪŋ ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊ fər "ˈʧɛri," tu, raɪt əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd hər ˈsɪstər. "aɪ spoʊk tɪ ə fju ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈrɛktərz əˈbaʊt aɪˈdiəz aɪ hæd ənd ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi laɪkt ˈɛni əv ðɛm, soʊ aɪ θɪŋk aɪ maɪt du ɪt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, fər 'ˈʧɛri,'" ˈlænə sɛd. "ˈmeɪbi wɪθ maɪ ˈsɪstər." wən əv ðoʊz aɪˈdiəz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə ˈvɪʒəwəl fər hər sɔŋ "ʧeɪnʤ" ðət ɪˈvoʊkt ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈnukliər ˈtɛnʧənz pərˈhæps ə bɪt ˈstrɔŋli. soʊ, fər "ˈʧɛri," ˌɪˈmæʤənɪŋ ə mɔr əˈproʊʧ wɪθ ʧək: "wi wər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, wi ʃʊd ʤɪst goʊ bæk tɪ ðə oʊld deɪz ənd du ɑr ˈhænˈdhɛld stəf ɪn ə hoʊˈtɛl ər ˈsəmθɪŋ." ɪf ɪt həz ʧəks təʧ, ɪts ˈtoʊtəli ˈfizəbəl wi kʊd ɛnd əp wɪθ jɛt əˈnəðər ˈɛntri ɪn ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl ˌɛvəˈluʃən. ˈmeɪbi ˈɪtəl hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ, oʊ, aɪ doʊnt noʊ, ən oʊld grin ˈpɪˌkəp?
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lana del rey's album covers are a huge part of her iconography. when the singer teased her then-forthcoming lust for life artwork before the album's release earlier this year, a popular fan theory that all four of her covers tell a single story took off, partly because it was so convincing.
you can thank visual artist chuck grant's attention to detail for that. chuck, lana's sister, shot the glossy, saturated, beautiful cover photos for lust for life and honeymoon as well as some of ldr's single artwork. and based on what lana told mtv news correspondent gaby wilson at the 2017 ema, chuck could be shooting the upcoming music video for "cherry," too, right alongside her sister.
"i spoke to a few different directors about ideas i had and nobody liked any of them, so i think i might do it myself, for 'cherry,'" lana said. "maybe with my sister."
one of those ideas included a visual for her song "change" that evoked escalating nuclear tensions perhaps a bit strongly. so, for "cherry," lana's imagining a more back-to-basics approach with chuck: "we were thinking, we should just go back to the old days and do our handheld stuff in a hotel or something."
if it has chuck's touch, it's totally feasible we could end up with yet another entry in the ldr visual evolution. maybe it'll have something to do with, oh, i don't know, an old green pickup?
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9:55* piɛm: ər kroʊɪŋ wi noʊ hu ju ər, wi noʊ wət ju dɪd. meɪ slip ə dæʃ əˈnizəli təˈnaɪt," sɪz də. ər kroʊɪŋ wi noʊ hu ju ər. wi noʊ wət ju dɪd! meɪ slip ə dæʃ əˈnizəli təˈnaɪt. də (@deshobhaa*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 6 2015 piɛm: ˈdɛli pəˈlis wɪl sɛnd ˈsæmpəlz tɪ ə ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ˈiðər ɪn ˈbrɪtən ər ðə ˈjuˈɛs tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə ˈpɔɪzən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwɛðər ɪt kʊd bi ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv ˈaɪsəˌtoʊps ðət ˈkænɑt bi dɪˈtɛktɪd ɪn ˈɪndiən læbz, ɛz pər pti*. piɛm: æsks ˈkɑŋgrəs' ˈsɛntrəl ˈlidərˌʃɪp tɪ ˈtɛndər ən əˈpɑləˌʤi tɪ ðə ˈpipəl əv ˌkɛˈrɑlə fər ˈfildɪŋ fər ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm dɪˈspaɪt ɪm ˈkəmɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ əv səˈspɪʃən fər ðə dɛθ əv hɪz waɪf. kənˈtɪnjuəns ɛz ən ɪz ˈligəli ənd ˈmɔrəli rɔŋ sɪns ðə ˈdɛli pəˈlis hæd meɪd ɪt klɪr ðət hi wʊd bi kˈwɛsʧənd ɪn ðə keɪs," sɛd, ɛz pər pti*. piɛm: ˈfɔrmər tɔp kɑp sɪz ðə ˈɛvədəns rɪˈvilz ðət wɑz ˈmərdərd fər ə ˈrizən ənd ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kˈwɛʃən ɪz hu wɑz ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ frəm hər dɛθ. piɛm: ðə ɪkˈsprɛsɪz hoʊp ðət ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪn dɛθ keɪs wɪl bi kəmˈplitɪd sun. ˈlidər ˌnɑrəˈsɪmˌhɑ raʊ sɪz ðə proʊb məst riʧ ə kənˈklusɪv ɛnd. piɛm: ɪkˈsprɛsɪz ʃɑk ˈoʊvər pəˈlis ˈfaɪlɪŋ ə ˈmərdər keɪs ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ dɛθ. ˈɪʃuz ə ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn hɪz əˈfɪʃəl ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ. hɪrz wət hi sɪz: "aɪ æm stənd tɪ hir ðət ðə ˈdɛli pəˈlis hæv faɪld ə keɪs əv ˈmərdər əˈgɛnst ənˈnoʊn ˈpərsənz ɪn ðə dɪˈmaɪz əv maɪ leɪt waɪf. ˈnidləs tɪ seɪ aɪ æm ˈæŋʃəs tɪ si ðɪs keɪs ɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ˈθəroʊli ənd kənˈtɪnju tɪ əˈʃʊr ðə pəˈlis əv maɪ fʊl co-operation*. ˌɔlˈðoʊ wi ˈnɛvər θɔt əv ˈɛni faʊl pleɪ ɪn ðə dɛθ əv maɪ waɪf, wi ɔl wɔnt ðət ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən bi kənˈdəktəd ənd ðət ðə ənˈvɑrnɪʃt truθ ʃʊd kəm aʊt. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm aɪ ʤɔɪn ɔl ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈfæməli ɪn ˈæskɪŋ fər fʊl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbeɪsɪs ɔn wɪʧ ðə pəˈlis hæv kəm tɪ ðɪs kənˈkluʒən. wi hæv nɑt bɪn prəˈvaɪdɪd wɪθ ˈkɑpiz əv ðə poʊstˈmɔrtɛm rɪˈpɔrt ənd ˈəðər rɪˈpɔrts əv ðə ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri laɪk ðə rɪˈpɔrt tɪl deɪt. wi rɪˈpit ɑr rɪkˈwɛst fər ə ˈkɑpi əv ðiz rɪˈpɔrts tɪ bi prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli." piɛm: əˈnəðər ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈlidər ˈmɑˌnu sɪz ðə keɪs ʃʊd nɑt bi sensationalised*. piɛm: ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈlidər rəˈʃid kˈwɛsʧənz ðə dɪˈleɪ ɪn ˈrɛʤɪstərɪŋ ən fər ɪn ðə dɛθ keɪs ənd sɪz ðət ðə pəˈlis ʃʊd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə ˈmætər ˈɑnəstli. "aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz seɪ ðət lɔ wɪl teɪk ɪts oʊn kɔrs, bət waɪ ɪz ðə keɪs biɪŋ ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈæftər ə jɪr? aɪ θɪŋk ðət ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ʃʊd bi dən ˈɑnəstli. ɪt ɪz ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ðə pəˈlis tɪ kəmˈplit ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən," sɪz. "ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri səˈpraɪzɪŋ ðət ˈæftər ə jɪr ðə pəˈlis hæv ˈrɛʤɪstərd ðɪs keɪs ˈəndər ˈsɛkʃən 302 ðɛr ər soʊ ˈmɛni kˈwɛsʧənz ðət ər ərˈaɪzɪŋ. waɪ hæv ðeɪ kəm tɪ ðɪs kənˈkluʒən naʊ? ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈrizən ˈpipəl ər ˈdaʊtfəl əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən," hi sɪz. piɛm: ˈlidər ˌsubrəˈmɑniən ɪkˈsprɛsɪz ˈhæpinəs ˈoʊvər ˈdɛli pəˈlis ˈfaɪlɪŋ ən fər ɪn dɛθ keɪs. hi sɪz, ðɪs wɑz ə ˈmərdər əv ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈməni. sɪz "ðə ˈoʊnli kraɪm kəˈmɪtɪd wɑz ðət ʃi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ tɛl ðə truθ. ˈivɪn ðə hoʊˈtɛl wɛr ðə ˈɪnsədənt tʊk pleɪs həz tɪ bi ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd. aɪ wɔnt tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə ˈprɪnsəpəl, noʊ ˈmætər hu ɪt ɪz. ðɛr ɪz ə raɪt tɪ laɪf. noʊ wən kən dɪˈpraɪv ɪt." ˈfərðər əˈkjuzɪz əv biɪŋ ə laɪər. hi sɪz ðə mɔr ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈlidər spiks, ðə mɔr ˈtrəbəl hi wɪl gɪt ˈɪntu. piɛm: ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈlidər ˈʧaʊduri riækts tɪ ðə sɛnˈseɪʃənəl ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən ɪn dɛθ keɪs, sɪz ˈdɛli pəˈlis məst kˈwɛʃən ˈlidər ˌsubrəˈmɑniən ɛz tɪ haʊ dɪd hi gɪt ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn hər dɛθ. sɪz æt ˈprɛzənt ɪt wʊd bi ˌɪmˈprɑpər tɪ neɪm ɛz ən əˈkjuzd ənd dɪˈmændɪd θəroʊ proʊb ɪn ðə keɪs. piɛm: ˈkəzən ˈæʃɑk kuˈmɑr sɪz ðeɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz nu ðət ðɪs wɑz ə keɪs əv ˈmərdər. piɛm: ˈdɛli pəˈlis ˈrɛʤɪstərz ə keɪs əv ˈmərdər ˈæftər ə ˈmɛdɪkəl rɪˈpɔrt sɛd dɛθ wɑz ənˈnæʧərəl ənd wɑz kɔzd du tɪ ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ. æˈdrɛsɪŋ ðə ˈmidiə, ˈdɛli pəˈlis kəˈmɪʃənər ˈbæsi sɪz, daɪd du tɪ ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ. ˈwɛðər ðə ˈpɔɪzən wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ˈɔrəli ər ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪd ˈɪntu hər ˈbɑdi ɪz biɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd." ˈbæsi ædz ðət ðə rɪˈpɔrt frəm ðə ɔl ˈɪndiə ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsaɪənsɪz wɑz rɪˈsivd ɔn dɛk 29 ɪn ˈkɑnsəkwəns, ˈdɛli pəˈlis hæv faɪld ə keɪs əv ˈmərdər ɪn dɛθ, ˈbæsi ˌɪnˈfɔrmz. "ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər, ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl bɔrd əv həz ˈgɪvɪn ˈjuˈɛs ə rɪˈpɔrt. ðə meɪn θɪŋ ðeɪ hæv ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ˈjuˈɛs ɪz ðət ðə dɛθ ɪz ənˈnæʧərəl ənd nɑt ˈnæʧərəl. ˈsɛkəndli, ɪt ɪz du tɪ ˈpɔɪzən ðət kʊd hæv bɪn ˈteɪkən ˈɔrəli ər ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪd ənd ðeɪ hæv toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ˈəðər θɪŋz ɛz wɛl," ˈbæsi sɪz. ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɑz ˈgæðərd ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɑz səbˈmɪtəd. naʊ, ə ˈfaɪnəl rɪˈpɔrt həz bɪn ˈgɪvɪn wɪʧ sɪz ðət ðə dɛθ wɑz nɑt ˈnæʧərəl, dɛθ wɑz du tɪ ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ," ˈbæsi sɪz. "ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə kˌwɑntɪfəˈkeɪʃən əv ˈpɔɪzənz ˈkænɑt bi dən ɪn ˈɪndiə, soʊ wi wɪl bi ˈsɛndɪŋ ðə ˈsæmpəlz əˈbrɔd. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ du soʊ, wi hæd tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər ə keɪs; ðəs wi hæv dən ðə ˈnidfəl. wi hæv ˈrɛʤɪstərd ən fər ˈəndər ˈsɛkʃən 302 hi ˈfərðər ˌɪnˈfɔrmz.
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9:55 pm: "shashi tharoor baiters are crowing - we know who you are, we know what you did. tharoor may sleep a dash uneasily tonight," says shobhaa de.
shashi tharoor baiters are crowing : we know who you are. we know what you did! tharoor may sleep a dash uneasily tonight. shobhaa de (@deshobhaa) january 6, 2015
8:30 pm: delhi police will send sunanda's viscera samples to a laboratory either in britain or the us to identify the poison including whether it could be radioactive isotopes that cannot be detected in indian labs, as per pti.
6:40 pm: achuthanandan asks congress' central leadership to tender an apology to the people of kerala for fielding tharoor for the second time despite him coming under the shadow of suspicion for the death of his wife. "tharoor's continuance as an mp is legally and morally wrong since the delhi police had made it clear that he would be questioned in the case," achuthanandan said, as per pti.
4:45 pm: former top cop kiran bedi says the evidence reveals that sunanda was murdered for a reason and the important question is who was benefiting from her death.
4:20 pm: the bjp expresses hope that the investigation in sunnada death case will be completed soon. bjp leader gvl narasimha rao says the probe must reach a conclusive end.
4:05 pm: shashi tharoor expresses shock over police filing a murder case in connection with sunanda pushkar's death.
tharoor issues a statement on his official facebook page. here's what he says:
"i am stunned to hear that the delhi police have filed a case of murder against unknown persons in the demise of my late wife sunanda. needless to say i am anxious to see this case is investigated thoroughly and continue to assure the police of my full co-operation. although we never thought of any foul play in the death of my wife, we all want that a comprehensive investigation be conducted and that the unvarnished truth should come out.
in the meantime i join all members of sunanda's family in asking for full information about the basis on which the police have come to this conclusion. we have not been provided with copies of the postmortem report and other reports of the inquiry like the cfsl report till date. we repeat our request for a copy of these reports to be provided to us immediately."
3:55 pm: another congress leader abhishek manu singhvi says the case should not be sensationalised.
3:40 pm: congress leader rashid alvi questions the delay in registering an fir in the sunanda pushkar death case and says that the police should investigate the matter honestly.
"i always say that law will take its own course, but why is the case being registered after a year? i think that the investigation should be done honestly. it is the responsibility of the police to complete the investigation," says alvi.
"it is very surprising that after a year the police have registered this case under section 302. there are so many questions that are arising. why have they come to this conclusion now? this is the reason people are doubtful about their investigation," he says.
3:15 pm: bjp leader subramanian swamy expresses happiness over delhi police filing an fir in pushkar's death case. he says, this was a murder of involving money.
swamy says "the only crime sunanda committed was that she wanted to tell the truth. even the hotel where the incident took place has to be investigated. i want to establish a principle, no matter who it is. there is a right to life. no one can deprive it."
swamy further accuses shashi tharoor of being a liar. he says the more the congress leader speaks, the more trouble he will get into.
2:55 pm: congress leader renuka chowdhury reacts to the sensational revelation in pushkar death case, says delhi police must question bjp leader subramanian swamy as to how did he get the information on her death.
renuka says at present it would be improper to name shashi tharoor as an accused and demanded thorough probe in the case.
2:50 pm: sunanda pushkar's cousin ashok kumar says they always knew that this was a case of murder.
2:30 pm: delhi police registers a case of murder after a medical report said sunanda pushkar's death was unnatural and was caused due to poisoning.
addressing the media, delhi police commissioner bs bassi says, "sunanda died due to poisoning. whether the poison was given orally or injected into her body is being investigated." bassi adds that the report from the all india institute of medical sciences was received on dec 29.
in consequence, delhi police have filed a case of murder in sunanda pushkar's death, bassi informs.
"on 29th december, the medical board of aiims has given us a report. the main thing they have informed us is that the death is unnatural and not natural. secondly, it is due to poison that could have been taken orally or injected and they have told us other things as well," bassi says.
information was gathered and information was submitted. now, a final report has been given which says that the death was not natural, death was due to poisoning," bassi says.
"unfortunately, the quantification of poisons cannot be done in india, so we will be sending the samples abroad. in order to do so, we had to register a case; thus we have done the needful. we have registered an fir under ipc section 302," he further informs.
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pəru həz ˈrisəntli bɪˈkəm ðə ˈnəmbər wən ɪkˈspɔrtər əv əˈspɛrəgəs, ˈsɛndɪŋ ðə grin ˈvɛʤtəbəl tɪ ˈpleɪsɪz ɪn ˈjʊrəp ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðə bum ðɛr həz pəmpt ə lɔt əv ˈməni ˈɪntu ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, bət ˈɔlsoʊ pəmpt aʊt ə lɔt əv ˈwɔtər. ɪn, ə smɔl, ˈmɑdəst ˈsɪti nɪr ðə pərˈuviən koʊst, ðə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈplɑzə ɪz ˈhɑpɪŋ. ðət ˈbəsəl ɪz ˈlɑrʤli du tɪ əˈspɛrəgəs. ɪz əˈspɛrəgəs ˈkæpɪtəl. ðə ˈoʊvərˈsiz dɪˈmænd fər ðə lɔŋ grin spɪrz həz tərnd ðə pleɪs ˈɪntu ə ˈbumˌtaʊn. ˈloʊkəlz seɪ ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪz nɪr ˈziroʊ; ˈpɑvərti həz bɪn kət ɪn hæf. ðɛr ər ˈpriviəsli ənˈhərd əv əˈmɛnətiz ɪn ðə ˈsɪti. ər naʊ ˈmuvi ˈθiətərz ɛz əv ˈoʊnli fɔr ər faɪv jɪrz ago,”*,” sɛd sɪˈsiljə blum. əˈnəðər θɪŋ ˈsupər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ mi ɪz ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən. ðɛr ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃən. bɪˈkəz ɪn, wərk naʊ fər ˈwɪmən ɪn ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl packing.”*.” blum gru əp hir ənd naʊ rənz ə kənˈsəltɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ðət wərks wɪθ əˈspɛrəgəs ɪkˈspɔrtərz. ənd ʃi ənd ˈəðərz ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs ʧɔk ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl əv ðɪs ˈprɑˌgrɛs əp tɪ əˈspɛrəgəs. bət ðə ˈpɪkʧər ˈtoʊtəli ˈroʊzi. mɑnˈwɛl draɪvz əp tɪ ðə tɔp əv ə sænd dun haɪ əˈbəv ðə ˈvæli. ɪz əv ən grup kɔld athos*. ðeɪ groʊ əˈspɛrəgəs ənd ɔn əˈbaʊt ˈeɪkərz əv lænd. hi stɑpt ðə kɑr ənd ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ səm əv ðə blɑks əv grin ðət strɛʧ aʊt bɪˈloʊ. əˈspɛrəgəs ɪz 17 jɪrz old,”*,” sɛd, ɪt həz prəˈdust ˈvɛri wɛl. bət naʊ, kɪld 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ɑr əˈspɛrəgəs, ənd ðɪs jɪr ˈkɪlɪŋ 20 pərˈsɛnt more.”*.” ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ˈpʊlɪŋ bæk frəm əˈspɛrəgəs, ˈæftər tu ˈdɛkeɪdz əv groʊɪŋ mɔr ənd mɔr əv ɪt. ˈkɔzɪŋ ə ˈwɔtər problem,”*,” hi sɛd. hæv tɪ ʧeɪnʤ crops.”*.” əˈspɛrəgəs ɪz ə ˈθərsti krɑp. ənd ðɪs pɑrt əv pəru, əˈlɔŋ ðə koʊst, ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ə ˈdɛzərt. ðə ˈklaɪmɪt ɪz greɪt fər ˈfɑrmɪŋ, bət ðə ˈoʊnli ˈwɔtər hir kəmz wɪn reɪnz haɪ əp ɪn ðə ˈændiz wɑʃ θru ɔn ðɛr weɪ tɪ ðə si. ðət fidz ˈloʊkəl ˈrɪvərz ənd ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈækwəfərz. waɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər əˈlɔŋ ðiz ˈrɪvərz, ɪts ˈnɛvər bɪn laɪk ðɛr ɪz təˈdeɪ. ˈstɑrtɪŋ frəm 1995 ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪvli wər ˈoʊvərˌdræftɪŋ ðə ˈækwəfər, ˈpəmpɪŋ ˈwɔtər əp ənd out,”*,” sɛd ˈdeɪvɪd beɪər, ə ˈloʊkəl ˈwɔtər ˈæktɪvɪst hu fərst keɪm tɪ pəru ɪn 1964 hi sɛd ðə pərˈuviən ˈgəvərnmənt, wɪθ ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə juz. ənd ðə wərld bæŋk, pʊʃt əˈspɛrəgəs ˌkəltɪˈveɪʃən fər ˈɛkspɔrt. ˈkəmpəˌniz wər əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈɪrəˌgeɪt ðɛr krɑps wɪθ ˈwɔtər pəmpt əp frəm ðə ˈækwəfər, fər ˈoʊnli ðə kɔst əv ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ wɛlz. ˈbeɪsɪkli, ðeɪ gɑt fri ˈwɔtər. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ tʊk ˈoʊvər ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt, ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə ˈvæli, ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ˈvərʧuəli 40 pərˈsɛnt, 45 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə land,”*,” beɪər sɛd. ˈoʊvər taɪm, ɔl ðət ˌɪrəˈgeɪʃən həz kɔzd ðə ˈækwəfər tɪ drɔp loʊər ənd loʊər. meɪd ɪt təf goʊɪŋ fər səm ˈbɪgər groʊərz laɪk athos*. ənd bɪˈkəm ˈivɪn ˈtəfər fər ˈfɑrmərz. roʊˈzɑrioʊ oʊnz ə pæʧ əv lænd ɪn ə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˌskərts əv. wən əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈloʊkəl ˈrɛzɪdənts hir hu fɑrm ˈmoʊstli tɪ fid ðɛr ˈfæməliz. ʃi pɔɪnts aʊt hər kɔrn, ˈmæŋgoʊ, ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ. gɪt ə ˈdisənt krɑp, roʊˈzɑrioʊ sɛd, bət hæv tɪ ˈɪrəˌgeɪt mɔr. ju hæv tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst more.”*.” bɪˈkəz ɛz ðə ˈækwəfər həz drɑpt, ðə sɔɪl əˈbəv ɪt həz bɪˈkəm draɪər. bət ˌɪrəˈgeɪʃən kən bi ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ˈfɑrmərz hæv tɪ kip ˈdɪgɪŋ ˈdipər ənd ˈdipər wɛlz. səm əˈfɔrd ɪt ənd hæv əˈbændənd ðɛr krɑps. ðə ˈsɪti əv mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər səˈplaɪ kʊd ˈivɪn bi æt rɪsk. θɪŋk ðɛr nidz tɪ bi ə səˈluʃən ɛz sun ɛz possible,”*,” roʊˈzɑrioʊ sɛd. ðiz ˈkəmpəˌniz, preɪɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈækwəfər. ənd wɪn ðə ˈækwəfər draɪz əp, ɑr fˈjuʧər wɪl bi uncertain.”*.” ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən həz ˈgɔtən soʊ daɪər ðət sɛt ɔf ə ˈskræmbəl fər səˈluʃənz. fər səm, ðə ˈænsər tɪ ðə ˈwɔtər ˈʃɔrtɪʤ ɪz ˈsɪmpəl: ʤɪst gɪt mɔr ˈwɔtər. ˌælˈfreɪdoʊ, hu ˈmænɪʤɪz ə kəˈmɪʃən ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts bɪg, sɛd ɪn ðə ˈreɪni ˈsizən, ɛz məʧ ɛz hæf ðə ˈwɔtər ˈrənɪŋ ɔf ðə ˈmaʊntənz floʊz ˈɪntu ðə si. hi ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz wɔnt tɪ ˈkæpʧər ðət ˈrəˌnɔf bɪˈhaɪnd nu dæmz. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈwɔtər ənd trænsˈfərɪŋ ɪt hir, tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ ðɪs development,”*,” sɛd. ðə dæmz kʊd hæv ðə ˈædɪd ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti. bət juʤ dæmz ənd ˈwɔtər dɪˈvərʒənz ər ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, ənd ðeɪ kən kɔz ðɛr oʊn ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈprɑbləmz. waɪ ˈəðərz hir ər ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ nɑt ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ mɔr ˈwɔtər bət ɔn ˈjuzɪŋ lɛs. mɪˈgɛl groʊz əˈspɛrəgəs ənd ɔn ə fɑrm kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈvæli. hi ˈrisəntli ˌɪnˈstɔld ə nu, haɪ tɛk drɪp ˌɪrəˈgeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ən ˌɪzˈreɪli hu lɪvz ˈnɪrˈbaɪ. wərks ˈbɛtər ðən wət wi thought,”*,” sɛd. wər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ seɪv 40 pərˈsɛnt ˈwɔtər ɪn ðə fərst jɪr, ənd wi seɪvd 70 sɛd hɪz əˈspɛrəgəs ɪz ʤɪst ɛz gʊd ɛz ðə krɑp groʊn wɪθ kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˌɪrəˈgeɪʃən. ənd hi sɛd ɪf ðə ˈəðər groʊərz ɪn ðə ˈriʤən ˈkɑpi ɪm, ɪt kʊd meɪk ə juʤ ˈdɪfərəns. ˈoʊnli ðə əˈspɛrəgəs groʊərz ʧeɪnʤ, seɪv laɪk 70 ˈmɪljən ˈkjubɪk ˈmitərz ə jɪr. soʊ ju hæv ə bɪg pɑrt əv ðə ˈprɑbləm sɑlvd there,”*,” hi sɛd. ɛz fər beɪər, hi θɪŋks mɔr ˈfɑrmərz ʃʊd ˈfɑloʊ ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl əv: ʤɪst stɑp groʊɪŋ krɑps laɪk əˈspɛrəgəs. ər æt list kət bæk ɔn ðɛm. ənd hi θɪŋks səm lænd ʃʊd bi ˈteɪkən aʊt əv pərˈdəkʃən ˌɔltəˈgɛðər, tɪ lɛt ðə ˈækwəfər riˈʧɑrʤ. əv kɔrs moʊst groʊərz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈkɪlɪŋ ðɛr kæʃ krɑp. ðə pərˈuviən ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˈteɪkən ˈhɔltɪŋ stɛps təˈwɔrd æˈdrɛsɪŋ ðə ˈwɔtər ˈkraɪsəs hir. bət səm pərˈuviənz seɪ bɪg ˈʧeɪnʤɪz meɪ ˈoʊnli kəm θru ˈprɛʃər frəm ə mɔr ˌfɔrˈmɪdəbəl fɔrs: ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kənˈsumərz. ˈstɛfɑn rənz ən ɔrˈgænɪk fɑrm əˈbaʊt tu aʊərz frəm. hi sɛd ɔl ðə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ɪn pəru ˈrisəntli frəm ˈbɛtər peɪ ənd ˈwərkɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz tɪ ˈstrɔŋgər ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kənˈtroʊlz ɔl keɪm ˈlɑrʤli θru ˈprɛʃər frəm ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈmɑrkɪts, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ˈjʊrəp. hæv bɪn ˈrɪli ðə wənz hu hæv fɔrst ðə pərˈuviən ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ənd ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ du ðə θɪŋz right,”*,” sɪz. du hæv ɑr oʊn ˈloʊkəl lɔz ənd ˈnæʃənəl lɔz, bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ fɔrs tɪ meɪk ðɛm happen.”*.” θɪŋks ɪt maɪt wɛl bi ðə seɪm wɪθ ðə ˌoʊvərˈjuz əv ˈwɔtər, ðət ðə kənˈsumərz ˈoʊvərˈsiz hu wɪl meɪk ðə ˈdɪfərəns.
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peru has recently become the world’s number one exporter of asparagus, sending the green vegetable to places in europe and the united states.
the boom there has pumped a lot of money into the economy, but it’s also pumped out a lot of water.
in ica, a small, modest city near the peruvian coast, the city’s downtown plaza is hopping. that bustle is largely due to asparagus.
ica is peru’s asparagus capital. the overseas demand for the long green spears has turned the place into a boomtown.
locals say unemployment is near zero; poverty has been cut in half. there are previously unheard of amenities in the city.
“there are now movie theaters as of only four or five years ago,” said cecilia blume. “and another thing that’s super important to me is the social revolution. there isn’t childhood malnutrition. because in ica, there’s work now for women — in agricultural packing.”
blume grew up here and now runs a consulting company that works with asparagus exporters. and she and others in the business chalk almost all of this progress up to asparagus. but the picture isn’t totally rosy.
manuel checa drives up to the top of a sand dune high above the ica valley. checa is part-owner of an agro-export group called athos. they grow asparagus and pomegranates on about 1,200 acres of land.
he stopped the car and pointed to some of the blocks of green that stretch out below.
“this asparagus is 17 years old,” checa said, “and it has produced very well. but now, we’ve killed 20 percent of our asparagus, and this year we’re killing 20 percent more.”
checa’s company is pulling back from asparagus, after two decades of growing more and more of it.
“it’s causing a water problem,” he said. “we have to change crops.”
asparagus is a thirsty crop. and this part of peru, along the coast, is basically a desert. the climate is great for farming, but the only water here comes when rains high up in the andes wash through on their way to the sea.
that feeds local rivers and replenishes underground aquifers. while there’s always been agriculture along these rivers, it's never been like there is today.
“the agro-exporters starting from 1995 intensively were overdrafting the aquifer, pumping water up and out,” said david bayer, a local water activist who first came to peru in 1964.
he said the peruvian government, with the support of the u.s. and the world bank, pushed asparagus cultivation for export. companies were allowed to irrigate their crops with water pumped up from the aquifer, for only the cost of building and operating wells. basically, they got free water.
“and they also took over the equivalent, in the case of the ica valley, the equivalent of virtually 40 percent, 45 percent of the land,” bayer said.
over time, all that irrigation has caused the aquifer to drop lower and lower. that’s made it tough going for some bigger growers like athos. and it’s become even tougher for small-scale farmers.
dominga rosario owns a patch of land in a neighborhood on the outskirts of ica. she’s one of thousands of local residents here who farm mostly to feed their families.
she points out her corn, mango, avocado. she’ll get a decent crop, rosario said, but “you have to irrigate more. you have to invest more.”
that’s because as the aquifer has dropped, the soil above it has become drier. but irrigation can be expensive, especially when farmers have to keep digging deeper and deeper wells. some can’t afford it and have abandoned their crops. the city of ica’s municipal drinking water supply could even be at risk.
“i think there needs to be a solution as soon as possible,” rosario said. “because these companies, they’re preying on the aquifer. and when the aquifer dries up, our future will be uncertain.”
the situation has gotten so dire that it’s set off a scramble for solutions. for some, the answer to the water shortage is simple: just get more water.
alfredo sotil, who manages a commission that represents big agro-exporters, said in the rainy season, as much as half the water running off the mountains flows into the sea. he and his colleagues want to capture that runoff behind new dams.
“we’re interested in taking water and transferring it here, to continue generating this development,” sotil said.
the dams could have the added benefit of generating electricity. but huge dams and water diversions are expensive, and they can cause their own environmental problems. that’s why others here are focusing not on getting more water but on using less.
miguel betín grows asparagus and pomegranates on a farm close to the ica valley. he recently installed a new, high tech drip irrigation system designed by an israeli expat who lives nearby.
“it works better than what we thought,” betín said. “we were thinking we were going to save 40 percent water in the first year, and we saved 70."
betín said his asparagus is just as good as the crop grown with conventional irrigation. and he said if the other growers in the region copy him, it could make a huge difference.
“if only the asparagus growers change, you’d save like 70 million cubic meters a year. so you have a big part of the problem solved there,” he said.
as for bayer, he thinks more farmers should follow the example of checa: just stop growing water-hungry crops like asparagus. or at least cut back on them. and he thinks some land should be taken out of production altogether, to let the aquifer recharge.
of course most growers aren’t interested in killing their cash crop. the peruvian government has taken halting steps toward addressing the water crisis here. but some peruvians say big changes may only come through pressure from a more formidable force: international consumers.
stefan bederski runs an organic farm about two hours from ica. he said all the positive changes in agriculture in peru recently — from better pay and working conditions to stronger environmental controls — all came largely through pressure from overseas markets, especially in europe.
“they have been really the ones who have forced the peruvian agriculture and the companies to do the things right,” bederski says. “we do have our own local laws and national laws, but there is no force to make them happen.”
bederski thinks it might well be the same with the overuse of peru’s water, that it’s the consumers overseas who will make the difference.
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ˈænəməl ˈwɛlˌfɛr grups hæv slæmd ðə ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ˈɪntu ˈpəpi fɑrmz, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðə kəˈmɪtiz ˈfaɪndɪŋz ˈoʊnli rɪˈpit oʊld ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ənd du nɑt goʊ fɑr ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈbridɪŋ ˈpræktɪsɪz. ðə ʤɔɪnt ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ˈɪntu kəmˈpænjən ˈænəməl ˈbridɪŋ ˈpræktɪsɪz ˈhændɪd daʊn ɪts ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈæftər ə ˈsɪriz əv ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz baɪ ˈfɛrˌfæks ˈmidiə ənd ˈænəməl raɪts grup ˈɔskərz lɔ ənˈkəvərd ˈhənərdz əv dɔgz æt ˈsɛvərəl fɑrmz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn "ˌɪnhjuˈmeɪn ənd æˈbhɔrənt" kənˈdɪʃənz. ə dɛd dɔg æt ə ˈpəpi fɑrm ɪn ʧif əˈməŋ ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ɪz ə ˈbridər ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ skim. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt feɪld tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ðə prəˈpoʊzəl θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ ˈæftər ɪt wɑz fərst pʊt ˈfɔrwərd baɪ ðə kəmˈpænjən ˈænəməl tæsk fɔrs. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪts aɪˈrɑnɪk ðət ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən wən ɪz ʤɪst tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ˈpriviəs ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz," sɛd ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv stiv ˈkoʊlmən, "wi meɪd ɪt klɪr ðət ə lɔt əv ðɪs wərk həz bɪn ˌbiˈfɔr wi ʤɪst nid ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ɪt."
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animal welfare groups have slammed the nsw parliamentary inquiry into puppy farms, claiming that the committee's findings only repeat old recommendations and do not go far enough to address dangerous breeding practices.
the joint inquiry into companion animal breeding practices handed down its recommendations on thursday, after a series of investigations by fairfax media and animal rights group oscar's law uncovered hundreds of dogs at several farms living in "inhumane and abhorrent" conditions.
a dead dog at a puppy farm in armidale
chief among the recommendations is a breeder licensing scheme. the nsw government failed to implement the proposal three years ago after it was first put forward by the companion animal task force.
"i think it's ironic that recommendation one is just to implement previous recommendations," said rspca nsw chief executive steve coleman, "we made it clear that a lot of this work has been scoped before we just need the government to implement it."
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ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən fər ðə əˈkædəmi əv ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ɑrts sciences’*’ 2015 d.i.c.e*. (dɪˈzaɪn, ˈɪnəˌveɪt, kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt, ˌɛnərˈteɪn) ˈsəmɪt ɪz naʊ ˈoʊpən. ɪn ɪts jɪr, ðə d.i.c.e*. ˈsəmɪt wɪl teɪk pleɪs ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 2015 æt ðə hɑrd rɑk hoʊˈtɛl ɪn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ənd wɪl ˈkəlmɪˌneɪt wɪθ ðə ˈænjuəl d.i.c.e*. əˈwɔrdz (#diceawards*) ɔn ðə ˈivnɪŋ əv ðə ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 5 ðə ˈkɑnfərəns wɪl ˈfiʧər səm əv ðə bɛst ənd ˈbraɪtəst maɪndz ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri ˈspikɪŋ ɔn ɪts ˈkɑnfərəns θim, wɪˈθaʊt ˈbɔrdərz. ðə fərst ˈspikərz tɪ bi kənˈfərmd ˌɪnˈklud ˈtreɪsi ˈfʊlərtən, tɑm kəˈlɪnski, ʃɔn ˈməri ənd ˈɑˈrju weerasuriya*. frəm d.i.c.e*. ˈjʊrəp tɪ ðə 2015 d.i.c.e*. ˈsəmɪt: ə jɪr wɪˈθaʊt ˈbɔrdərz ðə əˈkædəmi ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðə d.i.c.e*. ˈsəmɪt ənd əˈwɔrdz ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə kɔr ˈpɪlərz əv ðə ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈɪndəstri: dɪˈzaɪn, ˈɪnəˌveɪt, kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt, ənd ˌɛnərˈteɪn. wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ təʧ əˈpɑn ðiz ˈtɛnəts θru ðə ˈvɛrid ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən əv ðɪs θim wɪˈθaʊt borders,”*,” sɛd ˈmɑrtɪn reɪ, ˈprɛzɪdənt, aias*. θim kɪkt ɔf æt d.i.c.e*. ˈjʊrəp ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ɛz ə ˈstɑrtɪŋ pɔɪnt fər dɪˈskəʃən əv ðə ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˈkəlʧər, ə ˈkəlʧər ðət ɪz siɪŋ pæst ˈbɛriərz ˈdɪsəˌpeɪt ɛz wi kənˈtɪnju ˈræpɪd groʊθ ənd ˌɛvəˈluʃən. ɑr ˈspikərz wɪl brɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ðɪs θim, ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər ðə ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈɪndəstri wɪθ ən aɪ təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs, tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti, ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪts, dɪˈvərsɪti, ənd more.”*.” 2015 d.i.c.e*. ˈsəmɪt ˈspikərz ki tɪ ðə d.i.c.e*. ˈsəmɪt ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪz ɪts ˈspikər ˈlaɪˌnəp, wɪʧ ˈɔfən sɛts ðə toʊn fər ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən boʊθ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə hɔlz ənd θruaʊt ðə ˈɪndəstri fər ðə rɪˈmeɪndər əv ðə jɪr. ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl grup əv kənˈfərmd ˈspikərz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈməltəpəl ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə ˈɪndəstri, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌækəˈdimiə, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl geɪmz, ˈkɑnsoʊl, ˈɪndi ənd ˈmoʊbəl. kənˈfərmd fər ðə ˈkɑnfərəns ðəs fɑr: ˈtreɪsi ˈfʊlərtən m.f.a*., ɪz ən ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər, əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər ənd ʧɛr əv ðə ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈmidiə geɪmz dɪˈvɪʒən əv ðə skul əv ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk ɑrts, wɛr ʃi dɪˈrɛkts ðə geɪm ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən læb. m.f.a*., ɪz ən ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər, əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər ənd ʧɛr əv ðə ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈmidiə geɪmz dɪˈvɪʒən əv ðə skul əv ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk ɑrts, wɛr ʃi dɪˈrɛkts ðə geɪm ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən læb. tɑm kəˈlɪnski ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈʧɛrmən ənd əv ˈgloʊbəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈlərnɪŋ ənd vaɪs ˈʧɛrmən əv ˈlipˌfrɔg wɛr hi ˈpriviəsli sərvd ɛz ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ənd ˈʧɛrmən. ˈpriviəsli kəˈlɪnski wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈsigə əv əˈmɛrɪkə, ɪŋk. ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd əv məˈtɛl. ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈʧɛrmən ənd əv ˈgloʊbəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈlərnɪŋ ənd vaɪs ˈʧɛrmən əv ˈlipˌfrɔg wɛr hi ˈpriviəsli sərvd ɛz ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ənd ˈʧɛrmən. ˈpriviəsli kəˈlɪnski wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈsigə əv əˈmɛrɪkə, ɪŋk. ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd əv məˈtɛl. ʃɔn ˈməri , ˈmænəʤɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər ənd ə ˈproʊˌgræmər æt hɛˈloʊ geɪmz. ˈkərəntli ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈhaɪli ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ˈsaɪənsˌfɪkʃən ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən geɪm noʊ skaɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ʤoʊ ˈdeɪnʤər ˈsɪriz ɔn ˈkɑnsoʊl, ˈpiˈsi ənd ˈioʊs. , ˈmænəʤɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər ənd ə ˈproʊˌgræmər æt hɛˈloʊ geɪmz. ˈkərəntli ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈhaɪli ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ˈsaɪənsˌfɪkʃən ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən geɪm ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈsɪriz ɔn ˈkɑnsoʊl, ˈpiˈsi ənd ˈioʊs. ˈɑˈrju weerasuriya*, ˈfaʊndər, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ənd kriˈeɪtɪv dɪˈrɛktər æt ˈrɛdi æt dɔn ˈstudiˌoʊz wɛr hi ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz kriˈeɪtɪv dɪˈrɛktər ənd ˈraɪtər ɔn ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈtaɪtəl, ðə ˈɔrdər: 1886 klɪk hir fər ðə fʊl prɛs riˈlis. klɪk hir tɪ rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈspikərz. klɪk hir tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər.
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registration for the academy of interactive arts & sciences’ 2015 d.i.c.e. (design, innovate, communicate, entertain) summit is now open. in its 14th year, the d.i.c.e. summit (#dice2015) will take place feb. 3-5, 2015, at the hard rock hotel in las vegas and will culminate with the 18th annual d.i.c.e. awards (#diceawards) on the evening of the feb. 5. the conference will feature some of the best and brightest minds in the industry speaking on its conference theme, without borders. the first speakers to be confirmed include tracy fullerton, tom kalinske, sean murray and ru weerasuriya.
from d.i.c.e. europe to the 2015 d.i.c.e. summit:
a year without borders
the academy established the d.i.c.e. summit and awards program to celebrate the core pillars of the interactive entertainment industry: design, innovate, communicate, and entertain.
“we will continue to touch upon these tenets through the varied exploration of this year’s theme – without borders,” said martin rae, president, aias. “this theme kicked off at d.i.c.e. europe in september as a starting point for discussion of the industry’s expanding culture, a culture that is seeing past barriers dissipate as we continue rapid growth and evolution. our speakers will bring their own interpretation of this theme, focusing on the expanding opportunities for the interactive entertainment industry with an eye towards the global marketplace, technology, creativity, emerging markets, diversity, and more.”
2015 d.i.c.e. summit speakers
key to the d.i.c.e. summit experience is its speaker line-up, which often sets the tone for conversation both inside the halls and throughout the industry for the remainder of the year. the initial group of confirmed speakers represents multiple aspects of the industry, including academia, educational games, console, indie and mobile. confirmed for the conference thus far:
tracy fullerton , m.f.a., is an experimental game designer, associate professor and chair of the interactive media & games division of the usc school of cinematic arts, where she directs the game innovation lab.
, m.f.a., is an experimental game designer, associate professor and chair of the interactive media & games division of the usc school of cinematic arts, where she directs the game innovation lab. tom kalinske , executive chairman and co-founder of global education learning and vice chairman of leapfrog where he previously served as ceo and chairman. previously kalinske was president and ceo of sega of america, inc. and president and co-ceo of mattel.
, executive chairman and co-founder of global education learning and vice chairman of leapfrog where he previously served as ceo and chairman. previously kalinske was president and ceo of sega of america, inc. and president and co-ceo of mattel. sean murray , co-founder, managing director and a programmer at hello games. currently working on the highly anticipated science-fiction exploration game no man’s sky , he’s also behind the award-winning joe danger series on console, pc and ios.
, co-founder, managing director and a programmer at hello games. currently working on the highly anticipated science-fiction exploration game , he’s also behind the award-winning series on console, pc and ios. ru weerasuriya, founder, ceo and creative director at ready at dawn studios where he is currently serving as creative director and writer on the studio’s latest title, the order: 1886.
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ˈləndən (ˈrɔɪtərz) ɪn ə ˌdɪˈskəvri ðət ˈɛkspərts seɪ kʊd ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnaɪz fjuəl sɛl tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ˈsaɪəntɪsts ɪn ˈbrɪtən hæv faʊnd ðət, ðə ˈθɪnɪst, ˈstrɔŋgəst ənd moʊst məˈtɪriəl, kən əˈlaʊ ˈproʊˌtɑnz tɪ pæs θru ɪt. ðə ˈrisərʧərz, lɛd baɪ ðə noʊˈbɛl praɪz ˈwɪnər ənd dɪˈskəvərər əv ˈɑnˌdreɪ əv ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˌjunəˈvərsəti, sɛd ðɛr ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ reɪzd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət, ɪn fˈjuʧər, ˈmɛmˌbreɪnz kʊd bi juzd tɪ ““sieve”*” ˈhaɪdrəʤən gæs frəm ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr tɪ ðɛn ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti. ər ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðɪs rɪˈzəlt bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈoʊpənz ə hoʊl nu ˈɛriə əv ˈprɑməsɪŋ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ɪn klin ˈɛnərʤi ˈhɑrvəstɪŋ ənd technologies,”*,” sɛd ɔn ðə ˈstədi, mɑˈrʧɛloʊ lozada-hidalgo*., ðə ˈθɪnɪst məˈtɪriəl ɔn ərθ æt ʤɪst wən ˈætəm θɪk, ənd 200 taɪmz ˈstrɔŋgər ðən stil, wɑz fərst ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ɪn 2004 baɪ ənd ˈfɛloʊ ˈrisərʧərz, hu wər əˈwɔrdɪd ə noʊˈbɛl praɪz ɪn 2010 fər ðɛr wərk. ɪt ɪz rɪˈnaʊnd fər biɪŋ tɪ ɔl ˈgæsɪz ənd ˈlɪkwɪdz, ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ə reɪnʤ əv ˈjuzɪz səʧ ɛz ˈkoʊtɪŋz, ˈpækɪʤɪŋ ənd ˈivɪn ˈkɑndəmz. noʊɪŋ ðət ɪz tɪ ˈivɪn ðə sˈmɔləst əv ˈætəmz, ˈhaɪdrəʤən, tim ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ tɛst ˈwɛðər ˈproʊˌtɑnz, ər ˈhaɪdrəʤən ˈætəmz strɪpt əv ðɛr ˌɪˈlɛktrɑnz, wər ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈpɛld. ðɛr wərk wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl ˈneɪʧər. əˈgɛnst ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz, ðeɪ faʊnd ðə ˈproʊˌtɑnz kʊd pæs θru ðə məˈtɪriəl ˈfɛrli ˈizəli, əˈspɛʃəli æt reɪzd ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ənd ɪf ðə fɪlmz wər ˈkəvərd wɪθ səʧ ɛz ˈplætənəm, wɪʧ ˈæktɪd ɛz ə ˈkætəˌlɪst. ənd lozada-hidalgo*, ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðɛr ˈfaɪndɪŋ ɪn ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈbrifɪŋ fər rɪˈpɔrtərz, sɛd ðɪs mɛnt kʊd ɪn fˈjuʧər bi juzd ɪn ˈmɛmˌbreɪnz, ə ˈkruʃəl kəmˈpoʊnənt əv fjuəl sɛl tɛkˈnɑləʤi. fjuəl sɛlz, juzd ɪn səm ˈmɑdərn kɑz, juz ˈɑksɪʤən ənd ˈhaɪdrəʤən ɛz fjuəl ənd ˈkɑnvərt ðə ˈɪnˌpʊt ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈɪntu ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti. bət ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət ðə fjuəlz lik əˈkrɔs ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈproʊˌtɑn ˈmɛmˌbreɪnz, ““poisoning”*” ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə cells’*’ ɪˈfɪʃənsi ˈsəmθɪŋ sɛd kʊd bi ˈoʊvərˌkəm ˈjuzɪŋ. ðə tim ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ðət ˈmɛmˌbreɪnz kʊd bi juzd tɪ ˈɛkˌstrækt ˈhaɪdrəʤən frəm ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ fjuəl sɛlz tɪ meɪk ˈmoʊbəl ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtərz paʊərd ʤɪst baɪ ðə ˈtaɪni əˈmaʊnts əv ˈhaɪdrəʤən ɪn ðə ɛr. ““essentially*, ju pəmp jʊr fjuəl frəm ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr ənd gɪt ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti aʊt əv it,”*,” sɛd. (ˈstədi) prəˈvaɪdz pruf ðət ðɪs kaɪnd əv dɪˈvaɪs ɪz possible.”*.”
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london (reuters) - in a discovery that experts say could revolutionize fuel cell technology, scientists in britain have found that graphene, the world’s thinnest, strongest and most impermeable material, can allow protons to pass through it.
the researchers, led by the nobel prize winner and discoverer of graphene andre geim of manchester university, said their finding also raised the possibility that, in future, graphene membranes could be used to “sieve” hydrogen gas from the atmosphere to then generate electricity.
“we are very excited about this result because it opens a whole new area of promising applications for graphene in clean energy harvesting and hydrogen-based technologies,” said geim’s co-researcher on the study, marcelo lozada-hidalgo.
graphene, the thinnest material on earth at just one atom thick, and 200 times stronger than steel, was first isolated in 2004 by geim and fellow researchers, who were awarded a nobel prize in 2010 for their work.
it is renowned for being impermeable to all gases and liquids, giving it the potential for a range of uses such as corrosion-proof coatings, impermeable packaging and even super-thin condoms.
knowing that graphene is impermeable to even the smallest of atoms, hydrogen, geim’s team decided to test whether protons, or hydrogen atoms stripped of their electrons, were also repelled. their work was published in the journal nature.
against expectations, they found the protons could pass through the ultra-strong material fairly easily, especially at raised temperatures and if the graphene films were covered with nanoparticles such as platinum, which acted as a catalyst.
geim and lozada-hidalgo, explaining their finding in a telephone briefing for reporters, said this meant graphene could in future be used in proton-conducting membranes, a crucial component of fuel cell technology.
fuel cells, used in some modern cars, use oxygen and hydrogen as fuel and convert the input chemical energy into electricity. but a major problem is that the fuels leak across the existing proton membranes, “poisoning” the process and reducing the cells’ efficiency — something geim said could be overcome using graphene.
the team also found that graphene membranes could be used to extract hydrogen from the atmosphere, suggesting the possibility of combining them with fuel cells to make mobile electric generators powered just by the tiny amounts of hydrogen in the air.
“essentially, you pump your fuel from the atmosphere and get electricity out of it,” geim said. “our (study) provides proof that this kind of device is possible.”
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kerrie* ˈliʃmən ˈliʃmən ðə swɪŋ tɪ ðə grinz wɑz ˈivɪn ˈgreɪtər ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt, wɛr ðɛr ˈpraɪˌmɛri voʊt əv ˈɔlˌmoʊst 13 pər sɛnt ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ gɪv ðɛm ən ˈɛkstrə ˈsɛnətər ɪn iʧ steɪt, wɪθ səm əv ðoʊz pəˈzɪʃənz ˈteɪkən frəm ðə. ðɪs wɪl lɪft ðə grinz' ˈtoʊtəl ˈsɛnətərz tɪ naɪn, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm ðə ˈbæləns əv paʊər ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt frəm ˌʤuˈlaɪ nɛkst jɪr ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli fər æt list ðə nɛkst sɪks jɪrz. soʊ ˌənəˈtræktɪv wɑz ðə ʧɔɪs ðə meɪn ˈpɑrtiz ˈɔfərd ðət əm ʃʊr ˈpipəl ˈvoʊtɪd grinz fər ˈvɛriəs ˈrizənz. bət noʊ daʊt kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt læk əv ''ril ˈækʃən'' ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ wɑz ðə moʊst ˈprɑmənənt. kənˈsɪdər ðə weɪ ˈpipəl kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ stɪl ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈvoʊtərz wər baɪ ðə tu meɪn ˈpɑrtiz. boʊθ wɛnt tɪ ðə læst ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈprɑməsɪŋ tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus (ˈsɪmələr) ɪˈmɪʃənz ˈtreɪdɪŋ skimz; boʊθ wɛnt tɪ ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈprɑməsɪŋ nɑt tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus səʧ skimz. ɛz ˈdɑktər ˈrɪʧərd əv ðə ɔˈstreɪljə ˈɪnstɪˌtut əbˈzərvz ɪn ə ˈpeɪpər tɪ bi riˈlist təˈdeɪ, ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən həz ʃoʊn ʤɪst haʊ məʧ əv ə ˈʧælənʤ nu ˈɪʃuz səʧ ɛz ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ər fər oʊld pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈstrəkʧərz. dɪˈspaɪt məʧ əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən əˈlɛʤədli biɪŋ fɔt ɔn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈmænɪʤmənt, ˈniðər ˈleɪbər nɔr ðə hæd tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn haʊ ðeɪ kʊd kleɪm tɪ bi ''gʊd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈmænɪʤərz'' jɛt ðeɪ wər dɪˈtərmənd tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ɔl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɛvədəns əˈbaʊt ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ ˈtækəl ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. ðə dɪˈskraɪb ðɛr əˈproʊʧ ɛz ''dɪˈrɛkt ˈækʃən'' wɪʧ ˈtrænsˌleɪts ɛz səˈpɔrt fər ðə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən wəns praɪˈmɛrəli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈleɪbər. ˈleɪbərz ˈmeɪʤər ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ðə ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ˈpɑləsi dəˈbeɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn wɑz ɪts prəˈpoʊzəl fər ə ''ˈsɪtɪzənz' əˈsɛmbli'', wɪʧ saʊnz ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt əv ðə grinz' hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈprɛfərəns fər ''consensus-based*'' dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ. ''ðə grinz, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, hæv bɪn ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk əˈproʊʧ əv riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ə ˈkɑrbən tæks ənd praɪs ˈsɪgnəlz,'' sɪz. dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz' paɪəs ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən əv weɪst ɪn ðə kæmˈpeɪn, moʊst əv ðɛr dɪˈrɛkt ˈækʃən ˈpɑləsiz wʊd bi ˈrɪdəld wɪθ weɪst, wɪθ ðə ˈlaɪkli kɔst pər tən əv ɪˈmɪʃənz rɪˈdust baɪ ðɛr ˈsəbsɪdi skimz fɑr ɪkˈsidɪŋ ˈɛni praɪs pər tən ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪd ˈəndər ɪˈmɪʃənz ˈtreɪdɪŋ ər ə ˈkɑrbən tæks. ðə seɪm ɪz tru əv ˈleɪbərz prəˈpoʊzd skim. ðə ˈpɑrtiz' ˈfeɪljər tɪ geɪn ə məˈʤɔrəti ɪn ðɛr oʊn raɪt minz ˈniðər kən kleɪm ə ˈmænˌdeɪt fər ðə ˈpɑləsiz ðeɪ tʊk tɪ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. ðə saɪd ðət ˈfaɪnəli ˈriʧɪz ə dil wɪθ ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənts wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli hæv hæd tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɪts ˈpɑləsiz tɪ əˈʧiv ðət dil. bət ðɪs ˈsədən nid fər ˈpɑləsi ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz kʊd bi gʊd nuz fər ðoʊz ˈsɪli ˈsɔsɪʤɪz hu ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ˈseɪvɪŋ ðə ˈplænət. baɪ maɪ ˈrɛkənɪŋ, θri əv ðə fɔr ˈmɛmbərz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ hoʊld ðə ˈbæləns əv paʊər ɪn ðə loʊər haʊs ðə θri ˈkəntri ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənts ənd ðə grinz fər ˈmɛlbərn əkˈsɛpt ðə nid fər ə praɪs ɔn ˈkɑrbən. ənd ðɛn, əv kɔrs, ðɛrz ðə grinz' ˈbæləns əv paʊər ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt. ðɛrz noʊ ˈsəbstəˌtut fər ə ˈgəvərnmənt wɪθ ə ˈlɑʤɪkli kənˈsɪstənt sɛt əv ˈpɑləsiz (ənd noʊ ˈrizən ˈoʊnli wən ˈmeɪʤər ˈpɑrti ʃʊd hæv ə məˈnɑpəli ɔn ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ seɪv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi frəm ðə ˈrævɪʤɪz əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ). bət fər ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ðoʊz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənts ər ˈɛniˌwən ɛls ˈsikɪŋ ə koʊˈhɪrənt əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðə ˈprɑbləm, ðə ɔˈstreɪljə ˈɪnstɪtuts ˈpeɪpər, wəns mɔr wɪθ ˈfilɪŋ, sɛts aʊt sɪks ˈprɪnsəpəlz fər gʊd ˈpɑləsi dɪˈzaɪn. fərst, riˈmuv ˈsəbsɪdiz ðət ɪnˈkərəʤ ðə juz əv ˈgrinˌhaʊs fjuəlz. ðiz ˌɪnˈklud ðə kənˈsɛʃənəl tækˈseɪʃən əv ˈkəmpəˌni kɑz ənd fər ðə ˈkəntri ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənts) ðə fjuəl tæks ˈkrɛdɪt skim. ˈsɛkənd, ˌɪntrəˈdus ə praɪs ɔn ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ɪˈmɪʃənz. ˈgɪvɪn ðə rɪˈʤɛkʃən ənd əˈbændənmənt əv ˈleɪbərz ˈkɑrbən pəˈluʃən rɪˈdəkʃən skim, ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈkɑrbən tæks ɛz ɔˈrɛdi prəˈpoʊzd baɪ ðə grinz meɪ bi ðə bɛst ˈstɑrtɪŋ pleɪs. θərd, riˈmuv ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈsəbsɪdiz tɪ riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ðət doʊnt dɪˈlɪvər loʊ kɔst əv əˈbeɪtmənt ər hɛlp dɪˈvɛləp ə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈɪndəstri. fər ˈɪnstəns, ðə ˈprɛzənt ˈsəbsɪdi fər ˌfoʊtəˌvoʊlˈteɪɪk ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəlz ɔn ˈrufˌtɑps həz bɪn faʊnd tɪ kɔst 447 pər tən əv ɪˈmɪʃənz əˈvɔɪdɪd. ɛz fər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə ˈloʊkəl ˈɪndəstri, ðə ˈpænəlz ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd. fɔrθ, ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈtrænspɔrt ənd ˈəðər ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr kənˈsumərz kən mɔr ˈizəli rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðə haɪər praɪs əv ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz. fɪθ, ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt tɪ ɛnˈhæns ˈɛnərʤi ɪˈfɪʃənsi wɛr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt ˈfeɪljərz rɪˈdus ðə əˈbɪləˌti əv haɪər ˈɛnərʤi ˈpraɪsɪz tɪ əˈʧiv rɪˈdust ˈɛnərʤi kənˈsəmʃən. ənd ˈfaɪnəli, prəˈvaɪd ˈbɪznɪs ˌɪnˈvɛstərz wɪθ ˈsərtənti əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, ɪf nɑt ðə ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən, əv ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ʧeɪnʤ. ˈloʊdɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənt həz riʧt ə sæd steɪt wɪn ˈniðər saɪd ɪz ˈɔfərɪŋ səʧ ə ˈsɛnsəbəl dɛr aɪ seɪ, ˈræʃənəl əˈproʊʧ tɪ ɑr ˈgreɪtəst ənd moʊst ˈprɛsɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk θrɛt. rɔs ˈʤɪtɪnz ɪz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ˈɛdɪtər.
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kerrie leishman credit:kerrie leishman the swing to the greens was even greater in the senate, where their primary vote of almost 13 per cent is expected to give them an extra senator in each state, with some of those positions taken from the libs. this will lift the greens' total senators to nine, giving them the balance of power in the senate from july next year and probably for at least the next six years. so unattractive was the choice the main parties offered that i'm sure people voted greens for various reasons. but no doubt concern about lack of ''real action'' on climate change was the most prominent. consider the way people concerned about global warming - still a majority of voters - were dudded by the two main parties. both went to the last election promising to introduce (similar) emissions trading schemes; both went to this election promising not to introduce such schemes. as dr richard denniss of the australia institute observes in a paper to be released today, this election has shown just how much of a challenge new issues such as climate change are for old political structures. despite much of the election allegedly being fought on economic management, neither labor nor the libs had to explain how they could claim to be ''good economic managers'' yet they were determined to ignore all economic evidence about the best way to tackle climate change. the libs describe their approach as ''direct action'' - which translates as support for the regulation and government intervention once primarily associated with labor. labor's major contribution to the climate change policy debate during the campaign was its proposal for a ''citizens' assembly'', which sounds reminiscent of the greens' historical preference for ''consensus-based'' decision-making. ''the greens, on the other hand, have been pushing for the economic rationalist approach of relying on a carbon tax and price signals,'' denniss says.
despite the liberals' pious condemnation of waste in the campaign, most of their direct action policies would be riddled with waste, with the likely cost per tonne of emissions reduced by their subsidy schemes far exceeding any price per tonne contemplated under emissions trading or a carbon tax. the same is true of labor's proposed cash-for-clunkers scheme. the parties' failure to gain a majority in their own right means neither can claim a mandate for the policies they took to the election. the side that finally reaches a deal with the independents will probably have had to change its policies to achieve that deal. but this sudden need for policy flexibility in response to unexpected circumstances could be good news for those silly sausages who worry about saving the planet. by my reckoning, three of the four members expected to hold the balance of power in the lower house - the three country independents and the greens mp for melbourne - accept the need for a price on carbon. and then, of course, there's the greens' balance of power in the senate. there's no substitute for a government with a logically consistent set of policies (and no reason only one major party should have a monopoly on the desire to save the economy from the ravages of climate change). but for the benefit of those independents - or anyone else - seeking a coherent approach to the problem, the australia institute's paper, once more with feeling, sets out six principles for good policy design. first, remove subsidies that encourage the use of greenhouse gas-emitting fuels. these include the concessional taxation of company cars and (controversially for the country independents) the fuel tax credit scheme.
second, introduce a price on greenhouse gas emissions. given the rejection and abandonment of labor's carbon pollution reduction scheme, a simple carbon tax - as already proposed by the greens - may be the best starting place. third, remove existing subsidies to renewable energy that don't deliver low cost of abatement or help develop a domestic industry. for instance, the present subsidy for photovoltaic solar panels on rooftops has been found to cost $447 per tonne of emissions avoided. as for developing a local industry, the panels are imported. fourth, invest in public transport and other infrastructure to ensure consumers can more easily respond to the higher price of fossil fuels. fifth, regulate to enhance energy efficiency where existing market failures reduce the ability of higher energy prices to achieve reduced energy consumption. and finally, provide business investors with certainty about the direction, if not the destination, of legislative change.
loading two-party government has reached a sad state when neither side is offering such a sensible - dare i say, rational - approach to our greatest and most pressing economic threat. ross gittins is economics editor.
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ˈfɔrmər ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə əˈsɛmbliˌmæn tɪm ˈdɑnɛli, hu ræn fər ˈgəvərnər ɪn 2014 spiks æt ə ˈmitɪŋ əv ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ti ˈpɑrti ɪn ˈfrɛznoʊ, ˈkælɪf., ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst. 11 2017 ðə ˈmitɪŋ bɪˈgæn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ɛz səˈpɔrtərz ɪkˈsprɛst ðɛr səˈpɔrt fər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ənd pʊʃt bæk əˈgɛnst ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk steɪt ˈpɑləsiz səʧ ɛz ə ˈrisəntli əˈpruvd gæs tæks tɪ fənd roʊd rɪˈpɛrz. (ˌeɪˈpi smɪθ) ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈfrɛznoʊ, ˈkælɪf. (ˌeɪˈpi) ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ti ˈpɑrti ɪz ˈgæðərɪŋ ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd æt ən ɪˈvɛnt ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz kɔl "ðə ril rɪˈzɪstəns" ɪn rɪˈlaɪəbli ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ðə ˈmitɪŋ bɪˈgæn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ɪn ˈfrɛznoʊ ɛz səˈpɔrtərz ɪkˈsprɛst ðɛr səˈpɔrt fər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ənd pʊʃt bæk əˈgɛnst ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk steɪt ˈpɑləsiz səʧ ɛz ə ˈrisəntli əˈpruvd gæs tæks tɪ fənd roʊd rɪˈpɛrz. ˈfɔrmər steɪt əˈsɛmbliˌmæn tɪm ˈdɑnɛli, hu ræn fər ˈgəvərnər ɪn 2014 ɪz əˈməŋ ðə ˈspikərz. ˈəðər ɪˈvɛnts ˌɪnˈklud ˈpænəlz ɔn "fɪˈnænsɪŋ ðə faɪt," haʊ tɪ "dɪsˈrəpt ˈmidiə," ənd "gərˈɪlə ˈgræsˈruts ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm." əˈtɛnˈdi bɑrθ əv leɪk ˈɛlsəˌnɔr sɪz ðə ti ˈpɑrti gɪts ə bæd ræp bɪˈkəz moʊst ˈpipəl doʊnt noʊ wət ɪts əˈbaʊt. ʃi sɪz ðə grup wɔnts tɪ "brɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt bæk tɪ ðə ˈpipəl ənd brɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈlɪbərˌti bæk."
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former california assemblyman tim donnelly, who ran for governor in 2014, speaks at a meeting of the california tea party in fresno, calif., friday, aug. 11, 2017. the three-day meeting began friday as supporters expressed their support for president donald trump and pushed back against democratic state policies such as a recently approved gas tax to fund road repairs. (ap photo/scott smith) the associated press
fresno, calif. (ap) — the california tea party is gathering this weekend at an event organizers call "the real resistance" in reliably democratic california.
the three-day meeting began friday in fresno as supporters expressed their support for president donald trump and pushed back against democratic state policies such as a recently approved gas tax to fund road repairs.
former state assemblyman tim donnelly, who ran for governor in 2014, is among the speakers.
other events include panels on "financing the fight," how to "disrupt media," and "gorilla grassroots activism."
attendee stasyi barth of lake elsinore says the tea party gets a bad rap because most people don't know what it's about.
she says the group wants to "bring the government back to the people and bring individual liberty back."
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wən wʊd θɪŋk wɪθ ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl, ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfʊtˌbɔl, ənd ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ɔl ɪn ˈækʃən, ðət ɪt wʊd bi ə greɪt taɪm tɪ bi ə spɔrts ˈkeɪbəl ˈnɛtˌwərk. wɛl, ðə wən hu θɪŋks ðət wʊd bi rɔŋ, nɑt ə greɪt taɪm tɪ bi ə spɔrts ˈkeɪbəl ˈnɛtˌwərk. mɔˈroʊvər, ən ˈivɪn wərs taɪm ɪf. waɪl ɪt əˈpɪrd ɛz ðoʊ hæd æt list sloʊd ðə ˈblidɪŋ əv səbˈskraɪbərz ðɪs jɪr, ə ˈmæsɪv lɔs əv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz frəm noʊˈvɛmbər tɪ dɪˈsɛmbər, ɛˈsɛnʃəli pʊt ðə ðə spɔrts ʤaɪənt bæk ɔn ðə seɪm səbˈskraɪbər lɔs reɪt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hæd ɪkˈspɪriənst ˌbiˈfɔr. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɔfəl əˈnaʊnsɪŋ, səbˈskraɪbərz frəm noʊˈvɛmbər tɪ dɪˈsɛmbər ənd frəm ˈɔgəst tɪ dɪˈsɛmbər. ənd ˈpriviəsli drɑpt frəm mɑrʧ tɪ ˈɔgəst, ənd frəm ˈfɛbruˌɛri tɪ mɑrʧ. bæk ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, wɑz ɪn ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd hoʊmz, soʊ lɔst ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd hoʊmz ðɪs jɪr. ənd ðət sim ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈsizənəl, ɛz ˈmɛni əv ˈbɪgəst ˈprɑpərtiz (ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl, ˈkɑlɪʤ fʊt bɔl, ənd ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ) ər ɔl ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ raɪt now.”*.” eɪeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ noʊts ðət həz hæd ə rəf jɪr ɛz wɛl: ɛz fər ðɛr noʊˈvɛmbər tɪ dɪˈsɛmbər trɛnd səbˈskraɪbərz) ɪz ˈwəriɪŋ, bət stɪl əp baɪ ˈvərsəz ˈɔgəst. daʊn bɪg ɔn ðə jɪr, ðoʊ, θæŋks tɪ ə lɔs əv səbˈskraɪbərz frəm ˈfɛbruˌɛri tɪ mɑrʧ. hæd ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd səbˈskraɪbərz ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, soʊ daʊn sɪns ðɛn. nɑt kwaɪt ɛz məʧ ɛz, bət nɑt fɑr bɪˈhaɪnd, ənd ˈnoʊtəbəl ðət stɪl ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt gæp bɪtˈwin ðə ˈtoʊtəl səbˈskraɪbərz fər ənd ənd ðət gæp ˈnɛroʊd məʧ frəm ðə ɪt stʊd æt ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri. ðə gæp meɪ nɑt hæv ˈnɛroʊd məʧ, bət ðə gæp həz dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli ˈnɛroʊd. ˈgɪvɪn ðət hæd ə hɛd stɑrt ɔn ɪt wʊd hæv bɪn ə bɪt məʧ tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ðə ˈəpˌstɑrt ˈkeɪbəl ˈnɛtˌwərk tɪ dɪθˈroʊn ɪn ðə fərst jɪrz. ðoʊ, ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ɪˈroʊʒən əv trəˈdɪʃənəl səbˈskraɪbər beɪs raɪt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl, ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfʊtˌbɔl, ənd ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈsizənz, nɑt hɑrd tɪ si ə fˈjuʧər wɛr ðə tu ˈnɛtˌwərks wɪl bi kəmˈpitɪŋ ɔn ə ˈlɛvəl pleɪɪŋ fild. waɪ həz hæd ə ˈstipər səbˈskraɪbər dɪˈklaɪn ðən ɪz ə kˈwɛʃən ˈmɛni wɪl æsk. ðoʊ, ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə groʊs dɪˈspleɪ əv ˈlɛftɪst baɪəs ðət dɪˈspleɪd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ənd ɑkˈtoʊbər, pərˈhæps ðət gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs ən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər ðə ˈsədən, ˈmæsɪv dɪˈklaɪn ɪn səbˈskraɪbərz ɪn ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪt. ɪt wɑz ɪn mid-septemeber*, wɪn ˈæŋkər hɪl ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp wɑz ə supremacist.”*.” ðət twit ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪd ə ˈfaɪrˌstɔrm ðət meɪd ɪt ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs ˈbrifɪŋ rum, wɛr waɪt haʊs ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ˈsɛrə ˈsændərz ˈblæstɪd fər ˈkɑndəkt. ˈæftər hɪl, ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli, dɪd nɑt rɪˈsiv ˈdɪsəplən fər ðət ˌɪnˈfrækʃən dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət kənˈsərvətɪv ɪmˈplɔɪiz æt hæd bɪn ˈdɪsəplənd, ər wərs, fər lɛs. hɪl ðɛn ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈstɑrtɪd ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈproʊˌtɛst ədˈvaɪs tɪ hər tˈwɪtər ˈfɑloʊərz. ˈæftər ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz ˈoʊnər ˈʤɛri ʤoʊnz spoʊk aʊt ɪn dɪˈfɛns əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈænθəm, hɪl bɪˈgæn ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪŋ hər ˈfɑloʊərz ɔn ðə ˈmɛrɪts əv ˈbɔɪˌkɑtɪŋ ðə ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz ˈspɑnsərz. ðɛn, ɪn ˈərli ɑkˈtoʊbər, hɪl wɑz ˈfaɪnəli səˈspɛndɪd fər ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈpɑləsi. ðəs, ˈtəʧɪŋ ɔf əˈnəðər ˈfaɪrˌstɔrm əv ɑŋkst ənd ˈæŋgər ɔn tˈwɪtər. ˈpɑləˌtɪks meɪ nɑt ɪkˈspleɪn ˈɛvəri səbˈskraɪbər lɔs ðət tʊk ɪn ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ɪz kaɪnd əv ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ haʊ səˈsteɪnd ə ˈsədən, məʧ mɔr ˈmæsɪv lɔs ɪn ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz soʊ sun ˈæftər wən əv ðə moʊst groʊˈtɛsk dɪˈspleɪz əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl spɔrts ˈmidiə baɪəs ɪn ˈrisənt ˈhɪstəri.
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one would think with the nfl, college football, and the nba all in action, that it would be a great time to be a sports cable network.
well, the one who thinks that would be wrong, not a great time to be a sports cable network. moreover, an even worse time if you’re espn.
while it appeared as though espn had at least slowed the bleeding of subscribers this year, a massive loss of households from november to december, essentially put the the bristol-based sports giant back on the same subscriber loss rate the company had experienced before.
according to awful announcing, espn “…dropped 100,000 subscribers from november to december and 274,000 from august to december. and they’d previously dropped 220,000 from march to august, and 422,000 from february to march. back in february, espn was in an estimated 87,859,000 homes, so they’ve lost an estimated 916,000 homes this year. and that wouldn’t seem particularly seasonal, as many of espn’s biggest properties (in particular, the nfl, college foot
ball, and the nba) are all ongoing right now.”
aa also notes that fs1 has had a rough year as well:
as for fs1, their november to december trend (-199,000 subscribers) is worrying, but they’re still up by 93,000 versus august. they’re down big on the year, though, thanks to a loss of 565,000 subscribers from february to march. fs1 had an estimated 85,269,000 subscribers in february, so they’re down 775,000 since then. that’s not quite as much as espn, but not far behind, and notable that there’s still a significant gap (2,429,000) between the total subscribers for espn and fs1, and that gap hasn’t narrowed much from the 2,590,000 it stood at in february.
the gap may not have narrowed much, but the gap has definitively narrowed. given that espn had a 30-year head start on fs1, it would have been a bit much to expect the upstart cable network to dethrone espn in the first 5-10 years. though, watching the erosion of espn’s traditional subscriber base right in the middle of the nfl, college football, and nba seasons, not hard to see a future where the two networks will be competing on a level playing field.
why espn has had a steeper subscriber decline than fs1 is a question many will ask. though, looking at the gross display of leftist bias that espn displayed in september and october, perhaps that gives us an explanation for the sudden, massive decline in subscribers in the november-december estimate.
it was in mid-septemeber, when sc6 anchor jemele hill tweeted that president trump was a “white supremacist.” that tweet ignited a month-long firestorm that made it all the way to the white house briefing room, where white house spokeswoman sarah sanders blasted espn for hill’s conduct. after hill, incredibly, did not receive discipline for that infraction despite the fact that conservative employees at espn had been disciplined, or worse, for less.
hill then eventually started giving protest advice to her twitter followers. after cowboys owner jerry jones spoke out in defense of the national anthem, hill began educating her followers on the merits of boycotting the cowboys sponsors. then, in early october, hill was finally suspended for violating espn’s social media policy. thus, touching off another firestorm of angst and anger on twitter.
politics may not explain every subscriber loss that espn took in the november-december estimate. however, it is kind of interesting how espn sustained a sudden, much more massive loss in households so soon after one of the most grotesque displays of political sports media bias in recent history.
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hir kəmz əˈnəðər ˌbɪljəˈnɛr hu θɪŋks ðət ˈɛniˌwən hu tɔks əˈbaʊt ˈɪnˌkəm ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti ɪz ə ˈnɑtsi; ðɪs taɪm kɛn lɑŋˈgoʊni, əv hoʊm ˈdipoʊ. aɪ hæv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈjusfəl tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt ðɪs, ˈəðər ðən ðə ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən ðət ðɛr məst bi ə lɔt əv ðiz gaɪz. aɪ min, ðɛr ðət ˈmɛni ˌbɪljəˈnɛrz, soʊ ðət ˈkəmɪŋ əp wɪθ ˈməltəpəl ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ðə ˈʤinəs hu nɑt ˈoʊnli bɪˈliv ðət prɑˈgrɛsɪvz ər ʤɪst laɪk ˈhɪtlər bət ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ seɪ soʊ ɪn ˈpəblɪk məst ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət ə səbˈstænʃəl prəˈpɔrʃən əv ɑr ˌbɪljəˈnɛrz ʃɛr ðɪs bɪˈlif, bət mɔr ˈpraɪvətli. ˈləkəli, greɪt wɛlθ brɪŋ greɪt pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɪnfluəns ɪn ˈmɑdərn əˈmɛrɪkə dɪz ɪt? bət ˈʤɑnəθən rɪˈpɔrt ɔn lɑŋˈgoʊni brɔt tɪ maɪnd ən ˈərliər rænt baɪ ðə seɪm gaɪ, ɪn wɪʧ hi dɪˈnaʊnst jʊrz ˈtruli ənd maɪ ““high-fallutin’*’ θɔts ənd ideas.”*.” ənd aɪ θɪŋk, naʊ ðət aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət, ðət ðɪs rænt (ənd ˈəðərz laɪk ɪt) gɪvz ə ˈpɑrʃəl klu tɪ ðə ˈmɪstəri əv ðə kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv ðə wɔl strit ˈmækroʊ ˈkænən, dɪˈspaɪt ɪts ˈtoʊtəl ˈfeɪljər ɪn ˈpræktɪs. fər wət, ˈæftər ɔl, wɑz lɑŋˈgoʊni ˈreɪʤɪŋ əˈgɛnst? wɛl, mi, əv kɔrs. bət nɑt, prɪˈzuməbli, əˈgɛnst ““high-fallutin”*” aɪˈdiəz ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl: lɑŋˈgoʊni ˈrɪli bi ə ˈstupɪd mæn, ənd ʃʊr ðət wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ, seɪ, ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈsɪstəmz fər ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ˈmænɪʤmənt hes’*’ kwaɪt ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə aɪˈdiə ðət səm θɪŋz ər ˈtɛknɪkəl ənd ˌrikˈwaɪər səm ˈnɑlɪʤ. noʊ, wət aɪ θɪŋk ˈrɪli ˈreɪʤɪŋ əˈgɛnst ər tu θɪŋz. fərst ɪz ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈəðər ˈɪʃuz, maɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlv səm kaɪnd əv ˈspɛʃəl ˌɛkspərˈtiz. ðɪs ɪz ən ɔl tu ˈkɑmən ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðə ˈwɛlθi, ənd ˈmeɪbi əˈspɛʃəli əˈməŋ mɛn: ðeɪ θɪŋk ðət ðɛr ˈpərsɪnəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səkˈsɛs minz ðət ðeɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈsɪstəm, ənd ˈbrɪsəl æt ðə ˈnoʊʃən ðət ˌmækroʊɛkəˈnɑmɪks meɪ bi mɔr ðən ðə səm əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈbɪznɪs ˈstrætəʤiz. ðə ˈəðər sɔrs əv hɪz reɪʤ ənd ðɪs, aɪ θɪŋk, gɪts tɪ ðə ˈkænən ɪz fˈjʊri æt ðə ˈnoʊʃən ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈskɛrsɪti rul. fər ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɔn ðə raɪt, ɪt həz tɪ bi tru ʤɪst həz tɪ bi tru ðət prɑˈspɛrəti ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs əv pərˈdəktɪv ˈpipəl (ðət ɪz, ˈpipəl laɪk ðɛm) tɪ ˈproʊdus. ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ˌɪnˈstɛd læk əv dɪˈmænd, ðət ðə ˈfeɪljər ɪz ə ˈsɪstəm mælˈfəŋkʃən ˈrəðər ðən ə læk əv səˈfɪʃənt ˈɛfərt, ɪz əˈnæθəmə. əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, ɪt səˈʤɛsts ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈpipəl səkˈsid ər feɪl fər ˈrizənz ðət hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðɛr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈtælənts ənd ˈvərʧuz ər læk ˌðɛˈrəv, ə səˈʤɛsʧən ðət ðeɪ hu bɪˈliv ðət ðɛr ˈpərsɪnəl səkˈsɛs wɑz ɪnˈtaɪərli ərnd faɪnd ˈdipli əˈfɛnsɪv. ənd soʊ wɪn ju seɪ ðət ðɪs ɪz ə dɪˈprɛst ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn wɪʧ ˈdɛfɪsɪts kraʊd aʊt ˈpraɪvət ˈspɛndɪŋ, ɪn wɪʧ ˈprɪnɪŋ ˈməni min ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ðət ðɛr wɛlθ, ðeɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt, lɛt əˈloʊn peɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ˈɛvədəns. ðeɪ teɪk ɪt ɛz ə ˈpərsɪnəl əˈfrənt, ənd stɑrt ˈjɛlɪŋ əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈnɑnsɛns.
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here comes another billionaire who thinks that anyone who talks about income inequality is a nazi; this time it’s ken langone, co-founder of home depot. i don’t have anything useful to say about this, other than the observation that there must be a lot of these guys. i mean, there aren’t that many billionaires, so that coming up with multiple examples of the genus who not only believe that progressives are just like hitler but are willing to say so in public must indicate that a substantial proportion of our billionaires share this belief, but more privately. luckily, great wealth doesn’t bring great political influence in modern america does it?
but jonathan cohn’s report on langone brought to mind an earlier rant by the same guy, in which he denounced yours truly and my “high-fallutin’ thoughts and ideas.” and i think, now that i remember that, that this rant (and others like it) gives a partial clue to the mystery of the continuing popularity of the wall street macro canon, despite its total failure in practice.
for what, after all, was langone raging against? well, me, of course. but not, presumably, against “high-fallutin” ideas in general: langone can’t really be a stupid man, and i’m sure that when it comes to, say, information systems for inventory management hes’ quite willing to accept the idea that some things are technical and require some knowledge.
no, what i think he’s really raging against are two things. first is the idea that understanding economics, as opposed to other issues, might involve some kind of special expertise. this is an all too common problem with the wealthy, and maybe especially among self-made men: they think that their personal financial success means that they understand the economic system, and bristle at the notion that macroeconomics may be more than the sum of individual business strategies.
the other source of his rage and this, i think, gets to the right-wing canon is fury at the notion that sometimes scarcity doesn’t rule. for many people on the right, it has to be true just has to be true that prosperity is limited by the willingness of productive people (that is, people like them) to produce. the idea that sometimes the problem is instead lack of demand, that the failure is a system malfunction rather than a lack of sufficient effort, is anathema. among other things, it suggests that sometimes people succeed or fail for reasons that have nothing to do with their personal talents and virtues or lack thereof, a suggestion that they who believe that their personal success was entirely earned find deeply offensive.
and so when you say that this is a depressed economy in which deficits don’t crowd out private spending, in which printing money doesn’t mean inflation that expropriates their hard-earned wealth, they don’t listen to the argument, let alone pay attention to evidence. they take it as a personal affront, and start yelling about your high-fallutin nonsense.
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ðə ˈfɔrmər eɪoʊn ˈbɪldɪŋ, æt 5050 ɛn. ˈbrɔdˌweɪ. vju fʊl ˈkæpʃən məˈgi ˈəpˈtaʊn ðə ˈsɛkʃən əv ˈəpˈtaʊn nɔrθ əv ðə ˈəndər kənˈstrəkʃən ˈɑrˌgaɪl kʊd bi hoʊm tɪ ə "daɪˈnæmɪk" nu ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈpɛndɪŋ ˈneɪbərˌhʊd əˈpruvəl, ald*. ˈhɛri ˈɑstərmən 48th*) sɛd ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt. æt ə kəmˈjunɪti ˈmitɪŋ ˈtuzˌdeɪ hɛld æt ˈrɛˌstrɑnt æt 4946 ɛn. ˈbrɔdˌweɪ ril ɛˈsteɪt dɪˈvɛləpər ˈsidər strit rɪˈvild plænz tɪ brɪŋ mɔr ðən 700 əˈpɑrtmənts, ə lɑrʤ ʤɪm, ə ˈrufˌtɑp laʊnʤ, ˈæmpəl ˈriˌteɪl ənd ən ˈaʊtˌdɔr kəˈfeɪ tɪ ðə 5000 blɑk əv nɔrθ ˈbrɔdˌweɪ. əˈdɪʃənəl ˈmitɪŋz wɪl bi ˈskɛʤʊld ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɑstərmən teɪks ə voʊt ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪn ˈeɪprəl. əv ðə 710 nu ˈrɛntəl ˈjunɪts, 107 wʊd bi əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈjunɪts ənd ðə ˈjunɪts wʊd bi sprɛd ˈivənli əˈkrɔs ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz. ald*. 47th*) sɛd ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət 15 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈjunɪts wʊd bi əˈfɔrdəbəl wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ɪm ənd tɪ ˈɑstərmən. "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ðɛrz bɪn ðɪs ˈmɛni əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈjunɪts ɪn ə ˈprɑʤɛkt ðɪs saɪz ɪn ðə ˈsɪti," sɛd. ɪn ˈeɪprəl, ˈsidər strit ˈpərʧəst ðə eɪoʊn ˈbɪldɪŋ fər ˈmɪljən. ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ æt 5050 ɛn. ˈbrɔdˌweɪ həz 130 ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈjunɪts ˈsɪʧuˌeɪtɪd ɔn flɔrz ənd ə ˈtoʊtəl skwɛr fit, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsidər strit ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, wɪʧ wʊd bi kəmˈplitɪd ɪn tu ˈfeɪzɪz, ˌɪnˈkludz ˈrɛnəˌveɪtɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ənd ˈstrəkʧərz ɔn ðə wɛst saɪd əv ˈbrɔdˌweɪ, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə ˈpɑrkɪŋ gərɑʒ ənd ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn ðə ist saɪd əv ˈbrɔdˌweɪ, sɛd mɑrk ˈhɛfrən, ə ˈpɑrtnər wɪθ ˈsidər strit koʊ. ˈstudiˌoʊ əˈpɑrtmənts wʊd meɪk əp pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈjunɪts, wən ˈbɛˌdrum əˈpɑrtmənts wʊd meɪk əp əˈbaʊt pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈjunɪts ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈjunɪts wʊd bi əˈpɑrtmənts, ˈhɛfrən sɛd. kənˈvərtɪŋ ˈfɔrmər ˈɔfəs ˈspeɪsɪz ˈɪntu əˈpɑrtmənts wɪl kriˈeɪt ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈjunɪt ˈsaɪzɪz ənd leɪaʊts, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt hɑrd tɪ neɪl daʊn ən ɪgˈzækt ˈriˌteɪl praɪs, ˈhɛfrən sɛd, bət ðə rɛnts ʃʊd ˈkloʊsli ˈmɪrər ˈmɑrkɪt reɪts: ðət wʊd pʊt ə ˈstudiˌoʊ əˈpɑrtmənt æt əˈbaʊt ənd ə wən ˈbɛˌdrum əˈpɑrtmənt æt əˈbaʊt ʤɔrʤ ˈhælɪk, ən ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt fər buθ ˈhænsən huz dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ðə ˈstrəkʧərz, sɛd ðə dip flɔr plænz əv ðə eɪoʊn ˈbɪldɪŋ kriˈeɪtɪd ən "ˌɑrkəˈtɛkʧərəl ˈʧælənʤ." "tɪ meɪk ðɪs wərk fər ju hæv tɪ meɪk lɔft ˈjunɪts," hi sɛd. "ɪts ə vərˈaɪəti. səm ˈpipəl laɪk ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈjunɪt səm doʊnt, bət jʊr ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈpipəl ˈʧɔɪsɪz." ɔl ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz wɪl ˈfɑloʊ ɔl ˈfɑloʊ ə ˈsɪmələr ˈmɑdərn θim, hi sɛd. ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧər ˈkɔrˌtjɑrdz ənd skwɛr fit əv ˈriˌteɪl speɪs. ðə ˈriˌteɪl wɪl nɑt ʤɪst bi fər smɔl ˈbɪznɪsɪz: ɪt kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ haʊs ˈlɑrʤər ˈtɛnənts, laɪk ə ˈgroʊsəri stɔr, ˈhælɪk sɛd. ˈsidər strit ɪz "ˈæktɪvli rɪˈkrutɪŋ ə sˈmɔlər ˈgroʊsər" wɪθ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv "ˈæktəˌveɪtɪŋ ðə ˈrufˌtɑp." ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ə ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ˈkɔfi tɪ ðə ˈlɑbi wɪθ ən ˈaʊtˌdɔr ˈpætiˌoʊ, ˈhɛfrən sɛd. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɪl hæv ˈæmpəl ˈbaɪsɪkəl ˈpɑrkɪŋ ənd əˈbaʊt 650 ˈpɑrkɪŋ ˈspeɪsɪz əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈtɛnənts ɪn ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ gərɑʒ. ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ ʃʊd bi ˈæmpəl fər ˈtɛnənts, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ tu ˈbɛˌdrum əˈpɑrtmənts ər ˈbɪgər ˈjuʒəwəli əˈtrækt ˈtɛnənts wɪθ kɑz, ˈhɛfrən sɛd. [ˈkərtəsi əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈtɛˌrɑ ˈkɑtə ənd sərˈæmɪk ˈkəmpəˌni ˈrɛkərdz] "əm mɔr ðən ˈkɑnfədənt ðət wi wɪl nɑt kəm kloʊz tɪ ˈfɪlɪŋ ðɪs gərɑʒ," hi sɛd. ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈɛkstrə ˈpɑrkɪŋ ˈspeɪsɪz tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk kʊd bi ən ˈɔpʃən dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ˈriˌteɪl ˈtɛnənts. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hoʊps tɪ bɪˈgɪn ðə fərst feɪz əv kənˈstrəkʃən baɪ spərɪŋ 2017 ɪn ˈtoʊtəl, ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd tɪ teɪk əˈbaʊt fɔr jɪrz tɪ kəmˈplit, ˈhɛfrən sɛd. waɪl ˈhɛfrən wɑz ˈtuzˌdeɪ əˈbaʊt haʊ məʧ ˈrɛnəˌveɪʃənz wʊd kɔst, ɪn ˈeɪprəl ðə ˈpɛrənt ˈkəmpəˌni əv flæts ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ sɛd ɪt plænd tɪ spɛnd ɛz məʧ ɛz 150 ˈmɪljən tɪ tərn ðə eɪoʊn ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈriˌteɪl ənd ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɪl bi ˈfaɪˌnænst ɪnˈtaɪərli θru ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ənd juz noʊ ˈpəblɪk ˈfəndɪŋ, hi sɛd. ˈæftər ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈpərʧəs əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ baɪ ˈsidər strit, kəmˈjunɪti ˈmɛmbərz ˈwəndərd wət wʊd ˈhæpən tɪ ˈkɑrənt ˈtɛnənts əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɛz ðə ˌɪləˈnɔɪz dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈjumən ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðə ˈtɑpɪk keɪm əp əˈgɛn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kˈwɛʃən ənd ˈænsər ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈmitɪŋ. "ðeɪ ər ˈæktɪvli ˈlʊkɪŋ fər nu ˈspeɪsɪz, wən əv wɪʧ ɪz ɪn ðə wɔrd. ðeɪ wɪl bi ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ fər æt list ə jɪr" aʊt əv ðə ˈkɑrənt speɪs, ˈhɛfrən sɛd. "wɪr ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsikɪŋ tɪ pleɪs ðɛm ɪn wən əv ɑr ˈbɪldɪŋz." ɛz fər pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈtræfɪk ˌɪmˈpækts ɔn ˈbrɔdˌweɪ, prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈstədiz seɪ ðə gərɑʒ woʊnt bi ˈɛni ˈfʊlər ðən ɪt ɪz naʊ, ˈhɛfrən sɛd. vɪns bəts, huz lɪvd ɪn ˈəpˈtaʊn fər 10 jɪrz, geɪv hɪz əˈpruvəl fər ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ɪt ˈdɪdənt ʧeɪnʤ ðə dɪˈvərsɪti əv ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, hi sɛd. "əm ˈvɛri praʊd ðət maɪ kəmˈjunɪti ɪz dɪˈvərs ənd aɪ doʊnt wɔnt ðət tɪ goʊ əˈweɪ," bəts sɛd. "aɪ laɪk [ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt] ɪn ðə sɛns ðət ðɪs ɪz ə dɛd ˈɛriə ənd ðeɪ ˈhævənt dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wɪθ ɪt sɪns eɪoʊn lɛft." ˈrɛndərɪŋz əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. [ˈkərtəsi əv buθ ˈhænsən] ˈrɛndərɪŋz əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. [ˈkərtəsi əv buθ ˈhænsən] ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ æt 5050 ɛn. ˈbrɔdˌweɪ. məˈgi] fər mɔr ˈneɪbərˌhʊd nuz, ˈlɪsən tɪ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ hir:
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the former aon building, at 5050 n. broadway. view full caption dnainfo/josh mcghee
uptown — the section of uptown north of the under construction argyle streetscape could be home to a "dynamic" new project pending neighborhood approval, ald. harry osterman (48th) said tuesday night.
at a community meeting tuesday held at furama restaurant at 4946 n. broadway real estate developer cedar street revealed plans to bring more than 700 apartments, a large gym, a rooftop lounge, ample retail and an outdoor cafe to the 5000 block of north broadway.
additional meetings will be scheduled before osterman takes a vote on the project in april.
of the 710 new rental units, 107 would be affordable units and the units would be spread evenly across the buildings.
ald. ameya pawar (47th) said ensuring that 15 percent of the units would be affordable was important to him and to osterman.
"i don't think there's been this many affordable units in a project this size in the city," pawar said.
in april, cedar street purchased the aon building for $16.1 million. the building at 5050 n. broadway has 130 residential units situated on floors 2-6 and a 97,500 total square feet, according to the cedar street website.
the project, which would be completed in two phases, includes renovating the existing 11-story and six-story structures on the west side of broadway, along with a parking garage and residential building on the east side of broadway, said mark heffron, a partner with cedar street co.
studio apartments would make up 40-50 percent of the units, one bedroom apartments would make up about 30-40 percent of the units and the rest of the units would be two-bedroom apartments, heffron said.
converting former office spaces into apartments will create a variety of unit sizes and layouts, making it hard to nail down an exact retail price, heffron said, but the rents should closely mirror market rates: that would put a studio apartment at about $1,100 and a one bedroom apartment at about $1,400.
george halik, an architect for booth hansen who's designing the structures, said the deep floor plans of the aon building created an "architectural challenge."
"to make this work for residentials you have to make loft units," he said. "it's a variety. some people like this kind of unit some don't, but you're giving people choices."
all the buildings will follow all follow a similar mid-century modern theme, he said.
the buildings will also feature courtyards and 37,000 square feet of retail space. the retail will not just be for small businesses: it could also house larger tenants, like a grocery store, halik said.
cedar street is "actively recruiting a smaller grocer" with the possibility of "activating the rooftop." the company is also looking at bringing a heritage coffee to the lobby with an outdoor patio, heffron said.
the project will have ample bicycle parking and about 650 parking spaces available for tenants in the parking garage. the parking should be ample for tenants, considering two bedroom apartments or bigger usually attract tenants with cars, heffron said.
[courtesy of american terra cotta and ceramic company records]
"i'm more than confident that we will not come close to filling this garage," he said. offering extra parking spaces to the public could be an option depending on the building's retail tenants.
the company hopes to begin the first phase of construction by spring 2017. in total, the project is estimated to take about four years to complete, heffron said.
while heffron was tight-lipped tuesday about how much renovations would cost, in april the parent company of flats chicago said it planned to spend as much as $150 million to turn the aon building into a mixed-use retail and residential development.
the project will be financed entirely through private investment and use no public funding, he said.
after the initial purchase of the building by cedar street, community members wondered what would happen to current tenants of the building, including as the illinois department of human services. the topic came up again tuesday during the question and answer portion of the meeting.
"they are actively looking for new spaces, one of which is in the ward. they will be operating for at least a year" out of the current space, heffron said. "we're also seeking to place them in one of our buildings."
as for potential traffic impacts on broadway, preliminary studies say the garage won't be any fuller than it is now, heffron said.
vince butz, who's lived in uptown for 10 years, gave his approval for the project as long as it didn't change the diversity of the neighborhood, he said.
"i'm very proud that my community is diverse and i don't want that to go away," butz said. "i like [the project] in the sense that this is a dead area and they haven't done anything with it since aon left."
renderings of the project. [courtesy of booth hansen]
renderings of the project. [courtesy of booth hansen]
the building at 5050 n. broadway. [dnainfo/josh mcghee]
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təˈdeɪ, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈkæmərən ˌriəˈfərmd ðə ˈvaɪtəl ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ɑr tu ˈneɪʃənz ɔn cybersecurity*. ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðɛr ər fju ˈɛriəz wɛr ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp əˈkrɔs ˈbɔrdərz ɪz mɔr ˈərʤənt ər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈnoʊtɪd wɪθ ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən ðə dip ˈlɛvəl əv kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ðət ɪgˈzɪsts bɪtˈwin ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm ɪn ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərkt tɛkˈnɑləʤiz kənˈtɪnju tɪ ɪmˈpaʊər ɑr səˈsaɪɪtiz ənd ɪˈkɑnəmiz, ənd ðoʊz əraʊnd ðə gloʊb. æt ðə seɪm taɪm wi rɪˈmeɪn ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə θrɛts tɪ ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈsaɪbərˌspeɪs ənd tɪ ðə raɪts əv ɪts ˈjuzərz. ɛz ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈgəvərnmənts juz ˈsaɪbərˌspeɪs tɪ əˈprɛs ðɛr ˈsɪtɪzənz ənd prɪˈvɛnt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ləˈʤɪtəmət pəˈlɪtɪkəl spiʧ, wi wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ kæst laɪt ɔn ðiz ækˈtɪvɪtiz. wi kənˈdɛm ɪn ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst tərmz ˈsɪriə ənd ˌjunəˈlætərəl ˈækʃənz tɪ dɪˈpraɪv ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ðɛr raɪts tɪ ˈfrili sik ənd ˌɪmˈpɑrt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ənd ˌriəˈfərm ɑr kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˈseɪfˌgɑrdɪŋ ðə fri floʊ əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ðə ˈɛksərˌsaɪz əv ðiz ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈfridəmz, wɛˈrɛvər ðeɪ ər θˈrɛtənd. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈkæmərən ˈfərðər əˈgrid ðət prəˈtɛktɪŋ ɑr ɪˈkɑnəmiz məst ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈgɪn ɪn ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl wi sɛt æt hoʊm. ɪˈkɑnəmiz bɪlt tɪ læst məst ɪnˈkərəʤ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən; ˈstrɛŋθən ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈɪntərˌnɛt; ənd ˈfʊli ˈlɛvərɪʤ ðə ˌɛkspərˈtiz əv ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər, ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti, ənd ˌækəˈdimiə ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ saʊnd ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈpɑləsi. wi hæv meɪd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn ədˈvænsɪŋ ðɪs ˈvɪʒən:
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today, president obama and prime minister cameron reaffirmed the vital partnership between our two nations on cybersecurity. recognizing there are few areas where partnership across borders is more urgent or necessary, the president and prime minister noted with satisfaction the deep level of cooperation that exists between the united states and the united kingdom in ensuring networked technologies continue to empower our societies and economies, and those around the globe.
at the same time we remain focused on the threats to a global cyberspace and to the rights of its users. as a handful of governments use cyberspace to oppress their citizens and prevent access to legitimate political speech, we will continue to cast light on these activities. we condemn in the strongest terms syria and iran’s unilateral actions to deprive citizens of their rights to freely seek and impart information on-line, and reaffirm our commitment to safeguarding the free flow of information and the exercise of these fundamental freedoms, wherever they are threatened.
president obama and prime minister cameron further agreed that protecting our economies must also begin in the example we set at home. economies built to last must encourage innovation; strengthen the security and reliability of the global internet; and fully leverage the expertise of the private sector, civil society, and academia in making sound internet and technology policy.
we have made significant progress in advancing this vision:
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ˈskɑtləndz fərst ˈmɪnɪstər nɪˈkoʊlɑ ˈstərʤɪn ɪz tɪ pleɪ hərˈsɛlf ɪn ə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈdrɑmə wɪʧ ˈfɑloʊz sərˈvaɪvərz əv ən ˈeɪliən ˌɪnˈveɪʒən ɪn ˈskɑtlənd. ˈɔθər væl məkˈdərməd həz ˈrɪtən ən ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əv ʤɑn 1953 ˈnɑvəl ðə weɪks fər ˌbibiˈsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ 4 ɪn ˈvərʒən sərˈvaɪvərz teɪk ˈrɛfjuʤ ɪn ðə ˈhaɪləndz ənd mɪz ˈstərʤɪn ˈbrɔdˌkæsts ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz tɪ ðɛm. ðə ˈɔθər, frəm faɪf, mɛt ðə fərst ˈmɪnɪstər æt læst jɪrz ˈɛdənbəroʊ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl bʊk ˈfɛstɪvəl. ðə weɪks, wɪʧ ɪz əˈbaʊt ən ˈeɪliən əˈtæk ðət ˈkəlmɪˌneɪts ɪn ðə ˈpoʊlər aɪs kæps ˈmɛltɪŋ ənd moʊst əv ˈbrɪtən bɪˈkəmɪŋ səbˈmərʤd, stɑrz pɔl ˈhɪgɪnz ənd grig. məkˈdərməd sɛd: "ɪn ðə bʊk, ðə proʊˈtægənəsts teɪk ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɔf tɪ ˈkɔrnwɔl, bət ɪf ðə ˈwɔtər roʊz ðət haɪ, ðɛr ˈɪzənt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈkɔrnwɔl. "ðə pɑrt əv ðə ðæts goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv moʊst əv ɪt lɛft ɪz ˈskɑtlənd." soʊ məkˈdərməd muvd ðə ˈækʃən tɪ ˈskɑtlənd ənd gɪvz mɪz ˈstərʤɪn ə pɑrt ˈkɑmli ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz tɪ ðə sərˈvaɪvərz əv wət ɪz lɛft əv ðə. mɪz ˈstərʤɪn rɪˈkɔrdɪd hər roʊl ɪn ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈæftər ðə ˈəðər ˈæktərz. ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd wən wɪl bi ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɔn ˌbibiˈsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ 4 ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ 28 meɪ æt
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scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is to play herself in a radio drama which follows survivors of an alien invasion in scotland.
author val mcdermid has written an adaptation of john wyndham's 1953 novel the kraken wakes for bbc radio 4.
in mcdermid's version survivors take refuge in the highlands and ms sturgeon broadcasts instructions to them.
the author, from fife, met the first minister at last year's edinburgh international book festival.
the kraken wakes, which is about an alien attack that culminates in the polar ice caps melting and most of britain becoming submerged, stars paul higgins and tamsin greig.
mcdermid said: "in the book, the protagonists take themselves off to cornwall, but if the water rose that high, there isn't going to be a cornwall.
"the part of the uk that's going to have most of it left is scotland."
so mcdermid moved the action to scotland and gives ms sturgeon a part calmly broadcasting instructions to the survivors of what is left of the uk.
ms sturgeon recorded her role in the studio after the other actors.
episode one will be broadcast on bbc radio 4 on saturday 28 may at 14:30.
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ˈsaɪəntɪsts hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ˈkɑpiɪŋ juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈklaɪmɪt ˈdætə ˈɔntu nɑnˈgəvərnmənt ˈsərvərz aʊt əv fɪr ðət ðə ˈdætə kʊd ˌdɪsəˈpɪr ˈəndər ˈdɑnəld ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈtuzˌdeɪ. trəmp həz nɑt sɛd ðət hi wɪl dɪˈlit ˈdætə ˈklaɪmɪt ˈdætə frəm ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsərvərz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə həz səˈlɛktɪd ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl skɑt pruɪt, ə ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ˈskɛptɪk, tɪ lɛd ðə ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl prəˈtɛkʃən ˈeɪʤənsi, ənd ðə trænˈzɪʃən tim həz æst fər ə lɪst əv ðə neɪmz əv ˈɛnərʤi dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈstæfərz hu wər ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˈklaɪmɪt ˈpɑləsi ˈəndər ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ˈrisərʧərz æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈoʊpən ˈdætə ˈfɪli ənd azavea*, ə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈkəmpəˌni, hæv mɛt tɪ dɪˈskəs weɪz tɪ prɪˈzərv ˈdætə ˈkərəntli meɪd əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk baɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst. ˈrisərʧərz æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv tərˈɑntoʊ ˈɔlsoʊ hɛld ə archiving”*” ɪˈvɛnt tɪ prɪˈzərv ˈdætə ənd ˈsaɪəntɪsts hæv juzd ə ˈgugəl ˈsprɛdˌʃit tɪ kəmˈpaɪl ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət nid tɪ bi prɪˈzərvd ənd wɪl sɛt aʊt tɪ ˈɑrˌkaɪv ðɛm fər ðə ˈpəblɪk, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈpiˈoʊˈɛs rɪˈpɔrt. nɪk ˈsæntoʊs, ə ˈrisərʧər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə æt ˈdeɪvɪs, toʊld ðə poʊst ðət hi həz ˈbeɪgən ˈkɑpiɪŋ ˈklaɪmɪt ˈdætə tɪ ə nɑnˈgəvərnmənt ˈsərvər hɪmˈsɛlf. ðət simd ə ˈlɪtəl ˈpɛrəˌnɔɪd tɪ mi ˌbiˈfɔr ɔl əv ə ˈsədən simz pəˈtɛnʃəli ˌriəˈlɪstɪk, ər æt list ˈsəmθɪŋ wɔnt tɪ hɛʤ against,”*,” hi sɛd. ðɪs kən ˈoʊnli bi ə gʊd θɪŋ. ˈhoʊpfəli ðeɪ liv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn pleɪs. bət ɪf nɑt, ˈplænɪŋ fər that.”*.”
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scientists have started copying united states climate data onto non-government servers out of fear that the data could disappear under donald trump’s administration, the washington post reported tuesday.
trump has not said that he will delete data climate data from government servers. however, the president-elect has selected oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt, a climate change skeptic, to lead the environmental protection agency, and the transition team has asked for a list of the names of energy department staffers who were engaged in climate policy under the obama administration.
researchers at the university of pennsylvania, along with open data philly and azavea, a software company, have met to discuss ways to preserve data currently made available to the public by the federal government, according to the washington post.
researchers at the university of toronto also held a “guerrilla archiving” event to preserve epa data and scientists have used a google spreadsheet to compile important datasets that need to be preserved and will set out to archive them for the public, according to the pos report.
nick santos, a researcher at the university of california at davis, told the post that he has begun copying climate data to a nongovernment server himself.
“something that seemed a little paranoid to me before all of a sudden seems potentially realistic, or at least something you’d want to hedge against,” he said. “doing this can only be a good thing. hopefully they leave everything in place. but if not, we’re planning for that.”
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fər ɑr ˈsɛkənd wən riˈlis, ɑr bruɪŋ ənd tim hæv kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl staʊt, wɪʧ spɛnt ˈilɛvən lɔŋ mənθs ˈeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ˈfrɛʃli ˈɛmtid ʤəˈmeɪkən rəm ˈbɛrəlz, ənd ɪz naʊ ˈrɛdi tɪ ʃɛr. wi wɪl snik pik ðɪs ˈwəˌtaɪm, ˈbruəri ˈoʊnli riˈlis æt ɑr ˈbɑtəl riˈlis ˈpɑrti ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 12th*. wi wɪl bɪˈgɪn ˈpəblɪk seɪlz əv ɑr ˌɪmˈpɪriəl staʊt ˈeɪʤɪd ɪn ʤəˈmeɪkən rəm ˈbɛrəlz æt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, noʊˈvɛmbər 13th*. wɪl bi soʊld ɪkˈsklusɪvli æt ðə tʊrz rɛk ˈsɛnər fər ˈlɪmət tu pər trænˈzækʃən. ðə laɪn fər ðə ˈfiʧərd bɪr wɪl bɪˈgɪn æt ɑr tʊrz ˈteɪstɪŋ rum dɔrz wɪʧ ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ˈkɔrnər əv ɑr tʊrz rɛk ˈsɛnər. ðə bɪr wɪl bi soʊld frəm ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈrɛʤɪstərz ɪn ɑr tʊrz ˈteɪstɪŋ rum ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ kip ˈbɑtəl seɪlz ˈmuvɪŋ ɛz kˈwɪkli ɪˈfɪʃəntli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ɑr gɪft ʃɑp ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈɛriə wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈoʊpən æt, ənd æt ɑr bɪr hɔl wɪl ˈoʊpən ənd ˈɔfər ˈbɑtəl pɔrz əv ðɪs ˈfiʧərd bɪr fər 4 pliz noʊt, ˈbɑtəlz kən nɑt bi ˈpərʧəst frəm ðə bɪr hɔl. wi wɪl ˈɔfər ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəri ˈsæmpəlz əv ðə nu riˈlis waɪl səˈplaɪz læst tɪ ðoʊz ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈpərʧəs ɪn ðə ˈteɪstɪŋ rum (ˈlɪmət wən pər ˈpərsən). ɔl ðoʊz ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ ˈpərʧəs əv ðɪs riˈlis ənd ˈsæmpəl, ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, ʃʊd bi priˈpɛrd tɪ ˈprɛzənt ə ˈvælɪd ˈaɪˈdi. ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrt əv ɑr wən ˈsɪriz, wɪʧ wi bru fər ɑr frɛndz ənd ˈneɪbərz, ɪz ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə ˈʧɛrətəbəl ˈpɑrtnər wɪˈθɪn ɑr kəmˈjunɪti fər iʧ riˈlis. fər ˈɛvəri soʊld, wi wɪl ˈdoʊˌneɪt 1 tɪ kəˈnɛkt. ˈfɔrmərli ˌmɪdˈwɛst ˈfɑstər kɛr ənd əˈdɑpʃən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, kəˈnɛkt ɪz ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərd ɪn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns, moʊ. ðɛr ˈmɪʃən ɪz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈfɑstər ənd əˈdɑptɪv ˈʧɪldrən ə ˈsteɪbəl, ˈləvɪŋ ənd ˈnərʧərɪŋ ˈfæməli ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt baɪ səˈpɔrt ənd ˈædvəkəsi fər əˈbjuzd ənd nɪˈglɛktɪd ˈʧɪldrən ənd ðə ˈfæməliz ˈkɛrɪŋ fər ðɛm. wi θæŋk ðɛm fər ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðɛr ˈvɛri ˈwərði ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən.
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for our second brewhouse one release, our brewing and barrel-aging team have created a 14.6% abv imperial stout, which spent eleven long months aging in freshly emptied jamaican rum barrels, and is now ready to share. we will sneak peek this one-time, brewery only release at our bottle release party on november 12th.
we will begin public sales of our imperial stout aged in jamaican rum barrels at 8am on monday, november 13th.
four-packs will be sold exclusively at thers & rec center for $24.95 / limit two 4-packs per transaction.
the line for the featured beer will begin at ourrs tasting room doors — which is located in the southwest corner of ourrs & rec center. the beer will be sold from satellite registers in ourrs tasting room in an effort to keep bottle sales moving as quickly & efficiently as possible. our gift shop and experience area will also be open at 8am, and at 10am our beer hall will open and offer 5oz bottle pours of this featured beer for $4. please note, to-go bottles can not be purchased from the beer hall.
we will offer complimentary samples of the new release while supplies last to those waiting to purchase 4-packs in the tasting room (limit one per person). all those wanting to purchase 4-packs of this release and sample, as always, should be prepared to present a valid id.
an important part of our brewhouse one series, which we brew for our friends and neighbors, is finding a charitable partner within our community for each release. for every 4-pack sold, we will donate $1 to fosteradopt connect. formerly midwest foster care and adoption association, fosteradopt connect is headquartered in independence, mo. their mission is to provide foster and adoptive children a stable, loving and nurturing family environment by support and advocacy for abused and neglected children and the families caring for them. we thank them for the opportunity to contribute to their very worthy organization.
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ˈræbɪt hɛdz ər soʊld fər ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz 7 juɑn pər hɛd ɪn ˌʧɛŋˈdu, ˌsɪʧˈwɑn. oʊˈlɪviə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl ju seɪ kjut, ˈpipəl ɪn ˌsɪʧˈwɑn ˈprɑvɪns seɪ ‘‘tasty.’*.’ ˌsɪʧˈwɑn ˈprɑvɪns ɪz noʊn fər ˈpændəz, ˈspaɪsi hɑt pɑt ənd ˈbjutəfəl ˈwɪmən. ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn fər ɪts ləv əv ˈitɪŋ rabbits—specifically*, ˈræbɪt hɛdz. naʊ, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ˈæpəˌtaɪts ðɛr, wən ˈloʊkəl ˈkəmpəˌni həz ˈbeɪgən tɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrt ˈræbəts frəm fræns. ˈpipəl ˈrɪli laɪk ˈitɪŋ rabbits,”*,” sɛd leɪ jiayou*, ˈmɑrkətɪŋ hɛd fər heɪʤ grup, ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət sɛlz ˈræbɪt mit. ˈnɪrli ɔl ðə ˈræbəts brɛd fər ðɛr mit ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ər sɛnt tɪ ˌsɪʧˈwɑn fər kənˈsəmʃən, hi sɛd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɛni frəm ðə ˈprɑvənsəz əv ˌʃɑnˈdoʊŋ, ənd shanxi*. ðeɪ ər stɪl nɑt enough,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈræbɪt hɛdz dɪˈspleɪd fər ˈkəstəmərz æt oʊld ˈməðər ˈræbɪt hɛdz ɪn ˌʧɛŋˈdu, ˌsɪʧˈwɑn. oʊˈlɪviə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl waɪ ˈræbəts frəm fræns? ˈræbəts ər ˈhaɪli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɛz ˈhævɪŋ ðə bɛst kˈwɑləti ɪn ðə wərld. ðɛr fɑrmz reɪz ˈræbəts ˈvɛri scientifically,”*,” hi sɛd. hæv ˈfɔrməl ˈstændərd tɪ brid ˈræbəts soʊ ðə dɪˈziz reɪt əv ðə ˈræbəts ɪz kəmˈpærətɪvˌli lower,”*,” ˈædɪŋ ðət ðeɪ ər sˈlaɪtli ˈmitiər ɛz wɛl. nɑt ʧip: ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, sɛd ˈmɪstər. leɪ, ə stəd ˈræbɪt kɔsts juɑn 320 ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə ril taɪm, ˈmɪstər. leɪ sɛd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈplænɪŋ tɪ sɛl ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd ˈræbəts dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ðə kənˈsumərz. lɛt ðɛm hæv ˈbeɪbiz, ənd wi sɛl ðə mit ənˈtɪl ðə fɔrθ generations,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈgloʊbəli, əˈbaʊt səm 200 ˈmɪljən tənz əv ˈræbɪt mit ər prəˈdust ə jɪr, sɪz lwoʊ dɔŋg, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈræbɪt ˈɪndəstri əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən. ˈʧaɪnə kənˈsumz əˈbaʊt 30 əv ðə hoʊl pərˈdəkʃən, hi sɛd, wɪθ 70 əv səʧ səm tənz ə tɪ ˌsɪʧˈwɑn ˈprɑvɪns ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈneɪbərɪŋ mˌjunɪsəˈpæləti əv ˈʧɔŋˈkɪŋ. ɪf ðə keɪs, ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, ˈɛvəri ˈrɛzɪdənt ɪn ðə ˈriʤən (hoʊm tɪ 110 ˈmɪljən) wʊd kənˈsum paʊnz əv ˈræbɪt mit pər jɪr. fræns ənd ˈʧaɪnə ʃɛr ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz: boʊθ hæv ˌɪˈmɛns praɪd ɪn ðɛr ˈkəlʧərz, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ə teɪst fər ɪgˈzɑtɪk mits, səʧ ɛz ˈræbəts. bət ənˈlaɪk ðə frɛnʧ, ˈpipəl ɪn ˌsɪʧˈwɑn teɪk ləv əv ðə ˈræbɪt tɪ ə nu ˈlɛvəl, ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ˈmoʊstli ɔn ðɛr hɛdz. hɛdz ər ʤɪst laɪk dək necks,”*,” sɪz jæŋ xiaomei*, ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈmænɪʤər æt ə ˌʧɛŋˈdu brænʧ əv tutou*, ər oʊld ˈməðər ˈræbɪt hɛdz, ə ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈitəri ɪn ˌsɪʧˈwɑn. ər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈlɪtəl boʊnz. ðə mɔr ju sək, ðə ˈteɪstiər ðə ˈræbɪt hɛdz are.”*.” haʊ dɪz wən it ə hɛd? wən ˈweɪtrəs æt ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt geɪv ˈʧaɪnə ril taɪm ə tuˈtɔriəl. fərst, kræk ˈoʊpən ðə ʤɔ ənd tɪr ðə hoʊl hɛd ˈɪntu tu hævz. ˈsɛkənd, it ðə ʧiks, təŋ ənd ʧɪn. ðə ˈiziər pɑrt. ðə ˈhɑrdəst pɑrt ɪz ðə tɔp əv ðə hɛd. tɪ gɪt æt ðət mit, ðə ˈweɪtrəs ˈʤɛntli bɪt ðə skəl, pild ɔf ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɛmˌbreɪnz, ənd ðɛn eɪt ðə ɪkˈspoʊzd breɪn. ðə læst stɛp, ʃi sɛd, ɪz ˈitɪŋ ðə aɪz, wɪʧ ɪz meɪd mɔr ˈʧælənʤɪŋ baɪ sərˈaʊndɪŋ boʊnz. ʤɪst nid tɪ bi mɔr patient,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˈæftər ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ, ʃi səkt ðə ɔɪl frəm hər ˈfɪŋgərz klin. wɪn æst ˈwɛðər ʃi θɔt ˈitɪŋ ˈræbɪt hɛdz wɑz dɪsˈgəstɪŋ, ʃi ʃʊk hər hɛd. fil dɪsˈgəst ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər skɛrd. wɪn ju ˈrɪli it ɪt, laɪk it,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˈkəpəl əv deɪz əˈgoʊ, ə ˈfɔrən gaɪ keɪm hir ənd eɪt ɑr ˈræbɪt heads,”*,” ʃi sɛd. laɪkt ɪt ˈvɛri məʧ ənd ðət ˈivnɪŋ hi æst ˈjuˈɛs tɪ sɛnd mɔr hɛdz tɪ hɪz hoʊˈtɛl, wɪʧ kɔst ɪm æt list əˈnəðər 200 juɑn 32 fər ðə ˈtæksi fee.”*.” ˈræbɪt hɛdz ər ʧip: æt mɪz. ˈrɛˌstrɑnt, iʧ ˈræbɪt hɛd kɔsts ʤɪst 7 juɑn æt list tɪ ˈræbɪt hɛdz ər soʊld ˈɛvəri mənθ, ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt sɪz. ““numbing-spicy”*” ɪz ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈfleɪvər, sɪz mɪz. jæŋ, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ə ˈpɑpjələr kaɪnd əv ˌsɪʧˈwɑn spaɪs. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt, ˈræbɪt mit ʤɪst ˈteɪsti: gʊd fər ju, tu. ə saɪn ɔn ðə wɔl dɪˈklɛrz ðət ðə mit həz ə haɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈproʊˌtin ənd ɪz loʊ ɪn ˈkælɔˌriz ənd kəˈlɛstərˌɔl. əˈpɑrt frəm ˈræbɪt hɛdz, ˈəðər ˈræbɪt ˈdɪʃɪz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɑpjələr, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ stud ˈræbɪt, ˈspaɪsi daɪst ˈræbɪt, ˈræbɪt, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. bət ɪn ˌsɪʧˈwɑn, ðə ˈræbɪt hɛd ɪz kɪŋ. ˈivɪn ðə wərd juzd tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ˈitɪŋ ˈræbɪt hɛdz ɪn ˌsɪʧˈwɑn tu ðə əˈfɛkʃən ˈpipəl fil fər ðə dɪʃ. ɛz ˈloʊkəlz ɪkˈspleɪn, ˈræbɪt hɛdz ər ˈtrɪki tɪ it, ənd ðə ækt əv duɪŋ soʊ kən lʊk ə lɔt laɪk ə ˈræbɪt kənˈsum wən, ju nid tɪ kip ˈtərnɪŋ ðə hɛd ənd ˈbaɪtɪŋ ɪt ɛmˈfætɪkəli wɪθ jʊr maʊθ. ɪn ˌsɪʧˈwɑn ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt, kɛn tu ˈɔlsoʊ minz kiss.’*.’ oʊˈlɪviə ʤɛŋ kərˈɛkʃən: ə ˈpriviəs ˈvərʒən əv ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl mɪˈspɛld ðə neɪm əv ə ˈitəri brænʧ ɪn ˌʧɛŋˈdu. ɪt həz sɪns bɪn kərˈɛktɪd. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɑpjələr ɔn ˈʧaɪnə ril taɪm naʊ: ʒɑŋ ɔn ˈfeɪljər, əv cards’*’ ənd home’*’ ˈʧaɪnə naʊ həz mɔr ˌmɪljəˈnɛrz ðən ˈɛni ˈkəntri bət ðə juz.
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rabbit heads are sold for as little as 7 yuan per head in chengdu, sichuan. olivia geng/the wall street journal
you say cute, people in sichuan province say ‘tasty.’
china’s sichuan province is known for pandas, spicy hot pot and beautiful women. it’s also known for its love of eating rabbits—specifically, rabbit heads.
now, in order to satisfy appetites there, one local company has begun to import rabbits from france.
“sichuan people really like eating rabbits,” said lei jiayou, marketing head for hage group, a sichuan-based company that sells rabbit meat. nearly all the rabbits bred for their meat in china are sent to sichuan for consumption, he said, including many from the provinces of shandong, henan and shanxi. “but they are still not enough,” he said.
rabbit heads displayed for customers at shangliu old mother rabbit heads in chengdu, sichuan. olivia geng/the wall street journal
why rabbits from france? “french rabbits are highly recognized as having the best quality in the world. their farms raise rabbits very scientifically,” he said. “they have formal standard to breed rabbits so the disease rate of the rabbits is comparatively lower,” adding that they are slightly meatier as well. they’re not cheap: on average, said mr. lei, a stud rabbit costs 2,000 yuan ($320).
in an interview with china real time, mr. lei said the company wasn’t planning to sell the imported rabbits directly to the consumers. “we’ll let them have babies, and we won’t sell the meat until the fourth generations,” he said.
globally, about some 200 million tons of rabbit meat are produced a year, says luo dong, director of the chinese rabbit industry association. china consumes about 30% of the whole production, he said, with 70% of such meat—or some 420,000 tons a year—going to sichuan province as well as the neighboring municipality of chongqing. if that’s the case, on average, every resident in the region (home to 110 million) would consume 8.4 pounds of rabbit meat per year.
france and china share a number of similarities: both have immense pride in their cultures, which includes a taste for exotic meats, such as rabbits. but unlike the french, people in sichuan take love of the rabbit to a new level, focusing mostly on their heads.
“rabbit heads are just like duck necks,” says yang xiaomei, a restaurant manager at a chengdu branch of shuangliu laoma tutou, or shuangliu old mother rabbit heads, a well-known eatery in sichuan. “there are so many little bones. the more you suck, the tastier the rabbit heads are.”
how does one eat a rabbit’s head? one waitress at the restaurant gave china real time a tutorial.
first, crack open the jaw and tear the whole head into two halves. second, eat the cheeks, tongue and chin. that’s the easier part. the hardest part is the top of the head. to get at that meat, the waitress gently bit the skull, peeled off the interior membranes, and then ate the exposed brain.
the last step, she said, is eating the eyes, which is made more challenging by surrounding bones. “you just need to be more patient,” she said. after finishing, she sucked the oil from her fingers clean.
when asked whether she thought eating rabbit heads was disgusting, she shook her head. “people feel disgust only because they are scared. when you really eat it, you’ll like it,” she said. “a couple of days ago, a foreign guy came here and ate our rabbit heads,” she said. “he liked it very much and that evening he asked us to send more heads to his hotel, which cost him at least another 200 yuan ($32) for the taxi fee.”
rabbit heads are cheap: at ms. yang’s restaurant, each rabbit head costs just 7 yuan ($1.20). at least 1,000 to 2,000 rabbit heads are sold every month, the restaurant says. “numbing-spicy” is the most popular flavor, says ms. yang, referring to a popular kind of sichuan spice.
according to the restaurant, rabbit meat isn’t just tasty: it’s good for you, too. a sign on the wall declares that the meat has a high levels of protein and is low in calories and cholesterol.
apart from rabbit heads, other rabbit dishes in china are also popular, including stewed rabbit, spicy diced rabbit, bbq-style rabbit, etc.
but in sichuan, the rabbit head is king. even the word used to describe eating rabbit heads in sichuan dialect—ken tu tou—shows the affection people feel for the dish. as locals explain, rabbit heads are tricky to eat, and the act of doing so can look a lot like you’re smooching a rabbit skull—to consume one, you need to keep turning the head and biting it emphatically with your mouth. in sichuan dialect, ken tu tou also means ‘to kiss.’
-- olivia geng
correction: a previous version of this article misspelled the name of a rabbit-head eatery branch in chengdu. it has since been corrected.
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reuters/kevin* ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd 2016 rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈtreɪdɪd ʤæbz ɔn iʧ ˈəðər tɪ stɑrt ðə wik. ɪn ə 60 ˈmɪnəts" ˈɪntərvˌju ðət ɛrd ˈsənˌdi, ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪsˈmɪst trəmp ɛz ə "publicity-seeker*" ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɔn "anti-immigrant*" bɪˈlifs əˈməŋ rɪˈpəblɪkənz. "hiz tæpt ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ðæts ril," ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd. "aɪ θɪŋk ðɛr ɪz ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈsɛnəmənt ɪn ə lɑrʤ ˈpɔrʃən əv æt list rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈvoʊtərz." ˌoʊˈbɑmə, prɛst əˈbaʊt trəmps ˈʧænsɪz, prɪˈdɪktɪd ðət ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən wʊd ˈəltəmətli fleɪm aʊt. "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk hil ɛnd əp biɪŋ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts," ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd. trəmp rɪˈspɑndɪd boʊθ ɔn tˈwɪtər (ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz "ˈtɛrəbəl") ənd ɪn ə ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ "fɑks frɛndz" ˈɪntərvˌju. ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈmoʊgəl tʊk ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ɪkˈsɛpʃən tɪ ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn æˈdrɛsɪŋ ˈgloʊbəl ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. "aɪ doʊnt gɪt ɪt: wəts goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪn ɑr ˈkəntri? ɪt kən bi fɪkst ənd ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz ˈvɛri ˈizəli bət wi hæv ˈsəmˌbɑdi ðæts mɔr ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ðən hi ɪz ɔl əv ðə ˈprɑbləmz ðət wi hæv," trəmp sɛd, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˈmɪlətənt grup. "ɔl hi tɔks əˈbaʊt ɪz ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, ənd ðət ɪz nɑt ɑr ˈprɑbləm foʊks." trəmp ˈɔlsoʊ reɪld əˈgɛnst boʊθ ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈɪntərvˌju pərˈfɔrməns ənd ðə waɪt ˈhaʊsɪz səˈpɔrt fər ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp treɪd dil. "aɪ wɔʧt hɪz pərˈfɔrməns læst naɪt ənd aɪ θɔt ɪt wɑz ˈtɛrəbəl," trəmp sɛd. "aɪ θɔt ɪt wɑz sæd, bɪˈkəz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋz ˈnɛgətɪv. ðɛrz ˈnəθɪŋ ˈpɑzətɪv. ɪts nɑt laɪk, 'haʊ kəm ər wi duɪŋ soʊ wɛl hir? haʊ dɪd ju du ðiz greɪt treɪd dilz?' ˌɪnˈstɛd, wi hæv ə treɪd dil ðæts ə dɪˈzæstər." hi sɛd ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən, ðə 2016 ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl, rɪˈvərst hər oʊn pəˈzɪʃən tɪ əˈpoʊz ðə treɪd dil læst wik. "ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ˈfaɪnəli gɑt smɑrt, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ʃi səˈpɔrtɪd ɪt," trəmp sɛd. "ʃi ˈprɑbəˌbli hərd maɪ stæns. ɪts ə ˈhɔrəbəl treɪd dil. ɪts ə dɪsˈgəstɪŋ treɪd dil." trəmp, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ gɪv ˌoʊˈbɑmə ə pæs fər prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ðət hi wʊd ˈəltəmətli luz ðə 2016 reɪs. "hi kænt seɪ, 'wɛl, aɪ θɪŋk hiz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ðə nɛkst ˈprɛzɪdənt,' ɪn ɔl ˈfɛrnəs," trəmp sɛd. "bət aɪ θɔt ɪt wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt sæd bɪˈkəz ðɛrz soʊ məʧ ˌnɛgəˈtɪvəti. ɪts ʤɪst ˈvɛri ˈnɛgətɪv."
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reuters/kevin lamarque president barack obama and 2016 republican presidential front-runner donald trump traded jabs on each other to start the week.
in a pretaped "60 minutes" interview that aired sunday, obama dismissed trump as a "publicity-seeker" capitalizing on "anti-immigrant" beliefs among republicans.
"he's tapped into something that exists in the republican party that's real," obama said. "i think there is genuine anti-immigrant sentiment in a large portion of at least republican primary voters."
obama, pressed about trump's chances, predicted that the republican would ultimately flame out.
"i don't think he'll end up being the president of the united states," obama said.
trump responded both on twitter (obama was "terrible") and in a monday morning "fox & friends" interview.
the business mogul took particular exception to obama's focus on addressing global climate change.
"i don't get it: what's going on in our country? it can be fixed and in many cases very easily but we have somebody that's more worried about climate change than he is all of the problems that we have," trump said, citing the economy and the islamic state militant group. "all he talks about is climate change, and that is not our problem folks."
trump also railed against both obama's interview performance and the white house's support for the trans-pacific partnership trade deal.
"i watched his performance last night and i thought it was terrible," trump said. "i thought it was sad, because everything's negative. there's nothing positive. it's not like, 'how come are we doing so well here? how did you do these great trade deals?' instead, we have a trade deal that's a disaster."
he said former secretary of state hillary clinton, the 2016 democratic presidential front-runner, reversed her own position to oppose the trade deal last week.
"hillary clinton finally got smart, even though she supported it," trump said. "she probably heard my stance. it's a horrible trade deal. it's a disgusting trade deal."
trump, however, was willing to give obama a pass for predicting that he would ultimately lose the 2016 race.
"he can't say, 'well, i think he's going to be the next president,' in all fairness," trump said. "but i thought it was a little bit sad because there's so much negativity. it's just very negative."
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shani* ˈdeɪvɪs əv ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈɛndɪd əp ɪn ðə ˈrɑbərt hanashiro*, ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ spɔrts) ˈstɔri ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ swɪʧt bæk tɪ ðə suts ˈskeɪtərz wɔr ɪn wərld kəp ˈreɪsɪz ˈivɪn soʊ, ðə bɛst ˈfɪnɪʃər ɪn ðə wɑz braɪən ˈhænsən (ˈsɛvənθ); ˈdeɪvɪs wɑz wɪθ ˈsɛvən ɪˈvɛnts kəmˈplit ðə juz. tim ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə ˈʃəˌtaʊt ˈsoʊʧi, ˈrəʃə ˈæftər ə nu, ˈəndər skɪn sut keɪm ˈəndər ˈhɛvi ˈskrutəni, əˈmɛrɪkən ˈskeɪtərz swɪʧt bæk tɪ suts wɔrn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈrisənt wərld kəp ˈsizən ənd pɪkt əp raɪt wɛr ðeɪ lɛft ɔf, wɪθ noʊ ˈskeɪtər ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ haɪər ðən ˈsɛvənθ ənd θri ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə tɔp 10 ɪn ðə mɛnz ˈmitərz. zˈbɪgnu əv ˈpoʊlənd tʊk goʊld wɪθ ə taɪm əv ˈnɛroʊli ˈɛʤɪŋ ˈnɛðərləndz' koʊn verweij*, hu ˈfɪnɪʃt ɪn æt fərst taɪd ðə ˈskɔrˌbɔrd ˈoʊnli ˈkælkjəˌleɪts tɪ ðə ˈhəndrədθs əv ə ˈsɛkənd wɑz neɪmd ðə ˈwɪnər ˈæftər ə brif ˌrivˈju. ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi: juz. əˈfɪʃəl teɪks ðə bleɪm juz. ˈstrəgəlz: ˈfrɪkʃən bɪldz ˈoʊvər nu suts ˈkænədəz ˈdɛni ˈmɔrɪsən ˈfɪnɪʃt ɪn brɑnz, ˈkleɪmɪŋ hɪz ˈsɛkənd ˈmɛdəl əv ðə ˈsoʊʧi geɪmz. fər, ðə ˈmɛdəl mɑrkt ˈpoʊləndz fərst spid ˈskeɪtɪŋ goʊld. ˈsɪlvər gɪvz ˈnɛðərləndz 13 ˈmɛdəlz θru ˈsɛvən ɪˈvɛnts, taɪd fər ðə moʊst ˈskeɪtɪŋ ˈmɛdəlz ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl geɪmz. fər ˈdeɪvɪs, ðə pərˈfɔrməns kəmz tu deɪz ˈæftər ən ˌɪnəkˈsplɪkəbəl ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪn ðə mɛnz ən ɪˈvɛnt hi hæd oʊnd sɪns ˈteɪkɪŋ goʊld ɪn ðə 2006 tɔˈrinoʊ geɪmz. ə wɪn ɪn ðə wʊd hæv meɪd ɪm ðə fərst meɪl ˈskeɪtər tɪ kleɪm goʊld ɪn ðə seɪm ɪˈvɛnt ɪn θri kənˈsɛkjətɪv oʊˈlɪmpɪk geɪmz. ˈæftər ˈmɪsɪŋ aʊt ɔn wən oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn, ə ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪn ðə prɪˈvɛnts ˈdeɪvɪs frəm ˈmæʧɪŋ əˈnəðər. wɪθ ˈɛni ˈmɛdəl ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt, ˈdeɪvɪs wʊd hæv taɪd ˈɛrɪk ˈhaɪdən fər ðə moʊst baɪ ən əˈmɛrɪkən meɪl wɪθ faɪv. ˈskɛlətən ˈsɪlvər: tɔp əv ðə ʧɑrts fər təf rən: juz. ˈbɑbsˌlɛd ˈdæmɪʤd ɪn kræʃ "aɪ hæv ðə ˈtælənt," ˈdeɪvɪs sɛd. "aɪv dən ðə wərk. aɪv meɪd ðə ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪz. aɪ ʤɪst ˈkʊdənt kwaɪt gɪt wət aɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ gɪt aʊt əv ðoʊz θɪŋz." ˈmeɪbi ɪts nɑt ðə suts. ˈdeɪvɪs ˈfɪnɪʃt wɪθ ə taɪm əv gʊd fər əˈməŋ 40 ˈskeɪtərz ə taɪm ˈnɪrli fɔr ˈsɛkəndz bɪˈhaɪnd ˈfɪnɪʃ ənd ˈnɪrli faɪv ˈsɛkəndz ɔf ˈdeɪvɪsɪz wərld ˈrɛkərd. hɪz taɪm wɑz ˈbɛstɪd baɪ ˈhænsən hu ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈsɛvənθ, bət ˈivɪn ðət ˈfɪnɪʃ wɑz fɑr ɔf ˈhænsənz ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə geɪmz. wɪθ ˈsɛvən ɪˈvɛnts kəmˈplit ənd 21 pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈmɛdəlz əˈwɔrdɪd ðə juz. tim ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə ˈʃəˌtaʊt. əˈmɛrɪkə wən ə kəmˈbaɪnd 19 ˈmɛdəlz ɪn ðə læst θri oʊˈlɪmpɪk geɪmz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ˈsoʊʧi swun ə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ðət lɛd tɪ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə nu suts, wɪʧ səm pərˈsivd tɪ hæv dɪˈzaɪn flɔz. "ðɛr ər səm hɑrd ˈfilɪŋz raɪt naʊ," koʊʧ raɪən ʃimɑbuˈkʊroʊ sɛd. "tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɪr ɪn raɪt naʊ, ɪts ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ. bət ju noʊ, ˈskeɪtərz ɔl stɪl goʊ tɪ ðə laɪn ʧɪn əp, ˈrɛdi tɪ gɪv ɪt ðɛr bɛst ˈɛfərt ˈɛvəri taɪm. aɪ θɪŋk ðɛr ˈʧæmpiənz fər duɪŋ ðət." ˈspidˌskeɪtɪŋ ˈhaɪˌlaɪts frəm ˈsoʊʧi ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ, juz. ˈspidˌskeɪtɪŋ mɛt ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli wɪθ iʧ ˈskeɪtər tɪ goʊ ˈoʊvər pæst rɪˈzəlts ənd dɪˈskəs weɪz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ə ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ pərˈfɔrməns. ˈæftər ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈskeɪtərz, juz. haɪ pərˈfɔrməns tim ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ ðə wərld kəp suts, ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ˈəndər ˈɑrmər ənd səˈplaɪd tɪ ðə tim ɪn ədˈvæns əv ðə geɪmz. ɪf nɑt ə dɪˈsɪʒən mɛt wɪθ ˌjunəˈvərsəl əˈpruvəl frəm ðə juz. tim ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ swɪʧ suts wɑz nɑt juˈnænəməs, koʊʧ ˈmæθju sɛd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðə əˈpærəl ʧeɪnʤ wɑz əˈpruvd baɪ juz. ˈspidˌskeɪtɪŋ ənd ðɛn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl oʊˈlɪmpɪk kəˈmɪti. pərˈhæps mɔr ðən ðə suts ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ənd dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ðə suts simd tɪ ˈnɛgətɪvli ˌɪmˈpækt ðə juz. timz ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən. ðə grups ˈɛnərʤi wɑz ɔf, ˈdeɪvɪs sɛd. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɑz tu ˈmɛni ˈfæktərz goʊɪŋ ɔn," hi sɛd. "aɪ traɪ tɪ du ðə bɛst aɪ kən, ˈklɪrli. bət ðɛr wɑz soʊ məʧ stəf goʊɪŋ ɔn wɪθ wəts goʊɪŋ ɔn wɪθ ðɪs, wəts goʊɪŋ ɔn wɪθ ðət, wəts goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən hir. aɪ ˈrɪli traɪ nɑt tɪ meɪk ɪkˈskjuzɪz fər maɪ pərˈfɔrməns bɪˈkəz aɪ wərkt ˈrɪli ˈvɛri hɑrd, bət aɪ θɪŋk ɪf wi kən ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ɔl ðoʊz dɪˈstrækʃənz ənd aɪ kʊd hæv ʤɪst pʊt ðət ˈɛnərʤi ˈɪntu pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ənd ˈskeɪtɪŋ, ɪt wʊd hæv bɪn ə ˈtoʊtəli ˈdɪfərənt ˈaʊtˌkəm." ɪf ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ʧeɪnʤ suts ˈmɪdˌweɪ θru ðə geɪmz wɑz nɑt juˈnænəməs əˈməŋ juz. ˈskeɪtərz, ˈsɛvərəl tim ˈmɛmbərz əˈgrid ðət nɑt ˈtɛstɪŋ ðə mɑk 39 ənˈtɪl ðə wiks praɪər tɪ ərˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈsoʊʧi ənd nɑt wəns ɪn ə lɪv ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən wɑz ðə ˌɪnkərˈɛkt ʧɔɪs. sɛd ˈʤɑnəθən kək, hu ˈfɪnɪʃt 37th*, "aɪ wɑz ˈpɑzətɪv əˈbaʊt goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə oʊld sut. aɪ ˈskeɪtɪd ɪn ɪt ɔl wərld kəp ˈsizən ənd ɪts nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz ə gʊd aɪˈdiə tɪ swɪʧ θɪŋz əp æt ðə læst ˈmɪnət." "aɪ θɪŋk ðət ɪn ˈɛni sɪˈnɛrioʊ ju wɔnt tɪ traɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ aʊt ˌbiˈfɔr ju traɪ ɪt ɔn wən əv ðə ˈbɪgər reɪs ˈsteɪʤɪz əv jʊr laɪf," ˈdeɪvɪs sɛd. "aɪ wʊd məʧ ˈrəðər traɪ ɪt aʊt, ɪf aɪ hæd ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ, weɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks. ju noʊ, ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks ˈhæpən wəns ˈɛvəri fɔr jɪrz. ðə wərld kəps ər ɔl ðə taɪm. "soʊ ɪf ju hæv ə bæd pərˈfɔrməns ɔn ðə wərld kəp bɪˈkəz əv ðə sut, ɪts ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ju swɪʧ ðə sut. bət ju kænt du ðət æt ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks. ðɛrz tu məʧ ˈraɪdɪŋ ɔn ɪt. tu ˈmɛni θɪŋz ər ə ˈfæktər. ju kænt du ðət."
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shani davis of the usa ended up 11th in the 1,500. (photo11: robert hanashiro, usa today sports) story highlights the usa switched back to the suits skaters wore in world cup races
even so, the best finisher in the 1,500 was brian hansen (seventh); davis was 11th
with seven events complete the u.s. team is facing a shutout
sochi, russia after a new, under armour-designed skin suit came under heavy scrutiny, american skaters switched back to suits worn during the recent world cup season and picked up right where they left off, with no skater finishing higher than seventh and three outside the top 10 in the men's 1,500 meters.
zbigniew brodka of poland took gold with a time of 1:45.006, narrowly edging netherlands' koen verweij, who finished in 1:45.009. at first tied – the in-arena scoreboard only calculates to the hundredths of a second – brodka was named the winner after a brief review.
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canada's denny morrison (1:45.22) finished in bronze, claiming his second medal of the sochi games.
for brodka, the medal marked poland's first speed skating gold. verweij's silver gives netherlands 13 medals through seven events, tied for the most skating medals in a single games.
for shani davis, the performance comes two days after an inexplicable eighth-place finish in the men's 1,000, an event he had owned since taking gold in the 2006 torino games. a win in the 1,000 would have made him the first male skater to claim gold in the same event in three consecutive olympic games.
after missing out on one olympic milestone, a medal-less finish in the 1,500 prevents davis from matching another. with any medal in the event, davis would have tied eric heiden for the most by an american male with five.
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"i have the talent," davis said. "i've done the work. i've made the sacrifices. i just couldn't quite get what i needed to get out of those things."
maybe it's not the suits.
davis finished with a time of 1:45.98, good for 11th among 40 skaters – a time nearly four seconds behind brodka's gold-medal finish and nearly five seconds off davis's 1,500-meters world record. his time was bested by hansen (1:45.59), who finished seventh, but even that finish was far off hansen's expectations entering the games.
with seven events complete – and 21 potential medals awarded – the u.s. team is facing a shutout. america won a combined 19 medals in the last three olympic games, making this sochi swoon a head-scratching development that led to questions about the new suits, which some perceived to have design flaws.
"there are some hard feelings right now," coach ryan shimabukuro said. "to be in the situation we're in right now, it's devastating. but you know, skaters all still go to the line chin up, ready to give it their best effort every time. i think they're champions for doing that."
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friday evening, u.s. speedskating met individually with each skater to go over past results and discuss ways to improve a disappointing performance. after meeting with the skaters, u.s. speedskating's high performance team decided to go back to the world cup suits, also designed by under armour and supplied to the team in advance of the games.
if not a decision met with universal approval from the u.s. team – the decision to switch suits was not unanimous, coach matthew kooreman said friday – the apparel change was approved by u.s. speedskating and then the international olympic committee.
perhaps more than the suits themselves, the controversy – and debate – over the suits seemed to negatively impact the u.s. team's preparation. the group's energy was off, davis said.
"i think it was too many factors going on," he said. "i try to do the best i can, clearly. but there was so much stuff going on – with what's going on with this, what's going on with that, what's going to happen here. i really try not to make excuses for my performance because i worked really very hard, but i think if we can eliminate all those distractions and i could have just put that energy into performing and skating, it would have been a totally different outcome."
if the decision to change suits midway through the games was not unanimous among u.s. skaters, several team members agreed that not testing the mach 39 until the weeks prior to arriving in sochi – and not once in a live competition – was the incorrect choice.
said jonathan kuck, who finished 37th, "i was positive about going back to the old suit. i skated in it all world cup season and it's not always a good idea to switch things up at the last minute."
"i think that in any scenario you want to try something out before you try it on one of the bigger race stages of your life," davis said. "i would much rather try it out, if i had the option to, way before the olympics. you know, the olympics happen once every four years. the world cups are all the time.
"so if you have a bad performance on the world cup because of the suit, it's ok, you switch the suit. but you can't do that at the olympics. there's too much riding on it. too many things are a factor. you can't do that."
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ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ˈsɛnətər ˈhɛri rid əv nəˈvɑdə həz hæd dɪˈskəʃənz wɪθ ðə hɛd əv ðə moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl ˈjunjən tɪ meɪk ʃʊr tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv kəˈsinoʊ ˈwərkərz kən ˈizəli pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkɔkəsɪz hir ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈmɪstər. rid sɛd hi hæd ˈspoʊkən tɪ di. ˈteɪlər, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈpɛrənt ˈjunjən əv ðə ˈkjulɪˌnɛri ˈwərkərz ˈjunjən, wɪʧ həz ˈmɛmbərz, mɔr ðən hæf əv wɪʧ ər ləˈtinoʊ. ðə ˈjunjən wildz ɪˈnɔrmɪs paʊər ɪn ðə steɪt ənd dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ɛnˈdɔrs ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ðɪs jɪr. bɪn ɪkˈstrimli cooperative,”*,” ˈmɪstər. rid sɛd. 100 ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz wɪl bi æt ðə ˈkɔkəs saɪts ənd ɪn hoʊˈtɛlz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈpipəl noʊ wət doing.”*.” ˈhɪləri səˈpɔrtərz, ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, hæv ɪkˈsprɛst kənˈsərn ðət ðə ˈkɔkəs ˈfɔrˌmæt kʊd bi ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ˈwərkərz hu hæv tɪ liv ðɛr ʤɑbz ənd faɪnd ʧaɪld kɛr tɪ ˈpəblɪkli səˈpɔrt ə ˈkænədɪt. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən ənd ˈsɛnətər ˈbərni ˈsændərz hæv ˈkɔrtɪd ðə ˈkjulɪˌnɛri ˈwərkərz, ðə ˈjunjən ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ ɛnˈdɔrs ˈɛniˌwən bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˈɛnərɪŋ ˈkɑnˌtrækt nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, ˈlivɪŋ boʊθ ˈkænədɪts tɪ faɪt fər ðə səˈpɔrt əv ɪts ˈmɛmbərz hu ər ðə ˈkɑkˌteɪl ˈweɪtrəs, ˈbɑrˌtɛndərz, ənd kɑrd ˈdilərz hu meɪk ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs rən. ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən meɪd ə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi kˈwɔrtərz əv ˈsizərz ˈpæləs hoʊˈtɛl ənd kəˈsinoʊ ˈərli ˈθərzˌdeɪ ənd æst fər ðə workers’*’ səˈpɔrt. goodness,”*,” ʃi sɛd ˈgritɪŋ kʊks, ˈbəsˌbɔɪz ənd ˈhaʊˌskipərz. steɪɪŋ hir, ənd aɪ θɔt kəm tɪ si working.”*.” ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən æst əˈbaʊt wən aʊərz. ʃi toʊld ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən ʃi wərkt ðə 5 p.m*. tɪ 1 a.m*. ʃɪft. ʤɪst taʊəlz ənd ˈlɪnənz ˈɛvəri day?”*?” ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən sɛd. flu ɪn frəm ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ soʊ ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ wɛnt tɪ maɪ rum, aɪ sɛd, ‘‘well*, hu ɪz stɪl working?’”*?’” ðə ˈænsər? lɔt əv people,”*,” ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən sɛd. ˈkɔkəsɪz ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ wɪl bi hɛld ɪn sɪks əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs kəˈsinoʊz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsizərz ˈpæləs, ənd ˈrioʊ. ər ˈlɛtɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɔf wɪθ peɪ tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə caucuses,”*,” ˈmɪstər. rid sɛd əv ðə ˈjunjən.
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las vegas senator harry reid of nevada has had discussions with the head of the state’s most powerful union to make sure tens of thousands of casino workers can easily participate in the democratic caucuses here on saturday.
in an interview on thursday, mr. reid said he had spoken to d. taylor, the president of the parent union of the culinary workers union, which has 57,000 members, more than half of which are latino. the union wields enormous power in the state and declined to endorse a presidential candidate this year.
“he’s been extremely cooperative,” mr. reid said. “probably 100 organizers will be at the caucus sites and in hotels to make sure people know what they’re doing.”
hillary clinton’s supporters, in particular, have expressed concern that the caucus format could be difficult for low-wage workers who have to leave their jobs and find child care to publicly support a candidate.
although mrs. clinton and senator bernie sanders have courted the culinary workers, the union decided not to endorse anyone because it is entering contract negotiations, leaving both candidates to fight for the support of its members who are the cocktail waitress, bartenders, and card dealers who make las vegas run.
mrs. clinton made a visit to the employee quarters of caesars palace hotel and casino early thursday and asked for the workers’ support. “my goodness,” she said greeting cooks, busboys and housekeepers. “we’re staying here, and i thought i’d come to see who’s working.”
mrs. clinton asked about one housekeeper’s hours. she told mrs. clinton she worked the 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. shift. “so it’s just towels and linens every day?” mrs. clinton said. “i flew in from chicago so before i went to my room, i said, ‘well, who is still working?’”
the answer? “a lot of people,” mrs. clinton said.
caucuses on saturday will be held in six of the major las vegas casinos, including caesars palace, harrah’s and rio. “they are letting employees off with pay to go to the caucuses,” mr. reid said of the union.
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ɪt lʊks laɪk həz klɪrd tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə ˈeɪʒən geɪmz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈsɪriz əv baɪ ðə ˈfɪləˌpin ˈdeɪli. fərst iˈmeɪl aɪ gɑt fər təˈdeɪ: ˈlɛtər tɪ ˈɪnʧɔn ˈeɪʒən geɪmz ɔrg kəˈmɪti rɪkˈwɛst tɪ meɪk ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ˈeɪʒən geɪmz (@cedelfpt*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 6 2014 ˈlɛtər saɪnd baɪ ˈpætrɪk ˈbaʊmən sɛd ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ pleɪ ɪn ɛz ˈoʊnli ˌdɪˈsaɪdz ɔn ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti əv ə pleɪər (@cedelfpt*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 6 2014 sɪz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpætrɪk ˈbaʊmən həz ruld ðət kən bi ˈfildɪd bɪˈkəz ˈoʊnli kən meɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz ɔn ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ə pleɪər ɪz ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈturniz. ɪf ju rɪˈmɛmbər, ðə ˈɪnʧɔn ˈeɪʒən geɪmz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ kəˈmɪti wɑz ˈsaɪtɪŋ ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ənd rulz ɛz ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər ineligibility*, ɛz ɪt sɪz ðət ə pleɪər hæd tɪ bi ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈrɛzɪdənts ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ðeɪ wər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ, ɪf nɑt, æt ðə ˈvɛri list, ə ˈrɛzɪdənt fər θri kənˈtɪnjuəs jɪrz. əv kɔrs, ðə ˈbæskətˌbɔl ɪŋ ˈʧælənʤd ðɪs baɪ seɪɪŋ ðət ɪf kʊd əˈlaʊ ðɛm fild ɪn ðə wərld kəp, ɪt wʊd bi ˈluni ɪf hi wər nɑt ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ðɪs sˈmɔlər ˈtərni. hɛd koʊʧ reɪɪs hæd ɔˈrɛdi ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn hɪz ˈeɪʒən geɪmz ˈrɑstər. ˈæftər hɪz strɔŋ rən ɪn ðə wərld kəp, ˈhævɪŋ æt ðə 5 ɔt tɪ kɔz ˈplɛnti əv ˈhɛˌdeɪks fər ˈəðər ˈeɪʒən skwɑdz.
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it looks like fiba has cleared andray blatche to play in the asian games, according to a series of tweets by the philippine daily inquirer’s cedelf tupas.
first email i got for today: fiba letter to incheon asian games org committee request to make andray blatche eligible for asian games cedelf tupas (@cedelfpt) september 6, 2014
letter signed by fiba secgen patrick baumann said blatche should be allowed to play in asiad as only fiba decides on eligibility of a player cedelf tupas (@cedelfpt) september 6, 2014
tupas says fiba secretary general patrick baumann has ruled that blatche can be fielded because only fiba can make decisions on whether or not a player is eligible for international tourneys.
if you remember, the incheon asian games organizing committee was citing the olympic council of asia’s constitution and rules as the basis for blatche’s ineligibility, as it says that a player had to be permanent residents in the country they were representing, if not, at the very least, a resident for three continuous years.
of course, the samahang basketball ng pilipinas challenged this by saying that if fiba could allow them field blatche in the fiba world cup, it would be loony if he were not eligible for this smaller tourney.
gilas head coach chot reyes had already included blatche in his asian games roster.
after his strong run in the fiba world cup, having blatche at the 5 ought to cause plenty of headaches for other asian squads.
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tɑm ˈkræbˌtri ˈɪzənt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈtɛndərd baɪ ðə grin beɪ ˈpækərz ənd wɪl hɪt fri ˈeɪʤənsi, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ tɑm ˈsɪlvərˌstin əv ðə mɪlˈwɔki journal-sentinel*. #ˈpækərz ti tɑm ˈkræbˌtri woʊnt gɪt ˈtɛndərd ənd ɪz ˈhɛdɪd fər fri ˈeɪʤənsi. ɪkˈspɛkt ðɛr tɪ bi ˈɪntəˌrɛst frəm ˈəðər timz ˈfɛrli sun. tɑm ˈsɪlvərˌstin (@tomsilverstein*) mɑrʧ 12 2013 ɪt ˈwʊdənt hæv kɔst ðə ˈpækərz məʧ tɪ slæp ɪm wɪθ ən ˈtɛndər əˈbaʊt ˈmɪljən. ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðɛrz ˈɪntəˌrɛst frəm ˈəðər timz, ɛz ˈsɪlvərˌstin sɪz, ɪt simz ˈlaɪkli ðət ˈkræbˌtri wɪl saɪn ˈɛlsˌwɛr ənd woʊnt bi bæk fər ðə 2013 ˈsizən. ˈɑbviəsli, wi kænt ˈɛvər seɪ ˈnɛvər, bət hiz ˈprɑbəˌbli gɔn. ˈkræbˌtri wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli bi bɛst rɪˈmɛmbərd fər hɪz fænˈtæstɪk ˈtəʧˌdaʊn ɔn ə feɪk fild goʊl ðɪs ˈsizən, ɛz wɛl ɛz hɪz ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ tˈwɪtər fid. hiz ˈkɑmpətɪnt ɛz ə ˈblɑkər ənd rɪˈsivər, ənd ʃʊd meɪk ə gʊd ˈsɛkənd ər θərd taɪt ɛnd fər ˈsəmˌwən. hi hæd hɪz bɛst ˈsizən læst jɪr, 203 rɪˈsivɪŋ jɑrdz ənd θri ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz, bət əˈpɛrəntli hi ˈdɪdənt du kwaɪt ɪˈnəf tɪ steɪ ɪn tɛd ˈtɑmsənz plænz.
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tom crabtree isn't going to be tendered by the green bay packers and will hit free agency, according to tom silverstein of the milwaukee journal-sentinel.
#packers te tom crabtree won't get tendered and is headed for free agency. expect there to be interest from other teams fairly soon. — tom silverstein (@tomsilverstein) march 12, 2013
it wouldn't have cost the packers much to slap him with ana tender -- about $1.3 million. given that there's interest from other teams, as silverstein says, it seems likely that crabtree will sign elsewhere and won't be back for the 2013 season. obviously, we can't ever say never, but he's probably gone.
crabtree will probably be best remembered for his fantastic touchdown on a fake field goal this season, as well as his entertaining twitter feed. he's competent as a blocker and receiver, and should make a good second or third tight end for someone. he had his best season last year, notching 203 receiving yards and three touchdowns, but apparently he didn't do quite enough to stay in ted thompson's plans.
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ˈdæləs ðə ˈheɪˌmeɪkər ˈlændɪd fərst ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ə ʃɑt fɛlt baɪ ɔl əv ˈbeɪsˈbɔl, ənd wɑz ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə ʤæb ðət ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈreɪnʤərz wər breɪst tɪ teɪk bət fɛlt ðə stɪŋ əv ˌnənðəˈlɛs. æt 9 a.m*., ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈeɪnʤəlz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈhɪstəri ə 10-year*, 254 ˈmɪljən dil fər fərst ˈbeɪsmən ˈælbərt pujols*. wɪˈθɪn ðə nɛkst 30 ˈmɪnəts, ðə bəz æt ðə ˈhɪltən ˈænəˌtoʊl wɑz ðət c.j*. ˈwɪlsən wɑz ˈhɛdɪŋ tɪ ˈænəˌhaɪm, tu, fər faɪv jɪrz æt ˈmɪljən. jɛt, ˈæftər biɪŋ smækt twaɪs baɪ ə dɪˈvɪʒən ˈraɪvəl, ðə ˈreɪnʤərz wər stɪl ˈstændɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈænjuəl ˈwɪntər ˈmitɪŋz keɪm tɪ ə ˈrɔrɪŋ ˈfɪnɪʃ, ənd ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ʤɑn ˈdænjɛlz ˈivɪn hæd ðə ˈreɪnʤərz' rɪˈspɑns ɪn hænd. saɪn əp ənd seɪv gɪt sɪks mənθs əv fri ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə prɪns ˈfildər? ju darvish*? mæt ˈgɑrzə? mɔr laɪk ˈfɛlɪz, ʤɑʃ ˈhæməltən ənd ˈiən ˈkɪnsələr, ənd ˈivɪn ˈmɑrtɪn ˈpɛrɛz ənd profar*. ðə ˈreɪnʤərz woʊnt bi lʊrd ˈɪntu ən ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz wɔr wɪθ ðə ˈeɪnʤəlz. ðæts nɑt ðə weɪ ðə ˈreɪnʤərz du ˈbɪznɪs. nɑt ˌɛniˈmɔr. ɪts ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈpɑsəbəl ə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈpɪʧər ɪz əkˈwaɪərd æt səm pɔɪnt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə 2012 ˈsizən, ər ˈivɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪt, bət ðə ˈreɪnʤərz wʊd ˈrəðər kip ðə wənz ðeɪ hæv naʊ ənd ðə wənz ðeɪ ər traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðən traɪ tɪ mæʧ ˈwɔləts wɪθ ðə ˈeɪnʤəlz. "aɪ doʊnt si ðɪs ɛz ə θɪŋ," ˈdænjɛlz sɛd. "ɑr goʊl ɪz tɪ bi ɛz gʊd ɛz wi kən bi wɪˈθɪn ðə pərˈæmətərz wi hæv tɪ wərk wɪθ.... ɑr goʊl ɪz tɪ wɪn, bət tɪ wɪn wɪθ ə riˈspɑnsəbəl ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəl. lɛts feɪs fækts: ɛz ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, wɪr ʤɪst ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ə spɑt wɛr wi gɑt əˈweɪ frəm [ˈhɛvi ˈspɛndɪŋ]. ɪts nɑt ˈhɛlθi. ðæts nɑt ən ɪkˈskjuz. ɑr ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ənd ˈstændərdz ər tɪ wɪn rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈpeɪˌroʊl." wət ðə ˈreɪnʤərz hæv, ˈmaɪnəs ˈwɪlsən bət wɪθ ʤoʊ ˈneɪθən æt ˈkloʊzər ənd ˈfɛlɪz ɪn ðə roʊˈteɪʃən, ɪz ðə bəlk əv ə ˈrɑstər ðət wɛnt tɪ ə ˈsɛkənd streɪt wərld ˈsɪriz. əˈməŋ ðoʊz pleɪərz ər ˈhæməltən, ˈnɛlsən kruz, maɪk ˈnæpəli ənd ˈkɪnsələr, hu kən bɪˈkəm fri ˈeɪʤənts ɪn 2012 ənd 2013 ˈməni ðə ˈreɪnʤərz ər ˈseɪvɪŋ baɪ nɑt ˈwɪlsən ənd nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈkɛrid əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈfildər kən bi juzd tɪ lɑk əp ðə kɔr pleɪərz. ə treɪd fər ˈgɑrzə ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˌɪmˈpækt ˈstɑrtər ɪz noʊ ˈgɪmi, ˈiðər, ɛz ˈdænjɛlz wɔnts tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈreɪnʤərz' tɔp ˈprɑspɛkts ənd dɪˈvɛləp ðɛm ˈɪntu ˌɪmˈpækt ɪn keɪs səm əv ðə kɔr kænt bi kɛpt. "ɑr ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz ɔn ɑr oʊn gaɪz," ˈdænjɛlz sɛd. "tɪ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt ðət wiv gɑt əˈveɪləbəl ˈdɔlərz ənd ˈrisɔrsɪz, wi wɔnt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ɑr oʊn fərst. wɪr nɑt ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ ɪn ə gaɪ ðæts goʊɪŋ tɪ lɛd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ breɪk əp wət wiv gɑt." ðə ˈreɪnʤərz ˈnɛvər meɪd ə ˈfɔrməl ˈɔfər tɪ ˈwɪlsən, ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈeɪʤənt bɑb ˈgɑrbər ðə pərˈæmətərz əv wɛr ðeɪ wər ˈkəmfərtəbəl. ə ˌfɔˈrjɪr pækt wɑz ðə ˈreɪnʤərz' mæks; ðə ˈeɪnʤəlz ˈɔfərd faɪv ənd maɪˈæmi ˈɔfərd sɪks. ˈwɪlsən tərnd daʊn ə ˈpækɪʤ frəm ðə ˈmɑrlənz wərθ ˈnɪrli 100 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ pleɪ ɪn hɪz ˈneɪtɪv ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. hæd ðə ˈreɪnʤərz meɪd ən ˈɔfər ˈkɑmprəbəl tɪ ðə ˈeɪnʤəlz' ˈɔfər, hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən wʊd hæv bɪn ˈtəfər. "aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə pəˈzɪʃən ðət ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɪz ɪn ɪn ðə sɛns ðət ðeɪv gɑt ə lɔt əv jəŋ ˈtælənt," ˈwɪlsən sɛd. "ɪf θɪŋz wər ə lɔt ˈkloʊzər, ðɛn ɪt wʊd hæv bɪn ə mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ goʊ tɪ ˈænəˌhaɪm, ənd aɪ ˈpɑsəbli maɪt nɑt hæv gɔn. "bət ðɛr wɑz ˈrɪli noʊ kəmˈpɛrəsən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈpækɪʤɪz ˈɔfərd bɪtˈwin ðə θri timz." ðə moʊst ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ɪz darvish*, ðoʊ bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈpoʊstɪŋ ˈsɪstəm fər ˌʤæpəˈniz pleɪərz hu ˈɑrənt fri ˈeɪʤənts, ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈpækɪʤ tɪ saɪn ðə kʊd sərˈpæs 100 ˈmɪljən. ðə ˈreɪnʤərz hæv rɪˈmeɪnd məm ɔn darvish*, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə frənt ˈɔfəs həz bɪn tɪ ʤəˈpæn tɪ wɔʧ ɪm pɪʧ. ðeɪ ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ səbˈmɪt ə bɪd baɪ ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun tɪ wɪn ðə raɪts tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt wɪθ ɪm. ðət wʊd bi ə nis tɪ ðə ʃɑts ðeɪ tʊk frəm ðə ˈeɪnʤəlz. bət ˈivɪn ˈreɪnʤərz pleɪərz sim tɪ bi ɔn bɔrd wɪθ ðə ˈnoʊʃən əv nɑt ˈpænɪkɪŋ ənd ˈkipɪŋ ðə kɔr təˈgɛðər. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪts greɪt fər ðə geɪm," ˈkɪnsələr sɛd əv ðə ˈeɪnʤəlz' bɪg deɪ. "ɪts ˈnɛvər gʊd wɪn ju luz ə gaɪ əv əˈbɪləˌti frəm ðə roʊˈteɪʃən. bət əm ʃʊr ðə ˈreɪnʤərz hæv ðɛr plæn, ənd wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd ənd gɪt ˈbɛtər." ˈreɪnʤərz ˈvərsəz. ˈeɪnʤəlz haʊ ðə ˈreɪnʤərz ənd ˈeɪnʤəlz stæk əp roʊˈteɪʃənz 2011 stæts) ˈtɛksəs ˈreɪnʤərz ˈɪrə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈeɪnʤəlz ˈɪrə ˈkoʊlbi luɪs ˈwivər ˈdɛrɪk ˈhɑlənd ˈərˌvɪn sænˈtænə mæt ˈhɛrɪsən c.j*. ˈwɪlsən əˈlɛksi dæn ˈhɛrən ˈfɛlɪz ʤəroʊm ˈwɪljəmz ˈlaɪˌnəps 2011 stæts) ˈtɛksəs ˈreɪnʤərz avg*. ki stæts lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈeɪnʤəlz avg*. ki stæts 1 ˈiən ˈkɪnsələr, 255 355 obp*, 121 ɑr 1 ˈɛrɪk ˈeɪbər, 279 322 obp*, 71 ɑr 2 ˈɛlvɪs ˈændrəs, 279 96 ɑr, 37 2 haʊi ˈkɛndrɪk, 285 63, 86 ɑr 3 ʤɑʃ ˈhæməltən, 298 25 hr*, 94 3 ˈælbərt pujols*, 299 37 hr*, 99 4 ˈeɪdriən beltre*, 296 32 hr*, 105 4 ˈhəntər, 262 23 hr*, 82 5 ˈnɛlsən kruz, 263 29 hr*, 87 5 mɑrk ˈtrəmboʊ, 254 29 hr*, 87 6 ˈmaɪkəl jəŋ, 338 41, 106 6 ælˈbərtoʊ callaspo*, 288 23, 46 7 maɪk ˈnæpəli, si 320 30 hr*, 75 7 ˈvərnən wɛlz, 218 25 hr*, 66 8 mɪʧ ˈmɔrlənd, 259 16 hr*, 51 8 krɪs iannetta*, si 238 14 hr*, 55 9 kreɪg ˈʤɛntri, 271 347 obp*, 18 9 ˈpitər bourjos*, 271 72 ɑr, 11 ʤɛf ˈwɪlsən, tˈwɪtər:
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dallas -- the haymaker landed first thursday morning, a shot felt by all of baseball, and was followed by a jab that the texas rangers were braced to take but felt the sting of nonetheless.
at 9 a.m., the los angeles angels committed to the second-largest contract in baseball history -- a 10-year, $254 million deal for free-agent first baseman albert pujols.
within the next 30 minutes, the buzz at the hilton anatole was that c.j. wilson was heading to anaheim, too, for five years at $77.5 million.
yet, after being smacked twice by a division rival, the rangers were still standing as the annual winter meetings came to a roaring finish, and general manager jon daniels even had the rangers' response in hand.
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prince fielder? yu darvish? matt garza?
more like neftali feliz, josh hamilton and ian kinsler, and even martin perez and jurickson profar.
the rangers won't be lured into an acquisitions war with the angels. that's not the way the rangers do business. not anymore.
it's entirely possible a starting pitcher is acquired at some point before the 2012 season, or even during it, but the rangers would rather keep the ones they have now and the ones they are trying to develop than try to match wallets with the angels.
"i don't see this as a punch/counter-punch thing," daniels said. "our goal is to be as good as we can be within the parameters we have to work with.... our goal is to win, but to win with a responsible business model. let's face facts: as an organization, we're just coming off a spot where we got away from [heavy free-agent spending]. it's not healthy. that's not an excuse. our expectations and standards are to win regardless of payroll."
what the rangers have, minus wilson but with joe nathan at closer and feliz in the rotation, is the bulk of a roster that went to a second straight world series.
among those players are hamilton, nelson cruz, mike napoli and kinsler, who can become free agents in 2012 and 2013. money the rangers are saving by not re-signing wilson and not getting carried away with fielder can be used to lock up the core players.
a trade for garza or any other impact starter is no gimme, either, as daniels wants to protect the rangers' top prospects and develop them into impact major-leaguers in case some of the core can't be kept.
"our focus is on our own guys," daniels said. "to the extent that we've got available dollars and resources, we want to be able to address our own first. we're not looking to bring in a guy that's going to lead us to break up what we've got."
the rangers never made a formal offer to wilson, instead telling agent bob garber the parameters of where they were comfortable. a four-year pact was the rangers' max; the angels offered five and miami offered six.
wilson turned down a package from the marlins worth nearly $100 million in order to play in his native southern california. had the rangers made an offer comparable to the angels' offer, his decision would have been tougher.
"i understand the position that the organization is in in the sense that they've got a lot of young talent," wilson said. "if things were a lot closer, then it would have been a more difficult decision to go to anaheim, and i possibly might not have gone.
"but there was really no comparison between the packages offered between the three teams."
the most intriguing possibility is darvish, though because of the posting system for japanese players who aren't free agents, the total package to sign the right-hander could surpass $100 million.
the rangers have remained mum on darvish, even though the majority of the front office has been to japan to watch him pitch. they are expected to submit a bid by tuesday afternoon to win the rights to negotiate with him.
that would be a nice counter-punch to the shots they took from the angels. but even rangers players seem to be on board with the notion of not panicking and keeping the core together.
"i think it's great for the game," kinsler said of the angels' big day. "it's never good when you lose a guy of c.j.'s ability from the rotation. but i'm sure the rangers have their plan, and we're going to move forward and get better."
rangers vs. angels
how the rangers and angels stack up
rotations (2011 stats)
texas rangers w-l era los angeles angels w-l era rhp colby lewis 14-10 4.40 rhp jered weaver 18-8 2.41 lhp derek holland 16-5 3.95 rhp ervin santana 11-128 lhp matt harrison 14-99 lhp c.j. wilson 16-7 2.94 rhp alexi ogando 13-8 3.51 rhp dan haren 16-10 3.17 rhp neftali feliz 2-3 2.74 rhp jerome williams 4-0 3.68
lineups (2011 stats)
texas rangers avg. key stats los angeles angels avg. key stats 1. ian kinsler, 2b .255 .355 obp, 121 r 1. erick aybar, ss .279 .322 obp, 71 r 2. elvis andrus, ss .279 96 r, 37 sb 2. howie kendrick, 2b .285 63 rbi, 86 r 3. josh hamilton, lf .298 25 hr, 94 rbi 3. albert pujols, 1b .299 37 hr, 99 rbi 4. adrian beltre, 3b .296 32 hr, 105 rbi 4. torii hunter, rf .262 23 hr, 82 rbi 5. nelson cruz, rf .263 29 hr, 87 rbi 5. mark trumbo, dh .254 29 hr, 87 rbi 6. michael young, dh .338 41 2b, 106 rbi 6. alberto callaspo, 3b .288 23 2b, 46 rbi 7. mike napoli, c .320 30 hr, 75 rbi 7. vernon wells, lf .218 25 hr, 66 rbi 8. mitch moreland, 1b .259 16 hr, 51 rbi 8. chris iannetta, c .238 14 hr, 55 rbi 9. craig gentry, cf .271 .347 obp, 18 sb 9. peter bourjos, cf .271 72 r, 11 3b
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ˈdæləs wɪθ ˈmɑrkɪts sˈwɪŋɪŋ ˈwaɪdli, ðə ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv sˈlæʃɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪts ənd ðə wərd ““recession”*” ɔn lɪps, rɪˈnud əˈtɛnʃən ɪz biɪŋ ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðə gæp bɪtˈwin ðə hævz ənd ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. moʊst əv ðɪs dəˈbeɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə rɔŋ ˈmɛʒərmənt əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ. tru ðət ðə ʃɛr əv ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnˌkəm goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈrɪʧəst 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz roʊz frəm pərˈsɛnt ɪn 1975 tɪ pərˈsɛnt ɪn 2006 ðə moʊst ˈrisənt jɪr fər wɪʧ ðə ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈleɪbər stəˈtɪstɪks həz kəmˈplit ˈdætə. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈfæməliz ɪn ðə loʊəst fɪθ sɔ ðɛr pis əv ðə paɪ fɔl frəm pərˈsɛnt tɪ pərˈsɛnt. ˈɪnˌkəm stəˈtɪstɪks, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, tɛl ðə hoʊl ˈstɔri əv americans’*’ ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈstændərdz. ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə fɑr mɔr dɪˈrɛkt ˈmɛʒər əv əˈmɛrɪkən families’*’ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈstætəs ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld kənˈsəmʃən ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ðə gæp bɪtˈwin rɪʧ ənd pur ɪz fɑr lɛs ðən moʊst əˈsum, ənd ðət ðə ˈæbˌstrækt, weɪ ɪn wɪʧ wi ˈmɛʒər ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈpɑvərti reɪt noʊ ˈlɔŋgər əˈplaɪz tɪ ɑr soʊˈsaɪɪti. ðə tɔp fɪθ əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz ərnd ən ˈævərɪʤ əv ə jɪr ɪn 2006 ɛz ʃoʊn ɪn ðə fərst əˈkəmpəniɪŋ ʧɑrt, ðeɪ spɛnt ɔn fud, ˈkloʊðɪŋ, ˈʃɛltər, juˈtɪlətiz, ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən, hɛlθ kɛr ənd ˈəðər ˈkætəˌgɔriz əv kənˈsəmʃən. ðə rɛst əv ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm wɛnt ˈlɑrʤli tɪ ˈtæksɪz ənd ˈseɪvɪŋz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ðə ˈbɑtəm fɪθ ərnd ʤɪst bət spɛnt ˈnɪrli twaɪs ðət ən ˈævərɪʤ əv ə jɪr. haʊ ɪz ðət ˈpɑsəbəl? ə lʊk æt ðə fɑr raɪˈthænd ˈkɑləm əv ðə kənˈsəmʃən ʧɑrt, ˈleɪbəld flows,”*,” ʃoʊz waɪ: ðoʊz ˈfæməliz hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈməni ðət fɔl ˈəndər ˈtæksəbəl ˈɪnˌkəm. ðiz ˈsɔrsəz ˌɪnˈklud ˈpɔrʃənz əv seɪlz əv ˈprɑpərti laɪk hoʊmz ənd kɑz ənd sɪˈkjʊrətiz ðət ər nɑt ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˈkæpɪtəl geɪnz ˈtæksɪz, ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈpɑləsiz rɪˈdimd, ər ðə drɔɪŋ daʊn əv bæŋk əˈkaʊnts. waɪl səm əv ðiz ˈfæməliz ər maɪrd ɪn ˈpɑvərti, ˈmɛni (ðə ɪgˈzækt prəˈpɔrʃən ɪz ənˈklɪr) ər ˈhɛdɪd baɪ riˈtaɪˈriz ənd ðoʊz ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli bɪtˈwin ʤɑbz, ənd ðəs ðɛr loʊ ˈɪnˌkəm ˈtoʊtəl ˈækjərətli rɪˈflɛkt ðɛr ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈstætəs. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ soʊ, ˈbɛrɪŋ ðɪs ɪn maɪnd, ɪf wi kəmˈpɛr ðə ˈɪnˌkəmz əv ðə tɔp ənd ˈbɑtəm fɪfθs, wi si ə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv 15 tɪ 1 ɪf wi tərn tɪ kənˈsəmʃən, ðə gæp dɪˈklaɪnz tɪ əraʊnd 4 tɪ 1 ə ˈsɪmələr ˈnɛroʊɪŋ teɪks pleɪs θruaʊt ɔl ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈɪnˌkəm ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən. ðə ˈmɪdəl 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈfæməliz hæd ˈɪnˌkəmz mɔr ðən fɔr taɪmz ðə ˈbɑtəm fɪθ. jɛt ðɛr ɛʤ ɪn kənˈsəmʃən fɛl tɪ əˈbaʊt 2 tɪ 1
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dallas
with markets swinging widely, the federal reserve slashing interest rates and the word “recession” on everybody’s lips, renewed attention is being given to the gap between the haves and have-nots in america. most of this debate, however, is focused on the wrong measurement of financial well-being.
it’s true that the share of national income going to the richest 20 percent of households rose from 43.6 percent in 1975 to 49.6 percent in 2006, the most recent year for which the bureau of labor statistics has complete data. meanwhile, families in the lowest fifth saw their piece of the pie fall from 4.3 percent to 3.3 percent.
income statistics, however, tell the whole story of americans’ living standards. looking at a far more direct measure of american families’ economic status — household consumption — indicates that the gap between rich and poor is far less than most assume, and that the abstract, income-based way in which we measure the so-called poverty rate no longer applies to our society.
the top fifth of american households earned an average of $149,963 a year in 2006. as shown in the first accompanying chart, they spent $69,863 on food, clothing, shelter, utilities, transportation, health care and other categories of consumption. the rest of their income went largely to taxes and savings.
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the bottom fifth earned just $9,974, but spent nearly twice that — an average of $18,153 a year. how is that possible? a look at the far right-hand column of the consumption chart, labeled “financial flows,” shows why: those lower-income families have access to various sources of spending money that doesn’t fall under taxable income. these sources include portions of sales of property like homes and cars and securities that are not subject to capital gains taxes, insurance policies redeemed, or the drawing down of bank accounts. while some of these families are mired in poverty, many (the exact proportion is unclear) are headed by retirees and those temporarily between jobs, and thus their low income total doesn’t accurately reflect their long-term financial status.
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so, bearing this in mind, if we compare the incomes of the top and bottom fifths, we see a ratio of 15 to 1. if we turn to consumption, the gap declines to around 4 to 1. a similar narrowing takes place throughout all levels of income distribution. the middle 20 percent of families had incomes more than four times the bottom fifth. yet their edge in consumption fell to about 2 to 1.
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ˈgrəmpi ˈməŋki fərst əp, wi mɔr ɔn kəmˈjunɪti collab*: ənd tʊk vɔɪs ənd ɪt. ðə rɪˈzəlts wɪl bi stək ɪn jʊr hɛd 'tɪl ðə ɛnd əv taɪm. jʊr ˈwɛlkəm. (wɪr ˈsɑri.) fæn ɑrt raɪət ʤɪŋks ˈdeɪbju ˈælbəm həz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ə weɪv əv ˈɔsəm kəmˈjunɪti kriˈeɪʃənz. ʧɛk aʊt ðɪs kriˈeɪtɪv kəˈlɛkʃən əv kɪˈnɛtɪk, concussive*, ənd ɪˈθɪriəl fæn ɑrt tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt træk! fərˈgɛt tɪ klɪk ðə artists’*’ neɪmz tɪ si mɔr əv ðɛr wərk. wɪθ riˈlis, wi noʊ ðɛr ər stɪl mɔr mˈjuzɪkəl kriˈeɪʃənz aʊt ðɛr. pliz ʃɛr jʊr fæn ɑrt, cosplay*, ənd ˈvɪdioʊz ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts bɪˈloʊ!" ə θrɛd bi ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd hir nɛkst əp ɪz ðə kəmˈjunɪti kriˈeɪtər kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən- ə əv kəmˈjunɪti ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpoʊstɪd əp ə slu əv fæn ɑrt ɔn ðə ˈrisəntli riˈlist ˈəltəmət skɪn:
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grumpy monkey
tryndamere
first up, we haveandwith more on
meddler
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community collab: teemix
"domics and jomm took teemo's voice and remixed it. the results will be stuck in your head 'til the end of time. you're welcome. (we're sorry.)
dj sona fan art
riot jynx
"dj sona’s debut album has inspired a wave of awesome community creations. check out this creative collection of kinetic, concussive, and ethereal fan art to celebrate your favorite track! don’t forget to click the artists’ names to see more of their work.
with dj sona’s release, we know there are still more musical creations out there. please share your fan art, cosplay, and videos in the comments below!"
a reddit thread bycan be also found here next up is the community creator collaboration- a remix ofvoice!speaking of community creations,has also posted up a slew of fan art on the recently released ultimate skin:
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ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ræpt əp ə səˈpraɪz ˈvɪzɪt tɪ æfˈgænəˌstæn təˈnaɪt baɪ prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ə nu sɪˈkjʊrəti əˈgrimənt ənd ˈplɛʤɪŋ tɪ wɪnd daʊn ðə wɔr ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst jɪrz. "baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2014 ðə ˈæfˌgænz wɪl bi ˈfʊli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ðɛr ˈkəntri," ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈnæʃənəli ˈtɛləˌvaɪzd spiʧ frəm ɛr beɪs nɪr ˈkɑbʊl, ˈkæpɪŋ ə ˈvɪzɪt ðət hæd bɪn ʃˈraʊdɪd ɪn ˈsikrəsi. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪˈskraɪbd ðə trænˈzɪʃən ɛz "ə fˈjuʧər ɪn wɪʧ wɔr ɛndz, ənd ə nu ˈʧæptər bɪˈgɪnz." ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈsaɪtɪd ðə ˈwənˌjɪr ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ðə dɛθ əv oʊˈsɑmə bɪn ˈleɪdən, ðə ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ ˈtɛrərɪst ˈlidər hu plænd ðə əˈtæks frəm ə beɪs ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn. ˈvɪktəri ɪn ðə wɔr ɔn ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ðət bɪˈgæn ˈæftər ɪz wɪˈθɪn riʧ, hi sɛd: "ðɪs taɪm əv wɔr bɪˈgæn ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn, ənd ðɪs ɪz wɛr ɪt wɪl ɛnd. "wɪθ feɪθ ɪn iʧ ˈəðər, ənd ɑr aɪz fɪkst ɔn ðə fˈjuʧər, lɛt ˈjuˈɛs ˈfɪnɪʃ ðə wərk æt hænd ənd fɔrʤ ə ʤɪst ənd ˈlæstɪŋ pis," ˌoʊˈbɑmə kənˈkludɪd. ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd ðət "ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl trups wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ treɪn, ədˈvaɪz ənd əˈsɪst ðə ˈæfˌgænz, ənd faɪt əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðɛm wɪn ˈnidɪd" ˈæftər ðə 2014 ˈtərˌnoʊvər. "bət wi wɪl ʃɪft ˈɪntu ə səˈpɔrt roʊl ɛz ˈæfˌgænz stɛp ˈfɔrwərd," hi sɛd. sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈblæŋkətɪd ðə trɪp ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə tʊk frəm ˈwɔʃɪŋtən tɪ æfˈgænəˌstæn ˈəndər ˈkəvər əv naɪt; ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪˈlɪvərd hɪz spiʧ æt 4 a.m*. ˈloʊkəl taɪm. ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðə ˈrisənt ɛnd əv ðə wɔr ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd ðət "hir ɪn ðə priˈdɔn ˈdɑrknəs əv æfˈgænəˌstæn, wi kən si ðə laɪt əv ə nu deɪ ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən. ðə ˈnəmbər əv ɑr trups ɪn hɑrmz weɪ həz bɪn kət ɪn hæf, ənd mɔr wɪl sun bi ˈkəmɪŋ hoʊm. wi hæv ə klɪr pæθ tɪ fʊlˈfɪl ɑr ˈmɪʃən ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn, waɪl dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ˈʤəstɪs tɪ ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ." ˈərliər, æt ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈpæləs ɪn ˈkɑbʊl, ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd æfˈgænəˌstæn ˈprɛzɪdənt həˈmid saɪnd ə "strəˈtiʤɪk ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp" ðət teɪks ˈifɛkt wɪθ ðə ˈskɛʤʊld ɛnd əv juz. ˈkɑmbæt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn leɪt 2014 ˌoʊˈbɑmə toʊld hɪz æfˈgænəˌstæn ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt, "təˈgɛðər, wɪr naʊ kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ wɔr wɪθ pis." ˈspikɪŋ ˈleɪtər tɪ juz. trups æt, ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd ðə əˈgrimənt "ˈsɪgnəlz" ðə trænˈzɪʃən tɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti. hi ˈɔlsoʊ wɔrnd ðə trups ðət "ðə ˈbætəl ɪz nɑt jɛt ˈoʊvər" ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn, ənd "səm əv jʊr ˈbədiz meɪ gɪt kɪld" ɪn ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ mənθs. ˈplɛʤɪŋ tɪ hɛlp ðə trups rɪˈtərnɪŋ hoʊm, ˌoʊˈbɑmə preɪzd ðɛm fər ðɛr əˈkɑmplɪʃmənts ɪn ə wɔr ðət "keɪm tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə dɛθ əv bɪn ˈleɪdən. "ju ərnd ə ˈspɛʃəl pleɪs ɪn ɑr hɑrts," hi sɛd, "ənd aɪ kʊd nɑt bi ˈpraʊdər tɪ bi jʊr kəˈmændər ɪn ʧif." ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvɪzɪtɪd ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl æt ðə beɪs, ˈhændɪŋ aʊt 10 ˈpərpəl hɑrts tɪ ˈwundɪd ˈsoʊlʤərz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni wɪθ, ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd ðə nu strəˈtiʤɪk ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪʧ tʊk 20 mənθs tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt ˌriəˈfərmz ðə bɑnd bɪtˈwin əˈmɛrɪkənz ənd ˈæfˌgænz ˈæftər mɔr ðən 10 jɪrz əv wɔr. "təˈdeɪ, wɪθ ðə ˈsaɪnɪŋ əv ðə strəˈtiʤɪk ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp əˈgrimənt, wi lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ə fˈjuʧər əv pis," ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt sɛd. "təˈdeɪ wɪr əˈgriɪŋ tɪ bi ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈpɑrtnərz." ðə əˈgrimənt teɪks ˈifɛkt æt ðə ɛnd əv 2014 ðə jɪr ɪn wɪʧ ðə juz. ənd ɪts ˈælaɪz hæv əˈgrid tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ ˈkɑmbæt ˈfɔrsɪz ənd tərn ˈoʊvər sɪˈkjʊrəti riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz tɪ ðə ˈæfˌgænz. sɛd ðə dil əˈʃʊrd ən "ˈikwəl ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp" bɪtˈwin ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd æfˈgænəˌstæn. "ˈmɪstər. ˈprɛzɪdənt, ðɛr wɪl bi ˈdɪfəkəlt deɪz əˈhɛd," toʊld ˌoʊˈbɑmə. "ɛz wi muv ˈfɔrwərd, əm ˈkɑnfədənt ˈæfˌgæn ˈfɔrsɪz wɪl groʊ ˈstrɔŋgər ənd ðə ˈæfˌgæn ˈpipəl wɪl teɪk kənˈtroʊl əv ðɛr fˈjuʧər." ðɛr wɪl ˈlaɪkli bi juz. trups ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn ˈæftər 2014 bət ðɛr ˈnəmbərz ənd ˈdutiz hæv nɑt jɛt bɪn dɪˈtərmənd. ˈkərəntli, ðə juz. həz əˈbaʊt trups ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn; ɪts ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈpɑrtnərz hæv ən əˈdɪʃənəl ɪn hɪz spiʧ, ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈnoʊtɪd ðət hi wɪθˈdru juz. trups frəm æfˈgænəˌstæn læst jɪr, ənd "əˈnəðər wɪl liv baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsəmər. ˈæftər ðət, rɪˈdəkʃənz wɪl kənˈtɪnju æt ə ˈstɛdi peɪs, wɪθ mɔr əv ɑr trups ˈkəmɪŋ hoʊm." ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd, "wi wɪl nɑt bɪld ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈbeɪsɪz ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri, nɔr wɪl wi bi pəˈtroʊlɪŋ ɪts ˈsɪtiz ənd ˈmaʊntənz. ðət wɪl bi ðə ʤɑb əv ðə ˈæfˌgæn ˈpipəl." mɔr ðən juz. trups hæv bɪn kɪld ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn ˈoʊvər ðə pæst jɪrz. "ɛz wi ˈimərʤ frəm ə ˈdɛkeɪd əv ˈkɑnflɪkt əˈbrɔd ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs æt hoʊm, ɪt ɪz taɪm tɪ rɪˈnu əˈmɛrɪkə," ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz spiʧ. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts ˈvɪzɪt tɪ æfˈgænəˌstæn keɪm ʤɪst ə fju wiks ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈneɪtoʊ ˈsəmɪts æt wɪʧ ðə æfˈgænəˌstæn wɪθˈdrɔəl wɪl bi ə bɪg ˈtɑpɪk. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ keɪm ə jɪr ˈæftər ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈnaʊnst bɪn dɛθ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri reɪd ɔn ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts ˈkɑmpaʊnd ɪn ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈpækɪˌstæn. ðə reɪd ɪz ˈkərəntli ən ˈɪʃu ɪn ˌoʊˈbɑməz kæmˈpeɪn əˈgɛnst rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈʧælɪnʤər mɪt ˈrɑmni. wən rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛnətər ʤɪm ˈɪnˌhɑf əv ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə kɔld ðə æfˈgænəˌstæn trɪp "campaign-related*." ˈɪnˌhɑf dɪˈskraɪbd ɪt ɛz ən əˈtɛmpt baɪ ˌoʊˈbɑmə "tɪ ʃɔr əp hɪz ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti krəˈdɛnʃəlz, bɪˈkəz hi həz spɛnt ðə pæst θri jɪrz ˈgətɪŋ ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri." ðə juz. ənd ˈælaɪz əˈtækt æfˈgænəˌstæn lɛs ðən ə mənθ ˈæftər ðə ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæks əv sɛpt. 11 2001 ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈfɔrsɪz kˈwɪkli ˈtɑpəld ðə ˈrulɪŋ ˈtælɪˌbæn, wɪʧ hæd prəˈvaɪdɪd seɪf ˈheɪvən fər bɪn ˈleɪdən ənd ðə ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts hu ˈplɑtɪd ɪn ðə jɪrz sɪns, ˈrɛmnənts əv ðə ˈtælɪˌbæn hæv kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈbætəl ˈgəvərnmənt. ˌoʊˈbɑmə hu sɛd ðə ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˌɪgˈnɔrd æfˈgænəˌstæn ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ðə wɔr ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ˈɔrdərd ðə dɪˈplɔɪmənt əv mɔr juz. trups ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2009 waɪt haʊs əˈfɪʃəlz ˈskɛʤʊld ˈtudeɪz trɪp soʊ ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə wʊd lænd ɪn ənd liv æfˈgænəˌstæn ɪn ˈdɑrknəs. ɛr fɔrs wən dɪˈpɑrtɪd ðə ˈænˌdruz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri beɪs nɪr ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*., ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈpɑrti əraɪvd æt ɛr beɪs ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn æt p.m*. ˈloʊkəl taɪm. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt lɛft æfˈgænəˌstæn æt a.m*. ˈloʊkəl taɪm. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈvɪzɪtɪd əˈmɪd ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈfilɪŋz ɪn səm pɑrts əv ðə ˈkəntri. hɪz ˈvɪzɪt keɪm wɪˈθɪn mənθs əv raɪəts ˈtrɪgərd baɪ ðə ˌæksəˈdɛnəl ˈbərnɪŋ əv ðə æt ə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri beɪs. ˈɔlsoʊ, ə juz. ˈsoʊlʤər ɪz tɪ stænd traɪəl fər ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθs əv 17 ˈæfˌgæn səˈvɪljənz. ˈsɪmələr sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈmɛʒərz wər ˈteɪkən ɔn ˌoʊˈbɑməz tu ˈpriviəs trɪps tɪ æfˈgænəˌstæn, moʊst ˈrisəntli ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər əv 2010
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president obama wrapped up a surprise visit to afghanistan tonight by promoting a new security agreement and pledging to wind down the decade-long war over the next two-and-a-half years.
"by the end of 2014, the afghans will be fully responsible for the security of their country," obama said during a nationally televised speech from bagram air base near kabul, capping a six-hour visit that had been shrouded in secrecy.
the president described the transition as "a future in which war ends, and a new chapter begins."
obama cited the one-year anniversary of the death of osama bin laden, the al-qaeda terrorist leader who planned the 9/11 attacks from a base in afghanistan. victory in the war on terrorism that began after 9/11 is within reach, he said: "this time of war began in afghanistan, and this is where it will end.
"with faith in each other, and our eyes fixed on the future, let us finish the work at hand and forge a just and lasting peace," obama concluded.
obama said that "international troops will continue to train, advise and assist the afghans, and fight alongside them when needed" after the 2014 turnover. "but we will shift into a support role as afghans step forward," he said.
security blanketed the trip that obama took from washington to afghanistan under cover of night; the president delivered his speech at 4 a.m. local time.
noting the recent end of the war in iraq, obama said that "here in the predawn darkness of afghanistan, we can see the light of a new day on the horizon. ... the number of our troops in harm's way has been cut in half, and more will soon be coming home. we have a clear path to fulfill our mission in afghanistan, while delivering justice to al-qaeda."
earlier, at the presidential palace in kabul, obama and afghanistan president hamid karzai signed a 10-year "strategic partnership" that takes effect with the scheduled end of u.s. combat operations in late 2014. obama told his afghanistan counterpart, "together, we're now committed to replacing war with peace."
speaking later to u.s. troops at bagram, obama said the agreement "signals" the transition to afghanistan-led security. he also warned the troops that "the battle is not yet over" in afghanistan, and "some of your buddies may get killed" in the remaining months.
pledging to help the troops returning home, obama praised them for their accomplishments in a war that "came to us on 9/11," including the death of bin laden. "you earned a special place in our hearts," he said, "and i could not be prouder to be your commander in chief."
the president also visited a hospital at the base, handing out 10 purple hearts to wounded soldiers.
during the signing ceremony with karzai, obama said the new strategic partnership -- which took 20 months to negotiate -- reaffirms the bond between americans and afghans after more than 10 years of war.
"today, with the signing of the strategic partnership agreement, we look forward to a future of peace," the president said. "today we're agreeing to be long-term partners."
the agreement takes effect at the end of 2014, the year in which the u.s. and its allies have agreed to withdraw combat forces and turn over security responsibilities to the afghans.
karzai said the deal assured an "equal partnership" between the united states and afghanistan.
"mr. president, there will be difficult days ahead," karzai told obama. "as we move forward, i'm confident afghan forces will grow stronger and the afghan people will take control of their future."
there will likely be u.s. troops in afghanistan after 2014, but their numbers and duties have not yet been determined.
currently, the u.s. has about 88,000 troops in afghanistan; its coalition partners have an additional 40,000.
in his speech, obama noted that he withdrew 10,000 u.s. troops from afghanistan last year, and "another 23,000 will leave by the end of the summer. after that, reductions will continue at a steady pace, with more of our troops coming home."
obama also said, "we will not build permanent bases in this country, nor will we be patrolling its cities and mountains. that will be the job of the afghan people."
more than 1,800 u.s. troops have been killed in afghanistan over the past 10-plus years.
"as we emerge from a decade of conflict abroad and economic crisis at home, it is time to renew america," obama said during his speech.
the president's visit to afghanistan came just a few weeks before g-8 and nato summits at which the afghanistan withdrawal will be a big topic.
it also came a year after obama announced bin laden's death following a u.s. military raid on the 9/11 architect's compound in neighboring pakistan. the raid is currently an issue in obama's re-election campaign against republican challenger mitt romney.
one republican senator -- jim inhofe of oklahoma -- called the afghanistan trip "campaign-related." inhofe described it as an attempt by obama "to shore up his national security credentials, because he has spent the past three years gutting our military."
the u.s. and allies attacked afghanistan less than a month after the terrorist attacks of sept. 11, 2001. coalition forces quickly toppled the ruling taliban, which had provided safe haven for bin laden and the al-qaeda terrorists who plotted 9/11.
in the years since, remnants of the taliban have continued to battle karzai's government. obama -- who said the george w. bush administration ignored afghanistan in favor of the war in iraq -- ordered the deployment of 30,000 more u.s. troops in december 2009.
white house officials scheduled today's trip so that obama would land in and leave afghanistan in darkness.
air force one departed the andrews military base near washington, d.c., shortly after midnight on tuesday.
the presidential party arrived at bagram air base in afghanistan at 10:20 p.m. local time.
the president left afghanistan at 4:25 a.m. local time.
obama visited amid intense anti-american feelings in some parts of the country.
his visit came within months of riots triggered by the accidental burning of the quran at a u.s. military base. also, a u.s. soldier is to stand trial for the shooting deaths of 17 afghan civilians.
similar security measures were taken on obama's two previous trips to afghanistan, most recently in december of 2010.
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caa* kɪks ɔf ɪts ˈænjuəl kæmˈpeɪn təˈdeɪ tɪ neɪm ɑnˈtɛrioʊz wərst roʊdz, ənd wən tərˈɑntoʊ strit wɪl bi dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ɪts ˈtaɪtəl ɛz ðə wərst roʊd ɪn ðə ˈprɑvɪns. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn, kən voʊt ˈɔnˌlaɪn fər ðə roʊdz moʊst ˈnidɪŋ rɪˈpɛr ər ˌridɪˈzaɪn. ðə ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil kləb wɪl ðɛn rɪˈvil ðə tɔp 10 wərst roʊdz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə wərst roʊdz ɪn ˈsɛvən ˈriʤənz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈprɑvɪns. tərˈɑntoʊ roʊdz hæv hɪˈstɔrɪkəli pleɪst haɪ ɔn ðə lɪst. strit ənd ˈkɪplɪŋ ˈævəˌnu hæv meɪd əˈpɪrənsəz ɔn lɪst ˈoʊvər ðə pæst tu jɪrz, ɛz wɛl ɛz: ˈlɔrəns ˈævəˌnu ist ˈkɪŋstən roʊd fɪnʧ ˈævəˌnu wɛst ˈævəˌnu læst jɪr, strit wɑz ˈvoʊtɪd ðə wərst roʊd ɪn ɑnˈtɛrioʊ ənd ˈkɪplɪŋ ˈævəˌnu pleɪst θərd. saʊθ ˈsɛntrəl ɑnˈtɛrioʊ sɪz ðə lɪsts ənd ðə kləbz ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz wɪl ðɛn bi pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ˈloʊkəl ənd prəˈvɪnʃəl ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ gɪt ðə roʊdz fɪkst. saʊθ ˈsɛntrəl ɑnˈtɛrioʊ ɪz ə ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt ˈɔtoʊ kləb ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts mɔr ðən ˈmɪljən ˈmɛmbərz. wət tərˈɑntoʊ roʊd wʊd ju voʊt fər?
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caa kicks off its annual campaign today to name ontario's worst roads, and one toronto street will be defending its title as the worst road in the province.
during the four-week campaign, ontarians can vote online for the roads most needing repair or redesign.
the automobile club will then reveal the top 10 worst roads, along with the worst roads in seven regions across the province.
toronto roads have historically placed high on the list.
dufferin street and kipling avenue have made appearances on list over the past two years, as well as:
lawrence avenue east
kingston road
finch avenue west
bayview avenue
last year, dufferin street was voted the worst road in ontario and kipling avenue placed third.
caa south central ontario says the lists and the club's recommendations will then be presented to local and provincial politicians in an effort to get the roads fixed.
caa south central ontario is a non-profit auto club that represents more than 1.9 million members.
what toronto road would you vote for?
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ðə dɪˈvaɪsɪz juz ə ˌflʊˈrɛsənt ˈpɑləmər tɛkˈnɑləʤi dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ˈtɪməθi ɛm. sˈweɪgər, ə ˈkɛmɪst æt m.i.t*. ˈəndər hum ˈdɑktər. roʊz ˈstədid. θɪn fɪlmz əv ðə ˈpɑlɪmərz ɪˈmɪt ˈvɪzəbəl laɪt wɪn ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ˌəltrəˈvaɪəlɪt reɪz, bət ˈmɑləˌkjulz əv stɑp ðə ˌflʊˈrɛsəns. ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmɑləˌkjul kən kwɛnʧ ˈmɛni ˈθaʊzənz əv ˌflʊˈrɛsəns riˈækʃənz, ˈgreɪtli ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti. ˈdɑktər. əˈproʊʧ ɪz fɑr ˈdɪfərənt, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ fɑr frəm biɪŋ kəˈmərʃəˌlaɪzd. ðə sˈlɪvərz əv ˈsɪləkən, kɔld, ər fɪkst æt wən ɛnd ənd meɪd tɪ ˈvaɪbreɪt, laɪk ə ˈdaɪvɪŋ bɔrd. ɛz ˈmɑləˌkjulz əv ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ər ˈkæpʧərd baɪ ðə cantilever*, ðə ˈædɪd mæs ˈɔltərz ðə reɪt əv vaɪˈbreɪʃən, wɪʧ kən bi ˈmɛʒərd baɪ ə ˈleɪzər ər ˈəðər minz. ər ɔˈrɛdi juzd ɪn ˈmɛni ˈsɛnsɪŋ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, bət fər ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ðə əˈloʊn ər nɑt ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ɪˈnəf. groʊɪŋ ˈhɑloʊ ˈsɪləndərz əv taɪˈteɪniəm ˈɑkˌsaɪd, kɔld, ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə ˈsərfəs ˈɛriə, əˈlaʊɪŋ mɔr ˈmɑləˌkjulz tɪ bi ˈkæpʧərd. ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl bɪˈkəz ˈmɛni ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ˈkɑmpaʊndz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈpaʊərfəl wənz laɪk ənd petn*, ər nɑt ˈvɛri ˈvɑlətəl æt ˈnɔrməl ˈtɛmpərəʧərz, ˈvɛri fju ˈmɑləˌkjulz ˈveɪpərˌaɪz. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, bɔm dɪˈtɛkʃən wɪʧ bɪˈkeɪm ə praɪˈɔrəti ɪn ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən ˈæftər ə ˈhɪdən dɪˈvaɪs dɪˈstrɔɪd ə pæn æm ˈʤɛˌtlaɪnər ˈoʊvər ˈlɑkərbi, ˈskɑtlənd, ɪn 1988 ˈkɪlɪŋ 270 ˈpipəl həz ˈfoʊkɪst mɔr ɔn ˈfaɪndɪŋ ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈpɑrtɪkəlz ɔn ˈsərfəsɪz ðən ɔn dɪˈtɛktɪŋ ˈmɑləˌkjulz ɪn ðə ɛr. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈætkɪnsən, ʧif ˈsaɪəntɪst fər ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz dɪˈtɛkʃən ˈrisərʧ æt ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˈnæʃənəl ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ɪn ˈrɪʧlənd, wɑʃ., sɛd, hæd ə dɪˈtɛkʃən ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm fər ðə pæst tu decades.”*.” ˈivɪn təˈdeɪ, wɪn ə ˈlæpˌtɑp ər ˈəðər ˈɑbʤɛkt ɪz dimd səˈspɪʃəs ˈæftər biɪŋ x-rayed*, ən ˈeɪʤənt waɪps ðə ˈsərfəs ənd pʊts ðə waɪp ɪn ə spɛkˈtrɑmətər ðət ˈɛni ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈkɑmpaʊndz ˈprɛzənt, əˈlaʊɪŋ ðɛm tɪ bi kˈwɪkli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ki ɪz gɑt tɪ gɪt ðət particle,”*,” ˈdɑktər. ˈætkɪnsən sɛd. hoʊl əˈbɪləˌti tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ɪz ˈwɛðər ðə ˈɑpərˌeɪtər kərˈɛktli samples.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ˈrisərʧərz ˈɔlˌweɪz nu ɪt wʊd bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ meɪk ən ˈɪnstrəmənt ðət wɑz ɛz gʊd ɛz ər ˈbɛtər ðən ə sˈnɪfər dɔg. pɔl ˈwægənər, ˈsinjər ˈsaɪəntɪst æt ðə ˈkeɪˌnaɪn dɪˈtɛkʃən ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut æt ˈɑbərn ˌjunəˈvərsəti, sɛd ðət ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz ˈɪnstrəmənt guys”*” hæv kəm tɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt dɔgz ˈivɪn mɔr. ˈrɪli ər nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈɛvər bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ sərˈpæs ðə dɔg ɪn tərmz əv ɪts ˈʤɛnərəl əˈbɪləˌti ɛz ə ˈmoʊbəl ˈsɛnsɪŋ platform,”*,” ˈdɑktər. ˈwægənər sɛd. ˈnuzˌlɛtər saɪn əp kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri pliz ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ jʊr nɑt ə ˈroʊˌbət baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ðə bɑks. ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs. pliz re-enter*. ju məst səˈlɛkt ə ˈnuzˌlɛtər tɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ. saɪn əp ju wɪl rɪˈsiv iˈmeɪlz kənˈteɪnɪŋ nuz ˈkɑntɛnt ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd pərˈmoʊʃənz frəm ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. ju meɪ æt ˈɛni taɪm. ju əˈgri tɪ rɪˈsiv ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈɔfərz fər ðə nu jɔrk ˈtaɪmzɪz ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz. θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ. ən ˈɛrər həz əˈkərd. pliz traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər. vju ɔl nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈnuzˌlɛtərz. waɪl ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz əv ər noʊn, noʊ wən noʊz prɪˈsaɪsli waɪ dɔgz ər soʊ gʊd æt ɪt. dɔgz hæv ˈrəfli 30 taɪmz ɛz ˈmɛni oʊlˈfæktəri sɛlz ɛz ˈpipəl, ənd ðə breɪn ˈriʤən dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ smɛl ɪz prəˈpɔrʃənəli məʧ ˈlɑrʤər bət saɪz ˈfʊli ɪkˈspleɪn ɪt. blæk bɑks ðət ɪz ə dɔg ðət wi ˈrɪli ˌəndərˈstænd meɪks ə lɔt əv ˈsaɪəntɪsts uneasy,”*,” ˈdɑktər. ˈwægənər sɛd. bət ˈrisərʧərz laɪk ˈdɑktər. ˈætkɪnsən hæv plaʊd əˈhɛd. hɪz tim ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm kaɪnd əv ɪkˈwɪpmənt ɔˈrɛdi ɪn juz æt ˈɛrˌpɔrts, bət ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɛr ˈrəðər ðən ˈpɑrtɪkəlz kəˈlɛktəd ɔn waɪps. ðə trɪk, hi sɛd, ɪz tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðə ɪˈfɪʃənsi əv ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt soʊ ðət ˈivɪn ə smɔl ˈnəmbər əv ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ˈmɑləˌkjulz ɪn ðə ɛr wɪl ˈproʊdus ɪˈnəf aɪɑnz fər dɪˈtɛkʃən ənd aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən. ˈdɑktər. ˈætkɪnsən ɛnˈvɪzɪʤɪz ə deɪ wɪn ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ buθs naʊ juzd æt səm ˈɛrˌpɔrts wɪl bi juzd fər ˈkɛmɪkəl dɪˈtɛkʃən ɛz wɛl. ə ˈpæsənʤər wɪl stɛp ˈɪntu ðə buθ, ənd ɪn ðə fju ˈsɛkəndz ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ɪkˈwɪpmənt dɪz ɪts wərk, ə pəmp wɪl drɔ ən ɛr ˈsæmpəl ˈɪntu ə spɛkˈtrɑmətər fər æˈnælɪsɪs. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ æt ðə ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv saint-louis*, ɪˈstæblɪʃt baɪ ˈtriti ˈæftər wərld wɔr ii*, ˈdɑktər. ˈspɪtzər wɑz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd lɛs baɪ dɔgz ðən baɪ ðə ˈɛkskwəzət oʊlˈfæktəri ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər əv ˈsɪlkwərm mɔθs, dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈɑrtɪkəl hi ˈstəmbəld əˈpɑn jɪrz əˈgoʊ. rɛd əˈbaʊt ðɪs kaɪnd əv sɪlk mɔθ, wɛr ðə meɪlz kən ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ˈfiˌmeɪlz frəm ˈsɛvərəl ˈkɪləˌmitərz away,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə ænˈtɛnəz wər sɛd tɪ bi ˈkeɪpəbəl əv dɪˈtɛktɪŋ ˈivɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈfɛrəˌmoʊn ˈmɑləˌkjul, ənd tɪ ˈdɑktər. ˈspɪtzər ɪt simd ðət ɪts əˈnætəmi, wɪθ əreɪz əv ˈsɛnsəri rəˈsɛptərz əˈlɔŋ ɪts lɛŋθ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə juʤ əˈmaʊnt əv ˈsərfəs ˈɛriə, maɪt hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ɪts ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti. ˈdɑktər. ˈspɪtzər, huz læb spɛnz əˈbaʊt ə kˈwɔrtər əv ɪts taɪm ɔn dɪˈtɛkʃən ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ wərks ɔn ˈhaɪli riˈæktɪv məˈtɪriəlz kɔld nanothermites*, əˈməŋ ˈəðər ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət hi kʊd ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˈsərfəs ˈɛriə əv ə baɪ ˈkəvərɪŋ ɪt wɪθ. ənd hi nu ʤɪst ðə ˈpərsən tɪ du ðɪs: hɪz waɪf, ˈkɛlər, ə ˈrisərʧər ɪn məˈtɪriəlz æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈstræsˌbɔrg, əˈbaʊt 80 maɪəlz əˈweɪ. ˈdɑktər. ˈkɛlər ənd hər tim hæd dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˈprɔˌsɛs fər groʊɪŋ əv taɪˈteɪniəm ˈɑkˌsaɪd ɔn ˈvɛriəs ˈsərfəsɪz. groʊɪŋ ðɛm ɔn ðə ˈsɪləkən əv ə tʊk səm duɪŋ wən ˈkruʃəl stɛp wɑz tɪ liv ɪˈnəf məˈtælɪk taɪˈteɪniəm ɔn ðə ˈsɪləkən ˈsərfəs soʊ ðət ðə wʊd nɑt flaɪ ɔf ðə wɪn ɪt vibrated*. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs prəˈdusɪz əˈbaʊt hæf ə ˈmɪljən ɔn ðə, wɪʧ ɪz fɑr sˈmɔlər ðən ðə hɛd əv ə pɪn, ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ɪts ˈsərfəs ˈɛriə baɪ ə ˈfæktər əv əˈbaʊt 80 ðət kriˈeɪts fɑr mɔr ˈpleɪsɪz fər ðə ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ˈmɑləˌkjul tɪ faɪnd ə hoʊm. ˈdɑktər. ˈspɪtzər stɪl həz ə lɔŋ weɪ tɪ goʊ. hɪz ɪkˈspɛrəmənts səˈʤɛst ðə ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv dɪˈtɛktɪŋ æt ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃənz əv lɛs ðən wən pɑrt pər ˈtrɪljən, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt jɛt ɛz gʊd ɛz ə dɔg. ðə nɛkst stɛp, hi sɛd, ɪz tɪ dɪˈtərmən weɪz tɪ trit ðə soʊ ðeɪ ər mɔr səˈlɛktɪv soʊ ðə ˈsɛnsər dɪz nɑt ˈɔlsoʊ pɪk əp ˈwɔtər ər ˈəðər ənˈwɔntɪd ˈmɑləˌkjulz, wɪʧ wʊd əˈfɛkt ðə ˈmɛʒərmənt. ɪt maɪt ˈivɪn bi ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ““tune”*” ðə tɪ ˈkæpʧər spɪˈsɪfɪk kaɪnz əv ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz, hi sɛd. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, ˈdɑktər. ˈspɪtzər wɪl nid tɪ tɛst ðə ˈsɛnsərz ɪn ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪd ˈɛrˌpɔrt rumz, ˈəndər kənˈdɪʃənz ðət ər ɛz ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ju hæv ril kənˈdɪʃənz, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ju kən hæv surprises,”*,” hi sɛd.
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the devices use a fluorescent polymer technology developed by timothy m. swager, a chemist at m.i.t. under whom dr. rose studied. thin films of the polymers emit visible light when exposed to ultraviolet rays, but molecules of tnt stop the fluorescence. a single tnt molecule can quench many thousands of fluorescence reactions, greatly increasing sensitivity.
dr. spitzer’s approach is far different, and also far from being commercialized. the slivers of silicon, called microcantilevers, are fixed at one end and made to vibrate, like a diving board. as molecules of explosives are captured by the cantilever, the added mass alters the rate of vibration, which can be measured by a laser or other means.
microcantilevers are already used in many sensing applications, but for explosives the cantilevers alone are not sensitive enough. growing hollow cylinders of titanium oxide, called nanotubes, increases the surface area, allowing more molecules to be captured.
sensitivity is critical because many explosives compounds, including powerful ones like rdx and petn, are not very volatile — at normal temperatures, very few molecules vaporize. as a result, bomb detection — which became a priority in aviation after a hidden device destroyed a pan am jetliner over lockerbie, scotland, in 1988, killing 270 people — has focused more on finding explosive particles on surfaces than on detecting molecules in the air.
david atkinson, chief scientist for explosives detection research at the pacific northwest national laboratory in richland, wash., said, “we’ve had a particle-based detection paradigm for the past two decades.” even today, when a laptop or other object is deemed suspicious after being x-rayed, an agent wipes the surface and puts the wipe in a spectrometer that ionizes any explosive compounds present, allowing them to be quickly identified.
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“the key is you’ve got to get that particle,” dr. atkinson said. “the whole ability to detect explosives is whether the operator correctly samples.”
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researchers always knew it would be difficult to make an instrument that was as good as or better than a sniffer dog. paul waggoner, senior scientist at the canine detection research institute at auburn university, said that over the years “the instrument guys” have come to appreciate dogs even more.
“we really are not going to ever be able to surpass the dog in terms of its general ability as a mobile sensing platform,” dr. waggoner said.
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while the basic mechanisms of olfaction are known, no one knows precisely why dogs are so good at it. dogs have roughly 30 times as many olfactory cells as people, and the brain region devoted to smell is proportionally much larger — but size doesn’t fully explain it. “the black box that is a dog that we really understand makes a lot of scientists uneasy,” dr. waggoner said.
but researchers like dr. atkinson have plowed ahead. his team is looking at using the same kind of equipment already in use at airports, but analyzing air rather than particles collected on wipes. the trick, he said, is to increase the efficiency of the equipment so that even a small number of explosives molecules in the air will produce enough ions for detection and identification.
dr. atkinson envisages a day when the millimeter-wave imaging booths now used at some airports will be used for chemical detection as well. a passenger will step into the booth, and in the few seconds the imaging equipment does its work, a pump will draw an air sample into a spectrometer for analysis.
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at the french-german research institute of saint-louis, established by treaty after world war ii, dr. spitzer was inspired less by dogs than by the exquisite olfactory architecture of silkworm moths, described in a scientific article he stumbled upon years ago.
“i read about this kind of silk moth, where the males can recognize females from several kilometers away,” he said. the moth’s antennas were said to be capable of detecting even a single pheromone molecule, and to dr. spitzer it seemed that its anatomy, with arrays of bristlelike sensory receptors along its length providing a huge amount of surface area, might have something to do with its sensitivity.
dr. spitzer, whose lab spends about a quarter of its time on detection — it also works on highly reactive materials called nanothermites, among other projects — realized that he could increase the surface area of a microcantilever by covering it with nanotubes. and he knew just the person to do this: his wife, valérie keller, a researcher in photocatalytic materials at the university of strasbourg, about 80 miles away.
dr. keller and her team had developed a process for growing nanotubes of titanium oxide on various surfaces. growing them on the silicon of a microcantilever took some doing — one crucial step was to leave enough metallic titanium on the silicon surface so that the nanotubes would not fly off the microcantilever when it vibrated.
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the process produces about half a million nanotubes on the microcantilever, which is far smaller than the head of a pin, increasing its surface area by a factor of about 80. that creates far more places for the occasional explosives molecule to find a home.
dr. spitzer still has a long way to go. his experiments suggest the microcantilever is capable of detecting tnt at concentrations of less than one part per trillion, which is not yet as good as a dog. the next step, he said, is to determine ways to treat the nanotubes so they are more selective — so the sensor does not also pick up water or other unwanted molecules, which would affect the measurement. it might even be possible to “tune” the nanotubes to capture specific kinds of explosives, he said.
eventually, dr. spitzer will need to test the sensors in simulated airport rooms, under conditions that are as realistic as possible. “when you have real conditions, sometimes you can have surprises,” he said.
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məˈmɔriəl deɪ ɪz ə deɪ əv riˈmɛmbrəns ənd rɪˈflɛkʃən əˈpɑn ðoʊz hu hæv ˈsækrəˌfaɪst ðɛr lɪvz waɪl ˈsərvɪŋ ðɛr ˈkəntri ɪn ðə ˈjunəˌfɔrmd ˈsərvɪsɪz. əˈməŋ ðoʊz dɛd, hu ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ɔl riˈlɪʤənz ənd ethnicities*, ðɛr ər ˈeɪθiəsts ənd ˈəðər ˌnɑnbɪˈlivərz hu lɪvd ənd daɪd ˌbiˈsaɪd ðɛr rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts, ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ ðət ðɛr ər ˌɪnˈdid ɪn foxholes”*” ənd səm əv ðoʊz ˈeɪθiəsts hæv daɪd ðɛr. ˈeɪθiəsts sərv fər ˈmɛni ˈrizənz bət ðeɪ sərv fər ənd country”*”, ðeɪ sərv ðɛr ˈkəntri ənd ðɛr ˈbrəðərz ənd ˈsɪstərz ɪn ˈsərvɪs. ˈɛvəri jɪr, ðɛr ər ˈgəvərnmənts ənd ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz hu hoʊld ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ ˈɑnər ðoʊz hu daɪd bət ə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˈɛni əv ðiz ˈsərvɪsɪz kˈwɪkli ʃoʊz ðeɪ ər nɑt kəˈmɛmərˌeɪtɪŋ ənd ˈɑnərɪŋ ðə dɛd, ðeɪ ər kəˈmɛmərˌeɪtɪŋ ənd ˈɑnərɪŋ ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn dɛd. ðiz ˈsərvɪsɪz ər ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd baɪ ˈkrɪsʧɪnz, ər fɪld wɪθ ˈkrɪsʧɪn prɛrz, θimz, ənd ˈɪmɪʤri, ənd θru ðɛr kənˈstrəkʃən ənd ˈɪmɪʤri, spəˈsɪfɪkli ɪkˈsklud ðoʊz hu ər nɑt ˈkrɪsʧɪnz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈeɪθiəsts. ðɪs məˈmɔriəl deɪ, wi məst rɪˈmɛmbər ðoʊz hu hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðeɪ hæd tɪ gɪv, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈeɪθiəsts ənd ˈəðər hu ər nɑt əv ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn feɪθ. ˈkrɪsʧɪnz du nɑt hoʊld ə məˈnɑpəli ɔn ˈsərvɪs ənd ˈsækrəˌfaɪs ənd waɪl aɪ ˈɑnər ɔl ɑr lɔst wənz, aɪ æm ˈsædənd ðət ðə ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪz meɪd baɪ ˈeɪθiəsts ənd ˈəðər ər ˈmɑrʤənəˌlaɪzd ənd fərˈgɑtən. tɪ ðoʊz hu ər ə lɔs təˈdeɪ, ɛz aɪ æm, aɪ ɪkˈstɛnd maɪ kənˈdoʊlənsəz fər jʊr lɔs ənd aɪ ˈdipli θæŋk jʊr ləvd wən fər hɪz ər hər ˈsərvɪs. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk)
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memorial day is a day of remembrance and reflection upon those who have sacrificed their lives while serving their country in the nation’s uniformed services. among those dead, who represent all religions and ethnicities, there are atheists and other nonbelievers who lived and died beside their religious counterparts, demonstrating that there are indeed “atheists in foxholes” and some of those atheists have died there. atheists serve for many reasons but they don’t serve for “god and country”, they serve their country and their brothers and sisters in service.
every year, there are governments and organizations who hold services to honor those who died but a visit to any of these services quickly shows they are not commemorating and honoring the dead, they are commemorating and honoring the christian dead. these services are organized by christians, are filled with christian prayers, themes, and imagery, and through their construction and imagery, specifically exclude those who are not christians, including atheists.
this memorial day, we must remember those who have given everything they had to give, including atheists and other who are not of the christian faith. christians do not hold a monopoly on service and sacrifice and while i honor all our lost ones, i am saddened that the sacrifices made by atheists and other non-christians are marginalized and forgotten.
to those who are memorializing a loss today, as i am, i extend my condolences for your loss and i deeply thank your loved one for his or her service.
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sˈlipi ˈkæptən ˈərvɪŋ rɪˈpɔrt fər ˈduti wɪn ðə fɑks ˌsupərˈnæʧərəl ˈdrɑmə rɪˈtərnz ðɪs fɔl. ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ʤoʊnz, hu həz pleɪd ðə ˈlɔmən sɪns ðə ˈdeɪbju, bi bæk fər ˈsizən 3 ɑr ˈsɪstər saɪt vərˈaɪəti rɪˈpɔrts. ˈəpˌdeɪt: ə ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˈkeɪbəl ˈɛdɪtər rɪˈpɔrts ðət ʤoʊnz kənˈfərmd hɪz ˈɛksət æt ə meɪ 4 ɪˈvɛnt fər ə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. hɪz ˈɛksət kəmz ɛz ðə ʃoʊ ˈəndərˌgoʊz ə rəˈʒim ʧeɪnʤ: ðə glades‘*‘ ˈklɪftən ˈkæmbəl ˈrisəntli ˌriˈpleɪst mɑrk ˈgɑfmən ɛz showrunner*. rɪˈleɪtɪd 2015 rɪˈnuəl ˈskɔrˌkɑrd: ˈkəmɪŋ bæk? ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈkænsəld? ɔn ðə ˈbəbəl? ˈərvɪŋ, hu ɪn ˈsizən 1 pruvd hɪmˈsɛlf ən ˈælaɪ tɪ ənd ˈæbi ɪn ðɛr faɪt tɪ steɪv ɔf ðə əˈpɑkəˌlɪps, spɛnt məʧ əv læst ˈsizən ɔn ðə frɪnʤ əv ðə ˈækʃən. hi daɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə faɪt, ˈoʊnli tɪ bi ˌrɛzərˈɛktɪd ənd kənˈtroʊld baɪ ðə ˈivəl ˈhɛnri, ðoʊ ðət kənˈtroʊl simd tɪ goʊ puf ˈæftər oʊn dɛθ. ʤoʊnz, ə proʊˈlɪfɪk ˈjuzər əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, həz nɑt jɛt ˈkɑmɛntəd ˈpəblɪkli əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈɛksət. ə sˈlipi ˈhɑloʊ rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv sɪz ðə ʃoʊ həz noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt æt ðɪs taɪm.
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sleepy hollow‘s captain irving won’t report for duty when the fox supernatural drama returns this fall.
orlando jones, who has played the lawman since the show’s debut, won’t be back for season 3, our sister site variety reports.
update: a broadcasting & cable editor reports that jones confirmed his exit at a may 4 event for a gaming website.
his exit comes as the ratings-challenged show undergoes a regime change: the glades‘ clifton campbell recently replaced mark goffman as showrunner.
related 2015 renewal scorecard: what’s coming back? what’s getting cancelled? what’s on the bubble?
irving, who in season 1 proved himself an ally to ichabod and abbie in their fight to stave off the apocalypse, spent much of last season on the fringe of the action. he died during a fight, only to be resurrected and controlled by the evil henry, though that control seemed to go poof after henry’s own death.
jones, a prolific user of social media, has not yet commented publicly about his exit.
a sleepy hollow rep says the show has no comment at this time.
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"ðeɪ fərˈgɛt əˈbaʊt ðə ʧaɪld hu wɔnts tɪ goʊ əˈhɛd [ɪn] lips ənd baʊndz ɪn ðɛr ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən." ˈstudənts wɪθ dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz ər ˈpʊtɪŋ ə streɪn ɔn ˈtiʧərz ənd skulz, pɔˈlin ˈhænsən həz toʊld ˈpɑrləmɛnt. mirz ˈsɛnətər ˈhænsən toʊld ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət ʃi wɑz səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənts skul ˈfəndɪŋ plæn bɪˈkəz ʃi fɪrd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈstændərdz wər ˈpləmətɪŋ, ˈsaɪtɪŋ pur rɪˈzəlts ənd ðə seɪf skulz ˈproʊˌgræm. bət ɪt wɑz ˈkɑmɛnts ʃi meɪd əˈbaʊt ˈstudənts wɪθ ˈɔˌtɪzəm ðət həz ɪnˈreɪʤd ðə ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ˈsɛktər ənd ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪd tˈwɪtər. "wi kænt əˈfɔrd tɪ hoʊld ɑr kɪdz bæk: wi hæv ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld ənd ˈəðər kɪdz ɪn ˈəðər ˈkəntriz hu ər goʊɪŋ əˈhɛd [ɪn] lips ənd baʊndz əˈhɛd əv ˈjuˈɛs," ˈsɛnətər ˈhænsən sɛd. ˈʧɪldrən ənd jəŋ ˈpipəl wɪθ ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ɔˈstreɪljə ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈstɛfəni ˈleɪbəld ðə ˈsɛnətərz ˈkɑmɛnts ənd ˈdipli əˈfɛnsɪv". "ˈsɛnətər ˈhænsən ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈmaɪndfəl ðət ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌɪnˈklusɪv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪz ə ˈjumən raɪt," ʃi sɛd. "ˈɪgnərənt rɪˈmɑrks səʧ ɛz ðiz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət ʃi ˈklɪrli nidz tɪ teɪk əp ðɪs ˈɔfər ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl." fiˈoʊnə ˈʃɑrki, ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv əv əˈmeɪz (ˈɔˌtɪzəm vɪkˈtɔriə), əˈkjuzd ˈsɛnətər ˈhænsən əv "ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ fər ə mɔr ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd skul ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈrəðər ðən ən ˌɪnˈklusɪv wən". ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈsɛnətər ˈhænsənz spiʧ, ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈlidər bɪl ˈʃɔrtən rɛd aʊt ən iˈmeɪl tɪ ˈpɑrləmɛnt frəm ə ˈpɛrənt əv ə ʧaɪld wɪθ ən ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti. "tɪ hir wən əv ɑr ˌpɑrləmɛnˈtɛriənz ˈɑrgju ðət kɪdz wɪθ dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz doʊnt bɪˈlɔŋ ɪn ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈklæsɪz ˈdəzənt ʃɑk mi bət ɪt dɪz breɪk maɪ hɑrt ɔl ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn," hi sɛd. "ɪt ˈdəzənt ˈmætər haʊ ˈmɛni taɪmz ɪt həz ˈhæpənd ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ fil ðə naɪf twɪst əˈgɛn." ˈspɛʃəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˌækəˈdɛmɪks sɛd ðə ˈsɛnətərz ˈkɑmɛnts flu ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˈrisərʧ wɪʧ ʃoʊz ˌɪnˈklusɪv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪz ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl tɪ ˈstudənts wɪθ ənd wɪˈθaʊt dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz. ˈdɑktər ˈdeɪvɪd rɔɪ, ə ˈlɛkʧərər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈnuˌkæsəlz skul əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, sɛd ˈstədiz hæd ʃoʊn "ðə ɪgˈzækt ˈɑpəzɪt" əv ˈsɛnətər ˈhænsənz ˈkɑmɛnts. "ˈʧɪldrən wɪθ ə ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti meɪ hæv ə ˈdɛfəsət ɪn wən ˈɛriə, bət wɪl ˈɔfən ənd ˈrɛgjələrli hæv ən ˈæˌsɛt ɪn ðə ˈəðər soʊ ðeɪ kən səˈpɔrt ˈəðər ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðə ˈklæsˌrum hu ˈɑrənt gʊd wɪθ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ər ˈlɪtərəsi, hu ˈɑrənt gʊd wɪθ ənd si ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv weɪ əv duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ." ˈmɛlbərn ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈspɛʃəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈɛkspərt ˈdɑktər kənˈsidɪd ðət ˈsɛnətər ˈhænsənz ˈkɑmɛnts wʊd bi "ˈpɑpjələr" əˈməŋ ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd ˈtiʧərz ənd ˈpɛrənts. "ˈhænsənz ˈkɑmɛnts wɪl bi ˈpɑpjələr bɪˈkəz ðɛr ər ˈpipəl ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti hu fil laɪk kɪdz wɪθ dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz ər ˌɪmˈpæktɪŋ ɔn ðɛr ʧaɪld," ʃi sɛd. ʃi sɛd skulz wər strɛʧt fər ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd ˈtiʧərz wər nɑt biɪŋ ˈædəkwɪtli treɪnd ɪn səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈstudənts wɪθ dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz. bət ðə ˈprɑbləm wɑz wɪθ ðə ˈsɪstəm, nɑt ðə ˈstudənts, ʃi sɛd. "ðə səˈluʃən ˈɪzənt rɪˈmuvəl," ʃi sɛd. "skulz ər ˈʧælənʤd ɪn tərmz əv ˈrisɔrsɪz ðeɪ hæv əˈveɪləbəl tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə fʊl reɪnʤ əv ˈlərnərz ənd nɑt ɔl ˈtiʧərz ər rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ bət ɪts ə sɪmˈplɪstɪk vju tɪ pleɪs ðə bleɪm ɔn ðə ʧaɪld. "ɑr ˈfoʊkɪs nidz tɪ bi ɔn wət nidz tɪ bi dən tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈsɪstəm." ˈprɪnsəpəlz' əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˈspɛʃəlɪst skulz ɪn vɪkˈtɔriə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈpitər bʊʃ sɛd ˈsɛnətər ˈhænsənz ˈkɑmɛnts hæd "mɪst ðə mɑrk" ɛz ˈmeɪnˌstrim skulz wʊd naʊ bi mɔr ˈeɪbəl tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈstudənts wɪθ dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz ˈəndər ðə nu ˈfəndɪŋ ərˈeɪnʤmənt. ɔˈstreɪljən ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈprɪnsəpəlz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɛnɪs ˈjærɪŋtən sɛd skulz məst bi ˌɪnˈklusɪv ənd ɪnˈʃʊr dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən lɔz wər əˈphɛld. "wi wʊd ˈsərtənli ˈdɪstəns ˈɛni səˈpɔrt fər hər ˈkɑmɛnts," hi sɛd. "wi ər ən ˌɪnˈklusɪv soʊˈsaɪɪti wi wɔnt tɪ si ðət ˈstudənts wɪθ dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz hæv ˈɛvəri raɪt tɪ əˈtɛnd ðɛr ˈloʊkəl skul ɛz ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈstudənt." ˈɔˌtɪzəm ˈædvəkəsi ˈbɑdiz ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðət wən ɪn 100 ɔˈstreɪljənz ər ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ ˈɔˌtɪzəm.
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"they forget about the child who … wants to go ahead [in] leaps and bounds in their education." students with disabilities are putting a strain on teachers and schools, pauline hanson has told parliament. credit:andrew meares senator hanson told the senate on wednesday that she was supporting the federal government's gonski 2.0 school funding plan because she feared education standards were plummeting, citing poor maths results and the safe schools program. but it was comments she made about students with autism that has enraged the disability sector and ignited twitter. "we can't afford to hold our kids back: we have the rest of the world and other kids in other countries who are going ahead [in] leaps and bounds ahead of us," senator hanson said.
children and young people with disability australia chief executive stephanie gotlib labelled the senator's comments "ill-informed and deeply offensive". "senator hanson should also be mindful that access to inclusive education is a human right," she said. "ignorant remarks such as these demonstrate that she clearly needs to take up this offer as soon as possible." fiona sharkey, chief executive of amaze (autism victoria), accused senator hanson of "advocating for a more segregated school environment rather than an inclusive one".
in response to senator hanson's speech, opposition leader bill shorten read out an email to parliament from a parent of a child with an intellectual disability. "to hear one of our parliamentarians argue that kids with disabilities don't belong in mainstream classes doesn't shock me - but it does break my heart all over again," he said. "it doesn't matter how many times it has happened before i feel the knife twist again." special education academics said the senator's comments flew in the face of research which shows inclusive education is beneficial to students with and without disabilities. dr david roy, a lecturer at the university of newcastle's school of education, said studies had shown "the exact opposite" of senator hanson's comments.
"children with a disability may have a deficit in one area, but will often and regularly have an asset in the other so they can support other children in the classroom who aren't good with language or literacy, who aren't good with maths … and see an alternative way of doing something." melbourne university special education expert dr shiralee poed conceded that senator hanson's comments would be "popular" among frustrated teachers and parents. "hanson's comments will be popular because there are people in society who feel like kids with disabilities are impacting on their child," she said. she said schools were stretched for resources and teachers were not being adequately trained in supporting students with disabilities. but the problem was with the system, not the students, she said. "the solution isn't removal," she said. "schools are challenged in terms of resources they have available to support the full range of learners and not all teachers are receiving training … but it's a simplistic view to place the blame on the child.
"our focus needs to be on what needs to be done to improve the system." principals' association of specialist schools in victoria president peter bush said senator hanson's comments had "missed the mark" as under-resourced mainstream schools would now be more able to support students with disabilities under the new funding arrangement. australian primary principals association president dennis yarrington said schools must be inclusive and ensure discrimination laws were upheld. "we would certainly distance any support for her comments," he said. "we are an inclusive society … we want to see that students with disabilities have every right to attend their local school as any other student." autism advocacy bodies estimate that one in 100 australians are diagnosed with autism.
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2.5* aʊt əv 4 stɑrz ˈrɪtən baɪ ʤoʊ ʃˈræpnəl, ˈænə ˈwɔtərˌhaʊs dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ˈstivən ˈhɑpkɪnz ˈstɑrɪŋ ˈstɛfən ʤeɪmz, ˈʤeɪsən, ˈʤɛrəˌmi aɪərnz ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈkəntri ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈɪŋlɪʃ æt fərst bləʃ, ðə ˈstɔri əv ˈʤɛsi oʊənz maɪt sim ˈpərˌfɪkt məˈtɪriəl fər ˈhɑliˌwʊd: ðə gʊd gaɪ ɪz ðə jəŋ blæk ˈrənər hu wən fɔr ˈmɛdəlz fər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts æt ðə 1936 bərˈlɪn oʊˈlɪmpɪk geɪmz, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ˈnoʊʃənz əv ˈɑriən ˌsupɪriˈɔrɪti fər ðə ˈnɑnsɛns ðeɪ wər. ənd ðə bæd gaɪ wʊd bi ˈhɪtlər hɪmˈsɛlf. bət, ɪf ju ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə məˈtɪriəl mɔr ˈkloʊsli, ɪt ˈprɛzənts bɪg ˈstəmbəlɪŋ blɑks fər ə ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər, ənd ɪt ɪz ə ˈtɛstəmənt tɪ dɪˈrɛktər ˈstivən ˈhɑpkɪnz ənd hɪz tu ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈskrinˌraɪtərz, ʤoʊ ʃˈræpnəl ənd ˈænə ˈwɔtərˌhaʊs, ðət ðə nu ˈmuvi reɪs ɪz ˈlɑrʤli səkˈsɛsfəl ɪn əraʊnd ðɛm ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ˈfaɪnəl rɪˈzəlts fil ˈrəðər ˌfɔrmjəˈleɪɪk. fərst əv ɔl, ju kən ˈhɑrdli meɪk ə fɪlm ˈbitɪŋ əp ɔn ðə ˈnɑtsiz fər ðɛr ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈvɪrələnt ɪn ðə jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsɛkənd wərld wɔr wɪn jʊr ˈhɪroʊ ɪz ə blæk mæn hu heɪlz frəm ə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. frəm ðə stɑrt, reɪs ɪz ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈreɪˌsɪzəm oʊənz ɪnˈkaʊnərd æt hoʊm ɪn ðə 1930s*. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ɪt ˈjuzɪz prɪˈdɪktəbəl ɪnˈkaʊnərz, səʧ ɛz ðə wən wɪθ ðə waɪt ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪərz hu ˈfɪgjər ɪts ðɛr raɪt tɪ juz ðə ʃaʊərz fərst, ˈpoʊzɪŋ jɛt əˈnəðər tɛst tɪ ðə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl gʊd ˈhjumər əv ðə jəŋ ˈʤɛsi (ˈstɛfən ʤeɪmz). ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ˈwaɪzli, ˈhɑpkɪnz ˈɔfərz noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt, ɛz oʊənz teɪks hɪz sit æt ðə bæk əv ə bəs ər loʊərz hɪz aɪz ɪn frənt əv ə waɪt mæn. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðɛn, ðɛr ər ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈkɑntrəˌvərsiz ənd ənrɪˈzɑlvd kˈwɛsʧənz ðət stɪl hæŋ ˈoʊvər ðə əˈmɛrɪkən timz pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən. ðə fɪlm ˈnitli ˈkəvərz ðə dəˈbeɪt əraʊnd ˈbɔɪˌkɑtɪŋ ðə geɪmz, wɪθ ˈwɪljəm hərt ɛz ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪk əˈfɪʃəl ˌʤɛrəˈmaɪə məˈhoʊni, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðə ˌhaɪˈmaɪndɪd kɔl tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst əˈgɛnst ˈnɑtsi əˈbjuzɪz. ˈʤɛrəˌmi aɪərnz pleɪz hɪz ˈnɛməsɪs, ðə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ənd dɪˈvɛləpər ˈeɪvəri ˈbrəndɪʤ, hu meɪks ðə fəˈmɪljər ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˈʃʊdənt mɪks wɪθ spɔrts. reɪs ɪz səˈpraɪzɪŋli ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk tɪ ˈbrəndɪʤ, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv meɪd əˈgɛnst ɪm θruaʊt hɪz laɪf ənd hɪz ˈdubiəs reɪn ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl oʊˈlɪmpɪk kəˈmɪti ɪn ðə ənd 60s*. wɪθ hɪz ˈjuʒəwəl næk fər pleɪɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktərz, aɪərnz tərnz ðə kræs əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɪntu ə pəˈtrɪʃən ˈfɪgjər. hi ˈifɛktɪvli kriˈeɪts ə kul ənd ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktər, ɔl tu ˈrɛdi tɪ bɪˈliv ˈnɑtsi ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈmɪʃən tɪ bərˈlɪn, ˈæskɪŋ ˈmɪrli fər əˈʃʊrəntsɪz ðə əˈθɔrətiz wɪl klin əp ˈɛvədəns əv ðɛr kæmˈpeɪn fər ðə bɪg ɪˈvɛnt. bət wɪn tu ʤuɪʃ ˈrənərz ər ˌmɪˈstɪrjəsli riˈmuvd frəm ðə juz. ˈriˌleɪ skwɑd æt ðə læst ˈmɪnət, reɪs pɔrˈtreɪz ˈbrəndɪʤ mɔr ɛz ə mæn hu həz bɪn ðən wən hu læks ɔl ˈskrupəlz. ənd fər ə ril ˈvɪlən, hu nidz əˈnəðər dɪˈpɪkʃən əv ˈhɪtlər? hiz ˈbɛrli sin hir; ˌɪnˈstɛd, wi gɪt ˈgoʊbəlz, ˈɛksələntli kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈbɑrnəbi metschurat*, ɛz ən ˈɔlˌmoʊst ənd ɪkˈsklusɪvli ˈprɛdətər ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪŋ iʧ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ənd ˈɛvəri ˈædvərˌsɛri θru ˈnɛroʊd aɪz waɪl væn ˈhaʊtɛnz ˌɪˈbəljənt əˈbaʊt, hər ˈɪŋlɪʃ trænzˈleɪʃənz ənd hər ˈmuvi ˈkæmərə æt ðə ˈrɛdi. ˈhɑpkɪnz ˈprɛzənts hər kəmˈplɪsɪti wɪθ ˈnæzɪzəm wɪθ ðə seɪm toʊn ɛz hi dɪz əˈmɛrɪkən ˈreɪˌsɪzəm. ɛz ðə ˈhɪroʊ, ʤeɪmz ɪz ə swit θɪŋ, ˈrəðər tu swit. tru, ɔl əˈkaʊnts səˈʤɛst ðət oʊənz wɑz ə ˈnoʊtəbli ˈsəni ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, bət ʤeɪmz, ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈæktər hu dɪd, ˈæftər ɔl, groʊ əp pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəl degrassi*, meɪks ɪm ə ˈkɛrɪktər əv səʧ ˈjuθfəl ˈɪnəsəns ju hæv tɪ ˈwəndər wɛr ðə gaɪ faɪndz ðə grɪt tɪ wɪn. tərˈɑntoʊ ˈæktər ˈændru ˈmudi həz ən ˈɛksələnt smɔl roʊl pleɪɪŋ ˈoʊənzɪz ˈtæsɪˌtərn ˈfɑðər, ə mæn dɪˈfitɪd baɪ ˈʤɑbləsnəs ˈæftər ðə ˈfæməli muvd nɔrθ, bət ɛz ðə ˈjəŋgər oʊənz, ʤeɪmz ʃoʊz noʊ mɑrks əv ðət ˈhɑrdʃɪp. oʊənz ɪz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə ˈnæʧərəl ˈrənər, hɪz naɪiv ɪz ə sɔrs əv ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈkɑmɪk rɪˈlif hir, ənd hi gɪts wən əv hɪz ˈmoʊmənts əv ˈtəfnəs wɪn koʊʧ ˈlɛri sˈnaɪdər (ˈʤeɪsən) tɛlz ɪm ðət hi noʊz hi kən rən bət æsks ɪf hi kən wərk. ɪn rɪˈplaɪ, oʊənz dɪˈskraɪbz ˈpɪkɪŋ ˈkɔtən frəm ðə eɪʤ əv 6 ˈhɑpkɪnz fɪlmz ɔl ðə ˈreɪsɪz wɪθ ˈsutəbəl sɪns oʊənz wɑz ə ˈsprɪntər, əˈkɑmplɪʃɪŋ hɪz fits ɪn ə ˈmætər əv ˈsɛkəndz, ðeɪ ər ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈizi tɪ ˈdrɑməˌtaɪz bət ju doʊnt liv ðə ˈθiətər wɪθ məʧ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv haʊ hi dɪd ɪt. soʊ, ɪts əp tɪ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə hɪˈroʊɪk ˈbækˌboʊn hir ənd ɪkˈspleɪn ðə spɔrt, ɔl əv wɪʧ hi dɪz ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪkəli, bət ðə ˈstɔri əv ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈrənər hu blu hɪz oʊn ʧæns æt ˈgreɪtnəs naʊ ˈvɪndəkeɪtɪd baɪ hɪz protégé*é ɪz wən ˈɛriə wɛr ðə fɪlm bɪˈkəmz maɪrd ɪn cliché*é. ˈhævɪŋ ˈmænɪʤd bərˈlɪn ˈrəðər ˈgreɪsfəli, reɪs ˈɔfən əˈlɔŋ ðə hoʊm frənt. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə fɪlm dɪz səkˈsɛsfəli rɪˈvil ðət ðə ˈstɔri əv oʊənz æt ðə bərˈlɪn oʊˈlɪmpɪks ɪz nɑt, ɪn ðə ɛnd, blæk ənd waɪt. stɪl, ɪt kænt ˈpɑsəbli ˈæˌdrɛs ðə kˈwɛʃən ðət ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli ˈhəvərz ˈoʊvər hɪz ˈvɪktəri: wət ɪf əˈmɛrɪkə hæd ˈbɔɪˌkɑtɪd? wʊd ɪt hæv meɪd ə ˈdɪfərəns?
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2.5 out of 4 stars written by joe shrapnel, anna waterhouse directed by stephen hopkins starring stephan james, jason sudeikis, jeremy irons classification pg country usa language english
at first blush, the story of jesse owens might seem perfect material for hollywood: the good guy is the young black runner who won four medals for the united states at the 1936 berlin olympic games, thereby exposing notions of aryan superiority for the fantastical nonsense they were. and the bad guy would be hitler himself.
but, if you examine the material more closely, it presents big stumbling blocks for a filmmaker, and it is a testament to director stephen hopkins and his two british screenwriters, joe shrapnel and anna waterhouse, that the new movie race is largely successful in manoeuvring around them – even if the final results feel rather formulaic.
first of all, you can hardly make a film beating up on the nazis for their increasingly virulent anti-semitism in the years before the second world war when your hero is a black man who hails from a still-segregated united states. from the start, race is straightforward about the racism owens encountered at home in the 1930s. sometimes, it uses predictable encounters, such as the one with the white football players who figure it's their right to use the showers first, posing yet another test to the remarkable good humour of the young jesse (stephan james). sometimes, wisely, hopkins offers no comment, as owens takes his seat at the back of a bus or lowers his eyes in front of a white man.
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then, there are the historical controversies and unresolved questions that still hang over the american team's participation. the film neatly covers the debate around boycotting the games, with william hurt as the olympic official jeremiah mahoney, representing the high-minded call to protest against nazi human-rights abuses. jeremy irons plays his nemesis, the engineer and developer avery brundage, who makes the familiar argument that politics shouldn't mix with sports.
race is surprisingly sympathetic to brundage, considering the allegations of anti-semitism made against him throughout his life and his dubious reign as president of the international olympic committee in the 1950s and 60s. with his usual knack for playing dislikable characters, irons turns the crass american into a patrician figure. he effectively creates a cool and calculating character, all too ready to believe nazi whitewashing during a fact-finding mission to berlin, asking merely for assurances the authorities will clean up evidence of their anti-semitic campaign for the big event.
but when two jewish runners are mysteriously removed from the u.s. relay squad at the last minute, race portrays brundage more as a man who has been outmanoeuvred than one who lacks all scruples.
and for a real villain, who needs another depiction of hitler? he's barely seen here; instead, we get goebbels, excellently created by barnaby metschurat, as an almost monosyllabic and exclusively german-speaking predator evaluating each situation and every adversary through narrowed eyes while carice van houten's ebullient leni riefenstahl bops about, her english translations and her movie camera at the ready. hopkins presents her complicity with nazism with the same matter-of-fact tone as he does american racism.
as the hero, james is a sweet thing, rather too sweet. true, all accounts suggest that owens was a notably sunny individual, but james, the baby-faced canadian actor who did, after all, grow up performing on the multicultural degrassi, makes him a character of such youthful innocence you have to wonder where the guy finds the grit to win. toronto actor andrew moodie has an excellent small role playing owens's taciturn father, a man defeated by joblessness after the family moved north, but as the younger owens, james shows no marks of that hardship.
owens is described as a natural runner, his naive record-breaking is a source of almost comic relief here, and he gets one of his too-few moments of toughness when coach larry snyder (jason sudeikis) tells him that he knows he can run but asks if he can work. in reply, owens describes picking cotton from the age of 6. hopkins films all the races with suitable élan – since owens was a sprinter, accomplishing his feats in a matter of seconds, they are relatively easy to dramatize – but you don't leave the theatre with much understanding of how he did it.
so, it's up to sudeikis to provide the heroic backbone here and explain the sport, all of which he does sympathetically, but the story of the former runner who blew his own chance at greatness now vindicated by his protégé is one area where the film becomes mired in cliché. having managed berlin rather gracefully, race often plods along the home front.
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the film does successfully reveal that the story of owens at the berlin olympics is not, in the end, black and white. still, it can't possibly address the question that inevitably hovers over his victory: what if america had boycotted? would it have made a difference?
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ˈbɪsbi ə neɪm tɪ stər ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst əv ˈmaɪnɪŋ mɛn ˈɛvriˌwɛr həz bɪn wən əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈkɑpər kæmps ðə wərld həz ˈɛvər noʊn. ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst 100 jɪrz əv kənˈtɪnjuəs pərˈdəkʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈbɪsbi maɪnz kloʊzd ɪn 1975 ðə ˈloʊkəl maɪnz prəˈdust ˈmɛtəlz ˈvæljud æt ˈbɪljən (æt 1975 praɪs) wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst pərˈdəkʃən væljuˈeɪʃənz əv ɔl ðə ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈdɪstrɪkts ɪn ðə wərld. ðɪs ˈstægərˌɪŋ əˈmaʊnt əv wɛlθ keɪm frəm ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd pərˈdəkʃən əv paʊndz əv ˈkɑpər, ˈaʊnsɪz əv goʊld, ˈaʊnsɪz əv ˈsɪlvər, paʊndz əv lɛd ənd paʊndz əv zɪŋk! kwin maɪn tʊr teɪks ˈvɪzɪtərz dip ˈɪntu ðə oʊld ˈwərkɪŋz əv ðə ˈfeɪməs kwin maɪn wɛr greɪt ˈtənəʤəz əv ɪkˈstrimli rɪʧ ˈkɑpər ɔr wɑz maɪnd ɪn ðə ˈərli deɪz, ˈkæʧɪŋ ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ðə ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈɪndəstri əraʊnd ðə wərld ɛz wən əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈtrɛʒər əv ˈkɑpər ˈɛvər dɪˈskəvərd. ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə kwin maɪn tʊr ɪz tɪ stɛp bæk θru ðə ˈpeɪʤɪz əv ˈhɪstəri. ə ˈmɛltɪŋ pɑt əv ˈɪməgrənt ˈmaɪnərz frəm ðə ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈdɪstrɪkts əv ˈjʊrəp ˈleɪbərd bɪˈniθ ðə mjul ˈmaʊntənz tɪ fid ðə ˌɪnˈseɪʃəbəl dɪˈmænd fər ˈkɑpər ənd ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti. ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl eɪʤ ʧeɪnʤd ðə wərld frəm ə ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli ˈrʊrəl soʊˈsaɪɪti tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl eɪʤ, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ wɪθ ɪt ðə haɪəst ˈstændərd əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ðə wərld həz ˈɛvər noʊn. ˈərli ˈbɪsbi ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈhɪstəri ðə ˈstɔri əv ˈbɪsbi ˈmaɪnɪŋ bɪˈgæn ɪn ðə leɪt wɪn lt*. dən, ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ə ˈkævəlri ˈditeɪl frəm ðə frənˈtɪr ˈɑrmi poʊst əv fɔrt wɑˈʧukə, wɑz ɔn ə ˈskaʊtɪŋ ˈmɪʃən əˈgɛnst ðə əˈpæʧi ˈɪndiənz. lt*. dən ənd hɪz mɛn ˈhɛdɪd fər ə spərɪŋ ɪn ðə mjul ˈmaʊntənz tɪ kæmp fər ðə naɪt. ðə ˈpɑrti kæmpt ɔn ə spɑt əv ˈfɛrli flæt graʊnd ɪn ðə ˈkænjən bɪˈloʊ ðə saɪt naʊ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd baɪ oʊld ˈbɪsbi, ˈoʊnli ˈsɛvərəl ˈhənərd jɑrdz frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv maɪn tʊr. ɔn ə wɔk ˈæftər ˈdɪnər, lt*. dən pɪkt əp ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ rɑk. hi faʊnd ə fju mɔr ˈpisɪz əˈlɔŋ ðə sloʊp əv ðə saʊθ wɔl əv ðə ˈkænjən. əˈneɪbəl tɪ du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt bɪˈkəz əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈdutiz, dən tʊk ə ˈprɔˌspɛktər baɪ ðə neɪm əv ʤɔrʤ ˈwɔrən ˈɪntu hɪz ˈkɑnfədɛns ənd strək əp ə dil baɪ wɪʧ ˈwɔrən wʊd ˈloʊˌkeɪt kleɪmz ənd wərk ðə ˈprɑpərti wɪθ dən ɛz ə ˈpɑrtnər. bət ɔn hɪz weɪ tɪ ðə saɪt, ˈprɔˌspɛktər ˈwɔrən stɑpt tɪ ˈvɪzɪt səm frɛndz ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ. hi sun həz nu ˈpɑrtnərz ənd ðeɪ steɪkt ə nu grup əv kleɪmz ənd lɛft dən aʊt əv ðə dil. wɪn dən keɪm əˈlɔŋ ˈleɪtər tɪ ʧɛk, hi wɑz ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈlʊkɪŋ ɪn. ˈkɑpər pərˈdəkʃən bɪˈgæn ɔn ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈbeɪsɪs əraʊnd 1880 ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd ðɛn ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪθ ˈkæpɪtəl ˈgræʤuəli bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ənd tʊk ˈoʊvər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl kleɪmz ənd brɔt ðɛm ˈɪntu pərˈdəkʃən. fɛlps dɑʤ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, θru ə səbˈsɪdiˌɛri ðə ˈkɑpər kwin kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtəd ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni, bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈdɑmənənt fɔrs ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ðə soʊl ˈɑpərˌeɪtər əv ðə ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈdɪstrɪkt. ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn ɪts beɪs ɪn ˈbɪsbi, fɛlps dɑʤ hæd lɔŋ bɪn wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈkɑpər prəˈdusərz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə ˈbɪsbi kwin maɪn tʊr fɛlps dɑʤ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən kloʊzd ðə ˈbɪsbi ˈəndərˌgraʊnd maɪnz ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 1975 ˈbɪsbi meɪər ʧək idz, wɪθ ðə ˈʤɛnərəs kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən əv fɛlps dɑʤ, brɔt tɪ ˌriˈæləˌti ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈoʊpənɪŋ ə maɪn tʊr θru ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈkɑpər kwin maɪn. meɪər idz fɛlt ðət ˈhɪstəri əv ˈmaɪnɪŋ ʃʊd bi kɛpt əˈlaɪv ɪn ˈbɪsbi ənd ɪn ə ˈmænər ðət wʊd əˈtrækt ˈtʊrɪsts tɪ ðə kəmˈjunɪti. ˈmɛni ˈfeɪθfəl ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz klɪrd ˈθaʊzənz əv tənz əv ˈfɑlən rɑk ənd ðə oʊld ˈwərkɪŋz. ðeɪ wər əˈsɪstɪd baɪ ˈloʊkəl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd grups hu ˈfərnɪʃt səˈpɔrt ənd fud fər ðə ˈwərkərz. ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈɛfərt keɪm tɪ ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsi, ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, wɪʧ əˈpruvd ə lɑrʤ grænt tɪ ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈbɪsbi tɪ hɛlp ðə maɪn tʊr ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd ˈəðər ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈbɪsbi dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ eɪd ðə ˈtʊrɪst ˈbɪznɪs. ðə kwin maɪn tʊr wɑz əˈfɪʃəli ˈoʊpənd tɪ ˈvɪzɪtərz ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1 1976 sɪns ðɛn, mɔr ðən ə ˈmɪljən ˈvɪzɪtərz, frəm ɔl 50 steɪts ənd mɔr ðən 30 ˈfɔrən ˈkəntriz, hæv ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðə raɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈmaʊntən ɔn ðə ˈəndərˌgraʊnd maɪn tʊr treɪn. ðə kwin maɪn tʊr ɪz ən əˈθɛnɪk ˈmaɪnɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd ðə tʊr gaɪdz ər ɔl ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈmaɪnərz, ˈhævɪŋ wərkt ɪn ðə ˈloʊkəl maɪnz fər ˈmɛni jɪrz, ənd əˈʃʊr ju ə seɪf tʊr sɛt əˈgɛnst ə ˈbækˌgraʊnd əv ˈfækʧuəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. wi hoʊp ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ jʊr kwin maɪn tʊr ˈvɪzɪt ənd jʊr brif ˈʤərni θru ðə ˈpeɪʤɪz əv taɪm.
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bisbee - a name to stir the interest of mining men everywhere - has been one of the greatest copper camps the world has ever known. in almost 100 years of continuous production before the bisbee mines closed in 1975, the local mines produced metals valued at $6.1 billion (at 1975 price) one of the largest production valuations of all the mining districts in the world. this staggering amount of wealth came from the estimated production of 8,032,352,000 lbs of copper, 2,871,786 ounces of gold, 77,162,986 ounces of silver, 304,627,600 lbs of lead and 371,945,900 lbs of zinc!
today’s queen mine tour takes visitors deep into the old workings of the famous queen mine where great tonnages of extremely rich copper ore was mined in the early days, catching the attention of the mining industry around the world as one of the greatest treasure troves of copper ever discovered. taking the queen mine tour is to step back through the pages of history. a melting pot of immigrant miners from the mining districts of europe labored beneath the mule mountains to feed the insatiable demand for copper and electricity. the electrical age changed the world from a predominantly rural society to the industrial age, bringing with it the highest standard of living the world has ever known.
early bisbee mining history
the story of bisbee mining began in the late 1870’s when lt. dunn, in charge of a cavalry detail from the frontier army post of fort huachuca, was on a scouting mission against the apache indians. lt. dunn and his men headed for a spring in the mule mountains to camp for the night. the party camped on a spot of fairly flat ground in the canyon below the spring—a site now occupied by old bisbee, only several hundred yards from the beginning of today’s mine tour.
on a walk after dinner, lt. dunn picked up an interesting rock. he found a few more pieces along the slope of the south wall of the canyon. unable to do anything about it because of military duties, dunn took a prospector by the name of george warren into his confidence and struck up a deal by which warren would locate claims and work the property with dunn as a partner. but on his way to the site, prospector warren stopped to visit some friends and enjoy his favorite pastime—whiskey drinking. he soon has new partners and they staked a new group of claims and left dunn out of the deal. when dunn came along later to check, he was on the outside looking in.
copper production began on a limited basis around 1880. individuals and then companies with capital gradually became involved and took over individual claims and brought them into production. phelps dodge corporation, through a subsidiary the copper queen consolidated mining company, became the dominant force and eventually the sole operator of the mining district. building on its base in bisbee, phelps dodge had long been one of the largest copper producers in the united states.
the development of the bisbee queen mine tour
phelps dodge corporation closed the bisbee underground mines in the summer of 1975. bisbee mayor chuck eads, with the generous cooperation of phelps dodge, brought to reality the idea of opening a mine tour through a portion of the world-famous copper queen mine. mayor eads felt that history of mining should be kept alive in bisbee and in a manner that would attract tourists to the community. many faithful volunteers cleared thousands of tons of fallen rock and re-timbered the old workings. they were assisted by local individuals and groups who furnished support and food for the workers. the local effort came to the attention of a federal agency, the economic development administration, which approved a large grant to the city of bisbee to help the mine tour project and other improvements in downtown bisbee designed to aid the tourist business. the queen mine tour was officially opened to visitors on february 1, 1976. since then, more than a million visitors, from all 50 states and more than 30 foreign countries, have enjoyed the ride into the mountain on the underground mine tour train.
the queen mine tour is an authentic mining experience and the tour guides are all experienced miners, having worked in the local mines for many years, and assure you a safe tour set against a background of factual information.
we hope you enjoy your queen mine tour visit and your brief journey through the pages of time.
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təˈmɑˌroʊ ˈmɔrnɪŋ æt fɔrt grin pɑrk, əˈmɪdst ðə ˈfɑrmərz ˈmɑrkɪt, geɪmz əv fɛʧ ənd ˈsɑkər ðət ər ʃʊr tɪ bi ˈhæpənɪŋ, əˈnəðər trəˈdɪʃən wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ teɪk ðət deɪts ɔl ðə weɪ bæk tɪ 1908 ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ æt 10am*, ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti əv oʊld, ə kləb ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ bæk ɪn 1880 wɪl ˈgæðər əraʊnd ðə beɪs əv ðə ˈprɪzən ʃɪp ˈmɑrtərz ˈmɑnjəmənt tɪ peɪ ðɛr rɪˈspɛkts fər ðə taɪm. ðə ˈmɑnjəmənt ɪz ə ˈtrɪbjut tɪ tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɑlənɪsts hu daɪd əˈbɔrd ˈbrɪtɪʃ ʃɪps ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri wɔr. ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv səm əv ðiz mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌɪnˈtərd 40 fit bɪˈloʊ fɔrt grin ˈsərfəs. boʊnz wər skupt əp frəm beɪ əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈʃɔˌrlaɪn ðɛr wɛr ðə weɪvz hæd ɪkˈspoʊzd ðɛm ˈæftər ə waɪl, ənd ðeɪ wər pʊt ˈɪntu ðɪs krɪpt ɪn fɔrt grin park,”*,” sɪz tɛd ˈʤɛnərəl, ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti əv oʊld, wɪʧ həz ˈhoʊstɪd ən ˈænjuəl məˈmɔriəl fər ðə ˈmɑrtərz ˈɛvəri jɪr sɪns ˈprɛzɪdənt tæft ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ðə ˈmɑnjəmənt ɪn 1908 ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp ɪn ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti əv oʊld ɪz ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈɛniˌwən hu həz lɪvd ər wərkt ɪn ˈbrʊklɪn fər æt list 25 jɪrz. ðə ˈtrɪbjut ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈmærəˌtaɪm ˈpaɪpɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni, ɪn wɪʧ ðə neɪmz əv ðə ˈprɪzən ʃɪps ər rɛd əˈlaʊd tɪ mˈjuzɪkəl əˈkəmpnɪmənt. ən ˌɪnvəˈkeɪʃən frəm hɪˈstɔriən ˈsuzən dəˈmɑrk wɪl ˈfɑloʊ, ɛz wɛl ɛz ən ˌɪnˈtərprətɪv dæns pərˈfɔrməns, ə ˈtrəmpətɪŋ əv ““taps”*” ənd ən ˌɑpərˈætɪk səˈlɛkʃən. fɔrt grin pɑrk ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ðə ˈlɑrʤəst əˈmɛrɪkən ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ˈbɛriəl graʊnd ɪn ðə ˈneɪʃən, ənd pərˈhæps wən əv ˈbrʊklɪn list noʊn ˈhɪstəri wɛl ɛz ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈrɛstɪŋ pleɪs əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ðə moʊst ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk ˈpipəl. gɪt ɔf ðə ʃɪps, ɔl ðeɪ hæd tɪ du wɑz swɛr əˈliʤəns tɪ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ kraʊn, ənd ðeɪ ˌæbsəˈlutli rɪfˈjuzd tɪ du ɪt, soʊ ə lɔt əv ðɛm daɪd əˈbɔrd ðoʊz ships,”*,” ˈʤɛnərəl sɪz. ˈkreɪzi tɪ θɪŋk ðət ɔl ðɪs ɪz ɪn ə ˈpəblɪk pɑrk. fɔrt grin pɑrk həz ə lɔt əv ˈhɪstəri sərˈaʊndɪŋ it.”*.”
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tomorrow morning at fort greene park, amidst the farmers market, games of fetch and soccer scrimmages that are sure to be happening, another timeworn tradition will also take place–one that dates all the way back to 1908.
saturday at 10am, members of the society of old brooklynites, a club founded by well-to-do brooklynites back in 1880, will gather around the base of the prison ship martyrs monument to pay their respects for the 104th time. the monument is a tribute to to the 11,500 american colonists who died aboard british ships during the american revolutionary war. the remains of some of these men and women are actually interred 40 feet below fort greene park’s surface.
“their bones were scooped up from wallabout bay along the shoreline there where the waves had exposed them after a while, and they were put into this crypt in fort greene park,” says ted general, a member of the society of old brooklynites, which has hosted an annual memorial for the martyrs every year since president taft dedicated the monument in 1908.
membership in the society of old brooklynites is open to anyone who has lived or worked in brooklyn for at least 25 years.
the tribute includes a maritime piping ceremony, in which the names of the prison ships are read aloud to musical accompaniment. an invocation from historian susan demark will follow, as well as an interpretive dance performance, a trumpeting of “taps” and an operatic selection.
fort greene park is actually the largest american revolution burial ground in the nation, and perhaps one of brooklyn least known history lessons—as well as the final resting place of thousands of the city’s most patriotic people.
“to get off the ships, all they had to do was swear allegiance to the british crown, and they absolutely refused to do it, so a lot of them died aboard those ships,” general says. “it’s crazy to think that all this is in a public park. fort greene park has a lot of history surrounding it.”
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mangaluru*: hɪrz ə gʊd ɪgˈzæmpəl əv rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈtɑlərəns ɪn ə ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈɔfən ˈtrəbəld baɪ ðə læk əv ɪt əv həz sɪˈkjʊrd ðə fərst pleɪs ɪn ðə klæs 9 ˈstudənt frəm ə ˈməzlɪm ˈfæməli gɑt 93 tɪ bi ðə ˈtɑpər ɪn ðə ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən, kənˈdəktəd baɪ ðə ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ˈstudənt əv haɪ skul, sulliapadavu*, ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɔn ðə ˈbɔrdər, ʃi wɑz kin ɔn pərˈsuɪŋ ə kɔrs ɪn ðə ənd ðə ˈəŋkəl səˈpɔrtɪd hər ɪn ðɪs," sɪz hər ˈfɑðər, ˌɪbrɑˈhim ɛm, hu wərks ɪn ə ˈfæktəri. hər ˈməðər ɪz ə ˈhoʊmˌmeɪkər. ðə ˈkəpəl ˈwɔntɪd ðɛr ˈdɔtər tɪ tɔp ðə steɪt pʊt ɪn ə lɔt əv ˈɛfərt ˈɛvəri deɪ tɪ tɔp ɪn karnataka*, bət kʊd nɑt əˈʧiv ɪt," sɪz dɪˈvɛləpt ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈɛpɪk ˈhɪnˌdu ˈlɪtərəʧər ɪn klæs 9 "aɪ priˈpɛrd frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˌækəˈdɛmɪk jɪr wɪθ maɪ ˈəŋkəlz hɛlp," ʃi sɪz, ˈædɪŋ: "aɪ wɔnt tɪ əˈpɪr fər ðə mɑhɑbərˈɑtə ɪgˈzæm tu". hd*, ˈprɪnsəpəl əv hər skul, ənd pi bhat*, koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər əv ðə ɪgˈzæm, sɛd ˈstudənts əˈpɪr fər ɪgˈzæmz ˈæftər ənd nən əv ðɛm ər fɔrst tɪ əˈpɪr fər ɪgˈzæm ɪz mɔr əˈbaʊt ˈlɪtərəʧər ənd kənˈteɪnz noʊ ˈlɪtərəʧər ənd kənˈteɪnz noʊ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈkɑntɛnt," sɛd 39 ˈstudənts roʊt ðə ɪgˈzæm ðɪs jɪr frəm haɪ skul. sɛd ˈoʊnli ˈstudənts frəm klæs 8 ənd klæs 9 ər əˈlaʊd tɪ raɪt ðiz ɪgˈzæmz waɪl ˈstudənts ər dɪˈskərɪʤd ɛz ðeɪ hæv tɪ əˈpɪr fər ðə bɔrd exams."fathimath*, hu wɪl bi teɪk əp ðə ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən nɛkst jɪr, wɔnts tɪ ˈstədi fər ðə mɑhɑbərˈɑtə ɪgˈzæm ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsəmər veɪˈkeɪʃən," hi sɛd.
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mangaluru: here's a good example of religious tolerance in a district often troubled by the lack of it -fathimath rahila of puttur has secured the first place in the ramayana exam.the class 9 student from a muslim family got 93% to be the puttur taluk topper in the examination, conducted by the bharatha sanskriti prathisthan in november 2015.a student of sarvodaya high school, sulliapadavu, located on the karnataka-kerala border, she was keen on pursuing a course in the ramayana and the mahabharata."her uncle supported her in this," says her father, ibrahim m, who works in a factory. her mother is a homemaker. the couple wanted their daughter to top the state exam."she put in a lot of effort every day to top in karnataka, but could not achieve it," says ibrahim.fathimath developed an interest in epic hindu literature in class 9. "i prepared from the beginning of the academic year with my uncle's help," she says, adding: "i want to appear for the mahabharata exam too". shivarama hd, principal of her school, and p satyashankar bhat, coordinator of the exam, said students appear for exams after self-study and none of them are forced to appear for it."the exam is more about literature and contains no literature and contains no religious content," said satyashankar.around 39 studentsote the exam this year from sarvodaya high school. shivarama said only students from class 8 and class 9 are allowed toite these exams while sslc students are discouraged as they have to appear for the board exams."fathimath, who will be take up the sslc examination next year, wants to study for the mahabharata exam during the summer vacation," he said.
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ˈrɪʧərd skɑt proʊl (bɔrn mɑrʧ 7 1968 ɪz ə ˈfɔrmər əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfʊtˌbɔl waɪd rɪˈsivər ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈfʊtˌbɔl lig. proʊl pleɪd 17 ˈsizənz wɪθ ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəlz, siˈætəl ˈsiˌhɔks, ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bɛrz, st*. luɪs ræmz, ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈpænθərz, ənd ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs koʊlts. hi pleɪd ɪn fɔr ˈsupər boʊlz ənd wən tu: ˈsupər boʊl wɪθ ðə ræmz ənd ˈsupər boʊl wɪθ ðə koʊlts. ˈæftər hɪz pleɪɪŋ kərɪr, proʊl wɑz ən əˈsɪstənt koʊʧ fər ðə ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈpænθərz θru ðə 2016 ˈsizən. hi rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə ˈsupər boʊl ɛz ə koʊʧ wɪθ ðə ˈpænθərz ɪn haɪ skul kərɪr ˈɛdət proʊl ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd ɪn 1986 frəm ˈhɪlzbəroʊ haɪ skul ɪn ˈhɪlzbəroʊ, nu ˈʤərzi, wɛr hi stɑrd ɪn boʊθ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ənd ˈbeɪsˈbɔl. ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈsinjər ˈsizən ɪn ˈfʊtˌbɔl, hi kɔt 42 ˈpæsɪz fər 900 jɑrdz ənd 13 ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz. fər hɪz ˈɛfərts ðət jɪr, hi wɑz neɪmd ə nu jɔrk səˈlɛkʃən, ðə ˈsəmərˌsɛt ˈkaʊnti pleɪər əv ðə jɪr, ənd ən pɪk. ˈkɑlɪʤ kərɪr ˈɛdət proʊl pleɪd ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfʊtˌbɔl æt weɪk ˈfɔrɪst ˌjunəˈvərsəti, wɛr hi wɑz ə ˌfɔˈrjɪr ˈlɛtərmən ɪn ˈfʊtˌbɔl. hi hoʊldz ðə skul ˈrɛkərd fər rɪˈsivɪŋ jɑrdz jɑrdz), ənd ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz 25 ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈræŋkɪŋ ɪn ðə tɔp faɪv ɪn rɪˈsɛpʃənz ənd rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈævərɪʤ. hi ˈɛndɪd hɪz ˈkɑlɪʤ kərɪr pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈklæsɪk ənd ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr geɪm. prəˈfɛʃənəl kərɪr ˈɛdət proʊl wɑz ˈteɪkən ɪn ðə θərd raʊnd ˈoʊvərˌɔl) əv ðə 1990 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dræft. hi sɛt ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəlz ˈrʊki ˈrɛkərd fər rɪˈsɛpʃənz ənd bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈrʊki tɪ lɛd ðə tim ɪn rɪˈsɛpʃənz sɪns bɑb ʃɔ ɪn 1950 hi pleɪd fɔr mɔr ˈsizənz fər ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəlz ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ ˈtreɪdɪd tɪ ðə siˈætəl ˈsiˌhɔks fər ə dræft pɪk. hi spɛnt tu ˈsizənz wɪθ ðə ˈsiˌhɔks, saɪnd wɪθ ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ fər wən jɪr, ənd ˈɛndɪd əp wɪθ ðə ræmz fər ðə stɑrt əv ðə 1998 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈsizən. ɛz pɑrt əv "ðə ˈgreɪtəst ʃoʊ ɔn tərf", hi hɛlpt lɛd ðə ræmz tɪ ə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɪn ðə 1999 ˈsizən æt ˈsupər boʊl. hi spɛnt θri mɔr ˈsizənz wɪθ st*. luɪs ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsaɪnɪŋ wɪθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ɛz ə fri ˈeɪʤənt æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə 2003 ˈsizən. hi wɑz tɔkt aʊt əv rɪˈtaɪərmənt fər ə ˈsizən baɪ ˈpænθər kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ʤeɪk ənd koʊʧ ʤɑn fɑks. proʊl rɪˈtaɪrd ənd wərkt ɛz ə ˈkələr ˈænəlɪst wɪθ ðə ræmz' ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˌpriˈsizən geɪmz ənd ðə ræmz ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈnɛtˌwərk ɔn ˈvɛriəs ʃoʊz ənd pre-games*. ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 29 2006 proʊl keɪm aʊt əv rɪˈtaɪərmənt tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs koʊlts, rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ˈɪnʤərd ˈbrændən ˈstɑkli. ˈkoʊʧɪŋ kərɪr ˈɛdət proʊl wɑz haɪərd baɪ ðə ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈpænθərz ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1 2011 ɛz ən əˈfɛnsɪv kənˈsəltənt. hi wɑz haɪərd tɪ praɪˈmɛrəli wərk wɪθ ðə waɪd rɪˈsivərz. hi wɑz proʊ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈsɛkənd ˈrənər əp ɪn ðɛr waɪd rɪˈsivər koʊʧ əv ðə jɪr ɪn ðə 2015 ˈsizən, proʊl ənd ðə ˈpænθərz riʧt ˈsupər boʊl 50 ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 7 2016 ðə ˈpænθərz fɛl tɪ ðə ˈdɛnvər ˈbrɑŋkoʊz baɪ ə skɔr əv əˈʧivmənts ˈɛdət proʊl ɪz noʊn fər hɪz roʊl ɪn θri ˈmɛmərəbəl pleɪɔf geɪmz: ɛz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ræmz ɪn ðə 1999 ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp geɪm əˈgɛnst ðə ˈtæmpə beɪ ˌbəkəˈnirz, proʊl rɪˈkɔrdɪd sɪks rɪˈsɛpʃənz fər 100 jɑrdz ənd kɔt ðə ˈtəʧˌdaʊn pæs wɪθ tɪ pleɪ. ðə ræmz wən ənd wɛnt ɔn tɪ wɪn ðə ˈsupər boʊl. tu jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ɪn ˈsupər boʊl əˈgɛnst ðə nu ˈɪŋglənd ˈpeɪtriəts, wɪθ ðə ræmz ˈtreɪlɪŋ proʊl kɔt ə ˈtəʧˌdaʊn pæs wɪθ tɪ pleɪ tɪ taɪ ðə geɪm, bət ðə ˈpeɪtriəts wən ɔn ə fild goʊl baɪ ˈædəm, tu jɪrz ˈæftər ðət, ɪn ˈsupər boʊl əˈgɛnst nu ˈɪŋglənd, ðɪs taɪm ɛz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈpænθərz, proʊl əˈgɛn kɔt ə ˈtəʧˌdaʊn pæs wɪθ rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɪn ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər tɪ taɪ ðə geɪm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈpeɪtriəts wən ðə geɪm ɔn əˈnəðər fild goʊl baɪ, proʊl ənd bɪˈkeɪm ˈtimˌmeɪts ɪn ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs ənd wər pɑrt əv ðə koʊlts tim ðət wən ˈsupər boʊl. ˈsupər boʊl stəˈtɪstɪks ˈɛdət ˈsupər boʊl: 1 rɪˈsɛpʃən, 11 jɑrdz st*. luɪs 23 ˌtɛnəˈsi 16 ˈsupər boʊl: 3 rɪˈsɛpʃənz, 71 jɑrdz, 1 ˈtəʧˌdaʊn nu ˈɪŋglənd 20 st*. luɪs 17 ˈsupər boʊl: 4 rɪˈsɛpʃənz, 71 jɑrdz, 1 ˈtəʧˌdaʊn nu ˈɪŋglənd 32 ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə 29 proʊl dɪd nɑt kæʧ ə pæs ɪn ˈsupər boʊl. ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl stəˈtɪstɪks ˈɛdət jɪr tim rɛk. 1990 ˈfinɪks ˈkɑrdɪnəlz 56 802 4 1991 ˈfinɪks ˈkɑrdɪnəlz 55 766 2 1992 ˈfinɪks ˈkɑrdɪnəlz 60 744 3 1993 ˈfinɪks ˈkɑrdɪnəlz 65 877 7 1994 ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ˈkɑrdɪnəlz 51 651 5 1995 siˈætəl ˈsiˌhɔks 5 29 0 1996 siˈætəl ˈsiˌhɔks 23 309 2 1997 ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bɛrz 58 753 7 1998 st*. luɪs ræmz 60 771 3 1999 st*. luɪs ræmz 33 349 0 2000 st*. luɪs ræmz 31 441 4 2001 st*. luɪs ræmz 40 563 5 2002 st*. luɪs ræmz 43 466 4 2003 ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈpænθərz 27 389 4 2004 ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈpænθərz 34 497 0 2005 ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈpænθərz 25 441 4 2006 ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs koʊlts 3 30 0 669 54 ˈpərsɪnəl laɪf ˈɛdət proʊl ənd hɪz waɪf, ˈkɛli, lɪv ɪn ˈgrinzbərroʊ, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə. ðə ˈkəpəl hæv θri ˈʧɪldrən: wən ˈdɔtər neɪmd ˈæləks, ənd tu sənz neɪmd ˈɔstən ənd bleɪk. ˈɔstən pleɪd waɪd rɪˈsivər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə. hi wɑz səˈlɛktɪd ɪn ðə 2018 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dræft baɪ ðə ˈbəfəˌloʊ bɪlz ɛz ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl pɪk ənd ɪz ˈkərəntli ɔn ðə ˈpræktɪs skwɑd əv ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ræmz. bleɪk saɪnd ə ˈlɛtər əv ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ pleɪ ˈfʊtˌbɔl æt ist ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1 proʊl oʊnz, ˈmænɪʤɪz, ənd ˈkoʊʧɪz æt pɑrk, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈwərldˌklæs spɔrts pərˈfɔrməns ˈkɑmplɛks ənd ˈfɪtnəs ˈsɛnər hi bɪlt ɪn ˈgrinzbərroʊ, nɔrθ
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richard scott proehl (born march 7, 1968) is a former american football wide receiver in the national football league. proehl played 17 seasons with the phoenix/arizona cardinals, seattle seahawks, chicago bears, st. louis rams, carolina panthers, and indianapolis colts. he played in four super bowls and won two: super bowl xxxiv with the rams and super bowl xli with the colts.
after his playing career, proehl was an assistant coach for the carolina panthers through the 2016 season. he returned to the super bowl as a coach with the panthers in 2016.[1]
high school career [ edit ]
proehl graduated in 1986 from hillsborough high school in hillsborough, new jersey, where he starred in both football and baseball. during his senior season in football, he caught 42 passes for 900+ yards and 13 touchdowns. for his efforts that year, he was named a new york all-metro selection, the somerset county player of the year, and an all-state pick.
college career [ edit ]
proehl played college football at wake forest university, where he was a four-year letterman in football. he holds the school record for receiving yards (2,949 yards), and touchdowns (25), as well as ranking in the top five in receptions and receiving average. he ended his college career playing in the blue–gray football classic and the east-west all-star game.
professional career [ edit ]
proehl was taken in the third round (58th overall) of the 1990 nfl draft. he set the cardinals rookie record for receptions and became the first rookie to lead the team in receptions since bob shaw in 1950. he played four more seasons for the cardinals before being traded to the seattle seahawks for a draft pick. he spent two seasons with the seahawks, signed with chicago for one year, and ended up with the rams for the start of the 1998 nfl season. as part of "the greatest show on turf", he helped lead the rams to a championship in the 1999 season at super bowl xxxiv. he spent three more seasons with st. louis before signing with carolina as a free agent at the start of the 2003 season. he was talked out of retirement for a 16th season by panther quarterback jake delhomme and coach john fox. proehl retired and worked as a color analyst with the rams' television pre-season games and the rams radio network on various shows and pre-games. on november 29, 2006, proehl came out of retirement to join the indianapolis colts, replacing injured wr brandon stokley.
coaching career [ edit ]
proehl was hired by the carolina panthers on february 1, 2011 as an offensive consultant. he was hired to primarily work with the wide receivers. he was pro football focus's second runner up in their wide receiver coach of the year award.[2]
in the 2015 season, proehl and the panthers reached super bowl 50 on february 7, 2016. the panthers fell to the denver broncos by a score of 24–10.[3]
achievements [ edit ]
proehl is known for his role in three memorable playoff games:
as a member of the rams in the 1999 nfc championship game against the tampa bay buccaneers, proehl recorded six receptions for 100 yards and caught the game-winning touchdown pass with 4:44 to play. the rams won 11–6 and went on to win the super bowl.
two years later, in super bowl xxxvi against the new england patriots, with the rams trailing 17–10, proehl caught a touchdown pass with 1:30 to play to tie the game, but the patriots won on a last-second field goal by adam vinatieri, 20–17.
two years after that, in super bowl xxxviii against new england, this time as a member of the panthers, proehl again caught a touchdown pass with 1:08 remaining in the fourth quarter to tie the game. however, the patriots won the game on another last-second field goal by vinatieri, 32–29.
proehl and vinatieri became teammates in indianapolis and were part of the colts team that won super bowl xli.
super bowl statistics [ edit ]
super bowl xxxiv: 1 reception, 11 yards – st. louis 23, tennessee 16
super bowl xxxvi: 3 receptions, 71 yards, 1 touchdown – new england 20, st. louis 17
super bowl xxxviii: 4 receptions, 71 yards, 1 touchdown – new england 32, carolina 29
proehl did not catch a pass in super bowl xli.
nfl statistics [ edit ]
year team rec. yds td 1990 phoenix cardinals 56 802 4 1991 phoenix cardinals 55 766 2 1992 phoenix cardinals 60 744 3 1993 phoenix cardinals 65 877 7 1994 arizona cardinals 51 651 5 1995 seattle seahawks 5 29 0 1996 seattle seahawks 23 309 2 1997 chicago bears 58 753 7 1998 st. louis rams 60 771 3 1999 st. louis rams 33 349 0 2000 st. louis rams 31 441 4 2001 st. louis rams 40 563 5 2002 st. louis rams 43 466 4 2003 carolina panthers 27 389 4 2004 carolina panthers 34 497 0 2005 carolina panthers 25 441 4 2006 indianapolis colts 3 30 0 669 8,878 54
personal life [ edit ]
proehl and his wife, kelly, live in greensboro, north carolina. the couple have three children: one daughter named alex, and two sons named austin and blake. austin played wide receiver at the university of north carolina. he was selected in the 2018 nfl draft by the buffalo bills as the 255th overall pick and is currently on the practice squad of the los angeles rams. blake signed a letter of intent to play football at east carolina university on february 1, 2017.[4]
proehl owns, manages, and coaches at proehlific park, which is a world-class sports performance complex and fitness center he built in greensboro, north carolina.[5]
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ðɪs ɪz ə ˈvɛri ʃɔrt ˈsəməri wɪθ lɑts lɛft ɪz ðə lɔŋ ˈvərʒən: ju ʃʊd stɑrt wɪθ ən aɪˈdiə, nɑt ə ˈkəmpəˌni. wɪn ʤɪst ən aɪˈdiə ər ˈprɑʤɛkt, ðə steɪks ər loʊər ənd mɔr ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˌɛnərˈteɪn bət pəˈtɛnʃəli juʤ aɪˈdiəz. ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ stɑrt ə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz tɪ bɪld ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkts. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, wɪn ju hæv ə ““company”*” ðət ju fil ˈprɛʃər tɪ kəˈmɪt tɪ ən aɪˈdiə tu kˈwɪkli. ɪf ʤɪst ə ˈprɑʤɛkt, ju kən spɛnd mɔr taɪm ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ greɪt tɪ wərk ɔn, wɪʧ ɪz ðə ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈrɪli wərks, ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ɪt fər ə ˈvɛri lɔŋ taɪm. hæv æt list wən ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈfaʊndər ɔn ðə tim (i.e*. ˈsəmˌwən hu kən bɪld ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bɪld). ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, prɪˈfər ə ˈmɑrkɪt tɪ ə lɑrʤ bət wən, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ju hæv kənˈvɪkʃən ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt bət ˈəðərz dɪsˈmɪs ɪt ɛz ənɪmˈpɔrtənt. ðə bɛst ˈstɑrˌtəp aɪˈdiəz ər ðə wənz ðət sim laɪk bæd aɪˈdiəz bət ər gʊd aɪˈdiəz. meɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈpipəl wɔnt. ju kən skru əp moʊst ˈəðər θɪŋz ɪf ju gɪt ðɪs raɪt; ɪf ju, ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls wɪl seɪv ju. wəns ˈʃɪftɪd frəm project”*” tɪ ““company”*” moʊd, bi dɪˈsaɪsɪv ənd ækt kˈwɪkli. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə dɪˈsɪʒən ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv wik, θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ɪn ən aʊər, ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪt dən ɪn ðə nɛkst aʊər. bɪˈkəm ˌfɔrˈmɪdəbəl. ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəm roʊd əˈhɛd ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈpeɪnfəl ənd meɪk ju daʊt ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni taɪmz. ˈfɪgjər aʊt ə weɪ tɪ gɪt jʊr ˈprɑdəkt ɪn frənt əv ˈjuzərz. stɑrt ˈmænjuəli (rɛd ðɪs: http://www.paulgraham.com/ds.html*) ˈlɪsən tɪ wət jʊr ˈjuzərz tɛl ju, ˌɪmˈpruv jʊr ˈprɑdəkt, ənd ðɛn ˈlɪsən əˈgɛn. kip duɪŋ ðɪs ənˈtɪl meɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ səm ˈjuzərz ləv (wən əv ðə ˈmɛni ˈbrɪljənt pɔl ˈbəkhaɪt ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz ɪz ðət ˈbɛtər tɪ bɪld ˈsəmθɪŋ ə smɔl ˈnəmbər əv ˈjuzərz ləv ðən ˈsəmθɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈjuzərz laɪk). dɪˈsiv ˈjɔrsɛlf əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ər nɑt jʊr ˈjuzərz ˈæˌkʧuəli ləv jʊr ˈprɑdəkt. kip jʊr bərn reɪt ˈvɛri loʊ ənˈtɪl ʃʊr bɪlt ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈpipəl ləv. ðə ˈiziəst weɪ tɪ du ðɪs ɪz haɪər sˈloʊli. hæv ə ˈstrætəʤi. moʊst ˈpipəl. ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli teɪk ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv taɪm tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈɛksəˌkjutɪŋ əˈgɛnst jʊr ˈstrætəʤi. spəˈsɪfɪkli, rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ˈsəmˌdeɪ ju nid tɪ hæv ə məˈnɑpəli (ɪn ðə ˈpitər θil sɛns). rɛd ðɪs ˌbiˈfɔr ju reɪz ˈməni: http://paulgraham.com/fr.html*. lərn tɪ æsk fər wət ju wɔnt. ˌɪgˈnɔr wət ðə prɛs sɪz əˈbaʊt ju, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəri. ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈərli ɪn ðə laɪf əv jʊr ˈkəmpəˌni. haɪər ðə bɛst ˈpipəl ju kən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər məʧ taɪm ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔn ðɪs, ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt ɪˈnəf. gɪv ə lɔt əv ˈɛkwəti tɪ jʊr ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ənd hæv ˈvɛri haɪ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. smɑrt, ˈifɛktɪv ˈpipəl ər ˈkrɪtɪkəl tɪ səkˈsɛs. rɛd ðɪs: http://blog.samaltman.com/how-to-hire*. faɪər ˈpipəl kˈwɪkli wɪn ju meɪk ˈhaɪrɪŋ mɪˈsteɪks. wərk wɪθ ˈpipəl ju hæv ə gʊd ˈfilɪŋ goʊz fər ɪmˈplɔɪiz (ənd cofounders*), ˈpɑrtnərz, ˌɪnˈvɛstərz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˈfɪgjər aʊt ə weɪ tɪ gɪt ˈjuzərz æt skeɪl (i.e*. baɪt ðə ˈbʊlət ənd lərn haʊ seɪlz ənd ˈmɑrkətɪŋ wərk). ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli, waɪl ɪt ɪz ˈkərəntli ɪn ˈfæʃən, ˈspɛndɪŋ mɔr ðən ðə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm ˈvælju əv jʊr ˈjuzərz tɪ əkˈwaɪər ðɛm ɪz nɑt ən əkˈsɛptəbəl ˈstrætəʤi. əbˈsɛs əˈbaʊt jʊr groʊθ reɪt, ənd ˈnɛvər stɑp. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɪl bɪld wət ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈmɛʒərz. ɪf ju ˈɛvər kæʧ ˈjɔrsɛlf seɪɪŋ nɑt ˈrɪli ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn groʊθ raɪt now”*”, θɪŋk ˈvɛri ˈkɛrfəli əˈbaʊt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə rɔŋ θɪŋ. ˈɔlsoʊ, lɛt ˈjɔrsɛlf bi dɪˈsivd baɪ ˈvænɪti ˈmɛtrɪks. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni nidz tɪ ɪˈvɑlv tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈmɪʃən ðət ˈɛvriˌwən, bət əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˈfaʊndərz, ər ɪkˈsɛpʃənəli ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ. ðə ˈvərsəz. mercenaries”*” ˈsaʊndˌbaɪt ɪz ˌoʊvərˈjuzd bət tru. weɪst jʊr taɪm ɔn stəf ðət ˈmætər (i.e*. θɪŋz ˈəðər ðən ˈbɪldɪŋ jʊr ˈprɑdəkt, ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ jʊr ˈjuzərz, groʊɪŋ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, əˈvɔɪd ðə kaɪnd əv stəf ðət maɪt bi ɪn ə ˈmuvi əˈbaʊt ˈrənɪŋ ə wɪθ ˈlɔjərz ənd əˈkaʊntənts, goʊɪŋ tɪ lɑts əv ˈkɑnfərənsəz, ˈgræbɪŋ ˈkɔfi wɪθ ˈpipəl, ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn lɑts əv ˈmitɪŋz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. bɪˈkəm ə ˈdɛləˌwɛr si ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən (juz ər ˈɛni ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli lɔ fərm) ənd ðɛn gɪt bæk tɪ wərk ɔn jʊr ˈprɑdəkt. ˈfoʊkɪs ˌɪnˈtɛnsli ɔn ðə θɪŋz ðət du ˈmætər. ˈɛvəri deɪ, ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət ðə 2 ər 3 moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋz fər ju tɪ du ər. du ðoʊz ənd ˌɪgˈnɔr ˈəðər dɪˈstrækʃənz. bi ə rɪˈlɛntlɪs ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən məˈʃin. du wət ɪt teɪks ənd meɪk əp ɪkˈskjuzɪz. lərn tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ˈpipəl. meɪk ʃʊr jʊr ɪmˈplɔɪiz ər ˈhæpi. ˌɪgˈnɔr ðɪs. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ ə greɪt ˈprɑdəkt, ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ bi ˈrɪli səkˈsɛsfəl, ju ˈɔlsoʊ hæv tɪ bɪld ə greɪt ˈkəmpəˌni. soʊ θɪŋk ə lɔt əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈkəlʧər. ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈpərsɪnəl kəˈnɛkʃənz. ˌɪgˈnɔr ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ənˈtɪl ju ər ʃʊr ju wɔnt tɪ sɛl. ðə market”*”. ðɛr ɪz ən ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈjunəˌvərs ˈsəmˌwɛr fʊl əv ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət wʊd hæv bɪn greɪt ɪf ðeɪ kʊd hæv ʤɪst əˈvɔɪdɪd ðɪs wən mɪˈsteɪk. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪn ðɪs ˈjunəˌvərs, ɔl dɛd. wərk ˈrɪli hɑrd. ˈɛvriˌwən wɔnts ə ˈsikrɪt tɪ səkˈsɛs ˈəðər ðən ðɪs; ɪf ɪt ɪgˈzɪsts, aɪ faʊnd ɪt jɛt. kip duɪŋ ðɪs fər 10 jɪrz.
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this is a very short summary with lots left out—here is the long version: http://startupclass.samaltman.com
you should start with an idea, not a company. when just an idea or project, the stakes are lower and you’re more willing to entertain outlandish-sounding but potentially huge ideas. the best way to start a company is to build interesting projects.
on the other hand, when you have a “company” that you feel pressure to commit to an idea too quickly. if just a project, you can spend more time finding something great to work on, which is important—if the startup really works, you’ll probably be working on it for a very long time.
have at least one technical founder on the team (i.e. someone who can build whatever the company is going to build).
in general, prefer a fast-growing market to a large but slow-growing one, especially if you have conviction the fast-growing market is going to be important but others dismiss it as unimportant.
the best startup ideas are the ones that seem like bad ideas but are good ideas.
make something people want. you can screw up most other things if you get this right; if you don’t, nothing else will save you.
once you’ve shifted from “interesting project” to “company” mode, be decisive and act quickly. instead of thinking about making a decision over the course of week, think about making it in an hour, and getting it done in the next hour.
become formidable. also become tough—the road ahead is going to be painful and make you doubt yourself many, many times.
figure out a way to get your product in front of users. start manually (read this: http://www.paulgraham.com/ds.html)
listen to what your users tell you, improve your product, and then listen again. keep doing this until you’ve made something some users love (one of the many brilliant paul buchheit observations is that better to build something a small number of users love than something a lot of users like). don’t deceive yourself about whether or not your users actually love your product.
keep your burn rate very low until you’re sure you’ve built something people love. the easiest way to do this is hire slowly.
have a strategy. most people don’t. occasionally take a little bit of time to think about how you’re executing against your strategy. specifically, remember that someday you need to have a monopoly (in the peter thiel sense).
read this before you raise money: http://paulgraham.com/fr.html.
learn to ask for what you want.
ignore what the press says about you, especially if complimentary.
generate revenue early in the life of your company.
hire the best people you can. however much time you’re spending on this, probably not enough. give a lot of equity to your employees, and have very high expectations. smart, effective people are critical to success. read this: http://blog.samaltman.com/how-to-hire.
fire people quickly when you make hiring mistakes.
don’t work with people you don’t have a good feeling about—this goes for employees (and cofounders), partners, investors, etc.
figure out a way to get users at scale (i.e. bite the bullet and learn how sales and marketing work). incidentally, while it is currently in fashion, spending more than the lifetime value of your users to acquire them is not an acceptable strategy.
obsess about your growth rate, and never stop. the company will build what the ceo measures. if you ever catch yourself saying “we’re not really focused on growth right now”, think very carefully about the possibility you’re focused on the wrong thing. also, don’t let yourself be deceived by vanity metrics.
eventually, the company needs to evolve to become a mission that everyone, but especially the founders, are exceptionally dedicated to. the “missionaries vs. mercenaries” soundbite is overused but true.
don’t waste your time on stuff that doesn’t matter (i.e. things other than building your product, talking to your users, growing, etc.). in general, avoid the kind of stuff that might be in a movie about running a startup—meeting with lawyers and accountants, going to lots of conferences, grabbing coffee with people, sitting in lots of meetings, etc. become a delaware c corp (use clerky or any well-known silicon valley law firm) and then get back to work on your product.
focus intensely on the things that do matter. every day, figure out what the 2 or 3 most important things for you to do are. do those and ignore other distractions. be a relentless execution machine.
do what it takes and don’t make up excuses.
learn to manage people. make sure your employees are happy. don’t ignore this.
in addition to building a great product, if you want to be really successful, you also have to build a great company. so think a lot about your culture.
don’t underestimate the importance of personal connections.
ignore acquisition interest until you are sure you want to sell. don’t “check the market”. there is an alternate universe somewhere full of companies that would have been great if they could have just avoided this one mistake. unfortunately, in this universe, they’re all dead.
work really hard. everyone wants a secret to success other than this; if it exists, i haven’t found it yet.
keep doing this for 10 years.
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ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈnaʊnst ə ˈpækɪʤ əv prəˈpoʊzəlz tɪ rɪˈdus gən ˈvaɪələns. ðiz ər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈækʃənz, nɑt ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ənd ˈəðər lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɛfərts əˈgɛnst gən kraɪm, ɪnˈkərəʤ mɔr ˈstrɪnʤənt ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛks, ənd prəˈvaɪd ˈrisɔrsɪz fər gən ˈseɪfti. hir ɪz ðə fʊl lɪst: ˈɪʃu ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌmɛmərˈændəm tɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsiz tɪ meɪk ˈrɛləvənt ˈdætə əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛk ˈsɪstəm. ˈæˌdrɛs ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈligəl ˈbɛriərz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˌpɔrtəˈbɪlɪti ənd əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ækt, ðət meɪ prɪˈvɛnt steɪts frəm ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛk ˈsɪstəm. ˌɪmˈpruv ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz fər steɪts tɪ ʃɛr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛk ˈsɪstəm. dɪˈrɛkt ðə əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl tɪ ˌrivˈju ˈkætəˌgɔriz əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz proʊˈhɪbətəd frəm ˈhævɪŋ ə gən tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈpipəl ər nɑt sˈlɪpɪŋ θru ðə kræks. prəˈpoʊz ˈrulˌmeɪkɪŋ tɪ gɪv lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ rən ə fʊl ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛk ɔn ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˌbiˈfɔr rɪˈtərnɪŋ ə sizd gən. ˈpəblɪʃ ə ˈlɛtər frəm tɪ ˈfɛdərəli ˈlaɪsənst gən ˈdilərz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈgaɪdəns ɔn haʊ tɪ rən ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛks fər ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛlərz. lɔnʧ ə ˈnæʃənəl seɪf ənd riˈspɑnsəbəl gən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp kæmˈpeɪn. ˌrivˈju ˈseɪfti ˈstændərdz fər gən lɑks ənd gən seɪfs (kənˈsumər ˈprɑdəkt ˈseɪfti kəˈmɪʃən). ˈɪʃu ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌmɛmərˈændəm tɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt tɪ treɪs gənz rɪˈkəvərd ɪn ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz. riˈlis ə rɪˈpɔrt ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn lɔst ənd ˈstoʊlən gənz ənd meɪk ɪt ˈwaɪdli əˈveɪləbəl tɪ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt. ˈnɑməˌneɪt ən dɪˈrɛktər. prəˈvaɪd lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, fərst rɪˈspɑndərz, ənd skul əˈfɪʃəlz wɪθ ˈprɑpər ˈtreɪnɪŋ fər ˈæktɪv ˈʃutər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. ˈmæksəˌmaɪz ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɛfərts tɪ prɪˈvɛnt gən ˈvaɪələns ənd ˈprɑsəˌkjut gən kraɪm. ˈɪʃu ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌmɛmərˈændəm dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ðə ˈsɛnərz fər dɪˈziz kənˈtroʊl tɪ ˈrisərʧ ðə ˈkɔzɪz ənd priˈvɛnʃən əv gən ˈvaɪələns. dɪˈrɛkt ðə əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl tɪ ˈɪʃu ə rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ðə əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti ənd moʊst ˈifɛktɪv juz əv nu gən ˈseɪfti tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ənd ˈʧælənʤ ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv tɛkˈnɑləʤiz. ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ðət ðə əˈfɔrdəbəl kɛr ækt dɪz nɑt proʊˈhɪbət ˈdɑktərz ˈæskɪŋ ðɛr ˈpeɪʃənz əˈbaʊt gənz ɪn ðɛr hoʊmz. riˈlis ə ˈlɛtər tɪ hɛlθ kɛr prəˈvaɪdərz ˈklɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ ðət noʊ ˈfɛdərəl lɔ proʊˈhɪbəts ðɛm frəm rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ θrɛts əv ˈvaɪələns tɪ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əˈθɔrətiz. prəˈvaɪd ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz fər skulz tɪ haɪər skul ˈrisɔrs ˈɔfɪsərz. dɪˈvɛləp ˈmɑdəl ˈimərʤənsi rɪˈspɑns plænz fər skulz, ˈhaʊsɪz əv ˈwərʃɪp ənd ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz əv haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. riˈlis ə ˈlɛtər tɪ steɪt hɛlθ əˈfɪʃəlz ˈklɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə skoʊp əv ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈsərvɪsɪz ðət ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd plænz məst ˈkəvər. ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪz ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ˈklɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ ɛˈsɛnʃəl hɛlθ ˈbɛnəfɪts ənd ˈpɛrəti rɪkˈwaɪrmənts wɪˈθɪn ˈækə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz. kəˈmɪt tɪ ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈpɛrəti ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. lɔnʧ ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈdaɪəˌlɔg lɛd baɪ ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz ənd ˈdəŋkən ɔn ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ. ðɪs ɪz ə mɪks əv ˈklæsɪk gən kənˈtroʊl ˈmɛʒərz, ənd ˈpɑləsiz ðət brɪŋ ə əˈproʊʧ tɪ gən ˈseɪfti. ðə goʊl ɪz boʊθ tɪ rɪˈdus ðə ˈnəmbər əv əˈsɔlt ˈwɛpənz ənd ˌɪˈligəl gənz ɪn ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən, ənd tɪ rɪˈdus ðə liˈθæləti əv ðə gənz ðət ɔˈrɛdi ɪgˈzɪst, wɪθ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈrisərʧ. ə smɑrt əˈproʊʧ, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈlɪmɪtɪd baɪ ðə læk əv kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈækʃən. ɛz səʧ, ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld fər ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ pæs ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɛʒərz: ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛks fər ˈɛniˌwən baɪɪŋ ə gən, ə nu bæn, ənd ˈtəfər ˈpɛnəltiz ɔn ˈpipəl hu baɪ gənz wɪθ ðə purpose”*” əv ˌɪˈligəl seɪlz. mɔr, ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld ɔn ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ kənˈfərm hɪz ˌnɑməˈni tɪ dɪˈrɛkt ðə ˈælkəˌhɑl, təˈbæˌkoʊ, ənd ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ˈeɪʤənsi. ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz dɪˈvoʊtɪd ə gʊd əˈmaʊnt əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkæpɪtəl tɪ nu gən lɔz, ənd ðə ˈpəblɪk səˈpɔrts ɪm. ˈwɛðər ˈkɑŋgrəs wɪl du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪz, əv kɔrs, ən ˈoʊpən kˈwɛʃən.
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this afternoon, president obama announced a package of proposals to reduce gun violence. these are executive actions, not legislation, and will—among other things—strengthen law enforcement efforts against gun crime, encourage more stringent background checks, and provide resources for gun safety. here is the full list:
issue a presidential memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system. address unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the health insurance portability and accountability act, that may prevent states from making information available to the background check system. improve incentives for states to share information with the background check system. direct the attorney general to review categories of individuals prohibited from having a gun to make sure dangerous people are not slipping through the cracks. propose rulemaking to give law enforcement the ability to run a full background check on an individual before returning a seized gun. publish a letter from atf to federally licensed gun dealers providing guidance on how to run background checks for private sellers. launch a national safe and responsible gun ownership campaign. review safety standards for gun locks and gun safes (consumer product safety commission). issue a presidential memorandum to require federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations. release a doj report analyzing information on lost and stolen guns and make it widely available to law enforcement. nominate an atf director. provide law enforcement, first responders, and school officials with proper training for active shooter situations. maximize enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crime. issue a presidential memorandum directing the centers for disease control to research the causes and prevention of gun violence. direct the attorney general to issue a report on the availability and most effective use of new gun safety technologies and challenge the private sector to develop innovative technologies. clarify that the affordable care act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes. release a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibits them from reporting threats of violence to law enforcement authorities. provide incentives for schools to hire school resource officers. develop model emergency response plans for schools, houses of worship and institutions of higher education. release a letter to state health officials clarifying the scope of mental health services that medicaid plans must cover. finalize regulations clarifying essential health benefits and parity requirements within aca exchanges. commit to finalizing mental health parity regulations. launch a national dialogue led by secretaries and duncan on mental health.
this is a mix of classic gun control measures, and policies that bring a public-health approach to gun safety. the goal is both to reduce the number of assault weapons and illegal guns in circulation, and to reduce the lethality of the guns that already exist, with gun-safety education and research.
it’s a smart approach, although limited by the lack of congressional action. as such, obama has also called for congress to pass several gun-control measures: universal background checks for anyone buying a gun, a new assault-weapons ban, and tougher penalties on people who buy guns with the “express purpose” of illegal sales. what’s more, obama has also called on congress to confirm his nominee to direct the alcohol, tobacco, and firearms agency.
obama has devoted a good amount of political capital to new gun laws, and the public supports him. whether congress will do anything is, of course, an open question.
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ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt bɪl ˈklɪntən juzd hɪz ˈɛldər ˈstætəs ɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti tɪ meɪk ðə keɪs fər ˈbɑrək re-election*, waɪl ˈtəʧɪŋ ɔn ə ˈsəbʤɪkt ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt ɪn hɪz oʊn ˈlɛgəsi: ˈwɛlˌfɛr rɪˈfɔrm. ɪn 1996 ˈklɪntən saɪnd ə ˈlændˌmɑrk bɪl ðət trænsˈfɔrmd ˈwɛlˌfɛr frəm ən ˌɪnˈdɛfənət ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt tɪ ˈtɛmpərˌɛri əˈsɪstəns fər pur əˈmɛrɪkənz ðət rikˈwaɪərd ðɛm tɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ʤɔɪn ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs. mɪt ˈrɑmni, ɪn ə kæmˈpeɪn æd, həz kleɪmd ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈgətɪd ðə wərk rɪkˈwaɪrmənt. ˈklɪntən ˈkaʊnərd ðət ɪn hɪz sɛpt. 5 spiʧ æt ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən. wət ˈklɪntən sɛd ˈrɪli ˈhæpənd: "wɪn səm rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈgəvərnərz æst ɪf ðeɪ kʊd hæv ˈweɪvərz tɪ traɪ nu weɪz tɪ pʊt ˈpipəl ɔn ˈwɛlˌfɛr bæk tɪ wərk, ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈlɪsənd bɪˈkəz wi ɔl noʊ hɑrd fər ˈivɪn ˈpipəl wɪθ gʊd wərk ˈhɪstəriz tɪ gɪt ʤɑbz təˈdeɪ. soʊ ˈmuvɪŋ foʊks frəm ˈwɛlˌfɛr tɪ wərk ɪz ə ril ˈʧælənʤ. "ənd ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈgrid tɪ gɪv ˈweɪvərz tɪ ðoʊz ˈgəvərnərz ənd ˈəðərz ˈoʊnli ɪf ðeɪ hæd ə ˈkrɛdəbəl plæn tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ɪmˈplɔɪmənt baɪ 20 pərˈsɛnt, ənd ðeɪ kʊd kip ðə ˈweɪvərz ˈoʊnli ɪf ðeɪ dɪd ˌɪnˈkris ɪmˈplɔɪmənt. naʊ dɪd aɪ meɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf klɪr? ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt wɑz fər mɔr wərk, nɑt lɛs." æt politifact*, wi hæv ɪgˈzæmənd ðɪs ˈwɛlˌfɛr ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˌbiˈfɔr. hir, ˌrivˈju ðə ˈɪʃu ɪn laɪt əv nu ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə ˈmɛˌmoʊ sɪns 1996 ˈwɛlˌfɛr həz bɪn ədˈmɪnɪstərd θru blɑk grænts tɪ steɪts. ðə grænt ˈproʊˌgræm, kɔld ˈtɛmpərˌɛri əˈsɪstəns tɪ ˈnidi ˈfæməliz, ər, ˈlɪmɪts haʊ lɔŋ ˈfæməliz kən gɪt eɪd ənd rikˈwaɪərz rɪˈsɪpiənts tɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli faɪnd ə ʤɑb. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ˈstrɪnʤənt rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər steɪts tɪ ʃoʊ ðeɪ ər səkˈsɛsfəli ˈmuvɪŋ ˈpipəl ˈɪntu ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs. ə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 12 2012 ˈmɛˌmoʊ frəm ʤɔrʤ ˈʃɛldən, ˈæktɪŋ əˈsɪstənt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri æt ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv hɛlθ ənd ˈjumən ˈsərvɪsɪz (hhs*), sɛd ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪv steɪts mɔr ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti ɪn ˈmitɪŋ ðoʊz rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. ðə ˈmɛˌmoʊ ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪz steɪts "əv ðə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz hər ˈweɪvər əˈθɔrəti tɪ əˈlaʊ steɪts tɪ tɛst ɔlˈtərnətɪv ənd ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈstrætəʤiz, ˈpɑləsiz, ənd prəˈsiʤərz ðət ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈaʊtˌkəmz fər ˈnidi ˈfæməliz." ðə ˈmɛˌmoʊ ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd ðə kaɪnz əv ˈweɪvərz ðət wʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd. ɪt səˈʤɛstɪd ˈprɑʤɛkts ðət "ˌɪmˈpruv kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəmz" ənd "ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ˈstrætəʤiz fər mɔr ˈifɛktɪvli ˈsərvɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪθ dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz," tɪ gɪv tu ɪgˈzæmpəlz. wət dɪz ðət min? "ɪf ju kən du ə ˈbɛtər ʤɑb kəˈnɛktɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ wərk, wi wʊd kənˈsɪdər ˈweɪvɪŋ ˈsərtən pɑrts əv ðə pərˈfɔrməns ˈmɛʒərz ənd juz ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈmɛʒərz," ɪz haʊ lɪz ʃɑt, ə ˈsinjər ˈfɛloʊ æt ðə ˈsɛnər ɔn ˈbəʤɪt ənd ˈpɑləsi praɪˈɔrətiz, trænzˈleɪtəd ðə pɔɪnt. (ðə ˈsɛnər səˈpɔrts ðə plæn.) ðə ˈweɪvərz, ðɛn, wʊd ˌɪnˈʤɛkt səm ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈsəmˌwən wɪθ ə ʧaɪld maɪt ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈdɪfərənt wərk ərˈeɪnʤmənts ðən ər ˈkərəntli əˈlaʊd. ər ə ˈpərsən hu nidz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv hɪz ər hər ˈɪŋlɪʃ skɪlz maɪt nid mɔr taɪm tɪ teɪk ˈklæsɪz. sebelius’*’ ˈlɛtər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri kæθˈlin ˌriəˈsərtɪd ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnt əv ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 18 ˈlɛtər tɪ sɛn. ˈɔrɪn hæʧ, r-utah*. "ðə prəˈpoʊzəl wi hæv ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd ˈstrɛŋθənz ðə ˈpərpəs tɪ muv ˈpipəl ɔf əv ˈwɛlˌfɛr ənd ˈɪntu ʤɑbz baɪ ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən. ɑr goʊl ɪz tɪ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt ʤɑb ˈpleɪsmənt baɪ ˈmuvɪŋ mɔr əˈmɛrɪkənz frəm ˈwɛlˌfɛr tɪ wərk, ənd noʊ ˈpɑləsi wɪʧ ˈəndərˌkəts ðət goʊl ər ˈwɔtərz daʊn wərk rɪkˈwaɪrmənts wɪl bi kənˈsɪdərd ər əˈpruvd baɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt," roʊt. ʃi ˈnoʊtɪd haʊ, ɪn 2005 ˈsɛvərəl ˈgəvərnərz sɔt səʧ ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti ɪn ˈwɛlˌfɛr ənd steɪt ˈweɪvər əˈθɔrəti. ðət ˈlɛtər wɑz saɪnd baɪ 29 rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈgəvərnərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ mɪt ˈrɑmni əv ˌmæsəˈʧusəts. naʊ, səm steɪts ər əˈgɛn ˈæskɪŋ fər ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti, roʊt, ˈneɪmɪŋ ˈjuˌtɔ ənd nəˈvɑdə, wɪʧ boʊθ ˈkərəntli hæv rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈgəvərnərz. ʃi sɛd səm əv ðə ˈpɑləsiz ðeɪ rɪkˈwɛstɪd wʊd nɑt mit ðə nu rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. "ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə ˈvɛri ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈweɪvər ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər steɪts ðət dɪˈvɛləp ə plæn tɪ ˈmɛʒərəbli ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛriz hu faɪnd ənd hoʊld daʊn ə ʤɑb. spəˈsɪfɪkli, ˈgəvərnərz məst kəˈmɪt ðət ðɛr prəˈpoʊzəlz wɪl muv æt list 20 pərˈsɛnt mɔr ˈpipəl frəm ˈwɛlˌfɛr tɪ wərk kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə pæst pərˈfɔrməns," roʊt. "steɪts məst ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt klɪr ˈprɑˌgrɛs təˈwɔrd ðət goʊl noʊ ˈleɪtər ðən wən jɪr ˈæftər ðɛr ˈproʊˌgræmz teɪk ˈifɛkt. ɪf ðeɪ feɪl, ðɛr ˈweɪvər wɪl bi rɪˈsɪndɪd." bɪˈkəz noʊ ˈweɪvərz hæv jɛt bɪn əˈpruvd, ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ seɪ ɪgˈzæktli wət ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wʊd lʊk laɪk. ðə ˈpɑləsi dəˈbeɪt ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət ðə ˈweɪvərz wʊd nɑt ʤɪst bi ə ʧeɪnʤ ɔn ˈpeɪpər. ʃɑt sɛd ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ˈweɪvərz wɪl əˈlaʊ steɪts tɪ gɪt ˈkrɛdɪt ˈəndər ðə wərk rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər ækˈtɪvɪtiz ðət kaʊnt ˈkərəntli. ʃɑt ˈɔfərd ðə ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl sɪˈnɛrioʊ ðət ə steɪt maɪt ʧeɪnʤ səm rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈsəbˌgrups, səʧ ɛz ˈfæməliz, ˈpɑsəbli baɪ ˈlɛtɪŋ ðɛm steɪ ɪn skul ˈlɔŋgər. ə ˈweɪvər wʊd lɛt ðə steɪt kaʊnt ðoʊz ˈpɛrənts təˈwɔrd ɪts wərk pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən rɪkˈwaɪrmənt. ðət ɪz ˈkrɛdɪt ə steɪt gɪt naʊ ənd ðət kʊd bi ˈkaʊntɪd təˈwɔrd ə 20 pərˈsɛnt ˌɪmˈpruvmənt. ðət ˈbrɔdər ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən həz səm ˈkrɪtɪks kənˈsərnd. ˈrɑbərt ˈrɛktər, ə ˈwɛlˌfɛr ˈɛkspərt wɪθ ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ faʊnˈdeɪʃən, sɛd ɪt kʊd ˈəltəmətli əˈlaʊ "steɪt ˈbjʊrəˌkræts" tɪ kaʊnt ækˈtɪvɪtiz ðət ˈɑrənt ˈrɪli wərk. "ɪn ðə pæst, steɪt ˈbjʊrəˌkræts hæv əˈtɛmptəd tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ækˈtɪvɪtiz səʧ ɛz ˈhulə ˈdænsɪŋ, əˈtɛndɪŋ weɪt ˈwɑʧərz, ənd bɛd rɛst ɛz ‘‘work.’*.’ ðiz ˈdɑʤɪz wər blɑkt baɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl wərk ˈstændərdz. naʊ ðət ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz əˈbɑlɪʃt ðoʊz ˈstændərdz, wi kən ɪkˈspɛkt ‘‘work’*’ ɪn ðə ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ min ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət wərk," ˈrɛktər ˈɑrgjud. hi ˈɔlsoʊ roʊt, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ spiʧ, ðət ðə 20 pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris ɪz dɪˈmændɪŋ ɪz ə "ˈminɪŋləs ˈmɛʒər" bɪˈkəz ɪn ə ˈtɪpɪkəl steɪt pərˈsɛnt əv ˈwɛlˌfɛr rɪˈsɪpiənts liv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm fər wərk ˈɛvəri mənθ. tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðət baɪ 20 pərˈsɛnt wʊd bi ə bəmp tɪ ˈoʊnli pərˈsɛnt əv rɪˈsɪpiənts ˈgeɪnɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪmənt. "wət wɪl ðə ˈəðər pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈkeɪsˌloʊd bi duɪŋ? noʊ wən noʊz fər ʃʊr. bət wən θɪŋ wi du noʊ fər ˈsərtən: ðeɪ wɪl bi ɪgˈzɛmpt frəm ðə ˈfɛdərəl participation’*’ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈwɛlˌfɛr rɪˈfɔrm lɔ," ˈrɛktər roʊt. ʃɑt ˈkaʊntərz ðət ðə 20 pərˈsɛnt ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ˈmɛʒər ɪgˈzɛmpt ˈɛniˌwən frəm ˈwərkɪŋ. "ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈweɪvər lɪfts ðə wərk rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ɔn ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl. ðə ˈweɪvər ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə pərˈfɔrməns ˈmɛʒərmənt," ʃi sɛd. "ðə ˈfɛdərəl wərk pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət steɪts məst mit. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪz səˈʤɛstɪŋ ˈweɪvɪŋ ðət." ˈrɛktər ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtɛndz ðət ɪz nɑt ˈligəli ˈɔθərˌaɪzd tɪ ˈɪʃu ˈweɪvərz əv ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ wərk rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. hi ˈɑrgjuz ðət ðə pɑrt əv ðə lɔ əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈweɪvərz dɪz nɑt ˈkəvər wərk prəˈvɪʒənz. "ˈkrɪtɪkəli, ðɪs ˈsɛkʃən, ɛz wɛl ɛz moʊst ˈəðər rɪkˈwaɪrmənts, ɪz dɪˈlɪbərətli nɑt ˈlɪstɪd... ɪts prəˈvɪʒənz ˈkænɑt bi weɪvd," ˈrɛktər roʊt ɪn ə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 12 ˈkɑləm ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌrivˈju. hɪz ˈɑrgjəmənt ɔn ðət pɔɪnt gɑt ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌæfərˈmeɪʃən ðɪs wik wɪn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ˈɔfəs sɛd ðət sebelius’*’ ˈweɪvər prəˈpoʊzəl ɪz "ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ðət ɪt bi səbˈmɪtəd tɪ boʊθ ˈhaʊsɪz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd ðə ˈkɑmˌtroʊlər ˈʤɛnərəl ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt kən teɪk ˈifɛkt." ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən dɪd nɑt æsk fər congress’*’ əˈpruvəl tɪ grænt ˈweɪvərz. ɑr ˈrulɪŋ ˈklɪntən sɛd ɪn hɪz kənˈvɛnʃən spiʧ ðət ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən "əˈgrid tɪ gɪv ˈweɪvərz tɪ ðoʊz ˈgəvərnərz ənd ˈəðərz ˈoʊnli ɪf ðeɪ hæd ə ˈkrɛdəbəl plæn tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ɪmˈplɔɪmənt baɪ 20 pərˈsɛnt, ənd ðeɪ kʊd kip ðə ˈweɪvərz ˈoʊnli ɪf ðeɪ dɪd ˌɪnˈkris ɪmˈplɔɪmənt." ðæts ən ˈækjərət ˈriˌkæp əv ðə plænd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ˈtɛmpərˌɛri əˈsɪstəns tɪ ˈnidi ˈfæməliz. baɪ ˈgrænɪŋ ˈweɪvərz tɪ steɪts, ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz ˈsikɪŋ tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ˈɛfərts baɪ ˈlɛtɪŋ steɪts traɪ ˈdɪfərənt əˈproʊʧɪz beɪst ɔn ðɛr residents’*’ nidz. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tu ðə ˈweɪvərz wʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd fər ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ˈpaɪlət ˈproʊˌgræmz. ɪz nɑt prəˈpoʊzɪŋ ə ˈblæŋkɪt, ˈnæʃənəl ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ˈwɛlˌfɛr lɔ. ðə ˈweɪvər ˈɔfərɪŋ wɑz spərd baɪ rɪkˈwɛsts frəm ˈsɛvərəl ˈgəvərnərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈgəvərnərz, ənd ɪkˈsplɪsətli ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˈoʊnli rɪkˈwɛsts ðət "ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt klɪr ˈprɑˌgrɛs" təˈwɔrd ɛnˈhænsɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪmənt wɪl bi əˈpruvd baɪ. ˈsteɪtmənt ɪz ˈækjərət. wi reɪt ɪt tru.
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former president bill clinton used his elder statesman’s status in the democratic party to make the case for barack obama’s re-election, while touching on a subject paramount in his own legacy: welfare reform.
in 1996 clinton signed a landmark bill that transformed welfare from an indefinite entitlement to temporary assistance for poor americans that required them to eventually join the workforce.
mitt romney, in a campaign ad, has claimed that obama gutted the work requirement.
clinton countered that in his sept. 5 speech at the democratic national convention. here’s what clinton said really happened:
"when some republican governors asked if they could have waivers to try new ways to put people on welfare back to work, the obama administration listened because we all know it’s hard for even people with good work histories to get jobs today. so moving folks from welfare to work is a real challenge.
"and the administration agreed to give waivers to those governors and others only if they had a credible plan to increase employment by 20 percent, and they could keep the waivers only if they did increase employment. now did i make myself clear? the requirement was for more work, not less."
at politifact, we have examined this welfare controversy before. here, we’ll review the issue in light of clinton’s new statement.
the hhs memo
since 1996, welfare has been administered through block grants to states. the grant program, called temporary assistance to needy families, or tanf, limits how long families can get aid and requires recipients to eventually find a job. it also includes stringent reporting requirements for states to show they are successfully moving people into the workforce.
a july 12, 2012, memo from george sheldon, acting assistant secretary at the u.s. department of health and human services (hhs), said the department wanted to give states more flexibility in meeting those requirements. the memo notifies states "of the secretary’s willingness to exercise her waiver authority ... to allow states to test alternative and innovative strategies, policies, and procedures that are designed to improve employment outcomes for needy families."
the memo outlined the kinds of waivers that would be considered. it suggested projects that "improve collaboration with the workforce and/or post-secondary education systems" and "demonstrate strategies for more effectively serving individuals with disabilities," to give two examples.
what does that mean?
"if you can do a better job connecting people to work, we would consider waiving certain parts of the performance measures and use alternate measures," is how liz schott, a senior fellow at the left-leaning center on budget and policy priorities, translated the memo’s point. (the center supports the plan.)
the waivers, then, would inject some flexibility. for example, someone with a special-needs child might require different work arrangements than are currently allowed. or a person who needs to improve his or her english skills might need more time to take classes.
sebelius’ letter
hhs secretary kathleen sebelius reasserted the intent of the changes in a july 18 letter to sen. orrin hatch, r-utah.
"the proposal we have outlined strengthens the law’s purpose to move people off of welfare and into jobs by utilizing state-based innovation. our goal is to accelerate job placement by moving more americans from welfare to work, and no policy which undercuts that goal or waters down work requirements will be considered or approved by the department," sebelius wrote.
she noted how, in 2005, several governors sought such flexibility in welfare and state waiver authority. that letter was signed by 29 republican governors, including mitt romney of massachusetts.
now, some states are again asking for flexibility, sebelius wrote, naming utah and nevada, which both currently have republican governors. she said some of the policies they requested would not meet the new hhs requirements.
"the department is providing a very limited waiver opportunity for states that develop a plan to measurably increase the number of beneficiaries who find and hold down a job. specifically, governors must commit that their proposals will move at least 20 percent more people from welfare to work compared to the state’s past performance," sebelius wrote. "states must also demonstrate clear progress toward that goal no later than one year after their programs take effect. if they fail, their waiver will be rescinded."
because no waivers have yet been approved, it’s difficult to say exactly what the changes would look like.
the policy debate
it’s important to note that the waivers would not just be a change on paper. schott said it’s possible that waivers will allow states to get credit under the work requirement for activities that don’t count currently.
schott offered the hypothetical scenario that a state might change some requirements for specific subgroups, such as two-parent families, possibly by letting them stay in school longer. a waiver would let the state count those parents toward its work participation requirement. that is credit a state doesn’t get now and that could be counted toward a 20 percent improvement.
that broader definition has some critics concerned. robert rector, a welfare expert with the conservative heritage foundation, said it could ultimately allow "state bureaucrats" to count activities that aren't really work.
"in the past, state bureaucrats have attempted to define activities such as hula dancing, attending weight watchers, and bed rest as ‘work.’ these dodges were blocked by the federal work standards. now that the obama administration has abolished those standards, we can expect ‘work’ in the tanf program to mean anything but work," rector argued.
he also wrote, following clinton’s speech, that the 20 percent increase sebelius is demanding is a "meaningless measure" because in a typical state 1.5 percent of welfare recipients leave the program for work every month. to increase that by 20 percent would be a bump to only 1.8 percent of recipients gaining employment.
"what will the other 98.2 percent of the caseload be doing? no one knows for sure. but one thing we do know for certain: they will be exempt from the federal ‘work participation’ requirements established in the welfare reform law," rector wrote.
schott counters that the 20 percent improvement measure doesn’t exempt anyone from working.
"nothing about the waiver lifts the work requirement on any individual. the waiver is about the state’s performance measurement," she said. "the federal work participation requirement is something that states must meet. … nobody is suggesting waiving that."
rector also contends that sebelius is not legally authorized to issue waivers of existing work requirements. he argues that the part of the law allowing waivers does not cover tanf work provisions.
"critically, this section, as well as most other tanf requirements, is deliberately not listed... its provisions cannot be waived," rector wrote in a july 12 column in the national review.
his argument on that point got an important affirmation this week when the government accountability office said that sebelius’ waiver proposal is "subject to the requirement that it be submitted to both houses of congress and the comptroller general before it can take effect." the obama administration did not ask for congress’ approval to grant waivers.
our ruling
clinton said in his convention speech that the obama administration "agreed to give waivers to those governors and others only if they had a credible plan to increase employment by 20 percent, and they could keep the waivers only if they did increase employment."
that's an accurate recap of the planned changes to temporary assistance to needy families. by granting waivers to states, the obama administration is seeking to strengthen welfare-to-work efforts by letting states try different approaches based on their residents’ needs. that’s important too -- the waivers would be considered for individually evaluated pilot programs. hhs is not proposing a blanket, national change to welfare law.
the waiver offering was spurred by requests from several governors, including republican governors, and sebelius explicitly stated that only requests that "demonstrate clear progress" toward enhancing employment will be approved by hhs.
clinton’s statement is accurate. we rate it true.
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"hi sərvd lɛs taɪm ðən ˈmaɪkəl vɪk dɪd fər ˈbitɪŋ ə dɔg," ʃi sɛd. "ɪts ˈtoʊtəli ənˈʤəst." ˈʤuljə ˈwɔlɪs, 29 ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə saʊθ ˈsɛntrəl ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ˈkaʊnsəl, sɛd ˈsɛntəns, wɪʧ ʃi sɛd wɑz sərvd ɪnˈtaɪərli ɪn ˈkaʊnti ʤeɪl, nɑt steɪt ˈprɪzən, wɑz ˈhoʊli ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt fər ðə dɛθ əv ˈɔskər grænt. ˈproʊˌtɛstərz sɛd ˈoʊnli spɛnt ə jɪr ɪn l.a*. ˈkaʊnti ʤeɪl. hi hæd bɪn ˈsɛntənst tɪ sərv tu jɪrz fər ˌɪnˈvɑlənˌtɛri ˈmænsˌlɔtər. tu ˈdəzən ˈproʊˌtɛstərz mæst ɪn frənt əv ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈkrɪmənəl kɔrts ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst ðə ˈərli riˈlis əv ʤoʊˈhænəs, ðə bɑrt ˈɔfɪsər kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθ əv ən əˈnɑrmd mæn æt ən ˈoʊklənd ˈtrænzɪt ˈsteɪʃən. ˈwɔlɪs ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðə grup wɪl bi ˈmɑrʧɪŋ tɪ juz. ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt ˈleɪtər ˈmənˌdeɪ tɪ dɪˈmænd ˈfɛdərəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz bi faɪld əˈgɛnst ənd ˈəðər ˈɔfɪsərz hu ʃi sɛd hərld ˈreɪʃəl slərz æt grænt ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz kɪld. "ðɪs wɑz ə heɪt kraɪm pleɪn ənd ˈsɪmpəl," ʃi sɛd. grænt wɑz blæk; ɪz waɪt. ˈstændɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈkæmərəz, ˈwɔlɪs sɛd əˈθɔrətiz kəmˈpaʊndɪd ðə ˌɪnˈsəlt əv riˈlisɪŋ ˈæftər soʊ ʃɔrt ə ˈsɛntəns baɪ ˈlɛtɪŋ ɪm aʊt æt ðə fərst ˈpɑsəbəl ˈɪnstənt ˈæftər ˈmɪdˌnaɪt. "ðeɪ ˈkʊdənt ˈivɪn weɪt ə ˈmɪnət tɪ lɛt ɪm aʊt," ʃi ɪz rɪˈdɪkjələs. ˈɔskər grænts laɪf ɪz wərθ mɔr ðən ə jɪr." "hi ˈdɪdənt stɛp wən deɪ ˈɪntu ðə ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʧəri," sɛd ˈɑli, 59 əv ˈwɛˌstleɪk. "ɪts ən ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ɪts ə dɪsˈgreɪs." l.a*. ˈkaʊnti suˈpɪriər kɔrt ʤəʤ ˈrɑbərt ʤeɪ. ˈpɛri ruld ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðət, hu wɑz ˈsɛntənst læst noʊˈvɛmbər, ʃʊd bi riˈlist bɪˈkəz əv ˈkrɛdɪts fər taɪm sərvd ənd gʊd bɪˈheɪvjər. ə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈʤʊri kənˈvɪktəd læst ˌʤuˈlaɪ ɪn ðə dɛθ əv grænt ɔn ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm əv ðə bɑrt ˈsteɪʃən ɔn nu jɪrz deɪ 2009 ðə keɪs spɑrkt raɪəts ənd ˈproʊˌtɛsts ɪn ˈoʊklənd ənd wɑz muvd tɪ ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ɪt spɑrkt mɔr ənˈrɛst wɪn wɑz nɑt kənˈvɪktəd əv ə mɔr ˈsɪriəs ʧɑrʤ ənd wɑz ˈsɛntənst tɪ tu jɪrz bɪˈhaɪnd bɑrz. ˈgreɪni ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ˈkæpʧərd baɪ ˈsɛvərəl ˈwɪtnəsɪz ʃoʊd ˈfaɪərrɪŋ wən raʊnd ˈɪntu grænts bæk. ˌæləˈmidə ˈkaʊnti ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz əˈkjuzd ðə ˈɔfɪsər əv ˈmərdər., 29 ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət hi mɛnt tɪ juz hɪz ˈteɪzər bət mɪˈsteɪkənli græbd hɪz ˈpɪstəl. rɪˈleɪtɪd: ˈproʊˌtɛsts plænd ɪn ˈoʊklənd, lɑ ˈæftər riˈlist ɪn lɑ ɪn ə ˈlɛtər, spiks əv ˈæŋgwɪʃ ˈoʊvər ˈʃutɪŋ skɔrz ərˈɛstɪd ɪn ˈoʊklənd ˈproʊˌtɛsts ˈoʊvər bɑrt ˈɔfɪsər geɪl ˈhɑlənd ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: kəmˈjunɪti ˈæktɪvɪst ˈʃinə ʧu stændz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈkɔrˌthaʊs ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst ðə ˈərli riˈlis əv ʤoʊˈhænəs, ðə ˈfɔrmər beɪ ˈɛriə ˈtrænzɪt kɑp kənˈvɪktəd əv ˌɪnˈvɑlənˌtɛri ˈmænsˌlɔtər. ˈkrɛdɪt: luis lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs taɪmz
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"he served less time than michael vick did for beating a dog," she said. "it's totally unjust."
julia wallace, 29, a member of the south central neighborhood council, said mehserle's sentence, which she said was served entirely in county jail, not state prison, was wholly inadequate for the death of oscar grant.
protesters said mehserle only spent a year in l.a. county jail. he had been sentenced to serve two years for involuntary manslaughter.
two dozen protesters massed in front of the los angeles criminal courts building monday morning to protest the early release of johannes mehserle, the bart officer convicted in the shooting death of an unarmed man at an oakland transit station.
wallace also said the group will be marching to u.s. district court later monday to demand federal charges be filed against mehserle and other officers who she said hurled racial slurs at grant before he was killed.
"this was a hate crime plain and simple," she said. grant was black; mehserle is white.
standing before television cameras, wallace said authorities compounded the insult of releasing mehserle after so short a sentence by letting him out at the first possible instant after midnight. "they couldn't even wait a minute to let him out," she said."this is ridiculous. oscar grant's life is worth more than a year."
"he didn't step one day into the penitentiary," said bilal ali, 59, of westlake. "it's an outrage , it's a disgrace."
l.a. county superior court judge robert j. perry ruled friday that mehserle, who was sentenced last november, should be released because of credits for time served and good behavior.
a los angeles jury convicted mehserle last july in the death of 22-year-old grant on the platform of the fruitvale bart station on new year's day 2009. the case sparked riots and protests in oakland and was moved to southern california. it sparked more unrest when mehserle was not convicted of a more serious charge and was sentenced to two years behind bars.
grainy video of the shooting -- captured by several witnesses -- showed mehserle firing one round into grant's back. alameda county prosecutors accused the officer of murder. mehserle, 29, testified that he meant to use his taser but mistakenly grabbed his pistol.
related:
protests planned in oakland, la after mehserle released in la
in a letter, mehserle speaks of anguish over shooting
scores arrested in oakland protests over bart officer mehserle
-- gale holland
photo: community activist sheena chou stands outside the federal courthouse in downtown los angeles to protest the early release of johannes mehserle, the former bay area transit cop convicted of involuntary manslaughter. credit: luis sinco / los angeles times
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rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈɪzriəl wɪl bi səbˈmɪtɪŋ ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈkɑləm tɪ ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst kɔld 'kɪŋz əv ðə hɪl' tɪ ˈɔfər ˈhjumərəs dɪˈspæʧɪz frəm ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə hɔlz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs. bɪˈloʊ ɪz hɪz ˈsɛkənd ˈkɑləm. geɪm əv fər ðoʊz hu ˈfɑloʊ ˈpɑləˌtɪks laɪk ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv geɪm əv, gɪt ˈrɛdi fər ə ˈblɑkˌbəstər ˈsizən wɪn ðə nu ˈkɑŋgrəs bɪˈgɪnz ðɪs wik. kæst wɪθ kəˈmɪti ʧɛrz hu rul wɪθ ðə kənˈgrɛʃənəl ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ðə scepter*: ə ˈgævəl. θɪŋk ə kənˈgrɛʃənəl kəˈmɪti ʧɛr həz noʊ tru paʊər? æsk ˈmɛrələnd ˈdɛməˌkræt ɛˈlaɪʤə ˈkəmɪŋz, huz wərdz soʊ ˈɪnˌsɛnst ˈdɛrəl ˈɪsə ðət hi kəˈmændɪd ðət ˈkəmɪŋz' ˈmaɪkrəˌfoʊn bi tərnd ɔf. ˈstɑpɪŋ ə ˈkɑŋgrəsmən frəm ˈspikɪŋ ɔn ˈsiˈspæn ɪz ɛz kloʊz ɛz ˈwɔʃɪŋtən gɪts tɪ rɔɪəl bɪˈhɛdɪŋz. ɔf wɪθ ðɛr ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz! ɔˈrɛdi, ˈpæləs ˌɪnˈtrig həz rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn kɪŋ ʤɑnz (ɛz ɪn ˈboʊnər) əv ˈlɛðər ɪn ˈprɪnsli ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃənz. sɪˈkjʊrd θru ˈplɑtɪŋ ənd ˈplænɪŋ; ˈpeɪmənt əv duz (spəˈsɪfɪkli tɪ ðə ˈpɑrti kæmˈpeɪn kəˈmɪti); oʊθs əv ˈfiəlti; ənd ðə ˈjuʒəwəl backscratching-slash-stabbing*. meɪ aɪ ˈprɛzənt, ðɛr rɔɪəl highnesses*, ˈsizən 114 pɔl raɪən bɪˈkəmz ðə nu ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə weɪz ənd minz kəˈmɪti. raɪən ɪz ə tru ənd ˈfeɪθfəl ˈsərvənt əv tæks kəts fər ðə rɪʧ ənd ˈmɛdəˌkɛr ˈvaʊʧərz fər ˈsinjərz. hi naʊ rulz ðə kəˈmɪti ðət ˌdɪˈsaɪdz ɔn tæks kəts fər ðə rɪʧ ənd ˈmɛdəˌkɛr fər ˈsinjərz. lɔŋ lɪv ðə kɪŋ! ðə haʊs ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti kəˈmɪti wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi ʧɛrd baɪ ˈmaɪkəl məˈkɔl əv ˈtɛksəs. lɔɪəl tɪ ðə ˈidɪkt ðət ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti fʊl əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən bi dɪˈleɪd tɪ rɪˈtæliˌeɪt fər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑməz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ɔn ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən. (kən ˈɛniˌwən ˌɪˈmæʤən ðə ˈlidərz əv dəˈbeɪtɪŋ ə "ʃɔrt tərm kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ˌrɛzəˈluʃən" ɪn ðɛr sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈbəʤɪts? wi ʃʊd bi soʊ ˈləki!) ðə ˈfifdəm əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪs wɪl bi ruld baɪ əˈnəðər ˈtɛksən, ʤɛb ˈhɛnsɑrlɪŋ. ˈhɛnsɑrlɪŋ proʊˈkleɪmz ðət wət ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi nidz naʊ ɪz lɛs ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən əv ðə bɪg bæŋks ðət pʊld ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɔf ə klɪf ɪn 2008 bɪˈkəz əv, əm, lɛs ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən. wɪʧ ɪz laɪk seɪɪŋ ðət ɪf ju gɪt ˈɪntu ə kɑr kræʃ bɪˈkəz əv skˈwɪʃi breɪks, ju ʃʊd tɛl jʊr mɪˈkænɪk tɪ dɪskəˈnɛkt ðə breɪks. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ˈkɪŋdəm rɪˈmeɪnz ˈbɛrən əv baronesses*, kwinz, ˈprɪnsɛsɪz, duchesses*. əv ðə ˈsɛvənˈtin rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈstændɪŋ kəˈmɪtiz, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈækʧəwəl ˈʧɛrˌwɪmɛn ɪz ə grænd ˈtoʊtəl of...zero*. ɪn ðɪs rɔɪəl laɪn, dɪˈvərsɪti ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ðə ˈpætərn ɔn brʊks ˈbrəðərz taɪz. ɪz ðɛr noʊ glæs sˈlɪpər ɪn ðɪs ˈpæləs əv glæs ˈsilɪŋz? ɪn ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz geɪm əv, ðə cast-offs*, ðə ˈdrɪftɪŋ, ðə nɪˈglɛktɪd ər sɛnt tɪ ə pleɪs kɔld "nɔrθ əv ðə wɔl." ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ðɪs grup wʊd bi kɔld əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈmɪdəl klæs; ənd ðə wɔl ɪz ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈbɛltˌweɪ.
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rep. israel will be submitting a regular column to huffington post called 'kings of the hill' to offer humorous dispatches from inside the halls of congress. below is his second column.
game of thrones
for those who follow politics like episodes of game of thrones, get ready for a blockbuster season when the new congress begins this week. cast with committee chairs who rule with the congressional equivalent of the scepter: a gavel.
think a congressional committee chair has no true power? ask maryland democrat elijah cummings, whose words so incensed darryl issa that he commanded that cummings' microphone be turned off. stopping a congressman from speaking on cspan is as close as washington gets to royal beheadings.
off with their headlines!
already, post-election palace intrigue has resulted in king john's (as in boehner) bestowal of high-backed leather thrones in princely jurisdictions. secured through plotting and planning; payment of dues (specifically to the party campaign committee); oaths of fealty; and the usual backscratching-slash-stabbing.
may i present, their royal highnesses, season 114:
paul ryan becomes the new chairman of the ways and means committee. ryan is a true and faithful servant of tax cuts for the rich and medicare vouchers for seniors. he now rules the committee that decides on tax cuts for the rich and medicare for seniors. long live the king!
the house homeland security committee will continue to be chaired by michael mccaul of texas. loyal to the edict that the department of homeland security full appropriation be delayed to retaliate for president obama's executive order on deportation. (can anyone imagine the leaders of isil debating a "short term continuing resolution" in their security budgets? we should be so lucky!)
the fiefdom of financial service will be ruled by another texan, jeb hensarling. hensarling proclaims that what the economy needs now is less regulation of the big banks that pulled the economy off a cliff in 2008 because of, um, less regulation. which is like saying that if you get into a car crash because of squishy brakes, you should tell your mechanic to disconnect the brakes.
meanwhile, the kingdom remains barren of baronesses, queens, princesses, duchesses. of the seventeen republican standing committees, the number of actual chairwomen is a grand total of...zero. in this royal line, diversity is defined by the pattern on brooks brothers ties. is there no glass slipper in this palace of glass ceilings?
in the tv series game of thrones, the cast-offs, the drifting, the neglected are sent to a place called "north of the wall." in washington, this group would be called america's middle class; and the wall is the washington beltway.
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ðə ˈlidər əv ən ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl grup əv kənˈsərvətɪvz ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ sɛd ðə haʊs ˈhɛlθˌkɛr rɪˈfɔrm bɪl stɪl ˈdəzənt hæv ðə voʊts tɪ pæs ðə loʊər ˈʧeɪmbər dɪˈspaɪt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju fɪlmd fər ˈsiˌspænz "ˈnuzˌmeɪkərz" ˈproʊˌgræm, rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. mɑrk ˈmɛˌdoʊz (r-n.c*.) sɛd ðɛr ər æt list 40 haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz hu ər əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ənd əˈnəðər 20 tɪ 30 hu ər ˌəndɪˈsaɪdɪd. ɪf ˈɛvəri ˈmɛmbər voʊts ənd ɔl ˈdɛməˌkræts voʊt noʊ, ˈlidərz kænt əˈfɔrd mɔr ðən 21 dɪˈfɛkʃənz. ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə haʊs ˈfridəm ˈkɔkəs meɪd hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts ˌbiˈfɔr haʊs ˈlidərz əˈnaʊnst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðeɪ ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃənz tɪ ðə bɪl ðət hæd bɪn sɔt baɪ ðə kənˈsərvətɪv rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈstədi kəˈmɪti (rsc*). ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ə ˈfridəm ˈkɔkəs sɔrs ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun sɛd, "ðə ˈfridəm ˈkɔkəs rɪˈmeɪnz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə [ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən] ɪn ɪts ˈkɑrənt fɔrm. ˈtudeɪz əˈnaʊnsmɛnt əv ðə səˈpɔrt fər ðə bɪl ˈdəzənt ʧeɪnʤ ðət. ɪf ðə bɪl wər brɔt tɪ ðə flɔr təˈdeɪ, ɪt wʊd feɪl tɪ gɪt ɪˈnəf voʊts." ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɪntərvˌju wɪʧ wɪl əˈpɪr ɔn ˈsiˌspæn ˈsənˌdi æt 10 a.m*. ənd 6 p.m*. ˈmɛˌdoʊz səˈʤɛstɪd hi nu ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wər ˈkəmɪŋ, bət ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðeɪ ˈwʊdənt bi ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪt hɪz səˈpɔrt. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, hi ɪkˈsprɛst ˈmeɪʤər ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈvɑləntɛri ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd wərk rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ɪn ðə rɪˈvaɪzd bɪl, wɪʧ hi dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz "ə stɛp ˈbækwərd." ðə həz 172 ˈmɛmbərz, waɪl ðə ˈfridəm ˈkɔkəs həz əˈbaʊt θri ˈdəzən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin haʊ ˈmɛni ˈmɛmbərz wɪl bæk ðə ˈɔltərd ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, ˈspikər pɔl raɪən pɔl ˈdeɪvɪs ənd ˈɛksət: ə ˌtrænzəˈtlænɪk kəmˈpɛrəsən faɪv frəm ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əˈgɛnst trəmp ðə hɪlz rɪˈpɔrt: ˈsændərz sɛt tɪ ʃeɪk əp 2020 reɪs mɔr (r-wis*.) ˌgɛrənˈtid ðət ðə haʊs wʊd pæs ən rɪˈpil ənd ˌriˈpleɪs bɪl. ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ hɪt ðə haʊs flɔr ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɪn wət wɪl ˈlaɪkli bi wən əv ðə moʊst drəˈmætɪk voʊts sɪns rɪˈpəblɪkənz wən ðə haʊs ɪn 2010 ˈmɛˌdoʊz sɛd hi həz hæd mɔr ˈminɪŋfəl dɪˈskəʃən wɪθ ðə waɪt haʊs ðən wɪθ haʊs ˈlidərz ɔn riˈpilɪŋ. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt hi ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈsɛnətərz ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd "ðə swit spɑt" ə bɪl ðət kən pæs boʊθ ðə haʊs ənd ˈsɛnɪt. ˈmɛˌdoʊz həz bɪn ˈhədəlɪŋ wɪθ sɛnz. rænd pɔl ˈrændəl (rænd) haʊərd haʊs plidz wɪθ ˈsɛnɪt ɔn ˈimərʤənsi ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən ðə hɪlz ˈmɔrnɪŋ rɪˈpɔrt ˈimərʤənsi ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən tɪ tɛst ˈlɔɪəlti tɪ trəmp ðə hɪlz rɪˈpɔrt: trəmp ˈɛskəˌleɪts faɪt wɪθ taɪmz mɔr (r-ky*.) ənd tɛd kruz ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl (tɛd) ˈɛdwərd lɛs ˈpɑpjələr ðən kruz ɪn ˈtɛksəs: poʊl trəmp ənˈliʃɪŋ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈʤəgərˌnɔt əˈhɛd əv 2020 ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ kɪm ʤɔŋ ˈjuˈɛn tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən mɔr (r-texas*), bət dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ neɪm "ˈmɑdərˌeɪt" ˈsɛnətərz hi ɪz kənˈfərɪŋ wɪθ. æt list ə ˈdəzən ˈsɛnətərz hæv ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ðə haʊs ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ˈmɛˌdoʊz sɛd. ˈəðər ˈtɑpɪks ˈmɛˌdoʊz əˈdrɛst ɪn ðə ˈɪntərvˌju: ˈpraɪˌmɛri θrɛts. ˈmɛˌdoʊz dɪˈspjutɪd ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ənd ə ˈmidiə əˈkaʊnt ðət ðə waɪt haʊs ɪz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈpənɪʃɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkənz hu voʊt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈhɛlθˌkɛr bɪl baɪ ɛnˈdɔrsɪŋ ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz' ˈpraɪˌmɛri ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈʧælənʤərz, seɪɪŋ ɪt "goʊz əˈgɛnst hu ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz ənd nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ hiz dən ər ˈhæpənd ɪn ə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈmitɪŋ." ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt rɪˈfɔrm. ˈmɛˌdoʊz sɛd ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp ɪz ˈædəmənt əˈbaʊt nɑt rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈmɛdəˌkɛr ənd ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, wɪʧ hi ˈprɑməst nɑt tɪ təʧ ɔn ðə 2016 kæmˈpeɪn treɪl. ðə nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈlɔˌmeɪkər bɪˈlivz ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt rɪˈfɔrm ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəl tɪ ˈseɪvɪŋ ˈmɛdəˌkɛr ənd ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, bət sɛd ənˈtɪl kənˈsərvətɪvz "meɪk ə mɔr kəmˈpɛlɪŋ keɪs, hiz nɑt goʊɪŋ ðɛr." ˈstivən ˈbænən. waɪl ˈmɛˌdoʊz meɪnˈteɪnz hi həz ə gʊd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ trəmps ˈsinjər ædˈvaɪzər, ˈbænən ɪz "nɑt ɑr ˈsikrɪt pæθ ˈɪntu ðə waɪt haʊs bɪˈkəz hɪz ˈlɔɪəlti ɪz ˌəndɪˈnaɪəbli wɪθ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt." hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ˈbænən "ɪz nɑt ðə moʊst ˌɪnərˈæktɪv, ˈtɔkətɪv gaɪ" bɪˈkəz hi ˈoʊnli gɪts ˌɪnˈvɑlvd æt "ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈsteɪʤɪz." raɪən. ˈmɛˌdoʊz, hu pleɪd ə ˈlidɪŋ roʊl ɪn ˈprɛʃərɪŋ ʤɑn ˈboʊnər ʤɑn ˈændru ˈlɔˌmeɪkər ʤɔɪnz ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə treɪd grup ˈkraʊli, ˈʃəstər ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ keɪ strit ɔn ˌjunəˈlætərəl ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈækʃən, mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl wɑz raɪt ɪn 2014 mɔr (r-ohio*) tɪ rɪˈzaɪn ɪn 2015 sɛd hi gɪvz raɪən "ə gʊd greɪd" ɛz ˈspikər. hi sɛd raɪən ɪz "ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ" ənd "æsks fər ˈɪnˌpʊt," bət ˈædɪd, "aɪ wɪl seɪ ðɛr wɑz ril kənˈsərn wɪθ ðə weɪ ðɪs [bɪl] wɑz roʊld aʊt." hi dɪˈskraɪbd ˈlidərˌʃɪps ˌɪˈnɪʃəl pʊʃ fər ðə ˈmɛʒər ɛz "ðɪs weɪ ər ðə ˈhaɪˌweɪ." hi ˈædɪd, "ðɪs ɪz ə ˈtɛlɪŋ taɪm wɪθ ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt bɪl wi wɪl voʊt ɔn ɪn ðɪs ˈkɑŋgrəs." ðə ˈeɪprəl ˈrisɛs. ɪf ðə ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl fər ˈpæsɪŋ ˈhɛlθˌkɛr rɪˈfɔrm slɪps, ˈmɛˌdoʊz sɛd, "əm ˈhoʊpfəl ðət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt kɔlz ɔn ˈjuˈɛs tɪ steɪ ɪn ˈsɛʃən fər ðə nɛkst 100 deɪz ˈəðər ðən rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈhɑləˌdeɪz. ju ʤɪst steɪ hir. gɪt ɪt dən ənd doʊnt goʊ hoʊm ənˈtɪl ðɪs ɪz dən." ɪn ə ˈrisənt ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ raɪən, ˈtəkər ˈkɑrlsən əv fɑks nuz prɛst ðə ˈspikər ɔn waɪ ðə haʊs wɪl bi ɪn ˈsɛʃən fər eɪt deɪz ɪn ðə mənθ əv ˈeɪprəl. ðə haʊs ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ bi ɪn ˈrisɛs fər tu kənˈsɛkjətɪv wiks ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv nɛkst mənθ ɪn ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əv ˈistər ənd ˈpæˌsoʊvər.
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the leader of an influential group of conservatives on friday said the house healthcare reform bill still doesn't have the votes to pass the lower chamber despite changes.
in an interview filmed for c-span's "newsmakers" program, rep. mark meadows (r-n.c.) said there are at least 40 house republicans who are opposed to the legislation and another 20 to 30 who are undecided. if every member votes and all democrats vote no, gop leaders can't afford more than 21 defections.
the chairman of the house freedom caucus made his comments before house gop leaders announced friday they are making modifications to the obamacare repeal-and-replace bill that had been sought by the conservative republican study committee (rsc).
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a freedom caucus source friday afternoon said, "the freedom caucus remains opposed to the [legislation] in its current form. today's announcement of the rsc's support for the bill doesn't change that. if the bill were brought to the floor today, it would fail to get enough votes."
during the interview — which will appear on c-span sunday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. — meadows suggested he knew changes were coming, but indicated they wouldn't be enough to get his support. for example, he expressed major reservations with the voluntary medicaid work requirements in the revised bill, which he described as "a step backward."
the rsc has 172 members, while the freedom caucus has about three dozen. however, it remains to be seen how many rsc members will back the altered legislation. earlier this month, speaker paul ryan paul davis ryanbrexit and exit: a transatlantic comparison five takeaways from mccabe’s allegations against trump the hill's 12:30 report: sanders set to shake up 2020 race more (r-wis.) guaranteed that the house would pass an obamacare repeal and replace bill.
the legislation is scheduled to hit the house floor thursday in what will likely be one of the most dramatic votes since republicans won the house in 2010.
meadows said he has had more meaningful discussion with the white house than with house gop leaders on repealing obamacare. he also pointed out he is working with gop senators and trying to find "the sweet spot" — a bill that can pass both the house and senate.
meadows has been huddling with sens. rand paul randal (rand) howard paulwhite house pleads with senate gop on emergency declaration the hill's morning report — emergency declaration to test gop loyalty to trump the hill's 12:30 report: trump escalates fight with ny times more (r-ky.) and ted cruz rafael (ted) edward cruzcornyn less popular than cruz in texas: poll trump unleashing digital juggernaut ahead of 2020 inviting kim jong un to washington more (r-texas), but declined to name "moderate" senators he is conferring with. at least a dozen gop senators have problems with the house gop legislation, meadows said.
other topics meadows addressed in the interview:
primary threats. meadows disputed speculation and a media account that the white house is considering punishing republicans who vote against the healthcare bill by endorsing lawmakers' primary election challengers, saying it "goes against who the president is and not something he's done or happened in a reported meeting."
entitlement reform. meadows said president trump is adamant about not reforming medicare and social security, which he promised not to touch on the 2016 campaign trail. the north carolina lawmaker believes entitlement reform is essential to saving medicare and social security, but said until conservatives "make a more compelling case, he's not going there."
stephen bannon. while meadows maintains he has a good relationship with trump's senior adviser, bannon is "not our secret path into the white house because his loyalty is undeniably with the president." he also said bannon "is not the most interactive, talkative guy" because he only gets involved at "critical stages."
ryan. meadows, who played a leading role in pressuring then-speaker john boehner john andrew boehnerex-gop lawmaker joins marijuana trade group crowley, shuster moving to k street on unilateral executive action, mitch mcconnell was right — in 2014 more (r-ohio) to resign in 2015, said he gives ryan "a good grade" as speaker. he said ryan is "engaging" and "asks for input," but added, "i will say there was real concern with the way this [bill] was rolled out." he described leadership's initial push for the measure as "this way or the highway." he added, "this is a telling time ... with the most important bill we will vote on in this congress."
the april recess. if the timetable for passing healthcare reform slips, meadows said, "i'm hopeful that the president calls on us to stay in session for the next 100 days other than religious holidays. you just stay here. get it done and don't go home until this is done."
in a recent interview with ryan, tucker carlson of fox news pressed the speaker on why the house will be in session for eight days in the month of april. the house is scheduled to be in recess for two consecutive weeks in the middle of next month in recognition of easter and passover.
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gɪt ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈdeɪli ˈstɔriz baɪ iˈmeɪl səbˈskraɪb θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ wi hæv mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ʃoʊ mi si ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈnoʊtɪs kʊd nɑt səbˈskraɪb, traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ə ˈsɪti həz kɔld ɔn ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk tɪ draɪv kɑz fɪld wɪθ fud ənd kloʊðz tɪ kəˈleɪ ɛz ˈmaɪgrənt ˈkraɪsəs kənˈtɪnjuz. waɪl ə ˈproʊˌtɛst ˈræli ɪn ˈnuˌkæsəl ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ wɪl kɔl ɔn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ əkˈsɛpt mɔr ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkæmərən ɪz rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ əkˈsɛpt ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz, ənd hoʊm ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri tərˈisə meɪ wɪl mit wɪθ ˈəðər ˈlidərz nɛkst ˈmənˌdeɪ bət ˈnuˌkæsəl juˈnaɪts ˈproʊˌtɛstərz seɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt məst ʃoʊ ə mɔr ənd kəmˈpæʃənət response”*” tɪ ðə ˈkraɪsəs. ˈnuˌkæsəl, ˈminˌwaɪl, ɪz əˈpilɪŋ fər ˈpipəl tɪ draɪv kɑz fɪld wɪθ eɪd tɪ fræns ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ɑkˈtoʊbər 17 tɪ hɛlp ˈfæməliz ˈkæmpɪŋ ðɛr. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɪz ˈnuˌkæsəl juˈnaɪtɪd ʃʊd bi ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl əv kləbz laɪk ril məˈdrɪd, hu wɪl ˈdoʊˌneɪt tɪ hɛlp ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz, ənd mˈjunɪk ənd ˈsɛltɪk, hu ər ˈɔfərɪŋ səˈpɔrt. ðə ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈkraɪsəs ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈmuvmənt əv ˈpipəl sɪns ðə ˈsɛkənd wərld wɔr ɛz ən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl əˈtɛmpt tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ðə ˈtɛrər əv ˈaɪsəs ɪn ˈkəntriz laɪk ˈsɪriə baɪ ˈtrævəlɪŋ tɪ ðə. ðə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən, ˈʤɔɪntli baɪ ˈjuˌnaɪt əˈgɛnst ˈfæˌʃɪzəm, ˈnuˌkæsəl juˈnaɪts ənd ˈnuˌkæsəl stɑp ðə wɔr ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən, wɪl əˈsɛmbəl æt ðə ˈsɛntər fər laɪf æt ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt sɛd: ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðɪs həz bɪn dɪsˈgreɪsfəl. ənˈlaɪk ˈʤərməni, ˈɪtəli ənd gris, ˈbrɪtən həz nɑt ˈɔfərd ə seɪf ˈheɪvən fər ðiz ˈpipəl. ˈmənˌdeɪ sɛpˈtɛmbər 14 hoʊm ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri tərˈisə meɪ wɪl bi ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ˈlidərz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈkraɪsəs. wi məst lərn ðə ˈlɛsənz əv ˈhɪstəri ənd kɔl ɔn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ teɪk ə ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ənd kəmˈpæʃənət rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz, ənd tɪ mit ɪts ʃɛr əv ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ protection.”*.” ðə ˈræli teɪks pleɪs əˈhɛd əv ə ˈsɪti ˈmitɪŋ æt ˈnuˌkæsəl ˈsɪvɪk ˈsɛntər ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ æt 11am*. ˈdænjəl kebede*, ə ˈtiʧər frəm ˈwɔlˌsɛnd, ɪz nɔrθ ist ˈriʤənəl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər fər ˈjuˌnaɪt əˈgɛnst ˈfæˌʃɪzəm. hi ˈædɪd: ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈkraɪsəs ɪz hɔˈrɪfɪk ənd ðə riˈækʃən baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz bɪn ˈtɛrəbəl. sin ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd ðə prɛs rɪˈfər tɪ ˈpipəl ɪn nid ɛz ‘‘marauding’*’ ənd ə ‘‘swarm’*’. ðɪs nidz kənˈdɛmɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst ˈpɑsəbəl terms.”*.” sɛd ˈnuˌkæsəl juˈnaɪtɪd məst rɪˈspɑnd ɛz ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl kləb. hi sɛd: həz ə ˈhɪstəri əv maɪˈgreɪʃən, frəm ðə ˈroʊmənz tɪ ðə ˈaɪrɪʃ ənd ˈeɪʒən kəmˈjunɪtiz ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz təˈdeɪ. ˈnuˌkæsəl juˈnaɪtɪd ɪz ə kləb kloʊz tɪ ɑr hɑrts ənd wi ˈrɪli wɔnt ðɛm tɪ pʊt ðɛr hænd ɪn ðɛr ˈpɑkət ənd hɛlp refugees.”*.” hi ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld ɔn ˈpipəl tɪ ʤɔɪn ɪm, ˈlɔrə ˈpɪdkək, ˈnuˌkæsəl mɪk ˈboʊmən ənd ˈəðərz ˈtrævəlɪŋ tɪ kəˈleɪ ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 17 hi sɛd: wɔnt tɪ teɪk ən ˌɑntʊˈrɑʒ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. wi wɔnt tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ɛz ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs. wi wɔnt tɪ teɪk ʤɪst wən ər tu kɑz. wi wɔnt tɪ teɪk ə ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ əv 60 ər ˈnuˌkæsəl juˈnaɪtɪd rɪˈfərd ðɪs ˈnuzˌpeɪpər tɪ ə ˈsteɪtmənt baɪ ðə prɛˈmɪr lig, wɪʧ ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈsɪriən ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz æt kæmps ɪn ˈiʤɪpt. ðə prɛˈmɪr lig ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn tɔks wɪθ prɪns ˈɑli əv ˈʤɔrdən tɪ hoʊld ˈsɪmələr ˈprɑʤɛkts. ˈnuˌkæsəl geɪl wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ʧaɪld ˈrɛfjuʤi. ˈɛniˌwən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈhɛlpɪŋ wɪθ ðə eɪd ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ kən ˈkɑnˌtækt baɪ iˈmeɪl ɔn dipu.ahad@newcastle.gov.uk*.
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a city councillor has called on members of the public to drive cars filled with food and clothes to calais as europe’s migrant crisis continues.
while a protest rally in newcastle on saturday will call on the government to accept more refugees.
david cameron is reportedly willing to accept 15,000 refugees, and home secretary theresa may will meet with other eu leaders next monday - but newcastle unites protestors say the uk government must show a more “humanitarian and compassionate response” to the crisis.
newcastle councillor dipu ahad, meanwhile, is appealing for people to drive cars filled with aid to france on saturday october 17 to help families camping there.
he also says newcastle united fc should be following the example of clubs like real madrid, who will donate £1m to help refugees, and bayern munich and celtic, who are offering support.
the refugee crisis is believed to be the biggest movement of people since the second world war as an unprecedented number of people attempt to escape the terror of isis in countries like syria by travelling to the eu.
the demonstration, jointly organised by unite against fascism, newcastle unites and newcastle stop the war coalition, will assemble at the centre for life at 10am on saturday.
in a statement organiserd said: “the government response to this has been disgraceful. unlike germany, italy and greece, britain has not offered a safe haven for these people.
“on monday september 14 home secretary theresa may will be meeting with eu leaders about the refugee crisis. we must learn the lessons of history and call on the government to take a humanitarian and compassionate response to refugees, and to meet its share of the responsibility for providing protection.”
the rally takes place ahead of a city meeting at newcastle civic centre on saturday at 11am.
daniel kebede, a teacher from wallsend, is north east regional coordinator for unite against fascism. he added: “this refugee crisis is horrific and the reaction by the government has been terrible.
“we’ve seen politicians and the press refer to people in need as ‘marauding’ and a ‘swarm’. this needs condemning in the strongest possible terms.”
coun ahad said newcastle united must respond as the city’s football club.
he said: “newcastle has a history of migration, from the romans to the irish and asian communities establishing themselves today. newcastle united is a club close to our hearts and we really want them to put their hand in their pocket and help refugees.”
he also called on people to join him, northumberland councillor laura pidcock, newcastle councillor mick bowman and others travelling to calais on october 17.
he said: “we want to take an entourage with us. we want to encourage as many people as possible to join us. we don’t want to take just one or two cars. we want to take a convoy of 60 or 70.”
newcastle united referred this newspaper to a statement by the premier league, which highlighting a number of coaching and education projects helping syrian refugees at camps in egypt. the premier league is also in talks with prince ali of jordan to hold similar projects. newcastle first-team midfielder gael bigirimana was also a child refugee.
anyone interested in helping with the aid convoy can contact coun ahad by email on dipu.ahad@newcastle.gov.uk.
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haɪ ˈɛvriˌwən! ðɪs wik wɪl bi ˈdɪfərənt fər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈrizənz! fərst əv ɔl, ju meɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ˈɛvəri mæp ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd təˈdeɪ həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn pʊt əp fər ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr. ðɪs wik wɪl bi ə sɔrt əv "rɪˈdɛmʃən" wik fər ˈrizənz aɪ wɪl ɪkˈspleɪn ðə pæst, ðə weɪ ðət ðə ləvd ˈkætəˌgɔri hæd wərkt wɑz tɪ lɛt pleɪərz voʊt mæps ˈɪntu ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ ˈəðər mæps. ðɪs mɛnt ðət ˌwəˈtɛvər mæps wər pʊʃt θru ər rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðət wik baɪ wət mæps ðeɪ wər kəmˈpitɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðət seɪm wik. ɛz taɪm ˈprɑˌgrɛsəz, ðə ˈævərɪʤ kˈwɑləti əv mæps biɪŋ pʊt əp fər ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən wɪl sˈloʊli dˈwɪndəl bət ðə ˈrəfli ðə seɪm əˈmaʊnt əv mæps wɪl ˈɛnər ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri iʧ ɪz ˈhaɪli ˌɔnˈfɛr tɪ ðə mæps wɪʧ ər əv məʧ haɪər kˈwɑləti, bət wər rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈsoʊəli bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd ˈərli ɔn əˈlɔŋ wɪθ mɔr ˈpɑpjələr mæps ˈkɔzɪŋ ðɛm tɪ bi ˈsəmˈwət outshined*. ðə pɔɪnt əv ðɪs "rɪˈdɛmʃən" voʊt ɪz tɪ gɪv iʧ mæp ˈpriviəsli rɪˈʤɛktɪd əˈnəðər ʧæns tɪ bi ləvd ˈəndər ə nu, ˈfɛrər ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈɪʃu aɪ hæd ˈnoʊtɪst ɪz ðət pleɪərz simd tɪ fil ðə nid tɪ voʊt "strəˈtiʤɪkli", wɛr ɪf ə mæp ɪz bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈkəˌtɔf reɪnʤ, ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ hɛlp ɪt wʊd bi tɪ voʊt fər ɪt ənd ˈoʊnli ɪt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ traɪ tɪ sweɪ pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz bæk ɪn ðə ˈfeɪvər. waɪl əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd haʊ ˈstrɔŋli ˈpipəl faɪt fər mæps, ɪt ənˈfɔrʧənətli goʊz əˈgɛnst ðə pɔɪnt əv ðə ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɛz ə minz tɪ geɪʤ haʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl wɔnt wən mæp. ðə ˈstrætəʤi tɪ kip ɔl mæps wɪˈθɪn ə smɔl reɪnʤ əv voʊts tɪ əˈlaʊ fər mɔr mæps tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri wɑz nɑt rɔŋ, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd ʃoʊd ðət ðə ˈsɪstəm ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɑz aɪ prəˈpoʊz ə nu weɪ tɪ voʊt! aɪv ˈspoʊkən tɪ ə wɛb ˈkoʊdər fər ðə nu ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ənd hiz ɪkˈsprɛst ðət hi ənd ðə kru ər ənˈfɔrʧənətli tu ˈbɪzi tɪ kriˈeɪt ə nu weɪ tɪ voʊt fər ləvd mæps (ðoʊ ɪts ɔn ðɛr ˌtuˈdu lɪst!) fər haʊ aɪ ɛnˈvɪʒən ðɪs ˈvoʊtɪŋ tɪ wərk bɛst, soʊ ˌɪnˈstɛd ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm aɪ wɪl bi ˈhoʊstɪŋ voʊts wɪʧ wɪl ˈfəŋkʃən ˈsɪmələrli ənˈtɪl wɛl ɛz ɔl fˈjuʧər ləvd voʊts (ɪf ɪt wərks wɛl) ɪz ðət ˌɪnˈstɛd əv pleɪərz ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər mæps tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ ˈəðər mæps, iʧ mæp wɪl ˈsɪmpli hæv tɪ ðɛm. ðɪs weɪ, ɪt ɪz ɪn ˈɛvriˌwənz bɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ voʊt ɔn ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl mæp ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd (ðoʊ ædˈmɪtɪdli mɔr ˈtidiəs bɪˈkəz əv rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ə ˈpɑrti ˈwɛbˌsaɪt tɪ du wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈɔrdər tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ. voʊts wɪl bi ʧɛkt ˈæftər 7 deɪz. ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪkˈsidɪŋ ðət θˈrɛˌʃoʊld wɪl bi pʊʃt ˈɪntu ðə fri tɪ juz ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈəndər iʧ poʊl tɪ dɪˈskəs waɪ ər waɪ nɑt ə mæp dɪˈzərvz tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ləvd sɛd, hir ər ðɪs wiks baɪ cryo[iceeicee*] baɪ baɪ ˈivnɪŋ baɪ baɪ snoʊ noʊt baɪ baɪ baɪ baɪ
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hi everyone! this week will be different for a number of reasons! first of all, you may notice that every map nominated today has already been put up for nomination before. this week will be a sort of "redemption" week for reasons i will explain shortly.in the past, the way that the loved category had worked was to let players vote maps into the category in comparison to other maps. this meant that whatever maps were pushed through or rejected that week wereinfluenced by what maps they were competing against that same week. as time progresses, the average quality of maps being put up for nomination will slowly dwindle but the roughly the same amount of maps will enter the category each week.this is highly unfair to the maps which are of much higher quality, but were rejected solely because they were nominated early on along with more popular maps causing them to be somewhat outshined. the point of this "redemption" vote is to give each map previously rejected another chance to be loved under a new, fairer voting system.another issue i had noticed is that players seemed to feel the need to vote "strategically", where if a map is below the cutoff range, the best way to help it would be to vote for it and only it in order to try to sway percentages back in the map's favor. while appreciated how strongly people fight for maps, it unfortunately goes against the point of the voting as a means to gauge how many people want one map. the strategy to keep all maps within a small range of votes to allow for more maps to enter the category was not wrong, but instead showed that the system itself was flawed.today i propose a new way to vote! i've spoken to nekodex , a web coder for the new website, and he's expressed that he and the ppy.co crew are unfortunately too busy to create a new way to vote for loved maps (though it's on their to-do list!) for how i envision this voting to work best, so instead in the meantime i will be hosting strawpoll votes which will function similarly until then!as well as all future loved votes (if it works well) is that instead of players voting for maps to enter the category in comparison to other maps, each map will simply have aattached to them. this way, it is in everyone's best interest to vote on every single map nominated (though admittedly more tedious because of requiring a 3rd party website to do so).maps will require ain order to qualify. votes will be checked after 7 days. anything exceeding that threshold will be pushed into the category.feel free to use the strawpoll comments under each poll to discuss why or why not a map deserves to enter the loved category!that said, here are this week's nominees!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------by galvenize by cryo[iceeicee] by hanzer by evening by jemmmmy by snow note by broccoly by evilelvisv2 by trigonometry by barkingmaddog
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ʃɛfs hu roʊd ˈɪntu taʊn ɪn ˈpɪˌkəp trəks fɪld wɪθ rɛd binz ənd raɪs bɪˈkeɪm ˈɪnstənt ˈhɪroʊz. wɪn ðə ˈbeɪkəri ðət meɪks ðə ˈɛri loʊvz riˈoʊpənd, ər bɪˈləvəd frid paɪz ˌriəˈpɪrd ɔn ʃɛlvz əv kənˈvinjəns stɔrz, ðə ˈsɪti ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd wɪθ ðə ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm əv ˈkɑrnəvəl. ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈpipəl ˈnoʊtɪs hir, ˈrɛˌstrɑnt reviews,”*,” sɛd ˈbaɪrən ˈmutɔn, ən ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt hu ɪz ə nu ˌɔˈrlinz ˈneɪtɪv. tərn tɪ ðət ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ tərn tɪ ˈɛni pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ɪn ðə paper.”*.” brɛt ˈændərsən, hu bɪˈgæn rivˈjuɪŋ ˈrɛˌstrɑnts fər ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ɪn 2000 rɪˈtərnd tɪ nu ˌɔˈrlinz ə wik ˈæftər ˈhərəˌkeɪnz kəˈtrinə ənd kˈwɪkli ˈʃɪftɪd frəm krɪˈtikɪŋ ˈrɛˌstrɑnts tɪ rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔn ˈɛfərts tɪ riˈbɪld ðɛm. ˈmɪstər. ˈændərsən wɑz pɑrt əv ən ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl tim huz wərk ˈkəvərɪŋ nu ˌɔˈrlinz wən ðə 2006 ˈpʊlətsər praɪz fər ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs. laɪk ˈəðər stæf ˈmɛmbərz, hi ˈpraʊdli wɔr ə ˈtiˌsərt wɪθ ðə sˈloʊgən, ˈpəblɪʃ kəm hɛl ənd haɪ water.”*.” bət nɑt, ɪt tərnd aʊt, ˈrɛˌstrɑnt rəvˈjuz. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd bæk pɑnˈtɪfəˌkeɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðə ˈræbɪt wɑz əp tɪ snuff,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈændərsən sɛd, wʊd hæv bɪn ˈmɪsɪŋ ðə ˈbɪgər ˈstɔri, wɪʧ wɑz əˈbaʊt recovery.”*.” ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ðɛr wɑz nɑt məʧ fud tɪ krɪˈtik. rəvˈjuz əv wʊd hæv bɪn funny,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈændərsən sɛd, ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈrɪli kɔl fər comedy.”*.” ɛz mɔr ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ˈoʊpənd, ɪt bɪˈkeɪm klɪr ðət ɪf hi rɪˈzumd krɪˈtikɪŋ ˈrɛˌstrɑnts, hi wʊd hæv tɪ teɪk ðɛm tɪ tæsk fər θɪŋz ðət wər ˈɑrgjuəbli bɪɔnd ðɛr kənˈtroʊl, laɪk pur ˈsərvɪs. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ˈfaɪndɪŋ kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ˈwərkərz ɪz stɪl ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈhɛˌdeɪk fər ʃɛfs ɪn ðə nu ˌɔˈrlinz ˈɛriə, wɛr ðɛr ər əˈbaʊt ə θərd fjuər ˈrɛzɪdənts ðən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz. ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɔrtər əv 2007 ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt reɪt wɑz pərˈsɛnt; ˌbiˈfɔr ðə stɔrm, ɪt wɑz pərˈsɛnt. ɪz ˈʃʊrli ə lɑrʤ pɑrt əv ðɪs problem,”*,” sɛd ˈælɪsən, ðə ˈdɛpjəti dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈgreɪtər nu ˌɔˈrlinz kəmˈjunɪti ˈdætə ˈsɛnər. rɛnt həz ʤəmpt 46 pərˈsɛnt sɪns 2005 ˈpraɪsɪŋ aʊt ˈmɛni ˈpipəl hu wəns kʊd lɪv ɔn ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈweɪʤɪz. ə læk əv ʧaɪld kɛr ənd ˈpəblɪk ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən həz ˈɔlsoʊ hərt, mɪz. sɛd. ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈsɛnərz həz drɑpt baɪ mɔr ðən hæf. ˈoʊnli 21 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈtrænzɪt rʊts ər ɪn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ bɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə fər sɪks months,”*,” sɛd ˈsuzən ˈspaɪsər, ðə ʃɛf æt ɪn ðə frɛnʧ kˈwɔrtər. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə stɔrm, ðət ˈsɛkʃən əv taʊn wɑz kənˈsɪdərd ðə ril ˈməniˌmeɪkər fər ˈrɛˌstrɑnts, wɪθ ə ˈkɑnstənt floʊ əv ˈtʊrɪsts. bət ðə bəz ənd ðə ˈbɪznɪs, mɪz. ˈspaɪsər sɛd, ɪz naʊ ɪn ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ðət ˈkeɪtər mɔr tɪ ˈloʊkəlz. fər hɪz fərst ˌrivˈju sɪns ðə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz, ˈmɪstər. ˈændərsən səˈlɛktɪd ˈmɪstər. ˈbɪstroʊ ɪn ðə frɛnʧ kˈwɔrtər. ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˈbrɛnən ˈfæməli ˈɛmpaɪər ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈpæləs. hi geɪv ɪt θri binz aʊt əv ə ˈpɑsəbəl faɪv. ə ˈpriviəs ˈkrɪtɪk hæd əˈwɔrdɪd fɔr. ˈnuzˌlɛtər saɪn əp kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri pliz ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ jʊr nɑt ə ˈroʊˌbət baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ðə bɑks. ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs. pliz re-enter*. ju məst səˈlɛkt ə ˈnuzˌlɛtər tɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ. saɪn əp ju wɪl rɪˈsiv iˈmeɪlz kənˈteɪnɪŋ nuz ˈkɑntɛnt ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd pərˈmoʊʃənz frəm ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. ju meɪ æt ˈɛni taɪm. ju əˈgri tɪ rɪˈsiv ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈɔfərz fər ðə nu jɔrk ˈtaɪmzɪz ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz. θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ. ən ˈɛrər həz əˈkərd. pliz traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər. vju ɔl nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈnuzˌlɛtərz. hi ʧoʊz ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt, wɪʧ ˈoʊpənd ɪn 1979 ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz ɪt hæd bɪn ˈgətɪd ənd riˈbɪlt tɪ lʊk prɪˈsaɪsli ɛz ɪt dɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhərəˌkeɪnz kəˈtrinə ənd bɪˈkəz ɪt sərvz ˈklæsɪk nu ˌɔˈrlinz fud laɪk ˈbɑrbɪˌkjud ʃrɪmp ənd brɛd ˈpʊdɪŋ. ə pɑrt ˈoʊnər, rælf ˈbrɛnən, sɛd ˌbiˈfɔr hi hæd rɛd ðə ˌrivˈju ðət ðə rɪˈtərn əv ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ɪn nu ˌɔˈrlinz wɑz ə gʊd saɪn. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ər ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni stɛps tɪ ðɪs recovery,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈbrɛnən sɛd, wən mɔr ˈpɑzətɪv step.”*.” ˈmɪstər. ˈændərsən sɛd ðət hi ˈprɑbəˌbli kʊd hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ rəvˈjuz læst fɔl bət ðət hi hæd tɪ teɪk ə ˈfæməli liv. ˈmɑrdi grɑ keɪm ənd ðɛn ʤæz fɛst ənd, wɛl, nu ˌɔˈrlinz biɪŋ nu ˌɔˈrlinz, hir wi ər ɪn july,”*,” hi sɛd. stɪl, ˈkrɪtɪks hu ˈweɪdɪd ɪn tu ˈərli wər sˈwɪftli ˈvɪləfaɪd, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðə fud ˈraɪtər ˈælən ˈrɪʧˌmæn dɪˈskəvərd ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2006 ˈmɪstər. ˈrɪʧˌmæn daɪˈsɛktəd ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnts, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət fud ɪn nu ˌɔˈrlinz wɑz ˈnɛvər ɛz gʊd ɛz ɪts ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən. ˈivɪn hɪz ˈpɑzətɪv preɪz wɑz feɪnt. du ædˈmaɪr məʧ əˈbaʊt ðə restaurants,”*,” hi roʊt, ɪf ðɛr dɪˈzərts sərˈvaɪvd kəˈtrinə bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər tu ˈhɛvi tɪ floʊt away.”*.” hi wɑz ˈraʊndli ˈpəməld. ˈgrændˌməðər həz ə stroʊk, ənd ðɛn goʊɪŋ tɪ bit əp ɔn hər bɪˈkəz ʃi meɪk ðə ˈgəmboʊ ɛz wɛl ɛz ʃi juzd to?”*?” sɛd tɑm fɪtsˈmɔrɪs, ə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈraɪtər ənd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ hoʊst, hu kɔlz ˈmɪstər. ˈɑrtɪkəl dɪˈspɪkəbəl. ˈmɪstər. fɪtsˈmɔrɪs kips ə ˈsɪtiˌwaɪd ˈrɛˌstrɑnt kaʊnt ðət naʊ ˈtoʊtəlz 950 nɑt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈaʊˌtlɛts, bɑrz ənd moʊst ʧeɪnz. wɪn hi ˈstɑrtɪd ðə ˈtæli, əˈbaʊt ə mənθ ˈæftər ðə stɔrm, ðə ˈnəmbər wɑz 22 ˈəðər rivˈjuərz traɪd tɪ stɛp ɪn tɪ fɪl ðə vɔɪd, ˈnoʊtəbli ˈraɪtərz fər ðə ˈpeɪpər ˈgæmbɪt ˈwikli. ˈnæʧərəli, ɪn ə ˈsɪti əv strɔŋ əˈpɪnjənz əˈbaʊt fud, ˈsɛvərəl ˈblɔgərz ˈimərʤd ɛz wɛl. bət, sɛd wɪl ˌkoʊviˈɛloʊ, ɑrts ənd ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈɛdɪtər əv ˈgæmbɪt ˈwikli, ˈhɛzəˌteɪt tɪ seɪ ˈɛniˌwən dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz credible.”*.” səm ˈitərz bɪˈliv ðə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz, fər ɔl ðə ˈdæmɪʤ ɪt dɪd, prəˈvaɪdɪd ə sɔrt əv ˈkjulɪˌnɛri kərˈɛkʃən fər ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ðət wər ˈiðər ˈrɛstɪŋ ɔn ðɛr ˈlɔrəlz ər ˈeɪpɪŋ ˈfædɪʃ ˈdɪʃɪz frəm nu jɔrk ənd lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ʤɑn, ə ʃɛf ˈɔfən hɛld əp ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv goʊɪŋ fɑr əˈfild, həz drɔn ɪn hɪz ˈfoʊkɪs ənd kriˈeɪts haɪɛnd fud ðət peɪz rɪˈnud əˈtɛnʃən tɪ luˌiziˈænə ˌɪnˈgridiənts. ˈmɪstər. sɛd hi wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ðə rɪˈtərn əv ˈmɪstər. rəvˈjuz. kʊks ləv tɪ weɪk əp ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋz ənd ˈoʊpən əp ðə ənd lərn wət ˈəðər ˈpipəl ər doing,”*,” hi sɛd. ki θɪŋ ɪz tɪ steɪ kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv, ənd wɛr ðə roʊl əv ðə ˈkrɪtɪk kəmz in.”*.” ˈivɪn ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃɛf lɑˈgɑsi, hu wɑz ðə ˈtərgət əv ən ˈɑrtɪkəl baɪ ˈmɪstər. ˈændərsən ɪn ðə wiks ˈæftər ˈhərəˌkeɪnz kəˈtrinə ðət kˈwɛsʧənd waɪ ˈmɪstər. lɑˈgɑsi hæd nɑt jɛt ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə ˈsɪti ðət meɪd ɪm ˈfeɪməs, ɪz ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ ðə rəvˈjuz bæk əˈspɛʃəli bɪˈkəz ˈraɪzɪŋ fjuəl ənd fud kɔsts ər ˈædɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈhɛˌdeɪks fər ə nu ˌɔˈrlinz ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈoʊnər. flaɪɪŋ ɔf ðə ʧɑrts jɛt, soʊ ˈɛni ʧæns tɪ ʃoʊ ɔf wət wi du wɛl ɪz welcome,”*,” ˈmɪstər. lɑˈgɑsi sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət hi ənd ˈmɪstər. ˈændərsən wər naʊ ““cool.”*.” fər hɪz pɑrt, ˈmɪstər. ˈændərsən ɪz ˈhæpi tɪ wəns əˈgɛn bi ˈhændɪŋ aʊt binz. θɔt ˈæftər ðə stɔrm maɪ ʤɑb wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˌnɛvərˈɛndɪŋ ˈsɪriz əv ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt wət greɪt ˈpleɪsɪz wər lost,”*,” hi sɛd. ðət ˈnɛvər ˈhæpənd. aɪ kən kaʊnt ɔn wən hænd ðə greɪt, sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt, ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ðət reopened.”*.”
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chefs who rode into town in pickup trucks filled with red beans and rice became instant heroes. when the bakery that makes the city’s airy poor-boy loaves reopened, or beloved fried hubig’s pies reappeared on shelves of convenience stores, the city celebrated with the enthusiasm of carnival.
“if anything people notice here, restaurant reviews,” said byron mouton, an architect who is a new orleans native. “they’ll turn to that before they turn to any political controversy in the paper.”
brett anderson, who began reviewing restaurants for the newspaper in 2000, returned to new orleans a week after hurricane katrina and quickly shifted from critiquing restaurants to reporting on efforts to rebuild them. mr. anderson was part of an editorial team whose work covering post-hurricane new orleans won the 2006 pulitzer prize for public service.
like other staff members, he proudly wore a t-shirt with the slogan, “we publish come hell and high water.”
but not, it turned out, restaurant reviews.
“if i started back pontificating about whether the panéed rabbit was up to snuff,” mr. anderson said, “i would have been missing the bigger story, which was about recovery.”
besides, there was not much food to critique.
“writing reviews of m.r.e.’s would have been funny,” mr. anderson said, “but the situation didn’t really call for comedy.”
as more restaurants opened, it became clear that if he resumed critiquing restaurants, he would have to take them to task for things that were arguably beyond their control, like poor service.
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finding qualified workers is still the biggest headache for chefs in the new orleans area, where there are about a third fewer residents than before the hurricane. in the second quarter of 2007, the restaurant job-vacancy rate was 13.4 percent; before the storm, it was 3.6 percent.
“housing is surely a large part of this problem,” said allison plyer, the deputy director of the greater new orleans community data center.
rent has jumped 46 percent since 2005, pricing out many people who once could live on restaurant wages.
a lack of child care and public transportation has also hurt, ms. plyer said. the number of child-care centers has dropped by more than half. only 21 percent of the city’s public transit routes are in operation.
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“i’ve been looking for a sous-chef for six months,” said susan spicer, the chef at bayona in the french quarter.
before the storm, that section of town was considered the real moneymaker for restaurants, with a constant flow of tourists. but the buzz and the business, ms. spicer said, is now in neighborhoods that cater more to locals.
for his first review since the hurricane, mr. anderson selected mr. b’s bistro in the french quarter. the restaurant is part of the brennan family empire that includes commander’s palace. he gave it three beans out of a possible five. a previous critic had awarded four.
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he chose the restaurant, which opened in 1979, in part because it had been gutted and rebuilt to look precisely as it did before hurricane katrina and because it serves classic new orleans food like barbecued shrimp and bread pudding.
a part owner, ralph brennan, said before he had read the review that the return of restaurant criticism in new orleans was a good sign.
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“there are many, many steps to this recovery,” mr. brennan said, “and one more positive step.”
mr. anderson said that he probably could have started publishing reviews last fall but that he had to take a family leave. “then mardi gras came and then jazz fest and, well, new orleans being new orleans, here we are in july,” he said.
still, critics who waded in too early were swiftly vilified, something the gq food writer alan richman discovered in november 2006.
mr. richman dissected the city’s restaurants, arguing that food in new orleans was never as good as its reputation. even his positive praise was faint. “i do admire much about the restaurants,” he wrote, “even if their desserts survived katrina because they were too heavy to float away.”
he was roundly pummeled.
“your grandmother has a stroke, and then you’re going to beat up on her because she doesn’t make the gumbo as well as she used to?” said tom fitzmorris, a longtime restaurant writer and radio host, who calls mr. richman’s article despicable.
mr. fitzmorris keeps a citywide restaurant count that now totals 950, not including fast-food outlets, bars and most chains. when he started the tally, about a month after the storm, the number was 22.
other reviewers tried to step in to fill the void, notably writers for the paper gambit weekly. naturally, in a city of strong opinions about food, several bloggers emerged as well. but, said will coviello, arts and entertainment editor of gambit weekly, “i hesitate to say anyone distinguished themselves as credible.”
some eaters believe the hurricane, for all the damage it did, provided a sort of culinary correction for restaurants that were either resting on their laurels or aping faddish dishes from new york and los angeles.
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john besh, a chef often held up as an example of going far afield, has drawn in his focus and creates high-end food that pays renewed attention to louisiana ingredients. mr. besh said he was looking forward to the return of mr. anderson’s reviews.
“we cooks love to wake up on friday mornings and open up the times-picayune and learn what other people are doing,” he said. “the key thing is to stay competitive, and that’s where the role of the critic comes in.”
even the tv chef emeril lagasse, who was the target of an article by mr. anderson in the weeks after hurricane katrina that questioned why mr. lagasse had not yet visited the city that made him famous, is welcoming the reviews back especially because rising fuel and food costs are adding to the headaches for a new orleans restaurant owner.
“business isn’t flying off the charts yet, so any chance to show off what we do well is welcome,” mr. lagasse said, adding that he and mr. anderson were now “cool.”
for his part, mr. anderson is happy to once again be handing out beans.
“i thought after the storm my job was going to be a never-ending series of stories about what great places were lost,” he said. “but that never happened. i can count on one hand the great, significant, iconic restaurants that haven’t reopened.”
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ˈtɛksəs əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl kɛn ˈpækstən (ɑr) sɛd ˈsənˌdi ðət ðə steɪts lɔ kʊd hɛlp ˈtɛksənz kənˈfrəntɪd wɪθ mæs ˈʃutərz laɪk ðə wən æt ðə ʧərʧ ɪn ˈsəðərlənd spərɪŋz. ˈpækstən sɛd ɔn fɑks nuz ðət ðə mæs ˈʃutɪŋ æt ə ʧərʧ ɪn ˈtɛksəs maɪ heart,”*,” əˈspɛʃəli ˈæftər rɪˈpɔrts ðət ˈʧɪldrən wər kɪld ɪn ðə əˈtæk. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt fɑr ɛz wət wi kən du ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, aɪ min, ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ aɪ noʊ bɪˈkəz ju ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli kip gənz aʊt əv ðə hænz əv ˈpipəl hu ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈvaɪəleɪt ðə lɔ. ɪf ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ kɪl ˈsəmˌwən ˈɔlsoʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈvaɪəleɪt ə gən law,”*,” ˈpækstən sɛd. aɪ kən seɪ ɪz ðət ɪn ˈtɛksəs æt list wi hæv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ hæv kənˈsild ˈkɛri. ənd soʊ ɪf ə pleɪs wɛr ˈsəmˌbɑdi həz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈkɛri, ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti ðət ˈgənmən wɪl bi ˈteɪkən aʊt ˌbiˈfɔr hi həz ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ kɪl ˈvɛri ˈmɛni people.”*.” ˈtɛksəs ˈrɛzɪdənts kən əˈplaɪ fər ə ˈlaɪsəns tɪ ˈkɛri ə gən, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ðə raɪt tɪ ˈkɛri ə kənˈsild ˈwɛpən. ˈkɑmɛnts keɪm ɪn ðə aʊərz ˈæftər ə mæs ˈʃutɪŋ æt ə ʧərʧ ɪn ˈsəðərlənd spərɪŋz, ˈtɛksəs. ˈtɛksəs gəv. grɛg ˈæbət (ɑr) sɛd æt ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ˈsənˌdi ðət 26 ˈpipəl hæd bɪn kɪld ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ bət ðət ðə ˈnəmbər kʊd raɪz. ˈməltəpəl nuz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðə ˈʃutər ɛz ˈdɛvɪn ˈkɛli. hi wɑz rɪˈpɔrtədli kɪld ˈæftər ə brif kɑr ʧeɪs wɪθ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈʃutɪŋ.
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texas attorney general ken paxton (r) said sunday that the state's concealed-carry law could help texans confronted with mass shooters like the one at the church in sutherland springs.
paxton said on fox news that the mass shooting at a church in texas “breaks my heart,” especially after reports that children were killed in the attack.
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“as far as what we can do in the future, i mean, the only thing i know — because you can’t necessarily keep guns out of the hands of people who are going to violate the law. if somebody’s willing to kill someone they’re also going to be willing to violate a gun law,” paxton said.
“all i can say is that in texas at least we have the opportunity to have concealed carry. and so if a place where somebody has the ability to carry, always the opportunity that gunman will be taken out before he has the opportunity to kill very many people.”
texas residents can apply for a license to carry a gun, which includes the right to carry a concealed weapon.
paxton’s comments came in the hours after a mass shooting at a church in sutherland springs, texas.
texas gov. greg abbott (r) said at a press conference sunday that 26 people had been killed in the shooting but that the number could rise.
multiple news organizations identified the shooter as devin kelley. he was reportedly killed after a brief car chase with law enforcement following the shooting.
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ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən baɪ mɑrk ˈælən ˈstæməti. nɑt ˈivɪn ˈpitə ˈɑbʤɛkts tɪ ˈkətɪŋ ðə ˈtɛˌstɪkəlz ɔf ə kæt. fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, pɛt ˈoʊnərz hæv bɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛr kəmˈpænjən ˈænəməlz fər ˈʤɛnətəl snɪps ənd ˈəðər fɔrmz əv ungendering*, wɪθ ðə ˈlɔdəbəl goʊl əv rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ənˈwɔntɪd ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ ənd ˈsteɪvɪŋ ɔf ənˈplɛzənt bɪˈheɪvjər əraʊnd ðə haʊs. ˈænəməl ˈwɛlˌfɛr ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz kənˈkər, ˈnutərd pɛts ər lɛs ˈlaɪkli tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ənd roʊm ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, gɪt hɪt baɪ ə kɑr, ər sɛnt mɑrk ðə ˈfərnɪʧər. speɪd ˈfiˌmeɪlz goʊ ˈɪntu hit ər ˈblidɪŋ ˈɛstrəs, ənd hæv ə rɪˈdust rɪsk əv brɛst ˈkænsər. ə meɪl wɪˈθaʊt ˈgoʊnædz həz ˈziroʊ rɪsk əv ðə ˈvɛriəs dɪˈzizɪz ðət əˈflɪkt ðɛm. ˈhɑrdli ˈɛni ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˈoʊvər ðə əv kæts ənd dɔgz: əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˌɛpɪˌdiˌmiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈstədi ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˈeɪprəl, ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk əv ðə ˈfɔrmər ənd ˌtuˈθərdz əv ðə ˈlætər hæv bɪn speɪd ər ˈnutərd. bət haʊ dɪz ɪt fil fər ðə ˈænəməlz? kʊd ˈluzɪŋ ɪts ˈʤɛnətəlz meɪk jʊr kæt ə ˈlɪtəl blu? ˈstədiz ʃoʊ ɪf ju riˈmuv ə ˈoʊˌvəriz fər ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrizənz, ju ˌɪnˈkris hər rɪsk əv æŋˈzaɪəti ənd dɪˈprɛʃən. ðə ˈgræʤuəl ˈdiˌkrisɪz ɪn ˈhɔrˌmoʊn ˈlɛvəlz ðət kəm wɪθ ˈeɪʤɪŋ kən kɔz mud swɪŋz, bət goʊɪŋ frəm ˈjuθfəl ˈlɛvəlz tɪ ˈnutər ˈlɛvəlz ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt simz tɪ bi ˈivɪn wərs. ðə meɪoʊ ˈklɪnɪk ˈstədid mɔr ðən 600 ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtən ˈleɪdiz hu hæd boʊθ ˈoʊˌvəriz ˈsərʤɪkəli riˈmuvd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmɛnəˌpaʊz, ənd faʊnd ðeɪ hæd ən ˌɪnˈkrist rɪsk əv biɪŋ ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ dɪˈprɛʃən ər æŋˈzaɪəti ɪn ˈleɪtər laɪf. mɛn huz ˈtɛˌstɪkəlz ər ˈæmpjəˌteɪtɪd, ər hu rɪˈsiv əˈnəðər fɔrm əv ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən ˈθɛrəpi fər ðə ˈtritmənt əv ˈkænsər, meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi æt ˌɪnˈkrist rɪsk fər mud dɪˈsɔrdərz. nən əv ðət ʃʊd bi səˈpraɪzɪŋ. sɛks ˈhɔrˌmoʊnz ər noʊn tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ðə breɪn ɪn ˈkɑmplɛks weɪz, ənd ˈɛstrəʤən ənd rəˈsɛptərz ɪn ðə ˌhɪpoʊˈkæmpəs ənd ˌæmɪgˈdɑlə sim tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt mud. sɪns ənd ˈnutərɪŋ kən ʧeɪnʤ ə ə bɪg pɑrt əv waɪ wi du fɛr tɪ ˈwəndər ˈwɛðər ðə ˈsərʤəri maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ əˈfɛkt ən ˈmɛntəl ər ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl steɪt. ˈnutərd ˈpipəl ər proʊn tɪ dɪˈprɛʃən. waɪ ə speɪd kæt fil ðə seɪm? ðə bɛst əˈveɪləbəl ˈɛvədəns ɔn ðɪs kˈwɛʃən kəmz frəm maɪs ənd ræts. ˈʃɛrəl fraɪ æt həz bɪn ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ sɛks ˈhɔrˌmoʊn ˈifɛkts ɔn ðə ˈroʊdənt breɪn fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst tu ˈdɛkeɪdz. ɛz ə fər ˈjumənz, hər grup həz ˈiðər speɪd ˈfiˌmeɪl maɪs ər lɛt ðɛm eɪʤ tɪ maʊs ˈmɛnəˌpaʊz, ðɛn æst, ɛˈsɛnʃəli, haʊ du ðeɪ ““feel.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ fraɪ, ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv sɛks ˈhɔrˌmoʊnz ðɛr ɪz ˈmɑdəst bət consistent”*” ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈæŋʃəs ənd dɪˈprɛsɪv bɪˈheɪvjər. haʊ du ju ˈmɛʒər æŋˈzaɪəti ɪn ə ˈroʊdənt? maɪs laɪk dɑrk ˈspeɪsɪz ənd ˈkɔrnərz bət ər ˈɔlsoʊ foragers*, ˈdrɪvən tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr. kɔld behavior”*” ɪz ˈmɛʒərd baɪ ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ ðə ˈbæləns bɪtˈwin ðiz draɪvz. ɪf ju pʊt ə maʊs ɪn ə meɪz wɪθ tu əv ðə ɑrmz ˈkəvərd, haʊ lɔŋ wɪl ʃi spɛnd ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ðə ˈoʊpən ɑrmz? ðɛr ər ˈəðər tɛsts tɪ ʃoʊ ˈwɛðər ə maʊs həz ““depression-like”*” ˈsɪmptəmz. ðə goʊld ˈstændərd, kɔld ðə swim,”*,” tɛst wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt ɪn fræns ɪn 1977 ənd ˈmɛʒərz haʊ lɔŋ ɪt teɪks ə maʊs tɪ stɑp traɪɪŋ tɪ ɪˈskeɪp frəm ə ˈbikər əv ˈwɔtər. ðə mɔr taɪm ɪt teɪks fər ðə maʊs tɪ goʊ lɪmp, ðə lɛs ““depressed”*” ʃi ɪz. ɪn ə draɪ ˈvərʒən kɔld ðə teɪl səˈspɛnʃən tɛst, ə maʊs ɪz hɛld ˈəpˈsaɪd daʊn baɪ ðə teɪl ənd ˈrisərʧərz si haʊ lɔŋ ɪt teɪks fər hər tɪ stɑp ˈstrəgəlɪŋ. ðə ˈifɛkts əv moʊst kəˈmərʃəl ˌænˌtidɪˈprɛsənts wər fərst dɪˈskəvərd ˈjuzɪŋ ðiz bɪˈheɪvjərəl əv skˈwərmɪŋ maɪs. soʊ haʊ dɪz ˈsərʤəri əˈfɛkt ə ˈmɛntəl steɪt? læb, ənd ˈəðərz, hæv ʃoʊn ðət maɪs wɪˈθaʊt ˈoʊˌvəriz ˈɔfən ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðə pləs meɪz, ənd feɪl ðə tɛst. ˈsɪmələr rɪˈzəlts wər ʃoʊn ɪn ˈnutərd meɪl ræts, ənd ə fju ˈstədiz faʊnd ə ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈkɔrəˌleɪt əv ræt ənd maʊs ˈnʊˌroʊnəlz groʊθ ɪn ðə ðə breɪnz əv ˈroʊdənts. rɪˈleɪtɪd wərk həz bɪn dən ɪn nɑnˈhjumən ˈpraɪˌmeɪts. fər ə smɔl ˈstədi ɪn breɪn ənd bɪˈheɪvjərəl ˈrisərʧ, ˈrisərʧərz riˈmuvd ðə ˈoʊˌvəriz əv səm ˌʤæpəˈniz məˈkɑks æt ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpraɪˌmeɪt ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈbivərtən, ɔr., wɛr ˈhənərdz əv ˈfiˌmeɪlz lɪv ɪn kloʊz ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðɛr ˈməðərz, ˈgrændˌməðərz, ˈsɪstərz, ənd ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkəzənz. ˈrisərʧərz ˈrizənd ðiz snoʊ ˈməŋkiz kʊd ˈmɑdəl mud ˈʧeɪnʤɪz du tɪ wɪˈθaʊt kənˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈvɛriəbəlz laɪk ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈstɪgmə əv ðət maɪt əˈfɛkt ˈwɪmən. ðə ˈsɛnər pɪkt 10 ˈfiˌmeɪlz əv ɪkˈwɪvələnt ræŋk ɪn ðə ˈdɑmənəns ˈhaɪˌrɑrkiz ənd riˈmuvd ðə ˈoʊˌvəriz ənd ˈjutərəs frəm faɪv əv ðɛm. ðə ˈəðər faɪv hæd ðɛr tied,”*,” soʊ wər ˈstɛrəl bət stɪl hæd ˌɪnˈtækt ˈoʊˌvəriz. sɪns ðə ˈməŋkiz ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌræməfəˈkeɪʃənz əv ˈsərʤəri, ənd wʊd hæv ˈsɪmələr ˈsoʊʃəl lɪvz, ˈɛni ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə tu grups kʊd bi əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ oʊˈvɛˌriən ˈhɔrˌmoʊnz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈænjuəl kərˈælɪŋ əv ðə ˈməŋkiz θri jɪrz ˈæftər ˈsərʤəri, ðə ˈɔθərz ˈnoʊtɪd ðət speɪd ˈməŋkiz eɪt ənd dræŋk mɔr, ənd grumd ənd hæd sɛks ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪmˈpɛrmənt ənd strɛs. wɪn ˈrisərʧərz kənˈfrəntɪd ðə ˈməŋkiz wɪθ ə blæk ˈrəbər sneɪk, fɔr aʊt əv faɪv ˈməŋkiz bækt əˈweɪ ənd kloʊzd ðɛr aɪz. (ðə ˈəðərz təʧt ðə sneɪk ənd pleɪd wɪθ ɪt.) ðə ˈsaɪəntɪsts dimd ðɪs ɑd bɪˈheɪvjər ə ““non-adaptive”*” rɪˈspɑns tɪ θrɛt ənd ˈnɑvəlti, ənd kənˈkludɪd ðət ðə ˈprɛzəns əv oʊˈvɛˌriən ˈhɔrˌmoʊnz kips ˈfiˌmeɪl məˈkɑks kɑm ənd ˈsoʊʃəli ɪnˈgeɪʤd. ˈəðər ˈrisərʧ ɔn ðə seɪm ˈɔrəˌgɑn snoʊ ˈməŋki trup səˈʤɛsts ˌɪmˈpækts sərəˈtoʊnɪn ˈlɛvəlz. ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪŋ ˈɛstrəʤən ər ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn ˈɪntu læb ˈænəməlz kən ˈɔlsoʊ əˈfɛkt ðɛr əˈpɛrənt mud ər ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl steɪt. brif, smɔl ˈdoʊsɪz əv iʧ ˈhɔrˌmoʊn sim tɪ hæv ənd ˈifɛkts ɪn ræts ənd ˈeɪʤɪd maɪs, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl. ɪf ˈhævɪŋ mɔr ˈhɔrˌmoʊnz meɪks ə ˈroʊdənt ækt laɪk ɪt ɪz ɔn ˈproʊˌzæk, ðɛn ɪt stændz tɪ ˈrizən ðət ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛm əˈweɪ ˌɔltəˈgɛðər maɪt bi ə ˈdaʊnər. fju ˈrisərʧərz hæv ˈtɛstɪd ðɪs ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli ɪn dɔgz ənd kæts. ɪn 2006 ə smɔl ˈstədi əv ˈʤərmən ˈʃɛpərdz ɔn ə ˌkɔˈriən ɛr fɔrs beɪs dɪd ʃoʊ ðət ˈfiˌmeɪl dɔgz wɪˈθaʊt ˈoʊˌvəriz wər mɔr ““reactive”*” ðən ˈsɛkʃuəli ˌɪnˈtækt wənz, ˈminɪŋ ðeɪ wər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ bɑrk ənd graʊl wɪn ə tɛst dɔg wɑz wɔkt pæst ðɛr ˈkɛnəlz. ˈəðər ˈstədiz rɪˈpɔrt ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən æŋˈzaɪəti ənd nɔɪz ˈfoʊbiəz (e.g*., fɪr əv ˈθəndər ər ˈfaɪrˌwərks) ɪn səm dɔgz ənd ˈʃaɪnəs ɪn kæts ˈæftər ər ˈnutərɪŋ, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪf dən æt ən ˈərli eɪʤ. əv kɔrs, ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈænəməl ˈsaɪkɪks, ðɛr ɪz noʊ weɪ tɪ dɪˈsaɪfər ðə səˈbʤɛktɪv ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ə kæt ər dɔg (ər ˈivɪn ə ˈlæbrəˌtɔri maʊs). ɪt meɪ ˈɔfər ə dɔg səm rɪˈlif tɪ si ə bɪʧ stroʊl baɪ ənd nɑt fil ˌɪmˈpɛld tɪ ʤəmp ðə fɛns tɪ ʧeɪs ˈæftər hər, ər pʊt lɛs streɪn ɔn ə kæt huz spaɪn fɔrst ˈɪntu ˈpɑsʧər æt ðə wɪm əv ˈɛstrəʤən. waɪl ðeɪ meɪ bi ˈgrɑgi frəm ðə ˌænɪsˈθiˌʒiə post-op*, speɪd ər ˈnutərd pɛts noʊ lɔst ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˌriprəˈdus. ðeɪ ˈsɪmpli fil ðə dɪˈzaɪər, ər hæv ðə kəˈpæsɪti, tɪ du soʊ. noʊ ˈrizən tɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈɛni ɑŋkst ˈoʊvər nɑt ˈpæsɪŋ ɔn ðɛr ʤinz, ər paɪn fər ˈpəpiz, ər lɔŋ tɪ hir ðə əv ˈlɪtəl klɔz. ɔˈrɛdi ˈmɪljənz əv streɪz ər ˈɛvəri jɪr, ənd bɪˈheɪvjərz əv pɛts ər tu məʧ fər moʊst ˈoʊnərz tɪ lɪv wɪθ. bət ɪf maɪs ˈrɪli du prəˈvaɪd ə ˈmɑdəl əv ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈstrɛs ɪn ˈjumənz ənd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈænəməl ˈkɪŋdəm, pərˈhæps wərθ kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈwɛðər ˈkæˌstreɪtɪŋ ər jʊr ˈænəməl kʊd meɪk ɪt proʊn tɪ æŋˈzaɪəti ər dɪˈprɛʃən. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz ðət wər ˈtɛstɪd ɪn maɪs bət dɪˈzaɪnd fər ˈjumənz ər naʊ ˈrɛdəli əˈveɪləbəl fər boʊθ kæts ənd dɔgz. wən ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl ˈkəmpəˌni ˈivɪn ˈmɑrkɪts ðə ˌæntidɪˈprɛsənt drəg (ˈɑkə ˈproʊˌzæk) ɪn chewables*. ɪts brænd neɪm ɪz səˈʤɛstɪv: ““reconcile.”*.”
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illustration by mark alan stamaty.
not even peta objects to cutting the testicles off a cat. for decades, pet owners have been taking their companion animals for genital snips and other forms of ungendering, with the laudable goal of reducing the number of unwanted offspring and staving off unpleasant behavior around the house. animal welfare organizations concur, neutered pets are less likely to escape and roam the neighborhood, get hit by a car, or scent mark the furniture. spayed females don’t go into yowling heat or bleeding estrous, and have a reduced risk of breast cancer. a male without gonads has zero risk of the various diseases that afflict them. there’s hardly any controversy over the unsexing of america’s cats and dogs: according to an epidemiological study published in april, something like four-fifths of the former and two-thirds of the latter have been spayed or neutered. but how does it feel for the animals? could losing its genitals make your cat a little blue?
studies show if you remove a woman’s ovaries for medical reasons, you increase her risk of anxiety and depression. the gradual decreases in hormone levels that come with aging can cause mood swings, but going from youthful levels to neuter levels overnight seems to be even worse. the mayo clinic studied more than 600 minnesotan ladies who had both ovaries surgically removed before menopause, and found they had an increased risk of being diagnosed with depression or anxiety in later life. men whose testicles are amputated, or who receive another form of androgen deprivation therapy for the treatment of cancer, may also be at increased risk for mood disorders.
none of that should be surprising. sex hormones are known to interact with the brain in complex ways, and estrogen and androgen receptors in the hippocampus and amygdala seem to regulate mood. since spaying and neutering can change a pet’s behavior—that’s a big part of why we do it—it’s fair to wonder whether the surgery might also affect an animal’s mental or emotional state. neutered people are prone to depression. why wouldn’t a spayed cat feel the same?
the best available evidence on this question comes from mice and rats. cheryl frye at suny-albany has been investigating sex hormone effects on the rodent brain for almost two decades. as a stand-in for humans, her group has either spayed female mice or let them age to mouse menopause, then asked, essentially, how do they “feel.” according to frye, in the absence of sex hormones there is “a modest but consistent” increase in anxious and depressive behavior.
how do you measure anxiety in a rodent? mice like dark spaces and corners but are also foragers, driven to explore. what’s called “anxiety-like behavior” is measured by exploiting the balance between these drives. if you put a mouse in a plus-shaped maze with two of the arms covered, how long will she spend exploring the open arms? there are other tests to show whether a mouse has “depression-like” symptoms. the gold standard, called the “forced swim,” test was developed in france in 1977, and measures how long it takes a mouse to stop trying to escape from a beaker of water. the more time it takes for the mouse to go limp, the less “depressed” she is. in a dry version called the tail suspension test, a mouse is held upside down by the tail and researchers see how long it takes for her to stop struggling. the mood-boosting effects of most commercial antidepressants were first discovered using these behavioral assays of squirming mice.
so how does unsexing surgery affect a mouse’s mental state? frye’s lab, and others, have shown that mice without ovaries often refuse to explore the plus maze, and fail the sink-or-swim test. similar results were shown in neutered male rats, and a few studies found a biological correlate of rat and mouse depression—reduced neuronal growth in the hippocampus—in the brains of gonadectomized rodents.
related work has been done in non-human primates. for a small study in brain and behavioral research, researchers removed the ovaries of some japanese macaques at a national primate research center in beaverton, ore., where hundreds of females live in close contact with their mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and female cousins. researchers reasoned these snow monkeys could model mood changes due to ovariectomy without confounding variables like the social stigma of barrenness that might affect women. the center picked 10 females of equivalent rank in the dominance hierarchies and removed the ovaries and uterus from five of them. the other five had their “tubes tied,” so were sterile but still had intact ovaries. since the monkeys wouldn’t understand the biological ramifications of surgery, and would have similar social lives, any difference between the two groups could be attributed to ovarian hormones.
during an annual corralling of the monkeys three years after surgery, the authors noted that spayed monkeys ate and drank more, and groomed and had sex less—suggesting social impairment and stress. when researchers confronted the monkeys with a black rubber snake, four out of five ovariectomized monkeys backed away and closed their eyes. (the others touched the snake and played with it.) the scientists deemed this odd behavior a “non-adaptive” response to threat and novelty, and concluded that the presence of ovarian hormones keeps female macaques calm and socially engaged. other research on the same oregon snow monkey troop suggests spaying impacts serotonin levels.
injecting estrogen or testosterone into lab animals can also affect their apparent mood or emotional state. brief, small doses of each hormone seem to have antidepressive and anxiolytic effects in rats and aged mice, for example. if having more hormones makes a rodent act like it is on prozac, then it stands to reason that taking them away altogether might be a downer.
few researchers have tested this systematically in dogs and cats. in 2006, a small study of german shepherds on a korean air force base did show that female dogs without ovaries were more “reactive” than sexually intact ones, meaning they were more likely to bark and growl when a test dog was walked past their kennels. other studies report an increase in separation anxiety and noise phobias (e.g., fear of thunder or fireworks) in some dogs and shyness in cats after spaying or neutering, particularly if done at an early age.
of course, disregarding animal psychics, there is no way to decipher the subjective emotional experience of a cat or dog (or even a laboratory mouse). it may offer a dog some relief to see a bitch stroll by and not feel impelled to jump the fence to chase after her, or put less strain on a cat whose spine isn’t forced into arched-back lordosis posture at the whim of estrogen. while they may be groggy from the anesthesia post-op, spayed or neutered pets won’t know they’ve lost the ability to reproduce. they simply won’t feel the desire, or have the capacity, to do so. there’s no reason to think they experience any angst over not passing on their genes, or pine for puppies, or long to hear the clitter-clatter of little claws.
already millions of strays are euthanized every year, and sex-specific behaviors of pets are too much for most owners to live with. but if mice really do provide a model of psychological distress in humans and across the animal kingdom, perhaps it’s worth considering whether castrating or ovariectomizing your animal could make it prone to anxiety or depression.
fortunately, the psychiatric medications that were tested in mice but designed for humans are now readily available for both cats and dogs. one pharmaceutical company even markets the antidepressant drug fluoxetine (aka prozac) in beef-flavor chewables. its brand name is suggestive: “reconcile.”
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ˈrisərʧərz hæv ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ə nu taɪp əv ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈkɑrənt ðæts supərkənˈdəktɪv ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ə wɪʧ minz ɪt kən ˈtrævəl θru ə məˈtɪriəl wɪˈθaʊt ˈluzɪŋ ˈɛni ˈɛnərʤi. ənd ðeɪv ɔˈrɛdi ˈmænɪʤd tɪ sɛnd ðɪs nu əˈkrɔs ə ˈdɪstəns əv 600 nanometres*. ðət maɪt nɑt saʊnd laɪk məʧ, bət ɪts ɪˈnəf tɪ ʃoʊ ðət ðə nu tɛkˈnɑləʤi kʊd bi juzd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə læb fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, tɪ paʊər ə hɑrd draɪv wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛnərʤi lɔs, ənd ɪts ðə ˈfərθəst ðɪs ɔlˈtərnətɪv həz bɪn pʊʃt soʊ fɑr. ðə nu ɪz meɪd əp əv ˌɪˈlɛktrɑn pɛrz ɔl ˈspɪnɪŋ ðə seɪm dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, ənd ˈsaɪəntɪsts frəm ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˈfɪzɪks ɪn ðə ˈnɛðərləndz wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ prəˈpɛl ɪt əˈkrɔs ə waɪər meɪd əv kroʊm daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd. ðə spɪn əv ðiz ˌɪˈlɛktrɑnz ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, bɪˈkəz ənˈtɪl ˈrisəntli, ˈrisərʧərz ˈdɪdənt θɪŋk ɪt wɑz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ə wɪθ pɛrz əv ˌɪˈlɛktrɑnz ˈspɪnɪŋ ɪn ðə seɪm dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ˌsupərˌkɑnˌdəkˈtɪvəti ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl əˈbɪləˌti fər ən ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈkɑrənt tɪ floʊ θru ə məˈtɪriəl wɪθ noʊ rɪˈzɪstəns wɑz fərst dɪˈskəvərd baɪ noʊˈbɛl ˈlɔriət bæk ɪn 1911 sɪns ðɛn, ˌsupərˌkɑnˌdəkˈtɪvəti həz bɪˈkəm ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ɔlˈbiɪt ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, pɑrt əv ˈmɑdərn tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ənd ɪz juzd ɪn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm məˈʃinz tɪ ˈmæˌglɛv treɪnz. bət ðə ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ θɪŋ ɪz ðət wi stɪl doʊnt ˈrɪli noʊ haʊ ðə fəˈnɑməˌnɑn wərks, ər haʊ tɪ meɪk ɪt mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt. ənd ɪf wi kʊd ʤɪst ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ meɪk ˌsupərˌkɑnˌdəkˈtɪvəti ˈhæpən æt ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ˈkloʊzər tɪ rum ˈtɛmpərəʧər, ɪt wʊd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ paʊər grɪdz ðət ˈwʊdənt weɪst 7 pərˈsɛnt əv ðɛr ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv rɪˈzɪstəns. sɪns 1911 ðoʊ, wi hæv lərnt səm ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈlɛsənz əˈbaʊt ˌsupərˌkɑnˌdəkˈtɪvəti. əraʊnd 50 jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌdɪˈskəvri, ˈrisərʧərz dɪˈskəvərd ðət ˌɪˈlɛktrɑnz ɪn ˈsupərkənˌdəktərz wər ˈspɪnɪŋ ɪn pɛrz ənd ðeɪ ˈfɪgjərd ðət ðɪs məst bi ðə ki tɪ. ðə aɪˈdiə wɑz ðət ˌɪˈlɛktrɑnz wər ˈoʊnli ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ðə ˈklæsɪk rulz əv ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl rɪˈzɪstəns baɪ ˈspɪnɪŋ ɪn ˈɑpəzɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz ˈifɛktɪvli ˈkænsəlɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər aʊt ənd kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə nɛt spɪn əv ˈziroʊ. ðət əˈsəmpʃən həz sɪns bɪn ˈpruvən fɔls, ənd ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ɪts bɪn ʃoʊn ðət ˌɪˈlɛktrɑnz ɪn kən ˌɪnˈdid hæv ə nɛt spɪn. bət wɪr ʤɪst bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz haʊ ðət wərks. ɪn ðɪs ˈleɪtəst ˈrisərʧ, ðə dəʧ tim juzd kroʊm daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd, wɪʧ ˈoʊnli hoʊsts ɪˈlɛktrɪk kərənts wɪθ ə nɛt spɪn. ˈæftər ðeɪ kuld ðə ˈmɛtəl daʊn tɪ ə ˈsupərkənˌdəktɪŋ steɪt (ˈjuzɪŋ ðə dɪˈvaɪs ˈpɪkʧərd æt ðə tɔp əv ðɪs peɪʤ), ðə tim wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ə, wɪθ ˌɪˈlɛktrɑn pɛrz ɔl ˈspɪnɪŋ ɪn ðə seɪm dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ðɪs nu taɪp əv ˈkɑrənt wɑz səˈpraɪzɪŋli strɔŋ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ ə ˈkɑrənt əv 1 ˈbɪljən ˈæmˌpərz pər ˈmitər skwɛrd. "ðæts ˈpaʊərfəl ɪˈnəf tɪ flɪp ˈmægnəts, pəˈtɛnʃəli fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪŋ fˈjuʧər hɑrd draɪvz wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛnərʤi lɔs," ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə prɛs riˈlis. ðiz taɪps əv ˈpaʊərfəl hɑrd draɪvz wʊd bi beɪst ɔn ðə ˈstədi əv ðə spɪn əv ˌɪˈlɛktrɑnz. ˈivɪn mɔr ˌɪmˈprɛsɪvli, ðə tim wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ brɪʤ ə gæp wɪθ ðə nu taɪp əv ˈkɑrənt. ðət maɪt sim ˈprɪti smɔl ɛz ðə tim noʊts, "bækˈtɪriə ər ˈbɪgər" bət ɪt minz ðət ˌɪˈlɛktrɑnz pɛrz sərˈvaɪv lɔŋ ɪˈnəf fər ˈpræktɪkəl juz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə læb. ðɛrz stɪl ə lɔŋ weɪ tɪ goʊ ˌbiˈfɔr wi stɑrt ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs nu taɪp əv ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈkɑrənt ɪn ɑr ˈɛvriˈdeɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤi, bət wi naʊ hæv ə ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv haʊ ðiz ɔlˈtərnətɪv wərk, ənd haʊ ˈpaʊərfəl ðeɪ kʊd bi ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. "ɑr ˈfaɪndɪŋz prəˈvaɪd ðə fərst ˈsɪriəsli ˈvaɪəbəl rut təˈwɔrd ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈskeɪləbəl dɪˈvaɪs ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧərz fər ˈsupərkənˌdəktɪŋ," ðə ˈrisərʧərz kənˈklud ɪn ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌrivˈju ɛks.
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researchers have generated a new type of electric current that's superconductive - also known as a super-current - which means it can travel through a material without losing any energy.
and they've already managed to send this new super-current across a record-breaking distance of 600 nanometres.
that might not sound like much, but it's enough to show that the new technology could be used outside the lab - for example, to power a hard drive without energy loss, and it's the furthest this alternative super-current has been pushed so far.
the new super-current is made up of electron pairs all spinning the same direction, and scientists from the leiden institute of physics in the netherlands were able to propel it across a wire made of chrome dioxide.
the spin of these electrons is important, because until recently, researchers didn't think it was possible to generate a super-current with pairs of electrons spinning in the same direction.
superconductivity - the incredible ability for an electric current to flow through a material with no resistance - was first discovered by nobel laureate heike kamerlingh onnes back in 1911.
since then, superconductivity has become an important, albeit expensive, part of modern technology, and is used in everything from mri machines to maglev trains.
but the frustrating thing is that we still don't really know how the phenomenon works, or how to make it more efficient.
and if we could just figure out how to make superconductivity happen at temperatures closer to room temperature, it would revolutionise technology - including providing power grids that wouldn't waste 7 percent of their electricity as a result of resistance.
since 1911, though, we have learnt some important lessons about superconductivity.
around 50 years after the phenomenon's initial discovery, researchers discovered that electrons in superconductors were spinning in pairs - and they figured that this must be the key to super-currents.
the idea was that electrons were only able to escape the classic rules of electrical resistance by spinning in opposite directions - effectively cancelling each other out and creating a net spin of zero.
that assumption has since been proven false, and in recent years, it's been shown that electrons in super-currents can indeed have a net spin. but we're just beginning to realise how that works.
in this latest research, the dutch team used chrome dioxide, which only hosts electric currents with a net spin.
after they cooled the metal down to a superconducting state (using the device pictured at the top of this page), the team was able to generate a super-current, with electron pairs all spinning in the same direction.
this new type of current was surprisingly strong - generating a current of 1 billion amperes per metre squared.
"that's powerful enough to flip magnets, potentially facilitating future hard drives without energy loss," explains the press release.
these types of powerful hard drives would be based on spintronics - the study of the spin of electrons.
even more impressively, the team was able to bridge a 600-nanometre gap with the new type of current.
that might seem pretty small - as the team notes, "bacteria are bigger" - but it means that electrons pairs survive long enough for practical use outside the lab.
there's still a long way to go before we start using this new type of electric current in our everyday technology, but we now have a better understanding of how these alternative super-currents work, and how powerful they could be in the future.
"our findings provide the first seriously viable route toward building scalable device architectures for superconducting spintronics," the researchers conclude in physical review x.
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0 ʃɛrz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈgugəl prɪnt meɪl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd aɪ pʊt ɔn maɪ ˈiˌkɑn hæt ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈdɪgɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ʤɑbz ˈnəmbərz əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈmɛni kənˈsərvətɪvz ɛnʃˈraɪn, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈrigən. ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ frəm maɪ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ ʃoʊz fɔr ˈdɪfərənt st*. luɪs ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv laɪn græfs aɪ pʊt təˈgɛðər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdætə frəm ðə ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈleɪbər ənd stəˈtɪstɪks. ɪt tərnz aʊt ðə trəˈʤɛktəri əv ʤɑb kriˈeɪʃən ˈəndər boʊθ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd ˈrigən ər ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr, əˈbaʊt ə 45 dɪˈgri ˈæŋgəl, frəm ðə dɛpθs əv ʤɑb ˈlɔsɪz tɪ ʤɑb kriˈeɪʃən ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ɪkˈspænʧən. hir ɪz ðə ˈdɪfərəns, wɪn ˈrigən keɪm ˈɪntu ˈɔfəs ðə ʤɑb ˈlɔsɪz wər ˈnoʊˌwɛr nɪr ɛz ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ɛz wɪn ˌoʊˈbɑmə keɪm ˈɪntu ˈɔfəs. ðɪs minz ðə hoʊl wɑz ə lɔt ˈdipər wɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə tʊk ðə reɪnz. ðə ˈəðər stəˈtɪstɪk aɪ faʊnd wɑz ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt reɪt drɔp wɑz hɛlpt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli baɪ ɔl ˈgəvərnmənts, ˈloʊkəl, steɪt ənd ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhaɪrɪŋ. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə hæv ðət ˈləgʒəri. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər ʤɑb geɪnz hæv bɪn ɔf sɛt baɪ ˈmæsɪv leɪɔfs ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛktər. baɪ læst jɪr əv hɪz fərst tərm ɪz wɪn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi bɪˈgæn ˈædɪŋ ʤɑbz æt ə reɪt əv ˈmɪljən ʤɑbz ðət jɪr. wi ər ʤɪst bɪˈgɪnɪŋ læst jɪr əv hɪz fərst tərm. soʊ kəmˈpɛr hɪz θərd jɪr. ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈædɪd ˈɔlˌmoʊst 2 ˈmɪljən ʤɑbz ɪn 2011 ðə ˈkɪkər ɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ jɪr, ˈgəvərnmənt ɪmˈplɔɪmənt leɪ ɔf. ðeɪ dɪd ˈəndər ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ˈoʊvər 250 ˈθaʊzənd ˈpipəl. ɪn 1985 ˈrigən rɪˈdust ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈfərðər wɪθ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl. ðoʊz 2 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl spɛnt ˈməni ənd kɔzd ˈivɪn mɔr groʊθ ɪn ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər θru ˌɪnˈkrist dɪˈmænd. ɪf ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛktər wɑz ˈhaɪrɪŋ ɛz ɪt dɪd ˈəndər ˈrigən, ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt meɪ bi 8 ər lɛs təˈdeɪ, ˈrəðər ðən ðɪs ɪz waɪ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz du nɑt wɔnt tɪ pæs ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ʤɑbz bɪl, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ noʊ ðət ɪf ðə ˈkəntri kən stɑp ðə ˈblidɪŋ əv ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛktər leɪɔfs, ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt wɪl drɔp ənd ən ˌoʊˈbɑmə wʊd bi ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl.
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over the weekend i put on my econ hat and started digging into the jobs numbers of president obama and the president many conservatives enshrine, president reagan.
this video from my radio show usaprogressive shows four different st. louis federal reserve line graphs i put together using data from the bureau of labor and statistics.
it turns out the trajectory of job creation under both obama and reagan are very similar, about a 45 degree angle, from the depths of job losses to job creation and economic expansion.
here is the difference, when reagan came into office the job losses were nowhere near as devastating as when obama came into office. this means the hole was a lot deeper when president obama took the reins.
the other statistic i found was that president reagan’s unemployment rate drop was helped significantly by all governments, local, state and the federal also hiring. president obama doesn’t have that luxury.
president obama’s private sector job gains have been off set by massive layoffs in the public sector.
by reagan’s last year of his first term is when the economy began adding jobs at a rate of 3.3 million jobs that year.
we are just beginning obama’s last year of his first term. so let’s compare his third year.
president obama’s economy added almost 2 million jobs in 2011. the kicker is during reagan’s 3rd year, government employment didn’t lay off. they did under obama, over 250 thousand people.
in 1985, reagan reduced unemployment further with government hiring 1.8 million people. those 2 million people spent money and caused even more growth in the private sector through increased demand.
if the public sector was hiring as it did under reagan, unemployment may be 8% or less today, rather than 8.5%. this is why the republicans do not want to pass the obama jobs bill, because they know that if the country can stop the bleeding of public sector layoffs, unemployment will drop and an obama re-election would be inevitable.
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riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈsɛnər steɪʤ ɪn nu jɔrk, ɛz ðə steɪt ˈfɔrʤɪz əˈhɛd ɪn ɪts kwɛst tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ənd ɪkˈspænd ˈsoʊlər, wɪnd ənd ˈhaɪdroʊˌpaʊr. læst wik, ðə kˈwoʊmoʊ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzd ðə steɪt ˈɛnərʤi plæn, wɪʧ ɪˈstæblɪʃɪz spɪˈsɪfɪk klin ˈɛnərʤi goʊlz ənd ə ˈfreɪmˌwərk ɔn haʊ nu ˈɛnərʤi ɪz tɪ bi prəˈdust, dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ənd kənˈsumd. ðə plæn kɔlz fər ˈkətɪŋ ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ɪˈmɪʃənz 40 pərˈsɛnt baɪ 2030 frəm 1990 ˈlɛvəlz; loʊərɪŋ ˈɛnərʤi kənˈsəmʃən ɪn ˈbɪldɪŋz 23 pərˈsɛnt frəm 2012 ˈlɛvəlz, ənd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ hæf əv ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti frəm ˈsoʊlər, wɪnd, ˈhaɪdroʊˌpaʊr ənd ˈbaɪəmæs baɪ 2030 ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz tɪ ˈgrævɪˌteɪt təˈwɔrd "ə klin, ˈmɑdərn ɪˈkɑnəmi." əˈhɛd əv ðə ˈɛnərʤi plæn riˈlis, mɔr ðən 100 ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz frəm əraʊnd ðə steɪt ərʤd ˈgəvərnər kˈwoʊmoʊ tɪ sɛt wət ðeɪ kɔl ə riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈstændərd." ˈspikɪŋ ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə grup, ˈsɪti əv wɔrd ˈsupərˌvaɪzər ˈgrɛgəri jəŋ sɪz ðə 50 pərˈsɛnt ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk ɪz ˈduəbəl. "ðə saɪəns ɪz ˈrɪli bɪˈkəmɪŋ kwaɪt klɪr ˈɪntu ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˈfɑsəl fjuəl ɛkˈstrækʃən ənd kənˈsəmʃən, ənd soʊ riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ meɪk ɑr steɪt mɔr rɪˈzɪljənt ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ənd ðiz ˈʧælənʤɪz. fər ˈjuˈɛs, kəˈmɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈtərgət əv 50 pərˈsɛnt əv ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti frəm renewables*, ˈrɪli, ɪts boʊld, bət nu jɔrk həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ə ˈlidər əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri, ənd soʊ wi fil ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈvɛri əˈʧivəbəl." əˈnəðər rɪˈpɔrt, ˈɪʃud baɪ ðə ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt klin ˈɛnərʤi steɪts əˈlaɪəns ʤɪst praɪər tɪ ðə riˈlis əv ðə steɪt ˈɛnərʤi plæn, lʊks æt haʊ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl steɪts ər səˈpɔrtɪŋ klin ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈɔfərz səˈʤɛsʧənz ɔn haʊ tɪ ˈfərðər ɪnˈkərəʤ groʊθ. ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər, ˈwɔrən liɑn, sɪz ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɔn klin ˈɛnərʤi həz ˈrɪli ˈrɛstɪd ɔn ə stul." "...wɪθ iʧ lɛg biɪŋ ˈikwəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ənd ðə θri lɛgz ər ðə steɪts, ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər. ðɛrz səm rɪsk ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl bi ˈpʊlɪŋ bæk. ðɛr ər səm ˈfɛdərəl tæks ˈkrɛdɪts ðət hæv ˈiðər ɪkˈspaɪrd ər ər əˈbaʊt tɪ ɪkˈspaɪr. ənd ɪf ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈdəzənt kənˈtɪnju tɪ pʊl ɪts ʃɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈhɑrdər fər ðə steɪts tɪ meɪk ˈprɑˌgrɛs, bɪˈkəz ðə steɪts wɪl bi ˈbɛrɪŋ ə haɪər pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈbərdən əv ˈmuvɪŋ klin ˈɛnərʤi ˈfɔrwərd." ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈædvəˌkeɪts əv nu jɔrk sɪz ðə kˈwoʊmoʊ tim dɪˈzərvz ˈkrɛdɪt fər ɪts əˈgrɛsɪv steɪt ˈɛnərʤi plæn, bət ˈkɔʃənz ðə goʊlz meɪ bi ʤɪst aʊt əv riʧ ʃʊd ðə steɪt goʊ ðə weɪ əv ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd ˈfɑsəl fjuəl plænts ənd ˈreɪdɪŋ ˈkɑrbən əˈbeɪtmənt ˈproʊˌgræmz laɪk ðə ˈriʤənəl ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv. əˈgɛn, ˈgrɛgəri jəŋ: "aɪ θɪŋk fər ðɪs tɪ bi səkˈsɛsfəl wi ˈrɪli nid ə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ˌɪnˈkəmbənt ˈɛnərʤi prəˈvaɪdərz ənd ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs kəˈmɪʃən tɪ ˈrɪli wərk təˈgɛðər. ɪts ən æmˈbɪʃəs goʊl fər ðə steɪt, bət ɪts ˈvɛri əˈʧivəbəl."
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renewable energy is taking center stage in new york, as the state forges ahead in its quest to develop and expand solar, wind and hydropower.
last week, the cuomo administration finalized the state energy plan, which establishes specific clean energy goals and a framework on how new york’s energy is to be produced, distributed and consumed. the plan calls for cutting greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030 from 1990 levels; lowering energy consumption in buildings 23 percent from 2012 levels, and generating half of the state’s electricity from solar, wind, hydropower and biomass by 2030. the idea is to gravitate toward "a clean, modern economy."
ahead of the energy plan release, more than 100 elected officials from around the state urged governor cuomo to set what they call a "nation-leading renewable energy standard."
speaking on behalf of the group, city of gloversville 5th ward supervisor gregory young says the 50 percent benchmark is doable. "the science is really becoming quite clear into the effects of fossil fuel extraction and consumption, and so renewable energy development is important to make our state more resilient in the face of climate change and these challenges. for us, committing to the target of 50 percent of electricity from renewables, really, it's bold, but new york has always been a leader across the country, and so we feel that this is very achievable."
another report, issued by the non-profit clean energy states alliance just prior to the release of the state energy plan, looks at how individual states are supporting clean energy and offers suggestions on how to further encourage growth. cesa's executive director, warren leon, says progress on clean energy has really rested on a "three-legged stool." "...with each leg being equally important. and the three legs are the states, the federal government, and the private sector. there's some risk that the federal government will be pulling back. there are some federal tax credits that have either expired or are about to expire. and if the federal government doesn't continue to pull its share it’s going to make it harder for the states to make progress, because the states will be bearing a higher percentage of the economic burden of moving clean energy forward."
environmental advocates of new york says the cuomo team deserves credit for its aggressive state energy plan, but cautions the goals may be just out of reach should the state go the way of re-firing outdated fossil fuel plants and raiding carbon abatement programs like the regional greenhouse gas initiative. again, gregory young: "i think for this to be successful we really need a partnership with incumbent energy providers and the public service commission to really work together. it's an ambitious goal for the state, but it's very achievable."
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ɔn ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈʧæmpiən nu ˈɪŋglənd ˈpeɪtriəts ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə waɪt haʊs tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðɛr ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈsupər boʊl geɪm, pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ ˈpəblɪʃt ə hɪt pis sˈmɪrɪŋ ðə tim ɛz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz əv ðə ˈreɪsɪst, waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪst ““alt-right”*” ˈmuvmənt. fər pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ, ˈɔθər bɛn straʊs bɪˈgæn hɪz ˈeɪprəl 18 pis ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ə bɪt əv gɪlt baɪ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, baɪ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət naʊ noʊˈtɔriəs ˈlidər ˈrɪʧərd ˈspɛnsər ə ˈmɛsɪʤ seɪɪŋ fər ðə pats!”*!” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ straʊs, ˈspɛnsər wɑz drɔn tɪ ðə tim bɪˈkəz əv ðə waɪt kˈwɔrtərˌbæk hu θru tɪ ə ˈtriˌoʊ əv waɪt waɪd rɪˈsivərz. straʊs ˈɔlsoʊ əˈtækt ðə ˈpeɪtriəts fər biɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld ˈfeɪvərɪt tim, ɛz ɪf ˈteɪkɪŋ fər ˈgrænɪd ðət ˈɛniˌθɪŋ trəmp laɪks məst ˈðɛrˌfɔr bi ˈreɪsɪst ənd ˈivəl. ðə ˈɔθər kleɪmd ðət ˈæftər ðə ˈpeɪtriəts wən ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl fɪθ ˈsupər boʊl, ˈspɛnsər ˈglifəli toʊld ɪm ðət, wɑz laɪk ðə wən ðə ˈsupər bowl.”*.” straʊs ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət bɪˈkəz ə smɔl grup əv frɪnʤ ˈæktərz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈɔntu ðə ˈpeɪtriəts ɛz ðɛr oʊn, ənd bɪˈkəz ə lɔŋ lɪst əv ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə spɔrts ˈmidiə kənˈtɪnjud ˈprɛʃərɪŋ ˈvɛriəs ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə tim tɪ dɪˈnaʊns ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ dɪˈstræktɪŋ frəm ðɛr wɪn wɪθ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈnɛrətɪvz, ðə tim wɑz lɪŋkt wɪθ ə dɪˈvaɪsɪv pəˈlɪtɪkəl moment.”*.” straʊs nɛkst ðə ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən ðət ðə pæts ˈsəmˌhaʊ hæv tu ˈmɛni waɪt waɪd rɪˈsivərz ɔn ðə tim, ɛz ɪf waɪd rɪˈsivərz ər nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ bi waɪt ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. ðɪs ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən həz baʊnst əraʊnd ðə spɔrts ˈmidiə fər səm taɪm ənd ɪz ə ʧɑrʤ ˈʧəkəld əˈbaʊt baɪ spɔrts writers,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ʤoʊnz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ straʊs, ðə kənˈtɪnjud ˈreɪʃəl ˈɑrgjəmənt əˈməŋst spɔrts rɪˈpɔrtərz ɪz ə ki ˈɛləmənt ɪn ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈspɛnsər juz ðə pæts tɪ fjuəl hɪz waɪt ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm. aɪˈdiə ɪz tɪ teɪk ə ˈkərnəl əv truθ ənd ˈtrænsfɔrm it,”*,” ˈspɛnsər sɛd. ˈkɑmɛnt wərk ɪf aɪ seɪ bɑb ˈmɑrli ɪz ðə bænd əv ðə, ʤɪst laɪk ðə ˈsupər boʊl wərk ɪf aɪ seɪ ðə ˈfælkənz ər ðə tim əv ðə alt-right.”*.” ə smaɪl sprɛd əˈkrɔs hɪz feɪs. bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl wər ɔˈrɛdi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt reɪs ˈkɑnʃəsli ər səbˈkɑnʃəsli ðət wi tərnd ðə ˈsupər boʊl ˈɪntu ə ˌprɑpəˈgændə bonanza,”*,” hi sɛd. stɪl, ˈivɪn ɛz straʊs ənd ˈspɛnsər ər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈpeɪtriəts tɪ fjuəl ˈreɪʃəl ˈtɛnʃən, straʊs ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ən ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈæktɪvɪst hu sɛd ðə hoʊl θɪŋ wɑz ““unfair”*” tɪ ðə ˈpeɪtriəts. ˈdɑktər. ˈrɪʧərd, ə prəˈfɛsər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈsɛntrəl ˈbɪznɪs skul hu ˈpəblɪʃɪz ə ˈjɪrli ˈreɪʃəl ənd ˈʤɛndər rɪˈpɔrt kɑrd fər ɔl ðə ˈmeɪʤər prəˈfɛʃənəl ligz, toʊld straʊs ðət ðə ˈreɪʃəl ˈmeɪˌkəp əv ðə ˈpeɪtriəts ɪz nɑt ˈrɪli aʊt əv laɪn wɪθ ðə lig ˈævərɪʤ. aɪ kən tɛl ju ɪz ðət ɪf ju ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈpeɪtriəts ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, ðɛr pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz ɪz kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðə league,”*,” rɪˈvild. dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ˈnɛrətɪv wɑz ɛˈsɛnʃəli dɪˈbəŋkt baɪ ðə stəˈtɪstɪks ˈnoʊtɪd baɪ ˈdɑktər., ðə pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ ˈraɪtər meɪnˈteɪnd ðət ðə ˈpeɪtriəts ər stɪl boʊθ ən ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ənd ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfʊtˌbɔl, bɪˈkəz ɛz ðə pæts priˈpɛrd fər ðɛr ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs, ˈpɑləˌtɪks əv ðə ˈmoʊmənt wɪl bi ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ miss.”*.” ˌɪnˈdid, ðə deɪ ˈæftər pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ ˈpəblɪʃt strauss’*’ ˈstɔri, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn traɪd tɪ juz ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv tu ˈdɪfərənt ˈpeɪtriəts ˈvɪzɪts tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs tɪ ɪmˈbɛrəs ˈdɑnəld trəmp. ʤɪst ˈæftər ðə ˈpeɪtriəts ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn aʊt tu ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, wən ʃoʊɪŋ ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ frəm 2015 ənd ðə ˈəðər ʃoʊɪŋ ðɪs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ. ˌɪnˈdid, ə ˌsupərˈfɪʃəl lʊk æt ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz dɪz meɪk ɪt sim ɛz ɪf ðə tim hæd fɑr fjuər ˈvɪzɪtərz ðɪs jɪr ðən ɪn 2015 wɪn ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt. (ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, wən ˈpərsən ˈmɪsɪŋ ɪn boʊθ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ɪz kˈwɔrtərˌbæk tɑm ˈbreɪdi.) ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə əˈpɪr tɪ ʃoʊ ə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə nu ˈɪŋglənd ˈpeɪtriəts' ˈtərˌnaʊt æt ðə waɪt haʊs ˈvərsəz. 2015 ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn (@ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ˈeɪprəl 20 2017 bət, ɛz ðə ˈbɔstən gloʊb ˌriˈpɔrtəd, ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ər mɪsˈlidɪŋ bɪˈkəz ɪn 2015 ðə hoʊl ˈpeɪtriəts ˈrɛtəˌnu wər ˈstændɪŋ ɔn ðə stɛrz fər ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ pleɪərz ənd tim ˈstæfərz ˌɪnˈkludɪd waɪl ɪn ðɪs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈstæfərz wər ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə sits ɔn ðə lɔn ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə ˈpoʊdiəm. ðə ˈpeɪtriəts ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt feɪk nuz wɪθ ə twit əv ɪts oʊn. ðiz ˈfoʊˌtoʊz læk ˈkɑntɛkst. fækts: ɪn 2015 ˈoʊvər 40 ˈfʊtˌbɔl stæf wər ɔn ðə stɛrz. ɪn 2017 ðeɪ wər ˈsitɪd ɔn ðə saʊθ lɔn. nu ˈɪŋglənd ˈpeɪtriəts (@ˈpeɪtriəts) ˈeɪprəl 20 2017 soʊ, pərˈhæps straʊs wɑz raɪt ˈæftər ɔl. ðə ˈpeɪtriəts ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi tɑrd wɪθ ˈpɑləˌtɪks noʊ ˈmætər wət ðeɪ du. bət, ɪt məst bi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ɪt ˈrɪli ðə tim ˌɪtˈsɛlf duɪŋ ɔl ðɪs, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd baɪəst ˈæktərz laɪk ˈrɪʧərd ˈspɛnsər hu ˈjuzɪz ðə tim tɪ pʊʃ hɪz ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi, bɛn straʊs hu ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈpeɪtriəts tɪ ˈboʊlstər hɪz ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈreɪʃəl ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ənd spɔrts rɪˈpɔrtərz hu juz ðə tim tɪ proʊˈməlgeɪt ðɛr aɪˈdilz. ðə nu ˈɪŋglənd ˈpeɪtriəts ækt laɪk ər ˌɪnfˈjuz ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˈɪntu ˈfʊtˌbɔl, ˈwɛðər lɛft ər raɪt, ɪt ɪz ðiz aʊtˈsaɪdərz hu hæv ən əˈʤɛndə ðət ər duɪŋ ɪt. ɪn ðə ɛnd, ðə ˈpeɪtriəts ər ““political”*” bɪˈkəz ðiz ˈæktərz seɪ ðeɪ ər, nɑt bɪˈkəz ðə tim ˈrɪli ɪz. ðə hoʊl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈsərtənli prəˈvoʊks ðə ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈvɔɪsɪz ðət seɪ ɪn ˈɛvər ˈlaʊdər toʊnz ðət wi nid dəmp ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks, tɪ stɪk tɪ spɔrts, ənd ʤɪst pleɪ bɔl. ˈfɑloʊ ˈwɔrnər tɑd ˈhəstən ɔn tˈwɪtər ər iˈmeɪl ðə ˈɔθər æt igcolonel@hotmail.com*.
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on the day before the champion new england patriots visited the white house to celebrate their winning super bowl game, politico published a hit piece smearing the team as representatives of the racist, white nationalist “alt-right” movement.
for politico, author ben strauss began his april 18 piece engaging in a bit of guilt by association, by noting that now notorious alt-right leader richard spencer tweeted a message saying “rooting for the pats!” according to strauss, spencer was drawn to the team because of the team’s white quarterback who threw to a trio of white wide receivers.
strauss also attacked the patriots for being president donald trump’s favorite team, as if taking for granted that anything trump likes must therefore be racist and evil.
the author claimed that after the patriots won an incredible fifth super bowl, spencer gleefully told him that, “it was like the alt-right won the super bowl.”
strauss insisted that because a small group of fringe actors decided to glom onto the patriots as their own, and because a long list of liberal members of the sports media continued pressuring various members of the team to denounce president trump, thereby distracting from their win with left-wing political narratives, the team was “unavoidably linked with a divisive political moment.”
strauss next rehashed the accusation that the pats somehow have too many white wide receivers on the team, as if wide receivers are not allowed to be white in the nfl. this accusation has bounced around the sports media for some time and is a charge “mostly chuckled about by sports writers,” according to espn’s bomani jones.
according to strauss, the continued racial argument amongst sports reporters is a key element in helping spencer use the pats to fuel his white nationalism. “the idea is to take a kernel of truth and transform it,” spencer said. “that comment doesn’t work if i say bob marley is the band of the alt-right, just like the super bowl doesn’t work if i say the falcons are the team of the alt-right.” a smile spread across his face. “it’s because people were already thinking about race — consciously or subconsciously — that we turned the super bowl into a propaganda bonanza,” he said.
still, even as strauss and spencer are using the patriots to fuel racial tension, strauss also found an african american activist who said the whole thing was “unfair” to the patriots.
dr. richard lapchick, a professor at the university of central florida’s business school who publishes a yearly racial and gender report card for all the major professional leagues, told strauss that the racial makeup of the patriots is not really out of line with the league average. “what i can tell you is that if you follow the patriots over the years, their percentage of african-americans is consistent with the league,” lapchick revealed.
despite the fact that spencer’s narrative was essentially debunked by the statistics noted by dr. lapchick, the politico writer maintained that the patriots are still both an nfl and a political football, because as the pats prepared for their visit to the white house, “the politics of the moment will be impossible to miss.”
indeed, the day after politico published strauss’ story, cnn tried to use photos of two different patriots visits to the white house to embarrass donald trump. just after the patriots visited president trump, cnn tweeted out two photos, one showing the team’s photo from 2015 and the other showing this year’s photo. indeed, a superficial look at the images does make it seem as if the team had far fewer visitors this year than in 2015 when obama was president. (interestingly, one person missing in both photos is quarterback tom brady.)
photos on social media appear to show a difference in the new england patriots' turnout at the white house vs. 2015 https://t.co/czgejscv6j pic.twitter.com/ww5mcd2mwj — cnn (@cnn) april 20, 2017
but, as the boston globe reported, the photos are misleading because in 2015 the whole patriots retinue were standing on the stairs for the photo — players and team staffers included — while in this year’s photo many of the team’s staffers were sitting in the seats on the lawn facing the podium.
the patriots also pointed out cnn’s fake news with a tweet of its own.
these photos lack context. facts: in 2015, over 40 football staff were on the stairs. in 2017, they were seated on the south lawn. https://t.co/iiytv0hr6y — new england patriots (@patriots) april 20, 2017
so, perhaps strauss was right after all. the patriots are going to be tarred with politics no matter what they do. but, it must be noted that it isn’t really the team itself doing all this, but instead biased actors like richard spencer who uses the team to push his alt-right ideology, ben strauss who uses the patriots to bolster his liberal racial politics, and left-wing sports reporters who use the team to promulgate their left-wing ideals.
the new england patriots don’t act like racebaiters or infuse politics into football, whether left or right, it is these outsiders who have an agenda that are doing it. in the end, the patriots are “political” because these agenda-pushing actors say they are, not because the team really is.
the whole situation certainly provokes the rising voices that say in ever louder tones that we need dump the politics, to stick to sports, and just play ball.
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cross-posted* frəm ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ leɪm dək ˈsɛʃən, ðə ˈsɛnɪt həz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ əp ə ˈkrɪtɪkəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tæsk wɛr ðeɪ kən ækt kˈwɪkli baɪ juˈnænəməs kənˈsɛnt ər vɔɪs voʊts: kənˈfərmɪŋ tu ˈdəzən ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˌnɑməˈniz. ðə bɪˈheɪvjər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr læst fju wiks ɛz ðə məˈnɔrəti ˈpɑrti wɪl bi ˈvɛri ˈtɛlɪŋ. ˌbiˈfɔr ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈʧeɪmbər nɛkst jɪr, wɪl ðeɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˈsɛnɪt tɪ du ɪts ʤɑb ənd kənˈfərm ˌnɑməˈniz? ər wɪl rɪˈpəblɪkənz kənˈtɪnju ðɛr ˈpætərn əv əbˈstrəktɪŋ ər dɪˈleɪɪŋ ˈækʃən ɔn ˈhaɪli kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ˌnɑməˈniz ˈivɪn wənz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs baɪ ˈsɛnətərz ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ˈdɛməˌkræts səˈpɔrt ðɛm? ðɪs meɪ gɪv əˈmɛrɪkənz səm ˈɪnˌsaɪt ɔn ˈwɛðər ˈsɛnɪt rɪˈpəblɪkənz plæn tɪ juz ðɛr ˈnuˈfaʊnd məˈʤɔrəti nɛkst jɪr ɪn ə kənˈstrəktɪv ˈmænər, ər ˈwɛðər ðeɪ wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ pʊt dɪˈstrəktɪv ˈpɑrtəzənˌʃɪp əˈbəv ðə ˈneɪʃənz ˈwɛlˌfɛr. ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, ˈsɛnətərz lɛft taʊn wɪˈθaʊt ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɔn ˈɛni əv ðə 16 ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt ˌnɑməˈniz hu hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈfʊli ˈvɛtɪd baɪ ðə ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti ənd ədˈvænst tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt flɔr. əˈnəðər eɪt ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt ˌnɑməˈniz hæd ðɛr ˈhirɪŋz ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ənd wɪl bi ˈrɛdi fər kəˈmɪti əˈpruvəl ðə wik ðə ˈsɛnɪt rɪˈtərnz, soʊ ðə fʊl ˈsɛnɪt wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hoʊld voʊts fər ðɛm, ɛz wɛl. ðæts æt list 24 ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt ˈveɪkənsiz ðət kʊd bi fɪld ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə leɪm dək. eɪt əv ðiz wʊd fɪl ˈveɪkənsiz ɪn θri steɪts ˈtɛksəs, ˈʤɔrʤə, ənd kənˈtəki wɛr ðə nid ɪz soʊ greɪt ðət ðə ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈɔfəs əv juz. kɔrts həz ˈfɔrməli ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ðɛm ɛz "ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈimərʤənsiz." ɔl θri əv ðiz steɪts ər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛnətərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə fˈjuʧər məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər. ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈdɪstrɪkt əv ˈʤɔrʤə, ðə ˈwərˌkloʊd həz ˈgɔtən soʊ haɪ ðət ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ˌnɑməˈniz wər kənˈfərmd təˈmɑˌroʊ, ɪt wʊd nɑt bi ɪˈnəf tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr əˈmɛrɪkənz ðɛr deɪ ɪn kɔrt. ðət ɪz waɪ ðə nɑnˈpɑrtəzən ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈkɑnfərəns əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz ərʤd ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ kriˈeɪt tu nu ˈʤəʤˌʃɪps ðɛr. ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈivɪn mɔr daɪər ɪn ˈtɛksəs, wɛr ðə ˈsɛnɪt həz ə ʧæns tɪ fɪl θri ˈveɪkənsiz ɪn ðə ˈistərn ənd ˈwɛstərn ˈdɪstrɪkts. ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈʤəʤˌʃɪp həz bɪn ˈveɪkənt sɪns 2008 ənd ðə ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈkɑnfərəns həz æst fər faɪv nu ˈʤəʤˌʃɪps ðɛr tɪ ˈkɛri ðə loʊd ɔn tɔp əv ˈfɪlɪŋ ɔl ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈveɪkənsiz. ʧif ʤəʤ frɛd ˈbɪri dɪˈskəst ðə nid fər nu ˈʤəʤɪz læst jɪr, seɪɪŋ, "ɪt wʊd bi nis tɪ gɪt səm hɛlp. wi ər ˈpɛdəlɪŋ ɛz fæst ɛz wi kən ɔn ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈrɪkəti ˈbaɪsɪkəl." ʤəʤ ˈdeɪvɪd ˈɛzrə, ˈfɔrmərli əv həˈwaɪˌi, ɪkˈspleɪnd waɪ hi wɑz ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ˈtɛksəs tɪ hir ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈdɪstrɪkt: "ðɪs ɪz ˈkɔrəˌlɛri tɪ ˈhævɪŋ ə bɪg waɪld faɪər ɪn ðə ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ˈbɔrdər steɪts, ənd faɪər ˈfaɪtərz frəm həˈwaɪˌi goʊɪŋ ðɛr tɪ hɛlp pʊt aʊt ðə faɪər." ðə ˈistərn ˈdɪstrɪkt əv ˈtɛksəs ɪz ɪn ˈsɪmələr nid əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪts ˈveɪkənsiz fɪld ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə leɪm dək: əv ðə ˈneɪʃənz 94 ˈfɛdərəl ˈdɪstrɪkts, ˈoʊnli tu hæv hæd mɔr ˈweɪtɪd ˈfaɪlɪŋz pər ˈʤəʤˌʃɪp ðən ðə ˈistərn ˈdɪstrɪkt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈɔfəs əv juz. kɔrts' moʊst ˈrisənt stəˈtɪstɪks. smɔl ˈwəndər, ðɛn, ðət ðə ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈkɑnfərəns həz æst fər tu nu ˈʤəʤˌʃɪps ðɛr: ˈivɪn ɪf ˈɛvəri ˈʤəʤˌʃɪp wər fɪld, ðət ʤɪst ˈɪzənt ɪˈnəf. tɪ meɪk ˈmætərz wərs, tu mɔr ˈʤəʤɪz ɪn ðə ˈistərn ˈdɪstrɪkt hæv əˈnaʊnst ðɛr ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ ˌriˈtaɪər ər teɪk ˈsinjər ˈstætəs nɛkst jɪr, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ɔl ðə mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ fɪl ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈveɪkənsiz naʊ. (ˈsɛnətərz ˈɔlsoʊ hæv əˈnəðər ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ hɛlp ðə ˈpipəl əv ˈtɛksəs: θri ˌnɑməˈniz fər ðə ˈsəðərn ˈdɪstrɪkt wɪl ˈlaɪkli hæv ðɛr kəˈmɪti ˈhirɪŋz ðɪs mənθ. ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈpɑn ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən əv sɛnz. ənd kruz, ðiz ˌnɑməˈniz kən gɪt ə ˈtaɪmli kəˈmɪti voʊt ɪf ðə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪts, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm ˈɛlɪʤəbəl tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˈəðərz ɔn ðə ˈsɛnɪt flɔr. tu əv ðiz ˈveɪkənsiz ər ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈimərʤənsiz, bət ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ ər fɪld, ðə ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈkɑnfərəns ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ðət ˈkɑŋgrəs kriˈeɪt ən əˈdɪʃənəl tu nu ˈʤəʤˌʃɪps tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈsəðərn ˈdɪstrɪkt əp tɪ ən əkˈsɛptəbəl ˈlɛvəl əv ɪˈfɪʃənsi.) ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈrizən nɑt tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˈsɛnɪt tɪ voʊt ɔn ðə ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt. ɪn fækt, ə ˈnəmbər əv rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛnətərz ər ɔn ˈrɛkərd səˈpɔrtɪŋ spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌnɑməˈniz frəm ðɛr steɪt hu ðeɪ hæd ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs. fər ˈɪnstəns, bæk ɪn ʤun, wɪˈskɑnsənz rɑn ˈʤɑnsən ərʤd "swɪft ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən" fər ˌnɑməˈni pæm ˈpɛpər. læst spərɪŋ, ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjəz pæt ˈtumi sɛd hi wʊd wərk tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət fɔr ˌnɑməˈniz frəm ðə ˈistərn ˈdɪstrɪkt wʊd bi kənˈfərmd "ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl." ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsəmər, ˌɪləˈnɔɪz' mɑrk kərk sɛd hi wʊd "ərʤ ðə fʊl ˈsɛnɪt tɪ sˈwɪftli əˈpruv" ʤɑn ˈbleɪki, hu ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi əˈpruvd baɪ ðə ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti ˈleɪtər ðɪs mənθ. ɪn pæst jɪrz, wɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt wɑz ə mɔr ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈbɑdi, ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən voʊts fər ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt ˌnɑməˈniz wər ˈrɛgjələrli hɛld baɪ juˈnænəməs kənˈsɛnt ər vɔɪs voʊt, ˈteɪkɪŋ ə fju ˈsɛkəndz ər ˈmɪnəts æt moʊst. ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈdʊrɪŋ leɪm dək ˈsɛʃənz. fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈæftər ðə 2002 ˈmɪdˌtərmz, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈsɛnɪt ˈdɛməˌkræts hæd lɔst kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈʧeɪmbər ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃənz, ðeɪ wərkt ˈkloʊsli wɪθ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə leɪm dək ˈsɛʃən tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət 20 əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. ˈbʊʃɪz ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˌnɑməˈniz gɑt kənˈfərmd. ðiz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə ˈhaɪli ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈsərkət kɔrt ˌnɑməˈni hu wɑz kənˈfərmd baɪ ə roʊl kɔl voʊt. ðə ˈəðər 19 wər kənˈfərmd baɪ vɔɪs voʊt, 18 əv ðɛm ɔn ðə seɪm deɪ. ɪn 2014 ɛz ɪn 2002 ðə ˈsɛnɪt kən ɔl ðə kənˈsɛnsəs ˌnɑməˈniz ənd hoʊld voʊts ɔn ðə ˈhændˌfʊl hu meɪ hæv səm ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən. ɪf ðə məˈʤɔrəti ɪz əˈlaʊd tɪ hoʊld ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən voʊts ɔn ðə ˌnɑməˈniz hu hæv bɪn ˈfʊli ˈvɛtɪd ənd əˈpruvd baɪ ðə ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti, ðɪs wɪl ˈfaɪnəli lɛt ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt rɪˈdus ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈveɪkənsiz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkəz kɔrt ˈsɪstəm tɪ wət ɪt wɑz wɪn bʊʃ lɛft ˈɔfəs. rɪˈpəblɪkənz ʃʊd kˈwɑpərˌeɪt ɪn ðɪs ɪnˈdɛvər ˈrəðər ðən traɪ tɪ ˈfrəˌstreɪt ɪt. ˈæftər ɔl, ðɪs ɪz ˈbeɪsɪk ˈgəvərnəns, ənd ˈsəmθɪŋ ðə ˈsɛnɪt kən du ˈizəli ənd kˈwɪkli. wɪl ðɪs ˈhæpən wɪˈθaʊt ə faɪt? waɪl wi doʊnt noʊ fər ʃʊr, ˈrisənt ˈækʃənz ər nɑt ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ. fər ˈnɪrli ə jɪr, rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv ˈfɪləˌbəstərd ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən wɪˈθaʊt ɪkˈsɛpʃən, ˈivɪn wɪn ðeɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˌnɑməˈni. əbˈstrəkʃən kənˈtɪnjuz ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðə ˈkloʊʧər voʊt. ˈæbsənt juˈnænəməs kənˈsɛnt tɪ du ˈəðərˌwaɪz, ˈsɛnɪt rulz ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˈpɪriəd əv dəˈbeɪt" ˈæftər ə ˈfɪləˌbəstər ɪz ˈbroʊkən: 30 aʊərz fər ˈsərkət ənd tu aʊərz fər ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt ˌnɑməˈniz. sɪns ðə rulz ˈɔlsoʊ lɛt ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts sid ðɛr hæf əv ðə ˈpɪriəd fər ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt ˌnɑməˈniz, ðoʊz ˈpɪriədz kən bi ˈʃɔrtənd. ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs, ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv ˈɔfən əˈgrid tɪ hoʊld ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən voʊts ðə deɪ ˈæftər ðə ˈkloʊʧər voʊts wɪˈθaʊt ˈæˌkʧuəli rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ðət flɔr taɪm bi dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ dəˈbeɪt ɔn ðə ˌnɑməˈni. ðɪs ɪz wət ˈpæsɪz fər "kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən" ðiz deɪz: ə ˈkloʊʧər voʊt wɪθ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, ə dɪˈleɪ əv æt list ə deɪ, ənd ðɛn ə ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən voʊt fər ə ˌnɑməˈni hu ˈjuʒəwəli həz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ ɪf nɑt juˈnænəməs baɪˈpɑrtɪzən səˈpɔrt. ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən əˈsaɪnz tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt ðə ʤɑb əv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ ˈwɛðər tɪ kənˈfərm ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˌnɑməˈniz. wɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɪz prɪˈvɛnɪd frəm ˈæktɪŋ ɔn ðɪs ˈbeɪsɪk tæsk ɪn ə ˈtaɪmli ˈmænər, ðə ɪnˈtaɪər θərd brænʧ əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈgəvərnmənt ˈætrəfiz. əˈmɛrɪkənz ər ˈʤəstli praʊd əv ɑr ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈsɪstəm, wɪʧ wi kaʊnt ɔn tɪ ˌgɛrənˈti ˈfɛrnəs ənd ˈʤəstɪs fər ɔl. ɪt ɪz nɑt ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ər ˈpɑrtəzən pəˈzɪʃən tɪ steɪt ðət ɑr kɔrts ʃʊd bi stæft. ənd ɪt ʃʊd nɑt bi ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ər ˈpɑrtəzən pəˈzɪʃən tɪ seɪ ðət ðə ˈsɛnɪt ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ voʊt baɪ jɪrz ɛnd ɔn ˈwɛðər tɪ kənˈfərm ðə tu ˈdəzən ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˌnɑməˈniz huz taɪm wʊd bi ˈbɛtər spɛnt ˈhirɪŋ ˈkeɪsɪz ˈrəðər ðən ˈweɪtɪŋ aʊt ˈpɑrtəzən ˈsɛnətərz.
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cross-posted from the huffington post.
during the upcoming lame duck session, the senate has an opportunity to finish up a critically important task where they can act quickly by unanimous consent or voice votes: confirming two dozen judicial nominees.
the gop's behavior during their last few weeks as the minority party will be very telling. before taking over the chamber next year, will they allow the senate to do its job and confirm nominees? or will republicans continue their pattern of obstructing or delaying action on highly qualified nominees even ones recommended to the white house by gop senators just because democrats support them? this may give americans some insight on whether senate republicans plan to use their newfound majority next year in a constructive manner, or whether they will continue to put destructive partisanship above the nation's welfare.
in september, senators left town without voting on any of the 16 district court nominees who had already been fully vetted by the judiciary committee and advanced to the senate floor. another eight district court nominees had their hearings in september and will be ready for committee approval the week the senate returns, so the full senate will be able to hold votes for them, as well. that's at least 24 district court vacancies that could be filled during the lame duck.
eight of these would fill vacancies in three states texas, georgia, and kentucky where the need is so great that the administrative office of u.s. courts has formally designated them as "judicial emergencies." all three of these states are represented by republican senators, including the future majority leader.
in the northern district of georgia, the workload has gotten so high that even if the nominees were confirmed tomorrow, it would not be enough to ensure americans their day in court. that is why the nonpartisan judicial conference of the united states has urged congress to create two new judgeships there.
the situation is even more dire in texas, where the senate has a chance to fill three vacancies in thestern and western districts. the western district judgeship has been vacant since 2008, and the judicial conference has asked for five new judgeships there to carry the load on top of filling all the existing vacancies. chief judge fred biery discussed the need for new judges last year, saying, "it would be nice to get some help. we are pedaling as fast as we can on an increasingly rickety bicycle." judge david ezra, formerly of hawaii, explained why he was moving to texas to hear cases in the western district: "this is corollary to having a big wild fire in the southwest border states, and fire fighters from hawaii going there to help put out the fire."
thestern district of texas is in similar need of getting its vacancies filled during the lame duck: of the nation's 94 federal districts, only two have had more weighted filings per judgeship than thestern district, according to the administrative office of u.s. courts' most recent statistics. small wonder, then, that the judicial conference has asked for two new judgeships there: even if every judgeship were filled, that just isn't enough. to make matters worse, two more judges in thestern district have announced their intention to retire or take senior status next year, making it all the more important to fill the current vacancies now.
(senators also have another opportunity to help the people of texas: three nominees for the southern district will likely have their committee hearings this month. nominated by president obama upon the recommendation of sens. cornyn and cruz, these nominees can get a timely committee vote if the gop cooperates, making them eligible to join the others on the senate floor. two of these vacancies are judicial emergencies, but even if they are filled, the judicial conference recommended that congress create an additional two new judgeships to bring the southern district up to an acceptable level of efficiency.)
there is no reason not to allow the senate to vote on the judicial nominations before it. in fact, a number of republican senators are on record supporting specific nominees from their state who they had recommended to the white house. for instance, back in june, wisconsin's ron johnson urged "swift confirmation" for nominee pam pepper. last spring, pennsylvania's pat toomey said he would work to make sure that four nominees from thestern district would be confirmed "as soon as possible." during the summer, illinois' mark kirk said he would "urge the full senate to swiftly approve" john blakey, who is expected to be approved by the judiciary committee later this month.
in past years, when the senate was a more functional body, confirmation votes for district court nominees were regularly held by unanimous consent or voice vote, taking a few seconds or minutes at most. that includes during lame duck sessions.
for instance, after the 2002 midterms, even though senate democrats had lost control of the chamber in the elections, they worked closely with republicans during the lame duck session to make sure that 20 of president george w. bush's judicial nominees got confirmed. these included a highly controversial circuit court nominee who was confirmed by a 55-44 roll call vote. the other 19 were confirmed by voice vote, 18 of them on the same day. in 2014, as in 2002, the senate can voice-vote all the consensus nominees and hold roll-call votes on the handful who may have some opposition.
if the majority is allowed to hold confirmation votes on the nominees who have been fully vetted and approved by the judiciary committee, this will finally let the president reduce the number of vacancies in america's court system to what it was when bush left office. republicans should cooperate in this endeavor rather than try to frustrate it. after all, this is basic governance, and something the senate can dosily and quickly.
will this happen without a fight? while we don't know for sure, recent gop actions are not encouraging. for nearly a year, republicans have filibustered every single judicial nomination without exception, even when they support the nominee. obstruction continues even after the cloture vote. absent unanimous consent to do otherwise, senate rules require a period of "post-cloture debate" after a filibuster is broken: 30 hours for circuit and two hours for district court nominees. since the rules also let the democrats cede their half of the two-hour period for district court nominees, those post-cloture periods can be shortened. in recent months, democrats and republicans have often agreed to hold confirmation votes the day after the cloture votes without actually requiring that floor time be devoted to post-cloture debate on the nominee. this is what passes for gop "cooperation" these days: a roll-call cloture vote with near-uniform republican opposition, a delay of at least a day, and then a time-consuming roll-call confirmation vote for a nominee who usually has overwhelming if not unanimous bipartisan support.
the constitution assigns to the senate the job of deciding whether to confirm the president's judicial nominees. when the senate is prevented from acting on this basic task in a timely manner, the entire third branch of the united states government atrophies. americans are justly proud of our judicial system, which we count on to guarantee fairness and justice for all. it is not a controversial or partisan position to state that our courts should be staffed. and it should not be a controversial or partisan position to say that the senate should be allowed to vote by year's end on whether to confirm the two dozen judicial nominees whose time would be better spent hearing cases rather than waiting out partisan senators.
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noʊt: ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈteɪnz ˈmaɪnər ˈspɔɪlərz fər ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz: ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi, ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi xii*, ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈivəl: koʊd vərˈɑnɪkə, ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈivəl: dɛd eɪm, ənd ðə læst əv ˈjuˈɛs. ðə faɪt fər geɪ raɪts ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈrilˌwərld ˈspeɪsɪz. ə sˈwɛlɪŋ ˈmuvmənt fər ˈgreɪtər dɪˈvərsɪti ənd ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz əˈbaʊt tɪ riʧ ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈtɪpɪŋ pɔɪnt. ʤɪst læst wik, nɪnˈtɛndoʊ ˈɪʃud ə ˈpəblɪk əˈpɑləˌʤi fər ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˌseɪmˈsɛks riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ɪn laɪf, ə nu laɪf ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtər ðət lɛts ˈjuzərz ˈkəstəˌmaɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪkˈsɛpt ðə sɛks əv ðɛr sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈəðərz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni kleɪmd ðət fˈjuʧər ˈvərʒən əv ðə geɪm wɪl bi inclusive.”*.” ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈɪndi geɪmz laɪk ˈəltəmət geɪ ˈfaɪtər, bɪld ɛz ðə fərst geɪ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm, ənd ə nu ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri, ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪn ˈkələr, dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ðə ˈmuvmənt. ˈmɑdərn geɪm ˈtaɪtəlz naʊ hæv mɔr ˈpipəl hu ɪgˈzɪst ˈaʊtˈsaɪd trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈʤɛndər ənd ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃənz, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd mɔr ˈbrɔdli ənd ˈækjərətli. wi ər ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ ə pleɪs wɛr wi kən seɪ ðət ðɛr ər ənd ˌriəˈlɪstɪk geɪ ˈkɛrɪktərz jəŋ ˈgeɪmərz kən bi ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ. bət ˈkɛrɪktərz hæv bɪn əraʊnd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ɪn pleɪn bɪˈkəm səm əv ðə moʊst bɪˈləvəd, ɪnˈdʊrɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktərz əraʊnd. ɪf ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əˈbəv wərk wɪθ jʊr ˈbraʊzər, ˈoʊpən ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɪmɪʤ hir. ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪt wən geɪ æt ə taɪm ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈɪndəstri ˈstɑrtɪd ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈfoʊkɪs ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈpɛrəˌlɛl tɪ ðə raɪts ðə səkˈsɛs əv ˈbeɪsɪk ˈtɛnɪs geɪm pɔŋ. bət ɪt tʊk əˈnəðər ˈdɛkeɪd fər geɪ ˈkɛrɪktərz tɪ bɪˈgɪn əˈpɪrɪŋ ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. ɪn ðə 1986 kəmˈpjutər geɪm, ə ˈwʊmən ɪz sin tɪ bi ˈæŋgri wɪθ hər ˈgərlˌfrɛnd. ˈhɑrdli ə ˈstɑrɪŋ ðə ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ɪn kˈwɛʃən ɪz ˈmɛriɪŋ ə ˈwaɪdli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɛz ðə fərst geɪ ˈkɛrɪktər. ˌɔlˈðoʊ keɪm fərst, pɪŋk, ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr frəm ˈsupər ˈmɑrioʊ bros*. 2 stɪl əraʊnd təˈdeɪ ɪn ðə ˈməltiˌpleɪər ˈrɑstərz fər ˈmɑrioʊ ənd ˈmɑrioʊ ˈpɑrti. ju ˈprɑbəˌbli noʊ hər ɛz ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər: ɪn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl geɪm ˈmænjuəl, dɪˈskraɪbd ðəs: θɪŋks ə gərl ˈrəðər bi kɔld birdetta.”*.” ˈstraɪkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈlɛvəlz, nɑt list əv wɪʧ ɪz ðət ɪt keɪm frəm nɪnˈtɛndoʊ, ə ˈkəmpəˌni stɪl kənˈsərvətɪv ɪn ɪts ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ ˈʤɛndər ənd ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti. ɪn ˈleɪtər əˈpɪrənsəz, ˈɛni hɪnt əv biɪŋ ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər wɑz riˈmuvd ənd ˈiðər ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ gender”*” ər ˈsɪmpli lɛft tɪ ðə ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən. ˈəðər ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈkɛrɪktərz frəm əraʊnd ðət taɪm ˌɪnˈklud əˈnəðər ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər ˈwʊmən hu əˈpɪrd ɪn ɛʤ 1989 ənd ə geɪ laɪˈbrɛˌriən ɪn ˈdrækjulə ənˈliʃt, ə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm frəm 1993 ˈfaɪtɪŋ geɪm strits əv reɪʤ 3 əraɪvd ɪn 1994 wɪθ ɪts hɪˈlɛriəsli flæmˈbɔɪənt bɔs ˈkɛrɪktər æʃ. drɛst ɪn ˈlɛðər əˈtaɪər, hi faɪts ðə pleɪər wɪθ hɪz bɔɪ sidekicks*. waɪl æʃ wɑz ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈvərʒən əv ðə geɪm, hi wɑz ˈleɪtər riˈmuvd tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈɪnəsəns əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɔdiənsəz (ðoʊ hi kʊd bi wɪθ ə ʧit ˈkɑrtrɪʤ). ʤəˈpæn həz ˈæˌkʧuəli kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈnəmbər əv kæmp ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈoʊvər ðə læst tu ˈdɛkeɪdz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɑrgjuəbli mɔr tru tɪ ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps ðən ril laɪf. ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈwɪspi ˈʤɛnərəl ʒɑŋ hi əv ðə ˈdaɪnəsti ˈwɔrjərz ˈkænən, klaʊd ˈmoʊmənt ɪn ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi, ər ðə svɛlt ˈnɑrsɪsɪst ˈveɪgə frəm strit ˈfaɪtər. klaʊd ənd hɪz ˌɑntʊˈrɑʒ frəm ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi ˈviə ˈbɔrdər haʊs blɔg ˈminˌwaɪl, ɪn ðə juz., dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈstɑrtɪd ˈgɪvɪŋ geɪ ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈækʧəwəl plɑt laɪnz. ˈkərtɪs kreɪg ənd bɛst frɛnd ˈtrɛvər kənˈdəktəd ən ˈəndərˌsteɪtɪd ˈroʊmæns ɪn fænˌtæzməˈgɔriə 2 frəm ˈkəmpəˌni siˈɛrə ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt. ˈkərtɪs ɪz ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl, ənd ɪn ðə geɪm hi kən ˈɔlsoʊ hæv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ gərlz, wɪʧ livz ɪt əp tɪ ðə pleɪər tɪ dɪˈvɛləp. ɪn 1998 ˈfɔˌlaʊt 2 ˈkɔrtɪd ˌnoʊtərˈaɪəti ˈæftər ɪt ˈfiʧərd ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ æt ə taɪm wɪn ɪt ˈivɪn ˈpɑsəbəl ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. əˈproʊpriɪtli, ðɛr ˈɛni sɔrt əv ˈfænˌfɛr ər ˈspɛʃəl əˈtɛnʃən ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤɪz ɪn ðə geɪm. ˈkɛrɪktərz riækt ðə seɪm rəˈgɑrdləs əv hum ju ˈmɛri. dɪˈvɛləpər tɪm keɪn, hu ɪz ˈoʊpənli geɪ ənd, ɛz əv 2012 ˈmɛrid, wɑz wən əv ðə ˈraɪtərz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈfɔˌlaʊt ˈsikwəl. hi ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ˈædɪŋ ðə geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈɔpʃən wɑz pɑrt əv ðə ˈkəlʧər ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈfɔˌlaʊt geɪmz: kaɪnd əv laɪkt ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˈbaʊndəriz ə bɪt. nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz wɪθ ˈvaɪələns. wi ˈwɔntɪd ə geɪm wɪʧ ɪz fʊl əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkɑmənˌtɛri. soʊ [ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ] wɑz ʤɪst əˈnəðər θɪŋ wi wər duɪŋ. aɪ ˈivɪn θɪŋk ˈɛnibədi ɪn ðə tim ˈrɪli ˈɑrgjud ˈoʊvər ɪt. wi θɪŋk maɪ gɑd, ðɪs ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ thing.’*.’ ɪt wɑz ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈkəvər ˈɛvəri ˈpɑsəbəl beɪs here.’*.’ ənd ðɛn wi muvd on.”*.” ˈfɔˌlaʊt 2 geɪ ɪz ðə nu blæk waɪl səm geɪmz wər ɪkˈsplɪsətli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ən ˈɔpʃən, ðɛr wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmɛni ““are-they-or-aren’t-they”*” ˈmoʊmənts ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ðət kʊd hæv ˈɪnfluənst haʊ wi si iˈfɛmɪnət mɛn ənd blərd ˈʤɛndərz. ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi ˈsɪriz, ðə naɪnθ geɪm (ix*, riˈlist ɪn 2000 ˈfiʧərd tu ˈkɛrɪktərz əv æmˈbɪgjuəs ˈʤɛndər:, frəm ðə ˈpɑsəbli ku traɪb, ənd vivi*, ə ˈwɛpən əv sɔrts. ənd kaɪnd hæv noʊ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪəbəl ˈʤɛndər ənd ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈtrɑtɪd aʊt ɛz ˈɛvədəns əv ˈʤɛndər ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrməti ɪn ə ki, ˈkɛrɪktər. ðɪs ɪz ˈpɑsəbli ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt məˈnɔrəti grups ɪn ə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈtaɪtəl, ər pərˈhæps ɪt wɑz ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz (skwɛr, naʊ skwɛr ˈɛnɪks) tɪ pleɪ wɪθ ˈkɑnsɛpts əv ˈspiʃiz ənd reɪs ənd ʃoʊ haʊ ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri ðoʊz ˈbaʊndəriz ər. ˈniðər ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti həz bɪn ˈkɑmɛntəd əˈpɑn baɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. ɪn ðə seɪm geɪm, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə mɔr ˈdeɪtɪd ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈtɪpəˌfaɪd ˈsɛkʃuəl məˈnɔrəti. ə nihilistic*, θiˈætrɪkəl ˈvɪlən, ʧæˈstaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈhɪroʊz wɪθ ˈʧɔrtəlz ənd ə hɑrd wən tɪ pɛg ɛz geɪ ər. wəns əˈgɛn, skwɛr ˈɛnɪks həz meɪd noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt, bət wɪn ðə ˈkɛrɪktər soʊ səbˈskraɪbz tɪ ðɪs ˈʧɛˌklɪst əv ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps, nɑt məʧ ɪz lɛft tɪ ðə ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən. ʤɪst kəmˈpɛr hɪz ˈfɛmənən ˈpɑsʧərɪŋ ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ zidane*, ðə ˈhɪroʊ əv. frəm ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi: ɪn fækt, ɪz pɑrt əv ə trəˈdɪʃən ɪn ðɪs ˈsɪriz tɪ hæv ˈhoʊli əv kənˈtræstɪŋ meɪl ˈfɪgjərz: ˈmæskjələn ˈmɛnˌtɔrz ər father-figures*; jəŋ, ˈhɪroʊz; ənd kæmp theatre-villains*, laɪk. ðɛr ɪz ˈoʊnli wən kənˈfərmd ˈpərsən ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi ˈsɪriz, kɔld naɪt ˈdænsər (ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi ˈtæktɪks ədˈvænst 2 əv ðə rɪft, 2007 ə ˈhjuməˌnɔɪd (əˈpɛrəntli ˈfiˌmeɪl) ˈlɪzərd hu ɪz rɪˈvild tɪ bi baɪəˈlɑʤɪkli meɪl ɪf ðə pleɪər breɪks ðə ˈkɑmbæt lɔ ðət sɪz ju əˈtæk ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈɑpəzɪt sex…*… bɛt ðət kɔt səm pleɪərz off-guard*. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ʃi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈvɪlən. naɪt ˈdænsər frəm ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi ˈtæktɪks ədˈvænst 2 əv ðə rɪft əˈnəðər ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈsɪriz əv geɪmz ðət ˈflərtɪd mɔr ˈoʊpənli wɪθ ˈʤɛndər wɑz ðə ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈivəl ˈfrænˌʧaɪz. ɪn ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈivəl: koʊd vərˈɑnɪkə 2000 ðə fərst ænˈtægənəst ˈælfrɪd ˈæʃfərd ɪz rɪˈvild tɪ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈʧænəl hɪz ˈsɪstər əˈlɛksiə, hu ɪz ˈfroʊzən ɪn cryogenesis*. ðɪs simz tɪ wɪθ hɪz ˈɑbviəs pəˈθɑləʤi; ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhɪnɪd tɪ hæv hæd ən riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ hɪz ˈsɪstər ənd tɪ hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈmərdər əv hɪz ˈfɑðər. ˈælfrɪd ˈæʃfərd ənd hɪz ˈsɪstər əˈlɛksiə frəm ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈivəl: koʊd vərˈɑnɪkə ðə seɪm ˈkrɔˌsoʊvər ɪz rɪˈpitɪd ɪn ˈmɔrˌfiəs duˈvɑl, ðə meɪn ænˈtægənəst əv ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈivəl: dɛd eɪm 2003 təˈwɔrd ðə ɛnd əv ðə geɪm, hi səkˈsɛsfəli trænsˈfɔrmz hɪmˈsɛlf wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv wən əv ðə series’*’ ˈvaɪrəs streɪnz ˈɪntu ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈvərʒən əv hɪmˈsɛlf, riˈplit wɪθ ən ˈaʊərˌglæs ˈfɪgjər ənd ðə əv haɪ hilz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈbætəlz. ðɛr wɑz ə taɪm wɪn ɔl ɪt tʊk tɪ bi ə ˈvɪlən wɑz ə blæk keɪp ənd səm ˈmɪdˌnaɪt mæˈskɛrə. bət ðiz geɪmz, wɪʧ əraɪvd æt ə taɪm wɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz wər bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə mɔr ˈpɑpjələr ˈpæˌstaɪm, juz ˈsɛkʃuəl ənd ˈʤɛndər ˌdiviˈeɪʃən frəm ðə nɔrm tɪ dɪˈpɪkt ˈɪlnəs. 1 ɛz wi ˈɛnərd ˈɪntu ðə nu məˈlɛniəm, kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən əv geɪ raɪts lɔz, ˈikwəl ˈeɪʤɪz əv kənˈsɛnt) wɑz ə ˈmætər fər ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən, geɪ ˈpipəl kʊd pərˈsu ““ordinary”*” ˈlaɪfˌstaɪlz wɪθ ə ˈpɑrtnər, haʊs, ənd ˈʧɪldrən. ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˌdoʊˌmɛˈstɪsəti ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz fɑr bɪˈhaɪnd. ðə laɪf ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtər ðə sɪmz wɑz ɪn leɪt 2000 baɪ ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ɑrts (ea*). ðə geɪm əˈlaʊd pleɪərz tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðə lʊk, ˈætəˌtud, ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz ənd, jɛs, ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti əv ðɛr sɪm. ʤɪst laɪk ɪn ˈfɔˌlaʊt 2 ðɪs wɑz ˈmɪrli ə ˈprɑdəkt əv ðə ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ. ə ““sandbox”*” geɪm, pleɪərz ər ˈgɪvɪn fri reɪn tɪ du wət ðeɪ wɔnt wɪθ ðɛr sɪmz. bət ənˈlaɪk ˈfɔˌlaʊt 2 ðə sɪmz ənd ɪts ˈkɑntɛnt wər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈɪrə ɪn tərmz əv əkˈsɛptəns. tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ðɪs, riˈlist ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈtreɪlər. ˈleɪtər ɪn 2001 ˌʤæpəˈniz dɪˈvɛləpər riˈlist ˈmɛtəl gɪr ˈsɑləd: sənz əv ˈlɪbərˌti, pɑrt əv ðə ˈmɛtəl gɪr ˈsɑləd ˈsɪriz. səm wɪl rɪˈmɛmbər ðɪs geɪm ɛz ˈfiʧərɪŋ üübersexual*, ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ˈkɛrɪktər væmp. ðoʊ hi wɑz ən ænˈtægənəst, ɪt wɑz ɪn ðə trəˈdɪʃən əv ˈmɛtəl gɪr ˈsɑləd geɪmz tɪ hæv bæd gaɪz ðə pleɪər kʊd ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz wɪθ. ðɪs wɑz noʊ lɛs tru fər væmp, huz ˈstɔri əv ˈluzɪŋ hɪz ˈfæməli ɪn ən ɪkˈsploʊʒən ənd hɪz ˈhɔrəˌfaɪɪŋ əˈtɛmpts tɪ sərˈvaɪv meɪd hɪz əˈpɛrənt ˈseɪdɪzəm lɛs səˈpraɪzɪŋ. ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə ˈsɪriz, ˈmɛtəl gɪr ˈsɑləd: sneɪk ˈitər 2004 plɑts ə səˈʤɛstɪd ˈroʊmæns bɪtˈwin tu meɪl ænˈtægənəsts: ˈkərnəl ənd ˈmeɪʤər ˈaɪvən raikov*. ɪn 2003 stɑr wɔrz geɪm naɪts əv ðə oʊld riˈpəblɪk (ˈɔfən ˈʃɔrtənd tɪ) wʊd əˈlaʊ ðə pleɪər tɪ ˈroʊmæns ə ˈlɛzbiən ˈʤɛˌdi naɪt baɪ ðə neɪm əv. waɪl ɪt ðə fərst geɪm tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə pleɪər ðə ˈɔpʃən əv ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈroʊmæns, wɑz ə ˈblɑkˌbəstər riˈlis ðət wɛnt ɔn tɪ wɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv əˈwɔrdz. ˈɔlsoʊ hoʊldz əv ðə ˈɑnər əv biɪŋ ðə fərst ˈlɛzbiən ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn ðə stɑr wɔrz ˈjunəˌvərs. frəm stɑr wɔrz: naɪts əv ðə oʊld riˈpəblɪk ˈtritmənt əv ˈkɛrɪktərz baɪ ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈstudiˌoʊz stɑrts tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈnɔrməˌlaɪzd əraʊnd əˈbaʊt ðɪs taɪm (ðə ˈərli 2000s*), əˈspɛʃəli ɪn geɪmz. fər hɪz geɪm ˈfeɪbəl 2004 feɪmd dɪˈvɛləpər ˈpitər sɛd hi hæd tɪ faɪt, wɪʧ hæd ˈrisəntli bɔt hɪz ˈstudiˌoʊz, ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈɔpʃən fər ˈroʊmæns: sɛd ðɪs ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈhævɪŋ ʧɔɪs ənd ˈkɑnsəkwəns, ənd əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ ʧuz wɪʧ ˈpərsən ðeɪ ʧæt əp ɪz pɑrt əv ɪt. wɪn ju keɪm tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt, ə mæn, ə ˈwʊmən, ə bɔɪ, ə gərl ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ ʤɪst keɪm əp naturally.”*.” ə poʊl ˈteɪkən ɪn ˈʤərməni wɑz ðə ˈfaɪərˌbrænd ɪn hɪz ˈkɑntɛst fər ˌɪnˈkluʒən. æt ən ˈkɑnfərəns ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈfeɪbəl, əˈnaʊnst ðə ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈɔpʃən fər riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ɪt hoʊpt tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ɪn ðə geɪm, ənd əˈtɛnˈdiz rɪˈspɑndɪd soʊ wɛl tɪ ðə nuz ðət ˈfiʧər wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ˈsikwəlz. ˈfeɪbəl 2010 wʊd ˈivɪn ˌɪnˈklud geɪ əˈdɑpʃən. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, wi stɑrt tɪ ˈɛnər ˈɪntu ə mɔr ˈmɑdərn ˈpɪriəd fər boʊθ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ənd ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən. ɪn 2007 krid wɑz riˈlist, ˈʃoʊkeɪsɪŋ ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz əv ðə ˈrisəntli riˈlist ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 3 ɪn ðə geɪm, ðə ˈmərʧənt kɪŋ ɪz θɔt tɪ bi geɪ beɪst ɔn ˈsətəl hɪnts. waɪl daɪɪŋ, hi sɪz, kʊd aɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ə wɔr ɪn ˈsərvɪs tɪ ðə seɪm gɑd ðət kɔlz mi ən abomination?”*?” hi ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskraɪbz hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ““shameful”*” ənd ə ““peculiarity.”*.” ɪn krid: ˈbrəðərˌhʊd, sɛt ɪn ˈɪtəli ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, peɪd ˈtrɪbjut tɪ ˈrumər mɪl baɪ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈdiˈeɪ pərˈpɔrtɪd roʊˈmæntɪk riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ hɪz meɪl ˈstudənts. ɪn ə brif ˈsikwəns, ðə proʊˈtægənəst ˈkɔɪli ˈrɛprəˌmændz ɪm fər ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔl hɪz taɪm wɪθ ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈmɑdəl, tɪ wɪʧ ˈdiˈeɪ ˈvɪnʧi rɪˈplaɪz, prəˈvaɪd ˈlɪtəl distraction.”*.” ə ˈteɪkən əˈbæk həz noʊ rɪˈspɑns. sɛks, drəgz, ənd geɪ ðə grænd θɛft ˈɔtoʊ ˈsɪriz həz hæd boʊθ ˈkrɪtɪkəl preɪz ənd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm fər ɪts dɪˈpɪkʃən əv ˈərbən ənd ˈgæŋstər laɪf. ðə preɪz kənˈtɪnjud fər ðə 2009 ɪkˈspænʧən grænd θɛft ˈɔtoʊ iv*: ðə ˈbæləd əv geɪ ˈtoʊni, ɪn wɪʧ ˈtɪʧələr ˈtoʊni ˈlɔsɪz kənˈtroʊl əv kləbz ˈɛmpaɪər ɪn ðə ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈlɪbərˌti ˈsɪti. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈtoʊni ɪgˈzæktli ðə ˈɑnərəbəl ti ˈsɪtɪzən ˈpɛrənts meɪ wɔnt ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən tɪ groʊ əp tɪ bɪˈkəm, hi dɪz hæv wən ˈvɛri ˈmɛmərəbəl laɪn æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə geɪm. wɪn hɪz ˈbɑdiˌgɑrd luis ɪz θˈrɛtənd baɪ tu italian-americans*, ər ““guidos,”*,” ˈtoʊni breɪks əp ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt: ““hey!…*!… nɑt ər guidos…*… ər fags.”*.” ðoʊ ˈtoʊni ɪz noʊ roʊl ˈmɑdəl, hi meɪks ə strɔŋ keɪs fər ˌɪnˈkluʒən ɛz ə ˈstænˌdaʊt geɪ ˈkɛrɪktər. ə ˈlɪtəl ˈərliər ɪn 2009 ˌʤæpəˈniz geɪm ˈsɪriz pərˈsoʊnə wʊd ɪkˈsplɔr ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti wɪθ ðə ˈkænʤi ɪn ɪts fɔrθ ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt, ənd ðə fænˈtæstɪkli streɪnʤ bæd bæd bathhouse.”*.” wət fərst əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə pɔrˈtreɪəl boʊθ ənd əˈfɛnsɪvli ˈfɑrsɪkəl bɪˈkəmz ðə rɪˈvilɪŋ əv ˈsikrɪt dɪˈzaɪərz, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ ðə əkˈsɛptəns əv hɪz ““shadow.”*.” hɪz ˈʃæˌdoʊ ɪz ə ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd ənd əˈʃeɪmd ˈspɛktər hu bɛgz ““someone”*” tɪ him.”*.” ˈkænʤi riˈzɑlvz hɪz ənd ækˈsɛpts ðɪs saɪd əv hɪmˈsɛlf, me…*… ənd ju, dammit!”*!” frəm hir ɔn ɪn, ˌɪnˈkluʒən əv ənd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˌseɪmˈsɛks riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps bɪˈkəmz ˈkɑmən ɪˈnəf tɪ teɪk fər ˈgrænɪd. boʊθ ˈdrægən eɪʤ aɪ ənd ˈdrægən eɪʤ: ˈɔrəʤɪnz, ənd ðə ˈsɛkənd ənd θərd mæs ˈifɛkt geɪmz wər ɔl ˈhaɪli ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ənd ˈtaɪtəlz. mæs ˈifɛkt 2012 əˈlaʊd ˌseɪmˈsɛks roʊˈmænsɪz. ɪt brɔt ɪn səm nu fænz, bət fər ˈəðərz fɛlt laɪk ə bɪˈtreɪəl. ðə ˈɔpʃən əv geɪ roʊˈmænsɪz, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə geɪ ləv sin, kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ðət ˈnɛvər ˈfʊli ˈɪntu ə ˈsɛnsəbəl ˈɑrgjəmənt frəm ɪts ˈkrɪtɪks. ɪn ə ˈsɪmələr ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, tɪm keɪn, hu wərkt ɔn ˈfɔˌlaʊt 2 traɪd tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə sɔrs əv ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi bɪˈhaɪnd hɪz geɪm, ðə ˈtɛmpəl əv ˌɛləˈmɛnəl ˈivəl 2003 θɪŋk ðə ˈrizən [ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ] gɑt soʊ məʧ əˈtɛnʃən wɑz bɪˈkəz [ɑr geɪm] wɑz beɪst ɔn ˈdənʤənz ənd ˈdrægənz. wət reɪzd mɔr ˈaɪˌbraʊz ðən fər ˈfɔˌlaʊt wɑz ðət ɪt hæd ˈnɛvər ˈhæpənd ɪn ðət context.”*.” ɪn ðə mæs ˈifɛkt ˈjunəˌvərs, ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ˈhɪroʊz ər əˈsumd tɪ bi ˈmæskjələn, ənd ˈmæskjələn minz ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl. ˈtæmpərɪŋ wɪθ trəˈdɪʃənz wɪl eyebrows.”*.” bət ɪt kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ʧeɪnʤ pərˈsɛpʃənz əv wət ə geɪ mæn ər ˈwʊmən ɪz ər kən bi. ðiz ˈkɑntrəˌvərsiz ənd ðɛr əˈvɛnʧuəl ˌrɛzəˈluʃənz hæv kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈmɑdərn ˈɪrə fər ˈgeɪmərz ɪn wɪʧ ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən ɪz mɔr fɛr ənd mɔr ˌɪnˈklusɪv. ðɪs ɪz pərˈhæps bɛst ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ ˈɛli, ə meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn ðə ðə læst əv ˈjuˈɛs. waɪl ˈɛli ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli straɪks pleɪərz ɛz ˈsɑləm, breɪv, ənd məˈʧʊr, ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈlɛzbiən, huz ˈbədɪŋ ˈroʊmæns ɪz ɪn ðə ˈprikwɛl lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd. ðə geɪm ˌɪnˈkludz ə geɪ mæn, bɪl, huz ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti kən bi dɪˈskəvərd ɪf ju kip jʊr aɪz pild. ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt wɑz, ɛz ju maɪt ɪkˈspɛkt baɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt, ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl. səm fɛlt ˈʤɪltɪd baɪ ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz hu ðeɪ bɪˈlivd ˌriɪnˈvɛntɪd ˈɛli ˈæftər ʃi hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn riˈlist tɪ ðɛm. jɛt tɪ ˈəðərz ɪt wɑz laɪk ən ˌɪnˈvərtɪd æsk, tell”*” ˈpɑləsi. ðoʊ səm fænz fɛlt bɪˈtreɪd ðət wət ðeɪ θɔt wɑz ə ˈkruʃəl ˈditeɪl hæd nɑt bɪn spɛld aʊt frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, ˈəðərz fɛlt ðə læk əv ɪt biɪŋ ˈoʊvərt dɪd ˈʤəstɪs tɪ ðə rɪˈzərvd ˈæˌspɛkts əv ˈɛli. ˈɛli ɪz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv wɛr ˈpipəl faɪnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz təˈdeɪ. geɪ ˈpipəl ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈdɛkeɪdz hæv hæd tɪ ˈnævəˌgeɪt ə ˈmaɪnˌfild əv ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps ənd ˈaʊˈtraɪt əˈprɛʃən tɪ gɪt tɪ ə pleɪs wɛr, laɪk ˈɛli, ðɛr ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti ər ˈʤɛndər ɪz lɛs əˈbaʊt hu ðeɪ ər ðeɪ əˈbaʊt wət ðeɪ du. ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə ˈdɪktəm ðət ˈɪməˌteɪts art,”*,” ðə raɪts ˈmuvmənt leɪd ðə ˈgraʊndˌwərk fər ˈkɛrɪktərz laɪk ˈɛli tɪ bi ˈrɪtən. bət ˈivɪn ɛz fɑr ɛz θɪŋz hæv kəm, stɪl ə weɪz goʊ, ə pɔɪnt riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd læst mənθ baɪ ˈoʊpənli geɪ geɪmz dɪˈvɛləpər ˌluˌsiˈɛn: wɪn ər wi goʊɪŋ tɪ si ðət geɪ proʊˈtægənəst ɪn ə [ˈpɑpjələr] geɪm? nɑt fər ə waɪl, aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt, bɪˈkəz əv fɪrz ðət ˌɪmˈpækt sales.”*.” ˈizi tɪ si wɛr ˈkəmɪŋ frəm. stəˈtɪstɪkəli, ˈpipəl meɪk əp ə məˈnɔrəti əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ənˈlaɪk ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ər ən ˈæktɪv ˈmidiə teɪk ɔn ðə roʊl əv ðə ˈpipəl pleɪɪŋ ɛz. geɪmz dɪˈvɛləpərz kʊd ˈʤəstəˌfaɪəbli bi ˈwərid ðət pleɪɪŋ ɛz ə geɪ ˈkɛrɪktər maɪt bi ə ˈtərˌnɔf fər streɪt ˈgeɪmərz. ðɛn əˈgɛn, ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv ˈnɛvər bɪn gərlz, ənd ˈsərtənli nən əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv ˈbætəld ðə ““infected”*” fər ɑr lɪvz. jɛt wi ləvd ˈɛli ɪn ðə læst əv ˈjuˈɛs. ˈgeɪmərz hæv lɔŋ pleɪd ɛz streɪt ˈkɛrɪktərz, ˈivɪn wɪn ə ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl ˈroʊmæns ɪz ðə ˈkɛrət ˈlidɪŋ ðə pleɪər; waɪ streɪt pleɪərz pleɪ ɛz geɪ ˈkɛrɪktərz? ə geɪ ˈhɪroʊ meɪ nɑt bi ɛz fɑr ɔf ɛz θɪŋks ənd wʊd bɪˈgɪn ə hoʊl nu ˈʧæptər ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈpipəl ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən baɪ ˈʤeɪsən rid
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note: this article contains minor spoilers for the following video games: final fantasy ix, final fantasy xii, resident evil: code veronica, resident evil: dead aim, and the last of us.
the fight for gay rights isn’t limited to real-world spaces. there’s a swelling movement for greater diversity and lgbt representation in video games that’s about to reach a national tipping point.
just last week, nintendo issued a public apology for failing to include same-sex relationships in tomodachi life, a new life simulator that lets users customize everything about their characters except the sex of their significant others. the company claimed that future version of the game will be “more inclusive.” there are also upcoming indie games like ultimate gay fighter, billed as the world’s first gay video game, and a new documentary, gaming in color, devoted to the movement.
modern game titles now have more people who exist outside traditional gender and sexual orientations, represented more broadly and accurately. we are getting to a place where we can say that there are relatable and realistic gay characters young gamers can be inspired by.
but lgbt characters have been around almost as long as video games themselves—hidden in plain sight—and they’ve become some of the most beloved, enduring characters around.
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taking it one gay at a time
the video game industry started coming into focus in the early 1970s—almost parallel to the lgbt rights movement—following the success of basic tennis game pong. but it took another decade for gay characters to begin appearing in video games. in the 1986 computer game moonmist, a woman is seen to be angry with her girlfriend. it’s hardly a starring role—and the girlfriend in question is marrying a man—but she’s widely recognized as the first gay character.
although moonmist came first, birdo—a pink, red-ribbon-wearing dinosaur from super mario bros. 2 (1988)—is still around today in the multiplayer rosters for mario kart and mario party. you probably wouldn’t know her as transgender: in the original game manual, she’s described thus: “he thinks he’s a girl […] he’d rather be called birdetta.” that’s striking on a number of levels, not least of which is that it came from nintendo, a company still conservative in its references to gender and sexuality.
in birdo’s later appearances, any hint of being transgender was removed and either replaced with “indeterminate gender” or simply left to the player’s imagination.
other notable video game characters from around that time include another transgender woman who appeared in circuit’s edge (1989) and a gay librarian in dracula unleashed, a live-action video game from 1993.
sega’s side-scrolling fighting game streets of rage 3 arrived in 1994, with its hilariously flamboyant boss character ash. dressed in leather attire, he fights the player with his go-go boy sidekicks. while ash was present in the original japanese version of the game, he was later removed to protect the innocence of american audiences (though he could be re-added with a cheat cartridge).
japan has actually created a number of camp characters over the last two decades. however, they’re arguably more true to stereotypes than real life. check out the wispy general zhang he of the dynasty warriors canon, cloud strife’s cross-dressing/manhandling moment in final fantasy vii, or the svelte narcissist vega from street fighter ii.
cloud and his entourage from final fantasy vii | screenshot via border house blog
meanwhile, in the u.s., developers started giving gay characters actual plot lines. curtis craig and best friend trevor conducted an understated romance in 1996’s phantasmagoria 2, from california-based company sierra entertainment. curtis is bisexual, and in the game he can also have relationships with girls, which leaves it up to the player to develop.
in 1998, fallout 2 courted notoriety after it featured same-sex marriage at a time when it wasn’t even possible in america. appropriately, there isn’t any sort of fanfare or special attention given to same-sex marriages in the game. characters react the same regardless of whom you marry.
developer tim caine, who is openly gay and, as of 2012, married, was one of the writers behind the fallout sequel. he explained that adding the gay marriage option was part of the culture in making fallout games:
“we kind of liked pushing boundaries a bit. not always with violence. we wanted a game which is full of social commentary. so [same-sex marriage] was just another thing we were doing. i don’t even think anybody in the team really argued over it. we didn’t think ‘oh my god, this an amazing thing.’ it was just ‘we’re going to cover every possible base here.’ and then we moved on.”
fallout 2
gay is the new black
while some games were explicitly making homosexuality an option, there were also many “are-they-or-aren’t-they” moments in video games that could have influenced how we see effeminate men and blurred genders.
in the final fantasy series, the ninth game (ix, released in 2000) featured two playable characters of ambiguous gender: quena, from the possibly genderless qu tribe, and vivi, a bionic weapon of sorts.
quena and his/her kind have no identifiable gender and are sometimes trotted out as evidence of gender nonconformity in a key, playable character. this is possibly an attempt to incorporate minority groups in a mainstream title, or perhaps it was the intention of the developers (square, now square enix) to play with concepts of species and race and show how arbitrary those boundaries are. neither possibility has been commented upon by the company.
in the same game, kuja represents a more dated version of the typified sexual minority. he’s ailistic, theatrical villain, chastising the heroes with chortles and high-camp frivolity—not a hard one to peg as gay or genderqueer. once again, square enix has made no comment, but when the character so subscribes to this checklist of sexuality stereotypes, not much is left to the imagination. just compare his feminine posturing in contrast to zidane, the woman-chasing hero of ix.
kuja from final fantasy: ix
in fact, kuja is part of a tradition in this series to have holy trios of contrasting male figures: masculine mentors or father-figures; young, starry-eyed heroes; and camp theatre-villains, like kuja.
there is only one confirmed genderqueer person in the final fantasy series, called night dancer (final fantasy tactics advanced 2: grimoires of the rift, 2007). a humanoid (apparently female) lizard who is revealed to be biologically male if the player breaks the combat law that says you can’t attack members of the opposite sex… bet that caught some players off-guard. unfortunately, she is also a villain.
night dancer from final fantasy tactics advanced 2: grimoires of the rift
another japanese series of games that flirted more openly with gender was the resident evil franchise. in resident evil: code veronica (2000), the game’s first antagonist alfred ashford is revealed to crossdress in order to channel his sister alexia, who is frozen in cryogenesis. this seems to tie-in with his obvious pathology; he’s also hinted to have had an incestual relationship with his sister and to have been involved in the murder of his father.
alfred ashford and his sister alexia from resident evil: code veronica
the same transgender/psychopathology crossover is repeated in morpheus duvall, the main antagonist of resident evil: dead aim (2003). toward the end of the game, he successfully transforms himself with the help of one of the series’ virus strains into a female version of himself, replete with an hourglass figure and the click-clack of high heels during battles.
there was a time when all it took to be a villain was a black cape and some midnight mascara. but these games, which arrived at a time when video games were becoming a more popular pastime, use sexual and gender deviation from the norm to depict illness.
lgbt +1
as we entered into the new millennium, consolidation of gay rights (anti-homophobia laws, equal ages of consent) was a matter for mainstream conversation. in the public imagination, gay people could pursue “ordinary” lifestyles with a partner, house, and children. same-sex domesticity in video games wasn’t far behind.
the franchise-creating life simulator the sims was releasd in late 2000 by electronic arts (ea). the game allowed players to decide the look, attitude, aspirations and, yes, sexuality of their sim. just like in fallout 2, this was merely a product of the gameplay. a “sandbox” game, players are given free rein to do what they want with their sims. but unlike fallout 2, the sims and its lgbt-friendly content were living in a different era in terms of acceptance. to highlight this, ea released a special lgbt trailer.
later in 2001, japanese developer konami released metal gear solid: sons of liberty, part of the metal gear solid stealth/shooter series. some will remember this game as featuring übersexual, incidentally bisexual character vamp. though he was an antagonist, it was in the tradition of metal gear solid games to have bad guys the player could sympathize with. this was no less true for vamp, whose story of losing his family in an explosion and his horrifying attempts to survive made his apparent sadism less surprising.
later in the series, metal gear solid: snake eater (2004) plots a suggested romance between two male antagonists: colonel volgin and major ivan raikov.
in 2003, bioware’s star wars role-playing game knights of the old republic (often shortened to kotor) would allow the player to romance a lesbian jedi knight by the name of juhani. while it isn’t the first game to allow the player the option of same-sex romance, kotor was a blockbuster release that went on to win a number of awards. juhani also holds of the honor of being the first lesbian character in the star wars universe.
juhani from 2003’s star wars: knights of the old republic
treatment of lgbt characters by well-known studios starts to become normalized around about this time (the early 2000s), especially in role-playing games. for his game fable (2004), famed developer peter molyneux said he had to fight ea, which had recently bought his lionhead studios, over the issue of including a same-sex option for in-game romance:
“we said this is about having choice and consequence, and allowing people to choose which person they chat up is part of it. when you came to think about it, there’s a man, there’s a woman, there’s a boy, there’s a girl – same-sex marriage just came up naturally.”
a poll taken in germany was the firebrand in his contest for inclusion. at an e3 conference during the development of fable, molyneux announced the same-sex option for relationships it hoped to include in the game, and attendees responded so well to the news that feature was also included in sequels. fable iii (2010) would even include gay adoption.
at this point, we start to enter into a more modern period for both video games and lgbt representation. in 2007, assassin’s creed was released, showcasing the jaw-dropping capabilities of the recently released playstation 3. in the game, the merchant king abu’l nuquod is thought to be gay based on subtle hints. while dying, he says, “how could i finance a war in service to the same god that calls me an abomination?” he also describes himself as “shameful” and a “peculiarity.”
in assassin’s creed: brotherhood, set in italy in the 15th century, ubisoft paid tribute to history’s rumor mill by incorporating da vinci’s purported romantic relationships with his male students. in a brief in-game sequence, the protagonist ezio coyly reprimands him for spending all his time with a female model, to which da vinci replies, “women provide little distraction.” a taken aback ezio has no response.
sex, drugs, and gay inclusivity
the grand theft auto series has had both critical praise and criticism for its depiction of urban and gangster life. the praise continued for the 2009 downloadable expansion grand theft auto iv: the ballad of gay tony, in which titular tony losses control of clubs empire in the fictional liberty city.
even though tony isn’t exactly the honorable lgb t citizen parents may want their children to grow up to become, he does have one very memorable line at the beginning of the game. when his bodyguard luis is threatened by two italian-americans, or “guidos,” tony breaks up the argument: “hey!… we’re not spics or guidos… or fags.”
though tony is no role model, he makes a strong case for inclusion as a standout gay character.
a little earlier in 2009, japanese game series persona would explore sexuality with the byronic kanji in its fourth installment, and the fantastically strange “kanji’s bad bad bathhouse.”
what first appears to be a portrayal both homoerotic and offensively farcical becomes the revealing of kanji’s secret desires, represented by the acceptance of his “shadow.” his shadow is a frustrated and ashamed specter who begs “someone” to “love him.” kanji resolves his hang-ups and accepts this side of himself, “you’re me… and i’m you, dammit!”
from here on in, inclusion of lgbt and the possibility of same-sex relationships becomes common enough to take for granted. both dragon age i and dragon age: origins, borderlands ii and the second and third mass effect games were all highly anticipated and lgbt-friendly titles.
mass effect iii (2012) allowed in-depth same-sex romances. it brought in some new fans, but for others felt like a betrayal. the option of gay romances, which included a gay love scene, created a controversy that never fully coagulated into a sensible argument from its critics. in a similar conversation, tim caine, who worked on fallout 2, tried to identify the source of the controversy behind his game, the temple of elemental evil (2003): “i think the reason [same-sex marriage] got so much attention was because [our game] was based on dungeons and dragons. what raised more eyebrows than for fallout was that it had never happened in that context.”
in the mass effect universe, sci-fi heroes are assumed to be masculine, and masculine means heterosexual. tampering with long-standing traditions will “raise eyebrows.” but it could also change perceptions of what a gay man or woman is or can be.
these controversies and their eventual resolutions have created a modern era for lgbt gamers in which representation is more fair and more inclusive. this is perhaps best represented by ellie, a main character in the award-winning the last of us. while ellie immediately strikes players as solemn, brave, and mature, she’s also a little-known lesbian, whose budding romance is retold in the prequel left behind. the game includes a gay man, bill, whose sexuality can be discovered if you keep your eyes peeled.
ellie’s coming out was, as you might expect by this point, controversial. some felt jilted by the developers who they believed reinvented ellie after she had already been released to them. yet to others it was like an inverted “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. though some fans felt betrayed that what they thought was a crucial detail had not been spelled out from the beginning, others felt the lack of it being overt did justice to the reserved aspects of ellie.
ellie is representative of where lgbt people find themselves today. gay people over the last decades have had to navigate a minefield of stereotypes and outright oppression to get to a place where, like ellie, their sexuality or gender is less about who they are they about what they do. contrary to the wildian dictum that “life imitates art,” the rights movement laid the groundwork for characters like ellie to be written.
but even as far as things have come, there’s still a ways go, a point reiterated last month by openly gay games developer lucien soulban: “so when are we going to see that gay protagonist in a [popular] game? not for a while, i suspect, because of fears that it’ll impact sales.”
it’s easy to see where he’s coming from. statistically, lgbt people make up a minority of the population. unlike tv, video games are an active media platform—you take on the role of the people you’re playing as. games developers could justifiably be worried that playing as a gay character might be a turnoff for straight gamers.
then again, many of us have never been 14-year-old girls, and certainly none of us have battled the “infected” for our lives. yet we played—and loved playing—as ellie in the last of us. lgbt gamers have long played as straight characters, even when a heterosexual romance is the carrot leading the player; why shouldn’t straight players play as gay characters?
a gay hero may not be as far off as soulban thinks and would begin a whole new chapter in the history of lgbt people in video games.
illustration by jason reed
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ˈrisənt kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri juz ˈkæptɪv ʧɪmˈpænziz ˈæmbər ənd ˈælɪs æt lemsip*; ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈnænsi ˈmɛgnə ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 17 2015 ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪˌtuts əv hɛlθ (nih*) əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt wʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər səˈpɔrt ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrisərʧ ɔn ʧɪmˈpænziz ənd ðət ɪt wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ ˈlɔŋgər meɪnˈteɪn ə ˈkɑləni əv 50 ʧɪmˈpænziz fər ˈpɑsəbəl fˈjuʧər; ɔl ʧɪmˈpænziz wər dimd ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər rɪˈtaɪərmənt. əp ənˈtɪl ˈrisəntli, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʧɪmˈpænziz wər stɪl juzd ɪn ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrisərʧ, praɪˈmɛrəli fər ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs dɪˈziz ˈrisərʧ. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ prəˈvaɪdz ən ˈoʊvərvˌju əv wət ðeɪ hæd bɪn juzd fər ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz. rɪˈpitɪd juz ʧɪmˈpænziz əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈrisənt ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrisərʧ wər meɪnˈteɪnd ɪn lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz æt ə fju ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd fəˈsɪlɪtiz. əˈprɑksəmətli hæf əv ðə ʧɪmˈpænziz wər haʊzd æt tu fəˈsɪlɪtiz (əˈprɑksəmətli 300 æt nu aɪˈbɪriə ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər ənd 160 æt ˈpraɪˌmeɪt fəˈsɪlɪti). ˈrəfli 577 ʧɪmˈpænziz, ðoʊ noʊ ˈlɔŋgər juzd ɪn ˈrisərʧ, stɪl rɪˈmeɪn haʊzd ɪn ˈrisərʧ ˈlæbrəˌtɔriz. ðə səˈluʃən tɪ ðə haɪ kɔst əv ʧɪmˈpænzi ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd kɛr həz bɪn tɪ prəˈmoʊt ˌsɛntrəlɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ˈməltəpəl ˈjuzɪz əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɪts 1997 rɪˈpɔrt, ʧɪmˈpænziz ɪn ˈrisərʧ: ˈstrætəʤiz fər ðɛr ˈɛθɪkəl kɛr, ˈmænɪʤmənt, ənd juz: lɑrʤ ˈfɪgjərz [rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə kɔsts əv meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ʧɪmˈpænziz fər ˈrisərʧ] ˈɑrgju fər ˈkɛrfəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ˈməltəpəl juz wɛˈnɛvər possible.”*.” ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ʧɪmˈpænziz wər juzd rɪˈpitɪdli baɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈfɛdərəl ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈlæbrəˌtɔriz tɪ əbˈteɪn bləd, ˈsɪrəm, ˈtɪʃu, ənd ˈəðər ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈspɛsəmənz, ər ɪn ˈməltəpəl ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz. sɪns ˈkæptɪv ʧɪmˈpænziz kən lɪv mɔr ðən 50 jɪrz, ðɪs ˈpɑləsi ˈsəmˌtaɪmz mɛnt ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˈməltəpəl ɪkˈspɛrəmənts, knockdowns*, ənd ˈəðər prəˈsiʤərz. ˌsɛntrəlɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ““recycling”*” ʧɪmˈpænziz ˈɪntu ˈməltəpəl ˈrisərʧ ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz ˈædɪd tɪ ðə ˈsəfərɪŋ əv ðiz ˈhaɪli ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ənd ˈkɑgnəzənt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. tɪ lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈdiˌkris ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd ˈmeɪntənəns kɔsts ənd ˌɪnˈkris θru rɪˈpitɪd juz əv ˈsɪŋgəl ʧɪmˈpænziz, si rɪˈpitɪd juz. ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtəs ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtəs ˈrisərʧ kənˈtɪnjud ənˈtɪl ˈrisəntli ˈivɪn ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˈvælɪd ˈɑrgjəmənts ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ɪts ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk wərθ. ɪn 2006 ˈɔlˌmoʊst 11 ˈmɪljən wɑz spɛnt ɔn ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs dɪˈziz ˈrisərʧ ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ʧɪmˈpænziz ənd ˈoʊvər 7 ˈmɪljən əv ðət wɛnt tɪ ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtəs si (hcv*) ˈrisərʧ. ðɪs ˈrisərʧ wɑz kənˈdəktəd dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ðə kɔrs əv dɪˈziz ɪn ðə ʧɪmˈpænzi ˈdɪfərz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli frəm ɪts kɔrs ɪn ˈjumənz. ðiz ˈdɪfərənsɪz, laɪk ðə dɪˈspɛrətiz sin ɪn ˈəðər ˈvaɪrəl ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz, ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən əv waɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ʧɪmˈpænziz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtəs si ˌvækˈsin fər ˈjumənz ɪz ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk. (fər ˈəðər ˈɛriəz əv ˈrisərʧ ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz ənd ˈfeɪljərz frəm ʧɪmˈpænzi juz, si ðə keɪs tɪ ɛnd ʧɪmˈpænzi ˈrisərʧ.) wəns ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd, ʧɪmˈpænziz wər ˈtɪpɪkəli fɔrst tɪ lɪv ɪn ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ɪn ˈstɛrəl wɛr ðeɪ wər səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ˈfrikˌwɛnt bləd drɔz ənd ˈəðər ˌɪnˈveɪsɪv prəˈsiʤərz. ˈpeɪnfəl ˈlɪvər pənʧ ənd wɛʤ ˈbaɪɑpsiz wər ə ˈkɑmən ənd ˈfrikˌwɛnt prəˈsiʤər. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ʧɪmˈpænziz wər ˈtɪpɪkəli fər ðiz prəˈsiʤərz, ˌænɪsˈθiˌʒiə, əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˌænəˈlʤisɪk rɪˈlif, ənd rɪˈkəvəri frəm ðə ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə prəˈsiʤər ər ˈdɪfəkəlt. ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn ðə leɪt, ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt juzd ˈhənərdz əv ʧɪmˈpænziz fər ˈjumən ˌɪmjunoʊˌdɪˈfɪʃənsi ˈvaɪrəs (hiv*) ˈrisərʧ. ðɪs ˈrisərʧ wɑz ˈəltəmətli kənˈsɪdərd ˈlɑrʤli ə ˈfeɪljər, ˈhævɪŋ rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ˈlɪtəl ər noʊ nu ər ˈæpləkəbəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈziz, ɪts ˈtritmənt, ər kjʊr. ɪn fækt, ðə əv ˈrisərʧ ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ʧɪmˈpænziz wɑz ˈrisəntli ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd ɪn əˈsɛsmənt əv ðə roʊl əv ʧɪmˈpænziz ɪn eɪdz ˌvækˈsin research,”*,” ə ˈpəblɪʃt ˈpeɪpər baɪ ʤəˈnɛtəsəst ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈprɑʤɛkt saɪəns dɪˈrɛktər ˈdɑktər. ˈʤærə ˈbeɪli. ɪn spaɪt əv ənˈtoʊld əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˌɪnˈfɛkt ʧɪmˈpænziz wɪθ ɪn ˈɛvəri kənˈsivəbəl weɪ, ˈoʊnli wən bɪˈkeɪm ɪl wɪθ ən ˈsɪnˌdroʊm ənd daɪd. dɪˈspaɪt ðɪs, ə ˈrɛlətɪvli smɔl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈrisərʧ ɔn ʧɪmˈpænziz kənˈtɪnjud (səm 2 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈfɛdərəl ˈdɔlərz ɪn 2004 ɪn ʃɑrp ˈkɑntræst tɪ ˈəðər ˈɛriəz əv ˈrisərʧ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ stɛm sɛl, ɪn wɪʧ ˈsɛvərəl ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈfɛdərəl ˈdɔlərz ər ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd). ɪn 1998 ˈstədiz ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ʧɪmˈpænziz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈɔlˌmoʊst 30 ˈstədiz pər jɪr, ðoʊ ðət ˈnəmbər fɛl tɪ ʤɪst fɔr ɪn 2005 ə ˈnɪrli 87 ˈdiˌkris. ˈhənərdz əv ʧɪmˈpænziz wər ˈpərpəsli brɛd ɪn ðə fər ˈrisərʧ. ðeɪ əˈkaʊnt fər ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ““surplus”*” əv hum hæv bɪn ˈlæŋgwɪʃɪŋ fər ˈdɛkeɪdz. səm ˈivɪn rɪˈmeɪnd fər jɪrz ɪn ˈstɛrəl fəˈsɪlɪtiz. ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs dɪˈziz ʧɪmˈpænziz kən bi ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd wɪθ ˈmɛni əv ðə seɪm ˈvaɪrəsɪz ðət əˈflɪkt ˈjumənz, wɪʧ dɪz nɑt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, pruv ðeɪ ər ə gʊd ər ˈivɪn pərˈdəktɪv ˈmɑdəl fər ðət ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr dɪˈziz. ɪn fækt, taɪm ənd əˈgɛn, ðeɪ feɪld ɛz ə ˈmɑdəl tɪ ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt ˈjumən dɪˈziz ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr lɛd tɪ ˈlɪmɪtɪd, ɛˈroʊniəs ər ˈivɪn ˈdeɪnʤərəs kənˈkluʒənz wɪn əˈplaɪd tɪ ˈjumənz. ˈivɪn soʊ, mɔr ðən ˌwənˈθərd əv ðə 29 ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz spɛnt ɔn ʧɪmˈpænzi ˈrisərʧ ɪn 2006 wɛnt tɪ ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs dɪˈziz ˈrisərʧ, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtəs ənd ˈstədiz. ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz, ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd ʧɪmˈpænziz du nɑt bɪˈkəm ɪl ɛz ˈjumənz du. ðə kɔrs əv dɪˈziz ɪz ˈrædɪkli ˈdɪfərənt. ɛˈsɛnʃəli, ðeɪ wər ˈtɪpɪkəli juzd ˈoʊnli ɛz ə ˈmidiəm ɪn wɪʧ tɪ groʊ ˈvaɪrəsɪz ənd ɛz ˈlɪvɪŋ tɛst tubz. təˈdeɪ ðɛr ər groʊɪŋ ˈnəmbərz əv ɔlˈtərnətɪvz tɪ ðɪs juz əˈveɪləbəl ənd biɪŋ ˈfərðər riˈsərʧt. ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz ðət prɪˈvɛnt ðɛm frəm bɪˈkəmɪŋ ɪl hæd ˈbɛrɪŋ ɔn waɪ ðɛr juz ɪn səʧ ˈrisərʧ ɪz kˈwɛsʧənəbəl. dɪˈspaɪt ðə ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz bɪtˈwin ʧɪmˈpænziz ənd ˈjumənz, ˈɪntrəkət ənd ˈkɑmplɛks ˌfɪziəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪgˈzɪst æt ðə ˈsɛljələr ˈlɛvəl. fər səʧ ˈrizənz, ðɛr juz tɪ ˈstədi ˈjumən ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs dɪˈziz ɪz ˈhaɪli ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk. ˌnʊrəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈrisərʧ ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs dɪˈziz ˈrisərʧ, ˈpraɪˌmeɪt ˈrisərʧərz juzd ʧɪmˈpænziz ɪn nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns ənd kɑgˈnɪʃən ˈstədiz. wən pæst ˈstədi, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ““infect”*” ˈbeɪbi ʧɪmˈpænziz baɪ ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪŋ ðɛr breɪnz wɪθ breɪn ˈtɪʃu ənd ˈspaɪnəl fluɪd frəm ˈjumənz ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ˈməltəpəl sklərˈoʊsəs (mɪz). ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs ˈrisərʧ dɪd nɑt kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ɑr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv mɪz ɪn ˈɛni sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt weɪ. ˈbridɪŋ ənd ˈmeɪntənəns əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈænjuəl kɔst əv ˈfɛdərəli ˈfəndɪd ʧɪmˈpænzi ˈrisərʧ həz bɪn fər ðɛr ˈmeɪntənəns. ˌbiˈsaɪdz grænts ˈgɪvɪn spəˈsɪfɪkli fər ʧɪmˈpænzi ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd ˈmeɪntənəns, əˈdɪʃənəl kɔsts ər ˈɔfən ˈbɛrid ɪn ˈəðər grænts, ənd wɪn ˈtælid, ˈkɑnstəˌtut ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt əˈmaʊnt əv ˈtoʊtəl ˈfəndɪŋ. ɛz ˈpriviəsli ˈmɛnʃənd ˈəndər ““hiv,”*,” ˈhənərdz əv ʧɪmˈpænziz wər brɛd ɪn ðə fər ˈrisərʧ. wɪn ðɪs ˈrisərʧ wɑz dimd ˈlɑrʤli ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt faʊnd ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɪθ ə ““surplus”*” əv ʧɪmˈpænzi ˈrisərʧ ˈsəbʤɪkts hu wər ˈkɔstli tɪ meɪnˈteɪn. ɪn 1997 ðə dɪˈklɛrd ə ˈbridɪŋ ˌmɔrəˈtɔriəm ɔn ɔl oʊnd ər səˈpɔrtɪd ʧɪmˈpænziz; ðɪs ˌmɔrəˈtɔriəm bɪˈkeɪm ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ɪn 2007 wɪn ˈfɛdərəl ˈfəndɪŋ fər ˈbridɪŋ ˈɛndɪd. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, si ˈfɛdərəli ˈfəndɪd ˈbridɪŋ. ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ɪn əbˈteɪnɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkt həz bɪn dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ənd ənˈkəvərɪŋ ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ʧɪmˈpænziz wər juzd ɪn ɪkˈspɛrəmənts. ˈoʊnli θru ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wʊd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpəblɪk ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ boʊθ ʧɪmˈpænziz ənd tæks ˈdɔlərz wər biɪŋ juzd ənd ˈweɪstɪd, ɛz ˈniðər juz ɪz tɪ ɑr ˈbɛnəfɪt. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðoʊ, ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˈænəməlz ɪn ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrisərʧ ɪz nɑt ˈrɛdəli əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ənd məst bi glind frəm ˈvɛriəs ˈsɔrsəz. (si ənˈkəvərɪŋ ðə truθ.) ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən prəˈvaɪdɪd hir wɑz əbˈteɪnd praɪˈmɛrəli frəm ˈpəblɪʃt ˈpeɪpərz ɪn ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈʤərnəlz ənd ˈæbstrækts əv ˈfɛdərəl grænts θru ðə kəmˈpjutər rɪˈtrivəl əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈprɑʤɛkts (krɪsp) ˈdætəˌbeɪs. ɛz əv 2010 krɪsp həz bɪn ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ðə ˈrisərʧ pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ ˈɔnˌlaɪn rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ tul (rɪˈpɔrt). ˈlɪtəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ɪkˈspɛrəmənts ðət ər ˈfəndɪd baɪ ˈpraɪvət ˈkəmpəˌniz. ɪf ju hæv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ædz tɪ, səˈpɔrts, ər ˈkɑnflɪkts wɪθ ˈɛni prəˈvaɪdɪd ɔn ðɪs saɪt, wi ˈwɛlkəm jʊr ˈfidˌbæk. tɔp
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recent contemporary use
captive chimpanzees amber and alyce at lemsip; photo: © nancy megna
on november 17, 2015, the national institutes of health (nih) announced that it would no longer support biomedical research on chimpanzees and that it would also no longer maintain a colony of 50 chimpanzees for possible future; all nih-owned chimpanzees were deemed eligible for retirement. up until recently, however, chimpanzees were still used in biomedical research, primarily for infectious disease research. the following provides an overview of what they had been used for in recent years.
repeated use
chimpanzees available for recent biomedical research were maintained in large numbers at a few centralized facilities. approximately half of the chimpanzees were housed at two facilities (approximately 300 at new iberia research center and 160 at alamogordo primate facility). roughly 577 chimpanzees, though no longer used in research, still remain housed in research laboratories.
the nih’s solution to the high cost of chimpanzee housing and care has been to promote centralization and multiple uses of individuals. according to its 1997 report, chimpanzees in research: strategies for their ethical care, management, and use: “such large figures [referring to the costs of maintaining chimpanzees for research] argue for careful population management and multiple use whenever possible.”
individual chimpanzees were used repeatedly by various federal and private laboratories to obtain blood, serum, tissue, and other biological specimens, or in multiple protocols. since captive chimpanzees can live more than 50 years, this policy sometimes meant decades of multiple experiments, knockdowns, and other procedures. centralization and “recycling” chimpanzees into multiple research protocols added to the suffering of these highly sensitive and cognizant individuals.
to learn more about attempts to decrease housing and maintenance costs and increase cost-benefit through repeated use of single chimpanzees, see repeated use.
hepatitis
hepatitis research continued until recently even in the face of valid arguments challenging its scientific worth. in 2006, almost $11 million was spent on infectious disease research involving chimpanzees and over $7 million of that went to hepatitis c (hcv) research.
this research was conducted despite the fact that the course of hcv disease in the chimpanzee differs significantly from its course in humans. these differences, like the disparities seen in other viral infections, is part of the explanation of why using chimpanzees to develop a hepatitis c vaccine for humans is problematic. (for other areas of research limitations and failures from chimpanzee use, see the case to end chimpanzee research.)
once infected, chimpanzees were typically forced to live in isolation in sterile bio-containment where they were subjected to frequent blood draws and other invasive procedures. painful liver punch and wedge biopsies were a common and frequent procedure. although chimpanzees were typically anesthetized for these procedures, anesthesia, appropriate analgesic relief, and recovery from the anesthetic as well as the procedure are difficult.
hiv
starting in the late 1980s, the u.s. government used hundreds of chimpanzees for human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) research. this research was ultimately considered largely a failure, having resulted in little or no new or applicable information about the disease, its treatment, or cure. in fact, the invalidity of hiv research involving chimpanzees was recently illustrated in “an assessment of the role of chimpanzees in aids vaccine research,” a published paper by geneticist and former project r&r science director dr. jarrod bailey.
in spite of untold attempts to infect chimpanzees with hiv in every conceivable way, only one chimpanzee—jerom—ever became ill with an aids-like syndrome and died. despite this, a relatively small amount of hiv research on chimpanzees continued (some $2 million in federal dollars in 2004, in sharp contrast to other areas of research, including stem cell, in which several billion in federal dollars are allocated). in 1998, aids-related studies involving chimpanzees included almost 30 studies per year, though that number fell to just four in 2005, a nearly 87% decrease.
hundreds of chimpanzees were purposely bred in the 1980s for hiv research. they account for the majority of the so-called “surplus” chimpanzees—many of whom have been languishing for decades. some even remained for years in sterile biocontainment facilities.
infectious disease
chimpanzees can be infected with many of the same viruses that afflict humans, which does not, however, prove they are a good or even productive model for that particular disease. in fact, time and again, they failed as a model to replicate human disease and therefore led to limited, erroneous or even dangerous conclusions when applied to humans. even so, more than one-third of the $29 million dollars spent on chimpanzee research in 2006 went to infectious disease research, which includes hepatitis and hiv studies.
in most cases, infected chimpanzees do not become ill as humans do. the course of disease is radically different. essentially, they were typically used only as a medium in which to grow viruses and antigens—essentially as living test tubes. today there are growing numbers of alternatives to this use available and being further researched.
the differences that prevent them from becoming ill had bearing on why their use in such research is questionable. despite the genetic similarities between chimpanzees and humans, intricate and complex physiological differences exist at the cellular level. for such reasons, their use to study human infectious disease is highly problematic.
neurological research
besides infectious disease research, primate researchers used chimpanzees in neuroscience and cognition studies. one past study, for example, attempted to “infect” baby chimpanzees by injecting their brains with brain tissue and spinal fluid from humans suffering from multiple sclerosis (ms). however, this research did not contributed to our understanding of ms in any significant way.
breeding and maintenance
according to project r&r’s investigation, 30-50% of the total annual cost of federally funded chimpanzee research has been for their maintenance. besides grants given specifically for chimpanzee housing and maintenance, additional costs are often buried in other grants, and when tallied, constitute a significant amount of total funding.
as previously mentioned under “hiv,” hundreds of chimpanzees were bred in the 1980s for hiv research. when this research was deemed largely unsuccessful, the government found itself with a “surplus” of chimpanzee research subjects who were costly to maintain. in 1997, the nih declared a breeding moratorium on all ncrr owned or supported chimpanzees; this moratorium became permanent in 2007 when federal funding for breeding ended.
for more information, see federally funded breeding.
the difficulty in obtaining information
project r&r has been devoted to investigating and uncovering the ways in which chimpanzees were used in experiments. only through this information would the american public understand how both chimpanzees and tax dollars were being used and wasted, as neither use is to our benefit.
unfortunately, though, information on animals in biomedical research is not readily available to the public and must be gleaned from various sources. (see uncovering the truth.) the information provided here was obtained primarily from published papers in scientific journals and abstracts of federal grants through the computer retrieval of information on scientific projects (crisp) database. as of 2010, crisp has been replaced by the nih research portfolio online reporting tool (report). little information is available on experiments that are funded by private companies.
if you have information that adds to, supports, or conflicts with any provided on this site, we welcome your feedback.
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ðə nu mɑrks ɪn taɪm ɪkˈspænʧən fər ðə maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈpoʊˌni ɪz ɔn ɪts weɪ, ənd læst wik wi tʊk ə lʊk æt wən əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər θimz frəm ðə sɛt taɪm ˈtrævəl ənd ɪkˈwɛstriən ˈhɪstəri. ðɪs wik wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈəðər bɪg θim frəm ðə sɛt, wɪʧ ʤɪst ˈhæpənz tɪ bi ˈfrɑlɪkɪŋ, ər lɑts əv ˈfɪliz ənd koʊlts ɪn mɑrks ɪn taɪm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ iʧ əv ðə meɪn sɪks ˈərnɪŋ ðɛr mɑrks, ˈkoʊˌkoʊ fərst taɪm ˈhɛlpɪŋ aʊt wɪθ kəmˈjunɪti ˈθieɪtər, kələrəˈtʊrə ˈsɪŋɪŋ æt ˈsəmər kæmp, ˈstɑˌrlaɪt ˈərli əˈtɛmpts æt ˈmæʤɪk, ˈlɛmən hɑrts wɪθ hər hɛd stək ɪn ə flæsk, ənd weɪ mɔr! ənd əv kɔrs, lɛts nɑt fərˈgɛt əˈbaʊt ðə mɑrk kruˈseɪdərz, ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn ɔl əv ˈfrɛndʃɪp ɪz ɔn bɪˈloʊ ðə breɪk tɪ si ˈplɛnti əv kjut ˈlɪtəl ˈpoʊniz æt ðɛr ˈkjutɪst ənd ˈlɪtələst, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ səm mɔr ˈdeɪli ɪkˈsklusɪv kɑrd goʊ θru ðə mlp*: ˈkələr ˈreɪnˌboʊ, ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ blu! ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər ənd ˈsupər rɛr frɛnd kɑrdz, boʊθ əv wɪʧ ər stɪl tɔp ˈsikrɪt fər naʊ, ju kən lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ bæbz sid ˈpʊtɪŋ hər huf daʊn əˈgɛnst ˈbʊliɪŋ, ˈreɪnˌboʊ dæʃ groʊɪŋ əp ˈɪntu ðə wi ɔl noʊ ənd ləv, ə ˈsərtən ˈgrɪfən waɪl ʃi wɑz stɪl æt flaɪt kæmp, skulz klæs ˈprɛzɪdənt, ənd mɔd paɪ foʊl kɑrd ɪz wən əv ˈtudeɪz ɪkˈsklusɪvz rɪˈmɛmbər ɪn ˈpɪŋki praɪd, wɪn ˈpɪŋki ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə ˈfæməli ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv hər fərst ˈpɑrti? pɑrt əv ðət ˈpɪkʧər wɑz ə rɛr ʃɑt əv mɔd paɪ ˈgrɪnɪŋ ɛz ə ˈfɪli! ˌbiˈsaɪdz mɔd ənd applejack*, jul ˈɔlsoʊ faɪnd ˈæpəl blum ɛz ə frɛnd ənd meɪn (wɪʧ ər daʊn bɪˈloʊ), ˈgræni smɪθ ɛz ə tin frəm hər zæp ˈæpəl ˈflæʃˌbæk, ənd ə ˈsərtən bɪg ˈbrəðər æt hɪz ˈpɪŋki paɪ ɪz ðə "ˈpɪŋkɪst" ˈkɛrɪktər əv ðə meɪn sɪks, pɪŋk ˈjuʒəwəli həz ə lɔt əv kɑrdz θimd tɪ fən, wɪʧ minz pɪŋk ˈjuʒəwəli həz ðə moʊst ɪn moʊst sɛts. ðət minz jul si ˈplɛnti əv pɪŋk ɪn mɑrks ɪn taɪm ɛz wɛl, laɪk ˈspɛʃəl gɛst əˈpɪrənsəz baɪ flitter*, cloudchaser*, ənd æt æt ʧiz fərst kænt hæv ɔl ðiz ˈrənɪŋ əraʊnd wɪˈθaʊt ə foalsitter*, soʊ ˈprɪnsɛs ɛz ə tin ɪz hir tɪ seɪv ðə deɪ ənd bi əˈnəðər ɪkˈsklusɪv! pləs ðɛr ər tu ˈpɪŋki paɪ ˈfɪliz, frəm hər taɪm ɪn ðə seɪm klæs ɛz tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈspɑrkəl, ənd mɔr, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən ˈɔsəm ˈəltrə rɛr ðæts goʊɪŋ tɪ steɪ ˈəndər ræps fər ər lɑts əv ɪn ˈpərpəl ɛz wɛl, laɪk ˈstɑˌrlaɪt ˈglɪmər ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ˈmæʤɪk wɪθ sunburst*, tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈspɑrkəl ˈərnɪŋ hər mɑrk æt hər ˈɛntrəns ɪgˈzæm, ˈgɪvɪŋ ʧiz ə ˈsænwɪʧ, traɪɪŋ tɪ seɪv pur ˈlɛmən hɑrts frəm hər flæsk, pləs ˈpərpəl ɪz hæf ðə ˈkələrz ɔn ðə ˈkoʊˌkoʊ ˈpɑməl frɛnd frəm ðə tiˈɑrə ˈfaɪnəli ˈfɪgjərd aʊt haʊ tɪ meɪk frɛndz wɪˈθaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm ˈmɪzərəbəl, soʊ ʃi ˈfaɪnəli həz ə kɑrd ɪn mlp*: ðət ˈɪzənt juzd tɪ ˈtɔrˌmɛnt jʊr əˈpoʊnənts. sˈwiti meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər ənd ˈsupər rɛr frɛnd ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn mɑrks ɪn taɪm, wɪʧ wɪl bi rɪˈvild sun, tɪ goʊ əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈfɪli ˈrɛrɪti, kələrəˈtʊrə ˈsɪŋɪŋ ðə ɪkˈwɛstriən ˈænθəm æt ˈsəmər kæmp, ənd hæf ðə ˈkələrz ɔn ˈkoʊˌkoʊ ˈpɑməl ənd ˈsɪlvər ˈjɛloʊ həz "kjut ˈlɪtəl frɛndz" ˈkəvərd ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈkrɪtərz, bət ɪn mɑrks ɪn taɪm ˈjɛloʊ stɪl həz səm tɪ goʊ əraʊnd. ðɛrz ˈlɛmən hɑrts wɪθ hər hɛd ʤɪst ə ˈlɪtəl stək, ˈərnɪŋ hər ˈmɛrət bæʤ ɪn ˈbətərˌflaɪ ˈræŋgəlɪŋ, ə nu fər ɔl ju ˈkrɪtər dɛk pleɪərz, ənd pɑrt əv ðə ˈkələrz əv ˈpɪŋki paɪ ər səm ɪn mɑrks ɪn taɪm ɛz wɛl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðɪs ˈdeɪli ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈkoʊˌkoʊ ˈpɑməl, ˈpɪŋki paɪ ˈbreɪkɪŋ ɔl ðə rulz baɪ ˈhævɪŋ ˈməltəpəl foʊl kɑrdz ɪn ðə sɛt, ˈsɪlvər ˈdeɪbju ˈɪntu mlp*:, ənd wən mɔr ðæts steɪɪŋ ə ˈsikrɪt fər ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv, ðə θri meɪn mɑrk kruˈseɪdərz iʧ hæv meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər kɑrdz ənd ˈsupər rɛr frɛnd kɑrdz ɪn mɑrks ɪn taɪm. iʧ meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər həz ðə seɪm bust kənˈdɪʃən əv "wɪn ju kənˈfrənt ðɪs kɑrdz ˈprɑbləm," ənd iʧ əv ðə frɛndz ər ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn səˈpɔrtɪŋ dɛks ðət meɪk gʊd juz əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪŋ mɪˈkænɪk ðæts nu tɪ ðɪs sɛt. ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst ˈkəpəl wiks ə ˈkəpəl mɔr kɑrdz wɪl bi spɔɪld, soʊ ðət baɪ wɪl hæv ə mɑrk kruˈseɪdər ˈɑrtɪkəl ðət raʊnz ðɛm ɔl əp ənd ˈfɪnɪʃɪz ðɛm ɔf wɪθ səm mɔr ɪf ju kænt gɪt ɪˈnəf əv ˈɪtsi ˈbɪtsi ˈpoʊˌni babbies*, doʊnt ˈwəri, ðiz ər ʤɪst ðə frɛndz ənd meɪnz! ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ɪˈvɛnts, ˈrisɔrsɪz, ənd ˈprɑbləmz, ðɛr ər lɑts əv sinz tɪ bi faʊnd ɔn kɑrdz nɑt jɛt rɪˈvild. steɪ tund hir ɔn kɑrdz ˈleɪbəl ənd ˈoʊvər ɔn ðə mlp*: tˈwɪtər tɪ kip əp ɛz mɔr kɑrdz ər spɔɪld iʧ wik, ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ðə sɛt ˈdeɪbju ðə fərst wik əv ʤun!
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the new marks in time expansion for the my little pony ccg is on its way, and last week we took a look at one of the major themes from the set - time travel and equestrian history. this week we're going to focus on the other big theme from the set, which just happens to be frolicking, fun-loving foals!there are lots of fillies and colts in marks in time, including each of the mane six earning their cutie marks, coco pommel's first time helping out with community theater, coloratura singing at summer camp, starlight glimmer's early attempts at magic, lemon hearts with her head stuck in a flask, and way more! and of course, let's not forget about the cutie mark crusaders, probably the most important foals in all of friendship is magic.head on below the break to see plenty of cute little ponies at their cutest and littlest, including some more equestria daily exclusive card reveals!let's go through the mlp: ccg color rainbow, starting with blue! besides the upcoming scootaloo mane character and super rare friend cards, both of which are still top secret for now, you can look forward to babs seed putting her hoof down against bullying, rainbow dash growing up into the wonderbolt we all know and love, a certain ex-bully griffon while she was still at flight camp, ponyville school's class president, and more!this maud pie foal card is one of today's eqd exclusives - remember in pinkie pride, when pinkie is looking at a family photo of her first party? part of that picture was a rare shot of maud pie grinning as a filly! besides maud and applejack, you'll also find apple bloom as a friend and mane (which are down below), granny smith as a teen from her zap apple flashback, and a certain big brother at his littlest.since pinkie pie is the "pinkest" character of the mane six, pink usually has a lot of cards themed to fun, which means pink usually has the most foals in most sets. that means you'll see plenty of pink foals in marks in time as well, like special guest appearances by flitter, cloudchaser, and derpy at at cheese sandwich's first party.you can't have all these foals running around without a foalsitter, so princess cadance as a teen is here to save the day and be another eqd exclusive! plus there are two pinkie pie fillies, minuette from her time in the same class as twilight sparkle, and more, including an awesome ultra rare that's going to stay under wraps for now.there are lots of foals in purple as well, like starlight glimmer practicing magic with sunburst, twilight sparkle earning her cutie mark at her entrance exam, cheerilee giving cheese a sandwich, twinkleshine trying to save poor lemon hearts from her flask, plus purple is half the colors on the purple/white coco pommel friend from the header!diamond tiara finally figured out how to make friends without making them miserable, so she finally has a card in mlp: ccg that isn't used to torment your opponents. sweetie belle's mane character and super rare friend are important foals in marks in time, which will be revealed soon, to go alongside filly rarity, coloratura singing the equestrian anthem at summer camp, and half the colors on coco pommel and silver spoon.usually yellow has "cute little friends" covered in the form of critters, but in marks in time yellow still has some foals to go around. there's lemon hearts with her head just a little stuck, fluttershy earning her merit badge in butterfly wrangling, a new zipporwhill for all you critter deck players, and part of the colors of pinkie pie below.there are some two-colored foals in marks in time as well, including this equestria daily exclusive coco pommel, pinkie pie breaking all the rules by having multiple foal cards in the set, silver spoon's debut into mlp: ccg, and one more that's staying a secret for now.as mentioned above, the three main cutie mark crusaders each have mane character cards and super rare friend cards in marks in time. each mane character has the same boost condition of "when you confront this card's problem," and each of the friends are focused on supporting decks that make good use of the cutie marking mechanic that's new to this set. over the next couple weeks a couple more cmc cards will be spoiled, so that by mid-may we'll have a cutie mark crusader article that rounds them all up and finishes them off with some more eqd exclusives.and if you can't get enough of itsy bitsy pony babbies, don't worry, these are just the friends and manes! looking at events, resources, and problems, there are lots of foalish scenes to be found on cards not yet revealed. stay tuned here on eqd's cards label and over on the mlp: ccg twitter to keep up as more cards are spoiled each week, leading up to the set debut the first week of june!
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baɪˈpɑrtɪzən əˈgrimənt ɔn ʤɑbz ˈlæstɪd ɔl əv ə fju aʊərz. ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun, ˈsɛnɪt ˈfaɪˌnæns kəˈmɪti ˈʧɛrmən mæks ˈbɑkəs əˈnaʊnst riʧt əˈkɔrd wɪθ ˈræŋkɪŋ ˈmɛmbər sɛn. ʧək ˈgræsli (r-ia*). ðeɪ ənˈveɪld wət wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ə ˈfaɪnəl ʤɑbz ˈpækɪʤ. bət ðə əˈgrimənt sɪt wɛl wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈdɛməˌkræts, ənd ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər ˈhɛri rid həz pʊld ɪt aʊt əv ðɛr hænz, ənd əˈnaʊnst muv əˈhɛd wɪθ ə sˈmɔlər bɪl. θɪŋk rid sɔ ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə wall,”*,” sɛd wən tɔp ˈsɛnɪt ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk eɪd. wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ gɪt bɔgd daʊn əˈgɛn soʊ hi pʊld ɪt back.”*.” ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts wər nɑt plizd wɪθ ðə ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz. əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, ˈbɑkəs ənd ˈgræsli sɛd ðət ʤɑbz kʊd ˈoʊnli muv ˈfɔrwərd ɪf ðə ˈsɛnɪt əˈgrid tɪ teɪk əp ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ““reform”*” (a.k.a*. sˈlæʃɪŋ) əv ðə ɛˈsteɪt tæks. ðeɪ ˈrɛʤɪstərd ðɛr ˌdɪsætɪsˈfækʃən æt ə ˈwikli ˈkɔkəs lənʧ ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun, ənd wɪn ɪt wɑz ˈoʊvər, rid ˈimərʤd tɪ meɪk ðə goʊɪŋ tɪ muv ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun tɪ ə sˈmɔlər ˈpækɪʤ ðən aɪ tɔkt əˈbaʊt ɪn ðə press,”*,” hi sɛd. goʊɪŋ tɪ du ə bɪl ðət həz fɔr θɪŋz ɪn ɪt: həz ə bɪld əˈmɛrɪkə bɑndz, wɪʧ həz bɪn soʊ drəˈmætɪkəli səkˈsɛsfəl. goʊɪŋ tɪ du ðə ˈhaɪˌweɪ bɪl ɪkˈstɛnʃən fər wən jɪr, wɪʧ wɪl seɪv ə ˈmɪljən ʤɑbz. goʊɪŋ tɪ du ðə ˈsɛkʃən 179 tæks ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ, ɪn ˈifɛkt, əˈlaʊz ˈpipəl tɪ (ˌɪˈnɔdəbəl). goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ɪn wən ˈpækɪʤ, ðət goʊɪŋ tɪ muv təˈgɛðər. ənd ðɛn wɪn wi ˈfɪnɪʃt ðət, muv ɔn tɪ ðə tæks ˈɛkˌstɛndərz ənd ɔl ðə ˈəðər stəf. rid kʊd faɪl fər ˈkloʊʧər təˈnaɪt, ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsɛnɪt əˈʤərnz fər deɪ ˈrisɛs, bət ðə fərst prəˈsiʤərəl voʊt teɪk pleɪs ənˈtɪl ˈæftər ˈkɑŋgrəs rɪˈtərnz. fər ə bɪt əv ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɔn ðɪs, ðə ʤɑbz ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ərˈɪʤənəli bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti wɪp dɪk ˈdərbɪn (d-il*) ənd sɛn. ˈbaɪrən ˈdɔrgən (d-nd*). bət ˈbɑkəs ˈrisəntli əˈbʤɛktəd, seɪɪŋ ðət hi ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ rən ˈsərtən ki ˈɛləmənts əv ɪt θru hɪz ˈpaʊərfəl baɪ duɪŋ soʊ, hi kʊd brɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɔn bɔrd. soʊ ðə ˈpækɪʤ wɛnt tɪ hɪz kəˈmɪti, wɛr ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz traɪd tɪ riʧ əˈgrimənt ɔn ə ˈmɛʒər tɪ prəˈvaɪd tæks ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz fər ˈbɪznɪsɪz tɪ haɪər nu ɔn ˈænsəˌlɛri ˈmɛʒərz tɪ əˈlaʊ rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ saɪn ɔn tɪ ðə ˈbrɔdər bɪl. lʊks laɪk ˈbɑkəs wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ gɪv ðɛm fɑr tu məʧ. mɔr sun.
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bipartisan agreement on jobs lasted all of a few hours. this afternoon, senate finance committee chairman max baucus announced he’d reached accord with ranking member sen. chuck grassley (r-ia). they unveiled what was supposed to be a final jobs package. but the agreement didn’t sit well with many democrats, and senate majority leader harry reid has pulled it out of their hands, and announced he’d move ahead with a smaller bill.
“i think reid saw the writing on the wall,” said one top senate democratic aide. “this was about to get bogged down again so he pulled it back.”
liberal democrats were not pleased with the baucus-grassley compromise. among other things, baucus and grassley said that jobs could only move forward if the senate agreed to take up a bipartisan “reform” (a.k.a. slashing) of the estate tax. they registered their dissatisfaction at a weekly caucus lunch this afternoon, and when it was over, reid emerged to make the announcement.“we’re going to move this afternoon to a smaller package than i talked about in the press,” he said.
we’re going to do a bill that has four things in it: has a build america bonds, which has been so dramatically successful. we’re going to do the highway bill extension for one year, which will save a million jobs. we’re going to do the — section 179 small-business tax program, which, in effect, allows people to (inaudible). that’s going to be in one package, that we’re going to move together. and then when we finished that, we’ll move on to the tax extenders and all the other stuff.
reid could file for cloture tonight, before the senate adjourns for president’s day recess, but the first procedural vote wouldn’t take place until after congress returns.
for a bit of background on this, the jobs initiative originally belonged to senate majority whip dick durbin (d-il) and sen. byron dorgan (d-nd). but baucus recently objected, saying that he should be allowed to run certain key elements of it through his powerful committee–that by doing so, he could bring republicans on board.
so the package went to his committee, where democrats and republicans tried to reach agreement on a measure to provide tax incentives for businesses to hire new employees–and on ancillary measures to allow republicans to sign on to the broader bill.
looks like baucus was willing to give them far too much. more soon.
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tmonews* ɪz rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔn θri hɑt nu ˈhændˌsɛts ðət ər ˈrumərd tɪ bi ˈhɪtɪŋ ˈtiˌmoʊbəl ɪn ðɪs fərst kˈwɔrtər əv 2010 wən ˈhændˌsɛt ɪz ðə wɪʧ wɑz meɪd əˈfɪʃəl æt ces*. ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪz ən ənˈnoʊn ˈhændˌsɛt frəm ðət wɑz ˈspɑtɪd ˈrisəntli æt ðə ʃoʊɪŋ ɔf ɪts bænd ənd ɪz ˈrumərd tɪ bi ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ɪn meɪ. læst bət nɑt list ɪz ə ˈhændˌsɛt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ðə ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ðə slaɪd ənd ðə ˌɛˈsprɛsoʊ. ˈænˌdrɔɪd fænz wɪl ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət læst həz bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə raʊnz ɪn ðə ˈrumər mɪl ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju mənθs. ɪt həz ʃoʊn əp ɪn ə lɪst əv frəm ə likt ˈænˌdrɔɪd rɑm, wɪl bi ˈrɑkɪŋ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈvərʒən əv sɛns ənd meɪ hæv ðə seɪm ˈprɑˌsɛsər faʊnd ɪn ðə hero/magic*, ə ˈkiˌbɔrd ənd ə dɪˈspleɪ. ðɪs ˈleɪtəst ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən naʊ ˈpleɪsɪz ðə ˈhændˌsɛt ɛz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl səkˈsɛsər tɪ ðə wɪθ ə ˈtiˌmoʊbəl lɔnʧ ˈtɛntətɪvli sɛt fər meɪ 17th*. ˈɛni fˈjuʧər ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈoʊnərz aʊt ðɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ pæs ɔn ðə ˈnɛksəs wən ənd weɪt ɔn ðə ˌɛˈsprɛsoʊ? rɛd
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tmonews is reporting on three hot new handsets that are rumored to be hitting t-mobile in this first quarter of 2010. one handset is the htc hd2 which was made official at ces. the second is an unknown handset from garmin that was spotted recently at the fcc showing off its aws band and is rumored to be launching in may. last but not least is a handset identified as the mytouch2, also referred to as the mytouch slide and codenamed the espresso. android fans will recognize that last codename has been making the rounds in the rumor mill over the past few months. it has shown up in a list of codenames from a leaked android 2.1 rom, will be rocking the latest version of htc’s sense ui and may have the same 528mhz processor found in the hero/magic, a qwerty keyboard and a 320×480 display. this latest revelation now places the handset as the potential successor to the mytouch 3g with a t-mobile launch tentatively set for may 17th. any future android owners out there going to pass on the nexus one and wait on the espresso?
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kloʊz bɪl ˈkɛtrən, əˈnaʊnsɪz hɪz ˈkændɪdəsi ɪn ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈrəθərfərd ˈkaʊnti meɪərz reɪs ənd ˈæˈdrɛsɪz səm ˈrəθərfərd ˈkaʊnti ˈɪʃuz. ˈhɛlən baɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ sɛn. bɪl ˈkɛtrən jr*. əˈnaʊnsɪz ðət hi wɪl bi ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈkaʊnti meɪər, ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ʤun 20 2017 ˈkɛtrən ɪz ˈsɪtɪŋ əv ə ˈfoʊtəˌgræf əv hɪz ˈfɑðər bɪl ˈkɛtrən ˈsɪstər. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈhɛlən ˈfoʊˌtoʊ steɪt sɛn. bɪl pəˈzɪʃənz ɔn ˌɪsˈlɑm ənd ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm kənˈsərn ˈloʊkəl ˈməzlɪmz əˈbaʊt ðə riˈpəblɪkənz rən fər ˈrəθərfərd ˈkaʊnti meɪər. "aɪ æm ˈsɛndɪŋ ən ˈoʊpən ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ sɛn. ˈkɛtrən tɪ sɪt wɪθ ɪm ənd ˈænsər ˈɛni kˈwɛsʧənz hi həz əˈbaʊt ɑr feɪθ ənd ˈɛʤəˌkeɪt ɪm əˈbaʊt ɑr ˈhoʊli bʊk ənd ˈpræktɪsɪz," sɛd, ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈsɛnər əv, hu həz sərvd ɔn ðə bɔrd əv dɪˈrɛktərz. ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃən feɪst ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əˈtɛnʃən ɪn 2010 ˈæftər ðə ˈrəθərfərd ˈkaʊnti ˈriʤənəl ˈplænɪŋ kəˈmɪʃən əˈpruvd ðə plænz tɪ bɪld ə ˈbɪgər pleɪs əv ˈwərʃɪp ɔf paɪk. ðə həz ɪnˈkaʊnərd ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl ˈlɔˌsuts tɪ stɑp ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd ə ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri fər ðə ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃən, ˈvændəlɪzəm tɪ saɪnz ənd kənˈstrəkʃən ɪkˈwɪpmənt, ə bɔm θrɛt ənd ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃənz plænz. ðə ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃənz fərst əˈmɛndmənt raɪts ðət ˌɪnˈklud ˈfridəm əv rɪˈlɪʤən hæv bɪn rɪˈspɛktɪd baɪ ˈkaʊnti meɪər ˈərnɪst ˈbərʤəs, ənd ðə hoʊps ˈkɛtrən ənd ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈkænədɪt wɪl du ðə seɪm. ˈbərʤəs həz əˈnaʊnst hil bi ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈsɛnɪt sit ənd ˈfeɪsɪz ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən frəm steɪt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. dɔn waɪt, ə ˈfɛloʊ rɪˈpəblɪkən frəm ðə ˈɛriə. ˈkɛtrən rɪˈspɑndz tɪ ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ɪkˈstriməsts ˈkɛtrən həz bɪn noʊn tɪ bæk lɔz ðət ˈæˌdrɛs ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm kənˈsərnz frəm ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ɪkˈstriməsts, bət ˈməzlɪmz hæv kəmˈpleɪnd əˈbaʊt hɪz bɪlz ˈsɪŋgəlɪŋ ðɛm aʊt waɪl ðeɪ ˈpisfəli lɪv aʊt ðɛr feɪθ. ɛz wən əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmps ˈdɛləˌgeɪts, ˈkɛtrən ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd dəʧ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən wilders*, ə frɛnd huz ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn fər ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl pəˈzɪʃənz əˈbaʊt ˈməzlɪmz, tɪ ðə 2016 rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən ɪn ˈklivlənd. ðə ˈsɛnətər ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈsprɛst səˈpɔrt fər ðə steɪt ˈfaɪlɪŋ ə ˈlɔˌsut tɪ blɑk ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈəndər ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə frəm ˈmɪdəl ist ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ɪn ˌtɛnəˈsi. sɪns bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt, trəmp həz sɔt ˈlɪmɪts ɔn əkˈsɛptɪŋ ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ənd ˈtrævəlɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs frəm sɪks ˈneɪʃənz ðət hæv ˈmoʊstli ˈməzlɪm ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz. ˈkɛtrən ˈəpˌsɛt ˈməzlɪmz wɪn hi ˈspɑnsərd ə bɪl ðət ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈmɛnʃənd lɔ (ən ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks ðət kən ˈvɛri ɪn iʧ ˈkəntri ənd mɔsk)" ˌbiˈfɔr ðət ˈlæŋgwɪʤ wɑz riˈmuvd ɪn ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. ðə bɪl meɪd ɪt ə steɪt ˈfɛləni tɪ prəˈvaɪd məˈtɪriəl səˈpɔrt "fər ˈɛni ˈtɛrərɪst grup, ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd, ˈskɪnˌhɛdz, ˈnioʊ ˈnɑtsiz," ˈkɛtrən sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈrisənt ˈɪntərvˌju. "ðɛrz ˈkreɪziz ɔn boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə ˈspɛktrəm, lɛft ənd raɪt," sɛd ˈkɛtrən, hu ˈɔlsoʊ pæst ə lɔ ðət rikˈwaɪərd ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz tɪ rɪˈpɔrt tɪ ˈkrɪmənəl əˈθɔrətiz wɛˈnɛvər ˈtritmənt ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ stɑp ˈblidɪŋ kɔzd baɪ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈʤɛnətəl mˌjutəˈleɪʃən. "əm ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə ɪkˈstriməsts." "ðɛrz ə lɔt əv greɪt ˈməzlɪmz," ˈkɛtrən sɛd. "wən əv maɪ bɛst frɛndz ɪz ə ˈməzlɪm, ənd hi keɪm hir frəm ˌɪˈrɑn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, moʊst ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ər ˈməzlɪm. ɪf ðeɪ stɪk ˈtruli tɪ ðə ənd ðə bʊks əv shariah*, ðeɪ sik wərld ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən fər ðɛr rɪˈlɪʤən beɪst ɔn ðə ˈraɪtɪŋz əv mʊˈhɑməd." ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ noʊ ˈloʊkəl ˈməzlɪmz ənd ˈəðər ˈloʊkəl ˈməzlɪmz wɔnt ˈkɛtrən, ˈəðər əˈfɪʃəlz ənd ðə ˈpəblɪk tɪ gɪt tɪ noʊ ðə ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃən ˈbɛtər. baɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: skɑt ˈbroʊdən dnj*) ˈvɛri mɪsɪnˈfɔrmd əˈbaʊt ɑr feɪθ, ɑr kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ˈmɪdəl ˌtɛnəˈsi, ənd ɑr ˈpræktɪsɪz ɛz ˈməzlɪmz," sɛd, ə ˈloʊkəl ˈfɑrməsɪst hu ˈfaʊndɪd ðə ˈməzlɪm grup ðət wərks wɪθ ˈloʊkəl ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ɪn ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðə ˈhoʊmləs, ˈhəŋgri ənd ˈəðərz ɪn nid. "ɛz ə ˈpərsən ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈɔfəs ˈloʊkəli, hi ʃʊd bi kənˈsərnd wɪθ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ənd ˈsərvɪŋ ɔl kənˈstɪʧuənts ˈikwəli ənd rɪˈspɛktfəli." ˈkɛtrən ʃʊd bi ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ðə "ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz əv ɑr ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ðə ˈkaʊnti hiz ˈrənɪŋ tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt," sɛd, ə juz. ˈsɪtɪzən hu gru əp ɪn ˈsɪriə ənd həz lɪvd ɪn ˌtɛnəˈsi fər 20 jɪrz ənd ˈrəθərfərd ˈkaʊnti fər 13 jɪrz. "ɑr kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ˈrəθərfərd ˈkaʊnti həz bɪn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ˈtɛrər, nɑt ðə ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtər əv ɪt," sɛd, huz ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃən ɪn deɪts bæk tɪ ðə ˈərli 1980s*. "ðə læst θɪŋ aɪ æsk ɪm tɪ du ɪz əˈtɛnd ɑr ləv ðaɪ ˈneɪbər ˈpɪkˌnɪk ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 30 æt ˈbɑrˌfild (ˈkrɛsənt) pɑrk tɪ mit ənd grit hɪz ˈməzlɪm kənˈstɪʧuənts." ðə ˌɪntərˈfeɪθ ˈpɪkˌnɪk fər ˈməzlɪmz, ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ənd ˈəðərz həz ˈimərʤd ɛz ə kˈwɔrtərli ˈpɑˌtlək ɪˈvɛnt, ənd ðə nɛkst wən wɪl stɑrt æt 3 p.m*. ˌʤuˈlaɪ 30 æt ˈbɑrˌfild ˈkrɛsənt pɑrks pəˈvɪljən 7 riʧ skɑt ˈbroʊdən æt ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər @scottbroden*. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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close bill ketron, announces his candidacy in the upcoming rutherford county mayor's race and addresses some rutherford county issues. helen comer/dnj
buy photo sen. bill ketron jr. announces that he will be running for county mayor, on tuesday june 20, 2017. ketron is sitting infront of a photograph of his father bill ketron sr. (photo: helen comer/dnj)buy photo
state sen. bill ketron's positions on islam and terrorism concern local muslims about the murfreesboro republican's run for rutherford county mayor.
"i am sending an open invitation to sen. ketron to sit with him and answer any questions he has about our faith and educate him about our holy book and practices," said abdou kattih, a member of the islamic center of murfreesboro, who has served on the icm's board of directors.
kattih's congregation faced opposition and international attention in 2010 after the rutherford county regional planning commission approved the icm's plans to build a bigger place of worship off bradyville pike.
the icm has encountered unsuccessful lawsuits to stop the building project and a cemetery for the congregation, vandalism to signs and construction equipment, a bomb threat and politicians complaining about the congregation's plans.
the congregation's first amendment rights that include freedom of religion have been respected by county mayor ernest burgess, and the icm hopes ketron and any other candidate will do the same.
burgess has announced he'll be running for ketron's senate seat and faces competition from state rep. dawn white, a fellow republican from the murfreesboro area.
ketron responds to terrorism, islamic extremists
ketron has been known to back laws that address terrorism concerns from islamic extremists, but muslims have complained about his bills singling them out while they peacefully live out their faith.
as one of president donald trump's delegates, ketron invited dutch politician geert wilders, a friend who's also known for controversial positions about muslims, to the 2016 republican national convention in cleveland.
the senator also expressed support for the state filing a lawsuit to block the federal government under democratic president barack obama from resettling middle east refugees in tennessee. since becoming president, trump has sought limits on accepting refugees and traveling access from six nations that have mostly muslim populations.
ketron upset muslims when he sponsored a bill that initially mentioned "shariah law (an islamic code of ethics that can vary in each country and mosque)" before that language was removed in legislation. the bill made it a state felony to provide material support "for any terrorist group, muslim brotherhood, skinheads, neo nazis," ketron said during a recent interview.
"there's crazies on both sides of the spectrum, left and right," said ketron, who also passed a law that required hospitals to report to criminal authorities whenever treatment is necessary to stop bleeding caused by female genital mutilation. "i'm worried about the extremists."
"there's a lot of great muslims," ketron said. "one of my best friends is a muslim, and he came here from iran. however, most terrorists are muslim. if they stick truly to the quran and the books of shariah, they seek world domination for their religion based on the writings of muhammad."
getting to know local muslims
kattih and other local muslims want ketron, other officials and the public to get to know the icm congregation better.
buy photo abdou kattih (photo: scott broden / dnj)
"he’s very misinformed about our faith, our community in middle tennessee, and our practices as muslims," said kattih, a local pharmacist who founded the murfreesboro muslim youth,a group that works with local christians in helping the homeless, hungry and others in need. "as a person running for office locally, he should be concerned with representing and serving all constituents equally and respectfully."
ketron should be examining the "contributions of our muslim community in the county he's running to represent," said kattih, a u.s. citizen who grew up in syria and has lived in tennessee for 20 years and rutherford county for 13 years.
"our community in rutherford county has been the subject of terror, not the generator of it," said kattih, whose congregation in murfreesboro dates back to the early 1980s. "the last thing i ask him to do is attend our love thy neighbor picnic on july 30 at barfield (crescent) park to meet and greet his muslim constituents."
the interfaith picnic for muslims, christians and others has emerged as a quarterly potluck event, and the next one will start at 3 p.m. july 30 at barfield crescent park's pavilion 7.
reach scott broden at 615-278-5158. follow him on twitter @scottbroden.
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ˈləksər kæb ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz soʊ ɛntˈwaɪnd ɪn ðə ˈfæbrɪk əv sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ɪt wɑz dimd ə hɪˈstɔrɪk business”*” baɪ ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən kəˈmɪʃən ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər. bət pərˈhæps lɛs noʊn ɪz ðət ˈləksər ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ɛntˈwaɪnd ɪn ðə ˈfæbrɪk əv ðə ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti kəmˈjunɪti ənd prəˈvaɪdz ə məˈʤɔrəti əv, ˈwiˌlʧɛr væn raɪdz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈeɪʤənsi. naʊ, ɛz ˈləksər ʃrɪŋks sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl woʊz, ðə feɪt əv trɪps frəm ðə ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti kəmˈjunɪti meɪ laɪ wɪθ ɪts fˈjuʧər. bɪtˈwin dɪˈsɛmbər 2015 ənd noʊˈvɛmbər 2016 ˈtoʊtəl ræmp ˈtæksi trɪps wər ˈteɪkən ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ. bət əv ðoʊz wər meɪd baɪ ˈləksər, ˈminɪŋ ðət wɪˈθaʊt ðə kæb ˈkəmpəˌni, ə prəˈvaɪdər əv mɔr ðən hæf əv ðə ˈwiˌlʧɛr raɪdz wʊd bi gɔn. wərd əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl woʊz sprɛd θru ˈtæksi ˈdraɪvər ˈgɑsəp ˈnɛtˌwərks, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈriʧɪŋ ˈfivər pɪʧ wɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni stɑpt ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈgæsəˌlin æt ɪts lɔt ə ˈpræktɪs ənd həŋ ə sale”*” saɪn ˈoʊvər ɪts ˈprɑpərti ɔn ˈʤɛrəld ˈævəˌnu. fɑr ɛz ˈləksər goʊɪŋ əˈweɪ, nɑt ɪn ɑr plans,”*,” ʤɑn ˈleɪzər, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈləksər, toʊld ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ɪgˈzæmənər læst mənθ. bət, hi sɛd, ɪn ə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl strain.”*.” ðət streɪn kəmz frəm ə ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əv ˈdraɪvərz, ˈlidɪŋ ˈleɪzər tɪ muv ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈsəmˌwɛr sˈmɔlər ənd meɪk ɪt ˈlinər, hi sɛd. nɑt ðət ðə ˈbɪznɪs aʊt ðɛr foʊnz rɪŋ ɔf ðə hʊk, hi sɛd ðət ˈdraɪvərz ər bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈhɑrdər ənd ˈhɑrdər tɪ faɪnd. ðɛr ər ˈnumərəs hups tɪ ʤəmp θru ˌbiˈfɔr bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈtæksi ˈdraɪvər, wɪʧ ɪz ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd baɪ ðə. baɪ ˈkɑntræst, ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈdraɪvɪŋ fər ə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz mɔr ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd ənd ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈpəblɪk juˈtɪlətiz kəˈmɪʃən. sɪz, gɪt ə kæb, gɪt ə cab.’*.’ wɛl, ðə ˈoʊnərz əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz gɪt ə cab,”*,” ˈleɪzər sɛd. ənd ðət meɪ spɛl ˈtrəbəl fər ˈsərvɪsɪz. ˈfɑðər ˈstɑrtɪd ˈɔfərɪŋ ræmp ˈtæksiz ɪn 1979 ˈæftər hɪz lɛg wɑz ˈæmpjəˌteɪtɪd ənd ʃi bɪˈgæn dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ˈwiˌlʧɛrz. dæd sɛd ə greɪt θɪŋ tɪ do,”*,” ˈleɪzər sɛd. haʊ ɪt ɔl ˈstɑrtɪd. hu pɪks əp ðə moʊst ˈwiˌlʧɛrz? ðeɪ ɔl seɪ lazar.”*.” ðoʊz ˈwiˌlʧɛr kæbz ər rən æt ə lɔs, hi sɛd. bət ɪn ˈrisənt taɪmz, flit ɛz ə hoʊl dˈwɪndəld frəm 240 kæbz ɪn 2014 tɪ 140 kæbz ðɪs jɪr. ˈləksər jɛt riʧt ðə seɪm ˈlɛvəl əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl streɪn ɛz ˈjɛloʊ kæb koʊɑp, wɪʧ wɑz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli ˈkrɪpəld baɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv kəˈlɪʒənz ənd ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈlɔˌsuts, ˈprɑmptɪŋ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ faɪl fər ˈʧæptər 11 ˈbæŋkrəptsi. stɪl, ˈtæksi ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz noʊt woʊz ˈmɪrər ðoʊz əv ˈjɛloʊ kæb. ˈʤɛsɪkə ˈlimən, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈsinjər ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ˈækʃən, sɛd ɪf ˈləksər fɔlz ˈɪntu ˈbæŋkrəptsi ər ʃrɪŋks ɪts ˈsərvɪs, ɪt wʊd bi ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk fər ðə ˈloʊkəl ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti kəmˈjunɪti. ˈpipəl hu juz ˈwiˌlʧɛrz ˈɛvəri deɪ juzd tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kaʊnt ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ræmp ˈtæksi wɪn ðeɪ kɔld, ʃi sɛd, ˈædɪŋ, ““now*, ju kaʊnt ɔn ɪt anymore.”*.” ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2013 ðɛr wər ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz ˈwiˌlʧɛr ˈtæksi trɪps ˈteɪkən ɪn ðə ˈsɪti, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə ˈpriviəsli prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə. ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈdætə ʃoʊz ðət əˈmaʊnt ˈnɪrli hævd: ðɛr wər 767 ˈwiˌlʧɛr ˈtæksi trɪps ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2016 frəm dɪˈsɛmbər 2015 tɪ ˈeɪprəl 2016 ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmənθli ˈwiˌlʧɛr ˈtæksi trɪps ˈhəvərd æt əˈbaʊt 800 nɑt bɪˈkəz ə læk əv dɪˈmænd fər trɪps, sɛd keɪt tɔˈrɑn, hɛd əv ˈtæksi ˈsərvɪsɪz æt ðə, bət bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪˈnəf kæbz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðɛm. ðoʊz ˈmɪsɪŋ raɪdz biɪŋ pɪkt əp baɪ laɪk ˈubər ənd, wɪʧ hæv væst ɪkˈwɪpt flits ənd rikˈwaɪərd baɪ steɪt ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz tɪ du soʊ. tɔˈrɑn toʊld ðə ɪgˈzæmənər ðət ɪf ˈləksər ɪz əˈneɪbəl tɪ kip əp wɪθ ræmp ˈsərvɪsɪz ər kloʊzd ɪnˈtaɪərli, ðə meɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ˈɔfərɪŋ ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz tɪ ˈdraɪvərz əv ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ pɪk əp ðə slæk. ˈsəmθɪŋ kəˈmɪtɪd to,”*,” tɔˈrɑn sɛd əv ˈwiˌlʧɛr ræmp ˈsərvɪs. ðə ˈviɪkəlz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ æt ˈləksər ðə hoʊp ɪz ðeɪ wʊd bi prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ əˈnəðər ˈtæksi company.”*.” bət moʊst ˈloʊkəl ˈtæksi ˈsərvɪsɪz ər ˈfilɪŋ ðə stɪŋ əv lɔst ˈbɪznɪs tɪ laɪk ˈubər ənd. ˈlimən vɔɪst frəˈstreɪʃən æt ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈnɛrətɪv ðət ˈubər ənd ɪkˈspændɪd ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈɔpʃənz fər ðə ˈpəblɪk. ““unless*, oʊ, ɪn ə ˈwiˌlʧɛr, ənd aɪ gɪt ɪn ˈubər ər bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæv ækˈsɛsəbəl ˈwiˌlʧɛr vehicles,”*,” ˈlimən sɛd, ər nɑt ɪˈnəf ˈwiˌlʧɛr ˈsərvɪs meɪk ɪt work.”*.” ˈubər ˈrisəntli dɪpt ɪts toʊz ˈɪntu prəˈvaɪdɪŋ vænz fər ˈwiˌlʧɛrz ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ. ˈʤɛnəfər mɛnˈdoʊzə ɪz wən əv ˈoʊnli θri ˈdraɪvərz ɪn ɪts beɪ ˈɛriə væn ˈproʊˌgræm, tu əv hum ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɪn ðə ˈsɪti, ʃi toʊld ðə ɪgˈzæmənər. raɪt naʊ, ðət ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz stɪl ˈsəbsɪˌdaɪzd baɪ ˈubər, ɛz ɪt ˈfeɪsɪz ə ˈprɑbləm: ˈhævɪŋ soʊ fju ˈdraɪvərz minz ˈraɪdərz ər ˈhɛzɪtənt tɪ saɪn əp fər ˈubər, ɛz mɛnˈdoʊzə ˈɔfən həz tɪ tərn daʊn raɪdz waɪl prəˈvaɪdɪŋ raɪdz tɪ ˈəðərz. ˌæbsəˈlutli ə nid fər mɔr drivers,”*,” mɛnˈdoʊzə sɛd. ər taɪmz wɪn wi ˈkəvər ðə dɪˈmænd wi have.”*.” bət ənˈtɪl ˈubər siz ən ˈivɪn ˈlɑrʤər swɛl əv ˈraɪdərz, ʃi fɪrz ɪt rɪˈkrut mɔr ˈwiˌlʧɛr væn ˈdraɪvərz, wɪʧ ˈɔfən ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈkɔstli ˈəpˌgreɪdz tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ˈmɑdərn ˈwiˌlʧɛrz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈəpwərdz əv ˈubər kənˈfərmd ɪt həz ə fju ræmp ˈtæksiz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ənd ðət ɪt plænz ɔn rɪˈkrutɪŋ mɔr ˈdraɪvərz ðɪs jɪr. ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈɔpʃənz gɪrd təˈwɔrd ˈwiˌlʧɛr ˈjuzərz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ədˈvænst plænz ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə ˌɪmˈprɑmptu ˈneɪʧər əv ˈtæksiz ər ər ˈhɛvəli ˈsəbsɪˌdaɪzd baɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ənd stɪl əˈbəndənt, sɛd tɔˈrɑn əv ðə. bət laɪk ˈɛniˌwən ɛls, ˈlimən ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt, ˈmɛni ɪn ðə ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti kəmˈjunɪti nid ə ˈsərvɪs fər ðət ˈtrævəl nid ə riˈskɛʤuld əˈpɔɪntmənt, ən ˌənfɔrˈsin ʧɔr ər ˈivɪn ə mɪst bəs. ðoʊz ˈɔpʃənz ər dˈwɪndəlɪŋ, ʃi sɛd. ʤɪst lɛt market’*’ du ɪts θɪŋ ənd əˈsum ɪt wərks out,”*,” ˈlimən sɛd. raɪt naʊ, ðə ˈmɑrkɪt meɪ hæv ɪts weɪ wɪθ ˈləksər kæb. ənd ðət, ˈlimən sɛd, meɪ əˈfɛkt ðə ˈhɑrdəst. kərˈɛkʃən: ən ˈərliər ˈvərʒən əv ðɪs ˈstɔri ˌɪnkərˈɛktli ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˈləksər ˈɔfərd fri ˈgæsəˌlin tɪ ˈtæksi ˈdraɪvərz ɔn ɪts lɔt. klɪk hir ər skroʊl daʊn tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt
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luxor cab company is so entwined in the fabric of san francisco, it was deemed a historic “legacy business” by the city’s historic preservation commission in october.
but perhaps less known is that luxor is also entwined in the fabric of the disability community and provides a majority of for-hire, nonscheduled wheelchair van rides, according to the san francisco municipal transportation agency.
now, as luxor shrinks significantly in the face of financial woes, the fate of for-hire trips from the disability community may lie with its future.
between december 2015 and november 2016, 12,921 total ramp taxi trips were taken in san francisco. but 7,582 of those were made by luxor, meaning that without the cab company, a provider of more than half of the city’s for-hire wheelchair rides would be gone.
word of luxor’s financial woes spread through taxi driver gossip networks, eventually reaching fever pitch when the company stopped offering gasoline at its lot a decades-long practice and hung a “for sale” sign over its property on jerrold avenue.
“as far as luxor going away, not in our plans,” john lazar, president of luxor, told the san francisco examiner last month.
but, he said, “we’re in a financial strain.”
that strain comes from a shortage of drivers, leading lazar to move the business somewhere smaller and make it leaner, he said. it’s not that the business isn’t out there luxor’s phones ring off the hook, he said it’s that drivers are becoming harder and harder to find.
there are numerous hoops to jump through before becoming a taxi driver, which is regulated by the sfmta. by contrast, the process of driving for a ride-hail company is more straightforward and regulated by the california public utilities commission.
“everyone says, ‘we can’t get a cab, can’t get a cab.’ well, the owners of the companies can’t get a cab,” lazar said.
and that may spell trouble for ramp-taxi services.
lazar’s father started offering ramp taxis in 1979, after his mother’s leg was amputated and she began depending on wheelchairs.
“my dad said it’s a great thing to do,” lazar said. “that’s how it all started. who picks up the most wheelchairs? they all say lazar.”
those wheelchair cabs are run at a loss, he said.
but in recent times, luxor’s fleet as a whole dwindled from 240 cabs in 2014 to 140 cabs this year.
luxor hasn’t yet reached the same level of financial strain as yellow cab co-op, which was financially crippled by a number of collisions and subsequent lawsuits, prompting the company to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy. still, taxi insiders note luxor’s woes mirror those of yellow cab.
jessica lehman, executive director of senior & disability action, said if luxor falls into bankruptcy or shrinks its service, it would be problematic for the local disability community.
people who use wheelchairs every day used to be able to count on getting a ramp taxi when they called, she said, adding, “now, you can’t count on it anymore.”
in january 2013, there were as many as 1,400 wheelchair taxi trips taken in the city, according to data previously provided by the sfmta. the latest data shows that amount nearly halved: there were 767 wheelchair taxi trips in january 2016.
from december 2015 to april 2016, the number of monthly wheelchair taxi trips hovered at about 800.
that’s not because there’s a lack of demand for trips, said kate toran, head of taxi services at the sfmta, but because there aren’t enough cabs to provide them.
those missing rides aren’t being picked up by ride-hails like uber and lyft, which don’t have vast wheelchair-ramp equipped fleets and aren’t required by state regulators to do so.
toran told the examiner that if luxor is unable to keep up with ramp services or closed entirely, the sfmta may explore offering incentives to drivers of other companies to pick up the slack.
“it’s something we’re committed to,” toran said of wheelchair ramp service. “if the vehicles aren’t operating at luxor the hope is they would be provided by another taxi company.”
but most local taxi services are feeling the sting of lost business to ride-hails like uber and lyft.
lehman voiced frustration at the popular narrative that uber and lyft expanded transportation options for the public.
“unless, oh, in a wheelchair, and i can’t get in uber or lyft because they don’t have accessible wheelchair vehicles,” lehman said, or not enough wheelchair service “to make it work.”
uber recently dipped its toes into providing ramp-equipped vans for wheelchairs in san francisco.
jennifer mendoza is one of only three drivers in its bay area wheelchair-ramp van program, two of whom operate in the city, she told the examiner.
right now, that program is still subsidized by uber, as it faces a chicken-or-the-egg problem: having so few drivers means wheelchair-using riders are hesitant to sign up for uber, as mendoza often has to turn down rides while providing rides to others.
“there’s absolutely a need for more drivers,” mendoza said. “there are times when we can’t cover the demand we have.”
but until uber sees an even larger swell of riders, she fears it won’t recruit more wheelchair van drivers, which often require costly upgrades to accommodate modern wheelchairs sometimes upwards of $10,000.
uber confirmed it has a few ramp taxis operating in san francisco and that it plans on recruiting more drivers this year.
transportation options geared toward wheelchair users making advanced plans as opposed to the impromptu nature of taxis or ride-hails are heavily subsidized by government and still abundant, said toran of the sfmta.
but like anyone else, lehman pointed out, many in the disability community need a service for that last-second travel need a rescheduled appointment, an unforeseen chore or even a missed bus.
those options are dwindling, she said.
“we can’t just let ‘the market’ do its thing and assume it works out,” lehman said.
right now, the market may have its way with luxor cab. and that, lehman said, may affect wheelchair-users the hardest.
correction: an earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that luxor offered free gasoline to taxi drivers on its lot.
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kaɪl bʊʃ ˈsɛləˌbreɪts ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈsənˌdiz 500 (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈmaɪkəl ˈtɑməs ʃrɔɪər, ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ spɔrts) kərˈɛkʃən: ən ˈərliər ˈvərʒən əv ðɪs ˈstɔri hæd ə ˈdɪfərənt leɪn fər ˈbʊʃɪz ˈfaɪnəl riˈstɑrt. ˈmɑrtɪnzˌvɪl, va*. ə ˈriˌkæp əv ɔl ðə rɪˈzəlts ənd ˈækʃən frəm 500 æt ˈmɑrtɪnzˌvɪl ˈspidˌweɪ: ˈwɪnər: kaɪl bʊʃ wən hɪz fərst reɪs sɪns ˈklɪnʧɪŋ læst sprɪnt kəp ˈsɪriz ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp æt ˈspidˌweɪ, sˈwipɪŋ ˈmɑrtɪnzˌvɪl tɪ əp hɪz ˈgrænˌfɑðər klɑk ˈtroʊfi kaʊnt frəm ˈziroʊ tɪ tu. ˈæftər ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə reɪs, bʊʃ həz naʊ wən æt ˈɛvəri træk ɔn ðə ˈsərkət ɪkˈsɛpt fər ˈʃɑrlət ˈmoʊtər ˈspidˌweɪ, ˈkænzəs ˈspidˌweɪ ənd ˈpoʊkəˌnoʊ ˈreɪsˌweɪ. bʊʃ ʧoʊz ðə loʊ laɪn ɔn ðə ˈfaɪnəl riˈstɑrt wɪθ 13 læps tɪ goʊ ənd seɪld pæst ʤoʊ gɪbz ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈtiˌmeɪt mæt. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɑbəˌbli lɑkt əp ə spɑt ɪn ðə ʧeɪs fər ðə sprɪnt kəp ənd wɪl hæv ə ʧæns tɪ dɪˈfɛnd hɪz ˈtaɪtəl. ˈsərtənli hɛlps wɪn ju gɪt tɪ rən ˈəðər dɪˈvɪʒənz, ənd waɪ aɪ du ɪt tɪ peɪ ɔf ɔn ˈsənˌdiz. ɪt wərk ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl ˈwiˌkɪnd, bət ɪt wərks mɔr taɪmz ðən ɪt doesn’t,”*,” bʊʃ sɛd waɪl ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈvɪktəri leɪn. wɪn hir ɪn ˈmɑrtɪnzˌvɪl ɪz ˈprɪti kul, ju noʊ. ˈfaɪnəli gɪt tɪ teɪk ə klɑk hoʊm. ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl sɛd aɪ dɪˈzərv wən ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ənd ˈmeɪbi aɪ don’t*. bət aɪ ˈsərtənli gɑt wən təˈdeɪ." ənd ɛz fər ðə kwɪk pɪt stɑps ðət əˈlaʊd ɪm tɪ meɪnˈteɪn hɪz lɛd? wɑz juʤ, ðə reɪs ɔf pɪt roʊd. maɪ gaɪz wər ˈflɔləs təˈdeɪ. wi meɪd ə fju əˈʤəstmənts tɪ ðə kɑr θruaʊt ðə deɪ, ənd ðeɪ kɛpt ˈgɪtɪŋ mi aʊt ənd nɑt ˈivɪn ˈluzɪŋ ə spɑt ɔn pɪt roʊd. ðət wɑz ðə ki tɪ ðə reɪs, biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ riˈstɑrt ɔn ðə ˈbɑtəm laɪk that.”*.” ˈælmɛndɪŋər ɛʤd baɪ mæt ɔn ðə riˈstɑrt ənd ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈsɛkənd. kaɪl ˈlɑrsən wɑz θərd. ɪt wɑz ˈsɛkənd tɔp 10 ɪn ə roʊ, ˈæftər ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ eɪθ æt ˈɔtoʊ kləb ˈspidˌweɪ tu wiks əˈgoʊ. traɪɪŋ maɪ bət ɔf," ˈælmɛndɪŋər sɛd. "aɪ laɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf læst jɪr. aɪ laɪk hu aɪ wɑz, aɪ wɑz ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd. aɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ˈbɛtər fər ðiz gaɪz, gaɪz ðət wɪn ðeɪ stɛp əp, ðeɪ meɪk mi ˈbɛtər. traɪɪŋ tɪ bi ˈdɪfərənt, bət nɑt duɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈdɪfərənt stəf. ʤɪst ˈbɪldɪŋ mi ˈbɛtər reɪs cars.”*.” ˈlɑrsən hæd hɪz bɛst ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪn faɪv kərɪr kəp stɑrts hir. wɑz ˈrɪli fən ðɪs hoʊl ˈwiˌkɪnd tɪ bi kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ɔn ðə reɪs træk. ˈnɔrməli ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri bæd hir," ˈlɑrsən sɛd. "tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ tɔp θri filz laɪk ə wɪn fər mi. ˈnɛvər θɔt ðət ˈfɪnɪʃ tɔp θri hir, ənd naʊ aɪ fil laɪk ˈmeɪbi aɪ kən si ə klɑk ɪn maɪ future.”*.” ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ɪn ðə ˈdraɪvərz sit wɪθ kaɪl bʊʃ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt fər ˈdɛni: ɔn læp 220 ˈdɛni ˈhæmlɪn hæd rɪˈkəvərd frəm ən ˈərliər ˈspidɪŋ ˈpɛnəlti ənd wɑz ˈrənɪŋ ɪn fɪθ pleɪs wɪn hi mɪst hɪz ˈɛntri ˈɪntu tərn 1 hɪz noʊ. 11 kɑr ənd ɪt sɛnt ðə ˈmɑrtɪnzˌvɪl ˈwɪnər ˈkræʃɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə wɔl. ˈhæmlɪn wɛnt tɪ ðə gərɑʒ du tɪ ðə ˈdæmɪʤ ənd ˈfɪnɪʃt 39th*. maɪ fərst taɪm ˈɛvər duɪŋ ɪt here,”*,” ˈhæmlɪn sɛd. ə ˈlɪtəl embarrassing.”*.” ˈtrɪki tərn: əˈməŋ ðə ˈəðər ˈdraɪvərz tɪ goʊ fər ə spɪn ɪn tərn 1 ˈmaɪkəl əˈnɛt (twaɪs) ənd ˈrɪˌki ˈstɛnˌhaʊs jr*. (ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ˈrigən smɪθ). ˈleɪtər, wɪθ 44 læps tɪ goʊ, smɪθ hæd ə taɪər ˈprɑbləm ənd ˈɛndɪd əp ɪn ðə wɔl hɪmˈsɛlf. ˈərli spɪn: deɪl ˈərnˌhɑrt jr*. wɑz ðə fərst kɑr tɪ faɪnd ˈtrəbəl. ɛz hi dəv ˈɪntu tərn 1 əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈreɪgən ɔn læp 4 ˈərnˌhɑrt meɪd ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ˈreɪgən hu wɑz ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd əˈpɛrəntli kət hɪz lɛft rɪr taɪər. ˈərnˌhɑrt ðɛn spən aʊt ənd ˈtrɪgərd ðə fərst ˈkɔʃən əv ðə deɪ; hi ˈɔlsoʊ lɔst ə læp ɪn ðə pɪts waɪl ˈmeɪkɪŋ rɪˈpɛrz. grɪld: ˈærɪk wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðə kɑr ɪn ðə reɪs æt ə træk wɛr ˈivɪn ðə hɑt dɔgz ər noʊn ɛz ““stp-style.”*.” bət hɪz ˈɪnʤən gɑt frid ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst θərd əv ðə reɪs ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ɪkˈspaɪrd ˈæftər 206 læps. sɛd hi hæd ə kɑr ənd ləˈmɛntɪd ðə lɔst pɔɪnts. aʊt əv ðə træk naʊ, aɪ ˈsərtənli wʊd hæv ˈteɪkən ə ˈfɪnɪʃ bɪˈkəz ðɪs ɪz ˈgɑnə pʊt ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ə ˈprɪti bɪg hole,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈfɑloʊ glək ɔn tˈwɪtər ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: 2016 sprɪnt kəp reɪs ˈwɪnərz rɪˈzəlts 1 7 kaɪl bʊʃ, toʊˈjoʊtə, 500 læps, 45 pɔɪnts. 2 6 ˈælmɛndɪŋər, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 500 39 3 17 kaɪl ˈlɑrsən, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 500 38 4 29 ˈɔstən ˈdɪlən, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 500 37 5 11 bræd keselowski*, fɔrd, 500 36 6 25 kɑrl ˈɛdwərdz, toʊˈjoʊtə, 500 35 7 3 braɪən ˈvɪkərz, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 500 34 8 4 pɔl mɪˈnɑrd, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 500 34 9 24 ˈʤɪmi ˈʤɑnsən, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 500 32 10 5 raɪən ˈnumən, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 500 31 11 1 ʤoʊi logano*, fɔrd, 500 31 12 14 grɛg ˈbɪfəl, fɔrd, 500 29 13 23 kərt bʊʃ, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 500 28 14 21 deɪl ˈərnˌhɑrt jr*., ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 500 27 15 9 mæt, toʊˈjoʊtə, 500 27 16 28 ˈdænɪkə ˈpætrɪk, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 500 25 17 19 ˈkɛvɪn harvick*, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 500 25 18 16 ˈmɑrtɪn ˈtruˌɛks jr*., toʊˈjoʊtə, 500 23 19 12 raɪən ˈbleɪni, fɔrd, 500 22 20 10 ʧeɪs ˈɛliət, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 499 21 21 22 ˈdeɪvɪd ˈreɪgən, toʊˈjoʊtə, 499 20 22 2 ˈkæsi kahne*, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 499 19 23 15 ˈʤeɪmi məkˈməreɪ, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 499 18 24 27 ˈmaɪkəl məkˈdaʊəl, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 498 17 25 30 klɪnt ˈboʊjər, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 497 16 26 26 braɪən skɑt, fɔrd, 496 15 27 32 ˈtrɛvər beɪn, fɔrd, 496 14 28 33 ˈlændən cassill*, fɔrd, 495 13 29 35 mæt dɪˌbɛnəˈdɛˌtoʊ, toʊˈjoʊtə, 495 12 30 31 koʊl wɪt, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 495 11 31 18 ˈkeɪsi mɪrz, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 494 10 32 13 ˈrɪˌki ˈstɛnˌhaʊs jr*., fɔrd, 494 9 33 36 krɪs ˈbjuʃər, fɔrd, 491 8 34 34 ˈrigən smɪθ, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 491 7 35 38 ˈmaɪkəl əˈnɛt, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 490 6 36 37 ʤoʊi geɪz, fɔrd, 490 0 37 40 rid ˈsɔrənsən, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, 490 4 38 39 ʤɑʃ waɪz, ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ, ˈɪnʤən, 326 3 39 8 ˈdɛni ˈhæmlɪn, toʊˈjoʊtə, ˈæksədənt, 221 2 40 20 ˈærɪk, fɔrd, ˈɪnʤən, 206 1 reɪs stəˈtɪstɪks ˈævərɪʤ spid əv reɪs ˈwɪnər: ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ. taɪm əv reɪs: 3 aʊərz, 17 ˈmɪnəts, 2 ˈsɛkəndz. ˈmɑrʤən əv ˈvɪktəri: ˈsɛkəndz. ˈkɔʃən flægz: 8 fər 51 læps. lɛd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz: 11 əˈməŋ 5 ˈdraɪvərz. læp ˈlidərz: ˈlidərz ˈsəməri (ˈdraɪvər, taɪmz lɛd, læps lɛd):, 5 taɪmz fər 352 læps;, 2 taɪmz fər 72 læps;, 3 taɪmz fər 45 læps;, 1 taɪm fər 21 læps;, 1 taɪm fər 10 læps. wɪnz: j.johnson*, 2, 1 d.hamlin*, 1, 1 b.keselowski*, 1 tɔp 16 ɪn pɔɪnts: 1, 220 2 j.johnson*, 216 3, 215 4 c.edwards*, 206 5, 196 6 b.keselowski*, 178 7 a.dillon*, 176 8 ku.busch*, 176 9 d.hamlin*, 172 10 jr*., 172 11 jr*., 150 12 a.allmendinger*, 147 13 j.mcmurray*, 143 14, 140 15 r.blaney*, 132 16 c.elliott*, 131
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