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democratic sen. kamala harris (calif.) has paid the online media firm that helped propel vermont sen. bernie sanders during his dark horse run for the 2016 democratic primary more than $400,000 this year, filings show.
revolution messaging llc, a washington, d.c.-based progressive online media firm founded by scott goodstein, an online director for obama for america in 2008, was instrumental in helping push sanders's message out and raise his profile during his race against hillary clinton by creating his digital and branding strategy.
"in the spring of 2015, before the campaign launched, we knew bernie sanders was a leader who stood on the right side of history," the group wrote in their case study. "but bernie was polling around 3 percent, had no establishment support, little name recognition and was running against a popular and ‘inevitable' democratic primary opponent. we had our work cut out for us. with no offline fundraising team, no super pac, and no wall street money, we would have to raise almost all of the campaign’s money from small-dollar donations."
revolution ultimately helped sanders raise $218 million online and has won numerous awards for their work on behalf of his campaign.
harris, who is commonly floated as a potential candidate for president in 2020, paid the firm large sums of money for the likes of advertising despite not being up for reelection in her home state of california until 2022.
harris's senate campaign began paying revolution messaging in july 2016, federal election commission records show. from july 7 to election day, the campaign paid the firm $381,632 for advertising and campaign consulting. from election day to the end of the year, an additional$122,000 in payments from harris's campaign were made to revolution.
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ðə ˈrɛbəlz ər ˈgeɪnɪŋ graʊnd ɪn ˈsɪriə bɪˈliv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju rɛd ɪn ðə ˈmidiə: ðə ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈrɛbəlz əv ˈsɪriə ər nɑt ˈfɪnɪʃt. ðeɪ hæv geɪnd graʊnd ɪn ˈdɪfərənt pɑrts əv ðə ˈkəntri ənd hæv ˈbroʊkən ˈpəblɪkli wɪθ boʊθ ðə æl əˈfɪliˌeɪt ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðɛr ənd ðə ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈprɛzɪdənt bəˈʃɑr rəˈʒim ɪz ʃoʊɪŋ nu saɪnz əv ˈwiknəs. ðə dɛθ əv ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ɑrmd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈɛləmənts həz bɪn ˈgreɪtli ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪtɪd. ðiz grups hum aɪ dɪˈfaɪn ɛz ˈfaɪtərz hu ər nɑt ˈsikɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz ən ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt, bət ˈrəðər ˈlivɪŋ ðət tɪ ə ˈpɑpjələr dɪˈsɪʒən ˈæftər ðə wɔr ɛndz hæv ˈrisəntli geɪnd graʊnd ɪn ˈprɑvɪns ɪn ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn ˈsɪriə, ənd hæv ˈnɪrli sərˈaʊndɪd ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈkæpɪtəl. ɪf ðə ˈrɛbəlz ər ˈɛvər tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəˈpæsɪti, ɪt ʃʊd bi ɪn, wɛr ðə səˈplaɪ laɪnz frəm ˈtərki ər ˈizəli ækˈsɛsəbəl. ðɛr ədˈvænsɪz ˈoʊvər ðə pæst mənθ ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈstɛnd bɪɔnd. ˈnoʊtəbli, ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ɑrmd grups rɪˈpɛld rəˈʒim əˈtæks ɪn ðə vɪˈsɪnɪti əv ðə taʊn əv morek*, ɪn ˈhɑmə ˈprɑvɪns, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ədˈvænst ɔn ðə ɛr beɪs ðɛr. ðeɪ ˈivɪn ˈdæmɪʤd ˈɛrˌkræft æt ðə ɛr beɪs, wɪθ səm rɪˈpɔrts ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðeɪ juzd ˈmɪsəlz. mɔˈroʊvər, ðeɪ lɔnʧt rɪˈnud ˈrɛbəl ˌɪnˈkərʒənz ˈɪntu dəˈmæskəs frəm ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈistərn ˈsəbərb əv ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 25 ənd 26 ðə rəˈʒim rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈivɪn hæd tɪ dəˈmæskəs ˈsɪti ˈbəsɪz. ðiz ˌɪnˈkərʒənz ˈfɑloʊ ðə səkˈsɛsfəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz baɪ ðə ˈɑrmi əv ˌɪsˈlɑm, lɛd baɪ ən æmˈbɪʃəs ˈɪsləmɪst kəˈmændər neɪmd alloush*, hu dɪˈklɛrd wɔr ɔn ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ənd ɪkˈspɛld ɪt ɪnˈtaɪərli frəm ˈistərn ˈsəbərbz ˈæftər ˈblədi ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈərliər ɪn ðə mənθ. ˈrɛbəlz ɪn hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbeɪgən ən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən tɪ kət ɔf ðə səˈplaɪz frəm ðə saʊθ, soʊ ðɛr ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈsɪti ɪz nɑt ˈhoʊpləs. fər ðə rəˈʒim, ðə læst θri wiks hæv bɪn ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈpeɪnfəl. ðə moʊst ˈfrikwɛntli ˈsaɪtɪd sɔrs fər ˈkæʒəwəlti ˈfɪgjərz, ðə ˈsɪriən əbˈzərvəˌtɔri fər ˈjumən raɪts, pʊt rəˈʒim dɛd æt mɔr ðən ðə ˈfɪgjərz prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə ɑrmd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən wər mɔr ðən ˈdəbəl ðət ˈnəmbər. ˈkæʒəwəltiz æt ðɪs reɪt ər nɑt səˈsteɪnəbəl fər ðə rəˈʒim, ənd ˌɪnˈdid ðɛr wər rɪˈpɔrts əv nu ˈgrəmbəlɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə groʊɪŋ toʊl. moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli, ˈkəzən, al-assad*, ˈbɪtərli ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðə ˈsɪriən ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ðə ˈsɪriən steɪt ˈmidiə ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈæftər ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ðə ˈmæsəkərd əˈsɑd ˈfɔrsɪz əˈpɪrd ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ˈmɛni əv ðə nu woʊz, əv kɔrs, kəm frəm ə nu kˈwɔrtər ənd ə grup ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs θrɛt fər ðə ˈmɑdərˌeɪts, tu. ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt, wɪʧ həz sizd lɑrʤ əv ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛndɪd ɪts də ˈfæktoʊ trus wɪθ ðə rəˈʒim: ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn ɪts səkˈsɛsɪz əˈgɛnst ˈmɑdərˌeɪt grups ɪn ˈistərn ˈsɪriə, ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt sizd ən ˈɑrmi dɪˈvɪʒən ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn ðə ˈprɑvɪns əv, ɪn ˈsɪriə, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˌrɛʤəˈmɛntəl ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz. mɔr ˈrisəntli, ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˈoʊvərˈræn ðə brɪˈgeɪd 93 ənd ɪt ɪz naʊ leɪɪŋ siʤ tɪ ðə læst rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɪn ˈprɑvɪns. ɛz ðə ˈsɪriən ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kips lɑrʤ stɑks əv səˈplaɪz æt səʧ ˈbeɪsɪz, ðiz ˈvɪktəriz prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt wɪθ nu ˈwɛpənz tɪ kənˈtɪnju ɪts ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ədˈvæns. ðə ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst grup ˈfɑloʊd əp wɪθ ən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd əˈfɛnsɪv əˈgɛnst ðə rəˈʒim ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ist əv, ˈivɪn ɛz ɪt kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈstrəgəl əˈgɛnst ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈrɛbəlz ɪn ðə dəˈmæskəs ˈɛriə. dɪˈspaɪt ðə moderates’*’ ˈrisənt geɪnz, ðɛr ˈwiknəsɪz rɪˈmeɪn əˈpɛrənt. ðeɪ hæv sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt səˈplaɪ ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz, ɛz ðeɪ stɪl hæv ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən ənd ˈəðər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈrisɔrsɪz. dɪˈspaɪt læst u.n*. sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ˌrɛzəˈluʃən tɪ əˈlaʊ eɪd tɪ ˈɛriəz, ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən səˈplaɪz hæv bɪn sloʊ tɪ əraɪv ɪn ˈdɛspərɪt ˈɛriəz ðət ər ˈəndər siʤ. koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən əˈməŋ ðɛm ɪz stɪl ˈfibəl. ɪn ˈərli ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈrɛbəl grups əˈnaʊnst ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈimərʤənsi riˈækʃən fɔrs ɪn, bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ saɪn ɔn ðə ˈbætəlˌfild əv səʧ ˈfɔrsɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ təˈgɛðər. ðeɪ hæv ˈɔlsoʊ stɪl feɪld tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ riʧ aʊt tɪ ˈgreɪtər ˈpɔrʃənz əv ðə rəˈʒim beɪs, əˈspɛʃəli ðə kəmˈjunɪti, wɪʧ fɔrmz ðə kɔr əv ðə səˈpɔrt. ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt geɪnz ɪn ˈistərn ənd ˈnɔrðərn ˈsɪriə hæv ˈlaɪkli ˌɪnˈkrist ðə alawites’*’ fɪrz əv ɪkˌstərməˈneɪʃən ˈðɛrˈbaɪ ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪŋ ðɛr səˈpɔrt fər əˈsɑd. ðɛr wɑz wən ˈpɑzətɪv pəˈlɪtɪkəl saɪn əˈməŋ ðə ɑrmd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. fər wiks, ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈvɪzəbəl ˈtɛnʧənz bɪtˈwin frənt, ðə æl əˈfɪliˌeɪt ɪn ˈsɪriə, ənd ðə ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ɑrmd grups. ɪn mənθs pæst, ðiz dɪˈvərs grups hæd koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd ɔn ðə graʊnd ɪn ðə ˈdɛspərɪt faɪt əˈgɛnst ðə rəˈʒim, ənd ðɛn ˈɔlsoʊ koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd tɪ pʊʃ bæk ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt. ˈərliər ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, frənt kwɪt ðə ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən kəˈmɪtiz ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ riˈleɪʃənz əˈməŋ ðə ɑrmd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən grups ɪn ənd ðə dəˈmæskəs ˈsəbərbz, seɪɪŋ ðət ɪt dɪd soʊ bɪˈkəz ðə ˈmɑdərˌeɪt grups "hæv ə ˈdɪfərənt pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈprɑʤɛkt." ðɪs əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ˈfɑloʊd ə meɪ 17 communiqué*é baɪ mɔr ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈɪsləmɪsts, ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðɛr goʊl ɛz ə steɪt ruld baɪ lɔ (ðeɪ dɪd nɑt seɪ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk lɔ), ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðeɪ wʊd nɑt rɪˈtæliˌeɪt əˈgɛnst kəmˈjunɪtiz ðət hæd səˈpɔrtɪd ðə rəˈʒim, ənd ˈprɑməst tɪ rɪˈspɛkt minorities’*’ raɪts. frənt ˈfaɪtərz hæv sɪns klæʃt wɪθ ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ɑrmd ˈɛləmənts, bət ənˈlaɪk ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt hæv nɑt jɛt dɪˈklɛrd wɔr ɔn ðɛm. ðɛr ər ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz ðət ðə æl əˈfɪliˌeɪt meɪ lɔnʧ ə ˈbrɔdər əˈfɛnsɪv əˈgɛnst mɔr ˈsɛkjələr ɑrmd grups laɪk ðə ˈsɪriən ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛriz frənt ɪn, ə muv ðət wʊd gɪv rəˈʒim ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ə ˈbriðər. ɪn ðə mənθs əˈhɛd, ðə ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ɑrmd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ðə faɪt ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈivɪn siz mɔr smɔl ʧəŋks əv ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri frəm ðə rəˈʒim. ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ sˈloʊli, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈpeɪnfəli, ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz frəm ˈfɛloʊ ˈfaɪtərz hu ˈfɑloʊ æl ər ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt. ðiz breɪks ˈɔfər ðɛm ə nu ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ wɪn ˈoʊvər ˌsɛgˈmɛnts əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti tɪ ðɛr kɔz. ɛz ðə wɔr drægz ɔn, ðə rəˈʒim wɪl bi ɪn ˈsɪriəs ˈtrəbəl ɪf ðə ˈmɑdərˌeɪts kən kənˈvɪns ˌsɛgˈmɛnts əv səˈpɔrtərz ðət ɪt wʊd bi seɪf tɪ ˈʤɛtɪsən ðə ˈdɪkteɪtər fər ə mˈjuʧuəli əkˈsɛptəbəl ɔlˈtərnətɪv hu kʊd ˈræli boʊθ ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈfɔrsɪz ənd ðə ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ɑrmd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən.
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the rebels are gaining ground in syria
don’t believe everything you read in the media: the moderate rebels of syria are not finished. they have gained ground in different parts of the country and have broken publicly with both the al qaeda affiliate operating there and the jihadists of the islamic state. meanwhile, president bashar al-assad’s regime is showing new signs of weakness.
the death of moderate armed opposition elements has been greatly exaggerated. these groups — whom i define as fighters who are not seeking to impose an islamic state, but rather leaving that to a popular decision after the war ends — have recently gained ground in idlib province in northwestern syria, and have nearly surrounded the provincial capital. if the rebels are ever to demonstrate military capacity, it should be in idlib, where the supply lines from turkey are easily accessible.
their advances over the past month also extend beyond idlib. notably, moderate armed groups repelled regime attacks in the vicinity of the town of morek, in west-central hama province, and also advanced on the hamidiyah air base there. they even damaged aircraft at the air base, with some reports claiming that they used surface-to-air missiles.
moreover, they launched renewed rebel incursions into damascus from the nearby eastern suburb of jobar on july 25 and 26. the regime reportedly even had to re-route damascus city buses. these incursions follow the successful operations by the army of islam, led by an ambitious islamist commander named zahran alloush, who declared war on the islamic state and expelled it entirely from damascus’s eastern suburbs after bloody fighting earlier in the month. rebels in aleppo have also begun an operation to cut off the regime’s supplies from the south, so their situation in the northern city is not hopeless.
for the regime, the last three weeks have been particularly painful. the most frequently cited source for casualty figures, the syrian observatory for human rights, put regime dead at more than 1,000; the figures provided by the armed opposition were more than double that number. casualties at this rate are not sustainable for the minority-backed regime, and indeed there were reports of new alawite grumbling about the growing toll. most notably, assad’s cousin, falak al-assad, bitterly criticized the syrian military and the syrian state media on social media after images of the massacred assad forces appeared online.
many of the regime’s new woes, of course, come from a new quarter — and a group that represents a dangerous threat for the moderates, too. the islamic state, which has seized large swaths of territory in iraq, has also ended its de facto truce with the regime: building on its successes against moderate groups in eastern syria, the islamic state seized an army division headquarters in the province of raqqa, in north-central syria, as well as a regimental headquarters. more recently, the islamic state overran the army’s brigade 93, and it is now laying siege to the last remaining assad-controlled airport in raqqa province. as the syrian military keeps large stocks of supplies at such bases, these victories provided the islamic state with new weapons to continue its military advance. the jihadist group followed up with an unprecedented offensive against the regime in the hard-fought area east of aleppo, even as it continued to struggle against moderate rebels in the damascus area.
despite the moderates’ recent gains, their weaknesses remain apparent. they have significant supply shortages, as they still have limited access to ammunition and other military resources. despite last month’s u.n. security council resolution to allow aid to rebel-controlled areas, humanitarian supplies have been slow to arrive in desperate areas that are under siege. coordination among them is still feeble. in early july, moderate rebel groups announced the creation of a combined emergency reaction force in aleppo, but there is no sign on the battlefield of such forces actually deploying together. they have also still failed to figure out how to reach out to greater portions of the regime base, especially the alawite community, which forms the core of the regime’s support. islamic state gains in eastern and northern syria have likely increased the alawites’ fears of extermination — thereby reinforcing their support for assad.
there was one positive political sign among the armed opposition, however. for weeks, there have been visible tensions between al-nusra front, the al qaeda affiliate in syria, and the moderate armed groups. in months past, these diverse groups had coordinated on the ground in the desperate fight against the regime, and then also coordinated to push back the islamic state. earlier in july, however, al-nusra front quit the arbitration committees overseeing relations among the armed opposition groups in aleppo and the damascus suburbs, saying that it did so because the moderate groups "have a different political project." this announcement followed a may 17 communiqué by more moderate islamists, in which they identified their goal as a state ruled by law (they did not say islamic law), stated that they would not retaliate against communities that had supported the regime, and promised to respect minorities’ rights.
nusra front fighters have since clashed with moderate armed elements, but — unlike the islamic state — have not yet declared war on them. there are indications that the al qaeda affiliate may launch a broader offensive against more secular armed groups like the syrian revolutionaries front in idlib, a move that would give hard-pressed regime forces in idlib a breather.
in the months ahead, the moderate armed opposition will remain in the fight and probably even seize more small chunks of territory from the regime. they are also slowly, sometimes painfully, separating themselves from fellow fighters who follow al qaeda or the islamic state. these breaks offer them a new opportunity to win over segments of the alawite community to their cause. as the war drags on, the regime will be in serious trouble if the moderates can convince segments of assad’s supporters that it would be safe to jettison the dictator for a mutually acceptable alternative who could rally both the regime’s remaining forces and the moderate armed opposition.
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it’s* 4 a.m*. ənd ˈdɑrən ˈminən ɪz bɪˈkəz hi wɔnts tɪ bi, bət bɪˈkəz ən iˈmeɪl frəm ə ˈkəstəmər ɪn nu ˈzilənd woʊk ɪm əp, ənd naʊ hi tərn hɪz breɪn ɔf. ˈminən, 31 ɪz ðə kriˈeɪtər, ˈoʊnər ənd ˈmæstərˌmaɪnd bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈkloʊðɪŋ laɪn, ðə 7 laɪn, ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt nu jɔrk brænd hi kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn 2009 ɪn hɪz parents’*’ ˈbeɪsmənt. ˈminən blidz ˈɔrɪnʤ ənd blu; hɪz raɪt ɑrm sərvz ɛz ə ˈtrɪbjut tɪ hɪz bɪˈləvəd nu jɔrk mɛts. ˈkəvərd ɪn ˌtæˈtuz ˈfiʧərɪŋ ʃeɪ ˈsteɪdiəm, ˈmɪstər. mɛt ənd ðə treɪn hɪz ˈkloʊðɪŋ brænd gɪts ɪts neɪm frəm, ðə noʊ. 7 laɪn. ðə fænz, baɪ ðə fans,”*,” ɪz ðə ˈmɑtoʊ əv hɪz ˈkəmpəˌni, wɪʧ gru frəm ə kræmpt ˈbeɪsmənt tɪ ə ˈwɛˌrhaʊs ɪn ʤəˈmeɪkə, kwinz wɛr hi, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈoʊnli ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm ɪmˈplɔɪi,, kriˈeɪt, prɪnt ənd ʃɪp ðɛr ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz baɪ hænd ˈdeɪli. ðɛr ɪz noʊ lɑrʤ pərˈdəkʃən laɪn, noʊ ˈglæmərəs ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, ʤɪst ə mæn wɪθ ˈvɪʒən ənd draɪv duɪŋ wət hi ləvz. kaɪnd əv səˈpraɪzɪŋ ðət ˈivɪn ɪn business,”*,” ˈminən sɛd. bɪˈkəz ðə ʃərts aɪ meɪk təʧ ðə pəls əv ðə fan.”*.” ðə 7 laɪn həz sɛnt ʃərts tɪ mɛt fænz ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkəntri ənd əraʊnd ðə gloʊb. ˈɔrdərz hæv bɪn ʃɪpt tɪ ˈkænədə, ˈaɪərlənd, nu ˈzilənd ənd ˈɛvəri pɑrt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. əˈfɪʃəl ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ ˈɪʃuz prɪˈvɛnt ˈminən frəm ˈprɪnɪŋ ðə wərd ““mets”*” ɔn ˈɛni əv hɪz ʃərts, bət ðət stɑp fænz əv ðə tim frəm baɪɪŋ hɪz ˈprɑdəkts. ˈminən ˈɛstəˌmeɪts hi həz soʊld mɔr ðən ʃərts sɪns hɪz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt,, wɑz lɔnʧt leɪt ɪn 2009 ˈminən ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪz ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə tɪ kəˈnɛkt wɪθ fænz ənd kip hɪz fænz ɔn nu dɪˈzaɪnz ənd pərˈmoʊʃənz. hɪz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ həz ˈoʊvər fænz, ənd əˈproʊʧɪŋ tˈwɪtər ˈfɑloʊərz. θæŋks tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, ˈminən həz sin hɪz smɔl ˈbɪznɪs groʊ æt ə reɪt hi dɪˈskraɪbz ɛz ““shocking,”*,” bət ðə ˈgraʊndˌwərk fər hɪz ˈtiˌsərt ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz leɪd aʊt lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr hi ˈɛvər ˈprɪnɪd ə ʃərt. ˈminən nu haʊ tɪ rən ə ˈtiˌsərt ˈkəmpəˌni ˌbiˈfɔr ðə 7 laɪn keɪm tɪ fruˈɪʃən. hi həz ˈprɪnɪd ˈtiˌsərts sɪns hɪz ˈsinjər jɪr əv haɪ skul, wɪn hi ənd hɪz ˈbədiz ˈnidɪd ʃərts tɪ wɛr fər ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz. əv peɪɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən, aɪ ʤɪst tʊk ɪt əˈpɑn ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɪ lərn. ˈprɪti məʧ ɔl aɪ dɪd raɪt aʊt əv haɪ skul. aɪ wɑz dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ˈpitsəz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈtiˌsərts ənd ˈraɪdɪŋ bmx,”*,” ˈminən sɛd. hɪz ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ɪnˈdɛvər wɑz kɔld mæn meɪd, ənd ɪt geɪv ˈminən hɪz fərst ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ˈrənɪŋ ə ˈtiˌsərt ˈkəmpəˌni. hi wʊd ˈleɪtər juz ðət ɪkˈspɪriəns tɪ kriˈeɪt ənd groʊ ðə 7 laɪn. fæst ˈfɔrwərd tɪ 2009 ðə mɛts hæd ə fju rəf ˈsizənz, ənd ɔn ðə læst geɪm əv ðə jɪr, wɪθ ðə tim aʊt əv kənˈtɛnʃən, ˈminən kriˈeɪtɪd ə fju ˈsɪmpəl ʃərts ðət sɛd survived,”*,” ənd wɔr ðɛm tɪ ðə ˈsteɪdiəm. ˈivɪn ə brænd jɛt ənd ðə fænz əraʊnd maɪ ˈɛriə wər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ɪt, ənd ðət kaɪnd əv ʤɪst spərd ðə website,”*,” sɛd ˈminən. ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt wɛnt əp ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈsizən ɪn 2009 hi ɔˈrɛdi hæd ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt hi ˈnidɪd stɔrd ɪn hɪz ˈpɛrənts' ˈbeɪsmənt ənd ən aɪˈdiə əv haʊ tɪ rən ə ˈtiˌsərt ˈbɪznɪs, ənd soʊ ðə 7 laɪn wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd æt ˈlɪtəl kɔst. ˈrɪli nid məʧ tɪ stɑrt bɪˈkəz aɪ ɔˈrɛdi oʊnd ɔl ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt, soʊ ðə ˈstɑrˌtəp fər ðə laɪn wɑz ˈprɪti məʧ əraʊnd ˈminən sɛd. wɪθ noʊ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz, ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd ə prɪnt məˈʃin ɪn hɪz foʊks' ˈbeɪsmənt, ðə 7 laɪn wɑz bɔrn. ɪt bi lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈminən ˈriəˌlaɪzd hi wʊd nid mɔr speɪs. ðə brænd ˈstɑrtɪd, aɪ wɑz daʊn ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsmənt ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ənd ˈrækɪŋ əp maɪ parents’*’ ɪˈlɛktrɪk draɪərz ʧip tɪ θɪŋz ˈstɑrtɪd ˈpɪkɪŋ əp tu kˈwɪkli wɛr aɪ wɑz daʊn ðɛr ˈprɪti məʧ ɔl deɪ. ju rən ə ˈwɛˌrhaʊs ɪn jʊr basement,”*,” ˈminən sɛd. ˈminən muvd hɪz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən tɪ ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈwɛˌrhaʊs hi ʃɛrz wɪθ ˈəðər ˈbɪznɪsɪz læst ˈsəmər. bɪn ðɛr fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə jɪr. ə ˈbɪzi speɪs fɪld wɪθ məˈʃinəri ənd ˈəðər ˈbɪznɪsɪz wɪθ ðɛr oʊn ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ə ˈpæsərbi wʊd ˈnɛvər noʊ wət goʊz ɔn ˌɪnˈsaɪd, bət moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ɪt prəˈvaɪdz ˈminən wɪθ ðə speɪs hi nidz tɪ rən hɪz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. ˈæftər ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪŋ hɪz smɔl ˈbɪznɪs, ðə ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv ðə brænd kənˈtɪnjud groʊɪŋ ənd ˈɔrdərz kɛpt ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn, ɔl wɪˈθaʊt ˈminən ˈhævɪŋ tɪ spɛnd ə ˈdɔlər ɔn ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ. fænz ər maɪ prəˈmoʊtərz. wɪn ˈwɛrɪŋ ʃərts tɪ ðə geɪm ənd ˈpipəl æsk, dɪd ju gɪt that?’*?’ ðeɪ seɪ, ‘‘the7line.com.’*.’ kaɪnd əv laɪk ɪts oʊn ˈlɪtəl kəmˈjunɪti wɪˈθɪn ðə mɛts fæn base,”*,” ˈminən sɛd. ðə brænd gru soʊ ˈræpədli ðət ðə mɛts frənt ˈɔfəs tʊk ˈnoʊtɪs, ˈhævɪŋ ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈlɔjərz lɛt ˈminən noʊ ðət hi ˈkænɑt juz ðə wərd ““mets”*” ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈtreɪdˌmɑrks fər hɪz ʃərts. ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt ðə tim neɪm ɔn hɪz ˈprɑdəkts, fænz ləv ðə ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ənd juˈniknəs əv ðə 7 laɪn brænd. ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ mɛt fæn ˈʤɛrɪd ˈdɔrti, 22 oʊnz ˈsɛvərəl 7 laɪn ʃərts. taɪm aɪ wɛr ə ʃərt tɪ ðə geɪm, ˈpipəl ˈkɑmpləmɛnt mi ənd æsk wɛr aɪ gɑt ðɛm. ðə kaɪnd əv ʃərts aɪ wʊd meɪk ɪf aɪ nu haʊ tɪ; fər ðə ril fænz. ˈnɛvər sin əˈnəðər pleɪs ˈkɛri ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk them,”*,” ˈdɔrti sɛd. ju faɪnd mɛts gɪr ˈfiʧərɪŋ ðə oʊld ɪkˈstɪriər ˈpænəlɪŋ əv ʃeɪ ˈsteɪdiəm, ər ðə dɪsˈgaɪz ˈfɔrmər koʊʧ ˈbɑbi ˈvælənˌtaɪn dɑnd ˈæftər biɪŋ ɪˈʤɛktɪd ɪn 1999 ənd ju ˈsərtənli baɪ ə ʃərt ðət sɪz, ðə team,”*,” ɪn ðə mɛts ʃɑp. bət ju wɪl faɪnd ðɛm ɔl ɔn. ˈminən noʊz wət ðə fænz wɔnt bɪˈkəz hi ɪz wən hɪmˈsɛlf, ˈhævɪŋ groʊn əp ˈfrikˌwɛntɪŋ ʃeɪ ˈsteɪdiəm wɪθ hɪz ˈməðər waɪl ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈnɪrˈbaɪ. boʊθ hɪz ˈgrænˌfɑðərz wər juʤ fænz, ənd wən wərkt ɔn ðə ˈbʊlˌpɛn foʊn laɪnz wɪn ʃeɪ ˈsteɪdiəm wɑz bɪlt. tɪ seɪ hi gru əp ə mɛts fæn wʊd bi ən ˈəndərˌsteɪtmənt. ənd soʊ, wɪn ðə mɛts ˈfæməli rɪˈsivd ðə ˈtræʤɪk nuz ðət ˈfɔrmər ˈkæˌʧər ənd mɛts ˈlɛʤənd ˈgɛri ˈɪlnəs wɑz ˈtərmənəl, ˈminən ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli fɛlt kəmˈpɛld tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ə ˈtrɪbjut ˈloʊgoʊ. ðə ˈloʊgoʊ, ˈsɪgnəʧər noʊ. 8 wɪθ ə ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə ˈbɑtəm, wɑz ˈnɛvər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ə ʃərt, bət ʤɪst ə saɪn əv səˈpɔrt. hi hæd ʃoʊn ɪt tɪ ðə ˈpipəl æt ðə ˈgɛri ˈkɑrtər faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ə ˈʧɛrɪti ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən eɪmd æt ˈeɪdɪŋ ˌɪmˈpɑvrɪʃt ˈʧɪldrən, ənd ˈæftər ˈkɑrtər pæst ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ðeɪ æst ɪm tɪ pʊt aʊt ə ʃərt wɪθ ðə ˈloʊgoʊ. boʊθ saɪdz əˈgrid ðət ɔl ˈprɑfɪts wʊd goʊ tɪ ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən. ˈprɛzəntli, ðət ʃərt həz reɪzd ˈɔlˌmoʊst fər ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən, wɪθ ˈɔlˌmoʊst mɔr ˈkəmɪŋ frəm əˈnəðər ˈkɑrtər ˈtrɪbjut ʃərt dɪˈzaɪn. θru tˈwɪtər, ˈminən ʃoʊd ɔf ðə ʃərt tɪ mɛts pleɪər ˈʤəstɪn ˈtərnər, hu ɪn tərn ʃoʊd hɪz ˈtimˌmeɪts. fæst ˈfɔrwərd ənd mɛts stɑr ˈpɪʧər joʊˈhɑn sænˈtænə ɪz ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə ˈgɛri ˈkɑrtər riˈmɛmbrəns ʃərt ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈdʊrɪŋ ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns, ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər tim ɪz ˈwɛrɪŋ ðɛm ˈəndər ðɛr ˈʤərziz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə spərɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ geɪm ɪn ˈɑnər əv ˈgɛri ˈkɑrtər. ðə ʃərts bɪˈkeɪm ˈprɛvələnt ɪn ðə mɛt ˈlɑkər rum ənd ðə ˈɔrdərz keɪm ɪn lɑrʤ kˈwɑntətiz, bət ðɪs wɑz nɑt ðə fərst taɪm wərk rɪˈsivd ðɪs ˈlɛvəl əv ɪkˈspoʊʒər. ʃərts wər ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt ˈmidiə frəm ˈbumər ənd ˈkɑrtən ˈmɔrnɪŋ ʃoʊ, tɪ ə ˈfiʧər ɪn ðə ˈdeɪli nuz. ˈminən həz bɪn ˈɪntərvˌjud fər mɛts ˈwikli ənd həz bɪn ˈrɪtən əˈbaʊt baɪ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts. ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ dɪˈmænd sɔ ˈminən brɪŋ ɔn ə jɪr əˈgoʊ ɪn ə ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm roʊl. ʃi sɪts æt ə dɛsk wɪθ ən ˈoʊpən ˈlæpˌtɑp. ðɛr ər ʃərts ˈfoʊldɪd ɔl əraʊnd, ˈpækɪŋ ˈɛnvəˌloʊps səraʊnd hər, ənd ʃi læfs wɪn æst haʊ ˈmɛni ʃərts ʃi oʊnz. hæv ɔl ðə ʃərts aɪ ˈrɪli like,”*,” ʃi sɛd, ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ““believe”*” 7 laɪn ʃərt. ˈpækɪŋ ən ˈɔrdər ɪz ˈmoʊstli ˈməsəl ˈmɛməri fər hər naʊ, ənd ʃi ʤoʊks ʃi həz pərˈfɛktəd ðə ɑrt əv ˈfoʊldɪŋ ə ˈtiˌsərt. bət laɪk ˈminən, ʃi ləvz biɪŋ ə pɑrt əv ðə 7 laɪn. laɪk siɪŋ ˈpipəl ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə ʃərts ənd ˈæskɪŋ ˈpipəl haʊ ðeɪ faʊnd aʊt əˈbaʊt ðə company,”*,” sɛd. pɑrt əv ə brænd ənd ə smɔl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪz wət aɪ love.”*.” ðə tu hæv bɪn kloʊz frɛndz fər əˈbaʊt 13 jɪrz ənd wərk təˈgɛðər ˈsimləsli. ʃi ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ɪmˈplɔɪi ðə 7 laɪn həz ˈɛvər hæd, ənd ʃi noʊz waɪ ɪt həz ˈteɪkən ɔf. sɛd ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ənd seɪ ɪt əˈgɛn, breɪn ɪz ˈkɑnstəntli ˈwərkɪŋ. ˈdraɪvɪŋ ɪn ənd ɔn ðə weɪ θɪŋk əv ən aɪˈdiə ənd kəm ɪn ənd skɛʧ ˈsəmθɪŋ out,”*,” sɛd ɛz ʃi flɪpt θru ə ˈskɛʧˌbʊk fʊl əv ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪps. breɪn ɪz ˈkɑnstəntli ɪn ˈmoʊʃən əˈbaʊt wət ʃʊd bi ðə nɛkst θɪŋ ənd wət ðə nɛkst ʃərt ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ lʊk like.”*.” wərk ˈɛθɪk əˈlaʊz ɪm tɪ θɪŋk əv aɪˈdiəz fər ʃərts ənd hæv ðɛm ˈrɛdi ðə nɛkst deɪ. wɪn ə ˈrʊki aɪk ˈdeɪvɪs wɑz kɔld əp tɪ ðə ˈmeɪʤər ligz ɪn 2010 ˈminən wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈdeɪvɪs ʃərt hi kriˈeɪtɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛni wər əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk. kən θɪŋk əv ˈsəmθɪŋ ənd hæv ɪt ɔn ðə prɛs ðə nɛkst day,”*,” ˈminən sɛd. ðə kwɪk minz nu aɪˈdiəz ər bɪˈkəmɪŋ nu ˈprɑdəkts əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈkəstəmərz ˈkɑnstəntli, bət ðət min ðə 7 laɪn ɪz prəˈdusɪŋ ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl hit ˈtrænsfər ˈtiˌsərts ju maɪt faɪnd ɔn ðə ˈbɔrdˌwɔk daʊn ðə ʃɔr. ˈminən hɪz ʃərts ɔn ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti tiz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˈkəmfərt ənd dərəˈbɪlɪti fər ˈɛvəri ʃərt hi sɛlz. fil laɪk wɪn ˈpipəl gɪt ðɛr ʃərts, ðeɪ fil ðə kˈwɑləti ənd ər mɔr ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ baɪ əˈnəðər wən ənd kəm bæk," ˈminən sɛd. biɪŋ ðə soʊl ˈprɪnər fər ə θˈraɪvɪŋ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈkloʊðɪŋ laɪn ˈizi. ˈminən ˈɔfən faɪndz hɪmˈsɛlf ˈwərkɪŋ lɔŋ aʊərz, bət ˈhæpi tɪ bi ˈbɪzi. ˈivɪn ˈrɪli fil laɪk ə ʤɑb. bɪn ˈprɪnɪŋ ˈtiˌsərts fər soʊ lɔŋ naʊ, ənd aɪ ˈrɪli ˈtruli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ duɪŋ it,”*,” ˈminən sɛd. ʤɪst tərnd biɪŋ ə fæn ˈɪntu ə job.”*.” ˈminən ˌəndərˈstændz ðət ˈtiˌsərts ər ə greɪt weɪ tɪ kəˈnɛkt wɪθ fænz laɪk ɪm, ənd ðə nu jɔrk mɛts ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən tʊk ˈnoʊtɪs. ðɪs ˈsizən ðə mɛts ˈstɑrtɪd ə pərˈmoʊʃən kɔld tuesdays,”*,” wɛr ðə ˈpərʧəs əv ə 20 ˈtɪkɪt kəmz wɪθ ə ˈdɪfərənt ʃərt iʧ wik. əˈpɑn siɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈrisənt ˈlæˌkləstər dɪˈzaɪn, ˈminən tʊk tɪ hɪz blɔg ənd ˈɔfərd səm səˈʤɛsʧənz, səʧ ɛz ˈædɪŋ mɛt ˈkələrz tɪ ðə ʃərt, wɪʧ wɑz ʤɪst pleɪn blæk ənd waɪt. loʊ ənd bɪˈhoʊld, ðə dɪˈzaɪn fər ðə nɛkst ˈtiˌsərt ˈtuzˌdeɪ wɑz ˈɔltərd tɪ ˈfiʧər ə blu ənd ˈɔrɪnʤ dɪˈzaɪn, ənd ə mɛts ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ˈminən tɪ ˈɔfər θæŋks fər ðə ədˈvaɪs. ˈivɪn ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ˌɛkspərˈtiz ənd ˈnɑlɪʤ əv wət ðə fænz wɔnt. dɪd ˈminən æsk fər ˈkrɛdɪt ər ækˈnɑlɪʤmənt frəm ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈæftər ðeɪ ˈfɑloʊd hɪz ədˈvaɪs? noʊ. ˈæftər ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə dɪˈzaɪnz wər əˈnaʊnst, ˈminən tʊk tɪ hɪz blɔg. hi roʊt, æm nɑt ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ aʊt əv ðɪs. aɪ ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli wɔnt ðə mɛts tɪ sɛl mɔr ˈtɪkɪts ənd kəm aʊt wɪθ səm ˈkɪˌkæs tiz. laɪk tɪ gɪt wən ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv season.”*.” ðət tɛlz ju wət ˈminən ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt. hi ɪz nɑt ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ˈməni. hi ɪz nɑt ən ɪmˈplɔɪi əv ðə nu jɔrk mɛts. hi ɪz ə fæn. ə fæn hu wɔnts ðə tim tɪ səkˈsid, ənd ɪz duɪŋ hɪz pɑrt tɪ brɪŋ fænz təˈgɛðər wɪθ hɪz ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ənd hɪz ˈpæʃən. ə ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn, ə fæn, ən ˌɑntrəprəˈnʊr, ˌwəˈtɛvər ju wɔnt tɪ ˈleɪbəl ˈminən, hi wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi səˈnɑnəməs wɪθ ðə 7 laɪn. æst ɪf hi kʊd ˈɛvər si ˈsɛlɪŋ hɪz laɪn, ˈminən skɔft æt ðə aɪˈdiə. ““no*, noʊ weɪ. biɪŋ ə fæn ɪz səʧ ə bɪg pɑrt əv maɪ laɪf aɪ ˈɛvər ˈpɪkʧər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈsɪti fild ənd siɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən wɛr ə ʃərt ðət sɛd 7 laɪn ɔn ɪt ðət aɪ əˈpruv əv. maɪ thing,”*,” ˈminən sɛd. ɪt ˈsərtənli ɪz hɪz θɪŋ. wɪθ 14 jɪrz əv ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ˈtiˌsərt ˈprɪnɪŋ, ɪt ɪz noʊ səˈpraɪz hi həz faʊnd səʧ səkˈsɛs wɪθ ðə 7 laɪn. ðɛr meɪ kəm ə taɪm wɪn hi nidz tɪ brɪŋ ɪn mɔr ˈpipəl tɪ hɛlp ɪm ənd (ðeɪ wʊd hæv tɪ bi mɛts fænz, ˈɑbviəsli), bət raɪt naʊ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ wɛr hi ɪz, ənd nɑt ʃʊr wət ðə fˈjuʧər hoʊldz. 31 naʊ ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈpɪkʧər wɪl aɪ bi 50 ˈwɔkɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈsteɪdiəm wɪθ ˈpipəl ˈwɛrɪŋ ʃərts frəm ðə 7 laɪn? aɪ fil laɪk wɪˈθɪn 20 jɪrz ɪf stɪl duɪŋ ðɪs, gɑt tɪ bi ˈprɪti bɪg baɪ then,”*,” ˈminən sɛd. nɑt ˈrɪli ʃʊr wət ðə ˈlɪmɪts ər. ɛz əv raɪt naʊ, ðɛr ˈrɪli ˈɛni, soʊ aɪ ˈrɪli si ðɪs ɛz biɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt rɪd əv. haʊ lɔŋ wɪl aɪ du ðɪs? aɪ noʊ, fərˈɛvər? ənˈtɪl aɪ die?”*?” hi sɛd wɪθ ə læf. hi maɪt nɑt hoʊld ɔl ðə ˈænsərz tɪ ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə 7 laɪn, bət hi ˈsərtənli wɪl bi ðə wən ˈlidɪŋ ðə weɪ. ˈfɑloʊ ˈædəm rəˈmɪrɛz
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it’s 4 a.m. and darren meenan is awake—not because he wants to be, but because an email from a customer in new zealand woke him up, and now he can’t turn his brain off.
meenan, 31, is the creator, owner and mastermind behind the clothing line, the 7 line, an independent new york mets-themed brand he created in 2009 in his parents’ basement.
meenan bleeds orange and blue; his right arm serves as a tribute to his beloved new york mets. it’s covered in tattoos featuring shea stadium, mr. met and the train his clothing brand gets its name from, the no. 7 line.
“for the fans, by the fans,” is the motto of his company, which grew from a cramped basement to a warehouse in jamaica, queens where he, along with his only part-time employee, lizy saroyan, create, print and ship their merchandise by hand daily.
there is no large production line, no glamorous behind-the-scenes operation, just a man with vision and drive doing what he loves.
“it’s kind of surprising that i’m even in business,” meenan said. “but it’s because the shirts i make touch the pulse of the fan.”
the 7 line has sent shirts to met fans all over the country and around the globe. orders have been shipped to canada, ireland, new zealand and every part of the united states.
official licensing issues prevent meenan from printing the word “mets” on any of his shirts, but that doesn’t stop fans of the team from buying his products. meenan estimates he has sold more than 10,000 shirts since his website, the7line.com, was launched late in 2009.
meenan utilizes social media to connect with fans and keep his fans up-to-date on new designs and promotions. his facebook page has over 10,000 fans, and he’s approaching 5,000 twitter followers.
thanks to social media, meenan has seen his small business grow at a rate he describes as “shocking,” but the groundwork for his t-shirt company was laid out long before he ever printed a mets-themed shirt.
meenan knew how to run a t-shirt company before the 7 line came to fruition. he has printed t-shirts since his senior year of high school, when he and his bmx buddies needed shirts to wear for competitions.
“instead of paying someone, i just took it upon myself to learn. that’s pretty much all i did right out of high school. i was delivering pizzas, making t-shirts and riding bmx,” meenan said.
his initial endeavor was called man made, and it gave meenan his first experience with running a t-shirt company. he would later use that experience to create and grow the 7 line.
fast forward to 2009. the mets had a few rough seasons, and on the last game of the year, with the team out of postseason contention, meenan created a few simple shirts that said “i survived,” and wore them to the stadium.
“it wasn’t even a brand yet and the fans around my area were interested in it, and that kind of just spurred the website,” said meenan.
the website the7line.com went up just before the holiday season in 2009. he already had the equipment he needed stored in his parents' basement and an idea of how to run a t-shirt business, and so the 7 line was created at little cost.
“i didn’t really need much to start because i already owned all the equipment, so the start-up for the line was pretty much around $20,” meenan said.
with no expectations, a website and a print machine in his folks' basement, the 7 line was born. it wouldn’t be long before meenan realized he would need more space.
“once the brand started, i was down in the basement full-time and racking up my parents’ electric bills—these dryers aren’t cheap to run—so things started picking up too quickly where i was down there pretty much all day. you can’t run a warehouse in your basement,” meenan said.
meenan moved his operation to a nearby warehouse he shares with other businesses last summer. he’s been there for almost a year.
it’s a busy space filled with machinery and other businesses with their own employees. a passerby would never know what goes on inside, but most importantly, it provides meenan with the space he needs to run his operation.
after relocating his small business, the popularity of the brand continued growing and orders kept coming in, all without meenan having to spend a dollar on advertising.
“the fans are my promoters. when they’re wearing shirts to the game and people ask, ‘where did you get that?’ they say, ‘the7line.com.’ it’s kind of like its own little community within the mets fan base,” meenan said.
the brand grew so rapidly that the mets front office took notice, having major league baseball lawyers let meenan know that he cannot use the word “mets” or any other trademarks for his shirts.
even without the team name on his products, fans love the creativity and uniqueness of the 7 line brand.
lifelong met fan jared doherty, 22, owns several 7 line shirts.
“every time i wear a shirt to the game, people compliment me and ask where i got them. they’re the kind of shirts i would make if i knew how to; they’re for the real fans. i’ve never seen another place carry anything like them,” doherty said.
you won’t find officially-licensed mets gear featuring the old exterior paneling of shea stadium, or the disguise former coach bobby valentine donned after being ejected in 1999, and you certainly can’t buy a shirt that says, “sell the team,” in the mets shop. but you will find them all on the7line.com.
meenan knows what the fans want because he is one himself, having grown up frequenting shea stadium with his mother while living nearby. both his grandfathers were huge fans, and one worked on the bullpen phone lines when shea stadium was built. to say he grew up a mets fan would be an understatement.
and so, when the mets family received the tragic news that former catcher and mets legend gary carter’s illness was terminal, meenan immediately felt compelled to design a tribute logo.
the logo, carter’s signature no. 8 with a teardrop coming from the bottom, was never intended to be a shirt, but just a sign of support. he had shown it to the people at the gary carter foundation, a charity organization aimed at aiding impoverished children, and after carter passed earlier this year, they asked him to put out a shirt with the logo. both sides agreed that all profits would go to the foundation.
presently, that shirt has raised almost $9,000 for the foundation, with almost $3,000 more coming from another carter tribute shirt design. through twitter, meenan showed off the shirt to mets player justin turner, who in turn showed his teammates.
fast forward and mets star pitcher johan santana is wearing the gary carter remembrance shirt on television during a press conference, and the entire team is wearing them under their jerseys during a spring training game in honor of gary carter.
the shirts became prevalent in the met locker room and the orders came in large quantities, but this was not the first time meenan’s work received this level of exposure.
meenan’s shirts were the subject of many different media from wfan’s boomer and carton morning show, to a feature in the daily news. meenan has been interviewed for sny’s mets weekly and has been written about by nbc sports.
the line’s increasing demand saw meenan bring on lizy saroyan a year ago in a part-time role.
she sits at a desk with an open laptop. there are shirts folded all around, packing envelopes surround her, and she laughs when asked how many shirts she owns.
“i have all the shirts i really like,” she said, wearing a “believe” 7 line shirt.
packing an order is mostly muscle memory for her now, and she jokes she has perfected the art of folding a t-shirt. but like meenan, she loves being a part of the 7 line.
“i like seeing people wearing the shirts and asking people how they found out about the company,” saroyan said. “being part of a brand and a small operation is what i love.”
the two have been close friends for about 13 years and work together seamlessly. she is the only employee the 7 line has ever had, and she knows why it has taken off.
“i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again, darren’s brain is constantly working. he’s driving in and on the way he’ll think of an idea and he’ll come in and sketch something out,” saroyan said as she flipped through a sketchbook full of prototypes. “his brain is constantly in motion about what should be the next thing and what the next shirt is going to look like.”
meenan’s work ethic allows him to think of ideas for shirts and have them ready the next day. when a rookie ike davis was called up to the major leagues in 2010, meenan was wearing a davis shirt he created before any were available to the public.
“i can think of something and have it on the press the next day,” meenan said.
the quick turn-around means new ideas are becoming new products available to customers constantly, but that doesn’t mean the 7 line is producing the typical fan-made heat transfer t-shirts you might find on the boardwalk down the shore. meenan screen-prints his shirts on high-quality tees to ensure comfort and durability for every shirt he sells.
“i feel like when people get their shirts, they feel the quality and are more inclined to buy another one and come back," meenan said.
being the sole printer for a thriving independent clothing line isn’t easy. meenan often finds himself working long hours, but he’s happy to be busy.
“it doesn’t even really feel like a job. i’ve been printing t-shirts for so long now, and i really truly enjoy doing it,” meenan said. “it just turned being a fan into a job.”
meenan understands that t-shirts are a great way to connect with fans like him, and the new york mets organization took notice.
this season the mets started a promotion called “t-shirt tuesdays,” where the purchase of a $20 ticket comes with a different shirt each week.
upon seeing the most recent lackluster design, meenan took to his blog and offered some suggestions, such as adding met colors to the shirt, which was just plain black and white.
lo and behold, the design for the next t-shirt tuesday was altered to feature a blue and orange design, and a mets representative contacted meenan to offer thanks for the advice.
even the organization recognizes meenan’s expertise and knowledge of what the fans want.
did meenan ask for credit or acknowledgement from the organization after they followed his advice? no. after the changes to the designs were announced, meenan took to his blog.
he wrote, “i am not looking to get anything out of this. i genuinely want the mets to sell more tickets and come out with some kick-ass tees. i’d like to get one myself before the end of season.”
that tells you what meenan is all about. he is not chasing money. he is not an employee of the new york mets. he is a fan. he’s a fan who wants the team to succeed, and is doing his part to bring fans together with his creativity and his passion.
a businessman, a fan, an entrepreneur, whatever you want to label meenan, he will always be synonymous with the 7 line.
asked if he could ever see selling his line, meenan scoffed at the idea.
“no, no way. being a fan is such a big part of my life i couldn’t ever picture going to citi field and seeing someone wear a shirt that said 7 line on it that i didn’t approve of. it’s my thing,” meenan said.
it certainly is his thing. with 14 years of experience in t-shirt printing, it is no surprise he has found such success with the 7 line. there may come a time when he needs to bring in more people to help him and saroyan (they would have to be mets fans, obviously), but right now he’s enjoying where he is, and he’s not sure what the future holds.
“i’m 31 now and i’m trying to picture will i be 50 walking around the stadium with people wearing shirts from the 7 line? i feel like within 20 years if i’m still doing this, it’s got to be pretty big by then,” meenan said.
“i’m not really sure what the limits are. as of right now, there really aren’t any, so i don’t really see this as being something i’m going to get rid of. how long will i do this? i don’t know, forever? until i die?” he said with a laugh.
he might not hold all the answers to the future of the 7 line, but he certainly will be the one leading the way.
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ərˈɛst mɑrks ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ðət pəˈlis hæv ərˈɛstɪd ˈʤərnəlɪsts ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə ˈfərgəsən ˈproʊˌtɛsts pəˈlis ɪn ˈfərgəsən ərˈɛstɪd ə ˈvɛtərən ˈgɛti fəˈtɑgrəfər, skɑt ˈoʊlsən, ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. əˈnəðər ˈgɛti fəˈtɑgrəfər ˈpɪkʧərd ˈoʊlsən biɪŋ lɛd əˈweɪ baɪ ˈɔfɪsərz frəm ðə məˈzʊri steɪt ˈhaɪˌweɪ pəˈtroʊl. pəˈlis wər prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ˈpipəl frəm ˈgæðərɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɛriə, ənd ˈoʊlsən ɪz θɔt tɪ hæv dɪˈklaɪnd ə rɪkˈwɛst tɪ muv ɔn. hi wɑz ˈleɪtər riˈlist. ɪt wɑz ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ðət pəˈlis hæv ərˈɛstɪd ˈʤərnəlɪsts ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə ˈfərgəsən ˈproʊˌtɛsts. læst wik raɪən ʤeɪ ˈraɪli əv ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst ənd ˈwɛsli ˈlaʊəri əv ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst wər dɪˈteɪnd fər ˈsɛvərəl aʊərz. ʤɑn sweɪn (@jonswaine*) fəˈtɑgrəfər, hu toʊld ˈbaɪˌstændərz hi ˈdəbəljuˈɛs ˈwərkɪŋ fər ˈgɛti, wɑz ʤɪst ərˈɛstɪd ɪn #ˈfərgəsən ˈoʊlsən sɛd hi wɑz fər ʤɪst duɪŋ maɪ job.”*.” ɛz wɪθ ˈpriviəs ərˈɛsts əv ˈʤərnəlɪsts, noʊ ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər faɪld əˈgɛnst ˈoʊlsən, hu baɪ ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt wɑz bæk ˈʃutɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz. pəˈlis ɪn ˈfərgəsən hæd bɪn prɪˈvɛnɪŋ kraʊdz frəm ˈgæðərɪŋ ɔn ðə strits ɪn ˈfərgəsən ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ən ˈproʊˌtɛst zone”*” wɑz sɛt əp kloʊz tɪ ðə kənˈvinjəns stɔr wɛr əˈnɑrmd ˈtiˌneɪʤər ˈmaɪkəl braʊn əˈlɛʤədli stoʊl sɪˈgɑrz ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz ʃɑt baɪ ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər. ˈmidiə wər dɪˈrɛktɪd tɪ vju ðə zoʊn frəm əˈnəðər ˈɛriə ˈɑpəzɪt ɪt. ˈoʊlsən wɑz əˈkrɔs ðə strit frəm ðə prɛs ˈɛriə wɪn hi wɑz dɪˈteɪnd. ˈpænʧoʊ bərnɑˈskoʊni, ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt fər nuz æt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz, sɛd ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz riˈlis: ˈɪmɪʤɪz stæf fəˈtɑgrəfər skɑt ˈoʊlsən wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun ɪn ˈfərgəsən, məˈzʊri, waɪl ɔn əˈsaɪnmənt ˈdɑkjəmənɪŋ ðə ɪˈvɛnts ðɛr. wi æt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz stænd ˈfərmli bɪˈhaɪnd ɑr ˈkɑlig skɑt ˈoʊlsən ənd ðə raɪt tɪ rɪˈpɔrt frəm ˈfərgəsən. ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ sɪˈkjʊr hɪz riˈlis ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ˈstrɔŋli ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ hɪz ərˈɛst ənd ər kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ hi ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ hɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wərk əv ˈkæpʧərɪŋ səm əv ðə moʊst ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ðɪs nuz story.”*.” ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə kənˈdɛmd ðə ərˈɛst əv ˈʤərnəlɪsts ɪn ˈfərgəsən læst wik. ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈbʊliɪŋ ər ərˈɛstɪŋ ˈʤərnəlɪsts ʤɪst traɪɪŋ tɪ du ðɛr jobs,”*,” hi sɛd ðɛn. əˈθɔrətiz ɪn ˈfərgəsən ˈleɪtər saɪnd ə kɔrt ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən ˈplɛʤɪŋ nɑt tɪ ərˈɛst ˈʤərnəlɪsts ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts, ənˈlɛs ðeɪ poʊzd ə θrɛt tɪ ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti ər wər əbˈstrəktɪŋ pəˈlis. ˈtrɛvər tɪm (@trevortimm*) soʊ wət ˈhæpənz naʊ ðət ðə pəˈlis ɪn #ˈfərgəsən hæv ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ðɪs saɪnd kɔrt əˈgrimənt nɑt tɪ ərˈɛst ˈʤərnəlɪsts? ˈoʊlsən həz ˈteɪkən ˈmɛni əv ðə ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈpɪkʧərz əv ðə ˈfərgəsən ˈproʊˌtɛsts. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ə ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtər θroʊz ə grəˈneɪd bæk æt pəˈlis ˈæftər ə brif klæʃ ɔn ˈɔgəst 15 2014 ɪn ˈfərgəsən, məˈzʊri. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: skɑt ˈɪmɪʤɪz
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arrest marks the second time that police have arrested journalists covering the ferguson protests
police in ferguson arrested a veteran getty photographer, scott olson, on monday.
another getty photographer pictured olson being led away by officers from the missouri state highway patrol. police were preventing people from gathering in the area, and olson is thought to have declined a request to move on. he was later released.
it was the second time that police have arrested journalists covering the ferguson protests. last week ryan j reilly of the huffington post and wesley lowery of the washington post were detained for several hours.
jon swaine (@jonswaine) photographer, who told bystanders he ws working for getty, was just arrested in #ferguson pic.twitter.com/si1vinjizi
olson said he was “arrested for just doing my job.” as with previous arrests of journalists, no charges were filed against olson, who by monday night was back shooting photos.
police in ferguson had been preventing crowds from gathering on the streets in ferguson on monday.
an “organised protest zone” was set up close to the convenience store where unarmed teenager michael brown allegedly stole cigars minutes before he was shot by a police officer. media were directed to view the zone from another area opposite it. olson was across the street from the press area when he was detained.
pancho bernasconi, vice-president for news at getty images, said before his release: “getty images staff photographer scott olson was arrested this afternoon in ferguson, missouri, while on assignment documenting the events there. we at getty images stand firmly behind our colleague scott olson and the right to report from ferguson. getty images is working to secure his release as soon as possible.
“we strongly object to his arrest and are committed to ensuring he is able to resume his important work of capturing some of the most iconic images of this news story.”
barack obama condemned the arrest of journalists in ferguson last week. “police should not be bullying or arresting journalists just trying to do their jobs,” he said then.
authorities in ferguson later signed a court declaration pledging not to arrest journalists covering the protests, unless they posed a threat to public safety or were obstructing police.
trevor timm (@trevortimm) so what happens now that the police in #ferguson have violated this signed court agreement not to arrest journalists? pic.twitter.com/hrkedbuy7w
olson has taken many of the iconic pictures of the ferguson protests.
facebook twitter pinterest a demonstrator throws a grenade back at police after a brief clash on august 15, 2014 in ferguson, missouri. photograph: scott olson/getty images
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ʤeɪmz ˈmɑfət həz vaʊd tɪ wərk ˈhɑrdər ðən ˈɛvər tɪ kəm tɪ grɪps wɪθ hɪz ˈvoʊlvoʊ ˈæftər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ mæʧ skɑt məˈglɑklən ɪn ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts. ðə ˈfæktəri ˈvoʊlvoʊ skwɑd rɪˈkrutɪd ˈfɔrmər ˈnisɑn mæn ˈmɑfət ˈoʊvər ðə ɪn ə bɪd tɪ ˈfaɪnəli hæv tu kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈɛntriz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ rɪˈzəlts fər sˈwidɪʃ ˌɪmˈpɔrt ˈrɑbərt ˈdælgrɪn ɪn 2014 ənd hɪz rɪˈpleɪsmənt ˈdeɪvɪd wɔl læst jɪr. waɪl məˈglɑklən kənˈtɪnjud tɪ pruv ə tɔp faɪv kənˈtɛndər æt boʊθ ˈædəˌleɪd ənd ˈælbərt pɑrk, ˈmɑfət həz ɪnˈdʊrd ə ˈhɔrər rən, ˈɛndɪŋ ɔl fɔr kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ ˈsɛʃənz ɪn ðə ənd ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ noʊ ˈbɛtər ðən ɪn ðə ˈsɛvən ˈreɪsɪz. ðə ˈmɑfət ədˈmɪts ðət stɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ðə kɑr ənd ˈsɛˌtəps rikˈwaɪərd tɪ gɪt ðə moʊst aʊt əv ðə ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə ˈvoʊlvoʊ ˈpækɪʤ həz bɪn ˈspɪˌrhɛdɪd baɪ məˈglɑklən ənd hɪz reɪs ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ˈrɪʧərd sɪns ɪt fərst hɪt ðə træk æt ðə ɛnd əv 2013 səˈpraɪzd mi ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə kɑz (ˈmuvɪŋ frəm ðə ˈnisɑn tɪ ðə ˈvoʊlvoʊ). aɪ ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət ə ˈlɪtəl bit,”*,” ˈmɑfət toʊld speedcafe.com*. ɔn ðə ˈdætə ˈskɑti ənd aɪ du draɪv kwaɪt ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ənd wɪn ˈdrɪvən ə ˈsərtən tɛkˈnik ˈprɪti məʧ jʊr hoʊl kərɪr hɑrd tɪ ʤɪst ʧeɪnʤ haʊ ju draɪv. ʤɪst ˌdɪˈsaɪd goʊɪŋ tɪ raɪt ˌlɛfˈthændɪd wən deɪ ɪf ˈɔlˌweɪz dən ɪt wɪθ ðə raɪt. wɛnt tɪ daʊn ðə seɪm (ˈsɛˌtəp) pæθ ɛz ˈskɑti ənd ðət ˈwərkɪŋ fər ˈjuˈɛs, soʊ wi wɛnt ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn tərmz əv ˈsɛˌtəp ənd ə fju ˈəðər θɪŋz. ðə wi dɪd səm ˈsɛˌtəp stəf ðət wɑz ə bɪt ˈdɪfərənt tɪ 33 (məˈglɑklən) tɪ si ɪf wi kʊd gɪt ə bɪt əv ə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn aʊt əv ðət təˈwɔrdz maɪ staɪl ənd tɛkˈnik. seɪ ðət wi hɪt ɔn wət wi ˈnidɪd tɪ, soʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə wərk ɪn progress.”*.” ˈpriviəs tim swɪʧ keɪm æt ðə ɛnd əv 2012 wɪn hi muvd frəm fɔrd skwɑd dɪk ˈʤɑnsən ˈreɪsɪŋ tɪ ˈnisɑn ɛz ðə kɑr əv ðə fˈjuʧər wɑz biɪŋ ˌɪntrəˈdust. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə wɑz ə dɪˈstɪŋkt ʧeɪnʤ fər ɔl ˈdraɪvərz du ˈlɑrʤli tɪ ɪts ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt rɪr səˈspɛnʃən, ˈmɑfət sɪz ðə fækt ðət ðə fɔrd ənd ˈnisɑn juzd ðə seɪm beɪs ˈtrɪpəl eɪt ˈkəstəmər wɑz ə ˈmeɪʤər hɛlp. ðə ˈnisɑn tɪ ðə kɑr ɪz ə ˈdɪfərənt ənd ðə ˈsɛˌtəp ˈwɪndoʊ simz kwaɪt smɔl wɪθ ðɪs car,”*,” hi ɪkˈspleɪnd. bɪn ə bɪt əv ə wɪrd wən fər mi. æt ðə wi fɛlt laɪk ˈmeɪbi meɪd səm ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn ˈpræktɪs, bət ðɛn wi gɑt ˈɪntu kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ ənd ɪt wɑz ʤɪst sloʊ. ðə kɑr, ɪt sim laɪk ə pleɪs kɑr, bət wɛr wi kˈwɑləˌfaɪd. bi laɪɪŋ tɪ seɪ ðət nɑt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd ər ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd wɪθ ɪt, boʊθ əv ðoʊz θɪŋz. aɪ kən ˈoʊnli traɪ ənd kip ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd ˈwərkɪŋ hɑrd æt ɪt ənd ˈhoʊpfəli wi kən stɑrt tɪ ənˈlɑk səm spid ənd muv forward.”*.” ðə nɛkst ɪˈvɛnt ɔn ðə ˈkæləndər, pleɪnz, lumz ɛz ə ˈdɔntɪŋ wən fər ˈmɑfət du tɪ ɪts ˈhɛvi rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈkɑnfədɛns. rəˈgɑrdləs, ðə sən əv ɔˈstreɪljən ˈtʊrɪŋ kɑr ˈʧæmpiən ˈælən ˈmɑfət sɪz buid baɪ ðə fækt ðət hi filz hi həz wɛl wɪθ ðə kru əˈmɪd ðə ˈʧælənʤɪŋ stɑrt. fil laɪk ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ðət mɑnˈwɛl (ˈsænʧɛz, reɪs ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr) ənd aɪ hæv ɪz gʊd ənd ðə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ɪz strong,”*,” hi sɛd. ɔl ju kən du æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪz ʤɪst tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ɪz ðɛr. ðət saɪd əv θɪŋz ˈhævɪŋ ˈrɪʧərd ðɛr ɛz wɛl, ðə weɪ ðət hi ənd ˈskɑti wərk təˈgɛðər ɪz gʊd ənd biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ tæp ˈɪntu ðət həz bɪn ə ˈpɑzətɪv θɪŋ fər mi ɛz wɛl. saɪd əv ɪt ɪz ə bɪt mɔr ˈoʊpən ðən wət aɪ wɑz juzd tɪ ɪn ðə læst fju years.”*.” ˈmɑfət skɔrd ˈoʊnli reɪs wɪn tɪ deɪt æt ˈwɪntən ɪn 2013 bət faʊnd hɪmˈsɛlf wɪˈθaʊt ə sit æt ðə ɛnd əv læst jɪr ɛz ðə skwɑd ʧeɪst ˈfəndɪŋ fər ɪts fɔrθ kɑr.
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james moffat has vowed to work harder than ever to come to grips with his volvo s60 after struggling to match team-mate scott mclaughlin in the season’s opening events.
the factory volvo squad recruited former nissan man moffat over the off-season in a bid to finally have two competitive entries following disappointing results for swedish import robert dahlgren in 2014 and his replacement david wall last year.
while mclaughlin continued to prove a top five contender at both adelaide and albert park, moffat has endured a horror run, ending all four qualifying sessions in the 20s and finishing no better than 15th in the seven races.
the 31-year-old moffat admits that he’s still trying to get comfortable with the car and set-ups required to get the most out of the s60.
the development of the grm volvo package has been spearheaded by mclaughlin and his race engineer richard hollway since it first hit the track at the end of 2013.
“it’s surprised me the difference in the cars (moving from the nissan to the volvo). i underestimated that a little bit,” moffat told speedcafe.com.
“based on the data scotty and i do drive quite differently and when you’ve driven a certain technique pretty much your whole v8 career it’s hard to just change how you drive.
“you don’t just decide you’re going to write left-handed one day if you’ve always done it with the right.
“we went to clipsal down the same (set-up) path as scotty and that wasn’t working for us, so we went a little bit differently over the weekend in terms of set-up and a few other things.
“at the gp we did some set-up stuff that was a bit different to #33 (mclaughlin) to see if we could get a bit of a direction out of that towards my style and technique.
“i can’t say that we hit on what we needed to, so it’s going to be a work in progress.”
moffat’s previous team switch came at the end of 2012, when he moved from ford squad dick johnson racing to nissan motorsport as the car of the future was being introduced.
although the cotf was a distinct change for all drivers due largely to its independent rear suspension, moffat says the fact that the djr ford and nissan used the same base triple eight customer front-end was a major help.
“from the nissan to the grm car is a different front-end and the set-up window seems quite small with this car,” he explained.
“it’s been a bit of a weird one for me. at the gp we felt like maybe we’d made some progress in practice, but then we got into qualifying and it was just flat-out slow.
“driving the car, it didn’t seem like a 24th place car, but that’s where we qualified.
“i’d be lying to say that i’m not disappointed or frustrated with it, i’m both of those things.
“but i can only try and keep improving myself and working hard at it and hopefully we can start to unlock some speed and move forward.”
the next event on the calendar, symmons plains, looms as a daunting one for moffat due to its heavy reliance on braking confidence.
regardless, the son of four-time australian touring car champion allan moffat says he’s buoyed by the fact that he feels he has gelled well with the grm crew amid the challenging start.
“i feel like the relationship that manuel (sanchez, race engineer) and i have is good and the communication is strong,” he said.
“that’s all you can do at the beginning is just to make sure that communication is there.
“from that side of things having richard there as well, the way that he and scotty work together is good and being able to tap into that has been a positive thing for me as well.
“that side of it is a bit more open than what i was used to in the last few years.”
moffat scored nissan’s only v8 supercars race win to date at winton in 2013, but found himself without a seat at the end of last year as the squad chased funding for its fourth car.
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ʤɑbz, ʤɑbz, ʤɑbz. ˈɛvəri ˈkænədɪt fər ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz ˈrənɪŋ ɔn hɪz ˈrɛkərd, ənd hɪz ˈprɑməs tɪ kriˈeɪt ʤɑbz. ˈtɛksəs gəv. rɪk ˈpɛri, hu əˈnaʊnst hɪz reɪs fər ðə waɪt haʊs ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, həz əˈspɛʃəli ˈtaʊtɪd hɪz ʤɑb pərˈfɔrməns kriˈeɪtɪŋ ʤɑbz. rɪˈspɛkt ɔl ðə ˈəðər ˈkænədɪts ɪn ðə fild, bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ wən ðət kən stænd wɪθ us,”*,” ˈpɛri toʊld ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ɔn hɪz fərst fʊl deɪ əv kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ. bət ɪz ðət tru, ər həz wən əv ðə ˈəðər ˈkænədɪts ˈæˌkʧuəli kriˈeɪtɪd mɔr ʤɑbz ɛz ˈgəvərnər? ðə ˈænsər ɪz nɑt soʊ ˈsɪmpəl. wən əˈproʊʧ ɪz tɪ du ə dɪˈrɛkt kəmˈpɛrəsən əv ˈdætə frəm ðə ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈleɪbər ənd stəˈtɪstɪks. əˈməŋ ðə ˈrisənt ˈgəvərnərz ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɑn ˈhəntsmən əv ˈjuˌtɔ, mɪt ˈrɑmni əv ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ənd ˈpɛri ˈhəntsmən həz ðə bɛst ʤɑb groʊθ ˈnəmbərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə tu jɪrz ɪn wɪʧ ɔl θri candidates’*’ ˈtɛnjərz ˈoʊvərˌlæpt. bɪtˈwin ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2005 ənd ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2007 ˈjuˌtɔ ˈædɪd ʤɑbz, ən pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈpɪriəd, ˈtɛksəs ˌɪnˈkrist ʤɑbz fɔr pərˈsɛnt, ənd ˌmæsəˈʧusəts baɪ ˈoʊnli pərˈsɛnt. (rɪˈleɪtɪd: haʊ ˈmɑdərˌeɪt vjuz kʊd hɛlp ɪm ɪn 2012 ˈhəntsmən həz nɑkt ˈrɑmni, hu kleɪmz tɪ bi ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst ˈkænədɪt ɔn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, fər massachusetts’*’ ˈræŋkɪŋ ɪn tərmz əv ʤɑb groʊθ, waɪl ˈjuˌtɔ ræŋkt noʊ. 1 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈivɪn ə kəmˈpɛrəsən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə seɪm taɪm ˈpɪriəd tɛndz tɪ bi ən ənd oranges”*” ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, sɪns ðɛr ər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈvɛriəbəlz əˈfɛktɪŋ ðə steɪts ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən, maɪˈgreɪʃən, taɪps əv ˈɪndəstri, ˈævərɪʤ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈlɛvəlz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. bət waɪl kəmˈpɛrəsənz bɪtˈwin steɪts meɪ gɪt ˈfəzi, ðə hɑrd ˈnəmbərz ɔn ˈtɛksəs sɪns ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən bɪˈgæn gɪv səm ˈkridəns tɪ kleɪm əv ə miracle.”*.” ən æˈnælɪsɪs baɪ ðə blɔg pəˈlɪtɪkəl mæθ ʃoʊz ˈtɛksəs həz hæd səm əv ðə moʊst roʊˈbəst ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈlæˌkləstər steɪt əv ðə ˈjunjən əv ˈɛni steɪt. sɪns ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən ˈstɑrtɪd, ɪˈkɑnəmi həz groʊn ðə ˈfæstəst, ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ʤɑbz baɪ pərˈsɛnt, ənd ˈaʊrli ˈweɪʤɪz ɪn ˈtɛksəs hæv ˌɪnˈkrist æt ðə sɪksθ ˈfæstəst peɪs ɪn ðə ˈneɪʃən. (rɪˈleɪtɪd: ˈpɛri lidz fərst ˈpraɪˌmɛri poʊl sɪns eɪmz) ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈtɛnjər ˈoʊvərˌɔl frəm ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2003 tɪ ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2011 ʤɑb groʊθ ɪn ˈtɛksəs wɑz pərˈsɛnt. bət əˈnəðər ˈfɔrmər ˈgəvərnər ɪn ðə reɪs hu pərˈhæps həz ə ˈbɛtər ˈoʊvərˌɔl ʤɑb ˈnəmbər ðən ˈivɪn ˈpɛri. ˈfɔrmər nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ gəv. ˈgɛri ˈʤɑnsən hæd ə reɪt əv pərˈsɛnt bɪtˈwin 1995 ənd 2003 ənd ˈʤɑnsən ə stɔnʧ ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən sɛd hi hæd noʊ roʊl ɪn ðət ʤɑb groʊθ ˌbiˈsaɪdz steɪɪŋ aʊt əv ðə weɪ. gɪt mi wrong,”*,” ˈʤɑnsən roʊt ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ər praʊd əv ðɪs dɪˈstɪŋkʃən. wi hæd ə pərˈsɛnt ʤɑb groʊθ ðət əˈkərd ˈdʊrɪŋ ɑr tu tərmz ɪn ˈɔfəs. bət ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ðət əˈkəmpənid ðət rɪˈpɔrt rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ˈgəvərnərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ mi, ɛz creators’*’ wər ʤɪst wrong.”*.” fækt ɪz, aɪ kən ˌənikˈwɪvəkəli seɪ ðət aɪ dɪd nɑt kriˈeɪt ə ˈsɪŋgəl ʤɑb waɪl aɪ wɑz governor,”*,” ˈʤɑnsən ˈædɪd. ˌɪnˈstɛd, kɛpt ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ʧɛk, ðə ˈbəʤɪt ˈbælənst, ənd ðə pæθ tɪ groʊθ klɪr əv ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri obstacles.”*.” əv kɔrs, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ məʧ ˈkridəns ðɛr ɪz tɪ ə kleɪm əv biɪŋ ə creator,”*,” ˈlɪtəl daʊt ˈvoʊtərz wɪl bi ˈhirɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt frəm ðə ˈkænədɪts fər mənθs tɪ kəm.
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jobs, jobs, jobs. every gop candidate for president is running on his record, and his promise to create jobs.
texas gov. rick perry, who announced his race for the white house saturday, has especially touted his state’s job performance creating jobs.
“i respect all the other candidates in the field, but there is no one that can stand toe-to-toe with us,” perry told the associated press on his first full day of campaigning.
but is that true, or has one of the other candidates actually created more jobs as governor? the answer is not so simple.
one approach is to do a direct comparison of data from the bureau of labor and statistics. among the recent governors running for president — jon huntsman of utah, mitt romney of massachusetts and perry — huntsman has the best job growth numbers during the two years in which all three candidates’ tenures overlapped.
between january 2005 and january 2007, utah added 107,843 jobs, an 8.9 percent increase. during the same period, texas increased jobs four percent, and massachusetts by only 2.2 percent. (related: how huntsman’s moderate views could help him in 2012)
huntsman has knocked romney, who claims to be the strongest candidate on the economy, for massachusetts’ ranking 47th in terms of job growth, while utah ranked no. 1.
however, even a comparison during the same time period tends to be an “apples and oranges” situation, since there are so many variables affecting the states — immigration, migration, types of industry, average education levels, etc.
but while comparisons between states may get fuzzy, the hard numbers on texas since the recession began give some credence to perry’s claim of a “texas miracle.”
an analysis by the blog political math shows texas has had some of the most robust economic growth — relative to the overall lackluster state of the union — of any state.
since the recession started, texas’s economy has grown the fastest, increasing jobs by 2.2 percent, and hourly wages in texas have increased at the sixth fastest pace in the nation. (related: perry leads first gop primary poll since ames)
during perry’s tenure overall — from january 2003 to january 2011 — job growth in texas was 7.2 percent.
but there’s another former governor in the race who perhaps has a better overall job number than even perry. former new mexico gov. gary johnson had a job-growth rate of 11.6 percent between 1995 and 2003.
and johnson — a staunch libertarian — said he had no role in that job growth besides staying out of the way.
“don’t get me wrong,” johnson wrote in a statement. “we are proud of this distinction. we had a 11.6 percent job growth that occurred during our two terms in office. but the headlines that accompanied that report — referring to governors, including me, as ‘job creators’ — were just wrong.”
“the fact is, i can unequivocally say that i did not create a single job while i was governor,” johnson added. instead, “we kept government in check, the budget balanced, and the path to growth clear of unnecessary regulatory obstacles.”
of course, no matter how much credence there is to a governor’s claim of being a “job creator,” there’s little doubt voters will be hearing about it from the candidates for months to come.
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d’angelo* hu riˈlist hɪz θərd ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈælbəm blæk məˈsaɪə læst mənθ wɑz gɛst pərˈfɔrmər ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt lɪv. əp tɔp, pərˈfɔrmz love”*” ɔf ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd ˈælbəm, bækt baɪ hɪz lɪv bænd ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ʤɑn ˈblækˌwɛl (əv prɪns ðə nu paʊər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən feɪm). bɪˈloʊ, di ðə pərˈfɔrm charade”*”, kənˈkludɪd wɪθ ə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈɪmɪʤ. du rɪˈmɛmbər, ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈkəmɪŋ tʊr kɪks ɔf ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. ɪn ˈzʊrɪk. ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˈzʊrɪk, sˈwɪtsərlənd ˈfɛbruˌɛri neu-isenburg*, ˈʤərməni ˈfɛbruˌɛri bərˈlɪn, ˈʤərməni ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˈpɛrɪs, fræns pəˈleɪ dɪ ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm, əˈkædəmi ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˈmænˌʧɛstər, əˈpɑloʊ ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˈləndən, əˈpɑloʊ ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˈhæmbərg, ˈʤərməni dɑks ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˈɑzloʊ, ˈnɔrˌweɪ sin ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm, sˈwidən ˈæˌnɛks mɑrʧ ˈæmstərˌdæm, ˈhɑlənd pərəˈdisoʊ mɑrʧ kəˈloʊn, ˈʤərməni mɑrʧ ˈbrəsəlz, ˈbɛlʤəm ˈfɔrɪst ˈnæʃənəl aɪ ˈwəndər haʊ ˈmɛni jɪrz həz lɛft. aɪ min bi ril hir: ˈsizən 40 həz bɪn ˈdɪzməl æt bɛst, seɪv fər prɪns ˈkɛndrɪk rɪˈspɛktɪv pərˈfɔrmənsɪz. wɛl, æt list ˈɛdi ˈmərfi ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz fərst rɪˈtərn əˈpɪrəns ɪn 30 jɪrz ðɪs mənθ!
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d’angelo – who released his third studio album black messiah last month – was tonight’s guest performer on saturday night live. up top, d’bonics performsreally love” off the aforementioned album, backed by his live band – including john blackwell (of prince & the new power generation fame).
below, d & the vanguards performthe charade”, concluded with a powerful image.
do remember, d’angelo’s the second coming tour kicks off on feb. 11th in zurich.
february 11th – zurich, switzerland @ kaufleuten2
february 12th – neu-isenburg, germany @ hugenottenhalle
february 14th – berlin, germany @ columbiahalle
february 16th – paris, france @ palais des congres
february 17th – birmingham, uk @ academy
february 18th – manchester, uk @ apollo
february 20th – london, uk @ apollo
february 24th – hamburg, germany @ docks
february 27th – oslo, norway @ sentrum scene
february 28th – stockholm, sweden @ annex
march 2nd – amsterdam, holland @ paradiso
march 6th – cologne, germany @ tanzbrunnen
march 7th – brussels, belgium @ forest national
i wonder how many years snl has left. i mean let’s be real here: season 40 has been dismal at best, save for prince & kendrick lamar‘s respective performances. well, at least eddie murphy is making his first return appearance in 30 years this month!
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dəˈmɪnjən ˈsɪtɪzən ɪz ə kəˈneɪdiən hi lɪvz ɪn ˈkænədəz moʊst kənˈsərvətɪv ˈprɑvɪns, ənd dɪˈspaɪzɪz haʊ ˈlɪˌbərəl ɪt həz bɪˈkəm. hi ɪz duɪŋ ə dɪˈgri ɪn ˈhɪstəri ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl θɔt æt ə ˈloʊkəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti; hi ˈædvəˌkeɪts ə rɪˈtərn tɪ ənd hoʊps tɪ ˈeɪljəˌneɪt boʊθ kənˈsərvətɪvz ənd ˈlɛftɪsts ɪn du taɪm. ju kən faɪnd ɪm æt ɔn tˈwɪtər, ənd hi blɔgz æt ˈvɪzəbəl tɛkst ɑ, wət ən ˌæpərˈætəs wi hæv bɪlt fər ðə ɪnˈrɪʧmənt əv ðə pur. ɪt wɑz ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈrisəntli ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn wərld ðət wi ɪkˈstɛndɪd ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz tɪ ɔl ˈædəlts, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts geɪv ˈwɪmən ˈsəfrɪʤ wɪθ ðə əˈmɛndmənt; ɪn ˈkænədə, maɪ ˈneɪtɪv ˈkəntri, wi ˈfaɪnəli, geɪv ðə ˌæbərˈɪʤənəl ˈpipəl ˈsəfrɪʤ ɪn 1960 dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət səm rɪˈzərvz feɪl tɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðə kraʊn ɛz ˈsɑvrən. ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈsəfrɪʤ wɑz ə kwɪkˈsɑtɪk ˈnoʊʃən, wən ðət keɪm wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni kaɪnd əv əˈsɛsmənt, ɛz ðə oʊld ˈprɑpərti ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ˈɔlsoʊ fɛl əˈweɪ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə, ˈkænədə hæd ˈprɑpərti rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ɛz əv 1885 bət ɪn ðə ˈpætərn əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ greɪt rɪˈfɔrm ækt əv 1867 (ðə ˈsɛkənd greɪt rɪˈfɔrm ækt) əˈbɑlɪʃt rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ɪn ɔl bət kwəˈbɛk. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑðərz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɛrmən ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɪstəri, ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈprɑpərti rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ɛz ə minz tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə steɪk wən hæd ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti, bət ɔl bət fɔr steɪts hæd əˈbɑlɪʃt kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃənz baɪ 1860 wərs jɛt, ˈoʊnli eɪt steɪts kɛpt ðə kraɪˈtɪriə əv peɪɪŋ ˈtæksɪz ɛz ə priˈrɛkwəzət fər goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈbælət. ˌɪnˈstɛd, wi ˈɔfərd nɑt ʤɪst ˈsɛlfˈgəvərnmənt, bət ðə kəˈpæsɪti tɪ ˈgəvərn ˈəðərz dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ðə ɪˈlɛktərət wɪˈθaʊt kənˈsərn fər ˈɛni sɔrt əv ˈbeɪsɪk kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃənz. wi ər ˈblidɪŋ ˈməni, ənd ðeɪ wɪl ʤɪst voʊt fər mɔr ðiz gaɪz nid ə ˈwɛlˌfɛr steɪt. sɪns ðə ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt əv ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈsəfrɪʤ ˈwɛlˌfɛr steɪt ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənts hæv groʊn ˌɪˈmɛnsli. ðə ˈnæʃənəl dɛt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪz ˈoʊvər 18 ˈtrɪljən ˈdɔlərz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈtrɛʒəri dɪˈpɑrtmənt; əˈsaɪd frəm ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv jɪrz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈklɪntən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən dɛt həz kənˈsɪstəntli ˈklæmbərd ˈəpwərdz æt ən ˈɛvər ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪŋ peɪs. ˈkænədə, ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, həz hɪt ˈtrɪljən oʊd, wɪθ ˈræpɪd groʊθ sɪns ðə ənd ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ə ˈwɛlˌfɛr steɪt. ɪz ðɛr pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ə ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən hir? pərˈhæps ˈpipəl voʊt fər wət ðeɪ ˈkəvət. ðə pur meɪ ˈkəvət ˈfɪskəl minz ənd ˈizi ˈlɪvɪŋ; ˈæftər ɔl, ðə ˈhɑrdəst ˈwərkɪŋ ər ˈrɛrli pur. ðə tɔp 1 əv nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɪnˌkəm ˈərnərz tɛnd tɪ wərk ɪn ʤɑbz ðət dɪˈmænd ɪkˈstrim ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ɪˈkɑnəmɪst ˈtɑməs ˈsɑwɛl ɪn hɪz bʊk ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk fækts ənd ˈfæləsiz ðə ˈwɛlˌfɛr steɪt dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ˈwɪmən ˈminˌwaɪl, əˈstut əbˈzərvər əv ˈkəlʧər, ənd ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑðər əv ˈərvɪŋ ˈkrɪstəl noʊts ɪn hɪz ˈɛˌseɪ frəm ðə jɪr 2000 ˈwɛlˌfɛr states”*” ðət ðə ˈmæskjələn kənˈsɛpʃən əv ðə ˈwɛlˌfɛr steɪt ɛz ə læst rɪˈzɔrt əv ˈmɪnəməl eɪd ənd ˈmæksəməl ʧɔɪs, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə sɛns əv pəˈtərnəˌlɪzəm, həz bɪn ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ə məˈtərnəl ˈwɛlˌfɛr steɪt ðət ɪz ən ˈɛkspərt ɪn kɛr. ˈkrɪstəl raɪts: ðə ˈfɛmənən, məˈtərnəl ˈvɪʒən əv ðə ˈwɛlˌfɛr steɪt naʊ həz ðə səˈpɔrt nɑt ˈoʊnli əv ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən, bət əv ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ənd prəˈfɛʃənz ðət hæv bɪn nərɪʃt baɪ ðə steɪt ðɛr ər lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv ˈwərkɪŋ ˈwɪmən lɔɪəl tɪ ðə steɪt ənd mɛn, tu, hu ər lɔɪəl tɪ ðiz ˈwɪmən [maɪ ˈɛmfəsɪs ˈædɪd]. ðiz ər kəˈlɛktɪvli ðə professions,’*,’ ənd ˌɪnˈklud ˈsoʊʃəl wərk, ˈnərsɪŋ, saɪˈkɑləʤi, ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˈtiʧɪŋ, ənd ˈbrænʧɪz əv ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm. ðiz prəˈfɛʃənz ər ˈplɪtɪkli ˈæktɪv. ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsɪŋgəl kənˈtɪnʤənt æt ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk kənˈvɛnʃən [wɑz] ðə ˈtiʧərz ˈjunjənz. wi hæv strɪpt ɑr ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt ˈproʊˌgræmz ənd ˈwɛlˌfɛr rɪˈfɔrmz əv ˈvərʧuəli ɔl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən ənd ˈsækrəˌfaɪs. praɪər tɪ ðə greɪt dɪˈprɛʃən ɪt wɑz ðə, ðə ˈleɪbər kæmp, ər ðə roʊd kru ðət wʊd ərn ju jʊr ˈdeɪli brɛd ənˈtɪl ju kʊd faɪnd ˈsəmˌpleɪs ɛls. ˈpitər ˈhɪʧənz noʊts ɪn hɪz bʊk ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ˈbrɪtən ðət ðə wɑz kənˈsɪdərd məʧ tu kruəl fər ˈsɪŋgəl ˈməðərz, soʊ ðət læst ˈsækrəˌfaɪs wɑz əˈbɑlɪʃt. ɪt ɪz ˈrizənd ðə pur ˈsəfər ɪˈnəf, ənd pərˈhæps ðeɪ du, bət ʃʊd ðeɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɪmˈpɑrt səʧ ˈbərdənz ɛz ðɛr ˈəpˌkip ɔn ðə rɛst əv soʊˈsaɪɪti wɪˈθaʊt du kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən? wət ɪz ðə ˈænsər? ɪn ˈkænədə, 40 ˈdɔlərz ən aʊər ɪˈnəf. ðə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ əv ˈvoʊtɪŋ həz bɪˈkəm ˈhoʊli rɪt. ʃʊd ɪt bi? aɪ ˈɔfər ə səˈluʃən: ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈriˌkɔl əv ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz fər ðoʊz ˈkərəntli rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈwɛlˌfɛr ənd ˈɪnˌkəm ˌsəpləˈmɛnts frəm ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt. ðɪs ˈriˌkɔl wʊd əˈfɛkt ðoʊz hu ər ˈkərəntli ˈlækɪŋ ɪn wərk, (aɪ wʊd hæv bɪn ɪn ðɪs ˈkætəˌgɔri ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv taɪmz ˌmaɪˈsɛlf) nɑt ðoʊz ənˈfɪt ər əˈneɪbəl, bət ðoʊz ˈkərəntli ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd ənd kəˈlɛktɪŋ əˈsɪstəns ɔn ə ˈvɑləntɛri ˈbeɪsɪs. ənˈtɪl soʊˈsaɪɪti kən kəm əp wɪθ ə ˈbɛtər ˈɪnˌkəm ˌsəpləˈmɛnt plæn, ənd pərˈhæps ɪt ˈnɛvər wɪl, ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈvælɪd kɔrs əv ˈækʃən. səm ˈkrɪtɪks meɪ əˈsərt ðət ɪt ɪz ən ˌɪnˈʤəstɪs ənd ðət ˈmɛni kəˈlɛkt frəm səʧ ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈproʊˌgræmz hu du nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli dɪˈzaɪər səʧ dɪˈpɛndəns, ənd noʊ daʊt ɪt ɪz tru, bət nɑt ˈpərtɪnɪnt tɪ ðə ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən. waɪ? bɪˈkəz ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli dɪˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri əˈgɛnst ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ə soʊˈsaɪɪti. ðə greɪt ˈmæsɪz ər ˈflədɪŋ ðə ˈbælət bɑks wɪθ ðɛr ˈɪgnərənt əˈsəmpʃənz ənd maɪndz baɪ braɪbz frəm ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz. ɪf wi teɪk ə lʊk æt praɪər əˈmɛrɪkən ɪˈlɛkʃənz wi kən si ðə pərˈnɪʃəs ˈɪnfluəns əv ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈsəfrɪʤ ɪn ˈækʃən: əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ poʊlz baɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ənd ˈgæləp, ɪn ðə 2012 ɪˈlɛkʃən ənˈmɛrid ˈwɪmən 66 ˈnɑnˈwaɪts 90 ənd ðoʊz wɪθ lɛs ðən ə haɪ skul ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən 51 ɛz wɛl ɛz 60 əv ðoʊz hu ərnd lɛs ðən ənd 73 hu ərnd ər lɛs ˈvoʊtɪd fər ˌoʊˈbɑmə. nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ, bət ɪt ɪz ˈrɛdəli əˈpɛrənt ðət ðiz ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks skju ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈaʊtˌkəmz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli. ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ə lɑrʤ swɑʧ əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ðət kriˈeɪts ˈlɪtəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈvælju kən ækt ɛz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl paʊər ˈbroʊkər ɪz ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˌɪnˈdid. dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪz nɑt kənˈsərvətɪv, ɪt dɪz nɑt lɪŋk ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz pæst ənd ˈprɛzənt; dɪˈmɑkrəsi kənˈsərnz ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɪθ ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ əv voʊts, ənd hɛns waɪ ə koʊˈhɪrənt fəˈlɑsəfi wɪl ˈnɛvər bi faʊnd ɪn ən ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəl. ðɪs seɪm kənˈsərn fər ðə naʊ həz lɛd tɪ ðə ɪkˈspænʧən əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈspɛndɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈwɛstərn wərld, ənd ˈdæmɪʤd ɑr ɪˈkɑnəmiz ənd ɑr səˈsaɪɪtiz, ˈpɑsəbli ˌɪˈrɛpərəbli. dɪˈpɛndəns ɔn ðə steɪt ɪz æt ən ɔl taɪm haɪ. wi ər ɔl gris; ʤɪst ə ˈmætər əv taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kəˈlæps, ənd hu kən fɔlt ðə ˈvoʊtərz fər səʧ bɪˈheɪvjər? ɪt ɪz ˈsərtənli ɪn ðɛr oʊn ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, teɪk əˈweɪ ðə raɪt tɪ voʊt, ənd aɪ bɪˈliv ju wʊd si ə ˈræpɪd ʧeɪnʤ. dɪˈmɑkrəsi wʊd bɪˈkəm ən ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ liv ˈpɑvərti, ənd ðoʊz hu hæv minz wʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər fɪr ðət ðə ˈgreɪtər ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən wɪl ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli voʊt əˈgɛnst ðɛr ˈɛfərt ənd wərk ˈɛθɪk. ˈsərtənli səʧ ə prəˈpoʊzəl ɪz ˈʃɑkɪŋ, ənd dɪz nɑt koʊˈhɪr wɪθ ɑr ˈkɑrənt əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi. bət wi kən ɪl əˈfɔrd tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə laɪ ðət ðə ˈkəstəmər ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz raɪt wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt.
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dominiontizen is a canadian he lives in canada's most conservative province, and despises how liberal it has become. he is doing a degree in history and political thought at a local university; he advocates a return to traditionalism and hopes to alienate both conservatives and leftists in due time. you can find him at @dominionstnd on twitter, and heogs at visible text
ah, what an apparatus we have built for the enrichment of the poor.
it was relatively recently in the western world that we extended the franchise to all adults, the united states gave women suffrage with the 19th amendment; in canada, my native country, we finally, gave the aboriginal people suffrage in 1960, despite thect that some reservesil to acknowledge the crown as sovereign. universal suffrage was a quixotic notion, one that came without any kind of assessment, as the old property and education requirements also fell away.
according to elections canada, canada had property requirements as of 1885, but in the pattern of theitish great reform act of 1867 (the second great reform act) abolished requirements in all but quebec. meanwhile, the american foundingthers,ording to the lehrman institute of american history, established property requirements as a means to determine the stake one had in society, but all but four states had abolished qualifications by 1860; worse yet, only eight states kept the criteria of paying taxes as a prerequisite for going to the ballot. instead, we offered not just self-government, but the capacity to govern others directly to the electorate without concern for any sort of basic qualifications.
we areeeding money, and they will just vote for more
these guys didn’t need a welfare state.
since the installment of universal suffrage welfare state entitlements have grown immensely. the national debt in the united states is over 18 trillion dollarsording to the treasury department; aside from a handful of years during theton administration debt has consistently clambered upwards at an everelerating pace. canada, likewise, has hit 1.2 trillion owed, with rapid growth since the 1960’s and the establishment of a welfare state. ise potential for a correlation here?
perhaps people vote for what they covet. the poor may covet fiscal means and easy living; after all, the hardest working are rarely poor. the top 1% of north american income earners tend to work in jobs that demand extreme overtimeording to american economist thomas sowell in his book economiccts andllacies .
the welfare state depends on women
meanwhile, astute observer of culture, and foundingther of neoconservatism irvingistol notes in his essay from the year 2000 “two welfare states” that the masculine conception of the welfare state as a last resort of minimal aid and maximal choice, along with a sense of paternalism, has been replaced by a maternal welfare state that is an expert in care.
kristol writes:
“ the feminine, maternal vision of the welfare state now has the support not only of public opinion, but of institutions and professions that have been nourished by the state . . .e are large numbers of working women loyal to the state . . . and men, too, who are loyal to these women [my emphasis added]. these are . . . collectively the ‘helping professions,’ and include social work, nursing, psychology, public health . . . teaching, andanches of tv journalism. these professions . . . are politically active. . . . the largest single contingent at the democratic convention [was] . . . the teachers unions.
we have stripped our entitlement programs and welfare reforms of virtually all obligation and sacrifice. prior to the great depression it was the workhouse, the labour camp, or the road crew that would earn you your dailyead until you could find someplace else.
peter hitchens notes in his book the abolition ofitain , that the workhouse was considered much too cruel for single mothers, so that last sacrifice was abolished. it is reasoned the poor suffer enough, and perhaps they do, but should they be able to impart such burdens as their upkeep on the rest of society without due consideration?
what is the answer?
in canada, 40+ dollars an hour isn’t enough. . .
the privilege of voting has become holy writ. should it be?
i offer a solution: a temporary recall of the franchise for those currently receiving welfare and income supplements from the federal government. this recall would affect those who are currently lacking in work, (i would have been in this category a handful of times myself) not those unfit or unable, but those currently unemployed and collecting assistance on a voluntary basis. until society can come up with a better income supplement plan, and perhaps it never will, this is the onlylid course of action.
some critics may assert that it is an injustice and that many collect from such supplemental programs who do not necessarily desire such dependence, and no doubt it is true, but not pertinent to the proposition. why? because the democratic process is inherently discriminatory against the established population of a society. the great masses are flooding the ballot box with their ignorant assumptions and minds placated byibes from sophist politicians.
if we take a look at prior american elections we can see the pernicious influence of universal suffrage in action:ording to polls by cnn and gallup, in the 2012 election unmarried women 66%, non-whites 90%, and those with less than a high school education 51%, as well as 60% of those who earned less than $50,000, and 73% who earned $15,000 or less voted for obama. not surprising, but it is readily apparent that these demographicsew electoral outcomes significantly. the idea that a largeatch of the population that creates little economiclue can act as a political poweroker is dangerous indeed.
democracy is not conservative, it does not link generations past and present; democracy concerns itself with the winning of votes, and hence why a coherent philosophy will never be found in an elected official. this same concern for the now has led to the expansion of government spending across the western world, and damaged our economies and our societies, possibly irreparably. dependence on the state is at an all time high. we are all greece; it’s just a matter of time before the collapse, and who canult the voters for such behavior? it is certainly in their ownerest.
however, take away the right to vote, and i believe you would see a rapid change. democracy would become an incentive to leave poverty, and those who have means would no longer fear that the greater portion of the population will inevitably vote against their effort and work ethic.
certainly such a proposal is shocking, and does not cohere with our current fetishizing of democracy. but we can ill afford toept the lie that the customer is always right when it comes to government.
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ˈæbˌstrækt ˈkɑntɛkst: ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ əˈbisəti ənd ðə ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ˈsɪnˌdroʊm (mɛts). priˈklɪnɪkəl ˈɛvədəns səˈʤɛsts ðət rɛsˈvərətrɔl) həz ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ənd ˈifɛkts ðət kʊd hæv ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz. əˈbʤɛktɪv: tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ˈifɛkts əv ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈtritmənt ɔn ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən ənd mɛts. ˈsɛtɪŋ ənd dɪˈzaɪn: ə ˈrændəˌmaɪzd,, double-blind*, ˈpɛrəˌlɛl grup ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəl kənˈdəktəd æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. pɑrˈtɪsəpənts: ˈmɪdəˌleɪgd mɛn (ɛn 74 wɪθ mɛts, 66 əv hum kəmˈplitɪd ɔl ˈvɪzɪts (min ˈstændərd ˈɛrər əv ðə min): eɪʤ, jɪrz; ˈbɑdi mæs ˈɪndɛks, weɪst ˌsərˈkəmfrəns, 115. ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən: ˈdeɪli ˈɔrəl wɪθ 1000 haɪ 150, ər pləˈsiboʊ fər 16 wiks. meɪn ˈaʊtˌkəm ˈmɛʒərz: ˈplæzmə ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈproʊˌtin (hs-crp*), ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪŋ, ənd ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri ˈmɑrkərz ɪn ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən ənd ˈtɪʃu ˈbaɪɑpsi ˈspɛsəmənz; ˈgluˌkoʊs məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm; ənd ˈbɑdi ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈvɪsərəl fæt ənd fæt ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən. rɪˈzəlts: ˈtritmənt dɪd nɑt loʊər ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈlɛvəlz əv, ˌɪntərˈlukɪn 6 ər ˈsɑljəbəl ˌjərəkəˈneɪz ˌplæzˈmɪnəʤɪn ˈæktəˌveɪtər riˈsɛptər ɪn ˈplæzmə, ənd ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri ʤin ɪkˈsprɛʃən ɪn ˈædəˌpoʊs ənd ˈməsəl ˈtɪʃuz ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈmeɪnd ənˈʧeɪnʤd. ˈtritmənt hæd noʊ ˈifɛkt ɔn bləd ˈprɛʃər, ˈbɑdi ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən, ənd ˈlaɪpəd ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈlɪvər ər ˈməsəl. ˈtritmənt hæd noʊ ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˈifɛkt ɔn ˈgluˌkoʊs ər ˈlaɪpəd məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm. haɪ ˈtritmənt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪnˈkrist ˈtoʊtəl kəˈlɛstərˌɔl (pi ˌlɪpəˈproʊtin (ldl*) kəˈlɛstərˌɔl (pi ənd (pi ˈlɛvəlz kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ pləˈsiboʊ. kənˈkluʒən: ˈtritmənt dɪd nɑt ˌɪmˈpruv ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri ˈstætəs, ˈgluˌkoʊs ˌhoʊmioʊˈsteɪsəs, bləd ˈprɛʃər, ər həˈpætɪk ˈlaɪpəd ˈkɑntɛnt ɪn ˈmɪdəˌleɪgd mɛn wɪθ mɛts. ɔn ðə ˈkɑntrɛri, haɪ sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪnˈkrist ˈtoʊtəl kəˈlɛstərˌɔl, kəˈlɛstərˌɔl, ənd ˈlɛvəlz kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ pləˈsiboʊ. əˈbisəti ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈnumərəs ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz ðət ˌɪnˈkris mɔrˈbɪdəti ənd mɔrˈtæləti rɪsk 1 ðə priˈvɛnʃən ənd ˈtritmənt əv əˈbisəti hæv ˈpruvən ˈdɪfəkəlt ənd ðə nid fər nu ˈθɛrəpiz rɪˈmeɪnz ˌənfʊlˈfɪld. priˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəlz prəˈvaɪd səbˈstænʃəl ˈɛvədəns tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt ðət rɛsˈvərətrɔl) maɪt ˈkaʊntərˌækt ðə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv əˈbisəti 2 3 baʊər ɛt æl. 4 ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət ˈkrɑnɪk ˈɪnˌteɪk ɪn maɪs fɛd ə daɪət ˈnɔrməˌlaɪzd ˈɪnsələn ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti, prəˈtɛktɪd əˈgɛnst həˈpætɪk ˈlaɪpəd ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən, ənd ˈnɔrməˌlaɪzd ˈlaɪfˌspæn dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈroʊdənts rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ əˈbis. wi hæv ʃoʊn ðət rɛsˈvərətrɔl kənˈsɪstəntli ˈnɔrməˌlaɪzɪz pərˈdəkʃən ənd prəˈtɛkts əˈgɛnst ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən ənd ˌænʤioʊˈʤɛnɪsəs ɪn ˈkəlʧərd ˈjumən 5 6 ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə səbˈstænʃəl priˈklɪnɪkəl ˈfaɪndɪŋz əv ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ˈifɛkts əv rɛsˈvərətrɔl ɪn ən əˈbisəti ər ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən ˈsɛtɪŋ, ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ˈjumən ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəlz əv rɛsˈvərətrɔl ˈifɛkts ɔn hæv bɪn məʧ mɔr ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt. səm ˈstədiz rɪˈpɔrt sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt jɛt ˈmɑdəst ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˈifɛkts əv ɔn ˈɪnsələn ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti, ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən, bləd ˈprɛʃər, ɪn ˈplæzmə, ənd həˈpætɪk fæt əˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən 7 8 ɪn ˈkɑntræst, wi ənd ˈəðərz hæv bɪn əˈneɪbəl tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ˈɛni ˈklɪnɪkəli ˈrɛləvənt ˈifɛkts 9 10 ðə ˈrizənz fər ðiz dɪˈskrɛpənsiz ər ənˈklɪr bət meɪ, ɪn pɑrt, rɪˈflɛkt ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn dɪˈzaɪn ənd ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈsɛtɪŋz. ðə ˈstədi pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ˈdɪfərd bɪtˈwin ðə traɪəlz ənd ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈhɛlθi bət əˈbis jəŋ mɛn 8 9 ˈwɪmən 10 ənd mɛn wɪθ taɪp 2 ˌdaɪəˈbitiz 7 ənd ˈstədi ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˈvɛrid frəm ə fju wiks tɪ ˈsɛvərəl mənθs ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ðə reɪnʤ əv ˈdoʊsɪz 5 tɪ 3 ʤi 13 ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˌfɔrmjuˈleɪʃənz əv juzd ɪn ðə ˈstədiz ər əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns. səm traɪəlz juzd ˌfɔrmjuˈleɪʃənz əv pjʊr wɛˈræz ˈəðərz juzd ˌfɔrmjuˈleɪʃənz əv ˈvɛriəs ˈɛkˌstrækts ɪn ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən wɪθ 14 15 beɪst ɔn ðə kənˈflɪktɪŋ ˈaʊtˌkəmz əv ˈpriviəs ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəlz, wi dɪˈzaɪnd ə ˈrændəˌmaɪzd, double-blind*, ˈpɛrəˌlɛl grup ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəl ɪn meɪl ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz wɪθ ðə ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ˈsɪnˌdroʊm (mɛts). tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˈpɑsəbəl kəˈnɛkʃənz, wi ɪgˈzæmənd tu ˈdɪfərənt ˈdoʊsɪz əv 1000, ər haɪ ənd 150, ər loʊ ðə ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ˈpɪriəd wɑz ˈrɛlətɪvli lɔŋ 16 wiks) tɪ əˈlaʊ səˈfɪʃənt taɪm fər ˈɛni ˈifɛkt tɪ məˈtɪriəˌlaɪz. ɑr ˈstədi ɛnd pɔɪnts ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri ˈmɑrkərz ɪn ˈplæzmə ənd ˈædəˌpoʊs ˈtɪʃu, glaɪˈsɛmɪk ˈstætəs, ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈlaɪpəd pərˈæmətərz, bləd ˈprɛʃər (bp*), ənd ˈbɑdi ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən. məˈtɪriəlz ənd ˈmɛθədz ˈstədi dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˈɛθɪks ðə ˈstədi wɑz ə ˈrændəˌmaɪzd, double-blind*, ˈpɛrəˌlɛl grup traɪəl. ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ɛnd pɔɪnt wɑz ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈplæzmə ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈproʊˌtin (hs-crp*). ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ɛnd pɔɪnts wər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈgluˌkoʊs məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm [dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ˌhoʊmioʊˈstætɪk ˈmɑdəl əˈsɛsmənt əv ˈɪnsələn rɪˈzɪstəns (homa-ir*)]; ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri ʤinz ənd ʤinz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ɪn ˈædəˌpoʊs ˈtɪʃu ənd ˈməsəl [ˈmɛʒərd baɪ ˈrilˌtaɪm ˈpɑˌlɪmərˌeɪs ʧeɪn riˈækʃən (rt-pcr*)]; ˈbɑdi ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən [dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ˈɛksˌreɪ (dxa*)]; ˈlaɪpəd ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən ɪn ˈlɪvər ənd ˈməsəl [dɪˈtərmənd baɪ mægˈnɛtɪk ˈrɛzənəns (ˈmɪstər)] spɛkˈtrɑskəpi); ˈvɑljum əv səbˌkjuˈteɪniəs ənd ˈvɪsərəl ˈædəˌpoʊs ˈtɪʃu (væt) (dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ˈmɪstər ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ); ˈplæzmə ˈlɛvəlz əv ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri ˈmɑrkərz,, ənd adipokines*; ənd ˈæmbjələˌtɔri. ˌɪnˈkluʒən kraɪˈtɪriə wər ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: meɪl sɛks, 30 tɪ 60 jɪrz oʊld, ənd ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ mɛts bət ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈhɛlθi. ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌdaɪəˈbitiz ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən kraɪˈtɪriə fər mɛts ɪn mɛn wər juzd 16 ðə pɑrˈtɪsəpənts wər ˈrændəmli əˈsaɪnd tɪ 16 wiks əv ˈtritmənt wɪθ ˈtæbləts kənˈteɪnɪŋ pləˈsiboʊ, 75, ər 500 twaɪs ˈdeɪli. ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 74 mɛn wər ˈrændəmli əˈsaɪnd, əv hum 66 kəmˈplitɪd ðə ˈstədi (pləˈsiboʊ, ɛn 24 loʊ ɛn 21 haɪ ɛn 21 ˈditeɪlz ɔn rɪˈkrutmənt, pɑrˈtɪsəpənt floʊ, randomization*, ənd ˈblaɪndɪŋ ər prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪn ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl fɪg. 1 ˈifɛkts ɔn boʊn məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm, ˈprɑˌsteɪt saɪz, ənd ˈsɪnθəsəs ɪn ðɪs ˈstədi ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən hæv bɪn ˈpəblɪʃt 17 18 (ˈpjʊrɪti 98 wɑz prəˈdust baɪ (ˈbɑzəl, sˈwɪtsərlənd). ˈrɑbənsən ˈfɑrmə (ˈsænə ˈɑnə, ˈsiˈeɪ) prəˈdust pləˈsiboʊ ənd ˈtæbləts kəmˈpoʊzd əv aɪˈdɛntɪkəl, baɪəˈlɑʤɪkli ˌɪˈnərt kənˈstɪʧuənts, əˈpɑrt frəm ðə ˈfrækʃən. kəmˈplaɪəns wɑz ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd æt iʧ ˈvɪzɪt baɪ ˈkaʊntɪŋ ˈtæbləts. ˌædˈvərs ɪˈvɛnts wər ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd æt iʧ ˈvɪzɪt ənd hæv bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈpriviəsli 18 ðə ˈstədi wɑz kənˈdəktəd ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ðə ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən əv ˈhɛlsɪŋki ənd ðə ˈproʊtəˌkɔl wɑz əˈpruvd baɪ ðə ˈdeɪnɪʃ ˈdætə prəˈtɛkʃən ˈeɪʤənsi ənd ðə ˈriʤənəl kəˈmɪti ɔn hɛlθ ˈrisərʧ ˈɛθɪks ðə ˈproʊtəˌkɔl wɑz ˈrɛʤɪstərd æt ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmɛʒərmənts ˈstændɪŋ haɪt ənd weɪt wər ˈmɛʒərd ɔn ə wɪθ ðə pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ˈlaɪtli kloʊðd. weɪst ˌsərˈkəmfrəns wɑz ˈmɛʒərd æt ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn wɪθ ə teɪp ˈmɛʒər ɪn ðə ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl pleɪn ˈmɪdˌweɪ bɪtˈwin ðə ˌɪnˈfɪriər ˈmɑrʤən əv ðə rɪbz ənd ðə suˈpɪriər ˈbɔrdər əv ðə krɛst. æt iʧ ˈvɪzɪt, wɑz ˈmɛʒərd θri taɪmz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ənd wɪθ ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt ɪn ə ˈrɛstɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən. ðə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪz ðə min əv ðə tu læst ˈmɛʒərmənts. ˈtoʊtəl mæs, fæt mæs, lin mæs, ənd fæt pərˈsɛnɪʤ wər ˈmɛʒərd baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm ˌdɪˈskəvri ˈskænər (hologic*, ˈwɔlθəm, mɑ) æt ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn ənd ˈæftər 16 wiks əv ˈtritmənt. ˈmɪstər ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ənd ˈmɪstər spɛkˈtrɑskəpi əbˈdɑmənəl səbˌkjuˈteɪniəs ˈædəˌpoʊs ˈtɪʃu (sæt) ənd væt ˈvɑljumz wər dɪˈtərmənd wɪθ ˈmɪstər ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ˈjuzɪŋ ə fæst ˈsikwəns 19 ˈæksiəl sˈlaɪsɪz wər əbˈteɪnd frəm ðə ˈprɑksəməl ˈbɔrdər əv ðə ˈfɛˌmərəl hɛdz tɪ ðə ˈəpər poʊl əv ðə moʊst ˈprɑksəməl ˈkɪdni. ɔn ðə ˈkæpʧərd ˈmɪstər ˈɪmɪʤɪz, ˈhɪpoʊ fæt ˈsɔfˌwɛr 20 ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ˈbɔrdərz bɪtˈwin ˈædəˌpoʊs ˈtɪʃu kəmˈpɑrtmənts ənd ˈəðər ˈtɪʃuz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈɛstəˌmeɪts əv væt ənd sæt ˈvɑljumz. ɔl ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ˈbɔrdərz juzd fər væt ənd sæt ˈvɑljum ˈɛstəˌmeɪts wər ˈvɪʒwəli ˌɪnˈspɛktɪd fər ˈɑrtəˌfækts ənd ˈmænjuəli kərˈɛktɪd. ðə seɪm ˈpərsən pərˈfɔrmd ðɪs kˈwɑləti kənˈtroʊl ənd kərˈɛkʃən stɛp fər ɔl skænz, ənd pri- ənd wər kərˈɛktɪd ɪn wən ˈsɛʃən. ˈlaɪpəd (ihl*) ənd ˈlaɪpəd ˈkɑntɛnt wɑz dɪˈtərmənd baɪ spɛkˈtrɑskəpi ˈjuzɪŋ spɛkˈtrɑskəpi ˈsikwənsɪz, ɛz dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ ˈpaʊlsən ɛt æl. 9 ˈoʊvərˌɔl, fʊl wɪdθ æt hæf ˈmæksəməm wɑz fər ˈlɪvər ˈspɛktrə (ɛn 122 ənd fər ˈməsəl ˈspɛktrə (ɛn 131 ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈpækɪʤ ˈmɑdəl (ˈstivən ˈprɑvɪnʧər, ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi; ɑnˈtɛrioʊ, ˈkænədə) wɑz juzd tɪ kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪ ðə ˈspɛktrə ɪn ə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ˈməsəl ənd ˈlɪvər spɛkˈtrɑskəpi ˈfɪtɪŋ ˈmɑdəl, ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈtɪʃu 21 boʊθ ˈmɪstər ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ənd ˈmɪstər spɛkˈtrɑskəpi wər pərˈfɔrmd ɔn ðə seɪm ˈsɪgnə ɪkˈsaɪt ˈtɛzlə, twɪn spid, ˈmɪstər ˈskænər ˈhɛlθˌkɛr laɪf ˈsaɪənsɪz, ˈlɪtəl chalfont*, buckinghamshire*, juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm) æt ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn ənd ˈæftər 16 wiks əv ˈtritmənt. ˈməsəl ənd ˈædəˌpoʊs ˈtɪʃu ˈbaɪɑpsi ˈspɛsəmənz ˈskɛlətəl ˈməsəl ˈbaɪɑpsi ˈspɛsəmənz wər əbˈteɪnd frəm ðə ˈlætərəl ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðə kˈwɑdrəˌsɛps ˈməsəl ˈjuzɪŋ ə cannula*. ðə sæt ˈbaɪɑpsi ˈspɛsəmənz wər əbˈteɪnd baɪ pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈlɪpoʊˌsəkʃən ˈlætərəl ənd ˈdɪstəl tɪ ðə umbilicus*. ˌbiˈfɔr prəˈsiʤərz, ðə ˈɛriəz tɪ bi wər ˈtritɪd wɪθ ə ˈloʊkəl ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk sæd, 10 mg/ml*; amgros*, ˈkoʊpənˌhɑgən, ˈdɛnˌmɑrk) ənd ɔl prəˈsiʤərz wər pərˈfɔrmd ˈəndər ˈstɛrəl kənˈdɪʃənz. ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ˈhɑrvəstɪŋ ðə ˈməsəl ənd sæt ˈbaɪɑpsi ˈspɛsəmənz, ðeɪ wər ˈfroʊzən ɪn ˈlɪkwɪd ˈnaɪtrəʤən. ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪˌstri bləd ˈsæmpəlz wər kəˈlɛktəd bɪtˈwin ənd ˈæftər ən ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt fæst. ˈseɪfti ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪˌstri (i.e*., ˌhiməˈgloʊbən,, bilirubin*, ˈælkəˌlaɪn, creatinine*, ˈsoʊdiəm, pəˈtæsiəm, ənd ˈkælsiəm ˈlɛvəlz) wɑz ruˈtinli ˈænəˌlaɪzd ˈæftər iʧ ˈvɪzɪt æt ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈklɪnɪkəl ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪˌstri æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈjuzɪŋ ˈstændərd ˈmɛθədz əv æˈnælɪsɪs. ˈsæmpəlz fər æˈnælɪsɪs əv ˈpərtɪnɪnt ˈaʊtˌkəmz wər ənd ˈsɪrəm wɑz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈfroʊzən æt ənˈtɪl ðə taɪm əv æˈnælɪsɪs. ˈsæmpəlz wər ˈænəˌlaɪzd ɪn ˈsɪŋgəl ˈbæʧɪz tɪ rɪˈdus ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən. ðə ˈsæmpəlz wər ˈænəˌlaɪzd fər [ˈviə ˈæsi (əˈlizə); ˌdaɪəgˈnɑstɪks, marburg*, ˈʤərməni], ˌɪntərˈlukɪn 6 əˈlizə; ˈsɪstəmz, ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs, mn*), ˈsɑljəbəl ˌjərəkəˈneɪz ˌplæzˈmɪnəʤɪn ˈæktəˌveɪtər riˈsɛptər əˈlizə; virogates*, ˈkoʊpənˌhɑgən, ˈdɛnˌmɑrk), ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, ˈsænə ˈklɛrə, ˈsiˈeɪ), ˈlɛptɪn (ˈlɛptɪn əˈlizə; mediagnost*, reutlingen*, ˈʤərməni), ənd ˈɪnsələn (ˈɪnsələn əˈlizə; dako*, glostrup*, ˈdɛnˌmɑrk) əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈspɛktɪv ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz. ˈgluˌkoʊs ənd boʊθ wər ˈmɛʒərd ˈjuzɪŋ ən ˌɛnzaɪˈmætɪk ˈæsi (ˈgluˌkoʊs god-pap*) ənd ə kɪt, rɪˈspɛktɪvli (boʊθ, roʊʧ ˌdaɪəgˈnɑstɪks, ˈmænhaɪm, ˈʤərməni). wɑz ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd frəm ˈvæljuz əv ˈfæstɪŋ ˈgluˌkoʊs (mmol/l*) ənd ˈɪnsələn (mu/l*), ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈfɔrmjələ: (ˈgluˌkoʊs ˈɪnsələn) ˈtoʊtəl kəˈlɛstərˌɔl, traɪˈglɪsərˌaɪd, ənd ˌlɪpəˈproʊtin ˈlɛvəlz wər kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪd baɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈklɪnɪkəl ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪˌstri æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈjuzɪŋ əbˈzɔrpʃən 6000c*; roʊʧ ˌdaɪəgˈnɑstɪks) ənd ˌlɪpəˈproʊtin (ldl*) wɑz ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈfɔrmjələ. ðə ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənt əv ˈvɛriəns ˈreɪnʤɪz əv ˈpərtɪnɪnt ˈaʊtˌkəm ˈmɛʒərz ər ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈteɪbəl 1 ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ˈtoʊtəl wɑz ɛkˈstræktɪd frəm sæt ənd ˈməsəl ˈbaɪɑpsi ˈsæmpəlz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈriʤənt (ˈkætəlɔg laɪf tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ˈjʊrəp, naerum*, ˈdɛnˌmɑrk) əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈproʊtəˌkɔl. wɑz kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪd baɪ ˈmɛʒərɪŋ æt 260 ˈjuzɪŋ ə 8000 (ˈθərmoʊ ˈfɪʃər ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk, ˈwɔlθəm, mɑ) ənd kˈwɑləti wɑz ʧɛkt baɪ ˌɪnˈspɛktɪŋ ðə bændz ɔn ən ʤɛl. kˈwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv æˈnælɪsɪs ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ wɑz ˈsɪnθɪˌsaɪzd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈrændəm ˈpraɪmərz kɪt; ˈθərmoʊ ˈfɪʃər ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk, ˈwɔlθəm, mɑ) ənd kˈwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv pərˈfɔrmd wɪθ əˈgɛnst ɛz ˈhaʊˌskipɪŋ ʤin (bɪˈkəz ɪts ɪkˈsprɛʃən wɑz ˈsteɪbəl ɪn ɔl grups ənd ˈoʊvər taɪm). ðə riˈækʃənz wər pərˈfɔrmd ɪn ˈdupləˌkeɪt ˈjuzɪŋ ðə fæst kɪt ˈbaɪoʊˌsɪstəmz, ˈwubərn, mɑ) ɪn ə 480 (roʊʧ əˈplaɪd saɪəns, penzberg*, ˈʤərməni) ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈproʊtəˌkɔl: wən stɛp æt fər 3 ˈmɪnəts, ðɛn fər 10 ˈsɛkəndz, fər 20 ˈsɛkəndz, ənd fər 10 ˈsɛkəndz. ðə ˌspɛsəˈfɪsəti əv ðə ˈpraɪmərz wɑz ˈtɛstɪd baɪ ˈmɛltɪŋ kərv æˈnælɪsɪs ənd ʤɛl ˌɪˌlɛktroʊfɔˈrɪsɪs. ɔl ˈpraɪmərz hæd ˌæmpləfəˈkeɪʃən ɪˈfɪʃənsi bɪtˈwin ənd ˈpraɪmər ˈsikwənsɪz ər ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈteɪbəl 2 ˈwɛstərn ˈblɑtɪŋ əˈprɑksəmətli 20 əv ˈməsəl ˈtɪʃu wɑz priˈpɛrd fər ˈwɛstərn ˈblɑtɪŋ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ənd ɪkˈwɪpmənt ɛz ˈpriviəsli dɪˈskraɪbd 22 kənˈtroʊl fər ˈikwəl ˈloʊdɪŋ wɑz pərˈfɔrmd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈlæbrəˌtɔriz, ˈhərkjəˌliz, ˈsiˈeɪ) 23 ˈænɪˌbɑdiz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈproʊˌtinz wər ˈpərʧəst frəm sɛl ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi (ˈdænvərz, mɑ): (acc*) (ˈkætəlɔg noʊ. 3662 ənd (ˈkætəlɔg noʊ. 3661 əˈdɛnəˌsin ˈproʊˌtin (ampk*) (ˈkætəlɔg noʊ. 2532 (ˈkætəlɔg noʊ. 2531 ənd (ˈkætəlɔg noʊ. 9441 ˈæftər ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃən wɪθ ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈænɪˌbɑdiz, ðə ˈmɛmˌbreɪnz wər fər 1 aʊər wɪθ ˈhɔrsˌrædɪʃ ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈæntɪˌbɑdi ˈhɛlθˌkɛr laɪf ˈsaɪənsɪz). ˈproʊˌtinz wər ˈvɪʒwəˌlaɪzd baɪ (pɪrs wɛst ˈdʊrə; ˈθərmoʊ ˈfɪʃər ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk) ənd kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪd wɪθ ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ˈlæbrəˌtɔriz). ˈproʊˌtin pləs priˈsɪʒən ɔl blu ˈstændərdz wər juzd ɛz ə məˈlɛkjələr weɪt ˈmɑrkər ˈlæbrəˌtɔriz). stəˈtɪstɪks fər ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn ˈpɪrsən ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃənz, ˌnɔrˈmæləti wɑz ʧɛkt baɪ tɛst ənd wɑz əˈsɛst baɪ ˌɪnˈspɛktɪŋ. rɪˈzəlts ər pərˈzɛnəd ɛz ˈpɪrsən ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənts wɪθ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns ˈlɛvəl. fər ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks ənd kəmˈplaɪəns, ˌnɔrˈmæləti wɑz ʧɛkt baɪ plɑts ənd tɛst. ˈikwəl ˈvɛriəns wɑz əˈsɛst baɪ ˈlɛvin tɛst. ɪf əˈproʊpriˌeɪt, ˈdætə wər ˌbiˈfɔr æˈnælɪsɪs əv ˈvɛriəns (anova*). fər æˈnælɪsɪs, æˈnælɪsɪs əv) wɑz pərˈfɔrmd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈvæljuz ɛz. bɪtˈwin ənd ˈvæljuz fər iʧ grup wɑz əˈsɛst baɪ wɪθ ˈfɪtɪd grup laɪnz. ˌhɑməʤəˈniəti əv rəˈgrɛʃən sloʊps wɑz əˈsɛst ɪn ðə prəˈsiʤər (ibm*, ˈɑrməŋk, ny*). ˌnɔrˈmæləti əv ˈstændərˌdaɪzd rɪˈzɪʤuəlz wɪˈθɪn grups wɑz əˈsɛst baɪ tɛst. wɑz ʧɛkt baɪ ˈplɑtɪŋ ðə ˈstændərˌdaɪzd rɪˈzɪʤuəlz əˈgɛnst ðə prɪˈdɪktɪd ˈvæljuz. ˌhɑməʤəˈniəti əv ˈvɛriənsɪz wɑz əˈsɛst baɪ ˈlɛvin tɛst. ɪf ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdɪfərəns wɑz dɪˈskəvərd ɪn ən ər, poʊst hɑk ˈsɪdæk ˈməltəpəl kəmˈpɛrəsənz wər juzd tɪ dɪˈtərmən wɪʧ grup minz wər ˈdɪfərənt. rɪˈzəlts ər pərˈzɛnəd ɛz min ˈstændərd ˈɛrər əv ðə min (sem*) ər ɛz ˈmidiən wɪθ reɪnʤ 25 75 ənˈlɛs ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈsteɪtɪd. rɪˈzəlts ər pərˈzɛnəd ɛz əˈʤəstɪd min əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə pi ˈvælju ənd ðə ˈvælju, ər ɛz ðə ˈdɪfərəns əv əˈʤəstɪd minz wɪθ ə 95 ˈkɑnfədɛns ˈɪntərvəl (ci*) ənd ə pi ˈvælju frəm ðə poʊst hɑk æˈnælɪsɪs. fər ɔl stəˈtɪstɪkəl tɛsts, pi wɑz kənˈsɪdərd stəˈtɪstɪkəli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt. paʊər ənd ˈsæmpəl saɪz ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz wər beɪst ɔn ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈlɛvəl. tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ə ˈmɪnəməm ˈtritmənt ˈdɪfərəns əv, æt ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns ˈlɛvəl əv ə paʊər əv 80 ənd ˈstændərd ˌdiviˈeɪʃən əv 66 tɛst ˈsəbʤɪkts wʊd nid tɪ kəmˈplit ðə ˈstədi. ɔl æˈnælɪˌsiz wər pərˈfɔrmd ˈjuzɪŋ stəˈtɪstɪks ˈvərʒən ˈsɔfˌwɛr (ibm*) ənd paʊər ənd ˈsæmpəl saɪz ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz wər pərˈfɔrmd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈvərʒən ˈsɔfˌwɛr (statacorp*, ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈsteɪʃən, tx*). rɪˈzəlts ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks ðə min eɪʤ əv pɑrˈtɪsəpənts wɑz jɪrz, ˈbɑdi mæs ˈɪndɛks (bmi*) əv ənd weɪst ˌsərˈkəmfrəns əv 115 æt ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn. æt ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn, wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli haɪər ɪn ðə pləˈsiboʊ grup kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðə loʊ grup, lin mæs wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli haɪər ɪn ðə pləˈsiboʊ grup ɛz kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðə haɪ grup, ənd ˈlɛvəlz ɪn ðə loʊ grup wər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli haɪər ðən ðət əv ðə pləˈsiboʊ ənd haɪ grups (ˈteɪbəl 1 ˈteɪbəl 1 ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks pləˈsiboʊ loʊ haɪ pi ˈvælju ˈpeɪʃənz, ɛn 24 21 21 eɪʤ, waɪ weɪt, 113 110 106, weɪst ˌsərˈkəmfrəns, 116 116 114, 150 140 146 ˌdaɪəˈstɑlɪk, væt, 2564 113 2888 182 2823 217 sæt, 6486 565 5799 304 6135 508 vat/sat*, %bi ˈfæstɪŋ ˈgluˌkoʊs, ˈɪnsələn, 100 100, 241 261 241 ˈtoʊtəl kəˈlɛstərˌɔl, hdl*,, traɪˈglɪsərˌaɪd, ɑlt, lin mæs, ʤi 1406 fæt mæs, ʤi 1673 2038 1209 fæt, ˈlɛptɪn,,, 6766 580 7844 532 6323 533 supar*, ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks pləˈsiboʊ loʊ haɪ pi ˈvælju ˈpeɪʃənz, ɛn 24 21 21 eɪʤ, waɪ weɪt, 113 110 106, weɪst ˌsərˈkəmfrəns, 116 116 114, 150 140 146 ˌdaɪəˈstɑlɪk, væt, 2564 113 2888 182 2823 217 sæt, 6486 565 5799 304 6135 508 vat/sat*, %bi ˈfæstɪŋ ˈgluˌkoʊs, ˈɪnsələn, 100 100, 241 261 241 ˈtoʊtəl kəˈlɛstərˌɔl, hdl*,, traɪˈglɪsərˌaɪd, ɑlt, lin mæs, ʤi 1406 fæt mæs, ʤi 1673 2038 1209 fæt, ˈlɛptɪn,,, 6766 580 7844 532 6323 533 supar*, vju lɑrʤ ˈteɪbəl 1 ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks pləˈsiboʊ loʊ haɪ pi ˈvælju ˈpeɪʃənz, ɛn 24 21 21 eɪʤ, waɪ weɪt, 113 110 106, weɪst ˌsərˈkəmfrəns, 116 116 114, 150 140 146 ˌdaɪəˈstɑlɪk, væt, 2564 113 2888 182 2823 217 sæt, 6486 565 5799 304 6135 508 vat/sat*, %bi ˈfæstɪŋ ˈgluˌkoʊs, ˈɪnsələn, 100 100, 241 261 241 ˈtoʊtəl kəˈlɛstərˌɔl, hdl*,, traɪˈglɪsərˌaɪd, ɑlt, lin mæs, ʤi 1406 fæt mæs, ʤi 1673 2038 1209 fæt, ˈlɛptɪn,,, 6766 580 7844 532 6323 533 supar*, ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks pləˈsiboʊ loʊ haɪ pi ˈvælju ˈpeɪʃənz, ɛn 24 21 21 eɪʤ, waɪ weɪt, 113 110 106, weɪst ˌsərˈkəmfrəns, 116 116 114, 150 140 146 ˌdaɪəˈstɑlɪk, væt, 2564 113 2888 182 2823 217 sæt, 6486 565 5799 304 6135 508 vat/sat*, %bi ˈfæstɪŋ ˈgluˌkoʊs, ˈɪnsələn, 100 100, 241 261 241 ˈtoʊtəl kəˈlɛstərˌɔl, hdl*,, traɪˈglɪsərˌaɪd, ɑlt, lin mæs, ʤi 1406 fæt mæs, ʤi 1673 2038 1209 fæt, ˈlɛptɪn,,, 6766 580 7844 532 6323 533 supar*, vju lɑrʤ ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ˈbɑdi ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən ənd ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ˈvɛriəbəlz æt ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn, wi faʊnd ðə ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ˈmɛʒərz əv əˈbisəti, ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk dɪˈstərbənsɪz, ənd ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri ˈmɑrkərz. ˈlɛvəl wɑz ˈnɛgətɪvli ˈkɔrəˌleɪtəd wɪθ (ɑr pi (ɑr pi weɪst ˌsərˈkəmfrəns (ɑr pi (ɑr pi ənd (ɑr pi ˈlɛvəl wɑz ˈkɔrəˌleɪtəd wɪθ ðə əˈmaʊnt əv (ɑr pi wɑz ˈkɔrəˌleɪtəd wɪθ əˈmaʊnt əv (ɑr pi ənd wɪθ (ɑr pi ˈteɪbəl 2 ˈteɪbəl 2 ɑlt ˈhoʊmə væt weɪst ˌsərˈkəmfrəns ɑlt ˈhoʊmə væt weɪst ˌsərˈkəmfrəns ɑlt ˈhoʊmə væt weɪst ˌsərˈkəmfrəns ɑlt ˈhoʊmə væt weɪst ˌsərˈkəmfrəns vju lɑrʤ ˈteɪbəl 2 ɑlt ˈhoʊmə væt weɪst ˌsərˈkəmfrəns ɑlt ˈhoʊmə væt weɪst ˌsərˈkəmfrəns ɑlt ˈhoʊmə væt weɪst ˌsərˈkəmfrəns ɑlt ˈhoʊmə væt weɪst ˌsərˈkəmfrəns vju lɑrʤ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈklɪnɪkəl ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪˌstri ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən ˈvæljuz wər ˈsɪmələr ɪn ɔl θri grups ˈæftər 16 wiks əv ˈtritmənt, ðəs ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ noʊ ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪkəl ˈifɛkt əv. ˈsɪmələrli, noʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wər əbˈzərvd ɪn, ər ˈsɑljəbəl ˌjərəkəˈneɪz ˌplæzˈmɪnəʤɪn ˈæktəˌveɪtər riˈsɛptər ˈlɛvəlz ˈæftər ˈtritmənt (ˈteɪbəl 3 ˈteɪbəl 3 ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks pləˈsiboʊ loʊ haɪ pi ˈvælju ˈpeɪʃənz, ɛn 24 21 21 weɪt, 109 110 110 110,, 142 145 140 144 ˌdaɪəˈstɑlɪk, væt, 2669 2924 2776 2752 sæt, 6083 6243 6083 6151 vat/sat*, %bi ˈgluˌkoʊs, ˈɪnsələn, 101 ɑlt, lin mæs, ʤi 507 530 544 fæt mæs, ʤi 508 544 545 fæt, ˈlɛptɪn,,, 6956 316 6869 344 7190 341 6968 supar*, ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks pləˈsiboʊ loʊ haɪ pi ˈvælju ˈpeɪʃənz, ɛn 24 21 21 weɪt, 109 110 110 110,, 142 145 140 144 ˌdaɪəˈstɑlɪk, væt, 2669 2924 2776 2752 sæt, 6083 6243 6083 6151 vat/sat*, %bi ˈgluˌkoʊs, ˈɪnsələn, 101 ɑlt, lin mæs, ʤi 507 530 544 fæt mæs, ʤi 508 544 545 fæt, ˈlɛptɪn,,, 6956 316 6869 344 7190 341 6968 supar*, vju lɑrʤ ˈteɪbəl 3 ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks pləˈsiboʊ loʊ haɪ pi ˈvælju ˈpeɪʃənz, ɛn 24 21 21 weɪt, 109 110 110 110,, 142 145 140 144 ˌdaɪəˈstɑlɪk, væt, 2669 2924 2776 2752 sæt, 6083 6243 6083 6151 vat/sat*, %bi ˈgluˌkoʊs, ˈɪnsələn, 101 ɑlt, lin mæs, ʤi 507 530 544 fæt mæs, ʤi 508 544 545 fæt, ˈlɛptɪn,,, 6956 316 6869 344 7190 341 6968 supar*, ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks pləˈsiboʊ loʊ haɪ pi ˈvælju ˈpeɪʃənz, ɛn 24 21 21 weɪt, 109 110 110 110,, 142 145 140 144 ˌdaɪəˈstɑlɪk, væt, 2669 2924 2776 2752 sæt, 6083 6243 6083 6151 vat/sat*, %bi ˈgluˌkoʊs, ˈɪnsələn, 101 ɑlt, lin mæs, ʤi 507 530 544 fæt mæs, ʤi 508 544 545 fæt, ˈlɛptɪn,,, 6956 316 6869 344 7190 341 6968 supar*, vju lɑrʤ ˈɪnsələn ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti ˈtritmənt dɪd nɑt rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈɪnsələn ənd ˈgluˌkoʊs, ər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈlɛvəlz ʧeɪnʤd sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli (pi ˈæftər 16 wiks əv ˈtritmənt. poʊst hɑk æˈnælɪsɪs rɪˈvild ðət ˈlɛvəlz ɪn ðə haɪ grup wər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪnˈkrist kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðə pləˈsiboʊ grup (min ˈdɪfərəns, 95, tɪ; pi fɪg. 1 ˈfɪgjər 1 vju slaɪd ʧeɪnʤ ɪn. ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈvæljuz (əˈʤəstɪd min) frəm ðə ˈkɑmən ˈvælju əv 247 (ðə). əˈʤəstɪd min fər ðə pləˈsiboʊ (ɛn 24 loʊ (ɛn 21 ənd haɪ (ɛn 21 grups wər 242, 244, ənd 254 pi poʊst hɑk ˈsɪdæk ˈməltəpəl kəmˈpɛrəsənz ʃoʊd ˈlɛvəl wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪnˈkrist ɪn ðə haɪ grup kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðət əv ðə pləˈsiboʊ grup [min ˈdɪfərəns, 95, tɪ)]. *pi ˈsɪmbəlz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈstədi grups: pləˈsiboʊ loʊ ənd haɪ pri,; poʊst,. ˈfɪgjər 1 vju slaɪd ʧeɪnʤ ɪn. ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈvæljuz (əˈʤəstɪd min) frəm ðə ˈkɑmən ˈvælju əv 247 (ðə). əˈʤəstɪd min fər ðə pləˈsiboʊ (ɛn 24 loʊ (ɛn 21 ənd haɪ (ɛn 21 grups wər 242, 244, ənd 254 pi poʊst hɑk ˈsɪdæk ˈməltəpəl kəmˈpɛrəsənz ʃoʊd ˈlɛvəl wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪnˈkrist ɪn ðə haɪ grup kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðət əv ðə pləˈsiboʊ grup [min ˈdɪfərəns, 95, tɪ)]. *pi ˈsɪmbəlz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈstədi grups: pləˈsiboʊ loʊ ənd haɪ pri,; poʊst,. ənd ˈlɛptɪn ˈtritmənt dɪd nɑt rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈɛni ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˌlɪpəˈproʊtin ər traɪˈglɪsərˌaɪd ˈlɛvəlz. ˈtoʊtəl kəˈlɛstərˌɔl wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪnˈkrist ˈæftər ˈtritmənt (pi poʊst hɑk æˈnælɪsɪs rɪˈvild ðət ˈtoʊtəl kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ˈlɛvəlz ˌɪnˈkrist sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ɪn ðə haɪ grup kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ pləˈsiboʊ (min ˈdɪfərəns, 95, tɪ; pi ˈlɛvəlz wər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ʧeɪnʤd baɪ ˈtritmənt (pi poʊst hɑk æˈnælɪsɪs rɪˈvild ðət ˈlɛvəl ˌɪnˈkrist ɪn ðə haɪ grup kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ pləˈsiboʊ (min ˈdɪfərəns, 95, tɪ; pi ˈlɛptɪn wɑz ənˈʧeɪnʤd baɪ (fɪg. 2 ˈfɪgjər 2 vju slaɪd ʧeɪnʤ ɪn kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ənd traɪˈglɪsərˌaɪd ˈlɛvəlz. ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə ˈvæljuz (əˈʤəstɪd min) frəm ðə ˈkɑmən ˈvælju (ðə). ðə ˈvərtɪkəl klæmpt bɑr wɪθ ˈæstərɪsk ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts grup minz ðət wər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈdɪfərənt. (ə) ðə min ˈtoʊtəl kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ˈlɛvəl wɑz; ðə ˈvæljuz fər ðə pləˈsiboʊ, loʊ ənd haɪ grups wər,, ənd, rɪˈspɛktɪvli pi poʊst hɑk ˈsɪdæk ˈməltəpəl kəmˈpɛrəsənz ʃoʊd ðə haɪ grup min wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪnˈkrist kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðət əv ðə pləˈsiboʊ grup [min ˈdɪfərəns, 95, tɪ); pi (bi) ðə min kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ˈlɛvəl wɑz; pləˈsiboʊ, loʊ ənd haɪ ˈvæljuz wər,, ənd, rɪˈspɛktɪvli pi poʊst hɑk ˈsɪdæk ˈməltəpəl kəmˈpɛrəsənz ʃoʊd ðə haɪ grup min wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪnˈkrist kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ˈdɪfərəns, 95, tɪ); pi si) ðə min ˌlɪpəˈproʊtin kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ˈlɛvəl wɑz; pləˈsiboʊ, loʊ ənd haɪ ˈvæljuz wər,, ənd, rɪˈspɛktɪvli (di) ðə min traɪˈglɪsərˌaɪd ˈlɛvəl wɑz; pləˈsiboʊ, loʊ ənd haɪ ˈvæljuz wər,, ənd, rɪˈspɛktɪvli ˈsɪmbəlz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈstədi grups: pləˈsiboʊ loʊ ənd haɪ fər ɔl kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ənd traɪˈglɪsərˌaɪd ˈvæljuz, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpeɪʃənz pər grup wɑz 24 21 ənd 21 fər ðə pləˈsiboʊ, loʊ ənd haɪ grups, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ˈfɪgjər 2 vju slaɪd ʧeɪnʤ ɪn kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ənd traɪˈglɪsərˌaɪd ˈlɛvəlz. ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə ˈvæljuz (əˈʤəstɪd min) frəm ðə ˈkɑmən ˈvælju (ðə). ðə ˈvərtɪkəl klæmpt bɑr wɪθ ˈæstərɪsk ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts grup minz ðət wər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈdɪfərənt. (ə) ðə min ˈtoʊtəl kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ˈlɛvəl wɑz; ðə ˈvæljuz fər ðə pləˈsiboʊ, loʊ ənd haɪ grups wər,, ənd, rɪˈspɛktɪvli pi poʊst hɑk ˈsɪdæk ˈməltəpəl kəmˈpɛrəsənz ʃoʊd ðə haɪ grup min wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪnˈkrist kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðət əv ðə pləˈsiboʊ grup [min ˈdɪfərəns, 95, tɪ); pi (bi) ðə min kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ˈlɛvəl wɑz; pləˈsiboʊ, loʊ ənd haɪ ˈvæljuz wər,, ənd, rɪˈspɛktɪvli pi poʊst hɑk ˈsɪdæk ˈməltəpəl kəmˈpɛrəsənz ʃoʊd ðə haɪ grup min wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪnˈkrist kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ˈdɪfərəns, 95, tɪ); pi si) ðə min ˌlɪpəˈproʊtin kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ˈlɛvəl wɑz; pləˈsiboʊ, loʊ ənd haɪ ˈvæljuz wər,, ənd, rɪˈspɛktɪvli (di) ðə min traɪˈglɪsərˌaɪd ˈlɛvəl wɑz; pləˈsiboʊ, loʊ ənd haɪ ˈvæljuz wər,, ənd, rɪˈspɛktɪvli ˈsɪmbəlz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈstədi grups: pləˈsiboʊ loʊ ənd haɪ fər ɔl kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ənd traɪˈglɪsərˌaɪd ˈvæljuz, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpeɪʃənz pər grup wɑz 24 21 ənd 21 fər ðə pləˈsiboʊ, loʊ ənd haɪ grups, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ruˈtin ˈklɪnɪkəl ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪˌstri, bilirubin*, creatinine*, ˈsoʊdiəm, ənd pəˈtæsiəm ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃənz wər ˌənəˈfɛktɪd baɪ ˈtritmənt. ˌhiməˈgloʊbən ˈvæljuz wər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli haɪər ɪn ðə loʊ grup ðən ɪn ðə pləˈsiboʊ grup, bət ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə haɪ ənd loʊ grups. ˈkælsiəm ˈlɛvəlz wər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli haɪər ɪn ðə loʊ grup ɛz kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðə haɪ grup, bət ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈdɪfərəns wɪn kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðə pləˈsiboʊ grup (ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈteɪbəl 3 ˈælkəˌlaɪn, ˈmɛʒərd ɛz pərˈsɛnɪʤ ʧeɪnʤ frəm ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn, ˌɪnˈkrist doʊs ɪn ðə ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən grups. ðɪs ˈfaɪndɪŋ həz bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈpriviəsli 18 ˈlaɪpəd əˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən ənd ˈbɑdi ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmɪstər spɛkˈtrɑskəpi, wi dɪˈtɛktɪd noʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ər ˈlaɪpəd wɪˈθɪn ər əˈməŋ ðə θri grups. ˈmɪstər ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ rɪˈvild noʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn sæt ər væt ɪn ðə ˈriʤən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈprɑksəməl pɑrt əv ˈfɛˌmərəl hɛdz ənd ðə ˈəpər poʊl əv ðə moʊst ˈprɑksəməl ˈkɪdni. grups wər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈdɪfərənt ɪn lin mæs ˈvæljuz baɪ (pi ˌhaʊˈɛvər, poʊst hɑk ˈsɪdæk ˈməltəpəl kəmˈpɛrəsənz kʊd nɑt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈɛni sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ðə grup minz. noʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wər dɪˈtɛktɪd ɪn ˈtoʊtəl mæs, fæt mæs, ər fæt pərˈsɛnɪʤ baɪ skæn (ˈteɪbəl 3 ʤin ɪkˈsprɛʃən ɪn ˈməsəl ənd sæt sæt noʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wər dɪˈtɛktɪd ɪn ðə ʤin ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv tnfα*α, ər. ɪn tərmz əv grups wər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈdɪfərənt ɪn ðə (pi ˌhaʊˈɛvər, poʊst hɑk ˈsɪdæk ˈməltəpəl kəmˈpɛrəsənz kʊd nɑt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈɛni sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ðə grup minz (ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈteɪbəl 4 ˈməsəl noʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wər dɪˈtɛktɪd ɪn ðə ʤin ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv tnfα*α, ər (ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈteɪbəl 4 ˈwɛstərn ˈblɑtɪŋ: ˈproʊˌtin ənd ɪn ˈməsəl noʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə əv ənd wər dɪˈtɛktɪd ˈæftər ˈtritmənt. ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈstætəs əv ˈlaɪsin ˈrɛzəˌduz (acetyl-lysine*) wɑz ənˈʧeɪnʤd baɪ ˈtritmənt (fɪg. 3 ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl fɪg. 2 ˈfɪgjər 3 vju slaɪd ˈwɛstərn blɑt ˈfaɪndɪŋz: ˈproʊˌtin ənd ˈlaɪsin ɪn ˈməsəl ˈtɪʃu. (ə) ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv tɪ ˈtoʊtəl. (bi) ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv tɪ ˈtoʊtəl. (si) ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv tɪ ˈtoʊtəl ˈproʊˌtin. tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɑz juzd tɪ kənˈtroʊl fər ˈikwəl ˈloʊdɪŋ. ˈdætə wər ˈænəˌlaɪzd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈwənˈweɪ ənd ɔl θri pərˈæmətərz wər ˌbiˈfɔr ðə tɪ əˈʧiv ə ˈnɔrməl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən. ðɛr wər noʊ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ˈproʊˌtin (pampk*, pi , pi ər (pi bɪtˈwin grups ˈæftər 4 mənθs əv ˈtritmənt.,;, əˈdɛnəˌsin ˈproʊˌtin. ˈfɪgjər 3 vju slaɪd ˈwɛstərn blɑt ˈfaɪndɪŋz: ˈproʊˌtin ənd ˈlaɪsin ɪn ˈməsəl ˈtɪʃu. (ə) ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv tɪ ˈtoʊtəl. (bi) ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv tɪ ˈtoʊtəl. (si) ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv tɪ ˈtoʊtəl ˈproʊˌtin. tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɑz juzd tɪ kənˈtroʊl fər ˈikwəl ˈloʊdɪŋ. ˈdætə wər ˈænəˌlaɪzd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈwənˈweɪ ənd ɔl θri pərˈæmətərz wər ˌbiˈfɔr ðə tɪ əˈʧiv ə ˈnɔrməl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən. ðɛr wər noʊ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ˈproʊˌtin (pampk*, pi , pi ər (pi bɪtˈwin grups ˈæftər 4 mənθs əv ˈtritmənt.,;, əˈdɛnəˌsin ˈproʊˌtin. kəmˈplaɪəns kəmˈplaɪəns ɪn ðə pləˈsiboʊ, loʊ ənd haɪ grups wɑz ənd rɪˈspɛktɪvli, ənd ðɛr wɑz noʊ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdɪfərəns əˈməŋ ðə grups (pi dɪˈskəʃən ɪn ðɪs, double-blind*, ˈrændəˌmaɪzd ˈpɛrəˌlɛl grup ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəl, wi ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ðə ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ˈifɛkts əv 1000 ˈdeɪli) ənd 150 ˈdeɪli) ɪn mɛn wɪθ ðə mɛts. wi ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət ˈtritmənt dɪz nɑt əˈfɛkt ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən, ˈgluˌkoʊs, ənd ˈlaɪpəd məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm ɪn ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈmænər. ɔn ðə ˈkɑntrɛri, wi faʊnd ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈtoʊtəl kəˈlɛstərˌɔl, kəˈlɛstərˌɔl, ənd ˈlɛvəlz ɪn ðə haɪ grup kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðə pləˈsiboʊ grup, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ən ɪgˌzæsərˈbeɪʃən əv ðə ˈlaɪpəd ənd ˈgluˌkoʊs məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm baɪ ˈtritmənt. wi dɪˈtɛktɪd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin grups ɪn lin mæs ənd ɪn sæt, wɪʧ ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ʧæns ˈfaɪndɪŋz, bɪˈkəz ðɛr wər ˈaʊtlaɪərz ɪn ðə ˈdætə ənd poʊst hɑk ˈtɛstɪŋ kʊd nɑt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈdɪfərənsɪz əv ðə grup minz ɪn ˈiðər pərˈæmətər. ðəs, ˈtritmənt dɪd nɑt ˈɔltər ðə ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ðə ʤinz ər ɪn sæt ər ˈməsəl. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, wi dɪd nɑt dɪˈtɛkt ˈɛni ˈifɛkts əv ɔn ðə ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈtoʊtəl ˈlaɪsin ər ðə ˈlɛvəlz əv ər ɪn ˈməsəl. frəm priˈklɪnɪkəl ˈstədiz ɪn sɛl ˈmɑdəlz ənd ˈænəməl ˈmɑdəlz ɪt həz rɪˈpitɪdli bɪn ʃoʊn ðət pəˈzɛsɪz ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˈifɛkts ɔn ˈsɛvərəl əv ðə ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪkəl ˈpæθˌweɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn mɔrˈbɪdəti 3 ˌɪnˈhɪbəts ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən 24 ˌɪmˈpruvz ˈɪnsələn ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti 25 ˌɪnˈhɪbəts həˈpætɪk fæt əˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən 26 pəˈzɛsɪz ˌænˌtiˈkænsər ækˈtɪvɪti 27 ənd ˌɪmˈpruvz ˌɛndoʊˈθiˌliəl ˈfəŋkʃən 28 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz rivˈjud baɪ ˈpaʊlsən ɛt æl. 2 29 trænzˈleɪʃən əv ðə priˈklɪnɪkəl ˈfaɪndɪŋz ˈɪntu ˈjumən ˈklɪnɪkəl ˈpræktɪs həz bɪn ˈkəmbərsəm ənd ˌɪnkənˈklusɪv. ə ˈstədi ˈpɪriəd, pɑrˈtɪsəpənts, ənd ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ˈdoʊsɪʤ maɪt bi səm əv ðə ˈrizənz waɪ ˈdɪfərɪŋ rɪˈzəlts hæv bɪn əbˈteɪnd ɪn ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈklɪnɪkəl ˈsɛtɪŋz. ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstədi wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt səm əv ðiz ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋz tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈklɪnɪkəl ˈrɛləvəns əv ˈdeɪli ˈɪnˌteɪk əv ɪn ˈpipəl wɪθ mɛts. ɪn ðə ˈstədi baɪ ˈtɪmərz ɛt æl. 8 150 əv ˈdeɪli fər 1 mənθ wɑz juzd ɪn ə grup əv əˈbis bət ˈhɛlθi ˈjəŋgər mɛn. ə ˈmɑdəst bət sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈifɛkt wɑz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ɔn ˈɪnsələn ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti,, ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən,, ənd həˈpætɪk fæt əˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən. ɪn ə ˈsɪmələr ˈstədi ˈjuzɪŋ 1500 ˈdeɪli fər 1 mənθ, wi wər əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ˈɛni ˈifɛkts əv ɪn ˈhɛlθi əˈbis ˈjəŋgər mɛn 9 boʊθ ˈstədiz juzd ˈhaɪli səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈmɛθədz, laɪk ˈmɪstər spɛkˈtrɑskəpi, fər dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən əv həˈpætɪk fæt, soʊ ɪt simz ənˈlaɪkli ðət ɪt ɪz ə ˌmɛθədəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈprɑbləm ðət geɪv raɪz tɪ ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈaʊtˌkəm. ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstədi, wi kəmˈpɛrd ə doʊs əv 150 ˈdeɪli [ðə doʊs juzd baɪ ˈtɪmərz ɛt æl. 8 wɪθ 1000 əv ˈdeɪli. wi hæv ˈpriviəsli ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ðət 1500 əv pər deɪ dɪd nɑt hæv ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ˈifɛkts jɛt prəˈdust maɪld ənd ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˌædˈvərs ˈifɛkts 9 ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz baɪ ˈtɪmərz ɛt æl. 8 ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ðə ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ˈifɛkts əv maɪt məˈtɪriəˌlaɪz æt ə loʊər doʊs ˈlɛvəl ənd, bɪˈkəz braʊn ɛt æl. 30 ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ðət 1000 əv pər deɪ fər 29 deɪz ɪz seɪf ənd ˈrɛlətɪvli dɪˈvɔɪd əv ˌædˈvərs ˈifɛkts wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ juz ðə 1000 doʊs ɛz ðə ˈtritmənt ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstədi, wɪʧ ɪz ˈkɑmprəbəl tɪ ðə doʊs juzd ɪn ɑr ˈpriviəs ˈstədi 9 ənd ðə ˈrisənt ˈstədi baɪ ɛt æl. 31 ɪn ðə ˈlætər ˈstədi, ə doʊs əv 1000 əv ˈdeɪli fər 5 wiks ɪn ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ taɪp 2 ˌdaɪəˈbitiz dɪd nɑt ˌɪmˈpruv glaɪˈsɛmɪk ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ər ˈbɑdi ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən 31 wɪʧ ɪz ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstədi. mɔˈroʊvər, ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstədi, wi faʊnd noʊ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz əv ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn həˈpætɪk fæt əˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən ɪn ðə loʊ ər ðə haɪ grups əˈsɛst baɪ ˈmɪstər spɛkˈtrɑskəpi. ðə pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstədi wər ˈmɑdərətli ˈɪnsələn rɪˈzɪstənt, wɪθ ə ˈɪndɛks əv ðɪs ɪz mɔr prəˈnaʊnst ðən ðə əv əv ðə pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə ˈstədi baɪ ˈtɪmərz ɛt æl. 8 ənd ɑr oʊn ˈpriviəs ˈstədi (homa-ir*, 9 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, dɪˈspaɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ mɔr ˈsəbʤɪkts, ˈniðər əv ðə ˈdoʊsɪz juzd ɪn ɑr traɪəl ˌɪmˈpruvd ðə ˈɪndɛks. ˈlɛvəl ɪz ə ˈmɛʒər əv ˈplæzmə ˈproʊˌtinz (ˈmeɪnli ælˈbjumən) ənd rɪˈflɛkts ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn bləd ˈgluˌkoʊs ˈlɛvəlz wɪˈθɪn ðə læst 2 tɪ 4 wiks, wɛˈræz ˌhiməˈgloʊbən rɪˈflɛkts ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn bləd ˈgluˌkoʊs ˈoʊvər ðə læst 3 tɪ 4 mənθs 32 ənd boʊθ ər ˈvælədeɪtəd ˈmɛʒərz əv ˈgluˌkoʊs ˌhoʊmioʊˈsteɪsəs 33 ɑr rɪˈzəlts ˈklɪrli ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət həz noʊ ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˈifɛkts ɔn ˈgluˌkoʊs ˌhoʊmioʊˈsteɪsəs, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈɪndɛks wɑz ənˈʧeɪnʤd; ɪn fækt, wi ˈivɪn dɪˈtɛktɪd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈlɛvəl ɪn ðə haɪ grup kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðə pləˈsiboʊ grup, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ə dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪʃən əv ˈgluˌkoʊs ˈhændəlɪŋ. ˈsɪmələrli, wi dɪd nɑt dɪˈtɛkt ˈɛni ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɪn, ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri ˈstætəs, ˈlaɪpəd ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən (ɪn ˈlɪvər ər ˈskɛlətəl ˈməsəl),, ər ʤin ɪkˈsprɛʃən ɪn ˈskɛlətəl ˈməsəl ər sæt. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstədi səˈpɔrts ɑr ˈpriviəs ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðət dɪz nɑt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪmˈpruv ˈɪnsələn ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti, ˈlaɪpəd məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm, ər əˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən əv həˈpætɪk fæt, ənd dɪz nɑt pəˈzɛs ˈifɛkts ɪn əˈbis, ˈpeɪʃənz. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, ðə ˈifɛkts əv ɔn ˈgluˌkoʊs ənd ˈlaɪpəd məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm ɪn ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəlz ər ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt, wɛˈræz ðə ˈifɛkts ɔn boʊn məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm sim mɔr roʊˈbəst. wi hæv ˈpriviəsli ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈælkəˌlaɪn ɪn ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz ˈtritɪd wɪθ ən ˈivɪn haɪər doʊs 1500 ˈdeɪli) 34 ˈrisəntli, wi hæv kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtəd ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈfaɪndɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstədi ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, bɪˈkəz doʊs ˌɪnˈkrist ˈælkəˌlaɪn ənd ˌɪnˈkrist boʊn ˈmɪnərəl ˈdɛnsɪti 18 ɪn əˈdɪʃən, wi faʊnd ðət loʊərd ðə ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən əv ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪŋ priˈkərsərz ənd ˈsəlˌfeɪt) doʊs ɪn ðiz ˈmɪdəˌleɪgd mɛn 17 ðəs, beɪst ɔn ɑr ɪkˈspɪriəns, ðɛr ɪz noʊ daʊt ðət ɪz baɪəˈlɑʤɪkli ˈæktɪv ənd ɪgˈzərts ˈifɛkts ɔn ˈtɪʃuz, bət ɪt dɪz nɑt sim tɪ hæv səbˈstænʃəl ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˈifɛkts ɔn, sɪˈstɛmɪk ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən, ˈlaɪpəd ər ˈgluˌkoʊs ˌhoʊmioʊˈsteɪsəs, ər ʧeɪnʤ ðə ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri ʤin ɪkˈsprɛʃən ɪn sæt ər ˈskɛlətəl ˈməsəl. ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən ɪz ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈtoʊtəl kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ənd kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ɪn ðə haɪ grup. ðɪs meɪ səˈʤɛst ðət haɪ ˈdoʊsɪz əv kən hæv ˌdɛtrəˈmɛnəl ˈifɛkts ɔn ˈgluˌkoʊs ənd kəˈlɛstərˌɔl məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm, wɛˈræz ˈdætə frəm ɑr ˈrisənt ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən ɔn ˈifɛkts ɪn boʊn rɪˈvild ðət ðə haɪəst doʊs ˌɪnˈdust ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˌɪnˈkris ɪn boʊn ˈmɪnərəl ˈdɛnsɪti. ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛntli, ðiz ˈdætə səˈʤɛst ðət ðə ˈɑptɪməl ˈdoʊsɪʤ əv dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ðə ˈtərgət ˈtɪʃu. ɪn kənˈkluʒən, prəˈlɔŋd ˈtritmənt ɪn ˈmɪdəˌleɪgd mɛn wɪθ ðə mɛts dɪd nɑt kənˈfər ˈklɪnɪkəl ˈbɛnəfɪts, ɛz dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ən əreɪ əv ˈpərtɪnɪnt ˈaʊtˌkəmz. ɔn ðə ˈkɑntrɛri, 1000 ˈdeɪli) wɑz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈlɛvəlz əv, ˈtoʊtəl kəˈlɛstərˌɔl, ənd kəˈlɛstərˌɔl. əˌbriviˈeɪʃənz: ˈstætəs əv ˈlaɪsin ˈrɛzəˌduz æˈnælɪsɪs əv ˈvɛriəns ˈbɑdi mæs ˈɪndɛks bləd ˈprɛʃər əˈdɛnəˌsin ˈproʊˌtin ˈkɑnfədɛns ˈɪntərvəl ˈɛksˌreɪ əˈlizə ˈæsi ˌhoʊmioʊˈstætɪk ˈmɑdəl əˈsɛsmənt əv ˈɪnsələn rɪˈzɪstəns ˈproʊˌtin ˈlaɪpəd ˌɪntərˈlukɪn 6 ˌlɪpəˈproʊtin mɛts ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ˈsɪnˌdroʊm ˈmɪstər mægˈnɛtɪk ˈrɛzənəns ˈrilˌtaɪm ˈpɑˌlɪmərˌeɪs ʧeɪn riˈækʃən rɛsˈvərətrɔl sæt səbˌkjuˈteɪniəs ˈædəˌpoʊs ˈtɪʃu ˈstændərd ˈɛrər əv ðə min væt ˈvɪsərəl ˈædəˌpoʊs ˈtɪʃu. wi θæŋk ˈlæbrəˌtɔri tɛkˈnɪʃənz ˈpiə ənd ˈpɛdərsən fər ðɛr ˈɛksələnt ˈtɛknɪkəl əˈsɪstəns. ˈtæbləts kənˈteɪnɪŋ rɛsˈvərətrɔl wər prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ (ˈbɑzəl, sˈwɪtsərlənd). ðə ˈstədi wɑz səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ðə toʊˈjoʊtə faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ɛlˈvaɪrə ənd ˈræzmɪs faʊnˈdeɪʃən, faʊnˈdeɪʃən, hɛlθ ˈrisərʧ fənd əv ˈsɛntrəl ˈdɛnˌmɑrk ˈriʤən, ənd ðə ˌeɪˈpi mɛrsk faʊnˈdeɪʃən. ðə ˈstədi ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˈrisərʧ ˈproʊˌgræm ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər, wɪʧ ɪz səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ðə ˈdeɪnɪʃ ˈkaʊnsəl fər strəˈtiʤɪk ˈrisərʧ (grænt t.n.k*. rɪˈsivd ə ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp frəm hɛlθ, ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəl ˈrɛʤɪstri: noʊ. (ˈrɛʤɪstərd 13 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2011 dɪˈskloʊʒər ˈsəməri: ðə ˈɔθərz hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskloʊz. ˈrɛfərənsɪz 1 ˈdɪksən ðə ˈifɛkt əv əˈbisəti ɔn hɛlθ ˈaʊtˌkəmz mɔl sɛl 2010 316 2 104 108 2 ˈpaʊlsən keɪ ˈpɛdərsən rɛsˈvərətrɔl ənd ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən: ˈʧælənʤɪz ɪn ˈtrænsˌleɪtɪŋ ˈfaɪndɪŋz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈpeɪʃənt ˈaʊtˌkəmz 2015 1852 6 1124 1136 3 ˈbɪtərmən ʧəŋ ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ˈifɛkts əv rɛsˈvərətrɔl: æˈdrɛsɪŋ ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsiz sɛl mɔl laɪf ˈɛsˈsiˈaɪ 2015 72 8 1473 1488 4 bɔr jɑ ˈpɪrsən praɪs ˈʤeɪmɪsən hɑ si ə ˌæˈlɑrd ʤi luɪs keɪ ɛs ˈbɛkər bɔs oʊ gwɪn di wæŋ ɛm ɛs ˈfɪʃˌbaɪn ˈspɛnsər lə di ʃɔ ˈnɑvəs pi pi ˈɪŋgrəm ˈdiˈkeɪ də ˈsiˈeɪˈbiˈoʊ ɑr ˈsɪnklɛr ˈdiˈeɪ rɛsˈvərətrɔl ˌɪmˈpruvz hɛlθ ənd sərˈvaɪvəl əv maɪs ɔn ə daɪət ˈneɪʧər 2006 444 7117 337 342 5 ʤeɪ ˈpaʊlsən lɪnd ɛm bi ˈpɛdərsən rɛsˈvərətrɔl həz ˌɪnˈhɪbəˌtɔri ˈifɛkts ɔn ðə ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən ənd ˌænʤioʊˈʤɛnɪsəs ɪn ˈjumən ˈædəˌpoʊs ˈtɪʃu ɪn ˈvɪtroʊ ʤeɪ ˈɛsˈsiˈaɪ 2013 49 2 251 257 6 ʤeɪ ˈpaʊlsən bi ˈpɛdərsən ˈifɛkt əv rɛsˈvərətrɔl ɔn ɪkˈsprɛʃən ənd səˈkriʃən ɪn ˈjumən ˈædəˌpoʊs ˈtɪʃu ʤeɪ (lond*.) 2010 34 10 1546 1553 7 brasnyó*ó pi ˈʤɔrʤə ɛm markó*ó ɛl bi ʤeɪ i szijártó*ó ˈiə ə ɑr bi ˈwɪtmən aɪ rɛsˈvərətrɔl ˌɪmˈpruvz ˈɪnsələn ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti, rɪˈdusɪz strɛs ənd ˈæktəˌveɪts ðə ˈpæθˌweɪ ɪn taɪp 2 ˌdaɪəˈbɛtɪk ˈpeɪʃənz ʤeɪ 2011 106 3 383 389 8 ˈtɪmərz ɛs i ɛl væn də ti ˈgusənz ʤeɪ væn dər ɛs di ˈkərstən ɛs i kənz aɪ i ʤeɪ pi ˈkælɔˌri ˈifɛkts əv 30 deɪz əv rɛsˈvərətrɔl ɔn ˈɛnərʤi məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm ənd ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ˈproʊˌfaɪl ɪn əˈbis ˈjumənz sɛl 2011 14 5 612 622 9 ˈpaʊlsən ˈkleɪsən ˈrædkoʊ waɪ ˈkrɪstənsən ˈɛlˈpi eɪʧ ˈmɑlər ɛn ˈʤɛsən ɛn ˈpɛdərsən ˈʤɔrgɪnsən ʤoʊ rɛsˈvərətrɔl ɪn əˈbis mɛn: ən investigator-initiated*, ˈrændəˌmaɪzd, ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəl əv ˈsəbˌstreɪt məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm, ˈɪnsələn ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti, ənd ˈbɑdi ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən ˌdaɪəˈbitiz 2013 62 4 1186 1195 10 joʊˈʃinoʊ ʤeɪ ˈkɔnteɪ si fɔnˈtænə ɛl bi ˌɪˈmaɪ ɛs ˈʃɛktmən gu si kənz aɪ ˈrɔsi fəˈnɛli ɛf ˈpætərsən klaɪn ɛs rɛsˈvərətrɔl dɪz nɑt ˌɪmˈpruv ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ˈfəŋkʃən ɪn ˈwɪmən wɪθ ˈnɔrməl ˈgluˌkoʊs ˈtɑlərəns sɛl 2012 16 5 658 664 11 ʤeɪ ɛm ɛm jɑ ˈɛmˈti greɪp rɛsˈvərətrɔl ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ˈsɪrəm ənd ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri ʤinz ɪn pərˈɪfərəl bləd ˌmɑnəˈnukliər sɛlz: ə triple-blind*,, ˈwənˌjɪr ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəl ɪn ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈsteɪbəl ˈkɔrəˌnɛri ˈɑrtəri dɪˈziz drəgz 2013 27 1 37 48 12 ˈmæˌgjɑr keɪ ɑr ə ˈfɛhər ʤi ɛl ˈfuləp ə aɪ bi tɑθ keɪ i baɪ rɛsˈvərətrɔl: ə ˈjumən ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəl ɪn ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈsteɪbəl ˈkɔrəˌnɛri ˈɑrtəri dɪˈziz 2012 50 3 179 187 13 ˈvərsəz məkˈdɑnəld ˈʤɔrʤə ˈmɑrtɪn ˈwaɪˌthɛd li pi ˈfræŋklɪn ɛm klaɪn keɪ ˈteɪlər ˈfərgəsən ɛm kumz ˈtɑməs kaʊɪn kərˈpætrɪk prɪnz ˈhɪkmən rɛsˈvərətrɔl dɪz nɑt ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ ˌnɑˌnælkəˈhɑlɪk ˈfæti ˈlɪvər dɪˈziz 2014 12 12 2092 14 ˈmækənəlti ˈɛˈlɛs ˈmɪlər lə ˈhɑsɪk pɑ ˈətər ˈeɪˈsi ˈmækənəlti ˈsɪstər ˈifɛkt əv rɛsˈvərətrɔl ənd ɔn ˈstætəs ənd ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən ˈæftər ˈɛksərˌsaɪz 2013 38 7 760 765 15 ˈbækər væn ərk ɛl ɛs kuˈɪztrə ti væn ˈɑmən bi ˈhɛndrɪks ən ˈdaɪəˌtɛri mɪks ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən ənd ənd ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk strɛs ɪn ˌoʊvərˈweɪt mɛn: ə əˈproʊʧ æm ʤeɪ 2010 91 4 1044 1059 16 ɑlˈbɛrti pi ʃɔ ʤeɪ ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk nu ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən. ə kənˈsɛnsəs ˈsteɪtmənt frəm ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌdaɪəˈbitiz ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən mɛd 2006 23 5 469 480 17 ˈpaʊlsən ʤoʊ koʊən ɛz ɛs bi ˈpɛdərsən rɛsˈvərətrɔl rɪˈdusɪz ðə ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪŋ priˈkərsərz bət həz noʊ ˈifɛkt ɔn, ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn, dihydrotestosterone*, ˈlɛvəlz ər ˈprɑˌsteɪt ˈvɑljum. ə traɪəl ɪn ˈmɪdəˌleɪgd mɛn ˈprɑˌsteɪt 2015 75 12 1255 1263 18 ti ˈpɛdərsən rɛsˈvərətrɔl ˌɪnˈkrisɪz boʊn ˈmɪnərəl ˈdɛnsɪti ənd boʊn ˈælkəˌlaɪn ɪn əˈbis mɛn: ə ˈrændəˌmaɪzd traɪəl ʤeɪ 2014 99 12 4720 4729 19 ɛl ˈkæmpmən ju eɪʧ ɛl ˈpɛdərsən bi ˈifɛkts əv ˈvaɪtəmən di ɔn ˈbɑdi fæt əˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən, ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən, ənd ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk rɪsk ˈfæktərz ɪn əˈbis ˈædəlts wɪθ loʊ ˈvaɪtəmən di ˈlɛvəlz rɪˈzəlts frəm ə ˈrændəˌmaɪzd traɪəl ʤeɪ ˈɪntərn mɛd 2013 24 7 644 649 20 vi ə æm sɑntɑˈrɛli lɑmˈbɑrdi ɛm lɑnˈdini ɛl ən ˈækjərət ənd roʊˈbəst ˈmɛθəd fər ənˈsupərˌvaɪzd əˈsɛsmənt əv əbˈdɑmənəl fæt baɪ ʤeɪ ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ 2004 20 4 684 689 21 ˈprɑvɪnʧər ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən əv 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abstract
context: low-grade inflammation is associated with obesity and the metabolic syndrome (mets). preclinical evidence suggests that resveratrol (rsv) has beneficial metabolic and anti-inflammatory effects that could have therapeutic implications. objective: to investigate effects of long-term rsv treatment on inflammation and mets. setting and design: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel group clinical trial conducted at aarhus university hospital. participants: middle-aged community-dwelling men (n = 74) with mets, 66 of whom completed all visits (mean ± standard error of the mean): age, 49.5 ± 0.796 years; body mass index, 33.8 ± 0.44 kg/m2; waist circumference, 115 ± 1.14 cm. intervention: daily oral supplementation with 1000 mg rsv (rsv high ), 150 mg rsv, or placebo for 16 weeks. main outcome measures: plasma levels of high-sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-crp), circulating lipids, and inflammatory markers in circulation and adipose/muscle tissue biopsy specimens; glucose metabolism; and body composition including visceral fat and ectopic fat deposition. results: rsv treatment did not lower circulating levels of hs-crp, interleukin 6, or soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor in plasma, and inflammatory gene expression in adipose and muscle tissues also remained unchanged. rsv treatment had no effect on blood pressure, body composition, and lipid deposition in the liver or striated muscle. rsv treatment had no beneficial effect on glucose or lipid metabolism. rsv high treatment significantly increased total cholesterol (p < 0.002), low-density lipoprotein (ldl) cholesterol (p < 0.006), and fructosamine (p < 0.013) levels compared with placebo. conclusion: rsv treatment did not improve inflammatory status, glucose homeostasis, blood pressure, or hepatic lipid content in middle-aged men with mets. on the contrary, rsv high significantly increased total cholesterol, ldl cholesterol, and fructosamine levels compared with placebo.
obesity is associated with numerous metabolic consequences that increase morbidity and mortality risk (1). the prevention and treatment of obesity have proven difficult and the need for new therapies remains unfulfilled. preclinical trials provide substantial evidence to support the concept that resveratrol (rsv) might counteract the negative consequences of obesity (2, 3). bauer et al. (4) demonstrated that chronic rsv intake in c57bl/6nia mice fed a high-calorie diet normalized insulin sensitivity, protected against hepatic lipid deposition, and normalized lifespan despite the rodents remaining obese. we have shown that resveratrol consistently normalizes adipocytokine production and protects against hypoxia-induced inflammation and angiogenesis in cultured human adipose-tissue explants (5, 6). contrary to the substantial preclinical findings of beneficial metabolic effects of resveratrol in an obesity or inflammation setting, the outcome of human clinical trials of resveratrol effects on obesity-related morbidities have been much more inconsistent. some studies report significant yet modest beneficial effects of rsv on insulin sensitivity, low-grade inflammation, blood pressure, lipids in plasma, and hepatic fat accumulation (7, 8). in contrast, we and others have been unable to detect any clinically relevant effects (9, 10). the reasons for these discrepancies are unclear but may, in part, reflect differences in design and experimental settings. the study participants differed between the trials and included healthy but obese young men (8, 9), postmenopausal women (10), and men with type 2 diabetes (7), and study duration varied from a few weeks (7–9) to several months (11–13). furthermore, the range of rsv doses [5 mg to 3 g (7–9, 13)], as well as the formulations of rsv used in the studies are of potential importance. some trials used formulations of pure trans-resveratrol (7–9), whereas others used formulations of various extracts in combination with trans-resveratrol (14, 15).
based on the conflicting outcomes of previous clinical trials, we designed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel group clinical trial in male volunteers with the metabolic syndrome (mets). to determine possible dose-response connections, we examined two different doses of rsv [1000 mg/d (high-dose rsv, or rsv high ) and 150 mg/d (low-dose rsv, or rsv low )]. the intervention period was relatively long (16 weeks) to allow sufficient time for any effect to materialize.
our study end points included inflammatory markers in plasma and adipose tissue, glycemic status, circulating lipid parameters, blood pressure (bp), and body composition.
materials and methods
study design and ethics
the study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel group trial. the prespecified primary end point was change in plasma levels of high-sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-crp). secondary end points were changes in glucose metabolism [determined by homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (homa-ir)]; expression of inflammatory genes and genes involved in mitochondrial biogenesis in adipose tissue and striated muscle [measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr)]; body composition [determined by whole-body dual-emission x-ray absorptiometry (dxa)]; lipid deposition in liver and muscle [determined by magnetic resonance (mr)] spectroscopy); volume of subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue (vat) (determined by mr imaging); plasma levels of inflammatory markers, lipids, and adipokines; and ambulatory bp.
inclusion criteria were as follows: male sex, 30 to 60 years old, and diagnosed with mets but otherwise healthy. the international diabetes federation criteria for mets in men were used (16). the participants were randomly assigned to 16 weeks of treatment with tablets containing placebo, 75 mg rsv, or 500 mg rsv twice daily. a total of 74 men were randomly assigned, of whom 66 completed the study (placebo, n = 24; rsv low , n = 21; rsv high , n = 21). details on recruitment, participant flow, randomization, and blinding are provided in supplemental fig. 1. rsv’s effects on bone metabolism, prostate size, and androgen synthesis in this study population have been published (17, 18). rsv (purity >98%) was produced by evolva (basel, switzerland). robinson pharma (santa ana, ca) produced placebo and rsv tablets composed of identical, biologically inert constituents, apart from the rsv fraction.
compliance was evaluated at each visit by counting tablets. adverse events were documented at each visit and have been reported previously (18).
the study was conducted in accordance with the declaration of helsinki ii and the protocol was approved by the danish data protection agency and the regional committee on health research ethics (m-20110111). the protocol was registered at clinicaltrials.gov (nct01412645).
general measurements
standing height and weight were measured on a wall-mounted stadiometer with the participants lightly clothed. waist circumference was measured at baseline with a tape measure in the horizontal plane midway between the inferior margin of the ribs and the superior border of the iliac crest. at each visit, bp was measured three times using the same electronic sphygmomanometer and with the subject in a resting position. the bp reported is the mean of the two last measurements.
dxa
total mass, fat mass, lean mass, and fat percentage were measured by dxa using the same hologic discovery scanner (hologic, waltham, ma) at baseline and after 16 weeks of treatment.
mr imaging and mr spectroscopy
abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (sat) and vat volumes were determined with mr imaging using a fast spin-echo sequence (19). axial slices were obtained from the proximal border of the femoral heads to the upper pole of the most proximal kidney. on the captured mr images, hippo fat software (20) automatically generated borders between adipose tissue compartments and other tissues to provide estimates of vat and sat volumes. all automatically generated borders used for vat and sat volume estimates were visually inspected for artifacts and manually corrected. the same person performed this quality control and correction step for all scans, and pre- and postscans were corrected in one session.
intrahepatic lipid (ihl) and intramyocellular lipid content was determined by 1h-mr spectroscopy using point-resolved spectroscopy sequences, as described by poulsen et al. (9). overall, full width at half maximum was 11.5 ± 0.215 hz for liver spectra (n = 122) and 11.1 ± 0.893 hz for muscle spectra (n = 131). the software package lc model (steven provencher, phd; ontario, canada) was used to quantify the spectra in a dedicated muscle and liver spectroscopy fitting model, estimating the lipid-to-water ratio within the tissue (21).
both mr imaging and mr spectroscopy were performed on the same signa excite 1.5 tesla, twin speed, mr scanner (ge healthcare life sciences, little chalfont, buckinghamshire, united kingdom) at baseline and after 16 weeks of treatment.
muscle and adipose tissue biopsy specimens
skeletal muscle biopsy specimens were obtained from the lateral aspect of the quadriceps femoris muscle using a bergström cannula. the sat biopsy specimens were obtained by performing liposuction lateral and distal to the umbilicus. before procedures, the areas to be biopsied were treated with a local anesthetic (lidocaine sad, 10 mg/ml; amgros, copenhagen, denmark) and all procedures were performed under sterile conditions. immediately after harvesting the muscle and sat biopsy specimens, they were frozen in liquid nitrogen.
biochemistry
blood samples were collected between 07:30 and 11:00 after an overnight fast. safety biochemistry (i.e., hemoglobin, alanine transaminase, bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, creatinine, sodium, potassium, and ionized calcium levels) was routinely analyzed after each visit at the department of clinical biochemistry at aarhus university hospital using standard methods of analysis. samples for analysis of pertinent outcomes were centrifuged and serum was immediately frozen at −80°c until the time of analysis. samples were analyzed in single batches to reduce analytical variation.
the samples were analyzed for hs-crp [via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa); drg diagnostics, marburg, germany], interleukin 6 (il-6; quantikine hs elisa; r&d systems, minneapolis, mn), soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suparnostic elisa; virogates, copenhagen, denmark), adiponectin (b-bridge international, santa clara, ca), leptin (leptin elisa; mediagnost, reutlingen, germany), and insulin (insulin elisa; dako, glostrup, denmark) according to the respective manufacturer’s instructions.
glucose and fructosamine both were measured photometrically using an enzymatic colorimetric assay (glucose god-pap) and a fructosamine kit, respectively (both, roche diagnostics, mannheim, germany). homa-ir was calculated from values of fasting glucose (mmol/l) and insulin (mu/l), using the following formula: homa-ir = (glucose × insulin) / 22.5. total cholesterol, triglyceride, and high-density lipoprotein levels were quantified by the department of clinical biochemistry at aarhus university hospital using absorption photometry (cobas 6000c; roche diagnostics) and low-density lipoprotein (ldl) was calculated using the friedewald formula. the intra-assay coefficient of variance ranges of pertinent outcome measures are listed in supplemental table 1.
rna isolation
total rna was extracted from sat and muscle biopsy samples using trizol reagent (catalog no.15596018; life technologies europe, naerum, denmark) according to the manufacturer’s protocol. rna was quantified by measuring absorbance at 260 nm using a nanodrop 8000 (thermo fischer scientific, waltham, ma) and quality was checked by inspecting the ribosomal bands on an agarose gel.
quantitative rt-pcr analysis
complementary dna was synthesized using random hexamer primers (verso cdna kit; thermo fisher scientific, waltham, ma) and quantitative rt-pcr performed with mrna against β2-microglobulin mrna as housekeeping gene (because its expression was stable in all groups and over time). the reactions were performed in duplicate using the kapa sybr fast qpcr kit (kapa biosystems, woburn, ma) in a lightcycler 480 (roche applied science, penzberg, germany) using the following protocol: one step at 95°c for 3 minutes, then 95°c for 10 seconds, 60°c for 20 seconds, and 72°c for 10 seconds. the specificity of the primers was tested by melting curve analysis and agarose gel electrophoresis. all primers had amplification efficiency between 1.9 and 2.0. primer sequences are listed in supplemental table 2.
western blotting
approximately 20 mg of muscle tissue was prepared for western blotting using the same protocol and equipment as previously described (22). control for equal loading was performed using the stain-free technology (bio-rad laboratories, hercules, ca) (23). antibodies against the following proteins were purchased from cell signaling technology (danvers, ma): acetyl-coa carboxylase (acc) (catalog no. 3662) and phosphorylated acc (catalog no. 3661), adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (ampk) (catalog no. 2532), phosphorylated ampk (catalog no. 2531), and acetylated-lysine (catalog no. 9441). after incubation with primary antibodies, the membranes were incubated for 1 hour with horseradish peroxidase-conjugated secondary antibody (ge healthcare life sciences). proteins were visualized by chemiluminescence (pierce supersignal west dura; thermo fisher scientific) and quantified with the chemidoc mp imaging system (bio-rad laboratories). protein plus precision all blue standards were used as a molecular weight marker (bio-rad laboratories).
statistics
for baseline pearson correlations, normality was checked by shapiro-wilk test and linearity was assessed by inspecting scatterplots. results are presented as pearson correlation coefficients with a two-tailed significance level. for baseline characteristics and compliance, normality was checked by qq plots and shapiro-wilk test. equal variance was assessed by levene test. if appropriate, data were log-transformed before analysis of variance (anova).
for posttreatment analysis, analysis of covariance (ancova) was performed using pretreatment values as covariate. linearity between pretreatment and posttreatment values for each group was assessed by scatterplots with fitted group lines. homogeneity of regression slopes was assessed in the spss glm univariate procedure (ibm, armonk, ny). normality of standardized residuals within groups was assessed by shapiro-wilk test. homoscedasticity was checked by plotting the standardized residuals against the predicted values. homogeneity of variances was assessed by levene test. if a significant difference was discovered in an anova or ancova, post hoc sidak multiple comparisons were used to determine which group means were different.
anova results are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean (sem) or as median with interquartile range (25%, 75%), unless otherwise stated. ancova results are presented as adjusted mean ± sem along with a p value and the covariate value, or as the difference of adjusted means with a 95% confidence interval (ci) and a p value from the post hoc analysis. for all statistical tests, p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. power and sample size calculations were based on changes in hs-crp level. to detect a minimum treatment difference of 0.6 ng/ml, at a two-sided significance level of 0.05, a power of 80%, and standard deviation of 0.6, 66 test subjects would need to complete the study. all end-point analyses were performed using ibm spss statistics version 20.0.02 software (ibm) and power and sample size calculations were performed using stata/ic version 12.1 software (statacorp, college station, tx).
results
baseline characteristics
the mean age of participants was 49.5 ± 0.796 years, body mass index (bmi) of 33.8 ± 0.44 kg/m2, and waist circumference of 115 ± 1.14 cm at baseline. at baseline, systolic bp was significantly higher in the placebo group compared with the rsv low group, lean mass was significantly higher in the placebo group as compared with the rsv high group, and fructosamine levels in the rsv low group were significantly higher than that of the placebo and rsv high groups (table 1).
table 1. characteristics placebo rsv low rsv high p value patients, n 24 21 21 age, y 47.8 ± 1.30 49.1 ± 1.46 51.9 ± 1.28 0.092 weight, kg 113 ± 2.66 110 ± 3.22 106 ± 2.33 0.222 bmi, kg/m2 34.1 ± 0.770 33.4 ± 0.858 33.8 ± 0.668 0.815 waist circumference, cm 116 ± 2.1 116 ± 1.9 114 ± 2.1 0.835 systolic bp, mm hg 150 ± 3.44a 140 ± 2.34a 146 ± 2.34 0.050 diastolic bp, mm hg 91.3 ± 2.10 86.9 ± 1.54 89.3 ± 1.68 0.236 vat, cm3b 2564 ± 113 2888 ± 182 2823 ± 217 0.371 sat, cm3b 6486 ± 565 5799 ± 304 6135 ± 508 0.597 vat/sat, %b 45.1 ± 3.88 52.5 ± 4.33 50.4 ± 4.88 0.459 fasting glucose, mmol/l 5.79 ± 0.108 5.76 ± 0.210 5.74 ± 0.125 0.966 insulin, pmol/l 100 ± 9.33 100 ± 13.3 89.4 ± 10.0 0.737 homa-ir 4.36 ± 0.450 4.42 ± 0.662 3.87 ± 0.497 0.735 fructosamine, µmol/l 241 ± 3.10 261 ± 5.38c 241 ± 3.11 0.001 total cholesterol, mmol/l 5.81 ± 0.233 5.38 ± 0.204 5.78 ± 0.232 0.336 hdl, mmol/l 1.19 ± 0.043 1.20 ± 0.055 1.27 ± 0.073 0.563 ldl, mmol/l 3.71 ± 0.208 3.30 ± 0.156 3.53 ± 0.249 0.367 triglyceride, mmol/l 1.7 (1.25, 2.40) 1.7 (1.10, 2.10) 1.8 (1.30, 2.30) 0.577 ihld 0.230 ± 0.0350 0.231 ± 0.0380 0.254 ± 0.0395 0.875 alt, u/l 40.2 ± 3.53 39.5 ± 2.84 42.1 ± 2.88 0.838 imcl 6.84 ± 1.00 5.66 ± 0.726 5.81 ± 0.855 0.577 lean mass, g 76,736 ± 1420e 74,284 ± 1406 71,503 ± 1608e 0.048 fat mass, g 35,433 ± 1673 35,612 ± 2038 33,827 ± 1209 0.718 fat, % 31.3 ± 0.881 32.0 ± 0.957 32.0 ± 0.732 0.746 leptin, ng/ml 13.7 (9.75, 21.1) 15.3 (11.8, 17.2) 16.0 (12.6, 20.0) 0.806 hs-crp, mg/l 3.55 (2.05, 6.25) 2.70 (1.90, 4.70) 2.30 (1.30, 3.90) 0.586 adiponectin, ng/ml 6766 ± 580 7844 ± 532 6323 ± 533 0.155 il-6, pg/ml 1.39 (0.733, 2.05) 1.44 (1.06, 2.20) 1.32 (0.704, 2.15) 0.503 supar, ng/ml 2.74 ± 0.082 3.00 ± 0.166 2.71 ± 0.137 0.236 characteristics placebo rsv low rsv high p value patients, n 24 21 21 age, y 47.8 ± 1.30 49.1 ± 1.46 51.9 ± 1.28 0.092 weight, kg 113 ± 2.66 110 ± 3.22 106 ± 2.33 0.222 bmi, kg/m2 34.1 ± 0.770 33.4 ± 0.858 33.8 ± 0.668 0.815 waist circumference, cm 116 ± 2.1 116 ± 1.9 114 ± 2.1 0.835 systolic bp, mm hg 150 ± 3.44a 140 ± 2.34a 146 ± 2.34 0.050 diastolic bp, mm hg 91.3 ± 2.10 86.9 ± 1.54 89.3 ± 1.68 0.236 vat, cm3b 2564 ± 113 2888 ± 182 2823 ± 217 0.371 sat, cm3b 6486 ± 565 5799 ± 304 6135 ± 508 0.597 vat/sat, %b 45.1 ± 3.88 52.5 ± 4.33 50.4 ± 4.88 0.459 fasting glucose, mmol/l 5.79 ± 0.108 5.76 ± 0.210 5.74 ± 0.125 0.966 insulin, pmol/l 100 ± 9.33 100 ± 13.3 89.4 ± 10.0 0.737 homa-ir 4.36 ± 0.450 4.42 ± 0.662 3.87 ± 0.497 0.735 fructosamine, µmol/l 241 ± 3.10 261 ± 5.38c 241 ± 3.11 0.001 total cholesterol, mmol/l 5.81 ± 0.233 5.38 ± 0.204 5.78 ± 0.232 0.336 hdl, mmol/l 1.19 ± 0.043 1.20 ± 0.055 1.27 ± 0.073 0.563 ldl, mmol/l 3.71 ± 0.208 3.30 ± 0.156 3.53 ± 0.249 0.367 triglyceride, mmol/l 1.7 (1.25, 2.40) 1.7 (1.10, 2.10) 1.8 (1.30, 2.30) 0.577 ihld 0.230 ± 0.0350 0.231 ± 0.0380 0.254 ± 0.0395 0.875 alt, u/l 40.2 ± 3.53 39.5 ± 2.84 42.1 ± 2.88 0.838 imcl 6.84 ± 1.00 5.66 ± 0.726 5.81 ± 0.855 0.577 lean mass, g 76,736 ± 1420e 74,284 ± 1406 71,503 ± 1608e 0.048 fat mass, g 35,433 ± 1673 35,612 ± 2038 33,827 ± 1209 0.718 fat, % 31.3 ± 0.881 32.0 ± 0.957 32.0 ± 0.732 0.746 leptin, ng/ml 13.7 (9.75, 21.1) 15.3 (11.8, 17.2) 16.0 (12.6, 20.0) 0.806 hs-crp, mg/l 3.55 (2.05, 6.25) 2.70 (1.90, 4.70) 2.30 (1.30, 3.90) 0.586 adiponectin, ng/ml 6766 ± 580 7844 ± 532 6323 ± 533 0.155 il-6, pg/ml 1.39 (0.733, 2.05) 1.44 (1.06, 2.20) 1.32 (0.704, 2.15) 0.503 supar, ng/ml 2.74 ± 0.082 3.00 ± 0.166 2.71 ± 0.137 0.236 view large
table 1. characteristics placebo rsv low rsv high p value patients, n 24 21 21 age, y 47.8 ± 1.30 49.1 ± 1.46 51.9 ± 1.28 0.092 weight, kg 113 ± 2.66 110 ± 3.22 106 ± 2.33 0.222 bmi, kg/m2 34.1 ± 0.770 33.4 ± 0.858 33.8 ± 0.668 0.815 waist circumference, cm 116 ± 2.1 116 ± 1.9 114 ± 2.1 0.835 systolic bp, mm hg 150 ± 3.44a 140 ± 2.34a 146 ± 2.34 0.050 diastolic bp, mm hg 91.3 ± 2.10 86.9 ± 1.54 89.3 ± 1.68 0.236 vat, cm3b 2564 ± 113 2888 ± 182 2823 ± 217 0.371 sat, cm3b 6486 ± 565 5799 ± 304 6135 ± 508 0.597 vat/sat, %b 45.1 ± 3.88 52.5 ± 4.33 50.4 ± 4.88 0.459 fasting glucose, mmol/l 5.79 ± 0.108 5.76 ± 0.210 5.74 ± 0.125 0.966 insulin, pmol/l 100 ± 9.33 100 ± 13.3 89.4 ± 10.0 0.737 homa-ir 4.36 ± 0.450 4.42 ± 0.662 3.87 ± 0.497 0.735 fructosamine, µmol/l 241 ± 3.10 261 ± 5.38c 241 ± 3.11 0.001 total cholesterol, mmol/l 5.81 ± 0.233 5.38 ± 0.204 5.78 ± 0.232 0.336 hdl, mmol/l 1.19 ± 0.043 1.20 ± 0.055 1.27 ± 0.073 0.563 ldl, mmol/l 3.71 ± 0.208 3.30 ± 0.156 3.53 ± 0.249 0.367 triglyceride, mmol/l 1.7 (1.25, 2.40) 1.7 (1.10, 2.10) 1.8 (1.30, 2.30) 0.577 ihld 0.230 ± 0.0350 0.231 ± 0.0380 0.254 ± 0.0395 0.875 alt, u/l 40.2 ± 3.53 39.5 ± 2.84 42.1 ± 2.88 0.838 imcl 6.84 ± 1.00 5.66 ± 0.726 5.81 ± 0.855 0.577 lean mass, g 76,736 ± 1420e 74,284 ± 1406 71,503 ± 1608e 0.048 fat mass, g 35,433 ± 1673 35,612 ± 2038 33,827 ± 1209 0.718 fat, % 31.3 ± 0.881 32.0 ± 0.957 32.0 ± 0.732 0.746 leptin, ng/ml 13.7 (9.75, 21.1) 15.3 (11.8, 17.2) 16.0 (12.6, 20.0) 0.806 hs-crp, mg/l 3.55 (2.05, 6.25) 2.70 (1.90, 4.70) 2.30 (1.30, 3.90) 0.586 adiponectin, ng/ml 6766 ± 580 7844 ± 532 6323 ± 533 0.155 il-6, pg/ml 1.39 (0.733, 2.05) 1.44 (1.06, 2.20) 1.32 (0.704, 2.15) 0.503 supar, ng/ml 2.74 ± 0.082 3.00 ± 0.166 2.71 ± 0.137 0.236 characteristics placebo rsv low rsv high p value patients, n 24 21 21 age, y 47.8 ± 1.30 49.1 ± 1.46 51.9 ± 1.28 0.092 weight, kg 113 ± 2.66 110 ± 3.22 106 ± 2.33 0.222 bmi, kg/m2 34.1 ± 0.770 33.4 ± 0.858 33.8 ± 0.668 0.815 waist circumference, cm 116 ± 2.1 116 ± 1.9 114 ± 2.1 0.835 systolic bp, mm hg 150 ± 3.44a 140 ± 2.34a 146 ± 2.34 0.050 diastolic bp, mm hg 91.3 ± 2.10 86.9 ± 1.54 89.3 ± 1.68 0.236 vat, cm3b 2564 ± 113 2888 ± 182 2823 ± 217 0.371 sat, cm3b 6486 ± 565 5799 ± 304 6135 ± 508 0.597 vat/sat, %b 45.1 ± 3.88 52.5 ± 4.33 50.4 ± 4.88 0.459 fasting glucose, mmol/l 5.79 ± 0.108 5.76 ± 0.210 5.74 ± 0.125 0.966 insulin, pmol/l 100 ± 9.33 100 ± 13.3 89.4 ± 10.0 0.737 homa-ir 4.36 ± 0.450 4.42 ± 0.662 3.87 ± 0.497 0.735 fructosamine, µmol/l 241 ± 3.10 261 ± 5.38c 241 ± 3.11 0.001 total cholesterol, mmol/l 5.81 ± 0.233 5.38 ± 0.204 5.78 ± 0.232 0.336 hdl, mmol/l 1.19 ± 0.043 1.20 ± 0.055 1.27 ± 0.073 0.563 ldl, mmol/l 3.71 ± 0.208 3.30 ± 0.156 3.53 ± 0.249 0.367 triglyceride, mmol/l 1.7 (1.25, 2.40) 1.7 (1.10, 2.10) 1.8 (1.30, 2.30) 0.577 ihld 0.230 ± 0.0350 0.231 ± 0.0380 0.254 ± 0.0395 0.875 alt, u/l 40.2 ± 3.53 39.5 ± 2.84 42.1 ± 2.88 0.838 imcl 6.84 ± 1.00 5.66 ± 0.726 5.81 ± 0.855 0.577 lean mass, g 76,736 ± 1420e 74,284 ± 1406 71,503 ± 1608e 0.048 fat mass, g 35,433 ± 1673 35,612 ± 2038 33,827 ± 1209 0.718 fat, % 31.3 ± 0.881 32.0 ± 0.957 32.0 ± 0.732 0.746 leptin, ng/ml 13.7 (9.75, 21.1) 15.3 (11.8, 17.2) 16.0 (12.6, 20.0) 0.806 hs-crp, mg/l 3.55 (2.05, 6.25) 2.70 (1.90, 4.70) 2.30 (1.30, 3.90) 0.586 adiponectin, ng/ml 6766 ± 580 7844 ± 532 6323 ± 533 0.155 il-6, pg/ml 1.39 (0.733, 2.05) 1.44 (1.06, 2.20) 1.32 (0.704, 2.15) 0.503 supar, ng/ml 2.74 ± 0.082 3.00 ± 0.166 2.71 ± 0.137 0.236 view large
correlations between body composition and metabolic variables
at baseline, we found the expected correlations between measures of obesity, metabolic disturbances, and inflammatory markers. adiponectin level was negatively correlated with bmi (r = −0.449; p < 0.0001), homa-ir (r −0.445; p < 0.0001), waist circumference (r = −0.033; p = 0.006), hs-crp (r = −0.305; p = 0.013), and ihl (r = −0.268; p < 0.03). alanine transaminase level was correlated with the amount of ihl (r = 0.52; p < 0.0001). homa-ir was correlated with amount of ihl (r = 0.25; p < 0.05) and with bmi (r = 0.56; p < 0.0001; table 2).
table 2. adpn alt homa vat hs-crp bmi waist circumference ihl adpn alt −0.223 homa −0.445a 0.115 vat −0.216 0.244 −0.009 hs-crp −0.305b −0.032 0.048 0.081 bmi −0.449a −0.007 0.561a 0.008 0.182 waist circumference −0.333a 0.082 0.410a 0.133 0.210 0.860a ihl −0.268b 0.517a 0.251b 0.143 0.243 0.356a 0.364a adpn alt homa vat hs-crp bmi waist circumference ihl adpn alt −0.223 homa −0.445a 0.115 vat −0.216 0.244 −0.009 hs-crp −0.305b −0.032 0.048 0.081 bmi −0.449a −0.007 0.561a 0.008 0.182 waist circumference −0.333a 0.082 0.410a 0.133 0.210 0.860a ihl −0.268b 0.517a 0.251b 0.143 0.243 0.356a 0.364a view large
table 2. adpn alt homa vat hs-crp bmi waist circumference ihl adpn alt −0.223 homa −0.445a 0.115 vat −0.216 0.244 −0.009 hs-crp −0.305b −0.032 0.048 0.081 bmi −0.449a −0.007 0.561a 0.008 0.182 waist circumference −0.333a 0.082 0.410a 0.133 0.210 0.860a ihl −0.268b 0.517a 0.251b 0.143 0.243 0.356a 0.364a adpn alt homa vat hs-crp bmi waist circumference ihl adpn alt −0.223 homa −0.445a 0.115 vat −0.216 0.244 −0.009 hs-crp −0.305b −0.032 0.048 0.081 bmi −0.449a −0.007 0.561a 0.008 0.182 waist circumference −0.333a 0.082 0.410a 0.133 0.210 0.860a ihl −0.268b 0.517a 0.251b 0.143 0.243 0.356a 0.364a view large
changes in clinical biochemistry
inflammation
hs-crp values were similar in all three groups after 16 weeks of treatment, thus demonstrating no anti-inflammatory biochemical effect of rsv. similarly, no changes were observed in il-6, adiponectin, or soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor levels after rsv treatment (table 3).
table 3. characteristics placebo rsv low rsv high p value covariate patients, n 24 21 21 weight, kg 109 ± 0.574 110 ± 0.608 110 ± 0.617 0.334 110 bmi, kg/m2 33.4 ± 0.170 33.7 ± 0.182 33.7 ± 0.182 0.257 33.8 systolic bp, mm hga 142 ± 2.53 145 ± 2.58 140 ± 2.64 0.355 144 diastolic bp, mm hga 86.0 ± 1.34 87.7 ± 1.35 87.8 ± 1.41 0.581 88.9 vat, cm3b 2669 ± 80.3 2924 ± 83.8 2776 ± 83.5 0.100 2752 sat, cm3b 6083 ± 69.0 6243 ± 72.4 6083 ± 72.0 0.200 6151 vat/sat, %b 47.8 ± 1.18 50.9 ± 1.23 50.6 ± 1.23 0.145 49.2 glucose, mmol/l 5.62 ± 0.0962 5.90 ± 0.103 5.89 ± 0.103 0.073 5.76 insulin, pmol/l 99.9 ± 5.48 93.2 ± 5.85 101 ± 5.87 0.569 96.7 homa-ir 4.19 ± 0.260 4.17 ± 0.278 4.50 ± 0.278 0.643 4.22 alt, u/l 41.7 ± 3.05 47.3 ± 3.26 45.4 ± 3.26 0.443 40.6 ihlc 0.236 ± 0.0194 0.234 ± 0.0203 0.273 ± 0.0209 0.326 0.237 imcld 6.00 ± 0.682 5.50 ± 0.745 7.32 ± 0.744 0.209 6.20 lean mass, g 74,327 ± 507 75,993 ± 530 74,404 ± 544 0.046e 74,291 fat mass, g 34,525 ± 508 34,062 ± 544 35,104 ± 545 0.406 34,979 fat, % 31.5 ± 0.414 30.7 ± 0.441 31.7 ± 0.441 0.222 31.8 leptin, ng/ml 17.5 ± 0.884 17.3 ± 0.945 17.2 ± 0.945 0.966 17.2 hs-crp, mg/l 4.56 ± 0.868 4.53 ± 0.925 3.45 ± 0.925 0.623 5.63 adiponectin, ng/ml 6956 ± 316 6869 ± 344 7190 ± 341 0.793 6968 il-6, pg/ml 1.49 ± 0.292 2.29 ± 0.313 1.39 ± 0.311 0.087 1.61 supar, ng/ml 2.87 ± 0.103 2.92 ± 0.112 2.99 ± 0.110 0.750 2.82 characteristics placebo rsv low rsv high p value covariate patients, n 24 21 21 weight, kg 109 ± 0.574 110 ± 0.608 110 ± 0.617 0.334 110 bmi, kg/m2 33.4 ± 0.170 33.7 ± 0.182 33.7 ± 0.182 0.257 33.8 systolic bp, mm hga 142 ± 2.53 145 ± 2.58 140 ± 2.64 0.355 144 diastolic bp, mm hga 86.0 ± 1.34 87.7 ± 1.35 87.8 ± 1.41 0.581 88.9 vat, cm3b 2669 ± 80.3 2924 ± 83.8 2776 ± 83.5 0.100 2752 sat, cm3b 6083 ± 69.0 6243 ± 72.4 6083 ± 72.0 0.200 6151 vat/sat, %b 47.8 ± 1.18 50.9 ± 1.23 50.6 ± 1.23 0.145 49.2 glucose, mmol/l 5.62 ± 0.0962 5.90 ± 0.103 5.89 ± 0.103 0.073 5.76 insulin, pmol/l 99.9 ± 5.48 93.2 ± 5.85 101 ± 5.87 0.569 96.7 homa-ir 4.19 ± 0.260 4.17 ± 0.278 4.50 ± 0.278 0.643 4.22 alt, u/l 41.7 ± 3.05 47.3 ± 3.26 45.4 ± 3.26 0.443 40.6 ihlc 0.236 ± 0.0194 0.234 ± 0.0203 0.273 ± 0.0209 0.326 0.237 imcld 6.00 ± 0.682 5.50 ± 0.745 7.32 ± 0.744 0.209 6.20 lean mass, g 74,327 ± 507 75,993 ± 530 74,404 ± 544 0.046e 74,291 fat mass, g 34,525 ± 508 34,062 ± 544 35,104 ± 545 0.406 34,979 fat, % 31.5 ± 0.414 30.7 ± 0.441 31.7 ± 0.441 0.222 31.8 leptin, ng/ml 17.5 ± 0.884 17.3 ± 0.945 17.2 ± 0.945 0.966 17.2 hs-crp, mg/l 4.56 ± 0.868 4.53 ± 0.925 3.45 ± 0.925 0.623 5.63 adiponectin, ng/ml 6956 ± 316 6869 ± 344 7190 ± 341 0.793 6968 il-6, pg/ml 1.49 ± 0.292 2.29 ± 0.313 1.39 ± 0.311 0.087 1.61 supar, ng/ml 2.87 ± 0.103 2.92 ± 0.112 2.99 ± 0.110 0.750 2.82 view large
table 3. characteristics placebo rsv low rsv high p value covariate patients, n 24 21 21 weight, kg 109 ± 0.574 110 ± 0.608 110 ± 0.617 0.334 110 bmi, kg/m2 33.4 ± 0.170 33.7 ± 0.182 33.7 ± 0.182 0.257 33.8 systolic bp, mm hga 142 ± 2.53 145 ± 2.58 140 ± 2.64 0.355 144 diastolic bp, mm hga 86.0 ± 1.34 87.7 ± 1.35 87.8 ± 1.41 0.581 88.9 vat, cm3b 2669 ± 80.3 2924 ± 83.8 2776 ± 83.5 0.100 2752 sat, cm3b 6083 ± 69.0 6243 ± 72.4 6083 ± 72.0 0.200 6151 vat/sat, %b 47.8 ± 1.18 50.9 ± 1.23 50.6 ± 1.23 0.145 49.2 glucose, mmol/l 5.62 ± 0.0962 5.90 ± 0.103 5.89 ± 0.103 0.073 5.76 insulin, pmol/l 99.9 ± 5.48 93.2 ± 5.85 101 ± 5.87 0.569 96.7 homa-ir 4.19 ± 0.260 4.17 ± 0.278 4.50 ± 0.278 0.643 4.22 alt, u/l 41.7 ± 3.05 47.3 ± 3.26 45.4 ± 3.26 0.443 40.6 ihlc 0.236 ± 0.0194 0.234 ± 0.0203 0.273 ± 0.0209 0.326 0.237 imcld 6.00 ± 0.682 5.50 ± 0.745 7.32 ± 0.744 0.209 6.20 lean mass, g 74,327 ± 507 75,993 ± 530 74,404 ± 544 0.046e 74,291 fat mass, g 34,525 ± 508 34,062 ± 544 35,104 ± 545 0.406 34,979 fat, % 31.5 ± 0.414 30.7 ± 0.441 31.7 ± 0.441 0.222 31.8 leptin, ng/ml 17.5 ± 0.884 17.3 ± 0.945 17.2 ± 0.945 0.966 17.2 hs-crp, mg/l 4.56 ± 0.868 4.53 ± 0.925 3.45 ± 0.925 0.623 5.63 adiponectin, ng/ml 6956 ± 316 6869 ± 344 7190 ± 341 0.793 6968 il-6, pg/ml 1.49 ± 0.292 2.29 ± 0.313 1.39 ± 0.311 0.087 1.61 supar, ng/ml 2.87 ± 0.103 2.92 ± 0.112 2.99 ± 0.110 0.750 2.82 characteristics placebo rsv low rsv high p value covariate patients, n 24 21 21 weight, kg 109 ± 0.574 110 ± 0.608 110 ± 0.617 0.334 110 bmi, kg/m2 33.4 ± 0.170 33.7 ± 0.182 33.7 ± 0.182 0.257 33.8 systolic bp, mm hga 142 ± 2.53 145 ± 2.58 140 ± 2.64 0.355 144 diastolic bp, mm hga 86.0 ± 1.34 87.7 ± 1.35 87.8 ± 1.41 0.581 88.9 vat, cm3b 2669 ± 80.3 2924 ± 83.8 2776 ± 83.5 0.100 2752 sat, cm3b 6083 ± 69.0 6243 ± 72.4 6083 ± 72.0 0.200 6151 vat/sat, %b 47.8 ± 1.18 50.9 ± 1.23 50.6 ± 1.23 0.145 49.2 glucose, mmol/l 5.62 ± 0.0962 5.90 ± 0.103 5.89 ± 0.103 0.073 5.76 insulin, pmol/l 99.9 ± 5.48 93.2 ± 5.85 101 ± 5.87 0.569 96.7 homa-ir 4.19 ± 0.260 4.17 ± 0.278 4.50 ± 0.278 0.643 4.22 alt, u/l 41.7 ± 3.05 47.3 ± 3.26 45.4 ± 3.26 0.443 40.6 ihlc 0.236 ± 0.0194 0.234 ± 0.0203 0.273 ± 0.0209 0.326 0.237 imcld 6.00 ± 0.682 5.50 ± 0.745 7.32 ± 0.744 0.209 6.20 lean mass, g 74,327 ± 507 75,993 ± 530 74,404 ± 544 0.046e 74,291 fat mass, g 34,525 ± 508 34,062 ± 544 35,104 ± 545 0.406 34,979 fat, % 31.5 ± 0.414 30.7 ± 0.441 31.7 ± 0.441 0.222 31.8 leptin, ng/ml 17.5 ± 0.884 17.3 ± 0.945 17.2 ± 0.945 0.966 17.2 hs-crp, mg/l 4.56 ± 0.868 4.53 ± 0.925 3.45 ± 0.925 0.623 5.63 adiponectin, ng/ml 6956 ± 316 6869 ± 344 7190 ± 341 0.793 6968 il-6, pg/ml 1.49 ± 0.292 2.29 ± 0.313 1.39 ± 0.311 0.087 1.61 supar, ng/ml 2.87 ± 0.103 2.92 ± 0.112 2.99 ± 0.110 0.750 2.82 view large
insulin sensitivity
rsv treatment did not result in changes in circulating levels of insulin and glucose, or changes in homa-ir. however, fructosamine levels changed significantly (p < 0.011) after 16 weeks of treatment. post hoc analysis revealed that fructosamine levels in the rsv high group were significantly increased compared with the placebo group (mean difference, 11.8 µmol/l (95% ci, 2.04 to 21.5 µmol/l; p < 0.013; fig. 1).
figure 1. view largedownload slide change in fructosamine. changes in posttreatment values (adjusted mean ± sem) from the common pretreatment value of 247 µmol/l (the covariate). posttreatment adjusted mean ± sem for the placebo (n = 24), rsv low (n = 21), and rsv high (n = 21) groups were 242 ± 2.76 µmol/l, 244 ± 3.14 µmol/l, and 254 ± 2.95 µmol/l (ancova p < 0.011). post hoc sidak multiple comparisons showed fructosamine level was significantly increased in the rsv high group compared with that of the placebo group [mean difference, 11.8 µmol/l (95% ci, 2.04 to 21.5 µmol/l)]. *p < 0.013. symbols represent the study groups: placebo (○), rsv low (□), and rsv high (δ). pre, pretreatment; post, posttreatment.
figure 1. view largedownload slide change in fructosamine. changes in posttreatment values (adjusted mean ± sem) from the common pretreatment value of 247 µmol/l (the covariate). posttreatment adjusted mean ± sem for the placebo (n = 24), rsv low (n = 21), and rsv high (n = 21) groups were 242 ± 2.76 µmol/l, 244 ± 3.14 µmol/l, and 254 ± 2.95 µmol/l (ancova p < 0.011). post hoc sidak multiple comparisons showed fructosamine level was significantly increased in the rsv high group compared with that of the placebo group [mean difference, 11.8 µmol/l (95% ci, 2.04 to 21.5 µmol/l)]. *p < 0.013. symbols represent the study groups: placebo (○), rsv low (□), and rsv high (δ). pre, pretreatment; post, posttreatment.
lipids and leptin
rsv treatment did not result in any change in high-density lipoprotein or triglyceride levels. total cholesterol was significantly increased after treatment (p < 0.002). post hoc analysis revealed that total cholesterol levels increased significantly in the rsv high group compared with placebo (mean difference, 0.69 mmol/l (95% ci, 0.22 to 1.16 mmol/l; p < 0.002). ldl levels were significantly changed by treatment (p < 0.007). post hoc analysis revealed that ldl level increased in the rsv high group compared with placebo (mean difference, 0.61 mmol/l (95% ci, 0.15 to 1.08 mmol/l; p < 0.006). leptin was unchanged by rsv (fig. 2).
figure 2. view largedownload slide change in cholesterol and triglyceride levels. the changes in the posttreatment values (adjusted mean ± sem) from the common pretreatment value (the covariate). the vertical clamped bar with asterisk (*) indicates group means that were significantly different. (a) the mean total cholesterol pretreatment level was 5.66 mmol/l; the posttreatment values for the placebo, rsv low , and rsv high groups were 5.31 ± 0.130 mmol/l, 5.73 ± 0.141 mmol/l, and 6.00 ± 0.139 mmol/l, respectively (ancova p < 0.002). post hoc sidak multiple comparisons showed the rsv high group mean was significantly increased compared with that of the placebo group [mean difference, 0.689 mmol/l (95% ci, 0.222 to 1.16 mmol/l); p < 0.002]. (b) the mean ldl cholesterol pretreatment level was 3.52 mmol/l; posttreatment placebo, rsv low , and rsv high values were 3.21 ± 0.130 mmol/l, 3.55 ± 0.139 mmol/l, and 3.83 ± 0.137 mmol/l, respectively (ancova p < 0.007). post hoc sidak multiple comparisons showed the rsv high group mean was significantly increased compared with placebo[(mean difference, 0.614 mmol/l (95% ci, 0.151 to 1.08 mmol/l); p < 0.006]. ( c) the mean pretreatment high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level was 1.22 mmol/l; posttreatment placebo, rsv low , and rsv high values were 1.18 ± 0.0369 mmol/l, 1.15 ± 0.0394 mmol/l, and 1.10 ± 0.0396 mmol/l, respectively (ancova p<0.375). (d) the mean pretreatment triglyceride level was 2.02 mmol/l; posttreatment placebo, rsv low , and rsv high values were 2.06 ± 0.158 mmol/l, 2.33 ± 0.169 mmol/l, and 2.31 ± 0.169 mmol/l, respectively (ancova p<0.433). symbols represent the study groups: placebo (○), rsv low (□), and rsv high (δ). for all cholesterol and triglyceride values, the number of patients per group was 24, 21, and 21 for the placebo, rsv low , and rsv high groups, respectively.
figure 2. view largedownload slide change in cholesterol and triglyceride levels. the changes in the posttreatment values (adjusted mean ± sem) from the common pretreatment value (the covariate). the vertical clamped bar with asterisk (*) indicates group means that were significantly different. (a) the mean total cholesterol pretreatment level was 5.66 mmol/l; the posttreatment values for the placebo, rsv low , and rsv high groups were 5.31 ± 0.130 mmol/l, 5.73 ± 0.141 mmol/l, and 6.00 ± 0.139 mmol/l, respectively (ancova p < 0.002). post hoc sidak multiple comparisons showed the rsv high group mean was significantly increased compared with that of the placebo group [mean difference, 0.689 mmol/l (95% ci, 0.222 to 1.16 mmol/l); p < 0.002]. (b) the mean ldl cholesterol pretreatment level was 3.52 mmol/l; posttreatment placebo, rsv low , and rsv high values were 3.21 ± 0.130 mmol/l, 3.55 ± 0.139 mmol/l, and 3.83 ± 0.137 mmol/l, respectively (ancova p < 0.007). post hoc sidak multiple comparisons showed the rsv high group mean was significantly increased compared with placebo[(mean difference, 0.614 mmol/l (95% ci, 0.151 to 1.08 mmol/l); p < 0.006]. ( c) the mean pretreatment high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level was 1.22 mmol/l; posttreatment placebo, rsv low , and rsv high values were 1.18 ± 0.0369 mmol/l, 1.15 ± 0.0394 mmol/l, and 1.10 ± 0.0396 mmol/l, respectively (ancova p<0.375). (d) the mean pretreatment triglyceride level was 2.02 mmol/l; posttreatment placebo, rsv low , and rsv high values were 2.06 ± 0.158 mmol/l, 2.33 ± 0.169 mmol/l, and 2.31 ± 0.169 mmol/l, respectively (ancova p<0.433). symbols represent the study groups: placebo (○), rsv low (□), and rsv high (δ). for all cholesterol and triglyceride values, the number of patients per group was 24, 21, and 21 for the placebo, rsv low , and rsv high groups, respectively.
routine clinical biochemistry
alanine transaminase, bilirubin, creatinine, sodium, and potassium concentrations were unaffected by rsv treatment. hemoglobin values were significantly higher in the rsv low group than in the placebo group, but there was no difference between the rsv high and rsv low groups. calcium levels were significantly higher in the rsv low group as compared with the rsv high group, but there was no difference when compared with the placebo group (supplemental table 3). alkaline phosphatase, measured as percentage change from baseline, increased dose dependently in the intervention groups. this finding has been reported previously (18).
ectopic lipid accumulation and body composition
using mr spectroscopy, we detected no changes in ihl or intramyocellular lipid within or among the three groups. multiple-slice mr imaging revealed no volumetric changes in sat or vat in the region between the proximal part of femoral heads and the upper pole of the most proximal kidney. groups were significantly different in lean mass values by ancova (p < 0.046). however, post hoc sidak multiple comparisons could not identify any significant differences in the group means. no changes were detected in total mass, fat mass, or fat percentage by dxa scan (table 3).
gene expression in muscle and sat
sat
no changes were detected in the gene expression of tnfα, il-6, igf-1, igf-2, sirt-1, or tfam. in terms of nrf1, groups were significantly different in the ancova (p < 0.050). however, post hoc sidak multiple comparisons could not identify any significant differences in the group means (supplemental table 4).
muscle
no changes were detected in the gene expression of tnfα, il-6, igf-1, igf-2, sirt1, nrf1, or tfam (supplemental table 4).
western blotting: protein phosphorylation and deacetylation in muscle
no changes in the phosphorylation of ampk and acc were detected after rsv treatment. the total acetylation status of lysine residues (acetyl-lysine) was unchanged by rsv treatment (fig. 3; supplemental fig. 2).
figure 3. view largedownload slide western blot findings: posttreatment protein phosphorylation and lysine acetylation in muscle tissue. (a) ratio of pampk to total ampk. (b) ratio of pacc to total acc. (c) ratio of acetyl-lysine to total protein. stain-free technology was used to control for equal loading. data were analyzed using one-way anova and all three parameters were log-transformed before the anova to achieve a normal distribution. there were no significant differences in protein phosphorylation (pampk, p < 0.506; pacc, p < 0.299) or acetyl-lysine (p < 0.203) between groups after 4 months of treatment. pacc, phosphorylated acetyl-coa carboxylase; pampk, phosphorylated adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase.
figure 3. view largedownload slide western blot findings: posttreatment protein phosphorylation and lysine acetylation in muscle tissue. (a) ratio of pampk to total ampk. (b) ratio of pacc to total acc. (c) ratio of acetyl-lysine to total protein. stain-free technology was used to control for equal loading. data were analyzed using one-way anova and all three parameters were log-transformed before the anova to achieve a normal distribution. there were no significant differences in protein phosphorylation (pampk, p < 0.506; pacc, p < 0.299) or acetyl-lysine (p < 0.203) between groups after 4 months of treatment. pacc, phosphorylated acetyl-coa carboxylase; pampk, phosphorylated adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase.
compliance
compliance in the placebo, rsv low , and rsv high groups was 94.1% ± 1.75%, 92.4% ± 1.73%, and 96.5% ± 1.03%, respectively, and there was no significant difference among the groups (p = 0.204).
discussion
in this placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized parallel group clinical trial, we investigated the metabolic effects of high-dose (1000 mg daily) and low-dose (150 mg daily) rsv in men with the mets. we demonstrated that rsv treatment does not affect inflammation, glucose, and lipid metabolism in a positive manner. on the contrary, we found an increase in total cholesterol, ldl cholesterol, and fructosamine levels in the rsv high group compared with the placebo group, indicating an exacerbation of the lipid and glucose metabolism by high-dose rsv treatment.
we detected significant posttreatment differences between groups in lean mass and nrf1 in sat, which is probably chance findings, because there were outliers in the data and post hoc testing could not identify differences of the group means in either parameter. thus, rsv treatment did not alter the expression of the mitochondrial biogenesis-related genes sirt-1, nrf1, or tfam in sat or striated muscle. furthermore, we did not detect any effects of rsv on the levels of total lysine acetylation or the levels of phosphorylated ampk or phosphorylated acc in striated muscle.
from preclinical studies in cell models and animal models it has repeatedly been shown that rsv possesses beneficial effects on several of the biochemical pathways involved in obesity-associated morbidity (3). rsv inhibits inflammation (24), improves insulin sensitivity (25), inhibits hepatic fat accumulation (26), possesses anticancer activity (27), and improves endothelial function (28). however, as reviewed by poulsen et al. (2, 29), translation of the preclinical findings into human clinical practice has been cumbersome and inconclusive. a too-short study period, too-healthy participants, and differences in rsv dosage might be some of the reasons why differing results have been obtained in the various clinical settings. the current study was designed to accommodate some of these shortcomings to determine the potential clinical relevance of daily intake of rsv in people with mets.
in the study by timmers et al. (8), 150 mg of rsv daily for 1 month was used in a group of obese but healthy younger men. a modest but significant effect was demonstrated on insulin sensitivity, lipids, inflammation, bp, and hepatic fat accumulation. in a similar study using 1500 mg daily for 1 month, we were unable to demonstrate any effects of rsv in healthy obese younger men (9). both studies used highly sophisticated methods, like mr spectroscopy, for determination of hepatic fat, so it seems unlikely that it is a methodological problem that gave rise to the different outcome. in the current study, we compared a rsv dose of 150 mg daily [the dose used by timmers et al. (8)] with 1000 mg rsv of daily. we have previously documented that 1500 mg of rsv per day did not have beneficial metabolic effects yet produced mild and temporary adverse effects (9). the findings by timmers et al. (8) indicated that the metabolic effects of rsv might materialize at a lower dose level and, because brown et al. (30) documented that 1000 mg of rsv per day for 29 days is safe and relatively devoid of adverse effects , we decided to use the 1000 mg/d dose as the high-dose treatment in the current study, which is comparable to the dose used in our previous study (9) and the recent study by thazhath et al. (31). in the latter study, a dose of 1000 mg of rsv daily for 5 weeks in patients with type 2 diabetes did not improve glycemic regulation or body composition (31), which is in accordance with the findings in the current study. moreover, in the current study, we found no indications of a change in hepatic fat accumulation in the rsv low or the rsv high groups assessed by mr spectroscopy.
the participants in the current study were moderately insulin resistant, with a homa-ir index of 4.2 ± 0.31. this is more pronounced than the homa-ir of 2.8 of the participants included in the study by timmers et al. (8) and our own previous study (homa-ir, 3.0) (9). however, despite investigating more insulin-resistant subjects, neither of the rsv doses used in our trial improved the homa-ir index. fructosamine level is a measure of glycated plasma proteins (mainly albumin) and reflects changes in blood glucose levels within the last 2 to 4 weeks, whereas hemoglobin a1c reflects changes in blood glucose over the last 3 to 4 months (32), and both are validated measures of glucose homeostasis (33). our results clearly demonstrate that rsv has no beneficial effects on glucose homeostasis, because the homa-ir index was unchanged; in fact, we even detected a significant increase in fructosamine level in the rsv high group compared with the placebo group, indicating a deterioration of glucose handling. similarly, we did not detect any improvement in bp, inflammatory status, ectopic lipid deposition (in liver or skeletal muscle), lipids, or gene expression in skeletal muscle or sat.
overall, the current study supports our previous finding that rsv does not significantly improve insulin sensitivity, lipid metabolism, or accumulation of hepatic fat, and does not possess anti-inflammatory effects in obese, insulin-resistant patients.
interestingly, the effects of rsv on glucose and lipid metabolism in clinical trials are inconsistent, whereas the effects on bone metabolism seem more robust. we have previously demonstrated a significant increase in bone-specific alkaline phosphatase in volunteers treated with an even higher rsv dose (1500 mg daily) (34). recently, we have consolidated the initial finding in the current study population, because rsv dose dependently increased bone-specific alkaline phosphatase and increased bone mineral density (18). in addition, we found that rsv lowered the concentration of circulating androgen precursors (dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate) dose dependently in these middle-aged men (17). thus, based on our experience, there is no doubt that rsv is biologically active and exerts effects on tissues, but it does not seem to have substantial beneficial effects on bp, systemic inflammation, lipid or glucose homeostasis, or change the inflammatory gene expression in sat or skeletal muscle.
an interesting observation is the significant increase in fructosamine as well as total cholesterol and ldl cholesterol in the rsv high group. this may suggest that high doses of rsv can have detrimental effects on glucose and cholesterol metabolism, whereas data from our recent publication on rsv effects in bone revealed that the highest rsv dose induced the largest increase in bone mineral density. consequently, these data suggest that the optimal dosage of rsv depends on the target tissue.
in conclusion, prolonged rsv treatment in middle-aged men with the mets did not confer clinical benefits, as determined by an array of pertinent outcomes. on the contrary, high-dose rsv (1000 mg daily) was associated with an increase in the circulating levels of fructosamine, total cholesterol, and ldl cholesterol.
abbreviations:
acc acetyl-coa carboxylase
acetyl-lysine acetylation status of lysine residues
anova analysis of variance
bmi body mass index
bp blood pressure
ampk adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
ci confidence interval
dxa dual-emission x-ray absorptiometry
elisa enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
homa-ir homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance
hs-crp high-sensitivity c-reactive protein
ihl intrahepatic lipid
il-6 interleukin 6
ldl low-density lipoprotein
mets metabolic syndrome
mr magnetic resonance
rt-pcr real-time polymerase chain reaction
rsv resveratrol
sat subcutaneous adipose tissue
sem standard error of the mean
vat visceral adipose tissue.
acknowledgments
we thank laboratory technicians pia hornbek and lenette pedersen for their excellent technical assistance. tablets containing resveratrol were provided by evolva (basel, switzerland).
the study was supported by the toyota foundation, elvira and rasmus riisfort foundation, ejnar danielsens foundation, health research fund of central denmark region, and the ap møller maersk foundation. the study is part of the research program lirmoi research center, which is supported by the danish council for strategic research (grant 10-093499). t.n.k. received a scholarship from health, aarhus university.
clinical trial registry: clinicaltrials.gov no. nct01412645 (registered 13 july 2011).
disclosure summary: the authors have nothing to disclose.
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pəˈlis wər kɔld tɪ paɪk pleɪs ˈmɑrkɪt ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈæftər ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl strit pərˈfɔrməns rɪˈsivd pɔr rəvˈjuz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈwɪtnəsɪz, ə mæn ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈrəbər ˈdɑnəld trəmp mæsk, wɪθ ə ˈhændˌkəft ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən dɑl stræpt tɪ hɪz frənt, rɪˈpɔrtədli meɪd hɪz weɪ θru ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, waɪl ˈmeɪkɪŋ θˈrəstɪŋ ˈmoʊʃənz ənd ˈʃaʊtɪŋ ðə wərd ““rape.”*.” ɛz ðə mæn wɑz ˈwɔkɪŋ ɪn ðə 100 blɑk əv paɪk strit, hi fɛlt ˈsəmθɪŋ wɛt ˈdrɪpɪŋ daʊn hɪz bæk ənd tərnd tɪ si ə ˈwʊmən wɪθ ə ˈwɔtər ˈpɪʧər ɪn hər hænd ˈwɔkɪŋ əˈweɪ. ðə mæn kɔld pəˈlis ənd kleɪmd ðə klərk æt ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈænərˌkɪst ˈbʊkˌstɔr hæd daʊst ɪm. ðə klərk sɛd kɔld ˈmɑrkɪt sɪˈkjʊrəti ɔn ðə mæn, bət dɪˈnaɪd ˈpɔrɪŋ ˈwɔtər ɔn ɪm. ˈɔfɪsərz wər əˈneɪbəl tɪ faɪnd ˈɛni ˈwɪtnəsɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ əˈsɪst ɪn ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, bət dɪd spik wɪθ ˈmɑrkɪt sɪˈkjʊrəti, hu æst ðə mæn tɪ liv ɛz ðeɪ hæd rɪˈpɔrtədli rɪˈsivd ˈnumərəs kəmˈpleɪnts əˈbaʊt hɪz pərˈfɔrməns.
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police were called to pike place market thursday after a man’s political street performance received pour reviews.
according to witnesses, a man wearing a rubber donald trump mask, with a handcuffed hillary clinton doll strapped to his front, reportedly made his way through the market, while making thrusting motions and shouting the word “rape.”
as the man was walking in the 100 block of pike street, he felt something wet dripping down his back and turned to see a woman with a water pitcher in her hand walking away.
the man called police and claimed the clerk at a nearby anarchist bookstore had doused him.
the clerk said she’d called market security on the man, but denied pouring water on him.
officers were unable to find any witnesses willing to assist in the investigation, but did speak with market security, who asked the man to leave as they had reportedly received numerous complaints about his performance.
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self-declaring* "wɔr ɔn ˈrəʃəz ˈsaɪbərˌspeɪs", grup hæv riˈlist wət əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˈmɪljənz əv əˈkaʊnts bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz. ɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv faɪlz dəmpt ɔn github*, ɪn wət ðə grup kɔl #projectblackstar*, ðə ˈhækərz kleɪm tɪ hæv ˈteɪkən ˈmɪljən əˈkaʊnts ənd ˈrɛkərdz frəm ˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl dɪˈpɑrtmənts, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl, academical*, pəˈlɪtɪkəl, lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, ˈtɛləkɑm, ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtuts, ˈmɛdɪkəl fəˈsɪlɪtiz ˈrɛkərdz ənd ˈdætə frəm lɑrʤ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz. ɪn ə ˈmɛsɪʤ wɪʧ lɪŋks tɪ ðə faɪl dəmps, sɪz: "fər fɑr tu lɔŋ ˈrəʃə həz bɪn ə steɪt əv ˈtɪrəni ənd rɪˈgrɛt. ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈsɪtɪzən ɪz fɔrst tɪ lɪv ən ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd laɪf frəm ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld ˌɪmˈpoʊzd baɪ ɪts ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd ˈlidərz. ə weɪ əv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd fər wɛl ˈoʊvər 100 jɪrz naʊ. ðə stɪl ˈprɛzənt ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm ˈfilɪŋ həz fjuzd wɪθ ˈtudeɪz ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ənd brɛd təˈgɛðər ə ˈlɛvəl əv kərˈəpʃən ənd læk əv ˈdisənsi əv wɪʧ wiv ˈnɛvər sin ˌbiˈfɔr. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˈkəntri ɪz goʊɪŋ θru hɑrd taɪmz ənd ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ər ˈstɑrvɪŋ, ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt həz ɪˈnəf ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ spɛnd ɔn ɪts spaɪz. [ˈlɪŋkɪŋ tɪ ˈbɪznɪs ˌɪnˈsaɪdər] ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈmɛni ərˈɛsts ðɪs jɪr (ʤɪst laɪk ɪn ˈɛni ˈəðər jɪr). ɪf ðeɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈɛspiənɑʤ ɪz fən waɪl ðə ˈpipəl ər ˈbɛrli ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɔn fər ðɛr lɪvz, ðɛn wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ pleɪ ə ˈlɪtəl geɪm ɛz wɛl." ðə grups ˈlidər, deadmellox*, kənˈkludɪd baɪ ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ˈkərəntli həz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ mɔr ˈrəʃən faɪlz ðən ðə ənd wi ər ˈvɛri məʧ ˈigər tɪ pruv ɪt." ðə ˈfɛdərəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪs (fsb*), ə ˈrəʃən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪs, wɑz wəns noʊn ɛz ðə ˌkeɪˌʤiˈbi ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˌrɛfərˈmeɪʃən. ðə faɪl dəmp ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈnəmbər əv riˈlist neɪmz, ˈpæsˌwərdz ənd iˈmeɪl ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ðət ɛnd ɪn corp-gov.ru*, ənd soʊ əˈpɪr tɪ bi frəm ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt ðə ˈkɑmən 'qwerty*' ˈpæsˌwərd əˈsaɪd, ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr haʊ ˈmɛni əv ðiz ər ˈvaɪəbəl, ˈæktɪv ˈæˈdrɛsɪz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, 37 əv ðə faɪl dəmps ər əˈpɛrəntli frəm ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt dɪˈrɛkli, ənd ˈmɛni kənˈteɪn lɪsts wɪθ ˈhənərdz əv iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs liks. wən ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər, jinr*, əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv bɪn ˌɪmˈpæktɪd θru ðə kæmˈpeɪn ðə lik kənˈteɪnɪŋ neɪmz, hoʊm ˈæˈdrɛsɪz, ʤɑb ˈtaɪtəlz, iˈmeɪl ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ənd ðə foʊn ˈnəmbərz əv ˈpipəl əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈmitɪŋz ɪn 2011 æt ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut. wəns trænzˈleɪtəd, ə ˈnəmbər əv ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs dəmps ˌɪnˈklud neɪmz, ˈrɛkərdz ənd ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪsts frəm ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl, ˈbɪznɪs ənd riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈsɛktərz. ðɛr ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈrɛkərdz ˈteɪkən frəm ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛktər, wɪʧ hoʊsts ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈdætə. həz ə ˈnəmbər əv 'ˈprɑʤɛkts' on-the-go*, moʊst ˈrisəntli ˈbriʧɪŋ 100 tɔp ˈgloʊbəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz ənd ˈlikɪŋ ˈrɛkərdz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər iˈmeɪl ˈæˈdrɛsɪz, stæf neɪmz, ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ə ˈsɪŋgəl bæŋk əˈkaʊnt ˈnəmbər ˈpəblɪk.
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self-declaring "war on russia's cyberspace", hacktivist group ghostshell have released what appears to be millions of accounts belong to various russian government agencies.
in a number of files dumped on github, in what the group call #projectblackstar, the hackers claim to have taken 2.5 million accounts and records from governmental departments, as well as educational, academical, political, law enforcement, telecom, research institutes, medical facilities records and data from large corporations.
in a pastebin message which links to the file dumps, ghostshell says:
"for far too long russia has been a state of tyranny and regret. the average citizen is forced to live an isolated life from the rest of the world imposed by it's politicians and leaders. a way of thinking outdated for well over 100 years now. the still present communism feeling has fused with today's capitalism and bred together a level of corruption and lack of decency of which we've never seen before. even though the country is going through hard times and many people are starving, the russian government has enough resources to spend on its spies. [linking to business insider] there have been many arrests this year (just like in any other year). if they think that espionage is fun while the people are barely holding on for their lives, then we're going to play a little game as well."
the group's leader, deadmellox, concluded by stating that "ghostshell currently has access to more russian files than the fsb and we are very much eager to prove it."
the federal security service (fsb), a russian intelligence service, was once known as the kgb following a reformation.
the file dump includes a number of released names, passwords and email addresses that end in corp-gov.ru, and so appear to be from the russian government -- the common 'qwerty' password aside, it islear how many of these are viable, active addresses. however, 37 of the file dumps are apparently from the russian government directly, and many contain lists with hundreds of email address leaks.
one research center, jinr, appears to have been impacted through the campaign -- the leak containing names, home addresses, job titles, email addresses and the phone numbers of people attending meetings in 2011 at the institute.
once translated, a number of the database dumps include names, records and mailing lists from the medical, business and renewable energy sectors. there also appears to be a number of records taken from the financial sector, which hosts non-personal banking data.
ghostshell has a number of 'projects' on-the-go, most recently breaching 100 top global university databases and leaking 120,000 records, making over 36,000 email addresses, staff names, sensitive personal information and a single bank account number public.
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unc* ˈʃɑrlət plænz tɪ ˈoʊpən ə ˈpændə ɪkˈsprɛs æt koʊn meɪn strit ˈmɑrkɪt ənd ə fʊl ˈmɛnju bojangles’*’ æt ðə ˈstudənt ˈjunjən. ðɛr ɪz ˈkərəntli noʊ ˈtaɪmlaɪn fər kəmˈpliʃən, bət ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən ɪz ˈkərəntli ˌəndərˈweɪ ɪn ðə koʊn ˈsɛnər. ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ʧeɪnʤ, meɪn strit ˈmɑrkɪt wɪl noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈɔfər ˈrɛˌstrɑnts juz jʊr ˈnudəl, ˈsuʃi wɪθ ˈgəˌstoʊ ənd bojangles’*’ ɪkˈsprɛs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ʧaɪˈniz kwɪˈzin, ˈpændə ɪkˈsprɛs wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪd ˈsuʃi. æt ðə ˈstudənt ˈjunjən, bojangles’*’ wɪl bi rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ˈmɑmə leone’s*, wɪʧ həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn kloʊzd fər ðə ˈsəmər. ənˈlaɪk ðə bojangles’*’ ɪkˈsprɛs ɪn meɪn strit ˈmɑrkɪt, ðɪs loʊˈkeɪʃən wɪl ˈɔfər ə fʊl ˈmɛnju (ɪkˈsɛpt ə kids’*’ ˈmɛnju), ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈʧɪkən. ˈʃɑrlət ˈbɪznɪs ˈsərvɪsɪz plænz ɔn ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə nu ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ɪn fɔl 2015 bət spɪˈsɪfɪk deɪt əˈnaʊnsmɛnts wɪl nɑt bi meɪd ənˈtɪl ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə stɑrt əv ðə skul jɪr.
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unc charlotte plans to open a panda express at cone center’s main street market and a full menu bojangles’ at the student union. there is currently no timeline for completion, but demolition is currently underway in the cone center.
as part of the change, main street market will no longer offer restaurants use your noodle, sushi with gusto and bojangles’ express. however, in addition to chinese cuisine, panda express will also provide sushi.
at the student union, bojangles’ will be replacing mamma leone’s, which has already been closed for the summer. unlike the bojangles’ express in main street market, this location will offer a full menu (except a kids’ menu), including bone-in chicken.
unc charlotte business services plans on opening the new restaurants in fall 2015, but specific date announcements will not be made until closer to the start of the school year.
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soʊ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt wɑz ˈgreɪtli ˌriəˈʃʊrd wɪn tɪm dɪˈklɛrd ðət ðə majority”*” əv bæŋks ər wɛl ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzd. kaʊnt mi ɛz ˈbæfəld. aɪ min, ˈmeɪbi hi wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ə hɪnt əˈbaʊt ðə strɛs tɛsts bət aɪ tʊk ɪt ɛz ə rɪˈmɑrk ðət wɑz ənɪnˈfɔrmətɪv æt bɛst, ˈɑmənəs æt wərst. ˈæftər ɔl, ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv bæŋks ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. ðɛr ər ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ɔn ðə lɪst əv kəˈmərʃəl banks”*”. ənd aɪ hæv noʊ daʊt ðət moʊst əv ðiz bæŋks ˌɪnˈdid, ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti ər ɪn faɪn ʃeɪp. bɪˈkəz ˈriʤənəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ðət ˈnɛvər gɑt ˈɪntu ðə ˈrɪski geɪmz pleɪd baɪ ðə bɪg gaɪz. bət ðə bɪg gaɪz ər wɛr ðə ˈməni ɪz. ðə tɔp 10 ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ɔn ðət lɪst hæv 58 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈæˌsɛts. (ɪf wi lʊkt æt bæŋk ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈrəðər ðən ˈoʊnli kəˈmərʃəl bæŋks, ˈæˌsɛts wʊd bi ˈivɪn mɔr ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd.) soʊ ˈpərfəktli ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ðə majority”*” əv ˈjuˈɛs bæŋks ər well-capitalized*, bət ðət bæŋks wɪθ, seɪ, ə θərd əv ðə ˈæˌsɛts ər ˌɪnˈsɑlvənt. wət sɛd, ðɛn, wɑz tru bət ˈjusləs. ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, hɪz ˈwərdɪŋ wɑz kɔz fər kənˈsərn: ˈtrɛʒəri noʊz ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin rɑ ˈnəmbərz əv bæŋks ənd ˈæˌsɛt ˈhoʊldɪŋz, ˈivɪn ɪf ðə prɛs simd tɪ mɪs ðə dɪˈstɪŋkʃən, ənd ɪf mɛnt tɪ seɪ ðət ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈæˌsɛts ər hɛld baɪ saʊnd bæŋks, hi wʊd hæv. ˈəpˌdeɪt: bræd dəˈlɔŋ hæd ðə seɪm riˈækʃən:
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so the market was greatly reassured when tim geithner declared that the “vast majority” of banks are well capitalized. count me as baffled. i mean, maybe he was actually giving us a hint about the stress tests — but i took it as a remark that was uninformative at best, ominous at worst.
after all, there are a lot of banks in america. there are 1,722 institutions on the fed’s list of “large commercial banks”. and i have no doubt that most of these banks — indeed, the vast majority — are in fine shape. because they’re regional institutions that never got into the risky games played by the big guys.
but the big guys are where the money is. the top 10 institutions on that list have 58 percent of the assets. (if we looked at bank holding companies rather than only commercial banks, assets would be even more concentrated.) so it’s perfectly possible that the “vast majority” of us banks are well-capitalized, but that banks with, say, a third of the system’s assets are insolvent.
what geithner said, then, was true but useless. if anything, his wording was cause for concern: treasury knows the difference between raw numbers of banks and asset holdings, even if the press seemed to miss the distinction, and if he’d meant to say that the vast majority of assets are held by sound banks, he would have.
update: brad delong had the same reaction:
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æt ə ˈsəmɪt ɔn meɪ 12 mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈvɪgərəsli dɪˈfɛndɪd ðə ˈhɛlθi ˈitɪŋ ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ðət wɑz hər ˈbɪgəst ˈlɛgəsi ɛz fərst ˈleɪdi ənd æst waɪ ˈhɛlθi skul ˈlənʧɪz hæv bɪˈkəm ə ˈpɑrtəzən ˈɪʃu. (ˈrɔɪtərz) ə ˈfaɪəri mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈvɪgərəsli dɪˈfɛndɪd ðə ˈhɛlθi ˈitɪŋ ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ðət wɑz hər ˈbɪgəst ˈlɛgəsi ɛz fərst ˈleɪdi ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈtɛlɪŋ ə ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˈsəmɪt ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən d.c*. ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ wɑz ““wrong”*” wɪθ ən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ðət dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ gɪv kənˈsumərz nuˈtrɪʃən ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ər tiʧ ˈʧɪldrən tɪ it healthily*. ˈgɑtə meɪk ʃʊr wi lɛt ˈɛnibədi teɪk ˈjuˈɛs back,”*,” ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd. ɪz wɛr ju ˈrɪli hæv tɪ lʊk æt ˈmoʊtɪvz, ju noʊ. ju hæv tɪ stɑp ənd θɪŋk, waɪ ju wɔnt ɑr kɪdz tɪ hæv gʊd fud æt skul? wət ɪz rɔŋ wɪθ ju? ənd waɪ ɪz ðət ə ˈpɑrtəzən ˈɪʃu? waɪ wʊd ðət bi pəˈlɪtɪkəl? wət ɪz goʊɪŋ on?”*?” [ðə wən pis əv mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈlɛgəsi ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp kænt rɛk] ɪn ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, ˈpɛpərd wɪθ sɑrˈkæstɪk rɪˈmɑrks ənd veɪld ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪˈskəst ˈtɑpɪks frəm laɪf sɪns hər ˈhəzbənd lɛft ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi tɪ hər lɛts muv! ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv. mi aʊt əv ðə ɪkˈweɪʒən laɪk mi ər laɪk me,”*,” ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈædɪd. θɪŋk əˈbaʊt waɪ ˈsəmˌwən ɪz ˌoʊˈkeɪ wɪθ jʊr kɪdz ˈitɪŋ kræp. waɪ wʊd ju ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðət? waɪ wʊd ju sɪt ˈaɪdli ənd bi ˌoʊˈkeɪ wɪθ ðət? bɪˈkəz ðə ˈsikrɪt: ɪf ˈsəmˌwən ɪz duɪŋ ðət, ðeɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt jʊr kid.”*.” ðə ˈkɑmɛnts wər fərst ˈpəblɪk rɪˈmɑrks ɔn ðə trəmp əˈsɔlt ɔn nuˈtrɪʃən ˈpɑləsi, wɪʧ həz ɔˈrɛdi sin ðə dɪˈleɪ əv rulz mɛnt tɪ rɪˈdus ˈsoʊdiəm ənd rɪˈfaɪnd greɪnz ɪn skul ˈlənʧɪz ənd prəˈvaɪd ˈkælɔˌri kaʊnts ɔn ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈmɛnjuz. ðə ˈfɔrmər fərst ˈleɪdi ˈʧæmpiənd ˈmɛni əv ðoʊz ˈproʊˌgræmz. hir ər θri weɪz ˈdɑnəld trəmp kʊd ənˈdu ˈfɔrmər fərst ˈleɪdi mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈhɛlθi fud ənd ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ˈɛfərts. (ˈʤɪliən ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) ðə fərst ˈleɪdi wɑz ˈspikɪŋ æt ðə ˈænjuəl ˈsəmɪt əv ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp fər ə ˈhɛlθiər əˈmɛrɪkə, ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ʃi hɛlpt faʊnd tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd hər nuˈtrɪʃən ˈpɑləsiz tɪ ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər. hər rɪˈmɑrks wər meɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ sæm kæs, ə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm frɛnd ənd ðə fərst ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv hər muv! ˈproʊˌgræm. kæs ənd ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪˈskəst ə reɪnʤ əv ˈtɑpɪks, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə' muv tɪ ə nu d.c*. ˈrɛzɪdəns ənd ðə sɔrts əv milz ˌoʊˈbɑmə eɪt ɛz ə ʧaɪld. (əv laɪf sɪns hər ˈhəzbəndz ˈprɛzɪdənsi, ˈmɪsɪz. ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd: ˈfɔrmər ɪz ˌɔˈlraɪt.") bət baɪ fɑr hər moʊst ˈpɔɪntɪd ˈkɑmɛnts wər əˈbaʊt ðə ˈrisənt dɪˈleɪz tɪ ðə rulz ənd ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə skul lənʧ ˈproʊˌgræm. ðə ˈfɔrmər fərst ˈleɪdi əˈpɪrd tɪ teɪk ˈɪʃu wɪθ ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈsəni dɪˈfɛns əv ðə skul lənʧ ˈroʊlˌbæks, wɪʧ hi ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd ɪn pɑrt, ɪn hɪz meɪ 1 əˈnaʊnsmɛnt, baɪ seɪɪŋ ˈmɛni kɪdz laɪk ðə fudz. tɪ mi ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst rɪˈdɪkjələs θɪŋz ðət wi tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪn ðɪs ˈmuvmənt kɪdz happy,’”*,’” ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd. ju noʊ wət? kɪdz laɪk mæθ ˈiðər. wət ər wi ˈgɑnə du, stɑp ˈtiʧɪŋ math?”*?” ə ˈspoʊkspərsən fər ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˈmɪsɪz. ˌoʊˈbɑməz rɪˈmɑrks, ənd sɛd ðət "sɛk. pərˈdu həz ˈnəθɪŋ bət ðə ˈətˌmoʊst rɪˈspɛkt fər mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑmə." ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈɔlsoʊ əˈbʤɛktəd tɪ ðə prəˈpoʊzd dɪˈleɪ əv nu nuˈtrɪʃən ˈleɪbəlz ðət wər ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt ɪn 2018 ðə nu ˈleɪbəlz wʊd ˈfiʧər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈkælɔˌriz ənd ˈædɪd ˈʃʊgərz mɔr ˈprɑmənəntli, bət ðə ˈpækɪʤd fud ˈɪndəstri həz rɪkˈwɛstɪd ðə kəmˈplaɪəns ˈdɛˌdlaɪn bi pʊʃt bæk ənˈtɪl æt list 2020 ˈfæməliz ˈɪgnərənt. ɔl hearing,”*,” ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd. nid tɪ noʊ ɪn jʊr fud. ju ˈhændəl ðət, mɑm. ʤɪst baɪ ðɪs, bi kwaɪət, spɛnd jʊr ˈməni æsk ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt ɪn jʊr food.”*.” ðə ˈʃɑrpnəs əv ˌoʊˈbɑməz rɪˈmɑrks ər ənˈjuˌʒuəl fər ə ˈfɔrmər fərst ˈleɪdi: ðɛr ɪz ən ənˈrɪtən rul ðət ðeɪ du nɑt ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz ðɛr səkˈsɛsərz, sɛd ˈkeɪti ˈmɑrtən, ðə ˈɔθər əv ə bʊk ɔn ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈmɛrɪʤɪz. ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ə ʃɪft fər ˌoʊˈbɑmə, hu ˈtɛndɪd tɪ trɛd ˈkɔʃəsli ˈdʊrɪŋ hər ˈhəzbəndz ˈtɛnjər. bət ˈmɑrtən sɛd ðə rulz, səʧ ɛz ðeɪ ər, wər meɪd fər ˈdɪfərənt taɪmz. "ɪt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ kəmˈpɛr hər tɪ ˈɛni praɪər fərst ˈleɪdiz, bɪˈkəz ɪts ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ kəmˈpɛr ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ ˈɛni praɪər wən," ʃi sɛd. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wʊd bi ə mɪˈsteɪk fər ðə tɪ pleɪ baɪ rulz ðət trəmp ˈdəzənt pleɪ baɪ, hɪmˈsɛlf." ðə pæst fɔr mənθs hæv sin ðə fud ˈɪndəstri siz ˈɔntu ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmps əˈʤɛndə, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ fər ðə dɪˈleɪ ər səˈspɛnʃən əv rulz ðət ˈmɪsɪz. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪnˈkərəʤd. ɪn ˈrisənt wiks, ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv kənˈvinjəns stɔrz, ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈgroʊsərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ənd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbeɪkərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən hæv ɔl ˈsaɪtɪd ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈroʊlˌbæk ɛz ˈrizən tɪ dɪˈleɪ ðə rulz ənd nu nuˈtrɪʃən ˈleɪbəlz. ɔn ˈeɪprəl 27 ðə fud ənd drəg ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈnaʊnst ɪts ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ dɪˈleɪ ðə rulz ənd teɪk əˈdɪʃənəl ˈkɑmɛnt frəm ˈɪndəstri. fɔr deɪz ˈleɪtər, ɔn meɪ 1 ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri pərˈdu toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz æt ðə vərˈʤɪnjə ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri skul ðət hɪz dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ dɪˈleɪ plænd ˈsoʊdiəm rɪˈdəkʃənz ɪn skul milz ənd grænt ˈweɪvərz fər skulz hu sɛd ðeɪ ˈkʊdənt mit haɪər rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. æt ðə taɪm, pərˈdu preɪzd ðə ˈfɔrmər fərst ˈleɪdi ənd hər wərk ɔn ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ, ənd ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd hɪz ˈpɑləsiz wər nɑt ə "ˈroʊlˌbæk." bət ɪts klɪr, beɪst ɔn ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd kæs' rɪˈmɑrks ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ðət ðeɪ hæv nɑt əraɪvd æt ðə seɪm kənˈkluʒən. ɔˈrɛdi sin ðɛm traɪ tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðɛrz tənz əv sɔlt, ðɛrz lɛs hoʊl greɪnz," kæs sɛd. "ðə kɔr əv ɑr wərk ɪz ˌɪnˈtækt, bət ɪt meɪks noʊ sɛns." ˈmɪsɪz. ˌoʊˈbɑməz wərk ɔn nuˈtrɪʃən wɑz ˈɔfən ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈdʊrɪŋ hər ˈhəzbəndz taɪm ɪn ˈɔfəs. waɪl hər rɪˈfɔrmz tɪ skul milz wər ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ɛmˈbreɪst baɪ ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əv ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈɪndəstri ənd ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˈædvəˌkeɪts, ˈmɛni kənˈsərvətɪvz ənd ˈwərkərz ˈboʊltɪd wɪn ðeɪ sɔ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv ðə nu ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. ˈkrɪtɪks sɛd ðət ðə ˈfɔrmər fərst ˈleɪdi ˈoʊvərˌstɛpt hər ˈpəblɪk roʊl baɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ soʊ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈpɑləsi, ənd ˈfrikwɛntli pænd ˈmɛʒərz laɪk ðə skul lənʧ ˈstændərdz ɛz ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈoʊvərˌriʧ. səm skulz ənd ˈpɛrənts əˈkjuzd ðə fərst ˈleɪdi əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ skul milz ənˈpælətəbəl fər ˈʧɪldrən, waɪl ˌɪmˈpɛrəlɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz əv ˌkæfəˈtɪriəz ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ fud weɪst. bət ˈmɪsɪz. ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz ˌəndɪˈtərd ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl ˈʤoʊkɪŋ ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ "ðə ˈnæni steɪt." ənd ðə ˈfɔrmər fərst ˈleɪdi sɛd ðət ʃi ənd hər ˈhəzbənd plænd tɪ meɪk hɛlθ ənd nuˈtrɪʃən ə ˈpɪlər əv ðɛr fˈjuʧər ˈædvəkəsi wərk, wəns hæd səm taɪm tɪ ““breathe.”*.” teɪk jʊr aɪ ɔf ðə bɔl ɔn θɪŋz, ju lɛt ˈəðər ˈpipəl dɪˈtərmən wət ˈitɪŋ, wət ˈfidɪŋ, haʊ ˈmuvɪŋ ənd ˌbiˈfɔr ju noʊ ɪt jʊr kɪdz hæv taɪp 2 ˌdaɪəˈbitiz ənd kənfˈjuzd ənd ʃɑkt ənd hurt,”*,” ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd. ɪn ðət ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, ðə ˈfɔrmər fərst ˈleɪdi ˈædɪd ˈpɔɪntɪˌdli: "aɪ hoʊp ju hæv ˈhɛlθˌkɛr." mɔr frəm wonkblog*: trəmp əˈfɪʃəl ˈfrizɪz mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑməz plæn tɪ faɪt ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd əˈbisəti ˈɪndəstri ɪz ˈkaʊntɪŋ ɔn trəmp tɪ bæk ɔf rulz ðət tɛl ju wəts ɪn jʊr fud jʊr əˈbaʊt tɪ si ə bɪg ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə deɪts ɔn fud
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at a summit on may 12, michelle obama vigorously defended the healthy eating initiative that was her biggest legacy as first lady and asked why healthy school lunches have become a partisan issue. (reuters)
a fiery michelle obama vigorously defended the healthy eating initiative that was her biggest legacy as first lady on friday, telling a public health summit in washington d.c. that something was “wrong” with an administration that did not want to give consumers nutrition information or teach children to eat healthily.
“we gotta make sure we don’t let anybody take us back,” obama said. “this is where you really have to look at motives, you know. you have to stop and think, why don’t you want our kids to have good food at school? what is wrong with you? and why is that a partisan issue? why would that be political? what is going on?”
[the one piece of michelle obama's legacy that president trump can't wreck]
in a 43-minute conversation, peppered with sarcastic remarks and veiled references to the trump administration, michele obama discussed topics from life since her husband left the presidency to her let's move! initiative.
“take me out of the equation -- like me or don’t like me,” obama added. “but think about why someone is okay with your kids eating crap. why would you celebrate that? why would you sit idly and be okay with that? because here’s the secret: if someone is doing that, they don’t care about your kid.”
the comments were obama’s first public remarks on the trump administration’s assault on nutrition policy, which has already seen the delay of rules meant to reduce sodium and refined grains in school lunches and provide calorie counts on restaurant menus. the former first lady championed many of those programs.
here are three ways president-elect donald trump could undo former first lady michelle obama's healthy food and exercise efforts. (gillian brockell,daron taylor,caitlin dewey/the washington post)
the first lady was speaking at the annual summit of the partnership for a healthier america, an organization she helped found to extend her nutrition policies to the private sector. her remarks were made during a conversation with sam kass, a longtime friend and the first executive director of her let’s move! program.
kass and obama discussed a range of topics, including the obamas' move to a new d.c. residence and the sorts of meals obama ate as a child. (of life since her husband's presidency, mrs. obama said: “being former is alright.") but by far her most pointed comments were about the recent delays to the menu-labeling rules and the changes to the school lunch program.
the former first lady appeared to take issue with agriculture secretary sonny perdue’s defense of the school lunch rollbacks, which he justified in part, in his may 1 announcement, by saying many kids didn’t like the foods.
“that to me is one of the most ridiculous things that we talk about in this movement -- ‘the kids aren’t happy,’” obama said. “well you know what? kids don’t like math either. what are we gonna do, stop teaching math?”
a spokesperson for the department of agriculture declined to comment on mrs. obama's remarks, and said that "sec. perdue has nothing but the utmost respect for michelle obama."
obama also objected to the proposed delay of new nutrition labels that were scheduled to go into effect in 2018. the new labels would feature information about calories and added sugars more prominently, but the packaged food industry has requested the compliance deadline be pushed back until at least 2020.
“keep families ignorant. that’s all i’m hearing,” obama said. “you don’t need to know what’s in your food. you can’t handle that, mom. just buy this, be quiet, spend your money -- don’t ask us about what’s in your food.”
the sharpness of obama's remarks are unusual for a former first lady: there is an unwritten rule that they do not criticize their successors, said kati marton, the author of a best-selling book on presidential marriages. it's also a shift for obama, who tended to tread cautiously during her husband's tenure.
but marton said the rules, such as they are, were made for different times.
"it impossible to compare her to any prior first ladies, because it's impossible to compare the trump administration to any prior one," she said. "i think it would be a mistake for the obamas to play by rules that trump doesn't play by, himself."
the past four months have seen the food industry seize onto president trump's anti-regulatory agenda, arguing for the delay or suspension of rules that mrs. obama encouraged. in recent weeks, the national association of convenience stores, the national grocers association and the american bakers association have all cited the trump administration's regulatory rollback as reason to delay the menu-labelling rules and new nutrition labels.
on april 27, the food and drug administration announced its intention to delay the menu-labelling rules and take additional comment from industry.
four days later, on may 1, secretary perdue told reporters at the virginia elementary school that his department intended to delay planned sodium reductions in school meals and grant waivers for schools who said they couldn't meet higher whole-grain requirements.
at the time, perdue praised the former first lady and her work on public health, and insisted his policies were not a "rollback."
but it's clear, based on obama and kass' remarks on friday, that they have not arrived at the same conclusion.
“we've already seen them try to ensure there's tons of salt, there's less whole grains," kass said. "the core of our work is intact, but it makes no sense."
mrs. obama's work on nutrition was often controversial during her husband's time in office. while her reforms to school meals were initially embraced by a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers, as well as the school-food industry and public health advocates, many conservatives and school-food workers bolted when they saw the extent of the new regulations.
critics said that the former first lady overstepped her public role by becoming so involved in policy, and frequently panned measures like the school lunch standards as examples of government overreach. some schools and parents accused the first lady of making school meals unpalatable for children, while imperiling the finances of cafeterias and increasing food waste.
but mrs. obama was undeterred on friday, making several joking references to "the nanny state." and the former first lady said that she and her husband planned to make children’s health and nutrition a pillar of their future advocacy work, once they’d had some time to “breathe.”
“you take your eye off the ball on things, you let other people determine what you’re eating, what you’re feeding, how you’re moving -- and before you know it your kids have type 2 diabetes and you’re confused and shocked and hurt,” obama said.
in that situation, the former first lady added pointedly: "i hope you have healthcare."
more from wonkblog:
trump official freezes michelle obama's plan to fight childhood obesity
industry is counting on trump to back off rules that tell you what's in your food
you're about to see a big change in the sell-by dates on food
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ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən fər hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ɪz soʊ məˈnɑpəˌlaɪzd ɪn səm ˈɛriəz ðət ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ reɪz ˈpraɪsɪz ənd luz ˈkəstəmərz ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðɛr ˈbɑtəm laɪn, ə ˈlidɪŋ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈbroʊkər toʊld wɔl strit ˈænəlɪsts ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ɪn ə ˈkɑnfərəns kɔl ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd baɪ ˈgoʊldmən sɑks ˈgloʊbəl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈrisərʧ, stiv luɪs, ə ˈhaɪli rɪˈgɑrdɪd ˈbroʊkər æt ðə wərldz θərd ˈlɑrʤəst ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈbroʊkər, ˈwɪlɪs, ˈpeɪnɪd ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn wɪʧ ɪmˈplɔɪərz sim ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi praɪst aʊt əv ˈkəvərɪʤ. ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət "praɪs ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən" bɪtˈwin ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz wɑz "daʊn frəm ə jɪr əˈgoʊ," luɪs ˈriˌleɪd ðət "ˌɪnˈkəmbənt ˈkɛriərz sim mɔr ˈwɪlɪŋ ðən ˈɛvər tɪ wɔk əˈweɪ frəm ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs." ðə fəˈnɑməˌnɑn əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz ˈpraɪsɪŋ ðɛr ˈpɑləsiz bɪɔnd wɛr kənˈsumərz kən əˈfɔrd ɪt simz tɪ bi ɔˈrɛdi ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs. læst mənθ ˈænθəm blu krɔs toʊld ˈkəstəmərz ɪt wʊd haɪk ðɛr hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈprimiəmz baɪ ɛz məʧ ɛz 39 pərˈsɛnt (wɪθ ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən ðət səm wʊd drɔp ˈkəvərɪʤ ˌɔltəˈgɛðər). ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈɛtnə wɑz ˈplænɪŋ ɔn ˈluzɪŋ mɔr ðən ˈkəstəmərz baɪ ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈpraɪsɪz ɔn ðɛr kənˈsumərz ɪn 2010 ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ðɪs ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz ðə ˈmɑrkɪts ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt hæv noʊ ˈædəkˌweɪt ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, səˈʤɛsts luɪs. ðə ˈbroʊkər ˈnoʊtɪd ðət "ðə sˈmɔlər klaɪənt ˌsɛgˈmɛnt" wɑz "ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd" wɪθ ðə rɪˈnuəl əv ðɛr ˈkəvərɪʤ ənd wɑz "ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl wɪθ stɑp lɔs prəˈtɛkʃən" ˌɪnˈstɛd. luɪs ˈædɪd ðət ɪmˈplɔɪərz ɪn ˈmɛni ˈmɑrkɪts nu "ðət ðɛr nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ treɪd daʊn ˈpraɪsɪŋ ˈvɛri sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli" (i.e*. faɪnd ˈʧipər ˈkəvərɪʤ) ənd, ɛz səʧ, wʊd ˈlaɪkli ˈoʊnli ʧeɪnʤ plænz ər bɪˈkəm ɪf ðɛr wɑz ə "ˈfɛrli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt" dɪsˈrəpʃən ɪn ˈsərvɪs. "ɛz aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd æt ðə ˈaʊtˌsɛt, ɪt wɑz wɪˈθaʊt ə daʊt ðə moʊst ˈʧælənʤɪŋ rɪˈnuəl ˈsaɪkəl ɪn maɪ 20 jɪrz əv ðɪs ˈbɪznɪs wɪθ ɪmˈplɔɪərz ˈrɪli ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ haʊ ənd wət wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ draɪv ðɛr dɪˈsɪʒən, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ðə læk əv əˈgrɛsɪv ənd kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈpraɪsɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs," luɪs sɛd. ðə rɪˈmɑrks ər ɛz klɪr ən ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ɛz ˈɛni ðət waɪl ðə hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈɪndəstri ˈsəfərd ˈgreɪtli frəm ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz rɪˈmɑrkəbli wɛl pəˈzɪʃənd tɪ rɪˈkup ðoʊz ˈprɑfɪts goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ˈprɪnsɪpli bɪˈkəz ˈkəmpəˌniz kən reɪz ˈpraɪsɪz wɪˈθaʊt ˈwəriɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɑrkɪt hɪt ɪt wɪl teɪk. ðə hɛlθ kɛr ˈpækɪʤ wʊd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ðə ɪgˈzɛmpʃən ðət hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ, ˌrikˈwaɪər ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz tɪ spɛnd ə haɪ pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðɛr fəndz ɔn ˈmɛdɪkəl kɔsts ənd kriˈeɪt ə kəˈmɪʃən ðət wʊd ˈoʊvərˌsi ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd haɪks ɪn ˈprimiəmz. ənd jɛt, luɪs sɪz ðət ðə klaɪənts hi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts (ɪmˈplɔɪərz hu ˈpərʧəs hɛlθ kɛr ˈkəvərɪʤ) hæv ˈlɑrʤli saʊərd ɔn ðə rɪˈfɔrm ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ ər ˈfeɪvərəbəl təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl goʊlz. "aɪ θɪŋk moʊst ˈpipəl wʊd ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ðɛrz ə nid fər hɛlθ kɛr rɪˈfɔrm, ɪmˈplɔɪərz kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi ˈvɛri ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd," hi sɛd. "bət aɪ wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ seɪ ðət ˈmɛni əv ðɛm stɪl vju ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ənd ðə ˈpɑrtəzənˌʃɪp ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɛz ˈpɑsəbli ðə ˈmɛdəsən wərs ðən ðə dɪˈziz. soʊ, ˈmɛni ɪmˈplɔɪər grups ðət wɪr ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ fil laɪk ɪt wʊd bi ə ʃeɪm tɪ luz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ hɛlθ kɛr rɪˈfɔrm. bət ˈmɛni ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ fil laɪk ˈmeɪbi ˈnəθɪŋ ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn ðɪs ˈkɑrənt ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt."
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the market concentration for health insurance is so monopolized in some areas that insurance companies are willing to raise prices and lose customers in anfort to improve their bottom line, a leading insurance broker told wall street analysts on wednesday.
in a conference call organized by goldman sachs global investment research, steve lewis, a highly regarded broker at the world's third largest insurance broker, willis, painted a picture of the health insurance market in which employers seem likely to be priced out of coverage.
noting that "price competition" between insurers was "down from a year ago," lewis relayed that "incumbent carriers seem more willing than ever to walk away from existing business."
the phenomenon of insurers pricing their policies beyond where consumers can afford it seems to be already taking place. last month anthem blue cross told customers it would hike their health insurance premiums by as much as 39 percent (with the expectation that some would drop coverage altogether). in december, the huffington post reported that aetna was planning on losing more than 600,000 customers by raising prices on their consumers in 2010.
insurers are able to do this in part because the markets in which they operate have no adequate competition, suggests lewis. the broker noted that "the smaller client segment" was "increasingly frustrated" with the renewal of their coverage and was "evaluating potential self-funding with stop loss protection" instead. lewis added that employers in many markets knew "that they're not going to be able to trade down pricing very significantly" (i.e. find cheaper coverage) and, as such, would likely only change plans or become self-insured if there was a "fairly significant" disruption in service.
"as i mentioned at the outset, it was without a doubt the most challenging renewal cycle in my 20 years of this business with employers really struggling with how and what was going to drive their decision, combined with the lack of aggressive and competitive pricing in the marketplace," lewis said.
the remarks are as clear an indication as any that while the health insurance industry suffered greatly from the recession it remains remarkably well positioned to recoup those profits going forward -- principally because companies can raise prices without worrying about the market hit it will take.
the democratic-authored health care package would eliminate the anti-trust exemption that health insurers enjoy, require insurers to spend a high percentage of their funds on medical costs and create a commission that would oversee unexpected hikes in premiums. and yet, lewis says that the clients he represents (employers who purchase health care coverage) have largely soured on the reform process even if they are favorable towards the overall goals.
"i think most people would acknowledge that there's a need for health care reform, employers continue to be very frustrated," he said. "but i would also say that many of them still view the legislation and the partisanship coming out of washington as possibly the medicine worse than the disease. so, many employer groups that we're talking to feel like it would be a shame to lose an opportunity to do something with respect to health care reform. but many are starting to feel like maybe nothing is better than something in this current environment."
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sfwa* ˈkʊkˌbʊk əˈveɪləbəl baɪ kæt ˈræmboʊ fræn waɪld, ˌænəˈvərsəri ˈkʊkˌbʊk ˈɛdɪtərz. ɪn ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən əv ˈfɪfti jɪrz əv ðə saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ənd ˈfænəsi ˈraɪtərz əv əˈmɛrɪkə, æd ˈæstrə: ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri ˈkʊkˌbʊk kəˈlɛkts ˈrɛsəpiz oʊld ənd nu frəm ˈraɪtərz əˈkrɔs ðə spæn əv ɪts ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp. ðɪs ɪz mɔr ðən ʤɪst ə ˈkʊkˌbʊk. ə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, ˈtreɪsɪŋ ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ bæk mɔr ðən ˈfɪfti jɪrz. ðə ˈrɛsəpi: ˌænəˈvərsəri ˈkʊkˌbʊk 157 ˈdɪʃɪz 134 kənˈtrɪbjətərz soʊ. məʧ. ˈkɔfi ˈməltəpəl ˈjugoʊ, ˈnɛbjələ, ˈloʊkəs ˈeɪʤənts, ˈɛdɪtərz, ˈɑrtɪsts ˈsɛvərəl ˈbæʤərz mɪks ˈoʊvər ə ˈpɪriəd əv ə jɪr, ðɛn ˈpruˌfrid ˈkɛrfəli. ˈdoʊˌneɪt ɔl prəˈsidz tɪ ðə ˈligəl fənd. ˈɔrdər jʊr ˈkɑpi təˈdeɪ! dɪˈrɛkt frəm ˈæməˌzɑn bɑrnz ˈnoʊbəl ˈaɪˌtunz ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri ˈkʊkˌbʊk fʊl contributors’*’ lɪst: ˈreɪʧəl acks*, siaɪi ˈædəmz, kaɪl aisteach*, ˈænə di. ˈælən, lu ɑntoʊˈnɛli, lɪz ˈɑrgəl, ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ bɛr, grɛg ənd ˈæstrɪd bɛr, ˈdeɪvɪd brɪn, ˈmɑrɪs ˈbrɔdɪs, ˈʧɑrəlz ɛn. braʊn, ˈstivən brəst, ɑkˈteɪviə i. ˈbətlər, pæt cadigan*, ʤeɪmz ɛl. cambias*, ʤɑn ɛf. kɑr, geɪl ˈkærɪʤər, bɛθ ˈkeɪtoʊ, ʤin cavelos*, c.j*. cherryh*, ˈwɛsli ʧu, ˈbrɛndə ˈdəbəlju. klaʊ, ˈtinə ˈkɔnəli, ˈlɛri ˈkɑnstənˌtin, a.c*. (æn) ˈkrɪspɪn, ˈʤuli czerneda*, ʤæk dæn, ˈrəsəl ˈdeɪvɪs, də bodard*, dil, ˈkɛrəl ˈnɛlsən ˈdəgləs, skɑt ˈɛdəlmən, ˈɑˈrju ˈɛmərsən, ˈfæhərti, ˈfɑstər, ˈɛstər ˈfrisnər, ˈgrɛgəri frɔst, ˈrəsəl ˈgeɪlən, geɪts, ˈwɪljəm ˈgɪbsən, ˈlɔrə æn ˈgɪlmən, ˈsɛrə ˈgɑsli, ʧɛt ˈgɔtfrid, gryphon*, rəˈbɛkə ˈgoʊmɛz ˈfɛrɪl, ˈɛrɪk ʤeɪ. guignard*, ʤoʊ ˈhɑldəmən, geɪ ˈhɑldəmən, li hallison*, ˈbɑrbərə ˈhæmbli, ˈhɛrɪs, ˈɛrɪn ɛm. ˈhɑrtsˌhɔrn, ʤɪm si. haɪnz, m.c.a*. ˈhoʊˌgɑrθ, ˈhɑpkɪnsən, din ɪŋ, ˌiˈleɪn ˌɪˈsɑk, ˈʤuli ˈʤænsən, k.v*. ˌʤoʊˈhænsən, dɔn ˈʤɑnsən, ˈroʊzˌmɛri ʤoʊnz, kaftan*, ˈʤɛfi ˈkɛnədi, keɪ ˈkɛnjən, ˈɛlən ˈkleɪʤɪz, ˌæləˈθiə kontis*, ˈmɛri ˈrɑbɪˌnɛt kaʊəl, ˈnænsi krɛs, ʤeɪ leɪk, ˈdeɪvɪd glɛn ˈlɑrsən, nɪˈkoʊl j.leboeuf*, jun hɑ li, æn ˈlɛki, laɪkt, ˈdeɪvɪd di. lɛˈvin, mərˈiə ˈlimə, ˈmɛri i. lowd*, ˈnætəli lʊrz, ˈkæθərɪn lundoff*, skɑt lɪnʧ, ʤeɪmz di. məkˈdɑnəld, mainhardt*, ˈmaɪkəl ʤeɪ. mɑrˈtinɛz, ˈmɛri ˈmeɪsən, ɛn. ˈmæˌkɪnˌtaɪr, vɪkˈtɔriə məkˈmænəs, ˈʤɛnəfər ˈmɛlʧərt, pi. ˈændru ˈmɪlər, ˈhaɪmi li mɔɪər, ʤɑn pi. ˈmərfi, ˈmɑri nɛs, tərˈisə ˈnilsən ˈheɪdən, ˈlɛri ˈnaɪvən, noʊˈvɛmbər, ˈstɛfəni ˈɔzˌbɔrn, ˈændru pɛn ˈrɑmɪn, ˈeɪli ˈpɑrsənz, ˈsɛrə ˈpɪnskər, ˌmɑriˈæn ˈpɔrtər, ˈʤɛri pournelle*, tɪm paʊərz, ˈmɑrtə ˈrændəl, kæt ˈræmboʊ, maɪk ˈrɛznɪk, ˈtænzi ˈreɪnər ˈrɑbərts, ˈspaɪdər ˈrɑbənsən, maɪˈkɛlə ˈroʊsnər, ˈmɛri ˈroʊzənˌblum, pəˈtris sarath*, ˈstivən sɔz, ʤɑn ˈskɑlzi, kɛn ənd ˈʤænɪs okoomian*, ˈlɔrəns ɛm. ʃoʊn, ʃɔl, ˈʧɑrəlz ˈʃɛfild, ˈfreɪzər ˈʃərmən, ˈstivən eɪʧ ˈsɪlvər, ˈroʊzˌmɛri klɛr smɪθ. kæt spɑrks, bəd sparhawk*, ˈnænsi ˈsprɪŋər, ˈʤɛnəfər ˈstivənsən, ˈbɑni ʤoʊ ˈstəfəlˌbim, ˈdeɪvɪd li ˈsəmərz, ʤeɪmz ɛl. ˈsətər, ˈmaɪkəl swanwick*, ˈmɛri ʃɪˈdlɔfski, lɪn ənd ˈmaɪkəl ˈtɑməs, ˈkæθi tyers*, mɑrk ɛl. væn neɪm, ˈkɛri vɔn, ˈərsələ ˈvərnən, ʤɑn ˈwɔltərz, brɛnt wiks, ˈmɪriəm ˈwaɪnbərg, ʧək wendig*, ˈtoʊni weisskopf*, fræn waɪld, ʃɔn ˈwɪljəmz, ˈwɔltər ʤɑn ˈwɪljəmz, ˈkɔni ˈwɪlɪs, mərˈseɪdiz ɛm. ˈjɑrdli, ʤeɪn yolen*, ənd keɪt jul.
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sfwa cookbook available
by cat rambo & fran wilde, sfwa 50th anniversary cookbook editors.
in celebration of fifty years of the science fiction and fantasy writers of america, ad astra: the 50th anniversary sfwa cookbook collects recipes old and new from writers across the span of its membership. this is more than just a cookbook. a historical document, tracing the history of sf/f entertaining back more than fifty years.
here’s the recipe:
50th anniversary sfwa cookbook
157 dishes & how-tos
134 contributors
so. much. coffee
multiple grandmasters
hugo, nebula, & locus award-winners
agents, editors, artists
several badgers
mix over a period of a year, then proofread carefully.
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wi ʧɛk ɪn wɪθ kul kiθ ənd pɪmp rɛks ɔn ðə ˈstætəs əv ðə ˈænəˌlɔg bros*. ɪn 2016 ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən: ˈsəni wɔŋ ə faɪv mæn ˈsupər grup kɔld ðə ˈænəˌlɔg ˈbrəðərz keɪm təˈgɛðər ɪn ˈkɑli æt ðə tərn əv ðə məˈlɛniəm. ðə grup kənˈsɪstɪd əv ˌpaɪəˈnɪr kul kiθ ənd lɑ ɑg, ðɛr tu əˈfɪliˌeɪts blæk ˈsɪlvər ənd mɑrk lɪv, ənd ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈwɛpən, pɪmp rɛks rɛks). waɪl səm speɪs eɪʤ pimpin’*’ hæd bɪn kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈsɛləˌlɔɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈænəˌlɔg bros.’*.’ ˈdeɪbju riˈlis, pɪmp tɪ it, ˈnəθɪŋ wɑz ər həz bɪn ɛz ər ɛz pimpin’*’ ˌbiˈfɔr ər sɪns. tɪ seɪ ðɪs ˈælbəm wɑz səm ˈəðər shit,”*,” wʊd bi ˈvæstli ˈəndərˌsteɪtɪŋ ðə ˈɑbviəs. wɛl, 16 jɪrz ˈæftər ðɛr ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ ðə wərld, ˈmɛloʊ mˈjuzɪk grup ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɪt wɑz taɪm ðɪs blu ənd grin ˈspɪnɪŋ rɑk gɑt əˈnəðər teɪst əv ðɪs ˈælbəm ðət stɪl meɪ bi əˈhɛd əv ɪts taɪm təˈdeɪ. ˈrisəntli ðə ˈælbəm, ɛz wɛl ɛz kəˈmɪʃənɪŋ ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈvɪdioʊz fər sɔŋz frəm ðə riˈlis. wi gɑt ə ʧæns tɪ sɪt daʊn wɪθ tu əv ðə meɪn pleɪərz, ðə ˌɪnˈkɑmpərəbəl kul kiθ ənd ðə pɪmp rɛks tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ə ˈpɑsəbəl kul kiθ ˈmuvi tɪ haʊ rɛks həz bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ mˈjuzɪk sɪns ðə leɪt ’70s*. mæs əˈpil: haʊ du ju fil əˈbaʊt ðə pəˈlis bruˈtælɪti goʊɪŋ ɔn raɪt naʊ? kul kiθ ˈɑkə kiθ korg*: ðə kɑps ər ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi bət ðə raɪt ˈpipəl. ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈɪnəsənt ˈpipəl ənd ðɛn ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəlz goʊ. ðə ˈænəˌlɔg brothers’*’ ˈklæsɪk ˈælbəm wɪθ ˈmɛloʊ mˈjuzɪk grup 16 jɪrz ˈæftər ɪt ˈdeɪbjutɪd. spik ɔn ðət ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt. ˈtaɪmləs! mi, blæk ˈsɪlvər, aɪs, mɑrk, ənd rɛks prəˈdusɪŋ. ju noʊ, ʤɪst laɪk ju sɛd, ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪz ɔn ðə ræp ˈlɛvəl əv ðət ˈælbəm raɪt naʊ. ðə pɪmp tɪ it ɪz waɪ wi ər ˈtɔkɪŋ, soʊ ər ðə ˈænəˌlɔg ˈbrəðərz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ nu? raɪt naʊ ˈʃutɪŋ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ fər bad.”*.” ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə ˈvɪdioʊz tɪ laɪf naʊ. ɪt wɑz ən ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈprɑʤɛkt, naʊ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈprɑʤɛkt. wət ju gɑt ˈkəmɪŋ nɛkst? aɪ flu tɪ sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ə ˈkəpəl mənθs əˈgoʊ [ənd] wərkt ɔn səm gʊd θɪŋz wɪθ ə tɔp prəˈdusər frəm aʊt ðɛr. wət ɪz jɛt tɪ kəm rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈmɪstəri. soʊ, hu ɪz ðɪs prəˈdusər frəm sæn fræn? wi mɛt əp ənd hæd səm ʧaɪˈniz fud ənd wi talked…*… bət ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈmɪstəri. [læfs] ju dɪd ən ˈælbəm wɪθ ɔn ˈmɛloʊ mˈjuzɪk grup læst jɪr. tɔk əˈbaʊt ðət collabo*. hæd səm bits hi sɛnt tɪ mi ənd aɪ ræpt ɔn. ðeɪ [ðə bits] wər ˈprɪti nis. ˈpipəl laɪkt ɪt. taɪm? əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ! wɑz ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈælbəm. gʊd wɪθ ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ. ɪf ə prəˈdusər wɔnts tɪ traɪ tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈhæpən wɪθ ˌwəˈtɛvər kaɪnd əv mˈjuzɪk ðeɪ hæv, pʊt maɪ ˈpɑlɪʃ ənd təʧ ɔn ɪt. ˈɛni ʧæns əv ə ˈdɑktər. 3 ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈdɑktər. ɪn ɪt kʊd bi ən eyebrow-raiser*. ɪt wʊd bi kwaɪt ˈʃɑkɪŋ. wɪl ˈdɑktər. ˈɑktəˌgɑn ˈɛvər mit ˈdɑktər.? jæ, aɪ θɪŋk ɪt meɪ ˈhæpən. aɪ fil ˈvɛri ˈstrɔŋli əˈbaʊt ɪt. dɪd ju si ðə ˈmɑrvəl hɪp hɑp ˈvɛriənt ðət wɑz beɪst ɔn ðə blæk ˈɛlvɪs ˈkəvər? ðeɪ dɪd ə ˈkɑmɪk ˈkəvər? ˈmɑrvəl dɪd? jæ, ðeɪ dɪd ə teɪk ɔn blæk ˈɛlvɪs wɛr ˈvɛnəm ɪz ju. aɪ si ðət. wɪn dɪd ɪt kəm aʊt? wɪˈθɪn ðə læst sɪks mənθs. ðeɪ pʊt mi ɔn ə ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ˈkəvər? aɪ weɪt ənˈtɪl ˈmɑrvəl [ˈstudiˌoʊz] du maɪ ˈmuvi, blæk ˈɛlvɪs mits paʊər mæn. hæv ju ˈɛvər kənˈsɪdərd duɪŋ ə kul kiθ ˈkɑmɪk? wɛl, aɪ wɔnt ðɛm tɪ du ðə ˈmuvi ənd skɪp ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkɑmɪk. ðɛn, du ðə ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ˈæftər. ðət maɪt bi ə ˈlɪtəl fər ˈmɑrvəl. nɑ, ðeɪ kʊd du ɪt, ju noʊ. bət aɪ ˈgɑtə si ðət [ˈkɑmɪk ˈkəvər]. ðət ɪz ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ hir. aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ maɪt hæv dən ən ˈkəvər tu. ˈkəvər? ðət maɪt bi ˈsəmθɪŋ, hə? aɪ noʊ həz ˌriuˈnaɪtɪd ə ˈkəpəl taɪmz ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, bət ˈɛni ʧæns əv əˈnəðər riˈlis? ðɛr maɪt bi wən mɔr ðə rɪˈtərn əv kəˈnɛtɪks. wɛr wʊd ju laɪk ðə tɪ pleɪ ə ʃoʊ, ɪf kʊd pleɪ ˈɛniˌwɛr? ultramagnetics*, aɪ wɔnt ðɛm tɪ pleɪ ˈjæŋki ˈsteɪdiəm ər ˈmeɪbi ðə ˈsteɪpəlz ˈsɛnər. aɪ θɪŋk ðə nɛkst tʊr ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli krs*, ultramagnetics*, grɛg nis smuð, ənd ˈʃoʊbɪz ˈeɪˈgi, wɪθ ən ˌənəˈnaʊnst rɑk bænd. jæ, wət aɪ si. wɪʧ əv jʊr ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz rɛps kiθ ðə bɛst? tashan*, ˈpɑpə lɑrʤ, blæk ˈɛlvɪs, kul kiθ, ˈdɑktər. ˈɑktəˌgɑn, aɪ hæv sɛks hæv ə lɔt əv stəf aʊt, ˈbeɪsɪkli. ðə ˈleɪtəst stəf ju pʊt aʊt? aɪ gɑt ə ˈvɪdioʊ fər ““united”*” aʊt. aɪ gɑt ə ˈvɪdioʊ fər kləb husband”*” tu. ðiz ər brænd nu ˈvɪdioʊz ðət ʤɪst keɪm aʊt. ðɛn, ˈəðərz laɪk æt ðə mall,”*,” ər ˈvɪdioʊz ˈpipəl noʊ, ðət ər ʤɪst ˈəndər ðə ˈreɪˌdɑr. mæs əˈpil: soʊ, bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈænəˌlɔg ˈbrəðərz, ɪz ðət raɪt? pɪmp rɛks ˈɑkə rɛks ˈroʊlənd: jæ, ˈprɪti məʧ ðə ˈɪmpətəs. tɛl ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt jʊr wərk ɪn ðə mˈjuzɪk geɪm ˌbiˈfɔr ˈænəˌlɔg ˈbrəðərz? wɛl, aɪ mɛt ɪn saʊθ lɑ ɪn ðə ˈərli ‘80s*. wi bɪˈkeɪm frɛndz [bɪˈkəz] wi hæv ðə seɪm ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn mˈjuzɪk. wi ˈɛndɪd əp duɪŋ ə ˈrɛkərd təˈgɛðər ðət ˈkɪndə lɔnʧt ɪm ɔn ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ kɔld jʊr pusher.”*.” aɪ θɪŋk ðət wɑz ɪn 1984 aɪ sæŋ ðə hʊk ɔn ðət [ənd] ɪt dɪd ril wɛl. ənd ɪn ðə ‘90s*, wən deɪ aɪ wɑz æt ˈstudiˌoʊ əp ɪn ˈhɑliˌwʊd wi kənˈtɪnjud tɪ wərk təˈgɛðər, aɪ prəˈdust səm əv ðə hɪts ɔn ˈbɑdi aɪ mɛt kul kiθ. hi ˌɪntrəˈdust mi tɪ kiθ ənd laɪk, ““keith*, ʃoʊ ðɪs gaɪ jʊr speɪs rhyme,”*,” ənd aɪ wɑz laɪk, ““okay*, ˈsəmθɪŋ different.”*.” mi ənd kiθ hɪt ɪt ɔf ril bɪg ənd wi bɪˈkeɪm ˈstudiˌoʊ ræts təˈgɛðər. aɪ dɪd ə lɔt əv stəf wɪθ kiθ ˈpipəl noʊ əˈbaʊt laɪk ðə ˈəltrə ˈælbəm wɪθ tɪm dɔg. aɪ wɑz wɪθ ɪm θru ɔl ðə dilz wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈrɛkərd ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪn ˈhɑliˌwʊd. soʊ, ðɛr ɪt ɪz. wi hæd ðə ˈkɛmɪstri ˈbɪldɪŋ, ənd ðɛn mɑrk ənd ˈsɪlvər wər fər kiθ ənd, soʊ aɪ fɛlt laɪk, ðiz gaɪz ər kul. aɪ ˈoʊpənd maɪ ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪn 1977 ənd ɔl maɪ ˈænəˌlɔg ˈɪnstrəmənts aɪ bɔt. aɪ bɔt bɪˈkəz aɪ juzd tɪ dæns ɔn ˈvɛnɪs biʧ. aɪ wɑz wən əv ðə fərst ˈpipəl aʊt ðɛr strit pərˈfɔrmɪŋ. aɪ wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ðə wɑz wən ˈəðər gaɪ ðət wɑz ˈʤəgəlɪŋ ə ˈʧeɪnˌsɔ ənd ə ˈboʊlɪŋ bɔl. bət aɪ brɔt aʊt ðɛr ɪn ðə ‘80s*, poppin’*’ lockin’*’. wi pləgd ðə mɪk ˈɪntu ðə ˈbʊmˌbɑks tɪ ræp. ˈprɪti məʧ ə frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. ɔl ˈɛvər dən maɪ hoʊl laɪf. ɪn ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ raɪt naʊ. ˈnɛvər aʊt ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ. spik ɔn biɪŋ pɑrt əv jʊr pusher.”*.” səˈpoʊzd tɪ pərˈfɔrm ðət wɪθ ɪm æt ðə pəˈleɪdiəm ɔn tʊr raɪt naʊ wɪθ ˈpəblɪk ˈɛnəmi ənd ɔl ðɛm duɪŋ ðə ɑrt əv ræp tʊr. ɔl maɪ frɛndz ər səˈlɛbrɪtiz, mæn. aɪ wɑz ɪn ˈpərpəl reɪn. rɪk ʤeɪmz wɑz maɪ bɛst frɛnd, hæŋ aʊt ˈɛvriˈdeɪ. aɪ juzd tɪ hæŋ aʊt wɪθ aɪk kɪdz. wi ɔl wərkt təˈgɛðər. aɪ gru əp ɪn lɑ, ɪn ðə ˈhɑliˌwʊd sin, ju noʊ wət aɪ min. haʊ dɪd ðə ˈænəˌlɔg ˈbrəðərz ˈprɑʤɛkt kəm əˈbaʊt? ðɪs ɪz haʊ ɪt ˈrɪli ˈhæpənd. aɪ wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈpipəl wɪθ ðɛr mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈsɪŋɪŋ ˈbæˌkəp, ənd wən deɪ ðeɪ fɛlt laɪk ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪv bæk tɪ mi, ənd ɪt ˈkɪndə əv ʤɪst ˈnæʧərəli ˈhæpənd. ðɛn, aɪ neɪmd ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ˈæftər wən əv maɪ ˈkiˌbɔrdz: kiθ korg*, mɑrk mug, rɛks ˈroʊlənd, ˈsɪlvər synth*, ənd aɪs ˈɑsəˌleɪtər. ɪt wɑz laɪk ɪt wɑz mɛnt tɪ bi ənd aɪ wɑz laɪk, ““wow*, ðɪs ɪz ɔl ˈkəmɪŋ together.”*.” ˈivɪn kiθ sɛd wən deɪ, ““man*, ðɪs simz laɪk ɪt wɑz mɛnt tɪ be.”*.” ðə neɪm əv maɪ ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪz ðə rɛlm ənd wɪn ju kəm ˈɪntu ðə rɛlm, laɪk ə ʧərʧ bɪˈkəz bɪn ˈoʊpən sɪns ðə ’70s*. ˈnɛvər kloʊzd. soʊ, ðə kriˈeɪtɪv vaɪbz ər ʤɪst floʊɪŋ ˈkɑnstəntli, deɪ baɪ deɪ. soʊ, ɪf ju kəm tɪ ðə rɛlm, jʊr ˈtælənt həz tɪ bi proʊˈfaʊnd. soʊ, ðə weɪ aɪ meɪd ðət ˈælbəm saʊnd laɪk ðət ɪz, aɪ meɪd ðɛm kəmˈpit ɔn ðə buθ. aɪ ˈivɪn toʊld, ju goʊ ɪn ðə buθ ˈæftər kiθ, dud, ju bi ðə oʊld ice-t.”*.” hi lʊkt æt mi, ““rex*, tɛl mi haʊ tɪ rap.”*.” bət oʊld frɛndz, soʊ aɪ kən spik tɪ ɪm ɔn ðət ˈlɛvəl. waɪ wɪn ju hir aɪs ɔn ðət, laɪk, ““wow*, hi saʊnz incredible.”*.” haʊ ɪt ˈhæpənd, mæn. wi wər ɔl frɛndz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈhɑliˌwʊd ənd ɔl meɪd mˈjuzɪk. tɛl ˈjuˈɛs mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə rɛlm. laɪk goʊɪŋ tɪ ə ˈbudəst ˈtɛmpəl. ˈbjutəfəl, fud, ˈbjutəfəl ˈkriʧərz ˈɛvriˌwɛr, bət kɑm ənd kwaɪət. aɪ sɛnd ˈpipəl ɪn ðɛr tɪ du ðɛr raɪmz naʊ, ðeɪ bi dən ɪn laɪk ˈmɪnəts ənd ðɛn ðeɪ kəm aʊt ənd hæv ə nis mil. nɑt laɪk ə ˈstudiˌoʊ sin wɛr ju goʊ ɪn ðɛr ənd ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ haɪ ənd ˈæktɪŋ ˈstupɪd. laɪk ril ˈsɪriəs. ənd ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt ɪn ðət [ˈænəˌlɔg ˈbrəðərz] mˈjuzɪk. ˈvɛri ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl, ˈvɛri wɪrd. ˈpipəl stɪl pʊt ðɛr ˈfɪŋgər ɔn ɪt. laɪk ˈmɛloʊ maɪk frəm ˈmɛloʊ mˈjuzɪk grup sɛd, tɛl ˈwɛðər ðɪs wɑz meɪd læst jɪr ər əˈbaʊt tɪ bi meɪd nɛkst year.”*.” ɪt laɪk ˈlʊkɪŋ bæk æt pɪmp tɪ it ˈsɪkˈstin jɪrz ˈleɪtər? wi dɪd ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪn 1999 bət ɪt wɑz ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr. ðət ɪz ðə moʊst ədˈvænst θɪŋ ju wɪl ˈɛvər hir ər ˈɛvər si fər ə wi du əˈnəðər wən. ˈʃutɪŋ ðə bad”*” ˈvɪdioʊ naʊ. aɪ dɪd ɔl ðə ˈænəˌlɔg ˈvɪdioʊz tu. ənd dɪd ə nu ˈvɪdioʊ fər freaks”*” frəm ðə ˈælbəm. spik ɔn ðət. ðə weɪ aɪ ʃut ˈvɪdioʊz, aɪ ʤɪst nɑkt ɪt aʊt. aɪ maɪt spɛnd tu mənθs ˈgæðərɪŋ ðə ˈpisɪz fər ɪt. laɪk, ““wow*, rɛks ɪz naʊ duɪŋ ðə ˈvɪdioʊz too?”*?” ˈɛdɪtɪŋ, ˈʃutɪŋ ɪt, ˈwɔrˌdroʊb, ˈkɑstumz, ˈmeɪˌkəp, ɔl əv ðət. mi ənd kiθ du ɔl ðət stəf. soʊ, wi ˈgɑnə muv ˈfɔrwərd ɔn ɑr fɪlm wərk. kiθ ɪz ə ənd aɪ laɪk tɪ dɪˈzaɪn, soʊ wi gɑt ə ˈfɛtɪʃ fər məˈtɪriəlz. ɪz ðɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈsəmθɪŋ nu tɪ ˈfɑloʊˌəp ðɪs? jɛs, ðɛr ɪz. aɪ hæv ˈdɪfərənt ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz. wən ɪz kɔld ˌsaɪkəˈdɛlɪk pɪmp ʤaɪənt ˈroʊˌbət frəm ðə prəˈdusərz əv ðə ˈænəˌlɔg ˈbrəðərz. ənd naʊ duɪŋ ˈænəˌlɔg ˈbrəðərz: ðə ˈsɛkənd ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt. aɪ sɔ səm ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ənd ðeɪ laɪk, ɪz greɪt bət ə ʃeɪm wi gɪt noʊ mɔr ˈælbəmz laɪk this.”*.” mi ənd kiθ tɔk ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri deɪ ənd aɪ toʊld kiθ ðət, ənd laɪk, sɛd that?”*?” soʊ, ðə nɛkst deɪ hi wɑz laɪk, ““yeah*, mæn, wi goʊ əˈhɛd ənd nɑk əˈnəðər wən out.”*.” wəns wi gɪt ɔl ðə pleɪərz ready…*… ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɪz aʊt ðɛr duɪŋ ðɛr oʊn θɪŋ. ˈpʊlɪŋ ɪt təˈgɛðər. ˈizi bɪˈkəz wi kən nɑk ɪt aʊt ɪn tu ər θri deɪz aɪ kip ən ˈɑrsənəl əv mˈjuzɪk hir. aɪ du tu ər θri bits ˈɛvəri deɪ sɪns ðə ‘70s*. ənd ɔn ðə mæk naʊ, soʊ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ə lɔt ˈiziər. mi ənd kiθ meɪk mˈjuzɪk ʤɪst fər ˈkɪndə biɪŋ ˈgridi ənd ˈsɛlfɪʃ. hi sɛlz ə lɔt əv hɪz stəf [bət] aɪ ʤɪst kip ɔl maɪ stəf æt hoʊm ənd draɪv əraʊnd tɪ ɪt ɪn maɪ kɑr. hi ˈtizɪz mi fər ðət. haʊ dɪd ðə ɔn ˈmɛloʊ mˈjuzɪk grup ˈhæpən? laɪk aɪ toʊld ðə ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz, ɪz ə gɪft frəm kul keith.”*.” hi geɪv ˈjuˈɛs ɔl ə gɪft. ˈɛvriˌbɑdi wɔnts tɪ pərˈfɔrm. ˈsɪlvər wɔnts tɪ ræp mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. hi bi ɔn tʊr wɪθ ræs kæs. mɑrk wɔnts tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt. ðɪs ɪz ðɛr aɪˈdɛntəˌti. ðɛm gaɪz daɪd aʊt ðeɪ dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ [ɛls] sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ɪn ræp, bət kiθ geɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə gɪft duɪŋ wɛl. hi kɔld mi wən deɪ, ““hey*, aɪ gɑt səm pips hu wɔnt tɪ riˈdu ðət [ˈænəˌlɔg ˈbrəðərz ˈælbəm]. ju gɑt ðə masters?”*?” laɪk, ““yeah*, aɪ gɑt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn ˈprɪstin kənˈdɪʃən ˈoʊvər hir, ˈivɪn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɪnstrəmənts aɪ meɪd ɪt on.”*.” waɪ ˈɛvəri ˈvɪdioʊ aɪ ˈfiʧər wən ər tu əv ðə ˈænəˌlɔg ˈɪnstrəmənts. ˈʤæki ˈʤæspər (ˈɑkə) simd laɪk ən ˈɑnərˌɛri ˈænəˌlɔg ˈbrəðər. dɪd hi ˈɛvər gɪt ə ˈkiˌbɔrd neɪm? soʊ ˈklɛvər ðə ˈoʊnli wən ðət aɪ ˈnɛvər geɪv ə ˈkiˌbɔrd neɪm tɪ. hi wɑz ʤɪst ən əˈfɪliˌeɪt, aɪ gɛs. wɛl, ɪf ju kəm əp wɪθ ə neɪm, hɪt ˈjuˈɛs əp ənd ˌɪnˈklud ɪt. noʊt: hi dɪd gɪt bæk æt ˈjuˈɛs ənd geɪv ˈʤæki ðə ˈeɪliəs ˈhæmənd. pɪmp tɔp 5 sɔŋz hi wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn 1 jʊr pusher”*” 2 sɛl maɪ sole”*” 3 ˈbɑdi kaʊnt ““voodoo”*” 4 5 ðə aɪ ləv you”*”
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we check in with kool keith and pimp rex on the status of the analog bros. in 2016
illustration: sonny wong
a five man super group called the analog brothers came together in cali at the turn of the millennium. the group consisted of nyc pioneer kool keith and la og ice-t, their two affiliates black silver and marc live, and the secret weapon, funkstronaut pimp rex (fka pimpin rex). while some space age pimpin’ had been committed to celluloid before the analog bros.’ debut release, pimp to eat, nothing was or has been as space-aged or as pimpin’ before or since. to say this album was “on some other shit,” would be vastly understating the obvious.
well, 16 years after their spacebreaking introduction to the world, mello music group decided it was time this blue and green spinning rock got another taste of this album that still may be ahead of its time today. mmg recently re-issued the album, as well as commissioning a handful of videos for songs from the release.
we got a chance to sit down with two of the main players, the incomparable kool keith and the group’s lynchpin pimp rex to talk about everything from a possible kool keith movie to how rex has been making music since the late ’70s.
mass appeal: how do you feel about the police brutality going on right now?
kool keith aka keith korg: the cops are killing everybody but the right people. they’re killing innocent people and then they’re letting criminals go.
you’re re-issuing the analog brothers’ classic album with mello music group 16 years after it debuted. speak on that a little bit.
it’s timeless! me, black silver, ice, marc, and rex producing. you know, just like you said, nobody is on the rap level of that album right now.
the pimp to eat re-issue is why we are talking, so are the analog brothers working on anything new?
right now we’re shooting the video for “so bad.” we’re bringing the videos to life now. it was an audio project, now it’s becoming a visual project.
what you got coming next?
i flew to san francisco a couple months ago [and] worked on some good things with a top producer from out there. what is yet to come remains a mystery.
so, who is this producer from san fran?
we met up and had some chinese food and we talked… but it remains a mystery. [laughs]
you did an album with l’orange on mello music group last year. talk about that collabo.
l’orange had some beats he sent to me and i rapped on ‘em. they [the beats] were pretty nice. people liked it. time? astonishing! was a different album. i’m good with the writing. if a producer wants to try to make it happen with whatever kind of music they have, i’ll put my polish and touch on it.
any chance of a dr. dooom 3?
anything with a dr. in it could be an eyebrow-raiser. it would be quite shocking.
will dr. octagon ever meet dr. dooom?
yeah, i think it may happen. i feel very strongly about it.
did you see the marvel hip hop variant that was based on the black elvis cover?
they did a comic cover? marvel did?
yeah, they did a take on black elvis where venom is you.
i didn’t see that. when did it come out?
within the last six months.
they put me on a comic book cover? i can’t wait until marvel [studios] do my movie, black elvis meets power man.
have you ever considered doing a kool keith comic?
well, i want them to do the movie and skip over the comic. then, do the comic book after.
that might be a little x-rated for marvel.
nah, they could do it, you know. but i gotta see that [comic cover]. that is very interesting to hear.
i think they might have done an ultramags cover too.
ultramagnetic cover? that might be something, huh?
i know ultramagnetic has reunited a couple times over the years, but any chance of another release?
there might be one more album…probably…called the return of kinetics.
where would you like the ultramagnetic mcs to play a show, if y’all could play anywhere?
ultramagnetics, i want them to play yankee stadium or maybe the staples center. i think the next tour is probably krs, ultramagnetics, greg nice & smooth, and showbiz & ag, with an as-of-yet unannounced rock band. yeah, that’s what i see.
which of your personalities reps keith the best?
tashan, poppa large, black elvis, kool keith, dr. octagon, i have sex style…i have a lot of stuff out, basically.
what’s the latest stuff you put out?
i got a video for “united” out. i got a video for “strip club husband” too. these are brand new videos that just came out. then, there’s others like “shopping at the mall,” “las vegas”…these are videos people don’t know, that are just under the radar.
mass appeal: so, you’re behind the analog brothers, is that right?
pimp rex aka rex roland: yeah, pretty much the impetus.
tell us about your work in the music game before analog brothers?
well, i met ice-t in south la in the early ‘80s. we became friends [because] we have the same interest in music. we ended up doing a record together that kinda launched him on the radio called “i’m your pusher.” i think that was in 1984. i sang the hook on that [and] it did real well. and in the ‘90s, one day i was at ice-t’s studio up in hollywood hills–’cause we continued to work together, i produced some of the hits on body count–and i met kool keith. he introduced me to keith and he’s like, “keith, show this guy your space rhyme,” and i was like, “okay, that’s something different.” me and keith hit it off real big and we became studio rats together. i did a lot of stuff with keith people don’t know about like the ultra album with tim dog. i was with him through all the deals with all the record companies in hollywood.
so, there it is. we had the chemistry building, and then marc and silver were hypemen for keith and ice-t, so i felt like, these guys are cool. i opened my studio in 1977 and all my analog instruments i bought. i bought ‘em because i used to dance on venice beach. i was one of the first people out there street performing. i was actually the first…there was one other guy that was juggling a chainsaw and a bowling ball. but i brought breakdancing out there in the ‘80s, poppin’ & lockin’. we plugged the mic into the boombox to rap. i’m pretty much a b-boy from the beginning. that’s all i’ve ever done my whole life. i’m in the studio right now. i’m never out the studio.
speak on being part of “i’m your pusher.”
i’m supposed to perform that with him at the palladium ‘cause he’s on tour right now with public enemy and all them doing the art of rap tour. all my friends are celebrities, man. i was prince’s stand-in in purple rain. rick james was my best friend, hang out everyday. i used to hang out with ike turner’s kids. we all worked together. i grew up in la, in the hollywood scene, you know what i mean.
how did the analog brothers project come about?
this is how it really happened. i was always helping people with their music and singing back-up, and one day they felt like they wanted to give back to me, and it kinda of just naturally happened. then, i named everybody after one of my keyboards: keith korg, marc moog, rex roland, silver synth, and ice oscillator. it was like it was meant to be and i was like, “wow, this is all coming together.” even keith said one day, “man, this seems like it was meant to be.” the name of my studio is the realm and when you come into the realm, it’s like a church because it’s been open since the ’70s. it’s never closed. so, the creative vibes are just flowing constantly, day by day. so, if you come to the realm, your talent has to be profound. so, the way i made that album sound like that is, i made them compete on the booth. i even told ice-t, “if you go in the booth after keith, dude, you can’t be the old ice-t.” he looked at me, “rex, don’t tell me how to rap.” but we’re old friends, so i can speak to him on that level. that’s why when you hear ice on that, you’re like, “wow, he sounds incredible.”
that’s how it happened, man. we were all friends living in hollywood and all made music.
tell us more about the realm.
it’s like going to a buddhist temple. everything’s beautiful, food, beautiful creatures everywhere, but it’s calm and quiet. i send people in there to do their rhymes now, they be done in like 15-20 minutes and then they come out and have a nice meal. it’s not like a studio scene where you go in there and everybody is getting high and acting stupid. it’s like real serious. and that’s what’s coming out in that [analog brothers] music. very spiritual, very weird. people still can’t put their finger on it. like mello mike from mello music group said, “i can’t tell whether this was made last year or it’s about to be made next year.”
what’s it like looking back at pimp to eat sixteen years later?
we did that actually in 1999 but it was the end of the year. that is the most advanced thing you will ever hear or ever see for a while…until we do another one. we’re shooting the “so bad” video now. i did all the analog videos too.
and y’all did a new video for “more freaks” from the album. speak on that.
the way i shoot videos, i just knocked it out. i might spend two months gathering the pieces for it. they’re like, “wow, rex is now doing the videos too?” editing, shooting it, wardrobe, costumes, make-up, all of that. me and keith do all that stuff. so, we gonna move forward on our film work. keith is a shop-a-holic and i like to design, so we got a fetish for materials.
is there going to be something new to follow-up this re-issue?
yes, there is. i have different variations. one is called psychedelic pimp giant robot from the producers of the analog brothers. and now i’m doing analog brothers: the second installment. i saw some comments on the video and they like, “this is great but it’s a shame we won’t get no more albums like this.” me and keith talk almost every day and i told keith that, and he’s like, “they said that?” so, the next day he was like, “yeah, man, we go ahead and knock another one out.” once we get all the players ready… everybody is out there doing their own thing. we’re pulling it together. it’s easy because we can knock it out in two or three days ‘cause i keep an arsenal of music here. i do two or three beats every day since the ‘70s. and i’m on the mac now, so everything is a lot easier. me and keith make music just for us…just kinda being greedy and selfish. he sells a lot of his stuff [but] i just keep all my stuff at home and drive around to it in my car. he teases me for that.
how did the re-issue on mello music group happen?
like i told the other members, “this is a gift from kool keith.” he gave us all a gift. everybody wants to perform. silver wants to rap more than anything. he be on tour with ras kass. marc wants to be in the spotlight. this is their identity. them guys coulda died out ‘cause they haven’t done anything [else] significant in rap, but keith gave us a gift ‘cause he’s doing well. he called me one day, “hey, i got some peeps who want to redo that [analog brothers album]. you got the masters?” i’m like, “yeah, i got everything in pristine condition over here, even the original instruments i made it on.” that’s why every video i feature one or two of the analog instruments.
jacky jasper (aka h-bomb) seemed like an honorary analog brother. did he ever get a keyboard name?
you’re so clever ‘cause he’s the only one that i never gave a keyboard name to. he was just an affiliate, i guess.
well, if you come up with a name, hit us up and we’ll include it.
note: he did get back at us and gave jacky the alias h-bomb hammond.
pimp rex’s top 5 songs he was involved in
1. ice-t “i’m your pusher”
2. majestics “never sell my sole”
3. body count “voodoo”
4. ice-t “superfly 1990”
5. the temprees “girl i love you”
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əˈbəv: ðə əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz, bæn ki-moon*, ənd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəˈmɪti əv ðə rɛd krɔs (icrc*), ˈpitər ˈmɔrər, ˈjuˈɛn ferré*é. (ʤəˈnivə, 31 ɑkˈtoʊbər 2015 ðə əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz, bæn ki-moon*, ənd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəˈmɪti əv ðə rɛd krɔs (icrc*), ˈpitər ˈmɔrər, hæv ˈɪʃud ən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ʤɔɪnt ˈwɔrnɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˈkɑnflɪkts ɔn səˈvɪljənz ənd əˈpild fər ˈərʤənt ənd ˈkɑnkrit ˈækʃən tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈjumən ˈsəfərɪŋ ənd ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrɪti. ðə tu ˈlidərz strɛst ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv rɪˈspɛkt fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən lɔ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ stɛm ðə keɪɑs ənd prɪˈvɛnt ˈfərðər ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti. ðeɪ kɔld ɔn steɪts tɪ teɪk ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈərʤənt ˈækʃənz: riˈdəbəl ˈɛfərts tɪ faɪnd səˈsteɪnəbəl səˈluʃənz tɪ ˈkɑnflɪkts ənd teɪk ˈkɑnkrit stɛps tɪ ðət ˈifɛkt. ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli ənd kəˈlɛktɪvli, juz ˈɛvəri minz tɪ wild ˈɪnfluəns ˈoʊvər ˈpɑrtiz tɪ ɑrmd ˈkɑnflɪkt tɪ rɪˈspɛkt ðə lɔ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt ˈifɛktɪv ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ˈɪntu ˈbriʧɪz əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən lɔ, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz əˈkaʊntəbəl, ənd dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkɑnkrit ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv kəmˈplaɪəns. kənˈdɛm ðoʊz hu kəˈmɪt ˈsɪriəs vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən lɔ, səʧ ɛz dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt əˈtæks ɔn səˈvɪljənz ənd səˈvɪljən ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. ɪnˈʃʊr ənˈhɪndərd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈmɛdɪkəl ənd ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˈmɪʃənz ənd prəˈtɛkt ˈmɛdɪkəl ənd ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˈwərkərz ənd fəˈsɪlɪtiz. prəˈtɛkt ənd əˈsɪst ˌɪnˈtərnəli dɪˈspleɪst ˈpipəl ənd ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz waɪl ðeɪ ər fliɪŋ ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrɪti, ənd hɛlp ðɛm tɪ faɪnd ˈlɔŋˈtərm səˈluʃənz, waɪl səˈpɔrtɪŋ hoʊst ˈkəntriz ənd kəmˈjunɪtiz. stɑp ðə juz əv ˈhɛvi ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈwɛpənz ɪn ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd ˈɛriəz. ˌbiˈfɔr hæv wi ˈwɪtnəst soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɔn ðə muv, soʊ məʧ ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti, soʊ məʧ suffering,”*,” sɛd ˈmɪstər ˈmɔrər. ɑrmd ˈkɑnflɪkts ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn, ˌɪˈrɑk, naɪˈʤɪriə, saʊθ suˈdæn, ˈsɪriə, ˈjɛmən, ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr, kəmˈbætənts ər dɪˈfaɪɪŋ moʊst ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl nɔrmz. ˈɛvəri deɪ, wi hir əv səˈvɪljənz biɪŋ kɪld ənd ˈwundɪd ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˈbeɪsɪk rulz əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən lɔ, ənd wɪθ ˈtoʊtəl ˌɪmˈpjunɪti. ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti ɪz ˈsprɛdɪŋ. ˈsəfərɪŋ ɪz groʊɪŋ. noʊ ˈkəntri kən rɪˈmeɪn untouched.”*.” səm ˈsɪksti ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl əraʊnd ðə wərld hæv bɪn dɪˈspleɪst frəm ðɛr hoʊmz bɪˈkəz əv ˈkɑnflɪkt ənd ˈvaɪələns ðə haɪəst ˈfɪgjər sɪns ðə ˈsɛkənd wərld wɔr. ˈkɑnflɪkts hæv bɪˈkəm mɔr proʊˈtræktɪd, ˈminɪŋ ðət ˈmɛni dɪˈspleɪst ˈpipəl feɪs jɪrz əˈweɪ frəm ðɛr hoʊmz, kəmˈjunɪtiz ənd ˈlaɪvliˌhʊdz. ðə feɪs əv ˈbleɪtənt ˌɪnhjuˈmænəti, ðə wərld həz rɪˈspɑndɪd wɪθ dɪˈstərbɪŋ paralysis,”*,” sɛd ðə. flaʊts ðə ˈvɛri ˈreɪsɑn əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz. ðə wərld məst ˌriəˈfərm ɪts juˈmænɪti ənd əˈphoʊld ɪts kəˈmɪtmənts ˈəndər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən lɔ. təˈdeɪ wi spik wɪθ wən vɔɪs tɪ ərʤ ɔl steɪts tɪ teɪk ˌɪˈmiˌdiət, ˈkɑnkrit stɛps tɪ iz ðə plaɪt əv civilians.”*.” ðə tu ˈlidərz strɛst ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛn ənd ðə ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ə juˈnik pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ˈbɛrɪŋ ˈwɪtnəs tɪ ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ˈkɑnflɪkt. ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl əv juˈmænɪti ɪz æt ðə hɑrt əv boʊθ ðə ˈjuˈɛn ˈʧɑrtər ənd ðə ˈmænˌdeɪt ənd ˈmɪʃən. boʊθ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkɑnfərəns əv ðə rɛd krɔs ənd rɛd ˈkrɛsənt ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2015 ənd ðə wərld ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˈsəmɪt ɪn meɪ 2016 wɪl ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈərʤənsi əv ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈkɑnkrit ˈmɛʒərz tɪ prəˈtɛkt səˈvɪljənz ɪn ˈkɑnflɪkt.
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above: the secretary-general of the united nations, ban ki-moon, and the president of the international committee of the red cross (icrc), peter maurer, un photo/jean-marc ferré.
(geneva, 31 october 2015) the secretary-general of the united nations, ban ki-moon, and the president of the international committee of the red cross (icrc), peter maurer, have issued an unprecedented joint warning about the impact of today’s conflicts on civilians and appealed for urgent and concrete action to address human suffering and insecurity.
the two leaders stressed the importance of respect for international humanitarian law in order to stem the chaos and prevent further instability.
they called on states to take the following urgent actions:
redouble efforts to find sustainable solutions to conflicts and take concrete steps to that effect.
individually and collectively, use every means to wield influence over parties to armed conflict to respect the law, including carrying out effective investigations into breaches of international humanitarian law, holding perpetrators accountable, and developing concrete mechanisms to improve compliance.
condemn those who commit serious violations of international humanitarian law, such as deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure.
ensure unhindered access to medical and humanitarian missions and protect medical and humanitarian workers and facilities.
protect and assist internally displaced people and refugees while they are fleeing insecurity, and help them to find long-term solutions, while supporting host countries and communities.
stop the use of heavy explosive weapons in populated areas.
“rarely before have we witnessed so many people on the move, so much instability, so much suffering,” said mr maurer. “in armed conflicts in afghanistan, iraq, nigeria, south sudan, syria, yemen, and elsewhere, combatants are defying humanity’s most fundamental norms. every day, we hear of civilians being killed and wounded in violation of the basic rules of international humanitarian law, and with total impunity. instability is spreading. suffering is growing. no country can remain untouched.”
some sixty million people around the world have been displaced from their homes because of conflict and violence – the highest figure since the second world war. conflicts have become more protracted, meaning that many displaced people face years away from their homes, communities and livelihoods.
“in the face of blatant inhumanity, the world has responded with disturbing paralysis,” said the secretary-general. “this flouts the very raison d’être of the united nations. the world must reaffirm its humanity and uphold its commitments under international humanitarian law. today we speak with one voice to urge all states to take immediate, concrete steps to ease the plight of civilians.”
the two leaders stressed that the un and the icrc occupy a unique position in bearing witness to the consequences of conflict. the principle of humanity is at the heart of both the un charter and the icrc’s mandate and mission.
both the 32nd international conference of the red cross and red crescent in december 2015 and the world humanitarian summit in may 2016 will focus on the urgency of taking concrete measures to protect civilians in conflict.
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"ðɪs ˈkænɑt bɪˈkəm ə ˈpɑrtəzən ˈɪʃu," sɛnz. ʤɑn məˈkeɪn ənd ʧək ˈʃumər, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ sɛnz. ʤæk rid ənd ˈlɪndzi græm, sɛd ɪn ə ʤɔɪnt ˈsteɪtmənt. "ðə steɪks ər tu haɪ fər ɑr ˈkəntri." ˈgɛti trəmp ˈvərsəz. ˈkɑŋgrəs ɔn ˈrəʃən ˈhækɪŋ ðə kɔlz ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns rɪˈpɔrts əv ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈmɛdəlɪŋ ‘‘ridiculous.’*.’ bət ˈprɑmənənt ˈsɛnətərz frəm boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz dɪsəˈgri. ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈsɛnətərz frəm boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz ˈæmpləˌfaɪd kɔlz fər ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ˈrəʃən ˈmɛdəlɪŋ ɪn ðə juz. ɪˈlɛkʃən, ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ə klæʃ wɪθ ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈoʊvər juz. ˈpɑləsi təˈwɔrd ˈrəʃə ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli hɪz pɪk fər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt. sɛnz. ʤɑn məˈkeɪn (r-ariz*.) ənd ˈlɪndzi græm (r-s.c*.) ˈɪʃud ə ʤɔɪnt ˈsteɪtmənt ˈsənˌdi wɪθ ðə ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlidər, ʧək ˈʃumər əv nu jɔrk, ənd tɔp ɑrmd ˈsərvɪsɪz kəˈmɪti ˈdɛməˌkræt ʤæk rid əv roʊd ˈaɪlənd ðət ˈrəʃən ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən "ʃʊd əˈlɑrm ˈɛvəri əˈmɛrɪkən." ðeɪ sɛd ˈkɑŋgrəs məst ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ˈfərðər wɪˈθaʊt əˈlaʊɪŋ ɪt tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈpɑrtəzən ˈɪʃu. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ bət ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ɔn "fɑks nuz ˈsənˌdi," trəmp əˈgɛn ˈbləntli dɪsˈmɪst rɪˈpɔrts əv ˈrəʃən ˈmɛdəlɪŋ, ˈkɔlɪŋ ðɛm "rɪˈdɪkjələs" ənd ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈəndərˌmaɪn hɪz ˈvɪktəri. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, trəmps ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ ʧif əv stæf səˈʤɛstɪd ðə wʊd nɑt əˈpoʊz kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌɪnkˈwaɪəriz. stɪl, ðə kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənts frəm trəmp ənd ðə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən grup əv ˈsɛnətərz sɛts ðə steɪʤ fər ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn ˈoʊvər haʊ fɑr ˈkɑŋgrəs goʊz tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ˈrəʃəz əˈpɛrənt ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. ˈəðər rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɔn ˈsənˌdi ʤɔɪnd ðə kɔlz fər ə proʊb ər kæst daʊt ɔn rɛks, ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ wɪθ kloʊz taɪz tɪ vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn hu ɪz rɪˈpɔrtədli ɪn laɪn tɪ bi səˈlɛktɪd ɛz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt. ðə ʤɔɪnt ˈsteɪtmənt frəm ðə grup əv ˈprɑmənənt ˈsɛnətərz frəm boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz wɪl meɪk ɪt ˈdɪfəkəlt fər kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈlidərz tɪ dɪsˈmɪs ðə ˈɪʃu. "ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz məst wərk təˈgɛðər, ənd əˈkrɔs ðə ˌʤʊrəsˈdɪkʃənəl laɪnz əv ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs, tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ðiz ˈrisənt ˈɪnsədənts ˈθəroʊli ənd dɪˈvaɪz ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv səˈluʃənz tɪ dɪˈtər ənd dɪˈfɛnd əˈgɛnst ˈfərðər," ˈʃumər, rid, məˈkeɪn ənd græm sɛd ɪn ðə ʤɔɪnt ˈsteɪtmənt. "ðɪs ˈkænɑt bɪˈkəm ə ˈpɑrtəzən ˈɪʃu," ðeɪ ˈædɪd. "ðə steɪks ər tu haɪ fər ɑr ˈkəntri. wi ər kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðɪs baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˈmænər, ənd wi wɪl sik tɪ ˈjunəˌfaɪ ɑr ˈkɑligz əraʊnd ðə goʊl əv ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ənd ˈstɑpɪŋ ðə greɪv θrɛts ðət kənˈdəktəd baɪ ˈfɔrən ˈgəvərnmənts poʊz tɪ ɑr ˈnæʃənəl security.”*.” ˈʃumər ˈsɛpərətli hæd kɔld fər ə kənˈgrɛʃənəl proʊb ˈɪntu ˈrəʃəz ˈɪnfluəns ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, seɪɪŋ ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ðət ˈdɛməˌkræts wʊd kənˈtɪnju tɪ prɛs fər wən wɪn ðə nu ˈkɑŋgrəs kənˈvinz nɛkst jɪr. ənd məˈkeɪn ˈflætli dɪsəˈgrid wɪθ trəmp ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu. noʊ wət tɪ meɪk əv ˈkɑmɛnts], bɪˈkəz klɪr ðə ˈrəʃənz ˌɪnərˈfɪrd," məˈkeɪn sɛd ˈsənˌdi ɔn ˈsiˌbiˌɛs' "feɪs ðə ˈneɪʃən." ər ˈstəbərn θɪŋz." məˈkeɪn prɪˈdɪktɪd ðət ə kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi ˈlɛŋθi ənd sɛd ðət ɪn ən "aɪˈdil wərld," hi wʊd prɪˈfər ə səˈlɛkt kəˈmɪti ɔn ðə ˈmætər, meɪd əp əv ki kəˈmɪti ˈlidərz ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl. ˈæftər dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ æt lɛŋθ wɪθ trəmps ˈpɑləsi ˈstænsɪz ənd ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl rɪˈmɑrks fər məʧ əv ðɪs jɪr, məˈkeɪn ɪz ˈimərʤɪŋ əˈgɛn ɛz ə lɛd fɔɪl tɪ ðə ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt ɔn ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈmætərz. ðə ˈhaɪtənd ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈrəʃə kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪt ðə ˈaʊˌtlʊk fər. məˈkeɪn sɛd "kloʊz ˈpərsɪnəl" riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə ˈrəʃən ˈlidər ɪz ə "ˈmætər əv kənˈsərn," bət ðət ˈsɛnətərz wʊd lɛt dɪˈfɛnd hɪmˈsɛlf ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈflɔrɪdə sɛn. ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈrubioʊ, hu ræn fər ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ˈɔlsoʊ kæst ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm ɔn: "biɪŋ ə 'frɛnd əv vˈlædəmɪr' ɪz nɑt ən əˈtrɪˌbjut aɪ æm ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər frəm ə #secretaryofstate*," hi. trəmp dɪˈfɛndɪd ɔn ˈsənˌdi, tweeting*: "ˈwɛðər aɪ ʧuz ɪm ər nɑt fər 'steɪt'- rɛks, ðə ˈʧɛrmən ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv, ɪz ə wərld klæs pleɪər ənd ˈdilˌmeɪkər. steɪ tund!" ˈsɛpərˌeɪt frəm ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən faɪt, ˈəðər rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ˈsənˌdi ðət ðeɪ wər ɔn bɔrd wɪθ ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈrəʃən ˈɪnfluəns. nid tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ɪt. ðɛr ʃʊd bi ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən," sɛn. rænd pɔl (r-ky*.) sɛd əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈrəʃən ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ɔn ˈeɪˌbiˌsiz "ðɪs wik" ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ə ˈlɪtəl ˌpriməˈʧʊr tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt rɪˈspɑnsɪz ənˈtɪl wi noʊ wət ˈhæpənd. bət wi ʃʊd noʊ wət ˈhæpənd." sɛn. ʤeɪmz ˈlæŋkfərd (r-okla*.) ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðət hi bæks ðə ˈɛfərt. ənd sɛn. klɛr məˈkæskəl (d-mo*.) sɛd ʃi ““absolutely”*” səˈpɔrts ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən bət ɪz kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ðət ˈdɑnəld trəmp wən ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən." "vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn ɪz ə θəg ənd ə ˈbʊli. hi həz tɪ bi hɛld accountable,”*,” ʃi sɛd ɔn wik." ˈdɑnəld trəmp tɪ dɪsˈmɪs aʊt əv hænd ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈfræŋkli boʊd wɛl fər ɪm prəˈtɛktɪŋ ɑr country.”*.” trəmp həz rɪˈpitɪdli dɪsˈmɪst ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ˈrəʃən ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ɪn ðə juz. ɪˈlɛkʃən; ˈrəðər, ɪnˈkərəʤd ˈkloʊzər taɪz wɪθ ˈrəʃə bɪˈlivɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənt kən wərk wɪθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts tɪ faɪt ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt. ɔn ˈsənˌdi, trəmp kɔld ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv ˈrəʃən ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ““ridiculous”*” ənd ən ““excuse”*” frəm ˈdɛməˌkræts hu lɔst ðə noʊv. 8 ɪˈlɛkʃən. "ˈɛvəri wik ɪts əˈnəðər ɪkˈskjuz. wi hæd ə ˈmæsɪv ˈlænsˌlaɪd ˈvɪktəri, ɛz ju noʊ, ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ," trəmp sɛd ɔn nuz sunday.”*.” "ðeɪ hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə ɪf ɪts ˈrəʃə ər ˈʧaɪnə ər ˈsəmˌbɑdi. ɪt kʊd bi ˈsəmˌbɑdi ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ə bɛd someplace.”*.” ðə ʤɔɪnt ˈsteɪtmənt frəm ðə ˈsɛnətərz kəmz ɔn ðə hilz əv ən ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst rɪˈpɔrt ðət ðə siaɪeɪ kənˈkludɪd ðət ˈrəʃə ˌɪntərˈvind ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən tɪ hɛlp trəmp wɪn, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈsɪmpli traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈəndərˌmaɪn ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən dɪˈmɑkrəsi. məˈkeɪn dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ meɪk ðət ɪkˈsplɪsət lɪŋk ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˈɪntərvˌju ˈsənˌdi, seɪɪŋ ˈwɛðər ˈrəʃənz ˌɪnərˈfɪrd tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt ə "ˈsərtən ˈkænədɪt" wʊd bi ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ðə kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. trəmps trænˈzɪʃən tim ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli dɪˈspɛrɪʤd ðə siaɪeɪ əˈsɛsmənt ɛz ðə wərk əv seɪm ˈpipəl ðət sɛd ˈsɑdəm huˈseɪn hæd ˈwɛpənz əv mæs destruction.”*.” trəmps ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ ʧif əv stæf, rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈnæʃənəl kəˈmɪti ˈʧɛrmən, traɪd tɪ wɔk bæk ðət ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ˈsənˌdi, seɪɪŋ ðə ðə cia.”*.” dɪˈnaɪd ðət ðə wɑz hækt bət sɛd ðət hi ənd trəmp wʊd səˈpɔrt ðə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən kɔlz fər ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. səˈpɔrt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət wi kən du, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ənd ˈəðərˌwaɪz, tɪ prəˈtɛkt əˈmɛrɪkənz frəm ˈfɔrən interference,”*,” sɛd week.”*.” ɔl fər ˈfaɪndɪŋ aʊt haʊ ɪn ðə wərld ðɪs stəf ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ wi laɪk this.”*.” ˈædɪd: θɪŋk ðə səˈpɔrts ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wi kən do.”*.” ənd ˈkɛliˈæn ˈkɑnˌweɪ, ə ˈsinjər ædˈvaɪzər tɪ ðə trænˈzɪʃən tim, sɛd trəmp "wɪl nɑt ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv brænʧ" wɪn æst əˈbaʊt kənˈgrɛʃənəl kɔlz fər ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈrəʃən ˈmɛdəlɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər pɔl raɪən ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈsənˌdi ðət ðə haʊs ˈspikər "həz sɛd fər mənθs ðət ˈfɔrən ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ɪn ɑr ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪz ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl," ˈædɪŋ: "ðə ˈspikər kən nɑt ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ər ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪz ðə ˈkɑntɛnt əv ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈbrifɪŋz bət hi ˈriʤɛkts ˈɛni pəˌlɪtəsəˈzeɪʃən əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈmætərz." ðə ˈsteɪtmənt dɪd nɑt ˈæˌdrɛs ðə kɔl fər kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl (r-ky*.) həz ˈskɛʤʊld ə ˈmənˌdeɪ nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ənd wɪl ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈʃʊrli bi æst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmætər. ðə poʊst ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət hi wɑz əˈməŋ ˈsɛnətərz brift ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ɔn ˈrəʃən ˈmɛdəlɪŋ ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, bət ðət məˈkɑnəl əˈsərtəd tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz ðət hi hæd daʊts əˈbaʊt ðə vərˈæsɪti əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ənd sɛd hi wʊd pʊʃ bæk əˈgɛnst ˈɛfərts tɪ goʊ ˈpəblɪk. ən eɪd tɪ məˈkɑnəl sɛd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ðət ˈɛni ˈfɔrən briʧ əv juz. ɪz "dɪˈstərbɪŋ." məˈkɑnəl həz ˈlɑrʤli dɪˈfərd tɪ ðə ˈkɑrənt waɪt haʊs, wɪʧ həz lɔnʧt ɪts oʊn ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈrəʃəz ækˈtɪvɪtiz. bət ˈəðər ˈsɛnətərz ər ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər ə mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv rɪˈspɑns. "aɪ θɪŋk ðə mɔr fækts dɪˈskloʊzd, ðə ˈbɛtər ɔf wɪl ɔl bi," rid toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz leɪt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈæftər ðə poʊst ˈstɔri wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt. "nɑt ʤɪst naʊ, [bət] ðɪs kəˈpæsɪti ɪgˈzɪsts, ənd ɪt həz bɪn ˈɛksərˌsaɪzd ɪn ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən. ɪf wi doʊnt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ɪt ənd teɪk stɛps, ɔl əv ɑr ɪˈlɛkʃənz wɪl bi ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˌɪnˈtruʒən, ənd ðæts ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə hoʊl ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈprɪnsəpəl əv fri, fɛr, ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ɪˈlɛkʃənz." ˈreɪʧəl beɪd kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt.
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"this cannot become a partisan issue," sens. john mccain and chuck schumer, along with sens. jack reed and lindsey graham, said in a joint statement. "the stakes are too high for our country." | getty trump vs. congress on russian hacking the president-elect calls intelligence reports of election meddling ‘ridiculous.’ but prominent senators from both parties disagree.
influential senators from both parties amplified calls for an independent investigation of russian meddling in the u.s. election, setting up a clash with president-elect donald trump over u.s. policy toward russia and potentially his pick for secretary of state.
sens. john mccain (r-ariz.) and lindsey graham (r-s.c.) issued a joint statement sunday with the incoming democratic leader, chuck schumer of new york, and top armed services committee democrat jack reed of rhode island that russian interference in the election "should alarm every american." they said congress must investigate further without allowing it to become a partisan issue.
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but in an interview on "fox news sunday," trump again bluntly dismissed reports of russian meddling, calling them "ridiculous" and an attempt to undermine his victory. at the same time, trump's incoming chief of staff suggested the president-elect would not oppose congressional inquiries.
still, the competing statements from trump and the bipartisan group of senators sets the stage for a possible showdown over how far congress goes to investigate russia's apparent interference in the election. other republicans on sunday joined the calls for a probe or cast doubt on rex tillerson, the exxonmobil ceo with close ties to vladimir putin who is reportedly in line to be selected as secretary of state.
the joint statement from the group of prominent senators from both parties will make it difficult for congressional leaders to dismiss the issue.
"democrats and republicans must work together, and across the jurisdictional lines of the congress, to examine these recent incidents thoroughly and devise comprehensive solutions to deter and defend against further cyberattacks," schumer, reed, mccain and graham said in the joint statement.
"this cannot become a partisan issue," they added. "the stakes are too high for our country. we are committed to working in this bipartisan manner, and we will seek to unify our colleagues around the goal of investigating and stopping the grave threats that cyberattacks conducted by foreign governments pose to our national security.”
schumer separately had called for a congressional probe into russia's influence in the election, saying saturday that democrats would continue to press for one when the new congress convenes next year. and mccain flatly disagreed with trump on the issue.
“i don’t know what to make of [trump’s comments], because it’s clear the russians interfered," mccain said sunday on cbs' "face the nation." “facts are stubborn things."
mccain predicted that a congressional investigation would likely be lengthy and said that in an "ideal world," he would prefer a select committee on the matter, made up of key committee leaders on capitol hill. after declining to engage at length with trump's policy stances and controversial remarks for much of this year, mccain is emerging again as a lead foil to the incoming president on national security matters.
the heightened focus on russia could also complicate the outlook for tillerson. mccain said tillerson's "close personal" relationship with the russian leader is a "matter of concern," but that senators would let tillerson defend himself during the confirmation process. florida sen. marco rubio, who ran for the gop nomination earlier this year, also cast skepticism on tillerson: "being a 'friend of vladimir' is not an attribute i am hoping for from a #secretaryofstate," he tweeted.
trump defended tillerson on sunday, tweeting: "whether i choose him or not for 'state'- rex tillerson, the chairman & ceo of exxonmobil, is a world class player and dealmaker. stay tuned!"
separate from the potential nomination fight, other republicans indicated sunday that they were on board with a bipartisan investigation into russian influence.
“we need to get to the bottom of it. there should be an investigation," sen. rand paul (r-ky.) said of potential russian interference on abc's "this week" on sunday. "it’s a little premature to talk about responses until we know what happened. but we should know what happened."
sen. james lankford (r-okla.) tweeted sunday morning that he backs the effort. and sen. claire mccaskill (d-mo.) said she “absolutely” supports the investigation but is “not questioning that donald trump won the election."
"vladimir putin is a thug and a bully. … he has to be held accountable,” she said on “this week." “for donald trump to dismiss out of hand the intelligence community’s fact-gathering frankly doesn’t bode well for him protecting our country.”
trump has repeatedly dismissed the prospect of russian interference in the u.s. election; rather, he’s encouraged closer ties with russia — believing putin’s government can work with the united states to fight the islamic state. on sunday, trump called allegations of russian interference “ridiculous” and an “excuse” from democrats who lost the nov. 8 election.
"every week it's another excuse. we had a massive landslide victory, as you know, in the electoral college," trump said on “fox news sunday.” "they have no idea if it's russia or china or somebody. it could be somebody sitting in a bed someplace.”
the joint statement from the senators comes on the heels of an explosive washington post report that the cia concluded that russia intervened in the election to help trump win, instead of simply trying to undermine confidence in american democracy. mccain declined to make that explicit link during his cbs interview sunday, saying whether russians interfered to benefit a "certain candidate" would be subject to the congressional investigation.
trump's transition team immediately disparaged the cia assessment as the work of “the same people that said saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction.” trump's incoming chief of staff, republican national committee chairman reince priebus, tried to walk back that criticism sunday, saying the president-elect “trusts the cia.” priebus denied that the rnc was hacked but said that he and trump would support the bipartisan calls for an investigation.
“i support anything that we can do, including investigations and otherwise, to protect americans from foreign interference,” priebus said “this week.” “so i’m all for finding out how in the world this stuff is happening … we don’t like this.”
priebus added: “i think the president-elect supports anything we can do.” and kellyanne conway, a senior adviser to the transition team, said trump "will not interfere with the legislative branch" when asked about congressional calls for an investigation into russian meddling into the election.
a spokeswoman for paul ryan issued a statement sunday that the house speaker "has said for months that foreign intervention in our elections is unacceptable," adding: "the speaker can not comment on or characterize the content of classified briefings but he rejects any politicization of intelligence matters." the statement did not address the call for congressional investigations.
meanwhile, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell (r-ky.) has scheduled a monday news conference and will almost surely be asked about the matter.
the post reported that he was among senators briefed in september on russian meddling in the election, but that mcconnell asserted to government officials that he had doubts about the veracity of the intelligence and said he would push back against efforts to go public.
an aide to mcconnell said saturday that any foreign breach of u.s. cybersecurity is "disturbing." mcconnell has largely deferred to the current white house, which has launched its own investigation into russia's activities.
but other senators are pushing for a more aggressive response.
"i think the more facts disclosed, the better off we'll all be," reed told reporters late friday after the post story was published. "not just now, [but] this capacity exists, and it has been exercised in this election. if we don't recognize it and take steps, all of our elections will be subject to intrusion, and that's contrary to the whole fundamental principle of free, fair, democratic elections."
rachael bade contributed to this report.
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ə ˈlɔˌsut ˈrisəntli faɪld əˈgɛnst ə ˈtiʧər æt ˈfɔrɪst pɑrk ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri skul ɪn ˌɪndiˈænə əˈlɛʤd ðət ə ˈstudənt wɑz ““banished”*” frəm ˈsɪtɪŋ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈstudənts æt lənʧ ˈæftər hi rɪˈvild ðət hi dɪd nɑt bɪˈliv ɪn gɑd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɔˌsut əbˈteɪnd baɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, ˈsɛkənd greɪd ˈtiʧər mɪˈʃɛl maɪər ˌɪnˈtɛrəˌgeɪtɪd ðə ˈstudənt, hu wɑz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd wɪθ ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəlz a.b*., əˈbaʊt hɪz rɪˈlɪʤəs bɪˈlifs ˈæftər hi toʊld hɪz ˈklæsˌmeɪts ɔn ðə ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd ðət hi dɪd nɑt goʊ tɪ ʧərʧ bɪˈkəz hi dɪd nɑt bɪˈliv ɪn gɑd. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə ʧaɪld wɑz ˈɔrdərd tɪ sɪt baɪ hɪmˈsɛlf ˈdʊrɪŋ lənʧ fər ə ˈpɪriəd. ˈækʃənz kɔzd greɪt dɪˈstrɛs tɪ a.b*. ənd rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ðə ʧaɪld biɪŋ ˈɔstrəˌsaɪzd baɪ hɪz pɪrz pæst ðə ‘‘banishment.'”*.'” ““ms*. maɪər æst a.b*. ɪf hi hæd toʊld ðə gərl ðət hi dɪd nɑt bɪˈliv ɪn gɑd ənd a.b*. sɛd hi hæd ənd æst wət hi hæd dən wrong,”*,” ðə ˈlɔˌsut ɪkˈspleɪnd. ““ms*. maɪər æst a.b*. ɪf hi wɛnt tɪ ʧərʧ, ˈwɛðər hɪz ˈfæməli wɛnt tɪ ʧərʧ, ənd ˈwɛðər hɪz ˈməðər nu haʊ hi fɛlt əˈbaʊt god…*… ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ æst a.b*. ɪf hi bɪˈlivd ðət ˈmeɪbi gɑd exists.”*.” ˈsɛvərəl deɪz ˈleɪtər, maɪər sɛnt a.b*. tɪ tɔk tɪ əˈnəðər ˈædəlt æt ðə skul, hu hɪz ˈfilɪŋ ðət hi hæd dən ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈvɛri wrong,”*,” ðə ˈlɔˌsut sɛd. ðə deɪ əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt ənd fər ən əˈdɪʃənəl tu deɪz ðɛˈræftər, mɪz. maɪər rikˈwaɪərd ðət a.b*. sɪt baɪ hɪmˈsɛlf ˈdʊrɪŋ lənʧ ənd toʊld ɪm hi ʃʊd nɑt tɔk tɪ ðə ˈəðər ˈstudənts ənd ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðɪs wɑz bɪˈkəz hi hæd əˈfɛndɪd ðɛm. ðɪs sərvd tɪ ˌriɪnˈfɔrs ˈfilɪŋ ðət hi hæd kəˈmɪtɪd səm trænzˈgrɛʃən ðət ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd hɪz exclusion.”*.” ““a.b*. keɪm hoʊm frəm skul ɔn ˈməltəpəl ɔˈkeɪʒənz kraɪɪŋ seɪɪŋ ðət hi noʊz ðət ˈɛvriˌwən æt skul ˈtiʧərz ənd ˈstudənts heɪt him,”*,” ðə sut kənˈtɪnjud. naʊ a.b*. rɪˈmeɪnz ˈæŋʃəs ənd ˈfɪrfəl əˈbaʊt skul, wɪʧ ɪz kəmˈplitli ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ haʊ hi fɛlt ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs incident.”*.” ðə ˈlɔˌsut ɪz ˈsikɪŋ ˈdæmɪʤɪz ənd attorneys’*’ fiz. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, ðə skul ˈdɪstrɪkt səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðə ˈtiʧər hæd bɪn rɔŋ tɪ ˈsɪŋgəl aʊt ðə ʧaɪld. ɪz klɪr ðət ɪt ɪz nɑt ðə ˈprɑvɪns əv ə ˈpəblɪk skul tɪ ədˈvæns ər ˌɪnˈhɪbət rɪˈlɪʤəs bɪˈlifs ər ˈpræktɪsɪz. ˈəndər ðə fərst ənd ˌfɔrˈtinθ əˈmɛndmənts tɪ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, ðɪs rɪˈmeɪnz ðə ˌɪnˈvaɪəlɪt ˈprɑvɪns əv ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ənd ðə ʧərʧ əv choice,”*,” ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt dɪˈklɛrd. raɪts əv ˈɛni məˈnɔrəti, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ smɔl, məst bi protected.”*.” (h/t*: ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst)
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a lawsuit recently filed against a teacher at forest park elementary school in indiana alleged that a 7-year-old student was “banished” from sitting with other students at lunch after he revealed that he did not believe in god.
according to the lawsuit obtained by the washington post, second grade teacher michelle meyer interrogated the student, who was identified with the initials a.b., about his religious beliefs after he told his classmates on the playground that he did not go to church because he did not believe in god.
as a result, the child was ordered to sit by himself during lunch for a three-day period.
“the defendant’s actions caused great distress to a.b. and resulted in the child being ostracized by his peers past the three-day ‘banishment.'”
“ms. meyer asked a.b. if he had told the girl that he did not believe in god and a.b. said he had and asked what he had done wrong,” the lawsuit explained. “ms. meyer asked a.b. if he went to church, whether his family went to church, and whether his mother knew how he felt about god… she also asked a.b. if he believed that maybe god exists.”
several days later, meyer sent a.b. to talk to another adult at the school, who “reinforced his feeling that he had done something very wrong,” the lawsuit said.
“on the day of the incident and for an additional two days thereafter, ms. meyer required that a.b. sit by himself during lunch and told him he should not talk to the other students and stated that this was because he had offended them. this served to reinforce a.b.’s feeling that he had committed some transgression that justified his exclusion.”
“a.b. came home from school on multiple occasions crying saying that he knows that everyone at school teachers and students hate him,” the suit continued. “even now a.b. remains anxious and fearful about school, which is completely contrary to how he felt before this incident.”
the lawsuit is seeking damages and attorneys’ fees.
in a statement, the school district suggested that the teacher had been wrong to single out the child.
“it is clear that it is not the province of a public school to advance or inhibit religious beliefs or practices. under the first and fourteenth amendments to the constitution, this remains the inviolate province of the individual and the church of his/her choice,” the district declared. “the rights of any minority, no matter how small, must be protected.”
(h/t: the washington post)
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ˈnoʊkiə ˈlumiə 920 ““haac”*” rɪʧ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈmaɪkroʊˌfoʊnz kənˈfərmd ɔl aɪz meɪ bi ɔn ðə ˈnoʊkiə ˈlumiə ˈkæmərə, bət ɑr ɪrz meɪ wɛl bi wɪθ ðə rɪʧ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ˈɑdiˌoʊ, ˈʤəʤɪŋ baɪ wət həz hərd frəm ˈsɔrsəz æt ðə fərm. ˈnoʊkiə meɪd noʊ ˈmɛnʃən əv rɪʧ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, ðə saʊnd ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ðət prɛˈmɪrd ɔn ðə 808, ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts ˈlumiə 920 lɔnʧ, ənd nɔr dɪz ðə ˈwɪndoʊz spɛk ʃit spɪl ðə gʊdz; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈditeɪlz wi hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈfɔrmd əˈbaʊt, ðə ˈlumiə 920 dɪz ˌɪnˈdid hæv ə ˈtriˌoʊ əv ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˈmaɪkroʊˌfoʊnz ˈnoʊkiə əˈspɛʃəli fər rɪʧ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ. ðoʊz ˈæmpləˌtud ˈɑdiˌoʊ capture”*” ˈmaɪkroʊˌfoʊnz kən ˈrɛkərd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈbrɔdər reɪnʤ əv ˈfrikwənsiz ðən ˈstændərd ˈmaɪkroʊˌfoʊnz: əp tɪ 140 ɪn fækt, wɛˈræz trəˈdɪʃənəl foʊn ˈmaɪkroʊˌfoʊnz tɔp aʊt æt 110. ˈdɛsəbəlz juz ə ˌlɑgərˈɪðmɪk skeɪl, soʊ ðət 30 ˈdɪfərəns ɪz væst. koʊp wɪθ haɪ saʊnd ˈprɛʃər ˈlɛvəlz, ˈnoʊkiə həz dɪˈvɛləpt təˈgɛðər wɪθ ˈmaɪkrəˌfoʊn səˈplaɪərz ə nu ˈmaɪkrəˌfoʊn ˈkɑnsɛpt (haɪ ˈæmpləˌtud ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈkæpʧər) ðət kən ˈkæpʧər haɪ saʊnd ˈprɛʃər ˈlɛvəlz wɪθ noʊ dɪˈstɔrʃən tɪ ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ. ɪt ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ əp tɪ 140 ənd haɪər saʊnd ˈprɛʃər ˈlɛvəlz, waɪl ðət ˈkɑmənli juzd ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈmaɪkroʊˌfoʊnz kən ˈoʊnli riʧ 120 wɪˈθaʊt ˈhɛvi dɪˈstɔrʃən. ɛz haɪ ˈæmpləˌtud ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈlɛvəlz ər ˈtɑlərˌeɪtəd, ðɛr ɪz noʊ nid tɪ ˈlɪmət ðə ˈfrikwənsi rɪˈspɑns. hɛns fʊl ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈbændwɪdθ tɪ mæʧ tɪ ˈjumən ˈhirɪŋ ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz kən bi prəˈvaɪdɪd wɪn ˈkæpʧərɪŋ wɪθ microphones”*” ˈnoʊkiə ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt ɪz ˈɑdiˌoʊ mɔr ˈeɪkɪn tɪ wət ðə ˈjumən ɪr kən hir, wɪˈθaʊt ðə dɪˈstɔrʃən ˈkɑmən tɪ moʊst ˈkæmˌkɔrdər ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti. ðə ˈlumiə θri ˈmaɪkroʊˌfoʊnz ər ɪn ðə kərˈɛkt pleɪs fər ðə ˈsɪstəm tɪ wərk, bɪn toʊld. rɪʧ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈmɛnʃənd baɪ neɪm ɪn ðə ˈdætə ʃits həz sin bɪn æst nɑt tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ðɛm bət ðə ki ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz əˈpɛrəntli mæʧ wɪθ ðoʊz əv ðə 808 ɛz wɛl. bi ˈpɛstərɪŋ ˈnoʊkiə fər spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən, bət ənˈtɪl ðɛn mɔr ɔn rɪʧ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ɪn waɪt ˈpeɪpər lɪŋk]. ʧɛk aʊt ɑr ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˌhænˈzɔn wɪθ ðə ˈlumiə 920 fər mɔr ɔn
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nokia lumia 920 “haac” rich recording microphones confirmed
all eyes may be on the nokia lumia 920′s pureview camera, but our ears may well be cosseted with the company’s rich recording high-quality audio, judging by what slashgear has heard from sources at the firm. nokia made no mention of rich recording, the broad-frequency sound capturing system that premiered on the 808 pureview, during its lumia 920 launch, and nor does the windows phone’s spec sheet spill the goods; however, according to hardware details we have been informed about, the lumia 920 does indeed have a trio of the special microphones nokia co-developed especially for rich recording.
those “high amplitude audio capture” microphones can record a significantly broader range of frequencies than standard microphones: up to 140 db in fact, whereas traditional phone microphones top out at 110 db. decibels use a logarithmic scale, so that 30 db difference is vast.
“to cope with high sound pressure levels, nokia has developed together with microphone suppliers a new microphone concept (high amplitude audio capture) that can capture high sound pressure levels with perceptually no distortion to the audio. it is capable of recording up to 140 db and higher sound pressure levels, while that commonly used digital microphones can only reach 120 dbspl without heavy distortion. as high amplitude audio levels are tolerated, there is no need to limit the frequency response. hence full audio bandwidth to match to human hearing capabilities can be provided when capturing with haac microphones” nokia
the end result is audio more akin to what the human ear can hear, without the distortion common to most smartphone camcorder functionality. the lumia 920’s three haac microphones are in the correct place for the system to work, we’ve been told.
rich recording isn’t mentioned by name in the data sheets slashgear has seen – we’ve been asked not to publish them – but the key software specifications apparently match with those of the 808 pureview as well. we’ll be pestering nokia for specific confirmation, but until then there’s more on rich recording in nokia’s white paper [pdf link].
check out our extended hands-on with the lumia 920 for more on pureview
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ðɛrz ən oʊld ˈbæskətˌbɔl kliˈʃeɪ ðət ˈsərtən ˈvɛtərən pleɪərz prəˈvaɪd ə greɪt ˈprɛzəns ɔn ðə bɛnʧ ənd ɪn ðə ˈlɑkər rum. ðæts ə nis weɪ əv seɪɪŋ ðət ðɛr nɑt ˈvɛri gʊd æt ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˌɛniˈmɔr, bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ həz səm truθ tɪ ɪt. biɪŋ ə gʊd ˈtiˌmeɪt ənd ˈʤɛnərəli ˈhɛlpɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər aʊt bridz ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈkəlʧər. stɪl, ɪt həz noʊ dɪˈrɛkt ˈifɛkt ɔn wət ˈhæpənz ɔn ðə kɔrt. ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈmæʤɪk ˈfɔrwərd kˈwɛntɪn ˈrɪʧərdsən hərd ðɪs kliˈʃeɪ ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɪt ˈdɪdənt goʊ fɑr ɪˈnəf. soʊ, wɪθ əraʊnd rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɪn ə ˈvɛri kloʊz geɪm əˈgɛnst ðə spərz, ˈrɪʧərdsən, frəm hɪz pərʧ ɔn ðə bɛnʧ, jɛld ˈɪntu ðə ɪr əv sæn ænˈtoʊniˌoʊz ˈdæni grin ɛz hi ʃɑt ə ˈkɔrnər θri. ðə ʃɑt mɪst, ənd waɪl ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli lɔst ðə geɪm, ðɪs plɔɪ æt list meɪd əp fər glɛn ˈdeɪvɪs' ˈtɛknɪkəl faʊl. skroʊl tɪ kənˈtɪnju wɪθ ˈkɑntɛnt æd kənˌgræʧəˈleɪʃənz tɪ ˈrɪʧərdsən fər kənˈkɑktɪŋ ən ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt weɪ fər ˈvɛtərənz tɪ hɛlp ðɛr timz. ɪf ˈdɛrɪk ˈfɪʃər hirz əˈbaʊt ðɪs, hil steɪ ɪn ðə lig fər əˈnəðər 40 jɪrz. (ˈviə tbj*) ˈəðər ˈpɑpjələr ˈkɑntɛnt ɔn ðə ˈjɑˌhu! ˈnɛtˌwərk: ˌwɔɪnərˈaʊski: ˈleɪkərz' ˈprɑbləmz ɪkˈstɛnd bɪɔnd lɔs tɪ ˈlɛbrən ʤeɪmz koʊ. ˈwiˌkɪnd wɔʧ: məˈzʊri, ˈbeɪlər skwɛr ɔf ɔn ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈhɑrdˌwʊd ˈbəstɪd ˈrækɪt: ðə pleɪərz əv ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈoʊpən ˈmuviz: 'ˈheɪˌwaɪr' stɑr ˈʤinə kɑˈrɑnoʊ bits əp ˈlidɪŋ mɛn
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there's an old basketball cliche that certain veteran players provide a great presence on the bench and in the locker room. that's a nice way of saying that they're not very good at basketball anymore, but it also has some truth to it. being a good teammate and generally helping each other out breeds a positive culture.ill, it has no direct effect on what happens on the court.
orlando magic forward quentin richardson heard this cliche and decided it didn't go far enough. so, with around 4:30 remaining in a very close game against the spurs, richardson, from his perch on the bench, yelled into the ear of san antonio's danny green as he shot a corner three. the shot missed, and while orlando eventually lost the game, this ploy at least made up for glen davis' shorts-dropping technical foul.
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congratulations to richardson for concocting an entirely different way for veterans to help their teams. if derek fisher hears about this, he'llay in the league for another 40 years.
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læst mənθ, ˈsərˌveɪd ðə ʃɔrt bət ˈkraʊdɪd kərɪr əv ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈsərʤɪn ʤɑn ˈgɪlkrɪst æt fɔrt ˈwɪljəm ˈkɑlɪʤ; ðɪs mənθ, wi lʊk æt wən əv hɪz ˈstudənts, ðə ˌɛnɪgˈmætɪk ˈhɛnri ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈkjʊriəsli, hɪz neɪm tərnz əp rɪˈpitɪdli ɪn ˈhɪstəriz əv bɛŋˈgɑli ˈlɪtərəʧər ɛz ðə bɛŋˈgɑli trænzˈleɪtər əv ðə fərst bʊk əv ˈlætən ˈɛpɪk əˈniɪd, ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ðə ˈmɪʃən prɛs əv ɪn 1810 ðə neɪm əv wən monckton*, hu ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ hæv trænzˈleɪtəd ðə ˈtɛmpəst ˈɪntu bɛŋˈgɑli, ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪrz ɪn hɪz ˈkəmpəˌni. ˈoʊvər taɪm, boʊθ trænzˈleɪʃənz əkˈwaɪərd ə kaɪnd əv ˈmɪθɪk ˈstætəs, sɪns noʊ wən simz tɪ hæv sin ðɛm. ˈtɛmpəst kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ɪˈlud ˌdɪˈskəvri, bət ðə riˈsərfəsɪŋ əv əˈniɪd ɪn hoʊl tu ˈsɛnʧəriz ˈæftər ɪt wɑz ə ˈmɪsɪŋ lɪŋk ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈərli bɛŋˈgɑli proʊz, bɪtˈwin ˈwɪljəm ˈkɛri, ˈbɑsu ənd rɔɪ, ɔn ðə wən hænd, ənd ˈʧændrə ɔn ðə ˈəðər. ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋli, ˈlɪtəl ɪz noʊn əˈbaʊt ˈsɑrʤənt, bət ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈlɪtəl wi noʊ ɪz ˈətərli ˈtænəˌlaɪzɪŋ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɪndiə ˈɔfəs ˈrɛkərdz, ˈhɛnri ˈsɑrʤənt wɑz bɔrn tɪ ʤɑn ənd ˈʃɑrlət ˈsɑrʤənt əv woolavington*, ˈsəsɪks, ənd ˈbæpˌtaɪzd ɔn 7 noʊˈvɛmbər 1788 hi ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈbɛŋgəl ˈsɪvəl ˈsərvɪs ɛz ə ˈraɪtər ɪn 1806 ənd daɪd æt ðə keɪp əv gʊd hoʊp ɔn 24 ˈeɪprəl 1834 æt ðə taɪm əv hɪz dɛθ, hi wɑz ˈsinjər ˈmərʧənt ɪn ðə ˈsɪvəl ˈsərvɪs. ðə ˈərliəst ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ˈsɑrʤənt ɪz faʊnd ɪn ðə 1809 ˈrɛkərdz əv fɔrt ˈwɪljəm ˈkɑlɪʤ. hi əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv dən ˈbrɪljəntli ɪn ðə ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃənz ənd ˈpəblɪk ðət jɪr. ðɪs wɑz ɔl ðə mɔr ˈkrɛdətəbəl sɪns hi əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv bɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə sˈlækər ɪn hɪz ˈərli jɪrz æt ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ. ˈtɑməs ˈroʊˌbək, ə ˈkrɑnɪklər əv ðə ˈərli ˈhɪstəri, rɪˈmɑrkt: ˈsɑrʤənt hoʊldz ðə fərst pleɪs ɪn hindoostanee*, ðə fərst ɪn bengalee*, ənd ɪz ˌriˈpɔrtəd prɑˈfɪʃənt ɪn muhratta*, biɪŋ ðə ˈoʊnli ˈstudənt hu həz pərˈzɛnəd hɪmˈsɛlf fər ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən ɪn ðət ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ˈmɪstər ˈsɑrʤənt wɑz ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, 1806 wɪʧ aɪ hæv naʊ ˈsteɪtɪd, ər ðə fruts ˈoʊnli əv ðə læst ˈstədi, aɪ wʊd nɑt ˈriˌkɔl ðə loʊ ˈstændərd əv ˈmɪstər. ˈfɔrmər ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz, boʊθ ɪn ˈpərʒən ənd hindoostanee*, ɪf ðə ˈdifɛkts əv ðə priˈsidɪŋ ˈpɪriəd dɪd nɑt naʊ rɪˈdaʊnd tɪ ðə ˈkrɛdɪt əv ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ." æt ðə ˈænjuəl ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni æt ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ, ˈsɑrʤənt wɑz ˈsɪŋgəld aʊt fər preɪz baɪ ˈgəvərnər ˈʤɛnərəl lɔrd ˈmɪntoʊ: məst bi kənˈsɪdərd ɛz ə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈfiʧər əv ðə ˈprɛzənt ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən, ənd meɪ, pərˈhæps, bi θɔt tɪ fɔrm ən ˈɛriə ɪn ðə ˈstədiz əv fɔrt ˈwɪljəm, ɪf nɑt ɪn ðə ˈlɪtərəʧər əv ˈeɪʒə, ðət ˈmɪstər ˈsɑrʤənt həz kˈwɑləˌfaɪd hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ trænzˈleɪt fɔr bʊks əv əˈniɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ˈbɛŋgəl, ənd həz pərˈfɔrmd ðə wərk ɪn ə ˈmænər tɪ ˈmɛrət ðə haɪəst ˌkɑmənˈdeɪʃən əv ðoʊz hu ər ˈkɑmpətɪnt tɪ ʤəʤ əv ɪt." haʊ gʊd wɑz bɛŋˈgɑli? ˈnəθɪŋ ʃɔrt əv ˈbrɪljənt, ɔn ðə ˈɛvədəns əv ðə wən bʊk ðət wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt. rɪˈmɛmbər, ðɪs wɑz ˈlaɪkli ə tərm ˈpeɪpər fər ˈsɑrʤənt ɪn ðə bɛŋˈgɑli dɪˈpɑrtmənt, ˈhɛdɪd baɪ ðə ˈgɪftɪd ˈlɪŋgwɪst ənd ˈfɑðər əv bɛŋˈgɑli ˈprɪnɪŋ, ˈwɪljəm ˈkɛri. ɪt wɑz ˈmɪʃən prɛs æt ˈnɪrˈbaɪ wɪʧ ˈpəblɪʃt ðə bʊk ɪn 1810 bət ðeɪ sim tɪ hæv lɔst ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ɪt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, nɑt ˈbɑðərɪŋ tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ɪt ˈivɪn wəns ɪn ðə ˈkoʊpiəs ˈɑrˌkaɪvz. ˈæftər fɔrt ˈwɪljəm ˈkɑlɪʤ, ˈmɛnʃənz əv ˈsɑrʤənt ər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ kəm baɪ. ɪn ˈeɪprəl 1818 ə ˈnoʊtɪs ɪz ˈɪʃud ɪn ðə ˌkælˈkətə gəˈzɛt, ˈəndər ðə hænd əv wən eɪʧ. ˈsɑrʤənt, ˈæktɪŋ ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, sɔlt dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1822 hi kən bi sin ˈmeɪkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈtənɪʤ əv gʊdz ˈleɪdən æt ˈdaɪmənd ˈhɑrbər. ɔn 8 ˈʤænjuˌɛri ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ jɪr, hi ɪz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɛz ˈhævɪŋ ˈmɛrid mɪs ˈfæni ʤeɪn ˈpɑmər, ˈdɔtər əv ʤɑn ˈpɑmər, æt ðə kəˈθidrəl əv ˌkælˈkətə. ɪn ʤun 1823 hɪz neɪm tərnz əp ɪn ə grænd ˈʤʊri əv ðə səˈprim kɔrt ɪn ˌkælˈkətə. ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1830 ə ˈlɛtər ˈəndər hɪz hænd tɪ ðə ðɛn ˈgəvərnər ˈʤɛnərəl ɪn ˈkaʊnsəl, ˈwɪljəm bentinck*, kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə ˈpərʧəs əv sɔlt, əˈpɪrz əˈməŋ ðə ist ˈɪndiə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈpeɪpərz. ɔn ˈkrɪsməs iv 1833 ˈsɑrʤənt wɑz ˈgrænɪd ˈfərloʊ tɪ ˈtrævəl tɪ ðə keɪp əv gʊd hoʊp fər hɛlθ ənd ˈbɔrdɪd ðə ˈvɛsəl ʤɔrʤ. hi daɪd ɪn keɪp taʊn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ jɪr, æt ðə eɪʤ əv 45 ðəs pæst ˈhɛnri ˈsɑrʤənt, ə fərˈgɑtən ˌpaɪəˈnɪr əv bɛŋˈgɑli proʊz. ɪz ə ˈmənθli ˈkɑləm ɔn əbˈskjʊr bʊks ənd fərˈgɑtən ˈraɪtərz. ˈgʊptə ˈtiʧɪz ˈɪŋlɪʃ æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti, kolkata*, ənd ɪz dɪˈrɛktər, ˌjunəˈvərsəti prɛs. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd ˈpriviəs laʊnʤ ˈkɑləm
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last month, endpapers surveyed the short but crowded career of the scottish surgeon john gilchrist at fort william college; this month, we look at one of his students, the enigmatic henry sargent. curiously, his name turns up repeatedly in histories of bengali literature as the bengali translator of the first book of virgil’s latin epic aeneid, published by the mission press of serampore in 1810. the name of one monckton, who is supposed to have translated the tempest into bengali, also appears in his company.
over time, both translations acquired a kind of mythic status, since no one seems to have seen them. monckton’s tempest continues to elude discovery, but the resurfacing of sargent’s aeneid in 2010—a whole two centuries after it was published—supplies a missing link in the history of early bengali prose, between william carey, ramram basu and rammohan roy, on the one hand, and ishwar chandra vidyasagar on the other. frustratingly, little is known about sargent, but whatever little we know is utterly tantalizing.
according to india office records, henry sargent was born to john and charlotte sargent of woolavington, sussex, and baptized on 7 november 1788. he joined the bengal civil service as a writer in 1806. and died at the cape of good hope on 24 april 1834. at the time of his death, he was senior merchant in the civil service.
the earliest reference to sargent is found in the 1809 records of fort william college. he appears to have done brilliantly in the examinations and public disputations that year. this was all the more creditable since he appears to have been something of a slacker in his early years at the college.
thomas roebuck, a chronicler of the college’s early history, remarked: “mr sargent holds the first place in hindoostanee, the first in bengalee, and is reported proficient in muhratta, being the only student who has presented himself for examination in that language. mr sargent was admitted to college in november, 1806, but…the acquirements which i have now stated, are the fruits only of the last year’s study, i would not recall the low standard of mr. sargent’s former acquisitions, both in persian and hindoostanee, if the defects of the preceding period did not now redound to the credit of the following."
at the annual prize-giving ceremony at the college, sargent was singled out for praise by governor general lord minto: “it must be considered as a remarkable feature of the present examination, and may, perhaps, be thought to form an area in the studies of fort william, if not in the literature of asia, that mr sargent has qualified himself to translate four books of virgil’s aeneid into the language of bengal, and has performed the work in a manner to merit the highest commendation of those who are competent to judge of it."
how good was sargent’s bengali? nothing short of brilliant, on the evidence of the one book that was published. remember, this was likely a term paper for sargent in the bengali department, headed by the gifted linguist and father of bengali printing, william carey. it was carey’s mission press at nearby serampore which published the book in 1810, but they seem to have lost interest in it immediately, not bothering to mention it even once in the copious archives.
after fort william college, mentions of sargent are almost impossible to come by. in april 1818, a notice is issued in the calcutta gazette, under the hand of one h. sargent, acting secretary, salt department. in october 1822, he can be seen making enquiries about the tonnage of goods laden at diamond harbour. on 8 january the following year, he is reported as having married miss fanny jane palmer, daughter of john palmer, at the st john’s cathedral of calcutta. in june 1823, his name turns up in a grand jury of the supreme court in calcutta. in january 1830, a letter under his hand to the then governor general in council, william bentinck, concerning the purchase of salt, appears among the east india company papers.
on christmas eve 1833, sargent was granted furlough to travel to the cape of good hope for health and boarded the vessel st george. he died in cape town the following year, at the age of 45. thus passed henry sargent, a forgotten pioneer of bengali prose.
endpapers is a monthly column on obscure books and forgotten writers.
abhijit gupta teaches english at jadavpur university, kolkata, and is director, jadavpur university press.
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ðə rɪsks əv ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈwɪtnəs: ˈprɑbləmz ˈəndər ˈɛvədəns lɔz ðə kəmˈjunɪti stɪl dəˈbeɪts ˈwɛðər ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈwɪtnəs wɪl hɛlp ðə ər wɪl ˌɪnˈstɛd kriˈeɪt mɔr ˈprɑbləmz. ɛz aɪ hæv ˈpriviəsli ˈrɪtən, ˈreɪzɪz ˈligəl kˈwɛsʧənz bɪˈkəz ɪt wʊd ɪˈneɪbəl fʊl ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsɪgnəʧər (ˈwɪtnəs) ˈdætə tɪ bi drɑpt frəm ðə trænˈzækʃən ˈdætə; ðɪs wʊd ˈəndərˌmaɪn ðə əˈbɪləˌti əv ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsɪgnəʧərz tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi juzd ɛz ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈsɪgnəʧərz (fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, fər smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækts). əˈnəðər ki ˈligəl ˈɪʃu ɪz ˌɛvɪˈdɛnʧiɛri ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən əv trænˈzækʃənz. aɪˈdili, wi ər ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ə wərld wɛr ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk kən paʊər smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækts ənd bi juzd fər ˈnumərəs taɪps əv ˈdætə trænˈzækʃənz. bət ɪn səʧ ə wərld, wət ˈhæpənz ɪf ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd kənˈsumərz ˈkænɑt ˈizəli ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪt ənd pruv ðoʊz trænˈzækʃənz ˈleɪtər wɪn ðɛr ər ˈligəl dɪˈspjuts? ɪn ðɪs pis, ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə ˈprɑbləm ˈəndər ˈɛvədəns lɔz. haʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðə ərˈɪʤənəl waɪt ˈpeɪpər (ɪn ˈsɛkʃən 2 baɪ sɑˈtoʊʃi nɑkɑˈmoʊtoʊ dɪˈfaɪnz ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk coin”*” ɛz ʧeɪn əv ˈdɪʤɪtəl signatures”*”. iʧ ˈoʊnər ˈtrænsfərz ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp kənˈtroʊl əv ðə kɔɪn tɪ ðə nɛkst ˈoʊnər baɪ ˈdɪʤətəli ˈsaɪnɪŋ ə hæʃ əv ðə ˈpriviəs trænˈzækʃən ənd ðə ˈpəblɪk ki əv ðə nɛkst ˈoʊnər ənd ˈædɪŋ ðiz tɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə kɔɪn. ə peɪi kən ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ðə ˈsɪgnəʧərz tɪ ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ðə ʧeɪn əv ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp. ðə trænˈzækʃən ˈdætə kənˈveɪz ðə ˈɪnˌpʊts ənd ˈaʊtˌpʊts əv kɔɪnz biɪŋ spɛnt, ənd kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɛri əˈdɪʃənəl ˈdætə tɪ bi rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn ðə trænˈzækʃən. ə ˈnɔrməl trænˈzækʃən stɔrz boʊθ trænˈzækʃən ənd ˈsɪgnəʧər (ˈwɪtnəs) ˈdætə təˈgɛðər ɪn ə blɑk, wɪθ ðə ˈsɪgnəʧərz əˈkaʊnɪŋ fər əˈprɑksəmətli 60 əv ðə ˈdætə saɪz. ɛz dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn maɪ praɪər poʊst, ðɪs minz trænˈzækʃənz ˈsɪgnəʧərz kʊd ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ lɔz, wɪʧ ˈɔfən ˌrikˈwaɪər ðə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈsɪgnəʧər tɪ bi tɪ ər ˈlɑʤɪkli associated”*” wɪθ ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt tərmz wɪʧ kʊd, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, bi ˈkoʊdɪd ˈɪntu trænˈzækʃən ˈdætə. (əv kɔrs, ɔl ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsɪgnəʧərz ər nɑt mɛnt tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈsɪgnəʧərz; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ wər ərˈɪʤənəli sɛt əp ɪn ə ˈmænər ðət kʊd ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənts əv ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈsɪgnəʧər lɔ ɪf ðə ˈpɑrtiz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ juz ðɛm fər ðət ˈpərpəs. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈælɪs kʊd saɪn hər trænˈzækʃən ər æt ə mɔr ədˈvænst ˈlɛvəl, ə smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækt huz tərmz ər ɛnˈkoʊdɪd wɪθ ðə trænˈzækʃən ˈdætə ˈjuzɪŋ hər ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsɪgnəʧər wɪʧ sərvz tu ˈpərpəsɪz: 1 tɪ ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ðə trænˈzækʃən tɪ bi sɛnt ənd ˈvælədeɪtəd tɪ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ 2 tɪ kənˈfərm hər əˈsɛnt tɪ ðə trænˈzækʃən ər smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækt tərmz fər ˈpərpəsɪz əv ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈkɑnˌtrækt lɔ.) haʊ dɪz ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈpɪkʧər? ˈrəðər ðən dɪˈrɛkli ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə blɑk saɪz, wʊd ˌɪndərˈɛkˌtli ˌɪnˈkris ə kəˈpæsɪti tɪ stɔr mɔr trænˈzækʃənz baɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər (ˈwɪtnəs) ˈdætə frəm ðə trænˈzækʃən ˈdætə. ɪt ðɛn kriˈeɪts tu ˈhæʃəz: 1 ə ““regular”*” hæʃ əv ʤɪst ðə trænˈzækʃən ˈdætə, wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈsɪgnəʧərz; ənd 2 ə hash”*” kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv ə hæʃ əv boʊθ əv ðə trænˈzækʃən ˈdætə ənd ðə ˈwɪtnəs ˈdætə. fər ˈstɔrɪʤ ɪn ə blɑk, ðə ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ɔˈrɛdi ˈjuzɪz ə ˈmərkəl tri (ə ˌhaɪˈrɑrkəkəl ˈdætə ˈstrəkʧər kəmˈpoʊzd əv ˈhæʃəz əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən) tɪ ɪˈfɪʃəntli stɔr trænˈzækʃən ˈdætə, ənd ˈpleɪsɪz ðə ˈmərkəl rut ˈɪntu ðə blɑk ˈhɛdər əv ˈɛvəri maɪnd blɑk. kriˈeɪts ə ˈsɛkənd ˈmərkəl tri tɪ ˈsɛpərətli stɔr ðə ˈwɪtnəs ˈhæʃəz, bət ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli dɪz nɑt ˌrikˈwaɪər noʊdz tɪ kip ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə. ɪn fækt, əˈsumz ðət ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈnidɪd wɪn trænˈzækʃənz ər biɪŋ ˈvælədeɪtəd, ənd kən ðɛˈræftər bi dɪˈskɑrdɪd ɛz ənɪmˈpɔrtənt. ɛz dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ ɪts ərˈɪʤənəl prəˈpoʊnənt ˈpitər, ˈsɪgnəʧərz ər ˈoʊnli ˈnidɪd æt taɪm əv validation”*”; trits [ɛz] nɑt pɑrt əv ðə transaction”*”, ɪts wʊd əˈlaʊ ju tɪ drɔp ðɪs [ˈsɪgnəʧər] data.”*.” (ˈmɪstər. ɪz ə əv blockstream*, ə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈkəmpəˌni wɪʧ hɛlps səˈpɔrt kɔr ənd ˈædvəˌkeɪts fər). mɔˈroʊvər, noʊdz wʊd nɑt bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ kip ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə. ɛz ˈfərðər ɪkˈspleɪnd, “[“[segwit*] əˈlaʊz ju tɪ drɔp ðə ˈsɪgnəʧərz frəm ˈriˌleɪ wɛˈnɛvər ju ər ˈriˌleɪɪŋ tɪ ə noʊd ðət ɪz nɑt ˈæˌkʧuəli duɪŋ æt ðə taɪm. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlaʊz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈifɛktɪvli prun ðɪs ˈdætə frəm ˈhɪstəri, ˈmeɪbi faɪn wɪθ nɑt ɔl noʊdz ɪn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ðiz ˈgɪgəˌbaɪts əv ˈsɪgnəʧərz ðət ər ˈbɛrid ˈəndər jɪrz əv now.”*.” ðɪs ɪz ə ki pɔɪnt bɪˈkəz ˈoʊpənz əp ðə ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd ðət moʊst noʊdz du nɑt kip ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə, bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˈsɪmpli lɛs ɪˈfɪʃənt ənd kɔsts mɔr tɪ du soʊ. ɪf moʊst noʊdz drɔp ðə ˈsɪgnəʧərz (wɪʧ ɪz ðə ˈlaɪkli rɪˈzəlt), ðə kən ˈoʊnli rɪˈlaɪəbli sərv ɛz ə ˈlɛʤər fər ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈbɪznɪs trænˈzækʃənz ɪf: səm noʊdz ʧuz tɪ ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz ɪn ˈstɔrɪŋ ɔl ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə. ðɪs gɪvz ðoʊz noʊdz ˈspɛʃəl weɪt (ɛz ə ˈtrəstɪd sɔrs) tɪ ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ənd ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪt trænˈzækʃənz ənd ˈsɪgnəʧərz. bət ðɪs ɪz ˌæntəˈθɛtɪkəl tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə əv ɛz ə dɪˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd, ˈsɪstəm, wɪθ noʊ ˈsɛntrəl əˈθɔrəti; ər ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd kənˈsumərz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə məst kip ðɛr oʊn ˈkɑpi əv trænˈzækʃən ˈrɛkərdz (ər ðɛr oʊn noʊdz ˈstɔrɪŋ ɔl trænˈzækʃənz wɪθ ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə), soʊ ðeɪ hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə ˈleɪtər ɪf ˈnidɪd fər ˈligəl prəˈsidɪŋz ər ˈɑdəts. bət ðɪs rikˈwaɪərz ˈmæsɪv ˈdætə ˌdjupləˈkeɪʃən ənd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪts ðə ɪˈfɪʃənsiz əv ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ɛz ə dɪˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd ˈlɛʤər. ˈɛvədəns ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ˈəndər ˈkɔrˌtrum ˈɛvədəns lɔ, wʊd meɪk ɪt mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ˈbɪznɪsɪz ənd kənˈsumərz tɪ ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪt trænˈzækʃənz. ɪn ˈsɪvəl ənd ˈkrɪmənəl kɔrt prəˈsidɪŋz, ˈɛvədəns məst bi ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪtəd ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt kən bi ədˈmɪtəd. ˈəndər juz. ˈfɛdərəl rul əv ˈɛvədəns 901 ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt əv ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪtɪŋ ər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ən ˈaɪtəm əv ˈɛvədəns, ðə prəˈpoʊnənt məst ˈproʊdus ˈɛvədəns səˈfɪʃənt tɪ səˈpɔrt ə ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðət ðə ˈaɪtəm ɪz wət ðə prəˈpoʊnənt kleɪmz ɪt is.”*.” ðɪs rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˈlɪtɪgənts du nɑt traɪ tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ˈfɔlsəˌfaɪd ər ˈtæmpərd ˈɛvədəns. haʊ dɪz ðɪs wərk ɪn ˈpræktɪs? kənˈsɪdər ə ˈlɔˌsut ˈoʊvər ən ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil ˈæksədənt. ˈdraɪvərz ˈɔfən sik tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ˈpɪkʧərz əv ðə ˈæksədənt sin. ðeɪ kʊd ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ frəm ˈpərsɪnəl ˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ðeɪ juzd ðɛr tɪ teɪk ˈpɪkʧərz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ðə ˈæksədənt ənd kənˈfərm ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz ər əˈθɛnɪk. ˈsɪmələrli, trænˈzækʃən ənd ˈəðər ˈbɪznɪs ˈrɛkərdz kən bi ədˈmɪtəd ˈɪntu kɔrt prəˈsidɪŋz, bət ə ˈwɪtnəs ˈtɪpɪkəli məst ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ tɪ ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪt ðə ˈrɛkərdz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪf ju ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ə dɪˈspjut wɪθ jʊr stɑk ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˈoʊvər ə stɑk treɪd, ðə stɑk ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ kʊd ˌɪntrəˈdus ɪts ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈrɛkərdz əv jʊr əˈkaʊnt ənd treɪdz, bət wən əv ɪts ɪmˈplɔɪiz nidz tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɔθənˈtɪsɪti əv ðə ˈdætə. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, ju kʊd ˈproʊdus jʊr oʊn ˈprɪnɪd ˈkɑpiz əv jʊr stɑk treɪd ˈhɪstəri ənd ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ əˈbaʊt ðoʊz ˈprɪnˌtaʊts. ðəs, trænˈzækʃən ˈrɛkərdz ˈʤɛnərəli ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˈwɪtnəs tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn wət ðə trænˈzækʃən ˈrɛkərd ɪz, haʊ ɪt ɪz kɛpt ər wɑz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd, ənd wət ɪt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts. haʊ kən rɪˈsits bi ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪtəd wɪˈθaʊt ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə? haʊ wʊd ðɪs wərk ɪn ðə wərld? ɪf ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə ɪz kɛpt, ɪt ɪz ˈiziər tɪ ˈleɪtər ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪt ðə trænˈzækʃən ˈrɛkərd baɪ rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsɪgnəʧər juzd tɪ ˈvælədeɪt ðə trænˈzækʃən. ðɪs hɛlps mit ðə ˌɛvɪˈdɛnʧiɛri rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ðət ðə ˈrɛkərd wət ðə prəˈpoʊnənt kleɪmz ɪt is”*” ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðə rɪˈsit fər ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk trænˈzækʃən. bət əˈlaʊz ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə tɪ bi drɑpt frəm ðə trænˈzækʃən ˈdætə, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə tæsk əv ˌɛvɪˈdɛnʧiɛri ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt. ɪf ɔl noʊdz du nɑt meɪnˈteɪn ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə, hu kən ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ ɛz tɪ ðə ˌɔθənˈtɪsɪti əv ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə tɪ mæʧ ɪt tɪ ðə ˈrɛləvənt trænˈzækʃən ˈdætə? waɪl ðə dɪˈrɛkt ˈpɑrtiz tɪ ə trænˈzækʃən kʊd ˈhoʊpfəli du soʊ, wət ˈhæpənz ɪf ðeɪ rɪˈlaɪd əˈpɑn noʊdz tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ənd trænˈzækʃən ˈdætə ənd dɪd nɑt kip (ər lɔst) ðɛr oʊn ˈrɛkərdz? wʊd ðət pleɪs noʊdz hu ɑpt tɪ kip fʊl ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə ɪn ə ˈspɛʃəl ““trusted”*” pəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ trænˈzækʃənz fər ˈligəl prəˈsidɪŋz (səʧ ɛz ə ˈsərvɪs prəˈvaɪdər)? ər wʊd mɪr ˈɛvədəns ðət ə ˈsɪgnəʧər wɑz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri æt ðə taɪm əv ðə trænˈzækʃən ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ə kɔrt, ɪf noʊ səʧ ˈsɪgnəʧər kən naʊ bi prəˈdust? ðiz ˈɛvədəns ˈɪʃuz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪ aʊt æt ðə juz. steɪt ˈlɛvəl. ɛz mɔr tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm groʊz, juz. steɪt ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪʧərz ər bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn wət ɪz səˈfɪʃənt pruf əv ˈbɪznɪs trænˈzækʃənz. ɪn 2016 ðə steɪt əv vərˈmɑnt ɛˈnæktəd ɪt ædz ə ˈstæʧut tɪ ˈɛvədəns rulz 12 v.s.a*. ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈrɛkərd ɪz naʊ kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈbɪznɪs ˈrɛkərd ənd ðəs ədˈmɪsəbəl ˈoʊvər ˈhirˌseɪ əˈbʤɛkʃənz bət ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ˈoʊnli ɪf ðə ˈrɛkərd ɪz ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪtəd baɪ ðə ˈrɪtən ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən əv ə kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ˈpərsən. wən ˈwəndərz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈwɛðər ˈəðər steɪts wɪl ˈfɑloʊ sut, ɪf rɪˈvilz ðət ki kəmˈpoʊnənts əv trænˈzækʃənz (səʧ ɛz ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə) kən bi drɑpt ər ˈɔltərd frəm ˈrɛkərdz. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ pæs ˈstæʧuts laɪk ðə vərˈmɑnt ˈɛvədəns lɔ, ˈædvəˌkeɪts nid tɪ ˈʧæmpiən ðə riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti ənd əv ˈrɛkərdz. bət wʊd ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz bi soʊ kwɪk tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ˈrɛkərdz ɪf ðeɪ nu ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə ðət həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn seɪvd wɪθ trænˈzækʃən ˈdætə kʊd bi drɑpt? nid fər ə ˈwɪtnəs ɪf ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə ɪz nɑt kɛpt baɪ ˈɛni noʊdz ər ˈoʊnli səm əv ðɛm, ɪt kriˈeɪts ə ˈsɪriəs kˈwɛʃən əv wət ˈwɪtnəs (ɪf ˈɛni) kən ˈædəkwɪtli ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪt trænˈzækʃənz frəm ðə. waɪl ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ, ðə juz. kɔrt əv əˈpilz fər ðə ˈsərkət ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ən ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən keɪs juz. vi. wɪʧ əˈdrɛst kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə ədˌmɪsəˈbɪləti əv ˈɛvədəns. (juz. vi., 789 1107 cir*. 2015 ðə keɪs lɛd ʤeɪmz ʧɪŋ, ə kənˈtrɪbjətər, tɪ raɪt ə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2016 blɔg ˈæskɪŋ ɪz ˈɛvədəns ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl ˈhirˌseɪ? ənd ˈtrɪgərd ˈəðər ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈɑrtɪkəlz kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ˈwɛðər ˈɛvədəns ɪz ədˈmɪsəbəl ɪn kɔrt. ɛz ʧɪŋ dɪˈskraɪbz, ə ˌvɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən məst bi ɪn ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bi əv ˈɛni ˈvælju ɛz ə əv ə trænˈzækʃən. bɪˈkəz ə rɪˈsit ˈɑbviəsli ɪz əˈsərtɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ðə trænˈzækʃən, ɪt məst kˈwɑləˌfaɪ ɛz ə ˈbɪznɪs ˈrɛkərd ər ɪt ɪz ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl ˈhirˌseɪ ˈəndər ðə ˈfɛdərəl rulz əv evidence.”*.” (ðiz ˈɛvədəns ˈɪʃuz wər ˈfərðər ɪgˈzæmənd ɪn ə ʤun 2017 lɔ ˌrivˈju ˈɑrtɪkəl ɛnˈtaɪtəld rɪˈsits: ənd ədˌmɪsəˈbɪləti ɪn kɔrt.) ðə lizɑˈrɑgə keɪs ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ðə ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən əv ə dɪˈfɛndənt hu wɑz faʊnd ˌɪmˈprɑpərli ˈɛnərɪŋ (əˈgɛn) ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts θru ðə ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈbɔrdər. ðə dɪˈfɛndənt kleɪmd hi hæd nɑt ˈæˌkʧuəli krɔst ˈoʊvər ðə ˈbɔrdər tɪ ðə juz. saɪd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt sɔt tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ðə ˈɛvədəns əv ə ˈgugəl ərθ ˈsætəˌlaɪt vju əv ðə sin wɛr ðə dɪˈfɛndənt wɑz ərˈɛstɪd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə tæk ˈmɑrkər tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈbɔrdər noʊˈteɪʃən (ɔn ə ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪs) əv wɛr ðə ərˈɛst əˈkərd (ɔn ðə juz. saɪd əv ðə ˈbɔrdər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈeɪʤənt). bət ðət pɪn ˈmɑrkər wɑz ˈmænjuəli ˈædɪd tɪ ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈɪmɪʤ tɪ ˈrɛkərd ðə kənˌtɛmpərˈeɪniəs ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz əv wɛr ðə ərˈɛst əˈkərd. tɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ðə ədˌmɪsəˈbɪləti əv ðə ˈgugəl ərθ mæp ˈɪmɪʤ ənd ðə tæk ˈmɑrkər ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈwɛðər ðə dɪˈfɛndənt krɔst ðə juz. ˈbɔrdər, ðə ˈsərkət ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ˈɛvədəns kən bi ədˈmɪsəbəl ɪn kɔrt (ənd ɪz nɑt ˈhirˌseɪ bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ə məˈʃin, ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈpərsən, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ən əˈsərʃən); ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈɛvədəns stɪl rikˈwaɪərz ðət səm ˈwɪtnəs ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪt ɪt. ðə ˈpɑrti ˈɔfərɪŋ ðə məˈʃin ˈɛvədəns məst ʃoʊ ðət ðə ɪz rɪˈlaɪəbəl ənd kərˈɛktli ˈkæləˌbreɪtəd, ənd ðət ðə ˈdætə pʊt ˈɪntu ðə məˈʃin (hir, ðə ˈgipiˈɛs koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts) ɪz accurate.”*.” (lizarraga-tirado*, 789 æt 1110 ðə kɔrt ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə rulz əv ˈɛvədəns əˈlaʊ fər ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən əv ə ər system”*” wɪθ ˈɛvədəns ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ər ˈsɪstəm ənd ʃoʊɪŋ ðət ɪt prəˈdusɪz ən ˈækjərət result.”*.” ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˈgugəl mæps, ɪts ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈmæpɪŋ ənd ˈgipiˈɛs koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts kʊd bi ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪtəd baɪ ə ˈgugəl ɪmˈplɔɪi ər ˈəðər ˈwɪtnəs hu wərks wɪθ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈfrikwɛntli, ɪf ðeɪ kən ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ˈgugəl ərθ ˈsɪstəm wərks. ðə ki ɪz ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˈgugəl riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti ənd accuracy.”*.” haʊ wʊd ðɪs ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən rɪkˈwaɪrmənt bi əˈplaɪd tɪ ə rɪˈsit ˈɔfərd ɛz ˈɛvədəns ɪn kɔrt? ə ˈwɪtnəs wʊd hæv tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd ɪts ənd accuracy”*” ɛz ə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm fər meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs ˈrɛkərdz. ðə rɪˈsits lɔ ˌrivˈju ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈnoʊtɪd əˈbəv (æt pp*. gɪvz ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv wət taɪps əv ˈwɪtnəsɪz kʊd sərv ðɪs ˈfəŋkʃən tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ənd ɪts trænˈzækʃən ˈrɛkərd ˈsɪstəm: ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˈproʊˌgræmər, ən ˈævɪd ˈjuzər, ə ˈproʊˌgræmər əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt ðə, ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsi ˈɛkspərt, ər ən ˌɪnˈvɛstər kʊd ɔl bi brɔt ɪn æt trial.”*.” ðət ɪz ˈsərtənli ˈpɑsəbəl wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl fɔrm əv trænˈzækʃənz (wɪʧ rɪˈteɪn boʊθ trænˈzækʃən ənd ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə). bət ðə tæsk ɪz mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt wɪθ, wɪʧ əˈlaʊz noʊdz tɪ drɔp ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə, ənd kʊd lɛd tɪ ˈkɑmplɛks ˌɛvɪˈdɛnʧiɛri ˈbætəlz əˈbaʊt ðə ənd accuracy”*” əv ðə ˈdætə. θɔt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts əˈbaʊt ðə ˈligəl rɪsks æt ðə 2017 fˈjuʧər əv ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn arnhem*, ˈnɛðərləndz, ʧif ˈsaɪəntɪst ˈpitər geɪv ə ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən əˈbaʊt waɪ wɪθ ər nɑt ril. tɪ ˈɪləˌstreɪt hɪz pɔɪnt, hi ˈɔfərd ðɪs θɔt ɪkˈspɛrəmənt: ˌɪˈmæʤən ðət ju hæv 100 ɪn ə ˈæˌdrɛs ənd ə fju deɪz ˈleɪtər ju ˈnoʊtɪs ðət bɪn ˈtrænsfərd tɪ ən ˈæˌdrɛs ðət ju du nɑt kənˈtroʊl. ju traɪ tɪ faɪnd ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ðət ˈɔθərˌaɪzd ðə ˈtrænsfər tɪ pruv ðə θɛft ʃʊr jʊr ˈpraɪvət kiz wər sɪˈkjʊr soʊ ju θɪŋk ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər məst bi ˈboʊgəs) bət kənˈvinjəntli ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi simz tɪ hæv ɪt seɪvd. kən ju pruv ðət jʊr fəndz wər ˈstoʊlən? ɪn θɔt ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, əˈsum ju su jʊr ˈwɔlət prəˈvaɪdər ˈoʊvər ðə 100 ðət ju bɪˈliv wər ˈstoʊlən frəm jʊr ˈwɔlət. ɛz pɔɪnts aʊt, ju nid tɪ faɪnd ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə trænˈzækʃən ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ pruv ɪt wɑz feɪk ənd nɑt ˈɔθərˌaɪzd baɪ ju. bət əv kɔrs, ju wʊd nɑt hæv kɛpt ɪt bɪˈkəz ju dɪd nɑt ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt ðə trænˈzækʃən. ənd ɪf jʊr ˈwɔlət prəˈvaɪdər ənd noʊ noʊd həz kɛpt ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər fər ðə dɪˈspjutɪd trænˈzækʃən, ju ər aʊt əv lək. æt moʊst, ju ər jʊr ˈwɔlət prəˈvaɪdər meɪ ˈoʊnli bi ˈeɪbəl pruv: (ə) ə trænˈzækʃən əˈkərd ɔn ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr deɪt ənd taɪm fər ðə 100; ənd (bi) ðɛr ɪz strɪŋ əv ˈhæʃəz ðət ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðə trænˈzækʃən wɑz ˈɔθərˌaɪzd æt ðət taɪm. ɪz ðət ɪˈnəf tɪ ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪt ðət trænˈzækʃən ˈrɛkərd fər ˈɛvədəns ˈpərpəsɪz? ənd mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ˈivɪn ɪf ðət ˈlɪmɪtɪd trænˈzækʃən ˈrɛkərd ɪz ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪtəd ənd ədˈmɪsəbəl ɪn kɔrt, ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə ɪz ˈmɪsɪŋ ənd ə ki kˈwɛʃən ɪn ðə keɪs ˈkænɑt bi ˈænsərd frəm ðə ˈɛvədəns. aɪ teɪk ˈpitər ɪgˈzæmpəl ə stɛp ˈfərðər ənd ˈɔfər ðɪs θɔt ɪkˈspɛrəmənt beɪst əˈpɑn pəˈtɛnʃəl smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækts ðət kʊd bi rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɔn ðə, ənd ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪkəˌli saɪnd baɪ wən ˈpɑrti ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsɪgnəʧər. ˈælɪs ˈɛnərz ˈɪntu ə smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækt tɪ peɪ ju 5 tɪ baɪ jʊr juzd ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil. ðə tərmz ər rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɔn ðə ɛz pɑrt əv ə trænˈzækʃən ˈsɛndɪŋ ðə 5 tɪ ə ˈæˌdrɛs. ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsɪgnəʧər tɪ ˈvælədeɪt ðə trænˈzækʃən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə minz ˈælɪs ˈjuzɪz tɪ ˈdɪʤətəli saɪn tɪ ˈsɪgnəˌfaɪ əkˈsɛptəns əv ðə smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækt (fər ˈpərpəsɪz əv lɔ). [ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˈælɪs dɪz nɑt ˈmænjuəli saɪn ə ˈpeɪpər ˈkɑnˌtrækt, dɪz nɑt ˈæfɪks ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkɑpi əv hər ˈhænˌdrɪtən ˈsɪgnəʧər tɪ ˈɛni ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, ənd dɪz nɑt ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪkəˌli saɪn ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈjuzɪŋ ˈəðər minz.] ˈælɪs ˈleɪtər dɪˈspjuts ðə smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækt, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ʃi dɪd nɑt ˈɔθərˌaɪz ðə trænˈzækʃən. ju hæv ə ˈligəl dɪˈspjut ˈoʊvər ˈwɛðər ʃi ɪn fækt ˈdɪʤətəli saɪnd ðə smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækt. bət ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə wɑz prund ˈæftər ðə trænˈzækʃən wɑz ˈvælədeɪtəd ˈɔntu ðə, ənd ʃi kleɪmz ʃi dɪd nɑt ˈdɪʤətəli saɪn ðə trænˈzækʃən. ju hæv noʊ ˈrɛkərd əv ˈpraɪvət ki juzd fər ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsɪgnəʧər. kən ju pruv ðət ˈælɪs ˈdɪʤətəli saɪnd ðə smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækt? ðɪs θɔt ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ˈɪləˌstreɪts ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl pruf ˈʧælənʤɪz əv ə wərld. ɪt kən bi mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ pruv ðət ˈælɪs ˈdɪʤətəli saɪnd ðə dɪˈspjutɪd smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪf ju hæv noʊ ˈrɛkərd əv ˈpraɪvət ki juzd fər ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsɪgnəʧər, ənd noʊ noʊd həz kɛpt ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈdætə. ɛz wɪθ ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈɪʃuz, ˈligəl ˈsɪstəmz kən faɪnd weɪz tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðiz ˌɛvɪˈdɛnʧiɛri pruf ˈprɑbləmz. bət meɪks ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ˈhɑrdər baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ əˈdɪʃənəl ˈhərdəlz fər ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈrɛkərdz ɛz ˈɛvədəns ɪn ˈligəl prəˈsidɪŋz. ðiz rɪsks kʊd dɪˈtər ˈbɪznɪsɪz frəm ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ mɔr ɔn ðə, ənd ˌɪmˈpid ðə ˈgreɪtər ˈvɪʒən əv ə ˈnɛtˌwərk paʊərɪŋ smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækts ənd ˈgreɪtər ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ðə kəmˈjunɪti nidz tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt tɪ kɔrts, ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz ənd ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz ðət ˈrɛkərdz ənd ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈsɪgnəʧərz ər rɪˈlaɪəbəl ənd əˈθɛnɪk; ðɪs ˈɛfərt ɪz ʤɪst ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd ənd ʃʊd nɑt bi ˌəndərˈmaɪnd baɪ prəˈpoʊzəlz səʧ ɛz wɪʧ ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈneɪʧər əv.
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the risks of segregated witness: problems under evidence laws
the bitcoin community still debates whether segregated witness will help the network’s scalability or will instead create more problems. as i have previously written, segwit raises legal questions because it would enable full digital signature (witness) data to be dropped from the transaction data; this would undermine the ability of bitcoin digital signatures to also be used as electronic contract signatures (for example, for smart contracts). another key legal issue is evidentiary authentication of blockchain transactions. ideally, we are moving to a world where the bitcoin network can power smart contracts and be used for numerous types of data transactions. but in such a world, what happens if companies and consumers cannot easily authenticate and prove those transactions later when there are legal disputes? in this piece, i’ll examine the problem under evidence laws.
how segwit changes bitcoin
the original bitcoin white paper (in section 2) by satoshi nakamoto defines “an electronic coin” as “a chain of digital signatures”. each owner transfers ownership control of the coin to the next owner by digitally signing a hash of the previous transaction and the public key of the next owner and adding these to the end of the coin. a payee can verify the signatures to verify the chain of ownership. the transaction data conveys the inputs and outputs of coins being spent, and could also carry additional data to be recorded in the bitcoin transaction.
a normal bitcoin transaction stores both transaction and signature (witness) data together in a block, with the signatures accounting for approximately 60% of the data size. as described in my prior post, this means bitcoin transactions signatures could satisfy e-signature laws, which often require the electronic contract signature to be “attached to or logically associated” with the contract terms which could, for example, be coded into bitcoin transaction data. (of course, all bitcoin digital signatures are not meant to also be electronic contract signatures; however, they were originally set up in a manner that could satisfy the requirements of electronic contract signature law if the parties wanted to use them for that purpose. for example, alice could sign her bitcoin transaction or at a more advanced level, a smart contract whose terms are encoded with the transaction data using her bitcoin digital signature which serves two purposes: (1) to verify the transaction to be sent and validated to the bitcoin network, and also (2) to confirm her assent to the transaction or smart contract terms for purposes of electronic contract law.)
how does segwit change the picture? rather than directly raising the 1mb block size, segwit would indirectly increase a block’s capacity to store more transactions by separating the signature (witness) data from the transaction data. it then creates two hashes: (1) a “regular” hash of just the transaction data, without the signatures; and (2) a “witness hash” consisting of a hash of both of the transaction data and the witness data. for storage in a block, the bitcoin protocol already uses a merkle tree (a hierarchical data structure composed of hashes of information) to efficiently store transaction data, and places the merkle root into the block header of every mined block. segwit creates a second merkle tree to separately store the witness hashes, but importantly does not require nodes to keep the signature data.
in fact, segwit assumes that signature data is only needed when transactions are being validated, and can thereafter be discarded as unimportant. as described by its original proponent pieter wuille, “[t]hese signatures are only needed at time of validation”; segwit treats “signatures [as] not part of the transaction”, its “redesign would allow you to drop this [signature] data.” (mr. wuille is a co-founder of blockstream, a blockchain technology company which helps support bitcoin core and advocates for segwit).
moreover, bitcoin nodes would not be required to keep the signature data. as wuille further explained, “[segwit] allows you to drop the signatures from relay whenever you are relaying to a node that is not actually doing full-validation at the time. it also allows us to effectively prune this data from history, maybe we’re fine with not all nodes in the network actually maintaining these gigabytes of signatures that are buried under years of proof-of-work now.” this is a key point because segwit opens up the likelihood that most bitcoin nodes do not keep the signature data, because it is simply less efficient and costs more to do so.
if most nodes drop the signatures (which is the likely result), the blockchain can only reliably serve as a ledger for worldwide business transactions if:
some nodes choose to specialize in storing all signature data. this gives those nodes special weight (as a trusted source) to verify and authenticate bitcoin transactions and signatures. but this is antithetical to the idea of bitcoin as a decentralized, trustless system, with no central authority; or
companies and consumers operating on the blockchain must keep their own copy of transaction records (or their own nodes storing all blockchain transactions with signature data), so they have access to the signature data later if needed for legal proceedings or audits. but this requires massive data duplication and eliminates the efficiencies of using the blockchain as a decentralized ledger.
evidence authentication
under courtroom evidence law, segwit would make it more difficult for businesses and consumers to authenticate blockchain-recorded transactions. in civil and criminal court proceedings, evidence must be authenticated before it can be admitted. under u.s. federal rule of evidence 901, “[t]o satisfy the requirement of authenticating or identifying an item of evidence, the proponent must produce evidence sufficient to support a finding that the item is what the proponent claims it is.” this requirement is important to ensure litigants do not try to introduce falsified or tampered evidence.
how does this work in practice? consider a lawsuit over an automobile accident. drivers often seek to introduce pictures of the accident scene. they could testify from personal knowledge that they used their smartphones to take pictures immediately after the accident and confirm the images are authentic. similarly, transaction and other business records can be admitted into court proceedings, but a witness typically must testify to authenticate the records. for example, if you are involved in a dispute with your stock exchange over a stock trade, the stock exchange could introduce its electronic records of your account and trades, but one of its employees needs to testify about the authenticity of the data. likewise, you could produce your own printed copies of your stock trade history and testify about those printouts. thus, transaction records generally require a witness to explain what the transaction record is, how it is kept or was generated, and what it represents.
how can blockchain receipts be authenticated without signature data?
how would this work in the blockchain world? if signature data is kept, it is easier to later authenticate the transaction record by referring to the bitcoin digital signature used to validate the transaction. this helps meet the evidentiary requirement that the blockchain record “is what the proponent claims it is” in other words, the blockchain receipt for the specific transaction.
but segwit allows signature data to be dropped from the transaction data, making the task of evidentiary authentication more difficult. if all nodes do not maintain signature data, who can testify as to the authenticity of signature data to match it to the relevant transaction data? while the direct parties to a transaction could hopefully do so, what happens if they relied upon bitcoin nodes to maintain the signature and transaction data and did not keep (or lost) their own records? would that place nodes who opt to keep full signature data in a special “trusted” position to verify bitcoin transactions for legal proceedings (such as a government-approved service provider)? or would mere evidence that a signature was necessary at the time of the bitcoin transaction satisfy a court, if no such signature can now be produced?
these evidence issues will also play out at the u.s. state level. as more blockchain technology enthusiasm grows, u.s. state legislatures are beginning to examine what is sufficient proof of blockchain business transactions. in 2016, the state of vermont enacted h.868; it adds a statute to vermont’s evidence rules (12 v.s.a. §1913) stating that a blockchain-based digital record is now considered a business record and thus admissible over hearsay objections but importantly, only if the blockchain record is authenticated by the written declaration of a qualified person. one wonders, however, whether other states will follow suit, if segwit reveals that key components of bitcoin transactions (such as signature data) can be dropped or altered from blockchain records. in order to pass statutes like the vermont evidence law, blockchain advocates need to champion the reliability and immutability of blockchain records. but would legislators be so quick to recognize blockchain records if they knew the basic signature data that has always been saved with bitcoin transaction data could be dropped?
need for a witness
if signature data is not kept by any bitcoin nodes or only some of them, it creates a serious question of what witness (if any) can adequately authenticate bitcoin transactions from the blockchain. while it was not dealing with blockchain, the u.s. court of appeals for the 9th circuit decided an immigration case u.s. v. lizarraga-tirado which addressed questions about the admissibility of machine-generated evidence. (u.s. v. lizarraga-tirado, 789 f.3d 1107 (9th cir. 2015)). the case led james ching, a law.com contributor, to write a january 2016 blog asking is blockchain evidence inadmissible hearsay? and triggered other online articles questioning whether blockchain evidence is admissible in court. as ching describes, a blockchain verification “receipt must be introducible in litigation in order to be of any value as a verifier of a transaction. because a receipt obviously is asserting the existence of the transaction, it must qualify as a business record or it is inadmissible hearsay under the federal rules of evidence.” (these blockchain evidence issues were further examined in a june 2017 law review article entitled blockchain receipts: patentability and admissibility in court.)
the lizarraga case involved the deportation of a defendant who was found improperly entering (again) the united states through the mexico border. the defendant claimed he had not actually crossed over the border to the u.s. side. however, the government sought to introduce the evidence of a google earth satellite view of the scene where the defendant was arrested, including a tack marker to reflect the border agent’s notation (on a mobile device) of where the arrest occurred (on the u.s. side of the border, according to the agent). but that pin marker was manually added to the machine-generated satellite image to record the agent’s contemporaneous impressions of where the arrest occurred.
to evaluate the admissibility of the google earth map image and the tack marker indicating whether the defendant crossed the u.s. border, the 9th circuit decided that machine-generated evidence can be admissible in court (and is not hearsay because it is a machine, rather than a person, making an assertion); however, the evidence still requires that some witness authenticate it. the party offering the machine evidence must show that the “machine is reliable and correctly calibrated, and that the data put into the machine (here, the gps coordinates) is accurate.” (lizarraga-tirado, 789 f.3d at 1110.) the court noted that the rules of evidence allow for authentication of a “process or system” with evidence “describing the process or system and showing that it produces an accurate result.” in the case of google maps, its satellite mapping and gps coordinates could be authenticated by a google employee or other witness who works with the program frequently, if they can testify about how the google earth system works. the key is “to establish google earth’s reliability and accuracy.”
how would this authentication requirement be applied to a blockchain receipt offered as evidence in court? a witness would have to testify about the bitcoin network and its “reliability and accuracy” as a mechanism for maintaining business records. the blockchain receipts law review article noted above (at pp. 447-448) gives examples of what types of witnesses could serve this function to explain the blockchain and its transaction record system: “an exchange programmer, an avid bitcoin user, a programmer attempting to replicate the blockchain, a digital currency expert, or an investor could all be brought in at trial.” that is certainly possible with respect to the original form of bitcoin transactions (which retain both transaction and signature data). but the task is more difficult with segwit, which allows nodes to drop the signature data, and could lead to complex evidentiary battles about the “reliability and accuracy” of the blockchain-stored data.
thought experiments about the legal risks
at the 2017 future of bitcoin conference in arnhem, netherlands, bitcoin unlimited’s chief scientist peter rizun gave a presentation about why bitcoins with segwit are not real bitcoins. to illustrate his point, he offered this thought experiment:
imagine that you have 100 btc in a segwit address and a few days later you notice that they’ve been transferred to an address that you do not control. you try to find the signature that authorized the transfer to prove the theft (you’re sure your private keys were secure so you think the signature must be bogus) but conveniently nobody seems to have it saved.
can you prove that your funds were stolen?
in rizun’s thought experiment, assume you sue your bitcoin wallet provider over the 100 btc that you believe were stolen from your wallet. as rizun points out, you need to find the signature associated with the transaction in order to prove it was fake and not authorized by you. but of course, you would not have kept it because you did not initiate the transaction. and if your wallet provider and no node has kept the signature for the disputed transaction, you are out of luck. at most, you or your wallet provider may only be able prove: (a) a transaction occurred on a particular date and time for the 100 btc; and (b) there is string of hashes that indicate the transaction was authorized at that time. is that enough to authenticate that transaction record for evidence purposes? and more importantly, even if that limited transaction record is authenticated and admissible in court, the signature data is missing and a key question in the case cannot be answered from the evidence.
i take peter rizun’s example a step further and offer this thought experiment based upon potential smart contracts that could be recorded on the blockchain, and electronically signed by one party using a bitcoin digital signature.
alice enters into a smart contract to pay you 5 btc to buy your used automobile. the contract’s terms are recorded on the blockchain as part of a transaction sending the 5 btc to a segwit address. alice’s digital signature to validate the bitcoin transaction is also the means alice uses to digitally sign to signify acceptance of the smart contract (for purposes of e-contract law). [in other words, alice does not manually sign a paper contract, does not affix a digital copy of her handwritten signature to any document, and does not electronically sign a document using other means.]
alice later disputes the smart contract, claiming that she did not authorize the transaction. you have a legal dispute over whether she in fact digitally signed the smart contract. but alice’s signature data was pruned after the transaction was validated onto the blockchain, and she claims she did not digitally sign the transaction. you have no record of alice’s private key used for the digital signature.
can you prove that alice digitally signed the smart contract?
this thought experiment illustrates the potential proof challenges of a segwit world. it can be more difficult to prove that alice digitally signed the disputed smart contract if you have no record of alice’s private key used for the digital signature, and no node has kept the signature data.
as with electronic contract issues, legal systems can find ways to address these evidentiary proof problems. but segwit makes the challenges harder by creating additional hurdles for authenticating blockchain records as evidence in legal proceedings. these risks could deter businesses from operating more on the blockchain, and impede the greater vision of a bitcoin 2.0 network powering smart contracts and greater functionality in the future. the bitcoin community needs to demonstrate to courts, regulators and legislators that bitcoin records and in particular signatures are reliable and authentic; this effort is just getting started and should not be undermined by proposals such as segwit which fundamentally change the nature of bitcoin.
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when does an emacs user use vim? to change a server config via ssh.
ha, haha! ha! awesome joke … it’s funny because it’s true! it hurts so much 🙁
i’ve been an emacs user for a while now. still don’t know all the keyboard shortcuts, text selection still confuses me to no end and i still think the ctrl+w command to cut is rather unfortunate because i keep clsoing windows in other environments.
but i love emacs to bits!
the main reason i started using this operating system is that i don’t have to think about code indentation. almost any language i dare use, emacs knows how to indent code according to community standards. you might need to install something called a major mode for the language, but hey package management system!
if you haven’t tried coding without thinking about indentation before, you really should. it’s marvelous, lets you focus on the important stuff.
that said … i always used vim via ssh. always. perhaps a remnant from my times before emacs, when i thought vim was the default thing you use when working without a gui. yes, i’m not a neckbeard, i like my gui and non-tiling window managers to write code.
enter tramp-mode
over the past few weeks i’ve been working on a project that frowns upon the idea of working locally something about data security when dealing with banking-like systems. whatever.
the only access to my code was the humble ssh. now fucking what?
running emacs via ssh -x was painfully slow. using vim for more than config editing? surely, you’re joking [mr. feynman]!?
after a week of miserably living my life via ssh -x i finally broke down and googled for a solution. took me long enough … my surprisingly short search (took me all of 10 minutes) discovered something called tramp-mode a remote-editing mode for emacs.
since emacs22 it comes bundled with the basic install, so there’s no need to add anything.
it. is. amazing.
c-x c-f // and away we go. enter username@ (lovingly autocompleted by the file finder thingy), add the hostname (also autocompleted). asks for the password and voila, i’m browsing a remote computer via ssh.
from what i understand, tramp-mode doesn’t actually keep you connected via ssh for live editing on the remote machine. that would be slow, a tcp round-about for every keystroke … no good. instead it uses scp to copy files locally, let you edit them and when you save the file is copied back into its original location.
for added awesomeness, c-x c-f undestands you’re editing remotely so it always starts finding files relative to the remote location.
magic. all the flexibility of editing locally, all the whatever-you-need-this-for of secure remote connections.
…
but i will still edit configs with vim. it’s only natural.
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cybersecurity* ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk ˈprɑmptɪŋ fərmz tɪ riˈθɪŋk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti həz saɪnd əp 100 "nɑn ˈfɛdərəl" ˈjuzər fər ɪts ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm ðə ˈsaɪbər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm ðət wɑz ˈɔθərˌaɪzd ˈəndər ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈʃɛrɪŋ ækt saɪnd ˈɪntu lɔ ɪn 2015 ˈjuzərz ˌɪnˈklud steɪt ˈgəvərnmənts, ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, kəmˈpjutər ˈimərʤənsi rɪˈspɑns timz, bæŋks ənd ˈəðər ˈpraɪvət ˈkəmpəˌniz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈprɛstən wərts, ə ˈsinjər ˈstrætɪʤɪst ɪn' ˈɔfəs əv ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz. ðə grup ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈʃɛrɪŋ ənd æˈnælɪsɪs ˈsɛnərz ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈʃɛrɪŋ ənd æˈnælɪsɪs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz rən baɪ ˈɪndəstriz. ðə ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk əv ɪz wən ˈrizən waɪ ˈɪndəstri ənd ˈəðərz ər ˈfaɪnəli ˈmuvɪŋ təˈwɔrd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈʃɛrɪŋ. ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv bɪn ˈlɪri əˈbaʊt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈʃɛrɪŋ ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɛspiənɑʤ, ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti θɛft ənd ˈsɪmələr ˈsaɪbər kraɪmz, bɪˈkəz əv ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ðət dɪˈskloʊʒərz kʊd hæv ən ˌædˈvərs ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðɛr ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈprɑspɛkts., ɪn wɪʧ ˈhækərz hoʊld kəmˈpjutərz ənd ˈivɪn ɪnˈtaɪər ˈnɛtˌwərks ˈhɑstɪʤ fər ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk kæʃ ˈpeɪmənts, ɪz ə ˈdɪfərənt bist. ðɪs taɪp əv ˈsaɪbər əˈtæk həz bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌɪnˈkərʒənz ˈɪntu ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər prəˈvaɪdərz' leɪnz ˈleɪtli, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ duən ˈʧaʊduri, ædˈvaɪzər fər ˈhoʊldɪŋz, ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl juˈtɪləti ðət mərʤd wɪθ ɪn mɑrʧ. "ðə pərˈsɛpʃən həz ʧeɪnʤd," hi sɛd. ə "ˈhændˌfʊl" əv ˈəðər ˈmælˌwɛr əˈtæks hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlændɪd æt ˈəðər ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər prəˈvaɪdərz. ˈmælˌwɛr ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˈistərn ˈjʊrəp "ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ˈhɑstɪʤ," ˈʧaʊduri sɛd ɪn ə ʤun 9 ˈpænəl dɪˈskəʃən ɔn ðə ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn ˈɑrlɪŋtən, va*. əˈfɪʃəli lɔnʧt ɪts aɪz ˈproʊˌgræm ˈəndər ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈʃɛrɪŋ ækt əv 2015 læst ˈfɛbruˌɛri. aɪz ɪˈneɪbəlz ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ əv ˈsaɪbər θrɛt ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər. ˈɔfərz ˈsɛvərəl leɪərz əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈʃɛrɪŋ wɪθ ˈɪndəstri, wɪθ ðə aɪz ˈɛfərt biɪŋ ðə ˈbrɔdɪst fər ˈɪndəstri. kəˈmərʃəl ˈɪndəstri həz bɪn ˈkɔʃəs ɛz ðə θrɛt ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər ˈproʊˌgræm həz ˈgɔtən ɔf ðə graʊnd wɪθ ˈligəl kənˈsərnz əv haʊ ðət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɪl bi juzd ə ˈkɑmən ˈtɑpɪk əv dɪˈskəʃən. ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈkraʊdɪd ˈɔdiəns æt ðə ɪˈvɛnt toʊld ˈændi ˈɑzmənt,' əˈsɪstənt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri fər ðə ˈɔfəs əv ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən, ðət hɪz ˈkəmpəniz ˈligəl ˈkaʊnsəl hæd səm kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˈʃɛrɪŋ θrɛt ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ˈɑzmənt sɛd ˈɪndəstri ˈlɔjərz ʃʊd mɔr ˈkloʊsli kənˈsɪdər ðə "ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈʃɛrɪŋ, nɑt rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ," ðət aɪz prəˈvaɪdz. ˈʧaʊduri ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈlɔjərz ˈnidɪd sɪks tɪ ˈsɛvən mənθs tɪ saɪn ɔf ɔn ə ˈʃɛrɪŋ əˈgrimənt. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz bɪn ˈjuzɪŋ' θrɛt ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈsərvɪs ˈsaɪbər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈʃɛrɪŋ ənd kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm fər ðə læst tu jɪrz. "ɪts ə ˈkəlʧərəl ˈɪʃu," hi sɛd əv ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈjuzɪŋ θrɛt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən bət ʃaɪɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðɛr oʊn. "ˈɛvriˌwən laɪks tɪ rɪˈsiv, bət noʊ wən laɪks tɪ gɪv." ˈɑzmənt sɛd hi ˌəndərˈstʊd ðə ˈligəl kənˈsərnz, bət ˈædɪd ðət ˈmɛni ˈkəmpəˌniz wər ɔˈrɛdi ˈʃɛrɪŋ θrɛt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr wɛnt ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt. hi sɛd hi θɔt moʊst ˈligəl kənˈsərnz bɔɪld daʊn tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ "ˈziroʊ rɪsk" fər ðət ʃɛrd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wəns ɪt livz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. ðə ˈfoʊkɪs, hi sɛd, ʃʊd bi ɔn drɔɪŋ daʊn ðə rɪsk fər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɛz ə hoʊl ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkaʊnsəlz si ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts ðət ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈɪndəˌkeɪtərz kən brɪŋ tɪ boʊθ sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ðə ˈbɑtəm laɪn. ˈɑzmənt ˌriəˈʃʊrd əˈtɛnˈdiz ðət' ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz wərənt "ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz, ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsiz ər lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt." wɪn æst baɪ ən ˈɔdiəns ˈmɛmbər ɪf ə ˈkəmpəˌni ʃʊd hɛlp træp θivz baɪ priˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ pleɪ əˈlɔŋ tɪ ðɛr bæŋk əˈkaʊnt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðɛm, ˈɑzmənt sɛd, "ðət wʊd bi ðə taɪm tɪ kɔl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt."
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cybersecurity
ransomware epidemic prompting firms to rethink information sharing
the department of homeland security has signed up 100 "non federal" user for its automated indicator sharing program – the machine-to-machine cyber information sharing program that was authorized under the cybersecurity information sharing act signed into law in 2015.
non-federal users include state governments, international organizations, computer emergency response teams, banks and other private companies, according to preston wertz, a senior strategist in dhs' office of cybersecurity and communications. the group also includes information sharing and analysis centers and information sharing and analysis organizations run by industries.
the epidemic of ransomware is one reason why industry and others are finally moving toward information sharing.
companies have been leery about information sharing in cases of economic espionage, intellectual property theft and similar cyber crimes, because of the potential that disclosures could have an adverse impact on their financial prospects.
ransomware, in which hackers hold computers and even entire networks hostage for electronic cash payments, is a different beast. this type of cyber attack has been making incursions into critical infrastructure providers' lanes lately, according to dewan chowdhury, cybersecurity advisor for pepco holdings, the mid-atlantic electrical utility that merged with excelon in march.
"the perception has changed," he said. a "handful" of other malware attacks have also landed at other critical infrastructure providers. malware operations in eastern europe "are taking industry hostage," chowdhury said in a june 9 panel discussion on the dhs automated information sharing program in arlington, va.
dhs officially launched its ais program under the cybersecurity information sharing act of 2015 last february. ais enables the machine-to-machine exchange of cyber threat indicator information between the federal government and the private sector. dhs offers several layers of information sharing with industry, with the ais effort being the broadest for industry.
commercial industry has been cautious as the threat indicator program has gotten off the ground with legal concerns of how that information will be used a common topic of discussion.
a member of the crowded audience at the dhs event told andy ozment, dhs' assistant secretary for the office of cybersecurity and communication, that his company's legal counsel had some concerns about sharing threat indicator information.
ozment said industry lawyers should more closely consider the "information sharing, not reporting," that ais provides.
chowdhury noted that pepco's lawyers needed six to seven months to sign off on a sharing agreement. the company has been using dhs' higher-level threat sharing service cyber information sharing and collaboration program for the last two years. "it's a cultural issue," he said of companies using threat information but shying away from sharing their own. "everyone likes to receive, but no one likes to give."
ozment said he understood the legal concerns, but added that many companies were already sharing threat information before cisa went into effect. he said he thought most legal concerns boiled down to getting to "zero risk" for that shared information once it leaves the company.
the focus, he said, should be on drawing down the risk for the company as a whole and making general counsels see the benefits that sharing indicators can bring to both security and the bottom line.
ozment reassured attendees that dhs' information sharing programs weren't "regulators, intelligence agencies or law enforcement."
when asked by an audience member if a company should help trap ransomware thieves by pretending to play along to their bank account information and identify them, ozment said, "that would be the time to call law enforcement."
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ˈfɔrmər ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ənd pəˈtɛnʃəl rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ˈkɑrli fiɔˈrinə ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈblæstɪd hər ˈlaɪkli kənˈtɛndər, ˈfɔrmər ˈflɔrɪdə gəv. ʤɛb bʊʃ, ɛz ə ˈgəvərnmənt republican”*” hu ɪz wrong”*” ɔn ˈɪʃuz laɪk ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən rɪˈfɔrm ənd ˈkɑmən kɔr. bʊʃ ɪz dɛd rɔŋ ɔn ə ˈkəpəl issues,”*,” mɪz. fiɔˈrinə sɛd ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɔn ˈlɔrə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ, ðə ˈdeɪli ˈkɔlər ˌriˈpɔrtəd. dɛd rɔŋ ɔn ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən rɪˈfɔrm. dɛd rɔŋ ɔn ˈkɑmən kɔr. dɛd rɔŋ əˈbaʊt ˈgəvərnmənt biɪŋ tu ˈpaʊərfəl. aɪ θɪŋk ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz tu ˈpaʊərfəl. nɑt ʃʊr hi bɪˈlivz that.”*.” noʊ kˈwɛʃən ðət ðɛr ər bɪg ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈpəblɪkənz ənd ðɛr ər bɪg ˈgəvərnmənt democrats,”*,” ʃi kənˈtɪnjud. ˈrɛkərd səˈʤɛsts ðət hi ɪz ə bɪg ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈpəblɪkən. aɪ tɛnd tɪ əˈgri wɪθ ˈkɑmən kɔr ju ənd aɪ hæv hæd ðɪs dɪˈskəʃən ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˈænsər ɔn ˈkɑmən kɔr ɪz ðət, nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ə ˌbjʊrəˈkrætɪk ˈproʊˌgræm. ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ə sɛt əv ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd standards.’*.’ bjʊˈrɑkrəsiz ˈoʊnli noʊ wən weɪ: kɔld. soʊ ɪf ju gɪt ə ˈfɛdərəl bjʊˈrɑkrəsi, ər ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz ˈivɪn ə steɪt bjʊˈrɑkrəsi, ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ɪt wɪl bɪˈkəm. haʊ ˈgɔtən ˈbɪgər ənd ˈbɪgər ˈgəvərnmənt ˈəndər boʊθ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ənd democrats.”*.” ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt dɪˈsɪʒən kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ fid ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl klæs ðə ˈstɔri əv ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt. ðə ˈstɔri əv ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl klæs. ə ˈsɪstəm əv ˈpipəl hu hæv wərkt wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm fərˈɛvər, ənd ɔl bɪn ædˈvæntɪʤd baɪ ðə system,”*,” mɪz. fiɔˈrinə sɛd. ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ə ˈsɪtɪzən ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz ər nɑt ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm, ɪn ðə ˈgræsˈruts, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ˈwɪnɪŋ ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk boʊθ ˈlidərˌʃɪp ənd ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp ril ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp. ˈgræsˈruts, ˈbɑtəm up.”*.” ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2019 ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən taɪmz, llc*. klɪk hir fər riˈprɪnt pərˈmɪʃən.
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former hewlett-packard ceo and potential republican presidential candidate carly fiorina on tuesday blasted her likely contender, former florida gov. jeb bush, as a “big government republican” who is “dead wrong” on issues like immigration reform and common core.
“jeb bush is dead wrong on a couple issues,” ms. fiorina said tuesday morning on laura ingraham’s radio show, the daily caller reported. “he’s dead wrong on comprehensive immigration reform. he’s dead wrong on common core. he’s dead wrong about government being too powerful. i think government is too powerful. i’m not sure he believes that.”
“there’s no question that there are big government republicans and there are big government democrats,” she continued. “jeb bush’s record suggests that he is a big government republican. i tend to agree with common core you and i have had this discussion before his answer on common core is that, ‘well not intended to be a heavy-handed bureaucratic program. intended to be a set of nationwide standards.’ bureaucracies only know one way: called heavy-handed. so if you get a federal bureaucracy, or in some cases even a state bureaucracy, involved in anything, it will become heavy-handed. that’s how we’ve gotten bigger and bigger government under both republicans and democrats.”
“an establishment decision continues to feed the political class that’s the story of the establishment. that’s the story of the political class. a system of people who have worked within the system forever, and they’ve all been advantaged by the system,” ms. fiorina said. “ours is intended to be a citizen government and citizens are not in the system, they’re in the grassroots, which is why winning this election is going to take both leadership and citizenship real citizenship. grassroots, bottom up.”
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ˈoʊnli ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ dɪz frənt strit frənt ˈnəθɪŋ. ənd fərst strit ˈmɪsɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli biɪŋ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl fərst strit baɪ ə ˈhæfˌdəzən blɑks. sæn ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈæliz, strits ənd ˈbɪzənˌtin ˈɑrˌkaɪv ðə ˈhɪstəri ɪn ðɛr neɪmz. ðeɪ ˈkrɑnɪkəl ə ˈwɔtərˌfrənt ðət həz sɪns bɪn ɪkˈspændɪd wɪθ ˈlændˌfɪl ənd ˌɪˈmɔrtəlaɪz ðə goʊld rəʃ ˈprɑstəˌtuts, ˈkrɪmənəlz, ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəˈmændərz ðət kɑrvd sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ aʊt əv sænd dunz. ə strit neɪmd fər ðə fərst meɪər ənd ðə fərst kəˈmændər əv ðə prɪˈsɪdiˌoʊ. bət fju ˈθəroʊˌfɛrz hæv bɪn ˈædɪd tɪ ðə mæp ɪn ˈrisənt ˈhɪstəri. ɪn fækt, ˈsɪti ənd ˈkaʊnti ˈsərˌveɪər brus stɔrz kən θɪŋk əv ˈoʊnli ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv strits ðət hæv bɪn kənˈstrəktɪd ɪn hɪz 11 jɪrz ɔn ðə ʤɑb. bət wɪθ ˈmæsɪv ˌridɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɑʤɛkts æt ˈtrɛʒər ˈaɪlənd, ˈmɪʃən rɑk ənd ɪn ðə ˈəndər weɪ, ə slu əv nu strit neɪmz wɪl sun bi ˈfənəlɪŋ θru ˈsɪti hɔl. ɪz səʧ ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌəndɪˈvɛləpt ˈɛriə ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ðət ˈvɛri rɛr tɪ pʊt ɪn ə nu strit ðət ə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən əv ən oʊld street,”*,” stɔrz sɛd. ʤɪst ˈmɛni ˈsəbdɪˌvɪʒənz kriˈeɪtɪŋ strits frəm skræʧ. wi ər əˈbaʊt tɪ gɪt busy.”*.” əˈbaʊt 20 strits wɪl bi ˈædɪd ɔn ˈtrɛʒər ˈaɪlənd, ənd əˈnəðər θri wɪl bi ˈædɪd æt ˈkændəlˌstɪk pɔɪnt. dɪˈvɛləpərz ər ˈɔfən ðə wənz tɪ ʧuz ðə nu neɪmz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn ðə ˈərli 1930s*, ril ɛˈsteɪt taɪˈkunz ənd ˈbrəðərz bɪl ənd ˈhɛnri ˈklɪrli noʊn fər ðɛr hjuˈmɪlɪti neɪmd æt list tu strits ɪn ˈleɪkvˌju ˈæftər ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ draɪv ənd ˈævəˌnu. ðeɪ wər ˈɔlsoʊ ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz əv ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈkɑmplɛks. bət ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ si ˈlɛnər ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. ˈævəˌnu ɪn ðə ˈɛniˌtaɪm sun, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət ˈsɪmpəl. ˈpeɪpərˌwərk fər ə nu strit neɪm məst fərst bi səbˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈpəblɪk wərks ənd ðɛn rɪˈfərd tɪ ðə bɔrd əv ˌsupərˈvaɪzərz, wɛr ɪt nidz ə məˈʤɔrəti voʊt tɪ pæs. meɪər ɛd li hoʊldz ˈviˌtoʊ paʊər ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkrɪsənɪŋ, ðoʊ hi həz jɛt tɪ juz ɪt fər ðɪs ˈpərpəs. ɔn ˈtrɛʒər ˈaɪlənd, ðə prəˈpoʊzd strit neɪmz kəˈnɛkt tɪ wən əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpərpəsɪz: ˈfɛrˌgraʊnd. ðə ˈgoʊldən geɪt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən wɑz hɛld ɔn ðə ˈaɪlənd bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn 1939 ənd ðə strits wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli kəˈmɛmərˌeɪt ðə ɪˈvɛnt. ˈævəˌnu əv ðə pɑmz wən ɛnd əv ðə ˈaɪlənd, ˈpɛrəˌlɛld baɪ ˈsɛvən siz ˈævəˌnu. ˈəðər strits, laɪk strit, leɪn ənd ˈʤɑnsən strit, ər fər ˈprɑmənənt ˈɑrtɪsts, ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts ənd ˈloʊkəlz hu kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə fɛr. əv ðə strits ɔn ˈtrɛʒər ˈaɪlənd wɪl bi reconstructed,”*,” sɛd bɑb bɛk, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ˈtrɛʒər ˈaɪlənd ˌridɪˈvɛləpmənt əˈθɔrəti, ə nɑnˈprɑfət ˈpəblɪk ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈeɪʤənsi ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə ˈaɪlənd. strit ˈneɪmɪŋ wʊd bi ˈiðər ˈpleɪsɪz ənd neɪmz frəm wɪˈθɪn ðə ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən ər neɪmz əv ˈɑrtɪsts hu dɪˈzaɪnd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ənd ˈɑrtˌwərk, θɪŋz əv ðət nature.”*.” æt ðə ˈkændəlˌstɪk pɔɪnt ˌridɪˈvɛləpmənt, nu strits wɪl ˈɑnər ˈɛldər ˈsæmjul praɪər smɪθ ˈsɪstər., hu bɪˈgæn hɪz kərɪr ɪn ðə ˈʃɪˌpjɑrdz, ˈwɛldər ˈdɪksən, ənd ˈæktɪvɪst ˈkrɪsən nil. dɪˈvɛləpər fivepoint*, wɪʧ ɪz ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ ðə ˈʃɪˌpjɑrd ənd ˈkændəlˌstɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənts, wɛnt tɪ ðə kəmˈjunɪti fər neɪm səˈʤɛsʧənz, sɛd ˈriʤənəl ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈkoʊfi ˈbɔnər. ənd strits ər ˈmɑnjəmənts ɪn ənd əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðeɪ ər ɪkˈstrimli ˈrɛləvənt tɪ ðə ˈloʊkəl kəmˈjunɪti bət ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ ðə city,”*,” hi sɛd. laɪk tɪ hæv ðə ˈneɪbərz ˌdɪˈsaɪd wət ər hu ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ memorialize.”*.” bət ˈivɪn ðə bɛst ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz kən spɑrk ðə sɛns əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈraɪʧəsnəs, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ riˈneɪmɪŋ strits. ʤɪst æsk ˈfɔrmər meɪər ˈwɪli braʊn. pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈælaɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfɔrmər meɪər ˈgævɪn ˈnuzəm, traɪd tɪ riˈneɪm θərd strit ɛz ˈwɪli ɛl. braʊn jr*. ˈbʊləˌvɑrd ɪn 2010 ənd wɛl, ɪt kwaɪt wərk aʊt. ““generally*, ɪt ɪz ə juʤ peɪn ɪn ðə bɪˈhaɪnd, ənd ɪn ðə grænd skim əv θɪŋz, ðɛr ər mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋz tɪ do,”*,” sɛd ˈsupərˌvaɪzər ˈɛrən ˈpɛskɪn, hu tʊk ðə ˈlɪbərˌti əv ˈdəbɪŋ ən ˈæli nɪr pɪr 45 æl ˈskoʊmə weɪ ɪn 2001 ənd ɪn 2003 riˈneɪmd ˈpɑrdi ˈæli ɛz ʤæk ˌmɪʃələn pleɪs, ˈæftər ðə ˈɑrtɪst. ðɪs jɪr, hi neɪmd ən ˈæli roʊz weɪ ˈæftər ðə ˈʧaɪnəˌtaʊn paʊər ˈbroʊkər hər weɪ ər ðə highway,”*,” ˈpɛskɪn sɛd. bɪˈkəmz ˌɪnˈgreɪnd ɪn ðə ʤiˈɑgrəfi ənd ˈhɪstəri əv sæn francisco,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈsɪti həz mɔr ðən 150 jɪrz əv ˈhɪstəri riˈplit wɪθ ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈkɛrɪktərz, ˈɑrtɪsts, poʊəts ənd ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ðət ər dɪˈzərvɪŋ əv səm ˈlɛvəl əv ˈɑnər ənd kəˈlɛktɪv ˈmɛməri. ˈneɪmɪŋ ənd riˈneɪmɪŋ strits ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈplɪtɪkli ˈpeɪnfəl θɪŋz tɪ do.”*.” ðət stɑpt ˈloʊkəl ˈbɪznɪsɪz, ˈrɛzɪdənts ənd ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz frəm traɪɪŋ. ˈsɛvərəl strits ər riˈneɪmd ˈænjuəli ɪn ə ˌnɛvərˈɛndɪŋ ˈʃəfəl. ðə ˈfɛrˌmɑnt sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ɪz ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈsteɪʤɪz əv ˈfaɪlɪŋ ˈpeɪpərˌwərk tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ˈmeɪsən strit tɪ ˈtoʊni ˈbɛnɪt weɪ, ˈɑnərɪŋ ðə ˈkrunər. ɪz ə ˈkɑnstənt ˈʧərnɪŋ əv strit names,”*,” sɛd fɪl buscovich*, ə hɪˈstɔriən ˈraɪtɪŋ ə bʊk əˈbaʊt sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ strits. ˈsɪti wɑz ˈprɪti məʧ fɪld əp baɪ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈdaɪmənd haɪts ənd glɛn ˈkænjən ɪn ðə 1960s*. noʊ nu strits, bət ˈpipəl stɪl hæv ˈplɛnti əv nu neɪmz fər ðə oʊld ones.”*.” waɪl səm ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər ˌsupərˈfɪʃəl, ˈəðərz rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈkəlʧər. fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ˈɑrmi strit kət θru ðə hɑrt əv sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ. bət ɪn 1995 ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli lɛs ˌmɪlɪtərˈɪstɪk loʊˈkæl ɪˈlɛktɪd tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɪt tɪ ˈsizər ˈʧæˌvɛz strit, ˈɑnərɪŋ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfɑrmˌwərkər ənd ˈæktɪvɪst. ənd ɪn 2014 ðə ˌsupərˈvaɪzərz ˈvoʊtɪd juˈnænəməsli tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə neɪm əv lɛk wəˈlɛsə strit tɪ ˈdɑktər. tɑm wɑˈdɛl pleɪs. ðət keɪm ˈæftər wəˈlɛsə, ə ˈpɑlɪʃ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ənd ˈjunjən ˈlidər, ˈpəblɪkli dɪˈklɛrd ðət geɪ ˈpipəl ʃʊd nɑt hoʊld ˈpəblɪk ˈɔfəs. hi wɑz ˈaʊstɪd ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv wɑˈdɛl, ə geɪ raɪts ˈæktɪvɪst hu daɪd əv eɪdz ənd ˈbɛtər mɛʃt wɪθ ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈlinɪŋz. kəˈnɛkt tɪ ðə ˈkəlʧər əv ɑr city,”*,” sɛd ˈpəblɪk wərks dɪˈrɛktər moʊˈhæmɪd nuru*. aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ wɪθ ðɛr strits. ɪt rɪˈflɛkts ə ˈsərtən taɪp əv ˈɑnər ər əˈʧivmənt, ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈpipəl ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən fər ðə θɪŋz ðeɪ hæv dən. ənd bɪˈkəz wi ər soʊ dɪˈvərs, ɑr strits ər, tu. nu strits rɪˈflɛkt that.”*.” ˈlɪzi ˈʤɑnsən ɪz ə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈkrɑnɪkəl stæf ˈraɪtər. iˈmeɪl: tˈwɪtər:
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only in san francisco does front street front — nothing. and first street misses actually being the financial district’s first street by a half-dozen blocks.
san francisco’s thousands of alleys, streets and byzantine culs-de-sac archive the city’s history in their names. they chronicle a waterfront that has since been expanded with landfill and immortalize the gold rush prostitutes, criminals, politicians and military commanders that carved san francisco out of sand dunes. there’s a street named for the first mayor and the first commander of the presidio.
but few thoroughfares have been added to the map in recent history. in fact, city and county surveyor bruce storrs can think of only a handful of streets that have been constructed in his 11 years on the job. but with massive redevelopment projects at treasure island, mission rock and in the bayview under way, a slew of new street names will soon be funneling through city hall.
“there is such limited undeveloped area in san francisco that it’s very rare to put in a new street that isn’t a continuation of an old street,” storrs said. “there just aren’t many subdivisions creating streets from scratch. we are about to get busy.”
about 20 streets will be added on treasure island, and another three will be added at candlestick point. developers are often the ones to choose the new names. for example, in the early 1930s, real estate tycoons and brothers bill and henry stoneson — clearly known for their humility — named at least two streets in lakeview after themselves, including stonecrest drive and stoneybrook avenue. they were also the developers of the nearby stonestown shopping complex.
but don’t expect to see lennar corp. avenue in the bayview anytime soon, because the legislative process isn’t that simple. paperwork for a new street name must first be submitted to public works and then referred to the board of supervisors, where it needs a majority vote to pass. mayor ed lee holds veto power over the christening, though he has yet to use it for this purpose.
on treasure island, the proposed street names connect to one of the pancake-flat land’s original purposes: fairground. the golden gate international exposition was held on the island beginning in 1939, and the streets will probably commemorate the event. avenue of the palms bisects one end of the island, paralleled by seven seas avenue. other streets, like maybeck street, macky lane and johnson street, are for prominent artists, architects and locals who contributed to the fair.
“all of the streets on treasure island will be reconstructed,” said bob beck, a spokesman for the treasure island redevelopment authority, a nonprofit public benefit agency overseeing economic development of the island. “the street naming would be either places and names from within the exposition or names of artists who designed the buildings and artwork, things of that nature.”
at the candlestick point redevelopment, new streets will honor elder samuel pryor smith sr., who began his career in the shipyards, welder zerline dixon, and activist christen neal. developer fivepoint, which is overseeing the shipyard and candlestick developments, went to the community for name suggestions, said regional president kofi bonner.
“roads and streets are monuments in and of themselves. they are extremely relevant to the local community but also to the city,” he said. “we like to have the neighbors decide what or who they want to memorialize.”
but even the best intentions can spark the city’s sense of political righteousness, particularly when it comes to renaming streets. just ask former mayor willie brown. political allies, including former mayor gavin newsom, tried to rename third street as willie l. brown jr. boulevard in 2010 and — well, it didn’t quite work out.
“generally, it is a huge pain in the behind, and in the grand scheme of things, there are more important things to do,” said supervisor aaron peskin, who took the liberty of dubbing an alley near pier 45 al scoma way in 2001 and in 2003 renamed pardee alley as jack micheline place, after the artist. this year, he named an alley rose pak’s way after the chinatown power broker — “like it’s her way or the highway,” peskin said.
“it becomes ingrained in the geography and history of san francisco,” he said. “the city has more than 150 years of history replete with incredible characters, artists, poets and politicians that are deserving of some level of honor and collective memory. ... naming and renaming streets is one of the most politically painful things to do.”
that hasn’t stopped local businesses, residents and politicians from trying. several streets are renamed annually in a never-ending shuffle. the fairmont san francisco is in the early stages of filing paperwork to change a portion of mason street to tony bennett way, honoring the crooner.
“there is a constant churning of street names,” said phil buscovich, a historian writing a book about san francisco streets. “the city was pretty much filled up by the development of diamond heights and glen canyon in the 1960s. there’s no new streets, but people still have plenty of new names for the old ones.”
while some changes are superficial, others reflect the city’s changing culture. for decades, army street cut through the heart of san francisco. but in 1995, an increasingly less militaristic locale elected to change it to cesar chavez street, honoring the american farmworker and activist.
and in 2014, the supervisors voted unanimously to change the name of lech walesa street to dr. tom waddell place. that came after walesa, a polish politician and union leader, publicly declared that gay people should not hold public office. he was ousted in favor of waddell, a gay rights activist who died of aids and better meshed with the city’s liberal leanings.
“streets connect to the culture of our city,” said public works director mohammed nuru. “people identify with their streets. it reflects a certain type of honor or achievement, giving people recognition for the things they have done. and because we are so diverse, our streets are, too. new streets reflect that.”
lizzie johnson is a san francisco chronicle staff writer. email: ljohnson@sfchronicle.com twitter: @lizziejohnsonnn
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ˈplætsbərg, nu jɔrk (ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ʤin ˈpɑmər, ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈprɪzən ɪmˈplɔɪi ʧɑrʤd ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðə ɪˈskeɪp əv tu kənˈvɪktəd ˈmərdərərz ɪn ˈəpˈsteɪt nu jɔrk, ədˈmɪtəd hi prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə fˈjuʤɪtɪvz wɪθ tulz ənd ˈəðər ˈaɪtəmz ðət ˌənɪnˈtɛnʃənəli "meɪd ðɛr ɪˈskeɪp ˈiziər," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈsteɪtmənt hi geɪv ðə steɪt pəˈlis. ˈpɑmər, ə ˈprɪzən gɑrd fər mɔr ðən 27 jɪrz, toʊld ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ðət wɪˈθɪn ðə læst eɪt mənθs hi prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪnˌmeɪt ˈdeɪvɪd swɛt wɪθ ə pɛr əv plaɪərz ənd ə ˈskruˌdraɪvər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmɛnt. leɪt læst mənθ, hi sɛd ɪn ðə ˈsteɪtmənt, hi dɪˈlɪvərd ə ˈpækɪʤ sɛd tɪ kənˈteɪn ə paʊnd əv ˈfroʊzən graʊnd bif ənd tu tubz əv peɪnt tɪ ðə ˈəðər ˈɪnˌmeɪt, ˈrɪʧərd mæt ˈpɑmərz kɔrt əˈpɪrəns ˈθərzˌdeɪ wɑz əˈʤərnd bɪˈkəz hi ɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈlɔjərz. əˈtərni ˈændru ˈbrɑkˌweɪ sɛd hi "ˈsɪmpli ˈdəzənt hæv ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz" tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ˈpɑmər, hu wɪl əˈpɪr ɪn kɔrt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ʤɔɪs ˈmɪʧəl, əˈnəðər ˈprɪzən ɪmˈplɔɪi ʧɑrʤd ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðə ɪˈskeɪp, ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈhækˌsɔ bleɪdz ənd drɪl bɪts ˈɪntu ðə həŋk əv ˈhæmbərgər mit, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈklɪntən ˈkaʊnti ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni ˈændru ˈwaɪli. ʃi həz ˈplidɪd nɑt ˈgɪlti tɪ ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ˈeɪdɪŋ ðə ɪˌskeɪˈpiz. æst ˈwɛðər hi əˈsɪstɪd ɪn ðə ɪˈskeɪp, ˈpɑmər toʊld ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz: "noʊ. nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli." hi kənˈtɪnjud, "mæt prəˈvaɪdɪd mi wɪθ ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ˈpeɪnɪŋz ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə ˌɪˈligəl ækts ðət ˈɪnˌmeɪts wər kəˈmɪtɪŋ wɪˈθɪn ðə fəˈsɪlɪti. ɪn tərn, aɪ prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪm wɪθ ˈbɛnəfɪts səʧ ɛz peɪnt, ˈpeɪntˌbrəʃɪs, ˈmuvmənt əv ˈɪnˌmeɪts, ˈhæmbərgər mit, ˈɔltərɪŋ əv ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈbɑksɪz ɪn ðə ˈkætˌwɔk ˈɛriəz. "aɪ dɪd nɑt ˈriəˌlaɪz æt ðə taɪm ðət ðə əˈsɪstəns prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ mæt ənd swɛt meɪd ðɛr ɪˈskeɪp ˈiziər. ðə ˈɔltərɪŋ əv ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈbɑksɪz wɑz tɪ ɛnˈhæns ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kʊk ɪn ðɛr sɛlz." ðə ˈskruˌdraɪvər ənd plaɪərz tɪ fɪks ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈbreɪkərz ɪn ðə ˈkætˌwɔk bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛr sɛlz. ðət ˈɛriə wɑz pɑrt əv ðə ɪˈskeɪp rut, ən əˈfɪʃəl fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈpɑmər, 57 toʊld ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz hi ˈsupərˌvaɪzd mæt ənd swɛt duɪŋ ðə wərk ənd tʊk ðə tulz bæk ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv hɪz ʃɪft, ðə əˈfɪʃəl sɛd. ˈpɑmərz ˈsteɪtmənt rɪˈvilz ðə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈɪnˌmeɪts ənd ɪmˈplɔɪiz æt ðə ˈprɪzən. ɔn əˈnəðər əˈkeɪʒən, ˈpɑmər sɛd, hi hɛlpt mæt kənˈsil beɪst tubz" əv peɪnt ðət hi hæd ˈpərʧəst fər ðə ˈɪnˌmeɪt ɪn ðə ˈkætˌwɔk. æt ðə taɪm, swɛt wɑz ˈəndər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd ˈpɑmər sɛd hi hæd mæt teɪk ðə tubz frəm hɪz sɛl tɪ ðə ˈkætˌwɔk, wɛr ðə peɪnt wɑz ˈhɪdən əˈtɑp ən ɛr vɛnt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmɛnt. ˈpɑmər sɛd hi mɛt mæt ɪn 2009 ənd swɛt əˈbaʊt faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ. hi sɛd hi bɔt waɪt zɪŋk ənd waɪt taɪˈteɪniəm peɪnt ənd ˈpeɪntˌbrəʃɪs fər mæt ɔn tu ɔˈkeɪʒənz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt. ˈpɑmər ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd hi bɔt ə lɑrʤ tub əv əˈkrɪlɪk peɪnt fər swɛt əˈbaʊt tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. hi sɛd hi geɪv swɛt ðə plaɪərz ənd ˈəðər tulz ɔn fɔr ɔˈkeɪʒənz. ðə tulz wər faʊnd æt ˈpɑmərz hoʊm ˈæftər pəˈlis ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd ə sərʧ ˈwɔrənt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈfɪʃəl fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ˈpɑmər toʊld ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ðət ɛz ə "ˈfeɪvər" hi əˈlaʊd swɛt tɪ "ʧeɪnʤ ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈwaɪrɪŋ ɪn ðə sɛl ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈbɑksɪz," ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt sɛd. hi sɛd hi əˈlaʊd swɛt ˈɪntu ðə ˈkætˌwɔk əv ðə blɑk wɛr ðə ˈprɪzənərz wər haʊzd. ˈbrɑkˌweɪ dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈpɑmər ˈpoʊstɪd beɪl əv ənd wɑz riˈlist frəm ʤeɪl ˈərli ˈθərzˌdeɪ. "ˈmɪstər. ˈpɑmər həz bɪn kəmˈplitli koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən," ˈbrɑkˌweɪ sɛd. "hi wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ kˈwɑpərˌeɪt. hiz ə mæn əv ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti hu meɪd səm mɪˈsteɪks." əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, ˈæftər ðə ˈkɑnvɪkts ɪˈskeɪpt, ˈpɑmər traɪd tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈɛvədəns əv ðə ˈpeɪnɪŋz ðə ˈɪnˌmeɪts hæd ˈgɪvɪn ɪm, ˈbərnɪŋ səm əv ðɛm ɪn ə faɪər pɪt æt hɪz hoʊm ənd ˈbɛriɪŋ ˈəðərz ɪn ˈnɪrˈbaɪ wʊdz. hi ˈfeɪsɪz θri ˈfɛləni ˈʧɑrʤɪz wən kaʊnt əv prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ˈprɪzən ˈkɑntrəˌbænd, tu kaʊnts əv ˈtæmpərɪŋ wɪθ ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈɛvədəns ənd wən ˌmɪsdəˈminər ʧɑrʤ əv əˈfɪʃəl mɪˈskɑndəkt. ˈpɑmərz ʤun 20 ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə steɪt pəˈlis wɑz ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪpt, ə sɔrs fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. ˈɪnˌmeɪts æt wərk ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈkætˌwɔk wɑz nɑt ənˈjuˌʒuəl fər ˈprɪzənərz. ðə ˈprɪzən juzd ˈɪnˌmeɪts tɪ du ˈpləmɪŋ ənd ɪˈlɛktrɪk wərk, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz əˈlaʊɪŋ ðɛm tɪ goʊ ɪn ðə ˈkætˌwɔk ˈɛriə, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈmeɪntənəns ˈsupərˌvaɪzər sɛd. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈsupərˌvaɪzər, hu wərkt æt ðə ˈprɪzən fər 35 jɪrz, sɛd ˈɪnˌmeɪts fɪld ðoʊz pəˈzɪʃənz wɪn ðə ˈmeɪntənəns dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɑz ʃɔrt stæft. kərˈɛkʃən ˈɔfɪsərz wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈəndərˌstæft æt taɪmz, ənd ˈɪnˌmeɪts kənˈdəktəd rɪˈpɛr wərk ənˈsupərˌvaɪzd. ðə lɛft ðə fəˈsɪlɪti sɪks jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈsupərˌvaɪzər sɛd ˈɪnˌmeɪts wərkt ˈtɔɪləts, ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ laɪts, ˈfɪksɪŋ liks ənd rɪˈpɛrɪŋ ˈwaɪrɪŋ. ðɛr wərk tʊk ðɛm ˌɪnˈsaɪd sɛlz ənd tɪ ðə bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sɛl wɔlz fər ˈmeɪʤər paɪp rɪˈpɛrz. ˈɪnˌmeɪts ˈsəmˌtaɪmz æst ˈprɪzən ɪmˈplɔɪiz fər ˈfeɪvərz, səʧ ɛz ˈsɛndɪŋ ə ˈlɛtər ər ˈæskɪŋ fər ə pæk əv ˌsɪgəˈrɛts, ðə sɛd. ˈɪnˌmeɪts ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ smɔl ˈfeɪvərz ənd ˈfɑloʊd əp wɪθ ˈbɪgər rɪkˈwɛsts, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ tərn ɪn ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi fər dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ɔn ðə sˈmɔlər əˈfɛns. ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz ˈrɪʧərd mæt, lɛft, ənd ˈdeɪvɪd swɛt wər ɔn ðə rən ˈæftər ðeɪ ɪˈskeɪpt frəm ðə ˈklɪntən kərˈɛkʃənəl fəˈsɪlɪti ɪn, nu jɔrk, ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ʤun 6 mæt wɑz kɪld baɪ pəˈlis ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ʤun 26 swɛt wɑz ˈkæpʧərd tu deɪz ˈleɪtər ənd ɪz naʊ ɪn pəˈlis ˈkəstədi. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 1 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz haɪd ˈkæpʃən 2 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz mætz ˈbɑdi laɪz ɔn ðə graʊnd ˈæftər hi wɑz kɪld baɪ pəˈlis ɔn ʤun 26 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 3 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz swɛt wɑz ˈkæpʧərd ɔn ʤun 28 ˈməltəpəl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈsɔrsəz brift ɔn ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. hi wɑz ʃɑt twaɪs ɪn ə fild baɪ ə nu jɔrk steɪt ˈtrupər ənd ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu ˈkəstədi ɪn ˈəpˈsteɪt nu jɔrk, kloʊz tɪ ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈbɔrdər. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 4 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz swɛt ɪz ˈblədid, ənd kəft æt ðə ˈæŋkəlz, ənd hi əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˈbriðɪŋ ˈɪntu ən ˈɑksɪʤən mæsk ˈæftər hɪz ˈkæpʧər ɔn ʤun 28 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 5 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz pəˈlis ˈɛskɔrt ˈæmbjələnsɪz frəm ən ˈɛriə wɛr lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz wər ˈsərʧɪŋ fər swɛt ɔn ʤun 28 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 6 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əˈfɪʃəlz ər sin ɪn ðə ˈmɪrər əv ə kɑr ɛz ðeɪ stænd gɑrd ʤun 28 ɪn dweɪn, nu jɔrk. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 7 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənts ˈkɑndəkt ə sərʧ fər swɛt nɪr dweɪn ɔn ʤun 28 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 8 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz ən ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənt ˈsərʧɪz fər swɛt ɔn ʤun 28 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 9 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv kərˈɛkʃənz ˈɔfɪsərz mæn ə ˈroʊdˌblɑk ɪn məˈloʊn, nu jɔrk, ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ʤun 27 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 10 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz nu jɔrk steɪt pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz tɔk tɪ ˈmoʊtərɪsts æt ə ˈroʊdˌblɑk nɪr məˈloʊn ɔn ʤun 27 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 11 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz nu jɔrk steɪt pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz stænd gɑrd nɪr ðə saɪt wɛr mæt wɑz ʃɑt ənd kɪld ɪn məˈloʊn ɔn ʤun 26 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 12 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz ə nu jɔrk steɪt pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər stændz gɑrd nɪr ðə ˈʃutɪŋ sin ɪn məˈloʊn ɔn ʤun 26 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 13 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv kərˈɛkʃənz ˈɔfɪsərz ənd ə ˈfɔrɪst ˈreɪnʤər, bæk, sərʧ ə bɑrn ɪn aʊlz hɛd, nu jɔrk, ɔn ʤun 26 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 14 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz kərˈɛkʃənz ˈɔfɪsərz stɑp ə ˈviɪkəl ˈmənˌdeɪ, ʤun 22 ɪn aʊlz hɛd, əˈbaʊt 20 tɪ 25 maɪəlz wɛst əv ðə ˈprɪzən wɛr mæt ənd swɛt ɪˈskeɪpt. ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ðə ɪˌskeɪˈpiz' ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ɪn ə ˈkæbən ðə sərʧ fər ðə fˈjuʤɪtɪvz. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 15 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz ə bəs ˈtrænspɔrts kərˈɛkʃənz ˈɔfɪsərz tɪ ə sərʧ ˈɛriə ɪn ˈmaʊntən vju, nu jɔrk, ɔn ʤun 22 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 16 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz juz ˈviɪkəlz ɪn ˈmaʊntən vju ɔn ʤun 22 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 17 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz kərˈɛkʃənz ˈɔfɪsərz sərʧ ˈreɪˌlroʊd træks nɪr ˈfrɛndʃɪp, nu jɔrk, ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ʤun 21 ˈæftər ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈsaɪtɪŋ əv ðə fˈjuʤɪtɪvz. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 18 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz nu jɔrk steɪt pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ˈgæðər əˈlɔŋ rut 20 nɪr ˈfrɛndʃɪp ɔn ʤun 21 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 19 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz ə tæsk fɔrs əv juz. ˈmɑrʃəlz ənd pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz goʊ dɔr tɪ dɔr nɪr, nu jɔrk, ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ðə tu ɪˈskeɪpt ˈmərdərərz ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ʤun 16 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 20 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz nu jɔrk steɪt ˈtrupərz stɑp səˈvɪljən kɑz æt ə ˈʧɛkˌpɔɪnt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ʤun 15 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 21 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz ˈprɪzən ˈteɪlər ʤɔɪs ˈmɪʧəl, ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈeɪdɪŋ ðə ɪˈskeɪp, əˈpɪrd ɪn kɔrt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ʤun 15 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 22 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv kərˈɛkʃənz ˈɔfɪsərz wərk ə ˈroʊdˌblɑk ɪn saranac*, nu jɔrk, ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ʤun 13 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 23 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˌpərsəˈnɛl laɪn ðə ˈroʊdˌsaɪd ɔn ʤun 13 ɛz ðeɪ sərʧ ən ˈɛriə ɪn, nu jɔrk. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 24 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz nu jɔrk steɪt pəˈlis priˈpɛr ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə sərʧ ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ʤun 11 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 25 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz əˈθɔrətiz blɑk ə roʊd ɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmænˌhənt ɔn ʤun 11 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 26 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz ə vərˈmɑnt steɪt ˈtrupər hɛdz aʊt ɔn leɪk ʃæmˈpleɪn ɪn ˈbərlɪŋtən, vərˈmɑnt, ɔn ʤun 11 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 27 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz kˈwɛʃən ə ˈwʊmən hu lɪvz nɪr ðə ˈprɪzən ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ʤun 10 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 28 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz ən ɪmˈplɔɪi stændz gɑrd æt ðə ˈklɪntən kərˈɛkʃənəl fəˈsɪlɪti ɔn ʤun 10 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 29 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz ən ˈɔfɪsər ʧɛks ðə trəŋk əv ə kɑr æt ə ˈʧɛkˌpɔɪnt nɪr ðə ˈbɔrdər ɔn ʤun 10 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 30 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz ˈɔfɪsərz kənˈtɪnju ðɛr sərʧ ɪn ˈɛsɪks, nu jɔrk, ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ʤun 9 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 31 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz ən ˈɔfɪsər wɔks θru ə sˈwɑmpi ˈɛriə nɪr ˈɛsɪks ɔn ʤun 9 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 32 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz sərʧ ə ˈwʊdɪd ˈɛriə ɪn ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ʤun 8 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 33 əv 34 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈmænˌhənt fər ɪˈskeɪpt nu jɔrk ˈprɪzənərz steɪt kərˈɛkʃənz ˈɔfɪsərz ˈmɑnətər ˈtræfɪk ʤun 8 æt ðə ˈklɪntən kərˈɛkʃənəl fəˈsɪlɪti. si ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ðə rut ðə ɪˈskeɪpt ˈprɪzənərz tʊk haɪd ˈkæpʃən 34 əv 34 ˈpɑmər: 'ju bɪˈkəm hɑrd' ˈpɑmər ˈhæzənt ˈspoʊkən ˈpəblɪkli, bət hi geɪv ən ˈɪntərvˌju 15 jɪrz əˈgoʊ əˈbaʊt laɪf ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈklɪntən kərˈɛkʃənəl fəˈsɪlɪti. "ɪts ə ˈnɛgətɪv ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt," hi toʊld nɔrθ ˈkəntri ˈreɪdiˌoʊz braɪən mæn. "ənd ˈlɔŋˈtərm ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ə ˈnɛgətɪv ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, ju bɪˈkəm hɑrd ɔn ˈɪʃuz." ˈpɑmər sɛd laɪf ɛz ə ˈprɪzən gɑrd wɑz ɛz ˈmɪzərəbəl ɛz ðoʊz əv ðə ˈprɪzənərz. "wɪθ ðə ˈməni ðət ðeɪ peɪ ju, jul goʊ bɔld, jul hæv haɪ bləd ˈprɛʃər, jul bɪˈkəm ən ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk, jul dɪˈvɔrs, ənd ðɛn jul kɪl ˈjɔrsɛlf," hi sɛd. mæn dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ʤeɪl sin ɔl ðoʊz jɪrz əˈgoʊ: "ˈɛvriˌwɛr wi goʊ, ˈprɪzənərz ər ˈhændəlɪŋ naɪvz ənd paʊər tulz," hi sɛd ɪn 2000 "ˈivɪn ðɛn, ðət ˈditeɪl kaɪnd əv frikt mi aʊt," hi sɛd ə wik ˈæftər ðə ʤeɪl breɪk. ˈkɪlərz spɛnd ˈbərθˌdeɪz ɔn ðə rən ˈpɑmərz ərˈɛst keɪm ɛz mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz frəm ðə nu jɔrk steɪt ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈʤɛnərəlz ˈɔfəs əraɪvd æt ðə ˈprɪzən tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ˈpɑsəbəl ˈbriʧɪz əv sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz ðət əˈlaʊd mæt ənd swɛt tɪ ɪˈskeɪp, ə steɪt lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əˈfɪʃəl sɛd. ðə tu mɛn hæv bɪn ɔn ðə læm sɪns ʤun 6 ʤɪst wɔʧt pəˈlis ənd ˈrɛzɪdənts ɔn ðə ˈlʊˌkaʊt fər ɪˈskeɪpt ˈkɪlərz riˈpleɪ mɔr ˈvɪdioʊz məst wɔʧ pəˈlis ənd ˈrɛzɪdənts ɔn ðə ˈlʊˌkaʊt fər ɪˈskeɪpt ˈkɪlərz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ər goʊɪŋ θru ˈvɪzɪtər lɔgz ənd ˈdɑkjəmənts rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈprɪzənər ənd ɪmˈplɔɪi ˈmuvmənts æt ðə ʤeɪl, ðə əˈfɪʃəl sɛd. ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈwɛðər ˈprɪzən gɑrdz ɔn ðə ˈɑnər blɑk wʊd slip ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr ˈivnɪŋ ʃɪfts ənd ɪf ðət əˈlaʊd swɛt ənd mæt tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈvərʧuəli ənˈsupərˌvaɪzd ɛz ðeɪ wərkt tɪ priˈpɛr ðɛr ɪˈskeɪp, ə lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əˈfɪʃəl toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. ɛz əˈθɔrətiz traɪ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət wɛnt rɔŋ æt ðə ˈprɪzən, ˈhənərdz əv lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz ər stɪl ˈrəmɪʤɪŋ θru dɛns ˈwʊˌdlænd sərˈaʊndɪŋ ə ˈhəntɪŋ ˈkæbən ðə fˈjuʤɪtɪvz ər bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv ˈbərglərˌaɪzd. əˈθɔrətiz sɛd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈaɪtəmz wər rɪˈkəvərd frəm ðə ˈmaʊntən vju ˈkæbən, səm 30 maɪəlz wɛst əv ðə ʤeɪl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə sɑk, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈwaɪli. waɪl ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni ˈwʊdənt seɪ ɪf ðə rɛd ˈmɑrkɪŋz wər bləd, hi dɪd tɛl ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz ˈændərsən ˈkupər, "aɪ du noʊ ðət ə ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈproʊˌfaɪl wɑz frəm wən əv ðə sɑks." ðə ˈsprɔlɪŋ ˈmænˌhənt həz naʊ strɛʧt ˈɪntu ɪts deɪ lɔŋ ɪˈnəf fər boʊθ ɪˌskeɪˈpiz tɪ spɛnd ðɛr ˈbərθˌdeɪz ɔn ðə rən. swɛt tərnd 35 ɔn ʤun 14 waɪl mæt hɪt 49 ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə bərθ deɪts fər ðə tu mɛn prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə juz. ˈmɑrʃəlz ˈsərvɪs ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri sərʧ ˈɛriə ɪz ˈrəfli 20 maɪəlz wɛst əv ðə ˈprɪzən. steɪt ˈfɔrɪst ˈreɪnʤərz dɪˈskraɪb ðə təreɪn ɛz ˈtrɛʧərəs, nɑt ʤɪst fər ðə ɪˌskeɪˈpiz bət ˈɔlsoʊ fər pəˈlis ənd ˈəðər ˈsərʧərz. "ðə ˈɛriə ɪz ˈhɛvəli ˈfɔrəstəd. ðə ˈəndərˌgroʊθ ɪz θɪk," capt*. ʤɑn straɪf sɛd. "ðə ˌvɛʤəˈteɪʃən ɪz ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv triz, ˈsæplɪŋz ənd brəʃ."
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plattsburgh, new york (cnn) gene palmer, the second prison employee charged in connection with the escape of two convicted murderers in upstate new york, admitted he provided the fugitives with tools and other items that unintentionally "made their escape easier," according to a statement he gave the state police.
palmer, a prison guard for more than 27 years, told investigators that within the last eight months he provided inmate david sweat with a pair of needle-nose pliers and a flat-head screwdriver, according to the court document. late last month, he said in the statement, he delivered a package said to contain a pound of frozen ground beef and two tubes of paint to the other inmate, richard matt
palmer's court appearance thursday was adjourned because he is changing lawyers. attorney andrew brockway said he "simply doesn't have the resources" to defend palmer, who will appear in court on monday.
joyce mitchell, another prison employee charged in connection with the escape, admitted to putting hacksaw blades and drill bits into the hunk of hamburger meat, according to clinton county district attorney andrew wylie. she has pleaded not guilty to charges of aiding the escapees.
asked whether he assisted in the escape, palmer told investigators: "no. not intentionally."
he continued, "matt provided me with elaborate paintings and information on the illegal acts that inmates were committing within the facility. in turn, i provided him with benefits such as paint, paintbrushes, movement of inmates, hamburger meat, altering of electrical boxes in the catwalk areas.
"i did not realize at the time that the assistance provided to matt and sweat made their escape easier. the altering of the electrical boxes was to enhance their ability to cook in their cells."
the screwdriver and needle-nose pliers weused to fix electrical breakers in the catwalk behind their cells. that area was part of the escape route, an official familiar with the investigation told cnn on wednesday.
palmer, 57, told investigators he supervised matt and sweat doing the work and took the tools back before the end of his shift, the official said.
palmer's statement reveals the complicated relationship between inmates and employees at the prison.
on another occasion, palmer said, he helped matt conceal "two-oil based tubes" of paint that he had purchased for the inmate in the catwalk. at the time, sweat was under investigation and palmer said he had matt take the tubes from his cell to the catwalk, where the paint was hidden atop an air vent, according to the court document.
palmer said he met matt in 2009 and sweat about five years ago. he said he bought white zinc and white titanium paint and paintbrushes for matt on two occasions, according to the document. palmer also said he bought a large tube of acrylic paint for sweat about two years ago. he said he gave sweat the pliers and other tools on four occasions.
the tools were found at palmer's home after police executed a search warrant, according to the official familiar with the investigation.
palmer told investigators that as a "favor" he allowed sweat to "change the electrical wiring in the cell electrical boxes," the document said. he said he allowed sweat into the catwalk of the block where the prisoners were housed.
brockway declined to comment on the specific charges wednesday.
palmer posted bail of $25,000 and was released from jail early thursday.
"mr. palmer has been completely cooperative with the investigation," brockway said. "he will continue to cooperate. he's a man of integrity who made some mistakes."
according to the court document, after the convicts escaped, palmer tried to destroy evidence of the paintings the inmates had given him, burning some of them in a fire pit at his home and burying others in nearby woods.
he faces three felony charges -- one count of promoting prison contraband, two counts of tampering with physical evidence -- and one misdemeanor charge of official misconduct.
palmer's june 20 interview with the state police was videotaped, a source familiar with the investigation told cnn.
inmates at work
access to the catwalk was not unusual for prisoners. the prison used inmates to do plumbing and electric work, sometimes allowing them to go in the catwalk area, a former maintenance supervisor said.
the former supervisor, who worked at the prison for 35 years, said inmates filled those positions when the maintenance department was short staffed. correction officers were also understaffed at times, and inmates conducted repair work unsupervised. the ex-supervisor left the facility six years ago.
the former supervisor said inmates worked unplugging toilets, changing lights, fixing leaks and repairing wiring. their work took them inside cells and to the catwalks behind the cell walls for major pipe repairs.
inmates sometimes asked prison employees for favors, such as sending a letter or asking for a pack of cigarettes, the ex-supervisor said. inmates started with small favors and followed up with bigger requests, sometimes threatening to turn in the employee for delivering on the smaller offense.
photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners richard matt, left, and david sweat were on the run after they escaped from the clinton correctional facility in dannemora, new york, on saturday, june 6. matt was killed by police on friday, june 26. sweat was captured two days later and is now in police custody. hide caption 1 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners hide caption 2 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners matt's body lies on the ground after he was killed by police on june 26. hide caption 3 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners sweat was captured on june 28, multiple law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation told cnn. he was shot twice in a field by a new york state trooper and taken into custody in upstate new york, close to the canadian border. hide caption 4 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners sweat is bloodied, shirtless and cuffed at the ankles, and he appears to be breathing into an oxygen mask after his capture on june 28. hide caption 5 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners police escort ambulances from an area where law enforcement officers were searching for sweat on june 28. hide caption 6 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners law enforcement officials are seen in the side-view mirror of a car as they stand guard june 28 in duane, new york. hide caption 7 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners fbi agents conduct a search for sweat near duane on june 28. hide caption 8 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners an fbi agent searches for sweat on june 28. hide caption 9 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners department of corrections officers man a roadblock in malone, new york, on saturday, june 27. hide caption 10 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners new york state police officers talk to motorists at a roadblock near malone on june 27. hide caption 11 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners new york state police officers stand guard near the site where matt was shot and killed in malone on june 26. hide caption 12 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners a new york state police officer stands guard near the shooting scene in malone on june 26. hide caption 13 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners department of corrections officers and a forest ranger, back, search a barn in owls head, new york, on june 26. hide caption 14 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners corrections officers stop a vehicle monday, june 22, in owls head, about 20 to 25 miles west of the prison where matt and sweat escaped. the discovery of the escapees' dna in a cabin re-energized the search for the fugitives. hide caption 15 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners a bus transports corrections officers to a search area in mountain view, new york, on june 22. hide caption 16 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners law enforcement officers use all-terrain vehicles in mountain view on june 22. hide caption 17 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners corrections officers search railroad tracks near friendship, new york, on sunday, june 21, after a possible sighting of the fugitives. hide caption 18 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners new york state police officers gather along route 20 near friendship on june 21. hide caption 19 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners a task force of u.s. marshals and police officers go door to door near dannemora, new york, searching for the two escaped murderers on tuesday, june 16. hide caption 20 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners new york state troopers stop civilian cars at a checkpoint outside dannemora on monday, june 15. hide caption 21 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners prison tailor joyce mitchell, charged with aiding the escape, appeared in court on monday, june 15. hide caption 22 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners department of corrections officers work a roadblock in saranac, new york, on saturday, june 13. hide caption 23 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners law enforcement personnel line the roadside on june 13 as they search an area in cadyville, new york. hide caption 24 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners new york state police prepare equipment during the search on thursday, june 11. hide caption 25 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners authorities block a road in cadyville during the manhunt on june 11. hide caption 26 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners a vermont state trooper heads out on lake champlain in burlington, vermont, on june 11. hide caption 27 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners law enforcement officers question a woman who lives near the dannemora prison on wednesday, june 10. hide caption 28 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners an employee stands guard at the clinton correctional facility on june 10. hide caption 29 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners an officer checks the trunk of a car at a checkpoint near the dannemora border on june 10. hide caption 30 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners officers continue their search in essex, new york, on tuesday, june 9. hide caption 31 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners an officer walks through a swampy area near essex on june 9. hide caption 32 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners law enforcement officers search a wooded area in dannemora on monday, june 8. hide caption 33 of 34 photos: manhunt for escaped new york prisoners state corrections officers monitor traffic june 8 at the clinton correctional facility. see photos of the route the escaped prisoners took hide caption 34 of 34
palmer: 'you become hard'
palmer hasn't spoken publicly, but he gave an interview 15 years ago about life inside the clinton correctional facility. "it's a negative environment," he told north country radio's brian mann. "and long-term exposure to a negative environment, you become hard on issues."
palmer said life as a prison guard was as miserable as those of the prisoners. "with the money that they pay you, you'll go bald, you'll have high blood pressure, you'll become an alcoholic, you'll divorce, and then you'll kill yourself," he said.
mann described the jail scene all those years ago: "everywhere we go, prisoners are handling knives and power tools," he said in 2000.
"even then, that detail kind of freaked me out," he said a week after the jail break.
killers spend birthdays on the run
palmer's arrest came as more than a dozen investigators from the new york state inspector general's office arrived at the prison to investigate possible breaches of security protocols that allowed matt and sweat to escape, a state law enforcement official said. the two men have been on the lam since june 6.
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investigators are going through visitor logs and documents related to prisoner and employee movements at the jail, the official said.
they are also looking into whether prison guards on the honor block would sleep during their evening shifts and if that allowed sweat and matt to remain virtually unsupervised as they worked to prepare their escape, a law enforcement official told cnn.
as authorities try to figure out what went wrong at the prison, hundreds of law enforcement officers are still rummaging through dense woodland surrounding a hunting cabin the fugitives are believed to have burglarized. authorities said a number of items were recovered from the mountain view cabin, some 30 miles west of the jail, including a sock, according to wylie. while the district attorney wouldn't say if the sock's red markings were blood, he did tell cnn's anderson cooper, "i do know that a dna profile was from one of the socks."
the sprawling manhunt has now stretched into its 20th day -- long enough for both escapees to spend their birthdays on the run. sweat turned 35 on june 14, while matt hit 49 on thursday, according to the birth dates for the two men provided by the u.s. marshals service
the 75-square-mile primary search area is roughly 20 miles west of the prison. state forest rangers describe the terrain as treacherous, not just for the escapees but also for police and other searchers.
"the area is heavily forested. the undergrowth is thick," capt. john strife said. "the vegetation is a combination of trees, saplings and brush."
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maɪk ˈgreɪvˌlaɪn ˈhæzənt ˈædɪd ə ˈstɔri. ðə ˈskeɪtˌbɔrdɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti əv bɑrˈbeɪdoʊs nidz jʊr hɛlp tɪ reɪz ˈməni tɪ bɪld ə ˈskeɪtˌbɔrd pɑrk ɔn ðə ˈaɪlənd. aɪ æm ˈlʊkɪŋ fər hɛlp wɪθ ˈreɪzɪŋ fər ˈkɑnkrit ənd kənˈstrəkʃən səˈplaɪz. ðə ˈleɪbər wɪl ɔl bi dən skateboarders*. ˈɛni doʊˈneɪʃənz ər ˈgreɪtli əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd. ðə ˈskeɪtˌbɔrd kəmˈjunɪti ɪn bɑrˈbeɪdoʊs ˈkərəntli ɪz əˈbaʊt 80 ˈpipəl æt ðə ˈvɛri moʊst, fər ə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ðɪs ɪz ə smɔl ˈnəmbər, əˈspɛʃəli fər ə pleɪs wɪθ səʧ ə ˈhɛvi ˈɪnfluəns (ˈkɛli sˈleɪtər neɪmd ɪt wən əv hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ sərf ɪn ðə wərld). ðə meɪn ˈrizən fər ðə læk əv ə ˈskeɪtˌbɔrdɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti ɪz bɪˈkəz əv ðə læk əv ə pɑrk. kɑps kɪk kɪdz aʊt əv ðə strits ənd ðə ˈoʊnli pleɪs tɪ ˈskeɪtˌbɔrd ɪz ən oʊld faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪn ðə wʊdz, wɪθ rəf ˈwɛðər graʊnd ənd ˈwʊdən ræmps ðət hæv tɪ bi ˌriˈpleɪst ˈɛvəri fju mənθs. ɪf ə ˈkɑnkrit pɑrk wɑz kənˈstrəktɪd, ðə ˈmeɪntənəns wʊd bi ˈmɪnəməl, ənd ðə ˈskeɪtˌbɔrdɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti əv bɑrˈbeɪdoʊs wʊd hæv ə spɑt tɪ kɔl ðɛr oʊn, ənd ˈhoʊpfəli ðə kəmˈjunɪti wʊd groʊ frəm ðɪs ənd ˈpɑsəbli ˈivɪn ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈbɪgər neɪmd ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ kəm tɪ ðə ˈaɪlənd hɛlp reɪz ˈtʊˌrɪzəm. ðə pɑrk wɪl bi kənˈstrəktɪd ɪn kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈloʊkəlz ˈɪnˌpʊt, ənd ˈnəθɪŋ wɪl bi dən wɪˈθaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ɪt ɪz ə gʊd ˈɑbstəkəl tɪ hæv ɪn ðət loʊˈkeɪʃən. ðə meɪn goʊl ɪz tɪ səˈsteɪn ðə smɔl kəmˈjunɪti ðət ɪz ˈkərəntli ɪn bɑrˈbeɪdoʊs, ənd ˈhoʊpfəli si ɪt groʊ.
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the skateboarding community of barbados needs your help to raise money to build a skateboard park on the island. i am looking for help with raising $10,000 for concrete and construction supplies. the labour will all be done skateboarders. any donations are greatly appreciated.
the skateboard community in barbados currently is about 80 people at the very most, for a population of 280,000. this is a small number, especially for a place with such a heavy influence (kelly slater named it one of his favourite places to surf in the world). the main reason for the lack of a skateboarding community is because of the lack of a park. cops kick kids out of the streets and the only place to skateboard is an old foundation in the woods, with rough , weather ground and wooden ramps that have to be replaced every few months.
if a concrete park was constructed, the maintenance would be minimal, and the skateboarding community of barbados would have a spot to call their own, and hopefully the community would grow from this and possibly even encourage bigger named companies to come to the island & help raise tourism.
the park will be constructed in cooperation with the locals input, and nothing will be done without making sure it is a good obstacle to have in that location. the main goal is to sustain the small community that is currently in barbados, and hopefully see it grow.
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prandelli*: ɪz ˈɪtəli ˈguˌru' baɪ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˌɪˈtæljə stæf ʧeɪˈzɑreɪ rɪˈvild ˌɑnˈdreɪə wɑz æst tɪ skɪp ðə kəp, waɪl ˈstɛfən ɛl ɪz ““frazzled”*” əˈhɛd əv ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ. ðə ˈɪtəli koʊʧ spoʊk tɪ rɑi spɔrt ʤɪst aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛr ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈoʊpənər əˈgɛnst ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ æt taɪm gmt*) ɪn ˈrioʊ də ʤəˈnɛˌroʊ. wi ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈprudənt ˈtæktɪkəl ˈsɪstəm təˈdeɪ? nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli, bɪˈkəz ðɛr ər pleɪərz ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈtæk ðə speɪs ənd kriˈeɪt ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən əv ˌsupɪriˈɔrɪti, ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈædɪŋ ən ˈɛkstrə ˈfɔrwərd. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, eɪmɑnuˈɛleɪ ɪz ˈvɛri gʊd æt that.”*.” ðə ˈsɪstəm wɑz ə ˈfeɪljər əˈgɛnst ˈheɪti, soʊ tərnz tɪ ə wɪθ ənd ˈklɔdiˌoʊ səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈmɑrioʊ balotelli*. nɑt ðət ðə wɑz skræpt, bət ˈrəðər ɪn ə ˈtʊrnəmənt wɪθ soʊ ˈmɛni strɔŋ saɪdz ɪt kən bi ˈjusfəl tɪ səˈpraɪz ɑr əˈpoʊnənts. ɛz fər ðə drɔ wɪθ ˈheɪti, tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈmɛntəl fəˈtig ˈrəðər ðən ˈpjʊrli physical.”*.” səm ˈvɛtərənz kip ˈpəmpɪŋ aʊt ðə pərˈfɔrmənsɪz rəˈgɑrdləs ənd təˈnaɪt wɪl ˈsɛləˌbreɪt hɪz ˈɪtəli kæp. hæd bɪn æst tɪ steɪ hoʊm ənd rɛst fər ðɪs ˈtʊrnəmənt, bət hi ʃoʊd greɪt prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm ənd ʤɪst haʊ məʧ hi kɛrz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʤərzi. hi ɪz ðə ˈguˌru əv ðɪs nazionale.”*.” ˈəðərz ər ʤɪst ˈstɑrtɪŋ aʊt ənd ədˈmɪts ɛl ɪz ˈfilɪŋ ðə ˈprɛʃər. si ɪm ə ˈlɪtəl ˈfræzəld. ˈɛvədəntli ɔl ðə ˈtrænsfər ˈrumərz ər ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ ɪm. ɪn ˈɛni keɪs, hi ʤɪst nidz tɪ riˈʧɑrʤ hɪz ˈbætəriz ənd bi bæk ɔn ðə fild soon.”*.”
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prandelli: 'pirlo is italy guru'
by football italia staff
cesare prandelli revealed andrea pirlo was asked to skip the confederations cup, while stephan el shaarawy is “frazzled” ahead of mexico.
the italy coach spoke to rai sport just hours before their tournament opener against mexico at 20.00 uk time (19.00 gmt) in rio de janeiro.
“are we using a prudent tactical system today? not necessarily, because there are players able to attack the space and create a situation of superiority, basically adding an extra forward. for example, emanuele giaccherini is very good at that.”
the 4-3-3 system was a failure against haiti, so prandelli turns to a 4-3-2-1 with giaccherini and claudio marchisio supporting mario balotelli.
“it’s not that the 4-3-3 was scrapped, but rather in a tournament with so many strong sides it can be useful to surprise our opponents. as for the 2-2 draw with haiti, i’d talk about mental fatigue rather than purely physical.”
some veterans keep pumping out the performances regardless and tonight pirlo will celebrate his 100th italy cap.
“pirlo had been asked to stay home and rest for this tournament, but he showed great professionalism and just how much he cares about the azzurri jersey. he is the guru of this nazionale.”
others are just starting out and prandelli admits milan’s 20-year-old el shaarawy is feeling the pressure.
“i see him a little frazzled. evidently all the transfer rumours are getting to him. in any case, he just needs to recharge his batteries and he’ll be back on the field soon.”
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ˈpleɪnoʊ, ˈkɛli ənd ˈɛrən məˈkɪsək hæd bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ hæv ə ˈbeɪbi fər mɔr ðən θri jɪrz, wɪθ ˈməltəpəl ˌɪnfərˈtɪlɪˌti ˈtritmənts ənd θri mɪˈskɛrɪʤɪz. wɪθ fɔr rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈɛmbriˌoʊz ˈæftər ðə ˈfaɪnəl raʊnd əv ɪn ˈvɪtroʊ ˌfərtəlɪˈzeɪʃən, ðə ˈkəpəl gɑt ən ˈɔfər tɪ ˈkɛri ðɛr ʧaɪld frəm ˈsəmˌwən ˈvɛri kloʊz tɪ ðɛm. ˈkɛliz mɑm. ˈtreɪsi ˈtɑmsən, 53 geɪv bərθ ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ tɪ hər ˈdɔtərz ʧaɪld, ə 6-pound*, gərl, æt ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər əv ˈpleɪnoʊ. ˈkɛli kɔld ɪt "ðə bɛst ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm." ˈtreɪsi wɑz ˈsɛvən jɪrz pæst ˈmɛnəˌpaʊz, ə ˈstɔri ɔn ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt sɪz, "bət ɪn ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈɛksələnt hɛlθ." ʃi hæd tɪ ˌəndərˈgoʊ "ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈkɛrfəli koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtritmənts" tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈkɛri hər ˈdɔtərz ˈbeɪbi. "eɪʤ əˈloʊn ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli ə ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˈfæktər fər ˈʧaɪldˌbərθ ənd ˈsərəgəsi," ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈstɔri sɪz. "ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈmɛdɪkəl ədˈvænsɪz ɪn əˈsɪstɪd ˌriprəˈdəktɪv tɛkˈnɑləʤi kən əˈlaʊ fər laɪf ˈsərəgəsi, ˈəndər ɪgˈzæktɪŋ ˌsupərˈvɪʒən." ðə gərl wɑz bɔrn æt p.m*. ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ənd neɪmd ˈkɛlsi ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈtreɪsi ənd ˈkɛli. "ˈgrændˌməðər, ˈməðər, ənd ˈbeɪbi ər ɔl ˈhɛlθi," ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl sɪz.
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plano, tx kelley and aaron mckissack had been trying to have a baby for more than three years, with multiple infertility treatments and three miscarriages.
with four remaining embryos after the final round of in vitro fertilization, the couple got an offer to carry their child from someone very close to them.
kelley's mom.
tracey thompson, 53, gave birth wednesday to her daughter's child, a 6-pound, 11-ounce girl, at the medical center of plano.
kelley called it "the best gift…for a lifetime."
tracey was seven years past menopause, a story on the hospital's website says, "but in otherwise excellent health."
she had to undergo "a series of carefully coordinated medical treatments" to be able to carry her daughter's baby.
"age alone is typically a limiting factor for childbirth and surrogacy," the hospital story says. "however, medical advances in assisted reproductive technology can allow for late-in life surrogacy, under exacting supervision."
the girl was born at 3:02 p.m. wednesday and named kelcey a combination of tracey and kelley.
"grandmother, mother, and baby are all healthy," the hospital says.
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ðə baɪk ˈlɑbi plænz tɪ pʊʃ æt ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər fər loʊər spid ˈlɪmɪts ɔn ˈsɪti strits. ə ˈlɪmət əv 25 maɪəlz pər aʊər həz lɔŋ bɪn ə goʊl fər ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs, st*. pɔl ənd ˈəðər kəmˈjunɪtiz. səˈpɔrtərz ˈɑrgju ə loʊər ˈlɪmət wʊd rɪˈdus ðə kræʃ ˈdeɪnʤər fər pəˈdɛstriənz ənd ˈsaɪkəlɪsts ənd gɪt mɔr ˈpipəl aʊt ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪŋ. ðə ˈprɛzənt ˈərbən ˈlɪmət əv 30 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ wɑz ˈsaɪtɪd baɪ ðə lig əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbaɪˌsɪklɪsts ɛz ən ˈɛriə ˈnidɪŋ ˌɪmˈpruvmənt wɪn ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs ˈrisəntli traɪd ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəli tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ɪts ˈstætəs ɛz ə kəmˈjunɪti frəm goʊld tɪ ˈplætənəm, ə ˈstætəs hɛld baɪ ˈoʊnli faɪv ˈsɪtiz ˈnæʃənəli. ɔl fɔr sərˈaʊndɪŋ steɪts əˈlaʊ spid ˈlɪmɪts əv 25 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ ɪn ˈərbən ˈɛriəz, ən ˈɛriə əv kənˈtɛnʃən fər səm ˈsaɪkəlɪsts. meɪk sɛns tɪ mi ðət ɔl ðə steɪts əraʊnd ˈjuˈɛs hæv 25 maɪəlz pər aʊər ənd ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə doesn’t,”*,” sɛd ˈdɔriən, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈbaɪsɪkəl əˈlaɪəns əv ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə, wɪʧ ɪz ˈplænɪŋ ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv pʊʃ. ðə ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs ˈbaɪsɪkəl ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əˈdɑptəd ə pəˈzɪʃən ɔn loʊərɪŋ ðə spid ˈlɪmət. dɪˈspaɪt ðə 30 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ ˈərbən spid ˈlɪmət, ðɛr ər ɪkˈsɛpʃənz fər 25 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ ɔn ˈsɪti strits lɛs ðən ə lɔŋ, ənd fər pɑrk roʊdz, ˈæliz ər ˈmoʊbəl hoʊm pɑrks. ə ˈlɪmət əv 25 meɪ ɔˈrɛdi bi sɛt fər ə ˈloʊkəl strit wɪθ ə baɪk leɪn, bət ðə prəˈvɪʒən əˈpɪr tɪ bi juzd. ðə ˈsɪti əv ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz həz sɔt 25 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ ɛz ə ˈstændərd fər ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl strits ɪn laɪt əv ðɛr juz baɪ ˈʧɪldrən pleɪɪŋ, pəˈdɛstriənz ənd ˈsaɪkəlɪsts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbər ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈglɪdən. bət ə ki ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtər hu səˈpɔrts ə loʊər ˈlɪmət wɔrnd ðət ðə prəˈpoʊzəl kʊd ˈlæŋgwɪʃ æt ðə steɪt ˈkæpɪtəl. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. fræŋk ˈhɔrnˌstin, dfl-minneapolis*, sɛd ˈsɛnəmənt əˈməŋ ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz həz bɪn tɪ pʊʃ fər haɪər spid ˈlɪmɪts, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɔn roʊdz. ˈhɔrnˌstin ɪz ə ˈsinjər ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈpɑləsi ənd ˈfaɪˌnæns kəˈmɪti. mɔˈroʊvər, ðə wən tɛst əv ə loʊər spid ˈlɪmət ɔn ə baɪk rut ɪn ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs prəˈdust ˈnɛglɪʤəbəl ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈtræfɪk spidz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsɪti ˈmɛʒərmənts. tɛsts ɪn 2012 ənd 2013 ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ə 25 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ ˈlɪmət ɔn ˈævəˌnu seɪ. nɪr ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə. ˈbeɪsɪkli tɛlz mi ðət ə saɪn ʧeɪnʤ behavior,”*,” sɛd ʤɑn wertjes*, ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈtræfɪk ənd ˈpɑrkɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðə ˈfidˌbæk rɪˈpɔrt frəm ðə lig əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbaɪˌsɪklɪsts sɛd ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs həz ə loʊ ʃɛr əv strits wɪθ ə 25 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ spid ˈlɪmət kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈəðər ˈæplɪkənts fər ðə tɔp ˈkætəˌgɔri əv əˈwɔrdz. ɪt ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ərʤd ðə loʊər ˈlɪmət fər ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn, əraʊnd skulz ənd ɪn ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz. ɪt sɛd ðət ˈmɛʒərz, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈvɑlv səʧ tɛkˈniks ɛz spid ˈraɪzɪz ər reɪzd pəˈdɛstriən ˈkrɔsɪŋz, kʊd hɛlp kəmˈplaɪəns baɪ ˈdraɪvərz. ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈædɪd ðət pəˈdɛstriənz ənd ˈsaɪkəlɪsts hæv ə 90 pərˈsɛnt sərˈvaɪvəl reɪt ɪf hɪt æt 20 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ ər bɪˈloʊ, bət ðət reɪt drɑps tɪ 50 pərˈsɛnt æt 30 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ ər əˈbəv. sɛd hi kʊd tɛl ðə ˈdɪfərəns ə loʊər spid ˈlɪmət meɪd wɪn hi baɪkt ɪn ˈfɑrˌgoʊ, n.d*. wɑz ˈwəndərɪŋ waɪ ɔl ðə kɑz wər goʊɪŋ slow,”*,” hi sɛd. məst ˈrɪli ɛnˈfɔrs ɪt. aɪ fɛlt məʧ mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl ɔn ðə road.”*.” ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈsɪtiz juzd tɪ ˈfeɪvər ə loʊər spid ˈlɪmət ɔn ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl strits bət drɑpt ðət ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz əˈgoʊ ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv seɪɪŋ ˈɛni ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ˈstæʧəˌtɔri spid ˈlɪmət ʃʊd bi ˈjunəˌfɔrm. tˈwɪtər:
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the bike lobby plans to push at the legislature for lower speed limits on city streets.
a limit of 25 miles per hour has long been a goal for minneapolis, st. paul and other communities. supporters argue a lower limit would reduce the crash danger for pedestrians and cyclists and get more people out exercising.
the present urban limit of 30 mph was cited by the league of american bicyclists as an area needing improvement when minneapolis recently tried unsuccessfully to upgrade its status as a bike-friendly community from gold to platinum, a status held by only five cities nationally.
all four surrounding states allow speed limits of 25 mph in urban areas, an area of contention for some cyclists.
“it make sense to me that all the states around us have 25 miles per hour and minnesota,” said dorian grilley, executive director of the bicycle alliance of minnesota, which is planning the legislative push. the minneapolis bicycle coalition hasn’t adopted a position on lowering the speed limit.
despite the 30 mph urban speed limit, there are exceptions for 25 mph — on city streets less than a half-mile long, and for park roads, alleys or mobile home parks. a limit of 25 may already be set for a local street with a bike lane, but the provision appear to be used.
the city of minneapolis for several years has sought 25 mph as a standard for residential streets in light of their use by children playing, pedestrians and cyclists, according to city council member elizabeth glidden.
but a key legislator who supports a lower limit warned that the proposal could languish at the state capitol. rep. frank hornstein, dfl-minneapolis, said sentiment among outstate legislators has been to push for higher speed limits, particularly on farm-to-market roads. hornstein is a senior member of the transportation policy and finance committee.
moreover, the one test of a lower speed limit on a bike route in minneapolis produced negligible change in traffic speeds, according to city measurements. tests in 2012 and 2013 involved a 25 mph limit on 15th avenue se. near the university of minnesota.
“it basically tells me that a sign change behavior,” said jon wertjes, the city’s director of traffic and parking services.
the feedback report from the league of american bicyclists said minneapolis has a low share of streets with a 25 mph speed limit compared to other applicants for the top category of bike-friendly awards. it particularly urged the lower limit for downtown, around schools and in residential neighborhoods. it said that traffic-calming measures, which involve such techniques as speed rises or raised pedestrian crossings, could help compliance by drivers. the report added that pedestrians and cyclists have a 90 percent survival rate if hit at 20 mph or below, but that rate drops to 50 percent at 30 mph or above.
grilley said he could tell the difference a lower speed limit made when he biked in fargo, n.d.
“i was wondering why all the cars were going slow,” he said. “they must really enforce it. i felt much more comfortable on the road.”
metro cities used to favor a lower speed limit on residential streets but dropped that several years ago in favor of saying any change in the statutory speed limit should be uniform.
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ə meɪd hæd kɔld ðə pəˈlis, ənd naʊ ðə kɑps wər kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl pleɪər əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈblidɪŋ ənd dɪˈstrɔt ˈgərlˌfrɛnd sɔt ˈrɛfjuʤ ɪn ə ˈbæθˌrum. ðə ˈɔfɪsərz ˈɪntərvˌjud ðə mæn ənd ðə ˈwʊmən, ðɛn ərˈɛstɪd ənd bʊkt ðə pleɪər ɔn ə ʧɑrʤ əv ˈsɪmpəl əˈsɔlt. kɑps droʊv ðə ˈwʊmən tɪ ə pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən, ənd ˈæftər ˈteɪkɪŋ hər ˈrɪtən ˈsteɪtmənt, toʊld hər ðeɪ kʊd ˈiðər teɪk hər tɪ ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ə hænd ˈɪnʤəri ˈsəfərd, ər brɪŋ hər tɪ ə hoʊˈtɛl. ʃi ʧoʊz ðə ˈlætər, ənd ðət naɪt, əˈloʊn ɪn ə hoʊˈtɛl rum, ʃi bɪˈgæn tɪ æsk hərˈsɛlf haʊ ɪt hæd kəm tɪ ðɪs. ʤɪst deɪz ˈərliər, ʃi sɪz, ðə ˈkəpəl hæd pɪkt aʊt ən ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt rɪŋ ənd ə haʊs tɪ baɪ. naʊ, ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈæftər ðə ˈɪnsədənt, ðə ˈwʊmən, hum kɔl ˈlɛsli, flu bæk tɪ ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ taʊn wɛr ʃi ənd ðə pleɪər hæd mɛt, ənd wɛr ðeɪ naʊ ʃɛrd ən əˈpɑrtmənt. ðə ɪm ˈəndər ərˈɛst, ənd hɪz ˈstætəs ɔn hɪz ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈrɑstər wɑz ɪn ˈʤɛpərdi. ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə reɪ raɪs ˈskændəl, ðə lig hæd drɔn əp nu, mɔr ˈstrɪnʤənt ˈdɪsəplən fər pleɪərz hu kəˈmɪt dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns. ʤeɪmz ənd hɪz team—players*, ˈkoʊʧɪz, stæf ˈrisəntli əˈtɛndəd ə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈsɛməˌnɑr ɔn dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns. wɪn wərd gɑt aʊt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪnsədənt, ˈlɛsli sɪz hər foʊn blu əp wɪθ kɔlz ənd tɛksts frəm ðə frɛndz, ˈfɔrmər ˈtimˌmeɪts ənd ˈivɪn ðə ˈfɑðərz əv ˈfɔrmər ˈtimˌmeɪts. ʃi sɪz ɪt wɑz meɪd klɪr tɪ hər baɪ frɛndz əv ʃi wəns bɪˈlivd wər hər ʃi kʊd ruɪn hɪz laɪf ɪf ʃi prɛst ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ɪm ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz kˈwɑpərˌeɪtəd ɪn hɪz ˈpənɪʃmənt. hi wɑz ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈvɪktɪm hir. ɪn ðə weɪk əv raɪs, ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl haɪərd ə tim əv ˈɛkspərts, ˈmoʊstli ˈwɪmən, wɪθ ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈvɪktɪmz əv kraɪmz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ əˈsɔlt ənd ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns. aɪ fərst ˈstɑrtɪd duɪŋ ðɪs 35 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈpipəl wʊd ˈkɑmənli seɪ, ruɪn hɪz career’,”*’,” sɪz ˈɛstə ˈsoʊlər, ən ˈɛkspərt ɔn ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən hum ðə lig kənˈsəltɪd wɪθ. ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ səm, ənd ðət nidz tɪ ʧeɪnʤ mɔr. ɪf ə ˈvɪktɪm ɪz ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈspɑˌtlaɪt, ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz ðət ˈpraɪvət ˈpərsənz du nɑt hæv tɪ dil with.”*.” ðɪs həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ðə keɪs wɪθ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns: ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd priˈvɛnʃən hæv ə lɔŋ weɪ tɪ goʊ ɪn kəmˈbætɪŋ əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈsaɪləns ðə əˈbjuzd. riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɑz ˈvɛri private,”*,” ˈlɛsli sɪz, ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl wi nu bɪˈliv hi kʊd du ðət. ˈpipəl əˈkjuzd mi əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt əp, ˈivɪn ðoʊ aɪ ˈivɪn wɔnt tɪ prɛs ˈʧɑrʤɪz. ðeɪ sɛd aɪ wɑz ˈruɪnɪŋ hɪz laɪf, ənd hi wʊd ˈnɛvər du ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðət tɪ mi. bət æt ðə seɪm taɪm, aɪ hæv ɔl ðiz bruises.”*.” wən əv ðə ˈfɑðərz əv ˈfɔrmər ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈtimˌmeɪts, ʃi sɪz, wɑz mɔr pərˈsɪstənt ðən ˈəðərz, ˈkɔlɪŋ, ˈtɛkˌstɪŋ ənd ˈivɪn əˈproʊʧɪŋ ˈlɛsli ɪn ˈpərsən ɪn wət ʃi fɛlt wɑz ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt hər. fɛd əp, ʃi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli iˈmeɪld ɪm ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ˈbruzɪz ˈsəfərd. ˈnɛvər responded,”*,” ʃi sɪz, apologized.”*.” ðət ˈivnɪŋ ɪn ðə hoʊˈtɛl rum, ˈlɛsli kɔld hər tu bɛst frɛndz tɪ tɛl ðɛm wət ˈhæpənd. ðɛn ʃi kɔld hər ˈpɛrənts. fərst, ðeɪ bɪˈliv me,”*,” ʃi sɪz. ˈpɛrənts ləvd ɪm, əˈdɔrd ɪm. ðɛn, ðeɪ wər ˌɪnfˈjʊriˌeɪtɪd wɪθ him.”*.” ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɑz brif; ˈlɛsli wɔnt tɪ kənˈtɪnju riˈlɪvɪŋ ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns. ˈæftər ðeɪ həŋ əp, ʃi sɪz, hər ˈfɑðər wɛnt ˈdaʊnˈstɛrz tɪ hɪz man-cave*, wɛr hi kɛpt ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈʤərzi, freɪmd əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ʤeɪmz ənd hɪz ˈdɔtər. hi rɪpt ðə freɪm ɔf ðə wɔl ənd ˈʃætərd ðə glæs ɔn ðə flɔr. ˈlisə fril, ə ˈfɔrmər sɛks kraɪmz ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər, wɑz brɔt ɪn baɪ ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2014 tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ðə ˈpɑləsiz ənd prəˈsiʤərz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns. sɛθ ðɛr hæv bɪn eɪt ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl pleɪərz ərˈɛstɪd ɔn dəˈmɛstɪk ˈʧɑrʤɪz sɪns reɪ raɪs pənʧt hɪz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ən əˈtlæntɪk ˈsɪti hoʊˈtɛl ˈɛləˌveɪtər ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2014 æt list eɪt tɛst ˈkeɪsɪz fər ðə ˈʃɪftɪŋ ˈpɑləsi rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən. kəˈmɪʃənər ˈrɑʤər ˈgʊdɛl haɪərd ˈfɔrmər mænˈhætən sɛks kraɪmz ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər ˈlisə fril ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2014 tɪ hɛlp ˈstrɛŋθən ənd ˌridərˈɛkt ðə ˈɛfərts tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ənd ˈpənɪʃ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns ənd ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt, ˈæftər ˈgʊdɛl hæd bɪn səˈvɪrli ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd fər ðə groʊs mɪsˈhændlɪŋ əv ðə raɪs keɪs. ðə əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ɪn ðoʊz eɪt ˈkeɪsɪz θru ˈvɛriəs minz. ˈæftər ə ˈlɛŋθi ˈfeɪsˌbʊk back-and-forth*, ˈlɛsli əˈgrid tɪ spik ɔn ðə kənˈdɪʃən ðət hər neɪm nɑt bi juzd. ˈgugəl sərʧ rɪˈzəlts, ʃi bɪˈlivz, ər wən əv ðə fju ˈæˌspɛkts əv hər laɪf ðət steɪnd baɪ wət ˈhæpənd, ənd ʃi wɔnts tɪ kip ɪt ðət weɪ. neɪm wɑz rɪˈdæktɪd frəm ðə pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrt ðət wɑz meɪd ˈpəblɪk, ənd ʃi ˈnɛvər spoʊk ˈoʊpənli əˈbaʊt ðət naɪt bɪˈkəz ʃi sɛd ʃi ˈwɔntɪd ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən tɪ meɪk ɪt ɔl goʊ əˈweɪ. ʃi dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ, ənd ðə steɪt drɑpt ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz. ʃi sɪz ʃi ənd ʤeɪmz kənˈtɪnjud ˈtɔkɪŋ, ðoʊ nɑt roʊˈmæntɪkəli. (ðə pleɪər, θru hɪz ˈeɪʤənt, dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ spik tɪ ðə ɪkˈsɛpt tɪ seɪ ðət hər ˌkɛrɪktərɪˈzeɪʃən əv ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ɪz ɛˈroʊniəs.) ˈlɛsli sɪz ʃi wɑz fərst ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd baɪ ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈsɛvərəl deɪz ˈæftər ərˈɛst, bət ʃi ˈoʊnli əˈgrid tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ˈɪnsədənt mənθs ˈleɪtər, ˈæftər rɪˈpitɪd ˌɪnkˈwaɪəriz baɪ lig ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ˈviə ˈlɛtər, iˈmeɪl ənd foʊn. ðɪs taɪp əv ˈaʊˌtriʧ wɑz ənˈʧɑrtɪd ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri fər ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl, wɪʧ hæd ˈpriviəsli rɪˈlaɪd ɔn ðə kɔrts tɪ prəˈvaɪd dɪˈrɛkʃɪn fər ɪts oʊn ˈpənɪʃmənt əv əˈfɛndərz. raɪs, hu ˈɛnərd ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ˈrəðər ðən goʊ tɪ kɔrt ɔn ə ʧɑrʤ əv ˈægrəˌveɪtɪd əˈsɔlt, wɑz səˈspɛndɪd fər tu geɪmz baɪ ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈæftər ə ˈdɪsəplən ˈhirɪŋ ˈoʊvərˌsin baɪ ˈgʊdɛl. wɪn ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə əˈsɔlt ɪn ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər bɪˈkeɪm ˈpəblɪk mənθs ˈleɪtər, ˈgʊdɛl meɪd ðə səˈspɛnʃən ˌɪnˈdɛfənət, ə ˈrulɪŋ ðət wɑz ˈoʊvərˌtərnd baɪ ə ʤəʤ ɔn əˈpil. ðə hæˈphæzərd ˈmænər ɪn wɪʧ ðə raɪs keɪs pleɪd aʊt, wɪθ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ənd ˈdɪsəplən biɪŋ ˈəndərˌteɪkən baɪ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz wɪθ ˈlɪtəl ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns, meɪd ɪt klɪr ðət ðə lig ˈnidɪd tɪ prəˈfɛʃənəˌlaɪz haʊ ɪt ˈhændəld ðɪs ˈɪʃu. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈpɑləsi əˈdɑptəd læst ˈwɪntər, tim ɪz tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ə θəroʊ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈɛni ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz æt ðə kənˈkluʒən əv ðə ˈligəl ˈprɔˌsɛs, ˈwɛðər ə keɪs ɪz brɔt əˈgɛnst ə pleɪər ər nɑt. lig ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈsoʊəli goʊɪŋ tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ðə outcomes,”*,” fril sɪz. ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd sɪns ɪt ɪz ðɛr oʊn ˈpɑləsi, tɪ du ðɛr oʊn ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. wəns ðeɪ dɪˈtərmənd tɪ du ðət, ðeɪ ˈnidɪd ðə ˌɪnˈhaʊs ˈrisɔrs əv ˈpipəl ɪkˈspɪriənst ɪn duɪŋ investigations.”*.” tim ˈɔfən haɪərz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd kənˈsəltənts hu ər tæskt wɪθ əbˈteɪnɪŋ ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ əˈlɛʤd ˈvɪktɪmz, ˈwɛðər ðeɪ ər koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈwɪtnəsɪz ɪn ə ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz. wən goʊl ɪz tɪ əbˈteɪn tɛkst ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ənd ˈəðər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ðət ðə lig maɪt faɪnd ˈhɛlpfəl ɪn ˈriʧɪŋ ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt əv ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪstəm. ɔn əˈkeɪʒən ðə kənˈsəltənts hæv faʊnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈrɛsəlɪŋ wɪθ ˈloʊkəl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz fər ˈækˌsɛs tɪ sild ˈdɑkjəmənts ər ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ fərst rɪˈspɑndərz. ðeɪ ðɛn teɪk ðə səm əv ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈgæðərd ənd meɪk ə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən tɪ ˈgʊdɛl ɔn pleɪər ˈdɪsəplən. wɪl pʊʃ ðiz θɪŋz tɪ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv ðə lɔ tɪ gɪt wət wi θɪŋk ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪz ɛz θəroʊ ɛz possible,”*,” sɪz fril. ˈpɑləsi ɪz mɛnt tɪ bi ɛz fɛr ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ənd nɑt ˈdrɪvən baɪ ˈɛni ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl pɔɪnt əv vju. du wi hæv ɪˈnəf ˈɛvədəns tɪ seɪ ðə ˈpɑləsi wɑz ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd, ər du wi not?”*?” ˈfɔrmər kʊk ˈkaʊnti əˈsɪstənt əˈtərni ˈnænsi ˈwaɪldər, ðə kənˈsəltənt ɪn keɪs, mɛt ˈlɛsli ənd hər ˈlɔjər ɪn ðə ˈɔfəs. ˈwaɪldər toʊld ˈlɛsli ðət hər lɔ tæsk wɑz tɪ ˈgæðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ hɛlp dɪˈtərmən əˈproʊpriˌeɪt lig ˈdɪsəplən fər ʤeɪmz. ˈlɛsli ˈhændɪd ˈoʊvər tɛksts ənd iˈmeɪlz tɪ ˈwaɪldər, ðɛn sæt daʊn fər ə θriaʊər ˈɪntərvˌju, wɪθ hər oʊn ˈlɔjər ˈprɛzənt. ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli kənˈkludɪd ɪts ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd tʊk ˈækʃən ɪn ðə keɪs. ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns wɑz ən wən fər ˈlɛsli. goʊl wɑz ˈnɛvər tɪ ruɪn hɪz life,”*,” ʃi sɪz əˈbaʊt hər dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ spik tɪ ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. noʊ haʊ hɑrd wərkt tɪ gɪt wɛr hi ɪz. aɪ fil gʊd əˈbaʊt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf biɪŋ ðət məˈlɪʃəs. aɪ ʤɪst wɔnt ɪm tɪ gɪt help.”*.” ˈprɛʃər frəm ˈæθˌlits ənd ˈprɑməsəz əv ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən ər əˈməŋ ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈrizənz dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈrɛrli goʊ tɪ traɪəl ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz ɛnd ɪn ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ər dɪsˈmɪsəl. ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ɪn ðə keɪs əˈgɛnst ˈfɔrmər ˈpænθərz dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd grɛg ˈhɑrdi sɛd ðət ðeɪ drɑpt ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ɪm ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ information”*” ðət ðə tu saɪdz hæd riʧt ə ˈsɛtəlmənt. ˈlɛsli sɪz ʃi ˈnɛvər sɔt ər wɑz ˈɔfərd ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən. ˈeɪʤənt ənd ˈlɔjər steɪd ɪn ˈrɛgjələr ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ hər bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈæftər ðə ərˈɛst, ʃi sɪz, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈsɛs hər steɪt əv maɪnd. ʃi sɪz ɪt meɪd fər ˈɔkwərd ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈeɪʤənt, hu ʃi fɛlt wɑz ˈwɔkɪŋ ə faɪn laɪn bɪtˈwin ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ kənˈsərn fər ˈlɛsli ənd prəˈtɛktɪŋ hɪz ˈɪntərɪsts. wən naɪt waɪl ˈlɛsli wɑz ˈməlɪŋ ˈwɛðər tɪ kˈwɑpərˌeɪt wɪθ ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl, ʃi wɛnt aʊt wɪθ frɛndz tɪ ə bɑr ˈpɑpjələr wɪθ ˈæθˌlits. ʃi wɑz ˈdɛspərɪt tɪ bloʊ ɔf stim ˈæftər wiks ənd mənθs əv ˈrɛgjələr ˈkɑnˌtækt frəm ˈsərkəl, ðə ˈɔfəs, hər ˈlɔjər ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz frəm ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. wɑz ˈhævɪŋ ˈpænɪk əˈtæks æt wərk bɪˈkəz əv it,”*,” ʃi sɪz. ʃi lʊkt əp frəm hər drɪŋk ənd ˈriəˌlaɪzd ʤeɪmz wɑz æt ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə ˈsərkjələr bɑr. ɪt wɑz hɪz offseason*, ənd rɪˈtərnd tɪ hɪz ˈkɑlɪʤ taʊn tɪ bi wɪθ frɛndz. ʃi sɛt hər drɪŋk əˈsaɪd ənd wɔkt aʊt. ðə wərst ˈfilɪŋ ɪn ðə wərld, bɪˈkəz aɪ noʊ wət hɪz riˈækʃənz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ be,”*,” ʃi sɪz. wɑz ˈəpˌsɛt bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈkɔrʤəl. hi kɔld mi ənd sɛd, kəm ˈoʊvər ənd ˈgɪvɪn mi ə həg, ənd aɪ bɔt ju ə drɪŋk, ənd wi tɔkt əˈbaʊt things.’*.’ hi ˈriəˌlaɪz ðə θɪŋz aɪ stɪl hæv tɪ goʊ θru bɪˈkəz əv him.”*.” səm ˈædvəˌkeɪts, laɪk ˈsoʊlər, ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ðət ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl æd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃənz wɪθ pleɪərz ɛz ə minz əv priˈvɛnʃən, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈpənɪʃmənt. ðə ˈɛfərts hæv jɛt tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd tɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, priˈɛmptɪv ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən. (ɛz əv naʊ, ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ ɪz ˈmænˌdeɪtɪd ɛz pɑrt əv lig ˈdɪsəplən.) ðɪs ɪz ˈlərnɪd bɪˈheɪvjər, ɪt kən bi unlearned,”*,” sɪz ˈsoʊlər. əˈbjuzərz ˈwɪtnəst ˈsɪmələr əˈbjuz ɛz ə ʧaɪld. ɪf ju kən riʧ ðiz mɛn æt ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈlɛvəl, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðət ˈhɪstəri ənd trit ɪt, ju kən rɪˈvərs ðət behavior.”*.” səʧ priˈɛmptɪv ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən, mɛnt fər pleɪərz wɪθ ə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈvaɪələns, hæv əˈplaɪd tɪ ʤeɪmz, hu hæd noʊ ˈpriviəs ərˈɛsts ər ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz. səm deɪz ˈæftər aɪ fərst ˈɪntərvˌjud ˈlɛsli, aɪ kɔld tɪ ʧɛk ɪn wɪθ hər. sɪks ˈəðər ˈwɪmən riʧt aʊt tɪ hæd ˈiðər ˌɪgˈnɔrd maɪ rɪkˈwɛst ər ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt. waɪ, aɪ æst, dɪd ˈlɛsli ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ tɔk? θɔt əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈlɪtəl aɪ nu əˈbaʊt əˈbjusɪv relationships,”*,” ʃi sɛd, aɪ θɪŋk, ˈmeɪbi, ɪf ðɛr hæd bɪn ən ˈɑrtɪkəl, aɪ maɪt hæv rɛd ɪt ənd seɪvd myself.”*.” noʊt: ðə pleɪər wɑz lɛft ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɪn ðɪs ˈstɔri ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ hɛlp meɪnˈteɪn ðə ˌænəˈnɪmɪti ənd tɪ kip ðə ˈfoʊkɪs əv ðə pis ɔn ˌɪnˈvɛstəgəˌtɔri ˈpɑləsiz ənd ˈprɑsɛsəz.
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a maid had called the police, and now the cops were questioning the nfl player about his bleeding and distraught girlfriend who’d sought refuge in a bathroom. the officers interviewed the man and the woman, then arrested and booked the player on a charge of simple assault. cops drove the woman to a police station, and after taking her written statement, told her they could either take her to a hospital to address a hand injury she’d suffered, or bring her to a hotel. she chose the latter, and that night, alone in a hotel room, she began to ask herself how it had come to this.
just days earlier, she says, the couple had picked out an engagement ring and a house to buy. now, the morning after the incident, the woman, whom we’ll call leslie, flew back to the college town where she and the player had met, and where they now shared an apartment. the player—call him james—was under arrest, and his status on his nfl team’s roster was in jeopardy. in the wake of the ray rice scandal, the league had drawn up new, more stringent discipline for players who commit domestic violence. james and his team—players, coaches, staff —had recently attended a two-hour nfl seminar on domestic violence.
when word got out about the incident, leslie says her phone blew up with calls and texts from the player’s friends, former teammates and even the fathers of former teammates. she says it was made clear to her by friends of james—friends she once believed were her own—that she could ruin his life if she pressed charges against him or otherwise cooperated in his punishment. he was a potential victim here.
in the wake of rice, the nfl hired a team of experts, mostly women, with decades of experience dealing with female victims of crimes including assault and sexual violence. “when i first started doing this 35 years ago, people would commonly say, ‘don’t ruin his career’,” says esta soler, an expert on violence against women and children whom the league consulted with. “that’s changing some, and that needs to change more. if a victim is in the public spotlight, there are a number of consequences that private persons do not have to deal with.” this has always been the case with domestic violence: education and prevention have a long way to go in combating attempts to silence the abused.
“our relationship was very private,” leslie says, “and a lot of people we knew believe he could do that. people accused me of making it up, even though i even want to press charges. they said i was ruining his life, and he would never do something like that to me. but at the same time, i have all these bruises.”
one of the fathers of james’s former college teammates, she says, was more persistent than others, calling, texting and even approaching leslie in person in what she felt was an effort to intimidate her. fed up, she eventually emailed him photos of bruises she’d suffered.
“he never responded,” she says, “or apologized.”
that evening in the hotel room, leslie called her two best friends to tell them what happened. then she called her parents. “at first, they couldn’t believe me,” she says. “my parents loved him, adored him. then, they were infuriated with him.”
the conversation was brief; leslie want to continue reliving the experience. after they hung up, she says, her father went downstairs to his sports-themed man-cave, where he kept james’s college jersey, framed along with a picture of james and his daughter. he ripped the frame off the wall and shattered the glass on the floor.
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lisa friel, a former sex crimes prosecutor, was brought in by the nfl in september 2014 to strengthen the league’s policies and procedures regarding domestic violence. seth wenig/ap
there have been eight nfl players arrested on domestic violence-related charges since ray rice punched his then-fiancée inside an atlantic city hotel elevator in february 2014. that’s at least eight test cases for the nfl’s shifting policy regarding violence against women. commissioner roger goodell hired former manhattan sex crimes prosecutor lisa friel in september 2014 to help strengthen and redirect the league’s efforts to address and punish domestic violence and sexual assault, after goodell had been severely criticized for the gross mishandling of the rice case.
the mmqb attempted to contact the victims in those eight cases through various means. after a lengthy facebook back-and-forth, leslie agreed to speak on the condition that her name not be used. google search results, she believes, are one of the few aspects of her life that aren’t stained by what happened, and she wants to keep it that way.
leslie’s name was redacted from the police report that was made public, and she never spoke openly about that night because she said she wanted nothing more than to make it all go away. she declined to testify, and the state dropped the charges. she says she and james continued talking, though not romantically. (the player, through his agent, declined to speak to the mmqb except to say that her characterization of their relationship is erroneous.)
leslie says she was first contacted by the nfl several days after james’s arrest, but she only agreed to discuss the incident months later, after repeated inquiries by league representatives via letter, email and phone. this type of outreach was uncharted territory for the nfl, which had previously relied on the courts to provide direction for its own punishment of offenders. rice, who entered pre-trial intervention rather than go to court on a charge of aggravated assault, was suspended for two games by the nfl after a discipline hearing overseen by goodell. when video of the assault in the elevator became public months later, goodell made the suspension indefinite, a ruling that was overturned by a judge on appeal. the haphazard manner in which the rice case played out, with investigations and discipline being undertaken by nfl administrators with little experience in domestic violence, made it clear that the league needed to professionalize how it handled this issue.
according to a new nfl policy adopted last winter, friel’s team is to conduct a thorough investigation into any allegations at the conclusion of the legal process, whether a case is brought against a player or not. “the league decided they are not solely going to rely on the court’s outcomes,” friel says. “now decided since it is their own policy, to do their own investigation. once they determined to do that, they needed the in-house resource of people experienced in doing investigations.”
friel’s team often hires outside consultants who are tasked with obtaining interviews with alleged victims, whether they are cooperating witnesses in a criminal investigation or otherwise. one goal is to obtain text messages and other communications that the league might find helpful in reaching a resolution independent of the criminal justice system. on occasion the consultants have found themselves wrestling with local law enforcement agencies for access to sealed documents or interviews with first responders. they then take the sum of the information gathered and make a recommendation to goodell on player discipline.
“we will push these things to the extent of the law to get what we think we’re entitled to, in order to make sure the investigation is as thorough as possible,” says friel. “this policy is meant to be as fair as possible and not driven by any philosophical point of view. do we have enough evidence to say the policy was violated, or do we not?”
former cook county assistant state’s attorney nancy wilder, the nfl’s consultant in leslie’s case, met leslie and her lawyer in the latter’s office. wilder told leslie that her law firm’s task was to gather information to help determine appropriate league discipline for james. leslie handed over texts and emails to wilder, then sat down for a three-hour interview, with her own lawyer present. the nfl eventually concluded its investigation and took action in the case.
the experience was an eye-opening one for leslie. “my goal was never to ruin his life,” she says about her decision to speak to the nfl. “i know how hard worked to get where he is. i wouldn’t feel good about myself being that malicious. i just want him to get help.”
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pressure from athletes and promises of compensation are among the biggest reasons domestic violence cases in the nfl rarely go to trial and almost always end in out-of-court resolution or dismissal. prosecutors in the case against former panthers defensive end greg hardy said that they dropped the charges against him after receiving “reliable information” that the two sides had reached a settlement.
leslie says she never sought or was offered compensation. james’s agent and lawyer stayed in regular contact with her beginning the morning after the arrest, she says, in order to assess her state of mind. she says it made for awkward conversations with the agent, who she felt was walking a fine line between expressing concern for leslie and protecting his client’s interests.
one night while leslie was mulling whether to cooperate with the nfl, she went out with friends to a bar popular with athletes. she was desperate to blow off steam after weeks and months of regular contact from james’s circle, the state’s attorney’s office, her lawyer and representatives from the nfl. “i was having panic attacks at work because of it,” she says.
she looked up from her drink and realized james was at the other side of the circular bar. it was his offseason, and he’d returned to his college town to be with friends. she set her drink aside and walked out.
“it’s the worst feeling in the world, because i don’t know what his reactions are going to be,” she says. “he was upset because i wasn’t cordial. he called me and said, ‘you could’ve come over and given me a hug, and i would’ve bought you a drink, and we could’ve talked about things.’ he doesn’t realize the things i still have to go through because of him.”
some advocates, like soler, recommend that the nfl add individual consultations with players as a means of prevention, as opposed to punishment. the nfl’s efforts have yet to extend to individual, preemptive evaluation. (as of now, individual counseling is mandated as part of league discipline.) “if this is learned behavior, it can be unlearned,” says soler. “many abusers witnessed similar abuse as a child. if you can reach these men at a personal level, identify that history and treat it, you can reverse that behavior.” such preemptive intervention, meant for players with a history of violence, wouldn’t have applied to james, who had no previous arrests or accusations.
some days after i first interviewed leslie, i called to check in with her. six other women i’d reached out to had either ignored my request or decided not to participate. why, i asked, did leslie decide to talk?
“i thought about how little i knew about abusive relationships,” she said, “and i think, maybe, if there had been an article, i might have read it and saved myself.”
editor’s note: the player was left unidentified in this story in order to help maintain the women’s anonymity and to keep the focus of the piece on nfl’s investigatory policies and processes.
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ctv* əˈtlæntɪk ə ˈməðər ɪn moncton*, n.b*. ɪz ˈəpˌsɛt ˈæftər ʃi sɪz hər sən gɑt ɔn ðə rɔŋ skul bəs ənd wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə rɔŋ skul, bət ðə ˈɛriə skul ˈdɪstrɪkt sɪz nɑt kənˈvɪnst ðə bɔɪ wɑz ˈivɪn ɔn ðə bəs. kʊk sɪz ʃi hæd bɪn ˈdraɪvɪŋ hər sən ˈrigən tɪ skul sɪns ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə jɪr, bət ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ hi tʊk ðə bəs. ˈrigən sɪz hi wɑz ə bɪt leɪt ənd gɑt ɔn ðə rɔŋ bəs, wɪʧ tʊk ɪm tɪ ʃæmˈpleɪn skul ɪn ðə ˈfræŋkəˌfoʊn ˈdɪstrɪkt ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈfɔrɪst glɛn, ən ˈɪŋlɪʃ skul. sɛd mi, dɪz ðɪs bəs goʊ tɪ ˈfɔrɪst glen?’*?’. hi ˈdɪdənt rɪˈplaɪ bæk ənd aɪ sɛd ɪt twaɪs, ðɛn ɔl ðə kɪdz ˈstɑrtɪd ˈgɪgəlɪŋ ənd laughing,”*,” sɪz ˈrigən kʊk. kʊk sɪz hi gɑt ɔf ðə bəs æt ʃæmˈpleɪn bət bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈbɛriər hi wɑz ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪd ənd wɔnt tɪ goʊ ˌɪnˈsaɪd. hi sɪz hi nu ə ˈfæməli frɛnd lɪvd ˈnɪrˈbaɪ, ənd traɪd tɪ wɔk tɪ ðɛr haʊs bət gɑt dɪˈsɔriˌɛntɪd. aɪ wɑz aʊt ɪn ənd aɪ rɪˈsivd ə foʊn kɔl ˈtɛlɪŋ mi ˈrigən ˈhædənt meɪd ɪt tɪ school,”*,” sɪz kʊk, ˈməðər. kʊk sɪz ʃi ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli kɔld 911 ˈæmbjələns nu ˈbrənzwɪk həz kənˈfərmd ə ˈpæsərbi əˈlərtɪd ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪks tɪ ən ənˈsupərˌvaɪzd ʧaɪld ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. ðeɪ rɪˈspɑndɪd ənd brɔt ˈrigən hoʊm, wɛr hɪz ˈməðər əraɪvd ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər. gɑt aʊt ənd aɪ wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ə ˈfræntɪk steɪt wɪθ wərst keɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn maɪ mind,”*,” sɪz kʊk. ðə ˈfræŋkəˌfoʊn saʊθ skul ˈdɪstrɪkt sɪz ɪt ˈkænɑt kənˈfərm ðət ˈrigən wɑz ˈivɪn ɔn ðɛr bəs, əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ hæd ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti əbˈteɪnɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm kʊk. ðə skul ˈdɪstrɪkt dɪd sɛnd nuz ə ˈsteɪtmənt seɪɪŋ: teɪk ðə ˈvərʒən əv ɑr skul bəs ˈdraɪvər ənd skul stæf ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈvərʒən æt ðɪs point.”*.” ðə skul ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈɔlsoʊ sɪz ənˈʃʊr haʊ ˈrigən wʊd hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ wɔk əˈweɪ frəm ðə skul wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ stɑpt baɪ ˈtiʧərz ɔn bəs ˈduti. ɛz fər kʊk, ʃi sɪz bi ˈdraɪvɪŋ hər sən tɪ skul fər ðə nɛkst waɪl, ənˈtɪl ˈkɑnfədənt ɪˈnəf tɪ traɪ ðə bəs əˈgɛn. wɪθ faɪlz frəm ˈʤɑnəθən məˈkɪnəs.
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ctv atlantic
a mother in moncton, n.b. is upset after she says her son got on the wrong school bus and was taken to the wrong school, but the area school district says they’re not convinced the boy was even on the bus.
seritha cook says she had been driving her 9-year-old son reagan to school since the beginning of the year, but on tuesday he took the bus.
reagan says he was a bit late and got on the wrong bus, which took him to école champlain school in the francophone district instead of forest glen, an english school.
“i said ‘excuse me, does this bus go to forest glen?’. he didn't reply back and i said it twice, then all the kids started giggling and laughing,” says reagan cook.
cook says he got off the bus at école champlain but because of the language barrier he was intimidated and didn’t want to go inside. he says he knew a family friend lived nearby, and tried to walk to their house but got disoriented.
“around 9:00-9:30 i was out in dieppe and i received a phone call telling me reagan hadn't made it to school,” says seritha cook, reagan’s mother.
cook says she immediately called 911.
ambulance new brunswick has confirmed a passerby alerted paramedics to an unsupervised child in the area. they responded and brought reagan home, where his mother arrived shortly after.
“i got out and i was already in a frantic state with worst case scenarios already in my mind,” says seritha cook.
the francophone south school district says it cannot confirm that reagan was even on their bus, officials say they’ve had difficulty obtaining information from seritha cook.
the school district did send ctv news a statement saying:
“we take the version of our school bus driver and school staff as the only credible version at this point.”
the school district also says they’re unsure how reagan would have been able to walk away from the school without being stopped by teachers on bus duty.
as for cook, she says she’ll be driving her son to school for the next while, until he’s confident enough to try the bus again.
with files from ctv atlantic’s jonathan macinnis.
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wɪn ju fərst stɑrt ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈbrændˌnu mæk ər pərˈfɔrmd ə klin ˌɪnˈstɔl əv ɑs ɛks, ju ər pərˈzɛnəd wɪθ ˈsɛˌtəp əˈsɪstənt, əˈlaʊɪŋ ju tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə fərst ˈjuzər əˈkaʊnt ənd ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ səm ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, səʧ ɛz ˈkiˌbɔrd leɪaʊt ənd loʊˈkæl. ˈəndər ˈsərtən ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, ɪt kən bi ˌædvənˈteɪʤəs tɪ ðə ˈsɛˌtəp əˈsɪstənt. ˈjuzɪŋ səm ˈtrɪkəri, wi kən du ʤɪst ðɪs wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ɪˈreɪs ənd ˌriɪnˈstɑl ɑs ɛks. wət ˈsɛˌtəp əˈsɪstənt dɪz ˈsɛˌtəp əˈsɪstənt ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ rən ɔn ðə fərst but əv ə frɛʃ ˌɪnˈstɔl əv ɑs ɛks, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ jul ˈoʊnli si ɪt wɪn ˈbutɪŋ əp ə ə ˈbrændˌnu mæk ər wən ðət həz bɪn ɪˈreɪst ənd hæd ɑs ɛks ˌriɪnˈstɑld. ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˈɔpʃənz fər ˈkiˌbɔrd leɪaʊt, taɪm zoʊn ənd ˈæskɪŋ ɪf jʊd laɪk tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər, ˈsɛˌtəp əˈsɪstənt ˈɔlsoʊ lɛts ju kriˈeɪt ə nu ˈjuzər əˈkaʊnt. ɛz ˈsɛˌtəp əˈsɪstənt əˈsumz ðə əˈkaʊnt ɪt ɪz kriˈeɪtɪŋ tɪ bi ðə fərst, ɪt ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈgɪvɪn ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz. waɪ ˈbɑðər? ðɛr meɪ kəm ə taɪm wɪn ju nid tɪ sɛt əp ə ˈsɛkənd ˈjuzər əˈkaʊnt ɔn ə mæk waɪl əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ riˈzɑlv ə ˈjuzər əˈkaʊnt ˈɪʃu. ɪf ə mæk həz ˈoʊnli wən ˈjuzər əˈkaʊnt ənd ɪt simz tɪ bi əˈneɪbəl tɪ lɔg ɪn kərˈɛktli (ˈgɪtɪŋ stək æt ðə ˈwɪndoʊ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl), ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd əˈkaʊnt wɪl əˈlaʊ ju tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ɑs ɛks ənd kənˈtɪnju troubleshooting*. baɪ ˈsɛˌtəp əˈsɪstənt, wi kən juz ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈjuzər əˈkaʊnt ðət wɪl ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli hæv ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz, wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ du soʊ ˈviə ˈsɪstəm ˈprɛfərənsɪz, wɪʧ wi maɪt nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈækˌsɛs. ðɛr ər ˈəðər ˈrizənz waɪ ɪt kən bi ˌædvənˈteɪʤəs, ðoʊ ɪn maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns, ðə əˈbəv həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən ˈrizən tɪ du soʊ. ʃʊr, ju kən kriˈeɪt ˈjuzər əˈkaʊnts ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈnəmbər əv kəˈmændz, bət ˈsɛˌtəp əˈsɪstənt ɪz ʤɪst fɑr ˈiziər. ˈɛvəri taɪm ɑs ɛks buts, ɪt ʧɛks fər ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ə faɪl noʊn ɛz ðɪs ˈɛmti faɪl ɪz kriˈeɪtɪd ˈæftər ðə kəmˈpliʃən əv ˈsɛˌtəp əˈsɪstənt. ɪt ˈdəzənt ɪgˈzɪst ɔn ə ˈbrændˌnu, mæk, nɔr ɔn wən ðət həz hæd ə klin ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən əv ɑs ɛks. baɪ riˈmuvɪŋ ðɪs faɪl, ɑs ɛks wɪl əˈsum ðət ˈsɛˌtəp əˈsɪstənt həz ˈnɛvər bɪn rən ənd wɪl lɔnʧ ɪt ɛz sun ɛz ɑs ɛks buts. ˈsɛˌtəp əˈsɪstənt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ rən wɪθ rut ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ɪt kən kriˈeɪt ə nu ˈjuzər əˈkaʊnt wɪθ ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz wɪˈθaʊt ðə nid fər ˈɛni authorisation*. riˈmuvɪŋ tɪ riˈmuv ðɪs faɪl, wi nid tɪ but ðə mæk ˈɪntu moʊd. ðɪs prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈmɛθəd əv ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ wɪθ ɑs ɛks ˈviə ðə, wɪθ fʊl rut ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz. stɑrt əp ðə mæk waɪlst ˈhoʊldɪŋ daʊn ˈæftər ə fju ˈmoʊmənts, jul si ðə mæk but tɪ ðə kəˈmænd laɪn. ˌbiˈfɔr kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ, ðə məst bi ʧɛkt ənd ˈmaʊnɪd, soʊ faɪlz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ. tɪ du ðɪs, ˈɛnər ðə tu kəˈmændz ðət ər dɪˈspleɪd wɪˈθɪn ðə prɑmpt, wən æt ə taɪm. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ kəˈmænd wɪl ʧɛk ðə tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðɛr ər noʊ ˈprɑbləmz. ˈɛnər: ðə nɛkst kəˈmænd wɪl ðɛn maʊnt ðə fər ɪt tɪ bi ækˈsɛsəbəl: wɪθ ðə ˈmaʊnɪd ənd ækˈsɛsəbəl, ɪts taɪm tɪ riˈmuv ðə faɪl soʊ ɑs ɛks wɪl ˈsɛˌtəp əˈsɪstənt:
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when you first start using a brand-new mac or performed a clean install of os x, you are presented with setup assistant, allowing you to create the first user account and specify some initial information, such as keyboard layout and locale.
under certain circumstances, it can be advantageous to re-run the setup assistant. using some command-line trickery, we can do just this without having to erase and reinstall os x.
what setup assistant does
setup assistant is designed to run on the first boot of a fresh install of os x, which is why you'll only see it when booting up a a brand-new mac or one that has been erased and had os x reinstalled.
besides options for keyboard layout, time zone and asking if you'd like to register, setup assistant also lets you create a new user account. as setup assistant assumes the account it is creating to be the first, it is always given administrator privileges.
why bother?
there may come a time when you need to set up a second user account on a mac while attempting to resolve a user account issue. if a mac has only one user account and it seems to be unable to log in correctly (getting stuck at the login window, for example), having a second account will allow you to access os x and continue troubleshooting.
by re-running setup assistant, we can use the process to create a user account that will automatically have administrator privileges, without having to do so via system preferences, which we might not be able to access.
there are other reasons why re-running it can be advantageous, though in my experience, the above has always been the most common reason to do so. sure, you can create user accounts using a number of commands, but setup assistant is just far easier.
.applesetupdone
every time os x boots, it checks for the existence of a file known as .applesetupdone . this empty file is created after the completion of setup assistant. it doesn't exist on a brand-new, out-of-the-box mac, nor on one that has had a clean installation of os x.
by removing this file, os x will assume that setup assistant has never been run and will launch it as soon as os x boots.
setup assistant is also run with root privileges, which is why it can create a new user account with administrator privileges without the need for any authorisation.
removing .applesetupdone
to remove this file, we need to boot the mac into single-user mode. this provides a method of interacting with os x via the command-line, with full root privileges.
start up the mac whilst holding down ⌘-s . after a few moments, you'll see the mac boot to the command line.
before continuing, the filesystem must be checked and mounted, so files are't immediately accessible to interact with. to do this, enter the two commands that are displayed within the prompt, one at a time.
the following command will check the filesystem to ensure there are no problems. enter:
/sbin/fsck -fy
the next command will then mount the filesystem for it to be accessible:
/sbin/mount -uw /
with the filesystem mounted and accessible, it's time to remove the file so os x will re-run setup assistant:
rm /var/db/.applesetupdone
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ˈmɛlbərn mæn ˈʤeɪmi ˈwɪljəmz əˈkjuzd əv ˈplænɪŋ tɪ faɪt əˈgɛnst ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˈgrænɪd beɪl ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ə ˈmɛlbərn mæn əˈkjuzd əv traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈtrævəl tɪ ðə ˈmɪdəl ist tɪ faɪt əˈgɛnst ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt həz bɪn ˈgrænɪd beɪl. ˈʤeɪmi ris ˈwɪljəmz, ə sɪˈkjʊrəti gɑrd ənd ˈfɔrmər frɛnʧ ˈfɔrən ˈliʤən rɪˈkrut, ˈfeɪsɪz wən ʧɑrʤ əv pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ ˈtrævəl tɪ ə ˈfɔrən ˈkəntri ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kəˈmɪt ə ˈhɑstəl ækt. ˈwɪljəmz wɑz ˌɪnərˈsɛptɪd æt ˈmɛlbərn ˈɛrˌpɔrt baɪ ˈkəstəmz ˈɔfɪsərz ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər ənd toʊld ðɛm hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hɛlp ˈkərdɪʃ ˈfɔrsɪz. ˈwɪljəmz' ˈpæˌspɔrt wɑz ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪtəd ənd ɪn mɑrʧ hɪz hoʊm wɑz sərʧt. ə ˈmoʊbəl foʊn ənd ˈəðər ɪkˈwɪpmənt wɑz sizd baɪ əˈθɔrətiz. hi wɑz ʧɑrʤd leɪt læst mənθ ˈæftər ə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənts toʊld ðə kɔrt ðeɪ fɪrd ˈwɪljəmz wʊd fli ɔˈstreɪljə bɪˈkəz ðə ʧɑrʤ əˈgɛnst ɪm ˈkɛrid ə ˈmæksəməm ˈpɛnəlti əv laɪf ɪn ˈprɪzən. bət ɪn ˈgrænɪŋ beɪl, ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪt ˈdɑnə ˈbɑkoʊz sɛd æt "noʊ steɪʤ" hæd ˈwɪljəmz ˈhɪndərd ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ər feɪld tɪ kˈwɑpərˌeɪt wɪθ əˈθɔrətiz. ˈwɪljəmz' ˈməðər ənd ˈpɑrtnər wər ɪn kɔrt tɪ hir ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ənd əˈkəmpənid ɪm ɛz hi wɔkt tɪ ə ˈweɪtɪŋ kɑr ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈkaʊnti kɔrt. ðə kɔrt hərd ˈwɪljəmz wɑz dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ frɛndz ɪn ˈkɛrɪktər ˈrɛfərənsɪz ɛz "rɪˈlaɪəbəl, ˈɛθɪkəl ənd ˈtrəstˌwərði," ənd ɛz ˈhævɪŋ ə "gʊd ˈkɛrɪktər, wərk ˈɛθɪk ənd ˈʧɛrətəbəl ˈspɪrɪt". mɪz ˈbɑkoʊz rɪˈfərd tɪ hɪz səˈpɔrt əv hɪz ˈməðər ənd hɪz ˌvɑlənˈtɪr wərk wɪθ ə ˈhoʊmləs ˈʧɛrɪti. ʃi ækˈsɛptɪd hɪz ˈlɔjərz' ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət hɪz wɑz "ə ˈhaɪli ənˈjuˌʒuəl keɪs". "ðə ˈæplɪkənt ɪz prɪˈzumd ˈɪnəsənt ənˈlɛs ˈpruvən ˈəðərˌwaɪz ðɛr ɪz ə ril ˈligəl ˈɪʃu tɪ bi traɪd," ʃi sɛd. pəˈlis ˌɪˈnɪʃəli 'ənˈʃʊr' ɪf ðeɪ kʊd ʧɑrʤ ˈwɪljəmz æt ə beɪl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr mɪz ˈbɑkoʊz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənt oʊən sɛd ˈwɪljəmz hæd sɛd hi wɑz ˌənəˈwɛr hi wɑz pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə lɔ wɪn hi wɑz fərst dɪˈteɪnd ənd hæd bɪn ˈfʊli koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz tɪ deɪt. ˈmɪstər ˈɔlsoʊ ədˈmɪtəd ðət ˈfɛdərəl pəˈlis ðɛmˈsɛlvz wər ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ənˈʃʊr ˈwɛðər ˈwɪljəmz kʊd bi ʧɑrʤd. ˈəndər baɪ ˈwɪljəmz' ˈlɔjər, sæm ˈnɔrtən, ˈmɪstər ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ˈwɪljəmz wɑz əˈlɛʤədli əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ʤɔɪn ə ˈkərdɪʃ ˌpɛrəˈmɪləˌtɛri grup kɔld ðə ər ˈpipəlz prəˈtɛkʃən ˈjunɪts hæd əbˈteɪnd ðə əˈpruvəl ənd səˈpɔrt əv ˈwɛstərn ˈkəntriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɔˈstreɪljə, ənd wɑz nɑt ə ˈlɪstɪd ˈtɛrərɪst grup. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi sɛd hi wɑz nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˈmɪstər ˈnɔrtənz əˈsərʃən ðət ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈɑrmɪŋ ðə tɪ faɪt əˈgɛnst ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt. ˈwɪljəmz həz bɪn ˈɔrdərd nɑt tɪ liv vɪkˈtɔriə ənd wɪl rɪˈtərn tɪ kɔrt ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr. ˈtɑpɪks: ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, unrest-conflict-and-war*, courts-and-trials*, law-crime-and-justice*, fərst ˈpoʊstɪd
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melbourne man jamie williams accused of planning to fight against islamic state granted bail
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a 28-year-old melbourne man accused of trying to travel to the middle east to fight against islamic state has been granted bail.
jamie reece williams, a security guard and former french foreign legion recruit, faces one charge of preparing to travel to a foreign country in order to commit a hostile act.
williams was intercepted at melbourne airport by customs officers in december and told them he wanted to help kurdish forces.
williams' passport was confiscated and in march his home was searched. a mobile phone and other equipment was seized by authorities.
he was charged late last month after a seven-month investigation.
federal agents told the court they feared williams would flee australia because the charge against him carried a maximum penalty of life in prison.
but in granting bail, magistrate donna bakos said at "no stage" had williams hindered investigations or failed to cooperate with authorities.
williams' mother and partner were in court to hear the decision and accompanied him as he walked to a waiting car outside the county court.
the court heard williams was described by friends in character references as "reliable, ethical and trustworthy," and as having a "good character, work ethic and charitable spirit".
ms bakos referred to his support of his mother and his volunteer work with a homeless charity.
she accepted his lawyers' argument that his was "a highly unusual case".
"the applicant is presumed innocent unless proven otherwise ... there is a real legal issue to be tried," she said.
police initially 'unsure' if they could charge williams
at a bail application before ms bakos on wednesday, federal agent owen coulsen said williams had said he was unaware he was potentially breaking the law when he was first detained and had been fully cooperative with the investigators to date.
mr coulsen also admitted that federal police themselves were initially unsure whether williams could be charged.
under cross-examination by williams' lawyer, sam norton, mr coulsen acknowledged the organisation williams was allegedly attempting to join — a kurdish paramilitary group called the ypg or people's protection units — had obtained the approval and support of western countries, including australia, and was not a listed terrorist group.
however, he said he was not able to comment on mr norton's assertion that the australian government itself was involved in arming the ypg to fight against islamic state.
williams has been ordered not to leave victoria and will return to court later this year.
topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000
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ju fil ʃi ɪz tu strong/weak*? θæŋks ɪn ədˈvæns fər ɔl jʊr guys’*’ θɔts, wɪθ ðət sɛd, ɪf jʊr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə fʊl changelist*, hir ɪt ɪz bɪˈloʊ: ˈbeɪsɪk əˈtæk hɪt ˈtaɪmɪŋ əˈʤəstɪd tɪ ˈbɛtər mæʧ ˈvɪʒəwəl dɛθ ˈriˌkæp naʊ ˈprɑpərli ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪts bɪtˈwin ˈʤævəlɪn tɔs ənd, ənd ˈbʊʃˌwæk ənd paʊns (ɑr) ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðə ˈkugər naʊ həz 4 ræŋks ənd ɪz ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli treɪnd æt ˈlɛvəl 1 ˈɛləmənts ˈædɪd tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ˈpæsɪv **(pi) ˈmuvmənt spid ɪn brəʃ rɪˈdust tɪ 10 frəm 15 ˈmuvmənt spid ɪn brəʃ ɪz naʊ ˌɪnˈkrist tɪ 30 waɪl ˈmuvɪŋ təˈwɔrd ˈvɪzəbəl ˈɛnəmi ˈʧæmpiənz wɪˈθɪn 5500 reɪnʤ ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ˈʧæmpiənz wɪθ ˈʤævəlɪn tɔs ənd ˈbʊʃˌwæk ˈkɔzɪz hər tɪ hənt ðiz ˈtɑrgəts fər 4 ˈsɛkəndz, ˈgrænɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrist ˈmuvmənt spid təˈwɔrd ðɛm ənd ɛnˈhænsɪŋ hər nɛkst, paʊns, ənd swaɪp əˈgɛnst ðɛm ˌɪgˈnɔrz ˈjunɪt kəˈlɪʒən waɪl praʊl ənd hənt ər ˈæktɪv geɪnz ˈvɪʒən əv ˈhənɪd ˈtɑrgəts fər ðə ˈdʊˈreɪʃən **(kju) ˈʤævəlɪn ˈmɪnəməm beɪs ˈdæmɪʤ rɪˈdust tɪ frəm ˈmæksəməm beɪs ˈdæmɪʤ rɪˈdust tɪ frəm ˈmɪnəməm əˈbɪləˌti paʊər ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ rɪˈdust tɪ 40 frəm 65 ˈmæksəməm əˈbɪləˌti paʊər ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ rɪˈdust tɪ 120 frəm naʊ dilz ˈmæksəməm ˈdæmɪʤ æt 1300 reɪnʤ ˈrəðər ðən 1500 ˈmɪsəl haɪt əˈʤəstɪd æt (sˈlaɪtli ˈkloʊzər tɪ graʊnd ɛz ˈmɪsəl ˈtrævəlz) ˈmɪsəl ˈpɑrtɪkəl əˈʤəstɪd sˈlaɪtli ˈmɪsəl wɪdθ rɪˈdust tɪ 30 frəm 60 əˈplaɪz ðə hənt tɪ ˈɛnəmi ˈʧæmpiənz hɪt **(kju) dilz 33 ˌɪnˈkrist ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ˈhənɪd ˈtɑrgəts ˈmɪnəməm beɪs ˈdæmɪʤ rɪˈdust tɪ frəm ˈmæksəməm nɑn hənt beɪs ˈdæmɪʤ rɪˈdust tɪ frəm ˈmæksəməm hənt beɪs ˈdæmɪʤ ˌɪntrəˈdust æt ˈmæksəməm nɑn hənt ˈtoʊtəl əˈtæk ˈdæmɪʤ ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ rɪˈdust tɪ 250 frəm 300 ˈmæksəməm hənt ˈtoʊtəl əˈtæk ˈdæmɪʤ ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ˌɪntrəˈdust æt 333 ˈmɪnəməm nɑn hənt əˈbɪləˌti paʊər ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ˌɪntrəˈdust æt 24 ˈmæksəməm nɑn hənt əˈbɪləˌti paʊər ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ˌɪntrəˈdust æt 60 ˈmæksəməm hənt əˈbɪləˌti paʊər ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ˌɪntrəˈdust æt 80 naʊ dilz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈmæʤɪk ˈdæmɪʤ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈdæmɪʤ geɪnz 75 əˈtæk reɪnʤ waɪl ɪz ˈæktɪv **(ˈdəbəlju) graʊnd ˈdʊˈreɪʃən rɪˈdust tɪ 2 ˈmɪnəts frəm 4 ˈdʊˈreɪʃən rɪˈdust tɪ 4 ˈsɛkəndz frəm 8 naʊ ˈoʊnli əˈfɛkts 1 ˈɛnəmi pər træp flæt beɪs ˈdæmɪʤ rɪˈdust tɪ frəm flæt ˈdæmɪʤ əˈbɪləˌti paʊər ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ riˈmuvd (wɑz 40 noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ʃrɛdz ˈɛnəmi ˈɑrmər ənd ˈmæʤɪk rɪˈzɪst naʊ əˈdɪʃəˌnəli dilz (kæpt əˈgɛnst ˈnutrəlz) əv ðə ˈkɑrənt hɛlθ ˈoʊvər ɪts ˈdʊˈreɪʃən naʊ əˈdɪʃəˌnəli dilz 1 əv ðə ˈkɑrənt hɛlθ pər 50 əˈbɪləˌti paʊər ˈoʊvər ɪts ˈdʊˈreɪʃən rɪˈdust tɪ frəm 18 æt ɔl ræŋks ˈmɑnə kɔst rɪˈdust tɪ frəm tim ˈkələr ˈɪndəˌkeɪtərz ˈædɪd tɪ ˈbɛtər ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ˈtrɪgər ˈreɪdiəs pərˈsɪstənt ˈpəlsɪŋ ˈpɑrtɪkəl əˈʤəstɪd fər ˈbɛtər ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti əˈplaɪz ðə hənt tɪ ˈɛnəmi ˈʧæmpiənz hɪt **(ˈdəbəlju) naʊ muvz təˈwɔrd ðə ˈkərsər ˈrəðər ðən ˈkɑrənt ˈfeɪsɪŋ beɪs ˈdæmɪʤ rɪˈdust tɪ frəm əˈbɪləˌti paʊər ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ rɪˈdust tɪ 30 frəm 40 ˌɪnˈkrist tɪ 5 ˈsɛkəndz frəm kən naʊ bi juzd tɪ ʤəmp tɪ ˈhənɪd ˈtɑrgəts æt əp tɪ 700 reɪnʤ baɪ ˈhəvərɪŋ ðə ˈkərsər ˈoʊvər ðə ˈhənɪd ˈtərgət ˈkɪlɪŋ ə ˈjunɪt waɪl ɪn ˈkugər fɔrm rɪˈdusɪz ˈkɑrənt tɪ 1 ˈsɛkənd ɪf ɪt ɪz ˈkərəntli haɪər **(i) ˈpraɪməl beɪs ˈhilɪŋ əˈʤəstɪd tɪ frəm əˈbɪləˌti paʊər ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ rɪˈdust tɪ 50 frəm 70 ˌɪnˈkrist tɪ 12 ˈsɛkəndz frəm 10 **(i) naʊ ˈtɑrgəts təˈwɔrd ðə ˈkərsər ˈrəðər ðən ˈkɑrənt ˈfeɪsɪŋ beɪs ˈdæmɪʤ rɪˈdust tɪ frəm əˈbɪləˌti paʊər ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ rɪˈdust tɪ 45 frəm 60 sˈwaɪpɪŋ ə ˈhənɪd ˈtərgət rɪˈdusɪz ˈkɑrənt tɪ 1 ˈsɛkənd ɪf ɪt ɪz ˈkərəntli haɪər rɪˈdust tɪ 5 ˈsɛkəndz frəm 6 **(ɑr) ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðə noʊ ˈlɔŋgər grænts 20 ˈmuvmənt spid waɪl ɪn ˈkugər fɔrm əˈʤəstɪd tɪ 3 ˈsɛkəndz frəm 4 **ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ fər ˈɑrmər ˈmæʤɪk rɪˈzɪst noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈgrænɪd wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ˈhənɪd paʊns rɪˈdusɪŋ ˈviə ˈmɪnjən kɪl ər swaɪp ɔn ə ˈhənɪd ˈtərgət rɪˈdusɪz tɪ 1 ˈsɛkənd, daʊn frəm ˈmaɪnər ˈvɪʒəwəl əˈʤəstmənts tɪ ˈʤævəlɪn tɔs ˈpɑrtɪkəl soʊ ðət ɪt noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈvɪʒwəli ɪkˈstɛndz soʊ fɑr bɪɔnd ɪts ˈækʧəwəl hɪt reɪnʤ ˈʤævəlɪn tɔs ˈmɑnə kɔst rɪˈdust tɪ lɪv ˈvæljuz beɪs ˈɑrmər rɪˈvərtɪd tɪ lɪv ˈvæljuz 15 ˈʤævəlɪn tɔs ˌɪnˈkrist tɪ 6 ˈsɛkəndz frəm 5 ˈædɪd ˈbɛtər ˈfidˌbæk fər wɪn ˈhənɪd paʊns ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ə ˈtərgət heɪ ɔl, ðoʊ əm ʃʊr ɪt wɪl meɪk səm ˈpipəl sæd, təˈdeɪ wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ muv əˈweɪ frəm ˈɑrmər ənd ˈmɪstər ɪn ˈɛni fɔrm waɪl ɪn ˈkugər ənd ʤɪst rɪˈdust ðə paʊns ˈrisɛt ˈtaɪmər frəm tɪ wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ goʊ ðɪs rut bɪˈkəz wi θɪŋk ðət wɪθ ə loʊ ɪˈnəf ˈvælju, ðə prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðɪs mɪˈkænɪk kən sərv ɛz ə ˈbɛtər fɔrm əv ˈæʤəl ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃən baɪ minz əv ˌripəˈzɪʃənɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ˈdeɪnʤər. aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ðɪs wɪl gɪv mɔr ˈmaɪlɪʤ səm taɪmz ðən ˈəðərz, bət ɪt ʃʊd ˈəltəmətli fɪt ðə fil əv ðə ˈkɛrɪktər ˈbɛtər, ənd ɪf wərs kəmz tɪ wərs, wi kən stɪl kənˈsɪdər beɪs dɪˈfɛnsɪz əˈʤəstmənts. ðɛrz bɪn ə lɔt əv dɪˈskəʃən əˈbaʊt ˈʤævəlɪn tɔs wɪdθ, ˈneɪmli haʊ hɑrd ɪt ɪz tɪ hɪt ðə skɪl naʊ. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, əm ˈprɪti ˈhæpi wɪθ ðə ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ əm siɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈʤævəlɪn wɪdθ, ənd aɪ θɪŋk wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ stɪk wɪθ ðɪs ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən fər riˈlis, bət ðə ˈmɪsəl spid ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈjuzɪŋ ɛz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈtunɪŋ pɔɪnt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hər riˈlis ɪf ɪt ʤɪst ˈɑnəstli filz laɪk ðɛr tu hɑrd tɪ hɪt leɪt geɪm. ˈlæstli, ɪts nɑt ɪgˈzæktli ə ˈnəmbərz bəf, bət aɪ dɪd səm wərk ɔn ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ ənd ˈvɪʒəwəl kjuz fər wɪn ˈhənɪd paʊns ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ə ˈtərgət, soʊ ðɛr ʃʊd bi fjuər ˈɪnstənsɪz əv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ju kən meɪk ðə ʤəmp wɪn ju ˈæˌkʧuəli kænt. aɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz fər nɑt biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl poʊsts ðə læst fju deɪz. ɪts bɪn ə bɪt ˈhɛktɪk ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ɔl ðiz geɪmz waɪl ˈgɪtɪŋ hər ˈrɛdi fər riˈlis ɪn ˈvɛriəs weɪz. ðət sɛd, aɪv stɪl bɪn ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwənz poʊsts ˈɛvəri fju aʊərz ʤɪst tɪ kip ɪn təʧ wɪθ wəts biɪŋ tɔkt əˈbaʊt hir. pliz kənˈtɪnju tɪ lɛt mi noʊ wət ju θɪŋk. ˈtaɪtəl ˈbɑdi ˈkænsəl seɪv
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hey guys, nidalee has some gameplay changes headed her way, largely in the form of a modified passive and its interactions throughout her kit. these changes help reinforce a pattern of interaction between nidalee and opponents, but since the changes are quite dramatic, they required changes to numbers and timings throughout her kit. i’ll be popping in and out of this thread while she’s on pbe to collect everyone’s feedback on her, so please feel free to leave it in the comments and i’ll try to get back to you. while all feedback is welcome at this point, the stuff that would be particularly useful is: - are pounce and swipe behaving the way you’d expect? - are you having difficulty using her hunt pounce effectively? - how has your laning pattern changed compared to live (both as and against nidalee)? - how do you feel in roaming cases using your modified brush passive? - did you notice any bugs on her? - what items are you guys building on her to be successful? - how was your experience building mainly ability power items? - how was your experience building more bruiser items? - generally, where do you feel she is too strong/weak? thanks in advance for all your guys’ thoughts, repertoir with that said, if you're interested in the full changelist, here it is below: **general:** * basic attack hit timing adjusted to better match visual * death recap now properly differentiates between javelin toss and takedown, and bushwhack and pounce * (r) aspect of the cougar now has 4 ranks and is automatically trained at level 1 * ui elements added to support modified passive **(p) prowl** * movement speed in brush reduced to 10% from 15% * movement speed in brush is now increased to 30% while moving toward visible enemy champions within 5500 range * damaging champions with javelin toss and bushwhack causes her to hunt these targets for 4 seconds, granting prowl’s increased movement speed toward them and enhancing her next takedown, pounce, and swipe against them * nidalee ignores unit collision while prowl and hunt are active * nidalee gains vision of hunted targets for the duration **(q) javelin toss** * minimum base damage reduced to 50/75/100/125/150 from 55/95/140/185/230 * maximum base damage reduced to 150/225/300/375/450 from 137/237/350/462/575 * minimum ability power ratio reduced to 40% from 65% * maximum ability power ratio reduced to 120% from 162.5% * now deals maximum damage at 1300 range rather than 1500 * missile height adjusted at (slightly closer to ground as missile travels) * missile particle adjusted slightly * missile width reduced to 30 from 60 * applies the hunt debuff to enemy champions hit **(q) takedown** * deals 33% increased damage to hunted targets * minimum base damage reduced to 4/20/50/90 from x/40/70/100 * maximum non hunt base damage reduced to 10/50/125/225 from x/120/210/300 * maximum hunt base damage introduced at 13/67/167/300 * maximum non hunt total attack damage ratio reduced to 250% from 300% * maximum hunt total attack damage ratio introduced at 333% * minimum non hunt ability power ratio introduced at 24% * maximum non hunt ability power ratio introduced at 60% * maximum hunt ability power ratio introduced at 80% * now deals entirely magic damage instead of entirely physical damage * nidalee gains 75 attack range while takedown is active **(w) bushwhack** * ground duration reduced to 2 minutes from 4 * debuff duration reduced to 4 seconds from 8 * now only affects 1 enemy per trap * flat base damage reduced to 20/40/60/80/100 from 80/125/170/215/260 * flat damage ability power ratio removed (was 40%) * no longer shreds enemy armor and magic resist * now additionally deals 12/14/16/18/20% (capped against neutrals) of the target’s current health over its duration * now additionally deals 1% of the target’s current health per 50 ability power over its duration * cooldown reduced to 17/15/13/11/9 from 18 at all ranks * mana cost reduced to 40/45/50/55/60 from 60/75/90/105/120 * team color indicators added to better indicate trigger radius * persistent pulsing particle adjusted for better visibility * applies the hunt debuff to enemy champions hit **(w) pounce** * now moves toward the player’s cursor rather than nidalee’s current facing * base damage reduced to 50/100/150/200 from x/125/175/225 * ability power ratio reduced to 30% from 40% * cooldown increased to 5 seconds from 3.5 * can now be used to jump to hunted targets at up to 700 range by hovering the cursor over the hunted target * killing a unit while in cougar form reduces pounce’s current cooldown to 1 second if it is currently higher **(e) primal surge** * base healing adjusted to 45/85/125/165/205 from 50/85/120/155/190 * ability power ratio reduced to 50% from 70% * cooldown increased to 12 seconds from 10 **(e) swipe** * now targets toward the player’s cursor rather than nidalee’s current facing * base damage reduced to 70/130/190/250 from x/150/225/300 * ability power ratio reduced to 45% from 60% * swiping a hunted target reduces pounce’s current cooldown to 1 second if it is currently higher * cooldown reduced to 5 seconds from 6 **(r) aspect of the cougar** * no longer grants 20 movement speed while in cougar form * cooldown adjusted to 3 seconds from 4 ________________ **changes following 6/9 for 6/10 pbe build:** * armor / magic resist no longer granted when using hunted pounce * reducing pounce's cooldown via minion kill or swipe on a hunted target reduces pounce's cooldown to 1 second, down from 1.5 * minor visual adjustments to javelin toss particle so that it no longer visually extends so far beyond its actual hit range * javelin toss mana cost reduced to live values (50/60/70/80/90) * base armor reverted to live values (15) * javelin toss cooldown increased to 6 seconds from 5 * added better visual/audio feedback for when hunted pounce is available on a target hey all, though i'm sure it will make some people sad, today we decided to move away from armor and mr in any form while in cougar and just reduced the pounce reset timer from 1.5 to 1.0. we decided to go this route because we think that with a low enough value, the in-out provided by this mechanic can serve as a better form of agile mitigation by means of repositioning away from danger. i understand that this will give more mileage some times than others, but it should ultimately fit the feel of the character better, and if worse comes to worse, we can still consider baseses adjustments. there's been a lot of discussion about javelin toss width, namely how hard it is to hit the skill now. overall, i'm pretty happy with the gameplay i'm seeing around the javelin width, and i think we're going to stick with this width/speed combination for release, but the missile speed is something we're going to be using as a major tuning point following her release if it just honestly feels like they're too hard to hit late game. lastly, it's not exactly a numbers buff, but i did some work on improving the audio and visual cues for when hunted pounce is available on a target, so there should be fewer instances of thinking you can make the jump when you actually can't. i apologize for not being able to respond to individual posts the last few days. it's been a bit hectic monitoring all these pbe games while getting her ready for release in various ways. that said, i've still been reading everyone's posts every few hours just to keep in touch with what's being talked about here. please continue to let me know what you think. -repertoir
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ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 16 2003 æm ɛst 'bɪn ˈleɪdən' teɪp kleɪmz plɑt ˈvərsəz. ˈməzlɪmz baɪ ˈjusɛf əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈraɪtər ˈkaɪroʊ, ˈiʤɪpt (ˌeɪˈpi) ən ˈɔdioʊˌteɪp pərˈpɔrtɪˌdli frəm oʊˈsɑmə bɪn ˈleɪdən kɔlz ˈprɛzɪdənt bʊʃ "ˈstupɪd" ənd kleɪmz əˈmɛrɪkən wɔr plænz əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈrɑk ər pɑrt əv ə plɑt tɪ əˈtæk ˈməzlɪm ˈneɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ənd nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑ. ðə teɪp əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ðə seɪm rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ əv wɪʧ ə fju ˈɛksərpts wər riˈlist ˈθərzˌdeɪ baɪ ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk nuz ˈeɪʤənsi. ɪt bɪˈgæn əˈpɪrɪŋ ɪn fʊl ˈsənˌdi ɔn wɛb saɪts. hæd sɛd ɪt əkˈwaɪərd ðə teɪp frəm ə ˈsɛlər hu ˌædvərˈtaɪzd ɪt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts' goʊl ɪn ˈweɪʤɪŋ wɔr əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈrɑk ɪz tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈriʤənəl mæp tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈɪzriəl əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈræspi vɔɪs sɛd tɪ bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ bɪn ˈleɪdən. "ɪt ɪz klɪr ðət ðə ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz tɪ əˈtæk ˌɪˈrɑk ər pɑrt əv ə ˈsɪriz əv əˈtæks priˈpɛrd fər ˈneɪʃənz əv ðə ˈriʤən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɪriə, ˌɪˈrɑn, ˈiʤɪpt ənd suˈdæn," ðə vɔɪs sɛd. "ðə eɪm əv ðə kruˈseɪdərz' kæmˈpeɪn ɪz tɪ priˈpɛr ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr fər ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈgreɪtər ˈɪzriəl steɪt, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz greɪt pɑrts əv ˌɪˈrɑk, ˈiʤɪpt, ˈsɪriə, ˈʤɔrdən ənd lɑrʤ ˈpɔrʃənz əv (ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə)," ɪt sɛd. bɪn ˈleɪdən ɪgˈzɔrts ˈməzlɪmz tɪ faɪt "ˈɛnəmi" juz. baɪ ˈfɑmi duˈbaɪ, ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 16 (ˈrɔɪtərz) ən ˈɪsləmɪst ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈbrɔdˌkæst ən ˈɑdiˌoʊ teɪp pərˈpɔrtɪd tɪ bi ðə vɔɪs əv oʊˈsɑmə bɪn ˈleɪdən ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈməzlɪmz tɪ faɪt əˈgɛnst ðə "ˈɛnəmi" juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd seɪɪŋ ˈhoʊli wɔr wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ wɪn ˈməzlɪm raɪts. ɪf ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪtəd, ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈbrɔdˌkæst baɪ ðə ˈʤihɑd ˈfɔrəm saɪt wʊd bi ðə ˈleɪtəst pruf ðət bɪn ˈleɪdən hæd ɪˈskeɪpt ðə 2001 ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kæmˈpeɪn tɪ fləʃ ɪm ənd hɪz æl ˈɑpərətɪvz frəm æfˈgænəˌstæn. ðə vɔɪs ɔn ðə teɪp wɑz ˈvɛri klɪr ənd ˈsaʊndɪd laɪk ˈpriviəs ˈɑdiˌoʊ ənd ˈvɪdioʊ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz əˈlɛʤədli meɪd baɪ bɪn ˈleɪdən. "rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðɪs ˈzaɪənɪst kruˈseɪdər wɔr ɔn ðə ˈneɪʃən əv ˌɪsˈlɑm, ɪt ɪz ðə ˈduti əv ˈməzlɪmz tɪ faɪt fər ðə seɪk əv gɑd ənd tɪ ˌɪnˈsaɪt ðə ˈfeɪθfəl tɪ faɪt ðə ˈɪnfɪdɛlz," ðə ˈspikər sɛd. juz. ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri tɑm rɪʤ sɛd ðɛr hæd bɪn səm ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən əˈbaʊt ə ˈsɛkənd teɪp sˈwərlɪŋ əraʊnd wɪˈθɪn ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti fər ðə pæst ˈkəpəl əv deɪz. "ˈɑbviəsli wi ˈhævənt ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪtəd ɪt. bət əˈgɛn, ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz kənˈsɪstənt. ðə ˈvæljuz əv ðə wɛst ər əˈnæθəmə tɪ ðiz ˈpipəl," hi toʊld ðə ˈeɪˌbiˌsi "ðɪs wik" ˈproʊˌgræm. "ɪf ju doʊnt bɪˈliv, jʊr ən ˈɪnfɪˌdɛl, ənd ðɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðeɪ kən tɪ ˈəndərˌmaɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɛz ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈtərgət...," hi sɛd. ˈʤihɑd ˈfɔrəm sɛd ðə nu ˈmɛsɪʤ wɑz meɪd ɔn ðə əˈkeɪʒən əv ðə ˈməzlɪm aɪd fist, wɪʧ ðɪs jɪr ˌkoʊənˈsaɪdəd wɪθ ðə θrɛt əv ə ˈlumɪŋ juz. wɔr ɔn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈhaɪtənd ˈsɛnəmənt ɪn ˈmɛni ˈærəb ˈkəntriz. "ɪt ɪz ðə ˈətˌmoʊst ˈduti tɪ faɪt ðə ˈɛnəmi ðət ðə wərld. ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ dil ə dɪˈsaɪsɪv bloʊ ɪn ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt wɪθ ðə ˈɛnəmi ɪz θru ˈkɪlɪŋ ənd ˈfaɪtɪŋ," ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ sɛd. ðə æl ˈnuzˌpeɪpər fərst ˈpəblɪʃt ˈɛksərpts əv ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, wɪʧ ðeɪ sɛd kʊd bi faʊnd ɔn ðə ˈɪsləmɪst "ˈʤihɑd ˈfɔrəm" saɪt ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ɪt ˈfɑloʊz əˈnəðər teɪp ˈbrɔdˌkæst læst wik baɪ æl ʤəˈzirə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈmɪlətənt kɔld ɔn ˈməzlɪmz tɪ steɪʤ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd əˈtæks tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ə juz. wɔr ɔn ˌɪˈrɑk. ʤəˈzirə, wɪʧ ˈnɔrməli əbˈteɪnz bɪn teɪps, ɛrd ðə ˈleɪtəst teɪp riˈtrivd frəm ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈoʊvər ə ˈpɪkʧər əv bɪn ˈleɪdən ɪn ˈkæməˌflɑʒ wɪθ ə ˈraɪfəl baɪ hɪz saɪd. boʊθ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd wɪθ ə steɪt əv haɪ əˈlərt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ɪts ˈælaɪ ˈbrɪtən. ðeɪ sɛd ðeɪ hæd ˈkɑnkrit ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət æl wɑz ˈplænɪŋ ə slu əv əˈtæks. əˈtæks hæv ɪn ðə pæst ˈfɑloʊd ˈmɛsɪʤɪz baɪ bɪn ˈleɪdən, ənd ˈrisənt teɪps baɪ ɪm hæv ˈhaɪtənd fɪrz əv ən ˈɪmənənt straɪk. wɔr tɪ kriˈeɪt "ˈgreɪtər ˈɪzriəl" bɪn ˈleɪdən sɛd ən əˈtæk ɔn ˌɪˈrɑk wʊd bi ˈfɑloʊd baɪ juz. "əˈgrɛʃənz" əˈgɛnst mɔr ˈærəb ˈkəntriz səʧ ɛz ˈiʤɪpt, suˈdæn, ˌɪˈrɑn ənd ˈsɪriə fər ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ɪts ˈælaɪ ˈɪzriəl. "ðɪs əˈtæk ɔn ˌɪˈrɑk ɪz pɑrt əv ə nu kruˈseɪd tɪ priˈpɛr ðə ˈriʤən, ˈæftər dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ ɪt, fər ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ə ˈgreɪtər ˈɪzriəl. ðɪs minz ðə hoʊl ˈriʤən wɪl bi ruld baɪ ʤuz," hi sɛd. ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ bɪˈgæn wɪθ bɪn ˈleɪdən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ɪts "ˈfulɪʃ" ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ ɛz ðə ˈɛnəmi. ɪt sɛd bʊʃ ənd ˈbrɪtɪʃ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈtoʊni blɛr ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kɑrv əp ðə ˈmɪdəl ist laɪk ə 1916 pækt ðət dɪˈvaɪdɪd əp ðə ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri əv ðə ˈɑtəmən ˈɛmpaɪər. "ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts' goʊl tɪ dɪˈvaɪd ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ə ˈpæsɪŋ ˈfænsi," ðə æl ˈlidər sɛd. "ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ dɪˈfit ðə ˈɪnfɪdɛlz ɪz θru ˈhoʊli wɔr. "oʊ ˈməzlɪmz, du nɑt fɪr əˈmɛrɪkə bɪˈkəz wi hæv dɪˈfitɪd ðɛm rɪˈpitɪdli ənd ðeɪ ər ðə moʊst ˈkaʊərdli əv ˈpipəl wɪn ju mit ðɛm feɪs tɪ feɪs," hi dɪˈklɛrd. hi ˈlɔdɪd wɔrz ˈməzlɪmz hæd fɔt ənd wən əˈgɛnst "ˈwɛstərn kruˈseɪdərz" θruaʊt ˈhɪstəri ənd ˌriˈkaʊntɪd ðə taɪmz ˈmɪlətənts səm frəm hɪz æl grup hæd bɑmd juz. ənd ˈwɛstərn ˈtɑrgəts ɪn ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, ˈjɛmən, səˈmɑljə, ˈkɛnjə ənd ˌtænˈzeɪnjə. hi ˈɔlsoʊ preɪzd ðə sɛpˈtɛmbər 11 2001 əˈtæks ɔn nu jɔrk ənd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, wɪʧ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əˈkjuzɪz ɪm əv ˈplænɪŋ, seɪɪŋ ðeɪ "ɪkˈspoʊzd ðə ˈəgli feɪs əv əˈmɛrɪkə ənd rɪˈvild ðə ˌriˈæləˌti əv ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt bɪtˈwin kruˈseɪdərz ənd ˈməzlɪmz." "æt ə taɪm əv greɪt dɪˈprɛʃən fər ˈməzlɪmz, wɪn ðə ˈzaɪənɪst əˈmɛrɪkən əˈlaɪəns wɑz ˈkɪlɪŋ ɑr grup əv juθ ˈhaɪˌʤækt ˈɛnəmi pleɪnz ɪn ə ˈbjutəfəl, kərˈeɪʤəs əˈtæk. "ðeɪ dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə ˈaɪdəlz əv rəbd əˈmɛrɪkəz noʊz ɪn ðə dərt ənd waɪpt ɪts praɪd ɪn ðə məd. ðeɪ dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə twɪn taʊərz əv nu jɔrk ənd wɪθ ðət ðə ˈlɛʤənd əv əˈmɛrɪkə, ðə ˌsupərˈpaʊər." bɪn ˈleɪdən ˌlæmˈbæstɪd əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈærəb ˈælaɪz, ˈsɪŋgəlɪŋ aʊt ˈsɔdi kraʊn prɪns ˌæbˈdələ fər hɪz pis ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv læst jɪr ɪn wɪʧ ˈærəbz ˈɔfərd ˈɪzriəl fʊl taɪz ɪn rɪˈtərn fər wɪθˈdrɔəl frəm ˈærəb lænd ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ɪn ðə 1967 ˈmɪdəl ist wɔr. ɛt noʊt: ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈænsər tɪ ðə kˈwɛʃən ˈɛvriˌwən həz bɪn ˈæskɪŋ: waɪ du ðeɪ heɪt ˈjuˈɛs? bɪn ˈleɪdən ɪz ˈwɪkəd ənd rɔŋ ʤɪst ɛz ðə dɪˈsɛpʃən ənd bruˈtælɪti əv ˈɛriəl ˈʃɛrən ɪz ˌɪnɪkˈskjuzəbəl. boʊθ kaʊnt ɛz ˈvɪʃəs ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts. jɛt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈlidərz meɪk bɪn keɪs lʊk ˈvælɪd ðət ðə juz. ɪz aʊt tɪ faɪt fər ˈɪzriəlz raɪt tɪ ɪkˈspænd ənd rul ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈmɪdəl ist. wət ɪz ˈrɪli goʊɪŋ ɔn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz? kˈwɛʃən: wət dɪd ðə əˈsumd bɪn ˈleɪdən teɪp rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz əˈkjuz? ˈænsər: juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri əˈtæks ˈprɑmptɪd baɪ ˈɪzriəl əˈgɛnst ˈmɛni ˈməzlɪm ˈneɪʃənz. hir ɪz ən əˈmɛrɪkən əˈfɪʃəl ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈpruvɪŋ ðə ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən tɪ bi kərˈɛkt! juz. əˈfɪʃəl tɪ ˈɪzriəl: wɪl dil wɪθ ˈsɪriə, ˌɪˈrɑn ˈæftər ˌɪˈrɑk wɔr (frəm ən ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ðət ˈɔfən rɪˈvilz mɔr truθ ðən ˈjuˈɛs ˈmidiə) ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈfɛbruˌɛri 17 2003 15 5763 ˈɪzriəl taɪm: juz. əˈfɪʃəl tɪ ˈɪzriəl: wɪl dil wɪθ ˈsɪriə, ˌɪˈrɑn ˈæftər ˌɪˈrɑk wɔr baɪ bɛn ənd ˈʃɛrən ˈsɑˌdɛ, ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənts, ˈsərvɪs ənd ˈeɪʤənsiz juz. əv steɪt ʤɑn ˈboʊltən ˈsɪriə ənd ˌɪˈrɑn ər nɛkst. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˌeɪˈpi) juz. ˌəndərˈsɛkrɪˌtɛri əv steɪt ʤɑn ˈboʊltən sɛd ɪn ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈfɪʃəlz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət hi həz noʊ daʊt əˈmɛrɪkə wɪl əˈtæk ˌɪˈrɑk, ənd ðət ɪt wɪl bi ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ dil wɪθ θrɛts frəm ˈsɪriə, ˌɪˈrɑn ənd nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ˈæftərwərdz. (ˈmeɪbi nɑt ðət læst pɑrt... əˈbaʊt nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə... ˈɛni taɪm sun) ˈboʊltən, hu ɪz ˌəndərˈsɛkrɪˌtɛri fər ɑrmz kənˈtroʊl ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl sɪˈkjʊrəti, ɪz ɪn ˈɪzriəl fər ˈmitɪŋz əˈbaʊt prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ðə sprɛd əv ˈwɛpənz əv mæs dɪˈstrəkʃən. ɪn ə ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ˈboʊltən ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈɛriəl ˈʃɛrən sɛd ðət ˈɪzriəl ɪz kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti θrɛt poʊzd baɪ ˌɪˈrɑn. ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ dil wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑn ˈivɪn waɪl əˈmɛrɪkən əˈtɛnʃən ɪz tərnd təˈwɔrd ˌɪˈrɑk, ˈʃɛrən sɛd. ˈboʊltən ˈɔlsoʊ mɛt wɪθ ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈbɛnʤəmən ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu ənd ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd kənˈstrəkʃən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈneɪtən ʃərˈænski. noʊt: ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu ənd ʃərˈænski əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈʃɛrən ər ɔl wɛl noʊn fər ðɛr əv ðə raɪt əv ˈsɛtəlmənt ənd əˈvɛnʧuəl kleɪm tɪ ðə wɛst bæŋk ənd ˈgɑzə ɛz pɑrt əv ˈgreɪtər ˈɪzriəl ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈʃɛrən ɪz ˈkərəntli laɪɪŋ ðət hi ɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈɛnər ˈɪntu ə pis ˈprɔˌsɛs əˈgɛn ˈæftər ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈəðər ˈærəb ˈneɪʃənz ər ˈvæŋkwɪʃt baɪ ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. ɪz bʊʃ səʧ ə ful, ər dɪz hi noʊ hi ɪz koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪŋ wɪθ ðiz ˈkrɪmənəlz? ðə mæn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə bʊʃ ˈzaɪənɪsts ɪn juz. ʃərˈænski ɪn ˈɪzriəl (hu tɛlz ˈʧeɪni ənd wət tɪ tɛl bʊʃ tɪ seɪ) deɪt: 5 2002 æm ˈsəbʤɪkt: koʊˈɪnsɪdəns? pɑrts əv bʊʃ spiʧ mæʧ ʃərˈænski prəˈpoʊzəl ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2 2002 ə saʊnd baɪt soʊ gʊd, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈwɪʃɪz hi hæd sɛd ɪt baɪ ˈdeɪnə ˈmɪlˌbæŋk [ˈɛksərpt əv ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈfɑloʊz] ɪz ˈneɪtən ʃərˈænski ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə waɪt haʊs ˈɔfəs? ʃərˈænski, ˈɪzriəlz ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɪnɪstər ənd ˈdɛpjəti praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, ɪz ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈdɪsədɪnt ənd hɛd əv ə ˈpɑrti. bət baɪ koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ər ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr ðə pis plæn ʃərˈænski ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ʤərˈusələm poʊst ɔn meɪ 3 saʊnz ə lɔt laɪk ðə pis prəˈpoʊzəl bʊʃ dɪˈlɪvərd ɪn ðə roʊz ˈgɑrdən ɔn ʤun 24 "ðə taɪm həz kəm fər nu ˈlidərˌʃɪp" fər ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz, ʃərˈænski roʊt. "ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz məst bi ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ fɔrm ən ˈoʊpən ənd fri soʊˈsaɪɪti ðət ɪz nɑt ˈbərdənd baɪ ðə fɪr, ˈheɪtrəd, ənd ˈtɛrər ðət hæv bɪn soʊn ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz baɪ ˈɑrəˌfɑt ənd hɪz ˈlidərˌʃɪp." hɪrz ˈbʊʃɪz ˈvərʒən: "pis rikˈwaɪərz ə nu ənd ˈdɪfərənt ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈlidərˌʃɪp soʊ ðət ə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən steɪt kən bi bɔrn. aɪ kɔl ɔn ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈpipəl tɪ ɪˈlɛkt nu ˈlidərz, ˈlidərz nɑt ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd baɪ ˈtɛrər." ʃərˈænski roʊt ðət hɪz plæn "ˈkænɑt ˈhæpən ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt" ənd kɔld fər ə "θˈriˌjɪr trænˈzɪʃən ˈpɪriəd." bʊʃ, ɪn tərn, sɛd ə ˈfaɪnəl əˈgrimənt "kʊd bi riʧt wɪˈθɪn θri jɪrz frəm naʊ." ʃərˈænski ɛnˈvɪʒənd ən "ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈbɑdi" ˈhɛdɪd baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ðət kʊd, wɪθ ə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv əˈθɔrəti, "dɪˈvɛləp ðə ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər fər ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk laɪf əˈməŋ ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz." ðɛr wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ən "ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk fənd" fər ˈɪndəstri ənd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. ənd bʊʃ? "aɪv æst ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈpɑwɛl tɪ wərk ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪvli wɪθ ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈlidərz tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðə ˈvɪʒən əv ə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən steɪt, ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ðɛm ɔn ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv plæn tɪ səˈpɔrt ˌpælɪˈstɪniən rɪˈfɔrm ənd ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ˈbɪldɪŋ." ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt sɛd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wʊd wərk wɪθ ðə wərld bæŋk ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈdoʊnərz ɔn "ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑʤɛkt əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈfɔrm ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt." ˈfaɪnəli, ʃərˈænski ˈɑrgjud ðət ˈoʊnli ə "fri ənd ˈoʊpən" soʊˈsaɪɪti "kən sərv ɛz ə ˈsɑləd ˌgɛrənˈti fər ˈnɔrməl riˈleɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈpipəlz." fər ðɪs ˈrizən, "wi oʊ ɪt tɪ ɑrˈsɛlvz ənd tɪ ɑr fˈjuʧər tɪ hɛlp ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz hɛlp ðɛmˈsɛlvz." bʊʃ, ˈsɛvən wiks ˈleɪtər, səbˈmɪtəd ðət "ə ˈsteɪbəl, ˈpisfəl ˌpælɪˈstɪniən steɪt ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ əˈʧiv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ðət ˈɪzriəl lɔŋz fər." ˈɪzriəl ʃʊd "teɪk ˈkɑnkrit stɛps tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˈimərʤəns əv ə ˈvaɪəbəl, ˈkrɛdəbəl ˌpælɪˈstɪniən steɪt," hi ˈædɪd. ðə ʃərˈænski ənd bʊʃ plænz ər nɑt ɪnˈtaɪərli ðə seɪm; ˈnoʊtəbli ˈæbsənt frəm ˈvərʒən wɑz ˈbʊʃɪz kɔl fər ˈɪzriəl tɪ friz ɪts ˈsɛtəlmənts ɪn ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. stɪl, ʃərˈænski θimz bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈtəmbəl frəm ðə lɪps əv bʊʃ əˈfɪʃəlz. dɪˈrɛktər ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤərsən dɪd nɑt rɪˈtərn ə foʊn kɔl ˈæskɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə koʊˈɪnsɪdəns. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɑrtɪkəl ʃoʊz haʊ ˈɪnfluəns keɪm tɪ bʊʃ θru ˈʧeɪni, pərl,, ənd ˈəðər ˈzaɪənɪst ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪzərz (ðiz kən bi ˈiðər ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlɪsts ər ʤuɪʃ duəl ˈlɔɪəlɪsts) ɪn ðə bʊʃ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ʃərˈænski spiks ɪn ˈpəblɪk əˈbaʊt "dɪˈmɑkrəsi" bət ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪz ə ˈlidər əv ˈɛləmənts ɪn ˈɪzriəl ðət bɪˈliv ɪn ðə ˈɛθnɪk ˌsupɪriˈɔrɪti əv ʤuz ənd əˈvɛnʧuəl əv ɔl ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri θru ɪkˈspænʧən əv ˈzaɪənɪst ˈsɛtəlmənts ənd əˈvɛnʧuəl ˈtrænsfər aʊt əv ɔl ˈrɛzɪdənts frəm ðə wɛst bæŋk ənd ˈgɑzə. deɪt: mɑn 8 2002 æm ˈsəbʤɪkt: ʃərˈænski dɪˈskəsɪz hɪz roʊl ɪn ˈbʊʃɪz spiʧ ˈnuzˌwik ˌʤuˈlaɪ 15 2002 kwaɪət roʊl wət pʊʃt bʊʃ tɪ dɪˈmænd ðət ˈɑrəˌfɑt məst goʊ? pɑrt əv ðə ˈænsər laɪz ɔn ə ˈfɔrɪst pæθ ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ baɪ dæn ˈɛfrən ənd təˈmɑrə ˈlɪpər ˈneɪtən ʃərˈænski, wən taɪm ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈdɪsədɪnt ənd naʊ ən ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈkæbənət ˈmɪnɪstər, hæd bɪn ˈhæmərɪŋ æt ðə seɪm θimz fər jɪrz ɪn ˈlɛkʧərz ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ juz. əˈfɪʃəlz: pis wʊd ˈnɛvər bi ˈpɑsəbəl wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈmɑkrəsi. ˈsədənli ˈsəmθɪŋ klɪkt æt ə ˈkɑnfərəns əv kənˈsərvətɪv ˈhɛviˌweɪts ɪn ˈbivər krik, ˈkoʊloʊ., læst mənθ. vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪk ˈʧeɪni wɑz ðɛr, ˈteɪkɪŋ noʊts. soʊ wɑz pɔl ðə ˈdɛpjəti dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri. ðə tu əˈmɛrɪkənz hæd bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈəðərz ɔn ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈmɪdəl ist ˈpɑləsi spiʧ fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ðoʊ ðeɪ hæd boʊθ mɛt ʃərˈænski ˈmɛni taɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr, hɪz ˈæˌdrɛs strək ə kɔrd. dəmp ðə ˈdɪkteɪtərz, ənd meɪk dɪˈmɑkrəsi ə ˌprikənˈdɪʃən fər pis. wɑz ˈprɪti məʧ ðə tɔk əv ðə conference,*, sɪz ˈrɪʧərd pərl ən ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ædˈvaɪzər hu hɛlpt brɪŋ ʃərˈænski tɪ ðə ˈfɔrəm tu deɪz ˈleɪtər ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ əˈnaʊnst ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɑz fɛd əp wɪθ ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈlidərˌʃɪp ənd ˈifɛktɪvli ˈɛndɪd ðə ˈɪrə əv əˈmɛrɪkən ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt wɪθ ˈɑrəˌfɑt. skɔr wən fər ʃərˈænski ənd hɪz kruˈseɪd tɪ ˈɔltər ðə kɔrs əv əˈmɛrɪkən dɪˈploʊməsi. spiʧ, ˈpɑsəbli ðə moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈmɪdəl ist ˈpɑləsi əˈnaʊnsmɛnt baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪn ə ˈdɛkeɪd, wɑz ˈhɑrdli hɪz duɪŋ əˈloʊn. ˈɑrəˌfɑt fəˈtig ɪn ðə bʊʃ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən hæd bɪn ɔn ðə raɪz æt list sɪns ˈʤænjuˌɛri, wɪn juz. əˈfɪʃəlz bɪˈliv ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈlidər laɪd tɪ bʊʃ əˈbaʊt ən ɑrmz ˈʃɪpmənt frəm ˌɪˈrɑn. ˌɪzˈreɪli ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kɛpt əp ə ˈstɛdi strim əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈlɪŋkɪŋ ˈɑrəˌfɑt tɪ ðə fɪˈnænsɪŋ əv ˈsuɪˌsaɪd əˈtæks. baɪ ðə taɪm ˈʧeɪni ənd ˈəðər ˈdɛləˌgeɪts əraɪvd æt ðə ʤun 20 ˈkɑnfərəns, bʊʃ ædˈvaɪzərz hæd bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈæˌdrɛs fər wiks ənd ˈrɪtən ˈnɪrli 30 dræfts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wən əˈfɪʃəl. ʃərˈænski meɪ hæv ˈstrɛŋθənd ðə riˈzɑlv əv əˈfɪʃəlz hu ˈɑrgjud əˈgɛnst ˈwərdɪŋ ðət wʊd kip laɪnz ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈɑrəˌfɑt. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ drɔp ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈlidər wɑz meɪd ˈʃɔrtli ˌbiˈfɔr bʊʃ spoʊk aʊt. prəˈvaɪdɪd ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt bɪt əv ˌlæsˈmɪnət affirmation,*, sɪz pərl ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ˈɑbʤɛkt ðət ˈɑrəˌfɑt ɪz noʊ ˈdɪkteɪtər. hi wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd ɪn ə 1996 ˈbælət dimd fri ənd fɛr baɪ əbˈzərvərz. ənd ðoʊ hɪz rəˈʒim həz ʤeɪld pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈpoʊnənts ənd ˈtræmpəld fri spiʧ, ˌɪzˈreɪliz hæv ˈhɑrdli dən ˈbɛtər. ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ˈnɛvər hæd fʊl ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˌɪzˈreɪli rul. ʃərˈænski ɪz ˈhoʊpɪŋ hi hæd ə hænd ɪn riˈʃeɪpɪŋ juz. ˈpɑləsi. æt ðə ˈkɑnfərəns, hi sɪz, hi spoʊk ˈpraɪvətli wɪθ ˈʧeɪni fər mɔr ðən ən aʊər ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, tu deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə bʊʃ əˈnaʊnsmɛnt. ðən hæf ɑr tɔk wɑz dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ wət wʊd bi sɛd ɪn ðə speech,*, hi sɪz. ˈleɪtər ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ʃərˈænski ənd wər du æt ə ˈdɪnər rɪˈsɛpʃən, bət ɛz ən əbˈzərvənt ʤu, ʃərˈænski sɛd hi draɪv ɔn ðə ˈsæbəθ. ˌɪnˈstɛd, hi ənd trəʤd θru ə ˈfɔrɪst ɔn fʊt tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə ˈdɪnər, ðɛr ˈbɑdiˌgɑrdz ɪn toʊ geɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə ʧæns tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt everythingarafat*, ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˌɪˈrɑn ənd, əv kɔrs, ʤuɪʃ ˈhɪstəri, ɑr ruts ənd soʊ ɔn ʃərˈænski sɪz. ðət ˈkoʊzinəs rɪˈflɛkts ə ˈmitɪŋ əv maɪndz bɪtˈwin ʃərˈænski ənd ʧif ˈaɪdiəlɔgz. ʃərˈænski ridz ðə bʊʃ spiʧ ɛz ə ˈbrɔdər ˈpɑləsi ˈsteɪtmənt əˈbaʊt ˈdɪkteɪtərz ˈɛvriˌwɛr ənd sɪz ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ʃʊd wɪθˈdrɔ səˈpɔrt nɑt ˈoʊnli fər ˈɑrəˌfɑt bət fər rəˈʒimz laɪk ðə wən ɪn ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə. ðət maɪt bi goʊɪŋ tu fɑr fər ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, wɛr əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ bʊʃ hæd ˈmeɪnli ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ənd ˌɪzˈreɪliz ɪn maɪnd. bət ɛz fɑr ɛz ðə ˌɪzˈreɪliz ər kənˈsərnd, ə bɪg stɛp ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. wɪθ ˈdænjəl ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən noʊt: ˈzaɪənɪst ˈlidərz ɪn ðə ˈfɔrən steɪt əv ˈɪzriəl, ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, kən ənd du dɪˈtərmən ju ɛs ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi. ˈmoʊtɪv ɪz ˈɑbviəsli nɑt dɪˈmɑkrəsi fər ðə ˈærəb ˈpipəl. rɛd nɛkst əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈsɛpʃən bɪˈhaɪnd ˈɪnfluəns ɔn ðə "bʊʃ ˈdɔktərɪn" əv ˈjuzɪŋ juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri fɔrs tɪ "ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪt" fərst ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ðɛn fɔrs "ˈprɑˌgrɛs" əˈpɑn ðə ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈærəb ˈneɪʃənz. ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˌænəˈtoʊli (ˈneɪtən) ʃərˈænski frəm ˈɪzriəlz greɪt 12 mɑrʧ 2001 wi hæv ˈʧoʊzən tɪ ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˌænəˈtoʊli ʃərˈænski, ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈdɛpjəti praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ənd ˈlidər əv, ðə ˈrəʃən ˈɪməgrənts' ˈpɑrti ɪn ˈɪzriəl, bɪˈkəz hi ðə ˈpɛrəˌdɑks əv ðə ʤuɪʃ ˌɪnˈhæbɪtənts əv ˈɪzriəl, ə ˈpɛrəˌdɑks ðət ɪz ðə ˈhɑlˌmɑrk əv ˈzaɪənɪsts θruaʊt ðə wərld. ðət ɪz, haʊ kən ə ˈpipəl ðət həz ˈsəfərd soʊ məʧ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈeɪʤɪz, frəm ˈpoʊgrəmz ɪn ˈjʊrəp tɪ ˈnɑtsi ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd, ˈɛmjəˌleɪt ðɛr hɪˈstɔrɪkəl əˈprɛsərz ənd bi soʊ ˈlækɪŋ ɪn ˈɛmpəθi wɪθ ðɛr ˈvɪktɪmz, ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈærəbz? (wi səˈlut ðə ˈtaɪni məˈnɔrəti əv ʤuz ɪn ˈɪzriəl ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr hu hæv rɪskt əˈproʊbriəm baɪ kənˈsɪstəntli ˈspikɪŋ aʊt fər ˌpælɪˈstɪniən raɪts.) ˌænəˈtoʊli ʃərˈænski (wi ʃæl kɔl ɪm baɪ hɪz bərθ neɪm, ˌænəˈtoʊli, ˈrəðər ðən ˈneɪtən, ðə neɪm ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ɪm baɪ ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli æmˈbæsədər tɪ wɛst ˈʤərməni əˈpɑn hɪz riˈlis frəm ˈprɪzən) wɑz bɔrn ɪn juˈkreɪn ənd ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ɪn ˈrəʃə ɛz ə ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃən. ɪn 1973 hi əˈplaɪd fər ən ˈɛksət ˈvizə tɪ ˈɪzriəl, bət, laɪk ɔl ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈsɪtɪzənz hu hæd wərkt ɪn ðə ˈkɑmplɛks, hi wɑz rɪfˈjuzd ɔn sɪˈkjʊrəti graʊnz. hi ðɛn bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ən ˈwərldˈwaɪd kæmˈpeɪn tɪ pʊt ˈprɛʃər ɔn ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn tɪ gɪv ˈspɛʃəl ˈtritmənt tɪ ˈsoʊviˌɛt ʤuɪʃ ˈsɪtɪzənz baɪ əˈlaʊɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ˈɛməˌgreɪt tɪ ˈɪzriəl, ˌɪrəˈspɛktɪv əv ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðeɪ hæd wərkt ɪn ðə si i ˈsɛktər. ɪn 1977 hi wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɔn səˈspɪʃən əv spaɪɪŋ fər ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ənd ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ jɪr hi wɑz faʊnd ˈgɪlti ɛz ʧɑrʤd ənd ˈsɛntənst tɪ 13 jɪrz ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt. hi wɑz riˈlist ɪn 1986 ɪn ə spaɪ ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ. praɪər tɪ hɪz ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən tɪ ˈɪzriəl, ʃərˈænski laɪkt tɪ pɔrˈtreɪ hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ə ˈsɪmbəl əv ðə ˈstrəgəl fər ˈjumən raɪts, ənd sɪns ðɛn hi həz meɪd məʧ əv hɪz ˈstætəs ɛz ə ˈfɔrmər "ˈvɪktɪm əv ˌtoʊˌtælɪˈtɛriən əˈprɛʃən". ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hɪz bɪˈlif ɪn ˈjumən raɪts, ˈnərʧərd æt ðə haɪt əv ðə koʊld wɔr, əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv bɪn ˈhɛvəli ˈteɪntɪd wɪθ ðə ˈkəlʧər əv ðə paʊər ˈstrəgəl, wɪʧ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd ðə ˈsɪnɪkəl juz əv ˈpræktɪkəli ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛz ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən ɪn ðə ˌsupərˈpaʊər ˈraɪvəlri fər ˈgloʊbəl ˈdɑmənəns. ənˈlaɪk moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs, ʃərˈænski əˈpɛrəntli dɪz nɑt bɪˈliv ðət ˈjumən raɪts ər ˌjunəˈvərsəl ənd ˌɪndɪˈvɪsɪbəl, ðət ɪz, ˈæpləkəbəl tɪ ɔl ˈjumən biɪŋz ˈɛvriˌwɛr ənd ˌɪrəˈspɛktɪv əv ðɛr reɪs, ˈkələr ər krid. nɑt ˈoʊnli dɪz hi əˈpoʊz ˈɛni ˌɪzˈreɪli kənˈsɛʃənz ðət meɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli lɛd tɪ ðə ˈriləˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz' raɪt tɪ sɛlf dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən, bət hi ˈædvəˌkeɪts ˈpɑləsiz ðət kʊd ˈoʊnli min ðə əv mɔr ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈɪzriəl, ənd ðə ˌɪˈligəli ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd wɛst bæŋk ənd ˈgɑzə strɪp. noʊ ˈwəndər ðət hi wɑz wən əv ðə ˈvɛri fju ˈpipəl tɪ hæv ˈæmɪkəbəl riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈəltrə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu. ʃərˈænski bɪˈgæn hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərɪr ɪn ˈɪzriəl baɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ hɛd əv ðə ˈzaɪənɪst ˈfɔrəm, ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ˈlɑbiɪŋ ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈɪməgrənts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, nɑt ˈkɑntɛnt wɪθ biɪŋ ə mɪr "ˈwɛlˌfɛr ˈwərkər", ɪn 1995 hi ˈfaʊndɪd ðə ˈpɑrti, wɪθ ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət eɪm əv ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn əˈnəðər ˈmɪljən ʤuɪʃ ˈɪməgrənts frəm ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən ənd əv ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ə ˈfərðər ˈmɪljən ʤuɪʃ ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz tɪ ˈɪməˌgreɪt tɪ ˈɪzriəl. fər ɪm, ðə ˈvælju əv pis wɪθ ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ɪz ˈmɛʒərd ˈsoʊəli baɪ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt tɪ wɪʧ ɪt wʊd wərk təˈwɔrdz əˈʧivɪŋ ðə ˈoʊvərˌraɪdɪŋ goʊl əv ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ʤuɪʃ ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ˈəðər steɪts tɪ ˈɪməˌgreɪt tɪ ˈɪzriəl. ðəs, æˈdrɛsɪŋ ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈkɑŋgrəs əv ɪn ʤun 1995 hi sɛd: "wɪˈθaʊt ðə hoʊp fər pis, ju ˈkænɑt kənˈvɪns ˈpipəl tɪ kəm hir." ðət ðə əv ðə ʤuz", ðət ɪz, ðə ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈɪzriəl ənd ðə ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈfɔrən ʤuz hu, laɪk ʃərˈænski hɪmˈsɛlf, hæd noʊ lɪŋk ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər tɪ ðoʊz lændz, kʊd ˈoʊnli min ðə əv mɔr ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz frəm ðə lænd əv ðɛr ˈænˌsɛstərz ɪz ə fækt ðət kʊd ˈhɑrdli hæv ɪˈskeɪpt ɑr ˈjumən raɪts ˈhɪroʊ. ər pərˈhæps, ˈhævɪŋ bɪn brɔt əp ɪn ə soʊˈsaɪɪti wɛr ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi ənd ðə klæs ˈstrəgəl ˈdɪkˌteɪtɪd wənz vju əv laɪf ənd wɛr ɔl ˈkɑnflɪkts wər sin ɛz ə ˈziroʊˌsəm geɪm, wɪθ ˈvɪktərz ənd ˈvæŋkwɪʃt, bi ðeɪ ə klæs ər ə ˌsupərˈpaʊər, hi wɑz ˈblaɪndɪd baɪ hɪz oʊn ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi, ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm. fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪn ðə seɪm brɛθ ɛz riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪŋ hɪz kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ðə" əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈfɔrən ʤuz, ʃərˈænski ɪz ˈpərfəktli æt iz wɪθ ˈpəblɪkli əˈbʤɛktɪŋ tɪ ˈɛni hɪnt əv əˈlaʊɪŋ ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz tɪ teɪk əp ˈrɛzɪdəns ɪn ðə ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz ədˈmɪnɪstərd baɪ ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈnæʃənəl əˈθɔrəti ər tɪ ðə raɪt əv ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðoʊz ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz, ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ hæd ˈfæməliz ˈlɪvɪŋ ðɛr. ˌɪnˈdid, ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈsɪstəm ɔn maɪnd əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv gɔn məʧ ˈdipər. ðəs, laɪk ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈhæbət əv ðə ˈhɪstəri bʊks tɪ sut ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ɑr ˈjumən raɪts ˈhɪroʊ ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðət ˈɛni ˌɪzˈreɪli wɪθˈdrɔəl frəm ðə ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz ʃʊd bi meɪd kənˈtɪnʤənt ɔn, əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz riˈraɪtɪŋ ðɛr skul bʊks "tɪ riˈmuv ɔl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðət dɪˈnaɪz ðə lɪˈʤɪtəməsi əv ˈɪzriəl ənd ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm". ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈʧɪldrən ʃʊd bi tɔt ðət ðɛr əˈprutɪŋ frəm ðə lænd əv ðɛr ˈfɔrˌfɑðərz baɪ ˈfɔrənərz frəm ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən, ˈjʊrəp ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɑz ˈpərfəktli ləˈʤɪtəmət. ʃərˈænski rɪˈzaɪnd ɛz ˌɪzˈreɪli ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstər ɪn ˈfɔrmər praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ɛˈhəd ˈgəvərnmənt ˈoʊvər ˈrumərz ðət ˈbɑrək wɑz ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪŋ səm ˈtrɪviəl "kənˈsɛʃənz" ˈoʊvər ʤərˈusələm, ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ənd ðə ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz æt ðə kæmp ˈdeɪvɪd tɔks wɪθ ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈlidərz ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2000 bət, ˈʤəʤɪŋ baɪ ðə ənˌpɑpjəˈlɛrɪti əˈməŋ ˌɪzˈreɪliz əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɛni kənˈsɛʃənz tɪ ðə ˈpipəl ðeɪ hæd əˈprutɪd, ənd ˈgɪvɪn hɪz ˈsɑləd səˈpɔrt əˈməŋ ðə ˈrəʃən ˈɪməgrənts, ʃərˈænski məst naʊ hæv hɪz ˈvɪʒən ˈfərmli fɪkst ɔn ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ˌɪzˈreɪli praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ɪt wʊd du ɪm wɛl tɪ lərn frəm ðə ˈhɪstəri əv hɪz slɑv ˈkəzənz ɪn ðə ˈbɔlkənz. fər waɪl ðə ˈzaɪənɪsts hæv ðə ˈdubiəs ˈɑnər əv biɪŋ ðə tˈwɛnˌtiɛθ ˈsɛnʧəriz fərst ˈɛθnɪk ˈklɛnzərz, ənd kɪn ɪn ðə ˈbɔlkənz (lɛt ˈjuˈɛs nɑt fərˈgɛt ðət ɑr ˈjumən raɪts ˈhɪroʊ ɪz ə ˈrəʃən, ɔlˈbiɪt əv ðə ʤuɪʃ rɪˈlɪʤən), hæv ˈteɪkən ðət trəˈdɪʃən tɪ ɪts ˈlɑʤɪkəl kənˈkluʒən, wɪθ ˈtræʤɪk ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd ðɛr ˈvɪktɪmz. hɪz blaɪnd æmˈbɪʃən əˈsaɪd, ʃərˈænski həz ə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ hɪz kəmˈpeɪtriəts ənd ɪn ˈɪzriəl bɪˈkəz, ɛz ɪn ðə ˈbɔlkənz, ðə ˈbərdən əv ˈhɪstəri weɪz ˈhɛvəli ɔn ðə ˈʃoʊldərz əv ðə ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs ˈpipəl əv ˈpæləˌstaɪn huz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ mɪsˈfɔrʧənz ər ənˈlaɪkli tɪ lɛt ðɛm fərˈgɛt ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts əv ðɛr plaɪt. ɛz ə ˈrəʃən, ʃərˈænski ʃʊd noʊ mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌwən ɛls ðət greɪt paʊərz, ˈivɪn ˈnukliər wənz, kəm ənd goʊ ənd ðət ðə fɔl kən bi ˈsədən ənd kruəl. bət, wɪθ hɪz ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃənz ənd ˈdəbəl ˈstændərdz, ɑr ˈjumən raɪts ˈhɪroʊ ɪz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ lərn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ˈrəðər, wɪn ðə taɪm kəmz tɪ raɪt hɪz oʊˈbɪʧuˌɛri ˌænəˈtoʊli ʃərˈænski wɪl moʊst ˈprɑbəˌbli bi rɪˈmɛmbərd ɛz ˈɪzriəlz greɪt ˈrəʃən, wɪθ hɪz jɪrz ɛz ə ˈsoʊˈkɔld "ˈjumən raɪts kæmˈpeɪnər" nɑt ˈivɪn ə ˈfʊtˌnoʊt. noʊt: ðɪs ɪz ðə mæn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈnɑnsɛns əv ˈbʊʃɪz pərˈmoʊʃən kæmˈpeɪn fər "dɪˈmɑkrəsi" ɪn ðə ˈærəb wərld. ɪz ɪt ˈlɪtəl ˈwəndər ðət "ðə ˈærəb strit" ənd səm ˈærəb ˈlidərz ˈsəˌspɛkt ðət ðə ril goʊl ɪz ðə ɪkˈspænʧən əv ˈgreɪtər ˈɪzriəl?
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feb 16, 2003 8:26 am est
http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/e/egypt_bin_laden_tape?site=papit§ion=home
'bin laden' tape claims plot vs. muslims
by maamoun youssef
associated press writer
cairo, egypt (ap) -- an audiotape purportedly from osama bin laden calls president bush "stupid" and claims american war plans against iraq are part of a plot to attack muslim nations in the middle east and north africa.
the tape appeared to be the same 53-minute recording of which a few excerpts were released thursday by the british-based islamic al-ansaar news agency. it began appearing in full sunday on islamic-oriented web sites. al-ansaar had said it acquired the tape from a seller who advertised it over the internet.
the united states' goal in waging war against iraq is to change the regional map to benefit israel , according to the raspy voice said to belong to bin laden.
"it is clear that the preparations to attack iraq are part of a series of attacks prepared for nations of the region including syria, iran, egypt and sudan," the voice said.
"the aim of the crusaders' campaign is to prepare the atmosphere for the establishment of the so-called greater israel state, which includes great parts of iraq, egypt, syria, jordan and large portions of (saudi arabia)," it said.
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bin laden exhorts muslims to fight "enemy" u.s.
by miral fahmy
dubai, feb 16 (reuters) - an islamist website broadcast an audio tape purported to be the voice of osama bin laden telling muslims to fight against the "enemy" united states and saying holy war was the only way to win muslim rights.
if authenticated, the recording broadcast by the jihad forum site would be the latest proof that bin laden had escaped the 2001 u.s.-led military campaign to flush him and his al qaeda operatives from afghanistan.
the voice on the tape was very clear and sounded like previous audio and video recordings allegedly made by bin laden.
"regarding this zionist crusader war on the nation of islam, it is the duty of muslims to fight for the sake of god and to incite the faithful to fight the infidels," the speaker said.
u.s. homeland security secretary tom ridge said there had been some speculation about a second tape swirling around within the intelligence community for the past couple of days.
"obviously we haven't authenticated it. but again, the message is consistent. the values of the west are anathema to these people," he told the abc "this week" program.
"if you don't believe, you're an infidel, and they're going to do everything they can to undermine the united states as the primary target...," he said.
jihad forum said the new message was made on the occasion of the three-day muslim eid al-adha feast, which this year coincided with the threat of a looming u.s. war on iraq and heightened anti-american sentiment in many arab countries.
"it is the utmost duty to fight the enemy that sabotages the world. the only way to deal a decisive blow in the conflict with the enemy is through killing and fighting," the recording said.
the saudi-owned al hayat newspaper first published excerpts of the recording, which they said could be found on the islamist "jihad forum" site hosted by the www.arabforum.net website.
it follows another tape broadcast last week by qatar's al jazeera television in which the saudi-born militant called on muslims to stage suicide attacks to prevent a u.s. war on iraq.
jazeera, which normally obtains bin laden's tapes, aired the latest 53-minute tape retrieved from the internet over a picture of bin laden in camouflage with a rifle by his side.
both recordings coincide with a state of high alert in the united states and its ally britain. they said they had concrete information that al qaeda was planning a slew of attacks.
attacks have in the past followed messages by bin laden, and recent tapes by him have heightened fears of an imminent strike.
war to create "greater israel"
bin laden said an attack on iraq would be followed by u.s. "aggressions" against more arab countries such as egypt, sudan, iran and syria for the benefit of its ally israel.
"this attack on iraq is part of a new crusade to prepare the region, after dividing it, for the creation of a greater israel. this means the whole region will be ruled by jews," he said.
the recording began with bin laden identifying the united states and its "foolish" president george w. bush as the enemy.
it said bush and british prime minister tony blair wanted to carve up the middle east like a 1916 british-french pact that divided up the territory of the ottoman empire.
"the united states' goal to divide the middle east is not just a passing fancy," the al qaeda leader said. "the only way to defeat the infidels is through holy war.
"oh muslims, do not fear america because we have defeated them repeatedly and they are the most cowardly of people when you meet them face to face," he declared.
he lauded wars muslims had fought and won against "western crusaders" throughout history and recounted the times militants -- some from his al qaeda group -- had bombed u.s. and western targets in saudi arabia, yemen, somalia, kenya and tanzania.
he also praised the september 11, 2001, attacks on new york and washington, which the united states accuses him of planning, saying they "exposed the ugly face of america and revealed the reality of the conflict between crusaders and muslims."
"at a time of great depression for muslims, when the zionist american alliance was killing our sons...a group of youth hijacked enemy planes in a beautiful, courageous attack.
"they destroyed the idols of america...they rubbed america's nose in the dirt and wiped its pride in the mud. they destroyed the twin towers of new york and with that the legend of america, the superpower."
bin laden lambasted america's arab allies, singling out saudi crown prince abdullah for his peace initiative last year in which arabs offered israel full ties in return for withdrawal from arab land occupied in the 1967 middle east war.
02/16/03 12:06 et note:
this is the answer to the question everyone has been asking:
why do they hate us? bin laden is wicked and wrong just as the deception and brutality of ariel sharon is inexcusable. both count as vicious terrorists. yet american leaders make bin laden's case look valid -- that the u.s. is out to fight for israel's right to expand and rule the entire middle east. what is really going on behind the scenes?
question: what did the assumed bin laden tape recordings accuse? answer: u.s. military attacks prompted by israel against many muslim nations.
here is an american official immediately proving the accusation to be correct!
u.s. official to israel:
we'll deal with syria, iran after iraq war (from an israeli newspaper that often
reveals more truth than us media)
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/263923.html
monday, february 17, 2003 adar1 15, 5763 israel time: 19:57 (gmt+2)
u.s. official to israel:
we'll deal with syria, iran after iraq war
by aluf benn and sharon sadeh, haaretz correspondents, haaretz service and agencies
u.s. undersec'y of state john bolton
syria and iran are next.
(photo: ap)
u.s. undersecretary of state john bolton said in meetings with israeli officials on monday that he has no doubt america will attack iraq, and that it will be necessary to deal with threats from syria, iran and north korea afterwards. (maybe not that last part... about north korea... any time soon)
bolton, who is undersecretary for arms control and international security, is in israel for meetings about preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
in a meeting with bolton on monday, prime minister ariel sharon said that israel is concerned about the security threat posed by iran. it's important to deal with iran even while american attention is turned toward iraq, sharon said.
bolton also met with foreign minister benjamin netanyahu and housing and construction minister natan sharansky.
note: netanyahu and sharansky along with sharon are all well known for their avowal of the right of settlement and eventual claim to the west bank and gaza as part of greater israel -- although sharon is currently lying that he is willing to enter into a peace process again after iraq and other arab nations are vanquished by the u.s. military. is bush such a fool, or does he know he is cooperating with these criminals?
the man behind the bush zionists in u.s. --
sharansky in israel
(who tells cheney and wolfowitz what to tell bush to say) date: fri jul 5, 2002 10:53 am
subject: coincidence? parts of bush speech match sharansky proposal
washington post
july 2, 2002
a sound bite so good, the president wishes he had said it
by dana milbank
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/a11253-2002jul1.html
[excerpt of article follows]
is natan sharansky working in the white house speechwriting office?
sharansky, israel's housing minister and deputy prime minister, is the former soviet dissident and head of a right-wing russian-immigrant party. but by coincidence -- or something more -- the israeli-palestinian peace plan sharansky published in the jerusalem post on may 3 sounds a lot like the peace proposal bush delivered in the rose garden on june 24.
"the time has come for new leadership" for the palestinians, sharansky wrote. "the palestinians must be encouraged to form an open and free society that is not burdened by the fear, hatred, and terror that have been sown in recent years by arafat and his leadership."
here's bush's version: "peace requires a new and different palestinian leadership so that a palestinian state can be born. i call on the palestinian people to elect new leaders, leaders not compromised by terror."
sharansky wrote that his seven-point plan "cannot happen overnight" and called for a "three-year transition period."
bush, in turn, said a final agreement "could be reached within three years from now."
sharansky envisioned an "international coordinating body" headed by the united states that could, with a palestinian administrative authority, "develop the infrastructure for democratic life among the palestinians." there would also be an "international economic fund" for industry and infrastructure.
and bush? "i've asked secretary powell to work intensively with middle eastern and international leaders to realize the vision of a palestinian state, focusing them on a comprehensive plan to support palestinian reform and institution building." the president said the united states would work with the world bank and international donors on "a major project of economic reform and development."
finally, sharansky argued that only a "free and open" society "can serve as a solid guarantee for normal relations between the two peoples." for this reason, "we owe it to ourselves and to our future to help the palestinians help themselves."
bush, seven weeks later, submitted that "a stable, peaceful palestinian state is necessary to achieve the security that israel longs for." israel should "take concrete steps to support the emergence of a viable, credible palestinian state," he added.
the sharansky and bush plans are not entirely the same; notably absent from sharansky's version was bush's call for israel to freeze its settlements in palestinian territory. still, sharansky themes began to tumble from the lips of bush officials.
speechwriting director michael gerson did not return a phone call asking about the coincidence.
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the following article shows how sharansky's influence came to bush through cheney, perle, wolfowitz, and other zionist sympathizers (these can be either christian fundamentalists or jewish dual loyalists) in the bush administration. sharansky speaks in public about "democracy" but actually is a leader of right-wing elements in israel that believe in the ethnic superiority of jews and eventual take-over of all palestinian territory through expansion of zionist settlements and eventual transfer out of all non-jewish residents from the west bank and gaza.
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subject: sharansky discusses his role in bush's speech
newsweek
july 15, 2002
sharanskys quiet role
what pushed bush to demand that arafat must go? part of the answer lies on a forest path in colorado
by dan ephron and tamara lipper
natan sharansky, one time soviet dissident and now an israeli cabinet minister, had been hammering at the same themes for years in lectures and private meetings with u.s. officials: peace would never be possible without democracy. suddenly something clicked at a conference of conservative heavyweights in beaver creek, colo., last month.
vice president dick cheney was there, taking notes. so was paul wolfowitz , the deputy defense secretary. the two americans had been working with others on a major middle east policy speech for the president , and though they had both met sharansky many times before, his address struck a chord. dump the regions dictators, and make democracy a precondition for peace. it was pretty much the talk of the conference, says richard perle , an influential pentagon adviser who helped bring sharansky to the forum . two days later president george w. bush announced the united states was fed up with the palestinian leadership and effectively ended the era of american engagement with arafat.
score one for sharansky and his crusade to alter the course of american diplomacy. bushs speech, possibly the most significant middle east policy announcement by the united states in a decade, was hardly his doing alone. arafat fatigue in the bush administration had been on the rise at least since january, when u.s. officials believe the palestinian leader lied to bush about an arms shipment from iran. israeli intelligence kept up a steady stream of information linking arafat to the financing of suicide attacks. by the time cheney and other delegates arrived at the june 20 conference, bush advisers had been working on the address for weeks and written nearly 30 drafts, according to one official. sharansky may have strengthened the resolve of officials who argued against wording that would keep lines open to arafat. the decision to drop the palestinian leader was made shortly before bush spoke out. sharansky provided an important bit of last-minute affirmation, says perle .
palestinians object that arafat is no dictator. he was elected in a 1996 ballot deemed free and fair by observers. and though his regime has jailed political opponents and trampled free speech, israelis have hardly done better. palestinians never had full civil rights during decades of israeli rule.
sharansky is hoping he had a hand in reshaping u.s. policy. at the conference, he says, he spoke privately with cheney for more than an hour saturday, two days before the bush announcement. more than half our talk was devoted to what would be said in the speech, he says. later saturday, sharansky and wolfowitz were due at a dinner reception, but as an observant jew, sharansky said he couldnt drive on the sabbath. instead, he and wolfowitz trudged through a forest on foot to get to the dinner, their bodyguards in tow . it gave us a chance to talk about everythingarafat, international terrorism, iraq and iran and, of course, jewish history, our roots and so on , sharansky says.
that coziness reflects a meeting of minds between sharansky and bushs chief ideologues. sharansky reads the bush speech as a broader policy statement about dictators everywhere and says the united states should withdraw support not only for arafat but for regimes like the one in saudi arabia. that might be going too far for washington, where officials say bush had mainly palestinians and israelis in mind.
but as far as the israelis are concerned, its a big step in the right direction.
with daniel klaidman in washington
http://www.msnbc.com/news/777064.asp
note: zionist leaders in the foreign state of israel,
in other words, can and do determine u . s . foreign policy.
sharansky's motive is obviously not democracy for the arab people. read next about the deception behind sharansky's influence on the "bush doctrine" of using u.s. military force to "liberate" first iraq and then force "progress" upon the several other arab nations.
profile
anatoly (natan) sharansky
from
http://www.redress.btinternet.co.uk/sharansky.htm
israel's great dissembler
12 march 2001 we have chosen to profile anatoly sharansky, the israeli deputy prime minister and leader of yisra'el ba'aliyah, the russian immigrants' party in israel, because he encapsulates the paradox of the jewish inhabitants of israel, a paradox that is the hallmark of zionists throughout the world. that is, how can a people that has suffered so much over the ages, from pogroms in europe to nazi genocide, emulate their historical oppressors and be so lacking in empathy with their victims, the palestinian arabs? (we salute the tiny minority of jews in israel and elsewhere who have risked opprobrium by consistently speaking out for palestinian rights.) anatoly sharansky (we shall call him by his birth name, anatoly, rather than natan, the name given to him by the israeli ambassador to west germany upon his release from prison) was born in ukraine and educated in russia as a mathematician. in 1973 he applied for an exit visa to israel, but, like all soviet citizens who had worked in the military-industrial complex, he was refused on security grounds. he then became involved in an israeli-sponsored worldwide campaign to put pressure on the kremlin to give special treatment to soviet jewish citizens by allowing them to emigrate to israel, irrespective of whether or not they had worked in the defen c e sector. in 1977 he was arrested on suspicion of spying for the us, and in the following year he was found guilty as charged and sentenced to 13 years imprisonment. he was released in 1986 in a us-soviet spy exchange. prior to his emigration to israel, sharansky liked to portray himself as a symbol of the struggle for human rights, and since then he has made much of his status as a former "victim of totalitarian oppression". however, his belief in human rights, nurtured at the height of the cold war, appears to have been heavily tainted with the culture of the soviet-american power struggle, which justified the cynical use of practically anything as ammunition in the superpower rivalry for global dominance. unlike most of us, sharansky apparently does not believe that human rights are universal and indivisible, that is, applicable to all human beings everywhere and irrespective of their race, colour or creed. not only does he oppose any israeli concessions that may eventually lead to the realization of the palestinians' right to self determination, but he advocates policies that could only mean the dispossession of more palestinians living in israel, and the illegally occupied west bank and gaza strip. no wonder that he was one of the very few people to have amicable relations with the former ultra right-wing prime minister, binyamin netanyahu. sharansky began his political career in israel by becoming head of the zionist forum, an organization dedicated to lobbying on behalf of soviet immigrants. however, not content with being a mere "welfare worker", in 1995 he founded the yisra'el ba'aliyah party, with the immediate aim of bringing in another million jewish immigrants from the former soviet union and of encouraging a further million jewish citizens of the united states and the european countries to immigrate to israel. for him, the value of peace with the palestinians is measured solely by the extent to which it would work towards achieving the overriding goal of encouraging jewish citizens of other states to immigrate to israel. thus, addressing the founding congress of yisra'el ba'aliyah in june 1995, he said: "without the hope for peace, you cannot convince people to come here." that the "ingathering of the jews", that is, the bringing into israel and the occupied territories of millions of foreign jews who, like sharansky himself, had no link whatsoever to those lands, could only mean the dispossession of more palestinians from the land of their ancestors is a fact that could hardly have escaped our human rights hero. or perhaps, having been brought up in a society where ideology and the class struggle dictated one's view of life and where all conflicts were seen as a zero-sum game, with victors and vanquished, be they a class or a superpower, he was blinded by his own ideology, zionism. for almost in the same breath as reiterating his commitment to the "ingathering" of millions of foreign jews, sharansky is perfectly at ease with publicly objecting to any hint of allowing palestinians to take up residence in the territories administered by the palestinian national authority or to the right of refugees to return to those territories, even if they had families living there. indeed, the impact of the soviet system on sharansky's mind appears to have gone much deeper. thus, like the soviet habit of remoulding the history books to suit themselves, our human rights hero insists that any israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories should be made contingent on, among other things, the palestinians rewriting their school books "to remove all language that denies the legitimacy of israel and zionism". in other words, palestinian children should be taught that their uprooting from the land of their forefathers by foreigners from the former soviet union, europe and the united states was perfectly legitimate. sharansky resigned as israeli interior minister in former prime minister ehud barak's government over rumours that barak was contemplating some trivial "concessions" over jerusalem, territory and the refugees at the camp david talks with palestinian leaders in july 2000. but, judging by the unpopularity among israelis of making any concessions to the people they had uprooted, and given his solid support among the russian immigrants, sharansky must now have his vision firmly fixed on the position of israeli prime minister. in the meantime, it would do him well to learn from the history of his slav cousins in the balkans. for while the zionists have the dubious honour of being the twentieth century's first ethnic cleansers, sharansky's kith and kin in the balkans (let us not forget that our human rights hero is a russian, albeit of the jewish religion), have taken that tradition to its logical conclusion, with tragic consequences for themselves and their victims. his blind ambition aside, sharansky has a responsibility to his compatriots and co-religionists in israel because, as in the balkans, the burden of history weighs heavily on the shoulders of the indigenous people of palestine whose continuing misfortunes are unlikely to let them forget the architects of their plight. as a russian, sharansky should know more than anyone else that great powers, even nuclear ones, come and go and that the fall can be sudden and cruel. but, with his contradictions and double standards, our human rights hero is unlikely to learn anything. rather, when the time comes to write his obituary anatoly sharansky will most probably be remembered as israel's great russian dissembler, with his years as a so-called "human rights campaigner" not warranting even a footnote. note: this is the man behind the nonsense of bush's promotion campaign for "democracy" in the arab world. is it little wonder that "the arab street" and some arab leaders suspect that the real goal is the expansion of greater israel?
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ɛz nu ˈɪŋglənd ˈpeɪtriəts dɪˈfɛnsɪv bæk ˈdɛrɪk ˈmɑrtɪn wɑz pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp geɪm ˈsənˌdi, tu mæskt mɛn rɑbd ənd ˈrænˌsækt hɪz ərˈɔrə hoʊm. tu ˈrɑbərz fɔrst ðɛr weɪ ˌɪnˈsaɪd hoʊm æt əˈbaʊt p.m*., ˈstilɪŋ ˈnumərəs ˈaɪtəmz əv ˈvælju, ərˈɔrə pəˈlis ˈspoʊksmən fræŋk sɛd. æt list wən ˈædəlt ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈʧɪldrən wər hoʊm æt ðə taɪm. noʊ ɪf hi wɑz spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈtɑrgətɪd ər not,”*,” sɛd. wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈrɑbəri ðət wʊd ˈɪndəˌkeɪt that.”*.” stɪl, ˈrændəm ˈrɑbərz ər rɛr, sɛd. ðə tu ɑrmd mɛn steɪ lɔŋ, ənd ˈvɪktɪmz wər nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈsɑləd dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv ðə mɛn ər ðɛr ˈviɪkəl. ʃɑts wər faɪərd; noʊ θrɛts wər made,”*,” sɛd. ““thankfully*, noʊ wən wɑz hurt.”*.” ˈmɑrtɪn ɪz ɪn hɪz sɪksθ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈsizən. hi wɑz bɔrn ɪn ðə ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈɛriə ənd wɛnt tɪ ˈtɑməs ˈʤɛfərsən haɪ skul. hi pleɪd ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfʊtˌbɔl æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ.
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as new england patriots defensive back derrick martin was playing in the afc championship game sunday,
two masked men robbed and ransacked his aurora home.
two robbers forced their way inside martin’s home at about 8:05 p.m., stealing numerous items of value, aurora police spokesman frank fania said.
at least one adult and several children were home at the time.
“we know if he was specifically targeted or not,” fania said. “there was nothing said during the robbery that would indicate that.”
still, random home-invasion robbers are rare, fania said.
the two armed men didn’t stay long, and victims were not able to provide a solid description of the men or their vehicle.
“no shots were fired; no threats were made,” fania said. “thankfully, no one was hurt.”
martin is in his sixth nfl season. he was born in the metro area and went to thomas jefferson high school. he played college football at the university of wyoming.
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2.9k* ʃɛrz ʃɛr ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ɪz ˈdɛdli ənd nɑt ʤɪst bɪˈkəz əv pəˈlis ˈʃutɪŋz əv əˈnɑrmd blæk juθ. ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ðət ɪz, ðə ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənɪt ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ənd tɑkˈsɪsəti ðət ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪz ə sloʊər, mɔr ˌɪnˈsɪˌdiəs fɔrm əv ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst kəmˈjunɪtiz əv ˈkələr. ə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən əv ˈklaɪmɪt ˈʤəstɪs ɪz ðət ðoʊz hu ər list riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ˈsəfər ɪts ˈgrævəst ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ɛz səʧ, hir laɪk tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ˈkɑnsɛpts əv ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ˈɪʃuz əv ɪkˈwɑləti ənd ˈjumən raɪts. ˈwɛlθiər ˈneɪʃənz bɛr ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, wɪθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts æt ðə tɔp əv ðə lɪst. ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ˌɪmˈpækts ˈvəlnərəbəl kəmˈjunɪtiz moʊst dɪˈrɛkli, ˈwɪmən ənd ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr. ɛz ˈfɛmənɪsts, wi hæv ə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə bɪtˈwin əˈprɛʃənz tɪ du wɪθ reɪs, ˈʤɛndər, ənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˌɪnˈʤəstɪs. 1 ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs kəmˈjunɪtiz ər æt ðə əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ tɔk fər ə ˈmoʊmənt əˈbaʊt əˈlæskə. əˈlæskə həz wɔrmd twaɪs ɛz fæst ɛz ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈævərɪʤ, ənd ðɪs ˈtɛmpərəʧər ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ˈoʊnli ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪŋ. lɛs si aɪs ˈkəvərz ðə ˈɑrtɪk ˈoʊʃən təˈdeɪ ðən æt ˈɛni taɪm ɪn ðə ˈrisənt ˌʤiəˈlɑʤɪk pæst. (ðət ɪz, ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli ˈfroʊzən ˈsəbˌsɔɪl) ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈkipɪŋ lænd ˌɪnˈtækt ənd ˈhæbətəbəl əˈlɔŋ ðə əˈlæskən koʊst. ðə bæd nuz: əˈlæskən ɪz ˈmɛltɪŋ. ˈflədɪŋ ənd ɪˈroʊʒən ˈfərðər ˈdæmɪʤ ənd dɪˈstrɔɪ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, dɪˈrɛkli ˌɪmˈpæktɪŋ ðə ˈlaɪvliˌhʊdz ənd hoʊmz əv əˈlæskən ˈrɛzɪdənts. ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs kəmˈjunɪtiz ər ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli hɑrd hɪt. fər ˈmɛni, kəmˈjunɪti ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈstrætəʤi ðət kən prəˈtɛkt ðɛm frəm ðə ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪŋ ˌɪmˈpækts əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. ðə rəb? əˈlæskə ɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈvɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈfɑsəl fjuəl ˈɪndəstri, ənd ðət wɛlθ ɪz ˈsaɪfənd əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈneɪtɪv əˈlæskən kəmˈjunɪtiz ðət ɪt moʊst dɪˈrɛkli hɑrmz ənd ˈɛkˌsplɔɪts. ɪn 2015 əˈlæskə wɑz ðə fɔrθ ˈlɑrʤəst prəˈdusər əv krud ɔɪl əv ɔl ˈfɪfti ˈjuˈɛs steɪts. ˈoʊvər ə θərd əv ɔl ʤɑbz ɪn əˈlæskə ər taɪd tɪ ðə pəˈtroʊliəm ˈɪndəstri. ɪn laɪt əv ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ˈneɪtɪv əˈlæskən kəmˈjunɪtiz lɪŋkt tɪ ˈklaɪmɪt kəˈtæstrəfi, wət wɪl ɪt teɪk tɪ ˈvælju ˈpipəl ˈoʊvər ˈprɑfɪts? haʊ fɑr məst ðɪs ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən ɪkˈstɛnd ˌbiˈfɔr wi seɪ noʊ tɪ ən ɪˈkɑnəmi? ðə fækt rɪˈmeɪnz ðət ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs kəmˈjunɪtiz ˈsəfər fərst. dɪˈspleɪsmənt ɪz ə ˈjumən raɪts vaɪəˈleɪʃən bɪˈkəz ɪt dɪˈstrɔɪz ðə ˈkəlʧərəl səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti əv kəmˈjunɪtiz ðət hæv ɪgˈzɪstəd ɪn ðiz ˈpleɪsɪz fər ˈθaʊzənz əv jɪrz. nɑt ˈoʊnli ə lɔs əv lænd, bət ˈɔlsoʊ əv ˈkəlʧərəl kəˈnɛkʃən ənd ˈhɪstəri. ə ˈsɪmələr sɛt əv kˈwɛsʧənz ɪz ənˈrævəlɪŋ ɪn nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə ɛz ðə ˈstændɪŋ rɑk su traɪb ˈproʊˌtɛsts əˈgɛnst ðə dəˈkoʊtə ˈækˌsɛs ˈpaɪˌplaɪn. ðə daɪˈæmətər ˈpaɪˌplaɪn ɪz prəˈpoʊzd tɪ strɛʧ 1172 maɪəlz frəm nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə tɪ ˌɪləˈnɔɪz, ənd wʊd ˈtrænspɔrt ˈbɛrəlz əv krud ɔɪl ə deɪ. prəˈpoʊnənts əv ðə dəˈkoʊtə ˈækˌsɛs ˈpaɪˌplaɪn (ənd ˈəðər ˈpaɪˌplaɪnz prəˈpoʊzd ər ɪn kənˈstrəkʃən) ˈɑrgju ðət ˈpaɪˌplaɪnz hɛlp səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛnərʤi ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns frəm ənˈsteɪbəl ˈmɑrkɪts ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli. ˈɛvəri ˈbɛrəl ðət ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈɛkˌstrækts ənd rɪˈfaɪnz ɪz ə ˈbɛrəl ðət əˈmɛrɪkənz hæv tɪ ˈpərʧəs frəm ˈoʊvərˈsiz. ðə ˈstændɪŋ rɑk su traɪb əˈpoʊzɪz ðə dəˈkoʊtə ˈækˌsɛs ˈpaɪˌplaɪn fər tu ˈrizənz: 1 ɪts rut ˈkrɔsɪz ˈbɛriəl ˈpleɪsɪz ənd ˈseɪkrɪd saɪts; ənd 2 ɪf ðə ˈpaɪˌplaɪn ˈrəpʧərz, ɪt wʊd pəˈlut ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər səˈplaɪ, ənd ðət əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈəðərz hu rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ðə məˈzʊri ˈrɪvər. ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs ˈpipəl ər ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ ɪn nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə tɪ hæv ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni, tɪ kɔl ə pleɪs hoʊm, ənd tɪ hæv ən ˌənkənˈtæməˌneɪtəd ˈwɔtər səˈplaɪ. sɪns ˈərli ˈeɪprəl 2016 ˈproʊˌtɛstərz frəm ˈvɛriəs ˈtraɪbəl ˈneɪʃənz (ənd ˈælaɪz frəm ˈɛlsˌwɛr) hæv ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd lænd æt ðə ɛʤ əv ðə məˈzʊri ənd ˈkænənˌbɔl ˈrɪvərz ɔn ðə ˈstændɪŋ rɑk ˈɪndiən ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən. ðə ˈproʊˌtɛstərz preɪ, sɪŋ, dæns, priˈpɛr fri milz, ənd ʃɛr trəˈdɪʃənəl skɪlz laɪk ˈhoʊldɪŋ ən inipi*. ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz frəm ˈoʊvər 200 ˈtraɪbəl ˈneɪʃənz hæv əraɪvd frəm ɛz fɑr əˈfild ɛz ðə ˈsæmi ˈpipəl frəm ˈnɔrðərn ˈnɔrˌweɪ ənd ɪn ˈɛkwəˌdɔr. ðɪs ˈmuvmənt əv ˈneɪtɪv ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti əˈkrɔs ˈtraɪbəl ˈbaʊndəriz ɪz ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd. ˈrisəntli, ðə fərst ˈbeɪbi wɑz bɔrn æt ðə rɪˈzɪstəns kæmp, ə kɔz fər ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən. ˈproʊˌtɛsts ˈsɛnər ɔn ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈtraɪbəl ˈsɑvrənti. ðə ˈstɔri əv ðə dəˈkoʊtə ˈækˌsɛs ˈpaɪˌplaɪn kən bi mɔr ˈfʊli ˌəndərˈstʊd ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ˈtraɪbəl dɪˈspleɪsmənt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. bɪˈgɪnɪŋ wɪθ ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˌkɑlənɪˈzeɪʃən ɪn ðə leɪt ˈsɛnʧəri, ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkənz hæv bɪn kɪld ənd ˈfɔrsəbli riˈmuvd frəm ðɛr ˈhoʊmˌlænd, ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ lænd dispossession*, əˈprɛʃən, ənd ˈbleɪtənt ˈreɪˌsɪzəm. ðɪs ˈjumən raɪts vaɪəˈleɪʃən ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ʃɔrt əv ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd. ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkən ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv 10 ˈmɪljən ɪn 1492 dˈwɪndəld tɪ lɛs ðən baɪ 1900 ɪn ðə 2010 ˈsɛnsəs, ˈmɪljən əˈmɛrɪkənz ɛz əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɪndiən ər əˈlæskə ˈneɪtɪv. ðə ˈlɛgəsi əv kəˈloʊniəl ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ənd ˈvaɪələns ˈlɪŋgərz. frəm 1778 tɪ 1871 ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt saɪnd ənd ˈrætəˌfaɪd 370 ˈtritiz wɪθ ˈneɪtɪv traɪbz, ˈmɛni əv wɪʧ ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈneɪtɪv lændz tɪ ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈtritiz, traɪbz wər tɪ bi ˈtritɪd ɛz ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈneɪʃənz ənd dɛlt wɪθ ˌdɪpləˈmætɪkli, laɪk ˈfɔrən ˈgəvərnmənts, wɪθ ən ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp əv trəst. ðiz ˈtriti raɪts ər nɑt ˈɑnərd. ˌənɪˈlɛktɪd waɪt ˈeɪʤənts frəm ðə ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈɪndiən əˈfɛrz ruld ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz ənd tʊk ˈmɛʒərz tɪ ˈaʊˌtlɔ ɪkˈsprɛʃənz əv ˈtraɪbəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ənd rɪˈlɪʤən. ˈjuˈɛs ˈpɑləsiz wər ˈstrəkʧərd əraʊnd ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ əˈsɪməˌleɪt ˈtraɪbəl ˈpipəlz ˈɪntu ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, ˈrəðər ðən ˈɑnərɪŋ ənd riˈspɛktɪŋ ðɛr ˈkəlʧərz. ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn ðə 1870s*, ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈʧɪldrən wər ˈfɔrsəbli riˈmuvd frəm ðɛr ˈfæməliz ənd sɛnt tɪ ˈbɔrdɪŋ skulz, wɛr ðeɪ wər proʊˈhɪbətəd frəm ˈwɛrɪŋ trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈkloʊðɪŋ ənd ˈpənɪʃt fər ˈspikɪŋ ðɛr ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz. ɪn ðə 1950s*, ðə ˈərbən ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkənz tɪ liv ðɛr ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz ənd muv tɪ ˈsɪtiz. ˈprɑməsəz fər ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈhaʊzɪŋ, ˈgaɪdəns ɪn ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə ʤɑb, ənd kəmˈjunɪti ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz mɛt. ðə ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪd ðət dɪd faɪnd ə ʤɑb ˈɔfən meɪd ˈlɪtəl ˈməni. ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd frəm ðɛr ˈfæməliz ənd fəˈmɪljər ˈlænˌskeɪp, ə sɛns əv ˈkəlʧərəl ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən sɛt ɪn. ˈmɛni traɪbz ər stɪl rɪˈkəvərɪŋ frəm ðiz dɪˈstrəktɪv ˈpɑləsiz əv ˈkəlʧərəl tərməˈneɪʃən. sˈloʊli, ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz hæv fɔt fər ənd wən bæk ðɛr ˈtriti raɪts ənd ðɛr oʊn ˈsɑvrənti. ðə ˈɑrmi kɔrz əv ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz wɑz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ kənˈsəlt ðə ˈstændɪŋ rɑk su ˌbiˈfɔr pərˈmɪtɪŋ ðə ˈpaɪˌplaɪn, bət ˈtraɪbəl əˈpruvəl wɑz nɑt rikˈwaɪərd tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ kənˈstrəkʃən. ɪf ðə ˈkəlʧərəl ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðə ˈpaɪˌplaɪn wɑz kənˈsɪdərd ˈsɪriəsli, ðɛr ɪz noʊ weɪ ðət ðə ˈpaɪˌplaɪn kənˈstrəkʃən kʊd muv ˈfɔrwərd. ðə dəˈkoʊtə ˈækˌsɛs ˈpaɪˌplaɪn məst bi vjud ɪn laɪt əv ə ˈhɪstəri əv ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs lænd dɪˈspleɪsmənt ənd dɪsɪnˈfrænˌʧaɪzmənt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ðət ɪkˈstɛndz ˈbækwərd ɛz fɑr ɛz kəˈloʊniəˌlɪzəm. 2 kəmˈjunɪtiz əv ˈkələr ɪkˈspɪriəns ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənɪt ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ tɑkˈsɪsəti reɪs ɪz ðə ˈnəmbər wən ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər fər ðə ˈpleɪsmənt əv ˈtɑksɪk fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈɛvədəns əv ðɪs ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈreɪˌsɪzəm keɪm tɪ laɪt ɪn ðə ənd 1990s*, wɪn ˈwɔltər ˈfɔnˌtrɔɪ, ə ˈdɛləˌgeɪt fər ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə ənd ʧɛr əv ðə kənˈgrɛʃənəl blæk ˈkɔkəs, tæskt ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈʤɛnərəl əˈkaʊnɪŋ ˈɔfəs wɪθ ˈstədiɪŋ ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ˈhæzərdəs weɪst ˈlændˌfɪlz ɪn prɑkˈsɪməti tɪ kəmˈjunɪtiz əv ˈkələr. ðə ˈstədi, ˈpəblɪʃt 1983 faʊnd ðət θˌrikˈwɔrtərz əv ˈhæzərdəs weɪst ˈlændˌfɪl saɪts ɪn eɪt ˌsaʊˈθistərn steɪts wər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn pur, blæk ənd kəmˈjunɪtiz. ðə strɔŋ ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin reɪs ənd ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ˈhæzərdəs weɪst saɪts wɑz ðə ˈkjumjələtɪv rɪˈzəlt əv ˈreɪsɪst ˈloʊkəl, steɪt, ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈpɑləsiz. ɛz ðə raɪts: ˌɪnˈʤəstɪs ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ˈmɛmpfɪs, ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti, ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr hu hæv daɪd ənd ˈəðərz hu ər ˈkrɑnɪkəli ɪl du tɪ ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ˈtɑksənz frəm koʊl faɪərd paʊər plænts ənd ˈəðər ˈtɑksɪk facilities.”*.” ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn kloʊz prɑkˈsɪməti tɪ ˈtɑksɪk weɪst fəˈsɪlɪtiz ʤɪst ənˈfɔrʧənət; ˈdɛdli. ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ əˈfɛkts ˈsoʊʃəl ənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl dɪˈtərmənənts əv hɛlθ: klin ɛr, seɪf ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər, səˈfɪʃənt fud, ənd sɪˈkjʊr ˈʃɛltər. bɪtˈwin 2030 ənd 2050 ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ kɔz əˈprɑksəmətli əˈdɪʃənəl dɛθs pər jɪr frəm ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃən, məˈlɛriə, ˌdaɪərˈiə, ənd hit strɛs. mɔr, ðiz dɛθs wɪl nɑt bi dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈikwəli əˈməŋ ˈpipəl əv ɔl aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz. wi nid tɪ ðɪs ˈɪʃu tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ɪts ˈərʤənsi. ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ən ˈɪʃu əv laɪf ər dɛθ fər ˈvəlnərəbəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz. ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈækʃən ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, əˈspɛʃəli frəm ə pleɪs əv ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ, rikˈwaɪərz ˈɛmpəθi. ɑr læk əv ˈækʃən ɪn ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˌkætəˈstrɑfɪk ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ səˈʤɛsts ðət, ɛz ə ˈkəlʧər, wi hæv ən ˈɛmpəθi ˈprɑbləm ðət rɪʧ lɪvz ˈmætər mɔr ðən pur lɪvz, ər ðət waɪt lɪvz ˈmætər mɔr ðən ˈneɪtɪv ənd blæk lɪvz. ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ ɪz nɑt ðə weɪ ˈfɔrwərd səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti ɪz. səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti minz ˈvæljuɪŋ ˈjumən laɪf ɔl ˈjumən laɪf ɛz ˈikwəl. ˈɪndəstriz ər ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ðɪs ˈnoʊʃən əv ˈreɪʃəl ɪkˈwɑləti. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ prɑkˈsɪməti tɪ tɑkˈsɪsəti, ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ə laɪf ər dɛθ ˈɪʃu fər kəmˈjunɪtiz əv ˈkələr. 3 ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti ˌɪntərˈsɛkts wɪθ reɪs ənd ˈʤɛndər hu həz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ənd ˈkɑmbæt ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, ər ðə wɛlθ tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ɪts ˈifɛkts? ə klɪr lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪnˈʤəstəsɪz ənd ˈreɪʃəl ənd ˈʤɛndər ˌɪnˈʤəstəsɪz ðət ˈmænəˌfɛsts ɪn haʊ ˈrisɔrsɪz ər dɪˈstrɪbjətəd. ˈɪʃuz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv wɛlθ ənd ðə ˈækˌsɛs əv ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ liv ənˈseɪf ˈɛriəz ər ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd baɪ ˈklaɪmɪt kəˈtæstrəfiz. kənˈsɪdər fər ə ˈmoʊmənt ˈhərəˌkeɪnz kəˈtrinə, ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri θri stɔrm ðət hɪt nu ˌɔˈrlinz ɔn ˈɔgəst 29 2005 ðə bʊʃ ˈlæˌkləstər rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈkraɪsəs kɪld ənd dɪˈspleɪst kəmˈjunɪtiz əv ˈkələr ɪn nu ˌɔˈrlinz. blæk kəmˈjunɪtiz wər lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd wɪθ noʊ ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən plæn ənd noʊ ˈərʤənt ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈrɛskju ðɛm.
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structural racism is deadly – and not just because of police shootings of unarmed black youth.
environmental racism – that is, the disproportionate exposure to climate change and toxicity that people of color experience – is a slower, more insidious form of violence against communities of color.
a fundamental proposition of climate justice is that those who are least responsible for climate change suffer its gravest consequences.
as such, here i’d like to explore concepts of environmental and social justice in order to examine issues of equality and human rights.
wealthier nations bear the historical responsibility for climate change, with the united states at the top of the list. climate change impacts vulnerable communities – most directly, women and people of color.
as feminists, we have a responsibility to recognize the interconnectivity between oppressions to do with race, gender, and environmental injustice.
1. indigenous communities are at the frontlines of climate change
let’s talk for a moment about alaska.
alaska has warmed twice as fast as the global average, and this temperature change is only accelerating. less sea ice covers the arctic ocean today than at any time in the recent geologic past. permafrost (that is, permanently frozen subsoil) is responsible for keeping land intact and habitable along the alaskan coast. the bad news: alaskan permafrost is melting.
flooding and erosion further damage and destroy infrastructure, directly impacting the livelihoods and homes of alaskan residents. indigenous communities are particularly hard hit. for many, community relocation is the only strategy that can protect them from the accelerating impacts of climate change.
the rub? alaska is particularly vested in the fossil fuel industry, and that wealth is siphoned away from the native alaskan communities that it most directly harms and exploits.
in 2015, alaska was the fourth largest producer of crude oil of all fifty us states. over a third of all jobs in alaska are tied to the petroleum industry. in light of the destruction of native alaskan communities that’s linked to climate catastrophe, what will it take to value people over profits? how far must this exploitation extend before we say no to an extractive economy?
the fact remains that indigenous communities suffer first. displacement is a human rights violation because it destroys the cultural sustainability of communities that have existed in these places for thousands of years. it’s not only a loss of land, but also of cultural connection and history.
a similar set of questions is unraveling in north dakota as the standing rock sioux tribe protests against the dakota access pipeline.
the 30-inch diameter pipeline is proposed to stretch 1172 miles from north dakota to illinois, and would transport 470,000 barrels of crude oil a day. proponents of the dakota access pipeline (and other pipelines proposed or in construction) argue that pipelines help solidify us energy independence from unstable markets internationally. every barrel that the domestic economy extracts and refines is a barrel that americans have to purchase from overseas.
the standing rock sioux tribe opposes the dakota access pipeline for two reasons: 1) its route crosses burial places and sacred sites; and 2) if the pipeline ruptures, it would pollute the local drinking water supply, and that of millions of others who rely on the missouri river.
indigenous people are advocating in north dakota to have ceremony, to call a place home, and to have an uncontaminated water supply.
since early april 2016, protesters from various tribal nations (and allies from elsewhere) have occupied land at the edge of the missouri and cannonball rivers on the standing rock indian reservation.
the protesters pray, sing, dance, prepare free meals, and share traditional skills like holding an inipi. representatives from over 200 tribal nations have arrived from as far afield as the sami people from northern norway and sarayaku in ecuador. this movement of native solidarity across tribal boundaries is unprecedented. recently, the first baby was born at the resistance camp, a cause for celebration.
#nodapl protests center on the idea of tribal sovereignty. the story of the dakota access pipeline can be more fully understood in the context of tribal displacement in the united states.
beginning with european colonization in the late 15th century, native americans have been killed and forcibly removed from their homeland, subject to land dispossession, oppression, and blatant racism. this human rights violation is nothing short of genocide.
an estimated native american population of 10 million in 1492 dwindled to less than 300,000 by 1900. in the 2010 census, 5.2 million americans self-identified as american indian or alaska native. the legacy of colonial racism and violence lingers.
from 1778 to 1871, the us government signed and ratified 370 treaties with native tribes, many of which limited native lands to reservations. according to the treaties, tribes were to be treated as autonomous nations and dealt with diplomatically, like foreign governments, with an underlying relationship of trust.
these treaty rights are not honored. unelected white agents from the bureau of indian affairs ruled reservations and took measures to outlaw expressions of tribal language and religion.
us policies were structured around the desire to assimilate tribal peoples into the general population, rather than honoring and respecting their cultures. starting in the 1870s, native american children were forcibly removed from their families and sent to boarding schools, where they were prohibited from wearing traditional clothing and punished for speaking their languages.
in the 1950s, the urban relocation program incentivized native americans to leave their reservations and move to cities. promises for temporary housing, guidance in finding a job, and community resources weren’t always met. the relocated that did find a job often made little money. separated from their families and familiar landscape, a sense of cultural separation set in. many tribes are still recovering from these destructive policies of cultural termination.
slowly, reservations have fought for and won back their treaty rights and their own sovereignty. the army corps of engineers was required to consult the standing rock sioux before permitting the pipeline, but tribal approval was not required to move forward with construction. if the cultural impact of the pipeline was considered seriously, there is no way that the pipeline construction could move forward.
the dakota access pipeline must be viewed in light of a history of indigenous land displacement and disenfranchisement in the united states that extends backward as far as colonialism.
2. communities of color experience disproportionate exposure to toxicity
race is the number one indicator for the placement of toxic facilities in the united states.
evidence of this environmental racism came to light in the 1980s and 1990s, when walter fauntroy, a delegate for the district of columbia and chair of the congressional black caucus, tasked the congress general accounting office with studying the location of hazardous waste landfills in proximity to communities of color.
the study, published 1983, found that three-quarters of hazardous waste landfill sites in eight southeastern states were located in poor, black and latinx communities. the strong correlation between race and the location of hazardous waste sites was the cumulative result of racist local, state, and federal land-use policies.
as the naacp writes: “environmental injustice is about people in detroit, ohio, chicago, memphis, kansas city, and elsewhere who have died and others who are chronically ill due to exposure to toxins from coal fired power plants and other toxic facilities.”
living in close proximity to toxic waste facilities isn’t just unfortunate; it’s deadly.
climate change affects social and environmental determinants of health: clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food, and secure shelter. between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea, and heat stress. what’s more, these deaths will not be distributed equally among people of all identities.
we need to reframe this issue to highlight its urgency. climate change is an issue of life or death for vulnerable populations.
taking action on climate change, especially from a place of privilege, requires empathy. our lack of action in limiting catastrophic climate change suggests that, as a culture, we have an empathy problem – that rich lives matter more than poor lives, or that white lives matter more than native and black lives.
unlimited economic growth is not the way forward – sustainability is.
sustainability means valuing human life – all human life – as equal. extractive industries are incompatible with this notion of racial equality. when it comes to proximity to toxicity, climate change is a life or death issue for communities of color.
3. economic inequality intersects with race and gender
who has access to resources to prevent and combat climate change, or the wealth to ignore its effects?
there’s a clear link between economic injustices and racial and gender injustices that manifests in how resources are distributed. issues surrounding distribution of wealth – and the access of resources to leave unsafe areas – are highlighted by climate catastrophes.
consider for a moment hurricane katrina, the category three storm that hit new orleans on august 29, 2005. the bush administration’s lackluster response to the crisis killed and displaced communities of color in new orleans. black communities were left behind with no evacuation plan and no urgent effort to rescue them.
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i’m* ə bɪg oʊˈlivə fæn, ənd aɪˈrɑnɪkli aɪ gɪt ˈlɪtəl tɪ noʊ grif əˈbaʊt ɪt kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈəðər brændz. aɪ ˈkərəntli hæv æt list wən bɑks əv ˈɛvəri oʊˈlivə vi əˈspɛʃəl, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ səm ˌjʊrəˈpiən rɪˈlisɪz. wɪn ðə oʊˈlivə vi keɪm aʊt ɪn 2012 aɪ wɑz ə bɪt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd. ˈæftər ðə ˈvərʒən əv ðɪs sɪˈgɑr wɑz əˈnaʊnst aɪ wɑz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ gɪt maɪ hænz ɔn ɪt. aɪ ˈɛndɪd əp duɪŋ ə saɪd treɪd wɪθ ə ˈmɛmbər əv ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əkˈwaɪər ðiz. wɑz ˈʤɛnərəs ɪˈnəf tɪ treɪd mi fər 2 oʊˈlivə vi tɔrˈpiˌdoʊ. noʊz: aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ˈsidər ənd strɔŋ ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈbɑrnˌjɑrd ənd frɛʃ heɪ. kənˈstrəkʃən: ðə oʊˈlivə vi aɪ rivˈjud wɑz ɪn ə bɑks prɛst tɔrˈpiˌdoʊ ˈmɛʒərɪŋ ɛks 52 rɪŋ geɪʤ. tɔrˈpiˌdoʊ ˈtɪpɪkəli ræŋk nɪr ðə tɔp əv maɪ ˈʧɔɪsɪz du tɪ ðə ˈɛkstrə skɪl rikˈwaɪərd tɪ meɪk ðɛm. ðə 'vi wɑz ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd rən əv tɔrˈpiˌdoʊ ˈbɑksɪz. ðə riˈlis ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə fʊl jɪr ˈæftər ðə. ˈfleɪvər: fərst θərd ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ noʊts əv ðə fərst θərd ər ərθ, draɪd wʊd wɪθ ˈpɛpər ˈkəmɪŋ θru æt ðə ɛnd əv ə drɔ. wɪn ðə fərst θərd həz ə ʧæns tɪ ˈsɛtəl ɪn ənd ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ðɛr ɪz ə nis sˈwitnəs ðət ˈbælənsɪz aʊt ðə ˈpɛpər. ðə ˈpɛpər pɪks əp ɪn ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ənd həz ən ˌɛnˈʤɔɪəbəl ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ teɪst æt ðə bæk əv maɪ θroʊt. æt ðə ˈhæfˈweɪ pɔɪnt ˈpɪkɪŋ əp səm məˈlæsəz ənd ə hɪnt əv ˈlɛðər. ˈmɪdəl θərd ðə ˈmɪdəl θərd trænˈzɪʃənz tɪ mɔr ˈərθi ˈfleɪvərz. ðɛr ɪz səm ˈkoʊkoʊ ðət breɪks θru ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd θərd, bət ɪt ɪz ˈsətəl. ðə ˈmɪdəl θərd ɪz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ɔn ðə ˈfleɪvər ˈproʊˌfaɪl mæp ðən ðə fərst θərd. læst θərd ðə læst θərd ɪz ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ˈmɪdəl θərd. ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti əv ðə ˈkoʊkoʊ ənd ərθ ˈfleɪvərz ər daɪəld bæk sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli. ðə strɛŋθ əv ðə ərθ noʊts goʊ bæk tɪ ðə seɪm strɛŋθ ɛz ðə ˈsɛkənd θərd ɛz ðə sɪˈgɑr wɪndz daʊn. burn/draw*: noʊ ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ˈiðər bərn ər drɔ. kət wɑz dən wɪθ ə streɪt ˈgɪləˌtin ˈkətər. ˈtoʊtəl sˈmoʊkɪŋ taɪm wɑz 1 aʊər ənd 50 ˈmɪnəts. ˈvælju: ˈsɪŋgəlz əv ðə oʊˈlivə vi tɔrˈpiˌdoʊ ər əˈveɪləbəl fər əˈbaʊt ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ˈbɑksɪz əv 10 fər əraʊnd 117 ˌɔlˈðoʊ boʊθ ðə vi əˈspɛʃəl ənd ər ˈlɪmɪtɪd pərˈdəkʃən rənz, ðə vi ɪz ˈlaɪkli mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv du tɪ ðə ˈrɛrər təˈbæˌkoʊz juzd ɪn ðə blɛnd. aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈvælju hir ɪz stɪl kwaɪt gʊd kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə sɪˈgɑr ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd. ˈfaɪnəl wərd: ðə oʊˈlivə vi ɪz ə faɪn sɪˈgɑr bət aɪ θɪŋk aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈmɑrkɪt pəˈzɪʃən əˈgɛnst ˈəðər oʊˈlivə ˈɔfərɪŋz səʧ ɛz ðə vi əˈspɛʃəl. ˈoʊvərˌɔl aɪ ˈθəroʊli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ðə sɪˈgɑrz rɪˈlisɪz ənd ðə vi ɪz noʊ ˈdɪfərənt. gɪv ðə ʧɔɪs, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪ wʊd ɑpt fər ə lɛs ɪkˈspɛnsɪv oʊˈlivə vi. ɪf ju wər fæn əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl 2012 riˈlis aɪ θɪŋk ðɛr ɪz ə gʊd ʧæns ju wɪl ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɪs sɪˈgɑr.
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i’m a big oliva fan, and ironically i get little to no grief about it compared to other brands. i currently have at least one box of every oliva serie v maduro especial, along with some european releases. when the oliva serie v melanio came out in 2012, i was a bit disappointed.
after the maduro version of this cigar was announced i was excited to get my hands on it. i ended up doing a side trade with a member of reddit /r/cigars in order to acquire these. carstenosu was generous enough to trade me for 2 oliva serie v melanio torpedo maduros.
nose:
i was able to detect cedar and strong combination of barnyard and fresh hay.
construction:
the oliva serie v maduro i reviewed was in a box pressed torpedo vitola measuring 6.5” x 52 ring gauge. torpedo vitolas typically rank near the top of my choices due to the extra skill required to make them. the serie 'v melanio maduros was a mid-2013 limited run of 10,000 torpedo vitola limited-edition boxes. the release is almost a full year after the orignial melanio.
flavor:
first third
the opening notes of the first third are earth, dried wood with pepper coming through at the end of a draw. when the first third has a chance to settle in and establish itself there is a nice sweetness that balances out the pepper. the pepper picks up in intensity at this point and has an enjoyable lingering taste at the back of my throat.
at the halfway point i’m picking up some molasses and a hint of leather.
middle third
the middle third transitions to more earthy flavors. there is some cocoa that breaks through in the second third, but it is subtle. the middle third is very different on the flavor profile map than the first third.
last third
the last third is very similar to the middle third. the intensity of the cocoa and earth flavors are dialed back significantly.
the strength of the earth notes go back to the same strength as the second third as the cigar winds down.
burn/draw:
no issues with either burn or draw. cut was done with a straight guillotine cutter. total smoking time was 1 hour and 50 minutes.
value:
singles of the oliva serie v melanio maduro torpedo are available for about $11.70. they are also available in boxes of 10 for around $117. although both the serie v maduro especial and melanio maduro are limited production runs, the serie v melanio maduro is likely more expensive due to the rarer tobaccos used in the blend. i think the value here is still quite good considering the cigar is limited.
final word:
the oliva serie v melanio maduro is a fine cigar but i don’t think i understand the market position against other oliva offerings such as the serie v maduro especial. overall i thoroughly enjoy almost all the cigars olivar releases and the serie v melanio maduro is no different. give the choice, however, i would opt for a less expensive oliva serie v maduro.
if you were fan of the original 2012 melanio release i think there is a good chance you will really enjoy this cigar.
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ˈnæʃvɪl, tɛn. (ˌeɪˈpi) fər jɪrz, ˈvɛrid ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz waɪld kleɪmz hæv bɪn meɪd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɔrəʤɪnz əv ə grup əv ˌæpəˈlæʧən ˈrɛzɪdənts wəns noʊn dərˈɪsɪvli ɛz ðə. səm ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd ðeɪ wər dɪˈsɛndɪd frəm ˈpɔrʧəˌgiz ɪkˈsplɔrərz, ər pərˈhæps frəm ˈtərkɪʃ sleɪvz ər ˈʤɪpsiz. naʊ ə nu ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈstədi ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl əv ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˌʤiniˈɑləʤi əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt truθ frəm ˈɔrəl trəˈdɪʃən ənd ˈwɪʃfəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ðə ˈstədi faʊnd ðə truθ tɪ bi ˈsəmˈwət lɛs ɪgˈzɑtɪk: ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈɛvədəns ʃoʊz ðət ðə ˈfæməliz hɪˈstɔrɪkəli kɔld ər ðə ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ əv ˈæfrɪkɑn mɛn ənd waɪt ˈwɪmən əv ˈnɔrðərn ər ˈsɛntrəl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈɔrəʤən. ənd ðət rɪˈpɔrt, wɪʧ wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˈeɪprəl ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl, ˈdəzənt sɪt ˈkəmfərtəbli wɪθ səm ˈpipəl hu kleɪm ˈænsɛstri. "ðɛr wər ə hoʊl lɔt əv ˈpipəl ˈəpˌsɛt baɪ ðɪs ˈstədi," lɛd ˈrisərʧər rəˈbərtə ˈɛstiz sɛd. "ðeɪ ʤɪst nu ðeɪ wər ˈpɔrʧəˌgiz, ər ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkən." bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈərli 1800s*, ər ˈpɑsəbli ˌbiˈfɔr, ðə tərm (meh-lun'-jun*) wɑz əˈplaɪd ɛz ə slər tɪ ə grup əv əˈbaʊt 40 ˈfæməliz əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈbɔrdər. bət ɪt həz sɪns bɪˈkəm ə freɪz fər ə ˈnəmbər əv grups əv mɪˈstɪriəs ˈænsɛstri. ɪn ˈrisənt ˈdɛkeɪdz, ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə ˈɔrəʤən əv ðə həz ˈrɪzən drəˈmætɪkəli wɪθ ədˈvænsɪz boʊθ ɪn ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈrisərʧ ənd ɪn ðə ˈædˌvɛnt əv ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈrisɔrsɪz ðət əˈlaʊ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz tɪ treɪs ðɛr ˈænsɛstri wɪˈθaʊt ˈdɪgɪŋ θru ˈdəsti ˈɑrˌkaɪvz. ʤi. ˈrɛʤənəld ˈdænjəl, ə ˌsoʊsiˈɑləʤɪst æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈbɑrbərə huz spɛnt mɔr ðən 30 jɪrz ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ˌməlˌtaɪˈreɪʃəl ˈpipəl ɪn ðə juz. ənd ˈwəzənt pɑrt əv ðɪs ˈrisərʧ, sɛd ðə ˈstədi ɪz mɔr ˈɛvədəns ðət ɪn ðə juz. ˈɪzənt ə nu fəˈnɑməˌnɑn. "ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs ər ˌməlˌtaɪˈreɪʃəl," hi sɛd. "ɪt ɪz riˈkæpʧərɪŋ ə mɔr əˈθɛnɪk juz. ˈhɪstəri." ˈɛstiz ənd hər ˈfɛloʊ ˈrisərʧərz θiəraɪz ðət ðə ˈvɛriəs laɪnz meɪ hæv sprəŋ frəm ðə ˈjunjənz əv blæk ənd waɪt ˌɪnˈdɛnʧərd ˈsərvənts ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn vərˈʤɪnjə ɪn ðə mid-1600s*, ˌbiˈfɔr sˈleɪvəri. ðeɪ kənˈklud ðət ɛz lɔz wər pʊt ɪn pleɪs tɪ ˈpɛnəˌlaɪz ðə ˈmɪksɪŋ əv ˈreɪsɪz, ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈfæməli grups kʊd ˈoʊnli ˌɪntərˈmæri wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər, ˈivɪn ˈmaɪˌgreɪtɪŋ təˈgɛðər frəm vərˈʤɪnjə θru ðə ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnəz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsɛtəlɪŋ praɪˈmɛrəli ɪn ðə ˈmaʊntənz əv ist ˌtɛnəˈsi. kleɪmz əv ˈpɔrʧəˌgiz ˈænsɛstri ˈlaɪkli wər ə ruz ðeɪ juzd ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ rɪˈmeɪn fri ənd rɪˈteɪn ˈəðər ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz ðət keɪm wɪθ biɪŋ kənˈsɪdərd waɪt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈstədiz ˈɔθərz. ðə ˈstədi kwoʊts frəm ən 1874 kɔrt keɪs ɪn ˌtɛnəˈsi ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈwʊmənz ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns wɑz ˈʧælənʤd. ɪf ˈmɑrθə ˈsɪmərmən wər faʊnd tɪ hæv ˈæfrɪkɑn bləd, ʃi wʊd luz ðə ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns. hər əˈtərni, luɪs ˈʃɛpərd, ˈɑrgjud səkˈsɛsfəli ðət ðə ˈfæməli wɑz dɪˈsɛndɪd frəm ˈeɪnʧənt fəˈniʃənz hu ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈmaɪˌgreɪtɪd tɪ ˈpɔrʧəgəl ənd ðɛn tɪ nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə. ˈraɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈɑrgjəmənt ɪn ə ˈmɛmˌwɑr ˈpəblɪʃt jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ˈʃɛpərd ˈsteɪtɪd, "ɑr ˈsəðərn ˈpipəl wɪl ˈnɛvər ˈtɑlərˌeɪt ɔn ˈikwəl tərmz ˈɛni ˈpərsən hu ɪz ˈivɪn riˈmoʊtli ˈteɪntɪd wɪθ ˈnigroʊ bləd, bət ðeɪ du nɑt meɪk ðə seɪm əˈbʤɛkʃən tɪ ˈəðər braʊn ər ˈpipəl, laɪk ðə ˈspænɪʃ, ðə ˈkjubənz, ðə ˌɪˈtæljənz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə." ɪn əˈnəðər ˈlɔˌsut ɪn 1855 ˈʤeɪkəb ˈpərkɪnz, hu ɪz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz "ən ist ˌtɛnɪˈsiən əv ə ˈfæməli," sud ə mæn hu hæd əˈkjuzd ɪm əv ˈhævɪŋ "ˈnigroʊ bləd." ɪn ə noʊt tɪ hɪz əˈtərni, ˈpərkɪnz roʊt waɪ hi fɛlt ðə ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən wɑz ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ. ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɪrə əv sˈleɪvəri əˈhɛd əv ðə ˈsɪvəl wɔr, ˈpərkɪnz ˈnoʊtɪd ðə ˈreɪʃəl dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən əv ðə eɪʤ: ðə wərdz ˌɪmˈplaɪ ðət wi ər ˈlaɪəbəl tɪ bi ˌɪnˈdaɪtɪd (ˈikwəlz) ˈlaɪəbəl tɪ bi wɪpt (ˈikwəlz) ˈlaɪəbəl tɪ bi faɪnd ˈleɪtər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz keɪm tɪ bɪˈliv səm əv ðə teɪlz ðɛr ˈænˌsɛstərz woʊv aʊt əv nəˈsɛsɪti. ʤæk gɔɪnz, hu həz riˈsərʧt ˈhɪstəri fər əˈbaʊt 40 jɪrz ənd wɑz ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ fɔrs bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈstədi, sɛd hɪz ˈdɪstənt ˈrɛlətɪvz wər ˈlɪstɪd ɛz ˈpɔrʧəˌgiz ɔn ən 1880 ˈsɛnsəs. jɛt hi wɑz ˈteɪkən əˈbæk wɪn hi fərst hæd hɪz ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈtɛstɪd əraʊnd 2000 swɑbz ˈteɪkən frəm hɪz ʧiks kəˈlɛktəd ðə ʤəˈnɛtɪk məˈtɪriəl frəm səˈlaɪvə ər skɪn sɛlz ənd ðə ˈsæmpəl wɑz sɛnt tɪ ə ˈlæbrəˌtɔri fər aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən. "ɪt səˈpraɪzd mi soʊ məʧ wɪn maɪn keɪm əp ˈæfrɪkɑn ðət aɪ hæd ɪt dən əˈgɛn," hi sɛd. "aɪ hæd tɪ hæv ə ˈsɛkənd əˈpɪnjən. bət ɪt keɪm bæk ðə seɪm weɪ. aɪ hæd θri dən. ðeɪ wər ɔl ðə seɪm."
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nashville, tenn. (ap) — for years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned appalachian residents once known derisively as the melungeons. some speculated they were descended from portuguese explorers, or perhaps from turkish slaves or gypsies.
now a new dna study in the journal of genetic genealogy attempts to separate truth from oral tradition and wishful thinking. the study found the truth to be somewhat less exotic: genetic evidence shows that the families historically called melungeons are the offspring of sub-saharan african men and white women of northern or central european origin.
and that report, which was published in april in the peer-reviewed journal, doesn't sit comfortably with some people who claim melungeon ancestry.
"there were a whole lot of people upset by this study," lead researcher roberta estes said. "they just knew they were portuguese, or native american."
beginning in the early 1800s, or possibly before, the term melungeon (meh-lun'-jun) was applied as a slur to a group of about 40 families along the tennessee-virginia border. but it has since become a catch-all phrase for a number of groups of mysterious mixed-race ancestry.
in recent decades, interest in the origin of the melungeons has risen dramatically with advances both in dna research and in the advent of internet resources that allow individuals to trace their ancestry without digging through dusty archives.
g. reginald daniel, a sociologist at the university of california-santa barbara who's spent more than 30 years examining multiracial people in the u.s. and wasn't part of this research, said the study is more evidence that race-mixing in the u.s. isn't a new phenomenon.
"all of us are multiracial," he said. "it is recapturing a more authentic u.s. history."
estes and her fellow researchers theorize that the various melungeon lines may have sprung from the unions of black and white indentured servants living in virginia in the mid-1600s, before slavery.
they conclude that as laws were put in place to penalize the mixing of races, the various family groups could only intermarry with each other, even migrating together from virginia through the carolinas before settling primarily in the mountains of east tennessee.
claims of portuguese ancestry likely were a ruse they used in order to remain free and retain other privileges that came with being considered white, according to the study's authors.
the study quotes from an 1874 court case in tennessee in which a melungeon woman's inheritance was challenged. if martha simmerman were found to have african blood, she would lose the inheritance.
her attorney, lewis shepherd, argued successfully that the simmerman's family was descended from ancient phoenicians who eventually migrated to portugal and then to north america.
writing about his argument in a memoir published years later, shepherd stated, "our southern high-bred people will never tolerate on equal terms any person who is even remotely tainted with negro blood, but they do not make the same objection to other brown or dark-skinned people, like the spanish, the cubans, the italians, etc."
in another lawsuit in 1855, jacob perkins, who is described as "an east tennessean of a melungeon family," sued a man who had accused him of having "negro blood."
in a note to his attorney, perkins wrote why he felt the accusation was damaging. writing in the era of slavery ahead of the civil war, perkins noted the racial discrimination of the age: "1st the words imply that we are liable to be indicted (equals) liable to be whipped (equals) liable to be fined ... "
later generations came to believe some of the tales their ancestors wove out of necessity.
jack goins, who has researched melungeon history for about 40 years and was the driving force behind the dna study, said his distant relatives were listed as portuguese on an 1880 census. yet he was taken aback when he first had his dna tested around 2000. swabs taken from his cheeks collected the genetic material from saliva or skin cells and the sample was sent to a laboratory for identification.
"it surprised me so much when mine came up african that i had it done again," he said. "i had to have a second opinion. but it came back the same way. i had three done. they were all the same."
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ˌwɪnˈwɪn dilz gɪt ˈpipəl mɔr əv wət ðeɪ wɔnt. dilz ˈjuʒəwəli ˌɪmˈpoʊzd baɪ ˈgəvərnmənt brɪŋ ðɛm lɛs. ðə fju (ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz) juz ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ðə ˈmɛni (ðə rɛst əv ˈjuˈɛs). dilz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈprɛs ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈprɑˌgrɛs fər ˈɛvriˌbɑdi. ˈpɑrtli, ðɪs ˈhæpənz fər ən ˈɑbviəs ˈrizən. ˈdrɑpɪŋ ðə ˈætəm bɔm ɔn ˌhɪˈroʊʃɪmə wɑz ə ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn, bət nɑt ðə kaɪnd əv ˈprɑˌgrɛs ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt. ˈprɑˌgrɛs ˈoʊnli meɪks sɛns ɪf ɪt minz ðət ˈpipəl ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt mɔr əv wət ðeɪ wɔnt. baɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən, wɪn ə ˈpərsən ɪz fɔrst ˈɪntu ə bæd dil, hi gɪts lɛs əv wət hi wɔnts. ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈlərnɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. ju traɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ. ju si wət wərks ənd wət doesn’t*. ɛz ˈpipəl ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ɪn ðɪs weɪ, ðeɪ learn…*… ənd ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi əˈkjumjəˌleɪts ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd wɛlθ. ðeɪ lərn tɪ gɪt tɪ wərk ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ, fər example…*… tɪ seɪ pliz ənd θæŋk you…*… tɪ seɪv ðɛr money…*… ənd tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪt ˈwaɪzli. dilz ˌɪntərˈəpt ðə ˈlərnɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. waɪ ˈwɛlˌfɛr ˈproʊˌgræmz feɪl: ˈpipəl gɪt ˈməni wɪˈθaʊt ˈlərnɪŋ. tɛmˈteɪʃən tɪ ʧit ðət ɪz ðə ril ˈrizən ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən feɪld, tu. kənˈsumərz wər fɔrst tɪ baɪ ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈʃɑdi ˈprɑdəkts wər meɪd əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðɛm; prəˈdusərz hæd noʊ weɪ tɪ lərn haʊ tɪ meɪk gʊd wənz. təˈwɔrd ðə ɛnd, ˈprɑdəkts əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈpərʧəs ɪn ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən wər wərθ lɛs ðən ðə rɑ məˈtɪriəlz ənd ˈleɪbər ðət wɛnt ˈɪntu ðɛm. wət du ju nid fər ˌwɪnˈwɪn dilz? θri θɪŋz: 1 ˈpipəl məst bi fri tɪ meɪk ˈʧɔɪsɪz wɪθ ðɛr taɪm ənd ˈməni. 2 ðeɪ məst hæv ˈməni ðeɪ kən trəst. 3 ðeɪ məst trəst iʧ ˈəðər tɪ rɪˈspɛkt ðɛr raɪts ənd ˈprɑpərti. ðiz θɪŋz ˈhæpən sˈmuðli ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪntərˈəpʃən. ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪz ˈsɪklɪkəl. ˌwɪnˈwɪn dilz æd wɛlθ ənd muv soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈfɔrwərd. bət ðeɪ dɪˈpɛnd ɔn trəst. ənd ɛz trəst ˌɪnˈkrisɪz, soʊ dɪz ðə tɛmˈteɪʃən tɪ ʧit. wɪn ˈɛvriˌwən livz hɪz ˈlɪkər ˈkæbənət ˈoʊpən, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, hu kən rɪˈzɪst ˈhævɪŋ ə drɪŋk? ðɛn trəst dɪˈklaɪnz. ˈbɛriərz goʊ əp. kɔsts ˌɪnˈkris. ˌwɪnˈwɪn gɪvz weɪ tɪ. ˈprɑˌgrɛs goʊz ˈɪntu rɪˈvərs. ˈməni ju kʊd trəst ðə ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən əv ril ˈməni beɪst ɔn goʊld geɪv ə bust tɪ ˌwɪnˈwɪn deals…*… ənd tɪ ˈprɑˌgrɛs. waɪ? ɪt wɑz ˈməni ju kʊd trəst. ɪf ju ər peɪd ə goʊld kɔɪn fər ə ˈleɪbər, ju hæv tɪ trəst ðə ˈpərsən hu peɪz ju. ju hæv tɪ ˈwəndər ɪf hi həz ðə ˈməni ɪn hɪz əˈkaʊnt tɪ ˈkəvər hɪz check…*… ər wət wɪl ˈhæpən tɪ hɪz ˈməni ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ju hæv tɪ trəst ɪm; ju pʊt jʊr trəst ɪn goʊld. ðɪs əˈlaʊz ju tɪ du trænˈzækʃənz mɔr ˈfrili ənd spidz əp ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈprɑˌgrɛs. ˈdɔlərz wər ˈtrəstˌwərði fər ˈnɪrli 200 jɪrz (ˈsɛtɪŋ əˈsaɪd ˈfoʊni ““greenbacks”*”). ˈpipəl bɪˈkeɪm soʊ ˈkɑnfədənt ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ðə ˈdɔlər ðət ðeɪ ˈhɑrdli ˈnoʊtɪst wɪn ðə goʊld ˈbækɪŋ wɑz riˈmuvd (ɔn mɑrʧ 19 1968 wɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʤɑnsən saɪnd ə bɪl ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə cover”*” fər ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv noʊts). bət ðə weɪ ɪt wərks: ðə mɔr ˈtrəstɪŋ ˈpipəl bɪˈkəm, ðə ˈiziər ɪt ɪz tɪ rɪp ðɛm ɔf. sɛt əp baɪ ðə ɪˈlit əv kɔrs, ɛz trəst ɪkˈspændz ənd ˌwɪnˈwɪn dilz proʊˈlɪfərˌeɪt, səm ˈpipəl geɪn mɔr ðən ˈəðərz. ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ʧaɪˈniz deɪ ˈleɪbərər meɪks sɪks taɪmz ɛz məʧ təˈdeɪ ɛz hi dɪd ɪn 1999 ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl əˈmɛrɪkən deɪ ˈleɪbərər həz geɪnd ˈlɪtəl. ənd ʤɑb ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən frəm ˈoʊvərˈsiz meɪd ɪm fil laɪk ə ˈluzər. naʊ hi wɔnts wɔlz tɪ kip aʊt ˈfɔrənərz ənd ˈprɑdəkts. hi wɔnts dilz ðət ˌgɛrənˈti tɪ meɪk ɪm ə ˈwɪnər əˈgɛn. hi həz noʊ aɪˈdiə ðət hi wɑz sɛt əp baɪ hɪz oʊn ɪˈlit. ˈfɔrmər fɛd ʧifs bɛn ənd ˈælən ˈgrinˌspæn gɑt ðɛr ˈpɪkʧərz ɔn ðə ˈkəvər əv taɪm ˈmægəˌzin. moʊst ˈpipəl θɪŋk ðeɪ ər ˈhɪroʊz, nɑt ˈræskəlz. moʊst ˈpipəl θɪŋk ðeɪ seɪvd ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi frəm əˈnəðər greɪt dɪˈprɛʃən baɪ ˈdrɑpɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪts ənd ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪŋ ɪt wɪθ ˈtrɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɪn kˈwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv ˈizɪŋ (qe*) ˈməni. moʊst ˈpipəl ˈivɪn ðə bɪˈliv wi nid mɔr feɪk ˈməni tɪ ðə pump”*” ənd gɪt ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈroʊlɪŋ əˈgɛn. ˈɔlˌmoʊst noʊ wən ˈriəˌlaɪzɪz ɪt, bət ɪt wɑz ðiz ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪŋ, pump-priming*, nu ˈdɔlərz ðət fjuəld ðə trɛnz ðət ruɪnd weɪʤ ˈərnər. ˈoʊvərˈsiz, hɪz kəmˈpɛtɪtərz juzd ʧip ˈkrɛdɪt tɪ geɪn ˈmɑrkɪt ʃɛr ənd teɪk əˈweɪ hɪz ʤɑb. æt hoʊm, ðə ɪˈlit ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ðɛr ˈkroʊni boondoggles…*… ðɛr regulations…*… ənd ðɛr dilz ɔl ˈfaɪˌnænst wɪθ feɪk ˈməni. ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈmɛdɪkəl kɛr naʊ kɔsts ɪm mɔr ðən ˈsɛvən taɪmz mɔr ðən ɪt dɪd ɪn 1980 hɪz ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld dɛt roʊz ˈnɪrli 12 taɪmz sɪns 1980 ˈsətəl ““bezzle”*” hi bleɪmd ðə ʧaɪˈniz, ðə ˈmɛksɪkənz, ðə liberals…*… ðə media…*… ənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. hi ˈwɔntɪd ʧeɪnʤ. bət hu wʊd hæv gɛst ðət hi hæd bɪn rɪpt ɔf baɪ hɪz oʊn ənˈtrəstˌwərði ˈməni? ˈæftər ju əˈkaʊnt fər ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwərkər həz nɑt hæd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt reɪz ɪn 40 jɪrz ˈɔlˌmoʊst sɪns ðə nu ˈməni ˈsɪstəm wɑz pʊt ˈɪntu pleɪs ˈæftər 1971 bət ðə rɪʧ ɛz ˈmɛʒərd baɪ ðə daʊ ər 10 taɪmz ˈrɪʧər. hu wʊd hæv ˌɪˈmæʤənd ðət ˈæftər jɪrz, ðə ɪˈlit wʊd hæv kəm əp wɪθ ˈməni ðət bɪˈtreɪd hɪz trust…*… ə ““bezzle”*” soʊ ˈsətəl ðət hi ˈivɪn ˈnoʊtɪs? rɪˈleɪtɪd nuz:
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win-win deals get people more of what they want. win-lose deals – usually imposed by government – bring them less. the few (the insiders) use government to exploit the many (the rest of us).
win-lose deals also depress economic progress for everybody. partly, this happens for an obvious reason.
dropping the atom bomb on hiroshima was a technical milestone, but not the kind of progress we’re talking about. progress only makes sense if it means that people are able to get more of what they want.
by definition, when a person is forced into a bad deal, he gets less of what he wants.
progress is also a learning process. you try something. you see what works and what doesn’t. as people experiment in this way, they learn… and the economy accumulates knowledge and wealth.
they learn to get to work in the morning, for example… to say please and thank you… to save their money… and to invest it wisely.
win-lose deals interrupt the learning process. why welfare programs fail: people get money without learning.
temptation to cheat
that is the real reason the soviet union failed, too.
consumers were forced to buy whatever shoddy products were made available to them; producers had no way to learn how to make good ones.
toward the end, products available for purchase in the soviet union were worth less than the raw materials and labor that went into them.
what do you need for win-win deals?
three things:
1) people must be free to make choices with their time and money.
2) they must have money they can trust.
3) they must trust each other to respect their rights and property.
these things don’t happen smoothly and without interruption.
progress is cyclical. win-win deals add wealth and move society forward. but they depend on trust. and as trust increases, so does the temptation to cheat. when everyone leaves his liquor cabinet open, for example, who can resist having a drink?
then trust declines. barriers go up. costs increase. win-win gives way to win-lose. progress goes into reverse.
money you could trust
the invention of real money – based on gold – gave a boost to win-win deals… and to progress.
why?
it was money you could trust.
if you are paid a gold coin for a day’s labor, you don’t have to trust the person who pays you. you don’t have to wonder if he has the money in his account to cover his check… or what will happen to his money in the future.
you don’t have to trust him; you put your trust in gold. this allows you to do transactions more freely – and speeds up economic progress.
gold-backed dollars were trustworthy for nearly 200 years (setting aside lincoln’s phony “greenbacks”).
people became so confident in the integrity of the dollar that they hardly noticed when the gold backing was removed (on march 19, 1968, when president johnson signed a bill eliminating the “gold cover” for federal reserve notes).
but the way it works: the more trusting people become, the easier it is to rip them off.
set up by the elite
of course, as trust expands and win-win deals proliferate, some people gain more than others.
the typical chinese day laborer makes six times as much today as he did in 1999. the typical american day laborer has gained little.
and job competition from overseas made him feel like a loser. now he wants walls – to keep out foreigners and foreign-made products. he wants win-lose deals that guarantee to make him a winner again.
he has no idea that he was set up by his own elite.
former fed chiefs ben bernanke and alan greenspan got their pictures on the cover of time magazine. most people think they are heroes, not rascals. most people think they saved the economy from another great depression by dropping interest rates and injecting it with trillions of dollars in quantitative easing (qe) money.
most people – even the potus – believe we need more fake money to “prime the pump” and get the economy rolling again.
almost no one realizes it, but it was these stimulating, pump-priming, new credit-based dollars that fueled the trends that ruined america’s working-class wage earner.
overseas, his competitors used cheap credit to gain market share and take away his job. at home, the elite imposed their crony boondoggles… their regulations… and their win-lose deals – all financed with fake money.
the average american’s medical care now costs him more than seven times more than it did in 1980. his household debt rose nearly 12 times since 1980.
subtle “bezzle”
he blamed the chinese, the mexicans, the liberals… the media… and the government.
he wanted change.
but who would have guessed that he had been ripped off by his own untrustworthy money?
after you account for inflation, the american worker has not had a significant raise in 40 years – almost since the new money system was put into place after 1971.
but the rich – as measured by the inflation-adjusted dow – are 10 times richer.
who would have imagined that after 3,000 years, the elite would have come up with money that betrayed his trust… a “bezzle” so subtle that he even notice?
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maɪ 10 bɛst ˈkɪndəl tɪps ənd trɪks ˈɔgəst 11 2010 ðɪs wik bɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ mɔr əˈbaʊt maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈɔθərz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɪndəl ˌɪtˈsɛlf. soʊ ðə 10 bɛst trɪks ˈlərnɪd soʊ fɑr fər ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ðə kindle…*… maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt tɪps 1 ˈɪnstəntli klɪr ə noʊt ər sərʧ aɪ dɪˈskəvərd ðɪs tɪp baɪ ˈæksədənt. ɪf ju hoʊld daʊn ðə ɑlt ki waɪl ˈhɪtɪŋ ðə ˈbətən, jʊr ˈkɪndəl ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ɪˈreɪsɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ taɪpt ˈɪntu ə noʊt ər sərʧ fild! ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈsɪmpli ʧeɪnʤ ðə pəˈzɪʃən. (aɪ dɪˈskəvərd ðɪs waɪl pleɪɪŋ ˈmaɪnsˌwipər ɔn ðə ˈkɪndəl, wɪʧ ˈjuzɪz ˈsɪmələr ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən kiz.) ˈtaɪpɪŋ wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz muv jʊr ˈkərsər bæk wən speɪs, pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ ju tɪ ˈoʊvər ˈkɛrɪktərz ðət ɔˈrɛdi taɪpt ˈərliər (ər tɪ ˌɪnˈsərt nu ˈlɛtərz). ˈtaɪpɪŋ ðɛn muvz jʊr ˈkərsər ˈfɔrwərd, ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ rɪˈtərn təˈwɔrdz ðə ɛnd əv ðə laɪn. 2 ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ jʊr tɛkst ðɪs əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə ˈhɪdən ˈfiʧər ɔn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkɪndəl 1 ðət wɑz ˈsikrɪtli ˈædɪd ˈɪntu ðə fɑnt ˈmɛnju. prɛs ðə fɑnt ki, ənd ðə ˈkɪndəl dɪˈspleɪz ɪts ˈjuʒəwəl sɪks ˈʧɔɪsɪz fər jʊr fɑnt saɪz. bət ɪf ju ðɛn taɪp ðə ˈlɛtər ʤeɪ, ðə ˈkɪndəl ˈsədənli ˈprɛzənts ju wɪθ tu mɔr ˈʧɔɪsɪz. justification”*” ənd justification,”*,” ənd ɪt drəˈmætɪkəli ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðə weɪ jʊr wɪl lʊk! 3 skɪm ˈfæstər ɔn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkɪndəl, ˈhoʊldɪŋ daʊn ðə ɑlt ki waɪl ˈprɛsɪŋ ðə page”*” ər page”*” bɑr ˈɔlsoʊ lɛts ju skɪp ˈfɔrwərd məʧ mɔr kˈwɪkli, ˈʤəmpɪŋ pæst ˈsɛvərəl ˈpeɪʤɪz iʧ taɪm ju prɛs ðə ki. 4 vju jʊr oʊn ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ɔn ðə ˈkɪndəl aɪ ˈoʊnli ˈrisəntli dɪˈskəvərd ju kən sɛnd jʊr oʊn ˈpɪkʧərz tɪ jʊr ˈkɪndəl. ðə faɪl neɪm əˈpɪrz ɛz ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈɛntri əˈməŋ ðə ˈtaɪtəlz ɔn jʊr hoʊm peɪʤ. (ʤɪst klɪk ɔn ðə faɪl neɪm, ənd ðət ˈpɪkʧər ˈmæʤɪkəli əˈpɪrz!) ðə ˈpɪkʧərz ər dɪˈspleɪd ɪn black-and-white*, əv kɔrs, bət stɪl fən tɪ si ə fəˈmɪljər ˈɪmɪʤ ɔl jʊr oʊn. ˈæməˌzɑn kən səˈpɔrt ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri ˈfɔrˌmæt fər ˈɪmɪʤ faɪlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ .gif*, .png*., .bmp*, .jpeg*, ənd ˈsikrɪt ɪz ˈiˌmeɪlɪŋ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ tɪ jʊr ˈiˌmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs, ɛz ən əˈtæʧmənt. (ɪf ˈnɛvər dən ðɪs ˌbiˈfɔr, ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər ðət jʊr ˈiˌmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs əˈpɪrz ɔn jʊr kindle”*” peɪʤ, wɪʧ həz ə ˈvɛri ˈizi tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər.) ɔn maɪ ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkɪndəl, aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfaɪnəli dɪˈskəvərd ðət ɪt wɑz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ zum ɪn ɔn ˈɛni ˈɪmɪʤ. ˈjuzɪŋ ðə scrollbar*, aɪ kʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz skroʊl əp ənd klɪk tɪ ““select”*” ən ˈɪmɪʤ wɪʧ wʊd ɪkˈspænd ɪt tɪ fɪl ðə ɪnˈtaɪər skrin! fən ɔn jʊr hoʊm peɪʤ 5 skɪp ˈɪnstəntli tɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt peɪʤ əv ˈtaɪtəlz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈʤɛləs əv ˈpipəl hu kʊd ʤəmp tɪ ə ˈtaɪtəl baɪ ˈtaɪpɪŋ ɪts fərst ˈlɛtər. (ðɪs ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈpɑsəbəl ɪf ˈsɔrtɪd jʊr ˈtaɪtəlz ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkli, wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ˈskɪpɪŋ ˈɪnstəntli θru ðə lɪst tɪ əraɪv æt fərst ˈaɪtəm ðət bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ðət letter”*”.) bət ɪt tərnz aʊt ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈskɪpɪŋ trɪk fər ˈpipəl hu ˈsɔrtɪd ðɛr ˈtaɪtəlz ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkli. ˈivɪn ɪf jʊr ˈtaɪtəlz ər ˈsɔrtɪd baɪ ˈɔθər (ər baɪ wɪʧ ˈtaɪtəl ɪz ˈrisəntli read”*”), stɪl ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ skɪp kˈwɪkli frəm wən peɪʤ əv ˈtaɪtəlz tɪ ðə nɛkst. taɪp ɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv jʊr dɪˈzaɪərd peɪʤ əv ˈtaɪtəlz, ənd ðə hoʊm peɪʤ wɪl ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli rɪˈfrɛʃ tɪ dɪˈspleɪ ðə ˈtaɪtəlz əˈpɪrɪŋ ɔn ðət peɪʤ! 6 ˈoʊnli ʃoʊ ˌpɪriˈɑdɪkəlz ənd blɔgz ðɪs ɪz ˈhændi ɪf wən əv ðoʊz ˈpipəl ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈrɛdɪŋ lɑts əv ˈmægəˌzinz ər blɔgz ɔn jʊr ˈkɪndəl. ðə ənd sort”*” ˈmɛnju æt ðə tɔp əv ðə hoʊm peɪʤ wɪl lɛt ju zum ɪn tɪ ə sˈmɔlər ˈlɪstɪŋ ðət ʃoʊz ʤɪst jʊr bʊks (wɪˈθaʊt blɔgz ənd ˈmægəˌzinz ˈklətərɪŋ əp ðə lɪst) ər, tɪ ʃoʊ ˈoʊnli ðə ˌpɪriˈɑdɪkəlz ənd blɔgz, wɪˈθaʊt ˈklɔgɪŋ ðə ˈlɪstɪŋz wɪθ bʊks! 7 vju jʊr oʊn ˈdɑkjəmənts ɔn jʊr ˈkɪndəl ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˈpɪkʧərz, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ sɛnd tɛkst ˈdɑkjəmənts tɪ jʊr ˈkɪndəl. ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ ˈivɪn θɪŋk əˈbaʊt fər ˈsɛvərəl mənθs, bɪˈkəz aɪ wɑz soʊ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ bi ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈdɪʤɪtəl!) bət faɪl types”*” fər ˈiˌmeɪlɪŋ ˌɪnˈklud ɔl ðə ˈbeɪsɪk faɪl ˈfɔrˌmæts fər ˈdɑkjəmənts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft .dɑk ˈfɔrˌmæt ənd ɛz wɛl ɛz ənd .htm*, ənd ˈrisəntli, ˈivɪn 8 si jʊr ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɔn ðə hoʊm peɪʤ ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ noʊ ənˈtɪl aɪ rɛd ðə ˈkɪndəl gaɪd. aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli θɔt ˈæməˌzɑn wɑz ʤɪst dɪˈspleɪɪŋ ə ˈdɛkrətɪv ˈdɑtɪd laɪn bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈtaɪtəlz əv maɪ bʊks ənˈtɪl aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ɪt wɑz ðoʊz ˈhɛvi dɑts æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə laɪn ðət wər ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ haʊ məʧ əv ðə bʊk rɛd! pleɪs ɪn ðə bʊk ɪz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər bɪˈniθ ðə bʊk title,”*,” ˈæməˌzɑn ɪkˈspleɪnz ɪn ðə guide…*…) ˈgɪtɪŋ wət ju wɔnt 9 ˈɛdət jʊr ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ˈɔlˌweɪz gɪt əˈnɔɪd wɪn traɪ tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsɛntəns, ənd ˈæməˌzɑn ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɔn ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə fju wərdz frəm ðə ˈpriviəs ˈsɛntəns, ər ðə ˈsɛntəns ðət keɪm ˈæftər ɪt. bət ˈæftər ðə ˈkɪndəl tɪ maɪ ˈpiˈsi, aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ˈæməˌzɑn stɔrd ðɛm ɔl ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl tɛkst faɪl kɔld clippings”*” ɪn ðə ““documents”*” ˈfoʊldər. ɔl aɪ hæd tɪ du wɑz pʊl ðɛm əp ɪn ə tɛkst ˈɛdɪtər, ənd aɪ kʊd ʧɑp aʊt ðə ɛkˈstreɪniəs wərdz! wɪn ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ə ˈklɪpɪŋ, ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt mɔr wərdz ɔn ə ˈsɪŋgəl peɪʤ ʤɪst baɪ səˈlɛktɪŋ ə sˈmɔlər fɑnt saɪz! 10 ˈsərʧɪŋ həz ˈʃɔrtˌkəts baɪ dɪˈfɔlt ˈæməˌzɑn ˈsərʧɪz θru ðə ˈdɑkjəmənts ɔn jʊr ˈkɪndəl, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔfərz tɪ rən ə sərʧ ɔn ðə seɪm wərdz ɪn ɪts ˈkɪndəl stɔr. bət ɪf ju ˈprifɪks jʊr sərʧ wɪθ ˈspɛʃəl codewords*, ˈæməˌzɑn wɪl ˈkɑndəkt ðə sərʧ ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt loʊˈkeɪʃən. @stɔr ˈsərʧɪz ðə ˈkɪndəl stɔr, waɪl @wɛb rənz ðə sərʧ wərdz θru ˈgugəl. bət ðə moʊst ˈjusfəl koʊd ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli @ˈwɪˌki, wɪʧ wɪl ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli teɪk ju tɪ jʊr sərʧ peɪʤ ɔn ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə! ˈəpˌdeɪt: ɪt tərnz aʊt naʊ 1 mæʧ fər ðə freɪz tɪps ənd tricks”*”. soʊ bi ʃʊr tɪ klɪk hir fər mɔr əv maɪ bɛst ˈkɪndəl tɪps ənd tricks.”*.” klɪk hir tɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ ðɪs blɔg ɔn jʊr ˈkɪndəl! ər klɪk hir tɪ baɪ ˈkɪndəl ˈʃɔrtˌkəts, ˈhɪdən ˈfiʧərz, ˈwɛbˌsaɪts, fri iˈmeɪl frəm ˈkɪndəl: kənˈsaɪs ˈjuzər gaɪd ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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my 10 best kindle tips and tricks august 11, 2010
this week i’ve been writing more about my favorite authors — instead of about the kindle itself. so here’s the 10 best tricks i’ve learned so far for enjoying the kindle…
my favorite tips
1. instantly clear a note or search
i discovered this tip by accident. if you hold down the alt key while hitting the backspace button, your kindle automatically erases everything you’ve typed into a note or search field!
and also possible to simply change the cursor’s position. (i discovered this while playing minesweeper on the kindle, which uses similar navigation keys.) typing alt-h will always move your cursor back one space, positioning you to backspace over characters that you’ve already typed earlier (or to insert new letters). typing alt-j then moves your cursor forward, if you want to return towards the end of the line.
2. justify your kindle’s text
this appears to be a hidden feature on the original kindle 1 that was secretly added into the kindle’s font menu. press the font key, and the kindle displays its usual six choices for your font size. but if you then type the letter j, the kindle suddenly presents you with two more choices. there’s “full justification” and “left justification,” and it dramatically changes the way your ebooks will look!
3. skim faster
on the original kindle, holding down the alt key while pressing the “next page” or “previous page” bar also lets you skip forward much more quickly, jumping past several pages each time you press the key.
4. view your own photos on the kindle
i only recently discovered you can send your own pictures to your kindle. the file name appears as a separate entry among the ebook titles on your home page. (just click on the file name, and that picture magically appears!) the pictures are displayed in black-and-white, of course, but still fun to see a familiar image that’s all your own.
amazon can support almost every format for image files, including .gif, .png., .bmp, .jpeg, and .jpg.the secret is e-mailing the image to your kindle’s e-mail address, as an attachment. (if you’ve never done this before, just remember that your kindle’s e-mail address appears on amazon’s “manage your kindle” page, which has a url that’s very easy to remember.)
amazon.com/manageyourkindle
on my original kindle, i also finally discovered that it was possible to zoom in on any image. using the scrollbar, i could always scroll up and click to “select” an image — which would expand it to fill the entire screen!
fun on your home page
5. skip instantly to a different page of titles
i’ve always been jealous of people who could jump to a title by typing its first letter. (this is only possible if you’ve sorted your titles alphabetically, which allows skipping instantly through the list to arrive at “the first item that begins with that letter”.)
but it turns out there’s also a skipping trick for people who haven’t sorted their titles alphabetically. even if your titles are sorted by author (or by which title is “most recently read”), still possible to skip quickly from one page of titles to the next. type in the number of your desired page of titles, and the home page will automatically refresh to display the titles appearing on that page!
6. only show periodicals and blogs
this is handy if one of those people who’s actually reading lots of magazines or blogs on your kindle. the “show and sort” menu at the top of the home page will let you zoom in to a smaller listing that shows just your books (without blogs and magazines cluttering up the list) — or, to show only the periodicals and blogs, without clogging the listings with books!
7. view your own documents on your kindle
besides pictures, also possible to send text documents to your kindle. (it’s something i didn’t even think about for several months, because i was so excited to be reading digital ebooks!) but amazon’s “approved file types” for e-mailing include all the basic file formats for documents, including microsoft word’s .doc format and .rtf , as well as .html and .htm, and recently, even .pdf
8. see your reading progress on the home page
here’s something i didn’t know until i read the kindle user’s guide. i actually thought amazon was just displaying a decorative dotted line below the titles of my books — until i realized it was those heavy dots at the beginning of the line that were indicating how much of the book i’d read! (“your place in the book is indicated by the progress indicator beneath the book title,” amazon explains in the user’s guide…)
getting what you want
9. edit your highlights
i’d always get annoyed when i’d try to highlight a single sentence, and amazon insisted on including a few words from the previous sentence, or the sentence that came after it. but after syncing the kindle to my pc, i realized amazon stored them all in a single text file called “my clippings” in the “documents” folder. all i had to do was pull them up in a text editor, and i could chop out the extraneous words!
when highlighting a clipping, you can also highlight more words on a single page — just by selecting a smaller font size!
10. searching has shortcuts
by default amazon searches through the documents on your kindle, and also offers to run a search on the same words in its kindle store. but if you prefix your search with special codewords, amazon will conduct the search in a different location. @store searches the kindle store, while @web runs the search words through google. but the most useful code is probably @wiki, which will automatically take you to your search term’s page on wikipedia!
update: it turns out i’m now google’s #1 match for the phrase “kindle tips and tricks”. so be sure to click here for “five more of my best kindle tips and tricks.”
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ˈɪmɪʤɪz: ˈsɛnʧəri fɑks hæv ril æmˈbɪʃənz ənd ril ideas.”*.” soʊ sɪz ʤɔɪ, ðə ˈkɛrɪktər pleɪd baɪ ˈʤɛnəfər ˈlɔrəns ɪn ˈdeɪvɪd oʊ. ˈleɪtəst fɪlm. ʤɔɪ ɪz beɪst ɔn ðə laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ʤɔɪ mɑŋˈgɑnoʊ, ə ˈnoʊtɪd ˌɪnˈvɛntər, ˈbɪznɪs ˈwʊmən, ənd ˌɑntrəprəˈnʊr hu lɔnʧt hər kərɪr baɪ ˌɪnˈvɛntɪŋ ˈmɪrəkəl mɑp. moʊst əv ʤɔɪ ˈkəvərz ðə ˈmɪrəkəl mɑp ˈɪrə əv laɪf, ənd waɪl ðə ˈmuvi teɪks kriˈeɪtɪv ˈlaɪsəns wɪθ ˈækʧəwəl ɪˈvɛnts, ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ əv ðə fɪlm ˈɔfərz ˈpaʊərfəl kərɪr ˈlɛsənz. ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əˈbaʊt ʤɔɪ mɑŋˈgɑnoʊ ʤɔɪ mɑŋˈgɑnoʊ wɑz bɔrn ɪn 1956 ʃi bɪˈgæn ˌɪnˈvɛntɪŋ æt ən ˈərli eɪʤ ənd ɛz ə ˈtiˌneɪʤər dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˌflʊˈrɛsənt fli ˈkɑlər ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ hər ʤɑb æt ə ˈloʊkəl ˈænəməl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, hɑrts ˈmaʊntən bit ʤɔɪ tɪ ðə pənʧ ənd riˈlist ə ˈsɪmələr ˈprɑdəkt. jɪrz ˈleɪtər, æt ðə eɪʤ əv 34 ʤɔɪ dɪˈvɛləpt ðə ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp əv ðə ˈmɪrəkəl mɑp, ə ˈlaɪtˈweɪt, self-ringing*, ənd mɑp. ʤɔɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ɔf smɔl, ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈmɪrəkəl mɑp əraʊnd lɔŋ ˈaɪlənd. ʤɔɪ kɔt ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv, wɪʧ ˈɔrdərd mɑps. æt ðə ˈɔnˌsɛt, ðə ˈmɪrəkəl mɑp soʊld ˈmɑdəstli, bət ˈfɔrʧən wʊd ʧeɪnʤ wɪn ʃi wɑz əˈlaʊd ɔn ðə ɛr hərˈsɛlf, spərɪŋ seɪlz əv ˈjunɪts ɪn lɛs ðən ə hæf aʊər. wɪˈθɪn 10 jɪrz, ˈoʊvər 10 ˈmɪljən wərθ əv ˈmɪrəkəl mɑps wər soʊld pər jɪr. ʤɔɪ wɛnt ɔn tɪ hoʊld mɔr ðən 100 ˈpætənts ənd ɪn 2009 ʤɔɪ ræŋkt 77 ɔn fæst lɪst əv 100 moʊst kriˈeɪtɪv ˈpipəl ɪn ˈbɪznɪs. (lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt ʤɔɪ mɑŋˈgɑnoʊ ɔn ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə.) naʊ ðət wi noʊ ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr əˈbaʊt ʤɔɪ mɑŋˈgɑnoʊ, hir ər ə fju kərɪr ˈlɛsənz aɪ ˈlərnɪd frəm ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ˈmuvi ʤɔɪ. ˈlɛsən 1 ɪt ɪz ˈnɛvər tu leɪt. ðɪs ɪz wət maɪ laɪf həz kəm tɪ. aɪ hæv ə ˌdɛˈdɛnd ʤɑb. əm ɪn dɛt əp tɪ maɪ ˈaɪˌbɔlz ənd aɪ ʃɛr maɪ haʊs wɪθ maɪ dɪˈvɔrst ˈpɛrənts, maɪ ˈgrændˌməðər, ənd maɪ ɛks. ˈsəmθɪŋz gɑt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ. kərɪrz ˈjuʒəwəli teɪk ə fju tərnz. aɪ ˈpərsənəli noʊ tu ˈmɛni ˈpipəl hu gɪt ɪt raɪt streɪt aʊt əv ðə geɪt. waɪl ðɪs miˈændərɪŋ pæθ ɪz ˈkɑmən, ɪt ɪz ˈizi tɪ gɪt lɔst, ər æt list luz saɪt əv jʊr dɪˈzaɪərd ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən. ɛz wi ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn ɑr kərɪrz ənd ɑr lɪvz bɪˈkəm fʊl əv riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz, ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðɪs pæθ simz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. ɪt ɪz ˈizi tɪ fɔl ˈɪntu ə rət, ɪt ɪz ˈizi tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti həz bɪn mɪst ɪt ɪz ˈizi tɪ fil stək. wɪn ðə ˈmuvi bɪˈgɪnz, ʤɔɪ ɪz ə dɪˈvɔrst ˈməðər əv tu. ʃi ˈstrəgəlz tɪ meɪk ɛndz mit, ɪz pʊt ɔn ðə naɪt ʃɪft æt hər ʤɑb ɛz ən ˈɛˌrlaɪn ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz ˈmænɪʤər, ənd həz ə ˈliki paɪp ðət ɪz ˈrikɪŋ ˈhævək ɔn hər ˈkraʊdɪd ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld. ʤɔɪ filz stək. bət aʊt əv ðiz ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz ʤɔɪ həz hər ““a-ha”*” ˈmoʊmənt. ʃi bɪˈgɪnz tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər wət ʃi wɔnts aʊt əv laɪf ənd həz ə ʧɔɪs tɪ meɪk: steɪ ɔn hər ˈkɑrənt pæθ ər teɪk ə rɪsk. ju kən gɛs wɪʧ ˈɔpʃən ʤɔɪ ˈʧuzɪz. ɛz prəˈfɛʃənəlz, wi ər ˈɔfən feɪst wɪθ ə ˈsɪmələr ʧɔɪs. ðə ˈfərðər wi ər ɪn ɑr kərɪrz ðə mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt ɪt ɪz tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈoʊvər ɪn ə nu fild, æt ə nu ˈkəmpəˌni, ər ɪn ə nu pəˈzɪʃən. ʤɔɪ ʃoʊz ˈjuˈɛs ɪt ɪz ˈnɛvər tu leɪt. ənd ɪf ʃi ɪˈnəf pruf, teɪk ə lʊk æt ðiz ˈəðər 13 ˈpipəl hu pruv ɪts ˈnɛvər tu leɪt fər ə kərɪr ʧeɪnʤ. si ɪf ˈrɛdi fər ə kərɪr ʧeɪnʤ. ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs fər ɑr nɛkst ʤɑb ˈsikər webinar*: ər ju ˈrɛdi fər ə kərɪr ʧeɪnʤ? ˈlɛsən 2 ˈkɑnfədɛns ənd kənˈvɪkʃən ɪz ki. ˈtrudi: "ju ər ɪn ə rum ənd ðɛr ɪz ə gən ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈəðər ˈpərsən ɪn ðə rum ɪz ən ˈædvərˌsɛri ɪn ˈkɑmərs. ˈoʊnli wən əv ju kən prɪˈveɪl. du ju pɪk əp ðə gən, ʤɔɪ?" ʤɔɪ: "aɪ pɪk əp ðə gən." ɪn ðɪs kəmˈpɛlɪŋ sin, ʤɔɪ ɪz biɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənd baɪ ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɪnˈvɛstər ɔn haʊ kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ hər ˈbɪznɪs ʃi ɪz, ənd waɪl aɪ ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ɪn ˈbɪznɪs ˈmitɪŋz, aɪ du θɪŋk ðə kˈwɛʃən spiks tɪ ə ˈdipər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv kənˈvɪkʃən ənd wət ɪt minz ɪn jʊr kərɪr. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈrizənz waɪ ˈpipəl meɪk kərɪr ˈʧɔɪsɪz. ˈwɛðər ɪt ɪz fər ˈsæləri ˈrizənz, prɛˈstiʒ, ɪmˈplɔɪi ˈbɛnəfɪts, ər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkɑnʃəns, ju hæv tɪ hæv kənˈvɪkʃən ɪn jʊr ˈʧɔɪsɪz. ɪn ə ˈrisənt poʊst, aɪ roʊt əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv noʊɪŋ wət ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ɪn jʊr nɛkst kərɪr stɛp ənd haʊ tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ ðət ju məst hæv ə klɪr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv wət ju ˈvælju moʊst ɪn jʊr wərk. ˈhævɪŋ ðɪs wɪl hɛlp ju aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət ər ə ˈkəlʧərəl fɪt, hɛlp tɪ dɪˈtərmən wɪʧ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ pərˈsu, ənd wɪl hɛlp ju ˈkɑnfədəntli ˈænsər ðə du ju wɔnt tɪ wərk here”*” ənd ɪz ðɪs pəˈzɪʃən raɪt fər you”*” ˈɪntərvˌju kˈwɛsʧənz. rɛd ˈpɪŋˌpɔŋ ər ˈpərpəs pɑrt 1 pɑrt 2 ˈkɑnfədɛns ənd kənˈvɪkʃən ər kiz tɪ səkˈsɛs ənd ðeɪ ər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər wət aɪ θɪŋk ɪz ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kərɪr ədˈvaɪs frəm ðə ˈmuvi ʤɔɪ: ˈlɛsən 3 oʊn ɪt! "ˈlɪsən tɪ mi. ˈnɛvər spik... ɔn maɪ bɪˈhæf... əˈbaʊt maɪ ˈbɪznɪs... əˈgɛn." ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt frəm ʤɔɪ ɪz ðət tɪ bi səkˈsɛsfəl, ju məst hæv ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ˈoʊvər jʊr laɪf ənd kərɪr. ˈpæsɪvli goʊɪŋ wɪθ floʊ, ˈpleɪsɪŋ bleɪm ɔn ˈəðərz, ənd nɑt biɪŋ əˈkaʊntəbəl fər jʊr ˈʧɔɪsɪz ər ˈizi weɪz tɪ luz saɪt əv jʊr dɪˈzaɪərd kərɪr ˈaʊtˌkəmz. ju hæv tɪ oʊn jʊr kərɪr ənd jʊr ˈʧɔɪsɪz. ˈoʊnɪŋ jʊr kərɪr minz ju ər kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə wərk ju du ənd ər ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ˌɪmˈpruvmənt. ˈmeɪʤər ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk ˈgugəl vju ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ɛz ə ˈhaɪli dɪˈzaɪərəbəl treɪt ɪn ðɛr haɪərz bɪˈkəz ɪt ʃoʊz ðət ɪmˈplɔɪiz wɪl bi ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ðɛr ˈprɑʤɛkts ənd wɪl pʊʃ ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ groʊ ənd dɪˈvɛləp. ʤɔɪ teɪks ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp æt ˈsɛvərəl ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈmoʊmənts ðət lɛd tɪ hər ˈəltəmət səkˈsɛs. ʃi teɪks kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər hər laɪf ənd teɪks ə rɪsk ɔn hər æmˈbɪʃənz ənd aɪˈdiəz. wɪn ə ˈspoʊkspərsən tæŋks ðə fərst ˈmæʤɪk mɑp ˈtɛləˌkæst, ʤɔɪ teɪks ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ənd ˈprɛzənts ðə mɑp hərˈsɛlf, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ˈθaʊzənz əv seɪlz. wɪn ʤɔɪ ɪz pʊʃt tɪ nɪr ˈbæŋkrəptsi du tɪ ˈmɛdəlɪŋ ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz ənd dɪˈsɑnəst ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈpɑrtnərz, ʃi əˈgɛn teɪks kənˈtroʊl əv hər ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ənd ɪmˈpaʊərz hərˈsɛlf tɪ meɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz. ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈizi, bət wɪn ju du, ɪt kən bi ˌɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ ənd ˌɪnˈvɪgərˌeɪtɪŋ. liv ju wɪθ wən ˈfaɪnəl kwoʊt ðət səmz əp kriˈeɪtɪŋ jʊr səkˈsɛs baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp: ju groʊ əp ənd ju kəm ˈɪntu ðə wərld ðət həz ɔl sɔrts əv θɪŋz ɪn ɪt, ˈməni, kraɪm, bɪˈtreɪəl, ju ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ jʊr ˈgɑnə hæv ɪz wət ju make.”*.” ˈɛvriˌwən həz ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈstɔri. ədˈvænst ˈrisɔrsɪz hɛlp jʊrz ənˈfoʊld ðə weɪ ju wɔnt ɪt tɪ. wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs, ˈpərsɪnəl. si haʊ ɪn ɑr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈvɪdioʊ ˈgæləri.
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“i have real ambitions and real ideas.”
so says joy, the eponymous character played by jennifer lawrence in david o. russell’s latest film. joy is based on the life and career of joy mangano, a noted inventor, business woman, and entrepreneur who launched her career by inventing miracle mop. most of joy covers the miracle mop era of joy’s life, and while the movie takes creative license with actual events, the message of the film offers powerful career lessons.
a little bit about joy mangano
joy mangano was born in 1956. she began inventing at an early age and as a teenager developed a fluorescent flea collar inspired by her job at a local animal hospital. unfortunately, hartz mountain beat joy to the punch and released a similar product. years later, at the age of 34, joy developed the prototype of the miracle mop, a lightweight, self-ringing, and super-absorbent mop. joy started off small, selling miracle mop around long island. joy caught the attention of qvc, which ordered 1,000 mops. at the onset, the miracle mop sold modestly, but joy’s fortune would change when she was allowed on the air herself, spurring sales of 18,000 units in less than a half hour. within 10 years, over $10 million worth of miracle mops were sold per year.
joy went on to hold more than 100 patents and in 2009, joy ranked #77 on fast company’s list of 100 most creative people in business. (learn more about joy mangano on wikipedia.)
now that we know a little more about joy mangano, here are a few career lessons i learned from watching the movie joy.
lesson 1: it is never too late.
this is what my life has come to. i have a dead-end job. i'm in debt up to my eyeballs and i share my house with my divorced parents, my grandmother, and my ex. something's got to change.
careers usually take a few turns. i personally don’t know too many people who get it right straight out of the gate. while this meandering path is common, it is easy to get lost, or at least lose sight of your desired destination. as we progress in our careers and our lives become full of responsibilities, changing this path seems impossible. it is easy to fall into a rut, it is easy to believe that an opportunity has been missed --- it is easy to feel stuck.
when the movie begins, joy is a divorced mother of two. she struggles to make ends meet, is put on the night shift at her job as an airline reservations manager, and has a leaky pipe that is wreaking havoc on her crowded household. joy feels stuck. but out of these limitations joy has her “a-ha” moment. she begins to remember what she wants out of life and has a choice to make: stay on her current path or take a risk. you can guess which option joy chooses.
as professionals, we are often faced with a similar choice. the further we are in our careers the more difficult it is to imagine starting over in a new field, at a new company, or in a new position. joy shows us it is never too late. and if she wasn’t enough proof, take a look at these other 13 people who prove it's never too late for a career change.
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lesson 2: confidence and conviction is key.
trudy: "you are in a room and there is a gun on the table. the only other person in the room is an adversary in commerce. only one of you can prevail. do you pick up the gun, joy?" joy: "i pick up the gun."
in this compelling scene, joy is being questioned by a potential investor on how committed to her business she is, and while i don’t recommend firearms in business meetings, i do think the question speaks to a deeper understanding of conviction and what it means in your career.
there are many reasons why people make career choices. whether it is for salary reasons, prestige, employee benefits, or social conscience, you have to have conviction in your choices. in a recent post, i wrote about the importance of knowing what searching for in your next career step and how to accomplish that you must have a clear understanding of what you value most in your work. having this self-awareness will help you identify the companies that are a cultural fit, help to determine which opportunities to pursue, and will help you confidently answer the “why do you want to work here” and “why is this position right for you” interview questions.
read ping-pong or purpose part 1 & part 2.
confidence and conviction are keys to success and they are necessary for what i think is the most important career advice from the movie joy:
lesson 3: own it!
"listen to me. never speak... on my behalf... about my business... again."
the most important takeaway from joy is that to be successful, you must have ownership over your life and career. passively going with flow, placing blame on others, and not being accountable for your choices are easy ways to lose sight of your desired career outcomes. you have to own your career and your choices.
owning your career means you are connected to the work you do and are dedicated to improvement. major companies like google view ownership as a highly desirable trait in their hires because it shows that employees will be invested in their projects and will push themselves to grow and develop.
joy takes ownership at several critical moments that lead to her ultimate success. she takes control over her life and takes a risk on her ambitions and ideas. when a qvc spokesperson tanks the first magic mop telecast, joy takes ownership and presents the mop herself, leading to thousands of sales. when joy is pushed to near bankruptcy due to meddling family members and dishonest manufacturing partners, she again takes control of her circumstances and empowers herself to make decisions. taking ownership always easy, but when you do, it can be inspiring and invigorating. i’ll leave you with one final quote that sums up creating your success by taking ownership:
“as you grow up and you come into the world that has all sorts of things in it, money, crime, betrayal, you realize that the only thing you're gonna have is what you make.”
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tl;dr*: nu ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈɔpʃənz! ˈlæfərti tɔks əˈbaʊt kəmˈpænjənz (ˈvɪdioʊ). fɔrθ ˈfæðəm əˈʧivd ənd kəlt ˈædɪd! ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈɔpʃən. ˈpɑrti wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs nɛkst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ! haɪ fərˈgɑtən wənz, ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, wi sərˈpæst ˈbækərz, ənˈlɑkɪŋ ðə fɔrθ ˈfæðəm əv ðə ˈlæbərˌɪnθ. ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt 1000 mɔr fər ðə fɪθ ˈfæðəm! ənd təˈdeɪ (wɪθ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz) riʧt ðə strɛʧ goʊl, ˈædɪŋ ə θərd kəlt. pæt ˈrɔθfəs, wi ər ˈkəmɪŋ fər ju! ˈfɪzɪkəl (naʊ ˈoʊpən tɪ ɔl tirz 45 wi hæd bɪn riˈstrɪktɪŋ ˈfɪzɪkəl tɪ ðoʊz æt ə ˈfɪzɪkəl gʊdz plɛʤ tir. wi ər rɪˈlæksɪŋ ðɪs riˈstrɪkʃən ɪf ju hæv plɛʤd æt ðə 45 tir ər haɪər, ju kən naʊ ˌɪnˈkris jʊr plɛʤ tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈfɪzɪkəl gʊdz fər. əbˈzɔrb dəˈmɛstɪk ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz, bət fər ɑr ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbækərz, wi æsk ðət ju æd ən əˈdɪʃənəl 10 ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈhændəlɪŋ pər ˈaɪtəm tɪ hɛlp ˈkəvər ðə ˈɛkstrə ˈʃɪpɪŋ kɔst. ˈmæksəməm əv 5 ˈtoʊtəl ˈfɪzɪkəl pər ˈpərsən ɪf ju wʊd laɪk mɔr ðən ðət, pliz ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs ˈviə piɛm ənd si wət wi kən du. ˈprɪnɪd noʊˈvɛlə ˌkɑmpəˈleɪʃən pər ˈpɑpjələr dɪˈmænd, wi ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈprɪnɪd noʊˈvɛlə ˌkɑmpəˈleɪʃən əˈveɪləbəl ɛz ən. ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz ðə baɪ ˈmɑnti kʊk ənd ˈkoʊlɪn məˈkoʊm, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə frəm ðə dɛpθs faɪv noʊˈvɛlə ˌkɑmpəˈleɪʃən. 40 (pləs 10 ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈhændəlɪŋ ɪf ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl). (əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈoʊnli.) ˈtiˌsərts ənd ˈpoʊstərz ˈəðər ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈveɪləbəl æt ðɪs taɪm ər ˈtɔrˌmɛnt ˈtiˌsərts 25 iʧ) ənd ˈpoʊstərz 25 iʧ). ˈsæmpəl (nɑt ˈfaɪnəl) dɪˈzaɪnz ər ʃoʊn bɪˈloʊ. ˈtiˌsərt ˈsaɪzɪz ər ɛs θru xxl*. fərst ˈkæˌstɔf ˌstæʧuˈɛts fər ðə tru kəˈlɛktər, ˈmeɪkɪŋ saɪnd ənd ˈnəmbərd ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪˈdɪʃən ˌstæʧuˈɛts əˈveɪləbəl ɛz ˈɔpʃənz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə tir. ðə mæt ˈvərʒən ɪz æt 1200 ənd ðə ˈpeɪnɪd wən 1800 (kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ imaginerick*.) (noʊ nid tɪ æd mɔr fər ˈʃɪpɪŋ ənd ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ðiz.) ˈlæfərti dɪˈskraɪbz kəmˈpænjənz ɪn teɪlz əv ˈtɔrˌmɛnt: ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd 5 ɪkˈspleɪnz mɔr əˈbaʊt kəmˈpænjənz ənd waɪ ðeɪ maɪt əˈkəmpəni (ər əˈbændən) ju θruaʊt ˈtɔrˌmɛnt. ʃi dɪˈskraɪbz ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈkɑnsɛpts əv tu əv ðɛm ənd wət roʊl ðeɪ maɪt pleɪ ɪn jʊr ˈstɔri (bət pliz kip ɪn maɪnd ðət ðiz ər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ɪgˈzæmpəlz ənd meɪ bi ˈdɪfərənt ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl geɪm). ˈəðər θɪŋz ˈmɛni əv ju hæv æst ˈjuˈɛs ɪf wi wɪl bi riˈlisɪŋ ˈtɔrˌmɛnt ɔn. ˈæftər ɔl, ðɛr ðə bɛst pleɪs tɪ gɪt ðə geɪm ðət ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ðɪs ɔl planescape*: ˈtɔrˌmɛnt. wɛl, gʊd nuz! wɪr ˈhæpi tɪ əˈnaʊns ðət wiv tɔkt wɪθ ðə kru ənd ðeɪv lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ ðət ðeɪ wʊd ləv tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut ˈtɔrˌmɛnt! ðeɪ wɪl bi wən əv jʊr ˈɔpʃənz tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd jʊr ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkɑpiz. ˈɔlsoʊ bi ə pleɪs tɪ gɪt ˈweɪˌstlænd 2.) (ʧɛk ɑr ˈtəmblər saɪt fər lɪŋks, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ tɪ fər ðə geɪm.) ˈsikɪŋ ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz fər trænzˈleɪʃən əv ɑr ˈtəmblər saɪt ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ tɪ trænzˈleɪt ɑr ˈtəmblər blɔg ˈɪntu ɛz ˈmɛni ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, soʊ ju kən gɪt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə geɪm ənd ðə rɪˈwɔrdz ɪn jʊr oʊn ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ənd soʊ wi ˌɪmˈpruv ɑr riʧ. ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz əˈməŋ ɑr fænz tɪ hɛlp gɪt ðɪs ˈroʊlɪŋ ðə æp wɪl əˈlaʊ ju tɪ trænzˈleɪt ˈpeɪʤɪz ər pɑrts əv ˈpeɪʤɪz wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈnoʊˌhaʊ, ɔl wi nid ɪz jʊr oʊn ˈlæŋgwɪʤ skɪlz ənd ˈɛnərʤi. ɪf ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd, sɛnd ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈmɛsɪʤ θru wɪθ jʊr iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ənd ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ laɪk tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs trænzˈleɪt ɑr blɔg tɪ. saɪnd prɪnt ˈædɪd tɪ tir ˈædɪŋ ə saɪnd prɪnt (frəm ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ tir) ɛz ən əˈdɪʃənəl rɪˈwɔrd fər ðə ˌstæʧuˈɛt tir. (ə saɪnd prɪnt wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə ənd tirz.) ˈɔnˌlaɪn stɔr rɪˈsivd ˈmɛni rɪkˈwɛsts ðət mɔr bi meɪd əˈveɪləbəl. wi ər ˈædɪŋ səm əv ðiz tɪ ðə plɛʤ ˈɔpʃənz, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈaɪtəmz ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ðɪs ˈəpˌdeɪt, bət ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti ðə bɛst ˈɔpʃən. ˈsəmˌtaɪm ˈæftər ðə ɛndz, wi wɪl sɛt əp ə ˈɔnˌlaɪn stɔr wɛr boʊθ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ənd ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈaɪtəmz wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈpərʧəs. soʊ ɪf plɛʤd æt ə tir loʊər ðən 45 hæv ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn stɔr ɛz ən ˈɔpʃən fər səm ˈfɪzɪkəl gʊdz. kəm ˈsɛləˌbreɪt wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs! ðə ˈtɔrˌmɛnt ɛndz æt ðə ɛnd əv nɛkst wik! ɑr ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈpɑrti wɪl bɪˈgɪn æt 2 piɛm ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈeɪprəl 5th*. ɪf laɪk tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs, pliz æt nid tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər æt ɑr saɪt ɪf ju ɔˈrɛdi) ənd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ. ðə bɑr tæb wɪl bi ˈkəvərd baɪ ðə bɑrd (i.e*., ˈprɑfɪts frəm ðə ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈvərʒən əv ðə teɪl wɪl bi peɪɪŋ fər ðə ˈpɑrti). (ənd aɪ hir ˈkoʊlɪn həz ˈprɑməst keɪk!) pliz lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ baɪ ðɪs ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɪf laɪk tɪ kəm! ˈkɛvɪn ˈsɔndərz ˈprɑʤɛkt lɛd
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tl;dr: new physical add-on options! mur lafferty talks about companions (video). fourth fathom achieved and cult dendra o’hur added! gog.com digital download option. party with us next friday!
hi forgotten ones,
on saturday, we surpassed 54,000 backers, unlocking the fourth fathom of the castoff’s labyrinth. only about 1000 more for the fifth fathom! and today (with paypal’s $50+k contributions) reached the $3.1m stretch goal, adding a third cult. pat rothfuss, we are coming for you!
physical add-ons (now open to all tiers $45+)
we had been restricting physical add-ons to those at a physical goods pledge tier. we are relaxing this restriction if you have pledged at the $45 tier or higher, you can now increase your pledge to include physical goods for add-ons. absorb domestic shipping charges, but for our international backers, we ask that you add an additional $10 shipping & handling per item to help cover the extra shipping cost. maximum of 5 total physical add-ons per person if you would like more than that, please contact us via pm and see what we can do.
printed novella compilation
per popular demand, we are making the printed novella compilation available as an add-on. this includes the novellas by monte cook and colin mccomb, as well as the from the depths five novella compilation. $40 (plus $10 shipping & handling if international). (available in english only.)
t-shirts and posters
other physical add-ons available at this time are backer-exclusive torment t-shirts ($25 each) and posters ($25 each). sample (not final) designs are shown below. t-shirt sizes are s through xxl.
first castoff statuettes
for the true collector, making signed and numbered limited edition statuettes available as add-on options outside of the $2k tier. the matte version is at $1200 and the painted one $1800. (created by imaginerick.) (no need to add more for shipping and handling of these.)
mur lafferty describes companions
in tales of torment: episode 5, mur explains more about companions and why they might accompany (or abandon) you throughout torment. she describes the initial concepts of two of them and what role they might play in your story (but please keep in mind that these are representative examples and may be different in the final game).
other things
gog.com
many of you have asked us if we will be releasing torment on gog.com. after all, they're the best place to get the game that inspired this all planescape: torment. well, good news! we're happy to announce that we've talked with the gog.com crew and they've let us know that they would love to distribute torment! they will be one of your options to download your digital drm-free copies. (they’ll also be a place to get wasteland 2 drm-free.)
(check our tumblr site for ps:t links, including to mods for the game.)
seeking volunteers for translation of our tumblr site
we’re working with easyling to translate our tumblr blog into as many languages as possible, so you can get information on the game and the kickstarter rewards in your own language and so we improve our reach. looking for volunteers among our fans to help get this rolling the easyling app will allow you to translate pages or parts of pages without any requirement for technical know-how, all we need is your own language skills and energy. if you’re interested, send us a message through kickstarter with your email address and the language you’d like to help us translate our blog to.
signed print added to $2k tier
we’re adding a signed print (from the corresponding $1k tier) as an additional reward for the $2k statuette tier. (a signed print was already included in the $5k and $10k tiers.)
backer-only online store post-kickstarter
we’ve received many requests that more add-ons be made available. we are adding some of these to the kickstarter pledge options, such as the items mentioned in this update, but in many cases using the kickstarter add-on capability isn’t the best option. sometime after the kickstarter ends, we will set up a backer-only online store where both digital and physical items will be available for purchase. so if you’ve pledged at a tier lower than $45, you’ll have the online store as an option for some physical goods.
come celebrate with us!
the torment kickstarter ends at the end of next week! our closing party will begin at 2 pm pdt on friday, april 5th. if you’d like to celebrate with us, please login at tormentrpg.com (you’ll need to register at our site if you haven’t already) and you’ll be able to let us know. the bar tab will be covered by the bard (i.e., profits from the android version of the bard’s tale will be paying for the party). (and i hear colin has promised cake!) please let us know by this thursday if you’d like to come!
kevin saunders
project lead
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signup* tɪ rɪˈsiv ə ˈdeɪli ˈraʊnˌdəp əv ðə tɔp+ nuz ˈstɔriz frəm əraʊnd ðə wərld ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər əv tu ənd ə hæf mɛn həz sɛd hi bi surprised”*” ɪf ˈpipəl ər əˈfɛndɪd baɪ ə ˈstɔriˌlaɪn ɪn wɪʧ ˈæʃtən streɪt ˈkɛrɪktər ˈwɔldən ˈɛnərz ˈɪntu ə ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈiziər fər ɪm tɪ əˈdɑpt ə ʧaɪld. ɪt wɑz əˈnaʊnst ˈərliər ðɪs wik ðət ðə ʃæm ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈstɔriˌlaɪn ɪn wɪʧ ˈwɔldən ˈmɛriz ˈfɛloʊ streɪt ˈkɛrɪktər ˈælən ˈhɑrpər wɪl bi ə ˈprɑmənənt pɑrt əv ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈfaɪnəl ˈsizən, wɪθ ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˈʧɛrmən ˈninə ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ðə ˈstɔriˌlaɪn wɑz ˈvɛri ˈpɑzətɪv statement”*”. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈæftər ˈnɛgətɪv riˈækʃənz ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər ʧək həz ˈspoʊkən aʊt tɪ seɪ ðət hi ɪkˈspɛkts səm ˈpipəl wɪl bi əˈfɛndɪd baɪ ɪt. hi toʊld ðə ˈhɑliˌwʊd rɪˈpɔrtər: goʊɪŋ tɪ si tu mɛn hu ər nɑt geɪ bət ər goʊɪŋ tɪ reɪz ə ʧaɪld wɪθ ə greɪt dil əv ləv ənd əˈtɛnʃən. ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd, ənd aɪ hoʊp nən ɪz ˈteɪkən. ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈsəmˈwət əv ən əˈfɛnsɪv ʃoʊ, soʊ ɪt səˈpraɪz mi ɪf ðɪs ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi əˈfɛndɪŋ ˈpipəl. wi goʊ aʊt wɪθ ˈdɪgnəti, bɪˈkəz ˈnɛvər hæd any.”*.” ʤɑn kraɪər, hu pleɪz ˈælən ˈhɑrpər ɔn ðə ʃoʊ, ˈædɪd: ər duɪŋ ðɪs fər ðə raɪt ˈrizən, bət ˈteɪkɪŋ ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wɑz ˈɑbviəsli fɔt fər ˈvɛri hɑrd baɪ ðə kəmˈjunɪti. fɛlt laɪk comedically*, ɪt wɑz ə fən aɪˈdiə. ˈɑbviəsli wi wɔnt tɪ ˈʧipən ðə ˈstrəgəl ðət ˈpipəl hæv bɪn goʊɪŋ through.”*.” ˈʧipənd ˈplɛnti əv θɪŋz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈdɛkeɪd ðət bɪn ɔn ðə ɛr, bət ðət ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ du. si wɛr ɪt goʊz. ləv tɪ seɪ, tu ənd ə hæf mɛn, ju noʊ, goʊɪŋ tɪ du ɪt tastefully.’*.’ bət ə təf freɪz ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv maɪ mouth.”*.” ðə ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ ɛrz ɔn ˈsiˌbiˌɛs, læst sɛpˈtɛmbər ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə roʊl əv ə ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈʧɑrli lɔŋ lɔst ˈdɔtər. ˈhɑrpər wɑz pleɪd baɪ ˈʧɑrli ʃin.
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the executive producer of two and a half men has said he “won’t be surprised” if people are offended by a storyline in which ashton kutcher’s straight character walden enters into a same-sex marriage to make it easier for him to adopt a child.
it was announced earlier this week that the sham marriage storyline – in which walden marries fellow straight character alan harper – will be a prominent part of the sitcom’s upcoming final season, with cbs chairman nina tassler insisted that the storyline was “a very positive statement”.
however, after negative reactions online, executive producer chuck lorre has spoken out to say that he expects some people will be offended by it.
he told the hollywood reporter: “you’re going to see two men who are not gay but are going to raise a child with a great deal of love and attention.
“no offence is intended, and i hope none is taken. always been somewhat of an offensive show, so it wouldn’t surprise me if this is going to be offending people. we go out with dignity, because never had any.”
jon cryer, who plays alan harper on the show, added: “they are doing this for the right reason, but taking advantage of something that was obviously fought for very hard by the lgbt community.
“i felt like comedically, it was a fun idea. obviously we want to cheapen the struggle that people have been going through.”
“obviously cheapened plenty of things over the decade that been on the air, but that is something not intending to do. we’ll see where it goes.
“i’d love to say, ‘it’s two and a half men, you know, going to do it tastefully.’ but a tough phrase coming out of my mouth.”
the programme, which airs on cbs, last september introduced the role of a bisexual female character in the form of charlie harper’s long lost daughter. harper was played by charlie sheen.
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ˈpɛtrəs ɪz ˈlɪstɪd æt bət ðə ˈnəmbərz toʊld ðə vænˈkuvər ˈkeɪnəks ɪt ˈdəzənt ˈmætər, dræft ɪm ˈɛniˌweɪ. ˈpɛtrəs ɪz ˈlɪstɪd æt bət ðə ˈnəmbərz toʊld ðə ˈkeɪnəks ɪt ˈmætər, dræft ɪm ˈɛniˌweɪ. mit ɪm ɪn ˈpərsən ənd ˈsədənli haɪt minz ˈivɪn lɛs. ˈmoʊstli bɪˈkəz hi lʊks laɪk hi kʊd bɛnʧ prɛs ˈrɑʤərz ərˈinə. ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈɪrə, meɪ hæv bɪn ə ˈstrɔŋˌmæn ɪn ə ˈtrævəlɪŋ ˈsərkəs, ˈkæʧɪŋ wɪθ hɪz gət waɪl ˈlɪftɪŋ pleɪts əv ˈdəmˌbɛlz wɪθ ə ˈpɪŋki. ˌɪnˈstɛd, dɪˈtərmənd tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈivɪn mɔr ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri. skɔr goʊlz ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈhɑki lig. æt fərst, ɪt simz ˌɪmˈplɔzəbəl. dɪd wi ˈmɛnʃən hɪz haɪt? ˈpɑrtli waɪ ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi səˈlɛktɪd ɪn ðə fərst tu jɪrz əv dræft ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti. bət ðət ʧeɪnʤd ɪn ʤun, hɪz θərd ənd ˈfaɪnəl ɪn ðə dræft. ðə ˈkeɪnəks juzd ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl pɪk ɔn ɪm ɪn ðə sɪksθ raʊnd ənd dɪd ɪt ˈlinɪŋ ɔn ˌænəˈlɪtɪks. ə pleɪər (dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈæməˌʧər ˈskaʊtɪŋ) ʤəd ˈbrækɪt laɪkt æt ðə ˈmɪdˌtərm ənd səm əv ðə ˈdætə ɔn ɪm wɑz ən ˈaʊtlaɪər ɔn ðə gʊd side,”*,” ˈkeɪnəks ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈtrɛvər ˈlɪndən sɛd. ðoʊz tu θɪŋz keɪm together.”*.” fər jɪrz, pərˈsɛpʃən həz bɪn ðə ˈkeɪnəks juz ˈdætə laɪk əˈleɪn vɪgˈnoʊ juzd kiθ ˈbælərd ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz ˈhjumənli ˈpɑsəbəl. ðɪs pæst dræft, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈkeɪnəks sɛt əˈsaɪd ðɛr əˈfɪnɪti fər bɪg pleɪərz hu ər ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ pleɪ əˈgɛnst, ənd ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn skɪld pleɪərz wɪθ bɪg ˈdætə ˌɪnˈstɛd. həz ðɛr ˈlɪtəl ˌænəˈlɪtɪks hɑrt groʊn θri ˈsaɪzɪz raɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ɑr aɪz? ɪz ðɛr naʊ ə ˈbɪgər roʊl ɪn ðɪs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən fər ˈdætə? θɪŋk bɪn ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðət ðɪs pæst ˈsizən ɛz wɛl ɛz pɑrts əv ðə ˈsizən before,”*,” ˈlɪndən sɛd. θɪŋk riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ˈʤɑnəθən wɔl ənd ˌeɪˈdɛn fɑks mɔr tɪ rən ˈdætə ənd si wət pɑps aʊt. ðɛn wi kən tɔk əˈbaʊt ðoʊz pleɪərz. səm fɪts, səm ər. ə pis əv ðə ˈpəzəl. ə tul. ˈmeɪbi ə gaɪ pɑps əp ənd ə skaʊt wɪl seɪ, noʊ ˈɔlˌweɪz laɪkt him’*’ ənd ðə (ˈdætə) kən bi ə pis ðət səˈpɔrts ɪt. ər ˈmeɪbi ə gaɪ həz greɪt ˈdætə ənd ə skaʊt wɪl seɪ nɑt fər me.’”*.’”, əv kɔrs, wɑz fər ðə ˈkeɪnəks. hi meɪd ðə ˈnəmbərz stænd aʊt bɪˈkəz hi tərnd ðə ˈɪntu ə ˈpɑpˌkɔrn məˈʃin. hi pʊt əp 40 goʊlz ənd 58 əˈsɪsts ɪn 62 geɪmz wɪθ oʊən saʊnd. ðə kaɪnd əv pərˈdəkʃən ðət gɪts səm pleɪərz ˈdræftɪd ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd raʊnd, ənd ˈəðərz ˈivɪn ˈərliər., hu tərnz 20 ðɪs mənθ, dɪd ɪt wɪθ ə greɪt ʃɑt, sɔft hænz ənd ə dɔgd staɪl ðət tɛndz tɪ bi ə ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk əv ðə sˈmɔlər pleɪərz hu ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪk ɪt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈbrɛndən ˈgæləgər. oʊ, ənd ðɪs dud ɪz strɔŋ. θɪŋk ʤəd sɛd ɪt bɛst, nɑt ə smɔl pleɪər, ʤɪst short,”*,” ˈlɪndən sɛd. strɔŋ. strɔŋ ɔn. strɔŋ ɔn sticks.”*.” haʊ strɔŋ ɪz hi? strɔŋ, aɪ kən tɛl ju that,”*,” hi sɛd. waɪ hir. aɪ kən pleɪ ə hɑrd geɪm, ˈbætəl hɑrd. aɪ wɑz jəŋ, maɪ dæd toʊld mi aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ʃɔrt pleɪər ənd sɛd aɪ hæd tɪ bi ˈfæstər ənd ˈstrɔŋgər ðən ðə ˈəðər gaɪz. aɪ kən skwɑt ə lɔt. aɪ du ˌwənˈlɛgəd skwɑts. aɪ kən du 100 skwɑts ɔn wən leg.”*.” ju hæd ˈjuˈɛs æt ˌwənˈlɛgəd skwɑts. ðə ˈkeɪnəks plæn ɪz fər tɪ pleɪ ɪn ˈfɪnˌlænd ðɪs ˈsizən fər əv ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪˈlit wɛr ˈsæmi ˈsɑloʊ ɪz ən əˈsɪstənt koʊʧ. ɪm bæk pleɪɪŋ wɪθ ˈsæmi, ˈɑbviəsli ˈsæmi noʊz ɑr expectation,”*,” sɛd raɪən ˈʤɑnsən, ðə canucks’*’ dɪˈrɛktər əv pleɪər dɪˈvɛləpmənt. wɪl bi greɪt ˈhævɪŋ ɪm ðɛr tɪ pʊʃ ɔn (palmu*). hi fɪts wɛr ðə ɪz goʊɪŋ. wɪθ hɪz ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti ənd ðə weɪ hi kəmˈpits, kaɪnd əv ðə nu. hi hæv tɪ bi bɪg. bət ju hæv tɪ hæv ʤæm, ənd hi həz that.”*.” sˈmɔlər pleɪərz ər bæk ɪn voʊg ɪn ə lig wɛr spid ənd juθ ər bɪˈkəmɪŋ kɪŋz. ˈfɔrwərd ˈvɪktər wɑz wən əv ðə ˈbreɪˌkaʊt stɑrz əv ðə pleɪɔfs, ənd laɪk wɑz ˌɪgˈnɔrd ɪn hɪz fərst tu jɪrz əv dræft ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti, ˈpɑrʃəli bɪˈkəz əv hɪz saɪz. lʊk æt ɪn ˈnæʃvɪl ənd nɑt məʧ tɪ ɪm ənd ˈpɛtrəs ɪz ɪn ðət seɪm mould,”*,” ˈʤɑnsən sɛd. strɔŋ, fæst ənd ɪn ɔn ðə forecheck*. kəmˈpit laɪk ə dɔg ɔn ə boʊn fər ənd ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk pleɪz wɪn ðeɪ du ɪt. aɪ si ˈpɛtrəs laɪk ðət. hi ɪz soʊ ˈstɑki, ˈmeɪbi hi hæv ðət haɪɛnd spid. ʤɪst hæv tɪ gɪt hɪz ˈoʊvərˌɔl haɪɛnd spid əp soʊ hi həz ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪŋ spid ɪn ðə ˈnutrəl zoʊn ənd kən skeɪt æt ðət peɪs. bət hɪz kˈwɪknəs daʊn loʊ ənd hɪz kəmˈpit (ˈlɛvəl) ər θɪŋz ju tiʧ, ənd hi ɔˈrɛdi həz them.”*.” hi həz ə drim tu. wɔnt tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə səm day,”*,” sɛd. wɔnt tɪ pruv ˈpipəl rɔŋ. aɪ ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ ʃoʊ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. aɪ noʊ səm ˈpipəl bɪˈliv aɪ kən meɪk ɪt. bət aɪ bɪˈliv ɪt. ʤɪst nid tɪ gɪt ˈbɛtər. ˈgɪtɪŋ there.”*.” klɪk hir tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ə ˈtaɪpoʊ. ɪz ðɛr mɔr tɪ ðɪs ˈstɔri? laɪk tɪ hir frəm ju əˈbaʊt ðɪs ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈstɔriz ju θɪŋk wi ʃʊd noʊ əˈbaʊt. iˈmeɪl
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petrus palmu is listed at 5-6, but the numbers told the vancouver canucks it doesn't matter, draft him anyway.
petrus palmu is listed at 5-6, but the numbers told the canucks it doesn’t matter, draft him anyway.
meet him in person and suddenly height means even less. mostly because he looks like he could bench press rogers arena.
in a different era, palmu may have been a strongman in a travelling 1930s circus, catching cannonballs with his gut while lifting plates of dumbbells with a pinky.
instead, he’s determined to do something even more extraordinary. that’s score goals in the national hockey league.
at first, it seems implausible. did we mention his height? partly why nobody selected palmu in the first two years of draft eligibility. but that changed in june, his third and final go-round in the nhl draft.
the canucks used the 181st overall pick on him in the sixth round and did it leaning on analytics.
“he’s a player (director of amateur scouting) judd brackett liked at the midterm and some of the data on him was an outlier on the good side,” canucks president trevor linden said. “so those two things came together.”
for years, perception has been the canucks use data like alain vigneault used keith ballard — as little as humanly possible.
this past draft, however, the canucks set aside their affinity for big players who are difficult to play against, and focused on skilled players with big data instead.
has their little analytics heart grown three sizes right before our eyes? is there now a bigger role in this organization for data?
“i think been incorporating that this past season as well as parts of the season before,” linden said. “i think we’re relying on jonathan wall and aiden fox more to run data and see what pops out. then we can talk about those players. some aren’t fits, some are.
“it’s a piece of the puzzle. a tool. maybe a guy pops up and a scout will say, ‘you know i’ve always liked him’ and the (data) can be a piece that supports it. or maybe a guy has great data and a scout will say ‘he’s not for me.’”
palmu, of course, was for the canucks.
he made the numbers stand out because he turned the scoresheet into a popcorn machine. he put up 40 goals and 58 assists in 62 games with owen sound. the kind of production that gets some players drafted in the second round, and others even earlier.
palmu, who turns 20 this month, did it with a great shot, soft hands and a dogged style that tends to be a characteristic of the smaller players who actually make it, including brendan gallagher.
oh, and this dude is strong.
“i think judd said it best, he’s not a small player, he’s just short,” linden said. “because he’s strong. he’s strong on pucks. he’s strong on sticks.”
how strong is he?
“i’m strong, i can tell you that,” he said. “that’s why here. i can play a hard game, battle hard.
“when i was young, my dad told me i was going to be a short player and said i had to be faster and stronger than the other guys. i can squat a lot. i do one-legged squats. i can do 100 kg squats on one leg.”
you had us at one-legged squats.
the canucks plan is for palmu to play in finland this season for tps turku of the finnish elite sm-liiga where sami salo is an assistant coach.
“with him back playing with sami, obviously sami knows our expectation,” said ryan johnson, the canucks’ director of player development.
“it will be great having him there to push on (palmu). he fits where the nhl is going. with his intensity and the way he competes, he’s kind of the new nhl. he doesn’t have to be big. but you have to have jam, and he has that.”
smaller players are back in vogue in a league where speed and youth are becoming kings. nashville’s 5-9 forward viktor arvidsson was one of the breakout stars of the playoffs, and like palmu was ignored in his first two years of draft eligibility, partially because of his size.
“i look at arvidsson in nashville and there’s not much to him and petrus is in that same mould,” johnson said. “they’re strong, they’re fast and they’re in on the forecheck.
“they compete like a dog on a bone for pucks and they’re able to make plays when they do it. i see petrus like that. he is so stocky, maybe he doesn’t have that high-end speed.
“we just have to get his overall high-end speed up so he has separating speed in the neutral zone and can skate at that pace. but his quickness down low and his compete (level) are things you can’t teach, and he already has them.”
he has a dream too.
“i want to play in the nhl some day,” palmu said. “i want to prove people wrong. i just want to show myself. i know some people believe i can make it. but i believe it.
“i just need to get better. getting there.”
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ˈbərni ˈsændərz, ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈbərni ˈsændərz, ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈɔlˌweɪz nu ðət ðɪs wɑz ʤɪst ðə beginning,”*,” sɪz ˈsændərz ˈdɛləˌgeɪt ˈsændi. ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ wət ˈbərni həz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd fər ˈdɛkeɪdz tɪ come.”*.” ˈbərni ˈsændərz ˈspikɪŋ æt ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 25 (ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən grup ˈflɪkər) fər ˌənkənˈvɛnʃənəl, ˈdiˌɛnˌsi blɔg, ˈdeɪvɪd ˈgrinbərg ənd ˈʤɛsi ˈmaɪrsən rɪˈpɔrt frəm ðə kənˈvɛnʃən flɔr. goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈrɪli ˈɑnəst wɪθ you,”*,” sɪz ˈsændi, ə ˈbərni ˈsændərz ˈdɛləˌgeɪt frəm ˈbəfəˌloʊ, nu jɔrk. ənˈtɪl ə jɪr əˈgoʊ, aɪ wɑz ə ˈprɪti ˈmɑdərˌeɪt democrat.”*.” ʃi fɪts ðə bɪl: ɛz ə ˈhoʊˌmoʊnər wɪθ ə 401(k*), ə ˈjunjən ʤɑb æt ə ˈmɛdɪkəl əˈsɪstənt æt ə ˈkaʊnti ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, ənd gʊd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns θru afscme*, ʃi sɪz hæv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən dream.”*.” ðɛn, ʃi gɑt ““sheepdogged”*” baɪ ˈbərni ˈsændərz. ər herders,”*,” roʊt brus ə. ˈdɪksən, ðə ˈkænədɪt ɪz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈhərdɪŋ ˈæktɪvɪsts ənd ˈvoʊtərz bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk foʊld hu maɪt ˈəðərˌwaɪz drɪft ˈlɛftwərd ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk party.”*.” ˈsændərz ˈhərdɪd nɑt ˈɪntu ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk flɑk, ðoʊ, bət ˈɪntu ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsoʊʃəlɪsts əv əˈmɛrɪkə. ʤɪst ˈæftər ðə ˈfɔrməl roʊl kɔl voʊt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ, æt huz kənˈkluʒən ˈsændərz əˈfɪʃəli ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd ˈklɪntən, ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈkɑmˌrædz wər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈrɛfjuʤ ɪn hɔl əv ðə wɛlz ˈfɑrˌgoʊ ˈsɛnər, ɪts ˈdeɪkɔr ˈbɛtər ˈkeɪtərd tɪ ðə ˈmɛni ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈsɛlˌfiz wɪθ ˈpɑrti ðən ðə smɔl grup əv ˈlɛftɪsts riˈgrupɪŋ ˈæftər lɔs. brɔt mi tɪ ˈbərni ˌɪˈnɪʃəli wɑz ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ tjuˈɪʃən thing,”*,” ʃi ɪkˈspleɪnz. ˈsənɪnˌlɔ hæd tɪ teɪk ə ʤɑb wɪθ ðə ˈbɔrdər pəˈtroʊl bɪˈkəz hi gɪt ə ʤɑb ɛz ə ˈtiʧər, wɪθ ə ˈmæstərz ɪn ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ðət peɪd ɪˈnəf tɪ peɪ ɔf hɪz ˈkɑlɪʤ loans.”*.” wəns ʃi bɪˈgæn ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsændərz, ðə ˈriləˈzeɪʃənz kæˈskeɪdɪd. tɪ ə lɔt əv maɪ ˈbrəðərz ənd ˈsɪstərz, aɪ hæv ɪt gʊd. ɪt ʤɪst kaɪnd əv hɪt mi. aɪ noʊ haʊ ɛls tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn it.”*.” bɪˈkəz ˈsændərz dɪˈskraɪbz hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsoʊʃəlɪst, ənd bɪˈkəz ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən hɛld ə ˈfənˌdreɪzər ˈpɪkˌnɪk tɪ hɛlp ðə ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˌdɛləˈgeɪʃən əˈfɔrd ðə trɪp tɪ ðə kənˈvɛnʃən, bɪˈgæn tɪ lʊk ˈɪntu. laɪk wət ðeɪ hæv tɪ say,”*,” ʃi faʊnd, əˈbaʊt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈʤəstɪs ənd ˈɪnˌkəm noʊ, ɔl ðə θɪŋz ðət əˈbaʊt, basically.”*.” wɪθ hər nu ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp ɪn ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, plænz tɪ səˈpɔrt prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈkænədɪts laɪk ˈzɛfər ˈtiˌʧaʊt wɪθ pəˈtɪʃənɪŋ ənd ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ, ənd meɪ rən fər ˈloʊkəl ˈɔfəs hərˈsɛlf. noʊ ðə goʊɪŋ tɪ continue,”*,” ʃi sɪz. nɑt ɪm, us.”*.” ʃi rɪˈmeɪnz rɪˈləktənt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən. ɪn ðɪs, ʃi ɪz ʤɔɪnd nɑt ʤɪst baɪ ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈsoʊʃəlɪst grups, bət ˈivɪn baɪ ˈpipəl huz ““sheepdogging”*” ənˈfoʊldəd mɔr trəˈdɪʃənəli. kæt ˈwɪljəmz, ə ˈsændərz ˈdɛləˌgeɪt frəm ˈrɛdmənd, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, həz lɔŋ bɪn ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɛz ə ˈdɛməˌkræt, bət ˈoʊnli ˈrisəntli bɪˈkeɪm ən ˈæktɪv ˈmɛmbər ɪn ðə ˈpɑrti. ə nu ˈmɛmbər əv ðə kɪŋ ˈkaʊnti ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈdɛməˌkræts, hər plæn ˈɛkoʊz przybylak’s*: ˌvɔlənˈtɪrɪŋ ənd ˈwərkɪŋ hɑrd fər ðə kæmˈpeɪnz əv prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈkænədɪts. wʊd ˈnɛvər hæv bɪn ðət ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪf ɪt fər ˈsɛnətər sanders,”*,” ʃi sɪz. hər pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti ɪz nɑt wɪˈθaʊt səm ˈægəni. ə lɔt əv ˈprɛʃər fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ swɪʧ ənd səˈpɔrt hillary,”*,” ʃi sɪz. pʊt ɑr lɪvz ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈmuvmənt, ənd ɪf ðət ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən fər ˈsərtən ˈsændərz səˈpɔrtərz, goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk time.”*.” ˈrisənt deɪz hæv ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪtɪd ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz əˈbaʊt ˈklɪntən. ɪn səˈlɛktɪŋ tɪm keɪn ɛz ðə vaɪs ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni ənd əˈwɔrdɪŋ ˈdɛbi ˈwɑsərmən ʃʊlts ən ˈɑnərˌɛri kæmˈpeɪn ʧɛr ˈæftər rɪˈvild hər tɪ hæv ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd hər ʧɑrʤ ɛz ˈdiˌɛnˌsi ʧɛr tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈnutrəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈprɔˌsɛs, ˈklɪntən əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˈæskɪŋ lɛs fər ˈpɑrti ˈjunɪti ðən ˈtoʊtəl kəˌpɪʧəˈleɪʃən. wi tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈpɑrti unity,”*,” ˈwɪljəmz sɪz, wɔnt tɪ bi juˈnaɪtɪd wɪθ ɛz well.”*.” laɪk, aɪ ɪz ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən. ˈɔlˌweɪz nu ðət ðɪs wɑz ʤɪst ðə beginning,”*,” ʃi sɪz. ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ wət ˈbərni həz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd fər ˈdɛkeɪdz tɪ kəm. ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ si wət wi kən du, aɪ min ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs, ɪn ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti, ɛz ə ˈmuvmənt, ɪn ðə future.”*.” ɪt ɪz klɪr ðət, ˈwɪljəmz, ənd ˈmɛni ˈsændərz ˈdɛləˌgeɪts vju ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən ɛz ˈminɪŋfəli dɪˈstɪŋkt ˈɔfən ɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən to—clinton’s*. æt ðə ˈdiˌɛnˌsi, ðeɪ ər biɪŋ æst tɪ bɪˈkəm ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk əˈbaʊt ˈsəmˌwən huz ˈpɑləˌtɪks ðeɪ ædˈmaɪr ər əˈgri wɪθ. ɪt ɪz mɔr ˈlaɪkli ðət ðeɪ wɪl ʤɔɪn wɪθ səˈpɔrtərz əˈlɔŋ ˈdɪfərənt ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri əˈlaɪəns dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ dɪˈfitɪŋ ˈdɑnəld trəmp. waɪl ðə ˈpoʊlɪŋ səˈʤɛsts ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈsændərz səˈpɔrtərz ər ˈoʊpən tɪ ðɪs əˈlaɪəns, ˈdɛməˌkræts ɔt nɑt tɪ bi tu plizd ʤɪst jɛt. ɪt dɪz nɑt ˈbɛnəfɪt ə ˈpɑrti tɪ ˈeɪljəˌneɪt ɪts ˈæktɪvɪsts, huz ˌmoʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən ɪz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli tərn aʊt voʊts. ðə mɔr ˈəðər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz laɪk ər ˈbərʤənɪŋ ɑr ˌrɛvəˈluʃən bɪˈkəm ˈvaɪəbəl, ðə lɛs ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈdɛməˌkræts ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ dəraɪv frəm sheepdogging*. ˈʤɛsi ə. ˈmaɪrsən ɪz ən ˈæktɪvɪst ənd ˈraɪtər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti.
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bernie sanders, sheepdog socialist bernie sanders, sheepdog socialist “we always knew that this was just the beginning,” says sanders delegate sandy przybylak. “i’m looking to what bernie has inspired for decades to come.” bernie sanders speaking at the democratic national convention, july 25 (abc television group / flickr)
for unconventional, dissent's dnc blog, david greenberg and jesse myerson report from the convention floor.
“i’m going to be really honest with you,” says sandy przybylak, a bernie sanders delegate from buffalo, new york. “up until a year ago, i was a pretty moderate democrat.” she fits the bill: as a homeowner with a 401(k), a union job at a medical assistant at a county hospital, and good insurance through afscme, she says “i have the american dream.”
then, she got “sheepdogged” by bernie sanders. “sheepdogs are herders,” wrote bruce a. dixon, “and the sheepdog candidate is charged with herding activists and voters back into the democratic fold who might otherwise drift leftward and outside of the democratic party.” sanders herded przybylak not into the democratic flock, though, but into the democratic socialists of america.
just after the formal roll call vote on tuesday evening, at whose conclusion sanders officially nominated clinton, przybylak and several comrades were taking refuge in hall of the wells fargo center, its star-spangled decor better catered to the many excitable democrats taking selfies with party figureheads than the small group of leftists regrouping after sanders’s loss.
“what brought me to bernie initially was the college tuition thing,” she explains. “my son-in-law had to take a job with the border patrol because he couldn’t get a job as a teacher, with a masters in secondary english education, that paid enough to pay off his college loans.” once she began following sanders, the realizations cascaded. “compared to a lot of my brothers and sisters, i have it good. it just kind of hit me. i know how else to explain it.”
because sanders describes himself as a democratic socialist, and because the organization held a fundraiser picnic to help the buffalo delegation afford the trip to the convention, przybylak began to look into dsa. “i like what they have to say,” she found, about economic justice and income inequality—“you know, all the things that bernie’s about, basically.”
with her new membership in a socialist organization, przybylak plans to support progressive candidates like zephyr teachout with petitioning and fundraising, and may run for local office herself. “i know the revolution’s going to continue,” she says. “it’s not him, us.”
she remains reluctant, however, to support hillary clinton. in this, she is joined not just by other members of socialist groups, but even by people whose “sheepdogging” unfolded more traditionally.
cat williams, a sanders delegate from redmond, washington, has long been registered as a democrat, but only recently became an active member in the party. a new member of the king county democrats and the 45th legislative district democrats, her post-convention plan echos przybylak’s: volunteering and working hard for the campaigns of progressive down-ballot candidates. “i would never have been that involved if it weren’t for senator sanders,” she says.
her participation in the democratic party is not without some agony. “it’s a lot of pressure for us to switch and support hillary,” she says. “but we’ve put our lives into this movement, and if that is going to happen for certain sanders supporters, it’s going to take time.” recent days have exacerbated reservations about clinton. in selecting tim kaine as the vice presidential nominee and awarding debbie wasserman schultz an honorary campaign chair after wikileaks revealed her to have violated her charge as dnc chair to remain neutral during the primary process, clinton appears to be asking less for party unity than total capitulation. “when we talk about party unity,” williams says, “i want to be united with as well.”
like przybylak, williams’s eye is on the horizon. “we always knew that this was just the beginning,” she says. “i’m looking to what bernie has inspired for decades to come. excited to see what we can do, i mean all of us, in solidarity, as a movement, in the future.”
it is clear that przybylak, williams, and many sanders delegates view their political orientation as meaningfully distinct from—and often in opposition to—clinton’s. at the dnc, they are being asked to become enthusiastic about someone whose politics they admire or agree with. it is more likely that they will join with clinton’s supporters along different lines—in a temporary alliance devoted to defeating donald trump.
while the polling suggests the vast majority of sanders supporters are open to this alliance, democrats ought not to be too pleased just yet. it does not benefit a party to alienate its activists, whose mobilization is required to actually turn out votes. the more other political operations like dsa or sanders’s burgeoning our revolution become viable, the less benefit democrats are likely to derive from sheepdogging.
jesse a. myerson is an activist and writer living in new york city.
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ˈmɪsɪz. ˈtɛpər ənd aɪ spɛnt ðə ˈbɛtər pɑrt əv ðə pæst wik traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈdus ɑr oʊld sən luk tɪ slip θru ðə naɪt. ˈæftər ə pəreɪd əv co-sleepers*, swɪŋz, naɪt ˈfidɪŋz ənd ˈmæʤɪk sˈlipɪŋ suts, ɪt wɑz taɪm ɑr ˈdɔktər toʊld ˈjuˈɛs tɪ goʊ mɪˈdjivəl ənd lɛt ðə ˈlɪtəl gaɪ kraɪ ɪn hɪz rum ənˈtɪl hi woʊk əp ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ðə (ˈsimɪŋli) ˈɛndləs ˈsɑbɪŋ wɑz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ɪnˈdʊr, bət wɪˈθɪn ə fju naɪts, luk slɛpt ɔl naɪt. hi dɪd ɪt! ənd soʊ dɪd wi. əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt nɑt ˈoʊnli pʊt ɑr maɪndz æt iz, ɪt hɛlpt stroʊk ɑr ˈpɛrəntɪŋ ˈigoʊz. naʊ wɪn ˈəðər ˈpɛrənts æsk ˈjuˈɛs haʊ sˈlipɪŋ, bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ lʊk ðɛm dɛd ɪn ðə aɪz ənd wɪθ nɑt ə smɔl əˈmaʊnt əv ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən seɪ, gɑt ɪm tɪ slip laɪk ə log.”*.” ˈpɛrəntɪŋ, məʧ laɪk spɔrts ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls, ɪz kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv. ɪf ju θɪŋk jʊr kɪd ɪz ˈkjutər ðən maɪn, wɛl, wi maɪt ʤɪst hæv ə ˈprɑbləm. əv kɔrs, ðɪs ɪz ˈsɪli. ˈwɛðər ə kɪd slips θru ðə naɪt, roʊlz ˈoʊvər, ər kraɪz ˌɪnˈsɛsəntli ɪz ˈlɑrʤli ə ˈmætər əv lək ənd ˈsərkəmˌstæns. səm ˈpɛrənts ˈhæpən tɪ hæv ə ˈnubɔrn ðət slips wɛl, waɪl ˈəðərz ənd ðɛr ər ˈmɪljənz ɪn bɪtˈwin. ðə mɪˈsteɪkɪŋ əv lək fər skɪl, ðə kənˈfleɪʃən əv ˈhæpənˌstæns fər ˈpərsɪnəl əˈʧivmənt, ɪz pərˈveɪsɪv ɪn ɑr soʊˈsaɪɪti. ju ˈivɪn si ðɪs pleɪ aʊt ɪn ðə ˈmænɪʤmənt əv mˈjuʧuəl fəndz. ɪn fækt, aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs ˈnæʧərəl fəˈnɑməˌnɑn ɪz wən ˈrizən ðət ˈoʊldər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz θɪŋk maɪn ɪz ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈsɪmpli ənˈləki. mɔr ðən ə fju ˈridərz hæv rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ maɪ ˈɑrtɪkəlz wɪθ ə ˈkɑmən rɪˈfreɪn ðət kɪdz təˈdeɪ ər ˈgɪvɪn məʧ mɔr ðən ˈoʊldər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz ənd ðəs ər məʧ mɔr ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ spɛnd ənd lɛs ˈprɪnsəpəld ɪn ˈseɪvɪŋ. ənd ðət ðɪs ˈdɛfəsət əˈkaʊnts fər millennials’*’ ˈkɑrənt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈstrəgəlz. faɪn, ðoʊ ˈoʊldər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə lɪvz lɛd baɪ ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən ənd ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən ɪz ʤɪst ɛz məʧ ə cliché*é. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ə fju fækts ənd ˈfɪgjərz meɪ hɛlp tɪ ˌɛnˈlaɪtən ðə pərˈsɛpʃən əv jəŋ ˈædəlts ənd hɛlp əˈlaɪn ðə vjuz əv ðoʊz frəm ˈdɪfərənt ˈeɪʤɪz. wi gru əp ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə greɪt ˌriˈsɛʃən ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn ðə tiθ əv ðə wərst ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈdaʊnˌtərn sɪns ðə greɪt dɪˈprɛʃən. waɪl ˈpipəl əv ɔl ˈeɪʤɪz fɛlt ɪts ˌɪmˈpækt, wər ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈvəlnərəbəl ɪf nɑt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli, ðɛn ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkli ðən ˈəðər grups. ɪn ə ˈrisənt spiʧ, ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə waɪt ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ædˈvaɪzərz ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ʤɪst haʊ rəf ðə greɪt ˌriˈsɛʃən wɑz ɔn. ðə ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt reɪt fər ðoʊz ˈoʊvər 34 pikt æt əˈbaʊt 8 ðə ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt reɪt əˈməŋ ðoʊz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈeɪʤɪz əv 18 ənd 34 pikt æt 14 ɪn 2010 ənd rɪˈmeɪnz ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd, dɪˈspaɪt səbˈstænʃəl improvement,”*,” ˈfərˌmæn sɛd. ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˌriˈsɛʃən lidz tɪ loʊər ˈweɪʤɪz, wɪʧ həz bɪn əˈspɛʃəli tru fər ðoʊz hu hæd ðə mɪsˈfɔrʧən əv ˈtərnɪŋ 22 ɪn 2008 ɪn fækt, pər ə ˈrisənt pju ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər ˈsərˌveɪ, ər ðə fərst ɪn ɪn ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈɪrə tɪ hæv haɪər ˈlɛvəlz əv dɛt, ˈpɑvərti ənd ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt, ənd loʊər ˈlɛvəlz əv wɛlθ ənd ˈpərsɪnəl ˈɪnˌkəm ðən ðɛr tu ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz hæd æt ðə seɪm time.”*.” wi peɪ mɔr tɪ reɪz ɑr kɪdz ðən ju dɪd ɪf ju hæd kɪdz ɪn 1985 ənd ðə ˈməðər əv ðoʊz kɪdz wərkt, ju peɪd ɔn ˈævərɪʤ 87 (ɪn 2013 ˈdɔlərz) ə wik ɪn ɪkˈspɛnsɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pju. ɪn 2010 ðə ˈfɪgjər gru tɪ 148 ðət minz, ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, ˈwərkɪŋ ˈməðərz təˈdeɪ peɪ ˈoʊvər mɔr ə jɪr ɔn ʧaɪld kɛr ðən ðɛr ˈməðərz peɪd fər ðɛm. əv kɔrs, ɪkˈspɛnsɪz, laɪk ril ɛˈsteɪt, ˈdɪfər zɪp koʊd tɪ zɪp koʊd. wi lɪv ɪn ˈbrʊklɪn ənd timd əp wɪθ əˈnəðər ˈfæməli tɪ haɪər ə ˈnæni. ðə ˈtoʊtəl kɔst tɪ ˈjuˈɛs? ˈɔlˌmoʊst 400 ə wik. ənd ɪt lʊk laɪk ˈfæməliz laɪk ɑrz wɛl gɪt hɛlp ˈɛniˌtaɪm sun. ə fju mənθs əˈgoʊ, ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈleɪbər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən pʊt aʊt ə rɪˈpɔrt wɪʧ faʊnd ðət ðə juz. ənd ˈpæpjuə nu ˈgɪni ər ðə ˈoʊnli tu ˈkəntriz ɪn ðə wərld ðət hæv ˈʤɛnərəl ˈligəl prəˈvɪʒən əv məˈtərnɪti liv kæʃ benefits.”*.” nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪz ɪt mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv tɪ reɪz jʊr kɪdz naʊ, bət wi lɪv ɪn wən əv ðə tu ˈkəntriz ɪn ðə ɪnˈtaɪər wərld ðət ˈɔfər ˈɛni hɛlp. ju ər mɔr ɛnˈtaɪtəld ðən wi ər dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət səm θɪŋk ðət ˈsinjərz hæv ərnd ðɛr ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈmɛdəˌkɛr ˈbɛnəfɪts, ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənts hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ə ˈtrænsfər əv wɛlθ frəm ðə ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɛldərli. ˈaɪdə meɪ ˈfʊlər wɑz ə ˈligəl ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri hu rɪˈtaɪrd ɪn ðə ɛnd əv 1939 ˈhævɪŋ peɪd ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈtæksɪz. ə ˈkəpəl əv mənθs ˈleɪtər, ʃi rɪˈsivd ðə fərst rɪˈtaɪərmənt ʧɛk ənd wʊd goʊ ɔn tɪ əˈkjumjəˌleɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈbɛnəfɪts. ˈaɪdə ɪz nɑt əˈloʊn. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈərbən ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ə ˈkəpəl ðət ərnd (ɪn 2013 ˈdɔlərz) ə jɪr frəm 22 ənd rɪˈtaɪrd ɪn 2015 wɪl rɪˈsiv mɔr ðən 1 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm ˈbɛnəfɪts (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈmɛdəˌkɛr.) ðɪs dɪˈspaɪt peɪɪŋ ˈnɪrli ɪn ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt ˈtæksɪz. naʊ, faɪn peɪɪŋ ˈtæksɪz tɪ fənd ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈproʊˌgræm ðət həz soʊ ˈifɛktɪvli rɪˈdust ˈɛldərli ˈpɑvərti ənd ˌɪmˈpruvd ðə lɪvz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl. aɪ ʤɪst wɔnt ðoʊz rɪˈsɪpiənts əv ˈpəblɪk fəndz tɪ θɪŋk əv maɪ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɛz ɛnˈtaɪtəld. lʊk, soʊ məʧ əv ɑr səkˈsɛs ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ lək. ɪf ju ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrtər ər ˈrigən ˈprɛzɪdənsiz, ju ˈɛnərd ən ɪˈkɑnəmi ðət wɑz ˈædɪŋ bɪtˈwin ənd ʤɑbz ə mənθ. ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 14 jɪrz? nɑt soʊ məʧ. əv kɔrs, ju du məʧ tɪ kənˈtroʊl jʊr ˌmækroʊɛkəˈnɑmɪk ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ˈmeɪkərz kən du ɪz hoʊp hoʊp ðət ɪn 28 jɪrz jʊr sən ɪz ˈləkiər ðən ju wər. soʊ wɪn ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪn tərmz əv ˈlɪvɪŋ æt hoʊm ənd ˈsɛlfəˈgrænˌdaɪzɪŋ bɪˈheɪvjər, rɪˈmɛmbər ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈhɑrdʃɪps ðət wi ɪnˈdʊrd ənd ju didn’t*. rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ˈəðərz hu rɪˈsiv ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈmɛdəˌkɛr meɪ nɑt hæv ˈrɪli ərnd ðoʊz fəndz. rɪˈmɛmbər bət for…”*…” ənd əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðə lək ju hæv ɪn ðɪs wərld. ˈteɪlər ˈtɛpər ɪz ə rɪˈpɔrtər æt ˈməni. hɪz ˈkɑləm ɔn biɪŋ ə nu dæd, ə mɪˈlɛniəl, ənd (ˈprɪti) broʊk əˈpɪrz ˈwikli. mɔr dæd:
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mrs. tepper and i spent the better part of the past week trying to induce our six-month old son luke to sleep through the night. after a parade of co-sleepers, swings, night feedings and magic sleeping suits, it was time — our doctor told us — to go medieval and let the little guy cry in his room until he woke up the next morning.
the (seemingly) endless sobbing was difficult to endure, but within a few nights, luke slept all night. he did it! and so did we.
luke’s accomplishment not only put our minds at ease, it helped stroke our parenting egos. now when other parents ask us how he’s sleeping, we’ll be able to look them dead in the eyes and with not a small amount of satisfaction say, “we got him to sleep like a log.”
parenting, much like sports and everything else, is competitive. if you think your kid is cuter than mine, well, we might just have a problem. of course, this is silly. whether a kid sleeps through the night, rolls over, or cries incessantly is largely a matter of luck and circumstance. some parents happen to have a newborn that sleeps well, while others don’t and there are millions in between.
the mistaking of luck for skill, the conflation of happenstance for personal achievement, is pervasive in our society. you even see this play out in the management of mutual funds. in fact, i think this natural phenomenon is one reason that older generations think mine is narcissistic, instead of simply unlucky.
more than a few readers have responded to my articles with a common refrain that kids today are given much more than older generations — and thus are much more willing to spend and less principled in saving. and that this deficit accounts for millennials’ current economic struggles.
fine, though older generations complaining about the lives lead by their children and their children’s children is just as much a cliché. nevertheless, a few facts and figures may help to enlighten the perception of today’s young adults and help align the views of those from different ages.
we grew up during the great recession
millennials graduated college in the teeth of the worst economic downturn since the great depression. while people of all ages felt its impact, millennials were a little more vulnerable — if not economically, then psychologically — than other groups.
in a recent speech, the chairman of the white house’s council of economic advisers highlighted just how rough the great recession was on millennials. “while the unemployment rate for those over 34 peaked at about 8%, the unemployment rate among those between the ages of 18 and 34 peaked at 14% in 2010 and remains elevated, despite substantial improvement,” furman said.
graduating into a recession leads to lower wages, which has been especially true for those who had the misfortune of turning 22 in 2008. in fact, per a recent pew research center survey, “millennials are the first in in the modern era to have higher levels of debt, poverty and unemployment, and lower levels of wealth and personal income than their two immediate predecessor generations had at the same time.”
we pay more to raise our kids than you did
if you had kids in 1985, and the mother of those kids worked, you paid on average $87 (in 2013 dollars) a week in child-care expenses, according to pew. in 2010, the figure grew to $148. that means, on average, working mothers today pay over $3,000 more a year on child care than their mothers paid for them.
of course, child-care expenses, like real estate, differ zip code to zip code. we live in brooklyn and teamed up with another family to hire a nanny. the total cost to us? almost $400 a week.
and it doesn’t look like families like ours well get help anytime soon. a few months ago, the international labor organization put out a report which found that the u.s. and papua new guinea are the only two countries in the world that have “no general legal provision of maternity leave cash benefits.”
not only is it more expensive to raise your kids now, but we live in one of the two countries in the entire world that doesn’t offer any help.
you are more entitled than we are
despite the fact that some think that seniors have earned their social security and medicare benefits, entitlements have always been a transfer of wealth from the working to the elderly. ida may fuller was a legal secretary who retired in the end of 1939 having paid $24.75 in social security taxes. a couple of months later, she received the first retirement check and would go on to accumulate almost $23,000 in social security benefits.
ida is not alone. according to the urban institute, a couple that earned $71,700 (in 2013 dollars) a year from 22, and retired in 2015, will receive more than $1 million in lifetime benefits (including social security and medicare.) this despite paying nearly $650,000 in lifetime entitlement taxes.
now, i’m fine paying taxes to fund a social program that has so effectively reduced elderly poverty and improved the lives of millions of people. i just don’t want those recipients of public funds to think of my generation as entitled.
look, so much of our success is defined by luck.
if you graduated college during the carter or reagan presidencies, you entered an economy that was adding between 150,000 and 250,000 jobs a month. over the past 14 years? not so much.
of course, you can’t do much to control your macroeconomic environment. the only thing non-policy makers can do is hope — hope that in 28 years your son is luckier than you were.
so when you think about millennials in terms of living at home and deifying self-aggrandizing behavior, remember the economic hardships that we endured and you didn’t. remember that others who receive social security and medicare may not have really earned those funds. remember “there but for…” and appreciate the luck you have in this world.
taylor tepper is a reporter at money. his column on being a new dad, a millennial, and (pretty) broke appears weekly. more first-time dad:
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ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 24 (ˈrɔɪtərz) sɪˈkjʊrətiz ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtər sɛd hi wɪl ˈɪʃu ən əˈlərt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈkɔʃənɪŋ kənˈsumərz ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstərz tɪ stɑp ˈtreɪdɪŋ ɔn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər ˈædɪŋ tɪ ðɛr əˈkaʊnts ɪf ðeɪ ər ˈhævɪŋ ˈtrəbəl rɪˈdimɪŋ ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsi ər ˈkæʃɪŋ aʊt. ˈʤoʊzəf bɔrg, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˌæləˈbæmə sɪˈkjʊrətiz kəˈmɪʃən, sɛd hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈɪʃu ðə əˈlərt ˈæftər rivˈjuɪŋ ˈdəzənz əv kəmˈpleɪnts frəm əraʊnd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts frəm kənˈsumərz hu ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ ðɛr ˈməni frəm ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə kəmˈpleɪnts wər əˈbaʊt ˈɛmˈti. gox*, ə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ðət səˈspɛndɪd wɪθˈdrɔəlz ˌɪnˈdɛfənətli ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 7 ˈæftər ɪt dɪˈtɛktɪd activity.”*.” ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ˈhævɪŋ boʊθ ənd ˈtɛknɪkəl challenges,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˈəpˌdeɪt ɔn ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈdeɪtɪd ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 20 səm kənˈsumərz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hæv bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðɛr ˈməni aʊt fər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz fɔr mənθs, bɔrg sɛd. ðɛr ˌɪˈnɪʃəl dɪˈpɑzəts reɪnʤd frəm ə fju ˈhənərd ˈdɔlərz tɪ hi sɛd. ðə ˈfɪgjərz ər ə kənˈsərn bɪˈkəz ðeɪ səˈʤɛst ðət sˈmɔlər, street”*” ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ər əˈməŋ ðoʊz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈʧænsɪz ɔn ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsi, sɛd bɔrg, ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən sɪˈkjʊrətiz ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, ə grup kəmˈpoʊzd ˈmoʊstli əv juz. sɪˈkjʊrətiz ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz. ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz əˈlaʊ ðɛr ˈjuzərz tɪ treɪd fər juz. ˈdɔlərz ənd ˈəðər ˈkərənsiz. kənˈsumər ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn gru wɪn ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈriˌteɪlər ɪŋk əˈnaʊnst ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ðət ɪt wʊd əkˈsɛpt ðə ˈkərənsi fər ˈpərʧəsɪz. bɔrg, hu bɪˈkeɪm hɛd əv ðə ˌæləˈbæmə sɪˈkjʊrətiz kəˈmɪʃən ɪn 1994 ɪz noʊn fər ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃənz əv ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz frəm ˈəðər steɪts ɪn ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈkeɪsɪz. waɪl əˈlərt meɪ hɛlp tɪ prəˈmoʊt kənˈsumər əˈwɛrnəs əˈbaʊt ðə rɪsks əv ˈtreɪdɪŋ ɔn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz, ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɪz stɪl fɑr ɔf, hi sɛd. ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsiz wɪl hæv tɪ stɛp ɪn bɪˈkəz ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, bɔrg sɛd. səm steɪts səʧ ɛz ˌæləˈbæmə, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kən ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɛz ˈməni trænsˈmɪtərz, ə taɪp əv ˈbɪznɪs ðət ˈtrænsfərz ˈməni bɪtˈwin ˈbɪznɪsɪz ənd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, bɔrg sɛd. ˈɛni əˈproʊʧ wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər nu ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, bɔrg sɛd. ɪn ðə ˈvərʧuəl wərld, nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ ju kən pʊt jʊr hænz on.”*.” ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ əˈlərt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈərliər ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ baɪ marketwatch*.
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feb 24 (reuters) - alabama’s securities regulator said he will issue an alert on tuesday, cautioning consumers and investors to stop trading on bitcoin exchanges or adding to their accounts if they are having trouble redeeming the digital currency or cashing out.
joseph borg, director of the alabama securities commission, said he decided to issue the alert after reviewing dozens of complaints from around the united states from consumers who are unable to withdraw their money from bitcoin exchanges.
the vast majority of the complaints were about mt. gox, a tokyo-based bitcoin exchange that suspended withdrawals indefinitely on feb. 7 after it detected “unusual activity.” the company is having both “security and technical challenges,” according to an update on its website dated feb. 20.
some consumers, however, have been trying to get their money out for as long as four months, borg said. their initial deposits ranged from a few hundred dollars to $100,000, he said.
the figures are a concern because they suggest that smaller, “main street” investors are among those taking chances on the digital currency, said borg, former president of the north american securities administrators association, a group composed mostly of u.s. securities regulators.
bitcoin exchanges allow their users to trade bitcoins for u.s. dollars and other currencies.
consumer interest in bitcoin grew when online retailer overstock.com inc announced in january that it would accept the currency for purchases. borg, who became head of the alabama securities commission in 1994, is known for organizing coalitions of regulators from other states in high-profile enforcement cases.
while borg’s alert may help to promote consumer awareness about the risks of trading on bitcoin exchanges, regulating the marketplace is still far off, he said. federal agencies will have to step in because the exchanges are international, borg said.
some states such as alabama, however, can regulate bitcoin exchanges as money transmitters, a type of business that transfers money between businesses and individuals, borg said.
any approach would require new regulations, borg said. “because it’s in the virtual world, it’s not something you can put your hands on.”
borg’s upcoming alert was reported earlier on monday by marketwatch.
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ooohhhhh* kəm ðə ðə ˈfɪli ˈkɑmɪks ər bæk ɪn taʊn ˈjuʒəwəli ɪn ðə aɪ trɛnd bæk ˈɪntu maɪ ˈfɪli stəf wɛr aɪ hæv mɔr ˈfridəm wɪθ aɪˈdiəz. ðɪs wən fər ɪgˈzæmpəl wɑz kaɪnd əv ˈweɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə wɪŋz sɪns ðə mɔd paɪ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd wɪn meɪd ə ˈkɑmɛnt əˈbaʊt ˈlaɪkɪŋ ˈæpəl spaɪs ˈməfənz. naʊ aɪ dɪd haɪd ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈməfən ɪn ˈfɛrli ˈɑbviəs tɪ ðoʊz ðət noʊ wɛr aɪ haɪd jæ bæk tɪ ˈfɪli ˈkɑmɪks. ˈɑdli ðɪs ˈkɑmɪk geɪv mi mɔr ˈprɑbləmz ðən ɪt ʃʊd taɪm. maɪ bɔs drægd mi ˈɪntu wərk ˈərli ˈmɛni deɪz ðɪs wik soʊ aɪ hæd ʃɔrt naɪts. ˈsəmˌhaʊ aɪ stɪl ˈfɪnɪʃt ɪt ɪz fərst tru ˈfɪli ˈkɑmɪk ɪn ˈoʊvər mənθs. ˈdɛfənətli ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsizən 4 aɪ noʊ ðət ənd hɪrz wət ðət ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ɪz ˈæpəl ˈeɪkərz naʊ teɪk ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv ˈrəfəst ˈbækˌgraʊndz tɪ ðæts ɔl aɪ gɑt ɔn ðɪs wən. ˈdɛfənətli ˈgɑnə bi fən ˈgɪtɪŋ bæk mɔr ˈɪntu ðiz ˈfɪli ˈkɑmɪks. naʊ ɛz ə riˈmaɪndər, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ɪts ˈkɑmɪk wən wik, ðɛn ˈpoʊˌni, ðɛn ˈkɑmɪk ənd rɪˈpit. gʊd weɪ tɪ nɑt bərn aʊt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wɪθ ɔl ˈkɑmɪks. applejack*, mi
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ooohhhhh snap....here come the off-season comics.....and the filly comics are back in town too.yeah usually in the off-season i trend back into my filly stuff where i have more freedom with ideas. this one for example was kind of waiting in the wings since the maud pie episode when aj made a comment about everypony liking apple spice muffins. now i did hide the usual muffin in this....it's fairly obvious to those that know where i hide it.so yeah back to filly comics. oddly this comic gave me more problems than it should have.....mainly time. my boss dragged me into work early many days this week so i had short nights. somehow i still finished it on-time.i think...this is first true non-cmc filly comic in over 6-7 months. definitely before season 4 i know that and here's what funny....now that twilight's library is destroyed....sweet apple acres now take the title of roughest backgrounds to do.well that's all i got on this one. definitely gonna be fun getting back more into these filly comics. now as a reminder, during the off-season it's comic one week, then dbz pony, then comic and repeat. good way to not burn out during the off-seasons with all comics. applejack, derpy © hasbroart © me
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dɪr ˈskɑlə, du ju rɪˈmɛmbər haʊ wi fərst mɛt, bæk ɪn 2012 aɪ θɔt jʊr ˈfəŋkʃənəl əˈproʊʧ wɑz frɛʃ, ənd ˈdɪfərənt. fər ə waɪl aɪ bɪˈlivd wi wər meɪd fər iʧ ˈəðər. ə fərst ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz ə səkˈsɛs; ɔn maɪ oʊn aɪ wɑz ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ðə gʊd pɑrts əv ju. bət ɛz sun ɛz aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn timz ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈskɑlə, jʊr ˌɪˈmɛns ˈsɪnˌtæks ˈstɑrtɪd ˈdraʊnɪŋ mi. æt fərst, aɪ tʊk ɪt ɛz ə ˈkɑmpləmɛnt ðət ju traɪd tɪ pliz mi baɪ ˈɔfərɪŋ mi tɪ wərk ðə weɪ aɪ laɪkt. bət ðɛn aɪ ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ju dɪd fər mi ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ju traɪ tɪ bi ˈdɑrlɪŋ baɪ ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm noʊn tɪ mæn. aɪ faʊnd ðət tɪ bi ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈgrusəm wɪn ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈsizənd ˈʤɑvə dɪˈvɛləpərz. jæ, ʃʊr, ðeɪ hæv bɪn duɪŋ up fər ə lɔŋ taɪm, fər ˌwəˈtɛvər wərθ. bət ðət min ðət ə gʊd aɪˈdiə tɪ ˈrɛkriˌeɪt ˈʤɑvə ɪn ˈskɑlə wɪθ ʤɪst ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt lɛs əv ˈbɔɪlərˌpleɪt. ɪn wɛl ˈoʊvər ə jɪr əv ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˈskɑlə timz ðɛr bɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl deɪ wɛr aɪ fɛlt ðət ðɛr wɑz ə ʃɛrd ˈmaɪndˌsɛt əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə ˈsɪstəm ər ˈivɪn əˈproʊʧ ə ˈprɑbləm. ɔl ðɪs ɪz nɑt tɪ seɪ ðət wən dɪˈvɛləp ˈpaʊərfəl ˈsɪstəmz wɪθ ju; ˈplɛnti əv pruf ˈəðərˌwaɪz, bət maɪ hɑrt ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪn ɪt ənd aɪ æm nɑt ˈivɪn ʃʊr ɪt ˈɛvər wɑz. læst jɪr aɪ roʊt ðɪs ˈlɪtəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən kɔld ɪn ˈskɑlə ənd pleɪ ˈfreɪmˌwərk, ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈoʊnli tɪ hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ʃoʊ wɪn ˈɪntərvˌjuɪŋ fər ʤɑbz. bət ðɛn ðə hoʊl θɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpt ə laɪf əv ɪts oʊn. ɪt wɑz laɪk ə kjut ˈlɪtəl streɪ dɔg ðət ɔl əv ə ˈsədən ʃoʊd əp ɔn jʊr pɔrʧ. ju ˈrɪli noʊ wət tɪ du wɪθ ɪt bət ɪt ʃʊr lʊks ˈhəŋgri, soʊ ju fid ɪt; ɪt ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ stɪk əraʊnd ənd ˌbiˈfɔr ju noʊ ɪt, ju faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈrɛgjələr əˈpɔɪntmənts æt ə dɔg spɑ. ju noʊ, ðət kaɪnd əv ˈstɔri. kjut ðoʊ, nɑt kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ. bət aɪ ˈnɛvər fɛlt kəmˈpɛld tɪ pʊt məʧ wərk ɪn ðə ˈsərvər saɪd ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən, ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz aɪ ɔˈrɛdi spɛnt maɪ ˈwərkˌdeɪz ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈskɑlə. ˈɔlsoʊ, waɪl ðə ˈsərvər saɪd ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən lʊks dɪˈsɛptɪvli ˈsɪmpəl, ɪt ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli hɑrd tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ɪn dɛpθ bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. aɪ faɪnd ðɪs ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd, ˈivɪn mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn tɪ ˈəðər ˈpipəl, ənd nɛkst tɪ ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ græsp ðə sɔrs koʊd əv. ɛz ə ˈmætər əv du ˈdɪlɪʤəns, aɪ prɪˈfər tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ˈoʊnli ɔn ˈlaɪbrɛˌri koʊd ðət aɪ hæv rɛd ənd ˌəndərˈstʊd wɛl. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, aɪ kʊd nɑt fɪks ˈivɪn ðə sˈmɔləst bəg, ənd ə juʤ rɛd flæg. soʊ aɪ spɛnt mɔr taɪm ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈdɪfərənt klaɪənts. ˌɪˈnɪʃəli, ðɛr wɑz ðə ˈvərʒən, ðɛn əˈnəðər ˈvərʒən wɪθ ənd ˈivɪn əˈnəðər wən wɪθ reactjs/scalajs*. ɔl ðə waɪl aɪ wɑz ˈflərtɪŋ wɪθ, soʊ ɪt wɑz ə ˈlɑʤɪkəl nɛkst stɛp fər mi tɪ raɪt ə klaɪənt wɪθ ənd om*. aɪ kˈwɪkli əˈbændənd ðət wən, nɑt bɪˈkəz aɪ laɪk ɪt, bət bɪˈkəz aɪ laɪkt ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns soʊ məʧ ðət aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ əˈbændən ju ˌɔltəˈgɛðər, dɪr ˈskɑlə, ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ən ˈvərʒən. soʊ hir ɪt ɪz. aɪ hæv mɛt əˈnəðər ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, ənd fər ðə fərst taɪm aɪ fil laɪk mɛt ə soʊl meɪt, ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz goʊ ˈsɑri əˈbaʊt ðət, bət aɪ hæv tɪ ˈfɑloʊ maɪ hɑrt. bət waɪ æm aɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ ðɪs ɔl əv ə ˈsədən, ju maɪt æsk? gʊd kˈwɛʃən. ðə ˈəðər deɪ jɛt əˈnəðər rɪˈkrutər əˈproʊʧt mi əˈbaʊt ə ˈskɑlə ˈprɑʤɛkt, wɪʧ ˈhæpənz mɔr ˈɔfən ðən aɪ ˈivɪn kɛr tɪ lʊk əp hum ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz fər. bət ðɪs taɪm ɪt wɑz ˈdɪfərənt. aɪ fɛlt ðə nid tɪ meɪk ə klin breɪk. kənˈsɪdərɪŋ maɪ kərɪr, aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ju, ˈskɑlə, wʊd nɑt bi ə pɑrt əv ɪt, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ haɪ ðə dɪˈmænd ər haʊ ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ðə ˈdeɪli reɪt fər ˈfriˌlæns gɪgz. aɪ wɪl bi ˈhæpiər wɪθ ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪn. wɪʧ brɪŋz mi tɪ ən ənˈfɔrʧənət ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən aɪ meɪd æt ðə conj*. aɪ wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl səˈpraɪzd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl aɪ spoʊk tɪ ðət wɪʃt ðeɪ kʊd koʊd tɪ peɪ ðɛr rɛnt tɪ səm əp θɪŋz, dɪr ˈskɑlə, ɪt ɪz ˈdɛfənətli ˈoʊvər bɪtˈwin ðə tu əv ˈjuˈɛs. aɪ nid tɪ teɪk ə breɪk; aɪ hæv faʊnd ə ˈbɛtər mæʧ. ðət min ˈɛniˌwən ɛls ʃʊd ˈfɑloʊ maɪ ɪgˈzæmpəl ˈblaɪndli, ðoʊ. bət wət ɪt meɪ gɪt ˈpipəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪz ðət ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðeɪ ər ˈkərəntli ˈjuzɪŋ, ɪf nɑt ˈhæpi, ðeɪ meɪ wɔnt tɪ lʊk fər ə ˈbɛtər fɪt fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. aɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ˈəðər laɪf, bət maɪn ɪz tu ʃɔrt fər ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət aɪ ləv. ʧɪrz, məˈθaɪəs
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dear scala,
do you remember how we first met, back in 2012? i thought your functional approach was fresh, and different. for a while i believed we were made for each other. a first project was a success; on my own i was comfortable with the good parts of you. but as soon as i started working in teams writing scala, your immense syntax started drowning me. at first, i took it as a compliment that you tried to please me by offering me to work the way i liked. but then i noticed that it wasn’t something you did for me in particular. instead, you try to be everybody’s darling by offering every software development paradigm known to man.
i found that to be particularly gruesome when working with seasoned java developers. yeah, sure, they have been doing oop for a long time, for whatever that’s worth. but that doesn’t mean that it’s a good idea to recreate java in scala with just a little bit less of boilerplate. in well over a year of working in scala teams there hasn’t been a single day where i felt that there was a shared mindset about how to develop a system or even approach a problem.
all this is not to say that one can’t develop powerful systems with you; there’s plenty of proof otherwise, but my heart is no longer in it and i am not even sure it ever was.
last year i wrote this little application called birdwatch in scala and play framework, initially only to have something to show when interviewing for jobs. but then the whole thing developed a life of its own. it was like a cute little stray dog that all of a sudden showed up on your porch. you don’t really know what to do with it but it sure looks hungry, so you feed it; it decides to stick around and before you know it, you find yourself making regular appointments at a dog spa. you know, that kind of story. it’s cute though, i’m not complaining.
but i never felt compelled to put much work in the server side implementation, in part because i already spent my workdays writing scala. also, while the server side implementation looks deceptively simple, it is actually hard to understand in depth because it uses the iteratee library. i find this library difficult to understand, even more difficult to explain to other people, and next to impossible to grasp the source code of. as a matter of due diligence, i prefer to rely only on library code that i have read and understood well. in this case, i could not fix even the smallest bug, and that’s a huge red flag.
so i spent more time working on different clients. initially, there was the angularjs/javascript version, then another version with reactjs/javascript and even another one with reactjs/scalajs.
all the while i was flirting with clojure, so it was a logical next step for me to write a client with clojurescript and om. i quickly abandoned that one, not because i didn’t like it, but because i liked the clojurescript experience so much that i wanted to abandon you altogether, dear scala, in favor of an all-clojure version.
so here it is. i have met another programming language, and for the first time i feel like i’ve met a soul mate, as far as programming languages go . sorry about that, but i have to follow my heart.
but why am i writing this all of a sudden, you might ask? good question. the other day yet another recruiter approached me about a scala project, which happens more often than i even care to look up whom the project is for. but this time it was different. i felt the need to make a clean break. considering my career, i decided that you, scala, would not be a part of it, no matter how high the demand or how impressive the daily rate for freelance gigs.
i will be happier with projects in clojure. which brings me to an unfortunate observation i made at the conj. i was a little surprised about the number of people i spoke to that wished they could code clojure to pay their rent .
to sum up things, dear scala, it is definitely over between the two of us. i don’t need to take a break; i have found a better match. that doesn’t mean anyone else should follow my example blindly, though. but what it may get people thinking about is that whatever the language they are currently using, if they’re not happy, they may want to look for a better fit for themselves. i don’t know about other people’s life, but mine is too short for working with something that i don’t love.
cheers, matthias
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kɔl fu" haɪ fər ðə dɪˈleɪ ðiz ˈəpˌdeɪts. maɪ nu ʤɑb ɪz ˈkipɪŋ mi ˈvɛri ˈbɪzi... ˈɛniˌweɪ hir ər ðə ˈhaɪˌlaɪts əv ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə nu ˈoʊvər ðə læst tu kəmˈpaɪlər ənd əˈsɛmblər naʊ hæv səˈpɔrt fər ðə ɑrk ənd ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧərz ənd ðə ˈvɛriənt əv ðə ˈpaʊərˈpiˈsi ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn ˈsɔrsəz ər naʊ ɪn steɪʤ 3 (bəg ˈfɪksɪz ˈoʊnli) wɪʧ minz ðət ə brænʧ meɪ bi ˈhæpənɪŋ ˈsɔrsəz hæv brænʧt, ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈrɛdi fər ə riˈlis ˈrɛkərd kəˈmænd ækˈsɛpts ə nu modifier*:. ðɪs bɪˈheɪvz ɪgˈzæktli laɪk ənd prɪnts mɪkst sɔrs ˈɪntu ðə naʊ səˈpɔrts dɪˈspleɪst ˈstɛpɪŋ ɔn neɪmd ˈæˌdrɛs speɪs ˈfiʧər həz bɪn ɪkˈstɛndɪd tɪ æd ˈæˌdrɛs ˈspeɪsɪz fər ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər. hir ˈvɛriəbəlz meɪ bi dɪˈklɛrd ɛz biɪŋ ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ theandattributes*. ɔlˈtərnətɪvli ɪf wən əv ðiz ˌsɛgˈmɛnts ɪz juzd fər θrɛd ˈloʊkəl ˈstɔrɪʤ ðɛn kən bi juzd ˈækˌsɛs ðə kərˈɛkt ˈfəŋkʃən əˈtrɪˌbjut ˈfiʧər həz bɪn ɪkˈstɛndɪd tɪ səˈpɔrt əˈnəðər əˈtrɪˌbjut:. ðɪs ɪz juzd tɪ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ ðət ə ˈfəŋkʃən ɪz tɪ bi kloʊnd ˈɪntu ˈməltəpəl ˈvərʒənz kəmˈpaɪld wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt ˈtərgət ˈɔpʃənz ðən ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ɔn ðə kəˈmænd laɪn. ðə səˈpɔrtɪd ˈɔpʃənz ənd riˈstrɪkʃənz ər ðə seɪm ɛz fər ˈtərgət ˈɪnstəns ɔn ən ju kʊd kəmˈpaɪl ə ˈfəŋkʃən wɪθ. ɪt wɪl kriˈeɪt 2 ˈfəŋkʃən kloʊnz, wən kəmˈpaɪld əˈnəðər wɪθ. æt ðə ˈfəŋkʃən kɔl ɪt wɪl kriˈeɪt ifunc*, ðət wɪl kɔl ə kloʊn ˈsutəbəl fər ˈkɑrənt nu taɪp əˈtrɪˌbjut həz bɪn ˈædɪd tɪ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ ðə əv ðə fildz ɪn ə, ˈjunjən ər əˈtrɪˌbjut sɛts ðə ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈɔrdər, ˈɑkə, əv ðə ˈskeɪlər fildz əv ðə taɪp tɪ ˈiðər "big-endian*" ər "little-endian*". ðə əˈtrɪˌbjut həz noʊ ˈifɛkts ɔn fildz wɪʧ ər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ə ˈjunjən, ə ər ən əreɪ huz kəmˈpoʊnənt ɪz ə ˈjunjən ər ə, ənd ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ hæv fildz wɪθ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈskeɪlər ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈɔrdər ðən ðə ɛnˈkloʊzɪŋ riˈstrɪkʃənz ər ɛnˈfɔrst fər taɪps wɪθ ðə rɪˈvərs ˈskeɪlər ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈɔrdər wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ðə ˈskeɪlər ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈɔrdər əv ðə ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈæˌdrɛs əv ə ˈskeɪlər fild əv ə ˈjunjən ər ə wɪθ rɪˈvərs ˈskeɪlər ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈɔrdər ɪz nɑt pərˈmɪtɪd ənd wɪl jild ən ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈæˌdrɛs əv ən əreɪ fild, huz kəmˈpoʊnənt ɪz ˈskeɪlər, əv ə ˈjunjən ər ə wɪθ rɪˈvərs ˈskeɪlər ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈɔrdər ɪz pərˈmɪtɪd bət wɪl jild ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ, ənˈlɛs ðə ˈɔpʃən ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈæˌdrɛs əv ə ˈjunjən ər ə wɪθ rɪˈvərs ˈskeɪlər ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈɔrdər ɪz riˈstrɪkʃənz ɪgˈzɪst bɪˈkəz ðə ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈɔrdər əˈtrɪˌbjut ɪz lɔst wɪn ðə ˈæˌdrɛs əv ə ˈskeɪlər ər ðə ˈæˌdrɛs əv ən əreɪ wɪθ ˈskeɪlər kəmˈpoʊnənt ɪz ˈteɪkən, soʊ ˈstɔrɪŋ ˌɪndərˈɛkˌtli θru ðɪs ˈæˌdrɛs wɪl ˈʤɛnərəli nɑt wərk. ðə ˈsɛkənd keɪs ɪz ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs əˈlaʊd tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ pərˈfɔrm ə blɑk ˈkɑpi frəm ər tɪ ðə nu ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈproʊdus ˈmɛsɪʤɪz wɛˈnɛvər ə kənˈdɪʃən ɪz ˈduplɪˌkeɪtɪd ɪn ən ʧeɪn. ðə ˈwɔrnɪŋ ɪz ɪˈneɪbəld wɪθ. ɪt wɪl fər ɪgˈzæmpəl wɔrn nəl) }ɛls ɪf nəl) }ə nu meɪk ʃʊr ðət wɪl ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt koʊd fər ˈstætɪk ˈfəŋkʃənz ðət ər ˈnɛvər blɑk riˈɔrdərɪŋ ɑptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən ɪn kən naʊ bi tund ˈviə ðə dɪˈfɔlt fər ɑptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən ˈlɛvəlz bɪˈloʊ (ər æt -ɑs) ɪz wɪʧ dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈkris koʊd saɪz. ðə stændz fər "ˈsɔfˌwɛr treɪs kæˈʃeɪ" ənd ɪt traɪz tɪ pʊt ɔl ˈɔfən ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd koʊd təˈgɛðər, ˈmɪnəˌmaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈbrænʧɪz ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɛkstrə ˈkɑpiz əv ɑrm ˌbæˈkɛnd səˈpɔrts ə nu ˈjuzɪz tu stɛps ˌɪnˈstɛd əv θri fər skwɛr rut ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz. (ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈjuzɪz wən stɛp ˌɪnˈstɛd əv tu stɛps fər ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz). ðɪs rɪˈdusɪz ðə ˈleɪtənsi ənd priˈsɪʒən əv ðə ənd ˌbæˈkɛndz səˈpɔrt ə nu ɪˈneɪbəlz ə leɪaʊt kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ðə ˈneɪtɪv ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈwɪndoʊz kəmˈpaɪlər. ðɪs ˈɔpʃən ɪz ɪˈneɪbəld baɪ dɪˈfɔlt fər ˈwɪndoʊz ənd ˌbæˈkɛndz ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrt ðə nu traɪz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ koʊd ˈsikwənsɪz ðət kənˈteɪn ˌənɪnˈtɛndɪd rɪˈtərn opcodes*, tɪ ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt əˈgɛnst ˈsərtən fɔrmz əv əˈtæk. æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt, ðɪs ˈɔpʃən ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪn wət ɪt kən du ənd ʃʊd nɑt bi rɪˈlaɪd ɔn tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈsɪriəs əˈsɛmblər ənd ˈlɪŋkər naʊ səˈpɔrt ə kənˈfɪgjər taɪm ˈɔpʃən tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ðə ˌɔtəˈmætɪk kəmˈprɛʃən əv diˈbəg ˈsɛkʃənz. ðɪs ɪz ɔf baɪ dɪˈfɔlt, bət ˈæftər ðə nɛkst riˈlis əv ðə, ɪt wɪl bi swɪʧt ɔn baɪ dɪˈfɔlt fər səm ˈlɪŋkər səˈpɔrts ə nu ɑrm spɪˈsɪfɪk kəˈmænd laɪn ˈɔpʃən:. ðɪs ɪˈneɪbəlz ə fər ə bəg ɪn ðə bəs ˈmeɪtrɪks ˈmɛməri kənˈtroʊlər fər səm əv ðə beɪst ˈprɑdəkts ˈproʊˌgræm naʊ həz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˌɪnˈsərt nu ˈsɪmbəlz ˈɪntu ən ˈɑbʤɛkt faɪl ər executable*. ɪt ɪz kənˈtroʊld baɪ ðə ædz ə nu ˈsɪmbəl kɔld. ɪf ðaɪz ˈgɪvɪn, ðə ˈsɪmbəl wɪl bi əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ənd ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ðət ˈsɛkʃən, ˈəðərˌwaɪz ɪt wɪl bi ən ˈæbsəˌlut ˈsɪmbəl. ˈsɪmbəl flægz kən bi ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ɛz wɛl ˌɔlˈðoʊ nɑt ɔl flægz wɪl bi ˈminɪŋfəl fər ɔl ˈɑbʤɛkt faɪl ˈfɔrˌmæts. ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˌɪnˈsərt ðə nu ˈsɪmbəl ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd, ˈəðərˌwaɪz ðə symbol(s*) wɪl bi ˈædɪd æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsɪmbəl ˈteɪbəl ɪn ðə ˈɔrdər ðeɪ pɔrt əv gæs ækˈsɛpts ə nu kəˈmænd laɪn ˈɔpʃən tɪ kənˈtroʊl fər ˈvɛriəs ˈsɪləkən ˈɔpʃən ɪˈneɪbəlz ðə ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd, bət dɪz nɑt ˈproʊdus ˈɛni ˌɪnˈfɔrmətɪv ˈaʊtˌpʊt fər ðə ˈjuzər wɪn ɪt dɪz soʊ. ðə rɪˈleɪtɪd bi juzd tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈmɛsɪʤɪz wɛˈnɛvər ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr ə ˈsɪləkən maɪt bi ˈvælɪd ɪz ɪnˈkaʊnərd baɪ ðə naʊ səˈpɔrt ə kəˈmænd laɪn ˈɔpʃən tɪ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ ðə baɪt tɪ bi juzd ɛz ˈpædɪŋ wɪn trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ ən ˌɪndərˈɛkt kɔl tɪ ə ˈloʊkəli dɪˈfaɪnd ˈfəŋkʃən 'fu' ˈɪntu ə kɔl ˈviə ɪts gɑt slot:generates*: kɔl foo"generates*: kɔl foo"generates*: "kɔl fu 0x90"generates*: "ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts: "kɔl fu
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hi guys,sorry for the delay beqwteen these updates. my new job is keeping me very busy... anyway here are the highlights of the changes in the gnu toolchain over the last two months:the compiler and assembler now have support for the arc em/hs and arc600/700 architectures and the power9 variant of the powerpc architecture.the gcc mainline sources are now in stage 3 (bug fixes only) which means that a branch may be happening soon.the binutils sources have branched, getting ready for a 2.26 release soon.gdb's record instruction-history command accepts a new modifier:. this behaves exactly like themodifier and prints mixed source + disassembly into the history.gdb now supports displaced stepping on aarch64 gnu/linux.gcc's named address space feature has been extended to add address spaces for the x86 architecture. here variables may be declared as being relative to theorsegments using theandattributes. alternatively if one of these segments is used for thread local storage then theattribute can be used access the correct segment.gcc's function attribute feature has been extended to support another attribute:. this is used to specify that a function is to be cloned into multiple versions compiled with different target options than specified on the command line. the supported options and restrictions are the same as for target attribute.for instance on an x86, you could compile a function with. it will create 2 function clones, one compiled withand another with. at the function call it will create resolver ifunc, that will dynamically call a clone suitable for current architecture.a new type attribute has been added to specify the endianness of the fields in a struct, union or array:this attribute sets the storage order, aka endianness, of the scalar fields of the type to either "big-endian" or "little-endian". the attribute has no effects on fields which are themselves a union, a struct or an array whose component is a union or a struct, and it is possible to have fields with a different scalar storage order than the enclosing type.additional restrictions are enforced for types with the reverse scalar storage order with regard to the scalar storage order of the target:* taking the address of a scalar field of a union or a struct with reverse scalar storage order is not permitted and will yield an error.* taking the address of an array field, whose component is scalar, of a union or a struct with reverse scalar storage order is permitted but will yield a warning, unless the option -wno-scalar-storage-order is specified.* taking the address of a union or a struct with reverse scalar storage order is permitted.these restrictions exist because the storage order attribute is lost when the address of a scalar or the address of an array with scalar component is taken, so storing indirectly through this address will generally not work. the second case is nevertheless allowed to be able to perform a block copy from or to the array.a new warning option:will produce messages whenever a condition is duplicated in an if-else-if chain. the warning is enabled with. it will for example warn about:if (p->q != null) { ... }else if (p->q != null) { ... }a new option:will make sure that gcc will generate code for static functions that are never used.the block reordering optimization in gcc can now be tuned via the option:the default for optimization levels below -o2 (or at -os) is thealgorithm which does not increase code size. the newalgorithm stands for "software trace cache" and it tries to put all often executed code together, minimizing the number of branches executed by making extra copies of code.the arm backend supports a new option:which uses two steps instead of three for double-precision reciprical square root calculations. (it also uses one step instead of two steps for single-precision calculations). this reduces the latency and precision of the operation.the x86 and x86_64 backends support a new option:this enables a bit-field layout compatible with the native microsoft windows compiler. this option is enabled by default for windows targets.the x86 and x86_64 backends also support the new option:this tries to avoid generating code sequences that contain unintended return opcodes, to mitigate against certain forms of attack. at the moment, this option is limited in what it can do and should not be relied on to provide serious protection.the assembler and linker now support a configure time option to enable the automatic compression of debug sections. this is off by default, but after the next release of the binutils, it will be switched on by default for some targets.the linker supports a new arm specific command line option:. this enables a link-time workaround for a bug in the bus matrix / memory controller for some of the stm32 cortex-m4 based products (stm32l4xx).the objcopy program now has the ability to insert new symbols into an object file or executable. it is controlled by the option:this adds a new symbol called. if theis given, the symbol will be associated with and relative to that section, otherwise it will be an absolute symbol. symbol flags can be specified as well although not all flags will be meaningful for all object file formats. the special flagwill insert the new symbol in front of the specified, otherwise the symbol(s) will be added at the end of the symbol table in the order they appear.the msp430 port of gas accepts a new command line option to control workarounds for various silicon errata:this option enables the specified workarounds, but does not produce any informative output for the user when it does so. the related option:can be used to produce warning messages whenever a situation where a silicon errata might be valid is encountered by the assembler.the x86/x86_64 linkers now support a command line option to specify the byte to be used as padding when transforming an indirect call to a locally defined function 'foo' into a call via its got slot:generates: "0x67 call foo"generates: "0x90 call foo"generates: "call foo 0x90"generates: "generates: "call foo "
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ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə məˈzʊri haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz həz faɪld ˈɑrtɪkəlz əv ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt əˈgɛnst ˈgəvərnər ʤeɪ ˈnɪksən (di) fər ˈɔrdərɪŋ dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈrɛvəˌnu tɪ əkˈsɛpt ʤɔɪnt tæks rɪˈtərnz faɪld baɪ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈkəpəlz hu hæv bɪn ˈligəli ˈmɛrid ɪn ˈəðər steɪts. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ missourinet*, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv nɪk ˈmɑrʃəl (r-parkville*) həz faɪld tu ˈɑrtɪkəlz əv ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ðət gəv. ˈnɪksən ˈɪʃud ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ðət ɪz ə violation”*” əv ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən. ˈfərðər, ˈmɑrʃəl sɪz ˈnɪksən ənd mɪsˌrɛprəˈzɛnts ðə ˈminɪŋ ənd rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ˈəndər ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ənd ˈstæʧəˌtɔri lɔ ənd ˈðɛrˈbaɪ mɪsˈlidz ðə ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ðɪs state.”*.” ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər əv læst jɪr, gəv. ˈnɪksən ˈɪʃud ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət məˈzʊri məst əkˈsɛpt səʧ ʤɔɪnt rɪˈtərnz bɪˈkəz tæks koʊd ɪz taɪd dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd ðə steɪt rikˈwaɪərz ˈmɛrid ˈkəpəlz hu faɪl ʤɔɪnt rɪˈtərnz tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ faɪl steɪt ˈtæksɪz ˈʤɔɪntli. ðə ˈɔfəs əv əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl krɪs ˈkɑstər (di) həz ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˈɔrdər əˈpɪrz tɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ məˈzʊri lɔ. ˈmɑrʃəl, ɪn hɪz ˈfaɪlɪŋ, əˈlɛʤɪz ðət ˈɔrdər wɑz beɪst əˈpɑn noʊɪŋ oʊˈmɪʃən əv ki ˈstæʧəˌtɔri language.”*.” ə ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə məˈzʊri tæks koʊd ðət dɪˈfaɪnz tərmz ridz ðət tərmz juzd ʃæl hæv ðə seɪm ˈminɪŋ ɛz wɪn ðeɪ əˈpɪr ɪn ˈfɛdərəl tæks koʊd. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈmɑrʃəl sizd əˈpɑn ən əˈdɪʃənəl freɪz wɪʧ steɪts ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈminɪŋ ɪz ˈklɪrli rikˈwaɪərd baɪ ðə prəˈvɪʒənz of”*” ðə məˈzʊri tæks koʊd. lɔ sɪz ə ˈhəzbənd ənd waɪf hu faɪl ə ʤɔɪnt ˈfɛdərəl tæks rɪˈtərn ʃæl faɪl ə kəmˈbaɪnd rɪˈtərn hir ɪn hi steɪt əv missouri,’*,’ ˈmɑrʃəl sɛd. kənˈdɪʃən ˈprɛsɪdənt fər ðət ɪz ðət ðeɪ ər ˈhəzbənd ənd waɪf, ənd ju hæv tɪ æsk ˈjɔrsɛlf, ‘‘well*, haʊ du ju dɪˈfaɪn ˈhəzbənd ənd wife?’*?’ ju meɪ nɑt juz ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən. nɑt əˈlaʊd bɪˈkəz ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən dɪz nɑt əˈlaʊ ju tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ˌseɪmˈsɛks marriage.”*.” ɪn 2004 məˈzʊri ˈvoʊtərz əˈpruvd ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl əˈmɛndmənt 2 wɪʧ ʧeɪnʤd ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪn ðə steɪt ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ɛz biɪŋ bɪtˈwin ə mæn ənd ə ˈwʊmən. ˈmɑrʃəl sɪz ðət, waɪl hi ɪz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ, hɪz ˈækʃən həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ hɪz stæns ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu. pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪz ˌɪˈrɛləvənt. ðə pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ ʃʊd bi irrelevant,”*,” hi ɪkˈspleɪnd. ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˈrɛləvənt ɪz ðə ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən ɔn ðə paʊərz əv ðə ˈgəvərnər əv ðə steɪt əv məˈzʊri. hi həz noʊ mɔr raɪt tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ðən aɪ do.”*.” ðə ˈɑrtɪkəlz əv ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt, wɪʧ məst fərst bi rɪˈfərd tɪ ə kəˈmɪti wɛr, ɪf pæst, wʊd ðɛn muv ɔn tɪ ðə haʊs, hæv bɪn baɪ ˈsɛvən rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə haʊs: rɑn ˈʃibər, kɛn ˈwɪlsən, ʤɛf poʊg, kərt bɛr, maɪk mun, rɪk ˈbrætɪn t.j*. ˈbɛri.
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a member of the missouri house of representatives has filed articles of impeachment against governor jay nixon (d) for ordering missouri’s department of revenue to accept joint tax returns filed by same-sex couples who have been legally married in other states.
according to missourinet, representative nick marshall (r-parkville) has filed two articles of impeachment charging that gov. nixon issued an executive order that is a “direct violation” of missouri’s constitution. further, marshall says nixon “misstates and misrepresents the meaning and requirements under missouri’s constitutional and statutory law and thereby misleads the citizens of this state.”
in november of last year, gov. nixon issued an executive order stating that missouri must accept such joint returns because missouri’s tax code is tied directly to the federal government, and the state requires married couples who file joint returns to also file state taxes jointly. the office of attorney general chris koster (d) has stated that nixon’s order appears to comply with missouri law.
marshall, in his filing, alleges that nixon’s order was based upon “a knowing omission of key statutory language.”
a section of the missouri tax code that defines terms reads that terms used shall have the same meaning as when they appear in federal tax code. rep. marshall seized upon an additional phrase which states “unless a different meaning is clearly required by the provisions of” the missouri tax code.
“missouri law says a husband and wife who file a joint federal tax return shall file a combined return here in he state of missouri,’ marshall said. “the condition precedent for that is that they are husband and wife, and you have to ask yourself, ‘well, how do you define husband and wife?’ you may not use the federal definition. that’s not allowed because missouri’s constitution does not allow you to recognize same-sex marriage.”
in 2004, missouri voters approved constitutional amendment 2 which changed the definition of marriage in the state constitution as being between a man and a woman.
marshall says that, while he is opposed to same-sex marriage, his action has nothing to do with his stance on the issue.
“my position on same-sex marriage is irrelevant. the governor’s position on same-sex marriage should be irrelevant,” he explained. “what is extremely relevant is the limitation on the powers of the governor of the state of missouri. he has no more right to ignore the constitution than i do.”
the articles of impeachment, which must first be referred to a committee where, if passed, would then move on to the house, have been co-signed by seven republican members of the house: ron schieber, ken wilson, jeff pogue, kurt bahr, mike moon, rick brattin & t.j. berry.
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ˈdɛləˌgeɪt keɪs ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪz ˈsɛrə ɛm. ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ˌbiˈfɔr ðə haʊs kəˈmɪti ɔn ɪˈlɛkʃənz, ɪn rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ðə əˈlɛʤd riˈleɪʃənz əv ðə ˈdɛləˌgeɪt ˈkænən. wi ˈɛkˌstrækt ɪt frəm ðə rɪˈpɔrt, ɛz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl rɪˈpəblɪkən, əv ðə ˈɪnstənt: ˈsɛrə ɛm. præt swɔrn: kju. steɪt jʊr neɪm ənd pleɪs əv ˈrɛzɪdəns. ə. maɪ neɪm ɪz ˈsɛrə ɛm. præt; sɔlt leɪk ˈsɪti maɪ ˈrɛzɪdəns. kju. haʊ lɔŋ hæv ju rɪˈzaɪdɪd ɪn ˈjuˌtɔ ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri? ə. tˈwɛntiˌwɔn jɪrz; ɔl bət θri əv ðə taɪm ɪn sɔlt leɪk ˈsɪti. kju. ər ju ðə waɪf əv ˈɔrsən præt? ə. aɪ æm. kju. ər ju əkˈweɪnɪd wɪθ ʤɔrʤ kju. ˈkænən ənd hɪz ˈfæməli? ə. aɪ æm. kju. haʊ ˈmɛni rɪˈpjutɪd waɪvz həz hi? ə. hi həz θri rɪˈpjutɪd waɪvz ənd wən waɪf. kju. wət ɪz hɪz neɪm? ə. ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈhoʊglənd, ˌbiˈfɔr hi ˈmɛrid hər. kju. wər ju əkˈweɪnɪd wɪθ hər ˌbiˈfɔr hi ˈmɛrid hər? ə. aɪ nu hər; nɑt ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli əkˈweɪnɪd wɪθ hər. aɪ nu hər ˈfæməli. kju. ɪz ʃi naʊ ˈlɪvɪŋ? ə. aɪ ˈnɛvər hərd əv hər dɛθ. aɪ prɪˈzum ʃi ɪz ˈlɪvɪŋ. kju. wət ər ðə neɪmz əv hɪz rɪˈpjutɪd waɪvz? ə. ðə fərst wən ðət hi tʊk ˈæftər hɪz waɪf wɑz ˈsɛrə ʤeɪn ˈʤɛni; ðə nɛkst wɑz ɪˈlaɪzə, aɪ θɪŋk; ðə ˈəðər neɪm aɪ du nɑt rɪˈmɛmbər; ðə θərd wən wɑz ˈmɑrθə ˈtɛri, aɪ θɪŋk. kju. həz ʤɔrʤ kju. ˈkænən ˈɛvər ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈɛni əv hɪz priˈtɛndɪd waɪvz tɪ ju ɛz hɪz waɪvz? ə. jɛs. kju. hu wər ðeɪ? ə. ˈmɑrθə ənd ðə wən kɔld ɪˈlaɪzə. kju. həz ˈmɑrθə ˈɛni ˈʧɪldrən? ə. ʃi həz ə pɛr əv twɪnz, ər dɪd hæv ðə læst aɪ nu əv hər, ənd prɪˈzum, ʃi stɪl həz ðɛm. aɪ noʊ. kju. həz ɪˈlaɪzə ˈɛni ˈʧɪldrən? ə. ʃi həz wən. ʤɔrʤ kju. ˈkænən toʊld mi hɪmˈsɛlf ðət ɪˈlaɪzə hæd wən. aɪ mɛt ɪm ə fju deɪz ˈæftər ɪt wɑz bɔrn, ənd hi toʊld mi ðət ʃi hæd. kju. æt ðə taɪm ʤɔrʤ kju. ˈkænən toʊld ju ðət ɪˈlaɪzə hæd ə ʧaɪld dɪd hi ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət hi wɑz ðə ˈfɑðər? ə. aɪ noʊ ðət hi dɪd. kju. hæv ju ˈɛvər sin ʤɔrʤ kju. ˈkænən ɪn ðə ˈprɛzəns əv hɪz ˈʧɪldrən? ə. oʊ! jɛs; ˈfrikwɛntli. kju. dɪd hi trit ðɛm ɛz ə ˈfɑðər, ənd dɪd hi kɔl ðɛm hɪz ˈʧɪldrən? ə. hi dɪd. kju. wər ðoʊz ˈʧɪldrən soʊ ˈtritɪd ðə ˈʧɪldrən əv hɪz priˈtɛndɪd waɪvz? ə. ˈæftər ʃoʊɪŋ mi ðiz bɔɪz, hi, ɛz mæn hu fɛlt praʊd əv hɪz ˈʧɪldrən, toʊld mi wən bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ ˈsɛrə ʤeɪn ənd ðə ˈəðərz tɪ hɪz fərst waɪf. kju. wɑz ðɛr ˈɛni dɪˈstɪŋkʃən meɪd ɪn ðə ˈtritmənt əv ðoʊz ˈʧɪldrən? ə. aɪ si ðət ðɛr wɑz. kju. dɪz ðə ˈfæməli əv ˈʤioʊ. kju. ˈkænən ɔl rɪˈzaɪd ɪn wən haʊs? ə. aɪ bɪˈliv ðeɪ du, sɪns ðə lɑrʤ haʊs wɑz bɪlt. ˈmɪsɪz. ˈkænən toʊld mi wɪn ɪt wɑz ˈbɪldɪŋ ðət ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər ðɛm ɔl. kju. dɪd ju ˈɛvər hir ˈmɪsɪz. ˈkænən spik əv ðə ˈəðər waɪvz ər ðɛr ˈstændɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈfæməli? ə. aɪ hæv. kju. wɑz ˈmɪsɪz. ˈkænən ˈsəmˈwət əˈfɛndɪd æt ðə əˈsəmpʃən əv ðiz priˈtɛndɪd waɪvz? ə. jɛs, ʃi wɑz, ɛz ɔl fərst waɪvz ər. kju. ɪz ɪˈlaɪzə ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ bi dɪˈsætəsˌfaɪd wɪθ hər ˈmærətəl riˈleɪʃənz? ə. aɪ hæv hərd soʊ, bət aɪ noʊ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðət. aɪ wɔnt tɪ tɛl ju ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr əˈbaʊt ˈmɪsɪz. ˈkænən. ˈmɪsɪz. ˈkænən toʊld mi ðət ʤɔrʤ kju. tʊk ˈmɑrθə ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ hər ˈwɪʃɪz, (ðɪs wɑz sun ˈæftər hi tʊk hər), ənd ʃi sɛd ðə moʊst əv hɪz taɪm hæd bɪn spɛnt wɪθ hər, tɪ ðə greɪt dɪˈstrɛs ər əˈnɔɪəns əv hər ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə ðə ˈəðər ˈwɪmən, aɪ min. ˈsɛrə ʤeɪn toʊld mi ðə seɪm θɪŋ æt əˈnəðər taɪm. kju. ɪt ɪz ə ˈʤɛnərəl, ækˈsɛptɪd, ˈkɑmən rɪˈpɔrt θruaʊt ðə kəmˈjunɪti ənd ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ðət ʤɔrʤ kju. ˈkænən ɪz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn pəˈlɪgəˌmi? ə. ɪt ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli soʊ ˌəndərˈstʊd. aɪ hæv ˈnɛvər hərd ɪt dɪˈspjutɪd ɪn ˈfɪfˈtin jɪrz. aɪ hæv ˈɔfən hərd ɪm spik əv hɪz waɪvz, ənd ˈnɛvər hərd ɪm dɪˈnaɪ ɪt. cross-examination*: kju. dɪd ju seɪ ju wər ðə waɪf əv ˈɔrsən præt? ə. aɪ æm ðə waɪf əv ˈɔrsən præt, sər. aɪ æm nɑt ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ ɪm naʊ. aɪ wɑz ˈfɔrmərli ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈmɔrmən ʧərʧ, ənd noʊ ðət aɪ hæv bɪn kət ɔf. aɪ hæv nɑt bɪn ə bɪˈlivər ɪn ðə ˈmɔrmən ˈdɑktrənz fər ˈθərˌdi jɪrz, ənd æm naʊ kənˈsɪdərd ən əˈpɔsteɪt, aɪ bɪˈliv. kju. dɪd ju ˈɛvər si ˈʤioʊ. kju. ˈkænən ˈmɛrid tɪ ˈɛni wən? ə. noʊ. kju. du ju noʊ ðət hi həz mɔr waɪvz ðən wən, ɪkˈsɛpt baɪ ˈʤɛnərəl ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən? ə. noʊ, aɪ du nɑt; ɪkˈsɛpt baɪ ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn, ənd wət aɪ hæv hərd ɪm seɪ, ɛz aɪ hæv rɪˈleɪtɪd. kju. du ju noʊ, ɪkˈsɛpt baɪ ˈʤɛnərəl riˈpjut, ðət ðiz ˈʧɪldrən ˈspoʊkən əv baɪ ju ɛz bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ tɪ ˈmɑrθə, ɪˈlaɪzə ənd ˈsɛrə ʤeɪn ər ðə ˈʧɪldrən əv ʤɔrʤ kju. ˈkænən? ə. aɪ ˈoʊnli noʊ soʊ fɑr ɛz ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən aɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn wɪl kənˈveɪ ðə aɪˈdiə. ˈmɪsɪz. ˌæfəˈdeɪvət sɪz: ˈfərðər sɪz ðət ʃi həz bɪn əkˈweɪnɪd wɪθ ʤɔrʤ kju. ˈkænən ənd hɪz ˈfæməli fər æt list eɪt jɪrz; ðət hɪz fərst waɪf ɪz neɪmd ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈhoʊglənd ˈkænən; hɪz ˈsɛkənd waɪf, ˈsɛrə ʤeɪn ˈʤɛni ˈkænən; hɪz θərd waɪf, ɪˈlaɪzə ˈkænən; hɪz fɔrθ waɪf, ˈmɑrθə ˈkænən; ˈɔlsoʊ, ðət ʃi həz bɪn ə ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈvɪzɪtər æt ʤɔrʤ kju. haʊs, ənd ðət ʃi həz hərd ðə sɛd ʤɔrʤ ˈkænən, ɪn hɪz haʊs, ɛz wɛl ɛz æt ðə ˈtæbərˌnækəl, ɪn sɔlt leɪk ˈsɪti, ˈɔlsoʊ æt ðə fˈjunərəl əv ˈmɪsɪz. ˈkɪmbəl, ɪn ðə wɔrd skul haʊs, ɪn sɛd sɔlt leɪk ˈsɪti, ˈjuˌtɔ, ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ðə sɛd ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈhoʊglənd, ˈsɛrə ʤeɪn ˈʤɛni, ɪˈlaɪzə ənd ˈmɑrθə ˈkænən wər hɪz waɪvz; ˈɔlsoʊ, ðət ˈmɪsɪz. whatmore*, ə skul ˈtiʧər, ɪz sild ɪn ˈmɛrɪʤ tɪ ðə sɛd ʤɔrʤ kju. ˈkænən, ənd həz hərd ðə sɛd ˈplʊrəl waɪvz əv sɛd ˈkænən ɛz ðɛr ˈhəzbənd, ənd əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˈsɛkənd waɪf. ðə kəˈmɪti, ˈæftər prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ðɪs ˈɛvədəns, riˈsaɪts ðə ækt əv 1862 proʊˈhɪbətɪŋ pəˈlɪgəˌmi, ənd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ækt wɪʧ pæst ðə haʊs æt ɪts leɪt ˈsɛʃən, ʤun 16 1874 bi ɪt ɛˈnæktəd baɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt ənd haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs əˈsɛmbəld: noʊ ˈpərsən hɪˈræftər ʃæl bi ə ˈdɛləˌgeɪt ɪn ðə haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz frəm ˈɛni əv ðə ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts hu ʃæl nɑt hæv əˈteɪnd ðə eɪʤ əv tˈwɛntiˌfaɪv jɪrz, ənd bɪn ˈsɛvən jɪrz ə ˈsɪtɪzən əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ənd hu ʃæl nɑt, wɪn ɪˈlɛktɪd, bi ən ˌɪnˈhæbɪtənt əv ðə ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ɪn wɪʧ hi ʃæl bi ˈʧoʊzən; ənd noʊ səʧ ˈpərsən hu ɪz ˈgɪlti ˈiðər əv ər pəˈlɪgəˌmi ʃæl bi ˈɛlɪʤəbəl tɪ ə sit ɛz səʧ ˈdɛləˌgeɪt. ɪt ðɛn prəˈsidz: ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ ðɪs fækt ðə sɛd ˈdɛləˌgeɪt wɑz ə ˈkænədɪt æt ðə ˈrisənt ɪˈlɛkʃən, ənd wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪˈlɛktɪd fər ðə seɪm ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ɪn ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs. jʊr kəˈmɪti θɪŋks ðə ˈɛvədəns, ənˈʧælɪnʤd ɛz ɪt ɪz baɪ ðə ˈdɛləˌgeɪt, ðət, æt ðə deɪt əv hɪz ɪˈlɛkʃən, tɪ wɪt: ɔn ðə deɪ əv ˈɔgəst, 1872 ənd praɪər thereto*, ðə sɛd ˈdɛləˌgeɪt wɑz, ənd stɪl ɪz, ˈoʊpənli ˈlɪvɪŋ ənd koʊˈhæbɪtɪŋ wɪθ fɔr ˈwɪmən ɛz hɪz waɪvz, ˈəndər ðə priˈtɛndɪd ˈsæŋkʃənz əv ə ˈsɪstəm əv pəˈlɪgəˌmi, wɪʧ ˈsɪstəm hi noʊˈtɔriəsli ənd əˈphoʊldz ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˈstæˌʧu əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əˈpruvd ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1 1862 əˈbəv kˈwoʊtɪd. [ˈʤərnəl ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ʧərʧ əv ˈʤizəs kraɪst əv seɪnts, ʤæn. 22 1875 3 [ˌdɛzərˈeɪ ˈivnɪŋ nuz, [trænˈskraɪbd ənd ˈpruˌfrid baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd groʊ, apr*. 2006 -ɛnd- rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈhɪstəriz əv ˈsɛrə beɪts
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delegate cannon’s case
following is sarah m. pratt’s testimony before the house committee on elections, in regard to the alleged polygamic relations of the delegate cannon. we extract it from the committee’s report, as published in the national republican, of the 22d instant:
sarah m. pratt sworn:
q. state your name and place of residence.
a. my name is sarah m. pratt; salt lake city my residence.
q. how long have you resided in utah territory?
a. twenty-one years; all but three of the time in salt lake city.
q. are you the wife of orson pratt?
a. i am.
q. are you acquainted with george q. cannon and his family?
a. i am.
q. how many reputed wives has he?
a. he has three reputed wives and one wife.
q. what is his wife’s name?
a. elizabeth hoagland, before he married her.
q. were you acquainted with her before he married her?
a. i knew her; not particularly acquainted with her. i knew her family.
q. is she now living?
a. i never heard of her death. i presume she is living.
q. what are the names of his reputed wives?
a. the first one that he took after his wife was sarah jane jenny; the next was eliza, i think; the other name i do not remember; the third one was martha terry, i think.
q. has george q. cannon ever introduced any of his pretended wives to you as his wives?
a. yes.
q. who were they?
a. martha and the one called eliza.
q. has martha any children?
a. she has a pair of twins, or did have the last i knew of her, and presume, she still has them. i know.
q. has eliza any children?
a. she has one. george q. cannon told me himself that eliza had one. i met him a few days after it was born, and he told me that she had.
q. at the time george q. cannon told you that eliza had a child did he acknowledge that he was the father?
a. i know that he did.
q. have you ever seen george q. cannon in the presence of his children?
a. o! yes; frequently.
q. did he treat them as a father, and did he call them his children?
a. he did.
q. were those children so treated the children of his pretended wives?
a. after showing me these boys, he, as man who felt proud of his children, told me one belonged to sarah jane and the others to his first wife.
q. was there any distinction made in the treatment of those children?
a. i couldn’t see that there was.
q. does the family of geo. q. cannon all reside in one house?
a. i believe they do, since the large house was built. mrs. cannon told me when it was building that it was intended for them all.
q. did you ever hear mrs. cannon speak of the other wives or their standing in the family?
a. i have.
q. was mrs. cannon somewhat offended at the assumption of these pretended wives?
a. yes, she was, as all first wives are.
q. is eliza reported to be dissatisfied with her marital relations?
a. i have heard so, but i know anything about that. i want to tell you a little more about mrs. cannon. mrs. cannon told me that george q. took martha contrary to her wishes, (this was soon after he took her), and she said the most of his time had been spent with her, to the great distress or annoyance of her and the rest of the family—and the other women, i mean. sarah jane told me the same thing at another time.
q. it is a general, accepted, common report throughout the community and neighborhood that george q. cannon is living in polygamy?
a. it is generally so understood. i have never heard it disputed in fifteen years. i have often heard him speak of his wives, and never heard him deny it.
cross-examination:
q. did you say you were the wife of orson pratt?
a. i am the wife of orson pratt, sir. i am not living with him now. i was formerly a member of the mormon church, and know that i have been cut off. i have not been a believer in the mormon doctrines for thirty years, and am now considered an apostate, i believe.
q. did you ever see geo. q. cannon married to any one?
a. no.
q. do you know that he has more wives than one, except by general reputation?
a. no, i do not; except by the information i have given, and what i have heard him say, as i have related.
q. do you know, except by general repute, that these children spoken of by you as belonging to martha, eliza and sarah jane are the children of george q. cannon?
a. i only know so far as the information i have given will convey the idea.
mrs. smith’s affidavit says: deponent further says that she has been acquainted with george q. cannon and his family for at least eight years; that his first wife is named elizabeth hoagland cannon; his second wife, sarah jane jenny cannon; his third wife, eliza cannon; his fourth wife, martha telle cannon; also, that she has been a frequent visitor at george q. cannon’s house, and that she has heard the said george cannon, in his house, as well as at the tabernacle, in salt lake city, also at the funeral of mrs. ordine kimball, in the 19th ward school house, in said salt lake city, utah, acknowledge that the said elizabeth hoagland, sarah jane jenny, eliza and martha telle cannon were his wives; also, that mrs. whatmore, a school teacher, is sealed in marriage to the said george q. cannon, and has heard the said plural wives of said cannon as their husband, and especially the second wife.
the committee, after presenting this evidence, recites the act of 1862 prohibiting polygamy, and the following act which passed the house at its late session, june 16, 1874.
be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the united states of america in congress assembled: no person hereafter shall be a delegate in the house of representatives from any of the territories of the united states who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the united states, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of the territory in which he shall be chosen; and no such person who is guilty either of bigamy or polygamy shall be eligible to a seat as such delegate.
it then proceeds: notwithstanding this fact the said delegate was a candidate at the recent election, and was actually elected for the same territory in the forty-fourth congress.
your committee thinks the evidence, unchallenged as it is by the delegate, that, at the date of his election, to wit: on the 5th day of august, 1872, and prior thereto, the said delegate was, and still is, openly living and cohabiting with four women as his wives, under the pretended sanctions of a system of polygamy, which system he notoriously indorses and upholds in violation of the statue of the united states approved july 1, 1862, above quoted.
[journal history of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, jan. 22, 1875, 3]
[deseret evening news, 23:824]
[transcribed and proofread by david grow, apr. 2006]
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ˈaʊtwərd maɪˈgreɪʃən əv waɪt ˈrɛzɪdənts həz ˈrɪzən drəˈmætɪkəli əˈlɔŋ ˈsɛkʃənz əv ˈdælrɪmpəl ənd wɛst ˈleɪkˌʃɔr draɪvz wɛr frəˈtərnɪti ˈhaʊsɪz ər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɔn ˈkæmpəs. ðə ˈɛriə noʊn ɛz frəˈtərnɪti roʊ həz sin ɪts jəŋ, ˈæfluənt waɪt meɪl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən drɔp æt ən əˈlɑrmɪŋ reɪt ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju wiks ənd mənθs. səm ˌjunəˈvərsəti əˈfɪʃəlz ˈspɛkjəˌleɪt ðə trɛnd meɪ bi kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ə speɪt əv grik ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ˈhævɪŋ bɪn səˈspɛndɪd ər ʃət daʊn fər ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ˈpɑləsiz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ stɑpt ʃɔrt əv seɪɪŋ ðə waɪt flaɪt ɪz ə dɪˈrɛkt rɪˈzəlt əv frəˈtərnətiz biɪŋ kɪkt ɔf ˈkæmpəs fər ˈheɪzɪŋ ənd ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈplɛʤɪz. ˈɛksədəs frəm frəˈtərnɪti roʊ maɪt æt list ˈpɑrʃəli stɛm frəm ðə fækt ˈoʊvər ə ˈdəzən frəˈtərnətiz ər səˈspɛndɪd ər ʃət daʊn fər biɪŋ ˈətər hu kɛr əˈbaʊt ðə ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ əv ðɛr ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈbrəðərz, bət hɑrd tɪ dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli seɪ ˈkɔzɪŋ ɔl ðə jəŋ waɪt meɪlz tɪ muv away,”*,” ˈspoʊksmən kɑrl ˈbɛnsən ɪkˈspleɪnd. bɪn ˈʤɔgɪŋ baɪ hir fər jɪrz, ənd ðɪs ˈɛriə ʤɪst kips ˈgɪtɪŋ wɪθ ɔl ðə houses.”*.” ðə groʊɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˈʃətərd ˈhaʊsɪz əˈlɔŋ frəˈtərnɪti roʊ ðət jəŋ waɪt mɛn əv minz wəns kɔld hoʊm həz səm ˈstudənts ənd ˈəðər ˈbæˌtɑn ruʒ ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðət ˈɛriə əv ˈkæmpəs. bɪn ˈʤɔgɪŋ baɪ hir fər jɪrz, ənd ðɪs ˈɛriə ʤɪst kips ˈgɪtɪŋ wɪθ ɔl ðə houses,”*,” ˈævɪd ˈrənər ʤeɪn ˈkɔldwɛl sɛd. ““granted*, aɪ ˈrɪli fil ɔl ðət seɪf wɪn ɔl ðə bɔɪz wər ˈlɪvɪŋ ðɛr, bət ðə ˈʤʊri ɪz stɪl aʊt ɔn ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðɪs ɪz ən improvement.”*.” ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈsinjər ˈləvəl sɛd kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt wət wɪl bɪˈkəm əv ðə ˈɛriə. goʊɪŋ tɪ muv ˈɪntu ə haʊs wɛr səm dud skrud ə goʊt waɪl əˈnəðər gaɪ wɑz ˈælkəˌhɑl ˈpɔɪzənd tɪ death?”*?” ˈləvəl æst, ˈædɪŋ, ʃʊr wɔnt ðət kaɪnd əv ˈpərsən ˈlɪvɪŋ nɪr mi, fər sure.”*.”
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outward migration of white residents has risen dramatically along sections of dalrymple and west lakeshore drives where fraternity houses are located on lsu’s campus.
the area known as fraternity row has seen its young, affluent white male population drop at an alarming rate over the past few weeks and months.
some university officials speculate the trend may be connected to a spate of greek organizations having been suspended or shut down for violating lsu’s policies. however, they stopped short of saying the white flight is a direct result of fraternities being kicked off campus for hazing and killing pledges.
“the exodus from fraternity row might at least partially stem from the fact over a dozen fraternities are suspended or shut down for being utter douchenozzles who don’t care about the well-being of their so-called brothers, but it’s hard to definitively say what’s causing all the young white males to move away,” lsu spokesman carl benson explained.
“i’ve been jogging by here for years, and this area just keeps getting sketchier with all the boarded-up frat houses.”
the growing number of shuttered houses along fraternity row that young white men of means once called home has some lsu students and other baton rouge residents worried about the future of that area of campus.
“i’ve been jogging by here for years, and this area just keeps getting sketchier with all the boarded-up frat houses,” avid runner jane caldwell said. “granted, i didn’t really feel all that safe when all the frat boys were living there, but the jury is still out on whether or not this is an improvement.”
meanwhile, lsu senior denitra lovell said she’s concerned about what will become of the area.
“who’s going to move into a house where some dude screwed a goat while another guy was alcohol poisoned to death?” lovell asked, adding, “i sure don’t want that kind of person living near me, that’s for sure.”
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ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ skru əp daɪɪts. fər ˈjumənz, ðət minz lɛs ˈʧɔklət ənd mɔr ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˌsɔˈvɪnjɑn. streɪnʤ ˈdaɪəˌtɛri ˈʧeɪnʤɪz hæv ɔˈrɛdi əˈfɛktɪd ðə feɪs əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ, ˈpoʊlər bɛrz. fər ðə fərst taɪm ˈɛvər, ˈɑrtɪk ˈpoʊlər bɛrz wər sin ˈfistɪŋ ɔn ˈdɑlfənz. ðə ɑd bɪˈheɪvjər wɑz fərst əbˈzərvd baɪ ˈrisərʧərz ɪn 2014 ɔn ə smɔl fjɔrd ɪn, ˌnɔrˈwiʤən haɪ ˈɑrtɪk, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu ˈstədi ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˈpoʊlər ˈrisərʧ. sɪns ðɛn, sɪks bɛrz hæv bɪn ˈspɑtɪd ˈitɪŋ ðə ˈdɑlfənz ɪn ðət ˈɛriə. ðə ˈdɑlfənz wər ˈstrændɪd ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪk bɪˈkəz ðɛr maɪˈgreɪʃən ˈpætərnz wər dɪsˈrəptɪd baɪ ˈwɔrmər ˈwɛðər, rɪˈpɔrts ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt. mɔr: ˈjuʒəwəli, ðə ˈdɑlfənz ˈoʊnli goʊ əp nɔrθ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈwɔrmər ˈsəmər bət ðɪs jɪr ðeɪ hæv əraɪvd ɪn spərɪŋ. səˈʤɛst [ðə ˈdɑlfənz] wər træpt ɪn ðə aɪs ˈæftər strɔŋ ˈnɔrðərli wɪndz ðə deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr, ənd ˈpɑsəbli kɪld wɪn fɔrst tɪ ˈsərfəs fər ɛr æt ə smɔl ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪn ðə ice,”*,” ðə ˈɔθərz əv ðə ˈstədi raɪt. ˈdɑlfənz tɛnd tɪ ˈtrævəl nɔrθ tɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈwɔrmər ˈsəmər, bət bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd soʊ fɑr nɔrθ ɪn ðə ˈərli spərɪŋ. wɪθ fud ˈsɔrsəz ˈskɛrsər ðən ˈɛvər, ˈdɑlfənz ər ˈprɑbəˌbli ə saɪt fər sɔr ˈpoʊlər bɛr aɪz. əˈnəðər saɪn ðət θɪŋz ər ˈtoʊtəli skrud əp ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪk ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm: ðə bɛrz ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈseɪvɪŋ ðɛr ˈlɛfˌtoʊvərz baɪ ˈfrizɪŋ ðɛm ˈəndər ðə aɪs. ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt wɪθ mɔr: ˈæftər ˈitɪŋ ðə ˈdɑlfən, ðə bɛr simd tɪ ˈkəvər ɪt wɪθ aɪs soʊ ðət ɪt kʊd bi kɛpt fər ˈleɪtər. səʧ bɪˈheɪvjər ɪz rɛr ɪn ˈpoʊlər bɛrz, ənd kʊd bi ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˈænəməlz nɑt ˈhævɪŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ it. ðə ˈɔθərz əv ðə ˈstədi dɪˈskraɪb ðə bɛr ɛz ˈhævɪŋ ˈvɪzəbəl ribs”*” ənd biɪŋ skinny.”*.” ðə ˈhæbəˌtæt əv ˈpoʊlər bɛrz ɪz ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ ˈdræstɪkli ɛz ðə ˈɑrtɪk wɔrmz. ɛz səʧ, ˈsaɪəntɪsts ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ əbˈzərv ðɛm məʧ lɛs ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ jɪrz. lʊks laɪk ðə deɪz əv ˈpoʊlər pis, ləv, ənd koʊˌhæbəˈteɪʃən ər ˈoʊvər, foʊks. ju hæv pərˈmɪʃən tɪ wip ˈɪntu jʊr oʊld ˈlisə fræŋk ˈfoʊldərz, naʊ.
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climate change is going to screw up everyone’s diets. for humans, that means less chocolate and more washington sauvignon. strange dietary changes have already affected the oft-symbolized face of global warming, polar bears. for the first time ever, arctic polar bears were seen feasting on white-beaked dolphins.
the odd behavior was first observed by researchers in 2014 on a small fjord in svalbard, norwegian high arctic, according to a new study published in polar research. since then, six bears have been spotted eating the dolphins in that area. the dolphins were stranded in the arctic because their migration patterns were disrupted by warmer weather, reports the independent. here’s more:
usually, the dolphins only go up north during the warmer summer but this year they have arrived in spring. “we suggest [the dolphins] were trapped in the ice after strong northerly winds the days before, and possibly killed when forced to surface for air at a small opening in the ice,” the authors of the study write. white-beaked dolphins tend to travel north to svalbard during the warmer summer, but haven’t been reported so far north in the early spring.
with food sources scarcer than ever, ice-trapped dolphins are probably a sight for sore polar bear eyes. another sign that things are totally screwed up in the arctic ecosystem: the bears are actually saving their leftovers by freezing them under the ice. here’s the independent with more:
after eating the dolphin, the bear seemed to cover it with ice so that it could be kept for later. such behaviour is rare in polar bears, and could be a result of the animals not having enough to eat. the authors of the study describe the bear as having “clearly visible ribs” and being “very skinny.” the habitat of polar bears is shrinking drastically as the arctic warms. as such, scientists expect to be able to observe them much less in the coming years.
looks like the days of polar bear-dolphin peace, love, and cohabitation are over, folks. you have permission to weep into your old lisa frank folders, now.
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infowars* ˌʤuˈlaɪ 31 2009 ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 30 ˈkæmbəl braʊn wɛnt ˈæftər ˈtɛksəs rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. lui fər əˈpɪrɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈæləks ʤoʊnz ʃoʊ. ɪn ə ˌsɛgˈmɛnt dəbd watch,”*,” braʊn ənd hər gɛst əˈtækt fər hɪz ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ plæn tɪ ˈræʃən ˈhɛlθˌkɛr. ɪz ə ˈmɛntəl keɪs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn, bɪˈkəz hi ˈɔlsoʊ wʊd hæv ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪts ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðeɪ ər əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪtɪzənz, ɛz rikˈwaɪərd baɪ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən. hɪt ðə ““trifecta”*” wɪn hi əˈpɪrd ɔn ðə ʃoʊ əv truther”*” ˈæləks ʤoʊnz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ sˈmərkɪŋ gɛst. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈoʊvər æt ðə ˈdeɪli bist, ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt rən baɪ ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈɛdɪtər əv ˈvænɪti fɛr ənd ðə nu ˈjɔrkər ənd oʊnd baɪ (ˈfeɪməs fər kənˈsɪstəntli ˈluzɪŋ lɑrʤ səmz əv ˈməni) ənd ˈbɛri ˈdɪlər (ðə mæn ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ɪˈrædəˌkeɪtɪŋ fri ˈkɑntɛnt ɔn ðə wɛb), ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl skraɪb mɪˈʃɛl ˈgoʊldbərg raɪts ʤoʊnz ɔf ɛz ə ʤɑn ˈbərʧər. ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz praɪˈmɛrəli əˈbaʊt ʤəʤ ˈændru nɑˌpoʊliˈtɑnoʊ ənd ˈæləks ʤoʊnz ɪz juzd tɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz nɑˌpoʊliˈtɑnoʊ fər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hi kips: ɔn mɑrʧ 18 fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈfridəm wɔʧ dɪd ə ʤɔɪnt ˈbrɔdˌkæst wɪθ ðə proʊˈlɪfɪk kənˈspɪrəsi θiərɪst ˈæləks jones—or*, ɛz nɑˌpoʊliˈtɑnoʊ ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪm, wən, ðə ˈoʊnli, ðə greɪt ˈæləks ðət ðə ʃoʊ ɛrd ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli ɔn ðə fɑks nuz wɛb saɪt ənd ɔn jones’*’ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈproʊˌgræm. ɪt wɑz ən ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən, bɪˈkəz ʤoʊnz ɪz bɛst noʊn ɛz ə ˈlidər əv ðə truθ ˈmuvmənt. ɪn hɪz ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri ðə roʊd tɪ ˈtɪrəni, ʤoʊnz ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə əˈtæks ɔn ðə wərld treɪd ˈsɛnər wər ˈɔrkɪˌstreɪtɪd baɪ ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt ɛz ə ˈpriˌtɛkst fər ðə megalomaniacs”*” əv ðə nu wərld ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪn ðɛr kərəpt wərld ˈgəvərnmənt, ə wərld ˈgəvərnmənt wɛr ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz, ðɛr oʊn ˈdɑkjəmənts ʃoʊ, wɪl bi ˈhərdɪd ˈɪntu ˈkɑmpækt ˈsɪtiz, wɪl bi ˈɪʃud ˈnæʃənəl ˈaɪˈdi kɑrdz, ənd jɛs, ˈivɪn ˈɪmˌplæntəbəl microchips.”*.” ə di vi i ɑr ti aɪ ɛs i ɛm i ɛn ti ˈgoʊldbərg kleɪmz wɔʧ geɪv ʤoʊnz ə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈvɛnju tɪ wɔrn ðət ðə bæŋks hæd ˌɛnʤəˈnird ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl kəˈlæps ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈgəvərnmənt ðət wʊd kəˈlɛkt ˈkɑrbən ˈtæksɪz tɪ fjuəl ɪts ˈivəl designs.”*.” mɪz. ˈgoʊldbərg meɪ nɑt noʊ ɪt, bət ˈfridəm wɔʧ ɪz nɑt ə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈvɛnju ɪt ɪz ən ˈɪntərˌnɛt ʃoʊ ənd dɪz nɑt əˈpɪr ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈnɛtˌwərk. ˈgoʊldbərg ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈprɑspɛkt, wɛr ʃi raɪts ə ˈkɑləm. laɪk ðə ˈdeɪli bist, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈprɑspɛkt ɪkˈsɛlz æt ˈluzɪŋ ˈməni ənd dɪˈpɛndz ɔn grænts tɪ steɪ əˈfloʊt. ɪt teɪks ˈməni frəm ðə ˈʃumən ˈsɛnər fər ˈmidiə ənd dɪˈmɑkrəsi, ə faʊnˈdeɪʃən kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmoʊtərz əkˈsɛptəns ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ənd ən trəst fənd ˈbeɪbi. ˈʃumən ˈɔlsoʊ fəndz ðə taɪdz ˈsɛnər, ə ““progressive”*” ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə ʤɔrʤ ˈsɔroʊs. ˈæləks ʤoʊnz ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈkɔrpərət ˈmidiə ənd ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈnərvəs. ɪn ðə pæst, ðeɪ ˌɪgˈnɔrd ɪm. naʊ ðeɪ ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ʃrɪl ənd ˈdɛspərɪt tɪ pɔrˈtreɪ ɪm ɛz ə kuk. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɑz ˈpoʊstɪd: ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 31 2009 æt æm prɪnt ðɪs peɪʤ. ˈvɪdioʊz: ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl
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infowars
july 31, 2009
on july 30, campbell brown went after texas rep. louie gohmert for appearing on the alex jones show. in a segment dubbed “wingnut watch,” brown and her guest attacked gohmert for his opposition to obama’s plan to ration healthcare. gohmert is a mental case, according to cnn, because he also would have presidential candidates demonstrate they are american citizens, as required by the constitution.
gohmert hit the “trifecta” when he appeared on the show of “9/11 truther” alex jones, according to brown’s smirking guest.
meanwhile, over at the daily beast, a website run by the former editor of vanity fair and the new yorker and owned by iac/interactivecorp (famous for consistently losing large sums of money) and barry diller (the man dedicated to eradicating free content on the web), the liberal scribe michelle goldberg writes jones off as a john bircher. goldberg’s article is primarily about judge andrew napolitano and alex jones is used to criticize napolitano for the company he keeps:
on march 18, for example, freedom watch did a joint broadcast with the prolific conspiracy theorist alex jones—or, as napolitano introduced him, “the one, the only, the great alex jones”—so that the show aired simultaneously on the fox news web site and on jones’ radio program. it was an extraordinary collaboration, because jones is bestown as a leader of the 9/11 truth movement. in his documentary 9/11: the road to tyranny, jones argued that the attacks on the world trade center were orchestrated by the u.s. government as a pretext for the “power-mad megalomaniacs” of the new world order to “usher in their corrupt world government, a world government where populations, their own documents show, will be herded into compact cities, will be issued national id cards, and yes, even implantable microchips.”
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goldberg claims “freedom watch gave jones a mainstream venue to warn that the banks had engineered the financial collapse in order to establish a global government that would collect carbon taxes to fuel its evil designs.”
ms. goldberg may notow it, but freedom watch is not a mainstream venue — it is an internet show and does not appear on fox’s television network.
goldberg is associated with the american prospect, where she writes a column. like the daily beast, the american prospect excels at losing money and depends on grants to stay afloat. it takes money from the schumann center for media and democracy, a foundation created by the former president of general motors acceptance corporation and an ibm trust fund baby. schumann also funds the tides center, a “progressive” organization connected to the globalist george soros.
alex jones is making the corporate media and the liberal foundation globalists nervous. in the past, they ignored him. now they are increasingly shrill and desperate to portray him as a kook.
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ˈhævɪŋ tu neɪmz. ˈsizən ˈsəməri ˈɛdət ˈsɪstəmz ˈɛdət ðɛr wər ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 40 ˈtrɑpɪkəl sɪˈkloʊnz ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn pəˈsɪfɪk ɪn 1992 39 əv ðiz fɔrmd wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈbeɪsən, ənd 1 stɔrm, ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm, fɔrmd ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl pəˈsɪfɪk ˈbeɪsən, ˈkrɔsɪŋ ðə deɪt laɪn tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈwɛstərn pəˈsɪfɪk. aʊt əv ðə 39 32 bɪˈkeɪm neɪmd ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrmz, 21 riʧt ˌtaɪˈfun ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti, ənd 5 riʧt ˈsupər ˌtaɪˈfun strɛŋθ. stɔrmz ər ˈlɪstɪd ɪn nuˈmɛrɪkəl əˈsɛndɪŋ ˈɔrdər baɪ ðɛr ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən ˈnəmbərz ɪkˈsɛpt fər, ənd nɑt ɪn ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl ˈɔrdər əv neɪmz. ðəs, ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm zæk 22w*) ɪz ˈlɪstɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsupər ˌtaɪˈfun ˌɪˈvɛt 23w*). səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˈæksəl ˈɛdət səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 1 ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˈʤænjuˌɛri 4 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 15 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 100 65 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 980 (mbar*) ˈæksəl fɔrmd ɛz ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 4 ɪt ðɛn kərvd ənd riʧt ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm strɛŋθ. ˈæksəl kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪ, ənd ɪt riʧt ɪts pik ɛz ə səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm. ðɛn, ˈæksəl ˈwikənd tɪ ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm. ˈæksəl kənˈtɪnjud tɪ wik ˈfərðər ənˈtɪl ɪt wɑz ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən. ɪt kərv ˌnɔrˈθist ənˈtɪl ɪt wɑz ˈdɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 15 ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˈɛdət ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (jma*) ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˈfɛbruˌɛri 3 (ˈɛnərd ˈbeɪsən) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 8 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 85 50 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 990 (mbar*) ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 3 ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈɛnərd ðə ˈbeɪsən ɛz ə ˈmɑdərətli strɔŋ ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm. bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈwikən ˈɪntu ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm, ðɛn tɪ ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 4 ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 8 ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ˈdɪsəˌpeɪtɪd, bət ðə kənˈtɪnjud tɪ træk ðə ˈsɪstəm ənˈtɪl ˈfɛbruˌɛri 9 ˌtaɪˈfun ˈbɑbi (asiang*) ˈɛdət ˌtaɪˈfun (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 4 ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ʤun 23 ʤun 30 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 165 105 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 940 (mbar*) ˈbɑbi fɔrmd ɛz ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ɔn ʤun 22 ist əv ˈfɪləˌpinz. ðɛn ɪt kərvd ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ənd ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ˈɪntu ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm. ə fju deɪz ˈleɪtər, ɪt ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ˈɪntu ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 1 ˈhərəˌkeɪnz. ˈleɪtər, ɪt wɑz ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd ˈɪntu ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 2 ˌtaɪˈfun, ðɛn ɪt wɑz ˈgreɪtli ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ɔn ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 4 ˌtaɪˈfun. ðɛn ɪt riʧt ɪts pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti wɪθ 165 105 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) ɔn səˈsteɪnd. ˈsəbsəkwəntli, ɪt ˈwikənd ˈɪntu ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 3 ˌtaɪˈfun. ˈleɪtər, ɪt wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 2 ˌtaɪˈfun. ˈbɑbi ˈwikənd ˈfərðər, ɛz ɪt wɑz ɪn ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 1 ˌtaɪˈfun ðɛn ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm. ˈbɑbi ˈlændɪd ɪn ˌsaʊˈθist ʤəˈpæn ɛz ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm. ðɛn ɪt wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈdɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɔn ʤun 30 θruaʊt ʤəˈpæn, ˈdæmɪʤ riʧt ˈmɪljən jɛn ˈmɪljən). ˌtaɪˈfun ʧək (biring*) ˈɛdət ˌtaɪˈfun (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 1 ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ʤun 24 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 130 80 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 965 (mbar*) wɪn 90 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ 140) ˌtaɪˈfun ʧək hɪt ˈsəðərn ˈheɪnən ˈaɪlənd ənd ˈnɔrðərn viˌɛtˈnɑm ɔn ʤun 28 ənd 29 ɪt brɔt ˈhɛvi ˈflədɪŋ. æt list ˈsɛvən ˈpipəl wər kɪld baɪ ˌtaɪˈfun ʧək ənd naɪn ˈəðərz wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈmɪsɪŋ. ˈdæmɪʤ ɪn ˈʧaɪnə əˈmaʊnɪd tɪ ˈmɪljən. ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən ˌdiˈænə ˈɛdət ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən (jma*) ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ʤun 29 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 3 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 75 45 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 1-min*) 1002 (mbar*) ˌdiˈænə aʊt tɪ si. ˌtaɪˈfun ˈilaɪ (konsing*) ˈɛdət ˌtaɪˈfun (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 1 ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˌʤuˈlaɪ 8 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 14 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 130 80 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 965 (mbar*) wən ˈpərsən wɑz kɪld ənd eɪt ˈəðərz wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈmɪsɪŋ wɪn ðə stɔrm muvd θru ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz. ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈdæmɪʤ tʊk pleɪs ɪn ˈʧaɪnə wɪθ ˈlɔsɪz əˈmaʊnɪŋ tɪ 235 ˈmɪljən. ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm feɪ (ditang*) ˈɛdət ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (jma*) ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˌʤuˈlaɪ 15 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 18 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 65 40 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 1000 (mbar*) tu ˈpipəl wər kɪld ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg. səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˈgɛri (edeng*) ˈɛdət səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 1 ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˌʤuˈlaɪ 17 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 24 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 100 65 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 980 (mbar*) æt list 48 ˈpipəl wər kɪld baɪ ˈgɛri. ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈdæmɪʤ tʊk pleɪs ɪn ˈʧaɪnə wɪθ ˈlɔsɪz ˈriʧɪŋ 940 ˈmɪljən. ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˈhɛlən ˈɛdət ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (jma*) ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˌʤuˈlaɪ 26 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 28 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 75 45 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 996 (mbar*) ˈhɛlən muvd nɔrθ əˈweɪ frəm lænd. səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˈərvɪŋ ˈɛdət səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 1 ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˌʤuˈlaɪ 31 ˈɔgəst 5 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 100 65 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 980 (mbar*) θri ˈpipəl wər kɪld ənd ˈdæmɪʤ riʧt 64 ˈmɪljən jɛn ˌtaɪˈfun ˈʤænɪs (gloring*) ˈɛdət ˌtaɪˈfun (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 4 ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˈɔgəst 3 ˈɔgəst 9 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 175 110 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 935 (mbar*) ɪn ʤəˈpæn, ˌtaɪˈfun ˈʤænɪs kɪld tu ˈpipəl ənd ˈɪnʤərd 41 ˈəðərz. ˈtoʊtəl ˈlɔsɪz frəm ðə stɔrm riʧt ˈbɪljən jɛn ˈmɪljən). ˌtaɪˈfun kɛnt ˈɛdət ˌtaɪˈfun (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 4 ˈsupər ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˈɔgəst 6 ˈɔgəst 19 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 175 110 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 930 (mbar*) kɛnt fɔrmd ɔn ˈɔgəst 5 ɪn ðə ˈfɛdərˌeɪtɪd steɪts əv ˌmaɪkroʊˈniʒə. ðɛn, ɪt trækt ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ənd wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ˈɪntu ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm. ðɛn, ɪt wɑz ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd ˈɪntu ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 1 ˌtaɪˈfun. ə fju deɪz ˈleɪtər, ðə ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd kɛnt ˈɪntu ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 2 ˌtaɪˈfun. ðɛn, kɛnt ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ˈɪntu ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 3 ðɛn tɪ ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 4 ˌtaɪˈfun. kɛnt riʧt ɪts pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti ɛz ə ˈsupər ˌtaɪˈfun. ˈæftərwərdz, kɛnt muvd ˈvɛri sˈloʊli. ðɛn, ðə ˈdaʊnˈgreɪdəd kɛnt ˈɪntu ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 4 ˌtaɪˈfun ðɛn tɪ ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 3 ˌtaɪˈfun. kɛnt stɪl muvd sˈloʊli. ˈæftərwərdz, ðə ˈdaʊnˈgreɪdəd kɛnt ˈɪntu ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 2 ˌtaɪˈfun. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt stɪl muvd sˈloʊli ənˈtɪl ɪt wɑz ˈdaʊnˈgreɪdəd ˈɪntu ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 1 ˌtaɪˈfun. ˈæftərwərdz, ðə ˈdaʊnˈgreɪdəd kɛnt ˈɪntu ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm. kɛnt muvd ðɛn əˈfɛktɪd ʤəˈpæn. ˈæftər ɪt əˈfɛktɪd ʤəˈpæn, ɪt ˈwikənd ˈɪntu ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən ðɛn ˈdɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɔn ðə si əv ʤəˈpæn. wɪn kɛnt wɑz ˈtrævəlɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ʤəˈpæn, ɪts lɑrʤ weɪvz swɛpt faɪv ˈpipəl ɔn ðə si. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, kɛnt kɔzd faɪv dɛθs. ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm loʊəs (huaning*) ˈɛdət ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (jma*) ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˈɔgəst 14 ˈɔgəst 21 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 65 40 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 996 (mbar*) loʊəs muvd ˌnɔrˈθist əˈweɪ frəm ʤəˈpæn. ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm mɑrk ˈɛdət ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (jma*) ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˈɔgəst 15 ˈɔgəst 19 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 85 50 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 990 (mbar*) wən ˈpərsən wɑz kɪld ənd əˈnəðər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈmɪsɪŋ. ˈlɔsɪz riʧt ˈmɪljən. ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˈninə ˈɛdət ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (jma*) ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˈɔgəst 17 ˈɔgəst 21 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 65 40 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 996 (mbar*) ˈninə kərvd əˈweɪ frəm lænd. ˌtaɪˈfun ˈoʊmɑr (lusing*) ˈɛdət ˌtaɪˈfun (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 4 ˈsupər ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˈɔgəst 24 sɛpˈtɛmbər 9 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 185 115 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 920 (mbar*) ˌtaɪˈfun ˈoʊmɑr ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd ˈɪntu ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈstərbəns ɔn ˈɔgəst 20 ɔn ðoʊz deɪz, ðə ˈbeɪsən sɔ ðə ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən əv 2 ˈtrɑpɪkəl sɪˈkloʊnz ənd əˈnəðər tu mɔr sɪˈkloʊnz ðət bɪˈgɪn ðɛr trænˈzɪʃən. ðə ˈsɪstəm ənd tɪ neɪm ðə ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən. trækt ˈwɛstwərd, ənd ɪt ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˈoʊmɑr. ˈoʊmɑr bɪˈgɪn tɪ træk ˈwɛstwərd, ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə ˈaʊtˌfloʊ əv ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˈpɑli tɪ ʃɪr ðə ˈsɪstəm ənd sloʊɪŋ ˌɪnˌtɛnsɪfəˈkeɪʃən. ðɛn ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ðə wɪnd ʃɪr kən ˈwikən ˈoʊmɑr. ðə tu stɔrmz ˈfərðərd əˈpɑrt, əˈlaʊɪŋ ə rɪʤ tɪ dɪˈvɛləp bɪtˈwin ðɛm. ðɪs kɔzd ˈoʊmɑr tɪ drɪft sˈloʊli ɔn ðə nɔrθ, ənd bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈdiˌkrisɪŋ wɪnd ʃɪr, ˈoʊmɑr rɪˈzumd ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ. ðə stɔrm ˈleɪtər rɪˈzumd ɪts træk. ɔn ˈɔgəst 27 dɪˈzaɪnd ðə stɔrm ɛz ə ˌtaɪˈfun, dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ən aɪ. ɔn ˈɔgəst 28 ˈoʊmɑr ˈræpədli ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ənd ɪt meɪd ˈlændˌfɔl ɔn gwɑm wɪθ ˈmæksəməm səˈsteɪnd wɪndz wɪθ 195 120 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ). ɔn ˈɔgəst 29 ðə stɔrm riʧt ɪts pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti wɪθ 10 mɪn. səˈsteɪnd wɪndz əv 185 115 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) ənd ðə loʊəst ˈprɛʃər əv 920. ðɪs ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti rɪˈmeɪnd fər 24 aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt ˈwikənd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 1 mɪn. wɪndz æt 240 150 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ). tu deɪz ˈleɪtər, ˈoʊmɑr ˈɛnərd ðə pɑr ənd əˈsaɪnd ðə ˈloʊkəl neɪm. ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 3 ˈoʊmɑr ˈwikənd ˈɪntu ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm baɪ, bət meɪnˈteɪnd ðə stɔrm æt ðə ˌtaɪˈfun strɛŋθ. ðə stɔrm stɪl trækt ˈwɛstwərd, ðɛn meɪd ˈlændˌfɔl ɔn ist koʊst əv ˈtaɪˈwɑn. ðɛn ɪt meɪd ɪts ˈfaɪnəl ˈlændˌfɔl nɪr ˌfuˈʤiən ɪn ˈistərn ˈʧaɪnə ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 5 ðɛn ɪt dɪˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd tɪ ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtərnɪŋ west-southwest*. ðɛn ɪt muvd ɔn ˈsəðərn ˈʧaɪnə ɛz ə wik ˈsɪstəm, ˈdɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 9 ɔn ˈnɔrðərn viˌɛtˈnɑm. ˌtaɪˈfun ˈoʊmɑr wɑz ə dɪˈstrəktɪv stɔrm tɪ gwɑm, ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈoʊvər ə fʊt əv reɪn ðɛr, əˈmaʊnɪŋ tɪ 702 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈdæmɪʤ 2008 usd*) ənd ə dɛθ. ɪn ˈtaɪˈwɑn, ðə stɔrm kɔzd 2 dɛθs ənd ˈhɛvi ˈreɪnˌfɔl, wɪʧ ˈwɔrəntɪd ðə neɪmz rɪˈtaɪərmənt. səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˈpɑli (isang*) ˈɛdət səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (jma*) ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˈɔgəst 27 sɛpˈtɛmbər 1 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 100 65 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 975 (mbar*) dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ tɪ wɛst, ˈpɑli bɪˈgæn ɪts laɪf ɔn ˈɔgəst 23 ənd riʧt ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm strɛŋθ ɔn ðə 26th*. ɛz ə dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ mɑnˈsun dɪˈprɛʃən, ɪt hæd ə lɑrʤ ˈaʊtˌfloʊ. ˈpɑli rɪˈteɪnd ðət θruaʊt ɪts ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm, ˌɪnˈhɪbətɪŋ ˌɪnˌtɛnsɪfəˈkeɪʃən pæst 60 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ 97) wɪndz. ɔn ðə 30th*, ðə stɔrm hɪt ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈtaɪˈwɑn, ənd ɔn ðə ɪt hɪt ˈʧaɪnə. tɔˈrɛnʃəl reɪnz prəˈdust baɪ ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˈpɑli ˈtrɪgərd ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ flədz ðət kɪld 202 ˈpipəl ənd ˈɪnʤərd ˈhənərdz mɔr. mɔr ðən 5 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl wər lɛft ˈhoʊmləs əˈkrɔs ˌfuˈʤiən ənd ˈʒiˈʤɑŋ ˈprɑvənsəz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. ˈtoʊtəl ˈlɔsɪz frəm ðə stɔrm wər ˈrəfli 450 ˈmɪljən. ˌtaɪˈfun raɪən ˈɛdət ˌtaɪˈfun (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 4 ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən sɛpˈtɛmbər 1 sɛpˈtɛmbər 11 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 155 100 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 945 (mbar*) raɪən wɑz ə ˈpoʊtənt ˌtaɪˈfun ðət pæst ist əv ʤəˈpæn. ˌtaɪˈfun ˈsɪbəl ˈɛdət ˌtaɪˈfun (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 3 ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən sɛpˈtɛmbər 4 sɛpˈtɛmbər 15 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 155 100 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 940 (mbar*) ˈsɪbəl dɪd nɑt əˈfɛkt lænd. səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm tɛd (ˈmɛrɪŋ) ˈɛdət səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 1 ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən sɛpˈtɛmbər 18 sɛpˈtɛmbər 24 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 95 60 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 985 (mbar*) ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm tɛd, ˈhævɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpt ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 14 stɔld ɔf ˈnɔrðərn ˈluzɑn ɔn ðə 20th*. ɪt tərnd ˈnɔrθwərd, ənd hɪt ˈsəðərn ˈtaɪˈwɑn ɔn ðə ɛz ə ˈmɪnəməl ˌtaɪˈfun. tɛd ˈwikənd tɪ ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˈoʊvər ðə ˈaɪlənd, ənd hɪt ˈistərn ˈʧaɪnə ɔn ðə 23rd*. ɪt tərnd tɪ ðə ˌnɔrˈθist, hɪt saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə, ənd bɪˈkeɪm ɔn ðə 24th*. æt list 61 ˈpipəl wər kɪld baɪ ˌtaɪˈfun tɛd ənd 51 ˈəðərz wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈmɪsɪŋ. ˈlɔsɪz frəm ðə stɔrm riʧt 360 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm væl ˈɛdət ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (jma*) ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən sɛpˈtɛmbər 24 sɛpˈtɛmbər 27 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 85 50 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 990 (mbar*) væl steɪd æt si. ˌtaɪˈfun wɔrd ˈɛdət ˌtaɪˈfun (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 2 ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən sɛpˈtɛmbər 27 (ˈɛnərd ˈbeɪsən) ɑkˈtoʊbər 6 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 155 100 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 945 (mbar*) ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 23 ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən dɪˈvɛləpt ʤɪst ist əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈdeɪˌtlaɪn; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt wɑz wɔrnd əˈpɑn baɪ ðə ʤɔɪnt ˌtaɪˈfun ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈsɛnər ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈsɛntrəl pəˈsɪfɪk ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈsɛnər ɛz ɪt wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bɪˈkəm ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈtrɑpɪkəl sɪˈkloʊn ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈɛriə əv riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti. ʤɪst praɪər tɪ ˈkrɔsɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈwɛstərn pəˈsɪfɪk ˈbeɪsən, ɪt riʧt ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti, æt wɪʧ taɪm ɪt wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ðə neɪm wɔrd frəm ðə lɪst əv pəˈsɪfɪk ˌtaɪˈfun neɪmz. wɪndz æt ðɪs taɪm wər ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd æt 40 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ 65 ðə ʤəˈpæn ˌmitiˌɔrəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈeɪʤənsi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə ˈsɪstəm tɪ hæv ˈɔlsoʊ əˈteɪnd ə ˈprɛʃər əv 1002 (hpa*; ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ deɪz, wɔrd ˈgræʤuəli ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd, ˈpikɪŋ ɛz ə ˈkætəˌgɔri 2 stɔrm wɪθ wɪndz əv 110 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ 175). ðə stɔrm ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈwikənd ɛz ɪt muvd θru haɪər ˈlætəˌtudz, bɪˈkəmɪŋ ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 7 ˈoʊvər ˈoʊpən ˌtaɪˈfun ˌɪˈvɛt (ningning*) ˈɛdət ˌtaɪˈfun (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 5 ˈsupər ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ɑkˈtoʊbər 7 ɑkˈtoʊbər 17 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 185 115 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 915 (mbar*) ˌɪˈvɛt wɑz ə ˈsupər ˌtaɪˈfun. ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm zæk ˈɛdət ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (jma*) ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ɑkˈtoʊbər 8 ɑkˈtoʊbər 16 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 75 45 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 992 (mbar*) zæk steɪd əˈweɪ frəm lænd. ˌtaɪˈfun ˈænʤələ (osang*) ˈɛdət ˌtaɪˈfun (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 2 ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ɑkˈtoʊbər 15 ɑkˈtoʊbər 30 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 120 75 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 970 (mbar*) æt list 49 ˈpipəl wər kɪld baɪ ˌtaɪˈfun ˈænʤələ, ˈmoʊstli ɪn viˌɛtˈnɑm, waɪl 14 ˈəðərz wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈmɪsɪŋ. ˌtaɪˈfun braɪən ˈɛdət ˌtaɪˈfun (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 2 ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ɑkˈtoʊbər 17 ɑkˈtoʊbər 25 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 150 90 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 950 (mbar*) braɪən kɔzd smɔl ˈdæmɪʤ ɪn gwɑm, bət noʊ dɛθs wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd. səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˌkɑˈlin (ˈpɛrɪŋ) ˈɛdət səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 1 ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ɑkˈtoʊbər 17 ɑkˈtoʊbər 29 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 100 65 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 980 (mbar*) ˌkɑˈlin ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ˈoʊvər ðə saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə si ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈlændˌfɔl ɪn viˌɛtˈnɑm. ˌtaɪˈfun dæn ˈɛdət ˌtaɪˈfun (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 3 ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ɑkˈtoʊbər 25 (ˈɛnərd ˈbeɪsən) noʊˈvɛmbər 3 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 165 105 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 935 (mbar*) dæn keɪm ˈnoʊˌwɛr nɪr lænd. ˌtaɪˈfun ˈɛlsi (reming*) ˈɛdət ˌtaɪˈfun (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 5 ˈsupər ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ɑkˈtoʊbər 29 noʊˈvɛmbər 7 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 185 115 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 915 (mbar*) ˈɛlsi əˈweɪ frəm lænd. ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən ˈɛdət ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən (jma*) ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ɑkˈtoʊbər 31 noʊˈvɛmbər 3 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 45 30 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 1-min*) 1004 (mbar*) ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 30 ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈstərbəns bɪˈgæn tɪ fɔrm wɛst əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl deɪt laɪn. ðə ðɛn ˈɪʃud ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl sɪˈkloʊn fɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈlərt leɪt ðə nɛkst deɪ ɛz ðə ˈsɪstəm muvd ˈwɛstwərd ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwɔrnɪŋz ɔn ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 1 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌɪnˌtɛnsɪfəˈkeɪʃən wɑz səˈvɪrli ˌɪnˈhɪbətɪd baɪ ˈaʊtˌfloʊ frəm ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˌtaɪˈfun dæn, ənd ðə dɪˈprɛʃən feɪld tɪ dɪˈvɛləp. ɪt pæst wɪˈθɪn 30 55 km*) əv weɪk ˈaɪlənd, ˈkɔzɪŋ ə ˈmaɪnər ˈprɛʃər dɪp ənd gəsts tɪ 32 60). noʊ ˈdæmɪʤ wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd, du tɪ ðə ˈrɛlətɪv ˈwiknəs əv ɛz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ dæn, wɪʧ ˈrævɪʤd ðə ˈaɪlənd 3 deɪz ˈərliər. ðə dɪˈprɛʃən ˈdɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 2 ˈoʊvər ˈoʊpən ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˈfɔrəst ˈɛdət ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (jma*) ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən noʊˈvɛmbər 13 noʊˈvɛmbər 15 (ˈɛgzətɪd ˈbeɪsən) pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 85 50 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 996 (mbar*) ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 8 ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən fɔrmd frəm ðə mɑnˈsun trɔf ist əv ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz. ɪt krɔst ðə ˈaɪləndz, ənd ˈstrɛŋθənd tɪ ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ɪn ðə saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə si ɔn ðə 12th*. ˈfɔrəst kənˈtɪnjud ˈwɛstwərd ənˈtɪl ˈhɪtɪŋ ənd ˈkrɔsɪŋ ðə ˈmeɪleɪ pəˈnɪnsələ ɔn ðə 15th*. ɪt riʧt ə pik əv 145 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ 233) wɪndz ɪn ðə beɪ əv ˈbɛŋgəl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhɪtɪŋ mˈjɑnˈmɑr ɔn ðə 21st*. æt list tu ˈpipəl wər kɪld baɪ ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˈfɔrəst ənd 31 ˈəðərz wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈæftər ə ʃɪp ˈkæpˌsaɪzd. ˌtaɪˈfun geɪ (seniang*) ˈɛdət ˌtaɪˈfun (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 5 ˈsupər ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən noʊˈvɛmbər 14 noʊˈvɛmbər 29 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 205 125 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 900 (mbar*) ˌtaɪˈfun geɪ wɑz ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst ənd stɔrm əv ðə ˈsizən, ˈfɔrmɪŋ ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 13 nɪr ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl deɪt laɪn. ɛz ɪt muvd tɪ ðə wɛst, geɪ ˈstɛdəli ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ənd muvd θru ðə ˈmɑrʃəl ˈaɪləndz ɛz ən ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪɪŋ ˌtaɪˈfun. ˈæftər ˈpæsɪŋ θru ðə ˈkəntri, ɪt ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ɪts pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti ˈoʊvər ˈoʊpən ˈwɔtərz. ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd pik wɪndz əv 295 185 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) ənd ə ˈmɪnəməm ˌbærəˈmɛtrɪk ˈprɛʃər əv 872 inhg*). ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ʤəˈpæn ˌmitiˌɔrəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈeɪʤənsi (jma*), wɪʧ ɪz ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈsɛnər ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn pəˈsɪfɪk, ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd wɪndz əv 205 125 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ), wɪθ ə ˈprɛʃər əv 900 27 inhg*). ˌtaɪˈfun geɪ ˈwikənd ˈræpədli ˈæftər ˈpikɪŋ du tɪ ˌɪnərˈækʃən wɪθ əˈnəðər ˌtaɪˈfun, ənd ɪt strək gwɑm wɪθ wɪndz əv 160 100 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 23 ðə ˌtaɪˈfun ˈbrifli re-intensified*, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt ˈwikənd ɛz ɪt tərnd təˈwɔrd ʤəˈpæn ənd bɪˈkeɪm ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər ðə ˌtaɪˈfun fərst əˈfɛktɪd ðə ˈmɑrʃəl ˈaɪləndz, wɛr ˈpipəl wər lɛft ˈhoʊmləs ənd ˈhɛvi krɑp ˈdæmɪʤ wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ðə ˈneɪʃənz ˈkæpɪtəl əv lɔst paʊər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə stɔrm ənd ɪkˈspɪriənst paʊər ənd ˈwɔtər ˈaʊtɪʤɪz. noʊ ˈmɑrʃəl ˈaɪləndz ˈsɪtɪzənz wər ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˌtaɪˈfun kɪld ə ˈseɪlər hu wɑz ˈtrævəlɪŋ əraʊnd ðə wɪn geɪ strək gwɑm, ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ðə sɪksθ ˌtaɪˈfun əv ðə jɪr tɪ əˈfɛkt ðə ˈaɪlənd. moʊst əv ðə ˈwikər ˈstrəkʧərz wər dɪˈstrɔɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌtaɪˈfun ˈoʊmɑr ˈərliər ɪn ðə jɪr. du tɪ ɪts səbˈstænʃəl ˈwikənɪŋ, geɪ hæd ə dɪsˈrəptɪd ðət drɑpt ˈmɪnəməl ˈreɪnˌfɔl, wɪʧ kɔzd ɪkˈstɛnsɪv əv plænts du tɪ sɔlt ˈwɔtər ˈskɔrʧɪŋ. ˈfərðər nɔrθ, ðə ˌtaɪˈfun dɪˈstrɔɪd ə haʊs ɔn ˈseɪpən frəm haɪ ˌtaɪˈfun hənt ˈɛdət ˌtaɪˈfun (jma*) ˈkætəˌgɔri 4 ˌtaɪˈfun (sshws*) ˈdʊˈreɪʃən noʊˈvɛmbər 15 noʊˈvɛmbər 22 pik ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti 165 105 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 10-min*) 940 (mbar*) ðə læst stɔrm əv ðə jɪr fɔrmd ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 13 ənd bɪˈkeɪm ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 22 stɔrm neɪmz ˈɛdət ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsizən 31 neɪmd ˈtrɑpɪkəl sɪˈkloʊnz dɪˈvɛləpt ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn pəˈsɪfɪk ənd wər neɪmd baɪ ðə ʤɔɪnt ˌtaɪˈfun ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈsɛnər, wɪn ɪt wɑz dɪˈtərmənd ðət ðeɪ hæd bɪˈkəm ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrmz. ðiz neɪmz wər kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ə rɪˈvaɪzd lɪst wɪʧ ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn ˈæksəl ˈbɑbi ʧək ˌdiˈænə ˈilaɪ feɪ ˈgɛri ˈhɛlən ˈərvɪŋ ˈʤænɪs kɛnt loʊəs mɑrk ˈninə ˈoʊmɑr ˈpɑli raɪən ˈsɪbəl tɛd væl wɔrd ˌɪˈvɛt zæk ˈænʤələ braɪən ˌkɑˈlin dæn ˈɛlsi ˈfɔrəst geɪ hənt ˈfɪləˌpinz ˈɛdət ˈmɛrɪŋ ˈpɛrɪŋ (ənˈjuzd) (ənˈjuzd) (ənˈjuzd) (ənˈjuzd) ɑgˈzɪljəri lɪst (ənˈjuzd) (ənˈjuzd) (ənˈjuzd) (ənˈjuzd) (ənˈjuzd) (ənˈjuzd) ðə ˈfɪləˌpin ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk, ˌʤioʊˈfɪzəkəl ənd ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈjuzɪz ɪts oʊn ˈneɪmɪŋ skim fər ˈtrɑpɪkəl sɪˈkloʊnz ɪn ðɛr ˈɛriə əv riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti. əˈsaɪnz neɪmz tɪ ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃənz ðət fɔrm wɪˈθɪn ðɛr ˈɛriə əv riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ənd ˈɛni ˈtrɑpɪkəl sɪˈkloʊn ðət maɪt muv ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈɛriə əv riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti. ʃʊd ðə lɪst əv neɪmz fər ə ˈgɪvɪn jɪr pruv tɪ bi ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt, neɪmz ər ˈteɪkən frəm ən ɑgˈzɪljəri lɪst, ðə fərst 6 əv wɪʧ ər ˈpəblɪʃt iʧ jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsizən stɑrts. neɪmz nɑt rɪˈtaɪrd frəm ðɪs lɪst wɪl bi juzd əˈgɛn ɪn ðə 1996 ˈsizən. ðɪs ɪz ðə seɪm lɪst juzd fər ðə 1988 ˈsizən. ˈjuzɪz ɪts oʊn ˈneɪmɪŋ skim ðət stɑrts ɪn ðə ˌfɪləˈpinoʊ ˈælfəˌbɛt, wɪθ neɪmz əv ˌfɪləˈpinoʊ ˈfiˌmeɪl neɪmz ˈɛndɪŋ wɪθ "ɪŋ" (ə, bi, keɪ, di, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). neɪmz ðət wər nɑt tɪ juz ər mɑrkt ɪn greɪ. rɪˈtaɪərmənt ˈɛdət du tɪ ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈdæmɪʤ kɔzd baɪ ˌtaɪˈfun ˈoʊmɑr ɪn gwɑm, ðə neɪm wɑz ˈleɪtər rɪˈtaɪrd ənd wɑz ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈɔskər ənd wɑz fərst juzd ɪn ðə 1995 ˈsizən. ˈsizən ˈifɛkts ˈɛdət ðɪs ˈteɪbəl ˈsəmərˌaɪzɪz ɔl ðə ˈsɪstəmz ðət dɪˈvɛləpt wɪˈθɪn ər muvd ˈɪntu ðə nɔrθ pəˈsɪfɪk ˈoʊʃən, tɪ ðə wɛst əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl deɪt laɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ 1992 ðə ˈteɪbəlz ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪd ən ˈoʊvərvˌju əv ə ˈsɪstəmz ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti, ˈdʊˈreɪʃən, lænd ˈɛriəz əˈfɛktɪd ənd ˈɛni dɛθs ər ˈdæmɪʤɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ˈsɪstəm. neɪm deɪts ˈæktɪv pik ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən səˈsteɪnd wɪnd spidz ˈprɛʃər ˈɛriəz əˈfɛktɪd ˈdæmɪʤ (usd*) dɛθs ˈæksəl ˈʤænjuˌɛri 4 15 səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm 100 65 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 980 inhg*) ˈmɑrʃəl ˈaɪləndz, ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn ˈaɪləndz, ˌmɑriˈænə ˈaɪləndz nən nən ˈfɛbruˌɛri 3 8 ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm 85 50 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 990 inhg*) ˈmɑrʃəl ˈaɪləndz nən nən ˈbɑbi (asiang*) ʤun 23 30 ˌtaɪˈfun 165 105 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 940 inhg*) ˈfɪləˌpinz, ʤəˈpæn ˈmɪljən ənˈnoʊn ʧək (biring*) ʤun 24 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1 ˌtaɪˈfun 130 80 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 965 inhg*) ˈfɪləˌpinz, saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə, viˌɛtˈnɑm ˈmɪljən 7 ˌdiˈænə ʤun 28 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 3 ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən 75 45 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 1002 inhg*) ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn ˈaɪləndz nən nən ˈilaɪ (konsing*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 8 14 ˌtaɪˈfun 130 80 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 965 inhg*) ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn ˈaɪləndz, ˈfɪləˌpinz, saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə, viˌɛtˈnɑm 235 ˈmɪljən 1 feɪ (ditang*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 15 18 ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm 65 40 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 1000 inhg*) ˈfɪləˌpinz, saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə nən 2 ˈgɛri (edeng*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 17 24 səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm 100 65 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 980 inhg*) ˈmɑrʃəl ˈaɪləndz, ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn ˈaɪləndz, ˌmɑriˈænə ˈaɪləndz 940 ˈmɪljən 48 ˈhɛlən ˌʤuˈlaɪ 26 28 ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm 75 45 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 996 inhg*) nən nən nən ˌʤuˈlaɪ 29 ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən nɑt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd 1010 inhg*) nən nən nən ˌʤuˈlaɪ 30 31 ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən nɑt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd 1012 inhg*) nən nən nən ˈərvɪŋ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 31 ˈɔgəst 5 səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm 100 65 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 980 inhg*) ʤəˈpæn, saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə 835 ˈθaʊzənd 3 ˈʤænɪs (gloring*) ˈɔgəst 3 9 ˌtaɪˈfun 175 110 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 935 inhg*) ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn ˈaɪləndz, ˌmɑriˈænə ˈaɪləndz, ʤəˈpæn ˈmɪljən 2 kɛnt ˈɔgəst 6 19 ˌtaɪˈfun 175 110 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 930 inhg*) ˈaɪləndz, ʤəˈpæn ənˈnoʊn 5 loʊəs (huaning*) ˈɔgəst 14 21 ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm 65 40 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 996 inhg*) nən nən nən mɑrk ˈɔgəst 15 19 ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm 85 50 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 990 inhg*) ˈʧaɪnə, ˈtaɪˈwɑn ˈmɪljən 1 ˈninə ˈɔgəst 17 21 ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm 65 40 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 996 inhg*) nən nən nən ˈɔgəst 23 24 ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən nɑt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd 1008 inhg*) ʤəˈpæn nən nən ˈoʊmɑr (lusing*) ˈɔgəst 24 sɛpˈtɛmbər 9 ˌtaɪˈfun 185 115 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 920 inhg*) ˈmɑrʃəl ˈaɪləndz, ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn ˈaɪləndz, ˌmɑriˈænə ˈaɪləndz, ˈfɪləˌpinz, ˈtaɪˈwɑn, ˈʧaɪnə, ˈaɪləndz 561 ˈmɪljən 15 ˈɔgəst 25 26 ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən nɑt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd 1000 inhg*) nən nən nən ˈpɑli (ising*) ˈɔgəst 27 sɛpˈtɛmbər 1 səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm 100 65 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 975 inhg*) ˈtaɪˈwɑn, ˈaɪləndz, ˈʧaɪnə 450 ˈmɪljən 202 raɪən sɛpˈtɛmbər 1 11 ˌtaɪˈfun 155 100 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 945 inhg*) ˌmɑriˈænə ˈaɪləndz nən nən ˈsɪbəl sɛpˈtɛmbər 4 15 ˌtaɪˈfun 155 100 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 940 inhg*) nən nən nən tɛd (ˈmɛrɪŋ) sɛpˈtɛmbər 18 24 səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm 95 60 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 985 inhg*) ˈfɪləˌpinz, ˈtaɪˈwɑn, ist ˈʧaɪnə, ˌkɔˈriən pəˈnɪnsələ 360 ˈmɪljən 61 sɛpˈtɛmbər 19 20 ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən nɑt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd 1004 inhg*) saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə, viˌɛtˈnɑm nən nən væl sɛpˈtɛmbər 24 27 ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm 85 50 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 990 inhg*) nən nən nən wɔrd sɛpˈtɛmbər 27 ɑkˈtoʊbər 6 ˌtaɪˈfun 155 100 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 945 inhg*) nən nən nən ɑkˈtoʊbər 7 ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən nɑt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd 1008 inhg*) viˌɛtˈnɑm nən nən ˌɪˈvɛt (ningning*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 7 17 ˌtaɪˈfun 185 115 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 915 inhg*) ˈfɪləˌpinz nən nən zæk ɑkˈtoʊbər 8 16 ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm 75 45 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 992 inhg*) ˈmɑrʃəl ˈaɪləndz nən nən ˈænʤələ (osang*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 15 30 ˌtaɪˈfun 120 75 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 970 inhg*) ˈfɪləˌpinz, viˌɛtˈnɑm, ˌkæmˈboʊdiə, ˈtaɪˌlænd, məˈleɪʒə ənˈnoʊn 49 braɪən ɑkˈtoʊbər 17 25 ˌtaɪˈfun 150 90 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 950 inhg*) ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn ˈaɪləndz, ˌmɑriˈænə ˈaɪləndz nən nən ˌkɑˈlin (ˈpɛrɪŋ) ɑkˈtoʊbər 17 29 səˈvɪr ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm 100 85 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 985 inhg*) ˈfɪləˌpinz, viˌɛtˈnɑm, ˌkæmˈboʊdiə, lɑoʊs, ˈtaɪˌlænd, mˈjɑnˈmɑr ənˈnoʊn ənˈnoʊn dæn ɑkˈtoʊbər 25 noʊˈvɛmbər 3 ˌtaɪˈfun 165 105 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 935 inhg*) ˈmɑrʃəl ˈaɪləndz nən nən ˈɛlsi (reming*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 29 noʊˈvɛmbər 7 ˌtaɪˈfun 150 90 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 950 inhg*) ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn ˈaɪləndz, ˌmɑriˈænə ˈaɪləndz nən nən ɑkˈtoʊbər 31 noʊˈvɛmbər 2 ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən 45 30 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 1004 inhg*) nən nən nən noʊˈvɛmbər 10 11 ˈtrɑpɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən nɑt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd 1008 inhg*) ˈfɪləˌpinz nən nən ˈfɔrəst noʊˈvɛmbər 13 15 ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm 75 45 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 992 inhg*) viˌɛtˈnɑm, ˈtaɪˌlænd, mˈjɑnˈmɑr nən 2 geɪ (seniang*) noʊˈvɛmbər 14 29 ˌtaɪˈfun 205 125 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 900 inhg*) ˈmɑrʃəl ˈaɪləndz, ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn ˈaɪləndz, ˌmɑriˈænə ˈaɪləndz nən 1 hənt noʊˈvɛmbər 15 21 ˌtaɪˈfun 165 105 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 940 inhg*) ˌmɑriˈænə ˈaɪləndz nən nən ˈsizən ˈægrəˌgeɪts 40 ˈsɪstəmz ˈʤænjuˌɛri 4 noʊˈvɛmbər 29 205 125 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ) 900 inhg*) ˈbɪljən 399 si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət
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the 1992 pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1992. despite this, most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern pacific ocean between may and november.[1] these dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern pacific ocean.
in the west pacific basin, tropical depressions have the "w" suffix added to their number. storms reaching tropical storm intensity of 34 kn (63 km/h) sustained winds were assigned a name by the joint typhoon warning center (jtwc). storms with sustained winds exceeding 64 knots (119 km/h) are called typhoons, while intense typhoons with sustained winds exceeding 130 knots (240 km/h) are designated super typhoons by the jtwc (see tropical cyclone scales).
furthermore, tropical depressions that enter or form in the philippine area of responsibility are assigned an internal name by the philippine atmospheric, geophysical and astronomical services administration (pagasa). this can often result in the same storm having two names.
season summary [ edit ]
systems [ edit ]
there were a total of 40 tropical cyclones in the western pacific in 1992. 39 of these formed within the basin, and 1 storm, tropical storm ekeka, formed in the central pacific basin, crossing the date line to enter the western pacific. out of the 39, 32 became named tropical storms, 21 reached typhoon intensity, and 5 reached super typhoon strength. storms are listed in numerical ascending order by their jtwc tropical depression numbers except for ekeka, and not in alphabetical order of names. thus, tropical storm zack (22w) is listed before super typhoon yvette (23w).
severe tropical storm axel [ edit ]
severe tropical storm (jma) category 1 typhoon (sshws) duration january 4 – january 15 peak intensity 100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min) 980 hpa (mbar)
axel formed as a tropical storm on january 4. it then curved and reached tropical storm strength. axel continued to intensify, and it reached its peak as a severe tropical storm. then, axel weakened to a tropical storm. axel continued to weak further until it was a tropical depression. it curve northeast until it was dissipated on january 15.
tropical storm ekeka [ edit ]
tropical storm (jma) tropical storm (sshws) duration february 3 (entered basin) – february 8 peak intensity 85 km/h (50 mph) (10-min) 990 hpa (mbar)
on february 3, hurricane ekeka entered the basin as a moderately strong tropical storm. ekeka began to weaken into a low-end tropical storm, then to a tropical depression on february 4. on february 8, jma noticed that ekeka dissipated, but the jtwc continued to track the system until february 9.
typhoon bobbie (asiang) [ edit ]
typhoon (jma) category 4 typhoon (sshws) duration june 23 – june 30 peak intensity 165 km/h (105 mph) (10-min) 940 hpa (mbar)
bobbie formed as a tropical storm on june 22 east of philippines. then it curved northwest and intensified into a tropical storm. a few days later, it intensified into a category 1 hurricane. later, it was upgraded into a category 2 typhoon, then it was greatly intensified on a category 4 typhoon. then it reached its peak intensity with 165 km/h (105 mph) on 10-minute sustained. subsequently, it weakened into a category 3 typhoon. later, it was already a category 2 typhoon. bobbie weakened further, as it was in a category 1 typhoon then a tropical storm. bobbie landed in southeast japan as a tropical storm. then it was already dissipated on june 30.
throughout japan, damage reached 371.8 million yen ($2.9 million).
typhoon chuck (biring) [ edit ]
typhoon (jma) category 1 typhoon (sshws) duration june 24 – july 1 peak intensity 130 km/h (80 mph) (10-min) 965 hpa (mbar)
when 90 mph (140 km/h) typhoon chuck hit southern hainan island and northern vietnam on june 28 and 29, it brought heavy flooding.
at least seven people were killed by typhoon chuck and nine others were reported missing. damage in china amounted to $36.4 million.
tropical depression deanna [ edit ]
tropical depression (jma) tropical storm (sshws) duration june 29 – july 3 peak intensity 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 1002 hpa (mbar)
deanna re-curved out to sea.
typhoon eli (konsing) [ edit ]
typhoon (jma) category 1 typhoon (sshws) duration july 8 – july 14 peak intensity 130 km/h (80 mph) (10-min) 965 hpa (mbar)
one person was killed and eight others were reported missing when the storm moved through the philippines. extensive damage took place in china with losses amounting to $235 million.
tropical storm faye (ditang) [ edit ]
tropical storm (jma) tropical storm (sshws) duration july 15 – july 18 peak intensity 65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min) 1000 hpa (mbar)
two people were killed in hong kong.
severe tropical storm gary (edeng) [ edit ]
severe tropical storm (jma) category 1 typhoon (sshws) duration july 17 – july 24 peak intensity 100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min) 980 hpa (mbar)
at least 48 people were killed by gary. extensive damage took place in china with losses reaching $940 million.
tropical storm helen [ edit ]
tropical storm (jma) tropical storm (sshws) duration july 26 – july 28 peak intensity 75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min) 996 hpa (mbar)
helen moved north away from land.
severe tropical storm irving [ edit ]
severe tropical storm (jma) category 1 typhoon (sshws) duration july 31 – august 5 peak intensity 100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min) 980 hpa (mbar)
three people were killed and damage reached 64 million yen ($835,000).
typhoon janis (gloring) [ edit ]
typhoon (jma) category 4 typhoon (sshws) duration august 3 – august 9 peak intensity 175 km/h (110 mph) (10-min) 935 hpa (mbar)
in japan, typhoon janis killed two people and injured 41 others. total losses from the storm reached 5.8 billion yen ($45.6 million).
typhoon kent [ edit ]
typhoon (jma) category 4 super typhoon (sshws) duration august 6 – august 19 peak intensity 175 km/h (110 mph) (10-min) 930 hpa (mbar)
kent formed on august 5 in the federated states of micronesia. then, it tracked northwest and was intensified into a tropical storm. then, it was upgraded into a category 1 typhoon. a few days later, the jtwc upgraded kent into a category 2 typhoon. then, kent intensified into a category 3 then to a category 4 typhoon. kent reached its peak intensity as a super typhoon. afterwards, kent moved very slowly. then, the jtwc downgraded kent into a category 4 typhoon then to a category 3 typhoon. kent still moved slowly. afterwards, the jtwc downgraded kent into a category 2 typhoon. however, it still moved slowly until it was downgraded into a category 1 typhoon. afterwards, the jtwc downgraded kent into a tropical storm. kent moved northeastwards then affected japan. after it affected japan, it weakened into a tropical depression then dissipated on the sea of japan.
when kent was traveling towards japan, its large waves swept five people on the sea. overall, kent caused five deaths.
tropical storm lois (huaning) [ edit ]
tropical storm (jma) tropical storm (sshws) duration august 14 – august 21 peak intensity 65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min) 996 hpa (mbar)
lois moved northeast away from japan.
tropical storm mark [ edit ]
tropical storm (jma) tropical storm (sshws) duration august 15 – august 19 peak intensity 85 km/h (50 mph) (10-min) 990 hpa (mbar)
one person was killed and another reported missing. losses reached $10.4 million.
tropical storm nina [ edit ]
tropical storm (jma) tropical storm (sshws) duration august 17 – august 21 peak intensity 65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min) 996 hpa (mbar)
nina curved away from land.
typhoon omar (lusing) [ edit ]
typhoon (jma) category 4 super typhoon (sshws) duration august 24 – september 9 peak intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (10-min) 920 hpa (mbar)
typhoon omar originated into a tropical disturbance on august 20. on those days, the basin saw the dissipation of 2 tropical cyclones and another two more cyclones that begin their extratropical transition. the system intensified,prompting jma and jtwc to name the tropical depression 15w. 15w tracked westward, and it intensified to become tropical storm omar. omar begin to track westward, causing the outflow of tropical storm polly to shear the system and slowing intensification. then jtwc noticed that the wind shear can weaken omar. the two storms furthered apart, allowing a ridge to develop between them. this caused omar to drift slowly on the north, and because of the decreasing wind shear, omar resumed strengthening. the storm later resumed its west-northwest track. on august 27, jtwc designed the storm as a typhoon, developing an eye. on august 28, omar rapidly intensified and it made landfall on guam with maximum sustained winds with 195 km/h (120 mph). on august 29, the storm reached its peak intensity with 10 min. sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) and the lowest pressure of 920 mbar. this intensity remained for 24 hours before it weakened. however, jtwc estimated 1 min. winds at 240 km/h (150 mph). two days later, omar entered the par and pagasa assigned the local name lusing. on september 3, omar weakened into a tropical storm by jma, but jtwc maintained the storm at the typhoon strength. the storm still tracked westward, then made landfall on east coast of taiwan. then it made its final landfall near fujian in eastern china in september 5. then it degenerated to a tropical depression before turning west-southwest. then it moved on southern china as a weak system, dissipating on september 9 on northern vietnam.
typhoon omar was a destructive storm to guam, causing over a foot of rain there, amounting to $702 million in damage (2008 usd) and a death. in taiwan, the storm caused 2 deaths and heavy rainfall, which warranted the name's retirement.
severe tropical storm polly (isang) [ edit ]
severe tropical storm (jma) tropical storm (sshws) duration august 27 – september 1 peak intensity 100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min) 975 hpa (mbar)
developing to omar's west, polly began its life on august 23 and reached tropical storm strength on the 26th. as a developing monsoon depression, it had a large outflow. polly retained that throughout its lifetime, inhibiting intensification past 60 mph (97 km/h) winds. on the 30th, the storm hit southeastern taiwan, and on the 31st it hit china.
torrential rains produced by tropical storm polly triggered devastating floods that killed 202 people and injured hundreds more. more than 5 million people were left homeless across fujian and zhejiang provinces in china. total losses from the storm were roughly $450 million.
typhoon ryan [ edit ]
typhoon (jma) category 4 typhoon (sshws) duration september 1 – september 11 peak intensity 155 km/h (100 mph) (10-min) 945 hpa (mbar)
ryan was a potent typhoon that passed east of japan.
typhoon sibyl [ edit ]
typhoon (jma) category 3 typhoon (sshws) duration september 4 – september 15 peak intensity 155 km/h (100 mph) (10-min) 940 hpa (mbar)
sibyl did not affect land.
severe tropical storm ted (maring) [ edit ]
severe tropical storm (jma) category 1 typhoon (sshws) duration september 18 – september 24 peak intensity 95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min) 985 hpa (mbar)
tropical storm ted, having developed on september 14, stalled off northern luzon on the 20th. it turned northward, and hit southern taiwan on the 22nd as a minimal typhoon. ted weakened to a tropical storm over the island, and hit eastern china on the 23rd. it turned to the northeast, hit south korea, and became extratropical on the 24th.
at least 61 people were killed by typhoon ted and 51 others were reported missing. losses from the storm reached $360 million in china.
tropical storm val [ edit ]
tropical storm (jma) tropical storm (sshws) duration september 24 – september 27 peak intensity 85 km/h (50 mph) (10-min) 990 hpa (mbar)
val stayed at sea.
typhoon ward [ edit ]
typhoon (jma) category 2 typhoon (sshws) duration september 27 (entered basin) – october 6 peak intensity 155 km/h (100 mph) (10-min) 945 hpa (mbar)
on september 23, a tropical depression developed just east of the international dateline; however, it was warned upon by the joint typhoon warning center rather than the central pacific hurricane center as it was expected to become a significant tropical cyclone outside of the cphc's area of responsibility. just prior to crossing into the western pacific basin, it reached tropical storm intensity, at which time it was given the name ward from the list of pacific typhoon names. winds at this time were estimated at 40 mph (65 km/h);[2] the japan meteorological agency reported the system to have also attained a pressure of 1002 mbar (hpa; 29.59 inhg).[3] over the following days, ward gradually intensified, peaking as a category 2 storm with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h). the storm eventually weakened as it moved through higher latitudes, becoming extratropical on october 7 over open waters.[2]
typhoon yvette (ningning) [ edit ]
typhoon (jma) category 5 super typhoon (sshws) duration october 7 – october 17 peak intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (10-min) 915 hpa (mbar)
yvette was a recurving super typhoon.
tropical storm zack [ edit ]
tropical storm (jma) tropical storm (sshws) duration october 8 – october 16 peak intensity 75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min) 992 hpa (mbar)
zack stayed away from land.
typhoon angela (osang) [ edit ]
typhoon (jma) category 2 typhoon (sshws) duration october 15 – october 30 peak intensity 120 km/h (75 mph) (10-min) 970 hpa (mbar)
at least 49 people were killed by typhoon angela, mostly in vietnam, while 14 others were reported missing.
typhoon brian [ edit ]
typhoon (jma) category 2 typhoon (sshws) duration october 17 – october 25 peak intensity 150 km/h (90 mph) (10-min) 950 hpa (mbar)
brian caused small damage in guam, but no deaths were reported.
severe tropical storm colleen (paring) [ edit ]
severe tropical storm (jma) category 1 typhoon (sshws) duration october 17 – october 29 peak intensity 100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min) 980 hpa (mbar)
colleen intensified over the south china sea before making landfall in vietnam.
typhoon dan [ edit ]
typhoon (jma) category 3 typhoon (sshws) duration october 25 (entered basin) – november 3 peak intensity 165 km/h (105 mph) (10-min) 935 hpa (mbar)
dan came nowhere near land.
typhoon elsie (reming) [ edit ]
typhoon (jma) category 5 super typhoon (sshws) duration october 29 – november 7 peak intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (10-min) 915 hpa (mbar)
elsie recurved away from land.
tropical depression 29w [ edit ]
tropical depression (jma) tropical depression (sshws) duration october 31 – november 3 peak intensity 45 km/h (30 mph) (1-min) 1004 hpa (mbar)
on october 30, a tropical disturbance began to form west of the international date line. the jtwc then issued a tropical cyclone formation alert late the next day as the system moved westward and started warnings on tropical depression 29w on november 1. however, intensification was severely inhibited by outflow from nearby typhoon dan, and the depression failed to develop. it passed within 30 nmi (55 km) of wake island, causing a minor pressure dip and gusts to 32 kn (60 km/h). no damage was reported, due to the relative weakness of 29w as compared to dan, which ravaged the island 3 days earlier. the depression dissipated on november 2 over open ocean.[4]
tropical storm forrest [ edit ]
tropical storm (jma) tropical storm (sshws) duration november 13 – november 15 (exited basin) peak intensity 85 km/h (50 mph) (10-min) 996 hpa (mbar)
on november 8 a tropical depression formed from the monsoon trough east of the philippines. it crossed the islands, and strengthened to a tropical storm in the south china sea on the 12th. forrest continued westward until hitting and crossing the malay peninsula on the 15th. it reached a peak of 145 mph (233 km/h) winds in the bay of bengal before hitting myanmar on the 21st.
at least two people were killed by tropical storm forrest and 31 others were reported missing after a ship capsized.
typhoon gay (seniang) [ edit ]
typhoon (jma) category 5 super typhoon (sshws) duration november 14 – november 29 peak intensity 205 km/h (125 mph) (10-min) 900 hpa (mbar)
typhoon gay was the strongest and longest-lasting storm of the season, forming on november 13 near the international date line. as it moved to the west, gay steadily intensified and moved through the marshall islands as an intensifying typhoon. after passing through the country, it intensified its peak intensity over open waters. the jtwc estimated peak winds of 295 km/h (185 mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of 872 mb (25.8 inhg). however, the japan meteorological agency (jma), which is the official warning center in the western pacific, estimated winds of 205 km/h (125 mph), with a pressure of 900 mbar (27 inhg). typhoon gay weakened rapidly after peaking due to interaction with another typhoon, and it struck guam with winds of 160 km/h (100 mph) on november 23. the typhoon briefly re-intensified, although it weakened as it turned toward japan and became extratropical on november 29.[5][6]
the typhoon first affected the marshall islands, where 5,000 people were left homeless and heavy crop damage was reported. the nation's capital of majuro lost power during the storm and experienced power and water outages. no marshall islands citizens were killed,[5] although the typhoon killed a sailor who was traveling around the world.[7] when gay struck guam, it became the sixth typhoon of the year to affect the island. most of the weaker structures were destroyed during typhoon omar earlier in the year. due to its substantial weakening, gay had a disrupted inner-core that dropped minimal rainfall, which caused extensive defoliation of plants due to salt water scorching. further north, the typhoon destroyed a house on saipan from high waves.[5]
typhoon hunt [ edit ]
typhoon (jma) category 4 typhoon (sshws) duration november 15 – november 22 peak intensity 165 km/h (105 mph) (10-min) 940 hpa (mbar)
the last storm of the year formed on november 13 and became extratropical on november 22.
storm names [ edit ]
during the season 31 named tropical cyclones developed in the western pacific and were named by the joint typhoon warning center, when it was determined that they had become tropical storms. these names were contributed to a revised list which started on mid-1989.
axel bobbie chuck deanna eli faye gary helen irving janis kent lois mark nina omar polly ryan sibyl ted val ward yvette zack angela brian colleen dan elsie forrest gay hunt
philippines [ edit ]
asiang biring konsing ditang edeng gloring huaning isang lusing maring ningning osang paring reming seniang toyang (unused) ulpiang (unused) welpring (unused) yerling (unused) auxiliary list aring (unused) basiang (unused) kayang (unused) dorang (unused) enang (unused) grasing (unused)
the philippine atmospheric, geophysical and astronomical services administration uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. pagasa assigns names to tropical depressions that form within their area of responsibility and any tropical cyclone that might move into their area of responsibility. should the list of names for a given year prove to be insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list, the first 6 of which are published each year before the season starts. names not retired from this list will be used again in the 1996 season. this is the same list used for the 1988 season. pagasa uses its own naming scheme that starts in the filipino alphabet, with names of filipino female names ending with "ng" (a, b, k, d, etc.). names that were not assigned/going to use are marked in gray.
retirement [ edit ]
due to extensive damage caused by typhoon omar in guam, the name was later retired and was replaced by oscar and was first used in the 1995 season.
season effects [ edit ]
this table summarizes all the systems that developed within or moved into the north pacific ocean, to the west of the international date line during 1992. the tables also provide an overview of a systems intensity, duration, land areas affected and any deaths or damages associated with the system.
name dates active peak classification sustained
wind speeds pressure areas affected damage
(usd) deaths refs axel january 4 – 15 severe tropical storm 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hpa (28.94 inhg) marshall islands, caroline islands, mariana islands none none ekeka february 3 – 8 tropical storm 85 km/h (50 mph) 990 hpa (29.23 inhg) marshall islands none none bobbie (asiang) june 23 – 30 typhoon 165 km/h (105 mph) 940 hpa (27.76 inhg) philippines, japan $2.9 million unknown chuck (biring) june 24 – july 1 typhoon 130 km/h (80 mph) 965 hpa (28.50 inhg) philippines, south china, vietnam $36.4 million 7000700000000000000♠ 7 deanna june 28 – july 3 tropical depression 75 km/h (45 mph) 1002 hpa (29.59 inhg) caroline islands none none eli (konsing) july 8 – 14 typhoon 130 km/h (80 mph) 965 hpa (28.50 inhg) caroline islands, philippines, south china, vietnam $235 million 7000100000000000000♠ 1 faye (ditang) july 15 – 18 tropical storm 65 km/h (40 mph) 1000 hpa (29.53 inhg) philippines, south china none 7000200000000000000♠ 2 gary (edeng) july 17 – 24 severe tropical storm 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hpa (28.94 inhg) marshall islands, caroline islands, mariana islands $940 million 7001480000000000000♠ 48 helen july 26 – 28 tropical storm 75 km/h (45 mph) 996 hpa (29.41 inhg) none none none td july 29 tropical depression not specified 1010 hpa (29.83 inhg) none none none td july 30 – 31 tropical depression not specified 1012 hpa (29.89 inhg) none none none irving july 31 – august 5 severe tropical storm 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hpa (28.94 inhg) japan, south korea $835 thousand 7000300000000000000♠ 3 janis (gloring) august 3 – 9 typhoon 175 km/h (110 mph) 935 hpa (27.61 inhg) caroline islands, mariana islands, japan $45.6 million 7000200000000000000♠ 2 kent august 6 – 19 typhoon 175 km/h (110 mph) 930 hpa (27.46 inhg) marhsall islands, japan unknown 7000500000000000000♠ 5 lois (huaning) august 14 – 21 tropical storm 65 km/h (40 mph) 996 hpa (29.41 inhg) none none none mark august 15 – 19 tropical storm 85 km/h (50 mph) 990 hpa (29.23 inhg) china, taiwan $10.4 million 7000100000000000000♠ 1 nina august 17 – 21 tropical storm 65 km/h (40 mph) 996 hpa (29.41 inhg) none none none td august 23 – 24 tropical depression not specified 1008 hpa (29.77 inhg) japan none none omar (lusing) august 24 – september 9 typhoon 185 km/h (115 mph) 920 hpa (27.17 inhg) marshall islands, caroline islands, mariana islands, philippines, taiwan, china, ryukyu islands $561 million 7001150000000000000♠ 15 td august 25 – 26 tropical depression not specified 1000 hpa (29.53 inhg) none none none polly (ising) august 27 – september 1 severe tropical storm 100 km/h (65 mph) 975 hpa (28.79 inhg) taiwan, ryukyu islands, china $450 million 7002202000000000000♠ 202 ryan september 1 – 11 typhoon 155 km/h (100 mph) 945 hpa (27.91 inhg) mariana islands none none sibyl september 4 – 15 typhoon 155 km/h (100 mph) 940 hpa (27.76 inhg) none none none ted (maring) september 18 – 24 severe tropical storm 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hpa (29.09 inhg) philippines, taiwan, east china, korean peninsula $360 million 7001610000000000000♠ 61 td september 19 – 20 tropical depression not specified 1004 hpa (29.65 inhg) south china, vietnam none none val september 24 – 27 tropical storm 85 km/h (50 mph) 990 hpa (29.23 inhg) none none none ward september 27 – october 6 typhoon 155 km/h (100 mph) 945 hpa (27.91 inhg) none none none td october 7 tropical depression not specified 1008 hpa (29.77 inhg) vietnam none none yvette (ningning) october 7 – 17 typhoon 185 km/h (115 mph) 915 hpa (27.02 inhg) philippines none none zack october 8 – 16 tropical storm 75 km/h (45 mph) 992 hpa (29.29 inhg) marshall islands none none angela (osang) october 15 – 30 typhoon 120 km/h (75 mph) 970 hpa (28.94 inhg) philippines, vietnam, cambodia, thailand, malaysia unknown 7001490000000000000♠ 49 brian october 17 – 25 typhoon 150 km/h (90 mph) 950 hpa (28.05 inhg) caroline islands, mariana islands none none colleen (paring) october 17 – 29 severe tropical storm 100 km/h (85 mph) 985 hpa (29.09 inhg) philippines, vietnam, cambodia, laos, thailand, myanmar unknown unknown dan october 25 – november 3 typhoon 165 km/h (105 mph) 935 hpa (27.61 inhg) marshall islands none none elsie (reming) october 29 – november 7 typhoon 150 km/h (90 mph) 950 hpa (28.05 inhg) caroline islands, mariana islands none none 29w october 31 – november 2 tropical depression 45 km/h (30 mph) 1004 hpa (29.65 inhg) none none none td november 10 – 11 tropical depression not specified 1008 hpa (29.77 inhg) philippines none none forrest november 13 – 15 tropical storm 75 km/h (45 mph) 992 hpa (29.29 inhg) vietnam, thailand, myanmar none 7000200000000000000♠ 2 gay (seniang) november 14 – 29 typhoon 205 km/h (125 mph) 900 hpa (26.58 inhg) marshall islands, caroline islands, mariana islands none 7000100000000000000♠ 1 hunt november 15 – 21 typhoon 165 km/h (105 mph) 940 hpa (27.76 inhg) mariana islands none none season aggregates 40 systems january 4 – november 29 205 km/h (125 mph) 900 hpa (26.58 inhg) > $2.64 billion 399
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ˈɛvərˌgrin, ˌæləˈbæmə əˈfɪʃəlz pleɪst ə ˈvɛtərən ˈɛvərˌgrin pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ɔn peɪd liv ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɛz ðə meɪər ˈɪʃud ə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən hi bi faɪərd, ˈsaɪtɪŋ "kəmˈpleɪnts əv ˌənprəˈfɛʃənəl ənd hərˈæsɪŋ ˈkɑndəkt." ˈɛvərˌgrin ˈsɪti əˈtərni ˈrɪʧərd ˈhɑrtli, ˈspikɪŋ ɔn bɪˈhæf əv meɪər pit wʊlf iii*, sɛd ˈɔfɪsər ʃɔn wɑz pleɪst ɔn ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv liv ˈfɑloʊɪŋ kəmˈpleɪnts frəm "ˈsɛvərəl ˈsɪtɪzənz." wɑz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd baɪ ˈfɪlɪs ˈpɑwɛl ɛz ðə ˈɔfɪsər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈɔgəst. 19 wɪn ˈdɔtər wɑz waɪl riˈstreɪnd ɪn ə ʧɛr. ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðət ˈpɑwɛl sɛd wər prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ hər baɪ ðə ˈkaʊnti ˈɔfəs wər ˈpoʊstɪd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ðɪs wik. ˈpɑwɛl rɪˈfərd ðə tɪ hər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə peɪʤ, wɛr tu ˌsɛgˈmɛnts əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊ wər ˈpoʊstɪd. ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz du nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv, bət ʃoʊ ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈɔfɪsər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈkrɪstəl ˈskɪnər ˈkoʊlmən ðə ˈsɪstər əv ˈkaʊnsəlmən ʤɑn ˈskɪnər frəm ə sɛl ɪn ðə ʤeɪl. ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə ˈɔfɪsər ənd tu ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈwɪmən ʃoʊz ðə θri ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ʤeɪl sˈmaɪlɪŋ, ˈʤɛsʧərɪŋ ənd ˈlæfɪŋ. ˈpɑwɛl sɛd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˈɪnsədənt. əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt wər ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ˈhɑrtli sɛd wʊd rɪˈmeɪn ɔn liv ənˈtɪl ðə ˈkaʊnsəl hɛld ə ˈhirɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən. ðə əˈtərni sɛd həz ənˈtɪl ˈmənˌdeɪ tɪ rɪkˈwɛst ə ˈhirɪŋ tɪ əˈpil ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən, ənd ʃʊd hi ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ðət raɪt, ðə ˈhirɪŋ wʊd bi sɛt fər sɛpt. 23 ɪf hi dɪz nɑt æsk fər ə ˈhirɪŋ, ðə ˈkaʊnsəl kən voʊt æt ɪts nɛkst ˈmitɪŋ. ˈpɑwɛl sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ʃi wɑz ˈθæŋkfəl fər officials’*’ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈɪnsədənt, ənd glæd ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪz ˈəndər weɪ.
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evergreen, alabama -- officials placed a veteran evergreen police officer on paid leave thursday as the mayor issued a recommendation he be fired, citing "complaints of unprofessional and harassing conduct."
evergreen city attorney richard hartley, speaking on behalf of mayor pete wolff iii, said officer sean klaetsch was placed on administrative leave following complaints from "several citizens."
klaetsch was identified by phyllis powell as the officer involved aug. 19 when powell’s 33-year-old daughter was tased while restrained in a chair.
video images that powell said were provided to her by the conecuh county sheriff’s office were posted online this week. powell referred the press-register to her social media page, where two segments of the video were posted. the recordings do not include images of tasing, but show a female officer taking crystal skinner coleman — the sister of councilman john skinner — from a cell in the jail. video of the officer and two unidentified women shows the three inside the jail smiling, gesturing and laughing. powell said the video followed the tasing incident.
attempts to contact klaetsch were unsuccessful thursday.
hartley said klaetsch would remain on leave until the council held a hearing on the mayor’s recommendation. the attorney said klaetsch has until monday to request a hearing to appeal the recommendation, and should he exercise that right, the hearing would be set for sept. 23. if he does not ask for a hearing, the council can vote at its next meeting.
powell said thursday she was thankful for officials’ attention to the incident, and glad the investigation is under way.
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ðə wən ənd ˈoʊnli (blər ˈstudiˌoʊ, ˈpɪkʧərz, ˈɪmɪʤ, bigpoint*,, ðə ˈæstrəˌnɔts) tɔkt əˈbaʊt ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv ˈkɛrɪktərz fər geɪmz. ʃi roʊt əˈbaʊt ˈskəlptɪŋ, ˈpeɪnɪŋ, ˈjuzɪŋ ənˈril ˈɪnʤən 4 ənd ˈsəbstəns ˈpeɪnər, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəst səm tɪps, wɪʧ ju meɪ faɪnd ˈjusfəl. ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈɑrtɪst! əˈmeɪzɪŋ. ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən haɪ, maɪ neɪm ɪz ənd aɪ æm ə ˈkɛrɪktər ˈɑrtɪst. aɪ skəlpt ˈjumənz ənd ˈkriʧərz fər geɪmz, ˈmuviz ənd ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ du ˈskænɪŋ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə rɪg wi bɪlt æt hoʊm wɪθ maɪ fiˈænsi. aɪ wərk fʊl taɪm æt ˈwɔrˌsɔ, ənd ˈæftər aʊərz aɪ du ˈfriˌlæns wərk ˈrisəntli fər blər ˈstudiˌoʊ, ˈpɪkʧərz, ˈɪmɪʤ ənd bigpoint*. ˈəðər əv maɪ ˈrisənt kərɪr ˌɪnˈklud wərk ɔn ˈvænɪʃɪŋ əv ˈiθən carter’*’ baɪ ðə ˈæstrəˌnɔts, geɪm ðət wən ˈmɛni ˈkrɪtɪks əˈwɔrdz ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 2015 əˈwɔrd. aɪ wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn kriˈeɪʃən əv meɪn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən spɑt fər ˈsoʊʧi ˈwɪntər oʊˈlɪmpɪks ˈbrɔdˌkæst, dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ bəˈgɪnski ðɪs spɑt wən ˈnumərəs əˈwɔrdz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɛz wɛl. ənd ðɛn ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈprɑʤɛkts ðət ər stɪl ˈəndər soʊ ənˈfɔrʧənətli aɪ ˈkænɑt tɔk əˈbaʊt ðɛm. ʤɪst hɪnt ðət əˈməŋ ðiz ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪz wən ðət ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˈbrɪŋɪŋ bæk tɪ laɪf (ɛz ˈhɔloʊˌgræm) ə ˈfeɪməs ˈpərsən ðət ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. ˈʤɛnərəl pərˈdəkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs wɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə nu ˈkɛrɪktər, fərst aɪ du ə rəf aɪˈdiə ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ʤɪst ɪn maɪ hɛd, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɔn ˈpeɪpər ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz streɪt ɪn ˈsɔfˌwɛr (ðə læst wən aɪ du moʊst ˈfrikwɛntli ɛz ɪt gɪvz məʧ mi mɔr ˈɪnˌsaɪt). aɪ ˈɔfən mɪks ˈfeɪsɪz, ˈbɑdi ˈpoʊzɪz ənd ˈkloʊðɪŋ wɪθ maɪ skænz ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈskænɪŋ rɪg æt hoʊm ˈrɪli hɛlps. aɪ ˈɔfən skæn ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd ˈprɪti məʧ ˈɛniˌwən aɪ ˈmænɪʤ tɪ kæʧ. aɪ juz skæn ˈdætə fər beɪs mɛʃ wɪʧ aɪ ˈhɛvəli ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ tɪ swit ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr nidz. səm ˈditeɪl ənd ˈfiʧərz frəm skænz ər prɪˈzərvd, bət lɑts əv əˈdɪʃənəl ˈrɪŋkəlz ənd ˈəðər ˈfiʧərz ər ˈskəlptɪd ɪn. ˈfeɪʃəl ˈfiʧərz aɪ θɪŋk ðə moʊst ˈæˌspɛkt əv maɪ wərk ɪz tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən wət ðɪs ɪz laɪk nɑt ðə lʊks bət ˌpərsəˈnælɪti treɪts, ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz, mud. æm aɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə praʊd, ənd ˈkɑki ˈrɛbəl ˈwɔrjər? ər ˈmeɪbi ˌmɛlənˈkɑlɪk ˈhoʊpləs roʊˈmæntɪk taɪp? wɪn aɪ gɪt ðiz sɔrts əv kˈwɛsʧənz aʊt əv ðə weɪ, ɪt bɪˈkəmz soʊ məʧ ˈiziər tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ðə lʊks, ðə ˈfeɪʃəl ɪkˈsprɛʃən_, ˈglɪmər ɪn ðə aɪz ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. aɪ θɪŋk ðət ðə wərst θɪŋ fər ə ˈkɛrɪktər dɪˈzaɪn ɪz tɪ bi ʤəˈnɛrɪk. ˈæftər ðə raɪt aɪˈdiə ɪz ðɛr, aɪ stɑrt ˈgæðərɪŋ ˈrɛfərəns ˈɪmɪʤri ənd stɑrt rəf, ənd ðɛn aɪ muv tɪ ˈskəlptɪŋ, ˈjuʒəwəli mˈjutəˌleɪtɪŋ feɪs skænz əv ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ər maɪ frɛndz ˈjusfəl tulz moʊst ˈɔfən aɪ liv maɪ skəlpts rɑ, bət wɪn aɪ du wɔnt səm ˈkələr ənd ˈtɛksʧər ɔn ðɛm, aɪ du ðət ˈjuzɪŋ ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv, ˈfoʊˌtoʊˌʃɑp, ˈmɑri ənd ˈsəbstəns ˈpeɪnər. fər ɔrˈgænɪk stəf aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli pɪk ənd ˈmɑri, waɪl fər ˈmɛtəl ənd ˈəðər θɪŋz aɪ faɪnd ˈsəbstəns ˈpeɪnər ˌæbsəˈlutli ɛˈsɛnʃəl. ˈfoʊˌtoʊˌʃɑp hɛlps mi æd ˈfaɪnəst ˈditeɪl ənd æd ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ˈtəʧɪz. ənˈril ˈɪnʤən 4 aɪ hæv bɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt æt maɪ ˈpriviəs wərk æt ðə ˈæstrəˌnɔts soʊ ˈʧuzɪŋ ɪt keɪm ˈnæʧərəl tɪ mi. nɑt ʤɪst fəˌmɪˈljɛrəti ðoʊ aɪ æm nɑt ən ˈɛkspərt ɪn ənˈril baɪ ə lɔŋ ʃɑt bət aɪ laɪk ɪt fər ɪts sɪmˈplɪsɪti ənd gʊd kˈwɑləti aʊt əv ðə bɑks. aɪ æm ə bɪt əv ə ənd ˈlərnɪŋ kəmz əˈlɔŋ slooowly*, bət ˈləkəli aɪ hæv bɪg hɛlp æt hoʊm maɪ fiˈænsi həz bɪn ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈɛpɪk geɪmz fər ˈmɛni jɪrz ənd həz ə lɔt əv ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ənˈril. aɪ ˈhaɪli ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈhævɪŋ ə fiˈænsi laɪk ðət! ˌænəˈmeɪʃən maɪ ˈfeɪʃəl ɪkˈsprɛʃən_ ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz ər soʊ fɑr beɪst ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪkˈsklusɪvli ɔn ˈmɔrfɪŋ (blendshapes*). aɪ skæn ˈdɪfərənt ˈfeɪʃəl expression_s*, ðɛn klin əp rɑ ˈdætə ɪn ənd du (ˈtidiəs bət aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli ləv ðɪs wərk, ðɛr məst bi ˈsəmθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ mi haha*). aɪ ðɛn ˈsɛˌtəp ənd ˈænəˌmeɪt mɔrf ˈtɑrgəts ɪn mæks ənd ðɛn ʤɪst ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈmætər əv ɪt ɔl ˈɪntu ənˈril ənd nɑt soʊ ˈsɪmpəl ˈmætər əv ˈbɪldɪŋ shaders*, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən wɪθ ˈmɔrfɪŋ ˈnɔrməl mæps tɪ ˌkɔrəˈspɑnd wɪθ ˈmɔrfɪŋ ʤiˈɑmətri. nɑt soʊ lɔŋ əˈgoʊ aɪ bɛt ɔn ˈriəlˌtaɪm ˈɛnʤənz bət ðeɪ hæv bɪˈkəm soʊ ˈpaʊərfəl naʊ, wɪθ haɪ kˈwɑləti ˈlaɪtɪŋ, ˈʃædoʊɪŋ, ˈpaʊərfəl shaders*, ənd greɪt antialiasing*. əv kɔrs ðɪs ɪz ɔl θæŋks tɪ ˈklɛvər trɪks, ənd əˌprɑksəˈmeɪʃənz soʊ ˈɔˌflaɪn ˈrɛndərɪŋ wɪl stɪl ˈɔfər true’*’ kˈwɑləti fər səm taɪm, bət ðə gæp bɪtˈwin ðiz tu wərldz ɪz naʊ smɔl ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈsɪriəsli kənˈsɪdər ˈriəlˌtaɪm ˈɛnʤənz. wʊd ju ˈrəðər ˈrɛndər iʧ ˌænəˈmeɪʃən freɪm fər 30 ˈmɪnəts (ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈivɪn 30 aʊərz) ər 30 ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkəndz? ˈbɪldɪŋ əp ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl lʊk aɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn noʊ mɔr ðən tu ər θri ˈkɛrɪktər ˈfiʧərz ðət ʃʊd ˈlɪtərəli pɔr aʊt əv ˈɛvəri pɔr. aɪ bɪld ɔl dɪˈzaɪn əraʊnd ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ʃʊd riˈvɑlv əraʊnd ðoʊz ˈʧoʊzən ˈfiʧərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfeɪʃəl ɪkˈsprɛʃən, ˈbɑdi poʊz, ˈkloʊðɪŋ ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˈɔfən ɪn geɪmz ju si ˈkɛrɪktərz ðət ər tu ʤəˈnɛrɪk. əˈspɛʃəli ˈwɪmən ðeɪ meɪ bi ˈfɪzɪkəli ˈprɪti bət ju ˈrɪli seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls əˈbaʊt ðɛm. ðeɪ ər laɪk ˈprɪti ˈʧɪldrən, prəˈpɔrʃənəl, səˈmɛtrɪkəl ənd dɪˈvɔɪd əv ˈkɛrɪktər. ˈneɪʧər heɪts ˈsɪmətri ənd pərˈfɛkʃən. aɪ ˈdɛfənətli prɪˈfər flɔd ənd fʊl əv ˈkɛrɪktər. ˈneɪʧər heɪts ˈsɪmətri ənd pərˈfɛkʃən. aɪ ˈdɛfənətli prɪˈfər flɔd ənd fʊl əv ˈkɛrɪktər. aɪ ləv ˈæktrəs ˈlɪsbɪθ ɪn wɪθ ðə ˈdrægən tattoo’*’, ɪn geɪmz aɪ ləvd ˈkɑnsɛpt ɑrt əv ðə ˈvaɪkɪŋ ˈwʊmən frəm ‘‘viking*: ˈbætəl fər asgard’*’ dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ˈmaɪkəl kutsche*. ðiz ˈwɪmən ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət ʤəˈnɛrɪk. wɪn dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ˈkloʊðɪŋ ənd ækˈsɛsəriz, aɪ tɛnd tɪ bi ˈpræktɪkəl ˈnəθɪŋ ðət meɪks ˈlɪtəl sɛns bət ʤɪst lʊks kul. ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ˈkələr ənd ˈditeɪl ɪz ə ˈtɑpɪk ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf bət ðə moʊst θɪŋ fər mi ɪz nɑt tɪ goʊ ˈoʊvərˌbɔrd lɛs ɪz mɔr. wɪn dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ˈkriʧərz, aɪ faɪnd ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈneɪʧər. ˈɪnˌsɛkts, ˈrɛptaɪlz, ˈmæməlz aɪ ˈstədi haʊ ˈfəŋkʃən ˈɪnˌfluənsɪz fɔrm ə ˈprɛdətər ˈænəməl ˈjuʒəwəli həz wɛl dɪˈvɛləpt lɛg ˈməsəlz, ʃɑrp tiθ ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. wən əv maɪ ˈrisənt dɪˈzaɪnz, ““chimera”*” həz ˈfiʧərz ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ˈroʊdənts lɔŋ teɪl, slɪm bət ˈməskjələr ˈbɑdi, lɑts əv smɔl ʃɑrp tiθ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ju kən tɛl ðə ˈkriʧər ɪz ˈæʤəl, ˈkənɪŋ ənd fərˈoʊʃəs. ðɪs ɪz ɔl ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt frəm ɑrˈtɪstɪk ˈstændˌpɔɪnt bət wɪn dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktərz fər ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ju ˈoʊvərˌlʊk ˈəðər ˈfæktərz dɪˈzaɪn məst kənˈfɔrm tɪ ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˈfiʧərz, ˈkɛrɪktər məst rɛd wɛl əˈgɛnst geɪm ˈbækˌgraʊndz, ˌsɪləˈwɛt ʃʊd bi dɪˈstɪŋkt ənd ˈizi tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ frəm ˈəðər ˈkɛrɪktərz ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz bɪtˈwin ɑrˈtɪstɪk dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt ənd ˈpeɪnfəl bət ɪf ɪt wɑz ˈizi, aɪ wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli bi duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls wɪθ maɪ laɪf. ˈizi ɪz ˈbɔrɪŋ! zelmańska*, ˈkɛrɪktər ˈɑrtɪst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ lɪŋks
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the one and only izabela zelmanska (blur studio, digic pictures, platige image, bigpoint, techland, the astronauts) talked about the production of high-poly characters for games. she wrote about sculpting, painting, using unreal engine 4 and substance painter, and also discussed some tips, which you may find useful. she’s an amazing artist! amazing.
introduction
hi, my name is izabela zelmanska and i am a character artist. i sculpt humans and creatures for games, movies and animations. i also do photogrammetry scanning using the multi-camera rig we built at home with my fiancee. i work full time at techland warsaw, and after hours i do freelance work – recently for blur studio, digic pictures, platige image and bigpoint. other higpoints of my recent career include work on ‘the vanishing of ethan carter’ by the astronauts, game that won many critics awards all over the world including bafta 2015 award.
i was also involved in creation of main tv spot for bbc’s sochi winter olympics broadcast, directed by tomasz baginski – this spot won numerous awards, including bafta as well. and then there are a number of projects that are still under nda so unfortunately i cannot talk about them. i’ll just hint that among these hush-hush projects is one that involves bringing back to life (as hologram) a famous person that is no longer with us.
general production process
when creating a new character, first i do a rough idea visualisation – sometimes just in my head, sometimes on paper and sometimes straight in 3d software (the last one i do most frequently as it gives much me more insight). i often mix faces, body poses and clothing with my scans – having a scanning rig at home really helps. i often scan myself and pretty much anyone i manage to catch. i use scan data for base mesh which i heavily modify to suite particular needs. some detail and features from scans are preserved, but lots of additional wrinkles and other features are sculpted in zbrush.
facial features
i think the most import_ant aspect of my work is to imagine what this person/creature is like – not the looks but personality traits, emotions, mood. am i creating a proud, and cocky rebel warrior? or maybe melancholic hopeless romantic type? when i get these sorts of questions out of the way, it becomes so much easier to figure out the looks, the facial expression_, glimmer in the eyes etc. i think that the worst thing for a character design is to be generic. after the right idea is there, i start gathering reference imagery and start rough visualisation, and then i move to sculpting, usually mutilating face scans of myself or my friends .
useful tools
most often i leave my sculpts raw, but when i do want some color and texture on them, i do that using combination of zbrush, photoshop, mari and substance painter. for organic stuff i usually pick zbrush and mari, while for metal and other non-organic things i find substance painter absolutely essential. photoshop helps me add finest detail and add finishing touches.
unreal engine 4
i have been using it at my previous work at the astronauts so choosing it came natural to me. it’s not just familiarity though – i am not an expert in unreal by a long shot but i like it for its simplicity and good lighting/shadowing quality out of the box. i am a bit of a shader-retard and learning comes along slooowly, but luckily i have big help at home – my fiancee has been actually working with epic games for many years and has a lot of experience with unreal. i highly recommend having a fiancee like that!
animation
my facial expression_ animations are so far based almost exclusively on morphing (blendshapes). i scan different facial expression_s, then clean up raw data in zbrush and do retopology (tedious taks but i actually love this work, there must be something wrong with me haha). i then setup and animate morph targets in 3ds max and then it’s just a simple matter of import_ing it all into unreal and not so simple matter of building shaders, including one with morphing normal maps to correspond with morphing geometry.
not so long ago i wouldn’t bet on realtime engines but they have become so powerful now, with high quality lighting, shadowing, powerful shaders, and great antialiasing. of course this is all thanks to clever tricks, simplifications and approximations so offline rendering will still offer ‘more true’ quality for some time, but the gap between these two worlds is now small enough to seriously consider realtime engines. would you rather render each animation frame for 30 minutes (sometimes even 30 hours) or 30 milliseconds?
building up the visual look
i focus on no more than two or three character features that should literally pour out of every pore. i build all design around that – everything should revolve around those chosen features, including facial expression, body pose, clothing etc. often in games you see characters that are too generic. especially women – they may be physically pretty but you really say anything else about them. they are like pretty children, proportional, symmetrical and devoid of character.
nature hates symmetry and perfection. i definitely prefer flawed and full of character.
nature hates symmetry and perfection. i definitely prefer flawed and full of character. i love actress lisbeth salander in ‘girl with the dragon tattoo’, in games i loved concept art of the viking woman from ‘viking: battle for asgard’ designed by michael kutsche. these women are anything but generic. when designing clothing and accessories, i tend to be practical – nothing that makes little sense but just looks cool. distribution of color and detail is a topic in itself but the most import_ant thing for me is not to go overboard – less is more.
when designing creatures, i find inspiration in nature. insects, reptiles, mammals – i study how function influences form – a predator animal usually has well developed leg muscles, sharp teeth etc. one of my recent designs, “chimera” has features akin to rodents long tail, slim but muscular body, lots of small sharp teeth, etc. – you can tell the creature is agile, cunning and ferocious. this is all important from artistic standpoint but when designing characters for video games you overlook other factors – design must conform to gameplay features, character must read well against game backgrounds, it’s silhouette should be distinct and easy to distinguish from other characters etc. sometimes finding a compromise between artistic design and functionality is difficult and painful but if it was easy, i would probably be doing something else with my life. easy is boring!
izabela zelmańska, character artist
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ɑrt baɪ ðə ˈmɑrvəl ˈvərsəz. ˈkæpkəm 2 tim neɪm ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈbrædək ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈbrædək koʊd neɪmz , ˈkæptən ˈbrɪtən , ˈkæptən ˈbrɪtən fərst əˈpɪrəns: ˈkæptən ˈbrɪtən 8 1978 ˈkæptən ˈbrɪtən 8 1978 paʊərz təˈlɛpəθi, telekinesis*, ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈtɛləˈpɔrt ðoʊ ˈʃæˌdoʊz ɔn əˈkeɪʒən təˈlɛpəθi, telekinesis*, ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈtɛləˈpɔrt ðoʊ ˈʃæˌdoʊz ɔn əˈkeɪʒən timz əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən: straɪk, rcx*,, ˈɛkˌsaɪlz, əˈbaʊt ðə hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈkloʊsli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˌædəˈlɛsənt ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd fju θɪŋz ər mɔr ˈkruʃəl tɪ ðoʊz jɪrz əv ðən ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ self-identity*. ðə ˈtiˌneɪʤ ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt dɪˈskəvərɪŋ jʊr roʊl, jʊr pleɪs ɪn laɪf, ənd noʊ ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn ðə ˈkænən ækˈsɛnʧuˌeɪts ðət ˈstrəgəl ðən ˈbɛtsi ˈbrædək. ˈbɛtsi həz bɪn ən ˈɛrəs, ə ˈpaɪlət, ə ˈsupərˌmɑdəl, ə spaɪ, ə ˈhɪroʊ, ə ˈnɪnʤə, ənd ə ˈləvər. ʃi həz baʊnst əraʊnd traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəvər hər sɛns əv sɛlf fər jɪrz ənd ðət ˈkɑnflɪkt həz meɪd wən əv ðə moʊst ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktər tɪ steɪ ɔn leɪn. pɔrˈtreɪd baɪ oʊˈlɪviə mən ɪn əˈpɑkəˌlɪps ˈtɛknɪkəli pɔrˈtreɪd baɪ ɪn ðə læst stænd ˈbɛtsi wɑz ðə ˈmɪdəl ʧaɪld əv ðə pərˈstiʤəs ˈbrædək ˈfæməli ɪn ˈbrɪtən. hər ˈoʊldər ˈbrəðər ˈʤeɪmi wɑz ə ˈfeɪməs reɪs kɑr ˈdraɪvər ənd hər ˈjəŋgər twɪn, braɪən, wɑz ðə ˈhɪroʊ noʊn ɛz ˈkæptən ˈbrɪtən. ˈbɛtsi hərˈsɛlf wɑz ə ˈʧɑrtər ˈpaɪlət, bət ˈɔfən gɑt ræpt əp ɪn hər ædˈvɛnʧərz ɛz ə ˈhɪroʊ. wɪn hər ˌtɛləˈpæθək əˈbɪləˌtiz fərst əˈpɪrd ʃi wɑz rɪˈkrutɪd ðə s.t.r.i.k.e*. ə ˈʃeɪdi ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət wɑz laɪk s.h.i.e.l.d*. bət wɪθ mɔr ti ənd crumpets*. ɛz ə ˈkəvər fər hər ˈkoʊvərt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt sɛt hər əp wɪθ ə ˈmɑdəlɪŋ ˈeɪʤənsi ənd meɪd hər ə stɑr. ʃi pərˈfɔrmd ˈædmərəbli ənd wɪn braɪən wɑz nɑt ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ pərˈfɔrm ə ˈsərvɪs fər ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt ðeɪ tərnd tɪ ˈbɛtsi. ðeɪ geɪv hər ðə ˈkɑstum əv ˈkæptən ˈbrɪtən frəm ə ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈmɛnʃən ənd sɛnt hər ɔn hər weɪ. bət ˈbɛtsi faʊnd hərˈsɛlf ˈoʊvər hər hɛd wɪn ʃi ˈbætəld slaymaster*, ðə ˈvɪlən ˈbrutəli bit ˈbɛtsi ənd gaʊʤd aʊt hər aɪz. ʃi kraɪd aʊt ənd braɪən keɪm tɪ hər ˈrɛskju, ˈkɪlɪŋ ðə ˈmɑnstər. ˈbɛtsi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˌriˈtaɪər frəm hər laɪf əv adventuring*, ənd naʊ blaɪnd, muvd tɪ ðə swɪs ælps. ɑrt baɪ ˈælən ˈdeɪvɪs ɪn ðə ælps, ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈmoʊgəl ˈmoʊʤoʊ tʊk ˈnoʊtɪs əv ˈbɛtsi ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ æbˈdəkt ənd ˈbreɪnˌwɑʃ hər tɪ stɑr ɪn hɪz nu ʃoʊ ““wildways”*”. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɔ ɪt fɪt tɪ ˌɪmˈplænt ˈbɛtsi wɪθ aɪz ðət hi kʊd juz ɛz ˈkæmərəz. ðə, nu mˈjutənts, ənd ˈkæptən ˈbrɪtən keɪm tɪ hər eɪd ənd ʃi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ rɪˈkəvər æt ðə ˈzeɪvjər ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ʤɪst ɪn taɪm fər ðə keɪɑs əv ðə mˈjutənt ˈmæsəkər. ʃi steɪd ɔn ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnz fər moʊst əv ðə ɪˈvɛnt ənˈtɪl ʃi keɪm feɪs tɪ feɪs wɪθ sabretooth*. ʃi ˈbreɪvli stʊd əˈgɛnst ˈfɛrəl bist, ˈlidɪŋ ɪm əˈweɪ frəm ðə ɪnˈfərməri. ˈbɛtsi nu ʃi wɑz noʊ mæʧ fər bət traɪd tɪ baɪd hər taɪm ənˈtɪl ˌwʊlvərˈin kʊd kəm ənd ˈʧælənʤ hɪz ˈraɪvəl. ðə wɑz ˌɪmˈprɛst baɪ hər ˈvælər ənd ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd hər tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə tim ɛz ʃi tʊk ðə koʊd neɪm. ɑrt baɪ ˈælən ˈdeɪvɪs, pɔl ˈnɪri, ənd ˈglɪnɪs ˈɑlɪvər wərkt ɛz ðə tim ˈsaɪkɪk waɪl boʊθ ʤin ənd ðə prəˈfɛsər wər əˈweɪ fər ˈvɛriəs ˈrizənz. ʃi stʊd wɪθ ðə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fɔl əv ðə mˈjutənts ənd ˈfɑloʊd ðɛm tɪ ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈaʊtˌbæk. moʊst əv ðə wər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ʧeɪnʤd baɪ ðə ˈtrævəlɪŋ ðoʊ ðə siʤ ˈpɛrələs bət nən ɛz məʧ ɛz. wɪn ʃi keɪm aʊt ðə ˈəðər saɪd, ˈbɛtsi hæd lɔst hər ˈmɛməri ənd wɑz faʊnd baɪ ðə hænd ənd ðɛr ˈlidər tsurayaba*. wɑz ˈdɛspərɪt fər ə weɪ tɪ ˌrɛzərˈɛkt hɪz ˈkoʊməˌtoʊs ˈləvər,, ənd sɔ ɛz ðə ki tɪ ˈbrɪŋɪŋ bæk. hi wərkt wɪθ raɪt hænd ˈleɪdi ˈspaɪrəl tɪ swɑp ˈbɑdi wɪθ bət ˈsəmθɪŋ wɛnt rɔŋ. ðə tu ˈwɪmən hæd ðɛr ˈmɛməriz ənd ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz ˈmɛldɪd təˈgɛðər. stɪl sɔ ðə ˈvælju ɪn ðə ˈsaɪkɪk ˈmɛldɪd wɪθ hɪz ˈnɪnʤə ləv ənd geɪv hər ɛz ə gɪft tɪ ðə ˈmændərən tɪ bi juzd ɛz hɪz əˈsæsən ənˈtɪl ʃi wɑz faʊnd ənd rɪˈkəvərd baɪ ˌwʊlvərˈin. ɑrt baɪ ʤɪm li, ˈʤoʊsəf ˈrubɪnˌstin, ənd ˈglɪnɪs ˈɑlɪvər ˈbɛtsi riˈʤɔɪnd ðə bət ʃi ðə seɪm, ʃi bɪˈkeɪm mɔr ˈruθləs ənd ðɪs wɑz nən mɔr əˈpɛrənt ðən hər əˈbɪləˌti ənd ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ə ˈsaɪkɪk naɪf, ðə ˈfoʊkɪst toʊˈtæləti əv hər ˌtɛləˈpæθək paʊərz. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈgæn ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ hər ˈtiˌmeɪt ˌɑrˈkeɪnʤəl. ðeɪ hæd boʊθ hæd ðɛr ˈbɑdiz məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪd ənd dɪˈstɔrtɪd, ðeɪ boʊθ fɛlt ə ˈdɑrknəs ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðɛm, ənd ðeɪ boʊθ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ faɪt əˈgɛnst ɪt. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, ðə ˈnɪnʤə ˈmɛldɪd wɪθ ərˈɪʤənəl ˈbɑdi, keɪm tɪ ˈʧælənʤ fər ˈsɪŋgjələr kənˈtroʊl əv ðɛr maɪndz ənd ˈbɑdiz. ðə ˈwɪmən keɪm tɪ ən ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ənd ˈivɪn ʤɔɪnd ðə fər ə taɪm ənˈtɪl hi wɑz ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd wɪθ ðə ˈlɛgəsi ˈvaɪrəs. hæd hər ˈləvər ˈjuθəˌnaɪz hər ənd ðə lɔst pɑrt əv soʊl wɑz rɪˈstɔrd. ɑrt baɪ ˈbrændən ˈpitərsən, dæn panosian*, ənd ʤoʊ ˈroʊzəz ðə prəˈfɛsər meɪd rɪˈdɛmʃən ə pɛt ˈprɑʤɛkt əv hɪz, wən ðət wʊd hæv ˈsɪriəs ˌripərˈkəʃənz fər. ɪˈskeɪpt ənd ˈwɔntɪd riˈvɛnʤ ɔn ðə freɪl ðət stɑpt ɪm jɪrz əˈgoʊ. traɪd tɪ stɑp ɪm bət ˈivɪn hər nu ˈfɪzɪkəl skɪlz ɪˈnəf tɪ stɑp ðə ˈræmˌpeɪʤɪŋ. hi ˈgətɪd hər laɪk ə fɪʃ ənd lɛft hər fər dɛd. ɪf nɑt fər ˌwʊlvərˈin ənd ˌɑrˈkeɪnʤəl əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ðə ˈmɪstɪk ɪˈlɪksər noʊn ɛz ðə ˈkrɪmzən dɔn, ʃi wʊd nɑt hæv sərˈvaɪvd. bət səʧ ˈmɪstɪk ˈfɔrsɪz wər nɑt fri. ˈbɛtsi geɪnd ə lɑrʤ rɛd ˌtæˈtu ˈoʊvər hər lɛft aɪ ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈtɛləˈpɔrt θru ˈʃæˌdoʊz, mɔr ðən ðət ʃi wɑz ˈæktɪŋ ˈivɪn ˈdɑrkər ðən ʃi hæd bɪn. ðɪs dɪˈsɛnt ˈɪntu ˈdɑrknəs wɑz ˈoʊnli θˈwɔrtɪd baɪ hər dɪˈfit əv əv ðə ˈkrɪmzən dɔn. ɑrt baɪ ʤoʊ madureira*, tɪm ˈtaʊnzənd, ənd stiv buʧɛˈlɑtoʊ ʃi kənˈtɪnjud hər wərk wɪθ ðə, ˈivɪn wɪn ɪt keɪm æt greɪt ˈpərsɪnəl kɔst. ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ kɪŋ bɪˈgæn ə ˈkɑŋkwɛst əv ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ðə ˈʤərnid tɪ stɑp ɪm. ðoʊ hi wɑz wən əv ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst ɪn ðə wərld, ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ kɪŋ wɑz ˌənpriˈpɛrd fər wɪθ hər nu ˈkrɪmzən dɔn əˈbɪləˌtiz ənd ʃi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ træp hɪz laɪf ˈɛsəns ɔn ðə ˈæstrəl pleɪn. tɪ du ðɪs ˈbɛtsi hæd tɪ kip hər ˌtɛləˈpæθək əˈbɪləˌtiz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn prɪˈvɛnɪŋ hɪz ɪˈskeɪp. ʃi hæd ˈifɛktɪvli lɔst hər təˈlɛpəθi. ɑrt baɪ ˈʤərmən ˌgɑrˈsiə, ɑrt θɪˈbərt, ənd ˈlɪkwɪd! ʤin greɪ, ˈhævɪŋ lɔst hər təˈlɛpəθi wɪn ʃi wɑz ˌrɛzərˈɛktɪd, ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪzd wɪθ hər ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈraɪvəl ənd traɪd tɪ hɛlp hər koʊp wɪθ ðə lɔs. ɪn ðɛr ˈtreɪnɪŋ ðə ˈwɪmən ˈsəmˌhaʊ swɪʧt paʊər sɛts, ʤin gɑt ðə təˈlɛpəθi ənd ˈbɛtsi ðə telekinesis*. ˈfɑloʊd stɔrm ɔn hər ˈmɪʃən tɪ rɪˈkəvər ðə ˈdɛstəni ˈdaɪəriz ənd ðət ˈmɪʃən brɔt hər feɪs tɪ feɪs wɪθ ðə mæn kɔld. ɪn hɪz ˈbætəl wɪθ ðə, hi dɪˈfitɪd roʊg ənd bist bət stʊd fərm tɪ prəˈtɛkt hər frɛndz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈnɪnʤə wɑz nɑt strɔŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ stænd əˈgɛnst hər ˈmaɪti foʊ ənd ræn hɪz sɔrd ðoʊ hər. ɑrt baɪ ˈsælvəˌdɔr larroca*, ənd ˈlɪkwɪd! ðɪs dɛθ læst lɔŋ ɛz hər ˈoʊldər ˈbrəðər ˈʤeɪmi, ə ˈpaʊərfəl ˌriˈæləˌti ɪn hɪz oʊn raɪt, ˌrɛzərˈɛktɪd hɪz dɪr ˈsɪstər tɪ əˈsɪst ɪm ɪn ˈbætəl əˈgɛnst ðə foursaken*. ʃi kənˈtɪnjud hər wərk wɪθ ðə ənˈtɪl ʃi wɑz ˈʃəntɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈkrɪstəl ˈpæləs wɛr ʃi əˈsɪstɪd ðə ˌriˈæləˌti fər ə taɪm. ˈmædɪlɪn praɪər, pʊld ˈspɪrɪt ˈɪntu hər ərˈɪʤənəl ˈbɑdi ənd traɪd tɪ ˈbreɪnˌwɑʃ ˈɪntu ˈsərvɪŋ hər. ˈbɛtsi wɑz tu strɔŋ wɪld ˌhaʊˈɛvər ənd fɔt əˈgɛnst ðə rɛd kwin, dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ hər ərˈɪʤənəl ˈbɑdi ənd ɛˈsɛnʃəl rɪˈstɔrɪŋ tɪ hər paʊər sɛt ənd lʊk. ɑrt baɪ grɛg lænd, ʤeɪ leisten*, ənd ˈʤəstɪn wɪn ˌwʊlvərˈin ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ rɪˈfɔrm ɪn ˈsikrɪt, ˈbɛtsi wɑz wən əv ðə fərst mˈjutənts hi rɪˈkrutɪd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˌɑrˈkeɪnʤəl, hu hæd riˈkɪndəld ə roʊˈmæntɪk riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈbɛtsi. ʃi wɑz traɪd tɪ hɛlp ˈwɔrən kənˈtroʊl hɪz dɑrk ˈneɪʧər, ðə sid əv əˈpɑkəˌlɪps ðət wɑz ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ɪm, bət ʃi ˈfʊli hil ɪm. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ʃi ɪgˈzɪbətəd ˈvɛri strɔŋ ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈtɛnʃən wɪθ hər ˈtiˌmeɪt (hu ɪz ə hoʊl ˈəðər ˈstɔri ju kən rɛd əˈbaʊt hir). ˈæftər ðə ˈmərdər əv ðə ʧaɪld kloʊn əv əˈpɑkəˌlɪps, kənˈdɪʃən bɪˈkeɪm ənˈmænɪʤəbəl ənd hi ækˈsɛptɪd hɪz roʊl ɛz ðə ɛr tɪ əˈpɑkəˌlɪps. traɪd tɪ seɪv ɪm bət ˈbɛtsi sɔ ðət hi wɑz ˈtruli lɔst ənd ʃəvd hər θru hɪz ʧɛst, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ʃi dɪd nɑt dɪˈlɪvər ə ˈkɪlɪŋ bloʊ ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ steɪ baɪ hɪz saɪd ənd traɪ tɪ seɪv hər ˈləvər. ɑrt baɪ ʤəroʊm opena*, ənd din waɪt ˌɑrˈkeɪnʤəl wɑz ɛz ˈruθləs ɛz əˈpɑkəˌlɪps ənd tərnd tɪ ˈbɛtsi. ˈjuzɪŋ ə səˈlɛsʧəl dɛθ sid hi tərnd ˈɪntu hɪz nu ˈhɔrsmən əv dɛθ ənd ʃi əˈsɪstɪd ˈwɔrən ɪn hɪz ˈkɑŋkwɛst əv ðə wərld. ðə eɪʤ əv əˈpɑkəˌlɪps ʤin greɪ, əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd, ʧɑrʤd æt əˈpɑkəˌlɪps ənd wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ klɛnz maɪnd əv ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv dɛθ. ˈbɛtsi juzd hər təˈlɛpəθi tɪ ˈɛnər maɪnd, ʃi ʃoʊd ɪm ˈvɪʒənz əv ə fˈjuʧər təˈgɛðər, ˈgɪvɪŋ əp ɔn biɪŋ ˈhɪroʊz ənd ˈkɪlərz, ˈhævɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən, groʊɪŋ oʊld baɪ iʧ saɪd. ɪt wɑz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt, ˈbjutəfəl laɪf. ʃi ðə səˈlɛsʧəl laɪf si ˈɪntu hər ˈləvər dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ˌɑrˈkeɪnʤəl ənd ˈtərnɪŋ ˈwɔrən ˈɪntu ə blæŋk sleɪt wɪθ noʊ ˈmɛməriz ər ˈwɪkədnəs ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɪm. ɑrt baɪ ʤəroʊm opena*, ənd din waɪt ɛz ʃi grivd hər ˈbrəðər braɪən ənd ðə ˈkæptən ˈbrɪtən ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən dɪˈskəvərd wət hæd dən ənd pʊt ɔn traɪəl. hi brɔt hɪz ˈsɪstər tɪ tɪ wɔʧ ðə traɪəl ənd ʧæˈstaɪz hər fər hər ˈkɪlər ˈneɪʧər. ʃi ɪˈskeɪpt wɪθ ənd traɪd tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ hər ˌriˈæləˌti bət gɑt kɔt əp ɪn ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ wɔr ɔn. ə biɪŋ noʊn ɛz ðə goʊt leɪd siʤ tɪ ənd θˈrɛtənd tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ɔl əv ˌriˈæləˌti. faʊnd aʊt ðət ðə goʊt wɑz ə pəˈtɛnʃəl fˈjuʧər əv hər ˈbrəðər ˈʤeɪmi ənd wɑz fɔrst tɪ meɪk ə hɔˈrɪfɪk ʧɔɪs. ˈjuzɪŋ hər təˈlɛpəθi, ʃi tʊk kənˈtroʊl əv ˈbɑdi ənd hæd ɪm breɪk nɛk ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt. braɪən wɑz dɪˈstərbd ðət hɪz ˈsɪstər wʊd fɔrs ɪm tɪ du səʧ ə θɪŋ bət ˌəndərˈstʊd ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðɛr ɪz noʊ raɪt ʧɔɪs, ʤɪst wən ðət seɪvz mɔr lɪvz ðən ˈəðərz. ɑrt baɪ grɛg ənd din waɪt ˈæftər kˈwɪtɪŋ ʃi bɪˈgæn ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ, ˈivɪn kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ˈæftər hi wɑz splɪt ˈɪntu θri kloʊnz (əˈgɛn rɛd ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl fər mɔr) ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪt wʊd bi hər ˈhæpi ˈɛndɪŋ, bət ˈhæpinəs wɑz nɑt tɪ bi. ʃi traɪd biɪŋ ən əˈgɛn bət ɪt skræʧ ðə ɪʧ ʃi ˈnidɪd. ʃi fɛlt kəmˈpɛld tɪ ˈvaɪələns, ə nid tɪ kɪl ənd ʤɔɪnd nu ˌɪnˈkɑrˈneɪʃən əv. ʃi ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ənd hɪz ˌproʊˈæktɪv bænd əv ənˈkæni tɪ hɛlp ðə mˈjutənt ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən wɪθ ðə θrɛt əv m-pox*. ɑrt baɪ grɛg lænd, ʤeɪ leisten*, ənd ˈnoʊlənd ˈwʊdərd məst rɛd həz ə lɔŋ ənd rɪʧ ˈhɪstəri fɪld wɪθ ˈkɛrɪktər dɪˈvɛləpmənt. səm əv ɪt həz bɪn kˈwɛsʧənəbəl ənd səm həz bɪn ˈfæbjələs. ˈləkəli wɑz ðə lɛd ˈkɛrɪktər əv ðə ˈsɪŋgəl bɛst ˈstɔri ɪn ðə læst tɛn jɪrz, rɪk ənˈkæni. ðɪs ˈstɔri meɪd ˈbɛtsi feɪs ɔl əv ˈdimənz ˌɪnˈsaɪd hər ənd ˈfaɪnəli geɪv hər ˌrɛzəˈluʃən tɪ hər ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz əv self-image*. ðɪs ɪz ə bʊk ðət wɪl kɪk ju ɪn ðə gət, meɪk ju kraɪ, ənd meɪk ju kˈwɛʃən waɪ ˌsupərˈhiroʊz ˈivɪn ɪgˈzɪst. ənd ju wɪl kip ˈkəmɪŋ bæk tɪ rɛd ɪt taɪm ənd taɪm əˈgɛn. aɪ seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs rən ðət ɔˈrɛdi bɪn sɛd, goʊ tɪ ˈæməˌzɑn ər ˈmɑrvəl ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ənd rɛd ðɪs θɪŋ. ɑrt baɪ ˈdænjəl ɑˈkunə ˈræŋkɪŋ ɪz ə lɔŋ taɪm, a-list*, ˈkɛrɪktər ənd fər gʊd ˈrizən. ʃi ɪz ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ənd ˈdeɪnʤərəs. ʃi ɪz ˈkɑnstəntli kənˈflɪktɪd bɪtˈwin hər haɪ klæs ˈəpˌbrɪŋɪŋ ənd hər ˈdərti laɪf. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə dɪˈzaɪn ənd paʊər sɛt ðət ɪz ˈvɪʒwəli ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz fən tɪ si ɪn ˈækʃən. ʃi ɪz ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr tɪ æt ðə tɔp əv ðə lɪst, bət aɪ θɪŋk ˈstɔri kips hər lɛs ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ðən ɑr ˈdimən kwin. kəˈlɑsəs ɪz ə məʧ ˈhɛviər weɪt əv ˈhɪstəri tɪ ɪm ənd aɪ θɪŋk aɪ kən ræŋk ˈbɛtsi əˈbəv ɪm. ʃi kəmz kloʊz bət ˈoʊvərˌkəm səm əv hər ˈɪʃuz laɪk ðə reɪs ˈbɛndɪŋ. fər ɔl ðoʊz ˈrizənz, ræŋks ɛz ðə nu ˈnəmbər 3 ɪn ðə ˈzeɪvjər faɪlz. wɑz rɪkˈwɛstɪd baɪ ɔn ənd ˈspɛnsər frəm ðə. θæŋks fər ðə rɪkˈwɛst gaɪz! ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ kət tɪ ðə frənt əv ðə laɪn laɪk ˈspɛnsər, wi ʤɪst ˈstɑrtɪd ə ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ səˈpɔrt ɪt ənd gɪt ə laɪn ˈkətɪŋ rɪˈwɔrd fər ʤɪst ə 1 plɛʤ. ɑr fərst goʊl ɪz ˈoʊnli 15 ənd ɪt gɪts rɪd əv ðoʊz ædz ənd meɪks ðə ˈhoʊstɪŋ fər ˈzeɪvjər faɪlz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈridər səˈpɔrtɪd. klɪk hir ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ si ðə fʊl ræŋkt lɪst, wɪθ lɪŋks tɪ ˈɛvəri ˈɛntri ɪn ðə ˈzeɪvjər faɪlz soʊ fɑr. ɪf ju laɪkt wət ju rɛd bi ʃʊr tɪ ˈfɑloʊ mi ɔn tˈwɪtər @xavierfiles*, ˈtəmblər, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ! nɛkst wik wi ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə fæn kəmˈjunɪti wɪθ nu ˈkɑntɛnt frəm ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈpipəl hu mi sɪns aɪ wɪl bi ˈtrævəlɪŋ. si ju ðɛn! laɪkt ɪt? teɪk ə ˈsɛkənd tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈzækəri ˈʤɛŋkɪnz ɔn!
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art by the marvel vs. capcom 2 team
name : elizabeth braddock
: elizabeth braddock code names : psylocke, captain britain
: psylocke, captain britain first appearance: captain britain #8 (1978)
captain britain #8 (1978) powers : telepathy, telekinesis, the ability to teleport though shadows on occasion
: telepathy, telekinesis, the ability to teleport though shadows on occasion teams affiliation: strike, rcx, x-men, exiles, x-force
about
the x-men have always been closely related to the adolescent experience and few things are more crucial to those years of self-discovery than understanding one’s self-identity. the teenage experience is all about discovering your role, your place in life, and no character in the x-men canon accentuates that struggle than betsy braddock. betsy has been an heiress, a pilot, a supermodel, a spy, a hero, a ninja, and a lover. she has bounced around trying to discover her sense of self for years and that conflict has made psylocke one of the most engaging character to stay on greymalkin lane.
portrayed by olivia munn in x-men apocalypse
technically portrayed by meiling melançon in x-men the last stand
betsy was the middle child of the prestigious braddock family in britain. her older brother jamie was a famous race car driver and her younger twin, brian, was the hero known as captain britain. betsy herself was a charter pilot, but often got wrapped up in her brother’s adventures as a hero. when her telepathic abilities first appeared she was recruited the s.t.r.i.k.e. a shady government organization that was like s.h.i.e.l.d. but with more tea and crumpets. as a cover for her covert operations, the uk government set her up with a modeling agency and made her a star. she performed admirably and when brian was not willing to perform a service for the british government they turned to betsy. they gave her the costume of captain britain from a different dimension and sent her on her way. but betsy found herself over her head when she battled slaymaster, the villain brutally beat betsy and gouged out her eyes. she cried out psionically and brian came to her rescue, killing the monster. betsy decided to retire from her life of adventuring, and now blind, moved to the swiss alps.
art by alan davis
in the alps, the multi-dimensional tv mogul mojo took notice of betsy and decided to abduct and brainwash her to star in his new show “wildways”. he also saw it fit to implant betsy with cybernetic eyes that he could use as cameras. the x-men, new mutants, and captain britain came to her aid and she decided to recover at the xavier institute, just in time for the chaos of the mutant massacre. she stayed on the sidelines for most of the event until she came face to face with sabretooth. she bravely stood against feral beast, leading him away from the infirmary. betsy knew she was no match for sabertooth but tried to bide her time until wolverine could come and challenge his rival. the x-men was impressed by her valor and invited her to join the team as she took the code name psylocke.
art by alan davis, paul neary, and glynis oliver
psylocke worked as the team psychic while both jean and the professor were away for various reasons. she stood with the x-men during the fall of the mutants and followed them to the australian outback. most of the x-men were significantly changed by the traveling though the siege perilous but none as much as psylocke. when she came out the other side, betsy had lost her memory and was found by the hand and their leader matsu’o tsurayaba. matsu’o was desperate for a way to resurrect his comatose lover, kwannon, and saw psylocke as the key to bringing kwannon back. he worked with mojo’s right hand lady spiral to swap betsy’s body with kwannon’s but something went wrong. the two women had their memories and personalities melded together. matsu’o still saw the value in the psychic melded with his ninja love and gave her as a gift to the mandarin to be used as his assassin until she was found and recovered by wolverine.
art by jim lee, josef rubinstein, and glynis oliver
betsy rejoined the x-men but she wasn’t the same, she became more ruthless and this was none more apparent than her ability and willingness to generate a psychic knife, the focused totality of her telepathic powers. she also began a relationship with her teammate archangel. they had both had their bodies manipulated and distorted, they both felt a darkness inside them, and they both wanted to fight against it. eventually kwannon, the ninja melded with betsy’s original body, came to challenge psylocke for singular control of their minds and bodies. the women came to an understanding and kwannon even joined the x-men for a time until he was infected with the legacy virus. kwannon had her lover matsu’o euthanize her and the lost part of betsy’s soul was restored.
art by brandon peterson, dan panosian, and joe rosas
the professor made sabertooth’s redemption a pet project of his, one that would have serious repercussions for psylocke. sabertooth escaped and wanted revenge on the frail that stopped him years ago. psylocke tried to stop him but even her new physical skills weren’t enough to stop the rampaging sabertooth. he gutted her like a fish and left her for dead. if not for wolverine and archangel acquiring the mystic elixir known as the crimson dawn, she would not have survived. but such mystic forces were not free. betsy gained a large red tattoo over her left eye as well as the ability to teleport through shadows, more than that she was acting even darker than she had been. this descent into darkness was only thwarted by her defeat of kuragari of the crimson dawn.
art by joe madureira, tim townsend, and steve buccellato
she continued her work with the x-men, even when it came at great personal cost. the shadow king began a conquest of africa and the x-men journeyed to stop him. though he was one of the strongest telepaths in the world, the shadow king was unprepared for psylocke with her new crimson dawn abilities and she was able to trap his life essence on the astral plane. to do this betsy had to keep her telepathic abilities focused on preventing his escape. she had effectively lost her telepathy.
art by german garcia, art thibert, and liquid!
jean grey, having lost her telepathy when she was resurrected, sympathized with her longtime rival and tried to help her cope with the loss. in their training the women somehow switched power sets, jean got the telepathy and betsy the telekinesis. psylocke followed storm on her mission to recover the destiny diaries and that mission brought her face to face with the man called vargus. in his battle with the x-men, he defeated rogue and beast but psylocke stood firm to protect her friends. however, the ninja was not strong enough to stand against her mighty foe and vargus ran his sword though her.
art by salvador larroca, and liquid!
this death didn’t last long as her older brother jamie, a powerful reality warper in his own right, resurrected his dear sister to assist him in battle against the foursaken. she continued her work with the x-men until she was shunted into the exile’s crystal palace where she assisted the reality warpers for a time. madelyn pryor, pulled psylocke’s spirit into her original body and tried to brainwash psylocke into serving her. betsy was too strong willed however and fought against the red queen, destroying her original body and essential restoring psylocke to her 90’s power set and look.
art by greg land, jay leisten, and justin ponsor
when wolverine decided to reform x-force in secret, betsy was one of the first mutants he recruited alongside archangel, who had rekindled a romantic relationship with betsy. she was tried to help warren control his dark nature, the seed of apocalypse that was inside of him, but she couldn’t fully heal him. at the same time, she exhibited very strong sexual tension with her teammate fantomex (who is a whole other story you can read about here). after the murder of the child clone of apocalypse, warren’s condition became unmanageable and he accepted his role as the heir to apocalypse. x-force tried to save him but betsy saw that he was truly lost and shoved her katana through his chest, however she did not deliver a killing blow and instead decided to stay by his side and try to save her lover.
art by jerome opena, and dean white
archangel was as ruthless as apocalypse and turned to betsy. using a celestial death seed he turned psylocke into his new horseman of death and she assisted warren in his conquest of the world. the age of apocalypse jean grey, alongside x-force, charged at apocalypse and was able to cleanse betsy’s mind of the influence of death. betsy used her telepathy to enter archangel’s mind, she showed him visions of a future together, giving up on being heroes and killers, having children, growing old by each other’s side. it was a perfect, beautiful life. she thrusted the celestial life see into her lover destroying archangel and turning warren into a blank slate with no memories or wickedness inside him.
art by jerome opena, and dean white
as she grieved her brother brian and the captain britain corp discovered what x-force had done and put fantomex on trial. he brought his sister to otherworld to watch the trial and chastise her for her killer nature. she escaped with fantomex and tried to return to her reality but got caught up in the ongoing war on otherworld. a multidimensional being known as the goat laid siege to otherworld and threatened to destroy all of reality. psylocke found out that the goat was a potential future of her brother jamie and was forced to make a horrific choice. using her telepathy, she took control of brian’s body and had him break jamie’s neck in the present. brian was disturbed that his sister would force him to do such a thing but understood that sometimes there is no right choice, just one that saves more lives than others.
art by greg tocchini and dean white
after quitting x-force she began a relationship with fantomex, even continuing after he was split into three clones (again read the fantomex article for more) thinking it would be her happy ending, but happiness was not to be. she tried being an x-man again but it didn’t scratch the itch she needed. she felt compelled to violence, a need to kill and joined cable’s new incarnation of x-force. she is currently working with magneto and his proactive band of uncanny x-men to help the mutant population with the threat of m-pox.
art by greg land, jay leisten, and noland woodard
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psylocke has a long and rich history filled with character development. some of it has been questionable and some has been fabulous. luckily psylocke was the lead character of the single best x-men story in the last ten years, rick remender’s uncanny x-force. this story made betsy face all of demons inside her and finally gave her resolution to her ongoing questions of self-image. this is a book that will kick you in the gut, make you cry, and make you question why superheroes even exist. and you will keep coming back to read it time and time again. i can’t say anything about this run that hasn’t already been said, go to amazon or marvel unlimited and read this thing.
art by daniel acuna
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psylocke is a long time, a-list, x-men character and for good reason. she is engaging and dangerous. she is constantly conflicted between her high class upbringing and her dirty life. she also has a design and power set that is visually engaging and always fun to see in action. she is very similar to magik at the top of the list, but i think psylocke’s story keeps her less engaging than our demon queen. colossus is a much heavier weight of history to him and i don’t think i can rank betsy above him. she comes close but can’t overcome some of her issues like the race bending. for all those reasons, psylocke ranks as the new number 3 in the xavier files.
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ðə kəˈneɪdiən prɛs nanaimo*, b.c*. ə ˈməðər ɪn pɔrt alberni*, b.c*., wɔnts ðə kɔrts tɪ stɑp hər ˈloʊkəl skul ˈdɪstrɪkt frəm əˈlaʊɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz ɪn ˈpəblɪk skulz. ˈkændɪs həz faɪld ə pəˈtɪʃən ɪn b.c*. səˈprim kɔrt ˈæftər hər ˈʧɪldrən wər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn wət ʃi əˈlɛʤɪz wər rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈpræktɪsɪz æt ʤɑn haʊɪt ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri skul ɪn pɔrt alberni*. sɪz ɪn ðə pəˈtɪʃən ðət ən ɪˈvɛnt ðə skul dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə trəˈdɪʃənəl fərst ˈneɪʃən "ˈklæsˌrum ənd ˈstudənt ˈklɛnzɪŋ" əˈkərd ɪn hər ˈʧɪldrənz ˈklæsˌrumz ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2015 ənd hər ənˈwɪlɪŋ ˈdɔtər wɑz ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ɪt wʊd bi rud tɪ ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt. ˈæftər ʃi kəmˈpleɪnd, ðə pəˈtɪʃən sɪz skul ˈdɪstrɪkt 70 əˈgrid tɪ stɑp ɔl ˈfərðər ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz, bət ðɛn əˈlaʊd wət ʃi əˈlɛʤɪz wɑz ə prɛr beɪst ɔn ˌæbərˈɪʤənəl ˌspɪrɪˌʧuˈæləˌti æt ə ˈstudənt əˈsɛmbli ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, 2016 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə pəˈtɪʃən, sɪz skul əˈfɪʃəlz hæv rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ˈɑnər ðə skul ækt ənd ˈʧɑrtər əv raɪts prəˈvɪʒənz riˈspɛktɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤəs nuˈtræləti. ʃi wɔnts ðə kɔrts tɪ dɪˈklɛr ðə skul ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd hər raɪt tɪ ˈfridəm əv rɪˈlɪʤən, ənd ʃi ɪz ˈsikɪŋ kɔsts ənd ən ˈɔrdər ðət ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt bi proʊˈhɪbətəd frəm ˈɔfərɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈrɪʧuəlz, ˈsɛrəˌmoʊniz ər æt ˈɛni əv ɪts skulz. nən əv ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz hæv bɪn ˈpruvən ɪn kɔrt ənd noʊ wən frəm ðə skul ˈdɪstrɪkt rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ rɪkˈwɛsts fər ˈkɑmɛnt.
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the canadian press
nanaimo, b.c. - a mother in port alberni, b.c., wants the courts to stop her local school district from allowing religious exercises in public schools.
candice servatius has filed a petition in b.c. supreme court after her children were required to take part in what she alleges were religious practices at john howitt elementary school in port alberni.
servatius says in the petition that an event the school described as a traditional first nation nuu-chah-nulth "classroom and student cleansing" occurred in her children's classrooms in september 2015, and her unwilling daughter was informed it would be rude to refuse to participate.
after she complained, the petition says school district 70 agreed to stop all further spiritual exercises, but then allowed what she alleges was a prayer based on aboriginal spirituality at a student assembly in january, 2016.
according to the petition, servatius says school officials have refused to honour the school act and charter of rights provisions respecting religious neutrality.
she wants the courts to declare the school district violated her right to freedom of religion, and she is seeking costs and an order that the district be prohibited from offering religious rituals, ceremonies or cleansings at any of its schools.
none of the allegations have been proven in court and no one from the school district responded to requests for comment.
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ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz kənˈtɪnjuəli əˈsərtəd ðət ˌɪsˈlɑm wɑz ˈɪntu ðə fabric”*” əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts sɪns ɪts ˈfaʊndɪŋ. ˌoʊˈbɑmə kleɪmz ðət ˈməzlɪmz hæv meɪd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ əv ðɪs ˈneɪʃən. ðə kleɪm ɪz ˈlæfəbəl tɪ ˈɛniˌwən hu həz ˈstədid ˈjuˈɛs ˈhɪstəri. hɪˈstɔriən ˈdeɪvɪd ˈbɑrtən spoʊk tɪ glɛn bɛk ənd tɔr ðə kleɪmz əˈpɑrt. ˈbɑrtən faʊnd ðə fərst ril ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ˈɛni ˈməzlɪm meɪd wɑz ɪn 1856 80 jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ) wɪn ðɛn ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv wɔr ˈʤɛfərsən ˈdeɪvɪs haɪərd wən ˈməzlɪm tɪ hɛlp treɪn ˈkæməlz ɪn ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə. nɑt ɪgˈzæktli ə riˈsaʊndɪŋ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən, sɪns ðə plæn tɪ faɪt ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈviə wɑz sun dɪsˈmɪst. bət ˈməzlɪmz dɪd hæv ən ˈɪnfluəns ɔn ˈərli əˈmɛrɪkə, ənd ðət ˈɪnfluəns wɑz wən əv ə foʊ. ˈæftər ˈwɪnɪŋ ɪts ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns frəm ˈɪŋglənd, əˈmɛrɪkən ˈvɛsəlz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈbrɪtɪʃ prəˈtɛkʃən. fræns, dɪsˈmeɪd ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛs wʊd nɑt eɪd ɪt ɪn ɪts wɔr əˈgɛnst ˈɪŋglənd, ˈɔlsoʊ sist prəˈtɛkʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkən ʃɪps. ðə rɪˈzəlt lɛd tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈvɛsəlz biɪŋ ˈreɪdɪd ənd ˈpləndərd baɪ ˈməzlɪm ˈpaɪrəts frəm ðə ˈbɑrbəri koʊst. ˈæftər əˈgriɪŋ tɪ peɪ 10 əv ðə nu ˈneɪʃənz ˈdɪzməl ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər ˈpæsɪʤ, əˈtæks kənˈtɪnjud. ˈtɑməs ˈʤɛfərsən, ʤɑn ˈædəmz, ənd ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈfræŋklɪn wər sɛnt ɛz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz tɪ ˈmidiˌeɪt ðə ˈprɑbləm. ɪt wɑz ðɛr ðət ðeɪ dɪˈskəvərd ðət ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk lɔ ðə ˈpaɪrəts ˈfɑloʊd meɪd ɪt ðɛr ˈduti tɪ əˈtæk non-muslims*. æmˈbæsədər ˈænsərd ˈjuˈɛs ðət [ðə raɪt] wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ɔn ðə lɔz əv ðə ˈprɑfət, ðət ɪt wɑz ˈrɪtən ɪn ðɛr kɔˈrɑn, ðət ɔl ˈneɪʃənz hu ʃʊd nɑt hæv ˈænsərd ðɛr əˈθɔrəti wər ˈsɪnərz, ðət ɪt wɑz ðɛr raɪt ənd ˈduti tɪ meɪk wɔr əˈpɑn ðɛm wɛˈrɛvər ðeɪ kʊd bi faʊnd, ənd tɪ meɪk sleɪvz əv ɔl ðeɪ kʊd teɪk ɛz ˈprɪzənərz, ənd ðət ˈɛvəri hu ʃʊd bi sleɪn ɪn ˈbætəl wɑz ʃʊr tɪ goʊ tɪ paradise,”*,” ˈʤɛfərsən roʊt tɪ ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ʤɑn ʤeɪ, ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ pis wɑz nɑt ˈpɑsəbəl. bɛn ˈfræŋklɪn roʊt əv hɪz ɪkˈspɪriəns: kən ðə ˈpləndərɪŋ əv ˈɪnfɪdɛlz bi ɪn ðət ˈseɪkrɪd bʊk (ðə qur’an*) ˈfɔrbɪdən, sɪns ɪt ɪz wɛl noʊn frəm ɪt, ðət gɑd həz ˈgɪvɪn ðə wərld, ənd ɔl ðət ɪt kənˈteɪnz, tɪ hɪz ˈfeɪθfəl mussulmen*, hu ər tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɪt əv raɪt ɛz fæst ɛz ðeɪ ˈkɑŋkər it.”*.” ʤɑn ˈædəmz, ɪn hɪz rɪˈpɔrt tɪ ʤeɪ, roʊt əv ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈprɑfət mʊˈhɑməd, ənd kɔld ɪm ə fanatic”*” hu ðət lɔz wər meɪd fər ɪm; hi ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf baɪ fɔrs əv arms.”*.” baɪ ðə taɪm ˈʤɛfərsən bɪˈkeɪm ˈprɛzɪdənt ðə ˈbɑrbəri koʊst wɑz ɛkˈstɔrtɪŋ 25 əv ˈjuˈɛs ənd əˈtæks wər stɪl əˈkərɪŋ. ˈʤɛfərsən ˈweɪstɪd noʊ taɪm ɪn ˈsaɪnɪŋ ə wɔr paʊərz rɪkˈwɛst wɪʧ lɔnʧt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈneɪvəl flit tɪ weɪʤ wɔr ɔn ðə ˈbɑrbəri ˈpaɪrəts. ˈʤɛfərsən sɔ ðə flit ɔf, ˈɔrdərɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈseɪlərz tɪ ʧeɪs ðə ˈpaɪrəts ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ˈtrɪpəli, ˈgɪvɪŋ raɪz tɪ ðə feɪmd vərs frəm ðə ˈjuˈɛs marines’*’ ˈænθəm. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz kərˈɛkt wɪn hi sɪz ðət ˈməzlɪmz ʃeɪpt ðɪs ˈkəntri, ʤɪst nɑt ɪn haʊ hi minz. ðeɪ prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə ˈkɑntɛkst ənd nid fər ðə ˈjuˈɛs mərˈinz ənd prəˈvaɪdɪd ɑr fərst ˈlɛsən ɪn ˈbætəlɪŋ ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm: ɪt ˈkænɑt bi əˈpizd. ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm məst bi ˈrutɪd aʊt θru fɔrs. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk həz ˈgreɪtli rɪˈdust ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ɑr ˈstɔriz ɪn ɑr ˈridərz' ənd ɪz ˌɪnˈstɛd prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə ˈsɔrsəz. wɪn ju ʃɛr tɪ jʊr frɛndz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ju ˈgreɪtli hɛlp dɪˈstrɪbjut ɑr ˈkɑntɛnt. pliz teɪk ə ˈmoʊmənt ənd kənˈsɪdər ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɪθ jʊr frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli. θæŋk ju.
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president obama has continually asserted that islam was “woven into the fabric” of the united states since its founding. obama claims that muslims have made significant contributions to building of this nation. the claim is laughable to anyone who has studied us history. historian david barton spoke to glenn beck and tore the president’s claims apart.
barton found the first real contribution any muslim made was in 1856 (80 years after the founding) when then secretary of war jefferson davis hired one muslim to help train camels in arizona. not exactly a resounding contribution, since the plan to fight native americans via camelback was soon dismissed.
but muslims did have an influence on early america, and that influence was one of a foe. after winning its independence from england, american vessels no longer enjoyed british protection. france, dismayed that the us would not aid it in its war against england, also ceased protection of american ships. the result led to american vessels being raided and plundered by muslim pirates from the barbary coast.
after agreeing to pay 10% of the new nations dismal gdp in exchange for passage, attacks continued. thomas jefferson, john adams, and benjamin franklin were sent as representatives to mediate the problem. it was there that they discovered that the islamic law the pirates followed made it their duty to attack non-muslims.
“the ambassador answered us that [the right] was founded on the laws of the prophet, that it was written in their koran, that all nations who should not have answered their authority were sinners, that it was their right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as prisoners, and that every mussulman who should be slain in battle was sure to go to paradise,” jefferson wrote to secretary of state john jay, explaining peace was not possible.
ben franklin wrote of his experience: “nor can the plundering of infidels be in that sacred book (the qur’an) forbidden, since it is well known from it, that god has given the world, and all that it contains, to his faithful mussulmen, who are to enjoy it of right as fast as they conquer it.”
john adams, in his report to jay, wrote of the muslim prophet muhammad, and called him a “military fanatic” who “denies that laws were made for him; he arrogates everything to himself by force of arms.”
by the time jefferson became president the barbary coast was extorting 25% of us gdp and attacks were still occurring. jefferson wasted no time in signing a war powers request which launched the us’s entire naval fleet to wage war on the barbary pirates. jefferson saw the fleet off, ordering the us sailors to chase the pirates all the way to tripoli, giving rise to the famed verse from the us marines’ anthem.
president obama is correct when he says that muslims shaped this country, just not in how he means. they provided the context and need for the us marines and provided our first lesson in battling extremism: it cannot be appeased. extremism must be routed out through force.
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tu ˈsɛnʧəriz ɔn, ə səˈlut tɪ ˈʧɑrəlz ˈdɑrwɪn: ˈhɪroʊ fər ɑr eɪʤ ɛz ðə wərld ˈfeɪsɪz ən ənˈsərtən fˈjuʧər, ˈbrɪtənz ˈlidɪŋ ˌænθrəˈpɑləʤɪst toʊsts ˈdɑrwɪn, bɔrn 200 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, fər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ əˌdæptəˈbɪləti ɛz mænz ˈgreɪtəst ˈæˌsɛt ˈʧɑrəlz ˈdɑrwɪn: hɪz ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz ˌəndərˈmaɪnd ðə trəˈdɪʃənəli hɛld vju əv 'stəˈbɪlɪti əv ˈspiʃiz' ðɛr ɪz ə streɪnʤ ˈɑbʤɛkt ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn maɪ dɛsk ɛz aɪ raɪt. ɪt ɪz ə ˈʃaɪni sfɪr əv, praɪˈmivəl slaɪm. noʊn ˈtɛknɪkəli ɛz stromatolites*, ðɪs slaɪm wɑz ðə ərˈɪʤənəl uz frəm wɪʧ ɔl laɪf ɔn ðɪs ˈplænət ɪˈvɑlvd. ðɪs ˈpeɪnfəli sloʊ ˈprɔˌsɛs bɪˈgæn əˈbaʊt ˈmɪljən jɪrz əˈgoʊ ənd həz lɛd, ˈəltəmətli, tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, ðə ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈjumən ˈspiʃiz. wɛˈnɛvər maɪ geɪz ˈhæpənz tɪ fɔl əˈpɑn maɪ ləmp əv slaɪm aɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ə streɪnʤ sɛnˈseɪʃən, ə dip rɪˈspɛkt, fər aɪ æm ˈlʊkɪŋ æt maɪ moʊst ˈeɪnʧənt ˈænˌsɛstər. jʊrz, tu, ənˈlɛs ju stɪl bɪˈliv ɪn ðə teɪl əv ˈædəm ənd iv ənd ə ˈtɔkɪŋ ˈsərpənt ɪn ðə ˈgɑrdən əv ˈidən. ɪn ə fju wiks, ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 12 tɪ bi ɪgˈzækt, ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk wərld wɪl bi ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ðə baɪˈsɛntɪˌnɛri əv ðə bərθ əv ˈʧɑrəlz ˈdɑrwɪn, ðə mæn huz ˈθɪri əv ðə ˈgræʤuəl ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ˈlɪvɪŋ θɪŋz həz ʧeɪnʤd ðə weɪ ɪn wɪʧ moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs si ðə wərld ɪn wɪʧ wi lɪv. θæŋks tɪ ɪm, wi si ɑrˈsɛlvz ɛz pɑrt əv ˈneɪʧər, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈsɛpərˌeɪt frəm ɪt ənd suˈpɪriər tɪ ɪt. ɪf ɪt wərənt fər ɪm, wi wʊd nɑt bi kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə weɪ wi hæv, ɪn ɑr ˈɛrəgənt pæst, ˈrævɪʤd ðə smɔl ˈplænət ɔn wɪʧ wi lɪv. wət kaɪnd əv ə mæn wɑz ˈʧɑrəlz ˈdɑrwɪn? tɪ ðə naɪiv maɪnd hi ɪz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈpɪkʧərd ɛz ə ʤaɪənt ˈɪnəˌlɛkt əv vɪkˈtɔriən ˈɪŋglənd, wɪθ hɪz lɔŋ, floʊɪŋ waɪt bɪrd ənd hɪz ˈsɑləm ɪkˈsprɛʃən, ðə ˈprɑdəkt əv ə ˈbrɪljəntli ˈstudiəs ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˌɪnˈtɛns ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. wɛl, noʊ. ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti hi wɑz ə mɛs, boʊθ ˈfɪzɪkəli ənd ˈmɛnəli, wɪʧ meɪks hɪz ʤaɪˈgænɪk ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ˈjumən ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ˈivɪn mɔr ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri. hi wɑz ðə sən əv ə ˈsɪkli ˈməðər hu daɪd wɪn hi wɑz eɪt. hər læk əv ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ɪm ɪz klɪr wɪn, ɛz ən ˈædəlt, hi roʊt ə ˈlɛtər əv kənˈdoʊləns tɪ ə ˈgrivɪŋ frɛnd ðət ˈoʊpənd wɪθ ðə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈsteɪtmənt: 'ˈnɛvər ɪn maɪ laɪf ˈhævɪŋ lɔst wən nɪr riˈleɪʃən, aɪ dɛr seɪ aɪ ˈkænɑt ˌɪˈmæʤən haʊ səˈvɪr grif səʧ ɛz jʊrz məst bi.' ˈdɑrwɪn (ˈɪnˌsɛt) ənd ən ˈɑrtɪsts ˌɪmˈprɛʃən əv ðə ˈbigəl, ðə ʃɪp wɪʧ tʊk ɪm tɪ ɔl pɑrts əv ðə wərld hɪz ˈfɑðər, ə ˈdɔktər, wɑz ə ʤaɪənt əv ə mæn, weɪɪŋ mɔr ðən 24 stoʊn ənd ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈkətɪŋ ˈsɑrˌkæzəm ənd ɛnˈfɔrst vjuz. hi hæd bɪn ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd baɪ hɪz sənz ˈfeɪljər tɪ du wɛl æt skul, ən ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ðət ˈʧɑrəlz ˈleɪtər dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz 'ˈsɪmpli ə blæŋk'. ðə jəŋ ˈdɑrwɪn hæd ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈteɪkən greɪt ˈplɛʒər ɪn kəˈlɛktɪŋ ʃɛlz ənd ˈwɑʧɪŋ bərdz ɪn hɪz spɛr taɪm, bət hɪz ˈfɑðər ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd hɪz sən məst əˈtɛnd ˈɛdənbəroʊ ˌjunəˈvərsəti tɪ ˈstədi ˈmɛdəsən ənd ˈfɑloʊ ɪn hɪz oʊn ˈfʊtˌstɛps. ˈʧɑrəlz faʊnd ðə ˈlɛkʧərz ðɛr ˈiðər 'ˈɔfəl' ər 'dəl', bət wɑz tu skɛrd əv hɪz ˈfɑðər tɪ tɛl ɪm ðət hi dɪd nɑt wɪʃ tɪ bɪˈkəm ə fəˈzɪʃən. ˈæftər tu jɪrz hɪz ɪgˈzæspərˌeɪtɪd ˈfɑðər geɪv əp ðɪs əˈtɛmpt, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ˈʧɑrəlz wɑz 'duɪŋ noʊ gʊd' æt hɪz ˈstədiz. ˌənəˈsumɪŋ bɪˈgɪnɪŋz ˌɪnˈstɛd ðə oʊld mæn ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd hɪz sən ʃʊd bɪˈkəm ə ˈklərʤiˌmæn ənd məst goʊ tɪ ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ tɪ rɛd fər ˈhoʊli ˈɔrdərz. ðɪs wɑz ən ˈivɪn ˈbɪgər ˈfeɪljər. ˈʧɑrəlz ˈleɪtər roʊt: 'maɪ taɪm ðɛr wɑz ˈweɪstɪd ɛz kəmˈplitli ɛz æt ˈɛdənbəroʊ ənd æt skul.' hi fɛl ɪn wɪθ ə ˈdɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ˈspɔrtɪŋ sɛt ənd spɛnt ə greɪt dil əv taɪm ɪn ðə ˈkəntriˌsaɪd ɔn ˈʃutɪŋ trɪps. ˈləkəli, wən əv ˈʧɑrlzɪz ˈtiʧərz æt ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ hæd ˈspɑtɪd ðə jəŋ mænz ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn fild ˈstədiz ənd ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ɪm fər ðə ənˈpeɪd roʊl ɛz ˈnæʧərələst ɔn bɔrd ðə ˈbigəl, ə ʃɪp ðət wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ sɛt ɔf tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðə wərld. hɪz ˈfɑðər rɪfˈjuzd, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈʧɑrəlz tɪ tərn daʊn ðə ˈɔfər, bət ə səˈpɔrtɪv ˈəŋkəl ˌɪntərˈvind ənd ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 1831 ðə ˈbigəl seɪld wɪθ ˈdɑrwɪn ɔn bɔrd. ˈdɛzmənd ˈmɔrɪsɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˌɛvəˈluʃən wɑz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ hɪz ˈhɪroʊ, ˈdɑrwɪn. ðɪs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ɪz frəm ðə ðə rɛst, ɛz ðeɪ seɪ, ɪz ˈhɪstəri. əˈweɪ frəm həz ˈfɑðərz ˌdɑməˈnɪrɪŋ ˈprɛzəns ənd frəm feɪld əˈtɛmpts tɪ ɪmˈbreɪs ˈmɛdəsən ər θiˈɑləʤi, ˈʧɑrəlz wɑz æt læst ɪn hɪz ˈɛləmənt. hi dɪˈskraɪbd ðə fərst deɪ ɔn ðə ˈbigəl ɛz 'ə ˈbərθˌdeɪ fər ðə rɛst əv maɪ laɪf'. hi spɛnt ðə nɛkst faɪv jɪrz ˈseɪlɪŋ əraʊnd ðə wərld ɔn ðət smɔl (ˈoʊnli lɔŋ) ʃɪp, kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈspɛsəmənz wɛˈrɛvər hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ lænd. hi wɑz əˈstɑnɪʃt æt ðə juʤ vərˈaɪəti əv ɪgˈzɑtɪk ˈkriʧərz ðət hi ɪnˈkaʊnərd, ənd ˈlɪtəl baɪ ˈlɪtəl bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈfɔrmjəˌleɪt hɪz aɪˈdiəz əˈbaʊt ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ənd ðə weɪ ðeɪ hæd ˈmænɪʤd tɪ əˈdæpt tɪ soʊ ˈmɛni ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts. æt ˈɛni ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈlændˌfɔl hi wʊd raɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdeɪˌlaɪt ənd ˈɔfən ˈtrævəld lɔŋ ˈdɪstənsɪz ɔn ˈhɔrsˌbæk. ɔn wən əˈkeɪʒən hi hæd ˈrɪdən 80 maɪəlz ɪn ə ˈbərnɪŋ sən, bət ˈkɑmɛntəd ðət hi wɑz 'bət ˈlɪtəl fəˈtigd'. hɪz hɛlθ wɑz roʊˈbəst ənd hi ˈɔfən hɪz kəmˈpænjənz wɪn ɔn kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃənz. hi wɑz ə mæn ɔn faɪər wɪθ ən ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti əˈbaʊt ðə ˈnæʧərəl wərld. hi roʊt hoʊm seɪɪŋ: 'aɪ ˈlɪtərəli kʊd ˈhɑrdli slip æt naɪt θru ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv maɪ deɪz wərk.' ɪn 1835 fɔr jɪrz ˈæftər ˈlivɪŋ hoʊm, hi hæd ˈtrævəld ɔl əraʊnd saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə tɪ ðə pəˈsɪfɪk, wɛr hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ spɛnd fɔr ˈkruʃəl wiks ɔn ðə gəˈlɑpəgoʊz ˈaɪləndz. ɪt wɑz ðɛr ðət hi fərst sɛnst ðət ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl aɪˈdiə əv ðə 'stəˈbɪlɪti əv ˈspiʃiz' ðət ɔl ˈænəməlz hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ðə weɪ ðeɪ ər naʊ, kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ gɑd ɪn səm ˈdɪstənt pæst wɑz biɪŋ ˌəndərˈmaɪnd baɪ hɪz ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz. ə lænd ˌɪgˈwɑnə ɪn ðə gəˈlɑpəgoʊz ˈaɪləndz hi sɔ haʊ ə vərˈaɪəti əv bərdz, əˈpɛrəntli wɪθ ə ˈkɑmən ˈænˌsɛstər, hæd əˈdæptɪd tɪ ðə sˈlaɪtli ˈdɪfərənt kənˈdɪʃənz ɔn iʧ əv ðə gəˈlɑpəgoʊz ˈaɪləndz. ðɪs wɑz ðə ˈmoʊmənt wɪn ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˌɛvəˈluʃən baɪ ˈnæʧərəl səˈlɛkʃən fərst bɪˈgæn tɪ fɔrm ɪn ðə maɪnd əv ðə jəŋ ˈʧɑrəlz ˈdɑrwɪn hu wɑz stɪl ˈoʊnli ɪn hɪz mid-20s*. ɪt wʊd teɪk ˈnɪrli ə kˈwɔrtər əv ə ˈsɛnʧəri ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt wʊd si ðə laɪt əv deɪ ɪn hɪz bʊk ðə ˈɔrəʤən əv ˈspiʃiz. ˈæftər faɪv jɪrz əˈweɪ, ɪn 1836 ðə ˈbigəl rɪˈtərnd hoʊm tɪ ˈɪŋglənd. dɪˈspaɪt hɪz fɪr ðət ə waɪf wʊd min ə 'ˈtɛrəbəl weɪst əv taɪm' bɪˈkəz əv ðə nid fər socialising*, ˈʧɑrəlz wɑz sun ˈmɛrid ənd, sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli, wɪˈθɪn ə fju mənθs əv hɪz ˈwɛdɪŋ wɑz ɔˈrɛdi kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ əˈbaʊt biɪŋ tu taɪərd tɪ goʊ aʊt tɪ ˈpɑrtiz. ən ˈɑnəst, əˈbʤɛktɪv əbˈzərvər ðə θərd feɪz əv hɪz laɪf wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ bɪˈgɪn, ənd haʊ ˈdɪfərənt ɪt wʊd bi ə lɔŋ ˈpɪriəd əv ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈkɑnstənt ˈɪlnəs əˈkəmpənid baɪ sloʊ, ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ wərk ɔn hɪz ˈmɛni ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz. fər məʧ əv ðə rɛst əv hɪz laɪf hi wɑz ə ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈtɛkstˌbʊk əv strɛs ˈsɪmptəmz. hi ˈsəfərd frəm sˈwɛtɪŋ hænz, hɑrt ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃənz, ə sˈwɪmɪŋ hɛd, swoonings*, flatulence*, ˈgæstrɪk peɪnz, ˈvɑmətɪŋ, bɔɪlz, ˈkrɑnɪk æŋˈzaɪəti, fɪts əv dɪˈprɛʃən, ˈpænɪk əˈtæks ənd hyperventilation*. ɔn bæd deɪz hi wʊd laɪ ɔn hɪz ˈsoʊfə fər aʊərz, ˈgroʊnɪŋ ənd ˈgrəmbəlɪŋ. ˈæftər 30 jɪrz əv roʊˈbəst, ˈvɪgərəs gʊd hɛlθ, ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ wɑz bɪˈzɑr ənd həz lɛd tɪ məʧ dəˈbeɪt ɛz tɪ ɪts kɔz. ðə ˈɔθər əv ðɪs ˈɛˌseɪ, ˈdɛzmənd ˈmɔrɪs, sɪz ˈdɑrwɪnz ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ˈjumən ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ʃʊd bi ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz hæv bɪn ˈɔfərd. ðə fərst siz ɪm ɛz ðə ˈvɪktɪm əv ə ˌpɛrəˈsɪtɪk dɪˈziz pɪkt əp ɪn ðə ˈtrɑpɪks, bət ðə ˈsɪmptəmz du nɑt kwaɪt fɪt wɪθ ðɪs aɪˈdiə. ðə ˈsɛkənd siz ɪm ˈsɪmpli ɛz ə pur ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈspɛsəmən hu ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd hɪz ˈwiknəsɪz. hɪz ˈməðər hæd bɪn ə ˈkrɑnɪk ˌɪnˈvæləd, hɪz ˈbrəðər, ɪˈræzməs, wɑz ˈkɑnstəntli ɪl, ənd hi hæd ə ˈgrænˌfɑðər hu ˈsəfərd ˈnərvəs ˈbreɪkˌdaʊnz ənd ən ˈəŋkəl hu wɑz ə dɪˈprɛsɪv. wɪθ ˈrɛlətɪvz laɪk ðət, hi meɪ ˈsɪmpli hæv bɪn ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪn hɪz ˈfæməliz ˈfʊtˌstɛps. ðə θərd ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən sɔ ɪm ɛz biɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɛnsli nʊˈrɑtɪk əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈθɪri əv ˌɛvəˈluʃən ənd ðə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ˌɪmˈpækt ɪt wʊd hæv əˈpɑn ðə ˈdipli rɪˈlɪʤəs vɪkˈtɔriən soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪn wɪʧ hi lɪvd. ɔn hɪz ˈtrævəlz, hi hæd, ˈɔlˌmoʊst baɪ ˈæksədənt, bɪn θrəst əp əˈgɛnst ən ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl truθ: ðət laɪf fɔrmz hæd nɑt bɪn ˈrɪʤɪdli kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ gɑd, bət hæd bɪn sˈloʊli ɪˈvɑlvd frəm ænˈsɛstrəl taɪps, fərˈɛvər ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ɛz ðeɪ kəmˈpitɪd wɪθ wən əˈnəðər ənd əˈdæptɪd tɪ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ɛz ən ˈɑnəst, əˈbʤɛktɪv əbˈzərvər, hi kʊd nɑt əˈlaʊ hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ glɔs ˈoʊvər ðɪs ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl truθ, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt mɛnt ˈkɔzɪŋ ənˈtoʊld ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ əˈməŋ dɪˈvaʊt ˈkrɪsʧɪnz əv hɪz deɪ. ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈprɛʃər ˈəndər wɪʧ ðɪs pʊt ɪm ɪz θɔt tɪ hæv kɔzd ɔl ðə ˈklæsɪk strɛs ˈsɪmptəmz frəm wɪʧ hi ˈsəfərd fər ðə læst 40 ər soʊ jɪrz əv hɪz laɪf. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, hi wɑz sɪk, bət hɪz ˈeɪlmənts wər ɔl ðə rɪˈzəlt əv hɪz ˈɪnər ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈkɑnflɪkts, ˈrəðər ðən baɪ səm ˈtrɑpɪkəl ˈpɛrəˌsaɪts. ˈfaɪnəli, ðɛr ɪz ðə vju ðət hi wɑz ə ənd ˌhaɪpəˈkɑndriæk, ˈjuzɪŋ hɪz ˈeɪlmənts tɪ gɪv ɪm ən ɪkˈskjuz tɪ steɪ ʃət əˈweɪ ɪn hɪz ˈkəntri haʊs, waɪl ðə fˈjʊriəs dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈθɪri əv ˌɛvəˈluʃən reɪʤd ˈɛlsˌwɛr. jɛs, hi wɑz sɪk, bət nɑt ɛz sɪk ɛz hi meɪd aʊt. ðɪs ɪˈneɪbəld ɪm nɑt ˈoʊnli tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi, bət tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ðə ˈhɛvi ˈsoʊʃəl ˈdutiz əv vɪkˈtɔriən laɪf, tu, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr tɪ hæv mɔr taɪm tɪ dɪˈvoʊt tɪ hɪz ˈstədiz. ˈdɑrwɪnz great-grandson*, ˈrændəl keɪnz, ənd ˈnæʃənəl ˈhɪstəri mˈjuziəm bərd ˈkjʊrətər ʤoʊ ˈkupər ɪgˈzæmɪn ˈdɑrwɪn brɔt bæk tɪ ˈɪŋglənd frəm ðə gəˈlɑpəgoʊz ˈaɪləndz ðə truθ ɪz, hi wɑz ˈbɪtən baɪ səm ˈnæsti bəgz ɪn saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə ənd wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli lɛft wɪθ ə ˈrɛzəˌdu əv ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈwiknəs. æd tɪ ðət hɪz ˈfæməli ˈbækˌgraʊnd ənd hɪz ˌəndərˈstændəbəl ˈhɔrər æt ðə proʊˈfaʊndli ˈmɛsɪʤ əv hɪz dɪˈskəvəriz, ənd ju hæv ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈsɛtɪŋ fər ðə ˌmægnəfəˈkeɪʃən əv hɪz ˈeɪlmənts. ənd ɪf hi faʊnd ðət, tɪ hɪz dɪˈlaɪt, hɪz kənˈdɪʃən lɛft ɪm ˈgreɪtər taɪm fər ðə ˈsɑləˌtɛri ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈstədiz ðət mɛnt mɔr tɪ ɪm ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls, ju hæv ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈrɛsəpi fər ˈkɑnstənt ə ˈwikənd kənˈdɪʃən ðət ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs əˈlaʊd ɪm tɪ wərk fər θri ər fɔr aʊərz moʊst deɪz. ə rɛr ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ðə pɔɪnt ɪz, ˈʧɑrəlz ˈdɑrwɪn wɑz wən əv ðoʊz rɛr ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu dɪˈvoʊtɪd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪnˈtaɪərli tɪ ðə pərˈsut əv ˈnɑlɪʤ, tɪ ðə ˈdɛtrəmənt əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls ɪn ðɛr lɪvz. hi wɑz, ənd rɪˈmeɪnz, wən əv ɑr ˈgreɪtəst ˈɛvər ˈθɪŋkərz ə mæn huz ˌdɪˈskəvri ʧeɪnʤd ðə weɪ wi si ðə wərld. ɛz ə ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ ˈnæʧərələst ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, hi ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈhɪroʊ bət ðə rut frəm wɪʧ ɔl maɪ oʊn prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈstədiz stɛmd. wɪʧ ɪz waɪ aɪ fil ɪt soʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv hɪz bərθ ɪf ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz aɪ fɪr ˈmɛni əv hɪz kɔr dɪˈskəvəriz ər ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər əv bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈmədəld θru ðə ˈprɪzəm əv ˈmɑdərn ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəˌlɪzm. fər ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv ˈpipəl təˈdeɪ nɑt ɔl əv ðɛm rɪˈlɪʤəs ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlɪsts hu sim tɪ θɪŋk ˌdɑrˈwɪniən ˌɛvəˈluʃən ˈkænɑt ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ, fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, ˈjumənz ər ə juˈnikli ˈspiʃiz. ˈæftər ɔl, ðeɪ ˈpɑzət, haʊ kən ˈdɑrwɪˌnɪzəm ɪkˈspleɪn ˈɛmpəθi, ˈʧɛrɪti ər self-sacrifice*? haʊ kən ɪt ɪkˈspleɪn ðə 'gʊd didz' əv ˈjumənz, ˈwɛðər rɪˈlɪʤəs ər nɑt? wɪθ ɪts ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn 'ðə sərˈvaɪvəl əv ðə ˈfɪtəst', ˈɪzənt ˈdɑrwɪˌnɪzəm ˈsɪmpli ən ɪkˈskjuz fər ˈræmpənt ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ənd ˈpərsɪnəl grid? tɪ ˈænsər ðɪs əˈtæk, wi nid tɪ teɪk ə ˈkloʊzər lʊk æt ðə baɪˈɑləʤi əv ɑr ˈspiʃiz. ɪn ɑr ˈeɪnʧənt pæst, wɪn wi wər ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ ɛz ə ˈtraɪbəl ˈspiʃiz, ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hæd tɪ bi ˈtɛmpərd baɪ ə ˈgreɪtli ˌɪnˈkrist ərʤ tɪ kˈwɑpərˌeɪt wɪθ ɑr kəmˈpænjənz ɪf ɑr traɪb wɑz tɪ flərɪʃ. ˈdɑrwɪnz ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz lɛd ɪm tɪ ˈfɔrmjəˌleɪt hɪz ˈθɪri əv ˌɛvəˈluʃən ðət ɔl ˈkriʧərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ mæn, hæv ɪˈvɑlvd ɪn ðɛr ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts ˈoʊvər taɪm baɪ ə dɪˈvɪʒən əv ˈleɪbər ənd baɪ əˈsɪstɪŋ wən əˈnəðər, wi ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlpt ɑrˈsɛlvz tɪ səkˈsid. ənd wən əv ɑr greɪt sərˈvaɪvəl ˈwɛpənz wɑz ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wɪθ wən əˈnəðər ɪn məʧ ˈgreɪtər ˈditeɪl ðən ˈəðər ˈspiʃiz. wɪn wi dɪˈvɛləpt ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, wi ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ˈgreɪtli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm. ðə wərd 'tri' dɪd nɑt lʊk laɪk ə tri ər saʊnd laɪk ə tri, bət ɪt ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs ˈkɑnʤərd əp ən ˈɪmɪʤ əv ə tri ɪn ɑr maɪndz. ˈmeɪkɪŋ wən θɪŋ stænd fər əˈnəðər ɪn ðɪs weɪ wɑz ə ˈhæbət ðət sprɛd θru ɔl ˈæˌspɛkts əv ɑr lɪvz. ɪf wi fil prəˈtɛktɪv təˈwɔrdz ə ˈkɪtən, ɪt ɪz bɪˈkəz ðə ˈlɪtəl ˈænəməl ækts ɛz ə ˈsɪmbəl əv ə ˈjumən ʧaɪld ənd ˈstɪmjəˌleɪts ɑr pərˈɛntəl ˈərʤɪz. ɪf ə nən siz iʧ ˈjumən biɪŋ ɛz wən əv 'gɑdz ˈʧɪldrən', ðɛn ʃi wɪl wɔnt tɪ hɛlp ðɛm ɔl, ɛz ðoʊ ðeɪ wər ril ˈʧɪldrən. ɑr gʊd didz ər ɪkˈstɛnʃənz əv ɑr ˈpaʊərfəl pərˈɛntəl ˈfilɪŋz, ər ɑr ˈɪnˌbɔrn ərʤ tɪ wɪθ ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv ɑr traɪb. wi ər nɑt ˈhɛlpfəl tɪ wən əˈnəðər bɪˈkəz əv səm səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd moralising*, bət bɪˈkəz wi hæv ɪˈvɑlvd ðət weɪ. ɪt ɪz ɛz məʧ ə pɑrt əv ɑr ˈænəməl ˈneɪʧər ɛz ɪz ɑr ərʤ tɪ kəmˈpit wɪθ wən əˈnəðər. ðət ɪz ðə weɪ wi ər, ənd ðɛr ɪz noʊ nid tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ðə paɪəs ˈtiʧɪŋz əv ðə ʧərʧ tɪ meɪk ˈjuˈɛs gʊd ɪt ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ɑr ʤinz. wɪl hæv nən əv ðɪs, ənd ˌɪnˈsɪst ðət ɔl əv ˈneɪʧər ɪz ðə wərk əv wət ðeɪ naʊ kɔl ən 'ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt dɪˈzaɪnər'. ɪf səʧ ə biɪŋ ɪgˈzɪstəd, ðɪs ˈmɑnstrəs dɪˈzaɪnər wʊd hæv tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ˈhævɪŋ kriˈeɪtɪd ɔl ðə ˈwəndərfəl laɪf fɔrmz wi si əraʊnd ˈjuˈɛs, ənd ðɛn əv ˈkruli ˌɪnˈvɛntɪŋ ˈkaʊntləs ənˈspikəbəl ˈægəniz fər ðɛm ɪn ðə ʃeɪp əv ˈlɛprəsi, ˈkɑlərə, ˈkænsər, ˈsɪfəlɪs, pleɪg, məˈlɛriə, eɪdz, ˈfivərz, ˌpɛrəˈsɪtɪk wərmz ənd ðə rɛst. wət ə ˈʧɑrmər ðɪs dɪˈzaɪnər məst bi; ər ˈwɛlkəm tɪ ðɛr ˈhɪdiəs kriˈeɪʃən. noʊ, ˌdɑrˈwɪniən ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ɪz ə məʧ mɔr ˌriəˈʃʊrɪŋ sɪˈnɛrioʊ. ɪn ðɪs, wi wɪl, ɛz ə ˈspiʃiz, dɪˈvoʊt mɔr ənd mɔr ˈɛnərʤi tɪ dɪˈfitɪŋ ðiz ˈvaɪrəsɪz, bækˈtɪriə ənd ˈəðər ˈpɛrəˌsaɪts. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, wi wɪl ɪˈrædəˌkeɪt ðɛm. wi wɪl ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðət ɪt ɪz gɑdz dɪˈzaɪn ðət wi ʃʊd bi meɪd tɪ ˈsəfər frəm ðiz əˈflɪkʃənz fərˈɛvər mɔr. wi wɪl du ɑr bɛst tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɑr lɔt ɔn ðɪs smɔl ˈplænət, ənd tɪ si ɑrˈsɛlvz ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈlɑrʤər, ˈnæʧərəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ðɛn, wən deɪ, wɪn ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈkraɪsəs əˈkərz ə ˈmæsɪv ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk ðət ˈnɪrli waɪps ˈjuˈɛs ɔl aʊt, ər ə juʤ ˈæstərˌɔɪd ðət straɪks ərθ wi wɪl bi ˈrɛdi tɪ ɪˈvɑlv ə ˈlɪtəl ˈfərðər ənd tɪ sərˈvaɪv ðɪs dɪˈzæstər bɪˈkəz ˈnæʧərəl səˈlɛkʃən wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ faɪnd ʤɪst ɪˈnəf əv ˈjuˈɛs hu kən koʊp wɪθ ˌwəˈtɛvər nu ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt kəmz ɑr weɪ. ˈsunər ər ˈleɪtər, ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli, ðɛr wɪl bi ə ʤaɪˈgænɪk ˈplænəˌtɛri əˈphivəl əv səm kaɪnd ənd ˈhoʊmoʊ wɪl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈimərʤ frəm ðə keɪɑs. lɛts ʤɪst hoʊp ðət ɪt tərnz aʊt tɪ bi ˈhoʊmoʊ super-sapiens*, ənd nɑt ˈhoʊmoʊ sub-sapiens*.
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two centuries on, a salute to charles darwin: hero for our age
as the world faces an uncertain future, britain's leading anthropologist toasts darwin, born 200 years ago, for identifying adaptability as man's greatest asset
charles darwin: his observations undermined the traditionally held view of 'stability of species'
there is a strange object sitting on my desk as i write. it is a shiny sphere of fossilised, primeval slime. known technically as stromatolites, this blue-green slime was the original ooze from which all life on this planet evolved.
this painfully slow process began about 3,000 million years ago and has led, ultimately, to us, the extraordinary human species.
whenever my gaze happens to fall upon my lump of fossilised slime i experience a strange sensation, a deep respect, for i am looking at my most ancient ancestor.
yours, too, unless you still believe in the tale of adam and eve and a talking serpent in the garden of eden.
in a few weeks, on february 12 to be exact, the scientific world will be celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of charles darwin, the man whose theory of the gradual evolution of living things has changed the way in which most of us see the world in which we live.
thanks to him, we see ourselves as part of nature, instead of separate from it and superior to it. if it weren't for him, we would not be concerned about the way we have, in our arrogant past, ravaged the small planet on which we live.
what kind of a man was charles darwin? to the naive mind he is sometimes pictured as a giant intellect of victorian england, with his long, flowing white beard and his solemn expression, the product of a brilliantly studious education and intense academic application.
well, no. in reality he was a mess, both physically and mentally, which makes his gigantic contribution to human understanding even more extraordinary.
he was the son of a sickly mother who died when he was eight.
her lack of impact on him is clear when, as an adult, he wrote a letter of condolence to a grieving friend that opened with the remarkable statement: 'never in my life having lost one near relation, i dare say i cannot imagine how severe grief such as yours must be.'
darwin (inset) and an artist's impression of the beagle, the ship which took him to all parts of the world
his father, a doctor, was a giant of a man, weighing more than 24 stone and capable of cutting sarcasm and tyrannically enforced views. he had been disappointed by his son's failure to do well at school, an education that charles later described as 'simply a blank'.
the young darwin had instead taken great pleasure in collecting shells and watching birds in his spare time, but his father decided his son must attend edinburgh university to study medicine and follow in his own footsteps.
charles found the lectures there either 'awful' or 'dull', but was too scared of his father to tell him that he did not wish to become a physician.
after two years his exasperated father gave up this attempt, stating that charles was 'doing no good' at his studies.
unassuming beginnings
instead the old man decided his son should become a clergyman and must go to cambridge to read for holy orders. this was an even bigger failure. charles later wrote: 'my time there was wasted - as completely as at edinburgh and at school.'
he fell in with a dissipated sporting set and spent a great deal of time in the countryside on shooting trips. luckily, one of charles's teachers at cambridge had spotted the young man's interest in field studies and recommended him for the unpaid role as naturalist on board the beagle, a ship that was about to set off to explore the world.
his father refused, forcing charles to turn down the offer, but a supportive uncle intervened and in december 1831 the beagle sailed with darwin on board.
desmond morris's interest in evolution was inspired by his hero, darwin. this photo is from the 1950s
the rest, as they say, is history. away from has father's domineering presence and from failed attempts to embrace medicine or theology, charles was at last in his element.
he described the first day on the beagle as 'a birthday for the rest of my life'. he spent the next five years sailing around the world on that small (only 90ft long) ship, collecting specimens wherever he was able to land.
he was astonished at the huge variety of exotic creatures that he encountered, and little by little began to formulate his ideas about their relationships and the way they had managed to adapt to so many environments.
at any interesting landfall he would rise before daylight and often travelled long distances on horseback. on one occasion he had ridden 80 miles in a burning sun, but commented that he was 'but little fatigued'.
his health was robust and he often out-stripped his companions when on collecting expeditions. he was a man on fire with an all-consuming curiosity about the natural world. he wrote home saying: 'i literally could hardly sleep at night through thinking of my day's work.'
in 1835, four years after leaving home, he had travelled all around south america to the pacific, where he was able to spend four crucial weeks on the galapagos islands.
it was there that he first sensed that the traditional idea of the 'stability of species' - that all animals have always been the way they are now, created by god in some distant past - was being undermined by his observations.
a land iguana in the galapagos islands
he saw how a variety of birds, apparently with a common ancestor, had adapted to the slightly different conditions on each of the galapagos islands.
this was the moment when the concept of evolution by natural selection first began to form in the mind of the young charles darwin - who was still only in his mid-20s. it would take nearly a quarter of a century before it would see the light of day in his book the origin of species.
after five years away, in 1836 the beagle returned home to england. despite his fear that a wife would mean a 'terrible waste of time' because of the need for socialising, charles was soon married and, significantly, within a few months of his wedding was already complaining about being too tired to go out to parties.
an honest, objective observer
the third phase of his life was about to begin, and how different it would be - a long period of almost constant illness accompanied by slow, painstaking work on his many scientific investigations.
for much of the rest of his life he was a walking textbook of stress symptoms. he suffered from sweating hands, heart palpitations, a swimming head, swoonings, flatulence, gastric pains, vomiting, boils, chronic anxiety, fits of depression, panic attacks and hyperventilation.
on bad days he would lie on his sofa for hours, groaning and grumbling. after 30 years of robust, vigorous good health, this change was bizarre and has led to much debate as to its cause.
the author of this essay, desmond morris, says darwin's contribution to human understanding should be celebrated
several explanations have been offered. the first sees him as the victim of a parasitic disease picked up in the tropics, but the symptoms do not quite fit with this idea.
the second sees him simply as a poor physical specimen who inherited his weaknesses. his mother had been a chronic invalid, his brother, erasmus, was constantly ill, and he had a grandfather who suffered nervous breakdowns and an uncle who was a depressive.
with relatives like that, he may simply have been following in his family's footsteps.
the third explanation saw him as being intensely neurotic about his theory of evolution and the devastating impact it would have upon the deeply religious victorian society in which he lived.
on his travels, he had, almost by accident, been thrust up against an inescapable truth: that life forms had not been rigidly created by god, but had been slowly evolved from ancestral types, forever changing as they competed with one another and adapted to environmental changes.
as an honest, objective observer, he could not allow himself to gloss over this biological truth, even if it meant causing untold outrage among devout christians of his day.
the mental pressure under which this put him is thought to have caused all the classic stress symptoms from which he suffered for the last 40 or so years of his life. in other words, he was sick, but his ailments were all the result of his inner emotional conflicts, rather than by some tropical parasites.
finally, there is the view that he was a malingerer and hypochondriac, using his ailments to give him an excuse to stay shut away in his country house, while the furious debate about his theory of evolution raged elsewhere.
yes, he was sick, but not as sick as he made out. this enabled him not only to avoid the public controversy, but to escape the heavy social duties of victorian life, too, and therefore to have more time to devote to his studies.
darwin's great-grandson, randal keynes, and national history museum bird curator jo cooper examine mockingbirds darwin brought back to england from the galapagos islands
the truth is, he was bitten by some nasty bugs in south america and was probably left with a residue of physical weakness. add to that his family background and his understandable horror at the profoundly anti-religious message of his discoveries, and you have the perfect setting for the magnification of his ailments.
and if he found that, to his delight, his condition left him greater time for the solitary scientific studies that meant more to him than anything else, you have a perfect recipe for constant ill-health - a weakened condition that nevertheless allowed him to work for three or four hours most days.
a rare individual
the point is, charles darwin was one of those rare individuals who devoted themselves entirely to the pursuit of knowledge, to the detriment of everything else in their lives. he was, and remains, one of our greatest ever thinkers - a man whose discovery changed the way we see the world.
as a lifelong naturalist myself, he is not only a personal hero but the root from which all my own professional studies stemmed. which is why i feel it so important to celebrate the anniversary of his birth - if only because i fear many of his core discoveries are in danger of becoming muddled through the prism of modern spiritualism.
for there are plenty of people today - not all of them religious fundamentalists - who seem to think darwinian evolution cannot explain why, for the most part, humans are a uniquely civilised species.
after all, they posit, how can darwinism explain empathy, charity or self-sacrifice? how can it explain the 'good deeds' of humans, whether religious or not?
with its emphasis on 'the survival of the fittest', isn't darwinism simply an excuse for rampant capitalism and personal greed?
to answer this attack, we need to take a closer look at the biology of our species. in our ancient past, when we were evolving as a tribal species, the competition between individuals had to be tempered by a greatly increased urge to cooperate with our companions if our tribe was to flourish.
darwin's observations led him to formulate his theory of evolution - that all creatures, including man, have evolved in their environments over time
by a division of labour and by assisting one another, we also helped ourselves to succeed. and one of our great survival weapons was our ability to communicate with one another in much greater detail than other species.
when we developed language, we also became greatly interested in symbolism. the word 'tree' did not look like a tree or sound like a tree, but it nevertheless conjured up an image of a tree in our minds.
making one thing stand for another in this way was a habit that spread through all aspects of our lives. if we feel protective towards a kitten, it is because the little animal acts as a symbol of a human child and stimulates our parental urges.
if a nun sees each human being as one of 'god's children', then she will want to help them all, as though they were real children. our good deeds are extensions of our powerful parental feelings, or our inborn urge to co-operate with the members of our tribe.
we are not helpful to one another because of some sophisticated moralising, but because we have evolved that way. it is as much a part of our animal nature as is our urge to compete with one another.
that is the way we are, and there is no need to introduce the pious teachings of the church to make us good - it is already in our genes.
creationists will have none of this, and insist that all of nature is the work of what they now call an 'intelligent designer'.
if such a being existed, this monstrous designer would have to accept the responsibility for having created all the wonderful life forms we see around us, and then of cruelly inventing countless unspeakable agonies for them in the shape of leprosy, cholera, cancer, syphilis, plague, malaria, aids, fevers, parasitic worms and the rest.
what a charmer this designer must be; creationists are welcome to their hideous creation.
no, darwinian competition is a much more reassuring scenario. in this, we will, as a species, devote more and more energy to defeating these viruses, bacteria and other parasites. eventually, we will eradicate them.
we will refuse to accept that it is god's design that we should be made to suffer from these afflictions forever more. we will do our best to improve our lot on this small planet, and to see ourselves as part of a larger, natural environment.
then, one day, when a major crisis occurs - a massive epidemic that nearly wipes us all out, or a huge asteroid that strikes earth - we will be ready to evolve a little further and to survive this disaster because natural selection will be able to find just enough of us who can cope with whatever new environment comes our way.
sooner or later, inevitably, there will be a gigantic planetary upheaval of some kind and homo post-sapiens will eventually emerge from the chaos.
let's just hope that it turns out to be homo super-sapiens, and not homo sub-sapiens.
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ˈfiʧər fɪlm: ðə ˈbɪgəst ist koʊst swɛl əv ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ˈfiʧər fɪlm fɪlmd, prəˈdust ˈɛdɪtɪd baɪ ˈsæli mæk ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˈkəvər ˈɪmɪʤ baɪ bɛl tɪ wɔʧ ðɪs fɪlm æd fri ˌənɪnərˈəptɪd, traɪ pləs fər ʤɪst 99c*! ɪn ʤun 2016 wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst swɛlz əv ɑr ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən hɪt ðə ist koʊst əv ɔˈstreɪljə. ɪt ɔl ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ʤun wɪθ waɪld wɪnd, ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl reɪn, ˈflədɪŋ ənd ə drəˈmætɪk ˌɪnˈkris ɪn swɛl saɪz. baɪ ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ðə klaʊdz klɪrd ənd ðə wɪnd swəŋ ˈɔfˈʃɔr fər kˈwinzˌlænd ənd ˈnɔrðərn prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ə məˈʤɛstɪk saɪt ɪn ðə ˈoʊʃən. ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt weɪv hæd ˈnɛvər fɛlt soʊ ril æt ɑr hoʊm breɪks. ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðə stɔrm hæd klɪrd fər ðə loʊər koʊst; ðə rɛd bʊl keɪp fɪr ɪˈvɛnt ənd ðə ʃɑrk ˈaɪlənd ˈʧælənʤ bɪg weɪv ɪˈvɛnts boʊθ ræn ɪn weɪvz əp tɪ 20 fit. ɪt ˈwəzənt ʤɪst ðə saɪz əv ðə weɪvz ðət meɪd ðɪs ə fəˈnɑmənəl swɛl, ɪt wɑz ɪts lɔnˈʤɛvəti. ˈnɪrli wən wik əv jaw-dropping*, mouth-watering*, hawaiian-style*, pəˈsɪfɪk ˈoʊʃən paʊər. æt wi rɪˈsivd ˈoʊvər wən ˈθaʊzənd iˈmeɪlz wɪθ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ˈoʊvər ðə wik. ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, ˈvɪdioʊ, ˈstɔriz əv ə swɛl ɪˈvɛnt ðət həz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli əˈfɛktɪd ðə weɪ naʊ lʊk æt ðə weɪvz, ənd ðə məˈθɑləˌʤi ðət həz bɪn ˌriɪnˈvɪgərˌeɪtɪd. ɑr kəmˈjunɪti hɛlpt meɪk ðɪs swɛl ðə moʊst ˌkɑmprɪˈhɛnsɪvli ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ˈɛvər wɪθ ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri breɪk ˈkæpʧərd ˈoʊvər 3 deɪz. ðɪs ɪz ə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri əv ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz frəm ðə kəmˈjunɪti ˈfiʧərɪŋ; ˈmɪʤət ˈfɛrəli, tɑm ˈkɛrəl, prof*. ˈændru ʃɔrt, boʊ ˈmɪʧəl, mæt ˈdənsmɔr, rombouts*, maɪk psillakis*, stiv ˈmæksˌwɛl, mɑrk onorati*, mɑrk ˈmæθjuz, ˈhɑrli ingleby*, bɛn pleɪər bɛn məˈkɑrtni ənd ʤɑn ˈʧɑrltən. wɪθ θæŋks fər əˈdɪʃənəl ˈfʊtɪʤ frəm; kreɪg ˈhælstɛd, stiv ˈmæksˌwɛl, rɑb ˈʤɑnsən, kreɪg ˈhoʊlˌbrʊk, tɑd bɑrnz, ˈægnɪs durlik*, ˈæŋgəs ˈkɛnədi, ʤoʊəl ˈbɑrkər, ˈʤeɪsən heɪnz, rɛd bʊl ˈkɑntɛnt pul, əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv prəˈfɛʃənəlz. θæŋk ju tɪ ˈɛvəri ˈpərsən hu iˈmeɪld ɪn, ˈɛvəri iˈmeɪl wɑz əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd ˈivɪn ɪf ju ˈdɪdənt rɪˈsiv ə rɪˈplaɪ. ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə fɪlm! ˌrivˈju ðə swɛl ˈdaɪəriz: spɛkˈtækjələr ˈsənˌdi ʤun ɪn ˈpɪkʧərz mægˈnɪfɪsənt ˈmənˌdeɪ ʤun ɪn ˈpɪkʧərz ðə ˈsupər swɛl ræp əp baɪ ˈsərfɪŋ wərld ˈɪʃu 376 naʊ *ˈboʊnəs ˈmɪʤət ˌənˈkət pliz ɪˈneɪbəl ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ vju ðə ˈkɑmɛnts paʊərd baɪ.
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feature film: the biggest east coast swell of a generation
coastalwatch | feature film
filmed, produced & edited by sally mac
duration 28:15
cover image by tarron bell
to watch this film ad free & uninterrupted, try coastalwatch plus for just 99c!
in june 2016 one of the biggest swells of our generation hit the east coast of australia. it all started on saturday 4th june with wild wind, horizontal rain, flooding and a dramatic increase in swell size. by sunday morning, the clouds cleared and the wind swung offshore for queensland and northern nsw presenting a majestic sight in the ocean. the perfect wave had never felt so real at our home breaks. on monday morning the storm had cleared for the lower nsw coast; the red bull cape fear event and the shark island challenge big wave events both ran in waves up to 20 feet.
it wasn't just the size of the waves that made this a phenomenal swell, it was its longevity. nearly one week of jaw-dropping, mouth-watering, hawaiian-style, pacific ocean power.
at coastalwatch we received over one thousand emails with contributions over the week. photos, video, stories of a swell event that has significantly affected the way east-coasters now look at the waves, and the carpark mythology that has been reinvigorated. our community helped make this swell the most comprehensively documented ever with nearly every break captured over 3 days.
this is a 30-minute documentary of contributions from the coastalwatch community featuring; midget farrelly, tom carroll, prof. andrew short, beau mitchell, matt dunsmore, lachie rombouts, mike psillakis, steve maxwell, mark onorati, mark mathews, harley ingleby, ben player ben macartney and john charlton.
with thanks for additional footage from; craig halstead, steve maxwell, rob johnson, craig holbrook, todd barnes, agnes durlik, angus kennedy, joel barker, jason haynes, red bull content pool, association of bodyboard professionals.
thank you to every person who emailed in, every email was appreciated even if you didn't receive a reply. enjoy the film!
review the swell diaries:
> spectacular sunday 5th june in pictures
> magnificent monday 6th june in pictures
> the super swell wrap up
buy surfing world issue 376 now
*bonus midget farrelly's uncut intervew
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ə ˈfɑðər əv fɔr həz bɪn ərˈɛstɪd fər ˈsɛlɪŋ hɪz ˈjəŋgəst ˈdɔtər fər juɑn soʊ hi kʊd əˈfɔrd ə ˈsɛkənd sən, ˈdɪstrɪkt pəˈlis sɛd ˈtuzˌdeɪ. pəˈlis hæv dɪˈteɪnd ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt, wæŋ, frəm ˈprɑvɪns, ˈpɛndɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz fər ʧaɪld ˈtræfɪkɪŋ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə prɛs riˈlis frəm ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈpəblɪk sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈbjʊroʊ. ðə ʧaɪld həz bɪn rɪˈtərnd tɪ hər ˈfæməli, sɛd ə prɛs ˈɔfɪsər zu frəm ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈpəblɪk sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈbjʊroʊ. wæŋ ənd hɪz waɪf, li, hu wər ˈmɛrid ɪn 2007 ɔˈrɛdi hæd θri ˈdɔtərz ənd ə sən, pəˈlis sɛd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wæŋ ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɔn ˈhævɪŋ əˈnəðər sən bɪˈkəz əv ə trəˈdɪʃən ɪn hɪz ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn ðət ˈfeɪvərz ˈfæməliz ðət hæv æt list tu sənz, zu sɛd. ɛz ˈmaɪgrənt ˈwərkərz, ðə ˈkəpəl ɔˈrɛdi hæd ˈtrəbəl səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðɛr fɔr ˈʧɪldrən, zu sɛd. wɪθ li ˈprɛgnənt wɪθ ðɛr fɪθ ʧaɪld, wæŋ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd hi kʊd spɛr ə ˈdɔtər soʊ hi kʊd əˈfɔrd tɪ reɪz ə ˈsɛkənd sən. hi kənˈvɪnst li ðət ðeɪ ʃʊd sɛl ðɛr ˈɪnfənt ˈdɔtər tɪ ən ˌɪnˈfərtəl ˈkəpəl hi faʊnd ɪn yancheng*, ˈʤjɑŋsu ˈprɑvɪns. tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ hɪz ˈdɔtər ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd, wæŋ toʊld hɪz waɪf tɪ faɪl ə fɔls pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrt ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðə gərl hæd bɪn əbˈdəktɪd, pəˈlis sɛd. li wɛnt tɪ ə pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən ɪn ˈdɪstrɪkt ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 19 ənd ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ə ˈstreɪnʤər hæd əbˈdəktɪd hər ˈdɔtər nɪr roʊd. ʃi sɛd ðət ə ˈstreɪnʤər hæd ˈsəmˌhaʊ drəgd hər ˈæftər əˈproʊʧɪŋ hər ɔn ðə strit tɪ ʧæt. ʃi kleɪmd ʃi fɛl ˌənˈkɑnʃəs ˈæftər ðə ˈstreɪnʤər ˈpætɪd hər ɔn ðə ˈʃoʊldər. pəˈlis ˈdɪdənt baɪ hər ˈstɔri, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ɪt wɑz ˈnɪrli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ drəg ˈsəmˌwən ˈɪntu ˌənˈkɑnʃəsnɪs wɪθ ʤɪst ə pæt ɔn ðə ˈʃoʊldər. ˈæftər ˈtɔkɪŋ wɪθ pəˈlis, li ədˈmɪtəd ðət ʃi ənd hər ˈhəzbənd hæd ˈæˌkʧuəli soʊld ðɛr ˈdɔtər. ə tim əv pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz sərʧt fər ðə gərl ɪn ˈʤjɑŋsu ˈprɑvɪns ənd rɪˈtərnd hər tɪ ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ə deɪ ˈleɪtər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə prɛs riˈlis. li wɑz riˈlist ɔn beɪl bɪˈkəz ʃi wɑz ˈprɛgnənt ənd ˈsəmˌwən ˈnidɪd tɪ lʊk ˈæftər hər ˈʧɪldrən.
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a father of four has been arrested for selling his youngest daughter for 28,000 yuan ($4,627) so he could afford a second son, minhang district police said tuesday.
police have detained the suspect, surnamed wang, from guizhou province, pending charges for child trafficking, according to a press release from the minhang district public security bureau.
the child has been returned to her family, said a press officer surnamed xue from the minhang district public security bureau.
wang and his wife, surnamed li, who were married in 2007, already had three daughters and a son, police said.
however, wang insisted on having another son because of a tradition in his hometown that favors families that have at least two sons, xue said.
as migrant workers, the couple already had trouble supporting their four children, xue said.
with li pregnant with their fifth child, wang decided he could spare a daughter so he could afford to raise a second son. he convinced li that they should sell their infant daughter to an infertile couple he found in yancheng, jiangsu province.
to explain why his daughter disappeared, wang told his wife to file a false police report claiming that the girl had been abducted, police said.
li went to a police station in minhang district on january 19 and reported that a stranger had abducted her daughter near tonghai road. she said that a stranger had somehow drugged her after approaching her on the street to chat. she claimed she fell unconscious after the stranger patted her on the shoulder.
police didn't buy her story, noting that it was nearly impossible to drug someone into unconsciousness with just a pat on the shoulder.
after talking with police, li admitted that she and her husband had actually sold their daughter.
a team of police officers searched for the girl in jiangsu province and returned her to shanghai a day later, according to the press release.
li was released on bail because she was pregnant and someone needed to look after her children.
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ðɪs hoʊl ˈʤərni ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn maɪ ˈərli 20's*. wən deɪ aɪ hæd əkˈwaɪərd səm təˈbæˌkoʊ ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ɪn ðə ˈsɪti ənd aɪ wɑz ˈrɛdi tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɪt. bət ðɛr wɑz ə slaɪt ˈprɑbləm. ə fju deɪz praɪər, aɪ drɑpt maɪ glæs sˈmoʊkɪŋ paɪp ənd ɪt ˈʃætərd ˈɪntu ˈpisɪz. nɑt ˈhævɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ smoʊk aʊt əv, aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ gɪt kriˈeɪtɪv ənd θɪŋk əv ə weɪ aɪ kʊd kənˈsum ðə təˈbæˌkoʊ ðət aɪ ʤɪst ˈpərʧəst. aɪ pɪkt əp səm wʊd aɪ hæd laɪɪŋ əraʊnd ðə haʊs ənd ˈhɛdɪd streɪt fər ðə drɪl prɛs. ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈleɪtər, aɪ hæd wət wi naʊ noʊ ɛz ðə fərst smoʊk ˈwʊdən sɪˈgɑr paɪp ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp. ˈɛvriˌwən hu sɔ ɪt ləvd ɪt. ðɛrz ən oʊld seɪɪŋ: "ju gɪv ə bənʧ əv ˈpipəl ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ smoʊk, wɪˈθaʊt ə dɪˈvaɪs tɪ smoʊk ɪt aʊt əv, ənd ðeɪ ˈsədənli bɪˈkəm ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz." ɪt meɪks mi ˈvɛri ˈhæpi tɪ si ðət maɪ ɑrt ɪz biɪŋ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ənd juzd baɪ ˈpipəl frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld. wɪˈθaʊt ju gaɪz, ðɛr ɪz noʊ smoʊk paɪp. θæŋk ju. maɪ neɪm ɪz ˈkɛvɪn. aɪ hæv ə ˈpæʃən fər dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti. aɪ hoʊp ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ jʊr nu ɛz məʧ ɛz aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt.
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this whole journey started in my early 20's. one day i had acquired some tobacco nearby in the city and i was ready to enjoy it. but there was a slight problem. a few days prior, i dropped my glass smoking pipe and it shattered into pieces.
not having anything to smoke out of, i started to get creative and think of a way i could consume the tobacco that i just purchased. i picked up some wood i had lying around the house and headed straight for the drill press. a little bit later, i had what we now know as the first smoak wooden cigar pipe prototype. everyone who saw it loved it.
there's an old saying: "you give a bunch of people something to smoke, without a device to smoke it out of, and they suddenly become engineers." it makes me very happy to see that my art is being enjoyed and used by people from all over the world. without you guys, there is no smoak pipe. thank you.
my name is kevin. i have a passion for design and functionality. i hope you enjoy your new smoakpipe as much as i enjoyed making it.
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ˈrɑʤərz kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ɪŋk. kən noʊ ˈlɔŋgər kleɪm wɪˈθaʊt kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən ðət ɪt həz "ˈkænədəz moʊst rɪˈlaɪəbəl" ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈnɛtˌwərk, ðə səˈprim kɔrt əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈləmbiə həz ruld. ˈraɪvəl ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. hæd æst ðə kɔrt fər ðə ˈrulɪŋ, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət nu ˈnɛtˌwərks ɪt ənd bɛl ˈkænədə pʊt ɪn pleɪs ðɪs mənθ hæd meɪd ˈrɑʤərz kleɪm noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈvælɪd. həz wən ə kɔrt ˈɔrdər əˈgɛnst ˈrɑʤərzɪz kleɪm ɪt həz ˈkænədəz moʊst rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈnɛtˌwərk. waɪl ˈʤəstɪs ʤeɪ. ˈkrɪstəfər gruər əˈgrid, hi ˈwʊdənt goʊ ɛz fɑr ɛz tɪ ˈɔrdər ˈrɑʤərz tɪ pʊl ˈɛni ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ər pərˈmoʊʃənəl məˈtɪriəl, seɪɪŋ hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ meɪk ðə skoʊp əv ðə ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən ɔn ˈrɑʤərz ɛz ˈnɛroʊ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ðə ʤəʤ ˈɔrdərd ðə tu ˈpɑrtiz tɪ wərk ɔn ðə ˈwərdɪŋ fər ə kɔrt ˈɔrdər ənd əˈʤərnd ðə ˈmætər ənˈtɪl ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ɔl ðɪs wɪl bi gʊd nuz fər ðə ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈɪndəstri, sɛd ˈgævɪn græm, dɪˈrɛktər əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt æt ˈæˌsɛt ˈmænɪʤmənt. "ˈɪtəl bi əp tɪ tɪ tɛl ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈstɔri nɑt soʊ məʧ ðət ˈrɑʤərz kænt ˈædvərˌtaɪz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz ðə moʊst rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˈɛni ˈlɔŋgər," hi sɛd. græm prɪˈdɪktɪd wɪl lɔnʧ ə nu æd kæmˈpeɪn. "tɪ tɛl ə gʊd nuz ˈmɛsɪʤ, ju hæv tɪ spɛnd lɑts ənd lɑts əv ˈməni," hi sɛd. "ju kænt ʤɪst tɛl ðə ˈəðər gaɪz tɪ stɑp ˈmeɪkɪŋ wət ər naʊ ˌɪˈnækjərət ˈsteɪtmənts." ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ minz ˈrɑʤərz həz tɪ faɪnd ə nu hʊk fər ɪts ædz, græm sɛd. wɪθ nu pleɪərz ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈɪndəstri ˈæftər ˈɑtəˌwɑ ˈɔkʃənd ɔf pɑrts əv ðə ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈspɛktrəm ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi bɑmˈbɑrdɪd wɪθ ˈmoʊbəl foʊn ædz, hi sɛd.
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rogers communications inc. can no longer claim without qualification that it has "canada's most reliable" wireless network, the supreme court of british columbia has ruled.
rival telus corp. had asked the court for the ruling, arguing that new networks it and bell canada put in place this month had made roger's long-standing claim no longer valid.
telus has won a court order against rogers's claim it has canada's most reliable wireless network.
while justice j. christopher grauer agreed, he wouldn't go as far as to order rogers to pull any advertising or promotional material, saying he wanted to make the scope of the limitation on rogers as narrow as possible.
the judge ordered the two parties to work on the wording for a court order and adjourned the matter until friday.
all this will be good news for the advertising industry, said gavin graham, director of investment at bmo asset management.
"it'll be up to telus to tell a positive story — not so much that rogers can't advertise itself as the most reliable any longer," he said.
graham predicted telus will launch a new ad campaign.
"to tell a good news message, you have to spend lots and lots of money," he said. "you can't just tell the other guys to stop making what are now inaccurate statements."
it also means rogers has to find a new hook for its ads, graham said. with new players entering the industry after ottawa auctioned off parts of the wireless spectrum earlier this year, the public is going to be bombarded with mobile phone ads, he said.
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tru tɪ hɪz wərd, 60 jɪrz ˈæftər dɛθ, kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ hɔnt ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ə streɪnʤ ənd ˈmɔrbəd ˈrɛlɪʃ. ɛz hɑrd ɛz wi maɪt traɪ tɪ fərˈgɛt ɪm, nuər kəˈlɛkʃənz əv hɪz ʃɔrt ˈstɔriz, ˈɛˌseɪz ənd mˈjuzɪŋz kip rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ˈbʊkˌʃɛlvz, ɪn ˈfænsiər ˈkəvərz ənd ˈeɪbəl trænzˈleɪʃənz, ənd wi ˈrɛdəli səbˈmɪt ɑrˈsɛlvz tɪ ˈwɑloʊ ɪn ðə kərlz əv smoʊk əv hɪz teɪlz. pərˈhæps, ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈaɪrəni əv ɪt ɔl ɪz, hæd ðə greɪt, ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ənd ˌsɛlfˈdɛprəˌkeɪtɪŋ ərˈdu ˈraɪtər bɪn əˈlaɪv, ər wɑz ˈsədənli brɔt bæk tɪ laɪf, hi ˈwʊdəv lʊkt æt boʊθ ˈɪndiə ənd ˈpækɪˌstæn, wɪʧ naʊ hoʊld ɪm ɪn məʧ ɔ ənd rɪˈspɛkt, ənd həŋ hɪz hɛd ɪn ˈətər ˈhɔrər ənd dɪsˈmeɪ. wət bɪˈkeɪm əv hɪz bɑmˈbeɪ, hi wʊd æsk, ðə ˈsɪti wɪʧ ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ɪm tɪ raɪt fɪlmz, lɪvz əv stɑrz ənd ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ rɪˈvil ɪts fɪlθ ənd skɑrz, wɪθ səʧ flərɪʃ ənd braɪoʊ? waɪ ðə hɛl du wi kɔl ɪt ˌmʊmˈbaɪ? wɛr wʊd hi ˈivɪn bɪˈgɪn?, pərˈhæps, wʊd bi faʊnd sˈlɑbərɪŋ drəŋk æt ˈhæloʊd ˈlɪtərəʧər ˈfɛstɪvəlz. ər ˈʃaʊtɪŋ ðə ˈʧɔɪsəst əv ɑbˈsɛnɪtiz ənd ˈʃeɪkɪŋ ən ˈæŋgri fɪst æt nuz ˈæŋkərz ɔn dəˈbeɪts. ˈʤɑsəlɪŋ fər ˈkɑləm speɪs tɪ raɪt "misogynistic*" ˈpisɪz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə ˈmɪsɪz ˈfəni boʊnz, ər biɪŋ baɪ ˈpəblɪʃərz, ˈwæksɪŋ ˈɛləkwənt ɔn ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin "bɛst ˈraɪtər" ənd "ˈbɛˈsɛlɪŋ ˈraɪtər". ɪn ɔl ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd, aɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən, hi wʊd fɔl sɪk ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈhɛkəld ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, tægd ɛz ə ər #sickular*, ənd ʧeɪst ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkəntriˌsaɪd baɪ ˈhɪnˌdu ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlɪsts, θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ sɛnd ɪm bæk tɪ ˈpækɪˌstæn, tɪ goʊ ənd laɪ ɪn hɪz ˈrɑtɪŋ greɪv əˈgɛn. ðə ˈmələz wʊd, noʊ daʊt, bi ˈoʊnli tu ˈhæpi tɪ si ɪm tɔst bæk ɪn lɑˈhɔr. ɪt ɪz, ˈæftər ɔl, ˈiziər təˈdeɪ tɪ gən daʊn ˈskuˌlʧɪldrən ðən tɪ bæn bʊks. ɪf ˈoʊnli wi wər tɪ lɛt ɪm bi, wi wʊd bi ˈbɛtər ɔf. bət wi ər ɛz məʧ tɪ bleɪm fər ˈhævɪŋ ˈbɪtən ðɪs ˈbɪtər frut. ðɛrz noʊ wən ˈbɛtər tɪ riˈmaɪnd ˈjuˈɛs əv ðɪs "frɔd" ðən hɪmˈsɛlf. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: wət ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd ˈɪndiə kʊd lərn frəm nu fɪlm fər ˈsəmˌwən hu ˈoʊnli lɪvd 43 jɪrz, lɛft ə toʊm əv wərk bɪˈhaɪnd: 22 kəˈlɛkʃənz əv ʃɔrt ˈstɔriz, wən ˈnɑvəl, faɪv kəˈlɛkʃənz əv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ pleɪz, θri kəˈlɛkʃənz əv ˈɛˌseɪz, tu kəˈlɛkʃənz əv ˈpərsɪnəl ˈskɛʧɪz, ənd ˈmɛni fɪlm skrɪpts. hɪz fɪrs ˈsəmθɪŋ wi si soʊ ˈlɪtəl əv ɪn kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈraɪtərz səˈbʤɛktɪd ɪm tɪ məʧ ˈrɪdəˌkjul, ˈhɑrdʃɪp ənd ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən. hi wɑz traɪd sɪks taɪmz fər əbˈsɛnɪti, θraɪs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ rɑʤ ənd θraɪs poʊst ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns. dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˌɪnˈtrig hɪz neɪm lɛndz, ɪt ɪz ˈtræʤɪk ðət ˈbrɔdli fɔlz ˈəndər ðə tæg əv biɪŋ ə ˈraɪtər əv ˈstɔriz ɔn pɑrˈtɪʃən ənd ˈprɑstəˌtuts təˈdeɪ ə pɔɪnt trænzˈleɪtər mʊˈhɑməd ˈreɪzɪz ɪn ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv hɪz ˈnuli riˈlist maɪ neɪm ɪz ˈrɑdə. hi raɪts, "ðə ˈprɛzənt səˈlɛkʃən siks tɪ kərˈɛkt ðɪs ˌɪmˈprɛʃən əv ə ˈraɪtər hu ɪz kənˈsərnd mɔr wɪθ ðə juˈnik ˈsəbstəns əv hɪz ˈkɛrɪktərz ðən wɪθ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈprɑbləmz ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈvɛnts ɛz ðə ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ əv hɪz kriˈeɪtɪv wərk." hɪz ˈstɔriz, fər mi ðoʊ, ər əv ə ˈmɑtəld hju; əv ənˈflɪnʧɪŋ ˈɑnəsti ənd ˌɪrəˈdɛsənt vigour*; ə ˈbroʊkən ˈmɪrər ər ə ˈmədi ˈpədəl ðət ˈkʊdənt hɛlp kæst ə rɪˈflɛkʃən ɔn nɑt ˈoʊnli ə ˈvaɪələnt, ˈbrutəl ənd ˈtərbjələnt ˈʧæptər əv ˈɪndiə, bət bɛr ðə ˈvɛri əv ˈjumən ˈneɪʧər. ɪn ðɛm ju nɑt ˈoʊnli faɪnd θimz əv ˈkɪlɪŋ, sˈlɔtər ənd reɪp, bət ˈɔlsoʊ əv ləst, skˈwɑlər, dɪˈprævəti ənd pərˈvərʒən. hɪz ˈɛˌseɪz dɛlv ˈɪntu ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən, sɛlf ˈrɪdəˌkjul, dɪˈprɛʃən, biɪŋ broʊk, ˈhɛlpləsnəs, ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ, ˈhɪndi ˈsɪnəmə, ˈsæˌtaɪər, ˈaɪrəni, hɪˈpɑkrəsi, ˈsædnəs, straɪf ənd ˈmɔrəl dɪˈkeɪ. ðiz ər nɑt səm ˈstɔriz əv ə dɪˈtæʧt ənd ˌɪnˈskrutəbəl pæst, ðeɪ ər teɪlz əv ˈmædnəs ənd reɪʤ ðət lərk ˈəndər ə gɑrb ðət wi pʊt ɔn, ɛz wi ˈprɛzənt ɑr smaɪlz ɪn ðɪs "ˈnɔrməl" wərld əv ɑrz, θˈrɛtənd ˈoʊnli baɪ keɪɑs ənd ɪkˈspoʊzd ˈoʊnli ˈrɛrli baɪ ən ɑmˈnɪʃənt ˈmidiə. ðiz ˈstɔriz ər əˈbaʊt ˈjuˈɛs, əˈbaʊt hu wi ər, ənd hu wi ˈkænɑt haɪd frəm. maɪ oʊn ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ wɑz, laɪk moʊst ˈpipəl, θru hɪz ʃɔrt ˈstɔri tɛk sɪŋ", wɪʧ wɑz ə pɑrt əv maɪ fərst jɪr ˈdɛli ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈɪŋlɪʃ kɔrs. sɛd tɪ bi ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ oʊn ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ə ˈmɛntəl əˈsaɪləm, ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə toʊl ðə nuz əv pɑrˈtɪʃən həz ɔn ðə ˈɪnˌmeɪts əv ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ənd ðə kənˈsərn ɪt ˈreɪzɪz əˈbaʊt ðɛr oʊn æmˈbɪvələnt feɪts. ɪt tɛlz ðə ˈstɔri əv sɪŋ, hu ˈhæzənt slɛpt fər jɪrz, frɔt wɪθ ˈmædnəs ənd ˈmɛlənˌkɑli, ˈwəndərɪŋ ˈwɛðər hɪz ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn ɪz ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn ər ˈɪndiə. aɪ hæv rɛd ðə ˈstɔri ˈoʊvər ˈmɛni taɪmz sɪns ənd ðə ɛnd stɪl sɛndz ə ʧɪl daʊn maɪ spaɪn. hɪz ˈəðər ˈstɔriz ər noʊ lɛs ˈʧɪlɪŋ. ɪn du", ən ˈæŋgwɪʃt ˈfɑðər ɪz ˌoʊvərˈʤɔɪd tɪ faɪnd hɪz ˈdɔtər əˈlaɪv ɔn ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl bɛd æt ə ˈrɛfjuʤi kæmp, ˌənəˈwɛr əv wət ʃi həz hæd tɪ ɪnˈdʊr. ɪn gosht*" ə sik mæn rɪˈtərnz hoʊm frəm ə raʊnd əv ˈkɪlɪŋ, ˈoʊnli tɪ bi stæbd baɪ hɪz səˈspɛktɪŋ waɪf ˈdʊrɪŋ sɛks, wɪn hi kənˈfɛsɪz tɪ ˈreɪpɪŋ ə ˈbjutəfəl kɔrps. ɪn "siraj*", dhondo*, ə pɪmp, həz ə ˈmɛntəl ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn əv sɔrts wɪn ə ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈprɑstəˌtut hi əˈtɛndz tɪ, ˈoʊpənz ðə dɔr fər ɪm, nud. "ɪf ju faɪnd ðiz ˈstɔriz ˌɪnˈtɑlərəbəl," wəns ˈfeɪməsli sɛd, "ɪt məst min ðət wi lɪv ɪn ən ˌɪnˈtɑlərəbəl eɪʤ." ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: ɔn əbˈsɛnɪti ʧɑrʤ,, lɑˈhɔr ənd hɑt dɔgz æt hɪz truɪst, ɪz ən əˈnɑməli, ə ˈsaɪfər. fər ˈsəmˌwən hu ɪz heɪld ɛz wən əv ˈfaɪnəst ˈraɪtərz, hi wʊd bi ðə fərst tɪ ədˈmɪt ðət hi fləŋkt ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt ɪn skul. hɪz ˈbætəl fər səˈprɛməsi ɛz ə ʃɔrt ˈstɔri ˈraɪtər wɑz wɪθ nən lɛs ðən gɑd, jɛt hi wɑz ˈdipli ˈbroʊkən tɪ feɪs rɪˈʤɛkʃən baɪ ðə seɪm prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈraɪtərz' əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ðət heɪld ɪm ɛz wən əv ɪts oʊn. ðoʊ bɑmˈbeɪ wɑz hɪz ˈsɪti, hi daɪd, ˈbɪtər, broʊk ənd hərt, ɪn lɑˈhɔr. ɪn ən ˈɛˌseɪ, ɔn", ˈʃɔrtli ˌbiˈfɔr hi səˈkəmd tɪ sərˈoʊsəs əv ˈlɪvər, hi roʊt: ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə klæʃ bɪtˈwin tu ˈfæktərz. hɪz ˈfɑðər (meɪ hi rɛst ɪn ˈhɛvən) wɑz ɪkˈstrimli hɑrʃ ənd hɪz ˈməðər hæd ə ˈvɛri ˈtɛndər hɑrt... ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt ɪz sɛd əv ðət hi spiks ðə truθ, aɪ æm nɑt priˈpɛrd tɪ baɪ ðət. hi ɪz ə θif, ə laɪər, ə ʧit ənd ə mæn hu laɪks tɪ hoʊld fɔrθ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈəðərz..." ɪf wən məst rɛd tɪ ˈtruli əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ɪm, aɪ fil, wən məst rɛd ɪm ɪn ˈhɪndi. (ðə ərˈdu roʊt ɪn ɪz nɑt dɪˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ˈhɪndi wi rɛd təˈdeɪ.) ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli ðɛn ðət ðə ˈvɪsərəl ˈɪmɪʤri əv teɪlz wɪl sɪr ɑr ˈkɑnʃəsnəs. pərˈhæps ɪt ɪz gʊd ðət ɪz dɛd. ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər ðət hi ɪz nɑt rɛd. wət gʊd dɪz ɪt sərv ðət ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə wərld həz muvd ɔn, wi ər stɪl stək ɪn ðə kˈwægˌmaɪər əv ˈɪgnərəns, fɪr, ənd heɪt. ˈniðər ˈpækɪˌstæn nɔr ˈɪndiə dɪˈzərvz ɪm. ðɛr, ɪn ðə ˈtaɪni strɪp bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəntriz mɑrd baɪ ˈfaɪərrɪŋ, lɛt ɪt bi noʊn, laɪz ˌhɑˈsɑn. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: ən ˈoʊpən ˈlɛtər tɪ ˈɪndiə ənd ˈpækɪˌstæn frəm
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true to his word, 60 years after saadat hasan's death, manto continues to haunt us with a strange and morbid relish. as hard as we might try to forget him, newer collections of his short stories, essays and musings keep returning to bookshelves, in fancier covers and able translations, and we readily submit ourselves to wallow in the curls of smoke of his smouldering tales.
perhaps, the biggest irony of it all is, had the great, controversial and self-deprecating urdu writer been alive, or was suddenly brought back to life, he would've looked at both india and pakistan, which now hold him in much awe and respect, and hung his head in utter horror and dismay. what became of his bombay, he would ask, the city which inspired him to write films, lives of stars and disrobed itself to reveal its filth and scars, with such flourish and brio? why the hell do we call it mumbai?
where would he even begin?
manto, perhaps, would be found slobbering drunk at hallowed literature festivals. or shouting the choicest of punjabi obscenities and shaking an angry fist at news anchors on 9pm debates. jostling for column space to write "misogynistic" pieces along with a mrs funny bones, or being browbeaten by publishers, waxing eloquent on the difference between "best writer" and "bestselling writer".
in all likelihood, i imagine, he would fall sick after being heckled on social media, tagged as a #libturd or #sickular, and chased all over the countryside by hindu fundamentalists, threatening to send him back to pakistan, to go and lie in his rotting grave again. the mullahs would, no doubt, be only too happy to see him tossed back in lahore. it is, after all, easier today to gun down schoolchildren than to ban books. if only we were to let him be, we would be better off. but we are as much to blame for having bitten this bitter fruit. there's no one better to remind us of this "fraud" than manto himself.
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for someone who only lived 43 years, manto left a tome of work behind: 22 collections of short stories, one novel, five collections of radio plays, three collections of essays, two collections of personal sketches, and many film scripts. his fierce candour - something we see so little of in contemporary writers - subjected him to much ridicule, hardship and persecution. he was tried six times for obscenity, thrice during the british raj and thrice post independence.
despite the intrigue his name lends, it is tragic that manto broadly falls under the tag of being a writer of stories on partition and prostitutes today - a point translator muhammad umar memon raises in the introduction of his newly released my name is radha. he writes, "the present selection seeks to correct this reductionist impression of a writer who is concerned more with the unique substance of his characters than with social problems and political events as the mainstay of his creative work."
his stories, for me though, are of a mottled hue; of unflinching honesty and iridescent vigour; a broken mirror or a muddy puddle that couldn't help cast a reflection on not only a violent, brutal and turbulent chapter of india, but bare the very nakedness of human nature. in them you not only find themes of killing, slaughter and rape, but also of lust, squalor, depravity and perversion. his essays delve into facing persecution, self ridicule, depression, being broke, helplessness, drinking, hindi cinema, satire, irony, hypocrisy, sadness, strife and moral decay. these are not some stories of a detached and inscrutable past, they are tales of madness and rage that lurk under a garb that we put on, as we present our smiles in this "normal" world of ours, threatened only by chaos and exposed only rarely by an omniscient media. these stories are about us, about who we are, and who we cannot hide from.
my own introduction to manto was, like most people, through his short story "toba tek singh", which was a part of my first year delhi university english honours course. said to be inspired by manto's own experience in a mental asylum, it is about the toll the news of partition has on the inmates of an institution and the concern it raises about their own ambivalent fates. it tells the story of bishen singh, who hasn't slept for years, fraught with madness and melancholy, wondering whether his hometown is in pakistan or india. i have read the story over many times since and the end still sends a chill down my spine. his other stories are no less chilling. in "khol do", an anguished father is overjoyed to find his daughter alive on a hospital bed at a refugee camp, unaware of what she has had to endure. in "thanda gosht" a sikh man returns home from a round of killing, only to be stabbed by his suspecting wife during sex, when he confesses to raping a beautiful corpse. in "siraj", dhondo, a pimp, has a mental breakdown of sorts when a difficult prostitute he attends to, opens the door for him, nude.
"if you find these stories intolerable," manto once famously said, "it must mean that we live in an intolerable age."
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at his truest, manto is an anomaly, a cipher. for someone who is hailed as one of urdu's finest writers, he would be the first to admit that he flunked the subject in school. his battle for supremacy as a short story writer was with none less than god, yet he was deeply broken to face rejection by the same progressive writers' association that hailed him as one of its own. though bombay was his city, he died, bitter, broke and hurt, in lahore.
in an essay, "manto on manto", shortly before he succumbed to cirrhosis of liver, he wrote: "manto's short-story writing is a result of the clash between two factors. his father (may he rest in heaven) was extremely harsh and his mother had a very tender heart... although it is said of manto that he speaks the truth, i am not prepared to buy that. he is a thief, a liar, a cheat and a man who likes to hold forth before others..."
if one must read manto to truly appreciate him, i feel, one must read him in hindi. (the urdu manto wrote in is not dissimilar to the hindi we read today.) it is only then that the visceral imagery of tales will sear our consciousness.
perhaps it is good that manto is dead. even better that he is not read. what good does it serve that even though the world has moved on, we are still stuck in the quagmire of ignorance, fear, communalism and hate. neither pakistan nor india deserves him. there, in the tiny strip between the two countries marred by cross-border firing, let it be known, lies saadat hasan manto.
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nu təˈdeɪ əˈnaʊnst ðət ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən əv ðə ənd ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən ˈsɪriz*, həz sɛt ən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈrɛkərd, ˈoʊvər fɔr ˈmɪljən ˈjunɪts ˈwərldˈwaɪd wɪˈθɪn ðə fərst wik əv riˈlis. jɪr wi sɛt aʊt tɪ dɪˈlɪvər nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə bɛst ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm, bət ə fʊl ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ɪkˈspɪriəns ðət trænˈsɛndz basketball,”*,” sɛd ˈʤeɪsən ˈɑrʤɪnt, ˈsinjər vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz æt. fænz əraʊnd ðə wərld ər baɪɪŋ ðɪs ˈtaɪtəl ˈfæstər ənd ɪn ˈgreɪtər ˈnəmbərz ðən ˈɛvər before.”*.” kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ðə səkˈsɛs trəˈʤɛktəri əv wən əv ðə moʊst ˈdɑmənənt ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz əv ðə læst ˈdɛkeɪd, ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ dɪˈlɪvərz ðə moʊst daɪˈnæmɪk ənd ˌriəˈlɪstɪk spɔrts ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ jɛt ənd ɪz rɪˈsivɪŋ trɪˈmɛndəs ˈkrɪtɪkəl əˈkleɪm. ˈmidiə preɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə ˌrivˈju skɔr frəm ign*, hu sɛd ðət ɪz ə greɪt ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə spɔrt əv ˈbæskətˌbɔl, ənd ɪt pleɪz laɪk ə drim boʊθ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ənd off”*”; ənd ˈspɔrtɪŋ nuz kɔld ɪt moʊst ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv spɔrts geɪm ˈɛvər assembled.”*.” ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ənd kəˈmərʃəl səkˈsɛs əv ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ðɪs ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ˈɔlsoʊ həz əˈʧivd ˈsɛvərəl ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈmaɪlˌstoʊnz sɪns lɔnʧ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈdəbəlɪŋ seɪlz θru ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ənd ˈnɪrli ˈtrɪpəlɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv geɪmz pleɪd ˈɔnˌlaɪn. goʊl wɑz ˈsɪmpəl, meɪk ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ðə moʊst playable*, əˈθɛnɪk ˈbæskətˌbɔl ɪkˈspɪriəns ever,”*,” sɛd grɛg ˈtɑməs, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈkɑnsɛpts. dɪˈvɛləpmənt tim ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd trɪˈmɛndəs ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ˈrɛkriˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɛvəri nuɑns əv ðə spɔrt boʊθ ɔn ənd, wɪʧ həz bɪn ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ fɔrs bɪˈhaɪnd ɑr ˈərli success.”*.” ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə ˈdeɪbju əv ən ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈtaɪtəld ‘‘livin’*’ ˈdiˈeɪ dream’*’ ˈrɪtən ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ əˈkleɪmd ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər spaɪk li ənd ˈʃoʊˌkeɪsɪz θri juˈnik ˈkəvərz ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˌsupərˈstɑrz ˈstivən ˈkəri, ʤeɪmz ˈhɑrdən ənd ˈænθɔˌni ˈdeɪvɪs. tɪ spɔrts ɔn ðɛr ˈərli səkˈsɛs wɪθ ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ sɛd mæt hoʊlt, ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈgloʊbəl ˈmərʧənˌdaɪzɪŋ. jɪr, həz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ reɪz ðɛr kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən, ˌɔθənˈtɪsɪti ənd ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˈbrɪŋɪŋ fænz ðə ˈvɛri bɛst wɪθ ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ franchise.”*.” dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈkɑnsɛpts, ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ɪz ˈreɪtɪd i fər ˈɛvriˌwən baɪ ðə ənd ɪz naʊ əˈveɪləbəl wɛˈrɛvər geɪmz ər soʊld. ˈfɑloʊ ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ənd lʊk fər ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg fər ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ nuz. ɪz ə ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ˈleɪbəl əv ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ɪŋk. (nasdaq:ttwo*). əˈbaʊt ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərd ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti, ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ɪŋk. ɪz ə ˈlidɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpər, ˈpəblɪʃər ənd ˈmɑrkətər əv ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt fər kənˈsumərz əraʊnd ðə gloʊb. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni dɪˈvɛləps ənd ˈpəblɪʃɪz ˈprɑdəkts θru ɪts tu ˈleɪbəlz geɪmz ənd. ɑr ˈprɑdəkts ər dɪˈzaɪnd fər ˈkɑnsoʊl ˈsɪstəmz ənd ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ənd ˈtæbləts, ənd ər dɪˈlɪvərd θru ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈriˌteɪl, ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈdaʊnˌloʊd, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈplætˌfɔrmz ənd klaʊd ˈstrimɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðə ˈkɑmən stɑk ɪz ˈpəblɪkli ˈtreɪdɪd ɔn ˈnæzdæk ˈəndər ðə ˈsɪmbəl ttwo*. fər mɔr ˈkɔrpərət ənd ˈprɑdəkt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən pliz ˈvɪzɪt ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt æt http://www.take2games.com*. əˈbaʊt ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 2005 dɪˈvɛləps ənd ˈpəblɪʃɪz ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈgloʊbəli fər ˈkɑnsoʊl ˈsɪstəmz, ˈhænˈdhɛld ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz ənd ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ənd ˈtæbləts, wɪʧ ər dɪˈlɪvərd θru ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈriˌteɪl, ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈdaʊnˌloʊd, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈplætˌfɔrmz ənd klaʊd ˈstrimɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz. ˈpəblɪʃɪz ˈtaɪtəlz ɪn moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈʒɑnrəz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈʃutərz, ˈækʃən, role-playing*, ˈstrætəʤi, spɔrts, ˈkæʒəwəl, ənd ˈfæməli ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt. ðə ˈleɪbəl həz səm əv ðə moʊst ˈtæləntɪd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈstudiˌoʊz ɪn ðə wərld təˈdeɪ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ geɪmz, ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈkɑnsɛpts, ˈhæŋər 13 kæt ˈdædi geɪmz ənd ˈʧaɪnə. ˈsteɪbəl əv haɪ kˈwɑləti ˈtaɪtəlz ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəli əˈkleɪmd bioshock®*®, borderlands™*™, ənd xcom®*® ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz, ðə bɪˈləvəd sɪd ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən ˈsɪriz, ðə ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv evolve™*™, ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ənd ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ, ðə 1 ˈreɪtɪd ənd 1 ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈfrænˌʧaɪz*. ɪz ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərd ɪn noʊˈvɑtoʊ, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ənd ɪz ə ˈhoʊli oʊnd ˈleɪbəl əv ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ɪŋk. (nasdaq:ttwo*). fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, pliz ˈvɪzɪt www.2k.com*. *əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ 2008 2015 ənd ðə grup ˈɛstəˌmeɪts əv juz. ˈriˌteɪl ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm seɪlz θru ˈɔgəst 2015 ɔl ˈtreɪdˌmɑrks ənd ˈkɑpiˌraɪts kənˈteɪnd hɪˈrɪn ər ðə ˈprɑpərti əv ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈhoʊldərz. ˈkɔʃəˌnɛri noʊt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənts ðə ˈsteɪtmənts kənˈteɪnd hɪˈrɪn wɪʧ ər nɑt hɪˈstɔrɪkəl fækts ər kənˈsɪdərd ˈsteɪtmənts ˈəndər ˈfɛdərəl sɪˈkjʊrətiz lɔz ənd meɪ bi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd baɪ wərdz səʧ ɛz "ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪts," "bɪˈlivz," "ˈɛstəˌmeɪts," "ɪkˈspɛkts," "ˌɪnˈtɛndz," "plænz," "pəˈtɛnʃəl," "prɪˈdɪkts," "ˈprɑʤɛkts," "siks," "wɪl," ər wərdz əv ˈsɪmələr ˈminɪŋ ənd ˌɪnˈklud, bət ər nɑt ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ, ˈsteɪtmənts rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈaʊˌtlʊk fər ðə ˈkəmpəniz fˈjuʧər ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl pərˈfɔrməns. səʧ ˈsteɪtmənts ər beɪst ɔn ðə ˈkɑrənt bɪˈlifs əv ɑr ˈmænɪʤmənt ɛz wɛl ɛz əˈsəmpʃənz meɪd baɪ ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈkərəntli əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðɛm, wɪʧ ər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˌɪnˈhɛrənt ənˈsərtəntiz, rɪsks ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ðət ər ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ prɪˈdɪkt. ˈækʧəwəl ˈaʊtˌkəmz ənd rɪˈzəlts meɪ ˈvɛri məˈtɪriəli frəm ðiz ˈsteɪtmənts beɪst ɔn ə vərˈaɪəti əv rɪsks ənd ənˈsərtəntiz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ: ɑr dɪˈpɛndəns ɔn ki ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ˈprɑdəkt dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˌpərsəˈnɛl, ɑr dɪˈpɛndəns ɔn ɑr grænd θɛft ˈɔtoʊ ˈprɑdəkts ənd ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈəðər hɪt ˈtaɪtəlz, ðə ˈtaɪmli riˈlis ənd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈmɑrkɪt əkˈsɛptəns əv ɑr geɪmz, ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ meɪnˈteɪn əkˈsɛptəbəl ˈpraɪsɪŋ ˈlɛvəlz ɔn ɑr geɪmz, ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ reɪz ˈkæpɪtəl ɪf ˈnidɪd ənd rɪsks əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ˈəðər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈfæktərz ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ər kənˈteɪnd ɪn ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˈænjuəl rɪˈpɔrt ɔn fɔrm fər ðə ˈfɪskəl jɪr ˈɛndɪd mɑrʧ 31 2015 ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə rɪsks ˈsəmərˌaɪzd ɪn ðə ˈsɛkʃən ɛnˈtaɪtəld "rɪsk ˈfæktərz," ðə kˈwɔrtərli rɪˈpɔrt ɔn fɔrm fər ðə ˈfɪskəl kˈwɔrtər ˈɛndɪd ʤun 30 2015 ənd ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˈəðər ˌpɪriˈɑdɪk ˈfaɪlɪŋz wɪθ ðə sɛk, wɪʧ kən bi ˈækˌsɛst æt www.take2games.com*. ɔl ˈsteɪtmənts ər kˈwɑləˌfaɪd baɪ ðiz ˈkɔʃəˌnɛri ˈsteɪtmənts ənd əˈplaɪ ˈoʊnli ɛz əv ðə deɪt ðeɪ ər meɪd. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈəndərˌteɪks noʊ ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈɛni ˈsteɪtmənt, ˈwɛðər ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv nu ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, fˈjuʧər ɪˈvɛnts ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz.
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new york--(business wire)--2k today announced that nba 2k16, the latest iteration of the top-rated and top-selling nba video game simulation series*, has set an unprecedented franchise record, selling-in over four million units worldwide within the first week of release.
“each year we set out to deliver not only the best on-court basketball video game, but a full off-court entertainment experience that transcends basketball,” said jason argent, senior vice president of basketball operations at 2k. “nba 2k fans around the world are buying this title faster and in greater numbers than ever before.”
continuing the success trajectory of one of the most dominant entertainment franchises of the last decade, nba 2k16 delivers the most dynamic and realistic sports gameplay yet and is receiving tremendous critical acclaim. media praise included a 9.0/10 review score from ign, who said that “nba 2k16 is a great representation of the sport of basketball, and it plays like a dream both online and off”; and sporting news called it “the most impressive sports game ever assembled.”
in addition to the critical and commercial success of nba 2k16, this year’s iteration also has achieved several incredible year-over-year milestones since launch, including doubling sales through digital download and nearly tripling the number of games played online.
“our goal was simple, make nba 2k16 the most playable, authentic basketball experience ever,” said greg thomas, president of visual concepts. “the development team demonstrated tremendous dedication to recreating every nuance of the sport both on and off-court, which has been the driving force behind our early success.”
nba 2k16 highlights the debut of an all-new mycareer experience titled ‘livin’ da dream’ written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker spike lee and showcases three unique covers featuring nba superstars stephen curry, james harden and anthony davis.
“congratulations to 2k sports on their early record-breaking success with nba 2k16,” said matt holt, nba vice president, global merchandising. “each year, 2k has continued to raise their commitment to innovation, authenticity and gameplay - bringing fans the very best with the nba 2k franchise.”
developed by visual concepts, nba 2k16 is rated e for everyone by the esrb and is now available wherever games are sold.
follow @nba2k on social media and look for the hashtag #bethestory for the latest nba 2k16 news.
2k is a publishing label of take-two interactive software, inc. (nasdaq:ttwo).
about take-two interactive software
headquartered in new york city, take-two interactive software, inc. is a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. the company develops and publishes products through its two wholly-owned labels rockstar games and 2k. our products are designed for console systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, and are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services. the company’s common stock is publicly traded on nasdaq under the symbol ttwo. for more corporate and product information please visit our website at http://www.take2games.com.
about 2k
founded in 2005, 2k develops and publishes interactive entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, which are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services. 2k publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, sports, casual, and family entertainment. the 2k label has some of the most talented development studios in the world today, including firaxis games, visual concepts, hangar 13, cat daddy games and 2k china. 2k’s stable of high quality titles includes the critically acclaimed bioshock®, borderlands™, and xcom® franchises, the beloved sid meier’s civilization series, the innovative evolve™, the popular wwe 2k franchise and nba 2k, the #1 rated and #1 selling basketball franchise*. 2k is headquartered in novato, california and is a wholly owned label of take-two interactive software, inc. (nasdaq:ttwo). for more information, please visit www.2k.com.
*according to 2008 - 2015 metacritic.com and the npd group estimates of u.s. retail video game sales through august 2015.
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ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl "blu lɪvz ˈmætər" flæg hæŋz əˈbəv ə kənˈtɛstəd ˈstudənt ˈpeɪnɪŋ dɪˈpɪktɪŋ tu pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz wɪθ ˈænəməl hɛdz ˈpɔɪntɪŋ gənz æt blæk ˈsɪtɪzənz, ɛm. skɑt ˈkæpɪtəl əˈfɪʃəlz rul ˈfərgəsən ˈpeɪnɪŋ wɪl bi riˈmuvd ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt əv ðə juz. ˈkæpɪtəl həz dɪˈtərmənd ðət ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈpeɪnɪŋ həŋ baɪ ə məˈzʊri ˈkɑŋgrəsmən ˈvaɪəleɪts ˈstændərdz əˈdɑptəd baɪ haʊs əˈfɪʃəlz ənd wɪl bi riˈmuvd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ ɪnˈfleɪm ə tɛns daɪˈnæmɪk ðət həz ˈpɪtɪd ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə kənˈgrɛʃənəl blæk ˈkɔkəs əˈgɛnst ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz, hu hæv bɪn ˈklæmərɪŋ tɪ riˈmuv ðə ˈpeɪnɪŋ baɪ ə haɪ skul ˈstudənt frəm ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈfərgəsən, wɪʧ ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ðə ˈreɪʃəl ˈtɛnʃən ðət ˌɪˈrəptɪd bɪtˈwin pəˈlis ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈæftər ðə dɛθ əv ˈmaɪkəl braʊn. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈkænvəs dɪˈpɪkts tu pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz wɪθ ˈænəməl hɛdz ˈpɔɪntɪŋ gənz æt blæk ˈsɪtɪzənz, wən əv hum ɪz dɪˈpɪktɪd ɛz ə wʊlf. ə saɪn ɪn ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd ridz "ˈreɪˌsɪzəm kɪlz." ɪt wɑz səˈlɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈkɑŋgrəsmən, rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈleɪsi kleɪ, tɪ hæŋ ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ðət dɪˈspleɪz ɑrt ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl. ˈkrɪtɪks əv ðə ˈpeɪnɪŋ sɛd ðə ˈɔfɪsərz wər dɪˈpɪktɪd ɛz pɪgz, wɪʧ spɑrkt ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ əˈməŋ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ənd səm pəˈlis grups. səˈpɔrtərz sɛd ɪt wɑz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv fri ɪkˈsprɛʃən ðət dɪˈzərvd tɪ bi dɪˈspleɪd. ðə dɪˈspjut lɛd tɪ ə bɪˈzɑr ɛz ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ˌjunəˈlætərəli rɪpt ðə ˈpeɪnɪŋ frəm ðə wɔl ənd rɪˈtərnd ɪt tɪ ˈɔfəs, ˈoʊnli tɪ hæv kleɪ ənd hɪz ˈælaɪz ɪt əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈəðər ˈpeɪnɪŋz səˈlɛktɪd ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. leɪt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ɪt əˈpɪrd rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæd wən ðə dɪˈspjut ɔn ə ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈraɪkərt (r-wash*.) hæd kəmˈpleɪnd tɪ ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt ðət ðə ˈpeɪnɪŋ ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ˈstændərdz sɛt baɪ ðə haʊs ˈɔfəs ˈbɪldɪŋz kəˈmɪʃən ə smɔl ˈpænəl əv haʊs ˈlidərz ðət proʊˈhɪbət ˈɑrtˌwərk dɪˈpɪktɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl controversies.”*.” ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər ˈraɪkərt sɛd haʊs ˈspikər pɔl ˈɔfəs ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðɛm leɪt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðət ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt əv ðə ˈkæpɪtəl hæd rivˈjud hɪz kəmˈpleɪnt ənd əˈgrid ðə ˈpeɪnɪŋ ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd haʊs ˈstændərdz. ˈraɪkərt ʧɪrd ðə dɪˈsɪʒən. ˈpeɪnɪŋ həŋ ɪn klɪr dɪˈfaɪəns tɪ ðoʊz rulz ənd wɑz ə slæp ɪn ðə feɪs tɪ ðə ˈkaʊntləs mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən hu pʊt ðɛr lɪvz ɔn ðə laɪn ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ɑr ˈseɪfti ənd freedom,”*,” hi sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ““tragically*, wi hæv sin ðət ðə groʊɪŋ dɪˈvaɪd bɪtˈwin lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ənd ðə kəmˈjunɪtiz ðeɪ sərv kən pruv ˈfeɪtəl. fər ðə seɪk əv ðoʊz hu wɛr ðə bæʤ ənd ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ɑr ˈfæməliz, wi məst wərk ɔn æˈdrɛsɪŋ ðoʊz ˈtɛnʧənz baɪ ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ wən əˈnəðər, ˈrəðər ðən ˈæktɪŋ ɪn weɪz ðət ˈfərðər dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪt ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ðət ər soʊ ˈkrɪtɪkəl tɪ ɑr safety.”*.” ˈɔfəs dɪd nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ə rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈkɑmɛnt. ə ˈspoʊksmən sɛd kleɪ hæv məʧ tɪ say”*” əˈbaʊt ðə ˈleɪtəst dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ɪkˈsploʊdɪd læst wik wɪn rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈdəŋkən ˈhəntər (r-calif*.) ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ riˈmuv ðə ˈpeɪnɪŋ ənd rɪˈtərn ɪt tɪ ˈɔfəs. ə stənd kleɪ ɪt ˈoʊnli tɪ si ɪt riˈmuvd ə ˈsɛkənd ənd ðɛn ə θərd taɪm baɪ əˈdɪʃənəl ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz. ˈsiˌbiˈsi ˈmɛmbərz ʤɔɪnd ɪn hɪz frəˈstreɪʃən, wɪθ ˈʧɛrmən ˈsɛdrɪk ˈrɪʧmənd ɪkˈskleɪmɪŋ meɪ ʤɪst hæv tɪ kɪk ass”*” ˈoʊvər ðə ənˈfoʊldɪŋ dɪˈspjut. ðə ˈpeɪnɪŋ wɑz ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv dɪˈskəʃən æt ə haʊs ˈkɑnfərəns ˈmitɪŋ ˈərli ɪn ðə wik, wɪn raɪən əˈʃʊrd ˈmɛmbərz hi ˈfeɪvərd riˈmuvɪŋ ðə ˈpeɪnɪŋ ənd ðət ðə haʊs ˈɔfəs ˈbɪldɪŋz kəˈmɪʃən ɔn wɪʧ hi, məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər ˈkɛvɪn məˈkɑrθi ənd haʊs məˈnɔrəti ˈlidər ˈnænsi pɛˈloʊsi sɪt wʊd ˈoʊvərˌrul ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt ɪf hi hæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˈpeɪnɪŋ tɪ rɪˈmeɪn.
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a controversial "blue lives matter" flag hangs above a contested student painting depicting two police officers with animal heads pointing guns at black citizens, | m. scott mahaskey/politico capitol officials rule ferguson painting will be removed
the architect of the u.s. capitol has determined that a controversial painting hung by a missouri congressman violates standards adopted by house officials and will be removed on tuesday.
the decision is likely to inflame a tense dynamic that has pitted members of the congressional black caucus against gop lawmakers, who have been clamoring to remove the painting by a high school student from the district that includes ferguson, which highlighted the racial tension that erupted between police and citizens after the death of michael brown.
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the canvas depicts two police officers with animal heads pointing guns at black citizens, one of whom is depicted as a wolf. a sign in the background reads "racism kills." it was selected by the district’s congressman, rep. lacy clay, to hang as part of a competition that displays art projects in the capitol.
critics of the painting said the officers were depicted as pigs, which sparked outrage among republican lawmakers and some police groups. supporters said it was an example of free expression that deserved to be displayed. the dispute led to a bizarre back-and-forth as gop lawmakers unilaterally ripped the painting from the wall and returned it to clay’s office, only to have clay and his allies rehang it alongside other paintings selected in the competition.
late friday, it appeared republicans had won the dispute on a technicality. rep. david reichert (r-wash.) had complained to the capitol architect that the painting violated standards set by the house office buildings commission – a small panel of house leaders – that prohibit artwork depicting “contemporary political controversies.” a spokeswoman for reichert said house speaker paul ryan’s office informed them late friday that the architect of the capitol had reviewed his complaint and agreed the painting violated house standards. reichert cheered the decision.
“this painting hung in clear defiance to those rules and was a slap in the face to the countless men and women who put their lives on the line everyday on behalf of our safety and freedom,” he said in a statement. “tragically, we have seen that the growing divide between law enforcement and the communities they serve can prove fatal. for the sake of those who wear the badge and the security of our families, we must work on addressing those tensions by listening to one another, rather than acting in ways that further deteriorate the relationships that are so critical to our safety.”
clay’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. a spokesman said clay “will have much to say” about the latest development on tuesday.
the controversy exploded last week when rep. duncan hunter (r-calif.) decided to remove the painting and return it to clay’s office. a stunned clay rehung it only to see it removed a second and then a third time by additional gop lawmakers. cbc members joined in his frustration, with chairman cedric richmond exclaiming “we may just have to kick somebody’s ass” over the unfolding dispute.
the painting was the subject of discussion at a house gop conference meeting early in the week, when ryan assured members he favored removing the painting and that the house office buildings commission – on which he, majority leader kevin mccarthy and house minority leader nancy pelosi sit – would overrule the architect if he had decided to allow the painting to remain.
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vi ɪz fər ˈvɪktəri. vi ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðə ʃeɪp əv ðə stɑk trəˈʤɛktəri ɛz ˈdɑnəld hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈəpˌsɛt wɪl ˈlaɪkli riˈʧɑrʤ ðɪs bʊl ˈmɑrkɪt wɪʧ hæd bɪn ˈlæŋgwɪʃɪŋ ənˈtɪl hi klɪnʧt ðə waɪt haʊs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈænəlɪsts. ðə daʊ ʤoʊnz ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈævərɪʤ djia*, sɔrd tɪ nu haɪts, ˈædɪŋ fər ðə wik, ɪts ˈbɪgəst ˈwikli geɪn sɪns dɪˈsɛmbər 2011 waɪl ðə 500 spx*, roʊz ɔn ðə wik, ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst sɪns ɑkˈtoʊbər 2014 ðə ˈnæzdæk kəmˈpɑzət kɑmp, hæd ɪts bɛst wik sɪns ˈfɛbruˌɛri, ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ðə wik haɪər. ðə geɪnz wər ˈdrɪvən ɛz məʧ baɪ rɪˈlif ˈoʊvər ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən, wɪʧ hæd bɪn ˈhæŋɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈmɑrkɪt laɪk ə wɛt ˈblæŋkɪt, ɛz baɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ˌripəˈzɪʃənɪŋ pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊz tɪ priˈpɛr fər wət ˈmɛni ɪkˈspɛkt wɪl bi əp ˈfɪskəl ˈspɛndɪŋ. rɛd: trəmp ˈhæpənd: wət ɪt minz fər stɑks, bɑndz, ˈəðər ˈmɑrkɪts hæv soʊ fɑr ˈgɪvɪn ðɪs rɪˈzəlt ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ðə daʊt, ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl bust tɪ groʊθ ənd ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ðət kʊd kəm frəm ə ʃɪft ɪn ðə ˈpɑləsi mix,”*,” sɛd dɔɪʧ bæŋk ˈænəlɪsts ɪn ə ˈspɛʃəl rɪˈpɔrt riˈlist ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ðət ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ˌkoʊənˈsaɪdəd wɪθ ə rɪˈkəvəri ɪn ˈərnɪŋz ənd ə mɔr ˈəpˌbit ˈaʊˌtlʊk ɔn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi wɪl ʤus stɑks haɪər ɪn ə rebound”*” ðət wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ˈprɑˌgrɛs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ʧif ˈstrætɪʤɪst æt dɔɪʧ bæŋk ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt noʊt. ðə θərd kˈwɔrtər mɑrkt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ə roʊˈbəst rɪˈkəvəri ɪn ˈərnɪŋz groʊθ, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ˈkɔrpərət ˈprɑfɪts kʊd groʊ 8 tɪ 10 nɛkst jɪr, sɛd. ə ˈsɪmələrli stip pɪk əp ɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ ɛz ˈɛkspɔrts ənd ˈkæpɪtəl ɪkˈspɛndɪʧər baʊns bæk ɔl pɔɪnt tɪ ˈəpˈsaɪd calls”*” fər stɑks. rɛd: trəmp dɪˈzərv ˈkrɛdɪt fər ðə ˈræli ˈænəlɪsts æt ˈgoʊldmən sɑks, ˈminˌwaɪl, sɛd kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈkɔrpərət ˈtæksɪz hæv bɪn ðə ˈsɪŋgəl moʊst ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈtɑpɪk əv dɪˈskəʃən ðɪs wik. ɛz pɑrt əv hɪz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈplætˌfɔrm, trəmp hæd plɛʤd tɪ slæʃ ðə 35 ˈfɛdərəl tæks reɪt fər səm əv ðə ˈbɪgəst juz. ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ ɛz loʊ ɛz 15 ɪf ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ɛz ˈprɑməst, ɪt wɪl meɪk ðə juz. ˈkɔrpərət tæks reɪt əˈməŋ ðə loʊəst ˈrəðər ðən ðə haɪəst ɪn dɪˈvɛləpt ɪˈkɑnəmiz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈænəlɪst bɛn sˈnaɪdər æt ˈgoʊldmən sɑks. ˈgoʊldmən sɑks ðə həz ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈpoʊzd ɪgˈzɛmptɪŋ ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈrɛvəˌnuz frəm ˈtæksɪz, ˈpeɪvɪŋ ðə weɪ fər ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz laɪk ˈæpəl ɪŋk. aapl*, tɪ riˈpeɪtriˌeɪt ˈməni pɑrkt əˈbrɔd. rɛd: wət trəmp minz fər ˈɛvəri juz. ˈɪndəstri ɪf ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ər ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd wɛr ðə gæp bɪtˈwin ðə ˈstæʧəˌtɔri reɪt ənd ðə ˈævərɪʤ reɪt peɪd baɪ juz. ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪz ˈnɛroʊd, ðə nu ˈifɛktɪv tæks reɪt kʊd bi bɪtˈwin 20 tɪ 25 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈænəlɪst. ˈgɪvɪn ðət iʧ pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnt ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə tæks reɪt ɪz ɪkˈwɪvələnt tɪ əˈbaʊt əv 500 ˈərnɪŋz pər ʃɛr, ə drɔp ɪn ðə ˈifɛktɪv tæks reɪt tɪ 20 kʊd bust 2017 ˈfɔrˌkæst baɪ æt list 8 hi sɛd. wʊd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈnɪrli 20 groʊθ ˈvərsəz 2016 kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ɑr ˈkɑrənt ˈfɔrˌkæst əv roʊt sˈnaɪdər. bət nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ɔn ðə ˈbændˌwægən. ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈstrætɪʤɪst tɑm dəˈmɑrk toʊld ðət ðə 500 wɪl ˈlaɪkli pik æt baɪ ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ənd ðɛn ˈkreɪtər. ɪz fər juz. stɑks tɪ ɪnˈdʊr æt list 11 dɪˈklaɪn ˈæftər tɔp recorded,”*,” hi sɛd. ˌsubrəˈmɑniən, ˈɛkwəti ənd kwænt ˈstrætɪʤɪst æt bæŋk əv əˈmɛrɪkə ˈmɛrəl lɪnʧ, ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz wɔrnd əv ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd rɪsk ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈhaɪtənd ˌvɑləˈtɪləti. læk əv ˈklɛrɪti əraʊnd ˈpɑləsiz frəm ˌfizəˈbɪləti tɪ wɪl ˈlaɪkli weɪ ɔn ˈsɛnəmənt ənd ˈprɛʃər ɔˈrɛdi mˈjutɪd ˈbɪznɪs investment,”*,” ʃi sɛd ɪn ə noʊt. ðə ˈstrætɪʤɪst, hu həz bɪn ə kənˈsɪstənt vɔɪs əv ˈkɔʃən ˈivɪn ɛz stɑks skeɪld ˈdɪziɪŋ haɪts ðɪs jɪr, meɪnˈteɪnd hər ˈtərgət fər ðə 500 æt ɪn ðə ˈlɔŋgər tərm, ðə raɪz ɪn ˈmɑrʤən dɛt fəndz ˈbɑˌroʊd tɪ baɪ stɑks tɪ ɪts haɪəst ˈlɛvəl sɪns ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs ɪz ə saɪn ðət rɪsk ˈlɛvəlz ər ˈraɪzɪŋ, sɛd bræd məkˈmɪlən, ʧif ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈɔfɪsər fər ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərk. θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət rɪsk, bət wi nid tɪ kip ɑr aɪz open,”*,” hi sɛd. bræd məkˈmɪlən, ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪn laɪt əv ðə ənˈfoʊldɪŋ tɛkˈtɑnɪk paʊər ʃɪft ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl, ˈkɔrpərət ˈərnɪŋz ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ teɪk ə bæk sit fər ðə taɪm biɪŋ. soʊ fɑr ɪn ðə θərd kˈwɔrtər, ðə ˈblɛndɪd ˈərnɪŋz groʊθ reɪt fər ðə 500 ɪz wɪθ 71 əv 500 ˈkəmpəˌniz rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈərnɪŋz əˈbəv ðə min ˈɛstəˌmeɪt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ factset*. ˈθərˌdi wən 500 ˈkəmpəˌniz əˈməŋ ðɛm θri daʊ kəmˈpoʊnənts ər sˈleɪtɪd tɪ riˈlis kˈwɔrtərli rɪˈzəlts nɛkst wik, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hoʊm ˈdipoʊ ɪŋk. hd*, ˈtərgət ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. tgt*, ˈsɪˌskoʊ ˈsɪstəmz ɪŋk. csco*, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt stɔrz ɪŋk. wmt*, ənd ɪŋk. crm*, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən fər ðə juz. ˈtreɪdɪŋ deɪ. səbˈskraɪb tɪ fri nid tɪ noʊ ˈnuzˌlɛtər. saɪn əp hir.
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v is for victory. v also represents the shape of the stock market’s trajectory as donald trump’s historic upset will likely recharge this bull market which had been languishing until he clinched the white house, according to analysts.
the dow jones industrial average djia, -0.13% soared to new heights, adding 5.4% for the week, its biggest weekly gain since december 2011, while the s&p 500 spx, -0.08% rose 3.8% on the week, the strongest since october 2014. the nasdaq composite comp, -0.07% had its best week since february, finishing the week 3.8% higher.
the gains were driven as much by relief over the end of the presidential election, which had been hanging over the market like a wet blanket, as by investors repositioning portfolios to prepare for what many expect will be ramped up fiscal spending.
read: trump happened: what it means for stocks, bonds, other markets
“markets have so far given this result the benefit of the doubt, embracing the potential boost to growth and inflation that could come from a shift in the policy mix,” said deutsche bank analysts in a special report released friday.
that the election coincided with a recovery in earnings and a more upbeat outlook on the economy will juice stocks higher in a “v-shaped rebound” that was already in progress, according to binky chadha, chief strategist at deutsche bank in a separate note.
the third quarter marked the beginning of a robust recovery in earnings growth, suggesting corporate profits could grow 8% to 10% next year, chadha said. a similarly steep pick up in economic growth as exports and capital expenditure bounce back all point to “attractive upside calls” for stocks.
read: trump doesn’t deserve credit for the dow’s rally
analysts at goldman sachs, meanwhile, said questions about corporate taxes have been the single most frequent topic of discussion this week.
as part of his economic platform, trump had pledged to slash the 35% federal tax rate for some of the biggest u.s. companies to as low as 15%.
if implemented as promised, it will make the u.s. corporate tax rate among the lowest rather than the highest in developed economies, according to analyst ben snider at goldman sachs.
goldman sachs
the president-elect has also proposed exempting overseas revenues from taxes, paving the way for multinationals like apple inc. aapl, +0.06% to repatriate money parked abroad.
read: what president-elect trump means for every u.s. industry
if regulations are modified where the gap between the statutory rate and the average rate paid by u.s. companies is narrowed, the new effective tax rate could be between 20% to 25%, according to the analyst.
given that each percentage point change in the tax rate is equivalent to about $1.50 of s&p 500 earnings per share, a drop in the effective tax rate to 20% could boost 2017 eps forecast by at least 8%, he said. “this would represent nearly 20% growth versus 2016 compared with our current forecast of 10%,” wrote snider.
but not everyone is on the full-steam-ahead bandwagon.
technical strategist tom demark told marketwatch that the s&p 500 will likely peak at 2,213 by wednesday and then crater.
“expectation is for u.s. stocks to endure at least 11% decline after top recorded,” he said.
savita subramanian, equity and quant strategist at bank of america merrill lynch, likewise warned of downside risk as well as heightened volatility. “the lack of clarity around trump’s policies — from feasibility to prioritization — will likely weigh on sentiment and pressure already muted business investment,” she said in a note.
the strategist, who has been a consistent voice of caution even as stocks scaled dizzying heights this year, maintained her year-end target for the s&p 500 at 2,000.
in the longer term, the rise in margin debt — funds borrowed to buy stocks — to its highest level since the financial crisis is a sign that risk levels are rising, said brad mcmillan, chief investment officer for commonwealth financial network. “i don’t think this is necessarily an immediate risk, but we need to keep our eyes open,” he said.
brad mcmillan, commonwealth financial network
in light of the unfolding tectonic power shift in the nation’s capital, corporate earnings are likely to take a back seat for the time being.
so far in the third quarter, the blended earnings growth rate for the s&p 500 is 2.9% with 71% of s&p 500 companies reporting earnings above the mean estimate, according to factset.
thirty one s&p 500 companies — among them three dow components — are slated to release quarterly results next week, including home depot inc. hd, -0.88% target corp. tgt, -1.11% cisco systems inc. csco, +0.77% wal-mart stores inc. wmt, -0.43% and salesforce.com inc. crm, +1.02%
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ˈpaɪθɑn ˌɪmˈpɔrt ˈfeɪtəl ˈpaɪθɑn ˈɛrər:: ˈvərʒən ɪz ˈoʊldər ðən ˈvərʒən əˈbɔrtɪd diˈbəgɪŋ ʃɛrd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ˈprɑbləmz ðɛr ər fju θɪŋz aɪ æm lɛs ˈhæpi tɪ si wɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt səm wərk dən ðən ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk: wən ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ˈjuzɪŋ əˈnəðər ənd ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz ˈbroʊkən səm kaɪnd əv ʃɛrd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ˈprɑbləm. aɪ ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ raɪt səm bət aɪ doʊnt hæv ˈɛniˌwən tɪ pɔn ðɪs ɔf ɔn, ənd ðɪs ˈɪzənt ˈmæʤɪk, ɪts ʤɪst əˈnɔɪɪŋ, soʊ haʊ əˈbaʊt traɪɪŋ tɪ fɪks ɪt. stɛp 1 faɪnd aʊt wɛr ðə əˈfɛndɪd ʃɛrd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri lɪvz ðə ˈɛrər ˈmɛsɪʤ sɪz ðət ɪz ˈhævɪŋ səm ˈɪʃu wɪθ soʊ lɛts faɪnd aʊt wɛr ðə ʃɛrd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri lɪvz. fərst, gɪt ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈpækɪʤ neɪm fər ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr jʊr ˈjuzɪŋ. ðɛn, gɪt ə lɪst əv ɔl ðə faɪlz ɪn ðət ˈpækɪʤ ənd lʊk fər ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ðə ʃɛrd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri: ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm sərʧ ˈpaɪθɑn ˈbaɪndɪŋz tɪ -ɛl -vi ˈpaɪθɑn -vi ˌɪmˈpɔrt dlopen("/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/pycurl.so*", 2 ˈfeɪtəl ˈpaɪθɑn ˈɛrər:: ˈvərʒən ɪz ˈoʊldər ðən ˈvərʒən əˈbɔrtɪd /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages*/ stɛp 2 faɪnd ðə əˈfɛndɪd ʃɛrd ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz dɪˈpɛndənsiz /lɪb stɛp 3 faɪnd aʊt wɛr ðə əˈfɛndɪŋ ʃɛrd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ʃʊd lɪv aɪ dɪd ʤɪst əˈsum ðət ðə ʃɛrd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri wʊd bi kɔld ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk wɪʧ ɪz nɑt soʊ ənˈriznəbəl. tɪ teɪk ðə ˈgɛsˌwərk aʊt əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə neɪm əv ðə ʃɛrd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, wi kʊd hæv ˈteɪkən ædˈvæntɪʤ əv python'sflag*. ɪt sɪz tɪ, ɔn ˈmɑʤul initialization*, prɪnt ðə pleɪs frəm wɪʧ ðə ˈmɑʤul ɪz weɪ, wi hæv ɪz ə tul huz ʤɑb ɪz tɪ prɪnt aʊt ðə ʃɛrd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri dɪˈpɛndənsiz fər ə ˈproʊˌgræm ər ʃɛrd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, wɪʧ ɪz ɪgˈzæktli wət wi ə ʃɛrd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri kɔld, wɪʧ lɪvz ɪn fərst, gɪt ðə neɪm əv ðə ˈpækɪʤ ðət ˌɪnˈstɔlz ðɛn, si wɛr ðə frəm ðət ˈpækɪʤ lɪvz: ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm kərl ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm sərʧ kərl faɪl ˈtrænsfər ˈlaɪbrɛˌri (openssl*) -ɛl wɛl ðɛrz æt list wən ˈprɑbləm: kərl pʊts ɪn bət ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈvərʒən ɪn /lɪb ʃʊr ɪˈnəf, ən ˈɛˈlɛs ɪn rɪˈvilz ə ˈsɛkənd ˌoʊˈkeɪ, soʊ ðɛr ər tu ˈvərʒənz. waɪ ɪz ðə bæd ˈvərʒən ðə wən ˈgɪtɪŋ juzd? stɛp 4 ʧɛk ðə ˈɔrdər ɪn wɪʧ dɪˈrɛktəriz ər sərʧt fər ʃɛrd ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ʃɛrd ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ˈnidɪd baɪ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ər sərʧt fər ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɔrdər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈvɛriəbəl fər ˈproʊˌgræmz). ɪkˈsɛpt ɪf ðə ɪz ə ˈbaɪnəˌri, ɪn wɪʧ keɪs ɪt ɪz ˌɪgˈnɔrd. fər ˈproʊˌgræmz). ɪkˈsɛpt ɪf ðə ɪz ə ˈbaɪnəˌri, ɪn wɪʧ keɪs ɪt ɪz ˌɪgˈnɔrd. frəm ðə kæˈʃeɪ faɪl wɪʧ kənˈteɪnz ə kəmˈpaɪld lɪst əv ˈkænədɪt ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ˈpriviəsli faʊnd ɪn ðə ɑgˈmɛntəd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri pæθ. wɪʧ kənˈteɪnz ə kəmˈpaɪld lɪst əv ˈkænədɪt ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ˈpriviəsli faʊnd ɪn ðə ɑgˈmɛntəd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri pæθ. ɪn ðə dɪˈfɔlt pæθ /lɪb ənd ðɛn ɪf wi rɛd ðə mæn peɪʤ fər ðə θɪŋ ðət dɪz ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈloʊdɪŋ əv ʃɛrd ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz, wi si: ˌɔˈlraɪt, lɛts ʧɛk ðiz: 1 ʧɛk ˈɛkoʊ soʊ ɪz ˈənˈsɛt ər ˈɛmti. ˈmuvɪŋ ɔn: 2 ʧɛk wɪl du ðə wərk əv ˈpɑrsɪŋ ənd ˈprɪnɪŋ ðə pæθs ɪn ˈɔrdər fər ˈjuˈɛs: /lɪb stɛp 5 fɪks ðə ˈprɑbləm æt səm pɔɪnt ðiz ˈɛntriz wərənt ɪn ðə kæˈʃeɪ, ənd ɛz wi si ɪn ðə mæn peɪʤ, daʊn tɪ dɪˈfɔlt ʧɛkt ˌbiˈfɔr). naʊ, wi doʊnt wɔnt tɪ ˌæksəˈdɛnəli breɪk səm ˈəðər ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət ɪkˈspɛkt ðə ˈvərʒən əv ɪn /lɪb soʊ wi ʃʊd ʧɛk wət ˈpækɪʤ, ɪf ˈɛni, ðət faɪl ɪz ɪn: ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm -kju -ɛf faɪl ɪz nɑt oʊnd baɪ ˈɛni ˈpækɪʤ -ɛs faɪl ɪz nɑt oʊnd baɪ ˈɛni ˈpækɪʤ ˈpaɪθɑn ˌɪmˈpɔrt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈæli brɑʃ ˈoʊvər æt haɪˈpərbəˌli ənd ə hæf. rɪˈvilɪŋ ən ˈɔrfən wi kən ˈprɪti ˈseɪfli dɪˈlit. wəns ɪts bɪn ðə correctin*, ənd ɑr ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpaɪθɑn ˌɪmˈpɔrt works:yay*. bæk tɪ wərk.
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$ python >>> import pycurl fatal python error: pycurl: libcurl link-time version is older than compile-time version aborted
debugging shared library problems =
there are few things i am less happy to see when trying to get some work done than something like: link-time " + " compile-time " + one library using another and something is broken = some kind of shared library problem.
nooooo i just wanted to write some code.*
but i don't have anyone to pawn this off on, and this isn't magic, it's just annoying, so how about trying to fix it.
step 1: find out where the offended shared library lives
the error message says that pycurl is having some issue with libcurl . so let's find out where the pycurl shared library lives. first, get the actual package name for the pycurl software you're using. then, get a list of all the files in that package and look for the location of the pycurl shared library:
rpm-based
$ rpm -qa | grep pycurl python-pycurl-7.15.5.1-4.1.el4
$ rpm -ql python-pycurl-7.15.5.1-4.1.el4 | grep pycurl.so /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/pycurl.so
$ apt-cache search pycurl python-pycurl - python bindings to libcurl
$ dpkg -l python-pycurl | grep pycurl.so /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/pycurl.so
pycurl.so
-v
$ python -v … >>> import pycurl dlopen("/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/pycurl.so", 2); fatal python error: pycurl: libcurl link-time version is older than compile-time version aborted
pycurl.so
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/
step 2: find the offended shared library's dependencies
$ ldd /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/pycurl.so libcurl.so.3 => /lib/libcurl.so.3 (0x0000002a95693000) libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x0000002a957c7000) libgssapi_krb5.so.2 => /lib/libgssapi_krb5.so.2 (0x0000002a958ca000) libkrb5.so.3 => /lib/libkrb5.so.3 (0x0000002a959e0000) libk5crypto.so.3 => /lib/libk5crypto.so.3 (0x0000002a95b52000) libcom_err.so.2 => /lib/libcom_err.so.2 (0x0000002a95c75000) libresolv.so.2 => /lib/libresolv.so.2 (0x0000002a95d77000) libidn.so.11 => /lib/libidn.so.11 (0x0000002a95e8d000) libssl.so.4 => /lib/libssl.so.4 (0x0000002a95fbe000) libcrypto.so.4 => /lib/libcrypto.so.4 (0x0000002a960fa000) libz.so.1 => /lib/libz.so.1 (0x0000002a9632c000) libpthread.so.0 => /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0 (0x0000002a9643f000) libc.so.6 => /lib/tls/libc.so.6 (0x0000002a96554000) /lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x000000552aaaa000)
pycurl.so
libcurl.so.3
/lib
step 3: find out where the offending shared library should live
i did just assume that the pycurl shared library would be called something like "”, which is not so unreasonable. to take the guesswork out of getting the name of the shared library, we could have taken advantage of python'sflag. it says to, on module initialization, print the place from which the module is loaded:either way, we have ain ldd is a super-nifty tool whose job is to print out the shared library dependencies for a program or shared library, which is exactly what we want:souses a libcurl shared library called, which lives in
first, get the name of the package that installs libcurl.so.3 . then, see where the libcurl.so.3 from that package lives:
rpm-based
$ rpm -qa | grep curl ... curl-7.15.5-2.1.el5_3.5 ...
$ rpm -ql curl-7.15.5-2.1.el5_3.5 | grep libcurl.so.3 /usr/lib/libcurl.so.3
$ apt-cache search curl ... libcurl3 - multi-protocol file transfer library (openssl) ...
$ dpkg -l libcurl3 | grep libcurl.so.3 /usr/lib/libcurl.so.3
well there's at least one problem: curl / libcurl3 puts libcurl.so.3 in /usr/lib , but pycurl.so is using a version in /lib . sure enough, an ls in /usr/lib reveals a second libcurl.so.3 .
okay, so there are two versions. why is the bad version the one getting used?
step 4: check the order in which directories are searched for shared libraries
the necessary shared libraries needed by the program are searched for in the following order
using the environment variable ld_library_path ( ld_aout_library_path for a.out programs). except if the executable is a setuid/setgid binary, in which case it is ignored.
( for programs). except if the executable is a setuid/setgid binary, in which case it is ignored. from the cache file /etc/ld.so.cache which contains a compiled list of candidate libraries previously found in the augmented library path.
which contains a compiled list of candidate libraries previously found in the augmented library path. in the default path /lib , and then /usr/lib .
if we read the man page for ld.so , the thing that does the actual loading of shared libraries, we see:
alright, let's check these:
1. check ld_library_path :
$ echo $ld_library_path $
so ld_library_path is unset or empty. moving on:
2. check /etc/ld.so.cache :
ldconfig will do the work of parsing ld.so.cache and printing the paths in order for us:
$ /sbin/ldconfig --print-cache | grep libcurl.so.3 libcurl.so.3 (libc6) => /lib/libcurl.so.3 libcurl.so.3 (libc6) => /usr/lib/libcurl.so.3
/lib/libcurl.so.3
/usr/lib/libcurl.so.3
ld.so
/lib
/usr/lib
step 5: fix the problem
bam.comes before(because at some point these entries weren't in the cache, and as we see in the man page, whenis down to default paths,gets checked before).
now, we don't want to accidentally break some other programs that expect the version of libcurl.so.3 in /lib , so we should check what package, if any, that file is in:
rpm-based
$ rpm -q -f /lib/libcurl.so.3 file /lib/libcurl.so.3 is not owned by any package
$ dpkg -s /lib/libcurl.so.3 file /lib/libcurl.so.3 is not owned by any package
/lib/libcurl.so.3
pycurl.so
libcurl.so.3
/usr/lib
$ python >>> import pycurl >>>
* image courtesy of allie brosh over at hyperbole and a half.
revealing thatis an orphan we can pretty safely delete. once it's been deleted,finds the correctin, and our original python import works:yay. back to work.
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sɪns kriˈeɪʃən ɪn 1980 ðə ˈɔfəs həz bɪn ə fɔrs fər ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz rɪˈflɛkt ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl praɪˈɔrətiz. ɪt kən ədˈvæns rulz, wɪθ ər wɪˈθaʊt ʧeɪnʤ; rɪˈtərn ðɛm tɪ ˈeɪʤənsiz fər rikənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən; ər ərʤ ˈeɪʤənsiz tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ ðɛm. θru moʊst əv ɪts ˈhɪstəri, ðə ˈɔfəs həz bɪn juzd tɪ ədˈvæns eɪmz, ˈɔfən baɪ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈbərdənz ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən. ˈəndər ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə, həz ˈlɑrʤli kənˈtɪnjud tɪ dwɛl mɔr ɔn kɔsts ðən ˈbɛnəfɪts, ˈivɪn ɛz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈeɪʤənsiz hæv prəˈpoʊzd nu rulz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈpəblɪk. ðə rɪˈzəlt həz bɪn ən əˈtɛnjuˌeɪtɪd ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət gɪvz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəlz ˈkəvər fər ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl rɪˈləktəns tɪ ədˈvæns rulz ər ðɛr ˈsəbstəntɪv ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðɛm. feɪst wɪθ səʧ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm, ðə waɪt haʊs kən pɔɪnt tɪ rulz ðət hæv bɪn muvd əˈlɔŋ ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ɪt kən ˈɔlsoʊ saɪt kəmˈplitɪd rulz, laɪk ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wənz ɔn ˈtɑksɪk ɪˈmɪʃənz frəm paʊər plænts, fjuəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd ˈsəlfər ɪn ˈgæsəˌlin. bət ðət dɪz nɑt ɪkˈskjuz ˈstrændɪŋ ˈdəzənz əv ˈəðərz ɪn ðə ˈpərgəˌtɔri əv, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ: fud ˈseɪfti ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2011 ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə saɪnd ə ˈmeɪʤər lɔ. bət θri rulz tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ðə lɔ, səbˈmɪtəd tɪ baɪ ðə fud ənd drəg ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2011 ər stɪl nɑt kəmˈplitɪd. tu əv ðɛm, ɔn ˈproʊdus ˈseɪfti ənd ˈɪlnəs priˈvɛnʃən, gɑt prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈklɪrəns frəm ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ðə f.d.a*. tɪ ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ wərk ɔn ðɛm ˌbiˈfɔr ˌrisəbˈmɪtɪŋ ðɛm tɪ fər ˈfaɪnəl ˌrivˈju. ə θərd rul, tɪ ɛnˈhæns ðə ˈseɪfti əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd fud, həz nɑt bəʤd. ˈleɪbər prəˈtɛkʃənz ə ˈleɪbər dɪˈpɑrtmənt prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ grænt hoʊm kɛr ˈwərkərz ˈbeɪsɪk prəˈtɛkʃənz ˈlɔdɪd baɪ ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2011 səbˈmɪtəd tɪ ənˈtɪl ˈʤænjuˌɛri əv ðɪs jɪr, ənd həz nɑt bɪn hərd əv sɪns. əˈnəðər prəˈpoʊzəl, tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz nu ˈstændərdz fər ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ˌkɑrsənoʊˈʤɛnɪk ˈsɪlɪkə dəst æt kənˈstrəkʃən saɪts, həz bɪn hɛld əp sɪns ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2011 ˈɛnərʤi ənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈstændərdz əˈməŋ ðə ˈɛnərʤi dɪˈpɑrtmənt prəˈpoʊzəlz ˈbɑtəld əp æt ɪz wən səbˈmɪtəd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2011 tɪ səbˈstænʃəli rɪˈdus ˈhɑrmfəl ɪˈmɪʃənz frəm ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈfrizərz. əˈməŋ dɪˈleɪd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl prəˈtɛkʃən ˈeɪʤənsi prəˈpoʊzəlz ɪz wən sɛnt tɪ ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2012 tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv prəˈtɛkʃənz fər strimz ənd ˈwɛˌtlændz. ɪn ˈeɪprəl, ðə ˈsɛnɪt kənˈfərmd ˈmɪstər. ˌnɑməˈni tɪ bi dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə o.m.b*., ˈsɪlviə ˈmæθjuz ˈbərwɛl, ə ˈfɔrmər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv æt ðə ˈwɔlˌmɑrt faʊnˈdeɪʃən. læst wik, ˈsɛnətərz kənˈfərmd ðə nɛkst hɛd əv, haʊərd, ðə tɔp ɪˈkɑnəmɪst æt ðə ˈfɛdərəl treɪd kəˈmɪʃən. mɪz. ˈbərwɛl ənd ˈmɪstər. hæv plɛʤd tɪ meɪk ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri rəvˈjuz mɔr ˈtaɪmli. bət nɑt ɪˈnəf. ˈɔlsoʊ nidz tɪ bi mɔr trænˈspɛrənt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪt meɪks tɪ agencies’*’ dræft rulz ənd waɪ əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə ˈpəblɪk tɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ˈwɛðər ðə waɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt həz ˌɪmˈpruvd ər ˈwikənd ðə ˈfaɪnəl rulz.
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since oira’s creation in 1980, the office has been a force for ensuring that regulations reflect presidential priorities. it can advance rules, with or without change; return them to agencies for reconsideration; or urge agencies to withdraw them. through most of its history, the office has been used to advance antiregulatory aims, often by emphasizing the burdens rather than the benefits of regulation. under mr. obama, oira has largely continued to dwell more on costs than benefits, even as executive agencies have proposed new rules to protect the public.
the result has been an attenuated process that gives administration officials cover for their political reluctance to advance rules or their substantive opposition to them. faced with such criticism, the white house can point to rules that have been moved along in the process. it can also cite completed rules, like important ones on toxic emissions from power plants, fuel economy and sulfur in gasoline. but that does not excuse stranding dozens of others in the purgatory of oira, including:
food safety in january 2011, mr. obama signed a major food-safety law. but three rules to implement the law, submitted to oira by the food and drug administration in november 2011, are still not completed. two of them, on produce safety and food-related illness prevention, got preliminary clearance from oira in january, which allows the f.d.a. to resume work on them before resubmitting them to oira for final review. a third rule, to enhance the safety of imported food, has not budged.
labor protections a labor department proposal to grant home care workers basic wage-and-hour protections lauded by mr. obama in december 2011 wasn’t submitted to oira until january of this year, and has not been heard of since. another proposal, to impose new standards for exposure to carcinogenic silica dust at construction sites, has been held up since february 2011.
energy and environmental standards among the energy department proposals bottled up at oira is one submitted in september 2011 to substantially reduce harmful emissions from industrial freezers. among delayed environmental protection agency proposals is one sent to oira in february 2012 to improve protections for streams and wetlands.
in april, the senate confirmed mr. obama’s nominee to be director of the o.m.b., sylvia mathews burwell, a former executive at the walmart foundation. last week, senators confirmed the next head of oira, howard shelanski, the top economist at the federal trade commission. ms. burwell and mr. shelanski have pledged to make regulatory reviews more timely. but not enough. oira also needs to be more transparent about the changes it makes to agencies’ draft rules and why allowing the public to evaluate whether the white house’s involvement has improved or weakened the final rules.
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ˈdʊrɪŋ moʊst ˈrisənt ˈərnɪŋz kɔl, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ məsk səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðə ˈmɑdəl ɛks wɑz pərˈhæps ə bɪt ˈoʊvər ˌɛnʤəˈnird. pʊt tu ˈmɛni nu ˈfiʧərz ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi tu ˈmɛni greɪt θɪŋz ɔl æt wəns ˈɪntu ə product,”*,” hi sɛd. bɪn ˈwaɪdli ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə ˈkɑmplɛks dɪˈzaɪn əv ðə ˈfælkən wɪŋ dɔr meɪ hæv lɛd tɪ ðə dɪˈleɪ əv ðə ˈmɑdəl ɛks. ɪn ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt, məsk ədˈmɪtəd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ʃʊd hæv ˌɪntrəˈdust ɔl əv ðə ədˈvænst ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈfiʧərz əv ðə ˈviɪkəl ˈoʊvər taɪm ˌɪnˈstɛd əv riˈlisɪŋ ɪt ɔl æt wəns. ˈæftər ɔl, ðə seɪm fəˈlɑsəfi ˈtɛzlə hæd wɪn ɪt lɔnʧt ðə ˈmɑdəl ɛs. ðə əˈwɔrd ˈwɪnɪŋ ɪˈlɛktrɪk səˈdæn sɔ ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈəpˌdeɪts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈɑbviəs duəl ˈmoʊtər ənd ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət swit əv ˈfiʧərz, ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv 2 jɪrz. ðə juˈnik ˈmɑdəl ɛks ˈfælkən wɪŋ dɔrz ər noʊ daʊt ən ˈɪnstənt kraʊd ˈplizər wɛˈrɛvər ɪt goʊz. ən əreɪ əv ˈsɛnsərz əˈlaʊz iʧ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd dɔr tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ˈdɪstəns bɪtˈwin ðə ənd ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈɑbstəkəlz. ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt ɪz ə dɔr ðət həz əˈmeɪzɪŋ reɪnʤ əv ˈmoʊʃən ənd ɪkˈstrim waʊ ˈfæktər. ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈænəlɪst ˈdænjəl spɑrks əv ðə ˈmɑtli ful sɪz ðoʊz dɔrz kʊd pruv tɪ hæv trɪˈmɛndəs əˈpil fər ˈʃɑpərz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə nu ˈmɑdəl 3 ʤɪst ɛz ðə kɔrˈvɛt ɪz ðə ˈheɪloʊ kɑr fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ bɪldz, ðə ˈmɑdəl ɛks sɛndz aʊt ˈpaʊərfəl vaɪˈbreɪʃənz ðət ɪkˈsaɪt ənd pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkəstəmərz fər ˈəðər ˈtɛzlə ˈprɑdəkts. ˈmɑdəl ɛks ɪz ən ˈɑbviəs kraʊd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtər ənd aɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˈflæʃi ˈfælkən wɪŋ dɔrz, ˈɔtoʊ prɪˈzɛntɪŋ frənt dɔrz, ˈmæsɪv ˈwɪndˌʃild, ənd ɔl ðə ˈfæktərz məsk meɪ rɪˈfər tɪ ɛz engineered’*’ wɪl sərv ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl roʊl ɪn æt list ˈdəbəlɪŋ fʊt ˈtræfɪk tɪ ˈtɛzlə stɔrz wɪn ðə ˌɛsˌjuˈvi ˈfaɪnəli meɪks ɪt tɪ haɪ ˈriˌteɪl loʊˈkeɪʃənz. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈmɑdəl 3 ənˈveɪl, ðɪs hæv ˈmætərd. bət wɪθ ðə ˈmɑdəl 3 sun əˈveɪləbəl fər pre-order*, ˈtɛzlə wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈkɑnvərt fʊt ˈtræfɪk ˈɪntu orders,”*,” sɪz spɑrks. ɪt meɪ bi ʤɪst ə ˌsɛrənˈdɪpɪtəs əˈkərəns, bət baɪ ðə taɪm ðə ˈmɑdəl 3 ɪz ənˈveɪld ɪn ˈtɛzlə stɔrz, ðɛr meɪ ˈvɛri wɛl bi ə ˈmɑdəl ɛks ɔn ðə ˈʃoʊˌrʊm flɔr. fər ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ˈstudiəsli əˈvɔɪdz ɔl fɔrmz əv ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ, ˈprɑdəkt ˈpleɪsmənts, ənd peɪd ɛnˈdɔrsmənts, ðə ˈɔrə ðə ˈmɑdəl ɛks kriˈeɪts meɪ bi ɔl ðət ɪz ˈnidɪd tɪ prɑmpt ə ˈtaɪdəl weɪv əv ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz fər ðə ˈmɑdəl 3
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during tesla’s most recent q4 earnings call, ceo elon musk suggested that the model x was perhaps a bit over engineered. “we put too many new features and technology — too many great things all at once into a product,” he said. it’s been widely reported that the complex design of the falcon wing door may have led to the delay of the model x.
in retrospect, musk admitted the company should have introduced all of the advanced technological features of the vehicle over time instead of releasing it all at once. after all, that’s the same philosophy tesla had when it launched the model s. the award winning electric sedan saw a combination of hardware and software updates, including the obvious dual motor and autopilot suite of features, over the course of 2 years.
the unique dual-hinged model x falcon wing doors are no doubt an instant crowd pleaser wherever it goes. an array of sensors allows each independently operated door to detect distance between the vehicle’s roofline and neighboring obstacles. the end result is a door that has amazing range of motion and extreme wow factor.
financial analyst daniel sparks of the motley fool says those doors could prove to have tremendous appeal for shoppers considering the new model 3. just as the corvette is the halo car for everything chevrolet builds, the model x sends out powerful vibrations that excite and enthrall potential customers for other tesla products.
“the model x is an obvious crowd generator and i believe the flashy falcon wing doors, auto presenting front doors, massive windshield, and all the factors musk may refer to as ‘over engineered’ will serve a critical role in at least doubling foot traffic to tesla stores when the suv finally makes it to tesla’s high foot-traffic retail locations. before the model 3 unveil, this wouldn’t have mattered. but with the model 3 soon available for pre-order, tesla will be able to convert foot traffic into orders,” says sparks.
it may be just a serendipitous occurrence, but by the time the model 3 is unveiled in tesla stores, there may very well be a model x on the showroom floor. for a company that studiously avoids all forms of advertising, product placements, and paid endorsements, the aura the model x creates may be all that is needed to prompt a tidal wave of reservations for the model 3.
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tin kɪld ɪn ˈhɑrtfərd ˈsɪti ˈʃutɪŋ dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ˈhæpi gərl ˈkɑpiˌraɪt baɪ wɪʃ ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd (prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈfoʊˌtoʊ) ˈvɪdioʊ vi nuˈjɛn ˈhɑrtfərd ˈsɪti, ind*. (wɪʃ) pəˈlis kənˈtɪnju tɪ sərʧ fər ə ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈæftər tu ˈpipəl wər ʃɑt ənd kɪld ɪn ˈblækfərd ˈkaʊnti. ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ˈhæpənd æt ˈhɑrtfərd skwɛr əˈpɑrtmənts ɪn ðə 200 blɑk əv ist ˈʧɛsˌnət strit ˈərli ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ˈhɑrtfərd ˈsɪti pəˈlis ər ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈsɛvərəl ˈpərsənz əv ˈɪntərɪsts, bət hæv nɑt meɪd ˈɛni ərˈɛsts ɪn ðə keɪs. ðoʊz hu nu ðə ˈvɪktɪmz tɛl nuz 8 ðə gərl lɪvd æt ðə əˈpɑrtmənt ˈkɑmplɛks wɪθ hər ˈfɑðər. hər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd sɪz hiz ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd ənd wɔnts tɪ noʊ hu wʊd du ðɪs ənd waɪ. "ʃi wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈhæpi, sˈmaɪlɪŋ, ʃi wɑz ə ˈhæpi gərl," sɛd ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd. ˈwɪljəmsənz ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd wɑz æt ə lɔs fər wərdz ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun, ʤɪst aʊərz ˈæftər ˈlərnɪŋ ðət hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd wɑz ʃɑt ənd kɪld ɪn hər əˈpɑrtmənt. "aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf ʃi wɑz dɛd æt fərst. aɪ wɛnt ˈlʊkɪŋ fər hər fər laɪk tu aʊərz," hi sɛd. "ʃi ˈnɛvər ˈtɛkstɪd mi bæk. aɪ θɔt ʃi wɑz æt skul soʊ aɪ kɔld ðə skul. ðeɪ ˈnɛvər faʊnd hər," hi sɛd. pəˈlis rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈʃutɪŋ kɔl æt ˈhɑrtfərd skwɛr əˈpɑrtmənts. wɪn ðeɪ əraɪvd ɔn sin ðeɪ faʊnd ðə ˈtiˌneɪʤ gərl dɛd ɪn ən əpˈstɛrz əˈpɑrtmənt. hər ˈfɑðər, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd baɪ ðə ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd, wɑz faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt. pəˈlis seɪ boʊθ hæd ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈgənˌʃɑt wund tɪ ðə hɛd. "ðɪs ˈɑbviəsli pʊt ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɔn ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ən əˈnizi ˈfilɪŋ. aɪ əˈʃʊr ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti ðət wi hæv ˈhaɪli ˈkɑmpətɪnt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ɛz wi spik," sɛd ʧif skɑt ˈmili, ˈhɑrtfərd ˈsɪti pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt. pəˈlis blɑkt ɔf ðə kraɪm sin ɛz ðeɪ ˈgæðərd ˈɛvədəns. skulz ɪn ʤeɪ ənd ˈblækfərd ˈkaʊntiz wər ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪst ɔn lɑkt daʊn ɛz ə ˈseɪfti priˈkɔʃən waɪl pəˈlis sərʧ fər ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt. "ˈsəˌspɛkt dɪˈskrɪpʃən ɪz ən ˈoʊldər mæn wɪθ ə greɪ ˈpoʊˌni teɪl ənd greɪ ˈgoʊˈti," sɛd ʧif ˈmili. ðə pəˈlis ʧif sɪz ðɪs ˈmərdər ɪz ðə fərst fər ðɛr taʊn ɪn mɔr ðən tu ˈdɛkeɪdz. ə ˈneɪbər, hu lɪvz nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈfæməli sɪz hiz preɪɪŋ fər ˈʤəstɪs. "ʃi wɑz ə nis jəŋ gərl. aɪ si hər ˈkəmɪŋ ənd goʊɪŋ ənd stəf laɪk ðət," sɛd ʃɑrp, ˈneɪbər. "ðeɪ doʊnt ˈbɑðər ˈpipəl. aɪ doʊnt si waɪ ðeɪ hæv tɪ ˈsəfər θru ðɪs ˈkɑnsəkwəns." pəˈlis seɪ ən ˈɔˌtɑpsi ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld fər ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ɪz æst tɪ kɔl ðə ˈblækfərd ˈkaʊnti ˈɔfəs æt 765 348 0930
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vi nguyen - hartford city, ind. (wish) - police continue to search for a suspect after two people were shot and killed in blackford county.
the shooting happened at hartford square apartments in the 200 block of east chestnut street early monday morning.
hartford city police are looking into several persons of interests, but have not made any arrests in the case.
those who knew the victims tell 24-hour news 8 the 14-year-old girl lived at the apartment complex with her father.
her boyfriend says he's devastated and wants to know who would do this and why.
"she was always happy, smiling, she was a happy girl," said boyfriend.
katelyn williamson's boyfriend was at a loss for words thursday afternoon, just hours after learning that his girlfriend was shot and killed in her apartment.
"i don't know if she was dead at first. i went looking for her for like two hours," he said. "she never texted me back. i thought she was at school so i called the school. they never found her," he said.
police responded to a possible shooting call at hartford square apartments. when they arrived on scene they found the teenage girl dead in an upstairs apartment. her father, identified by the boyfriend, was found in the parking lot. police say both had a single gunshot wound to the head.
"this obviously put the community on a little bit of an uneasy feeling. i assure everyone in the community that we have highly competent individuals investigating as we speak," said chief scott mealy, hartford city police department.
police blocked off the crime scene as they gathered evidence. schools in jay and blackford counties were also placed on locked down as a safety precaution while police search for the suspect.
"suspect description is an older man with a grey pony tail and grey goatee," said chief mealy.
the police chief says this murder is the first for their town in more than two decades.
a neighbor, who lives next to the family says he's praying for justice.
"she was a nice young girl. i see her coming and going and stuff like that," said monterius sharp, neighbor. "they don't bother people. i don't see why they have to suffer through this consequence."
police say an autopsy is scheduled for friday.
anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the blackford county sherieff's office at (765) 348- 0930.
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məˈnɪlə (ˈrɔɪtərz) ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz həz dɪsˈmɪst ɛz propaganda”*” ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk kleɪm ðət ɪts ˈmɪlətənts kɪld skɔrz əv ˈgəvərnmənt trups ɪn ˈæmbʊʃɪz ənd sɛd ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈɛvədəns dɪˈrɛkli ˈlɪŋkɪŋ ˈsəðərn ˈməzlɪm ˈrɛbəlz tɪ ðə grup. ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz həz ˌriˈpɔrtəd 46 ˈpipəl kɪld ɪn ˈbætəlz ðɪs wik bɪtˈwin trups ənd ˈrɛbəlz frəm ə grup noʊn ɛz ˈæbu ɔn ðə ˈaɪlənd əv. ˈfaɪtɪŋ reɪʤd fər ə sɪksθ deɪ ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. saɪt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, ə grup ðət træks ˈɔnˌlaɪn ækˈtɪvɪti əv ʤiˈhɑˌdi ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt hæd kleɪmd riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈnɪrli 100 ˈfɪləˌpin ˈsoʊlʤərz ənd hæd bloʊn əp ˈsɛvən trəks trænˈspɔrtɪŋ ðɛm. ˈfɪləˌpin ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈspoʊksmən ˌbrɪgəˈdɪr ˈʤɛnərəl pəˈdɪlə sɛd ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt kleɪm wɑz ˌprɑpəˈgændə ənd ɪts ˈsteɪtmənt hæd gæps ənd inconsistencies”*”. lɔst ˈoʊnli 18 ˈsoʊlʤərz bət kɪld 28 ˈæbu ˈmɛmbərz sɪns ˈfaɪtɪŋ bɪˈgæn ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ɑr trups kənˈtɪnjud tɪ pərˈsu ðɛm ənd wi wɪl nɑt stɑp ənˈtɪl wi əˈʧiv ə dɪˈsaɪsɪv victory,”*,” pəˈdɪlə sɛd. ˈæbu, ə smɔl bət ˈvaɪələnt grup noʊn fər ɛkˈstɔrʃən, ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋz, bɪˈhɛdɪŋz ənd ˈbɑmɪŋz, həz ˈpoʊstɪd ˈvɪdioʊz ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈplɛʤɪŋ əˈliʤəns tɪ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˈmɪlətənts ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə. ðə ˈfɪləˌpin grup həz əˈtræktəd ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz frəm ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒə, ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ənd nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑ tɪ ðə ˈtrəbəld saʊθ əv ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz, hoʊm tɪ ə ˈməzlɪm məˈnɔrəti ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈməzlɪm ˈrɛbəl grups ɪn ðə ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈkəntri. bət pəˈdɪlə sɛd ðɛr wɑz stɪl noʊ ˈɛvədəns ðət ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt hæd taɪz wɪθ ðə ˈæbu. ər stɪl ˈlʊkɪŋ fər pruf tɪ meɪk ə link,”*,” hi sɛd. ɪz noʊ dɪˈrɛkt lɪŋk ɛz fɑr ɛz wi noʊ ənd beɪst ɔn ɑr assessment.”*.” ˈsaɪtɪŋ ən ˈeɪprəl 13 ˈsteɪtmənt ˈkɛrid baɪ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk nuz ˈeɪʤənsi, saɪt sɛd ðə grup ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈoʊnli θri əv ɪts ˈfaɪtərz wər kɪld ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfɔrsɪz ˈsəfərd məʧ ˈhɛviər ˈkæʒəwəltiz. ðə greɪs əv gɑd wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈdɛtəˌneɪt ˈsɛvən trəks ˈkɛriɪŋ soldiers,”*,” ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt wɑz kˈwoʊtɪd seɪɪŋ. ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz həz pʊld aʊt ðə ˈɑrmi ˈjunɪt ðət ɪnˈgeɪʤd ðə ˈæbu ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðɛm frɛʃ trups, bækt baɪ ɑrˈtɪləri, tæŋks ənd ˈɛrˌkræft, ɪn pərˈsut ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ðə ˈɑrmi sɛd ɪt hæd əˈtækt ə ˈrɛbəl ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld ɔn lɛd baɪ ən ˌɪnˈsərʤənt fər hum ðə juz. steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt həz ˈɔfərd ə ˈbaʊnti əv əp tɪ 5 ˈmɪljən. sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɛkspərts ənd səm ˈmidiə hæv ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðə ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ɪnˈkaʊnər wɪθ ðə ˈæbu, seɪɪŋ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri həz rɪˈpitɪdli ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðə ˈrɛbəlz.
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manila (reuters) - the philippines has dismissed as “purely propaganda” islamic state’s claim that its militants killed scores of government troops in ambushes and said there was no evidence directly linking southern muslim rebels to the group.
the philippines has reported 46 people killed in battles this week between troops and rebels from a group known as abu sayyaf on the island of basilan. fighting raged for a sixth day on thursday.
site intelligence, a u.s.-based group that tracks online activity of jihadi organizations, reported islamic state had claimed responsibility for killing nearly 100 philippine soldiers and had blown up seven trucks transporting them.
philippine military spokesman brigadier general restituto padilla said the islamic state claim was propaganda and its statement had “many gaps and inconsistencies”.
“we lost only 18 soldiers but killed 28 abu sayyaf members since fighting began on saturday. our troops continued to pursue them and we will not stop until we achieve a decisive victory,” padilla said.
abu sayyaf, a small but violent group known for extortion, kidnappings, beheadings and bombings, has posted videos on social media pledging allegiance to islamic state militants in iraq and syria.
the philippine group has attracted foreign fighters from southeast asia, the middle east and north africa to the troubled south of the philippines, home to a muslim minority and several muslim rebel groups in the predominantly christian country.
but padilla said there was still no evidence that islamic state had ties with the abu sayyaf.
“we are still looking for proof to make a link,” he said. “there is no direct link as far as we know and based on our assessment.”
citing an april 13 statement carried by islamic state’s amaq news agency, site said the group reported only three of its fighters were killed and government forces suffered much heavier casualties.
“with the grace of god we were able to detonate seven trucks carrying soldiers,” islamic state was quoted saying.
the philippines has pulled out the army unit that engaged the abu sayyaf on saturday, replacing them fresh troops, backed by artillery, tanks and aircraft, in pursuit operations.
the army said it had attacked a rebel stronghold on basilan led by an insurgent for whom the u.s. state department has offered a bounty of up to $5 million.
security experts and some media have criticized the handling of saturday’s initial encounter with the abu sayyaf, saying the military has repeatedly underestimated the rebels.
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lg* həz lɔnʧt ə ˈtizər fər ɪts nɛkst ˈflægˌʃɪp smartphone*. waɪl wi doʊnt hæv ə neɪm fər ðɪs dɪˈvaɪs ʤɪst jɛt, ðə spɛks ər ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv. ðə foʊn wɪl bi paʊərd baɪ ə proʊ ˈprɑˌsɛsər wɪθ ən 320 gpu*. ɛz ju meɪ ˈriˌkɔl, ðə ɪz ðə ʧɪp ðət ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ gɪv ðə 3 ə rən fər ɪts ˈməni ɪn səm ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrks du tɪ ɪts ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər (ˈvərsəz ðə 40nm*). soʊ, ðə proʊ ʃʊd bi ˈnəθɪŋ ʃɔrt əv fæst. ðət ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ paʊər wɪl kəm ɪn ˈhændi ɛz ðɪs foʊn ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ kəm wɪθ ə ˈkæmərə (rɛd: juʤ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz) ənd əv ræm. wɪθ spɛks laɪk ðiz, wən bɪˈgɪnz tɪ ˈwəndər ʤɪst wət æps wɪl hæv tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðɪs ˈhɔrˌspaʊər. wɪr ʃʊr ˈsəmˌwən wɪl ˈfɪgjər aʊt ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ɪt, ðoʊ. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, fil fri tɪ drul ˈoʊvər ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əˈbəv, wɪʧ ɪz ɪn ˌkɔˈriən, ˈnæʧərəli. sɔrs: ˈjuˌtub ˈviə ðə vərʤ
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lg has launched a teaser for its next flagship smartphone. while we don't have a name for this device just yet, the specs are very impressive. the phone will be powered by a quad-core s4 pro processor (apq8064) with an adreno 320 gpu. as you may recall, the dual-core s4 is the chip that manages to give the tegra 3 a run for its money in some benchmarks due to its 28nm architecture (versus the tegra 3's 40nm). so, the s4 pro should be nothing short of blazingly fast.
that processing power will come in handy as this phone is going to come with a 13-megapixel camera (read: huge photos) and 2gb of ram. with specs like these, one begins to wonder just what apps we'll have to take advantage of this horsepower. we're sure someone will figure out something to do with it, though. in the meantime, feel free to drool over the video above, which is in korean, naturally.
source: youtube via the verge
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stɑp ˈjuˈɛs ɪf hərd ðɪs ˌbiˈfɔr: ə jəŋ ˌækəˈdɛmɪk wɪθ ˈkoʊdɪŋ ˈsævi həz bɪˈkəm ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˌkɑrsərˈeɪʃən əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. səm əv ðə wərldz bɛst ˈrisərʧ kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi træpt bɪˈhaɪnd səbˈskrɪpʃənz ənd paywalls*. ðɪs ˌækəˈdɛmɪk tərnz ˈæktɪvɪst, ənd ðɪs ˈæktɪvɪst ðɛn plɑts ənd ˈɛksəˌkjuts ðə plæn. ɪts taɪm tɪ fri ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ɪts gɪv ɪt tɪ ðə ˈmæsɪz fri əv ʧɑrʤ. əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ, ðɪs ˈrisərʧ ˈrɑbɪn hʊd ɪz əˈkjuzd əv biɪŋ ən ˌɪˈlɪsət, ˈkrɪmənəl ˈhækər. ðɪs, əv kɔrs, dɪˈskraɪbz ðə teɪl əv ðə leɪt ˈɛrən ʃwɔrts. hɪz ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈkæpʧərd ðə kəˈlɛktɪv əˈtɛnʃən ɛz ðə ˈdætə kruˈseɪdər əˈtækt ˈrisərʧ paywalls*. ʃwɔrts wɑz noʊˈtɔriəsli ʧɑrʤd ɛz ə ˈhækər fər traɪɪŋ tɪ fri ˈmɪljənz əv ˈɑrtɪkəlz frəm ˈpɑpjələr ˌækəˈdɛmɪk həb. æt eɪʤ 26 hi ˈtræʤɪkli kəˈmɪtɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ʤɪst əˈhɛd əv hɪz ˈfɛdərəl traɪəl ɪn 2013 bət ˈsədənli ɪn 2016 ðə teɪl həz nu laɪf. ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst dɪˈkraɪz ɪt ɛz ˌækəˈdɛmɪk riˈsərʧɪz ˈnæpstər ˈmoʊmənt, ənd ɪt ɔl stɛmz frəm ə ˌbaɪoʊˌɛnʤəˈnɪr tərnd wɛb ˈproʊˌgræmər frəm ˌkɑzɑkˈstɑn (huz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈrəʃə). ʤɪst ɛz ʃwɔrts dɪd, ðɪs ˈhækər ɪz friɪŋ tɛnz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈrisərʧ ˈɑrtɪkəlz frəm paywalls*, ˌmɛtəˈfɔrɪkli ˈhɔɪstɪŋ ə ˈmɪdəl ˈfɪŋgər tɪ ðə ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ˈɪndəstri, wɪʧ, baɪ ðə weɪ, həz əˈgɛn riˈæktɪd wɪθ ˈleɪbəlz laɪk "ˈhækər" ənd "ˈkrɪmənəl." mit ˌælɪgˈzændrə, ðə dɪˈvɛləpər əv, ə ˈpaɪrət saɪt fər ðə saɪəns nərd. ɪts ə ˈpɔrtəl ðət ˈɔfərz fri ənd ˈækˌsɛs "tɪ moʊst ˈpəblɪʃərz, əˈspɛʃəli ˈwɛlˈnoʊn wənz." sərʧ fər ɪt, ˈdaʊnˌloʊd, ənd jʊr dən. ɪts ðət ˈizi. "ðə mɔr noʊn ðə ˈpəblɪʃər ɪz, ðə mɔr ˈlaɪkli wɪl wərk," ʃi toʊld ˈviə ˈiˌmeɪl. ə ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ hər saɪts ˈjuzərz sɪz ɪt ɔl: riˈmuv ɔl ˈbɛriərz ɪn ðə weɪ əv saɪəns." "gərˈɪlə ˈoʊpən ˈækˌsɛs ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ" ʃwɔrts faʊnd hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðə əv ˈkrɪmənəl ˈhækɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz ɪn ə ˈjuˈɛs kɔrt əv lɔ fər biɪŋ kɔt ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈrisərʧ ˈdætəˌbeɪs., baɪ ˈkɑntræst, faɪndz hərˈsɛlf ɛntˈwaɪnd ɪn ə ˈjuˈɛs ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ənd ˈhækɪŋ ˈlɔˌsut (pdf*) brɔt baɪ wən əv ðə wərldz ˈlidɪŋ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈpəblɪʃərz, nu ˈɛlsəˌvɪr. ðæts ðə seɪm ˈpəblɪʃər ʃwɔrts neɪmd ɪn hɪz 2008 "gərˈɪlə ˈoʊpən ˈækˌsɛs ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ," ə brif ˈpeɪpər ɪkˈstoʊlɪŋ ðə ˈvərʧuz əv ˌɪˈligəli friɪŋ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈrisərʧ stək bɪˈhaɪnd ðə paywall*. sɪz ʃwɔrts wɑz nɑt ə dɪˈrɛkt sɔrs əv ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən fər, bət ʃiz ˈhæpi tɪ noʊt ðə tu ʃɛr ðə seɪm goʊl əv ˈoʊpən ˈækˌsɛs tɪ saɪəns ˈlɪtərəʧər. "aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈoʊpən ˈækˌsɛs ɪn saɪəns ˈvɛri ˌɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ, ənd aɪ ˈivɪn drimd əv start(ing*) maɪ oʊn ˈoʊpən ˈækˌsɛs ˈʤərnəl," ʃi sɛd. "ðət wɑz ə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ kriˈeɪtɪd. ənd ɪt wɑz nɑt rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈɛrən, [bət ɪf ʃwɔrts wər əˈlaɪv], hu hi wʊd bɪˈkeɪm wən əv maɪ gʊd frɛndz ənd kəˈlæbərˌeɪtərz? hɪz ˈraɪtɪŋ ɔn ˈoʊpən ˈækˌsɛs ɪz gʊd." ðə ˈsɪvəl ˈhækɪŋ ənd ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt keɪs əˈgɛnst həz bɪn goʊɪŋ ɔn fər mənθs. tɪ ðə ˌkɑnstərˈneɪʃən əv ˈɛlsəˌvɪrz əˈtərniz, ʃi ˈɔltərd ðə saɪts frəm tɪ ənd ʧeɪnʤd ˈəðərz bɪˈkəz əv ə kɔrt ˈɔrdər ˈblɑkɪŋ ðə .ɔrg doʊˈmeɪn. ˈrɛrli ˈivɪn ˈbɑðərd tɪ rɪˈspɑnd ɪn kɔrt tɪ ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ nu jɔrk ˈfɛdərəl ɔl, ʃi lɪvz ˈoʊvərˈsiz ənd ˈɪzənt ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ˈjuˈɛs lɔ. fər naʊ, ʃi sɛd ʃid ˈoʊnli ˈæktɪvli pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə ˈlɔˌsut ɪf wən kənˈdɪʃən wɑz mɛt: "ɪf ðɛr wɪl bi ˈlɔjərz hu ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə keɪs fər ðə seɪk əv aɪˈdiə, nɑt ˈməni." fər, ðæts wət ðɪs ɪz ɔl about—ideas*. ɪn hər oʊn wərdz, hɪrz waɪ ʃi bɪlt ɪn 2011 aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ə greɪt dɪˈmænd fər səʧ ˈsərvɪs ɪn ˈrisərʧ kəmˈjunɪti. ɪn 2011 aɪ wɑz ən ˈæktɪv pɑrˈtɪsəpənt ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˈɔnˌlaɪn kəmˈjunɪtiz fər ˈsaɪəntɪsts (i.e*. ˈfɔrəmz, ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi priˈsidɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərks ənd stɪl sərˈvaɪvɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈprɛzənt deɪ). wət ɔl ˈstudənts ənd ˈrisərʧərz wər duɪŋ ðɛr ɪz ˈhɛlpɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈlɪtərəʧər bɪˈhaɪnd paywalls*. aɪ bɪˈkeɪm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ənd ˈvɛri ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. tu jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr, aɪ ɔˈrɛdi hæd tɪ ˈpaɪrətɪd ˈmɛni ˈpeɪpərz waɪl ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn maɪ ˈfaɪnəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈprɑʤɛkt (wɪʧ wɑz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ˈɪnərˌfeɪsɪz). soʊ aɪ nu wɛl haʊ tɪ du ðɪs ənd hæd ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tulz. ˈæftər ˈsɛndɪŋ tɛnz ər ˈhənərdz əv ˈrisərʧ ˈpeɪpərz ˈmænjuəli, aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə skrɪpt ðət wɪl ˈɔtəˌmeɪt maɪ wərk. ðæts haʊ ˈstɑrtɪd. ðə fərst ˈjuzərz əv ðə skrɪpt wər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈfɔrəm əˈbaʊt məˈlɛkjələr baɪˈɑləʤi. æt fərst, ðɛr wɑz noʊ goʊl tɪ meɪk ɔl ˈnɑlɪʤ fri. ðə skrɪpt wɑz ˈsɪmpli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ meɪk ðə laɪf əv ˈrisərʧər ˈiziər, i.e*. tɪ meɪk ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ənˈlɑkɪŋ ˈpeɪpərz mɔr fæst ənd kənˈvinjənt. bət ðɪs tərnd aʊt tɪ bi səʧ ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɪt ʧeɪnʤd ðə weɪ ˈrisərʧ wɑz ˈækˌsɛst ɪn ɑr kəmˈjunɪti. ˈæftər səm taɪm, ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz ˈjuzɪŋ. ˈpəblɪʃərz əv ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈrisərʧ meɪd ə kəmˈbaɪnd 10 ˈbɪljən læst jɪr, məʧ əv ɪt ˈfəndɪd baɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈrisərʧ ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz. səbˈskrɪpʃən fiz reɪnʤ frəm ðə ˈθaʊzənz fər ˈsɪŋgəl ˈtaɪtəlz tɪ ˈmɪljənz fər ˈbəndəld ˈpækɪʤɪz. ˈænjuəl ˈprɑfɪts ˈhəvər əraʊnd 30 pərˈsɛnt. ˈkərəntli, saɪt ˈfrili doʊlz aʊt tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈʤərnəl ˈɑrtɪkəlz pər deɪ tɪ ˈmɪljənz əv ˈænjuəl ˈvɪzɪtərz. ˈɛlsəˌvɪr sɪz ɪts nɑt ðə bæd gaɪ. ɪt boʊsts ɔl sɔrts əv ˈproʊˌgræmz fər ɪts ˈlɪtərəʧər, frəm əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈɔθərz tɪ ʃɛr ə lɪŋk əv ðə wərk fər 50 deɪz tɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ fri ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈʤərnəlɪsts. ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈɔlsoʊ grænts ɪts ˌjunəˈvərsəti səbˈskraɪbərz ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ əˈlaʊ fri, ˈwɔˌkɪn ˈækˌsɛs. ˈɛlsəˌvɪr ˈivɪn wɪθ ə rul rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪˌtuts əv ˈrisərʧ tɪ bi ˈpəblɪkli əˈveɪləbəl noʊ ˈleɪtər ðən 12 mənθs ˈæftər ˈfaɪnəl ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɛd ɪt ˈpəblɪʃt səm ˈoʊpən ˈækˌsɛs ˈɑrtɪkəlz læst jɪr ðət wər nɑt bɪˈhaɪnd ə paywall*. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ɪt ˈpəblɪʃt ˈmænjəˌskrɪpts ɪn ˈʤərnəlz ˈviə pɪr rivˈjuərz. ˈlɪstɪŋ ˈɪmɪʤ baɪ ˈflɪkər ˈjuzər: ˈʤɛsɪkə ˈluʃə
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stop us if you’ve heard this before: a young academic with coding savvy has become frustrated with the incarceration of information. some of the world's best research continues to be trapped behind subscriptions and paywalls. this academic turns activist, and this activist then plots and executes the plan. it's time to free information from its chains—to give it to the masses free of charge. along the way, this research robin hood is accused of being an illicit, criminal hacker.
this, of course, describes the tale of the late aaron swartz. his situation captured the internet’s collective attention as the data crusader attacked research paywalls. swartz was notoriously charged as a hacker for trying to free millions of articles from popular academic hub jstor. at age 26, he tragically committed suicide just ahead of his federal trial in 2013.
but suddenly in 2016, the tale has new life. the washington post decries it as academic research's napster moment, and it all stems from a 27-year-old bioengineer turned web programmer from kazakhstan (who's living in russia). just as swartz did, this hacker is freeing tens of millions of research articles from paywalls, metaphorically hoisting a middle finger to the academic publishing industry, which, by the way, has again reacted with labels like "hacker" and "criminal."
meet alexandra elbakyan, the developer of sci-hub, a pirate bay-like site for the science nerd. it's a portal that offers free and searchable access "to most publishers, especially well-known ones." search for it, download, and you're done. it's that easy.
"the more known the publisher is, the more likely sci-hub will work," she told ars via e-mail. a message to her site's users says it all: "sci-hub...to remove all barriers in the way of science."
"guerilla open access manifesto"
swartz found himself in the crosshairs of criminal hacking charges in a us court of law for being caught liberating the jstor research database. elbakyan, by contrast, finds herself entwined in a us copyright and hacking lawsuit (pdf) brought by one of the world's leading scientific publishers, new york-based elsevier. that's the same publisher swartz named in his 2008 "guerilla open access manifesto," a brief paper extolling the virtues of illegally freeing scientific research stuck behind the paywall. elbakyan says swartz was not a direct source of inspiration for sci-hub, but she's happy to note the two share the same goal of open access to science literature.
"i also found the idea of open access in science very inspiring, and i even dreamed of start(ing) my own open access journal," she said. "that was a year before i created sci-hub. and it was not related to aaron, [but if swartz were alive], who knows—perhaps he would became one of my good friends and collaborators? his writing on open access is good."
the civil hacking and copyright infringement case against elbakyan has been going on for months. to the consternation of elsevier's attorneys, she altered the site's url from sci-hub.org to sci-hub.io and changed others because of a court order blocking the .org domain. elbakyan rarely even bothered to respond in court to the ongoing new york federal lawsuit—after all, she lives overseas and isn't worried about us law. for now, she said she'd only actively participate in the lawsuit if one condition was met: "if there will be lawyers who are interested in the case for the sake of idea, not money."
for elbakyan, that's what this is all about—ideas. in her own words, here's why she built sci-hub in 2011:
i started the website because it was a great demand for such service in research community. in 2011, i was an active participant in various online communities for scientists (i.e. forums, the technology preceding social networks and still surviving to the present day). what all students and researchers were doing there is helping each other to download literature behind paywalls. i became interested and very involved. two years before, i already had to pirated many paywalled papers while working on my final university project (which was dedicated to brain-machine interfaces). so i knew well how to do this and had necessary tools. after sending tens or hundreds of research papers manually, i wanted to develop a script that will automate my work. that's how sci-hub started. the first users of the script were members of the online forum about molecular biology. at first, there was no goal to make all knowledge free. the script was simply intended to make the life of researcher easier, i.e. to make the process of unlocking papers more fast and convenient. but this turned out to be such an important improvement it changed the way research was accessed in our community. after some time, everyone was using sci-hub.
publishers of academic research made a combined $10 billion last year, much of it funded by university research libraries. subscription fees range from the thousands for single titles to millions for bundled packages. annual profits hover around 30 percent. currently, elbakyan's site freely doles out tens of thousands of journal articles per day to millions of annual visitors.
elsevier says it's not the bad guy. it boasts all sorts of free-access programs for its literature, from allowing authors to share a link of the work for 50 days to providing free access to journalists. the organization also grants its university subscribers the option to allow free, walk-in access. elsevier even comports with a rule requiring national institutes of health-funded research to be publicly available no later than 12 months after final publication. the company said it published some 20,000 open access articles last year that were not behind a paywall. overall, it published 400,000 manuscripts in 2,500 journals via 700,000 peer reviewers.
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gɪt ðə ˈbɪgəst səˈlɛbz 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 hɪrz ˈmɪrəkəl ʃoʊɪŋ ɔf səm ˈnɪfti ˈfʊtˌwərk ɛz ə stɑr əv ˈstrɪktli kəm ˈkrɪsməs ˈspɛʃəl. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈboʊltən hɪz stəf ʤɪst naɪn mənθs ˈæftər ˈsteɪʤɪŋ ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ rɪˈkəvəri wɪn hɪz hɑrt stɑpt fər mɔr ðən ən aʊər ˈdʊrɪŋ ə kəp taɪ. ˈlʊkɪŋ ɪn blæk ˈtraʊzərz ənd pɪŋk ʃərt,, 24 rɪˈsivd reɪv rəvˈjuz fər hɪz ˈsɑlsə. ʤəʤ ˈdɑrsi ˈbəsəl toʊld ɪm: wɑz əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈæftər wət ju hæv bɪn θru ɪn ðə læst jɪr. laɪk tɪ si mɔr əv jʊr ˈprɪnsli gʊd looks.”*.” ˈivɪn ðə ˈnɔrməli ˈgrəmpi kreɪg ˈrɛvəl sɛd ðə hɪp dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɑz ““fantastic”*” ənd ðət hi ðə ˈnəmbər well”*”. ˈæftərwərdz ˈmɑdəst, hu həz naʊ rɪˈtaɪrd frəm ˈfʊtˌbɔl, ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɪt wɑz ə off”*”. (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˌbibiˈsi) bət hi ˈædɪd: gɑt nu rɪˈspɛkt fər ðə ˈdænsərz. stɪl ˈlərnɪŋ, soʊ si wət happens.”*.” ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz seɪ ˈbɔsɪz əv ðə hɪt ʃoʊ hoʊp tɪ tɛmpt ɪm tɪ saɪn əp fər ə fʊl ˈsɪriz. bət fænz wɪl hæv tɪ weɪt ənˈtɪl ˈkrɪsməs deɪ tɪ faɪnd aʊt skɔr fər hɪz pərˈfɔrməns wɪθ ˈpɑrtnər vilani*, ˈæftər ðeɪ dænst tɪ ˈkrɪsməs ˈræpɪŋ baɪ ðə gli kæst. hi ɪz əp əˈgɛnst ˈæktrəs ˈʃilə ˈhænˌkɑk, ˈʤɑnəθən ““jb”*” gɪl, ˌɛnərˈteɪnər ˈbɑbi bɔl, ˈkɑmɪk ˈkeɪti brænd ənd blu ˈpitər ˈprɛzəntər ˈhɛlən ˈskɛltən. ðə ˈwɪnər ɪz beɪst ɔn ðə judges’*’ skɔrz ənd ən ˈɔdiəns voʊt. ə sɔrs sɛd: ʤəʤ ˈivɪn kəmz drɛst ɛz ˈrudɔlf ðə ˈreɪnˌdɪr ənd sər brus ˈfɔrˌsaɪθ həz səm gægz ðət kʊd hæv kəm streɪt aʊt əv ə ˈkrɪsməs cracker.”*.” ðə ʃoʊ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz ən ““all-stars”*” ˈlaɪˌnəp əv ˈstrɪktli favouristes*, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈreɪʧəl ˈstivənz, ˈhili, nəˈtɑʃə kaplinsky*, ˈkɛli brʊk, krɪs ˈhɑlɪnz, tɑm ˈʧeɪmbərz ənd ˈkoʊlɪn ˈʤæksən wɪθ ˈspɛʃəl gɛst əˈpɪrənsəz frəm æn ənd ˈrəsəl grænt.
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here's miracle footballer fabrice muamba showing off some nifty footwork – as a star of strictly come dancing’s christmas special.
the former bolton midfielder strutted his stuff just nine months after staging an amazing recovery when his heart stopped for more than an hour during a cup tie.
looking superfit in black trousers and tight-fitting pink shirt, fabrice, 24, received rave reviews for his up-tempo salsa.
judge darcey bussell told him: “that was amazing after what you have been through in the last year.
"i’d like to see more of your princely good looks.”
even the normally grumpy craig revel horwood said the hip department was “fantastic” and that he “sold the number well”.
afterwards modest fabrice, who has now retired from football, insisted it was a “one off”.
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but he added: “i’ve got new respect for the dancers. i’m still learning, so we’ll see what happens.”
insiders say bosses of the hit bbc1 show hope to tempt him to sign up for a full series.
but fans will have to wait until christmas day to find out fabrice’s score for his performance with partner aliona vilani, after they danced to christmas wrapping by the glee cast.
he is up against actress sheila hancock, jls’s jonathan “jb” gill, entertainer bobby ball, comic katy brand and blue peter presenter helen skelton.
the winner is based on the judges’ scores and an audience vote.
a source said: “one judge even comes dressed as rudolph the reindeer – and sir bruce forsyth has some gags that could have come straight out of a christmas cracker.”
the show also features an “all-stars” line-up of strictly favouristes, including rachel stevens, chelsee healey, natasha kaplinsky, kelly brook, chris hollins, tom chambers and colin jackson – with special guest appearances from ann widdecombe and russell grant.
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pɪn 1 26 ʃɛrz ˈæpəl həz roʊld aʊt ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈəpˌdeɪt tɪ siˈɛrə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm. dəbd ɛz siˈɛrə ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈəpˌdeɪt, ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈəpˌdeɪt ˌɪnˈkludz ˈsɛvərəl bəg ˈfɪksɪz ənd ˈfiʧər ɛnˈhænsmənts tɪ ðə ˈərliər ˈvərʒən. ɛz pər əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ɔn ðə æp stɔr, ðə ˈleɪtəst siˈɛrə ˈəpˌdeɪt ˌɪnˈkludz: ˌɪmˈpruvz ðə kəmˌpætəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈɔfəs wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdɛskˌtɑp ənd ˈdɑkjəmənts wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ənd ˈfɪksɪz ən ˈɪʃu ðət prɪˈvɛnts meɪl frəm ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ waɪl ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ əˈkaʊnt ædz ən ˌɔtəˈmætɪk smɑrt ˈælbəm ɪn ˈfoʊˌtoʊz fər dɛpθ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈteɪkən ɔn ˈaɪˌfoʊn 7 pləs fər dɛpθ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈteɪkən ɔn ˈaɪˌfoʊn 7 pləs ˈfɪksɪz ən ˈɪʃu ðət ˈkɔzɪz tɛkst tɪ peɪst kərˈɛktli ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈklɪpˌbɔrd ˈfɪksɪz ən ˈɪʃu ðət ˈkɔzɪz meɪl tɪ dɪˈspleɪ ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈpæsˌwərd prɑmpts fər əˈmərɪkəˈɑnˌlaɪn əˈkaʊnts ˌɪmˈpruvz kəmˌpætəˈbɪləˌti wɪθ ˈskænɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɛnˈhænsɪz sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd stəˈbɪlɪti ɪn səˈfɑri ˌɪmˈpruvz riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti əv ˈɔtoʊ ənˈlɑk wɪθ ˈæpəl wɔʧ ˈfɪksɪz ə ˈfɪltər feɪld ˈɛrər wɪn ˈprɪnɪŋ tɪ səm ˈkænən ˈprɪnərz ˈɛrər wɪn ˈprɪnɪŋ tɪ səm ˈkænən ˈprɪnərz riˈzɑlvz ən ˈɪʃu ðət meɪ prɪˈvɛnt faɪlz frəm ˈoʊpənɪŋ faɪlz frəm ˈoʊpənɪŋ brɪŋz bæk ðə səˈfɑri ˈɔpʃən tɪ ˈnɛvər juz fɑnt ˈsaɪzɪz lɛs ðən tɪ dɪˈspleɪ fɑnts ɔn ðə ˈəpˌdeɪt ɪz ɪn saɪz. haʊ tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl siˈɛrə ˈəpˌdeɪt? tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ðə ˈleɪtəst siˈɛrə ˈəpˌdeɪt, nid tɪ ˈfɑloʊ səm ˈsɪmpəl stɛps ˈmɛnʃənd bɪˈloʊ: stɛp 1 fərst əv ɔl, teɪk ə ˈbæˌkəp əv jʊr mæk wɪθ taɪm məˈʃin. ðɪs wɪl kəm ˈhændi ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ goʊz rɔŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs wəns ˈteɪkən ðə ˈbæˌkəp, goʊ tɪ ˈæpəl ˈmɛnju ənd ʧuz æp stɔr stɛp 3 ˈəndər ðə ˈəpˌdeɪts tæb, si siˈɛrə ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈɔpʃən. ʤɪst klɪk ɔn ɪt tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ðə ˈəpˌdeɪt wəns ðə ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz kəmˈplit, riˈstɑrt jʊr mæk tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən. əˈpɑrt frəm mæk, ˈæpəl həz ˈɔlsoʊ riˈlist ðə ˈioʊs ˈəpˌdeɪt fər ˈaɪˌfoʊn, ˈaɪˌpæd ənd ˈaɪˌpɔd təʧ dɪˈvaɪsɪz. klɪk hir tɪ noʊ mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə siˈɛrə ˈəpˌdeɪt. rɛd mɔr: haʊ tɪ meɪk ə siˈɛrə ˌɪnˈstɔl draɪv
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apple has rolled out the latest update to macos sierra operating system. dubbed as macos sierra 10.12.1 update update, the latest update includes several bug fixes and feature enhancements to the earlier version.
as per apple’s announcement on the app store, the latest macos sierra update includes:
improves the compatibility of microsoft office when using icloud desktop and documents
when using and fixes an issue that prevents mail from updating while using microsoft exchange account
adds an automatic smart album in photos for depth images taken on iphone 7 plus
for depth images taken on iphone 7 plus fixes an issue that causes text to paste correctly sometimes when using universal clipboard
fixes an issue that causes mail to display unnecessary password prompts for aol accounts
improves compatibility with fujitsu’s scansnap scanning software
enhances security and stability in safari
improves reliability of auto unlock with apple watch
fixes a filter failed error when printing to some canon printers
error when printing to some canon printers resolves an issue that may prevent grapher files from opening
files from opening brings back the safari option to never use font sizes less than to display fonts on webpages
the update is 1.25 gb in size.
how to install macos sierra 10.12.1 update?
to install the latest macos sierra 10.12.1 update, you’ll need to follow some simple steps mentioned below:
step 1. first of all, take a backup of your mac with time machine. this will come handy if anything goes wrong during the process
step2. once you’ve taken the backup, go to apple menu and choose app store
step 3. under the updates tab, you’ll see macos sierra update 10.12.1 option. just click on it to install the update
once the updating process is complete, restart your mac to finish installation.
apart from mac, apple has also released the ios 10.1 update for iphone, ipad and ipod touch devices.
click here to know more about the macos sierra 10.12.1 update.
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pleɪərz gɪt məʧ mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈvælju ðən ˈɔriˌoʊlz stiv pɪrs. ðə wɑz ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən ə ˈʤərniˌmæn fər məʧ əv hɪz kərɪr, bət ðət ˈnɛrətɪv həz ˈʃɪftɪd ənd ðɛn kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz. pɪk θɪŋz əp ɪn 2013 wɪn pɪrs pʊt əp hɪz fərst əˈfɛnsɪv ˈsizən. hi slæʃt ə ˈjusfəl ðət jɪr fər ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, bət pleɪd ɪn ˈoʊnli 44 geɪmz. ðət kæmˈpeɪn, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ðə ˈsɪmələrli ˈjusfəl laɪn hi ˈkɑbəld təˈgɛðər ɪn 28 geɪmz ðə ˈpriviəs ˈsizən, wɑz gʊd ɪˈnəf fər ðə tɪ gɪv ɪm ə ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən ˈsæləri. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ˈsæləri ɪˈnəf tɪ dɪˈtər ðə frəm ən ɪn 2014 ðə blu ʤeɪz kleɪmd ɪm ɔn ˈweɪvərz, bət pɪrs dɪˈklaɪnd ðə kleɪm soʊ hi kʊd wɪθ ˈbɔltəˌmɔr. soʊ, wət dɪd pɪrs du ˈæftər goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə? ˈoʊnli ðɪs: slæʃ hɪt 21 hoʊm rənz, ənd poʊst faɪv tɪ sɪks wɔr (dɪˈpɛndɪŋ əˈpɑn prɪˈfərd sɔrs) ˈoʊvər 383 pleɪt əˈpɪrənsəz. ðət ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈbreɪˌkaʊt lɛd tɪ ə ˈdɪfəkəlt væljuˈeɪʃən ˈmætər ɪn ənd əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ɛz pɪrs pərˈzɛnəd ə ɑrb keɪs. hi ənd ðə tim splɪt ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðɛr ˈwaɪdli dɪˈvərʤənt ˈfaɪlɪŋ ˈnəmbərz frəm ðə tim, frəm ðə pleɪər), ˈsɛtəlɪŋ ɔn ə ˈsæləri. ðə 2014 ˈvərʒən əv pɪrs lʊkt laɪk ə mərɑʒ ɪn ðə ˈərli goʊɪŋ ðɪs jɪr. hi lɪmpt aʊt əv ðə geɪts, lɔst paʊər ˈaʊtˌpʊt ənd pleɪɪŋ taɪm, ənd ˈəltəmətli spɛnt ə ˈlɛŋθi strɛʧ ɔn ðə dl*. bət ə ˈfəni θɪŋ ˈhæpənd, əˈgɛn. ə ʃɔrt ˈsæmpəl əv ˈəndər 100 pleɪt əˈpɪrənsəz, bət pɪrs oʊnz ə slæʃ ənd həz hɪt ˈsɛvən hoʊm rənz ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf. ˌhaʊˈɛvər wən filz əˈbaʊt trəˈʤɛktəri, hɪz sərʤ lɛndz səm ˈkridəns tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə ðət hi kən əˈproʊʧ ɪf nɑt ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt hɪz jɪr. ˈnoʊtˌwərði ðət ˈivɪn ðə pɪrs hæv ðə ˈnəmbərz ðət hi ˈkɛrid ɪn hɪz ˈstərlɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn. ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈsizən ɛz ə hoʊl, hɪz wɔk reɪt həz drɑpt (frəm tɪ 7 jɪr ˈoʊvər jɪr), ənd ˈsərtənli ə kɔz fər səm ˈlɛvəl əv kənˈsərn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn hæd səm pur lək. reɪt ənd hoʊm reɪts ər ˈstɛdi. hɪz laɪn draɪv reɪt ɪz sˈlaɪtli əp, ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈoʊnli sˈlaɪtli lɛs hɑrd ˈkɑnˌtækt. bət hɪz həz ˈpləmətɪd tɪ 243 wɛl bɪˈloʊ hɪz kərɪr ˈlɛvəl ənd ˈnɪrli 100 pɔɪnts ʃaɪ əv wət hi ˈkɛrid læst ˈsizən. əˈnəðər θɪŋ həz əˈkərd əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ ðət ɪz ˈwərði əv noʊt. pɪrs hæd lɔŋ pleɪd ɪkˈsklusɪvli ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər ˈaʊtˌfild ər æt fərst beɪs. ˈʤɛnərəli rɪˈsivd ˈreɪtɪŋz baɪ dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈmɛtrɪks, ðoʊ ðɛr həz bɪn kwaɪt ə bɪt əv ˈvɛriəns ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ʃɔrt ˈsæmpəlz. ðɪs jɪr, ðoʊ, ðə sˈlɑtɪd pɪrs ɪn æt ˈsɛkənd wɪn ə nid əroʊz. ˈoʊnli spɛnt 121 ˈɪnɪŋz ðɛr, ˈhɑrdli ɪˈnəf tɪ drɔ dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv kənˈkluʒənz, bət boʊθ ənd kəmˈbaɪnd tɪ ˈvælju ɪm ɛz ən əˈprɑksəmətli ˈævərɪʤ pərˈfɔrmər. æt ðə ˈvɛri list, ʃoʊn ɪˈnəf tɪ θɪŋk hi kən pleɪ səm ˈsɛkənd beɪs ɪn ə pɪnʧ, ˈivɪn ɪf ðɛr ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈɛni timz ðət wʊd kənˈsɪdər pleɪɪŋ ɪm ðɛr wɪθ ˈɛni sɔrt əv ˌrɛgjəˈlɛrəti. ər ˈvərʧuəli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl ɪn ðɪs keɪs, bət ðɛr ər æt list səm ˈdætə pɔɪnts tɪ kənˈsɪdər. pləˈtun ˈaʊtˌfildərz laɪk neɪt məˈklaʊθ, ˈdeɪvɪs, ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈmərfi hæv kəˈmændɪd dilz æt tɪ ɪn ˈænjuəl ˈsæləri ɪn ˈrisənt ˈmɑrkɪts. sˈləgərz səʧ ɛz ˈmaɪkəl mɔrs (tu jɪrz, 16mm*), ˈmɑrlən bərd (seɪm), mɔˈrɑlɛs (tu jɪrz, 17mm*) ənd ˈmaɪkəl (tu jɪrz, 21mm*) hæv ərnd mɔr. ɔn ðə loʊ ɛnd əv ðə ˈspɛktrəm, ʤɛf ˈbeɪkər ənd ˈgɛrɪt ʤoʊnz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ə pɛr əv ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm bæts ðət rɪˈsivd ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈmaɪnər ˈtoʊtəlz əv ənd ɔn dilz. ˈniðər pleɪər hæd ˈɛvər tərnd ɪn ə ˈsizən ˈivɪn kloʊz tɪ 2014 kæmˈpeɪn, soʊ ɪn spaɪt əv səm 2015 ˈstrəgəlz, wən wʊd ˌɪˈmæʤən pɪrs həz ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd hɪmˈsɛlf frəm ðət reɪnʤ. iʧ əv ðə əˈbəv pleɪərz wɑz ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu æt list hɪz ˈsizən wɪn ˈsaɪnɪŋ, ənd ɔl bət mɔˈrɑlɛs ənd məˈklaʊθ wər ˈivɪn ˈoʊldər ðən ðət. pɪrs wɪl pleɪ nɛkst ˈsizən æt ðə eɪʤ əv 33 soʊ waɪl ðət ˈsərtənli ædz tɪ ðə ˈrizənz ðət ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪl bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ straɪk, ɪt dɪz səˈʤɛst ðət ˈməltəpəl jɪrz ər ˈplɔzəbəl. ðɛr ər ˈivɪn səm ˈrisənt θˈriˌjɪr dilz ðət ɔt tɪ bi kənˈsɪdərd, pərˈhæps: ˈkoʊdi rɔs 26mm*) ənd ʤeɪmz ˈloʊni 21mm*). ˌhaʊˈɛvər, boʊθ hæd ə ˈstrɔŋgər wɔk jɪr ðən pɪrs ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˈhɪstəri əv mɔr kənˈsɪstənt pərˈfɔrməns, ˈmeɪkɪŋ θri jɪrz ə ˈlɔfti goʊl. hɑrd, ˈrɪli, tɪ noʊ wət ˈmɑrkɪt tɪ pleɪs pɪrs ɪn. ju kʊd vju ɪm ɛz ə fərst ˈɔpʃən ə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd baɪ ʤɑn ˈjɑsoʊ ənd maɪk ˈnæpəli ər hi kʊd bi grupt ɪm wɪθ pleɪərz ðət kʊd stɑrt æt ˈməltəpəl pəˈzɪʃənz. ðət grup ɪz, əv kɔrs, ˈhɛˌdlaɪnd baɪ bɛn ˈzɑbrɪst ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ˈdænjəl ˈmərfi, ˈkɛli ˈʤɑnsən, ənd pərˈhæps ʧeɪs ˈətli. ɪn tərmz əv 2015 pərˈdəkʃən, pɪrs ˈsərtənli ðə moʊst ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ neɪm ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, bət ðə vərˈaɪəti əv roʊlz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈfɪlɪŋ ənd ðə ˈmɪriəd ˈmɑrkɪts ɪn wɪʧ hi kʊd bi ˌɪnˈkludɪd meɪk ɪm wən əv ðə mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt fri ˈeɪʤənts tɪ pɛg ðɪs offseason*. dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv kənˈtɛndərz meɪ nɑt wɪʃ tɪ ˌgɛrənˈti ɪm mɔr ðən ə bɛnʧ spɑt, bət ə ər frɪnʤ kləb kʊd lʊk æt pɪrs ənd si ə pleɪər ðət həz 35 taɪmz ˈoʊvər hɪz pæst 669 pleɪt əˈpɪrənsəz ənd hoʊp ðət, ɪf ˈgɪvɪn ˈrɛgjələr pleɪɪŋ taɪm, hi kʊd hɪt 25 ər mɔr ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsizən æt wət kʊd bi ə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈbɑrgɪn reɪt. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ spɔrts ˈɪmɪʤɪz.
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players don’t get much more difficult to value than orioles utilityman steve pearce. the 32-year-old was little more than a journeyman for much of his career, but that narrative has shifted — and then continued to change — in recent years.
let’s pick things up in 2013, when pearce put up his first above-average offensive season. he slashed a useful .261/.362/.420 that year for baltimore, but played in only 44 games. that campaign, combined with the similarly useful .254/.321/.437 line he cobbled together in 28 games the previous season, was good enough for the o’s to give him a $850k arbitration salary. however, that salary wasn’t enough to deter the o’s from an early-season dfa in 2014. the blue jays claimed him on waivers, but pearce declined the claim so he could re-sign with baltimore.
so, what did pearce do after going back to the o’s? only this: slash .293/.373/.556, hit 21 home runs, and post five to six war (depending upon one’s preferred source) over 383 plate appearances.
that incredible breakout led to a difficult valuation matter in and of itself, as pearce presented a hard-to-peg arb case. he and the team split the difference between their widely divergent filing numbers ($2mm from the team, $5.4mm from the player), settling on a $3.7mm salary.
the 2014 version of pearce looked like a mirage in the early going this year. he limped out of the gates, lost power output and playing time, and ultimately spent a lengthy stretch on the dl. but a funny thing happened, again. it’s a short sample of under 100 plate appearances, but pearce owns a .230/.316/.529 slash and has hit seven home runs in the season’s second half. however one feels about pearce’s trajectory, his late-season surge lends some credence to the idea that he can approach — if not replicate — his career-best year.
it’s noteworthy that even the newly-resurgent pearce doesn’t have the on-base numbers that he carried in his sterling ’14 campaign. looking at the season as a whole, his walk rate has dropped (from 10.4% to 7%, year over year), and that’s certainly a cause for some level of concern. however, he’s also been had some poor luck. pearce’s groundball-to-flyball rate and home run-per-flyball rates are steady. his line drive rate is slightly up, and he’s making only slightly less hard contact. but his babip has plummeted to .243 — well below his career level and nearly 100 points shy of what he carried last season.
another thing has occurred along the way that is worthy of note. pearce had long played exclusively in the corner outfield or at first base. he’s generally received solid-to-good ratings by defensive metrics, though there has been quite a bit of variance in a series of short samples. this year, though, the o’s slotted pearce in at second when a need arose. he’s only spent 121 2/3 innings there, hardly enough to draw definitive conclusions, but both drs and uzr combined to value him as an approximately average performer. at the very least, he’s shown enough to think he can play some second base in a pinch, even if there probably aren’t any teams that would consider playing him there with any sort of regularity.
comps are virtually impossible in this case, but there are at least some data points to consider. platoon outfielders like nate mclouth, rajai davis, and david murphy have commanded two-year deals at $5mm to $6mm in annual salary in recent markets. defensively-limited sluggers such as michael morse (two years, $16mm), marlon byrd (same), kendrys morales (two years, $17mm) and michael cuddyer (two years, $21mm) have earned more. on the low end of the spectrum, jeff baker and garrett jones represent a pair of part-time bats that received relatively minor totals of $3.7mm and $7.75mm on two-year deals. neither player had ever turned in a season even close to pearce’s 2014 campaign, so in spite of some 2015 struggles, one would imagine pearce has separated himself from that range.
each of the above players was heading into at least his age-32 season when signing, and all but morales and mclouth were even older than that. pearce will play next season at the age of 33, so while that certainly adds to the reasons that a longer-term contract will be difficult to strike, it does suggest that multiple years are plausible. there are even some recent lower-aav three-year deals that ought to be considered, perhaps: cody ross ($26mm) and james loney ($21mm). however, both had a stronger walk year than pearce as well as a history of more consistent performance, making three years a lofty goal.
it’s hard, really, to know what market to place pearce in. you could view him as a first base/corner outfield/dh option — a market highlighted by john jaso and mike napoli — or he could be grouped him with super-utility players that could start at multiple positions. that group is, of course, headlined by ben zobrist and also includes daniel murphy, kelly johnson, and — perhaps — chase utley.
in terms of 2015 production, pearce certainly isn’t the most exciting name on the market, but the variety of roles he’s capable of filling and the myriad markets in which he could be included make him one of the more difficult free agents to peg this offseason. definitive contenders may not wish to guarantee him more than a bench spot, but a non-contending or fringe club could look at pearce and see a player that has homered 35 times over his past 669 plate appearances and hope that, if given regular playing time, he could hit 25 or more in a single season at what could be a relatively bargain rate.
photo courtesy of usa today sports images.
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ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə bɑmˈbɑrdmənt əv ˈgɑzə, θri ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈɑrtɪsts ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ðə ˈblədˌʃɛd baɪ trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə rɪˈmeɪnz ˈɪntu wərks əv ɑrt θru ˈskəlpʧərz ənd ˈpeɪnɪŋz. ðə əv ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈɑrtɪst ˈɪsə wɑz ˈbædli dɪˈstrɔɪd wɪn ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈfaɪtər ʤɛts əˈtækt hɪz haʊs ənd dɪˈstrɔɪd ɪt. hɪz ˈpeɪnɪŋz, wɪʧ hæŋ ɪn ˈmɛni ˈgæləriz ənd ˌɛksəˈbɪʃənz əraʊnd ðə wərld, wɑz bərnd. hi prɪˈfərd tɪ drɔ ə nu ˈpeɪnɪŋ ðət dɪˈpɪkts ðə ˈrəbəl əv hɪz haʊs. moʊˈhæmɪd al-zummar*, ə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən mæn ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ə strit kəˈfeɪ, kəˈlɛktəd ˌənɪkˈsploʊdɪd ʃɛlz ənd dɪfˈjuzd ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən raʊnz, æt hɪz haʊs, ənd juzd ðɛm tɪ fɔrm ˌdɛkərˈeɪʃənz ənd adornments*, roʊt ɔn ɪt ɪn ˈdɪfərənt ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz, rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə ʃɛlz ˈɪntu ˈvɑzɪz, ðə ˈɛmti raʊnz ˈɪntu mˈjuzɪkəl ˈsɪmbəlz, ənd ðə ʃɛlz ˈfrægmənts tɪ fɔrm ə ˈpæləˌstaɪn mæp ənd bərdz fɔrmz wɪθ rɛd ˈkələr.
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following the bombardment of gaza, three palestinian artists decided to memorialise the bloodshed by transforming the remains into works of art through sculptures and paintings.
the atelier of palestinian artist raed issa was badly destroyed when israeli fighter jets attacked his house and destroyed it. his paintings, which hang in many galleries and exhibitions around the world, was burned. he preferred to draw a new painting that depicts the rubble of his house.
mohammed al-zummar, a palestinian man working in a street cafe, collected unexploded shells and diffused ammunition rounds, at his house, and used them to form decorations and adornments, wrote on it in different languages, reforming the shells into vases, the empty rounds into musical symbols, and the shells fragments to form a palestine map and birds forms with red colour.
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ðə bænz ˈlɑrʤli əˈfɛkt ˈbiʧɪz ɔn ðə frɛnʧ rɪˈvɛrə, bət fju taʊnz hæv ˈɪʃud faɪnz ˈfrænsɪz haɪəst ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv kɔrt ɪz biɪŋ æst tɪ ˈoʊvərˌtərn biʧ bænz ˌɪmˈpoʊzd baɪ 26 taʊnz ɔn ˈwɪmən ɪn sˈwɪmˌsuts noʊn ɛz "burkinis*". ə ˈjumən raɪts grup ənd ən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈɑrgju ðə bænz ər ɪn briʧ əv frɛnʧ lɔ. meɪərz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɔn ðə ˌrɪviˈɛrə, seɪ ðə bænz ər prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈɔrdər ənd rulz ɔn ˈsɛkjələrˌɪzəm. əˈpɪnjən poʊlz səˈʤɛst moʊst frɛnʧ ˈpipəl bæk ðə bænz bət ˈməzlɪmz wɔrn ðeɪ ər biɪŋ ˈtɑrgətɪd ənˈfɛrli. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˈsərˌveɪ, 64 əv frɛnʧ ˈpipəl ər ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ðə bænz waɪl əˈnəðər 30 ər ˌɪnˈdɪfərənt. ðə bænz əˈpɪrd tɪ hæv splɪt ˈsinjər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə frɛnʧ ˈgəvərnmənt. praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər mɑnˈwɛl vɔlz ˈweɪdɪd ˈɪntu ðə dəˈbeɪt ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈbækɪŋ ðə meɪərz hu hæd meɪd ˈpəblɪk ˈɔrdər dɪˈsɪʒənz ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ðə ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst əˈtæk ɔn nis læst mənθ. ðə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ðə "ɛnsˈleɪvmənt əv ˈwɪmən", hi ˈædɪd. ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd ðət waɪl ʃi ˌdɪsəˈpruvd əv ðə ɛz ə ˈfɛmənɪst, ʃi sɔ ðə bænz ɛz ənˈwɛlkəm ənd əˈbʤɛktəd tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ðə ˈkloʊðɪŋ ə ˈwʊmən wɔr ɔn ə biʧ kʊd hæv ˈɛni lɪŋk tɪ ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ər ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst grup ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt. ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi həz ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ɪn fræns ˈæftər ˈpɪkʧərz əv pəˈlis əˈpɪrɪŋ tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ðə bæn ˈprɑmptɪd ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈæŋgər. səm əv ðə ˈwɪmən ˈpɪkʧərd ɪn nis ənd kænz wər nɑt ˈwɛrɪŋ burkinis*. ˈmidiə ˈpleɪˌbæk ɪz ənsəˈpɔrtɪd ɔn jʊr dɪˈvaɪs ˈmidiə ˈkæpʃən saɪæm, 34 tɛlz haʊ ʃi wɑz ˈrisəntli faɪnd baɪ pəˈlis ɔn ðə biʧ ɪn kænz fər ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈlɛgɪŋz, ə ˈtunɪk ənd ə saɪæm, 34 ə ˈməðər frəm tuˈluz, wɑz faɪnd 12 ˌɔlˈðoʊ ʃi ˌɪnˈsɪsts ʃi wɑz nɑt ˈwɛrɪŋ ə æt ðə taɪm bət ˈlɛgɪŋz, ə ˈʤækɪt ənd ə. "ðə pəˈlismən toʊld mi aɪ hæd tɪ wɛr kərˈɛkt ˈkloʊðɪŋ ənd wɛr ðə ɛz ə ˈhɛdˌbænd. bət aɪ lɛft ðə biʧ ənd kɛpt maɪ ɔn," ʃi toʊld ðə ˌbibiˈsi wərld ˈsərvɪs. "aɪ fɛlt laɪk ə ˈstreɪnʤər ɪn maɪ oʊn ˈkəntri. səm ˈpipəl keɪm tɪ ˈkəmfərt mi bət ˈəðərz ˌɪnˈsəltɪd mi." ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən pəˈlis ˈhændɪd aʊt ə faɪn tɪ ə ˈwʊmən ɔn ðə biʧ æt kænz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ frɛnʧ ˈdeɪli ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən sɛd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ðə ˈloʊkəl lɔz wər "ˈstupɪd" ənd ə gɪft tɪ ˈɪsləmɪst ˌprɑpəˈgændə. kbibech*, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə frɛnʧ ˈkaʊnsəl əv ðə ˈməzlɪm feɪθ (cfcm*), sɛd hi wɑz "kənˈsərnd ˈoʊvər ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk dəˈbeɪt ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ", ˈsaɪtɪŋ ðə "groʊɪŋ fɪr əv əv ˈməzlɪmz ɪn fræns". moʊst əv ðə ˈbiʧɪz wɛr bænz hæv bɪn ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ər ɔn ðə ˌrɪviˈɛrə ɪn fræns. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, fju ər θɔt tɪ hæv ˈɪʃud faɪnz ˈəðər ðən ðə əˈθɔrətiz æt kænz ənd nis, wɛr mɔr ðən 20 faɪnz hæv bɪn ˈhændɪd aʊt. ˈfrænsɪz ˈjumən raɪts lig (ldh*) ənd ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən (ccif*) ˈɑrgju ðə bænz ˈkɑntrəˌvin ˈfridəm əv əˈpɪnjən, rɪˈlɪʤən, ˈkloʊðɪŋ ənd ˈmuvmənt. ˈmidiə ˈpleɪˌbæk ɪz ənsəˈpɔrtɪd ɔn jʊr dɪˈvaɪs ˈmidiə ˈkæpʃən ˈjumən raɪts kæmˈpeɪnər sɪz bæn wɪl ˌɪnˈkris ˌsɛgrəˈgeɪʃən ðeɪ feɪld tɪ pərsˈweɪd ə kɔrt ɪn nis ðɪs wik tɪ ˈoʊvərˌtərn ə bæn æt wɛst əv nis ənd hæv ˈteɪkən ðɛr keɪs tɪ ˈfrænsɪz haɪəst ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv kɔrt, ðə ˈkaʊnsəl əv steɪt ˌdɛˈtɑ). ə ˈrulɪŋ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun. ɪn ˈləndən, əˈbaʊt 50 ˈpipəl ˈgæðərd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə frɛnʧ ˈɛmbəsi tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst əˈgɛnst ðə bæn. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt pɑ ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈproʊˌtɛstərz kriˈeɪtɪd ə feɪk biʧ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈɛmbəsi ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ðeɪ kɔld ɪt ə "wɛr wət ju wɔnt" ˈpɑrti ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈwɪmən ˈkɛrid ə saɪn ðət ʧeɪnʤd ðə læst əv ˈfrænsɪz ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈvæljuz tɪ "ˈsɪstərhʊd" ˌɪnˈstɛd əv "frəˈtərnɪti" ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt waɪ hæv ðə bænz bɪn ˌɪmˈpoʊzd? ˈæftər ə ˈmɪlətənt ˈɪsləmɪst plaʊd ə ˈlɔri ˈɪntu ˈfæməliz ɔn ðə ˈsifrənt æt nis ɔn 14 ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ˈkɪlɪŋ 86 ˈpipəl, ðə ˈsɪtiz əˈθɔrətiz sɛd ə bæn wɑz "ə nəˈsɛsɪti". ˈloʊkəl ˈlidərz hæv dɪˈskraɪbd ðɛr ˈækʃənz ɛz əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ənd prəˈpɔrʃənət. bət ðə bænz ər nɑt ʤɪst ə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə speɪt əv ˈdɛdli ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst əˈtæks ɔn frɛnʧ sɔɪl. fræns həz lɔz ɔn ˈsɛkjələrˌɪzəm, ənd ðə nis bæn ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn "kərˈɛkt drɛs, rɪˈspɛktfəl əv ækˈsɛptɪd ˈkəstəmz ənd ˈsɛkjələrˌɪzəm, ɛz wɛl ɛz rulz əv ˈhaɪˌʤin ənd əv ˈseɪfti ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈbeɪðɪŋ ˈɛriəz". ðə ˈkaʊnsəl əv steɪt ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ teɪk 48 aʊərz tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ɪts ˈvərdɪkt, bət ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstər həz sɛd ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ stɑp meɪərz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈækʃən, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ɪt ɪz "ˈrɪgərəsli prəˈpɔrʃənət". wət frɛnʧ lɔ sɪz ɔn ˈsɛkjələrˌɪzəm ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈkloʊðɪŋ ɪn 2010 fræns bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntri tɪ bæn ðə veɪl ɪn ˈpəblɪk ə 2004 lɔ fərˈbɪdz ðə ˈwɛrɪŋ əv rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈɛmbləmz ɪn skulz ənd ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ðə 1905 ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən eɪmz tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ʧərʧ ənd steɪt. ɪt ˈsɛkjələrˌɪzəm ɪn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˌgɛrənˈtiz ðə ˈfridəm əv rɪˈlɪʤən ənd ˈfridəm tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪt. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl tɛkst meɪd noʊ ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ˈkloʊðɪŋ ðə meɪər əv kænz' ˈrulɪŋ
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image copyright epa/ap image caption the bans largely affect beaches on the french rivera, but few towns have issued fines
france's highest administrative court is being asked to overturn beach bans imposed by 26 towns on women in full-body swimsuits known as "burkinis".
a human rights group and an anti-islamophobia association argue the bans are in breach of french law.
mayors, particularly on the riviera, say the bans are protecting public order and rules on secularism.
opinion polls suggest most french people back the bans but muslims warn they are being targeted unfairly.
according to an ifop survey, 64% of french people are in favour of the bans while another 30% are indifferent.
the bans appeared to have split senior members of the french government.
prime minister manuel valls waded into the debate on thursday, backing the mayors who had made public order decisions in the aftermath of the jihadist attack on nice last month. the burkini represented the "enslavement of women", he added.
education minister najat vallaud-belkacem said that while she disapproved of the burkini as a feminist, she saw the bans as unwelcome and objected to the idea that the clothing a woman wore on a beach could have any link to terrorism or jihadist group islamic state.
the controversy has intensified in france after pictures of police appearing to enforce the ban prompted widespread anger. some of the women pictured in nice and cannes were not wearing burkinis.
media playback is unsupported on your device media caption siam, 34, tells how she was recently fined by police on the beach in cannes for wearing leggings, a tunic and a headscarf
siam, 34, a mother from toulouse, was fined €11 (£9; $12), although she insists she was not wearing a burkini at the time but leggings, a jacket and a headscarf.
"the policeman told me i had to wear correct clothing and wear the hijab as a headband. but i left the beach and kept my hijab on," she told the bbc world service. "i felt like a stranger in my own country. some people came to comfort me but others insulted me."
image caption police handed out a fine to a fully-clothed woman on the beach at cannes on monday
french daily liberation said on thursday that the local laws were "stupid" and a gift to islamist propaganda.
anouar kbibech, president of the french council of the muslim faith (cfcm), said he was "concerned over the direction the public debate is taking", citing the "growing fear of stigmatisation of muslims in france".
most of the beaches where bans have been imposed are on the riviera in south-east france.
however, few are thought to have issued fines other than the authorities at cannes and nice, where more than 20 fines have been handed out.
france's human rights league (ldh) and the anti-islamophobia association (ccif) argue the bans contravene freedom of opinion, religion, clothing and movement.
media playback is unsupported on your device media caption human rights campaigner says burkini ban will increase segregation
they failed to persuade a court in nice this week to overturn a ban at villeneuve-loubet west of nice and have taken their case to france's highest administrative court, the council of state (conseil d'etat). a ruling is expected on friday afternoon.
in london, about 50 people gathered outside the french embassy to protest against the burkini ban.
image copyright pa image caption protesters created a fake beach outside the embassy
image copyright epa image caption they called it a "wear what you want" party
image copyright epa image caption women carried a sign that changed the last of france's revolutionary values to "sisterhood" instead of "fraternity"
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why have the bans been imposed?
after a militant islamist ploughed a lorry into families on the seafront at nice on 14 july, killing 86 people, the city's authorities said a ban was "a necessity".
local leaders have described their actions as appropriate and proportionate.
but the bans are not just a response to a spate of deadly jihadist attacks on french soil. france has long-standing laws on secularism, and the nice ban focused on "correct dress, respectful of accepted customs and secularism, as well as rules of hygiene and of safety in public bathing areas".
the council of state is expected to take 48 hours to deliver its verdict, but the interior minister has said there is nothing to stop mayors taking action, as long as it is "rigorously proportionate".
what french law says on secularism and religious clothing
in 2010, france became the first european country to ban the full-face veil in public
a 2004 law forbids the wearing of religious emblems in schools and colleges
the 1905 constitution aims to separate church and state. it enshrines secularism in education but also guarantees the freedom of religion and freedom to exercise it. the original text made no reference to clothing
the mayor of cannes' ruling
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ɪf nu ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪz nɑt pæst, ðə juz. kʊd goʊ ˈoʊvər ə "ˈdɛri klɪf" ðət kʊd bust mɪlk ˈpraɪsɪz tɪ 8 ə ˈgælən. ən 8 ˈgælən əv mɪlk? ðæts wət ju kʊd bi siɪŋ æt ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt, ɪf ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈdəzənt pæs ə nu fɑrm bɪl sun. waɪ ðə ˈpɑsəbəl ʤəmp ɔf ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld "ˈdɛri klɪf" ənd pəˈtɛnʃəl praɪs haɪk? ðə fɑrm bɪl frəm 2008 wɪʧ ˈoʊvərˈroʊd ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən frəm bæk ɪn 1949 ɪz sɛt tɪ ɪkˈspaɪr æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr, ˌriˈpɔrtəd. wɪˈθaʊt ə fɑrm bɪl, ðə lɔ wʊd rɪˈvərt tɪ ðə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt wən, wɪʧ wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ baɪ ˈdɛri ˈprɑdəkts æt əˈbaʊt twaɪs ðə ˈmɑrkɪt reɪt. ðət oʊld lɔ wɑz ɛˈnæktəd wɪn ðə ˈdɛri ˈɪndəstri wɑz fɑr lɛs ɪˈfɪʃənt ənd fɑr sˈmɔlər ðən ɪt ɪz təˈdeɪ, ˈɛnˈpiˈɑr ɪkˈspleɪnd. juz. ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər tɑm toʊld ˈɛnˈpiˈɑr ðət du tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈkrist praɪs ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd hæv tɪ peɪ, ˈdɛri prəˈdusərz wʊd bi fɔrst tɪ sɛl tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn lɑrʤ kˈwɑntətiz ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz ɪn stɔrz ənd ˈəltəmətli ˈmeɪʤər praɪs haɪks. ðət wʊd hɪt əˈmɛrɪkənz' ˈwɔləts hɑrd. "ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz, ɪts ðə ˈrizən waɪ wiv hæd ˈfɛrli ruˈtin ɪkˈstɛnʃənz əv ðə fɑrm bɪl fər ðə pæst 50 jɪrz," hi toʊld ˈɛnˈpiˈɑr. ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ðə 2008 fɑrm bɪl kəmz æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr, ənd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ krɪs ˈgeɪlən, ˈsinjər vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz fər ðə ˈnæʃənəl mɪlk prəˈdusərz ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən, "ˈgrɪˌdlɑk ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl" ɪz waɪ ə voʊt fər ə nu bɪl ɪz biɪŋ pʊʃt tɪ ðə læst ˈmɪnət. "ɪts ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn ənd ˈʃətˌdaʊn wi hæd ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər," hi toʊld. ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ɪf ˈkɑŋgrəs feɪlz tɪ pæs ə nu fɑrm bɪl, ðɛr kʊd bi ə 9 pərˈsɛnt drɔp ɪn dəˈmɛstɪk ˈdɛri dɪˈmænd, ənd ðə ˈdɛri ˈɛkspɔrt ˈɪndəstri kʊd ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˌdɪsəˈpɪr.
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if new legislation is not passed, the u.s. could go over a "dairy cliff" that could boost milk prices to $8 a gallon.
an $8 gallon of milk? that's what you could be seeing at the supermarket, if congress doesn't pass a new farm bill soon.
why the possible jump off the so-called "dairy cliff" and potential price hike? the farm bill from 2008 — which overrode legislation from back in 1949 — is set to expire at the end of the year, cnbc reported.
without a farm bill, the law would revert to the 64-year-old permanent one, which would require the government to buy dairy products at about twice the market rate. that old law was enacted when the dairy industry was far less efficient and far smaller than it is today, npr explained.
u.s. secretary of agriculture tom vilsack told npr that due to the increased price the government would have to pay, dairy producers would be forced to sell to the government in large quantities — causing shortages in stores and ultimately major price hikes.
that would hit americans' wallets hard.
"in most cases, it's the reason why we've had fairly routine extensions of the farm bill for the past 50 years," he told npr.
the deadline to extend the 2008 farm bill comes at the end of the year, and according to chris galen, senior vice president of communications for the national milk producers federation, "gridlock on capitol hill" is why a vote for a new bill is being pushed to the last minute.
"it's very similar to the showdown and shutdown we had in october," he told cnbc.
cnbc reported that if congress fails to pass a new farm bill, there could be a 9 percent drop in domestic dairy demand, and the dairy export industry could essentially disappear.
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ˈmidiə ˈpleɪˌbæk ɪz nɑt səˈpɔrtɪd ɔn ðɪs dɪˈvaɪs ˈhaɪˌlaɪts: ɪn ˈdəbəlz ˈglɔri ˈʤɑnəθən bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈbrɪtən tɪ wɪn ðə ˈwɪmbəldən mɛnz ˈdəbəlz ˈtaɪtəl fər 76 jɪrz ˈæftər ˈvɪktəri wɪθ ˈwaɪldˌkɑrd ˈpɑrtnər ˈnilsən., 31 ənd deɪn ˈnilsən ˈoʊnli timd əp θri ɪˈvɛnts əˈgoʊ bət bit fɪθ sidz ˈrɑbərt ˈlɪndstɪt ənd ˈpætrɪk juz ənd ˈreɪmənd ˈtəki wər ðə læst ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈwɪnərz ɪn 1936 ˈmidiə ˈpleɪˌbæk ɪz nɑt səˈpɔrtɪd ɔn ðɪs dɪˈvaɪs ˈwɪmbəldən 2012 ˈʤɑnəθən ənd ˈnilsən ɔn 'ˌɪnˈseɪn' wɪn "wət ə greɪt ˈɑnər," sɛd. "aɪ ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈʧɛrɪʃ ˈɛvəri ˈmoʊmənt. θæŋks tɪ ˈfrɛdi. ɪt wɑz mɛnt tɪ bi." ðə læst ˈbrɪtənz tɪ riʧ ðə mɛnz ˈdəbəlz ˈfaɪnəl wər ˈbɑbi ˈwɪlsən ənd maɪk ˈdeɪviz ɪn 1960 hæd ˈnɛvər bɪn pæst ðə θərd raʊnd ɪn hɪz ˈpriviəs 10 əˈtɛmpts ɪn ðə ˈdəbəlz, ənd hæd tɪ rɪkˈwɛst ə ˈwaɪldˌkɑrd ˈɛntri wɪθ ˈrisənt ˈpɑrtnər ˈnilsən, huz ˈgrænˌfɑðər kərt pleɪd ɪn ðə ˈwɪmbəldən mɛnz ˈsɪŋgəlz ˈfaɪnəl ɪn 1953 ənd 1955 bət ˌɪnˈstɛd əv biɪŋ ˈdɔntɪd baɪ ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə fər ðə læst tu jɪrz ɔn wən əv ðə spɔrts ˈbɪgəst ˈsteɪʤɪz, ənd ˈnilsən wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə ˈsɛntər kɔrt kraʊd wɪθ ə fər ˈsənˌdi. ˈændi ˈməri ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbɪdɪŋ tɪ bi ðə fərst ˈbrɪtɪʃ mɛnz ˈsɪŋgəlz ˈʧæmpiən fər 76 jɪrz wɪn hi ˈfeɪsɪz ˈʧæmpiən ˈrɑʤər ˈfɛdərər æt bst*. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɔn frəm səˈrinə ˈwɪljəmzɪz wɪn ˈoʊvər ɪn ðə ˈwɪmənz ˈfaɪnəl, ənd ˈnilsən stɛpt ˈɔntu ˈsɛntər kɔrt ʤɪst ˈæftər bst*. moʊst ˈrisənt ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈdəbəlz ˈwɪnərz æt ˈwɪmbəldən mɛnz ˈdəbəlz: 1936 pæt juz ˈreɪmənd ˈtəki pæt juz ˈreɪmənd ˈtəki ˈwɪmənz ˈdəbəlz: 1956 ˈænʤələ ˈbəkstən wɪθ ælˈθiə ˈgɪbsən (ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ) ˈænʤələ ˈbəkstən wɪθ ælˈθiə ˈgɪbsən (ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ) mɪkst ˈdəbəlz: 1987 ˈʤɛrəˌmi beɪts ʤoʊ ˈdʊri ˈʤɛrəˌmi beɪts ʤoʊ ˈdʊri mɪkst ˈdəbəlz: 2007 ˈʤeɪmi ˈməri wɪθ ˈʤæŋkəvɪk (ser*) ðə ˈoʊnli breɪk əv ðə fərst sɛt keɪm ɪn geɪm ˈsɛvən ɔf ðə sərv əv ˈnilsən. ənd ˈnilsən fɔt bæk tɪ breɪk sˈwidənz ˈlɪndstɪt ɪn ðə dɪˈsaɪsɪv geɪm əv ðə ˈsɛkənd sɛt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛʤɪŋ ðə ɪn ðə θərd. ə brif ʃaʊər kɔzd ə dɪˈleɪ waɪl ðə rʊf wɑz kloʊzd æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə fɔrθ sɛt, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ wɛnt wɪθ sərv ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈnilsən lɔst ðə tɪ sɛt əp ə ˌdɪˈsaɪdər. ðeɪ meɪd ə fæst stɑrt tɪ ðə fɪθ sɛt ənd broʊk roʊˈmeɪniən sərv ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd geɪm ənd hɛld ðɛr nərv fər tɪ sərv aʊt fər ðə ˈtaɪtəl ɪn θri aʊərz 20 ˈmɪnəts. "ɪts ˌɪnˈseɪn," sɛd ˈnilsən. "ɪf ju hæd toʊld mi θri wiks əˈgoʊ aɪ ˈwʊdənt hæv bɪˈlivd ju. ɪts baɪ fɑr ðə bɛst θɪŋ aɪv ˈɛvər ɪkˈspɪriənst ɪn ˈtɛnɪs. ðə kraʊd gɑt ˈjuˈɛs goʊɪŋ." sɛd hi kʊd nɑt kwaɪt bɪˈliv hi hæd wən ðə ˈtaɪtəl, ˈædɪŋ: "wɪn aɪ si maɪ frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli ənd spik tɪ ðɛm əˈbaʊt ɪt, ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ə fju deɪz, ə fju wiks, əm ʃʊr ɪt wɪl sɪŋk ɪn ə bɪt mɔr. "ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ ə gʊd wik ɪn ˈnɑtɪŋˌhæm ə ˈkəpəl wiks əˈgoʊ, aɪ ˈrɪli θɔt wi kʊd du wɛl hir. ˈɑbviəsli aɪ ˈdɪdənt θɪŋk wi kʊd ˈɛvər wɪn ɪt, bət ɛz ðə wik wɛnt ɔn wi kɛpt ˈgeɪnɪŋ ˈkɑnfədɛns ənd ˈkəmɪŋ θru səm taɪt ˈmæʧɪz."
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media playback is not supported on this device highlights: marray in doubles glory
jonathan marray became the first briton to win the wimbledon men's doubles title for 76 years after victory with wildcard partner frederik nielsen.
sheffield-based marray, 31, and dane nielsen only teamed up three events ago but beat fifth seeds robert lindstedt and horia tecau 4-6 6-4 7-6 6-7 6-3.
patrick hughes and raymond tuckey were the last british winners in 1936.
media playback is not supported on this device wimbledon 2012: jonathan marray and frederik nielsen on 'insane' win
"what a great honour," said marray. "i just wanted to cherish every moment. thanks to freddie. it was meant to be."
the last britons to reach the men's doubles final were bobby wilson and mike davies in 1960.
marray had never been past the third round in his previous 10 attempts in the doubles, and had to request a wildcard entry with recent partner nielsen, whose grandfather kurt played in the wimbledon men's singles final in 1953 and 1955.
but instead of being daunted by facing the runners-up for the last two years on one of the sport's biggest stages, marray and nielsen were able to provide the centre court crowd with a tantalising appetiser for sunday.
andy murray is also bidding to be the first british men's singles champion for 76 years when he faces six-time champion roger federer at 14:00 bst.
following on from serena williams's three-set win over agnieszka radwanska in the women's final, marray and nielsen stepped onto centre court just after 17:00 bst.
most recent british doubles winners at wimbledon men's doubles: 1936 - pat hughes & raymond tuckey
- pat hughes & raymond tuckey women's doubles: 1956 - angela buxton with althea gibson (usa)
- angela buxton with althea gibson (usa) mixed doubles: 1987 - jeremy bates & jo durie
- jeremy bates & jo durie mixed doubles: 2007 - jamie murray with jelena jankovic (ser)
the only break of the first set came in game seven off the serve of 28-year-old nielsen.
marray and nielsen fought back to break sweden's lindstedt in the decisive game of the second set before edging the tie-break 7-5 in the third.
a brief shower caused a delay while the roof was closed at the start of the fourth set, which also went with serve before marray and nielsen lost the tie-break 7-5 to set up a decider.
they made a fast start to the fifth set and broke romanian tecau's serve in the second game and held their nerve for marray to serve out for the title in three hours 20 minutes.
"it's insane," said nielsen. "if you had told me three weeks ago i wouldn't have believed you. it's by far the best thing i've ever experienced in tennis. the crowd got us going."
marray said he could not quite believe he had won the title, adding: "when i see my friends and family and speak to them about it, over the course of a few days, a few weeks, i'm sure it will sink in a bit more.
"after having a good week in nottingham a couple weeks ago, i really thought we could do well here. obviously i didn't think we could ever win it, but as the week went on we kept gaining confidence and coming through some tight matches."
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ðə ˈɛriə əv ðə rɛd ˈsərkəlz ɔn ðɪs mæp ɪz prəˈpɔrʃənəl tɪ ðə smuðd ˈrɛlətɪv ˈnəmbər əv ˈmɛnʃənz əv ˌɪnfluˈɛnzə ɪn ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz θruaʊt ðə lændz ɪn ðə læst fɔr mənθs əv 1918 ɪn ðə seɪm veɪn ɛz ˈgugəl wɑz dɪˈtɛktɪŋ ˌɪnfluˈɛnzə ˌɛpəˈdɛmɪks ˈjuzɪŋ sərʧ ˈɪnʤən kˈwiri ˈdætə, pərˈhæps ðiz ˈnəmbərz əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt ðə ˈloʊkəl əv ˌɪnfluˈɛnzə mɔrˈbɪdəti. ðə pænˈdɛmɪk, kɔld ˈspænɪʃ flu, kɪld æt list faɪv taɪmz mɔr ˈpipəl ðən wərld wɔr aɪ. hir ɪz ə ʧɑrt əv ɪts mɔrˈtæləti ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ənd weɪlz (sɔrs: ˈɛdwɪn oʊ. ˈʤɔrdən, ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk ˌɪnfluˈɛnzə: ə ˈsərˌveɪ, 1927 ðə θri weɪvz əˈkərd æt ˈsɪmələr taɪmz ˈwərldˈwaɪd. aɪ ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ɔn ðə ˈsɛkənd, moʊst ˈdɛdli weɪv ɪn ðə ˈɛmpaɪər ənd ɪn ðə steɪts ðət ˈimərʤd ɪn ɪts lændz. ðə sərʧ əv ˈænoʊ (ˈɔstriən ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv əv ðə ˈɔstriən ˈnæʃənəl ˈlaɪbrɛˌri) əˈlaʊd mi tɪ kaʊnt ɔl ðə əˈkərənsɪz əv ðə wərdz {grippe*, ˌɪnfluˈɛnzə}, {chřipka*, chřipky*, chřipce*, chřipku*, chřipkou*} (ɪn ðə ʧɛk ˈnuzˌpeɪpər dělnické*é listy*), ənd {grypa*, grypą*ą, grypę*ę, grypie*, grypy*, ˌɪnfluˈɛnzə, influenzy*} (ɪn ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈnuzˌpeɪpər) baɪ ðə deɪ əv ðɛr ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən ɪn 27 ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz frəm 14 ˈsɪtiz ənd taʊnz. ə ˈlɪtəl saɪd ˌdɪˈskəvri ɪz ðət ðə neɪm flu”*” ɪn ɔl θri ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz fərst əˈpɪrd ɪn prɪnt æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1918 dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ˌɪˈnækjərəsi əv ðɪs ˈmɛθəd, əˈməŋ ˈəðərz du tɪ ˈɛrərz ənd ðə ˈʃædoʊɪŋ əv ðə ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk baɪ ˈəðər ˈtɑpɪks laɪk ðə sərˈɛndər əv, ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈmɑnɑrki, ənd ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns əv ˈnæʃənəl steɪts, nɔɪz tɛndz tɪ ˈkænsəl aʊt. aɪ ˌɪnˈspɛktɪd ɔl 29 ˈmɛnʃənz əv flu ɪn ɪn ðə wik əv ɔkt 1918 aʊt əv ðɛm: 19 kənˈsərnd ˈloʊkəl ɪˈvɛnts, 4 kənˈsərnd ɪˈvɛnts ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɪn ˈɔstriə, 5 kənˈsərnd ɪˈvɛnts ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɪn ˈjʊrəp. aɪ ˈfɪtɪd ðə kərv tɪ ðə ˈkjumjələtɪv ˈnəmbərz, ˈkipɪŋ ɪn maɪnd ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈɪʃuz əv səm ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz frəm ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr ər ˈmɪsɪŋ frəm ˈænoʊ (ˈriˌkɔl ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns). fər ˈɪnstəns, hir ɪz ðə bɛst fɪt fər ðə ˈkjumjələtɪv ˈnəmbər əv taɪmz flu wɑz ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn viˈɛnə: ənd ə ʧɑrt əv ˈmɛnʃənz əv flu pər wik ɪn ðə seɪm ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz: aɪ traɪd ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ˈændru kleɪm ðət ˈspænɪʃ flu tɪpt ðə ˈbæləns əv paʊər təˈwɔrdz ðə ɪn ðə læst deɪz əv wərld wɔr aɪ. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ˈmɛni bəˈlɪʤərənt steɪts du nɑt hæv ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈɑrˌkaɪvz əv ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz frəm 1918 ðə ˈʤərmən ˈɑrˌkaɪvz ər unsearchable*, ənd ənd ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈɑrˌkaɪv ər ˈjusləs: ðə ˈmɛnʃənz əv ər ˌɪnfluˈɛnzə ɪn frɛnʧ ənd ˈbrɪtɪʃ prɛs ər fju ənd fɑr bɪtˈwin ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts, ə saɪn əv ˈwɔrˌtaɪm ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs ˈteɪbəl frəm ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk ˌɪnfluˈɛnzə: ə ˈsərˌveɪ ʃoʊɪŋ ðət ðə haɪəst mɔrˈtæləti ɪn fræns ənd ˈʤərməni meɪks mi daʊt kleɪm: ðə mæp əv əˈbəv kəmz frəm [mæks plæŋk ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ˈrisərʧ] ənd [ʧɛr fər ʤiˈɑdəsi ənd geoinformatics*, ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv] 2012 ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈhɪstəri kəˈlɛkʃən (sˈlaɪtli ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ˈvərʒən əv ə baɪ ənd ˈsigər 2010 (rumpler*, eɪʧ. ənd ˈsigər, ɛm. 2010 daɪ bænd ix*: strukturen*. 2 teilband*: daɪ gəˈsɛlʃæft dər ɪm kartenbild*. verwaltungs*-, sozial*- ənd infrastrukturen*. vɔn 1910 win). ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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the area of the red circles on this map is proportional to the smoothed relative number of mentions of influenza in newspapers throughout the austro–hungarian lands in the last four months of 1918. in the same vein as google was detecting influenza epidemics using search engine query data, perhaps these numbers approximate the local timeseries of influenza morbidity.
the 1918–1919 pandemic, called spanish flu, killed at least five times more people than world war i. here is a chart of its mortality in england and wales (source: edwin o. jordan, epidemic influenza: a survey, 1927):
the three waves occurred at similar times worldwide. i concentrated on the second, most deadly wave in the austro–hungarian empire and in the states that emerged in its lands. the full-text search of anno (austrian newspapers online, a digitisation initiative of the austrian national library) allowed me to count all the occurrences of the words {grippe, influenza}, {chřipka, chřipky, chřipce, chřipku, chřipkou} (in the czech newspaper dělnické listy), and {grypa, grypą, grypę, grypie, grypy, influenza, influenzy} (in the polish newspaper kurjer lwowski) by the day of their publication in 27 newspapers from 14 cities and towns. a little side discovery is that the name “spanish flu” in all three languages first appeared in print at the beginning of july 1918.
despite the inevitable inaccuracy of this method, among others due to ocr errors and the shadowing of the epidemic by other topics like the surrender of austria–hungary, the end of the monarchy, and the independence of national states, noise tends to cancel out. i inspected all 29 mentions of flu in kurjer lwowski in the week of oct 7–13, 1918. out of them:
19 concerned local events,
4 concerned events elsewhere in austria,
5 concerned events elsewhere in europe.
i fitted the gompertz curve to the cumulative numbers, keeping in mind the fact that the issues of some newspapers from the end of the year are missing from anno (recall the independence). for instance, here is the best fit for the cumulative number of times flu was mentioned in newspapers published in vienna:
and a full-year chart of mentions of flu per week in the same newspapers:
i tried also to verify andrew price–smith’s claim that spanish flu tipped the balance of power towards the entente in the last days of world war i. unfortunately, many belligerent states do not have online archives of newspapers from 1918, the german archives are unsearchable, and gallica and the british newspaper archive are useless: the mentions of grippe or influenza in french and british press are few and far between outside advertisements, a sign of wartime censorship. however, this table from epidemic influenza: a survey showing that the highest mortality co-occurred in france and germany makes me doubt price–smith’s claim:
the map of austria–hungary above comes from mpidr [max planck institute for demographic research] and cgg [chair for geodesy and geoinformatics, university of rostock] 2012: mpidr population history gis collection (slightly modified version of a gis-file by rumpler and seger 2010) – rostock (rumpler, h. and seger, m. 2010: die habsburgermonarchie 1848–1918. band ix: soziale strukturen. 2. teilband: die gesellschaft der habsburgermonarchie im kartenbild. verwaltungs-, sozial- und infrastrukturen. nach dem zensus von 1910, wien).
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ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 1992 raɪt ˌbiˈfɔr bɪl ˈklɪntən dɪˈfitɪd ʤɔrʤ eɪʧ. ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ, ˈgroʊvər ˈnɔrkwɪst ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈlɛŋθi ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈspɛkteɪtər prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ðə ˈhɔrərz ə ˈklɪntən ˈprɛzɪdənsi wʊd ˈəʃər ɪn. ˈnɔrkwɪst ˈfoʊkɪst hɪz əˈtɛnʃən nɑt ɔn ðə ˈjuʒəwəl kənˈsərvətɪv stægˈfleɪʃən, bɪg ˈgəvərnmənt, ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈʤəʤɪz bət ˈrəðər ɔn wət hi wɑz ˈsərtən wʊd bi ə ˈmæsɪv, səˈsteɪnd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk kæmˈpeɪn tɪ juz ðə paʊər əv ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɛnˈtrɛnʧ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk kənˈtroʊl. ˈnɔrkwɪst ˈrætəld ɔf ə lɔŋ lɪst əv ˈækʃənz hi prɪˈdɪktɪd ˈklɪntən wʊd ˈəndərˌteɪk: juz ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs tɪ kræk daʊn ɔn kənˈsərvətɪvz, ənˈliʃ ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪkɪŋ, ˈrɛʤɪstər ˈliʤənz əv nu ˈvoʊtərz ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli citizens”*”) æt ˈwɛlˌfɛr ˈɔfəsɪz ənd ˈprɪzən ˌɪnˈdəkʃən ˈsɛnərz, grænt ˈsɛnɪt sits tɪ ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə ənd pərˈhæps ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ ənd ðə ˈvərʤɪn ˈaɪləndz, ənd, əv kɔrs, ənˈliʃ ə weɪv əv kəmˈpəlsəri ˌjunjənəˈzeɪʃən. ˈklɪntən ˈnɛvər əˈtɛmptəd ˈɛni əv ðiz θɪŋz, əv kɔrs. bət ˈfivər drim wɑz ə ˈjusfəl ˈwɪndoʊ ˈɪntu ə ˈpurli ˌəndərˈstʊd ˈæˌspɛkt əv kənˈsərvətɪv θɔt, wɪʧ ɪz ən əbˈsɛʃən wɪθ ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ðə paʊər əv ˈgəvərnmənt kən bi juzd tɪ hɛlp ðə ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈpɑrti meɪnˈteɪn ɪts oʊn paʊər. səˈspɪʃənz əv ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts wɑz ˈmɪrli ə feɪld əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt hɪz oʊn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl moʊd, wɪʧ ɪz ˈwaɪdli ʃɛrd əˈməŋ ˈmuvmənt kənˈsərvətɪvz. ɪt wɑz ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ fɔrs bɪˈhaɪnd ðə bʊʃ feɪld 2005 kæmˈpeɪn tɪ ˈprɪvəˌtaɪz ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, wɪʧ kənˈsərvətɪvz ˈwaɪdli ənd ˈglifəli prɪˈdɪktɪd wʊd, ɪf səkˈsɛsfəl, brɪŋ tɛnz əv ˈmɪljənz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈɪntu ðə class”*” ənd ðəs ðɛm ˈɪntu ˈælaɪz əv ˈkæpɪtəl ˈrəðər ðən ˈleɪbər. ðɪs ɪz ðə seɪm mɛnˈtælɪti æt wərk ɪn ˈnumərəs steɪts wɛr rɪˈpəblɪkənz, ˈhævɪŋ geɪnd paʊər ɪn ðə 2010 ɪˈlɛkʃən weɪv, hæv ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkæpɪtəl ɪn ˈligəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz dɪˈzaɪnd praɪˈmɛrəli tɪ tɪlt ðə fˈjuʧər pleɪɪŋ fild ɪn ðɛr ˈfeɪvər. ðət ɪz ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈpərpəs əv ðə weɪv əv lɔz tɪ meɪk ˈvoʊtɪŋ lɛs kənˈvinjənt (ˈdɛməˌkræts biɪŋ mɔr ˈhɛvəli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd əˈməŋ spərˈædɪk ˈvoʊtərz) ənd tɪ krəʃ ˈjunjənz. ɛz məʧ ɛz rɪˈpəblɪkənz dɪˈtɛst ˈjunjənz ɛz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈæktərz, ðeɪ heɪt ðɛm fɑr mɔr ɛz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈæktərz, ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt məˈnɔrətiz əv ˈvoʊtərz ɛz dɪˈskrit ˈvoʊtɪŋ blɑks əˈlaɪnd wɪθ ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts. ðɪs ɪz ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsədən əˈtæk ɔn ˈjunjənz ɪn ˈmɪʃɪgən. læst jɪr, ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən dɪˈrɛktər əv əˈmɛrɪkənz fər prɑˈspɛrəti, ðə ˈæktɪvɪst grup, ɪkˈspleɪnd, faɪt ðiz ˈbætəlz ɔn ˈtæksɪz ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən bət ˈrɪli wət wi wʊd laɪk tɪ si ɪz tɪ teɪk ðə ˈjunjənz aʊt æt ðə niz soʊ ðeɪ hæv ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ faɪt ðiz battles.”*.” rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˌəndərˈstænd fʊl wɛl ðət ˈmɪʃɪgən linz ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk, ənd ðə həz ˈtoʊtəl paʊər æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt, soʊ ɪts bɛst juz əv ðət paʊər ɪz tɪ krəʃ wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈbæsʧənz əv səˈpɔrt fər ðə əˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈpɑrti. ˈɑbviəsli, wən ʃʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz bi səˈspɪʃəs əv ˈθɪriz ðət əˈtrɪˌbjut məˈlɪʃəs wɪl tɪ paʊər tɪ ðə ˈəðər saɪd waɪl əbˈzɑlvɪŋ oʊn ˈælaɪz əv ðə seɪm. aɪ θɪŋk ˈdɛməˌkræts əbˈsteɪn frəm ðɪs bɪˈheɪvjər (tɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ðə dɪˈgri ðə ɪmˈplɔɪz ɪt) bɪˈkəz meɪd əv ˈeɪnʤəlz. ˈrəðər, ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti kəmˈpraɪzɪz ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli dɪˈvərs ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ nɑt ʤɪst ˈleɪbər bət ˈbɪznɪs ɛz wɛl. ˈivɪn ɪf ˈdɛməˌkræts kʊd kəm əp wɪθ ə plæn tɪ krəʃ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl paʊər əv ˈbɪznɪs wɪʧ ɪz hɑrd bɪˈkəz ˈbɪznɪs ɪz weɪ ˈlɑrʤər ənd ˈstrɔŋgər ðən ˈleɪbər, ˈivɪn ɪn ˈmɪʃɪgən juʤ ʧəŋks əv ðə ˈpɑrti wʊd ˈɑbʤɛkt. wɛˈræz ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪn ðə kɛrz əˈbaʊt ˈleɪbər æt ɔl, soʊ ˈiziər tɪ ˈjunəˌfaɪ ðɛm bɪˈhaɪnd ðə kaɪnd əv wɔr ˈstrætəʤi siɪŋ hir.
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in november 1992, right before bill clinton defeated george h. w. bush, grover norquist published a lengthy article in the american spectator predicting the horrors a clinton presidency would usher in. norquist focused his attention not on the usual conservative bugbears — stagflation, big government, liberal judges — but rather on what he was certain would be a massive, sustained democratic campaign to use the power of government in order to entrench democratic control. norquist rattled off a long list of actions he predicted clinton would undertake: use the irs to crack down on conservatives, unleash government organizations to engage in politicking, register legions of new voters (“not necessarily citizens”) at welfare offices and prison induction centers, grant senate seats to the district of columbia and perhaps puerto rico and the virgin islands, and, of course, unleash a wave of compulsory unionization.
clinton never attempted any of these things, of course. but norquist’s fever dream was a useful window into a poorly understood aspect of conservative thought, which is an obsession with the ways in which the power of government can be used to help the governing party maintain its own power. norquist’s ill-founded suspicions of the democrats was merely a failed attempt to mirror-image project his own operational mode, which is widely shared among movement conservatives. it was the driving force behind the bush administration’s failed 2005 campaign to privatize social security, which conservatives widely and gleefully predicted would, if successful, bring tens of millions of americans into the “investor class” and thus transmute them into allies of capital rather than labor.
this is the same mentality at work in numerous states where republicans, having gained power in the 2010 off-year election wave, have invested their political capital in legal changes designed primarily to tilt the future playing field in their party’s favor. that is the basic purpose of the wave of laws to make voting less convenient (democrats being more heavily represented among sporadic voters) and to crush unions. as much as republicans detest unions as economic actors, they hate them far more as political actors, organizing significant minorities of voters as discrete voting blocs aligned with the democrats.
this is the best way to understand the republican party’s sudden attack on unions in michigan. last year, the michigan director of americans for prosperity, the right-wing activist group, explained, “we fight these battles on taxes and regulation but really what we would like to see is to take the unions out at the knees so they don’t have the resources to fight these battles.” republicans understand full well that michigan leans democratic, and the gop has total power at the moment, so its best use of that power is to crush one of the largest bastions of support for the opposing party.
obviously, one should always be suspicious of theories that attribute malicious will to power to the other side while absolving one’s own allies of the same. i don’t think democrats abstain from this behavior (to anything like the degree the gop employs it) because made of angels. rather, the democratic party comprises an economically diverse coalition, including not just labor but business as well. even if democrats could come up with a plan to crush the political power of business — which is hard because business is way larger and stronger than labor, even in michigan — huge chunks of the party would object. whereas nobody in the gop cares about labor at all, so easier to unify them behind the kind of political/class war strategy we’re seeing here.
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ˈkəmpəˌniz pɔɪnt tɪ ˈbɛtər ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən, bət wət əˈbaʊt ˈpraɪsɪz ənd ˈʧɔɪsɪz wɪn beɪər ənd ˌmɑnˈsæntoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈleɪtəst tɪ əˈnaʊns ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz tɪ kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt, ðeɪ ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ innovation”*” ɛz ə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈbɛnəfɪt fər ˈfɑrmərz. tɔkt tɪ ə lɔt əv groʊərz hu ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti, ˈfɑrmərz ər ˈrɪli ˈbɛtər sərvd baɪ ˈkəmpəˌniz hu hæv mɔr ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz, mɔr əv ə ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɪnʤən hu kən ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt mɔr ˈprɑdəkts ənd mɔr innovation,”*,” rɑb ˈfreɪli, ˌmɑnˈsæntoʊ ʧif tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɔfɪsər, toʊld ˈʤərnəlɪsts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmərʤər əˈnaʊnsmɛnt. goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk mɔr ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt fər ˈfɑrmərz tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ˌprɑfɪtəˈbɪlɪti ənd fid ðə wərld, hi sɛd. ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈɛntɪti wʊd spɛnd ˈbɪljən ɔn ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈænjuəli, wɪʧ ɪz əˈbaʊt twaɪs wət ˌmɑnˈsæntoʊ ˌɪnˈvɛsts təˈdeɪ, ˈfreɪli sɛd. wət dɪz ðɪs ˈprɑməst ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ˈæˌkʧuəli min tɪ ˈfɑrmərz? waɪl ˈmɛni fɪr ˈɪnˌpʊt ˈpraɪsɪz ˈraɪzɪŋ ənd ˈʧɔɪsɪz dˈwɪndəlɪŋ, səm pɔɪnt tɪ ðə ˈprɑməs əv ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ɛz ə ˈsɪlvər ˈlaɪnɪŋ. ɪgˈzæmpəl, nəˈbræskə ˈfɑrmər deɪv ˈwɔrnər sɪz hɪz meɪn ˈwəri ɪz ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv haɪər ˈpraɪsɪz. ðə ˈbækˌsaɪd, ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ˈbɛtər ənd gɪt stəf tɪ ðə ˈɪndəstri faster,”*,” ˈwɔrnər toʊld fɑrm ˈʤərnəl ““agritalk”*” ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈproʊˌgræm. ɪf ˈəltəmətli əˈpruvd baɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz, ðə dilz bɪtˈwin, ənd wʊd liv mɔr əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn fjuər əv ðə kɔrn sid ˈmɑrkɪt ənd 76 əv ˈsɔɪˌbin, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ fɑrm ˈʤərnəl ˈrisərʧ. ˈkəmpəˌniz ər əˈwɛr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈbɛtər ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ wɪn ənd kip ˈkəstəmərz. wi du nɑt faɪnd ənd dɪˈvɛləp nu ˈprɑdəkts ðət mit ðə ˈkɑnstəntli ˈʃɪftɪŋ nidz əv ˈfɑrmərz, wi wɪl nɑt θraɪv ɛz ə company,”*,” ʤeɪmz ˈkɑlɪnz, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈdupɑnt ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər dɪˈvɪʒən, toʊld ðə ˈsɛnɪt ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti ɪn ˈhirɪŋz ɔn ðə dilz. ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ənd ˌdɪˈskəvri tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɑr ˈprɑdəkt ˈɔfərɪŋz ɪz ə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt, nɑt ə choice,”*,” hi sɛd. ɪn ən eɪʤ wɛr ˈɛvəri ˈeɪkər ɪz ˈmænɪʤd wɪθ priˈsɪʒən, ˈfɑrmərz wɔnt tɪ noʊ wət tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ əv nu ˈprɑdəkts, ˈpraɪsɪz ənd haʊ ðə ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri əˈpruvəl ˈprɔˌsɛs wɪl ˌɪmˈpækt ðiz dilz. ə lɑrʤ ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ mərʤ ˈsɛvərəl ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈpaɪˌplaɪnz ɪz ən ɪkˈstrimli ˈkəmbərsəm, ˈtrɪki, ˈkɔstli ənd ˈlɛŋθi process,”*,” sɪz, ˈmænəʤɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər əv lɪŋks ˌænəˈlɪtɪks, ə rɪsk ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈmænɪʤmənt ædˈvaɪzəri fərm wɪθ ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən ɪkˈspɪriəns. nɑt ˌriəˈlɪstɪk tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ʃɔrt- ər ˈivɪn geɪnz ɪn ðə pipeline.”*.” saɪts ˈbeɪsɪk ləˈʤɪstɪks ənd ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən ˈʧælənʤɪz ɛz ðə meɪn ˈroʊdˌblɑk fər ðiz ˈkəmpəˌniz. iʧ əv ðə nu ˈɛntɪtiz wɪl nid tɪ riˈɔrgəˌnaɪz wəns kəmˈbaɪnd, wɪʧ teɪks taɪm ənd tɛndz tɪ dɪˈvərt ˈfoʊkɪs frəm ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt, hi sɪz. dɪˈvɛləp ə ˈprɑdəkt, ˈivɪn wɪθ kwɑˈdrupəl ðə stæf, ɪz stɪl goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk ə lɔŋ time,”*,” hi sɪz. ˈbɛnəfɪt tɪ ðə ˈfɑrmər ɪn ðə nɛkst 12 tɪ 18 mənθs ɪz ɪkˈstrimli unrealistic.”*.” ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, səm si ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ juˈnaɪtɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪθ strɔŋ sid dɪˈvɪʒənz (səʧ ɛz ˌmɑnˈsæntoʊ, ˈdupɑnt ˌpaɪəˈnɪr ənd) wɪθ ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈkəmpəˌniz (səʧ ɛz beɪər, ənd əˈgɛn). meɪks sɛns fər ðə ˈkɛmɪkəl saɪd əv ðə haʊs tɪ hʊk əp wɪθ ðə ʤəˈnɛtɪks saɪd əv ðə house,”*,” sɪz bɑb jəŋ, əˈmɛrɪkən fɑrm ˈbjʊroʊ ʧif ɪˈkɑnəmɪst. ˈsərtənli wət ˈhæpənd ɔn ðə saɪd ənd ðə side.”*.” ˈtimɪŋ əp sid ənd ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈɛfərts kʊd hɛlp ˈkəmpəˌniz kriˈeɪt nu ˈprɑdəkt ˈsɪstəmz ˈpɛrəˌlɛl tɪ wən əˈnəðər, wɪʧ kʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli rɪˈdus products’*’ taɪm tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt. ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə nu ˈərbɪˌsaɪd kʊd kəm ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ə nu ˈərbɪˌsaɪd trait,”*,” sɪz ˈeɪdriən ˈpərsi, beɪər hɛd əv ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə nu ˈərbɪˌsaɪd ənd treɪt təˈgɛðər ˈrəðər ðən ðə treɪt ˈweɪtɪŋ 10 tɪ 15 jɪrz ˈæftər ðə herbicide.”*.” sɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈbrɔdər ˈfɔrˌsaɪt ɪn ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ɪz nɑt ˈpəblɪkli ˈtreɪdɪd, soʊ ðɪs trænˈzækʃən wɪl əˈlaʊ tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs mɔr ˌɪnˈtɛnsli ɔn ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈsætɪsˌfaɪɪŋ ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˌɪnˈvɛstər expectations,”*,” sɪz pɔl ˈmaɪnˌhɑrt, hɛd əv ˈkɔrpərət kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə., oʊnd baɪ ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt, ɪz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈpɛstəˌsaɪd prəˈdusər. ɛz ðiz ˈkəmpəˌniz lʊk tɪ ðə fˈjuʧər, səm ˈfɑrmərz ɪkˈspɛkt fjuər ˈʧɔɪsɪz ənd haɪər ˈpraɪsɪz. wɪθ faɪv ˈmeɪʤər sid ənd ˈkɛmɪkəl səˈplaɪərz biɪŋ rɪˈdust tɪ θri, səm fɪr fjuər ˈɔpʃənz fər ˈfɑrmərz. θɪŋ aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ɪz ˈivɪn ɪf [ðə kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz] gɪt ðə grin laɪts [frəm ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz], si ə lɔt əv ənˈsərtənti ɪn tərmz əv wət ˈprɑdəkts rɪˈmeɪn, wət ər kɪld ənd wət ʤiˈɑgrəfi ɪt affects,”*,” sɪz. ju si ən 8 tɪ 15 ʤəmp ɪn ˈmɑrkɪt ʃɛr si sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˈpraɪsɪz. wi ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ə 15 tɪ 18 ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈpraɪsɪz ɪn ðə long-term.”*.” ðiz ər rəf ˈɛstəˌmeɪts, hi ædz, ənd ˈoʊnli taɪm wɪl tɛl. ənˈsərtən haʊ ˈpraɪsɪz ənd ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən wɪl bi əˈfɛktɪd bɪˈkəz ðə dilz ər nɑt jɛt ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˈhɛzɪtənt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈditeɪlz, səʧ ɛz wət kip ər dɪˈvɛst, ɛz ɪt kʊd dɪˈreɪl ðɛr ˈprɑˌgrɛs. daʊ dɪˈfɛndɪd ɪts ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən æt ə ˈrisənt ˈsɛnɪt ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti ˈhirɪŋ. ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ðɪs ɪz ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən ðət wɪl ɛnˈhæns, nɑt dɪˈmɪnɪʃ, ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kəmˈpit ɪn ðə ˈgloʊbəl sidz ənd krɑp prəˈtɛkʃən markets,”*,” sɪz tɪm ˈhæsɪnʤər, daʊ ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ. hi sɪz ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊz, ə ˈgreɪtər ˈlɛvəl əv skeɪl ənd ɪˈfɪʃənsi ðət kriˈeɪts ˈseɪvɪŋz fər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni (ənd ˈsəbsəkwəntli ðɛr ˈkəstəmərz) ənd ə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt tim lidz tɪ fɛr ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən. waɪl ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkəmpəˌniz frəm wɪʧ ˈfɑrmərz kən baɪ ˈprɑdəkts ˈdiˌkrisɪz səm seɪ ðə ˈnuli kəmˈbaɪnd ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪl stɪl faɪt tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ˈfɑrmər ˈbɪznɪs ənd bi fərst tɪ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt wɪθ nu ˈprɑdəkts. θɪŋk [ˈfɑrmərz] ər ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd ɪn səm əv ðɛr concern,”*,” jəŋ sɪz. bət hi bɪˈlivz ɪf ˈkəmpəˌniz əˈʧiv kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən, ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz bɪˈhaɪnd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ənd ðə ˈdɔlərz ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd wɪl ˌɪnˈspaɪr ðɛm tɪ faɪt ənd nail”*” fər ˈɛvəri ˈbɪznɪs. juz. ənd ˈfɔrən ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈhərdəlz wɪl ˈlaɪkli stɪl pleɪg farmers’*’ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ nu tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ˈwɛðər juz. ər ˈfɔrən ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈbɑdiz, ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪl stɪl nid tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˈməni ənd taɪm fər ˈprɑdəkt əˈpruvəl ˌbiˈfɔr nu ˈprɑdəkts hɪt ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs. əˈbaʊt haʊ lɔŋ ɪt teɪks [agribusinesses*] tɪ brɪŋ ə nu ˈprɑdəkt tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt. ðeɪ hæv ə trɪˈmɛndəs ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri faɪt, ənd ˈivɪn wəns əˈpruvd, stɪl gɑt tɪ faɪt ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən. soʊ gɑt tɪ hæv dip pockets,”*,” jəŋ sɪz. ɪt teɪks əˈprɑksəmətli 100 ˈmɪljən ənd 10 tɪ 20 jɪrz tɪ brɪŋ ə nu ˈprɑdəkt tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt frəm ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt θru ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri əˈpruvəl. ðə waɪd spæn kən ˈɔfən bi əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ ən ənˈsərtən ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri əˈpruvəl taɪm reɪnʤ. tərmz əv juz. ənd ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈbɑdiz, ˈkəmpəˌniz nid tɪ bi æt list ə ˈsərtən saɪz tɪ gɪt θru ðɪs process,”*,” sɪz. hi sɪz ˈivɪn wɪθ ə ˈlɑrʤər skeɪl ˈbɪznɪs, ˈrisərʧ teɪks taɪm, wɪʧ minz ðə ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈprɔˌsɛs maɪt nɑt bi ˈɛni ˈfæstər ðən ɪt wɑz ˌbiˈfɔr. waɪl ˈkəmpəˌniz weɪt fər ˈfaɪnəl dɪˈsɪʒənz, ˈfɑrmərz ʃʊd ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪf ənd wɪn ðə dilz ər əˈpruvd. raɪt naʊ ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ ðə ““what-ifs,”*,” bət ɪf əˈpruvd hæv ˈʧælənʤɪz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈʧælənʤɪz kʊd ˌɪnˈklud riˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ˈbɪznɪsɪz, stæf kəts, ˈprɑdəkt ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ənd ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ˈəðər kənˈsərnz. ɪz ðə moʊst ˈkrɪtɪkəl rɪsk fər ˈfɑrmərz wɪn ˈmərʤərz goʊ ahead,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnz. ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ðə raɪt sid ənd ˈkɛmɪkəl æt ðə raɪt taɪm ənd ðə raɪt pleɪs; [ˈækˌsɛs tɪ] ðɪs kʊd bi ɪn ˈʤɛpərdi ɪf ˈkəmpəˌniz ər nɑt ˈkipɪŋ ðɛr aɪ ɔn ðə ball.”*.” ˈfɑrmərz ʃʊd kip ðɛr sid ənd ˈkɛmɪkəl rɛps kloʊz θruaʊt ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ rɪˈdus ðət rɪsk, hi ædz.
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companies point to better innovation, but what about prices and choices
when bayer and monsanto became the latest agribusinesses to announce intentions to consolidate, they pointed to “increased innovation” as a primary benefit for farmers.
“i’ve talked to a lot of growers who recognize that in reality, farmers are really better served by companies who have more capabilities, more of a research and development engine who can generate more products and more innovation,” robb fraley, monsanto chief technology officer, told journalists during the merger announcement.
it’s going to take more research and development for farmers to maintain profitability and feed the world, he said. the combined bayer/monsanto entity would spend $2.8 billion on research and development annually, which is about twice what monsanto invests today, fraley said.
what does this promised innovation actually mean to farmers? while many fear input prices rising and choices dwindling, some point to the promise of innovation as a silver lining.
for example, nebraska farmer dave warner says his main worry is the possibility of higher prices. “on the backside, innovation will probably be better and we’ll get stuff to the industry faster,” warner told farm journal media’s “agritalk” radio program.
if ultimately approved by regulators, the deals between bayer/monsanto, dow/dupont and syngenta/chemchina would leave more of the market in fewer hands—82% of the corn seed market and 76% of soybean, according to farm journal research.
companies are aware making better products and services is the only way to win and keep customers.
“if we do not find and develop new products that meet the constantly shifting needs of farmers, we will not thrive as a company,” james collins, executive vice president of dupont agriculture division, told the senate judiciary committee in hearings on the deals. “continued investment in innovation and discovery to improve our product offerings is a requirement, not a choice,” he said.
in an age where every acre is managed with precision, farmers want to know what to expect when it comes to the timing of new products, prices and how the regulatory approval process will impact these deals.
“for a large company to merge several research and development pipelines is an extremely cumbersome, tricky, costly and lengthy process,” says taron ganjalyan, managing director of links analytics, a netherlands-based risk and investment management advisory firm with large-scale consolidation experience. “it’s not realistic to expect short- or even medium-term gains in the pipeline.”
ganjalyan cites basic logistics and integration challenges as the main roadblock for these companies. each of the new entities will need to reorganize once combined, which takes time and tends to divert focus from research and development, he says.
“to develop a product, even with quadruple the staff, is still going to take a long time,” he says. “seeing benefit to the farmer in the next 12 to 18 months is extremely unrealistic.”
on the other hand, some see benefits to uniting companies with strong seed divisions (such as monsanto, dupont pioneer and syngenta) with chemical companies (such as bayer, chemchina and again syngenta).
“it makes sense for the chemical side of the house to hook up with the genetics side of the house,” says bob young, american farm bureau federation’s chief economist. “that’s certainly what happened on the dow/dupont side and the bayer/monsanto side.”
teaming up seed and chemical efforts could help companies create new product systems parallel to one another, which could eventually reduce products’ time to market.
“for example, a new herbicide could come forward with a new herbicide trait,” says adrian percy, bayer head of research and development. “imagine bringing the new herbicide and trait together rather than the trait waiting 10 to 15 years after the herbicide.”
syngenta says they’re looking forward to broader foresight in research and development. “chemchina is not publicly traded, so this transaction will allow syngenta to focus more intensely on long-term research and development instead of having to focus on satisfying short-term investor expectations,” says paul minehart, syngenta head of corporate communications in north america. chemchina, owned by the chinese government, is the country’s largest pesticide producer.
as these companies look to the future, some farmers expect fewer choices and higher prices. with five major seed and chemical suppliers being reduced to three, some fear fewer options for farmers.
“one thing i expect is even if [the consolidating companies] get the green lights [from regulators], we’ll see a lot of uncertainty in terms of what products remain, what are killed and what geography it affects,” ganjalyan says. “when you see an 8% to 15% jump in market share you’ll see significant impact on prices. we anticipate a 15% to 18% increase in prices in the long-term.”
these are rough estimates, he adds, and only time will tell.
it’s uncertain how prices and competition will be affected because the deals are not yet decided. in addition, companies are hesitant to provide details, such as what they’ll keep or divest, as it could derail their progress.
dow agrosciences defended its upcoming merger’s impact on competition at a recent senate judiciary committee hearing.
“i emphasize this is a procompetitive combination that will enhance, not diminish, our ability to compete in the global seeds and crop protection markets,” says tim hassinger, dow agrosciences president and ceo. he says complementary portfolios, a greater level of scale and efficiency that creates savings for the company (and subsequently their customers) and a combined research and development team leads to fair competition and innovation.
while the number of companies from which farmers can buy products decreases some say the newly combined companies will still fight to maintain farmer business and be first to the market with new products.
“i think [farmers] are justified in some of their concern,” young says. but he believes if companies achieve consolidation, the resources behind innovation and the dollars invested will inspire them to fight “tooth and nail” for every farmer’s business.
u.s. and foreign regulatory hurdles will likely still plague farmers’ access to new technology. whether it’s u.s. or foreign regulatory bodies, companies will still need to provide information, money and time for product approval before new products hit the marketplace.
“think about how long it takes [agribusinesses] to bring a new product to market. they have a tremendous regulatory fight, and even once it’s approved, you’ve still got to fight litigation. so you’ve got to have deep pockets,” young says.
it takes approximately $100 million and 10 to 20 years to bring a new product to market from research and development through regulatory approval. the wide span can often be attributed to an uncertain regulatory approval time range.
“in terms of u.s. and european union regulatory bodies, companies need to be at least a certain size to get through this process,” ganjalyan says. he says even with a larger scale business, research takes time, which means the regulatory process might not be any faster than it was before.
while companies wait for final decisions, farmers should anticipate noticeable changes if and when the deals are approved. right now companies are entertaining the “what-ifs,” but if approved they’ll have all-new challenges. for example, challenges could include reorganizing multibillion-dollar businesses, staff cuts, product distribution and management and other logistical-type concerns.
“this is the most critical risk for farmers when mergers go ahead,” ganjalyan explains. “farmer livelihood depends on the right seed and chemical at the right time and the right place; [access to] this could be in jeopardy if companies are not keeping their eye on the ball.”
farmers should keep their seed and chemical reps close throughout the process to reduce that risk, he adds.
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ˈrɔɪtərz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈɔθərˌaɪz mɔr juz. trups fər æfˈgænəˌstæn. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈɔθərˌaɪz əˈbaʊt mɔr juz. trups fər ˈkaʊntərˌtɛrərˌɪzəm ˈmɪʃənz ɛz pɑrt əv ə nu ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈstrætəʤi ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrts. ðə waɪt haʊs əˈnaʊnst ˈsənˌdi ðət trəmp wɪl spik æt 9 p.m*. ˈistərn ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ əˈbaʊt pæθ forward”*” fər juz. ˈstrætəʤi ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn ənd saʊθ ˈeɪʒə. ˈsiˌbiˌɛs nuz rɪˈpɔrts trəmp ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ grin laɪt ðə ˈɛkstrə trups ənd pʊt nu ˈprɛʃər ɔn ˈpækɪˌstæn tɪ stɑp ˈgɪvɪŋ seɪf ˈheɪvən tɪ ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts. ˈɔlsoʊ si: trəmp tɪ əˈnaʊns nu ˈstrætəʤi fər juz. ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn. ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ kəˈmɪti ɛndz: ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst rɪˈpɔrts ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ dɪsˈbænd ðə ˈfɛdərəl ædˈvaɪzəri ˈpænəl fər ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈklaɪmɪt əˈsɛsmənt, ə grup eɪmd æt ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈpɑləsi ˈmeɪkərz ənd əˈfɪʃəlz ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ðə ˈklaɪmɪt æˈnælɪsɪs ˈɪntu ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈplænɪŋ. ðə poʊst sɛd ðə ˈʧɑrtər fər ðə ædˈvaɪzəri kəˈmɪti fər ðə səˈsteɪnd ˈnæʃənəl ˈklaɪmɪt əˈsɛsmənt wɑz du tɪ ɪkˈspaɪr ˈsənˌdi. ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈnæʃənəl ˌoʊʃiˈænɪk ənd ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈæktɪŋ ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər bɛn ˈfridmən ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðə ˈlidər ðət ðə ˈeɪʤənsi rɪˈnu ðə ˈpænəl. ðə nɛkst ˈnæʃənəl ˈklaɪmɪt əˈsɛsmənt ɪz du fər riˈlis nɛkst jɪr. ˈɔlsoʊ si: ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈpɑləsiz ər ‘‘galvanizing’*’ juz əv grin etfs*. trəmp ˈtrævəl dreɪnz ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs: ðə juz. ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs kən noʊ ˈlɔŋgər əˈfɔrd tɪ peɪ ˈhənərdz əv ˈeɪʤənts ɪt nidz tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ən ɪkˈspændɪd prəˈtɛktɪv ˈmɪʃən, ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ rɪˈpɔrts, ɪn lɑrʤ pɑrt du tɪ ðə saɪz əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈfæməli ənd ˈɛfərts tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ðɛr ˈməltəpəl ˈrɛzɪdənsɪz. ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs dɪˈrɛktər ˈrændɑlf ““tex”*” eɪlz sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ ðət mɔr ðən ˈeɪʤənts hæv ɔˈrɛdi hɪt ðə ˈfɛdərəli ˈmænˌdeɪtɪd kæps fər ˈsæləri ənd ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm əˈlaʊənsɪz ðət wər min tɪ læst ðə ɪnˈtaɪər jɪr. ˈprɛzɪdənt həz ə lɑrʤ ˈfæməli, ənd ɑr riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ɪz rikˈwaɪərd ɪn law,”*,” eɪlz sɛd. raɪən tɪ pɪʧ tæks rɪˈfɔrm: haʊs ˈspikər pɔl raɪən ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ hɪz pɪʧ ɔn ðə roʊd ðɪs wik, ðə hɪl raɪts. hi wɪl tʊr ˌɪnˈtɛl ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. intc*, fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɪn ˈhɪlzbəroʊ, ɔr., ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ənd hoʊld ən ɪmˈplɔɪi taʊn hɔl æt boʊɪŋ koʊ. ˌbiˈeɪ, ɪn ˈɛvərət, wɑʃ., ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. trɪp wɛst kəmz ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp ənd kənˈgrɛʃənəl rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ ˈtækəl ə ˈoʊvərˌhɔl əv ðə tæks koʊd ˈæftər ðə ˈɔgəst ˈrisɛs. raɪən ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn taʊn hɔl ˈskɛʤʊld ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt. wɔnt nuz əˈbaʊt ˈeɪʒə dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ jʊr inbox*? səbˈskraɪb tɪ fri ˈeɪʒə ˈdeɪli ˈnuzˌlɛtər. saɪn əp hir.
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reuters president donald trump is expected to authorize more u.s. troops for afghanistan.
president donald trump is expected to authorize about 4,000 more u.s. troops for counterterrorism missions as part of a new military strategy in afghanistan, according to reports.
the white house announced sunday that trump will speak at 9 p.m. eastern on monday about “the path forward” for u.s. strategy in afghanistan and south asia. cbs news reports trump is expected to green light the extra troops and put new pressure on pakistan to stop giving safe haven to terrorists.
also see: trump to announce new strategy for u.s. in afghanistan.
climate change committee ends: the washington post reports the trump administration has decided to disband the federal advisory panel for the national climate assessment, a group aimed at helping policy makers and private-sector officials incorporate the government’s climate analysis into long-term planning. the post said the charter for the 15-person advisory committee for the sustained national climate assessment was due to expire sunday. on friday, national oceanic and atmospheric administration acting administrator ben friedman informed the committee’s leader that the agency wouldn’t renew the panel. the next national climate assessment is due for release next year.
also see: trump’s environmental policies are ‘galvanizing’ use of green etfs.
trump travel drains secret service: the u.s. secret service can no longer afford to pay hundreds of agents it needs to carry out an expanded protective mission, usa today reports, in large part due to the size of president trump’s family and efforts to secure their multiple residences. secret service director randolph “tex” alles said in an interview with usa today that more than 1,000 agents have already hit the federally mandated caps for salary and overtime allowances that were mean to last the entire year. “the president has a large family, and our responsibility is required in law,” alles said.
ryan to pitch tax reform: house speaker paul ryan is taking his tax-reform pitch on the road this week, the hill writes. he will tour intel corp. intc, +0.24% facilities in hillsboro, ore., on wednesday, and hold an employee town hall at boeing co. ba, -0.02% in everett, wash., on thursday. ryan’s trip west comes as president trump and congressional republicans are preparing to tackle a long-awaited overhaul of the tax code after the august recess. ryan also has a cnn town hall scheduled monday night.
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈsɛnətərz mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl ənd ʤɑn cornyn*, tu rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlidərz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈʧælənʤɪz, nu ðeɪ wʊd teɪk ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət pəˈlɪtɪkəl hɪt frəm ðə republicans’*’ ti ˈpɑrti wɪŋ baɪ ˈvoʊtɪŋ tɪ klɪr ðə weɪ fər ə ˌɪnˈkris. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ nu ðət ðɛr ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ kæst ðət voʊt wʊd ɛnˈhæns ðɛr ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈgeɪnɪŋ ə məˈʤɔrəti ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt nɛkst jɪr. wɑz nɑt ən ˈizi ˈɛksərˌsaɪz, bət ɪt kips ðə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈɪʃuz wi wɔnt ɪt tɪ bi on,”*,” sɛd ˈsɛnətər ʤɑn məˈkeɪn, rɪˈpəblɪkən əv ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə, hu ˈɑrgjud ðət baɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə dɛt ˈlɪmət faɪt bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt læst wik, hɪz ˈpɑrti hæd rɑbd ˈdɛməˌkræts əv ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ pɔrˈtreɪ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɛz ˈrɛkləs. dɑʤd ə ˈbʊlət here.”*.” ˈdɛməˌkræts ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən riˈtrit ɔn ðə dɛt ˈɪʃu wɑz ˈplɪtɪkli waɪz ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts jɛt əˈnəðər ˈfæktər ɪn ðə ˈmaʊntɪŋ kənˈsərnz ˈoʊvər ðɛr oʊn ˈsɛnɪt ˈprɑspɛkts. ˈdɛməˌkræts ər ˈkaʊntɪŋ ɔn bərsts əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm tɪ wund rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkænədɪts. ðə muv baɪ ˈmɪstər. məˈkɑnəl, əv kənˈtəki, ənd ˈmɪstər. cornyn*, əv ˈtɛksəs, ʃoʊd ðət æt list səm rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv ˈlərnɪd frəm pæst dɪˈfits. sim tɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ɔn ðɛr bɛst bɪˈheɪvjər ɪn ən ɪˈlɛkʃən year,”*,” sɛd ˈsɛnətər ˈrɪʧərd ʤeɪ. ˈdərbɪn əv ˌɪləˈnɔɪz, ðə noʊ. 2 ˈsɛnɪt ˈdɛməˌkræt.
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washington — senators mitch mcconnell and john cornyn, two republican leaders facing primary challenges, knew they would take an immediate political hit from the republicans’ tea party wing by voting to clear the way for a debt-limit increase. they also knew that their willingness to cast that vote would enhance their party’s chances of gaining a majority in the senate next year.
“it was not an easy exercise, but it keeps the focus on the issues we want it to be on,” said senator john mccain, republican of arizona, who argued that by putting the debt limit fight behind it last week, his party had robbed democrats of an opportunity to portray republicans as reckless. “we dodged a bullet here.”
democrats acknowledge that the republican retreat on the debt issue was politically wise and represents yet another factor in the mounting concerns over their own senate prospects. democrats are counting on bursts of political extremism to wound republican candidates. the move by mr. mcconnell, of kentucky, and mr. cornyn, of texas, showed that at least some republicans have learned from past defeats.
“they seem to want to be on their best behavior in an election year,” said senator richard j. durbin of illinois, the no. 2 senate democrat.
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tu ʧaɪˈniz ˈsætəˌlaɪts sim tɪ hæv hæd ə kloʊz ɪnˈkaʊnər ənd meɪ hæv ˈivɪn təʧt 600 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz əˈbəv ərθ, ə nu æˈnælɪsɪs ʃoʊz. ðə ˌənəˈnaʊnst ˈrɑndɪˌvu ə fərst fər ˈʧaɪnə kʊd bi ə tɛst əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈnidɪd tɪ bɪld ə speɪs ˈsteɪʃən, bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊz ðə ˈkəntri həz ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti tɪ əˈproʊʧ ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ ˈəðər ˈsætəˌlaɪts. ðə ˈrɑndɪˌvu, fərst ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ˈrəʃən ˈmidiə, əˈkərd bɪtˈwin tu ʧaɪˈniz jian”*” (““practice”*”) ˈspeɪˌskræft, ənd ðət ər əˈfɪʃəli ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ɛz saɪəns ˈsætəˌlaɪts. ə nu æˈnælɪsɪs baɪ braɪən ˈwidən, ə ˈtɛknɪkəl kənˈsəltənt æt ðə sɪˈkjʊr wərld faʊnˈdeɪʃən, wɪʧ prəˈmoʊts ðə ˈpisfəl juz əv speɪs, kənˈfərmz ðət ðə proʊbz sim tɪ hæv kəm kloʊz tɪ iʧ ˈəðər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈtrækɪŋ ˈdætə kəˈlɛktəd baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, həz pərˈfɔrmd ˈməltəpəl sɪns ɪts lɔnʧ ɪn ʤun, sˈloʊli ˈʃɪftɪŋ ɪts ˈɔrbət tɪ mæʧ ðət əv. ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪts meɪ ˈivɪn hæv meɪd ˈkɑnˌtækt, ˈwidən sɪz. prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈdætə səˈʤɛsts ðət meɪ hæv bɪn nəʤd sˈlaɪtli ɔn 19 ˈɔgəst, ənd ˈnæʧərəl ˈkɔzɪz səʧ ɛz ðə dræg əv ˈætməsˌfɪr du nɑt sim tɪ bi riˈspɑnsəbəl. ɪn ðə pæst, ˈjuˈɛs ˈsætəˌlaɪts hæv bɪn kəˈmændɪd tɪ əˈproʊʧ ənd dɑk wɪθ ˈəðər ˈspeɪˌskræft. bət ðə bɛst əv maɪ ˈnɑlɪʤ, [ðɪs ɪz] ðə fərst taɪm ˈɛniˌwən bət ðə ˈjuˈɛs həz dən ə kloʊz ˈrɑndɪˌvu ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv speɪs ˈsteɪʃən work,”*,” ˈwidən toʊld nu ˈsaɪəntɪst. ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ʧaɪˈniz tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɪn space.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈrɑndɪˌvu ɪn ˈɔrbət kʊd bi juzd tɪ hɛlp klɪr aʊt speɪs ʤəŋk ər ˌɪnˈspɛkt ər fɪks ˈsætəˌlaɪts. bət ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti ɪz kənˈsɪdərd, ɪn ðət ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi juzd tɪ ˈdæmɪʤ ər ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ ˈsætəˌlaɪts frəm ˈəðər ˈkəntriz. sɛt əv skɪlz sərvz ə hoʊl lɔt əv purposes,”*,” sɪz din ʧɛŋ, ə ʧaɪˈniz ˈpɑləsi ˈɛkspərt wɪθ ðə ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ə θɪŋk tæŋk ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˌdiˈsi. ðə moʊst ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən, ʧɛŋ sɪz, meɪ bi ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈsɛnsərz ənd kənˈtroʊl ˈsɪstəmz tɪ hɛlp peɪv ðə weɪ fər ˈdɑkɪŋ prəˈsiʤərz tɪ bi juzd wɪθ fərst speɪs ˈsteɪʃən ˈmɑʤul, wɪʧ ɪz sɛt tɪ lɔnʧ ɪn 2011 sɔrt əv θɪŋ meɪ ˈvɛri wɛl bi kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ tɛst draɪv ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˌbiˈfɔr ju tɛst ɪt ɔn jʊr speɪs laboratory,”*,” ʧɛŋ sɪz. bi duɪŋ ɪt ɔn ə sˈmɔlər, ˈʧipər, lɛs ˈaɪtəm soʊ ðət ɪf ˈsəmθɪŋ wɛnt rɔŋ, ɪt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli bi ˈplɪtɪkli disastrous.”*.” ˈwidən əˈgriz. hi sɪz ɪt ɪz ˈlaɪkli ðət ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈpərpəsɪz, sɪns ɪt wʊd bi ˈiziər tɪ ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ ˈsætəˌlaɪts ˈjuzɪŋ ˈəðər ˈmɛθədz, səʧ ɛz baɪ ˈblaɪndɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ ˈleɪzərz. bət hi ædz ðət ðə tɛst ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə nid fər trænˈspɛrənsi tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ. ðə ˈpərpəs wɑz bɪˈnaɪn, ðɛn waɪ hæv ðeɪ bɪn soʊ kwaɪət əˈbaʊt this?”*?” ˈwidən sɪz. ðiz sɔrts əv ækˈtɪvɪtiz ər dən ˈsikrɪtli, ɪf dən wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈlɛvəl əv trænˈspɛrənsi, ðɛn ðət kən kriˈeɪt misperception.”*.” tu ˈsætəˌlaɪt ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz hæv fjuəld fɪrz əv ˈbætəlz. ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2007 ˈʧaɪnə dɪˈstrɔɪd ə dɪˈfəŋkt ˈsætəˌlaɪt wɪθ ə bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəl, ənd ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2008 ðə ˈjuˈɛs dɪd ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz.
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two chinese satellites seem to have had a close encounter – and may have even touched – 600 kilometres above earth, a new analysis shows. the unannounced rendezvous – a first for china – could be a test of technology needed to build a space station, but it also shows the country has the capability to approach and potentially interfere with other satellites.
the rendezvous, first reported by russian media, occurred between two chinese “shi jian” (“practice”) spacecraft, sj-06f and sj-12, that are officially designated as science satellites. a new analysis by brian weeden, a technical consultant at the secure world foundation, which promotes the peaceful use of space, confirms that the probes seem to have come close to each other.
according to tracking data collected by the us military, sj-12 has performed multiple manoeuvres since its launch in june, slowly shifting its orbit to match that of sj-06f. the satellites may even have made contact, weeden says. preliminary data suggests that sj-06f may have been nudged slightly on 19 august, and natural causes – such as the drag of earth’s atmosphere – do not seem to be responsible.
in the past, us satellites have been commanded to approach and dock with other spacecraft. but “to the best of my knowledge, [this is] the first time anyone but the us has done a close rendezvous outside of space station work,” weeden told new scientist. “it is an important milestone in the development of chinese technology and their ability to operate in space.”
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dual-use technology
the ability to rendezvous in orbit could be used to help clear out space junk or inspect or fix satellites. but the capability is considered dual-use, in that the technology could also be used to damage or interfere with satellites from other countries.
“this set of skills serves a whole lot of purposes,” says dean cheng, a chinese policy expert with the heritage foundation, a think tank in washington dc.
the most immediate application, cheng says, may be testing sensors and control systems to help pave the way for docking procedures to be used with china’s first space station module, tiangong-1, which is set to launch in 2011.
“this sort of thing may very well be consistent with wanting to test drive the hardware and software before you test it on your space laboratory,” cheng says. “you’d be doing it on a smaller, cheaper, less prestige-oriented item so that if something went wrong, it wouldn’t necessarily be politically disastrous.”
weeden agrees. he says it is likely that the technology is not intended for military purposes, since it would be easier to interfere with satellites using other methods, such as by blinding them with ground-based lasers.
but he adds that the test highlights the need for transparency to prevent misunderstanding. “if the purpose was benign, then why have they been so quiet about this?” weeden says. “if these sorts of activities are done secretly, if they’re done without a level of transparency, then that can create misperception.”
two satellite shoot-downs in recent years have fuelled fears of space-based battles. in january 2007, china destroyed a defunct satellite with a ballistic missile, and in february 2008, the us did likewise.
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ˈlʊkɪŋ fər nuz ju kən trəst? səbˈskraɪb tɪ ɑr fri ˈnuzˌlɛtərz. ɪf ðɪs meɪk ə hɛd ɪkˈsploʊd, ˈnəθɪŋ wɪl. mit ˈdeɪvɪdsən, 95 əv sɛnˈtreɪliə, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. hi wɑz ə ˈseɪlər fər ˈəŋkəl ˈneɪvi ɪn ðə bɪg wən, eye-eye*. meɪd hɪz hoʊm ɪn ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ˌnɔrθˈwɛst fərˈɛvər. ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti. ənd hi ˈrisəntli lʊkt ˈɪntu ˈgɪtɪŋ ən license”*” soʊ hi kʊd trɛk ˈoʊvər ðə ˈbɔrdər tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ə kəˈneɪdiən ˈkəzən, ðə seɪm eɪʤ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ənd ˈjɑˌhu. ˈdeɪvɪdsən gɪt ðə ˈlaɪsəns. bɪˈkəz nɑt ə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪtɪzən. ənd ðə oʊld bɪn toʊld ðət ɪf hi ˈprɛsɪz ðə pɔɪnt, hi kʊd bi ˈkænədə. si, ɪt tərnz aʊt hi wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈləmbiə ɪn 1916 ɛz ɪn ðə jɪr əv ðə ˈistər rɪˈbɛljən ənd ðə ˈbætəl əv ðə somme*. ʃʊr, ˈpɛrənts wər ““american,”*,” ɛz ɪn ɪn loʊˈkælz laɪk nəˈbræskə (mɑm) ənd ˈaɪəwə (dad).”*).” bət ɪn tərmz əv ˈkipɪŋ əp ɔn ˈpeɪpərˌwərk, hɪz foʊks maɪt ɛz wɛl hæv bɪn ˈgɑdləs ɪn ðə ˈsərvɪs əv ðə ˈkaɪzər, sɪns ðeɪ bi ˈbɑðərd tɪ faɪl ˈɛni ˈdɑkjəmənts wɪθ ˈəŋkəl sæm ɔn jəŋ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. laɪk səm streɪnʤ dil: meɪk jʊr ˈdeɪbju ɔn ðə rɔŋ saɪd əv ðə ˈbɔrdər, ənd luz jʊr ʃɑt æt americanness*, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˈmɛni ˌʤæpəˈniz səbz ju sɪŋk ər ˈtoʊbi kiθ sɔŋz ju ˈlɪsən tɪ. əv kɔrs, wəns ðə bɑmz fɛl ɔn pərl ˈhɑrbər, ðə ˈneɪvi kɛr əˈbaʊt hɪz birthin’*’: hi ʧɛkt əp ɔn hɪz ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp ˌbiˈfɔr ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ˈneɪvi ənd wɑz toʊld baɪ ən ˌɪnˈspɛktər æt ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈleɪbər ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˈnæˌʧərəlɪˈzeɪʃən ˈsərvɪs hi hæd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt. naʊ hi ˈwəriz ðət hi bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ pruv hɪz ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp, bɪˈkəz hɪz ˈpɛrənts wər bɔrn ɪn ˈaɪəwə ˌbiˈfɔr ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts ˈstɑrtɪd ˈkipɪŋ ˈrɛkərdz əv bərθ sərˈtɪfɪkəts ɪn 1880 wɔnt ɪt skwɛrd əˈweɪ ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ pæs away,”*,” hi sɪz. bət weɪt fər ðə bɛst pɑrt! ˈdɔtər ˈkɪndə ˈwɪʃɪz drɔp ðə hoʊl θɪŋ, bɪˈkəz: æt ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈpæˌspɔrt ˈɔfəs skɛrd ðɛm, ˈtɛlɪŋ hər ˈfɑðər hi pərˈsud ɪt, (hi kʊd) ˈpɑsəbli bi dɪˈpɔrtəd ər [bi] æt rɪsk əv ˈluzɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl security.'”*.'” lɛt ðət wən sɪŋk ɪn. ˈbɛtər jɛt, ʤɪst wɔʧ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ bɪˈloʊ. ðə gʊd nuz ɪz, səm ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz hɪp tɪ ðə ˈkɑfkəˈɛsk əbˈsərdəti goʊɪŋ daʊn hir, ənd həz əˈʃʊrd ˈdeɪvɪdsən hi kən ʤɔɪn ðə ræŋks əv lɛs wɪθ ˈsɪgnəʧərz ɔn ə fju fɔrm ˈlɛtərz. ʃʊr ðə ˌɪnərˈsɛʃən əv sɛn. ˈpæti ˈməri (d-wash*.) hərt. bət fər seɪk, ˈləki ðə ˈɛvərˌgrin poʊlz ər ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˌɛnˈlaɪtənd ðən lui gohmert*, stiv kɪŋ, ənd ˈrəsəl pɪrs. ðə əv citizenship”*”, ˈdæmɪt?! ən əˈmɛrɪkən citizen,”*,” ˈdeɪvɪdsən toʊld komo*. ʃʊd aɪ hæv tɪ fɪl aʊt ðiz fɔrmz, wət ərks me.”*.” haʊ rud ənd prɪˈzəmpʧəwəs. hi məst bi ə ˈfɔrənər!
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if this won’t make a birther’s head explode, nothing will.
meet leeland davidson, 95, of centralia, washington. he was a cracker-jack sailor for uncle sam’s navy in the big one, double-you double-you eye-eye. he’s made his home in the pacific northwest forever. he’s on social security. and he recently looked into getting an “enhanced driver’s license” so he could trek over the border to visit a canadian cousin, who’s the same age, according to komo-tv and yahoo.
davidson didn’t get the license. because he’s not a us citizen. and the old man’s been told that if he presses the point, he could be deported…to canada.
see, it turns out he was born in british columbia in 1916. as in the year of the easter rebellion and the battle of the somme. sure, davidson’s parents were “american,” as in “born in apple-pie locales like nebraska (mom) and iowa (dad).” but in terms of keeping up on paperwork, his folks might as well have been godless huns in the service of the kaiser, since they couldn’t be bothered to file any documents with uncle sam on young leeland’s situation. it’s like some strange reverse-anchor-baby deal: make your debut on the wrong side of the border, and lose your shot at americanness, no matter how many japanese subs you sink or toby keith songs you listen to.
of course, once the bombs fell on pearl harbor, the navy didn’t care about his birthin’:
he checked up on his citizenship before joining the navy and was told by an inspector at the u.s. department of labor immigration and naturalization service he had nothing to worry about. now he worries that he won’t be able to prove his citizenship, because his parents were born in iowa before local governments started keeping records of birth certificates in 1880. “i want it squared away before i pass away,” he says.
but wait for the best part! davidson’s daughter kinda wishes he’d drop the whole thing, because: “employees at the local passport office scared them, telling her father ‘if he pursued it, (he could) possibly be deported or [be] at risk of losing social security.'”
let that one sink in. better yet, just watch the video below. the good news is, some section of the federal government is hip to the kafkaesque absurdity going down here, and has assured davidson he can join the ranks of les américains with signatures on a few form letters. we’re sure the intercession of sen. patty murray (d-wash.) didn’t hurt. but for davidson’s sake, he’s lucky the evergreen state’s pols are a little more enlightened than louie gohmert, steve king, and russell pearce. where’s the longform “certificate of citizenship”, dammit?!
“i’m an american citizen,” davidson told komo. “why should i have to fill out these forms, that’s what irks me.”
how rude and presumptuous. he must be a foreigner!
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ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ʤəʤ beɪst pɑrt əv hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən ɔn ə keɪs ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈwɪmən dɪˈsivd ˈɪntu ˈhævɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ ən ˌəndərˈkəvər pəˈlismən ɔn ə bɪˈzɑr ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ʤeɪmz bɑnd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hɪz kənˈkludɪŋ rɪˈmɑrks, ˈpəblɪʃt təˈdeɪ. ə ʤɔɪnt ˈlɔˌsut baɪ 10 ˈwɪmən ənd wən mæn ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈtrɔmə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən ðət ðə tu mɛn, mɑrk ˈkɛnədi ənd ə ˈsɛkənd mæn hu poʊzd ɛz "mɑrk ˈʤeɪkəbz", hu ðeɪ hæd "ˈdipli ˈpərsɪnəl" riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ wər ɪn fækt pəˈlis spaɪz. bət ðə ʤəʤ ˈhirɪŋ ðə keɪs ˈoʊnli geɪv ðɛm ə ˈpɑrʃəl raɪt tɪ traɪəl, ˈrulɪŋ ðət hæf ðə ˈkeɪsɪz wʊd hæv tɪ bi hərd fərst baɪ ə kloʊzd kɔrt mɔr ˈkɑmənli juzd tɪ dil wɪθ ˈkeɪsɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪs. ʤəʤ dɪd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈriʤɛkt ðə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən pəˈlisɪz əˈtɛmpt tɪ hæv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər keɪs θroʊn aʊt əv kɔrt. ɪn ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ hɪz ˈrizənɪŋ, ðə ʤəʤ ˈsaɪtɪd ˈiən ˈflɛmɪŋz bɑnd bʊks. ðə ˈkɑmɛnts kən bi faʊnd æt ˈpɛrəˌgræf 177 ɪn ðə ˈrulɪŋ: ˈəðər ɪgˈzæmpəlz kəm tɪ maɪnd frəm ðə rɛlmz əv ˈfɪkʃən. ʤeɪmz bɑnd ɪz ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈfɪkʃənəl ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪsɪz hu juzd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ ˈwɪmən tɪ əbˈteɪn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ər ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈpərsənz ər ˈprɑpərti. sɪns hi wɑz ˈraɪtɪŋ ə laɪt ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, ˈiən ˈflɛmɪŋ dɪd nɑt dwɛl ɔn ðə ɪkˈstɛnt tɪ wɪʧ hɪz ˈhɪroʊ juzd dɪˈsɛpʃən, stɪl lɛs əˈpɑn ðə ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl hɑrm hi maɪt hæv dən tɪ ðə ˈwɪmən kənˈsərnd. bət ˈfɪkʃənəl əˈkaʊnts (ənd ðɛr ər ˈəðərz) lɛnd ˈkridəns tɪ ðə vju ðət ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ənd pəˈlis ˈsərvɪsɪz hæv fər ˈmɛni jɪrz dɪˈplɔɪd boʊθ mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ˈɔfɪsərz tɪ fɔrm ˈpərsɪnəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps əv ən ˈɪnɪmət ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈneɪʧər (ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðeɪ wər ˈfɪzɪkəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps) ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əbˈteɪn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ər ˈækˌsɛs. ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈrulɪŋ, ðə ʤəʤ əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət, bɪˈkəz ə ˈfeɪməs ˈfɪkʃənəl spaɪ hæd ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈsɛkʃuəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈfɪkʃən, ˈpɑrləmɛnt məst hæv ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ðə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən əv ˌɪnˈvɛstəgəˌtɔri paʊərz ækt tɪ bɪˈstoʊ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ hæv dɪˈsɛptɪv ˈsɛkʃuəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ɔn pəˈlis spaɪz. ðə ˈgɑrdiən ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə kənˈkluʒən əv ʤəʤ: ɪn hɪz ˈrulɪŋ, ðə ʤəʤ sɛd ðət kleɪmz əˈgɛnst tu pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz mɑrk ˈkɛnədi ənd ə ˈsɛkənd spaɪ hu poʊzd ɛz mɑrk ˈʤeɪkəbz ʃʊd fərst bi hərd baɪ ðə ipt*. boʊθ əv ðiz ˈɔfɪsərz wər dɪˈplɔɪd ˈæftər 2000 ənd səm əv ðə kleɪmz əˈlɛʤ ðɛr ækˈtɪvɪtiz ˈkɑnstəˌtutəd ə briʧ əv ðə ˈjumən raɪts ækt, wɪʧ keɪm ˈɪntu fɔrs ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər ðət jɪr.
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a british judge based part of his decision on a case involving women deceived into having sexual relationships with an undercover policeman on a bizarre reference to james bond, according to his concluding remarks, published today.
a joint lawsuit by 10 women and one man alledges emotional trauma following the revelation that the two men, mark kennedy and a second man who posed as "mark jacobs", who they had "deeply personal" relationships with were in fact police spies. but the judge hearing the case only gave them a partial right to trial, ruling that half the cases would have to be heard first by a closed court more commonly used to deal with cases involving the security service. judge tugendhat did, however, reject the metropolitan police's attempt to have the entire case thrown out of court.
in explaining his reasoning, the judge cited ian fleming's bond books. the comments can be found at paragraph 177 in the ruling:
other examples come to mind from the realms of fiction. james bond is the most famous fictional example of a member of the intelligence services who used relationships with women to obtain information, or access to persons or property. since he was writing a light entertainment, ian fleming did not dwell on the extent to which his hero used deception, still less upon the psychological harm he might have done to the women concerned. but fictional accounts (and there are others) lend credence to the view that the intelligence and police services have for many years deployed both men and women officers to form personal relationships of an intimate sexual nature (whether or not they were physical relationships) in order to obtain information or access.
in the context of the rest of the ruling, the judge appears to be claiming that, because a famous fictional spy had fictional sexual relationships with fictional women in fiction, parliament must have intended the regulation of investigatory powers act to bestow the ability to have deceptive sexual relationships on police spies.
the guardian explains the conclusion of judge tugendhat:
in his ruling, the judge said that claims against two police officers - mark kennedy and a second spy who posed as mark jacobs - should first be heard by the ipt. both of these officers were deployed after 2000, and some of the claims allege their activities constituted a breach of the human rights act, which came into force in october that year.
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nɪk ˈgrɪfɪn, ðə ˈlidər əv ðə fɑr raɪt ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑrti, həz faʊnd ə ˈkəntri wɛr ɪt ɪz ˈivɪn ˈtəfər tɪ gɪt hərd ðən ɪn hɪz oʊn ðə juz. ˈgrɪfɪn hæd laɪnd əp θri ˈvɛnuz tɪ spik æt ðɪs mənθ ɪn ə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ðə juz. bət ɔl θri wər ˈkænsəld, ˈlivɪŋ ˈgrɪfɪn wɪθ ə fəˈmɪljər ˈfilɪŋ. ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ðə fɑr raɪt bnp*, wɪʧ ˈædvəˌkeɪts riˌpeɪtriˈeɪʃən əv ɔl ““non-indigenous”*” ˈreɪsɪz frəm ˈbrɪtən, ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzd ɔn ə loʊ ˈtərˌnaʊt tɪ wɪn tu sits ɪn ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrləmɛnt ɪn ˈbrəsəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən fər ˈgrɪfɪn, huz əˈpɪrənsəz ər ˈɔfən əˈkəmpənid baɪ laʊd ˈproʊˌtɛstərz. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə pəˈlis hæd tɪ teɪk kənˈtroʊl əv ə nɪr raɪət ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. ˈstudiˌoʊ ɛz ˈgrɪfɪn tʊk hɪz sit æt ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl tɔk ʃoʊ hɪz fərst əˈpɪrəns ɔn ə ˈpraɪmˌtaɪm ˌbibiˈsi ʃoʊ. ɪn ðə juz., ˈgrɪfɪn wɑz sɛt tɪ spik æt ə ˈkɑnfərəns ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˌrɛnəˈsɑns, ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈmægəˌzin fər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd perspectives,”*,” ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ðə ˈkɑnfərəns wɑz ˈkænsəld wɪn ˈproʊˌtɛstərz meɪd laɪf ˈmɪzərəbəl fər hoʊˈtɛlz ðət hæd əˈgrid tɪ teɪk əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbʊkɪŋz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈʤɛrɪd ˈteɪlər, hu hɛlps rən ðə ˈmægəˌzin. fər ˈteɪlər, hɪz ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ɪn ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə juz. ˈpoʊdiəm ər əˈbaʊt ˈfridəm əv spiʧ. ɪz nɑt ðə kaɪnd əv θɪŋ ju wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ðə hoʊm əv ðə breɪv ənd ðə lænd əv ðə free,”*,” hi said…*…
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nick griffin, the leader of the far right british national party, has found a country where it is even tougher to get heard than in his own the u.s.
griffin had lined up three venues to speak at this month in a visit to the u.s. but all three were canceled, leaving griffin with a familiar feeling.
in july, the far right bnp, which advocates repatriation of all “non-indigenous” races from britain, capitalized on a low turnout to win two seats in the european parliament in brussels, including one for griffin, whose appearances are often accompanied by loud protesters. in october, for example, the police had to take control of a near riot outside a british broadcasting corp. studio as griffin took his seat at a political talk show his first appearance on a primetime bbc show.
in the u.s., griffin was set to speak at a conference hosted by american renaissance, an online magazine for “race-realist information and perspectives,” outside of washington. the conference was canceled when protesters made life miserable for hotels that had agreed to take american renaissance’s bookings, according to jared taylor, who helps run the magazine.
for taylor, his british contact’s difficulties in finding a u.s. podium are about freedom of speech. “this is not the kind of thing you would expect from the home of the brave and the land of the free,” he said…
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mi: kən aɪ hɛlp ju təˈdeɪ, ma’am?”*?” klaɪənt: ˈiˌmeɪl internet”*”? mi: bɛg jʊr pardon?”*?” klaɪənt: ˈiˌmeɪl ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt? aɪ hæv noʊ ˈɪntərˌnɛt, kən aɪ stɪl rɛd maɪ e-mail?”*?” mi: jɛs, ju məst bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ˈɔnˌlaɪn tɪ vju jʊr e-mail.”*.” klaɪənt: ““oh*, dɪr. aɪ si maɪ e-mail.”*.” mi:, si. kən ju ˈoʊpən əp ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪkˈsplɔrər fər mi ənd tɛl mi wət ju see?”*?” klaɪənt: what?”*?” mi: ˈbraʊzər, kən ju ˈoʊpən əp jʊr browser?”*?” klaɪənt: ““my…my…?”*…?” mi: ju klɪk ɔn wɪn ju wɔnt tɪ braʊz ðə internet?”*?” klaɪənt: juz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, aɪ ʤɪst tərn maɪ kəmˈpjutər ɔn, ənd there.”*.” mi: ““okay*. du ju si ðə ˈlɪtəl blu ‘‘e’*’ ˈaɪkɑn ɔn jʊr desktop?”*?” klaɪənt: min aɪ hæv tɪ stɑrt ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈlɛtərz again?”*?” mi: ““i’m…what*, sorry?”*?” klaɪənt: hæv ˈɛni pɛnz æt maɪ dɛsk. aɪ ʤɪst wɔnt maɪ ˈiˌmeɪl again.”*.” mi: ““no*, ma’am*, jʊr ˈdɛskˌtɑp, ɔn jʊr kəmˈpjutər skrin. kən ju klɪk ɔn ðə ˈlɪtəl blu ‘‘e’*’ ɔn jʊr kəmˈpjutər skrin fər me?”*?” klaɪənt: ““oh*, ðɪs ɪz tu məʧ wərk. tu ˈəpˌsɛt. ʤɪst sɛnd mi maɪ ˈiˌmeɪl. ju sɛnd mi maɪ e-mail?”*?” mi: ““we…okay*, ma’am*. kən ju tɛl mi wət ˈkələr ðə laɪts ər ɔn jʊr ˈrutər raɪt now?”*?” klaɪənt: what?”*?” mi: ˈlɪtəl bɑks wɪθ grin ər ˈpɑsəbli ə ˈkəpəl əv rɛd laɪts ɔn ɪt raɪt naʊ moʊst ˈlaɪkli nɪr jʊr computer?”*?” klaɪənt: ənd ˈbɑksɪz, ˈbɑksɪz ənd laɪts, ʤɪst gɪt maɪ ˈiˌmeɪl fər mi. mi: "maɪ tɛst ɪz ʃoʊɪŋ ðət ju ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ˈɔnˌlaɪn raɪt naʊ. kən ju tɛl mi wət siɪŋ ɔn jʊr kəmˈpjutər screen?”*?” klaɪənt: bɪn ðə seɪm θɪŋ fər ðə læst tu hours.”*.” mi: ˈɛrər message?”*?” klaɪənt: ““no*, ʤɪst stɑrz. blæk ənd ˈmuvɪŋ stars.”*.” mi: ju si jʊr maʊs nɛkst tɪ jʊr keyboard?”*?” klaɪənt: ““yes.”*.” mi: ɪt fər me.”*.” klaɪənt: it?”*?” mi: ““yes*. muv it.”*.” klaɪənt: e-mail!”*!”
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me: “how can i help you today, ma’am?”
client: “is e-mail internet”?
me: “i beg your pardon?”
client: “is e-mail on the internet? i have no internet, can i still read my e-mail?”
me: “well yes, you must be able to get online to view your e-mail.”
client: “oh, dear. i can’t see my e-mail.”
me: “well, let’s see. can you open up internet explorer for me and tell me what you see?”
client: “open what?”
me: “your browser, can you open up your browser?”
client: “my…my…?”
me: “what you click on when you want to browse the internet?”
client: “i don’t use anything, i just turn my computer on, and there.”
me: “okay. do you see the little blue ‘e’ icon on your desktop?”
client: “you mean i have to start writing letters again?”
me: “i’m…what, i’m sorry?”
client: “i don’t have any pens at my desk. i just want my e-mail again.”
me: “no, ma’am, your desktop, on your computer screen. can you click on the little blue ‘e’ on your computer screen for me?”
client: “oh, this is too much work. i’m too upset. just send me my e-mail. can’t you send me my e-mail?”
me: “we…okay, ma’am. can you tell me what color the lights are on your router right now?”
client: “my what?”
me: “the little box with green or possibly a couple of red lights on it right now – most likely near your computer?”
client: “lights and boxes, boxes and lights, just get my e-mail for me.
me: "my test is showing that you should be able to get online right now. can you tell me what you’re seeing on your computer screen?”
client: “it’s been the same thing for the last two hours.”
me: “an error message?”
client: “no, just stars. black and moving stars.”
me: “…do you see your mouse next to your keyboard?”
client: “yes.”
me: “move it for me.”
client: “move it?”
me: “yes. move it.”
client: “my e-mail!”
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it’s* bɪn ə ˈprɪti ˈkreɪzi wik wi riˈlist ə nu ˈtreɪlər ənd əˈnaʊnst ðə stim ˈərli ˈækˌsɛs lɔnʧ deɪt (skroʊl ə bɪt ˈfərðər daʊn ɪf ju mɪst ɪt!). riˈækʃənz tɪ ðət hæv bɪn ˈrɪli ˈpɑzətɪv, ənd dɪd wi gɪt ə lɔt əv riˈækʃənz! bɪn ˈrɪli ˈbɪzi ˈænsərɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə geɪm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. æd tɪ ðət ðə riˈlis əv 9 ənd ɔl ðə ˈfidˌbæk fər ðət ənd ju kən ˌɪˈmæʤən bɪn ə lɔt goʊɪŋ ɔn. ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ taɪm ðɪs wik wɑz spɛnt ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ˈkoʊstər ˈɪntu ðə geɪm ðət ju maɪt hæv sin ˈgɛrɪt ˈmɑdəl ˈdʊrɪŋ wən əv ɑr ˈpriviəs ˈmənθli ɑrt livestreams*: ɪt kən goʊ haɪər ənd ˈstipər ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈkoʊstər ɪn ðə geɪm ˈkərəntli (ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈprɑbəˌbli ɪˈneɪbəl ðə ˈstipər sloʊps fər səm əv ðə ˈəðər ˈkoʊstərz tu). ðə ˈkoʊstər səˈpɔrt koʊd hæd tɪ bi ə bɪt ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd fər ɪt tɪ əˈlaʊ ðiz skwɛr səˈpɔrts ənd ðə ˈæŋgəld wənz ðət ər sˈlaɪtli ˈɔfˌsɛt frəm ðə tɔp, ənd ˈæftər ə ˈsərtən haɪt ɪt tərnz ɔf ðə ˈæŋgəld saɪd səˈpɔrts ɪnˈtaɪərli. səm əv ðə ˈoʊldər ˈkoʊstərz ʃʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðiz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tu. waɪl aɪ wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn səˈpɔrts ˈɛniˌweɪz, træks ˈfaɪnəli spɔn səˈpɔrts ɪf ju bɪˈloʊ ðɛm ɛz ɪkˈspɛkt:
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